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Evening star., 1955-02-27

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Evening star., 1955-02-27

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Evening star., 1955-02-27
HOUSES UNFuRNIsHED
ALL THE COMFORTS

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Second moor. Tin 2-familyN apt.), 8
rooms, kitchen and bath. S47.
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The Nome nugget., 1955-09-21

liam Healy, Anchorage; J. S. Mac Kinnon Sr., Juneau; and E. B. Collins, Fairbanks, members of the Police Commission. Collins has been replaced by George P. Nehrbas of Fairbanks in a routine appointment by the governor.
 Heintzleman said he is well aware of the new law which pro hibits the reappointment to the same position of appointees re- jected by the legislature.
 "I did not reappoint any of these people to the same position or board membership" he said. They have been serving until their successors could be appointed or qualified"
 He said so far as he can discov- CT the law does not state when a person who fails of confirmation shall be out of office. He said a precedent in territorial govern ment seemed very clearly to con- tinue such persons in office until the governor replaced them.
 The governor said he feels it would be unfair to the individuals concerned to attempt to compel them to repay money they have received for travel and per diem
 Board members receive no compensation for the time and work they devote to territorial business and probaly most of them are actually out of pocket for expenses" Heintzleman said. II cannot tell the territory has lost money by the payments to these people"
 The attorney general, Heintzle- man said, also serves as a mem Der of the Police Commission. "If he had any doubts about the le- gality of the continued service of the other members of the com mission," the governor said, T think he should have called it to my attention"
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-21
Pan Am Lowers Alaska States Round-Trip Fares

Across the board slashes in round trip air fares between Al aska cities and Seattle-Portland have been announced by Pan Am erican World Airways.
 They result in the lowest fares offered by anyone serving Alaska, the company said Reductions range. up to 10 percent and they apply to all Alaska points served by Pan American except Fair banks.
 Fares between Fairbanks and Seattle already have been cut to the legal minimum prescribed by the Civil Aeronautics Board, Pan American officials explained.
 The new low fares become eff fective October Is.
 These fares are the latest result of Pan Americans continued push to make air travel in Alaska as cheap as possible, the company said.
 The cuts reduced the round trip fares between Nome and Seattle from $230 to SPOT. The new round trip fare from Whitehorse and Seattle is $1314O as against the present fare of SAP. The round trip Juneau-Seattle fare is set at $99, down from 110. Lower round trip fares between Ketchikan and Seattle will be $86.40 instead of 80 and in the case of Annette, the round-trip fare is reduced from $82.8O to 774O.
 Round-trip fares between these points and Portland are similarly cut, according to the company an nouncement. In addition, one-way fares between Seattle and Annette and Seattle and Ketchikan are re- duced to $43 and $48 as against the former fares of $46 and $5l.
 Lead was being used in coun- terfeit money before 2.000 BIC.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-21
Heintzleman Assumes Responsibility
 For Rejected Board Members in Office

JUNEAU R-Gov. Heintzleman said Monday he assumes full re- sponsibility for continuing in of flee members of the Board of Road Commissioners and the Po- lice Commission who were not confirmed by the last legislature.
 The governors statement was in comment to an opinion by Atty Gen. J. Gerald Williams delivered to Territorial Treasurer Hugh Wade last week.
 Williams said the three mem bers of the Police Commission and two members of the Road Board must repay the territory money they received for expenses in the performance of official duties.
 The five men were rejected for confirmation by the last legisla- ture but have continued to serve Williams told Wade the $2,377 40 received by the five men in ex- penses must be returned or the territory will seek to recover the money through the bonds of the certifying officers.
 Territorial finance director John Mckinney and Treasurer Hugh Wade announced they will not honor any more vouchers turned in by members of territor- ial boards whose status has been questioned by the Attorney Gen. erals Office.
 The Attorney Generals office yesterday issued a statement crit icizing the governor for direct ing or authorizing" the rejected appointees to remain in their posi- ton "in the face of a clear and un- equivocal rejection of the chief executives request for their con- firmation."
 The statement declared: Tt is the duty of the governor to re- quest advice of his official legal representative prior to taking ac- ton on any matter where there exists serious doubt"
 Referring to the five men, Gov. Heintzleman said he desired that they continued serving until he could make replacements. He pointed to the need for the busi- ness of the two groups to continue in an orderly manner.
 II have already replaced a num- Der of those whose appointments are now in process" Heintzleman said. Perhaps these new appoint ments have not been made as rap idly as they might have, but I found early in my incumbency that nasty appointments are un- wise.
 The law says appointees shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified and take the law to mean what 1t says"
 The attorney generals opinion involved the status of Ben Young of Nome and Maurice Johnson of Fairbanks, members of the Board of Road Commissioners; and Will
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-21

