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The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29
Billion Dollar
 Military Defense Program in Alaska
By RUTH CONAN

WASHINGTON, P-The De- fense Department has embarked on a long-range $1,OO0,000,00O military construction program in Alaska, it was learned today. Nearly $40O,OOO,OOO has already been earmarked for the program.
 A special House committee plans to leave Friday by plane for a ten-day on-the-spot check on progress and plans.
 The seven-man group is headed by Rep. Price D-IlD. E. l.. Bart lett, Alaska delegate in Congress, probably will accompany the group. They will arrive at An chorage Sept. 1. Because of the shortage of time, the group will divide into two sections. One sec ton will concentrate on projects around Anchorage and the other on the Fairbanks area. Projects in and around Kodiak, Nome, Whit tier, Haines and Juneau will also be visited.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29
Ridgway Puts It
 Squarely To Reds Fate of Truce Talks

TOKYO, (P)-Gen. Matthew B.. Ridgway put it squarely up to the communists today to decide the fate of Korean war truce talks.
 The United Nations commander curtly refused to reinvestigate the alleged Kaesong bombing incident. But he said the Allies would re- Sume armistice negotiations when ever the Reds are ready to end their "unjustifiable delay" of the conference.
 The general view here was that RidgWay'S 116-word message to the top communist commanders left them almost no alternatives but to back down or break off the disrupted conferences com pletely.
 The JUN. commander observed that during the original investiga- ton a few hours after the asserted bombing the night of Aug. 22, their liaison officer Specifically refused the request of my iaison officer to continue the investiga- ton during daylight and to leave all of the alleged evidence irl place"
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29
Seward Longshoremen Strike For 15 Percent Hike Pay Differential

SEWARD, Alaska, (P)-A gov ernment conciliator started confer ences here Monday in an attempt to end the waterfront strike in this shipping gateway to Alaska.
 Albin L. Peterson, of the Seattle Office of Federal Consolidation Ser vice, conferred first with Frank Setterson of the Northern Steve doring Company.
 The strike started Saturday against the firm. It was called by the Seward locals of the Interna- tional Longshoremen and Ware housemen's Union in support of a demand for an increase in the Is per cent pay differential for the higher Alaska cost of living.
 The union committee contended the Seward cost of living index is actually 46 per cent above the western states.
 The management has withheld comment on the strike, except to label it an illegal action.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29
Governor Dewey To Address NY VFW Tonight

SEATTLE, (P)-Gov. Thomas E. Dewey arrived in Seattle by air liner early today after a weeks Alaska tour that took him north of the Arctic Circle. He left inn mediately for New York, where he is to address the National Con- vention of Veterans of Foreign Wars tonight.
 The New York Republican gov ernor said he was greatly inn pressed by the possibilities of Alaska"
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29
A Float Plane Crashes, Kills Pilot And 5 Passengers

ANCHORAGE, P)-An Alaska Airlines float plane crashed dur ing a take-off at Seldovia Monday killing the pilot and three passen- gers.
 The CAA said the dead were Tex Hickerson, pilot of the Ira velair, Mrs. Jack Edelman and her son, Jackie, both of Seldovia, and Johnnie, Alex.
 Shirley Edelman, daughter of the dead woman, and Art Hogan were seriously injured, the CAA said.
 The fatal accident was the sev- enth in a series which started July 21 when a Korean airlift plane with 38 aboard disappeared on a flight to Tokyo.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29
Predicts Replacement Of
 Judge Who Lowered Bail Of Hawaiian Communists

WASHINGTON, (P) - Senator O'Mahoney O-WyO predicted to- day that Federal Judge Delbert E. Metzger of Hawaii will be re- placed for reducing the bail of seven communist suspects ar rested in Hawaii.
 O'Mahoney, the chairman of the Senate Interior and Insular Af- fairs committee, told a reporter Judge Metzger's reduction of the bail bonds from $75,OO0 to S5,000 was an Outrageous act" The gov ernment had asked the higher figure.
 Rep. Doyle O-Calif), member Of the House Unamerican Activi- ties Committee, told a reporter he considers the $5,00O bail "very much too low in view of the dis appearance of communist suspects under similar conditions in New York.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29
Accused Communist Leads Hawaiian Sugar Workers In Wage Increase Talks

