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Evening star., 1952-08-16

the fatigue clothing of one of the
soldiers, near Vint Hill Farms,
miles north of Warrenton. He
had been held captive during a
wild. hour-long ride over. back
roads, which covered an esti-
mated IS miles.
Army Pvt. John Elmer Sullivan
%. of Sussex, Del, who escaped
from the Fort Belvoir stockade
earlier yesterday. was wearing the
policman's uniform when arrested
The policeman's pistol, from which
one shot had been fired at Sergt
Colbert before the abduction, was
in the holster at his side.
Face Civil Charges.
His companion, Pvt. Lawrence
Mitchell Hynson. %. of Hyatts.
vile, Md. reported AWOL from
Fort Belvoir, was driving the
speeding car. which was so over.
heated the paint had burned of
the hood.
The two soldiers. described b,
Sergt. Colbert as "recklessly
drunk" had an empty half-pin'
whisky bottle and six cans of beel
in the car when arrested. They
were questioned by Army Crimi'
nal Investigation Division inves'
Itigators and surrendered to polio,
at Manassas to face civil charge.
of kidnapping and felonious as.
isault.
Fairfax County Detective Her.
bert N. Marcy and Police Sergt
James Maley were credited with
the arrest and the two men wer,
booked at Fairfax police head.
quarters on a kidnapping charge
while being held for CID anc
Manassas authorities.
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Ally and Wife Rush to Hospital
When Ydsn1in Swallows Pills

Lets talk abolt something
else" he said.
The Prince has indicated on
many occasions he is desirous OF
patching up his difficulties with
the red-haired movie star, but she
never has given the reconciliation
talk any encouragement.
Prince Ally beamed with pride
as reporters mentioned Yasmin
and described her as "a real
beauty" She and her half sister
Rebecca Welles, Miss Hayworth'.
child by Acknowledgements Orsor
Welles, have both been confined
to the big pink stucco home with
whooping cough.
Arriving by plane Thursday
night, the Prince was taken tc
Miss Hayworth's home. When he
left at 2:38 am. yesterday, he
seemed detected. He was a little
late for his Lobster Newbure
luncheon appointment, but after
three hours with his wife anc
daughter, he said. II had a lovely
time"
Prince Ally said he intends tc
stay here five days. Meantime
he may take in the races at De
Mar, near San Diego,
Evening star., 1952-08-16
3From Maryland Die
In 4-Car Smashup
On New York Highway
By the Associated Press

HARRISON, N. Y, Aug. 16.-A
Maryland automobile hurtled a
lane divider on busy Hutchinson
River Parkway yesterday and four
persons were killed and three
others injured, one critically, in a
four-car smashup.
One of the dead was tentatively
identified by police as Mrs. Lois
johnson. "a, of East Providence,
r. l., a bride of less than a year.
Her husband, Iver, %, min
Ilsterial student at the Providence
Bible Institute. was in critical
condition in st. Agnes Hospital,
White Plains. N. Y.
Three From Maryland.
The other dead were tentatively
identified by police as Mrs. Lii
liam B. Diedrich. 38, of West
minister. Md. and her brother-in-
law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Irvine
Schneider Of Salisbury. Md.
Mrs. Diedrich's son, Drew, 10,
was in United Hospital, Port
Chester, with injuries described as
not serious.
Also injured was Jerry M.
Rosenberg of the Bronx, New
York, who suffered broken arm.
1t took police seven hours to
make even tentative identifications
and get a picture of what had
happened, so tangled was the
Wreckage and scattered the con-
tents of the cars.
No Identification Papers.
Some Of the victims, dressed in
shorts on the hot summer day
had no Identification papers.
Police said Mrs. Diedrich, wife
of Andrew Diedrich, a chain de-
partment store manager, was re-
turning home with her son and
relatives from a trip to Boston.
Their car, southbound, bounded
over the divider. police said
crashing into northbound cars oil
the Johnsons and Rosenberg. A
third northbound auto, with Jane.
Boulware and Jack Albee, both o1
New York, then ploughed into the
wreckage. Mr.. Boulware and Mr.
Albee were unhurt.
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ILynchburg Officials
|AssaiI FbI Probe
OF Prisoners Rights
BY the Associuted Press

