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Evening star., 1962-09-07
By CECIL HOLLAND
star staff Writer

An Agriculture Department
official started a stormy session
with Senate investigators to-
day with charges that a break
down in safeguards under the
Kennedy administration al
lowed the Billie Sol Estes case
to become "a national scandal. "
N. Battle Hales, VINO has
been at odds with his associates
in the department. was imme-
diately confronted with q bat
tering cross-examination and
demands that he support his
charges.
At one point Senator Muskie,
Democrat of Maine, said Mr..
Hales had given "one Of the
most incoherent answers to a
question in these hearings"
Personal" Decisions
Chairman Mcclellan said the
witness was "quibbling and
splitting hairs" with his state
ment that decisions in the Estes
case were personal and not
political and were mo reflec-
ton on the new administra-
ton"
The Senate investigators
jumped into their cross-exam-
ination as soon as Mr.. Hales
completed q statement in which
he charged that Estes received
extremely favored treatment
unprecedented in my 81
years with this department"
He also charged that Estes
would have been allowed to
keep disputed cotton allotmentS
without penalty II 1t had not
been for his arrest on Federal
fraud charges. He said the de-
partment is still unwilling to
provide the necessary safe
guards" against such occur
ences.
Senators Mcclellan and Mus
kie questioned Mr.. Hales on
his assertion that the Agri-
culture Department oreaniza- :
ton for dealing with frauds
had deteriorated to the extent
that there were no longer ade-
quate safeguards for the multi
million dollar programs which
we administer"
Channels Passed
Under questioning by Sena-
tor Mcclellan, Mr.. Hales said
the Estes case was taken out
OF normal channels and ham
died by higher officials in the
department. including Under
secretary Of Agriculture Charles
r. Murphy and Horace D. Cod
frey, head Of the Agricultural
Sterilization and Conservation
Service.
The witness. who was re-
moved from an investigative
position in one episode in the
Estes case. said 1t was the only
case II have ever experienced
that went up to the admin
istrator." He added that he
would not have. objected to
this "if 1t had been handled in
the proper manner"
The witness said the higher
officials in the department
handle too much detail to make
the proper decisions in such
cases as the Estes affair.
Senator Muskie stepped into
the cross examination and de-
Evening star., 1962-09-07
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star staff Writer

House colleagues gave Repre-
sentative Adam Clayton Powell
a fighting chance today to ride
out any congressional storm on
his return next week from a
European study trip with two
woman staff employees.
One member predicted that
The New York Democrat will
tly directly into the eye of the
hurricane" by Immediately call
ing a news conference as he
often has in past crises.
The presumed purpose would
be to defend the journey which
began August8 without advance
E notice and to denounce in
creasing criticism Of his month
.ong absence from Congress.
This and other predictions
were frankly based on Mr.
Powell's past record in surviv.
ing congressional criticis m
rather than on any first -hant
knowledge of his present plans
Fight Is Expected
But among the House mem.
bers willing TO comment, few
doubted that Mr.. Powell woulC
be prepared to fight when hi
comes back to Washington from
Puerto Rico by way Of Eng.
land, France, Italy. Greece anc
Spain.
His House Office Building
headquarters has been shut fol-
some time. A door sign directs
callers to the Education and
Labor Committee of which he
is chairman, Committee Of
ficials said only that they
heard he has shortened his TRIP
and will be back next Monday
or Tuesday instead of Septem-
Der 81.
Mr.. Powell was at his Puerto
Rican home today. He was met
by his wife, Yvette, at Sar
Evening star., 1962-09-07
New Frontier BIomed
For Billie Sol ScondoI

manded that Mr.. Hales cite
examples of decisions which
should have been handled at
a lower level.
Mr.. HaleS suggested a deci-
sion by Underseeretary Murphy
after a meeting last January s
which suspended the cancella-
ton Of the indicted Pecos
(Tex) operators cotton allot-
ments.
Senator Muskie pressed the
witness to say how he knew
what went on at the meeting
since he was not there. At one
point the Senator noted that
the witness said his informa-
ton came from Mr.. Murphy's
testimony before the COM
mittee.
He added that this was long
after Mr.. HaleS said he had
attempted to see Secretary of
Agriculture Freeman.
Mr.. Hales said the deteriora-
ton in the department for
handling fraud cases began 18
months ago. Senator Mcclellan
suggested that this was with
the change in administration
Personal Views
Mr.. Hales agreed but said
he was giving personal not po-
litical views and this remark
brought the rejoinder from
the chairman that the witness
was quibbling.
When did you first notice
the deterioration2" Senator
McClellan asked.
Mr.. Hales said he began to
notice it when the new Off
cials came in and began to
take over details Of the ad-
ministration." In his prepared
statement Mr.. Hales said the
handling of the Estes case was
taken out Of his hands en-
tirely.
Mr.. Hales, who was trans
ferred from investigative re-
view work in an episode of the
Estes inquiry. recalled in his
opening statements that he
was assigned the responsibility
of reviewing irregularities in
1852 scandals which hit the
department.
THE pressures proved too
great in the Estes case, how
ever" he added, "and without
the support of high officials, I
was unable to carry out my
function"
Evening star., 1962-09-07
ExiIes Moss Set

