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Evening star., 1952-12-27
Maryland Crabmeat
Appears Safe Here,
Health Chief Says

District health authorities today
declared there is no cause fol-
alarm over reports of high .bac-
terra count in Maryland Eastern
Shore crabmeat, at least insofar
as local shipments are concerned
Walter w. Burdette, director ot
the food inspection bureau here
said that in recent weeks no com.
plants of tainted crabmeat have
been registered. Nor has the
marine food inspector detailed
daily to the wharves detected
anything to arouse such suspicious
of any seafood.
The inspector, however, has beer
instructed to send samples OF
the next crabmeat shipments tt
Health Department laboratories
for precautionary analysis. This
being an ebb season in crabmeat
importation, Mr.. Burdette ex-
planned, no shipments have been
received at the wharves since
last Wednesday.
Would Cause Condemnation.
Any sign of crabmeat taint will
lead to prompt condemnation
the health official emphasized.
The concern over crabmeat
arose several weeks ago when
Pennsylvania authorities began
checking Eastern Shore shipments.
Pennsylvania since has threat
ened an embargo.
Maryland State Health Depart
ment officials emphasized yester-
day it was more a threat of an
embargo than an actual cutting
off of Maryland crabmeat ship
ments into Pennsylvania which
prompted them to call a confer
ence next week on sanitation
problems in the industry.
The conference will be at Sails
bury. Tuesday.
Robert M. Brown, chief of the
Health Departments bureau of en-
vironmental hygiene, today sketch
ed this chain of events which led
to the conference:
Several weeks ago the Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture
began checking shipments of
Maryland crabmeat bought by
large chain stores in that State.
Bacteria Count Too High.
1t found a higher bacteria count
in the crabmeat than they con-
slider acceptable. 1t told the chain
stores they would have to stop
buying crabmeat from these
sources. including packers at the
southern end of Maryland's East
ern Shore and in Virginia.
The instruction later was re-
laxed pending efforts of the Mary
land health authorities to improve
sanitary conditions.
None Of the crabmeat packers
on the Eastern Shore who were
checked yesterday said they had
heard of any embargo.
Richard Christy, packer at
Crisfield. said crabmeat is packed
there under the most modern sani-
tary arrangements available.
Doubts Law is Needed.
He characterized the embargo
talk as prelude to efforts to
get more stringent regulations
when the Maryland General AS
sembly meets next month. Such
legislation, he said, is not
necessary.
But Edmund Wilson, packer
at Cambridge, said he is in favor
of more stringent controls be-
cause one bad packer can give the
whole industry a bad name.
Evening star., 1952-12-27
Gen. BeiehtIer Holds
Gain in Heart Attack

Walter Reed Hospital authori-
ties today reported the condition
of Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler,
former Army commander on
Okinawa, was unchanged.
Gen. Beightler, 60. was reported
better yesterday after suffering a
heart attack Christmas Day. He
has been under treatment for a
heart condition since December 18.
Evening star., 1952-12-27
Plans to Be Made
For Parking Curbs
On Inauguration Day

Parking restrictions in the
downtown area on Inauguration
day will be worked out Tuesday
at a meeting of parking lot and
garage operators and Inaugural
tion Committee officials, it was
announced today by Edward r.
Carr. chairman of the Parade
Committee.
The meeting is scheduled fer
10 am. in the board room Of
the District Building. Parking
garage and lot operators of the
downtown area are urged to at.
tend.
Evening star., 1952-12-27
Trinity College Club Purty

The Washington Club of Trinity
College will hold it's annual
Christmas party at 1880 pm. to-
morrow in the Takoma Park
Recreation Center. Miss Rosemary
Albus. of 1909 Woodway lane
NV, is chairman for the event.
Evening star., 1952-12-27
Pact Extended

TOKYO. Dec. q P).-Japan
and Great Britain today extended
their trade and sterling payments
agreement for one year to Deem
ber 81, 1858.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-02-29
ANSWER THE CALL

