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Evening star., 1952-08-31
VA Inflated Really Values Here,
Operated for Benefit Of Builders,
House Committee Report Says
D. G. Linked With
Son Diego as One
Of Worst Spots

Bribery, fraud and other seri-
GUS irregularities in the veterans
housing program were turned up
in dozens of cities across the Ma
ton by the House CT Committee.
with San Diego, Calf. the most
fragrant.
In San Diego, II persons have
been indicted so far for bribery,
making false statements and cir
cumventing credit restrictions. In
volved are VA officials, builders
and lenders. The investigation
there is still being continued by a
grand jury.
Washington was coupled with
San Diego, in the report, as one
of the worst spots. The local pic
ture was described as one of gross
incompetence and favoritism to-
ward certain builders and lenders.
Called Criminal Conspiracy.
The San Diego situation was
fatty called a general criminal
conspiracy among Government
officials. lenders and builders.
Other VA regional Offices that
came in for scathing criticism in
clude Miami, Fla; Wilmington,
Del; Providence, r. l.; Detroit,
Lubbock, Tex: Oklahoma City,
OKLA; Los Angeles and San An
tonic, Tex.
The House Committee actually
conducted field Investigations and
hearings only in San Diego and
Washington. The other informa-
ton came through working with
the Inspection Investigation Serv-
ice of the VA.
This VA branch explored ir-
regularities in the housing pro-
gram in IS cities.
The House committee praised
the VA inspectors for their good
work. But, it pointed out that the
VA inspectors went into a situa-
tion only after irregularities had
been reported from other sources.
The committee said the VA should
broaden the duties of this branch
so it can remove the cause of the
irregularities before they reached
serious enough proportions to be
reported.
Wide Acceptance Of Gifts.
Summing up what was found,
the House committee said these
conditions were widespread in
VA housing offices:
/. Employees have accepted
gifts and gratuities on a wide
spread basis.
2. A considerable number of
VA officials have used their po-
sitions to acquire homes and other
real estate under questionable
circumstances.
3. Some VA officials have ac-
cepted bribes and entered into
conspiracies for their own private
gain.
4. Favoritism to free appraisers
and fee compliance inspectors
has occurred in many offices.
CThese appraisers and inspectors
are not VA employees directly.
They get set fees for work per-
formed, work which is assigned to
them by the VA housing officials.
S. Certain builders received
(See T'EAGUE. PAGE A-7)
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Rocket Experts to Meet

STUTTGART, Germany, Aug.
30 P.-World experts on Rocket
travel through space-perhaps to
the Moon and Mars-will meet
here Monday in the Third Inter-
national Astronomical Congress.
DR.. Wernher Won Braun, Greater
OF Germany's wartime V-rockets,
will speak.
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Picture on Poee Az.


9 pm. by DR.. j. L. Bowen, who
answered the call in a Health De-
partment ambulance.
According to the victims mother,
Mrs. Lottie Wendell, the boy had
been watching western program
on TV when she told him to take
a bath. She said he went upstairs
to the bathroom and that she lay
down for a nap.
Call Goes Unanswered.
She said she awakened about an
hour later and called her son.
There was no answer.
She ran to the bathroom door.
1t was locked. Alarmed, she called
two neighbors, Aaron Russell, 829
Ingraham street, and Earl Fox,
831 Ingraham street, who forced
the door.
Inside, they saw the lads body.
A towel was around his neck and
the ends were twisted into the sky
light chain, the body dangling
with the toes barely touching the
floor.
Police said the bathtub was
filled with water which had ap-
Iparently been used. A cake of soap
was at the bottom of the tub.
Both Mrs. Wendell and neigh
bors described the boy as happy
Igo-lucky and carefree." Mrs. Wen
dell said the boy was husky for
his age and in good health. She
said he had played football earlier
in the day and then had attended
IA movie, the name of which she
could not recall.
could not recall. She said he was
looking forward to seeing the last
episode of serial film he had been
following.
Boy Got Everything
Russell got everything in the
world he wanted. Everytime he
asked for money he got it." Mrs.
Wendell said. The boys father,
Clifford, was at work at the time
of the tragedy. He is employed at
a filling station at Georgia avenue
and Wharton street NV.
Mrs. Wendell has a daughter by
a former marriage, Mrs. Virginia
Baity, IS, of 1886 Bryant street
NE. Russell would have entered
the eighth grade at Mcfarland
Junior High School this fall.
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Mossadegh Rejects
Plan Of
Truman and Churchill
AneIo-Americon Program
For Settling Oil Dispute
With $40 Million Spurned
BY the Associated Press

