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The frontiersman., 1957-12-12

t1OAi.
 The Anchorage women pointed out that although the League is organized at three levels, local, state, and national, in Alaska there is to date no State League. It is hoped that sufficient num- Der of Leagues will be formed in the territory so that State lea que may be formed.
 The organization is a member ship organization, not fedora tion. Every member joins the League of Women Voters of the United States. When. she joins the organization she works through a local League in the field of government in her com munity. State Leagues are com posed of local Leagues and con cerns itself with state government matters. All members work on national governmental issues through their local Leagues. There are 126,OOO members of the League of Women Voters of the United States.
 The League is an outgrowth of the Nataional American Woman Suffrage Association. It was
The frontiersman., 1957-12-12
HoIiday Phone Calls
 To States Need No
 Reservations This YeQr

For the first time during a Christmas holiday season, adj vance reservations for Stateside calls will not be necessary, ac- cording to an announcement made this week by Colonel Carl H. Hatch, commanding officer, U. s. Army Alaska Communica- ton System in Seattle. Col. Hatch further stated that little difficul- ty is anticipated in handling Stateside calls for Alaskan users, due to the new submarine cable facilities which have greatly augmented the long distance communications services to the States.
 It was pointed out, however, that due to heavy loading of cir cults in the States during the holiday period, calls to the Gen. tral, Eastern, and Southern states should be placed, ii possible, dur ing the early morning hours Or prior to 7 am. Alaska Standard Time, to avoid delays to the GUS toners.
 To further expedite the handlr ing of calls, telephone users are urged to provide the operators with the telephone number of the party being called, whenever pos sible.
 In addition to the availability of adequate circuits to handle Christmas and New Years Day calls, reduced rates will apply on these dates.
The frontiersman., 1957-12-12
OD TABLE FUND
 OVER Sl,000 MARK

The special fund being raised by the Valley Hospital Auxiliary for the purchase of new obstet- rics table has gone over the thou sand dollar mark, said Mrs. Frank Clark, auxiliary president.
 Recent contributions have been received from the following: Ma tanuska Valley l4, Chapter O-E.S- $34; Episcopal Womens' Auxili- ary, $5; anonymous donation. $2O; Alaska Nurses Association, $25; and an additional $3 from Experiment Station personnel who donated sum earlier in the campaign.
 These funds now bring the to- tai to $l,O27.15-with about $40O to go. Next Thursday evening a fund raising project being con ducted by the American Legion and Auxiliary for this special fund will conclude when piano is awarded. Proceeds from this fund will help cut down the bal ance needed for the purchase. Mrs. Clark pointed out.
 It is hoped that the goal of $l400.0O will be reached very soon so that the table will be made available to the hospital as soon as possible. Organizations and individuals planning to con- tribute are asked to send their checks to the Auxiliary as soon as possible.
The frontiersman., 1957-12-12
Annual Parties Being Planned for Holiday Season

Christmas parties in the area are being planned by various groups and organizations.
 On December B the Home steaders Club will hold their an- nual party; next Monday evening the Beta Sigma Phi party will be held; on December 20 the Elks will hold their annual party for Elks children; the Moose lodge will hold their children's Christ mas party on December 22; the Chamber has tentatively set De- cember 21 for the date of the Merchants Christmas Party for valley children, the Palmer Elks are making plans for their an- nual Christmas treks to Talkeetna and Glenallen with treats for the old-timers and young folk, and other plans are being made by additional groups.
 Organizations planning special holiday events are invited to use the advance calendar of events maintained at the office of The Frontiersman to avoid conflic- tion with other scheduled events during the busy holiday time.
The frontiersman., 1957-12-12

adults that could be remodeied are needed.
 ies on December A.
 Assisting the local Scout troop is a large box of toys in very good condition that was sent to the girls from their sister Scouts in Anchorage.
The frontiersman., 1957-12-12
plIBARc DINNER
 SLATED FOR SATURDAY

