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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-24
KWHS Teacher
Denies sDisIoyap
Charge Made By
Parent ". Robert,

The spotlight Of contro
versy swung sharply from
former General Supervisor
of Instruction Leland March
and Harris Principal Ran.
dolph Russell after they
were fired from their jobs by
a three-to-two Board vote
last night to Mrs. Marian
Stark. KWHS teacher who
was charged by a parent
with disloyalty to Monroe
County.
The educators were dIsmlsssd
BY . meiion sussesled ~ Super
inlondanf Of Public Inslrvcflon
Horace o,Bryanl. BIZ made BY
his chairman Gerald Adams. lio
asked for . veie 81 eenildanee
h hls Faeomnendallons that ne
nan Be Hired. Only TnamheFb
Earl DuHcsn ed erifla Reh.
srls veipd snalnrl ne ineiino.
MsmhsFs NdnsY peFkar. Adams.
End Billy Warrsn 81 eelod Tor
~ devbls baFreied rasoiolicn.
While 0'nryanf and the three
members who voted hts way were
serene with victory h ne March.
Russell fight, WIN Roberts, father
Of KWHS senior Billy Roberts,
and winner Of many oratoricaI
contests threw = new bomhsheIl
into the meeting.
Roberts strobe 10 The table at
which The Board was sitting and
(continued On Page Ten1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-24
Paul Albury
Elected Lions
Club President
First Vice President
Post Goes To Morales;
Roy Duke Named End
Vice President

Paul G. Albury was elected as
president of the Key West Lions
Club at the weekly dinner meeting
last night. He will take office, to.
gether with other newly-elected
Lions leaders, at an installation
meeting to be held the first week
in July.
The remainder of the roster of
new Lions offices is: FRS. vice
president, Edelmiro Morales: sec.
ond vice president, Roy Duke;
third vice president, Barney
Frank: secretary, Andy Garcia;
treasurer, David Simms: Lion Ia.
mer. Roy Grossman: and tail
twister, Jack X. Burke.
Chosen TO serve on the board Of
directors for two-year term were
Willie Saunders and Bob Reid. Ed
Schweitzer and Jack Clarke are
carry-overs on the board, and
Lion president Enrique Esquinal.
do. Jr., win serve in an ex officio
status on the board for one year.
Program for the Thursday night
meeting was a demonstration of
the transmission Of microwaves
showing telephone calls and tele.
vision programs speed through
space along the Ben Telephone
systems Radio.Relay route. The
demonstration and explanation
was made by Forest L. Thorpe.
Miami official with the Bel Sys-
TEN.
Thorpe was introduced By W
Gale, local manager for the Bel
Telephone Company. Jim Kelly.
sales supervisor, was also a guest
at The meeting.
Miniature Radio Relay appara.
tas, was used by Thorpe to explain
the principles Of the new develop.
Continued on Page Eighty
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XIV Kids Get Thrill Of Lifetime
Watching Bob Terry Make Film
Mormon Terry
Does Not Smoke,
Drink Cocktails,
Coffee Or Tea
BIZ SUSAN MeAVoY

Screams and delighted
squeals by tenn age young
sters at the sight of Robert
Wagner We'd with pet planes
as disturbances to the film
ing of Twelve Mile Reef" at
the Casa Marina yesterday.
Despite the Gordon Of Key
West police guarding every pos
sible entrance to the hotel. fhe
youngsters, boys as well as girls,
deeended upon fhs hotel AFTER
school was out and slipped
through TO watch Terry Moore
and Bob Wagner. Gilberf Ro-
land, and ]. Carroll Naish IN
their scenes.
Those not lucky enough TO get
to Hollywood transplanted to Key
West, pressed up against the steel
fence for a sight of then idols.
Children please be quiet, .
harried production men shouted. A
whistle was sounded for emphasis.
Police Chief Joseph Kemp and
six othe men from the depart.
ment guarded the patio gate, the
main gate. the entrance from
beach to Casa Marina, and the
street.
10th Century Fox employees
guarded doors leading from the
hotel out to the lawn where the
crew of 50 and Is actors worked.
Product Manager Gene
Bryant flew Up ths Keys with
Pen Edgar searching for the
seven boats which were suppos.
ed 10 arrive yesterday for shooi-
ing today ~ The A and D Deck.
They spotted just one Of them
Up near Content Keys, about Is
miles from here.
The company was workina Q
final halliday a. the Casa Mar
ina this morning and Then did
some shots ct ihe A and Q dock
This afternoon.
Bob Wagner rested between
scenes yesterday afternoon lying
On the grass with his feet up on
a chair. An enterprising teen-ager
Continued on Page Eight
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johnson Is
Elected Post
Commander

