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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
Doris FIeeson:

Some of the most informed
opponents of the submerged
ofshore oil lands bill now adj
NIT that an early legal test Of
the bill, when finally passed
and signed by President Eli
Senhower, is unlikely.
In the long Senate talka-
thon on the bill, which it has
been agreed will end Tuesday,
opponents have filled the rec
ord with prophecies that once
the bill was passed lawsuits
would hold up the effect of
the act possibly until another
Congress had an opportunity
to look at the matter again.
Lawyers now say that al
though the bill will undoubted-
ly emerge from Congress con-
tanning at least two impor-
tant and interesting legal
questions, only one party is in
position to raise those queS-
tions and that party won't.
The party in question is
Uncle Sam himself as repre-
sented by Attorney General
Brownell.
Take Case No. /. Here, say
the lawyers, a case may be
made out of the question, ad-
mittedly an important one, of
whether the Federal Govern
ment through the Congress
can delegate it's sovereign and
constitutional powers over ter
ritory over which it has such
powers to a State.
This question can be brought
into court in reference to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
Unconstitutional Defense Plan
Congress, 1t Expected Will Reject Reorganization Proposal
Because 1t Delegates Authority Thot Cont Be Delegated

adjustment in business due to
a drastically curtailed spend
ing by the Government in any
one year.
Naturally, Gen. Eisenhower
would like to prevent a con-
tinuance Of irresponsible pro-
curement of military supplies.
He has offered to Congress
plan to reorganize the whole
Defense Department. Unfor-
tunately, the subject is of such
a complex nature and involves
so directly the exercise Of the
legislative power by Congress,
that the President would have
been better advised to submit
a draft of a new national de-
tense law revising the present
setup from top to bottom.
Congress is likely to turn
thumbs down on the proposed
reorganization" plan because
1t is too vague and Is uncon-
stitutional. Congress has the
duty under the Constitution
to make laws regulating the
armed services. This power
cannot be delegated to a Sec
rotary of Defense. Nor can the
President, who is elected by
the people, delegate to an ap-
pointed cabinet member his
duties of a commander in
chief of the Army and Navy"
as prescribed in the Constitu-
ton.
The text of the reorganiza-
ton plan permits the complete
delegation of power also at
any moment by the Secretary
of Defense to any one Of his
six assistants, even though
Gen. Eisenhower in his fore
word of explanation says that.
without imposing themselves
in the direct lines of RESPONSE
bility and authority between
the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretaries of the three
military departments. the AS
sistant Secretaries of Defense
will provide the Secretary with
a continuing review of the
programs of the defense
establishment and help him
institute major Improvements
in their execution"
The exact language of the
bill proposed by the President
reads as follows:
Performance of functions:
The Secretary of Defense may
from time to time make such
provisions as he shall deem
appropriate authorizing the
performance by any other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
10-SL1nlLne 2I0W1:
Aid for Laos Will Be Too Late
Lootions Nay Already Be Liberated Before Supplies
Reach Them; French About Ready to Coll It Quits

the hands of the Muscovites
and the Chinese Communists.
President Eisenhower. Sec
rotary of State Dulles and our
military planners are becom-
ing increasingly conscious that
the policy of the Kremlin is
to cinch the Asiatic continent
in preparation for a show
down with this country. In
fact, we have become more
interested in keeping these
Asiatic countries outside the
Communist orbit than the
French and British them
selves. To them, this is only
another phase Of the liquida-
ton of their colonial empire.
To us. it Is a major matter
concerning directly the de-
Tense of the United States
itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
Senator Humphrey Hits
Proposed Education Cut
By the Assoeinted Prasa

Senator Humphrey, Democrat,
Of Minnesota said today he was
"diSmayed and shocked" at a re-
quested So per cent reduction in
funds for the Office Of Education.
He accused Welfare Secretary
Hobby of drastic Gripping of
the vocational educational pro-
gram"
Senator Humphrey said Mrs.
Hobby, Secretary of the new De-
partment of Health. Education
and Welfare. apparently is in
tent to build a record of econ
omy at the expense of school
children of this country"
The Office of Education was
given $279,613,261 for the IL
months ending June 80. Senator
Humphrey said in a letter to Mrs.
Hobby which he made public,
and he added:
I'm your estimates, you pro-
vide for only $85,976, 37O-an
amazing reduction Of So per
cent"
Earl j. McGrath recently re-
signed as commissioner of edu.
cation. saying he could not de-
fend the proposed new budget
for his agency. which is in Mrs.
Hobby's department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01

