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Evening star., 1960-01-19

executive officer of the USS
Hanna, destroyer escort.
The officers parents live in
Hayward, Calf. He claimed
Reno, New, as his permanent
residence. They had been mar
ried about IL years.
Another of the passengers.
Sister Josephine. a member Of
the de Paul Hospital staff in
Evening star., 1960-01-19
Jovits Says Registrars
Can Boost Negro Vote

beyond the registrar plan by
setting up a commission to
supervise congressional elec-
tions. The purpose would be
to make sure that every one
registered would be allowed to
cast his or her vote.
Requests From Senators
Chairman Hennings of the
Rules Committee revealed
today that several Southern
Senators have asked to have
the attorneys general of theil
States called as witnesses
Senator Hennings said he had
hoped to complete the hearings
quickly, and would ask the
committee tomorrow to fix q
cutoff date for testimony.
Meanwhile, there were signs
the Senate may act within a
few days on an anti-poll
tax constitutional amendment
which also is regarded as a
civil rights bill.
Senator Holland, Democrat of
Florida, announced he is ready
to offer the ban on poll taxes as
a rider on another constitu-
tional amendment which Dem
cratic Leader johnson said will
follow the pending clean elec-
tionS bill.
The Senate may pass the
clean elections bill late today
amid indications it will refuse
to make primaries subject to
Federal control.
More than go Senators, in
See RIGHTS, Page Al
Evening star., 1960-01-19
VoroshiIov Flies
To New Delhi

MOSCOW, Jan. 10 (AP). -
Soviet President Klementi Vo-
roShilov flew off in a Moscow
blizzard today for an official
visit to the sunny cline of New
Delhi.
The 75-member party in
cluded Mrs. Ekaterina Furtseva,
only woman member of the
Soviet Communist Party Presi-
dium. and Frol Kozlov, a first
deputy premier.
AS customary, the diplomatic
corps lined up to see the Presi-
dent of, shivering the sub
zero weather and the snow.
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Norfolk, had lived in the Wash
ington area until September.
She had served for three
years as director Of the nursing
division of st. Joseph's Colleee
EmmitSburg, Md, and lived a:
Providence Hospital.
She was a sister of the
Daughters of Charity of st.
Vincent de Paul.
Evening star., 1960-01-19
Probe Pushed
In Wreck Of
Capital Plane
80 Boarded Here
Prior to Crockup
Near Richmond

Investigators today swarmed
over the burned-out shell Of
an airliner which smashed into
a swampy ravine near Hold
croft, Va, last night. killing
all so persons aboard.
Civil Aeronautics Board
probers had no immediate
explanation for the crash-the
Nations worst air disaster in
nearly a year and the worst in
Virginia's history. A dense fog
was apparently a factor.
Two Washington area per-
sons were aboard the Capital
Airlines four -engine, prophet
Viscount when it slammed into
a marshland near Holdcroft,
80 miles southeast of Rich
mond, about 10:30 pm.
1t was the second commercial
airline disaster Of the new year,
Virginia's second in less than
three months, and brought the
years airline deaths to "a.
The plane, on the last leg of
a Chicago-Norfolk fight, left
Washington National Airport
at 9:48 pm. with 46 passengers,
including two babies, and a crew
of four. The passengers from
Chicago had changed planes
here, a not unusual practice.
80 Boarded Here
Among the SO passengers
who boarded here we're:
Harold Richard Draper, 81,
of 300 Spring Lake Terrace.
Fairfax. Va.
1t. Comdr. Joseph H. Mele-
sky, of 1901 South Fifth street,
Arlington.
A Daughters of Charity nun,
Sister Josephine. who had lived
at Providence Hospital here un-
til last September, was also
aboard.
The pilot, Capt. James B.
Fornasero. so. of Muskegon,
Mich, was veteran of 20 years
with the airline.
The Weather Bureau said the
aircraft took off here with a
ceiling of 900 feet and visibility
of five miles and that it crashed
in an area where low clouds,
fog and possibly rain had been
reported.
/ The Civil Aeronautics Board
had an investigating team on
the scene before dawn, but it
was eight hours before the
smoldering wreckage cooled
enough to permit a search for
bodies.
Rely on Seat Plan
The first charred body was
removed at 7:50 am, but it
appeared that few would be
identif1able. Investigators said
a seat plan would be used to
determine which passenger was
in each seat.
/ Capital officials said the Vir.
ginia State medical examiners
office had prohibited any per-
sonal identification of the
bodies by relatives and friends.
Instead, Identification would be
made by f1ngerprints, personal
items, and medical and dental
records.
! The crash came as the SEN
ate Aviation Subcommittee,
headed by Senator Monroney.
Democrat of Oklahoma, pre-
See CRASH. Page A-4
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Pilots Criticize
FAA AProgram
Airport Facilities
Called Sofety Key
BY CHARLES YARBROUGF
Star stan Writer