Hitl tus simple plea Answer tas Call. che American Red Cross thIs month makes Us annual ap- peal for lunds 10 carry on it's lo- cal national and international work.
 Here, surely. is a call We must all answer generously and with a full measure Of warm-hearted ap- proyal. For the call Of the Red Cross is the call oI suffering hu- manity everywhere - of human beings in need or distress across the street or across the nation. l. is 6 call which Americans have ne- yer failed To answer.
 T. is articularly appropriate, too that the Red Cross should make this appeal. because few other or ganizatious are so much a part of American life. The Red Cross is not an organization apart from the people Of this country. t is made up Of the people themselves.
 When it acts, anywhere, fl acts in your behalf = doing what you would do if you were at the scene Of disaster or at a soldiers side in Korea or Europe l. is you who makes it's great work possible by your gift of time and energy and money.
 And it is you for whom it exists mo matter who you are, no mat ter where you live. For Red Cross service is available to all, freely and without question, on the sim pie human basis of need alone
 Answer the call of the Red Cros. this month when you are asked to support its great humanitarian work. Answer if generously as yoC can.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-02-29
COOPERATION ASKED
 ON GARBAGE PICKUP

Cooperation of WranEau resi- dents in the matter of dispoziag Of and collection of garbage Hae ask ed this week by Richard Stokes who is handling the business for the city.
 He has been instructed 10 report those not getting garbage pickup to the city health officer. Dn. John O Bangemau. Those with more garbage than will if in one gar bage can must provide second one and customers should refrain from putting trash out in paper boxes or uncovered containers as they get wet and the paper boxes fall apart or trash blows all over the neiehhorhood
 Stokes said that full cooperation of the people of the town will aid in making WrangelI cleaner place in which 10 live. He also ex- pressed thanks to those who have so far cooperated and made his job easier to handle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-02-29
INSTITUTE STUDENTS
 VISIT SENTINEL TO GET POINTERS ON PUBLISHING

Fourteen students of tbe fourth grade al WrauEsu Institute. with their teacher Mrs. Agnes Davis. visited The Sentinel office last Thursday afternoon Go see how a newspaper is published.
 They We're taken on tour of the shop from the editors desk to watching the first rn of the paper being printed.
 Mrs. Davis is 10 ba compliment ed on che interest and aIeftuess of her young pupils. It was a pleasure to have had chem visit us.
 Those paying Us the call were.
 Fred Amitooluk. Laura YateL- manaff. Frank Tratikaff. Virginia Ezf. John Willard. Patty Peters. Cecil Moon. Fecbla Tretikoff. Lucv Copie Louis Metiegoruk. Betts Willard. Henry Tindau. Stephan ita Gardner. Forrest FIeury
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-02-29
PROPERTY TAX IS UP HELD IN
 DISTRICT. COURT

The one per eanr Alaska pro party fax was upheld last week by Federal Judge George N Folta in a decision made while sitting as judge in Anchorage. He held the act was not inaquitabla as concern ing mining claims and boats as charged. Appeal i- expected to he taken to the Circuit earr.
 This is the second trip to the court for the property tax. passed by the I9H9 Legislature. In 1850 Luther (. Hess of Fairbanks brought an action protesting pay ment of he tax and District Judge Pratt Of the Fourth Division held the act invalid In an appeal to the Circuit court. the latter threw the case back on the grounds the wrong procedure has been used in attacking che act.
 Hess again took the case t5 court. this time demanding a ra- fund of taxes already paid. Folta reversed the Pratt decision.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-02-29
BTtovA PIONEER PASSES IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE = Leo Rogge. a for mer Alaska legislator, died in a hospital here Feb. 1s, of a heart ailment. He was 3.
 Rogge was superintendent of dis bursements for the [. s. Mining and Smelling Co. at Fairbanks for 26 years. He retired four years ago to Seattle.
 He went to Alaska in 1900 and was a past president of the Fair banks Igloo of Pioneers of Alaska. He was a charter member of the Fairbanks Elks lodge and a mem Der of the Fairbanks Catholic church Holy Name Society.
 Burial took place Wednesday morning at Calvary cemetery n Seattle.
 Rogge is survived by his wife, three sisters. and brother.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-02-29
WRANGELL MAN NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF ALASKA LOGGERs

