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Evening star., 1953-09-10
POW Files for Divorce,
Asks $1,000 Accounting
By the Asseeiated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 1O.-Ray-
mond l.. Mendell, jr., who re-
turned to Baltimore last Sunday
after being prisoner in Korea
for almost three years, sued his
wife for divorce yesterday and
asked her to account for $1,000
of his pay.
The 24-year-old soldier
charged in his pleading he came
home to find her openly going
with another man.
Mr. Mendell and his wife were
married on June 80, 1850 just
before he was sent overseas. He
was captured by the enemy in
Korea the following November
and was released in the prisoner
of war exchange three weeks
ago.
Mr.. Mendell applied for court
writs to prevent his wife from
leaving the State, disposing Of
two cars or taking money out
of their bank account.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
U. 5. Notifying Kin
OF 944 SerVicemen
Not Returned by Reds
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

A faint spark of hope went out
from the Pentagon today to the
next of kin of 944 American
servicemen whose whereabouts
are unknown since their reported
capture by the Reds in Korea.
The Defense Department list
will be made public beginning
tomorrow. "a hours after tele-
grams are dispatched to the rel
: atives of the men missing and
accounted for.
he list includes 610 from the
Army. 312 from the Air Force,
19 from the Marines and 3 from
the Navy. The Communists
were asked yesterday to account
for them.
List Given to Reds.
Mai. Gen. Blackshear M. Bry-
an. chief allied delegate to the
Korean Armistice Commission,
presented Red officials yesterday
with the list of the Americans
as well as 2,460 names of other
missing allied troops.
Gen. Bryan demanded a strict
accounting. The Communists
reserved the right to comment
later.
The list Of missing men was
based on Communist propaganda
reports. the word of their ex-
changed buddies. private let
ters and other sources.
The Communists have not re-
ported that any of the men es-
capped or died in captivity.
All war prisoners of both sides
were supposed to have been ex-
changed in operation Big
Switch" which ended Sunday.
Message Sent Out
The Pentagon said yesterday
the next of kin of the 944 Amer
leans are being sent this mes
sage.
The Secretary of the (ap-
propriate Department. has asked
me to inform you that the name
Of (the missing serviceman) was
included in a list of servicemen
who. there is reason to believe.
were at one time in Communist
custody but for whom no ac-
counting has yet been made.
This list has been presented to
the Communists with an urgent
request for such an accounting
"All possible efforts are being
made to obtain information re-
garding (the serviceman' S
name) and in the event any is
received, it will be furnished
to you promptly without request
by you"
Evening star., 1953-09-10

i AHCW ~ was lily 1dSC CldlCC.
afraid of what might happen to
his parents and sister still in
Poland.
Others May Want to Flee.
Asked by newsmen if other
members of the Polish delega-
ton might want to flee from
communism and seek United
States asylum he replied:
Il suppose there are some per-
sons who would like to remain
here. They are in North Korea
I cannot say for sure"
Speaking of his homeland, Mr.
Hajdukiewicz said:
1--WE cannot say anything-we
cannot discuss anything.
a.. Our industry is working
only for war" against "the free
world-the United States OF
America, against the Western
states"
The Communists do not openly
oppose religion. "The war be-
tween the Communist regime
and religion is underground"
"Of course" there is an active
underground operating against
the Reds.
Asked if he thought Poland
would help the free world in the
event of war with Russia, he re-
piled: II think so, if they are
told about it in advance"
He said there is no food short.
age in Poland, but everything i.
expensive.
The United Nations command
went to great lengths to invite
other Polish and Czech officer.
to attend the news confeernct
but all refused.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
3-Year Wait Ends,
Mother Greefs POW
Back From Korea
By chorIes J. Yorbrouoh

A mother who had waited three
years went through the agoniz-
ing last three minutes at An
drews Air Force Base yesterday
afternoon. tears streaming down
her face, to greet her son from a
Red Chinese prison camp.
ooh, is he on that one?" Mrs.
Alice Alexander asked an officer
nearby. rs hep" He was.
On November 2, 1850, Corpl,
Franklin Eugene Harding of
Mount Airy, Md, was captured
by the North Koreans while fight
ing as an Army infantryman.
Taken Prisoner at II.
Mrs. Alexander began her vigil
then. Hope dwindled, washed
along by unashamed tears. In
October of 1851 she was notified
her son. then only II years old,
had been captured, but it was
not until July of 1852 that she
really knew he was alive. She
received his first letter then.
Another came in August, 1852;
a third one in May this year.
None of them told of the me-
dieval torture the Reds used to
exact a confession" that he led
a kangaroo court for prisoners
turned collaborators. He was
placed in a crudely-made pres
sure box of boards, which
squeezed his chest when the iron
screws were turned.
Corpl. Harding was the first
man off the military air trans
port air evacuation plane at An
drews yeSterday-straight into
the arms Of his fearful mother.
Other Relatives Close In.
His grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Burriss of Rockville, his
half-sister, Rose Marine Alex
ander, S, and his aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown of
Takoma Park, closed in on him
before he could walk halfway
down the ramp.
Corpl: Harding has gained
back 5 of the 25 pounds he lost
in prison camp. Otherwise, he
said, he felt fine-and looked it.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
fearful But Proud, Relatives
Receive Medals of S Heroes

