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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11
CHS Crash
While Traininq
In Germany
Disaster Is Fourth
Worst Recorded
In Flying History

STUTTGART Aug. II R.-
Two Clio Flying Boxcar trans
ports collided in the air and
crashed into the Black Forest
today. The United States Air
Force announced 81 men were
killed.
The Air Force said the death
toll included the crews of the
two American aircraft as well
as soldiers being transported.
The Flying Boxcars have a
normal seating capacity of 81.
with a maximum capacity Ct 70.
The planes were two of a
nine plane flight which had just
taken off from Echterdngen
Field, near here, on a training
mission with troops from the
| United States 7th Army aboard.
Trouble at 1900 Feet
The Air Force announcement
said:
initial reports said that one
plane developed engine trouble
just after takeoff, after reaching
a cruising level of 1000 feet.
The crippled plane lost altitude
momentarily, then pulled up abb
ruptly across the front of an
other aircraft in the formation.
1.-THE crippled plane went
down Immediately. The second
plane flew level for almost one
minute, then went out of con-
troll and nosed into the ground"
Fourth Worst Air Disaster
The announced death toll
would make this the fourth
worst air disaster in history. A
total of 129 American service
men died in the flaming wreck
age of a C-124 Globemaster near
Tokyo in 1858. In 1852 another
IC-l24 crashed on taking off from
Larson Air Force Base, in Wash
ington State, killing 81. In 1850
a commercial plane carrying
soccer fans crashed at Cardiff.
Wales, with a death toll OF 80
persons.
Today's was West Germany'S
biggest postwar air disaster and
also the biggest military death
toll in an aircrash in Western
Europe.
The Air Force said today's
crash occurred less than Is min
utes after take-off in mid-after-
noon.
/ The announcement said there
were AZ passengers, a crew of 5
plus one loadmaster in one
plane, and IA passengers, a crew
of and a loadmaster in the
second.
Planes From Frankfurt
The crashed aircraft were
from the 60th Troop Carrier
Wing at Rhein-Main airbase.
Frankfurt. on mission to train
7th Army troops in air trans
portation.
The loadmasters in each plane
were noncommissioned officers
responsible for embarkation and
Decentralization of the troops.
! An Air Force spokesman said
one plane came down in the
forest and the second in an open
! field
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Hope REEVES
For Strike End
Transit Firm Reply
To Union Expected
BY HERMAN r. sCHADEN

