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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
Bond Issue Set
For Flood Work
Al PeaceCross
Three Agencies Act
To EnubIe Stort Of
Work by October

Control of Peace Cross flood
waters moved closer to reality
yesterday as the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission,
the Prince Georges County COM
missioners and representatives
Of the Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion voted informally to provide
q $1,750.000 bond issue for the
project.
The three agencies, backed by
q 1858 Maryland law and as
sured recently of Federal aid,
moved swiftly to- enable be-
ginning on the project by Oc-
tober.
This is a very momentous oc-
casion," State Senator John r.
Fletcher told the planners. I'VE
must expedite everything as
soon as possible. The people
have been long-suffering."
A 100000 Federal appropria-
ton was granted on June 80 to
the Army Corps of Engineers for
the f1ood-control project in the
Bladensburg area. The sum,
however. is just a beginning of
Government funds which the
Army engineers estimate will
total over $8.5 million. The
Army will supervise the task OF
dredging the Anacostia and its
tributaries.
Covers Years Work.
Arthur C. Keefer, counsel of
the Sanitary Commission. said
the $1.750.000 to be provided by
the three Maryland agencies
will more than cover the nearby
areaa cost of the first years
work. Under a 1853 State law,
the three agencies are authorized
to issue UP to $2.750.000 in food
control bonds.
The first issue, it was agreed
yesterday, will be divided as fol-
lows: $954.545, % be obtained
from bonds raised by the Prince
Georges commissioners; $477,-
272 to be financed by the SAM
tary Commission. and $318,181,
from the park group.
Tax to Pay County Share.
The county governments share
OF the bonds will be paid by a
tax. The Planning Commission s
portion of the tax will be levied
upon property in the Prince
Georges section of the commits
sion's Metropolitan district and
the Sanitary Commissions share
will be paid by taxpayers in the
commissions Sanitary District ir
Prince Georges County.
The total will result in less
than scent per 500 increase
in the tax rate for any individual,
taxpayer. officials said. The taS
on 1000 of assessed evaluatior
would therefore be less than sc
cents a year during the life OF
the bonds.
Harry B. Shaw. chief en-.
gineer Of the Sanitary Commits.
sion, said the costs of the first
phase Of the work to local juris-
diction as $1.458. 900. A break
down of the total lists tota
of $481 900 for utility changes,
$274,0o0 for interior drainage;
$4,000 for relocation of the
Decatur street bridge: $4,000
for relocation of other roads
and $4,000 for land acduisi-
ton.
The $2,750.000 the three SUI.
burban Jurisdictions are author.
lied to provide will be augmented
by about SIS million the Mary.
land State Roads Commission
will contribute, the chief engi.
neer said. The roads commits
sion includes reconstruction O
the highway bridge in Hyatts.
vile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
chomber Group to Meet

LURAY, Va. July 10 R.-The
quarterly meeting Of the board
of directors Of the State Cham
Der Of Commerce will be held
here Thursday, it was announced
yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY

America is grow-
ing-and chang
j n 8 : q I q n
amazing rate.
These changes
and the needs
| they produce are
\opening up great
new opportuni-
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Policeman in,Accidenfal
Shooting Allowed 10 Quit

Metropolitan Police Pvt.
Thomas F. Heffernan, who acci-
dentally wounded a citizen in a
recent tavern disturbance, has
been permitted to resign from
the force.
A Police Trial Board recon-
mendation of dismissal was re-
jected by the District Commis-
sioners yesterday on the urging
of the trial board itself and
Police Chief Robert v. Murray.
Pvt. Heffernan, %, stationed
in No. 6 Precinct, fired shot
into the right leg of Luther T..
Medlin, 26, of 1400 Fairmont
street NV, while apprehending
another man in the New Amster-
dam Cafeteria, 2800 Fourteenth
street NV, last January 80. Mr..
Mediums leg subsequently had
to be amputated.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
explained the policeman was
guilty of an "error of Judgment,
rather than of wrong doing. u
Mr.. Spencer also indicated that
the policeman's youth and his
inexperience were factors In the
Commissioners decision.
Evening star., 1954-04-01

ton and a majority Of the COM
nlittee went along.
The phrase "clear and present
danger" Senator Douglas said.
has mo meaning whatsoever in
the history Of industrial rela-
tions."
He called this section of the
revision bill "its worst feature. "
See Prevention Of Abuse.
Republican supporters said
States should have unequivocal
right to pass laws to protect the
health and safety of their citi-
zens. They said the "clear and
present danger" language would
prevent the abuse of this right.
Mr.. Mcconnell said one of the
keystones in the House bill re-
manning to be cemented in is a
provision which would give Fed
eral courts the chore Of handling
unfair labor practice cases now
handled by NLRB. The effect Of
the change, Mr.. Mcconnell said.
would be to leave NLRB with
only the job of holding repre-
sentation elections.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Douglas Declares Bill.
To Change Taft Act
Could Outlaw Strikes
BY the Assoeioted Press

