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Evening star., 1955-02-24
$3.50, 900 in Bonds Sold
By Sanitary Commission

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission sold So
100000 in bonds today in two
issues which brought close bid
ding from two New York invest
ment houses.
The largest issue Of $8.8 mill
lion for general construction.
water supply. storm drainage
and sewage disposal projects in
nearby Maryland. went to Blyth
81 Co. and associates for an ay-
erage net interest rate of 2.975
per cent.
The second issue of $950,000
for additional water bonds and
two series of refunding bonds
was sold to Phelps, Fem & Co.
and associates at an average net
interest rate Of 2.87 per cent.
Evening star., 1955-02-24
Eisenhower 10 Spend
Week End at Retreat

President Eisenhower plans to
join Mrs. Eisenhower at Camp
David. their Catoctin Mountain
retreat near Thurmont, Md. to-
morrow afternoon for a week
end away from Washington.
Mrs. Eisenhower, accompan-
led by her motor. Mrs. John s.
Doud, and her sister, Mrs. Cor
don, Moore, arranged to drive to
Camp David today.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said he as
sumed the Eisenhowers would
inspect work on their new farm
home near Gettysburg, Pa, dur
ing the week end. The farm
home is reported nearly ready
for occupancy,
Mr.. Hagerty served fiat notice,
however, that newspaper re-
porters and photographers would
not be admitted into the home.
He said it is the first private
home ever owned by the Presi-
dent, and there would be mo
inspection of the house."
Evening star., 1955-02-24
Wilson Presents
Zoo With Pair of
Japanese Chickens

Secretary Of Defense Wilson
disclosed today that he is giving
the National Zoo here a pair of
long-tailed chickens from Japan.
He said he is naming the
chickens George and Martha be-
cause they arrived on George
Washington's Birthday.
Mr.. Wilson recalled that on a
trip to Japan he admired some
stuffed chickens in the Emperor'S
museum. He said he was noti-
fed Tuesday that the Japanese
Ambassador is presenting him
with a pair of similar. but live
chickens.
Mr.. Wilson told of the incident
at a breakfast meeting of the
Supreme Council of the Order of
De Molay at the Statler Hotel
which President Eisenhower also
attended.
Evening star., 1955-02-24

received honorable mentions
under a gold medal award pro-
gram set up by Congress for mer-
itorious service by policemen and
firemen.
The District Commissioners,
at their regular semiweekly
meeting this morning, ordered a
letter of sympathy and condo
lence sent to Capt. Flaherty's
widow, Florence.
Surviving in addition to his
parents and widow are a daugh-
ter, Mrs. James McChesney. of
1911 Fourteenth place Sc, a
son, George r., jr., of the home
at 3315 Eleventh place Sc; a
grandchild. and two brothers,
John, of 1926 M street Sc. and
Bernard, of 1919 Fifth street Sc.
Evening star., 1955-02-24
Firemen Brondish
Axes and Hoses
In Wrong Office

Hose-and-ax welding firemen
who charged into the basement
Of a downtown K street office
building this morning found they
were six blocks off their course.
They were supposed to have
gone to 2007 K street NV. In
stead they went to 1407 X. .
1t wasn't their fault, the dis
patcher's Office said. A telephone
caller gave the department the
bum steer, and a few moments
later phoned in the correct ad-
dress, to which the fire COM
panies repaired with utmost dis
patch.
The firemen found a defective
oil burner at 2007, a furniture
store. and a number Of fiustered
ofice-building occupants at l407.
Evening star., 1955-02-24
Fire Causes Cutoff
Of Street Lighting
And Traffic Signals

