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Evening star., 1952-02-13
Council Votes Raise,
Backs Plan 10 Broaden
County Tax Powers

Movements in Annapolis for
broader taxing powers for Mary
land counties drew the support
yesterday Of the Montgomery
County Council.
It also voted a per cent cost
of living pay raise for all county
employees.
The council will meet with the
Montgomery County delegation to
the State Legislature to decide on
steps to be taken in support Of
Senate Majority Floor Leader
Louis Goldstein's announced in
tention to seek legislation extend-
ing the county's taxing power,
Yesterdays action came after
Mrs. Kathryn Lawlor told other
councilmen that real estate owners
in the county now were being
taxed to the hilt." 9
Mrs. LaWlor referred specifically
to occupancy taxes for apartment
dwellers. county license tags and
taxes on public utility bills, as
means to equalize the tax burden.
For Omnibus Bill.
Councilman George Nesbit said
he believes Senator Goldstein's s.
bill should be an omnibus bill that
would permit counties to adopt
one or more taxing methods.
I'm sure any taxing powers we
can get will be welcomed by the
citizens who have confidence in
us to use the powers properly, y
Mrs. Lawlor added.
Mr.. Nesbit pointed out that the
county would suffer from the use
of liquor and cigarette taxes, be-
cause they would hurt those busi-
nesses which face competition
from the District.
The Council plans to meet with
the delegation. then go to An
napolis If public hearings are held
on such a tax measure.
The pay raise voted yesterday
was made retroactive to February
4. The Council also authorized
the Board Of Education to grant
10 similar increase to its employees
The council indorsed a proposed
bill to reorganize the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
The council yesterday also set
March IL for. a public hearing on
a proposal to permit the Bethesda
Fire Department to procure land
for substation from the United
States Public Health Service on
grounds of the National Institutes
of Health.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
By Jack Jones

Baltimore and Philadelphia ex-
ercise stricter control over dis
ability Of police and firemen than
Washington does, a study Of the
systems Of those cities shows.
The most outstanding differ
ence is one that. at first glance.
would seem relatively unimpor-
tant. but which has led to fire.
quent criticism of the system as
1t works in Washington.
Here, although no standard Is
set by law Or regulation, the gen.
eral practice has been to consider
q man unfit for duty in the Police
or Fire Department. If a physical
examination shows 10 per cent
disability.
In Baltimore and Philadelphia,
the practice is to consider a man
either fit for duty or disabled from
further performance of duty. The
conditions are considered in the
light of the job the man Is doing.
Different Procedure.
The procedure for physical ex-
|aminations differs in Philadelphia
and Baltimore. Members Of the
Board Of Police and Fire Surgeons
examine applicants for physical
disability retirements here. They
may call in outside doctors, but
this Is seldom done except in the
case Of top-ranking officers.
In Philadelphia, the examina-
tion for police is conducted by the
chief police surgeon and two civil
ian doctors. They submit their
report to an investigating COM
|mittee of three directors Of the
police pension fund. and the tii-
rectors in turn. submit their find
ings to the full board of l6 direc-
tors, who decide each case by
majority vote.
In the case OF firemen, the ap-
|plicant's own doctor makes the.
preliminary examination and re-
ports to the firen1en's pension
board Of control. Two Of the
boards doctors then examine the
man, and the three doctors sub
init their report to the 15-man1
board Of directors. which again
decides BY majority vote.
The police and IRE pension sys-
TENS In Philadelphia are under
separate funds and separate con-
troll.
In Baltimore. pelice and fire-
men come under the general city
Employees, Retirement System. AI
medical board Of three physicians
examines applicants for disability
retirement and reports to the re-
tirement system oiiicials.
Planned In Reorsanization.
This separation Of the medi-
cal board from close contact with
either department Is scheduled tol
be put tnto effect here, Conamis-
sioner ri Josgpll Donohue said.
undsf the nislrict Governyaent
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Gambling Cases Here
To Be Sifted for Link
To Organized Crime
By Howard [. Dutkin

