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Evening star., 1959-12-03
SO Letters Found
AS 'Sonto' Opens
Special MuiIbox

WILMINGTON. DEL, Dec. 8
(AP).-In these parts Santa
Claus sometimes doesn't see
letters lcf; - his
mouStache.
Santa is the Wilmington
Businessmen's Association, n,
which sets up a special mailbox
each year for children's letters.
Yesterday the association got
out the old mailbox-the one
with Santa's moustache for a
lid-and opened it.
There were 452 letters from
last year, some of them not
just addressed to the North
Pole" Apparently some peo-
pie mistook the box for a real
mailbox. Thirty-four friends
of one man didn't get their
cards.
He'll get them back. Other
letters, lacking return adj
dresses, will be forwarded with
an explanatory letter from the
Post Office. The association
may get some curt replies.
Our faces are red in retro
Spect," said a businessman.
This yer we'll check it daily.
It's only tended for Santa
and it was put away last year
unopened"
Evening star., 1959-12-03
Motorist Escapes
Armed Hitchhiker
After Two Hours

A Baltimore motorist last
night told police he was robbed
OF SIS and forced to drive 9
gun-carrying hitchhiker around
for two hours before escaping
by offering to get the man o
drink.
Benjamin F. Hawkins, 35
said he picked the man UP at
Nichols avenue and v street
Sc, about 8 pm. After they
had driven several blocks, he
said, the man pulled a nickle-
plated revolver and demanded
his money.
The bandit had been drink
ing, Mr.. Hawkins said. After
two hours. Mr.. Hawkins said
ne suggested getting more to
drink, and his passenger agreed
When they got out, Mr.
Hawkins fed.
Police Pvts. Mason Luther
and John B. Maxwell answered
his call and arrested a man
Identified as Albert Harrison.
"a, OF the 1900 block of Gales
street NE, on charges of rob-
nery and carrying a dangerous
weapon. He was picked up
only a block from where Mr.
Hawkins had parked his car.
Evening star., 1959-12-03

figures when you don't have
eay tourists to cp---,s cf."
In Washington, a Cuban
Embassy official has denied
that the tourist situation was
bad. He said European lines
have included Havana in their
Caribbean cruise itineraries,
thus boosting tourist trade.
Air Travel Shifts
A spokesman for the gov
ernment-owned Guiana Air
lines said the firms New
York-Havana business is bet
ter than ever. He estimated
it. will be Is per cent higher
in 1859 than last year.
However, he did admit an
estimated rs per cent Of the
passengers are Cuban, the rest
Americans. In 1857, he said,
1t was just the reverse-75 per
cent were Americans, IS per
cent Cubans.
He said attacks on Prime
Minister Castro by the Amer
ican press was the reason for
the drop in tourist business.
Many people - and other
countries-are taking advan-
tage of the situation in Cuba"
he said.
Evening star., 1959-12-03
DowIing Pledges
Support to Bonn

BONN, Germany. Dec.
(AP). - Walter Dowling, new
United States ambassador to
Bonn, presented his credentials
to President Heinrich Luebke
today and pledged American
support for German reunifica-
ton and the freedom of Berlin
The 54-year-old Georgian, a
career diplomat, replaced David
K. E. Bruce, who retired after
nearly three years as WASH
ington's envoy here. The post
carriers with it the additional
duty of being United States
high commissioner in Berlin.
Mr.. Bowling told Mr.. Luebke
he was pledged to work toward
creation of a world community
based on law and dedication to
the principles of freedom, JUS
tice and respect for human
rights"
There are" he added, more
specific goals which are of con-
tinuing concern to our two
countries"
Foremost among these, Mr..
Bowling said, are:
l. Identification of Germany
in peace and freedom"
2. Maintenance of the in
tegrity and freedom of West
Berlin"
3. Strengthening of the po-
litical, economy and spiritual
foundations of the free world
community"
Evening star., 1959-12-03
Okinuwu Vital
Fleet Chief Saws

