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Evening star., 1955-10-09

street Of town and. on warm
nights. with all the win
dows open. Welk's music and
the sound Of bouncing feet
could be heard for blocks
throughout the city. When my
younger brother was born in
1885, we had a maid for a few
days. No matter what she was
doing at noon. she would dash
to the front room and guard
WNAX with her life while
Weik was on :"
ROSS HoRNING.
I'd like to thank the Welk
fans who wrote in to supply
information about the band
leader. Josphine Burke also
sent in q clipping from her
home town newspaper the
Daily Argus Leader Of Sioux
Falls, which contains an art-
Gle revealing that Welk's oldest
daughter. Shirley, lives In
Washington with her husband,
who Is interning at George
town. In his letter. by the way.
MIR. Horning wonders how II
Is possible for Don George 10
be given composing credit for
1.-THE Yellow Rose Of Texas"
when the song Is over 100
years old and Is In public do
main. He adds that he hasn't
seen any acknowledgement on
either Georges or Mitch Mil
ler's part that Richard Bales
revived the number by includ-
ing 1t In "The Confederacy. J"
Dear Mr.. Harrison:
What happened TO the
Webb Pierce Show? I did not
see It listed. VIII It be on
again?"
ELIZABETH GRAIN.
ct win be on again Tues
day. WMAL-7. but its future
is doubtful. The station now
has . three-hour hillbilly jam
boree on Saturdays. plus Red
Foley's show, plus the upcom-
ing Grand Ole Opry next Sat
urday. Not to mention Jimmy
Deans own daily hoedown.
You'd have to admit that this
cotton-picking channel is do
ing its share for country music.
= 4 +
Dear Bernie:
II generally agree with your
comments but I must take ex-
ception to Heidi The title
role definitely called for q
younger girl and while JEANNE
Carson is most attractive, there
wasn't q moment when / wasn't
aware Of her age and ma
turity. only grandfather
seemed really right. Maybe
someday they'll find q small
girl with enough ability to
play Heidi - which will be
about the time when I can
afford to pay for q color set,
I hope"
MARY r.
Il guess I just go for bigger
girls.)
Dear Bernie:
do you really believe SO
million viewers watched The
$4,000 Question one night?"
r. T.
cts my feeling that there
Is never o time Of day when
there are that many Ameri-
cans with even their eyes open.
The audience must have been
way up in the millions. though
1T was the show on which
the Marine was going for the
fanky0fN
Evening star., 1955-10-09
STRICTLY a FAMILY AFFAIR

Dale Turner is one Of the featured entertainers ap
pearing on the new three-hour ''Town and Country
Jamboree telecast Saturday from 10 pm. to am
over WMAL-TV from Turner's Arena. And nobody
has better right to sing there than Dale, grand
daughter OF one-time wrestler and promoter, Joe
Turner whose arean bears his name
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
DeBuiis Pays tribute
10 Big saeriiices Of
Southern 5 Pioneers

Men who helped put together
.rd Asvs,cr 81. southern pat,.
way 70. iIon more tnsu = nun
dred Individual railroad lines
made great sacrifices TO make
their dreanx come true declared
-. -. $500. -.
r;oht
A. /. rat,ona, Newco,nen SEQ.
,.tv d;rrsr 81 the Mey4ower
r I horor,rg ths so,,thern and
a. ,,,cr.ar. A. nsn,,tt. 80
sc,.,,,s.s X. ..r,s,, - v;s,c,,1 .s,,o
S, ,.ny a. -. .v.ta 49,. = $500
Ammo thsse he mentioned
c.1.,;,s n,s,.as Sns.,~.- - 49,
MI, f,arnI;,,s $3.50 s,,,c ... 49,
NcsS |. rc,,t;csI carssr Nj 1910 Il
hacs ~ h,,,sd,, - ~ : :. ,.ssIr s a
frrrc Sscldsnor. II rshs,srtts -. - :.
re aIsc r,aid trih,,te 70 TrsS,er6
Al Ferr,,snn fo,nier ~ the r.ir n
cinnati Sm,therr who r;skad
ren,,tat;on snS fcrt,,ns gs;airo
nasssre ~ a. at enah,i S the
Citv n cincinnat, "a enance
construction Of the railroad. an
,nvestM . when mas Welded
e.iat c,sy Mote tiian POO Mliilon
SiiicS 1901.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. April l H,. Foreign
EXCHANGE rates follow. Great. Britain Ii
dollars, Others in cents tunchansed un-
In New York open market. / 2b-32 pei
Europe--Great Britain. pound. 2.T9ss;
ss sa ~ aS'aI +. so.ds,. q 7sN s 81
sSs: western Germany. deutschs marx.
23; 81; Holland. guilder. 6.33la, Oh
$50: Sweden, krona. 10 "a: Switzerland,
FRANC. free. 1884; Denmark. krone.
Latin America -Argentina. free. "a;
Brazil free. 1.25: Mexico. Sol; vene-
zuela, bolivar, 5000.
Far East Hong Kong dollar. 17.bO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
Optimistic for Pontiac

