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Evening star., 1953-06-15
Transit Union Askinq
ST Million Increase
In Pension Payment

The Capital Transit Co., in the
middle Of a fight to get higher
bus and streetcar fares, is con-
fronted itself by union demand
for bigger pensions.
The separate pension contract
the companuy has with Division
$50. Amalgamated Association of
Street, Electric Railway and Mo-
tor Coach Employees of America,
expires June 80. This plan now
costs the company about 1868,
900 a year.
Under the union demand, the
company would have to pay an
other 81 million a year toward
the pension fund.
THE additional cost would
have to be met by another fare
increase above that which we
are seeking now," E. c. Gid
dings, vice president of the
transit company, declared.
Negotiations are still underway
between the company and the
union but little progress has been
made.
Capital Transit currently has a
petition before the District Public
Utilities Commission for a fare
increase. The company is ask
ing that fares be increased to 20
cents cash, five tokens for 95
cents and that the weekly pass
be eliminated.
The pension plan in effect at
the transit company now calls
Evening star., 1953-06-15

as chief Of the commissions ap-
pointment section.
\ X y y
NFFE-Chairman Rees of the
House Civil Service Committee
will address a special meeting of
the District Federation of Fed
eral Employees Unions, National
Federation of Federal Employees,
at 8 pm. Wednesday at the
Willard Hotel.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
CLOS right-wing Government
Workers Union has raised its
membership dues to So a month.
The group said the increase was
necessary to provide more ef-
fective services to its member
ship. Henry D. Kerfoot,
traffic engineer of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone
Co., will address a meeting of
the Federal Telecommunications
Association at z o'clock tonight
at the Translux Restaurant. O..
The Civil Service Commission
has announced an exam for
architects at $3,410 to $10,800
a year.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
De Gasperi Won 4o.7o96
Of Vote, Final Tally Shows
By the Associated Press

ROME, June 15.-Italy's Ma
tional Central Election Board
announced last night that Pre-
mier Alcide De Gasperi's center
coalition won 49.79 per cent of
the votes in last weeks general
elections.
The boards figures differed
only slightly from the unofficial
figures released last week. For
instance, the unofficial figures
gave the coalition 49.7 per cent
Of the ballots. Under a new
election law the government
needed at least 50.01 per cent
to get bonus seats bringing it up
to 64.5 per cent Of all seats in
the Chamber of Deputies.
The election board gave the
unofficial vote total as 27,087, SOL.
Premier De GaSperi's bloc won
13,488.813 of these and the COM
bined opposition-Communists,
pro-Red Socialists, Monarchists
and neo-FascistS-13,598,788 788.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Czechs and Poles Agree
Formally 10 POW Roles

Formal acceptances to serve
on a Korean War prisoner re-
patriation commission have been
received from Poland and
Czechoslovakia. the State De-
partment announced today.
This completes the commits
sion. Two reluctant members
India and Switzerland-notified
the State Department of their
acceptance on Saturday. Sweden.
the fifth member, accepted
earlier.
Under the truce proposal, the
commission will take charge OF
all Korean war prisoners until
final settlement in the Korean
conflict. is made. Indian troops
will have custody of Communist
prisoners in South Korea until
they are released, resettled in
neutral countries or returned to
their home.
Evening star., 1953-06-15

reductions required could be
taken care of by not filling
vacancies.
The agency's only casualty
under the committees bill is
it's information division. 1t
would have to trim its 52-man
staff to 26.
UNIFORM ALLOWANCE -
The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee tomorrow will start hear
ings on legislation to provide
free uniforms to Federal en-
ployes whose duties require
wearing official garb.
It is estimated that more than
100000 Government workers
wear uniforms IN connection
with their jobs. The majority
of them are in the Post Office
Department, but many of them
are scattered in other Federal
agencies. At present, they have
to pay for their own uniforms.
&* X
SECURITY PROGRAM-The
American Civil Liberties Union
has criticized the Governments
employe security program for
failing to establish an inde-
pendent appeals board.
The ACLU said that employees
in these cases should have the
right to appeal to an independent
board composed of outstanding
private citizens rather than an
agency board composed of Fed
eral employees.
The civil liberties group, how
ever, said that this program
contains some substantial i'm
provements over the old loyalty
program. 1t applauded the
change in the programs en-
phasis from a loyalty to a Sc
curity risk designation. "The
definition Of a security risk has
been brought to include other
criteria than loyalty, so persons
who are dismissed will not be so
severely stigmatized," the ACLU
declared. A
COMMISSION - Chairman
Philip Young of the Civil Service
Commission has appointed N. ].
Oganovic as his special assistant.
Mr.. Oganovic, who was direc-
tor of the commissions st. Paul
Office, will serve only a three
month temporary assignment.
Prior to heading the st. Paul
Office, Mr.. Oganovic served here
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Mortar She'll Hits
GI on Helmet but
Fails to Explode
BY the Assoeiated Pres,

