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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
w. R. HamiII Dies al 81;
WAS Church 0rqanisf Here

William Robert Hamill, 81, or
ganist Of several churches in the
Washington area and a resident
here for 80 years. died Tuesday ut
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. I.
Pinkney Wroth. in Warren, Pa.
Mr.. Hamill was born in Patter-
son. N. j., and lived in Troy. N. Y,
and Louisville, KY. before coming
to Washington. Well known in
music circles, he had been organ
list at the Church of the Ascension,
since merged with st. Agnes, as
well as the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church here and the
Pinkney Memorial Church in Hy-
attsville. He worked in the sheet
music department of several
downtown stores in this city. His
wife. Mrs. Mollie Heron Hamill,
died 10 years ago.
Besides Mrs. Wroth, Mr.. Hamill
is survived by another daughter.
Mrs. William E. Scott Of River
dale, Md; two sons, Ralph L.
Hamill Of Chevy Chase, and Will
liam r. Hamill, jr.. Of Silver
Spring. Maryland, and six grand
children and one great-grand-
child.
Funeral services were to be held
this morning In Warren. Burial
moe ~ ho u, Tror,
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terms as Governor, was hunting
with an old friend when he col
lapsed.
The four years from 1898
through 1912 that Mr.. He'll served
as Wisconsin's chief executive
were stormy ones. AS politician
Mr.. He'll was a good businessman
He led frequently with his chin
often said the wrong thing at the
wrong time and then blamed his
press secretary for poor publicity
Mr.. He'll was a small boy wher
the family moved to this coun-
try. He attended rural school In
Wisconsin and at IL started work
in a general store. He never
stopped working after that and
liked to brag about it.
He was still under 20 when. with
three friends and $500. he organ
ICED the firm which grew into the
present-day He'll Co.. multi
million dollar manufacturer Of
heavy equipment. He was chair
man Of the board up to his death
while his son, Joseph F.. was
president.
In 1886 Mr.. He'll made his first
stab at politics. an unsuccessful
attempt to gain the Republican
nomination for Governor. Two
years later he made it and swept
into Office, defeating veteran
Philip F. La Toilette. He was re-
elected to another term, but was
defeated for his third by Orland
S. Loomis, a Progressive. who died
before taking Office.
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William Ristig Dies;
Tax Attorney Here

William B. Ristig, 54-year- old
tax attorney. died of a heart at
tack yesterday at the Almas Tenn
| pie, 1915 K street NV.
Mr.. Ristig, who had twice be-
fore suffered such attacks, sue
cumbed shortly after he had
lunched at the temples Sphinx
Club and was pronounced dead by
DR.. John R. Evan, after rescue
squad efforts to resuscitate him
failed.
Mr.. Ristig, who lived at 35l6
Twenty-fourth street NE, had
been a partner in the law firm of
Smith, Ristig & Smith, with Offices
in the Bowen Building, since 1924.
Before that he worked with the
Bureau of Internal Revenue and
served as an Air Force captain in
World War I. He graduated from
George Washington University
Law School in 1922.
DULL III Slldl lCotOll, .. W Ilc
came to the District in 1914. He
was member of the American
Bar Association, the District Bar
Association and the Columbia
Country Club. He was a Mason,
member Of the Columbia Com
mandry and the Scottish Rites.
Mr.. Ristig was a deacon and
member of the Board of Trustees
of the Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Erha Ristig; two daughters,
Jacqueline and Charlotte, both of
the Twenty-fourth street address,
and brother, Martin Ristig of
1918 Thirty-eighth street NV.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Saturday at Hyson's funeral
home, 1900 N street NV. Burial
will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Representatives of the District Bar
Association will act as honorary
pallbearers.
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Kentucky Labor Official
CoIIapses and Dies Here

George C. Burton, So, Kentucky
State industrial relations COM
missioner, died last night after q
heart attack suffered on a down.
town street here.
Mr.. Burton was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital after collapsing at
Fourteenth and E streets NV. He
died at $3.50 pm, about five hours
later. He had come here to attend
the 10th annual conference OF
State labor officials.
A Louisville attorney and for
mer Jefferson County, KY, COM
missioner. Mr.. Burton was past
commander of the Kentucky
American Legion and leader OF
the American Federation of Labor
in Kentucky.
His wife, Mrs. Mae Burton, was
flying here after he was stricken
but did not arrive before his
death.
He was named to the Industrial
relations post in 1947 and a year
ago was named to the Kentucky
Agriculture and Industrial Devel-
Upment Board.
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Charles Griffin Dies;
ID. {. Newspaperman

