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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1856
VOL. III

.nan the preferrnent Of charges, and the appointing authority
shall give notice in writing to the employee IN question OF
the causes or grounds for the said charges. The appointing
authority shall submit a copy of such notice to the Director.
SECTION 26. Appeals by employees to the Commission.
ANY employee who is dismissed or denoted after COM
pleting his probationary period Of service, or who is suspend
ed for moretthanG thirty days in any one year, may within
thirty days after such dismissal, demotlon, or suspension
appeal to the Employees Service Commission Tor review
thereof. Upon such review, both the appealing employee and
the department head whose action is reviewed shall have the
right to be heard publicly and to present evidentiary facts.
At the hearing of such appeals, technical rules of evidence
shall not apply. If the Commission finds that the action COM
planned Of was taken by the department head for any poll
tical, religious. or racial reason, the employee shall be rein
stated to his former position or a position of like status and
pay, without loss Of pay for the period Of his suspension. In
all cases, the findings and recommendations OF the Employee
Service commission shall be submitted to and considered by
he Governor who may, not later than thirty days after receipt
Of such findings and recommendations, reinstate the employee
with or without pay for the period of suspension, ,demotion
or discharge. When any employee is dismissed and not rein
stated after such appeal, the Employee Service Commission
in its discretion may direct that his name be placed on an
appropriate Unemployment list, for employment in any SINH
moved. Any action or decision taken or made hereunder shall
be final and not subject to Judicial review.
SECTION 80. Retirement System.
The Head, Personnel Division shall submit to the Com
missioner of Insular Affairs, for the consideration of the Gov
ernor and the Legislature recommendations concerning the
advisabillty and practicability of establishing an actuarially
sound retirement and pension system for persons holding
positions in the Government Service.
Thi samended law shall take effect Immediately.
MR.. RRO ........... YEA
- Mr.. M ............ YEA
49, MR.. HODGE ...,.,.... YEA
MI. LAWAETZ . YEA
, 1956-05-09

In the matter Of the Estate of Probat
MARY WILLIAMS,d'csd and her
pre-deceased sister, MARIA WHITEHEAD
(a.k.a. MORIAH WHITEHEAD
, 1956-05-09
T TO CREDITORS

AUSTIN A. ~DeCHABERT, having been appointed Adj
ministrator of the above entitled estate, does hereby give
notice to all creditors and all other persons having claims
against the said estate to present such claims with proper
voucher within four % weeks of the date hereof. Persons
indebted to the estate are likewise requested to make pay
ment within he said time to the Administrator or his attor-
neyy
Dated: May 8, 1856
Austin A. De chabert
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the Baker Street Irregulars and
the Army Navy Club.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Katherine Munson Hunter; a
daughter, Mrs. James c. Mckay,
IA Quincy street, Chevy Chase,
Md; three sisters. Mrs. Helen
H. Kerby. ia Hesketh street,
Chevy Chase. Md; Mrs. Alice H.
Haffey, 200 Rhode Island avenue
NE: Mrs. E. j. Briggs. San
Tex. and three grand
children.
Services will be held at noon
Friday at the Robert Humphrey
funeral home in Bethesda. Burial
will be in Arlington Cemetery.
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.BorkIey to Speak
At W&L PurIey

LEXINGTON. Va. Feb. 90 (Pl.
Barley, Democrat OF
Kentucky, will be the keynote
speaker at Washington and Lees
1856 Democratic Mock Conven-
ton here April 30-May l.
The announcement Of Senator
Barkley's acceptance came yes
terday from Carl D. Swanson.
Kansas City, MO- law student
who is student chairman of the
convention.
The speech by the former
Democratic vice president is set
for Monday, April 80, just after
the kickoff parade at 2 pm.
This years mock balloting will
mark the first time Washington
and Lee students have conducted
a Democratic convention since
1882 when they correctly chose
Franklin D. Roosevelt as the
party's standard bearer. The
mock convention always nomi-
mates for the party out Of power.
Being a keynote speaker is
nothing new for Senator Bark
ley. He had the job at the Demo-
cratic convention in Philadelphia
in 1913 which saw him win the
nomination for the vice presi-
dencV
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William Richie,
Nebraska Leader

