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Evening star., 1954-09-14
Printing Press Found
In Fairfax Linked 10 |
Bad Check Cases

A man and wife were under
arrest today as police seized
elaborate check printing equip
ment hidden in q Fairfax (Va.)
motor court.
Fairfax police said the couple,
both 80 years old, were being
held on an open charge in the
Annapolis Jail. They are sus-
pected of having "papered" a
large area with worthless checks
they manufactured themselves.
The couple registered last
Thursday at the Lord Fairfax
Motor Court near Kamp WASH
ington in Fairfax, and two days
later left after paying for an
additional day and saying they
would return.
Printing Press Found.
When they failed to come back
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Morgan,
managers of the court. searched
their room and found under the
bed some type. They called po-
lice, who went through trunks
and found a small printing press,
typewriter. ink and checkwrit-
ing machine.
1t. j. w. Musterman of the
Annapolis police said three
checks were passed in Annapolis
Saturday by the couple. In each
case, the amount was $87.52. All
checks were drawn on the Nicod-
emus National Bank of Hagers-
town. and each was signed by
the same name.
1t. Musterman said the checks
were plainly printed payroll
account" and were represented
as having been written by a
fictitious contractor.
When the couple tried to cash
checks at two other stores, the
employees became suspicious and
called police. The pair was ar
rested Saturday night on Ritchie
highway near Glen Burnie.
Other Operations Indicated.
Papers found in the motor
court indicated the man and
woman had been operating in
North and South Carolina and
other parts of Virginia for the
past month.
Other receipts indicated the
printing equipment had been
bought in Meriden, Conn, and
shipped to the man at bis home
in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Besides the paraphernalia, the
couple left behind at the motor
court only a few clothes, some
groceries and a Pekinese dog
and a cat. The animals were
being cared for by Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan.
Evening star., 1954-09-14
By the Asseeiated Pes,

WATERVILLE, Me-, Sept. "a
After 20 years in the political
wilderness. even the party faith
full gathered at Democratic head
quarters in a two-room hotel
suite, couldn't seem to believe
they'd elected a Governor-that
their political David really had
defeated the Republican Goliath.
Even after Gov. Burton M.
Cross, the fallen G.. O. p. stand
ard-bearers conceded defeat in
the early morning hours and
telephone congratulations to
youthful Edmund s. Muskie, the
rejoicing was restrained.
There were few shouts, a few
cheers and some hearty hand
shaking, but nothing approach
ing the frenzy that might be ex-
pected after a tremendous upset
victory.
Results Incredible"
The tall. curly-haired Mr..
Muskie and Lewiston Attorney
Frank M. Coffin, chairman of the
Democratic State Committee.
termed the outcome amazing,
incredible"
Gazing at an early edition Of
the Waterville Morning Sentinel
carrying the banner headline:
Ed Muskie makes political his
tory in victory over Gov. Cross" "
Mr.. Muskie said II @ss
I ITS hard to believe, isn't itgss'
~ Asked If the victory was Ain-
expected, Mr.. Mliskie replied: e
Tive Travelled lot all over
the state. + felt chat The dis
tfnct possibility existed, but I
couldn't tell how deep it went" /"
Followers Stunned.
Most of the Muskie followers
on hand seemed stunned by the
result. Nj:
y Said Names future first lady,
pretty, dark haired. 27-year-old
Jane Muskie:.
81 just couldn't believe Ed
would win. But then I'm a pessi-
mist anyway" she added. flash
ing a smile that must have won
her husband plenty of votes dur
ing the uphill campaign.
Reminded that he still would
have to work with a Republican
Executive Council and a @. O. P,
Legislature, Mr.. Muskie said:
I'm my experience in the leg
islature, have found all legis-
lators, regardless of party, in
terested in working together for
our State. I am sure that can
get along with the members
of the council and the legisla-
ture on that basis"
Mr.. Muskie said that his i'm
mediate plans are "just to rest
for a few days"
The victory also represented a
Evening star., 1954-09-14
Flood Control Under Woy

Work has begun on the first
project in the Peace Cross flood
control program.
The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission has an
nounced the start of work to re-
locate and deepen the Spring.
brook terrace outfall trunk sewer
of the northeast branch of the
Anacostia River between River
dale road and Decatur street.
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Professof Ruled ineligible
Fol Congressional Contest