Star Stan Writer
Under the pail of last night s
Virginia air crash and its toll
Of so lives, the Air Line Pilots
Association today itemized its
criticism of the Nations avia-
ton facilities.
Flanked by a ilot-advisory
group with total flying time OF
over 10000 hours, ALPA pres
ident Clarence N. Sayen de-
clared that with one exception
none Of the regulations adopt
ed by the Federal Aviation
Agency would have prevented
any of the accidents which
occurred in 1889"
Effective Program Urged
Mr.. Sayen told the Senate
Subcommittee on Aviation the
pilots ARE not opposed in any
way to enforcement Of the reg
ulations. We urge an effective
rational enforcement program
having as its purpose the pro.
motion of high standards Of
safety IN aviation"
The Federal Aviation Agency
program "is not. in our opin-
ion, achieving its overall safety
objective"
Rather" Mr.. Sayen said
"it has resulted in resentment
and anxiety among the pilot
group and others who now fee
they are being influenced tt
a greater level of concern a!
to whether they are legal thar
to whether they are operating
safely and within their gooc
judgment"
Mr.. Sayen said that "piling
regulation on top of regulation
and then having strict en-
forcement of the regulations is
nonsense and can only prove
that you can be killed legally
when the pilot becomes
convinced that he must follow
the book under all circum-
stances even though such ac-
ton may destroy him and his
passengers we are flirting with
DEATH"
Cites an Example
Mr.. Sayen provided one ex-
ample at this point:
A Boeing TOT pilot, with 12S
passengers aboard, suffered ar
engine failure at a critical
point during the takeoff. He
elected to continue his takeoff
successfully doing so, and the
engine was restarted in the air
I'm our opinion. the ALPA
president said, had he elected
to discontinue the takeoff ano
attempted to stop on the run
way in question. tie aircraft
and its occupants would prou-
ably have been destroyed.
"On reutrn to base, the pilot
found that the FAA agent, who
was riding his first check ride
on TOT airplane, had ordered
the company to remove the
pilot from schedule and to re-
See MONRONEY, Page A-4
Evening star., 1960-01-19
Tax on New Property
Urged in Montgomery

the county school population
has quintupled since the end
of World War II and that
school costs alone are more
than 20 times what they were
in 1945," declared the county
has successfully faced a severe
financial test" But the report
added:
The end is not in sight
the prospect for further sub
stantial rises in property tax
rates is inescapable unless
alternative sources of revenue
can be found"
Chief among the alternative
sources was the new property
tax.
The committee recommended
that this levy be coupled with
an increase in the recordation
tax from S1.10 to SIS per $500
of value. The recordation tax
would be credited against the
new property tax. Together,
the report stated, the two levies
should produce approximately
SO million.
Other Recommendations
Other major tax sources
recommended by the commit
tee included:
/. An increase in the county's
share in the State sales tax
a method which could produce
almost So million for Mont
gomery County"
2. An increase in the county'S
share of State-collected income
tax, with all Maryland coun-
ties and Baltimore City re-
ceiving "a per cent of the tax
collected instead of the present
practice which ties the local
share to taxable income in
stead of the tax collected. Ap-
proximate yield for the county
would be 81 million.
(The report stated that If
the State is unwilling to
change the old basis of shar-
See TAX, Page Az
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Two From Area Die in Air|iner;
One Considered Delaying Trip