NAHA. Okinawa, Dec.
CAP).-The commander of the
United States 7th fleet said to-
day that Okinawa would be
annihilated in a nuclear war
but stressed the need for United
States bases in the Far East.
Vice Admiral Frederick N,
Kivette told a news conference
i would like at least three
carriers here at all times, more
subs and a full Marine division
on Okinawa instead of two
thirds"
He said that Japanese bases
greatly increase the 7th Fleets
efficiency by eliminating the
necessity Of trans-Pacific trips
for repairs. He noted that his
fleet is following the pattern
set by the Mediterranean 9Th
Fleet in furnishing psychologi-
cal pressure as well as being
the main United States mill
tary support for Asian allies.
Admiral Kivette said the loss
OF Okinawa would be "a disas-
ter Of the first water" The
island is a forward base for
$4,000 Marines of the Bird Divi-
sion, plus land-based aircraft.
Admiral Kivette also said his
feet could Slaughter" any Red
Chinese attempt to invade For
mosa, and added that the Red
buildup opposite Formosa has
leveled off.
Evening star., 1959-12-03
Row With Bows
Ends in Death
For Duck Lover

CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (AP).-
Konstantine Tscherepanow, So
walked his mongrel dog in
Sherman Park every morning
He carried bread crumbs for
the ducks in the park lagoon.
His love for the ducks cost him
his life.
He was beaten to death yes
terday, police said, after he
reprimanded three 15-year-old
boys for throwing sticks at the
duck
Police said young Valerian
Stechly struck Mr.. Tscherepa-
now on the jaw when the older
man grabbed one boy and
cursed him. Mr.. Tscherepanow
fell, striking his head on a
bridge abutment.
Passersby alerted police and
the Stechly boy and his COM
panionS, Robert Picciariello
and Robert Weinrich, were
seized.
They were taken to Mr..
Heterogeneous body, still
guarded by the mongrel dog.
Don't die. don't die" one
boy screamed.
At a police station, young
Stechly's mother tried to attack
her son, shouting:
"1ll kill you with my own
hands"
The boys were held in a
juvenile detention home. No
charges were filed.
Evening star., 1959-12-03
Dam Tragedy
Recalls 2,2Oo
Johnstown Toll

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (AP).-
Surging food waters have
claimed many lives in bygone
years, but there have been only
a relatively few instances where
torrents from bursting dams
caused major disasters.
The greatest on record in
this country occurred at Johns
town, Pa, in 1889. The death
toll has been variously record
ed as between 2,209 and 2,142.
Among others on record:
1874 - l44 drowned when
dam burst in Mill River Valley,
Mass.
l928-Death toll of 45O in
collapse of st. Francis Dam
40 miles north Of Los Angeles,
Evening star., 1959-12-03
PAYOLA
Continued From First Page

NVSAuCu EEOH rITSL rage
ord firms in payments to tele.
vision and radio disc jockeys
He said investigations are being
made in several sections of the
country, including New York
Philadelphia. Cleveland and
Chicago.
Mr.. Kintner said CONNER
clal bribery" has been recog-
nlzed as a violation of the ETC
act in several court cases.
FTC sources said privately
that action was likely against
several record firms under a
section Of the act which bans
deceptive and unfair trade
practices. They did not name
anv companies.
Mondays FEC hearing is
aimed at finding whether that
agency has authority to regu-
late program content, or
whether new legislation is
needed. The inquiry stems
from House committee dis
closures about fixed TV quiz
shows.
More than so organizations
and individuals have asked per-
mission to testify at the FEC
hearing on a voluntary basis,
The House Legislative Over
sight Subcommittee-the groun
that heard testimony on rigged
quiz shows-is expected to hold
hearings early rext year on
the 2ayola racket. The date
for the hearing may be set
next Wednesday.
Evening star., 1959-12-03

friends and relatives have in
adequate heating with a
cold six to eight months
ahead"
Up 10 Joint Chiefs
He has been advised the
question is now "in the hands
of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff, and
as a result, l am unable to
go any further"
If you. as President of the
United States, can help my
people who are poor and in
desperate need of inexpensive
fuel, we will be forever grate-
full"
His letter was mailed No
vember %. He has had no
reply.
The Government created a
naval petroleum reserve in this
area years ago.
In Washington, White House
officials said Mr.. Hopkins
letter has been received, that
the matter is under study and
that reply will be sent. There
was no indication what the
reply would be.
Evening star., 1959-12-03
Wesleyan Fraternity
Protests Race Bur

