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Eventually, a new concrete pier was constructed and paved with asphalt. The Pier was partly washed away during a storm in 1913, and then later town down completely. The first Hermosa Pier was built in 1904, made entirely of wood, and extended five hundred feet out into the ocean. The first Hermosa Beach downtown area was considerably quieter than the downtown of the present day and consisted simply of a post office, grocery store, and the Kerwin Bakery and Lunch Room, all located near the corner of Pier Avenue and Hermosa Avenues. In 1907, Hermosa Beach became the nineteenth incorporated city in Los Angeles County. Ben Hiss continued his efforts to build the city and was responsible for organizing a petition for the incorporation of Hermosa Beach. John Hiss, the first baby born in Hermosa Beach, was born in Hill House on November 9, 1905, followed by other Hiss family members. Hill House was located at Pier Avenue and Monterey Avenue (then known as Summit Avenue) and was similar to most homes built during this time period in that they were wood-frame structures built solely for the practical purposes of eating, sleeping, and staying warm during the cold, wet winters by the sea. Ben Hiss often received payment in the form of parcels of raw land, and many of the early subdivision maps of Hermosa Beach show numerous tracts identified with the name Hiss.īy 1903, Hermosa consisted of five homes, the first one built known as Hill House and owned by the Hiss family. Some enterprising folks, however, saw great possibilities and started making plans.īen Hiss, a local entrepreneur, and budding real estate developer provided crucial services for the slowly growing town and used horses and wagons to deliver provisions over the dunes to townspeople. The Hill House: The First Home Ever Built & the Early History of Hermosa BeachĮarly settlers traveled west with hopes of dreamy vistas only to find bleak sand dunes and hills covered with barley. Members of the Hiss family stand in front of Hill House.Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America. Haynes, John Earl, and Klehr, Harvey (1999).Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. ^ "Donald Hiss, 82 accused as a spy with brother Alger".^ "Donald Hiss, 82, Brother of Alger, Was Accused." Orlando Sentinel.^ a b c "Donald Hiss, Brother of Alger, Was Accused of Spying".University of Maryland - Francis King Carey School of Law. Competition Rules for the 21st Century: Principles from America's Experience.

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  ^ a b c d e f "Donald Hiss Dies at 82 Trade, Tariff Law Specialist".Donald Hiss, a retired Washington lawyer and Government official, died of lung cancer Thursday at his home in St. Unlike his brother Alger, Donald was never indicted. Chambers is lying, he should go to jail." If I am lying, I should go to jail, and if Mr. I have never known that man by the name of Chambers, Carl, or any other name. I am not and never have been in sympathy with the principles of the Communist Party. Whittaker Chambers, nor do I recognize his photograph which I have seen in the public press. I have no recollection of ever having met any person by the name of D. In fact, the only organizations and clubs to which I have belonged are the local Y.M.C.A., the Miles River Yacht Club of Maryland, the old Washington Racquet Club, the Harvard Law School Association, the American Society of International Law, and college fraternities and athletic clubs. I am not, and never have been, a member of the Communist Party or of any formal or informal organizations affiliated with, or fronting in any manner whatsoever for, the Communist Party. I flatly deny every statement made by Mr. On August 13, 1948, like his brother and Harry Dexter White, Hiss denied the allegation, stating: Cox was famous as Thurman Arnold's chief deputy," as an early partner at Root Clark & Bird (later Root, Clark, Buckner & Ballantine later Dewey Ballantine, later Dewey & LeBoeuf) and fellow attorney with Hiss at Covington & Burling, where he was called the "perfect advocate" ) during the Hiss- Chambers Case." Hiss retained Nebraskan Hugh Cox as counsel. On August 7, 1948, Chambers stated to the committee, "I can give you the general impression. On August 3, 1948, Whittaker Chambers included the name of Donald Hiss along with his brother Alger and more than half a dozen other former Federal officials as members of the Ware Group and of the Communist Party when testifying under subpoena to HUAC.

  

  Alger Hiss, brother of Donald Hiss, circa 1950