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Evening star., 1953-10-24
BY the Associated Press

PEBBLE BEACH, Calf, Oct.
24.-The long-feared business
letdoWn" of 1854 will be a dip
averaging not more than 5 per
cent under this years "abnor-
NAL" business boom, in the opin-
len of 13 leading industrialists.
The forecast by members of
the Commerce Departments
Business Advisory Council was
described today as very heart
ening" to members of President
Eisenhower's cabinet who have
sat in on the councils closed
meeting here.
Cabinet representation grew
to four with the arrival last night
of Interior Secretary Mckay. He
Joined Commerce Secretary
Weeks, Treasury Secretary Hum
phrey and Army Secretary Stew
ems.
The councils economic survey
indicated that steel production
may drop to IS per cent of ca
pacity next year. Autos are get
ting harder to sell, farm ma
chinery is down but the industry
is mot worried" and furniture
sales will depend on new home
building. which is declining.
But retail food sales should be
strong and the oil and power in
duStrieS still plan large expan-
sion.
The forecasts also included
reports from other corporation
Evening star., 1953-10-24
VandaIs Ransack
ST. Aqnes School

st. Agnes Episcopal School in
Alexandria was ranSacked by
vandals last night. The damage
was estimated at $1,000.
Alexandria police said ink and
papers were scattered all over
the floor in four classrooms, and
important records were dumped
on the floor in the office.
Ice cream and food were
thrown on the cafeteria floor,
and a fire extinguisher was
sprayed on the walls.
The school is located at Rus
sell road and Windsor avenue in
Alexandria on a secluded wooded
tract. Police said the culprits
entered the building by taking
the hinges off a basement win
dow.
Scrawled on the blackboards
were the names, "Houdini" and
Valentino
Police said the same school
was broken into October II and
about $40 worth of stamps and
money taken from the office.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Bishops Wife Dies
In 18th Street Fire

Mrs. Viola Spottswood, wife OF
Bishop Stephen Gill Spottswood
of the African Episcopal Zion
Church, died in a fire early today
at her home, 1881 Sixteenth
street NV.
Mrs. Spottswood, 54. colored,
apparently had gone into the
basement apartment where the
fire was, thinking her two grand
children were there. The chill
dren, however, were safely out of
the apartment.
The fire burned out two rooms
in the basement apartment,
where the Spottswoods' daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alleyne Nixon, lived
with her children, Stephen, S,
and York, 4.
Bishop Spottswood, who lives
on the first floor, found his wife
on the bathroom floor soon after
he returned from notifying the
Fire Department. He discovered
the fire about $50 am.
Mrs. Spottswood was active in
church affairs and was district
supervisor.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Special Disputeh TO The Star

LA PLATA, Md, Oct. 90
Mrs. Elsie M. Martin, 25-year-
old La Plata society matron, has
been arrested on a charge of
embezzling slot machine tax
money while employed by Charles
County as amusement device
clerk.
Shortages in slot tax funds
have totaled more than $4,000
over a period of a year, accord
ing to the county commissioners.
An audit of the slot machine tax
money collected from June /,
1851, to June Is, 1858, the period
in which she was employed, has
not been completed.
Mrs. Martin was bonded for
$4,000 and an agreement has
been reached with the Maryland
Casualty Co., which wrote the
bond, whereby the county will
Evening star., 1953-10-24
R0K Flyers Deserfion
In F-51 Is Confirmed
By the Assoc,otsd Press

SEOUL, Oct. 24.-The Defense
Ministry today confirmed the
detection of South Korean
pilot with an F-51 Mustang
fighter plane to Communist
North Korea
The Ministry identified the
deSerter as Capt. Kim Sung Bal,
q, an instructor in the Republic
of Korea Air Force.
The official announcement
said the plane took off from a
ROK air base at Sachon in
Southwest Korea. 1t did not
say when it happened. But Sthe
flight was reported last Monday
by Communist correspondents at
Panmunjom.
The Defense Ministry said Kim
had been grounded because of
carelessness that had caused two
crashes.
Evening star., 1953-10-24

ture that I'm sending to you
guys.
Il found out lot of things
about the Communists that you
didn't know about. The leaders
of you boys will be (deletedD or
(delete0. Boys your loved ones
are calling day and night for
you-all to come back to them.
(Deleted), you and the other
ones that I mentioned should
not have any fear at all of being
harmed if you come back. There
has not been any article printed
that some one said you wrote.
You guys can see by the pic
ture OF the reception l got at
the hospital after getting into my
uniform. Yes, boys. life can be
beautiful if you make it that way
The step you boys are taking
will be a dark life for you. Once
more l will ask you-all to change
your minds and come on back.
My picture is already on tele-
vision in the good old United
States"
Evening star., 1953-10-24