Senator Douglas, Democrat, of
Illinois said today the Taft
Hartley revision bill now before
the Senate contains one provi-
sion which could outlaw all
strikes"
The provision would give
States the right to pass laws
dealing with emergency" labor
disputes which constitute a
clear and present danger to the
health or safety of the people
Of the State"
Meanwhile, the House Labor
Committee tackled anew it's own
remodeling of the Taft-Hartley
Act amid indications it might
reach an impasse on the same
States rights issue and possibly
another.
Chairman Mcconnell told
newsmen he is counting never
theless on getting a bill okayed
by the group.
Has States Rights Provision.
Republicans prevailed in a
straight party vote when the
Senate committee yesterday
mustered 7-6 approval of a
measure embracing most Of
President Eisenhower's recon-
mendations for Taft-Hartley
changes. It also would provide
for State governments to take
a hand in labor disputes when
ever the National Labor Rela-
tions Board stepped aside, and
would contain the guarantee of
States rights to legislate for
situations of clear and present
danger"
This section repeatedly was
drafted first by Stuart Rothman,
Labor Department solicitor. But
during heated, closed committee
discussion on it yesterday, SEN
ator Ives. Republican, Of New
York offered the words "clear
and present danger" as an addi-
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Defense Materials
Controls SimpIified

The Government has eased
controls on materials for de-
fense production, instituting in
stead a simple program to as
sist producers of military sup
plies to make needed purchases.
w. c. Truppner of the De-
fense Materials System ex-
planned to a news conference
that, under the new system,
controls will be applied only
when military demand becomes
so large it encroaches on sup
plies for civilian and defense
supporting production.
He said the maintenance Of
this standby controls system
will mean that, in the event of
an emergency, years time will
be saved in getting materials
controls In operation.
The Commerce Department
explained the new system this
way:
"In essence, the DMS is kept
intact by requiring only prime
military and Atomic Energy
Commission contractors and their
few suppliers of major compon-
ent parts to maintain their ma
terialS accounts.
"This will account for IS per
cent of the material required,
eliminating the bookkeeping and
paper work Of thousands of sub
contractors. The remaining de-
tense suppliers need only identify
their military and Acc orders
with an appropriate defense
symbol"
Evening star., 1954-04-01
'copter Sea Stotion

STOCKHOLM Up. Sweden
and Finland are considering Gre
ating a joint helicopter sea rescue
station on Finlan's Aland Is
lands, a rocky archipelago be-
tween the Gulf Of Bothnia and
the Baltic.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Thief Likes Popcorn

MISSOULA, Mont. (R. - A
Missoula popcorn factory oper-
ator, George Henke. told police
some one stole a five-pound bag
of popped corn from his factory.
The bag was about two feet in
diameter and four feet high.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Volunteers Start
Today on 81 Million.
Episcopal Drive
By cospor Nonnes