TEHERAN, Iran, Aug. 3d.
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh
fatty rejected tonight a three
point proposal from President
Truman and Prime Minister
Churchill for settlement of the
Iranian oil dispute that would
have put millions of dollars in
Trans nearly bankrupt treasury.
In a broadcast communique, the
frail but iron-willed Nationalist
leader explained that United
States and British diplomats had
handed him the proposal. Then
he said:
II told them this government
can never agree to this message u
Formal Reply Postponed.
He deferred the formal answer
to the formal offer-which would
have involved World Court arbi-
tration of compensation due the
British-owned Anglo -Iranian Oil
Co. for nationalized oil properties
and negotiations with the COM
pany for resumption of the flow
of oil to world markets.
His Nationalists dominate par
lament. Extremists among them
want no dealings whatever with
the British and object to World
Court arbitration in any form,
particularly since the British
American proposal would raise the
question of the validity of
Britain's oil concession of 1893
which Iran cancelled.
World Court Disqualifies.
The World Court itself ruled
9-5 July 70 it was not competent
to pass Npon suit by Britain for
compensation and damages.
Despi some Iranian snubs in
the past. the United States offered
to give Iran $40 million to bolster
the government in its immediate
VI Ao1o. Ia AAVe1LA PAVPOoC0 W ICldA
her blockade and other sanctions.
United States Ambassador 10y
Henderson and British Charge
d'Affaires George Middleton laid
down the proposals at a 45-minute
conference with the premier this
afternoon.
The terms were practically the
same as those they discussed with
Mossadegh last Wednesday. The
diplomats had come away from
the 31a-hour meeting looking
glum.
MOssadegh's Remarks.
Mossadeagh's statement follows:
On the first meeting, Mr.. Hen
derson and Mr.. Middleton gave a
message Of Mr.. Truman and Mr..
Churchill to me and requested that
(See IRAN, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1952-08-31
New Constitution Purty'
Backs Jenner, Mccarthy
BY the Associoied Press

