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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-28
Chapter 10

Chapter 10
THE party had gone stale for
L Marcia almost as soon as Dean
had left.
She wondered again if Dean
really had been serious about do
ing portrait of her, as she carried
some of the debris to the kitchen
cite. Abigail had gone on to bed,
insisting that they leave things as
they were until morning. Mrs.
Smithers could G. IAN up the mess.
4 But Marcia's orderly soul pro-
tested against leaving quite so
much disorder for even a cleaning
woman to face. Besides, she was
wide awake. She knew she could
not sleep for ages. She could at
least. carry things out. rinse them,
put food away. empty aShtrays.
When the phone rang she hur-
ried to answer it, thinking Abb
gail would already have fallen
asleep. No matter who was call
ing, Marcia decided, she would
not disturb her sister. Poor Abb
gail, she had been simply ex-
hausted. as she herself had said.
But the call was not for her
sister, although Marcia had been
SO certain it would be.
you're Abbie's little sister,
aren't your" masculine voice
demanded. The voice was husky,
slurred. "Shush the person /
wanted to talk to-"
Eyes, l am Abigail's sister. But
couldn't you call in the morning,
please?"
Have to talk with you now;.
morning too late" The voice held
defiant determination. ''Lishen
carefully" ,.
Il am listening Marcia said.
Il shuSh want you to deliver,
a message" 9gtae
"All right" ss.e
'Kornoff speaking" r. sFs
"Oh." 7
"Shush tell Abbie, your sister,
that / am going to kill myself"
That you oh, come now,
Mr.. Kornoff, of course you don't
mean that"
II mean it. Abbie knows mean
it. Shush you give her the mes
sage
why don't you call Abigail in
the morning and talk to her?"
Wake her up and tell her now"
There was such a commanding
ring about his voice now that
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sive measures against Communist
China along the South China Dor
ders. The Soviet diplomat then de.
clared.
''These illegal-flagrantly illegal
acts of the United States, we
can be quite sure, vii. be declared
to be defensive measures against
c h ina S aggression whenever
events begin to take their course
on the southern borders of China
in Thailand, Burma and Yunnan
Province tof Chinal." $50
Vishinsky did not ampiify what
he meant by events, but some
delegates construed his remarks as
warning that the Chinese Reds
might use the charges of T. s
aggression to justify new military
action on the southern border
Today's American declaration
indicated that in case of such n.
tack, the u. S. would cali on the
U. n. to take actlon-possiblv mi.
fled military resistance such as
that in Korea.
Top military leaders Of the Unit.
ed States. Britain and F'rance met
IN Washington recently to discuss
counter moves to any Red aggres.
sion in Southeast Asia. Todav's
statement was the first specific
American indication Of what action
the u. S. would take.
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By Thieves

MARBLEHEAD, Mass III :
parently the men who stole Eli T
Davis car last Thursday Dc !
smoke. All that was found OF E
car Sunday was the body and Two
tshtrays.
Removed by the thieves wef
engine. wheels, drive shaft, tra5s.
mission. seats. dashboard. spi :
tire, battery. wiring. lights and
cess0ries. Davis is listed as !
assistant rate manager.
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LO1TP CITY. Neb. lP1-T ,
Rev. Culver J. Warner. pastor OF
Loup Clty's Methodist Churt ;,
announced his sermon topic for a
coming Sunday would be The
Creative Process"
But on the Saturday before I
sermon. Mrs. Warner sole J
She presented him wi
a 7lz pound daughter.
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Palmer Announces
For State Senator

MIAMI Rl-Perrine Palmer Jr..
who served as Miami's mayor two
years and as city commissioner
since f945, announced Sunday that
he will be a candidate for state
senator from Dade County. Palmer.
Ill, will oppose Sen. K. b. (Bunn)
Gautier Jr., 42-year-old attorney
who previously announced he will
seek second term.
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BRINGING

