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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-03

Kept plugging away on the
cello. piccolo. pidno. orgon.
tdbd. drums and horn since he
was eight. Furthermore. he CON
prove that break business.
AZ - he received The Youth
in Music Award given by the
Wilmington Music Commission
for outstanding pianist of VIII
mington. Today. he plays bari
tone in the school band and
cello In the school orchestra. He
is oKgsuisf and choir director az
fIelY Rosary Church in Clay
mont. sings in school produc-
tons. composed the school
alma mater. is manager of
s3neert club.
A recent winner of trip to
New York based on his interest
in music, Gerald was taking his
Weekend with Music" in High
G. Tie found himself on a nation
"a i&e hook-up participating in the
New York Philharmonic Sym,
raony broadcast, asking COM
uentator Deems Taylor what he
I ought of Spike Jones (no an
er says Gerald); visiting with
music celebrates going to the
'ictropolitan Opera and being in
lodueed to stars, backstage, Even
.le chaperone Mrs. Jennie Dus-
eau appointed ia Supervise Ger
sid and two othar unsteady ftal-
cated winners, Jsnd Hin,' 49, Of
adepcndence Village Ohio, and
I'm Louise Isenberg, 16, Of Hafa-
COO, Wise, is musician of note.
Gerald's advice to young pep-
pie who want to play a musical
instrument Is TO begin with the
piano Why? Because, he says, it
teaches note reading, rhythm,
sight reading, memory training.
The next thing TO do il to listen
90 good music. Concerts and SYM
phonies given in the town hall
or radio offer possibilities for ear
training. 1t helps, too, if your
family likes music. Gerald's does.
tic says: Dad loves the fiddle but
viii play anything with strings,
Mon. is partial to the piano and
brosher Don takes to the drums"
II your school has band or
small orchestra so much the bet
ter, says Gerald. who adds: ;
Schools will help promote
music If you show interest. Last
year our school band numbered
twenty, this year we have a fine
music teacher and the group has
grown to S.. Every boy can't. be
q football hero, but he always
can achieve popularity in the
band"
Even If your music teacher has
q large class 10 instruct at school,
Il will pay off when you take in
dividual instruction. Proper lip
movement is essential to the play
.ng of the trombone and trumpet.
avs Gerald, and this can be
learned by practice in school.
Bands are not limited to boys.
Ann Louise Isenberg was the
first horn player in Baraboo High
school Concert Band, plays in
he University of Wisconsin
Music Clinic All-State Band,
took first place French Horn Solo
4 Wisconsin State Music Con-
test, Jane Hill who plays the
piano, flute and organ has play
"a In the Cleveland Institute of
Ausie recitals and plans to teach
music.
Ann plans to go to Juilliard or
Curtis schools of music as does
Gerald who plans a career as a
concert artist.
Gerald doesn't devote all of his
time To music. He has been a
cob Den Chief working with
Cuhsl. a Boy Scout and at pres
mt Is a Sea Scout. His brother
Don Is a Cub Scout. his mother
q Den Mother and his Dad is
Chairman Of a leadership train
ing course.
AZ a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-03

American Federation of Labor,
born coshocton, Ohio, rs years
ago.
Isabel Bishop of New York,
artist, born in Cincinnati. AZ years
ago.
Canada Lee, actor, born in
New York, 80 years ago,
DR.. Gerald Wendt, editor of
Science Illustrated, New York,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-03

born Davenport, Iowa, So years
ago. s.
Diana Barrymore, actress, born
in New York, % years ago.
Joseph F. Abbott, president, of
the American Sugar Refining Coz,
born GAINESVILLE, Tenn, 81 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-03
..TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
know Americal

Fletcher Warren, Ambassador
TO Paraguay, born Wolfe City.
Tex, So years ago.
akieut. Gen. Matthew B. Ridg-
way, born Fort Monroe, Va, 50
years ago.
William Green, president of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-03

The oil refinery at Abadan in
Iran has a daily capacity of AGO.
600 barrels, and is thus the
worlds largest.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-03

Crude oil production. in Il,
Middle East started in 1911
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Vote Due This Week
On Clark and McGratt