A public spaghetti dinner will be held i'd the social hall of Unit ed Protestant Church Saturday evening. Dinner will De served from 5:3O to TOO pm. Admission will be $l.25 for adults and 75 cents for children.
 The dinner is being sponsored by the Senior High Westminster Fellowship group of the United Protestant Church and proceeds will De applied to trip fund to be used on trip to Fairbanks for youth conference the latter part of December.
The frontiersman., 1957-12-12

noon, and evening, depending up- on the desires of the majority. In this way women who find it easi- CT to meet during the day and those who prefer evening meet ings, will be able to attend more meetings, All units will make the same studies during the year, with the first study to be Know Your Town" in which all phases of government in this area will be studied and considerable in formation gathered and disem- mated.
 All women of voting age are cordially invited to join the Pal mer League. Meeting dates will be announced as soon as possible. Further information may be ob- tained from any of the executive board members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-14
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Bev, Ev, Mev and Cutie Pie
these words sound like items
from the jazzed-up jargon of
teen-agers. Actually they are
recent creations of perhaps the
most serious-minded and dedi-
Gated group Of professional work.
ers in America, the Nations
atomic energy researchers.
Just as every trade, industry
and profession gradually de-
velops its own special language
or jargon, so the workers on the
newest and most challenging
frontier Of science have been
creating their own body of Ian
guage to describe their tech
niques and materials. Charac-
teristically, they have in one
short decade developed a vo-
cabulary Of many hundreds of
words-and the ESQ Research
people have gathered a few OF
them into a handy little glossary
called 101 ATOMIC TERMS
Here is just a handful:
An "ev," to begin with, is ar
electron volt, a measurement OF
the amount Of energy gained by
an electron when it is acted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-14
BY Rouson

upon by one volt. An "ev"
doesn't really represent much
energy-but that's only the be-
ginning. From the "ev" we 60
to the "mev"-a million electron
volts-and beyond that to the
"bev," a billion electron volts.
Now We are really cooking with
nuclear gas. because an electron
possessing one bev of energy is
travelling almost as fast as the
speed of light-186.000 miles per
second.
When scientists are dealing
with power of this magnitude.
all sorts Of precautions must be
observed. So it's perhaps not
surprising that the thick-walled
lead container in which radio
active materials are transported
is called, somewhat morbidly, a
coffin"
The material carried in the
coffin is usually designated hot"
meaning highly radioactive
and when it reaches its destina-
ton it may we'll be stored in a
pig" - another name for a
thick-walled container. The cap
sule used to carry samples in
and out of an atomic reactor
is known as the rabbit" And
cutie pie? Well, that's a porta-
BILE instrument used to deter
mine the level of radiation in
an area.
It's reassuring to know that
these scientists, charged with
researches Of the utmost signif1-
canoe to the futures of all of
us. have not mislaid that most
stabilizing Of influences-a sense
of humor.
released BY The Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-14
Why We Soy

INVENTOR: The expression
'gat," for gun, is derived from
m inventor. r. j. Calling, who
made a cannon consisting Of
about ten barrels. The develop
ment of this gun began in 1861
and became the standard ma
chine gun for the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-14
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CONTRACT
BRIDGE
BY EASILY BLACKwOOD

The proper timing of most
hands is fairly simple, but now
and then you run across a hand
which requires very out-of-the-
ordinary treatment as Mr..
Abel mid in today's deal. The
opening lead was the deuce Of
diamonds and Mr.. Abel read it
correctly as a singleton. He knew
Mrs. Keen rarely leads a single
ton unless she has a quick trump
winner. so he mentally placed the
ace Of hearts in her hand. Sup
pose he won the first trick and
led a heart which Mrs. Keen won?
North dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
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\ dOo dOO
INT Pass ~ All pass
Her problem would then be
how to reach her partners hand
so that she could ruff a diamond
return. That would be possible
in one Of the black suits. There
was at least a $3.50 chance she
would return a club and even II
the ace we're in Mr.. Dale's hand.
Mr.. Abel could ruff. pick UP the
remaining trumps, concede dia-
mond trick and make his con-
tract.
He followed this plan but.
after winning with the ace of
trumps. Mrs. Keen had no prob
lem. Holding the ace Of clubs
herself, she led back q spade as
the only hope. Mr.. Dale took
the ace and the diamond king
and a ruff completed the set.
Mr.. Champion was as consoling
as usual. How bad can you
get?" he asked.
Mr.. Abel thought he had rea-
soned it out pretty we'll. What
did you want me to do. finesse
the diamond at the first trick?"
he inquired.
"Of coorse not" Mr.. Cham
pion snapped. Your ace Of dia-
monds play was all right. But
at the second trick you've got to
lead the king Of clubs"
To Mr.. Champion, plays like
this are simplicity itself, unless.
of course, he is the one who
misses them.
The fact remains that on this
particular hand the play would
have won. II Mr.. Dale covered
the king Of clubs, Mr.. Abel could
run. Actually. he could not cover.
So Mr.. Abel would discard his
lone spade, thus cutting the last
possible line Of communication
between the defenders hands.
Mr.. Abel's losers would be con-
fined to the ace Of clubs. trump
trick and a diamond trick.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04
A-Weupons BoIk
Reds, Austin Suys