Harold r. Draper of Fairfax,
Va, was not keen about max
ing a flying business trip to
Norfolk last night, but finally,
against his wife's advice, he
boarded Capital Airlines Flight
20 from Washington to Norfolk.
| One hour later, the huge
turbo-prop airliner crashed near
Holdcroft, Va, and burst into
flames killing all so persons
aboard.
I Mr.. Draper and 1t. Comdr.
Joseph H. Melesky of Arlington,
Va, we're the only area resi-
dents aboard.
/ Mrs. Draper. grief-stricken
and under sedation early today
in her home at 500 Spring Lake
terrace, said she last saw her
husband when he left for his
Washington Office yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Draper. 81, was a dis
tributor for Prudential Wares.
a branch of the Ecco Corp,
He had an Office in the Roose-
welt Hotel here. another in
Arlington and a third in Bal
timore.
About 8 pm. Mrs. Draper
said, her husband called and
said he had to make cne of his
frequent business trips to Nor
folk.
Wife Feared Trip
/ She asked him to wait until
tomorrow. or. if he had to go,
not to fly, because of the poor
weather. He said he had de
bated all evening" ABOUT the
trip but finally decided he
would try TO get a fight.
4 He did not call again. Mrs.
Draper said. A few hours
later. she heard the dread news
OF the crash on teleVisIon.
The Diapers have lived in
the Washington area about
three years. They have three
children, Steve. 6; Debbie, 4,
and Shelly. 2.
In Navy Service
| 1t. Comdr. Melesky, SO, a
l946 graduate of the Naval
Academy. worked in the logis-
tics division Of the Office of the
Chief of Naval Operation at the
Pentagon.
He was en- route to a North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
conference in Norfolk, the Navy
reported. His wife, Lois, was
told of the crash by the Navy
early today in their apartment
at 1901 South Fifth street. They
have no children.
The Meleskys have lived in
the area since October, 1858.
Before that, he had been sta
toned on the West Coast as
Evening star., 1960-01-19
MOOD MUSIC
FOR BOATMEN

DREAMY MOOD music is offered
on stotie-free tope and may bs
token on the voter in the boat, Out
door Editor Churles CoveII reports
from the soth NotionoI Motor Boot
Show on Pose Ala.
PERFORMERS Of the Polish stots
Folk BolIet, oppeorins here tomorrow
night, ore foshionobIy dressed both
on ond off stOse. EIeni, stor foshion
writer. reports on Pose d..
Evening star., 1960-01-19
Koreu Goes Metric

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (AP) The
South Korean National Assem-
bly, has passed a law providing
for adoption of the metric sys-
TEN. Under the bill the ira
ditional Oriental system Of
weights and measures will 90
completely out of use by the
end of 1862.
Evening star., 1960-01-19
Shah, Queen PIun Trip

TEHERAN. Jan. 10 (AP).-
The royal court has officially
announced that Shah Moham-
med Reza Pahlevi and Queen
Farah will begin a seven-day
state visit to Pakistan Febru-
ary 20.
Evening star., 1960-01-19
u. ). kCIosinq
Missile Gap,
Gates Testifies
Testifies Difference
In Numbers Has
No Significance
By RICHARD FRYKLUND
Star staff Writer

