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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-03
Hovane ceols OF

Rtuv9U0 Go0t8 VT
Word from the Cuban Capitol
has h that baseball promotions
there aren't enjoying the success
they have been blessed with in
past years. II was all pointed up
last week when Just Is spectators
arrived for q FREE exhibition
TIT b which the Pittsburgh Pirat-
g appeared.
Five years ago the stadium
would have been packed at 4
couple Of bucks q head.
But old poppa Branch Hickey
has gone on record as not being
too much perturbed = he doen't
cars whether the fans show up or
not since he got q fat so, 900 from
the Havana promoters.
Those informed on the subjects
seem % think that Habaneros are
bust being exposed to too much
baseball = they have it morning
noon and night. No city win sup
port too many professional teams.
The Havana Cubans Of the FIJI.
lost q bundle last year and when
they wanted 10 play 4 couple Of
their home games in Key West,
were stymied by their commit
ments with the Grand Stadium
owners. This year the Cubans win
perform Ii Tropical Stadium -
which Is owned By one of the
larger breweries Ii Havana.
(Shades Of St. LOUISE
Come 70 think Of It, that fact
ought b make than eligible for
the big lsagNas, what with the
Mllwsuise and SC. Louis suds in
terests Invading the major league
picture.
Rim Rsmhlss
Whsther o. not Key West win
have boxing this summer Is still
. moot question. Chris Dundell. Mi.
ami Beach promoter. who has been
mentioned . possible angel for
hoying shows here, is said to be
oniy slightly interested in summer
promotions. There is 4 good
chance be win be active next win
Ter, though.
Judging BY The success Of the
Navy shows, there is a real IN
tefest h the fight game here :
they have drawn nice audiences
and they have not al been Navy
psKsonnel.
epogls Scribe
Key West High School grid
eeaeh I'd Beckman has 4 repu-
tation for eruditlon a. wen as
winning football teams. He win
take ofk this summer for New
York University for work on his
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-03

Ioeals meeting Miami Beach and
Miami Tech here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-03

Key West High School grid
coach I'd Beckman has 4 repu-
tation for erlsditlon a. wen as
winning football teams. He WIN
take oft this summer for New
York University for work On his
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Woman Gets Wears
In Staying Of BundY

Mrs. Eleanor v. Welborn, 81.
of Franconia, Va, was given q
two-year prison term on charge
of involuntary manslaughter in
Alexandria Corporation Court
yesterday for the fatal shooting
of her former friend, 34-year-
old Russell Bundy.
Mr.. Bundy. who was colored,
was shot in the head as he. Mrs.
Welborn and Mrs. Mary Purks.
of Woodbridge, Va, sat in q
parked car on lot at Cameron
and West streets in Alexandria
last November 20 Mr.. Bundy
and Mrs. Welborn both had been
drinking when the shooting ocs
Cured, Mrs. Purks testified.
The defense argued that the
shooting was an accident. Mrs.
Welborn insisted she had no
reason to kill Mr.. Bundy-"we
were good friends"
"I just remember asking Rus
sell for match-the next I
remember I heard a loud noise
and it felt like fire In my hand,
she told the jury Of IL men and
one woman.
Mrs. Purks testified that Mrs.
Welborn reached into the glove
compartment when Bun d y
opened it to get her match.
grabbed his gun and shot him.
Mrs. Purks said there had been
no argument before the shooting.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Chemical Test Awaited
In Death Of Mrs. Byers

Issuance of a certificate in the
death of Mrs. Harry r. Byers,
80, who was found dead in her
bed yesterday morning by her
maid, is being withheld pending
completion of chemical tests, ac-
cording to Coroner A. Magruder
MacDonald.
An autopsy was performed yes
terday afternoon. Police said a
medicine bottle was found beside
her bed as well as a farewell note
addressed to her son, Kenneth.
a Catholic University student
who lives in the Woodney apart
ment. 1886 Sixteenth street NV.
According to police. the wo-
mans family indicated she had
been respondent because Of III
health.
Evening star., 1953-03-31

