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, 1954-04-01
Churles E. Clarke is
Acting Postmaster
IN Frederiksted

Charles E. Clarke Of Estate
Wheel Of Fortune, Frederik-
sted, has been named Acting
Postmaster in that town, eff
fectiye today. Mrs. Berg who
held the position for many
years lies seriously i'll and has
resigned.
The appointment is the first
made. under the auspices OF
the local Republican Organi-
cation, of which Stanley Far
reilly is chairman.
Mr.. Clarke worked with the
local government for a num-
Der Of years as clerk in the
Finance Department; then as
Territorial Rationing Execu-
tive Price Administrator dur
ing World War II, after that
became Director Of the
Housing & Redevelopment
Authority.
In issuing the release the
Republican Club is optimistic
that more appointments will
be made in the near future.
, 1954-04-01
New Govt Secretary
Takes Doth OF Office
In ST. Thomus ToduY

The new Government Secre
tary and Mrs. Charles K.
Claunch arrived in St. Tho
mas this morning.
Mr.. Claunch took the oath
of office as Government Secre
tary Of the Virgin Islands in
the presence Of Governor de
Castro, members of the Legis-
lature, and members of the
Governors staff.
, 1954-04-01
Russiuns Wont to
Join West Defenses;
u. S. Cold to Proposal

The Russian government
has, through its diplomats,
Indie that it would
like to assume membership.
in the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, providing of
course, the West European
states would join the Soviet
sponsored European Security
Treaty.
The United States govern
ment promptly rejected the
Soviet bid calling it an at
tempt to block the develop
ment of Western European Sc
curity.
, 1954-04-01
Personnel Mention

Visiting his homeland after
an absence Of "a years is
Knud Heyn, to visit his moth
er, Mrs. Edith Pelton and
other relatives and friends.
Mr.. HeYn is a high pressure
-hlailnr oaninaer and is at pre-
r ~ Fbe Vatpran's HcsDi-
tai in the Bonx, New York.
, 1954-04-01
Mex E. Friedmdnn.
Annuol Visitor Here.
Dies on Truin in U. S.

Dies on Iruln IN Y. =.
Word has just been received
that Max E. friedman pass
Ed away suddenly while trav-
cling aboard the Illinois Cen
trail Railroads Panama Limit
ed from New Orleans to Chi
cago on Wednesday morning,
March 81. His wife was with
him.
Mr.. Friedman and his wife,
Hushi, have enjoyed lengthy
visits in ST. Croix during the
last three winters. They left
here only a week ago to re-
turn to Milwaukee.
The Friedmanns were very
much in love with st. Croix
and it's perfect climate and
looked forward with keen an
ticipation to their annual va
walton here.
En
Their warm, wholesome, sin
cere friendliness had endear-
ed them to everyone who be-
came acquainted with them.
Their host Of ST. Croix friends
are shocked and grieved at his
sudden passing.
Mr.. Friedman is survived by
his wife, two married daugh-
tiers and a brother, Ralph.
He was president Of the
Three Schuster Stores, the
leading department stores in
Milwaukee. Under his bust
ness guidance the stores have
grown into one Of the largest
and most aggressive retail or
CARNATIONS in the United
States.
AT present a further expan-
sion includes a Schuster Shop
ping Center on the outskirts
of Milwaukee which will be
a self-contained small city in
itself.
, 1954-04-01
Adolph Gereru, " ].
Civil Defense Director
Attends Conference

Adolph Gereau, Director of
Defense for the Virgin
Islands, left St. Thomas on
March %, en- route to Wash
jngten, ID. G., to attend this
weeks seriesAef conferences
called by the Federal Civil
Defense Administration.
, 1954-04-01
Locul Councilmen
10 Honor de Castro
at Dinner Friday

The members Of the st.
Croix Municipal Council will
honor Governor de Castro at
a dinner to be given in Gov
eminent House tomorrow.
evening.
It will probably be the Chief
Executives last trip to st.
Croix in that capacity.
, 1954-04-01
Milton G. HenscheL
Tehovuh Witness
Lecturer. speaks Fri.

