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Evening star., 1950-08-20
|Sesqui Reduces
Pageant Prices
To Lure Crowds
Turnout Disuppoints
officioIs, Who Hope 1t
Will Be Better in FoII

The National Capital Sesquicen.
tennial Commission has cut the
price Of tickets to Government
workers in an effort to promote at
tendance at Faith of Our
Fathers.
Attendance has been running
less than 1000 on some nights,
particularly Sundays. Sesqui off,
cials have reinStated the special
20 per cent discount to Federal
and District Government employees
for reserved seats only. until Labor
Day.
While, the attendance at the
symphonic drama in the new Rock
Greek Park amphitheater has
been a. disappointment, officials
believe it will increase.
Tough Show Town.
Washington is the toughest
show town in the country" off,
cials remarked. 1T will take time
for the people to realize the great
lesson in Americanism we have.
! But when they do, it will be a
sellout."
Paul M. Massmann, the commits
sion's general manager, said an
attendance of 800 in the $2.40,
seats will pay expenses of the
production for one night. The pro-
duction cost runs 81 $50 each per-
formance for everything, INCLUDE
ing publicity-said Mr.. Massmann.
This averages $4,000 a week. he
explained.
Inasmuch as the show is sched-
uled to run through the END Of
September. officials have not
struck balance sheet and do not
know whether it will show a profit
or loss. They are banking on the
fall tourist season.
The weather has been in the
shows favor so far. but officials
pointed out the play was put on
cold" without the customary try
outs.
I'VE have been shaking it down
in front of our audiences" they
said The show has improved tre-
mendously and we think the at
tendance is going to increase"
They are pleased that President
Truman, commission chairman,
and his family liked it.
Special Nights Asked.
School children, civic organiza-
tions and the Masons have asked
for special nights.
4 E General admission, 90 cents, il
for half the seats and this in
cludes tax. But strangely enough,
the empty seats are these cheaper
ones, officials said. The public Is
buying the reserved seats at $2.40
land $1.30.
Lawrence B. Slater, assistant
general manager. said the State
honor days have been quite an
asset" to attendance, stimulating
interest among the State societies
here. On State nights and those
in which Government employees
have taken advantage of the cut
rate the attendance has been up,
he said.
The amphitheater holds just
over 1000. 1t was pointed out
that 1000 is considered a good
house in a normal theater. But
in the amphitheater this number
appears small.
Officials declared that on some
nights attendance has been from
1900 to 5000.
The amphitheater has a nom
segregation policy in keeping with
the Interior Departments pro-
gram. The officials say quite q
few" Negroes are attending the
trrndl1ction
Evening star., 1950-08-20
Comedy to Be Presented

MIDDLEBURG, Va, Aug. 49,
(SpeciaD The Barter Players
will present 1.-THE Blithe Spirit, -
a comedy by Noel Coward, Tues
day evening at the Community
Center Auditorium.
Evening star., 1950-08-20
Wheaton Chamber to Meet

The Wheaton Chamber of Com
merce will hold a dinner meeting
at 7:30 pm. Tuesday in Naylor'
Restaurant in Wheaton, Md
New members will be welcomed
Thomas G. oyster. president
said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
SENATE LEADERS PREDICT
TOUGH FIGHT TO RETAIN
FEDERAL RENT CONTROLS
Only Hope Is
Compromise To
Get Any Sort
Of Extension

. WASHINGTON, april %. up.
Senate leaders expect a tough
fight on the Presidents request
for more federal rent controls.
Mr.. Truman asked congress
yesterday to extend rent eens
trolls for another year. Controls
are scheduled to expire the end.
of June. fAs hkAas
The Democratic National Coma
mittee has backed up the Presi4
dents appeal by accusing the
real estate lobby and Republicans
of pushing drive to let federal
controls die.
Democratic Senate L e d e +
Scott Lucas of Illinois admits
there will be a fight over the
issue. However, he says the
Presidents message will help
those backing continued control.
Senate Republican Leader Ken
meth Wherry of Nebraska has
called the Presidents message
sjust another attempt to churn
up some much-needed votes in
the congressional elections"
Wherry added; I'm against any
rent control extension, and l be-
lieve the majority of both Dem
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
Two Injured In
Auto Accident
This Morning

