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Evening star., 1953-12-29
NickIe Stalls Firemen

AVON N. Y. (P1.-From
now on. there's going to be a
nickle beside the telephone in
the firehouse of this Western
New York village.
Yesterday six volunteers
rushed to the fire hall in re-
SponSe to an alarm. But no
one had a nickle to telephone
the chief to find out where the
fire was.
1t seems Chief George w.
Studley sounds the alarm from
his house after getting fire
calls.
AS it turned out. the chief
arrived at the station six
minutes after the firemen and
led them to burning truck.
Mr.. Studley says the nickle
Will be next to the phone now
where everyone can see it.
Evening star., 1953-12-29
Indian Not So Stole

SALT LAKE CITY (P.-A
33-year-old Navajo Indian
learned, yesterday that tribal
customs do not belong in a
court room.
He appeared before Police
Court Judge j. Patton Neeley on
drunkenness charge and when
asked how many times during
the year he had been arrested for
the same offenSe, he replied:
"12."
six months" pronounced the
judge.
The Navajo scowled, and to
further show his disgust, broke
into a tribal dance.
AN extra 80 days" spoke the
judge, "for contempt of court"
Evening star., 1953-12-29
Monument Planned
For Fuiry-Tule Puppet

About 100 artists already have
submitted designs for the monu-
ment to the fairy-tale puppet,
Pinnochio, which is to be erected
in the little Italian village Of
Collodi.
Pinnochio's creator, Carol Lo-
renzini, took his pen name Of
Carlo Collodi from this village,
where mis- mother was born.
Evening star., 1953-12-29
Johnny's Eyesioht Is Good

IRONTON, Ohio (R.-Little
Johnny Earhart. s, complained
to his parents that he couldn't
see the blackboard at school. His
father, Judge Warren S. Earhart
of Lawrence County Common
Pleas Court and his mother
took him to DR.. John Dole.
The doctor found nothing
Evening star., 1953-12-29
UItimutum for Peuce

DETROIT P.-James M.
Peace, 80. was placed on six
months probation for failing to
live up to his name.
Mr.. Peace was found guilty OF
disturbing the peace. Record
er's Judge Martha w. Grifiths
imposed sentence.
Evening star., 1953-12-29
Huyfork Impoles Boy

FLINT, Mich. (Pl.-Thir-
teen-year-old Gerald Sturk of
Flint was stabbed in the hip
and pinned to the floor of a
barn by a falling hayfork
yesterday.
Kirby BeSs, at whose farm
the youngSter was playing with
friends, cut a tine from the
fork with a hacksaw to free
the boy. He was taken to
Goodrich Hospital for treat
ment.
Evening star., 1953-12-29

wrong with Johnny's eyes.
why can't you see the black
board?" he asked.
Replied Johnny: Because
there's a great big boy sitting
right in front of me-"
Judge Earhart said he'll ask
to have Johnny's seat changed.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-11-06
A REAL CHRISTMAS GIFT

A REAL CHRISTMAS GIFT
The finest kind of Christmas
gift this year is Gift Subscrip-
ton to this newspaper. Friends
and relatives who are former resi-
dents Of the Twin Cities, especially
appreciate a Christmas Gift sub
scriptiOn, which comes TO them
each week by mail. Make arrange
ments this week to send Gift
Subscription TO that friend or rela-
tive.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
AferiaI Highways
In Parks Opposed

The Interfederation Council
Of Citizens Associations last
night voted opposition to the
use of park lands for the con-
struction of arterial highways.
The group, representing civic
groups Of the Metropolitan Area,
said use Of Rock Greek Park
particularly as an expressway for
traffic from the suburbs would
establish q dangerous precedent.
The group was almost evenly
divided on the issue. Some mem
bers called Rock Greek Park the
only possible site for an express
way to the north of the city.
They said the recreation value
Of the park would not be de-
creased. but would be enhanced.
Opponents contended that
high-speed traffic through the
park would destroy its peace and
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Holy Land Expects
White Christmas
By the Assoeioted Press

JERUSALEM, Dec. 22.-The
HoN Land expects a white
Christmas for the first time in
20 wears.
Weathermen said today there
is a.good chance that the snow
fall of the last few days will
remain over Christmas.
ISraePS President Izhak Ben
xvi, in his Christmas message to
Christian citizens of Israel and
to all our Christian visitors,
said:
May the new year see the
strengthening of friendship, CO.
operation and good will between
all the communities in our land.
A happy New Year to you all. ;"
About 5000 Christians from
Israel will take part in this
years pilgrimage across the
arr1istice border to Bethlehem in
Jordan on Christmas Eve.
In Israel Christians will cele-
brate in churches throughout
the country. There will be spe-
cial pilgrimages to Nazareth and
Jerusalem.
The Israeli radio station in
western Jerusalem will broad
cast a midnight mass on Christ
mas Eve from the Dormition
Church on Mount Zion.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Lost British Plane Guided
Home by TWA AirIiner
By the Associated Press

