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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26
Allied Fiighter-Bombers Hit
Communist Battlefront TODAY

Iiest ground action of the new
year. Allied infantry, tanks, flame,
throwerS, artillery and planes were
thrown into the unsuccessful as.
sault on Spud Hill.
| High brass and correspondents
provided in advance with a pam.
lphlet describing each phase of the
attack - watched from nearby
bunkers. Called "Operation
Smack" it had been planned since
Jan. 10.
But the Chinese Reds were
ready. They caught the charging
U. N. infantrymen in a deadly
croSsfire.
Then the Allied troops tried to
burn out the Reds with flame
throwers. However, in many in
stances, the flame-throwers ran out
of fuel. AP Correspondent Forrest
Edwards reported from the scene
at the southern end of T.Bone
Hll-that a hail Of artillery shells
and napalm (jellied gasoline) also
failed to dislodge the Communists.
One of the Allied wounded told
Edwards:
If we could only have had more
flame-throwers we could have
burned right through them. We
were doing a good job but sudden
ly there weren't any more flame
throwerS.
Another wounded man told AP
Photographer Fred Waters that
the flame-throwers ran out of fuel
and added grirnly:
And so did the guy who was
shooting it."
An Eighth Army spokesman de-
clined to report Allied casualties
but estimated IS Chinese were
killed.
After the raid, Fifth Air Force
and Navy carrier planes swarmed
over the entire front. The NAVY
reported that planes from the car
riers kearsarge and Oriskany
Knocked out 300 yards of Commu-
mist trenches, nine bunkers, two
gun positions and. destroyed So
trucks and a buildings.
Fourteen 0kinawa-based BIOS
last night blasted a 30-acre mill
tary staff installation at Yangdok
and the lateral rail line to Pyong-
yang.
In continuing air battles, u. S.
Sabre jets destroyed one MIG1S
and damaged another Sunday. The
Alr Force said that brought the
January total to SO Red Jets de.
stroyed, six probably destroyed
and 80 damaged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26
'SpottswOod To Be
Speaker At Legion
Meeting Tonight

Sheriff John M. Spottswood will
be guest speaker at the regular
meeting Of Arthur Sawyer Post No.
%, American Legion, on Wednes-
day evening at the Post Home on
Stock Island, it was announced to-
day.
A group of new members will
be welcomed into the Post by an
impressive ceremony to be con-
Quoted by the Key West Guard of
Honor. A memorial service in hon
or of deceased Legionnaire Ralph
Sawyer will be conducted.
Members of the Marathon Legion
Post las have been invited to at.
tend and the meeting has been
designated as Marathon Night"
The meeting is scheduled to be-
gin at 8 p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26
Fire Leaves MANY
Chinese Homeless

HONG KONG IA fierce six.
nour blaze swept through the ram.
shackle refugee village of Tsai. in
howloon, today, leaving more than
1000 Chinese homeless.
Some 900 squatters hutS we're
destroyed. Eight persons received
minor injuries. Firemen battled in
heavy fog to bring the flames
under control.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26
Macarthur Is 73

NEW YORK R-Gen. Douglas
Macarthur celebrates his 73rd
birthday today.
Staff members IT bis wartime
Southwest Pacific command are
planning a private dinner for him
tonight at the WaI6crf Astoria
Hotel.
An aide said the former Far
East commander would spend TIE
day working as usual in bis JOB
as chairman Of Remington Rand.
Inc.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26
BY STAN CARTER

SEOUL R-Allied fighter-bomb.
ers ripped into Communist battle.
front positions today after U. N.
troops took licking on the West.
ern Korean Front in an elaborate
Explained program" raid.
The Az hour raid was the heav-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26

According to an absurd fable of
comparatively modern date, the
Upas tree of Java destroys all life
in a radius of Is miles because it
is so poisonous.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-26

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Evening star., 1953-03-11

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Evening star., 1953-10-16
Aviation Pioneers
Honored by oos

The Ninety Mines, Inc, inter-
national women pilots, enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday at
the Mayflower lounge in honor
OF women aviation pioneers.
Guests of honor included Mrs.
Katherine Stinson Otero of
Santa Fe, N. Mex, the third
woman to receive a pilot license
in this country, and Miss Kath-
crime Stinson, the only woman
aeronautical engineer In the
Civil Aeronautics AdminiStra-
tion. Because they have the same
name and are both In aviation,
the two have often been con-
fused though they had never met
before yesterday.
Blanche Stewart Scott, Ruth
Law Oliver and Blanche Noyes
also were honored.
Evening star., 1953-10-16

