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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-16
British Spy
Stabbed To
Death Today
Scotland Yard
Said A Porter
Confessed To
The Killing
BY HAL COOPER

LONDON IA beautiful Polish
noblewoman who served brilliantly
as a wartime British spy was
found stabbed to death early today
in a Kensington hotel. Scotland
Yard said a porter confessed to
the killing.
The victim was Countess Krysty-
ma Skarbek, 81, who served in
France In actual combat under
the French Maguisards and ac-
complished daring feats of sabo-
tage against the Nazis.
Police brought Dennis G.. Null
downey, II. q porter, to court to
be charged formally with murder.
Chief Inspector G. w. Jennings of
Scotland Yard told the court that
when he accused Muldowney, the
porter blurted out:
~ killed her. Let's get away
from here and get it over quick
w."
Muldowney was ordered held for
hearing July /.
Hotel guests who heard the
countess screaming, "get him off
mel" found her lying dead in a
hall with q gaping knife wound in
her chest.
The countess, who became q
naturalized Briton in 1947, signed
on the liner Winchester Castle six
weeks ago as a stewardess. Re-
Gently she had been using the
name Christine Granville--one of
her psudonyms In the days when
she matched wits with the Nazi
Gestap0.
A former beauty queen In her
native Poland. the countess offered
her services to British military
intelligence at the outbreak of the
war.
She was first sent to Hungary
to set up communications with I'm
derground groups in Poland and
occupied Central Europe. Twice
she fell into the hands Of the
Gestapo, but escaped unaided.
Later she took parachute train
ing and was dropped into France
to work with resistance groups.
She was officially credited with
taking part in several actual bat
ties against Nazi troops.
The slim. cark-haired nohlewom-
an also directed underground sab
otage teams which blew up
bridges, derailed trains and raided
various German headquarters.
The British government awarded
her the George medal for valor
and made her a member of the
Order of the British Empire.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-16
Return OF The Native Makes
IT
Leo Gomez Vas Newspaper Carrier Here In 1914
Tourist OF Born Key Wester

belated honeymoon. A year ago,
when they married, neither of
them had time to leave their jobs.
This year, Gomez brought his bride
to Key West to see his birthplace
and hometown.
"Our old home is at $50 United
st. It's in need of care and reno
walton now. Most of Key West has
certainly built up within the last
four years. / came here" Gomez
unused, lin 1948 and the real build
ing had just begun. Why when /
walked over on White street, / felt
as il / were in a strange city,
it was so unfamiliar. The biggest
change are the housing projects
and OF course the fact that the
street-cars are no longer with us.
Transfer Corner was the spot
where we used to stand and pass
the time of the day. It's now the
corner of White and Division. L
mean Truman Avenue. Flagler
Avenue was known as the County
Road. But Duval, I'm thankful to
say, hasn't changed much. I real
ly felt at home as walked down
the main street. Oh. few modern
buildings, are added but the older
homes and places of business are
the same"
Asked If he intended to do any
fishing while on vacation, Gomez
laughed heartily. did you ever see
q real Conch who went fishing for
nothing? It's work to- Conchs, not
just play. And as for eating fish,
my wife doesn't like it and I had
enough of ii when was boy.
We used to go out on the shoals
and get edible varities like yellow
tail and red snapper. My wife and
/ like turtle steak and Florida lobs-
ter, crayfish, that is. but that's
about the extent of our seafood
tastes. !"
Leo Gomez is the SON of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Gomez.
His two brothers, viii and Harry
and their families still live here,
and Leo has been making periodic
visits to Key West for over twenty
five years. This time, he took the
bus trip from Cleveland leaving
May 80 and stopping over in St.
Augustine. Fla. to take in histori-
cal spots which Mrs. Gomez had
never seen before.
We've been sightseeing here,
too" Gomez said, land although
I'm a Key Wester by birth, find
myself in the tourist class due to
the remarkable change and growth
Of the city,"
Mr.. and Mrs. Gomez are STOP
ping at the Ocean View apartments
and will remain here until next
Thursday, before returning to their
home, 2o29 East S3rd street, in
Cleveland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-16

nightgown on the living room floor
and a trail of blood leading from
bedroom.
They also found an eight-inch
knife on the kitchen table, Sapp
added.
A physician said he had not yet
made a definite diagnosis of Mrs.
Csucsai's illness and she was to
have had chest x-rays later in the
day.
The couple had lived In the
neighhorhood only six months but
neighbors said they had lots of
friends, mostly Hungarians like
themselves. =.
Neighbors told Sapp that Cscusai
appeared in q daze when he re-
ported to them that he'd killed
his wife and the detective said
Csucsai still was in an incoherent
and shocked conditions hours after
the stahhing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-16
BY DOROTHY RAYMER

