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Evening star., 1952-01-08

Capt. Kurt CarlSen'S perllOuS
vigil aboard the American freight
er Flying Enterprise was dictated
by the rules of salvage and his
contract as master of the vessel.
No tradition of the sea holds
that a captain shall stay alone
abroad disabled vessel but
when he signs on as skipper he
agrees to protect the ship and its
cargo ito the best of his ability -
Shipping men here said that
theoretically this means remain
ing aboard until the ship cracks
up.
A spokesman for the National
Federation of American Shipping
said that when a master abandons
his vessel, anybody who picks her
up is entitled to up to so per cent
of the value of the ship and cargo
as salvage.
Basis For Awards.
Any help to a ship in distress
usually is a basis for salvage
awards of lesser degrees. Although
the full so per cent is not always
awarded in abandonment cases, a
ship without master usually brings
a higher salvage prize.
The amount to be awarded is
decided by admiralty lawyers in
conference. by arbitration boards.
or by special salvage courts.
Despite the master-owner con-
tract, shippers here could recall
no case in recent maritime history
to parallel the action of Capt,
Carlson.
However, they recalled the case
of an American merchant ship in
the North Atlantic II 1948. in dis
tress and believed sinking. The
skipper and crew abandoned her.
British Chased Away.
Later, a British vessel ap-
preached the ship. as salvage
prize, but was chased away by an
American ship which also reached
the abandoned vessel at about the
same time. The crew of the Amer
lean ship-along with four soldiers
aboard as passengers--received a
hefty salvage prize.
AS long as the captain of a YES
sci remains aboard, no ship play
take charge and tow her to port
without his request. While he
stays aboard, the owners have q
chance to save the ship by max.
ing a contract with a tow boat.
I Partial salvage awards usually
are made to those who go to the
aid of ship in distress.
Award Fixed at $4,000.
| In the case of the IS Tower
Bridge, the captain found himself
surrounded by an enormous ict
pack and sent. an SOS. The SS
Newfoundland was 80 miles east
On receiving the radio message
she turned about and went to hell
the ship in distress. BY giving ra'
dio directions, the Newfoundland
led the Tower Bridge out Of the ;ct
pack through a channel and, site
several hours, was able to conduc
her to open water.
i This was an instance of salvag,
and the court awarded the officer,
Evening star., 1952-01-08
New RFC Chief Faces
Inquiries This Month
BY Two Committees

Harry A. Mcdonald, Securities
and Exchange Commission chair
man appointed by President Tru-
man to succeed w. Stuart Syming-
ton as administrator OF the Re-
construction Finance Corp, will
face two congressional examina-1
ltions this month.
His nomination as RFC head
requires Senate confirmation. He
is expected to be questioned by a
Senate Banking subcommittee
headed by Senator Fulbright of
Arkansas. Banking Committee
Chairman Maybank of South
Carolina yesterday directed the
subcommittee to mcguire into the
resignation of Mr.. Symingtoh as
lpart of renewed look at RFC.
Symington Praises RFC.
President Truman late yester-
day announced acceptance of
Mr.. Symington's designations eff
Ifective next Tuesday. At the
same time he appointed Mr.. Nc
Donald. a Detroit banker and q
Republican, to succeed him.
Both moves had been forecast.
Mr.. Symington, reporting that
IRFC is "a fine organization and
lis functioning properly" asked to
be relieved "for personal reasons"
from the position he has held since
last March. The President ac-
Icepted the resignation with ut
most reluctance" and noted Mr..
ISymington'S six full years of ar
duous effort in five posts of high
responsibility"
Mr.. Mcdonald, who has headed
SEC since 1949, promised today
that he would follow Mr.. Syming-
toms goldfish bowl" policy of
lconducing RFC operations. He
said that 1--WE certainly won't per-
init any political influence"
SEC Hearings Scheduled. g
| Besides appearing before the
Senate subcommittee on RFC, Mr..
Mcdonald already is scheduled to
testify, perhaps next week, before
a House Commerce subcommittee
which is launching an investiga-
tion of the SEC. That subcom-
mittee, headed by Representative
Heller of New York. plans open
hearings after a series of closed
sessions to talk with SEC officials
and study reports.
AS for the RFC investigation,
Senator Maybank said that from
all we've heard, Mr. Symington
and Peter I. Bukowski have done
good job" Mr.. Bukowski, a
Chicago banker, resigned last
week as deputy administrator.
The committee chairman ex-
planned that the Fulbright sub
committee not only will look into
the top-level changes at RFC but
also will determine whether the
agency and the law should be
changed. n
Bills Would Change Setup.
Since last summer the commit
tee has had several bills relating
to RFC. One of them would
abolish the agency. Another,
sponsored by Senator Fulbright,
would tighten its procedures and
effect a considerably broader re-
organization than the shakeup
which led to the replacement of
Evening star., 1952-01-08

