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GOVERNMENT OF
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
Charlotte Amalie. 81. Thomas

Charlotte AInalie. ST. Thomas
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL CONF.
GREETINGS:
NY direction Of the Banking Board of the Virgin Is
lands, and pursuant to Section 9(1 Of Bill No Il Of the Four
teenth Legislative Assembly Of the Virgin Islands Of the
United States, ], the undersigned Government Secretary, do
hereby Certify that
THE WEST INDIES BANK TRUST COMPANY.
INCORPORATED
has complied with all the requirements OF law, and is there
fore entitled and authorized to commence the business OF
Banking in the Virgin Islands.
Given under my hand and the official Seal OF the
Government Of the Virgin Islands, at Charlotte
Amalie, st. Thomas, this the End day Of June AID,
1853.
SEAL Daniel v. Ambrose.
Government Secretary
Evening star., 1953-08-04
DC. Heads Pulled IntoH Hudd|es
By Wild Wink|edoodIe Creek

Winkledoodle Creek, which
meanders in and out of South
east Washington, has become a
matter of Jurisdictional impor-
tance to the Commissioners ir
their efforts to control flooding
in that area.
During "Your Commissioners
Report" telecast over WMAL-
TV, The Star Station, Brig. Gen.
Louis Prentiss last night told of
how the Importance of Winkle-
doodle Greek rises with each
new food.
They actually found out about
the flooding characteristics of
Winkledoodle during a big rain
storm last spring. The creek
is part of the boundary between
Washington and Maryland, but
it also wanders In and out of
both jurisdictions.
Thus, in discussing the matter,
it has been necessary to hold q
meeting Of officials of the Dis
trict, the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission, Prince
Georges County, Forest Heights,
Md, the Maryland Park and
Planning Commission, the State
Roads Commission, the National
Park Service and the Army's En-
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gineering District of Washington.
eve discussed the matter of
flood control" said Gen. Prentiss,
land decided the best way to
solve the problem would be to
walk through the fields and get
to Winkledoodle Creek. We
learned a lot"
AS to flood control, he said one
of the things proposed was to
widen the bridge over Winkle-
doodle at Southern avenue and
Barnaby street Sc. to alleviate
the backing up of flood waters
there.
Also suggested was clearing of
the channel at South Capitol
street and the widening of
another bridge there. All this,
it was said, would let the waters
flow comfortably into Oxon Greek
without flooding the whole
neighborhOod.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Maryland
and
Virginia:
News in Brief
Sanitation Problem
Seen in Morninqside

The town of MorningSide, Md,
faces a serious sanitation prob
lem. officials agreed yesterday.
State Senator John r. Fletcher
and Chairman Raymond Bel
lamy of the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission ex-
pressed little hope, however, Of
any immediate remedy.
Senator Fletcher, who viewed
the area along with other off,
cials, said he believes legislation
is necessary to set up a special
district but doubted that a spe-
cial Assembly session would be
called. He said MorningSide
residents would have to bear
the cost of any improvements
but urged town officials to wait
for more detailed estimates be-
fore deciding if the plan is too
expensive.
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Teheran Heavily Backs
Dissolution Of Mails
BY the Associeted Press

TEHERAN. Iran, Aug. A.
Supporters of Premier Moham-
med Mossadegh in the Teheran
area, reinforced by members of
the outlawed Communist (Tu-
deh) Party, sWamped the opposi-
tion yesterday in plebiscite Mr..
MoSsadegh called to determine
the fate of Trans rump Parlia-
ment.
An official announcement said
incomplete returns showed
vote of 142,341 favoring Mr..
Mossadegh's proposal to dissolve
the Mails, lower house of Parlia-
ment, in contrast with only 81
who want the legislative body
spared. These ballots were
counted in Teheran proper and
five suburbs. Still to be heard
from are the outlying areas of
Demavend and Firoozkooh. The
negligible opposition vote indi-
Gated the effectiveness of a boy
colt called by its leaders.
Mr.. MoSsadegh called the ref
erendum on the Mails, now COM
posed of only % opposition depu-
ties, over the stern objections of
his leading opponent. Ayatullah
KaShani. Mr.. Kashani, Moslem
religious leader, said a plebiscite
is not the constitutional method
for deciding whether Parliament
should be dissolved.
While yesterdays balloting was
only around the capital, other
sections of the country are ex-
pected to vote in the coming
weeks.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Tank Builder Saves U. 5.
$22,544,34o on Contract
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4.-The
American Car and Foundry Co.
has made a $22,544,349 refund to
the Ordnance Corps, the largest
single voluntary return of al
located funds in the history Of
the corps, an ordinance officer
said.
The refund was disclosed yes
terday by Col. Walter M. Tisdale.
deputy chief of the Philadelphia
ordnance district under whose
jurisdiction the company's con-
tract is administered.
Col. Tisdale said the refund
was made possible because of
progressively lower production
costs" in the manufacture of
armored vehicles made at the
company's plant at Berwick, Pa.
The self-propelled vehicle
carries 40mm guns and has the
same chasis as light tank.
Col. Tisdale declared the COM
pany's action 'once again en-
phaSizes the teamwork, Coop
Grafton and integrity of the
American businessman and the
Government in behalf of the
American taxpayer"
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Pentagon Worker
And Invalid Hurt in
Crash in Southeast

