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Evening star., 1953-08-27

these people occasionally have
to get away from it ALL
For a couple of hours, at
least, it is possible to get
away from it all-from taxes,
from tyrannical bosses. from
shifting children, from
grouchy spouses, and from in
dwelling mothers-in-law.
"Phonograph records will do.
Better yet are the free con-
certS throughout the summer
by the Service bands on the
Capitol steps and at the Wa
tergate."
DR.. Friedman goes on to say
that in winter-when outdoor
pleasures are not so readily
available and the work load
is heavier-"we are sorely in
need of brief, refreshing va
cations" =
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Judge Refuses
ToBafC|osing
Of Bottle Clubs
Failure to Apply
For ABC Licenses
Cited in Ruling

Federal Judge James R. Kirk
land today refused to interfere
with the scheduled forced clos
ing tomorrow of five District
bottle clubs"
The judge, in rejecting with
prejudice a motion for injunc-
ton and restraining order, held
that the clubs had not exhausted
administrative remedies before
coming to court.
Fail to Seek Licenses.
His ruling came after Attorney
Mark Friedlander, representing
the clubs. admitted that they
had not applied to the Alcohol
Control Beverage Board for Ii
censeS in accordance with sec
tionS of the omnibus crime law
regulating after hours clubs.
Mr.. Friedlander contended
that it was useless for them to
apply since, he said, he had been
INFORMED by the board that the
applications could not be proc
eSsed for three weeks. Tomor-
row is the deadline for unlicensed
operation.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Milton Norman told the court
that clubs which had applied and
could show in their application
that they were commercial
groups which otherwise comply
with ABC regulations, probably
would be allowed to remain open
pending final action on the Ii
Cense applications.
Five Clubs Affected.
The five clubs whose injunc-
tion pleas were rejected are:
Lyre Club, 900 block of
Twelfth street NV; Sports
mans Club, 400 block of Ninth
street NV; Sunrise Club, 1900
block of Fourteenth street NV;
Seven Thirty-Five Club, TOO
block of Eighth street Sc; 522
Club, 500 block of Eighth
street Sc.
Still undecided was an in
junction application made by
the Stage Door Social Club, Inc,
in the 1900 block of Fourteenth
street, NV. Mr.. Friedlander
told the court that this club had
attempted to file for license, but
was told that the application
could not be filed until tomor-
row. The hearing in this case
was recessed until later today
pending further study of ap-
plicable law by Judge Kirkland.
The proceedings were heard in
the U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Notre Dame Group
To BEGIN 3-Duy Retreat

Members of the Notre Dame
University Club of Washington
will hold their annual retreat to-
morrow evening through Sunday
at Holy Cross College, 4001 Hare
wood road NE.
Retreat master will be the Rev.
Regis ONeil, of the theology
faculty at the college. Paul C.
Tully, Washington publishing ex-
ecutive, is chairman of the club s
retreat committee.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Straight-PaY Plan
LETS Police PriVates
Work on Day Off

The Metropolitan Police De-
partment this week began al
lowing it's privates to volunteer
to work on their day off for
straight-time pay. it was re-
vealed yesterday by District
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
Money to pay for the extra
days work will come from ac-
cumulated funds the department
has as a result of funds appro-
priated to fill 191 vacancies the
department has been unable to
fill, according to Police Chief
Robert V. Murray.
Only for Privates.
The volunteer work is open
only to privates, according to
Chief Murray, and they may vol
unteer for the 4 pm. to mid
night and the midnight to 8
am. shifts on the extra day.
About a year ago, the force
had to stop permitting officers
working a sixth day for time
and-a-half pay because of fund
cuts, the chief said.
Under the plan started this
week, about half of the privates
on the force should have a
chance to work one day off in
every two-week pay period. II
all the privates volunteer. each
will have a chance to work an
extra day every fourth week
Chief Murray explained.
oPlan Geared to Funds.
He said funds accumulated
during July will be used to pay
for the extra day worked this
month.
The department expects to
continue with the new plan until
funds run out or the vacancies
are filled.
Chief Murray said he hopes
that some of the vacancies can
be filled by men who took civil
service examination on August 18
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Works Follows Schedule

Alexandria public works di-
rector says there aren't so many
incomplete municipal construc-
ton projects after all.
In a report released yester-
day, the official. C. Luckett Wat
kins, emphatically denies there
are 40 incomplete projects. He
called earlier newspaper ac-
counts to that effect erroneous
and said they were based on in
formation given out by City
Manager Ira Willard. Mr.. Will
lard changel his mind after read
ing the report. however, and said
it now shows that many of
these projects are in fact COM
plete and others are well under
way.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Rover 10 Avoid
Repetition Of
|Jai|ing Case
Finds Suspect Was
Held 81 Days
Without Hearing

