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Evening star., 1951-10-29
Collins Says Allies Must Stay
InKoreof if Truce|s Arronoed
Not Practical to Pull Out immediately,
He Declares, Citing Need for Our Help

were promised rotation before a
second round of winter fighting
begins. This policy, first an
hounced by Gen. Omar Bradley
chairman of the Joint Chiefs OF
Staff, applies to combat troops
but not to rear echelon men who
may have served during last
winters campaign, Mrs. Rosen-
berg said.
The new rotation formula for all
Army, Navy. Marine Corps and All
Force men permits them to &C
home if they have accumulated 81
points and if their replacements
are on hand.
This is how the points are fig
ured:
l. Four points monthly to men
in the combat zone and at divi-
sion headquarters.
2. Two points monthly to men
on behind-the-lines duty and at
corps headquarters.
8. One and one-half points
monthly to single men in Japan
since July, 1850. and to all men
single or married, on Okinawa,
Guam and in the Philippines.
4. One point monthly to mar
ried men in Japan whose depend
ents are in Japan.
Point credit is given wounded
men during disqualification and
others for time spent in confirmed
prlsoner-of-war or missing in
action ~'atus.
Evening star., 1951-10-29
High School Students Huri
In Silver Spring Accident

Seven Silver Spring high school
students were slightly injured
about $50 am. today when their
automobile crashed into the real
Of bus at Flower and Schuyler
roads, police reported.
The injured, all students at
Montgomery Blair High School
were taken to Washington Sani-
tarium by the Silver Spring Res
cue Squad. All were treated and
released.
None Of the three passengers on
the bus were hurt, police said
The hospital listed the injured as:
John De Armon, II. of 841 Nor
champion drive, identified as the
driver; John Cullen, Is, of 5000
Park Crest drive: Jeanne Blacki-
stone, II. of 337 Southampton
drive; FauStene Turner, of 554
mpton drive; Janice
Lampe, Is, of 1863 Southampton
drive; John Thompson, II, Of
1862 Dunkirk drive, and Joseph
Bradley, 18. Of COS Silver Sprins
avenue.
Evening star., 1951-10-29
BY the Assecioted Press

BOSTON, Oct. 20. Charlie.
Pomerantz OF New York, who
abandoned dress manufacturing
IS years ago because there wa.
no satisfaction in it," is to be
honored today for his work in pest
control.
The National Pest Control AS
sociation is to present Mr.. Pom
erantz with a sculptured mode
of a rat-sized flea.
The flea which served as q
model is known as Stiivalius Pom
|erantzi-named after Mr.. Pom.
|erantZ.
It was discovered by Maj. Rob-
ert Trub of the United States
Army Medical Corps on a rat high
in the Philippine mountains.
The former dress manufacturer
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Congress Urged to Start UNIT
On Partial Basis Without DELAY
Officials Believe $4,000 18-Yeor-OIds
Could Be Inducted by Next Summer

start on a modest scale" as soon
as possible.
DR.. Karl T. Compton told re-
porters today his hope for a
limited UNIT start next summer
was based on thinking of the mill
tary services that about $4,000
l8-year-olds could be spared by
that time from the manpowel
pool available for regular mill
tary service.
The age Of 1872 is the lowesl
limit at which youths can be in
Quoted for regular draft service
Under the new draft law, they
could be taken for UNIT at 18.
DR.. Compton said the military
services are developing programs
now with the possibility in mind
that UNIT might start next July
He warned. however. that Con-
~
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Ex-Dressmuker to Get Model
Named in His Honor

is credited with predicting an epi.
demic of rickettsialpox in Queens
New York, in 1916.
More than 100 persons became
I'LL with the disease cross be-
tween chicken pox and Rocky
Mountain spotted fever-but the
epidemic was wiped out within
three months because health au-
thorities were forewarned by Mr.
Pomerantz's discovery.
Mr.. Pomerantz says he feels a
great humility" in having the
flea named after him.
Speaking about casting aside
the dress business, Mr.. Pomerantz,
now SIS. says: Il needed some
way to express myself. Some
thing that we'll, did some
thing for people and made me
feel I did something worthwhile. u
Evening star., 1951-10-29
By Georoe Beyeridoe