Attorney General j. Lindsay
Almond, jr., Of Virginia has
ruled that Dr. Charnienz 81 Len
hart. Maryland washing gton Col
lege professor. is not qualified to
have her name printed on the
official ballot as a congressional
candidate from the 9th district.
Mr.. Almond ruled, in response
to a challenge raised by State
Senator Thomas H. Blanten of
Bowling Green, State Demo-
cratic chairman. that because
DR.. Lenhart had failed to meet
poll-tax requirements "she is not
qualified to have name printed
on the ballots. A. P.
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con v e MT ! o n
here appear
very cool to
the proposal
of the ALL
A m e ric a n
Federation OF
Govern m e n t
Employees that
the two groups
merge in t o
one organiza-
ton.
j u d g ! n g.
from the SEN
I'll m ent ex-.
nrosSa5 horA
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Election Pace Quickens

Virginia's 10th district con-
gressional race picked up mo-
mentum today with announce
ment of plans for opening both
Republican and Democratic head
quarters for the campaign.
The q. O. p. headquarters will
Evening star., 1954-09-14

there appears to be very little
chance of a merger OF the two
Federal employe unions in the
forseeable future.
Even the opposing NFFE fac-
tions in the fight for control Of
the organization agree that a
merger with the AFGE Is not
feasible.
Luther Steward, NFFE presi-
dent. said he has "a lot more
important things to attend to"
than to answer the AFGE pro-
posal. which was sent to him in
a letter last week by James
Campbell. AFGE president.
Asked if he would eventually
answer Mr.. Campbell's letter,
Mr.. Steward was nbncommittal.
He gave the impression, however,
that he is not taking the merger
seriously.
Fickes Outspoken in Opposition.
Clyde Fickes of Missoula,
Mont, who is leading the fight to
unseat Mr.. Steward, was out
spoken against a merger.
Il am definitely opposed to a
merger with the AFGE." Mr..
Fickes said. "And so are most
members of the Dallas in "a
Club" the group which is trying
to win control of the NFFE from
Mr.. Steward and Gertrude Nc
Nally. the unions secretary
treasurer. Mr.. Fickes is expected
to be the opposition groups can
didate for the NFFE presidency.
Mr.. Fickes, as we'll as many of
the Steward-McNa supporters.
says the NFFE should remain an
uhafhliated organization. They
oppose any tieup with the AFL.
Although the AFGE is prepared
to make a number of concessions
to the NFFE in proposing mer-
ger plan, it would insist on the
combined group being affiliated
with the AFL.
The bulk of the NFFE dele
gates appear strongly opposed to
any AFL tieup and hence opposed
to merger with the AFGE. The
feeling is that the NFFE is more
effective without affiliation.
Broke Away in 1892.
The NFFE originally was affil-
lated with the AFL. A break
over policy matters caused the
NFFL to leave the AFL in 1882
and become an independent
union. Some remnants OF the
NFFE were taken over by the
AFL and became the nucleus
for the present American Feder-
alton of Government Employees.
One top NFFE official face
tiously remarked: "Of course
if the ,AFGE wants to come
home. we'll forgive them and
take them back under our ban
ner." But he and the other
delegates here know that the
AFGE would never agree to be
swallowed up by the NFFE. The
AFGE wants equal partnership
in any merged group.
Meanwhile, the showdown vote
in the fight for control of the
NFFE may come later today
Supporters of Mr.. Steward and
Miss McNally are predicting
victory and say the opposition
| will be defeated by a comfort
able margin.
Mr.. Fickes and his Dallas in
"a Club" supporters say they
have a chance Of winning. The
group has set up separate head
quarters here and has been
working hard to convince the
| delegates to support them.
Would Change Setup.
The group is proposing. a con-
Stitutional amendment to change
the NFFE's operating setup
Under the proposal, the executive
council would appoint an execu-
tive director to operate the union
! along with an executive secre-
tary. The council also would
appoint a president but this
officer would have nowhere neal
Evening star., 1954-09-14
GFeenbrier County
Drops Integration
I1Face Of Threats
By the Associated Pres.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
w. Va, Sept. IA Five days of
Z integration in Greenbrier Coun-
ty schools was ended todays after
school officials, confronted with
angry parents and striking white
students, ordered an immediate
return of segregation.
The high school here was
closed a half day to allow Is
Negro students, under police
protection. to obtain their books
and return to their own school.
Some 600 parents protesting
trltegration had threatened at a
mass meeting last night to re-
move bodily any Negroes who
attempted to attend White Sui
phur Springs High today.
Order Segregation.
In nearby Lewisburg, the
county seat. the School Board
ordered an immediate return
to separate schools for Ne
groes and whites. The segre-
CATION order came after an all
day meeting. -
School Supt. D. D. Harrah is
sued a statement which said:
"The board hereby directs all
principals to transfer all tenta-
tive enrollments of Negro stu
dents to Boiling High School (the
Negro SCHOOL, or to- their nearest
Negro elementary school, this
policy effective Immediately.
sc. This directive rescinds
and voids all previous action of
the Board of Education in regard
to segregation"
Yester lays demonstration
against integration involved
about 300 of the 440 students en-
rolled at the high school. They
marched through the streets Of
this mountain resort town, just
FIVE miles from the Virginia line,
with placards reading. mo
Negroes wanted in our schools" :"
Demonstrate at Rupert.
Another demonstration was
staged at Rupert. about SO miles
northwest of here where some
100 students also milled through
the streets, protesting IA Negroes
attending their school.
The demonstrations were the
first by the students since the
Supreme Court last May held
segregation in public schools
was unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court did not
order immediate integration but
asked State officials to offer
suggestions as to how desegrega-
ton might be carried out. A
subsequent ruling is expected
sometime this fall.
State School Supt. w. w.
Trent recommended immediate
integratio11 but did not order it.
leaving the decision with the in,
dividual county boards.
3 Counties Integrated. 4
Greenbrier, Marien and Bari
bour Counties opened schools
week ago with Negroes attend-
ing classes with whites q
Parents protested In this cotin-
ty and in Marion County, some
keeping their children" home,
others picketing the schools, but
there was no reala disturbance
until yesterday.
The first hint of possible vio-
lence came in last nights mass
meeting of parents here. John
Jacob, weekly newspaper editor
who attended, said the meeting
was orderly but the parents vot-
ed to bodily remove any Negroes
who attempted to attend classes
today.
Al short time later, the School
Boards decision to return to
separate schools for Negroes and
whites was made known.
The School Board in Monon-
golia, a county in the northern
part of the State, voted in July
to end segregation Immediately.
There were no incidents there
when school opened September /.
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PTA Meets Tonight