Program

The golf instruction at the
Roosevelt Center, Thirteenth
and Upshur streets NV, will
start Tuesday, october 20,
at 7 pm. and the group will
meet each Tuesday through
out the fall and winter
months. Lavine Fountaine
Is the instructor.
A new class in art at
Roosevelt will begin Thurs
day, October Is, and will be
held each Tuesday and
Thursday at 1880 pm. Pat
rick Flanagan. who con-
Quoted the course the latter
part Of the summer, will in
Struct this winter.
Ceramics will be added to
the program at the Thom-
son Center, Twelfth and L
streets NV, beginning Mon
day. october 19, at 8 pm.
Materials are furnished and
a small fee is required.
Tole painting is another
craft project listed for
Thomson. It will be done
on Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock. Trays. boxes, bas-
ketS, ETC., can be decorated
in time for Christmas Civ
ing.
The registration for any
of the groups may be made
at the time of the activity.
For further information
telephone the D. c. Recrea-
ton Department, Adams A.
1850, and ask for the City,
Wide Division.
Evening star., 1953-10-16

Members of Zonta Interna-
tional from four Eastern sea-
board States are arriving today
for the annual Conference of
District No. 3 to be held through
Sunday at the Hotel Statler.
More than 800 delegates who
are expected for the sessions will
represent clubs in Maryland,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsyl-
vania and the District of Co
lumbia.
officers Of the 20 clubs in
District were to be received by
Mrs. Eisenhower at the White
House today. Heading the group
will be Miss Edwina B. Hoga-
done Of Rochester, N. Y, presi-
dent of Zonta International:
Mrs. Helen P. Solon of Trenton,
N. j., governor of District 3, and
Mrs. Virginia Conway. president
of the Washington zonta club
which is hostess to the visitors.
"Women's Heritage-Woman's
Responsibility" is the theme of
the three-day meeting and will
be stressed in the addresses at
luncheon and banquet to-
morrow.
Miss Catherine B. Cleary, As
sistant Treasurer of the United
States, will be the luncheon
speaker, with "Your Dollar
Your Responsibility" as her
topic.
The banquet speakers will be
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Zonto Club Delegates Begin
3-DN District Conference

Judge Burnita S. Matthews Of
the United States District Court
for the District, and Mrs. Frances
w. Nolde, consultant to the De-
fense Air Transportation ADJ
miniStration.
The conference will open to-
night with a buffet supper and
the showing of film, Africa
A Botanist's Paradise" by Mrs.
Edward C. Sweeney, who made
the pictures on an expedition
last year.
Miss Hogadone will make the
address at the concluding lunch
con on Sunday which will be
preceded by a reception in her
honor.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Little Flower
Circle Benefit

The annual bridge party given
by the Little Flower Circle for
the benefit of the Jesuit Missions
in Hot Springs and Revere, N. c.,
will be held at 2 pm. Monday
in the Sheraton Park Hotel.
A reception for the pastor, the
Rev. Andrew Vernon Graves,
S. j., will take place Immediately
after the party, when refresh
mentS will be served.
Mrs. James G. Haskell is gen.
eral chairman of the committee
in charge of the event.
Members Of the reception COM
mittee include: Mrs. j. A. Re-
mon, Miss Elizabeth c. Pace
Mrs. William Shea, Mrs. A. E.
Cassidy. and Mrs. Joseph E
Gatti.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Miss Gibbs Wins Poetry Contest

Miss Eleanor Gibbs was the
winner of the $50 award of the
District Branch, National League
of American Pen Women, for
the best original unpublished
poem submitted in the National
Poetry Day Contest in the
Metropolitan Area.
The presentation was made
last night at an award party held
in the Pen Women'S Studio 1851
Columbia road NV.
A program Of Robert Frost
Evening star., 1953-10-16

poem readings was given during
the party by his daughter, Miss
Leslie Frost.
Those who won honorable
mention for poems they sub
mitted include: Gertrude Jane
Codd, Helen Snyder Lowell,
Harry M. Meacham, Ann Brad
shaw, John S.. Lewis, EVA
Brinker. Naomi Talley, Eleanor
M. Clinton. and Dorothy De
Zn1Iche.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
PAINTING TILES.

