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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Players Cooperate
On Opening Date
For Navy CdrniUal

The Key West Players, cooperat-
ing to the hilt with the Navy
Charity Carnival. plan opening the
forthcoming production, ''The Bat, -
on Thursday, February IL so that
the drama will not be running on
the opening date of the Carnival,
February 10.
The play, directed by Bob Pol
lock, viii be presented straight
through the week, beginning Feb
ruary II ending the night of Feb
ruary IS, and viii be presented on
Sunday night, February Is as well,
the first time a Sunday night
showing has been held.
A number of new faces win be
seen in the production which is a
thriller-diller adapted from 'sThe
Circular Staircase" by Mary Ro-
berts Rinehart, and whipped into
rapid-action play form by Mrs.
Rinehart and Avery Hopwood. Ex-
perienced actress, Emily Goddard
has the role of the lady who finds
that her house seems to be haunt
ed. The solution of the who-dun-it
makes up the story.
The play has a counterpart now
running on Broadway with Zasu
Pitts in one of the top roles.
Dress rehearsal is set for the
first of the week and the techinal
staff is hard at work completing
the last minute details of the set.
It promises to be one of the most
exciting melodrama mysteries ever
given by the Players group.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06

landa Cabot.
Perfect. Attendance: Ellen Han
son, Carol Chellies, Ellen Paulsen,
Veda Schmidt, James Scott, Isabel
Zayas, Michael Valdez, Jennifer
Valdez, Linda Bates, Marsha Hunt,
Scott Gates, Yolanda Cabot, Joyce
Bates.
Children's Special class (Spsnish)
Francien Mccarthy, Emily Nc.
Carthy, J. David Lawler, Carolyn
jenkins, Deanna Cobo, Ximara AL.
fonso, Emily Harris, Theda Bear.
Iup, Marilyn Bearup, Connie Arnold,
Carmen Lopez, Luis Mariscal, Di.
anne Mathews, Aloma Baya, John
Hooper, Perla Sosin, Francine De-
laney, Swevia Cortez, Melinda Cor
tez.
Adults Department Converse
tional Spanish):
Students in Good Standing
1st, Year, Agnes H. Stanfield,
Dolores Cancino, Betty Tupaz,
| Irene Hannick, Marie Gronn, Chris
tine Momm,. Alice Mohr, Marie e.
lis, William G. sStanfield, Hazel
Rivet and Minnie Brown.
Second and Third Years, Evelyn
Williams, Hazel Cutlan, Ann Man
ker, Eula Hicks Fritz, Carrie M.
Nichols, Burt P. Garrett, Marcella
]. League, Edward L. johnson and
Kathleen Mitchell.
Spanish instruction is given by
Miss Benildes Remond and English
instruction by Mrs. Alice Roberts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Honor Roll
Is announced
By San Carlos

San Carlos Spanish School an
nounced today its honor roll for
the past nine weeks as follows:
Children's Department: (Elemen-
tary Spanish and English): Kinder
garten, Veda Schmidt, Carol Chel-
lies, Linda Bates, Robert Sardo,
Edward Mclaughlin, Marsha Mann
and Ellen Paulsen.
LIST Grade, Elizabeth Mariscal,
Melba Bates, and Brian Reynolds
End Grade, Phyllis Curry, Belin-
da Berman, Joy NJ, Hartley.
3rd Grade, Isabel Zayas.
4th. Grade. CameIia Cabot, Yo-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Apply To We'd

william Snellar, n. oPDEVSTA
and Jean Author, 81. have applied
for a marriage license at the Of
flee of County Judge Raymond R.
Lord.
Richard Mclean Filler, 20. and
Joan Virginia KNITTING, 20, Miami
Shores. have also applied.
Rsoul Jorge Perez. q. ia Ba-
kers Lane. and Patricia Mallory,
20. laos Truman Avenue, have APP
piled to wed,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Truman School P.T.A.
Meeting Date Changed