The Forest Heights Parent
Teacher Association will meet at
3 o'clock tonight in the Forest
Heights Elementary School,
Prince Georges County, Md. =.
Evening star., 1954-09-14
BY Joseph Young
Stcr Sfdff Correspondsus

DALLAS. Tex, Sept. 1.-THE
top oficials and delegates at
tending the National Federation
of Federal Employees biennial
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Merchant Service Cut

Increased competition from
German and Dutch sources has
slowed the activities of Sweden's
merchant marine.
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Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 103. on July 81.
Lowest, IS. on January 20.
High and Lew Of Last "a Hours.
High, 20, at 2:45 pm.
Low, So. at $40 am.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High Gal am. 10:2S am.
Low 4:10a am. ASS am.
Evening star., 1954-09-14
Wheofon Rezoninq Studie<

Proposed rezoning of a 79-acre
tract in Wheaton to permit con-
struction of a huge regional shop,
ping center was being studied
today by the Montgomery County
Council following a hearing last.
night in which about 200 area
residents opposed the plan.
Also opposed to the plan was
the Kensington View College
View Citizens and the Stephens
Knolls Citizens Associations and
the Maryland-Natio Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
The Wheaton Chamber of Com
merce and Wheaton Citizens AS
sociation and Connecticut Ave-
nue. Estates Citizens Association
favored the change.
Evening star., 1954-09-14
News in Brief

he opened ct 8 D. .nlsatomorrow ait
3134 North tenth stTeet, Airing
ton. The Democra yplan an all
day open house before opening
headquarters at 8 pm. Saturday
at 5S9 Lee highway Falls Chursh,j
lA# 80
4AkH 4la9sa- n lsfa asssffSs KteNsIh
Evening star., 1954-09-14

5-Day Forecast for Washington
And Vicinity, Sept. 1919.
Temperatures will oe near the
normal high of 78 and low of 81.
Cool Wednesday and Thursday,
warmer Friday and Saturday,
turning cooler again Sunday.
Showers Saturday or Sunday will
total about u inch.
River Report.
tFrom u. s. Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
State Malls Out
Fur Tropper Mups

HELENA-The Montana Fish
and Game department this week
mailed 1954-55 fur trapper maps
to all license dealers, fur dealers
and holders of last years general
trapper's license.
The maps show quotas and areas
open for general beaver trapping
as well as current information on
other Montana fur seasons.
Trappers are reminded that
applications for general beaver
season permits must be filed with
the Fish and Game department by
Oct. l.
Application forms may be OBJ
tanned from the deputy game
warden in the area which the trap
per plans to trap.
The general beaver trapping sea-
son will extend from Oct. IS
through April 80, 1855 in ten areas
and will vary from two months to
five months in the remaining "a
open areas of the state.
Although quotas have been as
signed to many of the beaver trap
ping areas, II areas have "no
limit" Trappers may choose only
one area to trap.
The general trapper's license
costs $1,000 and any person over
IL years of age may apply. Appli-
,ants for a general beaver season
permit must first obtain the gen.
eral trapper's license.
Trapping seasons for mink,
nuskrat and fox in western Mon
ana will extend from Nov. 10
through Dec. "a. In eastern Mon
ana, the trapping dates on mink
will be from Nov. 10 through Dec.
l and on muskrat from Nov. 10
through April 80. There is no
losed season on fox in eastern
fontana.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
boots. Wrighters fish pole and hat
alone were missing.