MIDDLETOWN, Conn, Dec
3 CAP).-Wesleyan University.
Sigma Nu Fraternity today
withdrew from its national or.
ganization. The action, a loca,
chapter official said, was ir
protest against the national,
white only" membership re-
Quirements.
The decision was applauded
by Victory L. Butterfield, uni
versity president, who said:
I am glad that all Wesleyan
fraternities are now free of
clauses discriminating against
students for reasons of race or
color"
Evening star., 1959-12-03
CBS Will Eliminate
Plugs for Non-Sponsors

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 CAP).-
Starting January /, the Colum-
bia Broadcasting System will
eliminate from televiSion shows
commercials advertising prod
uctS other than the sponsors
The ban-latest CHS cleanup
move-strikes at a little-publi-
cized but profitable practice of
charging manufacturers for
having their products used as
show prizes.
The new rule, issued yester-
day by Joseph H. Ream, CHS
vice president in charge of
standards and practices, or
dered that all prizes be paid for
out Of a shows budget. Also
barred are free plugs for air.
lines and other transportation
facilities.
The new rule also Is expected
Evening star., 1959-12-03
Cold Eskimo Appeals
For Gas From U. S. Pipe

BARROW, Alaska, Dec.
(AP).-Let US use some of thi,
Arctic lands plentiful natura
gas, Eskimos ask.
Government Offices, agencies
and homes in this most North
ern United States town, on the
Arctic Ocean, burn it for heat
and light, State Senator Eben
Hopson wrote President Eisen-
hover.
But his repeated appeals, and
those of other AlaSkans, to
Government agencies have
been turned down cold in this
land Of months of winter dark
ness and cold, his letter to the
White House said. He is an
Eskimo and father of eight
children.
ripe PaSSeS Home
Going right by my own
home is a large gas pipe which
supplies gas to nearby Federal
Offices" the Democratic legisla-
tor wrote.
However, my family and all
the other natives in Barrow are
forbidden from tapping into
this, or any other pipeline"
Coal costs $42 a ton here.
The population of about 1900
is 5-to-1 Eskimo. There is
enough natural gas to supply
a city Of many thousands for
many hundreds of year." Mr..
Hopson wrote. "All my village
Evening star., 1959-12-03
Cafe Patron
Kills Bookie
nCuIiforniu

SHERMAN OAKS, Calf, Dec
8 (AP).-A man police call the
biggest bookie in the San Fer
nando Valley was shot to death
in a restaurant last night only
six feet from a table occupied
by Mickey Cohen, former big
time bookie.
Cohen said he didn't do it
and he doesn't know who did.
Police say Jack F. Whalen,
SO, alias Jack O'Hara. of nearby
Encino, strobe into the restau-
rant, walked up to the table
next to Cohen'S and punched a
man in the nose. The man drew
a gun, shot Whalen in the head,
and walked out.
Whalen had a police record
extending back to 1888. He had
been convicted of Swindling,
bookmaking, assault and bat
terry. He was free on $4,000
bail while appealing a recent
extortion conviction.
Police Chief William Parker
and his top aides sped to the
scene-Rondelli's Restaurant on
Ventura boulevard. officers be-
gan picking up known hood
lums by the score for ques-
tioning.
"Whalen went to the restau-
rant last night to see the big
man about a gambling beef"
Chief Parker told newsmen.
He lost a lot of money last
week end"
Who is the "big man?
Chief Parker wouldn't say. It
isn't Cohen, he said.
Cohen told police a man he
doesn't know was seated at a
table six feet away when
Whalen, whom he said he also
did not know, walked in. He
said he saw the blow, struck
without a word. He said he
thought the man with the gun
fired two or three times.
Police said there was only one
shot.
When the fireworks started"
Cohen said, II thought someone
was shooting at me, so 7
ducked."
Evening star., 1959-12-03