Milton G. Henschel. a full
time minister for the past
twenty wears, and personal
secretary to the President Of
the Fewer Society
will speak at KINGDOM Hall
tomorrow night at 5.
, 1954-04-01

Mr.. Henschel will attend
a two-day Assembly in Road
Tortola, April 8 and 4.
He4plans to speak at Rcths
child Francis Square Monday
night, April 5th.
, 1954-04-01

WEST GERMANY scehef
reminiscent Of World War III
shows men Of the 4th Infantry
Division in an army duk, fording
4 channel in the Rhine River
during q recent exercise. The
81. s. troops in Germany hold
several maneuvers each year.
using rivers to practice amphib-
ious and combined operations
81 winter and in summer, fire.
quently in cooperation with the
Air Force.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-30
BY JIMMIE S. PAYNE

RIO DE JANEIRO R-Carlos
Lacerda, a key man in the events
lealing to President Getulio Var
gas custer and suicide, says Bra
zllians now have feeling of con,
fidence and hope, after Is years
of uncertainty.
Lacerda, 40, is editor of Tribuna
Da ImprenSa, longtime foe Of
Vargas. An attempt to kill the
editor set off the sequence which
led Vargas to quit the presidency
under pressure Aug. "a. A few
hours later Vargas shot himself
Joao Cafe FilhO, the vice president.
took over the presidential term ex-
piring in January, 1856.
The editor summed up his views
on the eve of next Sundays con-
gressional elections. He himself is
a candidate in Rio De Janeiro. and
opinion polls predicted his victory.
He observed;
After quarter century of dis
tress and doubts, of ups and downs
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-30
Better Deal Seen In Brazil

from dictatorship to semi-dictator
ship, corruption, bribes and dirty
affairs, we now have for year a
constitutional government which
has given back to the people a
feeling of confidence and hope.
"Of course we are going to have
elections sail under the pressure If
recent corruption and under the
heavy weight of emotion caused
by the former Presidents suicide
an act which was blow TO all
of us. His former oligarchy is try
ing to exploit this emotion in as
sociation with the Communists,
trying to Peronize Brazil through
those disturbing factors, trying 10
exploit the body of Vargas in eff
forts to gain power again in the
elections"
Lacerda said Communists and
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-30
Is
off Indefinitely

SYRACUSE, NY. IA deputy
sheriff noticed the couple on a
sleek power cruiser moored in On
ondaga Lake and inquired where
they were headed.
A honeymoon to Niagara Falls,
the two explained politely.
The bride" had spent her dowry
AZ eents-on lunch for the bride
groom" but that didn't bother
them. "They planned to live on
the fish they caught, at least until
they got to Niagara Falls" Deputy
Arthur Willis reported.
Nevertheless, the honeymoon was
postponed indefinitely and the
sweethearts-each aged 8-re-
turned to their homes.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-30

WASHINGTON R-The Army is
adding a new long range guided
missile to its arsenal, increasing
es number of its combat-equipped
divisions and buying more tanks.
IT,. stepped-up Army tempo was
disclpsed ma series of announce
msh& here yesterday-the day af-
ter "a conference in Colorado
among President Eisenhower. Sec
retary Of the Army Robert T. Ste
vens and Gen. Matthew B. Ridg-
way, the Army's chief of staff:
I. The Army has gone into what
It calls "at least pilot line" or
limited production of a new guided
missile, called Redstone. The wea-
pom is presumably capable, like
others Of its type, Of carrying an
atomic warhead.
Details of Redstone's capability
are still kept secret, but there is
speculation Its range may be up to
500 miles-substantially more than
the Army's Corporal missile, al
so . surface-to, surface lombard
m&nt.
The Army said it awarded to
Chrysler Corp. last week an $685.
900 contract as "the final touch
needed to start limited production
OF Redstone. This brings the total
for the Redstone project so far to
more than ~ million dollars.
3. In 4 move which will add 10
its organization numbers, although
not to its total manpower, the
Army announced a program to
boost the number of divisions des-
ignated as combat outfits to Is in
the next two years. This will be
done by giving to five of the
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-30
k0uSeW0rk
Easy Without
Nagging Backache

