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The Key West citizen., 1952-12-24

ters of an antique wrought iron
bowl so that they formed a pyra-
mid over the tered iron bowls
filled with the Brazilian pepper
berry, more commonly known as
Florida holly. The scroll legs of the
container added to the old-fashion-
ed pattern. A plain green line
cloth was used for table covering.
Mrs. J. J. Trevor, who entered
this in the exhibit obtained the
wrought iron container from Mrs.
Decker.
The dining table for the club S
meeting and exhibit was arranged
by Mrs. John A. Gardner, chair
man, and co-hostess, Mrs. Henry
Sands. Brilliant pools of crimson
on white lace cloth were form
ed by double poinsettias. The little
napkins carried out the poinsettia
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-24

motif and holly circlets and run
ners banked the enormous punch
bowl.
Nature study, one of the hobbies
of Miss Hilda Cunhiff, enthusiastic
Garden Club official, was put to
good usage in her genuine Florida
Christmas arrangements. In one
display, Miss Cunniff combined the
vivid ixora blossom, wild SPRUCE,
a saltpond weed in black canape
dish. In another, she used oval
leaf strongbark plant, yellow ber-
ries, and salt myrtle in a flat
flower bowl. Red and green cera-
mic container on driftwood was
striking with clustered white wild
snowoerrieS and red acalyplia.
Mrs. ]. E. Tucker, who does
publicity for the club, said that
the Citizen pictures and descrip-
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-24
1llls + lnch, Citizen staff

Christmas Island in the Indian
Ocean is a British possession, a
dependency of Singapore. Some IL
miles long by 8 miles wide, it con-
tains important deposits of pho
pilates. Its population when last
recorded was 1859.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-24

kissing Bell' which serves as a
substitute for mistletoe. The bell
is hung from a chandelier or the
Intel of a door and merry couples
who meet under it are PERMITTED
the pause that endears. It's much
gayer than mistletoe, made of
coathangers adroitly covered with
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-24
BY DOROTHY RAYMER

Christmas the northern states calls for the traditional holly
wreath trimmed tree misteoe banked window and table
decorations keeping with these the deep South
pecialy in the Souternmo City, the decorator has
ingenuity to find themes which keeping with the season.
climate and the atmosphere Members of the Key West Garden
Club proved be wizards combining tropical
usual items available YuIetide.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-24

The series of pictures through
out the Christmas edition of The
Citizen illustrates graphically what
the club members concocted. How
ever, there we're other exquisite
arrangements not shown in the
photographs which deserve special
mention.
Mrs. Edward Bayley contributed
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-24

The observance of Christmas as
a Christian festival dates from the
4th century.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-24

tion of the exhibit would probably
be used in national magazine
for garden clubs.
Evening star., 1952-02-27
Good Neighbor Club
Hears Talk on Lincoln


The Good Neishbor Club Of Ia
koma Park held Its annual ban.
quet last night at the Emory
Methodist Church.
Representative Dondero, Repuh.
lican, Of Michigan spoke on
Abraham Lincoln" Joanna
Nickas sang several solos and was
accompanied on the piano by
James oeralis who also played
several selections. Mrt. Homer
HARE, president, presided.
Evening star., 1952-02-27
Bar Advocates Vote
By Both Branches Of
Congress on Treaties
By ihs Assoeiessd Press

CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-A change
In the Constitution that would
prevent international treaties
from becoming the law Of the land
without action by both Houses
OF Congress is suggested by the
American Bar Association.
The bar association also took
Q stand against the proposed
United Nations news.RatherinR
convention (agreement).
Resolutions on both subjects
were adopted by the House OF
Delegates, the ABA policy-FnakinR
body, yesterday.
One resolution asked Congress
to consider q constitutional
amendment reading 90 follows.
"A provision Of O treaty which
conflicts with any provision Of
this constitution shalt not be Of
any force or effect. A treaty shail
become effective % Internal law
In the United States only throuRh
legislation BY CONGRESS Which Il
could enact Under its deieaated
powers In the abseace Of such
treaty"
The other resolution but thl
ABA on record a. opposing fatIl
ileatl0h by the tjhited States IN
the proposed u. N, convention on
International transmission q
news and flaht Of e6FFeeti0R=aiS6
known As The hewssGatheFiRa e0RG
VentiGR,
f'he committee report said the
proposed agreement leaves the
deer open % l'Fe6tFleti0Rs and
censorship which are lRt9ieFable
and In conflict with American
e9Reepts,U
Evening star., 1952-02-27
RED Cross Asks Workers In Prince Geolqss Drive

