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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Greyhound Drivers
Still Working Here
Many Cities
Lack Service
AS folks Foil

Walkouts in all but the Wash.
ington division Of Eastern Grey
hound disrupted bus service over
a wide area today.
Here q few drivers decided
against working without a con-
tract. which expired last MIDI
night. but Greyhound officials
said almost a full schedule was
being maintained for Maryland
commuters and to Western and
Southern points.
Walkouts at Akron, Cleveland,
Columbus, Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh followed after the
company failed to reach settle-
|ment with the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION Of Street, Electric Rail-
way and Motor Coach Employees.
The negotiations in Cleveland
were continued beyond the mid
might strike deadline in hope Of
Iaverting stoppages. Talks were
scheduled to resume this
morning.
Permission to Work
David j. Butler, financial Sec
Rotary Of Local 1898, which in
|cludes Washington, Baltimore,
Hagerstown and GAINESVILLE, said
the unions vice president in
Cleveland had told members they
could continue to work today III
they wish to-" The walkouts
were regarded as legal because
contracts had expired.
Only a handful Of the $50
drivers. maintenance and termi.
nal employees in this division de-
cided against working today, ale
though about 80 per cent of the
Hagerstown workers were re-
ported out.
B. c. Pendleton, Washington
terminal manager, said heavy
commuter schedules to Baltimore
and Annapolis were being main
tanned. However, service between
Baltimore. Philadelphia and New
York is out. he said.
Is Drivers BaIk
Baltimore terminal officials
reported that is drivers refused
to take out their buses after
midnight and that service to
most of the State had been
cut of.
Neither union or company
officials estimated the number
idled. Altogether, about 1000
employees would be affected by a
strike. Spokesman for both sides
indicated there were prospects
of a settlement.
Main issues to be settled are
the unions demands for a 30
cent hourly pay boost spread
over two years, SIX paid holidays,
increased minimum guarantees
and pay for waiting and delay
4 time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
U. 5. Unit Leads
As Givers Fund
Nears Quota
Success Is Assured,
Campaign Chairman
Says Confidently

The United Givers Fund to-
day was within 1927 900 Of It's
$6.6 million goal, boosted by
Government worker pledges ex-
ceeding 100 per cent of quota.
The Government unit thus led
the businessmen in the stretch
with 245.285 pledges totaling
l$2, $40 ,e04. The business unit re-
ported 90 per cent ($2,120,376)
of its goal.
Pledges from now on will be
counted at 4 pm. Monday
Through Friday at the UGF
campaign headquarters in the
Hotel Washington. Carleton
Smith, campaign chairman, said
success is assured" when the
$4,000 volunteers complete as
signments.
Generosity Praised
This is a great day in the
history of human generosity in
the National Capital area" he
declared at the Hotel Washing
ton luncheon yesterday.
The State Department led the
Government groups with lib per
cent of its quota pledged, De-
Tense had 108 per cent. Labor,
l03 per cent, and the U. S. Court
of Appeals for the District of
Columbia and National. Capital
Planning Commission, 100 per
cent each.
| Andrews Air Force Base last
night Joined the list of agen-
cies who have gone over the top
in United Givers Fund collec-
tions.
Andrews personnel pledged
$35.666, for 1O8 per cent Of their
$32, 1888 quota.
The corporation division of the
business unit reported SO per cent
of its quota, or $1,302,644. The
Metropolitan Unit reported SIS
per cent, or $811,217. A break
down:
Maryland = $146,098; Virginia
l-$111,338 District of Columbia
general (small business) -$94, :
1874, and District of Columbia
neighborhoo d-$458, 1886.
s. Captains Landed
Unit chairman H. Holmes vo-
gel noted that So captains in the
neighborhood division had COL
lected 100 per cent or more of
their quotas.
Three sixth-graders at Randle
Highland School went on a per-
sonal trick or treat" campaign
for UGF last night, one Of their
mothers reported.
Mrs. w. H. johnson, 1909
Thirtieth street Sc, a UGF
volunteer, said they decided they
were too old to ask for candy. so
they collected $40 for yester-
days report meeting in the Hotel
Washington. The boys are Albert
Johnson, Gordon Pracht and
Dennis Buckler.
Guests at yesterdays luncheon
were Illona Massey. actress;
Eydie Gorme. singer. now ap-
pearing at the Casino Royal, and
Edmund Purdom. now appearing
at the National.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Little Vandalism Makes
DociIe Halloween Here

