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Evening star., 1952-02-12
Alexandra Plane Law
Copy Sent 10 Elizabeth

A. copy of Alexandria's ordinance
prohibiting low-f1ying or circlins
airplanes over the city has beer
sent to officials Of Elizabeth, N. j.
so similar action might be con.
sidered there. .. ....
Alexandria Councilman Mar.
shall J. Beverley said he mailed 9
copy of the ordinance yesterday
to John Boyle, president of the
Elizabeth City Council. MIR. Bever.
ley sponsored the Alexandria ordi-
nance, which prohibits planes from
flying over the city at less thar
1000 feet and requires them tt
fly over the city in a straight line
without turning or circling.
Mr.. Beverley said a group o1
residents In Belle Haven, south oi
Alexandria in Fairfax County
also had requested a copy Of Alex.
andria's plane ordinance after the
third Elizabeth crash.
He said the Belle Haven resi-
dents complained that planes
were circling over their homes
since the Alexandria ordinance
was adopted and they would like
similar action taken in Fairfas
County.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
IGoyernIneni VIII PAY
For rS1O Million Worth
a;lainloslinFl Floods
~ il, e,Assseiesed press

The Agriculture Department is
In the process Of adjusting losses
which may run close to $40 mil-
lion on grain damaged and de-
stroyed BY Midwestern floods last
summer. y =
THE agency owned siderable
wheat. grain sorglatms and corn
ii storage facilities which were
swept by Hoods IN Kansas. Ne
|braska and Oklahoma last year.
It also held mortgages on q
|iarae quantity Of grains stored
on farms and IN elevators under
producer price support loans.
Final figures on these losses may
not be known for several months,
but, in a report. the departments
lending agency-the Commodity
Credit Corp. - estimated they
would not exceed $40 million.
Oficials said that in the case
of grains stored on farms under
price support loans, the Govern
|ment would take the full loss on
flood damages or destruction be-
cause it had no claim on the bor-
rover other than the mortgage.
Once the collateral is destroyed
or damaged through no fault OF
the borrower, the department can
GELS the note.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
Biggest Single Action
In Weeks Flares Near
Hearfbreak Ridge
By The As,eeiuiad Press

SEOUL, Korea, Feb. 12.-United
Nations soldiers today killed 90
Reds and wounded 100 in . fight
near the Mundung Valley on the
eastern Korean war front-the,
heaviest single action in weeks. 4
Elements of a group Of 420 Com
|munists struck Allied positions
near the valley in two places
three minutes apart. In less than
Ian hour the Allies had driven back
both attacks.
A group Of $50 Reds made the
first attack. A band Of so made
the second. Part Of the total 226
tenemy casualties was from the
balance of the Reds original 420o
men. observed earlier approaching
down the Mundung Valley from
the north.
Near Heartbreak Ridge. -.
The valley Is just west of Heart
break Ridge, a craggy range Of
mountains captured by American
troops in a month long fight last
fall. West Of the valley are other
tall. snow-covered mountains.
Enemy troops east Of the valley
are North Koreans. Chinese Reds
hold the. area to the west.
An 9th Army communique gave
no indication whether the attacks
were by North Koreans or Chinese.
Other Probing Attacks.
Other Red probing attacks were
reported all along the 155-mile
front. In one Of these, on the
central front west of the Pukhan
River. IL men Of an enemy platoon
were killed. In all other probing
attacks. the Reds were beaten OF
or Withdrew. g.. ,
An overcast sky held down
fighter bomber attacks in North
Korea. BY noon only about so
planes had gone out to attack Red
supply lines.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
|NAToNiliiary Chiefs
Z
|MakeFeW Changes
lnDelense 5i!ep-Up
~ rs A:sesistsd j pssss

