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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-18

Mote: IL fhis column bears any
resemblance to Eleanor Roose-
velt's my Day., il is purely vn.
intentional and ficfional. Serious
", many Of fhe columns read
ers are oldsfers who can't get
around like they used to. Dozens
Of them have inquired about my
family whom they knew in years
gone by and the easiest way TO
answer Is with Q column on the
subieef.)
The Island Of Cuba is probably
In for a rough time tonight. My
aunt, Helen Glib of Ell Paso, Tex
as, and my mother, Yuma Light
bourn, flew over there this morn
ing. Il use my mothers maiden
name because Key Westers only re-
member other people by the name
they knew as a child.)
Both vacationists are youngsters
in their sixties and ! wasn't too
sure that they could take care of
themselves. There are many temp
tations in Cuba - nightclubs, bars,
free drinks at distilleries, etc. Hope
they get back safely.
It was my mothers first trip in
a plane. For a week she argued
against it, giving every excuse
imaginable. The only reason she
finally agreed to 60 was because
I told her, well, i guess you're
just too old and feeble to make the
flight" Wild horses couldn't have
kept her out of the plane after
those words!
Women are sure funny. Although
history should furnish them with
proof that the passage of time
creates age, woman will main
tain at sixty that she has the same
vitality as she had at twenty.
For men now, age is luxury. No
longer do they have to pretend
that they enjoy moving the lawn,
etc. They can settle back in al
rocking chair and tell the kids to
do the grass-cutting - explaining
how hard they used to work when
they were youngsters.
First Trip 70 Key West
This is my aunt's first trip To-
Key West though several other peo-
pie from FL Paso have stopped in
to see me. Her principle amaze
ment is the salt water. That is
natural because if you've ever been
in the desert country Of Texas you
know that water is about as scarce
as the few drops that flow from
End floor Key West showerbaths.
FL Paso, Texas, and Key West,
Florida, are as different as day
and night. Yet lot Of Conchs have
lived out that way one time Or an
other. And vice versa.
Older Key Westers may be In.
terested in knowing that Florelle
Lightbourn Brown is still in Ell
Paso and enjoying good health. It |
was her husband who was assigned
to the old Army Barracks as a.
surgeon. He turned in. such al
scathing report to Washington
about unhealthy, crowded condi-
tons for local troops that the War
Department promptly transferred
several thousand men out Of town.
Conchs still abuse him as being q
malefactor to Key West prosperity
but since the poor guy died in
Mexican expedition under PERISH
ing, doubt that the local talk is
likely to hurt his feelings.
Jim Glib, my father. is presently
tax assessor for the City Of FL
Paso. He has never forgotten his
old Island City Bank days and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-18

is the refreshing. bubbling kind Of
extrovert--the All-American girl.
Peggy is the deep, thoughtful in
trovert with q great deal Of feel
ing"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-18

The theory Of relatively be applied to everyday
living and happiness proving that all of LIES problems
arerelatve, and that happiness mental RELATIVELY not
physical wealth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-18

We little bit suspicious of people who have
everything arranged and accomplish their work sched
ule.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-18

This is about the time mothers conclude they'll be
glad when the "dear little things" back in school,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-18

The main purpose of education is to teach people to
think.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
k-2Moker Sees Space Ships PotroIIing World

at nearly right angles to the
|earth's rotation. Its orbit is fixed
with the earth rotating eastward
below.
Thus. II it comes down over New
York at 10 am. it viii be on its
next circuit down from the north
somewhere over Denver and the
West Coast. In "a hours it viii
see everything on the earth By
daylight. And also It will come
up each trip on the opposite side
for q night view by radar.
The satellite will carry q tele-
scope. through which you can sec
q strip Of earth more than 3
thousand miles wide as clearly as
II you were only 5000 feet away.
Looking down you can see far
better than looking up. from
earth's surface. II you want to
see why. try looking through thin
tissue paper at q printed page :
fooE behind the paper. You sac
no letters. But lay the tissue On
the page and you can read 1t. For
the watcher on the satellite ON
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Seattle Voters Kill Fluoridotion
By Nearly Fl in Referendum

by a 10-cent monthly charge to
water users.
The f1uoridation issue has been
almost constantly In the public
eye since January, 1851, when
DIR. Emil Palmquist, then city
Health Department director. asked
the City Council to add fluoride
to the water supply.
The proposal had the prompt
backing of the Seattle Council Of
Parent Teacher Associations. It
appeared as though fluoridation
would go into effect quickly when
the City Council authorized the
drawing up Of two ordinances. one
to provide for fiuoridation and the
other to finance 1t.
But strong opposition developed
and. after i public hearing. the
Council voted to leave 1t up to
the voters at this spring municipal
election.
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Philippines Government
Offers Mobilization Bill
By he Asseeioted Pres,

