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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-11

A dry-cleanlng chain went
bankrupt here yesterday, and
thousands of customers were
padlocked out of stores contain
ing their clothes.
The firm, Kent Cleaners of
Washington, Inc, said it was
'in possession of countless thou
sands of articles of clothing"
The chains lawyer. Myer
Koonin, said Kent operates some
80 stores in the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
One is in the Pentagon, he said.
All are under lock and key.
The petition for voluntary
bankruptcy stirred memories of
a similar cleaning and laundry
firms action in 1947. Thousands
of customers clamored for their
clothes then.
Meanwhile, the Kent firms
president, Lawrence L. Fields,
faces action on a bad check
charge.
He signed the bankruptcy pc
tition. which said the firm is
''in a state of insolvency and
(has) had default judgments
entered against it here.
Receivers Appointed.
Judge F. Dickinson Let's,
United States District Court for
the District of Columbia, adj
judged the chain bankrupt and
appointed Attorney Lee w. Cow
an as receiver.
Mr.. Koonin said the receiver
and the company's officials went
to work Immediately on the prob
lem of returning garments to
owners.
The chains lawyer said return
of the clothes will begin next
week. The day has not been
decided on yet, he said.
Mr.. Koonin said customers
would do themselves a service"
by not calling at stores for their
garments until notified to do so.
The chains Office was listed
as being at its plant, 2035 West
Virginia avenue NE.
One Shirt to Go On.
Mr.. Koonin said it would be a
waste of time for customers to
call there, or at Kent stores, I'M
til details are completed for the
great shirt swap.
This was of little cheer for
customers like Navy 1t. Paul w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-11
Virginia Group
Starts Hunt for
Fund Sources
Muy Recommend
Enactment Of
Sales Tex Law
BY The Associated Press

RICHMOND, Sept. 11.-An
11-man commission has started
the task of trying to find new
sources of revenue to meet the
building needs of State agencies
and institutions.
There is a strong possibility
that group will bring in recon-
mendation that the State enact
a sales tax law. More than 80
other States have been forced
to adopt the sales tax for revenue
relief.
Thus far Virginia has opposed
sales tax proposals, but there
were indications during the last
session of the General Assembly
that a change in thinking has
developed.
M0rrisett Heads Group.
Gov. Stanley appointed the
commission several weeks ago,
naming Tax Commissioner c. H.
Morrissett as chairman.
In a brief address at yester-
days organization meeting. the
Governor asked the group to
indicate the sources you believe
best to provide" the needed addi-
tional revenue.
Stanley noted the growing de-
mands for funds to finance capt.
tai outlay projects and pointed
to requests. made to the 1854
Assembly which totaled approx
mately five and one-half times
the amount of appropriations.
1.-THE mental hospitals, the
institutions of higher learning
where enrollments are again
on the rise-the tuberculosis and
public health needs, and a va
riety of other services feel that
further capital improvements
are desirable and in many in
stances necessary" said Gov.
Stanley.
Problem Complicated.
Complaining the States f.
nancial problems, said the Gov
ernor, is the increase in the
maintenance and operations
costs of the agencies and insti-
tutions.
I'm the 1944-46 biennium the
recurring maintenance and OPP
Grafton costs from the general
fund amounted to $78 million. ;"
he said.
I'm 1924, they had climbed
| to $206 million and for the cur
rent biennium they total $247,-
ISL .000."
Thus said Gov. Stanley, it is
apparent that the bulk of current
revenues are obligated for oper-
ating expenses.
without the surpluses that
were available to the General
Assembly for appropriation in
earlier years, the capital outlay
needs are subject to further cur
tailment unless funds are found
available from other sources" he
added.
Gov. Stanley has suggested
that the commissions study cover
estimated building needs for a
period of six years, beginning
January /, 1861 period in
GLIDING Gov. Stanley's last two
years in Office and the four years
of his successor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-11
Physicist Appointed

DR.. Richard Tredgold, a Brit
ish physicist, has been appointed
research associate in the Uni
versity of Maryland physics de-
partment.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-10-08
KETCHIKAN NOT TO LIMIT LIQUOR LICENSES

kETCHIKAN -B- Voters of E#tehikan decided Tuesday by a mafgu of four votes that they do not want an ordinance limiting the number of liquor licenses.
 They chose three labor-baeked candidates for the three vacancies on the council and utility board. all of them Democrats although the election is non-partisan.
 Winners out of II council cand- idates were Dewey Barber. bar-op- orator, and Paul Mathews. barber. for the council while Tom Reilly. formerly of Anchorage and now head of an auto parts firm. won the utility post. Mrs. Harold Miller won over another woman candidate 10 retain her school board post.
 On the referendum regarding more liquor licenses, the vote was 615 for no curbs and ell for eurbs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-10-08