LISBON, Portugal Feb. 12.--
Military leaders OF the 10 Atlantic
Allies recommended only minor
changes today IN q projected
master plan aimed at stepping
up Western defense preparations
That NATo Military Commit
|tee-mada up OF the chiefs Of
stan Of the II Allied armies and
Ia civilian delegate from Iceland
whipped through its review Of the
plan submitted by the North At
|lantic Treaty Orgallization's tenn
|porary council committee. The
temporary committee Is headed
by the chief Of the United States
Mutual Security Agency. w. Aver
ell Hartman. .,s,
The Military Committee then
adjourned until Monday.
Critical Of Some Nations.
The military experts studied the
plan purely. from q technical
standpoint to determine il it could
assure Europe protection from ag-
|gression. The Hartman report
|evaluates how much each country
lis able to do for Western defense.
It was critical Of several men,
ber nations, particularly Belgium.
Informed sources said almost
every nation tabled amendments
Ito a draft military critique Of the
Hartman report which had been
prepared in advance by the mill
|tary standing group.
AS the NATO conferees met,
Communist inspired anti-Atlantic
pact propaganda was being spread
throughout Lisbon. Hundreds of
tracts condemning the Atlantic
pact huttered over the center Of
Lisbon. They are circulated by
the clandestfne Communist -inhu-
|enced national democratic move
ment. ...
Problems Still to Be Settled.
With the problems raised by the
European army talks still to be
settled by the Atlantic countries
home governments, reliable sources
said the Military Committee could
take no decisive action on this
item of its agenda.
The military standing group is
scheduled to meet Sunday with
Mr.. Harriman's temporary consul
|tative council. The meeting is
intended to reconcile the original
Hartman report with the recon-
|mendations for military changes
arrived at this morning. A COM
promise will be sought before the
full NATO council opens its ses-
sion February 20.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
2More Grain Storers
Taken Into Court

The Agriculture Department to-
day reported court action has be-
gun against two more warehouse
operators who allegedly sold wheat
they were storing for the Govern
ment. -
A grand Jury in Luray, Va, has
indicted William C. Harnsberger
on charges he converted to his
own use $4,000 worth Of Govern
ment wheat. ~ -ss
Mr.. Harnsberger was treasurer
and manager of the Page Milling
ICo, .of Luray, The company fired
Mr. ! Har1isberger and Is repayins
the Government.
In the other conversion case. the
Agriculture Department is trying
Evening star., 1952-02-12

An open gas pipe became
torch after a meter was melted
and hampered firemen in battling
a blaze in the basement of a Flor
ida avenue home yesterday.
The fire apparently started from
a short circuit In an ironer at the
home of Mrs. Harvey w. Banks,
Icolored, of 139 Florida ave-
nue. NV.
Mrs. Banks told firemen she was
ironing in the basement when q
sudden flash of fire singed her
head. She ran upstairs, leaving
the basement door open.
Evening star., 1952-02-12

interns by both Prince Georges
General and Arlington Hospitals
one of the pioneer INTERRUPTS
dictional planning agencies in this
area is the Interstate Commission
on the Potomac River Basin
which has given particular atten-
tion to reducing pollution of the
river in this area.
In nearby Virginia, Alexandria
Arlington. Fairfax and Falls
Church recently have been CO.
operating on joint solution of the
pollution problem through an in
terim sewage committee. Each
participating jurisdiction thas rep
resentatives on the committee
which surveyed the need of sew
age disposal facilities on the Vir-
ginia side Of the river.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
Ne,o Plan Pays 5000 a Month
When Laid Up-Euen for Life!

cal attention for as long as the
policyholder Is laid up, with $40O
q month payable for as long as 8
months when hospitalized 5000
insurance against accidental
death, increasing to q maximum
total Of $4,000 is also included In
the plan.
Other important features Of this
low-cost plan include home nurs-
ing care, payment for non-disabl-
ing accidents. ambulance service
and other benefits.
To get complete information
without cost or dhligation simply
print your name and address on 8
post card and mail 1t TO: Sterling
Insurance Company. Dept. 8112.
1902 L street NV, Washington 5,
d. C. Mail your post card today!
Evening star., 1952-02-12

