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Evening star., 1953-05-13
State Experiment
Dyes Rabbits Color
Of Easter Eggs
By the AssocIased Press

RICHMOND, May 13.-There
are rabbits with pink, purple,
orange and yellow tails running
loose in Virginia.
Freaks?
In a sense, yes. They're man
made freaks.
The Virginia wildlife research
unit wants to find out something
about the migratory habits OF
rabbits.
So, in order to tell them apart,
it dyed the bushy tails Of a num-
ber of bunnies all sorts Of colors.
Evening star., 1953-05-13
Changes in Signals
Promise 10 Relieve
Seven Corners Jam
By chorIes J. Yorbroueh

Overheated tempers and boil
ing radiators generated by new
traffic lights at Fairfax County's
Seven Corners are supposed to
be in the cooling stage.
Promise of relief from begged
down traffic during rush hours
came from the Virginia State
Highway Commission today with
announcement that the lights
have been adjusted to permit an
almost normal" flow through
the notorious traffic mixing
bowl"
Since the lights went into OPP
Grafton about 10 days ago. COM
plants have been pouring into
commission Offices in Fairfax
County, and even to Fairfax
County police, who have nothing
to do with the operation.
Some reports of delays would
sound apocryphal. Estimates of
the length of backed-up auto
mobiles on Arlington boulevard
(Highway SOD vary from one
mile to two and a half miles dur
ing the afternoon rush.
Two Lines Mile Long.
On Monday afternoon the jam
started at Glen Carlyn road and
extended two solid lanes to Sew
en- Corners-a distance of about
11/16 miles. Tempers fiared
and radiators boiled. Five cars
were forced to the side of the
road by overheated motors.
Four more were stalled. Time
between the points-30 minutes.
Commission engineers are aware
of the situation and electricians
are seeking a traffic light phase
which would move 1000 vehicles
an hour through the intersection.
Yesterday afternoon engineers
and electricians were observing
for two hours, AIS to 6:15 PM,
and reported traffic was moving
at an almost normal pace-a sit
uation they hope will continue.
The lights were: installed, at a
cost of $4,000, on the basis of a
traffic study completed June 20.
1852. Since that time engineers
admit traffic has increased "at
least 10 per cent"
Results of 12-HOur Count.
A 12-hour count showed ap-
proximately $4,000 vehicle clear
ing the intersections where Ar
lington boulevard, Highway z.
Wilson boulevard. Sleepy Hollow
road and Hillwood avenue merge.
AS sample, the survey showed
that vehicles travelling from
Fairfax Circle toward Washing
ton during the IL hours totaled
7,347; from Washington, 1906.
The figure on Route z from
BaileyS Cross Roads toward Falls
Church was 3,005 and from Falls
Church to Baileys Cross Roads,
3,640.
The commission admitted re-
ceiving numerous complaints,
either directly or relayed from
Fairfax police, who described
them as too numerous to men
ton"
Matter of Habit.
A commission spokesman said:
Motorists using Highway so
have had the right of way so long
that it is difficult to get them to
accept the fact that they have
to relinquish part of it now To
drivers using Route z it has some
times been matter of trying to
barge through the Route so line
at a risk Of life and limb"
The commission has in it's files
81 reported accidents at the
point during 1852. There is no
way of determining the number
of accidents unreported there, %
the spokesman said.
The spokesman said that grade
separation is the only real solu-
ton to the Seven Corners prob
lem. adding that such a project
s'iS being contaminated I"
Evening star., 1953-05-13
Women's League to Meet

The annual membership meet
ing of the League of Women
Voters of Prince Georges County
will be held at 6:45 pm. tomor-
row in the education building
of the First Methodist Church.
HyattSville.
Evening star., 1953-05-13
Waters Tells of Misery
In Cold, Filthy PW Camps

This the second series of stories By Sergt John
L. Waters recounting his hardSps prisoner of
Reds in Korea for 20 months The soldier is
the first District to be repatriated in the POW er-
change NouO patient at Walter Reed Hospital he tells
his gripping story exclusively for The Star.
Evening star., 1953-05-13
HuiI Dumuqes Pea Crop

FREDERICK, May l3.-Hail
| has played hob with the pea crop
In sections Of Frederick and Car
roll Counties. At least $4,000
damage was reported.
Evening star., 1953-05-13
An Outcost CIoss-Put There to Die