Nagging bsckache. loss OF pep and energy,
headaches and dizziness may be due TO slow
down of kidney function. Doctors say good
kidney function is very important TO good
health, When some everyday condition, such
as stress and strain. causes this important
function to slow down ma ny folks suffernae-
ging backache-feel miserable, Minor blad-
der irritations due to cold or wrong diet may
cause getting up nights or frequent passages.
Don't neglect your kidneys if these condi-
tions bother you. Try Doan's Pills-a mild
diuretic. Used successfully by millions, for
over so years. It's amazing how many times
Doan's give happy relief from these discom-
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The Key West citizen., 1954-09-30
PUPPY CALLS FOR
HELP VIA PHONE

WELLAND, Ont. R-A telephone
operator heard painful means over
a line yesterday and feared the
worst. She called police.
Constable william Calder found
someone was in trouble all right
a 6-month-old boxer puppy named
Mugs. His owners had locked him
in a shop six miles north of here,
Lonesome, Mugs had knocked
the phone off the hook, laid down
beside 1t and whimpered.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-30
New Long Range Guided Missile Is Added
10 Army's Arsenal; Other Changes Disclosed

present six training divisions desig.
nations as combat divisions, equip
ping them with arms for battle
field fighting and organizing them
along combat lines.
But the manpower size of the
divisions apparently will remain,
at least for some time, at about
the level of a training division
which is only between 10 and Is
per cent of the man-strength of a
II 500 man combat division.
Aside from giving the Army the
framework for a quick expansion
of the five divisions into full fight
ing strength, the program also
makes possible another program
announced simultaneously new
system of rotating forces stationed
overseas. This will involve return
home of whole units-divisions,
regiments or battalions-replaced
overseas by units of similar COM
position. The current plan of rotat-
ing individual soldiers while still
keeping the units on station will
be superseded. Each unit will serve
80 months overseas, stay 81 months
at home.
3. A contract for $50, ,601 400
worth of NAB medium tanks was
placed with Chrysler Corp. This
actually is a renewal of an earlier
orler for MASS, the initial allot-
ment of which Chrysler completed
year ago.
The new production, like the
previous, will be carried out at
the government-owned, Chrysler-
operated tank factory at Newark,
Del.
0ashamw2AM e. YAM H{ASwAva 9gA VII
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-30
He Didn't Know The
Gun Wasn't Loaded

BALTIMORE R-Robert Chap.
pie was sentenced to six years in
the House of Correction yesterday
for holding up two taxicab drivers
with a gun he found on a Baltimore
street.
Asst. States Atty. Joseph G.
Koutz said the "a year-old Chapple
did not know the gun was only q
toy cap pistol until after the hold
ups.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-30

extreme leftist laborites will win
seats but not enough to make
Brazil go back to some kind of
Vargas regime"
Evening star., 1954-12-13
Church Union Picks
Hummer as Chairman

Joseph c. Hummer Of Grace
Episcopal Church, Alexandria,
Va, has been elected chair
man of the Washington Rich
mond Chapter of the American
Church Union.
Other officers elected at a
recent meeting of the union, a
society within the Episcopal
Church, in Ascension and st.
Agnes Episcopal Church Of
Washington, were Theodore NJ.
Collier, st. Stephen and the
Incarnation Episcopal Church,
vice chairman: Inez Gardner.
st. james Episcopal Church.
secretary and Mrs. Dorothy
Hartswick, Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, treasurer.
James A. Crooks Of st. Stephen
and the Incarnation Church was
chosen membership chairman.
The Rev. Edward L. Morrow
Of Grace Church and the Rev.
Donald Garfield of Ascension
and st. Agnes Church were
elected priest councillors.
Lay councillors chosen were
Charles H. A. Cochran, st. Paul's
Church: Walter B. Williams, st.
Luke's Church; Charles L.
Shone, st. Stephen and the
Incarnation Church, and Helen
Knights. Ascension and st.
Agnes Church.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
W. N. & A. Gets Hearing
On Terminal Transfer

