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Evening star., 1952-04-14
Civil Defense Horns
Get First Weekly Test
today. 1t was signed by President
Truman last Thursday.

Air raid horns sounded briefly
over downtown Washington today
in the first regular weekly test of
Civil Defense equipment.
The tests, authorized by the
District Commissioners, will put
the electronically controlled horns
into operation for. Is seconds at
noon each Monday. The purpose
is to find out if they are working.
Civil defense officials said the
next big test Of the city's warning
system will involve the general
public as well as volunteer work.
ers. It will be held after compile
tion Of the city shelter survey and
posting Of shelter area signs,
probably before July !.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
William J. Peck Becomes
Assistant u. :. ATTORNEY

William j. Peck, 80, until re-
Gently an attorney with the Wage
Sterilization Board at Richmond,
Va, today was sworn in as an
assistant United States attorney
here.
The oath was administered by
Chief Judge Harold M. Stephens
of the Court of Appeals, with
whom he formerly served as law
clerk.
United States Attorney Charles
M. Irelan said Mr.. Peck will be
assigned to the appellate division
OF his Office. Mr.. Pecks appoint
Iment raised the total number Of
assistant United States attorneys
to 81.
Mr.. Peck was graduated in law
from the University of Virginia.
He also is graduate of the Uni
versity of Iowa and the George
town University Foreign Service
School.
From May, 1912, to February 3.
1916, Mr.. Peck was an officer in
the United States Army Air Force.
He lives at 1923 Valley drive, Alex
andria, Va.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
BY the Associated Press

OCEAN CITY, Md, April IA
Most of this Maryland seaside re.
sorts income is derived from
vacationists three months of each
year.
But the commercial fishing in
dustry, spurred recently by heavy
takes of big sea clans, is worth
at least 81 million annually, says
L. David Lynch, jr., member of a
fishing firm here.
That's not counting the hook
and line fishing and the marlin
trollers in the summer time" Mr.
Lynch said.
The Importance of the fishing
trade IL months of the year can
be pointed up by the story of the
sea clans.
Big as a Mans Hand.
Sea clans are about as big as a
mans hand-a big hand at that.
For years. dredgers had harvested
them off Long Island and the
Jersey coast. Watermen around
here knew about them - knew
there were plenty of them just
off shore.
But there was no market for
them formerly. Long Island and
New Jersey were supplying plenty.
A couple of years ago. though,
the Jersey supply began to peter
Evening star., 1952-04-14
Dragging in PooIroom
Provides Cue 10 Arrest

Too much Dragging brought the
downfall of a robbery suspect ir
a poolroom Saturday night.
When an unidentified poo
shooter heard Isaac Kee, 80, Of
the 1900 block of Harvard street
N. w., talking carelessly about 6
yoke job, his conscience got the
better of him.
The man left the poolroom ir
the 1900 block of Eleventh street
N. w. because he didn't want tc
become involved in the case, but
moments later stopped the Rev
George A. Keller, pastor of the
Mount Zion Pentecostal Church
The Rev. Mr.. Keller told him
to tell two policemen who were
standing nearby. But the man
didn't want to go that far, so the
minister approached them.
The officers, PvtS. r. P. Whaler
and B. H. Lemocks of the Second
Precinct, moved in on Kee in the
poolroom and charged him with
yoking Irving Hill, 80, colored, Of
929 L street N. w.. only an hour
before.
Evening star., 1952-04-14

Riots over bad food in the Dis
trict's penal institutions were en-
visioned today by Donald M
Clemmer, director of corrections
|if the Senate fails to restore the
10 per cent cut of money fol
|legislated pay raises.
Mr.. Clemmer was asked by q
Senate subcommittee what the
effect of the 10 per cent cut would
be on his agencies, the jail, work.
house and reformatory.
He said he feared he would be
forced to cut back heavily on sup
plies and personnel. Mr.. Glenn
mer added that I'VE would be
faced with imminent riots over
bad food"
Seeks IA More Employees.
Mr.. Clemmer, with the backing
of the District Commissioners,
asked for the restoration of $751;
900 the House had cut from his
budget. He said this extra money
was essential to permit the hiring
of IA additional employees, mostly
Evening star., 1952-04-14
ID. {. Draft Boards
Prepare 10 Check on
Student Deferments