There is really some pretty
women here" and there is plen-
ty of money waiting for you
boys"
He referred to the accumu-
lated back pay the Army owes
prisoners of war.
Several of the % Americans
still in Indian custody we're
identified by name in the letter.
All names were deleted from
copies distributed to newsmen by
the Repatriation Commission.
Hello. boys" Cerpl, Dicken-
son began, here is just a few
lines from me to let you know
that I'm back with my own peo-
pie once again. Boys. it's really
great to be out of that damn
place where you-all are l
really got big and happy re-
ception from our side I'm
leaving today for the good old
U. S. A. There's really some
pretty women here but you will
be able to see that from the pic
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Area Gets Light Rain;
Relief From Drouuht
Not Yet in Sight
Virginia Bans Hunting;
Two National Forests
In Stute Will Close

Virginia has banned hunting
beginning at 5 pm. today as an
other step toward protecting
Undertook forests in drought
for which weather forecasters
saw no relief.
The decision to bar hunting
followed closely one to shut down
the States two national forests
jefferson and George Wash
ington. Permission to close the
forests last midnight was given
by the Philadelphia regional Of
flee of the Forestry Service.
Cloudy skies this morning
raised some hope that the long
awaited rain was on the way.
Light rain fell in the Washing
ton area this morning, but the
Weather Bureau said any rain
that fell would be only widely
scattered and brief sprinkles.
No Heavy Rain in Sight.
The weather observers pre-
dlcted continued "parching
weather" today and tomorrow.
and said there is no heavy rain
in sight, Brisk northernly winds
were expected to lower the tenn
perature slightly tomorrow, but
these could add to the forest
fire hazards by tanning any
flames which started.
Nationally. the Weather Bu-
reau said the drought was the
worst in history in some areas.
But rains already have come to
the parched Southwest and Mid
west. breaking the severe dry
spell in those areas.
Missouri Hard Hit.
Ivan R. Tannehill, head of
weather reporting and forecast
ing, said this has been the worst
drought in history for part of
the Southwest, and especially
for Missouri.
Mr.. Tannehill said the storm
area has a good chance of COM
ing East" but there was no pre-
diction of when it might arrive.
Long-range forecasterS see
signs that the usual" pattern
of wind movements will be re-
established soon, and that rains
will once more begin to fall.
But man can't do much about
drought except talk about it,"
Mr.. Tannehill said.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Business Letdown in 1854?
Just a Dip, IndustHoIists Say
Commerce Advisers Expect No More
Than so Under Abnormal 1853 Boom

chiefs in basic fields. Council
Chairman John D. Biggers sum-
med up the speakers findings
as follows:
Their combined Judgment
seemed to be that we could look
for continued business in 1854
within 5 per cent of the boom
levels attained by the artificial
impetus of war and other fac
tors this year.
I'VE are now experiencing what
1 would consider a moderate ad-
justment from an abnormal to
normal (situation)-a very high
normal.
Il would say that industrial
production in 1854 will be higher
than in any previous year with
the exception of the artificially
high year of 1858"
Mr. Mckay said in an address
last night the Eisenhower admin
lStratlon is mot giving anything
away" but in line with historic
national policy wants the public
domain used by private enter
prise Ito provide a sound foun-
dation for economic activity
which multiplies itself and bene-
fits our whole society,""
Public ownership" Mr.. Nc
Kay said, sis not an end in it.
self. 1t is merely an aid to private
economic activity"
The council prepared to end its
three-day session at Del Monte
Lodge today.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
-Four Income Tax Agents
Convicted in Shakedown
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Four
income tax agents in New York
State were convicted last night
of taking part in tax-f1Xing
ring to shake down taxpayers.
A fifth was acquitted.
Found guilty by a Federal
court jury were Maurice F.
O'Brien, Sc, former head of the
Internal Revenue Bureau at
Troy, N. Y. and three of his
assistants: Murray Talanker, As;
David Witt, Sc, and Abraham
InkeleS, "a.
Edwin F.. Rourke, 80, was ac-
quilted.
The Government had pre-
sented evidence to show that IT
taxpayers in the Albany IN. "
area paid approximately $35, 900
for the fixing of fraudulent re-
turns.
The conviction carries possible
penalties of three years in prison
and $4,000 fines each. Judge
Henry w. Goddard set next
Thursday for sentencing.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Young La Plata MQtron Seized
In Slot Machine Tax Thefts
Mrs. Martin Charged With EmbezzIing;
$4,000 Shortage Found by Internal Revenue