An invalid and a Pentagon
worker were injured seriously
early today in an auto crash at
Alabama avenue and Irving
street Sc.
Listed at Gallinger Hospital
in critical condition from a skull
fracture was Leonard H. Alex
ander, 81. colored. of the 1900
block T street NV, a cripple.
The driver of the car, William
Guest, jr., 81. colored. of the 500
block Hobart place NV, en-
ployed at the Pentagon, police
said. is in serious condition with
a possible skull fracture.
According to police, Guest lost
control of his car while going
north on Alabama avenue. The
car crossed the east curb and,
straddling the gutter, raced a
block before overturning. In its
course the car Sheared off a fire
box, a utility pole and stop sign.
Spectators awakened by the
crash shortly before 3 am. were
kept away from the wreckage
by policemen who feared they
might touch wires dragged into
the intersection when the tele-
phone and electric wire pole fell.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Mcguire Is Nominated
As U. s. JUDGE in Alaska

President Eisenhower has NOM
mated Andrew Thomas Mcclure,
an attorney in the War Claims
Commission and former legal
assistant to the judges of Munic-
ipal Court here, to be United
States judge for the second dis
trict of Alaska.
Mr.. MCGUIRE. Al. is chief of
the opinions and reports section
in the Office of the general coun-
sci in the commission. where he
has worked for three years.
Previously he was for 10 years
legal advisor to the Municipal
Court judges. A native of New
London, Conn, he came to
Washington in 1910. He was
educated at the Hartford College
of Law, now the University of
Connecticut Law School, and
Holy Cross College, Worcester,
Mass.
Mr.. Mcguire, whose home is
at 1850 South Wakefield street,
Arlington, is married to the
former Josephine F. McDermott
of LenoX, Mass.
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partment, has received the ex-
ceptional civilian service award
the Departments highest civilian
award. Mrs. Gladys Munroe
secretary to the AFL Govern
ment Employees Council, is re-
cuperating at the Prince Georges
General Hospital following an
operation. Joseph Saunders,
a supervisor of the Signature
Press Section of the Government
Printing Office, retired the other
day after 90 years with the
agency. Mr.. Saunders was
praised by GPO officials for the
high quality of his work through
the wears.
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subcommittee

moving some jobs from civil
service protection, was violating
civil service laws and undermin-
ing the merit system. They
urged that an investigation be
made by the subcommittee.
Mr.. Hagen, who has worked
very closely with the three Demo-
cratic members on the entire
civil service project, agreed to
the investigation. The three
Democrats are Representatives
Rhodes of Pennsylvania. Morri-
son of Louisiana and Moss of
California.
In agreeing to hold hearings
and investigate the situation, Mr..
Hagen said he is satisfied the
Civil Service Commission and
the administration are doing a
good job" However, he said
the charges made by his COL
leagues are serious enough to
warrant a full investigation.
JOKER-The House did not
take any action on the Senate
approved bill designed to raise
the retirement benefits of legis-
lative employees. And. after
studying the Senate measure
carefully, many legislative work.
ers are rather glad the House
did not act.
The Senate bill is designed to
give legislative workers liberal
lied retirement and survivorship
insurance benefits, which would
be go per cent more than Gov
ernment Executive Branch en-
ployes are getting. However, the
bill reported by the Senate Gov
ernment Operations Committee
was drastically revised when it
came up on the Senate floor.
AS a result, the bill finally
adopted by the Senate. would
decrease rather than increase
the benefits of legislative work.
ers in many cases. While the
bill would increase the rate of
salary computation from ~ to
212 per cent, it also would pro-
vide that the salary base be de-
termined on the average salary
an .employe drew throughout his
career. The present system pro-
vides for computation on the five
highest salary years.
Consequently, the Senate bill
would reduce the benefits of
long time legislative employees,
since many of them entered the
Legislative Branch at small
salaries. Some as low as $1,000
year. This would drag down
their average salary by at least
several thousand dollars a year
and consequently lower their
pensions and survivorship in
surance benefits.
NON TERANS HIT
Thousands of non-veteran en-
ployes in the State Departments
international unit Voice of
America) may lose their jobs
when the unit becomes the
new United States Information
Agency.
Congress has given the new
agency the absolute authority
until January l, 1854, to fire
any non-veteran employe above
grade GS-7 without regard to
civil service rights. The Senate
had adopted a provision allowing
these firings without regard to
veterans preference. However,
House-Senate conferees finally
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agreed to protect veterans from
arbitrary firingS.
X 4 \
POSTAL WORKERS-Postal
employees here can expect to
make some extra money during
the Christmas season.
The Post Office Department
has agreed to allow regular
postal workers in the New York
City post Office to put in over
time work during the Christmas
rush, instead of hiring so many
temporary employees. This same
authority is expected to be
granted to all other post Offices.
including Washington.
\
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Vincent
H. Everding, a military plans
analyst with the Air Force De-
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Three Named for Survey

