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Evening star., 1952-06-22
Taft
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that he is in Gen. Eisenhower's
corner. He is expected to be on
hand tomorrow, however, when
Senator Taft gives the Maryland
delegates a chance to look him
over and exchange ideas.
The big prize in Pennsylvania
is a. bloc of about 80 uncommitted
delegates who are expected to go
to the candidate who finally wins
the favor of Pennsylvania's Gov.
John S. Fine. Gov. Fine has con-
ferred with Gen. Eisenhower, and
he will be on hand at Hershey
Tuesday to greet Senator Taft.
But he has not committed him.
self.
There was a recurrence yeSter-
day of talk that Gov. McKeldin,
Gov. Fine and Republican Ma
tional Committeeman Arthur E.
Summerfield of Michigan would
get together soon to try to unite
their strength at the convention.
Michigan also has large bloc of
uncommitted delegates.
The latest report was that a
meeting had been arranged to
take place in Harrisburg, Pa,
Wednesday. Gov. Fine told The
Star. however, that no one had
talked to him about such a con-
ference. He said he did not know
how these reports got started. At
Gov -McKeldin's Baltimore office
a member of his staff knew
nothing of the Wednesday date.
He said it was quite possible. but
if so, it must have developed while
Gov. McKeldin was in the West.
Disagreement Over Virginia.
The Taft and Eisenhower camps
also disagree over their relative
strength in Virginia, and Senator
Taft will meet with the Virginia
delegation at Charlottesville Friday
morning. On Friday evening the
Senator will be a speaker at the
annual Institute of Public Affairs
at the University Of Virginia.
The Ohio Senator will appear
on the NBC-TV meet the Press"
program here next Sunday, and
then head for Chicago. For practi-
cally the entire week preceding
the July z opening of the conven-
ton, Senator Taft will remain in
Chicago. comforting with delegates.
In his press conference yester-
day Senator Taft not only pre-
dicted harmony on foreign policy.
but again expressed willingness to
work out a settlement of the
controversy over the contesting
delegations from Texas.
The Eisenhower forces charge
that the election Of a Taft-con-
trolled delegation at the Texas
State convention was a "steal." p"
The Taft camp claims that in
many of the precinct caucuses to
select delegates to the State con-
vention, Democrats for Eisenhower
were encouraged to become RE
publicans for a day."
Complaints of Pressure.
Senator Taft said his suggestion
has been that evidence be taken
in regard to each contested
county. which might afford some
basis for concessions" The Re-
publican National Committee has
arranged to hear the Texas con-
test before the convention opens,
Evening star., 1952-06-22
Egypt to Lift Curfew

CAIRO, Egypt. June 81 (P).-
The government announced today
it would formally lift the midnight
to-dawn curfew imposed after the
January 26 fire riots here at mid
uight tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-06-22
Only for Amateurs.

Both The Star contest and the
national awards are exclusively for
amateurs. Contestants may enter
any number of snapshots as often
as they like. But only black-and-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-03-13