to stop teleVision personalities
from using their programs to
promote other commercial ac-
tivities in which they have an
interest.
A main program affected by
the CHS policy will be Art Link
letters House Party" which
Identifies donors of gifts
The rule was issued after the
show business trade paper,
Variety, carried a story on the
subject of airline plugs on the
CHS show whats My Line"
The National Broadcasting
Co. confirmed it also was study
ing the problem of television
merchandising. The network
has a number of shows which
name gift manufacturers. These
include "The Price Is Right"
and This Is Your Life"
Evening star., 1959-12-03
CAREFREE FAMILY STARTS OVER
GOLDFINE
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
fine might ask to testify behind
closed doors on the grounds
that his statements might tend
to incriminate or degrade him
If such a request is made BY
Mr.. Goldfine next week, Mr.
Harris said, the subcommittee
would have to decide whether
1t was justified. In view of the
unusual circumstances under
which Mr.. Goldfine is return
ing to testify before the SUBJ
committee. a closed session
conceivably could be held and
possibly followed by an open
hearing, Mr.. Harris said.
Adams Not an Issue
Mr.. Goldfine's return en-
gagement with the subcommit-
tee has nothing to do with his
testimony more than a year
ago that he gave expensive
gifts to Sherman Adams. for
mer presidential assistant. Mr..
Adams resigned at the time of
those hearings.
The Boston industrialist win
be asked 18 questions relating
to the financial operations of
the Boston Port Development
Co. and East Boston Co. At
the earlier hearings, he refused
to disclose such information,
Later he was convicted of
contempt Of Congress, but
sentence was suspended. The
District Court here put him on
probation and directed him to
answer the questions if the
subcommittee called him.
Mr.. Harris said the subcom-
has no advance infor-
nation as to what answers Mr..
Goldflne will give or whether
he viii give satisfactory an
swerS.
The chairman added that
there was a possibility that
some Of his answers might pro-
vide leads for hearings later to
determine whether the Secu-
titles and Exchange Commits
sion was sufficiently vigilant in
observing and regulating Mr..
ioldfine's financial operations.
Evening star., 1959-12-03

Of incidents in Havana.
you can't blame the tour
ist." one travel agent said. 'He
doesn't want to so where he's
not welcome"
Travellers have said: "Why
should we spend our money In
o country where we're not
wanted2"
Havana Stops Cancelled
All Of the major steamship
lines have Cancelled Havana as
a port-of-call on their winter
cruises. These lines in the past
have carried an estimated 3O,-
600 tourists to Havana each
year. One line, the Holland
America, carried 10000.
Hotels in Havana have been
badly hurt by the drop in tour
ist visits. The Hotel Havana
built in 1857 through
a federal loan, was taken over
last week by the Cuban gov
eminent. The hotel was losing
$4,000 a day. officials said.
THE hotel situation is so bad
In Havana" a cruise Official
said, that you can play a fast
game Of jai alai in most Hobbies
not hit a guest"
The Havana Hotel Associa-
ton recently announced it
would appeal for government
subsidies.
The Cuban Tourist Commits
sion office here said that in
i957-the latest reporting year
-2.804.112 tourists visited Cuba
and spent $5Sh million. There
we're 381 900 American visitors,
81 900 of them on cruises.
A commission spokesman ad-
that 1858 and 1859
have been very bad years"
An official of the "Ask Mr..
Foster" travel bureau was
more explicit. THE tourist
trade in Cuba is practically
nil," he said. II don't see how
you can get any comparative
Evening star., 1959-12-03
AFL-CIO
Discusses
Bios in Jobs

The Maryland-District AFL-
CIO convention has admitted
cit is dificult for some of oul
citizens to become members Of
some Of our locals because Of
color"
But that Is as close as a re-
solution adopted yesterday al
the Sheraton-Park Hotel came
to the issue Of union discrimina-
tion. which has come to at
tention here in the building
trades.
Representatives Of II Wash
ington area building trades
unions have been asked to meet
with the District Commits
sioners tomorrow to discuss al
legations that no Negroes work
on District construction jobs.
No compromise can be toler-
ated on the civil rights issue,
the resolution said.
The resolution called for en-
couragement Of local unions "in
STRENGTHENING past procedures
which are designed to establish
equality Of opportunity for all
members. regardless of race,
color. religion, national origin
or ancestry"
The convention also indorsed
a resolution pledging support of
efforts to defeat enactment of
a Maryland right-to-work law
In elections Charles A. Della
OF Anne Arundel County de-
feated James z. Patterson.
T1monium, to win reelection
as secretary-treasurer.
All other officers were re-
elected to two-year terms with
out opposition. Mr.. Patterson,
in confirming his defeat by Mr..
Della, did not disclose the vote.
Reelected without opposition
were President w. F. Strong,
Silver Spring; First Vice Pres
ident C. B. Windsor, Glen
Burnie, and Second Vice Pres
ident J,C. Turner, Washington.
Evening star., 1959-12-03
Town Manager Picked