District draft boards are setting
up preliminary machinery for a
icheck this summer on the defer
ment status of more than 1900
college students here, officials said
today.
Student deferments, under law,
can be granted for only one year.
All such deferments must be re-
viewed at the end of each
academic year.
Deferments for students plan
ming to begin or continue in
school next fall will be considered
on the standards adopted last
year. These provide that students
should be considered for defer
ment if they either have attained
a certain mark on aptitude tests
or if their academic work puts
them in certain percentages OF
their classes.
To Reopen Cases in July.
Frank D. Norton, the Districts
deputy draft chief, said deferment
cases here will not be reopeneC
until about the 1st of July. This
will give schools a few weeks in
which to report to draft boards on
the class standing of student vet
Grams.
AS Of last month, 209,810 COL
Ilege students throughout the
country held educational defer
ments. Another 1927 students
have been allowed to remain in
school until the end of the cur
rent academic year. The latter
group is covered by provision
of law, which permits students al
ready enrolled in classes to finish
one year of schooling, even if they
fail to qualify for deferment.
AS of April /. District draft
boards had 1906 students listed
with educational deferments. Only
65 others are listed as in school
under the so-called one-year
statutory deferment."
Reason for Low Figure.
The reason the latter figure is
so low, officials said, is that the
statutory deferment" cannot be
Igranted until the students time
for induction comes up. With low
draft calls, boards here simply
have not had occasion to put off
Iinductions of many such students.
District men to be indicted to
meet the May draft call will be
l20-year -olds. Draft calls are ex-
lpected to increase sharply during
the summer, however, as the Army
calls for requirements for the first
youths ending their two years of
draft service.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
Truman Joins Groups
Honoring Jefferson
lin Wreath Ceremony

President Truman yesterday
presented wreath at the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial in ceremonies
commemorating Jefferson's 209th
birthday anniversary.
The Presidents military aides
took the large gladiolia floral piece
into the memorial as the Chief
Executive stood at the foot of the
steps, his head barred.
He was fanked by Wallace c.
Hall, president general of the Ma
tional Sons of the American Revo-
luton, and Rear Admiral William
Rea Furlong, retired. Admiral
Furlong is president of the District
SAR. which sponsored the observ-
ance.
Mr.. Hall, the principal speaker,
declared Jefferson would have op-
posed the welfare state.
Thomas Jefferson was one of
the first great exponents of equal
rights of every, citizen. not only
IN person, but IN his property" !"
Mr.. Hall said.
II am sure that if Thomas JET
ferson were alive today. he con-
tinued, "he would want no part
of Communist. collectivist, welfare
or Socialist government, because
any one of these things denies the
very things that he fought for. )"
The Presidents schedule called
for his departure before Mr.. Hall
spoke.
Representatives Of numerous
patriotic and service organizations
also placed wreaths at the foot of
the huge statue of Jefferson. The
Presidents visit was watched by
Easter Day crowds who lined the
way despite a cold, damp fog.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
BeItsviIIe Citizens
To Hear County Heads

Prince Georges County Com.
misSioners w. Everett Marion and
Edward j. Waters are scheduled
to speak at meeting of the
Beltsville- Evansville District Citi-
zens' Association at 8 pm. Wednes-
day in the Beltsville Elementary
School.
A discussion on a proposed
Ihome-rule charter for the county
also is planned. Former State
Senator L. Harold Sothoron. Bren-
dan O'Dwyer Of the Citizens Com
|mittee for Good Government. and
Carl Tiller are scheduled to take
part.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
3 Injured in Crash
In Southeast Section

