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Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1952-04-12

A lease agreement between
Emmett Jennings and John A.
Hyde and Harold Jonas for
the space occupied by the Ace
Liquor Store has been re-
corded.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
One Killed, -Four Injured
In 81 Million Train Wreck
By the Associoted Press

CAVOUR, Wis. Nov. 8.-One
trainman was killed and four in
jured in 81 million wreck early
today when 500 Line fast freight
westb bound for Minneapolis,
smashed head-on into a similar
twin unit diesel fast freight stand
ing at a station in this Wiscon-
sin village.
Depot Agent Ray Peterson said
Fred lie Gault. 81, of Gladstone,
Mich. engineer of the east-bound
train. was killed.
Mr.. Peterson said the costly
|dieselS were practically demolished
and at least 81 cars scattered
along the ripped-up right-of-way;
he estimated the damage at 81
million. Twenty-six Of tn e
smashed cars were loaded, the
other five empty. Mr.. Peterson
said the men on the west-bound
train evidently confused their
orders" and ran past a signal
point.
In critical condition at a Laona
hospital are Lee Alworden. 40,
|firemen on the east-bound train:
Jack Kempf, 80, and John Gnat,
SO. all of Gladstone. Less seriously
hurt was James Shandenay, 81,
also of Gladstone. Five other
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Grenade Kills Officer
In Rescue Attempt
By the Associated Press

FORT DIX, N. j., Nov. 8.-An
infantry platoon moving through
the darkness to fight a brush fire
stumbled into a grenade area on
the Fort Dix firing range last
night, and a 30-year-old lieuten-
ant was killed as grenades ex-
ploded on contact.
Three men of the 45-man
platoon were slightly injured de-
spite the efforts of the lieutenant,
Leo j. Rogers, a range officer
from Nashua, N. H., who ran into
the area to get the group out.
Post Public Information Officer
Capt. Harry Lapham said the
platoon was part of Company B,
364th Infantry.
Capt. Lapham said the men
apparently walked into the gren-
ade area in the darkness on their
way to fight the brush fire, and
one man apparently kicked an
unexploded grenade, setting it off.
1t. Rogers, who was standing
in an adjacent area. Capt. Lap
ham said, shouted to the men to
stand still and he would get them
|out. Apparently they continued
to move around and another
grenade exploded. 1t. Rogers is
believed to have kicked a third
grenade. which exploded and
killed him.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Boy, II, Kidnapped in Arlington Burglary

Billy. a student at George Mason
High School, said he was riding
his bicycle on North Underwood
street. between Lee highway and
his home, when he spotted a man
emerging from a door where the
glass had been broken. Two
other men appeared and one Of
them chased him. He said he was
so scared he couldn't peddle nus
bike.
Then one of the men grabbed
the bike. told him to get of and
held his hands. Billy said he
kicked the man in the shinS twice
but was forced into the car. One
of the men put the bike in the
trunk of the car.
The boy was placed in the back
seat between two of the men. The
one on the right, Billy said, TOOK
out a long pocket knife. held the
blade near his ribs. and told him
Ito be quiet.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Sunken Ship Chokes
Rotterdam Harbor
BY the Associated Press

ROTTERDAM, the Neither
lands, Nov. 8.-The Port of Rot
terdam was paralyzed today and
Hollands vast new canal system
choked by Panamanian freighter
sunk in the narrow Hook of Hol-
land.
The 6.379-ton ship Faustus ran
aground yesterday in North Sea
storm and her Is crewmen aban-
doned her. During the night
strong winds blew the vessel be-
tween the north and south piers,
where she sank, lying fiat on her
port side.
In the North Sea outside the
channel were some IS ships, in
|cluding the Holland American
Lines Nieuw Amsterdam and
Maasdam, awaiting developments.
Port authorities said more than
half of the narrow channel be-
tween the piers was blocked. Navy
planes circled overhead studying
the wreck and advised on means
of clearing the channel. Tug and
salvage boats went to work.
Port authorities at q news con-
ference criticized the Faustus
master, George PabeocrassaS, fol
entering the waterway in a storm
without a pilot. Capt. Pabeocras-
sas could not be reached for COM
ment.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Allied Guns Fire I 900 Rounds
An Hour on Enemy Artillery
Strive to Knock Out Strongest Concentration
Of Communist Common in War at Kumhwu