The regular meeting Of Trv-
man elementary school Parent.
Teacher Association. scheduled
for Tuesday February 10, 1859,
has been postponed and will be
held Wednesday, February II at
7:4s p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Miscellaneous Shower In Honor
OF Miss Lopez GiUen Wednesday EUe

Miss Rosario Dolores Lopez feted with miscellaneous
bridal the Mrs Dora 708
Street Wednesday evening Nearly 80 attended and Miss
Lopez received lovely gifts of linens glassware cigarette
lingerie perfume wooden salad bowl blanket and bedpread
boudor lamp hand embroidered luncheon plowsp
made lace doies coasters and set Of whatnot
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Harris PTA Meet
Changed To Mon.

The Harris Elementary pTA
viii meet Monday. February ?.
~ 9 p. m. instead Of Tuesday.
An srt class win be conducted
in HE Key West High SeheoI
Auditorium from J 10 0 o. m.
Tuesday. February 10. Harris
tgaehers will afterd.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06

O. creation. lets a, ne sure hope
you have q nice weekend. and that
you 50 TO each one Of the places
we've recommended and Go Inst
as We said o. course the fairy
story is . true story. ard you
couldn't do better. We believe in
al thar stuff See yog aruana ca
Monday. LEv. JaAca Advs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06

NO~ that we're out Of the throes
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Mystery Flyer
Neors Ace Rank
With ; MICS
By the Assoeiotsd Press

SEOUL, Mar. 21.-An Ameri-
can Sabre jet pilot who flies
against Communist MICS under
a cloak of personal secrecy may
become an anonymous jet ace.
For personal reasons, the pilot
doesn't want his name revealed
by the Air Force.
He already has shot down
three MICS. probably downed
three more and damaged two
already a record that few Sabre
pilots reach in Korea. Five MICS
will make him an ace.
The only thing officially re-
vealed is that he flies with the
4th Fighter Wing and that he
has go or 40 missions" to 60 be-
fore completing his combat tour.
There has been a handful of
combat pilots in Korea-flying
Sabre jets and hghter-bombers-
who have wanted to keep their
names secret.
Usually it is because of some
family situation at home-per-
haps a baby on the way or ILL
ness in the family.
1.-THE anonymous Sabre jet
fighter is running up a record
that outshines anything of q
past secret pilot" one officer
said.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Eisenhower Reported Holding
Little F favor for Revised Bible

Washington for the Eisenhower
Inauguration.
Heading the committee was
William Sherwood of the Re-
search Institute of America, and
Edward c. r. Bailey, present
master of the lodge.
"The President expressed hap
piness at receiving the Bible, 81
Mr.. Sherwood told reporters.
'FIe said he didn't hold too much
for the revised version (known
largely for it's substitution OF
modern terminology and gram
MARI. And he told us he read
the Bible through twice before
he was 49,"
The President. Mr.. Sherwood
related. told how Mrs. Eisen-
hower's mother, Mrs. John s.
Doud, is always looking for things
to pass on to the grandchildren
and that she would love this new
Bible as an heirloom.
He said he had only one Bible
to be passed on. but now he has
two.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Ho|dup Man Pushes
Victim Under Train
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LAS VEGAS, New, Mar. 21.-
A man, was robbed of SIT last
night by a gunman who then
showed him in front of a pass
ing train.
His left arm fell under the
wheels and was mangled 50
badly that it probably will have
to be amputated at the elbow.
The victim was Barney Fore
man, 81, of Walla Walla. Wash
Detectives said he told them
he asked a stranger where he
could get a cheap hotel room,
and the man replied he could
occupy an extra room at the
place where he stayed.
The man drove Mr.. Foreman
to a service station on the pre-
text of picking up keys to the
room. At the station, the man
produced a gun, robbed Mr.
Foreman, and marched him to
the railroad tracks, police said
Mr.. Foreman said that as he
was thrust toward the train he
caught hold of one of the cars
and managed to swing his body
away. He staggered back to the
service station and summoned
help.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Truman, Heading West,
Saws He's No Has Been
BY the Assoeiofed Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 21.-
Former President Harry Truman
was scheduled to arrive here to-
day en- route to a Hawaiian va
cation.
Mr.. Truman, accompanied by
Mrs. Truman and their daughter
Margaret. was to arrive via
Southern Pacific train in Oak
land at $40 pm. EST. He will
stay at the Fairmount Hotel
here until Sunday, when the
Truman party will board the
liner President Cleveland for
Honolulu.
The former Chief Executive
said he plans to do as little
work as possible" on his 30-day
trip to Honolulu. But he gave
some indication in Ogden, Utah.
yesterday that he's far from out
Of the national political picture.
"If you think I am a has been,
just wait and See," he told a
crowd unofhcially estimated at
5000 persons which jammed the
Ogden union railroad depot.
II hope to come back here
some time in the near future and
discuss public issues"
The Trulnans were accom-
panied by Averell Hartman,
former Mutual Security Admin
istrator.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
'Kren1Iin Promise on Prisoners
Taken as Conci|iotory Sign
Western Observers Encouraged When
Action Is Pledged to Free Britons