Volunteer workers of the Epis-
copal Church's Washington Dio-
cese will start ringing doorbells
today, as the drive to raise over
81 million nationally gets under
way.
A total of 1877 volunteers in the
local committees advanced gifts
section will call on $50 potential
donors to the fund. They hope
to raise 1921 900 of the $442, 900
diocesan goal this month. The
remainder will be sought during
May in the parishes.
The local drive is part Of the
denominations campaign to
raise funds to meet pressing
needs in numerous fields.
$4,000 National Share.
OF the $442,0 900 quota, a mini
mum of $4,000 will be allotted
to the national fund. The rest
will be spent on projects within
the Washington Diocese.
Robert Lee O'Brien, jr., is
chairman of the local advance
gifts committee, with Mrs. A.
Lloyd Symington and William
Blum, jr., serving as co-chair-
men. Ernest w. Greene is gen.
eral campaign chairman.
At a dinner in the Shoreham
Hotel last night, the Right Rev.,
Henry Knox Sheriff., presiding
bishop of the Episcopal Church,
called on members of the church
to take a broad view Of the de-
nominations goals.
Depressing Factor.
I'm the world of business,
craftsmanship and other areas,
we have a large view and great
programs, the New York bishop
declared. "The depressing thing
to me is that so many people
who will have all that UNDER
standing in those important
fields when they get on a vestry
shrink the church's task and
needs to a juvenile conception.
I'VE use great words such as
the Kingdom of Cod but if we
are going to make them more
than idle words we must have
knowledge and devotion for high
goals" he added.
Bishop Sheriff. warned the
gathering that never before has
there been such powerful forces
set loose in world so animated
by an emphasis upon the athe-
istic. materialistic view of life.
To meet that challenge requires
much more than a stained-glass
window Christianity. 1t demands
sacrifices, devotion, high prin-
ciples and great courage"
Asserting that he is not "miti-
eating the dangers we face from
abroad" the Episcopal Church
head said 1--WE must look into our
own hearts and souls"
Problems to Overcome.
eve have the problem of
achieving a decent moral at
mosphere in American life" he
said. 1--WE have to overcome the
narcotic traffic problem. juvenile
delinquency, and the lack of high
ideals in high places as well as
in INV places"
The Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop of Washington, outlined
the needs of the Episcopal
Church in this area.
He pointed out that nearby
sections, such as Lexington Park,
Langley Park and communities
in Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Counties, have had phe-
nomenal population growths in
recent years that call for great
efforts on the part of the church.
There are empty places" in
these communities that only the
church can fill properly, Bishop
Dun declared.
You can read about the
empty places that come alive in
many ways" he pointed out,
"but none can fill these empty
placeS as a church can"
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Leading Killer

Simon Donnelly earned the til
tie of leading killer" of Cork,
Fire, by twisting the necks Of
10000 turkeys last year.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Telephone for ] in 3

Indianapolis.-There is one
telephone in use in the United
States for every three persons
a total Of about so million
phones,
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Sightseeing Motives

Nearly 400 local residents made
sightseeing flights when the
new Mattel airstrip was opened
on Taveuni, Fiji Islands.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-05
ANNOUNCEMENT CALENDAR

FRIDAY. February
oo0-Gym classes for officers wives Bldg Seaplane
123O-Ohcers' Wives Club at Fl Taylor
7:3O-Youth For Christ, Poincana Baptist Church
S:OO-Cayo Hueso Grotto, Redmen's Hall
SOo-Ohcers Club Fern Chapter, oES To be announced
SUNDAY, February
2oo-cAP Cadets, Poincana Community House
3:30-Orden Caballeros de Ia Luz 422 Amelia St.
MONDAY. February
1OOo-Gym Classes for officers wives Bldg &c. Seapane
7O0-God Star Mothers, VIEW Home
73c-WeSieyan Service Guild st Methodist Church
7:30-DeMolay Mothers Circle St. Paul's Parish Hall
SOo-Bea Sigma Phi sorority, Seminary st.
S0O-Anchor Lodge No. 1872 Scottish Rite Temple
S00-PTA at Poincana School
S00-Execuive Board at Presbyterian Church
e0O-Aicoholics Anonymous meeting, 5l5ls Duva St.
sOO-Orden Caballeros de MART, 9l9 Elizabeth St.
TUESDAY. February
sOO-Ladies Day Golf Tournament, Key West Golf Club
SOO-Thrt Shop, at u. S. Naval CommiSsary, 9 IL
1OO0-ZX11 owe Aeropalms
n30-Buslness Luncheon, at St Paus Parish Hall
645-kwanis Club, at La Concha Hotel
730-Youth For Christ, Fleming St. Methodist Church
7:3O-WSCS, at First Methodist Church
730-PTA at Truman School
73O-Order Of DeMolay at Scottish Rite Temple
745-Duplicate Bridge, at Fl Taylor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-05

Men InrlStlan ASSOCIATION.
The local Club was opered in
1912 and has continued in opera
ton since then either as a USO
Club, operated by the YMCA or
as an Armed Services YaCA.
The 18th USO Anniversary was
celebrated with a dance Thursday
evening and the cutting OF the
Birthday Cake by servicemen and
a ESQ member at 10 o'clock. Mus
lie for dancing was provided by
Gus Ayala and his Combo.
In conducting its daily programs
lof activities and services the Club
has a doorcount of more than u.s.
900 per years. 1t has cooperated
with the Key West USO Committee
in National Golf Day and USO Pal
Day. Mayor c. B. Harvey is chair
man of this Committee.
The USO-YMCA Club last year
had a most successful Mothers
Day Letter Contest which ended
with a visit to Key West by Mrs.
Dale James, South Bend, Indiana,
mother of the contest winner, as
guest Of the Key West Rotary
Club.
With the morale problems that
have arisen for American service
men following cease fire in Korea,
the past year has been one OF the
most challenging in USO'S history,
Edwin F. Trevor, chairman of the
IUSO-YMCA Club Operating Com
mittee, observes.
Cited by President Eisenhower
as more important than ever" in
the poSttruce period, the USO ma
tionally has been concentrating on
the recruiting of additional thou
sands of volunteer workers to help
meet the religious, spiritual, social,
welfare and educational needs of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-05

