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Evening star., 1954-06-04
Arlington Registrars
Asked 10 Turn In
Books by June Il

Mrs. Mary A. Thompson, who
yesterday was appointed General
Registrar of Arlington County.
said the 81 voting precinct reg
istrars in the county will be re-
quested to turn in their regis
tration books by June IL.
Mrs. Thompson, whose Ntle
formerly was Central Registrar
of Arlington, was appointed by
the county's three-man electoral
board. The boards action fol-
lowed a Circuit Court decision
Tuesday upholding abolition of
the 81 local registrars.
The county board had trans
ferred the duties of the precinct
voting officials to a single regis
tration Office under a Statewide
law adopted in 1852. The court
decision this week set aside a
challenge from Arlington Com
monwealth Attorney William j.
Hassan that the county board
had acted illegally.
After her appointment, Mrs.
Thompson announced the Cen
eral Registrars Office will be
open, in addition to its regular
weekday hours, next Thursday
and Friday evenings and all day
on Saturday, June IL, the regis
tration deadline.
She said Office hours next
Thursday and Friday evenings
will be from z to 8 pm. On the
last day of voter registration,
June IL, the Office will open from
$3.50 am. to 5 pm. The regis
tration is for new voters. Demo-
cratic primaries in the county
will be on July 13.
The new General Registrar,
who for seven years held the
Central Registrar post, said the
jobs Of the 81 former voting
officials were automatically
abolished by the electoral boards
appointment today.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Race Bars 10 Go On
At County Centers

Montgomery County's 43 white
and Negro playground and rec
reation centerS will open June
20 on the same segregated basis
as in the past. according to For
est V. D. Gustafson, county rec
reation director.
The County Recreation Board,
however, at meeting later this
month will discuss what changes
will be necessary for gradual in
tegration, in light of the recent
Supreme Court school Segrega-
ton ruling.
Mr.. Gustafson said any in
tegration decision would be of a
policy-making nature and would
have to be handed down by the
County Council.
Some % of the playground
programs are operated either on
school sites or on property ad-
jacent to schools with the schools
serving as headquarters for the
activities.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
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PUzZLING Do CHINA WAR-Popu misconceptions obout the
ndo Chino multiplying the American public becomes
Of the suon. So Sto Writer Earl H. Vo unrcves
Of the confusion, in the Sunday Editorial Section.
WHY DID NY SON JOIN THE cokMUNSTS?-hot whot Mrs Wiom
Dunn know about her boy Jack who the u
Americans who refused book from Koreo In this onk and
searching Of her sons e this heotbroken mother tries to find
the Why Reed it in This Week Mosuzine.
TARHEEL LBERAThe North
CoroEno this will begin his Washington November
Robert Woms editor the Rosh News ond Observer.
tells the interesting story Kerr Scott victory the Tohee Soes
Democratic pimo Lost week. 1t the dOrioI Section
CAN EPILEPSY Be CUREDcauou doctors etote the
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Evening star., 1954-06-04
.C.Middie With Broken Back
Will Get Diploma in Hospital
Bethesda Ceremony
Scheduled forVictim
Of Fall at Academy

william Pinkney Jones, %, Of
1913 Blackstone road NV, was
to receive his diploma from the
Naval Academy today, but it
wasn't to take place at An
napolis.
The presentation was sched-
uled for the Bethesda Naval
Hospital. Midshipman Jones,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey l..
Jones, is recovering there from a
broken back received in a fall at
the academy last week.
An academy spokesman said
he understood Midshipman Jones
was a few minutes late getting
back to the academy before cur
few and took a fall In his haste.
AS a result he is getting his
diploma, but his commission in
the Navy's Supply Corps is being
held up pending a further check
of his physical condition. The
academy spokesman said the
diploma was to be presented at
the hospital at 2 pm.
MidShipmana Jones previously
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Mock H-Bomb Blast Planned
At County Preparedness Day

Preceding the demonstration
will be a luncheon and brief
presentation by the FCDA Staff
College Of what part a .commu-
nifty like Rockville would play in
mutual aid role if Washington
were attacked.
The public show will feature,
in addition to the "H-bomb"
detonation. rescue and fire. fight
ing demonstrations utilizing
equipment from all sections of
the county.
The mock bomb. developed by
Airtronics Research, Inc, IN Be-
thesda, Md, is not dangerous and
does not produce q blast or heat
effects.
Evening star., 1954-06-04