be reimbursed, the commission
erS said.
Discrepancies in her accounts
were were uncovered by the In
ternal Revenue Service about two
months ago. in comparing tax
deductions claimed by slot ma
chine operators with amounts
paid in taxes as reported by the
county.
Specifically. she is charged
with the theft of $1,000 on or
about June 3. 1858, only IL
days before she resigned for per-
Sonal reasons.
Mrs. Martin was arrested
Wednesday. Charles County
Sheriff r. Vernon Cooksie said
today. She posted bail of $7,500
for appearance before Trial
Magistrate LeMorton Crist on
November 6.
Mrs. Martin is the mother of
one child. the wife of a promi-
nent businessman, and is widely
known in Charles County society.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Star Football Scores
On WMAL Toniqht

Don't miss The Stor's FootboII
Roundup tonight for the Iotest pig
skin news from coost to coost.
Reported by Newscoster Henry
Muslin, The Stor's eridiron summary
will bring you oil the ovoiIobIe scores
including those Of West Coost comes
plus thrilling hiehIiehts OF the con-
tests Of top local ond notionoI in
tereSt.
If you wont complete, coIorfuI
report Of the doy's activities on the
eridiron listen to The Stor's FootboIl
Roundup tonight at sos o'clock on
roido stotion WMAL.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Kinq of NepuI Stricken

NAPLES, Italy, Oct. "a (P).-
The International Hospital said
today that King Tribuhavana of
the Himalayan kingdom of Ne
pal, who suffered a heart attack
yesterday, is slightly better. Doc
tors advised the 47-year-old
monarch to take a prolonged
rest before he continues to Rome
and Switzerland. He had just
arrived from the Far East.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Intruder Assaults
Sleeping Mother
In Prince Georges
Enters Apartment
After Her Husband
Leaves for Work

A 22-year-old mother of three
children was strangled into un-
consciousness and raped in her
bed in Prince Georges County
early today.
Prince Georges police issued a
lookout for a short, stocky, COL
ored man.
The woman, who also is four
months pregnant. was asleep in
her apartment in the $500 block
of Greig street, Gregory Estates,
an apartment development in
Seat Pleasant. The man en-
tered bedroom window,
crossed the room where the
three children were sleeping,
walked across a hallway and
entered the Woman's bedroom.
Her husband had gone to work
two hours before.
Used Shirt to Choke Her.
The assailant used a shirt to
choke her. After recovering con-
SciouSneSS, her screams aroused
a neighbor, but by that time the
rapist had fled.
She was treated at Leland
Memorial Hospital for cuts,
bruises and shock.
Meanwhile, Alexandria police
today were looking for an early
morning prowler who attacks
women while they sleep. Three
such incidents have occurred in
as many months.
Awakened by Blow.
The latest attack occurred
about 3::35 am. today at 80
South Pitt street. The victim,
Mrs. Liza Paluch. 30, told police
she was awakened by blow on
the head. She said a strange
man was standing beside her bed
and struck her about 10 times
before her screams drove him
away.
Police said the man had
climbed through window of the
first floor. propping the window
open with a stick.
Two similar attacks have been
reported in the old section of
town during the past three
months. Police said they believe
the same man is responsible for
all three cases.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Gundhi's Son Released
JOHANNESBURG,

JOHANNESBURG, South
Africa, Oct. "a (P).-Manilal
Gandhi, 61-year-old son of the
late Mahatma, was released from
Pretoria prison today after serv-
ing 38 days of 50-day sentence
imposed for violation of racial
regulations at the Germiston
African settlement on December
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Maryland u. Students
Fight Religious Apathy

RELIGION ON THE CAMPUS
Maryland University's Student Re-
Ileious Council storts its work TO
"erose the blight Of religious opothy"
from the College Park compus os soon
os new students arrive each yeor.
Stor Writer james B. RowIond ex-
omines the groups activities on
poee A-9.
PARCHED MONTGOMERY The
drought hos hit neorby Montgomery
County forms so hord thot some
farmers ore oskins thot the county be
declored q disaster orco. Stor Re-
porter Jones BrchfieId gives @ report
on conditions there on poge Az.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Ibn Suud Improved