es to additional material, and is
presented in informal, readable
style.
Current Biography 1858, the four
teenth yearbook since Current Bio
graphy began publication in 1910,
is the first under the editorship of
Marjorie Dent Candee, free lance
writer on travel and maritime sub
jectS, former editor of The Look
out, publication of the Seamen's
Church Institute of New York, and
a frequent contributor to the ira.
vel pages of the New York Times.
In the January 1854 issue of Cur.
rent Biography biographical sket.
cheS of other Key West winter vi.
Sitors are included: Doris Lee, Ar.
mold Blanch, Arthur Whittemore
and Jack Lowe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-05

reference collection Of the Key
West Library, Mrs. Bessie Schuck,
Librarian, announced today.
Miss Candee has written mum
erouS articles about Key West and
she is a regular winter visitor,
staying at the Surf Motel, 521 Uni
ted Street.
Princess Margaret Rose of Great
Britain; KriShna Menon, Indian de-
iegate to the UN; Dig Hmmr-
skiold, secretary general OF tahe
UN; Gordon Grnt, well known
marine artist and etcher; John
Fisher, new editor of Harper's ma.
gazine; David Fairchild, botaniSt
and agricultural explorer; Edwin
H. Land, inventor of Polariod and
of the Land one-Step Photographic
process camera; Thomas B. Cos
tain, author; Virgilia Peterson, au.
thor and critic; Salote Tupou,
Queen of Tonga; Roy Chapman An.
drews, explorer: Carl Jung, medi.
cal psychologist; baSeball's Mic.
key Mantle and Roy, Campanella
Harvard president; Nathan M. Pu.
Sey; CCNY president Buell. Gala.
CHER; and Dame Sybil Thorndike,
British actress; are among those
to be found in the 1853 Current
biography yearbook.
SiXty-Six women - including La
dy Churchill and Mrs. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, are among the news
worthy persons included in Current
biography 1858, as are approx
mately 80 individuals from outside
the United States. Represented In
this yearbook are people in some
80 varied field including art, agri
culture, aviation, business, diplo'
macy, education, government and
politics, military, literature, jour.
naiism and publishing, theater, re.
ligion, philosophy, science, social
science, social service and techno
logy.
Current Biography 1853 includes
superSeding articles about people
still prominent in the news whose
biographies first appeared in the
early, now Out-of-print yearbookS
Among these are Winthrop W. AL
drich, Chang Kai-Shek, Sir Wins.
ton Churchill, John Foster Dulles
Albert Einstein, Oveta Culp Hobby,
Clare Booth Luce, Bing Crosby,
Shirley Booth, Henri MatisSe, anC
Leopold Stokowski.
Like its predecessors, Current
Biography 1853 is a one-alphabet
accumulation of articles and obituar.
les that have appeared in the mon
thly issue of Current Biography
during the year. Each sketch, the
product of extensive research, in,
cludes photograph and referenc-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-05

3, 500, 900 men and women in uni
forms serving the nation here and
abroad.
Local USO leadership includes
the following members Of the USO-
IYMCA Club Operating Committee:
Chairman Trevor, Harold LaubSch-
er, vice chairman; Mrs. Wahneta
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-05

Like uncooked hams, fully cook.
ed hams must be kept under re.
frigeration. They should be used
within seven days of purchase.
Freezing ham, or other cured pork,
is not recommended.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-05
Editor Of Current
Biography Visits
IL, Key Vest

Current Biography 1858, with
complete Life stories Of $50 per
sons prominent in the news Cd
1858, has just been added to the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-05
IUSO No,c ''Teen-Ager;" Celebrates
Thirteenth Anniversary Thursday

USO became teen-ager Thursday February accordn
Richard E Evans dreccr Of the Key West USoYMCA Club
United Service Organizations Inc organized February
9l and today includes ona National
Catholic Community Service the aonal Jewish Welfare beard
Young Womens Christian on Salvation Army
Travellers Aid Association the Young
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-05

kovaSh. recording secretary; Joe
Pmder, treasurer; RADM George
C. TOwner. USN; Cd. Ray c. Tin
dali, Che. USNR: Ms. Mary Lee
Graham; Ralph d. Spalding; Dave
King; the Rev. Ralph Rogers;
Judge Aquiiino Lopez. Jr ; Glenn
Price; Fred J. Miller. and Evans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-05

