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Evening star., 1955-03-02
Probe of Wolfson' 'sAttempts
ToControI Wards Is SOUGHT

ida financier, recently won an
Illinois State court decision
knocking out the staggered sys-
TEN under which Wards has
elected three directors each year
for three-year terms. This was
victory in his effort to get con-
troll.
Showdown Due April %.
A showdown in his fight with
Mr.. Avery for. the large mer-
chahdising company may come
at the annual stockholders
meeting April %.
Only a congressional commit
tee. Mr.. Avery said. could an
swer the questions:
who are these interests who
by Mr.. Wolfson's own claims
have put up over $40 million to
gain control Of Wards rich
reserves?
Are not the $4,000 stockhold-
ers of Wards who invested in
Evening star., 1955-03-02

liams said. reminiscing. Some
times the parents never had any
thing for the baby. I had to
rip up sheets or gather rags
around the house to wrap the
child in. I had to split wood
for the fire to heat the water
sometimes.
And when they called it was
always zero hour You had
never seen the expectant mother
before. There was never any
prenatal care in the old days.
They never wanted you around
before the baby came. They
figured they couldn't pay YOU
but they never did anyway"
DR.. Williams has never made
much money. He saved about
$4,000 before the depression.
then lost it.
1918 Ford Helped.
When he started his practice
the roads were mainly of mud.
He used horseback and horse
and buggy. But best, he remem-
bers, was an ancient Ford, built
in 1915, and secondhand when
he bought it 1t could get
through muddy roads, but it
had its drawbacks.
1T wore me out to crank that
thing in the morning" Dr.. Will
liams said. And if it was cold.
every time I stopped to see a
patient l had to drain the radia-
tor and cover the motor with a
blanket"
Riding down the bumpy roads
DR.. Williams could tell who
needed a doctor when he saw
a white rag nailed to a tree or
hanging on a limb.
He worked as diSWasher in
northern resorts to pay his way
through college-Virginia Union
University-and as a waiter on
a dining car in Canada to get
through Howard Medical School.
After completing intern and res
ident training at Freedmen's
Hospital. he headed back to
Manassas to start practice.
z Now and then Dr.. Williams
has departed from what is writ
ten in the book" At the same
time he has kept up his post
graduate training with his at
tendance at lectures in Rich
Emond and at Freedmen's.
Tonight he will address BAN
quet together with other honored
graduates of the university.
Asked what he was going to
talk about he said: "Oh. don't
know. just some things I've
got to say-nothing scientific"
Evening star., 1955-03-02
BrighiWood Opposes
Gas Firm Exemption

The Brightwood Citizens As
sociation last night opposed the
recommendations of a commit
tee. appointed by President Eli
senhower, exempting natural gas
producers from regulation by the
Federal Power Commission.
In a resolution it was pointed
out the Supreme Court recently
decided it was the duty of the
FPC to regulate such producers
under the 1888 Natural Gas Act.
The resolution concluded that if
the exemption is approved, it
would give the natural gas and
reserves owners and oil COM
panies an opportunity to step up
their present drive in Congress
to exempt them from regulation
and result in the increase of gas
and oil rates.
The school committee pre-
Sented a resolution, which was
adopted, recommending that
Evening star., 1955-03-02

technical public high schools be
retained as technical schools
with no lowering Of standards
and no additions of any trade
schools or vocational classes.
The association announced
that at the meeting on April S.
a hobby show would be featured.
Opposition was expressed to
use the Carter Barron Anphi-
theater tract as a fringe parking
lot for automobiles.
The meeting was held in the
Paul Junior High School, Eighth
and Oglethorpe streets NV.
with Mrs. Mary Jane Jester pre-
siding.
Evening star., 1955-03-02
Howard University Honoring
Revered Manassas Doctor
Bond of Long Ago
Led Dr.. Williams
To Study Medicine
By John MckeIwoy