The United States Attorneys
office moved today to, prevent
recurrence of the case of a de-
fendant who spent 81 days in
the District Jail before he was
given a hearing.
Victim of the long imprison-
ment before trial was Harold
Atkins, indicted here last June
is on charges Of embezzling $119
from the B & B Industrial Ca
tering Co.
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover said he has appointed an
assistant, Thomas A. Flannery,
to check the entire system with
a view to avoiding similar situa-
tions.
Charge Reduced.
Mr.. Rover also said his Office
is now ready to settle for a petty
larceny, instead of an embezzle-
ment, charge against Atkins,
since the missing funds had been
repaid.
Atkins, "a, and formerly of the
1400 block of Girard street NV.
was brought back to the District
from Georgia June II on a
United States Commissioners
warrant. His wife said he had
given himself up to Georgia au-
thorities back in April.
1t was August 13 before Atkins
got his day in court, the ar
raignment to which every
charged person is entitled to
make his plea and, in most cases,
be given chance to make his
bond.
Jailing Not Recorded.
Records of the case show that
a warrant was issued for Atkins
removal to the District, but AS
signment Commissioner Richard
L Collins of the District Court
said there was no indication At
kins was ever jailed here.
1t also was revealed a bench
warrant issued for Atkins June
10 was not executed until the day
of his arraignment.
Had not his wife called atten-
ton to Atkins plight in a letter
to Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws,
the defendant might yet have
been confined without court ac-
tion.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
School Solution Studied

A last-resort campaign is
planned in Arlington to have cit
izens buy the construction bonds
the School Board has been un-
able to sell because of pending
litigation.
Such a project would be un-
dertaken only if measures now
being considered failed to break
the financial log-jam which is
threatening the hool-building
program. The saleS-to-citizens
plan was brought out at an
emergency meeting of the School
Board last night by Robert w.
Cox, former board chairman.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
McKeIdin Protest Planned
In Sanitary Rate Rise

A protest to Gov. McKeldin is
planned by leaders of opposition
to rate increases by the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission.
Such action is proposed by the
Allied Civic Group of Silver
Spring following receipt of a
Maryland Public Service Com
mission decision upholding the
sanitary commission. Said Will
lard A. Morris, the groups presi-
dent: Gov. McKeldin has been
cooperative with us in the past
and we intend to seek his fur
ther aid"
The Civic Group leader said
it was mot content" with PSC's
ruling. The sanitary commits
sion, however, hailed it as a
clear vindication" of the util-
ity's action authorizing a new
sewage usage charge and in
creases in the refuse collection
and incinerator rates.
Evening star., 1953-08-27

Whittier street in his own car
and located the car after a short
search. Mrs. Myers 18-year-
old son, Theodore, identified
himself as its operator. He was
charged with homicide, colliding
and leaving after colliding.
Pvt. Gilbert, who lives at 3917
Twenty-fir street NE, has
been on the force since Febru-
ary, 1916. His entire service has
been with the Traffic Division.
He has been commended IL
times in the course of his
service.
Pvt. Gilbert was selected for
the July award by a committee
of city editors from Washing
tons four newspapers.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Train Kills 7 in Auto,
Six From Some Family
BY the Assoeioted Press

TRURO, Nova Scotia. Aug. 27.
Six members of one family and
a close relative we're killed last
night when a train sliced into
their car on a rain-shrouded
level crossing at nearby Clifton.
The victims were identified as
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Burgess
of nearby Beaverbrook, Nova
Scotia. four of their children and
a niece. The Burgesses are sur
vived by five other sons.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Foreign Ministers Due
For ANUS Meeting

Australian Foreign Minister
Richard G. Casey and New zea-
land Foreign Minister T. Clifton
Webb will come here next month
for an ANUS council meeting
with Secretary of State Dulles,
the State Department announced
today.
The council was created under
the Australia New Zealand
States Security Treaty last year.
The session here September 9
and 10 will be the second meet
ing of the council. The first was
held at Honolulu in August last
year.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
British Employment
And Wages Go Up
By the Assoeiofed Press

LONDON, Aug. 27.-Employ-
ment in Britain went up last
month-and so did wages.
The Ministry of Labor reported
that only 272.700 persons were
out of work in mid-July, 25,100
less than the previous month.
Weekly pay increases totaling
2O7, 900 pounds (S579.60ol were
handed out to 1,134,000 workers
during July.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
G. o. P. to Open Drive

