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Evening star., 1955-11-14
OUR PRESIDE ENTS
BY HONORE NJ CATUDAL

i''For the first time in the
history of the United States. =
said the President. 40 years ago
today, lit has become advisable
for q President Of the United
States to step on territory not
beneath the flag of the United
States" Which President said
this and what foreign country
did he yisit2
"A great Negro educator died
at Tuskeegee, Ala. 40 years ago
today; his last name was the
same as that Of our FIRST Presi-
dent. Who?
3-Today Is our First Lady's
birthday; was she born In
Kansas, Iowa or Texas?
(AnsWers ON Next Page.)
Evening star., 1955-11-14
"A WORD
TO THE WISE
By MRS. FRANK COLBY

@. The word PROPAGANDA
Lis frequently pronounced with a
long "o'' sound In the first syl-
liable. What Is the dictionary
consensus2
A. No authority, to my knoWl-
edge, sanctions or even Lists the
long .'o' In propaganda. 81
|sPRo oE-puh- -GAN-duh." A few
American broadcasters have
picked up the erroneous pronun-
citation from the British, some
|Of whom affect It. ] say ''er-
|roneous'' for the reason that
neither edition Of the Oxford
English Dictionary, Britain's su-
prerne authority. lists propagaf1-
da with . long ''o'' sound.
The correct pronunciation. in
both England and America.
sounds the .'or as III proper.
prop, propagate. Say PROP -uh-
GAN-duh.
@. TO settle an argument.
please tell US the correct way to
pronounce the word POEM.
A. Poem does not rhyme with
dome, home" It is as incorrect
to say ''polne" for poem as It
would be to say @pote" for poet.
Poem, like poet, has two syl-
tables. The second syllable, In
Standard American. is either
"em' or 'im." Be sure 10 say:
|PCE-ern; or: POE-im.
@. During q fight broadcast.
the announcer reading the COM
mercial pronounced the word
RIGID with q hard e" as In
rig, fig. Surely this cannot be
right.
A. It was doubtless a slip OF
the tongue. Rigid should rhyme
with frigid. The "g" has the
sound Of H." making the first
syllable sound exactly like the
word ridge" thus: RIDGE-id.
@. Is there any sanction for
accenting the word ORGANIZA-
|TIoN on the gan" syllable?
A. None whatever. The ac-
cents fall on the first and fourth
|syllables. The "a" Of gan" should
be obscured. thus: "oR-g'n-i-
zAY-shun.
IDiatributed By MeNaushs syndicate. Inc,
Evening star., 1955-11-14

(Answer Is Yesterdays PuEzlel
Evening star., 1955-11-14
BY EASLEY BLACKWOOD

Pass A All pass
"Well, it's an art. Muzzy," said
Mr.. Champion. you're either
born with it or =. !"
Come on II" replied Mr.. Muz-
" angrily. you can't know fcr
sure about hnessing unless you
can see all four hands"
"You can see all four hands
and still not know" said Mr.,
Champion nastily.
"Just q minute, gentlemen. in
terrupted MIR. Masters. who usu-
ally assumes the role Of peace
maker. 'Muzzy asked Q fair
question. Let's tell him the situ-
ations where odds favor refusing
the finesse.a .
Today's hand illustrates Mr.,
Masters first point. Mr.. Cham
pion opened the queen Of hearts
and Mr.. Muzzy won the ace. He
immediately entered dummy with
the king of clubs, returned the
Jack Of spades and let it ride.
Here the fireworks started. Mr..
Champion won with the king Of
spades. He led the jack of hearts
and Miss Brash ruled. She re-
turned the queen Of clubs. Mr..
Muzzy played the ace and Mr..
Champion ruffed. The ace Of
diamonds provided the setting
trick.
Would you have made this
contract? You should have, In
spite Of the fact the adverse dis
tribution was admittedly very
rough.
The point is that your main
Job here is not to locate the king
of spades. It is to take 10 tricks.
And this you can do by laying
down the ace Of spades at trick
two and following with another
spade. Now the defenders viii
win one spade trick instead Of
three.
MIR. Muzzy wants to know how
to recognize the need for such q
play. The answer lies in the
bidding and play Of each hand.
In this deal Mr.. Muzzy had two
warnings Of a possible run BY the
opponents. One warning was
Mr.. Champions Vulnerable heart
overcall, indicating q long heart
suit. Another was the play Of the
nine Of hearts by Miss Brash at
trick one.
And as clincher. there was
always the fact that MIR. Miizzy
didn't need b successful spade
finesse to make his game.
tcopyrisht, 1855, General Features corp.l
Evening star., 1955-11-14
BY Rouson

