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Evening star., 1959-06-01
MANASSAS RITES SATURDAY
Confederote's Burial
Mystifies Historians

MANASSAS Va. June / tSpecial. l.-Ihe Confederate
Memorial Association Of Manassas win hold
Saturday for unidentified Confederate ocer whose death
and burial at Bull Run puzzle Civil War historians
The 2s0th Field Artillery Battalion Of Virginia National
Guard will render full military honors the soder whose re-
Evening star., 1959-06-01

mains. clothed In his war-tat-
tered uniform. were found in
an elaborate CONN by construc-
ton workers five years ago.
Veterans and civic groups viii
take part in the ceremonies.
During construction Of Os-
bourne High School in 1854. the
coffin Of the ofiicer was uncov-
cred. The remains were sent to
the Chief Medical Examiner In
Richmond by Sheriff Turner
Wheeling Of Prince William
County.
The find was forgotten until
last March. when the Confed-
crate Memorial Association
learned Richmond was holding
the remains. Told the body had
been cremated. Mrs. Thomas z.
Casey. president Of the asso-
citation. asked Sheriff Wheeling
to have the ashes sent back for
interment In the Confederate
Cemetery In Manassas.
With the remains. Richmond
sent the result of its tests and
investigation, piQuing the Curl
osity Of the association and
historians. and raising about as
many questions as 1t answered.
Coffin Was Imported
The coffin in which the
body was found, investigation
showed, was not manufactured
in this country. Decorated with
gold bullion tassels and orna-
mentation, it was Of q type i'm
ported by prominent families
during the 18th century. A SIM
Evening star., 1959-06-01
DISTINGUISHED SILVER
from The Silver Room at W&L

You'll find our Silver Room q treasury Of sterling
tlotwore from Americas famous croftsmen
There ore potterns to suit every toste and way Of
life, to Treasure for years. Visit Woodward 6
lothrop soon and choose from these shown and q
host Of other potterns from Americas Leading
makers Of fine sterno
Evening star., 1959-06-01
INTERNATIONAL STERLING

international Sterling is right for todoy and to-
morrow 4. j.. for every decor.
Apiece place settings from 2O.46 to 1859
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

that If minimum standards are
spelled out, the csc should
be given leeway to raise pre-
miums when necessary To
maintain these benefits.
The a d ministratio on also
wants the bill to spell out more
fully the type Of cash payments
that would be made to employees
who chose the indemnity-type
health insurance plan instead
of the service plan. It is fell
that the bill favors the Blue
Cross-Blue Shield type OF
health group over the COM
mercial insurance companies
that offer indemnity plans.
Another administration OBJ.
lection is to the advisory
health council proposed in the
bill. 1t feels that the council
instead of merely advising the
CSS on operation Of the pro-
gram, actually would have
the power to dictate policy.
NON HOSPITAL - Ont
question asked by many EN-.
ployes is this: Would I anc
members Of my family be GOV.
cred for non-hospital medica
expenses?
The answer Is "no'-not fol
the first 800 you spend per
person for visits to a doctor OF
his visits to your home; medi.
cines or prescriptions. Aftel
500 is spent per person. how
ever, the insurance covers 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17
Mystery Object
Missed by Rudur

LAS VEGAS, New, June II
(APl.--An unidentified flying
object - visible to the naked
EYE but not to radar--streaked
across Nevada skies last night,
1t was the third mysterious
sighting in the Las Vegas area
in three weeks.
A sheriff's sergeant, control
tower crewmen at McCarran
Field, and Air Force men were
among those who reported see
ing a bright object flash down
toward the desert northwest Of
Las Vegas at 1855 pm.
The Air Force radar install
lation at Angels Peak. so
miles northwest Of Las Vegas,
wasn't able to track it.
The Air Force said none of
the objects sighted could have
been planes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT.

District and vicinity-Fair
and cool tonight. low near So.
Fair and cool tomorrow.
Virginia-Fair and cool to-
nighs, low 50-55 in the east
and 45-52 in the west except
around 40 in the mountains.
Partly cloudy, and cool to-
morrow.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
cool tonight. low in the SOS in
the east and $3.50 in the west.
Fair and a bit warmer to-
morrow.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-North to northwest
winds of 10 and occasionally 20
miles per hour tonight becom-
ing 1915 miles per hour to-
morrow. Partly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow. Visibility more
than 10 miles.
Five-Day Forecast
For Washington and Vicinity
June 1922
Temperatures will probably
average five degrees below tht
Washington normals of "a anc
IS. Cool tomorrow and Friday
and warmer over the week end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

