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Evening star., 1952-08-02
Navy Reserve Officer
And Wife Die in Crash

A Naval Reserve commander
and his wife, who lived in Alex
andria. Va. were killed in North
Carolina last night when thei,
car and q bus collided on a wet
highway.
The victims were Commander
and Mrs. John Dewey Topping
who left their apartment yester-
day in Hunting Towers East. on
Mount Vernon Memorial boule-
ward, to spend a week end in
North Carolina.
Commander Topping. 54, had
been working in the public infor-
nation branch of the Navy's
Bureau of Ordnance here. The
accident occurred at Mocksville,
about IS miles southwest Of Wins
ton-Salem. the Associated Press
reported.
w. F. Wicker Of Winston-
Salem. driver of the Greyhound
bus, said the Toppings' car
skidded during q light rain and
his bus plowed into the right side
Of the automobile.
Commander and Mrs. Topping
apparently were killed instantly,
Their car was demolished.
The couple had been living at
the Alexandria address for the
last three months, although they
had been residents of nearby Vir-
ginia prior to moving to Hunting
Towers.
A sister Of Mrs. Topping, Mrs.
j. w. Gaines, asked that the
bodies be taken to Birmingham.
Ala. for funeral services and
burial.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Colonel Pays Wife's
Black Market Fine
BY the Associated Press

WIESBADEN, Germany, Aug. q
Col. Allen w. Reed, former COM
mander Of the Wiesbaden military
post, has paid in full the $3,982
fine levied on his wife for selling
coffee. gasoline coupons and cur
rency on the German black
market, American authorities re-
ported today.
Aided by his family in the United
States, the Air Force colonel
handed over the money to the
United States District Court here
late yesterday to clear away the
last obstacle to his wife's return
with him to Washington, where
he is to be re-assigned.
The Reeds are due to sail from
Bremerhaven August S on the
military transport ship General
Taylor, arriving in New York about
August Is.
The 44-year-old society matron's
conviction on five black market
charges Wednesday was the first
time since the American occupa-
ton of Germany that a senior Of
flcer's wife had been punished in
this way.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
West Berlin Set
For Red Youths
Peace Invasion
Thousands Expected
At RuIIy Tomorrow
In Protest of Pact
BY the Assoeioted Press

BERLIN. Aug. 2.-West Berlin
police today alerted riot squads
to combat a planned invasion of
Western sectors by thousands of
fanatical Communist youths.
The Communist press has egged
on the Red Free German Youth
FDO to rush to West Berlin to-
morrow to demonstrate we are
for peace" In whipping up en-
thuSiasm, the Communists have re-
called the bloody street fights on
the boundaries a year ago in
which more than 300 persons were
injured.
Western authorities already
have banned the demonstration.
scheduled for city park in the
British sector. but the Communists
claim they have not been told of
the prohibition.
Red youth leaders announced
this morning the meeting would
be held as planned and that at
least 10000 demonstrators would
attend. The FDJ ordered its
blue-Shirted members to rally at
four hot-points at crossings from
the Soviet zone into West Berlin.
They have been the scene of fire.
quent brawls in the past. They
include the Potsdam Platz, where
the Russian. British and Ameri-
can sectors meet.
Protests West German Pact.
The sponsors said the aim of
the demonstration will be to show
popular opposition to the West
German pact with the Western
allies.
The Communist challenge came
at the end of tense week with
frequent kidnapings of West Ber-
liners by Red agents. Then last
night Russia demanded the Big
Three Western powers lift re-
Strictions on trade between East
and West Germany, which the
Soviets charged violated the 1949
agreement ending the Red block
ade of Berlin.
The demand was made in a
letter from Gen. VASTLY Chuikov,
Soviet commander in Germany. to
the high commissioners of Britain.
France and the United States.
Another Blockade Possible.
Observers considered the. move
could foreshadow another block
ade If the Soviets are looking for
an excuse for such a maneuver.
The trade barriers were imposed
by the West to prevent the flow
OF strategic materials, especially
steel, into Soviet-dominated areas.
AS tension mounted, two West
Berlin policemen with drawn pis-
tolls dashed into the Soviet sector
OF Berlin last night and rescued
a kidnapped political refugee.
Two less fortunate persons were
dragged from West into East Ber-
lin by Communist police, West
Berlin authorities said.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Air Force Studies Storage
I0f Gasoline in Salt Cavities
ey the Asseeiossd Press

