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Evening star., 1950-11-18
Tax Official Accused
OF Permitting Woman
To Inspect Records

AffldavitS charging that Falls
Church Commissioner of Revenue
A. Burke Hertz Illegally permitted
a private citizen to examine rec
ords containing confidential State
income tax information have been
forwarded by order of the City
Council to the State Tax Com
missioner.
Minutes Of closed session OF
the council reveal that an un-
named citizen presented affidavits
signed by City Treasurer James
E. Ferguson and Miss Julita A
Chambliss, former employe OF
the commissioner of revenues S
Office.
The affdavits say that each o1
the signers on September 81 saw
Mrs. Merrill Lee Chanel, a for
mer member of the City Council
inspecting and taking down in.
formation from State income tas
records in the Office of the Com.
missioner of Revenue.
Official Explains Action.
The minutes continue: "M1.
Hertz admitted that the records
were made available to 81 Mrs
Chanel but that she was not in
terested in the income tax data
but was taking names and ad-
dresses of persons who had paid
their capitation taxes.
"Mr. Hertz excused the violation
on the grounds that Mrs. Chanel
was formerly a member of the
council. Several of the council
members reminded Mr.. Hertz that
being a member of the council did
not give them the privilege of hav-
ing access to income data in the
commissioner of revenues office. -
Virginia statute forbids the COM
missioner from divulging or max
ing known the amount of income
"in any report or return" Viola
ton is punishable by a fine, not
exceeding $1,000.
Miss Chambliss, who now lives
in Daytona Beach, Fla, is Mr..
Ferguson's granddaughter.
Hired to Obtain Names.
Mr.. Hertz said yesterday that on
September 81, Mrs. Chanel was
employed by him in a private
capacity to obtain addresses to
be used along with names on poll
tax lists for use in the November
u referendum and subsequent
elections.
In the referendum, city voters
chose to elect the city .attorney
rather than continue having the
city council appoint him. Mrs.
Chanel was chairman of a group
urging that the post be made
elective.
The incumbent city attorney
is LaRue Van Meter. Mr.. Hertz
ran against Mr.. Van Meter last
year for the commissioner of rev.
enue job and defeated him. At
that time. Mr.. Van Meter was
both city attorney and commits
sioner of revenue.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Grovefon Fire
Stirs Move for
More Protection
Committee to Study
Hydront Provision
After BIuze Kills a

Citizens of the Groveton (Va.)
area, moved to action by the apart
ment fire which took the lives
Of a mother and her three chill
dren Thursday, met last night to
plan better fire protection.
The group. meeting at the Penn
Daw Firehouse, named a. four
member committee to seek means
Of obtaining more hydrants.
One possibility to be investi-
gated will be the creation of a
subdistrict within the Fairfax
County's Sanitary District No.
to provide more hydrants in
Groveton and other sections of
the heavily populated area i'm
mediately south of Alexandria.
Water a Mile Away.
The need for more hydrants
was stressed by c. j. Guckert,
chief Of the Penn-Daw Fire De-
partment, and Marcel Pfalzgraf,
county fire warden, who pointed
out that firemen had to haul
water about a mile to the blaze
The Penn-Daw department., they
added, had to return several times
to its f1rehouse to refill booster
tanks.
The investigating committee
named last night includes Roscoe
c. O'Flaherty and James L. Kiser
of the Groveton Citizens Asso-
citation; H. c. Crowther, of the
Fairfax County Committee for the
Study Of Fire Hydrants, and Chief
Guckert.
Meanwhile. it was disclosed dur
ing the meeting that Gov. Battle
has been asked to appoint a COM
mission to study the need for
strengthening the State fire code.
State Senator Andrew w.
Clarke told the gathering he made
the request and added the county
could help itself Immediately by
enacting building code which
would condemn unsafe structures.
Infants Body Still Missing.
Victims of the fire were Mrs.
Raymond l.. Harper. %, and her
three daughters. Elaine Rae, 3;
Patricia Lynn, l., and Brenda
Irene. 2 months. Bodies of Mrs.
Harper and the two older chill
dren were recovered shortly after
the fire was put out. Attempts
to recover the infants body have
been abandoned.
A county building code has been
under consideration for many
months. One proposed code was
discarded after a stormy public
hearing. At last Wednesdays
meeting of the Board Of Super
visors a motion to adopt a code
paralleling the Arlington County
ordinance was deferred. The pro-
posed code was referred to a
builder. E. E. Lyons, and an
architect, Robert Willgoos, for
their recommendations.
Supervisor Arthur Shaffer said
the board has considered installa-
ton Of fire hydrants in the area
but the Virginia Water Co. had
set a price of $50 per year per
4hydrant for the service. The
company, a subsidiary Of the
Alexandria Water Co., has come
down in its price to $40, Mr..
Shaffer said.
Evening star., 1950-11-18