SHANNON AIRPORT, Ireland,
Dec. 22.-An American Trans
World Airways plane went more
than 1000 miles out of its way
last. night to guide homeward
British Royal Air Force trans
port,
The British plane, bound
from Greenland to Prestwick,
scotland, sent out a distress call
while 700 miles from the Irish
coast. I'VE do not know our posi-
ton and have only four hours
petFpl left" was the message.
The American airliner, 500
miles on it's way to New York,
turned of its westward course
over the Atlantic to search for
thestransport. 1t found the Brit
ish plane and guided it all the
way back to Scotland.
Pilot William Perkins Of the
TWA airliner, then few on to
Shannon, refueled. and took of
again New York-bound with
his 10 passengers and crew of
nine.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

The former Army officer, now
engaged in business, said he does
not think the United States has
done that.
Gen. Wedemeyer was testify
ing before Senator Malone, Re-
publican. Of Nevada chairman
Of an Interior subcommittee
seeking ways Of stimulating the
production of critical metals in
the Western Hemisphere.
: Senator Malone contends the
United States has become too
dependent on overseas sources
for critical materials.
Gen. Wedemeyer said he does
not think another war is immi-
nent. He agreed. however. that
the United States should have
a long-range objective to de-
velop its own industrial re-
sources in this hemisphere, so
that if the necessity should arise
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Wedemeyer Says Allies Must
Share Price of Defense

1t. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer,
retired, told a Senate subcom-
mittee today the United States
has not been firm enough in pre-
vailing upon its allies to bear
their proportionate share Of the
cost of defense against aggres-
sion.
Gen. Wedemeyer denied he is
an isolationist. but said he had
been accused of that last year
during the campaign of the late
Senator Taft for the Republican
presidential nomination.
II believe in cooperating with
other nations" said the general,
"but on a quid pro quo basis
by insisting that they do their
part to develop their own re-
sources. to establish sound
economies and to make a pro-
portionate contribution to the
defense against aggression"
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Man Named in 40
BMI!gIaries Indicted
ln3 Housebreakinqs

A man to whom police had
attributed 40 burglaries was in
dicted yesterday in three cases
on charges Of housebreakings
and larcenies.
The defendant is Irwin A. Pae-
tow 81, of the 800 block of E
street NV. Police had given
statements on Paetow in 40 cases
for consideration of the United
States Attorneys Office, accord
Ing. to Assistant United States
Attorney John C. Conliff, jr.
- Thirty-four of the cases were
not supported by evidence, Mr..
ConIiff said. The best three were
presented to the grand jury, he
added.
Yesterdays indictments charge
Paetow with breaking into three
residences and stealing money
and property valued at a total
Of $72. If convicted on all three
charges, Paetow could receive
sentences totaling Is to 48 years,
Mr.. Conliff said.
The indictments accuse Paetow
Of breaking into residences at
3617 Patterson street NV, 1905
Twenty-second street NE, and.
5713 Thirty-third street NV,
all last month.
Murder Charged to Marine.
Marine Corpl. Robert B. He'd
ric,. 10, stationed at Quantico,
waSindicted on a charge of Sec
ond-degree murder in the death
last November IL of Gus Conf
daS, 81, of the TOO block of Third
street NV. The indictment
charges Hedric with hitting the
victim with his fists and knock
ing him to the sidewalk. Conidas
died Of head injuries, the indict-
ment charges.
Witnesses said the victim was
q bystander and was struck by
Hedric while at Sixth street and
New York avenue NV. after the
Marine had an argument with a
girE according to police.
In another indictment, An
drew E. Henderson, 80, colored,
of the 1700 block of Eighth street
NV. was accused of second-de-
gree muder in the fatal stabbing
Of sRufus T. Fleming, %, COL
ored, of the 1900 block of East
CaEltol street.
Larceny Charged.
Rose Darling, listed as
Gypsy, for whom no age was
given, was indicted on charges
of grand larceny of $3.50 worth
of property, including money and
rings, which had been handed
hefsto "bleSs." One indictment
accuses her of committing an
offense here in March, 1851, and
the other charges an offenSe in
JuIN 1852.
m each instance, police said,
thenalleged victims found only
cigarette packages, containing a
feWA cigarettes, when they went
to mwrap the property.
Two 18-year-old youths from
Richmond, Va, were indicted on
two robbery charges in connec-
tio6swith pocket pickings. They
are Edward Minor and Morris
Dean, both colored.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Bond Forfeiture
Ban in Some Cases
Tentatively I 0kayed

