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Evening star., 1953-02-22
Citizens Federation
Joins Drive Against
After-Hours Clubs

The Federation of Citizens
Associations last night Joined the
Districts attack on after-hours
clubs and urged Congress to
adopt strict legislation to drive
the clubs out of business.
With the omnibus crime bill
calling for many changes in
District laws likely to come up
for public hearings this week, the
Federation called on Congress to
pass the bottle-club licensing
section of the overall bill.
Representative Tale, Republic
can of Iowa. chairman of the
House District Crime subcom-
mittee and Representative Davis,
Democrat, Of Georgia, author Of
the measure, conferred at length
yesterday but no date was an
nounced for beginning hearings.
Peter Better, chairman of the
Federation's law and legislation
committee announced he would
appear for the Federation when
the hearings begin.
Outline Proposal.
Mr.. Peter told last nights
meeting that the proposed legis-
lation. strongly backed by Rep
resentative Kearns, Republican,
of Pennsylvania, would make the
clubs subject to licensing and
bring them under the jurisdic-
ton Of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board. The licenses, he
added. would be issued only to
bona f1de private establishments.
When the hearings get under
way it is expected that the Dis
trict Commissioners, Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West and Po-
lice Chief Robert v. Murray will
be among the first witnesses.
Meanwhile proposals for in
creased pay for policemen and
flremen may make headway this
week at conference called by
Representative Kearns, for 4
pm. Wednesday.
To Meet City Officials.
Mr.. Kearns. chairman of the
District subcommittee on Public
Service. Streets and Traffic, will
meet with police and fire off,
cialS.
The Kearns subcommittee is
also interested in the bottle club
problem and may hold hearings
on that situation. Mr.. Kearns
has suggested the bottle club
section Of the omnibus bill be
pushed through Congress as a
separate measure to speed &C
ton.
Ready for action by the full
District Committee is the bill to
require disqualification Of mar
cotics addicts. The next regular
meeting Of the committee Is
scheduled for March 2.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Remaining Z Streets
To Be Discussed at
March 80 Hearinu

A public hearing will be held
at 10 am. March 80 in the Dis
trict Building on proposed name
changes for IL Washington
streets.
All the streets involved are
short. Main purpose Sof the
change is to make the names of
short streets conform to those
of longer streets most nearly in
the same line.
Involved are:
Fort Drive and Taylor street
N. E., between Harewood road
and Soldiers Home grounds-to
be renamed Harewood road.
Trumbull street NV, between
Georgia avenue and Fourth
street-to Bryant street.
Brewer place NV, between
Potomac avenue and Macarthur
boulevard-to @ street.
Clark place NV, between
Brewer place and Georgetown
Reservoir ground-to Forty
eight street.
Elliot place NV, between
Clark place and Macarthur bou-
levard-to r street.
Elliot place NV, between In
dian Rock terrace and Forty
fifth street-to Quinn place.
Brewer place NV, between
Indian Rock terrace and Forty
fifth Street-to @ place.
Cathedral avenue NV, be-
tween University terrace and
Weaver street - to Garfield
street.
University avenue NV, be-
tween lockwood parkway and
Glenbrook road-to Glenbrook
road.
Reno road NV, for a short
distance north-to Thirty-th third
place.
Alabama avenue Sc, for a
short distance east of Naylor
road-to Good Hope road.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Suspect Says He's Sorry
He Set Blaze in Warehouse
Kunn Stock Clerk
Tells Police He Was
lrked at Poy Policy