flee. he could do much of his work
at home but, he added, "tllis year,
I simply am not able to do it,
Those who know him best, how
ever, estimate he has spent more
hours overtime during his 81 years
Of Office than he ever could use up
by illness.
Mr.. Green's request is not
unique for him, however. About
two years ago he tried to get SAL
airy increases for some of the
lower paid employees on his staff.
He asked the State to cut his own
salary and distribute the differ
ence among those who deserved
more pay.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
z New Polio Cuses Here
Put Years TotuI at 18O

The total number of polio cases
in the District for the year reached
180 today, with the report of two
new ones. Last year at this
time 103 cases had been reported
The new cases are a 24-year-old
colored woman, who lives in the
1900 block of Third street NV,
and a 7-year-old boy. whose
parents live in the 4400 block of
Fourteenth street NV. The boy
is in Children's Hospital and the
woman is In Gallinger Hospital.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Czech Army Ex-OffieioI
To Speak at MARYLAND U.

Miroslav Kerner. former quar-
termaster general of the Czech
Army, will talk about life under
Communist rule in Europe at a
lecture in the University of Mary
lands central auditorium at 3
pm. Monday.
Mr. Kerner, whose talk is being
sponsored by the National Com
mittee for Free Europe, will COM
pare present living. conditions
in Communist-d dominated Europe
with those before 1889.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Garrett Park Fair
Holding Turkey Shoot

A turkey shoot will highlight
the Garrett Park (MdD Fair this
afternoon at the Community
Center.
A carnival and bazaar will con-
tinue until o'clock tonight. Mrs.
Walter L. Borror is general chair
man of the event.
Evening star., 1950-11-18

half years over
seas in World
War II with the
260th coast ar
tillery of Wash
ington, was in
stalled by State
C ON m a n d e +
Richard WINS
of Richmond,
Va, this week.
Brittle W a S
wounded in De-
cember, 1910,
and was award
ed the Purple
Heart for in
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Civic Group Takes Stond

CUMBERLAND, Md, Nov. 18.-
(P)-The Women's Civic Club OF
Cumberland has indorsed a reso-
luton adopted by the Annapolis
club urging that all future State
Government buildings be erected
In Annapolis.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Brittle Named Arlington
DAV Commander

Lewis M. Brittle is the new COM
mander of Arlington County
Chapter 10 of the Disabled Amer
lean Veterans.
Brittle. who served two and a
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Keouqh Heads Board

BALTIMORE, Nov. 18 (P1.-
Archbishop Francis P. Keough of
Baltimore has been named chair
man of the administrative board
of the National Catholic Welfare
Conference. t- >.*
Evening star., 1950-11-18

lures suffered III Cne BdCLIe OF
the Bulge near Bastogne, Bel
GUM. &
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Kopple
and family of Verona, New Jersey.
spent the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Kopple and Mrs.
Clara KOpple.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thompson of
Wilmington spent the weekend
with Mrs. Sallie Thompson. \
The Ladies of the Harbeson
Church will hold a bake on Satur-
day, Sept. End, at RehOboth in Miss
Ann Hazards porch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Pettyiohn of
Upper Darby, Pa, and Mrs. Ottie
PettyjOhn and son of near George
town, were Sunday dinner guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hylon Smith.
Miss Kathryn Vinyard spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Prettyman.
The w. S. C. s. will meet in the
Community Hall on Thursday eve
ming, September 7th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Walls and
two sons Of Reading, Pa, called on
Mr.. and Mrs. HylOn Smith during
the past week.
Mr.. Steve Hudson is much i'm
proved after an operation but will
have to remain in Beebe Hospital
Tor the next two weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01