L. P. Hiebert of the Hieberf 3ros. Logging company on Nauks .sland was named Nlce-PresidenJ of .he Alaska Logging Association at meeting and election of officers .u Juneau. February I2, 13 and Il.
 Wallace Westfall of Juneau was elected President, and Fred o. Eas- -augh. Juneau attorney and city magistrate. was appointed Seere- tary-Treasurer of the association.
 Al the three-day meeting prob .ems of the industry were studied. 4. A. McMurehie. Juneau logger. commended the association and its officers for accomplishments during ghe past year. Westfall reported on his attendance at the recent meet ing of the Pacific Logging Con gress al Victoria. B. C. Hiebert spoke on the progress of the Wrau- gell mill where a crew has been working all winter The mill. Hie- bert said, is expected to start oper- ating in the spring. The IoEgers showed great interest in the pro posed new plywood mill slated 10 be built in Juneau.
 Alec Reid. of Reid Bros. an nouneed that his concern is open ing up a new logging operation near Petersburg.
 Another highlight of the meet ing Hiebert said, was Eastaugh's explanation of the new Coast Guard egulatious reclassifying the wat CTS of Southeastern Alaska from limited coastwisa" to inland" ef- ective Feb. g. This section. Eas- taugh said. was highly important tc the logging industry as. under the new rules, barges will be able 70 land cargoes on the beaches with out a formal inspection after each landing Moving of logging equip ment and camps by barge will thereby be much easier. Oil. grocer ies and other supplies can also be delivered to logging camps with small boats.
 Curtis ShatJuck. of the Shattuck Insurance Agency. discussed indus trial insurance and safety methods at one session. He told the associa- ton, Alaska has a more liberal industrial insurance act, from the standpoint of the employee, than any state in the Union"
 On the final day of the meeting the loggers met with representa- tiYes of the Forest Service. Timber management policies and problems were discussed.
 Forest Service representatives were Charles c. Burdick, assistant reg ional forester; A. W. Blackerby. forester. and John Wfesgerber. staff assistant in Timber Mange- ment. Also in attendance at this meeting were Tom Morgan, presi- dent of the Columbia Lumer Comp any. and Eddie Hamilton, log buy CT for the Columbia Lumber Co.
 The next annual meeting of the Alaska Logging Association will be held in Juneau on Feb. 12, 1853.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-02-29

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-02-29
I0EL WING
[. s. Commissioner and

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 EN-Officio Probate Judge First Publication Feb. %. 1952 Last publication Mar II. 1952
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-02-29
GUNDERsoN RETURNS

George Gunderson. proprietor of the City Motor Service. has return cd 10 Wrangen after 3 trip t5 Seattle.
 He flew south about two weeks ago with his son. Gary who has entered the Edison trade school in the Queen City where he is learn ing Go be an electrician.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-02-29
NOTICE

IN TIE PROBATE COURT F0E
 THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
 FIRST DIVISION WRAE-
 CELL PRECINCT.
 IN THE MATTER OF THE
 ESTATE OF ANDY JOHNSON NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
 ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR
 DISTRIBUTION.
 NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that Inga Carlson. executrfx of the above entitled etstate. her final ac- count and report of administration of said estate. and that the Court has appointed May 1st. 1952. al P NJ in the Court Room of the T.. s. Commissioner. WFaugeu. Alaska. as the time and place for hearing of objections to said final account and 10 the settlement thereof. and 10 the adjudication and determina- rion of the heirs and distributes of said Decedsut. All persons inter ested are hereby notified 10 appear at said time and place and file their objections. if any they have. 10 said final account, petition and adjudication
 Dated at Wraneell. Alaska. Feb ruary 18th, 1852.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
ABC Board Lifts License
|W Tavern for I Days

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board has suspended the liquor
license Of Benny's Tavern, 829
Fourteenth street NV. for seven
days beginning at 8 am. next
Wednesday for infraction Of the
lABC regulations.
Ben Mendelson. proprietor Of
the restaurant, was found guilty
lot selling intoxicating beverages
to q man who was drunk and per-
Uniting him to remain on the
premises. He was also found guilty
Iof buying beer on credit while he
Owed money for liquor to several
wholesalers In the city.
The M q q Beer Distributing
Co, 118-120 L street NE, which
allowed him the credit, was
warned by the board for not re.
porting the credit.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
'Jimmy's' Old GombIing House
Goes for $4,000 at Auction

The battered old house. on
Bladensburg road where millions
of dollars were won and lost in its
|hey-day as "Jimmy's place." was
sold at auction for $40, 900 on the
steps of the Courthouse ut Upper
Marlboro, Md, today.
j. B. Benser, trust officer Of the
Lincoln National Bank, bought the
property on behalf OF the estate
|of the late James A. La Fontaine,
who operated the gambling, casino
for more than q quarter or q CEN
|tury before he died two years ago.
The only other bidder was Robert
|Funkhouser, q builder, who owns
|32 acres across the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad tracks from the old
gambling casino.
The sale was ordered, to satisfy
ia $35.000 mortgage held by the
La Fontaine estate. The property
was owned by La Fontaine's niece,
Mrs. Mary Frances Ragan, and her
husband, Richard Ragan. The
mortgage was against the house
and almost four acres Of eround
fronting on Bladensburg road and
Eastern avenue. just across the
Evening star., 1952-03-12