(ReGding for today: II Tim
othy 2::S-13.J
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Smathers Planning Bill
Clearing Reservist Status
By The AssoelasedP Pres.


n Senator Smathers, Democrat.
of Florida said today he will in
.troduce a bill to tend the step
son role of the reservist."
He said his bill would classify
reservists SO each will know
whether he is subject to recall to
military duty. It would set al
"a months the limit for involun-
tary service except in times OF
war or emergency.
Ready reserves could be re-
called by Presidential action
Ealone, but standby and retired re.
servistS could be recalled only
when Congress declares war or an
emergency.
The bill is similar to one which
passed the House last year.
Evening star., 1952-01-08

the old five-member Board of
Directors by single administra-
tor.
The changes last spring re-
suited from mink coat" and
other ..fayoritism and influence"
disclosures brought out by the
Fulbright subcommittee.
In naming Mr.. Mcdonald to
succeed Mr.. Symington, Presi-
dent Truman did not indicate
who might become SEC chair
man. Donald c. Cook, present
vice chairman, is believed likely
to be appointed.
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Crime
Continued From First Page }

subject, Mr.. Bauman withheld
comment. In answering the
financial QUESTIONABLE, Mr.. Bar
rett stated he still owed Mr.. Dicker
$500.
Mr.. Barrett is one of two per-
sons known to have been sub
poenaed for the public hearings
The other is Roger (Whitetop)
Simkins, a colored restaurant op-
orator whose name has been linked
with gambling activities over a
long period.
Police Observer Expected.
The crime committee announced
last week that others have been
called, but the names were moi
made public.
1t was learned, meanwhile that
the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment will be represented at all
public hearings by an official OBJ
server. He was expected to be
either one of the inspections or
Capt. John Layton, who has
served as liaison officer between
the department and the United
States Attorney.
The Crime Committee, of which
Senator Nicely, Democrat, of West
Virginia, is chairman, hoped to
adopt hearing procedure at to-
days organization meeting.
Under directive to report it's
findings by January 81, the COM
mittee expects to concentrate on
frequent hearings within the next
two weeks, hoping to bring out
enough important testimony to
justify an extension of the investi-
cation.
QueStiOnnaires Filled Out.
Chief Barrett retired on a phys
ical disability at the end of No
vember after an unsuccessful
fight to avoid answering a long
financial QUESTIONABLE prepared
for the crime investigation. He
and more than 300 other police
men finally filled out the ques-
tionnaireS and these have been
studied by accountants working
with Mr.. Bauman.
Although the counsel has never
said how this information would
be used, he evinced much interest
in the affluence of police depart
ment members.
AS the Senate probers prepared
to get down to their principal
task, Maj. Robert v. Murray, the
new police chief, deplored the
effect of repeated investigations
upon the morale of his men.
Murray Hts VncUi~::2S.
Maj. Murray declared last night
that constant Investigations
rather than low pay are re-
sponsible for the large number OF
department vacancies. He said
there are no qualified candidates
for 230 places under his COM
mand. At the same time, Chief
Murray said FBI records prove
that mo city of comparable size
can match Washington" for gooC
law enforcement.
Maj. Murray spoke to the
Progressive Citizens of George.
town. He declined to answer ques-
tions from members pending com.
pletion of the Senate hearings but
he praised Inspector Clarence
Lutz. whom he appointed heac
of the police gambling squad.
At least one underworld char
acter arrested in a gambling raiC
conducted by Inspector Lutz ;
few weeks ago has been quizzeC
by Mr.. Bauman in preparation
for the Senate hearings.
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Flag in compuiqns Burred

Because q Madhya Pradesh
minister was reported using IN
|dia's national flag on his car while
campaigning, Prime Minister
Nehru has advised ministers that.
the use Of the flag for election
work is not desirable and should
he stopped.
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Seven Radio Stations,
All TV Outlets Garry
Trumon's S Messode

