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Smyrna times., 1954-09-02
BUSY SESSION
TOWN COUNCIL
Receives Deed For Plot Of
Ground For ArmOry
Site Here
GETS POLICE REPORT

A deed 70 the Town of Smyrna
was presented to Town Council
by S. Creadick Ennis, represent
ing Ennis & Deakyne, to the
three-acre plot of ground on East
Commerce Street purchased by
the town to be used by the Della
ware National Guard for an arm
ory at the meeting of council held
Friday night, with Mayor John
]. Hurd presiding. The site was
approved in July, having met the
requirements of the National
Guard Bureau in Washington. 1t
is located just east of the Dupont
Parkway. William Horney pre-
sented 70 council his complete re-
port of the water and sewer sur
vey he has made during the sum-
mer, which was accepted by coun-
Gil, with congratulations to Mr..
Horney for splendid job. Will
liam Cox, developer of new sec
ton on High Street, checked with
council as to delay on installation
of water at that point, and found
it was due to a strike in the in
dustry furnishing supplies. He
also will seek a spokesman to
represent a group of property
owners on New Street in refer
ence to placing curbs and pave
ments there in advance of the
town building the street. A letter
was read from the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce thanking the
council Tor their cooperation in
the series of street dances spon-
sored by the Jaycees. Linden
Doughten appeared in the matter
of properties on Fisher Street
which have been condemned by
council.
Police Report
Chief of Police John w. Jacobs,
Jr. turned in a report FROM the
police department on their inspec-
ton of lots grown to weeds. Let
ters will be sent to all on the list
and the police will make final
inspection on Sept. 10 and report
at the meeting of council that
night. A letter was read from the
Kent County Health Unit show.
ing the condition of the water al
Lake Como to be satisfactory. A
letter of thanks was received
from the Caesar Rodney Schoo
and the Camden-Wyoming Rotary
Club thanking the town for the
use of the beach at Lake Como
for swim classes early in the
summer.
Safety Patrol
Catherine Harris has again
been named safety patrol fo
children attending the Thomas D
Clayton School at the intersection
of Route 13 and South Street
This will be the third year sfi
has served in this capacity. Sh
received an increase in salary ans
a raincoat and galoshes will ais,
be furnished. Letters will be sen
to Clarence Downes, Alfred Sud
Ter and Mrs. Dorothy Kennard re
lative to the steps the town vii
take in reference to propertie
termed dangerous and unsatisfac
tory in the town. They will b
asked to be present at the meet
ing of council on Sept. 10. Hube
DEM, president of the Delawar
State Chamber of Commerce Wi
be asked TO meet with counc
and their engineers, also repre-
sentative of an industry which i
seeking a site to discuss council
reaction to their requirement:
Councilman John E. Wilson II
asked that council take though
to the restriction of certai
streets on which no commercis
vehicles would be allowed. Thi
will be considered at a futur
meeting.
Smyrna times., 1954-09-02
Demonstration Club Meet

The Friendly Neighbors Home
Demonstration Club will meet
next Tuesday, September Z, at
the home of Mrs. Fred Heinold.
Smyrna times., 1954-09-02

Pfc. George ]. Coyle, U. S.
Marine Corps, son of Mr.. and
Mars. Charles A. Coyle, of Smyrna
has been assigned to special duty
at the United States Embassy,
The Hague, Holland. This will be
two-year tour of duty. The
young Marine was stationed at
Paris Island for one year and
had been assigned from May 1
to June 1 at Henderson Hall,
Washington, D. c.
Smyrna times., 1954-09-02

''NIr. American" is his name and no-one
ever had better claim to that proud title. He
is the American working man. He is 1000
sold on the American free way of life, be-
cause he has seen it work for himself,
for his family, for his country. He is the
worlds greatest producer. has the worlds
greatest earning power. Best of all, he is
free and independent and intends to stay
that way.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-03-01

