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Evening star., 1953-09-30
Fairs in Area

Fair schedules in Maryland and
Virginia for the coming weeks in
clude:
The Atlantic Rural Exposition.
Richmond, Va, now in progress,
ends Saturday.
The Anne Arundel County Fair,
Annapolis, Md, now in progress.
ends Saturday.
The Charles County Farmers
Association Fair, Blyant's road,
Md, now in progress, ends Sat-
urday.
The Southern Maryland Horse
Breeders Draft Horse Show,
Davidsonville, Saturday and Sum
day.
The Frederick Fair, Frederick,
Md, october Clio.
The Calvert County Fair,
Prince Frederick, Md, October
8-12.
The Southern Maryland Agri.
cultural Fair, Upper Marlboro.
Md. october 14-17.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Award Honors Allen
Assessment Chief Of
Montgomery County

Wilton T. Allen, Montgomery
County supervisor of assess
ments, has been chosen to re-
ceive the Most Valuable Member
Award of the National Associa-
ton of Assessing Officers.
The award will be presented to
Mr.. Allen at the international
Conference on Assessment Ad-
ministration in New Orleans, No
vember IL.
Mr.. Allen was chosen for the
award for his "outStanding work
in the planning and develop
ment" of the certified assess
ment evaluator.
The test, for certifying the
competence af assessors, will be
administered for the first tirpe
next month in New Orleans. Mr.
Allen was primarily responsible
for setting up the standards for
certiflcation
Mr.. Allen has been supervisor
of assessments in Montgomery
since 1887. He is. a former
president of the Maryland AS
sociation of Assessing Officers
and at present is one of three
men preparing a report on the
comparison of assessments
throughout the State.
Mr.. Allen is one of the de-
PENDANTS in a suit challenging
the equality of assessments ir
the county and throughout the
State.
In a letter announcing the
national award, Albert w
Noonan, executive director Of
the association, said:
1T was an outstanding &C.
complishment of which you car
be proud and it is also crafty.
ing that the NAAO, through this
award has given full recognition
to it,"
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Spectacular Blaze
Razes 5 Buildings on
Alexandra Estates

Five ALEXANDRIA f1remen were
overcome by smoke while fight
ing a spectacular two-alarm fire
which destroyed five frame farm
buildings in Alexandria last
night.
The buildings were located on
the adjoining estates of WASH
ington Newspaper Columnist
Lowell Mellett and Miss Mary
Daingerf1eld on Quaker lane, OPP
posite the Virginia Episcopal
Theological Seminary. Mr.. Mel
lett's property is leased by o. H.
Beasley, a consulting engineer.
Mr.. Beasley said he discovered
the blaze in a small shed about
6 pm. He threw a bucket OF
water on 1t and ran for more.
When came back with a
second bucket, the shed was an
inferno. ! ran In and called
the fire department"
Flames Spread Quickly.
The flames spread quickly to a
large carriage house on the
Mellett property, and touched off
a large barn. a chicken mouse and
another shed on the danger
field estate.
Firemen said flames were roar
ing 100 feet in the air when they
arrived. The two estates are To-
Gated on one of the areas high
est hills and the flames were
visible for miles. The Star city
desk received telephone calls
from residents of Washington six
miles away who wanted to know
what was burning.
Thousands of automobiles
converged on the scene. Fire
Chief Bernard Padgett said fire.
men responding to the second
alarm were retarded by the traf-
f1c.
Mr.. Beasley was scratched on
his face by wire or briars. Miss
Daingerfield was admitted to
Circle Terrace Hospital in a
state of nervous collapse.
Tenant Burned on Arm.
Archie Cleveland, who lives
in a tenant house on the Dain-
gerfield estate, was burned on the
arm while protecting his house
from the flames with a garden
hose. A tenant house on the
Mellett estate was scorched
Firemen were overcome by
smoke when flames reached
large stacks of hay on both
properties. They were taken to
Alexandria Hospital and treated
for smoke inhalation. They
we're:
Capt. Ray Edmondson of No.
3 company, James w. Smith and
Roy Lee Book of No. 2, Ashby
Poole and Donald Jones of No. 4.
They were carried to the hos
pital by ambulanceS from Alex
andria, Baileys Crossroads,
Mount Vernon and Penn Daw.
Hay Flares Up in Night.
Firemen left the scene at 11:45
pm, but went back a half hour
later when the haystacks f1ared
up again. They responded a
third time early this morning for
the same reason. 1t was 7:45
am. before the blaze was
quenched.
Chief Padgett said no esti-
mate Of the loss had been made.
No livestock was lost.
Cause of the fire has not been
fixed.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Hearing Set on Plan
ToCurb Bottle Clubs
In Prince Georges

