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Evening star., 1952-06-24

Miss Dorothy Ann Engers,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
c. Engers of Chevy Chase, became
the bride June IA of Mr.. Joseph
M. O'Neill, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert O'Neill. also of Chevy
Chase.
The Shrine of the Most Blessed
Sacrament Church was the scene
of the ceremony. at which the
Rev. Edward Roach offlciated
Following the service a reception
was held at the Kennedy Warren
Hotel.
Following a wedding trip North
the couple will make their home
in South Bend. Ind, where the
bridegroom is attending Notre
Dame University.
Evening star., 1952-06-24
MRS. PHILIPPE H. LUCIER
The former
Miss Judith v. Hanson.

Miss Judith v. Hanson, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N. Han
son, became the bride on June
2 of Sergt. Philippe H. Lucier,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lucier
of st. Petersburg. Fla. The cere-
mony was held in st. Francis
Xavier Church with Father Rob-
ert o. McMain officiating. After
the marriage. a reception was
held at Taylor's Farm.
Following a Canadian honey
moon, the couple will make their
home in Suitland. Md,
Evening star., 1952-06-24
Announcement

Miss Marilyn Gorschman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sol
Gorschman of Hyattsville, was
married recently to Mr.. Morton
j. Taske, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Meyer Taske. The ceremony took
place at the Southeast Hebrew
Congregation with Rabbi Bern
stein officiating. The couple now
reside in Washington.
Evening star., 1952-06-24
Mrs. Mesto Receives
Honorary Law Degree
u. S. Minister to Luxembourg Becomes
xDr. Mesto at Stote Department Ceremony

Itertained at a small reception. BY
that time she had doffed her
academic gown and topped her
black dress with a jeweltone blue
hat by her Paris designer.
1t was then that Mrs. Mesta re-
vealed that she will cover the
Democratic Convention for the
International News Service, and
that she has an article appearing
soon in a national magazine.
Every penny I make writing, ="
she announced, will go to schol-
|arships in this country for
Luxembourg students"
CopitoI Hill Represented
Members of the State Depart
ment and friends from Capitol
Hill swelled the ranks at the club
between S and 8 o'clock. The noted
hostess had all the props that
make for a good party-an ex-
cellent buffet, music from a three
piece orchestra, everything from
soft drinks to champagne. A large
and beautiful cake decorated with
exquisite yellow and pink roses
and bearing an edible banner en-
Scribed Souvenir de Luxembourg"
drew admiring comments and
eventual sampling. It was made
by the chef of the S. S. America
who is a Luxembourgian. He in
troduced himself to her on her
first crossing when going to her
post and she subsequently invited
him and his family to tea at the
legation.
Senator'S John Sparkman and
j. William Fulbright of the For
eign Relations Committee dropped
by with their wives, and Repre-
sentative Henderson Lanham. of
the House Foreign Affairs Com
mite was there.
The State Department turnout
was considerable. It included
Myrna 10y, who Joined husband
Rowland Sargent; Art Stevens,
Executive Director of European
Affairs; Homer Byington, Chief
of the Western European Division,
and Mrs. B. and Homer's deputy,
Francis Williamson, and his wife:
Hayden Raynor, director of North
ern European Affairs: Elbridge
Dubrow, head of Foreign Service
Personnel, and his wife Emily:
head of personnel for Europe Bill
Boswell and his wife; the Robert
McClintocks; Margaret Bonsal, in
a chic mauve silk French suit and
an adorable white Paris hat
studded with purple velvet violets;
tall, good-looking Jim White; Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Pollock; Alice
Hager, who was recently assigned
to the department after serving
as public affairs officer at our en-
baSSy in Brussels, and Mrs. Gladys
King, who handles travel in the
Bureau of European Affairs.
Among the faculty of Fairleigh
Dickinson College who came to
Washington for the presentation
OF the degree were DR.. Leon Can
field, author of the best-selling
THE Making of Modern Amer
ica";; DR.. Charles Steele, chair
man of the Board of Educational
Directors; DR.. Bogdan Radista,
professor Of history; Guy Hilleboe,
treasurer of the college, and Mrs.
Sammartino. The college is CO.
educational. was founded in 1941
and has present total enrolment
Of $500. It combines a liberal
arts education with such spe-
cialized courses as business man
agement, industrial engineering
and nursing.
Evening star., 1952-06-24
Shirley Cease
To Be Married

