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Evening star., 1953-10-25
FEATURE FICTION

TT WAS about half an hour stood in the
l. line, but it seemed half day. l didn't
mind it when l could look out the hospital
window and watch the fog rolling in from the
sea, over the Golden Gate and across the Bay
into the green hills around Berkeley.
For two years, from Pusan to the Yalu and
behind the barbed wire, the things that held
me together were remembering the fog rolling
in = and Big Sur and the shack
Now I'd been looking at the fog for week
and felt better, even standing in line Some
time, thought I'd paint picture of long
line waiting for chow or shots or something
and call it Still Life
The airlift back to San Francisco was still
dream. and there were things couldn't stop
living through every time went to sleep.
Then l was at the desk The doctors eyes
met mine. Sergeant Joseph Walters?" He
looked down at the file. ''The medical board
recommends discharge. Until then you'll be
on sick leave. Keep in touch with us and stick
close to your diet. Don't try to put on weight
too fast, or it'll be just blubber and water"
went down the long concrete steps to the
parking lot and there was the old convertible
I'd had sent out from storage. 1t was May,
and the sun broke through the afternoon fog
as wrestled the top down. When started
the motor, it seemed to be hitting on about
two of its so-called six cylinders. But it
warmed up. And before San Jose, was doing
seventy-five when remembered the tires
and the brakes. And the driver
slowed to about seventy-three and kept
an eye out for cops. 1t felt good to be free
and going where wanted, as fast as wanted
BELOW San Jose, stopped for red light.
Beside the road was girl sitting on suit
case - blonde, slim in her slacks and look
ing anxious. And good. A big yellow con-
vertible with the top down came up behind
me and pulled to the side. The driver leaned
over, smiling confidently. Get in, he said.
She gave him a quiet, level look. I'm
waiting for bus
Never wait for bus when you've got one
waiting for you" He was big soft-looking
guy with curly dark hair - maybe thirty-five.
The blonde shook her head. The light
changed and leaned over and motioned to
her. opened the door and she came over and
got in. stepped on the gas, and the yellow
Car was right behind me.
looked sidewise at her. Where you go
ing?"
"Oh, down below Monterey. To Big Sur"
She waved her hand vaguely
ME, too But don't think we'll make it
tonight" looked in the mirror. The yellow
convertible wasn't there, but police car was
Evening star., 1953-10-25

coming up fast. pulled over and it stopped
behind me and cop got out This the road
to Monterrey" l asked.
He was tall, skinny guy with dark face
like the blade of an axe and his keen eyes were
looking down at my old khakis and the gaunt
scarecrow of me. Eyes, sir, but you're cover
ing it little too quick
handed him my license. San Francisco
Hmm. Where do you work."
mot working these days. Waiting for a
discharge"
Where you stationed?"
Right here. Where I'm sitting"
Wise guy?"
Nope. Sick leave Korea POW Hospi-
tai. Going to Big Sur Got shack and I'm
on my way there to look at the view l was
an engraver, before this war mess. Ever see
an old Skyho Valley Wine Company label?
designed it. Got new one now Somebody
beat my time.
f1E GLANCED at the blonde Nobody beatin'
your time now?"
The girl raised her head little, shifted,
and looked away.
Mice country Big Sur. l go down some
times too. Tomorrow maybe. Might see you
around. Jim Foley's the name"
Sure. Ask for me at the post Office
"Okay But take it easy. Think I'll 60
back and give that jerk in the yellow con-
vertible chewing out" He went to his car
and made U turn and tore off down the road.
leaned back and looked up and felt the
sun and the damp on my face. There were
bird-songs in the brush and felt lazy and
good After while glanced at her. Guy
with that big yellow deal must be real
wrongo. You affect many of them that way?'
started the engine and got under way
mot unless they're characters and are that
way to begin with. They never learn that
when they do such things. they do it to them
selves. Especially themselves"
hehellwoulda blonde know that? 'You
mean, ANY mans death dininishes me. "
waited, wondering, thinking she wouldn't
know. eyes. because am involved in Man.
kinde; And therefore never send to know for
whom the bell tolls; 1t tolls for thee"
I'd been holding my breath. Not many
people know John Donne.
Know the Golden Rule, too?" asked.
Sure. Who doesn't?"
yeah, but who lives by it?"
She shrugged. Some do; some don't
The sun was dropping behind luminous fog
banks over the sea. and was tired. Can't
take it the way used to. l slowed down.
Evening star., 1953-10-25

