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Evening star., 1950-08-04
w. Wallace ChisweII ,
Founder Of Insurance
Company, Dies al II

w. Wallace Chiswell, II. founder
and chairman of the board of
Peoples Life Insurance Co. here,
died last night at his home, 1925
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Geese Flock to Port yoli

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia.-Port
Joli, a quaint little village on the
south shore of Nova Scotia, is the
only winter home in Nova Scotia
of the Canada goose.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
The Federal Spotlight
Bill Protects Job Register Rights
OF Those in Military Service
By joseph Youno

Legislation protect present civil service job regis
called for military before they chance to
employment will introduced the
sponsor Representative Herlong
expected
be
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Demon Rum at Boy

Old demon rum - bay rum,
that isis being consumed in
such quantities in Southwest
Virginia that State alcoholic
beverage control officials have
called a conference with drug
gists about 1t.
1t seems that an outbreak Of
bay rum drinking has shown up
the fact that some manufac-
turers are forgetting to denature
the alcohol that goes into the
mixture-normally intended for
external use 0nly.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Quits Council Race

Gerald D. Morgan. Bethesda at
torney who won a legal battle for
his right to run for the Mont
gomery County Council as a
partisan candidate. has withdrawn
from the Democratic primary race.
It was his efforts that led to
invalidation of a County Council
law requiring only partisan
candidates for that body. He said
the press of private business
prompted him to step out.
Evening star., 1950-08-04

The Herlong bill provides that
persons passed over for Federal
employment because they are
called for military duty would be
Evening star., 1950-08-04
v S. WEATHER BUREAU MAJ
oaper,rsnt af cemNasys

Fair weather general the country tonight except
for widely and thunderorms in the Great
Plains and Rockies 1t will be comfortably cool the
Eastern States Cooler indicated for the Northern
and Central Temperatures will be higher in the Mid
west and region Little change indicated for
elsewhere -AP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star., 1950-08-04

BE sure to listen at GAS
pm. eDery Saturday oUer
WMAL, The Star station, to
Joseph Youno's Federal Spot
light radio broadcast teatur-
ing additional neUs and uietUs
OF the Government Scene.)
Evening star., 1950-08-04
River Report.

FURNISHED by United States Coast 1
Geodekic SurYeYl
Seward seaport record., 1950-01-06
DO WE NEED A SALES TAX?

Definitely, is the answer given by a great majority of the people of SeWard-businessmen and otherwise - questioned by this writer in the past few days.
 SEWARDITES ARE PROUD of the fact that the city is "out of the red for the first time in its existence The sales tax ade- quately cares for the City'S share in keeping the Seward Public School in operation The sales tax receipts make it unnecessary to dip into general funds for school purposes. This one item allows the City of Seward to operate entirely on the black side of the ledger.
 OUT-OF-TOWNERS do not like Stewards sales tax. and they are justified, The people of other Peninsula towns have their own schools to support, their own health problems. They feel they are being penalized for doing business in Seward Most Sew ard businessmen agree with them
 AMENDMENT to the sales tax ordinance is being consid- cred to exempt residents of other
Seward seaport record., 1950-01-06
The G.adGe RoeGe.

Now it is time for us to begin to look forward to the whole year ahead of us. Sure, it will snow, and it will blow, it may get colder, then it will rain. But what of it? Everybody else has weather, too. At least no one in Seward has gone hungry this winter. No one has blown into the bay. No one has been lost in the snow, or been frozen.
 The weather is one of those things we cannot control, so why worry about it? Just take it as it comes. 1 won't ask you to like it, but the sooner it's over the sooner we can plant gardens.
 What we must be thinking about are income taxes, both federal and territorial, March Of Dimes, Red Cross, new car licenses, etc. What a pain to think about.
 Even these things are not what 1 am considering seriously right now But, the unfinished projects for the betterment of Seward. Projects, started or con- templated, that must be carried through to their ultimate sue cess.
 For instance: full fledged scheme for recreation, utilizing the Civic Center and all other available facilities for whole some recreation for our young people, children, and adults.
 Secondly. the Mid-W in t e r friendship party for and with our neighbors to the northward. This party or festival, carnival, whatever name it gets, is most important project.
 Third: We must not let up in our efforts to bring the pro- posed liberal arts college to Seward. Much work is still to be done there.
 Fourth: There is a good pos sibility that the Coast Guard will establish station here. Efforts are being made by the City Council and Chamber of Commerce to conv vince the powers that be that Seward is the place to station Coast Guard ship.
 Fifth: The Fourth of July Committee will need the whole hearted coope tion of the whole populace in order to make this years celebration and Marathon Race the biggest and best ever
 The projects I have named are not listed in the order of their importance, but just to give them emphasis. They are equally important to the for ward march of Seward. No one person can be expected to do big part in every project, but
Seward seaport record., 1950-01-06

everybody can do something in all of them, and everybody, but EVERYBODY, must help in some way if they are to be put across. We can't just coast along with a bare existence. We must work to make Seward a voice to be heard in the coming state of Alaska, and that work must be done now.
Seward seaport record., 1950-01-06

