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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-14

Sixteen Are
Believed Dead
In Plane Crash
Philadelphia Airline
Plane Catches
Fire, Crashes In
Rome Early Today

ROME M-A four-engined Philip
pines Airline plane caught fire and
crashed in an open area 100 feet
from q big apartment building in .
.thickly populated area of Rome
today. Sixteen persons were re.
ported aboard and all were be-
lieyed killed.
A reporter at the scene said the
biggest piece Of human body rye
ever seen is an arm. The plane ID
|iragmentized."
An airline official said the plane
carried seven passengers and .
crew Of nine. The airline said Ira
Bloom of Caro-, Mich, chief pilot
of Philippine Airlines, was the
pilot and the co4pil0t was William
Rose Of Alton. Ill.
Friends of Rose said he and his
wife were Rome residents and that
she is expecting 4 child.
The airline said it could not i'm
mediately release the passenger
list.
The plane, q DC6, was In trouble
coming into Rome's Ciampino Air
port from Beirut, Lebanon, its last
stop. The pilot tried desperately
to make q forced landing in q
field. but the plane exploded about
so feet above the ground.
The doomed plane plunged al
most straight down, striking with
a tremendous impact and digging
a 40-foot pit In the rainswept field.
Firemen who rushed to the scene
found only bits Of wreckage and
bodies.
Only five days ago italy had
another major plane tragedy when
a British Overseas Arrays Comet
jetliner plunged into the sea near
Elba, killing IS persons.
Witnesses told airline officials
that they saw the left wing Of
the plane afire while II was in the
air.
They said II then plunged with
terrific speed.
The airline officials speculated
that the pilot Of the blazing plane
chose to plunge into the open field
rather than crash into nearby
apartment buildings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-14
Photos
Appear In Ford
Times This Month

/. -Four striking color photographs
OF fishing scenes in the Dry Tor
tugas area by Key West artist
photographed Larry Karns are fea-
tured in the current issue Of the
Ford Times.
Illustrating an article entitled
flight Lines in the Tortugas," the
photographs show fishermen in &C
don with the stored Fort Jeffer-
son in the background. The story
was written by Franklin M Rock.
II marks the second time that
Harms has had his photographs
featured m the magazine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-14
Man Facing No
License Charge

The proprietor Of Maury's Lug.
gate Shop, Southland Street, has
been summoned b appear h City
Court today 10 answer q complaint
that he has been operating . pawn
shop without q license.
The complaint was filed by Es-
ther Herman, one Of the proprie.
tors Of Esther and Bill's Pawn
Shop, Duval Street.
Specific charge In being engag.
ed IN q business without paying
for and securing the necessary oc-
cupatonal icnese, 10 wit: Pawn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-14
Family Plays
Numbers Came
With Telephones

The Sswysrs end The Arch.
srs are playing . numbers
game.
But before me FederaI grand
Jury ssss excited. Isf,s explain
tissf To . tsisphons numbers.
Harry Sawyer rsesnfly NOV.
% 70 ihs George Allen Apart
wsnss. His sister, Mrs. NAL.
calm recently moved 10 Pein-
eians Place. Thsir mother, Mrs.
3. SswysT, Recently mevsd 70
1917 csrelins 81.
New, GET . lesd o. their fsIs-
phons numbers. The same
numbers but in diffsrsnf ar.
engagements.
Harry Sawyer - 7-314
MRS. Archer - 7-3sT
Mrs. sawyer - 7-34H
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-14
Big 4 Farley Hits Deadlock
On Site For Berlin Conference
State Dept. Predicts
|. No Delay In Jan. IS
Opening OF Farley