boots. Wrighters fish pole and hat
alone were missing.
Hauled out by rope snare on
the end of a pole, the body was
taken to the main highway by a
pack saddle horse, where the
searchers were met by Coroner
Harry Campbell of KaliSpell. Af-
ter examination, which revealed a
bruise and the neck and super
ficial body injuries, he pronounced
the death was due to drowning.
Sheriffs Walsh and Dunstall de-
termined that the victim had ap-
parently tried to climb a so foot
bluff and marks indicated that
he had slipped and fallen about
20 feet where he had struck a
rotted log, overhanging the river
and had been propelled out into
the water. He might have been un-
conscious as he struck, but the
amount of water in his lungs was
proof to the coroner that he had
been breathing in the depths.
Curley Meeks and Cole Sven
son brought the remains to Cut
Bank, from where the Burns am
bulance brought it to Shelby.
SERVICE SATURDAY
Funeral services will be conduct
ed from the Community Metho-
dist church at 2 pm, Saturday.
Rev. George Sanders will Off
ciate and burial will be in the SOL
dier's plot at the local cemetery.
The deceased was born Jan. Is,
1880 in Spokane, Wash. He at
tended schools in Kevin and Shell
by, graduating from the local high
school in the spring of "48."
A veteran of the Korean War,
he left with the Marine Corp Re-
serve Unit in August of 1851.
Following his discharge from the
service, young Wrighter enrolled
at Montana State college in Boze-
man. He recently completed his
junior year there, majoring in ar
chitectural engineering.
His father preceded him in death
Sept. IL, 1916.
Immediate survivors include his
Mrs. Charles Wrighter
and sister, Mrs. Richard H. Bus
sell both of Shelby; his paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Irene Wrighter
Of Spokane; maternal grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Pilkenton of
Seattle as well as several aunts
and uncles.
The local branch of the Red
Cross is attempting to secure Dick
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
Grouse Hunting
Opens Sept. 1Q

HELENA-The major portion Of
Montana will be opened Sept. Is
for native grouse hunting for three
days, according to the Montana
Fish and Game department.
Bag and possession limits were
set at three birds in the aggregate
by the Montana Fish and Game
commission.
An early season on mountain
grouse, which includes blue, ruff
fed and Franklin's grouse, will be-
gin Sept. Is and end Oct. 81 in
the Bob Marshall Wilderness area
of Flathead, Missoula, Powell and
Lewis and Clark counties.
A later season on mountain
grouse will extend from Sept. 26
through Oct. 8, in Granite, Flat
head, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral,
Powell, Sanders and portions of
Ravalli counties. Another season
on the mountain grouse will open
Sept. 19 through 81, both dates in
elusive, in 21 Montana counties.
Of the prairie grouse, sharp
tails may be hunted in "a counties
and the sage grouse may be hunt
ed in 16 counties, Sept. 1921, for
both species.
Hunters should consult the
printed regulations on native up
land game birds to determine open
areas and hunting dates. These
regulations are available at all
authorized license dealers in the
state, or may be obtained by writ
ng the Montana Fish and Game
in Helena.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
Rains Slow Harvest
In Lake County
(from Roman Pioneer Sept. g


Rainy weather has hampered
harvest in the Mission valley.
Forecasts indicate the weather
will continue to be unstable for
several weeks so farmers are busy
doing their grain harvesting and
haying whenever weather permits.
Hail damage to grain crops has
been reported in several parts of
the county. According to Marion
T. Hedegaard, county agent, hard
est hit was strip between Round
Butte and Valley View. Damage
has been spotty, varying from 10
per cent to 80 per cent in some
areas. The heavy rains have also
downed some grain making har-
vesting slow and difficult.
Mr.. Hedegaard estimates that
about so to go per cent of the
spring grain crops have been cut
and the winter grain harvest is
nearly complete. The rain has had
a severe effect on the second cut
ting of hay. Much of it was cut and
because much of it has not been
able to dry enough for baling or
stacking, many farmers are max
ing silage out of it.
The prospects for potatoes and
sugar beets are good with yields
to be better than last
year. The set of the potatoes isn't
as large as last year, but the po-
tatoes are bigger and a good many
large bakers are being found.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17
Antelope Permits
Still Available