Charles E. Griffin, So, Washing
ton newspaperman for more than
three years. died last night at Be-
thesda Naval Hospital after long
illness.
Mr.. Griffin was a native Of Holy
oke, Mass, and was a graduate OF
the University of Detroit. He
started his newspaper work as q
police reporter with the Spring
field (Mass) Union, and was city
editor of the Lynbrook Uong Is
land, N. " Star from 1927 tc
1881. He worked on papers in
Waterbury. Conn.,, and for seven
years was private secretary to
Judge Joseph A. Gillis of Detroit's
Cancellation Court. He continued
his newspaper work In the Army
during World War II.
Mr.. Griffin was with the Times
Herald for several months and had
been at the Washington Post since
1916 as copy editor.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Mae Griffin: his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene L. Griffin, two broth
ers, Philip and Eugene L. Griffin
jr., all of Springfield, Mass; four
sisters, Mrs. Thomas Lynch OF
Newton, Mass, Mrs. Francis Pay
eur. Mrs. Thomas Leahy and Mrs
Robert Dunn, all Of Springfield,
Mass.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed,
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Mrs. McCorquodaIe Dies;
D. T.. Resident 70 Years

Mrs. Annie E. McCorquodale, II
a resident Of Washington for the
last 20 years, died here yesterday
after q long illness.
Mrs. Mccorquodale. who lived
at 1922 Sixteenth street NE, was
the wife Of Lachlan McCorquo-
dale. a retired builder.
Born in, Belfast, Ireland. she
came to the United States at an
early age and had lived in New
York City and Miami, Fla, be-
fore coming here.
In addition to her husband,
Mrs. McCorquodale is survived by
two daughters, Miss Anna McCor-
quodale, an employe of the Hecht
Co. here for 20 years, and Mrs
Jean Liese, both of the Sixteenth
street address, and a grandson
William L. Liese, 1907 East Cap
itol street.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow in the Lee fu-
neral home, Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NE. Burial
will be in National Memorial Park
Cemetery in Falls Church.
The Rev. William N. Vincent,
pastor OF the Eastern Presbyte-
rian Church. will conduct the
services.
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| Rites 10 Be Held Tomorrow
For Mai. William J. Small

Funeral services for Maj. Will
liam tombstone Small. jr.. 80, Ali
Force officer of Falls Church. Va.
who died Tuesday<in the crash OF
an American Airlines plane at Dali
las, Tex, will be held at 10 am.
tomorrow at Fort Myer Chapel
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terry.
Maj. Small was among % killed
in the accident at Love Field. Five
persons from Washington died in
the crash. Eighteen others were
injured.
Maj. Small was flying on Air
Force orders to Muroc Air Force
Base. Calf, and was attached to
Air Force headquarters here. He
lived at 500 BellevieW drive, Falls
Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
June Small. a 1-year-old daugh-
ter. Cynthia, his stepmother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Small, and two sisters. the Misses
Dorothy and Frances Small, all of
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
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1n Mrn1nrtatt1

FORD, BENJAMIN. Sacred to tbs
MIN FORD. who departed, this life six
years ago today, December 1, 1913.
is T not TO de- IL the hearts of those we love
His WIFE. ELIZA FORD.
JONES, LEONE ANNETTE: In loving
memory Of my wife. LEONIE ANNETTE
Jones' = sasa. who departed this life December
She was devoted and faithful com:
panion ana contributsd her influence and
ana happiness SbW va 'e jones' SFssn n. D.
oDEKovEN. ELIZABETH. In loyina
1f y aar svsL Eliza
year ago, November 80, 1946.
Always so true, unselnsh and kind. ,
Very few in this world her equal you'll
You We're We're a mother and father to me,
A Afs 1S y %sm0 dR4 ssa
REINHART. JOSEPHINE A. In sad but
loving TemsmbransfN q eqr Gear eas f,
/ ife twenty -four years ago today Decem-
I9 Sa& S 2ss ASD rRageHs s5s
duERrirE. ANNA
RoTT, G. FREDERICK. In loving
menor Of our dear husband and father
G. FREDERICK ROTT, who LETT us ten
years ago today. December /, 1889.
Just q word of sweet remembrance,
Just memory fond and true;
| Just a token of love and devotion
That our hearts still hold for you.
LOVING WIFE AND CHILDREN. IDA AND
| EMIL.
| WEST, JOHN H. In loving memory o.
our husband and father, JOHN H. WEST
who departed this life one year ago today
December /, 1913.
Beyond all pain. all care and sadness,
Beyond all trouble, thou art gone,
| But knowing some day well md thee,
! Gives US COURAGE to so on
Sweet to remember him who once was
And who, though absent. is Just Is dear
LOVING WIFE, BESSIE WEST, ANC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-01
Schultz Cigar Stores
Strike Is Averted
By the Assocjcted Press

