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Evening star., 1951-10-20
.Streetcar-Auto Crash
And Skid Into Pole
Cause 7 More Deaths

Two more victims were added
to the Washington areas traffic
death toll today after a streetcar
auto crash in Southeast Washing.
iton and a smashup at Lanham
Md
The victims were Corpl. Rodney
L. Bennethum, 20, of Reading, Pa.
attached to the Boiling Air Force
Base, and Henry Edward Thorn
berry, jr., 20. of Seabrook, Md.
Corpl. Bennethum was passen-
ger in the automobile which was
in collision with a streetcar at
Eighth and A streets S.E. last
night. He was pronounced dead
at the scene by DR.. Ralph Cole
who responded in a health depart
ment ambulance. Corpl. Bennett
hum was attached to the 1,1OOth
Air Base Group.
Others Injured.
Others injured in the accident
which occurred shortly after 6:15
pm, were Miss Jean Dumont, o.
Iof 223 Fifth street Sc; Corpl
Roger K. Marcussen, 81, of the
1100th Air Base Group and driver
Iof the car; Miss Sarah Zak, 25
Iof 2l4 Thirteenth street Sc. anc
Miss Barbara Randall. II, of 233
Kentucky avenue Sc, all were
treated at Casualty Hospital.
According to police of the Acct
dent Investigation Unit the cal
was going east on A street ano
the streetcar was proceeding north
on Eighth street when the acci-
dent occurred. Police said the
Istreetcar was operated by Charlie.
R. Melton, 26, of GAL Maryland
avenue NE, who had three
months experience.
Auto Strikes Fence.
After the collision the autt
careened off and struck an iror
fence in the first block of Eighth
street.
Both Corpl. Marcussen and Mr.
Melton will appear at an inquest
Both were charged with colliding
The death of Corpl. Bennethun
was the 48th traffic fatality thi
year, as against 81 this time las
year. There was a total of z.
traffic deaths in 1850.
Mr.. Thornberry was killet
when his automobile crashed int,
a utility pole at Lanham earl,
today.
4 Prince Georges County polio
said Mr.. Thornberry's automobil
!! skidded 21O feet before crashinI
into the pole at the intersection
of Route so and Princess Gardel
road. The Glenn Dale and Col
lege Park rescue squads worke,
nearly an hour before Mr.. Thorn
berry's body was freed from tn
smashed car.
DR. John Maloney, county med
ical examiner, pronounced MI
Thornberry dead at the scene.
Police said Mr.. Thornberry wa
an employe of the Baltimore 1
!, Ohio Railroad. He is survive
by his widow.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
z Burned in Blast |
Repairing Power Line

Two employees of the Potomac
Electric Power Co.. were burned
last night when a small explosion
and fire occurred in a manhole
while they were repairing an elec-
trical power failure in the South
east section.
The cause of the blackout, which
affected the area around Sixth and
E streets Sc, for about two hours
after 6:40 pm, apparently was
found in the manhole which con-
tanned electrical conduits at that
point.
William H. Blaine of Clinton,
Md, a cable splicer. entered the
manhole, while j. G. Birkle, of
1411 South Carolina avenue Sc,
stood above the opening. It was
then that the slight explosion and
fire occurred.
Mr.. Blaine was treated for leg
and face burns at Providence Hos
Ipital and then removed to Garfield
Hospital, where he is in satisfac-
tory condition. Mr.. Birkle was
treated for superficial burns at
Providence and released.
No. 5 Police Precinct Station was
among the places affected by the
power failure for short time.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
CD Funds SIashed
ar Below Requests
In Conferees' Accord
By Don S. Worren

District and Federal civil de.
fenSe organizations will have tt
get along with only fractions oi
the budgets they submitted.
House and Senate conferee.
agreed last night on compromise
figures for supplemental appro,
priations that are somewhat above
House levels but far short oi
budget requests.
The compromise figures were te
come up for final approval today
as Congress drives for adjourn.
Iment.
S275,000 for ID. 6.
For District civil defense. the
conference recommends $4,000
or only about a third of the budget
request of $4,000. The House
had voted only $234,O00. The Sen.
ate raised it to 100000, but the
conferees knocked out all but SAL.
600 of the Senate increase.
Neither Federal nor District
funds provide for construction o1
atomic bomb shelters. The Senate
had sought a special Federal FUND
of SOS million for surveys of exist
ing structures in critical target
areas than might be used as
shelters. This was eliminated
from the conference figure.
STAB Federal Fund.
Also wiped out was a Senate
proposal for a new item of ST
million for stockpiling of emer.
gency supplies.
The Federal budget Request
totaled $535 million. The House
allowed S65.2 million, and thu
Senate raised this to 1915 million
The conferees sliced the tota
down to $74.9 million, or abou
IL per cent of what was asked.
For Federal matching none,
contributions to the States, tn,
conferees recommended $7,750, ,00O
as against s$4.5 million grantee
by the House and $14 million pro
posed by the Senate.
Evening star., 1951-10-20