LONDON, Oct. "a (P).-A
Saudi Arabian Embassy spokes-
man said today King Ibn Saud
has cabled Queen Elizabeth that
his health has vastly improved"
The spokesman said the message
yesterday was in answer to an
expression of concern sent by the
Queen after word had been re-
ceived here that he was i'll.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Rockville Cooperation
In Saving Water Urged

The restriction on use of water
in Rockville expires officially
next week end, but the Rockville
Council today asked residents to
cooperate in saving water.
A notice to citizens pointed out
that the drought had caused the
water level to drop sharply.
The notice said the restriction
would not be renewed.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Eisenhower to Spend
Week End at Camp
BV 'he Associoted Press

President and Mrs. Eisenhower
arranged today to spend a quiet
week end at Camp David in the
Catoctin Mountains near Thur
mont, Md
They may attend church in
Thurmont tomorrow morning
and return to the White House
tomorrow evening. No official
guests were listed for the trip.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
BY the Associated Press

MUNSAN. Oct. 24.-Corpl. Ed
ward S. Dickinson, who quit the
Communists to return home, ap-
pealed today to % American war
prisoners who chose to stay with
the Reds to take my advice and
come back -"
Boys, I've found out that the
Communists have told nothing
but lies to u.s." he wrote.
Corpl. Dickinson of Big Stone
Gap, Va, made his appeal in a
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Martin in Germany

BREMERHAVEN, Germany,
Oct. "a (P.-Speaker Martin of
the United States House of
Representatives arrived here
aboard the liner America today
for a tour of West Germany.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Troops Move
Oil Supplies in
London Strike
VituI Services Kept
Operating, Bus Tieup
Fails to MuteriuIize
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. Oct. 24.-Troops
moved strike-bound gasoline and
oil supplies in London today, pre-
venting complete collapse of
essential road transport, food de-
livery and public health services
in the great metropolis.
A spokesman for the main dis
trlbuting companies said: The
first phase of the operation has
been completely successful"
Prevention of a complete gaSo-
line famine brought no signs of
a back-to-work movement by the
$500 striking tank truck drivers.
They began their wildcat walk
out six days ago.
Bus drivers in one garage
threatened to go out in sympathy
If their vehicles were loaded with
"black petrol" :" This threat. caus-
ing anxiety to London transport
officials, thus far had failed to
materialize.
Red Backing Denied.
The job started with $500
troopS-one for every striker.
Today the War Office decided
to provide for a shift system be-
ginning tomorrow and will bring
1000 additional troops into Lon
don.
In ordering out the troops, the
government said it had received
information that Communists
were backing the walkout. This
was denied today by strike lead
ers, including Bert Black, the
driver named by several neWspa-
perS as the brains behind the
Walkout. He said it was untrue
to suggest he was a Communist
maker working to cause
unrest"
The strikers have ignored ap-
peals by the government. the
opposition Labor Party and their
own Transport and General
Workers Union to return to work
and submit their grievances to
normal negotiation machinery.
At depots throughout the city
the troops. many of them young
national servicemen, struggled
to learn the intricacies of the
unfamiliar equipment. Many of
them had difficulty jockeying
the big trucks through depot
gates, strikers jeered them in a
few places, but good natured
bantering went on at others.
Traffic Moves in Trickle.
London's streets took on al
most Victorian appearance.
Motor traffic moved in a thin
trickle. Highways leading from
the city were almost empty. A
private motorist has to travel
40 miles from the city to reach
areas with adequate gasoline
Only about a third of
London'S $500 taXis were on
the streets.
Prime Minister Churchill went
to Chequers, his country home,
for the week end, but directed
Labor Minister Sir Walter None
ton and Home Secretary Sir Da-
kid Maxwell Fyfe to keep him
apprised of every strike develop
ment.
A strict ration system was i'm
posed to give essential public
services first call on available
gasoline and oil.
The armed troopS-1, 600 SOL
dierS and 1000 men of the Royal
Air Force-marched briSkly into
the city's gasoline depots at
dawn today and swung aboard
the fleets of idle tank trucks.
Arbitration Refused.
They had been ready since the
strikers refused union appeals
last night to end their wildcat
Walkout and submit their de-
to arbitration.
The $500 drivers quit work
Monday demanding the dis
missal of all non-union co-work-
ers, full union recognition by the
industry and a 10 shilling t$1.40D
weekly pay raise. They have
been getting seven POUNDS five
shillings and six pence ($20.3O
a week.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Stocks in the SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK up. - Following are the
sales tadd 00), high. low, closing price
and net change of the 20 most active
stocks for the week:
Col
Evening star., 1953-10-24

letter which will be distributed
among his friends now held by
Indian guards in the neutral zone
of Korea.
1t is the first attempt to per-
suade the % Americans to
change their minds and return
home. The allies have until De-
Evening star., 1953-10-24