Lead was being used in coun- terfeit money before 2,0OO B.C.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Hershey Needed
Into Service for
Red Cross Drive

Selective Service Director Lewis
B. Hershey Unexpectedly found
himself on the receiving end Of
a neighborly service today when
he went to the District Build
ing to boost the Red Cross drive.
Sitting down to await his
talk, Gen. Hershey reported, he
crossed his knees and split the
crease Of his trouser leg.
Mrs. Mary Farwell, secretary
to Commissioner Renah CANA
lier, quickly produced a needle
and thread and repaired the
tear by meeting time.
Three District agencies, the
Veterans Service Center, the
Recorder of Deeds and the Coro-
ner's Office, have completed their
Red Cross quotas, the progress
meeting was told. Commissioner
Samuel Spencer urged the city
government key-men to get the
drive in high gear.
Gen. Hershey said that the
least the public can do for the
men 1t sends to serve in the
armed forces is to take care of
them as best 1t can and that the
Red Cross is "a very large factor"
in the Job.
Evening star., 1955-03-07

more retired people, per capita.
than any place else in the coun-
try" a revenue agent said.
THE retirees sort of enjoy
coming here for help" he added.
II think they like to sit out
there, visiting with the people
on either side of them on the
benches"
The second major confusion
clause is one on income from
dividends.
You'd be amazed" the agent
said, "at the number of people
here who have a little stock.
just enough to give them trouble
with this section of the return"
Changes in regulations on sick
ness expenses ranks as the No.
8 question cause.
April Is Jam Expected.
A visitor suggested that. since
the crowds began earlier this
year, it might mean there would
be less of a minute rush.
Agents were skeptical.
"Delinquent is haven't re-
formed" one expert said. They'll
still flock in during the last two
weeks. It's natural. too. We all
tend to put off an unpleasant
chore as long as we can"
Many taxpayers = could save
themselves a lot of trouble by
telephoning the Internal Re-
venues information crew, at
Evening star., 1955-03-07

his home. Two persons arrested
with Gethers were charged with
disorderly conduct.
Meredith G. Green. SIS. COL
ored, of the 400 block of P street
NV. was charged with keeping
and selling and possession of un-
taxed whisky at his home.
Liquor squad raiders also ar
rested Lewis N. Scott, 81. COL
ored, of the 1900 block Marion
court NV, and Hubert E.
Phinsee, So, colored, of the TOO
block P street NV, on charges
of keeping and selling without
a license. The raid at the Ma
rion court address also netted
seven persons who were charged
with disorderly conduct.
Second Precinct police yester-
day raided a house in the l400
block of Tenth street NV. and
confiscated II half pints of
whisky. Mrs. Pauline Peoples,
colored, 80, mother of three chill
dren, who is expecting a fourth
child, was charged with keeping
and selling whisky without a Ii
cenSe.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Taxpayers Line Up at Revenue Office
For Aid, Though Dead|ine Is April Is

Sterling 3-48Oo. the agents said.
Advisers man the phones from
$3.50 am. to 9 pm. Monday
through Friday.
people haven't been taking
advantage of our night service" "
an agent said. Maybe they don't
know we've started it,"
Some visitors appeared placid
enough, but most seemed pretty
glum about proceedings.
do they ever get abusive?" an
agent was asked.
Nov and then" he said
fortunately, it has never come
to the stage of physical assault" "
Monitors Single Some Out.
The queue is hustled along
as fast as possible. On the busi-
est day so far this year, when
1,195 persons were in the lines.
a taxpayer was clocked at about
an hour-and-a-half from arrival
at the building to the time he
got to an assistance agents desk.
Monitors patrol the benches,
diverting taxpayers with simple
problems to an information
booth, thus saving them a wait
in line.
Under gentle questioning,
other taxpayers prove able to
complete their returns them
selves, rather than having to
wait for an interview in the as
sistance rooms.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Police BoffIed by Noon Theft
In Home of Chiefs Duuohter

