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Evening star., 1953-06-16
Hearings May Delay
Postal Rate Increase
BY the Assoeioted Press

Lack of time, plus political con-
siderations, may put off until
next year congressional action
on a Forthcoming administra-
tion request for an increase in
postal rates.
The request by Postmaster Gen.
eral Summerf1eld is due to be
made formally later this week.
House Speaker Martin said,
following a White House con-
ference yesterday, Mr.. Summer
field probably will ask for an in
crease in all mail rates, effective
october l, in bid to wipe out
a half billion dollar postal oper-
ating deficit.
It will be up to the House Post
Office Committee to determine
what should be done about it so
far as the House is concerned,
Mr.. Martin told newSmen.
Chairman ReeS of that COM
mittee said he was willing to con-
slider the proposal but wouldn' t
say whether he was for or against
it. He pointed out, however, that
lengthy hearings probably would
be necessary because of the COM
plexity of the subject.
While Mr.. Summerf1eld didn't
disclose details of the proposed
increases, congressional sources
said they expect him to ask for
an increase Of one cent in the
present three-cent cost of mail
ing letter.
Evening star., 1953-06-16
Two Scouts Rescued
From Utah Canyon
Describe Ordeal
BY the Assoeioted Press

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz., June
16.-A joyous reunion is expected
to take place today between two
Explorer Scouts rescued yester-
day after a five-day ordeal in
Sun-baked Nakai Canyon in
Southern Utah and their parents
from DeS MoineS, Iowa.
Slated to be reunited are Bud
McIntire, Is, with Mr.. and Mrs.
K. H. McIntire, and Phil Crow
ley. 16, with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Crowley.
The boys spent the night at
the hospital resting from their
grueling experience of being lost
in the canyon wilderness 80 miles
from where they entered it last
Wednesday in Arizona. Two In
dians, John Fat and Neskie
Yazzi, found the boys and
brought them out by wagon.
Then white man searchers took
over and got them to clean beds
and medical attention by jeep
and plane.
The boys were pronounced in
good health but tired and dirty.
Their only complaint was sore
feet.
Sit Down to Steaks.
I'VE both had faith in our
God" said young McIntire at
Kayenta, Ariz., as they both sat
down to T-bone steaks at a trad
ing post cafe.
Talking between bites, young
McIntire described the ordeal
while his companion concentrated
on the groceries at hand.
1--WE separated that first
night" he said. "but about an
hour after sundown I spotted
Phil a half-mile away. We went
to sleep, each of us on another
side of the canyon.
I'VE ran out of water the next
morning but we found a spring.
The water had bugs in it and
was muddy, but we drank a lot
of it anyway.
After we drank, I washed my
feet. When we filled our can
teens we filtered the water
through a handkerchief.
Took Different Directions.
1--WE divided the final canteen
later on and Phil went south. I
was too tired to go very fast.
made up my mind to go north
to the San Juan River.
But both of us lost our direc-
tionS the next morning and we
walked into each other.
Saturday afternoon the old
Indian found u.s."
The "Old Indian" was Yazzi.
He is a Navajo cattleman who
lives on a mesa above the canyon.
He had been on their trial for
two days.
Evening star., 1953-06-16
FBI 10 Probe Reports
Of Exporters Gifts
ToCommerce0 Official

The investigating unit Of the
Office of international Trade and
the FBI have launched an in
vestigation into alleged gifts"
by exporters to an OFT export
licensing official.
This was learned today as a
jury in the Federal Court in
Alexandria continued its de-
liberations on the case of Martin
E. Violin. Violin. New York ex-
porter, was tried on bribery and
other charges.
Violin Is charged with having
paid $2.608 to Henry G. Bennett,
former OFT official in charge of
licensing one category Of tinplate
in 1851. The OFT is part Of the
Commerce Department.
Deliberates Six Hours.
The Violin trial reached the
jury yesterday afternoon. The
jurors deliberated for about six
hours without reaching a verdict.
They resumed their deliberations
this morning.
The new investigation is based
on statements by Bennett. They
were made first to q Government
attorney and then were repeated
on the witness stand in the Wo-
lin trial.
Testifying about the tax return
on his 1851 income, Bennett as
serted he had included all in
come except gifts. Those
amounted to between $4,000 and
$4,000. he said.
Under questioning by Joseph
A. Lowther, Government attor-
ney, he then gave the names of
eight persons from whom he said
he received gifts" Later he
identified six of the eight as ex-
porters or exporters representa-
tiveS.
Facing 10 Charges.
Violin has been tried on 10
charges. Seven charge bribery.
two charge him with paying q
Government employe extra COM
pensation for doing his Govern
ment work, and one charges con-
Evening star., 1953-06-16
Armory Tract in Silver Spring
Offered to County for Parking
Gingery to meet with the council.