I'm drive, if you like the girl
said.
"Okay" We stopped and
changed over and lay back and
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doped off. Z
A couple of hours later got to
jumping in my sleep. was behind
the barbed wire north of the Yalu 80 =
again. The sinking loud-speakers q
and bright lights and little parrot
voices chattering peoples democ- II
racies progressive, reactionary and
imperialist Sometimes the BRAIN ~
washing would go on for days Y
without moments silence. And 49,
when they did stop, you needed
month to unwind and you never
got more than couple of hours
"All right" she said Its all
right. You're here, going to Big
Sur"
sat up and rubbed my face 1t
was sweaty and the night was COOL
We were parked at diner She
looked at me- watching In the red
neon glow the shadows of her face showed
dramatically. 1t was good face, with stuff
in it, not just pretty. "Coffee?" she asked.
''Uh. Yeah" yawned and shivered and
the waves of goose pirhples kept coming and
going. She went into the diner, and remem-
bered the bottle. had it ready when she
came back with the paper cups and | felt
better when it started working on my gut.
1T tastes good" she said. ''Your family
in Big Sur?"
mo Haven't any,"
She didn't speak for moment; then she
started the motor and pulled out>on the road
and drove, looking straight ahead and not
saying anything.
Your family in California;" asked finally.
mo. New York. worked in depart
ment store in San Francisco and took couple
of courses at Berkeley U. Before was fired
Time for vacation, anyhow, and have
job in Big Sur. Waitress"
had funny feeling. who was the guy
in the convertible"
Credit manager in the store Rosson, his
name is Her voice was fiat, with no inhec-
ton.
1T WAS nine o'clock when we went past Car
mel. Then the old coastal road was so crook
ed, it took an hour to do the thirty miles to
Big Sur. dozed but, when we came, around
the turn before Tore Canyon, woke up.
Il have sleeping porch, said 1t seemed
all right "You can have the bed inside, if
you like"
Evening star., 1953-10-25

She hesitated well, if you really won't
mind"
Take the dirt road to the right"
She made the turn and the road pitched
steep down the side of the canyon. Two hum
dred yards ahead was the cliff, and five hun
dred feet down, the sea. At the bottom of the
canyon was the creek and the waterfalls and
all around were the redwoods.
Id WONDERED about the shack, but not a
window was broken. There was firewood and
kerosene and housekeeping gear
1T looks like more than shack, she said,
taking in the stone below window-level, and
the logs above.
Its solid. Built it myself. Cut timber
back in the hills and borrowed a horse to drag
it out. Like to broke my back with it
l was suddenly annoyed. I'd wanted to be
alone here for long time. looked up at the
fog shrouding the tops of the redwoods and
hanging in luminous folds over the Santa
Lucias. | filled couple of buckets at the
spring, then got an armful of blankets and a
CT sleeping-bag from the car. dropped the
bag on the porch and took the blankets inside
The blonde yawned Thank you," she
said. Il could sleep on pile of broken bot
ties"
yeah. Me, too" l went out and crawled
in and lay there listening, looking, feeling,
smelling 1t was good, but not as good as if
I'd been alone. >.
The sun was still below the rim of the Santa
Lucias when / awoke, smelling coffee. got
out and put on my pants and went inside.
The bed was empty and made up, and
everything was squared away and the coffee
pot was on the kerosene stove with the flame
Continued on page 81
Evening star., 1953-10-25