About so years ago. bond
made up of admiration and a
mutual calling to practice medi-
cine-formed somewhat silently
between two residents of Man
assas, Va.
One was a little colored boy
He was the son of two people
born in slavery.
The other was a country doc
tor, white man. He died some
years ago at the age of 80 after
so years of practice. His name
was DR.. B. F. Iden.' He brought
the little boy into the world and.
merely by his presence in later
years. gave the boy the yearning
to be a doctor.
The two never said much to
one another. The little boy would
ride in the buggy with the doctor
on his rounds. or hold the horse
while the doctor mixed drugs in
the city's first drug store.
Always in a Hurry.
He never sat down and just
talked" another country doctor
was saying the other day of
the older man. He was always
hurried and moving. guess ]
idolized him"
His father, preacher. set up
the first Baptist Church in
Manassas and other churches
throughout the area. AS slave
in 1861 he had run away, Joined
the Union Army and fought in
the First Battle of Manassas.
His mother, who lived until 90,
had been raised by a white
woman in Tennessee, a planta-
tion owner. who lost her own
child in infancy.
This other country doctor is
John D. Williams, 68, the little
boy who held the horse.
DR.. Williams. a soft-spoken
man, full of common sense and
a soft humor, is being honored
today by Howard University as
an alumnus of the university's
medical school.
DR.. Williams has taken over
much of his friends practice
since those days. Shortly before
the older mans death-when
DR.. Williams held a new degree
in medicine-the young doctor
would help the old doctor make
1t over the rough spots of Prince
William. Fairfax and Fauquier
Counties to some obscure bed
side.
He is no great discoverer of
a vaccine. wonder drug or new
surgical technique. He is not a
doctor of fame. But DR.. Will
liams has practiced 80 years in
his home town and in the SUR
rounding 240 square miles Of
three counties. His patients have
been both white and colored.
The university feels that's some
thing.
Dr. Williams, a general prac-
titioner, has probably. he figures,
delivered 1000 babies-more of
them white than colored. He
has never loSt-his friends will
say-a child or its mother in
birth.
I've had less trouble with
sickness in those children born
In filthy conditions. DR.. Will
Evening star., 1955-03-02

good faith In a profitable COM
pany entitled TO know prior to
their annual meeting april 22I
who are these hidden financial
interests who would control their
money if Mr.. Wolfson were to
succeed?"
Urges Public Hearings.
Public hearings and investi-
cations by your distinguished
committee are urged to the end
that full disclosure may be avail :
able to Wards stockholders.
prior to our annual meeting in
April. consonant with the basic
intent of the Securities and Ex-
change Act to protect the pub
lic," Mr.. Avery said.
He said he was not suggesting
that the SEC had been lax but
was proposing that it be given
the additional authority con-
tanned in the Capehart bill to
protect the public
Senator Capehart was out Of
town and could not be reached
for comment on the Avery letter.
Chairman Fulbright, Democrat,
of Arkansas said he wasn't ia
miliar with it.
Evening star., 1955-03-02
Top British A-Scientist
Going on Mystery Trip
BY the Assoeiated Press

LONDON. Mar. 2.-Sir Will
liam Penney, Britain's top atom
weapon expert, disclosed today
he is going overseas on urgent
business.
The Atomic Energy authority
confirmed the 44-year-old SCI
enlist is making a trip but re-
fused to elaborate. This touched
of speculation Britain may be
planning a new nuclear test ex-
plosion in Australia.
Evening star., 1955-03-02
CoIombiun Navy Loses 8