The Public Utilities Commits
sion will hold a hearing at 10
am. next Monday on an apph-
cation of the w. M. & A. Tran
sit Co. to move its western ter
minal from Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. to q
new location.
The terminal would go to
Seventeenth street between
Pennsylvania avenue and II
street NV, or to Fifteenth
street between ! and K streets
NV.
The transit company wants
the terminal nearer to places
of employment of its patrons
in the central business district.
The application said that by
moving the terminal and ex-
tending service to either of the
two points proposed, the COM
pany believed a more conven-
lent service would be furnished
and many persons who now drive
to work would ride its vehicles
and help to reduce traffic con-
geStion.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
hckeIdin Urges Spirit
OF RELIGION in Politics

Gov. Theodore r. McKeldin Of
Maryland declared yesterday that
minority groups should be espe-
cially vigilant in keeping the
spirit Of religion in politics.
The Maryland Governor told
a Howard University congrega-
ton that the Constitution
decreed the complete separa-
ton Of church and state" but
never sought the separation Of
religion and state"
Every one. Gov. McKeldin as
serted, at some time belongs to
a minority-whether it be q
church, political party or ma.
tional-origin group.
Therefore ali minorities should
be vigilant," he said.
Gov. McKeldin spoke at the
service in Rankin Memorial
Chapel ending Religious EN-
phasis Week at Howard Uni
versity.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
Blaze Kills Mother
Trying 70 Save Child
Already Rescued
BY the Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va,
Dec. 13.-A mother Of four
perished here today when she
rushed back into her blazing
home in an effort to rescue a
child already moved to safety.
Two other persons, an Albe-
marie County man and his wife,
died in another fire at nearby
Ivy.
Joseph D. White. colored or
derly at the University OF Vir-
ginia Hospital, returned from
work this morning to find farnes
raging through his home.
y He helped his wife, Mrs. Susie
White, and children from the
building, but the mother appar-
emily thought one of her chill
dren remained inside and rushed
back into the building shortly
before it collapsed.
Victims of the fire at Ivy
were Paul Houston Dernpster,
and his wife, Mrs. Pauline Neve
DempSter, 40. n
Evening star., 1954-12-13
lhe Pageant OF Peoce
u. S. Networks and Voice of America
To Cover Christmas Events on EIIipse

Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands
and American Samoa, in addi-
ton to the States.
Each tree in the Estate Row"
on the Ellipse will be IL feet
high and decorated with so
lights.
The Pan American Union an
nounced it will open a display of
"65 years of good will" during
the pageant. Individual embas-
sizes win hold open houses in con-
junction with the festival.
Edward j. Kelly, superintend-
ent of National Capital Parks
and general chairman of the
pageant, is supervising the con-
struction of a huge, crosS-Shaped
park in the Ellipse around the
central tree.
The pageant committee, with
Edward M. Kirby as CO.
ordinator, has been incorporated
to make it a legal entity and in
sure it's annual continuance.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
5 Sisters Burned to Deuth
In Baltimore Home

