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Evening star., 1953-12-10

AS soon as we would get a little
bit ahead, then an arbitration
award would come along, and
you were back in the red again.
I called the banks together and
got them to agree to take the
other $2.5 million on an unse-
cured loan One Stockholder
was anxious to have the COM
pany use some of these funds in
vested in Government bonds to
buy in the stock when he learned
of the offer being made by Mr..
WolfSon and his associates. Mr..
edward d. Merrill had the
opinion of Mr.. John M. Perry. a
very capable New York lawyer,
that it was very inadvisable for
the company to take Chat step.
@. wonder if the matter was
ever discussed as to why indi-
vidualS within the District here
didn't deem it advisable to join
together as individuals and to
put up the amount of cash that
would have been required to buy
control of Capital Transit?
A. OF course the cash position
was strong. But Mr.. Merrill
and operating officials had
brought to the board. before Mr..
WolfSon and his associates took
control F.. a suggestion that a
new repair garage be built. If
any local people had been ap-
preached they would have been
honestly told that there isn't any
SIS million cushion here. We are
planning to build a new repair
garage that would cost So million
to $3.5 million.
@. Then you would say that it
would be a fair thing to say that
local people didn't consider the
Capital Transit Co. too good a
proposition over a lOng-range
pull?
A. That was illustrated by the
investment bankers in 1914 and
1945 in not giving us SIS million.
@. Is it your opinion that the
management of Capital Transit
before 1949 was a good and capa-
BILE and efficient operator?
A. Yes. I think there may
have been some employees that
might have been retired a little
bit earlier. but that is bound to
happen. 1t is a little different
when a new group comes in that
doesn't have the personal rela-
tionShipS.
@. Do you feel that the divi-
dend policies of Capital Transit
Co. prior to October, 1949, were
a little on the conservative side?
A. think they were conserva-
tive. but I think they were all
we could do if we were going
ahead with the improvement
program.
@. Let us assume there was a
group who would have been will
ing to put up the necessary
amount of money. Do you think
that such group of individuals
would have been willing to put
up their money unless they
would be reasonably sure in
their minds that they would get
fair return?
A. Why no, I don't think they
would.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Fleming Answers Transit Questions

Partial unofficial tert of
testimony By Robert v. Flem-
ing, president OF Riggs Ma
tiondl Bank and former chair
man OF Capital Transit Co.'S
ErecutiDe Committee, before a
special Senate District Sub
committee inquiring into op-
GRAFTON OF the transit company:
@. You we're chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Capt.
tai Transit Co. Immediately pre-
ceding the acquisition of control
by the WOlfson interests?
A. Yes, sir. I served in that
capacity until the Wolfson inter-
eStS gained control and at
their request I resigned from the
company. They had the con-
trolling interest and had the
right to say who their executives
would be.
@. You wouldn't consider that
you were fired?
A. would like to get the rec
ord straight on that. I was TAX
ing a short vacation when I
learned of the attitude of the
Capital Transit Co. in connec-
tion with the power contract
where the utilities commission
had recommended an increase in
that contract furnishing power
to Capital Transit. I returned to
Washington. I saw Mr.. (Alfred
G) Neal, who was then president
CT Pepco, and told him there was
only one thing for us to do and
that was to resign. Mr.. Doran)
WelnStein called to see me. Mr..
WeinStein said he also felt there
was a conflict of interest. (Mr.
Fleming also was on the Pepco
board). Mr.. Weinstein said 1--WE
would like to have you stay on
as a director of Capital Transit"
I told him I had already talked
the matter over, that 1 was dean
OF the board of the power COM
pany, and I felt I would remain
with them. Mr.. WeinStein said
that there might be some con-
Germ as to why I had retired. I
said I would be very glad to
make a public statement, which
I did. don't believe that is
being fired. 1 don't know whether
Mr.. Broadwater made that state
ment, or whether it was misin-
terpreted in the press, but, Sen
ator, that's the record.
@. You were replaced, then, as
chairman of the Executive Com
mittee by Mr.. (J. A. b. Broad
water?
A. That was about October.
:. I dropped by to see Mr..
Oouis) Wolfson at the May
flower. Mr.. Broadwater was
there and Mr.. Wolfson, and
think Mr. Weinstein. Mr.. Wolf
son said they felt they would
like to have one of their own
representatives as chairman of
the Executive Committee and I
said I thought that was quite
proper and I would be willing to
step out of that position.
@. There have been state
mentS with regard to the unwill-
ingness of any local investors to
Evening star., 1953-12-10
By james G. Deone

