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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-01-07

onoj brati, ciji um nije cist cd jala srce
umjesto postenja napunjeno je ruznim kle-
vetama.
Zadnje vrijeme nasim redovima sloge
zajednicarske ljubavi, opaza Sc ijepa po-
java, da nasem dobrom narodu .iaca bu-
j ljubav, sloga covjecnost, jal, mrznja
kleveta nestaje rasplinjuje Sc ma plamenu
snosljivosti, jednakosti, bratstva covjec-
nosti
Pred mama su veliki zadatci, veliki pod
hvati Zajednice, koje mozemo savladati
casno izvesh sloznim radon, zajednickim ra-
zumjevanjem i ljubavlju.
Zajednicar treba mora da prosliiedi
svojom utrtom stazom. Kao glasilo Zajed-
nice, da sluz istini, pravici i eovjestvu. Po-
vrh svega da sluzi svojoj Zajednici u duhu
uzvisenih ideala nasih slavnih pionira DO
kretaca koji su u samom pocetku, prvih
teskih godina udarili odredili stazu pra-
vac, koji svi slozno trebamo da slijedimo.
PRIZE rekosmo opet naglasujemo da je
ova godina nasa jubilarna godina kojoj
cemo godini proslaviti najveci uspjeh po-
stignuca u Ivotu mas doseljenika 8 nasim
mladjim pokoljenjem, maine, 65-rodjendan
nase ijepe / plemenite Hrvatske Bratske
Zajednice.
pocetku owe move godine ucinismo je-
dan zavjet, da eemo iskreno posteno suz-
ii nadalje svojoj Zajednici, svojoj braGi "a
jednicarima svome narodu Da eemo svom
snagon srcem raditi da sve podhvate "a
n1isli zajednice provedemo djelo cvrsto
smo uvjereni da eemo svoj zavjet easno +
spuniti suradnjom / zajednickim snagama
naseg svijesnog clanstva, dobrog naroda
vodstva.
Povijest zajednice nam kazuje, da Ao-
gom rasts male stvari, kao sto je i ona IL
!! malena razvila - tako snazno mo6no. "a
to, brace moja, sW slozno ma rad.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-01-07

