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Evening star., 1954-11-05
Crippled Plane
Lands Safely,
16Uninjured
Disaster Averted
AS Nose Wheel
Fuils to Operate
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down his normal landing speed
listed at 81 miles an hour-be-
cause the plane is equipped with
reversible propellers, an airline
spokesman said.
Five minutes before the actual
landing, Capt. Wilkerson made a
dry run"-fying low over the
runway. Then he made another
circle to get back into position,
lowered his middle two wheels.
and came in.
Flight From New York.
The Convair, which, can carry
up to 40 passengers, began to-
days fight in New York at 7:30
am.
It was scheduled to take of
from Washington for its next
stop-Richmond-at 9:O5 am.
It left 10 minutes late. It's ulti-
mate destination was Fort
Worth, with stops between at
Richmond, Knoxville, Memphis
and Little Rock.
Aboard in addition to the
pilot and passengers were the
co-pilot, Carl G. Afford, 80, and
the stewardess, Miss Patricia
Miller, %, both of Nashville.
A few minutes after takeoff,
Capt. Wilkerson radioed the
control tower here that the
planes nose wheel failed to
retract. apparently because Of a
lack of fluid which applies the
pressure to operate the mech
aniSm.
The nose wheel, he said, was
in an abnormal position and
would neither raise nor lower,
and he was uncertain whether
it was locked.
Used Up Fuel.
Capt. Wilkerson notified air.
port officials that he would cruise
Evening star., 1954-11-05
Names Of Tydings,
Lee and Susscer
Back in Politics
BY the Associated Pres.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 4-The IA
miliar Democratic names of Lee
Tydings and Sasscer will be
heard in the halls of the Mary
land General Assembly when 1t
meets early next year.
Blair Lee Sd, Joseph d. Ty-
dings and LanSdale Sasscer, jr.,
all won seats in the House of
Delegates in Tuesdays balloting
from Montgomery, Hartford and
Prince Georges Counties, respec-
lively.
Mr.. Lees father, E. Brooke
Lee. and Mr.. Tydings' father,
former Senator Millard Tydings,
both held the post of Speaker
Of the House during their politi-
cal careers. Mr.. SaSscer's father,
a former Congressman. once was
president of the State Senate.
Evening star., 1954-11-05

in the big plane for a while to
burn of gasoline to lessen the
chance of fire or explosion in the
landing.
Capt. Wilkerson, meantime,
struggled unsuccessfully with the
controls in an effort to straighten
out the nose wheel.
Finally, he went back to the
passenger compartment and
told the passengers:
well, I might as well give you
the bad news"
He then explained the diff
Guilty to the passengers and left
Mr.. Afford in charge.
Meantime, back at National
Airport, the Arlington Fire De-
partment rushed seven pieces of
equipment, including two arnbu-
lances, to the scene. Safety Di-
Evening star., 1954-11-05

and said they all were calm In
the face Of the emergency.
Mr.. Gorski said that when the
plane landed he did not need to
use his new-found knowledge OF
the emergency door.
The pilot, standing at the reg
ular passenger door, shouted:
Everybody out this way!"
Meantime, three passengers
had slid down the emergency
chute at the rear. An airline
spokesman estimated that it tool
only about 10 seconds to empty
the plane Of crew and pas
sengers.
As Capt. Wilkerson stepped
from the plane and into q wait
ing airport limousine, he said:
It was very nice up there.
Everybody was calm"
Airline officials said that the
flight turned into q long one
two hours because the Convair
is not equipped to jettison its
fuel as are some of the larger
planes.
Evening star., 1954-11-05
Shop The Stor First
For Your New Home

Get on eorIy stort IL you ore plan
ming to buy o home. Shop the BIG real
estote section Of The Stcr tomorrow.
When you shop The stor first you get
q heod stort in your importent week
end seoreh for just the house you
want. The widest variety Of real
estate offerings for sale IN the
Washington oreo appear in The stor
every Soturdoy.
You'll find oddiiionoI reodins en-
ioyment in the latest real estote news
os reported BY The Stor. Reed the
many helpful and informative hints
for improving your home.
Don't miss the big real estese sec.
sion in The Stor tomorrow. Phone
Sterling 5000 for regular home de.
livery Of The Evening and Sunday stas.
Evening star., 1954-11-05
Pilot Halls Conduct
OF 13 Passengers
Under Pressure