OMAHA, Feb. 90 tP).--William
IRitchie. So. Nebraska Democratic
leader for many years. died at
veterans Hospital here last
might.
Mr.. Ritchie suffered a stroke
Yesterday morning. He had suf-
Tered strokes both last summer
and again last fall, but had re-
covered from them. He had
left the hospital 10 days age
Ito return home.
Mr.. Richie was a World War
Il veteran.
He served FIVE times as a dele
gate to Democratic national con-
iventions and had run both for
United States Senator and fol
Governor of Nebraska. His last
race for Governor was in 1854
when he lost to Gov. Victor
Anderson. He also ran for Gov.
Iernor in 1882 and for the United
States Senate in 1912 and 1852
He was an attorney.
He was born in Ravens
wood Ill
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Luther c. Dodd, Sc,
Longtime Employee
of Civil Service

Luther C. Dodd, 66. a Civil
Service Commission employe for
many years and former Arlington
County deputy treasurer. died OF
a heart attack yesterday while
shopping in a grocery in the 600
block of G street NV.
Mr.. Dodd. a native and life
long resident of Arlington, lived
at TOO North Ivy street.
Mr.. Dodd Joined the Federal
Government in 1907 as a $50 a
month messenger at the Gov
eminent Printing Office. He left
the Government from 1910 to
1915 to be deputy county treas
urer Of Arlington.
Returning to the Government
in 1917. Mr.. Dodd became a
clerk in the Civil Service Com
mission central Office and rose
to assistant chief of the exam
liner division four years later
During World War II he was
active in labor recruitment
work and represented the Com
mission on the War Transfer
Review Board Of the Federal
Government.
For the last two years, Mr..
Dodd had been occupational
specialist in the bureau of pro-
grams and standards in the cen
trail office of the Civil Service
Commission.
He was a Mason.
Survivors are his widow Alma;
three sons. Warren B.. New
Orleans. La: Leland, $40 West
Hunting Towers. Alexandria,
Va: Wilbur. 2109 Storm drive,
Falls Church. Va; a brother, s.
M. Dodd. Mclean. Va. and four
grandchildren.
Services viii be held at IL am.
tomorrow at the Clarendon (Va)
Methodist Church. Burial will
be in Columbia Gardens Gene
ferry
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John Jennings, Jr., Member
Of Congress From 1o4O-51

following Congresses. He served
in Congress continuously until
he was defeated for the G. o. p,
nomination in 1850 by Repre-
sentative Howard Baker, Repub-
lican.
Mr.. Jennings had served as
county attorney of Campbell
County, as. delegate to the Re-
publican National Conventions
in 1912, 1896 and 1914, and as
special assistant to the Attor-
ney General of the United States
in 1918 and 1919.
He was judge Of the second
chancery division of Tennessee
from 1918 until 1928, when he
resigned and moved to Knoxville
and continued practicing law.
Mr.. Jennings was educated at
American Temperance Univer-
sity and the U. S. Grant Uni
versity, both in Tennessee.
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DR.. George S. Wills.
Author, Educator

BALTIMORE, Feb. 20 (P.-
DR.. George Stockton Wills. SO
author and educator, died here
Monday night from effects of q
stroke.
He was a former professor OF
English at Western Maryland
College. His writings included
q photography of the works Of
Sidney Lanier. papers on south
ern history and literature, and a
history OF Western Maryland
College.
DR.. Wills was born in North
Carolina.
After instructing in English
at Oakridge Military Institute
N. c.. the University of North
Carolina, and Battle Ground
Academy at Franklin, Tenn. he
was named head of the English
department at Western Mary
land College.
He also was editor of the At.
lantic Educational Journal In
Baltimore and a special in.
structor at the University OIL
Maryland.
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Jesse W. Tribby, IS,
Operated Form
In Loudoun County

WINCHESTER, Va, Feb. %
Especially Jesse w. Tribby, So
retired Loudoun County farmer
died Sunday night In Winchester
Memorial Hospital after an ILL
ness of one year.
He was the father Of j. Derry
Tribby. cashier of the Purcell
vile National Bank.
Born in Loudoun County, he
was the son Of the late Samuel
T. Tribby and Clara Stone Trib-
by. He lived in Loudoun until
four years ago when he went to
Winchester. He was q member
Of the Nazarene Church.
His first wife. Mrs. Martha
Derry Tribby. died five years ago
He is survived by his second
wife. Mrs. Violet Stethenson
Tribby. His son, four brothers
Owen w. Of Purcellville. H. Cor
don. Howard and John S. Trib-
by. all of Hillsboro; two sisters
Mrs. Rhoda Conard, Martins
burg, w. Va. and Mrs. Geneva
Mann Of Hillsboro and two
grandchildren.
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Louis MeriIIut,
Former President
Of Veterinarians

