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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-21

faced the sedan just as Il slid 10
the curb and the door opened ana
a man get out The man was thin
and Of medium height with a
pale. wedges shaped face. wearing
a brown slouch bat and a brown
topcoat. In one gioved hand ne
held q revolver which he pointed
az Martin.
Get in the back seat King.-
the man said
These vibrations Martin had
failed TO find in the apartment
were concentrated in his spine all
az once. extending up into the
back Of his brain. buxxing in =
way that should have been audi
bic 10 anyone within a dozen
yards. They had a numoinE effect,
notwithstanding which his mind
seemed 10 work like lightning.
~Kings" he repeated. You've
got me confused with somebody
else. mister"
The mans gun hand did not
waver. You'll do be said. Get
in unless you want Us 10 pat yca
in.
Martin got IN. bending nearly
double in the operation, and the
man ran hand over his pockets
He said approvingly, No gun
That's smart People who carry
guns are apt to get hurt
Huddled in a corner Of the back
seat. Martin glanced at the dark,
thickset man behind the wheel;
he looked straight ahead and gave
the impression Of not having no.
ticed 4nything. The thin one Got
in font and sat sidewise, watch
ing Martin, keeping his right hand
with the gun concealed within his
topcoat in such a way that he
could use il instantly. Martin had
never seen either of them before.
IF this is a stickup." he said 10
the thin one. AL the money !
own is in my hip pocket You can
get it without a. this fuss
The car started unhuFriedly. A
panel truck clattered past. its
driver paying no attention 70
them. The thin man gave Martin
a thin smile.
sits not a stickup, King. We
Just figure you're wearing your
self out, chasing around playing
detective with your girl friend.
and we're going 70 see that yea
get a rest"
The thickset man uttered q
short barking laugh. "A nice long
rest IN a hospital" he said
(To be eontinuedl
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Wisdom Is Needed In Choosing Baby Sitters

every instance of crime Of tragic
carelessness.
In some places baby sitting has
become a profitable business.
A Seattle man, now 80, has par
layed an $500 investment into a
$3.50 ,000-a.year business in six
years. With the aid Of his wife,
Frank James recruited 200 sitters,
most of them middle-aged, who
now average from S35 to $50 a
week working for the JameSes. The
couple has headquarters at home
with 2O-line switchboard and a
card index of some $1,000 regular
customers.
The majority of American par.
Ients, however, depend on someone
in the Northumberland often
a girl of high school age than an
older person-to baby sit while
they go out. Fees in most commu-
mites range from so to rs cents
an hour. In some rural areas sit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-21
Hal Boyle
Says

The Truants--Arthur Godfrey.
The Game Mutiny-Julius La
Rosa.
A Pail OF 0ysters--Milton Berle.
Kiss Me Again. Stranger--for
Penelope, the Bronx Zoos old
maid platypus.
A Mingled Yarn-Quentin Rey.
noldS.
What Can a Man Believer
publisher. Bennett Cert.
The Age of SuSpicion-Marlene
Dietrich.
Time And Time Again-Avs
Gardner.
Ways of Mammals-TalIulat
Bankhead.
Until Victory-AdIai Stevenson.
The Future of Architecture
Betty Cradle.
Meet Me at The Morgue-Pre.
mier Malenkov.
Sons for My Supper-Guy Lom.
bardo.
Pocket Guide TO the Birds-your
favorite politician.
What Time Is it, World?-Win.
ston Churchill.
Live Them Again-Bernard Ba.
ruch.
The Enchanted Cup-your ia.
vorite bartender.
Lord Vanity-many wives are
buying this for their husbands, al.
though / don't know why. Others
prefer The Man Who Wouldn't
Talk.
The Heart of the Family-youi
wife.
A Law for the Lion"-ditto.
Flying Saucers From Outer
Space-to a butter.fingered waiter.
By the Dawn's Ugly Light-fine
for throwing at alarm clocks.
Life Is Worth Living and The
Power Of Positive Thinking-buy
'em for yourself, and give your
own mind some fresh air and ex,
ercise.
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tiers charge as little as IS cents
an hour. For New York parents
the cost sometimes runs to $3.50
an hour.
AS long as there are parents
and young children there viii be
baby sitters. Surveys show that
the likelihood of accident or trag-
edy is greatly lessened if the par
ents use intelligence in selecting
a sitter.
This is borne out by the lack of
tragic baby sitting incidents in the
St. Louis area, which has felt the
good effects of an intelligent pro-
gram carried out by the Missouri
State Employment Service.
So far as can be learned, it was
the first baby sitting program OF
its kind introduced by a public
agency in the nation. Thousands
of jobs have been handled by the
agency's pool of some $50 sitters
and not a single mishap has been
reported.
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Italian Kids
.HaveSurplus
.OfCift Days
BY WEBB MCKINLEY

