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Evening star., 1953-05-17
II MICS Shot Down
While Troops Score
1900 Red Casualties
BY the Associoted Press

SEOUL, Sunday. May II
Paced by the worlds leading Jet
ace who bagged his 18th Red jet,
United States Sabre pilots shot
down II Communist MICS and
damaged six yesterday in day
long sky battles over MIG Alley
in northwest Korea.
On the ground, allied troops
and artillery killed and wounded
more than 1900 of 1000 Chinese
making heavy hit-and-run at
tacks on the central front, ap-
parently aimed at killing as many
United Nations troops as pos
sible. U. N. losses were not an
nounced.
The air and ground action,
heaviest for single day since
last fall, coincided with agree
ment at Panmunjom to recess
the stalled truce talks for three
days.
In sky clashes with scores of
Red MICS, the three best known
United States jet aces of the
Korean war each shot down an
enemy jet. Capt. Manuel Fer
nandez, of Miami, Fla, got his
record-smashing 14th after a
close call in which he had to roll
his Sabre over another MIG to
avoid a collision.
Mcconnell Ties Briefly.
Only short time before that,
Capt. Joseph Mcconnell, of
Apple Valley, Calf, had tied
Capt. Fernandez at 13 by hitting
a MIG pilot with his second burst
of fire.
The first American jet ace of
the Korean war, Maj. James
Jabara, of Wichita, Kans..
downed his seventh MIG and his
first since returning for a second
tour of duty.
The bag of Red jets was the
largest since SabreS shot down
13 last September.
Hundreds of Allied planes
pounded North Korea in clear
spring weather. Thunderjet
f1ghter-bombers preached a dam
on the ChaSan reservoir north of
Pyongyang. loosing tons of water
which washed out a railroad
bridge and supply highway.
U. N. commanders said the
powerful Chinese Red ground
stabs against South Koreans and
on the central front
did not appear to be positional
thrustS but rather efforts to
Evening star., 1953-05-17

conferences probably were un-
derway on fundamental Diff
ferenceS with the Communists
on handling the exchange of war
prisoners.
Differing statements in recent
days from leaders in Britain and
India and from the United States
State Department may have
caused the United States to ask
for a truce breathing spell to
decide firmly the United Nations
path.
Talks Resume Wednesday.
The negotiations will resume
Wednesday and any new Allied
tack revealed then doubtless
would still hew to the one major
U. N. position-that no Korean
war prisoner be forced to return
home against his will.
Gen. Clark flew from Tokyo
with the latest Allied counter
proposal on prisoner exchange
earlier in the week. After con-
sultations with President Syng-
man Rhee, president of the Re-
public of Korea and the u. N.
negotiating staff, the Allied coun-
ter plan was unfolded. It met
in part strenuous South Korean
objections to an armistice which
failed to unity the country.
The allied counter-proposal
called for an on-the-spot release
of $4,000 North Korean prisoners
who have said they would re-
sist return to Communist rule.
Only 14,50O Chinese prisoners
would be turned over to the Gus
tody Of a f1ve-nation neutral
commission for so days. Then
If still refusing repatriation
these Chinese would also be eli
gible for release.
Reds Call Plan Absurd.
Angrily North Korean Gen.
Nam II, head of the Communist
truce team, turned down the pro-
posal Thursday as absurd" and
declared it destroyed the basis
for negotiations.
At a 67-minute meeting yes
terday, Gen Nam repeatedly
called on the allies to withdraw
the counter-proposal in order to
restore the basis for further
talks.
(The Peiping Peoples Daily,
official Communist Party Or
gan, asserted in an editorial
broadcast by Peiping radio to-
day the United States Govern
ment 'iS still lacking in any
sincere desire to achieve an
armistice.")
The allies fear the Communist
proposal Of May z to set up the
neutral commission of Poland,
Czechoslovakia, India, Sweden
and Switzerland wiuld be un-
workable.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Harrison 10 Confer
With Clark Durinq
Truce Talk Recess
BY the Assoeioied Press