HELENA-Permits to hunt an
telope are still available in more
than 25 areas of Montana, accord
ing to the Montana Fish and Game
department.
More than two-thirds of the
areas where permits are being. Of
fered are already open to hunting
but will remain open through Nov.
Is. Hunting in the remaining un-
filled permit areas will begin Oct.
% and continue through Nov. 2.
Chief Clerk o. N. Wolverton
of the Montana Fish and Game
department reports that antelope
permits have been allocated to
four key points in the state, and
hunters may now obtain the spe-
cial pronghorn tags at Lewistown,
Billings, Miles City and Malta as
well as from the departments Hell
ena offices.
Hunters should contact Big
Game Biologist Don Brown at
Warden Supervisors
Jack Kohler at Billings, Orville
Lewis at Miles City and Herb
Friede at Malta.
Numbers of permits available
and areas where they may be OBJ
tanned are as follows: 215 in Area
5; 123 in Area 8; 1856 in Area IL;
$40 in Area IL; As in Area 13; 325
in Area ID. DIE in Area ia. 75 in
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17

One out of every five people working at
General Electric owes his job to prod
ucts G. E. didn't make before 1915.
Will coming years bring as much
progress?
Actually, we believe there will be
more. Many exciting possibilities are
predictable as we learn how to make
full use of atomic energy. Another i'm
portant new development will be cleo
tronic machinery which will make work
easier, production swifter create
more jobs. New uses for gas turbines
promise improved air, rail and ship
transportation, and better power plants
for industry. Research will make home
appliances even more helpful.
All these felds-and many others
are SO promising that we expect to pro-
duce more in the next ten years than in
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17

his private plane for several day.
to aid the effort. Eddie johnson
and his wife, who were vacation
ing at their cabin nearby, turned
over the entire place to Sheriff
Charles Dunstall and his party
for several nights.
Curley Meek of Shelby, con-
tacted Gov. Hugo Aronson, who
took it from there and secured a
helicopter from the Fairchild Air
base at Spokane, plus supply of
fuel which was delivered at the
meadows near the Snow Slip
ranch. The 'copter operated out
of there for three days, with a
crew consisting of 1t. Marc Barth-
clio, 1t. Robert Devaughn and
Sgt. James Haney, with Larry
Stockhill as observer.
c. ]. Shea of Oilmont called
Howard M. Wells at Great Falls
last Wednesday and Wells, for
merly of Kevin, lost no time in
seeing Major John Vohs, COM
mander of the 29th Air Division,
who summoned one plane from
Cut Bank and another from his
command at Havre and within two
hours had them headed for Kalis-
pell. They operated out of there,
with three creWmen each and
four ground observers.
Wells said that after he told
Major Vohs his story, every air
man in the place volunteered his
services. The Sheriff's Posse a
mounted Great Falls group, also
and were anxious to
Join the search if they were need
ed.
Countless others contributed in
many ways. Capt. John Jackson
and four Marines from the 65th
Special Infantry unit here, went |
20 the scene with walkie-talkie
'adios and were in communication
With the helicopter during its
light.
SPOT PASSED OVER
Ironically enough, Wrighter's
,ody was found just a few hun
lred feet down stream from where
lyle Haworth and Joe Jansen
from their long swim
ming search last Tuesday.
The body was located at 2 pm,
Monday in about Is feet of water
My a half mile above the place
where he had parted from his two
ishing companions, Lou Neeley
nd son Doral. 1t is estimated that {
t least fifty searchers had walked ;
" the hole but ON the west side of ]
he river, where strong cross cur
ent prevented them from sighting (
he remains.
1t was Ken Miller of Kalispell
Tho said, "Hold it boys, I think
see something" He was alone !
owing in the rubber boat, while ;
on shore were easing {
1e craft along slowly by means
ropes. He was almost over the {
ody before he sighted it, in the
anne spot where it had been for
ight days, with the icy water en- ;
it, weighted as it was with
ack sack, fishing creel and heavy
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17

BuSsell's release from service. He
is stationed in Germany with only
a few months left to serve, and it
is felt he should be here to care
for the family in their crisis.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-09-17

Area 80; 1,148 in Area 40; 73 in
Area SO; Sc in Area II; 33 in Area
IA; 666 in Area 76; 727 in Area II;
ITS in Area 70; 72 in Area 80.
Total number of permits still
available is 1882.