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1952-02-12

to recover $4,000 from the
Schroer Grain Co., of Dresden.
Kans. The department charges
the company disposed of that
much Government wheat.
The company has gone into vol
|untary bnkruptcy. and the Gov
|ernment will press its claim
against the receiver.
The Agriculture Department
now is in court with 10 cases
against storage men who turned
|up short of Government grain.
Evening star., 1952-02-12
Open GosPipe Becomes Torch
In Florida Avenue Basement

AS she fled from the house, the
front door slammed shut and
locked. according to 1t. E. c.
Jones, of Engine Company IL.
Firemen were unable to enter
through the basement windows or
door, which were barred, and had
to break through the living room
window.
Gas to the home was shut off
and rfiremen extinguished the
flames. Mrs. Banks was treated
lat the scene by a private physi.
clan for shock and minor burns:
Evening star., 1952-02-12
ADVERTISEMENT.

Monthly cash payments to men or
women who are laid up by sickness
or accident will be made, even for
life," the president Of . large Chi
cago company disclosed in an
interview.
'This steady Income plan means
real security and peace Of mind for
thousands of families" said L. A.
Breskin, president Of the Sterling
Insurance Company. tits q truly
modern plan. assuring continuing
monthly income from the very
first day of medical attention for
as long as you're laid up-even for
life. What's more, this Sterling
plan never reduces benefits at any
age"
This superior income protection
plan" pays $200 regular monthly
income from the first day Of medi-
Evening star., 1952-02-12

period of greatest strain in our
mobilization effort.
Since the attack on Korea, we
have been building plants to turn
out large amounts of planes. tanks,
and other military items. And we
have been rapidly increasing our
output of military goods. In many
cases, we are now producing equip
ment three or four times as fast
as we were year ago.
"Over the next two years, there
fore, we expect progressively to
accomplish many of our military
production goals, and to add pro-
gressively to our basic industria.
Capacity -.
But in order to carry through
our defense production and expan.
sion programs, we must continue
to allocate scarce supplies-as long
as they remain scarce-and con-
tinue to accept Curtailment in ci-
william production where necessary
to meet defense requirements.
"Only strong controls can give
businessmen and consumers as.
surance that prices will not be
allowed to get out of hand, and
that there is no need for panic
buying.
Asks Two Amendments.
The production features Of the
Act appear to be generally ade-
|quate at the present time. A few
amendments are needed, two o1
which I should like to call speci'
fcally to the attention of the
Congress.
First, the law now permits the
Government to make a variety o1
loans, guarantees, and purchase
commitments where essential tt
help expand production of critica
materials at home or abroad, or tt
develop high-cost sources of sup.
Iply without forcing increases ir
general price ceilings. At present
the law sets a limit of $2.1 bill
lion outstanding at any one time
for these purposes. In all prob.
ability this will not be adequate
for programs which will be needed
and recommend that it be raisec
i to So billion.
Second, a legislative rider" wa.
included in the act last year which
unnecessarily restricted imports o1
certain agricultural commodities
This rider, the so-called Cheese
amendment, needs to be repealed
quickly. Otherwise the friendly
countries who are being hurt by
this amendment may retaliate-as
they have a right to do-against
American exports of apples, to-
bacco and other products.
Would Repeal Amendments.
So much for the production side
of the present law. On the anti
initiation side, a great deal more
needs to be done.
First of all, I renew my urgent
Recommendation that the Congress
repeal last years three principal
weakening amendments to oul
price control authority. These
amendments are the Capehart
amendment, the Herlong amend
ment, and the Butler Hope amend.
ment. -.
by far the worst and most dam
aging provision in the present Law
is the Capehart amendment.
"Our economy never did, anc
never should, operate on a cost.
plus" basis.
Effect on Economy.
"Our stabilization agencies have
long since adopted the principle
that if an industry's rising costs
are eating too far into profits. the
industry is entitled to reasonable
price relief. But there is no reason
whatever why there should be ar
Automatic pass-through of costs 81
long as sellers are making ample
profits. -.
Undoubtedly, many Of the Cape
hart increases now in effect coulc
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12
USS Odax Has
Three New
Its. Aboard