Mrs. Ethel Gross announces the
engagement Of her daughter, Miss
Shirley Cease. to Mr.. Ronald M.
Rosenfeld, son of Mrs. Bessie
Rosenfeld Of Baltimore and the
late Mr.. Bernard Rosenfeld.
Miss Cease, formerly of New
Haven, Conn. and White Plains,
N. Y, is employed by the United
States Department Of Labor.
The wedding will take place in
September.
Evening star., 1952-06-24
.Hessler Photo,

Miss Natalie Hermine Peyser,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Dux Peyser, was married on
June % to Mr.. Jerome Ferdinand
Meyer. He is the son of DR.. and
Mrs. Jerome Meyer of Birming-
ham, Ala. The ceremony took
place at the Woodmont Country
Club in Rockville, with Rabbi Nor
man Gerstenfeld officiating.
After wedding trip to Nassau
and Havana, the couple will reside
in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1952-06-24
|n Bermuda

Miss Nancy Gibbons, grand
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Murphy, is spending the summer
in Bermuda with her mother,
Mrs. Olive Gibbons. This fall, she
will return to enter Maryland
University.
Evening star., 1952-03-14
1915 Suits s4o.

Wool tweeds! Nubby crepes! WorstedsfIonnels! Cob
ordines Avery handsome Anniversary collection including
the eosecupped closeted ocket that is 1852 in its
curve including the spanning skirt that is SO 1852 in its
swing, including whole roster Of the new softer
feminine detailing that is SO 1852 in its effect Everything
from classics to dressnoker styles one two, moybe
more for you. Misses Juniors ond Womens sizes.
JeHeff Suits-Thtrd Floor
Evening star., 1952-03-14
ToPPERs FOR TEENS!

Teens SIS Toppers in checks! Flonnels!
Rombler cloths! All pure wool and cut to
new lengths from shorties to your finoertips
Flore boek and bo,y styles ii teens sizes
40 to Is S1Q85
Teens S35 Toppers and Coots,. too, in fleece,
fIonnel nubby boucle, suede cloth Both single
and double breasted styles; reolly short
shorties and falI-lenoth pyromds!! Teens
sizes 10 to l6. S7685
Fourth Floor1
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
Builder Talks
Rotary Club
Here Thursday

Joseph G. Moretti, construction
company head, from Miami, Fla,
was guest speaker Thursday at the
Rotary Club luncheon held in st.
Paups Parish Han. He wa in
troduced by Paul Sher, program
director who said that Moretti, a
member of the Lions Club "got
half a credit from the Lions when.
ever he attended a Rotary Club
meeting" Moretti counter-answer-
ed by saying Rotarians ought to
get two whole credits should they
attend his club.
That set the pace for the frank,
amusing and Informative talk on
Moretti's recent trip to Europe.
He took his wife along but advised
that no one should take "beer 10
Munich" He also quoted his wife
as saying This was your idea,
Now for my part, I want TO stay
at the best places" Moretti stated,
however, that top service and the
Continued On Page Twelve)
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
Local Lawyer
Set To Sing In
.Heiress' Club

Key West will lose lawyer and
st. Thomas, Virgin Islands, will
gain a baritone singer by the first
of the coming yea.
Bob Youmans, member Of the
law firm of Neblett and Youmans,
604 Duval Street. expect to return
to his music career and will open
at the Mahogany Club in the
Virgin Islands on January Is. The
Club is owned by Ceecee Crom-
well Hoffman,, heiress to the
$40, 200, 900 Dodge fortune.
Preliminary arrangements were
made two weeks ago when Bob
Ellis, who is engaged to marry the
heireSs next Easter, flew to Key
! West from Washington, D. c. and
talked over the initial moves Of
the deal with YoumanS. Yesterday
cable arrived from Ellis, now
| in st. Thomas with his bride-to-be,
stating that after conference with
her, the plans discussed at the Key
West meeting were. confirmed.
Youmans is to become member
of the new nightclub team with
Ellis and piano accompaniSt as
yet unnamed.
Youmans viii meet Ellis and
Ceecee Hoffman, in Miami on
December 20 to confer with a song
writer on the teams music and
lyric material. The conclave viii
last through January 2 during
which period the heiress and her
groom-to-be will probably visit
Key West before leaving for the
Virgin Islands.
Youmans said that Ellis had
had the team in mind since year
ago when Youmans was guest
artist on the Ellis show at a local
cocktail lounge.
81 always wanted to return to
show business" Youmans said.
bob Ellis and I sang together at
the grand opening of the Miami
Continued On Page Twelve)
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
New Battle In k W @ssRMe War
Key West GannbEing Doomed
BIG CHRISTMAS TREE GOES
UP in BAYVIEW PARK SOON