hand with the stretcher and was
killed instantly by a sniper's
bullet. :"
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Watkins of
Seneca. S. c.. parents of Marine
Staff Sergt. Lewis G. Watkins
followed Mrs. Shuck.
".. Sergt. Watkins led an as
sault on an outpost and was
severely wounded. At the crest
of hill an enemy grenade
landed in the trench he and his
men had retaken. Sergt. Wat
kins picked it up, shielded his
men from it and tried to throw
it clear. 1t exploded as it left
his hand. :"
Charges Into Barrage.
Next came slight, gray-haired
Mrs. Emma Kelly of Homestead,
Pa, mother of Pfc. John D.
Kelly, Marine radio operator.
". Asking permission to
entrust his radio key to another
man, Pvt. Kelly charged into a
heavy barrage and personally
neutralized one enemy strong
point. Then, single-handed, he
wiped out another machine-gun
bunker. Still plunging forward,
he was mortally wounded as he
sought to wipe out a third"
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Kelso,
farming folk of Fresno, Calf,
parents of Pvt. Jack w. Kelso,
were the last to appear.
His outpost had been at
tackled by an overwhelming en-
emy force under the cover of a
heavy fire. His platoon leader
fell. His sergeant fell. Pvt.
Kelso took over to reorganize the
remaining Marines.
when an enemy grenade
landed in the bunker, Kelso ex-
posed himself to whitening fire
to hurl it back. It exploded as
it left his hand. Still on his
feet, but mortally wounded. he
kept pouring fire back at the
enemy until the last of his COM
rades was able to withdraw -
Evening star., 1953-09-10

Sometimes fearful, but always
proud, the relatives of five heroic
Marines Yesterday accepted from
Vice President Nixon Congress
sional Medals or Honor awarded
posthumously to the fighting
men killed in Korea.
The ceremony took place on
the parade ground of the Ma
rine Corps barracks here, with
the dresS-uniformed battalion at
rigid attention.
Flanking the Vice President
and slightly to the rear were
Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Ma
rine commandant, and Col,
James P. Berkeley, commanding
officer of the barracks.
First to appear before Mr.
Nixon to hear the reading of the
citation and receive the aware
were Mr.. and Mrs. Sherrod E.
Skinner of East Lansing Mich.
Mr. Skinner is a vice president of
the General Motors Corp. Dur
ing the war, he served as civilian
deputy to Gen. Lucius Clay, then
director of materiel.
Hosts to Gen. Clay.
Gen. Clay was guest of the
SINNERS yesterday. The Skin
ners are the parents of Second
1t. Sherrode E. Skinner, jr.
las a forward artillery OBJ
server with the 1st Marine
Division, 1t. Skinner was
responsible for defense of a
vital forward outpost when
it bore the brunt of an attack
the night of October 26, 1852
Heavy enemy mortar fire cut his
communications. He called
down friendly fire until his radio
was smashed.
Twice he was wounded as he
left his bunker to direct ma
chine-gun fire. Then his am
munition ran out and the enemy
overran the position. 1t. Skinner
then ordered his men to feign
death but the enemy continued
to throw grenades. When a
grenade rolled between him
and two comrades, he covered
the blast with his own body. -
Widow Hears Citation.
Mrs. Skinner fought to holc
back tears. Mr.. Nixon finished
reading the citation, SHOOK
hands warmly with the parents
and they retired with the medal
Next appeared Mrs. William
E. Shuck, jr., Waukegan. Ill.
widow of Staff Sergt. Shuck: Isl
Marine Division.
When the leader of one Of
the infantry squads he was sup
porting became a casualty Sergt
Shuck assumed comraanc of the
riflemen. Severely wounded
himself, he led several daring at.
tackS, at the same time super.
vising the removal of the deac
and wounded. AS the las
wounded Marine was being car.
ried away. Sergt. Shuck took 9
Evening star., 1953-09-10
7 Marines Shot in Fiqhf
With Jananese Police
eY the Asseeioted Press

