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Evening star., 1950-01-17
Atlantic City Boardwalk
Stores Swept by Fire
BY the Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Jan. II.
A stubborn fire ravaged a block
of stores on the Atlantic City
Boardwalk today, sending col
umn of smoke high over the ocean
front area.
Nearly under control by Z am,
the blaze was famed anew by a
high ocean wind, and still was
going full blast more than two
hours later.
Firemen said the flames were
confined to six stores. The same
area suffered a 100000 fire three
months ago, and some Of the
stores had not reopened.
The cause and damage estimate
were not available.
Evening star., 1950-01-17

The telephone list of alleged
customers Of Attilio Acalotti Gre
ated such a furor when it was
introduced as evidence at his
gambling trial in District Court
today that defense counsel de-
manded a mistrial.
Miss Bernice Franklin, red
haired former sweetheart of the
accused gambler. was recalled to
the witness stand to identify the
persons listed.
The first name she identified
was Lou -, National 5000
Extension 446." This. Miss Frank
lin said, referred to Mrs. Lou
Quimby, an employe of the tax
Office at the District Building. who
she said, telephoned in numbers
bets to Acalotti every day.
Miss franklin told the jury. try
ing Acalotti and William (Snags)
Lewis and Frank BiIeci, that, Mrs
Quimby's telephoned numbers
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Mighty Mo-
Runs Aground
On Mud Flat
BY the Associoted Press

The battleship Missouri went
aground on a mud fiat in Hamp-
ton Roads today.
The battleship, setting for the
surrender of Japan. was headed
out to sea on a routine run to
Guantanamo, Cuba. She went
aground on Thimble Shoals at
8:45 am. while travelling at
knots.
Twelve tugs failed in an attempt
to pull the Missouri free. The
Navy said Capt. w. D. Brown ex-
poets to wait until high tide at
$40 pm. before making another
attempt to get off.
Thimble shoals is about ~
miles northeast of Old Point Com
fort lighthouse.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Assussins Fail in Attack
On Filipino Army Chief
BY the Asseeiafed Press

MANILA, Jan. 17.-Unidenti-
fed assassins tonight tried to
kill Maj. Gen. Mariana Castaneda,
chief of staff of the Philippines
army.
His senior aide, 1t. Col. Valentin
Salgado, was killed.
The attack occurred as the gen.
eral. his aide and stable orderly
were riding horseback near the
city hall of Quezon City, eight
miles north of Manila.
Gen. Castaneda, who was un-
hurt, said several bullets were fired
at the party by unidentified per-
sons armed with an automatic
gun.
Evening star., 1950-01-17

policies being followed by Mr.. Tru-
man and the State Department.
Republicans have been on the
aggressive on the issue in the two
weeks of this session. For the
most part the Democrats have
contented themselves with re-
joinerS to Republican demands
during debate on the question.
Republicans were ready to re-
new their drive for a change in
the administration policy. Sena-
tor Jenner, Republican, of In
diana planned to speak today on
the matter.
Before this mornings meeting,
Senator George. acting chairman
of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee, suggested that Moscow may
be calling the signals for the
Chinese Reds treatment of Amer
leans. And another Democrat,
Senator OConor of Maryland,
(See FOREIGN POLICY Pc. A
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bet the owner 81 there was not a
numeral IS" on it's face.
Mr.. White was positive Mr..
Knowles was wrong and made the
bet.
Mr.. Knowles was right. There
was no IS" on the watch. Every
one Joined in the laughter. Mr..
Knowles chortled as he told Mr..
White to keep the dollar-it was
just joke, he saida
He was still laughing when he
slumped over dead, apparently
the victim of a heart attack.
Mr.. Knowles lived at 1405 South
Pollard street. Arlington. He had
worked for the Government more
than q quarter Of . century, fel-
low workers said.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
AItmeyer Testifies
On Far Broader Plan
For Social Security
Inclusion of Servants
And Farm Workers
Urged on Senators
By J. A. O'Leory