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3O.-A
group of persons from 13 States
met here today to form the Con-
Stitution Party-a political organi-
zation described by spokesman
as one supporting good loyal
Americans for Congress.
A spokesman said the meeting
was undecided at the present
time whether the party will offer
a presidential candidate. That is
being decided"
The party will work for the re-
election of Republican Senators
William E. Jenner of Indiana,
Joseph Mccarthy of Wisconsin
and John w. Bricker Of Ohio, the
spokesman said.
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Hit
By Full Force
Of Hurricane
Storm Roges Along
South Caroline Coast;
At Least One Dead
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHARLESTON, S. c.. Sunday.
Aug. 31.-The port city of Charles
ton caught the full force of Hurri-
cane Able as it ragged along the
South Carolina coast early today,
causing at least one death.
Power lines were down. trees
bowled over. windows smashed
and roofs ripped away. Only a
few telephone lines remained. All
lights were out.
At least five fires were reported
in the city. and at least two
people have been seriously in
jured. Streets, ankle-deep in
water, are blocked by the fallen
trees.
The Weather Bureau said it ex-
pected the lower part of the city
to be flooded at high tide later
today.
Winds up to rs miles an hour
were whipping through the city
and churning up the harbor
waters where ships rode hard at
anchor as the peak of the storm
passed. Property damage was
widespread. No accurate estimate
of the extent could be made.
Headed for Orangeburg.
The hurricane headed for Or
angeburg, city of about $4,000,
rs miles northwest of Charleston.
Seventy miles southwest at
Beaufort where the hurricane first
moved inland, one person was re-
ported dead. The Civil Air Patrol
said damage was heavy. The CAP
moved emergency mobile units
into the town of 5000 to help
State highway patrol disaster
squads. Power lines were down and
the town could not be reached by
telephone.
Highest winds at Beaufort after
the eye of the hurricane passed
were 80 miles an hour. The hurri-
cane was gradually decreasing in
intensity as it travelled inland.
High winds and heavy rains
Whipped through the entire
southern coastal area of the state.
Coastal Section Prepared.
Most of the coastal sections
were well-prepared when the hur-
ricane hit.
Other Areas Prepare.
Oficials at Pawley's Island, near
Georgetown. ordered all persons to
leave the island at once. Baptist
and Methodist churches in George
town were opened for evacuees.
H. E. Hicks, chairman of the
Red Cross Disaster Committee at
Wilmington, N. c., asked all resi-
dents of nearby WrightSville and
Carolina Beaches to move inland.
The chief of police at Wrights-
vile Beach stopped all traffic
through the area except for in
land-bound automobiles.
In Wilmington, the Coast Guard
cutter, U. S. S. Mendoza was
ready to answer emergency calls
on a half hours notice.
Marine and Air Force installa-
tionS along the Coast were on a
standby basis. Cherry Point.
N. c., Marine air units were
ready to evacuate. Army Air Force
units at Pope Field near Fort
Bragg, N. c., were slated to fly in
land to Camp Atterbury, Ind, il
necessary.
Wrecked by the storm long
before it ever reached land were
the Labor Day weekend plans
of thousands in Florida, Georgia
and the Carolinas.
Thousands of vacationers cut
short their stays at low-lying
islands and beaches and other
thousands cancelled plans for
weekend outings as the surf
pounded heavily and tides surged
toward dangerous levels.
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Proposed E Street Span
Needs 6 Traffic Lanes

BRIDGE PLANS-Proposed { street
bridge would odd six traffic lanes over
Potomac in busy oreo. For q full re-
port on the suggested S2z.3-milIion
project see Pooe .A-9.
W0oDST0cKy GETTING OLD
The neot little town Of Woodstock,
vo., in the Shenandoah voIIey, will
eelebrote its 200th birthdoy soon. For
q story on this historic and beoutifu,
town, see Pose Ala.
Complete Index, Poee AZ
Programs Poses c-S-9
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Junior High Boy, IA,
Found Hanging From
SkyIight
Towel Around His Neck;
Mother Calls Neighbors
To Force Locked Door

The body Of a 14-year-old Nc
Farland Junior High School stu
dent was found hanging from a
Skylight chain in the bathroom of
his home. 827 Ingraham street
NV, at 8:25 o'clock last night.
The boy, Russell Clifton Wen
dell, was pronounced dead at
Evening star., 1952-08-31
DismissuIs Asked
Loss to Veterans
Put in Millions
By Colt HendIey. Jr.