|trophs. troop. trot, trs6 troth. type. tyro,
Irepp. rops. rote. root. ether. otter. oyer,
Ipert. petty. pope, poetry, poor. part,
Ipothsr, pottery. pore. poor. prep. prep,
pray. pretty. prophet. pyrs. hare, hope,
lhoer. hoet. hopper. hotter. hoop. hypo'
Iyers.
Evening star., 1955-11-14
WORD GAME.
Find 10 or more words In
sOMBRERO,

meaning, "a kind Of broad
|brimmed hat" Average is II;
time limit. 20 minutes.
Rules Of the gnnae--1. words must b,
|of . four e 5 more , isssess woEas whisl =
l"s. such as s'bats, scars, arr no
fused. 3. Only one form Of : word Il
used. 4. Proper names are nnt used.
4
Answer - TRoPOPHYTE
they, theory. tote. tore. tort. topper
Evening star., 1955-11-14

Washington, d. G.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER II, 1855
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-17

N.A.A.C.P. TO ELECT OFFICERS
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
will meet at the Union Hall next
Monday, December 10. Electing of
the officers for the coming year
will constitute the main business
of the meeting.
The meeting will begin at 7:3O
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-17
NOTICE

Anyone cutting trees on, or
along the roads crossing. my home
stead at Mill Bay win be prosecut-
ed to the full extent of the law.
(S) Bea Nachtweih. 12-3-3n
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-17
! ocaI NC Advisor
Re-enIists For Six

Master Sergeant ID on aid +.
Sheckels, the Regular Army Ad-
visor to Company D. 207th Infan-
try Battalion (Sep), the local Ma
tional Guard Unit, was, after 10
years continuous service, sworn in
for six more years, by Major John
j. Wessmiller, the Senior Advisor
to the 207th Infantry Battalion,
this past Wednesday. Witnessing
Officer at the ceremony was 1t.
Col. William S. Coleman, Senior
Advisor to the Alaska National
Guard. 1t. Col. Coleman and Ma
jor Wessmiller flew in from Jul
neau for the express purpose OF
administering the oath to MISgt.
SheckelS.
MISgt. Sheckels was born in 1918
and raised in Knoxville, Tennes-
see. In 1889 he enlisted for SER
vice with the 10th Field Artillery
ali Fort Knox, Kentucky, and serv-
ed with that unit until he trans
ferred to the Field Artillery of the
18th Aifborne Division, with which
he served during World War II,
when that unit was making such
glorious history with its accomp-
lishments in combat.
During the Korean conflict, he
served with the 49th Field Artil-
lery of the 7th Infantry Division
in Korea, and while performing
his duties there distinguished him
self by Calamity in Action against
an armed enemy that resulted in
his being awarded the Silver Star.
His citation reads distinguished
himself by gallantry in action
against an armed enemy near
Yongp' Yong, Korea on II Novem-
Der 1850. On this date MlSgt.
Sheckels was moving forward to.
the Liaison Officers position to
ascertain the reason for loss of
communication.
Upon learning that the Liaison
Officers radio was out of order he
voluntarily ran 400 yards to the
rear through intense machine gun
and heavy small arme fire to an
other radio. Communication was
reestabliShed and artillery was adj
Justed upon the enemy, inflicting
numerous casualties and allowing
the infantry to move forward in
the attack. While the Battalion
commander was adjusting the ar
tIllery, MISgt. Sheckels voluntarily
answered call for help from a
wounded infantryman by running
through heavy small arms fire to
drag him to cover of a nearby
building. MISgt. Sheckels saw an
other wounded infantryman and
ran to his aid and arrived as the
enemy fire again hit the wounded
man and killed him. MSgt. Sheck-
els gallantry reflects great credit
upon himself and the Military Ser
vice"
In addition to the Silver Star,
MlSgt. Sheckels has been awarded
the Good Conduct; American De-
Tense; American Campaign; Asiat-
ic-Pacific Theater, PHILIPPINE Lib
GRAFTON; World II Victory; Occupa-
ton-Japan; Korean Operation; I'm
tied Nations; and the National De-
Tense Medals, and his proudly
worn Parachutist Wings.
He arrived in Kodiak last year
with his wife, Terry, and son DON
aid, Jr., and lives in the Aleutian
Homes. MISgt. Sheckels has been
instrumental in guiding Company
D to a status of training and per-
sonnet attendance at drill so that
the unit ranks with the best in
Alaska.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-17
POLICE SLOGAN

