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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
SERVICE AT FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
235 N. Potomac st.

God to be obeyed must be under
stood. The Lesson-Sermon at the
HOO o'clock service on Sunday is
entitled God"
The Golden Text is from Issiah
1922: ''Look unto me, and be we
saved, all the ends of the earth; for
I am God, and there is none else"
81 am the Lord: that is my name:
and my glory will l not give to an
other, neither my praise to craven
images" from Isaiah 42:8, is one of
the Bible selections.
This one definition of God will be
among the correlative passages from
Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
God. The great I AM; the all
knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all
wise, ALLOWING, and eternal; Prin-
ciples; Mind; Soul; Spirit, Life
Truth; Love; all substance; intelli-
gence" (587:5-8.)
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
World Wide Briefs
Of The Past Week
25 Percent Limit On Federal
Incnrne Tax To Be Sought

A new move is expected to be
made in the 1858 session of the Leg
islature to have Maryland join its
voice in the demand for Constitu-
tional amendment putting Is per-
cent ceiling on the Federal income
tax and other Federal taxes during
peacetime. A petition advocating
such an amendment has been adopt
ed by % States. If four more, max
ing a total of thirds of all the
States, adopt the petition, Congress
then will be compelled to call an
amending convention.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
DORMANT ACCOUNT NOTICE

Pursuant to Chapter AIT Of the General Assembly
dormant Gas defined said Ac for period of Twenty 900 years
such bank shall before the last day of December of the
aforesaid Twenty
the Of the thereof shown by its records
This NOTICE WARMING
claiming through them present within months following this Notice
relating identity
right o said deposits.
FAILING to
of Maryland
DEPOSTTORS NAME DEPOSTTORS
Independent Oil
Magee McVey r..
Will
Melville S.
THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF
HAGERSTOWN MARYLAND
H. Newcomer President w. Howard, Cashier
Dated December 20, 1852
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
ST. PAUL'S METHODIST
CHURCH
N. Potomac, near Franklin

The Church School, with classes
for all ages, will meet at 9:45 a. M
AT the Morning Service of Wor-
ship at HOO o'clock, Holy Com
munion will be observed.
The intermediate and Youth Eel
lowships will meet at 5:45 p. m.
At the Evening Service of Worship
at 7:30 o'clock, the minister, DR.. j.
Turnbull Spicknall, will preach on
"An Old Root-Virtue" Holy Com
munion will also be held at this
service.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
County Shares In Tax Melon

Washington county received more
than two and one-half million dol
lars during the past fiscal year from
the State, as its share of Maryland
taxes and State and Federal APP
preparations for schools and welfare.
The exact figure, according to the
Comptroller's annual report, was
1854, 20230 About three-ffth of
the sum went for schools.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
Cost OF Operating State
Jumps 40O% In IL Years

Costs of operating the State of
Maryland have risen more than 400
percent in the past II years - from
a mere $63,571,845 in 1941 to $685.
360,770 in 1852. A 16-cent State tax
on real estate and personal property
may be necessary beginning in 1856
in order to service loans authorized
by the Legislature, Comptroller j.
Willard Tawes has pointed out. The
current State tax rate is 6.25 cents.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
franklin and Voc,,es Cfraafo

Services, with the Sacrament of
the Holy Communion, will be OBJ
served on Sunday at, $3.50 a m,
11:00 a m. and 1880 p. m.
Sunday School will meet at 9:45
a. m. and the Children's Church and
Nursery at HOO a. m.
A special service for the baptism
of infant children will be held at
300 p. m, and the Youth Fellow
ship will meet at 6:15 p. m.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH


The Morning Service of Worship
and Communion will be conducted
at $3.50 a. m. DR.. William M. Nor
ment will preach on God Go With
You'll"
The Church School, Kenneth l..
Adams superintendent, will meet at
10:45 a. m. and the Christian Youth
Fellowship at 6:15 p. m.
The Sunday Evening Service of
Worship at 7:30 p. M, The Rev. Jo-
seph p Porterfield will preach.
All always welcome at our serv-
ices.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
5000, OOOth Beneficiary

