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, 1956-01-21
PUBLIC NOTICE

The Legislature of the Virgin Islands will hold public
hearings in Saint Thomas and Saint Croix on the following
proposal:
BILL NO. 148 To Levy Certain Excise and Gross
Receipts Taxes in the Virgin Islands, to Impose
Certain Penalties, and for other Purposes,
Hearings in St. Thomas will be on Wednesday,, January
18, 1856, at 815 PM, Legislative Hall, and at Government
House Former Chambers of the Municipal Council Of ST.
Croix) Christiansted, st. Croix on Friday, January 20, 1856
at 8:15 PM
Copies of the bill proposal may be obtained, upon re,
quest, from any office of the Legislature. Interested persons
are urged to attend to attend these hearings and to give ex-
preston to their views.
WALTER l. M. HODGE
President
, 1956-01-21
NURSES AID

NURSES AIDE: Entrance
Salary $4,000 per annum)-
Work involves the perform
ance Of sub-prefessional nurs-
ing duty in a hospital. Tech
meal phases Of the work are
conducted under close super
vision. Applicants must be be-
tween the age Of 10 and IS
years and should have COM
pleted the 18th school grade.
ULLMoNT L. JAMEs
Director Of Personnel
, 1956-01-21
w a R N G

Owners Of animals and
fowls which have been tres
passing on Mount St. Mary
and causing serious damage
Iafe adv4sedto keep them out,
otherwise the undersigned
will be forced to take other
means tq,prptect his property.
sYietoE H. cibean
, 1956-01-21
Alphonso Romnez
Pro. & Property Officer
DR. DE FREIFAs COMING

Dr.. Robert NJ. De Freitas,
3. a. O., D. Specialist in Eye
Examination Refraetion Or
thoptics, announces that on
Tuesday, January "a, from 10
am. to 5 pm. and Wed. Jan
Is, from 100 to 4:3o pm.
complete o~ptometric service
will be offered to the Munici-
pality of St. Croix.
Will be in F. ederiksted
Municipal Hospital from 900
am. until noon.
The latest designs in Eye
glasses prepaid or COD.
, 1956-01-21

Applications for the posi-
ton listed below may be OBJ
tanned from the Personnel
Branch Office in Christian
sted, and should be filed by
January 26, 1856.
, 1956-01-21
FOR SALE
5 AT 4 D A Y

&Ns &# sE
We have for sale a two
manual Pipe Organ, encased
in solid mahogany with the
inside works of cedar. Includ-
ed is an electric blower TAX
ing alternating current.
If anyone is interested
please call:
MISSION
Frederiksted Phone 80
, 1956-01-21
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids in septuple will
be received at the Dept. Of
Insular Affairs, Division Of
Procurement & Supply, Chris
tiansted, v. /. until 100 am.
Friday, January 20, 1856, and
then publicly opened for
CRUSHED STONES.
Copies of Invitation to bid
may be obtained from the
Dept, Of Insular Affairs, Di-
vision of Procurement & Sup
ply, Christiansted, Virgin Is
lands, upon request.
Alphonso Romnez
Pro. & Property Officer
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(7U0

"You mean it's test of character? A chal-
Ienge? Like an alcoholic stepping up TO bar
and ordering glass of water?"
Something like that. The temptation keeps
me from the primrose path"
The little problem, it seemed, concerned not
himself but waitress friend at the casino named
Mary Ford. AS an employee Mary Ford never
ventured a nickel on the gaming tables after
hours. She was, Temp informed me sadly, far
too saneif'n,fQr that. Instead she had invested
five thousand doilarS in gold mine. The five
thousand dollars she and her soldier husband
had saved to buy home when he returned from
overseas The previous owner had made such
bargain price because he needed ready cash for
an operation for his poor Sainted mother. So
Mary had quit her job, only yesterday, and
moved out to her new mine to get rich.
when she told me that" Temp went on, Il
mentioned my own small experience in mining
properties and offered to inspect her bonanza"
This woman -"
"Girl, Temp corrected. Child. She's young
enough to be my granddaughter. He shook his
head and sighed again. "A gold Miner
You think she's been gypped?"
my guess he said, lis doctored assay
reports. The Oldest Swindle of them all"
THAT may be hard to prove in court"
prove? Hmmm'' He frightened. Lets
not be too haSty. Well See."
An hours drive on dirt road brought us to
lonely shack among the hills. In the slope
behind was an excavation of some kind which
took TO be the mine. A pretty blonde who turned
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BY HAL G. EVARTS
Illustrated by EredTic NtU0dy

