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The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1952-01-25
WASILLA FARMER PURNS
NEW HATDBoOKs READY

Fa rmers who are plann-
ing to partic ipate in
the 1852 Agricultural
Cons erva ton PROGRAM can
now pick up the new 1862
handbook which lists all
the practi ices and spec
ifications. If you have
q lready made your appli-
cati on we Will send you
q handbook. Remember,
applica tt ons close the
lst Of March in the Pal
NOR, Wasilla areas.
Bornice Johnson, Soc
rotary in the Extons i on
Offico in Pc liner, re-
turned to work on Mon
day Of last week. She
was confined to hor homo
previous ly duo to illne ss'
DR.. and Mrs. Richard
Washburn are the parents
Of twins born at Valley
Eospi tai last woek.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1952-01-25

Louise Kellogg and
F Florence Eby returned
last week from their
recent trip to Homer.
BOtty Mears was named
to the Terri t oria l cont
raj COMM ttoo to rep
resent tho GRID Divi sior
q long wi tn Ma ri on Smith
and Robert Mcfarland
Of anchorage.
Seward seaport record., 1952-10-24

Alaska law or the railroad un- employment insurance act, if he had work which would entitle him to such benefits. This claim must be filed in person in An chorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan and Petersburg, where the commission has local employment offices, or by mail to commission headquarters in Juneau for residents of other communities.
 The veterans claim will be subject to the same provisions as those under which territorial unemployment insurance is paid, except as to weekly and maxi mum amount of benefits. Com pensation for an eligible veteran is $26 for a week of unemploy-
Seward seaport record., 1952-10-24

mcnt, and the total amount he may draw is $676. When he re- turns to the local employment of flee in person, or makes his claim by mail, the veteran should present his discharge or separation papers, social securi- ty card or number, and a list of employers for whom he worked during the eighteen months prior to entry into service, and up to the current date.
Seward seaport record., 1952-10-24
MORE ABOUT Vets Benefits
Continued from Page D

\>ollllllliIAl lIo oIil dSC Ij cd expires, nor can he get it if he is receiving any subsistence allowance or educational allow ance, also provided in the Act, for any week in which he is claiming compensation under Title ".
 Under the Act, the veteran must be registered for work with the Alaska Territorial Employ ment Service and must be able to work and available for work, The veteran seeking Title " compensation should first file a claim for benefits under the
Seward seaport record., 1952-10-24

Mrs Inez Balderton left Sew ard on the Baranof for the Out side. Although she has lived here many years, friends seem to think that Mrs. Balderton may not return for while. She own ed and operated "Bunch's' Lii quOr Store on Fourth Avenue.
Seward seaport record., 1952-10-24

A number of Seward motor iSts were caught in last Sundays storm. Dick Kirkpatrick, MT. and Mrs. Jack Garrett, Chief Evans and Jim Kirkpatrick, all had trouble getting through and re-
Seward seaport record., 1952-10-24

ported that it took 6 and 7 hours to make it. Traffic was snarled from GirdWood to Palmer by the first snoWstorm of the year.
Seward seaport record., 1952-10-24

Northern Cab Main 54 Main 55
Evening star., 1952-10-16

Montgomery Circuit Court Judge
Stedman Prescott said yesterday
the county Tax Appeals Court
misapplied a ruling of his court
assessment appeal rights
of property owners.
Members of the court have been
referring to Judge Prescott's ruling
when homeowners protest assess
ments on ground, their neighbor's
homes are assessed at lower values.
Cannot. Seek Reduction.
The ruling was that . home
owner who admits his home is as
sessed at below its actual cash
value, cannot seek a reduction on
such ground unless he charges
fraud or discrimination in as
sessments.
Judge Prescott said his ruling
was based on g. decision Of the
State Court Of Appeals which af-
fleets all ''law" courts but Is not
particularly applicable to proceed
ings of the Appeal Tax Court.
Text Of statement.
Judge Prescott's statement fol-
lows:
''I sincerely regret the reference
to part Of q recent decision Of
mine made by the Appeals Taa
Court in dealing with assessment
protests, as it has little If any
applicability. It is not q court
as the word is generally under.
stood. It's functions are to assess
|, and reassess' property kftel
Evening star., 1952-10-16

