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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-05
BassIer Gets
Jump on Pros

BALTIMORE, April 5 (Spe-
ciaD For the third straight
year, Charlie Bassler of the Roll
ing Road Club is out in front as
the Middle Atlantic golf pros get
going with their regular Monday
pro-am events.
Bassler won the opening event
over his home course yesterday,
shooting So for a one-stroke lead
over Walter Romans of Balti-
more Country Club.
The wind was gusty and the
green's fast yesterday, and scores
generally ran high. Forty-three
pros and lit amateurs competed.
Low amateur honors went to
Keith Kallio of East Potomac,
who turned in 39-34-73, a
stroke better than Stuart Fox
well of Rolling Road.
Kallio's 70 was made despite a
triple DOGGY seven on the eighth
hole In the pro-am, Kallio and
Ha: ID Oatman of Norfolk had
a best-ball 68. too high for con-
sideration. Bassler paired with
Stuart Foxwell of Rolling Road
to take pro-am honors with a
1-ek Lo11
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-05

Eisenhower gold to American League Clark
with Baltimore Monday Crit told reporters later however that the President
first ball When Mr. Eisenhower inquired about the Grit
winning that going upP Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-05


Charles BasSler, Rolling Road 6S
Walter Romans Baltimore c, C. 90
Frank Tenny Annapolis 7l
Steve Tobash. Fort Meade ~
Ward Burgess Chevy Chase ~
Clare Emery, Washington rs
Cos ,Tiso. Bonnie View rs
Bill Bassler. ROLLING Road - rs
Art Jones. Washington 76
Clarense D oser, Woodmont - rs
Hugh Mcclellan Lakewood Arsenal - n
Johnny Bass. Clifton Park n
Dick Mullen, Baltimore C.
Al Houghton, Prince Georges -7S
FRANK nVeTnizzi' 6aitimore ------ %
Fred Bolton. Washington -79
Charles Easton. Congressional 10
Fred Moore. Bethesda ~
Andy Gibson. c. c. of Md 1895 20
Johnny Musser Allview - ~
Billy Gilbert Argyle 10
Kaurance Wisner, Aberdeen ~
Bill Clark. Hillendale 10
Hugh Schott, Woodmont 70
Larry HOGAN. Hogan Range - 80
Billy Buppert. Woodmont - 80
Ge1rge Gary, Annapolis 81
Dick lanes. Courthouse - 81
Jack L owe. Bonnie View s.
Mike Bowers. Mount Pleasant 81
Dewey Ricketts,. Brooke Manor - 81
Don Beach. Suburban SO
Rics McHsle Forest Park ------ 60
Dick Tyson. Clifton Park --------. 81
Harold 0atman, Norfolk --- 81
Joe Vaeth. Clifton Park --- 81
Ernie Galen. Westbrtar ------------ 80
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
Believe House Will Restore $8 Million Of Alaska's Funds

WASHINGTON, LR III Senate approved increases in appropria- tions for Alaska Public Works and road construction are "as safe as church." Rep. Don Mag nuson D-Wash). said today.
 The Washington congressman is a member of the House Confer ence Committee which meets to- day with Senate counterpart to iron out differences in the two versions of Department of Inter for appropriations for the year beginning July l.
 The House Appropriations Committee deleted the entire five million dollars asked by [ h e President to carry on the Public Works program. It also cut back from $7,0OO,OOO to $4,SOO,OOO the recommended appropriation for Alaska road construction.
 The Senate reinstated both cuts.
 In expressing belief the House conferees would accept the high CT Senate figures, Magnuson said the Alaska cuts had been made because of a misunderstanding by some members of the House com mittee over how much money is available for the two programs.
 Because some funds appropri- ated in the past years had not been specifically obligated at the time of hearings this spring, a majority of the committee felt there would be enough of such money to carry the programs thru the coming year.
 Magnuson said this view failed to recognize the short construc- tion season in Alaska or that the money, while not technically ob- ligated, actually was earmarked for projects scheduled for con- struction.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
Senate Passes
 Postal Pay Raise