out to be Mary ran from the cabin and threw
her arms around Temp Her eyes were shining
with excitement. 1T was sweet of you to come,
Uncle TT she cried. I'm so thrilled about it
alIr'
Uncle gave her an avIncular pat and intro
duced me. Then the three of us climbed the
hillside to examine the hole in the ground.
1t was just that. A hole in the ground. Moth
ing more. That was obvious even to my
unframed eye at first glance. Mary Ford had
bought worthless chunk of Nevada real estate.
But she babbled on like some enraptured sprite.
l was beginning to understand how Temp might
have acquired his rather cynical philosophy.
MAYBE you think was foolish. After all, it
is lot of money. But it seemed like such won
derful opportunity. And the man was so nice.
He hated to sell. And Jack" = her smile
included me - that's my husband, he'll be
BOWED over when he gets my letter He always
claims l don't have lick of business sense"
In painful silence waited for Temp to con-
firm her husbands judgment. But he knelt down
and peered into the hole and poked at rocks.
At length he busted off his knees and got up.
Interesting" he murmured. Most interest
ing. Does this = ah = mine have name?"
AIAC Lu(Ay AuSS, IVdly OoAN. AIANh ann
iousy, Its all right isn't it? was going to hire
geologiSt ="
mot necessary, my dear" Temp gave an
airy wave of his hand. The Lucky CuSS, Ell?
Appropriate.
Il knew it was lucky the minute saw it,
Mary breathed in evident relief. Il had bunch"
Eyes, of course" Temp said without trace
of irony. but if l were you I'd SELL"
Sell? only got title yesterday"
Nevertheless, suggest that you sell to the
first substantial bidder
Oismay crept into Mary'S lovely eyes.
''You mean the mine isn't so = valuable?"
Temp shook his head IN my humble opin-
ion you made an aStute move. Very aStute
indeed But sell for quick profit. You know
the slogan of the House of Rothschild: Always
sell too soon'" He chuckled. The Roths-
chiIds did pretty well, too. So that's my advice"
''Oh, thank you, Uncle T!'' Her voice was
tremulous with gratitude. I'm glad there's
someone like you | can trust"
covered at him. Blandly ignoring me, he
led the way back to his car. After we had said
good night, he added casually, by the way, did
that croo II the man who sold you the mine
leave any address,"
No, he hadn't, Mary said. But he did have
impeccabIe bank references She could and did
describe him. A Mr.. Smith.
Temp rewarded her with beaming smile.
Don't worry - Continued on next page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-21

NAL EVARTS, H0VeIiu
and short story writer, is a
graduate Of Stanford and
lives in L0Jolid, Calf. He
began his writing career
by working on newspapers.
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Richard Mitchell,
Veteran Newsmun

LOS ANGELES, July 81 (P).-
Richard Allen Mitchell, 70, vet
eran newspaper man and the
atrical publicist, died today after
a long illness.
Mr.. Mitchell, born in Home
City, Ohio. now part of Cincin-
natl, became a reporter for the
New York Sun at IA and rose
to the position of night editor
of the paper before leaving to
enter the theatrical field.
He was associated with Henry
Miller, Charles Frohman and D.
w. Griffith, and handled publ
city for leading actors and
actresses on Broadway and in
Hollywood. He later became a
theater owner in Los Angeles and
a publiciSt for Fox Studios.
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Bank Of Washington. He be-
longed to the Lions Club, and to
the Alexandria Washington Ma
sonic lodge.
His wife. the former Helen
Louise Lambert, died in 1851.
He is survived by two sons, ia
quelin A. Marshall of 1907 Porter
street NV. an attorney with
the firm of Douglas Obear and
Campbell; and M Sergt. Robert
ID. Marshall, jr.. USA, Orlando.
Fla, and a daughter. Mrs. Fran
ces M. Mcclure of Tampa, Fla.
Eight grandchildren also survive.
Services will be held at II am.
tomorrow at st. Margaret's Epis-
copal Church. Connecticut ave-
nue. and Bancroft place NV.
Burial will be in Ivy Hill Gene
terry. Alexandria.
The family requests that ex-
pressionS of sympathy be sent
to st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church.
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Genevieve BIinn,
Retired Actress