Un F4,tatf.t
Evening star., 1952-03-15
so Police Make Capture
In Robbery Without Shot
BY the Assoeiated Press

TORONTO, Mar. 15.-Toronto
police captured suspected bank
robber Edwin Alonzo Boyd early
today without firing shot.
Sixty policemen converged on
an apartment in north central
Toronto and arrested Boyd as the
last of three men wanted for a
series of holdups and the March
6 shooting Of two Toronto detec-
ItiveS.
Boyd, who broke jail last No
vember while facing trial on a
bank robbery charge, came out
smiling from the apartment where
he had been visiting his wife. Po-
lice found a new brief case in the
apartment. containing $25, 900 and
la revolver.
The quietness of Boyd's capture
was in sharp contrast to the vio-
lent shooting affrays that accom-
panied the arrest of Boyd's al
legged accomplices, Steve Suchan
and Leonard jackson, in Montreal.
Evening star., 1952-03-15
Oils and Rails Lead
Stock Prices Higher
BY the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK, Mar. 15.-The
stock market was higher today
with the oils and rails leading
the rise.
These groups posted gains ex-
tending to around 2 points. The
remainder Of the list kept its ad-
vance largely fractional. and there
were fractional losses scattered
throughout the list.
There was good demand for oil
companies, and those with oil in
terests. in the Williston Basin of
North Dakota and Montana.
Amerada. the kingpin Of this
group. was under the influence OF
profit taking for much of the ses-
sion with a small loss as against
its Appoint rise yesterday.
The railroads attained a new
high for 1851, and this gave con-
siderable encouragement to the
bulls. They have been contend
ing for some time that the rail-
roads should join in the advance
of the industrial section of the
market.
Stocks higher included Cana
dian Pacific, Northern Pacific,
Nickel Plate, Standard Oil (New
Jersey. Texas Co., Shell Oil,
Oil Of Indiana, Lionel
Oil. Pan American World Air
Ways, American Smelling, Dome
Mines, McIntyre-Po Porcupine, Al
lied Chemical, General Electric,
International Paper, United States
Rubber and Douglas Aircraft.
Corporate bonds were steady.
Evening star., 1952-03-15
Priests Appeal Ends Threat
OF Dock Strike in PhiIudeIphio

union or in the ship owners or
their agents. I am interested in
only one thing, good labor rela-
|tionS.
81 wish I could tell you that
you are right. I cannot. because
you are wrong in this work stop
page"
Father Comey then directed the
linen to return to their jobs and
they did.
The priest acted after the Phila-
Idelphia Marine Trade Association
IcompoSed of shipping and steve
Idoring firms, announced that nc
one would be hired today If the
dispute was not settled.
More than 1000 longshoremen
would have ben idled and ham
ding Of all dry cargo would have
been halted from Trenton, N. J.
Ito Marcus Hook. Pa.
Father Comey Is director Of the
Institute of Industrial Relations
lat st. Joseph's College here.
Evening star., 1952-03-15
Welfare Unit Backs
Special Committee
On Children Scare

Welfare Director Gerald M
Shea yesterday notified the Com.
missioners that members of thu
Board of Public Welfare had ap.
proved officially his suggestion
that a special committee be sci
up Of city department heads deal.
ing with children.
Mr.. Shea suggested the inter.
departmental committee Of de.
|partment heads so that mutua
problems concerning the welfare
lof children could be worked out
The departments concerned woulc
include schools, iibary. welfare
police and recreation.
In letter to the Commis.
sioners, Mr.. Shea said he had
|polled all Of the nine members
|of the Welfare Board with the
exception of DR.. Norman Gersten-
field, who is out of town, and Mrs
Radford Moses, who is Ill. The
seven other members approved
the plan, he said.
The next step would be fol-
Commissioner F. Joseph Donohue
Ito call a planning conference oi
the affected department heads tc
see what they think of the idea
Evening star., 1952-03-15
D. 6. Doctor Arrested
On 5th Abortion Churoe

