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Evening star., 1954-05-16

the basic reasoning which lay
behind part of the original res
olution is no longer valid" and
charged that same reasoning
persists in some quarters today"
The statement said doubts over
the constitutionality of home
rule for Washington were ended
by the Supreme Courts decision
in the Thompson restaurant seq
regation case.
Also. it pointed out. Congress
no longer pays "a princely so per
cent of the cost of running the
city" The figure now is about 13
per cent.
"Washingtonians are going to
have to do the bulk of the work
in persuading SO State legisla-
lures to ratify." the statement
said. adding:
I'VE are handicapped by the
fact that we in Washington
haven't yet cut our teeth even
on local self-government, and as
a result we feel that if this
amendment is going to be sub
mitted to the States now, before
we have home rule. we have a
harder job to obtain ratification,
and that accordingly Congress
should give us substantially
longer than seven years in which
to do it."
Evening star., 1954-05-16

ings in Chicago, and the Presi-
dent, with consent of the parties,
twice extended the time for the
board to report.
The railroads went to court in
an effort to block two of the un-
ions demands and their suits
are still pending. The carriers
contended that under the Labor
Act they couldn't be compelled
to bargain on free passes or a
health and welfare fund.
Under rail labor law, there
can be no strike until 80 days
after an emergency board has
reported.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

Shade ls3-SiIverton (Approved).
Available in coot 8 Trousers or
Shirt 8 Trousers. Matched Sets.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Rail Fringe Benefits
Costing $50 Million
Urged by Board
By Jones Y. Newton

A million railroad workers
would get health and welfare,
! vacation and. holiday benefits
under recommendations made
yesterday by a presidential
emergency board. at an estimated
cost of $3.50 million a year to
the railroads.
The board acted to settle q
year-old dispute between Is non
operating unions and the Nations
$50 major railroads. The dispute
over so-called fringe" issues has
threatened to erupt in a strike.
The workers involved are clerks,
yard. maintenance men and
others whose duties are not
connected with operation of
trains. -
George Leighty. president of
the Order of Railroad Teleg-
raphers and chairman of the
union group, said union leaders
will meet in Chicago this week
to take a stand on the report.
I'm the meantime" Mr.. Leighty
said, II shall refrain from any
detailed comment. I can only
say at this time that the report
is complex. contradictory, con-
'fusing and ambiguous. and
reflects complete lack Of COM
prehension of the basic issues by
the board.
1T seems probable to me that
the boards report will be more
of an obstacle than q help to
anv settlement of the dispute"
No Wage Issues Involved.
There Vas no immediate COM
ment on the settlement pro-
poSals from railroad manage
ment. A board member described
the finding as "a reasonable, fair
set of recommendations from
the viewpoint of both parties"
The welfare, vacations, paid
holidays recommendations were
described as equivalent to a wage
boost of seven to eight cents an
hour. There was no direct wage
issue involved. However, the
unions since last October have
been free to demand a wage
boost, and Undoubtedly will move
for one as soon as the present
dispute is settled.
Here are the specific settle
ment proposals, which are not
binding on the parties, but prob
ably will be accepted:
l. Medical, hospital and surgi-
cal care insurance fer employees
only. to be paid for Jointly by
the railroads and the employees.
The deails of the plan were left
to negotiation.
2. An additional week-making
a total Of three weeks - of
vacations with pay after IS
years service. The rail workers
now get a maximum of two
weeks with pay.
3. Pay for seven designated
holidays when any of such holi-
days fall on a workday of an
assigned workweek.
Short of Union Demands.
These were short of the fol-
lowing union demands:
L. An employer supported
health and welfare fund, provid-
ing life insurance for the en-
ployes, and hospital, medical and
surgical services for the employees
and their immediate families.
2. A four-week vacation with
pay after Is years service, with
three weeks after five years.
3. Seven holidays with pay and
double-time pay for holidays
worked and also premium pay
for Sunday work.
A fourth major union demand
was rejected altogether by the
board. This called for full and
uniform pass privileges for en-
ployes and their families on
American railroads, plus one trip
a year on a foreign railroad.
The board granted about half
Evening star., 1954-05-16
1Q1st Airborne Division
Returns to Service
BY the Assoeiosed Pres,