Northern Virginia Republicans
will launch their election cam
paign with a rally in Fairfax
Tuesday night at which candi-
dates for State and local Offices
will appear.
State Senator Ted Dalton, the
party's candidate for Governor.
will head the list of speakers in
the rally scheduled for 1880 pm.
at the county courthouse.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Whisky Profits Shared

Virginia localities will receive
SIC, ,598, ,464-$3.19 per capita
as their share of net profits of
the States liquor store system
for the fiscal period ended June
80.
A report released in Richmond
showed nearby Arlington as the
county to benefit the most. with
a return of $432.567 Fairfax
County. with $280,258 is third.
Richmond tops the cities. get
ting back $735,513,-A. P.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Fire Loss Set at $4,000
AT Raleigh and Brentano S

Yesterdays fire in the Raleigh
Haberdashers and Brentano's S
buildings caused about $4,000
damage, it was estimated today.
Fire Marshal Warren c. Kelly
said between 500 and 1000 gar
ments in the clothing stores
workshop were destroyed. In
Surance adjusters are setting up
a $4,000 pool to pay the losses,
he said.
Damage to Kinsman Optical
Co. offices on the ground floor
were minor, but the book store
suffered an undetermined loss
from water and smoke, Marshal
Kelly said.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Rain CoIIopses Section
Of Vatican City Wall
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROME. Aug. q. Rome S
heaviest rainstorm of the year
flooded streets today and caused
the collapse of a 120-foot section
of the wall around Vatican City
Firemen received 500 calls to
buildings where Easements OF
ground floors were flooded.
Evening star., 1953-08-27
BeltsviIIe Gronqe Show

The BeltSville (Md.) Grange
179 will hold its annual vege-
table. flower. baked goods and
hobby show from 3 to 6 pm.
Saturday at the grange halk
Evening star., 1953-08-27
Democrats to Meet

The 14th District Democratic
Club will hold an open meet
ing at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in
McNamara's Barn on Highbridge
Bowie road, Bowie. Md.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-21
Alumni OF
Are
In Program

The Douglass School Alumni AS
sociation presented the follow
| ing program at Bethel A. NJ. E.
Church on Sunday, February Is, at
500 pm.
l. Selection, Children Don't Get
Weary-Glee Club
2. History of the Alumni, A. L.
Saunders, Sr.
3. Reading, Courage-Mrs.
Dorothy Mckenzie Freeman
4. Remarks, Oldest Graduate
S. Address, Mrs. Winifred Sands
Johnson
6. Invitation to Alumni, A. L.
Saunders, Sr.
Z. Selection, Go Down Moses
Glee Club
s. Remarks, Mr.. George Dean
8. Selection, Battle Hymn of the
Republic--Glee Club
Master of Ceremonies-Alfred
M. Evans, Jr.
High points on the program were
the History of the Alumni as given
by Alfred Saunders and remarks
by George Dean.
Saunders stressed the fact that
the very name Of the school
Douglass" should serve as an in
spiration to the alumni. He
brought to mind in a most stirring
manner the meaning of the term
alma Mater soul mother. He
reminded all students of their dut-
les to their school--that Of loyalty,
love and support.
George Dean, band director and
, teacher of mathematics at Doug
lass School, spoke on the necessity
Of launching ''back-to- church.
movement as attendance at most
churches is very poor. It was be-
cause of this movement that the
program was presented at church
and not at school.
The association plans to visit a
different church on the Bird Sunday
Of each month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-21
Navy Social Club
Celebrates, First
Anniversary Tues.

The Navy Social Club celebrat-
ed its first anniversary on Tues
day night, February II, at the
". F. w. American Legion Club.
house. The affair was held on the
balcony of the building. A very
delicious repast was served and
enjoyed by everyone. A short pro-
gram was presented with speeches
by the following: Jim e. Stallings,
chairman of the Program Com
mittee, william F. Bess, president
of the Navy Club and Donzel Leg.
gett, Jr., secretary of the Joint
House Committee Of the v. F. w.
: American Legion.
Leggett was a special guest rep
resenting the two Veteran Posts.
He congratulated the club MEM
bers on their first Anniversary
and complimented them on the ex-
cellent progress made by them in
one short year.
The Navy Social Club Is Just
what the name implies clug con-
sisting of Is Navy servicemen who
are endeavoring to provide whole
some entertainment for the colored
Navy personnel in the Key West
area.
The club bidded fond farewell
to its secretary. william McKissic
who is being transferred to Nor
folk, Virginia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-21
Club
Opens With
Gala Dance

