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, 1959-10-20
MERCHANTMEN ISLANDS UNITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES CRITICISMS SUGGESTIONS

Scarcely a month since its
inception the American Virgin
Islands Unity Council has be.
come the target Of a vicious
attack by The Civic. It shall
be our policy now and in the
future to allow no one to steal
precious time in useless de
hates that should otherwise be
given to the development Of
cur announced program; To
help to secure a greater meas
ure Of political freedom and
improved economic standards
for the people at home and to
provide social, legal and relat-
ed services for Virgin Island
ers on the mainland. We grudg-
ingly yield however, in this
instance, to make a reply and
clarity our position in order to
satisfy the waiting public.
The scope Of our work will un-
doubtedly take us into the field:
of politics, economics, civics anc
related areas. We know that we
shall be open to criticism no mat.
ter how well-meaning our inten.
tons. It is quite plain. For we are
not all-wise and do not profess tt
have all KNOWLEDGE. And certain.
" will not see with equal clarity
the many issues that normally
viii arise in connection with ON
work.
We Of the Unity Council are
aware Of the great responsibility
that rests upon us. We do not in.
tend to act highhandedly in thu
affairs of the Virgin Islands
Rather we hope to work ia close
relationship with the elected re.
representatives. and the other lead.
ers Of the people in the Virgin Is
lands. We are interested III adj.
vancing the Cause Of our home,
land and we know of no better
way than in joint discussion.
with its leaders as the most ef'
fective manner il which we caz
help to speed up the Island goals
The Editorial III the September
Civic reviews the rise and fall o.
the Federation Of Virgin island
Societies and the Coordinatinl
Committee and looks upon tn,
Unity Council with "questionabl,
, 1959-10-20
LEGISLATIVE RECORD fContinued)
Continued from yesterday

SECTION 1. In recognition sf the more than thirty
1907 years Of service as an employee Of the Department Of
Health, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, BY the late Bingley
Richardson, his widow, Pearla Richardson, and minor
children, are hereby granted a pension Of Sixty Six 1866
Dollars per month, effective July I 1859.
SECTION 3. Funds for the payment Of this pension.
shall be appropriated annually as a contribution to the.
Retirement Fund. The pension shall be payable monthly.
by the Commissioner Of Finance from the Retirement
annl1ifieS are naid
, 1959-10-20
h ECESS

The House recessed at 5:12 o'clock pm, to Friday
June 5, 1859, at 200 o'clock pm.
WALTER i M. HODGE,
President.
JOHN i. MADURO GLIB
Legislative Secretary
, 1959-10-20
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

The House resolved itself into the Committee Of the
Whole and there conferred with Ullmont I. James, Assist
ant Government Secretary on the proposed Retirement
Act for the Territory Of the Virgin Islands.
, 1959-10-20
BE IT ENACTED BY the legislature Of the virgin Islands:

BE IT ENACTED BY the Legislature Of the Virgin Islands:
SECTION i. In recognition Of the more than. TWEEN
ty years Of service as an employee Of the Department Of
Public Works, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, BY the late
Jacob Henley, his widow Alma Henley, and minor chill
dren are hereby granted a pension Of Sixty $500 Dollars
per month, effective March /, 1859.
SECTION Q. Funds for the payment Of this pension
shall be appropriated annually as a contribution to the Re
tirement Fund. The pension shall be payable monthly BY
the Commissioner Of Finance from the Retirement Fund
in the same manner and form as other pensions and
a~nnuities are paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-25
Officials of 3 Unions
Linked to Extortions

volved" in deals with Local LOT
officials, mainly Cohen.
The committee said the
Justice Department should
have taken action by this time
in connection with the COM
pany's alleged dealings.
The report also accused
Philadelphia lawyers John
Rogers Carroll and Richard
Markowitz Of having acted I'M
officially by coaching witnesses
in the committees hearing on
Cohen. 1t criticized Philadel-
phia Bar Association, too.
HOffa Aide Accused
In another section, the COM
mittee accused Teamster Pres
ident James r. Hoffa Of allow
ing Herman Kierdorf, a Detroit
Teamster official, to use his
union power to drum up busi-
ness for the Star Coverall Sup
ply Co. of Detroit.
The committee pictured the
Star firm as run by Detroit
racketeer Peter Licavoli and
other underworld figures.
Elsewhere in its report, the
committee urged the carpen-
tiers union to fire its vice presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-25

