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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
Hal Boyle
Says

ferred by the state Of Iowa, h Q
tribute To his work at more than
1000 auctions.
my dream was always 10 create
a better mink" he said. "ovef the
years I cross-bred six species a
American mink and five species
from Alaska and Canada. I've pro.
duced mink in II different colors.
Fright now I'm interested il
white mink and buff mink, because
they're new. I always like to do
something new. I get one white
mink out Of every l6 ] produce.
"I've been told several times
that this is impossible because u
violates the Mendelian laws q
Iheredity. But my mink never
heard of the law. You never can
tell what q mink will do"
The colonel wears q hat made
of wild jackrabblt fur.
1--WE feed the mink wild jack.
rabbits by the ton." he explained.
I'VE also feed 'em horsemeat, her.
ring, buttermilk, cereals, yeast
and tomato juice"
The mink respond to this nour.
ishing diet by being amazingly CO.
Operative In the colonel's breeding
experiments, A mink born Ii May
will produce an average litter Of
four kits one year later. But ex.
cept for those kept 70 fe-stock the
herd, the mink born IN May ere
electrocrted and pelted the follow.
ing December.
81 don't know Of any animal that
grows so fast" said the colonel.
The mink have an all.aroun0
value In peace and war. Their fur
is made into fine garments to
clothe lovely ladies. Their care
cases are ground into tankage
and fed to hogs. Their grease u
made into glycerine and winds -
in high.explosive shells.
Col. Gothier, who did % mud
las any man to turn this Wild little
creature into Z mnlti.million-dd<
liar ranch animal, says be has 8
deep respect for mink.
They're naturally Vicious" ~
said, "but they're the greaislI
mothers In the world. They're eoo1
to their kits"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12

lished by Harper and Brothers
Publishing Co., 40 E. 33rd Street,
New York City, gives detailed d.
rections for making delicious cas-
seroles of meats, fish, shellfish,
poultry, vegetables, eggs ana
cheese.
Made In convenient six by nine
inch size, the pages are bound
with wire rings which permit the
cook to have each recipe on a fiat
easy-to-read page. The paper Is
strong and the print easy to read.
The inside front and back covers
give a chart of the most common
herbs and how they are used, and
the text includes nayoring tricks
with herbs, wines and sour cream.
This book of 300 recipes for the
best In one-dish meals is a very
satisfactory gift for everybody,
for teen-age Jill who wants T.
cook Sunday suppers for her soror'
|ity sisters, or for the bachelor in
the next apartment who likes e
cook up something for his friends
laftsr their a0A or tennis game.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
Battle Circus"
To Be Shown AT
The Islander

''Batta Circus" new M.G-M dra.
mas co-starring Humphrey Bogari
and June Allyson, win be shown
starting today at the Islandes
Drive-In Theatre.
This Is the love story Of a sur,
geon with an American Mobile Ar.
my Surgical Hospital unit and /
nurse who joins the unit behind the
Korean battle lines. The dramatic
experiences encountered by the
young nursing recruit, the hero
ism of the unit under fire, and ths
emotional conflict between the sur
geon and the girl he comes TO ad
|mire and 10 love make for drama
permeated with action and unflag
ing interest.
Bogarf's role as the surgeon fol
lows his Academy Award winninr
performance in AFRICAN Queen.
Miss AllysOn was last seen IN .'The
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
Chapter 8.

~h&EtCa oa
IT WAS almost like having
party. II was fun Ted finished
with the shoe; he had done . re-
fnarkably good Job on IL II told
you / was . genius" he reminded
her. BY the way. do you have .
little heavy washing you'd like
donef Shestsf Blanketsf You
show me your washing machine.
and I'll show you the end of those
Monday morning blues. No fool
Ing" he added. u could do your
washing for you
He drank three cups of her
cocoa and ate her cookies like Q
greedy yuunEster. He told her
about his Army life, how he liked
the lack OF responsibility but
hated the RECOMMENDATION. Yes. he'd
been In some OF the heaviest
fighting. but somehow he'd come
through with no serious injuries.
He was vague, uncuinmunicative
about all that
Jane found herself feeling
q vague pity for him. She won
dered II he was one of the insists
spawned by Q horrible war for
which 50 many Of our boys had
been united By training and
temperament.
He kidded q lot about his col
lege work, insisted that he was
taking IL because II was for free,
and meant q temporary living
besides. He said that he didnf
know what he wanted TO do after
wards. that as Q matter of fact
there was nothing he wanted 70
do very much. He said: Maybe
this old world will fall apart, 60
up In q puff of smoke, before
have to make UP my mind to dc
anything" And then he helped
himself TO three more cookies.
She thought suddenly: Maybe II
wouldn't be such an impossible
idea TO rent q room to him, After
all she and Carl were lost In thai
great big house. And Il didni
seem fair that ex-service boy;
should be made to walk the
streets, begging people to give
them a bed to sleep In.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
A NAN IN THE HOUSE