Two men were injured and one
arrested this morning as the re-
suit Of an automobile accident
at the Triangle, on the approach
to Stock Island. The two cars
crashed head-on at $50 AM
Anthony L. Tamonis, Of the
U. S. S. Gilmore, driver Of a 194l
Buick, whcih collided with the
1919 Lincoln Of John Orth. Of
Deanair, California, was taken
to the hospital suffering cuts
about his forehead, He was later
arrested on charges Of SPEEDING,
reckless driving and causing and
acciednt.
Two passengers were with MIR.
Orth at the time of the accident.
Charles Grove, of Modesto,
California, was taken to the hos
pital with and injured left should
er. Burchell Updike, of Turlock,
California was uninjured.
The left front portions of both
machines were almost totally de-
molished.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
SEARCH CONTINUES
FOR SIS PASSENGERS
OF WRECKED PLANE

TOKYO, April 22.-iP).-It's
night in Japan, and the darkness
combined with the wet, foggy
weather are hindering the search
for the wreckage of a big Air
Force transport plane and its IS
passengers. = =
The plane is presumed to be
down in the mountain country
southwest of TOKYO. 1t was last
heard from Friday night while
flying to Japan from the Philip
pines. But a daylong sky and
ground hunt failed to spot the
four-engined C-54.
One of the passengers. was
Frank Pickle, of Chicago, head
of General MacArthur's Foreign
Trade Division. With three other
occupation workers, Pickelle was
returning to Japan from trade
conference in Manila. They were
James Torrens, of Washington,
Bernard Adams of New York and
Mrs. Teresa Krossner, whose
home town is not yet known.
After first reports that the
plane had crashed, an. intense
search was organized.
The Japanese think the plane
will be found in the foreboding
mountains to the southwest of
Continued on Page Four,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
AnnOn ymOuS
Visitor GiUeS 500
To Hospital Here
Up Wirephoto

A resident of New York
has sent S4o0 TO the Monroe
County Hospital as gift in
appreciation of the splendid
care that he received while a
patient at the local hospital
on Stock Island. during a
visit to the Island City.
In addition to the gift the
New Yorker has forwarded
letters to hospital officials
praising the staff for all their
kindness and efficiency dur
ing his stay there.
The Individual desires to
remain anonymous.
Superintendent of Nurses
Louise Carlson stated today
the money will be used to &C
quire hospital beds. which
are needed at the hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
YMCA PROGRAM FOR
SERVICEMEN TO BE
INCREASED MAY |

tertainment, at no great increase
in the limited budget with which
the YMCA is now operating.
The committee voted for an
"Open House" to aid in the cele-
bration of Armed Forces Day,
May 20.
The committee approved ex-
tending the use of the building
to the Spanish American War
Veterans during their convention
here from May IA 10 May II. The
veterans meetings will be held
mornings and will not interfere
with activities for the service
men.
With the aid of volunteers the
YMCA viii remain open during
the day. Mr.. Turner reported the
need because of the number of
servicemen needing the services
of the YMCA. The building is
open at noon now, but will open
at 900 a. m. as soon as sufficient
volunteers are enlisted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
fTwo-Cycle Crash
Hospitalizes
Both Drivers

Two persons were hospitalized
dent at 1:l5 this morning at the
corner Of Whitehead and Petronia
streets.
Lawson T. Christopher. of the
U.S,S. Gilmore. was sent to the
Naval Hospital and Margaret
Woodson. Of the Tropical Hotel,
his passenger on the motorcycle
he was driving, was taken to the
Municipal Hospital, when Harry
S. Reney crashed his motorcycle
into the rear of the Christopher
machine. Reney, according to po-
lice who investigated the acci-
dent, had turned his machine
from Whitehead, when the crash
occurred. Both vehicles skidded
Continued On Page Fouri
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22

The YA1CA program for SER
vicemen vii be increased begin
ming May /. Forrest T. Turner,
executive secretary, reported the
committee of management had
taken this action at their recent
meeting
The most needed program was
for a Saturday night dance. 1t
was decided to change that to a
three hour affair instead of the
usual two hour dance. Entertain
ment and prizes will play an i'm
portant part in making the dance
the outstanding event of the
week.
The morning Java Club will
continue on Sunday morning and
movie will be shown every
Sunday night. Between the short
subject and the feature, an old
fashioned song fest will be held.
The Sunday night entertainment
will round out the week and en-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
Gets Eight Years
For Smuggling
Cubans Into Miami

