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Evening star., 1951-12-03
III. ). Court Refuses
To Send Orphan, 13, II
Live With Czechs
BY the As.oeioisd Pres.

FRANKFURT. Germany, Dec
3.-The United States High Com
mission Court OF Appeals refused
to return a 13-year-old girl to her
mother in Czechoslovakia where
citizens have to shoot their way
|out."
The decision was a significant
one for hundreds of orphans
from iron curtain countries now
living in the United States Zone
of Germany.
The three-judge court ruled in
the case of Hannelore Posisil,
who was born illegitimately dur
ing the Nazi occupation OF
Czechoslovakia. of Sudeten Ger
man parents. Her father was
killed in the war and Hannelore
went to live with a German foster
mother, Mrs. Marie Reih.
Subject to Dictatorship.
In Czechoslovakia, said the
court. Hannelore would live under
what is "concededly a Communist
dictatorship" The court ex-
planned:
I'VE do not wish to be under
stood as holding that under no
circumstances will we send one
of our wards behind the iron
curtain but in determining
whether a child should be re-
settled, one of the factors in
fluencing our decision will be
whether or not the welfare of
the child is best served by resi-
dence in free country or behind
the iron curtain.
1T is pertinent to observe in
this connection that a child re-
turn to Czechoslovakia or to other
Communist relationships cannot,
upon reaching years of full discre-
tion, decide that it wishes to live
elsewhere. Citizens (of Czecho-
slovakia) have to shoot their way
out"
Consistently Against Claims.
United States District Courts
have consistently ruled against
claims for return of orphans to
Communist countries and today's
ruling appears to confirm this pol
icy. Last month a Soviet COM
mission stalked angrily out of a
United States court in Munich
after challenging the courts
authority on custody of Russian
children.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Plane

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areas other than that covered ir
a specific flight.
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tried several times to see Mr.
Caudle."
1T was very obvious" he con-
tinued. that Mr.. Caudle was not
going to see me-"
He added that he learned there
was a memorandum in the tax
division files that he was not to
be assigned to any more work
He testified that he was told that
If he asked for an explanation,
the explanation was to be that he
was engaged ON the Mitchell
Ripps case.
At the time, Mr.. Mitchell said
there was no work to be done
on that case since the trial date
had been put of for several
months.
Heated Discussion With Smith.
Mr.. Mitchell said he finally
went to see Mr.. Ford to ask fol-
a transfer from the tax division
and that Mr.. Ford suggested he
go back and talk with Mr.. Caudle
and Mr.. Smith.
He added he was unable to see
Mr.. Caudle. but held "a rather
heated discussion" with Mr..
Smith that did not reach any
conclusion.
After that. Mr.. Mitchell said
that Mr.. Ford assigned him to a
Kansas City case, and that he
worked directly under Mr.. Ford
until last June when he trans
ferred back to the criminal di-
vision to which he had once been
assigned.
The witness detailed to the
House investigators how it came
about that he received instruc-
tions from Mr.. Ford to make no
on the Alabama tax case
to Mr.. Caudle and his assistants.
He said that he tried to see Mr..
Caudle after the Boykin call
which indicated a leak" in the
Justice Department, but that Mr..
Caudle was away for the week end.
He added that he went back to
Mobile to help present the case
to the grand jury and that the
United States attorney there was
quite indignant because the in
formation had gotten out.
Felt Strongly About Matter.
Mr.. Mitchell said he and the
Mobile prosecutor both felt SO
strongly" about it that he asked
the official, Percy Fountain. to see
Mr.. Ford about it since he was
coming to Washington for a con-
ference.
He added that Mr.. Fountain
called him a few days later and
Evening star., 1951-12-03

relayed to him the instructions is.
sued by Mr.. Ford and that despite
at least two calls from Mr.. eau.
dies assistants, he refused to make
any reports on the progress of the
case to the tax division.
The witness said he had received
calls several times from Mr.. Boy.
kin's Office about the case. He
added that Mr.. Caudle had tolc
him that Representative Boykir
was interested because the foul
defendants were constituents anc
had contributed to his campaign
fund.
Finally Made Trip.
When pressed to give in details
his conversation with Mr.. Caudle
Mr.. Mitchell said, II was quite
sharp" and added that he did not
think he should repeat his words
into public microphone.
Il was rather indignant because
Mr.. Boykin indicated that Mr..
Caudle had accepted the invita-
ton for me-"
The witness said Mr.. Caudle
only replied that "he thought
would have a good time down
there. that I would enjoy it."
Mr. Mitchell said he put off
his visit then. using as a reason
a serious illness in his family.
That occurred in the summer of
l948 and Mr.. Mitchell said he
finally made the trip in January,
1949.
Evening star., 1951-12-03