Valley church beginning at 7;45. All
members are urged to attend.
Mrs. II. w. Mecse, of Lewisburg,
w. Va, was visiting at the home Of
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Riley, from Thursday UNI
til Saturday evening, when Mr. Mccse
called for her and they returned home.
Mrs. Susie Wotring and daughter.
of Brookside, and Mrs. Charles Baker,
of near Loeb Lynn, were calling on
Mrs. Rachel Riley on Sunday after
noon.
Alvic Martin, from Somerset, Pa,
was calling at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Friend Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs James Friend were
calling on his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
w. S Friend, on Sunday Mr.. Friend
IS employed in Baltimore.
w. S. Friend celebrated his 8Oth
birthday on Monday Edic and Liz
zie Miller presented him with birth
day cake. Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Swartzentruber and family also
brought a cake and candy. Mrs.
Friend is still improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Bodkin and
daughter, PattyAnn, of McCoole, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Wiles, of Terra
Alta, were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Shank.
! Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Steyer and
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berry, burglary and aggravated as
sault, and 100000 lesser crimes
such as fraud, forgeries, embezzle-
mcnts, vice and other assaults, were
committed. TO be even more realistic,
this means that one otfense occurred
for every nine persons in America
last year. 1t is most disturbing to
realize that crime in some form or
other will visit at least one out Of
every four homes this year unless
drastic steps are taken to stay the
onslaught of our forces Of lawlcSs-
ness. There are in America today
over three and onc-half times more
criminals than there are students in
our colleges and universities; for
every school teacher in America there
are nearly four and one-half crimi-
mails.
do not even mean to intimate to
you that there is any wave Of crime
in Garrett County. However, this
County is not entirely free from
crime. BY the conscientious perform
ance of your duties as grand jurors,
you will help keep lawlessness to a
minimum in your county.
The States Attorney is your legal
adviser, and he, will furnish you with
all the information you may desire
as to matters of law or procedure.
He, upon your invitation only, may
be present when testimony is taken
before you, and may question the wit
nesses who are brought before you,
but must not be present when you de-
liberate on the evidence and vote as
, to whether or not to find an indict-
ment. At that time no person beside
yourselves should be present.
In the ordinary course of events,
your body will take action upon in
formation coming to it from the fol-
lowing sources:
GD Matters which may be brought
to your attention by the Court
(2) Matters which are brought to
your attention by the States At
toney.
CD Matters that may come to your
attention during the investigation of
other matters which are submitted to
you, or as result Of your own OBJ
Servation.
(4) Matters which may be brought
4 to your attention by your associates.
The question to be decided by YOU
I in determining whether to find an in
/ dictmcnt or not, is: DO you believe
/ from the evidence before you uncX-
Iplained and uncontradcted as it
stands, crime has been committed ?"
| If you do, you should indict; if not.
then dismiss the matter.
The deliberations Of the Grand
] Jury are secret, and neither accused
nor the public should know what oc-
CURED in the jury room, except as
shown by the records Of the court.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-03-13
Judge Harris Delivers
Charge to Grand Jurors

Associate Judge Morgan C.. Harris
delivered the charge to the Grand
Jurors on Monday morning as the
March Term of Court began.
Judge Harris explained the duties
of grand jurors and pointed out that
the conscientious performance of
their duties would be a big help in
keeping lawlessness at a minimum.
Following his charge the grand
jury members were sworn in by the
bailiff and they retired to the grand
jury room to begin their delbera-
tions. The entire address is reprinted
below:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
The work of the criminal courts Of
Garrett County is divided into two
terms, beginning ON the second Mon
days i'm September and March of
every year. AT ca e h term of the
criminal court there is organized a
new Grand Jury. This is the March
Term of Court and you are about to
become the March, 1852, Grand Jury.
You have been selected by the Court
for this most important office as
persons of high character. firm pur-
pose. and hard-headed common sense.
Your work is pre-eminently important
to the administration of criminal JUS
tice.
A Grand Jury has been defined as
"a body of men selected and sum
moned according to law to serve be-
fore a competent court, and by such
court cmDanelod. sworn. and charged
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you. These letters should be turned
over to the States Attorney for in
vestigation of any alleged violations
Of the law to which they may refer
You are to visit the County JAIL
inquire into its condition, treatment
of the prisoners, the manner i'm which
it is kept, and report those matters
to the Court.
You are to inspect the Court House
and make such recommendations as
you see fit and proper.
You are to examine the books Of
the County Treasurer and make a re-
port thereof. This does not require an
audit, as that is done by the State
Auditors.
Upon your retirement, your body
will organize by the appointment of
two of your number as Clerks.
You will also appoint one Of your
members as Bailitf for the Grand
Jury.
1t is in the public interest that you
promptly assume your duties and
conclude them as speedily as may be
consistent, with a fair investigation
Of all matters which may be brought
to your attention, and other work
which you may be required to do, but
it is not advisable to sacrifice
thoroughness to speed.
The fact that you have been sum
moned here as grand jurors attests
the fact that the Court has faith that
you will do your duty and serve faith
fully in your capacity as grand iur-
Ors.
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Harold Frazec, Hutton, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Silas Sterling, Crellin, were in
Elkins, w. Va, on Thursday to visit
Mr.. Clarence Sterling, who was
nNticnt in the hosnital There.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-03-13

daughter, Frances, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ebert Riley and son, Roger, Of White
Church, were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Riley ON Sunday.
Mrs. EarI Petorson, MI. and MIS-.
Evening star., 1952-01-27
Mount Vernon Charter
For City Status; u! May
BE Sent 10 Assembly