Gingery to meet with the council.
Sought by Trade Board.
The Silver Spring Board of
Trade has been seeking for some
time to buy the lot with its park
ing lot district funds. Today's
proposal by the planning COM
mission was one Of four plans
for using the lot.
The proposed sale includes a
plan where the Board of Trade
will deliver without cost to the
county a 70.0O0-square foot tract
on Colesville road for use as a
site for a community center.
The 4.5-acre armory lot on
Fenton street near the Hecht
Co. store would provide parking
space for about 900 cars, accord
ing to David Scull, Board of
Trade president.
Two Parks in Area.
The commission made it clear
that it definitely was going to
sell the lot. The commissioners
pointed out there already are
two other large public parks near
the center of Silver Spring
JeSup Blair Park at Georgia ave-
nue. and the District line and the
15-acre Silver Spring Recreation
Center, east Of the business dis
trict toward Sligo Valley.
The Evanswood Citizens As
sociation had urged a parking
lot and a community center on
the tract. The Board of Trade,
however, came up with a COM
promise for total parking on the
lot and development of the site
on Cclesville road for a COM
munity center.
The lot came into the news in
late 1851 when, during negotia-
tionS for its sale to the Hecht
Co. for a reported $500, 900, the
county filed suit to regain title
to the tract.
Evening star., 1953-06-16
Israeli Editor Acquitted
In Attack on Dulles
BY the Assoeiated Press

JERUSALEM (Israeli Sector)
June 16.-The editor Of the Com
munist newspaper Kol Ham was
acquitted by a Jerusalem court
today of charges of defaming
United States Secretary of State
Dulles prior to his recent visit
here.
Kol Ham published a series of
articles before Mr.. Dulles arrival
under the heading "Get to Know
Mr.. Dulles"
The attorney general brought
the case against the paper for
defamation of a representative
of a friendly power. After a
three-day hearing, the Judge &C
quilted the editor.
Evening star., 1953-06-16
BY chorles [. lioffmon

The controversial armory lot
in Silver Spring was offered
to the Montgomery County
Council today for $5o0.000 for
use as a public parking area.
The offer was contained in a
letter from the Maryland
National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. dated
today. The commission was de-
clared the legal owner in a State
Court Of Appeals decision several
weeks ago.
The planners. it was learned
today. voted to offer the lot to
the county in q closed meeting
Thursday and named Donald
Evening star., 1953-06-16
Adults Sought In Theft
OF Back Yard Gymnasium
Add meaneSt thieves:

Add meaneSt thieves:
The adults who stole a back
yard gymnasium from Ken
sington (Md.) family with six
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur F, Carley,
1914 Edgewood road. reported
the tubular steel set, with a see
saw, two swings and a ladder,
was taken over the week end.
Montgomery County police in
Silver Spring said they have. a
lead on the thieveS-and they're
grownups, not youngsters.
Evening star., 1953-06-16
Senate Expected 10 Vote
Wheat Gift for Pakistan
ey me Associosed Press

No opposition was in sight as
the Senate called up today a bill
urged by President Eisenhower
to give l million tons Of wheat to
famine-ridden Pakistan.
The gift viii amount to about
500 million, of which $50 mil
lion is for the wheat and $40
million for ship transportation.
The Government already owns
the wheat; it was bought under
the price support program and
is part of a big surplus hanging
over the market.
House approval is also ex-
pected shortly. State Depart
ment officials said the first ship
ment should reach Pakistan by
August.
Evening star., 1953-06-16

spiracy. Two companies Violin
heads also were charged.
Bennett has pleaded guilty to
bribery and other charges against
him in the 31-couMt indictment.
Mrs. Twila Bennett also was
named in the indictment and
pleaded guilty. They live at 3809
Milan drive, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1953-06-16

vorce papers, which she said re-
cited unthruths.
Believing 1T was him or me, %
Mrs. Milstead told police, she
took a .22-caliber target pistol
from her husbands bedroom and
fired one bullet at close range
into the back of his head.
Evening star., 1953-08-03