Washington area Cuban
exiles have been invited to at
tend a special mass at $3.50
pm. tomorrow at st. Matthews
Cathedral. The service will
honor Our Lady of Charity
patroness of Cuba.
Evening star., 1962-09-07

trip we're Mrs. Tamara j
Wall, the committees assistant
counsel at a $4,000 annual sal
ary. and Mrs. Corinne Huff. q
receptionist in the committee.
offices at a $1,000 salary. When
Mrs. Huff was employed by the
committee she was introduced
as a former runner-up in the
Miss Universe contest.
Criticized by Gross
The only House member who
thus far has said anything
openly in the House about the
Powell journey was Represen-
tative Gross, Republican OF
Iowa. He referred Indirectly
to it yesterday in complaining
to House Democratic Leader
Albert that some members ap-
parently were disregarding the
rule requiring absentee mem
bers to explain exactly why
they were absent.
Sponsors Of legislation fol-
Federal aid for college and uni.
versity academic facilities hop,
Mr.. Powell's return win help tt
break a long deadlock in a Sen.
ate-House conference commit
tee. House sponsors blame a few
Senators for failure to get {
compromise thus far.
Evening star., 1962-09-07
No Official Named

Mr.. Hales named no one spe-
officially in the department as
being responsible for favorine
Estes. He also referred only in
directly in an opening state
ment to his difficulties with
other officials and his charges,
aired some months ago, that
he was denied access to his Of
flee and to his files on the
Estes case.
He told the subcommittee
that he would submit docu-
mentation to show that he was
transferred from his investiga-
tive position last April because
of the Estes case.
ANY attempt to discredit my
testimony that / am a dis
gruntled employe, angry be.
cause I did not get a promo
tion, should be transparent tt
Evening star., 1962-09-07

anyone, he continued. MY
connection with the Estes case
was in line with my duties and
not an unrelated development
to be used as weapon. Neither
am I a crusader"
Mr.. Hales was called after
the subcommittee spent two
days in intensive questioning
of John Dennison, Pecos at
torney who handled the Estes
cotton allotment transactions.
Mr.. Dennison contended that
his client was guilty of no
wrongdoing or unethical con-
duct. He also testified that he
received no favors from the
Agriculture Department in his
cotton deals.
Claims Approved
He said the manner in which
the Estes transactions were car
ried out had been approved by
Henry M. Marshall, a farm Of
ficial in Texas who was found
mySteriously shot to death
June 3, 1861.
During his testimony Mr..
Dennison revealed that he him
self had engaged in cotton
transfers involving 220 acres
he and his law partner owned
in West Texas.
He also expressed the opinion
that the Government will be
unable to collect a 1854, 900
penalty assessed against Estes
on his 1861 cotton crop. He
noted that Estes is in bank
ruptcy proceedings and the law
bars any assessment in such
cases.
The Republican., 1962-07-26
Church School To End

St. Johns Lutheran Church,
Red House, will have its closing
program for Vacation Church
School Friday evening, July q, at
800 p. m. in the Church. Parents
and friends are invited. Highest
attendance for one day during the
two weeks school was 118.
Responsible for planning and
leading the Closing program are:
Nursery, Mrs. Ben Knepp, Jr,, and
Mrs. Keith Blamble; Kindergarten,
Mrs. Harley Stahl, Mrs. Keith
Stahl, Mrs. Mabel Cassidy, Sharon
Gcroski, Mrs. Carlton Sanders;
Primary, Mrs. Bob Dodge, Mrs.
Don Rolf, Mrs. Roger Evans, Jean
Ridder: JUNIORS, Mrs. Millard Hay
hurst. Mrs. Robert Martin, Mrs.
Gerald Sanders, Mrs. Isadorc
Skeweris; Intermediates and Semi
ors, Sister Virginia Wolfe, Mrs.
Wade Janoske. Director is Mrs.
Luther Seibert and Baity Ridder
is in charge of transportation, Mrs.
Sadie Roth, refreshments.
The Republican., 1962-07-26

