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Evening star., 1954-05-18
By EosIey BIockWood

However, the way the hand
was actually bid by Mr.. Abel and
Mr.. Meek offers a good example
of a succession of forcing bids
Of the non-jump type.
After spades were set as the
trump suit, the next four bids
were absolutely forcing. Mr..
Meek's bid of three diamonds
promised f1rst-round control of
that suit. Mr.. Abel could not
pass it. Even if he had stretched
q bit to bid two spades he was
expected to go back to that suit
at the three level.
Actually, Mr.. Abel was glad to
have the opportunity to bid
again. He slipped in a three
heart bid to show good high-card
strength in that suit. Mr.. Meek
could not logically pass here.
Both he and his partner had
now made strong, forward going
bids and certainly there was no
sense in either Of them stopping
under game.
The four-club bid was a slam
suggestion, showing f1rst-round
control Of that suit. The follow
ing four diamond call showed
Second-round control of dia-
monds (the king or a singleton).
Cautious as usual and still fear
full of two spade losers, Mr.. Meek
now felt he had given his all
and he went to four spades.
However. the good spade support
promised by Mr.. Abel's five-spade
bid prodded him into the slam.
The jack of clubs was led and
won with the ace. Mr.. Meek
then made the good play Of lead
ing a heart and f1nessing the
jack. When that held, he could
afford to make a safety play in
trumps. If the heart f1neSSe had
lost, he would have had to try
for no spade losers, cashing the
king and then flnessing the jack.
AS you see, that play of the
spade suit would have lost.
Actually, Mr.. Meek caShed the
ace Of spades at trick three. He
carre to his hand with the ace
Of clubs and led q small spade.
When Mrs. Keen showed out on
the second spade, dummy's jack;
wa1 played and lost to the queen.
However, Mr.. Meek now had
king-nine over Mr.. Dale's ten
i've.
copyright, 1854. General Features Corp.)
Evening star., 1954-05-18
Peruvian Potato.

Improving the potato Of Peru
seems incongruous, since the po-
tato is native to Peru and has
provided scientists with genes
for improving the favorite vege-
table. Even so, scientists are
never so happy as when working
on a plant to make it accomplish
more.
The potato is the most impor-
tant food crop of Peru. The vege-
table is grown the year around.
The problem is to improve seed
stocks, production methods, in
sect and disease control and
storage.
The summer crop is produced
under rainfall in the cool high
lands of the Sierra. The winter
crop is much smaller and is
grown in the coastal regions un-
der irrigation. Because of the
lack of storage facilities, potatoes
The beacon of Dillingham., 1954-10-09

On the drizzly afternoon Of September :
violently interrupted when party Of ele,
through the "soup" in their chartered De-.
hamers. swop problems and attend Dinner
Rally at the willow Tree Inn that evening,
Delegate Bob Bartlett ("Al1 FOR one,
one for all, and all for Aaska."), who SO
magnetic popularity spearhea AIDED the group,
was accompanied by Hugh j. Wade ("Hit
Gov. Hetntzleman' s stand for partition Of
Aaska,"), 'Kinky' Lannen ("Dept. Of Labo,
currently seven years behind the times on
everythingt"); j. Earl Cooper (Emcee de-
1ightfu1 and ex-re sident Of Bristol Bay)3
al Owen ("Advoc ates an apprec iation Of
problems" }; J.H. 'Jack' Werner Stewards
loan to Divisional po1itics): Raymond
Plummer ("I found it ssary to stick
up for Republ ican C ndidate Hawkins In
familiar showdown. ~; Ken johnson ("De-
p1ores current that in hand' caution
Aaskans NOT gentlemen' --and treatment
of people by FWs."); E.G.Baiaey ("Put thi.
Democratic crew to work and we will work.
stanly hCutcheon ("Eo wishy-washy Issues j..
Will give FWS tous::. line if 7 go to the
Legi slature. I will demand abolition Of
81 sh traps thru succe ssive taxation. I
~tand for statehood Of all Of AL aska.");
sad Irene Ryan (nWill legi slate sincerely
page Five, P1ease)
The beacon of Dillingham., 1954-10-09
NAY CLOSE no RITAL

