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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Tugboat Wage Offer
Accented, Strike AVeted
By the Asseeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, Feb. "a
threatened strike of tugboat and
oilboat workers has been erased
by q margin of 81 ballots out of
1872 cast on a compromise wage
contract agreement.
Members of the United Marine
division of the independent In
ternational Longshoremen's As
ISOLATION voted yesterday to
accept an employer offer of a 6
per. cent wage increase plus
fringe benefits.
Tugboat crews and captains
voted, 276-270. for the settle
ment, while oilboat crewmen in
another meeting vote. 87-72, for
acceptance. A total of II ballots
were declared void. The agree
ment affects some $500 men,
bers of the union.
A strike had been threatened
for last Tuesday midnight.
Originally the union asked a
Is per cent across-the- board in
crease, but reduced this to Is
per cent. It also gave up de-
mands for paid holidays and
some other fringe benefits. The
employers had offered a 4 per
cent raise. The settlement is
retroactive to February /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08

tempt was made to keep any
succeeding administrations from
knowing where and who the
traitors WERE" Senator McCar-
thy said.
Mr.. McCloy. reached at his
home in New York. branded the
Senator's charge as absolutely,
utterly and completely untrue"
Il never had any records de-
stroyed any time. any place" Mr..
McCloy said. Its Enthusiastically
false. I don't know how to char
acterize sufficiently vigorously
what nonsense it is"
Mr.. McCloy. now chairman of
the board of the Chase National
Bank, noted that while he served
under a Democratic administra-
ton he is not a Democrat.
1--WE been a Republican longer
than he (Senator Mccarthy
has" Mr.. McCloy said.
Senator Mccarthy said the
record shows there was an "un-
believable, uncomfortable, unex-
plainable record of deliberate,
secret betrayal of a nation to
its mortal enemy. the Commu-
mist conspiracy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Buffalo Aren't So Extinct;
Kansas Refuge Has Thousands

vanished in the 1905, the buff
falo was classified as virtually
extinct. The Indians had de:
pended on the beast. eating its
flesh and making clothing and
shelter from its furry hide.
When the. white man came, he
found buffalo roaming free
across the entire country from
Atlantic to Pacific--even parts
of New York and Pennsylvania.
the Carolinas and the region
that is now the Nations Capital.
So rare were the animals by
the turn of the century that a
New York collector paid $500
for a buffalo head. It was about
this time that the Wichita Game
preserve was established-the
first such refuge to be created
by Private interests and pre-
sented to the Government.
Today other survivors Of the
once limitless herds may be seen
north of Wichita, at Maxwell.
and in Western Kansas, at Meade
and Garden City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
keCarthy's Charge
OF Destroying Files
Denied by McCIoy

MADISON, Wis, Feb. Sen
ator Mccarthy, Republican. Of
Wisconsin dashed out before an
overflow Lincoln Day dinner
crowd last night at the previous
Democratic, administration which
he said deliberately and know
ingly allowed Communists to
take any position in Government
they desired"
The Wisconsin Senator charged
the Democratic leadership with
betraying the confidence of mil
lions of loyal decent American
Democrats.
John McCloy. former high
commissioner to Germany UNI
der the Democratic administra-
ton. was singled out and Mr..
McCloy. now a New York banker.
came back with a vehement de-
NAL of Senator McCarthy's
charges.
Senator Mccarthy said Mr..
McCloy, as high commissioner.
issued an order for the destruc-
ton of all Army intelligence files
on Communists.
Clearly thus the record shows
that not only were Communists
assigned to key jobs but an at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Post Office Figures
On Savings Distorted,
Senator Charges
BY the Associated Press