All current gambling cases viii
be screened. and those that appear
to have a bearing on organized
crime will be routed for handling
by the special District grand jur,
investigating rackets. it was an.
nounoed yesterday by Unitee
States Attorney Charles M. Irelan
Mr.. Irelan said narcotics case.
will be subjected to the same pro.
cedure.
Gases like two or three fellow.
Ipicked up shooting crap that ap.
pear to be isolated violations viii
go to one of the regular granc
iuries," the prosecutor stated.
Attempt to Fit Pieces.
He told reporters the specia,
panel is attempting to fit pieces
into a sort of mosaic" and that
only cases that seem to have 9
bearing on the pattern would be
investigated by it.
Assistant United States Attorney
Thomas A. Walden, jr., will confer
each morning with Inspector Clar-
ence Lutz. Vice and Gambling
Squad chief, and will put the days
cases through a screening process
Narcotics violations will be dealt
with in similar fashion through
conferences with narcotics off,
cials.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Walden re-
vealed that the public is respond
ing to a recent invitation to send
in tips to the District crime
probers with a number of tele-
phone calls and letters. He de-
clined to comment further on the
information thus received.
The special grand jury will be
given "a breather" today, it was
announced, with no session sched-
uled. The panel will resume its
work on Thursday.
Asked million" Questions.
Yesterdays session was high
lighted by the announcement OF
a witness, Cutler Mason, 1900
block California street NV, that
he'd been "asked a million ques-
tions" in the grand jury room and
that "it sure looks to me like
they're out to get Simkins," re-
ferring to Gambler Roger white
Top) Simkins.
Others heard yesterday included
Odessa Madre, colored, former
vice queen, who is currently serv-
ing Jail term on a narcotics
charge. She had testified on Mon
day also, and Mr.. Walden re-
ported her testimony as being
very helpful"
Still others who testified yes
terday were: Detective Sergt. Ar
thur Molle, formerly of the Vice
Squad. now with the Robbery
Squad; Jacqueline Terry, who had
testified before the Senate Crime
Subcommittee in connection with
Simkins; Roger A. Wilson, pro-
prietor Of the Chicken Paradise
Cafe in the 1900 block of U street
NV, and "Brim" Higgs, whose
address was given as Ninth street
and Florida avenue NV. Louis
Singleton Of the 900 block OF
Westminster street NV, appeared
but was not called into the grand
jury room.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Michigan U. Graduates
|Heor McNoyr Feb. II

Montgomery County Manager
Irving g. McNayr viii address
graduate students Of the Institute
OF Public Administration at the
University Of Michigan. In Ann
Arbor. on February 81.
Mr.. McNayr viii speak on "Or-
ganizing County Government for
Efficiency and Economy"
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Colgate Alumni to Meet

DR.. Everett Needham Case,
president Of Colgate University
and chairman of the American
Council on Education. win address
a dinner meeting of the Washing
ton and Baltimore alumni club Of
the university z pm. tomorrow. at
the officers club OF the Naval
Medical Center in Bethesda.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
souso PTA to Meet

A meeting for the parents to
get acquainted with the teachers
has been called by the tSousa
Junior High School Parent
= Teacher Association for 9 pm
Monday at the school. i
Evening star., 1952-02-13
John Burroughs PTA

The John Burroughs Elemen-
tary School PTA will meet at 1880
pm. tomorrow to honor the Boy
and Girl Scouts in its area.
Evening star., 1952-02-13

This separation Of the nedi-
cal board from close contact with
either department Is scheduled to
be put tnto effect here, Commits
siorer II Josgpl1 Donohue said.
undzf the nislrict GovernHnent
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18
868 Persons
Killed In
Fla. Accidents
December Was Most
Disastrous Month
Of 1851 With 1I3
Traffic Fatalities

TALLAHASSEE R - Highway
accidents in Florida during 1851
took the lives of 1868 persons. six
less than in 1850, an official tabuIa-
ton by the State Highway Patrol
showed today.
But the final official figure may
boost the total. Patrol Director H.
N. kirkman said several persons
critically injured in accidents last
year are expected to die and re-
ports OF some fatal accidents al.
ways are late in reaching patrol
headquarters,
There was a reduction in fatali-
ties in three types Of traffic ac-
cidents last year as compared with
1850.
One hundred sixty-eight pedes.
TRANS were killed last year while
1888 lost their lives in 1850. Seven
bicycle riders were killed in 1851
compared with Is the previous
year. Grade crossing crashes be-
tween motor vehicles and trains
claimed one less life than in 1850.
December was the most disaster
GUS month of 1851 with l12 traffic
fatalities, Kirkman said.
The patrol director estimated
property losses in traffic accidents
last year at $50, ace, 900.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18
Capt. Garrison To
Rest After Fetes