DR.. Schley Brown, 48. Of 237
Rhode Island avenue NV. was
charged last night with perform
ing an abortion on q young at-
tendant at st. Elizabeth's Hos
Ipital.
The young colored woman. who
told police she paid DR.. Brown
$500, was admitted to Gallinger
Hospital for treatment of peri
|tonitis after the operation Febru-
|ary 2. police said.
This was the fifth time DR..
Brown. who is colored, had been
arrested on abortion charges. but
he never has been convicted. po-
lice reported. United States Com
missioner Cyril s. Lawrence set
bond at 5000.
Evening star., 1952-03-15

vision Of travel authorizations by
agency heads.
4. A ratio Of one personnel
office employe for each 1856. EN-
lployes in an agency.
\ 4 Il. y
LITTLE WAGNER ACT-A
House Civil Service Subcommittee
has favorably reported the bill to
require Federal departments and
agencies to deal with employe
unions on all personnel matters
land grievances.
| The measure, sponsored by
Representative Rhodes, Democrat
lof Pennsylvania was toned down
"a little from the original provi-
sions. The subcommittee yester-
day deleted a provision that would
have imposed criminal penalties
on Federal officials who failed te
bargain with the unions. Also
the bill gives every employe grouE
the right to official recognition
rather than the majority group
as was first proposed. The Central
Intelligence Agency and the FBl
are exempted from the BILL.
4 y y \
OPPOSED-One of the rather
surprising things of the Senate
vote on the Presidents plan tc
bring Internal Revenue Bureau
collectors under civil service was
the fact that Chairman Johnston
of the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee voted against the proposal
Senator Johnston said he didn't
feel the present civil service sys-
tenn was strong enough to prevent
irregularities.
Incidentally, following the Sen
ate's favorable vote, Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau and Civil Service
Commission officials agreed te
meet within the next few days tc
map plans for setting standards
and holding exams for the new
civil service positions.
| y y \ r
BROADCAST-Be sure to lister
to our Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast at 6:15 o'clock tonight
over Station WMAL.
Evening star., 1952-03-15


leave by June 80, 1858. so that
they won't have to forfeit any of
it. Even though the leave ac-
cumulation ban was tackled on the
independent Offices bill, it applies
to all employees in all departments
and agencies, including District
of Columbia Government workers.
2. A personnel cut averaging
more than IL per cent for more
than a score Of independent agen-
cies in the bill. The committee
voted to require the bureaus to
absorb in full the cost Of last
years Federal pay raise, which
averaged 9.4 per cent, and i'm
posed additional cuts below per-
sonnel requests for an overall
cut of more than II per cent.
This would mean reduction of
more than $4,000 jobs. Some dis
missalS would be necessary, al
though the bulk of the cuts prob
ably could be absorbed by not
filling vacancies.
8. A 80 per cent cut in the travel
expenses Of Federal employees in
the independent agencies. The
committee said it was convinced
there is serious abuse" in con-
nection with use of funds for
travel. Many field trips can be
avoided. the committee declared
It also called for strict super
Evening star., 1952-03-15
BY The Associated Pres.

PHILADELPHIA. Mar. 15.-The
Rev. Dennis j. Comey, Sd, an
arbitrator of waterfront disputes,
|averted a crippling tieup of the
Port of Philadelphia yesterday
merely by telling a group Of long
|shoremen they we're wrong and
should go back to work.
The longshoremen went back tc
work after Father Comey spoke
ito them at the yards of the
Franklin Sugar Refinery. Some
lbs longshoremen stopped work
Wednesday in support Of demands
for a four-hour waiting time
pay they considered due them.
Speaking from q sound truck
lthe priest said:
tsYou will get justice. no more
mo less. II you get more, 1t win
he because ] am wrong, as I some.
times am.
r am not interested in thu
Evening star., 1952-03-15
Higher Wafer Rates
For Alexandra and
Fairfax Start April |

