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The Nome nugget., 1955-09-28
Air Force Regrets Sewer Built Alongside We'll Supplying Anchorage
BY FRANK w. VAILLE

WASHINGTON, R-The cir cumstances which resulted in con- struction of an Air Force sewer alongside a we'll supplying An chorage with water are regret ted" the service said Tuesday.
 This incident, however, should not be considered representative of military dealings with the City of Anchorage" Air Force Secre- tary Donald A. Quarles informed Sen. Jackson D-Wash).
 The well-sewer incident was one of several matters provoking difficulties between the military and Alaskans on which Jackson, as chairman of the Senate Terri tories subcommittee, had asked report from the Defense Dept.
 Tn the letter made public by Jackson's office, Quarles said the difficulty twas somewhat attrib utable to the passage of consider able time" between the date An chorage received permission to drill test well on the Elmondorf AFB and that on which drilling operations began.
 Tn the meantime a sanitary sewer was designed transiting the well site, apparently in ignorance of the permit issued to the city"
 When the mixup was discov- cred, the sewer construction had gone too far for it to be relocated economically. Neither could the well meet territorial health stand ards.
 Tt is understood that an action has been initiated by the city to recoup expenses incurred in cessa- ton of drilling operations l. ". and relocate elsewhere" Quarles said. said.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-28
Kefauver Say Nehru
 Hopes Eisenhower Can Visit India, Meet People

NEW DELHI, India, R-Sen. Estes Kefauver O-Tenn came out of an interview with Prime Minister Nehru Tuesday quoting the Indian leader as hoping Pres ident Eisenhower could visit In- dia to meet the Indian people.
 Kefauver told newsmen after what he described as nearly one hour of pleasant conversation" that Nehru expressed sympathy with Eisenhower in his illness and hopes for his early recovery.
 He said he and Nehru discussed the world and the Far East situa- ton but would say no more on this subject except, T thanked him for the part he and his gov ernment played in the release of the American airmen from Chi na. We both expressed hope that friendly contacts and cooperation between our two countries should be constant and keep increasing" !" Kefauver declared.
 Last night he saw the Tai Ma hal and returned here today.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-28

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, 1955-11-23

we are DOun0 10 give 1ndnKS 10 LOO anyways
for you. brethren. Il is fitting that we should
because your faith grows exceedingly and your
charity each one for the other increases"
Thessalonans 10
1WALTER A. GORDON, Governor Of the virgin IS
lands Of the United States Of America, by virtue Of the power
vested ia me, hereby proclaim Thursday, November "a, 1855
as a day Of public general thanksgiving in the Virgin Islands
Of the United States.
ICALL upon the people Of the Virgin Islands-in church
and synagogue Of their choice; in the home, in public places
and in silent devotion to give thanks to Almighty God for
for the bounties and the good which He has bestowed upon
us. 1t Is once again felt that we should incline our thoughts
to His mercies and offer to Him our special prayers Of gra-
titude.
LET US ALL, in accordance with our halloWed custom,
f~oregather in our respective places of worship and bow be-
fore God in contrition for our sins, in ~supplance Of wisdom
in our striving for a better world, and in gratitude for the
manifold blessings He has bestowed upon us.
LET US GOD for the courage and vision Of our
forebears; for the blessings Of liberty which are SO abundant
" realized in our land today.
LET US THANK GOD for the continuing faith we have
under His guidance that has kept US a religious people with
freedom Of worship for all. For this we should kneel in hum
bic thanksgiving.
LET US PRAY TO GOD for unity of spirit which will
make the Virgin Islands an even more pleasant place in
which to live.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, II have hereunto affixed my
hand and caused the Seal Of the Government Of the Virgin
Islands Of the United States to be affixed at Charlotte Anna
lie, 81. Thomas, Virgin Islands, this ninth day Of November,
ADJ 1865.
A. GORDON
Governor
BY the Governor:
, 1955-11-23
BY THE GOVERNOR
OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
A PROCLAMATION
THANKSGIVING 1855
BY THE GOVERNOR

w are bound TO give thanks TO God always
for you. brethren. II is fitting that we should
because your faith grows exceedingly and your
charity each one for the other increases"
rThnecalonians 1-3l
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-09-15
Al Congress Features
Variety of Activities

variety activities the theme, Improving
State College with club members local leaders
attending
girls and the better event for boys
England All Alberta
including
talent night and the annual Congress banquet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Accidents in Homes
Kills and mjure
III Here inWeek