WOODBRIDGE. N. J. R-Capt.
Henrik Kurt Garrison and his family
relaxed today in their modest
home, protected from admirers by
a police guard.
The unaSsuming skipper of the
doomed freighter, the Flying En-
terprlSe, rested up from the tumul-
tuOuS reception given him by more
than a quarter million New York.
erS in that city THURSDAY.
But that's not the only welcome
home celebration for the valiant Sc
captain who spent two weeks
aboard his broken freighter brav.
ing the fury of the storm-tossed
Atlantic.
His home town prepared for its
own ceremonies Thursday to honor
Carlson and promised that it will
be "one of the greatest in New
Jersey history"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18

The first step in gaining US CT
tizenship is to make a declaration
of intention in the office of the
clerk of any naturalization court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18
Jet Planes
Fight Over
Korea Today
Action Along The
Frozen I45-Mile
Ground Followed
Same Quiet Pattern

SEOUL, Korea R-Jet planes
fought over Northwest Korea to-
day for the fourth successive day.
U. S. Sabre jets screening Thun-
derjet strikes against Red rail
lines and supplies fought briefly
with elements of formation of
1G0 Communist jets.
One flight of four MIG -15S broke
through the screening SabreS and
made a firing pass at the Thunder
jets, then headed for home. No
damage was reported
The Air Force reported three
MICS downed and seven damaged
in the previous three days fights.
Allied losses are reported only
weekly.
Action along the frozen l45-mile
ground front followed the same
quiet pattern of the last two
months. .zr .....
The only fighting Friday morn
ing reported by the u. S. Eighth
Army was along the eastern front.
An Allied patrol fought with en-
trenched Communists west of
Heartbreak Ridge for an hour and
a half before withdrawing.
The u. S. cruiser st. Paul re-
turned to action off Kosong Thurs
day. The ST. Paul's guns hit Red
entertainments with 125 rounds and
the supporting destroyers Hammer
and Marshall added another 100
rounds. Capt. r. A. Gano of Pipe
stone, Mimi, reported the st. Paul
destroyed six Red bunkers and
damaged eight
. More than 1870 miles north of the
38th Parallel the u. S. destroyers
Doyle and Porterfic,d and the Ca
madam destroyer Athabaskan
touched off big fires near Songjin.
The Athabaskan moved so close
inshore sailors on her decks raked
a building with rifles and machine
guns.
Twenty five B-29 Superforts
from Japan joined the round the
clock air attack Thursday night.
They blasted two bridges, a rail
marshalling yard and Communist
troop concentrations Immediately
back of the front.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18
"WESTERN UNION
Continued From Page Onel

Continued From Page OneI
reach this city, the "Flagler Spe-
ciar' in Feb. 1912. Carrying port
able telephone equipment he
holds the distinction of being the
first man to alight from the
first train to enter the city.
Having been raised in the ira
dition of the sailing ship. the
Captain admits to being some
what partial to them. He said.
Engines can fail but the wind
has been with us for some time"
No, he has never been at sea
during a hurricane. AS he put it.
Il have more sense" However he
recalls weather with winds up to
65 miles an hour. Most people
think of the Caribbean and Gulf
as being somewhat calm and
idyllic," he said, but actually
the opposite is true. Since the
generally prevailing winds are
from the East, their action
against the Gulfstream often
make the seas downright mean. -
The Western Union" carries no
radio, he added and has never
had to be towed.
Captain Steadman is the pos
SCISSOR of a commentator from
the Cuban Telephone Company
for some recent work done in
some 200 fathomS of those waters.
The cable can weigh up to 800
ton per mile. Hearing of this
unbelieving chief of engineer in
Western Unions New York Of
flee forwarded a letter to Stead
man asking him Just how he
managed to do this particular
job"
With the Vigor of a man much
younger, the Capt. is a strong
advocate of the seagoing life. He
says that after a lifetime at sea,
you don't bother. with the little
ills and il really takes something
to put you on your back" He
talks of retiring but as he says
he is never happier than when
the land drops behind him. we
wonder.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18
Truce Negotiators Wrangle
Fruitlessly Over Terms
OF A Korean Armistice
CEN. MATTHEW A.
RIDGWAY PAYS
SURPRISE VISIT
TO KOREA
BY OLEN CLEMENTS