This Brilliant Young Man Was Forced to Live
Like q Vegetable Until the Chest Stepped in

select Fletcher School Of Law
and Diplomacy.
Way Opened BY Chest.
!. Now ne hopes to tap HIS
i ability, knowledge and expert
ence again In gainful work. The
way was opened up for him
through your Community Chest.
The Department for the Blind
is the one agency here which
offers braille teaching in the
home. Miss Griffis is a highly
trained expert in her field of
helping blind people to adjust
their lives.
Those who can afford it pay
for their training. But the main
thing is that it Is there. It is
just one of many helps provided
people with problems in the
Washington area through the
Chest.
Robert Harden (although
that is not his real name) told
his story because he believed it
would help show what good the
Chest agencies really do. VIII
you follow through by making
the Community Chest -USO
Campaign a success?
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Factions in Both Parties Seek
Byrd's Blessing on Eve of Talk

Throughout the State by indors-
ling a Republican for any Office or
giving them encouragement"
The committee said it feared
such a move would "injure our
party and wreck his (Byrd's) So
called organization in the State. :"
State Democratic Chairman
Nelson Parker. who is conducting
the campaign in behalf of Gov.
stevenson in Virginia, criticized
the Neal telegram bombardment
suggestion as an effort to Gin
timidate Senator Byrd.
He labeled it nothing less than
cheap political pressure which is
sure to be resented"
Mr.. Parker said any one who
knows the Senator should realize
that he forms his own judgments
independently and cannot be
stampeded by any such pressure
tactics"
Mr.. Neal denied there was any,
thing .cheap" about his maneuver.
He defended the kilograms as a
means of letting Senator Byrd
know that his supporters "had full
confidence in him and in the prin-
Iciples for which he has always
stood"
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Both Parties Say It's High Time
For Bigger Showing at the Polls

+ In Montgomery County in 1948
only 80 per cent of the potential
voters went to the polls. In Prince
Georges County, only rs per cent
In Arlington County. only % per
cent. In Fairfax County and
Falls Church, only Is per cent.
In Alexandria, 81 per cent.
In theory, at least. thousands
of other qualified voters this year
have every good and convenient
reason for an active. informed in
terest in the coming election-and
to take part in it not merely by
talking or squaking but by vot-
ing. It is primarily up to the
individual to put taht theory into
practice November 4.
Every vote. particularly by an
eligible citizen who was somehow
never got around to voting in the
past, will be a change for the
better as far as the citizen, the
Nation and the vitality of demo-
cratic government are concerned.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Tax Appeals Court MisoppIied
RuIinq, Judqe Prescott Says

Recommendation by the assessors;
and, in conjunction with the State
Tax Commission. to see that all
taxable property shall be entered
upon the assessment rolls and
eQualised between persons, firms
and corporations, so that they
t'shall be assessed alike for like
kinds Of property The duties are
clear, and the members have dis
Icretion in making their decisions.
MY court is a law court. and
has no authority to assess prop
lerty, or to equalize the assess
ments, thereon. The reference was
to an appeal from the State Tax
Commission. wherein ] do not re-
view its actions generally, but am
limited by the statute to 'QueS-
tions Of law only The Legislature
requires property to be assessed
at its full cash value and our
Court Of Appeals has held law
courts cannot reverse, the action
| of the State Tax Commission
when q property owner, who ad-
mitS his assessment is below the
full cash value shows someone
else has a lower assessment. un-
less he show q deliberate plan,
systematic discrimination OF
/ fraud. This decision controls the
action of all law courts in the
State but does not curtail the
duties Of the Appeals Tax Court
to see that assessments are equal
ICED between persons, firms and
corporations so they shall be as
lsessed alike for like kinds Of prop
'lerty."
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Battle Joins Stevenson
Club in Charlottesville
speeiol Dispoich 70 The sior

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Oct.
|16.-Gov. Battle joined the local
Stevenson-for-Pre Club here
this week during a brief and un-
expected visit to the clubs head
quarters in his home town.
MIR. Battle urged the campaign
workers to keep up the good work,
and said Gov. Stevenson sis fine
man and will make a great Presi-
dent"
Both Gov. Battle and his prin-
lcipal opponent in the bitter DEM
locratic gubernatorial primary OF
three years ago, Col. Francis Pick
ems Miller. Of nearby Pennington
lare members Of the local Steven
son Club.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Miss Calhoun Appointed
To Arlington Library Staff

Miss Margaret Calhoun. former
librarian at Mary Washington Col
lege, has been appointed to the
library staff of Arlington Public
Schools, it was announced today.
Miss Calhoun will serve Pickett.
Hume, Maury and Woodlawn
schools. giving one day a week
to each. She will also care for
the book needs at Edison School
for physically handicapped chill
dren.
The appointment brings the
county staff to % full-time and,
five part-time librarians and
makes library service available for
every pupil in Arlington public
schools at some time each week.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Let's Get Out the Vote