bomber shot down by Soviet
MICS over the iron curtain.
2. President EiSenhower's
statement last Thursday that
the United States always would
go half way toward any Soviet
attempt to settle world issues.
Allied quarters in Red-encir-
cled West Berlin also wondered
if Soviet Prime Minister Georgi
Malenkov has sent orders to the
Soviet satellite states, including
East Germany, that all air of
crisis should be forgotten for the
present.
Despite Eastern zone threats
of dire consequences for Berlin
if the West German Parliament
ratified the Allied-Bonn peace
contract and European army
treaty, there was little strong
Communist reaction to Thurs
days lower house vote of ap-
proval.
The Soviet promise of action
in the case of nine British
civilians and one Irish mis-
sionary held in North Korea
seemed of special significance.
Previous British appeals on be-
(See RUSSIAN, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1953-03-21
zapotocky Gets
Job Vacated by
.Gottwa|d Death
'Czech PurIiument
Rubber-Stomps Him
AS President, 271-0
BY the Associoted Press

VIENNA. Austria, Mar. 21.-
Antonin Zapotocky. 68-year-old
former Nazi concentration camp
trusty wanted by the Dutch on
war crimes charges, was elected
Communist President of Czecho-
slovakia today.
Prague radio announced the
rubber stamp Czech Parliament
voted unanimously, 271 to 0, to
put the one-time trade union
leader in the seat vacated Just
a week ago today by the death
OF President Klement Gottwald.
Gottwald, Sc, caught a fatal cold
at the funeral of Joseph Stain
in Moscow, according to Commu-
mist announcements.
The deputies, summoned only
yesterday to a session to elect
a President, learned only after
they got into the hall who was
to be the nominee.
Sworn in Quickly.
Then it was announced the
Central Committee of the Com
munist Party and the Commu-
nist-dominated National Front
proposed zapotocky. a lifelong
revolutionary and union boss who
got only an elementary educa-
ton in his youth. The announce.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
A Dramatic View of Inside Russia
from
"A WINDOW ON RED SQUARE

whots going Rusiu Frank Rounds h hos had
unusual odvontoses.
intensely the country. he stepped himself in its history
mastered its unsuos While assigned the American
Embossy Moscow from Jonuo 1881 through June 1882 he deter
the facts Of Ruson life todoy from the Ruson people
Though Consistently sheowed lesser member Of the
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imosne yourself right there the you the force
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Evening star., 1953-03-21
Plumbers Helper Burned
As His Torch ExpIodes

