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Evening star., 1951-03-03
Winter's S Worst Storm
In Middle West
ParaIyzes Six States
Small Towns Are IsoIuted,
Communications Disrupted
By Snow, Ice and Wind
BY the Associated Press

The Midwest's worst snowstorm
of the winter-still raging in its
second day-paralyzed parts of a
six-State midcontinent area to-
day.
Gale-force winds and ice storms
added to the weather misery in
the stricken area.
The new storm, coming on the
heels of a similar storm the mid
die of the week, struck a Gripping
blow in parts of the Dakotas, Min
nesota. Wisconsin, Iowa and Mich
igan.
The storm laid a snow blanket
from the Northern Great Plains
to New York State. Buffalo and
Syracuse, N. Y, each reported
an inch of snow.
Some Towns Isolated.
This was the situation in the
Midwest:
Some small towns were isolated.
Communications lines were dis
rupted. Drifts 8 feet deep were
common in South Dakota. A
grocery roof collapsed under the
crushing weight of snow in Fari-
bault, MINI.
Sioux Falls, S. OAK, had "a
inches of snow on the ground and
the blizzard still ragged in the cen
trail part of the State. Heavy snow
with strong shifting winds moved
into upper Michigan.
Highways were dotted with
abandoned cars in South Dakota.
Motorists, unable to keep going,
sought refuge in small towns or
in farmhouses.
Winds Pile Drifts.
About l 900 persons were strand
ed overnight in Glenwood, in
West Central Minnesota. Most
of them were attending a basket
ball tournament in the town.
Highways were blocked in many
places throughout the storm area.
Strong winds piled deep drifts
across roads as soon as snowplows
cleared them.
Trains were running late in the
Dakotas and Minnesota. Bus and
air transport was halted in South
Dakota. Highway traffic in the
southern half of Minnesota was
slowed to a crawl or halted.
Buses and railroads were op-
Grating in North Dakota. But
some were late. Air travel was
resuming there.
Meanwhile, blast of sub-zero
cold moved into the Northern
Plains and headed for the North
Central storm belt.
AS the wintry elements battered
the winter-weary Midwest, Dixie
was having a touch of summer
Temperatures climbed into the
80s over the Southeastern and
Gulf States, hitting record high
marks for the date in many cities.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Snowmukers Produce Too Well;
Rescue Party Digs Them Out

for the City of Santa Barbara.
They started in last Tuesday near
the top Of Figueroa Mountain, 20
miles north of Santa Barbara.
They seeded the clouds with sill
yer iodide at 15-minute intervals
for several hours, and each time
we turned the machine on we were
amazed to find ourselves in the
center of a miniature snowstorm, -
Mr.. Within. said.
Mr.. Vowels said they obtained
their objective, "but did even bet
ter in burying ourselves and the
equipment and we had to radio
that we were stuck, but next time
we'll take along some food and
warm clothing"
Evening star., 1951-03-03
u. 5. Challenges
Soviet 10 Permit
|Ni|itaryCensus
Offers to Let u. N.
Count Men, Weapons
Beginning Monday
By the Associated Press

| UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Mar
3.-The United States today dared
Russia to let the United Nations
start counting her soldiers, sailors
guns. tanks and planes Monday
It agreed to undergo the same
inspection.
Such an independent census, the
United States said, would show
once and for all who had the
biggest armed forces-the Soviet
Union or the Western Powers.
Russia has rejected all previous
demands for such a count.
Note Occasions Move.
The new American move was
occasioned by Russia's note to
Britain last week charging that
the Western powers had twice as
many men under arms as the
Soviet Union.
1t was made in statement
issued by Frank C.. Nash, deputy
American representative on the
U. N. Commission for Conventional
mon -atomic) Armaments and one
time assistant to former Defense
Secretary James v. Forestall.
The Russian note claimed that
the Soviet Union had only 2.5 mil
lion men under arms in compari-
son to the Western powers S
million.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee said February IA that
the correct figures were:
Russia: 4 million.
Russian satellites: / million
not counting Communist China.
Western Allies: As million.
Start Monday Proposed.
Mr.. Nash said:
"If the Soviet government Is
genuinely concerned about this
problem, as it professed to be in
the note to the United Kingdom,
the census and verification pro-
posal can be acted on at once. The
United States Government is pre-
pared to begin working on it at
once. We can begin meetings on
Monday. if the Soviet government
desires to do So"
The United States challenge did
not mention atomic weapons.
Russia has said previously that
its refusal to permit such a count
was because the United States
refused to include A-bonnb stock
piles in the census.
Mr.. Nash told reporters that the
question of atomic weapons still
came under the u. N. Atomic
Energy Commission.
He said he did not intend to
bring up the new American pro-
posal formally at the current
meetings of a special U. N. COM
mittee set up at President Tru-
mans suggestion to study the ad-
visibility of combining the work
of the conventional armaments
group and the Atomic Commits
sion.
However, Mr.. Nash said, he ex-
tpected the United States to try
to get the census plan put on
the agenda of the proposed Big
-Four foreign ministers meeting.
Their deputies meet Monday in
Paris to plan that agenda.
Mr.. Nash stressed that the
(See U. N, Page A.2)
Evening star., 1951-03-03
By jones 6. Deone