Hope" has been a risky word
to use in the transit strike, but
today q few brave people were
whispering it again.
On this sixth-week anniver-
sary, that which springs eternal
was hitched to new negotiations
which at least have begun in a
business-lik atmosphere.
/ Federal mediators called Cap
ital Transit Co. and AFL Transit
Union representatives back to-
lgether at 2:30 pm. today. The
meeting was arranged after the
company sent word it had di-
gested details of a union counter
proposal and was ready to re-
sumo bargaining.
What the union terms are was
not made public. which was one
of the reasons hope" has edged
back into the picture. A deter
mination of all involved to keep
bargaining on a high level. un-
impeded by publicity-made fric-
ton, indicated a willingness ici
good-faith dickering.
Believed Modified
It was believed that the unions
toned down proposals, consider
ably less cluttered by fringe de-
mands, might give the parties
a chance for the first intensive
continuous bargaining since the
|dispute began.
i Mediators James A. Holder
and Gilbert S. McCutcheon were
encouraged by the tenor OF
ia hour session yesterday wher
the company received unior
terms and promised to give then
full attention.
/ Gone was the luminosity which
had intruded on last Sunday
effort. Then the air was dis
colored by charges and counter
charges about the secret weel
end deal which fell fiat on it
face. Yesterday there seemed tt
be a newborn intention to ge
the job done.
Cost Rise UndisclOsed
What the union package
might cost was as closely guard
, ed as the demands, but 1t wa
believed they might total some
! thing more than that SIS mil
lion figure at which the abortiv'
: week lend deal was estimated.
Last Fridays plan. on thu
verge of acceptance, was callee
off because the union insisted
it would go for nothing requir'
ing a veto of the transit bill BY
President Eisenhower.
The deal would have beer
completed only If President
Eisenhower had opposed the bill
which If signed will end Cap
ital Transit's franchise a veal
after the law was enacted.
On Sunday the company fol
lowed up with an offer of II
cents an hour, $40 a month OF
pensions and other benefits.
The White House was reported
watching the latest transit nego'
tiations closely. President Essen
hover still is faced with taking
action on Ill bills of all kind
and the aim was to dispose O.
them by tomorrow.
But it was believed Mr.. Essen
hover intended to withhold judg
ment on the transit bill unit
the company and union had beer
given every opportunity to worl
out q directly negotiated settle
ment.
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were to be taken to Club No. 4
at 8l6 Sixth street NV, and
those from Camp No. 2 to Club
No. Is at Twelfth and u streets
NV.
Kaufman Camp. a summer
camp for Jewish boys and girls,
has housed the campers in near
by schoolhouse as a precaution.
/ Beaches on the Chesapeake
Bay were having sunny and re-
latively serene weather. Thou
sands OF vacationers we're on The
beach at Ocean City, Md. ap-
parently confident that Hurri-
cane Connie isn't a threat to
their safety for a day or so at
least.
The sun was shining and there
was a gentle northeast breeze.
Evacuation Plans Set
| Hugh Thomas Chopper, jr.
president of the city council, sale
the city had evacuation plans al
worked out in case Connie does
reach Ocean City. Mr.. Chopper
said newspaper stories about
| See WEATHER, Page A
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HURRICANE DIANE
SPOTTED IN PATH
TAKEN BY CONNIE