WITH UNITED STATES 40th
DIVISION IN KOREA, June IS.
There was a stunning crash as
something terrific hit Corpl.
Bertram Whites helmet.
He was flung Is feet.
When he staggered to his
knees and CROPPED for his dented
headgear, Corpl. White found he
had one of the great mortar
stories of the war.
The Brooklyn corporal wasn't
hit by a mortar fragment-it was
q whole mortar shell.
1t was a dud and. lucky for
him. failed to explode.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Fair to-
night, low about Sc. Tomorrow,
some cloudiness and little
warmer.
Maryiand-Fair tonight. low
60-56. Tomorrow, some cloudi-
ness and a little warmer.
Virinia-Fair tonight. low in
the SOS. Tomorrow, partly cloudy
and warmer.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
South Korea Sees Reds
Maneuvering for Invasion
BY the Asseciated Press

SEOUL, June 15.-South Ko-
rea's Defense Minister, Shin Tai
Yung, today called the Commu-
nists' new offensive in Korea a
drive for positions to prepare for
another invasion of South Ko-
rea after the armistice."
Since the armistice talks be-
gan about two years ago, all the
enemy was doing was to prepare
for renewed attacks" Mr.. Shin
said in an interview. He added:
What the enemy wants is a
few more ground positions before
signing an armistice, thus pre-
pairing already for another in
vasion this is enough to
prove the enemy's insincerity
=. and yet the allies are going
to be deceived again."
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Send d Kid to Comp
Send Kid to Comp s"~a -~.
Children Who Need 1t Most
Get Free Summer Outinqs

Selection of children for vaca-
tions at Camp Goodwill and
Camp Pleasant began many
weeks ahead Of camp opening
on June Is.
That was when a worker from
the Summer Outings Commit
tee. which operates the camps,
conferred with more than Is
agencies serving children in the
Washington area.
They include settlement houses,
hospitals. family welfare Or
ganizations, child institutions
and the juvenile courts.
Workers from the agencies
were Instructed on camp re-
quirements. The children should
be between 9 and IL years of
age. They are eligible only if
their family can't pay for camp
ing and the children have no
other chance for an outdoor
vacation.
Carefully Selected.
Each child selected goes for
one camping period-this year
IL days. Occasionally in cases
of extreme need, children are
granted two periods. There are
facilities for 900 children to
have vacations at the two camps
this year. But the Summer
Outings Committee has had
hundreds more applications than
that.
This means that the selec-
ton must be done carefully.
The committee has no set
formula for ALLEGATION of places.
Selectionis based on the greatest
need and the potential benefit
from camping.
The cooperation of the re-
ferral agencies offers the ad-
vantage that they know the chill
dren and their families. They
know about hard-working moth
ers and their worries about their
children.
Know About Lack of Food.
They know about limited in
comes and children who don't get
enough to eat or regular sleep,
and those who run the streets
for lack of better place to play.
But the funds available from
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Korean Envoy Urges
Unification 10 Avert
Red Seizure Of North
by the Associated Press

South Korean Ambassador You
Chan Yang says that unless his
embattled country is unified the
northern portion will be COM
pletely communized and will be-
come part of Red China.
Already, he said on a DuMont
television program yesterday,
North Koreans are being rap
idly replaced with Chinese
Communists-thoroughly indoc-
trinated Communists-and Ko-
reanS are being eliminated"
Chairman Wiley of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
said in a speech at Atlantic City
last night that "All of us want
Korea to be united"
He declared: I'VE have def
nitely not abandoned the hope
of Korea unity. We have simply
indicated that We are going to
try to achieve that unity by
political means now, raher than
by military means"
Admits Flaws in Pact.
Senator Wiley conceded there
are flaws in the prospective truce
agreement, but he said military
officials contend they are the
best terms that could be worked
out under the circumstances.
And he said South Korea should
carefully weigh the dreadful
possible consequence of con-
tinued disagreement between us"
on the truce.
AS one inducement to South
Korean President Syngman
Rhee, President Eisenhower has
offered to negotiate mutual de-
fense treaty with South Korea
after an armistice is reached.
Before we get around to guar
anteeing a lot of other peoples
independence, we are going to
have a fight" Sen. Watkins, Re-
publican, of Utah, said in an in
terview. There is certain to be
some opposition"
KnOwland Sees No Peace.
Senator Knowland. Republican.
of California, the acting leader
in the Senate, said in a Flag
Day talk at San Francisco yes
terday no American should be
under the illusion that an early
truce in Korea will bring lasting
world peace.
He and three other Senators,
on a recorded radio-TV program
here, said a peace treaty for Ko-
rea should be agreed upon before
this country sits down to high
level talks with Russia. Agree
ing with him were Senator Doug
las, Democrat, of Illinois; Sena-
tor Smith, Republican, of New
Jersey, and Senator Sparkman,
Democrat, of Alabama.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Military men and truce observers

