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Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-19
Thomas TiIson deud after sunshot wound ut store

Saturday afternoon the mum erous friends of Thomas TilSon were shocked and saddened to hear oG his death, at 2:25 p. m. of a gunsIhoy wound. He was ia the back room of his store, Tilson & Sons, where he had gone to clean a rifle.
 A coroner's jury - composed of Frank Guertin, Russell Clith ero, Clarence Bands, Ben For bes, Charles Robitch and Clell Bird - was convened and, af- ter inspecting the premises, ad- jo11rned until Tuesday when complete medical evidence will be presented.
 Al the time of his death MT. Tilson was taking inventory of the merchandise of his store, which he had leased effective the first of the year.
 Mr. Tilson was born July III, 1899 at Bjaram, Norway lie came to Sitaa in Nov. 21, 1904 at the age of 10 years. with his parents [Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tilson, ST.
 
 He attended local schools and Whitworth College at Ia coma. Then he returned to Sitka and worked for w. F. Mills. Later he and James Ro- barxs purchased from Mr. Mills the Sitka Mercantile Co. which they operated as a part nership. MT. Robarts sold his interest to Mir. Tilson when he moved to California. number of years ago.
 For many years MT. Tilson owned and operated the Sltka Mercantile Co.,, then in the naid-4O's opened Tilson & Sons and closed the old store WhIcn was in the space now occupied by Triune Servie Co.
 He was a charter member oE the Sitka lodge, Loyal Order of Moose at the time of its formation in 1913. On Feb. Z, 1912, he wed MaIble McGraw oa Sitlca. He served as mayor of Sitka from 1889 to 1941, was a snember of the city coun cSl and later of the Sitka Pub lie Utilities board of control,
 Active in fraternal affairs, MT. Tilson was past governor and lyad served as secretary ot the S;tka Moose Lodge; a char ter gnex4aber of Sitka Elks lodge: $ member of Mt. Ver- stovia lodge, F & A M and Ma sonic bodies; and pas. presi- dent o4 the Sitka Rotary Club.
 During his youth he was one of the outstanding mem as.Aesssassssmsna.sA ~~-s~a~~~~~~~~,~~S-. <
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-19
Propose senators getone-thirdof of
 governors salary
by Florence Douthit

stale of Alaska will be paid an annual salary equal to one third of the governors salary if a proposal of the constitu- tional conventions legislative committee is written into the constitution being drafted here
 The convention is in recess now but the pay plan is ex- ,pected to Ibe the subject of heated debate when the 55 del 1 egates reasseanble Jan. 4.
 The committee, headed by Steve McCutcheon of Anchor age. explains its reasoning t(his way;
 Most states have not paid legislators respectable salaries and the citizens have often been disappointed when their lagisIla lors were not respect able either. Good salaries will not automatically produce good legislators; rather, they make their selection harder; poor salaries on the other hand tend 10 produce two types of legislators those who have private means and who are, consequently, likely to be up per class in their attitude, and those who are on the payroll of ran oed side interest and who are sent to the legislature to vote as that interest desires" Other commit. .ee recommen- dationS include:
 The senate of the Alaska legislature will contain not more than 20 members and the house not more than 40. Sena- ,.ors will be at least 25 years old, three year residents of All aska and. one-year residents of their districts. House members needed to be only 21 years old. The same resident require Tments apply as to the senate. The commit tee also propos- es that the legislature convene each year, with no limit on the length of session.
 The conventions executive committee also has proposals exped ed to furnish long hours 0- debate.
 One probably controversial recommendation is the require ment for secretary of state.
 The committee would re- quire that a governor be not less than 80 years old and an | Alaskan for seven years. His [ term would be four years and he would have to step down after the second term for at least four years.
 The secretary of slate, un- der the committee plan, would have the same qualifications. In addition, he would be lir!k- ed on the ballot to the govern or.
 The recommendation reads: ".. lthe electors, in cast ing their vote for governor, shall also be deemed to be cast ing their vote for the candi- date for secretary of state shown on the iballd. as running jointly with the respective candidate for governor Strong feelings on the sub. ject were expressed during . recent public hearing, Some felt the secrd.ary of state should he an appointive offic- ial; others felt he should Ibe ar elective officer, but not tied or the same ticket wi.h the gov ernOr.
 Belfores ending the conven-
 (continued on page three)
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10

