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Evening star., 1953-09-28
Man Beaten 70 Death
When He Refuses a
Cigarette 10 7 Boys
sx The As.oeia,ed Press

PITTSBURGH, Sept. "a
Two teen-age boys are being
held on murder charges today
in what homicide detectives say
was the brutal beating and kick
ing to death of a 52-year-old
father of six who refused to give
them a cigarette.
In addition. four other boys
are being held as material wit
nesses and on assault and bat
terry charges.
The victim was David jenkins.
janitor.
Charged with his staying are
William B. Hindley. Is, and Rom
aid Abersold, 16. both of Pitts
burgh.
Four Others Held.
In custody as material Wit
nesses and being held for court
on the assault and battery
charges are: Robert Neely, IA:
James F. Needham, 16; James F,
Ford, 16. all of Pittsburgh, and
Cyril B. Holmes. II, Midlan4, Pa.
Detectives Louis Hamel and
Martin Corcoran said this is
what happened:
Frank Stevens, Al, barber
who rooms at the jenkins resi-
dence. was attacked by a gang
OF boys late Saturday night. He
broke away and told his land
lord what had happened.
Mr.. Jenkins went to a nearby
corner, saw two boys lettering
there and asked them if they
had helped beat Mr.. Stevens.
They said they weren't the boys.
asked Mr.. jenkins for a cigaret
and he refused.
The detectives said the two,
identified as Hindley and Alb
ersold, pounced on Mr.. Jenkins
and began hammering at his
face and body. He ran into the
middle Of the street and fell.
Rushed to a hospital, he was
dead on arrival.
Died Of HemOrrhage.
The officers said an autopsy
disclosed Mr.. Jenkins died of a
hemorrhage at the base of the
brain.
The detectives said Abersold,
who had a 34-inch cleat on the
tip of his left shoe. said he
kicked Mr.. Jenkins, declaring:
1--WE were scared he (Mr.
Jenkins) had a stick. We didn't
want to do nuthin, just hit and
run"
The detectives said three
newsboys who witnessed the at
tack declared Mr.. jenkins did
not have a stick.
Evening star., 1953-09-28

Adams. could not be reached.
Mrs. Bachelors hometowrp
newspaper. the Winkler County,
News of Kermit, launched twd
campaigns in its Monday mornl
ing editions; one to raise SIS, 600
to send Mrs. Bachelor to Korea
to talk to her son, and anothek
to get everyone in the countH
to write the soldier urging him
to come home. :
Publisher New Williams. who
started the $4,000 campaign with
a $100 contribution, said it hinges
on whether Mrs. Bachelor would
be allowed in the neutral zone
in Korea to talk to her son..
There are no provisions inethe
arrnistice agreement for-or, ap-
parently, against - PERSONAL in
terviews by relatives. The num-
ber of interviewers ? sometimes
called "persuaders'O is limited
to seven per thousand prisoners.
No Oficial Reaction.
Thus only one United States
officer would be permitted to at
tempt to change the minds of
the % Americans who have re-
fused repatriation. The U, N.
command has taken standi
against personal explantionSs
and also against asking group
interviews unless the POWs want
explanations. Il
In Washington, a Defense De-
partment spokesman said there
was nothing yet in the way OF
official reaction to proposal
that mothers of all the % Amer4
leans be sent to Korea. The
proposal was made last week bM
Harry Myers of the Los Angeles
(Calif0 County American Led
gion. He telegraphed Arthur u
Connell Of Indianapolis. national
commander, suggesting Mr.. Con
nell ask the Government to flY
the mothers to Korea.
The Texas mothers were rel
strained in their reaction. 4
II have confidence in the
leaders we are sending into tho
neutral zone to talk to thoseS
boys" said Mrs. Griggs, whose
last letter from her son Lewis
arrived last January. Corpll
Griggs said in that letter that
he looked forward to coming
home. At -
But" said Mrs. Griggs, "if o.
mother can't touch her boy'sj
heart, I don't know who can
The shock of the mothers sinow-i
ing UP there could be effective:'1
Evening star., 1953-09-28
Vandalism
Continued From First PSge)

