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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-05
Teen-Asers Learn
Driving

DETROIT, Mich. Teen-age
automobile drivers are learning in
school courses how TO do better
Job behind the wheel.
Nearly 5000 high schools, 40
per cent Of the total, offered eth
er classroom or classroom and
practice driving courses.
A total of 662 $40 or AZ per cent
Of those eligible, participated, ac.
eording to a report issued by the
Association of Casualty and Sure.
ty Companies covering the 1850.
81 school year.
The report showed an increase
OF almost IS per cent in the num-
Der of students participating over
the previous year. and an increase
of 10 per cent in the number of
schools offering driver-training
courses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-05
Chapter a

CHE KNEW now that this was
not journeys end. II was that
other beginning, The beginning
she had known there must be,
not only for her. but for the three
of them.
And then there was a knock al
the door: the same nurse who had
accompanied Jan to the room
thrust her head inside and by a
nod indicated that il was time for
the visit TO be over.
Jan found that Bernice was
staying at the same hotel where
she was registered II was the
only hotel nearby. Bernice had
been staying there since the time
when Ray had been found and
brought to the hospital She had
flown her own private plane from
the west coast in order to be
there almost before Ray had been
brought in. And so Bernice was
established at the hospital and
allowed certain privileges such as
seeing Ray each day even when
no one else had been allowed to
see him She brought him food,
as the hospital fare was not al
ways tempting. arranged flowers
and, in general, supervised almost
everything.
Of course someone had to do all
these things, but Jan wished II
need not have been Bernice.
Even the nurses at the hos
pital told Jan how wonderful
Miss barrow had been. Had it not
been for her, they said, Mr.
Richmond would never have
pulled through. The doctor who
was in charge repeated this same
remark.
Miss barrow has been won
derful. simply wonderful DIT
Watkins told Jan.
So Jan was obliged to hear
Bernice's praises sung from al
sides.
And then. few days after hei
arrival. Jan was to come upon
scene that was to climax every
thing elsa scene not easy (
take. Nor was it easy to know
what TO decide afterward.
ID AY had been improving stead
N lily. il slowly, ever since Jam
arrival. The doctors felt that tn
crisis had passed. Young Rich
nond would get well. Ray hat
had severe head wound, frac'
tured ankle, other smaller cut
and bruises. but no internal com
plieations had developed. He ha'
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-05
One-Room School
Decline

DES MONIES. la. B.-There is
a direct relationship between in
creased farm mechanization and
a decline in the number of one
room rural school houses.
Modern farm machinery is en-
aiding individuals to farm larger
acreages, So that larger farms are
becoming the rule. This means, Of
course, fewer farm families and
children in eur rural area
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-05
Farm Population
Declining

RALEIGH, N. C. B-The num-
Der Of people living on farms in
the United States has been de-
creasing steadily since 1910, say
North Carolina State College agri-
cultural economists.
The farm population is now
about what 1t was in 1900, although
the national population is about rs
million greater.
The 1850 farm population of 3d.
SIT 900 was drop of approximate
ly five million from the 1910 to-
tai.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-05
Native Son

EGINA. Sask. R.-Gordon
Grant is not only the 5oth mayor in
Regina's history, he is the first ma
tive Of the Saskatchewan capital TO
become its chief magistrate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-05

The 1850 convention of the Amer
lean Dental Association adopted q
resolution endorsing the use Of
sodium fluoride in drinking water
as a means of retarding dental de-
cay.
Evening star., 1951-10-19
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Evening star., 1951-12-04
1akoma Group Commends
Appointment Of Murray

The Citizens Association of
Takoma, D. c., commended the
District Commissioners last night
on the appointment of Maj. Rob-
ert V. Murray as superintendent
of Metropolitan Police.
The association adopted a. res
olution opposing a proposed pol
icy of integration in the District
Fire Department and "petitioned
the Commissioners to reconsider
and reverse their decision as not
being in the best interests of the
citizens Of Washington" Robert
I'M. Slime, hartman of the Police
and Fire Committee, pointed out
that the fire department "has
operated successfully and eff
GENTLY under the present policy
OF segregation, with a generally
high morale"
| Miss Lou German was appoint
ed chairman of the annual Dinner
Committee and the event will be
held on February 4 in the Emory
Methodist Church, Brightwood.
/ Harry c. English, director of
the neighborhood center, ad-
dressed the meeting on the needs
OF the Takoma Recreation Center
I The meeting was held in the
Takoma Elementary School audi
torium, Piney Branch road and
Dahlia street NV. with Louis St.
George presiding.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Heir|ooms Lost in Fire
In Georgetown Home