dent, Charles Johnson. jr.. Of
New York City.
It charged that he "unscru-
pulously and greedily misused
his union power" to profit In
payoff deals with employers.
ut is evident from the
record" the report said. that
two major construction firms,
namely, Walsh Construction Co.
and Merritt Chapman 81 Scott.
aided and abetted johnson In
collecting commissions for the
sale Of petroleum products
used on construction projects
Of said companies"
The committee said 1t could
reach no other conclusion than
that payments by the two big
New York construction firms to
Johnson's Penn Products Co.
"were nothing more than pay
offs to johnson, a powerful car
penters' official with whom
they negotiated collective baS-
gaining agreements through an
association"
The payments totaled many
thousands Of dollars, the report
said.
The committee said Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-25
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Rackets Com
mittee charged yesterday that
officials Of three big labor
unions have been feathering
their nests through extortiQn,
thefts and sinister deals.
The committee, headed by
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat
Of Arkansas, aimed the allega-
tions at bigwigs in the Team
sters, Carpenters and Hotel and
Restaurant Workers Unions. 1t
also denounced a number OF
employers and lawyers.
The allegations appeared in
q wide-ranging report to the
Senate on the committees 1858
investigations Of racketeering
in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT field.
Much Of what the report said
had been published widely.
The report featured charges
that Chicago mobsters connived
with officials Of the Hotel and
Restaurant Workers Union in
shakedown rackets that brought
terror to the city's restaurant
industry.
It also alleged that big shots
In the Chicago Restaurant As
ISOLATION, an organization Of
restaurant owners, made COM
mon cause with the gangsters.
Violence, Terror, Brutality
The committee said Ray
mond Cohen, as secretary
treasurer and boss of Philadel-
phia Transfers Local 107.
"ruthlessly and without
scruples obtained control (of
the locaD by violence"
1t said he retained his con-
troll by terror and brutality, and
proceeded to milk the union
funds for his own personal
enrichment"
Cohen was indicated by a
Pennsylvania grand jury last
month, along with the locals
president, Joseph Grace, and
five others including Ben
LapenSohn. The committee
called Lapensohn a "flxer" for
Cohen.
The seven are awaiting trial
on charges Of forgery, con-
spiracy and incorporation Of
Local lot funds.
The report charged that the
Food Fair Co., a chain grocery
store firm operating in that
area. was shamefully in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-25

johnson and members Of his
family drew $448,100 In salary
and expenses from the union
and some Of It's locals between
1865 and 1867.
It accused Carpenters Pres
ident Maurice A. Hutchinson. Of
using a union-paid "flxer" In
efforts to head of indictment
of Hutchinson and other car
penters' officials in scandals In
volving purchase Of land for
Indiana highways.
The committee dealt primar-
lily with relations between union
officials and Metro M. Holo-
vachka. who resigned this year
as Lake County, Ind, prosecu-
tor after clashes with the COM
mittee. Holovachka has denied
any improper action.
The report contended that
more than mere coincidence
must have been involved in
events which led up to an an
nouncement that a Lake Coun-
ty grand jury would not in
dict Hutchinson or other car
penters officials in connection
with the alleged land fraud.
A Marion County (Indian-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-25

apolis) grand Jury subsequent
ly did indict them. The cases
have not yet come to trial.
The Senate committee report
pictured Max Paddock Of Ma
maroneck, N. Y. as Hutche-
sons fixer. It said Holovachka
profited from a land deal in
volving a Transfers union
friend Of Paddock. This, the
report alleged, ''lends further
credehce to the charge of Rad
docks use as a flxer."
The report called Paddock
q confidence man who it said
overcharged the carpenters
union by 100000 or more for
producing a biography Of
Hutcheson's father. the late
William L. Hutchinson.
The committee figured that,
in all, Maurice Hutchinson has
turned over $4,000 of Car
penters Union funds to Rad
dock with noticeably little
return"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-25
Critic Checks
Churchill Prose

LONDON. Oct. "a (AP)-
The majestic prose Of Sir Win
ston Churchill is not beyond
criticism, an English scholar
said today.
Prof. Alfred Rowse disclosed
that Sir Winston often submits
his manuscripts to outside scru-
tiny before they are published.
In fact, said the professor. he
himself had often acted in this
capacity. Holding up q cor
rected proof sheet Of Sir VIM
ston's History Of the English
Speaking Peoples" the 55-year-
old scholar told q lecture
audience:
"You have no idea what fun
it Is to write in the margin,
This sentence is far too long.
The Nome nugget., 1959-02-23
MacMillan Visits Khrushchev For Understanding