Downtown traffic signals and
street lights were knocked out
as a result of the fire in the
TOO block Of Seventh street NV.
early today.
Most of the darkness in the
downtown area stemmed from a
request by firemen that electric
ity at a substation near the fire
be cut off.
The danger Of electrocution
arose as water accumulated
around the station. Some of the
firemen were climbing atop the
two-story station as a vantage
point for fighting the fire.
Pepco officials said 81 circuits
from the substation fed street
lights in the downtown area.
They expected all the lights to
be functioning normally again
tonight.
Traffic signal trouble was ex-
perienced for another reason,
and caused some confusion be-
fore all were blinking properly
again this morning.
Fire officials asked that the
en-amber-red signals be con-
tinued after am, when they
usually shift to a blinking amber.
This was to help with the flow
of traffic attracted by the fire,
and prevent traffic tie-ups.
Allowing the three-way lights
to continue apparently threw
off the mechanism so that, after
they finally were switched to
amber alone, many of the lights
failed to revert back to green,
amber and red at Z am.
Consequently, many lights
were out in an area roughly
bounded by Pennsylvania avenue
and N street and by North Capt.
tai street and Washington Circle.
District employees worked on
the trouble at once and by 7:15
am, all were functioning again.
Evening star., 1955-02-24

ident of the association.
Other officers elected were
John Rous, Associated Press.
treasurer. and George Tames,
New York Times, secretary.
Those who will serve on the
executive board are Clarence Ell
lis, Warner Pathe News; Hugo
johnson, Paramount; Byron Rol-
Inns, Associated Press, and AL
onso Muto, International News
Photos.
The new officers, will be in
stalled on March 10. when the
association will be host to Presi-
dent Eisenhower at its annual
dinner in the Hotel Statler.
Evening star., 1955-02-24
Mother Hoped Capt. Fioherty
Would Never Be a Fireman
Father Commanded
5th Police Precinct
Until AT Retirement