uciniti sto wise mogu. zao mi
.je, sto me nedavna bolest, ko-
je sam sc otresla, kroz ne
koliko mjeseci bila sprijecila
da jos wise ucinim. Sada sc
osjecam mnogo bolje, i ako
sam pod lijecnickim nadzo-
rom, pa Gu nastojati da IL
gubljeno vrijeme nadoknadim.
Obecajem Vam da &c Te u
drugoj godini nase kampanje
cesce cd meme imati vijesti" i.
Jack Buban, tajnik odsjeka
br. GIT u Wellandu, veil ovo:
"zao mi je sto mozda necu
prikupiti onoliko tockica ko-
like je potrebno "a put u Ev-
ropu, ali Vam obecajem da
Gu uciniti sve sto mi je u mo-
ci da sv a k og eventualnog
kandidata privedem u Zajed-
nicu".
I sestra Matilda Mataya,
istaknuti graditelj Zajednice
u sjevero-zapadnim drzavama
takodjer je obecala poraditi
onako, k a k o najbolje bude
znala j mogla.
JOS je tu jedno pismo pa
cificke obale. Clanica odsjeka
1T u Los Angeles-u, sestra
Bozica Ruzic, javlja: "Sve Gu
uciniti da sto wise ljudi u
pisem II Zajednicu. Osjecala
bi sc zaista sretnom kad bi
onu nagradu, put u Evropu,
mogla dobiti, nu i bez toga,
kao bez ikakve druge ma
grade, ia Gu i u buduce, kao
sto sam cinila u proslosti, ra-
diti ma procvatu HBZ".
0 dalnjim dokazima vjer-
nosti i odanosti clanstva pu-
ne su stranice naseg Zajedni-
cara, posebno u ovo pred
bozicno doba. Obavjesti o bo-
zicnim zabavama "a nasu die
Gu u zadnjih mjesec i pol da-
ma zapremile su najveci dio
lista. Nebi sc usudili reci da
bi mogli uprijeti prstom i u
jedno jedincato gnijezdo, cd
njih 500, koje nije uprilicilo
bozicnu veselicu svojim cla-
novima. Bez pretjerava n j a,
tesko &c Sc moci naci jos jed
ma organizacija kojoj su die
ca u ovolikoj mjeri k srcu
prirasla!
Nije laka stvar pripremiti
owe Christmas parties; to ira
Ii vremena, troskova, dogo-
vora i napose ljubavi. Ukup-
no uzevsi, ovo &c kostati ne
koliko desetaka tisuca dolara,
i sto je jos "a nadodati, Gl.
ured nije "a sve ovo nj centa
pridonio, osim sto je pokrio
izdatke "a stampanje neko-
like tisuca bozicnih pjesma-
rica, i to je bio sve. U ne
kim slucajevima odsjeci 81
pomogli, ali smaganje sred-
stava "a pokrice troskova o
viii zaba va, pocivalo je u
klavnome ma ledjima upravi-
telja i upraviteljica gnijezda.
Ii nesebicni radnici upravo su
Sc genijalno domisljali, kako
bi namakli potrebita sredstva
"a owe parties, pa vec to po-
kazuje koliko je u tim mu-
zevima / zenama ljubavi "a
organizaciju, njen napredak
njen pomladak.
I, stoga, neka je ovim pu.
tenn nacinom nasa duboka
zahvalnost upraviteljima gni.
jezda, kao swim ostalima,
koji su bio kako doprinjeli
bozicnoj radosti nase dijece,
Dok god bude ovog duha lju-
bavi i pozrtvovnosti u nami,
mi cemo 8 pouzdanjem moci
gledati naprijed / 8 pravom
ocekivati da &c H. B. Zajed.
MICA biti VEGA i mocnija.
Michael Grasha,
predsjednik Odbors
clanske Kampanje
T, NoH yodoyod \ zameiu
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-01-07