two swept-wing jets" Then
They're firing at us!"
II gave the order to fire.
said 1t. Comdr. Mayer. ''but
the communications were bac
and Corder didn't get the order
on the first run. On the sec.
ond run. before ne got the
range, he was hit"
AS the pilot dived the PLANE
from 1000 feet to within 81
feet of the ocean. the Com.
munists made four more passes
coming up from behind. Firing
on at least three Of the runs
they peppered the 86-foot-lonl
plane with is to 20 bursts. som,
with 60-caliber amor-piercinl
bullets.
I'VE were not close enough
to see the pilots" said Radar,
man lic Floyd w. McClinticI
Iof Richheld. Idaho. The.
broke off from their runs prob
ably 200 feet behind our air
craft"
1T seemed a long time. but
guess it was from 10 to l,
minutes before it all ended,
1t. Comdr. Mayer reported.
| After the MICS had broker
of the action. 1t. Comdr. Maye
assessed the damage. He foun,
the rudder lateral system
knocked out both the RICH
main propeller and Jet engN
lout. skin damage on the uppe
wing surface. and damage t,
the ailerons and flaps.
The plane is a twin-enginl
propeller craft, with auxiliar,
Jet engines which can be turnet
on for bursts of speed.
The 400-mile flight back t,
Japan had to be made on tn
main left engine and Jet.
This, Of course, made it ra
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Iper cent Of the remaining ex-
penses a year. with you pay
ing 20 per cent.
LONGEVITY PAY BOOSTS
Representative Pelly. Repub-
lican of Washington, has spon-
sored a bill to liberalize lon
gevity pay raises for postal
workers.
The bin would give postal
workers longevity pay raises
Of $500 each after 10. IS. 20
and rs years Of service. At
present. postal workers get
500 longevity increases after
49,. IS and rs years service.
POST OFFICE AND GSA
CRITICIZED - The Disabled
American Veterans has criti-
cized recent Post ONCE De-
partment directive that the Jobs
of substitute clerks should be
filled by women until half are
women.
The DAV also criticized the
General Services Administra-
ton for discriminating
against disabled veterans in the
use Of women elevator opera
tors in Government buildings.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
National Federation Of Federal
Employees has chartered a new
local of Interior Department
Geological Survey employees in
NEARBY Arlington. Temporary
ofiicers Of new local 1909 are
E. B. McCracken, president,
and Charles Brady, secretary :
treasurer. The State De-
partment holds its annual en-
ploye awards ceremony at 2:30
pm. Tuesday at the Interior
Department auditorium. Civil
Service Commissioner Roger
Jones win speak. The Gov
eminent Printing Once has
given meritorious suggestion
awards to Edith Blaker, r. c.
Diekmann, Margaret Eames,
George CAN'T. Austin Gill,
George Hartman and James
Worthy. =. Clifford May. jr.,
of Army's Office Of the Chief
Signal Officer, has received the
exceptional civilian award, the
highest civilian award given
fby Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