President Truman's State
Of the Union message will be
broadcast by Radio Stations
WMAL, WRC, WDC,
WTOP, VOL, WEAM and
WOOK, as we'll as by all tele-
vision stations here at 1890
pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-09-17
IL. 5. Plans Freezing
|0f Coal Shipments
For Strike StockpiIe
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Government plans to issue
an order tomorrow freezing Ship
ments from many Of the Nations
soft-coal mines. to provide an
emergency stockpile in event of a.
prolonged coal strike.
Vernon D. Northrop, Undersec-
|retary of the Interior, said the
order would be issued by the De-
fense Solid Fuels Administration.
The order would bar coal ship
ments after midnight tomorrow
from all bituminous coal mines
which have received notices from
John L. Lewis United Mine Work.
|ers that would permit termination
|of the existing wage agreement
Saturday. These are largely
mines in the North. Contracts
with most Southern mines expire
September 80.
Mr.. Lewis strike plans-calling
for some members of his United
Mine Workers Union to quit work
Monday, some others 10 days later,
while still others remain at their
jobs without contract-has the
mine owners in a dither.
Selling coal is q competitive
business, and owners don't like to
see their mines idle while rival
diggings are likely to take over
customers.
Mr.. Lewis has decreed that un-
ion members who work for mines
that belong to neither of the two
big employer associations should
Igo right on working. This ap-
pears to be a shift in the unions
traditional policy of mo contract,
no work"
The idea seems to be that
enough union members will remain
working, along with the relatively
few non-union mines, to turn out
about million tons of coal a.
week. BY this strategy, Mr.. Lewis
hopes to avoid any tangling with
the national emergency provisions
of the Taft-Hartley law.
Evening star., 1952-09-17

Patrick Leahy noticed the SIM
Iilarity of tag numbers on Van
Young'S stolen car and the tag
number relayed to him by District
police in connection with the purse
Isnatching. Only one digit of the
tag number differed.
Sergt. Leahy went to Van Young's
home and after questioning he ad-
,mitted lending the car to three
friends and gave the policeman
their names.
Two Suspects Arrested.
Two of the suspects arrested and
charged with robbery were Ray
mond (Fathead) Martin, 81, and
James e. Lewis, 18. Both are
colored and live in the 6100 block
of River road. Martin is private
lin the Army stationed at Fort
Meade.
They are being held under 81
500 bond each. A preliminary
hearing is scheduled for Septem-
ber "a.
The third suspect is still at
large. Van Young was charged
with making a false report and re-
leased on collateral.
Evening star., 1952-09-17
Korea Battle Casualties
Increase 1876 10 117,973

The Defense Department today
announced that total battle cas-
ualties in the Korea war totaled
117,973 accumulated through mid
night, September IL. This is an
increase of 1856 from the last
previous total Of September S.
OF the new total 1854 were
listed as killed in action, 86,756
wounded in action and 12,543
missing in action.
The new total includes Army,
SO 1884; Navy, 1869; Marine Corps,
81 ,306, and Air Force. 1854.
Evening star., 1952-09-17
Unituriun Church Leudel
To Preach in ARLINGTON

The Rev. Dale Dewitt. Middle
Atlantic States director for the
American Unitarian Association,
will preach the sermon at II am.
Sunday at the Arlington Unitarian
Church.
Mr.. DeWitt's sermon will be on
"The Unitarian Tradition of Lib
erty." Pastor of the church is the
Rev. Ross Allen Weston.
Evening star., 1952-09-17

A quick thinking cab driver and
an alert Bethesda policeman to-
day were credited with the arrest
of two men wanted for purse
snatching.
The purse was snatched yester-
day afternoon from the arm of
Mrs. Mary E. Laudick, IS, of
1850 Connecticut avenue NV. as
she walked along the street near
her home.
Cab Driver Sees Theft.
Cab Driver John j. Denikas,
4208 Twenty-second street NE.
reported he saw a colored man
grab the pocketbook and escape
in a green convertible occupied
by two other men.
During the chase. which led
him out River road, Mr.. Denikas
called police on his cab radio and
gave them the approximate tag
number of the fleeing auto. The
cab lost the trail near the Ken
more Country Club.
Later Clarence Van Young, %.
of 6204 River road, reported his
car stolen.
Bethesda Detective Sergt. John
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-10-11
Jezz Really Here
Pearl Bailey Case
Under State Probe