HONOLULU, (P)-An accused Communist, free on $5,OO0 bail, today leads the militant sugar workers in wage talks with the management of the territory'S $120, ,000, ,000-a-year sugar indus try. He is hulking Jack w. Hall, WisconSin-born leader of HaWaiis S sugar and pineapple workers and longshoremen.
 Hall, five other men and one woman were arrested yesterday in a dramatic series of FBI raids that carried the national roundup of suspected communists into Hawaii. All were charged with conspiring to advocate the violent overthrow of the US. government.
 Hall, 36, is regional director of the International LongShoremen'S and Warehousemen's Union, the outfit headed by Harry Bridges, another accused communist.
 The seven arrested were freed on $5,000 bail each.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29
Tuna Fishermen
 Protest US. Aid Japanese Fishers

SAN FRANCISCO, (P) - A floating parade protesting govern ment support of Japanese fisher men will be held Labor Day in San Francisco Bay, tuna skip per said yesterday.
 Hundreds of tuna fishermen from Alaska to the Mexico border are coming here to demand tar if or embargo against cheap Japa- nese tuna.
 One of the protest leaders, Fred Wollenson of San Pedro, Calif., said the Coast Guard has given permission for the parade.
 Wolleson claimed the US. sub sidized Japan's rebuilt fishing in dustry.
 'SWe can't compete with cheap Japanese labor," said Richard Cro- ker, chief of the State Bureau of Marine Fisheries.
 However, he said Japanese com- petition was only partly to blame for the drop in tuna prices-from $500 ton last year to about $250 a ton
 "Tuna packs and prices broke all records last year but it's a glut on the market now," he said.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29
Army Now Really Has Flying Saucers"

WASHINGTON, (P) - Tn e Army is experimenting with fly ing saucers-yes, flying saucers- to supply troops in the field with water, gasoline and other liquids.
 It announced yesterday that disc-shaped containers made of synthetic rubber have been drop ped from attitudes of 400 to 2,000 feet without bursting or spilling their five gallon contents of liquids.
 When they hit the ground, the army said, they. stretch to almost double their normal size, bound back into the air and then settle down near the point of contact.
 Tests have shown the contain CTS, made in cooperation with the General Tire and Rubber Co.,, may be dropped many times without damage.
 They were described as honest o-goodness, junior size flying saul cerS, and looked like inflated pan cakes, about two feet across and weighing five pounds.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29
TUESDAY RESULTS
 National League

Pittsburgh 2-New York 0 Brooklyn 9Cincinnati l St. Louis 2-Philadelphia 0 Chicago 1-Boston 0
 American League Detroit 5-BoSton 4 Cleveland Philadelphia 0 Chicago 4-Washington 3 New York 7-St. Louis 5
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29
WATERLOO, Ia., {P-An ac

WATERLOO, la, (P-An ac- cidental explosion which occur red while he was being given an anesthetic in a dentists office brought death to Owen Hindal, 20. Hindal died of burned throat and ruptured lungs. Dr. George Foster, the dentist, said he did not know what caused the explosion.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-29

ASTORIA, Ore, P) = Th s years salmon catch was 25 per cent larger than last year, pack CTS here estimate.
 The said that the season, which closed Sunday, produced a pack of more than 100000 cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
Jefferson Kin's Estate
Al ScoftsviIIe Is Sold

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug
I3.-An estate formerly owned by
Thomas Jefferson's granddaughter
has changed hands for the first
time in more than 100 years.
The estate, located on a hill
Overlooking downtown Scottsville
and the horseshoe bend of the
James River, was sold to John A.
Cristoffel of Warneck, Va, and
Merrick, Long Island, by Mrs.
Hattie Poland Mounton and other
heirs of the late Peter v. Poland.
Known locally as Mt. Walla,
the estate was decided to Mr..
Poland by Peter Jefferson, a
grandson of Thomas Jefferson's
brother. Randolph Jefferson. The
sale includes 70 acres and the
18th century house.
July broke all records for at
tendance at Monticello. home of
Thomas Jefferson.
A total of 29,753 persons went
through the shrine last month.
The previous high was reported in
August, 1850, when 28,271 persons
visited the historic estate,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
D. {. Man Appeals
Numbers Sentence