Montgomery County detectives
revealed today that a daylight
burglary committed last month
still has police guessing.
The break-in, according to De-
tective Capt. G. w. Linthicum,
occurred during a snowstorm at
the Gaithersburg home of Mrs.
Thomas o. Crown, who is the
daughter of County Police Chief
Charles M. Orme.
Mrs. Crown said the burglar
broke into the house on Virginia
drive in the Rosemont subdivi-
sion about noon February 2 and
stole over $l00 in household
articles. Neither Mrs. Crown nor
her husband, a drafting super
visor in the county assessment
Office, was at home.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Police Report Com Whisky
Selling at Bargain Prices

Washington's dealers in illegal
whisky are turning to corn"
and selling their product at bar
gain prices, a gambling and
liquor squad officer said today
Sergt. Samuel w. Stickley said
recent raids have turned up more
and more corn whisky instead of
the legally bottled but illegally
sold product.
Two raids conducted yesterday
by gambling and liquor squad de-
tectives indicates the increasing
trend, Sergt. Stickley said.
In one of the raids IA half
pints of the illegally made whisky
were confiscated.
1T was of fairly good quality
and had been imported from
North Carolina" Sergt. Stickley
said.
Preston Gethers, Al. colored,
of the HOO block of Fourth
street NV. was charged with
keeping and selling whisky with
out a license and possession of
untaXed whisky by the raiders.
The IA half-pints were found in
Evening star., 1955-03-07
White House Silent
On Cutler Departure

White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty refused any
comment today on reports that
Robert Cutler will resign soon
as President Eisenhower's spe-
cial assistant on national security
affairs.
Mr.. Cutler. a Boston banker
who has been associated with
Mr.. Eisenhower since the 1852
presidential campaign, has been
reported for some time as
anxious to return to private life.
The fact that Mr.. Hagerty did
not deny the reports indicated
that an announcement of his
resignation may be imminent.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
District Negro Family
Firstto Received New
U.S.. Home Financinu

A Washington Negro family is
the first to obtain home financ-
ing under a section of the Fed
eral Governments new Volun-
tary Mortgage Credit program
designed to help minority groups.
The beneficiaries, Mr.. and Mrs.
James w. Bishop and their son.
William, 10. of 1916 Hayes
street NE, had been trying un-
successfully since November to
find a private lending organiza-
ton that would finance the de-
sired property under the GI Bill.
Mr.. Bishop, a veteran. and his
wife have taught in the District
public school system for many
years. The home they want and
will soon occupy under the new
Government program is at 142
LongfelloW street N. w.
Mr.. Bishop said today he be-
lives the only reason for his in
ability to obtain financing from
a private mortgage institution
was his race. He said the first
two banks he applied to raised
no question on the size of the
loan he sought or his credit
standing.
1t was shortly after the sec
ond rejection. Mr.. Bishop said
that he saw a news story in The
Star reporting the formation of
the Voluntary Home Mortgage
Credit Program.
The program seeks to make
private funds available for
mortgage loans insured by the
Federal Housing Administration
and the Veterans Administration.
Aid under the program is avail
able to members of minority
groups unable to get home loans
under the same terms available
to others in the community.
This aid also is extended to all
persons in small communities
or remote areas designated by
one of l6 regional committees
as eligible for assistance.
Evening star., 1955-03-07

