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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-18
Bobcats and Coyotes
Take Big Toll

Submitted by A. w. RICE, Joliet
BILLINGS-Bobcats and coyotes
killed more Montana livestock dur
ing the last half of 1854 than in any
similar period since 1947, the Fish
and Wildlife Service reports.
Eugene F. Grand, Montana district
agent of the services predatory ami
NAL and rodent control branch, said
losses were particularly heavy in east
ern Montana.
He cited reports of 285 sheep killed
in Garfield county and 229 killed in
Powder River county.
Mrs. Grace Johnson, Broadus, re-
ported 80 sheep killed, and August
Decker, Quietus, IS.
Grand said the catch of 553 coy
otes was 81 per cent higher than the
same period in 1858. The bobcat
catch increased rs per cent.
A % per cent decrease was noted
in the number of stock-killing bears
caught by government hunters-at
a total of 100.
Grand said his figures do not in
clude animals destroyed by the gov
ernment's 1880 poison program.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-18

There are no political parties, no
labor unions or daily newspapers in
Adds Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
The three weekly newspapers are
censored.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
-AP Wirephoto Map.

"A
Snow or snow forecast for New England the
Great Lakes region tonight Showers
will develop Southern Florida and along the North racine
Coast Temperatures cold proportions IN
MANY Eastern will be much colder in most OF the
country east Mississippi will continue very cold in
the Great Plains but temperatures will be higher In the Far
West.
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ployes in these cases. Employe
security officers in the various
agencies also will be called be-
fore the committee, as we'll as
top administration officials con-
nected with the program.
Within the next week or two.
the Senate is expected to give
the committee an additional
$4,000 to investigate the ad-
ministration's civil service poll
cies. This investigation will CEN
ter around the White House
political job clearance order and
the administrations overall civil
service actions.
PAY-The Senate Civil Serv-
ice Committee most likely will
approve legislation providing for
an average 10 per cent pay raise
for classified and postal workers.
plus some features of the ad-
ministration's postal salary re-
classification plan as it applies
to supervisors and poStmasters.
The committee probably won't
approve reclassification as it ap-
plies to clerks and carriers and
other rank-and-f1le employees,
other than mail handlers.
With the House Civil Service
Committee apparently set to
approve postal salary reclassifi-
cation and an average pay raise
of 6 or 7 per cent for classified
and postal workers, this means
final legislation will be written
in House-Senate conference.
Therefore, a compromise 7 or
8 per cent average raise appears
in the making.
Both the House and Senate
Civil Service Committees hope
to wind up their pay raise hear
ings next week. when classified
empl0ye leaQerS Will DC nedlo.
+ X
LEAVE QUERY-A group OF
Navy Department employees has
written to ask whether Govern
ment workers who had more
than 80 days of accumulated
annual leave at the start of this
year. would be paid for that
amount in cash when they leave
the Federal service. For ex-
ample, would an employe with
so days. of accumulated annual
leave as of January l be paid
cash for so days when he left
the service? The answer is yes.
Employees are entitled to full
Evening star., 1955-02-11

cash payment on departure for
leave they have accumulated at
the start of the year in which
they resign retire or are sepa-
rated.
RECENT BILLS-Here are
some Federal employe bills in
troduced recently in Congress:
HR-649 and HR-652. Represent
atives Cunningham, Republican,
of Iowa, and Denton, Democrat,
of Indiana, making election days
legal holidays; HR-742, Repre-
sentative Bulge, Republican. of
Idaho. terminating Presidents
authority to make permanent
appointments without compete
tive exams; HR-746, Representa-
tive Burdick, Republican, of
North Dakota, exemption of all
civil service annuities from Fed
eral income tax; HR-831, Rep
resentative O'Neill, Democrat, of
Massachusetts,, elimination of
percentage reduction to employees
for survivorship annuity; HR-
866, Representative Wier, Demo-
crat, of Minnesota, employees
compensation computed on wage
rate at time of injury or when
disability begins, which ever is
greater; HR-1582. Representa-
tive Lesinski, Democrat, of Mich
igan, changing retirement COM
putation factor from $25 to $50:
HR-l583, Mr.. Lesinski, annuity
for widows under age so; HR-
1885, Mr.. Lesinski. changing re-
tirement computation from five
highest years to three highest
years.
X
HEALTH INSURANCE-Pres-
ident Eisenhower is expected to
send to Congress the legislative
proposals for the Government
employe health insurance pro-
gram within the next few weeks.
The administration outlined de-
Evening star., 1955-02-11