1867, jump of 1850 over the pre-
vious year. Washington advanced
from 9th position in 1851 to 25th
position last year.
North Dakota breeders recorded
a total of 1880 calves, an increase
of 885 over last year, to maintain
their previous position of 18th among
the states.
Herefordmen in Oregon recorded
an increase of 610 in their total of
12,497 to advance from 18th place in
1851 to 10Th last year.
Wyoming breeders recorded a to-
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-03-01

HEREFORD BREEDERS in the
northwestern states served by Mon
tana Farmer Stockman can look back
on their achievements during the
last year with a deep sense of salts
faction.
The Hereford fraternity in Mon
tana, Wyoming, North and South
Dakota, Idaho, Oregon and Wash
ington made mountainous contri-
button to Chapter 1858 of the his
tory of Herefords over America.
Breeders in the seven states re-
corded a total of 109,373 calves last
year-a new record-to send the
American Hereford Associations
total registrations for the year to a
new high of 560,794-a new worlds
record for registry organization.
That total is more than two and
half times the total registrations of
other major beef breeds combined. 1t
was through the efforts of Hereford
breeders in the Northwest and over
the country that the Association be-
came the only major beef breed to
show an increase in recordings last
year. Registration papers were is
sued to 10000 breeders in every state
of the nation to underline once again
the supremacy of the Hereford in
the beef cattle world.
Northwest breeders recorded 1921
more calves last year than the total
the year previous. Sales in the area
held up consistently well in relation
to auction averages in other parts
of the country, indicating that the
demand for Herefords bred in the
Northwest remains firm.
Montana Leads Increase
Treasure State breeders led the
increase by recording 29,488 calves
a boost of 1920 over last year. Mon
tana advanced from seventh position
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-03-01

tai of 1869 calves, an increase Of
581, to advance from 18th position
in 1851 to 18th last year.
Breeders in South Dakota record
ed a total of 1859 calves, an in
crease of 1876, to maintain their po-
sition among the national break
down by states.
Idaho dropped from 21st to 23rd
position when the states total of
3,163 last year fell five short of the
total recorded the previous year.
However, Idaho's total was more
than 1900 above the recordings by
the state in 1851.
Tribute 10 Breed
Taking the Northwest as whole,
the overall increase of 1921 record
ings last year add up to new trib-
ute to the Hereford breed-a testi-
monial to their achievements and
salute to their security in the flu
ture. It's a tribute to the built-in
ruggedness and hardness of the
Hereford in a country where the
rugged terrain makes a hardy con-
stitution one of the requirements for
survival.
There's one basic reason why
Herefords are the predominant beef
breed in the Northwest, as they are
in other geographical sections of
America. That reason is simply this:
Herefords predominant because they
have proven to be the most profit
able animal to produce. Purebred
and commercial beef producers raise
Herefords to make a profit on
their operations and Herefords have
proven over the years that they are
the best machine yet developed by
man to convert grass and other feed
into nutritious beef.
No greater tribute has been paid
to the Hereford breed than the final
figures of a one-year survey of ma
jor livestock markets across the
country. When the reports were
compiled, the survey showed tina
Herefords topped the markets more
than 81 per cent of the time. Anc
that's where the payoff is made OF
the end product of the entire cattle
industry.
ANrch 1OEA-z9
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-03-01
Montana Stands Fifth as Hereford
Breeders Register Record e..
56O,794 Calves
r.. .:o.
By DON MCCARTHY, Anseriean Hereford association

among states in 1851 to fifth posi-
ton last year.
Next in point of increase was
Washington with total recordings of
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-03-01

Johnny
halter of at
when
Bill Williams
left right Show Judge
Ralph Johnston president
american Hereford photo)
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-03-01