A 51-year-old plumbers helper
was seriously burned today when
his blowtorch apparently ex-
ploded.
Sheck Wright, colored, 1884
Sixth street S.W., was working
on q water heater at 2007 M
street NV. police said. when his
blowtorch blew up. burning his
arms and chest. He was rushed
to Emergency Hospital where he
was reported in serious condi-
ton.
According to Fire Chief c. L.
Caller. there was little damage
to the building. which houses a
grocery store owned by Charles
Williams. Mr.. Williams wife
was the only person in the store
at the time.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Auto Collision Kills
Jersey Family Of 10
On Shopping Trip
Dairy Farmers Sedun
And Truck Crash on
Boys Eighth Birthday
BY the Assoeioied Press

WASHINGTON, N. j., Mar.
21.-A 32-year-old dairy farmer
and nine members of his family
lost their lives in a head-on
highway crash last night as they
were on their way to do the
weekly shopping.
Their 1853 sedan was crumpled
in a collision with a trailer truck
on two-lane Route 50 in Warren
County.
In Chicago, the National Safety
Council said that, so far as it
knew, "it was the greatest num-
ber of people ever to be killed
as occupants of a single pas
senger automobile"
Killed outright were Clarence
Matlock, who operated a 60-cow
dairy farm in Silver Lake, N. j.;
his wife Alma, three daughters,
Esther, 10; Joan. S, and Rose
mary, 2; a son, Clarence. jr., 1:
his mother, Elizabeth, IS. and
his two sisters. Grace, 48. and
Mary, so.
Another son, Raymond. the
only member of the family taken
from the car alive, died in War
rem Hospital, Phillipsburg, early
this morning-on his 9Th birth
day.
Two men in the truck escaped
uninjured. They were the driver,
John Scarantino of Scranton,
Pa, and the owner, Lawrence
Butler of Dunmore, Pa.
Mr.. Scarantino, daZed and
horror-stricken, was booked at
State police barracks here on a
technical charge Of causin g
death by auto.
Mr.. Butler told police his truck
was following a coal truck going
north on the highway when the
coal truck put on its brakes and
pulled over to the right shoulder
of the road.
Then they saw a car coming
(See SMASHUP, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1953-03-21
BY the Associated Press

President Eisenhower was re-
ported by callers today as look
ing none too favorably on the
recently published standard re-
vised version of the Bible.
He was quoted further as say
ing he had read the King James
version through twice before he
was 10 and was happy to receive
today a copy of the one which
George Washington used in TAX
ing the oath as first President.
It was this original Washington
Bible that Gen. Eisenhower him
self used when he was sworn
in January 20.
The copy was a gift and mark
Of esteem from st. Johns Ma
sonic Lodge of New York, which
owns the original. It was pre-
sented today by a committee OF
officers and former past masters
Of the lodge, the same group
which brought the Bible r
Evening star., 1953-03-21