District line in Prince Georges
County.
Attorney Charles e. Ford, one
Iof the executors of the La Fon-
tame estate, said the foreclosure
fsale was ordered so the estate
could obtain clear title to the
property. The estate owns more
than II acres Of unimproved real
estate adjoining the gambling
house.
Mr.. Ford said the entire tract
probably will be offered for sale
soon.
Since La Fontaine's death, the
old gambling house. more than 100
years old. has been vacant. It's
windows have been shattered and
|vandals and tramps have played
havoc with the interior which once
was, fitted with dice tables, roulette
wheels and card tables
The old mansion was once the
clearing house for much Of WASH
|ington's bookmaking and numbers
game take
Bidding started at $40, 900 and
moved upward In 5000 jumps
until Mr.. Funkhouser dropped out
after bidding $65.00o. -
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Organization Formed
10 Protest Reported
Brutality by Police

A new organization was formed
last night to protest police bru-
Itality.
The organization, the United
Citizens Association, was formed
lat a meeting in the Washington
office Of the National Association
for the Advancement of the Col
ored People at 961 Florida avenue
INV
A telegram was sent to the
Commissioners. the superintend-
ent of police, the Senate and
House District Committees. the
United States Attorneys Office and
the White House. 1t read:
THE United Citizens Associa-
ltion representing combined cit
izens' groups of the District OF
Columbia met last night to protest
police brutality in the National
Capital and ask for immediate
action"
The telegram was signed by
Stephan Gill Spottswood, chair
man: Bernard Chapman, vice
chairman. and Constance e. Dan
iel. secretary. There will be a
follow-up meeting Thursday night
to plan strategy.
The American Council on HUI
man Rights has sent a letter to
Attorney General j. Howard Nc
Grath and to Commissioner r,
Joseph Donohue asking for "a
complete investigation Of the cur
rent wave of police brutality In the
District and that those responsible
be removed from the force" The
letter was signed by Elmer w.
Henderson, director.
Five members of the household
LOT James Green, 52O6 Bass place
Sc, were treated for head in
|juries at Gallinger Hospital after
police answered a fire call. Pvt.
Leroy Espent. 80. colored. of the
14th precinct, said he was at
tackled by two men at the Bass
place address.
Yesterday. a policeman accused
|0f breaking the wrist Of a prisoner
was suspended after he was
charged with assault. The sus-
pended policeman is Pvt. Francis
*. McFadden Of the third precinct.
|He asked for a jury trial in Mu-
|nicipal Court and it was set for
March 28.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
First Of New Scout Cars
Delivered 10 D. {. Police

The first of Is new Chevrolet
Powerglide police cars was deliv-
cred to Police Supt. Maj. Robert
". Murray today by 1t. Guy
Thompson, head Of the police ga
rage.
Equipped with two-way FIN
radio. the automatic transmission
cars mark a change in policy
one aimed at economy, according
to Inspector George Wallrodt. He
SAID the department has been al
considerable expense because oi
worn-out clutches and transmits
SionS.
The new cars will be turned
over to inspectors for breaking -ir
periods before they are turned
over for scout car duty. The carr
now in use will be reassigned.
All will be equipped with FIN
radio as new radio equipment
arrives.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Smith 10 Face Grand Jury
On Heroin Selling Charges

Joseph (Peter Rabbit) Smith
"a, described by police as the
Districts biggest narcotics peddler,
today was ordered to face the
grand jury on charges Of illegally
possessing and selling heroin.
Smith. colored. waived a hear
ing before United States Com
missioner Cyril S. Lawrence. He
was released under $500 bond.
He was seized by police and
Federal agents February n in a
house in the 1900 block Of West
Virginia avenue NE.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Tobin, ScheeIe to Aid
In Easter SeuI Drive

Secretary Of Labor Tobin and
DR.. Leonard AZ Scheele, surgeon
general Of the United States Pub
lie Health Service, have been
named national sponsors for the
Easter Seal campaign Of the Ma
tional Society for Crippled Chill
dren and Adults.
The campaign, which starts to-
morrow. will continue through
Easter Sunday.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Simkins' Wife Took
|0ver Business While
Fiancee, Witness Says

