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Evening star., 1953-10-23
What Drought Means
To Average Farmer

THE FARMERS PLlGHT-Every-
body knows about the drought, but
how mony know just what it meons,
in terms of labor and losses, to the
average farmer? james Birehfield,
The Stors form expert, has rounded
up formers-eye view Of the long,
dry spell on poee AS.
TEEN-A6E CHATTER-Whots with
the younger set? Sharon Doron finds
the gang busy roisins orchids. play
ing new "mentoI" eome, setting q
new fashion croze and even getting
interested in student government.
You con read il on pooe B-4.
Evening star., 1953-10-23
London Troops
Called Out in
Gasoline Strike
Will Make Deliveries
To Avoid Tieup;
Red Inspiration Seen
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. 23.-The gov
ernment today called in troops
to avoid paralysis of London
transport and industry resulting
from a wildcat strike of gaso-
line truck drivers. which a high
official said may be Red INSPIRED.
Labor Minister Sir Walter
Monckton told the House of
Commons the troops were ar
irving today and would arrange
for distribution of gasoline be-
ginning tomorrow morning.
Sir Walter emphasized the
$500 strikers had ignored his
appeal and the call of their own
union to go back to work and
let the established Cancellation
machinery function.
"On such information as I
have there is serious ground to
think, that those who are in
clined to Communist views and
are members of the Communist
Party are taking part in keeping
this strike alive" he said.
Strike in Fifth Day.
The government stepped in as
the drivers strike entered it's
fifth day. The walkout threat
ened a complete shut down of
private and public road trans
port in the London area.
The opposition Labor PARTY
announced its approval of the
cabinets action.
The Army ordered 1000 SOL
diers and the Royal Air Force
1000 airmen into London. They
will begin operating trucks early
tomorrow, making deliveries to
essential users. Police garages
handed out emergency supplies
OF gasoline to lis doctors and
midwiveS.
Troops were last used in a
British labor dispute in April,
1850. The Labor government
called soldiers out to unload ships
after a dock strike tied up the
port of London and threatened
food supplies.
The truck strikers, who are
demanding the firing of all non
union coworkerS and a weekly
pay raise of 10 shillings ($1.4Ol,
unanimously voted yesterday to
disregard a back-to-work call by
their union. the huge Transport
and General Workers Confeder-
alton.
Neither the strikers nor their
employers would give any indi-
cation of the present basic wage
for their jobs.
The walkout idled more than
5000 other workers involved in
oil distribution throughout the
city and crippled traffic in the
A1lcIIOpOllLdn area.
The Royal Automobile Club re-
ported mo garage within a 30
mile radius of London is ex-
pected to have petrol (gasoline)
for general sale this morning."
BurialS Are Threatened.
The Association of Funeral Di-
rectors has warned they will be
unable to bury Londons dead
averaging about 200 a day-af-
ter Monday unless members re-
ceive at least 1000 gallons a day.
Government services were in
an equally bad fix. The state
owned British railways system
stopped all goods deliveries from
London stations except for food
and hospital equipment. The
post Office reported it was down
to one or two days supply of
gasoline for its delivery trucks
The London Transport Board,
which runs the Sprawling city'S
5000 buses and other public
transport facilities, ordered a Is
per cent cut in the number of
buses in service after tonight's
rush hour.
Evening star., 1953-10-23
Corn Pickers to Compete

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Oct. %
R.-Champion corn pickers
from nine Midwest States will
compete tomorrow for the ma
tional corn picking title on a
1,200-acre farm near Blooming
ton. A crowd of some $4,000 is
expected.
Evening star., 1953-10-23
Capital Transit 10 Cui
Operations Where
Patronage Is Down
Changes on Nov. 8
Affect Streetcor Run
And q Few BusIines'


a new schedule which will curtail
further operations where pat
rontage has fallen off. James H.
Flanagan, vice president, said
today.
The new schedule, to become
effective November 8, is not ready
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Senote Schedules Public Hearings or
Tronsit Problems Dec. z. Page AIS
for announcement, but it will not
involve the complete elimination
of any line, Mr.. Flanagan said.
Some Owl Runs Out.
"In proportion to the size of
the system, only a few buslines
and one streetcar line will be
affected" he continued. Some
owl runs will be eliminated COM
pletely, he added.
Emphasizing his reluctance to
discuss the matter because "it is
premature" Mr.. Flanagan said
the new schedule viii follow the
company's announced intention
of curtailing operations where
patronage dwindles to unprof1t-
able levels.
To Keep Dc Service.
Reports that the company
might discontinue the D-6 line
bewteen Chestnut street and
Macarthur boulevard are un-
founded, he declared. "The
route will be maintained, but
frankly there will be some
changes in hours" he said.
1.-The company will announce
the changes in schedules in
plenty of time for the public to
be informed" he added. ut
would be so much better to wait
until the complete schedule can
be announced.
Evening star., 1953-10-23
Phosphorus Bombs
Found at Scenes of
Virginia Forest Fires
BY the Associated Press