Col. Louis A. Merillat, 88.
veterinarian. author and educa-
tor, who died Saturday in Chi
cago. will be buried tomorrow in
Arlington Cemetery after 2 pm
services in Fort Myer Chapel.
Col. Merillat, a past president
of the American Veterinary
Medical Association. was form
erly executive secretary and
editor of the Journal Of the
AVMA and the American Jour-
nal Of Veterinary Research.
He practiced his profession in
Chicago and was professor Of
surgery at the Chicago Veteri-
nary College for Is years. He
had written several books and
was chief veterinarian OF the
LIST Army during World War I.
A granddaughter survives.
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John Jennings, jr.. rs. Repub-
lican Representative from Ten
nessee from 1910 to 1851, died
Monday in Knoxville. He under
went a gall bladder operation
in December.
Mr.. Jennings public career
began at the turn Of the century
when he was elected Campbell
County superintendent OF schools
IN Tennessee. In 1908 he began
practicing law in Campbell
County, where he was born.
Mr.. Jennings was elected to
the 18th Congress to I'LL the
unexpired term of J. Will Tay-
Tor, and was reelected to the
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Priest of Manned
Dies, Gives Eye to
Poor Farm Girl

MILAN. Italy. Feb. 20 %
Italy's priest Of the MANNED
died here last night and today
one Of his eyes was transplantec
to a l2-year-old protege
The 54-year-old priest. Father
Carlo Gnocchi. had devoted hi.
life after World War II to re.
Mobilization Of children crippled
in the conflict.
He died last night Ct stomach
cancer after requesting that his
eyes be used to save the sight
of manned children.
Surgeons said the first trans
plant operation was performed
successfully on Angelo Cola
grande, eighth child OF a poor
farm family.
The other eye will 90 to an
l8-year-old blind girl.
AS Father Gnocchi lay dying
Archbishop Giovanni Battista
Montini of Milan brought him
the personal blessing of Pope
Plus XII and Italian President
Giovanni Gronchi sent "affec-
tionate greetings" by telephone
from the United States,
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Michigan Rotary Club before
coming to Washington. He wa;
a member Of the Washington
Rotary, Columbia Country Club
the Burning Tree Club, the UNI
versity Club and Phi Beta Kappa
Fraternity.
Had Home in Potomac, Md.
His first wife was Abhie Sweet
land Ghodey. who died in 1945
In l949 he married Mrs. Thad.
deus H. Brown Of Washington
who is a Republican nationa
committeeman from the Dis.
trict. He and his wife also
had a home in Potomac, Md.
known as Greenbank.
Besides his widow he is sur
Also surviving are a stepson
Thad H. Brown OF Georgetown
10 grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Services will be held at ii An
tomorrow at Christ Episcopa
Church. Thirty first and o street.
NV. Burial and additional serv'
ices will be held Saturday morn
ing in Detroit.
The family requests that any
tokens of sympathy be in thu
form of contributions to thu
Washington YMCA.
vived by two sons and twt
daughters by his first wife
Richard Guild Coffin. Rosslyn
Long Island; Dean Fiske Coffin
Cleveland; Mrs. Carolyn Nash
Rochester. Mich: Mrs. Duncan
Edmands, Boston. brother
Hebert Coffin OF Maine. and q
sister. Mrs. Ralph Kaulback o.
Boston.
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.Ex-President Quirino
Of Philippines Dies

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, Feb. 20
(PJ.-Former President Elpidio
Quirino died at his home today
at the age of IS. the presidential
press Office announced. The for
mer President had been suffer-
ing from high blood pressure
Mr.. Quirino died at 6 pm. at
his home outside Manila. He is
survived by a daughter. Mrs. Vic
toria Gonzales, and a son, Tomas
Quirino,
Mr.. Quirino assumed the preSi-
dency upon the death Of
President Manuel Roxas in 1913
when the republic was but 81
months old. He lost to President
Ramon Magsaysay in the 1858
election.
Mr.. Quirino had long suffered
from heart trouble. He was
recovering from an attack when
he rose from vice president to
president in 1913. When he took
the oath of office he said, Il
myself am living on borrowed
time"
Before he reached the presi-
dental mansion. Mr.. Quirino had
80 years experience in public
life and a high reputation as an
administrator. Manuel Quezon,
first president of the Philippine
Republic. was his sponsor in the
early years of his political career.
During World War II, the jap
aneSe made efforts to lure Mr..
Quirino into the puppet govern
ment Of the Philippines. He re-
fused and was imprisoned for IS
days. Just before the wars end.
his wife and three Of their five
children were massacred by the
Japanese. Mr.. Quirino and the
other two children managed to
reach the liberating United States
forces.
When the Philippine Congress
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Air Parcel Post
To Be Promoted
During March