The ranking Democrat on the
Senate Post Office Committee
has charged Postmaster General
Summerf1eld with truthful devil
atoms" and designed distortion"
in claiming large savings in the
Post Office Department under
the Republican administration.
Senator DIN Johnston Of
South Carolina quoted Mr.. Sum-
merfield as saying that the anti
cipated deficit for the current
fiscal year ending June 80 had
been cut from $752 million to
something in excess" of $400
million, or a saving to the tax
payers "of more than 81 million
every working day."
Stresses Higher Rates.
Actually, the Senator said in
q prepared statement, the Post
ONCE Department has gained
$199, 100000 from higher rates
in the past year. This includes
$3.50 million from increased par
eel post charges, $24 million on
international postage and SIG
million on such things as box
rents and miscellaneous fees.
Also, the Senator said, various
bookkeeping shifts have trans
ferred $116 million of charges
from the Post Office Department
books to other agencies. He said
the biggest Of these was $780,
$4,000 in airline subsidies shift
ed to the Civil Aeronautics
Board.
These shifts and higher rates
make "a grand total of $316 mil
lion" Senator Johnston said.
Higher Outlay Charged.
$50 it appears. he went on,
shat instead of spending less
Of the taxpayers money, he
(Summerfleld) is actually spend
Ing more. Maybe there are some
overall savings, but would like
to see them spelled out"
He recalled that Mr.. Summer
field recently condemned the re-
port of an advisory council to
the Senate Post Office Commit.
tee, implying that the council
was dominated by Walter D.
Fuller. its vice chairman. Mr..
Fuller is chairman of the board
of the Curtis Publishing Co..
Philadelphia.
The councils report criticized
Post Office Department opera
tionS.
Senator Johnston said Mr..
Sumnerfield had cast Jasper
sion" on all the other council
members by implying they were
q publishers pawn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08

WICHITA, Kan, Feb. 8
(NANA).-A recent book on the
extinction Of the American buf-
falo, or bison. reports that "the
last buffalo" in the State of
Kansas was killed in 1879. This
last remaining specimen was
killed west of Dodge City and
its skull placed on melancholy
exhibit at the Beeson Museum
there.
But today the buffalo is
pounding up the comback trail.
Naturalists say that, unmoleSted
by hunters and watched over by
protective herdsmen, the buffalo
are steadily increasing.
Several thousand Of the long
hairs are being protected at
three wildlife refugees in Kansas.
as we'll as on several ranches
and half a dozen open ranges.
There, the animals are thriving
once again on the old native
grasses, especially the short and
why buffalo grass"
When the great wild herds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Knife Blade Imbedd ed
In Head 19 Years

STANFORD. Conn.-Physi-
clans treating 53-year-old Lacy
Baker for a stab wound in the
head were puzzled when they
found a 1-inch piece of knife
blade imbedded in his skull. The
blade on the jack-knife used
by Bakers assailant was intact.
Baker recalled that he had
been the victim Of a previous
knife aSSault--in a fracas In
Philadelphia 10 years before. The
piece of steel never had both
cred him, and he didn't know
he'd been carrying it around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Hoover and Shivers Awards

Ex-President Herbert Hoover
and Gov. Shivers of Texas will
receive the 1854 George Wash
ington Awards of the American
Good Government Society at a
dinner in the Statler Hotel a
week from today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08

Choose from ID new body styles, each
with new interiors and beautiful Astra
Dial Control Panel. And you can have
your new Ford as automatic as you want
with optional power steering, power
brakes, power windows, power front
seat and Fordomatic Drive. One Test
Drive in this worth more" Ford and
you'll want to drive it home! :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08

In addition to this completely new ad-
vance in chassis design, Ford brings
you the most modern high-compression,
low-friction engines in the industry: the
new ll5-h.p. I-block Six and the new
130-h.p. Y-block V-S. These two new
deep-block engines bring you dividends
of greater horsepower, smooth, quiet
performance and more 90 per gallon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08

In the 1884 Ford you won't find either the kngpn or the
hnge-ke joints which most have In their place are Two
sealed ball joints about which each front wheel moves both vp
and down and right and left This completely suspension
not only makes the easier 10 steer but permits greater
up and down front wheel travel for smoother ride.
n
These new ball joints pivot in specially shaped seats so
that wheels will turn costly dnd far less likely 10
get "ovt-of-ne." This ball Joint system eliminates II
points Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-08
Experienced Advertisers Prefer The Star

In most cars, each front wheel has kngpin pivot for
turning right and left and Two hngeke joints for moving up
and down rough spots in the road.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
This Rock
Of Ours
By Bill Gibb