Capt. Warren C. Wilkerson,
the pilot who brought down the
disabled aircraft at National
Airport with an unlucky 13
passengers aboard today, praised
them all for their conduct under
intense pressure.
The slightly-b built, handsome
captain from Nashville, Tenn,
with 1612 of his 35 years spent
in the airline service, said he
personally was never too worried
about the fate of them all.
Il had to tell them about it."
Capt. Wilkerson said, "after
learning the front wheel was
stuck. We cruised about 10
minutes, and then I went to
them and said: I might as well
tell you the bad news
Explained Circling.
Capt. Wilkerson explained that
he was going to cruise around to
burn up as much gas as possible
At that time there were 72l gal
Ions aboard. When the plane set
down, after cruising with tull
mixture, there were 225 gallons
left.
1--WE kept talking to the pas
sengers over the intercom and
in person." the pilot continued.
Aiding him were the first officer,
Carl G. Afford, 80, of Tulsa,
Okla, and the hostess, Miss
Patricia Miller. an attractive
blond from Cleveland.
Miss Miller checked the
safety belts and gave each pas
senger a pillow and blanket to
hold over his face.
Three Emergency Exits.
"We had three of the male
passengers to go to the three
emergency exits, one at the rear
and two on both sides near the
center, to open the doors in case
Of fire All the luggage was re-
moved from the racks"
Capt. Wilkerson said he learned
the plane was in trouble as it
was circling the Pentagon, ready
to fly toward Richmond. An
other American Airlines plane
was dispatched to fly alongside
the plane and confirm the bad
news.
The pilot told of his careful
calculations in selecting the
shorter, southeast-northwest run
way over a longer north-south
one which might have been used
under normal conditions.
Straight Shot Into Wind.
There was a 20-mile- hour
wind from the northwest, and I
was not sure whether the brakes
and flaps were okay," he said.
There was a chance a cross
wind would cuff the plane around
and drive it into hangers or
other planes"
Thus it was that the disabled
plane landed from southeast to
northwest. giving it a straight
shot into the wind.
1T so happened that we did
have brakes. after ALL" the
captain said.
The plane landed at los miles
an hour, and rolled about 5000
feet before coming to what was
TO the passengers and the crew,
too. about as perfect a stop as
they could ask for under the
circumstances.
Evening star., 1954-11-05
Scouts Plan Expedition

Explorers Of the Alexandria
Boy Scout district will rendez.
vous at the Masonic Temple
parking lot at 8 am. tomorrow
for a two-day expedition along
the Appalachian Trail. Automo-
biles will take the Scouts to the
starting point at Skyline Drive,
Evening star., 1954-11-05
West Rockville PTA

West Rockville Elementary
P1A will meet at 8:15 pm. Tues
day at the West Rockville Ele-
mentary School in Rockville, to-
hold a book and record sale.
Evening star., 1954-11-05
Passenger List
All Aboard Airiiner
Unhurt in Lundinq
Star Stan Photo.

The airline released this
folloWing list of passengers
aboard the ConDGir:
Joseph M. Gorski. 10508 Ten
brook drive. Silver Spring, Md.
E. j. Rogers, Jefferson Hotel,
Richmond, Va.
James E. Holt, 500 Stevens
avenue, Huntsville, Ala.
J. A. Savage, 2O107 Northern
boulevard, Bayside, L. I.
Maj. Joseph Grillo, Bergstrom
Air Force Base, Austin, Tex. The
Pentagon gave his address as sos
Messenger avenue, Johnstown,
Pa.
Norman C. Reichert, 2641 Pratt
street, Philadelphia.
Harry Hurst and his wife
Edith, 200 East End avenue, New
York City.
Edward j. Pedalino, COL West
188th street, New York City.
Martin Streger, 405 Fifth ave-
nue.. New York City.
Hepry Blanchard. West
Seventy second street, New York
City.
D. F. Woodbridge, Liberty Ho-
tel, Cleburne, Tex.
Miss Elsie Brock, 1907 Calamus
avenue. Elmhurst, N. Y.
Crew members. all of Nash
vile, are:
w c. Wilkerson, pilot.
c. E. Afford, first officer.
Patricia Miller, stewardess.
Mr.. GorsKi, IS, until recently
an associate buyer for Lans-
burgh'S department store, was en-
route to Richmond on business
trip as salesman for a New York
furniture firm, according to his
wife.
Mr.. Gorski has lived in the
Washington area for % years,
having come here from Massa-
chusetts. The Gorskis have two
children, Milly. Is, a 9Th grade
student at Eastern Suburban
High School, and Stanley, H., a
junior at Blair High School.
Evening star., 1954-11-05