A charter for the proposed city
Iof Mount Vernon in Fairfax
County is being prepared for pos
sible consideration at the cur
rent session Of the Virginia Cen
Ieral Assembly.
Former State Senator Andrew
w. Clarke, chairman of a group
interested in possible incorpora-
tion of most Of Mount Vernon
District into a city, said the char
ter will be submitted to the Mount
Vernon Business and Industrial
Association for action in the near
future. Mr.. Clarke said the city
plan originated with that organ
Iization.
Major provisions Of the char
ter already are complete, and it
needs only a few finishing touches.
Mr.. Clarke said.
The charter would provide fo1
a council-manager type of gov
Iernment. There would be six
councilmen elected by wards and
one member of council elected at
large who would be the Mayor.
Mr.. Clarke said some residents
of the Mount Vernon areas had
asked if the plan were financially
sound. He said it may be de-
cided to pass up Introduction Of
the charter at the current Cen
leral Assembly session so an eco
nomic survey can be made.
The charter would require a
referendum before the area could
incorporate and before the char
ter could become effective, Mr..
Clark said. Twenty-Five per cent
Iof the voters within the area to
be incorporated would have to
petition the Fairfax Circuit Court
before one could be held.
Evening star., 1952-01-27
Nearbyv Virginia Group
Plans Study Of Report
On Sewage Disposal

The interim committee ap.
pointed to study nearby Virginia'l
pollution difficulties will meet al
$3.50 pm. Wednesday in the Alex.
andria Council chamber to dis
cuss results of the recently com.
Ipleted sewage disposal survey fol
the area.
Alexandria, Arlington, Falls
Church and Fairfax are repre-.
Isented on the interim committee
which recommended the engineer.
ing survey to determine the best
method for the nearby communi.
ties to dispose of sewage. The en-.
gineers, in a report two week!
ago. recommended separate dis.
Iposal plants in Fairfax, Alexand.
ria and Arlington as the mos
economical solution. with part o1
Alexandria's sewage going to the
Arlington plant.
The survey was explained at 9
joint meeting of the Alexandria
Falls Church, Fairfax and Arling.
ton governing bodies.
AS a result of the survey. the
Alexandria Council last week dis
cussed the possibility of holding
"a bond issue referendum June IL
to finance a separate sewage dis.
posal plant in that city. None o1
the participating Jurisdictions
however, has taken formal actor
on the survey, pending a recon-
|mendation by the interim com.
[mittee.
Evening star., 1952-01-27

the same dining room which serves
hospital employees.
They complained they often had
to wait overly long to be served.
when their presence was needed
In the wards. Complaints also
were made about period when
food was served under unsanitary
conditions.
When DR.. Stebbing offered to
see the quality Of their food was
improved "even if we have to cut
down a bit on the patients" a
loud chorus Of mo, no" filed the
room. .... .....
Spokesman for the group told
a reporter they failed to see why
their food allowance was IS cents
a day, although the allowance at
Glenn Dale Sanitorium-another
District institution-was $1.25 a
day.
Hospital officers offered to allow
the Intern Resident Association,
the official body making the pro-
test, to appoint an "off1cer-of-
|the-day" to make reports in writ
ing on the quality Of the food each
day. The quantity allowed also
was criticized. .
Pay Issue Secondary.
Staff members said the pay is
sue was strictly a secondary one
but was being raised as long as
all the other issues were being
aired. They pointed out interns
lat Freedmen's Hospital, which is
administered by the Federal Sc
curity Agency, get about $500 a
year. At Gallinger, intern pay is
5000.
They said Public Law $50 au-
thorizes the Commissioners to pay
up to $1,560 a year to interns. DR.,
|Seckinger confirmed this.
Spokesman complained that
with many hospitals raising intern
salaries, medical school graduates
would be unwilling to accept low
pay plus bad living conditions,
despite the wealth of clinical ma
terial and the varied teaching pro-
gram at Gallinger.
Many interns pointed out they
would finish their training this
summer, so they would not benefit
from any pay raise.
Library Inadequate.
Spokesman told a reporter
Evening star., 1952-01-27
Cox Acts TO Save
)Ahington's Trees
From Developers

The chairman of the Arlington
County Board. Robert w. Cox.
thinks that he shall never see a
bulldozed back yard as lovely as
a tree.
At the boards regular meeting
yesterday, Mr.. Cox asked County
Manager A. T. Lundberg and the
County Planning Commission to
study preparation of an ordinance
to protect the county from further
loss Of trees through construction
lof new homes.
I'VE have no ordinance to pro-
tect the county from total denud-
ing of all trees" he said.
The ordinance might require
developers to leave as many trees
as possible and also might force
them to plant new trees in some
areas, Mr., Cox said.
Evening star., 1952-01-27
Area Employment
Rises $500 in Month
To Total Of 62f,6O0