Officials of a White House COM
mission expressed the belief today
that universal military training
could start on a limited basis
probably with about 10000 49,
year -olds - sometime next sum-
mer.
This prediction came from men,
bers of the National Security
Training Commission. which to-
day proposed to Congress that all
able-bodied 18-year- -olds be liable
for six months of continuous
UNIT, in separate programs to be
set up by each of the armed
forces.
I The group. in its report. warned
that UNIT cannot swing into full
operation Immediately because oi
current manpower demands or
youths below l9 for the armed
forces. Instead. it suggested UNIT
Evening star., 1951-10-29
) Reported Killed Instantly
When Train Strikes Auto
Speeioi Dispatch TO The Stor

FREDERICK, Md. Oct. 90
Three persons were reported killed
instantly today when their auto
mobile was struck by Western
Maryland Railway passenger train
l8 miles north of here.
The bodies were not immediate
ly identified but residents of the
area said the three were believed
to be members of one family.
The crash occurred at crossing
known as Logs Station. The
automobile was struck by Train
No. 3, westbound from Baltimore
to HagerStown.
The bodies were removed to a
funeral home in nearby Thurmont
Evening star., 1951-10-29
.S4,OOO More in Bail
Ordered Forfeited for
Fugitive Communists
Missing Trio Had Posted d
Added Sum on Separate
Counts of '48 Indictment
By the Assoeioted Pre,a

NEW YORK, Oct. 90. - Addi-
tional bail of $45,O00 for three
convicted Communist leaders who
are now fugitives was orde red
forfeited today by a Federal judge
The three, who failed to show
up last July when they were called
to begin serving prison terms fol
conspiracy. forfeited $4,000 bail
each at that time.
So did a fourth fugitive, Gus
Hall, who later was captured in
Mexico and sent to Leavensworth
for a five-year term.
On Individual Phase.
The extra $4,000 bail forfeited
today by each of the three con-
victed Reds still at large had been
posted for their release on an
individual phase of the indictment
after their 1948 arrest.
The II convicted Reds were not
tried on the individual parts OF
the indictment. but on a blanket
section accusing them of conspir-
ing to advocate and teach forcible
overthrow of the United States
Government. ~~,
The bail previously forfeited by
the four was on the blanket
charge.
Attorney Harry Sacher ap-
peared today to oppose forfeiture
of the additional bail for the
three fugitives. Organiza tionaI
Chairman Henry Winston. New
York State Chairman Robert
Thompson and Illinois Party
Chairman Gilbert Green.
Attempt to Force Forfeit.
Mr.. Sacher argued that the
Government docs not intend tc
try the individual indictments
and was moving them to the trial
docket merely in order to forfeit
the bail.
Whats wrong with that?"
asked Federal Judge Vincent l.
Liebell.
Mr.. Sacher. who himself is ap-
pealing a prison sentence for con-
tempt at the conspiracy trial, said
softly: Il don't think the Gov
ernment is in that dire need of
money"
Spectators laughted. They
laughed again when the judge re-
marked that the three could save
the money by showing up in court,
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Community Chest
Contributions From
u. 5. Workers Laqqine
Hope to Increase
Gifts During Third
Week of Drive

Efforts to spur tagging gifts
from Government employees high
lighted the start of the Com
munity Chest drives third week
today.
Government workers have the
81 million drives biggest quota
They have been tagging badly
behind last years progress. Other
campaign units have spurted
ahead.
The Federal group will report
again tomorrow and campaign
leaders hope for an upturn. Three
other units-Washington's two
business groups and the resi-
dental unit-also will report. All
meetings will be at the Hotel
Washington except that of Busi-
ness II, at the Willard. Start
ing time is 1920 pm.
To Hand Out Tickets.
The first 200 volunteer workers
reporting at tomorrow's meeting
will receive two tickets each to
Wednesdays National Symphony
concert at Constitution Hall.
Walter Kappel, piano soloist oil
the program. will appear at the
Government unit luncheon at the
Washington Hotel, as will Howard
Mitchell, symphony director.
Total reported by all units Is
Just short of STA million, "a per
cent of the goal. The Govern
ment's total is about $500.000,
out of a quota of $l.58 millions.
That Is $227.00 short of a year
ago.
McAuliffe to Speak.
1t. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe
will address Business I. Govern
ment workers will hear Richard
Cleveland, son of the late Presi-
dent, and president of the Balti-
more Community Chest. Cody
Pfanstiehl, press director of
WTOP, will address Business II.
Tomorrow's report will be the
first for the Washington residen-
tial workers apart from other
units. This group, called special
solicitation this year, has been
doing better than last year and
expects more good results.
Next report from the counties
and Alexandria will be Thursday,
when Washington units will also
report again. Organized labor will
be honored at the Thursday meet
ing, when q national labor leader
will speak.
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Envoy Bruce Buqs 70 Birds