ment by Deputy Prime Minister
Vilem Siroky was greeted by loud
cheers, and Zapotocky was sworn
in within Is minutes.
The Supreme Soviet, in Mos
cow, had more notice when it was
called upon just last Sunday TO
confirm Georgi Malenkov as
Stalin'S successor as prime min
lister. Malenkov had previously
been chosen by the higher eche-
Ions of the party and government
and had been in Office nearly 10
days when the Soviet parliament
was called upon to rubber stamp
him.
The Czech Central Committee
also proposed to zapotocky that
Siroky be the new premier.
Prague Radio also announced
the central committee had ap-
pointed Antonin Novotny to
head the party secretariat. an
other job formerly held by Gott-
wald. Novotny was made a men,
ber of the eight-man Politburo
in December, 1851. The broad
cast disclosed to the outside
world for the first time that he
has been a vice premier, and
said he would keep that job.
Most Likely Choice.
zapotocky has been premier
since shortly after the Com
munists seized power in Febru-
airy, 1948, by threatening Eduard
Benes, the ailing and aging pres
ident, with bloodshed and forc-
ing him to agree to an all Com
munist cabinet.
In the succeeding general elec-
tions in June, Premier Gottwald
was made president, and Zapo-
tocky stepped up from vice pre-
mier to premier. He had been
considered the most likely choice
to succeed Gottwald as president.
Siroky. so, has been vice pre-
mier. Like zapotocky, he helped
organize the Communist Party
in Czechoslovakia. In March.
1851. he succeeded the purged
Vlado Clements as foreign min
lister, but gave up that job early
this year.
It was likely that the Czechs
had plenty of advice on a sue
cessor to Gottwald from Mar
shall Nikolai Bulganin. war min
lister and deputy prime minister
of the Soviet Union, who headed
the Kremlin's official delegation
to the Gottwald funeral. It ap-
peared obvious the election Of
Zapotocky had the Soviet Unions
approval. Present at the parlia-
mentary session was Soviet AM
bassador Alexander j. Boso-
mOloy.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Mar. 21.-Western
observers sitting recent Soviet
moves today reported encourag-
ing signs of a new conciliatory
Russian attitude toward the
West. The feeling was heightened
by a Kremlin promise of i'm
mediate action toward freeing
British civilian prisoners in
North Korea.
The promise was made by
Soviet Foreign Minister Vyache-
Slav Molotov and announced
last night by the British Foreign
Office. Although the Foreign
Office warned against premature
optimism, the Soviet move fol-
lowed two other developments
that foreign diplomats in Mos
cow said would have a profound
impact on world peace. These
were:
l. The proposal by Gen. Vas
silly Chuikov, Soviet commander
in Germany, for British Russian
talks to avoid future EaSt-WeSt
air incidents. The Russian gen.
eral surprised the West by ex-
pressing regret over the death of
seven British airmen in a Lincoln
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Arlington Studies
Tax on Private Firms
AT National Airport
Legal Views Indicate
Levy on Businesses
On U. S. Lund Is Valid

The Arlington County Board
decided today to find out wheth-
er it can tax private property at
National Airport and at other
Federal installations in tn e
county.
Commonwealth's Attorney Will
liam j. Hassan said recent legal
opinions. including one from At
torney General j. Lindsay Al
mond of Virginia, indicated that
privately owned property on
Government land can be taxed.
Mr.. Hassan said he believes it
is possible that the county can
tax the airlines on their gross
revenue and personal property,
He said a new State legislation
may be necessary to give the
county clear authority to act.
Look Into Taxing GSI.
Mr.. Hassan said that he and
Commissioner of Revenue George
D. Fischer had been looking into
the possibility that Government
Services, Inc, which runs cafe
terias at Government projects,
might be taxable.
Mr.. Hassan said Arlington has
been receiving some revenue
from businesses in the Pentagon
shopping center.
The county's taxing powers
may extend to every type of
private business and privately
owned housing developments at
military installations in the
county.
Federal installations besides
the Pentagon include Gravelly
Point, Navy Annex and Arling-
ton Hall.
Check Slot Machine Law.
The Commonwealth's attorney
said he was also making a study
to determine whether the county
has the power to stop operation
of slot machines and pinball ma
chimes at National Airport.
Mr.. Hassan made his remarks
after he was asked to discuss
police protection in the Shirley
Homes area, a Federal project.
He told the board that until a
test case can be made, and car
ried to the Virginia Supreme
Court, traffic jurisdictions in the
area will be uncertain.
The board asked that study of
the entire revenue and jurisdic-
ton blem be continued.
Chairman Robert A. Peck said
committees of the board would
aid in the investigation.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Five MICS Shot Down
In nKorea;;Two Flyers
Get Their 10Th JETS
7 Other Red Planes
Damaged; Ground
Action Is Sporadic
BY the Associoied Pres,