On Saturday, February ID. the
Service Club opened its doors with
a gala Valentine Dance.
Hundreds of Teenagers hungry
for clean, wholesome amusement
reeled to the scintillating tunes of
music furnished by a Navy or
chestra.
This event MARKS the beginning
of dream sponsored by a few
farsighted citizens, chief among
whom are Steward 1-c Wallace
Coleman who is not serving with
Submarine Squadron, No. IL, a.
board the U. S. S. Bushnell, Navy
Chaplain Ray C. Tyndall, County
Commissioner Joe Allen, Roy Al
len, principal of Douglass High
School and Mrs. Marie Spaulding
Welters.
Parents may well trust their
children at any activity sponsored
by the Service Organization as
they viii always be properly sup
eryised and will never by exposed
to intoxicating beverages.
Special thanks must also be CIV
en- to Father John H. Reece, Jr.,
pastor of st. Peters Episcopal
Church; Rev. Waiter N. Mclean,
pastor of Trinity Presbyterian
Church; Mrs. Rowena Pinder,
Mrs. Carrye Minor land many
others who served as supervisors
at the dance.
Mrs. Marie Spaulding Welters
was unable to attend the affair
! as both she and her daughter were
at the time confined at the Galley
Memorial Hospital with severe
attack of the ''flu." She was not,
however, forgotten as she was in
formed of all happenings and plea
sanity remembered with bowers
of roses, ferns and gifts from civil
liam and service personnel as well.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-21
Distinguished Guests Attend
Meeting OF Legion Post l6S
BY DonzeI Lessett, Jr.,
Jr. Vice commender

William Weech Post 1853, Ameri-
can Legion. Meeting of February
IL, 1853.
The Post held its regular meet
ing on Wednesday evening at the
Post Home on Emma Street be-
fore large group of members.
They were fortunate in having two
distinguished guests present Ar
thur Baker, 10th Division Com
mander of Cocoanut Grove and
Robert Daniels, chairman of the
Monroe County Blood Bank and
also an active member of Arthur
Sawyer Post 28, American Legion.
Mr.. Daniels appealed to the mem
bers for six volunteer blood donors
for a very sick patient.
Commander Planas then pro-
missed Mr.. Daniels that his request
would be taken care of.
Donzel Leggett, Jr., chairman
of the Oratorical contest reported
that Miss, Joyce Mounts had
emerged the winner in the Doug
lass High School elimination con-
test. Since the 10th Division did not
have another contestant, Miss
Mounts will be sent to Fort Laud-
erdale to compete in the 18th
district finals" 20 be held at Mt.
Olive Baptist Church on Saturday
night, February Il. at 500. The
entire expense Of her trip will
be paid by William Weech Post
1853.
The Guard of Honor of William
Weech Post will also attend the
Mid-Winter Conference at Fort
Lauderdale. They are formally in
vited to present and retire the Col
ors on Sunday, February %, by the
Department AdjItant, Ernest
Rowton and the 18th District Com
mander, Frank L. Hampton of
the Colored American Legion
Posts in Florida.
Arthur Baker, 10th Division
Commander, addressed the mem
bers briefly. He complimented
them on the outstanding work that
the Post is doing and urged them
to continue.
Francisco Castillo reported
that the planned trip to the Vete-
rams Hospital in Coral Gables by
the Entertainment Committee had
to be postponed until a later date.
The gentleman who was to pro-
vide the transportation had taken
i'll.
Commander Planas urged all
members who do not have their
1858 membership" cards to get
them as soon as possible.
The next meeting of the Post
will be on Wednesday, February
Is, when a complete report on the
Mid-Winter conference will be
made.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-21
Bishop Gregg
Dies Tues. In
jacksonville

Jacksonville Bishop John A.
Gregg, rs, one of the foremost
Negroes in America died here
Tuesday night after months Ill.
ness.
He was senior bishop Of the
American Methodist Episcopla
Church in the United States, pre-.
siding bishop of the 18th Episcopal
district Of Florida and as special
envoy to President Roosevelt
travelled some 10000 miles "a
various Military installations dur.
ing World War II.
He was q member Of the Federal
Council Of Churches of Christ;
president of the Bishop Council Of
the A. NJ. E. Church; and a for.
mer president and chancellor Of
Edward Waters College here.
Bishop Gregg was former pres
ident of Wilbermorce TO- Univer-
sity. and was requested to take the
presidency of Howard University,
Washington. At one time, but de-
clined because he felt he could
serve his race better in the minis
try.
He was . native of Kanas City
where the body win be sent for
burial.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-21