PARTITION OF ALASKA COSTLY DUPLICATION OF REGISTRATION WITHIN PRESENT TAX DISTRICTS A DEADLOCKED COMMISSION AND DEPLETED FUND REIMBURSEMENT OF NATIVI RIGHTS
 CURTAILMENT OF WELFARE PROGRAMS AND NEGLECT OF THE UNFORTUNATE ROBBING GAS TAX FUNDS NEEDED FOR HARBOR AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION
 STAGNATION nCTOPED 10
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-10-08
.DEIsCHLHIGH MAN IN JUNEAU ELECTION

JUNEAU -B- Juneaus Giti- zans Progressive Ticket was two thirds defeated as two incumbent city eouneilmea failed in thoir bid for reelection in Tuesdays muni- cipal election
 One memb of tHe Progressive ticket. David Roisehl. was trium- phant. however. leading his 10 op- ponents for three council seats by substantial margin.
 Other couneilmen elected were Alaska Coastal Airlines pilot John Callahan and pharmacist John Graf.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-10-08
CYRIL C0YNE WINS FOR #SKAGWAY MAYOR

SkAGNAN -R- A record 311 votes were east in this town in Tuesdays municipal election in which Cyril 4. Covne won a crush ing victory over three other candt- dates for mayor.
 Elected 10 the council on the Progressive ticket were Paul Hines. who led the ticket with 151 votes, and Mrs. Virginia Burfield, 131.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-10-08

mayor in fuesdag's municipal elec- ton.
 Unofficial returns gave Preston q commanding lead over Warren Taylor veteran campaifner who was second high on The Democratic ticnet in the primary Haeo for House seats from this division
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-10-08
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given tha Frank T. Miller, WrangelI Alaska, has made application for homesite under the act of May 2G, 1894 48 Stat. 8O9) Anchorage Serial No. O13670 for a tract of land describ ed as U. S. Survey No. 3010, situat- ed about 1 mile south of Wrangell on the easterly side of the Wrangell Highway and dependent resurvey of Line 3-4 U. s. Survey No. 151S. Latitude 56o 27' 12" N, Longitude 1929 23' co" w, at Witness Corner No. 1, containing 3.9S acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming ad versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claim in the Land Office within the per- iod of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes. VIRGIL o. SEISER Manager First publication Aug. 20, 1854 ! Last publication Oct. IS, 1854
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-10-08
PRESTON BEATS TAYLOR
IN FAIRBANKS

FAIRBANKS Douglas Pres .au. pioneer Fairbanks resident and
 executive Of the Northern Commar- eial Co, was the voters choice for
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-10-08

c. MeGee Breua. an indepedent. captured the third council seat with III votes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23
New Jersey Killing
Confession Claimed
by the A.seeiossd Press


UNION. N. j.. Feb. 23.-Alfred
E. Stokes. wounded by a detec-
tive's bullet in an escape at
tempt. admitted he fired two
shots that killed Police Sergt.
Clinton E. Bond during a dairy
holdup. authorities said last
night.
Heavily shackled and guarded
by detectives. Stokes, who is 81
and colored, was brought here
from Farmville, Va. where he
was captured early yesterday.
A joint statement from Louis
T. lombard chief Of Union
County detectives, and Joseph
Kitchell. acting captain of Union
Township detectives, said Stokes
told his story" at the airport
In Washington. D. C.
Shortly after his capture,
Stokes made a break for freedom
as two Union County detectives
were taking him out of Farmer
vile police headquarters. The
detectives fired after shouting
a warning and a bullet hit Stokes
in the hip. The wound was not
serious.
Stokes had been the object of
a Nationwide alarm as one of
three men charged with Bonds
murder during a holdup at the
Tuscan Dairy Farm, Inc. here
February IL.
Two brothers. Alfred Wise, "a,
and Harry Wise. 81. already were
held on the charges. According
to police. the Wise brothers i'm
plicated Stokes as the man who
fired the fatal shots at Sergt.
Bond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23

moved at once to the fighting
zone.
Although captured on Novem-
Der 26. 1850, he was never car
ried on any prisoner lists. His
family was notified he was miss
ing in action, but they never
heard from him.
Today's announcement said in
teryiews with returned prisoners
have established that Corpl.
Borufn died in prison camp in
February, 1851.
Before enlisting In 1913 at the
age Of II. Corpl. Borum had at
tended Mott School and Banne-
ker Junior High School. He was
a native Of Washington.
Other survivors are a brother,
Jesse. Of 767 Hobart place NV,
and an aunt, Mrs. Addie Bland,
Of the Twenty-second street ad-
dress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23
Mitchell Backs FEpC
With Enforcement
Powers and Review