The District Commissioners
have proclaimed the month OF
March as Air Parcel Post Month.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
at a ceremony yesterday pre-
sented Washington Postmaster
Roy M. North with signed
proclamation. Mr.. North de-
clared that during next month
postal clerks throughout the city
will bring to the attention of
patrons the advantages of using
air parcel post.
GAIL commercial airlines oper-
ating out of the District" he
said, "carry air parcel post and
air mail. Both get the same
preferred handling"
He pointed out that air parcel
post is currently Of Importance
to relatives of servicemen who
can mail parcels to domestic or
international destinations with
speed and a minimum of ham
ding,
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Rosser Lee Hunter, 81 Retired
Army Inspector Generals Aide

Rosser Lee Hunter, "a. who was
deputy to the inspector general
of the Army when he retired as a
colonel in 1851, died yesterday
at his home, 1911 Fairfax road.
Bethesda. Md. after a long ILL
mess.
Mr.. Hunter, a veteran of both
World Wars. was inspector gen.
Ieral Of the LIST Army in the Eu-
Iropean theater during World
War IL. Since his retirement
from military service. he had
been associated with the broker
age firm here of Jones, Kreeger
& Hewitt.
Mr.. Hunter was born in Wash
jington and got his law degree
from George Washington Uni
iversity. He managed the Gen.
ieral Reporting Co. in Washington
after his graduation.
In 1916, he joined the District
National Guard and served year
on the Mexican Border. He was
commissioned in the Army the
following year and served over
seas. His medals included the
Legion OF Merit with oak leaf
cluster, the Croix de Guerre
with palm, the Bronze Star
Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was an instructor at the
Infantry School at Fort Ben
ming, Ca. and was professor of
military science and tactics at
the University Of Akron before
Inc came to Washington in 1899
i'm the inspector generals office.
Mr.. Hunter was a member of
the American Philatelic Society,
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Harry Clark, Actor
In Broadway Plays

NEW YORK. Feb. 20 fP.-
Harry Clark, 45-year-old Broad
way actor. fell dead yesterday
while playing handball at a
YMCA court. apparently Of a
heart attack.
He currently was playing the
part of the fiery producer in the
Broadway hit will Success Spoil
Rock Hunter?" Previously, he
had played In kiss Me Kate
and "One Touch of Venus"
Mr.. Clark also appeared fire.
quently in television plays.
Stage Manager Pat Chandler
MIR. Clark's understudy, went or
in his place at last nights per-
IformanceJ
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Howard A. Coffin, Executive
And Former Representative

Howard A. Coffin, 70, business
executive and former Michigan
Representative. died last night of
a heart attack at his home, $500
@ street NV.
Mr.. Coffin was Republican
representative from Michigan
from 1947 to 1949. Afterwards
he set UP the Industrial Service
Bureau on Connecticut avenue
and was a business consultant.
He retired in 1854.
Mr.. Coffin. a native of Middle
boro. Mass, was a descendant of
Miles Standish on his mothers
side and Of Tristram Coffin.
founder of Nantucket, Mass. on
his fathers side.
Mr.. Coffin was graduated from
Brown University and was a
trustee of the institution for
many years. His family had been
trustee of the university for $50
years.
Began as School Teacher
Mr.. Coffin began his career as
a school teacher in Providence,
r. l., and afterwards was with
a book publishing firm. In 1911
he became affiliated with the
automobile industry as controller
of the Warren Motor Car Co. in
Detroit. He managed the Fire
stone Tire q Rubber Co. of
Michigan and was secretary of
the Detroit Pressed Steel Co.
until 1921, when he became as
sistant to the president of the
Cadillac Motor Car Co.
Mr.. Coffin was president of the
White Star Refining Co. from
1925 to 1888 and then became a
general manager of the White
Star Division of the Socony-
Vacuum, Oil Co. when White Star
was purchased. 1t was this posi-
ton that Mr.. Coffin left to be-
come representative from the
18th Congressional District of
Michigan.
Headed Detroit Chest
During his years in Detroit. Mr..
Coffin was active in civic affairs.
For 10 years he was president Of
the Detroit Community Chest. He
was a trustee Of Grace Hospital
there and vice chairman of Ap-
peal Board No. / OF the Michi-
gan Selective Service.
He was past president of the
international Council of the
YMCA, president of the Detroit
Board of Commerce and founded
Camp Ohiyesa, a summer camp
for underprivileged boys of De-
troit.
Mr.. Coffin was president Of the
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Mrs. Armbruster, SO