Bethel p. johnson was elected
Post Commander Of Arthur Saw
yer Post No. -, American Legion,
at the annual election of officers
held Wednesday evening at the
Legion Home on Stock Island.
Johnson Is currently serving the
Post IN the capacity Of Post Ad-
jutant Finance Officer.
Elected to serve with Command
er johnson were: LIST Vice Com
mander Antonio Arrange. Jr.:
zpd Vice Commander Judson
Stephens; Post Chaplain John
w. Miller; Historian Lewis Rays;
Sergeant 1t Arms NJ. e. Lewis |.
Executive Committeeman: Harry
J. Metzgef. Sidney A. Curry, and
Robert M. Daniels.
Installation ceremonies for the
new officers win be announced at
q later date.
Francis B. PiodeIa was award
ed the Life Membership AwarT Is
recognition Of outstanding work ln
the Post over q period OF years.
The election Of delegates TO the
Department Convention to be held
Ia Orlando May 1874 win be con-
Quoted at the regular Post meet
ing on May 18th.
Post Commander Vance C. Stir
rup gave the Post ! report Of the
1oht District Conference held IN
Coconut Grove, April 18th. II was
announced that the 1853 member.
ship Of the Post has now reached
and all time high Of 7ai members.
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Where's The Dames?' Ask
Lonely Male Movie Makers

nc lslsnd IN wsrId War q = sns
ssla wistsvIiY.
tseps springs eternal n ~
male hressi. Assured IAss Key
West wsmsHa.esd hssrins - ne
hssrsbTssklns piishf - ihsss
lonsly sxllss frem calIsefnls
would sxisad afhss mech iovtsd
Seufhsrn hospitality. ne mea
uslhsfs6 snesgh esugses - SCI
threugh snosfser days wogk.
They'll explode Il they donI
meet some of the gals soon," .
spokesman said. AFTER an they've
been mp In Tarpon Springs where
there was nothing 10 DO. They have
been locking forward 70 Key West
- nn oasis following 4 long 20.
tourn IN dsHaeless desert
ne Whlis hssss essssspsnd.
ssfa had - asysinas hs0rs h
whi<h - msei ksy west elrls -
beech eiubs, isn<bsena, snd e.
~ bsseh. Ths In censery nssn
are iisd ~ tissiF esmsras. liskts.
go stripss fFssn 9 s.sa. - 8 p.n.
Thsy hsys ealy ssa nishf - ax.
ptsTs - pessihii1iss - - Is
Isns elfy. nsason ~ fhsir dsy.s
Isbers Ehsy lsek - snsrey -
sssrsh ~ - slsatss ksy Wssf
wemaaL
were Just altian9 and wnifne
tcontiBusd - Pass Elghf1
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Officer Bob Garrison Is Found
Guilty OF Discipline Violation;
Given Three-Month Probation
Garrison Explains
Reasons For Past
Actions To Civil
Service Board

Robert Garrison, suspended DO
lice officer, goes back On duty 10.
day, but under 4 three month pro.
baton after Civil Service Board
found him guilty as charged Of
violation Of discipline"
The board held session late
yesterday in the city hall. They
upheld the Is days suspension
handed to Garrison as Of March
81 to April Is, during which time
he received no pay. Garrison re.
quested additional period off duty
himself, also without pay.
The board admitted that the
charges against Garrison had fac
tual basis, adding that they had
been substantiated 81 Ioel.sa ~
proof At the hearing bit that Ii
the light Of the peliceman's past
record and since the adverse con-
diti0n had been voluntarily cor
rected" by Garrison himself, they
found the suspension punishment
enough at the time and could not
recommend his dismissal.
The main adverse condition was
living with one woman while sGiII
married legally to another.
In this connection, the board de-.
cided that Garrison was ..the Vic
tim Of IN unhealthy condition
brought about through q series Of
seemingly unattended adverse cir
cumstances which should have
been corrected before reaching
proportions 1t assumed up to the
time that changes were presented. !"
This comparatively mild finding
was revealed In raw detail through
Garrison's own statement which be
Continued On Page Eight
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Barren Nights
After Busy Days
Sink Morale To
An-Tine Low

