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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-13
CITIZEN HEADLINE EVOKES THIS QUESTION:
WHAT is BEST WAY TO WRITE A STORY?

AS rule the less person knows about writing the
more he thinks it is easy to write. He reads story in
newspaper considers good but does not give passing
thought to the writer's perception and knowledge of hu
man nature that made it good.
How good story is depends chiefly the way it is
presented good story falls flat if writer fills it with
digressions and rrelevances Spups of that kind are
called padding" in a newspaper office. good newsman
knows that padding reduces storys pulling power.
Good American give the gist of a story in
the first paragraph In Cuba rule you have to read
the final paragraph to find the main point in story
But the Cuban way in presenting story is not al
ways wrong story The Citizens front page last Tues
day proved the truth of that statement 1t human
interest story under the heading Happy Captain Brent
Dies" But you had to read the final paragraph to find
out when and how the captain died.
Henry R. Luce hit on the idea when he started Time
more than half century ago. and has since stuck to it,
that the best way to tell humannterest story to keep
the punch for the last paragraph. You read catchy
headline in Time you read the catchy headline in The
Citizen read the first paragraph which grips you as the
first paragraph in The Citizen grpped The second
and succeeding paragraphs build your suspense, and
you read on to the finish you did the story The C
zen about Captain Brent.
That story model for the suspense story. 1t looks
easy to write but it is hard, hard Consider the headline
Had Happy not been in it, you would not have bothered
read the story, because you might not have heard of
Captain Brent But Happy" cutched and held your at
tenton 1t longer Captain Brents death that inter
ested you: your concern was in finding out how happy
man came to die
You read the first paragraph and your interest
heightened when you told about his "quickening
pulse over the prospect of seeing his wife and The
second paragraph informed you it the second time in
his so years he had home from and the third
paragraph revealed he had flown almost 100 missions in
the second World War
The buid-up continues in short paragraphs. You
read down to the before the last and learn of the gift
of headphones which he had used in his air fights, he
had for his Michael And then the final paragraph
that tells how he stricken while his happiness in
full bloom.
Oh yes it is easy to wre Rewrite that story and find
out how easy 1t Is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-13

Wouldn't it be possible to have a
street dance once a week - say
at Clinton Place near the Aquari-
UNI?
There are many things that could
be done without involving financial
indebtedness. The trouble as | see
it, is that only the plans requiring
huge amounts of money appear
interesting to promoters? Why?
A beautiful example of this last
is provided by the ''bridle path"
that edges South Roosevelt Blvd.
Key Westers were so anxious to
get WPA money and spend it that
they abSentmindedly forgot there
weren't ten horses on the island. A
pavilion or auditorium would have
been more practical.
The tale has even been told
of how the first plans spelled the
word bridal path. There might
have been justification in this last
spelling as to why the town con-
sidered it appropriate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-13
81 May Be Worst
Polio Year Yet

NEW YORK Up - The National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
said here that 1852 may be hits
country's worst polio year.
The foundation said the incidence
rate so far was rs per cent above
last year and 4 per cent above that
for the same period in 1949, the
year of this country's worst polio
epidemic.
BY the end of last week, the
foundation said, the number of
cases this year had climbed to
27,359, the highest ever reached
by this date.
The foundation said the IS states
hit hardest are:
Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Tex
as, South Dakota, New Mexico,
Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Ida
no, Wisconsin, Michigan, Washing
ton, Mississippi, Louisiana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-13
SCIENCE
NEWS
BY ALTON L. BLAKESLEE
Associated Press Science Reporter

