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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-01
Tornadoes Play
Devilish Tricks
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

~ bH8 ASSOStAtED PKsS0
Tornadoes which killed, injured
and destroyed also played devil
ish tricks.
Fred Morris cow was on the
receiving end of one.
Winding her own business on her
Milano, Tex, pasture Friday, she
suddenly found herself sucked into
the air and spinning around and
around. Before she could utter a
moo of protest, however, the
twister plopped her down on all
four legs 30 feet away. The cow
was unhurt.
AS a black funnel bore down
on their Bismarck, Ark, farm
home, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth w
Bergan stood in the living room.
Each clutched a small child close.
The tornado lifted the children
from the arms of their parent
then eased them down in the
same room without injury.
A 'brooder house at Greenland,
Ark, was picked up, carried some
300 yards and dropped intact.
An old-fashioned photograph
probably saved the Tom Cuba fam
lily from injury when q tornado
Dashed in a wall of their house
at Salty, Tex. It kept the wall
from falling on the family, hud.
ding in quilts on the floor.
The army of twisters that cut
through Texas spared 111-year.old
Walter Williams, one Of the ma
tons last four surviving Civil War
veterans.
Two tornadoes hit Franklin, not
far from Williams farm, but did
not touch the old rebels home
stead.
And at San Augustine, Tex, Lon
ME Jones, 6, knew exactly why he
needed medical attention.
81 was just sitting in my house
when the storm hit me in the
head" he told the nurse who doc
tored a cut in the back of his
scalp. He was one of six injured
when tornadoes destroyed three
homes near San Augustine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-01

speaking program On the high
school athletic field.
Following his speech, Mccarthy
will fly to Oshkosh 10 attend q
ste meeting of Young Republic
ana ''VvvvlyJ'
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-01

M Eos THE
ONLY POLITICALLY
THE PRICE IS
MUCH TOO HIGH!
~. approach Ii. end Of ~ha, regarded properly .o
.. the most bitter political campaign memory
sen literally times
final positive regarding principal
Mayor c. B. Harvey twiceapponed
City Manager Dave of the legislature
the iacmbe B. c. Papy
feel holding public past years,
people Of such straight from
shoulder possible there political phlosoph
We feel that would presumpuous for choose between
good indeed cowsrdy oppose
whose overall influence sincerely believe to be bad
do believe surely CONTEND
Manager deeply
heartily admire wrong many
By has Mayor Harvey The important point
that both right measuably
wrongs equally
selves be big enough profit by their makwhereby
people, beneces of their
They Of inherent integrity of ability and unquestoned pai
people springs
profit evidenced by their unbemished record of public service and
he choice Of either, we believe would be happy
Similarly, oppose
his twenyyear produced nothing people
Couny simply
! he has produced has been much, much too high.
representation
Mr.. Papy his saddle this County
pipeline which
estimated would needed until 1872 which admittedly
chips unwaned
Of every people in the County.
We do how Mr. be Fighting for the Best
Monroe County budgeonng County spending
hundred thousand dollars the Txpayers of
U.S. Highway Number One Key vaca in order dig channel from
bay ndth bridge Especially
substantial benefit therefrom would be derived by only few.
Finally convinced that dynasty built the Papy
built favor bacly undmocac
ble Tru people, them ourselves, have felt the lash
Of repris of political independence,
few have gluHonou the public trough the
political each his but for
path independence how high price
cry i stA higher
OpM dihcl
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Capital Area Sales
Up Further in Week,
a Pei. Behind 1853

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
during the week ended April 3
continue their Week-to-week ex.
pansion with gain of 4 per cent
from the previous week. but re-
mained 4 per cent behind the
like 1853 week. .#
The Federal Reserve Bank Of
Richmond today also reported
that sales for the year to date
were 3 per cent behind 1853.
while volume in four weeks ended
April 3 were down 5 per cent.
Excluding large suburban
branches, downtown department
store sales for the week were 3
per cent above the previous week,
but 7 per cent behind the like
1858 week. Sales for the year to
date were off S per cent, while
those in four weeks ended April
3 were off 6 per cent.
The report showed that sales
in the Baltimore metropolitan
area also were 3 per cent behind
year ago for the year to date,
same as in this area. while those
in the Richmond area were down
z per cent. The average for
other cities in the fifth Federal
Reserve district was down 8 per
cent.
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Spotty Profit-Taking
Noted on Market as
StocksGain RaggedIy
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. April 9.-The
stock market advanced today, but
it suffered from spotty profit
taking.
The result was a list that had
ragged appearance with many
leading groups showing some
minus signs.
Both gains and losses spread
out over a range of around a
point. Gamers had the upper
hand by a slim margin.
Business proceeded at a pace
only slightly under yesterdays
2.3 million shares. The market
started higher and maintained
moderate progress in early trad
ing. Profit taking appeared
around lunch time.
Stocks associated with atomic
development or the rarer metals
were Subdued.
The American Stock Exchange
was exceedingly active and most
ly higher.
Corporate bonds were steady
United States Government issues
in the over-the-counter market
were quiet and somewhat lower.
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Chicago Groin