Higher rates for the Alexandra
Water Co. and its subsidiary, the
Virginia Water Co, will become
defective April /.
The State Corporation Commits
sion yesterday granted the rate
increases exactly as they had. been
requested by the two firms which
serve about $4,000 customers In
Alexandria and Fairfax County
The Alexandria rate increase is
about 40 per cent over old rates
and the Virginia company's new
rates are about Is per cent higher
The new Alexandria rates, how
ever, remain below those Of the
subsidiary.
The sec authorization will give
the Alexandria Water Co. an es-
timated 4.95 per cent return on
its net investment, or additional
revenue of $281 500. The Virginia
Water Co. rate increase will result
in a 2.32 per cent return, or rev.
enue totaling $13,273.
The new Alexandria rates, COM
lplicated by the combination of q
I"ready to serve charge" with the
previous minimum fee, are:
Forty-Six cents for the first
6,667 gallons; 80 cents for the
next 10000: 81 cents for the next
20, 900; % cents for the next 4O,-
600. and 10.5 cents per 1000 gal
Ions above that figure.
The new Virginia charges are
rs cents for the first 10000 gal
Ions; 68.5 cents for the next 10,-
900; SO cents for the next 10000
and 37.5 cents for more than
that.
Evening star., 1952-03-15
Billy Rose Meets Reverse
lin Bid 10 Void His MARRIAGE
By the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK. Mar. 15.-Show-
man Billy Rose yesterday was
denied q legal application for per-
mission to examine 10 witnesses
to support his claim that his
estranged wife, Eleanor Holm,
was not divorced legally from
Orchestra Leader Art Jarrett be-
fore she married Rose.
The court action was a pre-
liminary in Miss Holm's separa-
ton suit against Mr.. Rose which
he is contesting.
Mr.. Rose asserted in his ap-
plication that Miss Holm was mot
free to marry him and that she
is not legally his wife" accord
ing to State Supreme Court Jus
|tice Morris Elder.
Justice Eder, in denying Mr..
Roses application. said that Rose
might apply again to examine
the witnesses later this month
when the questioning of Mr.. jar
rett is expected to be finished.
Evening star., 1952-03-15
Snowp|ows Sent 10 Aid
OF Marines Stranded
In California Storm
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 49,
Rotary snowplows churnec
through five-foot snow depths to.
day to free two busloads oil
stranded Marines. reported en-
route south to Camp Pendletor
from their Pickel Meadow winter
training camp in eastern Califor-
mia.
Four other buses of Marines
were begged down by the l4-hour
snow storm, but later reached
towns. Marines in the buses,
which normally carry 80 men,
were reported to be equipped with
Arctic gear.
The state division Of highways
at Bishop said the buses were
stuck somewhere in a 23-mile
stretch between Bridgeport and
Sonora Junction on United States
Highway 395.
Two Cities Brace for Gales.
The unreasonable storm belted
Northern California and mountain
areas yesterday and drove into
the southern part of the State
today.
Los Angeles and San Diego
braced for roaring gales, heavy
rain and snow by putting civil
defense and Red Cross workers on
the alert. From 2 to 4 inches of
rain and snow down to the 5000
foot level was predicted.
The highway division last night
closed As miles of U. S. SO be-
cause of snow and ice in the
Tehachapi Mountains north of
Los Angeles.
The closed section ranges from
Wheeler Ridge on the north to
- Castaic. about As miles north of
Los Angeles, on the south.
Department officials here said
the highway. known as the Ridge
Route, got 4 inches of snow and
was impossible without chains.
highways OIOSCUs
The storm. moving down from
Oregon, closed two major high
ways and raised snow levels to new
highs.
United States Highway 40 and
SO across the Sierra to Nevada
were closed last night by winds
up to so miles an hour.
On United States 40 at Soda
Springs, 247 inches of snow was
measured on the ground. At Echo
Summit on United States so the
snow pack was 214 inches.
The highway division said Dom
ner Summit got 20 inches of snow
yesterday on top of the 239 al
ready there-the most since 1911.
The Southern Pacific Railroad
said four rotary snow plows were
keeping its tracks clear across the
7.200-foot summit where the
streamliner City of San Francisco
was stuck for about a week last
January. Western Pacific said its
trains were on time.
Fourteen inches of new snow
blanketed Reno, New, and more
was expected today. /
Evening star., 1952-03-15
Farmers Union Beats
Cease-Fire Resolution
By the Associated Press