of Article % Of the CHungarian)
peace treaty" forced the plane
down near the Hungarian town
|of Papa. The crew was turned over
to Hungarian authorities.
Tass identified the crewmen as
Capt. Henderson, commander (pi.
lott; Capt. Swift. second pilot;
Senior Sergt. Dofe. air mechanic
and Sergt. James Albert Illham
|radioman.
Air Force Lists Crew.
The Air Force in Washington
has listed the creWmen as Capt
John ]. Swift. Glen Falls, N. Y;
Capt. Dave H. Henderson, Shaw.
nee, Okla: Sergt. James A. Elam
Kingsland. Ark; and Tech. Sergt
Jess A. Duff. Spokane. Wash.
The Russian account continued:
A study of the route of the
flight and the presence of a skilled
crew shows that in this case we
have deliberate violation of the
Romanian and Hungarian from
tiers >. for a definite purpose. :"
This, the account said, was
borne out by the presence aboard
the plane of operational military
maps of "the most important areas
Of the U. S. S. r., including the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Repub-
lie and the. Volga area, as well rs
maps Of Czechoslovakia, Romania
and Hungary.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Reds lnfi|irating Church,
Protestant Leaders Warn
BY the Assoeioted Press

MANILA. Dec. 3.-Two Prot
estant leaders warned last night
that Communist infiltration into
the church had reached serious
proportions. They called for 9
crusade against communism.
DR.. Carl McIntire of Ceilings
wood, N. j., president of the In
ternational Council of Christian
Churches, said the situation had
become so. serious that the United
States Congress had listed some
Protestant leaders as subversives
DR.. Fred c. Schwarz of Sydney
Australia, member of the councils
International Affairs Committee
said the battle against COM
munism should be Christianity
rather than democracy's.
THE threat to Christianity is
greater because the Communists
deny the existence of God anc
Jesus Christ" DR.. Schwarz addes
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Two Cab Drivers Slain
Near Newport News;
Police Seek Maniac
BY The Assoeiofsd Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Dec. s.
The brutal Staying Of two taxicab
drivers in a 24-hour period has
touched off one Of Tidewater Vir-
ginia's most intensive manhunts
in history.
Police today officially listed rob-
berry as the motive in both kill
ings-one some time Friday night
and the other during the night
Saturday. Officers said the slay-
ings were "the work of a maniac"
The body of Luther M. Calls,
55-stabbed four times with an ice
pick and the head crushed by a
blow from an auto jack-was dis
covered early yesterday in nearby
Warwick County.
Exactly "a hours before, the
body of Anthony Michael. 28-
stabbed nine times around the
abdomen and waist-Was found
about five miles from the spot
where Calls corpse was located.
Victim Was Crippled.
Mr.. Calls. who lost both legs
years ago in railway accident.
was lying face down beside his
empty cab. Beside his body lay
the bloodstained ice pick and
auto jack. Money, ring and
a watch had been taken from the
body of the Seaford widower.
father Of one son.
The, body of Mr.. Michael.
World War II veteran who was
married and the father Of two
children, was located early Satur-
day in a ditch. His cab was gone.
and police finally found it four
hours later near Fort Eustis. Also
missing were all or Mr.. Michaers
personal possessions.
No Weapon Found.
No weapon was found at the
spot where Mr.. Michaels corpse
was discovered. Police said he
apparently had been killed else
where and his body dumped out
of the cab.
A Newport News resident, Mr..
Michael was only a part-tims
cabbie, driving after he finished
work during the day for a local
furrier. Mr.. Calls was the owner
of two taxis.
Because both drivers operated
frequently between here and Fort
Eustis, nearby Army transporta-
ton center, police are concentra-
ting their efforts on the military
base in the hope of picking up
clues.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Firm Admits Paying
$4,000 TO Finneqan
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-James p
Finnegan, former st. Louis ia,
collector. under indictment fol
bribery, got $4,000 from the
Zenith Radio Corp. to help gel
films for Zenith's phonevisior
tests, the company's president saio
yesterday.
Finnegan goes on trial March
3 on charges of bribery and other
misconduct while Collector of In
ternal Revenue at st. Louis. He
quit the job last spring while a
grand jury was looking into his
affairs.
Eugene F. Mcdonald, Zenith
president, said in statement that
Finnegan was one of several at
torneys and individuals who came
to the company with offers to
help get films needed for phone
yision-a device for showing NOV
les on television by subscription.
Finnegan was retained for the
job in late 1850.
He told us he intended to re-
sign from his position with the
Government and enlarge his law
office in st. Louis. whether or
not we retained him. We agreed
to pay him a fee, in installmcnts, )"
Mr. McDonald's statement said.
Mr.. Mcdonald said that within
a few weeks after Finnegan was
retained. the company received
assurances from several major
producers that films would be
made available for the phonevi-
sion tests.
Mr.. Mcdonald said the fee had
no connection with any tax case
or any matter the company had
pending before any governmental
agency. He said the money paid
was entered on the COM
pany'S books as legal expenses.
Mr.. McDonald's statement fol-
lowed a report Saturday by the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat that
Finnegan got $50, 900 from Zenith
and that the Federal grand jury
is investigating the matter"
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Revenue
Continued From First Page. }