Nobody will admit response
bility for the freak mistake dis
closed by The Star yesterday.
resulting in the release Of a
prisoner charged with stealing
safe containing over $4,000.
United States deputy marshals
have been securing the area in
a search for Charles Perry, %,
colored, of no fixed address,
since he was released from the
District Jail on March 20.
It's a three-way mixup among
the marshal's Office, the District
Jail and the United States Com
missioner. A mistake somewhere
in paper work freed Perry, and
he's still at large.
Perry and two others are
charged with the theft of the
safe from a Safeway store at
1881 Fourteenth street NV, on
January 30. Perry's alleged part
ners are in custody, but Perry
has disappeared.
Taken on Two Warrants.
He was arrested in North Car
olina late in February, after an
exhaustive police search. and re-
turned to the District on the
authority of two warrants-one
issued by the United States
Commissioner and the other is
sued by the Municipal Court.
He was taken before Municipal
Court Judge Frank Myers, who
Evening star., 1953-03-31
ID Children Greet
Dwight, II, at Party
On Fifth Birthday

Dwight David Eisenhower, II.
celebrated his fifth birthday to-
day at the White House. /.
Fourteen children, most Of
them playmates in Army circles.
were invited to greet the Presi-
dents grandson at an afternoon
party featuring motion pictures.
games, chocolate ice cream and
a specially baked cake topped
with candles. Y
The President gave Dwight q
periscope for his birthday.
Granmother Eisenhower gave
him "grown-up" pajamas. and
so did his sister, Barbara Anne.
Dwight's mother. Mrs. John s.
Eisenhower provided the gift he.
wanted most, q bright red IRE
engine and hose. Sister Susan,
I, added q hook and ladder to
the equipment.
Evening star., 1953-03-31

papers showing the charges had
been dropped in Municipal Court.
Therefore, Perry was released
late in the evening of March 20.
United States Commissioners
Cyril S. Lawrence: It's their own
fault. he emphasized. Perry was
brought in and ] had a hearing
March 20 and issued commit
ment papers on him. I set bond
and he should have gone to jail
Commissioner Lawrence declared
that the commitment papers
were turned over with the pris-
oner to the marshals.
Meanwhile, Perry, who was
indicted on the offense by q
grand jury yesterday. along with
the other two men, is still roam
ing the country.
He spent month in jail
from February 20 until late
March 20-while his case had
been continued. When he was
finally released. he must have
realized some one had pulled 9
boner.
But it was for his own good
and he hasn't been seen since
The police have indicated
they've lost interest in it. They
feel the narshals duty bound
to find him. It took the police
nearly two weeks in the begin
ming to dig him up in North
Carolina.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Virginia and Fordhan
Law Teams Meet Tonichf

The inter-law school appel
late court competition contin-
ues in Mcmahon Hall auditorium
of Catholic University at 8
o'clock tonight.
In the finals q team from the
University of Virginia. who won
last nights preliminary session,
will meet the Fordharn Univer-
sity team, who also emerged VIC
torious in the first session.
The Virginia team is composed
Of George r. Cassidy, r. r.
Schweitzer and James II. Davis
III. They beat the Yale Uni
versity team Of Edgar Brenner.
Frank s. Libassi and Jerome s.
Wagshal.
The Fordham tearn-Edmund
A. Hamburger, Joseph r. Pisani
and Mrs. Frances T. Wolff
eliminated Catholic University.
whose members were Ernest c.
Raskauskas. George j. Bertain.
jr., and Joseph M. Kolmacic.
Evening star., 1953-03-31

continued the case to March 20.
Meanwhile two others, Joseph
Clyburn, "a, colored, of no fixed
address. and John H. Washing
ton. "a, colored. of the 1700 block
of Eleventh street NV, were
arrested and charged with Perry.
But, on March 20, the house.
breaking charge against Perry
was dropped in court and he was
turned back to police so he could
be arraigned before United States
Commissioner Cyril s. Lawrence
with the other two men. That.
1t is explained, was to simplify
matters when the cases were
presented to the grand jury.
But. then came the rub. Safe
Squad Detective Sergt. Richard
E. Meissner rearrested Perry out
side the courthouse when the
United States attorney dropped
the housebreaking charge, ac-
cording to prearrangement.
The officer took Perry to the
commissioner, and the fugitive
was held for the action of the
grand jury. under $4,000 bond.
United States marshals then
took him to the District Jail.
Promptly Released.
And authorities there, receiv-
ing only the court papers indi-
eating the charge had been
dropped, released Perry who
promptly disappeared.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Easter Vacations
Beqin This Week