PENNINGTON GAP, Va,
Oct. 23.-Two phosphorus
bombs were found today at
the scenes of a series of for
est fires that broke out along
U. s. Route So between Pen
nington Gap and Jonesville.
A third bomb was found
by Jonesville firemen. The
fires were about half a mile
apart.
State police and forestry
officials are investigating.
Evening star., 1953-10-23
Late News
Bulletin
Postal Rate Rise Upheld

Federal Judge Richmond B.
Keech today upheld the Post
Office Departments right to
increase parcel postage rates
that went into effect on
October /. Fourteen mail order
companies had complained the
increased rates, which would
cost parcel post users $153
million annually, were direct
ed at them while other classes
of parcel post, such as books
and union magazines, we're
exempt.
Evening star., 1953-10-23
Stores 10 Stay Open
Longer 10 Stimulate
Christmas Shopping
Hours Will Be o::30 AM.
To 9 PM. on Nine Days
Starting November q

Washington merchants have
agreed on unprecedented steps
to boom their Christmas busi-
ness.
The Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association has announced
that:
/. Practically all important
downtown stores will stay open
additional hours to give holiday
shoppers more time for their
buying.
2. The association will sponsor
a "SaleS clinic" for the stores
salespeople. 1t will be the first
such event ever held on a CITY,
wide basis here and underlines
the fact saleSmanship has to
replace order taking.
There is plenty of spending
money in Washington, according
to the merchants organization.
The problem is to get the shop
per to spend.
Will Stretch Store Hours.
Up to Christmas the store days
will be stretched out five Mon
days beginning November %,
three Thursdays beginning De-
cember 3, and on Tuesday, De-
cember %. On those days the
store hours will run from $50
am. to 9 pm.
Some sepcialty stores will be
open from $50 am. to 9 pm.
or Wednesday, December %,
also.
The merchants association ex-
poets all downtown stores to
observe the longer shopping days
which will add 81 hours to the
Christmas shopping period, or,
} in effect, three more shopping
days. Part-time employees are
expected to supply the extra
work force.
Already practically all the
large stores and most of the
smaller speciality shops have
agreed to the added openings.
Several store managers who have
not yet made their decisions said
privately they see no choice but
to open if their competitors do.
Confusion Last Year.
Such unanimity is in sharp
contrast to the confusion over
night shopping, which existed
last Christmas. Then the Sew
enth street department stores
and many smaller shops were
open two nights a week. But
other department stores and
some of the large F and G street
shops declined to go along. And
the stores that did stay open
nights remained closed all morn
ing on the late-shopping days
keeping an eight-hour work day.
To take full advantage of the
longer Christmas season, the
merchants will put their key
employees through two-day
course in SaleSmanship, to be
held November II and 18 in the
Cardoza High School auditorium.
The clinic will be able to handle
about 1900 statesmen.
Enthusiastic Response.
Already three large stores have
reserved a total of nearly 1000
seats for their workers. dis
play of enthusiasm that surprised
even the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association. The clinic
will be conducted by a profess
sional salesman-teacher, Les
Giblin.
The longer hours and the sales
clinic are considered by the mer-
chants to be only steps 2 and 3
in a concerted drive to stimulate
Washington business. The first
move came Monday when the
Merchants Association obtained
from Civil Service Commissioner
Philip Young the assurance that
the great Observation-Disclosures pro-
gram of 1853 has about come to
an end. From now on. the COM
missioner said, there will be less
hiring rather than further firing.
Evening star., 1953-10-23
Read Star Tomorrow
For Most Home Values

The big real estote section Of the
week is published every Saturday in
The Evening Stor. This gives pro-
speetiYe home buyers extra time in
oddition to Sunday to select and in
spect the mony more real estote
volues advertised in The Stor.
II you wont to buy home, shop
first in the Saturday real estate sec
tion Of The Stor. You'll find wider
selection ond enjoy on importont time
odvantoee thot gives you O heed SSnrt
in your search for the right buy to
meet your needs.
The Stor carries more real estote
display advertising than any other
HdshinstoM newspaper.
Evening star., 1953-10-23
Crush Kills Supervisor