AT the same time, Mr.. Troll
pointed out, the sheets may also
serve as a guide in helping Won ia
prepare older men to take over
Jobs now being held by voungey
men who fall within the present
liability classification"
The selective service director an
nounced that the forms. known as
Civilian Users Force Sheets" will
ne mailed out to firms throughout
the state shortly.
'They are available now in lin
lted quantity to any employer who
would like to take immediate stems
to analyze his manpower require
ments and determine what effect
selective service might have on
that force" Mr.. Troll informed the
firms.
He called attention to the situa-
ton which might arise through the
drafting Of manpOwer into the
armed services with the following
words: There seems to be little
doubt that civilian employment
will feel the effect of selectiye SER
vice calls in time but an emplover
will find that ne is much better off
if he plans for these eventualities
ahead of time"
The selective service director
said the new form will permit
firms to set down, according to the
degree of skill of male personnel
and distributed by ages, the prob
ABLY order in which they NAV be
called for military service.
Mr.. Troll also explained the ar
cepted reasons for deferment of
civilian workers.
AS you we'll know, the Presi-
dent mas provided for the defer
ment Of a man who is engaged in
necessary activity which is essen !
tlal 70 the maintenance of national /
health and safety" he said.
In order to be considered for
oeIerment you would have to fulfill I
certain conditions. You must actu- /
ally be engaged in a necessary ac-
tlVlty where you couldn't be re-
placed because of a shortage of
workers with your qualification
ana where your removal would
cause material loss to your ac- /
Livity." he added.
the state director also pointed
out in his report to both employers
and employees that:
The responsibility for deciding
or not you meet these re-
lulrements rests entirely with
'our local selective service board
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01
HARRISON
BY Rev. Thomas C. Jones
Phone Milton 1920

The electric lights of the Groom
Church in Lewes were dedicated
Sunday evening with special serv-
ices. The donor was present and
presented the lights to the Board
OF trustees of said church. The
nights are beautiful. Two electric
clocks were presented by the chair
man of the Official Board and the
Sup't. of the Sunday School.
The young people are now work
ing toward furnishing carpet run
ners for the front of the church
and the aisles.
There will be no services at the
Groom Methodist Church in Lewes
on next Sunday evening on accOunt
OF the Union Services to be held at
LeWes Beach in charge of the
Chamber of Commerce. All church.
es in Lewes are cooperating.
On Wednesday evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Veasey mOtored to
Wilmington, accompanied bv Mrs
Nina Moore, who has been spend
ing some time with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Veasey and
Mrs. Static Phillips spent Thurs
day in Rutletge, Pa, with Mrs
Maggie Burton and Miss Ollie Yea
sey.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. P. George gave
birthday party on Wednesday af-
ternoon to their granddaughter.
Peggy McIllvain, on her seventh
birthday, August %. The party
was held on the lawn which was
beautifully decorated with bal
looms and cOlOred ribbons. Lunch
con and refreshments were served
TO the mothers and children. Peg
gy received many useful and beau
tlful gifts. Everybody had a good
time, and the children were hoping
tnat Peggy would have another
next week.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01
CLIFTON'S CORNER
Near LeWes)

It sure was home coming dav at
Cliftons Corner Sunday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. William ". Clifton
entertained all their children
which We're Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
Chiffon and children, Mary and
wesley, Jr., of Dagsboro. Mr.. and
MRS. Carlton Clifton, Mr.. and Mrs
Calvin w. Clifton and children,
walter Lee and Bonnie Lou of Ber-
lin, Md, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dill
lon of Lewes, also Billy's brother
Charlie, Md. and Mrs. Clarence
johnson also called on the Cliff
toms, Sunday.
Two Of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Wallis grandchildren are spending
some time with them.
Clarence Vessels seems to he
about the same Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Walls called on her mother
and brother, Mrs. Clara Vessels
and Clarence.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01