Three persons were injured ear.
ly today as two cars collided al
Virginia avenue and South Cap.
itol street.
Injured were Loren F. Maurer
f26, of 1904 Minnesota avenue Sc;
his wife Charolette, 26, of 1880
street, and Miss Doris Belcher, 10
of 1925 Fifty-sixth avenue, Hill.
side, Md.
Police said a car driven by Mr.
Maurer struck an automobile op'
Grated by Glen r. Smoyer, 10, o1
632 G Street S.W. at the inter.
section.
Mrs. Maurer received fracture!
of both legs and face cuts. MIR
Maurer suffered head and leg cuts
Miss Belcher, a passenger in tht
car with Mr.. Smoyer, received {
fracture of her left arm. All were
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Another passenger in the Smoy.
er car, Thomas Gormey, II, of 43(
Tenth street S.W., was released
from the hospital after receiving
treatment for a possible back in.
Jury.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
More Legal Actions
Due in West Virginia
Telephone Strike

Telephone company officials
said an unfair labor practice
charge will be filed in Pittsburgh
today against the CIO-Communi-
cations Workers of America.
The charge will accuse the
union of violating the Taft-Hart-
ley Act by engaging in violent
coercive mass picketing and as
saults on company employees, Of
ficials of the West Virginia Chesa-
Ipeake & Potomac Co. said.
The company alleged the acts
occurred in Clarksburg, Fairmont
Grafton, Morgantown and Philip
pi. w. Va.
Court Order Sought.
The Associated Press reported
in dispatch from Clarksburg that
the c. g. P. also was expected to
ask for a court order today against
other than peaceful picketine
around its Grafton exchange.
Telephone officials said such ar
injunction would be sought in ar
effort to restore at least emergency
service by tonight at the Grafton
exchange, closed since Friday
night.
Court orders against picket line
violence in the strike against C
and P. in Northern West Virginia
already are in effect at Clarks-
burg, Fairmont and Morgantown
Ten members of the striking
CIO Communications Workers OF
America were ordered Saturday tc
show cause at a hearing April
20 why they should not be held in
contempt of court for alleged vio-
lation of the Morgantown in
junction.
100000 Suit Filed.
Saturdays developments also
included the filing of a 100000
damage suit against the union by
c. & P. and the supplying OF
supervisory workers in the picketed
Clarksburg exchange by a hell
Icopter which dropped food parcels
on the roof.
The strike began last Tuesday
over firing of an operator in the
Morgantown exchange and union
complaints of poor working con-
ditions there. The exchanges af-
fected are those whose employees
belong to CWA Local 2004.
Evening star., 1952-04-14

bara Kent, also of Indianapolis.
They plan to be married during
his 30-day leave.
This mornings program in
cluded an appearance on the Dave
GarraWay radio and TV show, a
tour of Arlington Cemetery and a
visit to the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. 1t meant lunch at the
Pentagon and a conference with
his big boss, Secretary of the Army
Pace.
But the real thrill for Corpl.
Clark will come tomorrow after
noon when his home State Sena-
tors Jenner and Capehart hope to
introduce him on the Senate floor.
Corpl. Clark, inducted in Janu-
ary, 1851, was sent to Korea with
the 32d Infantry Regiment last
June. Since then he's won the
Bronze Star, the Korean Service
Ribbon with one battle star and
the Combat Infantry Badge.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
sawyer Urges
Senate Revive
Airport Issue
Calls for Restoration
Of Burke Site Funds
Before Any Tragedy