WASHINGTON, R-The Sen ate today passed a bill to raise salaries of the 500,000 postal workers an average of 8 per cent after being assured it was ac- ceptable to President Eisenhower.
 The Senate debated only half an hour, and sent the bill to the House where the Post Office and Civil Service Committee plans plans to meet on it tomor- row.
 It is substitute for a postal pay hike measure vetoed by the President May 19. That measure carried pay raises averaging 8.6 per cent and fringe benefits which took the overall total up to 8.8 per cent.
 The bill passed today gives each postal employee 6 per cent raise retroactive to March 1. The additional 2 per cent involves reclassification features demand ed by the President. These will mean much larger increases than the average for some upper bracket employees.
 Both Sen. Knowland, Republi- can floor leader and Sen. Carlson R-Kan, administration spokes- man on government employee pay matters, assured the Senate Eli senhower will sign the new postal bill.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
Chamber Seeks To Prod Officials To Fix Nome Field

The Chamber of Commerce de- voted their noon luncheon meet ing yesterday to thorough dis cussion of the deplorable condi- tion of Nome Field, repairs of which seem to be delayed from week to week, curtailing the land ing of larger aircraft
 Much concern was felt over the neglect of the field, especially since air freighting is the only means of transporting supplies and equipment into the area. With the mining season now open and with both Alaska Airlines and Wien Airlines operating all the equipment they have, they can not keep up with the incoming freight.
 The need for the larger Pan American DC-6 and other large craft is keenly felt by business men especially food merchants of perishable commodities some of which cannot now be handled profitably since it must change planes in transit.
 The fact that the necessary raw material for repairing the field is available in abundance was voiced, and that the field should and could be put in con- dition readily if the proper au- thorities would give the signal for the repairs to be made.
 A committee was appointed to write CAA officials and to Dele gate Bartlett at Washington, DC, for prompt action, as the sum- mer season is already well ad Vanced.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
Memorial Day
 Holiday Death Toll Is Record 596

CHICAGO, R-Belated reports of accidental deaths during the Memorial Day weekend ran the already record toll still higher today.
 Final tabulation today for the period between 6 pm. Friday and midnight Monday, showed the totals were 369 in traffic acci- dents, 131 drownings and 92 in miscellaneous accidents.
 The traffic toll exceeded the previous record, of 363 set in 1852. The overall total of 596 also was a new record. Last year the respective figures were 362, 93, and 84.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
Body of Miner, Lost All Winter, Found At Mine

FAIRBANKS, Rl-The body of an elderly miner, missing since early last winter, was found yes terday in the lonely and rugged Preacher Creek area near here.
 He was Don Lydon, the object of an unsuccessful search earlier after his wife alerted officials. His body was found near the entrance to one of his mines by four members of a Fish and Wild life team.
 Death was believed caused by some sort of explosion, probably of homemade boiler Lydon had rigged up near the mine entrance.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
Government Still Pressing For Release of Prisoners

WASHINGTON, R-House Re- publican leader Martin said after conference with President Eisenhower today that the gov- ernment is "still pressing" for re- lease of more of the Americans imprisoned by the Chinese Com muniSts.
 Martin and Senate majority leader Knowland both expressed satisfaction that four US. airmen have been set free by the Reds.
 ''We are still pressing for the release of the rest of them,' Mar tin told a news conference.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
WOMAN JUDO PUPIL GETS SOUTHPAW'S HAYMAKER

FL CENTRO, Calif., tR- Mrs. Ruby Solomon, feeling pretty con fident after a session of judo in struction with the Sheriff's Wom- ems Reserve, went home yester- day and asked her husband, Ben:
 Swing at me"
 Mrs. Solomon raised her left hand to ward off the blow, just as the judo teacher had indicated. Ben caught her with a haymaker and Mrs. Solomon realized she had forgotten one thing-Ben is a southpaw.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
Four Men Die in Big Delta Fire

FAIRBANKS tR-Four men died early Monday in a fire which de stroyed the Alaska Communica- tions barracks at Big Delta. Three others suffered burns in making their way to safety.
 Big Delta is a military base on the Alaska Highway 100 miles southeast of Fairbanks.
 The fire was believed to have been caused by a defective cleo trical circuit Damage was esti- mated around $75,0OO.
 The fire broke out while the men were in bed shortly after 6 am. It burned for about four hours before it was controlled.
 Fire fighters were handicapped by lack of hydrants, and a score of Army men and civil defense workers fought the blaze with water from tank trucks.
 Army officials said an investi- gation was launched immediately.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
Doris Barnes Elected President of Alaska
 B and P WOmen'S Club