A top Defense Department
official today warned that il
America we're to give up its
stockpile of atomic weapons, the
Russians would take over the
world.
If we gave up our atomic
weapons today, we'd be giving
the Russians their goal, set by
Mr.. Marx-the control of the
world. Without our atomic weap-
ons, they've got the edge" de-
clared Vice Admiral Bernard L.
Austin, director of staff, Joint
Chiefs of staff.
Admiral Austin, addressing a
meeting of the Veterans of For
eign Wars at the Statler I0vel,
went on to say that the Rus
slams are far ahead Of this
country in building submarines.
But we're reaching the point
where IL is no longer practical
TO modernize existing ships. We
need new ones" he said. He also
revealed that Russian subma-
rines have been detected close
to American shores and. that
so far. I'VE have been able TO
sec that they didn't get into
any trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04
Bonner Is Named
As Full Assistant
To U. S. Attorney

Walter j. Bonner, who has
been a special assistant to the
United States Attorney since
last September 20. today was
named an Assistant United
States Attorney.
The oath was administered by
Federal Judge Charles F. Nc
Laughlin. for whom Mn. Bonner
formerly was law clerk.
Mr.. Bonner's change in status
to Assistant United States At
torney places him on the pay
roll of the United States At
torney's Office in place of the
payroll of the Justice Depart
ment through which he was paid
as special assistant.
The new appointee, who is
81. was graduated from the
Georgetown University Law
School in 1855. Prior to serving
as a law clerk to Judge Nc
Lauehlin, Mr.. Bonner was clerk
to Chief Judge Nathan Cayton,
now retired, of the Municipal
Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Bonner will continue
serving at the Municipal Court
Criminal Division of the United
States Attorneys Office. The new
appointment brings the total
number of Assistant United
States Attorneys to AZ. There is
one special assistant.
Mr.. Bonner, his wife and three
children live at 3065 South
Buchanan street. Arlington. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04
High School Athlete
Takes Oath as
American Citizen

Speros Paul Loukas, Western
High School athlete. today was
sworn in as a naturalized Ameri-
can citizen.
The oath was administered by
Judge Matthew F.. Mcclure at
a special ceremony in District
Court.
A native of Greece. young
Loukas will be 10 years old to-
morrow. He came to this coun-
try in August. 1855. and papers
for citizenship were applied for
in his behalf by his father. Paul
SperoS Loukas, who is a natural
lied American citizen.
Under the law. if young Lou
kas had waited until he is 18 he
would have had to apply for
citizenship in his own behalf
and would not have become ELI
gible for citizenship until he had
been in this country five years.
This would have meant a wait
for citizenship until the year
1860.
The father and son live at
Il743 p street NV. Young Lou
kas plays quarterback on the
Western High School football
team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04
Hundreds Seek
Tax-Fi|ing Aid
Extra Help Called
To HundIe Rush