PARIS, Oct. % (P).-Like most
diplomats United States Ambassa-
dor David K. Bruce is a trouble
shooter. He is also a sharpshooter
AT a diplomatic shoot yesterday at
French President Vincent Auriols
summer estate at Rambouillet
MIR. Bruce knocked down 70
pheasants. MIR. Auriol got only IL,
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Most White House Mail
Critical Of Clark Nomination
BY The Assoeiaied Press

The White House said today
that President Truman's nomina.
ton of Gen. Mark w. Clark to be
Ambassador to the Vatican has
brought several thousand" letters
and kilograms commenting on the
action.
Presidential Secretary Joseph
Short said he did not know the
exact ratio but that the vast ma
jority of them were in opposition
to the Presidents move.
Asked what he meant by "sev-
eral thousand he said there were
more than 5,000."
He also said it is generally true
that letters in opposition to an
action usually exceed those that
are favorable. since the opposition
is likely to be vocal.
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Transit Profits
Termed Ample
|AtPresentFare
PUG Accountant Sees
6.5 Per Cent Return
In 1852 Fiscal Year
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

The Public Utilities Commis-
sion's chief accountant today de-
clared that even at present bus
and streetcar fares, the Capital
Transit Co. would earn a "rea-
sonable" rate Of return this fiscal
year.
J. w. Falk, the PUG accountant,
gave this testimony as he began
presenting his recommendation
on whether the transit company
should get fare increase.
The transit company is seeking
to eliminate tokens, now sold three
for 40 cents. and increase the
price Of the weekly pass from 50
to $3.50. The l5-cent cash fare
would remain the same.
Disagrees With Company.
Earlier in the hearing, transit
officials stated that at present
rates their earnings would run
only about 4.6 per cent in the
l2-month period ending June 80,
1882 The rates the company re-
quested would bring a return of
7.35 per cent during that period,
according TO transit officials.
Mr.. Falk disagreed with these
findings in this first phase of his
testimony today.
He said existing fares should
yield the company a 6.57 per
cent return during the IL months
ending June 80. 1852. In response
to question by PUG Counsel
Lloyd Harrison, he declared:
In my opinion 6.5 per cent
to 7 per cent return represents
fair rate of return"
Increase in Volume Assumed.
Although the PUG never has set
definite rate of return for the
transit firm. in 1945 it indicated
that rs per cent return was
reasonable, and later said 6.5 per
cent was fair.
Mr.. Falk said in reaching his
conclusions he had anticipated a
3 per cent increase in the total
token and cash fares during the
l2-month period, plus 3 per
cent increase in the number OF
passes sold. He estimated the net
operating income during that IL
months would total S1,548,435
Company estimates place this net
operating income at $l,093,o14.
Mr.. Falk also declared that as
he figured it the transit company
had a rate of return Of s.2l per
cent. during the l2-month period
ending last June 80. He said:
Such a return is on the high
side of what should be considered
"a fair rate of return"
Notes Increased Assets.
Mr.. Falk stated also that there
appears to have been a very SUBJ
Istantial improvement in the con-
Idition of the company in the past
Il2-month period" He cited a sub
Istantial $2,979,137 increase in the
current assets of the transit firm
over the previous IL months.
He said he saw no present pros
poets for the need of new capital
for the company. He added that
the company should make sub
Istantial expenditures in the near
future for the purchase OF new
buses and other equipment, but
said the cash on hand and other
funds which would become avail
able would appear more than
ample to meet the needs"
I'VE are dealing with one Of the
best transit companies in the
country"
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