While observers awaited
the next moves Of Hurricane
Connie. the Weather Bureau
spotted the beginning Of
what may turn out to be her
younger sister hurricane,
Diane, in the Atlantic today.
Ship reports described a
tropical storm, not yet in the
hurricane stage. located at 8
am. about 400 miles north
east Of San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
The storm appearedato be
moving west-northwest or
northwest at about ID miles
an hour, attended by winds
of SO to go miles an hour
near the center, gales out
ward 100 miles.
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/ An Air Force captain who
resigned under fire last Novem-
Der for turning over secret
file to the House Un-American
Activities Committee was ar
rested and indicted today on
charges of misusing classified
Air Force document.
4 He is Rea S. Van Fosson,
formerly an Air Force intelli-
gence agent. The day after he
left the Air Force he was hired
as an $8,200-a-year investigator
for the I'm American Activities
COMMITTEE but left that job in
January.
Van Fosson was arrested this
morning by deputy United States
marshals at his Silver Spring
| Md home. At the same time,
a sealed indictment returned by
a Federal grand jury here yes
iterday was opened in United
States District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Free on $1,000 Bond
Van Fosson appeared today
before Judge Burnita S. Mat
thews in District Court. She
allowed him to remain free I'M
der $1,000. bond already posted
and set arraignment for next
Thursday.
The indictment charges the
36-year-old former agent with
unlawfully removing and con-
verting to his own use" a clas-
sified document from the files
of the Air Force Office of Special
Investigations. Six other counts
charged Van Fosson with max
ing false statements to investi-
gators about this document.
The indictment disclosed that
the classified document related
to Jay Lovestone, general secre-
tary of the Communist Party in
the United States Is years ago
and now executive secretary of
the AFLs Free Trade Union
Committee.
The Van Fosson case came to
light last December when a
memorandum written by Repre-
sentative Clardy, Republican of
Michigan, was shown newsmen.
Mr.. Clardy did not identify the
agent but another committee
source did.
\ Mr.. Clardy's memo said the
agent had brought the commit
tee a document and was sep
arated from the Air Force "wher
they discovered he had done So
The Star learned this back
ground at the time:
When the House COMMITTEES
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1a>~~~---~-
towering waves broke up fishing
piers and filled the air with fly
ing debris in many exposed
areas.
The hurricanes eye, now car
rying winds of about 100 miles
an hour. moved at a steady s
to Z miles an hour toward the
low-lying resort beaches between
this port city of Wilmington and
Myrtle Beach, S. c. At the
present rate the eye would reach
shore about 10 pm, Eastern
daylight time.
It was about ITO miles SOUTH
east of Wilmington at noon.
Sand Dunes Battered
Huge waves tore at natural
and artificial sand dunes thrown
up after Hurricane Hazel truck
the same area last October.
Hurricane flags were UP from
Cape Roman. S. c.. some so
miles northeast of Charleston,
to the Virginia Capes.
Connie still menacad much of
the seaboard north of Virginia.
But the Boston Weather Bureau
said she was no threat to New
England for at least the next So
hours.
The Wilmington Airport re-
ported gusts of 70 miles an hour
only three miles below official
hurricane force-at noon. At
Frying Pan Shoals, near the
mouth of the Cape Fear River.
gusts up to 80 miles were re-
corded.
Comics central winds have
reached as high as 1875 miles an
hour. Storm forecasters warned
that, although the eye seems to
be spreading out slightly, the
hurricane still Is highly danger
Gus.
Winds Spread Out
Hurricane winds licked out 100
miles to the Northeast and East
and so miles to the Southwest.
Gales extended 300 miles to the
Northeast and $50 to the South
west.
The pounding waves came in
on tides which ran 4 to 6 feet
above normal in some places and
were expected to go nearly twice
that high.
Few persons remained on the
ocean front in the Carolinas as
Connie drew steadily closer. Sand
piled up in the streets and ex-
tensive street flooding was re-
ported.
Communication lines went
down in many areas making it
increasingly difficult to gauge the
} effects of the severe gales pre-
ceding Comics real punch.
Piers Breaking Up
Piers at Carolina Beach and
Kure Beach, on a peninsula east
of Wilmington, were breaking
up at midday. A pier at
Wrightsville Beach, few miles
to the north, repeatedly was
swept away. This pier was de-
stroyed by Hazel and was re-
built for this season.
North Cardinals Gov. Luther
H. Hodges and several other
State officials hurried to Will
mington to set up headquarters
for relief work. Gov. Hodges
few home yesterday from the
national Governors Conference
in Chicago as the storm threat
mounted.
Well remembering the three
disastrous hurricanes which
pounded the East Coast last
year, residents of the entire
Eastern seaboard kept a wary
eye on Connie as she 1olled off,
shore for three days.
All possible preparations were
made and precautions taken.
From Florida to Massachu-
chusetts, officials modified their
forces. Beaches in the immedi-
ate danger areas were evacuated.
Store windows were tapped.
houses closed and boarded up,
power turned of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11


questioned during a Senate In
vestigations subcommittee in
quiry. He leaves Office Satur-
day.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said he as
|sumed the President will send
Mr.. Quarles' nomination to the
Senate when Congress recon
Ivenes in January. He could con-
Itinue in the job after that only
If confirmed by the Senate.
Mr.. Hagerty said the President
promoted him to Secretary OF
the Air Force on the recommen-
dalton of Secretary of Defense
Wilson.
Mr.. Quarles met newsmen in
Mr.. Wilson's Office after the
White House announcement
There they were Joined by Mr.
Talbot.
Mr.. Talbot wished the new
secretary good luck"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11

Thanks, Harold. I only wish
that you could have carried on. "
Mr.. Quarles replied as they
shook hands.
Mr.. Quarles told reporters that
he was prepared to review his
modest stockholdings and ex-
pect to divest myself of any
holdings which imply any con-
fiict Of interest"
He pointed out that the All
See QUARLES, Page Ais
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11
81 Killed as 2 u. S. Planes Collide
|QuorIes Succeeds Talbot
AS Air Force Secretary