The Prince Georges County
commissioners have set a hear
ing date on a proposed ordi-
nance to require county licensing
of private clubs and a 2 am
closing hour.
1t will be held at II am. Oc-
tober 13 before the commission
ers at Upper Marlboro.
The measure obviously is
aimed at preventing operation
of after-hours clubs in the
+ county. but does not specifically
say so.
All Clubs Affected.
Chairman Thomas E. Latimer
said it would affect all clubs,
including fraternal and veterans
organizations and bottle" clubs,
such as the testers Club, a night
spot on Tuxedo road in Tuxedo,
which has been operating after
hours.
Mr.. Latimer added, however,
that the proposed ordinance
would not be retroactive as
far as the licensing is con-
cerned. He said this is one
point still under study by the
attorneys for the commissioners,
C. c. Lancaster and Alfred
Sturtevant.
The 2 am. closing hour would
apply to all clubs, including
those already in operation, Mr..
Latimer said, thus serving as
a weapon against after-hours
clubs.
Would Give County Control.
The ordinance, according to
Mr.. Latimer, would give the
county control over clubs, but
would not necessarily affect
their liquor selling privileges.
He said private clubs such as
fraternal and veterans groups
now obtain special club licenses
under alcoholic beverage con-
troll laws and are required to
adhere to such license regula-
tionS.
The testers Club has no such
license and the drinking comes
from bottles owned. by individual
members. Such was the case
when deputies of County Sheriff
Carlton G. Beall raided the club
about 3 am. Sunday and found
more than 200 Washington area
members" inside. At that time,
the only charge placed against
the manager, Joseph Fratan-
tuono, was that of permitting
dancing without license. The
manager faces a hearing on the
charge in Upper Marlboro on
Friday.
Sheriff Beall says he wants an
outright ban against bottle"
clubs.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Bethesda {. Of {. Joins
Better Business Bureau

The Bethesda Chamber of
Commerce has announced it has
become a member of the Ma
tional Better Business Bureau
in an effort to protect the buy
ing public.
AS a member, the Bethesda
group win receive monthly bull
letins publiciZing rackets and
fraudulent practices throughout
the conutry and will have access
to bureau files and special re-
ports.
George o. Smith, Chamber of
Commerce manager, said the
new service cannot be successful
without public assistance. He
cautioned buyers to be eS-
pecially cautious of propositions
which promise something for
nothing"
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Civic Groups to Hear
Arlington Cundiutes

Candidates for the Arlington
County Board and the School
Board have been invited to ad-
dress a meeting sponsored by
three civic associations at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the Mckinley Ele-
mentary School in Arlington.
The sponsoring organizations
are Westover Civic Association,
Highland Park -Overlee Knolls
Citizens Association, and Do
minion Paisley Forest Civic
Association.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
RoIIerRink RinkMonogerSentenced
In Obscene Literature Trial
Morals Charges
Involving Teen-Agers
Filed Against Him