Defense Secretary Gates has
told Congress that new intelli-
gence estimates show the pre-
sumed missile gap" between
the United States and the So
Wet Union will be small-in
fact without real significance
an dthat there never will be a
deterrent gap"
This statement, before the
House Military Appropriations
Subcommittee, is considered to
be a major effort by the ad-
ministration to give its side of
the story on the missile num-
bers game" and to end free
world fears that the United
States may be weaker than the
Soviet Union in the foresee-
able future. The testimony.
given last week, was released
in censored form by the sub
committee today.
Mr.. Gates statements were
backed up by statistics on mis-
siles and other weapons in
testimony by Gen. Nathan F.
Twining, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of staff. Gen.
Twining's statements. consist
ing largely of secret figures.
were not made public in the
detail.
Peak in 1862 Seen
THE Soviets may enjoy at
times a moderate numerical
superiority during the next
three years." Mr.. Gates said.
This difference in numbers
appears to peak during the
1862 period"
But the important thing, he
said. is that no deterrent gap"
will be created.
1T is the conclusion of those
who have analyzed this matter
that even a surprise attack by
all the missiles the Soviet
could muster would not suffice
to destroy enough Of our re-
taliatory strike forces to enable
them to make a rational de-
cision to attack"
Sheer numbers of missiles
mean nothing, Mr.. Gates said
and Gen. Twining agreed. The
solution to the who's ahead?"
question, Mr.. Gates said, lies
in a whole complex of related
measures, each of which in
various degrees contributes to
the establishment and main
tenance of an assured retalia-
tory capability.
Counter Measures Listed
These are improved warn
ing against both missile and
aircraft attack, reduction OF
reaction time, dispersal, pro-
tective hardening and conceal
ment, and mobility for our
weapons system, and, as soon
as practicable, an effective
active defense against ballistic
missiles as we'll as aircraft"
Americas big punch, he said,
lies in a variety of long range
and medium-range planes and
missiles.
The comparative numbers Of
weapons presented to the COM
mittee were based on new in
telligence estimates Of what
the Russians actually plan to
build-not on old estimates
that they had the theoretical
capacity to outbuild us 3-to-l
in ICBMs, Mr.. Gates said.
But even if they exceed the
new estimates and build to
their maximum capacity. there
still will be no deterrent gap, he
said, as America will remain
stronger in total defense.
Figures Not Disclosed
The actual figures for Soviet
and American missiles we're not
made public, nor would the
Pentagon witnesses give a pos
sible ratio between American
and Soviet ICBM numbers.
But Judging from a statement
made by Representative Keith
See DEFENSE, Page "A
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Air Crash Debris Yields so Dead
Security Pact Signed
By U. S. and japan
Island Empire Becomes Full Ally,
Trading Purtner; Bases Retained
By EARL H. VOSS
Star Staf Writer

Japan elevated today to the status of full ally
and trading partner of the United States the signing
in the White House of 10year Treaty Mutual Co.
operation and Security.
Under the revised treaty the United States granted
continued of land air and naval bases japan not ony
Evening star., 1960-01-19

for the defense of the island
empire but also for the main-
tenance of international peace
and security in the Far East"
President Eisenhower and
japanese Prime Minister Kishi
Text Of U. S.-Joponese Treoty.
Pose Al
looked on as Secretary of State
Herter signed for the United
States and Foreign Minister
Fujiyama signed for Japan in
the East Room of the White
HouSe-the same room where
President James Buchanan re-
ceived the first japanese ENJOYS
100 years ago.
Other Signers Named
Other signers for the United
States we're Douglas Macarthur
II, Ambassador to Japan, and
j. Graham Parsons, Assistant
Secretary of State for Far
Eastern Affairs.
Signing with Mr.. Fujiyama
were Koichiro Asakai, Japa-
nese Ambassador here; Tada-
shi Adachi. president Of the
Japan Chamber of Commerce
and Industry. and Mitsujiro
Ishii, a Diet member and
chairman of the Executive
Board in the Liberal Demo-
cratic Party.
At the signing, Secretary
Herter declared: Il am conf
dent that the treaty we are
signing today will establish. in
the political, economic and
security fields, the basis for
close cooperation to our mu-
tual benefit for many years to
come. 1t will also serve az
notice of our solidarity to
those who would attack or sub
Evening star., 1960-01-19
TILE WEATuED, Full Report
'dH VGAI"GN. on Pose Az