Farm owners, farm workers and
virtually all domestic servants
would be made eligible for Federal
old-age pensions under amend
ments to the Social Security Act
recommended to Congress today.
Social Security Commissioner
Arthur j. Altmeyer, the first wit
ness at Senate Finance Commit
tee hearings on the subject, rec
commended a bill far broader in
coverage and more liberal in
benefits than the measure the
House passed last year.
The House bill is now before the
Senate committee, and observers
regard it as one phase of the Tru-
man program almost certain to
become law in this election year.
Changes in Bill Suggested.
In asking the Senators to go
even further than the House has
gone, Mr.. Altmeyer said that if
the contributory insurance system
of old-age and disability benefits
covered practically all gainfully
employed persons" it would reduce
the load of both the Federal and
State governments for direct, nom
contributory assistance to the
aged. Mr.. Altmeyer then pro-
ceeded to suggest changes in the
pending bill which would:
i. Take in farm operators, the
largest group remaining outside
the system under the House bill.
2. Coverage is likewise desir-
able for agricultural workers, he
said, reminding the committee
they "are among the neediest of
our economic groups"
3. Include domestic day work.
ers who customarily return to
the same employers from week to
week, but work for each employer
Evening star., 1950-01-17
By Cecil HoIIond

The Senate was set to start vot-
ing on the oleomargarine issue
today.
Voting was scheduled to start
at pm. on substitute measure
and its amendments for a House.
passed bill repeating Federal taxes
on oleomargarine. The amend
ments include one to repeal war
time excise taxes on wide va
riety of products.
Both sides predicted a close
vote on the substitute which
would repeal taxes on oleomar-
garine, but would ban shipment
of the precolored yellow product
in interstate commerce.
Senator Fulbright, Democrat, of
Arkansas. directing the fight fo1
the House-passed bill. predicted
defeat for the substitute. Senator
Aiken, Republican, of Vermont,
one of the Is Senators sponsoring
the measure to ban interstate
shipment of yellow margarine
said the vote would be a toss-up.
A move was expected to strike
from the substitute the amend
ment cutting excise taxes back to
the 1912 level on such things as
furs, jewelry, light bulbs, trans
portation and telephone, tele-
graph and cable tolls. This
amendment was offered by Sena-
tor Butler, Republican, of Ne
braska.
Lucas Pledges Chance to Vote.
Senate Majority Leader Lucas
has promised that the Senate
would be given an opportunity
later to vote on excise tax cuts.
Senator LANCER, Republican, of
North Dakota, said, meanwhile
that he plans to call up anti
lynching, anti-poll tax and fair
employment practices amend
ments If the substitute is defeat
ed. These amendments, designed
to turn Southern Senators against
the House-passed bill, were pro-
posed last week.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Mincey Found Guilty
OF Attack on Child;
Faces Prison Term
Jury Including a Women
Fails to Recommend He
Get Death Sentence

A District Court jury of eight
men and four women today found
Hugh G. Mincey. 33-year-old iron
worker, guilty of raping child
last September, few days before
her 5th birthday.
The jury, which deliberated
about an hour and a quarter, did
not recommend the death penalty.
Under the verdict. Mincey faces
a possible maximum sentence OF
10 to 80 years.
Judge T. Alan Goldsborough has
told the jury it could find Mincey
guilty Of a carnal knowledge
charge, with or without recon-
mending the death penalty; guilty
of assault with the intent to com.
NIT carnal knowledge, guilty o1
assault and battery. Or not guilty
He also told the jury it could fail
to reach an agreement as to the
death penalty and still find Mincey
guilty of carnal knowledge.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Cecil r. Heflin had asked for
the death penalty. In the Dis
trict. the death penalty in
carnal knowledge or rape case can
be given only when recommended
by jury.
Said Child Cursed Him.
M1ncey had testified he was in
q bathroom in the apartment hotel
at 518 H street NV. when the
child came to the door He said
she ratified the knob and kicked
the door and that he went to the
door and demonstrated with her
The child then cursed him. he
said.
II took her across by knees and
spanked her." he testified. Mincey
himself is the father Of four
young children, he said, the oldest
% years and the youngest 16
months. His wife, Mrs. Laura
Mincey, testified he had never
been known to molest young
children.
Deputy Coroner Testifies.
Standing out against him, how
ever, was the testimony by police
officers and a physician that he
had admitted beating the little
girl victim severely. Mincey de-
MED he had made such a state
ment.
DR.. Christopher j. Murphy
deputy coroner, had testified that
chemical tests indicated there was
blood on Mincey's person. Medical
testimony showed the child was
covered with blood and that so
stitches were taken at Gallinger
Hospital. where she was taken for
treatment.
Among the Governments re-
buttal witnesses was David E
Schott, civilian clerk at police
headquarters. who testified Mincey
voluntarily had made a written
statement. telling of severely beat
ing the child.
Defense Attorney T. Emmett
Mckenzie, in his final argument,
urged the jury, on the basis of
the evidence not to recommend
the death penalty. Attorney Nc
Kenzie argued that Mincey had
made 4 statement to police while
being harassed.
Evening star., 1950-01-17

cold outside"
gets a whammy
from George E.
Cain.
Th e only
thing that saved
him was his
baby's diaper
which had been
left in the car
and which he
donned, like an
abbreviated sa-
rong, to hail a
passing motor
ist.
Evening star., 1950-01-17