Ralph Henry Canary, manager
of the Alexandria Roller Rink,
today was sent to Jail for six
months for possessing obscene
literature and also was charged
with contributing to the delin-
quency of 17-year-old girl and
molesting a 14-year-old boy.
The obscene literature charge
was tried before Alexandria
Police Court Judge James r.
Duncan shortly after police
formally placed the three
charges against Canary. The
other two charges will be heard
in Alexandria Juvenile Court.
The 33-year-old sports figures
arrest was announced by Maj.
Russell Halves, superintendent of
police.
Believes Many Involved.
Maj. Hawes said he believes
a great number of teenagers had
been involved in similar esca-
pades over a period of time, and
said police still were investigat-
ing.
The Alexandria Roller Rink is
probably the largest center of
teenage recreation in the city,
said Maj. Hawes. He declared
that Alexandria police had heard
rumors of improper conduct by
the manager several months ago.
The investigation was accel-
Grated last month when an an
noymous parent" wrote Gov.
Battle to complain of the "im-
moral" atmosphere at the rink.
Maj. Hawes said Gov. Battle
sent the letter to Commonwealth
Attorney Howard w. Smith, jr.,
who brought it to the attention
of the police department.
TeenagerS Questioned.
Maj. Hawes said police got
their first break in the case when
the investigation led them to a
picture of Canary embracing a
nude girl. A number of teen
ayers who frequented the roller
rink were questioned.
The picture, plus the evidence
obtained from youngsters ques-
toned, furnished police with the
clues they needed to place Ca
nary under arrest last night at
the roller rink. The charges
were placed against him today,
Maj. Hawes said most of the
teen-age escapades occurred at
after-hours parties at the roller
rink.
The charge of possessing OBJ
scene literature was brought
against Canary after his arrest
when police said they found
pornographic writing and inde-
cent pictures of teen-age boys in
his automobile and at his home
Incident at Party.
The charge of contributing to
the delinquency of a 17-year-old
girl was based on a witness
statement that Canary had par
TALLY undressed young girl at
one of his parties, police said.
The third charge, police said,
was brought on evidence that
Canary fondled a 14-year-old
boy who was taking a shower at
the roller rink.
Canary, a handsome 6-footer,
lives in the 900 block of North
Wayne street, Arlington. Police
said he is married but they did
not know if he had any children.
Besides managing the roller rink,
Canary writes a column for a
weekly newspaper in nearby Vir-
ginia.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Hygiene Group to Meet

The Mental Hygiene Society
of Northern Virginia will meet
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Airing
ton County Health Department
auditorium, 1900 North Edison
street. Mrs. Frank j. Hollweck,
director of the volunteer pro-
gram at st. Elizabeths Hospital,
will be the speaker.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Sisterhood to Meet

The Sisterhood of the Con-
gregation Har Tzeon will meet
at 8:15 pm. Monday at the
Veterans of Foreign Wars post
home, 2425 Hayden drive. Silver
Spring, Md.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
CoIesviIIe Church Fair

An auction sale and country
fair will be held at 10 am. Sat-
urday by the Colesville (MdO
Methodist Church on the Coles
Vile -Glenmont road near Route
%. Proceeds will go to the
church educational building
fund
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Lyon Park Women's Club

The Women's Club of Lyon
Park will hold an open house
from 3 to S pm. Saturday at
the clubhouse, Ala North Fill
more street, Arlington, Va.
Guests will be teachers from the
Henry Clay and Fillmore Ele-
mentary Schools.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-11
BY RENNIE TAYLOR

LOS ANGELES IA new sci.
entific attack on the housefly,
aimed 10 hit him in the intestines,
was reported to the chronological
Society Of America.
First steps in the offensive are
to find out how the fly converts
his food into energy and cell-build-
ing material. When the facts about
Ihousefly digestion are determined,
insect fighters viii know more pre-.
cisely about where and how to do
the hitting.
One Of the new things is that
houseflies have pepsin in their
systems. PepSin is an engine
which helps meat-eating animals
to digest protein.
DR.. Bernard Greenberg Of the
University Of Kansas reported the
pepsin discovery. Up to now il
has been taken for granted, DR..
Greenberg said, that insects do not
have pepsin.
The new finding means that
there is less difference between
flies and the higher animals than
previously realized. II means also
that the housefly may be vuIner.
able to new and different forms
Of chemical attack.
Another similar finding was re.
ported by DR.. W. Chefurka, of the
Canadian government experiment
station at London, Ontario. DR..
Chefurka said he had determined
the steps by which houseflies break
down carbohydrates. This involves
a whole series of che Il cH~r,es
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-11
Science PlansNew Attack On Housefly

one or more Of which may copsti.
tute an invitation for some Sther
scientist to utilize some simple
substance as a lethal weapon
against the pest.
These and related researches
have been brought about by the
realization that DOT and other new
compounds are not going to ex-
terminate the housefly. Flies have
become increasingly resistant 10
these chemicals.
In another report to the society,
DR.. George c. Decker of the nli-
.nois Natural History Survey said
the battle against insects is far
from won.
Despite the new chemicals, DR..
Decker asserted, the total weight
of insects produced each year ex-
ceeds the weight of all other ami.
nal life produced in the same
time.
Dr.. Decker said insects did more
to reduce the yield of corn in cen.
tral and southern Illinois this year
than did drouth. The dying OF
lawns and pastures sometimes has
been attributed to drouth when the
real cause was insect damage, he
asserted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-11
DON :y,sI5;IslEl