When George r. Flaherty came
downtown "a years ago to take a
test on his fitness to be a fire.
man, his mother told a friend
who was going along:
II hope you pass, but I hope
George fails"
1t worked the other way. The
friend failed and young George
Flaherty-whose father already
was on the way up as a District
policeman-passed.
Early today, Capt. Flaherty.
who had made the fire depart
ment his life. died of smoke ex-
haustion while leading his men
in battling a stubborn flve-alarm
blaze at TOO d street NV.
Washington Native.
Capt. Flaherty had lived all of
his Is years in Washington.
His father is John Flaherty.
who retired eight years ago as
commander of the fifth precinct
after 40 years. service with the
Police Department.
Capt. Flaherty attended st.
Peters Parochial School and
Gonzaga High School. At the
time he joined the Fire Depart
ment, he was taking courses at
the knights of Columbus Law
School.
: His mother, Mrs. Blanche
Flaherty of 1919 Fifth street
Sc. said Capt. Flaherty was a
devoted family man and that
his principal interest after that
was his job as a fireman.
He joined the department in
May, 1881.
In April, two years ago, the
Friendship Fire Association, an
organization of fire buffs. hon.
ored him as the first combina-
tion Policeman-Fireman of the
Month.
Seized Suspect.
Earlier, in 1943, he and his
engine company responded to a
false alarm at Vermont avenue
and K street NV. On the scene,
a Marine told the captain he
had seen a man sound the alarm.
Capt. Flaherty raced after the
auto described by the Marine,
who had meantime leaped aboard
the fire engine to assist. Near
Thomas circle NV, the" sus-
pect stopped his car for a traffic
light, and Capt. Flaherty blocked
it off with his fire engine. The
man was arrested and forfeited
collateral.
In 1949 he was cited under a
special act of Congress for a
rescue of three children from a
burning home at 313 o street
S.W. on March 6 of that year.
Entered Burning House.
He and Pvt. Henry w. Lange,
both then with No. z Engine Co..
entered the burning second floor
bedroom and found five colored
children huddling under q bed.
Capt. Flaherty gathered up three
Of them and carried them out,
and Pvt. Lange carried the other
two to safety.
Capt. Flaherty and Pvt. Lange
Evening star., 1955-02-24
Fire Captain Killed,
Is Injured Battling
D Street Blaze
Star stat, Photo BY Paul schm,ek.
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the billowing smoke and pouring
out the upper floors of the two
buildings.
About 2 am, when smoke
! grimed, weary flremen thought
they had the upper hand, flames
belched anew from the rear of
the shoe repair store and addi-
tional hose lines were pulled to
the new danger point.
Under Control at 2:3O.
1t was under control about 30
minutes later-at 2::30 am.
1T was tough as hell" said
Fire Chief Millard Sutton, q
veteran of many of them.
The Metropolitan Police dis
patcher, from a vantage point
on the fourth floor of the Mu-
nicipal Center, was virtually
looking down into the blaze.
Because of the intense smoke
and small show Of fire itself, one
dispatcher called it "the LATEST
fire I ever saw"
Deputy Police Chief William
Cunningham, at the height of
the blaze, ordered patrol wagons
from four precincts to bring their
stretchers for use in event more
firemen were felled than am
balances could handle.
All scout cars were told to
pick up as many foot patrolmen
as they could and bring them
to the fire area. More than 40
were handling the crowd and
traffic attracted to the scene.
At one point, as glass began
popping out of the buildings, all
persons except f1remen were or
dered from the blocked street.
Three aerial ladders were up on
the D street side; two more on
the Seventh street side.
3 Doctors on Scene.
Three doctors, including Dep
uty Coroner Richard M. Rosen-
berg, were on the scene as were
members of the Friendship Fire
Association with traditional cof-
fee.
Firemen admitted to Emer-
gency Hospital for treatment of
smoke inhalation were:
1t. Harry Winters. As, 4036
Second street S.W., of Truck Co.
/; r. o! Bowsher, AZ, 3038 M
street Sc, of Engine Co. s, and
Leo Raulerson, 33, "a Duvall
street Sc, of Engine Co. 3.
They were reported in good con-
dition.
Among those treated for
smoke inhalation or injuries
were:
Pvt. Harry Gates. %. 1884
East Capitol street, of Rescue
Squad l, inhalation.
Pvt. H. e. Krug, 2s. 1916 Mon
roe street NE, Of Rescue Squad
/. inhalation.
j, A. Bladen, of 1929 Thirty
second street Sc, Of Engine Co. !
6, inhalation.
1t. c. J. Short. As, Of 2705 |
Thirteenth street NE, of Engine
Co. 4. cut left hand.
Charles M. Chamberlain, AZ |
6709 Amman drive. Fairway Hills. |
Md, aide to Deputy Chief Carl
Poole, sprained ankle.
Evening star., 1955-02-24
Miss Hill Disopproved
Home Rule Measure

Miss Cornelia Hill, represent
ing the District Federation of
Women's Clubs, appeared Tues
day before a Senate hearing on
the Washington Home rule bill.
She expressed disapproval of the
bill. In yesterdays home edi-
ton of The Star a typographical
error made it appear that she
expressed approval" Of the bill.
although the remarks quoted
from her testimony were in op-
position to the bill.
Evening star., 1955-02-24
SaIk Vaccine Program
For D. c. Pupils Gets
Conditional Approval

The District Commissioner.
today gave conditional approva.
to a program to administer Salk
polio vaccine to more than 28.-
900 first and second grade Dis
trict school children this spring
No child would be given the
vaccine without his parents ap-
proval.
The Commissioners acted on
the recommendation of Public
Health Director Daniel L. Seek
niger, who said the polio will be
supplied free by the National
Foundation for Infantile Para
lysis If a current study of the
vaccine's effectiveness. sched-
uled to be completed in April
is favorable.
DR.. Seckinger urged that the
District set up the machinery to
administer the inoculations be-
fore the findings of the report
by DR.. Thomas Francis, jr., OF
the University Of Michigan, are
announced.
He said that if the city waits
to organize the program until the
report comes out, it will be too
late to do the job and to get
the free vaccine. ..
He said the cost of the pro-
gram to the District would be
$4,000 for equipment and sup
plies other than the vaccine.
Warned by Director Schuyler
Lowe Of the Department of Gen.
eral Administration that the
District budget cannot provide
the funds, DR.. Seckinger ir1di-
Gated the money can be squeezed
out of his own departments
allowance for the year.
Or. Seckinger said the vaccine
will be administered only to
eligible children whose parents
request It by signing cards which
will be distributed through the
schools.
Also. he pointed out. the pro-
gram will be put into effect only
if the vaccine is licensed by the
Federal Government following
announcement of the findings
in the April report.
Evening star., 1955-02-24
John N. Stoy Appointed
To Accountuncy Bourd