BENNINGTON, VT, Oct. %
P.-Donald Smith of ST. AL
bans, supervisor for the Ma
tional Carbon Co., was killed
and five fellow employees serious
ly injured today when an auto
mobile left a highway in North
Bennington and struck a tree.
Arizona sun., 1953-09-25
To Vote Is Your Sacred Duty

Your duty is to vote First lind out Tor yOu1sef What
it's all about and then go the polls next Tuesday, Sept
20, and vote This you owe to yourself and to your
government. <T
Tuesday next Sept. 49, is the day set aside by the
state legislature which you may have say about
three proposed amendments to State constitution
These amendments numbered and explained and
con in pamphlet form for your enlightenment.
Amendment No. 100, deals with eectng two senators
from each county, At present there are only senator's
the legislature If No. 100 carries in next Tuesday
election there will be 2S, and the lower house will be
frozen at it's present membership which is 80.
Amendment No. 101 concerns raising salaries Of
justices of the peace and court clerks during term of
office.
Proposition No. 1922 relates to public schools To vote
Eyes that the members of the State Board of Edu
cation will be changed from teachers to laymen (non
teachers and also to do with the office of Superln
tendent of Public Instruction.
Proposition No. 103 has to do with State School
lzation fund To vote in favor of this amendment will
that the state legislature may enact laws to equal
ize school taxes.
you the interest of yourself and State at
heart you WILL at least to the polls and vote these
amendments, Tuesday, Sept. 20
Arizona sun., 1953-09-25
Write q Letter to a Soldier

The week of September 21-27 will be observed as
USO LETTER WEEK in the Valley of the Sun, and will
naugurate concentrated drive to step up the volume
of mail from home going to and women in uniform
around the world, according to announcement by
Herman A. Miller chairman of the local USO committee.
Mr. Miller indicated that USO LETTER WEEK aims
to demonstrate to the absent servceman that his family
and friends home continue their deep interest in his
we'll being Mayor Hohen Foster of Phoenix has pro
claimed the period of September Fl to 27 USO LET
TER WEEK, according to Mr. Miller.
Since mail from home holds the highest priority among
members of the armed forces, Mr. Miller believes that
USO LETTER WEEK make significant contribution
to armed forces morale especially in this post-truce
period.
The USO seeks through LETTER WEEK to initiate
reactvate correspondence between individuals who
already know another, such as the relatives and
friends of the local in uniform At the time,
school Students church groups service clubs and trade
unions will be urged to write to members of the armed
forces formerly associated with them.
The Phoenix arrangements for USO LETTER WEEK
part of nationwide effort the part of USO TO
meet the need for cordial continuing relationship be-
tween the people of the nation and the members OF
armed forces at time when the tension of battle has
subsidized
1t was emphasized by Herman A. Miller, USO chair
man. that the serviceman stationed in the Continental
United States is just far from home the
ing the fathest outpost of defenses and that he
welcomes mail from home with equal eagerneSS.
Business leaders will be urged to communicate with
former employees, Mr. Miller said Teachers and pastors
will also be enlisted in this nationwide effort to bring
the warmth of home to Americas men and women in
uniform
Arizona sun., 1953-09-25
Can |?
BY ANNE ASHLEY

Q. How can / sweep my cellar
floor without raising lot of dust?
A. Try saving all your old coffee
grounds and tea leaves. Soak these
with water, sprinkle them on the
floor, and then make a clean
sweep.
@. How can 1 get rid of spiders
in my cellar?
A. First, eliminate the webs. Use
good, strong insecticide spray
Spiders prefer to build their webs
in damp places, and SO, cutting
down on cellar danrpness will dis
courage any spider invasion.
Q. What is a good substitute for
a bath mat in my tub?
A. A turkish towel on the bot
tom of the tub serves very well.
Q. How can / remove iodine
stains from my hands?
A. Rub the stained areas with a
slice. of lemon or a slice of raw
potato.
Arizona sun., 1953-09-25

