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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04

tees set forth in the AFL-CIO
constitution"
The Ethical Practices Commit
tee, headed by A. j. Hayes, presi-
dent Of the International Associ-
alton of Machinists, held
lengthy closed hearings in the
three cases. Today's proceed
ingS before the Executive Coun-
Gil were in the nature of final
proceedings, and the voting of
the 29-member council was be-
ing watched closely.
Tells of Kickbacks
In the case of the DiStillery
Workers, the committee said that
while some malpracticeS have
been corrected, ABUSES are so
outrageous that anyone occupy
ing key positions with the twel-
fare) fund or with the union
must necessarily be suspect. :"
Charges against the union in
cluded misuse of hundreds OF
thousands of dollars, abnormally
high insurance commissions,
kickbacks. special payments and
An insurance broker told the
See LABOR, Page AS
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81 Killed by Gas Blast
In Virginia Coal Mine
Bodies fNine
Found, Hope
Gone for Rest

BISHOP, Va, Feb. 4 R).-A
rumbling gas explosion trapped
and killed 81 miners today in
the cavernous Bishop coal mine
that straddles the mountainous
Virginia. West Virginia line.
Nine bodies were counted and
rescue teams abandoned all hope
of finding any of the % missing
still alive.
The blast occurred at a point
midway in the miles of cata-
combs that. straddle the Vir-
ginia-West Virginia line. 1t
damned an elevator in the shaft
on the Virginia side, rerouting
rescue operations to a second en-
trance two and half miles away
in West Virginia.
Word of the disaster brought
anxious friends and relatives of
the miners to entrances on both
sides of the state line. Before
their vigil was 8 hours old a Joint
company and West Virginia
Mines Department statement
dashed most hopes.
All Involved in Blast Die
LESS than 40 (of the total 1874
underground were involved in
the explosion, and of this num-
Der there are no survivors," the
joint statement said.
The statement was issued by
West Virginia Mines Chief Julius
Olzer and A. v. Sproles, vice
president in charge of opera
tons for Pocahontas Fuel.
The statement said:
IAN underground gas explo-
sion occurred at the Bishop mine
of the Pocahontas Fuel Co. at
approximately 1:55 o'clock this
morning.
Most of the men who were
underground at the time travelled
to the outside by way Of another
opening.
The section was examined by
a fireboss prior to the time The
workmen entered the mine at
midnight. and the examiners re-
port showed that the section was
free Of hazard at the time OF
his inspection. The area in
VOWED contains six working
places, and among the crew Of
men inspectors were a foreman
and four other workmen, all
equipped with apparatus for the
detection of gas"
Morgue Facilities Set Up
No bodies had been taken from
the mine eight hours after the
blast.
First aid and temporary
morgue facilities were set UP at
the West Virginia entrance.
Bishop is community of 900.
A dispatcher, Martin E. Mar
tin. attributed the explosion to
gas accumulation. Mr.. Martin
said there was no cave-in.
The last that company officials
heard from the miners was by
telephone at $3.50 am. when
Raymond Owensby called with
tie information his section was
all right providing the smoke
and fumes died.
Mine in Flood Area
The mine is located in Taze-
well County, one of six Virginia
mountainous Southwest Virginia
counties declared disaster area
BY President Eisenhower last
week after the sections worst
flood rampaged through the
area The mine, however, was
not flooded.
The explosion rocked the mine
about two hours after the mid
night-to-8 am. shift entered
the first shift into the mine since
all left Friday midnight.
Bishop is one of Pocahontas'
largest mines in this Virginia.
West Virginia coal producing
area. 1t has been in steady oper-
alton since 1927. Pocahontas re-
Gently merged with Pittsburgh
Consolidation Coal Co. of Pitts
burgh.
In Washington. the Interior
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End Of Strike Sought

NEW YORK. Feb. 4 (P.-
Mayor Robert F. Wagner joins a
Federal mediation conference to-
day seeking to settle the harbor
craft strike threatening the
city's fuel oil and coal supplies.
A strike of 1000 crewmen of
400 tugboatS. oil barges and
other harbor craft is in its
fourth day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04