A Washington man who said he
was working for reputed gambling
kingpin Emmitt Warning was sem
fenced to go days in Jail and fined
500 on numbers writing charge
Yesterday in Arlington County
Court.
James H Motley, SO, of the 800
block Fifth street Sc, who had
entered guilty plea, appealed the
sentence to Arlington Circuit
Court. Execution of the sentence
was delayed pending the appeal
and he was freed in $500 bond.
Motley was arrested July "a by
Arlington Detectives Russell L.
Runyon and Russell Petite near
a construction project near Wilson
boulevard and North Randolph
street. The officers told the court
they had been observing Motley
for nearly four months. They
seized a quantity of numbers
books and $66 in cash, which was
produced in evidence yesterday.
The officers said Motley told
them. "Emmitt's not going to like
this" when he was arrested. They
asked who Emmitt was, and Mot
tley replied he had been working
for Emmitt Warning for seven
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
Argentine Officers Wife
Loses Gems Worth $1,000

The wife of an Argentine Navy
officer suddenly remembered last
pight that she hadn't seen her
$3.50 necklace and $3.50 dinner
ring since she was in an accident
two weeks ago. She reported the
loss to police.
Mrs. Selva Brizuela, Is, of 1886
Harvard street NV, suffered a
broken arm and face cuts when
she was struck by a car July %
at Fifteenth street and Rhode Is
land avenue NV.
Last night, she said, she and
her husband, 1t. Tirso Brizuela
were talking and she recalled
suddenly" that her jewels were
missing. She said the excitement
of the accident apparently made
her forget the gems until then.
She told police the loss included
a string of cultured pearls with a
platinum metal clasp and din
ner ring with four rows of dia-
Imonds set in platinum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented through thu
cooperation of the District, Ar.
lington County, Prince George:
County, Montgomery County anc
City of Alexandria Recreation De.
partments and the Film Center
of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Janney, Wisconsin avenue anc
Albemarle street NV.
Brightwood, Thirteenth and
Nicholson streets NV.
Kalorama, Nineteenth street
and Columbia road NV.
Ridge. Ridge road and Burns
street Sc.
Hine, Seventh and c streets Sc
Anne Beers, Thirty sixth place
and Alabama avenue Sc.
Hayes. Fifth and K streets NE
Briggs-Montgomery, Twenty
seventh and K streets NV.
Arlington, $3.50 pm.
Shirley Homes, Twenty eighth
and South Meade street.
Alexandria, $3.50 pm.
Jefferson, 1900 Cameron street
Prince Georges County, $3.50 pm
Capitol Heights Elementary
School, Sixty first street and Cen
trail avenue.
Montgomery County, $3.50 pm.
|, Lynbrook, Lynbrook drive
Bethesda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03

were graduated rom Eastern High
School and for the past year have
held Government jobs in the same
Office. Both received their en-
gagement rings on the same day
October 20, 1850.
Jean and Geor e were child
hood sw tl.earts," Ruth said to-
day. "He introduced me to Julian
on a blind date 10 days before
our senior prom a year ago last
January. I asked Julian to take
me to the prom, and we've been
going together ever since. 1t was
love at first sight for both of us. -
AS a wedding trip, the couples
will spend two weeks in Florida
but will honeymoon in separate
towns. On their return, they will
live in different apartment houses
in Southeast Washington.
Jean and I pla.- to keep right
on working for a while" Ruth ex-
Iplamed. Julian, a World War II
veteran, is a printer at Judd &
Detweiler, Inc, here. jeans fiance
is a Navy Department employe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03

The childhood dreams of twin
sisters to marry at the same time
will be realized August 10 in a
double wedding here.
The identical twins are Jean
and Ruth Lambert, 19-year-old
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. For
rest L. Lambert of 1925 Queens
Chapel terrace NE.
The brown-eyed, brunette girls
will marry men who grew up in
Washington and are old friends
Jean will exchange vows with
George E. Hoffman, "a, of 431
Tenth street NE, and Ruth will
marry Julian D. Sims, also "a, Of
lob D street NE. T.,
Work in Same Office.
An overflow of friends is ex-
pected at the Douglas Memorial
Methodist Church, Eleventh ano
H streets NE, where the pm
services will be held. A recep-
ton will follow at the Kennedy
Warren.
The Washington born twins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03

Another income tax refund
check was mailed out today to
Jay G. Beisser, 18-year-old Rock
vile. Md. high school student
who earlier this week got one
from the Treasury for $508. 666.26,
But this time it was for the
correct amount-a paltry $21.83
Along with it went 80 cents in
stamps and a personal note of
thanks from Paul D. Banning
chief disbursing officer for the
Treasury Department.
The stamps, which came out of
Mr.. Banning's own pocket, were
to reimburse Jay for the cost of
returning by registered mail the
big check-a half million dollar
"boner" officials blamed on a
check-Writing machine and a not :
so-alert proofreader.
1T was the first mistake in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
F|uoridation Delayed
Al Least 5 Months