tration's suggested changes.
Both the Budget Bureau and
the Civil Service Commission
told the Senate group that the
bill In its present form Is not
acceptable.
However. the csc softened
the impact somewhat by de-
claring that the issues In dis
pute could be readily soluble
If both sides were prepared to
straighten out the differences.
The Budget Bureau letter was
not quite that conciliatory.
stating in detail the provisions
of the bill that 1t finds UNI
acceptable. But observers feel
that the differences between
the bills sponsors and the adj
ministration can be solved.
COST AND OTHER FAC
TORS - The Budget Bureau,
first Of all. objected to the
bills cost. 1t said the 1904 mil
lion cost of the bill Git would
cost the Government $l52 an
nually on the basis Of splitting
the cost with its employees on a
$3.50 basis) is too high. Furth-
ermore. some administration
officials say the Senate COM
mittee's cost estimate is too
low. considering the cost of
maintaining present employees
and their dependents under in
surance coverage after retire.
ment.
The Budget Bureau also list
ed these objections:
The bill is too restrictive on
| the Civil Service Commission in
setting the minimum amounts
an employee and his family
would be entitled to (l20 days
of disqualification benefits, etc.
and In setting the maximum
premiums that employees would
have to pay.
The administration feels the
CSC should be allowed TO in
crease the premiums OF both
the employe and the Govern
ment If conditions warrant it.
It was pointed out that medi-
cal. surgical and hospital costs
are continually rising and it
would be unrealistic to fix
maximum employee premiums
($l.25 per bi-weekly payday for
single employees and $4.25 BIZ
weekly for married employes)
as in the bill.
Furthermore. the adminiStra-
ton objected to the fact that
although the bill sets minimum
standards Of 100 days of hos
Ipitalization for an employee OF
any member Of his family, the
measure gives the CSC the
right to modify these benefits
If the costs prove too high.
| The administration said this
would put the CSC in an I'M
tenable position. subject to at
tack and charges by Govern
ment employees that 1t has
broken faith with them by CIV
ing them less than the bill pro.
vides. The administration feel:
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ther difficult to fly" the pilot
commented.
1t took two agonizing hours
to get the plane back to a
Japanese base at Milo. on the
western tip of Honshu. The
crew. meanwhile had jettisoned
all baggage and every bit of
movable, unneeded equipment,
1t. Comdr. Mayer and his
copilot, 1t. Comdr. Vincent J,
Anania, jr., 80, of Pittsburgh,
Pa, executed a difficult balanc-
ing act, keeping the lopsided
plane with its two useless en-
gines from going into a sudden
dive.
Engine Starts Vibrating
They sent out a message
saying they planned to ditch
when the main port engine
began to vibrate, almost out OF
control, 10 miles from Milo
BY reducing the power and
holding at 800 feet. they were
able to keep the engine func-
tioning.
Gunner Corder. described by
Mayer as "a pretty hardy SOUL
had crawled from the rear tur-
ret to the ditching platform al
the center of the plane. Fire
smoldered on the legs of his
flight suit as he inched pain
fully forward. 1t. Eli o. Farley
jr.. of Florence. Ala, smothered
it.
HE looked pretty messy.
said Ordnanceman lic Richard
E. Nelson of Jamestown, Kans
He was bleeding quite pro-
fusely about the head. I made
him lie down. Then / applied
a pressure bandage directly
over his head wound. I turned
1t reasonably tight. then went
to work on his leg. 1t hurt, but
he never said a thing. He was
real good about it."
| After landing at Milo, the
crew was flown to their home
base at Iwakuni and then tc
the big United States NavS
base at Yokosuka, near Tokyo
The wounded man was taker
to the Yokosuka Navy hospital
i In Washington. the State
Department denounced the
Communist attack as unwar.
lranted and vicious. A formal
protest was planned as soor
as 1t could be determined
whose planes had made the
ATTACK.
Assistant Secretary of State
Walter S. Robertson charged
the attack had been deliber-
ately timed to create tension
at the current critical stage
in the Geneva foreign minis
ters' conference.
There was also angry CON-
ment from members Of Con-
greSS.
1t was the first Red air at
tack on an American plane ir
the Far East since last No
vember II, when Communist
fighters went after an Ali
Force plane over the Sea Of
Japan. That aircraft was moi
Init.
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CrewAttockedbyMIG
Says Guns Didn't Work

YoKOSUKA. Japan. June II
(AP).--A United States Navy
plane crew told today how
Communist MIG fighters raked
their patrol plane with Is to
20 bursts Of machine-gun fire
and sent 1t limping home with
two Of its four engines out and
one Of the IA crewmen
wounded.
The airmen told a news con-
ference Two ::'or possibly three"
Red : starred Jets - their ma
tionality still a mystery-had
swooped down suddenly on the
turbo prop PAM Mercator
while 1t was over international
waters, IS miles of the east
coast of North Korea Monday.
The tail gun was knocked out
and the gunner wounded on
the second of six Communist
runs before he could open fire.
The planes two 20-millimeter
machine guns could not be
fired because of missing parts.
Wounded Man Recovering
The attack was broken off as
the plane started to limp back
to Japan. 1t was met by two
Air Force Sabrejets that an
swered its call for help, but the
MICS had vanished long before.
The injured tail gunner.
Aviation Electronics Mate BIC
Donald E. Corder, 20, Of Jack
sonville and Farmer City, Ill.
suffered more than 40 painful
wounds from shrapnel and fly
ing plexiglaSS. He was hit in
the neck, arms and hands, and
suffered a fracture of the knee
cap and a head wound. His
condition was described as
good today.
Il didn't mind being shot
up half as much as ! did hay-
ing my second class rating shot
of my arm" the wounded man
said.
He had just been promoted
the morning before the fight.
Rear Admiral Frederic S,
Wilmington, commander Of
United States Naval Forces in
Japan. said emphatically that
United States patrols would
continue in the area.
I'VE are not going to admit
that the Sea of Japan is a
Russian lake." he declared.
Entire Crew Cited
But the admiral said he did
T.. not plan to send fighter escorts
for the patrol planes, explain
ing that would be more pro-
vocative than useful"
The admiral interrupted the
news conference to read a tele-
gram from Washington award
ing the Distinguished Flying
Cross to the planes 35-year-old
commander, 1t. Cmdr. Donald
r.. Mayer of Litchf1eld, Conn.,,
for his feat in bringing his bad
ly damaged aircraft back.
(. Admiral Arleigh A. Burke.
United States Chief of Naval
Operations, also sent a COM
'mendation message tothe en-
tire crew. Wilmington said the
wounded man will get the Pur-
pile Heart and that decorations
or concentrations will go to
the rest of the crew.
The plane was starting home
TO its base at Iwakuni, 500 miles
vest of Tokyo, from a routine
mission when the jets attacked.
The navigator. 1t. G.g) John
Dennis Malone Of Park Ridge,
H.. said he had Just fixed his
position by radar at IS miles
from the North Korean coast.
Order to Fire Not Heard
The first warning came from
the tail gunner (Corder) over
the intercom system: Sighted
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TN Index