Three persons were killed by
falls and lit were injured in
home accidents here in the past
week. the District Red Cross
Safety Services reported.
An 1l-year-old boy was adj
mitted to Episcopal Hospital for
treatment of an eye injury re-
ceived when he was accidentally
shot with an air rifle. Another
youngster was treated for, a
fractured nose suffered while
playing baseball.
A 68-year- old man broke four
ribs when he fell from q couch
while taking a nap. and a wom-
an. SIS, fell downstairs. fractur-
ing her leg.
In other accidents, IS persons
were treated for injuries caused
by falls. five were burned. l6
poisoned. nine had foreign OBJ
jects in either their eye. throat,
stomach or nose, 10 were cut,
one bruised and 20 were UNI
classified.
At this time last year, Sc home
accident deaths were tailed as
compared to 46 this year. In
juries in 1854 were listed at, / ,452
compared to 1881 this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

Ninety-five years ago today two
horsemen galloped off on the
start of one of Americas best
stories-the Pony Express.
In a statement for release to-
day, Uncle Sam takes formal,
complimentary and nostalgia
notice of the anniversary-even
though he snubbed the Pony Ex-
press when it was alive.
The Post Office Department
nosegay to the anniversary calls
the Pony Express probably the
most romantic episode in the
long history Of the United States
Post Office"
Actually, the mail-via- horse
system wasn't q Government
project. It was a private affair
aimed at showing up Uncle
Sans own mailmen as slow
pokes. It did prove it. too. but
went broke In the process.
On April 8, 1860, a man on a
mustang headed out of Sacra-
mento, Calf, on q dead run.
Another fellow was heading west
from st, Joseph. Mo-. the other
express terminal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Tide Fools 2GirIs
And Grandmother
On Roosevelt Island

In spite of their fathers warm
ing to watch the tide. two daugh-
tiers of a Falls Church haber-
dasher and their grandmother.
were marooned on Roosevelt
Island yesterday after going
there over an earth causeway
which is submerged when the
tide comes in.
Police Sergt. John c. Gibboney
and Pvt. C. E. Ripperger. OF the
Metropolitan Police Harbor Pa
troll. answered the rescue call
about Q pm. They transported
Karen Gentry. IL: her sister.
Carole. 7. and their grandmother,
Mrs. Flora M. Stallings, to the
Virginia shore.
Before the girls left for their
island expedition. their father.
A. E. Gentry. of 1926 North
Eighteenth street. Arlington.
warned them q rising tide might
leave them stranded.
On her return home, Carole
quickly telephoned her father to
ask. Daddy how did you know
the tide would get usa"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Near East Essay Contest
For Students Is Opened

The Syrian Lebanese Ameri-
can Federation of the Eastern
States has announced the open
ing of its second annual Near
East Essay Contest.
The contest, on the subject oil
American Foreign Policy in the
Arab World-Success or Fail
ure?" is open to any American
student attending a college OF
university accredited by one OF
the six regional associations OF
colleges and secondary schools
Local members of the feder-
alton include the Syrian-Leba-
e-American Club of Wash
ington, the Syrian American
Club. the st. Georges Social
Club and the Women's League
of Washington.
The essays will be judged by
Harold B Minor. of the Arabian
American Oil Co.. former United
States Ambassador to Lebanon;
the Right Rev. Peter p. Touhy
Catholic Near East Welfare AS
socia ton and DR.. Millar Bur-
rows, chairman of the Depart
ment Of Near Eastern Languages
and Literature at Yale Univer-
tty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Man Dies by Stabbing
SeIfin Chest 13Times

A resident of the University Of
Maryland campus ended his life
yesterday by plunging a long
knife into his chest 10 times,
Prince Georges County police
reported.
Eugene S. Murphy. 10. was
found dead in the back yard Of
his son-in-law, Paul v. HORNE.
behind the new University sta
dunn. where Mr.. Murphy lived.
Police said he was clutching q
kitchen knife in his hand.
DR.. John P. Maloney. Prince
Georges County medical exam
liner, issued a certificate of sui
eide.
Mr.. Murphy, a retired hospital
orderly, was found by Mr.. HORNE
when he returned home before
breakfast from his job at the
campus dairy around 8 am.
Mrs. HORNE told police her
father. a widower, had been in
i'll health for several years. No
note was found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Miniature Art Award
Won by Elizabeth King

