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Evening star., 1952-02-21
Home for Aged Resident
Has Stroke After Beafino

An 80-year -old resident of the
Rupert Home for the Aged was
suffering from the effects of a
stroke today following an attack
by two youths.
Robert D. Lewis, victim of the
attack. was walking in the 700
block Of ! street Sc. last night
when he was grabbed from behind
and hit over the head.
Police said the youths appar-
emily were scared OF while rifiing
the victims pockets. They got
nothing.
Mr.. Lewis collapsed on the
street and was taken to Gallinger
Hospital where police said they
were told he had suffered a stroke.
His condition was undetermined
today.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Nellie Leach, Suspect Respiratory Infection,
In Drug Case, Listed as Believed 10 Be Most
Jury 'kysteyWoma Widespread in Years

The reddiSh-h haired mystery
woman" who has been undergoing
intensive questioning by the spe-
cial District crime grand jury to-
day was identified as Mrs. Nellie
Leach, 38. now awaiting trial on
narcotics charges.
The woman, who lives in the
1000 block of South Carolina ave-
nue.. Sc, first appeared before the
Jury Tuesday. At that time AS
sistant United States Attorney
Thomas c. Walden, jr., refused to
identify her, declaring "she must
remain mystery woman"
But her identity was learned to-
day from court papers when she
was escorted by a deputy United
States marshal to the courtroom
of District Judge James r. Kirk
land to plea for a reduction in her
bail. Judge Kirkland put off de-
cision until later today.
Bond for Mrs. Leach, who was
arrested November II, had been
set at $500 by United States
Commissioner Cyril Lawrence.
Subsequently it was trimmed to
81, 500.
Mrs. Leach's appearance pointed
up reports the grand jury is
|delving deeper into the local mar
cotics situation as well as gam
bling
Evening star., 1952-02-21

An insurance man assured him
self today of an electric range to-
morrow in the George Washing
ton Day sales.
Leon Offenhauser, 20, took up
IA 26-hour stand in front of
Georges Radio Store, 816 F street
NV, at $50 am. today in
patient anticipation of George
Washington's birthday, which
doesn't roll around until tomor-
row.
Mr.. Ofenhauser got up at 4:45
am, put on two pairs of long un-
derwear and three pairs Of socks
(among other things) and drove
40 miles from his home in Gaines
vile. Va, to be first in line for
the Washington birthday sales
tomorrow.
Last year Mr.. Offenhauser, who
is district manager of four Vir-
ginfa counties for Mutual of
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Senator Watkins 10 Speak
Before Fairfax Taft Club

Senator Watkins, Republican o1
Utah, will speak before. the Fair
fax County Taft-for-President
Club at Fairfax Courthouse to-
night at 8 o'clock.
Following Senator Watkins talk
there will be a question and an
swer discussion period. Chair
man Douglas Clark reports that
elections viii be held for the Of
fees Of secretary and treasurer
Also to be discussed win be
plans for holding a large regional
meeting with the objective Of pre-
senting to Fairfax County voters
top Taft sponsors and if possible
Senator Taft In person.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

Opticians-M. A. Leese Optical
Co., Inc.
CLOSE AT 1880 PM.
The Hecht Co. (Open 10 a.m),
Parkington. Arlington, Va, Sill
yer Spring, Md; S. Kann Sons
Co., Virginia; Becker's Leather
Goods Co.
CLOSE AT 2 PM.
Women's Wear Stores-Brooks,
Inc, L. Frank Co., s. Klein, Kot-
zin. Philipsborn, The Princess
Shop. Saks.
Mems Wear Stores Bruce
Hunt. Inc: The Mode, Connecti-
cut avenue.
Shoe Stores-The Bootery. Inc
Miscellaneous StoreS-Cohen's
Picture Store. MacMannes, Inc.
Department Stores-Ida's De-
partment Store.
Fur Stores-Capitol Fur Shop
Music Stores-Jordan Piano Co.,
Kilt Music Co.
Limited-price Stores-F. & w
Grand: s. S. Kresge Co., 434 7th
street NV.
CLOSE AT $3.50 PM.
Lerner Shop.
CLOSE AT PM.
Lacy's Gall stores). Morton's.
CLOSE AT 4 PM.
Woodward & Lothrop tBethes-
da-C Chevy Chase).
CLOSE AT PM.
A. d N. Trading Co., Irving's.,
c.. C. Murphy Co., Plaza Sport
Shop, Sport Center. Mayer & Co
(Spring Valley.
CLOSE AT s PM.
Curtis Brothers Furn. Co., Ma
lgruder. Inc. Grocery dept).
CLOSE AT . PM.
Magruder, Inc. (liquor dept.)
CLOSED ALL DAY.
Brewood. E. Morrison Paper
Co., Geo. r. Muth Co., Inc, Reeves
w. q J. Sloane. Chas. q. Stott &
Co.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