MUNSAN, Sunday, May IT,
The top United Nations truce
negotiator flies to Tokyo today
for high level conferences with
Gen. Mark W. Clark, allied Far
East commander, at the start
of a three-day recess in the
begged Korean armistice talks.
1t. Gen. William K. Harrison,
jr., senior allied delegate at
Panmunjom, asked for the re-
cess yesterday for "administra-
tive reasons" He declined to
elaborate nor would the U. N.
command say whether the re-
cess was dictated by higher
authority.
However, the recess and sud-
den conference with Gen. Clark
indicated top level governmental
Evening star., 1953-05-17
lndiun Dies in Crash

GAINESVILLE. Ga, May 16
R.-An Indian, Walter Tehee of
Stillwell. Okla. was killed in an
automobile accident near here
today, the State Patrol reported.
Evening star., 1953-05-17

Because ! am . Real
God, ] Know that President
Dwight d Eisenhower Is the
~ Real GOdhead Of our Nation
Real God that will
not reIigiOusIy tyranniEe any
American Father. Mother or
~ Child with . Literary Insane
y Campaign Of Loyalty.
The Omitted States Academy Of Culture,
Spiritual ADM. 1902 Ead0 St.. Apt.
40. Arlington. Va
The guardian., 1953-07-25
CAMBRIDGE
ST. PAUL
A. M. {. CHURCH
Rev. C. B. BarrOws. Pastor

Rev. C. B. BarrOws, Pastor
Last Sunday morning the hot
weather had no terrors for the
throng who were drawn to the
Chuch, and they we're reward
ed by a splendid elaboration of
"Christ's Gracious invitation
based on Matt II, 1880, and
building an grafton around the
words Come, take, "eat"
Both Senior and Junior ChoirS
contributed acceptably To the
service. AS Everton G. Johnson
had contributed an inspiring
solo last Sunday, so Pearl Canty
stretched the string by another
inspiring solo at this service.
Six persons we're added to the
membership in this service,
making the total ten since the
start of the Conference year. IN
FAINT Baptism followed the re-
gular service. At night, the
theme was around IF God Be
For Us" and the Pastor again
fed the growing congregation to
a theological nugget. The faith
full Senior choir was again pre-
sent in the short, but nourish-
The guardian., 1953-07-25
WORCESTER

WORCESTER JOHN ST B G
Rev. H. Benton Harris was
the recipient of a check of
$50 given by the Massachusetts,
Avenue Baptist Church of Cam
bridge, Mass, Rev. A. Roger
Williams, minister and signed
by Mrs. Lillian Cooke, Treas
urer; Mr.. Walter Gibbs and
Mrs. Thelma M. Hall, to assist
in the Tornado Relief which
recently struck Worcester. This
sum of $50 was Immediately
turned over to a family which
had reviously had a fire which
wiped them out completely and
then on top of that were COM
pletely demolished and sever
al members of the home sent
to the hospital with severe in
iuries. I wish to thank the Mas
sachusetts Avenue Church and
membership for this expression
of Christian kindness in an
hour of need. On Friday eve
ming, July 81, Mrs. Icilman
Harris and group of women
of the church are planning an
indoor Lawn Party in Dexter
Hall to raise money to help
send several children to The
Pond Homested Baptist Camp
at Wrentham, Mass, under the
dictatorship of Rev Williston
Holbert, August 16. There will
be a fine musical concert in
addition to the Party, of local
and out of town talent. Please
buy a ticket and come to help
send some child to this fine
religious camp for week or
two. Rev. Harris will be coun-
cillor again this year at the
Royal Ambassador Boys Camp,
Ocean Park, Me-, from August 2
to Is. Rev. Harris will preach
Sunday, August %, all day at
the Union Baptist Church,
Montclair, N. j., Rev, D. c.
Rice, minister. Rev. Harris was
licensed to preach from this
church under the ministry of
Rev. ]. c. Love, DID, and will
also speak Sunday, August 80,
at the st. Paul's Baptist Church,
Montclair, N. j., Rev. J. H.
Billups, Minister. The Anna E.
Latham Missionary Society has
made plans also to send two
children to the Pond Home
stead Baptist Camp in August,
Mrs. Fannie Smith, president.
Charles Wilson is in the ROTC
of West Virginia College in
their summer camp for train
ing in Arizona and will not be
home with his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lang
horne of 9 Liberty Street, until
after training is over. This is
his third year in College. An
nual church school picnic comes
July 27 at Whalom Park. Buses
leave at 10 am. from the
church Regularly attending
school children will ride free;
all other children under II pay
75c round trip; adults SIPS.
All are welcome. Make bus tran
portation ahead of time to
avoid disappointment, On Au-
gust 16, the Master Helping
Hand League holds its annual
outing to Nantasket. All are
welcome. Fore, adults So, chill
dren under IL $3.50. Next Sun
day at 3 pm. comes the an
nual Children's Day program at
the church.
The guardian., 1953-07-25
MAIDEN
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
pev Earl w. Lawson, Pastor