SAN RAFAEL. Calf, July 81
R.-Genevieve Blinn, star of
the silent movies and the New
York stage, died yesterday after
a long illness.
Mrs. Blinn played leading stage
roles opposite Richard Mans
field. Robert Mantel, Willard
Mack and Ezra Kendall. Her
top movie role was as the queen
in the Queen of Sheba."
The last member of an old
theater family. she retired from
stage and screen after sound
came to the movies.
She was the widow of Irving
L. Blinn, Los Angeles lumberman.
Her brother. Ed Nannary. was an
actor of the New York and
West Coast stages, and her sis
ter, May Nannary, was a star
of the old Alcatraz Theater in
San Francisco.
Mrs. Blinn was a native of
New Brunswick, Canada.
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Jesse Wakefield,
Rural Mail Chief
Of Postal Service

Jesse H. Wakefield, So, direc-
tor of rural mails for the Post
Office Department, died Friday
of a coronary thrombosis en-
route to Garfield Hospital. Mr..
Wakefield was striker at the
Continental Hotel, where he had
lived since coming to Washing
ton.
A veteran of 81 years in the
postal service. he served in
Nashville. Tenn. then came tc
Washington about eight years
ago as secretary of the National
Association Of Postal Supervisors
He accepted the position in the
Post Office Department about
three years ago.
Mr.. Wakefield was a native of
Macon County, Tenn. He was a
Mason and member of the
Arlington Church of Christ.
His wife died shortly before
he came to Washington. He is
survived by his son, Jesse H
Wakefield. jr., of Nashville, and
IA daughter, Mrs. w. D. Lynch
of Poplar Bluff. Mo. Four grand
children also survive.
Brief services were held at the
Chevy Chase funeral home yes
terday. Burial in Woodlawn
Memorial Park in Nashville will
follow services at 3 pm. tomor-
row at the Hillsboro Church OF
Christ there,
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Wesley Crozier, Lawyer,
Former oklahoma Judoe

Wesley T. Crozier, SO, an at
torney here, former Oklahoma
judge. and past president of the
Oklahoma State Society. died
Friday at Doctors Hospital.
Mr.. Crozier was stricken at
work that day in his Office in the
Pentagon, where he was chief
examiner in the examination
branch of the military justice
division, Office of the Judge
Advocate General. He lived at
1850 Harvard street NV.
A native Of Philadelphia, Mr..
Crozier practiced law and was
a judge in Usage County, Okla.
before coming to Washington.
He served as secretary to Rep
resentative Wesley Disney. Dem
ocrat of Oklahoma. from 1881
to 1888.
Admitted to practice before
the Supreme Court and the
united states Court OF Military
Appeals, Mr.. Crozier was a mem
Der of the Oklahoma, New York
State, and District of Columbia
bars. and of the District. Fed
eral and American Bar Associa-
tions.
He taught military law here
in the Judge Advocate General
Corps, and was a member of the
Army Board Of Correction of
Military Records.
An honorary member of the
Shrine in Oklahoma, he was
a 32nd degree Mason. He also
belonged to the American Le-
gion, the Elks, and Delta Theta
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R. D. Marshall, Jurist's Kin,
Officer in Dairy Firm Here