However much Republicans and
Democrats differ on the tits
Time for a Change" slogan. they
agree its high time for a bigger
showing of voters on election day
There have been almost phen-
nomenal improvements in easy
transportation. swift communica-
ton, news and views dissemina-
ton, educational facilities and
other opportunities and convent
ences during the last quarter OF
a century.
But the turnout of people at
presidential election polls has not
kept pace. In fact, the supposedly
modern" percentages have fallen
far below those of the so-called
horse-and-buggy days and have
dropped steadily downward in
more recent elections.
Hope for All-time Records.
That is q political paradox
which many get out the vote
groups. non-partisan as well as
partisan, hope to resolve with all
time records November 4.
Any number of statistics and
surveys show increases even since
1948 in the number Of schools,
automobiles and highways, radio
and televsion sets, and other
signs or symbols commonly as
sociated with progress.
But. with less than three weeks
remaining before the presidential
election, the immediate question
lis whether there will be cor
responding increase in the guam
tity and quality Of voters who
cast ballots.
In view Of resounding records
in registration. especially in
Maryland and Virginia and the
communities adjoining the Dis
Itrict. there are confident predic-
ltions that many more meh and
women will go to the polls this
year than in 1948.
Change for the Better.
In Virginia, how many more
will there be than the 1948 turn
out Of only 81 per cent Of the
citizens of voting age?
In Maryland. how many more
will there be than the 1948 vote
lby only about 20 per cent Of the
citizens Of voting age?
Nearby counties and cities have
plenty Of room for change along
the voting line.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va. Oct. 16.-A
last-minute drive to win Sen
Byrd's Endorsement of either Gov
stevenson or Gen. Eisenhower was
under way in Virginia today.
7 Senator Byrd, leader of Vir-
ginia's controlling Democratic fac
tion. has not disclosed his presi-
dental leanings. He is scheduled
to make Statewide radio broad
cast tomorrow night at which time
he may take a stand.
On the eve of this event, hackers
of both Gen. Eisenhower and Gov
Stevenson were trying to curry the
Senator's support.
Mills F.. Neal. State organization
chairman of the Democrats for
Gen. Eisenhower. urged leaders of
the movement to send the Senator
kilograms urging Endorsement of
the General.
Nj. Neal called on Senator Byrd
to put loyalty to his principles
above all else"
But the Stafford County Demo-
cratic Committee, in resolution
hastily drawn up last night, ap-
ipealed to the Senator not to de-
Isert "his friends and supporters
Evening star., 1952-10-16
PIoy Council to Meet

The first fall meeting Of the
Prince Georges Recreation Ad-
visory Council will be held at {
o'clock tonight at the Calvert
mansion, 1911 Riverdale road
Riverdale, Md. Representatives
from "a recreation councils anc
four countrywide organizations
plan to attend. The council also
plans to elect a new president tc
replace Mrs. Emma Everson who
has resigned.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
SheiIo the PeeIer
Was FIimsy, Too

Sheila the Peeler is free today
because evidence accusing her oi
indecent exposure was flimsier
than her costume.
The 25-year -old stripteaser
whose street name is Sheila Ryan
was acquitted in Upper Marlboro
Police Court yesterday by Judge
Nita S. Hinman Crane.
Prince Georges County Police
man James H. Vincent arrested
the stripper on October 5 in the
Oriental House, Cottage City. He
testified that she quivered a great
deal and didn't seem to have much
on.
But Miss Ryan told the Judge
she had asked sheriff's deputies
what to wear and had obeyed
their instructions.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
School Funds Hard 10 GET.
Byrd Tells Pre-SchooI P1A

The University of Maryland's
Pre-School PTA received scant
cheer last night in its campaign
for funds for a better school,.
DR.. H. C. Byrd, the university
president. promised to "do my
best" to get at least 100000. But
then he listed the hurdles that
have to be passed before he car
assure expansion Of the facilities
for training nursery and kinder
garten teachers.
He pointed out that he has te
"sell" the idea to the university.
Board Of Regents, the State Plan.
ming Commission. Department o1
Public Works. State Budget Di.
rector, the Governor and the Leg
islature.
Evening star., 1952-10-16

trio typewriter, can take notes
with the braille and write my
articles myself. My wife is too
busy to occupy all her time with
odds and ends of dictation. If
I could work with some foreign
papers that can afford to keep
a full time correspondent here,
I think I'd be able to get some
thing pretty useful"
"And," he added, "we're going
to try a new clinic on the West
Coast soon"
His crippling ailment inter-
rupted a bright career for Mr..
Harden. He worked in New
York and Paris as an advisor on
the United States delegations to
the United Nations General AS
sembly. His training had in
cluded graduate studies at the
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Fairfax 10 Seek Law
Giving u. 5. Emp|oye,
Right TO Board Seats