Rev. Earl w. Lawson, Pastor
At Emmanuel church last
Sunday Mr.. Ebert Sneed had
charge of Sunday church. The
pastor preached on God Pur-
ges All His Children" Mrs. En-
ma Gray sang The Closet of
PRAYER" and The Lord is my
Life. A presentation was made
to Rev. Lawson by Mrs. Minnie
Kenney, president of the Pas
tors Aid Society. Visitors: Mr..
Fred Scott, Hampton, Va. Mrs.
Lulu smith, Boston; Misses Enio
Terrelonge, Eunice Branker.
Roxbury. The pastor left Tues
day for ocean Park, Me-, for two
weeks to serve as counsellor
Saturday the Sunday School en-
loved the annual picnic at
Salem willows. There were two
free buses, one by a special
church offering. one donated BY
trustees Bailey E2pS and George
williams who also provided free
drinks for the children. Mon
day night the trustees met as
usual at the Parish House.
Tuesday night prayer meeting
was led by the Progressive "8"
and Deacons. Next Sunday the
guest speaker will be Rev. John
R. Custis, Jr., of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Esther Humphries was pre-
sent at both prayer meeting and
Sunday after a recent illness.
Miss Sarah Tanner is spending
a week each in Washington, D.
c. and Oak Bluffs, Mass. The
sick list includes: Mr.. Jucius,
Sr., Mass. General Hospital
Mrs. Frieda RisS. st. Elizabeth
Hospital, Brighton.
The guardian., 1953-07-25
CAMBRIDG
ST. BARTHOLON1EW'S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. Kenneth dep. Hughes
Friest in Charge
8 am. Holy Communion and
Sermon.
10 am. Family Worship, the
Rev. FIR. Harrison of Cincinnati
Ohio, will be the preacher.
Evening star., 1953-06-04
Rent Office Cost
Amendment Pushed

The District Commissioners
are taking 1asty steps to get q
$4,000 appropriation amend
ment to the 1854 budget bill to
pay for the rent control Office
here through July 81.
Already before Congress is a
$4,000 supplemental appropria-
ton measure for waning fiscal
1858 to pay for rent Office SAL
aries from last March through
June 80. AS in years past, the
"step-child" employees Of the Dis
trict had appropriations to carry
them through only most, not all.
Of the fiscal period.
July 81 is the latest deadline
set by Congress for the continu-
ance Of rent controls. To get
the local Office through that
date $10.000-in addition to the
$4,000 asked for fiscal 1858
will be required for salaries,
$21. 900 for terminal leave and
another $4,000 or $4,000 to close
out the Office operations.
The Commissioners held an
emergency conference on the
subject yesterday and set the
Governments budget officials
onto it for speedy action.
Evening star., 1953-06-04
Send a Kid to Comp
It's Hard to Get Along on $32
While Dad is Getting Well
With the Boyers, it's been al