Assistant Secretary of Defense
donald A. Quarles was appointed
Secretary of the Air Force by
President Eisenhower today.
Mr.. Quarles has been in charge
of guided missile and other re-
search and development projects
for the Defense Department for
the last two years. He succeeds
Harold E. Talbot under a recess
appointment.
Mr.. Talbot resigned after his
outside business activities were
BIG FarewelI for Tolbott, Weother Per-
hitting. Page A-l6
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Carolina Coast Is Battered
By Fringe Of Hurricane
Towering Waves
Break Up Piers,
Scatter Debris

WILMINGTON, N. c., Aug. II
tR.-Hurricane Connie. losing
some strength but still powerful,
battered the Carolina coast to-
day.
Winds just under hurricane
force of rs miles an hour and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11
PERSONALITY MAKES
THE COLLEGE ROOM

AT HOME IN coLLEGE-Now is
the time to stort planning your COL
leee room. For inexpensive tips on
decorating see Mary /. Voushon's
article on poee B-4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-11
WEATHER FORECAST

Rain tonight low about rs. Rain with
increasing winds tomorrow. Gull report
plus resort forecast on Page A-2.)
Temperatures Today
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Other Hurricane Stories.
Pages AS ond AIS
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d. G. Won't Get Winds
Until Late Tomorrow

Hurricane be taken to Club No
Connie if they will be Sixth NV, and
tomorrow the Club
, 1955-01-07
Horticultural Stution
TO Hold Second Dem.
Sum-, JdnudrY 8 at 2

The Virgin Islands Agricul-
tural Experiment Station will
hold a Second Demonstration
Day on Sunday, January 2, at
200 at Upper New Works,
Bethlehem, it was announced
today.
This demonstration will
give the general public an OPP
pp~ertnnity 70 see and learn
what is being done at the
Station.
The Director and his staff
have arranged a special pro-
gram for the many persons
whom they expect to be pre-
sent.
, 1955-01-07
Selective Service
Coll Only Three
Insteud Of FiftY-six

The induction call placed
on the Virgin Islands BY Sc
lective Service Headquarters
is only three, representing the
lowest for any one month
since September 1850, when
inductions were begun under
the Selective Service Act Of
1948.
Col. Christmas, Virgin Is.
Deputy Director, in making
the announcement, stated that
Continued on page a
, 1955-01-07
ST Thon1us Repubs
to Elect New Officers
Mon. JdnudrY III

The 81. Thomas Republican
Club is scheduled to meet on
Monday, January II, it was
announced recently.
AT this meeting new Off
GERS will be elected, in addi-
ton to other business.
, 1955-01-07
Municipal Council
Meets in Extrd-O Ord.
Session Thursday

The ST. Croix Municipal
Council met in an extra-ordi
nary session yesterday to con-
slider three bills. The call was
issued BY Hon. Walter I. N.
Hodge, vice chairman
The first bill would author
ize the Governor ito with
draw from any or all Public
Funds and deposit same into
a fund to be called "The
Continued on page Al
, 1955-01-07
EurI Finch to Work
With HeuIth Dept in
New Govt Set-up

Earl Finch, a social worker
with the Department Of Social
Welfare in ST. Thomas, has
been transferred to the De-
partment of Health where he
will be in charge Of the ven
ereal control program.
Mr.. Finch, a native Of ST.
Croix and graduate Of the
Christiansted High School, re
Gently completed two months
Of special training in this spe-
cal field, at Atlanta Universe
ty.
He will work under DR..
Earle Rice, who has been de-
signated Director Of Public
Health Activities Of the De
partment Of Health.
Blue Prints 81 Historic
Site ia C~hristiunsted
Now On DispluY
Blue prints Of the town Of
Christiansted and the Historic
Site, prepared by the National
Park Service at San Juan are
, 1955-01-07

now on display at the Chris
tansted Public Library, it was
announced today BY Mrs. Flor
ence Williams, Librarian.
The public IS not only invi-
to inspect them but comments
and suggestions are welcome.
, 1955-01-07
PersonGl Mention

