The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 22, 1953, Page 3

Smathers Anticipates Hard Work On New Committees Job WASHINGTON:—Members _ of the Senate have now drawn their tommittee assignments and it is with real satisfaction, and in an- ticipation of a great deal of hard work, that I view my own places-- on the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. With Senator Holland remaining on the Committees on Agriculture and Public Works, it seems that Florida will be in 2 most favorable sition to have a voice in a num- Tr of matters before the Congress to which the state’s interests are linked. It is with a feeling of real re- @ret that I leave the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. The problems relating to the post- al service and to the. civil ser- vants of the people had attracted much of my attention during the Past year. Last year I was suc- cessful in efforts to gain a small but merited increase in annuities for retired civil. workers, thou- sands of whom live in Florida, and had expected again this year to review this problem. Since the re- tirement fund belongs to these workers and is not contributed by the taxpayers, their needs and wishes should be given great weight in deciding upon any changes in the monthly withdraw- als, I will not lessen my interest in the welfare of federal employees and as a matter of fact will re- introduce within the next few days my bill (known last year as S.995) to give a further increase to thse deserving citizens. The Interior and Insular Affairs Committee deals with many im- portant matters, and of particular interest are those relating to af- fairs of Puerto Rico and various territories and possessions of the United States, the administration of the Everglades National Park and national monuments and shrines, Indian affairs and many other subjects. The issues of pro- posed statehood for Alaska and Hawaii as well as the knotty Tide- lands issue are before this Com- mittee. The best “break” of my Senate service however is “Making” the Committee on Commerce. Under the jurisdiction of this Committee are legislation relating to transportation and communica- tions, and many activities and fields which are part of the nation’s business lifeline. In this connection, Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson issued the following news release: “Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson; of Texas, said today that the assignment of Senator George A. Smathers of Florida to the Senate Inter- state and Foreign Commerce Committee will assure Democrats “top-level representation’ on this important group. “The Senate Commerce Com- mittee is one of the most impor- tant bodies of the Senate ‘Sen- ator Johnson expiained’ It han- dies legislation that affects the lives of all our people, including railroads, airlines, steamships, radios, pipe lines. and other forms of interstate commerce. “The Democrats required the ablest representation obtainable on this important group and it was obtained when Senator Sma- thers agreed to serve! “The assignment was made by the Senate Democratic Steering Committee which is headed by Senator Johnson. Senator John- son, Senator Johnson explained that all appointments were unani- mous and represented the choice of Democrats as the best qualified men for Committee posts.” It is apparent, of course, that Florida’s interests are advanced by my elevation to two committees which are considered “Major.” My colleagues tell me it is unusual for a Senator with no more than two years service behind him to “make” two major committees; that the usual alignment will give the younger senators one major and one minor committee. On the day Committee assign- ments were voted by the Senate, I encountered in the hall near our offices Senator John Pastore, of Rhode Island, who has more senior- ity. Upon being informed I had been appointed to the Commerce Committee, he (assuming that meant that I had left the Interior Committee) south to comfort me. Switzerland Jails Citizens Who Join Foreign Armies GENEVA (®—Switzerland, once jthe supplier of the best mercenary soldiers in Europe, now claps into prison any uf her sons who return from service in the French Foreign Legion or other foreign armies. Back in the 18th century Swiss mercenaries were famed for their fighting qualities and eagerly sought by Europe’s warring na- tions. The Swiss Army has not fought a war for nearly a century and a half now, but the old skills are still there and every yea: more than 300 Swiss sign up for five years in the French Foreign Leg- ion. A number of returning legion- naires are now on trial in a Zurich military court. One of the former legionnaires testified that in his brigade in Indochina one-sixth of the soldiers were Swiss and most of the rest German. Although Swiss law specifically prohibits foreign military service, “Of course you know,” he said, “you could not have expected to move up to the Commerce Com- mittee and remain on the Interior Committee.” “But that is what happened,” I replied, “I am on the two com- mittees.”” Senator Pastore walked away shaking his head: ‘More power to you,” he said. OPENING TONIGHT FOR A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT HE PREVIEW LOUNGE Presents with Pride 700 DUVAL ST. MISS JERRI BLANCHARD Broadway’s Favorite Comedienne RECENT ENGAGEMENTS @ Latin Quarter, N. Y. C:; @ Town Casino, Buffalo, N. Y. @ Chase Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. @ Latin Casino, Phila., Pa. @ Beverly Hills Coun- try Club, Cincinnati, Ohio HELEN POPE at THE PIANO PLUS “THE TIPTOPPERS” Three Shows Nightly Continuous Entertainment NO COVER or ADMISSION MODERATE PRICES PHONE 2.7822 the same court tried approximate- ly 50 such cases last year. Federal police say that at least 300 Swiss enter the iegion every year and almost all of them are sent to Indochina. They receive about $49 a month for service in Indochina, otherwise about $21 monthly. Most of the Swiss volunteers are either lured into the legion by visions of foreign adventure or impelied to join by unfortunate love affairs or family troubles, police say. Their average age is 23. Reds Blamed For Crash Of Runaway ‘Train In D.C. WASHINGTON (® — Sen. Tobey (R-NH) said today the case of the jrunaway train which crashed into Union Station here “begins to look |like sabotage.” | Tobey heads a Senate Commerce Committee investigating the wreck, which injured more than 50 persons a week ago today. The committee yesterday heard two Pennsylvania Railroad em- ployes testify somecne may have tampered with the brakes—possi- bly twice—before the crack Boston- to-Washington train plunged through a wall and into the station concourse. But the train’s engi- neer, H. W. Brower, said he would guess the cause was an obstruction in the brake air line. Tobey announced the FBI is in: vestigating “he possibility of sabo- tage. He told a reporter its report would not be ready in time for today’s hearing. He did not say upon what evi- } dence he based a personal belief that sabotage was involved. Testimony yesterday showed that the train had developed brake trouble at Kingston, R. I. It was repaired there but not reported to the new crew which took over the train at New York .City and brought it,10 Washington. Adleburt Schroeder, assistant general counsel of the railroad testified “it seems very plainable” that the Kingsion failure resulted from tampering with the brakes at Boston just before the trip started. J. W. Moyer, fireman on the train, said it “would be my idea’ that there had heen tampering with the brakes at Baltimore—the last stop the train made before Washington. One announced objective of the inquiry is to determine whether railroads should be required to equip their trains with new safety devices including electronic brakes. Tobey indicated he is go- ling to press for action on a bill |to do so. Identification Of | Dogs Is Popular CHARLESTON, W. Va. (#—West Virginia citizens are taking to “dog tag” identification pieces in a big way, says Edgar M. Sites, deputy state director of civil defense. Col. Sites said that more than 10,000 applications for the .25-cent tags have been received since the program was started a month ago. It has been estimated that only about 7 per cent of human physical variations can be assigned to causes other than inheritance. oo Janyary 22, 1953 BEG FOR FOOD.—The four children of Lee F. Lynch, left to right: Donald, 12, Darrell, 10, Herbert, 6, and Eula May, 9, ap- pear happy in their Oklahoma City home after being well fed. 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