Washington is suffering an out
break of mild respiratory or
virus X' infections, believed by
some doctors to be the most wide
spread in several years.
The extent of the ailment is
not accurately reflected in avail
able statistics. since physicians
report only aggravated cases to
the Health Department.
An informal check of doctors
in active practice here revealed
that the majority are convinced
the outbreak is the most trouble
some in several winters, although
others rated the illness at near
normal for this season.
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, Dis
trict health officer, said that from
all indications, the outbreak is
mild. although complicated by a
Ithree-fold increase in measels over
the corresponding period last
lyear.
The Health Department on Fri
day will begin to receive regular
reports from the public schools
on absentees in the upper grades
The current absentee rate is esti-
mated at about that of this time
last year.
Reports on absences from work
for all causes are now being re-
|ceived by the Health Department
from Federal agencies and large
business firms with some 10000
employees. The present absentee
rate Is about normal for February,
it was said.
Only "a cases of suspected influ-
enza have been reported so far
this year, while the pneumonia
rate Of 129 also is below normal,
Ia spokesman for the Health De-
|partment said. He added the rate
may be due to the fact that some
doctors are not reporting the cases
they treat.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Pfc. Fisher Sings Tonight
With Army Orchestra

Pfc. Eddie Fisher. 23-year -old
baritone, will be soloist in the
sixth Freedom Sings concert Of
the Army Band Orchestra at $50
o'clock tonight in the Depart
mental Auditorium.
Pvt. Fisher, who was discovered
last year by Eddie Cantor. will
sing THE Newspaper Song and
Please, Mr.. Sun"
The orchestra will play two
movements from Beethoven's
Pastoral Symphony" and the
overture to Mozart's "The Mar
riage Of Figaro"
Evening star., 1952-02-21

Omaha. was 17th in line in front
of Georges.
IT bought a $34S television set
for $37 and it's worked beauti-
fully" the tall, shivering Vir-
ginian said. "This year want
an electric range. The one in our
farm house is on the blink"
The manager of Georges F
street store said he'd make sure
Mr.. Offenhauser. got the electric
range as soon as the store opens
at $50 am. tomorrow.
Mr.. Offenhauser brought along
a harvest magazine to read to
pass the time until some farm
friends I called up before I left
Virginia" get in line with him.
And what does Mrs. Often
hauser think about her husbands S
early hours?
"Why she tried to pack me of
with my two sacks of sandwiches
last night" Mr.. Offenhauser ex-
planned.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Four Truman Appoinfees
Confirmed by Senate
BY the Associated Pres.