-Forres n red 81 hrieay
.f'll make out DoAJ wosFy eeeas
me o. 60 spsetsina yoar relsiae
because Of ne Honesk re tAlees
you'd forget The whole thin9
-Bus whyys 1nne gAve ~ 9
puszled smile II know 80 80
locking tor q room. And q f5.s
YOU were 80 deierminsd . -
me into rentine yeq 60
Eally. aHavs you aeel144 80
wouldn't like me- - Z ianaleAyf
Ted took cut his elaafetle 60.
They were Standing Il Ne tfoEs
hall and ne ne & Cigarette e4fe-
fully before putsinS ~ 49, =
the door knob. He nle1ee4 .
Jana. MAYBE Ne eaid, sry4 -
cided ] misht kks ny hnAaay
too much.
eff you tried q RI spank -
and send you 20 bed vithol4 ~
supper" she said lightly.
She laughed. anA then 90
both laughed, and Ted said. No.
pant once more: 'The troilbaa
you shouldn't be married. Or els
you should have ben marie
about fifteen O. twenty years
Then I might stand Q ehai1ee With
you. But Just three yeafD-nefs
: s., WY yca'ss Sun psses'esils
voice odd.
anyway, I en- senA 90 uel1A
roses foe your annivsfseEA %
you like rosesfs
oness
Fl trust Hsrr profsssw wun1
object 10 another mn een11na
you howefsis
why should hess Aenin 1aneb
voice was odd. Che hated - 80
Ted 20 and close ne door behln1
him. He had taken her ed e hef.
self. taken her mind oR q kea
sudden new problems enA Woefy.
Now, alone. u was q httto g u
she walked IN 70 eonffoot q ehoss
that had ben waiting eAeEs Cd
the time.
! % - ssa1lass4
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12

Girl IN White" Heading TIE -.
porting cast are keenan, Wynn, =
ex-eircus fUustabOut n charge q
tearing down, moving and sslllne
up the mobile unit; and RobtN
Keith a. the commanding ofheeS.
"A number of MONS young 60
tract players are also cast - IL
pOrtans supporting roles, afnong
them, william Campbell, PERI
Sheehan, Patricia Tiernan, Jcn.,
than Cot, Steve Forrest and Jtlf
Richards.
battle Circus" was directed ~
Richard Brooks, VINO also Nrole
the screen play. Il was produts4
by Pandr0 s. Herman. whose Ia
pictures were '4fvsnhoe" and s'Ihe
Prisoner Of zenda."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
Smathers Says:
BY SENATOR sMATHERs

WASHINGTON - President Els
enhower has set the tempo of the
Congress by firing series of leg
iSlative recommendations in the
hopper, and a busy time Is ahead.
After hearing the State of the
Union message the other day, ]
felt somewhat like The Man Who
Came to Dinner: the menu offers
all kinds of dishes. they all look
good, and the price seems about
right.
But the question Is, what are we
going to get2 A suitable course has
been pointed out, but achievements
will be measured by how vigor-
|ously and actively the administra'
ton practices those things the pre-
sident breaches.
His remarks IN the field of for
Ieign relations were fine, but there
lis something to be desired in whaf
he said about domestic matters
We simply must withhold judge
ment however, until all recon
mendations are In and action start
ed.
The President said many thing
of direct, vital interest to Florida
lit is gratifying to hear him say
"Solid friendship with our Am
ercan fieighbors is a cornerston'
| Of our entire (Foneign) policy"
| This Is something ! have beef
preaching ever since ! have beef
| in Congress. II Is hoped that tht
government finally Is going to de
vote a major effort to developini
Iinter.American travel, trade, arif
strengthening friendship.
It is also pleasing to learn thai
the administration, like many o
my colleagues in the Congress, !:
eady to 60 along with another O
my proposals, as indicated by inc
| President when he said:
1--WE propose more liberia TAI
treatment for dependent children
who work, for widows or widoweri
with dependent children, and tol
medical expenses"
Legislation | introduced, known
as "Working Mothers" bill Is now
pending In committee, along with
suggestions we hberalize the for
mula for deductions flor income
tax purposes) of medical costs.
Il Ii regretted that the admins
tration Is putting Its pressure be
hind Hawaiian statehood, wilief
viii serve the purpose of bringing
LID two additional Republican sena
tors solely to maintain Republi
can Senate majority, TO keep pow
Ier III the party leaders hands.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12
FILM Is TOO nor
OKLAHOhfA /