tails of the plan last month. but
the formal legislative request
has not yet gone up to Capitol
Hill.
Warren Irons. director of the
Civil Service Commissions Bu-
reau of Departmental Opera
tions, will explain the highlights
of the proposal at the annual
membership meeting of Group
Health Association. Inc. at 8
pm. Tuesday in the Commerce
Department auditorium. Mr..
Irons will also answer questions.
Basically, the comprehensive
coverage for Government en-
ployes and their families would
cost each employe $104 a year:
single employees would pay $39
annually.
GPO SAFETY WINNERS
Under the National Safety Coun-
ellis safe driving program Public
Printer Raymond Blattenberger
has presented badges and cards
to 43 GPO drivers for their ex-
cellent safety records. They are
Preston r. Allison. William H.
Clark, Robert B. Harris. Telfus
Henderson, Minor F. Jackson,
Russell E. Manley. Leroy P.
Merrick, James l.. Miner, Everett
E. Stewart. Petty S. Summerville.
Henry A. Wood, George Newman,
j. Jefferson Norman, John H.
Powell, Melvin Tyler. Charles w.
Beale, John w. Chapman, Will
liam A. Cross, Richard H. Dean,
Zurich Griffin, William H. Jor-
dan, Adolphus Miller, John S.
Parks, jr., Leonard G. Sutton.
Hugh A. Travis, James Worthy.
Also, Thomas A. Austin, John
C. Bell, Louis E. T. Chase,
George P. Coleman, Robert v.
Haley, Thomas G. Hill, Albert
E. jolly, Horace L. Lee, Ulysses
McGhee. Lewis Minor. David
Parkman, Albert Zelder, Fred
erick F. Carter, Robert L. How
ard, James w. Morgan, Jonas
McKoy and Theodrick L. Will
liams.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - Floyd
M. Riddick, assistant parlia-
mentarian of the Senate, will
address a dinner meeting of the
Society for the Advancement of
Management at $50 pm.
Thursday in the YWCA. -. The
society also is holding a meeting
on Scientific Management in
the Home" at 8 pm. Monday in
the Electric Playhouse, first floor
of the Pepco Building. Tenth
and E streets NV. William
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Fisheries Official for 43 Years
Asks Retirement in Duck Case

area baited with corn contrary
to regulations. They forfeited
collateral by not appearing in
court.
Gov. McKeldin relieved Mr..
Brice of his chairmanship and
named John P. Tawes. another
member, to act as head of the
commission until Mr.. Brice is
available for consultation. Mr..
Brice has been confined by ILL
ness to his home in Betterton
since shortly after his arrest.
Capt. Creighton was under the
merit system and the Governor
had no authority to act in his
case.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Boy Who Quit School
In Jeans Dispute
To Study Elsewhere

Paul McQuain, Wheaton High
School Junior who left school
after an argument with officials
over his wearing of tight dun
garees, said today he hopes to
return to school-"but not
Wheaton"
The 17-year-old student is
looking for a job and will enroll
in school in September. perhaps
in West Virginia, where some of
his family live.
James B. Williams, assistant
principal of Wheaton High
School, said the student failed
to return to school after mid
year examinations. He said the
youth had achieved good grades
and certainly was graduation
material"
The McQuain incident re-
suited in the elimination of the
tight-jeans issue as a school
problem, Mr.. williams said. Few
pupils now wear even the con-
ventional types of jeans.
Elwood B. Mason; principal,
excluded the student from
classes in January because. he
said, young McQuain's dress vio-
lated school policy.
The boys father, Oakley Nc
Quain of 1904 Murdock road,
threatened court action to re-
turn his son to school.
Evening star., 1955-02-11