Winners Of Baby Banter Con-
test No. IL Are Announced To-
day, Page AIS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
Metcalf, Others, Fight to SaUe Rail
Retirement Board From, SpoiLs Plan

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(LDNS)-
The COP plan to allow 10 key jobs
on the Railroad Retirement Board to
be passed out as political plums is
drawing heavy fire from both Re
publican and Democratic congress
men and senators as rail union mem
bers carry their fight into every state
and district.
The move to reschedule the non
political jobs into Schedule C, or
political appointments, was initiated
by Board Member Raymond ]. Kelly
and is before the Civil Service Com
mission for approval or disapproval.
The rail unions raised an immedi-
ate protest when the proposal was
made known and have carried the
fight to their congressman and sena-
tors who in increasing numbers are
lining up in opposition.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
Rural Electrification Administration
admitted here, October 7, that it has
worked hand-in-glove with Mississippi
Power & Light Company to get mem
bers Of a rural electric coop to sell
out to the private firm.
Week before, J. D. Stietenroth,
former MP&L treasurer,
made the charge before the Senate
anti-monopoly subcommittee, headed
by William LANCER Urn. D..
Stietenroth said REA staffmen con-
ferred with MP&L officials on the
company's offer to buy out North
Central Mississippi Electric Power
Association at Senatobia, a coop in
financial difficulties. REA, he said,
was perfectly willing to go along with
MP&L's proposal. Relations between
REA and MP&L care now more cor
dial and friendly" than during the
previous administration.
But MP&L created the co-op's
financial troubles, Stietenroth said.
After the coop got its first loan, he
said, 1--WE sent construction crews
into the area to build lines in every
direction. Folks who couldn't get
service from us before, could now.
We just sorta drew a line around
the same area they operated in and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
RER SAYS IT CONFERRED WITH POWER FIRM
TO GET COOP TO Sell OUT

made special rate to people
there
REA's reply said the Mississippi CO.
OF has borrowed 81 million, but it
has only built lines to serve two-thirds
Of the customers it expected to. The
others, presumably, are hooked up to
MP&L's spite lines. REA said the CO.
op had lost $272,OOO over several
years and had used construction funds
for operating expenses.
Then REA's statement said it had
met with MP&L to solve the co-ops
difficulties, but the only way it had
found to meet these problems was for
the coop to sell out to the power
company.
Stietenroth said special rates given
farmers in the co-op's area were low
er than in Jackson. MP&L didn't try
to prove the economic feasibility"
of these rural rates. Taking over the
coop would mean 100000 loss to
MP&L, he said.
MP&L, he said, keeps co-ops
from building any power plants by
giving them rate we describe,
among ourselves, as a subsidized
rate" It's low enough to keep
the co-ops dependent on the COM
pany for their power, and we try
our dead level best to tie them up
with this contract for long periods
of time"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
JOBE.ESS PAY FOR
1 MILLION STOPS

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Nearly
one million wage earners exhausted
their unemployment compensation
benefits during the first seven
months of 1854, the Bureau of En-
ployment Security has revealed.
The total through July stood at
992s379. The number of workers
who used up their benefits in the
first quarter amounted to ISL 1922,
with 47O,693 exhausting them in
the second quarter. In July, 1906
working men and women used up
all their unemployment insurance
or quarterly rate of more than
$1,000.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

mean smaller towns would have less
chance of representation.
Further on Referendum Sc states
the candidate for President of the
United States may DESIGNATE whom
he DESIRES to represent him for the
delegate positions. This does not ap-
pear as though the PEOPLE are going
to select the delegates. With all re-
spect to the fine caliber of men who
seek the office of President, it does
not seem logical to assume they would
know the qualified party workers, nor
would they be sufficiently informed as
to Montana problems to name a slate
OF delegates. This could be ruinous to
party organizations if there were more
than one candidate from each party
Referendum Sc states the names of
Presidential candidates and their dele
gates SHALL be printed on SEPA-
RATE paper. In Montana where peo-
pie do NOT have to declare party
preferences, having the names of the
Presidential candidates on a SEPA-
RATE ballot is a very dangerous pro-
cedure and can wreck any semblance
of the two party system. The primary
election has as it's purpose party
affair and not free for ALL
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
hear m. w. THATCHER
ON Statewide
RADIO HOQKuP

