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Evening star., 1949-10-13
Two Slain, 5Wounded
As2 Gunmen Try TO
Hold Up Poker Game
BY the-A,socioted Press

MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 13.-Two
men were slain and five others
were wounded, one seriously, when
two gunmen attempted to hold up
a poker game in a downtown cigar
store early today.
The gunmen fled after firing
more than a score of shots at
the 10 men who, Police Chief
Harry Nelson said. were playing
cards in the rear of the store.
Later one of the gunmen,
wounded in the hail of bullets, was
captured and removed to a hos
pital. Chief Nelson said he orally
admitted his part in the shooting.
No charge was placed against
him Immediately.
Chief Nelson identified the dead
men as Theodore Raines. 43, a
Muncie restaurant owner, and
Dewey Wills. 54, an unemployed
laborer.
Mr.. Raines was shot through
the heart and fell dead beneath
one Of the three card tables in the
rear of the New Deal' cigar store.
Mr.. Wills. hit several times in the
abdomen, staggered to the front
of the store and fell fatally
wounded.
Chief Nelson identified the cap
tured gunman as George E
Crater, 27, of Bedford. Ind
CRATER, weakened from loss of
Evening star., 1949-10-13

blood, was taken to Ball Memorial
Hospital. He was suffering from
a bullet wound in the abdomen.
The police chief said Ralph
Frazier, owner of the cigar store,
was seriously wounded from a bull
let in the stomach. The others
wounded in the shooting were
Glen CASTLE, 40. a machinist, Tom
Cook. IS, and John Stewart, all of
Muncie.
Chief Nelson said Mr.. Frazier
told him one of the gunmen had
been in the rear of the store and
when the second gunman entered
he drew a gun. Mr.. Frazier said
he shouted Watch that man with
a gum" and both gunmen started
shooting. He said they fled with
out taking any money after firing
between 20 and Is shots.
Evening star., 1949-10-13

and at the same time reload my
rifle.
1T seemed like my head was in
her mouth when I got another
shell in the chamber. managed
to get my rifle around while she
was dragging me by one leg.
THE bullet hit her in the chest
and she dropped"
Mr.. Luddington painfully inched
himself a mile to a road where
he was picked up by an Alaska
Freight Lines truck.
He told his story in the Fair
banks hospital. Mr.. Luddington,
owner of a roadhouse near here.
had 200 stitches taken in his face,
scalp, arm and leg.
Wiring in older automobiles
should be checked periodically to
avoid short circuits and possible
fire.
Evening star., 1949-10-13
Man Requires 200 Stitches
After Fighting Alaska Bear
By the Associated Press

BY The Associated Press
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 13.-
Dan Luddington fought a close in
bout with a grizzly bear and won,
but he was hospitalized today
with 200 stitches.
Mr.. Luddington met She
grizzly with her cub head-on near
Summit Lake.
my rifle failed to fire the first
bullet" he recounted. "and she
got me down. She was paving,
mauling and raking me with her
claws and I was trying to get away
Evening star., 1949-10-13

From the first bracing the last delicious sip
:: Hills Bros. Coffee is Aavorful delight It's
blend of the worlds finest cofees and Controlled
Roasting" an exclusive Hills Bros. process, insures
uniform goodness by roasting the blend Attle at
Extraordinarily You get the same delicious favor
in every pound It's packed for
Evening star., 1949-10-13

Send today for your FeGf copy of The Gloucester
Cook seek"-16 pages of e-tested recipes by the
women of Gloucester. Write to The Gloucester
Fisheries Association. Gloucester, Massachusetts,.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31
REFUGEES FROM COMMUNISTS

News dispatches from Geneva, Switz-
erland. say that refugees are pouring into
Western Europe from Russian-dOminated
areas a. the rate of $500 monthly.
This Is not large number but, in view
~ the harder patrols, il is indicative of
murh unrest behind the Iron Curtain.
Nss-assistance i given the refugees, ac7
eordina 10 Michael l.. Hoffman, New York
Tlmes reporter. who thinks that it is pOliti-
ehlly.sh0rt sighted not TO assist the refug
eea from Communism.
This may be true in regard to most of
ihe refugees. hat il is just possible that the
hssi way 10 screen the refugees is to let
them make their way to freedom without
toa much assistance In this way it is not
difficult "a determine the sincerity of the
Refugees.
The United states has suffered in the
past through immigration attracted to this
euauirv hy the luFe of easy money and a
morp prosperous life. Those who come
ps.marlly for the material benefits they
expset 90 receive are not concerned with
the ideals Of western civilization and many
"a shem have shown little inclination to
stunaint themselves with the fundamental
traditions III freedom-lOving peoples.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31
MONOGRAPH
GREETINGS FoR THE NEW YEAR