FIT. JACKSON, S. c., May IS,
The 101st Airborne Scream
ing Eagle) Division was reacti-
waited here today.
1t. Gen. A. r. Boiling, Sd
Army commander, presented the
division colors to Maj. Gen.
Riley F. Ennis, post and division
commander, Then 10000 men of
the division passed in review.
Guests included Mrs. William C..
Lee OF Dunn. N. c., widow of the
first commanding general Of the
101st.
The 101st will be used for
tr1ning infantry replacements.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Man Quizzedin Mystery Death
OF CrippIed Veteran in Auto

WAS uOJ Will tIlCkkl dt tIIC tILIIC
of the crash. She said she Gic
not know, him and that Mr.
Hicks had picked up along the
/ road, the sheriff said.
Cash On Forehead.
About 4 am, the vehicle
! smashed into bungalow. Two
hours later Mrs. Hicks called
relatives living nearby and they
summoned medical aid and
notified the Sheriff's office.
DR.. Edward j. Edelen, Charles
County medical examiner, pro-
nounced Hicks dead at the scene
and gave the cause of death as
a crushed chest. He, said yes
terday, however. that both oi
Hicks jaws were broken and
that there were other injuries
about the head.
The victims right side was
caved in, several ribs were frac-
tured. and the right lung was
punctured.
DR.. Edelen said that in his
opinion Hicks had sustained no
injuries that could not have been
caused by the Smash-up.
An authoritative sourse said
today that one of Hicks head
injuries was a cash about 4
inches long on his forehead.
Sister Ran to Scene.
Mrs. Dorothy Hicks, the VIC
TINS 25-year-old wife of four
years. told police she remained
in the car partially conscious for
more than an hour before she
was able to enter her home and
notify relatives. She received
face cuts. she told police.
Mrs. Raymond Hindle, one of
Mr.. Hicks sisters, ran to the
scene of the crash after she
received Mrs. Hicks telephone
call. Mrs. Hindle said her
brothers body was seated on
the floor of the car with his
back against the right front
door, the legs stretched under
the steering wheel.
The appearance of the body,
Mrs. Hindle said, was one of
composure. with the right arm
raised as if to protect his face.
His clothing was in perfect or
der, Mrs. Hindle said, and his
hair combed neatly.
The veteran. Mrs. Hindle said,
was wearing a tan suit-coat and
a gray pair of trousers. He
owned suits of both colors, she
related, but never mixed them
before. to her knowledge. She
added that Mr. Hicks was a fas-
tidiouS dresser.
Hood Jammed Tight.
Bloody clothing found in the
basement and sent to Baltimore
with the carburetor and throttle
rod of Hicks car were described
by authorities as khaki trousers
and a shirt of the same color.
This clothing, authorities re-
ported, was saturated with blood,
while the clothing worn by Mr..
Hicks at the time of the crash
had only a few spots of blood.
Police who investigated the
crash said that the steering
wheel was in its normal posi-
tion and showed no sign of dam
age. ...7..-
Police said any attempt to
remove the tape from the held
open throttle after the smash
up would have been unsuccessful
because the crash jammed the
hood so hard it could not be
lifted.
The right half Of the wind
shield was broken completely
out. The left half was intact.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
By J. [. MichoeI
Stor StoH Correspondent

LA PLATA. Md. May 15.-
State Police tonight planned to
question a man they believe can
solve mysteries in the death OF
Louis A. Hicks, 34-year-old par
TALLY paralyzed war veteran
found dead after his specially
equipped auto crashed into his
home.
The fatal smashup on March
% near McConchie. Md. was con-
sidered an accident until sus-
picious relatives of the victim
prompted exhumation of his body
from Arlington Cemetery on
April 20.
An autopsy was performed by
State Medical Examiner DR.. Rus
sell S. Fisher and the body was
reburied the next day. DR.. Fish
er's formal findings are expected
here Monday.
1t. Leonard N Brown, COM
mander of State Police barracks
at Waldorf. declined to specify
the scene of tonight's interroga-
tion and would not discuss re-
ports that the men recently
changed his job and his resi-
dence.
From other authorities, it was
learned that the man has been
questioned by Charles County
Sheriff r. Vernon Cooksey and
is considered a key figure in the
case.
Four girls also have been
asked to tell what they know
Of the case and another man
who has not been picked up
is wanted for interrogation.
Authorities want to know why
the throttle of Mr.. Hicks 1850
Lincoln sedan was taped wide
open when the high-powered
vehicle roared across his lawn
eAAA0 144OO IlAS
They also seek explanation
Of the fact that blood-soaked
clothes owned by Mr.. Hicks but
not worn by him at the time
of the accident were found later
in the basement of his white
shingled bungalow on Simms
Landing road, six miles west of
here.
Another Man in Car.
This phase of the enigma was
deepened when it was learned
today that the vacant Hicks
home was entered recently by
unknown persons who neatly cut
out putty holding two window
paneS. Authorities believe the
intruders sought to retrieve in
eliminating evidence.
Another facet of the complex
case, which has so far baffled
State police and the Charles
County sheriff's Office, is the
identity of a man a deputy
sheriff saw on the front seat of
the Hicks car on Route 301, near
here, about 3 am. March %.
Sheriff Cooksey said that Mrs.
Hicks had told conflicting stor-
les about the interval between
the crash and the time she called
relatives. The sheriff added
that MRS. Hicks said there was
another man in the car. but he
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Kefuuver TuIks in Kansas