Vacations for some public and
parochial school children in the
Washington area will begin to-
morrow and by Good Friday all
Of them will be cut for an Easter
recess.
With the end Of classes today
the public school children In Ar
lington County and the parochial
schools in the District and near
by Maryland will be free. The
Arlington County children will
return to public schools Tues
day morning and the parochial
students In the District and
nearby Maryland on April 8.
Fairfax County public schools
and all Virginia parochial schools
will start the recess period after
the end Of classes tomorrow and
return to classes next Tuesday.
Alexandra public schools also
win let out at the close Of classes
tomorrow and return on the
morning Of April 8, except for
George Washington High School.
Its students viii return that day.
but win delay their recess until
Thursday. In return, these stu
dents win be given the day on
on May to attend the. Apple
Blossom Festival in Winchester.
Va.
Public school students in the
District and Montgomery Coun-
ty will be free after the close
Of classes Thursday and return
April Is.
Public school students in Falls
Church and Prince Georges
County win be free after classes
Thursday. In Falls Church they
win return On Tuesday and In
Prince Georges On April 3.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Aid Of Congress Asked
For Virginia Festival
BY lie Associased Press

Congress yesterday received
q proposal for a commission to
help plan the 1857 Jamestown
Williamsburg Yorktown celebra-
ton In Virginia.
Resolutions were prepared for
the Senate by Senators Byrd and
Robertson, Virginia Democrats,
and for the House by Represent
ative Robson. Democrat of Vir-
ginia.
The commission would be COM
posed Of two senators. two House
members, a National Park Serv-
ice official, and six members to be
named by President Eisenhower.
The group would cooperate
with the Virginia 35Oth Anniver-
sary CommisSion.
The resolutions also would
authorize an appropriation Of
$4,000 for travel expenses Of the
commission members.
Evening star., 1953-03-31

made written confessions in
some cases and oral admissions
in front of the complainants in
others. In all, police records
show. Detective Knots and other
third precinct policemen charged
James with 16 charges of house
breaking and one charge of
assault on a police officer.
Rozier was charged with II
counts Of housebreaking and one
Of assaulting q police officer.
Indicted In Three. Cases.
The detective offered seven
cases for presentation to the
grand jury-six housebreaking
and one assault.
"I just offered the cases where
I felt I had a strong case," he
explained today. II don't like to
present a case unless I feel it's a
sure thing. and no doubt will be
left in a jury's mind"
He was told he could present
five cases-four housebreaking
and the assault on a police Of
f1cer.
Yesterday, the grand jury in
dicted the Punch brothers. They
were accused in three house,
breaking and larceny cases-two
on the night Of March 8 and one
last December 26, when they
were accused of stealing $541
worth of dresses from a store at
1907 Connecticut avenue.
Asked about the other cases.
Assistant United States Attorney
Paul F. Leonard said the grand
jury has not yet acted on an
other housebreaking and the as
sault on Detective Knots.
The score to date: The brothers
were charged by police with II
and 10 cases, respectively. De-
tective Knots offered his seven
best eases. There have been
three indictments,
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Wage Raise for Women
And Minors in Retail Jobs

Some 1900 women and mi
nors in the retail trades will get
a wage increase of IS a week
effective May Is, under a District
Minimum Wage and Industrial
Safety Board order made public
today.
The board accepted recon-
mendations Of the Retail Trade
Minimum Wage Conference.
Ofi1cialS explained the new
weekly guarantee is on a SO and
40 hour basis, as compared with
the old 36 and A hour work
week.
The new rates are: $50 for a
work week Of between 36 and 40
hours, compared with the cur
rent $25 weekly wage. The
hourly wage for working less
than SO hours weekly or more
than 40 hours weekly will be IS
cents. This compares w:sh the
current rate Of 65 cents an hour
for employment under SO hours
or over "A.
Evening star., 1953-03-31

But what happened to the COM
mitment papers signed by Com
missioner Lawrence and the tenn
porary commitment papers issued
by the United States Marshal?
Everyone gives a different
story:
United States Marshal w.
Bruce Matthews: He called a
special press conference late yes
terday to reply to The Stars
story. which had indicated it was
the fault of the marshals.
About Q pm. March 20. not
having received formal commit
ment papers from the Commits
sioner, substitute papers were
made out with the notation Hold
for United States Marshal" and
Perry went to Jail. The original
papers, Mr.. Matthews declares,
were received from the Commis-
sioner around $3.50 pm. March
20 and at 9 am. the next day
they were delivered to the jail
to replace the Marshals commit
ment slip.
Comment at Jail.
Jail Supt. Curtiss Reid: Over
100 prisoners were sent to the
jail that day and both marshals
and Jail officials had a lot of
work to do. His Office, he said,
never received the marshal's
commitment but did receive the
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Traffic Ban Approved
For Easter Parade on
[Connecticuf Avenue