KOREAN PRISON AWFUL SUDDEN
Evening star., 1953-06-28
Purks-Neff
Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. George q. Parks
of bingham. Mass, announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter Helen to Mr.. John Wesley
Neff, son Of the Rev. and Mrs.
j. Luther Nef of Baltimore.
Miss Parks is a graduate of
Simmons College. Boston. Her
f1ance is q graduate of Ohio
Wesleyan University and is a
senior at Boston University
School Of Theology. He was re-
Gently ordained a deacon in the
Maine Conference Of the Meth
odiSt church, where he will serve
following his graduation. His
father served as pastor of WeS-
ley Methodist Church In this city
from 1934-1941.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1953-06-28
Mr.. CusterIin Is Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lynn Cas-
terlin will live in Spring Gardens
in Silver Spring, Md. after their
wedding trip to Bermuda. Mr..
and Mrs. Casterlin were married
June 20 in the Church of the In
carnation, in Trenton, N. J.. the
Rev. Mr.. Endebrock officiating.
The bride Is the former Miss
Florence Teller. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Teller of Tren-
ton, and the wedding reception
was held in the Inn at Washing
ton Crossing, Pa.
Mr.. Easterlin is the son of Mrs.
A. M. Casterlin of Chevy Chase
and the late Mr.. Casterlin. Mr..
Charles Corby Casterlin, twin
brother of the bridegroom, was
his best man and the ushers were
the MessrS. Carl A. Swanson of
Washington and Frank Parr and
Robert Harvey of Trenton.
Mrs. Parr and Mrs. Harvey at
tended the bride, who had as her
maid Of honor Miss Jane John
son.
Evening star., 1953-06-28
r.Vouehon
Takes Bride

The marriage Of Miss Jane
Theresa Spath. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis A. spath Of At
lanta. Ga. to Mr.. Robert Thomas
Vaughan, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank A. Vaughan Of New York
City. took place on June q at
a nuptial mass in the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church. Danville.
Va, the Rev. Vernon j. Bowers
of6ciating.
The bride. escorted by her
father, had as her maid of honor
her sister. Miss Margaret Mary
Spath. Mr.. Edward Fitzsimmons
served as best man and the
usherS were the Messrs. Thomas
c. Jones and Marshall E. Rose
A breakfast at the Hotel Dam
vile followed the ceremony.
The bride is q graduate of the
Catholic University Of America.
Mr.. Vaughan is employed by the
Bureau OF Standards.
The newlyweds will reside in
HyattSville, Md.
Evening star., 1953-06-28
MRS. JAMES BULKLEY
The former
Miss Katharine MocKenty Bryon,

collar was edged with pale pink
and. green embroidered flowers
and she carried pale pink carna-
tionS.
Mr.. William w. Wotherspoon
Of HinSdale, ILL.,, was his brother
in-law's best man. The ushers
were the Messrs. William L.
Mclean III, of Wynewood, Pa,
and John w. Facet III, of
Moorestown, N. j.
There was a reception at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Buttinger in Pennington,
N. j. Mr.. and Mrs. -Bulkley will
take q wedding trip to Europe.
The former Miss Bryan is
a graduate of Miss Fines School
in Princeton. She Is the grand
daughter Of the late DR.. and
Mrs. John Edward MacKenty Of
New York and the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilhelmus Bogart Bryan Of
Washington.
Mr.. Bulkley is q graduate Of
Millbrook School and Princeton
University. He is q member Of
the Quadrangle Club.
Evening star., 1953-06-28