PETERSBURG, R-The Alaska Federation of Business and Pro- fessional Women's Club has au- thorized it's local member clubs to endorse qualified men and women" seeking election as dele gates to the constitutional con- vention at Fairbanks.
 A resolution to this effect was among those adopted at the groups biennial convention end ed here Monday.
 Territorial Sen. Doris Barnes of Wrangell, a member of the Ju- neau club, was elected president of the Alaska Federation, suc- ceeding Hazel B. Johnson, An .chorage. New officers were in stalled by Miss Ruth B. Cullen of Bremerton, Wash, national federation treasurer.
 A Kodiak woman, Grace Pecor- ex, was elected treasurer of the territorial federation, and it's next biennial convention will be at Kodiak.
 Tn a banquet address acting Gov. Waino Hendrickson said women were exemplary workers at the grass roots level of politics. He noted 63 per cent of the gov ernment workers in Juneau of ficeS are women.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
Air Force Plane Carries Relatives To Meet Men

WASHINGTON, R'-A big Air Force plane left here today on the happy mission of carrying nine relatives of the four airmen released by Red China to a meet ing with them in Hawaii.
 Before the takeoff, the plane was stocked with food, including savory-looking steaks, for the 5,200-mile trip via Philadelphia and Offutt Air Force Base, Neb- raska.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
Uranium Hunter Parachutes To
 Inaccessible Lake

BURNS LAKE, B.C., R R- The tale of the parachuting prospec- tor came out of the north today documented by two witnesses.
 It concerned veteran uranium prospector Art Bellos who could n't wait for the ice to go out of Tchentlo Lake, 250 miles north of here.
 Hugh Russell, Pacific Western Airlines pilot, flew Bellos here with two United States prospec- tors-John Stoneburg of Wash ington, DC, and Justin Pompeo of Hartford, Conn
 The pilot said he had told Bellos earlier this year that chunks of ice were still floating on the lake surface, making it impossible to land. BelloS told him he would get in somehow
 He hired another plane and pilot and flew out to the lake and parachuted in.
 Tt was one of the most amaz- ing things I've witnessed" said Stoneburg, a former Washington editor.
 We didn't even see the plane in the overcast. Then Bellos was laundering in the water about 30 feet offshore. He had his Geiger counter in a waterproof case around his neck. He was laughing and treading water We rafted out our air float and pulled him to shore"
 Bellos himself, relaxing in his hotel room here, dismissed the episode as an everyday event. He directed the first air prospecting expedition into the Fort Mcleod, B.C., area in 1892, later prospect ing throughout western Canada with former bush pilots Russ Baker, now president of Pacific Western; Grant McConachie, president of Canadian Pacific Air lines and B.C's famed bush flyer Ginger" COOte.
 Bellos said he was attracted to the Tchentlo Lake uranium claims, 2,OOO acres of which were staked last winter, to investigate reports of high U30 content.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
Red China Releases US. Airmen
 Held Captive Since Korean War.

can fliers released by Communist China after more than two years imprisonment reached Hong Kong Tuesday. Less than three hours later they took off for Hawaii and reunion with their families.
 The men, who had been shot down in the Korean War, ap- peared tired but in good, if sub-- dued spirits. They told newsmen at the airport that they had been "well treated"
 US. It. Col. 0. W. D. Simpson, who greeted the men at the Com munist border, said their mental attitude twas extremely com posed and they gave no evidence of being brainwashed."
 The four, all fighter pilots, are Capt. Harold Fischer Jr., 28, of Sioux City, Iowa; 1st It. Lyle W. Cameron, Lincoln, Neb.; It. Col. Edwin Heller, 36, Wynnewood, Pa, and 1st It. Roland w. Parks, 24, Omaha, Neb.
 we are all terribly glad and happy to be free" Cameron said to newsmen. What more can we say?"
 ''Tell our folks 'hello'," the flierS choruSed.
 The Air Force said in Washing ton that the men would be given a complete physical checkup in Hawaii. Air Force Secretary Tal- bolt announced that a special plane would fly their closest rela- tives to Hawaii for a reunion.
 Although newSmen were not. permitted to question the four,. they said at the airport they were first told last week that they were going to be sent home.
 The four refused to say where they had been held prisoner in China. American authorities had said they believed the men were held most of the time in Mukden, 
 The, airInen were dressed in Communist blue trousers and fad ed blue, collarless shirts when they crossed the border into Hong Kong territory at the Lowu Bridge. They changed to new white shirts and light gray slacks at the Fan Ling Jockey Club,
 The clothes had been brought for them by an Air Force greeting party headed by It. Col. Simpson, the US. air attache in Hong Kong, who told them: II welcome you in the name of the US. Government and the American people. We have been waiting long time for this"
 "So have we," one of the men blurted out.
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The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
AUTO UNION EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH FORD TO NEXT MONDAY MORNING

