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Evening star., 1953-09-15
Collision Injuries Two
Near White House;
Man Hurt in Arlington

Two men escaped serious in
jury when the cars they were
driving collided near the White
House on Pennsylvania avenue
early today.
Treated and released from
Emergency Hospital were David
Jonko, so, of $3.50 Fourteenth
street NV, a supervisor for the
Coast and Geodetic Survey, and
James A. Stalp. 81, of 901 North
Pollard street, Arlington, a truck
driver.
Police said the 1905 am. ac-
cident, which tied up traffic for
about 30 minutes, happened at
East Executive and Pennsyl-
vania avenues.
Police charged Mr.. Stalp with
going through a red light, driv-
ing after his permit had been
revoked and having defective
brakes. He was scheduled to
appear in Municipal Court to-
day.
A 62-year-old man who start
ed out to drive to Jackson, Miss,
early today got only as far as
Arlington where he apparently
fell asleep at the wheel and
crashed into a tree.
Glen Briggs, 4700 Tilden street
NV, was taken to Arlington
Hospital after the accident at
$50 am. and was admitted with
a broken right leg. cuts and
bruises. His condition is not
SeriOIlS
Evening star., 1953-09-15
By the Assoeiutsd Pres.

MORTON, Wash, Sept. 15.-
Floyd E. Tharp, chief of police
of this little foothills town, shot
and killed himself yesterday
after learning that his bullet
had killed a 13-year-old Seattle
boy at a roadblock near the en-
trance to Mount Rainier Ma
tional Park.
DR.. Frank James, Pierce County
coroner, said Mr.. Tharp was
upset emotionally after the
death of Kenneth Nelson, re-
peating over and over that he
had two boys the same age.
Walking away from the scene
of the roadblock shooting after
young Nelson had died, Mr..
Tharp repeated historically:
II might have shot my own
boys"
Shoots Self on Scene.
Two policemen attempted to
comfort him and he told them,
I'm all right now" But a mo-
ment later he pulled his revolver
from its holster and killed him.
self, DR.. James said.
Young Nelson was riding in a
car with two other Seattle teen
ayers. Police sought to stop
them for questioning after re-
ceiving a complaint from owners
OF a motel that a youth wearing
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Truckers to Meet

Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Richard F. Mitchell will
address the District Trucking
Association at noon tomorrow
in the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Deuf Mute Model

Jean Mabey, %. one of Austria
lia's most beautiful models, has
been deaf and dumb since birth,
Sydney reports.
Evening star., 1953-09-15

Only at The Hecht Co. In Washing
ton. 24-hour phone service. Gail
Ma. $500 anytime day or night
Evening star., 1953-09-15