Secretary Of Labor Mitchell
today Endorsed legislation to
create q Federal Fair Employ
ment Practices Commission with
enforcement powers subject to
court review.
As the Senate Labor Commit
tee began seven days Of public
hearings. the Secretary submitted
a letter stating that. while many
cities and States have dealt with
the question, action by the Fed
eral Government also Is needed.
In his campaign speeches in
1852 President Eisenhower prom
Used to eliminate discrimination
wherever the Federal Govern
ment has jurisdiction. including
the District Of Columbia and in
the armed forces. He said also
that he would appeal to the Gov
errors Of States which have not
enacted fair employment laws.
Mitchell Backs Ives Bill.
In his letter today. however,
Secretary Mitchell Endorsed the
bill sponsored by Senator Ives OF
New York and Is other Senators
of both parties, which would Gre
ate a Federal commission to pre-
vent discrimination.
II particularly agree with its
emphasis on the use Of the pro-
cesses Of education, persuasion,
Cancellation and mediation, and
its provisions for utilization of
state and local agencies" wrote
Mr.. Mitchell. II am prepared,
however. to support any other
reasonable proposal to achieve
this objective"
In addition to the Cancellation
steps, the pending bill would
authorize the commission to issue
cease and desiSt orders, subject
to court review.
Three Witnesses Heard.
Witnesses heard in favor of the
bill today were Frank M. Folsom,
president of the Radio Corp. of
America; Elmer w. Henderson,
director Of the American Council
on Human Rights. and Alfred E.
Aren't, spokesman for 30 Jewish
Community Councils and six
national Jewish organizations.
Mr.. Henderson agreed with
Senator Lehman. Democrat of
New York, that If the FEPC bill
is blocked again. as it has been
in the past in the Senate, the
only practical remedy will be to
try to prevent discrimination by
amending the Taft-Hartley Labor
laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23
Monument Society
| Urges Razing Soon Of
/ Temporary Buildings

Temporary buildings around
the Mall and the Washington
Monument should be removed as
early as possible. the Washing
ton National Monument Society
urged yesterday.
The group passed a resolu-
! ton to this effect during its
traditional Washington's Birth
day meeting in the Metropolitan
Club.
Also urged was full develop
ment Of the Washington Monu-
ment grounds.
The 10 members who attended
heard Interior Secretary Mckay
also come out for early removal
Of the temporary structures. Mr..
Mckay advocated this same
thing about a year ago. in a
letter to the Public Buildings
Administration.
Mr.. Mckay. who spoke at q
luncheon which followed the
meeting, also stressed the Inn
portance Of Americas historic
heritageS.
Three new members were
elected to the society, but their
names were not disclosed since
they have not been notified yet.
The society was founded in
1888 to raise funds for a monu-
ment to George Washington after
Government plans for one be-
came hopelessly involved In poll
tics. Formal authority to erect
the monument was given to the
society in 1848 by Congress. It
had been partially completed
when the Civil War halted the
work.
The society is limited to 10
active members. Maj. Gen. u. S.
Grant III. second vice president.
directed VeStedav'S meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23
Teachers Ask Pay Rise

MINNEAPOLIS R. - Salary
increases averaging $1,000 q year
have been asked by Minneapolis
members of the AFL Federation
Of Teachers. Under present pay
schedules. teachers with bache-
lor's degrees receive from So. 800
for the first year to $500 in the
18th wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23
Record Vehicles Use
Streets in JuDun
by the Assoeioied Press

TOKYO. Feb. 23.-Japan's
cobbled streets and twisting al
leys were crowded with a record
994.192 motor vehicles last
month. Kyodo News Service said
today.
The total included 283, 900
three wheeled motorcycles. the
vehicle Of all work in Japan;
about 100000 trucks and only
$4,000 automobiles. one-third of
them owned by foreigners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23
Store Building Triples