The biggest crowd in four
years descended on the Internal
Revenue Service here today seek
ing help with their tax forms,
while other hundreds swamped
the IRIS phone service.
Eugene Travers. special repre-
sentative OF the Baltimore dis
trict director. said $50 persons
had passed through tax infor-
nation Room ll44 by II O'Clock.
He expected well over 1000 be-
fore the day ended.
The rush was attributed by
Liaison Officer Robert F. Han
non to the January 81 deadline
on release of VIZ forms by en-
ployers to their workers over the
Nation. Better weather, he said,
also brought out the season S
first big crowd of taxpayers.
Extra Help Brought In
1--WE brought in extra help to-
day for the phones and the
counters" Mr.. Harmon said.
The phones have been going
like crazy. Last year we used
bells on the phones and it was
bedlam. This year we switched
to lights so the agents can hear
themselves think"
Mr.. Travers said the IS counter
men and the IA agents answering
Sterling 3-8400- to give tax in
formation are not there to fill
out forms for the puzzled but to
help them do 1t. I'VE are trying
to carry out a lf-help pro-
gram" he said.
The service. Of course. will
make out tax form for an illit-
crate or someone with a language
problem. he said.
Prefers Phone Calls
Mr.. Harmon said he expected
there would be several thousand
phone calls handled throughout
the day. The service prefers
phone calls rather than personal
visits.
Last year, the only line to APP
pear at the Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. Of
fees of IRIS was on January is.
There wasn't much OF a line on
the April Is deadline for filing.
This year. IRIS expected the big
gest crowd January 81 which
was the deadline for seven types
OF form. 1t did not mateiralize
The officials said the best
guide available for making out a
tax form is the new edition of
Your Federal Income Tax
which sells for 30 cents at In
ternal Revenue,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04

Clay admitted frequenting
the race tracks and gambling
heavily in 1858 and 1854. The
agent quoted Clay as saying he
lost about $500 in 1853 and
about $4,000 in 1854.
The agent also said that Clay
bought expensive" cars. In 1858.
he said Clay bought a $4,000
Cadillac and in 1854 a $4,000
Cadillac.
I Clay admitted failing to file
personal income tax returns for
1853 and 1854, and failing to
make returns for social security
an income taxes withheld from
employees for 1854 and 1855. The
social security and income taxes
withheld amounted to more
than $4,000.
Clay. operator Of the Clay Sink
Top Co. at Merrifield in Fairfax
County, finally filed 81 tax re-
turns in December of 1865. ac-
cording to the revenue agent.
Clay testified that he decided
to make the returns because "as
a result of gambling and loss OF
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money. I felt I would never be
able to overcome it"
He said he went to the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue volun-
tarily because he had become SO
disturbed about it."
Clay said he was trying to
raise money to pay the taxes. He
estimated his business was worth
about $4,000.
Judge Bryan noted that the
charges were misdemeanors but
said the serious part of it is
that some of the money was ac-
tually trust fund that had been
withheld from employees"
Clay's attorney told Judge
Bryan that he did not believe
the defendant realized the seri-
business of using the money
withheld.
Judge Bryan commented that
the man in charge of a $4,000
business certainly knew the funds
weren't his"
The maximum penalty on each
of the seventeen counts is one
year or $4,000 fine or both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04
Guided Missile Experts
Stolen Papers Recovered

Secret Government documents
stolen from a Bethesda physicist
last week in Chicago have been
recovered there, the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation an
nounced.
The FBI said the papers,
stuffed behind some trash cans
were found BY a janitor. Appar :
entity they we're abandoned by
the thief who stole the scientists
briefcase. the FBI said.
The physicist is Fletcher c.
Paddison, who lives at 1916
Woodhaven boulevard. Bethesda,
and works at the Johns Hopkins
Applied Physics Laboratory in
Silver Spring. He is an expert
on guided missiles
Last Wednesday. ne reported
70 The police and FBI. ne stopped
In Chicago while on his way 70
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04

a guided missile plant in South
Bend, Ind. He said he put his
briefcase down while he made a
telephone call at an open phone
in the Illinois Central Railroads
Sixty-third street station.
When he finished the call, he
said. the briefcase was gone. Be-
sides the papers, described as
mostly classified secret" by
Donald S. Hostetter. Chicago
FBI chief. the briefcase con-
tanned an electric razor and a
shirt
Yesterday the janitor Edward
A. Merk. was cleaning an apart
ment building on South Minerva
street. several blocks from The
railroad station. He found the
papers behind trash cans IN the
basement. The briefcase and its
other contents we're not found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04
New Measure
Offered on Plea
Of Businessmen
BY DON S. WARREN