Although the deadline for the
great pocket-emptying is almost
six weeks off. taxpayers seek
ing assistance on their returns
are clogging the halls of the In
ternaS Revenue Service building
here at a record rate.
Corridors are lined each week.
day with citizens waiting for
Uncle Sans experts to reckon
up the awful truth.
We're sure some of them
think the deadline is still March
Is instead of a month later" an
Internal Revenue man said.
Traffic has been heavy since
the first of the year. Some 10000
persons came to the building at
Constitution avenue and Twelfth
street NV. for assistance during
January. And the Baltimore tax
districts telephone crew here
answered nearly 10000 inquiries
that month.
The income tax form this year
has been hailed as a simplified
model. 1t still is complex enough
to send thousands of people reel
ing out for professional advice
3 Sections Most Troublesome.
In this area, at least, three
parts of the sheet seem to stir
the biggest trouble.
One concerns retirement bene-
fits. washington must have
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Record $4,000 Attend
High Fidelity Fair Here

A record $4,000 persons at
tended the three-day High
Fidelity Fair" at the Harrington
Hotel before it closed last night.
The figure, announced by M.
Robert Rogers, president of
Radio Station WGMS and head
of the fair corporation, is 1000
greater than last year.
Mr.. Rogers said that although
fair managers were prepared for
another large crowd, they ran
out of registration cards and
had to print extra ones. just as
they did last year. Door prizes
were awarded each night. The
grand prize a custom made cab
met for a hi-fi music installation,
went last night to Richard L.
Schlegel, 8515 Pelham road,
Bethesda, Md.
Mr.. Rogers said he had been
asked by several exhibitors to
consider charging :, a nominal
admission fee at next years fair.
ITS ironic." said Mr.. Rogers,
that we're in the position of
trying to keep some people away,
so those that come can get a
better look at the exhibits"
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Archbishop O'BoyIe
To Confirm 3 Patients

The Most. Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle. Archbishop of Wash
ington, will confirm three teen
age patients at the District
General Hospital at 4:30 pm.
Wednesday.
They are John Bunkley, 13, a
rheumatic heart patient; Abbie
Moore, l6, an accident victim,
and Hilda Montgomery, 16, a
post-polio patient.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Congressman
0pposeD.C.
PAYROLL Levy
Lonkford, BroyhiII
And Hyde Hit PIon to
Tax Commuters

congressman representing most
of Maryland and Virginia resi-
dents who work in Washington
said today they would fight a
District payroll tax on their con-
stituentS' earnings.
Representatives Hyde, Repub-
lican, and Lankford, Democrat,
of Maryland. and Broyhill, Re-
publican. of Virginia, said such
q levy would be unfair.
Hyde Explains Stand.
Some taxpayers could wind
up paying income taxes to an
indefinite number of States and
cities, Mr.. Hyde said Sup
pose man is a travelling sales
man and he travels in Is States
and every one of them makes
him pay a tax on what he earns
in that State" he said.
The major item in a State or
county budget today is for
schools, he went on, land the Dis
trict wouldn't pay anything for
the schools their Maryland and
Virginia taxpayers would need"
Mr.. Broyhill said he didn't
think the District Commits
sioners would even send such a
bill to Congress. If they do, he
said, "I'll fight it vigorously.
think it's a discriminatory tax if
there ever was one"
A payroll tax would, be unfair
even if restricted to District
residents, the Virginian said. 1t
would hit salaried workers but
not professional or self employed
persons, he noted.
Double Taxation" Charged.
Mr.. Broyhill said the answer
to the Districts revenue needs
lies solely in a bigger contribu-
ton from the Federal Govern
ment.
Mr.. Lankford said District
payroll tax would be double
taxation" since Maryland and
Virginia already levy income
taxes on their residents. II
don't see how double taxation
could be avoided" he said.
Triple taxation. in fact, count
ing the Federal income tax"
Evening star., 1955-03-07

The thief apparently departed
carrying a rust-red blanket
wrapped around the stolen OBJ
jects. which included a radio, an
alarm clock, a pair of pants. two
rings, a pocket watch and some
fishing tackle. Untouched in the
house were several valuable
pistols and shotguns.
Capt. Linthicum said the burg
lar. after breaking in through a
basement door, swept up the
broken glass Police were sup
piled with a description of a man
seen driving away from the
Crown home. The detective cap.
tain said a half dozen suspects
have been questioned since the
break-in. but the investigation is
still going on.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Drive Seeks Back Taxes
In Northern Virginia
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Mar. T. The
State Department of Taxation is
about to launch an intensified
drive to collect delinquent taxes
in Northern Virginia.
The department, in announc-
ing its plans today, said Alex
andria will serve as headquarters
for the new campaign which is
dedicated to obtaining back
taxes from an estimated 5000
delinquents in the area.
At present warning letters are
being sent. The letters will
notify the recipients they have
until March "a to square their
accounts or become subject to
lien procedures.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Eisenhower-ChurchiII
Farley Seen Unlikely