An old queStion-how District
Board of Education members are
appointed-has been injected
into the Supreme Court race
segregation case.
School board members are
named by judges, but citizens
from time to time have expressed
dissatisfaction with this method.
An attorney attacking the
school boards racial stand
raised the point before the high
court yesterday. Chief Justice
Warren expressed interest in
the same matter.
James M. Nabrit, jr., who with
George E. c. Hayes, argued the
case of several colored children
who were refused admission to
Sousa Junior High School, told
the tribunal that there appears
to be improperly" in the posi-
bility that the U. S. District
Court for the District of Co.
lumbia might have to oversee
the carrying out of a Supreme
Court integration order.
The improperly, Mr.. Nabrit
suggested, might lie in having
the same judges appointing
board members and passing on
the actions of the board.
System Called Unusual.
The day before, the Negro
lawyer had complained about a
difficulty in determining to whom
the school board is responsible.
He labeled the appointment sys-
tenn a "very unusual procedure.
Once the board members are
appointed, Mr.. Nabrit pointed
out. the judges exercise no fur
ther control. And the Commits
Sloners don't have control either.
he added.
Chief Justice Warren confined
himself to a single question on
the subject. He inquired whether
it would be proper to remand the
case to the District Court "in
view of the fact that the judges
appoint the Board of Education
members"
The chief Justices question
was addressed to Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Milton D. Kor-
man. Mr.. Norman said he saw
no difficulty, however.
There is no tie-in between
District Court and the board
members" asserted Mr.. Norman.
adding that the judges have
Evening star., 1953-12-10

buy up the Capital Transit Co.
stock when it was well known
from back in 1912 through the
entire period up to 1949 that it
was a sound company.
A. think I can best de-
scribe that whole situation by
first saying that I think there
was confusion in the minds of
the witnesses whoever suggested
that the banks of this COM
munity should take over the
company. First of all a bank
ing institution, as you well know,
since the Banking Act of '33, is
prohibited from underwriting
and distributing securities. It
was not a commercial banking
function under the law as it
now exists. That is an invest
ment banking proposal. If you
will go back into the history of
this company after the merger
in 1888. it looked like an almost
insurmountable task to keep the
company alive. There was a
need for repairing the equip
ment, encouraging the riding
public. We had very little funds
to work with. We were always
confronted with the cost of
labor. In any event, we were
able to get the company into a
situation where we were able to
pay a very small dividend. We
were able to get the financial
situation such that we thought
the time was appropriate to con-
Solidate various bond issues g.
We felt that we needed the SIS
million to consolidate into one
issue the investment bank
ers would not go higher than
$12.5 million because of the vi
cissitudes of the company. The
company would make progress.
Evening star., 1953-12-10

cause of his previous activities
in this area.
He was seized with a blond
companion. the mother of two
and wife of a soldier in Japan,
and charged with the $612 hold
up of the Regional Finance Co.
of Chevy Chase July IA. Later
he was identified in two North
east Washington liquor store
robberies involving $2,4O0 loot.
When he hacked his wrists
with sharpened belt buckle and
refused to eat for 10 days, Mont
gomery County authorities trans
ferred Dickerson to the Spring
Grove (Md) State Hospitals
maximum security ward in Au-
gust.
OverpOwered Guard.
With the help of another pris-
oner, he overpowered and beat
guard and escaped Septem-
ber %.
Dickerson was only II when he
received a suspended sentence
for auto theft in Maryland. He
went to the Army in 1943, but
his trouble-making got him re-
peated court martials and
eventually he was sentenced to
five years at hard labor for dis
obeying commands and being
absent without leave.
After dishonorable discharge,
he was convicted of a 1948
jewelry store robbery at Co.
lumbus, Ohio, sentenced to 10
to Is years and last February
was paroled. Violation of this
release is another mark against
him.
Description of Fugitive.
Born in Glen Rogers, w. Va,
Dickerson has brown eyes,. black
wavy hair, and dark COM
plexion. A number of scars on
his face attest to his tough ca
reer. Tattooed on his right fore
arm is the name Evelyn. on
the right shoulder. a heart; on
the upper right arm a cross, and
on the upper left arm, girls
head.
He replaced on the most
wanted" list Sydney G. Martin,
picked up by the FBI in Corpus
Christi, Tex, last month for as
sault with dangerous weapon
in Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Pentagon 10 Continue
.CommissarY Stores
Despite Congress Ban