l
privode one koji &c sutra biti
njihova braca j sestre.
Ova je godina skoro ma IL
maku. Kao samo cd sebe po-
stavlja Sc pitanje, sto nam je
ona pokazala? Odgovor je ma
dlanu. Naslo sc medju mama
! oko petnajst stotina muzeva
i zena, pozrtvovnih ljudi, 'ko-
! j su pobudjeni vlastitom sa-
vjescu u redove svoje Zajed-
nice priveli 5000 novih cla-
nova. I, ne zaboravimo, svi SUI
oni dobrovoljci, nitko iii ma to
'nije nagonio. JOS nesto, nase
polje rada je u mnogocemu
ograniceno. I, sada, kada Sc
svi cimbenici uzmu u racun,
Ear nije postignut upravo je-
dinstveni uspjeh?
Ia mas - fraternalizam -
(bratstvo) jos uvijek znaci
dvoje, neizmjernu korist, ko-
ju organizacija pruza svom
clanstvu, koje, po nacelu '1ju-
bav "a ljubav", svojoj organi-
zaciji uzvraca ma tai nacin da
joj sluzi u regrutiranju no.
vog clanstva. zalostan bi bio
onaj dan kad bi mi bill pri-
siljeni priznati da je i u ma
Sol zajednici otisla u nepo-
vrat ova kroz pokoljenja ma
slijedjena odanost clanstva, i,
kad bi mi morali ovisiti je-
dino o placenom osoblju.
Zahvaljujuei upravo ovo j
odanosti clanstva, Zajednica
napreduje. Nasi sc redovi
mnoze, zbilja, u pravom fra
ternalistickom duhu. Novim
prilivom, mi ne samo da ma
domjescujemo normalni go
disnji gubitak, u vecini sluca-
jeva nastao uslijed smrti, ne
go smo imali i cisti godisnji
dobitak cd kojih 1000 cla-
nova.
Uvjeren sam, da je svima
mama draze imati mediusob-
no povezanu obitelj cd no.
600 clanova nego brojeve ko-
il sami po sebi ne znace nj
Sta drugo osim kula u oblaci-
ma.
Ukratko, mas Sc uspjeh pr
venstveno skoro jedino te-
melji ma ljubavi i odanosti
elanstva prema organizaciji,
a to je fraternalizam iii brat
stvo, onakovo, kakovo mora
biti, i mi te linije necemo
skrenuti.
Svakog dana i tjedna ina
primjera ovome. Etc, nedav-
no nam Sc opet javila jedna
mlada gospodja, koja je tai
MICA odsjeka Cd nekih 700
clanova, te nam iznedju o.
staloga rece i ovo: "Znate, ia
ovo volim (misli ma kam-
panju), jer me ispunja poseb-
MIN zadovoljstvom raditi "a
moi narod". Sestra Markusic,
koju, hvala Bogu, u svakom
izvjescu spominjemo, redovi-
to move molbenice poprati
5 dvije-tri rijeci. Pred par da-
ma je / opet ponovila onu svo-
ju omiljenu izjavu: "zelila bi
jos vise clanova upisati ma
cast i slavu mog odsjeka
Zajednice''.
Ma nase svojedobno pismo
graditeljima Zajednice u ko-
jemu s1no iii pitali, da Ii ina
ju u planu kvalificirati sc "a
put u Evropu iii ma kruzno
putovanje, primili smo inne-
dju ostalih odgovora oval:
/ ''Primila sam Vase pismo i
uciniti Gu koliko god budem
mogla da u odsjek upisem sto
wise clanova, jer je Zajednica
velika organizacija i ia sc po-
nosim time ito sam njezin
clan.
! U koliko mi ne podje "a ru-
kom osigurati odnosni izlet,
ma koji h leila poci, a tko
nebi, ja Gu i pokraj toga biti
sretna sto sam sudjelovala U
izgradnI naseg bratstva".
Iskreno sestrinski,
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-01-07
Nova Godina

7AJEDNICAR novoj godini ma istoj Ii
l. niji bratske ljubavi covjecnosti prema
svakom pojedincu svakom narodu zna-
ku dobre wolfe. Cd svoga pocetka kao tied
mix Zajednicar je uvijek propovijedao snos-
ljivost, razumjevanje i solidarnost medju
svojim clanstvom i narodom. Tako ce u
buduce nastaviti Nasi citatelji razumiju,
drugi treba da znadu, da smo mi "a slogu
iedinstvo naroda. Postujemo svakog cla-
ma bez obzira ma njegove nazore vjeru. Nj
tko nema prava da vrijedja osjecaj drugoga
clana Pisana rijec treba da sluz istini od-
goiu covjeka, ne "a sijanje mrznje. Tako
mi mislmo
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-01-07