CAMP GIFU, Japan, Sept. 10
-Corpl. T. C. Kimler and Pvt.
S. E. Upton of the 9th Regiment,
3rd Marine Division, were in
jured by bullets fired by Japanese
policemen wearing civilian
clothes in nearby Naka-Jo last
night. a Marine spokesman said
today
He said the Marines, walking
in the shopping section, became
involved in an alteration with
the policemen. who opened fire
when the Marines ran.
One Marine was hit in the left
arm and hip; the other in the
thigh.
Both were hospitalized but
neither is in serious condition.
A Marine board is investigat-
ing.
Evening star., 1953-09-10

on Saturday, final day Of the
meeting.
Trouble on Retaliation.
Czechoslovakia is also in trou-
BILE with the fund. The country
recently revalued its currency
without consulting the fund, a
violation of the funds basic
charter. 1t also withdrew some
of the currency which had been
placed on deposit in Czechoslo-
vakia for the funds account.
Czechoslovakla has notified
the fund within the last day or
two. it was learned, that the
money would be restored to the
funds account. This still leaves
unsettled the issue of revalua-
ton, but most officials on the
fund and bank are reluctant to
make a complete break which
would sever the last ties of the
institutions with the Soviet
sphere. The Czechs could keep
their membership in the fund
even if they lost membership
in the bank.
Evening star., 1953-09-10

Mrs. Alexander's real vigil be-
gan when she learned he had
been freed. He telephoned from
the West Coast on his arrival
there. Then began the moth
er's long, long wait. He was
scheduled to arrive Monday;
then Tuesday. She almost lived
within reach of the telephone.
She stood over Sc close to him
after the first happy greeting,
brushed away tears again when
he gave his account of the Com
munist torture.
They wanted me to confess. "
he said. But I didn't know for
a while what they wanted me to
confess to.
Finally it was too much. I
had to confess, but it wasn't
true"
Got Rough Treatment.
His buddies, he continued,
Were getting pretty rough
treatment with pressure hand
cuffs. They'd come back with
raw bruises on their wrists. The
guards always seemed to put
the pressure on after o'clock.
Always at night"
Corpl. Harding, who is headed
for Walter Reed Hospital for a
checkup. was among a dozen or
more POWs landing at Andrews
yesterday. Included were Corpl.
James j. Burdeias of Baltimore,
also scheduled for Walter Reed,
and Pfc. Thomas Woodward of
Pennington Gap, Va.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
Pole Who Asked u. S. Asylum
In Korea Sees Revolt at Home
But Now Is Not the
Time and Help Is
Needed, He Says
BY the Assoelatsd Press

SEOUL, Sept. 10.-A young
Polish interpreter who bolted
from Communist control and
was given United States sane
tuary said today his people some
day will rise in revolt against the
Reds "but now is not the
time
Jan Hajdukiewicz, %, told a
news conference the Communist
rulers of his homeland could not
be overthrown without outside
help" even though SO per cent OF
the Polish people oppose the Red
regime.
Mr.. HajdukiewicZ was a civil
ian interpreter for Polish men,
bers of the neutral nations in
spection commission supervising
the Korean truce. Yesterday he
asked United States Col. Harold
T. Babb for political asylum as
plane to carry him back to North
Korea warmed up at Kangnung
air base in East Korea.
His request was granted and
he was quickly taken to a place
of safety.
kidnapping" Charged.
Only an hour before the bald
ing young Pole met newsmen in
Seoul a Communist official at
Panmuniom charged that he had
been "kidnaped" by the United
States Army
The Polish delegate to the
neutral nations supervisory COM
mission did not demand the re-
turn of Mr.. Hajdukiewicz but
said strong protest would be
lodged.
Mr.. Hajdukiewicz, wearing
green United States Army dun
garees, told his news conference
he made his dramatic break be-
cause II knew it was my last
chance"
He said he believes his escape
will encourage others in Poland
1.-The Polish government is
based on fear" he said. Il
didn't want to return to my
country which has been SUBJ
iugated by the Communist re-
gime. I should like to go to
the United States of America.
He described communism as
''the subjugation of all life"
Taken Away Secretly.
After the news conference Mr.
Hajdukiewicz was accompanied
by United States officers to ar
undiscloSed site, presumably ir
the Seoul area. He probably
will be flown to Tokyo in a day
or two. but Army officials sale
they had no information on this
State Department officials il
Washington said the circum-
stances were unusual but it il
United States policy to gram
political asylum to persons hon.
eStly at odds with communism.
The asylum is given on a tenn.
porary basis, but it can be ex-
tended and Mr.. Hajdukiewic,
eventually could be given op.
portunity to apply for Unl-ee
States citizenship.
Mr.. Hajdukiewicz told news.
men he decided to flee before he
arrived in Korea with the Po-
lish delegation.
He said that when he learned
he was to return to Panmunjon
and then North Korea he actec
Immediately because II knew il
was my last chance to stay here.
The young Pole said he wa:
Evening star., 1953-09-10
Studeboker Loyoffs