The Air Force is negotiating
for the storage of aviation gaso-
line underground in "de-salted"
salt pockets in the Midwest.
Pentagon sources confirmed
that the negotiations are under
way, but said details are not vet
ready to be announced.
One project repeatedly being
considered is the storage Of 10000
gallons In salt lands Of Reno
County, Kans., where storage
space has been created by injec-
ton Of water to dissolve salt beds.
A similar system has been used
successfully In the Southwest for
the storage Of liquefied petroleum
gas.
Enthusiasts say that purified"
-water-treated-salt cavities will
provide a cheap. safe and we'll
concealed means of gasoline
storage.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Washington Man browns
On Last Swim Of Vacation

A Washington man who was
married three months ago
drowned in Mousam Lake near
IShapleigh, Me-, yesterday, the As
Sociated Press reported.
The victim was Keith j. Fer
|guson, 81, of 2615 Fourth street
NE. Relatives said Mr.. Ferguson
had decided to go for a final swim
before returning from his vaca-
ton.
He was Joined by two young
cousins. David and Dan Jaeger.
They said Mr.. Ferguson disap-
|peared after swimming few min
|utes. His body was recovered
from Is feet of water. Mr.. Fer
guson worked for a chain store
here.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
TV, Planes and Rudur Search
In Vain for Saucer Clues

spotted mysterious lights or Oh.
jects in the skies.
The calls came Fafter WMAI..
TV asked viewers-at 1880 pm
to report any sky 'tsightings." A
televiSion camera was on thu
studio roof at 4461 Connecticut
avenue NV, ready to swing ir
the direction indicated.
About so calls were received, but
the Gamers could pick up nothing
Most of the callers, a station
spokesman said, appeared to be
cranks or jokesters. but some were
serious.
WNBW'S televiSion cameras
also were on the lookout. as part
of the National BroadcaSting Co. 4
I'VE, the People" program.
Walter Reidel, an expert or
large guided missiles. appeared on
(See SAUCERS. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Progress Reported
lon Armistice Draft
. 81 II. A..esia..d Pres.

MUNSAN. Korea, Aug. 2.-U. N
and Communist staff officers to-
day signified agreement on the
wording of all but two paragraphs
Iof a .Kor--a armistice draft. But
they didn't tackle the thorny
Iprisoner exchange issue, major
obstacle to a truce.
The prisoner issue will be taken
|up when the main truce delega-
Itions end a week-long recess to-
morrow Go Pm. EDT Saturday,
Col. Duncan Somerville. y. N.
staff officer told newsmen today,
II think we have made some
progress in f1rming up the agree
|ments on all the paragraphs ex-
|cept two" He said the wording
|of seven disputed sections was
worked out in q series Of eight
meetings.
Col. Somerville added it was
possible the staff officers still may
Iagree on the two, dealing with
prisoner parole and recommended
tions to the governments affected
after an armistice is signed. The
staff officers will meet again to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Safe Containing 1851
Stolen From Junkyurd

A safe containing $851.57 was
stolen early this morning from
Taxin's Waste Material Co. at 200
M street S.W.
Police said the thieves entered
through a window, forced the
Ijunkyard Offices front door, and
hauled the safe away on hand
truck. The safe itself was valued
at xS0
Evening star., 1952-08-02
West German Contracts
Are Ratified by Britain