The Fairfax County Board OF
Supervisors seeks action at the
Forthcoming special General AS
Isembly session, authorizing Fed
eral employees to serve on local.
boards and commissions.
So far, Fairfax has been un-
affected by the court decision un-
seating three Arlington County
Board members because they
worked for the Federal Govern
ment.
"But there may be some doubt
about Federal employees serving on
boards in Fairfax, just like in Ar
Ilington." said Mrs. Anne wilkins
supervisor from Falls Church dts
trict. She sponsored the. resolu-
ton asking prompt action in the
matter.
Two on School Board.
One supervisor. c. 3. Jett o1
Lee district, is a retired Fedora
employe. Two School Board mem
bers, Hills Lory and Randolph
Buckley, hold Government posi-.
tions.
IT think it would be a good ides
to settle this question positively,
said Board Chairman G. Wallace
Carper. "No one seems to be sure
right now just how the situation
Affects Fairfax County"
The resolution specifically ask.
Fairfax County's State Senator
and delegate to get clear authority
for Federal employees to serve or
boards and commissions. It also
asks Gov. Battle to consider the
matter an emergency and have il
brought before the Forthcoming
special General Assembly session
Ordinance Amended.
An amendment to the subdivision
control ordinance was adopted
providing higher penalties for VIC
lations and authorizing approva
of plats by certain employees II
addition to the planning director
The new penalties range from $1l
to $3.50 each day that violation
exists. The old penalty was ,
fiat $500.
The supervisors rezoned abou
five acres at the southwest corne
lof Lee highway and Meadowviev
road from suburban residence t,
urban residence to permit con
struction of 247-unit apartment
lproject.
Other rezonings granted in
|cluded: One lot on the north sid
of Lee highway. about 500 fee
west of National Memorial Park
from suburban residence to rura
business; two acres on the ives
side of Route l, quarter of mil
south of Penn Daw, from suburban
residence to rural business.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Landlord Offers
Time on " 10
Foe in Election
Would Quiz Small,
6. O. P. Candidate in
Maryland District
By Alex R. Preston

cratic candidate for the House
from the 5th (Southern Mary
land) district, has offered time
on his television program next
week to his opponent to answer
some politically loaded questions.
The offer to Frank Small, jr..
Republican, of Prince Georges
County was made by Mr.. Lank-
ford, an Annapolis attorney, on
his weekly program here last
night.
Shortly afterward. at the Oxon
Hill Democratic Club, he took ex-
ception to Mr.. Small's earlier
statement that a smear campaign
was being attempted by the Dem
ocrat.
"A politician should not be a
thin-skinned person-particularly
a member Of the tough old party
whose symbol is an elephant" "
Mr.. Lankford told the Prince
Georges County group.
Questioned" on Charges.
The questions" asked in the
broadcast were worded so as to
include certain charges the candi-
date has made against Mr.. Small
during the campaign.
"A committee of the State Legis-
lature made a four-month study
OF the Maryland Racing Commits
sion, whose chairman is Mr.. Small,
and found leadership lax and
weak" Mr.. Lankford said. 1T
called for appointment of a full
time chairman to replace him. Is
that a smear?"
Il called on Mr.. Small to re-
sisn." Mr.. Lankford said. "He ig-
nored me-"
Tied in with this Racing Com
mission mess" he went on, "is the
punch bowl affair. AS chairman
OF the commission, Mr.. Small pro-
NOTED the gift of a $4,000 silver
punch bowl set for the Governors
mansion. State Senator Ferdinand
Sybert. who headed the legislative
committee, is demanding an in
vestigation of the punch bowl af-
fair"
Mr.. Lankford said there have
been reports in Mr.. Small'S home
county OF Prince Georges that
tavern owners and beer diStrib-
utors were shaken down for con-
tributions to his campaign. " This
has been denied by Mr.. Small.
Tax Return Action Cited.
The Democrat also said he had
expressed a willingnesssto let vot-
erS see his income tax returns
while his opponent had "said he
was not willing" Mr.. Small re-
ported he spent $4,000 in his
primary campaign. ''of which he,
himself, contributed about $16,-
000," Mr.. Lankford said, and then
asked: "Why was he willing to
spend, on the primary alone, more
than he would even earn in his
first years as a Congressman, II
he could be elected?"
Meanwhile, D. Eldred Rinehart
chairman Of the Republican State
Central Committee, predicted in
Baltimore that his party will have
a majority in Congress after No
vember 4 for the first time in this
century. He also predicted that
Gen. Eisenhower will carry Mary
land by substantial majority"
Earlier. E. Brooke Lee, Demo-
cratic campaign chairman, had
claimed that Gov. Stevenson would
take the State with a 50,000-vote
majority.
Mr.. Rinehart would not give any
figures for his prediction but said
the Republican organization is in
much better shape" than it was
in 1948 when Gov. Dewey won
over President Truman by more
than 5000 votes. Mr.. Rinehart
also said he believes Gen. Eisen-
hover will carry Baltimore City
where Gov. Dewey trailed by 49,
600 votes four years ago.
Evening star., 1952-10-16