The Princeton University
Chapel Of Princeton, NJ, was
the scene yesterday of the mar
riage of Miss Katharine Mac
Kenty Bryan and Mr.. James
Bulkley. The father of the bride,
DR.. Wilhelmus Bogart Bryan of
Hopkins, Mimi, officiated at the
ceremony.
Miss Bryan is also the daugh-
ter of Mrs. MacKenty Bryan of
Princeton and the bridegroom is
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leavitt
James Bulkley of Crosse Point.
Mich.
Given in marriage by her
brother, Mr.. Bryan, III, the bride
wore a wedding gown of white
organdy fashioned with a full
sweeping train. A small white
organdy cap held her short veil
and she carried a spray Of white
orchids, stephanotis and ivy.
Miss Marie Sayman Of Wash
mgton was the maid of honor.
She wore a ballerina- length
dress of white organdy made
with a very full skirt. The bertha
Evening star., 1953-06-28
|TWoCoupIes
Are Honored
At Reception

The chief Of the National
Guard Bureau. Maj. Gen. Edgar
c. Erickson and Mrs. Erickson
were receiving congratulations
on his new rank. and Col.
and Mrs. David S. Rum
bough were saying their farewells
to fellow officers and their friends
on Friday at the Officers Club,
Andrews Air Force Base, when
the National Guard Bureau Off
GERS entertained at a reception
and dinner dance in their !.;onor.
Gen. Erickson. who has just been
named head of the guard bureau.
was upped in rank from a colo
mel.
In the receiving line, in addi-
tion to the honorees. were Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. william Aben-
droth, Col. and Mrs. ThurSton II.
Baxter and Col. and Mrs. Ronald
p. Stevens.
Gen. Erickson came to WASH
ington from Massachusetts, where
he was State Adjutant General.
He and Mrs. Erickson are now in
their home at South Utah street
in Arlington.
Col. Rumbough retires on June
80, and after the retirement cere-
monies he and Mrs. Rumbough
plan to leave for Blue Hills. Me-,
where they have q home.
The National Guard colors of
blue and gold were used in the
decorations. and masses Of sum-
mer flowers made the club look
like the garden Of Col. and Mrs.
Rumbough's home in Maine.
Evening star., 1953-06-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Pratt
Aldrich of New York City and
East Hampton, Long Island, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter Shirley to Mr.. Gordon
Woodward Dagger. He is the son
of MIR. and Mrs. John Matthias
Dagger of Washington.
The bride-elect is a graduate
Of Garrison Forest School in
Evening star., 1953-06-28

Maryland and Of Vassar College.
She was presented to society at
the Grosvenor Ball in New York.
Mr.. Dagger is a graduate Of
the Sidwell Friends School in
Washington and Of Princeton
University. He was a member
of the University's Cottage Club.
The wedding will take place in
November. e.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Korean Casualties Rise
ESQ for Total Of 1891

Announced American battle
casualties in Korea rose $50 in
the last week, to a new total of
1891.
The Army total now is 1O1 ,022
casualties, the Marines, 24,765;
the Navy, LIT, and the Air
Force, 1.407.
The Defense Departments
weekly summary, based on noti-
fication of next of kin through
out last Friday, showed 22,735
battle deaths, 93,441 wounded
and II, 400 missing and l 1895 pre-
viously reported missing who
have since returned to American
control.
OF the wounded. the depart
ment said medical records indi-
cate IS per cent have been re-
turned to duty.
The Army listed 1892 deaths;
the Marines. 3,189: the Air Force,
491, and the Navy, 1863.
OF the wounded, 7l,OO6 were
in the Army; 21,061 in the Ma
rines. 1888 in the Navy and Al
in the Air Force.
The Army reported it had had
1897 missing in action, the Air
Force. 831; the Marines, 495, and
the Navy, II.
Evening star., 1953-01-21