The Senate today had an ap-
peal to revive the House-beaten
Burke airport issue before Con-
|gress "is scared into action by
some great tragedy"
House action in denying SIS
million for land purchase in the
proposed second Washington air.
port was a virtual death warrant.
When the Senate Appropriations
Commite voted against the appro-
priation last week, the project was
all but consigned to the grave.
Today's appeal came from Com
merce Secretary Sawyer in letter
tN Senator Johnson, Democrat, Of
Colorado, of the Senate Commerce
Commite. The communication
supplemented one the Secretary
had previously directed to Senator
McKellar. Democrat, of Tennessee.
Of the Appropriations Committee.
absolutely Necessary"
May I make clear my opinion,
the Secretary's letter to Senator
johnson said. that it will be alb
solutely necessary for Washington
to have another airport at some
time in the near future"
He expressed hope that Con-
gress will support its previous
judgement ON this matter and not
wait until it is prodded or scared
into action by some great trag-
Iedy."
To Virginia interests and men,
bers of Congress. Mr.. SawyerI
pointed out that the Department.
already has taken possession Of
large numbers of properties and
has paid for many of them. THE
people involved in this procedure.
or at least all but few of them,
have made their plans to move.
1T is unfortunate that there
should be any indication of hesi-
fancy on the part of the Govern
ment which will raise narrowing
doubts in the minds of those who
are sufficiently upset and dis
commoded as it was
Problem Involves Future.
He said the question of appro-
priating this relatively small sum
of money at this time might ap-
pear to be a present-day problem
only. It should be borne in mind
that the overall problem involved
will carry us far into the future"
He added that actual air traffic
had grown beyond estimates made
at the time Congress approved
Burke airport.
Replying to Maryland opposition
to the Burke site, Secretary Sawyer
declared lit is no answer to sug-
gest the possible use of Friendship
airport at Baltimore. Baltimore,
like every other major city, will
demand increasing airport facili-
ties as time goes on.
'The fact that Friendship Is
built and available is piece of
good fortune for Baltimore, but it
should not be allowed to obscure
the problem which faces Washing
ton."
Evening star., 1952-04-14
2 Avoid E|ectrocution|
As Auto Rams Pole,
Cuts 4,0OO-vo|t Wire

A Washington couple narrowly
escaped electrocution yesterday
after their car struck a power pole
and snapped a 4,0O0-volt wire.
James C.. Gordon, 30. of 131
Bates street NV. the driver. was
injured in the crash. His wife
Sophia, %, was unhurt.
The crash occurred about
am. at the intersection of Routes
so and 211 at Kamp Washington
near Fairfax, Va.
Mr.. Gordon said he dozed of
while driving from Culpeper to
Washington. He said he awoke
suddenly, saw the traffic light at
the intersection and jammed on
his brakes. The car skidded into
the power pole.
Mr.. Gordon said he was thrown
from the car and the live wire
fell about 3 feet from him.
A 22,000-volt wire on the same
pole did not break, William o.
Scott, Fairfax manager for the
Virginia Electric g. Power Co.,
reported.
Two traffic lights at the inter-
section were pulled down. Traf-
fic was tied up for about an hour.
Power service to buildings along
Route 211, which is Lee highway
and on Route SO west toward
Chantilly was cut off for about
I212 hours, Mr.. Scott said.
Mr.. Gordon was treated at Ar
lington Hospital for leg injuries
and then booked at Fairfax Coun-
ty police headquarters on a charge
of reckless driving. He was re-
leased on $1,000 bond for a hear
ing April 16.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
Berwyn Group to Hear
Discussion on BUDGET

William r. Turner, executive
secretary of the Citizens Commit
tee for Good Government in
Prince Georges County, will ad-
dress the Berwyn District Civic
Association tonight.
The meeting will be at 8 o'clock
in the Berwyn Elementary School.
Mr.. Turner's subject will be,
What About This Surplus in the
County TreaSury?"
Evening star., 1952-04-14
By ChorIes J. Yorbrouqh