Tnese drawings are from
o. s. Pat. No. 2.591.566
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| from Northern Ireland and New
Hampshire went to- Truro to
claim land.
New Glasgow. on the East
River and not far from Pictou,
on the Northumberland Strait,
is the home of the famed Pictou
Lodge. Nearby is one of the
largest lobster canneries in the
world.
To Cope Breton Island
Mulgrave, a railway terminus
on the Strait of Canso, has a
ferry which takes automobiles
and travellers to Cape Breton
Island, one of the loveliest por-
tions of Nova Scotia and that
part of the province where the
visitor may often hear Gaelic
Scotch still spoken. A trip
around the Cape Breton high
way is recommended if the
weather is good, with a stay of
a night or a week at the Gov
ernment-owned Kettle Lodge.
And don't miss a sail on the
Bras dor Lakes.
The other seward approach to
Nova Scotia is made via the
Princess Helene, a GlaSgow-built
liner which makes the trip across
the smooth Bay of Fundy in
four hours, arriving at Digby
daily, before noon. Just after
passing through rocky and pine
clad Digby Gut the visitor will
notice the Pines Hotel, it's out
door pool and the golf course.
Annapolis Royal is one of the
most historic towns in Eastern
Canada. Kentville is the Win
chester of Nova Scotia, for it is
in the heart of the apple-raising
country. Grand Pre-, immor-
talized in Henry w. Longfellow's
poem. "Evangeline," is in the
veritable heart of the Acadian
settlement along the Basin of
Minas. It is a must" before you
return to the United States.
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deep-sea fishing feet, was built
on a tiny peninsula. with front
and a back harbor. It was the
home of the Bluenose, undefeat-
ed champion of the North At
lantic fishing fleet. It was set
tied by Huguenots and Han
overians. It has a nine-hole golf
course nearby.
Sohdy Beaches
Hubbard, halfway between
Lunenburg and Halifax, is on St.
Margarets Bay. with excellent
saltwater bathing on safe,
sandy beaches.
Halifax, largest city and CAPT.
tai of the province, is a military
and naval station, founded in
1749 by Edward CORVALLIS. The
beautiful public gardens are not
to be missed; North West Arm,
the citadel, dockyard, Martello
Tower, Dalhousie University and
st. Georges Round Church are
scenic and historic attractions.
There are no night clubs.
Northward over highway 2 is
Truro, known as the Hub OF
Nova Scotia. It was destroyed
when the Acadians were banished
in 1755, and after that settlers
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One Of series Of motor trips from
Washington. Clip ond save it foI
future reference.
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Notebook

Continued From Page BID
eral generations. Trains pro-
vide the transportation between
the Norfolk area and Williams
burg and Charlottesville. There,
buses take over for a trip over
Skyline drive to Washington
The price, in the neighborhood
of $85, includes meals, state
room on the boat, admission to
buildings in Williamsburg and
to the homes of Jefferson and
Monroe at Charlottesville.
Still another tour service. per-
haps more famous among North
fasteners than among Washing
tonians for it's red carpet"
treatment accorded guests, will
be operated by Tauck Tours. The
13-day tours of the Great Smoky
Mountains and old Virginia, be-
ginning next month, originate In
New York about every three
weeks. First stop is Washington
with the party stopping over
night at the Mayflower Hotel
Washington travellers join the
tour the next morning.
Highlights of the trip are four
days and nights in Asheville,
N. c., at the Battery Park Hotel;
overnight at the lovely Sedgefield
Inn at Greensboro, c.; the
Williamsburg Inn, Natural Bridge
and Richmond. Noon stops are
made at places chosen especially
for excellent food.
Three Doy Tours
Since early April. the Gray
Line of Washington has been
conducting three-day tours in
de luxe motor coaches to a Sc
lected group of scenic and his
toricaI points in Virginia. More
about it some other time. as a
result of a personal "cruise" over
the route to see how they are
conducted. Suffice it to say
now that such tours, which are
planned in such details as to
eliminate the annoyance of tip
ping, can be recommended. De-
partures from Washington are
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
For a capsule description. the
tour includes IS miles of Skyline
drive panorama to Swift Run
Gap). Charlottesville, with visit!
to Monticello and AShlawn
Richmond (overnight), Viii.
liamsburg overnight at thu
LODGE Jamestown, Yorktown
Wakefield, Stratford and Fred.
ericksburg.
Another choice also has beer
available to Washington ares
tourists since early April. These
are seven-day tours conducted
by the American Express, leaving
New York every Sunday by train
Washington areas Virginia visi'
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Order Curbs
Big Trucks in
Great Smokes

ASHEVILLE, N. C.-Heavy
trucks will be encountered less
often on the single highway
through the Great Smoky Noun
tains National Park, U. s. AL,
this summer. The new truck
regulation provides that from
May Is through October Is and
between the hours of 8 am. and
6 pm, trucks Of more than ~
tons capacity, or any trucks car
rying a load in excess Of 5000
pounds, are barred from using
highways in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.
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Drawings to Begin
For Fishing Prizes