BOSTON, Dec. IA possible
strike of about 1000 employees Of
the A. Schultz cigar stores
throughout the country was avert
ed last night when management
and labor representatives reached
Ia wage agreement.
The employees were granted .
14-cents-an-hour wage boost
which raised the pay of store man
ayers to SOS for a 44-hour week
and clerks to $47.
The employees. represented by
the American Federation of Labor,
had voted to strike at midnight.
Business Agent John Donahue
Of the Retail Clerks International
Association (AFL) said there were
mo changes in disqualification.
sickness, vacation and other bene-
fits under the new one-year con-
tract, =
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Group disqualification
Delays Increase Of
Rates TIL January

Rate increases announced by
Group disqualification, Inc. for
this month will 60 into effect for
most of the plans 100000 sub
scribers in January, instead, off,
Gals said today.
The officials explained they had
hoped notices of the rate changes
could be distributed last month
to subscribers. The notices, to be
distributed through employers
will go out this month, outlining
the changes and increased benefits
New subscriber groups enrolled
during November entered the plan
at the new rates. however.
Increases Listed.
The increases, which CHI OIL
Gals said were required because of
spiraling CHI payments to hos
pitfalls, include:
For single person contracts,
from $1.10 to $3.50 q month, and
for family contracts, from. $2.75 to
So. The present husband wife
contracts are wiped out. raising
rates for couples from $3.50 to the
family rate Of SO.
The increases are only the sec
ond made in rates during CHS
15-year history.
Extended Coverage Planned.
Subscribers. officials said, will
be notified that they can con-
tinue present rates until the ex-
piration date of their annual con-
tracts, but that in such case they
will not be entitled to increased
benefits under the new proposal.
Otherwise. the new rates and ben
ef1ts will become effective auto
matically.
Officials said plans also are be-
ing made to open CHI hospital
bill coverage to individuals who
are unemployed, self employed or
employed in business where there
are less than 10 workers. Enroll
ment for this program will begin
as soon as possible after January
l, they said.
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He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Dorothy Prencipe; a daugh-
ter. Mrs. Jennie D. Cifala, and
two grandchildren, all of the Six
tenth street address.
Funeral services will be held
at 9 am. Saturday at the Church
Of the Nativity. Thirteenth and
Peabody streets NV. Burial will
be in st. Mary's Cemetery.
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Miss Eugenia Smith Dies;
Nurse Here Many Years