Senate confirmation of Attor-
ney General Clark to be Supreme
Court Justice and of Senator Nc
Grath, Democrat, of Rhode Island
to succeed him as Attorney Gen.
eral is expected this week. Their
confirmation will lead to a new
administration in the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
Both nominations have been ap-
proved and formally reported to
the Senate by the Judiciary Com
mittee. Some debate is expected
over the controversial nomina-
titon of Attorney General Clark
but neither Republicans nor Dem
ocrats expect his nomination to
fail.
After the Clark nomination is
approved by the Senate, it is ex-
pected there will be quick con-
firmation of Senator McGrath
Senator Nicely, Democrat, OF
West Virginia, who is slated to
succeed Senator McGrath as
chairman of the Senate District
Committee, is ready to take over
that new responsibility. He has
been making plans for his new
post. but has disclosed no details
A number of District measures
still remain on the Senate Dis
trict Committee docket for action
Several. which already have beer
passed by the House, probably will
receive early consideration by the
District Committee under Senator
Neely's leadership.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Baltimore Expresswoy Work. Pushed

eral Government on two sections
3 miles near Jessup and 3 miles
near the District line Twelve
miles are not graded and all
bridges and surfacing remain to
be done. The estimated cost OF
the Is miles is $4,000, 900. Mr..
Taylor said.
Trucks on Route l.
The Maryland members Of Con-
gress were careful to point out
that the new highway will be used
much more by those from other
parts of the country than by
Marylanders. Route l will con-
tinue to carry the heavy truck
traffic.
Heavy truck traffic will be
barred from the new highway
The new highway probably will
permit the use of nonstop buses,
according to preliminary plans.
Gradual curves, easy grades and
few intersections will make this
new thoroughfare a high-speed
modern motorway. 1t is expected
that while it could handle speeds
up to IS miles an hour and more,
at least for the present, the exist
ing SIS mile an hour limit on dual
highways in Maryland will pre-
vail on the new expressway.
At the Baltimore end, the ex-
pressway will pass through the
southern section Of the city, link
ing up with Russell street. pass
near Mount Auburn Cemetery, go
underneath the Baltimore q
Ohio railroad. as well as beneath
the Old Annapolis road. 1t Will
leave Baltimore between the Old
Annapolis road and Cation ave-
nue..
The new highway will be two
lanes each "a feet in width. with
a l13 foot wide parkway dividing
them. II the planners have their
way. there will be a notable alb
sence of hot dog stands and bill
boards on the new expressway,
which is due to become one OF the
most heavily Travelled In America.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Special Dispoich 10 The Stor

NEW CASTLE, Del. Aug. A.
An aerial school bus has been
inaugurated between this airbase
and Washington during the Is
day period in which District Air
National Guardsmen are in an
nual training here.
The idea is to permit some re-
servists to return to the District
to take school examinations with
out missing too many maneuvers.
AS soon as their scholastic busi-
ness is completed. the men are
picked up at Andrews Air Base,
Md, and flown back here.
Two Guard flyers already have
been booked for the shuttle serv-
ice this week to take their exam
nations. They are 1t. David r.
Morgan, 80, of $500 Erie street
Sc, and 1t. Lawrence A. Wins
low, 80, who lives on the campus
of American University.
The short haul plane. usually a
CAT Skytrain, makes the 90-mile
hop from here to Washington in
less than an hour. 1t carries mail,
Guard personnel, spare plane
parts and other important items
on the return trip. according to
1t. Col. Willard w. Millikan, of
3346 Martha Custis drive, Alexan-
dria, commanding officer Of the
121st White House Fighter Squad
ron.
The District Guard flew here
Yesterday, using "a FAT Thunder
bolts, two B-26 attack bombers,
two CATS and four T-6 Texas
trainers.
Besides the 121st the Washing
Evening star., 1949-08-14
DC. 10 Ask High Courl
To Review Decision
Lowering Bank Tax