Around the World in Brief News Dis
patches. poee A
Britain and France have secret
understanding on the Saar but he
refused to discuss it's exact nature.
The spokesman told a news
conference that when the three
Western Foreign Ministers met in
Paris last November they reached
agreement on the relationship be-
tween the Saar and the Council
CParliament) of Europe.
France had been pressing for
the Saars membership on the
Council. presumably to formalize
the fact of its separation from
Germany.
Left Out of Communique.
This agreement, the spokesman
added. was mot mentioned in the
official communique" issued at the
end of the talks.
The informants said this agree
ment was that the Saar would be
given membership on the Council
as France desired.
/ Qn Washington, State De-
partment Press Officer Mi
chael j. McDermott said the
United States is not a party to
any secret agreement regard
ing disposition of the Saar.
(He said the only mention of
the Saar at the Paris confer
ence in November occurred
when French Foreign Minister
Schumann reported a sugges-
ton of the Council of Europe
to invite the Saar to become
an associate member, and Sec
retary of State Acheson raised
no objection to this on the
understanding that it would
not prejudice the final peace
settlement decision regarding
the Saar)
France Made Concessions.
American and British indorse-
ment of the French request, the
informants went on. came only
after France made a number OF
concessions, including agreeing to
a showdown of industrial dis
mantlement in West Germany.
America had long favored such
showdown. The British were not
SO keen but eventually fell into
line. France apparently held out
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Acc Unit Transferred

The Atomic Energy Commission
today announced the transfer of
its radiation instruments branch
from Oak Ridge to Washington,
effective Saturday. The transfer
involves IL employees.
Evening star., 1950-01-17

Loooy ACTIVITIES. Po9e AS
support and a delay of 10 days or
more to help them beat the coali-
ton.
The coalition countered by vot-
ing, 7 to l, in a closed session
of the Rules Committee today to
instruct Representative Cox, DEM
ocrat, of Georgia to report the
proposed change in rules to the
House today. This would make
it in order to call it up for action
tomorrow, or the first time the
House meets after today.
Rayburn to Decide on Caucus.
Before this maneuver occurred,
Chairman SABBATH of the Rules
Committee, an administration
man, had planned to take full
advantage of parliamentary pro-
cedure to hold up the new rules
for at least 10 days.
When Mr.. SABBATH came out Of
the closed committee session today
he told reporters some of the
members wanted Mr.. Cox to re-
port the change Immediately, but
that he had adjourned the meet
ing because the noon hour had
arrived. Some of the coalitionists
remained in the room, however,
and when they emerged Mr.. Cox
announced he had been instructed.
Meanwhile. Speaker Rayburn
indicated he would decide during
the afternoon whether to call o
caucus of all House Democrats to
consider what to do about the
rules fight.
II administration leaders decide
on a caucus to oppose the rules
change. it would take a two-thirds
vote to bind Democrats attending
the caucus.
FEPC Action Is Delayed.
Even if a binding vote is taken.
however, individual Democrats
have two grounds on which they
may leave themselves free:
/. That the action of the caucus
is contrary to promises made to
their constituents, or
2, that they have constitutional
objections to the action taken.
The fight over the rules pre-
cluded any action by the COM
mittee on the Fair Employment
Practices Commission bill.
Mr.. Truman is understood to
have told his congressional lead
ers yesterday he wants to retain
the rule under which any COM
mittee chairman may ask the
House to consider a bill If the
Rules Committee holds it more
than 81 days. His lieutenants
are hoping, however, that the
President will make some public
statement at his Thursday press
conference on the rules fight.
Republicans have made definite
plans for a caucus tomorrow, and
their Policy Committee will meet
today to discuss the rule change
and other legislation.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Late News
Bulletin

Symphony Drive Hits Is Pct.
National Symphony campaign
workers today reported sub
scriptions Of s30,960 In their
$190,000 sustaining drive. This
h Is per cent Of the goal.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
.0|eo Tax Repeal Foes
Beaten on 7 Riders
In First Senate Test
Bon on yellow Product
Defeated, 48-37;; Excise
Amendment Also Loses
BULLETIN

