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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-22
Battery Additive
Dispute Is Up
For Discussion
BY JOHN CHADWICK

WASHINGTON Rt-The Senate
Small Business Committee today
rekindles the onee-raging dispute
over whether Jess M. Richie of
Oakland, Calf, and his battery
additive got a fair break from the
government.
Richie was called as the lead
off witness at public hearings
which Sen. Thye (R-Minn) 1.-The
committee chairman, said are
intended to bring out ''an sides of
this controversy
Slated to testify after Richie.
but possibly not until tomorrow.
is DR.. Allen v. Astin, career gov
eminent scientist who is being
forced out as director of the
Bureau of Standards as a result
of the dispute.
Sen Hunt (D-Wyo). a committee
member, said he hoped Astin would
be able to testify freely and not
feel he is under wraps because
he still is an empioye of the Com.
merce Department"
Secretary of Commerce Weeks,
who has supervision over the Blu.
reau, forced Astin's resignation
last March but later postponed it
after strong protests from scien-
tific groups and others.
Weeks commended the bureau
was not Sufficiently objective" in
rejecting Ritchie's claims that his
product, known as AD.X2. pepped
up aging but sound electric stor.
age batteries.
A fraud order was issued by the
Post Office Department last Feb.
ruary against Ritchie and his firm,
Pioneers, Inc, but Weeks said he
had prevailed on Postmaster Cen
eral Summerfield 10 suspend il
pending further investigation.
In ordering hearings. TIVE said
the one principal issue before his
committee was this:
Have agencies of the govern.
ment been fair and just in the
treatment Of Air. Richie and his
pTnduetg"
Meanwhile, = private xruun Of
scientists named by the National
Academy Of Sciences is undersak.
Ing laboratory and field tests az
the battery powder developed and
marketed by Richie.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-22
Criminal Caught

SAN FRANCISCO R-Donald
Charles Fitterer, one OF the ma
tons 10 most wanted criminals,
was arrested by Gordon of armed
officers at the San Francisco
Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza
yesterday as hundreds of blockad-
ed motorists looked on.
The FIJI said the unarmed fugi-
tive was arrested on a telephone
tip that he would be crossing the
bridge about p. m. in a Dodge
sedan.
B. X. Brown, special agent in
charge of the FBI office here, said
Fitterer admitted the Staying of
Charles Keith Harrison near Den
mark, Ia, on Aug. II, 1852.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-22
CambOdia's King
Back In Country,
Avoids Capital

SAIGON, Indochina R-Cambo-
dia's King Norodom Sihanouk has
returned to his Indochinese king
dom as abruptly as he left it a
week ago, but today he avoided
his capital city, Phnom PENN.
Terminating his self-imposed
exile to Bangkok, capital of neigh
boring Thaiand, the King and his
retinue returned to Cambodia by
motor yesterday and stopped at
Battambang, $50 miles northwest
of Phnom PENN.
The Kings mother, Princess
Souramrith, who exerts great influ-
ence over the monarch, left yester-
day to join him. Premier Pen
Mouth, to whom the King lad given
full government power on his de-
parture. remained in the capital.
Norodom previously said he left
his country to enforce his demands
for Cambodian freedom from
France and that he would stay
away until these were granted.
There was speculation here today
that he might remain in Battam-
bang-claiming he was in exile
from his eapital--to direct his
independence mpaign from
there.
Cambodia, one of the three Asso-
ciated States of Indochina, now has
almost complete control of her
local government but her defense
and foreign relations still are
largely under French direction.
French officials in Saigon and
Paris have expressed bewilderment
at the Kings actisno, saying they
have met his demands and have
received no new requests from
him. After his flight. the French
told Cambodian officials they could
not resume negotiations looking
toward more Cambodian indepen.
dence until the King returned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-22
May Is Busy Month, Newsletter
OF c. OF c. Shows In Report
Post Office
And Highway
induces Reveal
Continued Boom