Other than candy hangovers
among the trick-or- treat set, the
Washington area came out of
Halloween with a feeling it
could have been worse.
Washington police used a few
tricks of their own to pick up
five juveniles accused Of turning
in false alarms, but on the
whole. they called it one Of the
most docile Halloweens on
record.
Elsewhere the story was one
of scattered vandalism Of the
mean kind, such as ice-picked
tires and paint-smeared auto
mobiles.
Oxon Hill House Burns
Spooks of a different kind APP
parently fired an old abandoned
house in Oxon Hill, a ram
shackle dwelling the neighbour
hood children sometimes be-
lieved was actually haunted.
Fire Marshal Lawrence Wolff is
investigating the possibility of
arson.
In Washington. 14th precinct
police busted the panes and
handles of fire alarm boxes with
la fluorescent powder which
CLOVIS well under a police flash
light, particularly when it is on
the hands and clothing of
pranksters.
They hauled in three girls and
a boy and had an admission
that they turned in a false alarm
at Fifteenth street and Sheriff
road NE, early last night. Later
they picked up another boy and
blamed him for two false alarms
at Fifty-first and H streets NE,
and Boulevard and Alabama
avenue Sc. All arrested are
Negroes.
Prince Georges Vandalism
Prince Georges County APP
parently caught most of the
vandalism.
The punctured tires were in
the Cheverly area around Quincy
Manor; the paint-daubed cars
were in the 1900 block Of Ingra-
ham street in Avondale near
Hyattsville. Beltsville reported
Ipranksters opened at least 10
fire hydrantsl
Neighborhood parties. the in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Truce Cancels
Transit Strike
13-Hour Session
Leads to Accord
Continued From First Page

OOntitlueu FROM tlrSL rage
his proposal might leave the
company no profit at all.
1t was assumed after the agree
ment that he had increased his
offer. but the final amount and
length of the contract was I'M
disclosed.
Mr.. Bierwagen insisted that
disclosure of the contract terms
might well wreck the agreement.
He said many union members
would be offended at learning of
the contract terms second hand,
and that those who were salts
fed by the terms might fail to
attend the meeting called to
ratify the contract. Thus, he
indicated, only those who OPP
posed the settlement might at
tend the meeting and vote down
the agreement
Package" Deal Set
He said the agreement was a
package" which covered wages,
hours. length of contract and
the subject of arbitration.
Discussions began yesterday
at 2 pm. and were stalled three
hours over union fears that Mr..
Chalk had said the union was
willing to settle for a wage in
crease Of 20 cents an hour. The
union originally had asked for a
boost Of rs cents an hour, but
veteran transit negotiators had
estimated they would accept the
20-cent figure.
The dispute was settled after
all the negotiators listened to a
tape recording transcription of
Mr.. Chalk's press conference
earlier in the day at which the
20-cent figure was brought up
by newspaper reporters. The re-
cording had been made by Sta
ton WRC.
Recommend Acceptance
Mr.. Bierwagen said the union
executive board would recon-
mend that the membership ac-
cept the agreement. subject to
final drafting" He said thu
contract agreement did not in
volve a commitment to arbitrate
its settlement.
Mr.. Donnahoo said he and his
fellow mediators, James A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Declares
He Helped Get
River Cleanup