The detonation of a mock H
bomb for the first time any,
where will highlight Montgom-
cry County's Preparedness Day"
civil defense at $3.50 pm. tomor-
row at Olney Md, home of the
Federal Civil Defense Admins
tration'S Staff College.
Top Federal, State and county
officials are expected to attend
the show. including Val Peterson.
Federal civil defense administra-
tor. and Maj. Gen. Louis B. Her
shey. chairman Of the Montgom-
cry County Civil Defense ASsocia-
ton. Vice President Nixon and
Gov. Theodore r. McKeldin of
Maryland also have been invited.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Security Checkups
Delay Commissions
For ; Midshipmen
BY the Associoted Press

The Navy said yesterday three
members Of the senior class at
the Naval Academy will graduate
today but will not receive their
commissions as ensigns pending
the completion Of security in
vestigations.
A Navy spokesman said back
ground Investigations are made
on all persons prior to commits
sioning - including midShipmen
and that the cases of the
three have not been finally re-
solved at this time" He added:
when they are resolved the
midshlpmen concerned will be
notified as appropriate"
The spokesman said the three
men will receive their diplomas
at Annapolis and then will go
home to await notification as
to the outcome of the inyesti-,
cations. #
He said the three could re-
ceive their commissions any
time within the next six months
without losing seniority in the
regular Navy list.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Shop The Star First
For Your New Home

Appearing every Saturday in The
Stor you will find the widest voriety
Of real estote offerings for sole in the
Washington ore0.
By shopping The Stor real estote
section first you get q heed start in
your importont weekend search for
just the home you won't.
In edition. enjoy the mony help
full articles in The Stor on whot to
look for when you buy q home. Reed
the mony helpful and informative
hints for improving your home. Keep
Up with the Iotest real estote news.
Reed The Stor regularly. Phone
Sterling 5000 for convenient home
delivery.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Hunting Towers Fire
Arouses SIeepers

Several hundred residents of
the East Building at the Hunt
ing Towers Apartments in
Alexandria were reused from
their sleep early today when fire
engines changed up to the main
entrance.
An overstuffed chair in one of
the apartments had caught fire.
the Alexandria Fire Department
reported. The smouldering chair
was extinguiShed quickly and
the fire engines departed within
20 minutes. Only the chair was
damaged, f1remen said.
Evening star., 1954-06-04

chairman, said health education
in the elementary grades should
be increased.
Mrs. Arthur True, school
lunch chairman, said parents
and teachers should cooperate in
an effort to conserve food in
school lunches.
Reed K. Pond, physical educa-
ton chairman, declared a study
should be made to determine
whether the school board should
establish a centralized athletic
fund for all schools.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
zoning Code Stymies
MontgomeY's Law
0nChiId-CareHom

A law enacted by the Mont
gomery County Council to pro-
tect children against mistreat-
ment or inadequate supervision
in day-care homes and nurser-
les is imperative because Of a
tie-in with the zoning code.
The County Council had ord
cred the nursery home licensing
and inspection measure drawn
up last october 6, less than ~
hours after 4-year-old Joseph
Kelley died in a nursery home
in Takoma Park, Md.
The operator of the home.
Mrs. Lois j. Sparks, who wheeled
the boys bruised body into
Washington Sanitarium several
hours after his death is serving
10 years in prison on a man
slaughter conviction.
Public clamor over disclosure
that an estimated 100 child-care
homes were operating with little
State or county regulation
prodded the council into adopt
ing the licensing measure. It
went into effect March 81.
Specifies Size of Grounds.
But county officials find that
a requirement of the zoning
code makes the licensing law
impossible to enforce without
putting virtually every nursery
home in the county out of busi-
ness.
This is because the new zoning
code regulations require that
such centers be located on lots
with at least a 70-foot frontage
and 1000 J. square foot area.
Nose of the care centers are
operated for small groups of
children in older houses, and
none that have applied for IL
censes SO far can meet the lot
area requirement of the zoning
code.
All Processing Held Up.
AS a result kof this situation
all processing of pending appli-
cations is at a standstill. That
includes inspections by the fire
marshal, health, welfare and
licensing department.
A public hearing was held May
18 to amend the zoning code to
ease the area and frontage re-
quirement so that a 50-foot
frontage and 5,000-square-foot
area would suffice for care CEN
tiers handling one to five children.
The council, however, has not
yet acted on the amendment.
Once adopted, officials in the
department of inspection and
license feel they would get a
flood of applications from care
center operators eager to receive
official sanction from the coun-
Gil.
Meanwhile, the department is
Stymied in it's desire to go in
and inspect the homes and in
vestigate the character of per-
sons operating them.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
RuIIy at Kensinqton

