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Homer news., 1954-07-08
PLJD BUDGET SET AI $2A928.5 8.55
70 Cents Per Copy.

At the special meeting Of the boar of directors of the PuD last ThursdS night the 1854 budget was studied at accepted. The total nrount for the dls trict was G24, 928. 55 and the millae rate was set at 10 mills.
 A broad breakdown of budget eypendi lures is as follows:
 Public Services: street lights, telt phons, fuel oil, office lights, electic costs, etc. 5, e8a.ol.
 General drinistration: office sala ries, assessing. and collecting, offic supplies, legal and audi ting, insurance bonds, and other nistrative costs $, 700. 59.
 Major Improvements: extensions ar additions for such things as the fire hall, waste disposal, fire bumper ar health clinic, Sl4, l91.73.
 Contingencies S2, 348. 22.
 Cash on hand and anticipated revenue estimated by the directors are as fol lows:
 Cash on hand as of January l, 1854 .S7, ,933. t3. Tax revenues estimated SIP, GOO. Pnsiness license refund esti mated, @, 2,oOo. Accounts receivable January l. 1854, S2, 995. 42.
 According to Homer Thompson, new man aeer for the PUD, the reason for the dc lay in adoption of the 1854 budget by tn directors IS due to numerous factors Those factors listed include lack ( complete information and specification for the Heal th Clinic, the spscial 'elec tion for dissolution of the PUD and th computation of real and personal propert valuation. <
 It is anticipated that progr annins for the 1855 budget will begin in Sep tember of this year, Thompson stated.
Homer news., 1954-07-08

The Renal Peninsula Public UtlIity District No. released the following statement this week concerning personal property assessment forms.
 Those individuals who have not sub nj tied their personal property assess nent forms for 1953 are now subject to personal property assessment by the assessor, as provided for by Resolution of the Poard of Directors Kenai Public Utility District No. l, and as indicated on the reverse side of the Personal Prop erty Assessment return for the house. hoIos ond business. The taxpayer tbars- after will have no further opportunity to revise such assessment as the assess. or makes for him. Assessment forms and assis lance for preparation are available at the PUD office"
Homer news., 1954-07-08
CHECK

Cook Inlet salmon are being invest gated by federal government men,, the An. ehorage Fi sh and Mildlife Service office has disclosed. 4 group of biologists from the FNS's Pacific Salmon Investiga- tion has begun tagging operations on the Inlet and will continue through July IT, the announcement said. Colored plastic disks are being attached to the fish in an experiment designed to gather infor-. nation concerning migration rates and 5O-cent reward is being offere3 by the FNS for the return of tags ~; tn inforna-. tion as to the date and location of the catch and the type of fishing gear used. Tags should be turned ovar to local FNS agents or to canneries, or they may be mailed directly to the Pacific Salmon Investigations, 2725 kontlake Boulevard, Seattle.
Homer news., 1954-07-08
ArH CROWD BIG

Several hundred people were on band the Fourth of July to enjoy the free an nual clam feed sponsored by the local E1ks Lodge at the end of the spit. Ap-. prcxinajely 400 pounds of steamed clans were served during the afternoon.
 The area 1n general enjoyed the heavy tourist trade vi tn the local hotels ard tourist cabins reporting full houses Business houses open during tho holiday al 90 reported good business.
 The largest single g oup consisted of members of the Anchorage Prospectors Club nhich came in by char tered bus to see the country and enjoy the holiday.
 No accidents were reported and no other trouble calling for police action was reported.
Homer news., 1954-07-08
BANQUET SE F.

Hans for the CSC banquet were nearing completion today, according to Don Sni tn, chairman of the affair. The banquet, honoring the work of William katthems in the Citizen's Study Group, will be held at ? p-R. Saturday night in the school house. Tickets are still avai1able at many of the local stores and those plan ming to attend and who have not already purchased their tickets are urged to do 90 at once.
 Alex Wright of the Heady Hotel is in charge of the dinner preparations and has promised top-notch meal.
Homer news., 1954-07-08
Where The Trail Ends And The Sea Peeins"
 T,71 Q
July 8. 1854
AND TAKEN MOVER ELECTED