Military men and truce observers
offered these possible reasons:
/. The Chinese may want to
win more ground before an
armistice and push the true line
closer to the 38th Parallel-the
prewar political dividing line.
Seeking prestige" Victory.
2. The Reds also may want
to be able to claim a final
victory" for prestige purposes.
This would allow them to claim
in Asia-aimed propaganda they
were winning when the shooting
stopped.
8. The Chinese could be bent
on trying to impress the South
Koreans who have vowed to
fight on alone.
Near Munsan, the allies again
began building up Freedom Viii
lage. the reception center for
U. N. prisoners handed over in
this springs sick and wounded
exchange in preparation for
another exchange of prisoners.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
SIGNS Of Quick Truce
Increase Despite
Hot Korean Battles
BY the Asseelated erss,

| MUNSAN, June 15.-Signs Of
a quick truce increased today
even as Communist armies to
the east smashed south in a
stretch-drive offensive.
Although reasons behind the
11th-hour Red attack left OBJ
servers mystified. these develop
ments pointed to an imminent
armistice:
l. Word leaked out that staff
officers writing the last details
OF an armistice have struck no
snags, However. they may have
to consider the changing battle
line, which might change the
2l2 -mile-wide truce buffer zone
they are setting up.
2. Allied and Red liaison off,
GERS met in secret for 10 min
utes. A spokesman said only
that they met to discuss admin
iStrative details pertaining to
the truce negotiations. However.
they could have arranged for the
next meeting of the main truce
negotiation delegations, which
have been in recess a week. The
main delegates must approve the
details written by staff officers.
Exchange Plans Rushed.
3. Troops and supply trucks
poured into this base camp as
the Allies rushed preparations
for the huge prisoner exchange
to follow an armistice.
4. 1t. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor.
United Nations field commander.
warned his 9th Army by radio
that the impending armistice
would not end the war in itself
and told the soldiers to stay
ready to fight if necessary. He
said the possibility of an armis-
tlce has increased to the point
that we must consider what a
signing would mean. :"
The staff officers of both sides
working in two groups-held
lengthy sessions yesterday. One
group is believed drawing the
demarcation line for the buffer
zone and the other writing de-
tails for prisoner exchange. They
recessed until II am. Tuesday
Go pm. Monday, EDT.
Preident Syngman Rhee called
of the anti-truce demonstrations
which echoed for five days in
South Korean streets. However,
there was no indication, the
South Korean government has
backed down on it's unbending
opposition to the armistice and
its threats to carry on the war
by itself.
Prayer Protest Held.
One trousand South Koreans
met in a Seoul park yesterday
for prayer and less noisy pro-
test against the truce. They
adopted this resolution:
I'VE Christians want peace
more than anybody else. But we
simply cannot accept any truce
which we are sure will not bring
about peace at ALL"
Just what was behind the
heavy Red blows in the appar-
emily waning hours of the three
year-old war was any ones guess.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Comp Fund Facts

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
to The Evening Star, WASH
ington 4, D. C.
Or bring cash to The Star
cashier.
The cost: $35.72 for IL
days, or $17.86 for six days.
The Star will acknowledge
your gift.
Evening star., 1953-06-15

for a maximum monthly pension
of $40 above Social Security.
The employe contributes $3.50 a
month and the company $11.20
a month for each contributing
employe.
The union wants q minimum
pension of SITS a month toward
which the workers would con-
tribute 6 per cent of their
monthly wages and the COM
pany not less than 6 per cent
Of the monthly payroll.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Senator Sees Approval
Of immigration Bill
BY the Assoeioisd Press