A House Committee yesterday
accused local officials of the Vet
Grams Administration of conduct
ing the housing program in the
Washington area for the benefit
of the builders and of substan-
TALLY initiating real estate values
here.
A long and scathing report, re-
leased by the select committee to
investigate veterans housing
which is headed by Representa-
tive league, Democrat, of Texas.
declared:
/. Prices of homes In the Wash
ington area are from 10 to Is per
cent above what they should be.
This is a direct result of ineffi-
cheney and deliberate favoritism
toward builders by the local VA
housing Office.
2. Morgan B. Callahan, the
Washington regional loan guar
anty officer and top VA housing
official locally. should be fired.
3. All key officials in Mr.. Gala
hans Office also should be re-
placed. The Office should be re-
organized to conform with VA
policies and regulations.
Inspection System Criticized.
4. The compliance inspection
system was totally inadequate and
lacked proper supervision. Certain
officials apparently had no desire
to enforce minimum building
standards. Involved here are the
inspectors who, for a fee. check
houses to see that they meet
building standards.
S. VA officials raised the ap-
praised values of houses, values.
which were set by appraisers
working on a fee basis, with re-
Sulting higher priced houses for
buyers.
6. Certain appraisers apparently
were favoriteS of the VA officials
and got the majority of the busi-
ness. One favorite earned $57,573
in fees over a four-year period.
Z. The sales contracts used by
many builders in the Washington
area are inadequate to protect the
interest of the purchaser. Most
serve only to bind the purchaser
to a commitment to buy, guaran-
teed no delivery date and failed to
provide information on streets,
sidewalks and sewers. Some con-
tracts actually failed to indicate
the purchaser would receive a
house.
8. The result has been houses
poorly constructed from inferior
materials and sold for too high
prices. The loss to purchaser was
estimated to be in the millions.
ClimaxeS Months of Inquiry.
The report climaxed months of
investigation by the committee. It
incorporated additional findings
by the VAS Inspection and Inves-
tigation Service.
Widespread Irregularities were
found in dozens of VA housing
offices throughout the United
States.
The report said that the WASH
ington Office received 900 COM
plants from home purchasers
within a three month period this
year as a result of its own fail
ureS.
In fact. so many telephone calls
were coming in as disgruntled
purchasers made complaints that
all telephones were removed from
the local housing Office with one
exception. One phone was left.
Incoming calls were limited to
certain periods of the day.
The committee investigated a
half-dozen housing projects in the
(See HOUSING, Page AID
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Motorist Ends His Life
After Quarrel Over
Collision With Car
Puts Gun to Temple
Following Words With
Wife, z Passengers

A young motorist hit a parked
car last night, drove on a block
and a half quarrelling with his
passengers about it. stopped the
car and let them out. then shot
himself fatally, police said.
Sergt. Lloyd Furr of the Homi-
eide Squad identified him as
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Other Stories Related
To HOUSING Report

Excerpts from House Committees Report
on Veteron Housing. Poee AS
Text Of Committee Recommendations on
Veterans Home Purchase. Page As
Special Treatment Of One Realty Broker
Assoiled in Report. Poee AS
Suspended VA Housing Chief for D. c.
Area Returns Tuesday. Pose AT
"a Points Varying From VAS Minimum
Requirements Found. Poge At
Evening star., 1952-08-31
By J. A. O'Leoy
Stor Stoff Correspondent

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 30
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson told
American servicemen overseas to-
night the only way to hasten the
day when they can come home is
to speed the arming of our
friends" He said a third world
war is not inevitable, but neither
is peace inevitable"
Warning that there is no short
cut to national security, the Dem
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Picture on Poee Alb.

was believed to have been killed
Five cars were wrecked or dam
aged by falling debris. Several
spectators had narrow, almost
miraculous escapes.
Killed were Maj. Donald Adams
81, of Mt. Clemens, Mich, the
pilot, and Capt. Ed. Kelly, "a, OF
New York City, the radar OBJ
server in the all-weather jet
fighter.
Maj. Adams, father of three,
returned home only June Is from
Korea where he bagged 61a Com
munist Mig's and became the
nations 18th jet fighter ace. Both
he and Capt. Kelly were members
of the 61st Fighter Squadron sta
toned at GriffiSS Air Force Base,
Rome, NY.
AS Maj. Adams and Capt. Kelly
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Eisenhower Extends
Pledge 10 Labor While
Clio Men Attack Him
Aide Denies General
Said He Didn't Know
What Union Shop Was
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-Gen.
Eisenhower offered Americas
workers today a Labor Day pledge
of fairness, friendship and no CO.
ercion.
But even as the Republican
presidential nominee was making
Evening star., 1952-08-31
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Aug. 30.-An Air
Force F-89 Scorpion tore itself
apart above $1,000 spectators and
carried its pilot, a Korean jet ace,
and his radar observer to their
deaths at the International Avia-
ton Exposition here today.
Four spectators were hurt, none
seriously, although at first one
Evening star., 1952-08-31