NEW YORK Atty Genera
Theodore u Parsons Of the Sia'e
az Ncw jersey this week aSsH ga
Tho NAACP that constant az
t.ntion" is being given 10 me
casc of Pearl Barley famed en-
,er,aincr who was beaten by
hoodiums al the Riviera on me
n chit of Sept -
In letter to Walter Wnl'e.
NAACP executive secretary. MI
Parsons said "A complete IN
vestigaiion is being conducted.
MS Bailey herself IS cooperat-
ins You may rest assured no
effort viii be spared to bins the
offenders 10 account for their
actions
Mr. VIII tc had wired Governor
Alfred +. Driscoll OF New Jersey
asking for a thorough inveS'is"-
ton OF the incident.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-10-11

m be son. 20 warm our hc'f's
and tcNlc ous ears with 's
,pectaculal blend OF all type ~
American JaIz.
Now. on It's l2,h annual sras'
olntlv tour, jar a' the PM
harmonic boasts as ouistanatnS
crow of artists as has eNrt
travelled the JATP route
They are celebrated Songsi 'ess
Ella Fitzgerald enowned pi'N.s'.
Osc.r Peterson and his Trio az.
drummcr-man Gene X upa ani
his THO. Buddy Rich. tenor Sax
standouiS Lester Young ana
Flip Philips. pumpcters Roy
Eldridcc and Charlie ShaNcls.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-10-11
|Fu|som Disbands
|0rk; Single Again

NEW YORK Lowell Fulsom.
one the ons top opponents
ci me h.e~. announced last
week iha. he IS temporarily dis
banding III. oWn orchestra and
T.ll.plav tie r < B circuit as a
single i3s awhile
Fulsom who joins the Joe
Morris Cavalcade Of Blues for
q string of 60 consecutive one
nishiers. points out that his
decision 10 disband temporarily
resulted from excessive over
work and strain in managing
and handling his own large or
enesira simultaneously with his
Efforts 10 fill innumerable per
sonal engagement demands by
his fans.
me joe Morris Lowell FulSom
package which kicked off last
week WITH one nighter in Mus
Aeson NJ "a is the newest pack
.se product ~ the fabulous Shaw
AF'ls's Cooperation.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-10-11
Five Keys Open d. 1.

WASHINGTON u c me
Five KEYS. one Of the nation
newest group sensations. p.'N ~
marc This week a, Turner Arena
10 an enthusiastic packed hoT r,'a
a relatively new group me
Kevs skyrockctcd to fame on
n nisddin =" recordings Of Too Late {.
Rabv" and The Glory Of Love e..
ha;I f,om Va The group recently,
made rs New York personal
debut headlining the Apollo ! ne
atre show where they wee ac-
a,a;nod rs the greatest group
find OF the year.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-10-11
Miller
Dancers Set
for Olympia

u.llet and her company
s0', .sr, a,e among the head
q '' y the Olsen & Johnson
. vanities revue ms'
sAs, % the Olympia for a SIX
cum IN engagement. starting Oct. Il.
|0'' sn,ns. who has been dane
:. before the public for over
), years tshe started when .
-, has trained her young
.,aa Of male and female
,.oesr, 10 combine the rhythm
4 n. worlds outstanding races
Al rhythmic Interpretations
mat won wide acclaim.
Dancing the lead with her en-
|..rhIe Norma picked them from
msnv cities and in age from IL
Ia d You have 10 start young
q b. dancer she stated on
ne phone from Boston where she
\ apes ne N'h the revue this
week
Norma started her first dane
ina team back in the sos. Then
came a trio which gradually
developed into the present day
group Of twelve. One of the
original dancers is still with the
unit which practices constant
" whether there is a perform
snce or no:
"A der s 10 get a lot OF
lea ste led Il get AT
lta,t 10 t9 every night
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-10-11
Let Yourself Go!

Bculah d >,oNers 'pH Wiz"
who don't keep up appf'a '. J. -, !,
and "let themsclNe, e. ~
sane,,n,e, 20 too Ia on OBS
Radio's Bcuiah how the wecN
OF oct 6 Bculah tries 20 ND = !,
nor vouthfulncs, by takins pm
- iitterbug and lam sessions ou'
he can't stand the pace
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-10-11

In working out the choleog :
PLY for one OF her numbets Nof-
ma says that she uses ia. BIZ
lillian beat as a basls The jar.
rhythm OF heE people ana the
Afr Cuban theme com" q ~ -
10 combine IN something org
inal and tingling
Miss Miller plans 'oui % ne
L 6. and Canada and tien 20
Europe
As fos 'clev son ~ aia ireis
IL will open vat ne@ field for
dancing 'Tc!ev lon T.L do fof
the dancer What records have
done for the SINCE she SAID
70 definite plan haze been
made in this field ], I bat ,he
hopes il won't BE- long now
In every group where young
men and women are in close
contact is the inevitable prob
lem of romance" Norma
frowns upon il.
Its hard lie aui seliish
one. prefer unrla I'D dsa ~
10 Which ! sln n0'ar 'ra'
A dancer Ia, ~ Hatr UP ais ei
he, mind Whrtne y ate s9.ns
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-10-11

