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Evening star., 1951-07-14
Transit i Probe
|0f Entire D. t..
|
Area Urged
Arlington PUG Asks
District Agency to
Extend Its Inquiry

The District Public Utilities
Commission has been asked to
seek expansion of it's July 80 in
'vestigation Of the reasonable
ness" of Capital Transit Co. serv-
ice here to include all transit
service in the Metropolitan Area
The request came in a letter
yesterday from o. B. Allen, chair
man of the Arlington County
PUG.
The District PUG earlier this
week announced it would hold a
public hearing on transit service
here on July 80. and directed
Capital Transit to submit data on
the "reasonableness and adequacy
|of it's service, equipment and
maintenance and the safety of its
operation"
No Action Yet on Request.
No action has been taken as
|yet on Mr.. Aliens request. The
District PUC's jurisdiction, how
ever, does not extend outside the
Districts boundaries.
1.-The District and the adjacent
areas in Maryland and Virginia
form an economically interdepend-
|ent Metropolitan Area" Mr.. Allen
wrote.
Efficient, adequate transit serv-
ice between the various political
within the area is as
important to the economy of each
|portion Of the area and to the
welfare of the residents of each
portion of the area as is the ade-
quacy of service within any po-
|litical subdivision"
Asks d. C. to Take Lead.
He suggested that the District
commission take the initiative ir
requesting concurrent, co-opera.
tive hearings with the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the Vir.
Iginia State Corporation Commits.
sion and the Maryland Public
Service Commission to investigate
the reasonableness and adequacy
of all transit service in the
Metropolitan Area"
The District Commissioners die
not join in a petition on May ]
to the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission, seeking a comprehensive
investigation of public transpor-
tation facilities and rates in the
Metropolitan Area. 1t was filed By
governmental heads and civic or.
ganizations in Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
Riders Urge Pass Retention.
Meanwhile, in anticipation of 6
fare increase request by the Capt.
tai Transit Co., the District PUG
has received several letters from
riders, mostly urging retention O.
the weekly pass.
The transit company is prepar
ing a new rate schedule, in which
settlement giving employees a Is
cent fare The request will b.
based on recent three-day strik'
settlement giving employe a Is
cent hourly rate increase ant
fringe benefits amounting to al
additional cents an hour.
Evening star., 1951-07-14
Lyon Village Meeting Set

Citizens of Lyon Village in Ar
|lington, and members of the Lyon
Village Community House Board
of Governors will meet at 8 pm
Monday in the community house
to discuss plans for the 3rd an
Inual Lyon Village fair.
Evening star., 1951-07-14
Pionkotunk Spun Delayed

RICHMOND. Va, July IA (R.-
start of construction of the ST.
1873 900 Piankatank river bridge at
Twiggs Ferry will be held up until
late fall, the State Highway De-
'paptment said.
Evening star., 1951-07-14
Child browns in Pool

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, July
IA R.-Four- -year-old John A.
Elkingham of Stanardsville,
drowned here yesterday in a
swimming pool.
Evening star., 1951-07-14
OUTING Set Wednesday.

The Montgomery County Real
Estate Boards outing will be held
beginning at / pm. Wednesday
on the Brook Johns Farm, Oak
dale, Md.
Evening star., 1951-11-10
By jones Y. Newton
Stcr Stoff CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Leader
of the CLOS million-member
United Steelworkers will meet in
Atlantic City Wednesday to draw
up new contract demands to be
made on the steel industry in
what shapes up as a severe test
of the Governments wage control
program.
Contract negotiations will start
about December /. The present
contract between the steel pro-
ducers and CIO President Philip
Murray's big union expires De-
cember 81.
Before the CIO convention
adjourned there yesterday, dele
gates declared that prices and
profits were soaring and that
wage earners were being asked to
shoulder the only controls which
were working.
Mr.. Murray blamed Congress
and the Defense Production Act
for that. However, he said that
regardless of who was at fault.
the Wage Sterilization Board
should not interfere with negoti-
ated agreements.
What the CIO will try for is
still not certain, but convention
delegates were speculating that
he would settle for a 10-cent
hourly wage boost, plus about 4
Evening star., 1951-11-10
By the Associated Press