Where's the dames--and We
don't mean teenagers7" was the
plaintive cry Of 10Th Century FOR
actors and crew men On their third
full day IN Key West.
The radiant reputation q Key
West, spread far and wide By the
white House press which nouns
now Tor the good tines had on the
Island Is about 10 be lost, unless
Key West wcmanhood rallies % the
challenge.
The men 0utnumber ne women
about 70 10 Eve IN the busloads hat
arrived IN our town Monday night.
Fully sxpa<sine . waiesass
fvsn fhs Key West siris - heer.
~ - mai sivsa ~ ~ whiis
HeUss eerFsspendsn6s e. shalr
ssmi-annusi vislfs hera. IN
censgFy Fer sssn weifsd fsefr
first aiahf - ~ Casa Asffna,
NoF ne WMt8Ms
hey waited. Nothlng happened.
said ons ~ shem moudily. They
Slpped their scolkAes n tie BIRD.
care bar. waiting 10 be intsrrups.
Cd RLnaliy - ahout ii.1e pm. enc
oae strippew fr0m q down term
hiEsrn waIked into the bar. So wss
not mnhbed with aftenkipa.
Tuesday ard Wednasdsy nixha
he msn finashad 70 fhair days
woFk, dined a. - husei ard wrnt
SsA 10 the PaGie IootsnR aFnuna snv
Key West Isxelies whsm fhey were
Rars wDuld tarn - 500 thaf dc
exews arrival haA beea pak1lcEzs6
No d1me85
~ wss - - . 1sueA psss
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To
Prosecute
Yandal air
COnlmends Highly
Regarded Admiral
Irving T. Duke
For Navy's Work

City Manager nave King said
this morning that he would defin.
itely see to 1t that the pair Of van
dals who did $4,000 damage to
the Key West cemetery the night
Of February s, would certainly be
returned here on warrant to
face the charges.
Yesterday. Admiral Irving T..
Duke in person visited King and
presented written statement that
Alan Bergeson and Lloyd E. Jen-
nings, attached 10 the USS Coates
which was in this area at the time
of the dissertation episode, had con.
fessed to taking part in the dam.
age. The men are now confined at
the US Naval Retiring Command
at Norfolk, va.
King commended Admiral Duke
for the Nays work on the case
and the cooperation with the cit
liens Of Key West who were shock
cd over the destruction Of not only
private grave markers, but the
ripping Of q bronze oar from the
statue which is part Of the mon
ument TO the men who died on the
battleship Maine. al the outset Of
the Spanish American War.
Admiral Duke also appeared in
person at the Citizen office to turn
IN his release on the finding Of
two Of the culprits.
How soon the vandals viii be
returned here depends on issuance
Of the warrant. They will face The
charges under Monroe County jur-
isdiction al the courthouse.
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.ll9CTsAre
By

BY ROBERT 3. TucKMAN


PANMuNJ0M 1.-THE United
Nations today sought an indefinite
extension Of the exchange Of sick
and wounded prisoners Of the Ko.
rean War as 20 more Americans
returned 10 freedom.
The 20 brought the total Of Amer
leans liberated IN the past five
days to il9-one short Of the 10
promised originally BY the Reds.
However. in keeping with =
promise made Thursday. the Com
munistS said II more Americans
would be included ln the 100 Allied
troops returned Saturday. The
Reds said four more British. four
Turks and rs South Koreans also
would be exchanged then.
The Reds have returned 500 Al
bed prisoners. ~ sehedmIed. They
have received 1t9s Communist dis
ahled. including TOO Chinese AT 1
rate 81 SEQ day excpps for today.
when oaa North koEean released
"a return.
The .. N. vii rcturn so more
Reds Saturday.
II another tent a this nentral
zcne. haiSoa officers met for the
seeona tire thss week. The Con-
nsnRists asked > Gae-dxy posspone-
nenf ct TIE rss1rptinn AZ fuIi-
seale srmissire negotiations which
hsd beer slated fnr Saturday.
Taey sid here were aAmfnfs-
txstsys reaS0zx xaa Rear Aan.
1ohn G. nsniel. chsef IT NJ. nassan
estirev. really agreed
lie pFumised ne RNSa they
tCaatinnea On Pare xsx1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-24
Bennett Wins
Building Job
AT S97,284
Is Low Bidder On
Administration Building
For County Schools