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf. Feb
% (P).--Mrs. Robert Armbruster,
50. wife Of the NBC music direc-
tor. died Monday after a years
illness. Active in social welfare
work, Mrs. Armbruster was par
interested in the John
Tracy Clinic for deaf and handi-
capped children. The Arm
brusters. have no children.
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.Aoron Jacobson,
.Euther of Bert Parks

ATLANTA. Ga, Feb. 90 P.--
Aaron Jacobson, rs, father OF
Bert Parks, radio and television
performer, died yesterday in an
Atlanta hospital after a short
illness. Mr.. Parks came to
Atlanta from Greenwich. Conn,
TO be at his fathers bedside.
Mr.. Jacobson was born in Lat
via and came to this country
as a boy. He lived for a time
in New York and moved to
Atlanta in the early l900s from
LAGRANGE. Ga. He operated q
mems clothing business at sew
eral locations in Atlanta from
1903 until his retirement about
20 years ago.
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Dratha

wITHERs, DONALD EUGENE. Passed
away yesterday afternoon. February
q, 1855, at Mineral, Va. DONALD
EUGENE WITHERS, beloved son oil
pl. NV. He also Is survived by his step
father Carl c, Baden. and two broth,
ers, Jesse Wlthers. u, s. Navy, anc
Larry X. Withers Of the Mineral Va.
address. Funeral at 800 pm. Thurs
dsy March !, from the Episcopa
Church Mineral, Va. Interment Hill
crest Cemetery, Louisa, Va. 20
YOKUM, FLORIDA L. tFLORRlEl. Sud.
denly. on Tuesday, February ~, 1885
Transmission Md. FLORIDA i. FLOR.
RIEb YOKUM Services at the g. II
Hines Co Funeral Home. 2g0t l4th
st NV, on Thursday, March ]. at :
pm. parking facilities. Intermeni
GlenMnnd Cemetnrr
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CuthoIic Men to Aid
Hospitals Chaplain

A visitation committee to as
sist the Catholic chaplain at st.
Elizabeths Hospital will be or
ganized at pm. tomorrow in
the hospitals center building.
The st. Vincent de Paul So
.ciety, Catholic mems charitable
organization. is assisting the
Rev. Ramon di Nardo, Catholic
chaplain at the hospital. in
forming the committee. Volun-
teers who can speak foreign
languages. particularly German
and Italian, are especially
needed.
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Charles Bergquist,
OF Western Electric

CHICAGO. Feb. 20 tR.-
Charles w. Bergquist, II. former
Western Electric Co. official and
one-time president of the Ma
tional Safety Council, died yes
terday in Presbyterian Hospital.
Mr.. Bergquist, associated with
Western Electric Co. for 48 years,
was menager of industrial rela-
lions for the company's Haw-
thorne works when he retired in
|1943. He was active for many
years in civic. industrial and
Iphilanthropic work in Chicago.
He had served as chairman Of
the share the-work movement
organized under President Hoov-
Ter for the Seventh Federal Re-
serve District.
Survivors include his widow
Rose, a son and a daughter.
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Henry 7. Hunt, Ex-Moyor,
Once in New Deal AGENCIES

Henry T. Hunt, n. who held
various legal positions in New
Deal agencies here and was for
merly Mayor of Cincinnati. died
yesterday at the Veterans Adj
|miniStration Hospital, Martins
Durg. w. Va, after a long illness.
He lived at 210 West Mount Ida
avenue. Alexandria. Va.
Mr.. Hunt was q student of
municipal government and a
leader Of the movement for civic
reform in his native Cincinnati
in the early days of this century.
His first experience in politics
was as a member of the Cincin-
natl Committee of Nine, a group
Of citizens who banded together
to fight Boss" Cox's rule of the
city and to promote elective and
civic reforms.
Mr.. Hunt was a Democratic
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Darn nf Chunks

DIENER. SARAH. The family Of the
late Mrs SARAH DIENER acknowledges
with deep appreciation the kind ex-
pressions of sympathy from relatives
and friends. and extends sincere thanks
for phone calls. visits. cards and con-
tributions given in her memory.
THE DIENER FAMILY.
DoTsoN. ROBERT v. The family Of
the late ROBERT v. DOTSON wishes
to thank their many friends the pastor
Rev. Richard H. Johnson choir and
members of the EbeneEer Methodist
church. Prince Han Chapter. No. 81
NDatcher Lodge. No. Is, and Morning
Star Lodge. No. 40 We also wish to
Sfxpress our thanks for the many floral
%designs, teleRrams. donations Of cars
$and cards OF sympathy in our hour
Mrs. ANNA M DoTsoN AND FAM
IA lily.