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Evening star., 1953-02-26
Harvard Professor
BaIks at Query on
Link 10 Communists
Physicist Disputes
House Groups Power
To Question His Beliefs
BY the Associoted Press

A Harvard physics professor
today refused to tell House Red
hunters whether he had been a
member of a Communist cell.
Wendell H. Furry. who was
called before the House I'm
American Activities Committee
as part of its RedS-in-educa
tion probe. said he does not be-
lieve the group had the right to
inquire into his political beliefs
and associations.
He said he was refusing to
answer such questions under
the constitutional amendments
which give citizens the rights
of free speech and assembly
and protection from testifying
against themselves
Mr.. Furry was one of 81 per-
sons named by Robert G.. Davis,
a Smith College English pro-
fessor, as fellow members of a
Harvard Red cell in 1888. Mr..
Daviy said he has rejected
communism since.
Member of Two Units.
Preceding Mr.. Furry to the
stand was Daniel j. Boorstin, a
University of Chicago history
professor, who said he belonged
to Harvard and Oxford Commu-
mist Party units before breaking
with the party in 1899.
Mr.. Boorstin told the commit
tee that in 1899 Harvard hired
Granville Hicks, author and
scholar, as a counselor and that
at the time Mr.. Hicks was widely
known as a Communist. Mr..
Davis said Mr.. Hicks quit the
party at about the same time he
did.
Mr.. Furry, who is 46, replied
freely to questions concerning his
education, employment and
work.
When asked if he knew any
Communist joining the Cam
bridge unit of the American As
sociation of Scientific Workers,
he refused to reply, citing the
first and fifth amendments.
Committee Counsel Frank
Tavenner then asked Mr.. Furry
if Isreal Halperin, a former
Harvard professor who figured
in the Canadian spy case, was
a Communist. Mr.. Davis so
Evening star., 1953-02-26
flinders, Keepers Of $1,000
Go Free-No Law Aqin' Luck

of $473 was recovered from the
trio.
Arlington Detectives William
Dinsmore and Walter Kadel said
the men admitted finding the
money. One took a vacation in
North Carolina and visited rela-
tives. Another took a similar
trip to Pennsylvania. The third
said he bought a new television
set.
The two employees of GSI ac-
cused of the theft are Robert L.
Capps, "A, Of the 5000 block Of
Old Dominion road, Alexandria,
and Maurice L. Ryan, 80, Of the
1900 block of Harvard street,
NV. They were employed to
pick up and count receipts from
the GSI's main government ca
feteriaS.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
Democrats in House
Map Fight Against
Liquidation Of RFC
Royburn, Mccormack
And Putmun to Press foI
Continuance Of Agency
House Democratic leaders de-

House Democratic leaders de-
clared today they would fight
to preserve the life Of the Re-
construction Finance Corp.
Senators disclosed recently
that the Eisenhower administra-
ton wants to liquidate that huge
lending agency. Senator Byrd,
Democrat, Of Virginia previously
introduced a bill to abolish it.
House Minority Leader Ray
burn, the former Speaker, told
the House this afternoon: "I,
for one, will have no part in such
move" Representative Nc
Cormack. Democrat, of Masa-
chusetts the minority whip, also
served notice he would oppose
moves to abolish the agency.
The subject came up when
Representative Patman, Demo-
crat, of Texas, defended the
RFC, particularly for its aid to
small businesses and in the de-
velopment of new business en-
terprises.
I'm our country every citizen
should have a place where he
can get consideration for re-
quests for credit" Mr.. Pitman
said. 1T is increasingly difficult
and often impossible for small
businesses and new enterprises
to get private credit from banks.
Banking is becoming rnonopo-
liStic in character. The RFC
must be continued as an agency
to assist businesses of that kind
particularly"
Evening star., 1953-02-26