M. E. Bennett construction com.
pany nosed out four other bidders
winning by low bid Of $s7 ,2S4 for
the school administration building
contract, at the School Board meet
ing last night.
Bennett, who built the county
jail, did the renovation on the
courthouse, and the recent Job at
the USo clubhouse was 81 ,064 un-
der the next lowest bidders, Austin
G. Taylor and Leo Haskins.
CHS Construction company was
high bidder with $136, 1889 offered
as their price on the job. Next
highest was d. H. Reynolds whose
bid was $1l0,147, and the third
highest was M. r. Harrison who
bid sos, 34S.09.
The School Board voted to accept
Benefits bid. 1t also voted to pay
the county $3,676 for the land on
which the modern building viii be
erected.
Contractors from the various
firms sat in the courtroom and
waited for their bids to be opened
while the debate on the custer of
Leland March and Randolph Rus
sell took place.
1t was after the award of the
contract to Bennett, that win E.
Roberts, parent, leaped to his feet
and began his verbal attack on
Key West High School Teacher
Mrs. Marian Stark.
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BULLETIN
FERRY DISCUSSION
Is UNDERWAY

II rsvsnns certificates from
$4,000 % $4,000 can BE b.
sued. the Key West-Favsns
ferry win a long last hscome
q reality.
AZ . special session Il ne
city commission called q
noon iodaY. ihe city fathers
nodded approval ard desire
70 have the terminal sef up
here a ne cid Clyde AaiiorY
decks adiassnt = the mu.
nieIpai squaEium en city
Land.
II q. Williams. fIankod By
Fred Dion. Fsprssenaod fhs
Marine Bridge Transports.
Inc eoncsrn proncllng tks
deal Williams ssid ths shlp
was 70 pr cent finishsd an6
thar only lse dsYs Weuld -
required 10 finfsh ~ ahlp-
yard a ths ether End e she
ferry.
He sfsisd thns cuhun pFssi-
dant Ballsia had issusd ne
decrnes irpning ouf obligstion
Il ahips - fiY cuban nasa.
and fhnf TIE Second dscros
gave number ena Doh
thrpush fhs Dauk - navnna
70 he fsrFY esmpnnF fes IS
cpeFafiona.
The REQUEST q meei wiIA
fhs Ctr commissleu - Key
Weaf ensns fFom fhs Bnnk e
HsvnnA
Vow saIa WIlIIsms
-whsi - nset b lormai
inese a1susine fhe kank ana
ths eomcany ih1f someahin1
cen - dens e fhh end n
TIE alfe1faA Ema~ Re &c
nsenfione6 81 iaises -
staeiss I'D kasn exsssomA
ms afteznean o. es-
missien wns sliil u aslslls1
di1ezEasna. IL masa IN.
portsni fsetes was p1lnsad
est ~ CRY CszDiFelss
ch4siss noterik whs 81
- faa1s wsaid kevs q -
Kissed e esalFuef - 6osa
sa< stex
Tha ssfimsts1 essf - prss
80 = - - t5keA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-24

Key Wess, Florida. hos the
most equoble climote in the
country. with an average
songe of only l4' Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1953-04-26

gives the American visitor q
glimpse of the Partisan family as
well as Frances feathered
friends. Residents of Paris
stop and the whistling and
piping of the birds to shop
for such needs as cages,
birdseed and an additional pet.
The market, which on weekdays
sells flowers, is a. short walk
from the Palais de Justice and
Notre Dame.
Celebrations will mark the
Booth anniversary of a number
of cities and towns in Maine
this summer. Among them are
Wells, Belfast and Kennebunk-
port. The festivities at Kenne-
bunkport will begin July 3 and
continue throught the summer.
The 63-year-old Eiffel Tower.
symbol Of Paris throughout the
world, is getting a new coat of
paint-35 tons of it. The color
was designed especially for the
tower, and is described as cognac
brown. Color engineers have
ordered the top section of the
Evening star., 1953-04-26