manager II
TIE division
here toriav
4 4 ressing
more tlnan 200
$500. ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01

most agrees
sive advertise
ing and pro-
motion pr o.
gra m ever
conducted by
p kard in
this area.
Dan OMad-
igan. general
sales manager
Of Packard
d 1 v i 5 ION.
S tud ebaker-
p q c k q r d
C o r p. will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
D. c. Area Store Sales Lag
2 Pct. Behind 7o54in Week

when it started its first Coop
Market In Greenbelt. Md.
With markets now operating
also in Takona Park and Whea-
ton. members stock reached Q
new high Of $482. $50 at the years
end, compared with 1895 800 q
year earlier and s6.700 ct the
end Of 1910. The annual refund
rose to- $55.400 from $751; 900 In
1858 and $1,000 in 1910.
Signed BY President Walter j.
Bierwagon and General Mama
ger Samuel F. Ashelman, IT., the
report pointed out that the
mortgage on the Greenbelt mar
ket was completely paid OF In
1854 and all opening expenses at
Wheaton were written OF.
Optimistic for Pontiac
Sales OF Pontiac Motor Divi-
sion. General Motors Corp, win
reach q record Of SOC, 900 in 1855.
declared II. w. Crawford, gem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
Collections improve

Collections Of Washington area
department stores In February
were substantially ahead Of a
year ago, the bank reported.
Those on charge accounts
amounted to 49, per cent Of
February receivables. while
those on installment accounts
were l4.3 per cent Of February
/ receivables. The figures for
February last year were 38.6 per
cent and lis per cent. respec-
lively.
These also were well ahead Of
the figures for the entire Fifth
Reserve District, which were 40.2
per cent and 1876 per cent.
Inventories OF the Washington
area stores on February % were
a per cent above q year earlier,
while untitled orders for new
merchandise were down 6.8 per
cent,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
By DONALD B. HADLEY

Department store sales In the
Washington Metropolitan Area
last week trailed Z per cent be-
hind the like 1854 week. despite
o gain Of 3 per cent from the
previous week. the Federal Re-
serve Bank Of Richmond reported
today.
Area sales In four weeks ended
March Is were 6 per cent ahead
Of q year ago and for the year
to date were up 5 per cent. A
factor In the gains was an earlier
Easter.
Excluding suburban branches.
sales of downtown stores alone
also were Z per cent behind q
year ago last week. despite q 2
per cent gain from the previous
week. Their four weeks sales
were 4 per cent above . year ago
and volume for the year to date
were 2 per cent higher.
FOR the entire 5th Reserve Dis
trict, Of which this area is q part.
last weeks sales were per cent
above q year ago and per cent
above the previous week. -Four
weeks sales were up 8 per cent
and those for the year to date
were Z per cent higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
Bank Looms Still Rise

Outstanding loans of IL re-
serve member banks in Wash
ington reached a new high for
the second week in a row
and aggregated $443.675.000 on
March 90.
The new record was up ST.
$4,000 from q week earlier
and compared with $3.50, 469. 900
q year earlier.
Commercial loans also moved
up to $197. 49, 900, gain of
$2.742.O00 from q week earlier
and compared with $l62,212 900
on the same 1854 date.
Real estate loans Of $l29. $685.
00e were up $l94, 900 in the week
and compared with SILT, 1909. ! 900
q year ago. Other loans. mostly
consumer loans. totaled $780,
3ss 900. down $352,000 in the
same week. but still ahead Of
1)4.41z.00O a wear earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01

SCAA\AASt 5eAAS
meeting, with the assistance Of
William e. Macke, director Of
merchandising; John A. Conner.
sales promotion manager; Eu-
gene B. Rebhan, national used
car manager, and Ross H.
Schroeder. assistant Packard line
sales manager.
One phase of the new program
calls for a so per cent increase
in newspaper advertising In the
next three months alone.
Venture in FL Salvador
wilkins Coffee Co. has joined
nine other coffee roasters. the
international Basic Economy
Corp. and a group OF FL Saliva
dorian investors TO build a huge
instant coffee plant in Ell SAL
vgdor. 1t was announced by John
III. wilkins. jr., president Of the
Washington company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
Coop SoIes Record Set