An extra $500 persons got job
in the Washington area in De-
Icember, the United States En-
lployment Service reported las
night.
Workers during the month to-
tailed 621, ,000-an increase o.
about one per cent over the 615,'
800 jobholders in November.
Many of the new jobs, however
were only temporary. They re.
suited from heavy holiday business
lin the Post Office and retail
stores. -, .... go. .
The Employment Service re-
ported that private industry addee
about 1900 persons to its pay
roll in December. The Govern
ment added 5000. OF these, 2.30t
were in the Post Office, hired es.
pecially to handle Christmas mail
Other Government agencies
mostly the military-added 2,70t
workers, the Employment Servict
said.
The Washington areas finance
insurance and real estate firm
added about 300 workers while in
duStries dismissed 600. Construc.
tion hiring dropped because of ths
winter weather.
The 621, 800 employees in th'
Washington area during Decem.
ber compared with 594,400 a yea
earlier. The increase, the Employ.
ment Service said, reflected EN-
lployment of about 22,300. addi'
ttional persons in Government
agencies during the year.
Included in the Washington
area figures are non-agricultura
workers in the District, the cite.
lof Alexandria and Falls Church
and the counties Of Fairfax anc
Arlington in Virginia and Mont.
Igomery and Prince Georges ir
Maryland.
The Employment Service still
has requests for stenographers
and engineers of all types, ac-
Icountants, architects. plastic tech
Inologists, model makers. drafts
men, radio operators. translators
lplaning mill hands. compositors
Ipressmen, machinists, boilermak-
Iers, shipfitters. tool makers. heat
Itreaters, general electricians
instrument makers, automobile
painters, body repairmen and
lcrane operators. "a
Evening star., 1952-01-27

that a medical library at Gal
llinger exists principally because
members of the visiting staff have
contributed funds for the pur-
chase Of some texts and journals.
Although texts are being pub
lished all the time on medical
advances, the new acquisitions
at Gallinger number only six.
Funds have repeatedly been
asked to employ a librarian. This
request was again refused in the
latest budget. DR.. Fazekas' sec
retary now serves as a part-time
librarian in addition to her other
duties. Washington medical
schools have promised to loan
texts provided there is adequate
library supervision.
The residents and interns also
had to appeal to the visiting staff
for funds to fix up a small. barren
recreation room in one of the liv-
ing quarters.
| Among other complaints. the
staff listed the necessity Of ar
intern spending an hour a day al
1.-THE inf1rmary of the Home for tn;
lAged and Inf1rm at Blue Plains
land the requirement they mus
,|put in weekly pay slips listing
t"40-hour week" no matter hov
slmany hours they actually work.
/ To See Donohue.
DR.. Stebbing said the BLU
Plains service was a temporar.
Isetup made necessary because th'
regular visiting physician, DR.
Timothy O'Donovan, had gone in.
to the Navy. He said the mislead.
ing figure required on the weekly
reports was an administrative
matter of which he had no knowl.
edge, but that he would abolish
the requirement.
The protest meeting with the
District and hospital officials was
held after several meetings of the
house staff itself.
AS a result, DR.. Seckinger and
DR.. Stebbing were in conference
Friday, although it is not known
what decisions were reached. DR.
ISeckinger also promised to bring
the matter again to the attention
of Commissioner Donohue, who
loversees District health activities
Evening star., 1952-01-27
By Wallace E. CIoyton