SEOUL, Mar. 21.-Allie d
Sabre jets today shot down five
Communist MICS and damaged
seven others in the skies over
North Korea.
Two American pilots downed
their 10th MICS and became
double aces during the furious
air battles.
Capt. Manuel Fernandez, jr.
Of Miami, Fla, and Capt. Harold
E. Fischer, jr., Of Swea City
Iowa, each raised his MIG de-
struction score to 10, the 5th All
Force said.
Capt. Fernandez shot down two
MICS this afternoon while Capt
Fischer shot down one.
Scattered Ground Clashes.
On the ground, there were only
sporadic clashes between mud
caked soldiers as steady rain
soaked the 155-mile battlefront
until near dawn.
Allied fighter bombers sliced
through clearing skies to strafe
and bomb the Communist front
and just behind the Red lines.
Twenty American Superforts
blasted Red troop and supply
centers in North Korea during
darkness.
Seven of the B-29s bombed
targets southeast of Pyongyang
and six others hit north of the
Red capital.
Supply Area Bombed.
The six Superforts, flying
north of Pyongyang, dropped
bombs around 230 buildings and
supply stacks at Sinni on the
main rail and road network from
Manchuria south to the front.
The 9Th Army reported only
three Communist probing as
SaultS on the battle line last
night and early this morning
All were small.
Two allied patrols clasheo
briefly in rainy fights with the
Reds. An American patrol killed
or wounded a dozen Chinese neal
Bunker Hill on the western front
and a SIMILAR patrol northeast o1
Kumhwa on the central front
left IL known Communist dead
Evening star., 1953-03-21
Chinese Reds Seize u. S. Yacht
With 2Writers off Hong Kong
Armed Vessel Captures Sailing Boat
And Tows 1t to Communist Island

miles distant from the crown
colony.
Mr.. ADplegate came to Hong
Kong recently after covering the
war in Korea for several months
for the United Press. He re-
signed from the news agency
in Tokyo and has been repre-
senting the National Broadcast
ing Co. here.
He purchased the Kert, a yawl,
and was outfitting it for a world
cruise.
Mr.. Dixon and Mr.. Cicero
arrived in Hong Kong from For
mosa for a holiday before re-
turning to assignments in Korea.
The Royal Navy did not say
whether the Kert was in Hong
Kong waters at the time of cap
ture but it appeared from first
reports the craft was in inter-
national waters.
Saw Craft Intercepted.
The Royal Navy said its OBJ
servatory on Lantao Island saw
the sailing craft intercepted
about 5:35 pm. and taken in
tow toward Lapsamai, about 10
miles farther west from Lantao.
The observatory lost sight of
the two vessels as they neared
the Communist isle.
If the captured boat is the
Kert, this will be the second time
it has fallen into Communist
hands. On March II, 1851. the
Kert was being sailed to Macau
by w. j. Josling, a former British
consular officer. and two COM
panions when it was caught by
unfavorable tide and carried on
to Communist shores. Mr.. JOS
ling and two Portuguese woman
passengers were held prisoners
81 days and then released.
Evening star., 1953-03-21
BY the Assoeiatea Press

HONG KONG. Sunday, Mar
22.-A 42-foot sailing boat flying
the American flag and carrying
two United States news and
radio correspondents and five
others was captured Saturday
by a Chinese Communist armed
vessel between Hong Kong and
Macau, the Royal Navy Observa-
tory said last night.
The craft was towed toward
Communist-controlled Lapsama1
Island, 16 miles west of Hong
Kong, the Navy reported.
The craft was believed to be
the yacht Kert, owned by United
States Newspaper and Radio
Correspondent Richard Apple
gate of Medford. Greg.
Mr.. Applegate, accompanied
by international News Service
Correspondent Don Dixon, left
14OAA6 1AOI1S O0OuA Ady AAOA 411AAE
on a projected one day sail to
Macau. They planned to pick
up International News Photo
Service Photographer David
Cicero at Macau for the return
trip.
Navy Reservist Included.
The five other passengers were
not identified but repeatedly in
cluded a reservist in the United
States Navy.
It was not Immediately clear
whether the boat was on its
way to Macau or returning to
Hong Kong at the time of cap
ture. It was about five miles
off Lantao Island.
Lanto is six miles due west
of Hong Kong and along the
main route to Macau, 40 all