BOGOTA, Colombia, Mar. 2
H1.-The Navy Ministry an
nounced last night that eight
seamen were swept overheard
from the Colombian destroyer
Caldas during a heavy storm so
miles off the Colombian coast.
The men, four of them officers,
were presumed drowned.
The Sidney herald., 1955-10-20

supper guests at the Oscar Pc
tersen home Tuesday.
tuesday dinner guests at the
Con Simonsen home we're Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Anderson OF
Leonard, N. D. Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson are Carols grandpar-
ents.
Lii Jensen, Florence Conroy
and Marie Noah attended their
regular w. B. club meeting at
the Anna Rabe home Wednesday
afternoon. Clytie Elliott, a former
member, was present at this meet
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Petersen
Sr. visited on Wednesday and
Thursday with Oscar and Georgia
Petersen.
Albert and Marie Noah visited
at the Asa Kopp home near Sid
ney Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Daniel
son, Terry and Margaret visited
FRIDAY evening at the Laurits Jen-
sen home.
Mrs. Wanda Ross, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Davidson of Sidney were
supper guests Friday evening at
the Oscar Petersen home.
Con and Carol Simonsen want
to thank all their neighbors and
friends who have so generously
given of their time, labor and
trucks in building the Simonsen
basement.
Andrew Petersen called on Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Petersen Sr.
Thursday morning at the Baue
farm and helped fill s~elf-feeders
for the lambs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Elliott of
Yakima. Wn., were Friday dinner
guests at the Albert Noah home.
The Elliotts are visiting friends
and relatives in and near Sidney
and the first of this week planned
to visit relatives in Indianhead.
Sask., Canada.
Alice Bahls visited at the Al
bert Noah home Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eyvind Wick and
visited at the Alfred Gul-
ickson home near Cartwright on
Sunday where they enjoyed a
good old-fashioned potato-pancake
dinner.
Sunday dinner guests at the
Laurits Jensen home were Mr..
and Mrs. Walt Jensen, Carlo, John
and Mary Annette, Mr.. and Mrs.
Iunnar Olufson and Naomi. At
.ernoon and supper guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Petersen of
he Brorson community.
The Robert Kopps, Al Gierkes
nd Robert Arnesons helped brand
attic at the John Benson farm
sunday. The group enjoyed a pot
uck dinner at the Gierke home.
hat evening visitors at the Gierke
Tome were MI. and Mrs. Holger
'~aadsgaard, Merlin Kopp, Albert
nd Marie Noah.
Marian Daniels was home for
he week end from her college
tudies in Billings.
The Sidney herald., 1955-10-20
Question Of the week:
CALL so FOR WANT ADS
Giirard
By Homemakers CIub

NAAO
Tuesday, MI. and Mrs. Andrew
Petersen ST.. visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Petersen. Andrew
helped Oscar put a concrete floor
in the chicken coop.
John HalversOn and helpers be-
gan painting the buildings on the
Eyvind Wick farm Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Daniels
and girls had dinner with the Con
Slmonsen family Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Conroy
called at the Algert Noah home
Wednesday morning and had cof-
fee there.
Those from this community at
tending the GTA meeting at Fair
view Thursday night were Mr..
and Mrs. Laurits Jensen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rueben Simonsen, Clifford
Davidson, Oscar and Andrew Pc
tersen.
The senior confirmation class
met at the Eyvind Wick home Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Thompson.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen, Misses
Jennie and Anna Jorgensen were
The Sidney herald., 1955-10-20
Vets Mail Bag.
4HUU Veterans Obtain
Wheel Chair Homes

More than 1920 seriously dis
abled veterans have been grant
ed Federal assistance in construc-
ton Of "wheelchair houses and
another 1850 are eligible for aid
IN housing, Veterans Administra-
ton announced.
The grants are authorized bv
an Act Of Congress first passed
IN l948 and later amended under
winch the VA defrays so percent
OF the cost Of such homes for eli
glole veterans, up to a maximum
grant of $4,000.
Originally, only paralvzed vet
Grams could receive the grant. but
the amended law makes eligib7e
all veterans of war or pe9cefima
service since 1898, whose service
connected disabilities resulted in
the loss, or loss of use of both
legs. ~
VA is charged with determin-
ing that the applicants disability
IS one within the scope Of the
law, that it is medically feasible
for the veteran to live in the
mouse, that he has sufficient mon
ey to carry the property, and that
the particular home design Sc
Iected IS adapted to his needs.
The homes incorporate such
special features as ramps, instead
OF steps, doorways wide enough
TO accommodate a wheelchair.
special bathroom fixtures, and an
The Sidney herald., 1955-10-20