SOMERSET, KY, Nov. 10.-An
escaped Tennessee convict meekly
surrendered to police early today
in the midst of a manhunt for
him following the Staying of two
prison officials.
Commemorative Attorney Rus
sell Jones said Oakley Hewgley,
%. of Nashville, Tenn, walked
into the police station and gave
up two pistols he had taken from
the officers before fleeing in their
siren-equipped automobile yester-
day afternoon.
Mr.. Jones said Hewgley ad-
mitted shooting the officers, but
denied knowing they had been
killed.
The surrender came after police
had set up roadblocks in this
Southeastern Kentucky hill coun-
try area.
w. L. Cox, 40, transportation
officer at the Brushy Mountain
State Penitentiary at Petros
Tenn, was killed outright. He
was shot through the heart with
his own gun.
Joe Blevins, so, one-legged pen
'itentiary record clerk who walked
Evening star., 1951-11-10
No Further Troops
For Europe, Pace Says
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Nov. 10.-United States
Army Secretary Frank c. Pace
told the North Atlantic Treaty
nations today there are no plans
at the moment to send additional
American troops to Europe.
Mr.. Pace and other American
leaders appeared before a special
committee of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization to discuss
American military and economic
resources-both presently avail
able and potential-in the buildup
Of Western defenses.
He told the special COMMITTEES
that the six American divisions
now stationed in GERMANY would
shortly be at full strength and
that there were no plans now to
reinforce them.
United States strength In Ger
many is reported to be at five and
a half divisions, with remaining
elements en- route to make six
full-strength divisions. Britain
has four divisions in Germany.
France has three and a half.
Defense Production Admins.
traitor Manly Fleischmann also is
meeting the NATO committee.
composed Of w. Averell Harri-
man OF the United States, Sir
Edwin Plowden Of Britain and
Jean Monnet Of France,
Evening star., 1951-11-10
By the Associated Press

So many Congressman are 60
ing abroad that the Military Air
Transport Service is said to be
hard pressed to provide them suit
able planes.
In addition the State Depart
ment is reported running short OF
escort officers.
Approximately so House men,
bers and 10 Senators now are
overseas or are planning official
excursions.
Although a few groups chose to
travel by ship, most of the law
makers preferred to go by air
covering greater amount of ter
ritory. Several of the journeys
extend around the world.
The Defense Department is
finding it headache to rustic up
enough planes of the type usually
assigned to VIPs-very important
persons-officials say. Practically
all insist upon plush" four engine
ships. An exception is one small
group planning to leave soon for
South America. where many air
Evening star., 1951-11-10
Wharton Lester, Attorney,
Drops Dead in Bus

Wharton E. Lester. attorney for
Jelleff's and the Hecht Co. for
many years, collapsed in a bus
today on his way to work and
was pronounced dead shortly
afterward.
Mr.. Lester, who lived at 1861
Crescent place NV, was found
slumped over in the bus at Six
teenth and L streets NV. He was
pronounced dead on the scene.
Although he was about 80, he
was on his way to his Office when
he was stricken.
Mr.. Lester had been an attorney
for Jelleff's since the present man.
agement took over in 1910. He
had been associated with Hecht's
since inception of the store in
1897. His Offices were in the
Southern Building.
Mr.. Lester was a member of the
District Bar Association and the
Columbia Country Club.
He is survived by three daugh-
terS, Mrs. Arthur B. Kinsolying of
Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. M. A. White
head of Spring Lake, N. j., and
Mrs. Darcy McGreer of Warsaw
Poland, and nine grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements have moi
been completed. q
Evening star., 1951-11-10
Convict Kills 2 Prison Officials,
Surrenders After Brief Flight

with a cane, died a few hours
later in a Somerset hospital.
The shootings came after the
trio had stopped for lunch yester-
day. The officers were en- route to
Tennessee with Hewgley following
his capture in Louisville. He had
escaped from the prison October
%. Mr.. Jones gave this account
of the shooting:
The two prison officers and
Hewgley stopped for lunch shortly
after noon yesterday.
Hewgley's handouts were taken
off so he could eat. After the
meal, the prisoner suddenly struck
Mr.. Cox, knocking him into a
sitting position. Hewgley snatched
the officers pistol and then fired
as Mr.. Cox got to his feet.
Hewgley said Mr.. Blevins
grabbed him and struck him with
the cane. The prisoner said he
fired at Mr.. Blevins and then ran
to the officers auto, where he shot
the glove compartment open to
get the second pistol. He then
returned to the restaurant, took
the car keys from Mr.. Cox and
fled.
He wrecked the car several miles
away and returned afoot to Som
Ierset. A
Evening star., 1951-11-10
Korea Fever Death Figures
Are Questioned in Tokyo
BY the Assoeidted Press