Sales Of Greenbelt Consumer
Services. Inc. set q record Of
$3.50. 900 in 1854. compared with
$4,629, 900 in the previous year
and only 1916, 900 back in 1910
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
Puckord Dealers Coming

Some $50 Packard dealers
from I'VE States win meet at the
Shoreham Hotel next Friday to
witness the launching Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01

above the previous month when
1852 cars were sold, he de-
cIared
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-21
Senator Visiting Hawaii Says It Would Be Good If Mckay Were Fired

HONOLULU, R-Sen. Murray O-MonD said Wednesday that it would be "a good thing for the country if Secretary of the Inter for Douglas Mckay is fred"
 Murray, chairman of the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Com mittee, arrived for vacation and "a re-appraisal of the Hawaii statehood situation.
 Murray said in a shipboard in terview Mckay is not the right man for the job" He accused the interior secretary of favoritism to business and industry.
 ''We should have a man who is free and independent and willing to do a job in the best interest of the development of the country" {" he said.
 Hawaiian statehood could be approved by the next session of Congress, Murray said, If the ad- ministration would withdraw it's ill-founded opposition to a fair deal for Alaska"
 He said he is open minded about separating Hawaii and Alaska when the statehood issue comes up for consideration. A bill com bining the two territories was sidetracked in the last session. Fine Job Printing al The Nugget
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-21
PANSY BROWNIES

The Pansy Brownies had their first meeting Saturday. Seven girls were present.
 We elected officers. They are:
 Alice Arnold, patrol leader; Pauline Thurman, scribe, Oracle Aukon, treasurer; and Karen Swim, representative to Court of Honor.
 We all enjoyed singing around the piano. Mrs. Baldwin played for us.
 Pauline Thurman, Scribe
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-21
BE IT EVER so HUMBLE

LEICESTER, England, R-Two hours after escaping from jail Monday night, 25-year-old Dennis Anson rang the bell at the front gate and asked the warden to let him back in.
 "I'm tired, cold and hungry" 1" Anson explained, "and besides I split my pants climbing over the fence"
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-21
Report Reveals Russia Dodged
 War Against Japan

WASHINGTON, R-Although the Russians agreed in 1943 to go to war against Japan after Ger many's defeat, they consistently dodged American efforts to work out plans for such military opera tionS.
 This picture emerges from newly published account of be- hind the scenes events leading up to Russia's entry into the Far Eastern war-only few days be- fore the Japanese surrendered in August 1945. The Defense Depart ment Wednesday made public the 35,000-word document.
 The PentagOn document said that ito coordinate United States operations in the Pacific with prospective Soviet action, the mil itary planners in Washington needed detailed information on Soviet capabilities and intentions in the Far East.
 Maj. Gen. John R. Deane, a member of the US. mission in Moscow, tried to get this informa- tion, but the report said his eff forts had produced no return" by the beginning of 1914. Then, dur ing the first months of'~that year, Deane submitted lists of questions to Soviet officials. ''The Soviet re- sponse continued to be disappoint- ing" the report said.
 During the first half of 1914" it added" lit appeared impossible to arrange for any systematic So- vietIUnited States discussion of Far Eastern matters"
 Early in February 1914, the doc uments related, Soviet Marshal Joseph Stalin told US. Ambassa- dor Averell Hartman the United States would be allowed to oper- ate aircraft from Siberia after the Russians declared war on Japan.
 ''No opportunity was offered for consultation with Soviet air officers about the details of such an undertaking" the report said. "In April the Soviet government requested delivery of 500 heavy bombers but negotiations on this matter also failed to make progress"
 S1shScPihn fo fhe Nome NudUef
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-21

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, R- Ross Vardon, longtime principal of the Greenwood School, Wakefield, who died last Sept. 29, ordered that the headstone on his grave be marked:
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-21

Subscribe to the Nome Nugget
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-21
be marked:

"No school today
 Teacher gone home"
 The order was contained in Vardon's will, filed for probate yesterday.
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-21