The month of May was the bus
hest in Key West in the last five
years according to the Chamber
OF Commerce business analysis re-
leased Saturday in Trends, the
newsletter.
Post office receipts rose to an
all time high for the month to
$22, 421, compared with S13,671 five
years ago in that month and
$21,754 last May.
Building permits rose TO S3l2,-
600 compared to $s5,l00 five
years ago in May and $245,2T
last May.
The number Of ears travelling
soUfhboUnd on the Overseas
Highway rose TO 1895 COM
pared with half that number five
years ago in May, and only Is.
US in May 1852.
XVIII of electricity used rose
from 2,421 1858 in May 1852 to $685.
S1S. Five years ago only 1,285, 1893
XVIII were used.
The chamber received 1913 let
tiers compared with S81 last May;
and sent out 1852 letters compared
with 1881 last May. The numbers
Of visitors at the Chamber office
dropped from 696 in May, 1852 to
SAP last month.
Key West Chamber members
headed by Joe Allen, chairman of
the Advertising committee are
asking that $500 be spent imme-
diately on the summer season adj
vertising program.
With this money there will be a
reprint Of 10000 copies of the
Chambers summer folder. These
will be available June % and will
be forwarded in small quantities
to distribution points in the Mia
mi area and upstate Florida.
An amount of $500 was earmark-
ed for the personal appearance of
two Senoritas in Spanish costumes
who will distribute a special print
ed invitation for delegates at Mia
mi conventions to include Key
West as a side trip before return
ing to their homes. The two con-
ventions which viii be covered are
the National Education meeting
late this month attendance 12,O00)
and the National Hardware Mems
Association scheduled for July.
A reprint of 5000 city maps is
included in the expenditure and
two five inch three column ads
win appear in Miami papers just
prior to the July 4th and Labor
L ay weekend.
A supply 81 1000 folders win be
sent to the Kiwanis international
Convention in New York late this
month and will be distributed to
the delegates from a special South
Florida booth which Is to be set
up in Madison Square Garden.
The newsletter Trends also re-
ports that group Of 20 local mer-
chants have formed a Credit Re-
porting Service. Paul Sher has In
formation on this service and is
president Of the association.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-22
Delegates Meet

WASHINGTON y - The accent
vas on Korea to-day as delegates
assembled here for the 2aud cssn.
yentiou If tie American Red Cross,
Officials said much az tire talk
al the ihree-day meeting running
through Wednesday wal be y.
eoatrated On relief and res. ae
problems In tbs emhstIled karsan
Peninsula
President EisenhcweE VII "a.
dress tae final session os ise 80
yentloa Y eaaas8&.9 .a9at.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-22
Budget Allotment
Not Enough For
Needs OF Agency

PHILADELPHIA Rt-Dr. Robert
l.. Johnson says he win tell Con.
gress proposed li2ta million
dollar budget for the international
Information Administration is not
enough for the organization he
heads.
Johnson said yesterday he will
ask Congress 10 approve that
amount but declared, eve need a
minimum Of i2s million dollars or
even more" The 1924 million
dollar limit was set by the Budget
Bureau.
The ia director was interviewed
on the ABC television show.
'iunior Press Conference. He
told the student newsmen that
even II Congress does approve the
amount proposed. eve might have
TO eliminate some countries and
programs entirely.
He said he thought il was . CO
incidence that President Eisen-
hower'S recent book burning"
statement came az . time when
there was some contention over
the removal ~ some books from
our overseas libraries.
There is not list Of books not
allowed in our libraries overseas,
be said. only a directive--and cur
librarians are given a great deal
al freedom in interpreting that
directive
johnson said a four or five-man
bipartisan group viii review the
books and any found unfit viii be
placed in warehouse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-22

directors who Va handle the
0DM's major divisions. and a
number of other important Subor-
dinates viii work on this basis.
When they go home, other industry
men viii replace them.
An 0DM reorganization, under
taken since the agency gained per-
manent status week ago, also
provides that each division have a
permanent deputy from the regular
career government service. Flem-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-22

ming believes this viii serve 10
provide continuity in policy and
operations.
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DIES FROM INJURY