ROME R'--ltalian children &C.
Christmas presents more often
probably. than children anywhere
else in the world.
In many parts Of the country.
presents are exchanged threG
times-on ST. Nicholas Day, Dec.
6; on Christmas Day, Dee. Is; and
on the Day of Epiphany. Jan. 9.
Even so, most Italian children
won't get as many gifts as their
counterparts in other Christian na.
tons. For Italy has more than its
share of poverty these days.
st. Nicholas Day Is especially
important in the big Adriatic port
city Of Bari People sometimes say
it's the home town OF Santa Claus.
Bari doesn't look much like the
North Pole, but there's q certain
accuracy to the idea.
The bones OF 81. Nicholas him
self are there. They were brought
to Bari many centuries ago from
Asia Minor and lie today in q
beautiful basiliea close to the sea.
st. Nicholas is a saint especially
Of children, and along the Adriatic
and in many other countries Of Eu.
rope his day is a children's holi.
day with Christmas trees, toy fairs,
gifts and candy.
Presents are exchanged on Christ
mas Day in honor Of the birth of
Christ, as In all other Christian M.
tons. The celebration on the Day
Of Epiphany marks the time when
the Wise Men came with gifts to
kneel before the child who was
born in q manger.
In the big apartment houses Of
Rome and in poor country cottages
people celebrate this day, too, b.
giving gifts to children.
In Italy this also is called the
Day Of Befana. Befana IL . witch.
but > kindly one. and legend has
| it that she leaves presents on
trees for children when her DAY
comes once q year.
When It's all over and the bills
come in, the fathers may find
some use for the patron saint az
children too. For st. Nicholas a
also the patron saint Of pawn
( brokers.
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mate? That under this setup is right and honorable
and blessing to
But man in his sinful state has made it an ugly and
sinful thng-hence prostituon-with diseased bodies
and ruined lives its price You hold all your de-
cency committee meetings, which is commendabe, but
will clear up this deplorable situation until the
individual back to Gods original plan for which
he createdto glorify God and to multiply and
plenish the earth, in the holy bonds of matrony your
efforts will have been in vain
Sincerely
MRS. ROY H. ALDERMAN
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HAPPY NEW YEAR

Editor The Citizen:
According to my notations the subscription to your
excellent paper has expired of November % last
In view of the fact that we enjoy the paper like the
town. its people and their hopes and prayers wish to
have our subscription extended again for the coming
year, for which check is attached for $780,
Three cheers for the New Year are encosed-one
for the city and its very admirable Mayor Harvey one
for The Citizen and final big one for the fishing pier
Sincerely,
A. ]. GILLESPIE.
430 Glen Park Drive
Bay Village. Ohio.
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BY CHARLES MERCER

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 Sure,
III CO."
Thus, every night of the year,
thousands OF teenage girls leave
home to sit with young children
whose parents banker for an eve
ming on the town.
And thus, on the night Of last
Oct. "A, did pretty Evelyn Hartley,
Is, the daughter of a Wisconsin
State College professor in La
Crosse, leave home TO sit with the
baby of one of her fathers col.
leagues.
Evelyn went willingly, for Prof.
and Mrs. Viggo Rasmussen were
friends of her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. Richard Hartley, and she
was glad TO fill in when the regu-
lar Rasmussen baby sitter failed To-
appear
Early In the evening her father
called the Rasmussen home to talk
with her. There was no answer.
Alarmed, he hurried there and
saw with horror a house splattered
with blood and disarrayed by.
a terrific struggle. The Ras-
musen baby was sleeping peace
fully. But there was no sign OF
Evelyn.
Since then police have found in
scattered places the girls under
wear, pair of bloodstained trou.
Sers, and finally the sneakers worn
by her abductor when he crept
into the house through a cellar
window.
But no one has found a trace
of Evelyn Hartley.
An Associated Press survey re-
calls this recent variety OF baby.
sitting experiences:
A i7-year-old former carnival
strip-teaser kidnapped a 5-months-
old boy with whom she was "sit
ting" in Evansville, Ind, and took
him TO her fathers Oklahoma
farm. The child was recovered
unframed and the girl charged
with kidnapping.
A half dozen teenage baby sit
terS at various places rescued
tier young charges from flaming
homes. There was no instance re-
ported of baby sitter leaving
children to burn.
In Los Angeles, baby sitter
died of advanced tuberculosis. So
far none of the II children with
whom she sat during the year be.
fore her death has been found to
be infected.
In Dallas, a 35-year-old father
picked up 12-year-old Negro girl
who was supposed to sit with his
baby, took her to a tourist court
and raped her.
A few days later in Dallas a l.
year-old boy was killed when be
fell from a car driven by the
woman who was caring for him
while his mother worked.
| A Maryland woman was convict
ed of manslanghter and another in
dicted on the same charge in the
deaths of infants left in their care.
Police said the children had been
struck on the head. The women
lcontended the children had fallen.
Looking back little farther you
find such bizarre baby sitting
eventS as these:
A middle-aged Houston woman
who Strangled the baby she was
earring for because he wouldn't
stop crying"
A 15-yesr-0ld girl who with two
Igirl friends robbed the home Of
Ia Nshant, Mass, physician of S20. :
loco in cash and iewelry while she
Twas baby sitting. The girls fled
Ito New York and spent their mon
ley in riot of pleasure before
they were captured. The physician
Icommltted suicide 5 few weeks
llster.
Tragedy and courage, comedy
land c2relsssness-there is no end
TO the stories Of baby.sitting, the
social phenomenon Of our time
In reality, of course, hundreds
LOT thousands safely carry out their
missions Of caring for the kids for
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PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes expressions Of hs views Of ts
sr but e editor the right delete any items which
eonsidered helevs unwarraned The writer's should be
fair and conne the letters 200 words
OF the only Signature Of the writer fhe
letters and will be published unless requested otherwise
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HEAVY BORROWING