We were more less outcast class They just put
there to die And all did but and other fellow.
We had guard directly U.s. although one Korean
officer and two lowergrade soldiers in charge of
They fed less regularly with breakfast
daylight They'd bring cracked barley mlet in
little basket and split up evenly among ourselves But
we got no seasoning at all for the food.
At night anywhere from to o'clock, got another
basket of chow think had rice maybe eight or ten times
over the whole four-month period.
We didn't have much water to drink. We
II we had fire. which didn't always. The water came
out of well which other people using figured
probably all right for One of the boys tablets
which helped purify water and dropped them quart
of water from time to time.
guess washed my hands average of once week.
We used for thareached outside the hut to get it. No
shaving, no haircuts no nothing didn't shave for five
months and dirtier than miner got out
of there.
In fact took about six baths in the river, after got
from that place. to get all the filth and dirt my
that had been ground into the skin
OF had toilet in the shack and couldn't
get around The boy with his calf torn off took
he could
Evening star., 1953-05-13
By Seret. JOHN L. WATERS
As Told to John V. Horner


The Chinese had moved rs of prisoners to
the railroad center in North Korea early in December 1850
The POWS who could walk separated from the four of
us who were litter We put in a small mud
shack.
had idea then what misery store for the next
four months
We were in a railroad center on an MsR-man supply.
route-for the Communists.
The shack had three rooms, but there windows
There were doors at the entrances and almost
cold inside outside So had rice hanging where the
doors had been to keep the wind out Bit
The kitchen had fireplace. But it all bombed up
and didn't heat the other two These built
higher than the kitchen, inches had
put in there The heat from the fire supposed
through kind of ue to reach the But the system
torn up and heat got there
To keep had to sit right top of the fireplace
which really like little old camp fire.
Slept on Floor Without Any Bedding
Sometimes got to sleep in the kitchen-on dirt
floor No bedding at ALL Fortunately still had sleeping
bag with managed to keep that way
But the shack got to be pretty crowded. Every few days
the ChinkS kept bringing in two three GI
prisoners There wasn't everybody stay in the
kitchen. We had as many as IL in
We close everybody couldn't lie down at the
same time You'd have to sleep sitting up then
Some of the guys brought in hurt worse than me-
And couldn't walk at all. hadn't been my
wounded November That morning burp gun fire
caught in the left leg and knee and in the
groin Then another Chnk lying the ground.
He came and shot through the stomach I think
would have died there before capture the blood
cotted in the awful cold.
During the four months in the shack we had
total of "a wounded GIs Only boy could get
at ALL The calf of his leg had been blown waited
on the rest of the prisoners.
Nobody got any medical aid. There wasn't any.
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Manned Girl Plans
For Hollywood Career
BY the Associated Press

LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calf,
Sept. II. A courageous girl
whose ambitions to become a
dancer, were shattered by the
loss of an arm and leg In a speed
boat accident, is planning for
''some sort of career" in Holly
wood.
Beautiful Boni Buehler, %.
insists she has had only a few
'low moments" since the slash
ing blades of a speedboat pro-
peller on Lake Arrowhead sew
cred her left arm and leg, sew
eral weeks ago.
From a bed in Santa Anita
Hospital overlooking the lake.
the former airline stewardess told
neWsmen Tuesday:
"Of course this will slow me
down. But I have a whole life
ahead of me. I intend to get
plenty out of it. I'm going to
be happy. Not once since it
happened have I felt sorry for
myself"
Boni admits it will be a long
time before she can use arti-
fetal limbs, and adds. Il want
to be prepared. You see, when
I get we'll, I intend to come back
to Hollywood and carry on with
some sort of career"
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Federal Supervision
OF Oil Trade Asked
In Spingarn Attack
BY the Associoted Press