how or the city would have to in
crease its tax rate. School dam
age alone was running to $780,
900 year.
FOurfOId Increase Since l947.
This was a fourfold increase
since 1947, when the new style
three RS came into vogue.
Charles Pertsch, district super
visor of school buildings-who
has the unpleasant task of keep
ing track of the damage-de-
scribed one of the early incidents
of school wrecking as follows:
THE vandals broke into the
building "a school on Biddle
street,, tried to upset a Christ
mas tree set up for under
privileged children and, failing
in that, tore off all the decora-
tions and trampled them under
foot.
They took a fire extinguisher
from its rack and Squirted its
contents over the walls and
ceilings. Then they smashed
lot of records. There was
wholesale destruction of prop
erty for no rhyme or reason. and
the vicious acts robbed many
underprivileged children of a
cheerier Christmas"
Since then the three RS of
raid, 'reck, and ruin have gone
their merry way, to wit:
In January, 1949, children
broke into Public School q. made
a shamnles of the teachers desk
in each room. ripped a tele-
phone off the wall and broke
open filing cabinets in the prin-
cipal's Office.
Wrecked Cafeteria.
In May. 1850. four youngsters
(the oldest was ID broke into
Dunbar Junior High School by
punching through a temporary
sheet rock wall with an iron
pipe. They made for the cafe
terra. There they decided to
play flying saucer" and pro-
ceeded to sail 6 pounds of sliced
salami around the room. They
Evening star., 1953-09-28

hard to beat Los Angeles Eagle
Rock High School raid of last
May. The school had a model
room set up in a separate cot
tage for teaching domestic
science. It is-or was-taste-
fully decorated, honey and
beautiful.
Young vandals broke into it,
smeared lard on a painting,
sliced open the fine leather
chairs, ripped and gouged the
upholstery of other furniture,
took potted flowers and hurled
them around the room, killing
the plants land shattering the
vases, and finally sprinkled the
whole incredible scene with a
gallon of sugar.
Bad. yes. But still really moth
ing compared to an even more
fantastic form Of Juvenile van
daliSm-arSon.
Tomorrow: "Flaming Youth
And / Mean ArSOn!"
Distributed by the Register and
Tribune Syndicate.)
Evening star., 1953-09-28
BY the Asseeiuted Pres,

DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 28.-
Three Texas mothers are prayer
fully ready to match q mothers
love against the communiStic
beliefs repeatedly adopted by
their sons.
Each said she was ready to fly
to the neutral zone in Korea and
talk, as only a mother can, to
her son.
Four Texans are among the
% Americans listed las turning
down a chance to gain freedom
from their Communist captors.
They are represented as having
been converted to communism.
Mothers of three of the Texans
were asked yesterday by the
Associated Press If they would
go to their sons sides II they
could. and if they thought such
mother-to-son talks would be
effective.
The mother Of the fourth Tex
an could not be reached.
I'D be ready in a minute, +"
said Mrs. o. l.. Bachelor Of
Kermit. Tex, mother of Corpl.
Claude j. Bachelor. 1T would
have. more effect for mothers to
talk to them than anything else" !"
Refuses to Believe Story.
Mrs. Albert r. Griggs Of Jack
sonville. Tex, is ready to 60 to
her son, Corpl. Lewis w. Griggs.
ANY time that can be ar
ranged I will be more than will
ing to go and do my part" she
said.
Her voice caught as she add
ed:
I'D like to take my hands
Evening star., 1953-09-28

piled on the floor and trampled
80 dozen gingersnaps, 144 ice
cream cups, $50 rolls and is
boxes of candy.
Then they emptied Is pounds
of flour on the floor, mixed in
10 dozen tomatoes. IL stalks of
celery. 10 pounds of coffee. a
case of orange drink-and
sprinkled the unholy mess with
several gallons of salad dressing.
In March. 1852. more vandals,
with this peculiar kink that
makes them want to destroy
food, invaded a new public
school. No. 161. They smashed
the refrigerator locks in the
cafeteria and made a skating
rink" by >Sloshing hamburger.
ice cream and milk on the floor.
Two months later the target
was Eastern High School. Every
one of it's 70 rooms was pillaged
and the cafeteria walls were
smeared with eggs, ice cream
and ground beef.
In July, 1852, the high school
in Dundalk, a Baltimore suburb,
was ransacked. The corridors
were festooned with tape ripped
out of adding machines in the
Office. Desks and cabinets were
broken open, their contents
scattered. For a final whirl, the
raiders sailed phonograph rec
ords around the gymnasium.
Six ClassrOOms Burned.
Last February the Curtis Bay
School was given $4,000 shell
lacking by two boys, IL and IA,
who not only sacked the rooms
but left a trail of burning
matches behind them. Six class
rooms were burned and charred,
And on May 8 the Arlington
Elementary School was bonn
barded with pop bottles to the
tune of $500. All its lighting
fixtures, bulbs and globes were
shattered.
Baltimore is still reeling, still
wondering-amid the shards--
what to do about children who
just want to raid, 'reck and ruin.
Other cities are reeling, too,
The City of Detroit had 478
cases of school vandalism last
year. They, too, followed the
new three-R pattern: A movie
screen ripped, ink splashed on
the walls, dishes broken at Davi-
son School; 19 classroorns pill
laged. glass tops of desks shat
tered, clocks smashed with JAM
itor's tools at Thirkell Elemen-
tary: $4,000 worth of school
windows broken throughout the
town.
For inst y,la in YnnanneSS it's
Evening star., 1953-09-28
POWs
Continued From First Page. }