Donald Earl Morey, the $31-a-
week stock clerk who had been
charged with setting the Kann's
warehouse fire, told police last
night I'm sorry that / did it. I"
A former Marine given a med
ical discharge last March for
what he described as mental
Illness" Morey gave Assistant
Fire Marshal w. c. Kelly and
Precinct Detective Nick Genua
conflicting stories, they said, be-
fore admitting he deliberately
set the fire; then tried to put
it out.
He was arrested as he stood
near the fire after telling Po-
lice Pvt. Edward S. Pasi I'm
the guy you ought to talk to. I
work there" The policeman
said Morey had asked him if
he was taking a report on the
fire.
DiSgruntled over Pay.
According to his statement he
was disgruntled because he had
not been paid for six hours work
and that he set the blaze to get
even.
His wife. however, told Star
reporter that he had told her
that he had. asked for a raise
and had been told they would
rather discharge him than give
him a raise.
He told his interrogators he
left his third-floor apartment in
the 600 block of E street NV,
about 3:45 pm, went to a bar
bershop nearby and then went
to the Sinclair service station
adjacent to the warehouse.
Employees at the station, he
said, were "poking fun at me"
because Of the lost pay. "I got
mad and decided to go in and
set the fire because I was up
set," he said.
Tried to Put It Out.
He entered the front door on
E street with his own key, went
to loading platform in the rear
Of the first floor, struck match
and threw it on a pile of paper.
He said he knew he "had done
wrong" and tried to extinguish
the blaze.
When he failed, he said, he
went out the front door, locked
it and pulled the fire box at
Tenth and E streets.
After he returned home, he
continued, he heard the fire en-
gines running and told his wife
the warehouse was on fire. Then
he returned to the scene.
Mrs. Morey said he told her he
had better go down and unlock
the front door for the firemen.
Morey, a native of Tampa,
Fla, was discharged from the
Marines in March and had
worked for the warehouse since
October. They have a 7-year-
old adopted daughter.
Evening star., 1953-02-22

dent and confirmed by the
Senate.
The Case bill is based on the
theory that Congress has the
right to delegate to the District
government certain powers to
administer the city government.
This issue was raised by the
District plea to the Supreme
Court, as an important part of
the Thompson Restaurant case
dispute.
The restaurant refused in 1850
to serve three colored persons in
its dining room. They went to
court contending that the anti
segregation laws of about 80 years
ago gave them the right to such
service. The Court of Appeals
here ruled these laws could not
be enforced.
Senator Case, while waiting
for the report from Mr.. Coon on
the Districts brief in the
Thompson case, said he has
taken steps looking to a hearing
on his separate bill to provide
the District with a non-voting
delegate only.
This measure was discussed by
Senator Case with Senator Bar
rett, Republican, of Wyoming,
chairman of the District judici-
ary subcommittee. Senator Bar
rett agreed he would try to hold
hearings on the measure eat an
early date" No definite day had
been fixed for it last night, but
may be soon, Senator Case said.
Another measure to increase
membership of the Districts
Board of Commissioners from
three to flve will be delayed,
until later" Senator Case said.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Fire SideIiehts
TeIevision Offers Rare Choice to Viewers

Television watchers in the
Harrington and Houston Hotels
had the rare opportunity Of
seeing the Kann warehouse fire
either by looking out the win
dow or looking at the video
screen.
Station WTTG on the 10th
floor of the Raleigh Hotel was
just going on the air with an
other program when an emplcye
noticed the blaze Long-lens TV
cameras were poked out the win
dow and stayed on the scene for
95 minutes.
Patrons in restaurant across
an alley from the IRE passed
up the on-the-scene opportunity
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Merriweaiher Home
Marks goth Anniversary

The Merriweather Home for
Children will mark its Goth an
niverSary today in a musical
program at 4 pm. in the Howard
University chapel.
The program is being pre-
sented by the uniyersity's School
Of Music. Participating will he
Miss Bessie Mayle. Frederick
Wilkerson and William Dupree,
singers; Reginald Parker. organ
ist. and Louia v. Jones, violinist.
The home, at 733 Euclid street
NV, will hold open house at the
close Of the program. The public
Is invited.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Cole to Head Schools
PsYchoIoaicuI Services

Cletus A. Cole, 1923 North
Washington boulevard, Arling-
ton, has been appointed head OF
the Arlington school psychology
cal services, Supt. T. Edward
Rutter announced yesterday.
Mr.. Cole. holder of a masters
degree in education from Creigh-
ton University at Omaha, sue
ceeds Mrs. Miriam Speck, re-
signed. Mr.. Cole joined the Ar
lington school system as . psy-
chologist last year.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Home Rule Hearing
Delayed by Appeal
In Segregation Case
By Harold B. Roqers