The Prince Georges County
chapter Of the American Red
Cross has appealed for volunteer
to aid in q fund drive scheduled
to begin Saturday and continue
through March.
A spectacular population In
crease In apartment areas Of the
county makes the present organi.
zation inadequate, Drive Chair.
man Leland q. Worthington said.
The Prince Georges Chapter
will attempt TO raise sso,soo. the
amount hxed 90 its share OF the
Evening star., 1952-02-27
Stone Of Scone Is Back
Al Old Place In Abbey
8y The Assoelu.ed Press

LONDON, Feb. 27.--The Stone
Of scone, ancient symbol Of Scot
tish nationalism, went back on
display yesterday In Westminster
Abbey.
It's in the same old place
under the coronation chair.
Young Queen Elizabeth II ap-
proved taking the stone out OF
hiding. II has been kept In q
secret vault ct the abbey since
rabid Scot home rulers, who stole
IL on Christmas Day, 1850, 70.
turned Il quietly 100 DAYS later.
Evening star., 1952-02-27

Washington area goal Of sl.SsS.-
500.
Volunteers are asked to list thei,
names with Mrs. Miriam Base.
laar. executive secretary Of the
Prince Georges chapter at its
headquarters at 41l2 Hamilton
street, Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1952-02-27
conudu Immiqrution Mark

OTTAWA, Feb. ~ (R.-Canads
admitted lo4,30l new settlers dur.
Ing 1851. her biggest iinmisratior
In SO years. The influx was tn,
heaviest since 100000 were ad.
mitted In 1918 and far outstrippec
the 1913 Of 1850.
Evening star., 1952-02-27

1883 Die in' French Traffic
PARIS. Feb AZ (R.-At least
4.6sS persons were killed on the
roads In France In the last year.
Cheypaux de Leyritz, president Of
the French Insurance Federation,
reports.
Evening star., 1952-02-27

here's Just one Of our four adorable nyIon
prints . reody from nov on TO travel with.
out fuss Rhinestone -buttoned, Impressed
pleoted, two pockets !. /. easy to wash /. 4. sizes
IA to 20, l6h to 24h.
INEXPENSIVE DRESSES, o SIS, Main Building,
also Bethesda Budget Store
Evening star., 1952-05-01
Court Voids CitY's Ban
On U. 5. Gambling Stamps
BY the Assoeioted Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. May L.
The city's ordinance against pos
session of Federal occupational
gambling stamps was killed yes
terday, a week after its passage.
Municipal Judge Charles A.
Miller declared it unconstitutional.
City Attorney w. NJ. Madison
said the city has no appeal.
-Four persons arrested for pos
sessing the stamps were dis
charged.
About so Jacksonville citizens
have purchased stamps. Each
sells for $50. There is an ad-
ditional United States tax of 10
per cent on money bet in types OF
gambling covered by the stamps,
such as bolita and its various
forms of numbers games, and
bookmaking.
The ordinance called payment
of taxes and possession of one of
the stamps conclusive evidence of
violation of local and State gam
bling laws"
Evening star., 1952-05-01
Numbers Evidence
Goes Out Window
As Police Break In

The evidence went out the win
dow as they walked in. police
complained today after a numbers
raid.
1t took four husky vice squad
men minutes to break down a
steel door and three locks in a
house in the 1900 block of Ontario
road NV.
BY the time they arrived inside.
the occupant had thrown num-
bers chart and numbers books out
the window, police charged.
He was booked as Frederick L.
Warren. 40, colored-the same
man who had peeped through
peephole in the front door when
they politely knocked and an
nounced they had a warrant.
He and his wife. Mrs. Mary
Warren, 80, were booked on
charges of operating a lottery
and possession of lottery slips.
Outdoor Evidence Recovered.
Police said they recovered some
of the outdoor evidence around
the Warren home, as we'll as an
adding machine and numbers
slips inside Their case was set
for Wednesday by United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence. !
Warren's bond was placed at
$500 and his wife's at $1.500.
For Warren it was the second
arrest in two days. Tuesday he
was nabbed on a gambling viola
ton along with Miss Doris |
Stokes. Al. colored. in the 2300 \
block of Ontario road NV.
Two Held in Second Raid.
In a second raid in the 200 block /
of E street NE. vice squad detec-
tives arrested Thaddeus Riddick.
Sc, of the 1900 block Queens street
NE. and Mrs. Irene Pearson, 35.
of the E street address. Both are
colored.
The raid was made just as Mrs.
Pearson was turning in numbers
slips to Riddick. police said.
Riddick, who was described by
police as a pickup man" for
numbers bets, had almost $500 and
10 packs of numbers slips on him.
Numbers plays had been made
with each by undercover men.
Part of the marked money given
to Mrs. Pearson in numbers
play was found on Riddick, police
said.
The couples case was continued
until May IA before Mr.. Lawrence.
Bond was set at 81 500 for Riddick
and $1,000 for Mrs. Pearson. Both
are charged with operating a
lottery and possession of numbers
slips.
Evening star., 1952-05-01
Mexico Hos so Rabies Coses