The Defense Department to-
day approved continued opera
ton of all but six of the military
commissary stores. But it said
38 commiSsaries, including 6 in
the District area, would be kept
under review" as ordered by
Congress.
There are more than 200 mill
tary commissaries throughout
the world. The department al
ready had named the six to be
closed OF those, four are at
bases which are being closed un-
der the economy program.
The 38 stores which will be
under continuous review" are
located adjacent to metropolitan
areas. The six in this area are
at Fort Lesley j. McNair, Fort
Myer, Walter Reed Army Hos
pital. Cameron Station in Alex
andria, Boiling Air Force Base
and Andrews Air Force Base.
Seek Reversal of Ban.
A major goal of the military
services has been a reversal OF
the Congressional ban against
service grocery buying in COM
missaries except on isolated
posts where no regular shopping
facilities are available.
The ban was adopted at the
beheSt of retail merchants con-
tending the commissaries, selling
at cut rates, offer unfair compe-
tition. To prove their claim of
alleged misuse of commissary
cards, authors of the ban cited
Cameron Station, where they
complained there are ST military
families assigned and 8,298 cards
outstanding.
Dispute Charge of Misuse.
The Pentagon answer was that
Cameron cares for one half of
the Army. Navy and Air Force
personnel assigned at the big
building plus half of the retired
military personnel and wives of
servicemen overseas who reside
here and have commissary
privileges.
The services also argue that
the century = old commissary
privilege is worth $500 a year
to a married military man and
has been cited for years as one
OF the benefits which the mill
tary enjoy and which Congress
remembers when it raises paw
for civilian Government workers
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Senator'S Extend Hearings
On Delinquency in D. {.

Senate juvenile delinquency
probers have decided to spend
more time investigating the Dis
trict's juvenile crime problems.
The subcommittee announced
yesterday it has added two days
to its District hearings. The
investigation begins Monday with
tour of one or more of the
city's child care institutions.
Instead of completing the
hearings in a week, as previously
scheduled, the subcommittee will
continue the hearings through
December %.
Witnesses from national YOUTH
serving institutions, who had
been scheduled to testify on De-
cember 81 and %, will be heard
next month.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Fleming Gives His Views on Transit Purchase

aides ran out a list Of big fees
paid for legal advice to the
reorganized transit company.
In reply, Mr.. Broadwater said
that he thinks the firm has re-
ceived better service for less
money" by using it's system.
The list brought out that for
mer Senator Claude Pepper,
Democrat. of Florida, who was
defeated for denomination and
left the Senate in January, 1850,
had been paid $500 for a "one-
shot" job in 1851. That job,
as explained by Mr.. BroadWater,
Evening star., 1953-12-10
.Zoning Reversal Accepted

The Fairfax Board of County
Supervisors has decided to ac-
cept the Circuit Courts decision
in a recent rezoning case involv-
ing some 200 acres near Fort
Buffalo and Sleepy Hollow.
The action was taken yester-
day by 6-to-1 vote. The court
decision inValided the super
visorS' rezoning of the area from
suburban to rural residential.
The land had been zoned sub
urban since the county'S zoning
plan was established more than
10 years ago.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Firemen PIon Dance

The Forestville (Md) Volun-
teer Fire Department will spon-
sor a dance at 8 pm. Saturday
| in the Clinton (Md0 firehouse.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Sanitary Commission Opens
Records to Civic Group

Accountants for the Allied
Civic Group of Silver Spring
have been promised access to
the audits and records of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.
Representatives of the civic
group met with commission
members last night in a special
session which indicated a pat
tern of future cooperation had
been established. The organiza-
ton is seeking to make a survey
OF the commissions operations.
One official said the records
can be inspected "at any time
during regular business hours
by appointment" Ralph w. Bel
lamy, the commission chairman,
said "The books are always open
Co the public"
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Tax Claims Disputed