The furnishings in four rooms
in the home of William A. Wood,
head of the radio and television
section of the State Department,
were completely destroyed yester-
day in a fire whcih swept through
the two lower floors.
Neither Mr.. Wood nor his wife
Louisa. an employe of the public
relations division of the American
Red Cross. was at the home at
29l7 Dumbarton avenue NV
when the fire broke out.
Mrs. Wood said many family
heirlooms and a large collection of
books were destroyed. as well as
all furniture in the basement
kitchen and dining room, and the
library and living room on the
second floor.
Two pet lovebirds apparently
escaped during the fire, Mr.. Wooo
said. He said his wife usually lets
them fly about an upstairs room
while they are at work. A window
in the room had been opened by
f1remen, and the birds could no
be found.
Damage to the house, which
is owned by Mrs. E. C. Chad
bourne, 29l5 Dumbarton avenue
NV, was estimated at $500
Mr.. Wood estimated damage Il
personal belongings at $4,000.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Life Insurance Pool
Spreading War Loss
Tentatively I Planned
By the Asxoeioted Press

NEW YORK. Dec. 4.-Tentative
plans for a pooling agreement to
spread death losses caused by
acts of war were disclosed today
by special committee of life
insurance companies.
The plan was described as the
first formal step in setting up a
program to protect against pos
sible loss from atomic bombing or
other action which might take a
heavy toll of civilian lives within
the United States and its posses
SionS.
1t would spread the losses in
CURED by such acts of war, up
to a specified limit, among the
subscribing companies in propor-
ton to their volume of risks
within the home area.
For Limited Tragedy"
The committee said the plan
has been devised to apply to a
limited tragedy"
1t does not provide a means
OF meeting death claims in the
event of widespread atomic bomb
ing which devastates the coun-
try" the committee said. mo
means can be provided for a con-
dition of general chaos that would
separate the life companies from
the fate of the general economy"
The plan provides for three
separate pools to cover ordinary
life insurance, group life insur-
ance and industrial insurance.
Commissioners Get Plan.
The committee estimated that
possible catrastrophe claims of
SlA billion annually. in addition
to normal losses, might be shared
through the pool If practically all
companies in the country partici-
pated.
The plan was presented for con-
sideration in principle to the Life
Committee of the National Asso-
citation of Insurance Commission
ers in session here. 1t already is
under study by number of COM
pany heads.
1t was formulated under the
auspices Of the joint committee
on war problems of the life in
surance association of America
and the America life convention.
Before becoming effective, it
must be approved by the govern
ing bodies of the two associations
and then must be subscribed to
by 100 or more companies repre-
senting a substantial part of the
insurance in force.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Chester |. Barnard Heads
National Science Board
BY the Associoted Press

Chester I. Barnard, president
OF the Rockefeller Foundation
yesterday was elected chairman
of the National Science Board OF
the National Science Foundation
He succeeds DR.. James B
Conant. president of Harvard Uni
versity, who headed the organiza-
ton for the first year of its exist
ence.
Edwin B. Fred. president of the
University of Wisconsin, was re-
elected vice chairman.
Mr.. Barnard also was reelected
to the groups Executive Commit.
tee. along with Detlev Bronx
president of Johns Hopkins Uni.
versity and the National Academy
of Sciences; Lee A. Dubridge
president of California Institute
of Technology, and Elvin C. Stak.
man, chief of plant pathology anc
botany at the University of Min.
neSota.
Other members include DR.
Conant, Paul M, Gross. vice pres.
ident Of Duke University; Robert
F. Loeb. director of medical serv-
ices, Presbyterian Hospital, New
York; J. V. Morris. vice president
Iof Tulane University, and Alar
IT. Waterman, director of the
foundation.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Steel AIIocated 10 Build
School Additions Here

The Defense Production Admin
istration has allocated sufficient
steel to build additions to two
District public schools. District Of
ficials reported yesterday.
Affected are a $660,Oo0 addition
to the Keene Elementary School
at Rock Greek Church and Riggs
roads NV. and a s426, 900 wing
to the Francis Junior High School
at Twenty-fourth and N streets
NV, according to Archie Hutson,
director Of construction for the
District.
The Keene project includes eight
classrooms, assembly hall, play
and lunch rooms. Francis Junior
High will get additional home
economic rooms, a gymnasium and
a cafeteria. Completion is expected
by February. 1853.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Virginia Man Charged
In Vengeance Killing
BY the Assoeiofed Press