MEXICO CITY, May l (P.-
The Public Health Ministry said
yesterday so cases of rabies have
been reported in human beings
bitten by vampire bats. Five
deaths have occurred, all in Sina-
loa state in the northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
War Planes Reported
Impaired by Gadqets
By the Assoeiated Press

Excess gadgets are cutting eff.
cheney of United States war planes
the designer of the worlds fastest
and highest flying plane declared
yesterday.
E. H. Heinemann, chief engineer
of the Douglas Aircraft Co., E
Segundo, Calf, plant. gave hi.
views in a paper prepared for de.
livery at a meeting of the Insti.
tute Of the Aeronautical Science.
here.
Designing too many gadget.
into our military airplanes is max.
ing them so heavy that combat
deficiency is seriously affected, anc
the country is obtaining fewer air.
planes for funds available" Mr.
Heinemann said.
I'm 1880 500 million woulo
buy the country over LOO fighter
planes. but in 1850 it would buy
less than 100. The $100 million
that would have supplied 400
bomber planes in 1880 will pur-
chase only 20 now"
Mr.. Heinemann has designed
many planes for Douglas, includ.
ing the Skyrocket, the Navy plane
which recently set new speed anc
altitude records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Revue will Be Climax
|0f Fire Prevention Drive

"Going to Blazes," a midnight
vaudeville revue. will be presented
Friday night at the Haywood The
alter, Mount Rainier, as a climax
to a week-long fire prevention
campaign.
The show is sponsored jointly
by the Mount Rainier Fire Pre-
vention and Safety Committee and
the Sidney Lust Theaters. There
will be no admission charge.
Art Brown will act as master
iof ceremonies. Featured acts will
include the Happy Hicks Comedy
Band, Elks Quartet, Lennie Blush
Irish tenor: the Frazierettes Dance
Line, Phyllis Rodman, vocalist. anc
Helen Unsinn, marimba soloist.
Other acts include Harry Hier
formerly with the Borrah Mime.
witch and the Harmonica Rascals;
1.-THE Walsh Hula Dancers. Joar
Gray, tap dancer, and Bobby
Radische and Bernice Steenkist
adagio dancers.
In charge of producing the show
are Phil Ryan. Mount Rainier;
David Ginsburg and Victor New.
field Of the Sidney Lust TheaterS
and Jack B. Bransom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
William Mueller, S3,
Native Of District

William Mueller, 80. former
cigar manufacturer and stage
hand here. died Sunday in Prince
Georges County Hospital.
Mr.. Mueller was born in Wash
ington and attended parochial
schools here. He was in the cigar
making business with his father
the late Charles Mueller, at 302s
M street NV. for many years
After his fathers death he be-
came a stage hand and worked al
the Belasco. Gayety. National anc
|old Kernan's Theaters for A
years. He retired about 20 year.
ago.
Mr.. Mueller was formerly very
active in German societies ir
Washington.
For the last two years he had
been living with daughter. Mrs
Teresa Robey, in Baltimore. He
had just come to live with anoth-
er daughter. Mrs. Elsie Madigan
4702 Rittenhouse street, River
dale, when he became i'll.
Besides Mrs. Robey and Mrs
Madigan, he Is survived by two
other daughters. Mrs. Myrtle Beck
Reed. 200 Grace Church road, Sill
YER Spring. with whom he lived
for 20 years; Mrs. Bertha Win
field, and a brother. Joseph F.
Mueller. both of Washington.
Funeral services were to be hello
at 10 am. today at st. Jerome's
Catholic Church, Hyattsville, with
burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Mrs. William A. Brown,
Active in Charity Work

Mrs. William A. Brown, So. who
was active in Catholic charities,
died Sunday at her home. 2807
North Capitol street, after a long
illness.
A lifelong resident Of Washing
ton, she was bookkeeper for
three years until her first mar
riage in 1912 to the late Harry F..
Yocum. She was the former Grace
Foulke. She married Mr.. Brown,
a Washington Terminal employe,
IN 1929.
Mrs. Brown worked for the Fed
eral Housing Authority from 1912
to 1945.
Besides Mr.. Brown. she is sur
vived by three sons, Harry F. Yo-
cum, 1923 Twenty-ninth street.
Mount Rainier: Leroy A. Yocum
5000 Eighth street NE: Bernard
u. Yocum. 1854 K street NE; two
daughters, Mrs. Grace M. Smith
l7743 Emerson road, West Lanham
Md: Miss Constance A. Brown
of the home address; sister. Miss
May A. Foulke, 1929 Mills avenue
tN.E., and seven grandchildren.
\ Funeral services viii be held Al
9 am. tomorrow ut st. Martin!
Catholic Church, North Capito
and r streets. Burial will be IL
T. St. Mary's Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Isadore HoItz, So, Owner
|0f CLEANING Firm Here

