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The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29

the armed services.
The second message will
also deal with the new re-
serve program outlined re-
Gently by Secretary of De-
fense Wilson.
James c. Hagerty, White House
press secretary told reporters the
proposals for civil service pay in
creases and adjustment of lob
classifications would add about 2O2
million dollars year to present
payroll costs.
This figure is about 5 per cent
of the present payroll for classified
civil service workers, he said.
No Figures On P.o.
Hagerty did not provide any fig
ures on the increases being con-
Sldered for employees of the Post
Office Department and members of
the armed forces.
He did say, however, that the
administration still feels that any
increases for postal workers should
come from increased postal rates,
and that any legislation would in
clude provision for such hikes.
Hagerty declined to say whether
Eisenhower would recommend a
one-cent increase in the rate for
first class mail, bringing the sealed
letter rate to four cents. Congress
baked at this last year.
Eisenhower vetoed a pay hike
bill for civil service and postal
workers last August because it did
not contain provision for postal
rate increases.
Separate Bills
Hagerty said the civil service
and postal recommendations this
year would not be linked in one
bill.
AS now drafted, the recommen-
dations provide for minimum
increase of SIPS a year for civil
service workers in the grade of
GS 1 and maximum of $500 a
year in the top grades.
In addition to pay rises. Hagerty
said, the special message relating
to the armed forces will recon-
mend increased medical aid for
dependents, improved survivors,
benefits and expanded housing
facilities.
Local Picture
About $50 federal civil service
employees and 81 post office en-
ployes here would be effected by
the Presidents proposal to increase
their pay.
According to the Associated
Press report, it is understood that
only graded or classified federal
civil service employees would re-
ceive raises if the Congress acts
on Eisenhower's recommendation.
There are about $50 such en-
ployes who work for the Navy in
the Key West area The ungraded
civil service employees number l.
1877 in this area.
The figures quoted in the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch - from a
minimum of SIPS to maximum of
$500 increases-are too sketchy to
provide a basis for figuring pos
sible payroll increase for this area.
The 81 postal employees here are
those regularly employed. The
figure does not include extra
workers such as are hired dur
ing the Christmas holidays.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
Pay Boosts Sought t@FeDC Civil
Service And Postal Empl0vee
Citizen Office
Ne,VIy Expanded

Another step forward was ia.
ken by The Citizen today when
the editorial staff moved into
their new office recently added
to The Citizen Building on
Greene St.
The new office can be reach
ed through the business office
or through q special entrance
on the side Of the building.
The public is cordially invit-
ed to inspect the new facilities.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-29
REAL FLYING SAUCERS

LEICESTER, England Up - Fly
ing saucers by the hundreds land
smashing into thousands of pieces.
Flying cups too. A truckload of
china overturned.
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Virginia BNWouIdHeIpSetUp
County Sanitary Districts

last month. however, gives Fair
fax County a way to build an
integrated sewage system with
out relying on the creation OF
separate sanitary districts.
The bill provides that the
county treasurer reimburse the
general fund from proceeds of
the sanitary district bond issue
when it is passed.
Mr.. Folkes and Mr.. Williams
concede their bill has one po-
tential weakness that may have
to be corrected by amendments,
FOresee Legal Problems.
Senator John A. K. Donovan
OF Falls Church when informed
OF this new legislation. expressed
doubt that the general fund OF
a county could be loaned to a
district designed to benefit only
a part Of a county.
The bills patrons did not con-
slider this a valid objection. They
admitted. however. that a county
might lend money for prelimi-
nary surveys and then be left
holding the bag" If svoters
subsequently turned down the
bond. An amendment to cor
rect this may be offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Wakehurst 10 Visit
Wilson S Birthplace
By the Assoeiotsd Press