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Sept. 10
Up. - Studebaker Corp. an
nounced yesterday it will lay OF
between 5000 and 5000 employees
this week end because of a one
third cutback in passenger car
production starting September
IA
Evening star., 1953-09-10
By the Associc,ed Press

The ability of the United
States to avoid depression will
largely determine whether the
world can achieve a free and sta
BILE exchange of goods and
money, the international None
tary Fund declared today.
In it's annual report to gov
ernors of the fund and the
World Bank. representing IS ma
tions. the fund reported substan-
tial progress toward a balance
of world trade-a pattern free
from recurring dollar shortages
abroad.
But the balance is precarious
and can be upset, the report
Smyrna times., 1953-06-25

how remarkably easy Pontiac handles, and
how sure footed it is on any kind of road.
Add to all this Pontiac's distinctive beauty
and YOU know you're commanding car that
represents quality through and through.
Now it's time to consider PonfiGc'S low,
low price-so low, in fact that If you can
afford any new car you can afford Pontiac.
We suggest you come in and put Pontiac
through its PAGES. We're sure you'll agree
that dollar for dollar you can't beat Pontiac.
Smyrna times., 1953-06-25

When you first sit behind the wheel of
new Pontiac forget its very low cost and
concentrate instead on its performance.
Guide it through city traffic and see how
its big, high compression engine gives you
amazing get-up-and-go. Then take 1T out on
the open road and feel how it provides surging
power on the highway, proof of plenty of
power to spare.
Then see how RELAXED you are in Pontiac's
big, roomy, luxuriously appointed interior,
Smyrna times., 1953-06-25
ASK HIGHER
PHONE RATES
CONTINUED frOm Paee One

1e49," Rose said. 'The increase
will raise the overall cost of tele-
phone service less than half as
much as the general rise in the
cost of living index since 1940."
Rose said the company has done
everything possible to reduce ex-
penses through improved methods
and chronological developments,
pointing out that Delaware was
the first State in the country to
have 100 percent dial operation.
Cost Keep Rising
However" he said, 1--WE have
not been able to balance the high
costs of operations in recent years.
The rate of earnings has been drop
ping and we have no alternative
to raising out prices. We want to
provide the people of Delaware
with one service they want and
to which they are entitled, and to
do so, we must raise our rates.
Since the last rate increase in 1949,
we have had to raise wages SUBJ
stantially, Federal income taxes
have gone up from 38 to 81 per-
cent and the prices CT the supplies
materials and services we buy have
also risen. In 1850, 1851 and 1852,
gross additions to our plant have
totalled $11, ,765, 900 and in the next
three years we plan to spend $15,-
900, 900 more for this work. Tele-
phone companies are not in a posi-
tion to use their current receipts
for plant additions and most of
the money for this work must come
from money provided by investors.
This money can only be obtained
if earnings are sufficient to attract
the savings of investors. The tele-
phone company has contributed
much in the past to the States
economy and it is important that
it continue to contribute in the
future. This will be possible only
if the company has earnings suf-
ficient to maintain it's financial
strength for continued expansion"
Evening star., 1953-04-23
Red May Day Slogans
Stress Peace Goal
BY the Associoted Press

MOSCOW, April 23.-The
Central Committee of the Soviet
Unions Communist Party en-
phasized yesterday the thesis that
the controversial issues now
troubling the world can be set
tied by peaceful means.
This was brought out in slo-
gans for May day. which occu-
pied the entire front pages OF
Pravda and other Moscow morn
ing papers.
In the list of Al slogans the
pronouncement on settling trou-
blesome issues by peaceful means
came second. It said: Long live
peace between the people. There
is no dispute or unresolved issue
which cannot be solved peace
fully on a basis of mutual un-
derstanding by the countries
concerned"
Premier Georgi Malenkov ex-
pressed the same sentiment in
his inaugural speech March IS
The slogans, serious party pro-
nouncements that 60 down to
every party organization in the
country, are the first party calls
issued since the Malenkov gov-
ernment took Office.
Foreign diplomats here regard
the annual May day slogans as
the most up-to-date statements
OF the party line in the Soviet
Union.
Evening star., 1953-04-23
Carlson S Father Denied
Entry Into U. 5. as Red
BY the Assoeioted Press