MIAMI. April 22.-(R.-A con-
feSsed alien smuggler has finally
appeared in a Miami court for
sentencing. He is Gaylord Miles
Saxton who with his wife and
another couple pleaded guilty to
flying aliens to Miami from Cuba.
Federal Judge G Gorge W..
Whitehurst waited for two weeks
to sentence the four. ALI but
Saxton appeared at the original
time set for sentencing, but Sax
ton disappeared.
His wife said, "He told me it
was too pretty a day to go to
court"
Saxton drew sentence of
eight years when he did show up
yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
AT Wants To Solve
Mystery Blasts In
And Near DAYTON

DAYTON, o., April 22.-(P).-
The Air Force plans tests next
week to see if recent high alti-
tude dives by a jet plane speed
king can explain a series of my
stery blasts reported in the local
area.
Colonel F. K. Paul, the chief
of the flight test division at
Wright Patterson Airforce Base,
says the new tests are planned
ito see if we can prove any
thing" Say Colonel Paul:
Right now it is all a lot of
conjecture but there is POSSIBLE
ity that some of the dives may
be linked to the series of explo-
siens."
He referred to dives at near
CONTINUED On Page Four'
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
Clrysler Strike
Still In Hopeless
Deadlock Today

DETROIT, April %. tPl.4A
hopeless deadlock" was govern
ment mediator's description Civ
en- early today to the Chrysler
auto strike, now in its s8tb day.
The mediators were so discourag-
ed they threatened to call off all
peace talks, at least for the time
being.
1t was in the small hours here
this morning that Arthur Wat
made the bleak report. Leaving
a long-drawn bargaining session,
the Regional Director Of the Fed
eral Mediation and Cancellation
Service had this to, say:
Another meeting will be held
CONTINUED On Page FIvel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
S2,94O Stolen
From Shrimp
Company Here
Only $500 In Cash
Taken; Rest In Checks.

A total of S2.940.OO, in cash and
checks was stolen from the Of
fices of the Brunswick Quick
Freeze Shrimp Company some
time between 8:l5 p. m. Friday
and 7:30 this morning.
Fred Knight reported the rob-
berry to the Monroe County
Sheriff's office this morning. In
vestigation revealed that entry
could have been effected through
doors, which were latched but
not locked or any of the
windows, which were not hook
ed.
Edgar NJ Orris, the night
Waterman, who reported that he
had been on duty all night, said
that he had seen no one enter the
office.
Investigators from the Sheriff's
Department found that drawer
containing the money had been
pried opan. $4,000 in pennies,
nickels and dimes, a check for
$4,000 and one for $2700.00 had
been taken from the rifled draw
er.
G. G.. Lewis, manager Of
the Brunswick Company, told
authorities that the $4,000 check
was cashable, but that the ST.
10000 one could not be cashed.
Fred knight stated that he was
on the job when the Waterman
came to work and was still there
when Orris left this morning.
Sheriff Berlin Sawyerf is con-
Quoting thorough investigation
OF the robbery
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
Telephone WorkerSMay Get
Strike Call Witkin24 Hours
Demand We. 2
Change Its
Position In
Indiana Dispute
,ny rhe Associn,ed prea.l

NEW YORK, Apr. %
There's Q good possibility
now that a nationwide tele-
phone strike will break out
before the truce expires
next Wednesday.
A CIO Communications
Union leader, Ernest Weav-
er, said today that a strike
call will be issued to 10000
installation workers with
in "a hours unless Western
Electric changes its posi-
ton in an Indiana dispute.
Weaver is President OF
the Unions Division Six,
which is made up of West
ern Electric installation
workers.
If the division strikes
and establishes picket lines
at telephone buildings, its
likely that other telephone
workers will observe the
picket patrols.
The other units have
threatened to strike We'd
nesday, the date set in a
Continued On Page Fivel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22
SfOrza Believes
Trieste viii Be
Returned To Italy

