Evening star. [volume], May 15, 1951, Page B-2, Image 25

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Federation Officers' Fees Opposed by West End
The West End Citizens’ Asso
ciation last night disapproved ac
ceptance of fees by two Federation
of Citizens’ Associations officials
for their part in the successful
court light against a raise in gas
rates.
Joseph H. Gerone. who intro
duced the action, said Herbert P.
Leeman, Federation president, and
Vernon V. Baker, chairman of the
Federation’s Public Utilities Com
mittee, were performing their
civic duty when they undertook
to prosecute the case. They went
to court with the power of the
federation behind them, Mr.
Oerone said, and should not ac
cept money for this.
The meeting was held at 2003
I street N.W., and was conducted
by Walter F. Wasson, president.
An aerial survey of the Fiji
Island group in the South Pacific
is planned.
Man Held in Threat to Boysr Perversion Case Witnesses
James Francis Murphy, 38, no
fixed address, was held yesterday
for the grand jury under $10,000
bond today on a charge of ob
structing Justice, after he was ac
cused of threatening two boys, 7
and 13.
Police said Murphy threatened
the boys in connection with the
arrest of four men charged with
taking part in indecent acts in
volving the boys. Police reported
that Murphy threatened the
youngsters with bodily harm if
they did not change their stories
to authorities.
Murphy was captured after the
boys told squad oar officers about
the threats. Murphy waived hear
ing before Municipal Judge
Thomas C. Scalley. Held in Dis
trict Jail for grand jury action
in the perversion case are
Charles L. Lynch, 54, of the
1000 block of Fourteenth street
S.E.; Earl W. Higgs, 54. of the
500 block of M street, Capitol
Heights, Md.; George H. Hiller, 51,
of the 1300 block of Shepherd
street N.W., and Thomas C. Adler
of the 1400 block of V street S.E.
Rankin Committee Votes
Disability Pay Increase
By tn« Associated Press
Legislation for a 10 per cent
increase in the disability compen
sation of military service veterans
was introduced yesterday by
Chairman Rankin of the House
Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
His bill, backed by the Ameri
can Legion, also provides for in
creases in pay to survivors of men
killed.
Postwar emigrants from Brit
ain have taken more than $56.
000,000 into Southern Rhodesia.
Elopement Bride Charged With Murder in Gunfight
By tnt Associated Press
CHASE CITY, Va„ May 15.—
Mrs. Isabel Salmon Farrar. 24
year-old bride of less than two
weeks, has been charged with
murder in the gun-battle death of
her father. She is free on bail |
pending a hearing at Boydton
May 25.
Her father, Henry T. Salmon.
52-year-old Mecklenburg County
farmer, and her brother-in-law,
John T. Blackwell, 21, a factory
worker, were killed in the shoot
ing at the Salmon home near here
Sunday.
Authorities said Mrs. Farrai
admitted firing at her father after
he shot Blackwell, She said hei
father was in a drunken rage be
cause she had eloped.
The shooting followed the re
turn of Mrs. Farrar and her 16
year-old sister, Mrs. Frances Sal
mon Blackwell, together with Mrs.
Farrar’s husband, Edward Farrar,
19, and Richard Dix, 35, from a
two-week trip to Georgia and
Florida. The sisters had been re
ported kidnaped at gun-point.
Farrar married Frances Salmon
jin Georgia.
Farrar and Dix nave been
tcharged with abduction and con
jtributing to the delinquency of a
j minor. Farrar is free, on bond
and Dix, father of four, is in jail.
Zionist Group to Elect
The Arlington-Fairfax Zionist
Organization will hold its annual
election of officers at 8:30 o’clock
tonight in the Arlington Jewish
Center, 3029 South Columbus
street.
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