Residents and interns at Gal
Ilinger Hospital have warned Dis
trict officials they must improve
living and studying conditions for
the house staff or face the posi-
bility of not being able to get q
staff adequate to run the hospital
it was learned yesterday.
Long smoldering resentment
against conditions at the hospital
conditions the hospital admins
tration has no funds to rectify-
exploded last week when the Com
missioners' budget for the fiscal
year 1858 again failed to include
money for improvements.
In secret meeting Thursday
with Health Officer Daniel Seek
Iinger, DR.. Philip A. E. Stebbing,
the hospital superintendent, and
DR.. Joseph F. Fazekas, chief OF
staff, the residents and interns
complained bitterly about made
quate living quarters, poor food,
low pay, and lack of library and
study facilities.
Some Have Changed Minds.
The house staff. about 1875 in
terms and residents, emphasized
their principal concern was over
the future of the hospital. They
pointed out that intern-recruiting
is becomingly highly competitive
due to the shortage of medical
school graduates.
They warned that INDECENT pa
tient care would, in the long run,
be impaired because of the diff
ficulty in getting interns.
DR.. Fazekas admitted some po-
tential applicants have changed
their minds after viewing staff
living quarters.
The protest meeting was the
elimination of several months of
writing letters and making tele-
phone calls to District officials.
Commissioner F. Joseph Donohue
visited the quarters before the
current budget was drawn up. and
expressed interest in obtaining
better facilities.
Principal cause for the staff's
complaints was the failure of the
Commissioners to recommend a
$26, 900 appropriation for major
structural changes in the battered
old buildings where the majority
of the interns and residents now
Evening star., 1952-01-27

live. In his budget request. DR..
lStebbing also had asked $4,000
for new furnishings.
Quarters Called Unsanitary.
The quarters are on the top
floor of the old Crippled Chill
dren's Building and in an adjoin-
ing frame house.
The patients were moved out of
the lower floors of the Crippled
Children's Building, one of the
Oldest hospital. structures in the
District, into a new So million
building last summer. The prin-
cipal reasons cited by hospital and
District officials in asking for the
new building were the unsanitary
conditions and fire danger in the
old structure.
Conditions in the frame build
ing, or quarters No. 2, are about
the same.
Panes in two skylights in the
old Crippled Children's building
are broken out. Bats often swoop
down from the exposed rafters,
and dirt sits down on the floors.
In case of fire, the vents would
create a strong draft, the staff
charged. Mice and rats also are
IA problem in the building, they
complained.
Some Repairs Promised.
The ever present fire danger is
increased because the lack of floor
plugs forces occupants to rig wir-
ing from bare overhead light
fixtures to study lamps, 1t was
brought out.
The bathrooms, they said, are
primitive. and one of the anti
quated, slow-running showers must
serve as many as a dozen trainees.
In most cases, there are no
closets. and file cabinets and foot
lockers must be used instead.
DR.. Seckinger. in response to a
direct question, admitted he would
condemn such living quarters any
where else in the District.
DR.. Stebbing promised to send
all repairmen that could be
spared to the dilapidated struc-
lures to redecorate and repair as
much as possible under existing
funds.
When DR.. Seckinger promised to
stand behind you and see what
can be DONE" one resident replied,
Evening star., 1952-01-27
IBeaII Supports Plea
For Coordination Of
Area Public Utilities

Representative Beall, Repub'
lican of Maryland, yesterday de.
clared his support for a survey te
determine the need Of co-ordi.
mating the Metropolitan Ares
public services.
"I think it's a good idea-T'n
definitely in favor of it," Mr.. Beal
declared.
Mr.. Beall's position was, II
effect, an Endorsement of a bill
first introduced two years ago BY
Representative Sasscer, Demo
crat of Maryland. Both Congress
men. whose constituencies include
adjoining Montgomery and Primes
Georges Counties, are seeking theil
parties nomination for Unitee
States Senator.
Bill for Transit Probe.
For his own part, Representa-.
tive Beall has introduced a bill
calling for an Interstate Com.
merce Commission investigation
of public transportation in the
immediate area. He is seeking
early hearings on his measure.
In this connection, the Airing.
ton County Public Utilities Com.
mission is completing prepara.
ltionS for a discussion of Mr.. Bealli
bill among representatives Of al
sections of the Metropolitan Area
Purpose of the meeting is tx
prepare the public's case for &
Transportation investigation wher
the measure comes up for congress
lsional hearing.
Delegates from three counties
the Federal Government and si1
Icivic declarations already hav
promised to attend the session a.
l8 pm. Wednesday in the Arlington
County Courthouse.
/ Present System Attacked.
i Mr.. Beall said yesterday he be-
came interested primarily in tn
Iarea transportation question be
'Icause the present system sis th'
Idamnedest irregular. unsystemati
way of transporting people tina
II ever heard Of"
4 The way the setup exists now
.lhe said, the public service com
;lmissions Of Maryland, Virgins
land the District can't do the jol
.Ialone but through the ICC.
His point with respect to trans