STAUNTON, Va. Jan. o.
The Woodrow Wilson Birthplace
Foundation announced tonight
that Lord and Lady John Wake
hurst will visit the birthplace
shrine of the 9th President of
the United States Sunday, Janu-
airy 81.
Lord Wakehurst is governor
general of North Ireland. He
and Lady Wakehurst are visiting
the United States in private
capacity.
The Wilson birthplace Is of
interest to the British visitors
because the ancestors of Wood
row Wilson were Scotch Irish
and those who came to America
emigrated from Northern Ire
land. Also this section Of the
Shenandoah Valley was largely
settled by Scotch-Irish.
Col. Peyton Cochran, treasurer
and a trustee of the Birthplace
Foundation. is preparing a bro
chure on the Ulster origin OF
the Wilson family and the COM
ing of the Scotch Irish to the
upper Shenandoah especially
for Lord and Lady Wakehurst.
From Staunton, the distin-
guished visitors will go to Lex
ington for several days as guests
of Washington and Lee Univer-
sity and Virginia Military
Institute,
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of the Washington law firm Of
Duckett, Gill & Orem, Mr.. Smith
has lived all his life in Prince
Georges. He was graduated from
Mckinley Tech High School and
the University of Maryland and
earned a masters degree from
Gallaudet College and a law de-
gree from Catholic University.
He was regular end on the
Maryland football team from
1886 to 1888.
He served in the Naval Air
Corps during World War II and
is now lieutenant in the Naval
reserve. He is town counsel for
Mount Rainier. College Park,
Edmonston and Cottage City.
Mr.. Smith is former member
of the Prince Georges County
Board of zoning Appeals and
for several years was Montgom-
cry County recreation director Of
the Observation-Disclosures Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
He is a son of the late Frank
B. Smith. first publisher of the
weekly Prince Georgian and long
prominent in county Democratic
politics.
Mr.. Smith is married and the
father of two children-Sandra
Caroline. IL, and Blair Patter-
son, 9. He lives at 4009 Thirty
first street, Mount Rainier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Dr.. B!asko, VA Aide
Named Connecticut
Mental Health Chief

DR.. John j. Blasko of zoos
Beechwood road, Lewisdale
Md. will be Connecticut's new
Commissioner Of Mental Health
Gov. John D. Lodge announced
the appointment in Hartford
Conn. today.
DR.. Blasko III. is chief of psy-
chiat1ic training at the Veterans
Administration. He plans to as
sumo his new duties by July
or as soon as the VA can find
a successor.
Born in Carbonate. Pa. June
%, 1912. DR.. Blasko obtained his
pre-medical education at Scran-
ton University, Scranton, Pa. His
medical degree was obtained
from st. Louis University. He
did postgraduate work at Wash
ington University. st. Louis. and
at Columbia University.
DR.. Blasko served as clinical
director of a State Hospital at
Fulton, Mo-, before serving in
the Naval Reserve during World
War II.
He joined the Veterans Admin
istration in 1916. He is on the
psychiatric faculty of George
Washington Univecsity's School
of Medicine.
DR.. Blasko is married and has
one son, John Charles. age IL.
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his undergraduate days, Mr..
Watkins taught speech at the
university and coached the fl esh-
man baseball team during the
early 1905.
He is a founder and former
president Of the Prince Georges
County Real Estate Board and
former president of the county
Chamber of Commerce.
A native of Mount Airy, Md,
Mr.. Watkins has lived in Prince
Georges for 30 years. He and
Mrs. Watkins, a former school
teacher, live at 4502 Beechwood
road, College Park. Their son.
Robert, jr., %, is in the Marine
Corps.
In his announcement, Mr.
Watkins said he is interested in
better school facilities and
higher teachers salaries. better
roads and an improved conserv-
alton and anti-pollution pro-
gram.
Gross Supports Byrd.
Meanwhile DR.. Byrd picked up
support from Harry Troth Gross
general counsel of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee
Mr.. Gross announced that he
hoped the nominee for the Dem
ocrats would be DR.. Byrd, but
said he would support the sue
cessful Democratic candidate in
the general election"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
AAA Canvasses Fairfax
On Auto Tag Ordinance

Residents of Fairfax County
are be ing canvasSed by the
American Automobile Associa-
ton about the county's proposed
SIS automobile license fee.
The Board of County Super
visors will hold a public hearing
February II on the county license
tag proposal. The county plans
to put the local tags on sale
simultaneously with State tags
in March.
The Northern Virginia District
Office of the AAA is mailing
out inquiries to 5000 of its men,
bers in the county soliciting their
opinion on the proposed ordi-
nance. The AAA noted that in
come derived from the tax will go
into the county's general fund,
since the State is responsible for
maintenance Of roads in the
county and Fairfax has no road
maintenance program Of its own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Textile Union Rejects
1-Cent Pay Raise Offer
By the Assoeioted Press