NEW YORK R-Shots in the
arm promise to clear up eye cat.
aractS without surgery, it was an.
nounced today in Science, journal
of the American Association for
Advancement of Science.
Several badly blinded persons
have regained practical normal
vision" after a series of the shots.
CataractS are a Jogging of the
lens of the eye.
The injections are protein mate
rial obtained from the lenses of
fish eyes. Just how they act to
clear up human cataracts is not
yet known.
The new discovery was an
nounced by DrS. R. F. Shropshire.
Jacob R. Ginsberg, and Mendel
jacob of the Cataract Institute,
South Kortright, New York.
The usual treatment for cata-
ractS is cut out the eye lens and
substitute strong spectacles. A
British surgeon is substituting
plastic lenses for the damaged hu
man ones.
The injection treatment looks
promising, says the report deScrib-
ing treatment of &c patients. They
get three injections a week.
In the first IA patients, the eye
lenses became clearer. less
Opaque, after six shots. After 30
injections, several patients who
were nearly blind and completely
lncapacitated had practically nor
NAL vision, the scientists reported
Most Of these first Il we're men
and women 60 to 20 years old.
The shots have NOT caused any
allergic reactions. or other signs
OF trouble. the report said. The
method first was tested on hun
dreds Of rats suffering from cata-
ractS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-13
Israeli Farmers
Plow Large Strip

JERUSALEM PA 75-acre strip
of frontier territory claimed by
both Israel and Jordan has been
plowed by Israeli farmers without
interference by Arab Legion Dor
der guards.
1t was disclosed here last night
that a squad of tractors moved
into the disputed territory within
sight of Jordan troops with Dr.
mored cars. The farmers with
drew after completing their tick
liSh mission.
Jordan had protested against pre-
vi0us attempts TO pillow the area,
which United Nations representa-
tives who are supervising the Pale
slime truce have ruled is Israeli
territory.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-13

A dash of curry powder win pep
up condensed tomato soup. This
soup will be good to serve with
a chopped-vegetable sandwich for
a summer lunch.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-13

In the United States there are
more than 5000 companies operat-
ing about 5000 coal mines.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-13

UCLA's 1913 football team, after
losing two Of its first three games.
won its last eight and allowed only
five touchdowns during the streak.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-13
Drawing by Esky

Synthetic rubber production was
undertaken by the United States in
1912.
Milford chronicle., 1952-08-22

cussed the urgent need for a swim
ming pool at the Camp Barnes
Boys Camp, on Miller's Creek and
of efforts being made to finance
the building of such a pool.
Other guests included past 1t.
Gov. and Mrs. John J. Parsons, of
SeafOrd; Mrs. John WhitmOre, of
Annapolis, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. Win
ton d. GOuge, Laurel; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Murray, from the Chester,
Pa, Kiwanis Club; Mrs. Doris
Walker, DagsborO, and the follow
ing members of the Georgetown
Club and Ki-Wives: Mr.. and Mrs.
Avery Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
P. Greene, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin S.
Petit, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Camp
bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Warren, JO-
seph D. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs.
George P. Tidwell. Mr.. and Mrs.
julius G. Green, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward MarzOa, Edward Serman, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell D. Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Schmidt, Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Pepper, Dr. and Mrs.
Charles R. Cannon Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Grain and Mr. and Mrs. Lin
wood c. Penuel.
Also introduced were Mr.. Jack
Ayers, vice-president of the Mills
bOrO Club and Mrs. Ayers and Mrs.
ElwOod Sturgis. Group singing was
led by Edward Serman of the
Georgetown Club with Mrs. .Kath-
ryn Bunting as accOmpanist. The
invocation was given by Earl Esh-
lemann.
The marriage of Miss Jane Rob-
erts Mustard and George A. DOdd
was sOlemnized in Wesley MethO-
dist Church here last Thursday
night at 800 pm. The ceremony
which was performed by Rev. DR.
Omar E. Jones, of SeafOrd, a for
mer pastor here and the Rev Viii.
liam o. Hackett, pastor of the
church, took place before a candle
lighted altar banked with gladiOl
as and lilies.
= The bride is a daughter of Mr.
anu WI Eu6dl L. NAu0LaA VI OA lAAAi
town and the groom is a son of Mrs
, Ethel B. Dodd and the late GeOrg'
, Dodd, of MillsbOrO.
J Given in marriage by her father
the bride wore a gown of candle
b light satin featuring an illusion off
= the-shoulder yoke, long pOinte
- sleeves and a court train. Her fin
gertip veil of illusion fell from
/, clOche cap of orange blossoms an
f she carried white roses and orchid
t tied with satin streamers.
= Miss Nancy May Mustard, maid
Of-hOnor and sister of the bride
f was gowned in white satin and ny
}, lon net with a nylOn net stole;
D headdress of satin and net and cal
D ried Talisman roses. Miss Mar
- Louise King of here, a classmat
t. of the bride, the bridesmaid, wOT
e an identical costume and carrie
yellow roses.
Milford chronicle., 1952-08-22