WASHINGTON lR-Farmers and
stockmen, most Of them in drought
areas, have borrowed more than
Sc million dollars from the Farm.
ers Home Administration since
July /, Secretary Of Agriculture
Benson said today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-21

Only about IL pounds of ussble
spectacle lenses are produced from
3 6O0-pound melt Of glass.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Stock Prices Mixed
10 Leaning Upward
In Moderate Trading
BY the Assoeiufad Pros.

NEW YORK, April 2.-There
was touch Of buoyancy today in
the stock market, Actually there
was considerable selectivity in
the list, with many individual
issues rejecting isolated devel-
opmentS.
Prices spread around a point
either way with occasional
strength or weakness extending
beyond those limits. Volume was
moderate.
Railroads were mostly higher,
as were merchandising shares.
On the downside were aircrafts.
copperS, chemicals and rubbers.
Other major divisions were
narrowly mixed or steady. They
included steels. motors. oils, util-
tiles and air lines.
Twentieth Century Fox, facing
a proxy fight, was down a major
fraction and quite active at
times.
Panhandle Oil was up "a at
9Is on an opening block of sc, 900
shares, and later it fell back for
a loss.
Higher stocks included Repub-
lie Steel, General Motors, Mont
gomery Ward. Distillers Corp,
Eastman Kodak, General Elec-
trio, Rexall, Southern Railway,
Texas Co., and Trans World Air
lines.
Lower were Studebaker, Good
rich. Boeing, Douglas Aircraft,
Radio Corp, American Tele-
phone. Anaconda Copper, Amer
lean Cyanamid. Pacific Western
Oil, Santa Fe. Sinclair Oil, and
Dow Chemical.
Morell gained a point at 14A
on a block Of $500 shares.
Corporate bonds were narrow.
ly mixed. Governments in the
over the counter market were
steady.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Chicoqo Grain

CHICAGO, April 2. R.-A slight SELL
ing furry shortly after the opening
pushed grain prices lower on the Board
OF Trade today.
Selling pressure was not very heavy.
After losses running to about q cent,
the furry subsided and the market
partly recovered. Progress being made
toward settlement of the Korean war
was believed by brokers to be largely
responsible for the price slump.
Wheat near sant the END OF the first hour
were h-ss lower, May 70Is. SoybeanS
were unchanged to " cent lower. NAV
$500, and lard was two to seven cents
hundred pounds higher, May $1O.52.
81. Scattered moisture was received in
that restricted demand for the bread
cereal; There were no indications Of
Tsn9rted exp4pt business Snow
handle Northwestern Kansas also re-
ceived rain and snow, accompanied by
a strong northern wind. Eastern Colo
All this was Of some benefit to the
crop even though many dry areas did
not receive moisture.
The Agriculture Department reported
exports OF wheat and wheat products in
against "a, 100000 in January and near
ly 46 million bushels in February. 1852.
From july | to February % exports were
2l6,40O,OO bushels against 30S,SO0, 900
year ago.
Commenting on these figures, Harris.
Upham and Co. said, most Of our lost
business has gone to Canada, while for
the balance of this crop year. increased
cut into the potential demand for Amer
lean wheat"
Shipments of soybeans and oats out
Of this market continue at a good pace.
giving those cereals some support. Re
1000 bushels while shipments were
1l2.OO0 bushels. Oats receipts amounted
to $1,000 bushels and shipments 22O.-
The market will be closed Good Fri
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Citizens Complaints
Blamed for Delay on
New Bridge Project