Three men who found and
spent $4,000 stolen from Gov
ernment Services, Inc, went scot
free and happy today because
Virginia has no law making it
illegal to spend money you find.
The money, sought by police
for days, was part of $6.352 taken
from GSI. One of two suspects
charged with the theft told po-
lice he threw the money into
the bushes at Arlington Ridge
road and Army-Navy drive
The trio were "junkin' in
the area and discovered the cash,
police said. "Junkin' involves
collecting trash for possible re-
sale.
Police refused to identity the
men. They are colored. A total
Evening star., 1953-02-26
Staff Morale Is Real Problem
Mccarthy Poses for Dulles
State Department Crew Cont Function
Without Support From G. O. P. Command

Dulles and his top echelon must
work, whether Senator McCar-
thy likes it or not. And the sue
cess of their joint effort requires
a relationship of mutual conf
dence between them.
Mr.. Dulles has shown he is
by no means blind to the prob
lem of morale in his department.
But cooperation with Senator
Mccarthy and his Senate inves-
tigating subcommittee clearly
has been given top priority, for
the time being at least.
Three times last week the State
Department backed down pub
licly on actions questioned by the
Wisconsin Senator. In two of
those cases. subordinate officials
defended before the Mccarthy
committee orders that had been
approved by an Undersecretary,
only to read in the newspapers
laUer Cnat the UnderSecretarleS
had promised Senator Mccarthy
to cancel those orders.
Effects on Officials.
What this means to many
career officials not so far involved
in the Mccarthy hearings is put
this way by one of them:
THE best way for me to keep
out of trouble is never to have
my name connected with any
recommendation or decision that
conceivably ever could be ques-
toned by anybody"
Another official, charged with
responsibility for some top-secret
policy matters, told a colleague:
II am engaged in an intense
effort to fade into the wall
paper"
That attitude makes for buck
passing. which clogs adminis-
(See DEPARTMENT, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1953-02-26
5000 Stolen From Safe
At Filling Station

Thieves last night stole 5000
after ripping the door of a safe
in a gas station at 2721 Naylor
road Sc, according to the po-
lice. A cigarette machine also
was ripped open and the con-
tents and money taken.
The gas station is owned by
L. P. Connor. The thefts were
discovered about 4 am. by po-
licemen cruising the area.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
300 Pupils Miss Injury
As Snow Crushes Roof,
BY the Assoeiofsd Press


PAVULLO, Italy, Feb. 26.-
Three hundred children escaped
injury yesterday when half the
roof of the Pavullo Elementary
School collapsed under the
weight of tons of snow.
The roof and snow crashed
into the schools main corridor
and auditorium minutes before
the children were to leave their
classrooms to assemble there.
Over 100 homes in this north
Apennine Mountain area have
been wrecked in the past few
days by huge accumulations Of
snow on their roofs.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
MucVeuqh Sees Eroncos

MADRID, Spain, Feb. 26 (R.
United States Ambassador
Lincoln MacVeagh paid a fare
well visit to Generalissimo Fran
cisco Franco at Ell Pardo Palace
yesterday. He will leave Spain
soon and be replaced by James
c. Dunn, who has been the
American Ambassador in Paris.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
ThreeYouthsAccused
OF Trying 10 Smash
Safe al Taft School
Teen-Aeers Are BIumed
For Fire and Wreckuqe;
Mon, n, Also Quizzed