the Moscow and Peiping spon-
sored Wet Mini FORCES.
The threat to Siam and
Cambodia, an important king
dom within the union of Indo-
Chinese states which already
is showing strong indication
of disaffection from the
French. is imminent.
The realization of this dan
ger decided our Government
to place Indo-C China on the
critical" list. Arms, ammu-
milton and planes are being
rushed as fast as possible but
there are serious fears that
these may arrive too late to
be Of any practical use.
After seven years. of fight
ing the Wet Mimi forces the
French are getting tired out.
Their losses, particularly
among young officers who lead
the native Viet-Nam troops
and the Foreign Legion, have
been particularly heavy.
The Foreign Legionnaires,
in great part Germans. former
members of Hitler's IS. lived
up to their old tradition SO
long as they hoped to be on
the winning side. This was
particularly true during the
short period when Marshal
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
was supreme commander. He
was a hard hitting and hard
driving leader. But his SOL
diers, regardless Of nationality,
admired his determination and
daring. After his untimely
death, things began to deteri-
crate. His successor, Geu.
Salan, is a conventional"
general at best and he adopted
a do-nothing strategy which
resulted in his being caught
mapping when the Reds in
vaded Laos.
It appears. according to re-
ports from Paris, that the
French people are sick and
tired of the whole Indo-
Chinese situation which has
cost them some 81 billion be-
sides the lives of nearly one
half Of their junior officers
corps. This amount is over
and above the more than
$500 million in military aid
sent to Indo-China from the
United States.
The overrunning of Laos
by the Communists and a
possible disaffection of Cam
bodia may induce the Paris
politicos to throw in the
sponge and call the whole
matter quits.
Washington is at present
more mindful about the seri-
Gus situation in Indo-China,
which threatens the whole of
Southeast Asia and could
place its strategic raw ma
terials and other resources in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
RommeI's Aide Arrives
In Britain to Study Arms

LONDON, May 1.-Hans Spell
del, Marshal Erwin Rommel's
World War II chief of staff,
arrived here last night to get
a look at Britain's arms factories.
The former general. a profess
sor of philosophy, represents
West Germany on European de-
tense committees. His visit has
aroused sharp criticism among
some British Socialists, but has
the approval Of Prime Minister
Churchill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
German Court Releases
Free Corps Leader
By the Asseeiofed Press

KARLSRUHE, Germany, May
1.-The West German Supreme
Court has freed Eberhard Haw-
ranke, alleged leader of the
illegal semimilitary Free Corps
Germany" a Nazi-like group.
Hawranke's release leaves in
pre-trial confinement only two
of the five alleged leaders ar
rested by federal authorities last
February. All five still are SUBJ
ject to trial. "EHE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
Personnel Cut Started
At Moscow Embassy
BY the Asseeiated Press

MOSCOW, May 1.-The United
States Embassy staff here is be-
ing reduced, reliable sources re-
ported today.
Cuts so far principally affect
the State Department staff. An
Embassy spokesman said these
reductions are being made as
part of a general program of re-
duction in State Department
personnel. Details are not yet
available, he added. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
Harry Manning, Skipper
Of U. S. Lines, to Retire

NEW YORK, May Com
modore Harry Manning, who
commanded the new liner
United States on its record
setting Atlantic crossings last
year, is retiring as a shipmaster
Sunday.
The 56-year-old United States
Lines skipper plans to devote his
time to lecturing and writing.
During his 40 years as a sailor
he commanded many of the Ma,
tons largest vessels. d,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-11-01
Loose CnL
BY MILDRED ALBERT MARTIN, Rapam conuty

1T WAS RAINY Tuesday morn
ing and as I stood at the board IRON
ing lace edged pillowcase, my
thoughts turned backward to Aunt
Ella, who had given the pair to my
mother when was little girl.
Mother was the eldest of five sis
tiers, all of whom, except Aunt Ella,
were good housekeepers. She was
always far too busy crocheting bed
spreads or cross stitching borders
on aprons, to give much though to
homework or a well stocked larder.
Fortunately Uncle Ed was the
intellectual type. With his nose
buried in book on philosophy, he
never looked far enough from its
pages to notice the cobwebs in the
corners, and he wasn't interested
enough in the food he ate to care
how many times the stew had been
warmed over. Their only daughter,
Sue, was brought up in haphazard
way which bothered the aunts con-
siderably.
"Dear me-" Aunt Hazel would say
to mother, II can't see how Ella can
sit down right in the middle of her
dirt and crochet. It's one thing to
do handwork when ones work is
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-11-01