Senator Watkins. Republican.
of Utah predicted today the SEN
ate immigration Subcommittee
he heads will approve this week
a bill to admit an additional
100000 immigrants in the next
two years.
Senate Republican leaders have
announced they plan to get ac-
ton on it before adjournment,
but whether the bill passes both
the House and Senate at this
session still is a question.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Phone Workers Strike Tally
May Be Completed Today

A strike vote tally begun last
Wednesday may be completed
today, a spokesman for the
Communication workers Of
America (CIO) said as negotia-
tions with the Chesapeake g.
Potomac Telephone Co. went into
their second week.
A contract between the union
and the utility expired at mid.
night Sunday. June Z.
Evening star., 1953-06-15

AS for VA
employees in
w a S h n G :
ton, agency
officials say
there will be
no layoff re-
q u ire d. The
agency'S in
surance divi-
sion had its
fund S cut
slightly, but
VA officials
say that the
few personnel
Evening star., 1953-06-15

Wind-Light and variable to-
night. becoming east to south
east at 10-l5 miles per hour to-
morrow.
River Report.
tFrom u. 8. EnRineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and clear at Great Falls; Shea
andoah muddy at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
tReadinEs Washington National Airport)
Yesterday Pct. Today Pet.
Noon - so Midnight 81
I pm. ~ & a.m.- 81
s pm. "A 10 am. II
Evening star., 1953-06-15

the Community Chest aren't
enough to pay the expense of the
900 children who could go to
camp.
The Evening Star Summer
Camp Fund is filling the gap, so
that children who need camp so
much will not be denied the
vacations available to them.
The fulfillment of this objec-
tive depends on the generosity
of Star readers. The happiness
and we'll being of the children
they help will be the reward.
The following gifts are &C
knoWledged today:
Previously acknoWl-
cdopd Q15Q co
Evening star., 1953-06-15
The Federal Spotlight
VA Would Hire 5000 More
Under House Groups Action
By Joseph Young

Administration would add 5000 employees to its
funds voted last week by the House Ap
preparations Committee.
The would in the VAS Department of Med
Surgery the added personnel would be placed
Evening star., 1953-06-15

Record Temperatures This Year,
Highest, a3. on June 6.
Lowest, 22. on March 2.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, SO. at l:10 pm.
Low. Sc, At 5:15 am
Evening star., 1953-06-15

in VA hospital units outside OF
Washington, but there would be
some additions to VA hospitals
Evening star., 1953-06-15

TIDE Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Sphinx Club to Meet

An illustrated lecture on Sun
Valley, Idaho, will be given by
Col. H. c. Anderson at a meet
ing of the Sphinx Club in Almas
Temple, 1915 K street NV, at
noon tomorrow.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Railroads Oppose
Tighter ice Curbs,
Cite Safety Record

Railroads opposing two bills
designed to increase safety told
the Senate Commerce Commit
tee late yesterday that 1852 was
the safest year in their history.
Testimony that not one pas
senger lost his life in a train
accident last year was offered
in opposition to proposals to
widen the authority of the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Public hearings on the legis-
lation proposed by Chairman
Tobey, Republican. of New
Hampshire were completed. al
though additional documentary
evidence will be received.
Air Brake Inspection.
One of the measures would
empower the ICC to order the
railroads to inspect and main
tain air brake systems in &C
cordance with ICC standards
and the other would give the
ICC authority over all forms of
railroad communications which
relate to safety.
Commissioner William j. Pat
terson of the ICC told the Sena-
tors spot checks by ICC inspec-
tors revealed increasing num-
bers Of defects in air brake
systems. The railroads them
selves, he said, are lax in inspec-
ton and maintenance.
The move for tighter ICC re-
strictions received impetus last
January, when a runaway pas
senger train crashed into the
concourse at Union Station. An
air brake failure was blamed.
Nevertheless, rail safety in
general has steadily improved
since the end of World War II,
according to D. E. Mumford,
safety manager for the New York
Central System.
Measures Held Unnecessary.
Mr.. Mumford and other rail-
road spokesmen opposed the
measures on the grounds that
they are not needed and would
increase accidents by dividing
authority between the manage
ments Of the various railroads
and the ICC.
The witness said 1852 was the
safest year in rail history from
the standpoint of employees as
we'll as passengers, and the pres
ent trend is toward the estab-
liShment of even better records.
The rail spokesmen argued
that ICC control over communi-
cations would put the Govern
ment into the business Of oper-
ating or at least sharing in the
operation of the railroads.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Vampire Bot Robes
PeriIs Border Cattle
BY the Associofed Press