Three-teen-age-boys today were
trying to break into a safe at
the Taft Junior High School.
The arrest of the three last
night followed an intensive in
vestigation by 1t. John F. Ryan,
head of the juvenile squad and
Detectives Edward w. Chaillett
and John C. Wilson.
Set Fire to Office.
The boys tried the school safe
twice, 1t. Ryan said, and used
chemicals the second time, which
succeeded only in setting fire to
the Office. Each time they failed
to open the safe, they damaged
the school, at Eighteenth and
Perry streets NE. he added.
The first attempt was on jan
uary 80 and the second on Feb
ruary /. 1t. Ryan said.
The investigation led to one
of the 16-year-old boys in the
District Receiving Home, where
he was being held in connection
with another juvenile offense.
He implicated the other boys
one Is years old and the other
17-and the roundup followed.
The three boys were described
as coming from respectable fam
lilies in Northeast Washington.
They are not Taft pupils.
Man Also Questioned.
They were charged with at
tempted housebreaking and de-
stroying District property. Po-
lice also questioned a 22-year-
old man the boys said drove
them to the Taft School the
night of the second attempt to
crack the safe. He was not
charged.
The boys were being held for
action of Juvenile Court.
The three youths have records
of previous trouble, 1t. Ryan said.
The ringleader, found in the
Receiving Home, was there in
connection with the theft of five
automobiles in recent months. In
1851 he also was arrested for
breaking into and destroying
property at three other schools
Buchanan, Tyler and Madison
Elementary Schools.
First Arrested at 10.
The 16-year-old was arrested
for housebreaking in 1851 and
back when he was 10 years old,
he got into his first trouble by
breaking into the Burroughs
Elementary School.
The third boy was released to
the custody of his parents only
last week after being arrested in
connection with the five automo-
bile thefts. In some of these
cases he was involved with the
ringleader.
1t. Ryan said the first time
the boys entered the Taft School.
they broke q window in the boiler
room to gain entry. They took
q crowbar from q woodworking
shop and battered down several
doors and the door to the princi-
pals Office.
Once In they began working
on the safe. but succeeded only
in knocking of the dial. They
then ransacked various rooms In
the school before leaving.
On the second occasion, they
returned with chemicals which
one Of the boys had obtained.
The dial Of the safe was still
off.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
Marine Chief Says
She Was Surprised

NEW WOMAN MARINE CHIEF
Appointment Of 1t. Col. Julio E. Ham.
blet as director designate Of the
Women Marines come as O complete
surprise to the 36-yeor-oId motive Of
Massachusetts The story is told by
Reporter Betty Miles on poss BIZ.
FARM REACTION - Uneosiness,
rather thon alarm. is the Midwest re.
oetion to the drop in form prices.
That's the conclusion Of Assoeioted
Press Reporter Don Whitehead, in
the third Of series Of articles on
poae AIS.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
JUN in Indo-chinu

HANOI. Indo- China, Feb. 26
R.-Marshal Alphonse JUN ar
rived here today on an inspection
trip. As he left his plane he
was greeted by his son. 1t. Andre
JUN, now stationed in Indo-
China.
Evening star., 1953-02-26

Identified as William Paul
Kelley, %, of the 1900 block of
Picture on Poee AZ
Otis street NV, he may have
been the man who was helped
from the wrecked auto. cried
"Oh, my God" after seeing bodies
of the three dead and fed into
the darkness.
Owner of the car, Robert w.
Cameron, about 40, of the 200
block of E street NV, who was
picked up by police after day.
light today, said he had lent the
car to Mr.. Kelley.
He was released after ques-
tioning.
The crash victims were identi-
fled as:
Mrs. Virginia Alsip, 81, of 1921
Georgia avenue NV, mother of
three young children. Her hus-
band, an electrician, works in
New Jersey, friends said.
Dorine Hit, about 20. of 3317
Holmead place NV.
Harry Leigh Shackelford. jr.,
%, of 1923 Chaplin street NV.
Maryland State police said the
car. travelling at high speed to-
ward Baltimore on route /,
sheared itself in half on the
bridge abutment. The right side
was left hanging on the abut-
ment and the other section,
Strewing victims in its path, tore
up a hill at the side of the road.
All apparently died of frac-
tured skulls, police said.
The bodies were not identified
in the Higginbotham funeral
home at Ellicott City until mid
morning.
James W. johnson, a truck
driver of Tappahannock, Va,
first person to reach the wreck
age, said he helped one man up.
The survivor looked at the
strewn bodies, cried "Oh, my
God" and ran, Mr.. johnson re-
ported.
Washington police, at the re-
quest of Maryland State police,
Evening star., 1953-02-26
Smallpox Hits Koreans