OKLAHOMA CITY U-'sIo9
Days In . Nudist Camp petsst
TOO bot for 9 theatsf's movie -.
Ijeetor.
Flremen said the film aeeI6snis
ally caught IRE while being shown
and heavily damaged about ~. -
worth Of supposedly ''fireproo
|projecti0u equipment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12

It is quite the popular thing these days to have
poor health; it can be very convenient
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-12

Show business is the business.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Dry Cleaning Shop
Robbed of ST.

A bandit. who threatened to
shoot a woman clerk IL she did
not hand over the days receipts
robbed the Dickey Dry Cleaners
1924 Park road N. W. Of $71 last
night. police reported.
The clerk, Mrs. Florence Will
son, Sc, of $40 Constitution ave-
nue. NE. told police the colored
man held his hand in his over
coat pocket as If he had q gun,
but she did not actually see the
weapon. He also ordered her into
q rear room Of the shop. but she
said she refused to 60. He fed
with the money just as q Cus-
toner was entering the store.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
gl)e Sunday $taf

NINETEEN JOBS ROLLED INTO oNE-Robert r cosswell
Director Of the Department Of Occupations and Profess
sons odministrotivey governs 9 separate boards and
sees TO it thot only the ethical and qualified deo with
life and deoth shompoos and shoves Washington Story
BY Meredith S. Bue featured il The Stor Pictorial
Mogoxine Photos BY Elwood Boxer
MAKING NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS STICK con Be prob
lem Lester Dovids article in This Week Magazine tells
you how you octuoy keep these annual resolves BY
following set Of simple ground lesdiscoyer for
yourself that resolution keeping lot eosier thon you
thought.
l954s BEST MOVIES ritual with critics to nuke final
estimate Of the yeors film productions the last Sunday
Of December The StoTs annual l0best list selected by
Joy comody. viii Be found IN its nsuol pluce il the
Drama Section
REVIEW OF THE YEARThe sime for stock tokno Where
hos America and the world gone il the Lost year. with
problems at home, and problems abroad? How has the
Washington oreo progressed? The Sunday Stars editorial
staff puts events Of HE last II months II perspective
in the Editorial Section
HlGHLlGHTs FOR WoMEN--lts hoIidoy-time an over
town. and the Society and Foshion Section celebrates with
stories OF Christmas just past and Of New Years fun
to come
A LITERARY NovELTY--H you want 10 pick 10 some
philosophical advice and potter then reod about The Dog
francisco de Queyedo. reviewed il the Book Section By
Carter Brooke Jones.
FOR YOUR BEST READING EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK,
ORDER THE EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR. HOME
DELIVERY. SITS a MONTH. might FINAL EDITION,
10 CENTS ADDITIONALLY PHONE STERLING 5000
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Parking iclsets
Ink 15or $50
Navy Workers

The fee for parking illegally
along Southgate road next "a
the National Cemetery zoomed
to IS, thereby mining i disputed
number of Navy Annex workers.
Some who got parking tickets
ordering them to pay s. or ap-
pear before United States Com
missioner Stanley King at the
Pentagon at 2 pm. New Years
eve said $50 cars had been tick
eted.
Park Police Chief Harold n.
Stewart said no more than I5
cars had been ticketed. he said
the Navy had asked him to do
something shout cars blocking
the cemetery entrance st the
South Gate. Some Of the victims
said they had parked there all
year without being bothered.
Attorneys said that would Be )
highly precarious defense.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Judge Bans Inspection !.
OF Bribe Case Records

Federal Judge r. Dickinson
Let's yesterday rejected q de-
fense motion asking that the
prosecution turn over for inspec-
ton recordings taken during In
yestigati0n Of the Monroe gam
bling bribery case. sn
Suspended Police Capt. John
p. Monroe. Detective George
Prather and number Of re-
puetd gamblers are charged with
conspiring to protect the GAM
bling racket.
Last week. prosecutors vOlun-
tarily played the recordings for
defense counsel. But no tram
scripts were provided, and stem
Ographic note taking was
banned A majority Of the de-
Tense lawyers walked out shortly
after the playbaclss began.
Judge Let's ruling yesterday
was made In the u. s.. District
Court for the District Of Colum-
bia.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Junior viIIaQe
Sfepup in Fire
Safety Sought
Commissioners PI0rl
Discussion on Hiring
Extra counseIors