PGnlnSula towns rom paying the tax when doing business in Seward. Such action constitutes the beginning of the end for the Seward sales tax.
 THERE IS "A SOLUTION to the problem. If Seward needs a sales tax, if Anchorage needs a sales tax, if a sales tax IS de sirable anywhere in Alaska, why not go to work and get through a Territorial sales tax of two per cent? The Territory to keep a percentage for administration, and the remainder returned to the cities where it originated. One-half of one per cent should! pay the Territory handsomely for the task of administration One and one-half per cent re turned to the cities of Alaska would go long way toward putting them "in the black as Seward is at the present time.
 Such an arrangement would have its drawbacks, of course. For instance, would the sales tax money be immediately returned to it's place of origination, or would it become lost in the maze of red tape which usually is the lot of our school taxes.
 If some such program could be worked out, then criticism would be eliminated. Inter-city trading would pretty we'll equal ize the situation so every town or city would get it's just share. Could even be that in case of large purchases where the sales tax reached amounts out of pro- portion to the buyers liability to the place of purchase, he could have the tax return sent to his own home town or school district
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Seward seaport record., 1950-01-06

Three out of every four of the 2,333,OOO veterans on Vet erans Administration disability compensation and pension rolls on November 1, 1949, served in World War II.
Seward seaport record., 1950-01-06

A community that is worth living in is worth doing something for.
Seward seaport record., 1950-01-06

Peninsula towns from paying the tax when doing business in Seward. Such action constitutes the beginning of the end for the Seward sales tax.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Big Boom in AustruIiun Wool
May Raise U. S. Clothing Cost

| a pound cleaned last fall now are
selling to the mills for around
$l.58 pound.
One dealer termed the increases
staggering, beyond anything that
has happened before.
AS the price of wool rises, the
cost of all other things that
go into making a wooden or
worsted suit also show substan-
tial increases.
Trade sources say it costs three
times as much to make the cloth
as it did in prewar day. 1t costs
two and one-half times as much
to make the garment out of the
cloth.
Wool men figured out the cost of
making $50 suit. They took as
a base a two-piece, virgin wool,
worsted suit. using 3.3 yards of
cloth, fine apparel grade of wool
and the average grade of labor.
They accounted for the $50 re-
tail tag as follows: Raw wool $5.45,
manufacture of the fabric $8.45,
making of the garment $16.10, re-
tail distribution $40.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
A., B. & W. Bus Strike
Settlement Indicated

Possible settlement of the Alex
andria, Bancroft & Washington
busline strike was indicated today
after a meeting of striking drivers
and. maintenance workers.
Union attorneys said a new in
crease had been offered above the
proposed scent hourly boost,
which was turned down last
month. The company denied it
had made a new wage offer, how
ever.
Company spokesmen said they
expected to be notified sometime
today of what action was taken
by the union.
Approximately 400 drivers and
maintenance men belonging to
Local 1131. Analgamated Associ-
alton of Street. Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees OF
America, AFL. struck last July
81 when they could not agree
with the company on terms OF
a new contract. The busline has
been operating since that time
under State control, through pro-
visions of the Virginia public utili-
ties strike law.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
GreenbeIt
Continued From First Page.)


the agency to sell Greenbelt on a
negotiated basis at its fair market
value.
A sale may be made either for
cash or on terms, with a down
payment of at least 10 per cent
and the balance arnortized over
not more than Is years at 4 per
cent. The Government is author
lied to accept a first mortgage or
deed of trust against the property
as security.
Detailed plans for the sale will
be announced by PHA within
about six or eight weeks. the
agency said.
Veteran purchasers must agree
to admit any present residents of
Greenbelt to membership in their
organizations under the same
terms and conditions applying to
other members.
The older part of Greenbelt was
designed as an experimental
community" It was partly built
by work-relief labor, and con-
tains 878 units. Early in World
War II 1000 units of war housing
were constructed on the site.
"PHA hopes to sell both Sec
tions of Greenbelt as an entity to
a single purchaser" the agency
said.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Blockade Pi|ing Up Trucks
On Border Of Soviet Zone
BY the Associated Press