A leisurely place, one may be con-
vinced, is the result of one or more
placid persons patronizing it.
Insensibly, little by little, here a cup
of coffee and there a cup of coffee.
they take the Joint in hand, and make
it over to their hearts desire.
They do not permit the scurrying
walters to tread on their toes, or the
Sweep-up man to hustle their shoes too
much. They go right ahead, placidly
drinking their hot brew. as if knowing
better than most that little Sally from
Moth Carolina who presides at the
urn is really from slowpoke place
and honestly doesn't want to hurry
in the least.
This is the way good restaurant
is made. The manager may think he
makes it, and certainly the first coun-
terman knows he is responsible. Even
the walters, blinking at a spot Of gravy
on the fresh jacket, may be quite sure
that if it were not for their hard labors
the whole thing would collapse. These
all play their parts. along with the
cashier. an honest woman who must
listen to cute remarks made by old
gentlemen with coins in one hand and
a toothpick in the other. All these,
and more, too (they are out in the
Kitchen, but actually it is the GUS
toner that makes the place.
The customer is the man for whom
it all is for: the peak of creation, as
far as restaurants are concerned. II
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Where Are the Fish?

An answer to the question so often voiced
these days by Potomac and Chesapeake Bay
fishermen-"where are the fsh?"-will be sought
by new interstate commission, set up by Joint
action of Maryland, Virginia and North Caro-
lima. With fishing luck nowadays exceedingly
sporadic, any research which will find the cause
and perhaps pave the way for remedial measures
will be good news to both commercial and sport
fishermen.
It is true that some fair catches are being
made in the bay and its tributaries, but they
compare poorly with the bountiful catches OF
few years ago. Time was when the bay was
literally jumping with StriperS and blues and
alive with hardheads, perch and spot. Numer-
GUS reasons have been advanced for the decline
of fishing in this area, with commercial fisher
men. especially the "haul-seiners," getting most
of the blame from the Sportsmen. Navy and
Air Force bombing and underwater demolition
experiments also have had some part in the
fish scarcity, without doubt Dead fish Eashed
Evening star., 1953-08-03

ChoSin Reservoir: finished his tour. Of
duty, and volunteered to go again. He
was severely wounded. Former Truce
Negotiator Vice Admiral c. Turner
joys son served as an Army lieutenant
in Korea.
The list goes on and on in a glorious
page of our history. Lesser "brass"
has felt the cost tremendously, too.
Navy Capt. John Carson's son, a Ma
rine lieutenant. both of Washington.
won the Navy Cross posthumously on
the PuSan Perimeter for refusing evac-
uation, although critically wounded, to
direct tank fire on Communist infantry,
until he was mortally wounded.
Comdr. Vincent Rich, U. S. N, of Alex
andria was the father of Marine 1st
1t. Richard Rich who gave his life
while serving as company commander
of Marines last year. 1t. Rich was post
humously awarded the Silver Star for
his courageous spirit in pushing an
attack against the Communists.
The list is too long to submit here.
1t contains names like 1t. Thurston
Baxter, who attended school in Wash
ington before he went to West Point
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Admitting Refugees

I would like to utter a fervent
Amen" to the July 80 letter, ION
Admitting More Aliens" by Native
American" Would that it were pos
sible to bring this letter to the attention
OF every American citizen who is
interested in the future of our country
This same issue of The Star carries
a news article about the so-called
refugee bill, in which it is revealed
that some support for the bill came
from those who apparently believe we
should aid any country having over
population trouble by taking the excess
population. My heavens! Where would
we soon be if we embarked on that
policy, bearing in mind the birth rate
in countries such as China and India!
thought that the question of the ex-
tent to which we would accept new
immigration in the future was thrashed
out before the National Origins"
system was adopted.
r. H. H.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
By Charles E. TroceweH