Possibility Of hiring more
night counselors temporarily Is
. fire safety measure ct Junior
Village win be discussed with his
fellow Commissioners next week
BY Commissioner Camalier.
The problem, he said. win be
to md $19,175 to finance sala-
ries. The extra workers at the
Districts home for children at
5000 Loughboro road NV. were
recommended after . fire safety
inspection ordered following q
fatal FIRE at q home for the
aged in Montgomery County re-
Gently.
Carrying out suggestions from
the inspectors. Welfare Director
Gerard NJ. Shea yesterday re-
ported to Commissioner CANA
lier on steps being taken to in
crease IRE safety at Junior VII
lage.
Requesting the Is more night
counselors, MIR. Shea said the
following moves would be made
this week:
All exterior doors VIII be al
tered to open outward.
=
Boys, aged 6 to 8. will be
moved OF the third floor Of the
old Washington Building and re-
placed by older boys, 10 to Is.
Installation of fire exit lights
and possibility of rewiring the
third floor electrical system win
be studied.
Mr.. Shea said younger girls
have already been moved out Of
the building, weekly fire drills
have been ordered and all hall
beds have been removed from
the third floor along with other
combustible materials.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Youth Playing With Gun
Wounds 3-Year-0Id Sister

A shot from q gun accidentally
fired by Edward Simms. l6, Of
the first block Of Hanover street
NV, split the lip and knocked
out two teeth Of his 3-year-old
sister yesterday. police re-
ported.
The child, Frances Smith.
colored, was reported to be In
good condition in District Cen
eral Hospital.
Police said the boy found q 80
caliber automatic belonging to
his father and began examining
It. He told police the clip was
not in the gun. Believing II
empty. he added, he pulled the
trigger two or three times before
the gun finally discharged.
No charge was placed against
the l6-year-old who was released
in custody of his parents for
possible action on Q charge Of
illegally discharging q firearm.
Evening star., 1954-12-24

mated $4,000 persons out oi
and planes took at least 10000
more.
In town the biggest stir was
among those who have been put
ting on for too many yesterdays
what they can do only today,
Downtown shopping diminished,
however, compared to the COM
gested pedestrian and auto traffic
Of the last week. The Govern
n1ent's extra holiday today gave
many q worker 9 day-long
chance at the stocks considerably
depleted BY the staggering pre-
holiday shopping.
Toy Departments Busiest.
Today's heaviest store trafiic
was In the toy departments,
merchandisers said. This Il
traditional. they added, since
prices are reduced On q number
Of play items.
Business probably got another
boost from the fact the day be-
fore Christmas fen on q Friday.
the normal day for clearances
in this area.
Washington had an almost
balmy high Of So degrees yester-
day afternoon balmy when
compared with SO consecutive
hours Of sub-freezing tempera-
lures earlier this week. Warm
est record here for December 2s
was - degrees 10 1875.
a high ii the 4os Is predicted
today with 4 partly CLOUDY.
Washington by early morning
slightly colder Day forecast Tor
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Monroney Spoofs President
With Elephant Donkey Card

The Christmas card problem
may be a headache for the ordi-
nary citizen. It's misery un-
bounded for members Of Wash
ington ofiicialdom.
Year by year. their mailing
Lists grow and crow And the
more important they are, the
lmore offended is the person they
forget to hail with the seasons
greetings.
So acute Is the problem, par
ticularly on Capitol Hill. that q
number Of the legislators simply
don't send out any greetings at
all. Senator Knowland of Cali
fornia Is one of these. The Re-
publican leader doesn't even send
cards to personal friends. Neither
does Representative Mccormack
Of Massachusetts,, who probably
viii be Democratic Floor Leader
Of the House in the new session
OF Congress.
Rayburn Shuns Cards.
Sam Rayburn of Texas, the
new House Speaker, also shuns
cards, as such. But he writes
personal notes to his close
friends. wishing them Christmas
cheer.
Not all legislators are so re-
served. The champion card
sender in Congress this year was
Senator Mike Monroney, Demo-
crat, Of Oklahoma. He and Mrs.
Monroney flooded the town with
cards the size Of q sheet Of busi-
ness letter paper.
Each sheet bore q picture Of
the White House. with President
Eisenhower In q nightcap peering
anxiously down from the roof
Evening star., 1954-12-24
4 Construction Workers
Hurt as ScaffoIding Falls