A huge Christmas tree, towering
% feet into the air, will gleam
in its holiday glory in Bayview
Park this year.
The tree has been ordered by
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
and it is expected to arrive in
Key West early next week.
The Jaycees, through their
Christmas Activity committee
headed by Sam Collins, have also
ordered gorgeous new sets of de-
corations and ornaments to glorify
the tree.
Each year the City Electric Sys-
tenn helps the local JayceeS by
Stringing gay colored lights on the
trees they erect and they also
assist in setting up and otherwise
decorating the trees.
The home and decorating con-
test, also sponsored by the Jay
Gees, will officially open on Mon
day, December %, at p. m. and
will continue through Friday, jan
uary 2, 1858.
Persons who wish to enter their
homes or business displays in the
JayceeS contest must mail in ap-
plication blanks not later than
Saturday, December 20. Entry
blanks are available at the Cuba
Shop, 532 Duval Street and Arthur's
Newsstand 100 Truman Avenue, or
call the Coca Cola Company, 2-6643.
There are three categories in the
Christmas decoration contest for
homes and businesses, yard and
residence, window lighting and
small displays.
First prize in the yard sand resi-
dence is $3.50.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
Stevenson ShOiUs
Sense Of .Hutnor
Euen In Defeat

Defeat has not iimred Gov
ernor Adlai {. Stevenson's spirit
or sense Of hUmor as shown in
a letter TO L. p. Arfman, publish
er Of The Citizen, received to-
day.
The leader Of The Democratic
Party who lost the Presidential
election 10 General Eisenhower
wrote:
"The Citizen is q member Of
a very select group. il seems,
for il was one Of some 200 daily
newspapers which supported my
candidacy during The recent elec.
tion. am deeply grateful to- you.
and TO the members of your
staff. for that support. hope that
did nothing TO diseredit IL, and
hope that may alwsYs merit
your confidence. Certainly you
have earned my enduring thanks.
Cordially yours,
"Adlai E. Stevenson
Governor"
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
Florida Phone
Rate Boost Is
Approved Fri.
IOc Pay Station
Rate Approved
By Utilities
Commission Fri.

TALLAHASSEE R - Another
boost in telephone rates is coming
up in Florida--a general increase
in territory served by Peninsular
Telephone Co., and a boost from
S to 10 cents for pay phones of the
Southern Bell Telephone Co.
Southern Bell also was granted
six per cent raise for some serv-
ice charges.
The Florida Utilities Commits
sion, which gave the companies
the increases, ordered Southern
Bell to make one reduction. Four
party residential service is to be
reduced Is cents a month.
Peninsular is an independent
company serving Pasco, Hills.
borough, Pinellas, Manatee, Polk
and Sarasota Counties The COM
mission found it is entitled to earn
6.81 per cent on its net average
investment.
To do this it granted an increase
of 7.97 per cent in rates.
It directed the PeninSular Com
pany to submit for final approval
a schedule Of proposed rates for
various types of service within the
total revenue increase figure al
lowed. The effective date of the
increase will be Sc, at the time
the specific rates are approved.
The commission made the in
crease on Southern Bell special
Continued On Page Twelve)
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
JUDGE CARO- SENDS
THREE TO STATE
PEN FOR GROCERY
THEFTS ON FRIDAY

A five year Jail term was hand
ed out yesterday to the confessed
ringleader in stolen grocery ring
which mas been responsible for the
theft of over $4,000 in foodstuffs
over a period of several months.
Two accomplices received prison
terms Of two years and six months
respectively. Judge Thomas Caro-
passed out the sentences after
trial in Criminal Court.
The convictions came less than
a week from the time the thefts
came to light on the tip of a wo-
man in whose home the stolen
merchandise was stored.
John "Jack" Monroe will spend
the next five years in the state
prison after admitting to being the
ringleader in the group which
broke into the warehouse of the
FauSto'S Food Market at the
Clyde-Mallory Docks.
Marvin Brown, 10, a Navy man
attached to the Seaplane Base was
handed two year sentence for
bis part in the theftS and Jessie
Thomas was sent to the Monroe
County Jail for a six month
stretch.
Monroe and Brown pleaded
guilty to grand larceny charges.
The former, who admittedly mas
teredminded the thefts, testified
at the trial that Thomas aided him
in the piecemeal robberies and
that he used Browns car to trans
port the stolen goods.
Police and Sheriff's Deputies re-
covered canned goods and assort-
ed groceries valued at upwards
of $500 last Saturday morning
when the case first came to light
after Mrs. Patricia Patterson, 1O16
Howe Street phoned police and said
that she knew where some stolen
groceries we're" When police des.
cended on that address, thsy found
% cases of groceries and Sheriffs S
Deputies later eonfiScated q add.
tional cases Of loot.
Carl Weekley, owner of the food
market, has set the total value of
the missing merchandise at near
ly $4,000"
Monroe, had been employed by
Weekley as a helper after being
paroled from the State Prison
Camp at Big Pine Key where he
was serving a sentence for rob.
berry. A key to the food company
warehouse was found in his DOS
session when he was arrested.
Monroe made a comrlete confes-
sion to the thefts, admitting that
he hid the merchandise in the
home Of Mrs. Patterson.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
McCarty Tells
SpOttslUOOd He'll
Aid Crack-DOaUn

