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The Nome nugget., 1953-12-02

American World Airways MR. JOSEPH FIRENZA of Nome Alaska. pictured New York World AirwaYs Clipper Rome his birthplace. visit friends and rela fifty years Firenza. 73 Alaska During his forty spent prospecting and mining Seward Peninsula.
Evening star., 1953-04-26

Light a PAIL MALL and notice how mild PAIL
MAILS smoke becomes as Il is filtered further
through PAIL MALLS hoditionully fine. mellow
toboeeos.
At the very first puff Of your PAIL MALL you
will enjoy PAIL MALLS cooler. sweeter smoking.
And your enjoyment Of PAIL MALL doesn't stop
there After puffs Of eoeh eieurette-or 10
Evening star., 1953-04-26

Wherever you 90. notce how mony people have
chonqed to PALLsAAu in the distinguished red pockoge
THE FINEST QUALITY MONEY CAN BUY
Evening star., 1953-01-04
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington. D. c.
SUNDAY JANUARY 4, 1858

Perhaps you've reoehed the point where
you have extra sovines-over and obove
O reasonable reserve for emergencies
thot you'd like to put to work at higher
rote Of return.
Evening star., 1953-01-04
Interest Rates Boost,
|HeavyU. 5. Borrowing
feature Bond Market
By Arthur Merims
Associoied Press einoncjoI Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 3-A gradua
rise in interest rates, record bor-
rowing by corporations and heavy
new financing by the Federal gov
eminent were significant develop
ments in the Bond market in 1852
Government bonds, completing
their first full year since before
World War II in which the Fed
eral Reserve refused to support
par value prices, dropped to rec
ord lows as money for such in
vestment became scarce in the
nations banks.
The sun shone on the railroads
in 1852. Bonds of such carriers as
Southern Pacific. Missouri Pacific
and Florida East Coast made
spectacular advances. Utilities and
industrials made only modest
progress in the corporate list.
Flood of New Securities.
Meanwhile, nearly $40 billion
Of new corporate securities and
$4.2 billion of State and municipal
bonds entered the market in the
greatest flood of such issues in a
single year in history.
The TreaSury'S two longest term
bonds, Victory Loan 21as and
bank-eligible 21as, sank to all-time
lows in September, the day be-
fore Christmas, and again on De-
cember 30. Victory 21a w de-
clined to 95 6/32 bid, while bank
I212s dropped to IS 1882 bid on
the last plunge. AS the year ended
they were not much above these
lows.
The Governments borrowing
cost on 91-day bills, its shortest
term security, scared to a 19-year
high Christmas week, similarly re-
flecting the scarcity of money for
investment in United States OBJ
legations. The Treasury paid an
average interest charge of 1928
per cent. eliminating five weeks
of climbing interest costs for this
type security.
Though slightly below the 1852
high. the Associated Press average
of 20 railroad bonds concluded the
year $35 per $1,000 bond above
last years figure. Both industrial
and utility averages finished about
S. higher.
Corporate List Stable.
The relative stability of the
corporate list in 1852 is indicated
by comparing the AP high-low
average spreads with the previous
year. The 1852 range of railroad
average prices was $40 against
$50 in 1851. Both the AP indus
trial and utility bond averages
fluctuated between a $40 high-low
price range in 1852. compared with
$40 ). for industrials and $50 for
Utilities in the previous year.
Volume of bond trading on the
New York Stock Exchange de-
8ned for the second straight year
as a consequence of the increase
in new f1otationS. Sales totaled
$773 million par value. compared
with 1924 million in 1851 and
81 .112. 900 900 in the previous year.
japanese bonds skyrocketed in
an otherwise steady foreign Sec
tion in 1852. Japan's 612s, which
began the year close to 80, finished
near 1913. Oriental Development
Corp IS were as low as 50 in 1852,
but finished near lis.
Evening star., 1953-01-04
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 3-Following is a
table of transactions in bonds on the New
York Stock Exchange during the year 1852
1t gives the yearly sales, high, low and last
prices and the net change from the previ-
Gus year on the bonds listed prior to jan
uary !, 1882
TOTAL BOND SALES.
Total 1852 -.,-,. $772,8 $40
Total 1851 824 nO2 600
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BONDS
dollars and Thi. t. seconds.
Evening star., 1953-03-27