The Commissioners today ap-
proved banning of automobile
traffic on Connecticut avenue
next Sunday so the traditional
Easter Parade may be held.
Connecticut avenue will be
closed to traffic from K street to
Florida avenue NV. between
1890 pm. and 6 pm. Exceptions
are streetcars, buses, taxicabs for
hotel service and vehicles off,
cially participating in the ac-
tivities.
Other regulations involved in
clude:
All left turns will be prohibited
within the area bounded by Flor
ida avenue, Seventeenth street,
K street and Twenty-second
street between 1890 pm. and
6 pm.
One-way traffic south bound
will be allowed on Seventeenth
street from Massachusetts, avenue
to Florida avenue.
No parking will be permitted
between noon and 6 pm. on the
following streets:
Seventeenth street from Penn
sylvania avenue to K street:
Seventeenth street from I street
to Florida avenue; Eighteenth
street from K street to Con-
necticut avenue.
Eighteenth street from Con-
necticut avenue to s. street on
west side; Twenty-flrst street
from Pennsylvania avenue to
Massachusetts, avenue; l. street
from Fifteenth street to Twenty
second street; M street from
Fifteenth street TO Twenty-sec-
ond street.
Rhode Island avenue from
Scott Circle to Connecticut ave-
nue.; @ street from Fifteenth
street to Massachusetts, avenue;
r street from Fifteenth street
to Massachusetts, avenue; Florida
avenue from Connecticut avenue
to Massachusetts, avenue; Nine
teenth street from L street to M
street and N street from Six
teenth street to Seventeenth
street.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Tunnel Work 10 Close
Independence Intersection

independence avenue at Penn
sylvania avenue and Second
street S.E.wiH be closed to traffic
at 7::3O am. tomorrow for the
remainder Of the week.
The intersection Is being closed
of to allow completion Of q new
steam and cool air tunnel from
the Capitol power plant. First
street and North Carolina avenue
Sc. to the Supreme Court and
Senate Office Buildings
For the past several monshs
traffic has been crossing the
ditch on wooden beams at the
intersection. Tomorrow the con-
tractors remove the beams. The
District Highway Department
expects to have the intersection
resurfaced and ready for traffic
again by Monday noon.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
District Man Held
In County Still Raid

A District man was arrested
yesterday in a raid on a still in
Prince Georges County.
Detective Sergt. Wilson J.
Purdy Of the county vice squad
said the still was one of the big
gest he had seen in his IA years
on the force.
He said the whisky plant
camouf1aged as q pig pen ir
Glenarden, was equipped to pro-
duce approximately so gallons a
day.
Samuel Pinkney. SO, colored
Of the HOO block of Tenth street
NV, was charged with making
whisky without a license.
He was released on $1,000
bond. Hearing was set for April
10 at Upper Marlboro.
Sergt. Purdy and Charles s
Burney, police chief Of Glen
arden, who moved in on the still
said Pinkney was working alone
The place was equipped tc
mash down 1900 gallons at Q
time, the sergeant said. The
police broke up all the equip
ment.
The sergeant added that Pink
ney was feeding the mash. after
removing its alcohol. to his hogs
Evening star., 1953-03-31
~ Stolen Radios
Are Hauled Away
In Victim S Truck

Police were puzzled briefly last
night as to how thieves broke
into the Bargain House Appli-
ance Store, 1900 Georgia avenue
NV, and carried of AZ table
radios valued at 1923.
Pvts. William Reed and Ken
meth Crawford checking doors
and peering into the locked store,
noticed the empty shelves and
called the manager. Harold
Mikklesen.
They discovered entry had
been made via q broken skylight,
But how did the thieves haul
away the loot? That mystery
was solved when MIR. Mikklesen
discovered his 1949 model Ford
delivery truck was missing.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
FuIls Church Students
Aid Euster SeuI Drive

Falls Church High School
students viii make door-tO-
door canvass Of the Falls Church
area from $3.50 pm. to 10 pm.
tomorrow in behalf Of the Easter
Seal campaign.
The diea that students support
the drive to raise funds for Grip
pied children came from David
Frye, q senior and president Of
the Student Council.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
City Heads Could Be Given
Rent Powers, West SAYS

Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West today said he felt Congress
could delegate to the District
Commissioners the power to es-
tabliSh rent control.
The city'S legal adviser was
asked earlier in the month by
the Commissioners for an opin-
ion as to whether Congress may
delegate rent control authority
to them. Mr.. West said Con-
gresS could If, in delegating such
authority, it also established
standards for the guidance OF
the Commissioners.
Mr.. West said; Congress may
delegate such authority by a law
which states the legislative OBJ
jective, prescribes the method Of
achieving that objective and es-
tabliShes standards to guide the
Commissioners as to when the
authority may be exercised and
in what manner rents may be
fixed.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Officials Surprised
As Demand Continues
For Graded Beef
By Froncis P. DouoIos

Although many housewives no
longer are looking for the Gov
ernment grades on beef they buy
Agriculture Department officials
are a little surprised that the
demand for graded beef has kept
up the way it has.
Compulsory grading ended with
the lifting of retail price controls
on meat last month. Those in
charge of Government grading
expected a sleeper drop in the
demand for grading on a Volun-
tary basis than has been en-
countered.
During the period of price con-
trolls on meat-from May, 1851,
to last February 6-housewives
became familiar with the Gov
ernment grades: prime, choice,
good and commercial.
Dealers Wondered.
When controls and compulsory
grading ended, dealers did not
know just what the purchaser
would do. Some suppliers be-
lieved the housewife would con-
tinue to look for the grade stamp.
Others Immediately went back to
the private brands and grades
they had used before controls.
What the buyers at the meat
counter are doing is indicated
by Agriculture Department fig
ureS on grading. In February,
which included six days of con-
trolls and compulsory grading,
511.6 million pounds Of beef were
graded by Agriculture Depart
ment employees.
This was a AZ per cent drop
from the total for January and
26 per cent drop from the
February, 1852, figure. In Feb
ruary, 1851. before grading was
compulsory. the amount graded
was 1852 million pounds.
Veal, Calf Figures.
The amount of veal and calf
meat graded in February, 1858,
was 27.6 million pounds. This
was drop of So per cent from
the figure for the preceding
month and a SO per cent drop
from the February, 1852. figure.
The figure for February, 1851,
was only 2.7 million pounds.
Veal is from an animal under
IA weeks old. Calf is between
that age and one year.
Compulsory grading of lamb
and mutton ended with the end
Of controls on wholesale prices of
those products. This was a couple
of months before retail price
controls were lifted on lamb and
mutton.
In February. 20 million pounds
were graded. This compares with
26 million in January, 1853, and
sos million in February, 1852,
when grading was compulsory! In
February, 1851. before compul-
sorry grading. the figure was 7.6
million.
The Agriculture Department
makes a charge for grading,
which amounts to $500 an hour
for the graders services. This
figures out at only a small frac-
ton Of a cent per pound.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Ban on Garbage
For Hog Feed
Affects District
Virginia Quarantine
Threatens Disposal
System, xonten Suys

A new quarantine slapped on
garbage feeding Virginia hog
raisers was regarded as. threat
today to the Districts garbage
disposal system.
William A. Xanten, Sanitary
Division superintendent, said he
was watching with concern" the
efforts in both Virginia and
Maryland to stamp out the fatal
disease, vascular exanthema,
traced to commercial garbage.
The District has depended on
hog farmers to carry away SO, 200
tons of garbage a year. Should
this entire system collapse the
District would be out at least
$350.000 a year and perhaps as
much as 100000 for collection
and disposal equipment, Mr..
Xanten said.
Need Not Immediate.
There is no immediate need
! for such a solution. But Mr..
Xanten noted that half a dozen
farmers in Maryland and Vir-
ginia have given up hog raising
since last fall when the disease
began spreading.
One of the pertinent questions
is whether farmers in the $50
million a year Virginia hog in
dustry will turn to cooking the
garbage, as requireds in regula-
tions now in effect in Mary
land, and to become effective in
Virginia with the April Is quar-
antine..
Under the present plan, farm
ers given permits and routes,
collect about $4,000 tons of gar
bage a year from hotels and
some Government agencies here.
Farmers pay the hotels as much
as $40 or $50 a month for the
privilege of hauling it away.
$4,000 Tons Dumped.
Another $4,000 tons, collected
from homes, is dumped at Q
transfer station at New Jersey
avenue and K street S.W., where
the farmers pick it up free.
Right now some farmers, hit
by the epidemic, are not using
the garbage on their farms.
In less than a year Virginia
farmers have lost 100000 on
more than 5000 hogs hit by the
disease. Under the quarantine,
hogs fed commercial garbage can
be moved only after a veteri.
narian's inspection.