The District will ask the Su-
preme Court to review a decision
that Washington banks should be
taxed by the city at per cent OF
their gross earnings, less interest
paid depositors. instead Of the old
6 per cent rate, it was learned
yesterday. n>a
The ruling was made May 81
by the United States Court OF
Appeals, reversing a four-year- -old
ruling of the District assessor,
which at that time raised the tax
rate for savings banks from
per cent to the same rate as ma
ttional banks-6, per cent Of gross
earnings. et -a7t s..
| May Lose S300,O0Ot aass
James L. Martin of the District S
Personal Tax Division said the
District stands to lose 100000 a
year in revenue under the decision
of the court.
The Corporation Counsel's office
petitioned the Court of Appeals
for a rehearing, but this was
denied.
The cases involved in the deci-
sion went back to November, 1914,
when the Hamilton National Bank
fled with-the Board of Tax Ap-
oeals a petition for reduction of
taxes, complaining the assessor
had refused to permit it to deduct
from it's gross earnings large
sum paid as interest to its saw
ings depositors, before applying
the tax rate fixed by law.
Banks ReasSessed.
The appeal board affirmed the
assessor, the court said, and the
Hamilton Bank appealed to the
Court of Appeals. which held that
where savings deposits were con-
cerned, there was no difference
between national banks and saw
ings banks. The court asked the
board to reconsider and to re-
move discrimination"
The assessor then reasseSsed
savings banks and placed them in
the per cent category along with
national banks. Eight banks then
appealed to the court. -
The judges asserted that 'iti is
incredible that in legislatf fAg for
the local taxation of banks in
the District, Congress would dis
criminate against national banks
in exactly the fashion in which
it has been at pains to forbid
State Legislatures to discriminate
| against them" -
Evening star., 1949-08-14
House Subcommittee
Meets Again 1uesda,
On Home Rule Plan

Another effort to decide what
should be done with the plan for
an elected city government here
is to be made this week by the
Judiciary subcommittee OF the
House District Committee. An ex-
ecutive session of the subcommit-
tee is scheduled for Tuesday
morning.
This is the only District Com
mittee session at either end OF
the Capitol listed for this week,
but some officials thought other
activities might be scheduled be-
fore the end of the week.
The city suffrage plan has been
in the House subcommittee since
May 81 when the Senate passed
the Kefauver bill. This calls for
an elected council and an elected
Board of Education and would put
a conucil-named manager in
charge of general city administra-
ton.
A move to kill the home rule
Legislation was defeated by a
5-to-2 vote in the subcommittee
last week. At that time, however
there was no move to act on any
of the four pendingsbills and any
positive step was deferred until
Tuesday.
Representative Harris, Demo
crat, of Arkansas, head of the
subcommittee, took a stand that
the entire issue should be put
before the full District Commit
tee. He has been opposed to the
city election plan.
Both he and Representative
Mcmillan, Democrat. of South
Carolina, head of the full COM
mittee, voiced hope that something
definitely would be decided Tues
day.
In keeping with his practice
Mr.. Harris refused to predict what
the subcommittee would do.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
| Getting TooCIose
To Fans Cuts Off
Finqer Tips of ;

Possibly due to standing too
close during last weeks heat,
three adults cut off the tips of
their fingers in electric fans.
The three accidents were among
1877 which occurred in homes
during the week, reported by the
District Red Cross Accident Pre-
vention Service.
Among nine home accident ia
talities was middle-aged woman
who fell into tub of water and
drowned. Seven elderly persons
died from falls, and one infant
suffocated. s..
Included in the other accidents
were two children who drank
rubbing liniment and kerosene,
two others who ate cathartic pills
and pheno- barbital tablets and
a 2-year-old boy who swalled a
small metal whistle.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Carrnody Hills Man Held
After Fires in His Home

Albert Roberts. ~. a carpenter
accused by police of setting his
Carmody Hills Md house on fire
yesterday morning. will be given q
hearing in Upper Marlboro Police
Court at 10 am. tomorrow ON a
charge Of arson.
Roberts was arrested shortly
after members of the Seat Pleasant
Volunteer Fire Department re-
turned to their station after put
ting out blaze, the second within
II hours. at Roberts home.
County police said Roberts wife
and child and his father-in-law
left the house after the first fire
to stay with friends. Police said
there had been an argument be-
tween Roberts and his wife.
Roberts was held under $500
bond.
Evening star., 1949-08-14