NJ. w. Thatcher, general manager
of the Farmers Union Grain Terminal
Association, will be on the air for
thirty minutes when he delivers his
address at the Montana Farmers
Union annual convention in Great
Falls, 8 p. m, Thursday, Oct. FL.
This outstanding address this critical
year will be heard by thousands in
Montana. The following stations will
carry the Thatcher message:
KMON, Great Falls; KBMY, Bill
lings; KOJM, Havre; KIYI, Shelby;
KICK, Sidney; KATL, Miles City;
KBMN, Bozeman; KPRK, Livingston;
KGEZ, Kalispell; KPOW, Powell,
Wyo.; KWYO, Sheridan, Wyo.
Tell your neighbors to listen. The
time is 8 p. M, Thursday, Oct. FL.
Tell your neighbor to listen, BUT
COME TO THE CONVENTION
YOURSELF and HEAR and SEE and
MEET M. w. THATCHER in per-
son. HIS TALKS ARE A HIGH
LIGHT OF THE MONTANA FARM
Frs UNION CONVENTION. -
FARMERS UNION NEWS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

tana few people would go to the ex-
pense and take the time to attend a
state convention for the dubious privi-
lege of electing and naming alternates
to delegates before the delegates were
elected
Our democratic form of Govern
ment is based on the two party sys-
tenn. In spite of all of it's short COM
ings, criticisms, and inadeQuacies, the
fact remains it is the best form of Gov
eminent yet devised by man. If there
be any consistency in thinking in up
holding our form of Government, it
seems only logical to assume the peo-
pie of Montana are interested in
STRENGTHENING rather than weak
ening either of the two major parties.
The name, PRESIDENTIAL PRI-
MARY, will no doubt have appeal for
great many people. They will feel
as though their vested rights are in
creased, when hidden in the fine print
are clothed sections leaving political
parties impotent, disintegrated. The
women of Montana would assume the
role of second class citizens and one
of the basic purposes of Women's Suf-
ferage would be defeated
Vote AGAINST Referendum Sc.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
"a PER CENT OF FARM
CHILDREN GO TO COLLEGE

WASHINGTON, D. C.-UDNS)-
Many farm youths are being kept
from attending college because of a
''lack Of motivation" as we'll as lack
of money, C. Kerry Smith told the
National Conference on Rural Edu-
cation here.
Smith, of the National Education
Association, said only "a per cent of
the children of farmers get higher
education, compared with 81 per cent
of the children of professional and
semiprofessional persons.
Three major reasons why rural
youngsters fail to attend college were
listed by Troy Kearns of Michigan
State College. The reasons we're:
College is too far from home, the
rural "noncollege" tradition is still
strong and friends won't go, colleges
don't offer what the rural student
needs"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
Comments On Referendum So

Under the APPEALING title of a
Presidential Primary, Referendum Sc
will, if enacted, discriminate against
women holding party offices and
ELIMINATES the positions of precinct
committeewomen, county and state
vice-chairmen. No provision is made
for the election of National committee
man or woman. 1t seems unlikely wo-
men would be elected as delegates to
either state or national conventions.
Our present primary is held the
third Tuesday in July. This would be
changed to the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in JUNE. Ref. Sc
states ''the alternates to delegates
shall be named by party conventions
and the conventions shall specify the
name of the selected delegate for
whom each alternate is named" I'M
der law each political party shall hold
a state convention in the Capitol city
on the third Tuesday in MAY on
Presidential election years. This would
mean that party conventions would be
called for the purpose of electing
alternates to delegates to a National
Convention BEFORE the delegates
were elected by the primary held in
JUNE. In the state the size of Mon
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

ings beyond the immediate needs of
sound business operations, to return
such funds to the patrons of the Cen
trail Exchange through the retirement
of stock
owe are having a good year. Our
business volume and savings make
possible this stock retirement. Farm
ers through their affiliated co-opera-
tives left their patronage refunds in
the, Farmers Union Central Exchange,
with the understanding that they
would be retired when funds were
available. 1t is fitting and proper that
we retire the oldest stock first, as
that is the promise which was made
when the patronage refunds we're
issued. The patronage refund stock
now invested in the Farmers Union
Central Exchange makes possible the
facilities and services Of this great
farmer-owned wholesale cooperative.
Future capital stock retire
ments depend upon the loyalty and
understanding of our farmer pa
trons," Doheny said, eff the farm
ers continue to build their patron
age at their local co-operatives af-
filiated with the Farmers Union
Central Exchange, and the Central
Exchange continues to have saw
ings, it will be possible to continue
to retire capital stock in the years
ahead"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

