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Evening star., 1954-10-30
Session 10 Hear
j. 5. Officials
Starting Noy.6 6
Locul Delegates
To Have Role in
47th PorIey
By Robert J. Lewis

More than SO Washington
area delegates are expected to
join thousands of others from
all over the country at the 47th
annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards November through IL
In Cleveland, a check of the four
realty boards in the District area
showed today.
In line with its friendly rela-
tionship with the present ad-
miniStration, NAREB has ar
ranged to hear numerous Fed
eral officials.
When Democrats were in con-
troll of the executive branch,
Government speakers were few
and far between at conventions
of the big, powerful brokers' or
ganization often castigated by
Democrats as leader of the real
estate lobby"
In contrast, this years incom-
plete speakers list already in
cludes FHA Commissioner Nor
man P. Mason, Defense Mobiliza-
tion Director Arthur S. Flem-
ming Mrs. Ivy Baker Priest.
Treasurer Of the United States;
David H. Brill, administrator of
the Federal Governments Sur
plus Real Property Disposal
Project; Ormonde A. Kieb, as
sistant postmaster general in
charge of facilities, and others.
Wolcott to Speak.
Chairman Wolcott of the
House Banking Committee will
speak at round-table discus
sion on neighborhood conserva-
ton, along with Governor Den
mis- j. Roberts of Rhode Island
Senator Thomas j. Hillery of the
New jersey State LEGISLATURE.
Mayor Norris Poulson Of Los An
geles and Mayor Alex M. Clark
of Indianapolis.
The Washington delegation
VIII be led by Carey Winston,
president of the Washington Real
Estate Board. Montgomery
County Real Estate Board dele,
gates will be led by Mrs. Mar
garet j. Dunkley, first woman
real estate board president in the |
area; the Observation-Disclosures
Fairfax delegates by Joseph w. /
Continued on Page B-9, Col. p
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Olive

OLIVE - Mr.. and Mrs. Gay
Pits and family were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
B. Pitts.
Mrs. Willard Bates, Vance and
Sammy and Donnie Bates of Co.
lumbus were dinner guests on
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Bates.
Raymond and Andy Schwallie
of Canton, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Crum
and daughter.
Phil Harding and Mary Schaf-
er visited Sunday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs George Macenko and
daughter.
Bobby and Tommy Rossiter of
Cambridge, are spending this
week with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Bonar and
Brenda of Harriettsville, spent
Saturday evening with Mack
Johnson and family.
Weekend visitors of Mrs
Nancy Foreman were John Fore
man, Woody Foreman and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Don West and
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Sholtis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woody Foreman
spent Fathers Day with E. Wick
ham and wife at Fredericksdale.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
II HARRIETTSVILLE NEWS
HARRIETTSVILLE

HARRIETTSVILLE The
alumni banquet of Elk local high
school was held on Saturday eve
ming in the school auditorium.
The Ladies Aid of Zion Evan
gellcal and Reformed church of
near Harriettsville served the
banquet to ITS guests. The enter
tainment for the evening was
Forget me not notes, Barber
shop quartet of Marietta. Tap
dancing by Sandra Hogue,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Junior
Hogue of WoodSfield and string
music by Clyde Crum and son,
Junior of Caldwell and Mrs.
Genevra Ullman of Circleville,
presented an orchid to Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Lee who came the
farthest from Muncie, Ind. Later
In the evening dancing was en-
joyed.
Dinner Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Ullman
entertained with dinner Sun
day. Guests were Joe T. Ullman
of Lima, Miss Freda Wernecke of
Akron, Mrs. Elsie Kirchner and
son, John of Caldwell, MIR. and
Mrs. Franklin Fryfogle and son,
Jimmy.
Sunday Guests
bunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Stevens were Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Nobbs and twin sons
Timmy and Tommy and Billy of
Fallensbee, w. Va, Mrs. Jim Ull.
man and Jane of Circleville and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Stevens and
Karen and Billy. Frank Stevens
accompanied Mrs. Ullan and Jane
home for a weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Scho.
field and family of German.
town and Mrs. Charley Dennis
were Sunday dinner guests ot
Mr.. and Mrs. James Enochs Of
Cambridge.
Ems. David w. Ayers left last
week for Pensacola, Florida
where he will be enrolled il
flight training at the naval all
base.
Mrs. c. H. Schoeppner enter.
tanned with a dinner Sunday il
honor of her father, Joe Noll'.
birthday anniversary. Covers
were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. JOE
Noll, Mary Lou Hesson, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Perry Noll and Phyllis O
McConnelsville, c. H. Schoep
pner, Dale Schoeppner and host
esS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Neuhart o
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Whiqville
WHIGVILLE