Mr.. Auld explained. But the
steam equipment is obsolescent
and no longer suited for the serV-
ice.
Plans 10 Modern Units.
"We depend now entirely on
the use of three electrical pumps
which were put in about Is years
e. ago. Our present scheme IN
wolves the removal of all but one
of the latest electric pumps, all
steam pumps and all steam gen.
Grating equipment.
In its place. We will install 10
modern vertical, electric pumping
units"
Demolition of old boilers al
ready has begun. So far, the Dis
trict has let some 100000 worth
of contracts on the project.
Mr.. Auld explained that the
department must maintain the
full capacity of the station
throughout the period Of altera-
ton, since it is indispensable to
the city's water supply.
Water Comes From Great Falls
All the Districts water comes
from Crest Falls to the Dalecarlia
Reservoir. About half of the
water is filtered at the Dalescarlia
filter plant for the city's first
three high services on the water
chart.
Washington elevation goes
from about sea level to 425 feet
The water department has to suit
the water pressure to the ground
elevation of any location, and so
has set up pressure zones, OF
services"
The rest of the water reaching
Dalecarlia goes to the George
town Reservoir. From there it
goes by way of the Washington
City Tunnel to Mcmillan Reservoir
for processing at the Mcmillan
Filter Plant. 1t then reaches the
Bryant Street Station, which also
pumps to the first three high
services.
Mr.. Auld said that to meet the
enormous increase in water de-
mand since 1910 it had been ne
cessary to step up the capacity of
the Mcmillan filters. This work
is not quite completed. but will
be within the year, adding about
100000 gallons a day to the
c. oacity of the Mcmillan plant
The work Is being done by the
Washington Aqueduct, United
States Engineers' Office,
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Pumping Station
Modernization
ToLift Capacity
Bryant Street Plant
To Handle 200 Million
Gallons Daily by 81

The Districts water system Is
being strengthened by $4,000, 900
modernization job at the Bryant
Street Pumping Station expected
to bring it's capacity from 75,000,-
900 gallons a day to nearly
200,000,000.
David v. Auld, superintendent
OF the water division. said the work
to be completed toward the end
of 1850 means "a big forward step
for general consumer satisfaction" "
Consumption of water here has
mounted steadily since 1910. The
all-time high came last Thursday
when the District system put out
100000 gallons for Washing
ton. Arlington and part of Mary
land.
Before this summer. the highest
single days output was 216,000,-
900 gallons.
Affects Downtown Service.
Besides giving the department a
wider margin of safety for me-
chanical or electrical failures, re-
fitting of the Bryant Street Sta
ton will permit pumping OF water
into the city's so-called low
service" which now depends on
gravity.
This will mean that for the first
time the department will be able
to regulate pressures to the down
town area. so seasonal drops now
experienced will be eliminated.
The station at Second and Bry-
ant streets NV, was put in serv-
ice in 1905 as a steam plant.
LAS of that time, it was the
last word in pumping stations, y
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Districts First Engine
For Pumping Water
To Go to Smithsonian

The first mechanical con-
trivance of the Districts water
system "a pumping engine
built in 1855 being reas-
sembled, painted and mounted
for presentation to the Smith
sonian Institution.
The old engine, which
worked on the hydraulic ram
principle, was installed in the
west abutment of the bridge
on Pennsylvania avenue cross
ing Rock Greek, and forced
water into the high grounds
of Georgetown.
The engine was replaced IN
1870s and stayed in the bridge
vault until 1909. when the
Water Department took it out
and put it in storage.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
| Rail Cars Crush Worker
AT Capitol Power Plant

Samuel E. Redman, IS. colored
laborer at the Capitol power plant,
was crushed between two freight
cars on a plant siding yesterday
afternoon and died a few hours
later in Providence Hospital.
Workmen said he apparently
was trapped between the cars
when the couplings failed to en-
gage properly and one car jumped
the track. 1t was necessary to
separate the cars with a bulldozer
before he could be freed, it was
said.
He had worked at the plant for
the last six years. He lived at 10
N street S.W.
Evening star., 1949-08-14

Service, Interior Department. This
will be sought in an effort to get
a share of the Park Services road
building fund.
The new highway. which will be
an alternate passenger car route
to the accident-ridden Route !
between here and Baltimore. will
be through rolling countryside
The Washington Baltimore
Expressway," as the new project
has come to be known, Is about
80 miles long and will traverse
much Federal property.
Route Outlined
It will skirt Fort Meade, run
through Beltsville. where the Ag-
riculture Departments great re-
search center is located. and
through Greenbelt, where the pub
lie housing development stands
Then the parkway will link ur
with the Districts park and road
system near the Anacostia River
Park and New York avenue.
| Robert M. Reindollar, chairman
of the Maryland State Roads
Commission, gave the latest in
formation on the Free States part
in the program. Maryland's share
involves a spur highway to Friend
ship Airport, now under construc-
tion near Baltimore.
Nine miles of the new highway
are under contract at a cost OF
So, zoe, 900. Maryland still has to
put in the balance which will cost
about Sc, 400 900, but surveys have
been completed and final plans are
being perfected.
8. L. Taylor, division engineer OF
the Public Roads Administration
told the AAA luncheon the status
Of the Federal part. Mr.. Taylor
said this involves 18 miles from
,Iessup road to the District line.
He pointed out the right of way
has been secured. except for Z
small part through Greenbelt, and
the Government hopes to have
this cleared shortly. Some 81 ,600,- :
900 has been spent by the Fed
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Arlington Teen Ayers
Launch Funds Drive