told the civil service group that the
plan would "do great harm to the
orderly and efficient administration
Of the Railroad Retirement Act
Sen. Guy M. Gillette (D-Iowa) also
denounced the proposal to destroy
the independence of the Railroad Re-
tirement Board and place it at the
mercy of partisan political manipula-
ton"
He was joined by Democratic con-
gressmen-Reps. Harley o. Staggers
(W. Va, Lee Metcalf (Mont.), Burr
Harrison (Va.) and Melvin Price
Qn).
Metcalf wrote directly to Presi-
dent Eisenhower and sent copies of
his letter to members of the Civil
Service Commission, declaring that
Schedule c was created on your
order (the President's). This board
does not operate with public mon
ey. cannot see where political pa
tronage should enter into admins
tration of the trust fund of one
and one-haIf million railroaders.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
FUCE TO Retire $4,000
In Capital Stock
Before October 3Oth

"The Farmers Union Central Elk,
change has a great record of Capital
Stock retirement" said E. A. Syf-
testad, general manager of the Farm
ers Union Central Exchange in an
nouncing the decision of the Board
of Directors to retire, for cash, the
balance of the 1916 patronage refund
capital stock held by about 500 local
co-operatives in the states of Wis
consin, Minnesota, Montana, Wyo-
ming, Idaho, Washington, North and
South Dakota.
He stated: "This capital stock re-
tirement for cash will be in the
amount of about 100000 and will
be completely paid by October 80.
This makes the second capital stock
retirement for cash this year. In
July, 500 of this 1916 issue of pa
tronage refund capital stock was re-
tired for cash in approximately the
same amount This now makes a total
of about $1,592,000 paid out in cash
during 1854. In 1853 the amount re-
tired for cash was about $2,050,00O,
consequently, in these two'years the
Central Exchange has retired, for
cash, about $3,642,O0 of patronage
refund preferred capital stock which
was issued in 1914, 1915 and 1916"
In sending the notice of this capital
stock retirement to the Directors and
Managers of the local co-operatives
holding this capital stock he said:
eve assume that all of you will
wish to continue to have a record such
as this in 1855 and the years which
will follow. We also are in hopes that
this can be done. We believe that it
can be done but it will require the
full cooperation of all of US. There |
can be no substitute for cooperation
in making this reality"
with a greatly increased volume
in 1855, with normal margins, we
believe you can beat the record
of capital stock retirement and it
won't cost a cent. The savings will
do the work.
"The job can be done by working
together.
eve are counting on you"
In commenting on the capital stock
Leo Doheny, president of
he board, said
at has been the policy of the
Board of Directors of the Farmers
Union Central Exchange, that when
,ver the earnings were substantial
md there were funds from such earn !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
Presidential Preferential Primary
BY BERNICE KINGSBURY
Democratic National Committee
woman, Waller, Montana

Only IA states have a Presidential
Preferential Primary Law. Each one
of the Ia states have some form of
party designation but Montana DOES
NOT and that is one of the most dan
gerous aspects of this referendum
Many take the view that it is an honor
to be chosen as a delegate to the Ma
tional Convention by his party and
that they are receiving a reward of
some form or other. If people are not
interested enough in political affairs
to have been active in behalf of their
party through the years. there is no
reason to believe they are qualified
or sufficiently informed to make a good
delegate to a National Convention.
Referendum Sc states in the first line
that it provides for the expression BY
THE PEOPLE for party nominations
This act provides for the people to file
and run as a candidate for delegate
to National Convention. Under this
set up the larger centers would clearly
have the largest vote, which would
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15
IVA SAVES MONEY

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-TVA's pow
er consumers saevd about $40 million
on power bills during the II months
ending June 30 compared to what
they'd have paid for the same amount
of electricity at the nations average
rates, according to figures the agency
has just released.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-10-15

Three Republicans, including both
of Michigan's enators-Homer E.
Ferguson and Charles E. Potter
have told the csc that they oppose
the move to make the jobs political.
Rep. John B. Bennett (R-Mich.)