SOJSVo ASoA6SS@Ao oJu ICSl
onog, koji iste prima. Ali, to
kao da nikog nesmeta, jer
nakon bozicnih blagdana da-
row sc nose natrag trgovci-
ma, pa Sc izmjenjuju "a pred
mete, koji su wise upotreblji-
vi. Svatko po svojoj moguc-
! nosti, kupi wise hrane, slat-
kisa, plea, domacice peku ko-
lace, jede Sc i pie prekomjer-
no nakon blagdana oporav-
ljamo sc cd prekomjernog u
zivanja, u glavnome bogate
hrane ma koju zeludac nije
privikao. Zatim dolaze racuni
da Sc isplate raznovrsni da-
rovi, a to je ona slabija stra-
ma bozicnih blagdana.
Ali, to je start obicaj i lije-
pi obicaj. Ovdje kod mas u
America to je vec uslo u krv
svakome tesko bi bio naci
jednu osobu, a da nije kupila
dar svome bliznjemu i isto
tako primila dar cd svojih.
Covjek Sc nekako osjeca sre-
tan i zadovoljan da daruje o.
ne, koje voli i cijeni, a j sam
ina neko posebno zadovolj-
stvo kada otvara paketic, sto
mu je netko cd rodbine iii
prijatelja poslao. salju Sc bo-
zicne cestitke u milijunima
ogromne svote novca sc u iste
utrose i to je sve zajedno "a
ista "Big Business, ali CO.
vjek ma sve to tako negleda.
Rado salje cestitke rodbini i
prijateljima, a isto tako sa
radoscu iste prima. Pa zasto
Sc nebi jednom u godini sic
! tic prijatelja, a bolje prilike
nema cd samog Bozica, koji
nam je ostao u krvi jos cd
najmladjih dana.
Jedna lijepa i vrijedna
pOjava
Jedna jaka grana nase "a
jednice jeste njezin Pomla-
dak. Pomladak sc sastoji cd
483 gnijezda diljem Sjedinje-
nih Drzava i Kanade. u tim
gnijezdima Sc n a | a Ii nesta
preko $4,000 mladih clanova.
Bas ova grana Zajednice O.
sigurava razvoj, buducnost i
stabilnost nase Zajednice. A
ko smo Il to uvjereni, a uvje-
reni bi trebali biti, jer vec da-
mas preko polovicu odraslog
| clanstva su bivsi clanovi ma
Seq Pomladka, onda trebamo
sve wise voditi brigu o nasim
gnijezdima.
Poslijednjih godina primje-
cuje Sc jedna posebna aktiv-
most u nasim gnijezdima, ko-
je aktivnosti prize nije bilo.
Bio je moguce, ovdje, ondje,
ali vrlo malo neprimjetljivo.
Ako prelistamo pred bozicne
brojeve naseg Zajednieara "a
nekoliko poslijednjih godina
primjetiti cemo, da Sc po mno-
GIN mjestima i svake godine
sve wise uprilicuju bozicne "a
bave iii kako mi to sada u
engleskom nazivamo Christ
mas Party. Ovog proslog
Bozica odrzano je wise tako-
viii priredaba nego ikada pri-
je. Kad Sc vec i tako trosi sill
nj novac ma razne darove, Ear
Sc uopce moze zamisliti bo-
iii ulozak, nego potrositi sta
novitu svotu u formi darova
djeci, clanovima n a s E Po-
mladka.
Imao sam priliku prisustvo-
vati jednoj takovoj priredbi.
Radost djece, a uz njih, ra-
dost roditelja u najvise stu
cajeva majkih je neopisiva.
Djetica matizeljno ocekuju
kakav dar, kakovu igracku
&c i'm pruziti Santa Claus.
I ne cini mnogo razlike ka-
kav dar dijete primi, ono je
veselo, jer je dobilo nesta ne
ocekivanog. I make su We
sele, jer uzivaju u sreei "a
dovoljstvu d svoje djecice. Ma
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-01-07
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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-01-07

Mi nekada naidjemo m O.
rigmahog sentlemana, koji,
kad ne bi postojali maniri, On
b ii iAanaio. - EneRsoa
Evening star., 1959-12-23

served, I'm not opposed to an
elected school board if the
people of Alexandria want it.
but I think it's a matter for
the people to decide"
He suggested that the coun-
Gil could request an advisory
referendum to determine pub
lie sentiment on the proposed
change.
The council took no action
on the matter, and the other
FIVE councilmen took no part
in the discussion of Mr.. Ewald's
proposal.
Asked to comment today, Sem
ator Boothe observed, II sympa-
thize entirely with the objec-
tive, but it is doubtful that the
climate in the Legislature this
session will be right for such
a proposal because only four
years ago they took away Ar
lington's elected school board.
I would not want to do any
thing right now to inflame that
same feeling"
Evening star., 1959-12-23
PIora:9 Studies
Set for Release

Two land planning studies
for Northern Virginia are being
prepared for public distribution
IN January.
They are the first ones COM
pleted by the Northern Vir-
ginia Regional Planning and
Economic Development Com
mission.
One is Land Use and Use
fulness" and the other is "Peo-
pie, Land and Livelihood in
Northern Virginia. Both were
finished two months ahead OF
schedule.
The printed reports will be
distributed at cost. Advance
orders can be placed with the
commission at its Office, $3.50
Wilson boulevard, Arlington
according to Francis E. Mora
vitz, acting director Of the
commission.
Evening star., 1959-12-23
Central High
Alumni to
Honor4