WHIGVILLE Mrs. Rose
Gulick spent Saturday with Mrs.
Cecil Pallock of Cambridge.
Marilyn Cutler of Summer
field, spent Thursday with Mr..
and Mrs. F. H. Danford.
Nellie Graham has been a pa
tient at the Memorial hospital,
Cambridge the past week.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
H. D. Carter were Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Bates and daughters of
West Lafayette, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maynard johnson of Caldwell
and Goodsell Carter of Cuya-
hoga Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Hayes and
children of Caldwell and Myron
Cutler of Columbus, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Cutler.
Helen Watson was calling on
Florence Carter Thursday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Cutler
and children spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Bates.
The Carter reunion will be
held at the Cambridge City park
Sunday, July t4h. All relatives
and friends are invited to be
present. A basket dinner will be
served at noon.
The Whigville Community club
will meet in town hall on Friday
evening, June 25th Mr.. and Mrs.
j, F. Cutler in charge of pro-
gram. Pot luck supper and bring
your own table service.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
E:lba

ELBA - The Ladies Aid met
at Mrs. Iva Hesson's for its reg
ular meeting Wednesday even
ing, June l. Games were played
and refreshments were served
after a short business meeting.
The next meeting will be July IA
at Mrs. Betty Goodwill's.
Mrs. Merle Hickle and chill
dren spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs "A. E.
Swain.
Rosemary Goodwill was in
Marietta, Saturday.
Clara Reed spent Tuesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Foreman at
Crooked Tree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Sewers
of Reno, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas
Sewers and sons of Charleston,
w. Va, were Wednesday even
ing guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bern
ard Sewers.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Moore and
children of Akron, spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hughey.
Clara Reed and Pearl Good
will were Sunday callers of Mr.
and Mrs. c. E. Foreman.
Betty Goodwill was a Thurs
day caller of Mrs. Bernice Web
Der at Dexter City.
Merle Hickle of Byesville
spent Saturday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Swain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hughey
and sons, Linda Sewers spent thC
weekend with relatives a
Akron and attended the wedding
of Robert Hughey and Corrint
Dive.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
QUAKER CITY NEWS

QUAKER CITY - Rev. Robert
Zinsmeister, Rev. Don Arterburn
were dinner guests last Wednes-
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Knight. Other guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert Webster and
daughter, Nancy of Columbus,
who are spending this week at
the knight home.
Mrs. Gertrude Spencer and
son, Alvin visited Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale West and
family Of Belmont.
Rev Richard Denius or Chetck
Wis, Rev. w. S. Bowden, Evans
vile, Wis, Rev. Willis Jenkins
of Watertown, Wis, and Rev.
Earnest V. Carpenter of Min
neapolis, Mimi, spent Friday
night with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles. They left
Saturday morning to attend a
convention of the Advent Chris
tan church at Charleston, w.
Va.
Mrs. Harry Floyd spent last
week with her daughters, Mrs.
Albert Hall and husband of Co
lumbus and Mrs. Theron Wright
of Worthington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gaskill
and son of Cambridge, visited on
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Webster
| and daughter, Nancy were din
ner guests on Wednesday even
ing of DR.. and Mrs. Marvin Hart
ley of Cambridge.
Word has been received here
of the birth of a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Johnson of Columbus
Georgia on June 5. He has beer
named James Michael. The John.
son family are former residents
rere, moving to Georgia las
fall wnere Mr.. Johnson is sta.
toned with the U. S. army.
Mr.. and Mrs: John Brickel
and son and Miss Minnie Beinel
of Marshalville, were dinner
guests of the Wilmer and Ralph
Hartley, on Tuesday evening
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