CAPE MAY COURTHOUSE
N. J.-Weekly prize drawings in
the Cape May County fishing
contest will start Saturday.
Both the county competition
and the I'VE Caught EN- at
Ocean City Contest" are open to
residents and visitors. These
and other competitions open to
fresh or salt water anglers lend
incentive to outdoor activities.
Bait fish may be taken from
June Is through December
Black or small-mouth bass and
OSwego or large-mouth bass
may be flshed from June is
through November.
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Munoir RicheIieu
To Open June lo

MURRAY BAY.-The Manor
Richelieu, world-famous Cana
dian resort hotel and cottage
colony. will open for its silver
jubilee season on June 10, &C
cording to Fred L. Abel, man.
ager.
Located on Murray Bay, over
looking the st. Lawrence River,
the Manor Richelieu is in that
part of Eastern Canad which
is as French as Normandy. II
is visited by all cruise ships Of
the Canada Steamship Lines.
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tors join the party in Baltimore
for an overnight sail down
Chesapeake Bay to Norfolk.
HighlightS of the trip include
a day at Virginia Beach, Will
liamsburg, Jamestown, Rich
mond. Charlottesville, Lexington
and the Shenandoah Valley. The
tour comes to a close in Wash
ington. ---
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future reference.
ship Lines facilities for a de-
lightful, overnight sail on the
Atlantic Ocean for an early
morning arrival at Yarmouth,
Nova Scotia, known as the IAN
cient port of wooden ships and
iron men," Your car Is taken
along on the liner and Is ready
for immediate use up highway /,
the Bay of Fundy side, or high
way 3, known as the South Shore.
The drive between the Var
mouth Wedgeport area and Dig
by, on the Annapolis Basin, Is
known as the French Shore. 1t
was the area to which hundreds
of the Acadians, expelled in Sep
TENDER, 1755, returned at a later
date to live and rear their fam
lilies. Meteghan, halfway be-
tween the tuna fishing center of
Wedgeport and the resort town
Digby, got Its name from the In
dian word 'Mitihikan," meaning
blue stone. It is lobster fishing
and lumber center. ....
Picturesque Towns
If, on debarking from the
steamship at Yarmouth, the mo-
toring vacationer elects to 60 to
Halifax by way of the Atlantic
Ocean side, the drive goes
through picturesque towns built
by the French and Scots. It is
not unusual to see a yoke of
oxen hauling q wagon on the
road or farm implements across
a fertile field.
White Point Beach, in addition
to offering modern motor court
cabins, tennis courts and O golf
course. has facilities for salt and
fresh water fishing. Salmon and
trout are abundant. Bridgewa-
ter, just to the north, is located
on the La Have River. one of the
best salmon fishing streams in
Nova Scotia. The French ex-
plorer, Marc Lescarbot. visited
this site in 1907, the year James
town, Va, was established
Lunenburg, home Of the great
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Two Offices for Tourists

TOKYO.-BecauSe so many
tourists are visiting Tokyo. two
information Offices have been
set up at busy spots in the Japa-
nese capital. One is located
near Central Station and the
other in front of Shimbashi Sta
ton.
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Motoring From Washington:
By WoIter w. Hubbord

This trip, the third Of a Sc
ries dealing with the vacation
lands Of Eastern Canada, is
mapped by the AAA on the as
sumption that the motorist has
reached Boston, Mass. or st.
John, New Brunswick, where
steamship service is available to
the peninsular province Of Nova
Scotia.
The approach via Boston
makes use Of the Eastern Steam
The Key outpost., 1953-01-23
Naval Station "A"
Bowling League

The 0perational Development
station moved into first place in
the Naval Station "a" Bowling
League last week for the first time
this, season. Two makeup matches
provided the margin needed to put
oppev in top place. A string Of "a
straight WINS one loss, and three
more wins is the record of the
Op0ev team. The one loss came
al the hands of the uSS SarSfield.
Two new individual records were
established last week. Nicholson Of
the Fleet Sonar School replaced
Berkes of Boca Chiea with
single game of 2s7. Caldwell Of
o6nep set series Of go. replac-
ms Kaufman of the uSS Gilmore
and Nicholson Of FltSoSch who
wa3e tied in that department.
9oea Chica set a new team
game score of 9aS. replacing the
NaxSsa, The Public Works Civi-
1iaas relied high team series for
ne week. 26ee,
The Key outpost., 1953-01-23
Sonar School
Baseball Team
Readying For Play