Four graduates Of the Dis
trict's old Central High School
will be honored by the schools
still-active Alumni Association
at its annual meeting Saturday
in the Shoreham Hotel.
The four, selected by the as
sociation's officers and board of
directors, will receive certifi-
Gates of distinction.
They are Victor r. Beau
champ, '18 February class
builder; DR.. Joseph R. Logan
'97, physicia n-antethetist;
Richard K. Lyon '29, attorney,
and Maj. Anna A. Turek '36,
Of the Army Nursing Corps.
This years association meet
ing, starting at 8 pm, will be
the fiftieth in an unbroken
series Of reunions. The prac-
tice of honoring distinguished
alumni at the gathering start
ed in 1882 when FBI Director
j. Edgar Hoover '13, and three
others, received awards. Since
then @31 alumni, including %
women, have been accorded
similar honors.
One of the highlightS of this
years meeting will be the
showing movies of many of
the schools activities between
1928 and 1850. All former stu
dents and friends of the school
are invited to attend. There is
no admission charge.
Evening star., 1959-12-23
Pentogon Secretary Found Slain
In Home by Accidental Pistol Shot

Miss Ruth c. Marechal, a
35-year-old Pentagon employe
was found dead yesterday amid
gaily-wrapped Christmas pres
ents, the victim of an acciden-
tai shooting.
Miss Marechal, who lived
alone in the Virginia Apart
ments, 1900 Arlington boule-
ward, Arlington, had been shot
in the right hip with a power
full 1857 Magnum pistol which
a neighbor said she probably
bought for protection.
Detective Sergt. Charles L..
said Miss Marechal apparent.
ly had been examining the
weapon when it discharged
DR.. w. c. Welburn, county
medical examiner, said sht
died of internal hemorrhagt
and apparently had been deaf
for several days.
Miss Marechal was a gooC
friend of Mr.. and Mrs. T. How
ard Dolan who lived in tn,
same apartment building. MI
Dolan today described Mis-
Marechal as a quiet, kind o
scared type girl" who frequentl,
put a prop behind the doc
Evening star., 1959-12-23
TV Fraud
Laid to Four

Police have charged the
owner and three repairmen at
an Alexandria television repair
shop with obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Comm nwealth's Attorney
Earl F. Wagner said their ar
rests followed investigations of
several complaints against the
AAA Television Service Co. at
2022 Duke street.
Charged are:
Jack Palmer, alias Morris
Goldman, At, of the $500 block
of Charming road, Springfield,
listed as the owner.
Monte O'Neil Melton, IS, of
the 600 block of Notabene
drive. a repairman.
Billy Wayne Dodson, also
known as Billy Wayne Dotson,
81, Of the 1900 block of Duke
street, a repairman.
James Harry Colston. 81, Of
the 1000 block Of Duke street,
a repairman.
They were released under
$500 bond each pending a
hearing January 6 in Munic-
ipal Court.
In February, 1858, Union
Television Sales and Service,
Inc, which Palmer operated at
that time in Arlington. was
convicted of using misleading
advertising and was fined $3.50.
Evening star., 1959-12-23
Not Guilty Plea
Filed in KiIIino

Oliver Glenn Tayloe, 19. ac-
cused of shooting to death a
teen-aged mother during an
all-night party, pleaded not
guilty to a murder charge today
in Arlington Circuit Court.
Trial was set for January 81.
Tayloe is accused of shoot
ing Mrs. Barbara RoSenberger
of 1910 South Walter Reed
drive, Arlington, on Nomem-
Der /. Mrs. Rosenberger and
her husband and Tayloe, who
lives at John Roberts Homes in
Alexandria, were among several
attending a party at the home
of Mrs. Will Medlin in the 700
block South Twenty third
street.
Police quoted Tayloe as say
ing he did not know the shot
gun was loaded.
Evening star., 1959-12-23
Planning Group Names
McCeney as Counsel