THE CITY OF KEY WEST
needs to be complimented for
many things; first among them.
however, is its employment of
colored men in the capacity Of
policemen. These men are
doing a wonderful job in keep
ing law and order among their
people. The true aim Of law Is
to prevent an occurrence - not
to mete out punishment for a
crime. This is what Genesis
Broxton, a native and former
resident of Enterprise. Alabama
is doing.
Officer Broxton, who resides
at BE Fort Village. joined the
police force on December 20,
1912 and has worked in that
same field since that time.
Through his diligent work and
fair play. he has gained the
love and respect Of the COM
munity. There is no; . child
attending Douglass School who
doesn't know Mr.. Blue" who
directs school traffic. ~ Citizen
Staff Photo BY Finch.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-21
Need For More Negro Doctors
Pointed Out AT Medical Meet

Tallahassee-One hundred and
five persons gathered here last
week to attend the Twenty-Seventh
Annual Clinic and Twenty Fourth
Annual meeting Of the Florida A
and M College Clinical Associa-
ton.
Outstanding features of the
meeting which began on the third
and continued through the fifth,
included a public address by DR..
Harold D. West. Meharry Medical
College president, and a banquet
address by Dr.. u. G. Daley of the
Provident Hospital staff Of Chica-
go.
AT the banquet, DR.. ]. L. Slack
Of Daytona Beach, immediate
past-president Of the association,
disclosed that 10 operations had
been performed during the clinic
seven major, two minor and one
intermediate-and that los per-
sons we're in attendance. Also at
the banquet, A and M President,
George H. Gore, Jr., extended
greetings.
The critical need for more
physicians is self-evident. If this
is true of the population as a
whole, it is even more true of the
Negro population" DR.. West said,
as he began his address which
was the feature of the annual pub
lie health meeting Of the associa-
ton.
Speaking from the topic-Medi-
cal Education for Negroes-Dr.
West continued, !" If Negro stu
dents were enrolled in medicine
in the proportions in which they
are present in the population,
there would be approximately q
TOO instead of the present 704. in
GLIDING those in segregated
schools.
"But in producing the number
Of physicians who are actually
needed there are three principal
limiting factors-one--the number
of properly qualified candidates
available -two-the number Of
+
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-21

students that can be trained by
the nations medical schools under
existing facilities--and thfee-the
economic barrier which prevents
many candidates from ever matri-
culating or from completing their
medical education, ''Dr. West de-
clared.
Banquet guests we're taken on a
visual tour of India by DR.. Daley
who was in the country in 1851 on
public health assignment under
the auspices of the U. S. State
department. AS the numer-
Gus slides were shown he COM
mented very informatively about
the scenes which were shown in
both black and white and color.
Others who spoke briefly at the
banquet included Mrs. Estelle M !.
Osborne, assistant professor of
nursing education, New York Uni
versity; DR.. Lewis S. Terry, phar-
macist, Washington, DC; DR.. C.
o. Dummitt, chief, dental SER
vices, Veterans Administration,
Tuskegee; and DIR. D. T. Rolf, an
A and M graduate who is serving
as dean Of Meharry.
Mrs. Birdie L. Jones, hostess at
the college guest house, was given
a plaque by the association for
valuable services rendered to
the association down through the
years" The presentation was
made during the noon assembly
hour following DR.. Vests address.
Clinical association officers for
the 1953-54 term include w. C..
Campbell, d. D. S., Tallahassee;
president, Mrs. NJ. B. L. Carne-
gle, r. N. vice president, A and
M College; w. G. McCoo, M. d.
first vice president, Los Angeles;
r. N. Gordon, D. D. S., second
vice president, St. Augustine; Oh
ga Coffee Scott, 3. S. in pharma-
cy, third vice president, Column
bus, Ga, L. B. Childs, M. D..
fourth vice president, Jackson
vile; L. H. b. Foote, M. D., Sc
cretary-treasurer, Tallahassee,
and Miss D. q. Reddick, r. ~,
Daytona Beach, Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-21
THANKS

The family Of the late. Mrs.
Ellen Stubs wishes 10 thank all
who were so kind 10 them during
their recent bereavement. To
those who sent cards of sympa-
thy, kilograms, floral pieces, do
mated the use Of their cars, 10 the
Key West Undertaking Company.
Mrs. Ernestine Mingo welters.
florist and the officiating pastor.
Rev. A. Franklin Hooper Of Cor.
nish Chapel A. N. e. Zion Church.
they wish 10 extend q very spe-
cial thanks.