MANILA, Mar. 12.-President
Elpidio Quirino and his cabinet
decided yesterday to submit q
mobilization bill to the Philippines
Congress "in view Of critical world
conditions"
The government press office an
nounced cabinet members meeting
aboard the presidential yacht In
Manila Bay also moved to:
/. Intensity the government
campaign against the Communist
HukS.
2. Mobilize the country for in
creased rice and other food pro-
duction.
The mobilization steps were
taken because the administration
was ''pessimistic over the critical
world situation because Of the
prolonged Korean war and the
explosive situation in the Near
East" an official statement an
nounced.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
BY Howord w. Blokeslee
A.soeios.d Pres. Science Editor

HUNTSVILLE. Ala, Mar. a.
There will be no iron curtain any
where II the vision Of the maker Of
the terrible W.. German guided
rocket that bombarded England
from Holland. comes true.
The vision Is Q military space
station. B tiny. man-Inade moon.
LOTS miles UP. which each day
viii see every square mile Of the
earth,s inhabited surface. and the
people moving around as clearly
as from an aiTplane at 5. 900 feet.
The dreamer is Prof. Wernher
Won Braun. the youthful German
genius who made the seemingly
impossible Va. and who now at 80
feels tliat the military satellite Is
possible He lives here and IS TAX
ing American citizenship papers.
The military satellite win circle
the earth once every two hours.
It viii circle from North to South.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
speeioI pi.pateh 10 The s,or

SEATTLE, Mar. 12.-Fluorida-
tion Of Seattle's water supply was
turned down by the voters by
nearly two to one in the municipal
election here last night.
Political observers expected the
fluoridation measure to be defeat
ed. but no one figured it would be
showed under the way it was.
The unoficial vote from the
city's 877 precincts was: Yes. A.
814; no. 86,230. The nearly 3.100
absentee ballots yet to be counted
will not affect the result.
The issue was whether fluoride
would be added to city water as
a means of preventing tooth de-
cay in children.
The referendum had proposed
that the estimated $l62. 900 yearly
cost Of fluoridation would be met
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air Is the tissue paper and 1t i
In contact with the earth.
you can see" Prof. Won Braun
said. '.men running around on the
deck Of q warship, atomic building
projects, airports. troop concen-
traticrs. ships and industrial de-
velopnaents. It win be the ideal
observation post.
THE satellite crew can drop
guided missiles. right on the tar
get. 2
You shoot Q winged A-boTnb
from the satellite. not
very fast backward. but enough
50 that it lags behind the satellite.
The slower velocity causes the
bomb to drop toward the earth,
and as it falls 1t accelerates. Dur
Ing all the long drop it is in sight
os the satellite. and sas it enters
The upper air 1t Is under radar
control so It can be guided to the
target with the men up above
It hit. With q radar
scope. neither clouds nor night
win prevent bombing.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
First Of o Series

First Of Series
body but the boys in the back
room will know how much money
was spent to elect the winners
and where all the money came
from.
The costs of television, the heat
generated by this years issues and
the widespread working knowledge
of how tc get around the law are
all expected to make this the
roughest and most expensive elec-
ton in recent years.
Right now, the flve-man Elec-
tiors subcommittee of the Senate
Rules Committee is drafting a bill
aimed at taking some of the curse
off the non-working Federal Cor
rupt Practices Act and its by
product, the Hatch Act. A major
goal of the bill would be to make
a candidate responsible for the
money raising, money spending
and reporting of his campaign.
Since one committee after an
other has called for major over
haul Of the Federal election laws
for the past decade without nota-
Evening star., 1952-03-12
ZOO -Year-C)ld Home ]
BurnsN Near PooIesyiIIe