Arthur huddled beside their camp.
fire to keep warm. eating hot
beans. They had blankets on the
ground.
about all we did was sleep anc
freeze" said Harold.
He found his folks was mad a.
the dickens" when police took him
home.
Both Harold and Arthur have
been confined to quarters for sew.
Ieral days. .-..-
Harold is the son of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Gordon Horsburgh, 901 Pros
Ipect avenue. and Arthur is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r
Hermann. 8007 Garland avenue
The boys are students at Takoms
Park Junior High School.
Flooded Quarry Dragged.
Larry Parker was reported miss.
ling to Fairfax County police
Thursday evening. His camping
intentions were unknown to hi.
parents, and a searching party
was organized. Police even had {
flooded stone quarry dragged.
Two searchers found Larry yes.
terday evening still carrying hi.
fathers shotgun. Larry confidee
that he fired it once at a deel
and it almost broke my shoulder.
according to police.
Police said Larry apparently
had not eaten anything during
the "a hours he was missing, bu
otherwise was all right. He il
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrenc,
| Parker,
Evening star., 1951-10-20
Recess Appointment
OF Beck Seen in New
Committee Rebuff

The Senate District Committee
has ordered a further investiga-
ton of Earl Wayne Beck as nolni-
nee for District recorder of deeds,
but he still could take the $1,000
job under a recess appointment.
The committee yesterday, for
the second time, refused to recon-
mend his confirmation by the
Senate.
But without an outright rejec-
ton by the Senate. officials agreed,
the way was left open for Presi-
dent Truman to give Mr.. Beck a
recess appointment. This would
continue to the end of the next
session Of Congress, unless upset
by new nomination or some SUBJ
Isequent rejection by the Senate.
Recess Appointment Forecast.
Members of the District Com
mittee have been advised that
President Truman will give re-
cess appointment to- Mr.. Beck
who was one of the President s
supporters in the old Kansas City
Pendergast political machine.
The District Committee named
a subcommittee of two members
to arrange for a further inquiry
into Mr.. Beck's qualifications
They are Democratic Senator
Johnston of South Carolina anc
Republican Senator Case of South
Dakota.
They are to submit a report by
next January 3. when the new
session of Congress meets.
Withdrawal Move Fails.
The District Committee last
week asked President Truman tt
Withdraw the nomination. Tht
President brushed that aside.
A new report is being sent tt
the White House to inform tht
President of the District Commit.
tee plan for further inquiry. OF.
Ificials said this letter did not sug.
gest to the President what h,
should do about his appointments
Two members, however, felt ths
President should be told that 6
recess appointment would be lin.
advisable" The suggestion came
from Senators Case and Johnston
There was no District Committee
vote on this idea.
May Check Former Job.
j Just how the District inquiry
would be conducted is yet to be
determined. One suggestion was
to send two investigators to Kan.
sas City-one Democratic and one
Republican-to look into Mr.
Beck's former 15-year manage
ment of the Jackson County Home
] for Negro Boys and Girls.
The Beck nomination was
Ishelved yesterday by the District
Committee, after a second hearing
was granted at the nominees re-
quest to clear up what he saio
was an unfortunate reaction tc
his own earlier testimony.
Representative Boiling. Demo.
|erat, from Kansas City, and sew.
eral other witnesses yesterday tes-
Titled as to Mr.. Beck's integrity
and administrative ability.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
ConcIave Of Civilian Clubs
To Hear Brannan Toniqht

Nearly 100 representatives of
Civitan International service clubs
are attending a district council
meeting today to discuss civic
welfare projects.
Meeting in the Willard Hotel
the delegates will be addressed by
Secretary of Agriculture Charles
F. Brannan at a banquet tonight
The delegates represent club.
of Lower New York, Pennsylvania
Maryland. Delaware, New Jersey
Virginia and the District. Ar.
lington Civilians are host for the
meeting, which will continue
through tomorrow. E. Lee Kees.
ling. district governor. is presid
ing officer.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
u. 5. Conci|iator
Moves 10 End
W.M.&A.St Strike
Company Threatens
To Hire New Workers
But Union Stands Firm

