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The Nome nugget., 1955-07-11
Three Turncoats Leave Red China
 To Face Prosecution at Home


 changed their minds about living in Communist China sailed for home tonight.
 The three men-William A. Cowart, 23, of Dalton, Ga, Otho C.. Bell, 24, of Hillsboro, Miss, and Lewis w. Griggs, p, of Jack sonville, Tex.-said they expect to be prosecuted but are ready to face the consequences in order to tell what happened to them.
 Life with the Reds was hell, they all agreed
 Captured in Korea, they and g other Americans refused repatri- ation. Four months ago, Cowart said, the trio and two Belgian de- serters began demanding that the Reds let them go. The Chinese an- nOunced in June that all five would be released.
 The Americans crossed the bor- der into Hong Kong territory Sun day afternoon. British immigra- tion officials turned them over to the US. consular authorities, who said they appeared to have re- tained their US. citizenship and prepared travel documents per- hitting their direct return to the United States.
 The three men returned from China without any luggage, altho Griggs carried a parcel and an extra pair of shoes.
 The consulate paid their pas sage home on the liner President Cleveland, due in San Francisco July 29 after stop in Japan. A consular spokesman said they would be expected to repay the (passage) money at such time as they can"
 For the voyage home, the State Dept ordered the men restricted to the ship until it docks in Cali fornia.
 The men all had said that they wanted to visit wartime haunts in Japan. Cowart said he wanted to take care of some business" there.
 The American government has not indicated what is in store for the trio, except to say they will ''be responsible for any acts they might have committed"
 Because all three and IT other former prisoners of war still in China have been given dishonor- able discharges, Secretary of De- fense Wilson said last month he did not think the three returning would be tried by court-martial.
 GriggS told a news conference last night others want to come out" of Red China but he would not name them. The Chinese have said any of the others could leave if they desired.
 After being questioned by con- sular officials, the Americans held a news conference. Then they made a drinking tour of Hong Kong dancehalls. Today they planned to see their first cinemascope before boarding the President Cleveland.
 All three returnees admitted at their news conference that while war prisoners they had committed acts which made them afraid to return home in the prisoner ex- change after the Korean fighting.
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coming southeast to south to-

Rises Sets
Sun. today 5:35 am, 6:43 m
Sun. tomorrow 5:34 am. B:44 pm
Moon, today 9:3o m
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hou, after sunset
D.nn S-N&
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Navy League
Hits Reporters

