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Evening star., 1952-11-07
'Toxpoyers' Revolt

Underlying the rejection Tuesday of govern
mental reforms proposed for Arlington, Prince
Georges and Montgomery counties could be de-
tected a common resistance by the taxpayers to
any proposal that might increase the costs Of
local government. Arlington voted overwhelm-
ingly against becoming city for the understand
able reason that the county would lose upwards
of $750,000 year in State road funds through
a change of status. Fear of higher taxes, en-
gendered by opponents of charter for Prince
Georges County, undoubtedly had much to do
with the surprisingly top-heavy defeat Of
home-rule charter plan there. And resentment
of Montgomery taxpayers over increased assess
ments seems to have played major role in the
killing of proposals for raising the pay Of county
officials.
Arlington voters could see no merit in
charter which would have offered relatively few
advantages in return for budget-underminin
sacrifice of State-highway money. Thanks to
numerous legislative acts in recent years, Arng-
ton has most of the privileges accruing to city
in Virginia, but without loss of funds which the
State >allots for building and maintaining State
roads traversing its territory. As city, Arlng-
ton would have to do a lot OF construction now
done by the State. special Citizens Commits
sion on Local Government advised against the
change The voters also accepted the advice of
this commission when they approved indefinite
tenure for the county manager, transfer from
the County Board to the manager Of power to
appoint departmental heads and re-establish-
ment of department of realty assessments.
Prince Georges voters apparently were not
convinced that adoption Of home-rule charter
would bring more efficient government. to the
county, as the charterites contended It is likely
that the taxpayers revolt" in adjoining Mont
gomery County over high assessments hurt the
charter movement in Prince Georges Opponents
of charter made the most Of the controversy
in Montgomery, where a charter government pre-
walls The Montgomery squabble over reassess-
ments conceded with campaign in that county
to amend the county's charter so as to permit
higher pay for the county manager and for part
time members of the council. The higher-pay
proposal could not have been presented at q
more unpropitious time. Defeat of the referen-
dunn will make it more difficult for Montgomery
County to obtain a new superintendent Of schools
on the "open market" for the superintendent
salary cannot exceed the manager's-wfich is
lower than that paid in Arlington and Fairfax.
Evening star., 1952-11-07
Pacific, Indian Oceans
Known as Fertile Seas
Phosphotes and Nitrotes
Reflect Busic Productivity
By Thomos R. Henry

The Pacific and Indian Oceans are
"fertile seas"
They contain at least 30 per cent
more Of the phosphates and nitrates
upon which plant growth depends than
the Atlantic and very much more than
the Mediterranean.
This reflects the basic productivity Of
these seas just as surely as the fertility
Of the land is fixed by climate, geology
and the availability of crops suitable to
each region. The significance of the
difference is due to the fact that the
boundless fields Of ocean are bound to
be more and more a source of human
food, and even now they are more pro-
ductive Of plant life than are all the
continents. t gg
This is reported by the Committee on
Oceanography Of the National Academy
of Sciences, urging more private and
Government research on oceanographic
problems.
Trapped by Want of Light.
Ninety per cent of the nutrients in the
sea, the committee says, are trapped in
great depths where. because of want of
light. they cannot be used by living
plants. Thus much Of the available
energy of the sun is wasted for want Of
material to work on in producing living
matter. The high fertility of certain
tropical waters can be traced to elements
set free by the decomposition of organ
isms as far away as the Antarctic.
Among the little known data Of
oceanography brought out in the report:
The United States is growing smaller
at rate Of about ten square miles q
year. or by strip of land foot wide
over its entire $4,000 miles of coast line.
This Is due to beach erosion.
The uranium in the oceans is enough
to supply all the worlds power needs for
million years. It probably would cost
much more to extract it than 1t would be
worth.
If all the gold in the seas were dis
tributed equally. every person on earth
would have $4,000 worth, at present
values. ..
If the light metal magnesium were to
replace iron, there is enough in the
oceans to last the world ten million
years. 1t may be needed. because If
the whole world reached the living
standards of the United States. present
iron resources would be exhausted in
about IS years. f~
Greatest Source Of Manganese.
The ocean floors are the greatest
source of the element manganese. es-
sential in steel-making. One mountain
top in the central Pacific is estimated
to contain 50.000,000 tons. tenfold the
present annual world production.
1t recently has been found that fish
populations beyond the continental
shelves are far greater than had been
thought in the past. These fish, however.
are small and do not school. so that
radically new fishing methods must be
devised. ...e.
All fish make noises. Hence. they must
hear noises. This suggests use of sound
to lure fish into traps or herd them into
nets.
There is life on the sea bottom at
the greatest depths yet reached. Subma-
rine photographs show tracks of AMI
mails which have not yet been identified.
The microscopic plants that float on
the ocean surface trap more sunshine
through the process Of photosynthesis
than all the fields and forests Of the
land. @@'s a2 ''a aa
Evening star., 1952-11-07
Letters to The Star .