orary presidents; Mrs. Matte
Townsend, Wyoming; Mrs. R. X.
lMarkley and G. w. Tunnel, of
Lansdowne, Pa, and Walter Helm
Sr., of Baltimore, Md, all vice-pres-
idents; Mrs. John S. Tingle, Frank
/ ford, secretary and Mrs. Dillon
Thompson, Salisbury, Md, treasur-
er.
Silver spoons were presented to
little Miss Sally 10 Helm, of Clarks-
vile and Miss Diane Tunnel, of
Kirbyville. Texas.
On Sunday afternoon, members
of the clan attended services in
Blackwater Presbyterian Church,
where Rev. DR.. S. Turner Foster,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church.
es in FrankfOrd and Ocean View,
delivered a special sermon.
The Tunnell Clan, in 1949, estab-
lished the Blackwater Church Trust
Fund for the preservation of Old
iBlackwater Presbyterian Church,
which was established in 1857 with,
Charles Tennat as it's first pastor
The church has been kept repaired
and renovated and restored to much
of it's old charm and antiquity.
The MillsborO KiWanis Club Gel
ebrated it's first anniversary with
a Ladies Night and entertained XII
wants officials and the Georgetown
Kiwanis Club at a dinner meeting
in Hickman's Restaurant last week.
! ElwoOd StuTgis, president of the
; club, extended a welcome and in
trOduced guests. He presented Past
1t. Gov John L. WhitmOre, of An
InapOlis, Md, 1851 chairman for New
Clubs in the Capital District. Mr..
, WhitmOre extended congratulations
+ to the club and spoke briefly on
club expansions. c. Elmer Moore,
= of SeafOrd, 1t. Gov. of the Capital
District, spoke on Kiwanis object
! ives for 1928 and gave highlights
of the Kiwanis International Con-
VentiOn, held in Seattle, which had
: for it's theme Nations that forget
l God, soon fade and are forgotten"
: Mr.. Moore announced that the Cap
ital District Convention will be
held in Hotel Emerson, Baltimore
= Md, on Oct. 8, 10 and IL He also
announced the Charter Night fol
the new Laurel Kiwanis Club has
2 been set for Sept. 16. Greetings and
e congratulations from Kiwanis In.
a ternatiOnal were contained in a let
ter read from pete" Peterson, In
l ternatiOnal secretary.
Russell Warrington, of MillsbOro
; was inducted as a new member o
: the club by Harry S. Smith, pas
e president of the Georgetown HI
: wants Club.
George P. Tidwell, president o
: the Georgetown Kiwanis Club
j which sponsored the MillsborC
: Club, presented Harry Smith, VIII,
i gave a brief history of the organi
cation of the local club and pre-
sented a birthday cake from th'
Georgetown Kiwanians.
g Mr.. Tidwell gave facts on tn
' Pushmobile Derby to be held il
/ Wilmington, Aug. %, in which tn
Georgetown Club is spOnsOrin
d Harvey Warrington. The pushmC
" bile to be used by young Warning
ton was shown to the guests an
will be on view in BurtOn's Garag
- in Georgetown for the remainde
. of this week. Mr.. Tidwell also dis
Milford chronicle., 1952-08-22