Rev. Nelson Mover was elected presl-e dent of the Homer Chamber of Commerce at the Tuesday noon meeting at the Homer Cafe. Mover succeeds Howard Nyhill who was elected lst vice president of the organi zation.
 Other officers elected included J. 2. Reynolds, 2nd vice president, Pop Norman, seer etary, Daye Nixon, treasurer, ard Harry Greooire and Ethel Scott, dzrec-1 tors.
 Other business coDduc ted by the chan Ger included report by baa 7rson, r resident of the Fair Posrd, who told of the progress in the cleanup of the fair grounds Considerable bulldozlng work had been done, he said, and ample space was ready for picnic table.
 Past president Nyhil1 also reported that Hindshield sticker showing the bay. the spit and the mountains across the bay had been chosen for reproduct1on- During 3 di iscussion concerning the cI1~ nic and the doctors who are expec ted to- arrive in August, hyhill stated that the people need have no worry as to their coming. There had been the feeling that Dr.. and Mrs. Provonshaanigh ght not come to Homer if the clinice would not be ready for use upon their arrival.
 kAl~E. CHALLENGE
 Shipments total1ng ovsr o.3,0Co tons are now bound for 1laska via eastern and Gulf ports in order to escape dlscr1nln- M atory rates of tr anscontinental carriers, the 1l aska Development Poard vas alv1 sed recently by the General Services Adnlnl x, strat1on in Washington.
 The GSA off ficials said the new routes were baiae used pending ate adjustments asked of the Transcon tinental Freight Bureau. The GSA, which handles most government buying for Alaska, will repre-. sent the terri tory as we'll as other gov. ernnent agencies in the rate hearings
 The planned hearings mark another step sin the effort to adjust tran scontlnental freight rates on goods bound to or from Alaska, the Alaska Development Board said. In some cases, the rates are twice as high as for shipments bound for Ha- Hail, Japan or other Pacific ports, the board official said.
 The development board has labeled the rate structure Tan obstacle to the eco- nomic progress of the territory" and has prepared special study for the use of the GSA in the hearings, 1t was stated
Homer news., 1954-07-08
BA N K CAI NS

William Matthews, vlce-preSldant Q the Park. of Homer, today issued a repor of the fi-Fancia1 condl tion of the locs bank in response to ? call made by: tn. Comptroller of the Currency. The report, 'thich appears in full on page four oi this issue of the NEWS vi tn compara- tive statement of condi tion, reflects the gains made during the past year by the bank. .
 Total resources are up approximately 10 percent from S359, O43 97 to 'S398, 979 95 or a gain of B39, 93e. .92, according tc the statement. +
 Deposits gained approximately the 5 ane amount during the year, the. statement shows. The exact gain was 'S33, 999. .73.
 Other items showing an increase or the statement included cash on hand and due from other banks, U. s. government and government agency bonds.. and the banking house and equipment.
 Loans, though still high, declined slightly for the year.
 kr. Matthews stated that he felt that the bank was in excellent condition and that the gains made indicated the confi- dencs of the people of this area in the insti tuition and its Eastern stockholde rs. SKY PILOTS BACK
 Reverend Dale Davis of the Grace Pap tist church and five boys, members of the Sky Pilots returned to Homer Friday night after spending week at the Vic tory Pible Camp north of Anchorage.
Homer news., 1954-07-08
FLOWN TO BASE

Henry '. Gregg, 33, of SeIdoVla, suf-. fering from a pune tured lung caused by broken rib, was flown from S5ldovia to Homer Tuesday by It. Harry White of the Kenai Civil Air Patrol. Gregg was then transferred to plane belonging to the 71st Air Rescue Squadron and flown to Elmendorf Air Force Pase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29

Judge Hall Hammond ap-
peared Today to be the victor over
Circuit Court Judge Charles c.
Marbury of Upper Marlboro in
the primaries for the Maryland
Court of Appeals.
With unofficial returns from
yesterdays primary election al
most complete, Judge Hammond
was leading Judge Marbury in
both Republican and Democratic
primaries. Nomination by both
parties would assure election in
November for the former Mary
land attorney general who was
named. to the States highest
bench by Gov. McKeldin two
years ago.
With 2S7 out of 297 polling
places reported in the Demo
cratic contest, Judge Hammond
had 49,46O votes to 25,560 fol
Judge Marbury.
In the Republican balloting
Judge Hammond led 8.747 tc
1888, with 254 out Of 297 poll
ing places reported.
Voters of his own Baltimore
County turned the trick fol
Judge Hammond. delivering more
than 8 to / for him in the Demo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Mrs. Allen Retires
After 81 Years
With Navy Phones