Fire, famed by strong winds.
burned through the interior of a
200-year -old stone house near
Poolesville, Md. last night, but o
family Of nine escaped injury.
Cause of the fire which routed
the family Of Leonard Allnutt at
IL pm, has not been determined.
]. j. Chisolm, fire department dis
patcher. reported.
The interior and roof OF the
two-Story. eight-room building
was destroyed, he said. Mr.. ALI
mutt, his wife. six children and a
grandchild fled the blaze. some Of
them in night clothes.
Mr.. Chisolm said the Upper
Montgomery Volunteer Fire De-
partment arrived as the roof Of
the house caved in.
Evening star., 1952-03-12

bic success, the chances OF this
one succeeding this late in an
election year aren't too bright.
Committee members are hopeful.
however, that the disclosures in
their Ohio and Maryland investi-
cations win help pave the way for
some corrective legislation.
Hidden money is one Of their
major concerns. Why is it hid
den? Because of a lot of exemp-
tions and exceptions written into
the law. Because money legally
can be dumped into the States
without ever reaching the report
ing points on Capitol Hill. Be-
cause hundreds of thousands Of
dollars reported each election
year are listed only in the names
of committees, not individual
donors. And because nobody is
responsible for enforcing the law.
theoretically, one goal of the
Federal Corrupt Practices Act was
publicity. AS long as the voters
knew where the money was COM
ing from to finance q campaign
and how it was spent, the legis-
lators figured, the ballot box was
safe.
But approximately 80 per cent
Of the funds officially reported
by Republican and Democratic
Evening star., 1952-03-12
0xon Hill Woman S Body
Found Near Looped Rope

Mrs. Kate Fries, about 35, was
found dead today on the base
ment floor Of her home at 5701
Livingston road, Oxon Hill. Prince
Georges police reported.
Police said q looped rope was
hanging from a floor joist over
the body when it was discovered
by her husband soon after he got
up this morning.
The woman had been dead for
a number Of hours. police said.
They identified the husband as
John Edward Fries. q painter at
the House once Building.
Police and DR.. James I. Boyd,
county medical examiner. were
conducting an investigation. The
body was taken to Gasch'S
funeral home in Hyattsvlile.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
House Unit Is Named
For Public Hearings
On Capital Transit
Legislation to Place
Company Under IcC
Jurisdiction Proposed
By HoroId B. Rooers

The House District Committee
today directed a subcommittee
to hold public hearings on the
controversy ocer the Capital
Transit Co. and submit a report
to the full committee.
Chairman Mcmillan announced
that this action was taken on a
motion by Representative Smith.
Democrat, Of Virginia.
The subcommittee which win
conduct hearings Is headed by
Representative Kennedy, Demo-
Icrat, Of Massachusetts,, who said
|he hoped to have the subcommit-
tee meet soon.
The Smith resolution was
adopted unanimously. It called
on the Subcommittee on Public
Utilities. Insurance and Banking
TO meet and discuss this matter
among themselves and decide on
what action should be taken with
the possibility of introducing leg
|islatiori placing the Capital Trans
it Co. under the Interstate Com
merce Commission"
ICC Jurisdiction Proposed.
Mr.. Mcmillan said the commit
tee acted in executive session after
hearing Representative Patterson,
Republican. of Connecticut pre-
sent the results of his one-man
investigation Of the transit COM
|pany.
One Recommendation was that,
because Of the Interstate opera
tions Of the transit line here, it
should be under ICC Jurisdiction.
The Patterson report, critical Of
the transit line, was discussed at
length among the committee
members, it was learned.
Mr.. Mcmillan gave Mr.. Kennedy
not only the Patterson report but
"a mass Of documents and exhibits
gathered by Mr.. Patterson from
regulatory agencies.
The District Committees move
climaxes mounting demands for
la congressional investigation of
the transit line. The demand was
touched on weeks ago by Repre-
sentative Crawford. Republican,
LOT Michigan and was given i'm
|petuS by a recent "ultimatum'
from the head of the company
that it should be permitted higher
profits.
Mr.. Crawford charged that the
company. under new management,
had reduced its service, raised
fares and declared tremendous
dividends at the expense of the
public.
Others ON Subcommittee.
Members of the Public Utilities
Subcommittee include Democratic
Representatives league Of Texas,
Miller Of California. Redden Of
North Carolina. and Republicans
Simpson Of Illinois. Tale of Iowa
and Mr.. Patterson.
Whether the decision of the
District Committee means there
(See TRANSIT. Page A-61
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Bx John V. Homer