Martin has been named director
of the Commerce Departments
Office of Administration. He
succeeds George T. Moore, the
departments new Assistant Sec
retary for Administration. .
Lionel S. Mosley of the United
States Information Agency has
been nominated by his agency
for the William A. Jump Me-
mortal Award, an annual prize
given for outstanding perform
ance in the field of public ad-
miniStration.
(Be sure to listen to Joseph
Young'S Federal Spotlight
radio broadcast at GAS pm.
each Saturday ouer WMAL.)
Evening star., 1955-02-11

to make a 1ull-Scale lnVeSClgatlOIl'
Of the security program. Chair
man Johnston and other Demo-
Evening star., 1955-02-11
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Virginia-Rain changing to
snow and ending early tonight.
Cold wave tonight with low s.
Is in West and 1922 in East.
Fair, windy and cold tomorrow.
Wind-Northwest 1885 miles
per hour gradually diminishing
tomorrow evening.
5-Day Forecast for Washington
And Vicinity-February 1915.
Temperatures will average 5-10
degrees below the normal high
of As and low of %. Generally
fair but some rain or snow Mon
day or Monday night totaling
about one-fifth inch.
Road Conditions tAAA.
Pennsylvania Turnpike-Three
Evening star., 1955-02-11
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Feb. IL
Capt. Amos Creighton awaited
retirement today after 43 years
with the Tidewater Fisheries
Commission rather than seek
hearing "to be exonerated" on a
charge of violating duck hunt
ing laws.
He requested retirement as az
sistant chairman of the commits
sion in a letter to Russell S.
Davis, State Commissioner of
personnel. Mr.. Davis had been
considering whether any action
should be taken against the g.
year-old State officer for his ar
rest December 81 on the Sas-
safras River. He would have
reached the mandatory retire.
ment age OF 10 in November.
1856.
Capt. Creighton and Arthur
Brice, the commission chairman,
were charged with shooting more
ducks than allowed and in an
Evening star., 1955-02-11

District and vicinity-Rain
possibly becoming mixed with
snow this evening and much
colder. Cold wave with strong
northwest winds tonight and
low around Is. Fair and cold
tomorrow with high in the up
per 20s.
Maryland - Rain becoming
mixed with or changing to snow
this evening but snow furries
in the mountains. Much colder
tonight with low around zero
in the mountains, 1913 in
central portions and 1920 along
the coast. Mostly fair, windy
and very cold tomorrow but
partly cloudy with snow fiurries
in the mountains.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Chang Engineer Officer
Will Visit Fort BeIVoir

The deputy chief of engineers
of the Chinese Nationalist Army
will begin a three-week tour of
United States Army installations
starting February 10.
The Army said today that the
visit of Maj. Gen. Chang Kun
Ch'un was sponsored as a part
of the Mutual Defense Assist
ance Program. He will arrive at
Seattle and proceed to Washing
ton for visit with the Office of
the Chief of Engineers. Among
the posts he will visit will be Fort
Belvoir. Va.
Evening star., 1955-02-11

would arrange my transportation
to Mexico"
Mrs. Natvig testified she
quickly, told the FBI about
the purported visit by "Dr.
Rez or Riz" and the FBI said he
was not a Communist but "con
man" who might have ap-
preached Mr.. Lamb to say he
could get me to retract."
She knew the man slightly,
she said, adding that he lived in
Miami. The questioning soon
turned to other subjects and the
incident was not fully explained.
Mrs. Natvig claimed at ses-
sion last year that man named
Milling Underwood suggested
she dress up" her testimony
about Mr.. Lamb for $4,000 and
a trip to Mexico. Mr.. Underwood
was located and denied knowing
anything about this. He said he
just picked her up in a Wash
ington bar.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Radiation Of H-Bomb
Is DeadIiest Threat,
Atomic Scientist Says
BY ihe Associated Pres,

CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-A devel-
oper of Americas first atom bomb
believes % well-placed H-bomb
hits could jeopardize the lives of
so million United States citizens
with deadly radioactive fallout.
DR.. Ralph E. Lapp added the
strategic bombings could atom
ize" and cover with fallout a
vast region containing two-thirds
of the Nations industrial might.
The atomic scientist said one
hydrogen bomb - if exploded
close to the ground-could coat
with a potential death mantle an
area of 10000 square miles. con-
parable to the State of Maryland.
DR., Lapp said the single H
bomb explosion would create a
sun-hot f1reball 3 to miles wide
while devastating a large area.
Only Shelter Underground.
Writing in the Bulletin of the
Atomic Scientist. DR.. Lapp said
a person caught in an H-bombed
area can do only one thing-go
underground in a shelter and re-
main there for a day or two.
People in 1.-The shadow OF the
atomic cloud" he said, can't run
away from it.
A person caught in an atomic
dust cloud less than a day old
would receive twice the amount
of radiation needed to kill. he
said. The same person. emerg-
ing from shelter after a wait
of two days. DR.. Lapp said.
could walk through a contain
mated area without absorbing
too much radiation. Radioactiv-
ity of atomic dust drops off
sharply with the passage of time,
he noted.
He suggested, as suitable un-
derground shelters, Easements or
foxholes. A barn or any rooted
structure was labeled a secon-
Diary shelter. Radioactive dust
falling on the roof would irradi-
ate the individual, he explained.
DR.. Lapp called for thor
ough house cleaning" of the Ma
tion's civil defense planning be-
cause, he said, it is tagging far
behind nuclear discoveries.
City Shelters Held Imperative.
1T is mandatory that the Gov
ernment begin construction of an
extensive system of survival shell
ters on the periphery of every
large city," he declared.
Civil defense policies OF dis
persal and evacuation of cities
remain sound despite the dangers
of radioactive dust. he said, but
must be coupled to a realistic
shelter program"
In explaining the H-bomb fall
out, DR.. Lapp said that the heat
blast of the explosion would suck
up or disIodge millions of tons
of earth. Most debris would fall
back to earth promptly but the
lighter particles. made radio
active by the explosion. would
drift off in a deadly dust cloud.
AS the cloud swept downwind
there would be a continuous fall
of radioactive dust.
He compared a field covered
with radioactive dust to a field
full of glowing light bulbs.
If a man stood erect in the
center of a field. some light from
all the bulbs or some "illumina-
tion" of radioactive rays from
all the dust would fall on him.
Underground, he would be safe.
Evening star., 1955-02-11

cratic mem
bers have been
sharply criti-
cal of the poll
cies pursued by
the admins
tration a n d
the way cases
have b e e n
handled.
A complete
staff will be
hired to in
vestigate re-
ports of unjust
action taken
against en-
Evening star., 1955-02-11
Fair Trade Act Voided
By Nebraska Court
By the Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb. Feb. 1.-THE
Nebraska Supreme Court ruled
today that Nebraska's fair trade
act is unconstitutional.
The 1887 act is designed to
prohibit retailers from selling
products at prices lower than a
price indicated by the manu-
facturer.
Evening star., 1955-02-11
The Federal Spotlight
Senate Neors Vote on Funds
To Probe Security Program
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

The Senate today expected the Senate Civil Service
Committee requested to investigate the Eisenhower
employe security program.
The Rules Administration Committee approved
request Wednesday, thereby paving the way for Senate
approval -
money enable the Senate Civil Service Committee
, 1955-07-23
SATURDAY, JULY %, 1856
E-x-eovERNoR pENouNcEs ! -MAe. CLAIMS

EX-GOVERNOR DENOUNCES TIME MAG CLAIMS
Virgin Islands. In thus giving due public recognition Of our
gratitude to the United States my friends, we must not. we
must never under-value or underestimate the significant part
which Virgin islanders themselves, have taken in achieving
the progress and the advances which our islands have made
during the past twenty years of Democratic administration
Of the Virgin Islands.
We are a law abiding people; organized crimes had never
existed in these Virgi nIslands; VIZ have no subversive ele-
ments here; Thank God, we have no communists in the Vir-
gin Islands. We pride ourselves on being a cultured people;
and we have much support for this statement that in the past
several years much has, been accomplished through our own
initiative and our own leadership to make the Virgin Islands
a shoWplace of true American democracy In 1881, former
President Herbert Hoover termed the Virgin Islands an Ell
fective poorhouse". For some twenty years, the people Of the
v. r., aided by a generous and sympathetic Federal govern
ment, have worked assiduously to rid ourselves of that ugly
neutrality-suspicious.. I think we have definitely done SO.
Indeed, my friends, the Virgin Islands are NOT a liability
to the United States, for the Internal Revenue taxes which
have been paid into the Treasury Of the United States on
liquors produced in these islands have more than covered
the total cost Of the Islands government to the United States
including their purchase price from Denmark.
When these islands were acquired by the United States
in 1917, Congress gave us a temporary Organic Act, which
served us for 10 years; in 1886, recognizing the progress our
Islands have made, Congress enacted a second constitution
the first permanent organic act. That 1886 act brought to US
a significant advance in Democratic self-governrnent. Even
during period of our history when we were far from self
supporting; and what did our people do? Did they sit down
and do nothing about it? No. During the last 10 years, prior
to the last Organic Act in 1854, we had increased our own
local revenues by well over 200 per cent. Thus, we have not
been remiss in our duty to increase our own resources; nor
have we been remiss in fulfilling our own responsibilities as
American citizens. We have made rapid strides toward even
tual self-government. Using the privileges which We're ex-
tended to our people by the 1886 Organic Act, a sa vehicle
for the advancement of the interests, potenialities and Sc
sources of our Islands in every sphere of economic as well as
political maturity. With these advances well in mind; with
the dynamic force of a vigorous and responsible American
citizenry. dedicated to the continual uplift of our own home
land, we have during the past many years sought for and
Evening star., 1955-03-09
| IKnowIand Confident
u. 5. Won't Put Isles
On Bargain Counter