HELMSTEDT, Germany, Jan
25.-The Russian showdown on
West Berlin truck traffic entered
its fourth day today with 80 car
goes awaiting clearance at the
Autobahn frontier point here.
Allied and German trains tc
Berlin, however, were running on
schedule.
Soviet guards allowed about 10
trucks an hour to enter the Rus
sian zone from Western Germany
One or two an hour were turned
back because of alleged irregu-
larities in shipping documents.
Although its papers were in
order. a truck carrying medical
supplies for the West Berlin We'll
fare Department was refused
clearance by the Russians without
explanation. .t
Similar tactics were adopted to-
day by the Russians at Hof on the
frontier of the American zone, but
truck traffic was light.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
BY the Assoeioted Press

BOSTON, Jan. 25.-The big
gest boom in the history of the
Australian wool industry is in full
swing. And since Australia is
the worlds largest producer OF
fine apparel wool, this isn't going
to help Americas clothing budget
The price of fine apparel woods
at the current Australian auc-
tions mounts steadily. Records
are being smashed daily.
Dealers report audible gasps in
the Sydney auction rooms as pur-
chasers from Britain, Russia, the
Continent and the United States
have tried to outbid Australians
in the last few weeks.
Prices at the Australian sales
have jumped about Is per cent
since the opening of the auctions
early this month.
In Boston, heart of the Ma
tion's wool trading. mills were
reported paying Al cents a pound
more for apparel woods than they
did last September.
Apparel woods that cost SLIT
crops planted earlier last fall,
in the event of freeze. 1s
One fuel oil dealer supplied this
c o m m emit: Were considering
going into the ice cream business. u
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Mrs. Rhoda Graves Dies;
New York State Senator
BY the Associated Press

GOUVERNEUR, N. Y, Jan. Is
Mrs. Rhoda Fox Graves, 73
the only woman ever to serve in
the New York State Senate, died
today in Hollywood, Fla.
Her death was reported to
friends here by her son, State
Senator Paul D. Graves. who flew
to Hollywood Sunday to be with
his mother. Mrs. Graves had
been Ill week.
A Republican, Mrs. Graves
served in the State Legislature
for % years, eight in the Assembly
and Il in the Senate. She with
drew from politics in 1948 and
her son was elected in her place.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
'HoIober's S Execution
Postponed 80 Days

Charles Francis Holober, SEN
fenced to die February Is for the
murder of his wife, yesterday was
granted a 30-day stay of execu-
ton by Judge Paul Brown in
Fairfax Circuit Court.
Postponement of the execution
date to March Is will allow Holo-
ber's attorney, T. Brooke Howard
time to petition the Virginia Su-
preme Court of Appeals fer O
writ of error.
Holober pleaded not guilty by
reason of insanity, but 12-man
jury set the death penalty. An
other indictment charges Holo-
ber with murder in the burying
alive of his 8-month- old daughter
beside her mothers body in a
Fairfax County nudist camp a
year ago.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Weather

Continued From First Page)
quicentennial-that $50 years ago
today the infant District was hav-
ing normal weather, 1t is noted
that Mrs. William Thornton wrote
in her diary: very cold and
windy"
The current mild spell, while
pleasing % some. is a headache
to others.
Fuel oil and coal dealers are
singing the business blues.
Contractors Happy.
Contractors and members of
the building trades unions, on the
other hand, are happy as they
move ahead of construction
schedules. Farmers, however, are
eyeing their peach and apple
trees. hoping the sap doesn't move
up any further.
To explain the phenomenon,
Weather Bureau experts said a
high pressure area over the At
lantic in the area of Bermuda
has been responsible for the mild
weather here.
Whenever the Bermuda high
pressure area drifts farther east
ward, then look for return of Old
Man Winter. the bureau says.
Here are some comments:
Spokesman for the Washington
Building Trades Council It's
been wonderful. There's high
employment in the trades. Con-
tractors are delighted. too, be-
cause they are days ahead of
their work" ra -r
An official of a large fuel oil
concern-"We are beginning to
feel it tremendously. Yet we are
afraid to let any of our force go
because cold weather may be just
around the corner"
A Maryland Extension Service
expert, discussing Irult treeS-"We
are going to be in a critical stage
in the next week or 10 days if the
weather remains mild. Peach
trees may soon start swelling, and,
If followed by a sharp drop in
temperature, there is going to be
some damage"
The Extension Service is not
worried about the early break
through of garden bulbs. A cold
snap is likely to damage leaves,
but not the flower itself, one ex-
pert said.
So far as nearby farmres' wheat
and barley crops are concerned,
the service said the warm weather
is favorable for late planted grains
but may cause some damage to
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Plains Dig Out Of Snow
As Heat Belt Covers
East and Midwest !
by the Assoeiated Press