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (P.-The
Health Ministry said today more
than 240 smallpox cases have
been reported in South Korea
since November. About so Ko-
rean victims have died.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
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Evening star., 1953-02-26

Move Seen to Holt MeCorthy Probe Of
State Department. Pose A
Compton Books Probe Of Voice, but Sue-
eests Both Sides Be Heord. Poee A.
Evening star., 1953-02-26
By Gornett D. Horner

The head of a key Office in
the State Department estimated
today that his staff now is able
to do only about half as much
constructive work per day as
it was doing six weeks ago.
Were concentrating on try
ing to keep out of trouble" he
Evening star., 1953-02-26

Police today sought a Korean
veteran as the only survivor of a
spectacular auto crash which
killed three Washington resi-
dents at the Patuxent River
Bridge at Savage, north of
Laurel, Md, early today.
Identified as William Paul
Kelley. %, of the 1900 block of
Evening star., 1953-02-26

Continued on Page A-4, Col. A.
Evening star., 1953-02-26

(See PACTS. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1953-02-26

(see COMMISSIONER, Pg. A-21
Evening star., 1953-02-26
The Social Whirl

Washington society has acquired many
new faces Of late. Meet them through the
Society Pages. daily and Sunday in The
Star. See page B-3.
Evening star., 1953-02-26

(See DEPARTMENT, Page A-4.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30

Key West, Fla, June 30. 1853
Observations Taken at City
Office. 500 AM. EST
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Robert Garsik
Back From Korea

The USS LIST 735 returned to
Long Beach, Calf. after complet-
ing tour of duty in the Far East.
Serving aboard the landing ship is
Robert v. Garsik, seaman, USN,
son of Mr.. land Mrs. George Garsik
of 1906 Roosevelt Dr., Key West.
The LIST 735 was the Squad
dron Flagship and LogiStics Sup
port Ship for the Mine Force in
Eastern Korea.
She supported a Navy helicopter
and its crew which participated in
8 daring rescues of downed pilots
and the destruction of several ene-
and the destruction of several ene-
my shore batteries and in danger
Gus minefields while successfully
completing over $50 replenishments
of mine sweepers and other block
aiding units.
Numerous concentrations have
been received for the vessels out.
standing work as a member of
Task Force IS.
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The
lz.aHznnlazMm
Weatherman
Says

Key West and vicinity: Partly
cloudy, scattered showers or thun-
derstormS thru Thursday. Continu-
ed warm and humid. Moderate TO
fresh winds mostly northeast and
east.
Florida: Rather warm and partly
cloudy thru Wednesday. Few light
showers on the lower East coast
and Keys and chance of thunder
showers extreme north portion.
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits and East Gulf of Mexico:
Moderate to fresh easterly winds
over south portion and moderate
variable winds, mostly eaSterly.
over north portion. Weather gen
orally fair except scattered show
ers in the Florida Straits.
Western Caribbean: Fresh east
erly winds and partly coludy to
overcast weather thru Wednesday
with occasional local showers.
Weather Summary for the Tropi-
cal Atlantic, Caribbean Sea area
and the Eastern Gulf of Mexico:
Conditions remain normal over
tropical areas today with no inn
portant waves or other evidences
Of disturbance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30
Baby Contest
Prizes GiUen
By Merchants

The American Legion Auxiliary,
Arthur Sawyer Unit No. %, who
sponsor the Baby Beauty contest to
be held on July at $3.50 p. m.
at the Legion Post Home on Stock
Island, have announced the names
and donors who are giving prizes'to
the winners.
The list follows: Polloeks' Quail
ity jewelers., a loving cup; Beach.
comber jewelers., a loving cup;
Paul J. Sher, jewelers., baby's sill
yer cup; Frank Johnsons and jew
eIery, baby's silver cup; Children's
Corner, Ideal Toys. Jays Kiddie
Shop, Aronovitz Dept. Store, and
Three Sisters, all certificates for
five dollars in merchandise.
Bernie c. Papy will furnish can
dy for all the children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30
Three Midshipnen
From Key Vest On
Training Cruise