JUAREz. Mexico, April 49,
A Mexican scientist says the
discovery of vampire-bat rabies
in Mexican border states poses
a danger to the livestock in
dustry along the international
border. y ~
DR.. Aurelio Malaga Alba,
rabies consultant for the Pan
American Sanitary Bureau. Mex
leo City. made the statement at
a recent session of the United
States-Mexico Border Public
Health Association.
DR.. Malaga-Alba said positive
laboratory diagnosis Of vampire
bat rabies had been made in
the states of Sonora and Chi
huahua and clinical diagnosis in
Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas.
He said that the only reference
he knows of concerning the pos
sible existence of vampire bats
in the United States is report
of the finding of the remains
Of one Of the animals in a Texas
cave.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Ministers Group 10 Study
Causes OF Crime in D. T..

Underlying causes leading to
crime here will be studied by q
Negro Inter-denominational Min
isters' Alliance committee ap-
pointed by the group this week.
The six-man committee will
give a report suggesting that
concrete steps to be taken against
crime breeding conditions in
Washington.
The Rev. Colbert H. Pearson,
Baptist Church, called the special
meeting in the church, 2033
Eleventh street NV.
Committee members appointed
were the Revs. w. H. Jernigan,
Mount Carmel Baptist Church;
G. T. Long, Community Meth
odist Church; j. F. Whitfield,
Twelfth Street Christian Church;
S. E. Giles, Campbell AME
Church: L. w. White, Mount
Bethel Baptist Church. and H.
L. Burton. Israel CINE Church
Mr.. Pearson also will serve on
the committee.
, 1953-11-12

Come fall and cooler weather,
hot breads are mighty tempting.
No doubt about it ~. hot bread
straight from the oven does some
thing for a meal, any meal.
Here, for example, is an ele-
CANT new version of an old favor
tie which is equally at home on
breakfast, luncheon or supper
table. It's a simple All-Bran Pan
Bread studded with generous
spoonfuls Of orange marmalade
for style. Quite sensibly, the
recipe allows for seconds!
ALL Bran Marmalade. Pan Bread
I cup All-Bran
3i4 cup milk
! egg
ia cup soft shortening
l cup sifted -four
2-1i2 teaspoons baking powder
LIZ teaspoon salt
IA cup sugar
1i2 cup orange marmalade
Combine An-Bran and milk; let
stand until most of moisture is
taken up. Add egg and shorten
ing and beat well. Sift together
-four, baking powder, salt and
sugar. Add to first mixture, stir
ring only until combined. Spread
in creased 8 x 0-inch pan. Place
spooufuls Of marmalade on top,
pressing lightly into dough. Bake
in moderately hot oven t400oF.i
about 80 minutes. Serve hot.
Yield: 8 3-inch squares.
, 1953-11-12
ORCHESTRA

''St. Croix'', written by Earl
Finch, a native Of ST. croix
but now a resident Of ST. Tho
mas. The announcement was
made by Mr.. Shultrebrandt.
BY popular. demand "Or-
chestra Santa Cruz" will give
a repeat performance at the
Jungle Casino in Thanksgiv-
ing Eve, Wednesday, Novem-
Der 25th.
, 1953-11-12
NOTICE
From the Police

Effective Sunday, Novem-
Der IS, 1858, and until further
notice, parking in the block
Of Company Street, Christian
sted, between King Cross
Street (Quinn's Corner) and
and Princes Street (Roman
Catholic Church Corner) will
be on the south side only.
G. A. MATTHIAS
Actg Director Of Police
G-S eMaA H@Ht@ $500 4Ea@ f.ENE @
, 1953-11-12
ST. PATRIcK's

presenting tbs tenth and 9th
grades; and Olga Fredericks
with Clifford Christian re-
presenting the top grade Of
the Grammar School.
5 U B 5 c R / B F
, 1953-11-12

C
geant.
William M. Watson, St. Pc
tersburg, first sergeant; JOS
seph G. Fracassi, Erie, Pa.
flight sergeant, and Ronald
@ Handbook, Terre Haute,
Ind, flight sergeant.
, 1953-11-12
Thanks = Appreciation

M. u Mrs. w. E. Messer,
foy themselves and on behalf
Of the other relatives at home
and abroad, extend sincere
fhaqks and appreciation for
kind expressions Of sympathy
on the passing Of their belop-
cd mother, CATHERINE.