It will take five to six months,
at least, to start f1uoridation of
the Districts water supply, Edwin
A. Schmitt, head of the water sup
ply division for the Corps of
Engineers, reported today.
Congress has approved inclusion
of $4,000 in the city budget this
fiscal year for the measure to cut
down tooth decay.
Mr.. Schmitt pointed out it will
take some time to design, order
and install the new equipment for
the water production system.
The United States Public Health
Service has been working with the
Office of Price Sterilization and
the National Production Authority
to develop means of insuring an
adequate supply of f1uoride COM
pounds for f1uoridation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
Two Arlington Board
Candidates 10 Get
Democratic Backing
By Alex R. Preston

The Democratic Party of
Arlington is planning to indorse
two candidates for the County
Board this fall.
C. Harrison Mann, Democratic
committee chairman, made this
disclosure last night at a rally
for the party'S candidates in
Tuesdays primary.
Before more than 500 persons
gathered on the lawn of the home
of State Senator Charles R. Fen
wick in East Falls Church. Mr..
Mann declared:
II have been asked what the
Democratic Party is going to do
about the County Board situa-
ton. I am not sure just how it
is going to do it but you can be
sure the Democratic Party is not
going to let the people of Airing
ton down this fall"
Indicates Endorsement.
He indicated that the action
would be in the form of an in
dorsement of two of the candi-
dates who already have an
Inounced.
Among those likely to be con-
sidered are Fred Bach, Wade
Pearson and Carroll Wright, all
Democrats. who already have an
Inounced they will seek election in
November. In addition, F. Free
land Chew, who seeks reelection
this year, has a Democratic back
ground although he was elected
four years ago without formal
party support.
| County Board candidates al
ready have been offered by the
Republican Party and by town
meeting of independent voters
There are two vacancies to be
filled.
Opposing candidates in Tues.
days primary for nomination fol
commemorative attorney made
the strongest speeches and drew
the most prolonged applause from
listeners. They we're the incum-
bent, Denman T. Rucker, and Will
liam j. Hassan.
Rucker Attacks Dugan.
Mr.. Fuckers diatribe was di-
rected more at County Board
Member Daniel A. Dugan than
lat Mr.. Hassan. Mr.. Rucker and
Mr.. Dugan have engaged in bitter
personal attacks upon each other
since Mr.. Rucker instituted custer
proceedings against Mr.. Dugan on
charges of malfeasance in Office
The board member was cleared.
Mr.. Rucker took credit for driv-
ing pinball machines from the
county. He said your former
chairman of the board" Mr.
Dugan helped Sam Lano, pin
ball and slot machine distributor,
install pinball machines in the
county.
Mr.. Hassan also brought the
Dugan trial testimony into his
campaign by accusing Mr.. Rucker
Iof failing to prosecute persons
who played games of chance in
his own home" The testimony at
the Dugan trial disclosed poker
parties had been played in Mr.
Fuckers house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
500 PIasterers
Strike; Scores Of
Hit
White House Work .
Affected; Pay Rise
Method Is Issue

About 900 plasterers went on
strike today, tieing up scores OF
jobs in the area.
The strike was voted unapt-
mously last night at a meeting OF
Plasterers' Local Union So when
contract negotiations broke down.
The work stoppage was directed
at the Employing Plasterers' As
ISOLATION, whose Is members en-
ploy IS per cent of the plasterers
in this area.
Work was halted on many
apartment house projects, as well
as Government construction. The
stoppage covered all of Southern
Maryland as far as Laurel, and
in Virginia included Arlington.
Fairfax, Stafford and Fauquier
Counties.
Among the halted projects was
the White House reconstruction
program. Additions to hospitals
and schools at the Quantico Ma
rine installation were held up.
The negotiators had essentially
agreed on a wage increase, but
split on the method of paying it.
The union asked an increase OF
$2.40 a day, to which the employ
ers agreed to pay, but over an ex-
tended period of time. The union
wanted the increase to become
effective more promptly.
/ Neil T. Coakley, employers asso-
citation secretary, said the asso-
citation then offered to raise the
present $3-an- hour scale by 81 a
day now and another 81 in Janu-
airy.
In a compromise effort the en-
ployers offered to pay 50 more a
day for work contracted for since
last April. This money would be
put in escrow and divided equally
among all plasterers next jan
uary. The union objected to this
plan.
The union originally asked a
21-centS-an-hour increase and
fringe benefits. bringing the whole
package to 80 cents. Later it
dropped the fringe demands and
asked for a fiat 10 per cent wage
increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03