Kiwanis Industrial Tour and
luncheon. The children enioved
the event and wish to use his
opportunity to thank the Kiwan-
lans for making these tours pos
sible. 20
Mr.. and Mrs. Quinto Ruffatto
ana two children, Paul and Bob
Dy returned Saturday from a
weeks trip to the western part
q the state. Joe stayed at the
raymond Ruffatto home 50 that
he could 90 to school 1ia'
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Ruffatto
ana baby Cynthia Dawn of chi
person spent the week end at
the Raymond Ruffatto home. The
men went hunting and bagged
their limit. 5S00
The Sidney herald., 1955-10-20

and Mrs. Paul Patch, the social
committee, served a lunch of cake
and coffee.
VIM. Fisher, Pete P. Ruffa+to
and Leroy Fisher each got 4
deer recently.
Tom Sehmitz spent the week
end at the home Of his mother
Mrs. John Schmitz.
MI. and Mrs. Al Schmitz spent
Sunday at the Roy Fink home
near Lambert.
MI. and Mrs. Leonard Smith
moved to the George Fisher home.
Mr.. Smith will help George re-
model their home.
Mrs. VIM. Fisher took Tom
Schmitz, Leroy and Gloria Fisher
and Mrs. Wesin to Sidney to the
The Sidney herald., 1955-10-20

and Mrs. Bud Smith and Rhonda
of Brockton, Mr.. and Mrs. Raw
mond Ruffatto and Ihelma. Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Fisher. Mrs. Matt
Ziolkowski, Mr.. and Mrs. P R11f-
AUTO and Julla, MI. and Mrs. Paul
FaIcn, Mr. ana Mrs. Oscar Labi-
ace, minnie Hanson, Howard
Smith, and Mrs. Lefty Wesin.
mrs. =, smith and son Howard
we're canefs IN Williston this
Friday night the PTA met ~
the Ruffatto school. After the
meeting Mrs. Raymond Ruffafto.
chairman of the entertainment
committee conducted games and
songs. Mrs. Al Schmitz gave a
reading. Mrs. Pete P. Ruffatto
The Sidney herald., 1955-10-20
Charley Creek
BY the Ruffatto School

Neighbors met Thursday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Clara
Smith to help her celebrate her
birthday but the joke was she
didn't know anything about it
until her door was opened and
the group sang Happy Birthday"
She received many beautiful
handkerchiefs. The evening was
spent in playing "Flinch", and
Pit" Those present were Mr..
The Sidney herald., 1955-10-20

Mrs. Clara Smith attended the
Ladies' Aid of the Lutheran
church in Brockton Wednesday.
George Fisher entertained the
st. Bernard Catholic Altar Society
tuesday. The women are busy
sewing for their bazaar which
they will have at the Elmdale
hall November 5.
MI. and Mrs. Paul Patch were
Sunday dinner guests at the Floyd
Candee home. In the afternoon
they all went to the Thomas Carl
son home where they had sup
per.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Patch went
to Sidney Saturday to help their
son Kenneth move into his new
home.
The Sidney herald., 1955-10-20

exercise room equipped in ac-
cordance with the needs of the
individual veteran.
VA supplies model plans, speci-
ncatlonS and blue prints of such
specially-designed homes. which
the veteran may use if he chooses
VA said the housing grant may
be used In several ways. The
veteran may buy his lot and
buId a home on it; remodel his
present home to suit his needs.
or apply the grant against mort
gage Indebtedness if he already
has a suitable home.
Up to the present time the hous-
ing plans Of the nearly 5000 dis
abled veterans have been ap-
proved for a total value of
$50, 368, 1923.
Veterans of the Korean conflict
qualify for special housing grants
on the same basis as other vet
Grams. The VA said most Of the
eligible veterans still have to file.
since many have not vet COM
pleted disqualification, or have not
completed vocational rehabilita-
ton or schooling.
3 $ >
Question Of the Week:
@. I am an experienced car
penter, but I would like to take
a carpentry course under the
Korean CT Bill to brush up on
skills. Would this be pos
A. No. Under the law, a veter-
may not train for an occupa-
tlon IN which he already is skill
ed.
Evening star., 1955-02-08
Here are Facts:

After testing six leading cough syrups on
patients for two years, doctors reported that
new Vicks Medi-trating Cough Syrup not
only quickly relieved coughing spells and
irritating throat dryness, but also cut the
full dnuS
Evening star., 1955-02-08
Bond Chooses Heaviest Odds
InPiono Recital at Phillips

nerves played most Of the tricks
in the book.
Occasionally the knots In his
taut muscles unravelled and a
passage came out reasonably
clear and relaxed. But more
often the pianist's fingers must
have felt as If each one was
bandaged with yards of gauze
and adhesive tape that made
every movement a giant step
sore to the touch.
Now and then a melody with
simple accompaniment came to
brief life. The rule, though, was
the kind of CONCEALED, unre-
sponsive sound that comes with
lack of control, and is further
plagued with freakish pedalling,
misplaced chords, and erratic
rhythm.
Discounting a few near
collapses. Mr.. Bond showed un-
common determination in dog
gedly travelling through every
piece on a program that to him
must have seemed to last an
eternity.
Evening star., 1955-02-08

Always remember: Octane alone is not enough.
Only gasoline that burns clean can make its full
octane power really work for you mile after mile.
That's why, instead of trying to fight harmful de-
posts with so-caled miracle additives s'-inside
your engine-Gulf believes in preventing them from
forming in the first place; removes the cause.-The
"dry-burning ta-end" of gasoline, at the refinery.
to bring you new, clean-burning No-Nox.
Evening star., 1955-02-08

Proposals for the District to
invoke a payroll tax and increase
income and sales tax rates were
opposed by the Central Labor
Union last night.
Delegates from more than 80
local AFL unions adopted o reso-
luton during a meeting at the
Hotel Hamilton, contending that
residents of the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia
already ave overburdened with
local taxes.
The group voted to urge Con-
gress to reappraise the fiscal af-
fairs of the District and deter
mine "a more realistic formula
for the Federal contribution"
In another resolution, the del
egates voted to oppose a bill
sponsored by Representative
Mason, Republican. of Illinois.
to levy a tax on credit unions.
The delegates unanimously
indorsed the current fund drive
of the District Chapter of the
American Red Cross and urged
its affiliate unions to contribute.
F. H. McGuigan, secretary Of
the CLU, announced that Sena-
tor Mcnamara, Democrat, Of
Evening star., 1955-02-08
Six Leading Cough Syrups Tested In
Medical Center. Results Vital to You.

Never before could any leading cough syrup
promise you so much. Think of it! A new
kind of cough syrup specially made, not only
to relieve coughing faster and more COM
pletely, but also shorten the duration of
the cough!
Evening star., 1955-02-08
President Reyerses
Decision on Airline
Routes 10 Hawaii
By the Associated Pres.