Mrs. Wilmer Hartley, who spent
the past week with Miss Beiner,
returned with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Broomhall
of Columbus and grandson, spent
this week at their home on E.
Main street. The Broomhalls re-
Gently returned from a western
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Harris of
Raymond, were callers here
Wednesday on Mr.. and Mrs. w.
R. Loveall and Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rinesmith
and daughters moved last week
to their property on w. Main
street, which they recently pur-
chased from C. E. Benjamin. The
Benjamin family moved to
GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Broomhall
of Columbus and their grandson
from Memphis, Tenn, spent a
few days at their home here last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Belts attend
ed a family reunion of the des-
cendents of B. F. and Emily
Jones Carpenter held at Cam
bridge City park on Sunday June
20. A picnic dinner was served
at noon and the afternoon spent
socially.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Hannahs
of Summerfield, Mr.. and Mrs.
Neil Craig and family of Wind
ham and Stephen Hannahs of
Cambridge, were dinner guests
Wednesday of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Belts. Guests at the Belts home
on Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert johnson and daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hunt and
Mrs. Mildred Carpenter of New
ark, spent Sunday with the lat
ter's father, Charles Smith and
family, north of town.
Gertrude Max of Newark, Wis
tied Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Max.
CIaccif;odc Dow nixyidnvAm
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

berry of Cleveland, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley VanFossen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Baker
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Thorn
berry of Cleveland and j. R. Van
Fossen were. Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Feldner.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. D. Schramm
and Danny attended a family
dinner at the Harold Schramm
home at Cornerville on Sunday.
Mrs. c. E. Johanning accom-
panied them and was a dinner
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. P.
Hartshorn of Newport Pike.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Sanford,
Mrs. Grace Parks and daughters
Ruby, Ellen and Mrs. Bill Gull
er and Mrs. Jane Wilson, all of
Caldwell, were Sunday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Will
son and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Schafel
entertained with dinner Sun
day. Guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Edgar Smithberger and son OF
Paw Paw, Linda Crum of Can,
ton, Mrs. Dean Forshey and chill
dren of Caldwell route, Miss
Betty Schafer of Marietta ano
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schafer and
son, Harry James.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M Ayers, Mr.
and Mrs. Burdete Ayers Allen
and Kenneth and Mrs. Mancel
Forshey were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. w
Ayers and Ada
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Noll of
McConnelsville and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Schoeppner attended
the Fox picnic and dinner on
Sunday evening.
L. D. Schramm and Floyd
Miller attended Beef Cattle day
at the experiment farm at WooS-
ter recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Fry
fogle and Jimmy are spending a
few days with relatives at West
erville. Mr. Fryfogle is attending
to business.
Roman Smithberger, Luther
Schramm and son, Danny attend
ed grass land farm day at the
Marietta concrete experiment
farm near Marietta on Friday.
Mrs. B. w. Ullman left Mon
day for Lakeside for a week to
attend the annual N. E. confer
ence of the Methodist church as
a delegate from the Lower Salem
charge.
Mrs. Glen Wilson, Gary and
Mary Ellen spent Thursday with
Mrs. Jim Gessel of Marietta.
Dale Schoeppner is spending a
weeks vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Noll and Phyllis of
McConnelSville.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