Washington food prices have
climbed to a new all-time peak,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics re-
vealed today.
Retail food costs here shot up
81 per cent prior to the January
26 price freeze. and preliminary
reports for the Nation at large
indicate another significant rise
occurred during the weeks follow
ing.
The new District figures were
disclosed by Edward D. Hollander
BIS price division chief. A formal
report now is in preparation but
has been delayed by BIS con-
version to its new system of cost
of-living reporting, he explained
The new food price index for
the District covers the period from
Evening star., 1951-03-03
George vi Is Confined
To His Room With Cold
By the Associated Pre-.

LONDON, Mar. 3.-King George
VI, who is suffering from a cold,
still was confined to his room in
Buckingham Palace today.
An official announcement from
the palace said: THE King had
la comfortable night, but is re-
naming in his room today"
The 55-year-old British mon
arch came down with the snif11es
|and fever yesterday. His condi-
ton is not regarded as serious.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Belgium Gets U. S. Planes

ANTWERP. Belgium, Mar.
R.-The Belgian air force re-
ceived today its first shipment OF
American-made fighter planes un-
der the Mutual Defense Assist
ance Program. Twenty F-84F
Thunderjets arrived aboard the
Belgian motorship Houffalize.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Featured Reading
In The Star Today

POLLUTED PoToMAc-soil erosion,
population growth and industry in the
Potomac Bosin hove token their toll of
whot wos once clean streom. Meos-
ures thot must be token to control con.
tinuins pollution Of the river system ore
discussed on Pose B-7.
DESIGN FOR PRIvACY-Architecss
must solve oil kinds Of problems. How
one District architect pIonned house
to offer privacy on q corner lot is ex-
ploined todoy on Pose B-l by Real
Estate Editor Robert J. Lewis.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
|CI0 Says New Index
of Living Costs Fails
To Show Actual Rise
Jump Under Both Systems
Automatically Increases
Pay of ~ Million Workers
By jones Y. Newton

Organized labor charged today
that the Governments new meth
cd of figuring the cost of living
fails to show the actual rise in
prices of goods people must buy
The criticism came from the
CIO as the Labor Department an
nounced that under both the new
and old methods of calculation
living costs still are rising sharply
AS result, more than IT mil
lion industrial workers will re-
ceive wage increases of from 4 to
5 cents an hour. These are work.
ers whose contracts with man
agenent provide for wage in
creases in accordance with the
rise in living cost. An estimated
million of them are employed by
the auto industry and most OF
them are represented by the CIO
United Automobile Workers.
Under a modification of wage
control policy announced by Eco
nomic Stabilizer Eric Johnston,
living cost adjustments in wages
will be allowed through June 80
where specifically called for in
contracts signed before Janu-
airy 26.
The auto workers will receive
their boosts Immediately. Those
in other industries. such as the
electrical industry. are due later
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
said that under it's old way of
figuring living costs there was an
increase of II per cent from De-
cember Is to January Is. The
index at mid-January stood at
1916. compared to 1884 in De-
cember. The index is based on
the average 1935-1939 prices be-
ing normal, or 100.
The new type index was at 181. 5
on January Is, compared to 1888
in December. This indicated that
living costs rose about is per cent
during the period.
Both Systems In Use Now.
Differences between the methods
of calculation are caused by
efforts of the Labor Department
to modernize the index. The new
method is based on 1850 popula-
ton figures, allows for adjust
ments in rents and gives fresh
foods, particularly fruits and
vegetables. less weight. The latter
is designed to show a shift in
buying habits to frozen foods over
fresh varieties.
Some of the labor "escalator'
type contracts specify use of the
Governments old index, others
give the union the choice of choos-
ing the one to be used. The Labor
Department will issue both indices
throughout this year at least.
Automobile pay adjustments are
made every three months at the
rate of one cent per hour for
every rise or fall of LA points in
the Governments index. It is now
time for such adjustment. Other
industry contracts call for differ
ent adjustment times.
CIO Questions Timing of Plan.
Just this week the Nations rail-
roads signed an agreement with
unions representing million non
operating rail workers calling for
wage adjustments based on living
costs. But their check will not be
(See PRICES. Page A-2l
Evening star., 1951-03-03

