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Evening star., 1954-12-30
Blow 10 Zonino'

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On behalf Of the Capitol Hill South
east Citizens Association Of which !
am president, wish to thank The Star
for its editorial BLOW to Zoning" which
appeared In the Christmas issue.
We appreciate the attitude Of The
Star. Our citizens association has put
up long. hard fight to protect its
neighborhood from the dangers of spot
coming. We believe that this fight
should continue and that it is to the
interest OF the whole city of WASH
ington to prevent the sacrificing Of
the beautiful and historic sections of
our Nations Capital to commercial use.
After all. there is only one Capitol
Hill. It is q dear and cherished tradi-
ton In the minds of millions Of Ameri-
cans throughout the country. Il is de-
plorable that such decision affecting
this famous area was handed down.
James w. O'Connor.
Capitol Hill Southeast Citizens As
sociation.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
The Bigger and Faster Cors

New York City Traffic Commissioner
T. T. Wiley has offered up some thought
provoking comment on the subject OF auto
mobile sizes. designs and power capacities.
And it is clear from his tone, in an inter-.
view published in The New York Times,
that as an official concerned with highway
safety, traffic control and public parking
facilities he feels very strongly about the
matter.
In brief his complaint is that cars are
being built too large and too powerful. Their
size is forcing garages parking lots and
even street lanes into a state approaching
obsolescence that has damaging economic
impact as well as an exasperating nuisance
quality. Their design, particularly the low
slung models, Is cutting driver vision that
could be dangerous on certain safety
grounds And their power in terms of speed
potential is threatening to exceed the ca
pacity of drivers to cope with the problems
that may be encountered on the streets and
highways.
The automobile industry should recog-
nize, Mr. Wiley warned, that it has "a re-
sponSibility over that of building finer, big
ger and more powerful cars in order to
compete within itself It must set imita-
tionS upon size and performance geared to
what the driver can do and what the econ
ony can afford in terms Of economical de-
sign of streets, highways and parking facili-
ties. Continuation of the present trend is
sheer madness"
After making allowance for Mr. Wileys
apparent emotionalism on the question, 1t
must be admitted he Is discussing problem
that really does exist. Obviously there must
be an end limit to the steady increase in the
size and power of cars Many home owners
today are unable to get their shiny new
models in their garages, some even forgo
buying the car they would like because it
wouldn't flt>the accommodations. Parking
lots and public garages are being forced to
re-divide their space to take the enlarged
cars, and the economics of their operations
are being affected accordingly. The accident
toll on the highways cannot, of course, be
attributed solely to the power and speed of
cars but too often the deaths and most
serious injuries are clearly traceable to the
misuse of the energy under the automobile
hoods.
The automobile industry has been one
Of Americas greatest In the last half-cen-
tury. At the present time 1t Is bouncing
back from last years business recession, with
its vitality reflected not only In the dazzling
new models but on the order books. It has
contributed much to the American economy
indeed to the American way Of life. It is
fair to believe such questions as those raised
by Mr.. Wiley do not come as complete sur
prise to the industry and that the realiza-
ton Of responsibility which he requests will
make itself felt in due time.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Balancing the Books

The Department of Defense says 1t
must find ways to attract and hold
military personnel. and will ask the
incoming Congress for military pay
raise. plus an increase in fringe bene-
fits.
The Department of Agriculture says
it is having a hard time disposing OF
some 81 billion worth Of surplus agri-
cultural products.
It seems to me that one hand could
be used to wash the other. Why not let
the families of our million service
people purchase surplus food at 33
Evening star., 1954-12-30
choperoned Porties

Many youngster who has run afoul
Of the law has given history of hav-
ing taken his first drink of alcohol or
smoked his first "reefer" at 'teen-
age" party. just for fun.
During this holiday season it is
well to caution parents to see that
these PARTIES are properly chaperoned.
From these innocent beginnings many
tragedies have come. Let's not be too
busy and neglect our youth.
G. Herbert Marshall. M. D.,
Commissioners Youth Council.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Stained Gloss Worker

He sDorks alone to pattern cloud and
star.
"A wondering flock upon a radiant
plain,
A shepherds a,De ihen. pulstsg from
dfGr.
He hears seraph host IN ciofred
refrain:
He ranges Dffts In royal Dor ana FAR,
Borne By stately cGDtels IN d train:
He builds a stall tUheretn mother
sings
And fashions q manoer for the King
Of Kings.
Bertho Wilcox Smi,
Evening star., 1954-12-30
What's Aheud?