artillery to bleed off the Red fire.
power.
The Reds hold Triangle and the
South Koreans own most of Snip
er Ridge.
In the air war. nine Superforts
from Okinawa dumped 80 tons of
bombs at a North Korean staff
school at Yongpoung, on the west
coast.
Two Communist night fighters
attacked. Airman &c Don w.
Murray Of Macon, H., was credit
ed with shooting down one. a jet
One of the Superforts splashed
into the Pacific near Okinawa on
the return flight, the Far East Ali
Forces announced in Tokyo.
Allied BPS light bombers re-
ported knocking out 95 Commu-
mist supply vehicles Friday night
The 5th Air Force said Commu-
mist ground fire downed three OF
it's planes in the week ended Fri
day. None was lost in air combat
lit reported. During the week. AL
lied Sabre jets claimed four Com
Imunist jets shot down. two prob
ably destroyed and 10 damaged.
Evening star., 1952-11-08

A 12-year-old Falls Church boy
told police he was forced into a
Car and bound by three men he
spotted breaking into a dairy
plant last night.
The boy, William Sumner
Pritchard, of 1108 North Syca-
more street, said he was thrown
from the car near a filling station
on Leesburg pike, west of Falls
Church. The boy said the trio
robbed him of 81 he had collected
from his newspaper customers.
He is a Star carrier.
Arlington police said the Ar
lington plant of Alexandria Dairy
at zoos North Underwood street
In East Falls Church had been
broken into and "they went
through everything" but less than
so cents was missing. Police said
entry to the place was gained
by throwing a rock through glass
In q door.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
United AirIines Back
To Normal After Strike

Normal service was restored on
United Airlines today after 800
fight engineers called off their
two-day strike pending a probe of
the dispute by presidential
board.
The walkout grounded the lines
biggest luxury planes, the DC-6s
and Stratocruisers, in New York,
Chicago. Denver, San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Honolulu. Smaller
planes. which do not carry engi-
neers, were not affected.
The engineers went back to
work last night. when their AFL
international union decided to
await the recommendations Of a
three-member board appointed
Thursday by President Truman.
The board is to make a report
in 30 days.
The airline said it has offered
to boost the pay of the engineers
from 5000 and $500 a year to
$5. 500 and $1,000. The union did
not make specific wage demands
although a pay raise is one OF
the major issues.
A union spokesman said that in
addition to pay. several vital
working rules" are in dispute
Negotiations have been going on
for the last II months.
At National Airport four trans
continental flights were can
|celled on United during each day
|of the walkout.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Star Series to Unfold
Drama of Submarines

with eoeh charge, the whole hull
whipped, the greet steel fromes bent.
the piping, ventilation lines ond other
internol seor vibroted until we thought
they would foil off the bulkheods and
overhead. Broken bits Of cork and
dust eorpeted the deck.
Thot's whot it's like to be in q
submarine hundreds Of feet under voter,
sweotins out O depth ehorge ettoek
by an enemy destroyer.
But its just port Of the story
"Submorine" as told by heroic Comds.
Edword |. Beech, U. S. n. :. the story
Of how our subs bIosted the Joponess
navy and merchont fleet from the
Poeifie in World War u. This first
hand account will appeor in 10 articles
beginning Mondoy in The Eevenins
stor. Phone Sterling 5000 for home
delivery.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Teen-Age Rebels Blow Up
Burmese Train, KILLING 5
BY the Assoeioted Press