DETROIT, R-The CIO United Auto Workers union today ex- tended its contract with the Ford Motor Co. from midnight tonight to next Monday morning to pro- vide more time for further nego- tiations.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
YOUTH DROWNS IN ls INCHES OF WATER AFTER FALL

MONTEREY, NY, R-Jack s. O'Neill, 18, was drowned yester- day in eight inches of water. State police said O'Neill appar- ently was knocked unconscious when he fell IA feet from a bridge into a creek.
The Nome nugget., 1955-06-01
oUID FATAL TO oLDsTER

ALLENTOWN, Pa, R- How ard R. Ritter, S8, farmland, choked to death yesterday on a piece of chewing tobacco that lodged in his throat.
Evening star., 1955-02-25
Punishment to Fit the Crime

The Star did well to give first place
in its editorial columns to the yoking
atrocity that occurred in the park at
Seventeenth and K streets. The price
Of coffee. taxes. the FormoSan trouble.
all are small beside the safety Of the
citizen in his own streets. There is no
punishment too severe for these Grim
inals who attack and rob peaceful pc
destrians, and it is time we went back
to the rod and the horsewhip. Incar-
ceration in more or less cozy prisons
holds little terror, with pleas for parole
before half the sentence is served, and
it would be well to mete out the pun
ishment that Richard Henry Dana de-
scribed in his 1.-TWO Years Before the
Mast"-f1ogging. do not think any
one who is fiogged repeats the offense
soon.
\ The soft-hearted and oyer-humane
will tell us that we should not descend
to the level of the criminal in our
system of punishment; but the answer
is, we do not seek to placate and amuse
the mad dog-we shoot him. And so
we should hold out flogging and i'm
prisonment for these mad and vicious
brutes who are sore and plague
on society.
Herman Felter.
Evening star., 1955-02-25
Doubts Formosu's Vulue

We appear to have a peculiar and
unusual situation confronting us re-
garding Formosa. The Chinese Commu-
nists and the Russians claim that For
mosa belongs to China. and Chang
Kai-shek, of course, agrees with them.
Red China and Russia insist that we
are interfering with the domestic af-
fairs of China in violation Of interna-
tional laws.
England has recognized the Commu-
mist Republic of China while we con-
tinue to recognize Chang Kai-shek and
his Formosa government as the govern
ment of China.
FormoSa manifestly belongs to China
since Japan's remuneration of title In
1945. We are. therefore, interfering
with the internal affairs Of China as
claimed by the Chinese Communist
Republic and Russia, our excuse being
for our own defensive purposes.
Actually are we or are we not fixing
to become engulfed in war of indefl-
mite duration, if not determination. for
the sentimental or emotional desire
to protect Chang Kai-shek and his
army from destruction by the Comm,l-
mist Chinese?
have great faith in President Eli
senhower and hope for peaceful solu-
ton. but common honesty would seem
to compel us to admit that the Commu-
mist Republic is the de facto govern
ment Of China and that Formosa is
about as useful to us for defensive pur-
poses as Bermuda is to China.
Wade III. Cooper.
Evening star., 1955-02-25
BY Charles E. TroceweN

lying fiat on his back, and no doubt
these are good for certain cases.
Most average readers, however, will
prefer book held in the usual fashion.
If one lies too far down, the bottom
corner of the book presses uncom-
fcrtably into the chest.
There are many such problems, all or
most OF which can be solved by little
thought and experimentation.
The value of eye drops in colds is not
always realized.
A competent oculist can give you
good formula, tailored to the eyes. or
you can buy one already made at the
drugstore.
We wash practically every other part
of the body, why not the eyes?
Average eyes respond with thanks to
this kind of care during sickness.
All in all, reading while Ill should be
practiced with moderation.
What to do, then?
Well, just think. Thinking is good
exercise, and there is no reason why 1t
need be dismal thinking.
Recall happy scenes Of childhood, etc.
Good advice, of course. If you can do 1t.
II not, try reading for q spell, then
thinking for q time. Do not read too
long Of che time. This Is the gist Of 1t.
and II followed, it will be Of real benefit.
for when the body is sick. the eyes are
likely 70 be, too.
Evening star., 1955-02-25