A blizzard which swept across
the Northern Plains-hitting hard
est in North Dakota-faded to-
day, but there was lots of sting
and snaps in fresh blast. of cold
weather.
Huge snowdrifts, whipped by
gale-like winds, blocked most OF
North Dakota's 1000 miles OF
roads. Hundreds of motorists were
stranded. Schools remained closed
Temperatures began to drop late
yesterday and ranged between 20
and rs degrees below zero today as
the State dug out from one of the
worst blizzards in history.
Midwest Due for Cold.
There were other cold spots in
the country. Some Midwest areas
which yesterday enjoyed spring
like temperatures were in the
path of the frigid air from the
north.
In contrast to the blizzard con-
ditions in the Northern Plains
there was a remarkable heat
wave" in some sections yesterday
Record temperatures were re-
ported in cities from Iowa to the
Atlantic Coast.
But forecasters said there would
be sharp temperature drops over
most North Central States today
Report 38 Inches of Snow.
The Weather Bureau said there
were SO inches of snow on the
ground at Jamestown, N. Oak.
after a fall measuring Is inches
the last two days. Bemidji, MINI.
was blanketed with 20 inches after
a 12-inch fall and Duluth, MINI.
was covered with 80 inches, in
cluding a new fall of inches.
The mercury was 80 below zero
at Cutbank, Mont. Some high
ways were snow-blocked. Ne
braska also was in the grip of the
new cold wave and temperatures
generally were below zero.
No early break appeared in the
cold wave over the Pacific North
west and readings of 10 to 20
below zero were forecast for the
northern part of Eastern Wash
ington and Northern Idaho. The
cold weather lessened the threat
Of floods in lowland areas.
There was some rain over the
Midwest and Eastern States yes
terday but no severe cold. Tenn
peratures in the 7Os were re-
ported in many cities. The mer-
curry hit 81 at Oklahoma City,
Pittsburgh, Kans., and Little Rock
Ark. 1t touched II at Columbia,
Mo-; rs at Kansas City, 73 at Bal
timore and Washington, ST at
Indianapolis and 63 at Chicago.
The Weather Bureau forecast
drops of from 40 to SO degrees
in some parts of the Midwest
hot belt.
Evening star., 1950-01-25

Washington, D. c.. would be
high priority target in such an
attack with possible disruption of
Government processes, we should
have ready in peacetime the legis-
lation to facilitate the rapid
mobilization we would need in
war"
Evening star., 1950-01-25
VoroshiIov Heads Group
AT KoIurov Funeral
BY the Associotsd Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan. 25.-So-
Wet Marshall Klementi Y. Vorosh-
ilov headed a Russian delegation
which arrived yesterday for the
funeral of Premier Vassil P.
Kolarov today.
Other groups came from Po-
land, Hungary, Czechoslovakia
and the Russian zone of Ger
many. Premier Josef Cyrankie-
wicz led the Polish mourners.
Evening star., 1950-09-10

ident Lines will initiate three new
ships in around-the- world service,
beginning with the President
Jackson. 1t will leave New York
January 5. Others to girdle the
world with passengers will be the
new President Adams and Presi-
dent Hayes and the President
Polk and President Munroe.
X
Old Cruises Continued-Cruise
service long familiar to Caribbean
fans will be continued by Grace
Line. United Fruit, Alcoa, which
operates three luxury liners out
of New Orleans and standard
freighter cruises out of East Coast
ports. One Of the departure ports
for the freighter trips. generally
80 days long. is Baltimore.
Evening star., 1950-09-10
raveIer>s II Notebook
By Jocoues FutreIIe, Jr.
The Stars Trcvsl Editor