RANGOON. Burma, Nov. g.
Teen-age Karen rebels today blew
up Moulmein-bound passenger
train 80 miles north of Rangoon,
killing five persons,
The rebels. repeatedly 80 strong,
surrounded the wrecked train,
looted the passengers belongings
and took hostage three men be-
lieved to be Burmese Army per-
sonnel.
In the Irrrawaddy Delta, seven
Karen rebels boarded a steamer
and killed two armed guards, one
crewman and four passengers.
Three rebels died in the fighting.
After looting the ship and terrify-
ing the passengers, the remaining
rebels grounded the vessel and
escaped.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Dy the Assoeiuted Press

SEOUL, Nov. 8.-Allied big guns
hammered laundering barrages
today at Communist artillery
strongholds in the Kumhwa ridges
and mighty Osong Mountain on
the central Korean front.
The savage fighting that for
more than three weeks marched
up and down the shell-blistered
slopes of Sniper Ridge and
Triangle Hill had faded to minor
thruSts.
Allied gunners were firing near
ly 1000 rounds an hour aimed al
knocking out the strongest Com
Imunist artillery concentration o1
the Korean war. Many of the Rec
guns were protected by deep log
land earth bunkers or spotted ir
tunnels.
Time after time the Red artil-
Iiery had cut down South Koreans
short of the crest as they stormed
Iup the slopes of Triangle Hill
Allied commanders finally called
la halt this week and asked the
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Gen. Sturgis Named Chief
Of Army Engineer Corps

Appointment of Maj. Gen. Sam
uel D. Sturgis, jr., to be chief of
engineers, effective December 1.
was announced today by Secre.
tary of the Army Pace.
He will succeed 1t. Gen. Lewis
A. Pick, who retires November 80.
after reacing the statutory retire.
ment age of 81.
Gen. Sturgis, now commanding
general of the Army communica-
tions zone in Europe, will assume
his new duties as soon as he is
able to close out the business of
his present command, Mr.. Pace
said.
He will be detained in Europe
for some time after the effective
date Of his new appointment. In
the interim. Maj. Gen. George j.
Mold, deputy chief of engineers.
will be acting chief.
No successor to Gen. Sturgis in
his present command was an
nounced.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
By J. A. O'Leory
Sfor Staff Correspondent

AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. 8.-Al-
though it is foregone conclusion
the Eisenhower administration
will bring its own team of top
ranking policymakers to Washing
ton, it was recalled here today that
the President-elect said many
times during the campaign that
efficient civil service employees had
nothing to fear from his election
Gen. Eisenhower has said moth
ing on the subject since his elec-
ton. but associates were satisfied
he would stand by what he said
during the campaign.
In a television program just
four days before the election, Gen.
Eisenhower described as bunk"
reports that if he won civil service
workers would be fired "by the
scores"
A few days earlier, on October
q, he was asked the same ques-
ton. and he went further in his
answer, which follows:
mot only will those civil Serv-
Evening star., 1952-11-08

The man on his left, who was
wearing combat boots. took the two
nandkerchiefs from Billy's pocket
and tied his wrists.
The one man in the front seat
driver of the car, was called
"Blackie" by the other men, Billy
said.
AS the car approached Tysons
Corner, the man with the knife
told the driver to stop. The man
with the knife got out, pulled the
bicycle out of the trunk and or
dered Billy to get out.
After the car drove of, the boy
left his bicycle and went to a
nearby gas station at Leesburg
pike and Lisle street. where the
service station operator united his
wrists and called police.
The men were mice looking, >
Billy said. He estimated theil
ages between 1S and 20.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Aides Certain Gen. Eisenhowe,
Will Back Up JobhoIder Pledge
General Said Many Times During Campaign
Thut Civil Servants Had Nothing to Fear