For the 2-year-old a dolly whose
clothes can be easily removed is to
be preferred. Wrapping the doll in
a blanket or covering it up will prove
more desirable than dressing in elab-
crate garments. A jointed wooden
doll or stockinet doll are both very
satisfactory.
Children enjoy trains for several
years, particularly if they can haul
things on them. Mechanical trains
are not as desirable for the small
child as are wooden trains that he
can pull and push about. Fairly large
cars of wood very simply made
either flat or slightly followed may
be purchased or made at home.
Useable Tools
Tools of any kind should be disable.
If you give child spade, give one
that can actually be used for digging.
If you give carpenter tools, it is bet
ter to give one hammer that will
actually drive in nails than whole
chest of light weight useless articles.
Toys selected should be durable,
easily kept clean, adaptable to many
uses and suited to the age and ability
of the youngster. Toys for small chill
dren must be examined for pieces
that easily come off-(Sman buttons
loosely attached or even tacks are
sometimes used for eyes in teddy
bears and other stuffed toys). All
painted or colored articles should be
fast color. Toys should be of good
design ana color-not grotesque.
Good toys and play material aid in
developing child in all ways. How
ever, one should give a child a few
toys at time. You can overwhelm
him with too many.
At Christmas time the sudden ac-
! QUESTION of too many new things at
one time may cause over-excitement,
fatigue, and the result is a cross, I'M
happy little child. To avoid this do
not force the new things upon the
child's attention and do not let him
be made conscious of being the CEN
ter of eager adult interest. Let us
make Christmas a happy time for
all, including the child about whom
our particular Christmas plans may
be conferred.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-11-01
an active child.

an active child.
A wagon, swing, a sled, see
saw are all good exercisers as well
as joy producers.
Every child should have blocks
and blocks large enough and in suf-
ficient numbers to make building
worth while. A ready made block
set may be purchased; they may be
cut at the lumber yard or carpenter
shop and smoothed off at home. The
whole process of making them how
ever, may be done at home. Wood
used should not be easily splintered,
and the sharp edges should be
smoothed off. Scrap wood from the
lumber yard may sometimes be pur-
chased. Paint makes the blocks more
attractive.
Doing What Grownups Do
1t is well to provide equipment for
housekeeping, gardening and other
grownup activities with which the
child is familiar. Dolls, doll buggies,
doll furniture, broom, mops, dust
pan, tea sets, hoe, rake, and spade,
tractor, wheelbarrow, trains - we
could continue indefinitely. This
type of plaything may be elaborate
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-11-01

done but quite another to do it
instead of work, the way Ella does.
What kind of an example is she for
Sue?"
Two Priceless Lessons
Howbeit Aunt Ella taught Sue
two priceless lessons. She showed
her how to make useful things with
her hands and she set an example
of how not to keep house.
The pillowcase ironed, I drew
another parcel from the basket, this
time a dresser scarf which cousin
Sue had made for me the Christmas
before. AS ironed I recalled how
surprised we were when we stopped
to see her on a motor trip during
our last vacation. Although she
hadn't expected us, her house was
neat and clean and her children
well kept. In what seemed like the
bat of eyelash she had prepared
tasty supper for us. All about the
house were evidences of her handi-
work-homemade rugs on the floors,
attractive pillows on the davenport,
crocheted covers on the tables.
~How do you do it, Sue?" I asked,
as we sat chatting in the living
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-11-01

together with five or six-rung lad
der will give many happy hours to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-29
Bay Bottom
Land Sale
Is Barred

Stock Island property owners
have temporarily barred the sale
of bay bottom they call ''naviga-
BILE" to Glen c. Price who offered
$500 an acre for seven-tenths acre
in Tallahassee yesterday.
Cliff Schumacher, Cliffs Marine
supplies said that he and Frank
Russo, George Adams, and G. T.
Delaporte filed a protest to the
sale with Sinclair Wells, land agent
of the Florida Department of Agri.
culture. with Rep. B. c. Papy and
with the County Commission. Their
protests were sufficient to hold IN
me sale until Board 3srtises
for objections tbs Friday.
Schumacher said that the bay
bottom wanted BY Price would 10
directly across a nayigable chan.
mel.
ANY time q private owner want.
ed to block il off, liz could. Il the
II Board sells it, Schumacher
said today.
Schumacher said that he and the
Continued on Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-29
Keys Flying Club
Plans Welcome
For NC. Fliers