TOKYO. Nov. 10. General
headquarters limited today it con-
sidered too high the Washington
figures on the number of cases
of hemorrhagic fever among
United States troops in Korea.
1--WE cannot reconcile the fig-
ures released in Washington with
any reports sent from this head
quarters" said Col. George p.
WEIGH. headquarters public in
formation officer.
The Army's surgeon general in
Washington reported Thursday
there have been 1856 cases dag
nosed and Is deaths among Amer
ican soldiers. Col. Welch declined
to say whether he thought the
figures too high or too low. He
said simply there would be no
figures available until a careful
investigation is made.
Evening star., 1951-11-10
Union to Test Wage Curbs
With New Contract Demands
Controls Are Called Unfair to Workers;
US. Told to Keep Hands Off Pay Pocts

cents more IN so-called fringe"
benefits.
His members now average about
81 80 an hour.
Under the Governments present
policy, which allows increases in
step with cost-of- living advances,
the steel workers would be entitled
to a boost of about 4 cents an
hour.
Mr.. Murray has indicated that
in wages his union must obtain
considerably more than that.
There will be many new de-
mands other than monetary ones.
The major one may be for a guar
anteed annual wage for all of
the steel workers. In past years
the union has brought up that
subject and then later traded it
off for something else.
But it is said Mr.. Murray and
his men will hit hard for the an
nual wage this year in the belief
that If they are ever going to
get it this is the time. The de-
mand may be for the steel COM
panies to guarantee something
like 200 days of employment a
year.
The CIO convention paved the
way for the steelworkers' assault
on Federal wage controls. Lead
ers described control policies in
biting terms and indicated the be-
(See CIO Page A-61
Evening star., 1951-11-10
Red Terrorists Arrested
In ThaiIand Border Raid
BY the Assoeioted Press

SINGAPORE. Nov. 10.-Thai-
land police, cooperating with
Malayan authorities against Com
munist terrorists, raided a Red
camp along the border of the two
countries yesterday. Several ter
rorist suspects were arrested and
documents were seized.
The evacuation of the village OF
Tras, in Malaga, has been COM
pleted, with more than 1000 per-
sons sent to a detention camp.
Those arrested during a screening
of the residents totaled $50. Tras
was removed from the map be-
cause authorities called it the
Sealed lips town" which supported
Communist terrorists, including
the gang that assassinated Sir
Henry Gurney, high commissioner
of Malaga. early last month.
Evening star., 1951-11-10
Globe rotting Congressman
Strain Air Transport Service

fields will accommodate only the
smaller two-engine jobs.
One of the largest groups now
abroad includes seven House men,
bers and seven Senators attending
the Assembly of the Council OF
Europe in Strasbourg. France.
The House members of this
delegation are Representatives
Cox. Democrat. of Georgia. Smith,
Democrat, of Virginia; O'Toole
Democrat, of New York; Reams
independent, of Ohio; Judd, Re-
publican, of Minnesota; Ellsworth,
Republican. of Oregon. and Keat-
ing, Republican. of New York.
The Senate group consists of Sen
ators Green. Democrat, of Rhode
Island; Wiley, Republican, of Wis
|consin; Mcmahon, Democrat, OF
Connecticut; Hickenlooper, Re-
publican, of Iowa; Benton, Demo-
|crat. of Connecticut; Hendrickson,
Republican, Of New Jersey, and
Humphrey. Democrat. of Mime
sofa.
-Four members of the House
tSee JUNKETS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1951-11-10
Composer Sigmund Romberg
Dies of Cerebral Hemorrhuqe
Wrote Thousands
Of Songs and 78
Middle Brow Operas
BY the Associo.ed Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Com-
poser Sigmund Romberg. "a,
whose operettas and songs are
loved by millions, died last night
of a cerebral hemorrhage at his
Ritz Tower Hotel suite here.
Mr.. Romberg wrote such all
time musical favorites as "The
Student Prince" Desert Song, +"
'Maytime." "Blossomtime" and
New Moon" During the past
40 years he turned out 78 oper-
|ettas and more than 1000 songs.
Apparently in good health. Mr..
Romberg arrived in New York
November 8 from his home in
Beverly Hills. Calf. He usually
spent his winters in the East
before embarking on concert tours
in the spring.
His body was found on the bath
room floor by his wife. Lillian
Harris Romberg, whom he mar
Evening star., 1951-11-10
S1O-a-BaIe Cotton Drop
Eased Some by Mild Rally
By the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10.-Cot.
ton prices dropped as much as SIC
a bale-the limit allowed in one
day-at the opening of the ex.
change here today, but a mild
rally soon set in to make the
range only 1925 to $6 a bale lower
than yesterdays close.
At 9:35 am. (CST) December
the current or spot month con-
tracts sold at 43 cents a pound,
down $3.75 a bale. March con-
tracts sold for 42.35 cents a pound
May, 42.10; July, 42.00, and Octo-
her. 1895.
Evening star., 1951-11-10
u. n. Gives Up Effort
To Obtain Kaesonq BY
Trading Territory
Revives Proposition
For Buffer Zone AIono
Bottle Line at Truce
By the Associated Press