MUNSAN, Korea. R-Truce ne
gotiators kept tempers in check
today as they wrangled fruitlessly
over terms of a Korean armistice.
The only outburst came from a
Chinese delegate who referred
scornfully to Americas allies as
running dogs"
Maj. Gen. Claude Ferenbaugh
made his daily plea that the Reds
promise not to build airfields in
North Korea during a truce.
The Communists replied, as US
ual, that their pledge not to send
combat planes across the Yalu dur
ing a truce was sufficient guaran-
tee.
In an adjoining tent Rear Adm.
B. E. Libby tried vainly to get
Red negotiators to accept volun-
tary repatriation of war prisoners.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, SUI
preme Allied commander. paid
surprise visit to Korea Friday to
confer with the U. N. truce dele
CATION and the Eighth Army COM
mander, Gen. James A. Van Fleet.
U. N. Investigators made another
trip to the protected Kaesong area
to examine crater. The Reds say
it was made by an Allied aerial
bomb Thursday.
Air Force technicianS and ord
nance experts who examined the
crater did not disclose their find
ings, and 1t. Col. Howard S. Levie
told the Communists:
I'VE find a hole in the hillside
caused by some kind of explosion
or blast, but you have produced no
witness who can identify one of
our planes or even testify that a
plane caused this
The Reds said they would
produce soldier who saw the
bombing and could identify the
planes.
KaeSong is headquarters for the
Red truce delegation, and is de-
signated immune from attack.
Brig. Gen. William p. Nuckoss,
U. N. spokesman, said there was
no indication the Reds were soften
ing in their stand on airfield con-
struction.
Ferenbaugh told the Communists
We have shown conclusively that
an agreement by both sides to re-
strict the rehabilitation and con-
struction of military airfields dur
ing an armistice is neither a VIC.
latlon of sovereign right nor an
interference in the internal affairs
of the other side.
You cannot change the fact that
any sovereign state that enters into
an armistice agreement does so
knowing that it has agreed to GER
tain restrictions on its sovereign
rights.
Chinese Maj. Gen. Hsieh Fang
said the idea that nations can agree
to restrict some of their sovereign
rights without losing their sover-
eighty may be all right "for some
of the running dogs" going along
with the United States, but not for
North Korea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18

The mean distance of the moon
from the earth is 238,S57 miles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18

one blow will receive the most val
liable prizes. Lesser prizes will be
awarded those who require two or
three blows.
The carnival, which is open to
the public. will be presented in the
big hangar at the Seaplane Base,
Eaton street and Palm avenue on
February IL, Is and 10. Admission
in nine cents and the proceeds are
donated TO worthy local and nation
al charities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18
Nail Driving
Booth AT NAVY
Charity Carnival

Union and non-unlon carpenters.
b1acksmithS. committee chairmen.
and others who specialize in the
use of the hammer or gavel will
find concession devoted to their
skill at the Navy Charity Carnival.
The Naval Air Station is going to
operate a Nail Driving Booth.
Hammer wielderS who can drive
nail Solidiy into the board with
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18

Tomorrow's ALMANAC
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18

Temperatures
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18
Sweden And Soviet
Sign Trade Pact

STOCKHOLM. Sweden. R-Swe-
den and Russia plan to double
their trade - large Russian wheat
for Swedish machinery and metal
goods - under new trade agree
ment announced Thursday night
by the Swedish Foreign Office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18
Air Force Bomber
Mishap Injuries 7

HOUSTON, Tex. PA B-29 BON.
Der from Spokane, Wash, overshot
a runway at Ellington Air Base
early today and seven men aboard
were injured, three seriously. Sew
EN- others were unhurt,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-18
The
.-~
WEA1HERMAN
Says