Marietta, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Erval Stevens.
Other Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Stevens,
Marietta.
Sunday callers at the Stevens
home were Ada Pool and Everett
Law of Marietta, Mr.. and Mrs.
Orris Graham, of Woodsfield,
Mrs, Esher Dennis, Mrs. Russell
Knight and son, Clarence and
Marian Ruff, all of Alliance, Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Yonally and
son of Massillon.
A Fathers Day Dinner was en-
joyed at the home of c. D. Mil
Ter on Sunday. Guests were DR..
and Mrs. Irwin Black of Colum-
bus, Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord Mil
Ter and daughters of Alliance,
Mr.. and Mrs. Galen Thompson of
Lower Salem, Mr.. and Mrs.
Junior Day and son, Johnny of
Canton, Gary and Carlo Lynn
Miller of Alliance and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charley VanFossen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Williams of
Kent and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Baker of Ravenna, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Baker and Shirley.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lee and
daughters of Logan, w. Va,
spent the weekend with Miss
Luna Ullman and brother, Wal
ter. They also attended the
the alumni banquet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Baker
and sons of Columbus, were
guests over the weekend of Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Baker and Frank.
The annual picnic of St
Henry's church will be held on
Sunday, June 9th. Chicken din
ner served from II to l o'clock.
Amusements in the afternoon
and dance in the evening Come
and spend the day.
Mrs. Mary Ullman of South
GAINESVILLE and Miss Betty Schaf-
er of Marietta, were Saturday
night guests of Mr.. and Mrs
James Schafer.
Mrs. Edna Ullman and Vir.
| ginia and Edward of Paw Paw
were Sunday evening dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Schafer and son. Other evening
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. James
Schafer.
Mr. H. M Ayers received ;
Fathers day telegram on Sun
day morning from Ems. David w
Ayers of Pensacola, Fla.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Wilson
Gary and Mary Ellen were guest!
of Mr.. and Mrs, S. o. Stevens OF
| Sunday afternoon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Mallet
and family and Mr.. and Mrs
Irwin Mallett and family, all o
Steubenville, were weekent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w
Mallett.
| Joe 7. Ullman of Lima, spen
the weekend with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Ullman AM
attended he alumni banquet ol
Saturday evening. .
Mrs. Wilma Walters and sor
Bill spent Monday evening witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Erval Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Walker ant
sons spent the weekend at Dal
ton visiting relatives. Her faith
er, Charley Ayers accompanies
them back to Dalton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Thorn
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

Pictured above are members of the Roches-
ter school, back in 1889. The picture is owned
by Mrs Austin Fowler, West street. Pictured
above they include: left to right, first row,
Val Wheeler, Lot Star, Charles Star Jake
knight, Tom Anderson, Olen Archer Sam Nc
Laughlin, Howard Downey, -------- Downey,
Howard Craft, Cora Davis Moore, Cary Nc
Laughlin Foster, Maude Mclaughlin Jordan;
second row, Miley Craft, Oscar Archer, Sam
Davis, Manly Mclaughlin, Yes Anderson, Miley
STAR Mat Wheeler Denis, Lille Anderson,
--------, Set Archer (Johnson), Belva Alison,
-, Francis Johnson (Bates), Charley
Archer; third row, Kate knight (King), Madlin
Archer (Unklesbee), Mary Archer (Baker),
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

Natural cheese, process cheese
and process cheese foods are the
3 types of manufactured cheese.
Homer news., 1954-12-23
Ala ska lii stori ica1 Library g aA4asaun. Box 2O5l
 Juneau, Alaska

The program for the coming Farmer Is Insti tute fras released th is -cek revea- ling t1o-day meeting covering a ride range of objects. Sch eduled for Jan- uary 7-8, the Instttutes-i Il be held in the Homer school and 1i1l feature out standing go peaksrs in the fields of az ri culture and homo exteB on -ork.
 # Dr. Erne st Patty, president of the University of Alaska, is scheduled to be the keynote spe aker at the Xxi ckoff luncheon at :30 on Friday, January z. This luncheon is oing sponsor ed by the Homer Chamber of Conner ce.
 All those planning to attend are urged to fill out the blank at the end of tLe program mich 1as sent to all box holderss
 Those attending the insti tute 7ill hear dis GUS si ons on ho rti culture by Dr.. Curtis H. Dearborn, cereal crops by Dr. Raymond J. Bula, farm buildings by c. R.. Fah nstock or c. T.. Branton, memoirs of n 1askan extension 70 rker by Lydia Fohn-Hansen, the future of extensi on in 4laska by Dr. Allan Mick, sect: and pest co nt r61 by. Dr. Richard H. Nash burn fo7ages by Dr. BuIa: livestock by will liam SIeefman. disease control in veg etable crops by Dr. Charles E. Legsdon. A1ask an Botls and soil testing by Paul F. Marsifls6r 1ra Winston M. Laugh1 ins
 Farm nanagenent and mar keti ng on a devel oping homestead by H. Prentis Gaz- a-aJ. soil conservati on trends in Alas- ka by ChTlos Tilson, conservat ion of oUr forest-farm 10 od1ots and she 1ter- sbelts by James Scott, farm financing in flask al by, l. M. c. Anderson and the future of Alaskan agriculture by James Ti1sone
Homer news., 1954-12-23
WINTERS HERE