ment shortly and there was nc
reason why Mr.. Caudle should
permit Mr.. Ford to push him
around" 1t added that Mr.
Mitchell should understand that
if he went to Mobile on the case
and anything went wrong" 1t
would be his and not Mr.. Caudle' S
responsibility.
4. Mr.. Mitchell said both Mr.
Caudle and Mr.. Boykin told him
that racial prejudice was involved
in the case and that Mr.. Caudle
warned him to be careful and
keep him fully informed on all
developments regarding it.
S. Mr.. Mitchell said there was
what he described as street talk
in Mobile that the case had beer
fixed" and both Mr.. Caudle's anc
Mr.. Boykin's names had beer
mentioned in connection with the
rumors. He added that the
rumors he heard also said the
defendants had made "a substan.
tial" contribution to the Demo
cratic National Committe.
Told About Rumors.
6. He testified he reported these
rumors to Mr.. Caudle and with re-
gard to the contributions he
quoted MIR. Caudle as saying: ~
advised them not to do it but
Frank went ahead and took thu
money" (There was no indica.
ton in the testimony indicating
who Frank" was. That is Repre-.
sentative Boykin's first name.)
/ Z. Mr.. Mitchell said Mr.. Caudlt
had asked him early in the cas-,
to confer with Representative
Boykin about it and that when hi
was preparing to 60 to Alabama
to look into it, Representative
Boykin invited him to be hi
guest in Mobile.
The case involved the Gull
Coast Tobacco Co. and charges O.
willful evasion of income take.
for the years 1942-1944 by tht
four partners of the firm.
The partners were JOSEPH
Mitchell and Samuel j. Rips ane
their wives, all of Mobile. Th,
case began with an investigation
by the Revenue Bureau in 1916
The defendants were indicted
February %, 1850, in Mobile aftel
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Woman Admits Burning Home
To Qualify for Relief to Poor

cause they were property owners.
He added they were too proud
to attempt to qualify by giving
up title to the house. Both came
from Poland in 1910 and Mr..
Media worked as a common laborer
until he became i'll three years ago.
Andrew wouldn't have any
thing to do with it Cthe fire. and
took walk" the fire chief quoted
Mrs. Media.
Il was going to stay in the
house while it burned, but then
I thought of Andrew and ran anc
caught up with him. We came
back and watched it burn
No charges have been filed
against the couple. who were
placed in the Lake County home
at Crown Point.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Louis Douglas Receives
Deqree at DuIhousie
By the Associoted Pres,

HALIFAX, Dec. 3.-Lewis Doug
las, former United States Ambas
sador to Great Britain, opened
Dalhousie University's new art
and administration building Satur
day and at a special convocatiol
later received an honorary degre
of doctor of laws.
Mr.. Douglas also unveiled
plaque in memory of his fathe:
the late DR.. James Douglas Q
Montreal, who once donated 500,
600 anonymously to the university
Mr.. Douglas, accepting the hon
orary degree, said there can be n
victor in modern war except tn
ideas and practices that are in
compatible with the survival Of
free society"
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Toss Reveals u. S. PIone,
Crew Is Held in Hungary
Rv Eddv H;l...~
By Eddy Gilmore
Associotsd Press Corresponden,