Representative Dewitt s
Hyde. the Republican incum.
bent from Maryland's 9Th dis.
trict. last night cited his worl
on the development of the Pc.
tomac River to a televisior
audience in his quest for re-
election.
He said anti-pollution meas.
ures passed in the last session
of Congress would be of heir
to industries and communities
along the river, but said more
planning for sewage and waste
treatment is needed.
The incumbent, who is OBJ
posed by Democrat John r
Foley in next Tuesdays cleo.
ton, also took credit for OBJ.
tanning several Federal installa-
tons for the State. notably a
new veterans hospital to re.
place Mount Alto, the new
Atomic Energy Commission
headquarters and the Bureau
of Standards.
And he spoke Of his success il
obtaining a 100000 watershed
project in Garrett County and {
$4,000 flood control project al
Friendsville.
Mr.. Hyde also stressed his in.
terest in the welfare Of the Gov.
workers and said thai
his bill calling for al
area-wide transit regulatory au.
thority for the District wa
vetoed, it was one Of the frs
recommendations Of a commits,
sion that later studied the prob.
lem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Boy Here Killed
BY Corn Candy

A 6-year-old boy died yester-
day after choking on candy corn
he had received at a school
Halloween party.
An autopsy was to be per-
formed today on Lester Moree,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Moree, 93l Eighth street NE.
Police said the candy lodged
in his windpipe and that he was
pronounced dead at Casualty
Hospital after four grains of the
candy had been removed from
his throat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01

Holden Of Washington and Gil
bert r. Lee would take no part
in final agreement on details
unless some problems should
arise" In earlier disclosures,
Mr.. Chalk said he would assume
a responsibility for vacations
which would have been earned
with the old Capital Transit Co.
and had agreed to meet union
demands for improvements in
vacation allowances, addition Of
an eighth holiday at time and
a half pay and to reduce spread
time" and to let employees have
two hours on to vote in cleo
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Prosecution Presents
Case Against Prevotte
By RICHARD RODGERS

The prosecution put its first
exhibits into evidence today in
Bill Ray Prevette's murder trial.
The State may rest its case
before tonight's recess.
The exhibits included the 30
rifle, cartridge case and bullet
that killed Fraser X. Cameron,
the teacher slain by the boy May
4 at Maryland Park Junior
High. Two other teachers were
wounded.
Prevatte. looking younger than
his IA years. is being tried in
Prince Georges Circuit Court. At
his arraignment, his lawyers
pleaded him innocent by reason
Of insanity, basing their plea on
a private pSychiatriSt's examina-
ton. Four State mental experts
testified yesterday he is sane.
Legal skirmishing this morn
ing over admitting the exhibits
compared to the trials fireworks
yesterday. After the exhibits
were in evidence, the jury was
sent out while both sides pre-
pared for a new dispute over the
method used to obtain the boys
confession.
Witnesses yesterday included
Prevatte's schoolmates.
Defense Attorneys
The defense attorneys are
Wilmer D. Pyles and A. Gwynn
Bowie.
States Attorney Blair H.
Smith put a young classmate on
the stand to testify that she and
Prevatte had sexual relations
and that Mr.. Cameron had
learned of these intimacies. She
said Prevatte said he would get
even" Il, the instructor told the
girls father.
But the prosecutors had diff
f1culty getting this testimony
from the girl. Mr.. Smith had
copies of statements she gave
police after the shooting. How
ever, she denied she or the boy
even talked about the teacher.
Prosecutor Smith expressed
CONSERVATION.
He asked, and won, the courts
permission to cross-exarnine his
own witness to try to get her to
tell the story she had told orr
ginally. He finally succeeded.
Then to the witness stand
came a parade Of schoolmates OF
Prevatte and the girl. Some testi-
fled freely. Some hedged, or
failed to recall their original
statements to detectives. Mr..
Smith obtained from all the
testimony he sought.
Tells Of Threat
One girl related how Billy told
her and a friend that he and his
girl friend had been intimate.
She testified he said he was
going to kill Mr.. Cameron If the
teacher told the girl friends
father.
Another girl schoolmate of
Prevatte was called to the stand.
She said that, on the day Of the
killing, Prevatte proposed to run
away with his girl and get mar
ried. The witness said she was
to drive the gateway vehicle
Prevatte said he would steal
from his brother. The witness
said Billy was to occupy the back
seat ito look out"
Mr.. Smith got permission to
cross-examine her and, under
his questioning, her story
changed. Billy was not merely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01

nocent trick-or-treat roamings
and stricter police scrutiny Of
the scene are credited with hold
ing down reckless hilarity and
further vandalism. Washington
and most area police were on
strengthened shifts during the
night hours.
Supervised parties at schools
and Boys Clubs also lent a hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Magic?