District and vicinity-Fair, windy and
colder tonight; lowest around %. Mostly
sunny, cold and continued rather windy
tomorrow. High and low of the past "a
hours: High, 42 at II am. today; low, 81
at 3:15 am.
Evening star., 1960-01-19

vert the freedom which is our
most precious possession"
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-15
United Cos Awards
State Fair Winners

TWenty-three boys and girls
from Holmes County will re-
ceive checks from United Gas
equal to fifty per cent Of the
premiums paid by the Mis-
sissippi State Fair in 1860
junior class competition.
Award checks totalling ap-
proximately So, 513. 80 this year
will go to 675 Mississippi
youths from 81 counties, ac-
cording TO N. S. Hand, Exc
cutive Secretary of the Mis-
sissippi State Fair.
c.. j. Power, District Man.
ager, United Gas Pipe Line
Company and Union Produc-
ing Company and G.. E Mid
dleton, Mississippi Division
Manager, United Gas Corpora
ton, said in a joint state
ment: UNITED Gas has pro-
vided these additional pre-
MUM awards each year since
1913 as an encouragement to
Mississippi's young people to
apply their knowledge and
skill in the improvement Of
homemaking and agricultural
activities. We believe that
this is an important contribu-
ton to the states economic
progress"
The Holmes County win
ners of the additional pre-
miums are: Charles Donald,
J. B. Watson, Jr., Judy Kath-
ryn Neal, David Donald, My
ron Dillon, Tommy Slack, Jr.,
Pat Slack, Dolores Gardner,
Billie Knox, Mary McAdams,
Pat Chisolm, Marilyn Ables,
Wyvis Burrell, Betty Herr
man, Bonnie Massey, Cherry
Sanford, Sylvia Cannon, Linda
McAdams, Linda Peacock,
Mike Kinnebrew, Larry Spell,
Walter Sullivan, Jr., and 0.
A. Cleveland.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-15
for Safety

AS you place your holiday
decorations about your home,
keep safety in mind. Place
the greens away from heat
and all possible sources of
sparks. Just as with your
Christmas tree, when the
greens become dry, remove
them.
Placing decorations in moist
soil or moss in a container
where they can absorbe water
will keep them fresh longer.
Fresh cuts On /the stem, or
splitting the stem slightly,
will aid in water intake.
Look for fire-proof or fire
resistant labels on the deco
rations you buy. Take adj
vantage of all that the manu-
facturers have been able to
accomplish to make your
Christmas a safe one.
Keep candles away from the
tree and any possible flam-
able decorations. Never set
a lighted candle in a window
where curtains may blow in
to the flame.
Avoid overlooking lighting
eircuits. Unplug the lights
when you leave the room
if only for 10 minutes.
If you are having a party
or a family get-together, be
sure there are plenty of ash
trays consciously available.
Place your Christmas tree
in the coolest part of the
room, if possible. Keep it
away from fireplaces, radiat-
ors, TV sets and anything else
that will dry it out.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-15
County Agent
BY w. r.. Sullivan
By w. r.. Sullivan

Consider a food gift for
some of those folks that you
have a question mark by on
your Christmas list. Those
that you haven't found just
the right gift for yet.
1t might be several jars
of pickles, relish, jellies from
your pantry shelves attrac-
lively packaged = maybe in
a useful basket or baking
dish. How about a bag of
pecans or Walnuts from your
own trees? The bag might
be part of the gift, too - one
of stitched together dish
cloths or dish towels. Or a
canister or attractive glass
dish or jar of toasted pecans?
Your own special fruit cake,
cookies, candy, cakes, breads
make welcome gifts, too.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-15

his pledge class to Phi Delta
Theta; secretary and trea-
surer of Sophomore Arts and
Science School.
He was also president of the
prelmedical society and
Greenbackers, the Oldest
spirit organization on the
campus. A member of Alpha
Phi Omega, the Honor Board
of Arts and Science College,
and the Student Activities
Board, he is secretary and
treasurer of Nh Sigma NJ,
medical fraternity.
The selection by the college
faculties was based on the
students scholarship; his CO.
operation and leadership in
academic and extracurricular
activities; his service and
citizenship to the school and
his promise Of future useful
ness.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-15
Honor Pair
OF Students