Chairman Case of the Senate
District Committee said last
night the District Governments
appeal to the Supreme Court in
the Thompson Restaurant segre-
CATION case will delay Temporal
rily hearings on his Washington
home rule bill.
The issue of Congressional del
egation of power to the District,
involved in the appeal, vitality
concerns home rule legislation,
he indicated.
The South Dakota Republican,
principal sponsor of the measure,
has requested a report from the
District Committee counsel on
the appeal brief field Friday with
the Supreme Court. Until this
report is ready, the Senator said
he will postpone public hearings.
Ask for ClarifIcatiOn.
The District, in appealing to
the Supreme Court to reverse the
U. S. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia, asked the
high court to bar racial segrega-
tion in restaurants, and to clar-
ify legal aspects of home rule.
The Court of Appeals had in
validated anti-segregation laws
enacted by the city's Legislative
Assembly in 1872 and 1873.
The Districts petition was
filed for the city by Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West. In
pleading for reversal of the lower
courts ruling, Mr.. West asked
the Supreme Court to uphold
the power of Congress to dele
gate legislative authority to a
local governing body. Unless this
is done, Mr.. West said, the Dis
trict never could have effective
home rule.
II was glad to see Mr.. West
emphasize the issue of Congress
sional delegation of power" said
Senator Case. II have asked our
committee counsel, j. D. Coon
to make study of the West
brief. We shall postpone hearings
on home rule at least until Mr..
Coon's report is ready.
May Decide Later.
After his report" the Senator
added. I'VE may decide later
whether to postpone the hear
ings until the Supreme Court
decides to review or refuse to
review the case. But 1 am not
ready to make that decision
now"
Senator Case said he was
specifically interested in the
issue of possible differentiation
between the general powers of
Congress and its local powers as
they affect the government of
the District of Columbia"
If the Supreme Court should
reverse the lower court and hold
the old anti-segregation laws
are valid, Senator Case said, "ir
will strengthen our hands for
home rule, so we would not be
operating in the dark"
ION the other hand" he ad-
mitted, "if the high court adopts
the ruling. of the Court of APP
pealS and invalidates the laws of
the old Legislative Assembly
then We would have to determine
to what extent locally elected
council could function"
The Case home rule bill, spon-
sored also by 81 other Senators,
calls for election of a nine-meni-
ber city council, a nine-member
Board Of Education, a non-vot-
ing delegate in the House and
mayor appointed by the Presi-
Evening star., 1953-02-22

and watched the television pro-
duction.
Firemen were still battling the
smoke and fire when Commits
sioner Donohue went on the air
on his regular weekly program
over Station WWDC with praise
for their work. Our brave fire.
men are risking their lives" he
told his audience. II hope every
citizen will give full support to
the bill to increase the pay of
f1remen and policemen"
Off-duty firemen from as far
away as Arlington and Bethesda
Naval Hospital showed up to Of
fer their help. The Bethesda
Evening star., 1953-02-22

After the first five hours, q
quick-witted statistician figured
that f1remen had poured LIS mil
lion gallons of water into the
building. but smoke continued to
pour from the upper part of the
structure. The water went on at
the rate Of 5000 gallons per
minute.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27
Holy Name Society Sponsors
Boy Scout Troop Number 253

The Holy Name Society of st.
Mary, Star of the Sea Church,
will again sponsor Boy Scout
Troop No. 253.
At a charter review meeting
held recently. the organization and
Extention Committee, headed by
Joseph M. Bringman, District
Chairman voted to recommend a
renewal of Charter Troop No. 25S.
Tony Martinez was again named
Scoutmaster while James Stark
was named Explorer Advisor. A
recommendation for additional as
sistant scoutmasters and camping
equipment was made by the 0 & E
Committee.
A review of the Troops activi-
ties revealed that on February LIST,
1852 there were thirty-five scouts
in the troop, while there were
forty-nine registered on January
Il, 1858. Thirty-six of these scouts
are being re-registered with the
troop, the other thirteen, either be-
ing dropped or transferring their
membership to other cities. There
were only four camps but thirty
two scouts camped out three hun
bred and fifty-one nights during
those camps. While there were on
" eleven new tenderfoots admitted
during the year, seven made the
second class. rank, nine scouts
achieved the first class rank. while
seven reached star rank and nine
received life rank. This troop led
Monroe District with six scouts
reaching the top of the Scouting
ladder by receiving their Eagle
Rank. Gurdon D. Hamilton be-
came the youngest scout in Mon
roe to receive an Eagle Award.
Hamilton received the only bronze
palm in the troop this year, being
the youngest holder of an Eagle
Palm. Thomas B. Cornell estab-
lished two more firsts in Scouting
in Monroe when he received his
Silver Palm and six months later
being awarded his first combina-
ton (Bronze-Silver). For each
palm a scout must have five addi-
tional merit badges after earning
twenty-one for Eagle, therefore
young Cornell has at least forty
one badges. Joining in the line
we're the rest of the scouts earn
ing one hundred and eighty-seven
merit badges.
The committee pointed out that
the troop was in a fine, healthy
condition. Now registered and &C
tive scouts are distributed through
the ranks: eight tenderfoots; four
second class; five first class; five
star; eight life; and six Eagle
Scouts.
Amending the Charter REVIEW
meeting were George Bonamy,
president of the Holy Name So
ciety, Louis M. ]. Eisner, Institu-
tionaI Representative, Eugene C.
Fredette, Troop Committeeman,
Joseph M. Bringman, District
Chairman, Bernard Frank, District
Commissioner, 1t. Conrad Oddin,
USN, Neighborhood Commissioner
and Tony Martinez, Scoutmaster.
Troop No. 253 meets at st.
Anne's Hall, 1920 Windsor Lane,
on Friday nights at 700 pm. An
invitation is extended to all pros
pective scouts and visiting scouts
to attend their meetings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27
The
WEATTIERMAN
Says

Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy and warmer today, to-
night and Wednesday. Gentle to
moderate northeast winds, fresh
offshore.
Florida: Partly cloudy and
warmer through Wednesday.
Jacksonville through the Flor
ida Straits and East Gulf: Gentle
to moderate winds, mostly north
east to southeast over south por-
ton, except winds occasionally
fresh through the Straits. Gentle
to moderate south to southwest
winds over north portion occa-
sionally fresh over extreme north
Wednesday. Partly cloudy wealth
er.
Western Caribbean: Fresh to
occasionally moderately strong
east to northeast winds through
Wednesday. Partly cloudy wealth
er with widely scattered showers.
Observations taken at City Offiee
Key West, Fla, Jan. q, 1853
500 AM EST
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27
Toduy's
Stock
MurIGei

NEW YORK R - The stock
market worked its way higher to-
day in slow movement.
Gains we're fractional throughout
the list, and they were not modi-
fled by too many minus signs.
Standing ahead were railroads,
steeIs, motors, rubberS, and chem
icals. Other sections of the market
were mixed or steady. The radio
television section, however, dis
played a tendency to decline slight
ly.
Earnings reports coming to hand
are holding to high level of per-
Torrance, and the promise is a
continuation of that trend.
Higher stocks included Bethle-
hem Steel, Chrysler, Goodyear,
New York Central, Baltimore &
Ohio, Consolidated Edison, Allied
Chemical, Douglas Aircraft, and
New York Shipbuilding.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27
VACCINE MAY END

Continued from Page One)
nounce this evening that field tests
with such a vaccine win be under
taken during 1885," DR.. Weaver
said.
"This ! cannot say with complete
assurance, but ! can say that ire
mendous progress has been made
during the past several months
in fact, the kind Of progress that
one is accustomed to see prior to
the taking Of an important step
forward"
DR.. Weaver described these re-
search advances 1t q special din.
ner meeting Of foundation trustees.
II means that enough work on
q safe, practical vaccine has been
done in the laboratory. and the
next step is human trials.
DR.. Weaver stressed that success
in producing this vaccine came
from work Of many scientists. put
ting together pieces Of . tremen.
dous jigsaw puzzle.
He mentioned no names. But II
is known that DR.. Jonas E. Salk.
University of Pittsburgh virus ex-
pert, is working with this kind Of
vaccine.
Several other methods Of max.
ing or using vaeciness-s0me EN-
pIoying live but weakened virus.
win still be studied, he said.
And the search win continue for
drugs which may combat polio. DR..
Weaver said, eve are now in 4
favorable position TO detect rea-
sonable effective drugs, Il they
exist, or can be made"
The foundation, meanwhile, VIII
help to Stockpile and use a tenn
porary polio-fighter. This is gam
ma globulin. q protein in blood
that carries antibodies against
polio.
Dramatic tests last summer
proved that shots Of gamma glo-
bulin can give temporary protec.
n-about six weeks - against
polio paralysis.
Most people already have had
unrecognixed cases of polio, and
built up their own antibodies
against at least one type Of virus,
Our gamma globulin still carries
these antib0dies.
Gamma glObulin from the pooled
blood Of many persons exposed to
polio is being collected and stock.
piled by the foundation, American
Red Cross. National Research
Council and some other agencies
for ALLEGATION next summer to help
combat polio epidemics.
Antibodies given through gamma
giobulin soon disappear. Those
made from getting q vaccine would
last much longer. Time win tell
whether this vaccine Is really the
final answer to polio. II il works
as hoped, polio viii have lost its
sting. s,sgiks IN
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27
Ferry Sinks Off Pusar,