A Boost Kensington" rally
and dinner will be held tomorrow
from 5 to pm. at the Kensing-
ton Fire Department. The rally
is sponsored by the Kensington
Volunteer Fire Department. the
Kensington Lions Club and the
Kensington Chamber Of Com
merce.
Evening star., 1954-06-04

attended Landon School in Be-
thesda and Admiral Farragut
Academy. Pine Beach. N. j. He
was a chief petty officer in his
senior year, and among his other
activities was business manager
of the senior publication. Reef
Points. and assistant manager
of the academy radio station.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Potomac River
Compact Chief
Resigns Post
Edwin R. Cotton
Hos Served Group
For Last II Years

Edwin r: Cotton has resigned
as director Of the Interstate
Commission on the Potomac
River Basin after heading the
interstate compact group for the
last IL years, 1t was announced
today.
Mr.. Cotton, whose resignation
was accepted with regret" py
the commission, will devote full
time to his engineering firm of
Cotton, Pierce & Streander. The
firm has Offices in Buffalo, New
York and Boston and plans to
open a Washington Office this
fall.
Mr.. Cotton joined the Potomac
River Commission in August.
1912, just a year after it was
formed. He succeeded F. w. Kit
trell, first head of the commits
sion.
The commission announced
that q committee has been ap-
pointed to seek a successor to
Mr.. Cotton. The committee is
expected to report early in July.
Waits for Successor.
Mr.. Cotton has agreed to re-
main until a successor can be
found. it was said. He has
been named temporary acting
director.
During the IL years under Mr..
Cotton's direction, the commits
sion constantly has urged State
and local action in pollution
abatement in the Potomac.
When the compact was first
ratified by Congress, none of the
member States, except Penn
sylvania. had pollution-control
laws. Now all Of the member
States Virginia, Maryland.
West Virginia, Pennsylvania and
the District - have enacted
water-control legislation. The
law. in Pennsylvania has been
rewritten since the commission
was formed.
Important among pollution
abatement achievements backed
by the commission has been an
agreement between the District
and the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission, whereby
the District will treat Maryland
sewage. and progress made by
Virginia communities in abating
pollution in those localities.
Virginia improvements.
Great improvements have
been made in Arlington and
Fairfax Counties. The Alex
andria Sanitary Authority,
formed to provide treatment and
sewage facilities for Alexandria
and parts OF Fairfax County. is
about ready to accept bids for
construction work. ~
In a report issued last Febru-
ary, the commission called for
more rapid progress in treat
ment facilities in the Washing
ton Metropolitan Area. The re-
port is considered q guide for
future Improvement projects in
the area.
BY inviting Potomac Basin
industries to cooperate volun-
tarily in abatement work, the
commission has seen industrial
pollution decrease by 43 per
cent during recent years.
The commission also has set
up water quality criteria for the
basin and has instigated q sys-
tenn of sampling stations through
the cooperation of industry,
local governments and State
agencies.
AS commission director, Mr..
Cotton has insisted that the
compact method of interstate
action, where States voluntarily
meet to correct common prob
lens. is the democratic method
of solving these problems.
The commission has no police
powers, achieving its aims by
bringing up problems for dis
cuSsion of interested agencies.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Linden PTA Plans Sole

The Linden Elementary School
Parent Teacher Association will
sponsor a rummage sale from 9
am. to 4 pm. tomorrow at the
school, Linden, Md.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Congress in the next election.