IMTS. E. r. D., ATIi7lgtOnJ
There is an article on paint
ing tiles in the September
issue of "Everywoman'S," sold
in some supermarketS. It Is
entitled, title Awhile" by
Richard Baer and it gives
some directions and illustra-
tionS.
The yellow pages of the tele-
phone book list a number of
shops under Ceramics" which
should be able to furnish the
necessary materials and direc-
tions.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
BIRD CLASSES

The Washington YWCA
adult education program will
conduct a series of eight
classes on Birds of the Wash
ington Area" taught by Irston
r. Barnes, president of the
Washington Audubon Society.
Emphasis will be placed on fall
and winter birds, their attrac-
ton to the yard, feeding sta
tions, and different kinds Of
plants. Mr.. Barnes will illus
trate his talks with color slides.
There are also two field trips,
with opportunities for more.
The first class will meet on
Wednesday, october 81, from
6 to Z pm. For further in
formation call Metropolitan g.
2100, extension 20.
X X X =
THANK YOU" NOTE.
mrs. J. A. NJ, Washington
Thank you so much for for
warding the addresses where
butter extract may be bought.
Kindly express my apprecia-
ton to those who answered
my request for same.
Best wishes for the con-
tinued success of the RICH.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
ELECTRIC BLANKETS?

(MTS. E. O., CheDeTEy)
I wonder If any. one knows
If laundries wash electric
blankets. None of the laun-
dries advertise that they do
this, and I'd like to hear from
some reader who has sent
blankets to a laundry.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
PATTERNS?

mrs. F. g. Y, Sandy Spring.
In conjunction with a course
in Fashion Designing, Draft
ing, Sketching and Grading,
I would be very happy to re-
ceive from RICH readers any
and all discarded paper pat
terms for all types of clothing,
mems, women's and children'S
and in all sizes in order to bet
ter understand the principle
of grading patterns from larger
to smaller and smaller to larger
sizes.
Evening star., 1953-10-16
Readers CIeanngHouse
Conducted BY BETSY CASWELL
GOURDS.

NOO16AtO.
MRS. J. W. W., MorGthiG, Va
I, too, grow gourds and find
them very interesting. I can
remember that my grand
mother used to have a gourd
dipper at the spring. She also
had one in the kitchen, and
one fixed up as a salt con-
tainer In the kitchen. They
were the large. long-handled
type. The ones I grow are the
small type, different shapes
and colors.
They make very attractive
Mexican strings. They can be
painted different bright colors
or left natural and Scraped and
vanished. For my Mexican
string, 7 use a strong. brightly
colored string, 3 or 4 gourds,
pine cones, dried okra pods
from my garden, seed pods
from wistaria vine and the
mimosa tree, dried seed burrs
from the okra plant. burrs
from cotton, if I'm lucky to get
South before they are de-
Stroyed, and the prickly balls
from sweet gum trees. Tie
these on the string any length
you like. One of these strings
looks very pretty by the fire.
place, in the breakfast room,
den or sun porch. They are so
colorful. Long red peppers can
be used, too.
GourdS also make nice places
for wrenS to build a nest in the
spring. Use a wire through
the stem end and hang it in a
tree or shrub, or put several on
q long piece of wood some
where on the house or garage.
Make a very small hole in the
side and take out the seed.
WrenS won't build their nests
in the gourdS If they are hung
by q string, since 1t Is not Sc
cure enough that way.
I am sure you will enjoy
making a Mexican string with
your gourdS. If you don't hap
pen to get a stem when you
gather your gourds, use a small
metal screw eye in the stem
end.
TRAVELLING WITH BIRDS.
mrs. L. E. B., Arlington
Regarding an automobile
trip for a canary, I took a
canary from Columbus, Ohio,
to California, and three years
later brought the same
canary from Columbus, Ohio,
East again without a cold or
any other Ill effects. Both
times, we travelled the last Of
October.
I wrapped the cage COM
pletely in transparent plastic,
and made one hole in the
plastic about the size Of a
quarter, toward the front or
top. This lets in ample air
and does not allow a draft.
The bird will eat and drink
some while riding. At night
take the cage in your room or
motel and leave the lights on
for a while so the bird will eat
and drink. We found motelS
more convenient. There are
very nice ones from about
Columbus .on west. We also
found that Route 66 was the
best for stop-overs and points
of interest.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
By the Associated Press

