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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-05-02
CHESSMAN
CHESSMAN
Terrorist Executed
With Smile on Lips

Continued From First Page
Judge Louis E. Goodman said
he tried to grant a Commute
stay. but the deadly pellets had
already been dropped. The petit
ton was fled with Judge Good
man at 9:55. He said he would
have granted the delay to hear
arguments on the petition.
Word that the pellets had
dropped was flashed first from
the Office of Gov. Edmund
Brown in Sacramento.
Press Secretary Hale Cham
pion made the announcement
while Cecil Poole, clemency Sec
rotary stood with an open tele-
phone to the execution room.
Thus ended the life of a
small-time hoodlum, car thief
and robber whose long struggle
to escape the supreme penalty
made him possibly the most
famous prisoner of his genera
ton.
Spent 20 Years in Prisons
First arrested at the age of
16, he died at SO. having spent
more than 20 years in prisons.
Chessman died under a dou-
bic conviction of kidnapping for
robbery with bodily harm, the
official legal description of per-
verted sex attacks on two wom-
en- in Los Angeles lovers lanes
in January. 1913. These crimes
he denied.
Nine times his death date
was set. and eight times he
thwarted it.
Seven times the courts
granted stays to permit new
appeals. The eighth time Gov.
Brown issued a reprieve to
avoid hostile demonstrations
against President Eisenhower
in Latin America and to push
an abortive effort to abolish
capital punishment in Cali
fornia.
The persistence and brilli-
ancy of the campaign of APP
peals which Chessman con-
Quoted from his cell in death
row made his name a house
hold word around the world.
In prison he wrote four
books. One of them. Cell
PASS, Death Row." became
best-seller in many languages.
The royalties financed his APP
pealS.
Step by step, through State
and Federal courts, his chief
argument was that his trial
transcript was incorrect be-
cause dead reporters notes
were transcribed by another
man.
The point fascinated a sue
cession of judges, from the
lower benches to the United
States Supreme Court, which
entertained Is Of his appeals. |
Shifted Attention
In the end. he had succeeded
In shifting public attention
away from his crimes to his
own personality and the larger
issue of capital punishment.
Of the thousands of persons
at home and abroad who signed
petitions or Joined demonstra-
tons urging that Cheeseman's
life be spared. many obviously
knew or cared little about the
facts Of the case. Here was
man alone. fighting for his life
against the power of the law.
Yet a prison psychiatrist
commented that Chessman
doubtless would prefer death
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-05-02

Capt. Walter d. Coleman,
USN, today assumed COM
mand of the Naval Ord
nance Laboratory at
White Oak, Silver Spring,
Md. Capt. Coleman for
merly served as chief of
staff to the Commander,
AmphibiOus Force, Pacific,
in San Diego, Calf. He
replaces Capt. John A.
Quense, USN, who will be-
come executive officer of
the Naval Ordnance Test
Station, China Lake,
Calf.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
Pack Tops 1859
 Throughout State

JUNEAU (F1 = The statewide salmon pack last week was 13707 cases, making total for the year through last Sunday 2,530,275 cases, the State Department of Fish and Game announced.
 This was far above a comparable pack last year when 1,723 ,348 cases were packed through September 13.
 The 1860 Southeastern pack through September II was 302, 2,947 cases, with 137, ,196 pnks. Central Alaska pack was 1,182,636 cases, with 523,324 cases of pinks. The Western Alaska red pack of 889,- 655 cases was the biggest part of the 1,044,692 cases packed in that area through Sunday.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
Union CurtaiIs Hiring Servicemen

The question of hiring service men on a parttime basis by local residents was discussed at the Base-Town meeting held at the City Hall Tuesday afternoon.
 The question arose several weeks ago when Carpenter Union officials objected to the hiring of the serv- icemen on a job, stating it was depriving local carpenters of work.
 Capt. Nathan Lincoln, Command ing Officer on the Naval Station, made it clear in discussing the matter at the meeting, that he did not want this to happen, and said he would make every effort to see that the men from the station who accept jobs in town are hired only when there is no local help avail able.
 Forms are being made up, he stated, for a resident to sign when hiring base personnel, in which he states that no other help is avail able. Capt. Lincoln stressed the point that hiring of servicemen can be beneficial both to the serv- icemen and town people. "These men in many cases fill a need that cannot otherwise be met" he said. He cited the canneries and city dock as instances, where at times no other help is available.
 It was pointed out by members of the committee that as far as is known, all carpenters who are re- liable and good workers are pres ently employed. ''They never want for a job," one member stated.
 It was stated that Rep. Peter Deveau brought a Union and State government official here recently Investigating hiring practices. It was felt by the majority of mem bers present that differences of this nature could be resolved on a local level.
 Among other matters discussed, Capt. Lincoln reported that bad debts incurred by service person nel with local merchants has been reduced to minimum. He stated that the cooperation of military officials here will be given any merchant who has difficulty in col lecting just debts incurred by military personnel.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
No Increase In Taxes Anticipated
 Poland States At EvaIuation Hearing