A California widow with two
small children recently became the
5,O0O,000th Federal Social Security
beneficiary A check for $42390 was
presented to Mrs Dolores Plaza, %,
of San Rafael, Cal, in special cere-
mony in the San Francisco Social
Security office. Her husband, James,
died November /.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
Church NelOS
DEVOTIONAL
BROADCASTS

WEI, Monday through Friday
1915 a. m, Morning Devotions,
Rev. Paul B. Warrington.
WJEJ-"T Minister Visits"
1870 p. m. Monday, Rev. Paul M
Robinson; 100 p. m. Wednesday,
Rev. Frederick d. Eyster; 1870 p. m
Friday, Rev. Charles E. LeFew.
WEI, Saturdays, 100 p. M, Sun
day School Lesson.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
Eviction Law Extended

The Baltimore City Council has
voted to extend until December 81,
1853, the law which generally re-
quires landlords to give tenants 100
days notice before eviction. There
are special provisions for eviction in
case of immoral or illegal use of the
property.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
Cheap Rent-with Strings

The Duke of Montrose has offered
to rent his family home, Buchanan
Castle, near Edinburgh, Scotland, for
a mere ten pounds 1929 a week. He
stipulates, however, that the tenant
must keep its 16 bathrooms, 40 bed
rooms and $4,000 elevator in top
condition.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
HoIdup Attempt Backfires

An attempted holdup by two
youthful hitchhikers at Amarillo,
Texas, backfred, resulting in the
death of one. The intended victim,
Daniel Franco, decided to fight rath-
er than be robbed by two young men
he had picked up. In the scuffle one
hitchhiker, Roland Marion, was shot
and killed.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
TIME SAVERS

Plan special menus, as completely
as possible, and make these ahead
for freezer storage. Then when you
have unexpected company or need
a good meal in a hurry you'll have
it all ready
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
Fire Races Cork Factory

Loss estimated at 100000 resulted
when fire destroyed the plant of the
Maryland Cork Co. at Elkton The
blaze was blamed on a dust explo-
sion. Superintendent Theodore L.
Johnson said a group of workmen
were cleaning up the remains of an
earlier small fire when a cloud of
cork dust exploded.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
1853 Sugar Quotas

The Agriculture Department has
set the 1858 sugar import and mar
keting quotas at 100000 tons. This
compares with the initial 1852 quotas
of 100000 tons-later increased to
1900 900 tons.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
Former Slave Dies At Ill

Uncle Jack Riddle, 111-year-old
Negro farmer who began life as a
slave, died recently at Taladega, Ala
Uncle Jack was born in Marietta,
Ga, Nov Is, 1871 His mind was
keen until the last
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01

Egg salad and chicken salads are
favorite freezer foods, put into sand
wiches Label them clearly and take
them out as needed for lunch boxes
or snacks.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01

shave on each of the first seven days
they were separated last April She
was granted a divorce-on grounds
of habitual drunkenness.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
Lather OutIasts Love

Mrs. Norma L. Brown, 80, of Chi
cago, seeking a divorce from her
husband, Frank, testified that he
forced her to shave him every day
for IS years. She also said he re-
turned, demanded and obtained a
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
County To Borrow 81, 100000

Anne Arundel county is planning
to borrow $1,OOO,OOO from the State
for school construction to relieve
critical overcrowded conditions"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
Soil COnservers

The Agriculture Department says
nearly 100000 more farmers began
soil and water conservation measures
on farm and ranch lands during the
l2-month period ending last June.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
Tv Repairman Guilty Of Fraud

Declaring that television set, by
reason of its complex nature, lends
itself to fraud" by servicemen,
Judge Herman M. Moser recently
found Irving Sammis, of Baltimore,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01
Big RemOdeling Job