(See RFC. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1951-03-03

(See U. NJ. Page A.2.)
Evening star., 1951-03-03

tSee D. c. FOODS, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1951-03-03

(See RED PURGE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1951-03-03

(See PRICES, Page A-3.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Road Race Has To
BE Run Over:
Map Was Needed

QUINCY, Mass, June ll.-tH1.
Every year this time, they
hold the Knights Of Columbus
road race around Quincy way.
Nothing unusual about it, Resi-
dents of Quincy know it's June
by looking out the window and
watching the boys Logging il up
tho street in their underwear.
But it is unusual, we can assure
you, for the race to be run twice
And this year they are running
the race twice -or should VIC say
they are running the ten-mile
race over again
Here's why
The race begins in the munici-
pal stadium then takes off
through the Streets and out OF
town. To negotiate the distance.
you need strong legs and eyes for
road siglaS
Well sir. as soon as the 40 run
ners had taken off. two of them
forged to the front Came the
first marker. and the two guys up
front took d tara q tile left.
MO spectators Doth 81 oil
pu nl,ses1 tt4
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Lie
Urges More
Interrogation
Should Use United
Nations As Main
instrument For
Cancellations

SWARTHMORE, Penna.. June
ll.-(F1.-UN. Secretary General
Trygve Lie today urged that
more emF.lasis be given to the
United Nations as the main agency
for peace and for economic aid
to the worlds backward areas.
Lie was the commencement
speaker at Swarthmore College,
which awarded him an honorary
doctor of laws degree.
Lie cited such steps toward
collective security as the UNI
call for each country to designate
armed forces to serve under the
U.K. flag and the formation of
peace commissions to discourage
aggression.
The secretary general declared
1T is vitality important that these
recommendations receive tn e
Vigorous and affirmative response
from the member countries that
the emergency requires"
He added that it was equally
necessary for new efforts by
member governments to use the
United Nations as their main in
strument for adjusting and con-
ciliating the conflicts that endan-
ger peace.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Dillon Approves
Appointment OF
Ills Successor

Major Earl Dillon. retiring
bandmaster. today approved the
potential appointment of a man
to take his place
Horace O'Bryant, superintend-
ent Of schools here, Immediately
offered David Whitly Sheppard of
SpaFtanburg, S. C., the appoints
ment.
Sheppard. who was here, for an
interview concerning the new Job
will notify O'Bryant Wednesday
if he accepts the position
His present job is that of senior
musical director of the Spartan
burg, S. c. city schools He holds
the degree of ABB. in English with
music and education minors, and
has studied at Erskine Colleg, e
Converse College and Columhia
University in New York City
His experience includes work
with bands, orchestras and march,
ing DanuS.
Sheppard is from Due West, S.
c., is married and is the father
of one child.
O'Bryant said that he was sat
isfied with Major Dillon's stamp
Of approval for Sheppard and
hoped that he would accept the
job.
Sheppard left Key West this
morning for a stop over at Holly
wood, Fla
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Allied Troops Are
Closing Pincer On
Chinese Fortress

TOKYO, June ll.--tR.-Allied
forces are closing a giant nut
cracker on the main Chinese for
tress in North Korea. Tank-led
forces are crushing enemy troops
between Chorwon and Kumhwa,
the enemy citadels that have fallen
in a bitter eight-day assault.
Many of the Red troops, how
ever are withdrawing rather than
be caught between the jaws of
The Allied nutcracker They are
backing up toward Pyonggang at
the top of the defense triangle in
Central Korea tH
Only minefields and weakening
small arms fire oppose the Allied
advance on the central front.
However. the enemy is putting up
stiff fight to the east, between
the Hwachon reservoir and the
sea.
American warplanes have past
ed enemy supply lines behind the
Communist front. and Allied war
ships continue TO shell coastal
roads. railways and ports
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Yacht Owner
Found Dead Today
Near Marathon