And there are at least four hun
dred different comic books being
published though j have no figure
to show the number of publishers
involved in this operation.
s We citizens might help out the
situation by refusing to buy comics
which have not been cleared by
Judge Murphy. Or the wholesalers
could help even more by refusing
to distribute unwholesome books.
Mrs. Valladares informed me that
there is no such thing as tie in
sale of comic with more popular
magazines such as Saturday Eve
ming Post, McCalls, etc. She says
it is up to the independent dealer
to order what he wishes and he
can always return magazines which
are not sold. AS a matter Of fact.
she even pulled out her records
and showed me the various returns
of different magazine retailers.
1t is rough situation - any at
tempt to evaluate comics! Bord-
ers perilously close to disturbing
freedom of the press. However, ci-
ties, states, and even nations are
waking up to the fact that young
people have been adversely affect
led by indiscriminate comic book
printing. If the publishers fail 10
regulate conditions, the time VIII
come when the citizens must.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
PATRoLMAN DESERVES PRAISE

Editor, The Citizen:
Does the average person appreciate the cop the
beat? WE'LL they should
We are Navy transents, as they called, but be-
ieve all the policemen in Key West fine
the (don't know his name) that takes of the
children of Reynolds Street School at the of Re
nods and South Streets, they should be appreciated.
It's raining cats and dogs today, Friday, November
r. but he is standing in front of the school helping child
the street. getting rides for those who have
walk home and helping children to their parents
Certainly he's not thinking of his health, just
of the welfare of the children Of Key West
When people talk about 'the friendly cop the
beat" we'll understand after watching this one
Believe he is tops in estimation to helping
the stranger in town that stops him every few minutes
to inquire about this street that place. We ought to
know because he is the first asked when ar
rived in town almost three months ago.
Thanks again to a wonderful cop. s =
Sincerely
MRS. d. B. THOMPSON 4.
1915 Reynolds Street
81 (Formery of Norfolk, Va.)
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
OTHER NEEDS LISTED

Editor, The Citizen:
Who these people who so very anxious to put
fluorde in water supply? Why they interested
in this project? they SO interested in welfare
why don't they work with Civic Clubs badly need
ed projects, such City Auditorium accommodate
conventions that held here, Park Rest Beach
with tables and benches like Bahia Honda real
sandy beach, the kind retired people seek? These
worthy projects which could spend tax
and thus accommodate great many older people who
retire and live here instead of driving them
by putting fuoride in the water
/ concerned about any project that will save
lives and protect from disease but the fuoride in
water is not for that purpose few children might be
helped but the many older people may be injured The
most important protection of good bone and teeth forma
ton while the child is being formed before BIRTH all
the doctors tell US.
Why are just few. putting on such pressure to
spend the taxpayers money? Letus do things wisely Let
us do things peacefully for the benefit of all in
County Let have referendum by the people, to de-
eide how their money should be spent and do the most
to produce better incomes better living standards which
better health better education clean living and
better teeth.
Sincerely,
M. cox
Key Wester
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
Today's
Business
Mirror

NEW YORK Up - Americans
are heating up their war for world
trade. Both industry and govern
ment are in on it, as competition
gets sharper.
Many Americans complain bit
terly that resurgent Europe,
built up with the aid of US. loans
and grants, is pushing American
businessmen out of some world
markets.
Businessmen are seeking, and
getting, government backed under
writing of part of the risks of col
lecting payment for goods sold
abroad. This is to meet European
competition. Some other nations
insure their businessmen over
seas trading.
Private banks here also are dis
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