When a childless couple turns
to adoption as a means of acquir-
ing a family, there is no such
thing as an unwanted baby.
With that age-old truth as it,
beacon, the Washington Home fol
Foundlings goes into its 82d veal
and a new era this month.
Long a temporary haven for
babies whose chances for a normal
home life are imperiled because OF
illegitimacy or economic condi-
tions. the home has had a we'll
filled share of getting babies into
happy homes.
Until 1851, that share of re-
sponsibility meant almost mother
like care of babies in behalf of
placement agencies. Today. the
home is its own licensed adoption
placement agency operating on
the same deficit that plagued all
such modern-day services-there
are eight adoption applications for
every available baby.
OverloOks Valley.
High on a Tenleytown crest
overlooking Spring Valley in
Northwest Washington, the big u
shaped, stone and brick home
Inestles peacefully behind a green
ing privet hedge. Crimson tulips
line a curving sidewalk and for
sythia light up the corner shadows.
But not only on the exterior does
the place assiduously avoid that
institutional" appearance. In
side, from Mrs. Emma Beatty's
spotless kitchen to the hospital
clean, but home-c comfortable dor
mitory, the picture is the same.
The founding home, occupying
almost the full width of the $500
block of Forty y-second street and
most Of it's depth, is far and away
better off financially than it was
on congressional recognition in
1870.
Peirce Bequeathed Land.
After Joshua Peirce's will left
an acre of land at IT'S Fifteenth
street NV, as site for a found
ling home, it required II years for
the Board of Directors to gather
enough money to put up the first
building.
But today finds the home shorn
of Community Chest support be-
cause Of fund shortages. A private,
but non-prof1t, non-sectarian
agency. it is existing on money
from invested funds, determined to
keep original endowments intact.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
Charles Town Hospital
Board Reflects Stone
By the Assoeiated Press

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, April
14.-S. H. Stone of Charles Town
has been renamed president OF
the Board of Directors of Charles
Town General Hospital.
Other officers named at the an
nual organization meeting were
Miss Helen Goldsborough, Shep-
herdstown. vice president: George
Mullen, Ransom. secretary, and
Foster Brenneman, Martinsburg
treasurer.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
Gen. FeIIers to Speak

Brig. Gen. Bonner Fellers will
address a meeting of the Young
Republican Club of Montgomery
County at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Rock Creek Shelter. Beach drive
and EaSt-WeSt highway.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
ARLINGTON Firemen to Meet

Fire Chief Bernard J. Padgett
of Alexandria will speak at a
meeting of the Arlington County
Firemen's Association at 8 pm,
tomorrow in the Jefferson fire.
house, SOL South Twenty-third
street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1952-04-14

of the Capital
today, thanks
to the Army.
Corpl. Clark.
%, was flown to
the Dis t r i c t
late yesterday
for his first t
meeting W t h
his family and
fl a n C e e in a
year. With his
are n t S, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred
erick P. Clark,
at the airport
was Miss Rar-
Evening star., 1952-04-14
200,000th G| Rotated
From Korea Sees D. T..

Army Corpl. Freddie L. Clark,
jr,, of Indianapolis. the 200,00Oth
soldier to be rotated home from
Korea, was on a whirlwind tour
Evening star., 1952-04-14
Jefferson Day Banquet

The Arlington Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee will hold its
Jefferson Day banquet at Z pm.
Wednesday in the terrace room,
National Airport.
Evening star., 1952-04-14
Robinson Asks
Senate for Fund
For Girls School
$86, 900 Is Needed
To Plan Institution
At Laurel Center

Engineer Commissioner Bernard
L. Robinson today urged a Senate
Appropriations subcommittee to
approve an $4,000 fund for plan
ming a new institution at the Chill
dren'S Center in Laurel, Md.
The District Commissioners re-
quest officially reached the Capitol
Leod Story on the District Of Columbia
Budget Hearing Appeors on Pose Al
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-22
Elizabeth Taylor X Michael Wilding Marry in London