TOPEKA. Kan, May IS R.-
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, of
Tennessee said tonight there are
"unmistakable signs" of a soft
ening of the Nations economy
because of confusion" and
pickering" in the Eisenhower
administration. He addressed a
Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner
here.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Two Women Sheriffs

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (P).-
Arkansas has two women sheriffs
both of them appointed by
Gov. Francis Cherry after the
deaths of their husbands. They
are Mrs. Gertrude Langston of
Lee County and Mrs. c. Cook of
Hampstead County,
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Court Decision Cited.

Court Decision Cited.
The Home Rule Committee
statement said the national rep
resentation proposal "haS obvious
merit today, just as it had when
it was drafted in its original
form. more than 80 years ago."
The committee declared. how
ever, I'VE believe that some of
Evening star., 1954-05-16

BRILLIANT COED - Cham
pagne, Ill. - Edithe Maria
Binde, 20, who escaped from
the Russian Zone in Germany
with her family, is expected to
receive her degree from the
University of Illinois after one
calendar year of study. Miss
Binde won credit for SO of
the 12O hours of study re-
quired for the degree by TAX
ing proficiency examinations
in various subjects. She also
was selected as one of the six
prettiest girls in the senior
class. She hopes to return to
Germany upon graduation
and work as an interpreter.
ZAP WirephOtO.
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23

MT. and Mrs. Jack Ferguson of Seward are parents of a baby girl, April Sassa, born April 20 in Seward General Hospital. She weighed in at six pounds four ounces,
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23

A little, soft, gray mousie Built a nest in Margie's hair. When Margie woke, the mouse
 was gone, And just his nest was there. If I were a little bird Hopping on a tree, l should tell little girl Just turning three, All the lovely, lovely things I should chance to see. If I met a fairy band Dancing in the shade, I'd tell a curious little girl All the games they played; And If they used the moonbeams To SWeeten lemonade. When I went a visiting Far down the street, There was a little girl I had to meet. She sucked her finger, I twisted my dress, She felt shy And l did too - I guess.
 Mary Ellen White
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23
STUDENT FROM SEWARD IN STYLE SHOW
 AT UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA

Gloria Schaefermeyer, Univer- sity of Alaska freshman student from Seward, participated in the recent style show which drew a full house at the University.
 She modelled wedding dress of originla design which she made in a home economics course. She also wore a redingote she made in the clothing con struction course.
 Miss Schaefermeyer's appear ance in the wedding dress cl- maxed the show. Her escort was John Burton, Anchorage student, and her flower girl was little Sarah Strait, daughter of Coach and Mrs. Richard Strait. Sarah wore taffeta and nylon lace dress designed by her mother in the class.
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23
Q. 8. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Manag gement Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska NOTICE FOR PUBIICATION

Notice Is hereby given that David Virgil Kimball. Anchorage. Alaska, has made application for 2 Homesite Stat. 809) Anchorage Serial No. 026182 for a tract of land described as Lot J, U. S Survey Number 251e. of the Falls Creek Group of Home sites, North, situated between Sew ard-Hope Highway. and Trail River. near Falls Creek, Ss niles from Sew- 149'22'W.. containing 4.56 acres and 1t Is now in the files of the Land Off, flee, Anchorage. Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming ad. versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claim in the Land Office within the period of publication or thirty days there after or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 VIRGIL O. SEISER,
 Manager Date First Publication March 26. 1854 Date Last Publication May 21. 1854
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23
SEWARD WOMEN'S CLUB BANQUET