ROME, April 22.-Rl. Foreign
Minister Count Carlo Sforza told
the Italian Chamber of Deputies
today he is convinced the United
States, France and Britain will
keep their pledge to return
Trieste to Italy
His speech climaxed long and
Continued On Page Fourl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-22

Key West. Florida. hos The
most equoble climate in the
country. with ON uveruue
ronge of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-24
Masons Give 7O-year Certificate
To Frank GaIleher, 81, Saturday

bers of the lodge. Mr.. Galleher
also received a beautifully de-
corated Anniversary" cake, a
gift of Mr.. and Mrs. Beightler.
Among those witnessing the
ceremony were: Russell Banks,
Scott Creviston, William Payne,
Walter T. Galloway, L. H, Smith,
of this city; Mr.. Burleigh Cart
mel, superintendent of the Mas
sonic Home, Mr.. Tom Fox, edit
or and publisher of the Mason
ic Home Newspaper, and Mr..
George Helvie, a former resi-
dent Of Marysville, now resid-
ing in the Home.
MI. Galleher regretted that
his daughter, Miss Helen Gale
her, of Wheeling, w. Va, could
not be present for the occasion.
While at the Home, the group
visited Mrs. Katherine Beightler,
grandmother of Mr.. Beightler,
who also resides in the Home, is
in her Oath year, and in excellent
health for her advanced age.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-24
$4,000 Sought
By RausCh in Suit

Emanuel Rausch, M~arysville,
has brought action against Ed
ward Brown and Luther Brown
for the sum of $780, 00. The plain
tiff claims that on Dec. /, l949
he was coon hunting in the Holy
cross Woods in Jerome Town
ship when the defendants at
tackled him.
He says that they struck and
beat him with a shotgun cauS-
ing decorations about the face
and injuring his right eye. He
states that he has completely lost
the sight of that eye and will
be completely blind in it for
the rest of his life.
He also cIaims that his face
was disfigured by the beating
and that plastic surgery will be
necessary to cover up the marks
and scars.
For medical aid, loss of wages,
and punitive damages he asks
the sum of $4,000. William l.,
Coleman is the attorney for the
plaintiff.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-24

Members of the Milford Center
Grange and residents of the com
munity are engaged this week in
final preparations for a sample
fair, to be held in the Union
Local School this Friday evening
The affair will begin at 7:30 p.
m.
All proceeds from the fair and
program will go to improvement
of the Union Local school and fa-
cilities, and for benefit of the
Grange.
A so cent donation by those at
tending will permit them to walk
through the sample line, where
there will be at least 35 booths
prepared by companies of nation
al fame, as well as local firms.
There they will receive many
useful items for the home, as well
as a light lunch and soft drinks.
During the evening, there will
be free entertainment, consisting
of magicians, tap dancing and
tumbling. There will also be a
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-24
Ex-Union Countidn
Seeks Nomination
For Congressman

A former Union County resi-
dent is seeking the Democratic
nomination for Congressman
from the Seventh Congressional
District at the primary election
May 2.
He is Bart Cauley, now a
Champaign County farmer.
Born in Madison county on
April 80, 1906, he moved with
his family to Union county eight
years later. He was graduated
from Allen township and New
Dover schools and attended the
International Business College
at F. Wayne, Ind, for two years.
He worked in industry for
twelve years and was active in
labor circles. In 1916 he moved
onto his farm in Champaign
county where he now lives with
his wife and eight children.
Cauley refuses to commit him.
self on any one single issue. But,
he declared:
Il will stand on liberal prin-
ciples. l will support anything
that will raise tax exemptions on
Individual incomes.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-24

Palestine Lodge No. 1873, F. &
A. M. of this city honored one
of it oldest members Saturday,
April % when w. Frank Gale
her, a former resident of Marys-
vile, now residing in the Mason
ic Home in Springfield. was pre-
scented with a 70-year certificate
of membership in the above
lodge.
Mr.. Galleher became a men,
Der of Palestine Lodge on April
%, 1880, when "a years of age,
and has held continuous member
ship since that time. He reached
his oath birthday last Septem-
Der, and is still in good health
for his age.
The presentation ceremony
took place at the Masonic Home,
Saturday Clarence Beightler,
Worshipful master of the local
lodge, presented Mr.. Galleher
with a certificate of honor,
signed by nearly all of the mem
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-24
Boost Reserves,
Chamber Urges