Cliinaxing two weeks of inten-
slve practice, Fleet Sonar Schools S
baseball team will play an inter-
squad game this Saturday on
Walker Field at $500 to choose a
first team for the Naval Station
Winter Baseball League, tentative
ly Scheduled to get underway 26
Jan.
The first general practice ses-
sion was held Is Jan at which %
men were present competing for
the various positions. F. w. La
Metiiea SIN, USCG, a pitcher on
last years squad viii be trying for
the. top pitching assignment.
L5Medica, class 353-A, halls from
Harrison, New York, where he
Tlaved three years of baseball for
TaFl'ison High School. In his junior
year his record was five wins and
one loss, but because of a trick
shoulder he was unable to play
during his senior year. Imme-
dately upon reporting to the Sonar
School he tried out for the local
nine and did fine Job, primarily
as a relief pitcher, until his trick
shoulder again went bad hospitali-
zing him before the season was
corfpeted.
MI. M. Gutterman, SIN, class 353-
A, another Sonar School standout,
win be trying for shortstop posi-.
tion this year. Gutterman played
second base at Lafayette High
School in Brooklyn, New York, and
LATER played sandlot with the
Bnoklyn "Celtix." who won the
championship in the "Shore Park
way League" Prior to his enlist
mens he had tryouts with the
Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
and the New York Yankees at
Yankee Stadium.
According to Coach Joe Brewer,
those two men should play a major
role in putting the Sonar School
in the limelight Of the Winter Base.
ball League.
The Key outpost., 1953-01-23
KEY VEST USOs
CELEBRATE 18th
ANNIVERSARY

Plans for celebrating the 18th
anniversary of the USO, A Feb, in
Key West were made at a recent
meeting of the local USO Staff
conference.
A series of events were drawn
up by Mrs. Eileen Coughlin, of the
USO Club at 1921 Duval Street,
and Miss Dorothy Rath, and Rich
ard E. Evans, both of the USo
Club at $50 Whitehead Street.
The birthday dance at the USO-
NCCS Club is scheduled for We'd
nesday evening, A Feb, while an
other birthday dance is planned
at the USO-YMCA Club for Thurs
day evening, 5 Feb. Both will
feature birthday cakes for refresh
ments and appropriate ceremonies
at intermissionS.
Both Clubs win hold open house
to the public as well as members
of the Armed Forces and their
families Sunday, 8 Feb.
The past year has witnessed the
most spectacular postwar deve-
lopment of the USO, enabling the
organization to keep pace with the
expansion of the nations armed
forces, according to information
supplied by the National headquar-
ters of US0. For example, the
number of monthly visits by mill
tary personnel to USO centers
throughout the country and abroad
has risen from 1866, $50 in Octo-
Der, 1851, to 4,047 ,9S7 in October,
1852. In the same period the num-
Der of USO volunteers has more
than doubled, rising from 1868 to
113, 1894.
The number of USO units has
increased from 221 to 294 in this
country and abroad where United
States troops are stationed, from
Istanbul to Okinawa and from
Kodiak, Alaska, to the Canal Zone.
The Key outpost., 1953-01-23
Religious Week
Program Outlined