The u. S. S. Odax (SS-484.) has
three new Lieutenants aboard. The
Lieutenants, Richard w. Fitzwil-
son, Richard c. Johnston and Tho
mas j. Bruck we're promoted last
week after six years commissioned
service.
1t. Fitzwilson, the operations
officer, formerly Wilminton, De-
laware, was commissioned with the
class of 1947 from the U. S. Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Md. He
now resides at SO Sigsbee Road
with his wife and two children, Viii
liam, age 4, and Philip. age 1lk.
1t. Johnston, the electrical Off
Ger, was commissioned in June 10
as from the Naval Reserve Officer
Training Unit at the University of
Notre Dame, South Bend. Indiana.
Rock Island. Illinois is his perma-
nent home. He now resides at rs
Maine Road with his wife.
1t. Bruck was commissioned in
June 1916 from the Naval Reserve
Officer Training Unit at Duke I'm
iyersity, Durham. NJ C. He is the
gunnery officer of the Odax. The
Brucks reside at 1904 Fogarty St.
with their two children, Jimmy,
age 2, and Penny, age 8 months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12
Propose Waterway

& BRADENT0N Up - The West
Coast Inland Navigation District
Wednesday voted to go ahead with
a proposed inland waterway from
Tarpon Springs to Fort Myers,
which had been held up because
of the possibility that the Air Force
might reaetivate base at Venice
The government recently moved
to use the facilities at Punta
GOrda for the base. Navigation
district directors voted to proceed
with acquiring all land needed in
Venice for the waterway and
asked the State Internal Improve
rnent Commission to lay aside any
submerged bay bottom lands along
the proposed route for the canal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12

The authorized Bed Cross in
s,ructors were William Powell
and Tom Ketchings. volunteers
serving with the Key West Chap
Ter, Another iaStraetog. Ms
Mary Deg.uff is noe conducting >
class Of beginners,
The following Scouts viii bs
presented with their Swimmer !
Certificates as soen as they are
received from the Red Cross
Southeastern Area office in AZ.
lanta: JACK Russell. Dan Gates
Billy Trslesdeli, John TgaeSaell
John Cooper. Tomasy Knowles.
RoheFt Drepp, John Blaek, Rieh
ard Glen. Bay Taylor. Leonard
Comfy. Ronald EiIkett. Stanley
Peterson. Dick McSpadden. Randy
Warren. Robert Holiday, Dannv
pearce. Ernest Wykes, Howard
Carers and Douglas Alien,
The following win receive Al
vaneed Swimmer Certificates
Phillip Spencer, Raymond Bare
Bernie Manchestef. Rslgas StsFss
Gurdon Hamilton. Charles kAaf-
man, Reaves ssead. JsmFsy
Iyons. Harold payson. Jags sse-
Mahon. Dean Peterson. ases
DeI-ana and RsA Wetea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12
1851 PEAK
PEACETTME
ALTAR YEAR
Wars Up; Depressions
Cut No. OF Key West
Marriages; Study OF
50 Years Shows