Plans for welcoming the North
Carolina Flying Club 10 Key West
On May 4 were discussed a. TIE
Florida Keys Flying Club meet
Ing last night.
President Art Hoilorieh Gale,
attention 10 The forthcoming visit
81 The North Carolina Flying cl7b
which WI stay over unta Nag 9Th
in order 70 attend ne hanqaet
that = being bold fer them ~ DE
KEY West Chamber Il Commerce
At the la Concha Hotel
Al members ard their wives o.
giri friends and issags are inyIisi
b he hanqaes For infwmslioa,
cal vice president Mwrey At Muf.
reg Auto Electric - soon a. pos
alhis.
Prestdsnf Honorirh reaaeslsd
members 70 % % Mracham fed
win ears 70 waicome ard farnish
transportatt1n info toNn f1w IT,
Ayera iFom North caruiaa.
Il vas stressed BY Ne Safety
cpmmittes - this meeting NAT
safety Essst - ps1efiees - 50
tines kY 81 ths members 81 she
csnh.
TIE meeting vas oae e tie besi
st1ende1 - data.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-29
Double, Double
DeLiO Perez
II Yaffic Trouble

Perez, Perez and Perez can be
happy that they don't live in Walla
Walla, or the repetition might moi
only become monotonous but lead
to misunderstanding and mixups,
just as 1t did in Key West.
On Monday morning Citizen
staff reporter went to the police
station TO pick up news and re.
jected a traffic accident report on
the grounds that the names in the
report had been confused or listed
incorrectly.
The report said that Deli0 Perez,
driving north on DuvaI, pulled out
into the line Of traffic and was
struck by Delio Perez. Police off
Ger A. Perez signed the report.
Both cars involved were Fords.
This morning police officer w. L.
tJimmy1 James, not TO be confused
with X. L. James, same category,
said re-check Of the Perez triple
threat story was true. There are
two residents Of Key West. both
named Deli0 Perez and both men
we're involved in the same traffic
accident, Sunday at ESQ pm.
Delio Perez, 81, a cook who
lives AZ 1908 Simcnton Street was
parked along the curb, on Duyal.
Continued on Page Eighty
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10 TransfusiOns
Giuen Reid By
His OtUrt Friends

Gee. Robert Reid. -. snaehin-
Iss foreman 10 'heIdine his ewn"
- hAenFee csnarsI Hosplfal fsl-
lowing Ire nomereVs trans
taslena siven - ssVs his life
hsonday ard Tuesday, n wss
learned ioday.
The snsrnsnsy call that wenf
eus soF bleed early Tuesday
mernins hreesha - ef Reid's
friends 10 ths hospital. Al 81
thsss nnan ard werner we're iyp-
- ssF blood. o. them. Is sasa
tound 10 have the same hlead a.
Reds ard ell u frsaly save
thsir bleed.
The isisnds wsFa rssndsd ~
h . very sherf tims ~ asla-
pAsns. rushed 10 ire haspiial
ard sypsA ~ ~ ae<hniessa whs
werksd ihrseshsalf ~ night sa
re blood doaaaisma.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-29
Johnny Roberts
Recognized After
S. Years Service

John w. Roberts, 70 years of
age, who has served with the
Key West Fire Department for
So years. finally put in a claim
for pension for army service
which begdh ii " Srsnisli-
American War IS years ago.
He first wrote to the Veterans
Administration in July Is. 1852.
This week he finally received a
letter which recognized his en-
listment and term Of service.
Roberts enlisted in Company
d. 5th Battalion, Florida State
Troops. on May IL, 1893. He was
then 20 years old. He served
right in Key West. where a hot
bed Of Cuba patriots had been
established previous to the fight
for Cuban liberty before the
United States entered the war.
The unit changed to Company
K, End Reg, Infantry, from which
he was honorably discharged on
June IS. 1901, after serving three
years. He re-enlisted for Com
pany l.. Ind Reg. Infantry. on
April /. 1908; re-enlisted again
in April, 1906, and once more on
April 8, 1909. His name last APP
peared on the muster roll as Of
April /. 1910.
There is no record Of his last
discharge but Roberts says his
total service outside Of the Spanish.
American War period through
April. 1901. amounts to IA years.
Some Of his Army service was at
the Tampa garrison.
After Army life, Roberts signed
CONTINUED on Page Eightl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-29
Rep. B. Papy
Introduces Ii
Bills
Senate Passes
II Bills Which
Affect County