! SsAS&tdIco FFeSS @oTIeeponden3
| MOSCOW. Dec. 3.-The Rus.
slams reported today that a United
States Air Force transport plane
missing in the Balkans since No.
vember 19 with four crewmer
aboard, had been forced to land
IN Hungary by Soviet fighter
planes.
The Russian account, in the
Official news agency Tass, alleged
the American C-47-on a flight
from Erding. Germany, to Bel
grade-had been dispatched to
carry spies and saboteurs from
Yugoslavia into the Soviet Union
and her East European allies.
1t added that the four United
States crewmen had been turned
over to Hungarian authorities.
1t was the second incident
within a month involving a Unitee
States plane and the Soviets
The Russians have charged tina,
an American bomber early III
November violated Siberia's east.
ern coast and was driven off b,
fire from Red fighters. TIL,
United States. in a complaint t.
the United Nations, said tha
plane was a meteorological Graf
and was fired on without warning
apparently over internationa
waters.
Tass today gave this account o.
the downing Of the C-47 in thu
Balkans:
The plane violated the Ro.
manian state frontier in the vi.
cinity of Recita and then, aftel
flying over the territory Of Ro.
mania, violated Hungarian terri.
tory in the area Of the town O.
Gyula and tried to fly ovel
Hungarian territory"
Soviet air force fighters, "sta.
toned in Hungary on the strength
Evening star., 1951-12-03
BY the Associated Press

HAMMOND, Ind, Dec. 3.-An
elderly Polish woman yesterday
had admitted burning her home
because you can't eat a house.
Hammond authorities reported.
Fire Chief Del Sargent said
Mrs. Theresa Media, II. told him
she set fire to the small frame
house so she and her husband
Andrew. 68, could qualify for poor
relief. She said they had been
without fuel or food for week.
Firemen found the couple sit
ting in a woodshed, surrounded
by bedding and few heirlooms
watching the blaze.
Chief Sargent said Mrs. Media
explained she and her husband
had been refused poor relief be-
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Wet Num's Business
Booms Duriinq War

SAIGNON, Wet Nam-Viet
Nam's economy is on the upgrade.
even though there's a war on
against the Communicated Wet
Mini forces.
Increased rice exports are high
this trend. The Wet
Namese Minister of National Econ
omy announced here that rice ex-
ports during the first 10 months
of 1851 topped $4,000 tons. Wet
Namese now optimistically predict
the outgoing shipments will reach
around 100000 tons in 1852.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-04-27
Ten Years Auo
In Sports

Ten years ago Lou Nova
knocked out Max Baer in the
eighth round of their sc con d
meeting in the Madison Square
Garden ring. The President Of
the United States, Roosevelt, had
the honor of throwing out the
first ball on opening day at
Washington. The Yanks beat the
Washington S En- a tors by the
score of 3 to 0. The B ton
Bruins of the National Hockey
League became the first team to
win four straight games in the
final series of the Stanley Cup
playoffs. They defeated the De
troit Red Wings. Cornelius War
meridian scared Is feet, two
inches at Palo Alto, California
to improve his own unofficial
world pole vault record. Craig
Wood won the Masters tourney
at Augusta, Georgia with score
of $50. Byron Nelson was second
with 283.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-04-27
Grand Circuit
Starts May Il
At Fl. Miami

TOLEDO, Ohio - The Grand
Circuit, which year after year
draws the cream of the nations
harness horses, starts its 1851
season at the Toledo Fort Miami
Raceway on May 81, and as
usual the big racing stables of
the country are centering their
attention on it.
The Toledo Fort Miami meet
ing will start May IL, nine days
before the Grand Circuit takes
over, and this also is being con-
Sidered by hOrsemen, who are
bringing tn e r charges to the
track early, in order to get a
week. of actual racing before the
Grand Circuit events.
1t won't be entirely tuning
up process during the first nine
days of Fort Miami racing, as
some very attractive purses are
for the earlier events,
including the $4,000 IA class
pace on Saturday, May 19.
During the meeting IL purses
of 5000 each will be in COM
petition. The big stables plan to
wage fierce war for these
awards, if the list of entries now
being compiled are any indica-
tion. Trotters and PAGERS which
have been doing early training
in Florida are now at the track
or will arrive within a week or
SO. Northern traine d horses,
working out regularly at the
track, are being brought up to
peak form by handlers who
know just how intensive each
days workout should be.
Early season rumors and pre-
dictions point strongly to a new
crop of harness horses well
above the average, and to some
OF Last years campaigners train
ing much better than anticipat-
eO. his aOOS up TO the belief
that a great deal of class will
show itself in unexpected places
this year, with the Toledo Fort
Miami meeting giving the err
perts the first real evidence of
this trend.
The ground work for this was
aid In part last year. The report
of the registrar of the United
States Trotting Association
n o w S more registrations and
more transfers of trotters and
PAGERS in 1850 than in any pre-
Vlous year in the Associations
history. That means lot of new
blood.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-04-27
Noon Day
SoffhuII Meefinq