eastbound counterpart will hop
from Chicago at S pm. (CST)
Next Sunday afternoon, the
ewly-formed Atlantic City SYM
phony Orchestra of 72 pieces
will present a children's concert
in the high school auditorium.
Miami will hold its annual
Royal Ponciana Festival. with
a queen and pageantry, June Z
through IA.
Another of Germany'S famous
hotels has been de-requisitioned.
It is the Haus Zum Ritter in
Heidelberg, a six-story Renais-
sance structure, built in 1892.
Knot Is Tip-OH
The manner in which a
Guadeloupe damsel knots her
turban (madras) indicates
whether she is engaged, is mar
ried or just looking around.
On May Is and throughout
the summer, visitors to Britain
will find an unusual travel treat
in a series of cruises along the
wild and rugged west coast of
Scotland, Coast Lines Ltd, will
offer six and 13-day cruises on
the Lady Killarney, with shore
excursions at such places as
Whiting Bay, Pontree. Fort Will
liam, Gairloch and Loeb RAMA.
Departures will be at S pm. from
Liverpool (PrinceSs Landing
Stage) and at IL am. on Satur-
days from ArdroSsan (Montgom-
erie Pier). Cruises to the Sc
cluded Orkney and Shetland
Islands also will be offered dur
ing the summer from Leith and
Aberdeen, with departures near
ly every day.
That pungent little vegetable,
famous throughout North Caro-
lima as the ramp, will be honored
this year on May II. Hundreds
Evening star., 1953-04-26

of ramp eaters will gather then
at Camp Hope. near Canton,
N. c., for the oath annual Ramp
Convention of the Haywood
County Ramp Club.
Roilrood Excursion "a
I With a handbill headed "This
may be your last chance to ride
a steam-powered train," the
Washington chapter of the Ma
tional Railway Historical So
ciety announces an excursion to
Charlottesville, Va, for IS. Date
is Sunday. June z. The hand
bill points out that while the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
will put a steam engine on this
run, all the regular trains of the
line are diesel powered, and
adds: Enjoy a scenic ride across
Northern Virginia aboard a COM
Portable aforementioned train,
free of the cares of Sunday
driving" There will be a photo
stop at Gordonsville, and a 3Ka-
hour stop at Charlottesville to
visit Monticello, the University
of Virginia and the c. g. O.
engine terminal.
The Holland (Mich.) Tulip
Festival, whose fame has spread
| to Europe as we'll as over the
! United States, will be held May
13 to 16.
Jamaica, one of the most beau
tiful of the beach-and-mountain
islands in the British West In
dies, is to get a new hotel, cost
ing more than ST million. 1t
will be built at Round Hill,
miles west of Montego Bay, for
occupancy next January. Share
holders of the new corporation
will occupy cottages around the
main hotel, which will have 40
double rooms. Each will have a
, private balcony overlooking the
Caribbean.
More than $50 will be in the
Lost Colony" company. which
will begin presentation of the
Paul Green symphonic drama in
the Waterside Theater, Manteo,
N. c., June q.
The Bird Market
With a Sunday to spare in
Paris, a stroll through the bird
market on the Isle de la Cite
Evening star., 1953-04-26

Notebook
washington, u. z.
SUNDAY, APRIL rs. 1898
By Jacques FutreIIe, Jr.
The Stor's TroVel Editor