Senator Knowland, Republi-
can, of California said today he
is fully confident that the Que
moy and Matsu Islands are mot
going to be placed on any bar
gain counter" for a deal with the
Chinese Communists.
The Sen ate's Republican
leader added he is convinced
"any major effort to take these
islands viii be resisted by us"
The offshore island groups are
held by Chang Kai-shek's Ma
tionalists.
Senator Knowland thus replied
to a suggestion by British For
eign Minister Eden yesterday
that the Nationalists Withdraw
troops from some islands OF
China as a prelude to any cease
fire agreement.
Wilson Comments.
Secretary of Defense Wilson
told newsmen yesterday the loss
Of Quemoy and Matsu would
hamper the defense of Formosa
but "in the long run would not
make too much difference in
the result"
Senator Knowland avoided d.
rect comment on this statement,
but Senator H. Alexander Smith,
Republican, of New Jersey, said
he doesn't agree with Mr..
Wilson.
1--WE must keep Chang Kai-
shek's forces on Formosa in
readiness to strike back at the
Communists If they should break
the truce in either Korea or in
ndo-China," Senator Smith
said. ITO carry out such a
strike, they would need Quemoy
and Matsu as operating bases"
Mr.. Wilson. saying he does not
think the Chinese Communists
can successfully invade Formosa,
said only President Eisenhower
could clarity our intentions or
our plans about the offshore is
lands.
Evening star., 1955-03-09
Langley Park Residents
Lose Fronf-Foof Suit
.AP Wirephoto.

Municipal Court this week ruled
against 1874 landowners in Lang
ley Park. Md, who claimed M. T.
Broyhill & Son, builders, should
have paid front-foot benefit
charges.
Judge Mary C. Barlow agreed
with Attorney Oren r. Lewis,
representing the builder, that the
charges levied by the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion for water and sewerage are
payable by the homeowners.
Attorney Harry I. Rand, repre-
senting the Langley Park resi-
dents, had argued that the firm
was liable for $207, 900 in charges
because the assessments were
made before the homes were sold.
This is the third time the resi-
dents have lost court fights in
the matter. The Federal Court
at Alexandria and the Arlington
Circuit Court both ruled against
them.
Evening star., 1955-03-09

enonomic reprisal on Standard
Oil of California"
At San Francisco, a spokesman
for Standard Oil of California
categorically denied outside pres
sure on the company had any,
thing to do with Mr.. Endter's
resignation.
Another Wolfson associate,
Frank Leahy, former Notre Dame
football coach, said at the news
conference that several men in
the business world told me to
get out Of anything controver-
sial."
Challenged by Ward Ads.
In advance of Wolfson's meet
ing with stockholders today, the
Ward management ran large ad-
vertisements in all Chicago news
papers asking Mr.. Wolfson sew
eral questions. The questions in
cluded:
Will you reveal the interests,
above the owners of the 200
shares you have disclosed, which
are backing you in your effort to
control Wards?
Would you consider it an
honest truSteeship on the part
of Wards management If it were
to use the cash assets of the COM
pany to buy control of New York
Shipbuilding Corp. and Devoe g.
Reynolds? (These are companies
headed by Mr.. Wolfson and
which have bought some Ward
stock.)
How much are you and your
family and associates profiting
personally from the various ex-
changes now proposed by Merritt
Chapman & Scott? (This is a
Wolfson company which has pro-
posed an exchange of stock with
New York Shipbuilding.)
Will you supply stockholders
with complete breakdown of all
sales. insurance premiums and
other business or financial trans
actions through which you, your
family or your personally owned
companies have profited since
January l, 1858, by dealings with
publicly owned companies domi-
mated by you?
Pipers in Pipe Fuetory
Workers in a drain-pipe fac
tory in the Village Of the Swan,
County Laois, Fire, have formed
a bagpipe band.