Oleomargarine forces won a
victory today when the Senate
refused by vote of 48 to 81 to
ban shipment of the yellow
product in interstate commerce.
The vote came on a substitute
for a House-passed bill repeal
ing Federal taxes on margarine.
Earlier the Senate voted down
amendments to the substitute
reducing wartime excise taxes
to their 1912 level.
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Hacker Hikes in Sorone Made
Of Diaper After Losing Clothes

Here's story about a cab driver
who had to ride around in the
nude for an hour last highland
the first one who says baby, it's
Evening star., 1950-01-17

of 919 Massachusetts, avenue NE,
told police two colored men leaped
into his cab when he stopped for
a light at Connecticut avenue and
8 street NV, and ordered him
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Swiss Recognize Chino Reds
BERN. S,

BERN, Switzerland, Jan. II (P).
Switzerland today extended full
recognition to the Chinese Com
muniSt government.
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Continued on Page A-6, Col. s.,
Evening star., 1950-01-17

Probe,s Find Some Irregularities" in
Lobby Activities. Page AS
Evening star., 1950-01-17
House eCoa|ition
Seeks toForce
Rules Decisio
Administration Heads
Hope to Beot Move
By 10-Doy Delay
BULLETIN

Representative Cox, Demo-
crat, of Georgia, after introduce
ing a resolution to eliminate
the "21-day" rule, announced to
the House he will seek a show
down vote Thursday.
Evening star., 1950-01-17

(See HISS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-01-17
Secret Western Pact
To Detach SaarIand
Reported Concluded
London Official Confirms
Big ; Understanding Wos
Reached in November
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Jan. 17.-Diplomatic
sources reported today the three
big Western powers agreed secretly
last November to detach the rich
Saar basin from Germany and
give it semi-independence.
A Foreign Office spokesman con-
firmed that the United States,
Around the World in Brief News Dis
patches. Poqe A
Evening star., 1950-01-17

(See SAAR, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1950-01-17

The coalition of Republican and
Southern Democrats fighting to
regain control of the House by
increasing the power of the Rules
Committee took steps today to
force an early decision on the
floor
Administration leaders were
counting on President Truman's
Evening star., 1950-01-17

support and a delay of 10 days or
more to help them beat the coali-
tion.
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Guide for Rea d ers

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1950-01-17

Increasing cloudiness, high about AZ today.
Cloudy, occasional rain likely tomorrow
beginning as sleet late tonight. Low to-
night about "a. (Full report on Page A-2D
Midnight, 38 6 am. 80 IL am. 80
am. ---35 Sam. 81 Noon 80
am. 80 10 am. 80 pm. Al
Evening star., 1950-01-17

(See GAMBLING, Page A-e.)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-12-14
Business Seen Picking
Up In Dickinson
County

At the end of a very slow year
business seems to be picking ur
in Dickinson County.
Business here depends on coal
and coal is really moving now
The larger mines at Lick Fork
Meade Fork and Clinchco are &c
ing an average of five days 6
week. The smaller operations arc
moving at the same pace. Sons
miners are getting six or seven
shifts week. The heavier pay
rolls have not yet been reached
but the upswing in business is
noticeable.
Grocery stores, clothing stores
and hardwares report the bes>
business of the year during the
past two weeks.
With the factories loaded with
orders, coal is again in demand
and the demand will in all proba
bility be heavier.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-12-14
LONZA LOCALS

Mrs. Irene Musick and son,
Coy, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Oakley
Mullins of near Georges Fork.
Mrs. Viola Cochran and Fern
and Merville Cochran, John Deel
and Layton Musick attended SER
vices at Pound Fork Sunday.
Merville Cochran and Charlie
haywood of Roanoke attended
the show at Haysi Friday night.
Burl Musick and wife of Elk
horn, KY, visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Estus Musick, Sunday.
Trulah Musick called on Fern
Cochran Sunday.
Layton Musick spent Saturday
night with Merville Cochran.
Clyde Amos spent the week.
end with his family here.
Mrs. Will MCGOWAN visited
Mrs. Bert MCGOWAN Sunday
Mrs. Bessie Musick and child
rem called on Mrs. Minnie Hill
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-12-14