past thirty-five years, as the re-
suit of this early work by the Oak
land Civic club The work was
carried on for a number of years,
as many remember, by Miss Jones,
and patients were treated in her
home and in homes throughout
the county. The work is still going
forward through the activities of
the county health department,
headed by Dr. Arthur F. Jones,
health officer"
Mrs. Weeks recalled that in the
early years civic club meetings
we're held in rooms on the east
side of the court house A waiting
room off the circular hall was
used for the clinics as well as the
bar library.
Civic club members would be
there to serve lunch while patients
and mothers waited.
DR.. Benefits first contact with
Allegany county came in 1926
when the groundwork for organic
ing the league was begun. The
work spread the following year
to Garrett county.
DR.. Bennett termed his work
with the crippled children in this
area one of the most gratifying
accomplishments of my profession
al life"
One of the worlds greatest
authorities on the cure of infantilc
paralysis and other bone diseases
in children, it was DR.. Bennett who
helped greatly in the institution
of physical therapy which was in
troduced in this county
The Republican., 1962-07-26

in the early 1940s. He was a
graduate of the University of
Maryland School of Medicine and
joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins
in 1914. He was adjunct professor
of Orthopedic surgery at Hopkins
until 1947 when his rank became
emeritus.
A feeling of personal loss wa,
experienced in this area upon
learning of his death.
1t was DR.. Bennett who organized,
and with the help Of the Oakland
Civic club, developed the League
for Crippled Children.
His first contact with Garrett
county was in 1927 1t was in May,
1927 that Miss Anne Sloan, of
Homecoming, came to Oakland to
ask the Oakland Civic club to
take up this work for those in the
county who were crippled.
A resume of the early activities
was supplied this week by Mrs.
Thekla Fundenberg Weeks, who
was one of the early presidents of
the civic club who is now visit
ing in Oakland for the summer
months.
She relates: "all civic club mem.
bers entered into the work. An
article in the weekly newspapers
here aroused interest and two
members of the club, Mrs. Milton
Sincell and Miss Grace Jones.
made contact with a number of
people, young and old DR. Bennett
came for the first clinic here and
later was assisted by Dr. George
Eaton and DR. David Weinberg.
The two latter are still well known
through the county.
MANY persons have had benefit
from this medical care for the
The Republican., 1962-07-26

248 perches, North 7la East, %
percheS to stones, South 7012 o
East, SO perches to the center of
the County road leading to Mark
leysburg and with said road, North
16 East, 22.8 perches to the place
of beginning and containing the
quantity of 75s acres, more or less,
and being the same property con-
veyed to c. NJ Savage by deed
from Clarence r. Umbel, ct ux.,
dated February 13, 1882 and re-
corded in Liber EFT. No. 104,
folio 381, one of the said Land
Records.
3-Beginning for the outlines of
the same at a brass knob in a
stone wall at the Forks of the
County Road at Sand Spring near
the store house, running thence
with the County road leading to
the West Virginia line with line
reversed South TO- East perches,
thence North 7l2 East % perches
to stones, South 70l2 East SO
perches to center of County road
leading to Markleysburg, thence
South IS East % perches to place
of beginning and containing one
acre more or less and being the
same property conveyed to Charles
M. Savage by deed from Clarence
r. Umbel, ct uX., dated October 6,
1887, and recorded in Liber A.G.R.
No. III. folio 80, one of the said
Land Records.
EXCEPTING, however, las acres
conveyed by c. NJ. Savage to Clay
E. Thomas, ct ux, by deed dated
November Is, 1851, and recorded
in Liber RID. No. III, folio 1877,
one of the said Land Records.
Said property is improved with
The Republican., 1962-07-26
Noted Surgeon Dies

DR.. George T. Bennett, ortho-
pcdic surgeon of Baltimore, and
renowned healer of star baseball
players, died Tuesday, July II, at
his home. Death was attributed to
heart attack. He was n.
As member of the medical
profession for 80 years, and a pro-
fessor at Johns Hopkins School
of Medicine, he was said to have
eXcrtcd major influence on base
ball through his services to nu-
mcrouS stars.
Under his direction the first
iron lung center in the world was
organized at Childrens Hospital
The Republican., 1962-07-26
Trustees Sale
OF
Valuable Real Estate
Situate in Election District No.
2, Garrett County, Maryland.