The special religious program
during Religious Emphasis Week
has been arranged for the Military
Personnel and their Dependents
of the Key West area. Guest speak
erS viii be present the entire week.
Faithful attendance is encouraged.
PROTESTANT 2 Feb through 8
Feb.
Naval Station: 0S00 at Theatee
and 1000 at the Chapel. Speaker
viii be DR. Aaron Nickel.
Naval Air Station Boca Chica
Field: 1880 at Theater. Speaker
will be DR. John w. Fulton, Jr.
Naval Air Station Seaplane
Base: 1900 at Theater. DR. Fulton
viii be the speaker.
CATHOLIC MISSION for women
Is Feb through II Feb. Can SER
vices for the women'S mission win
be held at the Naval Station Me-
mortal Chapell
Sunday at 1880 Rosary, Ser.
mon and Benediction.
Daily at O6Oo & 0900-Holy Mass.
19SO-RoSary, Sermon and Bene-
diction.
CATHOLIC MISSION for men
Is Feb through IS Feb. can SER
vices for the men win be held at
the Seaplane Base Theater.
Sunday at l800-Rosary, Sermon
and Benediction.
Daily at 063O & 1900 Holy Mass.
19S0-Rosary, Sermon and Bene.
diction.
Father Nelson ]. Hamilton Of the
0blates of Mary Immaculate Mis-
sion Band will conduct all the ser.
vices.
JEWISH Feb through 6 Feb.
Services will be held in the Jewish
Synagogue located on the corner Os
Southard and Simonton Sts.
Moses Birthday Service
Monday at $500, evening services
Tuesday through Thursday at 1900.
Sabbath Eve service, Friday At
1000.
Rabbi Abraham Schwartz win
conduct the services.
The Key outpost., 1953-01-23
SPARKS FROM
COMM. DEPT.
By ORCHID

It's nice to have 1T Reel back
with us again. He returned from
leave and looks quite rested. He
went fishing lot during his vaca-
ton and caught quite a few grunts
and snappers.
This week we spread out the
welcome mat" to Mrs. Mary
Shannon who replaced Mr.. Clar-
ence Berg as teletype operator in
the Message Center. Good luck
Mary, and hope you like it here.
Next Wednesday {. ID. Crandall
RMNl, viii be a ''fuil-fledged civil
liam" He is being discharged from
the Navy at that time. He viii be
going back home TO West Palm
Beach, Fla, and plans to do car
penter work there. We're all going
TO miss you, Crandsll, especially
the boys at the Transmitter Shack.
Good luck to you and your family.
Last week we welcomed aboard
James L, Strange. SA, USN. He
replaced Joel Garyn, SA, USN..
as messenger in the Message Cen
ter. We hope that you like your
job, James. Joel is being indoe-
trinated into teletype work and Is
doing good. Best of luck to you,
Jeell
We nov have another adult in our
midst Donald Z. Scott, TESN.
celebrated his 2ist birthday fast
Friday ard is very proud Of the
fact that be can vote now May
sou have many many more Hap.
py Birthdays, Scott
The Key outpost., 1953-01-23
SONARMEN
DOWN NOU

The Sonar School hoopsters
downed N0U in an exciting tilt
last Saturday night by a 50 ~
count. The Sonarmen led all the
way piling up an IS point lead
by the half time break.
Dropping them in consistently
during the second balf, the sonar.
men continued to fatten their lead
for a sure-fire victory.
High scorer for the Sonar School
was r. E. Kitchens. SN, with IA
points; runner-up was w. s. Leu
ven, SN, with IS (all scoring in
the third periodl. Other members
Of the squad were, LTJG P. W..
Meyer, A. A. Kosiak, SN, E. NJ.
Pflukc Jr., SA, L. A. Krocko. SN.
The Key outpost., 1953-01-23
.VX-l Takes Win
Over FAWTU Five

VX-1 took the measure of FAW-
TIL 5S-46 in the first-round finale
for both teams in Navy Basket
ball League play. The winners
maintained their unbIemished re-
cord with this victory, inflicted the
second defeat of the season on
their arch-rivals from Boca Chica
the first defeat for FAWTU
since its opening game.
FAWTU grabbed an early lead
and held it at the end of the first
period 9-8. Roy Hensley registered
a long, one-handed set shot just
before the horn to give FAWTU
a precariouS 2l-19 margin at the
half.
AirDevRon seized the lead early
in the third Stanza and by virtue
of superior rebounding. gradually
increased its advantage.
ESkridge Of VX.l paced scorers
from both quints with is points.
Bill McMurray, who tailed II
points and garnered most Of the
losers rebounds, was a standout
performer in defeat.
The Key outpost., 1953-01-23