HALIFAX, Va, Dec. A 33-
year-old man was behind bars to-
day, charged with killing the man
accused of trying to rape his
young sister.
Harold Dixon, celored, gave
himself up last night, the second
time within six hours he had vol
unfairly surrendered to police.
Police said he admitted firing
the shot that killed Tommy Har-
ris. a colored farmer who had been
charged with the attempted rape
of Dixon's 15-year-old sister
Virginia.
The shooting took place near
the honeysuckle patch where the
girl told police Harris tried to as
Isault her last Friday.
Police had taken Harris to the
spot yesterday. They had him
!handcuffed to an officer. Then,
suddenly. five shots rang out. One
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Tax Agents Reeheek
Governor S Records
BY The Associoted Press

The Justice Department an
today it has referred the
income tax case of Gov. William
S. Beardsley Of Iowa to the In
ternal Revenue Bureau for further
and recommenda-
tions.
A spokesman for the Justice
Department told a reporter that
when the bureau originally re-
ferred the case to the Justice
Department several months ago
it made no recommendation as to
possible prosecution.
Attorney General McGrath said
shortly after the Justice Depart
ment received the case that tax
experts were studying the Gov
ernor's returns to determine
evasion of tax payments.
Gov. Beardsley said in Des
Moines that he had given the
Government a check for $4,000
for back income taxes. He sale
this included $4,000 in back take.
and $1,000 in penalties and in.
|terest covering the period from
1914 through 1o49.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Resident ofVocont House Gets
New Home, Courtesy of Court

The defendant said he picked
it up at the o street market"
Stevenson told the judge he
hadn't had a place to live and a
job for the last nine months.
Would you like to spend
Christmas in jail?" Judge How
ard asked Stevenson.
Its up to you, judge" the de-
fendant said.
How long would you like to
stay?"
II don't mind" Stevenson said
How about six months?" Judge
Howard asked.
"Oh appreciate that. Thank
you very much" Stevenson said
Write me a letter in the spring
If you want to come out earlier"
the judge said as Stevenson left
the courtroom.
Evening star., 1951-12-04

Jerome Augusta Stevenson has
a fixed address for at least six
months, courtesy of Municipal
Court Judge Andrew j. Howard.
Stevenson, 81, colored, who had
no fixed address up until the time
he appeared before Judge Howard,
was charged with unlawful entry.
A policeman testified that a va
cant house Stevenson was using
for home at so G street NV,
caught fire last night.
Policeman Walter Ialacci said
Stevenson was using lantern to
cook some cabbage on the wood
floor.
The judge asked Stevenson if
he was hungry and where he got
the cabbage.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Man Shot in Staying
OF Scheve Tells Of
Flight From Gunp|ay

A bystander who was wounded
by a wild shot during the pool
room Staying of Joseph H. (Big
Joe) Scheve today described to
a District Court jury how he fled
very startled" from the scene.
The witness, David Silverman,
1925 Missouri avenue NV, was
the first prosecution witness to be
called today at the first-degree
murder trial of James A. Rigsbee,
36, accused of the Scheve slay-
ing. He also is charged with as
sault with dangerous weapon
stemming from the wounding Of
Mr.. Silverman.
Verdict Set Aside.
Rigsbee was convicted of sec
ond-degree murder last year in
connection with the Staying and
sentenced to serve Is years to life.
But the verdict was set aside by
the United States Court of Ap-
peals and a new trial ordered when
court stenographers' notes indi-
Gated the verdict was not unani-
nous.
In describing the killing in a
poolroom in the 900 block of Ninth
street NV. on May 10, 1949, Mr..
Silverman told how Rigsbee
pulled a gun and shot from
slightly below his right hip"
II recall he fired three Shots"
Mr.. Silverman testified. II be-
lieve it was the first one that
struck me. I didn't know why he
was shooting or at whom. I was
very startled. I ran out of the
poolroom as fast as I could 60"
Argument Recounted.
Another witness, Carroll jane
son. 64. a taxi driver, told of an
argument between Rigsbee and
Scheve earlier in the night.
He said he saw knife in
Scheve's hand and heard Rigsbee
say. Il never hurt any of your
friends"
Mr.. Jameson said he saw Rigs
bee fire once. advance three steps
toward scheve and fire several
more shots.
The case is being heard before
District Judge Edward M. Curran
and jury Of nine men and three
women. Assistant United States
Attorney John D. Lane is prose-
cutting.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
& Korean Veterans
From D. T.. and Area
Land in San Francisco