Will 1855 lead toward peace or war?
The outlook is bright. provided some
s'modus vivendi" can be reached an
accommodation of dangerously con-
fllcting aims.
!. We want to block Communist ex-
pansion and II possible free captive
nations.
However incredible to us. Moscow be-
lieves in its system, believes 1t leads its
captiyes to q better social order, and
wants a free hand for It's dubious
theories.
Inspired by hatred, ignorance and
Evening star., 1954-12-30

memories Of two German invasions. the
Soviets regard our desire to free the
satellites as "reactionary" urge to
crush communism everywhere.
The great danger to peace in 1855 is
that Moscow may fail to understand
that in our determination to enlist
German military prowess and to go on
talking of liberation" we lack even
the remotest intent to employ the one
to wiA the other.
The great hope of peace in 1855 Is
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Letters to he Stor

cents on the dollar from the established
military commissaries?
This would help raise the living
standard Of the military families. and
at the time. help dispose Of the agri-
cultural surplus. Paul McIlyaine.
Evening star., 1954-12-30

Pen-n1nes may be used If letters carry
iDTiters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer 70 any
question Of fact BY writing The Evening
star Information Bureau, 1900 Eye St.
NV Washington 8 D. c. Please inciose
3 cents for return postage
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Pageant of Peace
Robert s. Field.
Vineland. N. j.


For the first time in the history Of
the Nations Capital there has been a
Christmas Pageant of Peace sponsored
by the citizens Of the District of CO.
lumbia.
This pageant is unique in the sense
that it promotes Peace On Earth,
Good Will to Men," as a complete
theme. This is the principle which the
United States is built upon. The same
principle which created the United
Nations.
The founding fathers of the Christ
mas Pageant for Peace established the
program without any thought of COM
mercialism. any selfish motive. or with
any government sponsorship.
Edward Carr, president of the Pag-
cant Of Peace. deserves great credit,
as well as Ed Kirby. co-ordinator; Ed
Kelly, of the National Park Service;
Patrick Hayes, David Rosenberg, Sut-
ton Jett, Edgar Morris. William Coyle,
Cody Pfanstiehl and many more includ-
ing John T. O'Brien, chairman of the
Embassy Cooperation Committee.
Let us hope that the Pageant Of
Peace will be staged each year in our
Capital.
Randolph Winters.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. Was 1t ever decided whether or
not Senator David Rice Atchison was
President Of the United States for one
day in 1849?-H. /. g.
A. No. Historians have argued the
matter pro and con for many years
without final agreement. The situation
arose because March of that year
came on Sunday. and the incoming
President. Gen. Zachary Taylor, re-
fused to take the oath until the next
day. The terms of President Polk and
his Vice President are assumed by some
to have expired at noon on Sunday.
Under the Succession Act of 1872. then
In force, the next in line was the
president Of the Senate. Senator David
Rice Atchison. who was by some hailed
as President Of the United States for
one day.
O. Approximately how many school
children are employed in jobs Of some
kind? v. L. r.
A. Nearly million boys and girls,
aged IA TO II years inclusive. were
working at full or part-time jobs during
the school year Of 1854, and an addi-
tional million we're engaged In summer
employment.
Evening star., 1954-12-30

that we may convince Moscow that we
no more want to see German mill
tarism restored than they do, and that
agreement may be reached on reuni-
flcation Of Germany under conditions
that preclude fear on either side and
thus foster on both sides the will to
reduce armaments.
Robert s. Field.
Vineland, N. j.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16

Keys Kiwaniis
Club Planned

The first step in the formation Of
a Kiwanis Club in the upper keys
was taken Sunday at Harry's Res
taurant in Tavernier, when six
members Of the Key West Kiwanis
Club met with % prospective men,
bers of the new club.
1t. Governor Mike Shores of the
Kiwanis' 18th District also attended
the meeting, explaining the re-
quirements for a KiwaniS Club
charter.
The new club viii be sponsored
by the Key West Kiwanis Club and
a meeting viii be held IN about
two weeks at which time a petition
for a charter viii be presented.
Plans call for the establishment OF
the new club within a month.
Key WeSters attending the meet.
ing included Ralph FaraIdo, local
Kiwanis president; Glynn Archer,
immediate past president; VIII AL.
bury, treasurer; william Neblett,
vice president; william Warner,
member of the board of directors
and Gene Anheir, chairman of the
intra-club committee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
PARROT Makes
Upstate Trip