Carl Stockholm. president o.
the Navy League of the United
States. has charged that re.
porters have been guilty Of
trickery and lack of journal.
istic ethics" in their handling
OF information gained at of.
the-record background meeting:
with high officials.
Mr.. Stockholm clearly was re-
4 ferring to the recent. publicity
given statements allegeoly made
by Admiral Carney, Chief Of
Naval Operations, at a back.
ground conference with news
papermen on March "a. AdmlraI
Carney was quoted as predicting
the Red Chinese probably would
launch an attack on the Ma
tionalist-held islands in Formosa
Strait by mid-April.
NEIttCiLCS "uSOu SuEUS
The Navy League presidents
charge was contained in a state
ment criticizing recent restric-
tons on release of information
imposed by Defense Secretary
Wilson.
He said the Wilson directive
appears to interfere with free
dom of speech and press and
deprives Congress and the tax
payer of important information,
But. he said, there is one effect
Of the order about which I'VE
cannot feel unduly concerned
the ending of the so-called "off-
the-record. background brief
ingss' He continued:
1.-THE press has heretofore in
vited persons high in military
and public life for. these brief
ings with the positive assurance
there would never be a leak as
to the source and no direct
quotes.
Hits "DupIicitous Technique"
However, leaks have been
made to reporters who were not
at the conference. These re-
porters felt that inasmuch as
they were not present and had
not given their solemn pledge
of journalistic integrity, they
were not bound. So they felt
free to reveal the source and at
tempt direct quotes which were
then attributed to the speaker.
When this occurred, the reporters
who attended the conference
stated they we're released from
their pledge of secrecy and
therefore they too would get into
the act by quoting their So
called notes as to what was
said.
This duplicitous technique of
violating a pledge inevitably
leaves a feeling of disgust. Ger
tainly it rnanifests a lack of
journalistic integrity"
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Rotary Of Commerce for admin.
istration, has been appointed g
member Of the National Civil
Service Leagues executive board.
Cash incentive awards for
meritorious suggestions have
been presented to the following
National Bureau of Standards
employees: John r. Boyer. Walter
F. Clarke. Violet C. Hite. Betty
Hurdle. John T. Lantz, Charles
E. Lohr. jr., Hans Mend, Samuel
Miller. James H. Mohon. STAN
ton B. Russell, Joseph r. Spann
and Karlton F. Stein. The
following Marine Corps employees
have 1000 or more hours each
of sick leave to their credit:
Maurice Malin. Frederick c.
Bossart, Edwin G. Casswell.
Elmer L. Haberkorn, Leroy j.
Bordelon, James F. Hoettels and
Louise T. Latimer. Iona C.
Guenther and Ormal o. Gossett
Of the Nays Bureau of Supplies
and Accounts have been given
promotions.
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Government employees whose
handling of Federal funds re-
quire surety bonds for which
they now pay.
2. Extension of the 500 a year
uniform allowance to additional
employees who. because Of legal
technicalities, were left out of
the legislation approved last year
by Congress.
3. Pension increases for re-
tired Federal workers and those
retired for disability.
4. Protection against salary
cuts in cases of downgrading
brought about by reclassifica-
ton.
S. Official recognition and bar
gaining rights for Federal en-
ploye unions in the various Gov
eminent agencies.
There are many other bills of
interest to Government pending
before Congress, but those listed
are the ones deemed to have
some chance of passage this
year.
SCIENTISTS-The Society for
Personnel Administration will
discuss Scientists in Govern
ment" over the Georgetown For
UNI of the Air at 5 pm. Sunday
over Television Station WTTG.
The following Federal scientists
and professional men will speak:
Clotaire Wood, National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics; DR..
Leon Jacobs, Public Health Serv-
ice and DR.. George w. Howard.
Army Department.
ENGINEERS-The Civil Serv-
ice Commission has set up an
advisory committee of top-flight
engineering consultants and en-
gineers to aid it in its program
to make the Federal service more
attractive to engineers, particu-
larry to engineering students now
in college. The committee is
headed by Joseph Ehlers. civil
engineer and field representative
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Cloudy
tonight with occasional rain and
low about SO. Tomorrow partly
cloudy and warmer with scat
tered showers likely.
Considerably cloudi-
ness with occasional showers to-
night and tomorrow. Low to-
night 1854. Tomorrow warmer,
except continued mild In extreme
southwest portion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-13

Of the American Society Of Civil
Engineers.
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Rev. Gerard Smith
Receives Award

PHILADELPHIA, April Is up.
The Rev. Gerard Smith. s. j..
of Marquette University. has re-
ceived one Of the highest Catho-
lie honors for scholarship. the
Spellman-AquinaS Medal.
Established by Francis Car
dinal Speliman Of New York and
named in honor of the 18th
Century scholar, the medal was
presented last night at the an
nual dinner Of the American
Catholic Philosophical Associa-
ton.
At the associations concluding
session today DR.. Vincent E.
Smith. a professor ct Notre
Dame University, was elected
president to succeed Or. Charles
j. O'Neil Of Marquette.
The Rev. Charles A. Hart Of
Catholic University was re-
elected secretary for the 26th
year.
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Of the American Society Of Civil
Engineers.
HOOVER STUDY - The Civil
Service Commission and the
Budget Bureau are making an
official study of the Hoover Com
mission proposals on. civil serv-
ice preparatory to deciding
which proposals should be SUBJ
mitted to Congress as legislative
recommendations.
Actually. however. there does
not seem much chance that
Congress for the present will do
anything on the Hoover pro-
posals. The reaction of the
House and Senate Civil Service
Committees-which would han
die all legislation involving civil
service-has been one of COM
plete indifference from both Re-
publican and Democratic men,
bers.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-James
C. Worthy, Sears-Roebuck off,
cial and previous Assistant Sec
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Maryland-Cloudy with occa-
sional drizzle or light rain to-
night except scattered showers
or thunderstorms in extreme
west. Low tonight in 40s except
near SO in extreme west. Tomor-
row considerable cloudiness and
milder with scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
Winds-Northeast to east 15-
20 miles per hour tonight, be-
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workers is the one concerning
pay raises. The Senate has ap-
proved 10 per cent pay raise for
classified and postal workers, but
the House has not yet acted.
House action is scheduled
within the next week or 10 days
on the postal pay legislation. II
the House approves more than
an average 7.6 per cent postal
pay raise-and it will do so If
the postal unions insist on the
So per cent-then the legislation
faces a presidential veto. Presi-
dent Eisenhower has strongly
implied he would veto any pay
increase in excess of 7.6 per cent
AS reported here yesterday,
some postal employe leaders are
swinging over to the 7.6 per cent
figure, in the belief that any,
thing higher than that would
mean no pay raise Of any kind
this year.
House action on classified pay
awaits the outcome of the postal
pay fight. House approval of a
classified pay raise of about 7
per cent is indicated. But final
enactment of classified pay raise
depends on whether the postal
pay figure finally arrived at by
Congress meets the approval of
President Eisenhower. It's be-
coming increasingly apparent
that Congress would not over
ride a Presidential pay veto.
TRAVEL ALLOWANCES -
Still another bill awaiting con-
greSsional action is one that
would increase the present 50
maximum daily travel allow
ances for Government workers
to S13. The 7-cent mileage allow
ance for automobiles would be
increased to 10 cents. The
House Government Operations
Committee has scheduled hear
ings soon and the Senate Civil
Service Committee also plans
early hearings.
OTHER IMPORTANT MEAS
URES - Here are some other
important Government-e mploye
bills before Congress:
!. Providing free bonds to
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BY JOHN A. GILES