Miss Eugenia G. Smith, 10, 6
graduate nurse and Washing
ton resident for half a century
died Tuesday night in her home
1906 Tyler avenue, Falls Church
Va.
Born in Urbana, Ohio, Miss
Smith came here shortly before
the turn of the century and was
a graduate nurse of Nationa!
Homeopathic Hospital. She nurseo
here for several years and a short
while in New York City. Miss
Smith lived for more than sc
years at 3511 Porter street NV
Two years ago she moved to the
home of her niece, Mrs. Margaret
S. Hammond, of the Falls Church
address.
Miss Smith was an active men,
Der of the Church of the Holy
City (Swedenborgian), at Six
tenth and Corcoran streets NV.
where she sang in the choir for
10 years.
Surviving, besides her niece. are
a sister, Mrs. Florence Blair OF
Locust Point, N. j.; a brother
Captain Chandler w. = Smith
Naval Medical Corps, retired, Of
1920 Porter street NV, two
nephews, Palmer R. Smith, 6
student at Benjamin Franklin
University and DR.. Gordon M
Smith, formerly of Washington
and now of GAINESVILLE. Md. anc
another niece. Mrs. Florence S
Root, Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow in the Church
of the Holy City. Burial will be
at 10 am. Saturday in Urbana.
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He was born in Atlanta. Ga,
and was a graduate of Oklahoma
A. g. M. College. Mr.. Moessner
was with the OPA from 1914 to
1916. He lived at 1926 Sixteenth
street NV.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Moessner, and a
daughter, Miss Eileen Moessner.
Funeral services will be held at
8 am. tomorrow at the Shrine Of
the Sacred Heart, Sixteenth street
and Park road NV. Burial will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
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Wisconsin, dled
yesterday while
on a hunting
trip.
D e a h was
attributed to a
h e ar t attack
and came in a
c a r e t a k err S
| o d g e on a
h u n t ! n 6 pre-
serve, near JhlS
tiny village.
Mr.. He'll. a
pudgy, white
h a ire d m a n
who served two
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n A1n tlNC Vi
Naples, I t y,
Mr.. Pre- n cipe
came to the
District in 1914
Ae was owner
and operator OF
the Doro t h y
P r e n C | p {
Beauty Salons
at 1926 Con-
necticut We
nue. NV. and
in the Bucking-
h a m A p a r t =
ments in Ar
1I-A "
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pital a ter a
long illness.
Mr.. MoeSSner
was in the con-
sulate service
for II y e a r S
and served as
vice con Is u !
in Manchester;
England, a n d
in. posts in the
Caribbean. His
last post was in
Toronto, G a n
a d a in 1941.
H e retired in
1912.
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NttnriItttn

BoMsTEIN, SOLOMON. A monument to
the memory of SOLOMON B0MSTE1N Is
1t Rosedale Cemetery in Baltimore, Md,
Friends and relatives are invited to meet
IL noon at 2517 Loyola SouthWay IN
At l pm, promptly.
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Vincent Prencipe Dies;
Owned Two Beauty Shops

Vincent Prencipe. 81, beauty
shop owner here for a number OF
years, died yesterday at his home,
500 Sixteenth street NV.
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Wallace Moessner Dies;
Retired Consulate Official

Wallace E. Moessner. IS, former
consulate service official and Gov
eminent employe for 10 years,
died Yesterday in Mount Alto Hos
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Julius He'll Dies at Is;
Immigrant Was Twice
Wisconsin Governor
BY the Associated Press

SULLIVAN. Wise, Dec. l.
Julius He'll. 70, German immigrant
boy who grew up to be a wealthy
industrialist and Governor of
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HESS, GEORGE W. We wish. to thank
our friends, relatives and neighbors Tor
their kindness, words OF sympathy ana
ETHEL, MARGARET AND SONNY.
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Woodmont PTA to Meet
The Woodmont Parent-Teacher
Association. Arlington, will meet
at 8 pm. Monday at the school.
Evening star., 1949-07-24

Mister Wally," he shrills,
George and me are in awful
trouble. Come quick! An we
better borrow your big STEP
ladderv'
Well. Edwin and me an the
ladder get into his back yard
and | see what the hurry is.
SILHoUETTED against the moon,
about Is feet up, is the clothes
basket. Leanin' out an enjoyin'
the scenery is Edwin's baby
brother.
Those kids had planned on
crossin' over themselves. But
to test the line, they tried
sendin' the baby over first.
1t jammed about halfway across.
The rescue was pretty simple
an got back to the Wagon just
as the grown-ups come in for
cup of coffee after the show.
SILLY picture" Mister Sadler
says. There was this guy on a
suspension bridge while the ma
tives was hackin' at it. An he
amt even worriedw
YEAH" | grin at him. That's
what you get in them pictures
kid stuff" wAlIY R0REN
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Baby Sittin' Plus

FROM the back porch of the
IL upper fiat at 48O Elm Street
to the same location at 479 Pine
is a hundred feet or 50.
The Sadlers live on Elm, the
Massens on Pine. They are CO.
owners of the clothes line that
stretches on pulleys across the
gap.
Tuesday evening the Sadlers
and the Massens went to the
movies together, leavin' l2-year-
old Edwin Sadler home with his
baby brother. The Massens
hired Edwin's pal, George
Hubert. to mind their infant.
1T DIDN'T take those boys
long time to find out they could
pin messages onto the clothes
line and send 'em across.
wish l had a root beer"
George messaged.
The next trip of the clothes
line carried a bottle of soda
pop in pillow case, compli-
ments Of Edwin.
Just where the next idea origi-
mated, I'm not so sure. But it
was just gettin' good an dark
when Edwin busted in here.
, 1949-03-17
spond
March IA, 1919.