Milton A. mickey" PARROT, a
candidate for the State Senate from
the Oath District, has just returned
from a four-day trip to Lee, Col
her and Hendry counties where he
set up his campaign organization.
Parrot announced that he viii
open campaign offices in Ever
gladeS City within the next ten
days. Mr.. Walter J. v. Hamilton
viii manage the office. PARROT
added that he viii open other of
ficeS In Naples, Naples Beach,
Fort Myers. and Fort Myers Beach.
During his stay in Fort Myers,
Parrot was the guest of DR.. J. C.
Vinson and Mr.. Godfrey Santini, a
World War I friend.
Parrot said that he viii open
campaign headquarters in Key
West at 100 Duval Street this week
where he can be contacted daily
by anyone interested in his plat
form.
Parrot also stressed the fact that
ne would like to meet with anyone
with helpful suggestions that viii
aid the growth of Monroe County
or any other business Of import.
ance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
City Votes To
Redeem Bonds

The bonded indebtedness Of The
City Electric System will be re-
duced by an additional $26, 900, &C.
cording to a resolution passed un-
animously last night by the city
commission.
They voted to redeem % OF the
unity company's $1,000 refunding
bonds due in 1878. The bonds were
sold In 1916 and bear an interest
rate of 2 q per cent.
BY redeeming the bonds now in.
stead of waiting until they mature,
the electric company will save al
least Sl,SSs.S0 over the 10 year
period before they will come due.
Merville RoSam, general mana.
ger of the City Electric Company,
estimated that they have been able
to retire about So. 900 worth of the
bonds annually since 1919, effect.
ing substantial savings in interest
payments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
.Mansel's Prize
List Announced

The grand drawing for opening
day prizes was held in Mangel's
ready-to-wear department on Mon
day, February Is at 1l:00 q. m.
Harold Laubscher, manager Of
the Chamber of Commerce drew
the following names: Mrs. S. C.
Holick, 720 Bakers Lane; v. Geo
CALM, PIG Elizabeth Street; Con.
chita GuZman, AIS Trailer Camp,
Stock Island; Mrs. Henrietta Ted
dar, 1901 Petronia Street; Mrs.
ESelinie Lopez, 4l3 Bahama Street:
Susan Roberts, S29 Eaton Street;
Marcie Farto, 6l2 Eaton Street:
Harold Cruz, 327 Peacon Lane;
Mrs. Vernon D. Aston, 127-A Poin.
ciana and Judy Ross, General De-
livery, Miami Beach, Florida.
The management wishes to con.
graduate all the winners, and b
remind them that the prizes are
"redeemable for fine fashions a
their own selection in any depart.
ment of Key Vests newest won.
ems apparel shop"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
Man Is Freed
46 Years
AS Prisoner

SEATTLE lR - Herbert Spring,
Is years of prison life behind him,
today headed toward a new life
in Alaska.
He was due to leave here by
plane on the last leg of a journey
from Statewide Penitentiary, Joliet,
ILL.,, to Fairbanks.
Spring, 81. sentenced to spend
the rest of his life in prison for
the Staying of woman at Free
port, H., in a drunken spree when
he was 20, walked out of the ILL.
nois prison a freeman yesterday.
boy, there's a lot of cars" he
exclaimed. 'The country must
have thousands and thousands. Z"
He was escorted to a waiting car
by Warden Joseph E. Ragen, who
asked him who would take care
of the prisons flower beds now.
"There'll be somebody. Sure"
Spring replied. 81 started from
scratch"
Paradoxically. the job Spring
learned so well after being sent
TO prison. that of tending the peni.
tentiary's flower gardens, is the
one which eventually led to his
release.
Once, long ago, Ross E. Kimball,
operator of the Interior Equipment
Co. of Fairbanks, read an article
about Spring and his work on the
flowers at Statewide.
The article also mentioned that
Springs parents had died, that he
never heard from his brothers.
The story moved Kimban 50
much that he decided to help
Spring and he became the first
and only person to visit the con-
victed slayer when he talked to
him at Statewide last year.
The Fairbanks businessmen as.
sured parole authorities he would
help Spring start anew, that he
would be ready with help and a
job for the life.termer if he were
released.
TIL parole board, which had pre-
viously turned down petitions for
parole by Spring, granted him a
parole when Kimball entered the
picture. -.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
TODAY'S
STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, n - The stock
market produced a narrow mix
ture OF gains and losses today In
quiet trading.
New York Central, which de-
layed its opening yesterday for two
hours and % minutes. again today
was tardy in appearing on the
tape.
Heightened interest in Robert r.
Young's fight for control of the
railroad bought in a flood of buy
ing erders yesterday that had to
wait until a supply Of stock for
sale could be found. Today q SINH.
La impasse existed.
Aircrafts were 4 higher feature
for the second day. Chemicals, un.
der some pressure yesterday, dis
played q measure OF recovery to-
day.
Among higher stocks were Gen.
|eral Motors, Goodrich. Boeing,
Douglas Aircraft, American cyana.
mid, Du Pont, and General Elec.
Itric.
Lower were Chrysler, Radio
Corp, Westinghouse, American
Tobacco, Liggett & Myers. and
RKO Pictures.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
Dress
Is Albright
With Marines
by JIM BECKER