BERLIN IN - The Big -Four for.
eign ministers conference bumped
into a deadlock today - II days
before the parley was due to
start. Unable to agree on sites
in Berlin for the parley, Allied and
Russian representatives asked
their home governments what to
do.
A State Department Spokesman
in Washington said the United
States did not believe the deadlock
would postpone the conference be.
yond the Jan. Is target opening
date, but there was speculation
in political circles here that the
Russians were preparing to torpe.
do the meeting.
Despite the glum outlook, there
was no indication Of any change
in plans Of us. Secretary Of State
Dulles to arrive here Jan. n for
pre-conference talks with British
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
and French Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault. Reports from the
East indicated Soviet Foreign Min
lister v. M. Molotov still Is expect.
ed Jan. q.
A senior Allied official here said
the past weeks four meetings Of
Berlin commandants Of the four
powers involved 81 hours Of wran.
Cling and were q waste Of time"
The State Department spokes-
man In Washington charged the
Russians with employing ''hag-
Cling and dilatory tactics on pro.
cedural points" but expressed
Continued On PAGE Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-14
Chamber Gives
Luncheon Fol.
Brass
Officials Here
For Opening OF
New Sonar School
Are Entertained

Admirals, captains and other ma.
val officers here for the dedication
Of the new Fleet Sonar School
were guests at lunch today at the
Casa Marina Hotel.
Sponsors o. shs affair were HE
City Of Key West end sis Key
West Chamber % ceemsres.
The guests were introduced b.
Harold r. Laubscher, chambel
manager. Mrs. Mary Lee Graham
welcomed the guests. Mayor c. b
Harvey and Gerald Saunders,
chairman Of the board Of county
commissioners, also spoke
The response was by Capt. w
H. Truesden, commanding officer
of the sonar school.
The guests included:
Adm. and Mrs. L. D. Mccormick,
rear Adm. ana MrS. u. L. T0Wner
Rear Adm. w. Z. Moore, Capt
and Mrs. W. H. Truesdeli, Capt
and Mrs. A. w. Momm, Capt. +
R. Ashcraft, Capt. and Mrs. r. s
Simpson, Capt. and Mrs A H.
Drop.
Others were Capt. and Mrs. c.
L. Murphy, Capt. L. S. Price, Cdr
and Mrs. John B. Carroll, Capt.
w. A. Stevenson, Ii. Cdr. NJ. G.
Bayne, and 1t L. B. Rice.
Officers Of the chamber and
members Of the city commission
and their wives also were present.
After leaving the Casa Marina,
the group drove to the Naval Sta
ton for the commissioning of the
new $1,7Oo, 900 sonar school build.
ings. Adm. Mccormick commits
stoned the school.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-14
s Die Today In
N. Y. East River
Shop Collision

NEW YORK IA cargo vessel
and q tanker collided In the East
River today, injuring six men.
The EOS foot, fully loaded tanker
Verdon was Unanswered to the sea
wall on the Manhattan side Of the
river where she settled to the bot.
tom in about Is feet of water.
Police said the cargo vessel, the
Beth Coaster carrying crew 81
Continued On Page TWo)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
The Stage Is Set

There is only one real objection-the delay
involved-which can be advanced against the
arrangements made to resolve the conflict
between Senator McCarthys subcommittee and
the Army.
It Is doubtful, however, that delay could
have been avoided. For under no circum-
stances could this investigation have been left
in the hands Of the Mccarthy subcommittee
star, since Committee Counsel Cohn and Staff
Director Carr are principal parties to the dis
pute. This being the case, and regardless of
what committee might have conducted the
investigation, it would have been necessary for
the counsel and staff to take time to familiarize
themselves with the facts.
The announcement that the subcommittee,
with Senator Mundt presiding as Chairman for
the purposes Of this inquiry, will endeavor to
obtain counsel Of national stature is gratifying
For this is case of the highest Importance.
On the one side, the integrity of Secretary of
the Army Stevens and Army General Counsel
Adams Is at stake. On the other, the Senate
itself, being responsible for the Mccarthy
committee, stands trial
In these circumstances, there cannot be too
much protest against taking the time necessary
to lay the essential groundwork. For this
investigation must not end inconcusively II
it is humanity possible to do so, those parties
to this dispute who are not telling the truth
should be identified and prosecuted for perjury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Turkey Invites Capital