Get out" Martin snapped. Get
out before there's trouble right
here, with me making it,"
you're not being smart" Nor
rissey stood up, buttoning his
coat; neither his face nor his eyes
betrayed the slightest emotion.
Most people think twice before
turning on me"
Martin glowered at the door
after il had closed behind Nor
riSsey. He had made a dangerous
enemy, but far from being upset
about il, he was glad. He had
more than a slight suspicion that
Morrissey had murdered Searle;
and now that an open break be-
tween them had been brought
about by the gambler himself, he
would enjoy trying TO prove it.
TEN minutes after Morrissey
L had gone the phone rang again.
Interrupted In pleasant specula-
tons charting the successive steps
by which his late caller might be
Unanswered toward the electric
chair, Martin answered with n
curt "Yes?"
A liquid burbling sound in the
receiver startled him; it ended in
an explosive sob and then q
hoarse voice struggled through
and said thickly, Lee. Oh, Lee,
you've just got to help me-"
Whats wrong?" Martin asked,
involuntarily mimicking Dexter's
manner Of speaking. For the voice
belonged to Clarabelle Messmer;
its husky plant called up her like
ness as vividly as if she had been
In the room, blowsy and muddled
and quite drunk.
I'm so frightened, Lee. An aw.
flil policeman was here most of
the afternoon trying to make me
say things / didn't want to. I'm
sure he thinks / killed Richard.
can't sleep or anything, I'm 30
worried"
There's nothing 70 worry
about"
That's what you always say.
But ever since that horrid re-
porter was here terrible things
have been happening. Now I'll
never get any of that money. And
you'll have to get that letter from
him SO can burn it up before he
uses it to make more trouble so
the police won't suspect him"
Martin took compassion on her.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-11

He said, You're talking to King
now"
yes. that's his name, Lee. Will
ton King or something like that.
He lives in that apartment where
poor Richard passed away and
hope he goes to prison because he
was always trying to make trou-
bic for Richard.
This is King" Martin repeat
ed loudly. I'm not in prison yet.
I'm in Lees room, and he isn't
here"
"You're-Kin9'
Martin King" said Martin pa
tiently. Remember the nice chat
we had the other day? It's too
bad things didn't work out the
way we thought they would"
why are you in Lees room il
he isn't there?"
I'm staying with him for a few
days. We're old friends. Shall
have him call you later"
Clarabelle SMILED. 'Mr. King,
wish you'd return. that letter
wrote for you. You can't have any
use for it now"
You needn't worry. It won't be
used in any way"
But l will worry. After some
one is dead-and so tragically, too
you don't want things left
around to show you bore them
animosity when they were alive.
It's like speaking i'll Of the dead,
don't you Think"
Il haven't the letter with me
now. but I'll see If can get it for
you" It occurred to him that this
garrulous creature might after all
tell him more than anyone else
about the conference that preced-
ed Searle's exit from life. At least
hers would be a different slant,
and it was possible that the clue
he wanted-or the pointer to the
clue-lay there, unrecognlzed un-
til now Surprising ! call on you
In the morning."
THAT will be all right Not toe
early, though"
Ten o'clock"
'Then or a few minutes later,
I'll be expecting you, Mr.. King
II you see Lee before midnight,
tell him / do wish he'd telephone
me-"
Martin wrote a note for Dexter,
left it at the desk in the lobby
and took the subway to the Vii
lage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-11
DUvAL STREET vIGNETTE;