WESTERN FRONT, Korea III
Marilyn Monroe's purple dress -
cut down to here-was really In
tended for "a cocktail party or
something like that" but there
wasn't q grippe from the 1900 Ma.
rines who saw her in II today.
The blonde actress had arrived
at Seoul q few hours earlier in
drab combat boots, pants and
shirt-the top two buttons open.
She swung down the ramp from
a cargo plane that brought her
from Japan for her four-day tour
and met hundreds Of cheering sol.
diers, airmen and Marines, almost
all Of them firing cameras furious
ly.
''I've never seen so many men
In my iife," she said. II am just
sorry Joe couldn't come along"
Husband Joe DiMaggio, ex-New
York Yank, is in Japan coaching
japanese baseball teams.
The plush young actress was
flown by helicopter from Seoul to
the LIST Marine Division for the
first of 10 scheduled shows.
While airmen staged a variety
show, Marilyn changed into the
purple dress.
She said she'll have to wear II
in all 10 shows, explaining it is
the only suitable one she brought.
II thought / might wear it to a
cocktail party" she said. II really
didn't know ! was coming To
Korea"
Her trip to Japan was scheduled
as a honeymoon. Then she accept
ed the military's invitation to
Korea.
We've had them an" one Ma.
rine officer said, "but this crowd
outdraws the best ever. She's out.
drawn Cardinal Spellman 2 to l."
Marily sang three songs for the
Marines-"Diamond Are q Girl.
Best Friend" do It Again" and
bye, Bye, Baby"
After the Marine show, a hell
copter took her to the 7th Infantry
Division, where she received the
same, warm reception.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
Not That Stuff!

DALLAS R - The convalescent
home patient asked an attendant
for a drink here yesterday.
The attendant brought a pitcher
OF water and poured a long drink.
The 69-year-old man sprayed his
first mouthful across the room.
Cad" he yelled. THAT stuff is
waterl"
In a bull's-eye throw, he hit the
attendant across the face with the
water pitcher.
Falkland Hospital aides said the
attendant is recovering from q
broken nose.
The home inmate, they said, is
about the same.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
Ike Writes To
Rabbi Schwartz

Rabbi Abraham Schwartz of Con-
gregation B'nai Zion here, has re-
ceived a letter of thanks from
President Dwight D. Eisenhower's
office for two prayers which he
sent to the chief executive.
On official White House station
airy and signed by the Presidents
private secretary, the letters ex-
press gratitude for the Rabbits
thoughtfulnesS in sending him the
prayers.
Earlier, Rabbi Schwartz was
thanked in like manner for sending
copies of the prayers to Max Rabb,
one of the Presidents top assist
ants.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
BATTLESHIP MAINE