Fifty-two men from the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland and
Virginia were among some 5000
veterans of the Korean war who
arrived yesterday in San Fran
cisco aboard two transports, the
Gen. M. c. Meigs and the Aiken
Victory. They were listed by the
Associated Press as:
District of Columbia - Corpl.
Jack B. Bellmard. 200 Rhode
Island avenue NE; Corpl. Ben
L. Brown. $50 F street S.W.:
Corpl. Stacy Caroway, TIC
Eleventh street NE; Corpl. Her.
bert H. Champion, l415 North
Carolina avenue NE; Sergt.
James A. Ford. 231 S street NV;
Pvt. Henry D. Porter, 3549 Hol-
mead place NV; Corpl. Robert
Goings, 609 Kenyon street NV;
Sergt. 1fc Henry Parrish, 3209
Thirteenth street NV: Corpl.
Eugene S. Peyton, 311 Constitu-
ton avenue NE.
Also, Sergt. Edward J. Ray, 208
G street NE; Corpl. Joseph L.
Roberts. 1349 Emerald street NE:
Corpl. Earl Spell, 1912 Ontario
road NV: Sergt. Carl Swinson,
2311 First street NV: Sergt. Jo-
seph A. Tolson. 208 Sixteenth
street Sc; Sergt. John Tomlin-
son. 1909 Eighth street NE: 1t.
Col. Thomas E. Watson, jr.. 3704
Huntington street NV; Corpl
Eugene Ware. 616 L street S.W.:
Sergt. 1/c Willie Washington, 206
Sixteenth street Sc; Sergt. Rob-
ert Weber. 66l1 Seventh street
NV: Sergt. John West. 1920
Fifth street NV: Corpl. Richard
A. Young, 6401 Rock road Sc.
Also. Pvt. James E. Allen. 41Oe
Fourth street NV; Corpl. Charles
E. Hines, 1904 Park place NV;
Sergt. 1ic William T. Johnson.
$50 Eleventh street NE: Sergt.
Bennett F. Myers, 1909 M street
NV: Sergt. Otha r. Patterson,
2415 Twentieth street NV: Corpl.
Joseph M. Schneider, 205 E street
NV; Corpl. Johnnie C. Shields.
1886 Irving street NV; Sergt.
Eugene Stanback. 433 Twentieth
street NE; Sergt. James R. Ia
bron, 81 P street NV: Sergt.
William N. Tolbert, 422 Third
street NE, and Sergt. 1/c John
E. Wargo, IS Sixteenth street Sc.
Maryland-Corpl. Walter F.
Arnold. Rockville: Sergt. 1/c Ray
mond D. Burkhardt. Glen Burnie;
Pfc. William c. Grow. Hagers-
town; Pvt. Madison C. Daugh-
erty. Aberdeen: Sergt. 1/c James
v. Kelly. Silver Spring; Corpl
Edward Mcnamara, Salisbury;
Sergt. John T. O'Briant, Silver
Spring; Sergt. Edvins Plavnieks.
Kensington, and Sergt. Leon
Stone, Kensington.
Virginia-Corpl Charlie Austin,
Fort Belvoir Sergt. Edwin Bo-
browske. Alexandria; Corpl. Will
liam Cackler. Arlington; 1t. Ste
phen F. Dodd, Falls Church; Corpl.
Coland Harrell Alexandria; Maj.
Curtis T. Mimna, Arlington;
Sergt. 1/c Anthony Saputo. Lor-
ton; Sergt. Herman Semenek
Arlington; Pfc. Charles Stanley.
Manassas: Sergt. Frank ]. Trim
gall. Alexandria, and Sergt. Louis
j. Trombo. Falls Church.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Taft Says He Plans
No Part in CHOOSING
Whery's Successor
By Jack Bell
Associated Press STAFF Writer