Estimates of the U. S. Department
of Commerce show that more than
3,OO0,O0O,OOO year is being spent
for home repair and remodeling
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01

guilty of defrauding two set owners
by charging them for parts he did
not install.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-01-01

Frank II. Newcomer, President
Dated December 20, 1852
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Easter Seal Drive
Starts Sunday With
Goal Of $4,000

The annual Easter Seal cam
paign Of the District Society for
Crippled Children will open Sun
day with a goal of $4,000.
Clark G. Diamond, vice presi-
dent Of Chestnut Farms Chevy
Chase Dairy, is chairman. Bust
ness and Government solicitation
already is under way.
Easter Seals will be mailed to
many Washington residents next
week. The campaign has been
Endorsed nationally by Mrs. Eli
senhower.
Campaign quotas are as fol-
lows: Government, $4,000; bust
ness, SIS, 1000; special gifts. $10,-
600: projects. $1,000. and Easter
Seals, $72. 1000.
James E. Colliflower is chair
man of the Sponsor Committee
Of the District campaign. Other
members are Floyd D. Akers, AL
vim L. Aubinoe, Bruce Baird,
Morris CafritZ. Mrs. John A.
Dougherty, Charles B. Dulcan, ST.
Also, Bishop Angus Dun, Will
liam T. Farley, Robert ". Flem-
ing, Edward H. Foley, jr.: Rabbi
Norman Gerstenfeld, Earl God
win.
Also Granville GUIDE, Mrs.
Hiram c. Houghton. P. Y. K.
Howat, Coleman Jennings, David
B. Karrick, Charles E. Krey,
James H. Lemon, William j. Nc
Evoy, E. D. Merrill. William
Montgomery, Alfred G. Neal.
Also, Archbishop Patrick A.
OBoyle, Andrew Parker, John
A. Reilly, H. L. Rust, jr.; Mrs.
John r. Steelman and M. j.
Uline.
Interior Secretary Mckay, La
Dor Secretary Durkin and Mrs.
Ivy Baker Priest, treasurer of the
United States, also are sponsors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Librury Of Congress
Gets GershMin Music

The resources Of the Library
Of Congress for research in mod
ern music have been increased
by the recent acquisition Of a
valuable collection of original
manuscripts Of the late George
GerShwin.
Manuscripts of some Of Mr..
Gershwin'S most important COM
positions make up the gift. In
addition to the score Of "Rhap-
sody in Blue" the collection con-
tains a pencil draft and an ink
score Of the Piano Concerto in
F Major, first entitled New
York Concerto" Also included
Is a piano-vocal score Of "Porgy
and BesS' and a full score for
orchestra of the Cuban Over
ture."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
o'Dwyer, former Mayor of New

ODwyer. former Mayor of New
York.
William McNear Rand. former
head Of the Monsanto Chemical
Co. Of st. Louis, to be deputy
director Of Mutual Security.
Elected in 1915.
Mr.. Cole is 81 and a resident
Of Holton, Kans.
He was elected from the LIST
congressional district Of his
State in 1945.
In his last six years in Con-
gress. Mr.. Cole was a member OF
the House Banking Committee,
which has jurisdiction over many
Of the housing and finance bills.
His residence here is at 2501
@ street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
ovERcoATS

OVEKCOATS
1850 to SIS Velour and Fleece Over
coats in browns, grey and oxford grey.
2s.75
1855 to SOS coots of imported and
domestic velour type fobrics. Sizes reg
ulor ~, "a, 46; short AZ; long 80, AZ,
a, 46 43.75
Sass imported Fleece coots in ioht
blue with overpIoid Sizes short 40, AZ.
46.75
TUxEDoS, RAINcoATS
1855 and $50 RoIeish Tuxedos in
midnight blue. Single or double breasted
models in sizes short IS, AZ; short stout
z5-24.50 to 1880 Woter RepeIIent
Cotton Raineoots. Trench coot and single
breasted models in tan only Sizes regular
"a, a.; short "a, SO, AZ, a. -----l2.85
SPORTS COATS
23-$35 AII-WooI Sports Goats in a wide
range of potterns and colors. Sizes req
ulor IS to AZ; short 81; long SO. 38,
1880 and $3.50 Sports coots in
shetlonds and tweeds. Stripes, checks,
solid tones and ploids. Sizes regular SO
to 40; short IS to 81, 40; long SO, 24.75
12-$65 Hand Toilored Cashmere and
Wool Sports Goats in solid tones Of blue,
brown and ton. Sizes regular SO, a.;
short SO 40. Iono az RI 40 az az *
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Baltimore Attorney Kills
Wife, Then Shoots Self
BY The Associossd Press