and mayor of Kodiak, voiced dis satisfaction with the valuations placed on property by the assessor.
 There is nothing wrong with the
 system," he said. Its identical with the method used in previous years. But I think you got bum deal this time (referring to the assessor). There are lot inequali- ties where property has been i'm properly appraised. He mentioned specific instances. Hinckel asked if the City thought the evaluation equitable. ''Or do you intend to review them?" Poland answered that the Council will continue to sit as a Board of Equalization, but that no general revision is planned.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
Salmon Pack Double That of Last Year Escapement Good, Fishermen Gain

The final report on fishing in the Kodiak area for this year re- veals a substantial gain over last year in the canned salmon pack.
 The total pack for the season was 404 ,9231a cases for all species of salmon. The total pack last year was 193,933 cases for all species.
 The big pack was made despite the fact that the fish on the aver age were smaller this year. The pack would have been much great CT if the fish caught had main tained their normal size With no traps operating, the yield to fish ermen was greater also. Twenty two traps operated in this area in 1858.
 The breakdown as to species packed was a follows: 161 cases kings; 27, ,862R cases of reds; 4,758 cases of echoes; 273,306 pinks. In
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
New PIMA Schedule

New Pacific Northern Airlines flight schedules go into effect October 1.
 Flight ', the direct flight from Seattle, leaves for Kodiak at 2 a.m., arriving at Kodiak at 10:40 am. The direct flight will depart Ko- diak at 12:30 for Seattle arriving there at 7:55 pm.
 The PIMA morning flight to An chorage, flight IT will leave here daily at 11:05 am. Flight II, the afternoon flight, will leave at 5 pm.
 Both of the above fights will make connections with PNA flights from Anchorage to Seattle.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
Rep. Ralph Rivers On Campaign Tour

Rep. Ralph J. River (D-Alaska) will kick off his campaign for re election in Sitka September 19. He will speak before the Alaska State Federation of Labor Convention there. r
 Between September 9 and Oc- tober 3, he will visit Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, J n e a u, Haines and Skagway. He will then proceed to Anchorage, where he will work out a firm schedule for the rest of Alaska. His plans are to visit Fairbanks and Nome and as many other communities as time will allow.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
New Books Added To City Library

] A number of science fiction books have been added recently to the Kodiak Public Library.
 Titles and the authors are as follows: Island in the Sky, by Arthur c. Clarke; The Lost Planet, by Paul Dallas; Step to the Stars, by Lester del Key; The Star Seek CTS, by Milton Lesser; The Ant Men, by Eric North; Mists of Dawn, by Chad Oliver; Vandals of the Void, by Jack Vance; Battle on Mercury, by Erik van Lhin; Sons of the Ocean Deep, by Bryce Wal ton; The Secret of SaturnS Rings, by Donald A. Wollheim.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
Sen. William BeItz Critically MI

ANCHORAGE [P) - State Sen. William Beltz, president of the Alaska Senate, has been pro nounced incurable by doctors.
 Eskimo lawmaker, 48, from Una lakleet, Beltz is hospitalized in the native hospital here with malig- nant brain tumor. He collapsed on the floor of the senate March 18, but condition was attributed to overwork and exhaustion. His con- dition is now critical.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
Rainbow Girls To Install Officers