Take your writing hand out Of your poe
ct and send Favorable letter to June all
on behalf Of our Kanakanak Hospital and
staff
Tt has been learned through unoff icia-
channels but upon good authority that ou'
hospital is second on the list Of Hospit-
ais to be di scont inued IF there is anotl:
out in the appropriation Of admin strea3
fundsI The no spita1 NEXT &c go is TIE
Juneau MS--then Kanakanak Us:
Juneau has record Of d@s7crd a1f. 81.
plants from citizens Of hers agar ,ag
the hospital. It presents a,':% - .'au~e T.
Nothing favorable has reached JG~sae< { 80
corning this no spita1. Has Il eve~ s.. !;
you7 Do you wi sh it di scent !ni.c;.s We
then you better write tho facts an IS
- then along to Juneau Pleed for i. =
Hanakanak Hospital s survival,
Picture Dillingham; without this &C
Ho spital. What wa11op to the economy
our area where steady SAL r!ed Sr:" 20 -.
Gould YOU afford no spita1 IL elton In Anci1
orayeP Then you better writes
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Pope, Building Strength,
Gets Another TRANSMISSION
BY the Assoeioisd Press

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 27.-
Pope Plus XII received another
TRANSMISSION of blood and plasma
today as part of the general
therapy to build UP strength
sapped by his serious collapse
December 2. Physicians have
given these transfusions several
times in the past several weeks.
The Pope's private physician.
DIR. Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi. said
he was eating better and slowly
gaining energy. Each day he
walks in the Vatican gardens.
The pontiff continued to work
on his annual Christmas mess
age which will be published by
the Vatican newspaper LOSER
yatore Romano, as soon as it is
finished.
The pontiff usually delivers
the lengthy message on Christ
mas eve over Vatican radio. but
illness prevented that this year.
Instead there, was broadcast an
abbreviated greeting he had re-
corded in advance. On Christ
mas Day he appeared briefly in
the window of his Vatican
apartment to bless cheering
throngs in the square below. It
was his first public appearance
since his collapse.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Accidental Deaths
Pass 1913 Record;
Total Reaches 499
379 Die in Troffie;;
Six Stotes Report
No Fatalities
BY the Assoeio.sd Press

A record accidental death toll
left grim aftermath today of
the Nations Christmas week end.
The death list reached 400
during the two-day, 54-hour pc
riod from 6 pm. Friday to mid
night last night.
Deaths in traffic numbered 379.
Fires claimed 81 lives. The re-
naming So victims met death in
q wide variety Of mishaps.
Estimate Exceeded.
The traffic toll exceeded the
National Safety Councils pre-
holiday estimate of 370 fatal
tiles. It was far heavier than
the earlier record Of 277 traffic
deaths for a similar period at
Christmas. 1948. The overall
total also surpassed the 1948
mark of 396.
The holiday accident death
figures compared with a nom
holiday weekend count by the
Associated Press December 10
IL of 225 traffic deaths, 80 in
fires and 81 from miscellaneous
mishaps.
Texas led the Nation for traffic
deaths with 81.
Despite a strenuous campaign
for safe and sober driving dur
ing the Christmas week end In
California, the State recorded
q deaths on streets and high
ways.
Traffic check points manned
by law enforcement agencies in
Los Angeles County resulted in
the arrest of 800 drunken driv-
ers and about 1000 citations for
other traffic offenses.
Big Toll in Other States.
Other States with heavy traf-
fic death tolls included Pennsyl-
vania, IS; Illinois, %; Ohio, 20;
New York and Michigan, 18 each.
Six States reported no deaths
from accidents of any type dur
ing the period-Nebraska. New
Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode
Island, Vermont and Wyoming.
Iowa's eight traffic deaths put
that State over the previous
years record by four: the toll to
date is 629.
Ned H. Dearborn, president of
the Safety Council, said the Ma
tion's motorists gave the agency
"a Christmas present it didn't
want" by proving the pre-holi-
day estimate so tragically ac-
curate."
His comment on the heavy
traffic attrition applied to all
types Of carelessness.
This is a bloody way to cele-
brate q holiday dedicated to
peace on earth: good will to
men, We can only hope that the
shock of this toll will result in
greater care, courtesy and COM
mon sense in traffic over the
New Years, he said.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Japan Cautious in Reply
To Moscow Oyertures
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Dec. 27.--Russia was
reported today to be wooing
Japan via Communist satellite
embassies in Paris.
Japan is replying with a cau-
tious wait-and-see attitude, Dip
lomatic sources here said.
A report from Paris said Com
munist Poland sounded out
Japan's French Ambassador on
the possibility of renewing Dip
lomatic relations with Russia
and Poland.
Foreign Minister Mamoru Shi-
gemitsu repeatedly instructed
Japan's Ambassador to Paris,
Kumao Nishimura, to reply cau-
tiously to Stanislaw Gaiweski.
Polish Ambassador to France.
Mr.. Gaiweski reportely con-
tacted MIR. Nishimura about 10
days ago. He is said to have
offered Warsaw's good Offices in
re-establishing Japanese-Soviet
relations.
Mr.. Gaiweski's reported feeler
came in the wake of propaganda
from Moscow indicating the
Kremlin wants to "normalize"
relations with the. japanese.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
3 Slain as India Police
Clash With Mob Of 1900
BY The Assoeiosed Press