LYNCHBURG. Va. Aug. TO-
The FBI. disdainful of a snub
from local authorities. today
pushed an investigation to find
out whether Lynchburg police
mistreated a 19-year-old Negro.
Bernard Skipper, in a statement
by his attorney. charges that he
was falsely arrested on two oc-
casions and was beaten and
dubbed by police.
City Manager Robert D. Nor
'rison said Skipper had been sus-
pected of a felony and police used
no more force than was neces-
sary."
But the FBI said it would press
a probe to find out whether Skip
|per's civil rights were violated.
Mr.. Morrison quickly said that
neither he nor members of the
police force would cooperate with
the FBI probe. He said Police
Chief J. Hillyer Boice had investi-
gated Shippers charges and found
them unfounded. Mr. Morrison
added his concurrence with Chief
Boice's report.
He said he would make no ef-
fort to keep the FBI from investi-
eating. but by failing to cooper
ate would "at least show my dis
approval Of this policy of invading
an area in which laws of the Com
|monwealth of Virginia are suffi-
GENTLY broad to protect the rights
of all its citiZensi'
Mr.. Morrison said the State ais
thoroughly competent to investi-
gate and prosecute If justified. :"
Despite Mr.. Morrison's state
ment. FBI Agent N. r. johnson
said full investigation would be
made and report submitted to
the Justice Department. He said
the report would recommend
further action" if the FBI thinks
it is warranted.
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Tropical Storm Spotted
Off West Africa Coast
BY The Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla. Aug. 16.-The sea-
sons first hint of a tropical storm
turned up last night 5000 miles
from the United States and about
1900 miles southwest of Dakar on
the west coast of Africa.
1t was spotted by Pan Ameri-
can World Always pilot who said
the disturbance was moving about
% miles an hour in a northwest
erly direction.
The Miami weather bureau said
it would issue no advisories unless
more information was received.
Evening star., 1952-08-16
Fire in Basement Routs
20 Mt. Rainier Tenants

! Approximately 20 residents of
Haywood Gardens Apartments
Mount Rainier. Md. fed to the
street in their night clothes early
today as fire flared in a basement
storage area.
Firemen said damage was
caused mainly by smoke. They
kept the flames confined to the
basement of 1909 Russell street
cause of the IRE has not been de-
ltermined, according to Capt. r. r
lNymark of the Mount Rainier Fire
department.
Evening star., 1952-08-16
VA Expects Only 5O96
OF Insured Veterans
To Collect Dividends
BY the Associated Press

A Veterans Administration of =
ficial estimated today that OF
those entitled to 5000 million in
1852 dividends on national service
life insurance. only half will draw
out their share in cash this year
Officials believe there are two
major reasons for this:
/. Many of the 5 million hold
ers of about 6 million policies
the NSLI policies are held by
World War II and subsequent
veterans-who are entitled to div
ldends either did not understand
or ignored instructions they must
apply in writing.
2. Many who are not request
ing checks are merely letting
their cash be credited to their
account to pay later premiums. OF
to draw 3 per cent interest after
a certain date.
1.448.O28 Checks Issued.
The estimate that only half of
those entitled to 1852 dividends
will be paid was based on today's
report that 1,448. .028 checks total
ing $53, ,326,754 had been issued up
to August Z.
In addition. VA official said
the agency still has 100000 undis-
tributed dividend checks for 194s
and 10000 for 1851. The amount
involved has not been computed
he said.
! However, the 1948 and 1851 divi.
dends are not regular" dividends
like the one in 1852, and regula
tions differ.
A $2,800,001 900 dividend in 194t
and one of about $685. million il
1851 were special dividends anc
the unclaimed checks are no
drawing interest.
The 1948 dividend was estimated
to apply to about 16 million hold.
ers of some 20 million policies ant
the 1851 payment to some 6 mil
lion holders of about Z millior
lpolicies.
Must Apply in Writing.
Written application was re-
quired for the 1948 dividend, bu
the 1851 disbursement was mad,
automatically to all policyholder
that could be located.
AS of April II. the Treasur,
said. 14,812,092 checks for $2,.
681 .07O,943 had been issuee
against the 1948 account. Up t.
July Is there had been 1881 40
checks for $625, ,26O,532 issues
against the 1851 total.
The VA has made no concerted
effort to reach the 100000 persons
eligible to receive the 1948 divi
dend, but who have never applied
for it, the official said, but will
start an active campaign lat,
next month to do so.
Can Find Is Per Cent Quickly.
A recent survey by district Of
ficers on a sampling basis indi
Gated that IS per cent of the per
sons due checks can be LOCATED
quickly. The other IS per cen
generally allowed their policies tt
lapse On c.scharge from mii,tar!
SCI vice and have never given TIN
VA a later address. an of:cla
said.
The search for the 10000 ell.
titled to 1851 checks is now ce..
tered III the armed forces, after :
study indicated most of thos,
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|MiIIer's Campaign
Cost More Than
IByrd's, Data Shows
BY The Associated Press