MOSCOW, LR mn British Prime Minister MacMillan flew into Moscow today with a smile, a gentle dig at his host, and a fur hat that vowed the Russians.
 Premier Khrushchev welcomed him to the Soviet Union with a speech full of friendly sentiment and expressing hope for "a use full exchange of views"
 MacMillan and his foreign min ister, SelWyn Lloyd, got a red car pet reception upon their arrival for talks they hope will ease world tensions.
 T do not come to negotiate on particular subjects" MacMillan said. q do hope, however, that in our talks together we shall at least reach better understanding of our points of vieW'
 He recalled that his previous visit to the Soviet Union was 30 years ago as an ordinary tourist.
 Khrushchev arrived at the air port eight minutes before MacMil- lan's Comet four-jet plane touched down minutes ahead of schedule.
 He gave MacMillan a cordial greeting in an impressive setting. An honor color guard of officers - their swords shimmering in the sunlight mn stood smartly at at tention and a military band blared the Soviet and British anthems.
 Khrushchev said in welcoming MacMillan that the Soviet Union "believes in peaceful co-existence among different social systems and the lines of that policy re- main unchanged.
 The Soviet leader added "We are a country now embarked on great building program and we do not want war again. That would be violating the purposes of such program"
The Nome nugget., 1959-02-23
Colorado Oil Firm
 To Expand Gubik Gas Resources

FAIRBANKS, LR - Colorado Oil and Gas Corporation is plan ming an extensive exploration and expansion program in Alaska, the Denver firms president said Fri day.
 The company has acquired sub stantial lease holdings on the Gu blk gas structure and drilling rigs from the Alaska Propane Com pany, said w. c. Norman.
 A 4O2-mile gas line costing more thu 42 million dollars would be built to link the Gubik fields with Fairbanks if exploration shows adequate reserves, he said Continued exploration will be con- tingent on receiving commitments for use of natural gas at Alaskan military bases, Norman said.
 Clinton Brown, president of Alaska Propane, said if all goes well, Fairbanks housewives could be cooking with gas" by the fall of 1861.
 Use of natural gas would mean a drop in Fairbanks high cost of living through reduction of about 50 per cent in fuel and heating costs, Brown said, and would also encourage industry to settle here.
The Nome nugget., 1959-02-23
A FLAMING GOOD TIME

KANSAS CITY, LR nm A curious two-year-old had to be carried from his burning home three times Friday.
 Two older brothers and a sister settled for one rescue each.
 Mrs. Henry J. Schmidt saw flames in the bedrom in which four of her seven children were playing. She guided the four chil- dren to safety, then called fire men.
 By the time firemen arrived Henry, the youngest, had wan dered back in for another look at the fire. Fire Captain Primes Hol- land brought the child from the smoke-filled rom only to have him break loose and return for still another look. Ho1la n d scrambled after him and pulled him to safety again.
The Nome nugget., 1959-02-23
Africans Plan Doping Wild Animals To Save Them
 From Rising Lake Waters

SALISBURY, Southern Rhode sia, LR - Game wardens are plan ming to shoot wild animals with drug darts to rescue them from the rising waters of Lake Kariba.
 Covering 2,OOO square miles, the lake will be the worlds largest artificial body of water when a Zambesi River project is com pleted. Lions, leopards, antelope, buffalo and other animals are taking refuge on islands being formed as the water spreads.
 Lands Minister A. R. w. Stumbles explained that the darts would be tipped with tranquiliz- ing drugs and the doped animals ferried 10 safety.
The Nome nugget., 1959-02-23
Chief Justice Warren Out Of Amer. Bar Assoc.