Appointment of three new
members of Virginia's emer-
gency committee surveying the
States $50 million drought loss
was announced today by State
Agriculture Commissioner Parke
Brinkley.
They are w. H. Daughtrey, di-
rector of the Virginia Agriculture
Extension Service at VPI; r. E.
Bass, supervisor of vocational
agriculture in Virginia, and
Waverly S. Green Of the Farm
Credit Administration.-A.P.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
4-H Club Week Beqins

Maryland's All Club boys and
girls got down to earnest today
for their annual All Club Week
program at the University OF
Maryland.
Some 1900 of them, organized
into IL Indian tribes, converged
on College Park yesterday to
register for their 31St annual
session. Today, they began ex-
changing ideas and learning new
techniques in the field Of farm
ing and rural home life. The
program will continue through
Saturday.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Trash Collectors Hit

Some 38 trash collectors are
without their usual means of
disposal because of Saturdays
closing of the Montgomery
County dump near Rockville.
Acting County Manager Alex
K. Hancock ordered it closed
after the county and the owner
of the dump were unable to
reach agreement on new lease.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Chance
of showers by this evening, fol-
lowed by partly cloudy. warm and
humid tonight and tomorrow
with scattered showers or thun-
derShoWers. Lowest tonight
about 70.
Maryland and Virginia-Partly
cloudy tonight and tomorrow
with scattered showers or thun-
dershowers. Low tonight 68-72.
Warmer tomorrow.
Wind-South or southwest at
1920 miles per hour tonight and
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Perky Porukeets in Dime Store
Defy All Efforts at Recopture

in early today" she said. We've
tried everything we can think
Of. including crab nets, but
they're too slippery for u.s."
Mrs. Smith has ordered all
the fans in the store cut off
and all the doors and windows
closed. She said she hopes the
birds will soon get hungry
enough to return to their cage.
Mrs. Smith said her real con-
Germ is that the birds are po-
tential carriers of so-called par
rot disease. She added that the
Health Department requires the
store to keep a record of who
buys each parakeet. They're
worth $6.98 apiece, she said.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Virginia Small Loan Law
Challenged in Court
By the Asseciaied Presa

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. A
challenge of Virginia's small
loan law is being made in an
Henrico Trial Justice Court. The
law governs finance companies
which lend up to $500 at an
established interest rate-now
212 per cent monthly.
Al attorney contesting the law
claims it is special legislation
and is an unconstitutional dele
CATION Of legislative powers.
An attorney for the small loan
companies denies this.
The suit came up when the
Seaboard Finance Co. and the
Evening star., 1953-08-04

It was business as usual at a
Takoma Park dime store today,
even though seven parakeets
lowered from ledges in the CELL
ing.
The brightly feathered birds
have had the run of the F. w.
Woolworth Co. store at 6903
Laurel avenue since last night.
They escaped when an employe
was cleaning their cage.
I'm just exhau- ed" said Mrs.
Lexie Smith. acting manager,
explaining her vain efforts to
catch the birds.
MY husband and were here
till $50 last night and I came
Evening star., 1953-08-04
MuryIund's '53 Surplus
Set at $l4.485.2O7
By the Assecioted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 4.-Mary-
land ended the 1853 fiscal year
June 80 with a surplus of $14,-
4S5,207. But only $2,845,160 of
that is unencumbered and avail
able for use in meeting Gov. Nc
Keldln's next budget.
State Controller j. Millard
Tawes announced the surplus
yesterday. It was $2,666, 1916
more than the Legislature esti-
mated when it went home last
April. - -
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Accountants Society
PIons Offices Here
BY the Assoeioisd Prass