Back In 1914, Leo Gomez was a
carrier for 1.-THE Citizen" when the
newsoffice was across Greene st.
from the present location next to
the fire department at the City
Hall. Percy Curry, who is now
foreman of the mechanical depart
ment, was a linotype operator and
the editor was Marcy Darnall.
Gomez, an alert man with gray
ing hair and copper bright eyes
dropped into the newspaper office
yesterday to exchange greetings
with Curry. He looked at the new
rotary press, the increased staff
and other additions and improve
ments and said, Terrified Wonder
full! Even the composing room
crew ought to be pleased. When !
came back from World War /. ]
was what you call a printers
devil" and they sure used to give
me hell! He mentioned the tedious
washing by hand of the type forms
and other chores that are eliminat-
Cd with new equipment.
Gomez enlisted with the u. S.
Navy in 1917. He stayed In service
for four years then came back to
Key West and worked at the print
er's trade. For brief time he was
with the Artman Press in the days
before L. p. Artman, ST., pub
ushed The Citizen.
The sea yen wasn't out of his
native Key West blood even after
the First World War, so Gomez
hoped a freighter and became q
Merchant Mariner.
Finally, he had enough of Eur
ope, including Spain, Italy Medi-
terranean ports and stops like
Alexandria, Egypt, so he. decided
to settle down.
II went from sailing ships, not
to sealing wax, but to window dis
plays" he grinned. Gomez has
been in display work ever since,
with the last 80 years Of II at Will
liam Taylor. Cleveland, Ohio. He
explained that display work for a
big department store included win
dow and store interior depart
ments. He had i lot OF fun decorat-
ing his own house in Cleveland
where he lives In q carriage house.
Its a coach house behind one
of those early big mansions. It
was converted into studio apart
ment and | did II In the modern
manner. No two pieces OF furni.
ture are alike and the color
scheme background Is black and
chartreuse. | did the fundamental
set-up and my wife, who is floral
designer. added her IDEAS, said
Gomez.
His second wife Is an Indiana
polls Girl, and they are taking a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-16
10000 Mobiles
Take Over Miami

MIAMI R - This resort city
was taken over by a gay. merry
making throng of 10000 red-fezzed
mobiles today as the 18th annual
session of the Shrine's Imperial
Council got under way.
An estimated $4,000 will arrive
today, coming in aboard special
trains at half hour intervals.
They viii join an estimated 20
900 who came in Sunday, plus
another 10000 early arrivals.
Sundays throngs came aboard
81 special trains loaded with
Shriners and their families, band
instruments, uniforms, horses and
equipment.
Special planes and interstate
buses also arrived during the day
and the SIS Florida brought 466
mobiles of Aladdin Temple, Column
bus, o., back from a pre-conven-
ton trip to Havana.
Registration desks viii be open
throughout the day and recorders
of the various temples, represent
ing all parts of the United States,
Canada and Mexico. win hold an
all-day meeting.
There will be three band con-
certs during the afternoon in Mi
ami's Bayfront Park bandshell.
with grand opening of the conven-
ton set for 8 p. m. in the Orange
Bowl.
An hour of pre-pageant entertain
ment win precede the program.
which viii feature 4,5OO persons
and elaborate floats. bands, pretty
girls, moving lights and intricate
formations In a riot of color and
pageantry.
A fireworks display will be held
In Bayfront Park along the Miami
waterfront, followed by the Shrine
jubilee and street dancing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-16
CONTRACTORS SON
HOME FOR VACATION