Reports of a possible early
meeting between President Ell
senhower and Prime Minister
Churchill of Britain were dis
counted at the White House
today.
Asked about reports from Lon
don that such a conference may
be in the offing, James C. Hag-
erty, White House press secre-
tary, said he knew of no plans
for a meeting.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Session for Governors
Scheduled Here MAY %

Governors of the 48 States
and territories will meet here
May 2-3 for briefings by top
Federal officials on international
and national problems. the
White House announced today,
James C. Hagerty, White
House press secretary, said
President Eisenhower is arrang-
ing the briefings at the request
of Gov. Kennon of Louisiana,
who is chairman of the Gov
ernor's Conference. Similar
meetings have been held for the
last two years.
Mr.. Eisenhower probably will
address the opening session, Mr..
Hagerty said.
The President has assigned
Val Peterson, Federal Civil De-
fense administrator, to work
with Gov. Kennon in arranging
the program. Cabinet officers
and other top Government Of
flcials will discuss before the
Governors such topics as ma
tional security, foreign relations.
civil defense, highways and
health, education and welfare.
Evening star., 1955-03-07
Rockville Man Admits
Setting Two Fires in
S-Day Crime Spree

A 21-year-old clerk was held
in Rockville County jail today.
accused of setting fire to two
buildings in Rockville, Md, early
yesterday.
Police said that both fires
were started by Edward G..
Melsh, plumbing clerk who
also was blamed for 18 burglar
les in an eight-day crime spree,
all of which he confessed.
Arrested at Scene.
He was arrested at the scene
of the second fire at the Vietl
Building on Commerce lane, next
door to an apartment house in
which he lived.
The first fire virtually de-
stroyed the Citizens Building &
Loan Association Building at II
South Perry street, next door to
the Rockville firehouse.
Both fires were started, said
Detective 1t. Jesse B. Day, after
Melsh was frustrated in attempts
to open safes in the tive build
ings.
1t. Day said he picked up
MelSh at the Vietl Building fire
because he noticed him standing
apart from the crowd watching
the fire with skinned and blood
led hands.
Bloodstains had been found
at the scene of both fires.
Timetable for Spree.
The officer listed this timetable
for Melsh's spree:
A week ago he broke into the
Maryland Motors plant at Rock
vile and took $240.
Last week he broke into IA
houses and stores but obtained
very little in cash or valuables.
At about 1:30 am. yesterday he
broke into the Maryland Motors
plant for the second time and
stole automobile tools which he
used to gain entrance into the
other buildings.
At the loan association build
ing he made amateur" attempts
to break open the safe. In the
process he cut his hands.
1t. Day said that fires were
started in two different spots.
The blaze was discovered when
heat had broken the windows.
At the Viett building he fol-
lowed the same routine. After
failing to break the safe he set
two separate fires there. The
building is owned by Irene Viett,
who also owns the apartment
house in which Melsh lives.
Finally COnfesses.
1t. Day said that Melsh first
denied setting the fires and
claimed he had cut his hands
on a broken glass at his home.
Police checked his home and
Melsh then confessed to the 18
breaks and the two arson cases,
LL. LAY said.
He was held under $1,000 bond.
Police estimated damage to the
loan association building at
$4,000 and to the other building
at $500.
Evening star., 1955-03-07


for aircraft machine guns during
the Korean War which assured
reliable functioning in extreme
cold weather.
The Hillebrand Award is given
annually to a member of the
Washington Section of the
American Chemical Society in
recognition of a notable con-
tribution to chemistry.
DR.. Victor K. La Mer, profess
sor of chemistry at Columbia
University, will address the
group on THE Rate of Evapo-
ration of Water Through Fatty
Acid Monolayers."