LONDON, Aug. 2 (P).-Britain
Joined the United States last night
in approving the Allied contracts
granting West Germany near
complete sovereignty and the right
to rearm for Western defense.
France and West Germany still
must approve the measures before
they can become effective.
Commons voted 293-253 to
ratify the contracts, which will
replace the occupation statutes
under which West Germany now
is governed. The House of Lords
had given its assent Thursday.
In blanket vote, Commons also
approved the European Defense
Community treaty and another
pact defining and extending EDC's
relations with the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PUSAN, Korea, Aug. 2.-The
Rev. Lee Myung Je, a Methodist
missionary who lately arrived here
from Communist North Korea,
said today there is great unrest
among the people of the Red
country to the north.
The missionary said in an in
terview that Communist soldiers
have virtually lost their war in
Korea because the Red soldiers
have no morale to fight and North
Korea masses have turned against
the regime of Gen. Kim II Sung.
Farmers bitterly complain that
|high-handed Communists have
been taking away practically all
grains and are imposing taxes OF
So per cent, the missionary stated
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Union Leaders Meet
AS New York Central
Strike Is Threatened
May Move to Put Off
Wolkout Tomorrow on
Lines East of Buffalo
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 2-Official.
of four railroad operating unions
went into a huddle here today IL
what was seen as a move to delay
a possible strike tomorrow agains
the New York Central's eastern
lines.
None of the conference partici.
pants made any direct statement
regarding walkout, but the talk.
came amid reports there was op.
position to a strike on the road'
lines east of Buffalo on such shor
notice.
The first hint that such a NOV,
was in the making came yesterday
w. D. Palmer, general chair
man of the Syracuse, N. Y, uni
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. told a reporter tn,
meeting in the Hotel Times Squar,
was a private session. He said Ii,
did not know how long it wouls
last.
His only comment was that tn,
entire situation sis being talked
over"
Grievances Exceed 300.
The reported strike threa
hinges on 300-odd union griev,
ances over operating rules.
However, no strike notices hav,
been posted officially here or else
where in the affected territory.
A railroad spokesman in Alban,
said a walkout would involve
$4,000 to $4,000 operating EN-
ployes and probably would force ,
shutdown of the railroads opera
tions east of Buffalo.
A similar strike was calle,
briefly earlier this year on tn
railroads lines west of Buffalo.
Major route to be affected b.
a strike would be the Central
fast main line link between New
York and Chicago. However, ther'
are other similar fast rail connec
tions between the two cities which
would reduce the effect on freigh
and passenger transportation.
Walkout Notice Confirmed.
j. P. Shields. head of tn,
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, confirmed from Clevelant
that he was notified of the sched.
uled walkout in a telegram from
local union leaders in New York
He told a reporter he is agains
a strike on such short notice.
In Syracuse, N. Y. spokesman
for one railroad brotherhood, wht
asked that his name not be used
said the strike tentatively sched.
uled for tomorrow would be post
poned 70 hours, until Wednesda,
morning. This, he said, would b'
done as a courtesy to the Nationa
Mediation Board, since it's Office,
are closed for the week end.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Il Reds Reported Slain
In Tax Revolt by Chinese
BY the Associoted Press

HONG KONG, Aug. 2.-An in
dependent newspaper reported
today that a peasant revolt took
place on June 81 in Lohang
Township in Central Kwangtung
when the Communist summer
grain tax collecting teams ar
rived.
The newspaper Kung Sheung
Jih Pao said the dispatch from
Kukong in Red China came from
Communist sources. The dis
patch said at least IL Reds were
killed before Communist troops
put down the uprising.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Ten Colombian Peasants
Killed in Bondit Attack
By the Associoted Press

I BOGOTA, Colombia, Aug. a.
An official report today said ban
dts had attacked peasants Satur-
day night near Restrepo in Cen
ltral Colombia. Ten bodies were
recovered after the attack. The
bandits fled.
The government also reported
an army captain and four SOL
diers were killed by bandits three
days ago in the same general area
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Picture on Pose A-3.

Picture on Poee A-3.
staggered across a Bronx street
crying Help me, help me" and
fell dead.
His father-in-law, Alfred Nc
ICullough, so, of the Bronx, was
grazed by another bullet. But the
wound. in the head, was not be-
lieved serious.
A short time later police founo
Ia paroled convict hiding on 8
Irooftop near the shooting scene
He was taken to police station
and questioned. No charges were
|placed against him Immediately.
The two couples had returned
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Miss Trumon in SuIzburq

SALZBURG, Austria, Aug 2 (P).
Margaret Truman came here
yesterday to hear some Of Europe's
top opera stars and q week Of the
Salzburg musical festivals. She
arrived from Liechtenstein... She
win attend Mozart's Marriage Of
Figaro" tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Drought Listed
Among Nation S
Top Disasters
Full Government Aid
To Alleviate Plight
Of Farmers Pledged