Among the several new vi
sitors who are seeing ST. Croix
for the first time is Mrs.
Marion TwicheH Of Newark,
New jersey. She arrived sew
,eral days ago and is staying
with her brother, Ed. Presby,
owne rof Stateside Specialties
store,
Mrs. Twichell is a retired
schoolteacher. Her husband is
Superintendent of Schools in
Essex County, N. ].
, 1955-01-07
Dr.. John Moorheud on
Way Back TO Post in
Liberiu for 2 Years

DR.. John Moorheads form
er Commissioners Of Health for
the Virgin Islands, and now
doing special work with the
government Of Liberia, left
to resume his duties, after va
cationing in the Virgin Is
lands with his relatives and
friends.
Dr. Moorhead stopped off
in Washington before going
on to Monrovia. He is expect
ed to return after two years
when his special assignment
ends.
, 1955-01-07

Mrs. Hepsibah Pretto re-
turned from an extended, but
well earned vacation on the
mainland. She was house
guest of her daughters.
Mrs. Pretto is an active CT
vic and church worker.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-06-25
NJ
BY LOU LuToUR

NE YORK. tGlobaD-Always
emember to keep the knees to-
gether when sitting.
There was never a more grace
less scene than Of a woman sit
ting with the lower extremities
apart. Also. watch the shoulders.
See that they do not slump and
, our chest does not push itself
INTO your waist SIT straight sit
tall.
Keep the hands N comfort
able. natural and graceful po-
stion. and by all means, rc. an
from fighting them These few
rules may seem unimporiani. but
they are Charms ABC's and
should be mastered at an early
age.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-06-25

Thursday. June 30-7:45 pm.
Station -FM-the Detroit
Institute OF Arts radio program.
'Whistler's The Falling Rocket -
Exhibitions
Opening June 28-TiE ARTS
OF OUR TIME - Paintings,
Sculpture and Decorative Arts
from our Permanent Collection.
Persia Above Ground and Be-
low; paintings by John A. Wedda
and antiquities collected by the
artist. through September H. The
Graphic Work on Henri Matisse,
through October 2.
VISITING HOURS: Admission
is free. Location: $500 Woodward
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-06-25
TELLS Us of Food Scoop

This Is the season when
retail markets are focusing
their meat ads OH the less
expensive cuts of all kinds
of meat.
With the supplies of top
grade cattle extremely am
pie, such forequarter cuts
as the blade, round-bonc,
and English-cut chuck roaSts
are very good values. Al
though the blade always
costs a few pennies less.
meat dealers say it is the
leader in flavor and tender
ness. for it is the cut which
lies nearest the tasty stand
ing-rib roast. This rib roast
may also be found in most
markets at a seasonal low
cost.
Although prices on most
pork cuts are advancing a
little toward the expected
high peak in mfd-July. they
are still very reasonable in
comparison to last year at
this time.
Veal is still an outstand-
ing meat buy. Shoulder,
rump, sirloin. and legs of
veal are being displayed at
the seasonal low prices.
Prices on fryers have
dropped slightly in the past
week.
On the fresh fish counters,
lake perch and white bass
fillets are economical buys,
while yellow pickerel and
whitefsh are in good supply
and have dropped in price.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-06-25
WISDOM
SHARE YOUR
Br. DR.. Thomas R. Game.