Complaints from a group Of
Suitland. (MdD residents were
blamed today for delays in con-
Struction of the major western
approaches to the new East Cap
itol Street Bridge.
Richard Morauer Of Morauer
& Hartzell, Inc, said the citizens
have succeeded in holding up his
firms access to large quantities
of sand and gravel which were
to be used as fill for the bridge
approaches.
The firm won a contract from
the District to dump 100000
cubic yards of fill in the area
west of Kingman Lake. On top
of the fill the firm is to con-
Struct elevated ramps which lead
from c street and Independence
avenue.
Ordinance Invoked.
Holding up the work, the con-
tractor said, is a 1949 Prince
Georges County ordinance which
forbids removal of large guam
titles of early without a special
permit.
The ordinance, Mr.. Morauer
said, has not been widely en-
forced. But when it was pressed,
by the citizens, his firm was
ordered to leave the land alone
until he could get a permit, he
said. A hearing on the applica-
ton is set for April II before
the county commissioners. Mr..
Morauer said the citizens chief
objection was to the heavy truck
traffic that would result.
The official said he has ac-
quired 100000 cubic yards of
fill material from other sources
since November. But denial Of
access to the Suitland land has
put the firm 10000 yards be-
hind schedule.
May Meet Deadline.
If the permit is issued, he said,
the company hopes to meet an
October Z completion deadline
by working crews overtime.
District Highway Department
officials said that due to DELAYS
the job was only 26 per cent
completed. on March 20. They
said SIS million contract for
the job was let last July,
The contested land, Mr..
Morauer said, is located south of
Silver Hill road in the Suitland
area. He said the firm has as
sured citizens it does not intend
to gouge unsightly pits in the
area. He said the terrain there
is rolling, and that the net effect
OF the removal would be to level
of some of the hills.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
New York Produce

NEW YORK. April 2 R.-Butter,
3S2 O50, steady. Wholesale prices on
6nIk cartons. Creamery. higher than
92 score (Al, fresh. 86; 90 score tB5'
fresh. IS; 80 score (C). fresh, 63H.
CheeSe, lO6,591. steady, prices un-
changed.
Eggs, 1855, steady. New York SPOT
quotations, based largely on EXCHANGE
trading. follow: Midwestern, mixed col
ors: Fancy heavyweights. 52h; fancy
extra ] medium. 49hs: standards large,
47h-4S; current receipts, 45-47; dirties,
43-43Ea; checks. 43-43h. White: Fancy
extra l large, 52Ia; extra / medium. 81
Browns: Fancy heavyweights. 53h:
fancy large, 52h; extra l large, 81 81 "a;
extra l medium, 81.
Nearby: Whites: Extra fancy heavy
weights. 56N; mediums, 54 pullets, AZ.
Browns: Extra fancy heavyweights. "a;
mediums, 51-52; pullets. AZ.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. April 2 lR .UsDA1;I,
butchers 25-43 higher, higher, trade Sder.d sloT lat at
around iO-15 higher than Wednesday;
virtually no order buyer outlet; sows
active, fully so higher instances up
sidered bulk choice 1o0-2s0 pounds,
pounds. 81. so; heavier weights scarce;
few loads and lots 290-320 pounds,
2O.75-21.25' load 35G pound 8; u. 20; 30;
larger lots 35O-60O-pound sows, 1900
1000; few under $50 pounds, 1925;
salable cattle. 1.7OO: salable calves.
sOS sOS hsfers fars ifsfs sctve
Instances $3.50 higher but market dull
and weak on few loads choice steers
1900 pounds UP carried from WedneS-
fIl fully Is higher; bulls strons, to IS high.
er; vealers fully steady. good and choice
steers and yearlings under 1,250 pounds;
10. 5O-23. 90; several loads choice around
/ 800 pounds, 21.75-22.Oo; commercial
good to low-choice heifers, 19.00-22 90;
utility and commercial heifers,. 1000
1880; utility and commercial cows,
IA 4.0O-16.00; bulk Gamers and cutters;
h. SS utility So few and Rdod Seans fs
eTs. Sri' 1sV.6oOss.0o; 500 few W. prime included
at top: culls down to 1000.
Salable sheep. 500; SLAUGHTER lambs,
lambs SS sshea5 Oo. ESSG e fop q small
package choice 91-pound spring LAMBS.
1900; first Of season; two Loads ga I0S, 0s,t
mostly 7.o0-I0.50 for Gull to good wooIed
ewes,
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Business Briefs