a chance to pick up Mr.. Young,
and csc employees did not know
when Mr.. Young was arriving at
the commission.
When he did show up. he
asked a building guard where
his office was. Then he walked
in unannounced and introduced
himself to the clerical staff in
his Office.
CRITICISM - Representative
Rhodes, Democrat, of Pennsyl-
vania, has criticized the Eisen-
hover administration for scrap
ping the present civil service
job register for postmasters and
ordering a new exam for the
l,7OO postmaster vacancies.
Mr.. Rhodes said this move is
"spoils system politics" A men,
Der of the House Civil Service
Committee, Mr.. Rhodes said the
administration is entitled to have
all policy-making jobs.
But where is the line to be
draWn?" Mr.. Rhodes asked in a
House speech. rs the civil serv-
ice system to be wrecked under
the guiSe of improving it?"
On the other hand, some Re-
publicans in Congress are dis
gruntled over the administra-
tion's announcement that the
10000 present postmasters with
permanent tenure will not be
touched. They would like to get
some of those jobs for political
patronage.
i y
(Be sure to listen to the
radio version of the Federal
Spotlight at 6:15 pm. tomor-
! row over WMAL.)
Evening star., 1953-03-27
Strike Call Issued
On Nickel Plate Road
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Mar. 27.- The
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men today called a strike of
1900 trainmen and yardmen for
6 am. EST tomorrow against
the Nickel Plate road and it's
leased Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railway. g.
The two roads operate over
2,192 miles in five StateS-Ohio,
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Indiana-and have a total
of 1900 employees.
Heads of some 20 locals of the
BRIT received notice of the strike
call last night and high broth
erhood official expressed a belief
1t undoubtedly" would come off
DIS scheduled.
In Washington, the National
Railroad) Mediation Board
said Board Chairman Francis A.
O'Neill and member Leverett
Edwards were both in Cleveland
in negotiations with the union
and the carrier.
Under terms of the Railway
Labor Act, President Eisenhower
could appoint an emergency
board to study the case and
recommend a solution. If that
were done, the strike would have
to be postponed a minimum of
so days. But board officials said
that so far, as they knew no
emergency board is contem-
plated at this time.
Evening star., 1953-03-27
Reds Took 3Americans
To Canton, Trader Reports
By the Assoelofed Pres.

MACAO. Mar. I.-Uncon-
firmed reports reaching Macau
today said three Americans cap
tarsd aboard q yacht last week
by . Chinese Communist gun
boat have been taken to Canton
en- route to Peiping.
A Chinese trader who COM
mutes between this Portuguese
colony and the mainland said
the three men were moved to
Canton last night from Tong
kaWan Island, 10 miles north of
Macau. The trader said he had
seen the trio on the island yes
terday. He added that they had
not been miStreated but declared
they looked worried"
The three are Richard Apple
gate, a former United Press cor
respondent working for the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company in
Hong Kong; Don Dixon, an In
ternational News Service Core
Spondent, and Benjamin Kras-
ner. a Brooklyn ship captain.
The trader said reliable
friends on Tongkawan Island
told him the trio would be kept
only one day in Canton before
being taken on to Peiping.
Evening star., 1953-03-27

mittee handling all personnel
legislation, a more intelligent and
constructive approach can be
expected, since it is the civil
service units business to be well
versed on personnel matters in
Government. On the Senate side.
the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee has never had it's juris-
diction questioned by the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
Chairman Rees of the House
Civil Service Committee feels
quite strongly about his groups
jurisdiction having been uSurped
by the appropriations unit dur
ing the last few years. That's
why. on taking over the chair
manship of the committee this
year, he made it plain to ap-
preparation committee members
that his group is entitled to ham
die all civil service legislation.
The new Republican leader
ship of the Appropriations Com
mittee has promised it will re-
spect the House Civil Service
Committees jurisdiction in these
matters.
SALARIES - Representative
Hagen, Republican, of Mime
sofa, one of the top members of
the House Civil Service Com
mittee, has sponsored a bill that
would direct the Civil Service
Commission to make a study of
the pay rates of technical, engi-
neering and scientific jobs in
Government.
The purpose of the bill it to see
if many of these jobs shouldn't
be removed from the classifica-
ton system and placed on a
wage board basis so that the SAL
aries could be adjusted upward
to keep pace with comparable
Jobs in private industry.
~ 4 y 4
i LEAVE--While President Eli
senhower, at. his press confer
ences yesterday, said he is op-
posed to cash leave payments to
top political appointees, he made
it plain he is against any move
to take away cash leave pay
mentS for civil service employees.
Meanwhile, the Organization
of Professional Employees of the
Agriculture Department has
stressed that any move to bar
cash leave payments to top poll
tical officials should not extend
to career employees, no matter
what their grades. The group
made its views known in letter
to Chairman Rees of the House
Civil Service Committee.
4 y y
BEST-LAID PLANS - Civil
Service Commission officials
planned gala reception for
their new chief, Philip Young,
last Monday.
But the White House forgot
to call CSC officials when the
swearing-in ceremony there was
completed. AS a result, the
official csc limousine never had
Evening star., 1953-03-27
Crash Of He|icopter
Kills ; Crewmen in
Woods Near 0uantico