Congress in the next election.
 The President has been against statehood for Alaska at this time, but said recently he would look at the question differently if state hood were confined to the popu- lated southern part of the terri tory.
 Here is how the present inn passe came about.
 The House passed a bill grant ing statehood to Hawaii last year. The Senate took up this bill a few weeks ago, and finally voted to put Alaskan statehood in the same measure.
 Monday Rep. Saylor R-Pa moved that the bill be sent to conference, so committee of Senate and House members could try to come up with a measure satisfactory to both houses.
 Such motion requires unani- nous consent, however And Ray burn made the objection which blocks it. He told the House he would continue to object because the Senate measure ''isn't the bill that passed the House."
 Miller asked Speaker Martin R-Mass) what way remained open to get further action The speaker said he could ''try to per suade the rules committee" to grant a special rule.
 Miller wrote the committee a letter asking for such rule. There seemed no chance of any action before the House ends it's Easter vacation April 26.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Alaska Hawaii Statehood Bill
 Held Up in House But Optimism
 Grows for Chance for 2 New States

WASHINGTON, R-The Hawaii Alaska statehood bill ran into a snag in the House Monday But it's packers voiced growing opti- mism that the two states can be brought into the Union at this session of Congress-even if AL aska has to be split up first.
 A single objection-offered by House Democratic Leader Ray burn of Texas Monday-prevent- ed the holding of a Senate House conference on statehood legisla- ton.
 This means that the Senate-ap- proved Hawaii Alaska bill can come to vote in the House only if CD the Rules Committee gives it a special ruling, or @ a vote is petitioned in writing by 218 House members.
 There has been strong senti- ment in the Rules Committee against statehood for Alaska. The committee has pigeonholed a sep arate Alaska statehood bill.
 Chairman Miller R-Neb) of the House Interior Committee told reporters, however, it is "quite possible" the rules body now will approve sending the combined HaWaii-Alaska bill to a confer ence with the Senate.
 Miller said there seems to have been a "softenihg up" of the Els enhower Administrations opposi- tion to immediate statehood for. Alaska.
 President Eisenhower has ur- gently recommended statehood for Hawaii in time to let the islanders send representatives to
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Virus Infection Causes
 Closing Juneau Schools

JUNEAU, LR Juneau's public schools closed yesterday because of more than 450 absences due to illness.
 The widespread ailment has been diagnosed as a "virus in lection of the respiratory tract" School officials decided that class es were too inefficient with so many absences.
 Actually, it is a two-day closure because Thursday and Friday would be Easter vacation days.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Crippled Children Benefit Friday Night At Boring Sea Club By Comedians

The Two Eddy's are coming to town! These well-known comedi- ans have appeared all over the territory for the benefit of the Alaska Crippled Children's Assn.
 They are scheduled to be at the Boring Sea Club on Friday even ing for a special Crippled Chil- dren's benefit and all proceeds, states Manager Paul Vaudeville, go to this worthy cause.
 The Two Eddy's are being brought by Wien Airlines from Kotzebue, where they are putting on a show Thursday evening. They recently did a show in the Well-knoWn Bubble Room of the Baranof Hotel in Juneau
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Warren Back at Work; Indictment Is Still in Effect

FAIRBANKS, R,-Negro jazz drummer Johnny Warren, last living principal in the Cecil Wells staying case, was reported Tues day to be back in Oakland, Calif., plying his old trade.
 Warren, free on $5,0OO bond, left here recently after his murder trial was taken off the federal district court calendar on agree ment of US. Atty. Theodore Ste vens and Warren's lawyer, Ever cit Hepp.
 Warren had been working in a grocery store since his return to Fairbanks from Oakland, where he went after Wells was slain on October IT.
 The indictment against Warren remains in effect, however. The pOStpOnement of the trial was asked by Stevens in light of "new developments" turned up by two lie detector police experts from Seattle, Capt. Clyde V. Daley and Sgt. Wendell Faust.
 Daley and Faust were called into the case by the Wells estate
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
Death Toll at Five After Mysterious Explosion in Downtown GoldsbOrO

GOLDSBORO, NC, R-Rescue workers probing the wreckage of a mysterious downtown explosion recovered two more bodies Tues day, raising the death toll to five
 About IS persons were injured in the unexplained explosion that was centered in the Edwards and Jernigan furniture store a half block from the heart of Colds boro's business district. Two ad- joining stores also were wrecked
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the