Installation of officers of the Rainbow Girls will be held at the Masonic Temple Sunday, begin ming at 2 pm. Installing officer is Joan Benson.
 The following officers will be installed: Worthy Advisor, Peggy Heglin; Worthy Associate Advisor, Luana Garoutte; Charity, Brooklyn Zehe; Hope, Beth Acheson; Faith, Polly Perry; Recorder, Audrey Beck; Love, Carolyn Rockstad; Re ligion, Svea Breckberg; Nature, Elana Ross; Immortality, Donna Shields; Fidelity, Judy Walker; Patriotism, Marya Springhill; Serv- ice, Candy Wilson; Drill Leader, Judy Brooks; Chaplain, Connie Short; Confidential Observer, Lin da Beck; Outer Observer, Jeanie Brunstad; Bible Bearer, Pamela Clemens; Musician, Anne Hall; and Rainbow Dream-man, Danny Olsen.
 The group was honored this week by visitation from Barbara Orker, Grand Worthy Advisor; Nancy Morrill,, Grand Representa- tive to Illinois; and Sandre Mauer, Rainbow Girl with the group.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
Former Alaska
 Publisher Passes

SEATTLE (P)-Richard T. Bush ell, longtime Washington and Alas ka newspaper publisher, died in Auburn, south of here, Wednesday at the age of 87. A native of Hull, England, Bushell came to the northwest in 1889, and established the first newspaper at Wrangell and Ketchikan.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
Vickerys Return

Chief of Police Roland Vickery and family returned to Kodiak after an extended tour of the United States by car.
 Covering more than 13,000 miles, the Vickerys visited in Florida and returned via the Alaska High way, The family returned Saturday and Chief Vickery on Sunday.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
VISIT POLITICAL

ANCHORAGE (P) - The White House officially denied that Secre- tary of the Interior Seaton's trip to Alaska was official business, despite public statement by Sea- ton that he came to Alaska to swear in the new manager of the Alaska Railroad, and not here for political purposes. "Trip was not made at taxpayers expense" the statement read. s
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17

other processing, 553,945 pounds of salmon were frozen and salted.
 Escapement generally was good in the whole area, according to Bob Simon, ADF & Game biologist here. This was particularly true of the pinks, he said. Commercial salmon fishing season closed this week in the Kodiak area.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
Death Comes To Mike Augustine

Mike Augustine, Naval Station employee for many years, passed away this morning (Friday) at the station hospital.
 The deceased leaves to survive him his wife, Kay, a daughter, Teresa, and two sons, Gary and Michael.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
CAP To M eet

The Civil Air Patrol unit here will hold its regular meeting for the month, Thursday, September g, beginning at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the Ma tional Guard Armory.
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17
BIRTHDAY CAKE A NATURAL

Little Marlin Patricia Scroggin was one year old Thursday, Sept. 15. Her father baked her a cake. That was easy for him - he's a baker by trade. .
Kodiak mirror., 1960-09-17

There will be no increase in the City tax mill rate in the immediate future. If anything the rate may go down.
 City Manager Bill Poland made this statement in answer to a ques- tion posed by a member of the audience at meeting Thursday noon of the Chamber of Commerce at the Island Fountain. The spec ial meeting was called by Dr. Bob Johnson, president of the group, to consider the question of tax evaluation.
 In his speech, Poland outlined the methods used by the City in arriving at the present tax struc- ture. Tax evaluation, he said is based on the full and true value of property, by methods recognized by the courts. He stated the recent evaluation was made by qualified assessor because of the many in equalities found in evaluating property throughout the City.
 There was no unification be- tween assessed values placed on one piece of property and that next to it." he said. The assessor used system universally accepted by assessors and as outlined in a manual, he stated. He described briefly the qualifications of the assessor who, he said, was impar- tial, and had a background in as- sessment work that qualified him for the job.
 The constructive value of prop erty was used rather than the sell ing or buying price, Poland stated. He quoted instances where the selling price of property did not approximate its value. The con structive value is the only fair one, he said, particularly to meet local conditions. The value to the owner and the market value are too diver gent for tax purposes, he said.
 Poland brought out that follow ing the method of basing evalua- tions on replacement cost and equalizing values, has resulted in raising taxes for some and lower ing them for others. Referring to the mill rate, Poland stated that taxes were lowered this year.
 Referring to a statement by a lady member of the audience, who injected at this point that her taxes were higher this year, Poland stated: ''If your taxes were raised, your taxes heretofore were quite possibly too low" The City Mana ger said the new assessments and evaluations were not to get more revenue for the City, as commonly believed.
 Of the S205,0 ,000 realized from taxes, Poland stated, the Indepen- dent School District gets $95, 1000. $25, 5000 goes to payment on obli- cations incurred during the build ing of Aleutian Homes. The re- maining S85, ,Oo0 is what the City operates on. It was at this point that he predicted no increase in the present mill rate. By our present program of effecting econ omies in operating City business, the mill rate can go down rather than up in the future, despite ris- ing costs" he stated. the taxable value of the City is SIP million, he said. up S2 million from the previ- ous year. Taxes are based on 85qo of the full and true value of prop erty, he said.
 E Jack Hinckel, former councilman
Evening star., 1960-11-10