Elmer Bennett, son of M. E.
Bennett, builder and contractor. is
visiting with his parents at 712 Ea-
ton street for a few weeks.
AT the end of his vacation, young
Bennett will return to Georgia
Tech where he has been studying
to continue summer course.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Mar. 20 R.-Grains worked
todav ntt'e stinia.. aignsr on the Board Of Trad,
and foul RPSter RSssst wssESs, ssRESs
tracts ended without any excitement.
wheat and Holland toof iareSss ons earso a. aaS
tions in Iowa emDhasized fairly heavs
farmers to haul corn to market ovei
country roads. traders said.
Wheat closed unchanged to Y higher
fisher feaer SsRe h1shfE SisSer. Ssis SOY.
beans 5A lower to u cent higher ar1d
lard o cents lower to 13 cents hundred
The market declined this week afte,
two successive weeks Of advances. Fol
the most part the ground lost was moi
Undated by those who did not wish to
stand for delivery of the cash commod-
Falling prices brought wheat quite close
70 the lows established February 81 but
Sshes wheat esssai os nsa well sdrn a50ys it aJ point
lk higher, oats fs-is. lower. rye u to
6 cents lower, soybeans 3M-10la- lower
and lard ~ to 81 cents hundred pounds
Reasons for the decline in wheat were
not hard to. find. Some were negatiy-1
smost compiete ABSENCE Of any ane expo1t
dealings. Traders had hoped France
would take q large quantity of wheat,
said Portugal would go to Canada rather
than the United States for wheat re-
Feed grains were subjected to profit
taking. which was not unusual in view
OF the tter-than-average advance these
grains had scored in the previous two
weeks. Cash corn receipts fell of after
heavy bookings early IN the week, but the
corn-hog ratio grew worse for feeding
corn to hogs.
Soybeans were bought early on hopes
Q Washington conference on Wednesday
would result In a raise in bean meal CELL
later In the week. An additional depress-
tng factor was renewed weakness in soy
Evening star., 1952-03-23
Chicago Livestock

ass SHIGAGo boss 5oS Mar tots2 e 7 SusDA1ssld
lower, most decline on WEIGHTS go aso pounds
was u 80, with closing top 1925; choice
sS most sheee e59ssa g
az cIosed sq6 s0
ranged .dowasard to 1875, also paid for
oSns q Msshs Ehts sSid sssts5oS
out the week at l6,O0-I7,25: choice sows,
400 pounds and under. sold late ct 1915
gs %1st snd few 5s %sss Tsshss
low as 1900.
salable cattle. 100 (estimated); total
not given. Compared week ago: Re-
and smallest Of any % week since @ last s' June;
sset oass d.sy TptS on Srs all
sSs fully so oWer Seess
late, but this class stil Is to 90 lower
e Ip ioo eSe % ssoeeers
feeders, steady to so lower; less than. =
s4 cass prime ss 1o de }ap ,ds t
1 81 1 pound weights, q new 1859 high;
$6 .oo-3S.25, but Blk steers sold under
]. .600-pound beeves. $500; good to low
choice steers. %. 00-S2 80; &C commercial 70
loads Hoisteins, 1900 pounds down, se. %.
"a 90; few utility steers, $3.50 down; load
prime 1,O44-pound mixed steers and heif-
ers. SO; load prime 1,190-pound heifers,
36:2 20; few loads mixed choice and prime
grades, 2ss75aS4, s7 :3 90; commercial hsitsri
cows closed at 2O.5O-245O, with most
Gamers and cutters 17;50-20. so; few
lisht Gamers down to 1900; most utility
most good medium weieht and heavy bulls,
% .00-26 00; good to prime vealers, $500
49, bulk Gull to commercial grades.
20 .00-34 .OO; few light culls down 70
1900; few loads scod ID 53a55-3oo-pcund g 30
country account, $3.50; load good and
choice 9S0-pound. weights, $500; bulk
medium !. 4 and Nd ogood stockers and feeding
stockers down to Ss.76. ~ -
salable sheep. 100 (estimated): total
not given. Compared week ago: SLAUGHTER
lambs 80 to 100 higher, mostly 20 higher
on all representative weights; shorn lambs
increasingly popular; also broader demand
fsd lambs ssesa sealing NIP p9SnSs
acutely small; local lamb receipts smaller
than week earlier but with approximately
106. 900. head at IL important. markets:
aggregate supply. about 11,000 head over
as week e s fs sSuPs eagr ed xoo s
lambs during week 26.75-27 80; bulk No. /
112.125-pound fed .wooled lambs. 1880
S5S5; % bulk TX. utility @ to good native lambs
weight SLAUGHTER ewes. 11.00-1 90; few
light iRs E eSiis. 1906; aged bucks, iaoo-1S.SoSo
Evening star., 1952-03-23
Rutgers Picks Moy 8
To Inuueurute Presiden,

BRUNSWICK. N. j., Mar. %
R.-Dr. Lewis Webster Jones will
be formally inaugurated as the
18th president Of Rutgers Univer-
|sity here on May 8, 1t was an
nounced today.
DR.. Jones. formerly president OF
the University of Arkansas, as
sumed the presidency November l
1861, succeeding DR.. Robert c,
Clothier. Gov. Driscoll will preside
at the inaugural ceremonies and
Chief Justice Arthur T. Vanderbilt
|of the New Jersey Supreme Court
will administer the oath.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
Report Gives Railroads
Hope for Freight Boost