Reversing his field, President
Eisenhower has decided to give
both Northwest Airlines and
Pan American World Airways a
chance to show whether. they
can operate between the Pacific
Northwest and Hawaii without
a Federal subsidy.
Mr.. Eisenhower announced his
new decision last night, less than
a week after he had ordered the
Civil Aeronautics Board to deny
Northwest Airlines authority to
continue flying between Seattle.
Wash; Portland. Greg. and
Hawaii. Under the Presidents
original directive, Pan American
would have been given sole
rights to the route for five years.
However, the President left
undisturbed orders he gave the
CAB last Wednesday affecting
certain of Northwest's routes
across the Pacific to Tokyo.
Letter to CAB Chief.
In a letter made public by the
White House the President told
the CABS acting chairman,
Chan Gurney, that renewing
both airlines' authority to fly
the route for "a limited period
would afford them an equal OPP
portunity to demonstrate their
capacity to develop adequate
traffic to operate without sub
sidy or prove definitely that the
route cannot economically sup
port two carriers"
; Accordingly, he asked the
board to certify both Northwest
and Pan American "for tempo
rary period of three years from
now"
Mr.. Eisenhower's order of last
week-which would have can
celed CAB decision to allow
both airlines to operate over
the route-evoked considerable
protest from Washington, Ore
gon, Montana and Minnesota
congressional delegations. The
objectors contended that drop
ping Northwest would give Pan
American a monopoly on the
route. They also argued its ef-
feet would be to deny through
service to Hawaii from the
northern tier of States.
Outlines Reasons.
Outlining his reasons for
changing his mind, Mr.. Eisen-
hover told Mr.. Gurney:
LAS you know, believe in the
strength of competitive enter |
prise if based upon sound con-
siderations, but it must not be
wasteful duplication at the ex-
pense of the Federal Govern
ment.
Both carriers operating on
this Seattle Portland Hawaii
route have built up substantial
business. Moreover, since my
original action in this case, I
have received from you infor-
nation to the effect that within
two years all airline subsidies in
the Pacific area will probably !
have been eliminated or will at |
least approach that. point"
Evening star., 1955-02-08
MEDICAL JOURNAL REPoRTs:.

MEDICAL JOURNAL REPoRTs:"
Matched, point for point, against five
other leading cough preparations,
Vicks Cough Syrup:
l. Helped reduce the duration of the
cough by full days.
2. Started to bring relief $500 faster than
the average.
3. Brought more complete relief from
coughs.
4. Was the only preparation tested that
did not upset the stomach of a single
patient.
sCopy of Boston Clinic Report dpdil-
able to physicians on request 81
Evening star., 1955-02-08

For his Phillips Gallery recital
last night Pianist Henry Bond
chose not only five master COM
poserS but works that rank
among the greatest and most
frequently played in the key
board repertoire.
The expenses in this illustrious
company are high and a per-
former must have talent and
courage aplenty with which to
pay the bills. Such a list newt
ably leads a listener to COMPARE
sons with dozens of previous
performances, among them those
of the top artists in the field.
At no time in last nights re-
cital was there a period of more
than two or three minutes length
when Mr.. Bond seemed to play
with his normal competence. His
Evening star., 1955-02-08
Snure Speaks Tonight

Robert T. Snure, member of
the Montgomery County Council,
will speak to the February meet
ng of the Women's Democratic
Club of Montgomery County at
8 O'Clock tonight in the County
Building, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1955-02-08
SoIomons to Get Deer

African type deer may be i'm
ported to the British Solomon
Islands to run wild in the is
lands new national parks, in
cluding those on Guadalcanal.
Evening star., 1955-02-08
Lonoview PTA to Meet

The Longview Elementary
School PTA of Gaithersburg,
Md, will hold a meeting at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the school. DR.. Ellis
O. Knox of the department of
education of Howard University.
Washington, will speak.
Evening star., 1955-02-08
AFL Locals Oppose District
Payroll Tax, Sales Levy Boosts

Michigan, has accepted an in
vitation to address the March
7 meeting of the organization
in the Hamilton.
Evening star., 1955-02-08
Won't Turn Back on Own

In a vote on fayorite eating
places of American soldiers in
Berlin, one CT said he liked
Army food best. It turned out
he was a mess sergeant.
Evening star., 1955-02-08
News of Music
By Fronk c. Campbell

Henry Bond, piano, At the Phillips
Gallery Program: Andante con Var
iazioni. Haydn; Partita No. 1, Bach;
Sonata in A Minor. K $40, Mozart:
Nocturne. Op. 4S, No. l, Chopin: Son.
alta in A nat, On. lilo. Beethoven.
Evening star., 1955-02-08
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