The Senate yesterday confirmed,
without objection. these appoint
ments by President Truman:
John j. Forbes of Pennsylvania,
Bureau of Mines director; How
land II. Sergeant of Rhode
Island. an Assistant Secretary of
State: Lincoln MacVeagh Of Con-
|necticut, Ambassador to Spain,
and Walter ]. Donnelly Of this
city. Ambassador to Austria.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
R. T. CamaIier Indorsed
As Successor 10 Young

Renah r. Camalier. Washington
attorney. last night was indorsed
by the Lincoln Civic Association
as a successor to Commissioner
John Russell Young, when the
latter retires.
It also voted to petition Con-
gress for funds to run the Shows
Court Playground. Twenty fourth
and K streets NV.
The District Recreation Depart
ment two years ago denied funds
to the playground because it is
located In an alley. Since then
the civic association has super
viSed its maintenance.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Montgomery Historions
To Hold Dinner Toniqht

A banquet in honor of newly
elected officers of the Montgomery
County Historical Society will be
held at $50 o'clock tonight at
the Columbia Country Club.
Principal speaker will be Mrs.
Millard E. Tydings, wife of the
former Maryland Senator. Her
subject will be "The Times Of
George Washington as Compared
With Ours Former Senator
George L. Radcliffe, president of
the Maryland State Historical
Society, also will address the
group.
President of the county society
is Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
st. Aueustine's Rectory
Is Damaged by Fire

Fire destroyed the contents Of
a room in st. Augustine's church
rectory at TIT Fifteenth street
NV. yesterday, firemen reported.
The blaze was confined to the
third floor bedroom of the Rev.
H. r. Trehey, who was away when
it started. Cause Of the fire
was not Immediately determined
and damage has not been esti.
mated.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

|
man was overcome by smoke
early today in a four-alarm fire
which routed rs persons from a
four-story apartment house at
1419 Columbia road NV.
The injured fireman, Pvt. VIII
liam P. Conboy of No. II Engine
Co.. narrowly escaped death after
being hurtled into flames which
had collapsed the buildings en-
trance stairs under him. Two
companions nearly fell with him.
Fleeing occupants barely
missed the same collapse. All
managed to flee from the smoke
filled building. however. before
the exit was blocked. Firemen
confined the blaze to the base
ment.
The tenant requiring hospital
attention was Walter Nolan, IA,
retired Government employe, who
was treated at Emergency Hospi-
tai for smoke inhalation and re-
leased.
'' Fell Into Basement.
Rescue squad members saved
Pvt. Conboy after he was cata-
pulled into the blazing basement.
Quick action by, a woman tenant
and a telephone company guard
who spotted smoke from across the
street was credited with averting
catastrophe. Together, they reused
the 20 families in the apartment
house.
The woman tenant. Mrs. Ruby
H. Cowan. sounded an interior
alarm system after she smelled
smoke and discovered the base
ment burning. Then she banged
on some doors and led her 84-
Iyear-old, totally blind father,
Charles H. Hawkins, down three
darkened. smoke filled flights to
safety.
The telephone company guard,
William G. Ellwanger, shouted the
alarm to a fellow employe, Will
liam J. Ebert. 26, after sighting
the smoke from his telephone
office post. Mr.. Ebert phoned fire
headquarters to bring the first
engine companies.
Credited With Rescue.
Sergt. David l.. Reidy. 40-year-
old veteran member of Rescue
Squad 2. was credited with Pvt.
Conboy's rescue. Searching the
moke-filled basement with q
flashlight, he found the uncon-
scious fireman face down in s
inches Of water, where he had
fallen through from the floor
above.
Origin Of the blaze was not i'm
mediately determined. Firemen
reported 1t was fed by trash
which had been piled close to a
cluster of electric wires. Destruc-
ton of the wiring darkened the
building. forcing the fleeing ten
ants to grope to safety.
The fireman was admitted to
Emergency Hospital. DR.. william
D. Claudy. Fire Department sur
yeon who treated him at the scene,
called his condition critical.
Pvt. Conboy, a Navy veteran,
Joined the Fire Department about
18 months ago. He and his wife,
who live at 1917 Twenty third
street Sc, also have 3-year- -old
son.
Many of the throng of on
lockers attracted by the fire
engines offered emergency accom-
modations to ousted tenants.
Some obtained temporary shell
ter in the phone company build
ing, directly opposite.
Two false alarms following the
Columbia road fire sent engines
out on wild-goose chases in the
southeast. One box was pulled
at 1:04 am. at Forty-second and
B streets and the other two
minutes later at Forty-ninth and
Bass streets, a few blocks away.
Three engine companies re-.
sponded.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Church Square Dance