Senator Kefauver returned to
Washington this afternoon, exud-
ing confidence over his chance Of
winning the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination after his surpris-
ing victory in the New Hampshire
primary.
Smiling broadly to supporters
and well -wishers who welcomed
Evening star., 1952-03-12
|Kefouver EIoted by Poll Victory.
Us Confident Nowof Nomination
Sees Triumph Over Truman as Evidence
Of Genuine Interest in Reiuvenuted Porty'

we had a strong machine against
us, headed by Emmett Kelly.
while President Truman did
not go to New Hampshire he had
personal representatives there
such as former Secretary of the
Navy John Sullivan and former
Senator Scott Lucas.
"It was a hard fought cam
paign and we won a wonderful
victory without benefit of an or
ganization to start with. We
were very fortunate to have q
number Of young men and women
working for us amateurs oil
politics you might say.
THE large vote shows there Ii
interest this year In the reju-
yenated Democratic Party and
the people are going to translate
this interest at the voting places
There are other primarie,
ahead Of us and I will continue
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Late News
Bulletin
Burke Fund Attdcked

Representative Andersen, Re-
publican, Of Minnesota, bitterly
attacking the authorized Burke
Airport in nearby Virginia, to-
day called on the House to strike
the $1.4 million for the airport
in a pending appropriation bill
in order to "kilI'' the project.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Security Probe Hears
Professor Denounce
Communism Charge
Fairbunk Hits Methods
Of Committee; Wronele
Erupts Over Statements
BY George Beveridqe

The Senate Internal Security
subcommittee today permitted a
Harvard University professor to
read q statement denying pro-
Communist sympathies, but split
sharply over whether such read
ings should be allowed by future
witnesses.
The professor, John K. Fair
bank. fatty denied charges of pro-
communism laid against him by
previous witnesses. He also ac-
cused the subcommittee of reach
ing decisions on the basis of
"scattergun accusations" and fol-
lowing procedures which have "a
disouieting similarity" to those of
Russian Communists.
An expert on modern Chinese
history, Mr.. Fairbank is a long
time member of the Institute OF
Pacific Relations and has been an
IPR trustee for six years. The
subcommittee is centering its at
tention on the IPR in a long range
search for possible subversive in
fiuences on this country's Far
Eastern policy.
Ruling Causes Dispute.
The wrangle over, the reading
of public statements developed
from a ruling by Chairman Nc
Carran two days ago that state
ments by future witnesses WOULD
not be read. He said the COM
mittee, in each case, could decide
whether such statements could be
made of the public record.
Senator Smith, Democrat, o1
North Carolina, presiding today
in Senator McCarran's absence
quoted the chairman as saying
Mr.. Fairbank should be allowed
to read his statement because hi
had not been given advance notice
of the ruling. But. Senator Smith
quoted the chairman, this con-
cession should not change the
ruling as to the future"
Senator Smith said the purpose
of the ruling was to keep the SUBJ
committee record from getting toe
bulky.
Ferguson Takes Issue.
However, Senator Ferguson. Re.
publican. of Michigan contendet
witnesses should be able to reac
preliminary statements provided
they are willing to swear to con-
tents Of the documents.
Senator Watkins, Republican
(See SECURITY, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Censorship Hides
Much officioI Business

This country Is not q Dictatorship.
But on oil levels Of Government, censor
ship keeps from the public much Of whet
goes on. lts NOT official censorship.
but the effect IS The some. Jones'
Dsvlin. Asseeioted Press stoH writer,
begins the first Of . series On this
problem todoy on page Alb.
Also feoiursd inside todoy's Star b
q story on the sreotsst transmststioa
plsat il the world, bsins constructed
near Aspusts. Ga. II Is known es the
H-bomb pIsnf but mora will 90 On thers
thon that See page Al.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
ltolion Metal Workers Out

MILAN. Italy, Mar. IL B.-
An estimated 250.000 metallur-
gical workers in Northern Italy
quit work for three hours today.
demanding salary increases. Most
OF the affected plants are in
Milan. Turin and Genoa. The
workers belong to the Communist
led Italian Confederation Of La
hn,.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Record British Budqei
Provides Cut in Taxes
On income, Overtime
Labor Paper Attacks 1t,
But Public Generally
Regards 1t as Mild
by The Assoeioied Press