Mrs. Carrie L. Allen, chief
telephone operator for the Navy
Department for 80 years, is re-
firing today.
Mrs. Allen, who has 81 years
of continuous service with the
Navy, began her career in April,
1917. as the first enlisted yeo-
manette to be assigned to the
telephone switchboard. She was
named chief operator in 1918
and served in this position until
December, 1850. when the Navy
Department switchboard was
consolidated with the Defense
Department Telephone service.
When Mrs. Allen first put on
a headset for the Navy in 1917,
the department had a double
position board operated by one
person. She saw this board
grow to 100 positions requiring
202 operators to handle the S.
900 daily incoming calls during
the height of World War II.
The MeritoriouS Civilian Serv-
ice Award was presented to Mrs.
Allen in June, 1916. She also
has received many personal
commentators during her ca
reer, including ones from former
Navy Secretaries Daniels. Swan
son, Bard, Knox and Forrestal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Six Posthumous Awards
Presented Widow OF Pilot

The widow of Col. Glenn C.
Nye of Shelly, N. c., was pre-
sented yesterday with six post
humous awards for her husband
at ceremonies at Boiling Air
Force Base.
1t. Gen. Samuel Anderson,
former commanding officer of
the 5th Air Force in Korea, pre-
Sented Mrs. Nye with the Legion
of Merit, the Purple Heart, an
Accolade awarded by President
Eisenhower, the First Oak Leaf
Cluster to the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross and the Silver Star
and the Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Air Medal. Col. Nye received
the last three medals during
World War II.
Col. Nye was the commanding
officer of the 18th Bombardment
Wing of the 5th Air Force in
Ostober, 1852. when he was shot
down over enemy-held Korea
He was officially declared dead
on December 81. 1858.
Mrs. Nye lives in the WoodneI
Apartments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Hammond Leading Morbury
For Appeals Court Judgeship

cratic primary and about Z to l
on the COP. side. He piled up
more Democratic votes in Balti-
more County than Judge Mar
bury was able to collect in the
entire Seven-county circuit.
The two judgeship candidates
were allowed to file in both pri-
maries under Maryland's Con-
Stitution. At stake was a Is
year-term on the Appeals bench,
representing the Second Appel
late Circuit. made up of Balti-
more. Hartford. Anne Arundel.
Prince Georges, Calvert. Charles
and st. Marys Counties.
Both candidates are Demo-
Gratis.
Judge Hammond, So, compiled
a distinguished record as a State
legal aide before accepting Re-
publican Gov McKeldin'S ap-
pointmen: to the Court of
Appeals in 1852.
He was appointed Maryland's
deputy attorney general in 194l
In 1916 he was elected attorney
general on the ticket with
former Gov. Lane He won re-
election in 1850 even though Mr..
Lane was defeated by Gov.
McKeldin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
District Schools 10 Try
New Report Card Form

A school official. predicted to-
day a new report card will be
ready to try out in District
grade schools next fall.
Miss Katherine Scrivener.
director of elementary curricu-
lum, said a special report card
committee failed to reach final
conclusion yesterday on the
form of proposed card. But
Miss Scrivener said the group
probably will work out a sample
form in September, in time to
try it, next term.
The trial card is expected to
revive the old Abode grades
used in the elementary schools
before 1887. It is also expected
to incorporate provision for adj
ditional comments by teachers.
however.
Associate Supt. Carl F. Hansen
is on record in favor of letter
grades, and a majority of the
special committee of parents.
teachers and supervisors is
understood to agree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29

Maryland Legislature, won the
districts Democratic nomina-
ton in a clean sweep over his
two Prince Georges County OPP
ponents in Yesterdays primary.
Mr.. Small, meanwhile, was an
easy winner in his primary
battle with Robert E. Ennis OF
Capitol Heights.
Unofficial returns from all but
one precinct in the 5th Southern
Maryland district gave Mr.
Landlord 1889 votes to 1855
for Walter L. Green of College
Park and 2,871 for Paul H. Menk
jr., of University Park.
Complete unofficial returns in
the Republican primary gave Mr.,
Small 1854 votes to 1884 for
Mr.. Ennis, a former professional
pugilist now practicing law.
Mr.. Small and Mr.. Landlord
were contesting nominees in
1852. At that time Mr.. Small
won by a little more than 1000
votes.
Mr.. Landlord, who ran ahead
of the Byrd and organization
forces backing him in all sections
of the district, said early today
that he believes there is a deep
feeling in Southern Maryland for
a return to Democratic repre-
sentation in the House of Rep
reSentativeS."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented through
the cooperation of the District.
Arlington County, Prince Georges
County. Montgomery County
Recreation Departments and the
Film Center of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Lafayette. Oliver and Broad
Branch roads. NV.
Twin Oaks, 14th and Taylor
streets. NV.
Stead. P street between 10th
and 18th streets. NV.
Ridge. Ridge road and Burns
street Sc.
jefferson. 9th and H streets
S.W.
Hillcrest. 32nd and Denver
streets Sc.
Park View. Warder and Otis
streets NV.
Bundy. 4th and o streets NV.
Carver, Nottingham and
Lane streets NE.
Barry Farms. 1880 Sumner
road Sc.
Arlington County, $3.50 PM.
Walter Reed, 1914 North Nc
kinley road.
Four Mile Run, Four Mile Run
Drive and South 10Th street.
Montgomery County, $3.50 pm.
Rockville Recreation Center,
Park street, Rockville.
Prince Georges County, $3.50 pm.
Accokeek Playground. Saint
Johns Parish Hall. Accokeek.
Brentwood Playground. Bart
lett Park. 38th and Webster
streets, Brentwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
By George Beveridge
Stor Stoff CoFrexpondent