Governor-Elect Dan Nc
Carly will throw the full
weight of his office behind
Sheriff Elect John Spots
wood in an all out attack
on gambling in Monroe
county and any extension of
legalized gambling here, he
wrote Spottswood from his
Fort Pierce home yesterday.
The Governor.eIeet stated TO
Spottswood:
"As Governor, I am going TO
insist upon strict enforcement Of
anti.sambling Laws u am
prepared TO act Immediately TO
assist yev in The control Of gam
bling :"
The letter, which was released
by Spottswood to The Citizen,
stressed the new Governors de-
termination to prevent any out
break of gambling from January
6 on when he takes office and when
Spottswood and the other newly
elected officials are inaugurated.
The full text of the letter to
Spottswood from the new Cover
nor follows:
with the near approach of my
Inauguration as Cover, or of Flori-
da, shall extend a personal word
of greeting and good wishes to
you as Sheriff of Monroe County.
"The people of your county have
elected you to be their instrument
Continued On Page Twelve)
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
Independent To
Cut Price BeIOiU
Present 27.5 Cent
County Figure
BY SUSAN MeAvoY

The gas price war be.
tween the major service
stations in Key West and
the sole independent sta.
ton in this area, the Over
seas Garage on Stock Island
will break out in a new bat
tie next week when Over.
seas prices will be cut be-
low the present 81 and one
half cents a gallon, it was
learned today.
One month ago, the majors" as
big national chain gas stations are
known, reduced their price per
gallon from 30 and one,half cents
to q and one-haf cents, the
amount charged by independent
operator Frank Russo or Stock Is
land.
Russo, II is reported without
confirmation from him, is going
10 retallafe by cutting several
cents lower next week, in his eff
fort TO keep below ihs msiors'
prices.
Russo, owner of the Overseas
Garage, when called early to-
day, would not comment on the
size of the cut. II was learned,
however, that he plans to bring his
price below the q and one-han
cents per gallon next week.
Russo's gasoline is tested by the
state and is required 10 meet
state specifications.
He said today that motorists
have baSu saved thousands of dol.
sla1 Il l.ael costs - patnrielrT
Independent stations in the Ksys,
Of which bis and the one in Tager-
nier are the only ones.
A cut below q and one-hali
cents would mean a cut in profits
to the independents as well as the
majors if they go down.
1t has been reported that the
Overseas Garage price may 60 as
low as 23.9 a gallon. Russo, how
ever, refused to confirm this
Continued On Page Twelve)
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
Confessed Thief Gets Five Years In Jail
Dog Track Employment To Begin Soon
RACING SEASON
DELAY DUE TO
MATERIAL SHORTAGE

The Key West Kennel club will
start employing Key Westers for
the $3.50, 900 dog track next week,
Abe Aronovitz, president of the
track told The Citizen by telephone
today.
The racing season is being de-
layed until March l at the latest
by government defense regulations
which released only $500 pounds
of needed copper and four tons oi
steel yesterday, Aconovitz said.
This means that the parma nent
grand stand cannot be Quit until
next year.
This season a temporary grand
stand is being taken over the the
club which is similar TO Ringing
Brothers circus seating. Charles
TOPPING, contractors are building
a slope rising TO level Of six
feet above the track which will
also hold seats and ',oxes. This
will resemble . srandstand.
Total seating capacity this sea.
son will be $500, Aronovitz said.
Aronovitz and Architect Steward
of the firm and Skinner appeared
before the National Production Ad-
ninistration in Washington on
Thursday to ask for the copper
and steel for the track.
They were successful in getting
needed amounts of copper, but un
successful on the steel require
ments. The allocated IoGr tons
are insufficient for the permanent
granGstand, Aronovitz said.
Aronovitz is hopeful, however,
that the Republican administration
will lift controls after January SC
construction of the permanent
Continued On Page Twelve)
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13