We've mentioned comic books
and the Juvenile Councils inter
est in eliminating those which
might be detrimental to our youth.
Seems like the Comics Magazine
Association Of America holds sim
liar views.
Mrs. Leonte Valladeres tells me
that third group the whole
sale distributors are also fed
up with the bad publicity being
brought on by minority of comic
book publishers. (She and her hus-
band operate one of the largest
wholesale magazine distributing
companies in Monroe County,
The Comics Magazine Associa-
ton of America has appointed
Judge Charles F. Murphy as Code.
Administrator of the Comics Indus
try. They've set up a high, ethical
standard for publishers and given
Judge Murphy a free hand to act
and make decisions in the public
interest. This is what has been
needed. Wholesale distributors
played an important part in bring
ing it about.
Judge Murphy e
Judge Charles F. Murphy ap.s
pears to be capable of fulfilling the
responsibilities of his job. He re-
signed as City Magistrate in New
York to accept the new job be-
cause of his interest in juvenile de.
lnquency.
Says Judge Murphy, st made it
quite clear to representatives of
the Association that would not be
interested in the work unless they
agreed right then and there to the
elimination of horror and terror
books that are offensive to public
taste. They not only agreed to my
positive stand - they welcomed It
enthusiastically"
For years, Murphy has been
working to eradicate juvenile de-
Inquency. He has organized youth
clubs, conducted youth programs
on the radio, and written numer-
Gus articles on the problem. The
Comic Book Association couldn't
have selected better man to sup
ervise its Code of Ethics.
Only TWenfy-Four Members
The only sour note to the entire
situation is that to date, only twen-
y-four publishers of comic books
are members of the Association.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
LET'S SUPPORT THE BAND

Editor, The Citizen: q sAsy~ -
fst cannot understand why anyone should want to
criticize High School Band These boys and girls
doing first class job under the Objection of Mr. Caster
ton.
Any who the parade Thursday night could
how wonderful band perform. do not think
that there High School Band in the State of Florida
that could do any better.
A majority of our people do not realize that our
band is military band and not Congo Jazz band.
Mr. Casterton deserves lots Of credit in keeping this
way.
If you cannot praise why criticize? Come out and
help.
Let's all get on the band wagon and do part to
show boys and girls that ewing to help them
at all times.
A lover of our High School Band,
CHAS. S. MATHEWS,
11O8 Southland Street
Key West, Florida
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

done before lowering us. tariffs
further.
Washington is also backing a
plan for an international finance
corporation to underwrite part of
the risks of private investment in
underdeveloped countries.
A week from now Americans
viii 60 to Rio de Janeiro for q 81
nation economic conference to dis.
cuss the currency and trade bar
riers that businessmen battle in
the Western Hemisphere.
And in about seven weeks a new
Congress viii meet. Early in the
session the Presidents plan for
liberalization Of American foreign
trade probably viii be laid before
it and seems sure to touch off a
big fight.
The rebound of European indus
try, while it has stiffened compe-
tition in world markets, also has
produced prosperity among Euro
pean consumers. And many Amer
ican makers of consumer goods
have been selling their products
there this year, thus moderatinz
the effects of the recession here.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
By Sam Dawson

cussing plan to join with federal
agencies In providing credit to f.
nance exports of capital goods.
More than 1000 businessmen in
terested in importing, exporting,
shipping or financing world trade
are here today for a three day
meeting sponsored By the National
Foreign Trade Council. They're
discussing these and other PROB
lens facing Americans trying to
do business abroad.
Other developments elsewhere:
The US. government once more
- at the Geneva conference on
the general agreement on tariffs
and trade - is urging other ma
tions to lower the barriers against
American goods. 1t wants this
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
BEST PARADE YET

Editor, The Citizen:
I've been visiting" here for six years and have
many of your parade but the Veterans Day parade was
the best ever!
8 think is very wonderful the way you Key westers
who are in the deepest of the south have stamped out
the feeling Of intolerance - if there was any.
Your Negro citizens add great deal to your par
AIDES.
In my opinion all civic organizations, churches in
cluded should have closed their doors for this one oc-
casion, to honor their dead.
There are S64 other evenings in the year in which
other activities be attended but only one is set apart
for giving honor and respect in unison to our gallant
heroes of all wars.
The citizens who worked hard creating magnifi-
cent floats the who marched that great distance
proved their patriotism for had they stayed home
tended services in small church or the like then
yours would be city of slackers.
Thank God the great majority attended, making it
real success.
You great little cty!.
BILL WILLIAMS
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
Bus Drivers Go
To Aid OF Mate