Fine Job Printing al The Nugget
Evening star., 1955-02-06

had seen from the air was bait.
When the plane again was
airborne, Mr.. Harris radioed to
his colleague. circling above, to
head south toward Smith
Island, where many duck traps
had been found in the past.
AS the planes swept over the
lower Chesapeake, Mr.. Harris
swooped to within $50 feet of
a boat tied to a blind.
Thought for a moment those
two men had over their limit
Of four ducks apiece" he said.
But I only counted six in the
boat"
That brought to mind a
story Of Washington attor-
ney who, caught with more
ducks than the limit, insisted
several had been shot the day
before. When Mr.. Balm checked
their temperatures with a body
thermometer and found all to
be warm, the lawyer threw up
his hands and said: you've
got me, brother-I've told a
bare-faced liel"
Evening star., 1955-02-06

Chesapeake Bay area, from
Havre de Grace south to Cape
Charles, a region with close to
3 million migrating waterfowl.
Working closely with him and
Mr.. Balm via radio are other
Government agents scattered
throughout the bay country.
For their breakdown on illegal
trapping and killing of water
fowl, they use walkie -talkies,
radio-equipped patrol cars and
motor launches and Spotter
planes. In a recent Today
period. they apprehended 102
hunter-all violating State as
well as Federal waterfowl laws.
according to Mr.. Harris.
Their first stop. the morning
a Star Pictorial reporter and
photographer accompanied
them. was to be a baited duck
blind near Hoopers Island.
(Federal law forbids batting
and the State allows it only if
it is 200 yards from a blindJ
The tip-of had come from an
irate hunter.
Evening star., 1955-02-06

At Smith Island, the two men
found a duck trap made of
chicken wire. After fiattening
it with their boot heels, they
placed it on a pontoon of Mr..
Bain's plane and dropped it far
offshore. The planes covered
several hundred miles that day,
darting in and out of creeks,
skirting blinds along the ocean
near Cape Charles and cover
ing the marshes. rivers and
bays along the Eastern Shore.
And again that evening the
sound Of planes warming up at
the hangar was heard across
Blackwater Refuge g miles
from Cambridge. It was to
be a bright night and the geese
would feed in the fields. A few
poachers would be ready for
the slaughter. One sky prowler
and then the second sprang to
the heavens again to protect
the thousands of winged shapes
that rose with them, silhouetted
against the light of a full
moon.
Evening star., 1955-02-06

ICY SPRAY splattered the
Il windshield as the sky
prowler bumped over wind
whipped waves and then SEEM
ingly leaped into the air to
join thousands of other winged
shapes in the misty heavens.
Ralph S. Harris eased still
farther back on the stick.
Soon, the RATS of ducks and
Canada geese. stirred to jab-
bering flight as the Fish and
Wildlife Service seaplane roared
from Blackwater National
Wildlife Refuge on Maryland's
Eastern Shore, were mere
specks below. Flying at $500
feet and cruising at 100 miles
an hour. the pilot adjusted his
earphones and radioed:
Bob, keep an eye out for
duck traps in the marshes"
failing him in a second plane
was Robert H. Balm. The two
were Federal game agent-pilots
on patrol. Mr.. Harris is in
charge of game management
and wildlife protection for the
Evening star., 1955-02-06
BY Meredith S. Buel


THAT one baited blind can
draw all the birds in a 10-mile
radius and ruin hunting for
every one else in the area" Mr..
Harris explained.
Since the blind was known
to be offshore, Mr.. Harris was
to land in front of it and Mr..
Balm from the rear. barring any
attempt to escape by power
boat.
That must be it," Mr.. Har-
ris exclaimed.
Close to a blind, about 100
yards of the island. roasted
hundreds of canvasback ducks.
AS Mr.. Harris dropped to 200
feet, the fowl flew off. reveal
ing corn magnified in the water
like large gold pieces. MIR.
Harris TAXED to the blind
which was empty-and posted
a sign warning that it was a
Federal offense to shoot over a
baited blind. Using a small
dredge, he took a sample of the
corn. verifying that what he
, 1955-07-11
BUDGET AND AUDIT DIVISION

SECTION s It shall be the duty and responsibility of
the Head of the Budget and Audit Division to secure and
receive the budget estimates Of the executive departments
and prepare, under the direct control of the Commissioner,
the annual budget estimates for the Government of the Vir-
gin Islands and any proposed supplemental or deficiency
appropriations. He shall have authority to assemble, CORE
late, revise, deruce or increase the requests for appropriations
of the several departments as directed by the Governor.
SECTION Z The Head Of the Budget and Audit Divi-
sion shall be responsible for securing an annual internal audit
from the Finance Department. He shall, when directed by
the Commissioners upon the recommendation of the Gov
ernor, determine what changes with a view to securing
greater economy and efficiency in the conduct Of the public
servicel should be made in % the existing organization, ac-
tvities, and methods Of business of such departments, ~ the
appropriation request therefor, 81 the assignment of parti-
cular activities to particular services, or az the regrouping
of services not inconsistent with the Revised Organic Act Of
the Virgin Islands.
, 1955-07-11

moyal, and discipline of the officers and employees of the
Government Of the Virgin Islands, and other incidents Of
government employment.
SECTION 5. He shall administer all laws pertaining to
pay plans, classification of employees and mirit systems. He
shall recommend to the Commissioner the PRONUNCIATION of
such rules and regulations necessary for the administration
of the functions of the Personnel Division.
, 1955-07-11
EEs SERVICE COMMISSION