t h e ir ho m e
since Septem-
ber II.
Lieut.. j. E.
CullinS of the
juvenile bureau
said the boy Is
Melvin Eugene
Argent. of 4728
North Seventh
road. and the
girl is Claudia
Jean Moore, Of
1040 N rt h
Vernon street.
Lieu t. Cl-
1.-. naSA thaNI
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Play Leader to Speak

Jack B. Fellows, youth recrea-
tional leader for the Southern
Baptist Church, will speak at a
city-wide training meeting at 7:45
pm. tomorrow in the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church, Sixth and A
streets NE.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
On Radio Toniqht

Listen tonight at 10:45
O'Clock to Robert Harden
telling his own story to
Gunnar Back over The Star
stations-WMAL and WMAL-
FIN.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
How the Chest Serves

The young man with the crew
haircut puffed on his pipe and
gave q deprecatory little laugh.
II was living like a vegetable"
he said.
II had reached the point
where there was nothing could
do. You see. I can't use my
hands more than minute or
so. have no strength in the
fingers. / can't use my legs.
can't use my eyes.
Listening to soap operas.
Say. could write better soap
operas than any one.
"Wel1. in short, I was on my
way to going stir crazy.
1T was in January. 1945,
while I was in the Army that
the onset of this thing came.
We were going from Luxen-
bourg to Leipzig in a jeep. When
we stopped at Frankfort. my
left eye had gone completely
blind.
Called Multiple SclerOsis.
Gradually. over a period Of
six months, the sight came back
slightly. 1t wasn't until I was
out of the Army and had been
working year in the State
Department that I began to
have any difficulty with my leg
muscles.
Then at. the end Of 1949,
it had reached the point where I
was using a cane. still could
read. I went into a Veterans
Hospital just to see if anything
could be done. There was moth
ing they could do. was there
year. Two years ago I came
out.
Its called multiple sclerosis.
It's only been in the last 10 or
IS years that doctors have
diagnosed it. They used to call
it creeping paralysis.
I'm January, 1850, I had to
give up my job at the State
Department, although for part
of the year 7 was able to keep
up some part-time work. writing
and things could do away from
the Office.
"It was in the first part Of
1851 that I lost the use of my
eyes"
Pauses to Greet Children.
Robert Harden paused to say
hello to his 5-year -old son David
just in from kindergarten. On
David's heels came 3-year-old
Melinda, waking from nap.
Then I got hold of the
braille," he went on. THAT was
last April. It gave me plenty to
do, just learning the braille IT.
SELF, And it's opened up whole
new avenue.
Being house bound, I wasn't
able to 60 anyplace to learn
braille. But Miss Gretta Grifis
tof the Department for the
Blind) of Family and Child
Services Of Washington came
here to the house for the les
sons. Except for this one agency
that gave home. training. I
couldn't have had 1t.
Il went ON o-learr, an addi-
tional stage of braille. sort Of a
shorthand step used for taking
notes.
what I was hoping I could
do was to get into some form
of writing, which I think I can
Ndo. But much Of the type Of
writing I want to do would in
volve taking notes. can't take
useful notes without braille.
Writes Educational Pieces.
I'm now writing some educa-
tional pieces for the London
Times and work on a weekly
news sheet put out by q CO.
operative federation. I got into
| the latter through Miss Grifiis.
who heard they needed some
one.
| when I get hold Of an cleo
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Rummuqe Sale in Aspen

The Woman's Auxiliary Of st.
Mary's Episcopal Chapel. Aspen,
Md. will hold a rummage sale
from 4 to Q pm. tomorrow and
from 10 am. to 4 pm Saturday
lin the parish house.
Evening star., 1952-10-16

are believed to have headed south,
perhaps toward Jacksonville, Fla.
Both are students at Washing
ton-Lee High School, the officer
said.