State Representative B. C. Papy
introduced Eleven Monroe County
bills in the Florida House Of Rep
resentatives yesterday. all Of which
viii undoubtedly become law. ac-
cording to legislative tradition,
the AP wired today from Tallah.
assoc.
Nest q me bills are for raises
IN pay Tor leading county offie-
isls.
According to the bills introduced,
Monroe County Sheriff John SPOTS.
wood viii receive $500 plus ex.
penses; Criminal Curt Judge
Thomas Caro- viii be npped 10
that amount; Juvenile Court judge
Eva Warner Gibson win be increas-
ed to $3.50 q month: Mrs. Isabel
Fleming, probation officer 10 $3.50
4 month.
County Solicitor Alan B. cleare
viii be raised to $500 a year:
Constable Of the second Monroe
County District Smokey Joe" Is
pinosa win receive $500 a month.
Other bills introduced by the
State Representative yesterday pro.
vide for q permanent office deputy
supervisor Of registration to assist
Sam B. Pinder; and registration
Of criminals In the county.
A blu was also introduced re-
curing that Monroe County Com.
mission candidates reside in the
election districts from which they
run six months before qualifying
for election.
Rep. Papy also introduced q bin
amending the present law setting
up the Monroe County anti-Mos.
quito district.
The Senate passed u bills re-
lating 10 the county, which we're
not identified By content in the AP
wires from Tallahassee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-29
Ruse Arrested

A hearing win be held today In
the office Of Justice Of the Peace
Irs Alhury in connection az the ar.
rest Of r. L, Ruse, charged with
selling seafood products without .
license.
Rase. eelored, has been peddliing
fish and ether seaioods ON a b.
eyele for several years. never APP
plying for q license although he had
been repeatedly warned. The H.
cense costs oGly $40 = year. it il
reported.
Alhury said that the hearing a.
Gerald Mekeana who tcok q $500
motorcycle frem near the main
gate a TIE Naval station ard later
ran into = car vita Il. would be
postpon@d uatl Mar II because one
e TIE main Witnesses Is cut 81
s0Nn en- leave, McKsnna has been
n the Naval hospital wish injarses
received IL she crash ever since
she acrsaeas ard aIseSed sheft
which ecsuFred esesy THIS sprSng.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-29
Abolition OF Miami Charter
Would Make XIV Largest City
This Side OF Miami Beach
XIV Chamber
Complies Figures
From so Census
Showing XIV Rank

Key West may become the larp.
est city in Florida south of Miami
Beach before 5 o'clock today.
The reason ? The House Of Rep
resentatives is voting to abolish
Miami's city charter today, to
make way for consolidation Of
Dade county with the perhaps
former city of Miami.
BY the time The Citizen IS de-
livered the debate in the House
may have resolved itself into a
vote abolishing Miami as q city
which means Key West with its
combined Navy-civiIian population
of 36.433 win nose out all other
South Florida cities except Miami
Beach, which has 46,2s2 persons,
according to the 1850 census.
Miami win become one big unit
of government II the bill passed
by the Senate abolishing the city
charter, leads to the next bill on
consolidation of the county and
city units.
Miami, long the leading city Of
South Florida In population, viii
enter ! status where Il Ii not 4
city as We know it, but something
else again.
Therefore by such reasoning
Key West win resume rs place as
a leading south Florida munich
patty.
Key West is ahead Of Fort
Lauderdale, Hollywood, Coral
Gables and Hlaleah In population
according to the 1850 census, in
figures compiled by the Key West
Chamber Of Commerce. Coral
Continued on Page Eight
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Bob Wagner viii
Appear In Person
AT DRIVEN Theater

Bob Wagner will make . per-
sonai appearance 81 the island
er Drivs.ln Thesssr femorrew
night ~ about > pm, during
the showing Of fhe film Stars
and Stripes Forever" in which
he Is featured.
ice Sirvao, sheatsF Fnansssr
obtained the film 70 eeineide
with Wssnsr's presence IN
Key West. The Yovng actor is
- present making Twelve
Mile Reef" with the 7ofh Cen.
fury fox company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-29
Friday Is EIks'
At Track

Friday night will be EIks
night 81 fine Key West Kennel
club. A special feature race
which will find ihe best grey.
hounds At ihs track racing
against each other has been
arranged by ihe management.
Box seats will be provided
for EIks and their wives.
Miniature American Flags
which will be worn by ihe Elks
will distinguish them from fine
other patrons at ihe track.