PORTLAND, Ore. Aug. A.
Executive Offices Of the National
Society of Public Accountants
will be moved from st. Louis to
Washington, D. c.
The removal plan was an
nounced by William M. Wood OF
Pittsburgh. president, as the So
ciety opened its annual national
convention here yesterday.
Between 400 and 500. from
practically every State and
Hawaii, are attending the con-
vention.
Evening star., 1953-08-04

MI. ndSSu
W a S created
some months
ago to make
an ov erall
study Of the
civil service
system and its
problems. Last
week, thr e e
D e m cr attic
members of
t h e grou p
charged that
the admins
tration, by its
various eXecu-
tive orders re-
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Forecast for Washing
ton and Vicinity. Aug. So.

Five-Day Forecast for Washing
ton and Vicinity, Aug. So.
Temperatures will average
near normal. Washington nor
mails for this period are a high
of IS and low of 68. Rising tenn
perature tomorrow, followed by
cooler again by Thursday night.
Scattered showers likely at the
beginning of period and again
at end of week. Total rainfall
will be y to "a inch.
River Report.
CFrom U. S. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
HarperS Ferry.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
GlobuI Hitch-Hiker

Henry Markham, 19-year-old
Johannesburg. South Africa,
clerk, has set out on hitch
hiking tour designed to carry
him around the globe.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Executive Orders 'H0rn1fuP
To Merit System to Be Probed
Bv joseph YOUNG

Civil Service subcommittee has agreed to investigate
actions civil service to the
merit system is being harmed
Representative Hagen Republican of Minnesota, chairman
group will be held during the latter of
congressional recess, in No
Evening star., 1953-08-04

Peoples Finance Co. sought to
collect $96.51 from G. L. Gordon
in connection with loans previ-
ouSly made to him.
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NecOTu TemDefatureS THIS Year,
Highest, 90, on July 30.
Lowest, %. on March 2.
High and Low of Last "a Houra
High, 71. at 2:55 pm.
Low. II, at $50 am.
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The Sun and Moo

Monthly precipitation in inches in tht
Capital lcurrent month to datel:
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1IUE I6UIGS.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast a
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The finest Britain has to send us from
the worlds most famous weaving CEN
er-Huddersfield Custom-tailored by
in the style of your pref
erence. We have enough yardage for
Just 81 custom tailored suits.
Evening star., 1953-10-11

practices which the Justice De-
partment finds Objectionable.
In outlining his desire for
honest consent DEGREES, Mr..
Brownell said the antitrust di-
vision ''is placing special ern-
phasis on getting its docket as
nearly current as possible" !" He
added:
Unfortunately, it is our expe-
rience that many settlements are
only reached after q trial date
is set and the stan has gone to
the trouble and expense Of pre-
pairing for trial. This procedure
places an unnecessary burden on
both sides.
''I am sure that when the anti
trust bar becomes fully aware
Of our policy, some Of the un-
necessary delay in disposing of
these cases will be avoided"
Cites 81 Old Gases.
Mr.. Brownell said he consid-
cred himself a middle-of-the-
road man on antitrust matters.
"We can just drive faster by
speeding up consent decrees." he
said.
Mr.. Brownell said that when
he and his Republican aides took
charge Of the Justice Depart
ment in January. the Govern
ment had pending 143 ANTITRUST
cases, including 54 that were
Evening star., 1953-10-11
Oil Progress Week
Opens Here Today