The Interstate Commerce Com
missions release Of its own studies,
illustrating the steady deteriora-
ton of the railroads financial
position, yesterday raised hopes Of
railroad executives that the ices
pending decision on a freight rate
increase would be favorable.
The ICC reported that "quick
assets" Of 81 Eastern roads during
1851 slumped from $558. .648. 900 to
$505, ,507. 900 and at the end Of the
year were sufficient to cover only
[66 per cent Of current liabilities
Tvs. 72.2 per cent a year earlier.
The report also predicted the
Eastern railroads would spend
$544.l75.777 for road and equip.
ment In 1852, q gain of So PEI
cent from $517 ,464 ,459 in 1851.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
Some Tagging Plants
See Renewed Activity;
Few Spots Still Soft
By Richord Fiske
Associated Press Business Writer

NEW YORK, Mar. 22.-Some of
the tagging industries began to
show signs Of perking up this week
and there was growing belief the
f1rst quarter may stand as the low
point Of the year.
There still were soft spots in
the economy. There still were
many economists who believed q
pattern Of booming defense plants
and not-so- booming civilian fac
tories may continue some time.
It was still defense work that
held the general level Of industrial
activity high.
Army Orders Cited.
But many businessmen found a
little more reason to be optimistic.
The Army was calling for bids
on many millions of yards Of tex
tiles, The orders can't help but
breathe a little life into one of the
most sluggish Of the industries.
Automobile production, which
has 'not been up to ALLEGATION
levels Of late, hit the highest fig
ure since last September. And
new car sales were reported pick
ing up.
Shoppers Spend More.
Even shoppers began to spend
q little more in many sections as
spring arrived, although they still
were bargain-consciouS.
Dun and Bradstreet, said many
merchants were unable to match
figures Of a year ago. But, 1t was
pointed out, Easter came three
weeks earlier in 1851.
The steel induStry's labor dis
pute had everyone on tenterhooks
most Of the week.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
New York Cotton

NEW. YORK. Mar. 20 Rl.--Future
prices lost some q Their early gains
week. but wound up with . net advance
Tor the week as whole.
The net gains over the week ran from
$3.25 to $4.25 bale.
The market gained its early strength
from February cotton consumption esti.
mates. which showed an unexpected ad-
vance.
Toward the close Of the week. however.
pront taking was attracted by higher price
levels and there was some selling on re-
ports OF more optimistic view of 1852
paintings In some sections.
The Bureau of Census ofncial consump-
ton report on Wednesday was In line
The oficiai report showed q daily rate
Of 39. 100 bale sn February, compared
With $500 In the previous month and
The average daily rate In February was
contra.sensonai and showed an advance
OF about per cent, whereas the February
rate ordinarily showed declin oef about
o. per cent.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
Bonds Lead
Activity in Week Of
Fairly Quiet Trading
sy.he Assoeia,sd Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 22-A
small-scale and uneven advance
In q group of rails stood out in
an otherwise quiet and featureless
bond market today.
Gains and losses were generally
confined to small fractions but
here and there individual issues
managed to come through with q
larger mark and In most of these
cases they were on the advancing
side.
Gamers Of q point or so includ-
ed Baltimore & Ohio IS, Central
Of New Jersey 314s. Lehigh Valley
41as. and Wabash 4As. Wisconsin
Central As were the largest loser,
falling az points to 66 on sale OF
five bonds.
Rail Issues Active.
During the week, railroad bonds
were the most active section Of q
relatively quiet market. Sales
were not able to reach the three
million mark on any day. Utilities
and industrials presented q mixed
picture, but the overall strength
of the rails carried the corporate
list forward a minor fraction.
Government bonds firmed this
week and the short end of the list
was able to boast gains of major
fractions. The long-termers were
steady. When over-the-counter
trading closed Friday, the Victory
2As Of December 1967-72 had
dipped 2f32 from the previous
week to 96 1882 bid, while the
Bank-Eligible GAS of September
1967-72 gained 4/32 at 81 1882
bid.
Foreign List Irregular.
The foreign list was irregular
mostly, but Japanese issues irmed
on the expected approval of the
peace treaty in Congress. Tokyo
City IS were the exception, drop
ping Az points Friday to 4615.
The sparse sales on the ex-
change had little effect on new
financing. Plenty of cash appears
to be ready for backing the Ma
TONS expanding economy. In
vestment bankers experienced lit
tie difficulty in marketing new
securities.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
Business Briefs