WILLIAMSPORT. Md, Jan.
23.-The CIO Textile Workers
Union reported today it's men,
bership turned down the offer
of a one cent per hour wage
increase presented by David
Goetz, owner Of the Federal Silk
Mills.
Pat Ellington. international
vice president of the union, said
a special meeting has been
called for tomorrow at the
Community Hall here where all
details of negotiations will be
presented to plant employees.
The plant was struck over a
question of union recognition
and non-payment of a Christ
mas bonus. Mr.. Goetz told en-
ployes he could not afford the
customary Christmas bonus.
He closed the plant January
8 after employees walked out. He
had promised to reopen it Mon
day if the union would accept
his penny offer. The current pay
scale at the plant was not
available.
Mr.. Goetz said rejection of his
offer "jeopardizeS the future OF
the plant"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Watkins to Oppose Landlord
In MoryIond's 5th District
Plans Board Chief
Making First Bid
For Elective Office

A Democratic primary fight
for the congressional nomination
in Maryland 5th District was
assured yesterday with an an
nouncement of candidacy OF
Robert M. Watkins. chairman
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cap
ital Park and Planning Com
mission.
Mr.. Watkins said he will go to
Annapolis tomorrow to pay his
filing fee.
Richard K. Landlord already
has filed for the Democratic
nomination In the 5th District,
which ncompa sses Prince
Georges, Anne Arundel, Howard,
Calvert and st. Marys counties
and the southern tip of Balti-
more City.
Defeated by Small.
Mr.. Landlord, Annapolis at
torney and Democratic member
of the Maryland House of Dele
gates, won the nomination In
the 1852 primary but was de-
feated in the general election
by Representative Small, Re-
publican.
Because Representative Small
so far has not said whether or
not he will seek reelection,
there has been little activity on
the Republican side.
Mr.. Watkins, So, is making
his first try at winning elective
Office. He has been a member
of the park and planning COM
mission since 1889 and its chair
man for three years. Commits
sion members are appointed by
the Governor.
Mr.. Watkins said his attorney
has advised him he will not have
to resign from the planning COM
mission unless and until he wins
the primary election.
He also is chairman of the
National Capital Regional Plan
ming Council, established by Con-
gress two years ago to co-ordi-
nate planning for the District
and the suburban areas of Mary
land and Virginia.
Long Friend Of DIR. Byrd.
He is a long time friend and
neighbor of DR.. H. C. Byrd,
preSident-emeritus of the Uni
versity of Maryland and caudi-
date for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor. In fact, he
built DR.. Byrd's house on Beech
wood road, College Park. when
he was in the construction bust
ness in the late 1906.
Mr.. Watkins said, however, he
has not entered into any ALI
ance with his neighbor.
Mr.. Watkins graduated from
the University of Maryland in
1923 and stayed on to earn a
masters degree in sociology. He
also attended George Washing
ton University Law School for
q period.
A prize-winning orator during
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Request for Rezonine
Rejected in Stormy
Arlington Hearing