come to light as the fall weeks
fall away and more plans mature.
Yesterday. for instance, the Hol-
land America Line announced de-
tails >of a series of eight winter
cruises to the West Indies and
South America on the Nieuw AM
sterdam. flagship of the fleet, and
the Veendam.
The lines vacations by sea will
range in time from 101z to 18
days and cover many of the
glamour lands Of the Caribbean
area. First of the five Nieuw
Amsterdam cruises will sail from
New York on December 81. re-
turning to New York II days later.
This -Nieuw Amsterdam. noted
for its luxurious appointments
and entertainment facilities, in
cluding three swimming pools and
acres of deck space for sports and
summing, will touch Port au
Prince. Cartagena. Cristobal and
Havana.
The ship has been chartered for
its second cruise, from Norfolk,
Va, and space is not open to the
general public.
Cruise No. 3, the longest of the
five. leaves New York on February
6 and will call at San Juan,
P. l.; Barbados, Trinidad, La
Guira. Curacao. Cristobal, Port
au-Prince and Havana before
docking in New York on February
"A. The fourth cruise calls at
several typical Caribbean ports,
and the last cruise, sailing March
16. embraces the Easter holidays.
The Veendam'S cruise activities
begins with a Christmas-New
Years voyage on December %.
4 X X 4
Mediterranean cruises - Previ-
ously announced Is the Mediter-
ranean cruise Of the American
Export Lines Independence. Start
ing from New York on its maiden
voyage next. February 10, the
luxury liner will call at % ports
in Europe, Africa and Asia. Cum
ard also has q Mediterranean
cruise-a 62-day sail leaving from
New York on February 8. The
itinerary will include Madeira,
Casablanca, Gibraltar. Algiers, Pa
lermo. Alexandria, Athens, Naples,
Lisbon. Cherbourg and Southamp-
ton.
Another Mediterranean cruise is
scheduled to start from New York
when the Norwegian American
Evening star., 1950-09-10
Bridge Players
BY Margaret [. Fisher

Members Of the Mid Atlantic
Bridge Conference from North and
South Carolina. Maryland and
Virginia and scores of players
from non-member units in other
Eastern States last week end
joined several hundred local fans
to produce the largest contract
bridge tournament ever held In
this area. The occasion was the
third annual Mid-Atlantic Region
ais. held September l through 4
at the Shoreham Hotel.
In the opening session on Fri
day afternoon, 116 players COM
peted for the individual title won
by William Woodson Of Salisbury
N. c. Local area fans who pushed
him for the title and shared In
the master point division were
Mrs. e. H. Loftin. finishing Sec
ond; II. G. Neebe, third: Mrs
George Kathan. fourth; DR.. w. s.
Benedict. fifth; william Poissant,
sixth; Arthur Westrich. eighth,
and 1t. Col. r. B. Carleton. 10th
That night local attendance rec
ords toppled for mixed-pair events,
with 104 duos competing. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Solomon Of Phila-
delphia, who rank high on the
list of the Nations life masters,
captured the title. Mr.. Woodson.
paired with Mrs. A. B. Farley of
Raleigh, again was in the spot
light, winning runnerup honors.
Best showing among Washingto-
mans was made by Mary Ruhl and
Larry Reynolds who held show
position over the field.
Other local players finishing in
honor spots were Mrs. J. G..
Fletcher William Poissant, fourth;
Col. and Mrs. D. D. Brodie, fifth:
Mrs. Jean Ellis-Hans Berliner,
sixth, and Mrs. Marianne Bosehan-
Miller Roberts, eighth.
The attendance peak was
reached on Saturday afternoon
with 78 pairs competing for the
mems title and 81 duos in the
women'S division. 1t. Col. r. H.
Skinner captured the mems title.
paired with Frank Westcott of
North Attleboro, Mass. They scored
202 match points (312 possible)
one more than Representative John
c. Qunkel of Pennsylvania and
Lewis G. Tubbs of Arlington. H.
H. King-Dr. Leroy Robins were
third; F.. P. Dormady-Dr. C. C.
Mcdonnell, fourth; Robert Bier
ley-Lew Levenson. fifth; r. H.
Miles-Le Roy Thurtell. sixth, and
Robert Edwards-Larry Reynolds,
eighth. All are Washingtonians
except Miles who is president of
the American Contract Bridge
League and lives in Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. j. A. Dearing and Frieda
Kenyon. who last month made the
best showing among Washington
women in the Summer Nationals,
paired again to share in the distaff
tile. Their score of 1912 tied that
of Mrs. L. Meyer and Mrs. Louise
Eiseman Of Richmond. Only other