We are gratified that there has been an
ever-increasing public recognition by
racial, religious, nationality, labor and
civic organizations-as reflected in the
hearings held throughout the country
by the Presidents Commission on Immi-
gration-that this law must be rewritten.
We are particularly gratified that leaders
Of both political parties have denounced
the racist features Of the McCarran-
Walter immigration law, particularly the
national origins quota system, and have
agreed on the necessity for sweeping
revisions., We feel that the 83d Congress,
whatever its composition, now has a
clear mandate to eliminate the national
origins quota system. to assure adequate
review OF consular decisions. to temper
harsh and arbitrary deportation pro-
visions and to remove all distinctions
between naturalized and native-born
citizens in the United States.
Albert e. Aren't,
Chairman, Community Relations Com
mittee Of the Jewish Community
Council Of Greater Washington and
Committee on Immigration of the Ma
tional Community Relations Advisory
: Council.
Dark Anniversary for Russiu
A black-bordered front page notice
Of the 35th anniversary of the "exile" of
freedom from the Soviet Union might
be in order on November z. Returning
this freedom is U. N. project.
Private Citizen.
Furnishing Chinese Reds
Some time ago when Dean Acheson
told Congress that the American mill
tary were going to punish" the Chi
nese Communists. wrote you that
inasmuch as said Chinese are Orientals
to whom individual lives mean abso-
lutely nothing. such statement simply
exposed the complete lack of under
standing Of our distinguished Secretary
of State
In view of the statement printed in
the book review section of The Star
November 2 quoting Catholic priest
who spent many years in China that
said Chinese are themselves now going
about the little business of reducing the
population of that country by over
hundred million. why not ask Mr..
Acheson II he thinks that these Chinese
Communists have been punished
enough? Were not the realities Of the
whole situation (inclusive Of the in
credible ignorance on the part Of Mr..
Acheson) so grim, one could not help
but shake with laughter.
Charles A. Carrico.
Evening star., 1952-11-07

assuring statement that "our friends abroad"
need not fear that our foreign policies will change
to their disadvantage.
AS Mr.. Dulles added. the American people
were not frightened and no other friendly people
should be.
Evening star., 1952-11-07
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

evening Star Information Bureau. 1900 street
return postaas Or 5, 5; 4 ssisphonins sT ssss.
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Please explain the difference be-
tween majority and plurality IN refer.
ence to votes.-V. E. K.
A. Unless an absolute majority Is re-
quired for decision. majority con-
sists of more than half of those present
and voting. Plurality means an excess
of votes. and the number OF votes. over
those for any other candidate, especially
the next opponent.
@. Does England still have capital
punishment as a criminal penalty?-P. q.
A. The British Information Serv-
ices says that capital punishment was
suspended in England in 1948 pending
an inquiry by royal commission, ap-
pointed by Parliament, which Is still
not completed. After nine months the
penalty was reimposed. At the present
time 1t is in force. s-'
@. What proportion of the population
Of the United States are church mem
bers?-C. E. r.
A. In 1850. total church membership
was equal to about 81 per cent Of the
total population: 81 ,548. .021 church mem
bers out Of 150,697. 1861 people In con-
tinental United States. This was the
largest number and the highest per-
centage Of church members ever re-
ported.
@. What is the explanation Of the So
called Magnetic Hill near Santa Barbara.
Calf. where, If one stops car at the
bottom and shuts of the power. the car
coasts uphill?-M. G.
A. An automobile cannot coast uphill.
The fact that it seems to do so is the
result of an optical illusion produced by
contrast in two grades. Such hills may
be found wherever roads curve around
large hills or mountains. The. sharp
contrast of two grades or two declines
produces the illusion.
Evening star., 1952-11-07