Senator Taft, Republican. of
Ohio, said today he isn't going
to attempt to influence the choice
of a Senate Republican floor
leader.
Senator Taft told reporter
in a telephone interview from
Omaha. Nebr.. he hopes the Re-
publicans can agree on a successor
to the late Senator Kenneth
Wherry of Nebraska without any
squabble which might divide the
party.
II don't think it is clear yet
who the candidates will be and
it will be up to the conference
to fill the place." he said.
He alluded to the conference
of all As Republican Senators
which will meet probably late this
month to elect a successor to
Senator Wherry.
Heads Policy Committee.
Friends said Senator Taft had
had no special interest in placing
one of his outspoken supporters
in the floor managers job. since
he will continue a good grip on
the party reins as chairman Of
the Senate COP Policy Commit
tee.
So far as he is concerned. Sem
ator Taft apparently left the field
wide open except that he could be
expected to oppose any such
avowed supporter of Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower as Senator Salton-
stall of Massachusetts, the pres
ent assistant leader.
Senator Saltonstall, who filled
in for several weeks during Sena-
tor Wherry's illness at the close
of the last session. left on a Latin
American vacation trip without
indicating whether he will become
a candidate.
Republican Senators discussed
the leadership vacancy informal
ly at Omaha after funeral services
were held for Senator Wherry
yesterday at Pawnee City, Nebr.
Evening star., 1951-12-04

of them found its mark and Har.
ris died instantly.
Police weren't able to catch the
gunman. who ran through the
woods. But two hours later, Dixon
gave himself up.
When police went to Dixon's
home to get the rifle which he said
he had used, Dixon jumped out Of
the car and fed.
Later he came to the sheriff's
office here and gave himself up
for the second time.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Senator Butler Files
In Nebraska Primary
BY the Assoeiated Press

OMAHA, Dec. 4.-Hugh Butler,
rounding out II years as Senator
from Nebraska, filed today for
the Republican nomination to an
other six-year term.
In statement, he said it is
almost q Certainty" that a Re-
publican President will be elected
next year. He said he wants a
hand in the Republican Party's
job of bringing back peace and
prosperity" to the Nation.
Senator Buffers filing, although
no surprise, laid to rest rumors
that he might decide to retire.
1t set the stage for ding-dong
primary race against Gov. Val
Peterson, who filed for the sena-
torial nomination some time ago.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Hong Kong Has JobIess

Hong Kong, China, has more
than $4,000 jobless. including IS
per cent of employees in the knit
ting industry, most Of whom are
women.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Snake Chuses Four Men

At the Port Locke lookup, in
Sierra Leone, Africa, a snake
chased guard and three con-
victs around the compound.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
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Evening star., 1951-01-21
IS Named 10 Committee
Of Lay Retreat LEAGUE

Appointment Of 13 men to the
executive committee Of the reor-
ganized Laymen's Retreat League
of Washington has been an
nounced today by Lawrence J.
Mcdonnell, league president.
Clarence j. Bourg. an attorney,
was named chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the group,
composed of more than 500 Dis
trict-area Catholic men who
make regular spiritual retreats to
nearby centers.
Others appointed are Thomas
F.. Murphy, Paul McGove1n, In
spector Robert c. Pearce of the
Metropolitan Police. Frank x.
Gross, William A. Kane. John F.
Feeney, Edmund M. O'Sullivan,
James j. Bresnahan. M. Joseph
May. Walter I. Plant, Michael j.
Lane and Lawrence j. Eckenrode.
officers of the group and ex-
officio members of the committee
are. in addition to Mr.. Mcdonnell.
Paul Albus, John Herrity, T.
Gillespie Walsh, DR.. Casimir
Leibell and Roy Klockenbrink,
vice presidents: Eugene C. Bac-
zenas, secretary. and Earl P.
Ready, treasurer.
Evening star., 1951-01-21
Tour of Rebuilt White House
Impresses Senators FovorubIy

The reconstruction of the White
House is a "very important" job
according to members of the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee
who were taken through the
structure yesterday.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat
of Wyoming, said: Zone thing
that impressed me was the way
they have dug out a huge cellar
basement and suNbasement-
know the White House never did
have much below ground-with-
out any appreciable sagging OF
the original walls. The only
settling was 34/100 of an inch at
one end. That's not much.
"An interesting thing is tina.
the White House is to be just
the same on the first floor with
the exception of the staircase,
which will be much larger and
will descend to the foyer"
Senator Ellender, Democrat. of
Louisiana, said he was most i'm
pressed by the amount of room
on the top floor made for guests
of the President.
81 think it's the sixth floor now
with the new cellar f1oors," he
said.
''Ynu know what they are