Municipal Court judges have
tentatively approved a new bond
schedule which would do away
with the forfeiture of collateral
at the precinct level in cases
such at petty larceny and pres
ence in illegal establishments.
The schedule, to be forwarded
to police shortly, will allow col
lateral to be posted by defend
ants only in violations of the
District police regulations, such
as drunk. disorderly, traffic and
other similar charges.
The new schedule came to
light after the United States At
torney's Office severely criticised
police for allowing % persons.
charged with being present in an
Evening star., 1953-12-22

quiet and drive out much Of the
wildlife there. and would set a
pattern for similar invasion"
Of other parks.
In other action, the council
declined an invitation to join
the advisory council Of the
Greater Washington Education
Television Association. The coun-
Gil declared that while it sympa-
thizes with the associations
aims, it is not constituted to
serve on such a project.
Daniel Greene, chairman,
conducted the meeting in the
seventh-hoor Offices Of The
Evening Star Building.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

illegal establishment Saturday,
to forfeit $40 collateral each.
Assistant United States Attor-
neys Kenneth D. Wood and
Alexander Stevas pointed out
that the maximum penalty for
the charge is a year in jail. $500
fine or both. They declared that
it "was absurd" to let the % get
away by forfeiting $40 each and
then never coming to court.
Under the proposed new sched-
ule. the bond for a person
charged with illegal presence
will be minimum of $500 and q
maximum of $1,000.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Bird Sturts Fire

OMAHA P.-A nest-building
bird got the blame for a fire
which caused several thousand
dollars damage to a house here.
The fire inspector reasoned the
bird had carried a piece of
smoldering cloth or string to the
nest. the burned remains of
which were found at a spot un-
der the caves where the fire
started,
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Bock in Business

MOUNDSvILLE, w. Va. (E9.
Police are looking for the o.
year-old State Penitentiary pris-
oner who was released the other
day. They say he stole an auto
mobile one hour after leaving the
prison gates.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

I'VE would be Eble to carry on an
effective war without paying a
prohibitive cost" to get supplies
from overseas.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

BA2 THE EVENING STAR
- Washington, D. c.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1883
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-06
1t. Williams On
Duty With xii

Lieutenant Junior Grade Robert
L. Williams, USNR. has reported
to Airship Development Squadron
Eleven for duty.
Ltjg. Williams, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. T. Williams of Orlando,
Fla, attended the University of
Florida prior to entering the Nav
al Service in 1949. While at the
University of Florida he received
honorable mention on the ALI
Southern Football Team.
Ltjg. Williams received flight
training at Pensacola, Fla, and
Corpus Christi, Texas. After being
commissioned Ensign in the Naval
Reserve and designated Naval A
yiator he was ordered to report
to the Naval Air Station, Lake
hurst, N. j., for LIZA Pilot train
ing.
At the completion of this training
Williams reported TO ZP-4 for duty
and then was transferred to xii.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-06
The Importance Of Weight.

Traffic Officer. referred to above was large dog
whose racing weight pounds. But one Of ihe de-
feats he suffered in that season Of 1876 was
by Perfect Day "syp"-and that's kennel talk for
femsewho weighed in az only 81. Bad Sally, another
small "syp" derbies.
Weight then not actually factor in the dogs pcfen.
tia performance but Is important track officials and
70 he patrons Of the sport because by dogs weight s
condition is accurately determined. For insssnee-
The racing weight Of each dog Is established BY tie
owner, who in entering The animal for schooling races
must the weight At which the dog performs best.
That weight becomes matter Of record and dog is
allowed 70 which is than and cns.haf pounds
over Or below that fixed standard.
Each dog is weighed in when turned over 10 racing
officials al $3.50 in the afternoon Of racing day.
" the weight is not right paddock veterinarians enc
for e state and for the track bar from ecmps-
tifion.
Some dogs however, "frstfers." dogs which loss
weight during he hours they the custody
Of te officials That is why each weighed again on fhe
way to the post and again the weight Is announced Lsss
of frsffers" prepared. and most instances are
printed in the program.
RUmors Of dogs being everfsd. or loaded with water
before rseeesEe, therefore, ridiculous. hs rumer
Of dogs being tired out BY long hikes before being turned
TO the track
IN fhs first instances the dog would be overweight
In the latter instance would be undsrweirhs and II
would be Barred from competition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-06
Your Form chort.