trasted the difference in this re-
spect in Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, much to the credit of the
Virginia highway force, in part us
follows:
There has been lot of discus
sion about how much better job
Virginia did than West Virginia
in clearing the snow from the
highways during Novembers's
big snowfall. The contrast was 50
great that it was noticeable. The
result was that it sent some of
the boys delving into the road
commission figures, budgets for
maintenance and the like in the
two states. Astonishing was the
fact that while Virginia covers
nearly twice the square miles Of
West Virginia, the appropriations
for maintenance of roads is al
most equal. Whereas Virginia has
$50, 100000 available for such
work, West Virginia, much
smaller state in area, has $780,
917,4 53 for the same purpose
and auto licenses are much cheap
er in the Old Dominion, too-yet
Virginia has much better high
ways, and those they do have are
better taken care of and h i
maintenance in Virginia is on a
much more efficient basis. For
instance, while. the Virginia ROAD
crews throughout the state were
working around the clock, mal.y
of the crews in West Virginia
would knock off work at quit
time and wait until morning to
cortinue-anyway, this was the
answer we received when calling
WEIGH one night to check on road
conditions. We were told The
roads are very-bad and will not
be any better. The road crews
have already gone in for the night
and will not be out. again until
tomorrow"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-12-14
Highway Workers Do
Good Job During
The Big Snow

FREEZING, Dec. 10 - We
should all appreciate the efforts
made by the highway force to
keep the road cleared during the
recent heavy SHOWS, and I reckon
most of us do. Without their help
we would have been in a bad
way trying to get about.
While nearly all of us were 81,
ting by comfortable fires or in
bed, the highway workers twice
cleared the snow off the Pound
River road at night in near zero
weather, making the road pass
able for all of us the next day.
And throughout the state where
the snow was heavy they did the
same. A writer on the staff of the
Bluefield Daily Telegraph con-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-12-14
Forest Warden Points
To Law In Regard TO
Christmas Greens

AS the holiday season approach
es, chief forest warden J. w. Rose
recalls how this season, which
should be one of good will to all,
has often resulted in serious an
noyance to owners of forest land
due to thoughtlessness of persons
seeking Christmas green's. Mr..
Rose wishes to remind those
would-be thoughtless persons
the the Virginia law (Chapter
429, Acts of 1890 makes it a mis-
demeanor for any person to re-
move, injure or destroy any tree,
shrub, vine, plant, flower or turf
found growing or being upon the
land of another, without the writ
ten consent, or under the personal
direction of the owner or his ag-
ent.
should be no needless destruction
OF our most beautiful trees. Those
who go out after holly and Christ
mas trees should always remem-
Der to secure the consent of the
landowner first of all, then prac-
tice real conservation in cutting
only small branches of holly in
such a way as not to injure the
tree, and taking only ONE Christ
mas tree of such size or species
as to be of little value. The
Wanton destruction of a whole
tree to get few sprigs of Holly,
or the cutting of dozens of small
cedars OR hemlocks of which but
one will be used is poor conser-
walton and a practice sure to
make any landowner fighting
mad"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-12-14
Could You Prevent
The City From Changing
The Name OF Your Street?

For many years. wealthy dow
ager lived in a large house on an
exclusive residential street. One
day the city notified her that, be-
cause of arrangement of traf-
fic routes, the name and house
numbers Of that particular block
would have to be changed. The
dowager was outraged. and de-
cided to fight the change. She bat
tied all the way to the state SUI
preme court, insisting that the city
had no right to change her address
without her permission. However,
the court didn't see it that way and
upheld the city's action. The Judge
said that, no matter how long a
person has an address, it still new
er becomes his private property.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1950-12-14
JAMESTOWN NEWS

Rev's Hampton Osborne and
George Mooney will preach at
Valley View Sunday night. The
Valley View Sunday School ex-
poets to have Christmas pro-
gram on Saturday night before
Christmas
Mrs. Tommy Surratt and new
baby, Freddy Harold, are visiting
with Mrs Ardelia Surratt.
Mrs D S Bray is in the hos
pital for treatment.
D ] Davis and wife are visit
ing in Alabama. Mr.. Davis, it
is said, had to take off his red
flannels on arrival.
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Hughes
and son, Donald B., spent h e
weekend with Fred Fleming and
family at Raven.
Sarah and Maryland Yates ac-
companied Ayers Yates to De-
troit to spend the Christmas hol-
idays.
Ruth Beverly called on Nellie
Hill Sunday.
Albert Salyers and wife spent
the week lend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Meade of Beckley, w. Va
Harrison Rose left recently for
Baltimore.
H, L Surratt spent Monday
night with Cloyse Yates.