tn Index
The TIL Index for the washington
area Is based on the relationship be-
tween temperature and humidity. Ten
per cent are uncomfortable when the
index reaches 20: halt are uneom-
Portable At rs and theoretically every
one at TO-
Time Temp. Humidity Index
sam. SO 10 So
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT .
Officials Ask Changes
lnHeoIth Insurance
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Star Writer

The administration told the Senate Civil Service Com
mee 1t support the committees revised Federal
poye health insurance bill in its present FORM and proposed
changes in the bill.
The Senate group postponed its meeting approving the
until Tuesday In order consider the admins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-17

Generally fair weather but
scattered showers may occur
over the week end.
Resort Forecasts
Long Island and New Jersey
Beaches-Fair and cool tomor-
row; high, 10.
Ocean Beaches - Fair and
cool tomorrow; high. "a.
Cape Hatteras Area-Fair
tomorrow; high, 78.
Skyline Drive-Fair and cool
tomorrow; high, SO. Visibility
excellent.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-03-21
+, PACHUTA NEWS

The Woman's Demonstration
Club of Trinswood met in the
home of Mrs. Roy Brock, March 10,
1859. The house was called to
order by the President, Mrs. Ben
der, at 1880 p. m. Scripture read
ing was everyone quoting a verse
from the Bible. Prayer in Unison.
Then the meeting was declared
opened for business. After reading
the minutes, the county agent, Mr..
Wheatley was presented by the
Home Demonstration Agent, Mrs.
King, who spoke on "The Kinds Of
Seeds And Fertilizer That Is Rec
commended For This Section For
Farming" and he also spoke on
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-03-21
TAYL0RsvILLE
NEWS

The Shady Oak M. B. Church
Sunday School was called to order
at 1915, by the Supt. Song by the
Choir. Prayer by Mr.. Sam Hatten.
Scripture reading was from the
Book of Psalm 11S-19-24-26-29 by
the Supt. and class. Subject of the
lesson: "Jesus Undergoes Trial"
Senior Topic: "What Will You Do
With Jesus? Mark 14-53-1-51-15.
The teachers taught their classes
for 80 minutes, and each and every
one enjoyed the lesson. The lesson
was greatly reviewed by the Supt.
Enrolment for school 112. Money
raised $11.25. Mr.. J. V. Posey,
Supt., Mr.. Albert Posey, Assist
ant Supt., Miss Adelia Ruth Barnes
secretary, and Miss Dorothy Dix
on, assistant secretary.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-03-21

"Soil Testing. Mrs. King gave
out some pamphlets for planting
gardens and flowers for March and
April. She also gave a skit to be
presented in the next meeting.
After the meeting, we were served
cookies and ice cream.
The next meeting will be held
Tuesday night, after the Second
Sunday in April, in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Combest, Every
one is cordially invited.
Mr.. Ernest Jordan, member
from the band of the Mt. Jordan
Church, was still on the sick list.
He is still improving, and his
many friends are still praying for
him a speedy recovery. Mr.. Jordan
was missing in our last Usher
Board Meeting.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-03-21
SOCIETY SLANTS

The Pastors Aid Club met Mar.
Is with the Nurses Club. Devotion
was conducted by Mrs. Hattie Cor
nelious. Mrs. Merandia Sullivan
sang a song. Title: "a Charge
Have to Keep" Prayer by Mrs.
Prettie C. Dixon. Some fine re-
marks were made by Mrs. Lola
Barnes and Mrs. Merandia Sulli-
van. Then the Nurses President
called for the reading of the last
minutes. The minutes were ap-
proved and adopted. The president
then asked for the Program Com
mittees to get together and render
a program for the 1st Sunday
night, April s, 1859. Sponsor, Mrs.
Lola Barnes. We are cordially in
viting Everyone who can come to
be with us on that day at Shady
Oak M. B. Church. Mrs. Prettie
C. Dixon, President, Mrs. Kennis
Sullivan, vice president.
On Friday night, March IS, 1859
anroarA uyoS v,raco~%aJ
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-03-21
College development teacher tells aUhy doctors
Recommend Carnation for baby feeding

cause Carnation is double-rich, it is
ideal for coffee and cooking, too" DR..
Winder says no other form of milk
will do for the smooth, lump-free
cream sauce below. Carnation in the
red-and-white can is the worlds lead
ing brand of evapofated milk.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-03-21