Elizabeth King, Washington
portrait artist, won the Elizabeth
Mulhofer Award in the Nina
ture Painters, Sculptors and
Gravers Society exhibition open
ing today in the National Mu-
scum, Tenth street and Constitu-
ton avenue NV.
Mrs. King won the award with
an ivory miniature of Mrs. Vida
Alexander.
The 22nd annual exhibition
comprises some 1872 items. The
works in the show include min
iature paintings in various me-
dia. sculpture and bookbindings.
Art work is submitted from all
over the country for the annual
event.
Memorial exhibitions of work
by Ruel Tolman, Hattie Burdette
and Minnie Briggs Rawl are fea-
tured in the showing, which will
continue for three weeks. Mrs.
Annette Metcalf is in charge of
the exhibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Churches and Shops
Team in Promoting
) Hours Observance

The Committee for Three
Hours Observance of Good Fri
day has announced the cooper
alton of Washington merchants,
the Police Department and
churches Of all faiths in its cam
paign for observing next Friday
as a religious feast.
The Commissioners have is
sued a public statement urging
all Christians to attend one of
the many church services be-
tween noon and 8 pm. next Fri
day, "the day on which we COM
memorate an act of unsurpassed
courage. sacrifice and love-"
For those who cannot attend
church, the Commissioners mes
sage invites citizens to offer
prayers of thanksgiving for this
country's freedom of worship
and asking IAN end to the tyran-
ny which forbids freedom of
worship in less fortunate coun-
tries"
Forty speakers will talk over
Is different local radio stations
before Friday on the purpose of
the three hours observance.
Thirty five theaters have
scheduled ''trailers" urging
church attendance, and more
than 300 stores and other BUSH
nesses will either close on that
day or permit employees to attend
church during the three hours.
Police. as in past years, will
give every possible considera-
ton to people parking their cars
in the vicinity of churches while
attending religious services"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
This Is the Way
Our Toxes Hit You

How heavy is the tax bur-
den on District residents
now?
City officials figure that
out of a $2,975 median in
come for families and unre-
lated individuals, Washing
ton residents pay $151.l9 a
year each-or S per cent.
The tax structure Is COM
plicated. One way or the
other, Washington taxpayers
get hit by this variety of
possible levies:
Property taxes on real es-
tate. automobile weight and
personal property; sales and
gross receipts taxes on alco-
holic beverages. beer. Gig
arettes. insurance premiums.
motor vehicle titles. public
utilities and banks. and the
general sales tax itself and
the grocery tax: individual
income taxes. unincorporat-
ed business income taxes.
corporation net income and
franchise taxes and Inherit
ance and estate taxes: gaso-
line taxes; paving assess
fnents; water rates and
water main assessments;
sewer charges and sewer as
sessments. plus parking me-
ter charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Palm Sunday Services Herald
Start of Holy Week Program

Thousands Of Washington area
residents and visitors will OBJ
serve the start of Holy Week by
attending Palm Sunday services
today in local churches.
The traditional blessing and
distribution of palms will take
place in all Catholic and Episco-
pal churches, and in many
churches of other denominations.
In numerous churches tonight,
sacred cantatas will feature the
evening service.
Daily Services Planned
Today's extensive program of
worship services heralds an even
more active schedule for the COM
ing week, starting tomorrow and
continuing through Easter Sum-
day. High point of the week day
observances will be on Good
Friday. when many churches will
conduct services from noon to
3 pm. .,.
MONDAY services at Epiphany
Episcopal Church, 1917 G street
NV. tomorrow through Thurs
day.will find the Rt. Rev. Leland
w. F. Stark, Bishop Coadjutor
Of Newark. in the pulpit he occu-
pied five years before being con-
secrated a prelate in June, 1858.
Bishop Stark also will preach at
the $3.50 pm. service Wednesday.
DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo, professor
Of religion at George Washing
ton University, will be the first
speaker in the series of 1905
pm. services sponsored tomor-
row through Thursday by the
Washington Federation of
Churches in National Presby-
terrain Church. Eighteenth street
and Connecticut avenue NV.
DR.. Sizoo will speak tomorrow;
DR.. Clarence w. Crawford OF
Calvary Baptist Church, Tues
day; DR.. Carl Heath Kopf of First
Congregational Church, Wednes-
day, and the Rev. j. Artley
Leatherman of Hamline Meth
odist Church, Thursday.
Reformation Lutheran Church,
2l2 East Capitol street. will
continue its MONDAY Lenten
services this week. DR.. Walter
B. Freed of Luther Place Me-
mortal Lutheran Church will
speak at the 1910 pm. worship
tomorrow; DR.. George M. Doc
herty of New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, Tuesday:
DIR. Hirl A. Hester of Waugh
Methodist Church. Wednesday,
and DR.. Lawrence D. Folkemer
of the host church, Thursday.
Four Methodist leaders will
speak at MONDAY Holy Week
services tomorrow through
Thursday in the Simpson Me-
mortal Chapel at the Methodist
Building, 100 Maryland avenue
NE. DR.. Asbury Smith, district
superintendent of the Washing
ton East District, Methodist
Church. will speak tomorrow:
n. Stewart Patterson, executive
secretary, Methodist Commits
sion on Chaplains. Tuesday: DR.
Albert Shirley. pastor Of Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church.
Wednesday, and Chaplain Fred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Citizens Federation
Offers School Board
Appointment Criteria