The program, in order to be
more efficient, is divided into two
partisan area wide program in
cluding both forces afloat and for
ces ashore, and varsity program
consisting of just the forces ashore.
Area wide part of the program
consists of league-type play in the
following sports. with their tenta-
tive seasonal dates:
Baseball, May through Septem-
ber; basketball, October through
February; bowling, year around;
boxing (smoker type,) April
through October; tennis, Septem-
Der through March; and volleyball,
November through March.
Part two of the program, includ-
ing just the forces ashore, con-
sists of tournament-type play in the
following sports with their tenta-
tive dates:
Baseball. % Jan: basketball, Is
March; bowling, Is Feb; boxing,
16 Feb; golf, Is June; pistol, Is
Oct; rifle, Oct; skeet, Nov;
softball, l July; table tennis, Is
Nov; tennis, Is April; and volley-
ball, 1 Dec.
The varsity program, or part
two, runs from l Jan to 81 Dec
each year on a points award"
value based on unit participation
with not more than one team be-
ing represented.
Twenty five points will be award
ed when unit fields a participat-
ing team in the varsity program.
The winner of each tournament
will be awarded Is points; second
place, IA points; third place, 13
points, and so on down the line.
The unit accumulating the great
est number of points at the end of
each year will be awarded the
"Admirars Trophy For Athletic
Endeavor." ]" This trophy will re-
main in possession of the winning
unit for one year, at which time
it will be relinquished and re-
awarded.
Prior to the start Of each lea
que or tournament under this pro-
gram, a constitution and bylaws
will be written.
Units taking part are responsible
for the maintenance and upkeep of
the facilities being used in the var.
ious athletic programs.
All fees for awards and officials
viii be paid from the U. S. Naval
Station Recreation Fund and pro-
rated.
Small units desiring to combine
with other small units for the pur-
pose Of participation are autho-
rized, providing their total COM
bined complement does not ex.
ceed 400.
Both the area wide program
and the varsity program are re-
Stricted to military personnel.
The Key outpost., 1953-01-23
Report From
Washington
tBY Armed Forces Press Service

The following bills of interest
to service personnel were recently
introduced in Congress:
1.-Abill to reduce individual in
come tax.
PA bill reducing rates on air
mail parcel post sent to members
of the Armed Forces in certain
areas.
3--A bill to amend the Service
mems Readjustment Act of 1914,
by extending the benefits of titles
IL and III to certain persons who
have remained on active service.
"A bill to amend certain pro-
visions of the NSLI Act of 1910,
to assure the right of Judicial re-
view.
5--A bill to establish the United
States Air Academy at Randolph
AFB, Texas.
GA bill to amend the Army
Organization Act of 1850 to pro-
vide more efficient dental care for
Army personnel.
IA bill to provide certain ad-
ditional benefits for members of
the National Guard of the United
States who suffer disability or
death while engaged in active
training duty.
S--A bill to increase the special
pay of enlisted personnel of the
uniformed services on sea and
foreign duty.
9-A joint resolution granting
free postage to members of the
Armed Forces while confined for
treatment in a military or naval
hospital, and to veterans who are
receiving hospital or institutional
care in institutions operated by.
or under contract to, the Veterans
Administration.
10-A bill to provide for emer.
gency furlough or Leave for mem
berse of the Armed Forces serving
outside of the U. s. in event of
death of members of their i'm
mediate families.
1l--A bin to provide an allow
ance for uniforms for certain off
GERS recalled to active duty.
PA bill to amend the War
Claims Act of 1913 to extend the
benefits of the act TO persons cap
tured or interned by, or in hiding
from. the Japanese Government
in China during WWII.