District business interests once
again have appealed to Con-
gress to give this city its own
separate law for workmens com
pensation.
The District now is tied to the
Federal Longshoremen's and
Harbor Workers Compensation
Act and benefits paid for lob
injuries here, and employer con-
tributions therefore are affected
by what Congress orders done for
the benefit of longshoremen and
harbor workers along the East
and West Coasts and the Gulf
and Great Lakes areas.
A new measure providing the
District with its own law, has
been introduced by Representa-
tive Mcmillan, Democrat Of
South Carolina, chairman of the
District Committee. He offered
the bill at the request of the
Washington Board of Trade and
numerous other concerns af-
fected by the Federal law.
Increased Benefits Included
The new measure has the same
general form as one that died
in the House last summer. But
it incorporates the increase in
benefits and other liberalizing
provisions contained in the Fed
eral law enacted early last sum-
mer.
These raise the maximum
weekly benefits for longshore-
men and all covered employees in
the District from $35 to $54 and
the minimum from $12 to Sl8.
The waiting time was reduced
from seven to three days.
Another provision of the new
Mcmillan bill is to raise the
maximum benefit payments to
S17.280. Before the Federal law
was amended last year, the max
imum was $1,000.
To Go to Committee
Chairman Mcmillan said he
would refer his measure to the
Public Utilities, Insurance and
Banking subcommittee headed
by Representative league. Dem
ocrat of Texas. Public hearings
are expected to be scheduled but
a date has not yet been set.
Last year District employers
brought out that even the old
workmen's compensation bene-
fits applicable to the District
were higher than those in Mary
land and Virginia for benefits
for those other than longshore-
men regulated by State laws.
Under the revised Federal law
benefits here show a still great
er margin above those in the
adjoining States. District busi-
ness interests stressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04

for treatment of a kidney
infection.
Her father. Arthur. a bank
accountant. said she has been
i'll a month with recurring fever
and commissions. She was hos
pitalized in Trinidad. but the
disease resisted treatment with
antibiotics.
Last Tuesday, Mr.. Bell de-
cided his daughter should be
brought here for treatment.
The American consulate was
wonderful" he said. They be-
gan to make arrangements i'm
mediately after i told them the
problem.
Almost simultaneously, Mr..
Bells mother. Mrs. Iris Bell, who
lives with her son-in-law and
daughter at Fort Myer, began to
make arrangements for admit
lance Of the child TO Children's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04
Chinese Greet New Year
With CoIorfuI Rite Here

The dancing dragon yesterday
came away with the moon. the
symbol of hope, at the start OF
the Chinese new year. prophesied
to be a period of peace.
About 5000 spectators. mostly
curious occidentals, lined H street
between Fifth and Eighth streets
NV. to watch Washington
Chinese citizens celebrate the
start of the 4.655th year. accord
ing to the Chinese calendar
Chinese leaders said 1t was the
largest crowd ever to watch such
an event here.
In a symbolic rite. the fiery
goggle-eyed dragon Ga lion in
China). prancing to the beat OF a
big leather-bound drum and
brass cymbals. lowered over a
basin of water, representing the
sea. In 1t he saw the moon. rep
resenting hope. The multi
colored head reached into the
basin and danced away.
You can reach for the moon
and you've got it," Wing Wong
counsel for the Chinese Console
dated Benevolent Associations
observed.
The dragon with the aid Of fire
crackers which left charred RED
paper coating the street, scared
away the evil spirits and brought
in the new. peaceful year-the
Year OF the Chicken.
Rooster Year Amended
I'm China this would be the
year of the rooster, but here. in
Difference TO the 10th woman
SUFFRAGE Amendment, we made
an amendment too, Mr.. Wong
declared.
Accompanying The dragon
made mobile by two members
of the Chinese Youth Club, and
imported through Hong Konp
two years ago. were low men and
two small boys wearing Buddha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-04
Finucone Reception
Site Is Changed

The public reception Thursday
for DR.. Daniel l.. Finucaue. new
District Health Director. has
been moved from the National
Press Club to the Washington
Hotel. the United Community
Services announced today.
The reception and luncheon
will be held at noon Thursday
at the hotel because of Press
Club luncheon for the Crown
Prince of Iraq, George C. Pen
dleton. chairman Of the UCS
Health Section. said.
Mr.. Pendleton pointed out that
the move was necessary because
the Press Club had extended an
invitation to the Crown Prince
some time ago and February Z
vas the only date his schedule
would permit him to accept.
Speakers at the event in honor
OF DR. Finucane will include
District Commissioner David
Karrick and DR.. Leroy E Burney.
Surgeon General Of the United
States Public Health Service.