B. Houston McCeney, IS, a
member of the Montgomery
County Council, today was ap-
pointed general counsel of the
Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commits
sion at a salary of $4,000 a
year.
The appointment, by unani-
nous vote of the l0-member
commission, was made effective
January /, subject to Mr.. Nc
Ceney's resignation as a mem
ber Of the county council. He
will I'LL a vacancy created by
the recent death Of Charles
M. Irelan.
Mr.. McCeney served for three
years as assistant counsel of
the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission prior to
his election to the county
council in 1858.
Mr.. McCeney's appointment
came on a motion by Commis-
sioner Louis A. Gravelle, a Re-
publican, and was seconded by
Commissioner Donald E. Gin
gerry, a Democrat. Mr.. Nc
Ceney is a Democrat.
Mr.. McCeney, when informed
Of the appointment, said he
would submit his resignation
to the council on Tuesday.
A native Of the District Of
Evening star., 1959-12-23

after she had locked it. He said
he believed Miss Marechal, q
former WAVE, bought the gun
for protection.
The Dolans asked the apart
ment manager to investigate
yesterday because they had not
seen Miss Marechal since Sun
day. When the manager, Gene
We've A. Stokes opened the
apartment door, Mr.. Dolan
found Miss Marechal lying or
the floor in front Of a chair.
Mr.. Dolan said Miss Mare.
chal had q stick proppeo
against the door and it had tc
be broken before they could gel
in.
He said wrapped Christina:
presents were stacked beside
the chair and that wrapping
paper was on q table.
Mr.. Dolan said Miss Mare.
chal had gone home to Missouri
for Thanksgiving and was ir
very happy spirits" as sht
prepared for ChrismtaS. HI
said she had lived at the apart.
ment nine years.
Police said that records show
Miss Marechal bought the gur
Evening star., 1959-12-23
By JACK KELSO
Star stan Writer

A real estate transfer tax
that would net Fairfax County
IS million a year was requested
today by the Board of County
Supervisors:
The supervisors decided to
ask the Fairfax County-Falls
Church delegation to the Vir-
ginia General Assembly to seek
legislation authorizing the tax,
The proposal was made last
week by George c. Landrith
who is superviSor-elect of
Mount Vernon District. Mr.,
Landrith next month takes
over the supervisor seat now
occupied by Gen. Richard Oven
shine who did not run for re-
election.
County Executive Carlton C.
Massey said his investigation
Of the proposal indicated a tax
of one per cent on the buyer
and one per cent on the seller
Evening star., 1959-12-23
Stepfother Pleads
Guilty in Staying

An Alexandria man pleaded
guilty yesterday to second de-
gree murder in the fatal shoot
ing last September IS of Ron
ME Eugene Carr, 10, of 235
North West street.
Corporation Court Judge
William P. Woolls deferred sem
fencing Harry Glenn Matthews,
80, Of the 400 block of North
Payne street, pending receipt
of a probation report. In Vir-
ginia, the maximum sentence
for second degree murder is
20 years.
Police said the shooting at
Matthews home followed an
argument over young Carr's
visiting Matthews 15-year-old
step-daughter. Matthews re-
portedly shot the victim in the
chest with a 25-calibre pistol
after the youth had hit him in
the face with his fist.
Evening star., 1959-12-23