Detroit.-The trend toward
"open living" in residential design
is being followed by "open travel
ing"
At least, this is suggested by
figures from the Chevrolet Motor
Division which show record-break-
ing convertible model activity.
According to T. H. Heating, gen.
eral manager of the company,
convertible output in the first six
months of 1866 model production
was approximately double the
1854 model experience.
GAS matter of fact" Heating
added "we have already produced
more convertibles than in the en-
tire model year of 1854"
Heating said that while the low,
fleet styling of 1866 models lent
itself particularly we'll to the lines
of the convertible, he did not feel
this the complete answer to boom
ing convertible demand. A wide
variety of new and livelier colors
and the enhancement of two-tore
vertical color application should
be given some credit, he declared.
The Chevrolet convertible is
available only in the Bel Air series.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10

amateur architect was DIR. Will
liam Thornton, a physician by
training. His plan was entered in
the Capitol competition of 1892
and earned him $500 and a city
lot. Washington and the master
architect, Thomas jefferson (de-
signer of Monticello, the Univer-
sity of Virginia and the Virginia
State Capitol) contributed broad
influences.
Washington laid the cornerstone
in 1898 against a backdrop of
bands and booming cannon. The
assemblage Toasted on barbecued
OK.
The Capitol rose by bits and
starts. During an early phase two
units were joined by rude wooden
walkway. Well-patronized public
springs lay in the open space.
After the structure was burned in
the War of 1872, a connecting ro-
tunda was added, displaying a low
copper-coVefeQ dome.
A City OF Itself
Senate and House chambers be-
came barracks for some of the
Unions first volunteer troops in
the Civil War. The basement
house flour brought from endan-
gered Georgetown bakeries. Over
head, meanwhile, workmen erected
the new high dome. It's dominating
Statue of Freedom created by
Thomas Crawford in Rome was
tremendously placed on top in late
1863. The witnessing throng then
viewed the Capitol as it appears
today.
The 9,O0O,000-pound "overhang-
ing dome" consists of two castiron
shells, one within the other to per-
NIT expansion and contraction. Its
surface is refreshed every four
years by 1000 gallons of paint.
Beneath the dome extend IA
acres of floor space, enriched by
murals and statuary. Along the
Capitol's mile of corridors are
some ABS rooms, as we'll as restau-
rants and kitchens, carpenter,
stationery and barber shops, ticket
and banking offices, a dispensary
and physicians quarters. Outside
stretch 131 acres-the "Hill' of
headlines.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
Convertible Popularity on Upgrade

Ranking high in Americas preference as the
open road of the year, the Bel Air convertible
Is an outstanding example of Chevrolet's COM
pIete 1855 styling transformation. Demand has
necesstated doubling 1854 production.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
ENGELHARD SCOUTS TO
HAVE CIRCUS SATURDAY

A Scout circus will be presented
in the Engelhard School Gymnas-
ium on Saturday, June II, at 1880
pm. by the Engelhard Cub Scouts
and Boy Scouts, and Saturday aft
ernoon at $3.50 there will be cir
Gus parade through Engelhard.
The circus will have many at
fractions, including animal acts,
clowns, peep shows, games of
skill, the fat lady, the giant, and
many others. Admission will be 35c
and zoe.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
MANTEO BOY SCOUTS WILL
HOLD CAMPFIRE JUNE Ii

Manteo Boy Scout Troop les
will hold a troop campfire next
Tuesday, June IA, at the Lost
Colony parking lot, opposite Fcrt
Raleigh.
The campfire will begin at 7:30
D. m. and will feature several
Indian dances by group of the
scouts. A short review of the troop
activities since its reorganizaticS
early this year, will be Civ
Several other patrol skits anu
individual stunts will be given.
All parents of the scouts, members
of the scout committee, and friends
are cordially invited to attend the
campfire. A weiner roast will be
a special feature of the program.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
GREAT CHANGES
CONTEMPLATED IN
THE u. S. CAPITOL