Little Miss Linda Goslee, of
MillsbOrO, niece of the groom, was
flower girl and wore a gown of
white pleated nylon, a crown of
white roses and carried a basket of
yellow and Talisman roses.
The best fan was Raymond Cos
lee, of MillsbOrO, brOther-in-law Of
the groom, and the usheTs were
Paige CrOll, of RehobOth, Aubrey
c. SmOOt Jr., Georgetown, Ebe At
kins, MillborO and Harold Aldridge,
Pennington, N. J.
The brides mother was gOWned
in beige colored lace with white
accessories and wore a toast color
ed net headdress and a cOrsage of
RubriOn lilies. The mother of the
groom, Mrs. DOdd wore toast col
cred lace, a brown lace hat and ac-
cessOries and wore a cOrsage of
purple orchids.
Wedding music was played by
+. Mrs. Ralph S. Baker, of George
town. The sOlOist, Mrs. Mary
Hunt Nichols, of Milford, sang
Calm is the Night, by BOhm; The
Lords Prayer, by Malotte and Ich
Liebe Disch, by Grieg.
A reception was held in Jones
Memorial Hall Immediately follow
ing the wedding ceremony. The
coupe left for a wedding trip tC
Canada and upon their return will
reside in MillsborO. The bride was
Miss Delmarva of 1850.
Announcement has been made Ot
the wedding of Miss Jean Dolores
Smith, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin L. Smith, of this town, an(
Mr.. Howard Beach, son of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Joseph l. Beach, of Delmar
The candlelight ceremony tool
place in Grace Methodist Church
Thursday evening, August Z, will
Rev. DR.. Thomas c. Mulligan, pas
tor of the church, performing tn,
double ring ceremony. The brid
was given in marriage by he
father The brides sister, Mrs. Mil
: dred Collins, was matTOn -Of-hOnO
and the best man was Fred Ward
e of SeafOrd. Ushers were ROber
Trader and Roy Owens, of DelmaI
Wedding music was played by Mrs
, Melvin Hearn.
A reception was held in the Sc
, cial hall of the church fOllOwin
the ceremony and the couple lei
for a wedding trip. They will resid
I in Demar.
Milford chronicle., 1952-08-22

Mrs. Charles B. HOneycutt from
North Carolina and grandson, Ed
ward McCabe, 4th, of Milton, also
spent the week with them. Edward,
4th, returned to Raleigh with the
Honeycutts for two weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Brown and
children, Mary Esther, Jean, and
Eugene, from GOldsborO, Md, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
lip Green and family.
June Godfrey and Connie James
spent the weekend in Dagsboro
with Mr.. and Mrs William Park
hurst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew MacFar-
land, Jr., and children, Sandra and
Billy, of Runnemede, N. j., are Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Mac
Farland, Sr.
Many relatives and friends Wis
tied Mrs. Norman Goodwin on Sun
day, her birthday, at her cottage in
Oak Orchard, where she is con-
valescing.
Mrs. w. Blaine Atkins entertain
ed Mrs. Harold Gardner, Mrs. Har-
ry Williams and Mrs. Hubert Sted-
man last Wednesday at her cottage
in RehOboth. They later attended
the antique show in the Episcopal
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac West of Phil
adelphia were weekend guests
of Mrs. Sallie Ellis.
Mrs. John A. COrdrey, Mrs. c
Dale. Lingo, Sr., Mrs. E. E. Carey
Sr., and Jack COrdrey, spent Tues
day in Wilmington.
Mrs. w. Norman Hickman, whC
has been entertaining her sister
Mrs. Richard G. Peters, and Mr.
Peters, accompanied them to thei
home in Stamford, N. Y, for 1
visit.
Milford chronicle., 1952-08-22
MILLSBORO
By Mrs.
E. E. Carey