RICHMOND. Aug. 16.-senator
Byrd has reported to the State
Board of Elections campaign ex-
penses amounting to $50, ,568.58 in
his successful bid for renomina tion
in the recent Democratic sena-
torial primary.
Senator Byrd's opponent, Fran
els Pickens Miller. filed a supple
mental report yesterday showing
expenses totaling $46, ,407.8O Ear
lier, Mr.. Miller had reported ex-
penses totaling $16,648.69.
Evening star., 1952-08-16
New School Cafeteria
Due 10 Get Under Way
With Naming Of Three

The appointment Of three per-
sons to head the new centralized
cafeteria setup in the District
public schools gave hopes that
the program will get underway
late this fall.
The Board Of Education, by a
poll. yesterday named Miss Aleta
E. Logan. associate director of the
Yale University dining halls, as
head of the new food services de-
partment.
Assistants named were Miss Be-
atrice Margolis, cafeteria director
at the Evanderchilds High School
in New York, who will head the
white schools. and Clark N. Will
son, cafeteria director of North
Carolina College in Durham, N. c..
to head the colored schools.
Norman j. Nelson, first assistant
superintendent of schools, said the
appointments will be effective on
September 2.
Six to Eight Weeks Planning.
He said it will take the new
Iappointees from six to eight weeks
to plan the new department, au-
thorized last year by Congress but
delayed because of lack of funds
to get started. They will set up
pay scales for cafeteria employees,
promulgate regulations and get
the whole new department Or
ganized.
MI. Nelson said the plan is to
get the new program going by late
fall.
The school cafeterias now are
operated as independent busi-
nesses by the school principals.
The new program would bring
them under a central head with
central purchasing, record keep
ing and such.
Will Handle Distribution.
The new food department also
will take over the distribution of
surplus foods donated by the Agri-
culture Department, the adminis-
tration of the School Lunch Act
and the Penny Milk Program.
They will set up headquarters at
the lexington School.
Miss Logan, 81. is a graduate
of the University of Illinois and
has masters degree from Colum-
bia University. She has been at
Yale University for the past seven
years. Her previous experience IN
cluded teaching of home eco
nomics at an Illinois high school,
managing home economics cafe
terra at the University of Illinois
and serving as dietician at State
Teachers College, Edinboro. Pa.
Miss Margolis has been at the
Evanderchilds High School for 13
years. She is from Brooklyn, was
graduated from Brooklyn College
and took her masters degree at
Columbia University.
Mr.. Wilson, who did his UNDER
graduate work at Tuskogee Insti-
tute. also took his masters degree
from Columbia University. In
addition to his job at North Caro-
lima College. he has held various
positions in the food and dietetics
field. N
Evening star., 1952-08-16
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Showers
and thunderstorms this afternoon
and night. Humid, high in upper
Dos. Low tonight "a. Tomorrow
partly cloudy, warm and less
humid.
Maryland-Warm and humid
with thunderShoWerS tonight.
High between 86 and 90, low to-
night between 10 and rs. Tomor-
Evening star., 1952-08-16
1.-Two Fort belvoir Gls
Held After kidnapinq
Manassas Policeman

A Manassas (Va.) town police
man was abducted, beaten, threat
ened with death and finally re-
leased by two soldiers he had
stopped for a speeding violation
yesterday.
The soldiers, one an escapee
from the Fort Belvoir stockade,
later were forced off the road in
their speeding car on Route 20 in
Fairfax County. Although armed
with the policeman's .38-caliber
pistol, they gave up without a
struggle.
Captive on Wild Ride.
Police Sergt. James Colbert, 46,
was released at $3.50 pm. wearing
Evening star., 1952-08-16
Texas Posse Continues
Hunt for Missinq Girl
sy The Assoeio'ed Press

ODESSA, Tex, Aug. 16.-Search
for blond, blue-eyed Eva Lois
Phillips, 9. continued here today.
A sheriff's posse. and dozens of
volunteers were in the hunt.
The child was last seen by
neighbors Wednesday morning
She lives with her father, who
is estranged from the mother
Police held a 27-year-old man
who admitted he took the girl
riding. but maintained he re-
turned her to her home.
Evening star., 1952-08-16
Many Koreans in Jupun

TOKYO (P1 - Kyodo News
Agency says there are $4,000
Koreans living legally in Japan
and 467,000 of them claim alle-
glance to the North Korean Com
munist regime. Possibly 100000
more Koreans are in Japan either
illegally or have failed to reg
lister with authorities,
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Designed Like Residence.