Four construction workers
were hurt late yesterday when
the 10-foot scaffold on which
they were working collapsed on
the Howard University campus
at $500 Georgia avenue NV.
AL were reported In good con-
dition In Emergency Hospital.
Injured were Willie Hamm.
28, Of GAL Tenth street NE:
Frank Bredley. 80. Of 1875 o
street S.W.:: Homer Cant, 80, Of
1874 Vermont avenue NV, and
Thomas Nelson, 33, of 1912 Geor-
gia avenue NV. All are colored.
Police Pyts. J. Rubenstahl and
league H. Howard reported 1the
three men were partially COW
cred with dirt when they fell to
the ground. They were working
on q hlock-l6ng addition tosthe
university. They are employees
of the Kirk L. Lindsey Construc-
ton Co.
No. 2 Rescue Squad answered
to the call.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Carrier Boy Asks
Return Of Bicycle
I aiken in Bethesda

The edge Of the Christmas sea-
son has been dulled considerably
for Stanley Arthur. jr.. an IL
year-old Star carrier boy whose
bicycle was taken yesterday.
Stanley, who lives at TAOS
Ridgewood avenue. Chevy Chase,
missed his SIS black English
made Raleigh bike at 2 pm.
when he returned to where he
had parked it in front Of the
Bethesda Bowling Alleys on Old
Georgetown road.
Money to pay for the expensive
wheel was earned by the carrier
boy from the profits on his Star
route. He says be needs
the bicycle to deliver his papers
and asks the taker to give him .
Christmas present By returning
the bike to the spot from which
It was taken.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Fire Attributed to BIost
Destroys Hectina Plant

A fire, believed started by an
oil burner explosion, destroyed q
heating plant last night on the
Weathered Oak Herb farm in the
1900 block Of Bradley boulevard
near Seven Locks road in Mont
1 goflery County.
The fire destroyed q cement
and frame heating plant about
20 by 90 feet In size which was
used to heat greenhouses on the
property.
Fire companies from Bethesda.
Kensington and Chevy Chase
were able to confine the fire to
the heating plant. Operations
we're hindered because OF the
lack Of water in the area. Also
called but not placed into service
during the two-alarm tire were
engine companies from Glen
Echo and Silver Spring.
The property is owned by M.
Walton Hendry. 4025 Glenridge
street, Kensington.
No estimate has been made Of
damage. Al
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Two Officials Reappoinied
IoAppreniiceship Council

John n. Evans and Douglas
A. Stalker have been reap
pointed To three~year terms on
the District OF Columbia Ap-
premiership Council.
Gino y. SINH, director Of the
council, announced the reap
pointments which were made
BY the District Commissioners.
Mr.. Evans. now chairman Of
the council. is vice president Of
the Columbia Typographical
Union and former secretary Of
the Allied Printing Trade Coun-
Gil. He has served as q labor
member on the council since
December. 1876.
Mr.. Stalker, now vice chair-
man Of the council, Is vice
president and general manager
Of the Willard Hotel, and has
been i member Of the council
since 1850. The council Is COM
posed of three management and
three labor Representatives.
Evening star., 1954-12-24

spiritual leader of Beth Sholom
Congregation here since 1947. Is
national vice president Of the
alliance.
The conference theme viii be
Contemporary Problems Facing
Religion" A program for the
Jewish community Of the United
States will be adopted.
Evening star., 1954-12-24


religious services and church
caroling. More viii settle down
III the homes for family celehra-
ton.
A lonely feW-tEe policemen,
the firemen. the military duty
personnel and others forced BY
schedule into holiday work VIII
have their Christmases as best
they can. The homeless and the
poor win be cheered to the ex-
tent that charitable organiza-
tions can meet the demand.
The Government. save for
vital operations. was at 3 virtual
standstiIl and thousands Of
Federal employees jafnmed trans
portation facilities as they made
their way to home firesides.
Rail. air and bus lines were still
busy today.
Auto Exodus Brisk.
Motorists leaving washington
for Christmas at home were
numbered Iii excess 0f 100. 900 by
the American Automobile Asso-
citation. They'll ind normal
driving conditions III about an
parts Of the Nation except New
England and parts of the Great
Lakes region. where EncM still
blankets the Rround.
Han travel had moved N esti-
Evening star., 1954-12-24

r a b binical
ALI ance OF
America.
The confer
ence will be
held on Tues
day in New
Y o r k with
more than 400
rabbis serving
A m e ri can
o r t b odox x
Jewish COM
m u n 1 t lie S
attending.
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