BOMBAY, India. Dec. 27.-
Deaths in rioting at Valod. 100
miles north of Bombay. rose to
eight today as another victim
died from wounds received in the
clash between police and a mob
of 1900. Another injured person
was reported in a critical con-
dition.
Police said the riot began yes
terday when a mob Of 1000 per-
sons attacked the home of a
landlord who had evicted a
group Of Advasis tribesmen from
his land. The mob ripped of
the roof and the landlord fed.
Villagers tried to intervene, but
the mob turned on them with
knives.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Star Won't Ad Sells
Used Car First Doy

Wontins 10 sell q used cor, Mr..
c.Ah. turned to the outomotive col
umns Of The Stor clossied to do the
soles job. Ne ploeed an od in Wash-
instcn's biggest classified medium and
found q buyer the first doy his I'D
appeared.
Like Mr. c.A.H,, IL you won't to buy,
trade or sell. tell il to the long -estob-
lished audience Of The Star reoders-
you'll enjoy fasi oefioa.
In odditicn to earryins more used
cor s6s The Stor publishes more tetol
elossifed ods thon the other Wash-
inston newspapers eombined. end for
q very good reason-it prodsess the
best results.
lis cosy to ploes On I'd in The
Stor Classified. Just phoae STerlins
3-5ooo end ask for an ed-tekss.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
CSC Will Ask
Capitol toSave
$4,000 Policies
Beneficial Groups
Insurance May Be
Backed Officially

The Civil Service Commission
said today it viii propose legisla-
ton to prevent the loss of life
insurance policies for about 50.-
900 retired and other former
Gokernment workers.
These former employees are
members of employe beneficial
associations which are being
forced out of business as a re-
suit Of the Governments new
life insurance program.
These associations were given
the choice of continuing their
operations or turning over to the
Government their total assets or
enough assets to provide con-
tinued coverage for their mem
bers. ..
Requires Unanimous OK.
However, such a transfer re-
quires unanimous agreement by
the members. Since unanimous
agreement is virtually impossible
in associations with thousands Of
members, most of the former
Federal employees face the loss Of
their policies.
Since most of them are retired.
1t would be financially difficult
for them to meet the premium
payments at their age on any
policy written by private insur-
ance companies, csc officials
said.
Consequently. the csc said 1t
would ask Congress to guarantee
the value of the policies now held
by these former Federal workers.
Certain of Approval.
The commission said 1t feels
certain that Congress will APP
prove its proposals to protect
these former employees.
Meanwhile, the csc reported
that more than $i5 million in
benefits has been paid to sur
vivors Of deceased Government
workers since the Government
employe insurance program went
into effect last August 30. An
other 81 million has been paid
out in accidental death and dis
memberment payments. the csc
said.
Based on death and accident
rate figures. the commission said
1t expected to pay about $50 mil
lion in benefits to survivors dur
ing 1855, with an additional 81
million to be paid out under the
accidental death or dismember-
ment provisions Of the Insurance.
coverage.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Two Arlington Churches
Looted Of 500 al YuIe

Two Arlington churches were
broken into over the Christmas
week end and about 500 stolen.
County police reported.
Det. Capt. Dudley H. Rector
said about $64 was taken from a
cabinet In the pastors Office Of
the First Presbyterian Church,
601 North Vermont street. An
other cabinet also was pried open
but contained no money.
About $50 was taken from the
pastors study Of the Arlington
Methodist Church, South Glebe
road and Eighth street. Err 'ance
was made through door into
the kindergarten department..
Capt. Rector said.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Trapped by Flames, Man Dies
Trying to Rescue Landlord
Others, Including Maryland u Professor,
Injured Fleeing Home in Another Fire