There will be an ice cream and
cake festival Wednesday night,
August q, at z O'Clock in the V.
w. Home on the DUPONT High
way, rain or shine, for the benefit
of Sussex Memorial Post No. 7422.
An ice cream social, sponsored
by Carey's w. S. G. S. will be held
on Thursday evening at 1880, Au-
gust %, on the camp ground. The
rain date is Friday, the 29th.
On THU sday evening, August IA,
after the most beautiful wedding
of Miss Jane r. Mustard of George
town, and George A. DOdd, of Mills
bOrO, several neighbOrs and friends
returned home with Mrs. Ethel B.
DOdd to await the bridal party who
had mOtOred to the Beebe HOspi-
tai in Lewes to visit with her
daughter, Anna d. Goslee. Mrs.
GOslee has been confined to the
hospital with first, second, and
third degree burns since the ex-
plOsiOn of their cabin cruiser on
Saturday evening, July 26.
Mrs. Dodd extends her thanks
to each of her friends who tried
to console her during the illness
of her daughter and on such an
occasion of both grief and happi-
ness combined.
Mrs. E. E. Carey, Sr., spent We'd
nesday and Thursday in RehObOtf
with her brother and sister-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Johnson.
/ Mrs. Warren Risner of Lewes Wis
tied her brother and sister-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. McCabe a great
er part of last week. The McCabes
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. ant
Milford chronicle., 1952-08-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Donaway
have returned from a trip to Will
liamsburg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Ayres are
spending this week at a cottage on
Rehoboth Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Nichols of
Newark visited Mrs. Julia Nichols
over the weekend.
Mrs. Ethel B. Dodd entertained
her friends, Charles w. Burke, his
mother, Mrs. Margaret M. Burke,
and Mrs. Cora Dunkford of West
Chester, Pa, over the weekend.
Jesse T. White of Philadelphia
is spending two weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Har1ey P. White.
Wilbur Shockley of Dewitt, N.
Y, visited his mother, Mrs. Matte
ShOckley, over the weekend.
John S. Cordrey, stationed at
Killeen Air Base, Killeen, Texas,
is spending ten days with his mo-
ther, Mrs. John A. Cordrey.
Milford chronicle., 1952-08-22
GEORGETOWN

The State Federation Of Business
and Professional Women's Clubs
will continue to support the "Wo-
men for Better Government" move
ment launched in Dover in July
and will continue to list BPW men,
bers who are qualified and willing
TO accept elected or appOintive Off
ces in local, county and state af-
fairs. This decision was made in the
recent meeting of the Board of Di-
Tectors and committee chairmen,
held in Dover to plan activities Of
clubs throughout the state for the
coming year, 1928. Miss Madelyn
Tharp, Public Affairs chairman Of
the State Federation, reported on
the meeting Of women for Better
Government. The Board also ap-
proved a move to advocate "a wO-
man on the cabinet Of the PTesi-
dent Of the United States"
Mrs. Madelyn Arnold Dunn, pres
ident of the State Federation,
presided at the meeting in Dover.
Miss Ruth Bell, Wilmington, Educa-
tion and Vacations chairman, dis
cussed plans to hold a Small Bpsi-
ness Clinic this fall and Miss Ruth
Jones, Dover, outlined plans for ex-
pansiOn. Mrs. Esther Keck, Middle
town, Program Coordination chair
man, was named as chairman Of a
committee to plan for BPW Work
shops in October for BPW men,
bers all over the state. Mrs. Keck
will select her own committee to
carry out such plans.
Mrs. Mary E. Jones, Dover, mem
ber of the EducatiOns and Voca-
tiOns Committee gave a report on
the meetings of the Unified Legis-
lative School Committee meeting
held in Dover, which she attended
as a representative of the State
BPW. Miss Mildred Schaefer, Oi
Dover, also reported on the Com.
Gil of Education meeting. Miss Rutf
Ellen Rheim, Smyrna, presented re
ports on two meetings where SHE
represented the State BPW, name
ly the Welfare Council and the Sec
ond Delaware Citizenship Confer
ence, held in Wilmington.
The BOerd voted funds for tht
state publication which will b.
published quarterly. Mrs. Zeldi
Wilson, Wilmington. editor Of tn
publication, will be assisted by he
staff which comprises: Mrs. Nelli
Reighter, Wilmington, asst editor
Miss Miriam Alexander, Whining
ton, circulation manager; and tn
following County editors: Miss Lii
lian Merrick, Middletown, for NeV
Castle; Miss LeOna Dickrager, Har
rington. for Kent; Mrs. Heste
Champion, Laurel, for western Sus
sex and Mrs. Mary G. Wilson, TO
eastern Sussex County.
The Board supported Mrs. Lilli
an Hulse, of Wilmington, in a res
olution to send greetings to tn
Australian Federation Of BPV
Clubs, in October. Mrs. Hulse is In
ternational Relations chairman.
Mrs. Vera G.. Davis, of Dover,
member of the Capital City Clul
was named as State Parliamental
ian.
The next meeting Of the Board
Directors is scheduled to take plaC
October Is, at $3.50 pm, in the Dir
ner Bell Inn, in Dover.
With more than 100 member
present the 21st annual reunion
the Tunnel Clan was held Angus
9 and 10. The Saturday meeting, il
cluding. a business session, Dime
and entertainment, was held in I'll
Lord Baltimore High School. Dill
ner was served by the WSCS
Bethel Methodist Church.
officers elected to serve for Il
next year were Justice James \
Tunnel Jr., president; former u
Senator James NJ. Tunnel ST., hoI
Milford chronicle., 1952-08-22
New Tuition Plan