GHOST FARM-A 24-room house.
built by the District in the earIy '7os
at cost Of SIC, 900, is follina prev
to the elements. Reasons FOR h,
neglect ore given in a story on pass
81.
FOR WOMEN, MARRIED TYPE
As long as you're going to tell your
husbond what kind Of suit he's soina
to weor. you ought to know eneuah
sbout mems suits to keep up with the
salesman. Dorothy Roe, Associated
Press Women's Editor, gives some hints
on pose B-5.
PARIS ISN'T EVERYTHING - The
lndions in the Southwest exert an in.
tIuenee on todoys fashions, end how
deep it goes is portrayed by EIeni
tcdoy in the first Of her reports on
styles in the West on poss 81
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Capital Transit Stock
Sp|itup Given Final
Approval by ice
Authority Granted to
Fix Par Value Of New
Shares at $3.50
By Donald B. Hodley

A 4-for-1 splltup in shares of
Capital Transit Co. received final
clearance of regula tory bodies to-
day when the Interstate Com
merce Commission authorized the
company to fix the par value Of
its new capital stock at $3.50 a
share.
The Public Utilities Commission
approved the splitup recently
after the company amended the
original plan calling for new
shares Of $25 par value and agreed
to write off a $5.250,0 900 unclassi-
fed item in company assets. The
ICC had approved the original
splitup plan and had only to ap-
prove the change in par value of
the new stock.
|: Stockholders. who voted for the
original plan last December, ap-
proved the reduction in capital
and par value of the new shares
on October 10.
Prompt Moves Expected.
The company plans to move
promptly to make the splitup ef-
Ifective, company officials disclosed
following the ICC action today.
First step will be the filing with
the District Recorder of Deed oi
an amendment to the company's
certificate of incorporation. This
is expected Thursday afternoon.
| The New York Curb Exchange
and the Washington Stock Elk.
change will be asked to permit
temporary listing and trading or
a When-issued basis, effective Fri.
day. Within few days after that
the company plans to send out
letters to stockholders asking them
to turn in their old shares to the
transfer agent. American Security
& Trust Co., in exchange for the
klCW oGOCh.
The unclassified item of S5.250,-
900 in company assets, to which
the PUG objected. held up the
stock splitup for many months.
Item Long on Books.
The commission pointed out
that the item, which had been
carried on the books of the COM
pany for more than so years, was
not recognized as part of the
rate-making base and should be
eliminated in connection witt
capital stock adjustments.
To meet the PUG condition, the
company suggested the write
down in capital from $24 million
to $18, 100000. transfer of $780,
900 to surplus and the deduction
of the questioned item from sur
plus.
The splitup plan will replace the
-company's present 100000 shares
with 100000 of the new shares.
Plan Was Criticized.
Criticism of the splitup plan was
voiced around the financial dis
trict when it appeared, but only
limited public opposition was reg
istered at the PUG and ICC hear
ings. In a report bristling with
SUSPICION. ICC examiners raised
the possibility that the splitup
might be designed to increase
speculation in the stock but the
ICC overrode objections to approve
the plan.
Control of the company was
taken over in September, 1949, by
a group headed by Louis E. Wolf
son after holdings of North Ameri-
can Co. in the company were pur-
chased at $40 a share.
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Chiong to Mark Birthdo,
Wednesday in Hiding
BY the Associated Press

TAIPEH, Formosa. Oct. 29.-
President Chang Kai-shek has
slipped out of town to spend his
65th birthday Wednesday at some
secret place.
All Nationalist China will cele-
brate it.
Chang always spends it in hid
ing to spare government officials
and others "the trouble of paying
calls to congratulate" him. With
him will be his wife. a few init
mates and probably his two sons.
Evening star., 1951-10-29