The Young Peoples Group and
the Mems Club of Holy Comforter
Episcopal Church. 701 Oglethorpe
street NV, will hold a square
dance at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
church hall.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-02-29
More Meat for Year
Is USDA Prediction

The average American may eat
even more meat and poultry in 1852
than in 1851, if advance production
figures are any indication.
According to a forecast of the
US. Department of Agriculture,
meat production this year may be
large enough to provide an average
of IA pounds per person as COM
pared with al pounds in 1851.
Most Of the meat increase will be
In beef and veal. Much of the step
up in beef will be in medium and
lower grades, although some of it
probably will be in the better grades
from granted cattle. Veal con-
sumption per person in the country
last year was 19-year low of ST.
pounds.
The amount of lamb and mutton
eaten by the average American is
expected to 60 up Slightly. as is pro-
duction. Last year consumption of
lamb and mutton was the lowest on
record-only slightly over pounds
per person.
A little more pork may be on the
market in the first few months of
1852, but production for the last part
of the year may be somewhat small
er.
Increased production may cause
a slight price decline in some lines.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-02-29

pillow the land and insure the avail
ability Of seed, plant food and equip
ment.
A good kitchen garden may also
be the answer to many family's
high food costs. The program gains
merit in the light of past expert
ence, because it has been shown
that a garden and a home food
preservation program is essential
to the success of any home defense
program.
An average garden can mean as
much as 5000 to a family's food bill
during one year with a reasonable
amount of time and effort.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-02-29
Dairy Heifers Can Be
Raised Economically

The University of Nebraska re.
ports recent tests prove dairy heif-
ers can be raised satisfactorily from
birth to two years Of age with as
little as 500 pounds Of grain. In the
place Of grain the animals were fed
all the high quality alfalfa hay they
could eat. The scientists emphasized,
however, that the limited grain ra-
tons experiment was successful
only because Of the high quality
forage fed.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-02-29

One Of the big headaches in
the chicken house is the waterer.
No matter how careful the pro-
Queer, some is always spilled,
keeping the floor and litter
damp. This headache can be
eliminated If the waterer is sus-
pended over the droppings pit.
Water when splashed over the
sides drops into the pit.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-02-29
Liberty Gardens
Vital to Defense
Good Kitchen Garden
Can Cut Food Costs

The Department of Agriculture
has approved plan Of the National
Garden and Food Preservation Com
mittee for a national Liberty Gar
den campaign in 1852.
The general plan is to encourage
the cultivation Of home gardens as
insurance against shortages, to re-
ieve transportation facilities, en-
list labor in food production, and
maintain health and moral values.
On the local level the about pro-
gram provides for using all avail
able means to arouse the whole pop
ulation to the need for gardens, to
teach novices how to make gar
dens, make suitable land available
In city. town and suburban areas,
The Key West citizen., 1952-08-09
Billy Rose, Wife
Continue Battle

NEW YORK R-Billy Rose has
fired another verbal salvo at his
estranged wife, Eleanor Holm
Rose, who accused him of being
tightwad.
The thorny battle of the Roses
has been see-sawing back and forth
ever since Mrs. Rose, the former
swim star, sued for a separation.
Rose launched a counter suit for
divorce.
Adultery is the only ground for
divorce in New York. The divorce
case is scheduled to be heard next
month. Mrs. Rose has been get
ting $500 a week temporary ali
mony.
Thursday, Eleanor said the pint
sized Broadway producer was stin-
gy with his money.
Friday night Rose, in a state
ment teeming with sarcasm, said
in part:
81 see by the papers that Flea
nor is accusing me of being a tight
wad. She's absolutely right. Com
pared to me, Scrooge was a phi
lanthropist.
For instance, throughout our
marriage we lived in a five-story
town house on Beekman Place
with only one lousy elevator. The
furniture was secondhand stuff
The Key West citizen., 1952-08-09