Compiled by the US. Dept. of Commerce Weather Bureau Forecast Nome: Continued fair tonight and Thursday with little change in temperature. Winds light and variable Low tempera- ture expected tonight 0, high to- morrow 24.
 Data last "A hours as of am. today: high temperature 23, low g. Maximum wind 9 mph from the N. Sunrise at 4:32 am, sunset at 7:34 pm.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
THE FARMER FEEDS MORE PEOPLE

In 1910 the average American farm consisted of 130 and each farmer produced enough food for eight people,
 Today the average acreage has increased to 215- and each farmer feeds 15 people, And have better and far varied foods than in the earlier
 This is spectacular progress. It is the result, naturally, of number of factors-improved seeds, effective pest control better land practices, of machinery and efficient distribution and process ing methods. Of all the factors, is important than farm machinery starting with the tractor and going through the long list of other machines and attachments that make it possible for the farmer to produce more to conserve and improve his land, and to do his work with great deal less labor and physical effort than was the case in the past.
 Machinery has also been responsible, in large part for turning farming into business, It is estimated that typical corn-be grain farmer utilizing 160 has machinery investment of than $11 ,0O0 It is substantially greater if he raises livestock mks a dairy herd. That is large investment-but the return from 1t is tremendous in the light of today labor costs.
 By 1875 each farmer will have to feed 20 people which means that still more and better machinery will be needed.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
GRASS ROOTS OPINION
Bedford, Ind, Daily Times-Mail: ''N

Bedford, Ind, Daily Times-Mail: Newspapers Gin 1953) reached heights in circulation and advertising, giving them the largest volume in their in spite of competition from televison, radio and mag azines for both the readers time and the advertisers dollars, newspapers have been given tremendous vote of confidence.
 Hagerstown, Md, Morning Herald: With the advent of the New Deal the Government took over the direction and in large part the operation of our economy It began to spend money, to provide jobs, began-and this in face of the fact that free people in history had prospered could ever prosper under this form of government"
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14
BILL MUNZ NAMED
 End DIVISION MEMBER AERONAUTICS BOARD

From the Office of the Governor
 JU N E A U-Acting Governor Waino E. Hendrickson Tuesday announced the appointment of William Munz of Nome as Second Division member of the Aeronau- tics and Communication Com mission.
 Munz replaces Neal Foster of Nome, who rendered his resigna- ton when he filed in the primary for the territorial senate.
 Munz is a former member of the senate from the Second Divi- sion.
 The acting governor also an- nounced the appointment of Dr. L. w. Hines of Anchorage to the Board of Examiners in Optome- try. Dr. Hines replaces Ted Ober- man, formerly of Juneau, who has now moved to the States.
The Nome nugget., 1954-04-14

Chicago handles more water borne traffic than does the Pan anna Canal says the National Geo. graphic Society.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-10-01
COMMUNICATION

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Pen-pals are obtainable from
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Membership cards are sent free
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The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-10-01
Sunday Is Rally Day At
The Methodist Church

Sunday, Oct. 3, will mark the
observance of Rally Day and
Worldwide Communion at the
services of the Community Meth
odist Church.
Rally Day in the Sunday School
at GAS am. will include promo
tons, gifts for the younger stu
dents, and the initiation of the
winter schedule of classes. Super
intendent Ray Tveter will be in
charge of this program.
The teachers include Mrs. Bert
Mccarthy nursery, Mrs. Viggio
Valtyrson beginners Mary Jeanne
Boucher primary D, Sigrid Olsen
primary I'D, Mrs. Boyd HARDWOOD
primary lid, Esther Mccoy Uu-
nior Girls, Robert Health (Junior
Boys, Isabel Miller Qntermedi
ates), Mrs. Reeves Ravens (Sen-
iors), Olaf Halverson English
adult, Louis TungWenuk (Trans-
lated Adult.
Communion will be served at
both II am. and 7 pm. services
of worship. There will also be a
registration of attendance of all
people present. The Senior Choir,
under the direction of Mrs. VIM.
Cameron and accompanied by
Robert Baldwin, will make its ap-
pearance the first time for the
winter season.