BALTIMORE, June 29.-Dr.
H. C. Byrd acknowledged the
Democratic nomination for
Maryland's gubernatorial race at
6:15 am. today with a pledge
to launch "a campaign to unity
the Democratic party to win in
November"
The white haired, 65-year-old
former president of the Univer-
sity of Maryland had maintained
an all-night vigil here, sur
rounded by only about 20 of the
faithful, on the final conclusive
returns in the down-to-the-wire
race.
Chances for a full-f1edged
victory celebration were beaten
by the clock. One by one, as
the early morning hours wore
on, aides and well wishers left
for home. After 3 am. DR.. Byrd
for the most part sat alone and
imperturbable, or paced back
and forth through the two long
rooms of his campaign head
quarters here.
End Is Dramatic.
The end came with dramatic
Suddenness. Walter Claggett.
Byrd campaign treasurer in Tai
bot County in the Eastern Shore
area, called to report a Byrd
victory there. The county'S
four unit votes gave DR.. Byrd a
total of 1.-THE one-vote ma
jority needed for nomination.
E. Brooke Lee, veteran Mont
gomery County Democratic
leader and Byrd campaign chair
man. took the call and shouted
the news. DR.. Byrd was asked
for a victory statement.
I'm goins to begin a cam
paign to unity the Democratic
Party to win in November" he
declared. That's all have
to say"
DR.. Byrd's long vigil made up
for his late appearance at his
headquarters. Activities started
here at Z pm, with aides fran
tically tabulating early returns.
DR.. Byrd, who had spent the
early part of the evening at the
home of a Baltimore friend,
strobe in at 1 am.
Avoids Jumping Gun.
At that point, the race was
wide open. And DR.. Byrd made
it plain he didn't want to jump
the gun on any premature state
mentS. But, parrying reporters
questions. he didn't conceal his
optimism and showed no signs
of worry
Its a little like a football
game when you see your team
on the field near a touchdown. u
he said. Sometime you get it
and sometime you don't"
One of the key questions for
the future is whether the bitter
brawl between DR.. Byrd and
Baltimore contractor George P,
Mahoney will hurt the Demo-
Gratis chances in November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Machines Beat
Opposition in
PrinceGeorges
Democrats Go
Down the Line
For Byrd Slate

Both the Democratic and Re-
publican political m achines
chalked up victories in Prince
Georges County.
Both sides came through I'M
Scathed yesterday in party pri-
marieS to determine who should
represent them in the November
general election.
It was the same story from
one end of the ballot to the
other. All the candidates in
dorsed by the Democratic or Re-
publican State Central Commit
tee swept to easy xictory
Only SO per cent of the coun-
tvs 51,914 Democrats took part.
The Republican count was down
to less than "a per cent.
The Democrats likewise went
down the line for the Byrd-for-
Governor slate. They also gave
an outsider. Richard E. Lark
ford of Anne Arundel County,
the nod for the 5th districts
congressional nomination over
residents of two counties.
On the Republican side, Gov.
McKeldin left three other candi-
dates trailing without lifting a
finger. He ran up a total unoffi-
cial vote of 4,749, compared to
592 for James w. Gum, 491 for
ex-Marine 1t. Gen. Pedro A. del
Vale and 461 for Temus r.
Bright. Representative Small won
over Robert E. Ennis, 4,756 to
927.
Circuit Court Judge Charles C..
Marbury, who lost his race
against Hall Hammond for a
judgeship in Maryland's Court Of
Appeals, won both Democratic
and Republican races in the
county by large margins. 1880
to 2,705 on the Democratic bal
lots and 4,121 to 1,157 on the
G. o. P. end.
The feature attraction among
the local conteStS-the contest
for the Democratic State Senate
nomination-waS a victory for
organization candidate H. Win
ship Wheatley, jr.: 46-year-old
Hyattsville attorney. He won
over Leroy Humphrey. veteran
member of the House of Dele
gates and its former majority
floor leader, by a margin OF
1927 to 6.623. In November. he
will face Republican John Ray
mond Fletcher. the incumbent
who had no primary competition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Campaign to Unity Party
In November Pledged by Byrd