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft
Atlas Corp. and Kaiser-Frazel
Corp. are engaged in tentative ex-
ploratory talks looking toward
merger Of the three companies
Floyd B. Odlum and Edgar F
Kaiser announced.
American Tel. & Tel. Co. sur
vey shows 45,636.437 telephones
In use in the Nation on December
81 compared with 44,220,000
year earlier.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
estimates 1852 earnings will at
least equal the $3.50 a common
share Of 1851.
Ingersoll- Rand Co. III year
ended December 81 earned
$19,824,477 or $9.79 a share VS.
$18.7 ,010 or 1925 in 1850.
Crane Co. in year ended De-
cember 81 earned $14,244,267 OF
$5.81 q share VS.. $15.766,171 OF
$6.48 in 1850.
Cons. Paper Corp. Ltd. in veal
ended December 81 earned $12,-
905,574 or $500 a share VS.
$12.133. $50 or $4.73 in 1850.
Scott Paper Co.. in year ended
December 81 earned $10.886.311
or $3.50 q share VS.. $12.493, ,39r
or $4.08 in 1850.
Honolulu Oil Corp. in yeal
ended December 81 earned 81. .927,.
002 or $4.23 a share VS.. $6,723, ,484
or $3.50 In 1850.
Houston L. & p. Co. in veal
ended February 30 earned 81. .300.-
265 or $1.46 a share VS.. $6,471,151
or $1.31 In 1851.
Houston Oil Co. In year ended
December 81 earned $7.053, GAO OF
$6.42 a share VS.. $6,103,702 OF
$5.56 in 1850.
Dana Corp. in 8 months ended
February 20 earned $4,853,131 OF
$1.88 q share VS.. $5.306,776 OF
$2.06 in 1851 period.
Central III. Public Service ir
year ended December 81 earned
or $1.45 a share VS.
$5, ,162,755 or l$1.71 in 1850.
Cutler Hammer, Inc. in year
ended December 81 earned $4,-
039.010 or $6.12 q share VS.. 3d.
948. .158 or $500 in 1850. IS,
Gamble -Skogmo, Inc. In year
ended December 81 earned, $3,-
321 ,022 or $1.22 q share VS.. $4,065,-
1877 or $1.51 in 1850.
General Crude Oil Co. in year
ended December 81 earned $3,006,-
140 or $1.45 a share VS.. 81, ,783, ,466
or $1.15 In 1850.
FOllansbee Steel Co. in year
ended December 81 earned 81, 1885,
161 or $4.20 a share VS.. 81, 1884, 1897
or $4.37 in 1850.
Garlock Packing Co. In yeal
ended December 81 canned 81 ,943,-
443 or $4.64 a share VS.. 81. .493 $50
or 1886 in 1850.
Long Island r. r. in January
had loss Of $1,955.475 VS.. a loss
OF $708,442 in the 1851 period.
United Drill q Tool Corp. in yeal
ended December 81 earned ST.
877,033 or $3.50 a share VS.. ST.
778,000 or 1919 a share in 1850.
Gish0lt Machine Co. in year
ended December 81 earned ST.
277,228 or $500 a share VS.. $4O6.-
623 or $1.27 in 1850.
Apex Electrical Mfg. Co. In year
ended December 81 earned $8,227
or $2.02 on the preferred VS.. ST.
049.451 or So in the common in
1850.
Fanny Farmer Candy Shops in
year ended December 81 earned
$443. .842 or $1.30 a share VS.. $961.-
122 or $2.81 In 1850.
Evening star., 1952-03-23
D. c. Sales Improve in Week

Washington department store
sales in the week ended March Is
were % per cent above the pre-
vious week, but remained z per
cent below the like 1851 week,
the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond reported. Sales In four
weeks ended the same date were
IA per cent behind a year carrier
Evening star., 1952-03-23
HOW Sc STARTED
NE ON THE ROAD.
TO $4,000 A YEAR
By a Wall Street
Journal Subscriber

mot long ago I happened to pick up
copy Of The Wall Street Journal in o
railroad club car. was amazed. ] ex-s
pected dull reading and tiresome sta-,
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brightest, most entertaining articles il
ever read. And / found ideas that were,
Immediately useful to me in my busiss
ness.
II sent for q trial subscription TO
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ChlcABO CASH MaFkots.
No: 10 "9sss 9iss;1 .ssH; I SS !. sf1sSs g;ssAii IS;
heavy, mixed 949l; No. / heavy, white.
95; No. / extra heavy. white. 1854. Bar
1ey-Malting, 1.30-1.70 nominal; feed.
1.26-1 40 nominal. Field seed per hum
dredweight, nominal--Red clover. sc. So
81 so; sweet clover. 10.00-1 $50; timothy.
g 9.50-10.00: red top. 29.OO-30.0O; alsike.
3S.0O.3Q. 90.