BALTIMORE, Dec. 13 R.-
Five young sisters, left alone in
their second floor apartment for
about 20 minutes, were burned to
death last night when a flash fire
trapped them in their bedroom.
George Davis, jr., 6-year-old
brother of the victims, suffered
burns and smoke inhalation. A
spokesman at South Baltimore
General Hospital said he was
in serious condition.
Firemen said the father, a
Negro longshoreman, left the
house to go to nearby restau-
rant. His wife, Ruth, 26, was
at a movie.
Mr.. Davis saw smoke when he
arrived home after an absence
of 20 minutes. His rescue at
tempts failed when he was beat
en- back by flames and smoke.
Ten minutes elapsed before
firemen could enter the bed
room. Found dead were Mildred,
10: Rosetta. 4; Wilhelmina, q;
Palestina, Is months. and Lula,
| five months.
Firemen said a coal stove
was left burning in a first-fioor
grocery. The fire started around
the stovepipe in the ceiling
and ate through into the Sec
ond-hoor apartment.
Evening star., 1954-12-13

of the pageant Is "Peace on
Earth, Good Will Toward Men,"
World Wide Signal.
Radio-television chairman of
the Pageant Committee is Cody
Pfanstiehl. Mr.. Pfanstiehl said
that the Presidents lighting of
the enormous Christmas tree in
the center of the Ellipse will be
the signal for hundreds of stimuli
taneous lightings across the Ma
ton and overseas In military
dayrooms and barracks, in other
community tree ceremonies and
lin American embassies and con-
sulates abroad.
Meanwhile, orders are coming
In daily for individual trees rep
resenting the States and terri
tories of the United States. Col.
Heber H. Rice, in charge of
State participation. announced
today that trees will be erected
for Alaska, Guam, Hawaii.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
50 Freight Cars
Carrying Classified
Phone Books Here

Distribution of more than
$1,000 copies of the new WASH
ington classified telephone di-
rectory, largest directory in the
local company's history, will be-
gin tomorrow.
Between As and so railroad
freight cars will be required to
transport the new issue of the
yellow pages" from the printer
to the distribution point. The
delivery to subscribers is ex-
pected to be completed in two
weeks.
The new issue contains ]. .1l6
pages. 20 more than the pre-
viouS issue.
The front cover Of the new
book depicts the administration
building of the Washington Ma
tionar Airport. A company
spokesman said the cover was
designed to commemorate the
51st anniversary of the first
fight Of the Wright Brothers
at Kitty Hawk. N. c., on De-
cember II. 1908.
First copy of the new direc-
tory was presented to B. III.
Griffin. administrator of the
airport. yesterday.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
-Four Plead Guilty
To Running STILL;
Fifth Man Freed
Star STAFF Photo by George Havens

Four men arrested in the raid
on $4,000 Virginia still early
this year pleaded guilty on two
of four counts each in Alexan-
dria Federal Court today.
Federal Judge Albert v. Bry-
an deferred passing sentence
pending probation reports on
the decentralization G. Terry,
80, of the 1900 block of Sew
enteenth street NV; Julian
Lawrence Thomas, AZ, of the
same address; Michael Lee. 43,
former Washington bartender,
and William Pickett. SO, of the
1900 block of North Seventeenth
street, Arlington.
Charges against a fifth de-
fendant, Lonnie Mills, 38, coll
ored, of the 1900 block of Fourth
street S.W.. were dismissed on
motion of the Government, after
he entered a not guilty plea.
The guilty pleas were on
charges of possessing unreg-
istered distillery apparatus and
so gallons of untaxed and un-
stamped alcohol. The former
offense carries a maximum pen
atty OF two years and the latter
five years.
On the Governments motion.
two other counts were dismissed
against each of the four defend
ants.
They were arrested January %
in what alcohol tax agents and
police called the first test run of
a still capable of turning out 800
gallons a day of high-grade al
cohol. The still was found in a
guesthouse of the Brook farm on
the Annandale Falls Church
road.
Mills was arrested a week after
the raid and a Treasury agent
testified he had seen him han
ding materials around the still.
Evening star., 1954-12-13

community agencies to make
sure every possible source of re-
habilitation is fully used.
Approach the goal of paying
100 per cent of the grants needed
by relief recipients still found
eligible. by making proper use of
resources by teaching. persuad-
ing. urging. or forcing, II need
be-" so that future need for pub
lie aid can be averted and the
present needs can be reduced.
Those participating in the re-
port included Miss Elizabeth
Carscaden, Mrs. Blanche Collier,
Mrs. Elaine Thompson, Mrs.
Edna Miller. Franklin Willing.
supervisors, and Mrs. Quo Vadis
jenkins, Mrs. Dorothy Baker and
Miss Marie Holm es, social
workers.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
1t Does Happen Here
Follow That Cor, But at a Distance
Sketcfed here is a familiar
Washington street scene.