Three crew members were
killed yesterday when a helicop-
ter in which they were flying
crashed about six miles west of
the Marine Corps Air Station at
Quantico. Va.
The dead are Maj. Walter T.
McMillin, 80, pilot. of 200 Fern
street, Fairfax. Va; Capt. James
w. Holvey. 81. co-pilot. of Tri-
angle, Va. and Pfc. Charles H.
Starnes. %, crew chief. of Phil
adelphia.
On Training Flight.
The helicopter was on routine
training flight within the limits
of the Marine Corps school, &C
cording to a press information
officer, Maj. Andrew Ferguson.
The crash occurred sometime
between 1870 am. and 2 pm.
When the helicopter failed to
return to it's base an air search
was begun. ...s..,-... .,s....
The wrecked heIicopter was
found iil q wooded area about
$50 PM It was attached to
the Marine Helicopter Expert
mental Squadron No. /, based
at the Quantico air station.
Mai. Ferguson said the cause
Of the accident has not been
announced pending an official
investigation. He added the hell
copter was not an experimental
plane.
Others on Rehearsal.
Although most of the other
planes of the squadron were par
ticipating in a dress rehearsal
yesterday for the upcoming Joint
Orientation Conference of the
Defense Department, the wrecked
plane was not involved.
Maj. Ferguson said the hell
copter was a twin rotor type.
Mai Mcmillan was a Korean
veteran. He is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Florence P. McMil-
lin
Capt. Holvey is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Beulah F. Holvey,
and a son, William, 8.
Pfc. Starnes is survived by his
widow, Miriam Starnes, and two
children, Margaret, 6, and Kath-
yne, 2
Evening star., 1953-03-27
Yale Scraps Tap Day.
Secret Society Ritual
BY the Associated Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Mar. q.
Yale yesterday announced the
scrapping of its ancient Tap
Day" ceremony, a ritual in which
80 juniors are chosen for mem
bership in six secret societies.
Dean of Undergraduate AZ
fairs Harold B. Whiteman, jr.,
said there is general agree
ment" among the societies that
the ceremony is undesirable"
Alternate plans are now be-
ing considered by the societies
for informing students of their
selection. The plan must have
university approval.
Membership in a society is
considered a college honor and
a valuable business asset after
graduation. Among members
are Dean Acheson and Senator
Robert A. Taft, also members
of the Yale Corporation.
Societies involved are Skull
and Bones. Scroll and Key, Ber-
zelius, VOLTS Head, Elihu and
Book, and Snake.
Evening star., 1953-03-27

District and vicinity-Some
cloudiness tonight with a low
near 38. Tomorrow, partly cloudy
and somewhat warmer.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cloud
iness tonight with low of 30-35
in west portions and 35-40 in
east. Tomorrow, partly cloudy
and warmer in the afternoon.
Virginia-Some cloudiness to-
Evening star., 1953-03-27
Mau Mau Terrorists
Kill $50 in Village
Near Kenya Capital
By the Associoted Press

'NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar. 81
Fanatic Mau Mau terrorists
massacred at least $50 pro-Brit-
ish Kikuyu tribesmen, their
wives and children in a wild
raid last night at a village al
most on the outskirts of Kenya's S
capital.
They also attacked a police
station about 40 miles away.
killing five Africans and releas-
ing all prisoners from Jail.
The village attack was the
biggest yet by the Mau Mau in
its campaign of terror aimed at
driving white men out of this
agricultulally rich British crown
colony in East Africa. In the
past year the terrorists have
murdered nearly 800 persons.
Follows British CrackdOwn.
Last nights attacks followed
a British breakdown last week
end which netted about $500
suspects. It was an apparent
show of strength in the bitter
struggle between primitive knife
welding tribesmen and the white
rulers of Kenya.
In both raids the attackers
made their escape in trucks
after seizing quantities of arms
and ammunition.
Lari, a village 10 miles from
Nairobi in the Kiambu reserve,
was the scene of the big mas
sacre. Officials gave this ac-
count:
About 40 Mau Mau raiders,
disguised in black overcoats to
resemble policemen, slipped into
the village utSkirtS. They
opened fire on unSuspecting po-
lice sentries, then put the torch
to native hutS.
A1CAIOuSLI 1AAdIly O1Cu III IIlC
flaming huts, others rushed out
to escape the swiftly spreading
flames.
British Soldiers Arrive.
They were met by the Mau
Mau raiders, who hacked the
villagers to death with axes,
knives and short swords.
Among the victims were Chief
Luka and three of his wives.
Another chief, named Makeni,
was able to fight off the attack
ers and shoot one to death.
British soldiers of the Lam
cashire Fusiliers arrived at the
scene too late to give battle to
terrorists.
The second attack last night
was at .NaivaSha, about 40 miles
north of Nairobi. There 100 ter
rorists drove up to the police
station in two trucks, killed five
natives. turned out all the pris-
oners and destroyed all the po-
lice records.
Evening star., 1953-03-27
Judge Sentences
JeIke 10 3-6 Years
On Vice Conviction
BY the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 27.-Minot
F. (Mlckey) Jelke, oleo heir con-
victed in a cafe society vice
case, was sentenced today to
three to six years in prison.
He was convicted on two
counts of compulsory prosti-
tution-legal terminology for
living of the earnings of call
girls.
Jelke was sentenced to from
three to six years on each count,
with the sentences to run con-
currently.
General Sessions Judge Francis
L. Valente said it was "unpleaS-
ant to deprive any one of lib
erty' but that it was necessary
in this case to orient" Jelkes
thinking.
Eight Months on Gun Count.
Jelke was sentenced last Fri
day to eight months in the work.
house on his plea of guilty to il
legally possessing two guns.
The chunky heir accused of
living off the earnings of Pat
Ward and other call girls while
waiting for an inheritance to
come due was convicted on the
vice charges February 27.
Judge Valente said ~Jelke's at
titude as outlined in a 12-page
probation report renders mean
ingless any plans submitted by
his parents for his rehabilita-
ton"
Mentions Press Ban.
The judge had barred press
and public from the courtroom
during presentation of prosecu-
tion@evidence. Reporters obtained
most of their stories concerning
the trial by buttonholing attor-
neys and others concerned in the
case in courthouse corridors.
News organizations still are fight
ing the ruling in the courts.
Looking directly at newsmen
covering the sentencing. Judge
Valente said his exclusion order
during the prosecution case was
"solely in the interest of public
decency."
Jelke. brought from the work.
house. appeared neither stunned
nor surprised at--tlle-~ sentence.
Defense attorneys said the case
would be appealed.
Judge Valente said the proba-
tion report showed that Jelke's
career was lone of greed, Wanton
self -debasement, venal exploita-
ton and progressive debauch-
cry He said Jelke involved
himself with equally depraNed,
contemporaries" and contributed
to further degradation "of used
and corrupted females"
Evening star., 1953-03-27
AIeppo Club Honors
Weeks at Luncheon

Secretary of Commerce Weeks
was presented with the keys to
the city by Commissioner Renah
F.. Camalier at a luncheon yes
terday at the Congressional Hotel.
| Mr.. Weeks was honored by
members of the Aleppo Club of
Washington, made up of Aleppo
Temple members in Boston, and
the Alexandria (VaD Shrine
Luncheon Club.
Evening star., 1953-03-27
Edmunds to Run Aquin

WAYNESBORO. Mar. 27 (P).-
Felix E. Edmunds announced yes
terday he will be a candidate for
reelection to the Virginia House
of Delegates, subject to the July
Democratic primary. His district
embraces the cities of Waynes-
boro and Staunton and the coun-
ties of Augusta and Highland.
Evening star., 1953-03-27
President Names April
Cancer Control Month
BY the Associated Press

President Eisenhower today
proclaimed April as cancer con-
troll month and said progress
progress made so far supports the
hope that science will one day
conquer this disease.
He urged State governors to
issue similar proclamations. He
also called on the medical pro-
fession, the press and other me-
dia to unite during April "in
public dedication to a program
for the control of cancer"
Evening star., 1953-03-27

ing the last
few years.
Since the
group had lit
tie knowledge
of civil service
matters, it's
small wonder
that the riders
approved by it
have played
such havoc in
the Federal
service.
With t h e
House Civil
SnrVicp Conn
Evening star., 1953-03-27
London's DROUGHT Ends

LONDON, Mar. 81 (P.-Yes-
terday's rain in London was the
first in 35 days. 1t was the long
est spring drought in the capital
since 1893, when there were 40
consecutive days without rain.
Evening star., 1953-03-27
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

night with low of 30-35 in west
portions and 35-40 in east. To-
morrow, partly cloudy and some
what warmer in the afternoon.
River Report.
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry
Humidity.
ReaolngS at National Airport.)
Yesterday Pct. Today Pct
Noon A. Midnieht Al
pm. ------ m. ----- AZ
Evening star., 1953-03-27