Pen-nd1aes may be used II letters carry
sD1tters' correct names and addresses.
AH letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-11-07
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can Get the answer 10
any question Of fact By either writing Ihe
NV, Washington 8, d. c., and inclosing cents
return postage or by telephoning ST. 1868.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Radios 5Oth
Anniversary
Marked

NEW YORK (P)-The chair
man of the Radio Corporation of
America, David Sarnoff, recent
ly saluted the 50th anniversary
of the first radio signal sent
across the Atlantic by sending
the letter 81 around the world
at gathering of radio eecutiVes
in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
He pressed a series of three
dts" on a telegraph key. The
signals were heard over d loud
speaker by the luncheon gather
ing less than one-eighth of a
second later-after they had
travelled around the world.
Sarnoff also exchanged greet
ings by radio-telephone with
Marchesa Maria Cristina Marco
nj, widow of the wireless in
ventor, and her daughter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Mineral Search
Intensified

CAGLIARI. Sardinia. -(Ap.-
Mining corporations operating in
Sardinia have pooled their re-
sources to intensity research for
lead and zinc in this island.
The various corporations
created new organization for
mineral research and contributed
in equal parts to an initial CAPT
tai of 100000.
The search for strategic min
erals was intensified during
1851 with favorable results. Lead
ores found in the newly explored
areas of the island rose from 708
tons in 1850 to 4,l37 tons in the
first II months OF 1851. In the
same period zinc ores rose from
l,348 tons in 1850 to 1907 tons in
the first II months of 1851. The
ore yielded 50 percent of pure
zinc.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Shave

SAIGON, Indochina. - Up
Maybe it's just because this is
a tropical, hot country. but it's a
difficult thing to find hot water
anywhere
Everybody goes in for cold
showers and cold shaves. Even
the lavatories and shower APP
paratus in hotels are usually
equipped with only one faucet
or nozzle for supplying water of
one kind-cold.
The leading and newest hotel
in Saigon, which boasts of its
ultra-modernity. supplies hot and
cold water only in rooms which
front upon the main thorough
fares.
These rooms. or suites. with
hot water are called de luxe"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Memorial Service
For Miss Myers
AT Harris School

A memorial service will be held
at Harris School next Thursday
morning in memory Of Miss Mar
garet Myers, who was killed last
Saturday in the crash of the un-
scheduled airliner in New York
state.
Before her death, Miss Myers
taught the third grade at Harris
School. She had taught tn eresince
1913.
Representative of various Or
CARNATIONS in which she had part
icipate dwill speak at this service.
Among those who will speak are
Horace 0'Bryant, superintendent
of schools; I'D. McAndreWs, man
ager of the La Concha hotel. where
Miss Myers had lived and had
worked; Mrs. Edgar Stark, presi-
ent Of the Business and Profession
al UOiiiCu SiuD, vi WHICH MISS
Myers was member; Miss Irene
Russell, a close friend. with whom
she worked at the library on the
us. Naval Base; Mrs. Alice Ro-
berts. president of Harris School
PTA: and Mrs. Ethea Stricken,
president Of the Classroom Teach
ers Association.
A pupil from Miss Myers
third grade class also will speak.
The Harris School chorus will
sing several selections, led by Mrs.
Mary Tichenor. music teacher.
The Rev. WA. Robinson. assis-
tant pastor of the First Baptist
church, where Miss Myers was
member, will address the group
and lead the prayers. Floral de-
corations for the service are in
charge of Mrs. George Perpall.
Parents of the school pupils are
invited to attend the service, which
will begin at 8:45 O'Clock Thursday
morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Killed Bv Mistake

KUANTAN, Pahang, Malaga
(P)-Rubber planters in this
troubled area stand good
chance of getting shot-either by
friend or foe.
Not long ago S. Peter James,
Ceylonese estate conductor,
went out to chase off a herd OF
elephants. Sharpshooters of a
Malay jungle squad. thinking
that he might be Red terrorist,
shot him dead from ambush.
An investigation was ordered
into this case, the latest in a Sc
rles resulting from nervous Sc
curity forces acting on the pre-
cept that in this kind of warfare
1t is better to shoot first and ask
questions later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Raul's Renders
Service Deluxe
Tierney & Killingworth Photo