MUNSAN. Korea, Nov. 10
United Nations truce negotiators
today gave up the idea of swap
ping hard-won land in Central
and Eastern Korea for Kaesong in
the west if and when a cease-fire
line ID drawn.
A new proposal submitted by
Allied negotiators at Panmunjom
called for a cease-flre buffer zone
based on the line of contact and
provided for only such minor
local adjustments as may be mu-
tually considered desirable" The
line would be determined after
other points on the armistice
agenda are settled.
In nearly all past proposals the
Allies demanded appropriate ad-
justment" be made in fixing the
line.
SOApCAxSdtAUu S0ukut
Observers have taken this to
mean that the Allies wanted COM
pensation for whatever territory
they were giving up when the
cease-flre line was settled. The
Allies have said they were willing
to give up territory in the east
for KaeSong in the west, because
it is vital to the protection of AL
lied-held Seoul, South Korean cap
ital.
The possibility remained that
Kaesong might be in United Ma
tions hands when a cease-fire line
eventually is plotted.
The Communist subdelegates
also submitted a new cease-f1re
line proposal Saturday. but U. N.
spokesman said it was an old offer
and that the Allies re-
jected it.
Presumably both offers will be
discussed when the subcommittee
meet in their 18th session Sunday
at II am. 20 pm. Saturday. EST.
Communists Accuse Nuckols.
Red China's Peiping Radio Sat
urday night quoted a story by a
Communist newsman at Panmun-
jom as saying. "If the Americans
give up their demand for Kaesong,
a settlement can be reached in a
matter of hours"
The story was by Allen Win
nington of the London Daily
Worker. 1t said Brig. Gen. Will
liam P. Nuckols, official U. N.
spokesman, had lied and had dis
torted the Communist position.
Gen. Nuckols said at a briefing
the Red reaction to the new
United Nations offer was gen
orally negative, but they didn't
close the door,"
The Red proposal was that the
demarcation line and buffer zone
be established Immediately.
Evening star., 1951-11-10

I-~-----~~----->-~----~~--
without a final fight on the floor
OF the assembly itself to have
the question reinstated on the
Iagenda as an amendment to the
steering committees report.
The committee was voting on a
resolution. submitted by Prince
Wan Waithayakon of Thailand
calling for rejection of Russia S
demand that the assembly con-
slider the question of Chinese
representation.
Austin Notes Reflections.
United States Delegate Warren
r. Austin said the Soviet move "is
a proposal which has been con-
sidered and rejected nearly 90
times"
Russia's Jacob A. Malik i'm
mediately took the floor to de-
mand that the committee agree to
include. the item. Referring to
Mr.. Austin's statement, Mr.. Malik
said then almost 80 times a
crime was committed against the
great Chinese people"
The move to throw considera-
ton OF the question out of this
years assembly represented a con-
tinuation of the United States
determination to maintain the
initiative at the U. N. sessions at
the Palais de Chaillot.
Graham Given More Time.
Other U. N. Developments:
The Security Council approved
a United States British move to
give Kashmir Mediator Frank
Graham six more weeks to try
removing Indian and Pakistani
troops from the princely state In
dispute between them. The idea
is to pacify the situation so fair
vote can be had to determine
whether Kashmir wants to join
India or Pakistan.
United States Marine 1t. Gen.
William E. Riley. U. N. truce su-
Ipervisor in Palestine, reported he
has been unable to end an Israel
Syrian dispute over a demilitar-
lied border zone. and Egypt and
Israel are still feuding over truce
violations in the GAIA area OF
Southern Palestine. He said
minor disputes between Israel and
Lebanon and Jordan have been
settled by mixed armistice COM
missions.
The Red Cross reported to the
U. N. only 289 out of 12,172 chill
idren Greece contends were taken
from their homes in the Greek
civil war have been repatriated
Yugoslavia has co-operated. the
report said. but Hungary, Ro-
mania. Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia
and Poland have not.
Evening star., 1951-11-10
'Strototonker' Crush
In Florida Kills Five
BY the Assoeioisd Press