Under and by virtue of a Decree
of the Circuit Court for Garrett
County Maryland, passed on the
18th day of July, 1852, in a cause
wherein Katherine Savage Thomas,
ct al, are plaintiffs and Frank
James Savage, ct uX, are defend
ants, the same being No. 5153
Equity in said Court, |, the under
signed Trustee, duly appointed by
said Court, do hereby give notice
that on
SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1862
at the hour of 1900 a. m. (DST)
in front of The First National
Bank in the town of FriendsVille.
Maryland, | will offer for sale at
public auction the following de-
scribed real estate:
All those pieces or parcels of
land situate, lying and being in
Election District No. 2, Garrett
County, Maryland, particularly de-
scribcd as follows, to-Wit:
1-Beginning at the beginning
corner of the 155 So. rod parcel of
land conveyed by c. M Savage to
Charles Clayton Thomas, ct uX., by
deed dated March 81 l949, and
recorded in Liber RID. No. 1885,
folio 236. one of the Land Records
of Garrett County, Maryland, and
running with a portion of the first
line thereof South 1912 West 5
perches, thence North 1872 West
perches, thence North 10l2 East
perches, thence South 1912 East
perches. to the place of beginning
containing 40 So. rods, and being
Parcel No. 2 which was conveyed
to Charles Morgan Savage by deed
from John Humberson, ct uX., dated
April 16, 1924, and recorded in
Liber EFT No SO, folio 587, one
of the said Land Records.
2-Beginning in the center of the
county road leading from Sand
Spring to Markleysburg and at the
end of the seventh line of the land
conveyed by A. NJ. Umbel to Clar-
ence R. Umbel, and runs North 70 o
West, 354 percheS to a post and
stone, South II West 20l2 perches
to a post and stones on Freeman
Savage's line and with it South
49' East, 9.4 perches to post,
South 26 West, 20 perches to a
stake at the North side of the road,
thence with road, South 70 East,
The Republican., 1962-07-26
NOTICE
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO
APPROPRIATE AND TAKE
GROUND WATER

In compliance with the provisions
of Chapter 526, Acts of 1888,
George F. Comp has made appli-
cation for permit to use a mini
mum of 25 gallons, maximum of
$50 gallons, and an average of 100
gallons of water daily during IL
months of the year from l well,
having a diameter of inches and
depth of about $50 feet, located
The Republican., 1962-07-26

on the premises of the applicant
at south side Route 1876, Deer Park,
Garrett County, Maryland.
The water will be used for the
following purposes: General garage
use and domestic.
A public hearing on this appli-
cation will be held at the Depart
ment of Geology, Mines and Water
Resources, Room l02 Latrobe Hall,
The Johns Hopkins University, Bal
timore IS, Md, at HOO a. M, on
August 8, 1862
Obiections to the granting of
this permit may be presented oral
The Republican., 1962-07-26

a frame dwelling and barn.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash on day
of sale.
State and county taxes to be pro-
rated as of date of sale.
Stephen r. Pagenhardt,
Trustee
ADV. Plat
The Republican., 1962-07-26

ly or in writing at this hearing
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY,
MINES AND WATER
RESOURCES
ADV 22-2t.
The Republican., 1962-07-26

Agriculture department denied
favoritism in dealings with Billie
Sol Estes.
The Republican., 1962-07-26

Try Our Want Ads-They Pay.
The Republican., 1962-07-26

this permit may be presented oral
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route in Suitland Area. Must be
able TO devote at least 90 hours
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81 so per hour commission. For
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SOB, Star.
, 1962-05-17

Taxi Association were hosts
for a three-day famliiariza-
ton visit late last week to
six top executives of the
Scandinavian Airlines Sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Bredemeier will visit
Continued on Page A.
, 1962-05-17
2.844 Persons in Virgin
Islunds Receiving
Sociul Sec. Benefits

Edmund Baxter, Regional
Director, Region III, De
partment Of Health, Educa-
ton, and Welfare in Char
lottesville, Virginia, an
nounced today the number
and amount Of monthly be-
nefits under the Old-Age,
Survivors, and Disability
Insurance Program in cur
rent-payment status as of
December 81, 1861, for the
Virgin Islands.
According to Mr.. Baxter,
lap persons are receiving
$63, 1875 monthly in social
security benefits in the Vir-
gin Islands. 1892 retired
workers and their depend
ents are receiving a month
" total Of SCI, 563 and 30
disabled persons are receiv-
ing 1882 per month.
AT the present time, So,
cial security benefits are be
ing paid at a rate Of over
one billion dollars a month.
There are several reasons
for the increase Baxter
said. There are more aged
people; benefits are now
payable at age 62; and less
social security credit is
needed to meet the elegibi-
lily requirements for bene-
fits.
The average old-age be-
nefits Nationally for Decem
Der 1861 was $74.04 for re
tired worker.
, 1962-05-17
Citizens Association
Pruises Deputy Tux
Assessor for Info.