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Evening star., 1960-11-10

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Evening star., 1960-11-10
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Evening star., 1960-08-21
August "a


6:45
4-NBc News.
Chef HuntIey, Dovid BrinkIeY.
9-Douslos EdwoFds. News.
700
4-Tombstone Territory.
A man with shady post marks
Horris Cloybourne, editor Of the
town newspaper, for murder.
Richard Eostmon. (Repeot.l
5-FIisht. Adventure.
Crosh investigation.
7-Boekstose. Sports. News.
Strong. SieeeI. MoII<ie.
9-Reseue 8. Adventure.
A man foIIs through the rotted
timbers Of on old pier and honos
suspended over the murkY voters.
7:l5
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Evening star., 1960-08-21
WEDNESDAY Program Listing.
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4-comedy Playhouse.
5-BoId Journey. Adventure.
7-Americon Bondstand.
Ia Hours. Dick Clark, m. c.
s-The Brighter Doy. Serial.
4:l5
S-The Secret Storm. Seriol.
4:30
4-Advsnture Time.
5-The Milt Gvant Show.
] Hour. Teen-oeers' donee porty.
9-Edge Of Night. Serial.
4-Bozo the Clown. Kids.
9-The Eorly Show. Movie.
IA Hours. TOP Of the World"
1855. Dale Robertson, Evelyn
Keyes.
Evening star., 1960-08-21
$3.50
4-Susie. Comedy.
5-Popeye. Kids.
7-My Friend Flicko. West'n.
EVENING

600
4-Burns and Allen. Comedy.
5-The Three Stooses.
Little RoseGls. Kids.
$50
4-LoeoI News.
Bryson Rosh reporting.
5-Woody Woodpeeker. Kids.
7-Tou Asked for Il.
9-SpotIight. Weather. News.
Golloher. Douelos. Wilson.
6:35
4-Weother. Sports.
Forester. Gibbons.
Evening star., 1960-10-20

costs. other court costs and
stupid delays. Still, I know
of nothing better. In writing
a will it is usually an act Of
vanity and seldom Of practi-
cal value for the retired pa
rents to specify how the
money can be used. II you are
giving it away. give it, And
trust to the good sense Of
your children.
. Finally, retired parents
are smart when they give long
and serious thought to the
proposition that the wealth
they have accumulated
should 60 to shine the Golden
Years they have now In
herited. To spend what they
have-for their church, q
garden of roses, indulgence,
travel, a farm, for whatever
they wants. their reward
for having lived so long. If
their children are worth their
Evening star., 1960-10-20
THE GOLDEN YEARS
Key Problem at 65:
Money and Children

ents who ID have money:
CD give the impression they
have money: CD let it be
known they haven't written
a will yet; and "a let it be
known they have q viii but
may REWRITE TT.
Look around you - rich
old men and rich old spm-
sters invariably have name
sakes all over the place.
Q It Is characteristic Of most
retired people that they
start boarding their money,
somewhere between SIS and
70, in prder to have more to
pass on to their children
when they die. People who do
this are conceding that they
are washed up so far as the
pleasures Of life that money
can buy are concerned. And
money can buy pleasures
after IS.
. Retired parents who
have money. q house or other
property to pass on to their
children seldom realize that
they have a monkey-wrench
that can wreck their family
80. as well as sugar that can
soothe it. Wealth that is
given with partially to one
child. or q will that DEGREES
an unequal distribution Of
wealth among all the children,
can split the family beyond
repair. The couple that treats
all the same in the distri-
button of its money is the
one that does most TO per-
petuate the family.
. There is no scheme for
leaving money to children
or at least none I've been
able to f1nd-that is better
than an iron-clad will drawn
UP by a competent lawyer.
This entails a lawyers fee.
inheritance taxes. probate
Evening star., 1960-10-20
DEAR ABBY
Poodle Advice Raises Furor
Sy ABIGAIL VAN suRrN