CHICAGO, LR - The Board of Governors of the American Bar Association Friday night accepted the resignation of Chief Justice Earl Warren from the group.
 Warren, 67, the 14th Chief Jus tice of the United States, had been a member of the ABA for 28 years.
 Tn a brief statement, Ross l.. Malone of Roswell, N. M, associa- ton president, said:
 The resignation of Chief Justice Earl Warren as a member of the American Bar Association was &C., cepted today by the Board of Gov- ernors of the association.
 "The termination of member ship was in no way related to dues. The Chief Justice has, as sured me that he will cooperate with the association as he has done in the past.
 Malone did not elaborate.
 The reference to dues in the statement apparently was in an- swer to earlier reports that the ABA had dropped Warren from it's roles for nonpayment of dues.
 In Washington, an aide to War ren said there would be no com ment from the chief justice
 In the summer of 1857 the ABA meeting in London approved a re- port sharply criticizing Supreme Court decisions and called for new legislation to tighten what it called loopholes in the law deal ing with Communists.
 Warren attended the conven- ton and was reported by other delegates as annoyed that the re- port was endorsed without any outspoken opposition.
The Nome nugget., 1959-02-23
LARCENY WITHOUT SHOES |?

KANSAS CITY, R nm A 16- year-old boy didn't appear in Jackson County juvenile court for his hearing on larceny charge.
 He couldn't, an 18-year-old brother explained, because he didn't have any shoes.
 The brother told the court there was only one pair of shoes for himself, the 16-year-old and their father to share. That's why the father wasn't in court either.
 The 18-year- old, who had fin ished a term at the Negro Paren- tai School, wore the shoes to court to ask for release from probation.
 Judge Henry Riederer released him.
The Nome nugget., 1959-02-23
First Atomic Surface Ship Readied By Russians

LONDON, LR - The Soviet Union says the worlds first atom ic surface ship soon will be ready to put to sea.
 Moscow Radio gave some details of the 16,000-ton icebreaker Lenin which was launched at Leningrad in December, 1857.
 The broadcast said the Lenin, which is completing dockside tests, is powered by three atomic reactors which can develop 44,OO0 horsepower.
The Nome nugget., 1959-02-23
CRASH BY HAND .

DETROIT, R - Earl Bradford's troubles only started when his car stalled.
 Bradford, B, reached into the motor Sunday. His hand became trapped. The car roared into life and, dragging Bradford along, it crashed through wire fence, hit a parked car, went through a ga- rage and another fence, and final ly stopped when it hit a tree.
 Bradford was hospitalized in serious condition.
The Nome nugget., 1959-02-23
BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY

Wednesday evening at 8:45 the Merchants basketball team will play the ACS-CAA to determine if they will still be a contender in second half play. If the Mer- chants win, they then will play the National Guard to determine the winner of the second half.
 Wednesdays preliminary game, starting at 7:30, will feature the 9th grade against the Junior Var sity. Both teams have been wait ing for this one.
The Nome nugget., 1959-02-23
VISITOR FROM MAINE WRITES
 POEM ABOUT NOME

lHE IMPRESSIONS OF visitor who travelled from Maine to
 Nome last fal bringing with other Chamber of Commerce members carloads Maine merchandise which distributed in Anchorage Ot fhe only Nome His George Morrill, and those who him remember the who wasted minute his visi making with old and learning all he could
 From The Enterprise Lisbon Falls Maine following
The Nome nugget., 1959-02-23
NOME REMEMBERED
By GEORGE MORILL

The other day passed through Its reminded me of Nome. y The Rome speak of here in Maine, while NoTne of course is the Bering SeaD The story is that 'Nome' Home" Til cartographer did dimly
 The "H" and made it "N'' instead
 however, having in the months read Vtus Beirng And journed to this still frontier land, Was well content to breathe with The heady scents of violent pasts which
 Blend with wind and water the Golden Strand Immune to cryptic errors and conscious only Of remembered men and deeds in days long gone The traveller, weary of distances of land and Not time, for hours are now months were then When white first forth conquer unknown ways) Stands alone in wonder at the sea, the land The shadow image of the town in falling snow Quiet, calm and sure, precisely outlined at the edge Against the of land and slate hand From out the past appeared the wooden sailing ships Fur hunters bent exploration Far beyond the frontier of their day - Seeking furs and also knowledge of twix two Continents, steller ashore find his Jay. The vision faded and in it's place came of miners Landing the golden beaches, mad for Gold, Forgetting all their ties to other pasts And Al sailing over seas to join the hrong of thousands Forty thousand at time vied together this site Where eighteen hundred reside - then One thought only in each mind sef and self alone all blind but to the lure of gold The gold rush passed and later day two Nations, Joined in common foe shutted through this Vastness, ferred planes from West to East Through Nome the place for changing Planes to fight the German Beast. Once again the beach crowded, Arborne hunters roamed the sky till the second world
 ended. Once again the of History this frontier by So today in frozen silence full three quarters each Nome awaits another future dimly at first,
 then clear -
 Man made harbors where there are none Unknown wealth in stockpiled gold ONot the yellow stuff but other minerals to be used For purposes yet undreamed untod) Harbors, highways trade and commerce, These things the people speak of Citizens of Nome. - That in Nome shared Their hopes nm their visions III Wished great deal younger - Unencumbered - free to wander - But I content Home.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-17
Host Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Blue, 1909
East West hgwy., Silver Spring,
were hosts at a recent dinner
party at Water Gate Inn.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-17
Democratic Club
.OK's Resolutions,
Lists Chairmen