March IA, 1949.
The Honorable
The Chairman of the Municipal
Charlotte Amalie Council
st. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Dear Mr.. Chairman:
/ have received your letter of
March z advising me of the action
of the Municipal Council request
ing that the Governor submit no.
limitations for employment under
Grant-in-Aid funds to the NUM-
pal Council for confirmation.
In view of this request it may
be useful to outline the procedure
which is now being followed in
connection with Grant-in-Aid APP
pointments. First of all, as you
know, the Commissioner of Health
annually submits the Grant-in-Aid
Budget to the Municipal Council
and invites discussion thereon. In
st. Croix there have been such
discussions, but the st. Thomas
Council has not sought discussion.
When funds are available and
occasion arises to appoint to new
positions under the Grant-in-Aid
budget, the Director of Personnel
and the head of the department
concerned work out detailed des
cription and specification Of the
position. If the position is similar
to any position for which a regis
ter of eligible persons has already
been established under merit sys-
tenn procedures, the department
head is furnished with the names
of eligible persons in order that he
may select one Of the three rank
ing persons on the eligible list for
appointment. If no register or list
A.E
, 1949-03-17
E
to the
v. |. Nurses Association
by Mrs. Lucinda de Chdbert
to the

The Virgin Islands Nurses AS
ISOLATION, the Assistant Commits
sioner of Health, Ladies and Gen
tlemen.
1t is q great pleasure for me to
be among you this afternoon. | ann
not too old to remember the past
which nurses have richly earned
in our community. The medical
and nursing record has been one
OF which we can all be proud. In
the past they they have worked
as a team, each one necessary to
the other. The Physician charts
the course, he is as the pilot to the
ship, and the nurse as the co-pilot
or the mate, she fills the details.
My emphasis today would be
placed on one of the lost arts in
neutrality-suspicious..
Do you all realize the great heal
ing power vested in you. We have
each taken a pledge to serve, but
there Is a pledge still greater the
one for Christ not only for you e.
me but for the sick and suffering
the poor & needy which He healed
let us renew our pledge as He
has commanded; serving others as
we would like to be served. Let
the World look up to you as pat
tern nurses of the Virgin Islands.
God bless you all in His name.
, 1949-03-17

OF ehgibleS exists, the procedure
customarily followed is to an
Inou1ce the establishment of a list
of eligibles strictly in accordance
with merit system requirements.
The one exception to this proce-
dure, which applies to regular
Municipal appointments as well as
to Grant-in-Aid appointments,
arises when it is known that no
person residing in the Virgin Is
lands possesses the qualifications
fort the position in question.
Such a situation occurred recent
~ when funds were provided un-
der the Grant-in-Aid program for
the appointment of a physician
with special training in the field
of pediatrics. There was no such
person here and local advertise
ment would have been a waste of
time and money. Fortunately, af-
ter a considerable search a quail
fled pediatrician was found who
was willing to accept the appoint
ment at the relatively modest sa-
larry provided in the Grant-in-Aid
budget.
In summary, the classification
of Grant-in-Aid positions and the
selection of appointees follow me
rit system procedures to the full
lest extent practicable. In the case
of Junior clerical or custodial posi-
tons, I am satisfied that the pro-
cedures Of examination and classi-
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, 1949-03-17

great source of attraction. And
beyond Frederiksted to tn e
HammsB Bluff lighthouse, there
is a road which could be inn
proved and furnish many more
miles Of driving and scenic
pleasure. And we could 90 ON
calling attention to many of
the roads which would connect
section to section, and town
to town., practically enlarging
the island.
THIS is not a wild idea.
There are those who have Civ
en- serious thought to it, and
while no bonfire is being lit,
the failure Of many programs.
for our improvement come to
the fore. Perhaps the best way
that our confidence can be re-
stored again is that some pro-
gram takes one solitary step be
yond the paper stage.