The Key West Citizen takes ad-
vantage n this season 20 wish for the
psople 81 Key West and Monroe County
. new gear of greater happiness
80 TIE expression. we realize, Is used
earelessly every year but il very often con-
vsss q genuine sentiment towards people
ia general. Il Is In our heart to desire to
Zee oar people prosper in material, as well
- cultural and spiritual grOwths. We hope
this desire h common 10 most of our fell
lnW-eitizens.
... And ~. because very often The Citizen
kai spoken for the entire community. we
think Il appropriate on your own part,
aud Tor the thousands of men and women
hereabouts. 90 pass along the hearty
greetings Of the New Year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31
THE STATE OF OUR POLITICS

There are more beneficiaries from a
welfare state than there are sufferers,
in the opinion of many politicians, and
so long as this is fact the people of the
United States will have political parties
trying to outpromise each other in order
to win elections.
The conservative idea that people will
be all stirred up over constitutional is
sues about abstract principles of govern
ment is not vote getter When coupled
with suspicion that what is really in
mind is the elimination of favors already
extended to the people it is liability.
The welfare state, including centraliz-
ed control in Washington, may pose some
peril to traditional freedoms but the gen.
eral benefits received by MILLIONS of
Americans offset the theoretical danger.
The assault to be made, if it is to succeed,
is not upon the benefits but upon the
danger of highly centralized state, ex-
ercising powers that may, in future, con-
stitdte dictatorship.
18th The way to fight the distribution of
favors by party in power is to continue
the favors that affect the voting of mil
lions of voters. Applying this to what is
happening in the United States those who
would unseat the President might as we'll
accept the fact that they will have to con-
tinue the largesses that now go to the peo-
pie.
The payment of benefits, however,
might as we'll be managed in way to
prevent fraudulent practices on the part
of beneficiaries. This would include local
control of benefits with the inevitable
scrutiny that would accompany paying
out the money. Let the Federal treasury
ladle out the cash but let state and local
agencies pass on those to receive the
payments, and be sure that these agen-
cieS are non-political.
This is an idea that might work we'll
in connection with other federal activi-
ties. To avoid Capitalization and fed
eral administration able to control a ma
ton the central government might con-
tinue its function as a tax collector, in
which role it has been unusually sue
cessful, but some of the spending func-
tions might be passed to the states. This
should be done by constitutional amend
ment in order to create definite bar
rier to the creation of an all-powerful fed
eral oligarchy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31
RETAIL TRADE UP z
TO 6 PERCENT OVER
SANE PERIOD In 48

NEW YORK. Dec. 3l.-(Pl.-
Retail trade during the past week
rose two to six per cent above
levels of year ago.
Dun and Bradstreet reported
Friday that late rush Of
Christmas buying and the early
start of post-holiday promotions
were instrumental in keeping
volume for the week ended We'd
nesday near the high level of the
previous week.
Regional estimates varied from
the levels Of a year ago by the
following percentages: New Eng
land and East, up two to six per
cent; South, up one to five; Mid
west and Southwest, up three to
seven; Northwest and Pacific
Coast, ranged from even with
last year to four per cent high
er.
The demand for apparel re-
manned high as shoppers sought
last Minute gifts of haberdashery.
women's accessories and sports
wear. Housewives bought more
food than in the previous week
as they stocked up for the festive
weekend, with a heavy demand
for poultry, hams and yuletide
specialties.
However, the retail volume of
many consumer durable items
dipped somewhat. Exceptions in
cluded television sets, for which
demand remained high, and hard
ware, holiday decorating materi-
ais and small appliances.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31
Harry BYRD