ants be protected, but efficient
civil servants have absolutely
nothing to fear from this crusade
that is coming in to clean out
Washington"
The general then paid tribute
to the loyalty and efficiency of
"the great mass" of Government
employees, and added:
What we do intend to do,
though, is to clean out all these
political bosses they have had and
give them outstanding men and
women, men and women of pres
tige, as the heads of those depart
ments OF whom these civil serv-
ants will be proud.
There is one circumstance. how
ever, under which the rank and
file of employees could be affected.
regardless of Gen. Eisenhower's
intentions. That would be if the
new Congress should embark on
an economy drive and reduce the
funds available to agencies for
personnel. Or if a department is
held to less money than it had
the preceding year the only course
tSee EISENHOWER, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1952-11-08
No Further Hearings
Planned Until Senute
Group Is Recognized
BY the Associated Press

Senate investigators who made
headlines with their inquiry into
influence peddlers will mark time
until new Republican chairman
probably Senator Mccarthy of
WiSconsin-takeS over in January
Senator Hoey, Democrat, of
North Carolina said today the
Senate Investigations subcommit-
tee, which he has directed as
chairman for four years, will hold
no further public hearings until
a new chairman is named.
Senator Hoey also announced
he is withdrawing from the SUBJ
committee, and will concentrate
from now on to January on writ
ing a report to the Senate on the
subcommittee work.
Censorship Quiz Stranded.
Among inquiries left stranded
is one into alleged efforts of some
Government officials to censor OF
withhold news of their depart
ments improperly.
Senator Hoey had named Sena-
tor Moody. Michigan Democrat
defeated Tuesday, to head this
special study
Senator Hoey is withdrawing
from the investigations SubcOm-
mittee because of a Senate rule
which forbids members of a mi
nority party to serve on more than
two standing committees.
Senator Hoey is one Of few Sen
ators holding posts on three stand
ing committees of the Senate. He
lis the second ranking Democratic
member of the Senate Agriculture
Committee, and serves on the tax
writing Senate Finance Commit
tee in addition to his membership
on the Government Operations
Committee. parent of the investi-
cations group.
Sticks to Two Groups.
Senator Hoey announced he has
decided to stick with the Agri-
culture and Finance groups.
Senator Mccarthy, as the senior
Republican member, is expected
to take over Craftsmanship of both
the Government Operations Com
mittee and the Investigations sub.
Icommittee when the new Con-
gress convenes January 3.
The Investigations subcommit-
tee was set up by special law
with broad powers to investigate
virtually any phase of govern
mental operation.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
EisenhowerSeen
Mi||iken
For Budget Talks
Colorado Senator
Is Due to Arrive
In Augusta Tonight
BY q stoff Correspondent Of The s,or