John M. Stoy of 1896 Duvall
drive, Westmoreland Hills, Md.
today was sworn in as a member
of the three-man Board of Ac-
countancy of the District of
Columbia by Godfrey M Thor
nett, secretary of the Board Of
Commissioners.
A partner in the firm of Stoy-
Malone & Co., Mr.. Stoy is a
graduate and former instructor
of Southeastern University. He
is also former president of the
D. C. Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.
Evening star., 1955-02-24
Shoh and Queen Making
OfficiuI Visit to Bonn
By the Assoeicted Press

HAMBURG, Germany, Feb.
"a. - Shah Mohammed Reza
Pahlevi of Iran and Queen
Soraya. whose mother is Ger
man, arrived yesterday for their
first official visit to West Ger
many.
After visits in Bonn with
President Theodor Heuss and
Chancellor Korad Adenauer. the
couple will vacation in the Black
Forest and Bavarian Alps.
Evening star., 1955-02-24
Behavior Study
Unit Will Open
American u.
Social Dotu Research
Now Is Sponsored
By Is institutions

A branch of an inter-univer-
sity center of research on the
humanness of human beings is
to be inaugurated tomorrow at
American University.
1t is Human Relations Area
Files, Inc. established at Yale in
1949. It is sponsored by 16 UNI
versities extending from New
England to Hawaii.
The organizations aim Is to
simplify the problem Of finding
out why various humans behave
the way they do. Since the COM
plex animal that is man cannot
be explained by anthropology
alone, the research cuts across
the various branches of the So
cial sciences. Factual data on
human behavior then is organ
lied in a modern filing system
at each of the member univer-
sites.
University Officials Invited.
President Hurst r. Anderson
of American University an
nounced that the presidents Of
seven universities and officers of
a number of learned societies
have been invited to the in
auguration ceremonies at 8 pm.
tomorrow on the university
campus. The universities whose
presidents have been invited are
Catholic, Georgetown, George
Washington, Howard and Johns
Hopkins Universities and the
Universities of Maryland and
Virginia.
While Human Relations Area
Files is concerned with the study
of human behavior generally, its
chief emphasis at this time is
the study of foreign peoples. In
this connection President An
derson said:
"The American University,
long aware of its particular duty
and opportunity in the field Of
political science, is turning
more and more toward the es-
tablishment of a specific school
of international studies. We be-
lieve that the establishment of
this extraordinary research CEN
ter at American University will
prove to be a large step in that
direction"
Eiltfre Books Annotated.
Under the projects system en-
tire books are annotated ac-
cording to subject, reproduced by
q new: electrical device and the
reproduced pages are then filed
according to numerical fling
system. It is said to take no
longer to pick out a sheaf of $50
notes on a subject than to OBJ.
tain one.
Donald H. Hunt, for four years
chief of the social relations sec
ton Of the Library of Congress,
is director of the American Uni
versity branch. He has a home
in Rockville and is chairman of
the Montgomery County Board
of Recreation.
Evening star., 1955-02-24
Red-on-White
Maryland Car Tags
For 1856 on Sale
Nv fha Associated prs,s

by me Assoeidfed PFess
BALTIMORE, Feb. "a
Maryland's new 1866 auto
mobile license tags are on
sale.
The new white plates with
red numerals may be dis
played on cars on and after
March l. Every car must
have them before 1901 am.
on April /.
The Department Of Motor
Vehicles started mailing out
application forms for the
new tags on Monday and had
that part Of its annual job
mostly out Of the way by
yesterday.
Evening star., 1955-02-24