Mrs. Nora Amritt, Presi-
dent Of the Citizens Assoc
iation Of ST. Croix has writ
ten the following with a re-
quest that it be published:
THE Citizens Associa.
ton Of st. Croix held a meet
ing on Tuesday night at the
Claude @. Markoe School in
Frederiksted. The purpose
Of the meeting was to dis
cuss the increased rate of
taxes on Real Property.
The Deputy Tax Assess
or for St. Croix, Mr.. Canute
Brodhurst, Jr9 was asked
to attend the meeting in or
der to explain how the fl
CURES were arrived at and
to clarity what some term
ed great disparity between
similar acreages, homes,
ETC..
The audience was made
up Of citizens from all walks
of life. Mr.. Brodhurst and
his assistants, Mr.. Arnold
M. Golden and Mr.. Ernesto
Carrero, were there with
a computing machine and
charts. With the aid Of a
blackboard from the school
he illustrated and explain
ed and for quick calcula-
tions the computing ma
chine was used to give the
answer when the question
was put to, him,
Questions from the floor
were expertly answered;
whenever there was doubt
as to an error made in the
office; Mr.. Brodhurst as
sured his audience to come
to the office and he would
work on each problem in
Continued on Page a
, 1962-05-17
Mrs. Leonu Woodson
Gets Federal AWurd
for 20 Years Service

Mrs. Leona Woodson Of
Farmers Home Administra-
ton office here, was award
ed a certificate and pin in
recognition Of 20 years Of
service to the Federal Gov
eminent, by Administrator
Herbert Berstch, who flew
down from Washington to
Puerto Rico for the purpose.
Several others in Puerto
Rico received similar GER
tificates and awards for
service. /,
Among the others who
received similar awards
was Celestino Matte Dueno,
State Director.
The presentations were
made during a luncheon on
the top floor of.the fifteen
story federal building at a
restaurant called Top of
the First.
Hermdn Bredemeier
Leaves on Promotion
Trip to United States
Herman B~redemeier, ma
ager Of st. Croix blythe
Sea Hotel, left Saturday for
an 18-day promotion trip
through the northeastern
United States.
Before leaving for visits
to travel agents, transpor-
tation executives and CON
vention heads and group
business leaders, Mr.. Bre-
demeier met with represen-
tatives of the Southeast
Chapter of the American
Society of Travel Agents in
St. Thomas and St. Croix.
st. Croix by the Sea, the
St. Croix Hotel Association,
the st. Croix Gift Shop As
sociation and the st. Croix
, 1962-05-17
DR.. Alonzo Moron
Resigns Membership
on Two Bourds

DR.. Alonzo Moron, AS
sistant Administrator to the
Administrator Of the FEEDER
al Housing and Home Fl
nance Agency, has resigned
as a member Of the Econo-
mic Development Board &
also as a Trustee Of the Vir-
gin Islands College.
DR.. Moron had bedl adj
vised that membership on
the two boards probably
constituted conflict of in
terests'', although neither
carries a salary.
to clarity what soSae term
Submarine Cdble to
Link ". |. With S.A.
and U. S. Under Study
Reports are that a new
submarine cable will link
San Juan and the Virgin Is
lands with South America
and Florida by 1865.
Such a project is in the
planning stages, with many
factors still remaining to be
resolved as to route, cost,
operation and terminating
points.
The link proposed report
edly would directly tie the
United States with the Vir-
gin Islands, the Virgin Is
lands with Puerto Rico, and
possibly all of these with
Venezuela.
international Telephone
and Telegraph Corporation
is, of course, an interested
and active party in the pro-
gram and, logically, Ameri
can Telephone and Tele-
graph Company would be
an interested party, if plans
materialize, because the
cable would terminate in
Continued on Page A
Evening star., 1962-09-20
YugosIovs Aren't
Cooling on Old
D. c. Streetcurs

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia
Sept. 20 (AP). = The city OF
Sarajevo bought secondhand
streetcars from Washington
d. c., last fall.
The heating system was al
ready turned on. This was fine
Winter rides proved very COM
Portable. since not all Yugoslav
streetcars are heated.
Then the summer came and
the mercury rose to 100 de-
grees. Passengers were astound-
ed to find the heaters still on.
The reason was that no me-
chanic in Sarajevo knew how
to turn off the radiators.
With the first autumn chills,
rides now are getting more and
more comfortable. But the
question is: viii someone solve
the secret of turning off the
heating system by next sum-
mer?