The Annual Spring Banquet, given by the Senior Seward Women's Club, will be held Saturday evening, May 8, at 6:30 pm. in the Social Hall of the Methodist Church.
 All members are privileged to bring guest. For reservations phone Mrs. Cora Duffy at the Portland Rooms not later than Tuesday, May 2nd.
 It is regrettable, that the second night of the school play falls on this date, but it is hoped that all who intend to see the play, will attend the first night, May 7th, and then attend the banquet May 8.
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23

The Catholic Ladies Club will also hold a bake sale at Werner's Market Saturday, May 1st, in the forenoon.
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23
CATHOLIC LADIES CLUB

The Catholic Ladies Club will sponsor two Stanley Parties on Monday, April 26, at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall, one in the afternoon, beginning at 2 pm, and one in the evening, be- gining at 8 pm.
 There will be a nice door prize and regular guest prizes. Hostesses will have charge of each party. These enjoyable en- tertainments will be held in time for the Spring Cleaning.
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23
Federation Honors
 Local Womun's Club

The Seward Woman's Club has been honored by the Alaska Federation of Women's Clubs in having two of it's members ap- pointed to office in the Terri torial organization. Mrs. Hazel Erwin received the position of vice-president, and Miss Frances w. Clark, treasurer.
 Congratulations, Mrs. Erwin and Miss Clark.
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23
LEGAL NOTICE
Q. a. Department of the xntex1or Bureau of Land Management Land Office, Anchorage, AlAskA NOTICE TOB RUBLpUATIQM

Notice is hereby given that Will liam Henry Croskey. Kasilof. Alaska entryman, together with his wit nesses. Hans F. Jensen and Harry Gerberg both of Cohoe. Alaska, has stead entry. Anchorage Serial No. 010366 for the WI SWN. Section 6 and Eh SEN of Sec. T. 3 North R. Il West Seward M.. containing 180 the Land Office. Anchorage. Alaska, and if no protest Is filed in the Land Office within the period of publica. ton or thirty days thereafter. said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued.
 VIRGIL o. sEISER.
 Manager Date First Publication March 26, 1954 Date Last Publication April aS. 1es4
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23
S1E|@ @s>r, A ce~~e~

FOR A THREE YEAR OLD
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23

Mir. and Mrs. Harold Werner of Seward are parents of a baby girl, born Easter Day, April 18, in Seward General Hospital. She was named Deborah Patricia Joni and weighed seven pounds four ounces.
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23

Q. (. Department of the fntex1or
 Bureau of Land Management
 Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska
 NOTICE FOR FABRICATION
 Notice Is hereby given that Orland Prentiss Rees. Seldovia. Alaska, has made application for c Homesite un- dor the act of May 26. 1894 GAS Stat. S09) Anchorage Serial No. 017578 for a tract of land described as Lot 8 and Lot IS according to the supple mental plat of survey of Section 6, officially filed February 12. 1e64. Township 9 South. Range fl West. Seward Meridian. containing 7.16 acres. and 1t is now in the flies of the Land Office. Anchorage, Alaska. Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claim in the Land Office within the period of publication or thirty days there after. or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 VIRGIL o. SEISER,
 Manager Date First Publication April g. 1954 Date Last Publication May 2. 1s5l
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23
NOTICE

NOTICE WE WILL BE UNABLE TO FLOW GARDENS THIS SPRING. SORRY! THANKS FOR THE JOBS IN THE PAST.
 TERRELL FARM
 By Guy Terrill
Seward seaport record., 1954-04-23