Marriages in Key West reached
an all time peacetime high last
year, according to study of rec
ords at the County Courthouse
totaled by The Citizen today.
In 1851, 474 couples applied to
wed. This was smaller than the
wartime peak of 64l couples in
1945, but higher than 1950's 40
figure.
The number of couples getting
married in Key West is affected
by wars, depression, and OF
course population growth.
Few people could afford to
marry back in 1880 when only
125 couples scraped together the
funds for housekeeping.
In 1885, the year after the bot
tom of the depression had been
lifted somewhat by Federal ac-
tivities, marriages numbered only
139. Ten years later the war and
its influx of servieemen in Key
West had tripled the number,
bringing it up to GAL.
The advent of peace dropped
the number Of marrying couples
to 40 in 1850. The Korean war
and expansion of the military
here in Key West, plus the boom,
brought 1951's figure Of marry
ing couples up to 474. The first
five months of 1852 promise an
other peacetime peak. So far 207
couples have gone into Judge
Raymond Lords office and APP
piled for licenses.
Back in 1900, the earliest year
looked up by The Citizen, there
were 1913 licenses issued. This
was at the period when Key West
was still the largest population
center in Florida, an important
cigarAmaking center and sponge
center. By 1905 the figure had
dropped to 242. rising slightly to
264 in 1910, dropping to 1913 in
1915.
The World War brought the
number OF marriages up to 288
in 1920. The boom probably ac-
. counts for the 220 figure in 1925.
BY 1880. SIS fewer couples went
to the altar, only l25.
Records Of marriages in the
country are kept in Judge Lords
office. Today they are typed up
in looseleaf volumes
Until the Judge took office
they were hand written in huge
ledgers, The turn Of the century
volumes have the old fashioned
sweeping hand, common in those
days. The more recent records
have varying hands, showing the
change In personnel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12
Citrus Record

LAKELAND R--Bofh volume
and cash return of citrus used in
this country for the first quarter
Of 1852 set quarterly records, the
Florida Citrus Commission re-
ported.
The commission said "a million
boxes Of fresh and processed citrus
were consumed, up 10 per cent
over the first three months of 1851.
The cash value was put at 125
million dollars. a gain of 8 per
cent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12
Dies In Hospital

MIAMI E Mrs. Margaret Nc.
Cleary, As, died in a hospital
Wednesday night soon after she
was found beaten and unconscious
in q downtown hotel room.
Homicide Detective Neal coston
said her husband, Cecil B. Me-
Cleary, III. was detained when he
showed up at the hospital to check
on his wife'S condition.
Policeman A. u. Mikell Jr. said
he was told that the cGuple had
been on . drinking spree and Cos.
ton said The husband was too
drunk" to be questioned immedi
ately.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12
Today's
Stock
Market

NEW YORK IA Esnsfrate
aHouns d huyias Interest - raj.
roads to-day encouraged the stock
market 10 advance = hlt-
There was 10 concs Esinn &
sigmand at aay time bar there vas
81 modest respoass shown by steels.
radlo-teleTlsmn. sone merehaadls-
iHs issues, xaeRas s&-s ard utilities
Prices page up hy fractions 30
ietwesn eae ard twe paints with
tie hask 1T the advance in the
lower reaches II shal range, Los
ses acre almost entirely traCtsoa-
a.
Stocks eeklsng ahead lnelaSsss4
NeEthern pacG Na York Cen-
gsl. AesAleAsn SteSl, aemsE&g Mo
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12
Coming EUenfs