ST PETERSBURG IA woman
found unconscious in 3 car Iane 10
died ~ hospital here without
ever regslning consciousness
Justice al The Peace Clyde klS-
singer said &C aasopSy showed
Mrs. l.eanie Spencer. So. died from
a blow on the head
Deputy Sheriff A. {. Brannen
said Tommy Hayden s4s arrested
three days later On = charge If
assaallsag Mrs Spencer ard Is
hsiag head 60 an open Charge,
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Laura Lee Shreve's Six Wins
CIinch Junior Riding Honors

Brewer: 2. Sara scheleen; 8. Rosemary
Burches; 4. Sara Willis; 8. Beverley Har-
rison; Il. Allison Duffey.
Nancy Hahn; ,. Gretchen Schiltz; 3.
5. Mary Love Dodd: g. Donny Miner.
Jumping: l. Team of Sara Scheleen. Sara
Willis and Susan Councillor; ,. Team OF
Randy Evans, Debby Shannon. and Lor-
fai9e ne, e G0nSe,i vel other other teams eliminated.
Lee shreves Fancy; .. Beverley Haro
rison's Bigger Bit 3. Nancy Ormes Judy;
f. Bobbie Gardner's Danny Boy.
Sshssn Hoands Ge''?H sDansh fanss aisssr ana 5.
Hishlaind inaini Fling; ling. 4. TEouulboador.
Golden, Belle: s. Chuck Ackermar1's Fox
IrsT Sma cSl orN Maxwell Mad,gsy gTaylors His Nibs.
Junior Equitation Schools Fancy Fight:
2, Junior Equitation schools Sauce Box:
g. judy: Z; Danny Boy,
Brownie: !. Golden nsRiae0 jane. fnns' o.
Junior Modified olympic-1; Blanche
sobnos ADr Va0G z JHni1G %Gn
stinker; Z. ''5 Golden sH Belle. ioni Brewers
wi, Virginia stIn I.gs; Horse Show Assoeiati9n's
Evans: E 9. Toni 0s Brewer: 5, Sara SEfnne WiIlis
4. Russel Waithers. jr.
Small Pony Hunting Attire-1, Fancy:
2, Sauce BOX: 8; Fancy Flight: 4, judy
sicIe: ,, Hinsiand Fling: ). Nancy orme's
Hydramatic: 4. Troubador.
Junior Hunting Attire-1, Fox !Trot;
Tango: 4. Jesse Reeves Itzabug.
American Horse Show Association s
Medal Class-Hunting Seat, Caroline
& Laura Lee shreve; 5. Allison Duffey:
Small Pony Champion-Fancy. II
points: reserve, Sauce Box, 11la.
Large Pony Champion-Popsicle. 10
points: reserve, Troubador, 1872.
Junior Champion-Golden Belle. IA
Eauitation ChampionDToni Brewer,
12 points: reserve. Caroline Evans, 10.
Grand Champion-Fancy, II points:
reserve, Popsicle, 10.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
California Coach Calls
Huskies Crew Really Hot
By the Asseeioted Pres,

SYRACUSE, N. Y, June Is
KY Ebright, crew coach of the
University of California, says the
Washington Huskies are really
hot and much improved over the
boatload they brought East a
year ago.
Crews of both schools arrived
yesterday to train for the 51st
annual regatta of the Intercol-
legiate Rowing Association Sat-
urday on Onondaga Lake.
Coach Al Ulbrickson of WASH
ington admitted, 1--WE have a bet
ter crew than we had a year ago.
Last years eight never did get
in shape owing to a very late
spring, but it's hard to say how
good we really are"
Washington took it easy for a
3-mile run merely to get the
kinks out after q long train
ride"
Navy and Stanford arrived,
but did not hit the water.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
By the Assoeiotad Press