Washington.-After 90 years
without major architectural
changes, the United States Capt.
tol may be enlarged to provide
Congressman more space and its
famed dome more graceful set
ting.
If recommendations by Presi-
dent Eisenhower and the House of
Representatives materialize, the
buildings central east front will be
extended perhaps 40 feet, the Ma
tional Geographic Society says.
The extension would add some
AZ offices, two large hearing rooms
and another restaurant to the
presently cramped quarters. The
plan is to harmonic the central
front with the projecting Senate
and House wings. The dome would
lose the appearance of overhang-
ing the pillared east portico. Dur
ing a 1885 hearing on extending
the building legislator hkened
the landmark dome to a derby hat
with a crown overhanging the
brim.
Plan Is Old
In the early 1905 the Capitol
architect called extension of the
buildings central front an "achi-
tectural necessity" In 1905 a 40
foot extension was suggested. This
plan was mentioned by Mr.. Eisen-
hover in discussing the present
proposal. Visitors to the Capitol
may view a glass enclosed model
made in 10000 to illustrate re-
vamping of the portico.
Through the years, advocates of
aligning the east center and the
wings have contended that the
Capitol as it stands is incomplete.
Opponents have wanted the build
ing to remain unchanged as a his
torical monument.
The massive structure rose from
George Washington's wish for
Capitol embodying grandeur,
simplicity and convenience" Its
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10

when a stunning new Buick con-
vertible pulled on to the Hatteras-
Ocracoke ferry, and driver Clark
Dillon, of High Point, announced
that he was going to drive it down
the beach to Ocracoke. Said he had
always wanted to bring a car here,
ever since the Village streets were
paved two years ago. True, he had
to wait on the Ocracoke Island
side for low tide, but once the tide
got out far enough, Mr.. Dillon had
no trouble getting down to Ocra-
coke. He has been coming to Oera-
coke by boat ever since 1926. With
him at Silver Lake Inn is Billy
Willis of Hatteras.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10

PFC. IRA D. WILLIAMS, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitfield Williams
of Swan Quarter, is now serving
with the U. S. Army at Camp Bus
sas, France.
Pfc. Williams entered the Army
early in 1854, and received his
basic training at Fort Jackson,
S. C.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
ATTEND CAMP CAROLINE

Rev. Mr.. Huffman visited Camp
Caroline on Monday and took
Misses Judy Cahoon and Ivadel
Spencer, who will attend camp
there. Others from the Sunday
schools who are attending are
Misses Loye Midget, Rebecca
Hewitt, Natalie Huffman, Merle
Ann Harris.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10

No place in 1224-acre Mount
Mitchell state park, North Caro-
lima, is less than a mile above
sea level.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-10
ChevrOlets
special
hill-flatteners!
.z62Hp B
I8OHp B

See that fine fat mountain yonder?
You can iron it out, flat as a founder
-. and easy as whistling!
just point one of Chevrolet's special
hill-fatteners at it (either the 162-h.p.
''Turbo-Fire V8'' or the 18O-h.p. "Super
Turbo-Fire" =. and pull the trigger!
Barr-r-r-r-o-o-O-O-OOM! Mister, you
got you fat mountain!
:. !. At least it feels flat. For here are
engines that sing as sweetly as dynamo
-. built to pour out torrent of pure,
vibrationless power. Big-bore V8's with
the shortest stroke in the industry.
So most of the time they loaf. Even at
the speed limit they just dream along,
purring out fraction of their strength.
An engineer can understand why they
are SO hyper-efcient. But you don't have
to be an engineer to know that these are
the sweetest running V8's you ever
pioted. just come in and try one out!.
*0ptional at extra cost
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-07
PROPOSE HUGE CIVIC CENTER FOR CITY
Mayor, Council Hear
OF Plan for Combined
Hospital and Play Area