TAMPA, Fla. Nov. 10.-The
|five-man crew Of a KC-97 "Strat-
|otanker" perished last night when
the big plane crashed and burned
lat MacDill Field Air Force Base.
The plane. belonging to the
306th Bomb Wing. was on a train
ing flight and was approaching
the field to land when it crashed.
There was no immediate explana-
tion given for the cause Of the
accident. All aboard were killed.
The names Of the dead were
withheld pending notification Of
the next Of kin,
Evening star., 1951-11-10
10000 Crowd
Stadium to See
erps VS.. Navy
BY sioff Correspondent of The Star

BALTIMORE, Nov. 10.-Nearly
10000 football fans were pouring
into Memorial Stadium here today
to watch the Terps of Maryland
University try to make Navy their
seventh victim in a row for the
1851 season.
Attracted by the prospects of a
ding dong battle as well as the
customary pageantry put on by
the Naval Academy's midshipmen
the fans were promised a brisk
sunny day.
The midshipmen paraded onto
the field shortly after pm.
The Maryland squad, with its
eyes on a postseason bowl game
were favored by two touchdowns.
Navy has had a winless season.
Evening star., 1951-11-10
Cut in Beef and Pork
Prices Is Possible,
Meat Institute SAYS
Increase in Flow of
Cuttle and Hogs to
Market Reported

The possibility of lower prices
for beef and pork as the result of
more cattle and hogs coming to
market was foreseen today by the
American Meat Institute.
The institute said pork prices at
wholesale have been declining
steadily since midsummer. Some
grades of beef likewise have de-
clined several cents below the
ceilings at wholesale in many
cities. 3.
Retailers must pass along to the
housewife any reductions in their
wholesale costs of pork, under
Office of Price Sterilization regu-
lations. Since beef prices are on a
dollars and cents basis, retail
prices do not necessarily have to
follow drops In wholesale prices.
OPS said. however. that competi-
ton probably would force cuts in
beef prices at retail if the whole
sale price goes down.
Examples of Price Cuts.
The institute pointed out these
price declines for pork have taken
place in the Chicago market:
Loins, II per cent; skinned hams,
16 per cent; picnic hams, 10 per
cent; cured bacon. % per cent.
1t looked for further price declines
as the big pig crop is marketed.
This seasonal increase in the
availability of pork" the meat
institute said. plus a seasonal in
crease in receipts of cattle, is ex-
pected to influence the price of
beef also.
Some grades of beef. especially
those providing lean cuts suitable
for braising, already have regis
tered declines, placing them sew
eral cents a pound below the
wholesale ceiling prices in many
cities. Increasing numbers of fed
cattle producing better grades of
beef also are starting to come to
market"
Warning on Imitation.
OPS said that a set aside of beef
for the armed forces, announced
November /. probably will be effec-
tive next month. Slaughterers
would be directed to set aside the
amount of beef killed that month
which exceeds the volume of a
year before.
Meanwhile Harold Leventhal,
chief Government price attorney,
warned in an address to the
American Retail Federation that
this is not the time for irrespon-
sible agitation against price con-
troll.
big inflationary pressures lie
just ahead" he said yesterday,
with the rearmament program get
ting into full swing.
He explained to reporters his re-
marks were occasioned by discus
sion of decontrol by members of
the federation earlier in the day.