X Meetings ' ore cancelled and Chri st mas shopping -7as sl osod to noar halt in Homer this eek by old man ,i nt CT. The. snoE rh ich fell last Teek zas -e1- oomd by tho local resi- dont 8 rho feared that the ground would freeze deep and tha- late in the Spring. But they def fnitc1y did not .uelcome the trong ri nds that me up Sunday evening and blez, Uith gusts4r each ing as high as 25-mfles per hour, until mfd-7eek.
 .Dri ftss piled high arc und bui1d ngs and on the roa ds keeping the rDad com- mi ssi on cro4-s busy as 1al as private tractors plofing the roads and dri ve- vayso
 The Homer Terri to rial school @as closed on Morday but opened again Tues day and Todno sday to assme the kids an oppo tantty to enjoy the 1T usual Chri sla E partie sa
 no serious ccid onts although more than one dz==vo-e has uddenly fo nd his car off in snoubanka r t
 The mail, mich -usialay arr ives tF4oe datld by plane, did not cong nI at all on Monday or Tue sday, but 1on Hedncsaay severa1 tons Y mo. 1n with the roguIor .p7anas and c spo el Il fl ight lyns madp to cct ch: upp
 By Tednesdg the -oathe r had c1e ared present ing picture that vas pleasing to the eye if nothing el SC. Tith the cle airing skies. :came the cold and the tenperatur dropped to be1o7 zero.
Homer news., 1954-12-23
CLOSED

Jiggs~ Tics,s Aanaser of the Homer 1ectric' ASSOC fatf on. announced this ueek that Project D. or the Hoiar-cl an, Gulch po7er line pro ject has been of fic1ally closed. Final day of the pro- ject, accr ding tp msq. 1as Frid ay, December IT, r
 The manager sd d<that soHg TOT re- gdians t O. bel done on the line and this k<d 1a be accomplished hext spri ng.
 York an fh Q 1liheI started in ear 1y July and in Nov euber the ii rst section of he line, reaching 4n5her R1v er, 5as- On ergized and the second ecti on about
 conti nued in Next Column)
Homer news., 1954-12-23
SOLDIER LEAV ES

Corporal Fred Patton, so 1di er-of -the month from the Kanai Tildrood .stati on, retur1ed to hi s stat ion Sunday after a four-day "vacation" in Homer.
 The tall, go od-lookfng North Car olina sold fer uas guest. of the Rex. Elliott family during his stay here. In m int rvieE ovor the Honc News Radio Stat ion, Corporal Pat ton stat ed ! thu t he Tas havi ng the inc of his life in Hom3 r and eapr essed his ap precia ti on for his reception by the people of the comnuni ty and the E1liottsa
 4 member of the fire department at Ei1dEood, Corporal Patton sid that ho hops' to enter a fro college ir Los Angeles aftor his dis charge from the servi co next 1lugsta He also said tn at he Eould like to spe I'd some t inc in Homer after his di scha rge.
 Tho 22-yoar-ola Corporal is n Alas kan draftoe. having -1orkad for the for est Service prior to being drafted. 7hen asked .rhy he cane to Alaska, Cor DOT al Patton said that he had alrys rant led to see the Territo ry so. he drove up over tho Alcan higavay, Ient to -ork and vas later draetod.
 Dur ing his wis it he Tas given an op-- portmity, by the FL iotts, to see as much of tho country as possible. 4 pla med plana ride did not natertalize , d1 . to the bad Ueathcrs
Homer news., 1954-12-23
tcont inued From Column 2)