Engine Company. suffered face
cuts fighting the fire and was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
In another fire early today two
men were hurt fleeing their
home.
Maurice r. Sieglar, SO, an as
sociate professor at the Univer-
sity OF Maryland. and August Nell
son, about so. suffered face cuts
and smoke exhaustion and were
treated at Casualty Hospital
after the fire at 600 Constitution
avenue NE.
c. w. Newton, SIS, who lives
in second floor apartment with
his wife, Grace, SIS, was up at
$3.50 am, as is his usual habit,
cooking breakfast, when he
smelled smoke.
He opened his apartment door,
and smoke billowed in. He
awakened his wife, then tried
the door again, but the smoke
was too strong. He smashed a
window and shouted for help.
Passersby tired to enter, but
downstairs doors were locked.
Some one sounded the alarm,
and firemen arrived within a few
minutes.
Mr.. Sieglar suffered the face
cuts leaping through a window
of his first-f1oor apartment, fire.
men said.
Firemen said the blaze was
confined to Mr.. Nelson's room,
but that he was found in a hall
bathroom, away from his room.
Cause of the blaze was not i'm
mediately determined.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton. unable
to flee because of the heavy
smoke, waited out the fire in
their second floor apartment.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Picture On Poee A.


dependence avenue Sc. Mr..
Blocker worked for the District
Sanitation Department.
Firemen found the body inside
a front room where the fire. fed
by a Christmas tree. had started.
John Walker, 20. colored, an
automobile mechanic who leases
the building there and rents
rooms, said he was awakened
from his sleep on a couch in a
front room about 5 am. He said
heat and smoke aroused him.
A Christmas tree near an
electric heater was ablaze. he
said.
He aroused his wife. Grace,
81, and Mr.. Blocker and another
roomer, Miss Henrietta Davis,
SO, colored, and warned them all
to flee out the back door because
there was too much heat at the
front. All of them left the build
ing.
Mr.. Walker. however. said he
ran through the front door de-
spite the heat, because he
wanted to reach a fire box and
sound the alarm.
When Mr.. Walker failed to
appear at the rear of the house,
Mr.. Blocker re-entered the blaz-
ing structure. apparently to find
him. and died in the fire. A fire.
man, Sergt. Lee Lashly, of No. 8
Evening star., 1954-12-27

weather and q little rain likely
for tomorrow.
Travel depots were crowded
yesterday by those returning
from the holiday. but business
was less brisk than for the ex-
odus Friday. Many took the
holiday season as an occasion for
an extended vacation.
The American Automobile As
sociation. for example, reported
its inquiries indicated that some
$1,000 Of the more than 100. 900
who left Washington by auto
mobile over the week end plan to
stay until after New Years Day.
The stores were In for D busy
week. however. taking care of
exchanges.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
U. 5. Airnnen Help Save
100 in japanese Fire
BY tho As.ociussd Press

TOKYO, Dec. 27.-Wind-driv-
en- flames destroyed most Of a
small japanese hospital today
but all 100 patients were car
ried to safety with the help of
Americans from nearby United
States Air Force bases.
Three entire wards of the
Fussa City Hospital burned down
before the blaze was extin-
guished by japanese firemen and
Air Force firefighting teams.
The Air Force said 80 on duty
airmen from Yokota Air Base
helped carry patients to q near
by field and supplied them with
hot coffee and blankets. An Air
Force medic treated IL patients
slightly hurt In the evacuation.
No serious injuries were reported.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
By Crosby S. Noyes
fors;on coYsxpondens of The Stcs

PARIS, Dec. 27.-Members OF
the French National Assembly
today have an unenviable job.
At long last these gentlemen
are face to face with their re-
sponsibility. This time there
can be no evasion and no escape.
The future Of France and the fu-
ture of the North Atlantic Alli-
ance depend entirely on the de-
cision of the National Assembly
within the next few hours.
Hope that most of the deputies
realize this fact provides q basis
for optimism. In spite of what
has happened, most observers
here are still betting that the
Assembly will reverse the de-
cision taken last Friday and vote
in favor of rearming Germany
within the framework of the
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Man Kills Neighbor.
Thinking He's Burglar
by the Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 27.-An
electrician died yesterday after
being shot by a lifelong friend
who thought he was q burglar.
The victim. James wilkinson,
40. was wounded Christmas night
as his neighbor. Herbert Skaggs,
81. fired two pistol bullets through
his kitchen door.
Mr.. wilkinson. thinking Mr..
Skaggs and his wife were away
from home. was trying to open
the door for Mr.. Skaggs' mother.
Mrs. Lilly Breeden. 90, who had
forgotten her key.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Hawk Killed in Home
spseiol Disposeh 10 Ibs s.u,

MARTINsBURG, w. va, Dec.
PA chicken hawk, with Q
wing spread Of three feet,
swooped into the living room Of
the Frank Clapham home at
Vanclevesville near here and was
killed by Mr.. Clapham after 1t
had torn one Of his fingers with
q claw.
Evening star., 1954-12-27