With the Boyers, it's been a.
run of hard luck recently.
It's tough for the time being,
but it won't last forever.
When they came to Washing
ton from the South two years
ago, they were lucky enough to
rent a five-room house, furn-
ished.
The house is in a crowded
Southwest Washington neigh
borhood. The children coundn't
believe that yards could be so
small. The rooms are tiny, and
the furniture is dilapidated.
But not every landlady will
take a family with six children.
Ray Boyer was the type of man
who never missed a days work.
Rain or shine, he'd be on the
job. When the boss needed a
man to work on Sunday, he knew
he could count on Ray.
Then last January 3, there was
an accident on a construction
Job. Mr.. Boyer went to the hos
pital with q broken thigh. He
came home last Friday.
IdIeness Gets on Nerves.
He gets around on. crutches,
and the doctor says eventually
he'll be as good as new. But it's
Evening star., 1953-06-04
Child Witnesses Held
Competent 10 Testify

A child witness may be COM
petent to testify, even though
unable to give satisfactory an
swers to abstract questions re-
lating to truth, the United
States Court of Appeals for the
District Of Columbia ruled to-
day.
The ruling came as the court
upheld the conviction Of Alvin
r. Doran. a, of the 2400 block
Of Tunlaw road NV, on
charges Of committing an inde-
cent act on a minor. Doran was
given a suspended sentence Of
one to four years in 1852 for
molesting the child in a movie
house.
The court cited the record as
showing q 1O-year-old cor
roborating witness testified that
she did not know what it meant
to tell the truth. Nor did she
know the penalty for swearing
to tell the truth, and telling
"a story" instead. But she did
say that she knew what it was
to tell "a story" and that she
must not tell a story.
Defense attorneys contended
that the child was not a compe-
tent witness. But the appellate
court said answers to abstract
questions, however, do not nee
esSarily qualify or disqualify
a child as a witness, for what
ever the answer to a specific
query the court must make its
decision upon the entire exam
ination. -
Evening star., 1953-06-04
1873 New U. 5. Polio Cases
Raise So Total 10 1859
By the Associated Press

There were 1913 cases Of in
fantile paralysis reported over
the Nation last week. They
pushed this years total to 1850,
or more than 25 per cent greater
than the 2,047 UP to this time
last year.
Reporting this today. the Pub
lie Health Service said last weeks
increase Of A cases over the pre-
ceding week was not concen-
trated in any one area or State.
The total Of 1893 compared with
a. f1ve-year average of 1873 cases
for the week.
Statistics show that California
has reported 724 Of the cases,
followed by Texas with 257, New
York with 146 and Florida
with 80.
Since the disease year" for
poliomyelitis began with the first
week in April, there have been
987 cases for the Nation, COM
pared with tat In the similar
period last year.
Last year saw q record 81, ,626
gases reported.
Evening star., 1953-06-04
Hearing 10 Resume
Today on Petition
OF Capital Transit

The Capital Transit Co.'S pro-
fessed need Of a higher rate Of
return was to be aired again to-
day by company officials at 2
p.m., when the Public Utilities
Commission hearing is resumed
in the District Building.
The commissioners yesterday
heard public opposition to the
fare increase petition now before
it. The company also presented
two witnesses to state its side of
the case for raising fares to 20
cents cash and tokens to five for
95 cents and for eliminating the
weekly pass.
Hear Transit witnesses.
Company witnesses who al
ready have taken the stand are
William c. Gilman, a New York
transit consultant, and Robert E.
Harvey, Capital > Transit vice
president and controller. Mr..
Harvey was to return to the
stand this afternoon. Presenta-
ton Of the company's case is
expected to last through tomor-
row.
Mr.. Gilman spoke at length on
Capital Transit's request for a
10 per cent rate of return on its
investment This rate is now
4.47 per cent, according to COM
pany figures for 1852.
At one point, Commission
Counsel Lloyd B. Harrison in
terrupted Mr.. Gilman's testi-
mony to ask about the consult
ants fact-findings in previous
Capital Transit cases.
isn't it true that 10 per cent
is the figure you always come
up with on the company's rate
of return" Mr.. Harrison in
Quired.
Claims Factual Support.
Eyes, that is so," the witness
replied. But I examine the facts
and let the chips fall where they
may"
Under further questioning, Mr..
Gilman acknowledged that for
the moment he could not think
of any other transit utility in
the country that is getting 10
per cent rate of return. The
proposed new transit rates would
give the company an additional
annual gross revenue of about
$2.5 million, or a rate of return
of IT per cent, the company
claims.
He declared that transit COM
panies are subject to greater
risks and uncertainties than gas
or electric utilities and thus are
entitled to a greater return rate.
Labor, the consultant pointed
out, represents 81 per cent of
the transit industry's cost,
whereas in the electric utility
industry, this cost is only II per
cent.
Evening star., 1953-06-04