Robert Douthat Marshall, SO,
a great-grandson of Chief Justice
John Marshall and secretary of
the National City Dairy Co.,
died Friday at the Resmor SAM
tarium in Bethesda.
Mr.. Marshall had been Sec
rotary of the dairy for two years.
Earlier, he was associated for
about 40 years with what is now
the Terminal Refrigerating and
Warehousing Corp, and for
many years had been the firms
controller.
He lived at 2l31 Florida avenue
NV He had been at the sani-
tarium about two months.
He was the son of the late
DR.. Jaquelin A. Marshall and
Mary Lewis Douthat Marshall
of Markham. Va.
A member of st. Margaret's
Episcopal Church, Mr.. Marshall
also was a member of the ad-
visory board of the National
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voIGT. THOMAS FRANCIS. Suddenly.
% on Friday; July 20; 1885, THOMAS AS,l r
and q brotS Rerf Of G. n0 carl Paula ' Snn
Voigt and Margaret E. Steers. Services
from the W. W. Deal Funeral Home,
4Sl2 Georgia ave. NV, on Monday.
July %, AZ pm. Interment Rock
WALKER. ROBERTA G. On Monday,
July l6. 1856 ROBERTA G WALKER
OF 1884 Girard st. n W. beloved mother
Of Mrs. Gertrude B. Cope. Also surviv-
ing .6 are E, GRANDSON TS Thomas L Cope;
nieces. two nephews and other relatives
and many friends After IL noon Sum
day. July 90 friends are invited to
es s5o At Stn the Mcguire Funeral HOme
be held on Monday July SO. at 1:30
pm. Casket will not be opened after
services. Interment Arlington National
WEISS, MARIE L. on Saturday, July
MARIE. L. WEISS sister of Hannah
K. Beck and Herman o. Weiss of St.
tPetersburs; Fla; aunt OF Mrs. James
Noble Noble Of HyattSyile Nd; warren H.
Elizabeth Coleman and Edward B. weiss
Of st. Petersburg. Fla. Friends NAV
call at the Lee Funeral Home. 4th ST;
Be- held on Monday ~nJ july seESIees at WI
pm. Interment Prospect Hill Gene
WEISS, SAMUEL. On Friday. July 90,
1856. SAMUEL WEISS. beloved hus-
band of Blanche Weiss, devoted father
ingtun, D. c.. Norman Weiss Of Hvatts-
vile, Nd. He also is survived by one
brother. Morris 2. Weiss Of Long Beach,
Calf. and one grandchild. Services at
the c. D. Goldberg L. Son Funeral
Home 90 42i7 9Th St. nv, on SUNDAY:
David Memorial Garden In mourning
quests in lieu Of flowers. contributions
be made to the Hebrew Home for the
Aged. tMcKeesport. Pa. Daily News
WELLS, CHESTER. on Wednesday, July
son of Chester w. and Pearl Wells of
5000 z ST. sc. Notice of interment
later. ARRANGEMENTS by Jarvis.
ROBERT. On wednesday.
July is, 1856, at his residence. 54l9
b bstn st. R0 81 BESSIE WILLIAMS
son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
Lonesome, brother-in-law OF Mary
and Attorney William L. Lonesome of
Charleston w. Va He also is sur
viyed by other relatives and friends.
After IL am. Sunday. July -. friends
are invited to call at the Jarvis Chapel,
l432 You st. NV. where services will
be held on Monday, July 20. at /
ing. 1nterment Lincoln Memorial Gene
terry %
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A. M. Smith , Jr., q,
Oursmun With
Old Dominion Club

Alexander M. SANDY Smith
jr., %, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Smith of 1900 Bishop lane, Alex
andria, died Friday at Circle
Terrace Hospital in Alexandria
A native of Richmond. Mr.
Smith had lived in Alexandria
since childhood. He was a gradu-
ate of George Washington High
School there, where he was q
member of the crew. He also was
member of the crew at the Ole
Dominion Boat Club in Alex
andria.
Mr.. Smith graduated from the
Citadel in Charleston, S. c. ir
1885. He was a member of the
Summerall Guard, the yachr
club, and the literary society
there.
After his graduation, he was
associated with eugene thinner.
man Electrical Co. in Alexandria
He is survived by his parents
a sister, Sherry Wyman Smith
and a brother, Michael Bardir
Smith.
Requiem mass was said a
Blessed Sacrament Church il
Alexandra yesterday with buria
in st. Mary's Cemetery there.
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funeral home in Alexandria and
the Everly funeral home in Fair
fax. is the former chairman of
the Alexandria School Board.
A former Navy Yard employee,
Mr.. Dettor retired 10 years age
after AZ years service.
50 Years in Bible Class
He belonged to the Andrew
Jackson Masonic Lodge, No. 100
in Alexandra and to the Wash
ington Street Methodist Church
where he was a member of the
Henry K. Field Bible Glass for
so years. He also belonged to the
Modern Woodmen of America.
He is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Irene B. Clark of the
Braddock road address and Mrs
Sarah Holman of Mount Dora,
Fla. Also surviving are two
grandchildren. John Clark Everly
of the Alexandria address and
Julian Wilson Everly, with the
Coast Guard at Glen Burnie,
Md, and two brothers. Joseph l.
Dettor of Charlottesville and
Lucian c. Dettor of Richmond.
Services will be held. at the
Wheatley funeral home, 809
King street. Alexandria. tomor-
row at 2 pm. Burial will be IN
Ivy Hill Cemetery. Masonic serv-
ices will be conducted at the
grave by the Andrew Jackson
Lodge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
Miss Studnichenko,
Expert in GEOLOGY