LONDON, Mar. 12.-Britain
looked today to a record budget
of 4,240, ,000, 900 pounds ($11.872,-
|000,000) to restore world conf
|dence in the pound and slow up
the leak in the country's vital
gold and dollar reserves.
At the end of February those
reserves totaled less than So bill
lion. The Treasury considers that
|perilously low.
The government thought, too,
that the budget. which cuts in
come tax and taxes on overtime
earnings, would restore workers
incentives to produce more
something Britain must do to sur
|vive.
Newspapers generally hailed the
budget, introduced in the House
|of Commons yesterday by Chan
cellor of the Exchequer r. A. But
Ter, as brave" hopeful" and
imaginative"
But the pro-Labor Daily Herald
attacked 1t as bad and unjust"
and the Communist Daily Work
er called it the most vicious class
budget in British history
Generally Regarded as Mild.
But generally Britons, who had
been expecting a budget which
would mean even harsher auster-
/ ity, considered it mild.
One Of the immediate effects
was stock market slump. Gov
ernment bonds and industrial
shares nosedived. Brokers had
expected it because, paradoxically,
they believe the budget has
strength and soundness."
They said the slump was caused
by a new excess profits tax and
I11a per cent jump-to 4 per cent
in the interest rate for bank
loans which Mr.. Butler approved
to put a tighter rein on all credit.
Gasoline Tax Increased.
Mr.. Butler also raised the gas
oline tax 8 centS-making the
price 591a cents a gallon-and
order the. excess profits tax on
business profits above the 1947-9
average.
To sweeten the budget pill, he
cut income taxes by raising earned
income and personal and family
exemptions in the lower brackets.
and increased old age pensions.
The income tax will free 2 mil
lion of the lowest paid workers
from paying any tax and will give
more incentive for overtime work.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Picture on Pose AS. !.

~~~~------>>--
him at National Airport, the Ten
nessean declared his triumph over
President Truman in the preferer-
tial balloting yesterday shows
there is genuine interest In "the
rejuvenated Democratic Party
1T was q magnificent victory In
New Hampshire" Senator Kefau.
yer said, speaking to reporters
and for radio and television
broadcasts. I'VE were there only
q little more than two weeks and
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Idngles
With Mccarthy
AT Ship Inquiry
Cleanup Boss Soys
Senator Is Trying to
Knock Him Off
BULLETIN

Newbold Morris cried out at
a Senate investigation today
that he was being subjected to
character destruction" and
blasted at these diseased minds
in this chamber"
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Election Low LoophoIes
Election Low LoophoIes
Millions in Hidden Dollars Pour
Into Campaigns Despite Laws
States Permit Lurge-Scole Contributions
By individuals Without Reporting Of Names

Millions of hidden dollars will
be poured into this years
elections.
Unless Congress plugs the gap
ing holes in the election laws, no.
Evening star., 1952-03-12
Kefauver and Eisenhower Win
All Delegates and Popular Vote
In New Hampshires Primaries
Trumun and Tuft
Forces Are Given
Stunning Defeats
By Gould Lincoln

Gen. Eisenhower won a smash
ing victory over Senator Taft of
Ohio and President Truman took
an amazing defeat at the hands
Of Senator Kefauver of Tennessee
in the New Hampshire primaries
yesterday.
Apparently. the voters of New
Hampshire. both Republican and
Evening star., 1952-03-12

Washinstonions OF locol Compoisn Heed
quorters Get First 1toste Of Political
Excitement This Yeor. Poee B-l
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(See KEFAUVER. Page A-59
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tSee SHIPS. Page A-6.)
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Continued on Page IA, Col. H.
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(See SECURITY, Page A-6.)
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(see TRANSIT. Page A-6l
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Lote New York Markets, Poqe Alb.
Evening star., 1952-02-02

bird and flower plates. Dramatic
ing objects In this way focuses at
tention where you wish it.
Above the sofa and against the
wall painted the background color
|of the paper is hung lavabo and
an arrangement Of square-frame
pictures Of French country scenes.
The coffee table is a converted
cobbler's bench.
There are two schools Of thought
about using old things intended
for one use and adapted to new.
Personally. I don't mind if the
piece is old. If you like it and
were able to purchase it reason
ably, use it.
Ideas for stretching the home
furnishings budget are given in