In a 80 decision. the Airing
ton County Board yesterday de-
MED a controversial rezoning re-
quest after more than 100 per-
sons had appeared to oppose it.
Shouts of crooked deal" came
from spectators who turned out
to fight commercial coming of q
tract at 1911 North Sycamore
street now zoned for single
dwellings.
Two Approve Application.
Board members Robert A. Peck
and George M. Rowzee, jr,. voted
to approve the application.
which would have permitted
commercial activity on land ad-
joining a tract already approved
for a shopping center. They said
the added land would make room
for better planning of a parking
area.
Earlier, the hearing turned
into an argument between Oren
Lewis, attorney for Mrs. Mary E.
Duffin, the owner, and County
Manager A. T. Lundberg. Resi-
dents charged there was a deal
between the owner and the
county to approve the coming re-
quest in return for a street right
of way.
MIR. Lundberg denied there was
any deal. The county agreed
to install curb, cutters and side
walks along a portion of the
commercial property which had
been donated for widening the
intersection of Sycamore street,
Little Falls road and Williams
burg boulevard. he said. The
improvement will cost the county
about $4,000, Mr.. Lundberg said.
The county manager said he
also agreed to recommend to the
board that a hearing be held to
determine the boards sentiment
on commercial rezoning of an
amount of property equal to
that taken for the street.
Owners Attorney Differs.
Mr.. Lewis said that was not
the way he understood it and
added that if the board would
not zone the additional land
commercial, the agreement would
be off. Commemorative Attor-
ney William A. Hassan declared
any such deal would be illegal.
You can't exchange coming for
land" he said.
The board unanimously denied
a request to build a filling station
on the same property.
Members approved construc-
ton of a service station at SOL
Lee highway, and denied an APP
plication for change from sin
gle-dWelling to apartment build
ings in the 800 block of South
Glebe road.
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" q StoIt $OtESoPoUoout OF tUo Stot
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. ga
bill to give taxpayers financial
help in the establishment OF
sanitary districts has been in
troduced in the House of Dele
gates.
Delegates Minitree Folkes and
Joseph j. Williams Of Henrico
County, are co-Sponsors of the
bill that would authorize boards
of supervisors to advance money
from general funds to a sanitary
district. This would help the
district initiate the project
sewer facilities. trash collection,
etc.-for which it was created.
Residents Of sanitary districts
in many counties have found it
difficult to put up money for
sanitation projects in advance of
bond issue sales within the dis
tricts. These advance funds often
are required to pay for prelim-
mary surveys in preparation for
bond issues. and certain field
work.
Fairfax Over Hurdle.
New sanitary districts in Fair
fax County once were hampered
by lack of funds. Passage of
the $40 million sewer bond issue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Parked Horse
Bolts With SIeioh
Runs Into Car
Special Dispoteh 10 The S,o,

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, Jan
ga horse-drawn sleigh COL
lided with an automobile at q
Martinsburg intersection.
The crash occurred after the
horse broke away from a parking
meter where he had been tied.
The driverless sleigh smashed
into the side of an automobile
driven by John Benjamin Hite,
jr.
The horse went over the hood
Of the car. and was not hurt. The
sleigh was demolished. Damage
to the car was estimated at $3.50.
|. D. M. Ramsey owned the horse
and sleigh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
C.P. McCue Again Heads
A|bemarle County Board
SpeeioI Dispatch 10 The Stor

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan.
&c. Purcell McCue, Green
wood. has been elected to his
seventh one-year term as chair
man of the Albemarle County
Board of Supervisors.
H. Ashby Harris, of the Scots
vile MagiSterial District, was
elected vice-chairman. Mrs. June
Moon was reelected clerk.
Mr.. McCue has been Samuel
Miller district representative on
the board since 1920.
The supervisors have also re-
appointed the same f1ve-man
board of road reviewers as last
year: Hugh N. Clark, j. G.
White, III, c. c. Wade. A.
Gaines Fray and A. T. Durrer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Arlington Board
Considers Plan
For Loyalty Oath

The Arlington County Board
is considering requiring a 10y
atty oath of all county employees.
Board member George M.
Rowzee. jr. yesterday asked
County Manager A. T. Lund-
berg to draw up a statement for
employees patterned after the
Federal Government loyalty
oath.
"Inasmuch as we have a sin
cere appreciation of the loyalty
and integrity Of our employees. -"
said Mr.. Rowzee. I'VE wish to
protect them from any subver-
s:ve influences"
He called on board members to
be the first to take the oath. If
it is approved, ITO clearly show
our positions" Discussion of the
loyalty oath will come up at the
boards next meeting February 6.
Sure Of Teacher Oath.
Meanwhile, the Arlington
Woman's Democratic Club said
in statement that is sure the
stronger loyalty oath it is de-
handing for Virginia school
teachers will be enacted. The
present teacher oath requires a
statement of allegiance to the
Federal and State Constitutions.
The club has been the target
Of criticism from the County
Democratic Committee and was
expelled from the Democratic or
ganization last week.
Yesterdays loyalty oath &C
ton by the board was taken
without objection. Wesley w.
Cooper, the only Democrat on
the board. and Alvin A. Kimel,
independent. were absent when
Mr.. Rowzee made his proposal.
Survey UphOlds Sewage Plant.
Results of an engineering sur
vey of Northern Virginia Metro
politan area sewage disposal IA
cilities yesterday upheld the
boards decision to build its own
SO million disposal plant, now
in operation.
The plant. built last year be-
fore the $4,000 engineering
study was completed. was one
alternative available to the board
in meeting the sewage problem.
Arlington's former disposal plant
had been overloaded for several
years by the county's postwar
population increase.
Still under study is a plan for
county system for the Pimmit
run watershed near Falls Church.
The long-range study was under
taken Jointly by Arlington, Fair
fax, Falls Church and Alexan-
dria.
The county spent $4,000 on
snow removal during last weeks
storm. according to Public Works
Director Clifton G. Stoneburner,
and will have to spend at least
as much to cope with Fridays
fall. the board was told.
The board members asked the
county delegation at the General
Assembly to oppose a bill which
would increase truck weight and
size limits on Virginia highways.
The county officials said heavier
trucks would make a shambleS
OF Arlington roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
1853 Liquor Receipts
Decline in Virginia
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Jan. 22.-Less
money was spent in Virginia for
liquor last year than the year
before. figures from the State
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board indicated today.
The sales for the State last
year were $14,926, 1856 80. In 1852,
the figure was $14,968,116.lO,
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lndustriolist to Speak