TOWSON, Md, Feb. 25.-A
prominent attorney and his wife
were shot at their home in this
fashionable Baltimore suburb
today and police called it a case
OF murder and attempted sui
eide.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fallon Coyle,
As. dress buyer for a downtown
department store, died of two
bullet wounds.
Her husband, Wilbur F. Coyle,
jr., 48, chief attorney for the
Baltimore regional Office of the
Veterans Administration, was in
critical condition at Union Me-
mortal Hospital with a bullet
wound in the throat.
MY father shot my mother
and then shot himself" investi-
gators quoted the couples To-
year-old son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Eisenhower Names
Cole 10 Head Housing
And Home Agency

President Eisenhower today
nominated Albert M. Cole. for
mer Republican member of Con-
gress from Kansas. to be adj
ministrator Of the Housing and
Home Finance Agency.
Mr.. Cole, defeated in Novem-
Der by Representative Miller,
Democrat, will succeed Raymond
M. Foley. who the White House
said, will retain the post until
Mr.. Cole has qualified.
Other Appointments.
The President also asked the
Senate to confirm these appoint
ments:
Maj. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis
Jr., to be chief of engineers, sue
ceeding 1t. Gen. Lewis A. Pick,
who retired last fall.
Francis White. Baltimore bust
nessman, to be Ambassador to
Mexico. succeeding william J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
IVA Head and Aide
Hurt in Air Crash
On Trip From Dc

BRISTOL. Tenn, Feb. 49,
Both engines Of q Tennessee VAL
ley Authority airplane quit last
night as it CROPPED through misty
twilight toward Tri-Cities Air
port and two high iva officials
were injured seriously in the
crash.
They were Gordon Clapp,
chairman, and G. o. Wessen-
auer, director Of power.
Attendants at a Bristol hos
pital said today Mr.. Clapp, 48,
was in serious condition with o
broken arm, a fractured pelviS
and several fractured ribs. He
was given several blood trans
fusionS.
I'VE haven't determined
whether he has any internal in
jurieS," a doctor said.
Three Others Hospitalized.
Mr.. Wassenauer was reported
in good condition. At Chatta-
nooga Mrs. WesSenauer said her
husband telephoned her saying
he suffered a broken nose and
q broken vertebrae.
A third passenger, John H
Clark. SO. chief of the iva
budget department; Pilot Her
schel Fleming, 80. of Knoxville
and Roger Mahan, 81, co-pilot
from Maryville, Tenn, were hos
pitalized with minor injuries and
shock.
The pilot said the plane de-
veloped engine trouble en- route
from Washington to Knoxville
and both engines failed before
he could complete an emergency
instrument approach at the Tri-
Cities Airport, which serves,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25

Bristol, Kingsport and johnson
City.
Wreckage Over Wide Area.
Don Stickley, a farmer living
near here. said he heard the en-
gineS cut out. then the crash. Mr..
Stickley and neighbors brought
the passengers and crew to the
hospital here.
State highway patrolmen
guarding the scene said wreck
age was scattered over a wide
area.
Mr.. Clapp became chairman OF
the iva Board of Directors in
October, 1916. Mr.. WesSenauer,
AZ, has been with the IVA since
1885.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Bomb Wrecks Iron Curtain