National Guard leaders talked
for 40 minutes with President
Eisenhower without the con.
Itroversial name of Defense
Secretary Wilson even getting
into the conversation.
That was the report today Of
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, adj
Ijutant general of Maryland
after he and three other Guarc
leaders had what they termed 2
most satisfactory discussion al
the White House on Guard prob
lens and training policies.
The four. leaders of the Ma
tional Guard Association. are
urging a program OF IL weeks OF
basic training for all new Ma
tional Guardsmen instead Of the
six months program advocated
by the Defense Department. It
is the Guards position that the
Pentagon program would prevent
the Guards obtaining the men II
needs to I'LL its ranks.
Receive Assurance
According to Gen. Reckord
spokesman for the group. Presi-
dent Eisenhower was very re-
ceptive and assured us he would
not permit the Guard to be de-
stroyed or materially reduced in
strength"
The Maryland Guard leader
added:
The net result of our meet
ing was most satisfactory from
our point of view"
Asked whether there was any
discussion about Secretary Will
sons charge last week that the
Guard had been a haven fol-
draft dodgers in the Korean War
Gen. Reckord replied with ar
emphatic no" He said Mr.. Will
sons name was not even men,
toned during the conference.
Up to now. Mr.. Eisenhower
has backed Mr.. Wilson in urging
"a six-month basic training re-
,quirement for new Guardsmen
although he told a news confer
ence last week he thought the
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Kaganovich Mentioned

The New York Daily News sale
in a dispatch from Washington
that the mysterious patient was
Soviet First Deputy Premier La.
Ear M. Kaganovich and that hi
was shot in behind-the-
struggle for power in the Krem-
lin.
The news quoted intelligence
sources" for its story. It said:
Kaganovich. GA. and the only
Jew left in the Soviet hierarchy
represented the "hard-core Sta
linists" who wanted to GUST Com
munist Party boss Nikita Khru-
shchev and Premier Bulganin.
Khrushchev and Bulganin got
wind OF the move and ordered
Kaganovich killed. hut some
thing went wrong and ne was
only wounded. Kaganovich de-
veloped blood poisoning" from
the wound.
There was no confirmation OF
the report.
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officials said the sick man was
not Mr.. Shepilov or any member
Of the Communist Party's power
full presidium. successor to the
old Politburo. A Foreign Ministry
spokesman said Mr.. Shepilov had
recovered and was resting neal
Moscow.
The West Berlin tabloid BIZ
said a rumor circulating in
Moscow diplomatic circles"
identified the mystery patient
as Marshal Nikolai A. Vas
silevsky, deputy Soviet defense
minister, Apparently the paper
meant Marshal Alexander M.
Vasilevsky. who is a deputy
defense minister.)
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HOW FBI HELPED
CONVICT HISS

SPY CHARGES against Alser Hiss
we're Investigated by the FBl and he
wos convicted Of perjury. But this
cose and thot Of Judith Coplon
brought heovy criticism Of FBl meth
DDS. The ottoek on the bureou is
reeounted in The FBI Story" on
The Stor's Feature Pose, BIG.
THE FASHION STORY con be told
in sign language. too. soys Elem,
foshion editor Of The Stor. She tells
whot this will neon to deaf students
ct Golloudet College on Pcse B-4
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ore affected
by three moior bills pending in Con-
sress. They deol with heoIth insur-
once. merit promotions end union
borsoinins rights. Joseph Young eS-
ploins them on Poae AZ.
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BroWne|I BaIks
Query on School
Racial Action
Testimony Starts
In House Hearing
On Civil Rights
BY ROBERT X. WALSH