Bank Clearings in Is leading
cities in the week ended April /
totaled $18,187, ,876, 900 compared
with $18,574,641 900 in the pre-
vious week and $17,542,4 ,422, 900 in
the like week a year ago.-Dun
& Bradstreet.
Crude Petroleum Production
in the week ended March %
averaged 6,482,05O barrels daily,
down $3.50 for the week, COM
pared with 6,401 $50 in the like
week a year ago. - American
Petroleum Institute.
Humble Oil g. Refining Co.
in year ended December 81
earned $145, ,292,144 or $4.O5 a
share VS.. $169,480,626 or $4.72
in 1851.
American Gas g. Electric in IL
months ended February %
earned $28,366,197 or $2.43 a
share VS.. $24,643,700 or $2.23 in
1852.
Sperry Co. in year ended De-
cember 81 earned $13,93O.0 .044
or $6.75 a share VS.. $10,883, ,161
or $5.36 in 1851.
Penna. Power & Light in IL
months ended February %
earned $13,642,345 or $2.47 a
share VS.. $12,771,941 or $2.33 in
1852. I.
Lane Bryant, Inc. in year end
ed January 81 earned 81 .490, $3.50
or $2.26 a share VS.. 81, 1852, $40
or $2.15 in 1852.
Other earnings included.
Evening star., 1953-04-02

of the General Magnesium
Foundries Division of Bremner
Bros, he announced.
General Credit was eStab-
lished here by Mr.. Summers in
1885. He had been in the auto
mobile finance business since
1923. General Credit entered the
magnesium business in 1914.
TWA Earnings Unchanged.
Trans World Airlines, Inc, last
year duplicated its 1852 adjusted
net earnings of $3.50 a share
while achieving its highest gross
revenue, a total of $160,702, 100.
This was 13 per cent higher than
the previous year, stockholders
were told today in TWAS annual
report. Total net earnings, after
taxes, were $7,660,588 in 1852
compared with $7,660, 1862, as ad-
justed, for 1851. TWA directors
voted a 10 per cent dividend to
shareholders of record Decem-
ber Is. last year having been the
fourth consecutive year of prof.
liable operations.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Stock Trading Here
Shows Sharp Gain in
March Over February
By Nelson M. Shepord

More active trading on the
Washington Stock Exchange,
spurred chiefly by good earnings
of public utilities. accounted for
the sale of 1851 shares in
March, an increase of 7,79O
shares over February trading.
Two of the department stores,
Hecht's and Garfiinckel, shared
considerably in the sharp upturn
of sales.
Potomac Electric Power Co.
common stock, traded rather
lightly in February with 1889
shares sold, jumped to 1920
shares last month, when it was
quoted at its highest. Next in
line among the utilities was
Washington Gas Light Co. com7
mon, with 1880 shares traded
in February and 1,476 shares in
March. Virginia Electric and
Power Co. common showed far
greater Jump in activity, the
March trading accounting for
1.109 shares against 289 in the
previous month.
Among the department stores
Hecht Co. common was very ac-
tive over the board with 1882
shares changing hands in March
as against 315 shares in Feb
ruary. Garfinckel common &C
counted for 663 shares compared
with 445 shares in the previous
month.
Ten shares of Liberty Nation
al Bank were traded in March,
the first of any such transac-
ton, it was said, for a consid-
erable time over the board.
Washington Post Office re-
ceipts totaled $2,236,935 in
March, an increase over March,
1852, of $149,289, or tbs per
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. April 2. R.-Foreign
exchange rates follow (Great Britain
in dollars. others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York open
market. ! 81 /32 per cent? premium or
1Ol .967s United States cents, on IL of
q cent.
Europe: Great Britain tpound),
2;Ss!?s: up !. Of 9 cent; Great Britain,
Great Britain. 6O-day futures, 2.SI, up
70 OF GENT; Great Britain. 90-day fu-
lures. 2.S01s. up "a Of a cent; Belgium
France franc), .2Sss of cent. un-
changed; Holland tguilderl, 26.35; un-
unchanged; Portugal teScudo), $50: un-
changed; Sweden (kronal, 1885, I'M
changed; Switzerland dranel Oree).
Latin America: Argentina dree),
7.25. unchanged: Brazil tfreel, a.100,
unchanged Mexico, 11.63, unchanged;
Far East Hong Kong dollar, 1880,
unchanged.