DEAR ABBY: You goofedl
How could you advise par
ents to get their small boy a
miniature French poodle?
Poodles are expensive to buy
and only q millionaire can
keep q poodle properly man
icured and clipped. Also, you
can't give an aristocrat like
that table scraps unless you
eat f1let mignon and crepes
suzette every night. What's
wrong with a Boston bull?
SOUTH CHICAGO"
50 hH
DEAR ABBY: I wish you'd
have told Mrs. ]. L. T. that
apartment dwellers have no
business having dogs. A few
goldfish or tropical fish
would do just as wen. ! had
puppies when ! was a child
and believe it or not, I
learned about the birds and
the bees from the fish!
CORNELL 81"
= = 4
DEAR ABBY: Anyone who
knows anything about pets
win tell you that the best
pet In the world for a child
Is q dachshund. They are
odorless. hairless, Affection
ate and sturdy.
HARTFORD. CONN.,"
&H A&
DEAR ABBY: I hope Mrs.
]. L. T. didn't take your ad-
vice and rush out to buy her
7-year-old son q miniature
male poodle. A female
(spayed, Of course) would
make a much better pet.
EDNER portland, ore.)
&H%
DEAR ABBY: I agree.
every child should have q
pet. But why a French
poodle? Our boys had white
mice. Their mice gave them
much pleasure and there was
no work involved for me. Mice
Evening star., 1960-10-20

to get the child an Airedale.
1t can take all the teasing,
cuddling and mauling q small
boy can dish out.
FLO FROM ST, 10"
= y 4
For Abby's pamphlet, "Whdt
Teen-GOers Want to KnotD,"
send rs cents and a large,
self-Gddressed, stamped en-
pelope In care of The EDentng
Star.
Distributed By
McNaught Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1960-10-20
Political Patterns
OF Negroes Is Topic

Some Basic Political Pat
terms Among American Ne
groes" win be the subject of
an address by DR.. Robert Mar
tin, associate professor Of gov
ernment at Howard University,
at the monthly forum Of the
Capital Press Club tonight.
The forum viii be held at 8
pm. at the Keys Restaurant,
l849 Seventh street NV, after
the club dinner at $50.
Evening star., 1960-10-20
BY THOMAS COLLINS

Il
Your children, naturally,
are dear to you. They are
better than other children,
too. With that taken care
OF, take under advisement
these observations of one who
has spent nearly Is years
watching retired people make
mistakes:
. Retired parents who have
the fewest visits from their
children are, In the main.
those who I'D have no mon
ey: CD have already given
away their money or their
businesses to their children.
and CD revealed to their
children the provisions of
their wills.
Q Retired parents who are
visited most frequently by
their children are in the.
main, those who have a little
Enoney-or give the impress
sion they have - and who
smile knowingly but say
nothing whenever the chill
dren seek to f1nd out how the
money Is going to be LETT.
Z There Is no great secret
about this. The retired cou-
pies Of Bradenton, Fla, and
Long Beach, Calf. win ten
you it's true.
. Retired couples can, and
do, pass substantial sums of
cash along to their children
during their lifetimes. and
with the advice Of q good law
yer do it without paying q
gift tax. This is q Santa
Claus technique. It is good
economies and bad psychol-
ogy since Santa Claus is Q
forgotten man from Decenl.
Der % Of one year to Decern.
Der is Of the next.
% Retired parents who have
grandchildren named after
them are, in general. par
Evening star., 1960-10-20
Pre-cunu Conference:

A pre-Cana conference open
to engaged couples in the Wash
ington area will be held at 8
o'clock tonight in the st. Mat
thew's Cathedral Club, 1914 N
street NV. The conference. on
''The First Year Of Married
Life" is sponsored by the Fam
lily Life Bureau Of the Catholic
Archdiocese Of Washington.
Evening star., 1960-10-20

cost nothing to feed. require
no license, never have to 60 to
the vets. and do not annoy
the neighbors.
LIKES WHITE MICE.
= =
DEAR ABBY: For a couple
Of dollars and q trip to the
dog pound, Mrs. j. L. T. can
get a first-class pet. Yes, ]
mean an ordinary mongrel.
We've never had anything
else and when 1t comes to
loyalty and companionship,