One of our men here wanted
to know by what magic the
foot patrolman suddenly pro-
duces a raincoat when a rain
comes up.
Deputy Chief Howard v.
Covell explained that it
wasn't exactly magic-just a
little foresight. The officer
slows his raincoat somewhere
on his beat. where it'll be
handy when he needs it.
This might be a drugstore.
a filling station, or-for the
nightmen-a hospital, engine
house or all-night restaurant.
A raincoat of the type needed
by policemen, Deputy Chief
Covell pointed out, is too
bulky to carry around all the
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Rhythm

A man we know-he COM
mutes from Baltimore -
stops for a shoe shine each
morning at Union Station.
He's learned to time his
arrival, he says, for the
morning program of rock m
roll on the shoe shine par
lor's radio.
when there's a news
programs, or slow music, you
get a shine, sure" he says.
But when the rock m roll
comes on, brother, you
really get a shine.n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01

A man in a business suit
carrying a lighted blowtorch
along Nichols avenue Sc. I.
One man in Hyattsville
building a porch on his place,
and five neighbors standing
around offering advice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
Clown

That clown you've seen
fitting around town on this
errand and that is ''UncIe
Georgia." and the errand
he's on, even If he looks like
a clown, is one of kindness.
He's on his way to a hos
pital, probably, to read the
funnies to some youngster,
knowing that youngsters
find lying in bed a slow,
dragging process.
He's George Danor, who's
been doing the clown BUSH
ness for two years now, more
or less as a hobby. -Satur-
day, he'll be on his way to
Prince Georges County Hos
pitaI, to read comic books to
S-year-Old Therese Garasic,
critically i'll after an opera
ton for a rare tumOr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
The
Rambler
And She Was Such
A Good Listener
BY JACK JONAS

A lady over from Germany
to visit her daughter here
was amazed at the variety
and efficiency of household
appliances.
She knew no English when
she arrived, but quickly
learned one phrase: "It's
electric"
At about the time she got
here, a carpenter was busy
with the interior work on an
addition to her daughters
home. He was saving away
with his electric saw when
the visitor walked in. She
smiled and said:
''It's electric"
yeah, lady. it's electric"
the carpenter said, and
grinned. Here was a kindly
face, the carpenter thought
one that invited unburden-
ing of the soul.
"You know, before I got
this thing, I used to saw
everything by hand" the
carpenter said. used to
near break my back. I'd go
home grumpy at night, no
good to anybody"
The lady smiled, and nod
ded. The carpenter was en-
couraged.
well, / went to a DOCTOR"
he went on, "and paid him
five bucks to tell me I was
working too hard" The
carpenter was beginning to
warm up, ready for hours of
talk.
At that point, the daughter
walked into the room and
began speaking to her mother
in German. A suspicious look
crossed the carpenters face.
Say, lady," he said to the
daughter, doesn't she under
stand English?"
The daughter shook her
head. The carpenter sighed,
picked up his electric saw and
went back to work, still look
ing as If he thought it would
be nice to have someone to
whom he could tell his
troubles.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-10-13
Vessel Sinks
 With Dynamite