Plans for an ambitious Rock
vile civic center were placed be-
fore the Rockville Mayor and
Council Tuesday night as the an
swer to the growing recreational
and health needs of the City.
Proponents of the project,
which would ultimately cost hum
dreds of thousands of dollars,
were members of the Rockville
Board of Trade headed by Joseph
Steinberg and Yves Baxter, Pres
ldent and executive secretary.
In presenting the tentative
plan, the Board of Trade officers
made it clear that their proposal
was intended to tie in with the
need for such facilities as in
Dictated previously by the City
Administration and various civic
groups.
While initial efforts would be
concentrated on the construction
Of a recreation area and recrea-
tional facilities, the suggestion
ultimately emissions the addition
of educational facilities and
modern and fully equipped hospi-
tai.
Site of the new plant would be
the County Poor Farm-not in
use-adjacent to Monroe st. and
Seven Locks Rd. A large part
of the property is owned by
Montgomery County although it
lies within the Rockville City
limits.
In its presentation, the Board
noted that ''it is imperative that
if it (the poor farm. site) is to
be reserved as an area for health,
recreational and educational fac,
ilities, some action must be taken
now to forestall possible sale by
the County"
The tract, composed of 125
acres, viii be dlVlded by the new
Route 240. 1t is proposed to To-
cate the recreational facilities on
the Rockville side of the prop
erty. "At some future date" the
hospital would be located on the
other side
Reaction of the city officials
was generally favorable although
Councilman James Robertson OBJ
served that the location of the
area is such that it would be ac-
cessible to the majority of citi-
zens by car only. The City heads
will give their decision on the
matter on Apr u.
The poor farm was also the
subject of an appeal by Admiral
G. Roy Hartwig, County CD
head, who urged the City to back
the use of it by the Congressional
CAP squadron as a civil defense
Continued on Page d
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-07
State of Fire Emergency Is Seen In County
SelUer, Water
Master Plan
DraUs Favor

The Montgomery County Coun'
Gil this week gave the green
light to preliminary steps to-
ward development of master
sewer and water plan for the
entire county.
The action was taken at the
suggestion of County Health
Officer DR.. William ]. Peoples
who said a long range utility
plan is needed for the health of
the county.
The Council appointed County
Manager M. L. Reese to head
the study which will get under
way when the fate of Washing.
ton Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion legislation approved in An
napolis becomes clear.
Peoples recommended that the
survey be undertaken in coop
GRAFTON with the WSSC or by
the county alone if necessary.
The Council also, at the health
executives prompting, extended
the 1850 ordinance making dog
vaccinations mandatory.
In other developments the
Council approved renting of
cleaning equipment by Rockville.
The Council also deferred &C,
ton on the controversial recon
struction of Route 1913 through
Four Corners.
Two plans for the project We're
outlined by State Roads Commits
sion representatives for the
Council and a group of Four
Corners businessmen who have
been critical of the roads agen-
cy's current plans for the recon-
structed intersection of Old
Bladensburg IN d Colesville
Roads.
Under fire by community bust
ness interests and civic groups is
a SRC proposal to construct a
bypass for east-bound traffic
some $50 feet south of the pre-
sent intersection.
State road builders also offer
ed plan for widening the pre-
sent roadway to carry both east
and west bound lanes. The
second plan, said SRC Traffic
Director George Lewis, would
cost an additional $241,O00 be-
cause of more expensive right of
way acquisitions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-07
COuntyRa
Is in Touch ,
With Jupiter

Montgomery County residents
have "been in touch" with the
planet Juniper.
Radio astronomers of the Car
negie Institution of Washington
today announced that they have
detected intermittent radio waves
coming from Jupiter at their
station near Seneca.
This is the first recorded in.
stance of such waves being re-
ceived from one of the other
planets of the solar system.
DR.. Bernard F. Burke, a mem.
Der of the institutions depart.
ment of terrestrial magnetism,
and Dr. Kenneth l.. Franklin, a
research fellow of the institution,
reported their observations of
the phenomenon to the 92nd
meeting of the American Astro.
nomical Society, now in session
at Princeton.
The waves, which were OBJ.
served through tn Carnegie
Institutions large radio "tele.
scope" near Seneca were describ.
ed as having the appearance of
short random bursts of static
resembling thunderstorm inter-
ference on a broadcast receiver.
The signals are conspicuous at
a frequency of % megacycles and
are observed about one day out
of three during the six minutes
Jupiter is in the narrow beam
of the radio telescope, which
uses a mills Cross" antenna.
Extremely sensitive radio re.
cievers were used to measure
the radiation with this antenna,
which occupies a 96-acre field.
Jupiter is the largest of all the
suns planets, having an equa.
torial diameter of $500 miles
(as compared with the earths
diameter of 1927 miles,; and it
rotates on its own axis once
every 9 hours and so minutes.
Although the explanation of
the observed radio emission is
not known, the conjecture was
made that it might be caused by
disturbances in the atmosphere
of Jupiter similar to our thunder.
storms but on a much larger
scale.
The commencement of obser-
vations with the narrow beam
antenna at Seneca, with which
these observations were made.
was announced last August by
DR.. Vannevar Bush, president of
the Carnegie Institution of Wash.
ington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-07
Red Feather
Query Probes
Chests Value