Oil Progress Week opens in
Washington today as part Of a
nationwide observance by the
oil industry.
The local observance is spon-
sored by the Metropolitan Wash
ington Oil Industry Information
Committee. Warren Woolf is
general chairman.
The week will focus attention
on all phases of the industry
and how it serves the Nation,
including more than So million
motorists.
The committee is made up of
members of the Oil Heating In
stitute, the Petroleum Division
of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association, Metropoli-
tan Retail Gasoline Dealers
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more than two and one-half
years old.
I'VE have disposed Of nine Of
these old cases and also eight
Of the other cases." he said.
This in large measure was ac-
complished by the use of con-
sent DEGREES"
During the same period, he
said, the Justice Department fled
is new criminal antitrust suits
and eight civil suits.
Seeks Sitter Fine.
Mr.. Brownell said the Justice
Department ANTITRUST division
is studying whether to ask Con-
gress for authority to subpoena
business records before case
goes to trial. This would
strengthen the Governments S
hand in negotiating consent de-
crees. Under present law. the
Justice Department can subpoena
records before trial only if a
court orders the defendants to
produce the material.
Mr. Brownell said that among
his antitrust recommendations
to Congress next year will be
legislation to:
1. Increase from SIS, 900 to $50
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Association, oil company officials
and distributors.
Beverly LaDage is vice general
chairman and II. Thomas Hob
son, Oil Progress Week chairman.
Others include:
From Washington: n. Thomas
Hobson, chairman; r. Earl Car
son. vice chairman: Bruce An
derson, Frank L. Grimm. Graham
Shields, Horace Walker, Porter
George and ]. w. Warner.
Maryland: Paul O'Day, chair
man; James H. Carpenter, vice
chairman; M. B. Mclean, r. L.
Bonifant, E. M. Gleason, c. w.
DePriest, H. M. Kloak and Her
bert Wells.
Virginia: S. L. Paddock, chair
man: j. L. Hundertmark, vice.
chairman; D. D. Turner, Sher-
man johnson. George L. Brown,
r. Sid Morecock. L. p. Warning
ton, William q. Richmond, H. A.
StarneS and Frank Carper.
Evening star., 1953-10-11
Return Of Mccarthy
To Step Up Probe Of
Army Security Flaws

Investigation OF suspected
security flaws caused perhaps by
Communists or carelessness at
Fort Monmouth, N. j., viii be
greatly stepped up this week with
the sudden return Of Senator
Mccarthy for Senate subcom-
mittee sessions in New York,
staff officials said yesterday.
The Wisconsin Senator, mar
ried less than two weeks, inter-
rupted his honeymoon when told
of testimony already taken and
evidence found by Investigators,
Stad Director Frank P. Carr de-
clared. Mr.. Carr visited the Capt.
tol briefly yesterday before going
back to New York for several
days of closed hearings beginning
tomorrow.
At TOmOrrOw's Hearings.
Senator Mccarthy new from
Spanish Cay in the British West
Indies to his home in Appleton,
Wis. He sent word he will be in
New York to preside at a formal
executive session tomorrow after
noon. Earlier tomorrow the staff
will question several witnesses.
Mr.. Carr said as many as 10
might appear before the subcom-
mittee and that the sessions
would continue until Thursday
or Friday.
Staff officials refused to dis
close names or details relating
to the hearings. They would say
only that the investigation deals
entirely with evidence of secur-
ity leaks that could affect highly
secret Army Signal Corps de-
velopmentS such as radar de-
Tense. Mr.. Carr'S only comment
was that the subcommittee has
considerable evidence Of "secur-
ity risks"
Verify Suspension Of 5.
The subcommittee staff veri-
fed earlier reports that five ci-
liam employees at Fort Monmouth
have been suspended as security
risks. While neither the Subcom-
mittee nor the Pentagon has dis
closed the names of those SuS-
pended, three persons recently
revealed they were under sus-
pension.
One Of them said he supposed
his suspension resulted from a
former acquaintance with Nor
ton Sobell, now serving a 30
/ year sentence for having worked
with julius and Ethel Rosenberg
in giving atomic secrets to Rus
sia. The Rosenbergs were exc
cuted in June.
Mr.. Carr said the staff work
In recent days made such prog
ress and produced such "impor-
tant ramiflcations" that Senator
Mccarthy was asked to return.
About 20 witnesses already have
been questioned.
Senator Mccarthy and the for
Evening star., 1953-10-11
Mine Bought by School
Is Hit With Tourists
By the As.oeio..d Pres.

IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo.-In
1921 the Colorado School Of
Mines bought an old gold and
silver mine north of Idaho
Springs to give students knowl-
edge Of actual mining operations.
Now the mine is a big hit with
tourists. Advanced mining stu
dents take them on daily trips
through the tunnels and machin-
ery rooms.
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600 the maximum fine that the
courts may impose on defendants
convicted Of criminal violation
Of the, antitrust statutes.
2. Make triple damage awards
in suits between private firms
discretionary with the courts.
Under present laws, triple dam.
age awards are mandatory. Mr..
Brownell said this sometimes en-
courages juries to bring in not
guilty verdicts when they feel
that a defendant may be guilty
but should not be forced to pay
triple damages.
Evening star., 1953-10-11
RoyoI Visit Costly,
Australians Find

CANBERRA, Australia. -
(CDN)-You don't entertain q
queen for peanuts, Aussie tax
payers have learned.
Their government will spend
around $1,125,000 on the two
month royal tour of Australia
scheduled by Queen Elizabeth
and the Duke of Edinburgh for
next year.
Australian state governments
and municipalities additionally
will spend the equivalent of sew
eral more million dollars on tour
preparations.