Isadore Holtz, So, who owned
and operated Stanton Cleaners
500 c street NE, for 80 years
died Monday of cancer at hi.
home, 210 Fifth street NE.
Mr.. Holtz was born in Russia
AS a young boy he went to Phila-
delphia and attended schools
there before he came to Washing
ton 80 years ago. He served in the
Army during World War I.
He was a member of Jewish Wal
Veterans Post So; Cooley cCul-
Tough American Legion Post No
I22, and the Stanton Park Citizens
Association.
Survivors include his widow
Mrs. Leah Jacobs HoltZ: a son
Herman M. Holtz, of the home adj
dress; two daughters, Mrs. Mil
dred Shankman. 1906 Van Buren,
street NV: Mrs. Shirley Heft
$3.50 New Hampshire avenue, Sill
yer Spring; his father, Philip
Holtz, and two brothers. Jack anc
Maurice Holtz. allof Philadelphia
three sisters. Mrs. Mildred Under.
stein, 416 Normandy drive, Silver
Spring: Mrs. Rose Houser, 5000
Fourteenth street NV; Mrs. &C.
ella Feinberg, Philadelphia, anc
seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were 70 be hello
at ! pm. today at Goldberg's fu.
neral home, 4217 Ninth street
NV, with burial in National Me.
mortal Park Cemetery. King Davic
section. The family requests thai
instead of flowers, contributions b.
made to the American Cancer So.
ciety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Mrs. Abner Welsh, Retired
Treasury Clerk IS Years

Mrs. Abner H. Welsh, 70, retired
Treasury Department clerk, dice
yesterday at her home, 372(
Thirty-f1fth street NV, after sew.
eral years illness.
The former Rose E. Greer, she
was the daughter of Cornelius
Llewellyn and Mary Louise Hag-
erty Greer. She was one of 9
long line of native Washingto-
mans and a descendant of Ninian
Beall, who was given a land grant
by the British Crown which In
Icluded a large portion Of Wash
ington.
Mrs. Welsh was with the Treas
lury Department for Is years until
her retirement in 1887. Her hus-
band died in 1949.
She was a member Of Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church and
a former member Of Brooklan6
Chapter and Electa Chapter OF
the Eastern Star.
Survivors are two sons, Donald
lG. Welsh, 2212 Randolph street
NE, chief counsel in the Bureau
of Mines, and Llewellyn H. Welsh
1902 Valley road, Bethesda, re-
search chemist in the Food and
Drug Administration.
Funeral services will be held al
noon tomorrow at the Hines fun
eral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery. u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
.GI Sought in kidnapping
I0f American Girl Gives Uu
By the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct.
8.-United States Army officials
announced last night that Pvt.
Eugene Walters of Harrod, Ohio,
sought for eight months in the
kidnapping of an American high
school girl in Frankfurt, had sur
rendered to authorities in West
Berlin.
Walters, %, divorced father of
two children, was sought for ques-
tioning in the February 3 abduc-
ton of Mamie Ruth Shelton, Is,
stepdaughter of M/Sergt. Frank
lin B. Burns of Hot Springs, Va.
She was kept for an hour in a
cab by a gunman in an American
Army uniform, who molested but
did not rape her.
The announcement said Wal
tiers had been living in the Soviet
sector of Berlin, and that he de-
MED any completely in the kid
mapping in preliminary question:
ling. He surrendered on Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08