The con d meeting of the
noon day softball league will be
held on Tuesday May 1, at 425
Winthrop ST., Local IL Head
quarters, in the Recreation of
flee, room 209, second floor, at
10 am. All representative of
units who are interested in en-
tering teams in. this league are
invited to attend. Practice equip
ment is available and those who
wish to draw equipment may do
so at this meeting.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-04-27

you, at which time Mr.. David
Miles advanced as your sugges-
ton that we meet with Mr.. G. E.
Wilson. We met with Mr.. Wilson
on February 6. Mr.. Wilson point
ed out that he had served as
Chairman of the Committee on
Civil Rights, and declared that
he would issue a public state
ment calling for the establish
ment of such an agency by Ex-
ecutive Order. He added the
condition, however, that his
making such a statement would
be subject to your approval or
disapproval.
Since that time, we have
heard nothing. No statement has
been forthcoming from Mr.. Viii
son.
"The Congress of Industrial
Organizations believes that a
continued denial of employment
because of inequality in hiring,
in full utilization of skills and in
equal pay for equal work, is a
real and vital shortcoming of
the defense mobilization pro-
gram.
"The continuance of such
practices is wholly inconsistent
with the role we assume as de-
tenders of human rights every
where.
II, therefore, urge that you
issue without further delay an
Executive Order establishing a
Fair Employment ractic S
Commission to insure that all of
our citizens can participate in
the defense program without
any regard to prejudices which
might exist anywhere in our
country"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-04-27

Stamping.
With better weather cOndi-
tions and city Fairgrounds get
ting new resurfacing job it is
expected the various units will
be starting practice sessions. The
present plans call for a schedule
of two agnes a week.
A couple of teams at the last
meeting are short of ball play
ers this year due to call from
Uncle Sam. Anyone desiring to
play ball and whose Local Unit
does not sponsor team get in
contact with Walt Bojanowski
at the Recreation Office Room
2O9
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-04-27
BasebaI|ers
Start Sunday

Manager Carl Damico of the
1851 Local IL CIO baseball team
he will hold prac-
tice session this Sunday, April
20 at 1870 F. M. at Merrill Field.
This field is located on Auburn
and South Cove Blvd. Week
day practice will be on Wednes-
day and Friday evenings from
$50 PM. to 7:3O PM T e
Local IL team will be entered
in the Class AA Federation
League.
Manager Damico says all posi-
tions on the ball club are open.
All ball players are invited to
try out and those capable of fill
ing the positions will be selected
according to ability and willing
ness to add fire and spirit to the
ball club.
Some of lasts years stars ex-
pected to come out and work
hard for a berth are as follow:
Seymour K a n d er, the clubs
leading hitter last year. Frank
Pinciotti, hustling little fir t
base man. Brothers Roger and
Donald Weiher, who played the
last couple of games last year
and looked very good. They also
played at Western Michigan Uni
versity. Another fine prospect is
Dave Bryzinski, a fine hitter
who gained experience at Ohio
University.
Fellows in service from last
years squad who will be missed
are pitcher Dick Wilhelm and
third baseman Cob Pinciotti.
Spring hOusecleaning is tn e
time to dis-harm your home, the
National Safety Council advises.
X X X
Time lost by workers from all
accident causes in 1850 totaled
41O,OO0,O00 man-days, the Ma
tional Safety Council estimates.
That is equivalent to the shut
down of plants with 1856, 900
workers for an entire year.
4
If You Care to Keep Working
Keep Working with Care
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-04-27
SoftbaI| Players Meet
To Map Seasonal Plans

second meeting OF of
to enter soba team the Local II will
day evening May at PM at the Local IL Office
2O9 At the first meeting represented
Plastic National