VIEW Post ot Big Stone Cop Likely TO
Bor Dickinson. Poee A-3
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-04

I'm a recent year, according
to a Small Business Committee
of Congress, about $4,000 CO.
operatives were doing business
in this country. During this
same year, there were 85, 1000
other organizations which did
not call themselves coopera-
tives but which operated on
basisofservice to theirmembers,
much like our co-ops do.
"Among these were groups of
grocery, hardware and clothing
stores. By pooling the buying
power of hundreds of stores
they make savings which are
passed on to the member stores,
helping them meet competition
through higher quality mer-
chandise at more favorable
prices.
"These buying groups oper-
ate much like co-ops and benefit
their members in the same way.
The big difference is that pa
irons of a coop are the actual
users of the supplies and serv-
ices they buy
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-04
EDUCATION In A CHANGING
, WORLD

wise for manipulation by unprincipl-
ed and misguided individuals. 1t is
not necessary to weigh its workings
with such authoritarian despots in
the pages of history as King James
| of England, Oliver Cromwell the
Puritan butcher, or the Cars of
Russia. We need only to weigh it
with contemporary relationships as
against free societies to see in any
clear judgment its manifest implica-
tions.
Communism has been able to ac-
hieve rapid growth, not because of
illiteracy but because Lenin and Stall
Misunderstanding this principle-in-
stituted a high degree of literacy.
Mao Use Tung has quite successfully
followed this example. The degree
of intelligence which one possesses
seems to be no guarantee of sound
thinking. In study on the "Amer-
lean Communist, Morris Ernst and
David 10th report that unhappy
homes, situations characterized by
bullying, over aggressive parents,
divorce, desertion, and suicide con-
stitute major causes of why Ameri-
cans turn Communist. In a large
measure Communism has provided
false mechanism of escape from the
fears of insecurity inherited from
a disorganized early environment
Inversely it has provided a gadget
for the expression of hatreds and the
base emotions of the sadist that we
see in the McCarthys.
1t is unfortunate that we have
gone stark mad over Communism.
Radio commentators scream inces-
sanity of its evil purpose, building up
a fear-ridden and insecure populace |
that reacts to the emotion of hatred,
any possibility of calm
Communism could well
be the destruction of human rights
if we persist in this abrogation of our
own strength and intelligence. The
building of military defenses against
it constitutes a negative approach
and is not enough. We must also
build positive approach by attack
ng the contagiOn which has spread
throughout the world at the source
If its origin. We must make it pos
;ible for all humanity to believe in
tself, in its divine strength, its right
o free inquiry and to question. We
must throw off the shackles of auth
as legitimate way of
ife and substitute awareness of the
infinitely more satisfying practice
f self-expression and working to-
ether in democratic climate.
1t must be noted that the semi
ivilized peoples of the world are
lso more or less in revolt against the
Id order.
On closer study it will be found
nat most of these primitive cultures
re not so primitive. They likewise
ave set up strict repressions and
aboos, practicing the most cruel and
xacting punishments for non-con-
ormity and whose fury is capable of
eing turned against tyranny as well
5 the individual, as in the case of
lie Mau Mau terrorists in Africa.
Concluded Next Week
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-04
FARM CREDIT BOOKLET
HELPS INFORM MEMBERS

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
Is your coop membership newsletter
effective? Farm Credit has just re-
leased a bulletin, Making Your Mem
bership Publication Do the job" 1t
tells ways to get bulletin or news
paper read and discusses printing
costs.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-04
IVA STATISTICS

For the year ending June 30, 1853
TWAS generating capacity increased
from 100000 XIV to 5,103,000 XIV
Power sales of 231a billion XVIII re-
suited in $104,878,000 gross reve-
nues and $18,627,OOO net revenue,
q 2.7% rate of return explained by
the 1852 drought.
LOOK FOR THE COOP LABEL!
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1953-01-09

Child Fatality
More than 5000 boys and girls
under 10 years old were killed in
traffic accidents last year.