A load of dynamite, destined for Kodiak, and the White Alice Pro- ject atop Pillar Mountain, never reached here, but plunged into a watery storage space, when the NV Tuva, enroute from Seattle, presumably overturned 30 miles east of Cape St. Elias Wednesday afternoon. All four members of the crew are feared dead.
 Rescue operations have been conducted by Kodiak-based Coast Guard plane and an Airforce plane, but all with negative results. The sinking occurred at approxi- mately 2:30 p. m. Wednesday. A UF left here, on receipt of radio message, at 3:30, and after about five hours search, part of which was conducted by means of flares, returned without having sighted the men or any sign of wreakage. An Airforce C57 was dispatched from Elmendorf Wednesday, but also returned after several hours of fruitless search, Up to press time, the fate of the four man crew is not known. Each were said to be wearing life jackets. Very little hope is felt for their survival in the icy Alaskan waters.
 The co Cutter Storis left Adak for the scene eWdnesday alter noon, in an attempt to make a thorough search of the area. The CG UF left Kodiak again Thurs
 (CoRtinued to Page el
Kodiak mirror., 1956-10-13
Demos Sweep Alaska Bartlett Vote Getter

The Democrats chung to their One-sided victory in the territorial election as returns continued to struggle ill from remote precincts, being victorious or leading for 30 of the 39 territorial offices and legislative races. Del. Bartlett de- feated Byron Gillian more than two to one.
 The victory in Alaska for the Democrats was hailed by Adlai Stevenson as barbinger of na- tional Democratic victory in No venber. National Republican Chairman Leanard Hall poohooed the results as without significance.
 The victory was slightly less one sided than in 1854, when Demo, cratS won 32 of the 39 contests. The Democrats won in the terri torial House race overwhelmingly, winning or leading for 21 seats. Republican got three. The Repub- Iicans made small gains in the Senate race, in which they were blanked 90 two years ago. They are leading for five seats this time, the Democrats for four, with one or two subject to change.
 The Democrats, however, will re- tain control, as they retain seven seats in holdover. They apparently swept all six territory-wide offices at stake.
 Delegate {Bob) Bartlett was top vote getter, swapping Gillam 16,173 to 8,067. William Egan and former Gov. Gruening won the two Tennessee plan Senate positions. while Ralph Rivers goes to the House of Representatives under the same plan. Gruening's edge was the only close one, with about BOO votes separating him and But rOvitch.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-10-13
Along The Watertr0nt

The big news of the week along the channel, of course, was the burning of Katelnikoff's GPC i9 There was considerable excite ment for a while, as it soon became apparent that it was impossible to get the fire under control. It is just such fires as this that can wipe out an entire dock and some times a section of a city. Because of that possibility, Fire Chief George Magnusen had to make quick decision to set the burning boat out into the channel. The hero of the day was Arnold Han sen, who pushed the beat out into the channel with his GFC II. As the flaming boat was blown to- wards shore, he agaln went out and pushed it on to the shore of Near Island.
 It wasn't long after that before an explosion occurred. The rise of smoke had the appearance of miniature atomic blast at Bikini
 The Health ship Hygiene lay along side the dock. She had lnov- ed over from the City dock to es- cape possible harm due to the un- loading of dynamite there. She as sisted greatly in providing water prior to the 19 being. moved into the channel The Hygiene is still tied up at the dock.
 Crab canning was pretty much at a stand still this week. King Grab, Inc, didn't turn wheel, but anticipates starting next week. They will can first and then may switch to freezing.
 Island SeafoodS, too, was very quiet this week Pete Deveau, man. ager of the Company, stated they should be going full blast next week, as several boats are topping off their catches, preparatory to bringing them in. It is possible some of them may show today.
 The Expansion is in at the City Dock, on her trip to the Westward. She has loaded aboard 70 tons of freight. The boat brought ill two cars. The Mailboat Monitor, the boats paper, has been upped from 10 cents per coppy to 25. It's high priced reading, but a good little paper.
 About five passengers disem- parked here. Father Sumner, pas tor of the Russian Church. has gone aboard for visit to some of his parishes along the Chain.
 Jack Johnson reports the Coastal Rambler is expected in next Tues day.
 The Mary Jean stopped in here enrOute to Seattle. Jark McCord. who has been an Island resident for many years, unloaded no cat tie at Sitkalidak last Wednesday. The boat was formerly owned by the late Martin Jensen.