PEARISBURG, Va, Dec. 8
(AP).-This Southwest Vir-
gina community has picked an
assistant sanitary engineer
from the United States Public
Health Service in Washington
to be its new town manager.
He's 25-year-old B. Cowells
Mallory whose appointment
was announced blythe Pearls
burg Town Council.
Evening star., 1959-12-03
DAM
At Least $50 Perish
In Flood Torrent

restaurants around Nice were
shattered by the Mediter-
ranean's waves. At Monaco
about 90 boats sank in the
storm, including one belonging
to Prince Rainier.
The villa of American Movie
Producer Jack Warner was
Hooded. Near Cagnes-Sur-
Mer, huge rocks were cata-
pulled 800 yards along a
coastal road.
The district governor, jean
Charles Roulies, reported the
MalpasSet Dam had been COM
pletely swept away.
Nothing remains" Mr.. Rou-
lies told newsmen as he toured
Frejus. 1t had been inspected
only a few months. ago to find
out if it could withstand the
explosions which were going on
at nearby construction work.
Everything was normal.
Navy Base Hit
"The waters (from the dam)
followed the river bed and en-
tered the Mediterranean over
an area from Frejus to st.
Aygulf," a town about 2 miles
west Of Frejus.
The small naval base at FIRE.
jus was almost entirely swept
away. Some helicopters, half
a dozen light planes and So
vehicles were wrecked. Eight
families living on the base were
reported missing.
Railroad officials said that
more than a mile of track had
been swept away or seriously
weakened by the flood waters.
Rail traffic along the coastal
route may be out for many
days.
Evening star., 1959-12-03
Costro's Cubo Hard Hit
By Cut in U. S. TroveI

NEW YORK, Dec 3 (AP).-Thousands of free-suendinp
american tourists bypassing F1de Castros Cuba for
otner Caribbean countries, travel officials here say
The loss to Cuba runs into millions annually
The decline in Cuba's tourist trade is blamed on anti
American statements by high officials and reports
Evening star., 1959-12-03

Bridges Carried Away
Bridges along the normally
peaceful river were carried
away. The naval base at St
Raphael was under several feet
OF water. A half dozen light
planes were washed into the
sea, and about so automobiles
and other vehicles lost.
A tWo-car diesel train from
Nice was trapped. Just before
dawn rescue workers brought
on all the passengers. They
were huddled in one of the
cars with water seeping above
the floor.
French sailors, police and
firemen toured Frejus in rub
Der boats to rescue families
from the upstairs of flooded
homes.
Cries for help directed the
rescue workers in the darkness.
save me =. I am about
DONE" came one call near
police headquarters, then
silence.
The weather along the
Riviera once more was clear
and cool after the five-day
siege of torrential rains and
high winds.
Many fashionable seaside
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Wolf Disney

If it's the only" it's also the
"sloweSt."
Released By The Bell Syndicate.
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WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
By WILLIAM MORRIS

Question: In my public school
days, certain boys were as
signed to straw-boss duty in
corridors, making sure that we
all stayed in line and out of
mischief. These kids were
called monitors" and they
weren't always popular with
some of the rest of us. So 1t
seems odd to me that NBC
should have chosen the name
Monitor for its weekend radio
show. What say you'll. P. c.,
Washington, D. c.
Answer: The word monitor
has various other meanings in
addition to the commonest--
that of a person who gives
warnings and enforces disci-
pline as do monitors in school
corridors.
In the early days OF radio
broadcasting monitors" we're
engineers whose job was to
check the quality Of transmits
sion and accuracy of frequency
Of the broadcast stations.
Similarly. wireless operators.
especially those at sea. mont
tored" the frequency used for
distress calls, so that they could
act upon or pass along any
warnings of trouble. During
World War II, monitor" sta
tons were set up to check the
propaganda content Of enemy
broadcasts.
Thus the word monitor" has
been well-establish4d in broad
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casting usage and always with
the connotation of a person or
device that is completely aware
of the latest. up-to-the-minute
developments in the world
around us. ! suspect that it was
this consideration - plus the
desire for q terse, easily re-
membered label--that led NBC
to choose MONITOR as the
name for the program.
Speaking of radio and TV.
we're indebted to the irreverent
Henry Morgan for calling our
attention to one Of the sillier
airline ads. Trumpeting the
virtues of their new jet serv-
ice, one major line recently
advertised in a New York paper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-29

that theirs is "the fastest and
only nonstop flight to New
Orleans" As Henry points out.
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IRISH LINEN OPEN WEAVE
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