THURSDAY, JUNE 12--
Rotary Club luncheon at 1915
pm. st. Paul's parish hall.
Gray Lady Corps coffee, 10 am,
home of Mrs. Raymond H. Nor
ton, 2D22 Staples avenue.
Cayo Hueso Gr0tto swim-dance
s pm. to midnight, Stevens
Rose Crest pool, benefit for
Cerebral Palsy and Cripples
Association.
Installation for Fleet Reserve
Association, clnbrooms, Front
street, $50 pm.
Ladies Aid meeting, Grace Lut-
heran Church, s pm.
FRIDAY, JUNE 49,
Meeting Alcoholics Anonymous,
First Presbyterian Church, 8
pm.
Meeting. Knight of Pythias, Py-
THAN Hall, 72S Fleming ST.. at
s pm.
Special meeting OF Naval Sta
ton Officers Wives Club,
luncheon 1880 pm. at Fort
Taylor. lMeetings are usually
on second Wednesdays of each
moutl1l.
SATURDAY, JUNE ID
Youth for Christ Rally, Fleming
street Methodist Church, 729
Fleming street. 7:30 pm.
MONDAY, JUNE To-
Key West Temple No. 20, Pythian
Sisters, meeting, knights Of
j Pythias Hall, 7:3O pm.
W.S.C.S. of Ley Memorial Meth
odist Church, 1880 pm. in an
mex.
Elizabeth Taylor Circle Of WMU,
First Baptist Church, church
annex, 3 pm.
Juvenile Council meeting, Clinic
Building, 8 pm.
TUESDAY. JUNE IT,
Dinner mceting, Kiwanis Club
at Casa Cayo HueSo restaur-
ant, 645 p. m.
Youth for Christ Bible Study, 7:30
pm, Fleming street Methodist
Church. 729 Fleming street.
Special general meeting Key
West Players, Barn Theatre. 5
pm. One-act plays. work shop
and play reading.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IS
Ladies Day Coli Tour ament. y
w. Coli Course. . am.
Meeting. Junior Oh. Commerce
clubhouse, 5 pm.
Key Vest Duplicate Bridge As.
ISOLATION, Coral Room, ovr~
seas hotel. 7:4S pm.
Meeting. Island City Navy Wives
Club No. IS. Bldg. IFS. n. S..
1880 am.
Fleet Training owe. meeting
and election oil officers, and
luncheon, i2is pm, at Eeh
oasis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12

tors, now Chemical, Zenith Radio
and Gulf OIL.
Amerada Petroleum. which shot
ahead Wednesday la points .,
zz2ss. vas quiet today and traded
mostly at unchanged prices. An.
sTada has brought In = nesv OH
vel in North Dakotas Tioga Field
indicating "a sStenSson of oil pro
eagsRg lands in that area.
Carh Exchange stocks we're high.
er wish trading hrixk. Movinn
ahead we're such issues as Thlokol
kAeetFie Rosd a SHARE. Stansia ri
Poser 4 I4ght AID ksneaasla Pc,
Erg.e4em.
Cagpszte h0Eaas werw quietly
sssadg L, ; sFnEmeatx is sAe
o*rr tae coaa1er market were
assaes,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12

closely study this program before
approving it.
The principle of helping the vete-
ran help himself remains unchal-
lenged, but we as nation can
not continue to tolerate the graft
which plagued tho World War /
program. 1t is hoped this pro-
gram will eliminate the waste,
abuse and inefficiency, while at
the same time. afford our Korean
veterans the rehabilitation benefits
they SO justly deserve.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12
Citizen Staff Photo

ing counterfeit bills and was judged
guilty.
Federal Judge William j. Bark
er ordered Longwell to serve five
years in addition to two years he
is serving now in state boot
legging case.
The teller, James w. Williamson,
an employee of an Apopka bank,
admitted passing $1,000 in fake
$40 and $40 bills and said he got
them from Longwell. Williamson
was placed on probation last year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12
Mobiles Arriving

MIAMI lR-Red-fezzed mobiles
began trickling into Miami today
for the biggest convention this re-
sort city ever had.
It's the national shrine conven-
ton, expected to attract $4,000 to-
rs, 600 for the gathering June 1920.
Several hundred of them already
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12
5-Year Sentence

TAMPA PA convicted bootleg
ger has been sentenced to five
years In prisor for giving bank
teller counterfeit bills to pass
through the hank.
Finise E. Longwel, IS, Lake
land, said he was unwilling to fight
the charge Of possessing and pass
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12

have checked in for pre-conven-
ton activities or sightseeing tours.
A party of 466 left for Havana,
Cuba, Wednesday night and will
return aboard the SIS Florida Sun
day morning.
Some II special trains will bring
SwarmS of ShrinerS and their wives
to the city over the weekend, with
others coming by plane, automo-
bile, bus. ship and regular trains.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-12
Munsel Weds

MANHASSET, N. Y. Metro
polltan Opera Star patrice MunseI.
26, and TeleviSion Director Robert
Charles Carroll Schuler. 81, were
married here Tuesday At st Mary i
Catholic Church The wedding was
the first for each.