MarySville Chamber of Com
merce is cooperating with other
Chambers, trade associations and
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States in urging full sup
port by employers Of the current
civilian reserve recruiting pro-
gram for the u. S. armed forces,
The Importance of these civil
ian reserves is pointed up in q
letter received today by Presi-
dent Navin of the Marysville
Chamber from National Chamber
President Herman w. Steinkraus
They need your helpandl
urge your cooperation with the
local commands to aid them in
building their required strength
he stated, emphasizing the fol
lowing salient facts:
i. The men in these reserves
are to be highly trained, serving
on a voluntary basis. Together
with the professional establish,
ment, the reserves will become
the nucleus of our fighting
strength in a national emergency
2. These civilian reserves neeo
to be strengthened, particularly
by enlisted men who should be
urged to join.
3. Our traditional national Sc,
curity policy relies on strong or
ganized citizen forces which
make possible armed forces of {
minimum size consistent with
national defense.
4. The only other alternative
would be the maintenance Of c
professional peacetime arme c
force of far greater size than ouI
nation has known heretofore, anc
at a prohibitive cost.
5. The recruiting efforts of or,
ganized reserves need particu,
larly the support of employers
whose employees are enrolled ir
these civilian components. The
National Chamber adopted {
policy at its last Annual Meeting
urging the immediate strength,
ening of all reserve components
Further information about this
program can be obtained from 1t
Col. Franklin Greeneisen, at tho
County Agricultural Extension
Service office in the Postoffice
or from Capt. John Spain.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-24

Most successful athletic year
in the history of Marysville High
School was appropriately re-
viewed at the annual banquet
for team and band members,
held in the recreation room, Fri
day evening.
High-light of the evening was
presentation of the basketball
trophies and awards to MEM
bers of the Mid-State and Cen
trail District championship Mon
archs, and band letters to 80
musicians.
Football letters were present
ed last fall, while track letters
cannot be awarded until the
season is over.
Basketball Awards
Gold medals, emblematic OF
their district championship, were
presented on behalf of the Ohio
High School Athletic Association
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-24
More Window Displays Observing
National Coin Week are Described

set of commemorative half dol
lars. In these coins interesting
places and important historical
events of our country are por-
trayed. The mintage of these
coins are very low, making these
half dollars very valuable and
difficult to gather.
Another piece of this display
is an unusual set of Liberty
standing quarters, the only set of
this type quarter on exhibit in
Marysville. The raised date on
these coins has caused the date
to quickly wear, making it ex-
ceedingly difficult to make a col
lection of these coins. A very
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-24
Milford Center Grange, Community
Completing Plans for Sample Fair

$3.50 dance, with music by the
popular Sunset Serenader S
orchestra. Admission for tn e
dance will be so cents per person.
Other games and entertainment
are also being planned.
Various committees arranging
the sample fair and program are:
Co-ordinators = H. R. Hinton
and Willard Stillings, co-chair-
men.
Soliciting - Floyd Starkey and
William Berend.
Advertising Dick Phelps,
Dick Seitz and Edward Agner.
Tickets and door Robert
Knedler and Victor Stillings.
Midway = Frank Smith and
l.. O.. Brill.
Tab committee - Erma Ridge
way, Mrs. Leslie Smith, Mrs. Dan
Eby, and Mrs. William Payne.
Entertainment - Mrs. Pauline
Reeser and Mrs. Gladys Hill.
Dance Duane Stillings and
William Brill.
Booths - Paul Ryan and Will
liam Schmidt.
Decorating - Emma Knedler
and Mary Howard.
Check-room Miss Patty
Johnson and James Woods.
Booth personnel Dorothy
Liller, Marion Besgrove, Marie
Houser and Dorothy Simons.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-04-24

Every where in the city, peo-
pie are constantly inspecting the
interesting displays of odd and
unusual coins, paper money, tok-
ems, medals and even coins of
ancient times as old as 20 to 80
centuries, as exhibited by the
Marysville Numismatic Society,
in the business district, this week.
The very attractive display of
Harry Handy, president of the
local society, can be found in the
window of McAuliffe Bros, Ill
S. Main st. At this window pas
sers-by can observe a very fine
exhibit. The most outstanding
part of this display is a very rare