/ The Office of Cancellation Chief
lOyrus S. Ching stepped into the
stubborn w. M. & A. bus strike to-
day after drivers and mechanics
voted to hold out against a COM
|pany threat to hire new employees.
i Louis A. Lopez, special repre-
sentative of Mr.. Ching, said the
director had asked him 70 see what
might be done to settle the month
old deadlock.
He called separate meetings Of
leach side today with the hope Of
bringing them together later in q
Ijoint conference.
| Last night members of Local
1865, Amalgamated Association Of
lStreet Electric Railway & Motor
Coach Employees of America voted
unanimously to continue the
strike.
"Mr. Altman leslie L. Alt
man.. company president) refused
to promise us seniority or union
security if we returned to work,
said Charles K. Penrod, union
president.
| The company has sent out mo-
Itices to the IS strikers that per-
lmanent replacements will be hired
unless they reported for work by,
8 am. Monday.
4 At the last bargaining session.
the union was asking 20-cent
hourly increase, including 3 cents
for pensions, and the company
was offering a total of 13 cents.
The union was represented at
today'S meetings by William A.
Wright. international vice presi-
dent. and the company by its at
torney, James P. Donovan.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
Young Former Dies
In Shredder Accident
BY the Associated Press

GREENVILLE, Va, Oct. 90
A man died yesterday of injuries
sustained when he was caught in
the knives of a corn shredder
while working on his fathers
farm near here.
The victim was Lewis Henry
Whistleman, 81, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B. Whistleman. The
young farmer died on the way to
la taunton hospital.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
Two Youths Get $50
In Safeway Theft

Two young thieves. who ap-
Iparently looked very much alike,
are being sought by police today
in the theft of $50 from the Safe
way store at 1927 Georgia avenue
NV, last night.
Buford G. Painter, the manager,
said the boys entered and stole
the money from a cash register
at checking counter.
Police said the boys were about
10 years old, 5 feet I inches tall,
weighed about $50 pounds and had
buShy hair. They wore brown
leather jackets and corduroy
shirts.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
Truman Slated 10 Attend
Maryland U. Homecoming

President Truman Is expected
ito attend the University of Mary
land homecoming game with the
University of Missouri November
l3 at College Park.
A pre-game luncheon will vel
come back the old grads in the
schools dining hall cafeteria.
Vaughn Monroe and his orches.
ltra will climax the days celebra.
ton by. playing at the Homecoming
dance in the university's armor!
at 9 IN.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
Golf Courses Show Profit

The Glenbrook and Sligo Park
golf courses in Montgomery coun-
ty showed total operating profit
of $5,732.50 during September. A
total of 1871 players used the
Sligo course and 4,287 played on
the Glenbrook course during the
month.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
Early Cor Inspection Urged

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 20 (R.-
State police issued a plea to Vir-
lginia motorists today to have their
cars inspected as early as possible
before the November Is deadline.
Evening star., 1951-10-20
FIuoride Treatment Okuyed

HAGERSTOWN. Md. Oct. 20
tP). - The Washington County
Medical Society has approved flu.
oride treatment of the city's watel
supply. y
Evening star., 1951-01-07

Let these simple rules guide you
Z. Name the dish featured on this page. Print the
name and your own name and address on an
entry blank plain paper.
4. Submit as many entries you wish With each
send words KITCHEN CRAFT clipped from
bag of Kitchen Craft Flour.
!. Mail to KITCHEN CRAFT FLOUR, Box 6565,
SsChicago n. Ill Contest starts Dec 3d. 1856.
Entries must be postmarked on or before close of
contest, midnight, January 81, 1851.
Entries judged on originality and aptness by
@simpartial judges. Their decisions are final DupG-
cate prizes for ties. Entries become property of
sponsor.
Winners notified about one month after contest
5scoses List of winners request Contest subject
TO all Federal State and Dominion regulations.
Contest open to anyone living within SO miles OF
Ga Safeway Store, except employees Of Famous
Fours Co, stores selling this -four, their adver-
tising agents and their families.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-20
Alaska Invaded By Air Troops In War Drill