Miss Maria NJ. Stadnichenko
a geologist and micropaleontol-
ogist, died yesterday at Garfield
Hospital. She lived at GIT Eight
zenith street NV.
A native of the Crimea, Russia
she received her secondary edu-
cation in Vladivistok, which she
left in 1920. She was a graduate
of the University of Illinois, and
took graduate work at Bryn
Mawr.
Miss Stadnichenko studied with
DR.. Albert Mann here from 1925
to 1927, working at the Smith
sonian Institution. and published
a paper on ostracods at that
time. She was associated with
the Imperial Oil Co. in Peru as
a geologist and micropaleontol-
ogist from 1927 to 1897. She
described and catalogued hel
collection from Peru at the
Smithsonian from 1912 to 1945
From 1945 to l947, she was EN-.
ployed in Venezuela. She was a
member of the Geological So.
ciety of Washington.
Surviving are her mother
Anna, of the home address, anc
three sisters-Taisia, also a geol.
ogist, with the Geological Sur.
'vey, and Mrs. Luba S. DeKon.
chin. both of the home address
and Vera of 812 Eighteenth stree
INV.
Services will be held at st
Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Massachusetts avenue and Ed.
mondS street NV, on Tuesday
at l l am. Burial will be in Ceda,
Hill Cemetery.
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3 Claimed in D. c.
By Home Accidents
During Past Week

Three persons died and a total
Of 1913 residents were treated at
local hospitals last week as q
result of home accidents, the
District Red Cross Safety Serv.
ices reported yesterday.
Falls caused two Of the deaths,
and the third was the result Of
asphyxia from aspiration of food.
the Red Cross said.
The breakdown of injuries lists
"a falls. five burns, Is poisonings.
10 foreign objects in the ear.
eye. nose, throat and stomach.
18 cuts. and 40 others.
A 2l2-year-old child was
poisoned accidentally when she
ate doll pills from a play medi-
cine kit. Fifteen other children
were accidentally poisoned when
they ate or drank peroxide,
mothballs, bug spray. pills, toad
stools, cleaner. bird seed, aspirin,
turpentine. bubble bath, gaso-
line and bleach. Another child
was treated for a head injury
when he fell in a plastic SWIM
ming pool.
The death rate from accidents
to date exceeds the 1855 rate for
the same period by SO, the Red
Cross said. There have been Ill
deaths to date this year. At the
same time last year, there had
been 78 deaths. The accident
rate is down by 40 persons, how
ever. There were 1852 injuries
recorded at this time last year.
There have been 1922 injuries
reported so far this year.
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Hi Mrmnriant