Former President Truman
speech giving his version of the
Harry Dexter White controversy
touched off a wave of editorials
today.
They variously described the
speech as leaving a number OF
questions unanswered, as weak
as rallying the forces of freedom
and as appealing to the Ameri-
can sense of fair play.
Excerpts from some of the edi-
torialS:
New York World Telegram
and Similarly Truman last
night delivered a snollygoster of
political speech. But he
left a lot of questions unan-
swered. Counter allegations
of "falsehood," "Scurrilous
charges, Shameful demogog-
uery," political skulduggery''
and "cowardly insinuations" do
not throw light on an issue in
volving the country's safety. Nor
does reaching for a martyrs role.
New York POSt-Truman's ad-
dress was billed as a defense, but
it was far more affirmative than
that. 1t was call for a country
wide counter-attack against the
sick savagery of the political
assassins. 1t was a challenge to
the American sense of decency.
Long after the details of the
White debate have been laid to
rest, the republic will have rea-
son to be grateful for the valor
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Rosenbaum Dragged
OF RFC Connection,
Two Testify at Trial

A stockbroker and an attorney
testified yesterday in Federal
court that they heard Joseph H
Rosenbaum, a Washington at
torney, brag about his close con-
nections with an RFC official.
RoSenbaum. who figured in the
RFC influence peddling inves-
tigation, is on trial before Judge
Henry Schweinhaut and a jury
in U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia. He is
charged with perjury.
The first witness, Howard E
Buhse. a member of the broker
age firm of Hornblower g. Weeks,
said the incident took place in
February, 1850, in the Sheraton
Park Hotel, then the Wardman
Park.
He was followed by Glen A.
Lloyd, a Chicago attorney, who
represented the bankrupt multi
million-dollar Lustron prefabri-
Gated housing corporation.
Both said they heard RoSen-
baum tell meeting of repre-
Sentatives of Lustron stockhold-
ers that he was closely con-
nected" with William E. Willett
of Boulder City, Colo, a former
RFC commissioner.
Each also testified that RoSen-
baum asserted Mr.. Willett "called
me in several times for advice
on matters concerning Lustron. -
A third witness, A. S. Blagden,
an official of the Federal Ma
chine & Welding Co. of Warren,
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Press Reaction Varies Widely
In Comment on run1un Talk

and spirit with which a private
citizen from independence, Mo-,
rallied the forces of freedom.
New York Journal American
The speech on the Harry Dexter
White case that former Presi-
dent Truman made last night to
millions of Americans was billed
in advance as one of the most
momentous in his life. 1t was
one of the worst. It was weak.
Because it was weak, it was vio-
lent. 1t was violent because Mr..
Truman did not have a case.
Newark IN. JD Star-Ledger-
Truman'S explanation would be
much more impressive if the
general investigation to which
he refers had produced substan-
tial results in cleansing the Gov
eminent of Communist infiltra-
tors. The New Deal political
machine is not yet a dependable
instrument for combating SUBJ
version.
Atlanta JOurnal-Mr. Truman
man of simple and direct
speech rose to considerable elo-
quence in his denunciation OF
the big lie and the unfounded
accusation" His indignation at
smearS which impair the prestige
of the presidential Office was
thoroughly justifiable, as we'll as
understandable. Until the rec
ord is complete. further judg-
ment on aspects other than the
complete loyalty of Mr.. Truman
should remain in abeyance.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Dulles
Continued From First Page.)

seek to agree on disposition of
the prisoners and on other issues.
This conference was supposed to
have begun October %, but
United Nations and Communist
negotiators still are stalled in
Panmunjom talks aimed at max
ing arrangements for the politi-
cal meeting.
On the arms for Pakistan
question Mr.. Dulles did not deny
some arrangement for helping
to build up Pakistan's defense
forces in return for base rights
there might be under considera-
ton by this Government.
There have been general con-
versations recently in regard to
relations between the United
States and Pakistan, Mr.. Dulles
said. He and President Eisen-
hover met last week with Gov
ernor general Ghulam Mo-
hammed of PakiStan, who is in
this country for medical treat
ment.
Embassies Value Cited.
The question of the value of
diplomatic relations with Russia
came up when Mr.. Dulles was
asked for comment on the fact
that yesterday was the Goth an
niversary of former President
Roosevelt's recognition of the
Soviet government.
Mr.. Dulles said the gains for
this country were particularly
notable during World War II,
when the Red armies were fight
ing valiantly against a common
enemy and the Soviet was CO.
operating for an allied victory.
But he pointed out there was
a lesson to be learned from the
fact that the Soviet gained Amer
ican diplomatic recognition under
false pretenseS. He recalled
Soviet. promises not to tolerate
subversive activities against this
Government. He said the lesson
is that it is never prudent to
trade performance on our part
against promises on the Soviets'
part.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
President Doesn't RecoIIWhite
At7944Meeting, Hogerty Says