The Armed Services still wer'
in the dark today as to wha'
Defense Secretary Wilson mean
when he ordered that release Of
all military information mus
constitute a constructive con.
tribution to the primary mis-.
sion" Of the Defense Depart.
ment.
Pressed at news conference
yesterday to explain the expires.
sion contained in his March Is
secrecy order. Mr.. Wilson ad-
mitted:
tits a little hard to define
While he indicated strongly he
had no desire to withhold routine
information. Mr.. Wilson said lit
tie to discourage Pentagon press
officers from withholding data
about which there is the least
possibility of misunderstanding
Little Qualification
Word had been passed in ad-
vance that Mr.. Wilson would
clarity the order. Instead, he
spent virtually all of the 80 min
utes OF his press conference ex-
planning why it had been issued.
He asked patience, and forecast
the system would shake itself
down.
And he stoutly defended the
directive, denying heatedly that
1t was censorship.
Reminded that the Commu-
nists withheld all military news
from the public, Mr.. Wilson said:
my standards are different.
Don't worry about that"
He added: 1.-THE last thing I'd
be is a party to a coverup of
information about plumbers,
graft and unnecessary delays"
But he disclosed he plans to
"tighten" the rules governing
what constitutes security. He
said: Maybe we'll classify some
Of our information a little Diff
ferently."
Mr.. Wilson said "our top
folks think military informa-
ton is being released which it
would be much better if we
didn't put 1T out"
Too Little Secrecy
The White House said last
week that President Eisenhower
believed military technical in
formation has been given out to
the detriment of national de-
tense.
Particularly, we must stop
giving potential enemies so
much information about the
performance and capabilities of
our new weapons" Mr.. Wilson
said.
The Secretary declared the
order was discussed with the
military secretaries before issu-
anee and that they were fully
cooperative.
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Pentogon Still Puzzled
By Wilson Lid on News

Mr.. Wilson stated emphatically
that he did not intend that his
Office be filed with trivia for
clearance.
II believe that it will be rare
for a proposed release to be
called to my attention because
it would not meet the conStruc-
tive contribution provision" he
declared.
AS soon as the armed services
issue implementing instructions
the confusion that has existed
will be eliminated and 1.-THE di-
receive will be administered to
the satisfaction of the public,
Congress and the military de-
partments." the Secretary pre-
dicted.
Mr.. Wilson said that he had
not ordered officers to refuse in
vitations to deliver background,
off -the-record briefings to Sc
lected newsmen. He did not men,
ton the appearance recently of
Admiral Robert B. Carney, chief
of Naval Operations, at a dinner
where he spoke of the Far East
situation. The briefing later
caused a Juror.
Doubtful Procedure"
But Mr.. Wilson said such ap-
pearances appeared to him as
very doubtful procedure and it
looks a lot worse than it did two
or three weeks ago."
Mr.. Wilson said that he did
not intend to issue a new di-
receive to clarity his March 20
order. He indicated strongly that
he felt the services could comply
without any further explanation.
Preceding the Wilson news
conference. attended by some
100 newsmen, Secretary Of the
Army Stevens issued ''imple-
guidelines" to the
ground forces on the new infor-
nation policy.
Mr.. Stevens directive advised
everybody in that service that
they will be held personally re-
for the security, policy
and Constructive nature" of all
speeches, writings and informa-
ton releases.
He said the order applies ito
the entire field of information"
Mr.. Stevens also ordered that
all military and civilian person
mel not make any commitments
to furnish manuscripts to out
side publications unless prior
clearance is obtained at the
Pentagon. He excepted articles
written for service journals.
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DAILY WEATHER FORECAST-There will be rain tonight
in the Northeast the Middle and Upper Lakes region the
DakotaS, the Central Plateau and Northern California
while few urrie expected in parts of wyoming
Showers thunderstorm expected in the Ohio and
Tennessee Valleys the Lower Lakes region along
Atlantic Coast from Virginia to Florida It will be warmer
In the Southern and Central Rockies cooler in the Lower
Mississippi Valley the Western Gulf States and the North
ern Rockies-AP Wirephoto Map.
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Stute Visits Ended