The Wicomico County (Md.)
commissioners deny the false
report" that Baltimore City
Montgomery County and few
other counties are victimized by
high assessments while others
are highly favored by low assess
mentS.
In a resolution passed yester-
day at Salisbury, the commits
sioners said that was the "false
impression" created by a State
Tax Commission report which
said some counties assess prop
erty too low. Wicomico was one
of eight counties referred to as
too low, a factor which the re-
port said gave them more return
from the State equalization fund
for educational use.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Citizens Group Elects

M. F. Maury Osborne, former
Mayor of Forest Heights, Md,
has been elected president of the
Citizens Committee for Good
Government in Prince Georges
County.
He was named last night dur
ing a meeting of the commit
tees 16-member Board of Direc-
tors in Hyattsville, to succeed
Mrs. zella P. Saylor. The board
also reaffirmed its recommended
ton that the full committee
again seek a charter form of
government and home rule for
the county in the 1854 elections
A similar effort failed last year
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-23
Army Relinquishes Firing Range on Susitna Flats
 For One on Turnagain Arm

ANCHORAGE, LR - Maj. Gen. William M. Miley, commander of the U. s. Army in Alaska, said Thursday the Army is relinquish- ing it's firing range in the Susitna Flats area, west of Anchorage, in favor of one in the Turnagain Arm region.
 The general said the action came as a result of recommenda- tions by Alaskans during hear ings a year ago. The transfer has been approved by Interior Secre- tary Mckay and the land acquisi- ton authorized, Gen. Miley said.
 The firing point and gun em- placements of the new range are to be located on a site consisting principally of bottom land about 10 miles south of Anchorage. The area includes approximately 518 acres of public land and 828 acres acres of private land. The private property will be leased or pur- chased from the owners as funds are made available.
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-23

from central Alaska and the Eski- mos from western and northern Alaska. When the law is passed it should be drawn to allow for the District of Alaska to become part of the State of Alaska, when and if the district developed to such an extent that it would be an asset to the state instead of liability as at present.
 Some of the southeastern gen. tlemen have suggested that Bris- tol Bay should be included in the state of give the state the fisheries in those waters; if so, the south ernmost line of the Fourth Divi- sion could be used as the dividing line, starting at Cape Newenham and following the Third and Fourth Division boundary line in an easterly direction to the 153rd Meridian and then on as before outlined. This would put the bur den of the care of the natives of the Alaska Peninsula and the AL eutian Islands on the state.
 With the development of the pulp industry and the potential aluminium and iron deposits, to- gether with hydro-electric power in southeastern Alaska and the rapid growth of the population and economy along the Alaska Railroad in central Alaska, the granting of statehood by Congress appears favorable.
 The referendum by which the people of Alaska declared them selves as for and against state hood was the expression of a smaller portion than the present population and has since ceased - u Ut d u Cl1CCl l1OWCNC1, ], it was most apparent that the re- mote and sparsely settled popula- ton of the territory were in oppo- sition. There is little doubt that a referendum at this time would reveal a greater proportion of the population favoring statehood but with the same demarcation be- tween the urban and suburban segments.
 The vastness of Alaska and the distribution of population is such that the people of one section may have interests quite opposite to those of another. Therefore, in view of the great changes which have taken place Stpce the origin al referendum, and in fairness to
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-23
Nome Alaska
 October 20, 1853
The Nome Nugget Nome, Alaska

Nome, Alaska The subject of statehood Alaska interest
  and important subject before It is not merely sentimental matter from the practical which will the future the the best interests of it's
  with territory large where the distribution of population cenered within 
 large portion of the territory ready NOW questionable whether plan partition adopted avoring statehood would welcome whereby they administration having developed population proportonate the of creating discussion partition of Alaska; We thank for the columns and sincerely that readers will be sufficiently interested their views the subject whether in in opposition. Respectfully
 Sincerely,
 G. R.. Jackson
 Ralph Lomen.
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-23
A SUGGESTION FOR THE REORGANIZATION
 OF ALASKA IN ANTICIPATION OF STATEHOOD
OF ALASKA