Key West and Vicinity: Clear
to partly cloudy with little
change in temperature today
through Saturday. Gentle to mod
crate variable winds, mostly
northeast TO southeast.
Florida; Clear to partly cloudy
and continued warm today and
Saturday, $50
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits and East Gulf of Mexico:
Gentle to moderate southwest to
west winds over the north por-
ton today and Saturday. Clear
70 partly cloudy weather.
Report
Key West. Fla, Jan. l8, 1851
Observations taken at City Office
500 AM. EST
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-08
Eisenhower For - President Forces Step Up Fight
CBY TIE ASSOCIATED PREssJ

Eisenhower-for- President forces are stepping up their fight to win a political beachhead for the gen. eral.
 There were these developments for several states and Washington:
 1. Seven speakers from Con- gress and elsewhere will begin moving into New Hampshire next week to boom Gen. Eisenhower for that states 14 delegates to the COP presidential nominating con- vention.
 2. Gov. John Lodge of Connec- ticut publicly came out for Eisen- hover and announced he is going on a speaking tour of Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.
 3. Louisiana Eisenhower back CTS feuding with sponsors of Sen ator Taft of Ohio are seeking to force the COP state central com mittee to certify the returns of the Jan. Is party primary in which Eisenhower supporters won the majority of seats.
 An Washington, evidence mounted that the generals SUD- porterS are building up pressure for him to return home and help get the bandWagon rolling.
 5. Eisenhower still has to 3 edge over Taft in Oklahoma, but Taft picked up two more dele gates to the COP national con- vention Wednesday in the strug- gle for Oklahoma's 16 representa- tives. Gen. Macarthur has one, one is still uncommitted, and six more are to be elected.
 Sen. Brewster R-Me), however, wasn't too impressed with all the ''I like Ike" activity. He predicted that if present political trends continue, Taft will have the COP nomination "sewed up" within a few weeks.
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-08
Corporal Seeks Divorce From Second Lieutenant

DETROIT, (P)-His wife be- came a second lieutenant and tossed her rank around" com plains Cpl. William J. Thompson.
 He asked for a divorce Wednes- day in testimony filed for court hearing later. He expects to be sent to Korea soon.
 The wife, now at Fort Lee, Va, has not filed an answer yet.
 Thompson said when he met his wife in Germany a year and half ago she was just a sergeant land everything was fine"
 But by the time they were mar ried Jan. 2, Ruth had been pro- noted to lieutenant. The corporal said "everything was changed. She said she didn't love me any more"
 "She said she intended to make a career in the Army" Thompson said. "I don't want an Army brass hat for a wife"
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-08
Queen Elizabeth HI Returns to London For Kings Funeral

LONDON, (P)- Young Queen Elizabeth II returned to her home land yesterday to ascend tn e throne and bury King George VI.
 The 25-year-old queen of the United Kingdom and the Domin- ions overseas reached London Air port at 4:15 pm. after a flight from Nairobi, Kenya. It was ex- actly a week since she left Lon don, as Princess Elizabeth, to make a round the World-tou of five months.
 A plain oak coffin was being prepared for the remains of her father, King George VI. The fu- neral will be held next week.
 The four engine transport car rying the royal party set down after a one-stop flight. Prime Minister Winston Churchill head ed the official delegation on hand to welcome the new queen.
 The royal family was repres- ented by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, aunt and uncle of the queen. Another uncle, the Duke of Windsor, is sailing home from New York to attend the funeral.
 The scene at the airport was a cheerless one, in the gathering gloom of the early English twi- light. The airport was ringed by scores of policemen sent to keep the arrival private. Prime Minis ter Churchill had appealed to the public in advance to stay away from the airport and respect the queens grief.
 Elizabeth wore a black hat and coat. The duke, in a dark over coat, was hatlesS.
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-08
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING MOORING MAST AIDS TV

NEW YORK, P)- Originally designed as a mooring mast for airships in the days of the Zeppe- lins, the tower that makes up the top floors of the 102-story Empire State building finally has come into its own.
 The tower now houses a mast that bears the antennas of five of the New York areas seven television stations. WNBT, VICES TV, WABD, WJZ-TV, and WP1X send out their programs simulta- neously without interference al- though their antennas are located within a short distance of each other on the mast. Addition of the mast to the tower increased the buildings extreme height to almost 1,500 feet.