and what doth the Lord re-
quire of thee, but to do justly, and to
love mercy, and to walk humbly with
thy God?"
These words have always been
close to my heart. They define, in
such simple terms, just what God
wants us to do.
All too often we tend to forget
God. We allow the hustle and hustle
of everyday life to push Him aside.
Micah is telling us that God loves
us and wants us to follow His ways.
Lite is not to be judged by
mans material wealth, honor or
Evening star., 1955-02-24
100000

Two-year total $1,l50,0 900
Although the budget sent to
Congress in January showed an
outright deficit of $3.50, 900, it
also lacked 81 million reserve
which normally is provided to
cover requests for supplemental
appropriations. Thus, Mr.. Spen-
Ger has conceded that the deficit
might be stated as 81 800 900.
The figures released yesterday
would still leave $4,000 to go
in wiping out this overall deficit.
Evening star., 1955-02-24

at an election
meeting held
last night at
Caruso's Ital-
ia n ReStau-
rant, 437 Elev-
enth tire e t
NV.
He succeeds
A n t h o n y
Muto, Wash
ington man.
q g er, F OK
M ov / e t on e
News, who au-
tonat ically
A->--.1. .>z
Evening star., 1955-02-24
White House Lensmen
Elect Henry Burroughs

Henry Burroughs Of the As
sociated Press, was elected vice
president of the White House
News PHOTOGRAPHERS Association
Evening star., 1955-02-24

achievements We must all be humble Just and love mercy
These words guide to everyday living That's why
SO many thousands of women have found them
comfort, strength and hope.
Tomorrow Dr. Edward l. r. Elson.
Evening star., 1955-02-24
A Thunght fur Tnhay
Lenten Reflections by People You Know
By }. Edgar Hoover
Director Of the Federal Bureau Of Investigation

from the Bible that is very meaningful me
Micah, v8. find that have used it number of times
in addressing school and college groups express
philosophy Of life that all follow It reads:
Evening star., 1955-02-24
EstilrlafedFunds
Show D. Can
Erase Deficit
$1.15 Million Rise
In Revenue Not Yet
Official, However

District budget officials yes
terday produced a breakdown Of
figures designed to show that the
city now knows where it will get
enough money in the next 16
months to wipe out a $860,000
deficit in the proposed budget for
the next fiscal year.
Testifying yesterday before q
Senate committee, Commissioner
Samuel Spencer said the District
expects to receive $1,150,000
more revenue during the next 16
months than it expected last
month.
Explaining the figure, budget
officials pointed out it is not an
official estimate approved by
the Federal Budget Bureau. Such
an estimate" they said, will
not be made until a conference
with the Federal authorities
sometime In March or April.
Death a Factor.
At present, therefore, they in.
sisted, the figure is both unoffi-
cial and somewhat speculative.
The biggest item contributing to
1t is an anticipated increase of
100000 this fiscal year in in
heritance and estate taxes, which
depend on how many people die
and how wealthy they are.
Inheritances and estate taxes
were originally estimated to yield
SIS million in fiscal year 1855,
which ends next June 30. The
anticipated increase would bring
this figure to $1.9 million. No
change has been made, however,
in the SIS million yield for fiscal
1856.
Anticipated revenue from the
cigarette tax also was boosted
100000 for each year, from $1.o
million to 50 million.
Figures Form Up.
Budget officials pointed out
that revenue estimates become
more and more dependable
throughout the year as actual
tax returns roll in month after
month. Thus, early estimates are
revised to conform more closely
to the facts which are develop
ing.
Tabulated, the increases for
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-10-03

authorities and Red Cross units to lend evacuation assistance.
 Rains swept over central western and northern Oklaho- na.. spilling wattrs over creek beds and forcing the close of four state roads. Kingfisher re- eestered the states heaviest rainfall, almost five inches.
 Early morning falls in the southwest rain belt showed ac- cumulations of more than half an inch at Oklahoma City, Alb ilene, Texas, and Richston, s. D. Hobart, Okla, measured the. most .81 inches.
 General rains of the past sev tral days in the Carolinas and sections of the southeast ended today except for scattered traces.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-10-03