BEIRUT. Lebanon, April 10
R.-President Camille Cha
noun returned yesterday after
state visits to Italy and Turkey.
He was gone 20 DAYS. r
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Pressure to Increase
For EmpIoye Bills
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

Congress returns from its Easter today faced with
uactedon bills of extreme interest Government employees
With this years session of Congress almost half the
legislators will be under increasing from Government
employee groups to take action these bills
The most important legislation to classified and postal
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-27

day they visited at the Henry
Miller home. They spent the night
at the VIM. Fisher home Friday.
After dinner at the Alvin Fisher
home the visitors attended the
card party at the Leslie Candee
home Saturday night and stayed
there over night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Patch
were week end guests at the Paul
Patch home.
The Leslie Candies had a card
party Saturday night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Me- Rauchendorfer won high
and Mrs. Raymond Ruffatto and
George Fisher won low. Those
present were VIM. Fisher, Geo.
Fisher, Alvin Fisher, Raymond
Ruffatto, Quinto Ruffatto, Pete
J.. Ruffatto, Priney Schlenz, Mel
Rauchendorfer, Kenneth Clausen,
Alfred Candee, Anton Carda, Jr.,
Bailey Fisher and their families,
Mrs. Bertha Cornelia and sons
Virgil and Frank and grandsons
Billy and Bobby, Harry Hagen,
Raymond and Stephen Schmitz.
Frank Cornelia is at home after
serving his time in the u. S. Ar
my. We all welcome him home.
Mrs. Lefty Wesin was a supper
guest at the Joe Schmitz home
Friday night.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-27
Charley Creek
BY the Ruffatto School

The Ruffatto school was closed
for a week as Mrs. Wesin was
under doctors care.
Callers in Sidney last week
were the George Fishers, Quinto
Ruffattos, Alvin Fishers, VIM.
Fishers and Mr.. and Mrs. Priny
Schlenz.
Al Schmitz and Mrs. Joe
Schmitz were in Sidney Friday
to see the doctor.
George Fisher and family Wis
tied at the George Nicholoff home
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Rauchendorf-
er entertained Saturday at a sup
per in honor of little Floyd's fifth
birthday. Those present were the
Alvin Fisher and Leslie Candee
families.
MI. and Mrs. Anton Ruffatto
and son David and Mr.. and Mrs
James Ruffatto and daughter
Sherry of Brockton were dinner
guests at the Pete P. Ruffatto
home Sunday.
Callers at the VIM. Fisher home
last week were George Fisher and
Leslie Candee and their families.
The st. Bernard Catholic church
study club met at the Fred Tolks-
dorf home Wednesday night.
Those attending the basketball
game at Brockton Friday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete P. Ruffatto and
daughter Joan and Julia, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Ruffatto and chill
dren Frank and Thelma, Mrs.
Clara Smith and son Howard, Mrs.
Paul Patch, Stephen and Raymond
Schmitz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Fisher were
visitors in our community. Thurs
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-27
South CuIbertson
MRS. T A t