NICE, France, Feb. Is F.-
A bomb exploded in front of the
Communist Party headquarters
here early today, shattering an
Iron Curtain used to protect the
entrance during the night and
cracking windows within a ra-
diuS of 300 yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Fleece Averages 8 Pounds

HELENA.-Average weight Of
the fleece clipped from sheep in
the United States is about 8
pounds. according to estimates
Of Government observers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Family Pride

NEW YORK, Feb. IS (R.-
Picked up on a pickpocket
charge, Solomon Bauman, q,
pleaded in Magistrates Court
yesterday that his sister not be
told. ut would kill her." said
Bauman. "She thinks I'm a
gambler"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Quukes Felt in ltnIx

COSENzA, Italy, Feb. Is (P).-
Two earthquakes were felt in this
Southern Italian town early to-
day. A few country huts were
tumbled down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
ToPcoATS

IVFNOAIS
15-$65 to SIS Topeoats, imported and
domestic fobrics, veIours and coverts in
greys, tons, browns, blue; regular SO, "A,
46; long 38, 80, "A 46 -- Bits
$3.50 to SIS Gobordine Topeoots
with set-in sleeves, fIy-front. Tan and
dark blue in sizes regular 38; short A.;
24-$75 Gob0rdine Topeoots with all
wool zip lining. Tan, grey, blue, brown, in
sizes regular As, 48, so; short ~, "a;
long a, IS, 48---------4S .75
1856 Topeoats in gobordines, coverts,
tweeds and velour in tons, greys and
blues. Sizes regular SO, 40, "A, 46; short
39; long 38, 80, AZ 38.75
21-$95 to SIS Venetion Covert and
Fleece Goats with zip Innings. Tan, grey,
brown. Sizes regular A. 46; short AZ, a.;
long "a, 46------------------53.75
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
SUITS

SUITS
s2-$55 to $50 Suits Of worsteds, fIon-
nels. tWeeds and cheviots in single or
double breasted models, solid tones,
checks, pIoids and stripes Sizes regular
SO. SO, 46; short So to 40; long 40. 1878
z6-$65 and $50 Hard Finished Worsted
Suits in single or double breasted models.
Checks, pIoids, and neat potterns. Sizes
regulor 40; short SO, 80; long Al; stout
ss.75
1850 to SOS Suits of shorkskin and
hard finished worsteds Single and double
breasted models in blues, greys and
browns. Sizes regular IS. SO, SO, 80, 46;
long 80, 40; long stout ~, 48---43.75
SOS Raleigh AII-WooI ShetIand
Suits in single breasted, patch pocket
models only. PIoids and mixtures in sizes.
regular 35, 80; long ,44---------44.75
1866 10 SIS RoIeish Tweed and
cheviot Suits in single or double breasted
models. Sizes regular IS, 81 to 40, a,
46; short SO, SO, 40, ~; long 80. 30,
33.75
lists to $3.50 RoIeish Suits Of i'm
ported worsted fobrics Single and double
breasted in blues, tons, ereys. Sizes reg
ulor 81, SO to Al, 43, a.; short 81, At;
long 38, a.; stout 46.75
SOS Fine Hand Toilored Brookstreet
Gobordine Suits of rich imported fobric.
Light blue, grey and tan in single breasted
models only. Sizes regular Al, 43, a 46;
short 38, 10 6a.75
2o-$I25 Hand ToiIored Brookstreet
Suits Of fine imported fabrics. Neot
stripes. Single and double breasted grey
and light blue. Sizes regular 81, 38, 40 to
4o; short 81 to 80, a.; long SO, 40, a,
80 04.TS
l4-$75 Worsfed and FIonneI Suits in
chalk stripes and neat potterns. Grey,
dark brown and blue in sizes regular IS
to 80, "a to 48; short 80; long 80, 46;
stout 53.75
9-$l25 All Hand ToiIored Gold Turn
peter Suits of superb worsteds in pIoids,
checks and neat stripes Single or double
breasted models in browns and oreys. !.
Sizes regular 81, 80, a.; short SO, SO;
long 80, 40,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
FURNISHINGS