Chuck Thornburgh. man.
sger of Raul's does not have
to read How to Win Friends
and Influence People" he
knows and has proven he
knows.
While Susan McAvoY.
Citizen reporter ives in the
hospital. she received a phone
call. II was Chuck's CHEEKY
voice:
Susan - just heard you
were in the hospital - we'd
like TO send Christmas din
ner out TO you tomorrow.
What time do YOU want it?"
Susan replied that she
was leaving the day before
Christmas. whereupon Chuck
said:
Well come out and have a
building up meal whenever
you wish. Sorry we didn't
know of your illness be-
fore"
Feeling financially as well
as physically depleted after
her stay in the hospital.
Susan was not bashful. She
took up the generous offer
the night she left the hos
pital and was seen happily
blowing into huge Sirloin
Steak. compliments ,Raul's..
~ - :, tRsxss.s = ss,-s..,s.s So > =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
IS Persons Hurt
In Train Crash

CHICAGO R-Forty-five persons
we're injured. six seriously, Friday
light in the crash of two north
Bound elevated railroad trains on
the South Side.
Two fOur-car trains we're in
volved in the accident at the 35th
Street Station. One train. which
was not scheduled to stop at 35th
Street, rammed the rear of the
second train which had stopped to
discharge passengers. More than
200 passengers we're aboard the
trains.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Glasses Must
Come Clean

SINGAPORE.-(P).- Bar own
ers in this thirsty Colony have
been warned to keep their glasses
and numbers shiny clean \ IS, J. -;
The Board of Licensing JUS.
tees said it was considering i'm
position of a regulation requiring
public houses to install washing
machines for glasses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Clock Didn't
Pay Off

ROCK ISLAND. Ill. --lAp.-
Gambling has turned to clocks.
Police arrested a tavern keep
or here. who pleaded guilty and
was fined $50 as a keeper of a
gaming house after woman APP
peared at the police station to
complain she has been gambling
en- an electric clock at the tav-
ern but was denied her winnings.
The clock has a dial which
spins every minute. Presumably.
the PLAYER bets on numbers from
10 II or on colors Superim-
posed on the numbers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Women Write
Polio Victims

WAUKEGAN Ill. ~ - The
three polio bachelors, Wilbur
Wendt, Leo eraser and T.
month-old Frank Novak. have
become popular with the gals.
Letters from women from Bos-
ton, Mass, to Pasadena. Cal, are
rolling into their hospital room.
Many of the letters are pats on
the back for the polio victims.
Others even hint matrimony.
A new picture of the polio
three" appeared Gently in
newspapers from coast to coast,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Motorists Saved
From Train

HIGHLAND PARK. III. uPt-
With the emphasis on the mil
llonth traffic fatality. these two
didn't quite make the list.
Mrs. Irene Prior. driver of a
hrand-new automobile, and her
companion Mrs. c. V. Nichols.
were stalled on the Chicago,
Northwestern Railroad tracks.
As the speeding 400" ap-
preached. a motoriSt, J. Dwight
Evans, and a gateman. John J,
JanuSik. tried 10 push the car
off the tracks. They couldn't
move the car. The tires were
wedged in an icy rut.
With the train a short distance
away, both men pulled the wom-
en- from the car to safety. The
Impact of the crash threw the
car 300 feet against the depo,
platform.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Getting In
Birthday Rut

MINNEAPOLIS.-(P).-Sidn Sidney
Cook celebrated his 10Th birth
day recently. His wife, Mona
had a birthday the same day,
her 18th.
But this time the Cooks
couldn't celebrate together. Mrs.
Cook was in Swedish Hospital
giving birth to a son, Ryan
David.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Civil Ceremony.
For Sure

NEW YORK. -(Pp.- Presiding
at a wedding in the synagogue
at Bellevue Hospital, Rabbi
Henry A.. Schorr remarked il
was civil service wedding, in
deed.
The bride was court clerk,
the bridegroom a postoffice en-
ployee. The city owns the hos
nital and provided the synagogue.
The ceremony was held at the
hospital because the brides
father, injured while on duty as
fireman. was confined there.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Completes Basic