it were not for him, there would be
no Scurry Of trucks before the door,
no man coming in with leather pro-
tector over his broad back, against
which is slung a 200-pound cake Of ice
All this Is for one, the customer, but
he must not be allowed to realize it
too much. He might get false ideas
of his Importance. The air-cooling
unit is fine. but it has one working
drawback-it draws in those who re-
fuse to go, once they feel the amelio-
rating influence of electricity working
through compressor and fan. They
buy one cup of coffee, and take the
seating capacity that might go to a
dozen, maybe two dozen, cups, properly
spread out.
Every restaurant, no matter how
small place, has its old-timers, who
have entered into the scheme of things
enough to put their brand on tables,
chairs and proprietor. The old man
who can scarcely walk and the old
lady who can't. each one has come to
be part of the scene. The day will
come, Of course, when they appear no
more, and the cashier will sing their
requiem quietly with the sole remark
of remembrance: Il haven't seen the
old couple lately" Nobody will see
the old couple. They have gone home
to their place of dreams, where cows
roam in broad meadows and the little
boy they lost so many years ago comes
running to meet them.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
This and That

Small eating places have their char
acters just as human beings have; they
have bright exteriors, or dull, or even
sloppy; they shine, or are sedate, or
put on curious mixture of the two
But character, with an eating place,
is something more than all that-it is
a curious mixture of time, place and
well, not exactly the girl, but the eater
reacting on the place. and vice versa
One may feel convinced that it is
what the ultimate consumer does,
rather than what the little restaurant
does to him. Despite the fancy setting,
the muralS on the walls, the half con-
cealed apparatus of service, the patron
is the key to the whole.
A little place gets its clientele, and
always thereafter puts the same old
face forward to the public, no matter
One hole-in-the-wal restaurant always
took its key from semi-insane news
paperman who rushed in and out every
morning with copy of the Saturday
Evening Post in his hand.
He would seize-there was no other
word for .it-a cup of coffee in his
spare hand, and never missing word
in the Satevepost would go to his seat,
probably the same one for years, and
seat himself, still without missing a
word.
Could any honest restaurant help
respond? It seemed to take on hur-
ried air, as if it, too, were going
some place and were in tremendous
hurry about it.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
Non-Votine Federal Workers

wish to express my appreciation to
IN. E. H." for helping me publicize two
unfortunate conditions affecting the
rights of our Government employe citi-
zenS, even though the facetious tone
used by that writer was inappropriate
in discussing so serious a subject.
IN. E. H." referred to my former pro-
test against the political activities Of
Douglas Macarthur. and I regret to
say that the same conditions continue
to persist under the Hatch Act which
were present last year when Macarthur,
while an employe of the Federal Gov
ernment, was permitted to make a
political speech before a national politi-
cal convention without so much as a
reprimand. Meanwhile the ordinary
Federal employe faces the threat of
firing if he dares so much as to move
to adjourn political meeting. Special
privilege in any form is offensive.
1t is also a shame, as I pointed out
Immediately after the Virginia primary,
that thousands of Government employees
should feel that they had to stay out
OF the Democratic primary for fear of
their jobs. IN. E. H." seems to think
that this was not the reason, and un-
doubtedly voting apathy played its part.
1t should be noted, however, that under
normal conditions the favorite son dis
trict should poll the largest vote in the
State. This occurred in Mr.. Stanleys
rural 5th district. which polled the
largest vote of all districts. The 10th
district being an urban area, and Mr..
Fenwick's district, might have been
expected to poll even larger vote than
the 5th district, but as a matter of
fact only three other districts polled a
smaller vote.
Since mathematical exercises seldom
convince those who do not want to be
convinced, I should point out that on
primary day, while working at the polls,
l had the experience of watching
large number of husbands chauffeur
tnelr wives to the polls and leave with
out voting. asked many of them
why, and the answer was the same as
that given me by lifelong friends who
happen to work for the Government
and who conveyed their regrets that
they did not feel it was wise to 90 into
the primary.
tWo-party system, I thoroughly sub
scribe TO the view that the party in
power should fill all policy jobs ac-
cord1ng to its own lights. Only by
so doing can it effectually carry out
its aims. 1t is, however, an unhealthy
s1tuat1on~when fear for ones livelihood
would be so great as to keep a large
number of our civil servants from exer-
cising their civic and political response
bilities. Harrison Mann.
Evening star., 1953-08-03
BrookeviIIe's Post Office