fOkNISnINGS
1855 and 3.95 White, Striped Shirts.
Regular fused collars and soft spread COL
Iors. Broken sizes 297
19-$l5 to 1850 Hothowoy White
Shirts. Imported Sea Island cottons and
hoirline stripes. Broken sizes. Button
cuffs or French cuffs IS
30-12.50 White BroodeIoth, Pure Fuqi
Silk Shirts. Stripe and plain colors. Soft
regular collars with stoy French cuffs
or button cuffs sos
6o-$2 ond ST Silk, Royon, Solid Color
and Foney Patterned Neekweor-
$3.50 All Silk FouIord. Repp and Wo-
279-4.o5 Solid Color Washable Gobor-
dine Sports Shirts. Long sleeves Ocean
Peorl buttons. Two patch pockets Sizes
small to
l5-$32 to AIS Wood and ceromie
novelties to Ills
l5-l2.5o to $50 Cones $40 to SIS
lo-$l5 to $40 Umbrellas. 1850 to $50
$685. BroodeIoth Poiomos in pot
terms and neot stripes. Coot style in sizes
$3.50 to 22.95 Imported ViyeIIo Pa-
jonlos in stripes and Plods. Sizes B to D,
1875
1880 Shorts, boxer and snap fos-
tener styles, white ond. solid colors. Sizes
30 to Csc
HATS
52-$l5 to $40 Felt Hats. Many pop
ulor sizes, but not in every style and color,
6.45
$3.50 to $40 Imported and Domestic
Felt Hats. Small sizes onIy-----l2.S5
SHOES
81 poirs--zz.o5 to 1895 Honon and
Nunn-Bush Shoes. Quarter brooues and
stroight tip models in rich tan Ieothers,
l4.87
lo3 poirs-l3.o5 to 1895 RoIeieh Shoes.
Moccosin toe, wine-tps and quarter
brogues in ton
J Subject to Prior Sale.
ASHER
RE MA. $3.50
Evening star., 1953-01-02
Africa Federation Planners
Run Into Stiff Opposition
BY the AsSoeioted Press

LONDON, Jan. Am official
parley to map the proposed fed
Grafton of three British territories
In the heart of Africa ran into
strong opposition from both white
and Negro representatives. confer
ence sources reported last night.
The proposed federation would
join Northern Rhodesia, Southern
Rhodesia and Nyasaland in one
ATS, ,000-square-mile country bor-
dering the Union of South Africa.
Negro leaders boycotted the
opening session of the final draft
ing stage yesterday, contending
the plan would throw them to
the (white) settlers" and lead to
race restrictive laws.
The discussion also disclosed the
existence of strong white oppo-
sition bloc which claims the fed
Grafton would give the Negro pop
ulation too much power in an
area where the whites are in the
minority.
The white opposition centers
around the draft proposal to set
up a Negro-manned African Af-
fairs Board in Southern Rhodesia
to watch out for Negro interests.
Evening star., 1953-01-02
Allies Set Reds Straight
On Flights Over Truce Site
By the Assoeioted Press

MUNSAN. Korea. Jan. 2.-The
United Nations truce delegation
today "set the record straight" on
a long series of Communist
charges that allied warplanes are
flying over neutral Panmunjom in
violation of an agreement.
Col. William B. Carlock, senior
allied liaison officer. went to PAN
munjom and handed the Reds a
letter reviewing agreements on
neutrality. The pact says planes
will not fly over neutral zones ex-
cept under weather and technical
conditions beyond United Nations
control. This was the case on the
December 26 Red protest. the al
lies said.
Col. Carlock also reminded the
Communists Of costly measures
used to insure pilot recognition
Of Panmunjom. These include
four balloons. a searchlight and
radar observation.
The allied spokesman noted
that the Reds had alleged q over
flights since october 8, but said
not one involved a hostile act OF
any kind and investigation proved
many of the alleged violations
never occurred.