Allied troops out of Korea imme.
diately if agreement on an armis.
tice is reached at the Panmunjom
negotiations.
He said the South Korean army
needs our help for some time
to come"
1--WE want to get our men home
as soon as possible. but it would
not be done Immediately"
In Tokyo, Mrs. Anna Rosen-
berg. Assistant Secretary of De-
fense in charge of manpower, told
a news conference that $4,000 to
$4,000 combat troops will be
brought out of Korea by the end
Of next month under a new point
rotation formula.
The combat troops who will
leave by the end of November are
all front line veterans of last
winters arduous campaign who
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Open-Mouthed Boy
Catches the Bird
BY the Associaied Pres,

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Oct. 29.-
A bird in the hand is more COM
Portable than one in the mouth.
At least that's the way Mrs.
Michael Allen Of Rochester felt
yesterday after she saw a small
gray bird fit into the yawnine
mouth Of her 4-year-old son
Michael.
A doctor treated the boy, who
said the bird had pecked him
twice before retreating.
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Back-to-Work Move
Fails 10 Develop in
Dock Strike
Piekets Keep Tight Line:
On New York Wuter Front
In Face Of Ryon Threat
By the Asseciated Pres.

I NEW YORK, Oct. ga threat
ened showdown in New York S
waterfront strike failed to develop
today and miles of docks remained
closed tight after morning work
whistles blew.
Reinforced lines of pickets
marched in front Of many piers.
Announced plans of AFL Long
shore Boss Joseph Ryan to send
men through or over" pickets
didn't materialize.
Police, anticipating a possible
violent climax to the 15-day dock
strike, increased waterfront patrols
to about 400 men along the Man
haitian docks alone.
But as the morning advanced.
the docks remained quiet while
pickets, shivering in q chill wind,
plodded to and fro.
There was no sign of the non
strikers Ryan had threatened to
send out.
Later, Ryan said his men tried
to go to work this morning" at
some piers, but there were too
many pickets." He said his men
were outnumbered by the rebel
strikers.
Any effort to breach the picket
lines, he said. would have re-
suited in disorder. So we told our
men not to be guilty of any dis
order"
Mayor Denies Charge.
Meanwhile. Mayor Vincent I'M
pelhtteri denied charges by some
pro-Ryan men that the police
department was not providing
enough protection to stevedores
who wanted to go back to work
The critics said the mayor was
olased because the brother of his
administrative assistant, Frank
Sampson. was a key strike leader
There is absolutely nothing to
that charge" the Mayor said. He
added the department has pro
vlded more than ample policemen
to take care of any outbreak of
violence"
At one early morning meeting
OF strikers, a Jesuit priest, the
Rev. John Corridan. led a group
OF about $50 in a prayer.
Denies Red Influence,
Father Corridan, an associate
director of the Xavier Labor
School, termed lies charges that
Communists are influencing the
strikers. He. said "at least SO per
cent" of the strikers are nom
Communists.
Ryan, lifetime president of the
ALL international Longshore-
mems Association. yesterday wired
President Truman, promising that
his followers would not be kept
from work by picket lines.
At almost the same time, John
j. Sampson, leader of the strikers
revolt, sent telegram to the Presi-
dent urging creation of an "emer-
gency impartial body" to review
the strike.
Sampson said he would urge the
men to return to work if Mr.. Tru-
man acted. but the wildcat leader
maintained his opposition to the
New York contract between the
LILA and stevedore employers.
But while commercial piers and
more than 100 ships here and in
some other eastern ports remained
Strike-bound, work was humming
at an apparently accelerated pace,
at military piers in Brooklyn,
Staten Island and New Jersey.
i Crews at the military piers were
manned by both specially recruited
civil service workers and some
regular stevedores. At the Brook
lyn Army Base, rebel strike lead.
ers announced plans to seek q
conference with the commandine
general to arrange for the full
force of regular stevedores to re-
turn to work there.
Evening star., 1951-10-29
Maine Gets First Snow

PORTLAND. Me-, Oct. 20 (P).-
Names first snow storm of the
season fouled communications and
utilities service in northern and
western sections during the night,
but provided good tracking con-
Iditions, which made deer hunters
happy. A fall of 6 inches was
reported at Houlton In Aroostook
County. a