hard to say when he can go
back to work. He takes treat
ments three times a week. The
enforced idleness gets on his
nerves.
Mrs. Boyer has been running
the house on the $32-a-week
compensation, plus some help
from some of the men Mr.. Boyer
worked with. The rent takes
$75 a month, with another $40
for utilities.
With the expense of buying
coal this winter, it has been hard
to keep up with the grocery bill.
"The hardest problem was
milk" said Mrs. Boyer. II had
to cut down on that. But luckily,
the kids like vegetables. They
don't care much about meat.
"And was blessed by one
thing: / didn't have any sick
ness with them.
II had to borrow some to
keep going, but I wouldn't like
to ask for relief. I would rather
get along OH my own"
Older Children Help.
The older children spend q
lot OF time at a settlement house
in the neighborhood. But they
also help Mrs. Boyer with the
housework and the care of s.
old Martha and 3-year-old Tim.
Much as she would miss their
help, Mrs. Boyer wants her two
elder daughters to have a vaca-
ton at summer camp this year.
Cynthia, 10, is q shy little girl.
She went to camp last year and
wanted to go right back. Her
mother said she seemed less
timid after she came back from
camp.
Penny, 8, is more talkative.
She is especially good at man
aging the smaller children. She
organizes games. Cynthia has
told her about camp, and she's
anxious to go. She has never had
a vacation. Her mother thinks
it would do her good.
Whether or not they get to
go depends on the generosity Of
Washington residents. Would you
like to help sensitive little Gym
thia relax in the friendly atmos-
phere of camp and let Penny
have her first vacation?
You have q chance to do 1t
through The Evening Star Sum-
mer Camp Fund.
The following gifts are &C
knowledged today:
Evening star., 1953-06-04
2D.C. Men Convicted
In U. 5. Thefts; One
Is Ex-Army Officer

Two Washington men, one a
former Army captain, were con-
victed in Alexandria Federal
District Court yesterday Of
thefts on Federal military
property.
Medical testimony described
the former officer as having a
compulsory boarding flxation.
Two FBI agents told Of finding
his quarters cluttered with foot
lockers containing thousands of
miscellaneous items ranging
from a movie protector to great
stores Of paper clips.
He is Leonard E. Wagner Of
the 1900 block of Park road
NV.
One Is Truck Driver.
The other defendant was
Robert Myers, jr., identified as a
Washington truck driver, for
merly of the 2400 block of South
Scott street, Arlington.
Judge Albert v. Bryan fined
each $500 and put them on three
years probation. They were in
dicted by a Federal grand jury
in Alexandria.
Wagner was convicted on flve
counts of stealing officers cloth
ing from a Fort Myer shop. Wit
nesSes testified he had an excel
lent military record.
Admission Is Cited.
The court also was told Wag-
ner had admitted to religious
advisers and close friends that
he couldn't help" picking UP
items which attracted his at
tention.
Myers was convicted Of steal
ing four cases. Of cigarets worth
$3.50 from the Cameron Ex-
change Service in Alexandria.
The grand jury recessed yes
terday with the courts per-
mission. The recess. to next
Thursday, Is to permit Federal
authorities to prepare additional
testimony.
Evening star., 1953-06-04
Lizards With Ruffs
Give Zoo q Touch
OF Old England

Twenty Australian lizards
one Of them heavily bedecked
with neck rufnes-have arrived
here to round out the reptile
collection at the Washington
Zoo.
Prize in the shipment is the
resplendent 2-foot frilled lizard,
Dr.. William M. Mann. director.
said. @
The erect neck adornment. DR..
Mann declared, gives the reptile
. striking Elizabethan appear
ance.
Evening star., 1953-06-04
Auto Owners Warned
About Inspection Stickers