A huge 1,6OO pound dolphin knocked out one man and roughed up 20 more before 1t finally was cluibbed to death in bloody so minute fight to- day.
 Fishermen discovered the ponderous sea mammal, more than 15 feet from head to tail threshing about in shallow water behind a sand bar.
 Two waded in and tried to lasso it. The dolphin knocked one cold with massive wal lop of its tail and partially stunned the second.
 Eighteen other fishermen jumped into the fray. The giant fish knocked them about in the surf for 30 minutes be- fore it was killed.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-10-03
Record breukinq floods grow graver ut 1ampico

TAlN1PICO, Mexico (4) Tam pico's record breaking floods grew graver today as the wat CTS crept over the remaining dry areas of the city at the rate of two inches an hour.
 Hurricane Jlanet's rains have added to the floods from two previous hurricanes last mon tn. The water rose foot and
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-10-03
Weather

tern Kanas were hard hit by the rain. Coffeville and Inde- pendence both reported more than AZ inches.
 Heavy rains, meanwhile, forced the evacuation of more than 75 persons from lowlands in the southern section of Ok lahoma City last night The deluge pushed the North Ca nadian River two feet above flood stage, prompting civil
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-10-03
Daily Sifko Sentinel 6 Arrowhead Press
 -ase Fouf Monday, October B.

a half between midnight and nid-morning.
 Mexico's death toll in the wake of Janet now is 209. More than 1000 persons were injur ed and at least 100000 home less. Greatest number of deaths was on the Yucatan peninsula, where 200 lost their lives and four town were leveled.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-10-03
WORLD SERIES

WORLD SERIES
 Five Game Totals Paid attendance .... 235, 1928 Net Receipts y. S1 ,5l8,874.ol Players Share Qfirst four games
 only) - $654, ,843 .59.
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24
BafesYiIIe

jeff Petty received a telegram
Tuesday morning. stating that his
sister, Miss Goldie Petty had
passed, Jeff and his niece, Mrs,
Dorthel Webster left Tuesday mite
for Ohio -. Rev. and Mrs Dan
lei received kilograms that their
son was i'll in a hospital in Cal
ifornia Bethel AME Mission
airy served ice cream last week
on the lawn Mr. MeSpaddent
Mrs V, MeSpadden, mother; Mrs
Idle Woods and Mrs. Claudia
Stevenson went to Newport to
attend the Eastern Star meeting
They report a wonderful trip ,
Stewardess board, No, 2. held a
meeting at the home of Mrs. Cora
Brown, Wednesday Refreshments
were served , On the sick list
are, Annie Olsis, l.. Thomas and
X. Daniel f. ID, Stone and
Sam Finley, left recently for Ohio
to visit his son. Sam Finley, jr
Arkansas State press., 1955-06-24
Asian Medic Unit
Needs Help

a highway built for war will
serve to bring heahh to the peo-
pile living in the wild Simla-Tib-
ct border region of India, said
Mrs. Alice Vidato, Sabbath school
superintendent of the Seventh
Day Adventist church, Saturday
la announcing special 18th
Sabbath mission offering for
Southern Asia, the superintendent
stated that a portion of the Of
fesing would go to finance a mo-
bile medical unit to operate along
the new hiway,
There has been no medical
service in the wilderness country
in the past, Mrs, Vidato pointed
out, The hospital at Simlo has
provided the only medical serv-
ice available to the people, Be-
fore this, people have walked
sick for 100 miles to receive
treatment II is the duty of Chris
tianS to help those who cannot
help themselves to live to be
healthy.
Florine Johnson, church re-
porter.