early August, 1914, he said that
the rate Of monetary exchange,
to be eventually established in
Germany. should be such as to
avoid giving that country any
advantage. 1 candidly told him
that I had been far too busy to
be specifically concerned with
the future economy of Germany
but that had an able staff sec
ton working on the problem.
This brought about a general
conservation on the subject Of
Germany's future and I ex-
pressed my self roughly as
follows.
"'These things are for some
one else to decide. but my per-
sonal opinion is that, following
upon the conclusion of hostilities,
there must be no room for doubt
as to who won the war.
Germany must be occupied.
More than this. the German peo-
pie must not be allowed to es-
cape a sense of guilt, of COM
plicity in the tragedy that has
engulfed the world. Prominent
Nazis, along with certain in
dustrialiSts, must be tried and
punished. Membership in the
GeStapo and in the SIS should
be taken as prima facie evidence
of guilt. The general staff must
be broken up, all of its archives
confiscated, and members sus-
pected of completely in starting
the war or in any war crimes
should be tried. The German
nation should be responsible for
reparations to such countries as
Belgium, Holland, France, Lux
embourg, Norway and Russia.
The warmaking power of the
country should be eliminated.
Possibly this could be done by
strict controls on industries using
heavy fabricating machinery or
by the mere eXpedient of pre-
venting any manufacture of air.
planes. The Germans should be
permitted and required to make
their own living, and should not
be supported by America. There
fore choking off natural re-
sources would be folly.
Il emphatically repudiated one
suggestion I had heard that the
Ruhr mine should be flooded.
This seemed silly and criminal
to me. Finally, I said that the
military government Of Germany
should pass from military to civil
hands as quickly as it could be
accomplished.
These views were presented
to every one who queried me
on the subject, both then and
later. They were eventually
placed before the President and
the Secretary of State when they
came to Potsdam in July, l945."
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Address by Truman
Draws Heavy Response
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Per-
sons calling with messages
swamped the Western Union
main Office switchboard last
night Immediately after the ra-
dio and television broadcast by
former President Truman.
The switchboard ''lit up like
a Christmas tree" Western
Union spokesman said.
He said the flow of messages
was. terrific. and that virtually
all of the messages, addressed
simply to Harry Truman. Inde-
pendence, Mo-, were congratu-
latory.
Some, however. he said, were
mob congratulatory."
Evening star., 1953-11-17
By the Associated Press

The White House says Presi-
dent Eisenhower does not re-
member meeting Harry Dexter
White in England in 1914.
White House Press Secretary
James G. Hagerty made this
statement yesterday after check
ing with the President about a
magazine article of six years ago
to which the New York Post
called attention last week.
The article, in the March. 1947
issue of United Nations World" I"
said Gen. Eisenhower met with
then Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, jr., and
White in Southern England in
1914. 1t was written by Fred
Smith, former assistant to Mr..
Morgenthau, who said he was
present. Mr.. Smith said future
policy toward Germany was dis
cuSSed.
The Post story. published Fri
day, noted that Gen. Eisenhower
had told a news conference the
previous Wednesday that he
knew nothing about White when
Attorney General Brownen told
him last Monday of alleged sub
versive activities, involving
White, before touching off the
current controversy over the
late Treasury officials continu-
ing in Government service.
Yesterday. Mr.. Hagerty said
the President Certainly remem-
bers visiting with Secretary Nor
genthau" but didn't recall who
else was there"
Mr.. Hagerty said Gen. Eisen-
hover tells of the meeting with
MIR. Morgenthau on page 287
of his book, Crusade in Europe. 1"
Portions of the magazine ar
ticle quoted by the Post depicted
Gen. Eisenhower as favoring a
stern policy toward Germany,
along with Mr.. Morgenthau and
White. However, Mr.. Smith said
the general intent of the article
was to show that the much-dis-
cuSsed "Morgenthau plan" for
treatment of Germany was ap-
parently Matched in the mind
of White, who sold it to Mr.. Nor
genthau and Eisenhower sim
ply walked into it,"
The "Morgenthau plan" called
for reducing Germany to an
agrarian nation. It never was
adopted.
Following is the account of
the meeting with Mr.. Morgen-
thau, as given in Gen. Eisen-
hower's book:
Another interesting, if less
pressing discussion took place
with Secretary Morgenthau. In
a visit to our headquarters in