vote on the question to guide
the city's State legislators re-
garding the public's wishes.
Assembly Action
To make such a change, the
Virginia General Assembly
would have to authorize a re-
vision of the city's charter on
a proposal by State Senator
ArmiStead L. Boothe and Dele
gate James M. Thomson.
THE time has come" Mr..
Ewald said, when the people
are demanding a choice to de-
termine who shall run our pub
lie schools"
Mr.. Ewald attacked the ap-
pointment on a 5-to-2 vote two
weeks ago of Hite w. Sweeny
to the school board. Mr.. Ewald
and Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim
voted for Stanley A. Abercrom-
bic, who was supported by most
PTA groups in the city. He also
challenged the previous ap-
pointment of Ralph H. Boyle,
jr., on a 4-to-3 vote. Mr.. Ewald
contended that Herman G..
Moeller should have been re-
appointed at that time because
a majority Of the PTAs had
indorSed him.
Guidance by People
Mr.. Ewald first moved that
the legislators be requested to
ask the charter change in next
session of the Gen.
eral Assembly. However, the
was ruled out of order
because the necessary 10 days
public notice had not been
given.
Mayor Bendheim then OBJ
Evening star., 1959-12-23
Blaze Kills
5 Children
In Virginia

SLANT. Va, Dec. % (AP).-
Five children died today in q
fire while swept their mountain
home in this Southwest Vir.
ginia area.
They were the children oi
Fleetwood Gibson, who suf-
fered a leg injury.
An overheated stove was be.
lieved to be the cause.
Dead are James Edward
Gibson, IL; Thelma Elizabeth
10; Sue Ella, 9: Bobby Joe, S
and Geraldine. 3.
The father, so, and his two
other daughters - Nancy, Is
and Melba, 13-were hospital
lied in Kingsport, Tenn, about
20 miles southeast Of here. Mr.
Gibson suffered q, broken leg
when he leaped from a win
dow. The two girls were
burned severely. but were re-
ported by hospital officials in
good condition.
Mrs. Gibson was separated
from her husband and lived
elsewhere.
Evening star., 1959-12-23

would be reduced If the popu-
lous areas get more representa-
tives.
Gov. Tawes has said he would
not push the original plan re-
jected by the Legislative Coun-
Gil, a between-SeSSionS advisory
group of legislators. The Gov
ernor asked the Walsh commit
tee to restudy its proposal to
see if it could come up with
something the legislature would
go along with.
Gov. TaweS was elected on a
Democratic platform which in
cluded a plank calling for a
constitutional amendment to
gives populous counties more
representation. The Walsh COM
mission. appointed last Febru-
airy, said representation is
grossly inequitable, particular
ly in the cases Of the four
largest counties"
A constitutional amendment
requires a three-fifths vote Of
the House of Delegates and the
State Senate before being sub
mitted to the people in a ref
erendum.
Evening star., 1959-12-23

November S in Washington
Mr.. Dolan said Miss Marechal
apparently was able to put the
pistol back on the table after
it had discharged but fell tc
the floor before she was able
to get to the telephone or tins
door.
Mr.. Dolan said Miss Mare.
chal was q noncommissionec
officer in the WAVES during
the war and was q member Of
the active Reserves.
"She never missed a Reserve
meeting on Monday" he said
She was q secretary in ar
Air Force office. e.
Her mother and father livt
in Hazelwood. Mo.
The tragedy recalled an.
other shooting which claimed
the life Of a Government gir
f1ve years ago as she was
wrapping Christmas presents
Miss Sallie Wood, %. was ia
tally shot in the back at the
Arlington Towers Apartments
on December 13, 1854. Police
concluded that she struck q
shotgun on a table behind her
causing it to discharge. Hell
death also was ruled acciden.
tai.
Evening star., 1959-12-23
Foirfox County Supervisors Ask
I ronsfer Tax on Real Estate

would bring IS million into the
county treasury each year.
Mr.. Massey said the me-
chanics of collection would be
simple because the county al
ready collects fees and q small
recordation tax on real estate
transfers.
The supervisors said the leg
iSlation they seek should be
permissive so that only coun-
ties that want the tax will
have it.
This might make it more ac-
ceptable to the rural counties
in Southside Virginia, the su-
pervisors explained. Chairman
Stuart T De Bell cautioned that
the tax would "still be putting
the burden on real estate"
Mr.. Landrith, in advocating
the proposal, had said the IS
million in revenue could mean
a 81 cut in the county's $3.75
real estate tax rate on each
500 Of assessed valuation.