WASHINGTON R-Following is
the 1852 official vote for president
as tabuIated by The Associated
Press from state canvassing board
reports. 1t shows the total vote,
R epublican, Democratic, and
''other" vote and percentages of
each, by states:
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
High Honors At
Scout Honor Court

For the first time in the history
of Scouting in Monroe County an
Eagle Scout will receive a COM
bination palm for Eagle Rank
when the District Court of Honor
is held Monday night. This signal
honor has been earned by Thomas
Cornell who will receive his palm
in lieu of his fourth extra Eagle
award.
Also to receive Egale rank at the
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The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
Local Pharmacy
Sued By Creditor

The SoUthernmost Pharmacy
Of this city which Is reportedly
being sold TO new owners, is
being sued by MeKesson and
Robbins, Inc. . drug corporation
for $4,000 according to . suit
filed last week.
The pharmacy owes $ll,7So.7o
In goods delivered 10 II by the
wholesale drug firm, according
to the suit. The bills. II Is alleged.
have accumulated since May,
1857.
Representing the complaining
drug firm are Smathers, Thomp.
son, Maxwell and Dyer.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13

Key West. Florida. has the
most equoble climate in the
country. with On overugs
rcnge of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
NEA Delegates
To Visit Here

The National Education As.
soeistion meeting in Miami
the second week in January,
will take . day TO come TO Key
West on January J, II was
learned Friday.
The members Of the eonven.
fion will make . sightseeing
tour during their stay here.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Greater Air Safety MoyRes
From New Altitude Meter

Itual change in the planes altitude
can be accurately measured tt
within a few feet.
In conventional altimeters ol
the air pressure measurement,
type. a metal capsule is employed
The capsule Is compressed by ali
pressure and the distortion of the
capsule is translated into an alti.
Itude reading.
Mr.. Jacobs said that, since met.
ais are subject to Creep the
capsule will not always give exact-
lly the same amount of DETECTION
each time the air pressure changes
la fixed amount.
In the new instrument a dia-
|phragm is employed. Mr.. Jacobs
said that other Instrumentation
|of the device is such that the
diaphragm is virtually non
stretchable. even though it does
its job of responding to air pres
sure.
The big trick. he explained,
consists in letting known guam
tity OF air into the device to serve
as a balancing pressure on one
side Of the diaphragm even as the
air undergoing pressure measure
ment strikes the other side.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
BY The Associated Press

Development Of a new instru-
|ment for measuring airplane alti-
tude changes was announced yes
terday by the Jacobs Instrument
Co. It said the device offers possi-
|bilities for greater air safety.
President Donald Jacobs of the
Bethesda (Md.) firm that pro-
|duced the device under q Navy
contract told reporters:
"a conventional altimeter of the
air pressure type is unreliable
after an airplane has flown for
an hour or two. because the rela-
tionship between altitude and all
pressure is different in different
localities. It is thus possible for
errors OF several hundred feet to
occur because the instruments are
calibrated on the basis of air pres
sure IN a given geographic To-
cality."
The new instrument, he said,
while operating on air pressure.
has means for automatic adapta-
ton to changes in pressure caused
Dy a change In locality, weather
influences and other effects.
Consequently, he said, any ac-
Evening star., 1952-03-08
| Bonds Of Israel Day
Proclaimed tomorrow

The District Commissioner:
have designated tomorrow as BIC
Day, or Bombs Of Israel Govern.
ment Day.
In q proclamation. the Com.
|missioners called on Washington's
citizens to support the $500 mil
lion bond drive to strengthen
Israel's "role as an outpost oi
democracy in a crucial part oil
the world. :"
BIG Day viii be observed in
some 800 American communities
tomorrow. About $110 million
worth of bonds already have been
purchased in the 10-month-old
drive.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Dr.. SIoyik to Speok

DR.. Jurai Slavik. head Of the
Free Czechosloyakia Committee,
will address meeting Of Delta
Sigma ri. Georgetown University
foreign service fraternity, at 8
pm. tomorrow at 2210 Twentieth
street NV.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Harvey Found Hearts Use

LONDON.-No one knew the
heart is pump, circulating blood,
until William Harvey made that
discovery 300 years ago.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
CHEVY CHASE RAMBLER
OPEN SUM-, Is

Desirably 10 c ate d on
quiet street. -Four bed
rooms, 2 baths, large Iiv-
ing room dining room.
kitchen, Breakfast spoce.
Owner wants quick sole.
Directions: Out West
eTn AUe. to Cum nings
Lane (just beyond
Pfnehurst Circle, left
on Cummings Lane to
Brennan Lane, lett to
house.