In an attack on recent oil and
gasoline price boosts. Federal
Trade Commissioner Stephen j.
Spingarn yesterday called on the
Government to bring about "a
competitive market or some form
of supervision" over the oil in
dustry.
He estimated that increases
In the past three months will
cost consumers and taxpayers
between $500 million and 81 bill
lion year, including $50 mil
lion jump in petroleum costs to
the armed forces.
Mr.. Spingarn's term on the
trade commission expires Sep
tember 25. A Democrat. he will
be replaced by Republican John
w. Gwynne of Iowa. FTC then
will have a Republican majority.
Mr.. Spingarn'S statement de-
clared the worldwide round OF
price increases reflects a decision
by the international oil compa-
nies to continue baSing world
prices on current American mar
ket prices despite greatly i'm
proved world supplies.
Sees World Drive.
IF this decision goes unchal-
lenged," he said. "the interna-
tional oil companies will be
provided with a precedent on
the basis of which they will be
able to drive prices in world
markets to higher and higher
levels.
over the long-run, it may be
expected that since United
States output is already high
cost, and will probably become
more so as wells are drilled
deeper and as more oil is
recovered by secondary recovery
measures, greater and greater
use will be made of the mechan-
ism to raise United States
prices"
The mechanism" he referred
to is what he described as the
quasi = governmental control"
by which American crude oil
production is governed.
The 17-page statement traced
the record of successive price
increases here and abroad since
June 10, when Socony-Vacuum
Oil Co.. Ltd, increased gasoline
prices in New York and New
England.
Says Cartel Exists.
The United States control
mechanism, Mr.. Spingarn as
serted, is reinforced by IAN in
teernational cartel" of seven
major oil companies which dom
mate all phases of the industry
from exploration to the sale of
refined products.
The concurrent operation of
these two control mechaniSms,
one American and one interna-
tional must result as in the case
of the recent price increase in
eliminating virtually all competi-
tive factors in the supply of pc
troleum," Mr.. Spingarn said.
The retiring commissioner said
he had no specific plan for Solv-
ing this tremendously complex
and important problem" adding:
But I feel that the time has
come for the Government of the
United States to face the reali-
ties of the situation and to chart
a course of action which will
make the essential interests of
this country and of our allies
paramount to private interests"
Evening star., 1953-09-11

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Washington;
Second
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Minor Leagues

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Oakland, s. HOLLYWOOD 2.
Los Angeles, g. San Francisco, 1.
Seattle, B: Sacramento, 2.
San Diego, J. Portland. 30 innings)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal. 3; Toronto. 2.
ottawa, g.: Buffalo 5.
Springfield l: Baltimore, O.
Rochester, IL: Syracuse, Z.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st. Paul. q Minneapolis. l.
Columbus. /: Charleston, o.
Louisville. 9; Kansas City, 0.
Indianapolis, g.; Toledo. ..
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Denver, =: Des Moines, 5.
Omaha, 12' Colorado Springs, z.
Sioux City. s: Pueblo. ..
Wichita, s. Lincoln. Q
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
sorvs TbH bss} 3 s saySnnah Ss }ack
Evening star., 1953-09-09
AttorneyNowR Raising
Million 10 Transfer
Browns 10 Baltimore
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 9.-Clar-
ence w. Miles, prominent and
wealthy Baltimore attorney, dis
closed today he is working on
plans to raise a million dollars
to buy into ownership of the St.
Louis Browns and move them to
Baltimore.
Miles refused to say whether
his idea is to work with or with
out Bill Veeck, the razzle- dazzle
promoter who is president of the
Browns and also has plans to
move the American League club
to Baltimore-or somewhere.
Veeck already has an agree
ment with the city for renting
Municipal Stadium.
Miles told Paul Mention, sports
editor of the Evening Sun, he
hopes to announce in a week or
10 days he has raised his million
dollars. His purpose, he said, is
to get substantial local owner
ship of the club, as we'll as the
franchise transfer. If his scheme
works out, Miles reported. the
Baltimore investment will be
consolidated with the Chicago
interests who now own more
than two-thirds of the Browns
stock.
Miles identified those asSoci-
ated with him in the venture as
Howard Bruce. industrialist and
banker; c. Provist Boyce, in
vestment banker; Harold I. Fink,
hotel man; Chester Jennings,
insurance executive; Addison
E. Mullikan, retired lawyer;
Thomas S. Nichols, head of the
Mathieson Chemical Corp, and
John M. Willis, head of Bethle-
hem Steel's Baltimore ship
building yards.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
By the Associuted Press