Inc Agriculture Department
today said the drought in the
South and New England is one OF
the most serious economic dis
asters in the country's history.
South Carolina, added to the
disaster list yesterday, was relieved
by storms last night and may get
more relief today and tonight. II
is still on the critical list, though
All of Massachusetts and Maine
also were put on the list yesterday
and the Weather Bureau here ssid
they didn't get any rain last night
or this morning.
Arkansas list of parched coun-
ties increased yesterday, and that
State stayed dry during the night
There was no rain in Ten
neSsee, Kentucky. Louisiana, Mis-
SiSSippi or Alabama, either. All ex-
cept Louisiana are on the disaster
list. So is a large area of Missouri
New Measures Planned.
The Agricultural Department is
exploring new steps to alleviate
the plight of farmers and to save
livestock herds. The disaster area
designation qualities farmers fol
Federal loans where local credit
is not available.
Virginia, whose officials are un-
decided whether to ask for Fed.
eral aid, has had a good bit o1
rain in its southern portion dur
ing the last three days. The whole
State got showers and storms last
night and was due for more TO-DAY
and tonight, the Weather Bureau
said.
Assistant Secretary of Agricul.
ture Knox Hutchinson pledged the
full support of the Federal Gov.
ernment to the drought-stricker
region at an emergency nine State
meeting in Nashville, Tenn, yes.
terday. Emergency action dis.
cussed at the meeting will be
considered further in Washington
Raub Snyder. assistant produc.
ton and marketing administrator
told the meeting the railroads arr
expected to announce next weel
an emergency reduction in rate.
for hauling hay into the Soutl
where pastures have been burnes
j up by the sun. Livestock feedins
is major problem.
The Tennessee agriculture com.
missioner already was in Wiscon.
sin buying hay for shipment I,
his State. The first carload lef
Madison last night for Nashvill,
and nine more carloads are ex.
pected to follow.
No Outright Grants Yet.
Thus far, the Federal Govern
ment has made no outright grant.
OF financial aid. The disaster loan.
for the purchase of livestock feee
and for planting of new crops ane
the like must be repaid by tn,
farmers in one to five years will
3 per cent interest.
Mr.. Hutchinson said the inten.
sity OF agricultural destruction il
the drought regions is a majoI
blow to the Nations total crol
production.
"The outlook in the area TO,
the next IL months is very, yer,
distressing" he said.
The Weather Bureaus 3O-da,
; outlook for August said temper.
atures in the deep South will bs
slightly hotter than usual ant
rainfall "will not generally exceed
seasonal normals."
| Reports from the southern
drought area indicated sever,
losses in corn, truck and garde1
crops and pastures. Tobacco pro.
duction was estimated off as mucl
as 80 per cent in some localitie,
and cotton is suffering.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Argentine Milkmen Fired

BUENOS AIRES. Aug. 2 P.-
All the milkmen in La Plata, capi-
tai of Buenos Aires Province, have
been fired. Licenses of milk deal
ers also have been suspended. City
authorities said they discovered
milk was being adulterated with
chalk and water.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
Mrs. Rosenberg Leaves

MILAN, Italy. Aug. 2 (P.-Mrs
Anna M. Rosenberg, United States
Assistant Secretary Of Defense. left
here today in an American Air
Force plane for Istanbul. She had
spent a week resting here.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
StocksinSpotIight

NEW YORK GPl. - Following are the
sales tadd OO), high, low, closing price and
net change Of the 81 most active stocks
for the week.
Evening star., 1952-08-02
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Amid the
screams of their terror stricken
wives, young clerk was shot to
death and his father-in-law
wounded by holdup men early to-
day just as the two couples re-
turned from a gay beach outing.
William Hopkins, %, of Brook
lyn, with a bullet in his chest.
Evening star., 1952-08-02

tsee sAUCERs. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1952-08-02

morrow.
Evening star., 1952-05-01
Police Undercover Man Shows
IBookies How to Beat Races

be on hand If called for by the
court.
Capt. Rasmussen said this was
the first time any of his men had
hit the numbers or the horses
while betting as undercover men
in the interest Of law enforcement.
The undercover man bet 81 on
Senator Joe at Laurel on April IL
and made $2.10. Three days later
he wagered 50 on Bee A. H. at
Laurel and won $39.
The policeman said he made
the bets with Charles w. Pride
more. 20, of the 1900 block of M
street NV, and Walter j. Dulski,
36, of the 800 block of II street
NE. news vendors at Seventh and
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Yesterday Dulski and Pridemore
were held for. grand jury action
by United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence, charged with
setting up a gaming table.
Evening star., 1952-05-01
Suspect in Robbery
Freed After Witness
Fails Identity Test

Failure of a key witness to
identify a defendant in o. Prince
Georges County Circuit courtroom
LINEUP led to the acquittal yester-
day Of a man charged with rob-
berry, assault and larceny.
A jury which heard the case
against George B. Phelps, 20, OF
Clinton, Md, deliberated an hour
before handing in its verdict to
Judge Charles c. Marbury.
Phelps counsel, Ignatius j
Keane, started the unusual trial
drama when he obtained permis-
sion to place his client among
seven other men lined up before
the. jury and the court.
The attorney asked the key
witness, James e. Tucker, of
Washington, to pick out the man
he believed responsible for as
saulting and robbing Charles r.
Gilbreath Of the 6100 block OF
Central avenue, Capitol Heights,
in october. l949.
Mr.. Tucker pointed to Phelps
brother, one Of the men In the
lineup.
The States case then collapsed
when Judge Marbury refused to
permit a statement Phelps al
legedly made to police to be in
troduced as evidence.
The defendant was arrested on
a detainer lodged with authorities
in an Ohio prison where he served
two years for a District auto theft.
Phelps was questioned by police
In 1850 in connection with the
murder OF Berwyn filling station
attendant
Evening star., 1952-05-01
| IJustice Clark to Guide
Gu Court Competition