Don't let your drivers license
become your death certificate.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-17

atomic power, in the last two
or three years, has meant, on the
whole, a deterrent of war" An
thony Eden, Prime Minister OF
Great Britain.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-17

The only money that goes as far
today as it did ten years ago Is
the dime that rolls under the
bed Clinton (TowO Herald.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-17

.. m. All members are urged to
attend.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-17

Game night at the v.F.W. is now
Friday night.
Read fhe Mirror CIassifieds
Evening star., 1955-07-27
pspsssmsns es csmmssss

NATIONS WEATHER OUTLOOK-It will be cooler tonight
in New England, upstate New York and the Great Lakes
region Thundershowers will be scattered upstate New
York. Pennsylvania, the Central States the Pacific North
west, the Cult Coast and the Upper Rio Grande Valley
AP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star., 1955-07-27
Capitol Transit Blocks
Poyment of Pensions

vision in the pension fund agree
ment to keep the fund alive dur
ing a strike or lockout.
Bernard Cushman, union at
torney, said the union is prepared
to fight any court action. The
union may ask the court to in
struct the trustee to keep the
fund intact for the duration OF
the strike. Mr.. Cushman said he
had suggested such an agree
ment with the company several
times, but had been turned down.
Mediators Try Again
The pension fight, marking
the 9th day Of the strike, stole
the show from efforts to mediate
the squabble.
On Capitol Hill there was a
chance the Senate might act TO-
day on the Commissioners bill
to settle the strike by lifting the
company's franchise and either
operating the company or pro-
viding other service. At 1880
am. tomorrow the House Dis
trict Committee will meet to
write it's own bill.
At his press conference today
President Eisenhower said it was
up to management and labor to
resolve their own differences. Mr.
Eisenhower commented in an
swer to a reporters suggestion
that the strike might still be
going on when the President
next leaves for Denver.
Mr.. Eisenhower said he had
not received any reports on the
Evening star., 1955-07-27

strike since his return from
Geneva. He noted there are
mediators and all sorts of things
for handling those emergencies
but that in the long run. the
good sense of the parties must
be brought into play when our
form of economy is in danger.
Attacking the strike from an
other angle, the Board of Trades
Fact finding Committee spent
most of yesterday interviewing
sources of information which
might narrow the area in dis
pute.
The three-man committee
talked with Engineer Commits
sioner Thomas A. Lane and then
spent three hours with Capital
Transit officials. Those inter-
viewed agreed the committee
was taking an objective look at
the situation.
Mr.. Giddings said the pension
crisis had its inception on April
% when the union wrote it's Gus
tomary letter announcing inten-
ton of bargaining for a new
contract, voiding the old con-
tract on June 80. The company
formally replied, agreeing the
old contract would not exist
after June 80.
That, in effect, was announce
ment by each party that the
contract for a pension fund was
being terminated as of June 80
as the company sees it.
In the first week of July, when
designees of the Pension Com
mittee were planning to make
their annual check of securities
at the Riggs Bank, Capital
Transit counsel informed the
company representatives that
the company and union had
agreed the committee no longer
was functioning, Mr.. Giddings
explained.
Evening star., 1955-07-27

A move to have the Capital
Transit Co. segregate on its
books funds derived from the
1854 fare increase, for possible
future benefit to riders, yester-
day was attacked by the company
as a harassing tactic.
The motion, filed by George
Spiegel, an attorney, suggested
that, if the rate increase, now
in litigation eventually is set
aside, the segregated funds might
be used as a credit discount
against future fares.
In some cases, the motion
said, individual passengers
might be able to prove they
are entitled to a specific re-
fund. The motion was filed in
the U. s. Court of Appeals for
the District.
Mr.. Spiegel is Navy Depart
Iment attorney. He has been
carrying on court action seek
ling to reverse the 1854 findings
of the Public Utilities Commits
Evening star., 1955-07-27
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
the Pension Committee, and j.
Godfrey Butler, company per-
Sonnel director and secretary of
the six-man joint committee,
confirming "a disagreement
among the committee members
as to whether the plan contin-
ued in existence"
At present there are 285 re-
tired employees receiving pen
sions of a maximum $40 a
month. They were to have re-
ceived monthly checks Friday.
Company hourly-rated employees
contribute to the pension plan
on a ratio of i to 2 with the
company.
A meeting was being held this
morning between attorneys and
bank officials to determine If
there was a way to resolve the
dispute.
Disclaims Control
The company says it has no
control whatever over the fund
but that the retirement plan
ceased to function when both
parties announced the wage and
hours contract would expire as
Of June 80.
1.-THE company has nothing to
do with the disposition of the
pension funds" Mr.. Giddings
said. "This is the responsibility
of the trustee Of the fund, The
Riggs National Bank. mutually
selected by the union and the
company"
The union says there is a pro-
Evening star., 1955-07-27
Fare Refund Move Hit
.By CTC as Horossment