An experiment unusual in these times is
being undertaken In Turkey with the Donation
altzation Of pe troleum resources and the for
malization OF conditions under which foreign
interests may undertake their DEVELOPMENT
Legislation t. effect these ends has been passed
by che National Assembly in 266-17 vote that
found some former toes of the American
drafted measure standing up to be counted in
It's favor In fact, leaders of the Republican
Peoples Party-the governments opposition
pledged that II they should win the MAY 2
elections and take over the government they
would respect the law as an expression of
permanent policy This commitment an ex-
traordinary Ole in Itself is the more unusual
because OF earlier Republican complaints of
American intervention"
The Turkish decision, whatever the political
maneuvering that preceded it, is realistic and
sensible one. Great deposits of petroleum have
been proved in areas close to Turkey and some
oil already has been found in Turkey itself
Development funds technical skills and mar
keting facilities not possessed in adequate ouan-
tity by Turkey are needed. They are possessed
by other countries or their nationals. Foreign
investment capital, including American, is not
likely to venture today into countries where
appropriation of properties or confiscation OF
revenues may be ordered overnight The Turks
are undertaking now to write the rules for all
to see and even to give reasonable promise
that these rules will not be changed in the
middle OF development enterprise It is a fair
guess that Turkey will profit thereby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Politics and the IVA

It often has been said that no man is
indispensable. And this, Of course, is true in
the debate as to whether Gordon r. Clapp
should be reappointed as chairman of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority. But it does not follow
that replacement of Mr.. Clapp, merely because
he is not indispensable, would be in the best
interests of iva.
Mr.. Clapp has been part of iva since the
great project was born, rising from a junior
administrative position to become chairman Of
the board Of directors. His appointment by
President Truman to this office brought on
stiff fight in the Senate-centering on his
political beliefs rather than on his professional
comprehension he was confirmed in April,
1947, on vote that crossed party lines. Sena-
tor Cooper, Kentucky Republican who is now
opposing Mr.. Clapps reappointment for new
term beginning in May, was paired in favor of
the nomination in 1917
In taking his position today Senator
Cooper dsavows partisan motivation and says
further that Mr.. Clapp likewise has kept him.
self "above partisan politics" The Senator
complains, however, that the chairman has a
"doctrinaire position" toward the iva expert
ment that has created continuing struggle
with Congress over funds and has precluded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Stands by BroyhiII

1t is quite possible, as Mrs Flora M.
Carter states in her letter, that Repre-
sentative Broyhill disliked the demand
that he answer his own QUESTIONABLE
Indeed. I should be greatly disappointed
in him if he had not. for the Woman's
Democratic Club of the tenth district
represents one element whose votes
assuredly did not go to Mr. Broyhill.
They never Awill go to him, as he very
we'll knows, for this club was organized
specifically to represent the liberal or
New Deal Democrat.
We who did vote for Representative
Broyhill knew where he stood on those
questions. That, may I inform Mrs.
Carter, is why we voted for him and
why we shall vote for him again
next November. His platform and his
campaign promises reflected those prin-
cipleS in which he believes. Since
election. he has held steadfastly to
those principles.
Charles w. Carter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
This and That {.

Times change, and mems fashions
with them, faster than some might
think
The singing comedian of yesteryear
wore spats-
And what are they?" some teen
ager asks
He wore a white vest
And where are the white vests of
yesterday?
We saw a modern vest the other day,
tattersall check, on one side, and navy
blue on the other. with gold buttons.
a*
"And his partially bald head" re-
calls our correspondent.
That. at least, is the same today as
ever. Men no longer wear spats, white
or otherwise, and seldom don white
vests, but the loss of hair is still
male problem.
AS for the pinch-nose "astride
tnat aquiline beak," this form of eye
glass we still have with us.
But Templeton Jones has found it
difficult in recent years to find the type
of underwear he always has worn.
The famous BVD, made in neighbour
ing Baltimore. is now almost museum
piece, though some types of it may
still be found at few stores. if you
look hard enough and long enough.
Soft separate collars are disappear
ing.
Jones was amazed recently to be
unable to find favorite separate"
"All the men are wearing shirts with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
\ By Charles E. TroceweN