READING, PA, June 15.-AS
1000 spectators watched in hor-
ror, two racing drivers burned
to death in the fiery wreckage
of their stock cars at the Read
ing Fair Grounds yesterday.
Ten cars collided. The smash
up also sent David Haldeman Of
Bechtelsville. Pa, to Community
General Hospital with a possible
fracture of the skull and other
injuries.
Killed were George Lloyd. 81,
and Robert ROLAND, 26, both of
Reading.
The accident occurred on the
fourth lap of the 50-lap feature
of the second annual spring
stock car championships.
Lloyd and ROLAND were broth
ers-in-law. They were plotting
rival cars in a race sponsored b
Evening star., 1953-06-15

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Two Drivers Die IN Flames I.
threading Stock-Cor Crash

the All-Star Stock Racing Club.
The 81 cars entered in the race
were jockeying for position when
Haldeman's auto Swerved toward
the muddy infield. He wrenched
the wheel and the car bounced
off a guard rail, careened back
across the dirt track and plowed
into the outside guard rail in
the backstretch.
The cars piled up as they
swerved to avoid the accident.
ROLAND. well back in the field,
swung past the clustered cars,
Skidded and sliced through the
inside guard rail. ramming into
the base of a 50-foot light stand
ard.
Seconds later, Lloyd's racer
ploWed into Rolland's car and
the two vehicles burst into
flames, trapping both drivers.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Bobby Observation-Disclosures
For His One-d-Yeur Golf Feat

Bobby Goldstein is good for at
least one outstanding feat a
year at Woodmont. Two years
ago he scored two aces within
short period. In other recent
seasons the ex-U University of Vir-
ginia boxer has won a big cup
or an important match.
Yesterday he defeated Mel
Kraft. the medalist, 3 and 2, in
the second round of the club
championship.
DR.. Jerry Footer. the defend
ing champion, and Buddy Bry-
lawski. a former winner, met in
the top match of the day with
DR.. Footer winning in 10 holes,
l up. In other championship
fight matches, Howard Nord-
linger. many times champion, de-
feated Cabot Feldman, 6 and S;
Hubert Hoff of George Washing
ton u, defeated Everett Steinem,
2 and /; Alvin Dulcan defeated
Lou Gorin, 2 and 1: Leon Gerber
defeated Colman Stein, and 4,
and Buddy Fig defeated Leonard
Jacobs, 2 and /.
Chevy Chase Club members
learned yesterday that a match
against the Pennington Club of
Virginia brings out virtually the
same golfers who play on the
All-Virginia team against the
Districts top players in the an
nual match.
In addition to Pro Joe Cannon,
the Virginians had the Battle
brothers, John and Bill, and the
Jansen brothers, Pat and Benno,
in addition to DR.. Walter Pa
nowski, Baltimorean who is
studying at the U. of Virginia,
and Frank Sutton.
With all that talent the Char
lottesville team won the annual
match, 1873. with Cannon and
John Battle taking 212 points
from Ward Burgess and Ralph
Bogart, the top duo of Chevy
Chase.
Lou Chelec had one Of those
days a 15-handicap player
dreams about yesterday Gnci-
dentally his handicap will not
be IS any longer) as he posted
mines of 81 and 80 for a 76 and
deducted Is handicap strokes
for a winning net 81 in the
annual DR.. A. Thomas Utz Tro-
ply play at Indian Spring.
Junior golfers continue to
make the club golfers sit up and
take notice. The Beman brothers,
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Rocca in Team Match
AT Turner's Toniqht

Antonino Rocca and Mike
Paidousis come up against SSs
pounds Of villainy in a two-man
team match that head the
wrestling show starting at Q
o'clock tonight at Turner's
Arena.
Rocca and Paidousis are meet
ing the Zebra Kid, a 2S5-
FOUNDER, and the Mighty UrsuS,
S03 pounds, in a match which
will have no time limit.
Ray Thunder makes his first
appearance here in several
months when he meets Clyds
Stevens in a 30-minute SEMI
final,. while in the other two
bouts, Verne Taft meets Lenny
Lombardi and Tinker Todd faces
Carl Freeman.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Gurvin's Girls Win
SoftbuII DoubIe-HeudeI