Alaska will be invaded by hun dreds of paratroopers Monday in the military exercise ''Firestep". And civil defense heads in Pal mer warned "it might happen here.
 Fairbanks will have the privi- lege of observing Monday one of the most spectacular operations in modern warfare. It. Gen. w. E. Kepner, commander-in-chief of the Alaskan Command, has in vited the public to witness an actual paratroop drop, to be made in conjunction with military ex- ercise "Firestep".
 Starting at 10 a.m., will be the paradrop of men from C-119 air craft of the 316th and 433rd Troop Carrier groups.
 The paratroopers constitute the 1st Battalion Combat Team of the 505th Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, from Fort Bragg, N. C., under command of It. Col. Ralph D. Burns. Planes of the 433d Troop Carrier Group are from Donaldson Air Force Base, Green vile, s. C., those of the 316th are from Stewart Air Force Base. Smyrna, Tennessee.
 The paratroopers carry rations and ammunition. At the same time that hundreds of men make their jump, light equipment will be dropped. Five minutes later, heavy equipment will be para chuted from other aircraft.
 Fairbanks residents will see the sky filled with parachutes of many colors, each color signify ing the type of drop being made. The fighting men are assigned one color, the medical supply -parachutes are. white with red cross, and each company is as- signed it's own color for supply drops.
 The paradrop will mark the
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-20
WAR SERVICE NARROWER PLAN ALLOTTED

A plan for equitable distribu- tion of manpower among Army, Navy, Marine Corps and AirF in a way that will assure each gets it's fair share of new men, on the basis of mental and phys ical qualifications, is announced by the Secretary of Defense, George Marshall.
 The plan will apply to men en- tering through enlistment or sell ective service. In announcing the new program, Gen. Marshall stated it was "a further step in the progress of the unification of the Armed Forces"
 Minimum physical standards for acceptance will be identical for all services.
 Out of every 100 men who take the Armed Forces qualifications test and qualify for military ser vice, normally fall in Group I, the highest mental group; 32 in Group II, 39 in Group III and 21 in Group ". Each service will take in men in accordance with these proportions, whether thru voluntary enlistment or induc- ton. Should service fail, in any 2-month period, to obtain by vol untary enlistment the specified quotas, shortages would be filled in a subsequent month from among selective service regis, trants.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-20
Mass Meeting
 Called For
 Farmers Market

Definite strides toward form ing a Farmers Market Associa- tion were made today when a date was set for a mass meeting of all who may have produce or other wares to sell.
 Place is the Grange Hall in Palmer. Date: Wednesday, April 25, at 8 pm.
 Everyone interested in join ing Farmers Market Associa- tion, and selling farm retail prod ucts in the market booths, is in- vited. Sites and building plans will be discussed" Miss Florence O. Eby, who launched the idea for this community, declared.
 Miss Eby has made a study of farmers markets and is con vinced such a plan would be prac- tical in the Matanuska Valley, providing an outlet for produce raisers and ready market which would attract buyers from An chorage and other towns.
 Sites Under Consideration
 Several buildings and lots are being studied for the best location for the proposed market. Lumber for part of the required construc- ton for booths has been donated but much more is needed. Three different lots have been offered.
 Miss Eby has presented the Farmers Market plan before var ious clubs and organizations and for the most part has won strong support.
 Its an idea that has worked in other localities and should work here if enough of us sup port it." Miss Eby said.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-20
FARMERS NOW CAN BUY
 DYNAMITE FOR DRAINAGE

The Palmer Soil Conservation Subdistrict has purchased 500 pounds of ditching dynamite for use on the drainage projects of it's cooperating farmers. Farmers wishing to buy should see Henry Jensen, Clarence Hoffman, or Lew Hanks at the Soil Conserva- ton Service office in the Wright Bldg, Palmer.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-20

shifting of action in Alaska's ex- ercise 'Firestep" to the area north of the Alaska Range. The lag gressor" forces have been de- feated in the more southerly DOT tions of the territory.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-20
CHAMBER PLANS

Continued from Page D 7 citizens, in getting the city spic- and-span for Colony Day.
 Guar antine Problems
 l, M. c. Anderson of the An chorage Chamber, area supervi- sor of the Farmers Home Admin istration, U. s. Dept. of Agricul- ture, told of some of the problems which the quarantine division faces in trying to insure that in coming trees, shrubs and vegeta- bles are free of disease and pests.
 Biggest problem is stuff flown in from the Orient which might harbor insects Or disease germ. Lack of adequate funds and the difficulty of obtaining expert per sonnel, best the department in it's preventive work, he said.
, 1951-08-15
TROP. HURRICANE
REPORTED EAST
OF MARTINIQUE