Lieutenant Rupert w. Legare,
education officer for the past 80
months at Fleet All Weather Train
ing Unit, Atlantic, Key West, has
recently been transferred to the
Naval Air Advanced Training Com
mand, Corpus Christi, Texas.
He entered the Navy in Decem-
ber 1912 as an aviation cadet. In
March 1914, he was designated a
naval aviator at Pensacola, Fla.
He subsequently served with
squadron VC-96 which participated
in many major Pacific campaigns.
Lieutenant Legare is entitled to
Lieutenant Legare is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Legare, Sui
livan's Island, S.M.C. He is mar
ried to the former Miss Caroline
Mahong Smoak of Sullivan's Is
land. They resided at 20 Rest
Beach in Key West with their
daughter, Carol Ann (21a months.
He graduated from Charleston
High School, Charleston, S. C. and
studied at the College of Charles
ton, S. c. and Clemson College,
Clemson, S. C. before entering the
Navy.
The Key West citizen., 1952-08-09
Coming Erents
SATURDAY, AUGUST g.

SATURDAY, AUGUST g.
Youth for Christ Rally, Fleming
street Methodist Church. 729
Fleming street. 1880 pm.
Youth Center dance. Wesley
house, 1880 pm.
MONDAY, AUGUST IL
Meeting, Circle III, First pces-
byterian Church, home of
Mrs. F. T. Turner, 8 p. m.
Beta Sigma Phi sorority, San
Carlos School, 8 p. m.
Anchor Lodge No. 1872, Scottish
Rite Temple, 8 p. m.
Key West Art and Historical
Society, 8 p. m, Martello
Towers.
DeMolay Mothers Circle, st
Pauls Parish Hall, 7:3O p. m.
Wesleyan Service Guild, VS..
C.S. of First Meth dist
Church, annex, 7:30 p. m.
Gold Star Mothers, VIEW. Post
Home, Z p. m.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12-
Circle !, First Presbyterian
Church. 8 p. m, home of
Mrs. Charles Landen, 164-C
Poinciana.
Sparkling Waters Rebekah
Lodge No. IA, knights of
Pythias Hall, 8 p. m.
ZX-11 OW.C. coffee, 10 a. m,
Aeropalms
Southernmost' Pistol and Rifle
Club, Legion Post Home, 8
.. m.
W.S.C.S. of First Methodist
Church.
Youth for Christ Bible Study.
Methodist Church, 729 Flem.
ing street, 7:30 p. m.
The Key West citizen., 1952-08-09
Officers Vices
Monthly Luncheon

The retired officers's wives Of
Key West were hostesses for the
monthly luncheon OF the officers
wives club held at IT. Taylor Fri.
day. August 8.
Mrs. Carl Hilton was assisted by
Mrs. Herbert Pace, Mrs. ]. p.
Baillod, Mrs. Roger Brooks and
Mrs. r. E. Vermette. Bridge and
canaSta were enjoyed by members
of the group following the luncheon.
Co-Chairman Of the wives group
Mrs J L. Kaufman presided al
short business meeting. Mrs.
Kaufman announced that swim
ming classes for children. ages 3
to IL, will be held at the Seaplane
Base pool daily at 10, II and loo.
Miss Terry Parish. who will in
struct the classes may be contact
cd al 30 Extension s217 or at the
pool
Mrs. T. D. Boaz the newly elect.
ed chairman Of the Navy Relief
Thrift Shop asked for volunteer
workers,
%%c-t s+1--vt n vi -
drawing for the door prize. sIrs.
Y. J. Vaughn won the rattle draw
ins.
The next luncheon Will be held
the first Friday in September.
The Key West citizen., 1952-08-09