Harrv Flood Byrd cut his eye-teeth in
business at the age Of 10. he mas Dseh ~
noIitics for the last 35 years, and mas ciimo-
| ed to the top of the ladder. he was eiec'eu
Governor of Virginia in 1926; anu became
a United States Senator in 1882 posleloh
that he still holds. He is newspaper pup
lisber. farmer. and apple grower-and
certainly one of out most capapie SENATORS
He doesn't fall for the Truman Deal. He
Is the leading budget authority m Con-
gress.
Senator Byrd thinks more of his coun-
try than he does of political party. He
proved it i'm offering his own budget mes
sage" 1t does not agree in any important
particulars with the Truman budget"
No member of political party in the
Senate has ever so boldly challenged his
own Chief in the White House.
Byrd knows what all the trouble is
about. He attacks deficit spending. taxa
ton, and the Truman New Deal. The Sem
ator says his budget maximum of $36-bil-
lion dollars is enough-that $43-billion
dollars the President is proposing is waste
full. Byrd's budget covers veterans pro-
grams for hospitals, pensions, ETC.; and
essential public works. The savings that
he proposes will eliminate huge waste, ex-
travagance and inefficiency in the Admin
istration, and excess in government en-
ployment of manpower, as provided by
the Hoover Commission.
Byrd enumerates changes that cut out
worthless extravagancies by President
Truman.
Now, fellow citizens, just keep your
eyes and ears open and watch for a big
break in the Democratic party, because
there is no man in the Senate who is re-
garded with more respect by his fellow
Senators than Byrd of Virginia.
When Congress meets in January it
must make the vital decision of whether to
increase taxes by more than $7-billion, re-
trench, or authorize expenditures totaling
more than $7-bllion in excess of revenue
and go gayly along the economic primrose
path of indefinite deficit financing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

For some weeks now. the Ma
tional Art Gallery here in Wash
ington has been displaying the
very valuable art treasures from
the Observation-Disclosures Museum in
Vienna. These works OF art M
clude many Of the priced posses
sions OF the Hapsbufg family,
which was one Of the most influ-
entail ruling families Of Europe
from l273 until 1917. At the
height Of its power, Its control
stretched from the Baltic TO the
Mediterranean. and from Gibral-
tar to the Indies. an area which
included more than half Of the
western world
The collection on display IS
selection Of enormous tapestries,
intricately sculptured pieces EN-
bellished with rare jewels, and
masterpieces of such artists as
Peter Paul Rubens.
However. the object Of greatest
attention by the thousands who
have viewed the display, has been
a gold salt and pepper holder,
which was made around l54O for
Francis /. Il is an unbel ievably
ornate piece with an ebony base
on balls, enabling II to be moved
about easily. Two gold figures re-
presenting NEUROLOGICAL charact-
ers are at each end and on the
base are personifications OF the
four winds and the four times Of
day. Worth many thousands Of
dollars, it is representative of the
flourishing manner in which the
Hapsburgs lived so many years
ago.
| overseard a spectator make
what thought was q sage! COM
Those kings and en-
perors may have been RICH in
gold, silver, and diamonds, but
they were paupers in the ! ordi-
nary comforts of life" Yes. that
is crtainly true. Their. castles
were cold. damp. and drafty.
They lacked those very facilities
which we consider so common
place today-modern plumbing,
electric lights and decently cook
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

ed food. The radio, movies, news
papers, and a thousand and one
other modern inventions have en-
riched the average person today
far beyond those who possessed
these treasures on display here
in Washington.
Each year has brought new de-
velopments in making our lives
more comfortable and pleasur-
able and, so, more happy. If re-
cent years are any indication, we
can expect and for sure, hope
that 1850 will bring more pro
gress and more happiness. and be
truly Happy New Year for all.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31
COURTESY RULES

The teacher wrote. on the
blackboard: The horse and COW
is in the stable"
Nov" she said to one little
boy, what is wrong with that
sentence?"
We'll, miss, you should saw.
The cow and horse is in the
stable"
"Why?"
Ladies first"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31
SNAP

THE circus man just hired me
to put my head in the lions
mouth"
isn't that cruel and hard on
the lion?"
ooh, no; his part of the act is
a snap"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

oue az the problems now battling the
a. Rssod philosophers Is why. among men
az as4uality. there are some who work hard
81 aad more intellIgently than others.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31
Key West In
Days Gone By
AS TAKEN FROM FILES
OF THE CITIZEN OF
DECEMBER 81. 1899