SECTION Il. There is hereby established within the
Department, q Government Employees Service Commission
which shall be composed of five members as follows: The
Commissioner of Insular Affairs who shall serve as Chair
man, and two citizens residents of the District of st. Thomas
and st. John, appointed by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent Of the Legislature; Provided, that at
least one member shall be an employee of the Government
of the Virgin Islands The term of office shall be for four
Continued on last page)
, 1955-07-11
PROCUREMENT DIVISION

SECTION 8. The Head Of the Procurement Division, in
accordance wit hlaW, shall provide for an economic and eff
ficient system forthe procurement and supply of all property
and non-personal services, and all related functions, such as
controlling, inspection, storage, issue, specifications property
and classification, transportation and traffic
management, repairing and converting, inventoring Of pro-
pertyand establishing forms and procedures therefor.
SECTION 8. It shall be the duty Of the Head Of the Pro-
curement Division to manage and supervise the operation Of
the Government Printing Office.
, 1955-07-11
PROPERTY DIVISION
SECTION 10. The Head of the Proper

SECTION 10. The Head of the Property Division shall
have authority for management, control, disposition and use
Of government property, including the assessment of real
property taxes, filing and recording Of Deeds and other re-
cords of real property transactions, and management Of rem
tai properties of all kinds owned or controlled by the Gov
eminent of the Virgin Islands, except as may be limited by
Federal Law, including airports, hotels and housing develop
ment programs or projects; inventoring and establishing
forms and procedures, in accordance with law, for sale, rental
or disposition of same.
SERVICE COMMISSION
, 1955-07-11
JOURNAL
OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST LEGISLATURE
OF THE VIRGIN A
First Regular Session 1855
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1855
Continued from Saturday,
BILL NO. SO
THE FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
OF H UNITED STATES
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1855
Regular Session 1855
10 Prescribe the Powers and Duties Of the Commissi
Insular Affairs. and for Other Purposes.

Insular Affairs, and for Other Purposes.
BE IT NACTE by the Legislature Of the Virgin Islands
in session assembled:
SECTION i. The Commissioner Of Insular Affairs shall
have authority and general control and supervision OF the
Department Of Insular Affairs, hereby created. He shall be
responsible for administration and enforcement OF all laws
pertaining to insular affairs. He shall prescribe such rules
and regulations which may be necessary for the proper func-
tioning Of the divisions hereinafter established, not IN conflict
with existing laws.
SECTION 2. There shall be in the Department an As
sistant Commissioner who shall be appointed by the Cover
nor. who shall perform such functions as the Commissioner
may prescribe and who shall hold office during the continut-
ance in office of the Governor by whom heis appointed and
until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner
removed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the
Commissioner. The Assistant Commissioner may be assigned
the functions of a Division Head within the Department in
the interest of economy.
SECTION 8. There are hereby established within the
Department four divisions which shall be known as the Per-
sonnet Division, Budget and Audit Division, the Procurement
Division and the Property Division. There shall be at the
head Of each Division a chief officer who shall be designated
as the Division Head who shall perform such functions as
provided by law, and related functions as prescribed by the
Commissioner.
PERSONNEL DIVISION
SECTION 4. The Head of the Personnel Division shall,
in accordance with law, establish a system Of personnel adj
ministratioa based on merit principles and scientific methods
governing the appointment, promotion, transfer, layoff, re-
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-07-01
DOUBLE HEADER :

This CATE d. Tractor is real
~double header" on the Paul G. Wetzsteon s Sons
ranch near Sula, Montana Read what they say:
Last year we had to hitch two whee~type tractors
on 2>14v plow to break tough bottom land sod.
This year our Cat DE- Tractor pulled 2~16s in 4th
GEAR in the same soil' In addition to having twice
the pull power of ordinary 3-plow wheel tractors,
the Wetzsteon DE- does SO many jobs wheel tractors
can't: digging water holes, grading roads, eveling
land filling creek channels. 1t will also be used for