row partly cloudy and less humid.
Virginia-Warm and humid.
thundershowers tonight and lin
southeast, portion tomorrow. High
today 81 to 90, low tonight 70 to
rs.
District Medical Society ragweed
pollen count for "a hours ended
9 am. today. grain per cubic
yard of air.
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eligible apparently were back on
Iactive duty.
The 1852 disbursement is being
handled by district Offices to which
policyholders pay their premiums
except for those back in military
service, whose dividends are being
paid from the headquarters Office
here.
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e m p o y m enC
and still not
lose their per-
manent status.
In addition,
they will retain
their seniority
and job-reten-
ton rights in
any new jobs
thye find within
a year a I [ e I
they lose their
jobs.
The commits
sion's ruling Is
;No~N~@n-& m
Evening star., 1952-08-16
Disabled Veterans Elect

BOSTON. Aug. Is (P).-The
Disabled American Veterans yes
terday elected Floyd L. Ming, 40
of Bakersfield, Calf, as national
commander to succeed Ewing w
Mays of Little Rock. Ark.
Evening star., 1952-08-16
Hearing Set Monday
On Pepco Station al
|WestmoreIand Circle

A hearing on a Potomac Electric
Power Co.'S application to erect
ia transformer station on West
moreland Circle just across the
District line. Montgomery County
will be held on Monday by the new
Montgomery County Board of Ap-
Ipeals.
The hearing, the first session
of the board, is slated for 3 pm
in the County Building in Be-
thesda.
The building would be erected
on vacant lot between Massa-
|chusetts and Western avenues
The Appeals Board must act on
the application. since the build
ing would be a special exception
in the residential A area.
Designed Like Residence.
According to the application
the building would be a two-story
brick structure of Georgian Co.
lonial design. It will have a one
story wing on the right and q
steel frame structure in the rear
A Pepco Official said the build
ing has been designed to give the
appearance of being private res
iidence. Curtains will hang at the
windows and the rooms will be
Evening star., 1952-08-16
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Displaced Coreerist Job Rights,
Seniority Extended to Year
By Joseph Young

The Civil Service Commission has issued regulations that
give much stronger rights Federal
lployes who lose their jobs
Until these employees lost their
with seniority rights 80 after dismissal
Under the commissions order issued late yesterday these dis
placed careerists will have year
othn
Evening star., 1952-08-16

Showers and hundershOwers expected tonight in the
quadrant country Northern New England
through the Atlantic States and westward to the Ohio
Valley Great Lakes region Scattered thunder
North Dakota the Central Plains States
and region will be generally fair else
where cooler in the Upper and Central Mississippi
ZAP Wirephoto.
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Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 101. on June 26.
Lowest. 15, on January 80.
High and Low of Last "a Hours.
High. SO. at 4:20 pm
Low. 76, at $50 am.
Tide Tables.
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River Report.

River Report.
(From U. g. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferr,
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy ri
HarperS Ferry.
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Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to datel:
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laced cafeeflSCS Will nave a year
1 which to find other Federal
, 1952-01-29
Miss MGriel MdckdY.
VeterunNurse. Retires
From Kings Hill

Miss Mariel Mackey, vet
eran nurse and Supervisor Of
the Kings Hill Hospital has
been retired at her own re-
quest dut to i'll health, accord
ing to a press release dated
January "a, received last
evening. The release states:
Governor de Castro accept
ed with regret the recommen-
dalton Of the Chief Municipal
Physician stating 4 want to
commend you very highly for
the long and faithful service
which you have given to your
community. This service be-
gan in the year 1913 when you
were connected with the
Queen Louise Children's Home
in ST. Croix and has culninat-
ed with your excellent ser
vices as the Supervisory Nurse
Of the Kings Hill Home.
During these years you have
devoted all your attention and
energy to the interest Of the
public service, which is highly
Continued on page ~
, 1952-01-29
Cong menC roufo Bentsen, II,
Against vi Annexation to PR.