PUSAN, Korea On - A crowded
ferry boat sank off the west coast
Of Korea Sunday and Korean news
papers reported 30 Koreans
drowned.
The Korean Transportation Mn
istry put the total at slightly more
than TO-"
Newspapers also said 20 persons
we're seriously injured. They re-
ported the ferry had more than
100 passengers and q heavy cargo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27

Notice Is hereby given that q
public hearing viii be held by the
City Commission Of The City Of
Key West, Florida, sitting as the
City Plan Board Of The City Of
Key West, Florida, at 500 Pm.
Wednesday, February II, 1858, for
the following purposes:
]. To change from Residence
B" 10 Business A" the prem
ises described as follows:
Lots I 10 Z. inclusive, Square
II. Tract n, Island Of Key
West. also described as the
southerly half Of said Square
II. bounded by First Street,
Staples Avenue. George Street
and an easement in said
Square IL.
Z To consider and authorize the
passage of q variance Ordi-
nance. permitting the variance
Of front, side and haek yard
setback restrictions for the
construction Of q church on
Lots 6. and 9, Block I,
Tract u. Island az Key West,
said property being situated
at the corner q White and
South Streets.
Dated At Key west, Florida.
this 17sh day of January, AID. 1850.
(sdl VICTOR LOWE
City Clerk.
S.n17 aaxa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27
ACCIDENT VICTIMS

UPPER LAKE, N. Y. R-Five
furniture plant employees lost their
lives last night when their automo,
bile and a truck collided a hall
mile west of this Adirondack noun.
tain village.
The men, all enroute to work a
night shift at the Haywood Wake.
field Company plant in nearby
Confer, were:
Victor Bigrow, 46; Leslie Amell,
81; Harold Barrette, 81; John
Trombley, %, and William G.
Oshier, q.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27
Dutch Government Will
Not Ask For u. S. Aid

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, U
The Dutch government today off.
cially announced its decision moi
to request dollar aid under the
Y. 5. mutual security agreement
during the coming fiscal year. II
withdrew q tentative request Ior
Is million dollars.
Holland in going on its own ffnan.
cially, however, reserved the right
to make further requests for dollar
aid should its economic position
deteriorate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27
Safety Club
Meets Tonight

The JayCee Youth Safety
Driving Club will meet tonight
at its new center. at the Poin-
ciana Community Hall at Z p. m.
Florida Highway Patrolman
Marvin ]. Wilder, adult sponsor
and organizer of the club stressed
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ID KEY WESTERS
CONTINUED from Page One

NCOnLlnued from Page Une1
son Lomax, John Raymond Lynn,
William Charles Miller, John F.
Milstead, Doris Ann Obrien. Ken.
meth Elyin Phillips, John Donald
Rockafellow, James Stewart Rowe,
Robert Lee Shinkle, Robert A,
Swift, Wayne Leslie Winans and
James Russell Winslow. Clifford
Earl Yates license was returned
by parole commission.
The list of names is presented
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CITY COMMISSION
CONTINUED from Page One)

eliminating the element that has
preyed on local servicemen and
unsuspecting winter visitors.
In addition to the checks on the
hiring of B-Drinkers as such, the
mixing Of entertainers in the
city's night clubs viii be ended by
one clause in the measure which
viii make 1t Illegal for entertainers
to mingle with customers or to
solicit the sale of drinks. In many
Of the local clubs, entertainers are
required to mix with the customers
and encourage them to purchase
drinks.
Persons with no visible means
of support will be barred from
places serving alcoholic beverages
as well.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27

by the Department of Public Safety
to newspapers and radio stations
of the state for the purpose Of
using them if they wish for the
sake of trying to minimize repe.
tition of such violations.
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ONE HUNDRED CUBAN
CONTINUED from Page onel
NEW YoRK fAPl

il rites to be conducted at the 10.
cal Scottish Rite Temple.
In the evening, a mammoth
patriotic meeting has been set for
the San Carlos Institute In addi-
ton to entertainment by top flight
stars Of the Cuban stage, screen
and radio.
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that the SIS cash prize awaits
the winner of the name to b
given the center. Simply droE .
penny postcard addressed 10
JayCees, Key West, in order 70
be part of the contest, Wilder
said today. 1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27

A new mining machine digs coal
In a tunnel 700 feet long without
any person being required to 60
into the tunnel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27

One estimate is that the popula-
ton of the United States viii be
III, 176, 900 In 1850.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-27

It is estimated there will be Is
70s,0o0 people over IS In the
United States in 1850.