Southerners on a House sub
committee tried unsuccessfully
today to have Attorney General
Brownell say whether the JUS
tice Department would inter-
vene to force school racial in
tegration by seeking court in
functions under a proposed civil
rights bill.
II wouldn't last very long as
Attorney General if I attempted
to answer every hypothetical
question on school segregation, ="
Mr.. Brownell said.
He was more positive. how
ever. in meeting a challenge by
Representative Willis, Democrat
of Louisiana, that the Eisen-
hover Administrations four
point civil rights program would
be an unconstitutional interior
ence with State powers to con-
duct elections.
Mr.. Brownell declared that
the Federal Government has
clear concurrent authority under
the Constitution to prevent vio-
lation of the voting privileges of
citizens. He urged prompt en-
actment of the proposed meas
ure to make such civil rights
"meaningful" in primary as we'll
as in general elections in other
civil rights areas.
House Hearing Starts
The Attorney General was the
first witness at the start of -four
days of House Judiciary Sub
committee hearings on the ad-
ministration's bill and A others
introduced by House members.
The Administrators bill, sim
liar to one passed by the House
last summer but never acted
upon by the Senate, would Gre
ate a Civil Rights Commission
a new civil rights division in the
Justice Department and allow
the Attorney General to seek
civil court remedies such as in
functions on civil rights COM
plants.
Representative Rogers. Demo-
crat Of Colorado, and Mr.. Willis
questioned the Attorney General
closely, not only on the possible
application of the proposed law
to elections. but also to school
segregation cases.
Mr.. Brownell remarked that
school segregation cases present
a unique problem" He ex-
planned that the Supreme Court
decisions placed primary re-
sponsihility on Federal District
Courts to see that indignation
is carried out without undue de-
lay in the local communities.
Avoids Premature Answer
When the two House members
asked what he would do under
specific school segregation COM
plants. Mr.. Brownell insisted
that it would be very unwise to
give answers in hypothetical
cases" He added that any pre-
mature or inconclusive answer on
his part would not be the bes.
way of promoting harmonious
action" toward school integra-
ton throughout the country.
AT the start Of his testimony
Mr. Brownell said the admins
tration measure will not satisfy
extremists on either hand"
But that plan, he declared is
practical. realistic and essential
to safeguard constitutional rights
of all the people. He denied
that it would enlarge the Federal
Governments Jurisdiction in the
civil rights field or encroach on
the constitutional authority of
States.
at would rather permit the
Continued on Page AS, Col. 6
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Legion Favors
Aid in
Two Packages
Says Economic Help
Has Less Merit
Than Arms Pledge

The American Legion lined up
today with a group Of Senators
who want to separate the mill
tary and economic phases of the
Eisenhower Middle East resolu-
ton.
The Legion's national COM
mander. w. C. dam Daniel,
urged Congress to give the Presi-
dent the authority he requested
to use the armed forces to pre-
vent communism from taking
over the Middle East.
But he told the Senate For
eign Relations and Armed Serv-
ices Committees the request to
use economic aid to bolster Mid
die East countries involves far
less merit" and "far greater peril
to United States security He
said it was unfortunate the two
were wrapped in a single pack
age.
Senators Map Fight
Senators Russell of Georgia
and Byrd Of Virginia, influential
Democrats, are planning a fight
to separate the issue into two
resolutions when the hearings
end.
Mr.. Daniel questioned the
value of the foreign aid distrib-
uted by this country in the past
10 years. If it proves anything.
he said. 1T proves We cannot buy
friends or influence by govern
mental handouts. Viewed in this
light. he said the Legion feels
"a program Of economic aid to
unnamed countries in the Middle
East probably would prove of
greater benefit to Russia than
the United States.
Other witnesses today were:
Kenneth NJ. Birkhead. for the
American Veterans Committee,
who supported action on the
Eisenhower resolution, but ex-
pressed concern because it avoids
dealing with the causes Of the
difficulties in the Middle East.
ADA Views Given
David C. Williams. Of Ameri-
cans For Democratic Action,
who suggested setting up a UNI
Middle East Development Au-I
thority to help the entire area.
financed by a levy on all oil ship
ments from Middle East ports.
He favored the Presidents re-
quest for use Of 5000 million in
the Middle East this year only
II il is used to benefit the people
of the area and not Ito buy on"
potentates and dictators.
Mr.. Birkhead asked the COM
mittee to take some action to
offset the recent testimony Of
Secretary Of State Dulles that
II he were an American soldier
sent to the Middle East he would
rather not have a British and
French soldier on each side of
HIM.
Mr.. Birkhead said that al
though Mr. Dulles had apollo
gized by saying his remark was
misinterpreted. the committee
should express this countrys
feeling about British and French
soldiers. Mr.. Dulles apparently
was suggesting that the British
French invasion Of Egypt last
fall had affected the attitude of
the Middle East toward French
and British soldiers.
Fish Attacks Proposal
Earlier, the Eisenhower reso-I
luton drew the fire today Of
former Republican Representa-
tive Hamilton Fish Of New York.
who called it an abdication by
Congress Of its war-making
power.
Franklin D. Roosevelt would
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$4,000 Bank Holdup