March !. l954-73
Evening star., 1954-10-22

help Arkansas by providing more
jobs and tax money.
Under the Dixon Yates pro-
posal. the privately -owned power
plant would furnish power to an
area now serviced by the Ten
nessee Valley Authority, freeing
more iva power for a Govern
ment atomic plant at Paducah,
KY. It was advanced as an
alternate to construction of a
Federal power plant by iva in
the area near Memphis, Tenn.
Registrar Of Firms Stock.
Mr.. Mclean, long a critic OF
AP&L operations, is regis
trar of the firms preferred stock
He has been fighting the firms
rate increase request, now being
heard by the Public Service Com
mission.
Mr.. Mclean told the Senate
group that AP&L was ordered
to seek the boost by Middle
South SO that the prevailing
utility rate in Arkansas would be
higher when and if the Dixon
Yates proposal is approved.
He also testified yesterday that
AP&L had employed bribery"
and coercion and had sought to
dominate the State"
Sidney Davis, counsel for the
Senate group, said in an inter-
view that Mr.. McLean's testi-
mony indicated that Arkansas
regulatory bodies may have
found it difficult to control the
company. ~
Mr.. Mclean described APRIL
as a "most corrupt and ruth
less" firm. He said he knew
nothing about the proposed con-
tract, but that his familiarity
with Arkansas power operations
convinced him the Government
should get "the best brains pos
sible and see that the brains
are honest" to examine the pro-
posed contract lest "a national
scandal" result.
Evening star., 1954-10-22
Jury Probing FILA
Is Trying 10 Force
Cab Driver 10 Reply

The grand jury investigating
Federal Housing Administration
scandals was to go into court
this afternoon to try to compel
George B. Pearson. a reluctant
witness, to answer questions.
Mr.. Pearson, a taxi driver who
appeared before the grand jury
October 13. stood on his con-
stitutional rights and refused to
answer some OF the questions.
When the jury goes before
District Judge F. Dickinson Let's
MFR. Pearson's attorney, Ben
Paul Noble. is expected to renew
his motion that Mr.. Pearson be
discharged from the subpoena.
MIR. Noble served on Max H.
Goldschein, Government attor-
ney, who Is directing the grand
jury. a notice that previous mo-
tion to quash the subpoena would
be renewed. In support of this
Mr.. Pearson made an affidavit
in which was disclosed some of
the questions he was asked when
he appeared yesterday before
the grand jury for q second time.
This disclosed that he was asked
whether he had driven Clyde L.
Powell. ousted assistant commits
sioner of the FILA. to any race
track or anywhere else. He said
his answer was no.
The. affidavit also disclosed he
was asked whether he had ever
Evening star., 1954-10-22
Arkansas Power & Light Co.
Sues Critic for 81 Million
Mclean, Dixon Yates
Witness. Accused Of
Malicious Statements
BY Inc A.soeiaisd Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Oct. 22.-
The Arkansas Power & Light Co.
today filed a 50 million suit
against a Little Rock banker.
A. e. Mclean. charging that he
made malicious. false and SLAM
derous statements" against the
company.
Mr.. Mclean, an outspoken
critic of AP8zL policies and par
ticularly the company's recent
application for a permanent $50
million annual rate increase, tes-
titled adversely on the firm in q
hearing at Washington yesterday
by the Senate Autobiography
subcommittee on the controver-
Sial Dixon Yates contract.
The proposed contract calls for
construction of a SLOT million
power plant at West Memphis,
Ark. by Middle South Utilities.
Inc, holding firm for APRIL. and
the Southern Co.
The AP6zL suit, filed by At
torney Eugene Warren. accuses
Mr.. Mclean. president of the
Commercial National Bank here,
of trying to destroy the good
name of the plaintiff"
Board Chairman c. Hamilton
Moses later told a reporter the
suit ''in essence embodies many
of the things said by Mclean
over period OF time"
Calls Testimony Unfounded.
AP&L President r. E. Ritchie
said Mr.. McLean's testimony
before the subcommittee was $50
unfounded and so completely ri
diculous that I do not care to
make any further comment than
to say categorically that they are
absolutely untrue"
AP&L became involved in
the Dixon-YateS investigation
because it is a wholly-owned sub
sidiary of Middle South. How
ever, officials of the Arkansas
firm have insisted that their
company had nothing to do with
the proposal.
Mr.. Moses has said that he
worked for approval of the plan,
but only because he felt it would
Evening star., 1954-10-22
More Firings Coming
|As Housing Agency ]
Continues Shakeup