Showers due tonight in Washington, Oregon and
Northern California Scattered thunderstOrms predicted
for the lower Mississippi Valley and Eastern Texas Rain is
forecast for upper York State New England The
balance of the Nation will have fair partly cloudy skies
with cooler trend in the Central Southern Plains and
warming trend in the CarOinas and the Northern Rockies
-AP WirephOtO Map.
Evening star., 1953-03-27
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
House Appropriations Leaders
Call Halt on Personnel Riders
By Joseph Young

members of the House Appropriations Committee have
agreed end the practice of personnel legislation by rider and
the Committee sole jurisdiction civil
service matters.
This good for Federal employees since of the
Evening star., 1953-03-27
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Two Arlington States
In School Race Seen

The possibility of a two-slate
race next November for two
seats on the Arlington School
Board has been raised by a
group of county businessmen
who charge the rules of the
School Board Nominating Con-
ference are unfair.
Robert j. Johnson. managing
director Of the County Chamber
Of Commerce, has protested on
behalf of a number of business
and professional organizations
that the conference rules are
inequitable. One businessman
said they permit control of NOM
nations to fall to parent-teacher
groups.
Sanitary Commission Study
The Montgomery Delegation
at Annapolis has introduced a
resolution calling for a study
of laws governing the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion. The resolution would set
up a six-man Governor appoint
ed group to make the study.
Rozing of House Opposed
The Old Town Civic Associa-
tion is seeking to prevent the
razing of a house at Duke and
Fairfax streets, Alexandria,
which it believes once was the
nome of Col. John Fitzgerald,
aide de camp to George Wash
ington.
Letters urging restoration of
the old house have been sent to
Virginia Catholic leaders. The
house, now vacant, is owned by
the Society of St. Vincent De
Paul, which has obtained per-
mission to tear it down.
Evening star., 1953-03-27

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. rs on February 21.
Lowest. % on March 2.
High and Low Of Last 81 Hours.
High, As. at AIS pm. yesterday.
Low. Al, at $50 am. today.
Evening star., 1953-03-27
School Bid Accepted

A bid of about $288,756 has
been accepted tentatively by
the Arlington School Board for
construction of a six classroom
addition to Bancroft School, 625
South Wakefield street. The
acceptance is contingent on
obtaining title to the land,
expected to be a formality.
Evening star., 1953-03-27
Rozinq of House Opposed
Inventory Tax Bill Amended

The Montgomery delegation
has amended Statewide bill
to permit the inventory tax in
it's county to be figured on IS
per cent, rather than 100 per
cent, of the stock businesses have
on hand. Montgomery originally
was to be omitted from the bill.
The move will cost the county
some $125,000 in revenue OBJ
tained from the 2 per cent in
Ventory tax levy.
Evening star., 1953-03-27

; were inserted by the House
,priations Committee dur
Evening star., 1953-03-27

1907 Dupont Orion Fine
gauge, single needle ocean pearl
buttons, slotted collars. All sizes
and sleeve lengths.
Evening star., 1953-03-27

Sanforized fancy patterned boxer
style shorts. Full balloon seat.
Sizes % to A.
Evening star., 1953-06-24
Police Chief Accused
|0f Murder in Florida
BY the Associated Press

ALACHUA, Fla. June "a
Police Chief Robert P. Owens has
been charged with the murder of
Negro whose beaten body was
found near a juke joint Sunday,
Sheriff Frank P. Sexton reported
yesterday
Sheriff Sexton said he signed
the affidavit himself, jailing
Owens Monday night. No date
for a hearing or bond has been
set.
At first it was believed. the
sheriff said, that the Negro,
Frank Johnson. 43, had been
shot, but an autopsy revealed
that blunt and sharp instru-
ments. not bullets, inflicted the
wounds.
Sheriff Sexton said he recon-
structed this story from wit
neSSeS:
Johnson came out of the night
club about 4 or S am. Stumbled
and fell, then ambled over to the
car of Joe Cason. also Negro,
The police chief was parked next
to CaSon.
Johnson demanded moonshine
whisky from Rose Mae WEIGH,
who was standing nearby. and
when told she had none. threat
ened to beat hellsout OF her"
When johnson advanced on
the woman. Chief Owens got out
of his car and "hit johnson sew
eral times with a blackjack.
knocking him down" Owens
had Cason help him drag john
son to the side of the road, where
he was left.