On July 26, there appeared in The
Sunday Star an article by Frank
Sartwell. jr,. entitled nearby Mary
landerS may get mail in tin boxes in
future"
Regarding the Brookeville, Md, post
Office, l wish to call attention to one
paragraph which is untrue and an
injustice to the postmaster, Wilton j.
Boswell. That paragraph reads: I'm
addition to making the posters, MIR.
Boswell has been getting up petitions
Among the signers is Gov. McKeldin." +"
In fairness to Mr.. Boswell I wish to
state that the petition to save Brook
v1lle'S post Office was composed and
written by the undersigned. Signatures
to the petition were obtained by Miss
Anna P. Holdridge, Brookville; Mrs.
Helen P. Weldon, RID Brookville:
Mrs. c. w. Kuser, RID Brookville.
and the undersigned. When we had
covered the territory twice and there
were still some patrons we had failed
to find at home we asked permission
to leave copy of the petition in the
Boswell store so that we might con-
tact other patrons by telephone and
have them stop and sign it. That was
Mr.. Boswell's only connection with
the petition.
Out of the $50 odd families con-
tacted only refused to sign or made
any complaint about the service being
rendered by the postmaster or the
rural carriers. Those signing did so
because they are definitely opposed to
the closing of the Brookville post
Office.
Genevieve H. Wells.
Evening star., 1953-08-03

ashore in the vicinity of the proving grounds
give evidence of that.
AS result Of persistent complaints about
fishing conditions generally and the reduced
numbers Of migratory fin fish particularly, the
three States have formed the Joint Commission
on Conservation of Migratory Fin Fish, COM
posed Of members of legislative committees Of
the Legislatures Of Maryland, Virginia and
North Carolina. The commission will draw up
a program at a meeting next month. Tenta-
lively, the commission plans to ask the aid Of
research agencies in their States and of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service in con-
Quoting studies Of the elusive fin f1sh Of the
Chesapeake region and the Carolina coastal
waters. The findings of the commission will be
OF interest to all who enjoy the thrill OF strike
on trolling line or who prefer still fishing or
who make their living on the water
Evening star., 1953-08-03
How Not to Promote Peace

The Kremlin's So-called peace offensive
looks more dubious than ever as a result of what
happened last Wednesday to an American B-5O
bomber while flying on a routine navigational
training mission over the Sea of Japan.
According to the Soviet version-one that
has been fraudulently used to explain similar
incidents in the paSt-this plane of ours violated
Russian territory in the neighborhood of
Vladivostok, opened fire on two Red fighter
planes rising to intercept and then vanished
"in the direction of the sea" after the fighters
had returned its fire.
But the American version tells completely
different story. Based not only on firm aSsur-
ances from the top command of our Far East
Air Forces but also on the direct testimony of
the rescued co-pilot, it is story that accuses
the Red fighters OF having shot down the B-5O,
without warning or provocation, over inter-
national waters at point about 40 miles from
Russian territory. Further, in note formally
protesting ''in the strongest terms" against the
attack our Government has asserted that there
is evidence that some members of the bomber's
crew OF II men were picked up by Soviet vessels
and the Kremlin has therefore been called upon
for IAN immediate report. . regarding the
condition of these survivors and what ar
rangementS are being made for their early
repatriation"
LII IcSpOIlSc CO IIllS prOCeSC all LQaC L06
Kremlin has had to offer thus far is counter
protest delivered a full four days after the
EVENT. accusing American fighters of having
downed a Russian transport plane in a
"piratical attack" carried out over Chinese
territory north of the Yalu river, approximately
10 hours before the Korean truce became eff
tective In more or less diplomatic language,
our Government has branded the charge as an
utter lie, the transport having been legitimately
hit while flying through the combat zone we'll
south of the Yalu. Although deploring the loss
of life involved, our note on the subject con-
vincingly places responsibility for the incident
on the Soviet authorities who sent this craft
into still-dangerous war territory.
Actually. the timing of the Soviet counter
protest-four days after the loss of the Russian
transport and Immediately after our note on
the destroyed B-50 and its crew-smacks
strongly of propaganda calculated to offset or
weaken our charges before the eyes of Judging
world. After ALL it is an old trick of the Russian
Communists to attribute fctional outrages to
others in order to distract attention from their
own real crimes.
In any case, leaving aside speculation as to
their motives, the downing of the B-50-the
latest in a series Of such incidentS-certainly
does not support the wishful thought that the
post-Staln men of the Kremlin are genuinely
interested in negotiating good peace. Their
words to that effect continue to be so contra
can be trustful of their doves and olive branches.