Continued From First Page.)
the commission has decided to
leave up to each side whether
explanations" are made to
prisoners in groups or individu-
ally.
Although Gen. Hamblen S pro-
test was addressed to 1t. Gen.
K. S. Thimayya, Indian chair
man of the five-nation re-
patriation commission, it did not
specifically accuse India or any
other member of responsibility
for distributing the letter. The
others are Sweden, Switzerland,
Poland and Czechoslovakia.
"Great Bales" Distributed.
Col. K. K. Hansen, a member
Of Gen. Hamblen's staff, said
great bales (of the letters were
distributed in every Chinese
compound" He said some
Shocked" anti-Red POWs i'm
mediately destroyed their copies,
which we're written in Chinese
and printed on Chinese rice
paper. ..,.
Gen. Hamblen's written pro-
test declared:
while we are not aware of
the language in which it origi-
nally was prepared. a careful
analysis of the Chinese version
has been made, and it appears
that the overall influence is un-
mistakably one Of emphasis on
the desirability of repatriation
and on the assumption that the
prisoners of war actually favor
such repatriation rather than on
the principle of free choice, of
which the entire spirit of the
terms of reference is based"
Gen. Hamblen said the letter
docs not deviate materially
from the literal wording of the
armiStice agreement vet it
Evening star., 1953-09-28
By John NJ. Hiehtower
Associotsd Press Stuff Writer

r
The Eisenhower administra-
tion probably will ask Congress
next year for authority to give
Americas allies some secret
atomic information as an aid
to the Western defense buildup.
Administration officials are
reported to feel that develop
ment of the defenses of Western
European nations against Soviet
Communism requires disclosure
of more information than is cur
rently being given their mill
tary people.
The decision on what kind of
solution is needed and how to
bring it about probably rests
primarily with the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, but also involves the
White House, State Department
and Atomic Energy Commission.
Informed officials said four
possible lines Of action are open:
i. A ruling by Attorney Gen.
eral Notwithstanding he so
regarded the law-that present
wording OF (the Atomic Energy
Act against disclosure of data on
the manufacture and use of
atomic weapons does not pro-
hibit giving essential facts on
weapons effects and operations
to allied governments.
2. Revision Of the law to strike
out the ban against giving in
formation on utilization of
weapons to friendly governments.
8. Revision of the act by
positive declaration that the
President may disclose some
atomic information to allied gov
ernments when he deems it es-
Evening star., 1953-09-28
Texas Mothers of Red POWs
Ready for Trip to Aid Them

and put them on my boys head,
hold his face in my hands. I
don't believe my boy has turned
Communist"
Mrs. Ben Howard, widowed
foster mother of Sergt. Rufus
E. Douglas of San Angelo, said:
II would be perfectly willing
to go if only my health will
permit such a trip. I know /
could convince him to return if
only 1 could reach him some
way. He doesn't know I'm alone
now, with my husband dead"
Mrs. j. H. Adams of Corsi-
cana, mother of the fourth Texas
POW, Sergt. Howard Gayle
Evening star., 1953-09-28
Eisenhower May Seek Release
OF Some A-Secrets to Allies

Sential to the national security
to do so. Informants said this
probably is the course which will
be proposed.
4. A series of amendments to
the law to authorize the release
not only of weapons information,
but also Of some atomic weapons
themselves. This course has
some urgent advocates but even
its strongest adherents do not
hold much hope of it's adoption
as an administration proposal.
The United States is row
shipping to Europe the first
units Of 280-millimeter guns de-
veloped to fire atomic shells as
well as conventional ones.
Under present law and policy,
officials said. they can be used
in Europe only by American
units assigned to the interna-
ton command. Some officials
argue that from military point
of view it would be desirable to
let allied European military
forces have some weapons of
their own under controlled con-
ditionS.
Against this, however, stands
the argument of the greater risk
OF loss of secrets to Russia, and
the knowledge that the United
States would be losing some of
the control it now has over
nuclear weaonS.
Under certain conditions, this
Government may provide non
weapons atomic information to
friendly nations, and it was
learned that it may furnish Bel
gium with technical help toward
developing an atomic power plant
for industrial uses.
Belgium has been this Nations
chief Supplier of uranium.
Evening star., 1953-09-28