collar attached" he was told, wither-
ingly.
But / like mine SEPARATE" he in
sisted.
Maybe" replied the clerk" you can
find some, but don't know where"
Templeton Jones, after morning of
investigation. didn't know where,
either. He simply couldn't find any.
Although he wears at least one clean
shirt and collar every day. like most
modernS, he must bow tc the spirit
of the age, and wear them both hitched
on. That was ALL That was it.
It is shorts and T shirt now, in mems
underwear. no matter what you want.
Young men, middle aged men, old
men, all wear 'em.
Templeton Jones was enjoying the
sunshine in his back yard, when a
young teenage friend of the family
came in.
What" she asked loftily, pointing
at the clothes line, ARE those?"
She accented both the first word
and the last
She went on, II never saw anything
like that before"
why" replied Jones. "those are my
BVDs"
"BV-what?"
MY underwear" said Templeton
Jones.
MY daddy" said the young thing,
wears shorts and T shirts"
Eyes, yes, know" sighed Templeton
Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Virqinio's Tax Debate

Every Virginia taxpayer was directly
concerned with the fight that was
waged in the General Assembly over
the Byrd Tax Reduction Act The ad-
ministration forces would have us be-
lieve that they are doing great service
to the average taxpayer by offering him
a tax refund after the Assembly has
fixed its biennial appropriations. But
let's look little closer at this plan and
its procedure.
Now, am not minimizing the
Importance of even small refunds, but
simply pointing that it would be much
more efficient and businesslike if our
duly elected representatives were to
deliberately determine how much money
they need for Government expenditures
and then Ak our taxes accordingly.
They do not use this simple and eff
cient method. which would assure us a
sound and stable fiscal policy. for the
simple reason that this small tax re-
fund is powerful political asset to the
administration. They therefore can
come before Virginians at the next
election and hold forth this enticing
promise and we more than likely will
succumb to it because here will be good
money coming into our purses without
visible strings attached.
Beverley A. Fleming,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Canada and Our New Look

In his address to the National Press Club
Foreign Minister Lester B. Pearson Of Canada
has given voice to timely commentary on his
countryS feelings toward the United States
They are the feelings of a close friend, of
nation whose economic interests are uniquely
intertwined with ours, of a key ally sharing
common destiny with us not only as member
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but
also as next-door neghbor whose continental
security is inseparable from our own.
But there are times too, when Canadians
because of their closeness to us, are worried
by the feeling that they cannot escape the
consequences Of anything we do, whether they
approve it or not or whether they are consulted
In advance or not. AS Mr.. Pearson has put it.
he and his countrymen know that when the
United States has to make decisions that affect
its friends 1t will always do its best to consult
with those friends. But that doesn't completely
remove our anxiety over our present position
In world poised uneasily on the very edge
of an atomic abyss"
BY way Of example, Mr.. Pearson has indi--
Gated that Canadians feel a measure of uneasi-
ness as regards the possible implications of our
Governments new look" defense policy That
policy, as set forth last January by Secretary
OF State Dulles, Is Ito depend primarily upon
great capacity to retaliate, instantly, by means
judgment, two of the key words in this SEN
tence are Instantly" and "our" According to
him, 1t Is important from Canada's point of
view to know whether the "our" can be inter-
preted to mean that there would be inter-allied
consultation prior to any American decision
to undertake retaliatory atomic action. At the
same time however, as he himself has pointed
out, 1t must be asked how the idea of such
conSultation-whch would involve delay-can
be reconciled with the idea of retaliating
instantly"
In commenting on this matter Mr.. Pearson
has not implied any criticism of our new look"'
defense plan. He has merely sought to explain
that Canada, because its fate is tied in so much
with ours, Is naturally anxious to know where
1t stands in relation to that plan. And he has
therefore urged that a new emphasis be placed
on diplomacy to promote agreement between
friends on policies, tactics and timing, so that
our choosing will mean an agreed collective
decision without prejudicing speedy and effec-
tive action in an emergency"
However, although our new look" idea is
meant to work on an inter-allied basis, the
fact remains that if there were some sudden
about attack on NATO and our country there
would be no time for real consultation among
governments. The diplomacy Mr.. Pearson ad-
vocates can be valuable-but only in the sense
OF bringing about clear advance understand
ing between US and our friends on the course
to be followed in the event of an enemy blow.
After that-if and when the blow comes
massive and instantaneous retaliation, not talk.
must be the order of the day. The free world
could hardly hope to survive otherwise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
"18th STREET.