Members of the Arlington Teen
Ager Club yesterday began week
long drive for funds to expand the
clubs facilities.
The club, organized in July, 1948.
has about rs active members and
sponsors three baseball teams. Its
clubhouse is located at 1000 North
Glehe road
Evening star., 1949-08-14
By William A. MiIIen

A new modern high-Speed motor
highway running from Baltimore
to Washington through a scenic
parkway-a project in which Pres
ident Roosevelt and President Tru-
man both expressed personal in
terest, now is taking shape.
Active work on the Baltimore
section of the project is under way,
but the date of completion Of the
whole project is still uncertain.
The project has passed the discas-
sion and drawing board stage and
in the vicinity of Baltimore the
dirt is flying as bulldozers and
earthmoving machinery carve out
a super highway.
While Maryland is putting $15.-
600, 900 into the project and hopes
to have all the contracts let for the
dozen miles between the Baltimore
City line and Jessup by next sum-
mer, the Federal Government Is
stalled on its cart of the program.
| Speed up Is Urged.
An American Automobile ASsoci-
alton luncheon at the Mayflower
Hotel Friday sought to gain new
impetus for the Federal Govern
ment's part. Federal and State
officials and interested citizens
participated In the meeting, called
by the Highways and Bridges Com
mittee of the District Advisory
Board of the AAA. P. Y. K. Howat
board chairman, presided at the
session. which called for early
completion of the highway.
| Led by Representative Fallon
chairman OF the roads subcom-
mittee of the House Public Works
Committee, and Representative
Sasscer, through whose district the
highway will run, drive will be
made in Congress to appropriate
the $11. .000,0 needed from the
Federal Government
These two Maryland Democrats
plan to introduce legislation this
week to authorize transfer OF the
parkway to the National Parl
Evening star., 1949-08-14
School Bus Transport to Fly
Air Guordsmen Here for Tests

! ton contingent is comprised OF
the l1ath Fighter Group. the 213th
Air Service Group. the 12lst
Utility Flight. 121st Weather
Station and Detachment A. Be-
fore departing yesterday. all the
planes flew over Washington in
formation, under the command OF
Col. Ladder B. Mackall, 3413 Gar
! fled street NV.
Starting today with Gunnery
practice, the 15-day program will
simulate combat conditions and
include night interruptions. high
altitude missions, dive bombing.
patrolling and strafing. Champion
gunner of the District Air Nation
i al Guard last year was 1t. Clifton
I'M. Eisele. IT.. 28. of 6542 Forty
sixth place, Riverdale, Md. During
i the training period he will defend
his title against the Virginia and
Delaware guardsmen. All will
fire at a flag target towed by a
B-26 bomber.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Greater Capital Committee
To See Air Guard Training

Members of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee OF the
washington Board of Trade have
been invited to observe the Dis
trict Air National Guard on man.
euvers Thursday at New Castle,
Del.
Clarence A. Arata, committee
manager, announced Brig Gen.
William H. Abendroth. District
National Guard commander, had
invited members to view the man
euvers. They will go and return
aboard an Army CAT plane.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
You Don't Have to Miss q Thinq
When you go on vacat

you don't have to miss thing
You can relax and still get all the news
and features from home as published by
your favorite newspaper The Star
You can have The Evening and
Sunday Star mailed to you for only
81 so q month.
The Star is also available at news
stands. or by carrier delivery at most
nearby summer resorts.
Arrange to have your favorite news
paper follow you wherever you go. Call
alton delivery Of The Evening and SUM-
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Viroinio Firemen to Meet

FARMVILLE, Va, Aug. 13 (P).
The 10th annual convention of
the State Fire Chiefs Association
Of Virginia will be held here Mon
lday and Tuesday.
Evening star., 1949-08-14

Sterling 5000 for vacation Of The Evening and Sun
day Star.