TEMPLE CITY, Calf. R - A
busman's holiday looked more like
a do-it-yourself show when 2S bus
drivers took the same day off to
build a den their hospitalized CO.
worker couldn't complete.
Metropolitan Coach Lines put
other drivers on the Alhambra-
Temple City line to sub for crew.
men who weren't supposed to be
off Saturday. Then the entire crew
went to, the home of Horace M.
Rice, who is hospitalized after a
heart attack, and completed ev-
erything but wall siding on the
den. They said they'd return next
week and finish the job.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
THE WAY TO FAME

In this world we have observed many publicity stunts
and the making of many famous characters by news
paper puDhcy In recent years. however have noted
tnat tnere new twist in the way of fame, and it has
70 do with weather forecasting of hurricanes.
Without attempting to bette anyone we cannot
fail to notice that perhaps the bestknown name among
the youngsters today that of weather forecaster who
gave us periodic advice on the various hurricanes.
Inls IS line, as Tar as concerned and we
certainly have objection to the fact although reminds
US nat there are many unexpected to become by
word on the American scene, and this is to
This situation reminds of some of those which de-
veloped during World War IT, concerning Generals and
their headquarters There is necessary analogy in the
personalities, or In the merits of the but only
mention this another example of the strange twist of
publicity and fame.
1t was well-known fact that in World War II dis
patches from certain generals always couched in
terms OF General Blanks headquarters announced today
.. or the announcement might have been that Gen
era Blanks 64th Army did such-and-such today"
In other Army commands, the name of the command
ing generals forbade the mention of their names
this connection The result that many of the wars
greatest generals out of the practical obscur-
ity while those with lesser talents, but better eye
publicity, emerged from the famous the
American scene
All of which brings us around to the weather fore
caster in Podunk Since he has hurricanes to plot and
talk to the wire service boys about he will remain in OBJ
scurity die in obscurity and probably poor boot
If he stationed in the right place. however he would
quickly become by-word the American scene and
would be famous President Eisenhower It is not
vitality important but it worth mention, if you
hadn't thought of it, which you probably hadn't.
Paying compliments is one way to insure quick popu-
arity.
Pass the collection plate and you run lot of people
from any meeting. .f
Never give any advice and you will be surprised how
easy it is to mind your own business -
The smart football coach has an excuse before the
game why he should not lose and there are lot of
smart coaches.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen expressions o. s views o. s rssd.
sr bus hs sder reserves The right 70 delete sny tss which
eonsldersd hseus The writer's ssvd BE-
and eene e letters b 40 wssds and e On enc side
O. No pspeT sny SenaivTs u hs wrssy usf me-
lssfsEs ard win b svbshsd unless rssvssisd ehsrss
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

The Navy probes the atmosphere
40 miles high above the North Pole
for information on cosmic rays.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

National Air Lines has filed ap-
plications with the Civil Aeronau-
tics Board for even faster flying
schedules between Miami, Key
West, New York, Jacksonville and
New Orleans, according to an
nouncement by H. S. Parker, Jr.,
NAL vice president.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
November rs, 1874

The Chamber of Commerce,
which took up the matter Of hav-
ing trees at Bayview Park which
were blown down during the storm,
replanted, is making every effort
toward having the city government
sponsor and carry out this pro
gram.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
November rs. ls54I

Airplane service viii be inau-
gurated between Miami and Key
West November Is. Three trips
weekly viii be made from that
date until January 1, when a sche-
dule of six round trips weekly will
be started.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

A. Hyatt Verrill, writer, histor-
ian and widely known traveller, is
a visitor in Key West and expects
to remain, if suitable arrangements
can be made, for the winter. He is
accompanied by Mrs. Verrill.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16
HIGHWAY ZOO
The cHIMPANZEE

This is the ehoroeier who hones
on TO the roof Of the cor with his left /.
hond while he drives with his right
This leods to oil SORTS Of monkey
business in iroffie. Just why the big
ope does this. no one has ever beer
able 10 figure out.
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

Never give any advice, and you will be surprise
easy it is to mind your own business. ~
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

Paying compliments is way to insure quick popu-
larty.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

Pass the collection plate and you run lot of /
from any meeting.