Scheduled to participate in a
two-month training cruise aboard
ship of the U. S. Nays 1853
Midshipman Practice Squadron are
Midshipman third class John E.
Buckley, USN, son of Navy Capt.
and Mrs. Argyll E. Buckley of
Quarters A. q, U. S. Naval Seaplane
Base; Midshipman third class
William F. Henry, USN, son of
Air Force Col. and Mrs. Draper F.
Henry of 1101 South St., and Mid
shipman third class Richard V.
Clock, USN, son of Mrs. Evelyn
NJ. Clock of 2437 Fogarty ST., all
of Key West
The annual practice cruise, de-
signed to give Naval Academy and
NROTC midshipmen an opportun-
ity to learn by DOING aboard
combat ships of Atlantic Fleet, will
be made by some 1,466 seniors and
sophomores of Is colleges and uni
versities. as well as by the first
and third classmen from the Nav
al Academy.
This year, more than 80 ships,
including the battleships USS Miss
ouri and Wisconsin and the light
aircraft carrier Saipan, will carry
ONE 5000 traineeS to nine ports
in South America and the Carib-
bean. They left Norfolk, Va. June
9th.
The ports to be visited are: Rio
de Janeiro and Santos, Brazil; Car
tagena and Barranguilla, Column
bia; Trinidad and Barbados, B. w.
l., WilIemstead, N. w. l.; Colon,
Panama; and Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba. Each ship will stop at two
of these ports and Guantanamo
Bay. Midshipmen will be grant
ed shore leave at the first port,
in Brazil, from June 9th to July
5th, and at a Caribbean port July
22-25. The squadron, under the
command of Rear Admiral E. T.
Woodbridge, USN, Commander Bat
tleship Cruiser Force, Atlantic,
flying his flag on the Missouri, re-
turns to Norfolk Aug. 5th.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30

Miss Jeanne Shiers, Information
al Representative of Nu Phi Mu,
addressed the group explaining
what the organization stood for,
Us aims and its ideals. Miss Shiers,
a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia,
pointed out that the junior SORORITY
chapter has as its main objective
the aim of uniting the young wo-
men of the community for the
purposes of friendship and cul
6ured development, and for parti-
cipation in the international sister
hood Of Nu Phi Mu.
The ideals, she added are "At-
Nainment, honesty, cheerfulness,
respect, loyalty and friendship"
The motto: ''To have a friend and
TO be one"
The age range of the group is
from Is through 81. When mem
Der is % years of age, she is
eligible for the senior sorority,
Beta Sigma Phi.
Meetings of the local affiliate
WIN be twice a month, and pro-
grams win include are, drama, mu-
sic, literature and cultural topics.
The social phases win include
teas, dances, and dinners, both
formal and informal.
Last night, it was announced
that initiation for the girls would
take place next Monday. Besides
those who have signed pledges,
other invited girls are expected to
join the group this week.
Nu Phi Mu has a membership
of more than 10000 and the chap
tiers are located in every State OF
this country and in every Province
of Canada. The idea began in 1888
when Donna Irene Williams, dau-
ghter of Marian Williams of Grand
Rapids, Mich, wished there could
be a junior organization OF the
senior group, Beta Sigma Phi, to
which her mother belonged. One of
the most famous Of M Phi Mu
members is Barbara Ann Scott,
amateur figure-skating women'S
champion. There is a junior chap
ter in Tampa, Fla. and one in
Miami.
The list of pledges so far, is as
follows: JacquiIyn Sanchez, Mar
iorie Gomez, Donna Williams,
Alice via, Dolores Villate, Jennie
arrange, Ester Smith, lola Camus,
Barbara Adams, Joyce founders,
Betty Sheppard, Donna Sawyer,
olga Martinez, Carleen Moore,
Barbara Pritchard, Anita Esperdy,
Evelyn Nettles, Jackie Delaney.
Nancy Cooper, Deana Archer. Syl.
via Fernandez, Lynn Sellers, Mari
lyn March, Lynn Sellers, Peggy
McCrea, Gale Curry, Barbara Jol-
", Francine Johnson, Camille Wal
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Tenperatures
Precipitation