Life's mighty funny proposition
after all, as George Cohan said
Just when one wants to read the
most, the eyes are likely to 60 back on
one.
Take the common cold.
If the victim gives in to the popular
medical opinion of the day. he rests for
three days. and eats lightly.
So he wants to read.
But the eyes are very close to the
nose, and some of the worst effects on
the nose get in their deadly effect on
the eyes.
The reader. however, wants to read.
He has always done it, and sees no
harm in it. sick or well.
He should not read with a cold.
He should do anything except read.
But he will read, being a reader.
So what?
The thing to do. some believe, is to
read, but to read easily.
Reading with the determination Of
one who cannot put the volume down
This is not the kind Of reading to do
when Ill.
Read q few minutes at q time, then
close the book. and look around the
room, preferably out of the window.
Or try the ceiling.
Ceilings are much more interesting
than many people think. They afford .
Evening star., 1955-02-25
This and That

fine field for other looking, when repos-
ing in bed.
In other words. look at one corner.
then look at the opposite corner. DO
this half dozen times. then select the
other corner, and 60 across to its oppo-
site.
Try letting the eyes go from the CEN
ter, usually q light fixture, straight
across to the wall.
Then let the eyes go up and down.
from wall to wall in the other direction.
BY this time, If one isn't dizzy, it is
possible to 60 back to reading with
rested eyes.
Resting the eyes. according to one
school Of thought. means doing some
thing else with them.
II 4
One should be comfortable, above
everything else.
This means both the eyes and the
shoulders and the neck.
Hence. pillows, of some kind.
More and better pillows have their
place, both in health and sickness.
There are all kinds of pillows, and
many types of stufing.
The reader with q cold should prop
himself up, 80 that he is able to hold
the book ut o normal slant.
Attempts have been made to provide
glasses which allow the reader 70 read
Evening star., 1955-02-25

lished as o matter Of congressional
policy over a hundred years ago.
There are other subsidies in the
postal deficit-free mail for the blind,
philanthropic mail. rural free delivery,
to name but a few-which total well
over 500 million.
Since these subsidies total more than
the projected deficit, why should first
class, air mail and other users Of the
postal service pick up the tab for the
publishers of newspapers and maga-
zines, and for other subsidized users Of
the mails?
Air, rail, farm and other subsidies
are paid for out of general taxation.
The same principle should be applied
to the postal establishment.
The Democrats are eminently correct
in opposing an increase in the first
class postage rate.
r. E. williams.
Editors note: The Star has IA
fored an increase in second class
postage rates)
Evening star., 1955-02-25
Good Compromise

The pay bill for legislative, judicial and
certain law enforcement officers that has
emerged from conference at the Capitol Is
q good compromise. In a commendable
spirit of give-and-take, the House con-
ferees agreed to accept the lower increases
voted by the Senate, while the Senate con-
ferees readily accepted the wise House pro-
vision extending the pay raises to the Fed
eral prosecutive branch. The latter pro-
vision, omitted from the original Senate
bill, is highly important one.
The Department Of Justice has found
It difficult to maintain strong prosecutive~
arm because of the relatively low salaries
offered United States attorneys and their
assistants. The turnover Of prosecuting
officers, due to designations OF Federal law
yers to engage in more lucrative practice
outside the Government, has Hurt the EN-
Evening star., 1955-02-25
kaleidoscope, Broken

DO not destroy it. But she must. she
must.
And for a broken dozen bits OF glass
So customary dumps are tuu OF 1t.
How beautiful the stards look free OF
lust,
Such perfect prisnls, syn,bolsd as the
Mass,
As each on each into the pattern At.
The spiritless white. the ordinary
Rather dull piece of some discarded
bottle,
The inferior green. handled. It's magic
still.
The mystery Of, blend Is lost. Look doton
The tube no more. mute Is the teasing
rattle,
The blind acceptance OF the miracle.
1t Das a Dondrous thing. curious
thing:
Like the tGnaoer that zoe cage and ask
to sing.
AIma Roberts eiondoa