CHICAGO, Sept. Bill Veeck
is expected to meet with an
American League committee here
next week with proposals from
seven cities seeking his st. Louis
Browns franchise.
Will Harridge, league presi-
dent. said today the conference
originally was scheduled for Fri
day in New York, but several
members were unable to attend.
He said Weeks latest survey
of sites for his proposed fran
chise shift probably would be
studied by the committee some
time next week in Chicago.
1t was reported today by Vim
cent x. Flaherty, sports colum-
mist of the Los Angeles Exam
liner, that Veeck listed Houston,
Kansas City, Baltimore, st. Paul
Minneapolis Gin joint sponsor
ship, Montreal and Toronto as
cities anxious to get the St. Louis
franchise.
Veeck repeatedly was in Chi
cago today comforting with law
yers and stockholders, but could
not be reached Immediately for
comment on his seven-city dos
! Sier.
Charles Comiskey, White Sox
vice president and member of
a four-man league group study
ing a possible franchise switch,
said Veeck told him yesterday he
was ready to present facts gath
cred in a junket hunting a new
site.
Other committee members are
Tom Yawkey of the Red Sox,
Spike Briggs of the Tigers and
Dan Topping of the Yankees.
Comiskey explained this group
should not be confused with
baseball's realignment committee
which includes both major and
minor representation.
Flaherty said he was told by
Veeck from st. Louis on the tele-
phone that Los Angeles and San
Francisco were not on his present
list of prospective new sites.
Flaherty quoted Veeck as say
ing:
Il have nothing to offer the
committee about Los Angeles, no
official word or anything con-
crete. On the other hand these
other cities have asked me to go
ahead and state their offers.
This is just a preliminary
meeting. I am turning over all
the facts to the committee for
study. The decisive meeting will
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Pair Of Casualties
Show Up GW'sLack
OF Backfie|d Subs

Two injuries to important
players have cropped up in the
backf1eld at George Washington
University, and altogether the
backf1eld situation isn't as bright
as it appeared on paper at the
start of fall practice a week ago.
Fullback Norb Danz has an
injured leg, and Left Halfback
Len Ciemniecki is banged up
around the head and shoulders.
Both are No. holdovers at their
positions. The injuries aren't
serious and won't keep the play
ers out long, but they indicate
the Colonial backfield will have
its problems this season.
The Ciemniecki injury could
be laid to the new one-platoon
system. He was a speedy Of
fensive halfback last year, but
had no defensive experience. He
was hurt this year learning to
tackle.
Short on Requirements.
There isn't a really expert
enced player to fill in for either
Ciemniecki or Danz, and troubles
are cropping up in other places
too. Trying out at right half
back are Bill Weaver, who
played exclusively on defense
last year, and Jim Wagner, who
was out with an injury most of
the time.
At quarterback there also is
some experimenting. The job
seemed to be between Bob Sturm
and John Safer. both lettermen
sophomoreS. In the last few days,
however, Arnie Tranen, a trans
fer from Montgomery Junior
College who originally was con-
sidered as a right halfback, has
shown he might earn the Job.
George Washington coaches
are trying to strengthen the
backf1eld, and under considera-
tion is a proposal to move Steve
Korcheck from the line into one
of the vacancies. This would be
quite a shift, because Korckeck
at center is considered a prime
candidate for all conference
honors.
KOrcheck Yet to Report.
However, Korcheck hasn't even
reported for practice-he's fin
ishing out a baseball season in
Nova Scotia-and in the mean
while Dick Gasperi, a sophomore,
is turning in an Al job at CEN
ter. With that post taken care
of, it leaves Korcheck available
for something else, and he's the
kind of player who can do any,
thing well. When he does get
back to CIV, which is expected
any day, he may find himself
shifted either to fullback or
quarterback.
In contrast to the backfield,
the line. appears we'll off in tai
ent, experience and depth. Dur
ing a scrimmage session Mon
day it wasn't apparent that what
(See CIV, Page C-3.)
Evening star., 1953-09-09
GonsaIves Favored
Over Davis Toniqht
BY the Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calf, Sept. o.
Slambang Henry Davis and pol
ished Johnny Gonsalves trade
punches here tonight in a sched-
uled 10-rounder that may de-
termine the next challenger for
the worlds lightweight title.
A Nationwide television au-
dience will see the two high
ranking contenders in a bout
that may lead to a crack at the
crown worn by Jimmy Carter.
(The fight will be shown in
Washington on WTOP-TV,
channel 9, beginning at
10 p.m0
Gonsalves. clever Oakland boy,
is rated the leading contender.
He's fast and a counter-punch-
ing specialist.
Detroit-born Davis, fifth rank
ed, who took up boxing while
living in Honolulu. is the rough
and-ready type. He drives in
swinging.
1t will be their fourth meet
ing. Each holds a technical
Knockout over the other via the
cut-eye route. In their last
fight, a televised match out of
Boston, Davis won 10-round
decision.
Although he is in front on the
total score count, Davis will en-
ter the ring as the probable un-
derdog. Hometown backing,
plus victories over high-rank-
ing rivals, finds Gonsalves in
stalled as the 6-to-5 favorite.
Local interest may nearly fill
the Oakland Auditorium, which
seats 1000. Promoter Jimmy
Murray said he would offer Car
ter a guarantee of $4,000 or
40 per cent of the gate receipts
to defend his crown against to-
nights winner.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Mats Sill Hope
To Rise; Rookie
Trials Delayed
Morrero and Stobbs
Sturt Final Games
With Browns Tonight
BY Burton Howkips