The Garvin's Grill girls soft
ball team has a TIA record for
the season after beating the
Central Lunch girl of Cumber-
land twice. 6-2 and 81, at Six
teenth and Kennedy streets yes
terday.
Helen Armiger led Garvin's at
the plate with a homer in each
game, the first with the bases
loaded and the second with one
on. Pitchers Mildred Womersley
and Ruth Sonheiner limited the
visitors to one hit in each game.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
SAXON Rates as Favoriie
In Turner Fight Tonight
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK. June 15.-John-
ny Saxton, unbeaten Brooklyn
welterweight contender, gets the
big test tonight at Philadelphia
when he meets Gil Turner. the
Philadelphian who fought Kid
Gavilan for the title year ago.
Turner gave Gavilan a b usy
time in the early rounds last
July until he caught the full fury
of a stung Gavilan in the 11th
round.
Saxton, who expects to weigh
in at 146, give or take a pound,
is 7-to-5 favorite over Turner,
who plans to carry 153 pounds.
A crowd of $4,000 and a gate up
wards of 100000 is likely if the
weather is good.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Lariat Easy Winner
Of Jumping HOnOrs
In MARYLAND Show
By Bruce FoIes, Jr.

George DiPaula's Lariat easily
won the open jumper champion
ship at the League of Maryland
horse and pony show yesterday
near Catonsville. Md.
Lariat, with Linky Smith, a
masterful rider, won four of five
classes to pile up 20 points.
The reserve award went to
Skippy Diehlmann'S Play Boy
who was reserve also to Lariat al
the Boumi Temple show Satur-
day. He was ridden by his youth
full owner to score nine points.
The only other horse to win in
the open division was Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Haubert's pony
Bright Eyes, ridden by Gardner
Hallman to the only clean per-
formance over the big course. He
captured the open jumper.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Hammond
Welch's hunters Morlett and
David Grey were in the hunter
division. Morlett, with Johnny
Mullen aboard, won the open
working hunter, while David
Grey, under the handling OF
Mrs. Eileen Doyle, won both the
working hunter hack and the
green working hunter events.
Phyllis Heflin, riding Thomas
Zibelli's Trinket, ruled the junior
division. In the D. Sterrett Git
tingS Horsemanship class, she
defeated some of the top riders
in the Nation.
Richard Zimmerman'S Pinoc-
chic, leading for the State large
pony championship, won the
large pony hunter, junior hunter
and Junior jumper.
Gorrelrs Thane of Wales; 2, Mrs. Arleen
Brooke's Sugar Foot: 3, Carroll Ann
E6eiings Merry O.; 4. Susan Moles-
60 Medium ponies under saddle. FRITZ
serTfsaks sTeTfs ssrnS SurPriss v z Parne 11 Cores
Joe JACKIE H ES'cs eherry s B0%nes
Large pony hack. Jackie Gather S
Eldorado; 2, Richard zimmermans Pinoc-
Shio' GIc ~ 2 Thom6as zi6elli,s Trinket: 4
2. Martha sterbak's Northiite. Only
twe entries completed course
Wales; 2. Sugar Foot; s. Merry O.; 4,
Medium pony hunter. Surprise; 2.
TrinE:t Ell Honey Be-; EdCssds EEdRSssdR10' &
s Junior e. hds hssk Ie. ETssons EaSTSdO sprth
NorthI3e: f g. seEm Roland HarimsSs mHSenlOi Little
D. sterritt Gfttings horsemanship-1.
Phyllis Heflin; .. Parnell Gore: 3, Billy
Boyce III; 4. Richard Zimmerman.
shore Acres rSWoa Barrel: T. RobeTt ske{$oa Gof
Texas Playboy: 4, vennetta Dentler S
yfpp5 GsS1Es PPsus Pps soy Isri 3
Acres Farms Grey Buddy: 4. Frank
Mrs. +. Hammond Welch's David Grey: "
.. Joan Smiths Tuckie; 3. William
Open working hunter. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Hammond Welch's Morlett; 2,
Mrs. John Shellhorse's Dick Seniah; 3,
BriarTood Farms virsinia Miss: 4,
Carroll Rang's Virgil.
Knock down and out, Lariat: 2.
Fred Hughes, jr.'s HI Ii; 3, Grey Buddy:
4. SuSpence.
FEI modified Olympic. Lariat: 2,
Play Boy; g. Robert H. Gibbons Bowie;
4, Joan Ostrow's Bandit.
Working hunter hack, David GREY:
., Mrs. Fred J. Hughes. jr's Bon Bon:
3. Claude w. owens Sky's Shadow; 4.
Virgil.
Five-gaited saddle horses-1. Patricia
WWaro nd n9ores1nS Mpf 1aitan9ig GppsrI,
LsrtSa; 8. Marian E. Burda's Royal
Open jumpers-r, Mr. and Mrs DON
aid Haubert's Bright Eyes; 2, Lartat:
3, Hi Lii; 4 Play Boy.
Open jumper stake-1; Lariat;
On Time
Evening star., 1953-06-15