Arriving yesterday on visit
with Harold Laubscher was a
party of young folk, between Is
and Is years of age, members of
the class in agriculture of Wrights
High School of Evansville, In
diana, There were 80 members in
the party. accompanied by 10
adults, all under the direction of
William Hassee.
Destroyers Evans and Wicks
have returned to port after tour
of duty on neutrality patrol. They
are berthed at Pier B, to take oil
and will leave tomorrow.
DR.. Matthew Mellon, owner and
captain of the yacht Gerda II,
Mrs. Mellon, and DR.. Richard Ar
mour and Mrs. Armour, returned
to Key West, after spending a few
days nj Havana for which port
they sailed last Wednesday,.
Amanda Quintans, of Miami,
left for his home this morning,
after very pleasant stay in the
city for short visit with friends.
Miss Isabel ArmayoF spent the
weekend in this city with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Armayor on Windsor Lane.
Emory l.. Pierce, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. F L. Pierce, who had
been enjoying a visit over the
holidays with his parents and
friends, left this morning for
Welaka, Florida, where he is pur-
suing research work in water
chemistry.
Charles Hall, who had been
spending several weeks in Key
West, left on the O'Clock. bus.
yesterday to join Mrs. Hall at
tner nome In Miami.
Ross c. Sawyer, clerk of Cir
cult court, is a visitor in Miami
today, going for the purpose of
witnessing the football game be-
tween the University of Missouri
and Georgia Tech.
D. N. Mccarthy, well known
traveller and frequent visitor to
Key West, is in the city for va
cation of about two weeks and is
a guest at the Hotel La Concha.
Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
Generally speaking we admire
slim figures, but not when thev
appear in our bank balance"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

Nobody begrudges Santa Claus rest !;
the genial fellow has done a good job at
the right time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

TIE nation that gets efficiency and
egauumy IN its government gets away from
ffss Institutions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

Charity b a great virtue but 1t is sell
doom seen in economic activities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
Generally speaking we admire
slim figures, but not when thew
appear in our bank balance"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

D. N. Mccarthy, well known
traveller and frequent visitor to
Key West, is in the city for va
cation of about two weeks and is
guest at the Hotel La Concha
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

Charles Hall, who had been
spending several weeks in Kew
West, left on the 5 o'clock bus
yesterday to : join Mrs. Hall at
their home in Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

Ross c. Sawyer, clerk of Cir
cult court, is a visitor in Miami
today, going for the purpose of
witnessing the football game be-
tween the University of Missouri
and Georgia Tech.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

Amanda Quintans, of Miami,
left for his home this morning,
after a very pleasant stay in the
city for short visit with friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

Miss Isabel ArmayoF spent the
weekend in this city with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Armayor on Windsor Lane.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-31

Destroyers Evans and Wicks
have returned to port after tour
of duty on neutrality patrol. They
are berthed at Pier B, to take Oil
and will leave tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-02-08
Miss Gates Recital
Reveals Pianist of
Great Promise
BY Elena de Soyn

Elizabeth Gates, a young pianist
of much promise, gave a recital
in the Phillips Gallery last night.
Her program, designed to show
her solid technical equipment and
a natural feel for music, covered
three centuries touching upon
picked representatives of piano
literature.
She began with Bach's "Chro-
matte Fantasy and Fugue" and
worked up gradually toward con-
temporary compositions. This
number, together with Liszt's
"Petrarcan Sonnet No. 104," per-
haps illustrated best some of the
strong points of her playing. The
hammer like strength and even
ness of her fingers, a well-defined
voicing in the fugue and an ever
present animation placed Miss
Gates performance on considera-
BILE heights.
There was an unmistable evil
dence of personal enjoyment in
the young artists playing Of the
sonnet and an inner response to
the music. To be able to identify
ones self thoroughly with COM
position and to recreate it accord
ing to ones own light should be
the aim of every performer. 1t is
impossible to have an affinity with
all types of music, but to play that
which one loves best offers al
ready in itself an inexhaustible
source of inspiration.
Two Sonatas. ''No. 6. in B Flat
Major" and mo. 7 in D Major"
by Scarlatti might have gained in
effect If given greater lightness
and fluency; Chopin's less ia
miliar "Etudes op. Is, Nos. 10 and
s. and LISTS Concert Etudes in
r Minor" created another oppor-
tunity for Miss Gates to show her
advanced technique.
The capacity audience. which
included many young people of
the pianist's own age, applauded
vigorously.
Evening star., 1949-02-08
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
~,
Ballet Russo Makes
Three Appearances
With Symphony Here