II the board decides in your favor
you would be deferred for a period
OF year or less, provided youl
status remained the same during
that time. 1t might well he that
the board would rule in favor of a
twO-months deferment for in
stance, if the board thought that
It would require two months to
satisfactorily replace you.
During that time you would be
put into class liza, Mr.. Troll in
formed the employees. Should you
feel for any reason you should
have been given a lower classified
ton, 1t is your privilege to appeal
the boards decisions"
However, a possible inductee
must state his reasons for the an
peal in a written appeal within ten
days Of the time the classification
notice is mailed out.
'You might be interested in
knowing that a local board. in de-
termining whether a claim for oc-
cupatiOnal deferment should he
granted, may avail itself of the
assistance of all federal, state and
local agencies" Mr.. Troll remind
ed, adding that, under certain cir
you may be allowed to
appeal further to a Presidential
appeal board, if you are not salts
he'd with your classification. There
may be cases where claims are
made of a scarcity of certain skill
ed men in which cases the local
board may consult experts in the
Labor Department to help form
lust opinion"
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01
Naming Rnaan

Roses are Generally named az.
Cording to color, to honor some in.
olViauaI. place or historic event
Capistrano, a 1850 all-Americs
award winner is named for the fa.
nous California mission. Suffers
Gold' another winner, commemo.
rates the discovery Of gold in car.
fornia. - ''A'-
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01

There are many ways to use it
IN the family diet. At breakfast
time it makes an excellent spread
for toast, waffles, mullins. pan
cakes, and other hot breads.
AT lunch time, you might try it
in salad dressings" suggests Mrs
Long. Combined with fruit Juices
II adds tango to many salads. It
can also be used in custards. pud-
dings and pudding sauces.
For the main meal of the dav
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01
Honey For A Good
Buy And Good Treat

Honey is plentiful this summer,
and is a good buy, says Maybelle
L. LigOn, home demonstration az
ent for Sussex County.
Honeys delicate flavor makes it
faVorite, and it is nutritious and
energy building besides.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01

honey comes in handy for the ex-
ira touches. Again it can be used
in salads and salad dressings. It
works nicely for glazing hams and
roasts. Candied fruits and yege-
tables, made with honey, are ex-
ira haVorful.
Honey also adds flavor to iellies,
Jams, fruits and cereals.
Menhaden fish meal is widely
used in poultry and stock feeds.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01

The Public Contracts Act pro-
nlDits the employment OF convict
labor on goods and materials
manufactured or furnished to the
U. S. Government under this Act
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01
State Draft Office Has Prepared
Forms For analysis Of Manbower

wore nan 1000 Delaware will supplied with forms nnon
which to list the their emnovas he
armed iOrces 1t recently ~ ~
W Troll state director service explained that
e shee VIII enable the The
Mei workers as regards possible - ~ y
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-17
MIX Low Bidder
 On Murphy Dome

ANCHORAGE, (R - Morrison Knudsen and Peter Kiewit Con- struction Co.,, of Omaha, Nebr., was the apparent low bidder We'd nesday on the Murphy Dome mili- tary project near Fairbanks, Alas ka.
 Eleven bids were opened. The Omaha firm bid $3,113,1l3. The governments estimated project cost was $2,848,O97. Bids will be sent to Washington, D. C., for evaluation and contract award.
 Other bidders included Boes- pflug Construction Co.,, Billings, Mont, S3,448,000; Gaasland Con- struction Co.,, Bellingham, Wash, $3,798,757; Patti Mcdonald, Kan sas City, Mo-, S3,898,983, and Had dock Co.,, Ltd, of California Gown unavailable) $3,991 ,432.
 The Murphy Dome job will be similar to the Fire Island project near here on which bids were opened Tuesday. The job calls for bachelor officers quarters, air mems barracks, central heating, power plant, operations building, warehouse, mess hall, recreation building, utilities and roads.
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-17
ALASKAGRAM NOTICE

The Alaskagram puzzle of last Thursday contained the scrambled name. "G Snow Hunk" which has evoked numerous inquiries who said they could not fit these let ters into the name of any known Alaska town. David TewkesburY. publisher of TewkesburY's Alman- as and sponsor of the Alaskagram contest. said today the scrambled name of the town could also read, "G Shaw Hunk" Full credit for either solution will be given he said. since the name of the town unfortunately appears both ways in inc almanac.
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-17
PRESENTATION. (Rl-The navv