More firings and disciplinary
action against Federal Housing
Administration employees win be
ordered by the agency soon. The
Star learned today.
The agency, which has been
under congressional and Federal
grand jury investigation in con-
nection with housing irregulari-
ties, last night confirmed The
Stars exclusive story yesterday
that IL employees had been sus-
pended for improper activities.
The FILA also confirmed that
George Baumann, FHA's per-
sonnel director for the past Is
years. had resigned because Of
i'll health.
FILA officials said today the
staff shakeup will continue. with
many more employees due to re-
ceive disciplinary action.
Evidence Being Sifted.
The investigation into the con-
duct of hundreds of employees
has been completed and the
evidence is now being sifted. FILA
officials disclosed.
They said in some cases action
will be taken to remove the en-
ployes. In other instances, the
employees will receive q repri-
mand and orders not to repeat
the offense, officials said.
FILA officials said the investi-
cation disclosed many instances
where employees receive gratui-
ties from persons engaged in
housing activities. In some
cases, money was given and in
others small gifts such as a
bottle Of whisky. a box of candy
and other similar items were
accepted by the employees.
The II employees whose sus-
pensions were disclosed yester-
day worked in the Washington
Office.
Makes Letter Public.
FILA officials said the resigna-
ton of Mr.. Baumann as personnel
director was due to ell health"
The agency did not elaborate
further, although several top Off
cials emphasized there was no
misconduct on Mr.. Baumann's
part.
Mr.. Baumann gave reporters q
letter sent to him on his resigna-
ton by Norman Mason, FILA
Commissioner. Mr.. Mason wrote:
ITO the best Of my knowledge
you are leaving Government
service with a record of accom-
plishment in the personnel field.
The manner in which you con-
Quoted the personnel program for
this administration has demon
strated your conviction Of the
dignity of the individual and of
the rights of Government. I
trust that with a lessening of
Evening star., 1954-10-22

your burden your health may
improve and that prosperity may
attend your new endeavors.
Deputy Acts as Director.
Agency officials said the FILA
was striving for a "new look" in
it's personnel policies. w. Rich
ard Lomax, who was deputy per-
sonnel chief, was appointed act
ing personnel director until a new
director is named.
Agency officials said that al
though the II suspensions made
thus far have been in the WASH
ington Office, the vast majority
of future disciplinary actions will
involve employees in the field
Offices.
Evening star., 1954-10-22
MckIaiIl Tesiiiies
Power Monopolies
Try 10 Crush Foes
By ths Assoeioisd Press

Former Gov. Sidney McMath
testified today that what he
termed the power monopoly"
tries to "crush" any elective Of
ficer in Arkansas who recog-
nizes there Is a peoples side
to any conflict with power in
tereStS.
In the witness chair Of the
Senate Anti-monopoly Subcom-
mittee, MIR. McMath said the
Arkansas Power q Light Co.
offered to support him for a
third term as governor in 1852
II he would oppose construc-
ton Of a steam power generat-
ing plant by group Of co-op-
eratives under the Rural Elec-
trification Administration.
"I was told if I supported the
Ozark (REA) plant, the power
interests would use every means
at their command to destroy
me politically" he said.
Lost in Run0ff.
Mr.. McMath's bid for a third
term was defeated in the 1852
Democratic primary. The pres
ent Gov. Francis Cherry won in
q runoff.
The Senate subcommittee
called Mr.. McMath as a witness
in its inquiry into the Eisen-
hover administrations proposed
contract with the Dixon Yates
private power group for power to
supplement that produced by the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
The Dixon Yates group takes
its name from two chief officers
of Middle South Utilities, Inc,
and the Southern Co., which
would build a SLOT million power
plant at West Memphis, Ark,
under the proposed Government
contract.
Arkansas Power is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Middle
South.
Mr.. McMath said he was not
bitter over his defeat and "bore
no malice" -
81 am making this statement
for the sole purpose of showing
the extent of the political activi-
ties Of the power monopolies,"
he said.
The ex-governor said a prin-
cipal block to economic develop
ment of Arkansas has been OPP
position by private power in
terests to development of new,
low-cost sources OF, power.
This is a fight between the
private power monopolies and
the people Of the United States"
McMath declared
Called Important.
"It is a fight the people cannot
afford to lose.
IF q monopoly seizes the
power resources of the Nation.
Evening star., 1954-10-22