LONDON, (P) - Movie Stars Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding were married shortly be- fore noon Thursday in the midst of a lively mob scene.
 The 19-year-old bride and her 39-year-old groom, arriving sep arately, slipped almost unnoticed into the Caxton Registry Hall through a side door. but a crowd of hunderdS descended upon them as they emerged after the TO- minute civil ceremony.
 Elizabeth radiated happiness as she was jostled by hundreds of persons in the corridors of the hall and in Caxton Street outside. Seemingly the cooler of the two, she recognized friends in the mill ing crowd and shouted greetings to them.
 Only about a dozen persons saw the ceremony, which was the sec ond marriage for both Liz and Wilding.
 After their escape from the crowd, the couple headed off to a reception, with champagne.
 The place of the reception was kept secret from the crowd. So was the time and place of their departure on a short honeymoon in France and Switzerland.
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-22
Navy Urges Its Officers To Give Newspapers
 Frank, Honest Answers

WASHINGTON, (P)- The Navy reminded it's officers yesterday that "the Navy belongs to the public" and urged them to give whenever possible frank, honest answers to questions from news papers and wire services"
 A public relations newsletter to all commanders, executive and staff officers said "Too often newspapers are met with evasive- ness, doubletalk or outright re- fusal to cooperate"
 The newsletter, issued by Navy headquarters, said it is difficult to be completely frank with the facts when you know that the editorial interpretation may not agree with the Navy's opinion," but laid down the rule that telling the truth is the best policy ''even when the truth hurts.'
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-22
Board Recommends Pay Increases To Pan American EmplOyeS

SEATTLE, P)-A presidential fact-finding board appointed last December to study a contract renewal dispute between Pan Am erican World Airways and en- ployes represented by the Trans port Workers Union (CIO) has recommended pay increases retro active to last December l, Frank E. Maketa, president of TWU- Lo- cal 506 was informed here Thurs day. Local 5O6 represents Pan Am erican employees in Alaska and Seattle and on Alaskan and trans Pacific flights operating out of Seattle.
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-22
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by us. Dept. of Commerc
 Weather Bureau

Compiled by US. Dept. of Commerce
 Weather Bureau
 Mostly cloudy with variable light snow tonight. Part cloudy Saturday with NE winds 10-15 mph. Lowest temperature expec- ted tonight 0, highest Sat. 10.
 Nome data last A hours as 2 am. today: Precipitation 0.02 in. Month total O.21 in. Tempera- lures: highest 20, lowest Is. Max imum wind 24 mph. from the NE. Temperatures one year ago to- day: high 32, low IS. Extreme temperatures this date since 1907: high 35 in l94O, low -33 in 1915.
 Data for other selected stations as of a nm. today:
The Nome nugget., 1952-02-22

A school of "soldier" trout will all swim in the same direction, at the same speed, each~a set num- Der of "paces" apart.
Evening star., 1952-07-30
Washington Printers
Beat s.. Paul Nine
Special Dispatch 10 The star

PITTSBURGH, July 30.-Wash-
ington. defending champion, is
still undefeated in the Union
Printers baseball tournament, with
much of the credit for yesterdays
6-5 edge over st. Paul going to
Charley Hines. reliefer, and
George Mosedale, pinch hitter.
Hines, who got credit for the
win, came in for Wilbie Canard
in the third inning and tossed
two-hit ball the rest of the way.
The former Western High star
struck out eight in the six and
two-thirds innings he hurled.
Mosedale's pinch single in the
eighth inning started a two-run
winning rally. Hines contributed
three hits to the Washington at
tack while Bill Valentine smashed
two triples and a single and scored
twice. Buck Reingruber, WASH
ington left fielder. pulled a liga-
ment in his leg while attempting
to steal and had to leave the
game.
New York remained undefeated
by beating Baltimore, 11-6. In
other games Pittsburgh knocked
st. Louis out of the double elm
ination tournament with a 1874
rout and Boston sent Cincinnati
home with an liza victory.
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