definitely disregards the clear
spirit thereof"
Gen. Hamblen added he as
sumed the unsigned letter was
issued by the neutral commits
sion because it began, "this is
the neutral nations repatriation
commission speaking to you."
PhraseoIogy Challenged.
The letter to the POWs con-
tinued:
THE reason you are here is
to assure you of your freedom
to exercise your right to be re-
patriated. We came here to save
you. to protect you from any
form of coercion"
Col. Hansen told newsmen the
repatriation commission and the
Indian custodial force was not
here Ito save any one"
He pointed out that in one
paragraph the document re-
ferred to the prisoners home
land as "the country to which
you belong" He said there was
nothing in the repatriation
agreement which says the pris-
oners belonged to any one.
The letter to the prisoners, re-
ferring to explanations, said
"You are all absolutely, by ne
cessity, required to attend"
The document distributed to
the prisoners also said:
Many among you, after they
expressed their desire to be re-
patriated to their home, were
Immediately released from our
custody and have already been
repatriated."
Only 35 Change Minds.
Col. Hansen pointed out that
at the time the letter was dis
tributed only IS of some 22,60O
prisoners had changed their
minds" and asked to be returned
to Communism.
This certainly is not many"
he said.
An official spokesman for the
repatriation commission said
later that Allied translators had
incorrectly translated this part
of the letter and the phrase
actually used was some among
you. :"
In addition to the 22,600 pris- .
oners captured by the allies,
there are % Americans, / Briton
and 335 South Koreans refusing
repatriation who will be inter-
viewed by Allied teams.
Evening star., 1953-09-28

superintendent of schools in
charge of buildings and grounds:
I'VE have been conducting an
active campaign-schools. police.
parent-teacher and civic groups
but we've made little progress.
We must admit that in the last
year. there's been a big increase
in malicious destruction"
Evening star., 1953-09-28
Most Farm Part Time

KANSAS CITY.-Only 33 per
cent Of the farm families in the
United States still depend on
farming for all their family in
come. The other two-thirds
either supplement their farm in
come with outside jobs or depend
on them for most of their in
come and farm as Sideline.
Evening star., 1953-09-28
II Wed at Home for AGED

OSAKA, Japan, Sept. 28- tF) {.
Twelve inmates of an Osaka
home for the aged were married
in single ceremony, the Japan
News reported today. The eldest
of the. six brides was 73. The,
Youngest bridegroom was Sc.
The Nome nugget., 1953-12-25
Christmas Rites Have Origin In Pagan Customs

Through the years, historians have been unable to fix the actual date of Christ's birth or the date at which Christmas first became general festival.
 For three centuries following His birth, Christ's nativity was variously celebrated in January, March, April, May, September and October by Christian groups.
 Before the Fifth Century there was not official church agreement as to when Christmas should come in the calendar.
 In Britain, December 25 had been a festival since early pre- Christian times. The ancient An glo-people began their year on this day and called their holiday "Modranecht'' (motherS' night).
 Western church authorities met in the Fourth Century to set a definite date for the celebration. Eastern churches did not cooper ate until the Sixth Century, when December 25 was set as the day for the observance of Christmas.
 Folks often question why De- cember was selected as the month for rejoicing.
 This month was chosen in order that a Christian festival could compete with those of the pagans. because December was noted for its feasts and holidays in every civilized land.
 Romans, Greeks, Saxons and the Morales all took part in the cele- bration of these festivals which had originated before the birth of Christ.
 From the Romans comes the custom of giving gifts <. for this custom has been traced to the Roman feast of Saturn Saturn alia), which was celebrated during December IF, IS and 19.
 From the Saxons comes the cer- emony of burning the Yule log, which was lighted in honor of their great god Thor.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Uncle Rays Corner

A small member of the wolf
family is known as the coyote
pronounced ky -oat" or ky
OH-te"). 1t also goes under the
name Of prairie wolf.
Speaking broadly, we may say
that coyotes range over the west
ern half of North America, from
western Canada, down to Mexi-
CO. Their favorite homeland,
however. is the prairie area from
the province of Alberta down to
the state of Texas.
These doglike animals were
known to many tribes of Indians.
Probably they were among the
ancestors of Indian dogs. Stories
about them were made up by the
tribesmen. One story tells about
the god Kareya who was sup
Evening star., 1953-06-05
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rows, but the coyote was late in
had only a tiny bow left, too
little to be OF, much use. Feeling
sorry for the coyote, the god
gave him sharp wits.
That legend seems queer to us.
since animals would fail to make
use of bows Of any size. The part
about sharp wits. however, fits
very well. Prairie wolves are
among the smart members Of the
animal kingdom.
Full-grown coyotes have a
length of three and a half or
four feet. They are crafty. and
seem to know whether or not a
man who comes near them has a
rife. Sometimes they show clev-
erness in avoiding traps, but
hunger may drive them to snap
at the bait.
Among the enemies Of these
Evening star., 1953-06-05
By Ramon Coftmon