merit system wherever he feels
that it will improve the opera
ton of Government. Whether
this would cause resentment on
the part of some Capitol Hill Re-
publicans and whether they
would fail to support such legis-
lation remains to be seen.
CSC-The Civil Service Com
mission is marking time until it
finds out who the three Civil
Service Commissioners are going
to be.
Action has been suspended on
virtually every policy decision
until the new commissioners are
appointed. Meanwhile, James
Mitchell, the CSC's Republican
member. remains on the job un-
til he learns if he has been re-
appointed or not.
The commission is one of the
few remaining agencies where
the top appointments have not
yet been made by President Els
enhower. The reason is that
Gen. Eisenhower's choices for
csc chairman have either re-
fused the position or have run
into opposition from some Sen
ate Republicans when their
names were mentioned for the
Job.
Gen. Eisenhower's chief as
sistants are hoping that matters
can be cleared up and the new
chairman and associate mem
bers appointed in a very short
time.
X i X y
RESERVE ORDER - Mean
while, it has become apparent
that it will be a while yet before
the reserve" status order for
the Governments temporary-in-
definite workers will be issued, if
at all.
Gen. Eisenhower and his staff
want to take a close look at the
order before making up their
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Eisenhower Nominates
Stassen and LODGE

President Eisenhower today
nominated Henry Cabot lodge,
ir., to be United States repre-
sentative to the United Nations
and Harold E. Stassen to be dia
rector of Mutual Security. The
appointments were announced
by President Eisenhower after
MS election.
Mr.. Lodge, defeated for re-
election to the Senate from
Massachusetts, in November, will
succeed Warren r. Austin, an
other Republican who was q
former Vermont Senator.
Mr.. StasSen, former Governor
of Minnesota, will succeed w.
Averell Hartman.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
|CC Asked 10 Raise
Parcel Post Rates
BY the Assoelctsd Press

The Interstate Commerce Com.
mission today disclosed q Pc
tltion from the Post ONCE De-
partment for a new increase in
parcel post rates averaging close
to 35 per cent.
The petition was filed by Jesse
NJ. Donaldson, who went out Of
Office as Postmaster General at
noon yesterday. Dated January
Is. the plea for higher rates was
one of his last official acts.
Postal officials estimated that
the proposed increase would
raise income from parcel post
service by about $3.50 million a
year.
Under q congressional man
date, the department must seek
higher rates from the ICC when
it is operating in the red or lose
its regular appropriation.
The rates were last raised an
average of IS per cent on Oc-
tober !, 1851. This increased
parcel post revenues by about
$100 million a year. However.
the department said subsequent
wage increases in the service and
a grant of higher railway mail
pay by the ICC had created q
new deficit.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Mexicons Complain
Of U. S. Shrimp Boots
BY the Associoted Press

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 21.-A
delegation of Yucatan shrimp
fishermen arrived yesterday to
complain about operation of
United States shrimp boats IN
the Southern Gulf of Mexico.
Rito Ortega Moguel. spokes-
man for the group, said it repre-
Sented 40 Mexican fishing opera
tives. He said some 400 Unite d
States and Cuban boats are oper-
ating in the area. compared to
only about 100 Mexican shrimp
ers. Furthermore, he said, the
foreign boats are better equipped
than the Mexican ones. He also
complained that Mexican au-
thorities do nothing to keep for
eign boats from operating in ter
ritorial waters.
Evening star., 1953-01-21