NEW YORK = up A special
deferred payment plan for veter-
ans of the Korean War and for
other veterans entitled to educa-
tional benefits under the new G. /.
Bill of Rights will be started in
September at Columbia University's
Teachers College, according to DR..
Milton G Del Manzo, college pro-
vost. They may have up to two
thirds of their tuition deferred.
Under the deferred payment plan,
if the years tuition for veteran
is $500, he pays $500 in cash and
the balance in installments starting
six months after he leaves college.
Milford chronicle., 1952-08-22

The bride is a graduate of the
Georgetown High School, Glass of
80 and of GOldey-Beacom College
in Wilmington. The groom attend
ed Delmar High School and is as
sociated with a well-knOwn clean
ing establishment on the shore.
Milford chronicle., 1952-08-22

A recent survey has found a hole
in the Pacific ocean near Guam
that is 3564O feet deep, says the
National Geographic Society.
Evening star., 1952-07-31

made her way out he plunged into
the flame filled room seeking her.
Seconds later he staggered out a
back door, burned from head to
foot.
Neighbors, aroused by the sound
of the explosion and Mrs. Thu
mans screams, ran to help the
victims. Mrs. j. H. Tiller, jr., of
6808 Clarendon road, wrapped
Mrs. Truman in a blanket and
forced her to lie down on the
lawn to await an ambulance. Mrs.
Truman sobbed that her son was
still inside the burning house.
Other neighbors in the back Of
the house wrapped Kenneth in
rugs
Exhausted Supply.
When mother and son arrived
at the hospital the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Rescue Squad was
sent to the regional blood center
for emergency supplies of blood.
The center supplied Is pints of
IO-negative. B-negative and ABB
negative blood. This represented
the center's total supply of those
three blood types.
Radio appeals for volunteer
donors to replenish the emergency
blood supply were broadcast.
More than two score donors tele-
phoned for appointments at the
blood center today.
Mr.. Truman was at the Penta-
gon when news of the tragedy at
his home reached him. He went
Immediately to the hospital where
he was joined by his daughter,
Jeanette, only other surviving
member of the family.
Evening star., 1952-07-31
Bethesda Fire Victims
Die Of Burns Despite
Battle 10 Save Them

A Bethesda mother and son
were fatally burned yesterday
when a flash fire followed an ex-
plosion of gasoline in the kitchen
of their home at 6805 Clarendon
road.
The victims. Mrs. Ida Marie
Truman, 81. and her son. Ken
meth, 25. died in Suburban Hos
pital last night after a gallant
medical battle that exhaused the
Red Cross Washington Regional
Blood Center of stocks of three
types of blood.
AS Montgomery County fire au-
thorities reconstructed the trag-
edy. Mrs Truman was pouring
two gallons Of gasoline down the
kitchen sink in an effort to clear
Ia clogged drain.
Fumes from the gasoline were
ignited, either by a spark from
the refrigerator motor or by the
pilot light on the kitchen stove
The kitchen was filled with scar
ing flames as the fumes exploded
Fought Way to Door.
Mrs. Truman, wife of Rudolph
H. Truman, transportation econ
omist for the Defense Depart
ment's Munitions Board. screamed
and fought her way to the front
door of her home. All Of hel
clothing was burned away.
Kenneth. in another part OF
the house, heard his mother
scream and ran to the kitchen
Unaware that his mother had