CITIZEN ADS BRING RESULTS
Evening star., 1954-11-11
Philadelphia Police
Halt Teen-Age Riot
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. II.
Some 500 colored boys and girls
rioted last night in what police
described as the biggest out
breaM in juvenile gangdom in
West Philadelphia"
Police broke up what they said
was a fighting, screaming mob,
after seven gun shots were fired,
and arrested As boys. Most of
the milling teen-agers fled
through alleys and side streets.
1t. Millard Mears of the Juve-
nile Aid Bureau said the fight
was between two gangs known as
"The Syndicate" and "The Bot
TOMS"
No one was injured seriously,
and police indicate the shots were
fired into the air.
1t. Mears said members of the
two gangs had been feuding over
girls the last month, and few
minor skirmishes had been re-
ported.
Fourteen Of the older boys
were held by police for d hearing
on charges Of breach of peace.
The 80 others, between IA and II,
were turned over TO juvenile au-
thorities.
Evening star., 1954-11-11
Michigan Just q LocoI Call
If You Wont Civil Defense

"That's right"
well. that's certainly un-
usual"
Yes, 1t is, but we still have
some people left in Washington.
too. They're on Executive 81
OO94."
The explanation: When off,
cials Of the national headQuar-
ters Of the Federal Civil De-
Tense Administration moved to
Battle Creek from 1880 Column
bia road NV, they took along
their Washington telephones 30
they could keep lii constant
touch with the Nations Capital.
Evening star., 1954-11-11
.26 U. s.-chian!g' Agents
Sentenced, Peiping Says
BY The Assoeiaied Press

TOKYO, Nov. 11.-Peiping
Radio today said 26 men who
had carried out acts Of sabotage
on the Chinese mainland had
been convicted and sentenced
IL of them to death.
It identified them as UNITED
States Chang" agents.
The phrase has been taken
in the past as a reference to
Nationalist Chinese agents who
the Red Chinese government
feels are working for the United
States.
There was nothing in the
broadcast. heard here, to indi-
cate that any were, American
citizens.
The radio said the 26 were
captured in nine groups near
the coast In Fukien Province.
Two were released. IL we're given
varying prison sentences and IL
were condemned to die, the re-
port said.
The radio report said some
of those convicted had operated
under the direction Of "the
American espionage organiza.
ton called the Western Enter
prise" /"
Evening star., 1954-11-11
By J. A. o'Leory

The United States will rely on
mobile striking power to deal
with any future Communist ag-
gression in Southeast Asia, Sec
retary of State Dulles told the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee today.
Appearing as the first witness
on the Southeast Asia defense
treaty. Mr.. Dulles said a mobile
defense force would be more ef-
fective in that area than trying
to pin down American forces at
certain points" as has been done
in Europe.
Under questioning by Chair
man Wiley, Republican, Of Wis
consin, the Secretary said the
State Department has tried to
avoid labelling the new treaty as
SEATO because those initials
imply an organization compare
BILE to NATO in Europe, under
which land forces have been built
up on European soil to resist an
attack.
Avoids OverextensiOn.
I'VE do not plan such an army
in Southeast Asia" the Secretary
continued. THAT would involve
an injudicious overextension Of
our armed forces"
Mr.. Dulles also emphasized
that the most urgent problem in
Evening star., 1954-11-11
Speaker Martin Enters
HospitoI for Checkup
BY tho Associated Press

SAYRE. Pa, Nov. 1l.-House
Speaker Martin entered Robert
Packer Hospital yesterday for q
''checkup. "
Mr.. Martin arrived by plane at
nearby Elmira. N. r., and was
taken to the hospital by automo-
bile. Hospital attendants said
they were authorized to say only
that the Republican leader was
there for q physical checkup.
Evening star., 1954-11-11
Caught Siphoning Gas,
Youth Is Shot in Ankle

An 18-year-old Burke (va.)
youth was shot in the right ankle
early today when he and his
l5-year-old brother were sur
prised while siphoning gas from
a fire engine in the quarters of
the Burke Volunteer Fire De-
partment.
Fairfax County police said the
pair was caught in the act by
BENJAMIN Boyce, Al, a member
of the fire department on all
night duty.
The injured youth was treated
and released at Alexandria Hos
pital. Officials there said q
single .38-caliber bullet pierced
his ankle. missing bones and in
hicting only a superficial flesh
wound. Police were questioning
both boys.