Supreme Court Justice CLARK
will preside at the Catholic Uni
versity Law Schools annual ap-
pellate court competition at
o'clock tonight in Mcmahon Hall
The case involves use of Fed
eral funds to aid public educa-
ton. Opposing counsel are John
E. Brady, George S. Gedvila and
Marine Maj. George p. Black
burn, on one side, and Mrs. Isa-
belle r. Capello. Edward P. Man.
ming and William F. Sonderickel
for the other.
Evening star., 1952-05-01
Boy Scout Show Opens
In Armory Tomorrow

The National Capital Area Boy
Scout Council will open a two-day
demonstration Of scouting activi-
ties, at Z pm. tomorrow in the
National Guard Armory.
The council is composed Of
units representing some 10000
Boy Scouts. Cub Scouts and Ex-
Iplorer Scouts.
Highlight Of the show will be
the presentation: Of q special
award to Vice President Barkley
and others who were in Congress
when the Boy Scouts were char
tered in 1916.
Evening star., 1952-05-01

One police undercover man is
getting to be quite Handicapped.
He's never been to a race track
but if his luck keeps up in picking
the ponies he might be tempted.
The undercover man who just
picks horses at random and bets
on them in order to get the goods
on bookies, has turned $41.10 in
winnings over to Capt. Thomas
Rasmussen, his commanding off,
Ger at No. Precinct. Capt. Ras-
musen, in turn, will turn the race
track appropriation over to the
chief property clerk, where it will
Evening star., 1952-05-01
Lodge PIons Dinner-Dunce

Mount Pleasant Lodge of Wash
ington will hold its annual ladies
night dinner-dance at z pm. to-
morrow in the Cloud Room of
Washington National Airport.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-19
By Mel ellison

One of the great gifts that God
has given to America is to give
true charity to her people. And
because of that spirit of charity
America is known over the whole
world to be the first to give
helping hand to someone who needs
it more then themselves. And it
is also strange to note that the
American people who make this
charity live day by day are not
the overwhelmingly rich people. On
the whole they are the in-betweenS,
neither rich nor poor, who give
their time and money however they
can spare it and where ever it is
needed.
Here in Key West during these
last few days we have watched
American charity at its finest.
When Mrs. Inez SCOTS home
burned to the ground on Thurs
day night all her LIES work went
with it. Yet she and her baby girl
hadn't been destitute for more then
a few hours when some woman,
probably as hard working and poor
as Mrs. Scott herself, sent over
a box of worn clothes saying II
know she will need these now."
And all the thing that Americans
stand for and have fought and died
to keep are reflected in those be-
autiful words of charity. "give
these to her, know that she will
need them now" Also typically
American is the fact that, to this
day, Mrs. Scott does not know who
it was that sent her help when she
needed it so badly. To give with
out reward and without thanks is
perhaps the finest gift that one per-
son can make to another.
And so now we are going to ask
you to make the same kind of gift.
We want you to send money to
the Inez Scott fund, money for
which you probably will never be |
thanked, money that only God will |
see and reward. We need money |
in order to buy lumber with which |
Mrs. SCOTS friends will build a !
room for her adjoining her fathers /
house.
We realize that in America we |
do not need to 60 door to door |
begging for money for worthy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-19
Lions Club Making An-Out
Effort To Aid Destitute Family

causes, all we have to do is to ask.
And so we ask for your contribu-
tons in order to help give Mrs.
Scott a chance to begin to live
as her hard work mas entitled her
to live. We cannot believe that
$500 is too much to ask
for in order to buy nope and cour-
age and a better way of life for
a fellow American.
Every year Key Westers send
hundreds of dollars to other count
ries and other causes, so now it
is a fitting time that we look to
our own country and to our own
cause. Don't try to decide how
much you can spare or whether or
not you can spare it at all, just
pick up a pen and address an en-
velope to:
Mr.. Joe Allen
Allen PRESS
Inez Scott Fund
Key West, Fla.
And when you put your contri-
button into the envelope remember
that the gift that God rewards
the highest is the one that we