Eisenhower Exhorts Oversees Servicemen
to Be Sure to Vote. Poee A
Bricker Says He's Sure Toft Will Boek
Porty ond Ohio Tickets. Pooe Al
Evening star., 1952-08-31

Text of Stevenson Broodcost to the
Armed Forces. Poee A-3
Stevenson Labor Day Message Stresses
importance Of Vote. Poee AS
Evening star., 1952-08-31

(See IRAN, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Weather Forecast

Cloudy and humid today, high near "a.
Scattered showers likely this afternoon,
rain tonight. F'ull report on Page A-2.)
Temperatures Yesterday.
Evening star., 1952-08-31

(See TEAGUE, Page AID
Evening star., 1952-08-31

(See HOUSING, Page AID
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Home Delivery

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delivered by carrier to all subscribers
at SITS per month. Night Final
Edition 10 cents additional.
Telephone ST. 5000.
Evening star., 1952-08-31

(see TUBERCULOSIS, Page AL
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1952-12-24
Britain's New Coinage
Will Bear Likeness OF
Queen Elizabeth III
LONDON

LONDON - A royal proclaim
alton announces the issue Of Brit
aims new coinage, the first to
bear the likeness of Queen Eliza
beth III.
Britain designs new coinage for
each reign. A profile of the mon
arch appears on all Of Britain's
eight coins, which range from the
little used farthing (worth about
half cent? up to the half-crown
worth IS cents, and the Crown
piece which has since become a
rarity but can be obtained on
request at banks.
The first coins minted will bear
the date 1858, year of the Queens
forthcoming coronation.
Samples of the new coins,
which have been eagerly awaited
by collectors all over the world,
will be sent to nearly every coun-
try.
The coins show Queen Eliza
beth in profile, wearing her
crown, and facing right. Profiles
of the reigning monarchs have
been used on coinage in Britain
for the last 1900 years.
It is tradition for each reign
ing sovereign to face, on the
realms coinage, in the opposite
direction to the preceding mon
arch. The Queens father, King
George VI, faced left. The word
ing around the new coins is in
abbreviated Latin, and may be
translated as elizabeth II, by the
Grace of God, Queen of Great
Britain, Defender of the Faith"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1952-12-24
Christmas Once Wandered
All Over The Calendar

Christmas was once a movable
feast. The eastern branches of the
Christian church usually cele-
brated it in April or May; West
ern Europe sometime in January.
In 337 AID, St. Cyril, bishop
of Jerusalem, set out to make the
date universal With the permits
sion of Pope Plus Junius l, he
appointed commission to deter
mine, if possible, the precise date
Of Christ's nativity. The theolog-
ians of the Church finally agreed
upon December Is, and since the
year 354 this date has been cele-
brated.
Members of the Greek, Russian
and Ukranian Orthodox churches
in the goth century observed the
date Of January 7.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1952-12-24

Elsewhere in this issue will be
found a Christmas greeting from
E. B. Larson, formerly with the
Covenant Church at Unalakleet
where he spent Is years and is
responsible in a great measure
for the development and interest
in gardening in that area.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1952-12-24

Mrs. Elnora Benawa. formerly
a teacher with the ANS here,
writes from Gladstone, Oregon,
where she has been nursing since
leaving Nome.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1952-12-24
Mary Brown Nunan plans to

WARY O10"H NuIIdH PIdIIS %
leave her home in Wenatchee,
Wash, after the holidays for a
European tour which will take
her to England for the coronation.
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19
Junior Police Select Officers

A preliminary meeting of the
Junior Police Force was held this
week with the boys selecting Of
ficers. Those selected were:
Robert Summers, junior chief of
police; Jim Roth, captain; Paul
Glavinovich, lieutenant; Bruce
Russell, sergeant; and Jack Null
Ter, acting officer for any officer
for any officer who cannot be on
duty at any time.
A regular meeting is scheduled
to be called soon, stated Police
Chief Clyde Glass, the groups
organizer.
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19