GRAND RAPIDS, Feb. 4 R.--
Two young gunner forced en-
ployes and customers into a back
room Of the Citizens Industrial
Bank in downtown Grand Rapids
tod9" and fled with about
SIT 000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04
Hoiti's Second President
In z Months Forced Out
Supreme Court Judge Pierre-Louis,
Successor to Muoloire, Yields Post

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Feb QF9.-Bowng to demands
Of politicians Joseph Nemours PerreLous repeatedly quit
provisional president last night the midst coorfu
pre-lenten carnival
the second time in less than months the post
vacated Mr. PierreLouiS resignation followed radio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04
New Labor Code Gets
Its First Test Todoy
Recommendation to Gust 3 Unions
Is Expected at Final Hearings
nv JAMES " NEVUTON
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON


MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 4-The AFL-CIO'S new labor
cleanup campaign received its first test today three inter-
national unions charged with corruption given final
hearings before the federatons Executive Council
1t expected the council would suspend the unions
recommend expulsion at the next AFCIO convention
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Water Supply

Continued From Page IL
developed in the village water
supply.
Continuing his report, the
NJ arietta bacteriologist said:
"Water that is initially clean and
good for use will become stag
nant if given enough time. In
Caldwell, as in any other city
or village, the water in the mains
will remain fresh and usable as
long as it is moving and being
replaced by fresh water from
the waterWorks.
eff the water is allowed to
stagnant for days or perhaps
weeks in a long pipe, such as
those pipes connecting a home
system with the village mains
several hundred feet away, it is
seen that odors and tastes and
cloudiness usually appear there
even when the connecting main
is clean"
Riley, after making his test,
states there is a solution to the
local water problem. Relief from
localized cloudiness, odors, and
tastes can be had by flushing the
pipelines long enough to drain
away any water that has become
stagnant.
In places where use is not
great enough to keep fresh water
in the house piping system, the
remedy is to increase the use to
an amount which will keep the
lines flushed clean.
The psychologists advise to
consumers is to keep the laterals
flushed out thru generous use of
water in the home and this will
prevent the appearance of the
signs of stagnation in their own
individual extension of the vii
lage pipelines.
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Continued From Page y
the past. However, in the next
general election, they will Of
ficialIy be part of Caldwell and
will vote as such. Since they
must be a part Cf the corporation
80 days prior to the election, and
the official date is Oct. II, they
are net eligible to vote in the
Caldwell precincts this year.
In other legal steps, Auditor
c. r. Atkinson is now preparing
two copies of the resolution or
ordinance containing the petit
ton, the map or plat accompany
ing the petition, a transcript of
the proceedings of the board of
county commissioners, with a
certification on each copy that
it is correct, signed by Auditor
Atkinson and then authenticated
by the seal Of the Caldwell cor
poration.
One such copy is delivered to
Recorder Benny j. Fowler for
filing and the other copy is filed
with the secretary of state and
later certified back to the Noble
county election board.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-10-10
(Continued From Page l.

pletion this year.
A. c.. Schoeppner, local con-
tractor and builder, completed
major repair job this week on
the buffalo Sinclair service sta
ton in Florence. The concrete
block building was badly dam
aged when it was struck by an
auto three weeks ago. The entire
upper half of the building was
replaced when the blocks were
disengaged with the sudden inn
pact of the crash.
Several New Homes
In addition to the industrial
construction, home building ap-
GEARS to have taken on an added
squirt with the advent of fall
weather.
Area homes under construction
by A. C. Schoeppner include the
Clark Knox property on Bronze
Heights and the Mrs. Martha
Schafer home in Fulda. Both
homes are under roof and are
scheduled for completion this
year.
Lahue and Boyd have under
roof the Harry Kemp home on
Playground road and they plan
to get the Frank Boyd home
under construction in the near
future. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Boyd, Of Dexter City, have pur-
chased lot west of Chautauqua
court from Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Hutcheson, of Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
Crock & Schafer have under
roof the Andrew Archer home
located on State Route 564. They
plan to complete this home dur
ing the winter.
Construction was started on
the first home to be built on the
recently plated area adjoining
Park Heights. Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Barnes, of Spruce street,
who recently moved here from
Waterford, plan a modern ranch
type home. Work is being done
by Ed Barnes.
Major repairs are being made
on the Herschel Jordan home on
North street. T. w. Patterson is
supervising this work.
Dean Jennings is engaged in
placing plastic shingles on the
Ralph Radcliff home on North
street. Several of the older
homes in the area have been
greatly enhanced for appearance
by this particular type of con-
struction.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-10-10