1900, h, ny Jazz fl1 PhlhainOnlc due heIt n W
j a,, c,,sl lteat,e 20 md Midnight on Sat OF ID
m iesta.4ng ttl piai JAZZ artists IN the na'f'n
.l,..i I, ,h.ec /, ,s tom # the European continent
, 1952-04-04

now no such officer;
That the Commission be
asked to use its good Offices for
now no such officer;
making available technical as
sistance from FAC, IN fisheries
matters, to territories which
may request it;
That territorial governments
be asked to review existing
price control regulations for
fish, with q view to removing
them;
That, in view Of evidence
that the fish supply on the
banks off British Guiana is
being depleted, territorial gov
ernments be requested to take
immediate action with a view
to obtaining statistics Of fish
landed from these banks in
the territories affected-Brit-
ish Guiana, Martinique, Wind
ward Islands, Barbados, Trini-
dad;
That the delegates to the
Conference Of the Caribbean
territories be requested to.
draw the attention Of their.
respective governments to the
Report Of the Food and Agri-
culture Organization Confer
ence held at Lima, and to press
for definite decision on the
question Of association with
the proposed Latin American
Fisheries Council Of FAC.
, 1952-04-04
OUR own BACKYARD.
FIVE SENSES
Sense u Hearing


The sense Of hearing is offend
led without justification. Before
going on the taste, smell and feel
ing, let US pause here 4 while to
suggest some ways in which the
traffic regulations might help les
sen this offense.
Of course, individual intelli-
gence and freedom from strain
and excitement would be the
deepest level at which we might
hope to control the noise made by
car horns. IF the drivers were less
impatient they would make less
noise. If the chauffeurs were han
pier, more prosperous people they
would feel less need to push each
other and the persons on foot out
OF their way. But we cannot wait
for all the persons who drive cars
to be intelligent, happy and pros
porous to do something to save
our ear-drums. WI can ask for 4
few sound rules Of conduct on the
streets and highways.
The first that come to mind are
the posting of signs at each inter
section in town saying Stop,
Look, Listen The exhibition Of
some posters marked Use your
Head and Not your Horn might
help. Al law that no haxon will
be sounded in town after ten
o'clock; that signals at corners
after ten P.M-must be given
with the dimming and flashing Of
headlights. The rule that pedes-
TRANS must be warned only with
the acceleration Of motors, not
with horns except when children
or deaf persons are seen ahead; or
that one blast should and must
suffice to warn those on foot of an
approaching ar. That signs be
nlaced for pedestrians suggesting
that they Walk Facing the Traf-
fc' in town as well as in the
country. That any car advancing
within fifty feet Of a pedestrian
must slow down to ten miles an
hour subject to arrest In VIC
Continued on page a
, 1952-04-04
e. 6. PRESS RELEASE
Fisheries Experts
Ask Off-Shore
Exploration

Port of Spain: That the Ca
ribbean Commission investi-
gate the possibility Of launch
ing a joint effort Of he
territories and metropolitan
agencies to explore the fish
cries resources in Caribbean
off-shore waters, was one Of
t h e So recommendations
agreed to by the Fisheries Con
ference sponsored by the Com
mission at the closing session,
Friday, March Is. These re-
concentrations will be com
sidered by the Commission
when it meets in Guadeloupe
early next May.
In considering the applIca-
ton Of technical knowledge to
the exploration and develop
ment Of new fisheries, the
Conference also laid emphasis
on the training Of fisheries Of
fcers. Among the recommen-
dations on this point were: an
annual seminar Of technical
officers for the exchange Of
IDEAS and data and the organi-
zation of technical education
programs such as those being
conducted by the Food and
Agriculture Organization IN
Fishery Training Centres and
demonstration projects.
Other recommendations Of
special interest are:
That territorial g~ovrnments
give URGENT consideration to
the removal Of import duties
on equipment used IN the fish
ing industry;
That officers responsible for
fisheries problems be appoint
ed III territories where there IS
, 1952-04-04
NO TICE

To Sugarcane growers
checks covering final settle
ment Of sugarcane and mo-
lasses for 1851 crop are
available for distribution at
Fethlehem Field Office from
April 3 1852 between fhe
hours of 7:.3O AM. to 400 P ID.
Virgil Islands Corporation
, 1952-04-04

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