European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday 1959 Hoover reports Bank robberies greatest since rampage of 1932 Washington up the fed eral Bureau of investigation Fri has reported the 1958-59 Bank Rob Bery rampage in the . Is the worst since the gangster Ridden year of 1932.". Fri director j. Edgar Hoover said there was a record High of 764 violations of the Federal Bank robbery statute in the past 12  a report to attorney general William p. Rogers Hoover said the enormity of this figure is alarmingly apparent when com pared with the 631 like violations which occurred in the previous 12  in 1932, he noted 606 such violations took place. The 764 Bank violations in the12 months ending july 1 included 445 robberies 233 burglaries and 86 Larcenie in  want to Point out that Bank robbery has been and always will be a crime of the most serious nature. Every trigger Happy Bank robber is a potential killer and should be treated As  Only Way to Stem the tide of Bank robberies is for witnesses to assist Law enforcement agencies in identifying the robber and this cooperative action must be Fol Lowed by Swift solution vigorous prosecution and the imposition of sentences suiting the Gravity of the crime Hoover said. The Fri chief also disclosed that his Agency has maintained the High percentage of convictions inv cases it investigates. The 11,719 convictions in the 1959fiscal year represented 97.4 per cent of the persons brought to trials compared with 96.8 per cent in the previous 12 months. The Fri located 9,090 fugitives from Justice in the past 12 months. A total of 16,957 motor vehicles were recovered in Fri cases As compared with 16,504 recoveries in the previous year. Former pcs defend right to surrender san Jose Calif. Up pres ident Eisenhower s code of conduct Lor prisoners of War is attacked Ina proposed Resolution by 500 former pcs from world War ii and Korea. The Resolution asked Washington to Issue notice now that chiefs of government mistreating our men will be held personally  " the 500 Are meeting Here for the12th annual convention of Ameri can sex prisoners of War. Or. Eisenhower s code of conduct ays a Soldier should never sur Render and once captured should never cease trying to escape. No one wants to be a dead hero said National commander Leo Maselli of san Jose Calif. From our own experience the committee added there Are time when a Man without defense should surrender and that an escape at tempt often leads to mass executions of those  the committee also charges that the code contains not one word of what the government will try to do to help the  seeking out Job of new new York up trying to get a reliable repairman in the wee hours of the morning for an emergency Job can be a Home owner s Nightmare. It always seems that such a re Pairman can t be reached is too Busy too costly or just not inter ested. The Homeowner generally takes potluck when it comes to finding the right craftsman to do the  he has not had the need for a plumber in the past for example his first Contact with one May comes the result of a water pipe bursting during the night. N boy 3, kills self with father s pistol Miami a the 3-year-old san of a Federal Bureau of investigation agent shot himself dead while apparently playing with his father s .38-Cal. Pistol. The father Stuart Godwin jr.,who was away umpiring a baseball game told police it was the firs time he had Ever left a loaded weapon at Home. A lot of bark in its bite giant taws of a Igor unloader scoop a Load of Timber from the of a logging truck at the Pacific lumber co. In Scotia Calif a Wood Heads for the mill.1 United fetus International photo repairmen to jul clubs part of the Burden of maintain no a House involves keeping a Ong list of Telephone numbers on Ile checking with neighbors Toee if they know of a reliable Serviceman when the need arises or a frantic search through the Telephone Book. A solution to this problem apparently has been found in the Many Home service clubs sprouting up around the . Home service clubs with any where from 1,000 to 35,000 Mem Bers Promise to deliver to your Doorstep the right repairman at the right Price 24 hours a Day seven Days a week. And for the privilege of receiving this service thousands of homeowners Are paying yearly membership fees anywhere from$5 to $12. Membership comes with built in credit in most instances and a single monthly Bill sent Oul by the club covers All Home serv ices. Complaint sources the billions of dollars spent yearly on Home maintain ence Anc repairs have been the source of much consternation. The better business Bureau today receives More complaints about Home improvement concerns than any other business. The Home service clubs help to eliminate such complaints. Repair men under the program must return to Check a Job if the Mem Ber is dissatisfied. And some serv ice club officials personally in Spect most of the larger jobs. These clubs receive a 10 per Cen commission from contractors a servicemen on each repair Bill for this fee contractors ant servicemen receive the advantage of increased business through club referrals lower bookkeeping Anc advertising costs and elimination of one of their biggest headaches Bill collection. Muggins the mugger six year old Muggins Van Dercar matches the puckered expression of an easter Island replica her father sculptor Lewis Van Dercar is fashioning for a Mian i Beach hotel. Up photo Hawaii appointee backed on right to seek election Washington up Interior Secretary Fred a. Seaton has de fended the right of Hawaii s territorial governor to run for the state governorship. He rejected charges that  f. Quinn is violating the Hatch act which prohibits political activities by members of the executive Branch of government. Seaton s views were outlined in a letter to sen. James e. Murray a Mon who has charged Quinn with open and flagrant violation of the Hatch act and asked presi Dent Eisenhower to fire him from his territorial Post. Seaton restated an earlier Interi or department ruling that Quinn is entitled to remain in the $19,000-a year Job while campaigning to be come the 50th state s first Gover nor. Or. Eisenhower appointed Brooks hospitalized Washington up  Brooks a la chair Man of the House space commit tee has been admitted to the Navy Hospital near Bethesda md., for tests and treatment of an infection of the urinary tract. Quinn a Republican As governor. Seaton s letter was the sixth Ina running controversy Over Quinn s activities. The White House is expected to draft its own reply to Murray later. To resolve against eligibility of governor Quinn to continue in his present Post would Fly in the face of what i believe both to be sound Legal interpretation and the com Mon sense results Seaton s letter said. I cannot personally bring myself into agreement with you and recommend that holdings of More than 16 years standing be Over turned he told Murray. During those 16 years Seaton said the department has ruled on five occasions that the Hatch act does not apply to territorial governors. The Hawaii statehood act also is interpreted As assuring continuity in office of key govern mental officials without making them ineligible to seek other of fice he added. Hawaii holds a general election later this month to fill slate jobs. It will officially become the 50th state when president Eisenhower signs the statehood proclamation. A solid half hour of commercials to lets its Tail wag the dog Hollywood up a local to station has presented the program never expected to appear on television a half hour show of nothing but commercials. Entitled cavalcade of spots the show originally was conceived when Richard a. Moore president of station Korv Yas interrupt by by his daughter during a conversation so she could watch a com Mercial. I but a ration spokesman said the program had higher significance we be . Thei  states is the Way if is today ecu a