A final glimpse of the ST..
Louis Browns, whose battered
frames doubtless will be shifted
from Missouri before next sea-
son, will be provided at Griffith
Stadium this sevening when they
clash with the Mats in a twi-
night double-header starting at
6 o'clock. The second game will
be telecast by WTTG at about
$3.50.
The Browns last visit of the
season here also may be their
last in history under the same
name. Owner Bill Veeck, who
has been securing the country
for a suitable spot to switch his
team. is determined to pull out
of st. Louis, where he has bathed
in red ink.
American League owners who
blocked Weeks attempt to
transfer his club to Baltimore
last spring probably will be more
sympathetic when that subject
is discussed again. They haven't
been taking enough money out
OF St. Louis to meet expenses.
Stobbs and Marrero Start.
Despite the Browns cellar
status the Mats must win one
game from them to gain an edge
for the season. Washington
owns an 11-9 margin over St.
Louis and will rely on Chuck
Stobbs and Chico Marrero to fin
ish with a flourish against the
browns. Bob Turley and Don
Larson will pitch for st. Louis.
Some of the Mats CHATTANOOGA
farmhandS have moved up to the
parent club for examination. but
Manager Bucky Harris isn't ex-
pected to employ them until he
has an opportunity to look them
over in practice.
Pitchers Bunky Stewart, Dean
Stone and Jim Pearce, Outf1elder
Bruce BARNES and Second Base
man Tony Roig are the imports,
BARNES and Roig both hit over
800 with the LookoutS and NAV
see action as Western teams in
wade Griffith Stadium on their
last swing.
Take Nine of Last IL.
With the Mats still holding a
mathematical chance of suueez-
ing into the first division-a feat
that could mean about $3.50 ex-
ira to each player-Harris is in
cllned to string along with more
experienced performers who
have won nine of their last IL
games.
The Mats are six games back
of the fourth-place Red Sox and
have only Is games to play, but
Boston has six games remain
ing with the Yankees and could
sag.
Twelve of the Mats last IS
games will be played here, a
fact that favors Mickey Vernon
in his pursuit of a second Amer
lean League batting crown.
Mickey has been a 1852 hitter at
Griffith Stadium this season.
The Mats have six games re-
raining with the feeble Athletics,
whom they have whipped 13
times in Is games, and aren't
ready to toss in the towel on
their first-division chances de-
spite Boston's formidable lead.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Larnbeau Banks
On Runners and
Tight Defense
Come at Columbia
Muy Draw $4,000;
Rockies Get Test
By Lewis +. Atchison
Stcr Stoff CORRESPONDENT

COLUMBIA. S. c., Sept. g.
Confident but travel-weary. the
Redskins go cunning for their
second victory in preseason play
here tonight, meeting the Pitts
burgh Steelers at the University
of South Carolina stadium.
Rival drumbeaters have spent
weeks stirring up interest in the
The RedskinS-Steelers game
will be broadcast from Colum-
bia by Washington's WMAL
$3.50 kc) at 8 tonight.