low score of "a points. East
Liverpool was second, Martins
Ferry, third, Summerfield, fourth
and st. Clairsville, fifth.
A lad from the East Liverpool
school won the individual hon
ors with his time of ten minutes
and % seconds. Marlin Brown,
of Summerfield, took third place
honors with his time of 1925.
The cross country run of two
miles was held at the Belmont
country club grounds.
Those participating from the
Summerfield school were Marlin
Brown, Paul Dimmerling, Bill
Thomas, George Spence, Loren
Christman, Lloyd Mallett, Larry
Crum and Larry Wehr.
Coach King said he hoped the
local team could enter the COM
petition at Marietta next Satur-
day.
Summerfield was the only
small school in the competition.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-10-10
Elk Local
News Notes

This is the end of the six
week period. All the grades are
taking their tests. Everyone is
excited about getting their re-
port cards.
Special Movie
A movie was shown Monday,
Sept. 30, to all the grades and the
high school. The name of the
movie was Behind The Walls"
which had to do with juvenile
delinquency.
Prince of Peace Contest
A Prince of Peace contest will
be held Nov. 10 at the Methodist
church in Harriettsville. Those
taking part are: Beverly Grif-
fin, Ann Johanning, Sue Hender-
shot.
Home Economics
The project for the past week
in Home Economics was prepar-
ing breakfast.
Sophomore Glass Officers
President, Ann Johanning;
vice president, Beverly Griffin;
secretary, Joan Forshey, and
treasurer, Bob Huffman.
Carnival
The juniors and seniors of Har-
riettsville high school are hav-
ing a carnival, Oct. 18, at 7;3C
p. m. One act comedy play;
'Mama's Getting Married"
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USR II

Continued From Page u
this local stretch of highway
into the interstate system was
made by Senator Frank J. Lau-
sche.
The delegation in Washington
Monday read like "a Who's Who
in the industrial and political
world. It included Senator Frank
j. Lausche, Senator John w.
Bricker, Gov. c. William O'Neill,
Congresswoman Frances P. Bol
ton, Congressman Charles A,
Vanik, Michael A. Feighan, Will
liam E. Minshall, WilliamI H.
Ayers and Wayne L. Hays.
In addition to Bolon Barn
house, of Caldwell, Cambridge
was represented by Vernon Ross,
president of Route 2l association
and Adam Hamm, secretary of
the organization.
Canton was represented by j.
Brenner Root, president of the
Harter National bank, Robert
Wolf, director of development,
Ohio Power company and John
D. Hawkins, district manager,
who actually represented Cam
bridge.
From Marietta, there was S.
DurWard Hoag, president of the
Marietta Chamber Of Com
merce, John M. Penrose, secre-
tary of the c. of c., Rep. John
f. Henderson, Rep. J. Harry
McGregor and Rep. Frank T..
Bow.
Others included Curtis Lee
Smith, president of the Cleve-
land c. of C., Charles M. Noble,
highway director, Columbus;
John Toland of New Philadel-
phia; Gene Furness, Ohio Power,
Canton; Sen. Chapman River
comb, Gov. Underwood, Rep.
viii E. Neal, road commissioner
Patrick c. Graney, deputy COM
missioner George White, chief
engineer of roads, NJ. /. O'Neale,
H. f. ClVis, West Virginia road
commission and John D. Hob
litzell, Republican state chair
man, all representing the neigh
boring state of West Virginia.