DALLAS, Tex, Mar. l5.-A reso-
luton demanding an immediate
cease-f1re in Korea and the re-
turn of American troops from
there was defeated after a bitter
debate at the closing session of
the National Farmers Union con-
Vention yesterday.
Delegates then adopted a change
In the organizations constitution
that could result in the revocation
of the Iowa Farmers Union char
ter and in the ousting of Fred
Stover, leading backer of the
cease-fire resolution. Mr.. Slower
is head of the Iowa Farmers
Union.
The resolution, which also asked
the NFU to condemn the mon
opoly enterprise system" was Of
fered by a rank and file COM
mittee." However, Stover and
Louis Slocum of Trenton, N. j.,
executive secretary of the MUS
eastern division, were the principal
champions.
Evening star., 1952-03-15
Five Refugee Flyers Report
Romania Resistance Move
BY the Assoeicssd Press

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia, Mar.
15.-Five Romanian Army flyers,
who fled their Communist home
land in a rickety World War I
plane, reported last night that an
anti-Red underground exists in
the Soviet satellite state.
Some cells of the resistance
movement in Romania have sew
|eral hundred members, they told
newsmen, but they professed to
know nothing about the extent OF
the secret organization.
The flyers, who landed here
Thursday, said they had planned
their risky escape for a year. They
are asking asylum.
They said hunger and suffering
are rampant in Romania and the
country is clamped under tight
Russian control. Soviet officers
serve with all Romanian regi-
ments, they reported, and the re-
lations between Russian and Ro-
manian troops are like that Of q
'cat and mouse"
Evening star., 1952-03-15
|Dr. Corning Criticizes
ay-as-You-Go Plan
To Finance BuiIdinq

School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing said today the present pay
as-you-go method of financing
school construction was unsatis-
factory and declared he would
renew his efforts to get a Federal
loan to pay for his proposed six
year $40 million building program.
DR.. Corning has sent the con-
struction program to the members
of the Board of Education. It
will be discussed at the board
meeting Wednesday.
The program calls for some 10
school projects. The cost might
be reduced by about $40 million
through changed use of some
buildings as the need becomes
apparent.
After the school board okays
the building program. it win be
sent to the District Commission
Iers. The city heads requested it
in the first place to help them
plan the city's budgets.
First Press Conference.
DR.. Corning made his comments
in the first of a weekly series Of
press conferences he has agreed
to hold.
I'm going to push for borrow
ling just as hard as ! can" he
declared. He pointed out that the
budget now before Congress for
fiscal 1853 practically eliminated
our building program"
The School Board has gone on
record several times recently as
supporting DR.. Corning's sugges-
tion that borrowing program
should finance school construction
DR. Corning said. "The Payne
situation is a potent argument
that the present method of financ-
ing capital outlay is not satisfac-
tory. Postponement of that ad-
dition has been detrimental to
the education of the children Of
that area. Buildings should be
provided when the need exists. I"
For several years, the School
Board tried to get funds to con-
struct an addition to the Payne
Elementary School. Overcrowd-
ing became so bad that the par
ents went on protest strike
earlier this year. The money was
obtained finally and the addition
is now being built.
Not Credited With Refunds.
DR.. Corning also said the meth
od of financing should be changed
so that when the School Board
turns back building to the Com
tmissioneYs, the proceeds Of the
sale could be credited to the
school budget. Now the funds 60
back in the Treasury and must be
appropriated back to the schools
Through the usual process.
The school superintendent
pointed out that II a new admin
istration building was erected, as
the School Board has requested,
some seven or eight buildings now
being used for Offices could be
abandoned. Their value is close
Ito 81 million but the schools will
get no credit for this. he said.
Evening star., 1952-03-15
Sister Kenny 10 Return
To U. 5. for Brief Stay
By the Assoeioted Press