Professionally, Mrs. Winder Gilkes is
known as DR.. T. Vivian Winder. She
teaches nutrition and child develop
ment at Morgan State College in Balti-
more, Md. "Carnation is the most
digestible form of milk for infant for
mulas," DR.. Winder states. "And be-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-03-21
TYLER TOWN
NEWS

Mrs. frankie E. Nichols of
Jackson, Miss, spent a glorious
weekend with her father, Mr.. w.
j. M. CHM, in the home of her
sister, Miss Italia CHM, in Tyler
town, March 1915.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Waterman
and daughters, Hazel Diana and
Clarence, visited Mr.. w. ]. M.
CHM Sunday. They also visited
other relatives and friends in Ty-
lertown. Mr.. Waterman and fam
lily enjoyed delicious dinner at
Miss Idalia Ginn's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Afford CHM, Mr..
Seth E. CHM, ST., Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewitt CHM and daughters, and
Mr.. Seth CHM, Jr. enjoyed a we'll
prepared dinner in the home of
Mr.. w. j. M. CHM. Mrs. frankie
E. Nichols was hostess.
Rev. M. S. Picks, from Helm,
Ark, visited his sitter, Mrs. Flora
Terrell, last Thursday, March IL
through Sunday, March Is. Mr..
Picks visit to his sister was in the
home Of his niece, Mrs. Mae Hardy.
The Roxie Harris Memorial
Club sponsored program of jubi-
lee singing Sunday night, March
Is, at Tylertown colored school.
The Heroines of Jericho cele-
brated Palm Sunday, March Is, at
the First Baptist Church in Tyler
town. There were three other
Courts that participated. They
were: Yale, Kelly and Cherow
The sermon for the day was de-
livered by Rev. Luther MeEwen.
1t was an inspiration to the crowd.
Miss Edith Lucy Magee and Mr.
Ellis Magee from Los Angeles,
Calf, visited their mother, Mrs.
Magee, and other friends and rel
atives in Tylertown last week.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. En-
erson Bates, Jr., was funeralized
Sunday, March Is, at st. Paul
Church. This was their first son.
He was two months and Fl days
old. This family are friends of
Tylertown.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-03-21
Silver Greek News

Mrs. Mary Grinstead, lovely
member of the Pleasant Grove
M. B. Church, is in the Kings
Daughters Hospital at Brookhav-
en-, Miss. She is the wife of Mr..
Will Grinstead. The Pleasant Grove
M. B. Church members are praying
that she will ovecome worthless
condition.
The Pleasant Grove M. B. Church
is invited to the st. Paul M. B.
Church. The choir and pastor are
especially invited on Wednesday
night, April Is, 1859. Rev. L. C.
Pickens is the pastor of Pleasant
Grove, and Rev. McCurn is the
paste of st. Paul.
There will be night party on
the LIST Saturday night in April.
Everyone is cordially invited to
come. The party will be given at
the Pleasant Grove School house.
The sponsors are Miss Dole Mae
Knight and Miss Tereatha Bryant.
P.T.A. met Tuesday night, March
9th. The meeting was centered
around children who do not eat
their lunches and cleanliness. Mrs.
Rosie Lee Peyton and Mrs. Willie
M. Bridges were selected delegates
to the State Teachers Meeting in
Jackson, Mississippi, March 1920.
Mrs. Peyton is the President, and
Mrs. Bridges is Vice President of
the P.T.A. here.
Mrs. Ollie E. Peyton has been
discharged from the hospital, and
is resting fine at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommie H. Brewer
were absent from Church Sunday,
because of the funeral of a rela-
tive at Tilton, Mississippi.
If you are getting your hair cut
at Guss' Barber Shop, your shoes
fixed at Prices Shoe Shop, or
buying your groceries at Lifts Gro
Gerry Store, ask at either place for
The Jackson Advocate, and read
it for news of the world.
The people around Monticello
and Lawrence County are all
Whopped up, because the Girls
Basketball team of the Mccullough
High School are now State Champ
ions. The team only lost one game
this season. So let's give them
another Whooped!