OTTAWA. - Construction Of
wholesale and retail stores tripled
in Canada during 1858. compared
with 1852 building. Cost of such
construction totaled an estimated
$87. 445 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23

g randm0ther,
Mrs. Amanda
DR. u m m ing.
lives at 904
Twenty-second
street NE.
Corpl. Boz
rum. an in
t a n tryman,
had been sta
tt on e d in
j q p q n Tor.
more than q
year when the
Korean War
broke out in
ON Ha u,oe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23

now will be 10 times as powerful
as present ones. but will not
annoy approaching motorists be-
cause polarized lenses will permit
more light and less glare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23
PoIurized Cor Lenses

FLINT, Mich. - Automotive
engineers predict that automo-
bile headlights of so years from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23
District Corporal Listed
As Dead in POW Camp

The Army yesterday announced
the death in a Korean prison
camp three years ago of Corpl.
James Borum. colored. whose
Evening star., 1954-04-18
Medical Forum for Public Set
For April ~ in Alexandria

Doctors, who have been speak
ing in q language all their own
for years, invite the public in to
hear what they have to say about
apprehension on April ~. But
this time, they'll call 1t high
blood pressure.
The meeting, to be held In
Alexandria, is the first Of its kind
in the Washington area. It will
be the first in series of medical
forums designed for the public.
Each forum will have speaker.
a moderator and five panel mem
bers to answer questions put to
them in writing by the public.
The meeting is scheduled for $3.50
pm. in the Mount Vernon School
in Alexandria.
DR.. John Watson, an internal
medicine specialist, will be
speaker and DR.. Colin MacRae,
a pediatrician. will be moderator.
The panel will be made up of
two internists. a urologist, an OBJ
stetrician and a surgeon.
-Four other forums, on arthritis
and rheumatism. child health,
overweight, and poliomyelitis.
will follow at weekly intervals
through May. with another series
planned for fall.
The forum has the backing Of
both the American Medical As
sociation and the Virginia State
Medical Society as a means of
bringing to the public the latest
developments Of medical science.
Similar programs have proved
popular in other cities in the last
Evening star., 1954-04-18
FOUND.

trim. 22nd and Varnum ne. NO.
Evening star., 1954-04-18

ing the United States carry its
burden after the Civil War. And
he said advances in air trans
port. electric power. communica-
tions and agriculture eased the
load after World War I.
"Now." he said. I'VE again have
new inventions and new appli-
cations Of older knowledge. One
of them is the growing applica-
ton of atomic energy and its
by-products. We are today
in another new era of great
promise in further expansion of
our productivity and our Gov
ernment's income.
I'VE could both cure the budg-
ct deficit and many of the pains
of taxes without lessening our
effectiveness in defense or in the
needed functions of government
if we could now have a period of
self-denial and patience"
Mr.. Hoover addressed the final
session Of the newspaper editors
1854 convention. held at Hotel
Statler.
Basil L. Walters Of the Knight
Newspapers. Chicago, presided
as ASNE president. At the close
of the banquet, he handed the
gavel to James s. Pope of the
Louisville Courier-Journal and
Times, who was elected his sue
ceSsor yesterday.
At a luncheon yesterday, the
Evening star., 1954-04-18

ASNE heard a suggestion that
the United States encourage
long-term development Of free
world resources.
Robert H. Winters, Canadian
Minister of Public Works, said
Canada is disturbed over the
possibility that tariff barriers
and import restrictions would
throttle the development of
Canada's metals and minerals.
Mr.. Winters said that might
mean the United States would
have difficulty obtaining NUM-
tionS material in an emergency.
He said Canada would join
the United States in a policy of
developing free world resources.
For the second consecutive
year, ASNE declined to order a
society study of accusations that
"one-party press" was unfair
in covering the 1852 election
campaign. Members pointed out
the difficulty Of carrying out the
suggestion.
Evening star., 1954-04-18

year. IN the FIRST Virginia ex-
pertinent at Lynchburg, it was
necessary to turn hundreds away
from the largest hall available
by the time the third forum was
held.
While other medical societies
in the area are considering SINH
lar meetings with the public. the
Alexandria group is the first to
complete arrangements.
Work on the project was
started last fall by DR.. Christie
pher ]. Murphy. jr.. a new presi-
dent Of the Alexandria Medical
Society, and DR.. Eugene r..
Grether, publicity chairman for
the series. BY now. well over 100
physicians and civic leaders are
working on preparations for the
forum.
Although speakers all repre-
sent the medical profession, the
Evening star., 1954-04-18
Wiretap Powers Bill
Faces New Setback
In Senate Hearinq