Colonial Beach, the Potomac
River resort in Virginia. is
readying for the 1858 season.
which opens May 20. That's the
Friday before Memorial Day.
Operators of hotels, restaurants
and fishing boats are rushing
preparations for an oversized
crowd over the holiday week
end. The New Atlantic Hotel is
adding four new rooms, and Is
rooms are being air conditioned.
Dates for the resorts three-day
Potomac River Festival have
been set, June 1914.
The Government of Ireland
already has decided to hold its
second An Tostal Qreland at
Home) next year from Easter
Sunday. April 18, to May 9. The
event features cultural displays,
sports, special stage presenta-
tions and pageantS. The 1853
Tostal. first in the modern his
tory of Ireland, was to be
brought to a conclusion today.
California'S beautiful Holly
wood Park race track is to open
the summer season May IL and
continue to July 18.
For Men Only
The first scheduled air flight
for men only will begin operat-
ing late this afternoon when the
Executive of United Air Lines
takes of from New York for
Chicago. While airlineS gener-
ally permit only cigarette Smok-
ing aboard, pipes and cigars are
sanctioned on this speedy DC-6.
Only women aboard will be two
stewardeSSes, with instructions
to provide such relaxing COM
forts as slippers and the latest
evening papers. For dinner,
there'll be juicy steaks. UAL
promises. Closing market quo
tations and late news bulletins
will be supplied througe a mes
sage service. The westbound
Executive will leave New York
daily at S pm. (ESD and its
Evening star., 1953-04-26
Chain of 81 Hotels Geured Up in Britain

LONDON.-The British Trans
port Commissions hotels in Eng
land and Scotland have in
creased their stats, replenished
their stocks Of choice foods and
wines and put new bounce" into
their already near-perfect golf
courses for the summer influx of
visitors.
The chain Of 81 hotels includes
one of the finest in all Britain
GleneagleS. Set in foothills of
Evening star., 1953-04-26
MACS HEAD, N. C..
ANDERSoN'S COTTAGES

OceanfrOnt at Kitty Hawk Beach. N. C..
Mod. 1 to s bedrooms housekeeping cot
taEeS; kitchens, baths; pvt. beach; now
avail. Quiet; incest spot 1T Nags Head.
Write Bill Anderson. mgr. for info. and
details. Low spring rates thru June 20.
Evening star., 1953-04-26

the beautiful Highlands Of Scot
land. this distinguished resort Of
fers excellent entertainment,
recreation, food and lodging.
The Turnberry Hotel in Ayr is
another of the commission s
famous Scottish resort hotels.
Situated on the Firth Of Clyde.
in a countryside rich in associa-
ton with Robert Burns, the
Turnberry represents fine vaca-
tioning.
Evening star., 1953-04-26

(see NOTEBOOK, Page E-11.)
Evening star., 1953-04-26

tower painted q golden cognac
brown; the middle, a shade
darker and the bottom third a
still deeper shade. They say
that, from a distance. the monu-
ment will appear golden cognac
brown from top to bottom.
On the third Saturday OF every
month, square dancing fans take
over the Recital Hall in Balboa
Park. San Diego, Calf, and stage
a real hoe-down.
StorIit Symphonies
The 20,000-seat Hollywood
Bowl will start "Symphonies Un-
der the California Stars" on
July IA.
Visitors to Puerto Rico don't
have to move out of San Juan
to see a cockfght. Just wait till
Sunday morning, if you are too
(See NOTEBOOK, Page E-11.)
Evening star., 1953-04-26
4-Doy Tours to Circle
Guspe Peninsula

MONT JoLI.-The rugged
Gaspe Peninsula will be available
to yacationers this summer
through all-expense Gaspe circle
tours operated by Gaspe Tours
Line. Ltd, in conjunction with
Canadian National Railways.
The four-day motor tours will
be operated daily from Mont
Joli, July to August 81. Dur
ing June and September, the
tours will be operated for a min
imum Of two passengers.
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of
Evening star., 1953-04-26

RESORTS.
OCEAN CITY, MD.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
BY the Associated Pres.

COLOMBO, Ceylon, Jan. 23.-
Commerce Minister r. G. Sem
anayake asserted last night that
Ceylon's rubber deal with Com
munist China had given the is
land commonwealth a big profit
and assured employment, while
four years Of United States Point
4 aid had provided only "a cook
for a girls farm school,"
The minister did not explain
further his criticism of Point 4
help.
Both he and Prime Minister
Dudley Senanayake spoke in the
House Of Representatives in an
swer to questions inspired by out
going United States Foreign Aid
Chief Averell Harriman's state
ment in Washington last week on
the rubber deal.
Mr.. Hartman reported to
Congress that the United States
had offered to pay the world
market price for the 25O, 900 tons
of rubber which Ceylon viii sell
Red China during the next five
years but that the Chinese Of