WASHINGTON, (P)-The navy has tabbed 10 additional destroyer escorts for transfer to North At lantic treaty nations under the arms aid program. Two of these 1,24O ton ships previously had been earmarked for this purpose.
 The navy said the 12 will go into the Boston and Philadelphia navy yards between now and July 15 for overhaul and refitting. All weer built in 1943 and 1944.
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-17

PEARL HARBOR, CP) - Air and sea searcherS today continued their hunt for the Elder, a missing navy net tender enroute to the Eniwetok atomic proving grounds.
 The main search centered about
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-17
Friday. March l7. 1850
NEWS IN BRIEF

Continued from Page One) and guests were Carl Rentsler, Alaska Jaycee president; Marshall Lovett, Territorial Jaycee secre- tary, Bill Rugge and Bill Olson, president of the Anchorage club, all of Anchorage; Joe Godding, Ketchikan, and Capt. M. C. Heine, navy director of intelligence for the Alaska Command.
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-17

FAIRBANKS, C4o) - Nesting house Electric Corp, of Seattle was low bidder yesterday on furn- ishing two turbines and two con densers for the city's S4,500,O00 utilities project. The firm bid $2O5,OOO.
 Other bidders were Worthing- ton Pump, General Electric and Ingersoll Rand.
 An invitation to bid on boilers will be sent out next week.
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-17

WASHINGTON, CP) - The na- tion's gold mine production total. ing 168,614 fine ounces in Janu. ary was virtually unchanged from December output. the bureau O mines reported yesterday,
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-17
Russia Had Eight Atomic Blasts" Says Editor

LONDON, (P) - Kenneth de Courcy, editor of the intelligence Digest" claimed today Russia has touched off series of experi- mental atomic blasts in central Asia as predicted by him. He sent out a press release which said eight explosions occurred between March , and March 10.
 De Courcy previously had fore cast that there would be ! blasts in all near the border of the Sov- jet Asiatic republic of Kazakhistan and the Chinese province of Sin kiang.
 De Courcy, who has no known connection with British official in telligence. claims to have a pipe line into Russia He came into prominence as an atomic forecast CT by predicting correctly that the Soviet Union would bring off it's first atomic explosion in 1949.
The Nome nugget., 1950-03-17

400 miles north of Kwajalein, where the craft with 40 men on board, was last reported by transport. When last seen the ten der was in no apparent trouble.
 Fears have been expressed the tender may have struck a floating mine and been sunk.
Evening star., 1950-11-07

Rachel Simms, rs, 1918 9th ST. NV.
Lenora Mitchell. ~. 1888 st. ne.
Lizzie Graham, II, 5O57 Aston pl se.
William Thomas, 63. 1927 C st. ne.
Lucy smallwood, 62, TIA A st, ne.
Calvert Sims. SO, boo M st. NV.
Josephine Timmons. SO, 44O6 Gault pl
ne.
Marion Terry. 81. 1881 Belmont I'd NV
Joseph Morris. 80. 72S Hobart pl. NV.
Howard Murray 40, 81 K st. ne.
Mary Sands, 33 261S st. ne
Charles H. Dennis, 80. 140I Bangor St
Evening star., 1950-11-07
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Evening star., 1950-11-07
AIexundriuns to View Atomic Warfare Films

An open meeting to acquaint
the public with effects of atomic
warfare will be sponsored by the
Alexandria Medical Society at
8 pm. Thursday at the Ficklin
School, Second and North Pitt
streets.
DR.. William Claudy, chairman
of the District Medical Society's
Subcommittee on Medical Pre-
Evening star., 1950-11-07

paredness, will speak and show
films of atomic bombs. The pro-
gram has been arranged to heir
people to know what to do in case
of atomic attack, and to help
them understand the effects of
atomic bombs. William Barber.
Alexandria co-ordinator of civilian
defense. has indorsed the meeting.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
PTA Holds Book Fair

The Barnard PTA is holding a
book fair in the school auditorium
at Decatur and Fourth streets
NV. Books are being exhibited
from 10 am. to $3.50 pm. daily ex-
cept Friday. the last day, when
the hours will be from 10 am. to
noon