grand jury. claiming protection
Of the NTH amendment. The
grand jury had asked Judge Let's
to cite the former housing ON
cial in criminal contempt of
court. That matter Is still
pending.
Evening star., 1954-10-22

the defense of this Nation will
be critically weakened and the
people of this country will be
saddled with exorbitant rates
throughout the years to come. f"
Assailing what he called the
power monopolies, Mr.. McMath
said "the manner in which the
Dixon-Yates contract was OBJ
tanned without competitive bid
ding is further proof that they
only pay lip service to the free
enterprise principle"
Evening star., 1954-10-22

taken bets on football games or
horse races and that he refused
to answer on the ground his an
swers might tend TO incriminate
him. The same refusal was given
to questions whether he had ever
been in Mr.. Powell's ONCE or bis
hotel room.
Mr.. Powell likewise has re-
fused to answer questions by the
Evening star., 1954-10-22
Church Group Sole

The woman's auxiliary Of St
Luke's Episcopal Church. Fiji.
teenth and Church streets NV.
will sponsor q thrift sale from
Z am. to / pm. tomorrow nc
Fishermens Temple. $40 r street
S.W,
Evening star., 1954-12-11

/ and 2. to cost $4,000: architect,
BENJAMIN r. Elliott.
Aldon Construction Co., Woodward
Building. Washington, owner; dwelling
cost. $4,000; architect. Edmund W.
Dreyfuss.
]. r. Henderson, 1881 Fort sumner
drive, Bethesda, owner; dwelling at 9S15
Haverhill road. Kensington. cost S25,-
600; architect, c Stanley LightboWn.
Grafton T. Nichols. ss12 Montgomsry
dssa dweiiias as 0 sss4 Melody s' ianes Bethesda;
cost, $4,000.
Montauk Corp. Bells Mil road and
Montauk avenue. Bethesda, owner; "a
dwellings at Lone Oak. drive, Mayfeld
assa aTss ses rIaae M rGsd ssbsa MannDss s Fosa sd
each: architect, Wendell Haleett.
Markus M. Singer. 1040 crittenden St.
NE, WASHINGTON. owner; dwelling at
1904 Shirley lane, Chevy Chase: cost,
$4,000: architect, Lewis w. Giles.
Riley Eyers. 1903 Hampden lane, Be-
thesda owner; dwelling ct 1920 Radnor
road: cost. $4,000: architect, Warren
Murray zawatsky. 10l05 McKenny
avenue. Silver Spring, owner; dwelling
at 1928 Park View road, Bethesda: cost.
$24. 900: architects. BARLEY and Gates.
dwelling eli e at Rsp' 4eoo Great t Oak road, Manor
Club: cost. S3s.soo; architect, John
oakvisW Builders, washington. owner:
sDsns cost s ,SaS bs9a ssaa
John Faulconer. 1904 Mayfair place,
Silver Spring, owner; dwelling at Sandy
arsshsee b9se sanay g. proeton sstns o0s
Huntington Corp. Ell Bonifant street.
Silver Spring, owner; dwelling at 57l5
Evening star., 1954-12-11
Recent building permits issued
by Montgomery County follows:

AF4SAAGE5
Edwards -Renick Co.., Colesville road,
Silysr sprtng oTnsr three daeiinsSi ivsr a.
Spring; two to cost $4,000 and one to
cost $4,000.
DR.. David I. Bowie, Hunting Towers,
Alexandria, Va. owner: dwelling at 570l
Wisconsin avenue, Bethesda, to cost
S14. 600.
T. Girard Lee. 7240 Wisconsin ave-
nue.. Bethesda. owner: 10 dwellings at
Galena road. Wheaton; to cost. $4,000
each: architect, A. M. Rinaudot
Southern EngineeTing Co., 1861 East
linz ling at s51s Flyers Min road, silver
Spring; to cost, $4,000: architect JACK
Dan ostrow Construction Co.. 1422
X street NV, washington, owner; o9
dwellings at May street, Olympic street,
ridge road. Silver Spring. So TO cost $10,-
900 each and one to cost $4,000; archt-
tect. s. c. Cohen.
Mario A. zancan. 5721 Twenty-ninth
avenue. Hyattsyille. owner; dwelling at
sad SrosPs sPshes ses sysT cay s1ns zsss
street NV. Washington. owner. seven
cost. S12. 600; architect. Hal A. Miller.
Jacob /. Karro, 1915 North Highland
street Arlington va Owner pUaS Retnesda
cost, $4,000.
Seventh Day Adventist General Con-
ference. 6840 Eastern avenue. Takoma
Park owner; dormitory building, at S40l
Carroll avenue, Takoma PARK: COST
S150,000; architect, Ronald s. Senseman
chevy Chase drive, Bethesda, owner: !:
dwelling at Riverwood drive. Potomac;
cost, $40, 600; architect. D. Donaldson.
Aldon Construction Co.. woodward
Building, Washington, owner; two dwell
inss at Traymore street sna ed. oIesna archi.
sssss' sses Edmshs BssnsSda 6asytuss 6ssst
Ellis Goldman. 5704 Fourth street
NV, washington, owner; store building
at 11145 viers Mill road, wheaton; COST
Kay Construction Co., 4101 HAYWOOD
At $500 Kelsey street Wheaton; cost.
81. 900; architect, Joseph A: seipel
own.4 Merritt awena s ho754
Silver Spring; cost. $4,000; arcnitect'
"f L. Z. ins sreuninser q Sons, Inc. 1889
street NWk Lok ,n,aan WsshiHsto teq,acs sWnsss: ss
thesda: cost, sis, 900. -.
dwelling at aI7 Dale drive, Silver
Spring; cost, $4,000: ~ ~,
washington, owner; dwelling at 5000
East Halbert drive, Bethesda; cost, S10.-
900; architect, Clyde Phillips.
J. A and H. B. Clark, sos sligo ave.
nue., Silver Spring, owner; dwelling. ct
800 Buekinsham drive. Silver spring;
cost. $1s,6OG .&
A. DeLong, 5401 Albemarle street
NV, Washington, owner; dwelling et
53O6 Duvall drive, Bethesda; cost. $lS,-
900: architects, Patterson Worland I.
Benday Construction Corp, 1886
Georgia avenue NV. Washington, owner;
16 dwellings at Adams drive and Adams
court, Silver Spring; IA to cost $4,000
Evening star., 1954-12-11

November construction activity
set q new aIl-time record for
that month and continued to
bulwark predictions for q record
construction year, according TO
preliminary estimates released
jointly by the Departments Of
Labor and Commerce.
The $3.3 billion worth Of work
the departments estimate was
done during November shows q
seasonal decline from the ap-
proximately SIS billion in Octo-
ber. But the November figure Is
8 per cent above the correspond
ing month in 1858.
The pace set during November,
II stretched out over q year with
allowances for seasonal varia-
tions, would make o yearly total
Of $38.1 billion. While the year.
end total viii probably not 60
that high. there is little doubt
that an all-time record win be
set. the agencies said.
BY the end Of November, the
total OF work done amounted tc
$34.l billion. or about 5 per cent
above the $32.5 billion construc-
ton figure rolled UP In the COR
responding II months Of 1858