CAMPBELL. CLARA AND HENRY. In
loving memory of our parents, CLARA
CAMPBELL, who departed this life
CAMPBELL. who died July 90, 1851.
Every day in some small way
Memories OF YOU come our way:
Time and years now swiftly by,
But love and memories never die
YOUR LOVING DAUGHTERS, HEN
RIETTA MARIA AND GERVA1SE.
FERGUSON, JAMES AUTHER. In low
ing memory OF my husband. JAMES
AQTHER FERGUSON, who passed away
July -, 1855.
Loved in life. remembered in death.
REED FERGUSON.
IRELAND. JAMES BOYD. In loving
memory OF my beloved husband and
father. JAMES BOYD FREELAND. who
entered into eternal rest two years ago
TO-DAY, July % 1854.
Vain the tribute we would paw him,
Words cannot express;
What 1t meant TO have him with US.
And our thankfulness.
Sweet the memory he has left us.
Though our hearts are sad
Great the blessing that was given.
HIS LOVING WIFE LOUISE. AND
hawkins, HARRY LEROY. A tribute
HARRY LEROY HAWKINS Who hSS" de,
parted this life six years ago, July %.
The one God gave and then took from
Is at peace in the Isle Of the Blest:
And even while bitter tears fall,
We know God in His wisdom knew
DEVOTED WIFE, vIRo1E HAWKINS. .
HON ,o9!I, DIR; I BUFoRD; In sad but
loved one. pr / BUFoRD HORN. who
departed this life Othree years ago
today. July 90 1858.
Gone. but not forgotten.
The memory with US shall ever linger on
HIS DEVOTED WIFE, CAPITOLA, AND
SONS. LESLIE AND ROBERT.
Of my. dear husband, JOHN A. LYNCH.
today, July 90, 1854.
Long months OF suffering and doubts
slowly burn ike candles out.
Within my heart. who loved you so.
YOUR LOVING WIFE. PEARL LYNCH,
brance of our. dear mother, ROSE d
MEYER, who departed this life eighteen
years ago today. July 81, 1888.
We have only memory. dear mother,
We cherish cur whole life through
But the sweetness will live forever
As We treasure the memory OF you.
lOOA LONlN0 DAO0hlEhS ELIZA
BETH. ROSE AND HELEN
MILLER, MARTHA Z. In loving mem
DRY Of our mother and sister. MARTHA
=. MILLER, who passed away three
HER SONS AND SISTER.
MITCHELL. MINERVA JANE AND RICH
ARD ID. A tribute Of love and de-
yotion TO the memory OF our mother.
MINERVA JANE MITCHELL, who left
us nine years ago today July %, I941.
anq. RICHARD d MITCHELL, our
brother who left us December :. 1882.
We shall meet In that land where
spring Is eternal,
Where darkness ne'er eometh or
sorrow or pain:
We shall meet In that land ever yernal,
And our parting, dear mother and
brother, be never aeain
GEORGIA MARGARET AND CHARLES
MITCHELL.
WHITE, REV. JESSE, A tribute OF love
and devotion 10 the memory OF my
husband and our brother Rev. JESSE
WHITE, who entered into eternal rest
four years ago TO-DAY, July -. 1852
Four years have passed since that sad
when the one We loved was called away;
God took you home. 1t was His will
But in our hearts YOU liveth still
He is not dead but lust away,
u Beyond AZ sriet ana pain
Our loss Is Heavens gain.
DEVOTED WIPE ETA WHITE SIS.
TER. ESTELLA LEE, BROTHERS,
ALBERT AND HARRY WHITE.
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C. W. Dettor Dies at 81;
Fire Building Curator

Clarence Wilson DEBTOR, 81,
/ former curator of the historic
Friendship Veterans Fire Com
pany building in Alexandria,
died Thursday at the home of
his son-in-law, j. S. Everly, $40
West Braddock road, Alexandria.
Working with Lew Sutton of
Alexandria, instigator of the
plan, to refurbish the building.
Mr.. DEBTOR spent six months, be-
ginning in the summer of 1949.
cleaning. painting and repairing
the building at LOT South Alfred
street which had been closed for
Is years.
They also solicited paint and
other material from Alexandria
merchants and interested the
city in putting in a new side
walk.
Mr.. DEBTOR served as curator
for several years after the build
ing was opened to the public,
conducting tours and explaining
the old equipment, which dated
back to George Washington's
time.
In appreciation of his efforts,
he was made a life member of
the company. which was Or
ganized in 1774.
One Win, One Loss
Since then, fire truck given
to the company by George
Washington was brought back
from Baltimore in 1854 by then
Mayor Marshall J. Beverley. The
Mayors efforts to recover anoth-
err old engine he said New York
troops spirited away as Civil War
booty. now in Hudson. N. Y.
made headlines across the coun-
try, but the old pumper stayed
in the Yankee town.
A native of Nelson County,
Va, Mr.. Dettor was an Alexan-
dria resident. for IS years. Until
the death of his wife in Deem
Der, 1855. he lived at 1914 King
street. Since then, he had lived
with Mr.. and Mrs. Everly. The
former Ruby Dettor. Mrs. Everly
died last November. Mr.. Everly.
the owner of the Wheatley