Continued From Page One)
and destroyed once and for all any
illusions any one may have had of
keeping the United States isolated
from world affairs"
Good Results
He then said that the Spanish
war FASTENED U. S. annexation of
Hawaii and the completion of the
Panama Canal.
"Soon after" he added, 1--WE had
occasion to intervene in the af-
fairs of Santo Domingo, Haiti and
Nicaragua, this establishing in the
Caribbean an American sphere Of
influence not unlike those of the
European nations in the Far East"
He said that after World War l,
the u. S. so quickly demobilized
its armed forces that in the EOS
and early sos ''our armed forces
were reduced to their lowest
strength, in relation to our size,
population and wealth"
After The War
After World War II, he said, it
was ''the same old story" -
speedy rehabilitation.
MANY objected" he continued,
Ito the fast rate at which we we're
throwing away our defenses before
We knew how the postwar world
would shape up.
I'VE know now how it shaped up.
"a wartime ally became an even
greater threat to our liberties than
were Germany and Japan" he
added.
Capt. Murphy urged continued
preparedness on the part of the
United States If the U. S. was some
day to live ''in lasting peace with
our neighbors throughout the
world"
Memorial Wreaths
After Capt. Murphy's talk, rep
|reSentatives of these organizations
placed floral wreatheS at the foot
|of the Maine monument:
The Gold Star Mothers; San Car
los Institute: United Spanish War
Veterans, B. H. McCalla Camp No.
5: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
No. 1911; Veterans of Foreign
Wars Auxiliary Unit No. 3911; Dis
abled American Veterans Chapter
No. 50: Arthur Sawyer Unit No.
q. American Legion: and Arthur
Sawyer Post No. q, American
Legion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
LOCAL MAN SAYS HE
Continued from Pass One,

the tree for four hours while thew
drove off. Leto said.
Finally, they warned him tia.
If he reported the incident 10
police they would take care of his
family"
HIS abductors then hit him over
the head and he again lost con.
seriousness. He regained his senses
about midnight on Flagler Ave.
nue.. He made his way to the home
of a sister on Fifth Street.
Today, police and the MAN;
FBI officer were notified by his
family.
Leto could give a description q,
only one of his abductors. he said
He identified him as having BLACK
wavy hair and weighing about 17O
pounds. He said he was wearino
dark brown trousers and = tan
sport jacket.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
Tornadoes Hit
Arkansas; "a
Are Injured
BY TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Two tornadoes hit Arkansas
Monday night. killing one man and
injuring at least "a persons.
One Of the churning storms
wrecked part of Wilton Commu.
nifty in the eastern part of the
state, bringing death to W. l.
Richardson. about so, and injuring
four others.
Another twister caused the other
injuries when 1t dipped into
NarkSville, in West Arkansas. and
naShed a college gymnasium
lere most of the victims were
ending a basketball game.
The storms came during a mid.
Fcbruary warm spell which con.
tlued today over much of the ma.
ton. Il cooled off in the central
states after a brief summary
spell.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
Spanish Poems
Appear In Book
BY Cora Vidal

An attractive book Of poems By
Cuca Vidal has just been published.
The poems are written in Spanish,
but the book contains q short his.
tory and information in English
about Key West that VIII be OF IN
tereSt to newcomers and winter
visitors.
One of the poems Is dedicated
to Miss Marie Cappick.
The book is titled "Recuerdcs
de Key West"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
Tax Office
Moves Again

It's moving day again for the
city tax collectors office.
With the completion Of the de.
moLition of the city hall tower,
local officials have apparently de.
cided that 1t is safe for the citi.
zenry to transact their business in
the old office in the city hall.
They had moved 30 the old city
electric building at Greene and
Duval Streets during the demoli
ton project. The tower was re.
moved when engineers pronounced
1t unsafe due to structural defects.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
Info Agency Steps Up
IndOchina Operation

PHILADELPHIA IL Theodore
Streibert. director of the U. S.
Information Agency. said last
night his agency has increased its
program in the Indochina area re.
Gently by so per cent.
Il have authorized a stepup Of
our operations there to a level
that had originally been set for
1885," he said in a television inter.
view.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
The
-
Weatherman
Says

Key West and Vicinity: Fair and
continued mid thru Wednesday;
not quite so windy. A few widely
scattered showers again tonight,
mostly offshore. Moderate South
easterly winds, except fresh in
nearby Atlantic waters. Low to-
night about So, high tomorrow
about IS.
Florida: Fair this afternoon,
partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day; some likelihood Of showers al
a few places near Southeast coast
tonight and In Tallahassee area
Wednesday.
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits and East Gulf: Moderate
East and Southeast winds except
fresh in the Florida Straits. Wea-
Their clear to partly cloudy thru
Wednesday. A few showers in the
Florida Straits.
Western Caribbean: Moderate
Easterly winds and clear to part.
ly overcast weather thru Wednes.
day.
Observations Taken AZ Civ 0ffies
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16

Ordinance Passed

Key West bars which lie within
200 feet of hotels, motels and apart
ment houses, have just one year in
which to sound-proof their premises
under the provisions of an ordin-
ance passed last night by the city
commission.
The commission voted IL with
Commission Louis Carbonell dis
senting, to put the law into effect
on second reading.