Harry Gabrielson returned from
Fairbanks where he was witness
for the government in a case
against c. P. Coughlan, Fair
banks attorney who was accused
of four counts of embezzling
$3.50 from the estate of Ray
mond Silver
Coughlan was employed as at
torney by the administrator,
Frederick Donhauser. Silver was
well known here as he owned a
quartz mine at Solomon for many
years.
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19
PAN AMERICAN ANYWAYS

Arriving this morning were
Juanita Fagerstrom and Luella
johnson. Departing for Fairbanks
were Ken Ubbelohde and Lena
Blatchford and three children;
and for Seattle. Ignacy Kowolski
and P. l.. Willette.
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19
Community Christmas
Tree Program Tonight
Friday. Dec. l9. 1852
Florence Kearns. Director


Christmas is Fun - Deck the
Hall, Winter Sports Grades 5
and g.. Oh Christmas Tree, jim
gle Bells, Can You Hear the
Sleighbells Ringing (Grades /, 2,
and 81.
Christmas is Music-Here We
Come A-Wassailing, Instrumental
Interlude, Good King Wenceslas,
The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Grades 4, 7, and 81 (Curtain
Cello solo: The First Noel. Cello
Mrs. Kearns; Piano-Diane Lee.
Christmas is HolY-We Three
Kings, What Child Is This, Have
You Seen But a White Lily Grow,
The Coventry Carol, Noel Noel
QIigh School Choir. Oh Come,
Little Children; God Rest You,
Merry Gentlemen Entire School
Christmas Carols in Eskimo
Holy Night, Joy to the World
Cby group of Eskimo women).
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19
Boring Sea Dining Room Opens

L0uella Johnson of Medford,
Oregon arrived today to cook
for the Boring Sea Dining Room,
which has been closed for reno
waiting. The dining room will open
tomorrow for dinners only, it has
been announced.
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19
WIEN AIRLINES

To Fairbanks: Al Branson, Ray
Gunnoe, Mrs. Tom Beltz, Allan
Lee.
To Kotzebue: Roy Casey, Frank
Chaser.
From Fairbanks: Fred Mertz,
Mrs. William Num-.
From Kotzebue: Sgt. Alvin
Gordon, Sgt. Howard Lehto, Ray
Chapman.
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19
MIMI HOSPITAL

Admitted: Lillian K. Adams,
Richard Holmes and Edward
Kungek of Lost River.
Discharged: Donald Van Osdol
and Lynn Branson.
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19
Wien Makes Trip TO King Island

Wien Airlines made a flight to
King Island today, taking 400
pounds of Christmas mail. The
ship was piloted by Jim Free
ricks and he landed on wheels
on the ice a short distance from
the island.
Deputy Marshal George Bayer
was a round trip passenger and
he brought back a woman re
ported to be insane.
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19

Juanita Fagerstrom. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Eager
strom arrived today from Tacoma
where she is attending college, to
spend the holidays with her fam
lily here.
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19
New Rotary Boy Scout Committed

Rotary President Boyd Har-
wood has announced the appoint
ment Of a new. Boy Scout COM
mittee headed by Ben Young as
chairman and Carl Glavinovich
as institutional representative.
Also on the committee are Ted
Duffield, Don Perkins, and Clyde
Glass. -.
The committee met with Field
Executive Ken Ubbelohde and Al
Ennix has been selected as Scout
master for Troop 666.
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19
ALASKA AIRLINES

From Anchorage, Jack Thomas,
Lyle Nickells.
To Anchorage: Mabel Cannon.
To McGrath: Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Mozee.
To Unalakleet: H. Burkher.
The Nome nugget., 1952-12-19

ATTENTION ALL MASONS
Nome Shrine Club will hold
its annual Christmas Party on
December 20 at the Pioneer Hall
at 500 pm.
All Masons and their ladies are
cordially invited.
December 3, and 10.