Washington street scene.
It is acted out by motorists in
the District with unflagging reg
ularity.
Three or four times a day,
year after year, a driver slams
into the rear of another car here.
This type of accident. with or
without fist-waving. occurred
1,256 times last year. Injured:
266 persons.
The rear-end collision ranks
among the top five accident cat
egories. Which driver Is to
|, blame. and why?
An unnecessarily abrupt stop.
or failure to give a proper signal.
may have figured in the acci-
dent. But, almost always. the
blame is placed on the driver in
the rear, who was following too
closely.
The distance separating the
cars just didn't allow enough
time to stop.
How much distance do you
need? About twice as many feet
as your speed in miles per hour.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp tonight ioil present
the first program in a mem
iDeekly series, Traffic Direct
or's Mailbag" at Gas o'clock
oUer WMAL-TV. Channel z.
The shoD Dill include q dis
cussion OF accidents like the
one pictured here.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
Eisenhowers Attend
Communion Service

President and Mrs. Eisenhower
took part in a communion service
yesterday at National Presby-
terian Church.
After the service the President
and Mrs. Eisenhower spoke
briefly with the church's min
lister, DR.. Edward L. r. Elson,
and its missionary to China, DR..
John D. Hayes.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
Man Crossing Street
Critically Hurt by Auto

A 35-year-old man was In
characterization today after be-
ing struck by a car while cross
ing the street last night.
The victim, Earl j. Carey, col
ored, of 709 G street S.W., was
admitted to District General
Hospital with a fractured skull
and leg injury.
Police said he was struck at
Fourth and H streets S.W. by a
car driven by Pvt. John Coulter,
colored, 26, stationed at Fort
Meade, Md.
No charges were placed. A
hearing in the corporation coun-
sells office has been set for
February II.
Evening star., 1954-12-13
The Pageant Of Peoce

Radio and television coverage
of the gigantic Christmas Pag-
cant of Peace" which President
Eisenhower will open here on
Friday will be unusually extern
sive.
Major United States networks
and the Voice of America
broadcasting ins 80 languages
will carry the opening ceremonies
and individual events through
out the, three-week program.
Three teievision and four radio
networks will broadcast Nation
wide when President Eisenhower
delivers his annual Christmas
message and lights the big tree
on Friday. Independent local
stations also plan to clarity the
program.
Begins at 5 PM.
On television. ABC and NBC
will pick up the ceremonies at
S pm. and CHS will begin at
Sis pm, just before the Presi-
dents message. On radio, ABC.
CHS and Mutual will broadcast
starting at S pm. and NBC will
record the event for rebroad-
casting during the evening.
Throughout the three weeks
television newsreel cameras will
record many of the dramatic,
religious and musical high lights
presented by church, embassy
and civic groups. Radio Station
VOL will keep a team on the
Ellipse for daily recorded inter-
views and pickup of programs.
The television cameras will
also be on hand at 4 pm. Sat-
urday for the arrival of Santa
Claus. who will pull into the
Ellipse behind a team of eight
matched reindeer to open the
"Children's Corner"
In addition, studio interviews
with Pageant of Peace officials
and performers are scheduled
throughout the period on both
radio and televiSion.
The Voice of America will keep
a permanent line into the pag-
cant grounds for direct and re-
corded broadcasts to 38 nations.
Voice officials have hailed the
pageant as a symbol of Amer
ica's efforts toward world peace
and understanding. The theme