NEW YORK (GlobaD - The
intention of making good will or
love daily habit will afford
Joyous and lasting satisfaction.
The attitude Of living a friend
~ life will prove TO be a wise
and profitable life gesture.
~
<zShere rs no maStership or Sc
curity in living in the conscious
ness OF hate or unforgiveneSS.
such unworthy expressions
mean lack Of security comparable
10 a rudderlesS ship tossed in the
storm. A readjustment of life,
with the rejection Of hate and
the inclusion Of love, viii mean
June days all the year around.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-06-25
Art Exhibit
Supports FEPC

persia Above Ground and BE.
low" a Summer-long exhibition
opening Fri5ay. June "a. at the
Detroit Institute OF Arts. includes
paintings OF modern Persian
scenes by former Detroit artist
John A. wadda. and Persian an
tiquitics collected by the artist.
Now resident OF Salisbury
Conn. and formerly commercial
artist in Detroit. Wedda returned
in SO from Iran. as Persia Is
known today. With his wife and
small son and daughter. he hac
spent two years there as an artist
with the u. S. Information Serv
ice.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-06-25
Little Prayers

GREENSBORO. N. c.--"Lit,ls
Prayers to Live BY" a selection
Of 80 from among those offered
AZ chapel services by the Rev
John l. Bryan. director Of relig'
ious activities, with foreword
by DR.. David ID. Jones. president
was given to each member Of the
1855 graduating class AZ Bennett
College.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-06-25
Society Doings

The Michigan State Association
of Women's Clubs will hold their
Biennial Convention at Albion.
Michigan, June rs with the eX-
ecutive board meeting converting
Saturday morning. The conven-
ton will be held at the Bethel
Baptist Church at Washington
street. through June %.
Mrs. Irene Mccoy Gaines. the
national president, will be guest
speaker. Some of the represent
atives from Detroit are. Mrs.
Martha Brandon from the City
Association. Mrs. Mile HynSon.
Mrs. Mary Peniclx. Mrs. Edna
Holcomb. Mrs. w. Eggleston. Mrs.
Sarah Hall. Mrs. Mary Bray, Mrs.
George Alien. Mrs. Margaret
Gill, Mrs. Mcbride. Mrs. Mabel
Brown. Mrs. Carrie Carpenter.
Mrs. Sallie Shelton, Mrs. s.
Smith, Mrs. F. Smoots. Mrs. Ola
Smith. Mrs Prudence Perry and
others.
Mrs. Mabel Rstliif. marion OF
Wayne County Jail. is visiting
her daughter in Arizona on her
vocation.
Miss Celonia Walden of Bal,i-
more, Md. was in the city this
week
Dr. Margie PEBBLES Myers left
the city Tuesday for an extensive
tour of Europe.
The Earnest Workers Club Of
Second Baptist Church honored
its president, Mrs. Rosa Scott,
Sunday afternoon at Lucy Thur
man Branch YWCA from 4 to 6
pm. with a tea. Expressions were
read from Mrs. SCOTS friends,
neighbors and representatives OF
her organizations of which she is
affiliated with at this tea. and
presented 10 her in book form.
MeSdames Katherine Williams,
Clara Brown, Maude Bowdoin.
Sarah Crockett. Annie Lou Nc
Clendon. Elaine G. Beverly, Sa-
rah Woods. Ellen w. Childs were
program committee with Mrs.
Mary +. Glenn. chairman.
New Idea Social and Civic
Club met al the Club House
Wednesday with Mrs. Martha
Brandon rs hostess.
The Patron OF Arts closing
meeting was held Thursday mite
at the Club House. They conlcE
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-06-25

Phi Delta Kappa, national
fraternity.
The groom, n native of
Washington, DC, is the son
of the late Napoleon Wyche,
and Mrs. Ida Wyche Allen,
members of the prominent
Luce-Wyche original families
of the capital city.
He is a graduate of West
Virginia State. member of
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity
and is presently on the staff
of the Detroit Tribune.
After a wedding trip
through Canada and return
by way of Ohio, the newly
WEEDS will be at home at 2703
S. Beatrice.