A 25-year-old District employe
died in a fire today, apparently
while trying to rescue his land
lord, who had escaped through
another door.
The victim was John Blocker.
colored, who roomed at 628 In
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Exehonse Of Christmas Gifts On Ia Fal
Swing at Big Stores. Page D.

seasonably warm - and most
Washington residents were back
at their desks and machines.
After q high temperature IN
the upper SOS today. the predic-
ton Is for o low Of no more than
90 tonight. with cloudy and mild
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Texas Town Shaken
By Dynamite Blast
by the Assoeiotsd Press

ODESSA, Tex, Dec. 27.-One
hundred and fifty pounds Of
dynamite stored in a tiny metal
shack in an isolated section
three miles south of here blew
up last night. Many windows
In Odessa were shattered.
The only casualty reported
was a woman knocked down
when her door was blown open.
She was treated for bruises.
What caused the blast was a
mystery.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Arms Pact Vote Todayto Decide
Fate ofMendes-France Cabinet;
Eisenhower Confers With Dulles
Premier BottIinq
For Victory on
Three Ballots
BULLETIN

PARIS R.-Premier Men
.des-France bluntly called on
the French Assembly tonight
to support his government and
the Western defense alliance.
Estimates of the time of the
first ballot were pushed back
to midnight (6 pm. EST as
debate dragged on.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
50-Deqree Weather Winds Up
Long YuIe Holiday Week End

Except for the skates and
wagons and dolls scattered
around the living room. it hardly
seemed like the aftermath of a
long Christmas holiday week
end today.
The weather was more remi-
niscent of spring and un-
Evening star., 1954-12-27
The Moilmon's Enemy
Is Mans Best Friend

or DOGS AND MAlL--"Neithes
snow. nor roin. nor heat, nor night.
nor dogs con holt him" Is the woy
fhe much quoted inscription should
read, says Bates N. stoyoII who symp-
ofhizes with the worn out postmon
on Pooe A-e.
Evening star., 1954-12-27

National Assembly convened to-
day for a decision fateful for the
government of Premier Pierre
Mendes-France and the defense
Of the Western world.
The Premier is asking for the
Assembly's vote of confidence on
West Germany's entrance into
the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization and, by implication,
the whole network of London
Paris accords for West German
rearmament as a partner in a
seven-nation Western European
Union.
The public and press galleries
Of the chamber were packed
long before the Assembly was
called to order by its presiding
officer. Andre Letroquer.
Throngs Wait at Barricades.
Outside, many others, includ-
ing knots of Communist demon
strators hostile to West German
rearmament, thronged against
barricades waiting a turn to get
inside.
Hundreds Of police stood on
guard at strategic points around
the Assembly building, the Bour-
bon Palace, to maintain order.
Shortly before the session
opened, most Of the political
groups were holding last minute
caucuses, and the odds appeared
to favor the Premier by a slim
margin.
The executive committee of
the independent Republicans,
most of whom were hostile to
the government last week, ad-
vised party members today to
vote for the premier. This, it
said, should be done to support
the Atlantic alliance and not
as a gesture for MIR. Mendes-
France personally.
Government at Stake.
Various party spokesmen plan
ned to take the floor before
Mr.. Mendes-France himself pre-
sented a supreme last-minute
appeal for the Assembly's back
ing on his pro-Western foreign
policy. Defeat would mean the
resignation of his six-month-old
government.
He is asking a vote of con-
f1dence today on two points
West Germany's entrance into
NATO, and endorsement of the
governments position on three
amendments to the ratification
bill. A flood of oratory probably
will delay the first vote until
tonight.
If successful on those ballots.
he was slated to demand that the
Assembly reverse its refusal last
Friday to ratify the treaty per-
mitting West Germany to rearm
as a member of the seven-nation
Western European Union. That.
too. would be a question of conf
dence which under Assembly
rules could not be voted on for
"a hours, probably tomorrow.
Defeat on any of the three
votes would force the govern
ment to resign. plunging France
into another of its numerous
postwar cabinet crises.
Small Margin Expected.
Observers declined to predict
how the deputies would vote.
But it appeared that at best Mr..
Mendes-France could hope only
for approval Of rearmament by
q small margin, and with many
Assembly members abstaining
from voting. This would deprive
Mr.. Mendes-France. of the large
majority he earlier had asked
to strengthen Frances position
IN the Western alliance and In
future negotiations with Russia.
The whole future of the West
ern alliance and of Frances po-
sition awaited the outcome of
the Assembly votes. The British
government, backed by the Unit
ed States. has announced that
West Germany will be rearmed
(See PARIS Pare A.RA