The Ballet Russo de Monte
Carlo will make the first of three
appearances with the National
Symphony Orchestra tonight at
$50 at Constitution Hall. sAd-
ditional performances will be pre-
sented tomorrow and Thursday
nights.
The company is celebrating it's
tenth anniversary this season. Its
leading dancers again are Alex
andra Danilova. Frederic Frank
lin, Nathalie Krassovska. Leon
.Danielian and Ruthanna Boris.
Tonight's program will include
the Washington premiere of Pas
de Ouatre." with music by Cesare
Pugni. This first was performed
for Queen Victoria at Her Ma
jesty's Theater in London in 1845.
Massine's> choreographic inter-
pretatin of ,Beethoven's Seventh
Symphony also will be presented
tonlgnt.
The final number on the pro-
gram will bring Mile. Danilova and
Mr.. Franklin together In the pop
ular Beau Danube"
Tomorrow nights program will
include "Mozartiana." THE Blue
Bird" "Raymonda" (Act 81 and
"Scheherazade." On Thursday
night the Ballet Russo will present
Les Sylphides," Rouge ct Noir''
and "Gaite Parisienne."
Evening star., 1949-02-08

A European species of beetle
hunting wasp presses down on the
bodies of it's prey to open an
armored joint through which 1t
can sting it into paralysis.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-03-26
Increased Water
Rates Rejected

The Miami City Commission re-
jected a proposal TO increase water
rates at it's meeting on Wednesday
Before the commission was a com
promise proposal by City Manager
o. p. Hart which would have given
the water department about IS per
cent OF the funds asked to finance
expansion.
The vote against any hike in
rates was 80. The alignment was a
strange one with young Mayor Rob.
ert Floyd and elderly Commissioner
r. c. Gardner favoring an increase
Gardner recalled that he had op.
posed purchase of the water comp.
any from the Florida Power and
Light Co. and management of the
water department by a self-per-
petuating. non-political board.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-03-26
Ambassador Nominee
Has Colorful Career

WASHINGTON - (ANP) - Presi-
dent Truman, this week, sent to the
senate the nomination of Edward Il.
Dudley for the office of the first
u. S. ambassador to Liberia. Mr..
Dudley is now serving as American
minister to Liberia. His nomination
as ambassador follows the decision
reached by the governments of the
United States and Liberia to raise
their respective legations to en-
basyies.
Dudley was born at South Boston,
Va, and received his early educa-
ton in the public schools of Roam.
oke, Va. He graduated from Johnson
c. Smith college and St. Johns uni
versity law school. He also attend
ed Howard university.
In February, 1912, he was appoint
ed assistant attorney general for
the state of New York. In 1943, he
joined the legal staff of the NAACP.
Dudley was granted leave of alb
sence from the association in 1945 to
serve as counsel to the governor OF
the Virgin islands. In October, 1947
he returned to the u. S. to take up
his duties as assistant special counsel
for the NAACP. He resigned this
post in May, 194S, to become Ameri'
can minister to Liberia.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-03-26
Plan Reunion Of
761st Tank Battalion
BY ERIC c. HORNE

CLEVELAND, o. - (ANP) - If
plans now under study are carried
through, this Ohio metropolis will be
the scene of the reunion of mem
bers of the most outstanding Negro
combat fighters in World War IL,
the famous 761st Tank Battalion on
August 1921. That will be the fifth
anniversary of the date on which
the first Negro amored unit in
American military history left the
u. S.
Sailing from New York with six
White officers, 33 Negro officers,
three Negro warrant officers and
713 enlisted men, the 761st earned
its spurs on battlefields in six Euro
pean countries, piling UP S91 decora-
tons, concentrations from four ma
jor generals and then Undersecre-
tary of War Robert Patterson.
Eight of it's 713 enlisted men be-
came NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
ficers during its 1873 consecutive
days in the front lines without any
relief at any time.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-03-26
Columbia Council
Votes To Have
Negro Policemen

COLUMBIA, S. c. - amp The
city council of Columbia, capital of
South Carolina, voted last week 10
hire qualified Negroes as members
of the police. force. One Negro is now
in training for active duty.
Four applicants have passed civil
service examinations. and two OF
them have qualified along other
lines for the force. Chief l.. J.
Campbell said the other two are be.
ing investigated.