sion in granting the increase.
Recently. the appellate court,
without upsetting the increase,
remanded the case to the COM
mission with instructions to
clarity its reasoning.
Pointing to the strike and f.
nancial difficulties, the company
declared: "It Is in this situation
I. that appellant (Mr. SpiegeD
would segregate or freeze. in
such a way as to be unavailable
to the company for any cor
|porate purposes. including pay
|ment Of wage increases, amounts
|of fare increases which had
proved insufficient from the time
they were granted"
The company contended it is
impossible accurately to deter
mine the amount garnered from
the fare increase because o1
shifts in the riding pattern
created in part by the change
in the relationship of cash te
tokens.
Evening star., 1955-07-27

St. Psul-Minneapolis which. the
witness conceded, showed q
three per cent increase in its
rate Of return after conversion
to buses was accomplished last
year.
Mr.. Smith refused to agree.
however, that conversion gen.
orally is a sure-fire way of in
Icreasing transit company profits.
He said that conditions peculiar
to each city govern the slfecess
of such a move.
He said that the primary rea-
son for abolishing streetcars
has been the fact that these We
hicles and other rail service
equipment has worn out. He
said that companies faced with
high rehabilitation costs have
decided to switch to buses in
stead.
Evening star., 1955-07-27

day by a 6-1 vote. Acting Ma
jority Leader Clements prom
ised speedy action on it.
With strong support by Chair
man Neely, Senator Morse.
Democrat, of Oregon. and other
committee members, the bill has
been given a good chance in the
Senate. It's main features would
revoke Capital Transit's fran
chise and give the District Com
missioners, who sponsored the
bill, authority either to seize and
operate the company for a period
up to a year, or to contract for
some other transportation.
But the Senate bill possibly
could bump head-on into an en-
tirely different House version of
what should be done about the
strike.
The House District Commit
tee will draw up a bill from a
total of six considered in the
hearings. Chairman Mcmillan
would not venture to guess its
final form. He has been favor
ing a plan offered by Represent
ative Broyhill. Republican, of
Virginia, for an 180-day fact
finding period to follow stoppage
of the strike by court injunction.
Chairman Mcmillan and others
in the House disagree that COM
pany seizure is the best method
for dealing with the problem. If
the House passes its own bill, the
Senate and House plans might
meet in conference.
Then it would be touch -and-go
whether conferees with opposite
views might find ground for
compromise.
The fact that Congress is about
to adjourn might speed an agree
ment.
Evening star., 1955-07-27

ital Transit Co. witness, was
questioned on the streetcar con-
version subject over the ohjec-
tions OF company cousel r. @,
Await. Mr.. Await contended
that because his witness offered
no testimony on conversion in
presenting the company's case,
the utilities commission staff had
no right to question him along
that line. Chairman George e
C. Hayes. however. permitted the
examination to continue.
Under questioning by commit
tee counsel Lloyd B. Harrison,
Mr.. Smith conceded that num-
Der of large cities in recent years
have been gradually doing away
with streetcars in favor of bus
Operations.
One of these mentioned was
the Twin City Rapid Transit o1
Evening star., 1955-07-27
RESORT FORECAST

Upper and Lower Bay-Mostly
sunny and hot with high 90-96,
but chance of afternoon or eve
ming showers tomorrow.
South Jersey and Ocean
Beaches-Fair and hot with high
of 86-92, but chance of scattered
afternoon or evening showers
tomorrow.
Skyline Drive-Partly cloudy
and hot with high 84-90 and
chance of scattered afternoon
'or evening showers tomorrow.
Visibility fair to good, except
some morning fog.
Evening star., 1955-07-27
WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity - Con-
tinued fair and warm tonight
with low near II. Tomorrow,
mostly sunny and hot with
chance of scattered afternoon or
evening showers, becoming a
little cooler by night.
Maryland-Fair tonight with
low in 7Os except 1856 in west
portion. Tomorrow, partly
cloudy and not so hot with scat
tered afternoon or evening
showers.
Virginia-Low tonight 68-72
in west and 72-76 in east por-
ton. Tomorrow, warm with in
creasing cloudiness and chance
of scattered afternoon or eve
ming showers in north and
mountains.
Wind-Southwest 1915 miles
per hour tomorrow.
River Report
From q. 8. Engineersl
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday:
tReadings washington National Airportl
Midnight --- 80 Noon ----- SS
4 am. 76 pm. ------ S2
8 am. n pm. 81
Record Temperature This Year
Highest. 9S, on July 22.
Lowest 10. on February 3.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow
High - 2:52 am. 3:44 am.
Low ----- 9:47 am. 1Q:42 am.
Evening star., 1955-07-27