DR.. Byrd didn't think it would.
The primary race was mainly
one of personalities. not issues.
Would issues figure larger in the
race against Republican Gov.
McKeldin?
Anyone who can tell me what
will happen in a political cam
paign," DR.. Byrd parted. lis a
better guesser than I am"
No Signs of Worry.
AS the race narrowed to a
decision on the three counties of
Talbot, Queen Anne and Worces-
ter, DR.. Byrd showed no viSi-
BILE signs of worry. The only
nervousness he exhibited was
when he sat alone and began
tearing strips of paper from a
pad.
The longtime university presi-
dent said he had gone through
longer nights than this before"
and that he lust doesn't believe
in worrying"
What would be in prospect for
DR.. BYRD if he should lose the
primary?
His son, Sterling Byrd, an
SWered that one.
Hes had several jobs offered
him that would pay a lot more
than this. He'd be better off
if he took one of them-money-
wise"
But he likes to feel that he
is a public servant. He likes
people"
Just before the crucial Talbot
County report, when it became
obvious that the units of any
county still to be heard from
would bring Byrd victory. cam
paign officials began searching
their memories for a tighter
Maryland fight.
1911 Race Was Close.
Mr.. Lee came up with one i'm
mediately. In 1911 his father,
Blair Lee, lost the gubernatorial
primary to Arthur P. Goreman.
jr., of Howard County by a
county unit vote of IS to "a.
Mr.. Lee at the time was 10 and
a Silver Spring precinct chair
man.
When word reached headquar-
tiers here that Mr.. Mahoney had
left Baltimore early today for
Talbot County, expected then to
be the crucial voting spot, the
Byrd forces Immediately ordered
three attorneys to observe the
vote-counting there.
Just before the Talbot County
return decided the election, we'll
wiSherS began returning to the
headquarters. Some one went
out for coffee in the expecta-
ton of a long morning wait.
But as soon as the final vote
came in, DR.. Byrd left for his
home in College Park. Within
five minutes the campaign head
quarters, Uttered with newspa-
pers. charts and paper cups. was
deserted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Legislative Shakeup
In Maryland Includes
Floor Leader Ouster
By the Associated Pres,

BALTIMORE, June 29.-The
complexion of Maryland's Legis-
lature underwent some major
changes in yesterdays primary
election.
Heading a long list of those
who were bumped from their jobs
was Delegate c. Awdry Thomp-
son of Cambridge, Democratic
floor leader of the House of Del
egateS and chairman of the
powerful Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Mr.. Thompson was squeezed
out in a factional fight in Dor
chester County. He had an
nounced he planned to seek the
position Of speaker of the House
if renominated and reelected in
November.
Other incumbents who lost
their seats included two Balti-
more Senators running as anti
Pollack candidates in a move
billed as an, attempt to keep
Democratic Boss James (Jack)
Pollack from extending his in
f1uence in Baltimore.
State Senator Leroy w. Pres
ton in the city's 5th district lost
to Pollack candidate Philip H.
Goodman, and State Senator HUI
bert P. Barton was defeated in
the I'd district by A. F. DIDO
menico, a Baltimore city council
man running on a Pollock ticket
A third protege of the 4th dis
trict leader. Senator B. S. Me1ni-
cove, had no opposition.
.Anti-Pollack forces had some
cheer in the defeat of Morton C
Pollack. son of the leader who
had been appointed to the House
of Delegates from his fathers
home district.
Young Pollack was one of Is
candidates seeking Democratic
nomination to the House with
six to be picked. He ran eighth
Truly Hatchett. a Negro support
ing George P. Mahoney, was
credited with humping young
Pollock off the ticket.
Delegate Maurice j. Soypher,
who broke with the Pollack
forces, was a loser in the same
race. .s..
Among the winners for the
Democratic nomination in Har-
ford County was Joseph D. Tyd-
ings of Havre de Grace, son of
former Senator j. Willard Tyd-
ings and long a leader in the
Maryland Young Democratic
movement.