Police have been ordered to
check all automobiles in the Dis
trict with tag numbers from / to
9999 and see that they have the
1859 inspection sticker on the
windshield.
Failure to have one will cost
the owner $40 collateral.
All owners of these numbered
tags were notified several weeks
ago that they were to go to one
Of the two inspection stations and
have their cars checked. Many
Of them have not done so.
June ! is the deadline set by
the Traffic Department for he
first check Of auto stickers. Other
numbered tags will he checked
by the police later.
Evening star., 1953-06-04
Williamsburg Crewnlen
Rescue Two From River

Crewmen Of the q. s. s. VIII
liamSburg rescued two men from
the Potomac River of Indian
head, Md, Tuesday afternoon,
the Navy announced yesterday.
The men were passengers In a
motorboat which capsized while
circling the yacht.
The Williamsburg was on q
cruise for hospitalized veterans
when the incident occurred.
When the speedboat capsized,
the yachts crewnen launched a
motor whaleboat and pulled the
men from the water six minutes
later. The two rescued men were
John L. Migret, 3l5 Raymond
avenue. Alexandria, and Hector
w. Wright, ir., Of AccoQuan. Va.
The crew members in the
whaleboat were: Seaman Robert
j. Braden Of 1912 Independence
avenue Sc, and Engineer. Ma
chinist Mate sc Donald H.
Brekke Of 5 sextant Green s.W.
Evening star., 1953-06-04
Senator'S Urged
To>Reject Bill
On Gas Stations
Planners Argue
Measure Would Set
Zoning Precedent

District and planning officials
today appealed to a Senate Dis
trict subcommittee to reject the
House-passed bill which would
permit the replacement Of the
old and dilapidated, non-con-
forming gas filling stations at
Wisconsin and Massachusetts,
avenues NV, and on Sixteenth
street NV. at Arkansas avenue.
Senator Payne Of Maine and
Senator Barrett Of Wyoming.
both Republicans. conducting the
hearing, seemed convinced some-
thing more positive should be
done other than merely to block
the proposed rebuilding Of the
stations.
Suggests Improvement.
Senator Barrett asked If it
wouldn't be far better to let the
properties be improved than to
let them continue for many more
years in their present state.
William Cheatham, for the Ma
tional Capital Planning Commits
sion. and Irving Bryan. assistant
corporation counsel, argued that
the bill would permit spot zon-
ing and might set a precedent
for nearly 5000 other non-con-
forming properties.
James Egan, for the American
Oil Co., said the station on Six
teenth street was built about IS
years ago before the property
was zoned residential. He said
it consisted mostly Of a tin shed
that was an eyesore-so much
so that we are ashamed Of it and
we want to replace it with a
modern building conforming with
the character Of the neighbor-
hood"
Liquor Credit Opposed.
The subcommittee also heard
an appeal by Senator Beall, Re-
publican. of Maryland, for a bill
to permit the sale of drinks on
credit at licensed on-sale estab-
liShmentS.
Strong opposition to the bill
as drawn was voiced by Alan w.
Payne, chairman of the Alcohol
ic Beverage Control Board, who
warned that indiScriminate ex-
tension Of credit was one reason
why the Prohibition Amendment
had been adopted. He said If
liquor is to be sold on credit, it
should be permitted only at I1o-
tells and then only when liquor
Is sold with a meal.
Evening star., 1953-06-04
Man, IS, Found Dead
Of Gunshot Wound

A 35-year-old man was found
dead of a gunshot wound today
in the vestibule of a home at 1922
Ninth street NE, police report
ed.
The body of Charlie Wright,
colored, of 941 French street
NV, was found by John Walk
er. %, colored, of the Ninth
street address. when he came
home about midnight.
A 80 caliber automatic pistol
was found near the body. HON.
icide detectives said the head
wound apparently was self-in-
flicted.