The Federation of Citizens
Associations last night asked the
judges of the U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia to
consider the following criteria in
naming persons to the Board of
Education:
Experience with the public
schools; interest in all children;
evidence of interest in the city
by participation in community
activities, and geographical bal
ance.
A motion that would have
asked the judges to make public
the six leaders among the candi-
dates for the three vacancies in
the school board that occur every
year was sent to the education
committee.
30-Day Wait Proposed
Such a procedure would allow
interested citizens to object to
certain candidates. The names
should be announced not less
than 80 days before actual ap-
pointment, according to Joseph
A. Kaufman, who introduced
the motion.
School board members are
chosen by the Judges under pres.
ent law.
David Babp told the Fedora
ton he understands that one
judge, in effect, chooses the
board members and the others
go along with him.
Endorsement of a teacher pay
raise that would cost the Dis
trict an additional $50 million a
year was recommended by the
education committee. After a
long discussion Of the financial
aspects of this and other prob
able pay raises for District en-
ployes. the motion was referred
to a joint meeting Of the edu-
cation and the fiscal relations
committees.
Urge Two Psychologists
The original motion would
have supported S. 1898. intro
duced by three Senators, except
for the part that provides a raise
for the superintendent of
schools.
The Federation adopted a rec
ommendation of the education
committee which asks Congress
to restore $4,000 item in the
1856 budget to hire two clinical
psychologists for the school
system.
A 10 member committee,
headed by William j. Smith,
was appointed to publicize to
people in other Jurisdictions the
amount of taxation which Dis
trict residents pay. This plan
was approved at a meeting last
spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Alexandria Warrants Seek
Croven's Return in Staying

Steps were taken yesterday to
bring Charles Earl Craven back
to Alexandria for trial on charges
Of numbering his grandparents.
Certified copies Of murder
warrants against Craven were
sent by Alexandria police to
Jacksonville, Fla, where he is
being held in the Devon County
Jail. The 22-year-old grandson
was captured at Jacksonville
motel Friday by the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation on a fugi-
tive warrant.
In case Craven does not choose
to return to Alexandria yolun-
tarily, police plan to take the
next step Monday to force his
return. They will ask Gov. Stan
ley to issue a Governors arrest
warrant for Craven. which will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