more than five years and after
more than 100 million checks
written in the Washington
regional Office of the disbursine
division" these officials declared.
Told Boss of Error.
Jay works for $50 week as q
mechanic during the SUNNI e !
months for the j. w. Wisner &
Sons hardware store on the Rock
vile pike. Mr.. Wisner called the
Treasury to report the error three
days after Jay had received the
staggering sum and brought it tt
his attention.
At first, Mr.. Wisner was greeted
by confident disbelief. But by the
time he completed his story, the
Treasury officials were making
embarrassed admissions.
Powerful Temptation.
They explained there was a
minor error in the original check
for $21.83, that it was redrawr
and the amount of the new check
in dollars and cents was the same
as its serial number, 5O866626
Now the big mistake has been
voided and sent to the General
Accounting Office for disposition
Jay had to admit that having
half-million dollars fall into his
lap by mistake offered powerful
temptations, but he said he never
seriously considered doing any,
thing with the check but return
ing it.
Mr.. Wlsner said he suggested
that someone from the Treasury
Department should pick up the
check, rnt he was told the de-
partmert had no one to send
After he and Jay had posted the
check Dy registered mail, how
ever, someone from Treasury
called back Mr.. Wisner said, and
offered to send out a messenger
Jay lives with his parents and
15-year-old sister at 811 Viers
Mill road, Rockville. His father
Frank l.. Beisser. is a mail carrier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
Unit 10 Aid Alcoholics D. {. Area Donations
As They Step From Jail For Flood Sufferers
And Need Help Most |nNidwesfHitS12,71S

One of the best times to start
rehabilitation of an alcoholic is
just after he gets out of trouble,
rather than after he gets back
into it.
This transition period was one
of the things discussed last night
at the fourth meeting of a new
organization called First Aid for
Alcoholics, formed here to provide
immediate material rehabilitation
to alcoholics, as well as to aid in
combating the disease.
From All Walks of Life.
It's 80 members are earnest
people in various walks of life,
several of whom drank for nearly
IS years before they decided the
time had come for their own re-
Mobilization, and lending a help
ing hand to others who are sin
cere about stopping heavy drink
ing.
The officers of the club are
registered patients at the Dis
trict's Alcoholic Clinic in the old
IWeightman School, Twenty-third
and NJ streets NV, where last
nights meeting was held.
Others are scheduled for every
Thursday night at 8 o'clock, with
interested persons welcome.
At last nights session, a gen.
eral outline of the groups pro-
gram was given, and two COM
mittees were formed, one for pub
lie relations and the other for
hospitality. Its job will be to con-
tact persons who formally re-
Iceived treatment and now may
wish to participate in the groups
activity.
Seek to Avert Trouble.
AS to the best time to help,
this appeared to be before the
alcoholic gets into trouble again.
Say he gets out of jail after a
sentence for intoxication. If he
can't help himself, the chances
are high he will get drunk again
and land right back in jail. This
interim is one which could best
be used for starting rehabilita-
ton.
First Aid for Alcoholics, is 60
ing right to the jails to visit al
Icoholics. Staff members already
have visited the District work.
house at Occoquan, Va, and in
Iterviewed alcoholics there. Those
who have shown interest in re-
habilitation have been referred to
District jail for PHYSICAL exam
nations, to see if they are or
ganically able to undergo treat
ment and therapy.
But they will come out of jai,
without funds or shelter, and in
many cases, without suitable
clothing. And so one of the main
detectives of First Aid for Alco-
holics, as evinced by it's name, is
to provide these people with tenn
porary aid along the above lines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
Transit Junked Plan
To Air-Condition
Streetcdrs, Buses

The Capital Transit Co. once
considered air conditioning it's
buses and streetcarS, but gave
up the idea as impractical, the
Public Utilities Commission
learned today.
Alfred E. Savage, company en-
glneer, said the matter was studied
"a year or two ago but it was
found entirely out of the ques-
ton" on the buses because the
vehicles power plants were not
big enough to operate com.
|pressorS.
Air conditioners on streetcars
would be possible because the
cars have access to almost unlim-
tied electric power. but the space
problem defeated any installation
there, he continued.
He said the air conditioning
unit would eliminate about eight
seats on streetcar.
That's about the only thing we
have to sell-passenger seats" he
declared.