A reader of this column has sug-
gested that bus companies should
be required to keep lists of all
passengers that are aboard its bus
es. Airlines and steamship com
panieS already do this.
1t is good idea. However, one
hitch in such a scheme would be
the short-haul passengers - those
that get on and ride only a mile
or so. Boca Chica sailors for in
stance, often crowd the Greyhound
buses VIXEN they come to town in
the evening.
A passenger list would avoid con-
fusion as to casualties in case of
accident but | doubt that the list
could be kept accurately enough to
do much good.
Safe Driving
The Rest Beach area is often
crowded with children at dusk.
Folks riding out that way should
be particularly careful with their
driving.
A few evenings ago, child rode
her tricycle. directly in front Of Joe
knights car on Atlantic Blvd.
Luckily he was proceeding slowly
and saw the kid in plenty Of time.
If he had been going at the normal
rate of 20 or IS mph, he would
have either had to run over the
The Key West citizen., 1952-08-09
SCIENCE
NEWS
BY FRANK CAREY
Associated Press Science Reporter


WASHINGTON Up - Because
East Africans buy their wives with
cattle, land which should be used
for growing food is wasted on rails
ing scrawny livestock.
This not only cuts down food
supplies but is running the soil, DR..
Ernst Weigt of the University of
Cologne, Germany, today told the
117th International Geographical
Congress.
The Negro natives position in
bis society--and in the number of
his wives-depends not on the
quality of his livestock, but on
numbers, DR.. Weigt told some
1000 geographerS from so coun-
tries.
Consequently, he said, the cattle
are pretty scrawny and "do not
help much in nourishing the peo.
ple." Furthermore, overstocking is
running the land.
Livestock is not so much an
economic as a social asset" he
added.
Asserting that President Tru-
mans Point Four program indi-
Gated the great modern interest in
this land of 20 million people, DR..
Weigt said crop-raising IN the face
Of soil, water and other handicaps
Is the most important activity Of
the East African Negro natives,
but the men prefer stock-raising -
and leave toiling in the agricultural
fields to women.
DR.. Weigt added:
IAN ever-growing population and
increasing numbers of cattle have
to make a living out of the soil,
which Is losing fertility by too
rapid rotation without the posi-
bility of restoring 1t by manuring. "
Declaring that the most difficult
obstacle of all to overcome in East
Africa is man." he continued:
ITO change the mind of the
natives takes no less time than to
find out by trial and error what
can be grown under the often in
tricate conditions of East African
soils and climate.
Neither problem can be solved
by mere transfer of methods
from the very different world OF
the white men"
The Key West citizen., 1952-08-09

behind the body of his wife, Eva,
through the center of Buenos Aires
to the national capitol.
Argentina thus began the final
stage of Is days of funeral honors
for her first lady, equalling those
normally reserved for a president
dying in office.
The climax of honors heaped on
the presidents wife since her death
July 26 will be reached when she
is inferred Professionally Sunday in
the central building of the General
Confederation of Labor (CGT), Ar.
gentina's master labor organiza-
ton.
A gun carriage bore the mahog-
any casket along 15-block line
of march from the labor ministry,
where Mrs. Peron's body has been
viewed by thousands. 1t was drawn
by As workers from the CGT, wear
ing white shirts with mourning
bands and black neckties.
They marched coatless to typify
the descamisados (shirtless ones)
who formed the great political
power of the Perons.
At every street corner along the
procession's route, there were am
balances and bus loads of nurses
fact recalling that eight persons
were reported crushed to death
and hundreds were injured in the
initial rush to see Mrs. Peron's
body at the labor ministry.
The Key West citizen., 1952-08-09

designed by Chippendale and other
18th Century English carpenters.
"The pictures on the walls wers
horrors-the works of hacks like
Rembrandt, Halls, Velasquez and
Renoir. During the summer !
made her rough it in q 3o-room
shack in Mt. Kosco. =.
"Her clothes were mostly RAGS
stitched together by cut-rate seam
stresses like Hattie Carnegie and
Valentino She only had 1l3
pair of shoes, Il sweaters and IL
ratty-looking fur coats.
"When it came to jewelry. Il
was all last seasons stuff-s2 diff
ferent pieces which contained
somewhat less than 200 carats of
blue-white diamonds.
". When we split up, she was
virtually destitute-$16S, 900 in cash
and government bonds.