George William Davis of Sun
set Island, Miami Beach, was
found dead early this morning
aboard the yacht Torch E" near
ing the docks at Marathon.
Death was due to natural caus-
es.
The deceased had eaten a hear
ty meal before retiring. He died
some time between 2 a. m, and
7;45 this morning He was about
81 years Of age
Davis was a guest Of the yacht
owner, w w Ehrhart.
Officials at Marathon called the
sheriff's office at Key West who
notified Coroners Roy Hamlin and
Ira Albury
After investigation Of the death,
Hanlin returned here The body
was released to the Lopez Funer-
al home here after relatives had
been notified
Davis maintained a home at
at Island 4, Sunset Miami Beach.
His wife is Mrs. Florence Davis,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
II Board Head
Meets With CITY
Commission

The 100 foot strip of land along
Roosevelt boulevard TO be set
aside for public purposes will be
discussed at an informal meeting
at T:30 tonight Of City Commits
Sioners with Sinclair Wells, land
agent Of the Florida State Intern
al Improvement Board, it was an
nounced today.
City Manager Dave King said
that the meeting would take up
this question only. Question of
who will be Mayor in Louis M.
]. Eisner's absence will come up
at regular meeting Of the Com
mission.
Following the City Commission
meeting, the newly appointed
Baseball committee will meet to
discuss use of tile new Baseball
stadium and charges for its use.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Paris, New
York Hasn't
Any Mayor

PARIS. New York, June liz
(P).--As you've probably heard,
the city of Paris, is 1000 year
Young AS a result, all sort of fes-
tivities are on the agenda. Be
cause this is the sort of thing for
which there is no gallo shrug.
Among other items dreamed up
by publicity people for the cele-
bration is the idea of inviting
mayors of other cities named Paris
to attend.
Turns out there are number
of these, mostly in the United
States. One, in fact, in New York
state.
In due course, neatly e1n-
bossed invitation went through Of
fetal channels, atlantic channels.
E ers thing but 1eleyIsion chan
Continued On Page In.1es
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Teen Ager Caught
On Coli Course;
Second Escape

For the second time ir the his
tory of his long delinquent record,
is year old boy made good an
escape from detention quarters,
only TO be re-captured and held
by authorities, here.
Escaping from trade school in
Okiahana d few months ago, the
teen ager, accompanied by his: Ia
year, old cousin, continued his
tfail'of car thefts and house break
ing until apprehended in Pensa-
cola, Fla, and turned over to the
sheriff's office here on a charge Of
breaking and entering, and car
stealing.
After a month in. detention
quarters here, he was permitted
to attend church jail services yes
teraay afternoon The boy calmly
walked away from the eout-of-
door gatheMng He promptly stole
a car belonging to Keller Watson,
GIT Southland street 't
He then drove il to the home
of aquarialfn manager William H.
Kroll, 3605 Avenue Il, broke in the
home, took a watch, an empty
billfold and clothing belonging
to Mrs Knoll
Later in the afternoon he was
spotted by q patrolman in the vi
entity of Stock Island. The lad
abandoned the car and head
cd for cover on the golf course.
The sheriff's office. patrolmen
and passing car drivers surround
ed the area The boy was finally
found at about $50 last night
ana turned over again to the juv-
emile court authorities pending
arrival OF officials from Okla
hofna.
His former partner In crime has
been returned in charge Of a
tContinued c.a Page Fivel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Rroadllead Will
Construct Two
$500 Cottages


jeff Bfoadhead, photographed
will build two IS. 100 CHS cottages
in the 500 block OF Catherine
street. according to building per
mits ISSUED by Building Inspector
Ralph Russell
Lorenzo Robare will build two
additional $500 cottages in the
same location according to per-
mitS nc obtained
Other permits issued by the
Building Inspector are as follows:
Santiago Valez, 1903 White street
800 car porte; Louis Menedes,
$40 Elizabeth, 500 minor repairs
10 home; LykeS Turner, 1912 Won
phister. $500 painting OF exterior
of home and repairs; Scottish Rite
Consistory Building, 53l Eaton
street, erection Of neon sign and
Henry Sands, 1907 Flagler, $500
for painting his home
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Bradley, Marshall
Are Reporting
Back To Truman