All AlaSkanS would like state hood but we are convinced at the present time that we are not ready for it in the northern and western part of Alaska. It seems to us that a country one-fifth the size of the whole United States with population of something over one hundred thousand peo- pie, of which a great many are Indians and Eskimos, can hardly support itself as a state under present conditions. They tell of other states in the Union that be- came states with even less popu- lation than we have at present, but those sections of the country did not include a vast territory like Alaska; also living costs etc.
 were on far less expensive scale than now exist in Alaska.
 For a long time we have felt that the people in the thickly populated portion of Alaska, who appear to want statehood, should have it, but, that other portions where the population is small, should not be included. In other words, that Alaska should be div ided, or partitioned, making a state of the eastern and southern portion and the western and northern portion be made a dis trict. As a dividing line the follow ing has been suggested: Include Kodiak in the state and then run Up the 153rd Meridian to the Yu- lon River; up the Yukon to the Porcupine River; up the Porcu- pine River to the dividing line between Alaska and Canada, and up that line to the Arctic Ocean. Everything south and east of these lines to become the state, and everything west and north of the lines to become a district. The state to select its city to become its capital and the City of Nome, as the largest city in that portion of Alaska, to become the capital of the district. The district of Alaska would be gov ecned by a governor and secre- tary appointed by the President and would have a federal judge US. attorney and US. marshal with US. commissioners to en- force the laws, and the Depart mant of Interior would have cfcrge Of the natives in the dis tr.ct, which would include Aleuts from the Aleutian Islands, Indians
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-23
SCHOOL NEWS
FOURTH GRADE

IIllS IIlGdSlG dIlQ CQlCk6n pOX epidemic has hit our fourth grade pretty hard. We have had as many as nine absences a day. We are all hoping that no similar epidemic will retard our progress in the future.
 During out study of the sea- sons of the year, the youngsters were required to write a para graph on the season they liked the best. It was interesting to note that the majority wrote that they preferred winter.
 Ernest Ailak and Mark Fritz, thus far, are honor spoilers and Charles Burnett is our best mathe- matician.
 HIGH SCHOOL
 Mrs. Cameron and MT. Heath tested the new popcorn machine on Monday afternoon and each student was given bag of deli cious popcorn. The machine was bought with the money saved from the high school plays in the last few years.
 Report cards were distributed on Wednesday afternoon, and most of the students received very good marks. The first issue of the North Star will be passed out this afternoon.
 Mrs. Cameron, who is in charge of the Independence Hall Fund, reports that the little bank for contributions has been filled once and is close on it's way to another filling.
 The English students are work ing hard on their themes entitled, What America Means To Me"
 The students who made this years Honor Roll are: Lucie Fag- erstrom, Chuck Fagerstrom, Mary Jeanne Boucher, Paul Glavino- vich, Carolyn Glavinovich, Sigrid Olsen, LeRoy Reader, Bruce Rus sell, Helen Sahlin, Robert Sum- mers and Nancy Tripp.
 Also this year we had many who had perfect attendance dur ing the first six weeks. They are: Anna Ailak, Mary Jeanne Bou- cher, Chuck Fagerstrom, Lucie Fagerstrom, Geri Fagerstrom, Carolyn Glavinovich, Patty Her man, Donna Lyle, Arlene Muller, Lawrence Oscarson, LeRoy Read CT, Pearl Rotman, Bruce Russell, Helen Sahlin, Stanley Senunge- tux, Penny Smith, and Robert Summers
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-23

all who are concerned, it seems highly desirable and practical to consider the question of PARTI- TON.
 For the immediate purpose of this discussion it is proposed to divide the territory into two sec tions on basis of population and natural economy. To carve a state from a land mass of one-half a
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-23
A Plan For The Partition Of Alaska

million square miles and be fair to all people of the territory is not an easy matter nor can it be done arbitrarily. A state, to SUD- port itself, must have assets and population. Three suggestions, all though there could be more, ap- pear to have particular merit. These three are as follows:
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-23

population, US. Depart Report PA 51)
 Accepting the above figures Partition of Alaska "B specified following tables Partition though still acceptable figures when available showing growth population and The following
  but based upon reasonably estimates.
The Nome nugget., 1953-10-23
USEFUL STATISTICS FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE PARTITION OF ALASKA STATE AND DISTRICT

The Census of the United States credits Alaska with of 643 land of 57 miles of population 100 miles
 following compiled interesting and pertinent facts basis consideration plan of Partition