SYDNEY, Australia, Mar. 15.-
Ailing Sister Elizabeth Kenny said
today she plans to return to the
United States in May to teach
again for a brief time her treat
ment Of polio.
She said she would stay about
two months at centers where her
methods Of treatment are used.
Her object. she said, is to teach
Others how to detect the polio
virus in skin and muscles.
Sister Kenny. i'll from Parkin-
sons disease, has been in retire.
ment at her home at Toowoomba,
IS miles from Brisbane, since her
return from the United States last
year. She said she has undergone
treatment and is feeling better.
Evening star., 1952-03-15
Police Believe Terror
ISlences Witnesses 10
Staying Of Schuster
BY the Assoeiassd Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 15.-Polics
are urging possible witnesses tc
the Arnold Schuster Staying to
overcome their fear and tell au.
thorities what they know.
Since the 24-year-old pants
salesman was shot down near his
Brooklyn home last Saturday
might, no tangible clue has been
uncovered despite the intense
hunt for the killed. Lips may
be sealed for fear of being the
next victim, police said.
The host of threatening letters
Ito Mr.. Schuster, his family, the
|neighborhood doctor who exam
ined the young mans body, to
persons not even connected with
the case-have led police to be-
lieve the Staying was the work
of a madman and not one OF
|gangland revenge.
Witness Believed Frightened.
Mr.. Schuster, who spotted VIII
Ilie (The Actor Sutton and was
responsible for the bank robbers
capture, received IL threatening
letters before he was cut down by
four bullets.
However, yesterday one uniden-
titled official said:
1--WE are certain somebody saw
Schuster murdered. At the hour
he was killed, about 9:10 pm.
there would normally be many
people walking on the street.
And the weather was mild and
clear that night. We feel there
is an eyewitness but that he OF
she is restrained by fear from
coming forth.
'Once that person commune
Gates with us, we'll be close on the
heels of the killer"
Trial Precautions Set Up.
Meanwhile, extraordinary guard
measures were being planned for
the trial of Sutton next Tuesday
A heavy police guard will be
posted inside and outside the
Queens County courthouse when
the trial of Sutton and two con-
federates is scheduled to begin.
They are accused of the $64, 600
robbery of a Queens bank two
years ago.
Trial Judge Peter T. Farrell al
ready is under police guard as are
the witnesses to the robbery. Of
ficials plan to guard each juror
chosen and to block off the third
floor chamber where the trial will
be held.
Evening star., 1952-03-15

rather cold tonight and tomor-
row; lowest tonight, 1929 de-
Igrees
Virginia-Some light snow in
extreme south portion this after
noon followed by partly cloudy
and continued rather cold tonight
Iard tomorrow; low tonight, 22-30
IdnorooS
Evening star., 1952-03-15
Norfolk Fire Injuries Five;
Naval Worker Is Missinu
by the Assoeiosed Pres.

NORFOLK. Va, Mar. 15.-Five
persons were injured and one Il
missing in q three-alarm fire
which destroyed two buildings or
East Main street early today.
Injured were Doris Gordon, 8;
Ruth Adams, 13; Daisy Barnes, 80
their mother, and Willie May
Banks, 26. who leaped from her
third floor apartment. Also in
jured when she fell down the stairs
was Mamie Pearson. 66, who lived
in an adjoining building.
Missing is Joe Nathan Rogers,
%, naval base employe. Fire
men were combing the smoking
ruins for his body.