A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Marvin Miller, Lowell Point, April 19, in Seward Gen eral Hospital. She weighed eight pounds three ounces. Her name is Margaret Ellen.
Evening star., 1954-09-19

nied); he had been mayor OF town
in the Soviet zone in 1866 Che
used his Office to spy on the Rus
slams, said Heinzl; above all, he had
had traitorous dealings with mys-
terious Dutchman, double or triple
agent named Jan Eland (blackmail,
Heinz claimed).
After studying the Heinz dossier.
Adenauer summoned his Defense
Minister" Theodore Blank. and Or
dered him to fire his intelligence
chief forthwith. This was done eff
fective October l, 1858.
John Under Fire
No sooner had the Heinz case been
settled than there appeared in a
German magazine an article charg-
ing that DR.. John himself had been
friend of Glands, had paid him
hush money and had sent him off to
Switzerland. Almost coincidentally
with the publication of this article.
Eland died in Zurich on November 3
under mysterious circumstances. An
investigation of his death is still
pending in Switzerland. #
Again, few months later, there
appeared in the London Daily Ex-
press a series of articles written by
its star reporter Seton Delmer. He
charged that the "Gestapo boys"
were coming back in Germany with
a vengeance. Mr. Delmer specifically
named Gen. Ghelen and DR.. Hans
Globke in this connection. ..f
Informed observers, watching these
Evening star., 1954-09-19
By John A. Giles

strategic planning was revised to
take advantage of this, military
operations moved closer to the pole.
Construction of Thule Airbase
only 900 miles from the North Pole
is an example of the effort being
expended to support this revised
strategic concept.
With the acceptance Of the area
as front line and buffer between
conflicting world poweSs have come
problems of communications and
transportation magnified beyond
imagination. Ordinary concepts do
not apply.
For example, the only railroad In
the entire Northeast Command un-
der 1t. Gen. Charles T. Myers is a
small, narrow-gauge line crossing
the Island Of Newfoundland from
west to east. It is more than 1000
miles from our northernmost install
lation at Thule.
SEQ Lones Restricted
Outside Newfoundland, the sea
lanes provide the only point-to-point
surface transportation. These. too.
are limited since many of the north
ern ports are closed from five to
10 months of each year. Thus, ice
breakers such as the Burton Island
and Northwind. which cut through
. the fog-shrouded, ice-choked Nc
Clure Strait, are constantly on the
prowl to make way for ships to sup
plement air transportation.
However, some Of the northern
weather stations are frozen In all
Evening star., 1954-09-19
Tunisio's 5 Strong Man
Operates From Poris
By Dan Kurzmon

A whining French tank crawled
UP a deserted dirt street leading
through an ominously silent village
just outside Tunis. The day before,
almost a dozen French policemen
had been slain there, when national
ist mobs stormed the local police
station. Now every crumbling mud
dwelling was being searched for
weapons-every house, that is, except
one. whose residents refused to open
the door. The tank soon took care
of that; it rammed through the front
wall of the house.
Neighbors watched with horror
from tiny paneless windows as the
whole structure collapsed. Finally,
one lone figure, bruised and bleed
ing. pulled himself from the debris
and fell to his knees on the road
crying historically: Allah, they
have buried alive my wife and my
three children. Help Habib to avenge
us! Help Habib to avenge us!"
This bereaved man, and thousands
Of other embittered. frustrated anti
French Tunisians like him, have long
sought solace in the retributive
powers Of God-and Nationalist
Leader Habib Bourguiba. For Mr..
Bourguiba is indeed a powerful man,
though he claims to seek not ven-
geance, but justice.
Approved Autonomy Plan
A short, deceptively unimpressive-
looking figure with deep-set, heavy
browed eyes and a small graying
moustache bordering his thin lips,
"Habib" spanked to life the nation
Evening star., 1954-09-19
Why Is Arctic So Important Nowadays?

Passage Of two icebreakers through
the legendary Northwest Passage
and a continual setup in airbase
operations close to the North Pole
serve to give added emphasis to the
accepted strategic fact that the
Arctic Circle no longer is military
boundary.
Attention first turned to the North
during World War II. Airfields were
built in Newfoundland, Labrador.
Greenland and Iceland to provide
route steps for ferried aircraft to
conduct anti-submarine operations
and accommodate area defense
forces. In a short time the North
west region south of the circle was
recognized. developed and estab-
Ished as an area Of military impor-
tance.
But 1t still was not Of major stra-
tegic Importance. A 90-degree shift
In concept after the war, taking into
consideration the deteriorating
world situation and the develop
ment of ery-long-range aircraft,
brought that about.
What would be the shortest route
for these United States-based bomb
ers to use in accomplishing their
strategic mission? Certainly it was
not the wartime west-to-east lane.
Great Circle Routes
1he worlds large industrial and
commercial centers virtually all are
situated between latitudes IS and
so degrees north. The shortest
routes to these strategic targets are
great circle tracks and these routes
converge near the pole. When