toes. beans and peas. The vege-
table diseases he had discovered
and the control measures he
worked out had saved growers
thousands Of dollars.
DR.. Harter was senior plant
lpathologist in the Bureau Of Plant
Industry, Soils and Agriculture
Engineering when he retired In
I1945, after a. years with the
Agriculture Department.
| He had written hundreds OF
Government publications and ar
ticles for outside journals about
his work. He also wrote the
technical bulletin. "Monographic
Study of Sweet Potato Diseases
and Methods for Their Control. -
and a similar one on bean dis
eases. ,.......
DR.. Harter was a member OF
the American Association for the
Advancement of Science" Society
of Plant Psychologists; American
Botanical Society; Botanical So
ciety of Washington; Washington
Academy of Sciences; American
Phytopathological Society, and
was editor Of their journal in
1922, and the Cosmos Club.
Born in Moulton. Iowa. he re-
ceived his bachelor of arts and
masters degrees from the Uni
versity Of Nebraska. In 1917 he
received his Pho. from George
Washington University. DR.. Har-
ter had been q Washington area
resident since 1908.
Survivors are two daughters
Mrs. Harold Thompson. Scars
dale, N. Y: Mrs. Chapman Por-
terrified, Roanoke. Va, and a son
Stuart D. Harter. Summit, N. j.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. tomorrow at Hines funeral
home. 1901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in National
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
|Dr. John R. Couture,
Research Aide for
|Quartermaster Corps

DR.. John r.. Couture, IS, who
had done plastic research for the
Army QuartermaSter Corps here
for the last four years, died Mon
day while mentioning at Miami
Beach, Fla.
DR.. Couture was a well-known
chemist in the rubber industry
He lived at 2242 Observatory
place NV.
He was technical director of
films, filaments and plastics Of
the Research and Development
Division of the Quartermaster
Corps.
DR.. Couture was a research
chemist with the Du Pont Co. in
Fairfield. Conn, and Wilmington
Del, from 1923 until 1882. He
was chief chemist of the coated
fabrics division of the Atlas
Powder Co. in Stamford, Conn.,,
until he came to Washington.
Born in Topeka, Kans., he re-
ceived his bachelor of science de-
gree from Washburn College in
1919 and his master of science
and Phi. D. from Iowa State Uni
|versity.
During World War I, he was
in Army Chemical Warfare Serv-
ice.
He was a member Of the Amer
lean Chemical Society, Washing
ten Rubber Group, and the Quar-
termaSter Association.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs
Myrtle Couture: a son, John, a
freshman at Grinell College, Grin
nell, Iowa; a brother. Peter, a
lawyer In Osawatomie, Kans., and
two sisters. Mrs. Charles label
Harveyville, Kans., and Mrs. Al
fonso Alvarado, Wilmington, Del.
Funeral services were to be held
at 3 pm. today at Fort Mye1
Chapel. with burial in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Col. f. W. Sturdevant
In Naval Intelligence
During World War Il

Marine 1t. Col. Edward Warren
Sturdevant, 68. retired, who served
in the Office of Naval Intelligence
during World War II, died unex-
pectedly yesterday at his home,
3006 P street NV.
Col. Sturdevant entered the
Marine Corps in 1905. During
World War I he was with the
Marines in France. Afterward he
was stationed in Washington and
was editor of the Marine Corps
Gazette. In 1921 he was in COM
mand of the Marine guard at
Newport, r. I.
Col Sturdevant was on the staff
of an admiral in Panama and in
that capacity went on the good
will tour Of South America with
Gen. John j. Pershing.
From 1925 until 1928 he was in
the historical section of the
Marine Corps here.
He served at Fort Leavenworth,
Kans.; Quantico, the Virgin
Islands. and in 1888 and 1894
commanded a Marine battalion in
Shanghai.
He retired in 1895 due to Ill
health after service in the Philin-
pines and returned to Washing
ton. He was recalled to active
duty in December, 1910, and was
with Naval Intelligence until he
retired in 1915.
Col. Sturdevant was active or
the Budget Committee of the
Community Chest. He was active
also in activities at Christ Episco.
Ipal Church. Georgetown, and wa.
former president and a member Of
the Washington branch of thu
American Institute of Archaeology
and a former member of thu
Washington Chess Divan.
Col. Sturdevant was born IL
Wilkes-Barre, Ra., and was grad
uated from Princeton in 1904.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs
Louise c. Sturdevant; a daughter
Mrs. John Dennis. Leesburg, Va
and a sister, Miss Ethel Sturde
want, New York City.
i Funeral services will be held a
II am. tomorrow at Chris
Church. Georgetown, with buria
lin Wilkes-Barre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Bedpost Hanging Case
is Certified as Suicide

A certificate of suicide was
issued today in the death of Harry
K. Cahill, 48, found hanging from
Ia bedpost at his home at 1908
Otis street NE.
Mr.. Cahill. an employe Of the
General Accounting Office, was
found by his wife last night. police
said. They had gone out to dinner
with friends and when they re-
turned home. Mr.. Cahill went up
stairs to rest.
When Mrs. Cahill went up about
1890 pm, according to police,
she found her husband hanging
from the bedpost. A short length
of clothesline was tied around his
neck
| Police said Mr.. Cahill has been
under q doctors care for q ner-
vous condition for some time.