Of interest to a number of
friends in Lexington and
Holmes County is the follow
ing article reprinted from the
Delta Democrat-Time.
Two Greenville college stu
dents have been named to
Who's Who in American Col
leges and Universities for
1960-61.
They are Howard Dyer III,
a senior at Virginia Military
Institute, and Robert Love,
Jr.. a third year medical
student at Tulane University.
Both are graduates of
Greenville High School; Love
graduated in 1855 and Dyer
in 1857.
Dyer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Dyer, Jr., 1877 Fair
view, will be graduated in
June with a bachelor of arts
degree and a commission as
second lieutenant in the Army
Reserve. He has gained ma
tional recognition this year
as co-captain and quarter
back of the VMI football
team.
In the corps of cadets at
VMI, Dyer is vice-president
of the Monogram Club and
sports editor of the year.
book. He has undertaken the
personal job of rewriting the
record books in the Southern
Conference football.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. T. Love, 949 Arnold, Love
is a junior in Tulane medical
school. AS an undergraduate
at Tulane he was president of
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-15

partment's Commercial Leasing
Program, which utilizes the
resources and investment funds
of private enterprise to obtain
needed postal buildings"
The new Post Office at West
will contain about 1900 SO. fit.
of floor space, plus a loading
platform. The site, compris-
ing about 1922 so. it., will
provide adequate parking and
truck maneuvering area.
Making this announcement
pleases me greatly" Congress
man Smith concluded. your
new Post Office will provide
the citizens of West with the
latest in modern postal i'm
provements, assuring patrons
more convenient mail service
as we'll as providing a much
better place to work for our
dedicated postal employees"
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-15
Christmas
Hazards

DoLrL give grleI Tor CHRIST
mas
InIS grim warning comes
from Pubic safety Commits
Sloner Thomas Shelton, VINO
points out that December con-
sistantly leads all other
months in total traffic fatali-
ties, and Christmas is con-
sidered the most hazardous
holiday of the year.
Last year during the Today
period leading up to and in
Guiding Christmas Day, Dec.
Is through Dec. %, Mississippi
traffic accidents killed rs per-
sons. Twelve died as a result
of Christmas Day road mis-
haps.
This follows the usual Dec
cember accident trend, accord
ing to Commissioner Shelton.
AS pre-Christmas prepare
tons gain momentum, with
hurried last-minute shopping
and the usual round of Christ
mas parties, highway fatalities
mount, until a peak in traffic
deaths for a single day is
reached, nodmally on Christ
mas day. Then, the accident
toll falls off sharply.
Commissioner Shelton points
out that several factors con-
tribute to this sharp rise in
mid-December traffic crashes.
The magnitude and scope
of the annual Christmas cele-
pration itself are perhaps
foremost causes. The Christ
mas holiday is by far the big
gest holiday celebration in the
South, Yet it comes at d time
of year when driving condi-
tons are most hazardous.
Bad weather and shorter
daylight driving hours are po-
tential highway hazards at any
time and would contribute to
increased December traffic
accidents with Or without the
the companion dangers which
Christmas creates. But when
adverse winter weather, night
driving, traffic congestion, and
abnormal traffic flow are COM
bined with excessive endul-
gence in the wrong Christmas
Cheer and the bright, blind
ing Yuletide street scene, traf-
fic hazards multiply.
Commissioner Shelton urges
Mississippians preparing for
this Christmas holiday to re-
cognize these potential hazards.
"Please drive alertly," he
appeals. "Above all else, keep
grief off your family's Christ
mas shopping list"