Fr -. JOS6Fa w. lHOMPSON.
a graduate of Douglass High
school, who recently completed
his basic training at Sheppard
Air Force Base, Wichita Falls,
Texas, spent the Christmas
holiday here with his family,
1913 Angela street. Pfc. Thomp-
son attended Florida A and M
College for two years. He has
returned to the Francis E. War
rem Air Force Base of Wyom-
ing to study at supply school.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Coming To
Tribune Forum

SINGAPORE (P)-Alice Tay.
Singapore teen-ager. is among IS
high school students who have
been chosen from 10 Asian and
Near Eastern countries to attend
the New York Herald Tribune
Forum next March.
Miss Tay and the others sim
ilarly chosen will spend IL weeks
in the homes of American stu
dents before the Forum begins,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
CONCH
CHOWDER
by ahTMER

ba at mid-morning Thursday look
ing tan and fit. Details of her iaunt
to the Isle of Pines will doubtless
appear in feature story. We'll
come aboard. But adios to AL
Palmer who takes off for Mon
treal, Canada, this weekend. He
says he won't stop in Miami. Such
unpopularity must be deserved. =.
| don't refer to Palmer's popular
ity which is at high tide in Key
West al says he is not going back
up to carry on the mission of signs
which read Drink Canada Dry"
II can't be done. Reminds me of
New Years Eve. Never mind,
don't remind met
beIsted seasons greetings have
arrived from the Royal Naval Air
Station at Lossiemouth. British Is
les, from 1t. Comdr. John (Cac-
tus jack Routley, R.N. saying.
"Ali the best to all the Key West.
ers, Scoop. | think about you all
very often and wish ! could leave
these wintry climeS and come and
join you in swim at the Sun and
Sand. to say nothing of a gin or
two. Your painting q gave him a
farewell print of a tropical beach
with palul) helps remind me of the
palmy days and makes the snow
scape outside little less frigid !"
Chats not Bowser- Wowser re-
ception either) Cactus is aboard
the Inns. Fulmar which sports
beautiful crown crest with white
sea-gull against blue and white
wave background.
SOCIAL HiGHLiGHT of the New
Year at Casa Marina was the
scramble 10 get inside when a brief
rain fell on the patio. Over 200
diners inside were joined by over
800 dancers from outside. and
the festivities continued with vigor
and fun. i. The other night dining
out with Alma Thompson, the viii
ing waitress asked me if would
like conch chowder and Il
couldn't resist saying. that I'd
rather not eat il and write il. TOO
We were joined by Jim Read
and gobbled lobster with relish.
There's no Rock Fever when il
comes to the food served here. /
1t. Moxie krauS writes that he's
heading for this land of Holsters
turtle steak and lime pie after
ojourn in Los Angeles.
He'll be back January y
Mike Jacobs of the navy is also
on deck again. Since the White
House press representative left
something drastic happened over at
BOO l2s on the Naval Station.
It's was all covered up with a green
tent being termite proofcd Or is
that the result of the press exodus
CONTRIBUTION from JaNSon tells
ot boarding a lion. not in his den.
but at South Beach on New Years
Day when man about town was
lnnocenhy dipping his chln-fringe
IN forming mug in the company
OF a boy. some charming ladies and
dog, when his wife vaulted the
wall, gave him a verbal close shave
and then led him away He wav
ed goodbye, gallantly. saying
well. I'll see yOu-all around
while being lowed off, by his
beard.
dipping his chin-fringe in q foam
ing mug in the company Of a boy,
some charming ladies and dog.
when his wife vaulted the wall.
gave him . verbal close shave aud
then led him away He waved
goodbye, calamity. saying Well.
I'll see you-all around while
being towed off by hiss beard
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-05
Cow Tried To Eat
Electric Bulb

HUNTINGTON, Ind. R, - Cows
should be herbivorovs, not omni.
yorovs. and penalty for breaking
that law OF nature was electro.
evtion for one bovine Friday.
Russell IA. Stenser found
Guernsey dead in his barn with
a half-eaten electric light bulb
and socket in her mouth.