tcont inued From Column 2)
 2 Teek laters -- t-t
 The cet of the line and the neT subst eti on at the Homer plant cost the HEA $500, ,OoO. and zil1 double the number of users upon eomplet ions Total length of the line is AZ miles. -f
 During the months that the line has been under construction, the whole Tes- tern Kenai Peni nsula has felt the im'- pact of the payroll produ ced. Trade in local stores has held upe: remark kab1y ue1l this Fall and the ,-ages paid to the. many crezmen have been credited for their stabildzing effect. 1
Homer news., 1954-12-23
WEATHER

This 7eek the MES is starting a nor service to it's readers by bri nging the temper atures Of the past geok to the front page. It is felt that this ser-. vice 7il1 be. of val ue' to both our local readers and the many btates1de readers rho :recet ve copies of the paper each week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
IS Phony Income Tax Returns
Bring$7O, OOOin CoshRefunds

stead. beginning about February
IL, he started mailing out in
come tax returns under the
name Allen Carl Adams. He
gave as his address the street
address of q Carl Adams taken
from q telephone book-in each
Of the cities to which he mailed
the returns.
But he said he was in Port
land temporarily and asked that
his refund. which figured to
$3.50 as oyerpayment through
withholding tax on q salary
from a fictitious employer, be
mailed here.
BY March Is he had IS mailed
out and BY, yesterday, he said,
the $3.50 refund checks had been
received from Is of the district
Offices.
Two charges were filed against
Proctor-one for violating the
Internal Revenue laws and one
for forgery In indorsing the
refund checks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
By the Assoeiotsd Pres.

PORTLAND, Greg, Aug. 49,
An accountant yesterday told
how he had sent phony income
tax return statements to about
half of the Internal Revenue dis
tricts in the United States,
claimed a $3.50 refund on each,
and collected nearly $4,000. .
James l.. Proctor II, q, OF
Vancouver, Wash, waived pre-
liminary hearing before acting
Commissioner John Gantenbein
and was jailed In lieu of $4,000
bond.
John L. Savage, chief of in
telligence for the Internal Reve-
nue. Service here, said Proctor
had made a statement which
was being prepared for his
signature, in which he said this
is the story:
Last February he got a job
with the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice here. kept it nine days, then
didn't turn up TOR work. IN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

5408 Wheeler road, Temple Hills,
had gone to the sewer to meas
ure its depth with a view Of
further construction in that area.
The sewer is on Abbott drive
extended.
AS Mr.. Smith climbed down
a ladder inside. the policeman
reported. he slipped and fell
about II feet and was stunned
by the fall,
MIR. Chase ran to the home Of
Mr.. Smiths son-in-law, Ernest
G. Hedges, jr., q half-block away
at $500 Abbott drive, for help
The two men, along with another
resident of the area. G. M. Grit
fin OF. $50 Second street, finally
managed to pull Mr.. Smith from
the sewer, Corpl. Bird said.
The policeman said Mr.. Smith
had been in the sewer about 20
minutes. An autopsy showed
he had been asphyxiateds ap-
parently from inhaling sewer
gas. Corpl. Bird said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-25
District Man Dies
OF Suffocation After
Falling Into Sewer

A Washington man died from
suffocation yesterday after he
fell in a sewer he was measur-
Ing in the North Barnaby sub
division Of Prince Georges
County.
Lfnwood e. Smith. so. of 21l6
Thirty-first street Sc. was pro-
nounced dead on the scene about
S pm. by DR.. James I. Boyd,
county medical examiner. Mr..
Smith was a plumbing and
building contractor.
According to Corpl. Townsend
D. Bird of the county police
force, Mr.. Smith and an assist
ant, Thomas w. Chase. SO, of