II. Heather, associate secretary
Commission on Chaplains,
Thursday.
Alexandria Program Listed
Alexandria. Va, will hold its
traditional IN m u nifty Holy
Week services. at 1880 am, in
the Washington Street Methodist
Church. 100 South Washington
street. Judge Norris c. Bake of
Washington. former chief justice
of the Colorado Supreme Court,
will be the speaker tomorrow:
Henry H. Fowler. Washington
attorney, Tuesday: Jennings
Randolph, assistant to the presi-
dent. Capital Airlines. Wednes-
day, and Mrs. Theodore o. Wedel
of Washington, noted church
leader. Thursday.
Two Arlington churches will
hold services at IL noon each
day during Holy Week. Speakers
at the First Baptist Church
of Clarendon. North Highland
street and Wilson boulevard, will
be the Rev. H. S. Coffey of
Mount Olivet Methodist Church.
tomorrow; the Rev. William
Harrison. assistant at Rock
Springs Congregational Church,
Tuesday; the Rev. George Tit
man of st. Mary's Episcopal
Church. Wednesday: the Rev.
Philip Anstedt of Bethel Evan
gelical and Reformed Church.
Thursday, and the Rev. John D.
Raymond. associate pastor of
Westover Baptist Church, Friday.
Guest Speakers
At Trinity Episcopal Church,
South Wayne street and Column
bia pike, the speakers will be
the Rev. Len F. Stevens of Ar
lington Baptist Church, tomor-
row; the Rev. Robert Andrews,
assistant rector of st. Georges
Episcopal Church, Tuesday; the
Rev. Willard A: Pierce of Mount
Vernon Baptist Church, Wednes-
day. and the Rev. Paul Kavasch
of Our Saviour Lutheran Church,
Thursday.
Station WWDC will broadcast
series Of five-minute talks.
pointed toward emphasizing the
observance OF Good Friday, to-
morrow through Thursday. DR..
John G. Bowen, National Catho-
lie Welfare Conference, will
speak at 10 am. tomorrow;
Judge Edward M. Curran, U. S.
District Court for the District
of Columbia. at 10 am. Tues
day; Col William j. Moran,
headquarters chaplain. Military
District Of Washington. at l2:45
pm. Wednesday. and Judge Mary
Barlow, United States Municipal
Court, at Q pm. Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

be forwarded to the Governor of
Florida. This warrant will re-
quire an extradition hearing.
Craven is charged with Staying
Ernest c. Craven. 81. and his
wife Annie, 81. Their bodies were
found March % in the kitchen of
their apartment at 113 North Co.
lumbus street. Mr.. Craven had
been stabbed % times and his
wife had been stabbed seven
times. A medical examination
revealed they had been dead a
week or more.
Police began looking for the
grandson the day the bodies were
found. They learned that he left
home the day before. He lived
with his mother. Mrs. Douglas
Hall. at Ida in Fairfax County,
Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Bill Would Extend Vote
To Indian Head Workers

Legislation to permit residents
Of the Naval Powder Factory. at
Indian Head, Md, to vote will be
introduced in the House tomor-
row by Representative Landlord,
Democrat, Of Maryland.
Mr.. Landlord said such a law
is necessary because the vote
less residents there are not con-
sidered residents Of the State.
but of a Federal reservation, and
so are not eligible to vote.
The measure would "retrocede
to the State of Maryland exclu-
sive jurisdiction" held by the
United States over the reserva-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

general sales tax because it
would slice off a layer of take
home pay without the choice
afforded by the sales tax Of re-
ducing or postponing purchases.
Political influences have af-
fected practically every tax plan
Congress has ordered for the
District.
The general sales tax, for in
stance, was proposed seriously 10
years before 1t finally was adopt
ed. Pressure groups said it was
regressive and hit hardest those
in the low bracket incomes. There
was argument about that but
the District finally got it. mostly
as a matter of necessity for
funds.
Maryland and Virginia spokes-
men on Capitol Hill have given a
lot of time and thought to Dis
trict revenue problems but they
had no reason. other than pos
sibly philosophical ones, to OBJ
ject to District sales tax. Mary
land already had a 2 per cent
levy; Virginia none. To raise
retail costs here by such a tax
shouldn't hurt business in either
State.
And neither Maryland nor Vir-
GINA had any State-protection
reason to oppose a rise in the
District gasoline tax Ito equal
their six cents a gallon) because
their rates had been higher than
the Districts.
One of the key illustrations of
such political influences is in
volved in tougher income tax
law adopted for the District in
1912. North Carolinians dis
covered later that it hit a North
Carolinian furniture manufac-
turer who shipped his goods to
District customers.
r The legal question was where
the title to the goods was passed.
or did the profits constitute in
come from sources within the
DISTRICT" s
Spokesman for North Caro-
lima. as you might expect, won
that issue and the law was
amended. The same issue arose
later. in the 1949 income tax
revision, however, and there the
District tax collector won.
Tomorrow: The real estate
tax-Our most important single
source of revenue.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Eight Foreign Students
To Vacation in District

Eight Ohio Wesleyan Univer-
sity foreign students-three from
Korea. two from Spain, and one
each from Germany. Jordan, and
Persia-will spend their flve-day
Spring vacation here as guests
Of the local alumni association.
The visit will be launched with
dinner meeting of the alumni
group at $50 pm. tomorrow in
the list House Of Foundry Meth
odist Church, 1900 Sixteenth
street NV.
Other highlights Of the STU
dents stay viii be visit to Mount
Vernon, the White House. and
Capitol Hill.