A hurricane of rapid increas
ing intensity was located late
this morning by reconnais-
ance aircraft at Latitude AS
w. and Longitude 59.7 w,
At 1890 P. NJ. Atlantic Stand.
ard time or 1880 GMT.. The
hurricane was located near
AT Lat. Long. 500 w or about
70 miles east Of Fort de France.
or about 800 miles southeast of
Puerto Rico 1920 miles south
east of st. Croix.)
The hurricane is moving
west northwestward at about.
10 miles or more and is attend
ed by winds of 80 miles per
hour near the center and 40
MPH in a radius of 60 miles
from the center.
Hurricane warnings are or
dered up for Martinique
NorthWard for the rest of the.
Leeward Islands. All interests
in the Leeward Islands and
ships in the area should take
full precautions.
Next advisory will be issued
at 600 this afternoon.
, 1951-08-15
Governor de Castro
PldY Areas:
Crdmer's Park

Governor de Castro was tax
en- to some of the Park and
Playground areas yesterday
evening and shown the work
being accomplished but which
had to be discontinued due to
the drastic reduction of the
maintenance funds, which has
been slashed every year since
1t was first set up, while other
items not connected with pub
lie welfare has been increased.
Starting at the Christiansted
wharf, the Governor, Admin
lstrator Taylor, Major Christ
mas and Canute A. Brodhurst
headed for the Parade Ground
which the Parks & Play-
grounds Commission has re-
commended be fenced; from
thence the party went to era
mer's Park and the need for
certain facilities was noted al
SO an all year round caretaker.
Development Of beach facil-
tiles in Frederiksted and 9TH
Ier play areas were also gone
.er play areas were also
brought to the Governors at
tention.
, 1951-08-15
Trumun Denounces
He Coils
dndermongers

President Truman used the
word "~slandermongers" in de-
nouncing critics who have
made or supported charges oil
In the U. S. Government. The
President did not mention any
but there was quick res
ponse to one of the men he
was talking about, obviously
Senator Joseph Nc Carthy.
The Wisconsin Senator said
he would like to ask President
Truman why he attacks in
such viscious terms those who
expose communists. Another
Republican Senator, Homer
Capehart, said he is not going
to be frightened by such state
ments of Mr.. Truman.
, 1951-08-15
Special Agents
To Check Records Of
Hotels, Restaurants,

Special Agents of the Office
OF Price Administration in St.
Thomas and St. Croix are now
checking the records of hotels
and restaurants under Ceiling
Price Regulation II (CPR for
short) to determine food cost
ratios for the four month per-
.iod ended July 81, 1851. Al
operators are requested to
have their records available.
Forms for this purpose may
be obtained from the local Of
flee.
, 1951-08-15
Lutheran Church Of
Csted Gets $3.50. 90
Dondtion from Pluv

The special committee in
charge Of raising funds to re-
habilitate the two-century-old,
Lutheran Church, received a
gift of $4,000 from little Pat
sy Teytaud, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Teytaud, on
Monday night last. The
amount was collected from an
amateur play which was ar
ranged and directed by Mrs.
Lillian Small, assisted by Sc
veral members of the congre-
cation.
Carl Golf, Secretary-Treas-
urer of the Church inaccept-
ing the gift assured the little
ones that in years to come
they will realize and be proud
to know that they had done
their part in repairing the
building.
The play was a "mock we'd.
ding" of Tom Thum and Jen-
, 1951-08-15
Director Of Civil Def.
Speaks Tonight under
Auspices Of C. Of C.

Adolph Gereau, Director Of
Civil Defense for TIL Virgin
Islands will address the S.
Croix Chamber of Commerce
tonight at the general meetin
to be held in the Lutheran
, 1951-08-15
Famous Steel" Bond
Of Antigua Coming
to ST.. Croix Friddy

The famous "Steel Band" Of
Antigua, about which every
one who have seen and heard
it in Tortola and St. Thomas
has been talking, will visit St.
Croix on Friday night Of this
week, and will be featured at
the jungle Casino.
Visitors from St. Croix who
spent August Monday in Tor
tola have been telling their
friends and acquaintance of
this band. They were invited
to St. Thomas where they play
ed at the finest hotels during
the past two weeks.
It was upon the invitation of
Nicasio Nico, manager of the
RED. that William Jeffry,
manager Of the fifteen-piece
outfit arrived here this morn
ing. After visiting several
places of entertainment the
Casino was made available
to give residents an opportun-
iy to hear this novel band be-
fire it returns to Antigua.
, 1951-08-15
Parish Hall.

Accompanying Mr.. Gereau
will be Louis Brownand Hen
ry de Lagarde, his assistants.
The Chamber has invited its
members to bring along their
guests.
Meeting CuncelloI:
Just before going to press
word was received that the
Getting has been cancelled.
, 1951-08-15

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