WASHINGTON. June 1l.-Pl,
Two of the nations top mill
tary men are reporting back to
the White House
The chairman of the joint
chiefs of state, General Omar
Bradley, returned today from Eu-
rope, and defense secretary Geo.
Marshall is on his way home
from Tokyo and Korea.
Within ten days, two other top
military planners will be back in
the nations capital from frispec-
tons of troubled areas. They are
Air Force Chief Vandenberg,
studying air power in western
Europe, and Air Force Secretary
Finletter, who's in the far east.
He arrived in Tokyo today from
Okinawa.
VIVA. these four have to tell
the President is certain to influ-
ence future global planning.
While all insist they are max
ing strictly military inspections,
their observations will also pro-
vide background for military and
diplomatic policy decisions.
The major development that
might force a readjustment of
policy would be an end to the
war in Korea. Marshall said in
Tokyo that, although he cannot
see it going on for years, still he
sees no immediate end. But that
contingency would have to be
considered.
1t would force the nation to
consider redeployment Of troops,
planes and ships. II would mean
"a decision on how big garrison
we intend to keep indefinitely
in the Far East.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Deputy Sheriff
Gives Service

Joan Mardis. only woman on
the grand jury now in closed scs-
sion, reported the family car stol-
en- from in front of the Mardis
home at 92l Whitehead street
Saturday,
Within a short time, Deputy
Sheriff Frank Weber found the
car abandoned on Flagler ave-
nue..
When Mrs. Mardis saw the re-
turned car she reported that il
was parked exactly on the spot
from which it had been taken.
That's real service" she said
of Webber's action.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Truman dominates
Hiss Prosecutor

WASHINGTON. June H.
tPls-The man who prose
euted Alger Hiss-Thomas
F. Murphy was nominated to-
day by President Truman to
be a Federal District Judge
for southern New York.
Murphy is now New York
citY's police commissioner.
President Truman also NOM
mated Harold r.. Medina for
promotion from the district
iudgeship TO the US Court of
Appeals for the second circuit.
Judge Medina will succeed )
Judge Learned Hand. who re-
tired.
Judge Medina is widely
known as the iurist who sat
in the case Of the III top AM
erican Communists who were
convicted Of advocating the
overthrow Of the federal gov
eminent hY force
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Houses Turn Out
To BE ScOoters,
Torches Sunday

Al motor SCOOTER and car de-
stroyed with an aUetylene torch
were the victims of fire yesterday,
rot houses as firemen were orig
inaily informed
Key West fireinen rushed out
en- their engines yesterday think
ing they were going TO rescue
families from burning houses
The alarms We're not quite
false. Yes, there were fires, but,
no, they weren't houses. Casual
ties were instead. a scorched
scooter aid 4 defunet auto which
1t being AANeu .4I allfea ltloraf-
In BIZ d mar welding q torch.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Patience Asked In
US Foreign Policy

WATERvILLE. Maine. june II.
tP).The noted atom bomb
scientist, DR.. vannevar Bush, APP
peaIed today for patience, per-
speetive and balance in American
foreign policy.
DIR. Bush said that there IS an
excellent opportunity to avert
new world war. But. he said, we
must avoid petty pickering and
what ne called ''the placing III
political advantage above Nation
al interest. "
DR.. Bush spoke at Colby Col
lege's 130th commencement
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-11
Fire Sailors Die
In Flash Fire In
Guantanamo BAY

GUANTANAMO BAY. Gu
ba. June ll.-(P.-rive men
were killed Saturday in a
flash fire at the US Naval
base on Guantanamo Bay.
One man is missing and 10
are being treated for injuries.
All the victims are attached
to the base,
The flash fire was caused
by gasoline becoming ignited
on the surface of the water.
The commandant at the
base. Rear Admiral M. E.
Murphy. said four of the men
drowned an the other died of
burns. The admiral said an in
vestigation is being made TO
determine how the gasoline
got on the waters surface.
Admiral Murphy said there
are no signs of sabotage. and
that damage 10 vessels in the
area was relatively small.