Administration hopes for early
congressional approval Of q bill
to permit Federal court use of
wiretap evidence are apparently
due for q setback when a Senate
Judiciary subcommittee begins
hearings Tuesday on the con-
troversial issue.
Rejecting sentiment In the
Senate as q whole. the subcom-
mittee Is decidedly leery of an
expected request from Attorney
General Brownell that it re-
verse q House decision sharply
restricting his powers to order
wiretaps in cases Of suspected
subversion.
A House coalition Of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans voted 10
days ago to require the At
torney General to get prior ap-
proval Of q Federal judge be-
fore ordering wiretaps. It ap-
proved an Administration re-
quest that wiretap evidence now
in Justice Department files be
permitted in Federal courts.
Both ideas face opposition in the
Senate.
The Judiciary subcommittee is
headed by Senator Wiley, Re-
publican, Of Wisconsin. who is
generally favorable to the Ad-
ministration position. It will in
clude Senators Welker, Republi-
can, Of Idaho. Watkins, Republi-
can Of Utah. Johnston, Demo-
crat Of South Carolina, and Nc
Carran. Democrat. Of Nevada.
Senator McCarran has intro
duced a bill which would make
overlapping illegal in all in
stances except where specifically
authorized by the Attorney Gen.
eral after he has procured a
court order permitting him to
do so.
Mr.. Brownell will be the lead
OF witness on Tuesday.
Evening star., 1954-04-18

The annual Raymond Clapper
award was presented last night
to Doris Fleeson, columnist for
The Star, for Exceptionally
meritorious work during 1883"
The presentation was made at
the banquet at the Hotel Statler
which concluded the annual
meeting of the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors.
Miss Fleeson, whose daily col
umn is syndicated by United
Features and is published in a
large number of papers. received
a check for $500. She is the first
woman to win the award.
The award was made on the
basis of this statement submitted
by five judges to the Raymond
Clapper Memorial Association:
1.-THE undersigned judges of
the Raymond Clapper Memorial
Association herewith recommend
Doris FleeSon of the United
Features for exceptionally meri-
torious work during 1853 under
the terms of eligibility as de-
scribed in the associations by
laws.
"The judges also wish to men,
ton the work of Mr.. James Free
of the Birmingham tAla.) News
as being exceptional and the
type of reportage which Ameri-
can newspapers could well use
more of-that is. coverage of
national affairs interpreted in
terms of the specific community
served by the reporter" Mr..
Free formerly was a reporter for
the Star.
Panel of Judges.
The judges were Raymond
Crowley. st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch; Ralph N. Byers. Ann
Arbor (Mich.) News; John o.
Rourke, Washington Daily News:
Turner Catledge. New York
Times, and Harold E. CasSill,
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
The award was established as
a memorial to Raymond Clapper.
Washington newsman who was
killed in the Pacific during World
War II.
Miss Fleeson, a native Of Ster-
ling, Kans., lives in Georgetown
with her daughter, Miss Doris
Evening star., 1954-04-18
Star CoIunnist Doris FIeeson
Wins Raymond CIopper Award

| O'Donnell, a recent Vassar grad
uate. Miss Fleeson is the former
wife of John ODonnell Of the
New York Daily News. They
wrote a Capitol Stuff" column
together for eight years. until
their marriage ended in divorce
Miss FleeSon then became q
war correspon d ent for the
Woman's Home Companion. She
has written a Washington
column since 1945.
An agency serving newspapers
once reported she is a success
because she learned the car
dinal principals of reporting as q
profession and never tried to at
tract attention by eccentricities." !"
This is Miss Fleeson's favorite
comment about herself.
Won Previous HOnOrs.
She has won a number of
honors through her work. Twice
she was awarded the New York
Newspaperwomen's Club prize
for distinguished reporting. She
won the Theta Sigma Phi Head
liner Award in 1851 and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dis
tinguished Service Award in
1852.
Last spring she received a Sc
ries of honors. These began
with the Missouri Honor Award
for Distinguished Service in
Journalism. bestowed at the
Missouri University School of
Journalism. Miss Fleeson re-
ceived a medal and was one of
two speakers at the Journalism
banquet.
Next she delivered the first
Croslnan Memorial lecture at
the College of Journalism Of the
University of Colorado. and was
the first woman to make the
principal address at the annual
newspaper week at the univer-
sity. H \
She was awarded the honor
ary degree of Doctor of Litera-
ture by Culver-Stockton College,
Canton, Mo-, and delivered the
commencement address cele-
brating the colleges centenary.
Finally, her own university,
Kansas. awarded her a distin-
guished alumni citation. Such
citations are given in lieu of
honorary degrees.