AUGUSTA, Ca. Nov. 8.-Re-
ports gained circulation here to-
day that Senator Millikin, Re-
publican, of Colorado may be un-
der consideration to represent
President-elect Eisenhower in go
ing over the new Federal budget
with the Truman administration.
Reports started when it was
learned that Senator Millikin is
due to arrive at the Bon Air Hotel
here at 11:15 O'Clock tonight. The
hotel is near the golf club where
Gen. Eisenhower is vacationing.
Senator Millikin is ranking Re-
publican on the Senate Finance
Committee and also is chairman
of the Senate Republican Confer
Ience. He also is the first ilnpor-
tant Republican to come South to
confer with Gen. Eisenhower.
The person designated by Gen.
Eisenhower will consult with the
Budget Bureau on the 1953-54
budget being put into shape for
presentation to Congress not later
than January 1S.
White House Farley Set.
Gen. Eisenhower himself will 60
to the White House for a confer
ence with President Truman on
November II.
The President-elect went ahead
today with arrangements to
name his representatives for a
series of briefing conferences
mainly with Pentagon and State
Department authorities. Those
conferences may begin next week,
possibly Monday or Tuesday.
members Of his staff said.
Those liaison arrangements were
indicated in an exchange of tele-
grams between President Truman
and Gen. Eisenhower, and also in
the sending of some top secret"
material to the President-elect.
Air Force Col. Albert L. Cox, at
the direction of President Tru-
man, personally delivered the ma
terial as well as the message
previously disclosed in the tele-
grams to Gen. Eisenhower. The
material contained several para
graphs relating to foreign mat
ters" which have not been pub
lished, and suggestions for still
other lines of cooperation" be-
tween now and the January 20
Inauguration, aides said.
Replied Immediately.
Gen. Eisenhower Immediately
sent reply message to the Presi-
dent. His own messenger flew to
Washington by commercial plane.
James G. Hagerty. Gen. Eisen-
hower's press secretary. said the
confidential message included SUBJ
SIdIltldIIy Ine same request con-
tained in the public statement
suggesting appointment of liaison
men.
Mr.. Hagerty said it also con-
tanned one or two paragraphs on
foreign affairs and matters pend
ing before the United Nations. He
added that he did not want to be
mysterious about the message, but
explained that since it was marked
top secret Gen. Eisenhower had
no discretion to make it public.
Gen. Eisenhower has been in
touch with some of his advisers
on the question of naming repre-
Isentatives as soon as possible as
the President requested, Mr. Hag-
lerty said.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Fugitive Comes Back
To Jail in Manassas;
.AnotherC CaughtinAu
Third Still Sought;
Trio Sowed Way Out
Through Bors Thursday

Two Manassas (Va) jailbreak-
ers were taken into custody last
night, one near Salisbury. Md.
where, police reported. he was
arrested in a stolen car. and the
other gave himself up at the jail
from which he escaped.
The two men are Virgil Lee
Perkey, Is, of Manassas, and John
E. Sullivan; %, of Sussex County,
Del. A third man. Lester Black
well. 36, colored, of Nokesville, Va,
is still at large. The three men
escaped early Thursday after saw
ing through jail bars.
Maryland State Police Trooper
Robert w. Burkhardt arrested
Sullivan. He said he spotted him
driving a stolen car near Mardela,
IWicomico County. Md. about 2
pm. yesterday. Sullivan was un-
armed and offered no resistance.
Perkey was taken into custody
by Prince William County Deputy
Sheriff L. D. Harris.
Knocked on Jail Door.
"He knocked on the door of the
jail about 10 o'clock last night.
got out of bed and let him in"
Sheriff Harris said. He isn't
talking about the escape and
didn't say why he surrendered"
Perkey's brother, Herman. 30,
and Jares Fox. "a, both of Ma
inassas. were arrested yesterday
and charged with conveying three
files to Virgil Perkey with the
intent to facilitate his escape" ."
The two men are in the Manassas
Jail.
Sullivan was awaiting sentence
latter being convicted of the at
tempted murder of a Manassas
policeman during 3 kidnapping.
The kidnapping occurred after
Sullivan escaped from the stock
Iade at Fort Belvoir. During the
kidnapping Sullivan fired one shot
lat the policeman which missed.
State police said Sullivan was
identified as one Of the fugitives
when he was taken to police head
quarters at Salisbury on the stolen
car charge. They said he admitted
his identity under questioning. He
lis being held in the Wicomico
County Jail at Salisbury.
Auto Charge Undecided.
State police said they were
Iawaiting word from Baltimore po-
lice to determine whether Sullivan
will be charged in the car theft.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Harris said
Virginia authorities are planning
to extradite Sullivan.
Perkey had been sentenced to
two years and two months on con-
lviction of hit and run, drunk driv-
ing and driving without a permit.
Blackwell was awaiting tria; on
several charges of housebreaking
and larceny.
The three men were discovered
missing at breakfast time Thurs
day, the sheriff's Office said.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Washington Man Killed
In Collision Near Ashland
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va. Nov. 8.-Lyle
Morgan Thurman, 36-year-old
Washington man, was killed early
today in a truck-automobile COLI
sion on U. S. Route /, 6 miles
north of Ashland.
Mr.. Thurman, who lived at 4012
Edmunds street NV. was alone in
his car. 1t collided with a truck
driven by Norris c. Lindsey, SO, of
New Castle, Del.
State Police said Mr.. Thurman's
car plowed into the side of the
truck. The car was demolished
and police estimated at least
81 900 damage to the truck.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Chances Of Settlement Probers Mark Time;
|nA.B.&W.Bu Bus Strike Mccarthy Likely 10
Seem Brighter Today Be New Chairman
Discussions Continue;
Service Still Sketchy;
No Runs Tomorrow