Thomas Meloy. president Of
Melpar. Inc. and vice president
of the Westinghouse Airbrake
Co.. will be the principal speaker
at the annual dinner meeting of
the Fairfax County Community
Chest at Z pm. tomorrow at the
Annandale elementary school.
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Steel Plant FurIouqhs I 500

BALTIMORE. Jan. % (41. -
The Bethlehem Steel Co. said to-
day that about $500 workers in
it's Sparrows Point steel plant
pipe mill will be furloughed next
week, until February 2, because
Of q lack Of orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Fire Kills e Doiry Cows

EASTON, Md, Jan. % Dr.
Fire destroyed four buildings on
the dairy farm Of Paul Jones,
about four miles east Of here Fri
day night. killing % cows. DAM
age was estimated by the owner
! at $28, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24

County States
Attorney i n
the primary
election June
%.
He is the
first to an
n o u ce for
that post. now
held by Re-
publican Carl
vie j. Lam
caster, who is
expected t o
seek re-elec-
ton.
A nnnn1l1or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
VIEW MEETING Today

Omar B. Ketchum, Veteransof
Foreign Wars national legisla tive
director. will speak to the VFW's
10th district organization this
afternoon at the school auditori-
UNI, Centreville, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Blair H. Smith Files
For Prince Georges
Prosecutor Race

Blair H. Smith. 38-year-old
Mount Rainier attorney, yester-
day announced he will be a cam
didate for the Democratic NOM
ination for Prince Georges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Blond
Pennock -Sondoe

Pennock -Sondoe
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice H. Pen
mock of Concord. N H., announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter Lila to Mr.. David L. Sandoe
III. son of Mr.. and Mrs. David L.
Sandoe. il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Society News
GuiHern0O EncisO
Poroguoyon Envoy
Sonora de Enciso Will Join Him
Next Month: Two Children Here
By Katherine M. Brooks

Of Minister of Education, Min
lister of Economy and Minister
of Finance which he held when
appointed to Washington.
Senior Enciso first came to
Washington in 1914 when he
was invited by the State De-
partment. The visit was brief
but he liked what he saw we'll
enough to be willing to come
back in 1947 as chief of mission.
When he was appointed in
March 1947 he was Minister Of
Economy so that he has twice
given up a cabinet post to come
to this Capital.
Between his official posts and
his diplomatic assignments he
has been professor of economics
at the University of Paraguay.
In addition he has written con-
siderably on that subject.
Senoro Expected Letter
The Ambassador and Sonora
de Enciso have six children and
Marta. now IA and Miguel Angel.
Is, came with their father Sat-
urday. They probably will enter
school here for the spring term.
Sonora de Enciso will come
next month but whether any of
the others in the family will be
with her has not yet been told.
She is the former Isabel Blanas
of Arejua. Paraguay. She was
educated in her native town and
then studied at the Asuncion
School of Music. specializing in
piano. She won her degree as
professor Of piano music and
was a teacher there for several
years.
The embassy at $500 Sixteenth
street was purchased by the first
ambassador credited to this Cap
ital, DR.. Celso Velazquez, who
came in March 1912. 1t was in
July of 1914 that Ambassador
and Sonora de Velasquez moved
into the house and moved the
chancery there also. So Am
bassador and Sonora de EnciSo
are no strangers in the house or
this Capital and, no doubt will
find numbers of friends waiting
to give them welcome.