COPENHAGEN. April 23.-
The father of Capt. Kurt Carl
sen, noted skipper of the Flying
Enterprise, has been refused a
visa to the United States on the
grounds he is a member of the
Danish Communist Party, a high
American Embassy source said
yesterday.
Martin Carlsen, 63. a land
scape gardener, and his wife
were invited to America by their
famous son last fall. They ap-
piled for the necessary visas al
most four months ago and
planned to go this spring to at
tend the confirmation of their
sons eldest daughter.
While granting a visa to Mrs.
Carlsen. the embassy turned
down her husbands application
without telling him why. But an
embassy spokesman said later:
None of us may like the law
barring even harmless Commu-
nists from entering the United
States. But 1t is the law and we
have got to observe it."
Mr.. Carlsen confirmed he Is a
Communist. He said his wife
will fly to New York alone May 3.
Evening star., 1953-04-23

strong, decisive Eisenhower
policy, it is rushing into a vari-
ETY. of fields where the Presi-
dent himself is marking time.
The latest illustration is
housing. Past Congresses and
former President Truman ap-
proved a program of slum
clearance and public housing.
The House, on motion OF it's
Appropriations Committee, has
tentatively knocked out funds
for it.
This move amounts to a re-
versal of policy in a field in
which the President has in
general terms favored Federal
action and which he is now
having restu6ied. If sustained
by the Senate, it effectually de-
cides for the President what he
thinks. since obviously the pro-
gram can't go forward without
funds.
Should the President decide
to retrieve the policy, the
House already has put him in
the position of having to battle
his own party to do it. Even
if the situation is fixed up in
one of the conferences of legis-
lative leaders at the White
House, some political damage
has been done.
Gen. Eisenhower can be said
Evening star., 1953-04-23
Fletcher KnebeI
Potomac Fever

Ike calls Republican leaders military foreign aid
budget conference Now that has broken 90-tee
hope the Government may manage to break
Education Commissioner McGrath quits protest against
budget cuts in his agency. Economy
generosity in oacial-he always lavish
other bureau
The American Association urges $4,000 pay
for Congressmen There's always the hope that if the
legislators more they'll able afford more time outside
Washington.
Interior Secretary Mckay fights John L. Lewis the
Bureau OF Mines Mckay has the mighty
senhower administration behind hm-and be able to
boast he went down with flying coors.
The Government the cost of living went up again
March But things better in Aps only got 30 days in it,
Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce arrives in Italy
lvers speech in Italian It's good idea for all
day get British Ambassador who'll
to speak language.
Evening star., 1953-04-23
Will Peace Talks Trap Us Again?
Behavior of Communists Increases Suspicion That They
Once More Will Use Farley Table for Propaganda

such as permission to the
enemy to construct CONNER
cial" airfields and the limi-
tation of ports of entry to the
neutral inspection teams. are
considered as. dangerous. to
our security. unless a peace
treaty follows quickly the sig
nature of the ceaSe-fire.
In the past the Reds have
shown themselves masters ct
delaying parleys. This was
possible principally because we
tolerated interminable armis-
tice discussions. The consid-
Grafton Of actual peace terms
is far more complicated than a
mere military agreement by
the generals concerned to stop
military operations. Armistices
have been signed throughout
history in less than a week.
They concern themselves only
with the establishment of a
line of demarcation between
the hostile forces and the usual
easures providing that
neither army take a more adj
vantageous strategic position
or receive reinforcements. Po-
litical matters are discussed by
diplomats at the green table.
The present situation, how
ever. is totally different and
unusual, since the military
campaign is stalemated. In
the matter of peace terms the
two camps are farther apart
than ever.
Unless our Government and
its associates in the Korean
campaign are willing to make
such far-reaching concessions
to the Communists that the
lives and substance spent over
nearly three years have been in
vain, the chance of a genuine
peace is a very long way off.
In the meantime, it is pointed
out by the military, the Reds
can rebuild the destroyed air.
fields and make them into ef-
f1cient bases for their military
planes without formally break
ing the armistice terms. They
could thus bring their bomber
and fighter planes closer to
our main base at Pusan. How
effectively the neutral teams,
which are to be permitted to