Nigh and Lew Of Last "A Hours
High, 80, at $3.50 pm.
Low, rs, at $40 am.
The Sun and Neon
Rises Sets
Sun, today 6:04 1924
Sun, tomorrow 6:04 1924
Moon, today 2:49 pm. 12:46 am
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haf hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1955-07-27
PUG. Presses
||AlI-Bus Study

The possibilities OF converting
streetcar operations to an all-bus
operation in the interests OF
economy and service were probed
further today by the District
Public Utilities Commission.
r. Gilman Smith. expert of a
New York transit consultant
firm, was on the witness stand
for cross-examination as the
current rate increase case Of
Capital Transit Co. entered its
sixth day of public hearings.
Mr.. Smith, retained as q Cap
Evening star., 1955-07-27
Arqentines Parade
In Eve Peron Memory

BUENOS AIRES, July ~ up.
Ten thousand Argentines pa
Iraded silently before President
Juan D. Peron last night on the
third anniversary of the death of
his wife Eva.
A congressional resolution
lauded Mrs. Peron, who died of
cancer, as the spiritual chief
of the nation" The Peronista
press said the day marked the
Anniversary of her transition to
Immortality"
In several towns in Buenos
Aires Province. however, monu-
ments and posters erected to her
memory were defaced.
Evening star., 1955-07-27

July 10 the company informed
the union that the pension fund
might be in jeopardy. and sug-
gested the union get in touch
with company's counsel to dis
cuss it.
In a statement. the company
said it sincerely hoped the con-
|troversy could be settled with
orderly administration" of the
plan.
If the pension plan is termi-
mated. funds first will be used
for pensions of those already
retired or eligible for retirement
at the time. If the assets are
not sufficient to cover this, there
will be a pro-rata reduction. If
there is an excess. this will be
lpro-rated to all who have con-
tributed.
The company pointed out
there are two pension funds. Not
affected is separate fund in
which salaried employees share
Union President Bierwager
broke the pension trouble new:
to about $500 union members
at the National Guard Armory
last night. He said the company
was wrongly blocking payments
of a fund to which the members
contribute and to which "the
company has no right, title or
interest.
Called Cruel Reprisal
"This cruel reprisal by the
company against its retired en-
ployes is so unusual and so sense
less that it was brought to Mr.
Wolfson's Uouis e. Wolfson
CTC board chairman) persona.
attention several days ago-to ne
avail" Mr.. Bierwagen said.
He emphasized that the pen
sion agreement provides thai
periods during which no services
were rendered because of strike:
or lockouts" shall not count al
absence against continuous serv-
ice in figuring pensions.
Mr.. Bierwagen said the COM
pany blocked the plan by in
forming Price Waterhouse Co.
certified public accountants for
Riggs Bank, that the fund and
committee no longer existed.
"The union has informed the
Riggs Bank, nevertheless, that
the retirement plan is very much
lin existence, that there is no
provision in the plan for its
Termination, and that the union
will work to strengthen the
Iplan," Mr.. Bierwagen told the
union members.
1.-THE union has sought to
make an interim agreement with
the company to cover admins
Itration of the fund pending
settlement of the strike. The
company has refused"
Action in Congress
With adjournment possible
this week end, Congress wa!
moving toward the time wher
lit must act If it intends to dc
something about the strike. The
alternative would be for Con-
gress to leave for five months
with the strike still on anc
nothing but collective bargain
ling to fall back on for a settle
ment.
Chairman Mcmillan Of the
House District Committee. which
completed public hearings yes
Iterday, predicted fatty that
Congress would pass some kind
of legislation.
But the road ahead did not
appear smooth. The Senate now
has a bill which the District
Committee reported out yester-
Evening star., 1955-07-27
FIRE SWEEPS KANSAS HOME FOR AGED

bilow this residents
Residents
Although 100 residents
Evening star., 1955-07-27
Suggested Talks

A week ago Riggs Bank wrote
the company and union for
clarif1cation of the status of the
pension plan. The company made
clear its position in a letter
yesterday, but the union replied
to the bank that the plan was
still alive.
Mr.. Giddings said that on