In common with the donors to
the Community Chest in the Dis.
trict and Virginia, Montgomery
County residents this week were
receiving letters seeking to de-
termine the value of the com.
bined operation.
DR.. Hurst r. Anderson, chair.
man of the evaluation committee
said that the opinions and com
ments they hope to get in this
poll will be invaluable and help
full toward enabling the commit
tee to do its job.
The QUESTIONABLE principally
asks opinions and comments on
these four points:
DO you feel that the Fedora
ton plan of the six Chests has
been successful or unsuccess-
full; well understood or poorly
understOOd; well operated or
pOOTiy OpeFateu!
Do you believe that the pres.
ent FederatiOn's OrganizatiOnaI
structure should be changed?
Which of the following
changes do you believe should
be made: separation to the
point of having six unrelated
Chests; or unificatiOn to the
point of having one overall
Chest organization for the
whole National Capital Area,
or other suggestions.
Since 1850 "a sO.calIed United
Fund movement has developed
across the country. Are you
i'm favor of a United Fund for
the Washington metropolitan
area?
incorporated in May, 1916, the
Chest Federation brought togeth-
er the Chests of Alexandria, Arl-
ington, Fairfax, Montgomery,
Prince Georges and Washington,
DC. Developments and changes
since 1916, such as the shifts of
population, have given rise to
some concern among the mem
Der Chests.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-07
Five-Day Record of ia
Brush Burning Alarms
Brings Warning of Peril

Alarmed at the recent wave
of brush fires, county authorities
this week were considering an
appeal to the Governor for the
declaration of a state of emer-
gency which would prohibit all
refuse burning.
Within the last five days,
Montgomery County fire com.
panies have responded to ia
calls for brush and wood fires.
Many fire volunteers were re-
ported in state of near
exhaustion, and over 100 acres
of woodland in the area have
been burned over.
Charles M. Howe, County Fire
Marshall, said that he would
recommend that Gov. T. R. Nc
Keldin declare a state of emer-
gency in which all trash fires
would be prohibited in this dis
trict.
State law now permits trash
burning between the hours of
4 pm. and midnight. The law,
however, did not contemplate a
two-week dry spell such as the
county is now experiencing.
Although showers are fore
cast of the State within the next
two days, Howe and ST e
Forester A. j. Pickall united in
pointing out that soaking and
prolonged rains would be neces-
Sary to remove h e hazard
created by the two weeks of
drought.
Both officials also called on
the public to refrain from light
ing any trash fires. High winds
are particularly apt to send the
fire out of control, they said.
Records of the Fire Board at
Gaithersburg indicated that coun-
ty fire departments had respond
ed to II calls Friday, 48 calls
Saturday, "a on Sunday, II on
Monday and ID on Tuesday.
with this record of brush and
wood fires alone" Marshall
Howe told the SENTINEL, ut
is easy to see the load placed on
our departments. Volunteer
firemen work for a living at
their jobs and respond to fire
calls as good neighbors. Thought
less or careless brush burning
isn't fair to these men and the
standard of efficiency they have
set for themselves.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-07
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL)

ANNAPOLIS - With nine
measures already signed by the
Governor and more than two
dozen others approved by both
houses of the Legislature, the
Montgomery County delegation
concluded one of its busiest Gen.
eral Assembly programs in years
this week as the gavel raped the
end of the 1855 Legislature.
A majority of the proposals
related to the two bi.county
agencies that vitality affect the
economic and political life of
Montgomery and Prince Georges.
But perhaps the most impor.
tant legislation enacted were
those which set up a Peoples
Court and a Juvenile Court to
replace the magistrates system
that has for so many years been
handing down justice in the
counties of the State.
The Montgomery plan, already
partially accepted by Baltimore
County, is believed to be a blue.
print for abolishing the Trial
Magistrates system throughout
Maryland in years to come. 1t
represents an opinion which is
gaining increasing weight that
the Magistrates system had been
outmoded by the mounting load
Of work that faces police courts,