Dear Sir:
I'm your column recently you asked
the question, Richard Carrie. who re-
members him?'
"Ah me! Here I 60 again, betraying
my age!
II am one who recalls quite clearly
those long agile legs. ending in white
spats. With white vest above, and
his partially bald head. And, of
course. the pince-nez astride that
aquiline beak.
"T quote entirely from memory. /
believe in 1910 or Whereabouts, in a
production called "A Spring Chicken
our subject sang among others, the
following lines:
'"Will someone kindly tell me,
Will someone answer why,
To me it is riddle,
And it will be till I die;
A million peaches round me,
And I should like to know
Why picked a. lemon in the garden
of love,
Where they say only peaches grow
"A man once said that to play good
game of billiards is the mark of the
gentleman. But to play too good a
game Is the mark of misspent youth.
That fits me like a glove. except it
wasn't billiards in my case. But did
see most of the musical shows from
1904 to>1912.
Nice chatting with you. May God
bless you.
Sincerely, q. s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
Sacrifice Landmark for Porkino?

That truly magnificent, monumental
and historic Greek Doric stone pile COW
erlng two entire city blocks on F street,
between Seventh and Ninth. has re-
Gently been nominated for destruction.
This structure is now designated as the
Civil Service Building" but has previ-
ously been occupied by several other
Government agencies. including the
Patent Office. Since this grand and
noble edifice is flreproof and built of
extremely substantial and heavy solid
stone construction. the cost of remov-
ing it and disposing of thousands of
tons Of stone for which there is no pos
sible market would probably aggregate
at least 100000. maybe twice that.
And to what purpose is it proposed
to use the resulting valuable, centrally
located site? For parking lot!
At first blush the proposal seems too
preposterOuS to merit second thought
but unfortunately the proponents of
this giganic act of vandalism might be
able to rally sufficient misguided sup
port for their projected outrage among
merchants and others in that area who
may be misled into believing that "busi-
AASoo WOulO NC lIllplOfCO NY
the additional resulting parking space
If so. they should reconsider. The Civil
Service Building houses many hundreds
of employees, and it is safe to assume
that in the aggregate these employees
contribute substantially to local mer-
camille business. theoretically a vast
parking lot would convenience many
customers of neighboring shops, but on
the other hand the neighborhood dig
nifty and distinction which the existing
vast. noble and unique structure re-
fleets on its surroundings would be en-
tirely destroyed. and the intrinsic value
of the contiguous nearby commercial
properties correspondingly diminished
The wellknown tendency of mercantile
business toward the Northwest would
be accelerated. and the fumes of hun
dreds of autos coming and going. to-
gether with tremendously increased
traffic problem, would assuredly depre-
ciate, not accelerate. adjoining mercan-
tile property values.
The grand old Civil Service Building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17
The Doe of Armuqh

When Patrick came to Armagh to found
church there,
They startled from the Woodland shy.
1Dild deer.
She stared at all the people, the Wood
silence gone
A lDild doe mother and her spotted
taUn.
Then ioith human blood lust the pious
GdelS ran
To kill this dumb intruder on the rites
of man.
But the saint withstood them ,Uith a
quiet look:
He left the altar aDditing, the candles,
bell and book.
In his arms he bore the tapn, confident
and still;
The deer tollo,Ded trusting, doiDn the
peaceful hill.
Into safe Woodland ran the freed deer
then.
The saint returned silent to the silenced
He took again his crosier, true shep-
herds rod,
And fifty celebrated the rites of God
RocheI Harris Campbell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-17

teaching in Birmingham in a high
school where there were "a other young
Irishmen.
Now. said Christy earnestly, IT
don't want you to think I'm anti
clerical. for I'm not, but the fact is
that all the secondary schools are run
by the clergy. I might get job teach
ing for one year, and I might be the
best teacher they ever had or might
not, but whatever was, if there was
one of their own for the job, I'd go.
But ! can't live the life of England.
Every day. I'm thinking of my holidays
here with the ould conspiracy (pointing
to his plainly devoted friends) and
scheming to get back But I'm studying
now so can teach in a vocational
school. I must come back. My life is
here"
Then. after six hours of chat and
song, we were in Dublin. The rosebush
and the fishing rod were collected, the