One Of the sressest advances n the speri Of Grey.
hound racing came IN 1875 end thought cut By Ten
eennsr the director racing now a. the Raynhss Track
N Massachusetts who then 81 the West Fsssr irask
In Florida.
y was form sheet fer racing sFeyhounds, eivino
charts Of pest performances, times IN which ire races
we're run, and most important Of all comments on each
dogs performance.
That form shssi moderniEed, Of course. nov part
o. every program scd 81 every dog track Al IRE nfor
maten % there for yov 10 read end ponder ovsrsghsr
dog Is quick beginner and non-seyer o. whelher II
starts slew and from behind; wbeihsr Il Ilkas e
run wide, or run 70 The insida.
So 70 sum W, IRE docs ere 60 evenly ersdsd f1l
y aoed racing condition, and gu have been fairly a.
signed te pcstions 81 IRE post AZ psssbls tAformaon
has been MADE avsllehla = reD And. ss secsriea
are like The dog Of your cheiee on yovr own
So goed lDekl ard happp rseinel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-06
.Satchel Paige To
Have New Pitch

SAN BERNARDINO, Calf. IT,
Leroy Paige, the timeless Satchel
of the st. Louis Browns, is working
on another pitch TO bedevil the
opposition. Satchel is developing
an underhand, or submarine, pitch.
Rubber-armed Satch doubtless is
thinking of the future, when, for
instance, he gets to be an old
man.-if he ever gets to be an old
man.-and needs this style of de-
livery to fall back on.
Baseball has seen many an old
timer add few more years to his
career with the submarine throw.
Paige, of course, would be the
last to admit that he's anywhere
near the old man stage. The fact
that the club roster shows him
to be mere STRIPPING Of As, or
the possibility that he might even
be as old as Jersey Joe Walcott,
feazes Satch not a bit.
Sooner or later my fast ball
win slow down a little, so figger
maybe this new underhand pitch
win come in handy" Paige ex-
planned.
Actually, on given pitch, there
is certainly nothing slow about
Satchels fast ball.
Just think what old SatcheI did
for the Browns last year. He won
IL games. He saved 10 more,
and he figured in "a per cent of
all. the games Marty Marion's
young team captured during the
season He struck out 81 batters
to lead the pitching staff in this
important department.
Paige and Marlin Stuart figure
to be Marion's chief relief artists.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-06
GREYHOUND RACING is the
Sport of Queens!

Great ladies' famous rulers Of history, have always,
through the ages had their greyhound pets their side,
and have been pictured by such artists Leonardo Da
vine 6iofte Fra Angelica and others. while The English
men, RommneY and Gainsboroush did not fail TO include
these most graceful Of animals with their human subjects
You find sreYhovnds depicted in fhe AUbous
tapestries Of fhe Middle Ages, and they have been
mentioned by many great writers.
But the greyhound is sporting dog and. although II
has Of smell like others Of the hound family,
has always been used in he hunt And Of fhe hunt
ihe sport Of coursns And out of coursins came
Greyhound Racing as il is today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-06

Here are the worlds record times ot some out.
standing greYhounds:
FuturitY Distance. ass Yards-27Es Established
II Wonderland. Revere. Mass in isl7 by Lucky
Pilot.
Five Sixtaenths Of Mile. $50 yards--s03's Is.
tablshed at Taunton in 1850 by Duke Baglsy.
Six Hundred and Ssveniy.Fiye Yards--3s2s.
Established at Taunton in 1850 by Heal Hunisman
NoTE-The fractional lines are in fifihs Of : second
These are standard distances with many
variations 81 individual race ceurses
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-06
How TO Hundicup Rucing
GreYhounds.

Because racing greyhound runs fFusr to fern than
an exact science " 49,
The most important factor in the svensual determine.
non oanY race OF sreYheunds is Of course pcss position
moi That one position Is advantageous than another
but because each dog has is way runnna and the
posi- position can either be hinderanee or ! her
dog which breaks slowly, for instance Is a. dis.
advanfage when placed ihe Inside. Faster breakers
get away n 'front.' and Il has TO 90 around them But even
mis- . no handicap for strong finisher
IN another instanee dog may be placed between one
which bears IN and another which bears cut. In which
case Is almost certain 70 be inerfered with AGAIN
dog which has tendency 70 wide Is Handicapped il
placed on the inside and vcevesss for that first turn i
always waiting there a. The head Of the track and 10 run
well, dog must get around II without much hunpina
So: grsntns thst the dogs are equally graded, that
dog with the position which best favors his way of run
ming has the advantage.
So TO keep the chances even. post positions ere a..
signed ~ lot the latest device in This respect bena
leather bottle. with eight eoored marbles. matching fhs
racing silks Of the various position has ona wire
cage tor sncut; and ser being vigorously shaken he
marbles roll out into the cage without once BEING touched
BY snYone's hand.
There are the eight marbles n order Tor ~ 70 See
and that's how the dogs lined Up for uven race.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-06