Chances of a settlement in the
A. B. & w. bus strike looked
brighter today. Both sides got
together last night and arranged
another meeting today.
Meanwhile, service was sketchy
today and there won't be any at
all tomorrow.
r. T. Mitchell, a company vice
president, and Joseph Maiden,
president of the union. said the
union negotiators and manage
ment representatives discussed all
the disputed contract issues last
night.
They met at the company's of :
fees at 113 North ST. Asaph street
in Alexandria. Today's meeting
scheduled for after noon, also was
expected to be held there.
Talk With Union.
Mr.. Maiden said the negotia-
tors met this morning with
the Executive Board of the union
Division 1131. Amalgamated AS
sociation of Street. Electric Rail-
way and Motor Coach Employees
of America.
Mr.. Maiden and Mr.. Mitchell
said no Federal or State concilia-
tors were present at last nights
meeting. Nor were any lawyers
they said.
A police guard was posted at a
non-striking employees home in
Alexandria yesterday after he re-
ported receiving an implied threat
by phone.
Mr.. Maiden denied the union
was responsible for the threat
And Mr.. Mitchell said the CON-
pany doesn't think the union is
to blame. They don't operate
like that" he said.
If it was a striker who made
the threat he did it on his own
they agreed.
$4,000 Riders Affected.
The strike started a week age
today. It has crippled service
for about $4,000 riders between
Washington and nearby Virginia
The State seized operations OF
the line. The union has voted to
make a court test of the consti-
tutionality of the seizure.
Mr.. Mitchell said Is buses woulc
be running today. He said efforts
were being made to give some
service on all major runs, but that
the State wasn't attempting tt
Iprovide full service. 1.-THE States
not trying to break the strike" he
said.
None of the company's buses
will run tomorrow, he said, since
the State doesn't consider Sun
day service to be vital.
The strike issues are centered or
pay. The union has asked for ar
increase of % cents an hour, to bt
spread over a three-year period
The company has offered % cents
Evening star., 1952-11-08
The 1852 Campaign
In Star Cartoons

A so-pose booklet eontoinins seIee-
tion Of political eortoons which op-
peored on the front poee Of The Stor
during the post yeor will be published
next Wednesday by The Evening Stor.
The cartoons. drown by Jim Berry,
mon, Pulitzer Prize winner. and Glib
Crockett. will keep the memory Of the
presidential eompoian olive.
They moy be bought OF the business
counter in the lobby Of The Stor Build
ing at so cents eoeh or by moiI with
on additional charge Of 10 cents for
postose ond handling by oppIieotion
to Stor Cartoons, Room 724, The Stor
Building.
Be sure to get your copies eory.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Two Youths Kill Banker

BRESCIA. Italy, Nov. 8. (P.-
The son of a bank director and
|another youth were arrested here
yesterday after confessing they
had killed a bank cashier and
made of with $2,500. police said.
Evening star., 1952-11-08
Guide for Readers

Amusements BIT Lost ond Found A-3
Church News A-6-9 obituory - B.l6
Classified BIZ 10 Rodio-1v Bib
Comics ----B-I8-lS Reoi Estote B-l-20
Editorial ------A-4lsoeiety, Clubs All
Edit'I Articles AS Sports --..A-l0-l1
Evening star., 1952-11-08
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