17-year-old Del and 14-year-old
Deane, posted a best ball 66 in
qualifying for the two-man team
play at Bethesda Country Club
and won medal honors by a
stroke over Bill Shaw and AL
Sepulveda.
Comdr. E. P. McLarney won
the annual 36-hole medal play
handicap Gibbons Trophy at
Army Navy with a 168 total,
minus 80 handicap for a net 1873.
The l8-hole sweepstakes went to
Col. Sam Whipple with 77-10-
Ct.
Middle Atlantic pros were in
Hagerstown today for the second
visit of the season to Arnold
Haneke's Fountain Head course.
The occasion was a pro-lady
tournament.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
District Tennis Tourney

The District Recreation De-
partment tennis tournament
rained out Saturday and Sun
day, is scheduled to get under
way tonight with women's sim
giles. Competition for the men
is scheduled to begin Saturday.
Evening star., 1953-06-15

Laura Lee Shreve, 16, of Fair
fax, Va, is the undisputed queen
of the District areas junior
riders after capturing four cham
pionShips and two reserve titles
in the Equitation Schools two
day junior horse and pony show
on the Hayfield Farm, Alex
andria.
Laura Lee held her f1rst-day
lead on Gene Cannon's Golden
Belle to win the junior cham
pionship. and Blanche Johnson's
Valbo for the reserve. She also
rode two of her own ponies,
Fancy and Popsicle, to the grand
championship and reserve.
Golden Belle, a 16-hand chest
nut mare, put in smooth per-
formanceS throughout the two
days to pile up score Of IA
points. to top Valbo. who scored
13. Fancy, also the winner of
the small pony title, scored II
points for the grand champion
ship, with Popsicle, the large
tri-color winner, scoring Is for
the reserve.
The only championship not
taken by Miss Shreve was the
Equitation Award, won by Toni
Brewer. Toni, who rode her
Stinker and Col. Maxwell Tay-
lor's His Nibs, piled up IL points
to top Caroline Evans who scored
10.
Sara Scheleen, captain; Sue
Councillor and Sara Wills won
the team title in a brilliant
jumping exhibition.
Large Pony Hish. Wide Jumper-1
Troubador; 3. Lynnore Williams High
land Fling; 4. Jane Dardin'S Golden
ASPCA Horsemanship-1.La Laura Lee
ShEeve; .. Sara Willis: 3. Sara Scheleen;
4. Toni Brewer: 5. Tommy Corcoran; 6
JacQueltne Bragg.
Versatility Horsemanship II. Ton
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Richardson Wins in Tennis

NEW ORLEANS. June Is. (H).
-Top-seeded Hamilton (Ham)
Richardson of Baton Rouge, La,
ran over Don Kaiser of Louis
vile, KY, 6-2, So, 60. yeSter-
day to win the mems singles of
the Southern Amateur Tennis
tournament.