Relative Humidity. 9 AN.
76go
Barometer tSea Levell. 500 a. NJ.
30.O8 ins.--1 .0IS9 mbs.
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terson, Arlene Similar, Carol Rec
yes. Alice Garcia, Elizabeth Braun,
Yvonne McCardle, Millicent Tay-
lor, Billie Arnold, Eleanor Jean
Canova, Betty Solomon and Nor
ma AviIa.
The beautifully appointed Caro-
home was decorated for the meet
ing with tropical flowers and
bright croton leaves. After the
meeting, iced fruit punch, vanilla
waters and special cakes were
served. The cakes were frosted in
white and studded with a pink rose
which is the flower of the junior
group. Pink roses in a bowl and
fronds of fern graced the serving
table which was covered with
fine lace cloth. Blue candles in
silver holders carried out the M
Phi Mu col0rS. Their shield has
blue background with silver
star, a silver torch and other SYM
bols including the pink rose for the
affiliate and the yellow rose for
Beta Sigma Phi.
Hostess, Mrs. Caro- wore an APP
propriate blue dress with tiny
white and pink nosegays on it.
She was presented with a pink
sweetheart rosebud corsage by
Miss Shiers.
The meeting began promptly at
eight o'clock and the social hour
disbanded at about ten o'clock. Of
ficers of Bet Sigma Phi held
conference with the international
representative following the adj
journment
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30
Louis CarbOneU
Named For Hazard
By Beta Sigma Phi

Beta Sigma Phi Sorority has
named Louis Carbonell as their
candidate for the American Legion
Distinguished Citizen Award. They
listed fourteen points in his favor
among them the fact that he has
headed the March of Dimes street
shows for seven years in row,
been head of or connected with
every charity drive in the city and
has been more than any one res.
ponsible for getting professional
baseball in the city of Key West
During the recent Championship
Baseball Tournament for the
Southeast he closed his place of
business for days in order to an
nounce the games from Selma,
Alabama.
The sorority has great hopes for
their candidate in the coming
Fourth of July American Legion
contest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30

BACK TO DUTY at San Diego,
Calf, Arnold E. Bennett, fire
man, 1st class, USN, enjoyed a
months furlough with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. My
erS of 900 Eaton Street. Mic
key" as he is Familiarity known
in Key West, served for nine
months on combat tour aboard
the us. aircraft carrier bon
Homme Richard" in the Ko-
rean area. He attended Key
West high school before join
ing the navy when he was II.
Young Bennett had his 18th
birthday on November 20. His
uncle is Capt. John West. Mic
key, who recovered from a po-
lilo attack when he was IA years
of age, is well known in the
city.
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Letter To Editor
Must Be Signed

II Is necessary for all contrib
Utors TO The Citizen feature,
Peoples Forum" TO sign their
names 70 their letters.
IL fhe writer does not wish his
name TO appear in fhe paper,
he may request that IL be with
held.
The Citizen viii not publish
letters which are net signed and
which do not bear iho address
of the writer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30

ROWLAND c. MERRILL, IS, oldest
delegate attending the Kiwanis
international Convention in New
York, carries his bride, Cora, SIS,
across the threshold of their bridal
suite at Manhattan hotel. They
were married in California last
week. They plan to visit a number
of upstate New York cities sand,
OF course Niagara Fails. Each has
been married previously and each
has three children. (IHternationall
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