DUVAL STREET VlGNETTE:
We spotted Sam Harris, dean OF
Key West writers hiking down Du'
val Street today with a spritely
step. Reason: Sam has a Key West
story in the current Salt Water
Sportsman magazine. They entitled
it The Lady and the Tarpon" but
we think Sans title was more
dramatic - An Acre Of Tarpon. "
Story concerns a run of tarpon, in
of all places, Key West harbor.
Sans been a magazine contributor
for a half century. Chaplain
Joseph Rsmias, who held forth al
the Naval Station here, is now as
signed to a troop ship operating
between Seattle and the far east.
IA former contributor to The Citizen,
the Chaplain has q Christmas num-
Der appearing in the Nippon Times
Attorney George Breeks, after
trip aboard a shrimp trawler,
has this to say: II came, ! saw, |
quit" When we asked George if he
could vouch for the statement that
"shrimpers earn their pay, "
Brooks was pretty emphatic in
praise of the men who run Key
Vests greatest industry. Speak
ing of attorneys, it's pretty COM
mon knowledge that they have a
way with the English language.
But, we at The Citizen office
thought we had caught city attor.
ney ]. Y. Porter with his verbs
down the other day. One of his
opinions contained the word "ef-
fectuate."
"He means 'actuate'," said a col
league.
"Nope, he means, to effect"
said another.
"Ain't no such word" a third
opined.
The city editor, which Is what
she is paid for. went TO the die.
tionary. There is such a word. 1t
is a good word. 1t means: ITO
bring to pass, to effect, to accom-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-11

NEW YORK R-Would you like
TO develop a forceful winning per-
sonality?
A lot of people would. But there
are some who would be glad to
settle for a forceful, losing per-
sonality. Win or lose, they would
like to have any kind of personality
that had some impact.
Count me among them. Some
people are born with the power of
decision. The rest of US acquire it.
We acquire it from others. We are
always ready to meet any emer-
gency-if there is someone around
to make up our minds what to do.
We are the guys who can't say
no. We would rather have our teeth
knocked out than return a negative
answer. In fact this happened to
me several times in grammar
school. The class bully would ask
me:
do you want to fight"
Well, would look at his doubled
up fists, and think, Il can't tell
this fellow no, no matter what he
asks me. On the other hand, if I
say yes.
And while / stood there, trying
to make up my mind what to do,
bang!-out went another of my
front teeth.
Later in life this same inability
to say no has got me into trouble
with ladies.
MY, did you ever in your life
see anybody who looks older than
II do today?" a lady asked me just
the other day. And she almost BIT
me when / told her, "oh, sure
several"
That's the trouble with people
who have strong winning personal
tiles. Whether you agree or dis
agree with them, they end up by
getting mad at you.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-11
Hal Boyle
Says

Being afflicted with a weak, los
ing personality is a terrible handi-
cap in this world, a world in which
self-assertion wins respect, wheth-
er the cause in which ii is put
forward is worthy or despicable.
You are the prisoner of people
with greater viii power because
you can't, for some strange reason,
offend them. Clothing statesmen,
bus drivers, walters, and doormen
are brushed aside by the strong.
willed. But they dominate me
completely. And how they can tell
at glance that ! am like a door
with a sign saying Push" is be-
yond me.
Panhandlers can tell this interior
indecision at once. They never ask
me for a dime. They start by
demanding dollar, and feel like
IA bum because | negotiate them
down to a quarter. The same way
with stray dogs. They follow me
home on rainy nights for a hand
out, and they would stay there the
rest of their lives except our land
lord has a forceful, winning per.
sonality that overawes dogs-and
me, too.
My wife has often commented
on my jellyfish character.
"You know, there is a kind OF
strength in weakness" she said
once. 81 notice you sometimes get
your way just by waiting"
That is the secret satisfaction oil
all of US weak-willed folk. When
the people with forceful, winning
personalities get tired Of pushing
US around and sit down to rest
well-then we flow around them
like water toward our own goals.
The only way to get what you
want in this world if you can't say
no is to wear out those Of impa.
tent strength with your own end.
less power of indecision.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-11
.Pravda Reprints
Speech Comments

MOWCOW R-The Communist
party newspaper Pravda today
published derogatory foreign press
comment on President Eisen.
hower's atomic speech before the
United Nations. Pravda itself still
had no definite comment.
The comments from abroad la
beled the speech propaganda and
demanded that the United States
agree to the Soviet plan of atomic
control which calls for nations to
outlaw atomic warfare first, and
then SCI up controls.
Pravda yesterday published an
s0O-word summary of Eisenhower
speech which proposed that atomic
powers pool fashionable materials
and know-how under the aegis OF
the United Nations for peaceful
development.
The newspaper devoted much
space today to the Big Three Der.
muds conference. II said the con.
ference proved flop which "only
exposed the deep differences K
listing between the United States,
Britain and Franc"