years, commencing in 1854. ex-
tend the pike from the Clarks-
burg interchange to Route l18
at Brink, a distance of 3.7 miles,
and costing $2,383. 900. A second
job, also in the first four years
and extending the pike from
Route 118 down to Seven Locks
road. distance of 10,1 miles,
would cost $5.540.000.
A Rock Greek parkway con-
nection would run from the end
of the pike to Wisconsin avenue
at Grosvenor lane, distance of
SO miles and costing S1,780,000.
Another connection, 3.5 miles
long, would extend the route be-
yond Wisconsin avenue to East
West highway at or near Beach
drive. This link would cost
$2,4S2 900.
Rights-of-way Acquired.
Rights-of-way for all these
projects have been obtained. Also
planned for the first four years
would be acquisition of rightS-of- =
way for the last 8 mile to bring
the link all the way to the Dis
trict line. The cost was placed
at $120,000 and the construction,
scheduled for the second four
year period, would cost $3.50 900.
Also scheduled for the second
four-year period would be an ex-
tension of Washington National
pike from Seven Locks road to
River road, a distance of As
miles at a cost of $2,639, 900. The
final link from River road to
George Washington Memorial
Parkway, a distance of 1.8 miles,
would be completed in the final
four-year period at a cost Of
81 los, 900.
Other Projects in Plan.
Here are some other primary
road projects mcluded IN the
plan for Montgomery County
for the first four years.
Make Route 24O from Rock
Vile to the Rock Greek parkway,
\. distance of AS miles, dual
highway with dividing strip, cost
ing S62O,O0O.
Right-of-way acquisition and
planning for Washington's cir
cumferential highway, $3.50. 900
construction to begin in second
period.) The distance is lis
miles in Montgomery County
alone.
Build dual highway on Route
1913 from Chevy Chase to Ken
sington, 20 miles, $1,950.000.
Right-of-way and partial con-
Struction of dual highway on
Route 1913 from Kensington to
Prince Georges County line, 6:5
miles, $2,235, 900.
Widen Wisconsin avenue IL
miles from Rock Creek parkway
to Cedar lane, 100000.
Construct dual highway on
Route 100 driver road for dis
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Six Hours Digging Frees
Man from Coal Chute
BY the As.eeiaied Pres,

NILES. Mich, Jan. 21.-A rail-
road laborer was buried in a
loaded coal chute for more than
six hours Yesterday before he
was rescued by fellow workers.
But the victim, James McKil-
len, 46, was suffering no appar-
ent i'll effects from the ordeal
when he was taken to a hospital
for a checkup.
New York Central Railroad Of
ficials said Mr.. McKillen failed
to fasten his safety belt when he
climbed down into the chute to
break loose some frozen coal. AS
he stepped off the inside ladder,
the coal slid. carrying him down
in the funnel-like apparatus.
Coal piled up to six inches above
his head.
Fellow workers quickly uncov-
cred him down to the shoulders,
then supplied him with coffee
and cigarettes while they dug
away the coal around his body.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Roosevelt Disputes
Churchill Peace View
By the Asscciofed Press

BOSTON, Jan. 21.-Repre-
sentative Franklin D. Roosevelt.
jr., Democrat, of New York, says
he disagrees with an observation
by Prime Minister Churchill
that the threat of World War III
is receding.
He told reporters on his ar
rival here from a European trip
that he found no competent mil
itary authority or other NATO
official who felt the Russian
threat in Western Europe is not
as great today as it was three
or four years ago.
Mr.. Roosevelt said Russia will
never talk peace in the Far East,
Korea, French ndo-China and
Malaga until we are so strong
in Western Europe that we have
successfully locked our back door
to Russian aggression"
He said also that European
defense countries ere Stacking
off" in military preparedness,
but are improving economically.
Among the reasons he attrib-
uted for the Stacking off" were:
l. THE very difficult interna-
tional political situation in
France and the continued bur-
den being carried by France in
French Indo-China.
2. "The concentration If Great
Britain on the new type of mill
tary and commercial aircraft and
the diversion of materials into
these aircraft. In addition, they
still have a rather precarious
dollar reserve"
Evening star., 1953-01-21

President Eisenhower and the
new Republican administration.
It's been 20 years since the Re-
publicans were last in control of
the Government and naturally
they are eager to get as many of
the choice Federal jobs as are
available.
However, most Federal Jobs are
now under the merit system and
there are rather slim pickings
for the Republicans as far as
good jobs are concerned. And
removal of even more jobs from
the dwindling list of political
patronage positions would make
things even tougher for the Re-
publicans.
On the other hand, such advo-
Gates of good Government as the
National Civil Service League,
the Citizens Committe for the
Hoover Report and others
strongly urge extension of the
merit system to cover many of
the jobs now under political
patronage.
Persons close to President Els
enhower feel that he will swing
his support to extension of the