The members Of the Com
mittee on Insular Affairs in
the House Of Representatives
have received from the Virgin
Islands sufficient testimony to
justify that this Caribbean ter
ritory should have some Of the
special economic privileges
Puerto Rico enjoys now, but
they should wait some years
before obtaining similar auto
nomy to their neighboring is
land Of Puerto Rico, the FL
Mundo said.
Representatives Lloyd Bent
sen,Jr. Of Texas and Fred
Crawford Of Michigan express
ed themselves against annex
ing the Virgin Islands to Puer
to Rico, as an alternative for
authorizing a resident COM
missioner and an elective gov
ernor now,
Bentsen was president, and
Crawford leader Of the minor
, 1952-01-29
Governor Expresses
Thunks to Joseph
Alexander for Aid

Governor de Castro adj
dressed q letter Of appreciation
to President Joseph Alexander
Of the st. Croix Chamber Of
Commerce for his splendid
assistance and advice on be-
half Of the Chamber, and also
as the Governors Commercial
Advisor at the recent rate
increase conference with the
Alcoa officials in st. Thomas,
according to a press release
dated January "a.
Governor de Castro noted
that Mr.. Alexander gave up
his time freely despite heavy
and urgent personal business
in ST. Croix.
, 1952-01-29
ST. Mory's Plonning
.Curnivul Buzdur for
Sunday, FebruurY 10

ST. Mary's Parochial School
has completed plans to hold :
carnival bazaar on Sunday
February 10, 1852.
AS usual there will be re-
f~reshments, prizes and games.
, 1952-01-29
Personnel Mention

Among the passengers to
alight from the incoming Pan
American Convair this morn
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Reubel from Antigua.
The Reubels came down
from New York III connection
with the Congressional hear
ings. They visited with Mrs.
Reubeps relatives.
, 1952-01-29
Rainbow Terrace Opening
Largest Audience
Conception Loves ST. Croix;
Cruciuns Love Him

Cesar Conception honored st. Croi1 last night Nth the
sweetest music this side Of the Caribbean. Cesar (sesaGh)
tOhose trumpet is as hot as Harry James and as stDeet as
Charlie SpiUak, thrilled his cdptioGted audience again and
agaia-and 50 did his ~oocdists, the famous, Joe Vale and
, 1952-01-29

MlnOIIn Menl.
The management of the
Prosperity Plantation Club
was host to what was probably
the largest number Of paid
customers to enter any place
Of entertainment in st. Croix.
Estimates range between eight
hundred to a thousand men
and women paid three and two
, 1952-01-29
N. Y. Operu Singer
Bernice Edwards
Meets audience

Miss Bernice Edwards,
Dramatic Soprano of the opera
concert stage and radio, was
introduced to the huge audi
ence at the Prosperity Plan
tation Club last night by
Robert Holland and received
lusty applause.
Mr.. holland said that we
are not only fortunate in hav-
ing Miss Edwards iii our
midst but that she will appear
in a concert at the Lutheran
Parish Hall on the night Of
Wednesday, February S, in a
recital for the benefit Of a
Church Building Repair Fund.
He urged everyone to attend
as it is not often that we have
such outstanding artists among
us.
He mentioned that Miss Ed
wards was a graduate Of the
New England Conservatory of
Music; also Of the David Man
ners Music School and won
the Jane Powell Voice Award
for 1916 out Of a field Of 500
contestants.
The announcement was
made through the courtesy of
Mr.. Conception and with the
kind consent Of Mr.. and Mrs
Burgess, proprietors Of
the Club.
, 1952-01-29

collars, respectively, 70 dance
to the music Of Cesar Concep-
cion and his orchestra.
So satisfied were patrons
that if Cesar and his boys
played tonight it is safe to say
almost all Of last nights Gus
would return in addi-
ton to those who did not get
the opportunity or who
thought it was no different to
his records which, incidental
", are tops here. But it was
different seeing the boys in
action.
Most Of the partners danced
back and forth with their eyes
continuously on every mem
Der Of the orchestra, and each
one Of them seemed happy to
see their new friends enjoying
their renditions.
Cesar, as he IS called, with
affection, always smiling, won
the hearts Of all; every mem-
Der Of his outfit was a star
performer; it would take more
q layman to select an out
standing performer. IN addi-
ton to Cesar's trumpet, there
were: Angel Pena, Alto Saxo-
phone; Santos A1movar, Tenor
Leslie Lopez, Alto; Arrival
Tenor Sax and Pa
Continued On page y
, 1952-01-29

|ity, Of a special subcommittee
investigation held in the Isl
lands last week. The Ad-
ministration's proposed amend
ing of the Organic Act which
would make economic and POI
litical changes is held pending
by the committee on Insular
Affairs.
Mrs. Sally Milgrom, owner
Of a hotel III Charlotte Amalie,
provoked a heated local con-
troversy in the audience when
she brought UP the old sugges
ton that Congress solve the
problem Of the Virgin Islands
by annexing them to the new
born Incorporated Free State
of Puerto Rico.
"a vast majority Of the in
habitants Of the Virgin IS
are opposed to the
annexation and presented suf-
fcient solid facts to sustair
Continued On page a