Governor Tawes has beer
called upon by the Woman's
Democratic Club of Montgom
cry County to ID support legis
lation for reapportionment OF
representation in the Maryland
General Assembly and (2) pro
vide the full budget requests
for operating programs of the
Welfare and Mental Hygiene
Departments.
Both suggestions, sent to the
Governor and Montgomery
County delegates to Annapolis
in the form of resolutions,
were unanimously adopted and
forwarded to the IL member
clubs of the county group for
action.
Mrs. Eathal w. Allen, presi.
dent, announced the following
standing committee chairmen
appointments:
Mrs. Ruth Fleming, program;
Mrs. Anna May Chambliss, hos.
pitality; Mrs. Ivan Assay, legis.
lation; Mrs. Thomas Lynch,
membership; Mrs. Julia Russo
and Mrs. Courtney Leet, ways
and means; Mrs. Marie Koepfle
resolutions; Mrs. Genevieve
Wells, campaign; Mrs. Florence
yelling, registration and Mrs
Marion L. Clark, publicity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-17
People de N~o~
Parties Herald Troth, Holidays

Water Gate Inn on the Poto-
mac was the setting for a re-
cent holiday dinner party given
by the Bostonian Marching and
Chowder Society, a group of
women who formerly lived in
Boston and now make their
home in this area.
Arrangements were handled
by Mrs. Neil F. Doherty. 1O2O1
Greenock rd., Silver Spring.
Other members attending were
Mrs. John O'Neil, Mrs. Richard
Miller, Mrs. Edward Kearns,
Mrs. Joseph O'Connor, Mrs.
John Cove, Mrs. Robert McCort,
Mrs. William Hanrahan, Mrs.
Edward Fitzgerald, Mrs. John
Stanbauer, Mrs. Robert Eisen-
haur, Mrs. Francis Donoghue,
Mrs. William Schliefer and Mrs.
Leon O'Meara, all of Silver
Spring, and Mrs. Thomas Leav-
lit of Carrollton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-17
Juniors Initiate
New Members
After Orien+a+ion

New members were initiated
during the annual Christmas
meeting of the Junior Woman's
Club of Rockville last Wednes-
day evening at Glenview Civic
Center.
Initiates included Mrs. John
Carney, Mrs. Ronald Carpenter,
Mrs. Walter Evans, Mrs. Ar
thur King, Mrs. John Lancaster,
Mrs. Edwin Long, Mrs. Anthony
Marella, Mrs. James Morrison
and Mrs. S. Fred Steppe.
The group had previously at
tended an orientation meeting
at Mrs. Evans home. Mrs. Har-
ris Leland, membership chair
man, and Mrs. Howard Fitzhugh
served as hostesses and Mrs.
Roger Black, club president, dis
cussed the meaning and purpose
of the Federation of Women's
Club.
Hostesses at last weeks gen.
eral meeting were Mrs. Leland,
Mrs. John c. Haltiwanger and
Mrs. Frances Pavay.
The American Home and Fine
Arts Section will meet at 8
o'clock this evening at the home
of Mrs. Robert Volimer to ex-
change ideas on holiday decora-
tons, food and parties.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-17
Whe atom Club
Makes Donations

AS its Christmas project the
Woman's Club of Wheaton has
donated sc items to the Mental
Health Association and made a
contribution to the Pool of Be-
thesda, for patients at the Ma
tional Institutes of Health.
Members met Wednesday
evening at Equitable Savings
and Loan Association to hear a
talk on the Wheaton Rescue
Squad.
The groups application for
charter was recently approved
by the board of the Maryland
Federation of Women's Clubs.