which Il is TO Il is classified according 10 It's show
ing in these efforts.
As soon as dog wins in the class 10 which II has
been assigned II automatically is moved Up. well
coined by owners because purses also increase.
When II loses three times In given class II Is auto
msiieaIIY lowered notch, That dogs in the class
to which each belongs.
Dogs which win consistently move rapidly 10 III. Top
and become champions.
Such one IS Real HUnismsn. winner Of This years
$4,000 American Derby the Dishson Track in Tsun-
ton which, by doing completed string Of Is straight
victories. while Traffic Officer dog developed in
America 70 date. Of 30 starts in 1885, an On.
equalled record.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-06
How Greyhound Racinq Beqan.

The racing Of srsYhoUnds on regular track was
made possible # EmsryyIe. Cali. n iu with the in.
venon BY O. Smith Of nssefrissI tvgs, first installed
on . eoursins field.
u WORKED and was brevshs East by William shsush-
messy to county fairs in Kansas, Oklahoma. Texas and
Missouri whishs TO this day the blue grass
Of greyhound Breeding.
The Smith lure improved upon in ls7s by George
Hsintz, who inxsnsed HE first inside" lure. which op-
crates along she rail- and the first importsns meeting
racing sFeyhoUnds AZ fhe ErIanser County fair in
Kentucky. ss-daY meeting resulted profit Of
$4,000 10 It's producers.
That was the real beginning Of greyhound racing.
Today there approximately 5000 racing dogs, owned
by approximately 500 kennels Racing has now been legal
lied in six ssatesMssss eh0setis. Florida Arizona Col
GRADE Oregon and NJ Carolina where there rs tracks
In operation. There is other at Aqua cslsne across
The border from California
Ills big business with large revenues for the states
involved.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-06
Sports Roundup
By GAYLE TALBOT

PHOENIX, Ariz. R-This being
the city where Mickey Mantle burst
forth upon an unsuspecting base
ball world two years ago and
where Willie Mays attended his
first big league training camp last
spring, there has come to be a
feeling that brand new
"pheenoms is likely as not to pop
out from behind almost any clump
Of sagebrush.
This years candidate for great
ness within, at the most, another
season is a strapping 21S.pounder
named Bill Taylor, who has just
returned from the service and is
making a vigorous pitch for job
in the New York Giants outfield.
His every move is being watched
with the keenest interest of any
player in camp.
Il can't say whether he'll make
It this year, Of course" said Man
ager Leo Durocher after watching
the 6-foot-4 slugger barrel two hits
into the outfield during an intra-
squad game, but he's going to get
all the chance there is. We could
use him.
II know this much for sure-the
boy can hit fast ball out of
sight right now, and he's a natural
pull hitter. which is great in our
park. Wen find out more about
him when the good pitchers start
WORKING on him with a lot Of differ
ent stuff, looking for his weakness,
but | think they'll find that with
the kind Of power he has he'll need
to get only a piece Of the ball to
get hie base hits. He's a terrific
prospect"
Sam Calderone, a Giant catcher
who also is just out Of uniform,
declares unhesitatingly that Tay-
Tor was the best hitter In service
baseball and feels almost as GER
tain he'll wear cut big league
pitching from the start. Taylor is
strictly a left-hand swinger, by the
way, and CalderCne says he
murders left and rieht-hand pitch
ing with equal gusio.
Although he is only %, the hand
same rookie has been playing pro
bah for six years. lie started with
the Phoenix club when he was
only II.
After two seasons with Phoenix,
he spent q year with Bremerton
In the Glass B Western Inter-
national League. where he hit .339
and drove in $50 runs. He spent
his final season before entering the
service with the Giants Sioux City
farm, hitting 80 homers and knock.
Ing across 100 runs, though out
six weeks with broken leg. His
average was .346.
II think maybe the most i'm.
pressive thing about him was his
refusal 10 strike out. said Tom
Sheehan, the Giants chief scout.
Elm four seasons ia FRO bali he
never once struck out more than
20 times, II might be an all.time
record.