Denmark and Belgium and still
have France, Germany, Italy Is
rael, Spain, Morocco, Algiers and
Tunisia to appear in. If the
British musicians union will al
low it we will also play in Great
Britain and Scotland.
The people are some of the
incest that anyone would want
to meet anywhere, particularly in
the Scandinavian countries. The
general condition of the countries
is good and really the surprising
thing is how modern some of the
buildings are. So far, l have seen
Arizona sun., 1953-09-25


l hope this letter finds you in
good health and spirits. am
fine. While talking with my moth
er she said that since l used to
work for you in the PIX at
Papago Park That you probably
would like to know what 1 am
doing at the present time. Well
you know that l have been play
ing with the Lionel Hampton Or
chestra for about a year now. We
have been on a tour of Europe
since the first of this month and
will be over here until the middle
of December.
So far we have had great sue
cess and have appeared in Nor
way, Sweden, Finland, Holland,
Arizona sun., 1953-09-25
SOURCE: U. S. Bvrecv Of Census,
ond National Assoeiotion Of Manufacturers

industry subject
a Decade OF
tce n
boom Pacific other section of the Nation
spending cutting of and the end of deficit fl
provide
aiOn
Arizona sun., 1953-09-25

very little signs of the war other
than in Finland and Germany
which we went through a part of,
to get to Amstedam from Copen-
hagen. When the band returns to
the States we are supposed to head
for the West coast so I'll probably
be in Phoenix late in December
or January.
Until then, l remain,
Yours truly,
Arthur Farmer.
Editors Note: Arthur Farmer
is the SON of Mrs. fiazel Farmer,
233S w. Jefferson st.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-19
IA LETTER FROM BILL LANTAFF

and Austria Warehouses at this
depot were bulging with supplies
with additional tons Of supplies in
open-storage covered with canvas.
In other open areas were rows Of
vehicle stock parked bumper to
bumper and hubcap-to-hubcAp.
Your Congressman was concern
ed with the concentration Of these
supplies In such a small area. One
well-placed bomb or simple sabo-
tage could completely destroy
these supplies and render this de-
pot useless. This prompted me TO
ask the Commanding Officer of the
depot why these supplies were con-
centrated in such small area ra-
Their than dispersed along the lines
of communication up through Italy
to Austria? The Commanding Off
Ger, expressing his concern, said
that under the agreement we had
made, Italy would not give US any
additional land other than the
small area upon which the depot
was located. l asked what steps
were being taken to provide secu-
rity for the depot? He answered
that the Italian Government pro-
hibited American troops from car
rying weapons, in fact, the Italians
would not permit practice firing by
American troops so that to main
tain our forces in combat readiness
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-19
Navy Releases
Figures On
Arrests In Nov.

Shore Patrol arrests and liberty
cancellations showed . drop from
lie in October to iol 10 November.
according 10 word released at
Thursdays meeting Of the
Armed Forces Disciplinary Con-
troll Board
Other figures showed there we're
50 civil arrests in November and
90 the previous months; 90 traffic
violations In October compared 10
80 in November.
In October there were 50 cases
tried and 81 last month. Cases dis.
missed or given suspended senten.
ICES in October totalled II against
six last month. The u fines
assessed In October totaIled 81 .s7s
leompared to IS fines in November
for = total Of sl,ses. The average
| fines and court costs were s23.6a
lin October and 1881 In Novem.
Der.
The percentage OF civr arrests
In October was "a against % per
cent In November. The Shore Pa
ltrol percentage Of arrests under n
/ in October was 50 per cent in octo-
Der and rs per cent In November.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-19
The World
Today
By James NARROW

September Adenauer as re-
elected.
After that the Russian murmur-
ings about peace began to dwindle.
Pretty soon Moscow under Malen-
kov looked just as II did under
Stain: sullen, stolid, capable Of
saying nothing but mo-.
: For In the meantime, starting
in July, the West had begun an
exchange Of notes with Moscow
suggesting a Big Four foreign
ministers meeting In Berlin. The
notes went back and forth. No
progress.
Then Eisenhower, Churchill and
the French Premier, Laniel, an
nounced they'd meet in Bermuda.
The Russians said they'd consider
a foreign ministers meeting.
Out of the Bermuda meeting
came the invitation to the mini
sters' meeting in Berlin and a
few hours later Eisenhower pro-
posed pooling atomic materials.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-19

be had TO send them all the way
to Austria once a year TO fire on
the range.
Under this agreement we were
to depend on the local authorities
for protection Of this depot. The
extreme seriousness Of the situa.
ton is realized when you consider
that the Mayor Of Leghorn Is a
communist and all the police force
are members of the communist
party. Adding to the seriousness is
the fact that not far from Leghorn
underground communist para-mili.
tary organizations exist In units up
to the brigade strength.
Your Congressman has instruct.
ed his committee 10 review all such
agreements for the purpose OF de.
handing from our allies new and
more realistic political and mill.
tary agreements.
Sincerely Yours,
BILL LANTAFF
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-19
Dear NeighbOr:

Dear NetgnDor.
Americas insistenee upon more
realistic political and military a.
greements with our allies Is long
overdue.
Our agreements heretofore al
ways seem to have been made on
the other fellows terms. We seem
10 have literally gotten on our
knees and begged some European
government TO permit Us to spend
our money on any terms they wish
to dictate.
Your Congressman observed two
of these shocking unrealistic a.
greements during his recent over
seas investigation trip. One was
the agreement made with France
for the construction OF NAT0 has
es In that country. Under this a.
greement, we permitted France to
let all the construction contracts
and supervise all the construction,
while the United States merely
picked up the bill. What we did in
entering into such an agreement
was to forfeit the right TO control
the expenditure Of our own money.
Then there was the agreement
with Italy on our huge supply de-
pot at Leghorn. Here situated in a
very small area was this tremen-
dous depot which was the supply
source for the allied forces in Italy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-19
by RALPH ROGERS
Chairman Meares County ARC


The two mandatory Services Of
the American Red Cross are Home
Home Service Is ever
ready right here In cur CON-
munity, serving twensy-Four hours
n day whenever the need arises.
The other Services are adapted 10
fit local needs. The Services now
requested and offered By the Key
West Chapter are as follows:
The need for Red Cross Home
Nursing courses besemss more
evident every day. Shortages Of
hospital beds and nurses ard in
ereaslns numbers 81 elder people
requiring care In shs heme -
ell Paint - Tire Importance %
Home Nursing sklIls. A neither
IL slsd 10 knew what 10 Dc Until
the deeier GENES, hew 10 rseos-
nixe symptoms, how 10 care for
shs III snd how 10 prevent the
spread ef shs disease. YeuF To-
eel ehaptsr trained three regis
tered nurses and three school
teaches In early summer IN pre-.
psrsilcn fer fall classes. One
srevp ,vss completed ire Home
Nursing course. while another Is
stlll In session.
Another educational course 70
save lies In any community Is So.
fety Services which consist Of Frs
Aid and Water Safety. These cour.
ses give instruction In how TO pre-
vent accidents and what 10 dc
when accidents do occur. First Aid
and Water Safety instructors were
trained here in August. All during
the summer months and early fall.
classes were offered by the chap.
ter In Safety Services.
In eur Service Groups, shs To-
eel ehspier Predveilen Aides are
very active. This group has Just
completed ihlrfy.fIvs flannel
msn's bsdIseksis. These Jackets
will be worn by patients In the
government hospitals In the
Southeastern States.
The Nurses Aides trained and
serving with the chapter assisted
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-19
American Red Cross Performs
Two Set Mandatory Services

BY the many ether volunteers dur.
ing the period gamma giobulin
provided hs the Red Cross was
used in our city BY the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
These Aides are always in readi-
ness in the event a "a emergency.
Threvsh IRE Service Groups.
many comfort articles NsFe ssnf
20 hospifsilEed veterans sra ser.
vlesmsn. This group also spoa-
sored the nasien-wide project
Christmas On The High Seas"
Cir packages were contributed
By LEGAL organizations which
were mailed 70 . pert Of en-
barkstien Tor delivery ie freeps
en- the hishssss on Christmas
Day.
Gray Ladies are trained each
year. These ladies serve daily in
the Naval Hospital. Boea Chiea
lDiSpenSary and give . monthly
birthday party at the Old Folks
Home. A Gray Lady's duties are
many. They write letters. mail
packages. shop and do q great
variety Of services for the patients.
They also assist Red Cross hoSpi.
tai caseworkers. instruct In craft
and plan recreation programs.
Staff Aides are trained TO asst
In the administrative work In the
chapter.
II interested in any Of these Ser.
vices offered by the local Red
Cross, telephone 2,365i and enroll
in a class.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-19
ALERT YOUNGSTERS

MILWAUKEE, R-Alertness on
the part Of an 1l-year-old daughter
of 4 Milwaukee detective resulted
IN the arrest Of man on a charge
Of suspicion Of molesting.
Judith lender wrote down the
license number Of an automobile
after the driver had stopped and
attempted to pick up her younger
brother, Joseph Jr.. 8. yesterday.
Detective Joseph lender Sr. said
IT was the third time his daugh.
ter's habit Of jottlng down license
numbers had resulted in an arrest.