wolves are men who raise live
stock. The stockmen grow angry
when their lambs or calves are
destroyed.
Coyotes also make raids on
poultry. A farmer had better
lock up his chickens and turkeys
each evening If he lives where
there are coyotes!
Owners of fruit farms are like
ly to have a different viewpoint.
Some of them say that coyotes
are their special friends, since
they destroy rabbits, field mice
and other pests.
Far and wide over the western
plains, people hear the bowling
of coyotes. Some Of the animals
have wandered eastward. They
have been observed runnin g
about in a few states east Of the
Mississippi. including Ohio.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Contract Bridge
washington, u.
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1888
By Eosley BIockwood

When Mr.. Muzzy wins a trick
with a king when he could have
won 1t with a queen, he is not
trying to fool anybody. He is
not consciously false-carding.
That's just the way he plays.
But he's a devil with a holding
Of queen-jack doubleton. He's
really tricky here. He always
follows suit with the queen when
declarer leads the ace.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mr. MaSters)
AKJ3
VA103
0AK105
%K84
WEST EAST
(Mrs. Keen) CMr. Dale)
0KQJ2 V9864
os32 nQJ74
&QJ10 %7653
SOUTH
CMr. Champion)
AAQ10972
875
186
%A92
The bidding:
South West North East
l spade Pass 2 di'nds Pass
2 spades Pass hearts Pass
8 3Spades Pass Ant Pass
5 6hearts Pass 6 6spades All pass
OF course, this sort of thing
is bound to have its moments.
Now and then it will pick up a
trick. But you will find that in
discriminate false-carding will
fool partner more often than 1t
will mislead declarer.
Both Mr.. Dale and Mrs. Keen
false-carded in today's hand to
flim-flam Mr.. Champion out OF
his six-spade contract. Each
felt, with normal" defensive
play, Mr.. Champion would make
his slam and that desperate
measures were therefore justi-
fed.
The king of hearts was opened.
It appeared to Mr.. Champion
that a successful squeeze play
would be necessary to bring in
IL tricks and to set the stage, he
let the king of hearts win.
Mrs. Keen then led the queen
of hearts and dummy's ace won.
Three rounds of trumpS were
cashed and Mr.. Dale discarded
his two remaining hearts.
Next came dummy's two top
diamonds and a third diamond
which Mr.. Champion ruffed. On
this last trick, Mr.. Dale played
the queen of diamonds. AS he
had hoped, Mr.. Champion then
placed the jack in Mrs. Keen's
hand.
On the following lead Of a
trump, Mrs. Keen dropped the
deuce of hearts, the four Of clubs
went on from dummy and Mr..
Dale played the trey Of clubs.
The last trump brought the ten
Of clubs from Mrs. Keen. The
now useless ten of diamonds was
played from the board and Mr..
Dale threw another club.
Now Mr.. Champion led a small
club to dummy'S king. Holding
Queen-jack alone at this point,
Mrs. Keen promptly dropped the
queen. Can you blame Mr..
Champion for picturing her last
two cards as the high heart and
the jack of diamonds?
Feeling sure he had the hand
eased accurately, he returned a
small club and f1neSsed his nine
spot. Mrs. Keen won with the
lone jack and cashed her good
heart for, two-trick set.
CcopyriEht 1883, General Features corD)
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Word Game
Find Al or more words In
DEVITRIFY.

e IIIU WOI
EVITRIF
meaning, "to deprive of glasslike
luster and transparency" Aver
age is SO; time limit, 20 minutes.
Rules Of the game. Words must be
Of four or more letters. 2. Words which
rs such as bats" cats" are not used!
3. Only one form Of word is used. f.
Proper names are not used.
Answer to CATCHER.
care, cache catch, cater, caret. cart,
chart. chat cheeat. char, crate, acre,
ache, arch, tare, tear, teach, trace. hare,
hart. hate, hear. heat aehtr. eeach.
earth, etch. race, ratch, rate, reach.
react, retch.
Evening star., 1953-06-05

Only . tiny bow was left for
the coyote, according to the
Indian legend.
posed to have made animals and
men.
The legend says that all ami
mails were given bows and ar