Mrs. Yvonne Simkins, wife of
gambler Roger "Whitetop" Sim
kins ran his numbers business
while he was in Hot Springs get
ting a divorce from his wife, q
witness testified today.
The statement, by Odessa
Madre. colored, narcotics operator,
came out in a deposition hearing
in the action Mrs. Simkins has
filed against the Alcoholic Bever-
Iage Control Board to retain the
license at Simkins' Brass Rail.
The witness said that Mrs. Sim
kins, who then was planning to
marry Sifnkins, was in sole pos
session Of each days take, while
Simkins' numbers business was at
the Madre home in the 170O block
[of First street NV.
At Numbers Office.
Mrs. Simkins, according to the
Madre woman was at the num-
Ebers headquarters daily from 2
to 6 pm.
The witness, who freely ad-
mitted her part in the Simkins
operations, also said the pickup
records of the business showed
ice"-meaning payments for po-
lice protection.
She testified the Simkins busi-
ness was moved from the home
of Sarah "Dimples" Mears in the
1000 block of Georgia avenue NV.
to the home Of an Audrey Dixon
in the 1000 block of First street
NV. "He tSimkins) wasn't a
friend Of Dimples any more" she
said. 'The business was moved
there to discontinue relationships
with Dimples."
Visited Hot Springs.
The witness said she was in
Hot Springs while Simkins was
there and that he had told her
to help keep his business in shape
until he could return. She said
that a few days after she re-
turned to the District the business
was moved to the basement of
her home. where Yvonne became
the boss. The business remained
there, she continued, until she
was jailed on narcotics charges.
The Madre woman earlier had
testified on narcotics and gam
bling operations in the District
before the special rackets grand
jury.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert D. Wise read letter from
Simkins to the Madre woman
which further involved Yvonne
Simkins as the gamblers lieuten-
ant while he was in Hot Springs,
'Now Yvonne will do what YOU
tell her to do" the letter said.
The letter also involved another
reputed gambler, Melvin johnson
said to have lived at the Madre
house.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Bates Unit Seek,
Further Cuts
In D. {. Budget
House Group Hears
Commissioners in
Closed Session
By Don S. Warren

The Bates subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee
today began. a search for possible
further economies in the Districts
1858 budget which now calls for
an outlay Of $136.4 million.
The closed hearings were
marked by the customary friend
" approach by the subcommittee
headed by Representative Bates,
Democrat, Of Kentucky.
However. Chairman Bates said
he felt reasonably sure there
would be no increase in the pend
ing spending plan and that it was
possible his group could find some
decreases.
Would Safeguard Services.
Mr.. Bates said he would want
to recommend any possible saw
ings that would not hurt neces-
sary District services.
The hearings opened with gen.
|eral outline and defense of the
budget by Commissioner John
Russell Young and his colleagues,
F. Joseph Donohue and Engineer
Commissioner Bernard l.. Robin
son.
Mr.. Young noted that the
budget was balanced and called
the spending program "econom-
ical." He stressed that by reason
of heavy slashes made by the Com
missioners from the outlays re-
quested by the city departments,
the budget had been reduced for
the first time in about 20 years to
a point below the preceding ap-
preparation.
Cutback Is Explained.
AS it stands, the $136 million
budget is nearly So million below
appropriations made so far for
the fiscal year ending June 80.
The departments had asked for q
total outlay of more than $166
million. Mr.. Young said this was
cut back because approval of all
the requests would have left a
total of about $26 million in excess
|of expected revenues.
To accomplish the economy bud
|get. however, Commissioner Young
said the Commissioners very re-
|luctantly" found it necessary to
eliminate "many worth while pro-
jects" in operations and proposed
permanent improvements. One
reason why this was necessary, he
Explained, was that city govern
Iment pay raises voted by Congress
had added some Sc million to the
1852 costs and about 81 million to
the 1853 estimates. II
One problem facing the bud
|geteers is whether Congress will
approve the proposed full $12 mil
lion Federal payment, as carried
in the budget. In the past two
years Congress has made cuts in
the size of the Federal share and
for the current year it totals $11.4
million.
Another factor is that District
ficials anticipate the need OF
adding at least $1.2 million to
the 1853 spending to cover ex-
|pected supplemental needs, not
yet submitted.