Cap Hodges was a business all
er in Sidney Monday.
Stan Patch made a hurry-up
trip to Culbertson after work last
Monday evening.
The Maynard Cellmers were
callers in Sidney Tuesday. Geral-
dine and Genevieve spent the al
ternoon with the Patch kids while
their folks were gone.
The Bonnie AntonsonS were
shopping in Sidney Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. r. Hill and
Barry were callers in Culbertson
Thursday.
1 forgot to mention last week
that at the card party Mrs. George
Baker had a tied score for high
but lost to me in the cut. We
also miss the Pat Goulds at the
whist parties but from what I've
heard the people in Mesa only
play canasta all winter.
Donald Daniels was an overnite
guest of Wendell Hill Saturday.
The Stan Patches were evening
visitors at the Don Birch home
Saturday.
The Cap Hodges were Sunday
dinner guests at the Maynard
Cellmer home.
Circle Stanford was a caller in
Culbertson Saturday.
Frank Griffin took Pat and
Jerry back to school at Andes
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Birch mad
children were Sunday evening
callers at the K. R. Hill home.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-27
Richey
By Helen Hanson
HAGELE

Miss Marie Carlson, oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Carlson of Richey, became the
bride of Melvin Hagele of Fair
view at a double ring ceremony
performed by the Rev. Telfred
Swanson Sunday afternoon, Jan.
10, at the Christian Missionary
Alliance church.
The nuptial music and wedding
march were played by Miss Marg-
ar1te Schultz who also played the
accompaniment for Mrs. William
Howard, who sang, Together
With Jesus, and for Miss Elois
Senner who sang "The Lords
Prayer.
The bride, given away by her
father, was dressed in a white
satin gown with high neck, her
finger tip veil was fastened with
a tiara of seed pearls. She carried
a white Bible topped with a small
bouquet of white and yellow baby
NUNS tied with white and yellow
satin steamers.
The brides maid, Miss Roberta
Taggart of Glendive, was attired
in a light blue formal and carried
a colonial bouquet. A navy blue
dress and hat was worn by the
brides mother and the groom's
mother was dressed in an aqua
dress and hat, both wearing a
corsage of yellow and white NUNS.
The groom and his attendant,
Carl Carlson, brother of the bride
both wore the conventional dark
blue suits with white boutonnieres.
Edward Carpenter, cousin of the
bride, and Harold Hoffman were
ushers.
A reception vas held at the
IOOF hall after the wedding cere-
mony for about 1875 guests. The
brides table was decorated with
white and yellow tapers and CEN
tered with a three TERED wedding
cake topped with a miniature
bride and groom. POSTMASTER was
Rev. Norman Granger, pastor of
the Nazarene church at Fairview.
He also sang two vocal solos, The
Wedding Prayer and AS the Years
Go By. A sermon was given by
Rev. Leonard Harder of the First
Mennonite church of Glendive.
The guest book was in charge
of Mrs. Edward Carpenter.
The newlyweds left immediate
ly after the reception on a weeks
honeymoon, after which they will
be at home in Fairview where the
groom is employed.
Mrs. Hagele is a graduate Of the
Richey high school, attended st.
Paul Bible Institute and Kennon
Business school at Spokane, Wn.
She has been employed the past
two years at the Montana-Dakota
Power Company in Glendive.
The regular meeting of the Luz
theran Ladies' Aid was held on
Thursday afternoon with president
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-27

upon Robert Eggebrecht and AL
fred Unruh at the regular meet
ing of Tyre Lodge No. 1876 held
at the IOOF hall Thursday eve
ming. Lunch was served after the
meeting.
Donald Whiteman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Freddie Whiteman, UNI
derwent surgery at the Sidney
hospital Friday.
The members of Tyre Lodge No.
1876 of Richey attended the morn
ing Worship Service of the Metho-
dist church in a body. After the
service a fellowship dinner was
enjoyed. The afternoon was spent
singing hymns and playing games.
John Unruh who attended John
Deere Tractor School at Minot,
returned home Saturday.
Retah Knudson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Knudson under
went an appendectomy at the
Trinity hospital in Wolf Point on
Tuesday.
Young Women's Sewing club
was entertained IN the country
home of Mrs. Tommy Baldwin
Tuesday evening.
Bridge club was entertained
Tuesday evening in the Harold
Berry home. Mrs. Andy Lee was
assistant hostess with Mrs. Berry.
Three tables were in play. Mrs.
Vernon Culver was awarded the
high prize, second to Mrs. Ole
Jensen and low to Mrs. George
Boles. Mrs. William H. Miller
received travelling prize.
Mrs. Ira Zuroff entertained at
a party Monday after school for