CHICAGO. April g. 1P.-An active de-
mans mano wise sent u most mos commodities higher
Trading auieted somewhat after the
opening furry.
May soybeans established leadership
pl,sna on gam OF more than cents a
sonal high mark. Strength in oil and
meal that along on with export reports aided
i, A Government crop report due after
the close today is expected to show a
substantial loss in winter wheat as
compared with December /. This helped
Near the end of the first hour wheat
was IS to 20 cents higher, May Sal9la
corn corn was 70 to lls higher Ma, Sl.50!s;
snd snf rye we're was to 10 7 SHsF eens hshs May @ Nav
$l.0S14. Soybeans were / to 3a4 cents
higher, May S3.65!-3.66, and lard was
. to u cents hundred pounds higher,
The Governments December / indt,
crop OF $50 million bushels. In the
succeeding four months conditions OF
Perforated in a large share of the
winter wheat crop area.
The United States Soil Conservation
service estimates about 30 million acres
are in difficulty because Of dry weather
This amounts to about a third of the
Southern Great Plains. OF this acreage
ABOUT million a1nannaf acres are hard hit
corn as Ireland bought 100000 bushels
in late trading yesterday. Traders also
were discounting further the effect or
the Chicago market of the Government
sale of 194S and l949 crop corn at
reduced prices.
Estimates were that only about 5 mil
lion bushels of this old corn is in Illi-
nois but most of it Is thought to be in
Iowa.
Beans and lard were helped by addi-
tional strength in fats and oils. Lard
reached a new top for the year yester-
day in the cash trade and today's highs
on May and July established new sea-
sonal peaks.
OF further help to soybeans was q
report that Japan is expected to buy
additional beans today
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Copper Price Boosted
To 80 Cents by Sme|ters

NEW YORK, April 9 (P.-
Custom smelters raised the price
OF copper by "a cent to 80 cents
a pound today, but only for metal
to be delivered this month. The
29A-cent quotation still applies
for copper to be delivered in May.
The price boost reflects a tight
spot supply. Buying of copper
has been described as the best so
far this year.
The move means that, Cor the
first time in more than a year.
there is a single price for copper.
Custom smelters have been SELL
ing their output fraction of a
cent below the 3O-cent price
quoted by the major producers.
Evening star., 1954-04-09

NEW YORK. April o l4a CusDA) -,
Wholesale esq prices were frm on larse
whites and steady on balance today.
Receipts, = .63". Wholesale selling
prices based on exchange and other
volume Sales.)
New York spot quotation follow:
Midwestern. Mixed colors. extras as
50 pounds; 4l-4.; extras larse 45-4s
pounds. io-4l: extras medium. 39i2-
io'3 standards laree, 3s-3a; current
receipts ,rehsndled, 35-36: dirties, 33-
"a; checks, 3"-34 Whites. extras as
81 pounds; 45-46: extras laree (45-.4s
poundS), i3-44: extras medium, 41-t?.
Browns, extras 1850 pounds d -42,2;
extras large t45-4S pounds 40-4l "a:
extras medium. 39-3aA.
Nearby-Whites, top quality Hs-50
pounds. 49-5l; mediums. 42-44; smalls,
37-3S. Browns, top quality t4S-50
pounds :45.48; mediums, 40Ha-41 "a:
Butter weaker and unsettled Re-
eeipts 435 $40. wholesale prices en-
score tAAI, 59i2-599. 81 score "a,
5Sa4 4-5al4: 90 score tBl, 5SA-5a: 50
score tCl. 5iM-5S
Cheese---Domestic swiss, full. steady
to firm: cheddar style about steady.
Receipts 81. Prices UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Business Briefs

Money in Circulation increased
$94 million in the week ended
Wednesday to $29,795, 100000, a
SIS million increase over the like
week a year ago.-Federal Re-
serve Board.
Rail Freight Loadings in the
week ended April 3 totaled 599,-
302 cars. 0.4 per cent below the
preceding week and 14.9 per cent
below the like 1858 week-ASso-
citation of American Railroads.
Heavy Construction Contracts
in the week ended Monday
totaled $314,283 900, compared
with the years high of $685.
SAL 900 in the preceding week,
and $342,036,0 900 in the like week
last year Engineering News
Record.
Loans to Brokers and Dealers
on securities held by member
banks in New York City totaled
81, ,282 100000 Wednesday, down
$63 million from the preceding
week, and up $48 million from
year ago.-Feder Reserve
Board.
New Freight Car Deliveries
climbed to 1923 in March from
1914 in February, compared
with 6,679 deliveries in March
year ago.-American Railway
Car Institute.
Department Store Sales last
week across the Nation fell 13
per cent below the like 1858 pc
riod. All IL districts showed de-
clines from a year ago.-Federal
Reserve Board.
New York Central Railroad
and subsidiaries in year ended
December 81 earned 4,776,4O7
or $6.94 a share VS.. $31 ,9O6, 1928 or
$4.95 in 1852.
Owens Illinois Glass Co. has
arranged to borrow $40 million
on 3h8% promissory notes, due
1884, from an insurance company
and a group of pension trustees.
Thirty million dollars will be
used to repay bank loans, and
$40 million for working capital.
Elastic Stop Nut Corp. in 8
months ended February %
earned $498,634 or 90 cents a
share VS.. $433,257 or Sc cents in
1858 period.
MOnsantO Chemical Co. in
three months ended March 81
earned $5.463,0OO or $1.O1 a
share vs.. $5,814,223 or $1.O8 in
1858 period. Signs of better sales
in late February and throughout
March, following a definite
downturn, were reported.
Libby, McNeilI G. Libby in year
ended February q earned $4,-
164,967 or $1.15 a share VS.. &c.
123,819 or $1.69 in 1858.
Brown & BigelOw in year end
ed January 81 earned $2,208,194
or $1.66 VS.. $2,325,088 or SITS in
1858.
Other earnings included:
Evening star., 1954-04-09
| Retail TradeP ePicksUp,
But Lags Behind So

NEW YORK. April 9.-Retail
trade in the week ended Wednes-
day picked up noticeably from
the preceding week but con-
tinued to lag behind a year ago
when Easter shopping was at a
peak, Dun & Bradstreet reported
today.
The lowering of Federal ex-
else taxes on April l brought in
creased sales on some items af-
fected by the cut. Dun g. Brad
street said. Promotions contin-
ued to be heavier than a year
ago.
Dun & Bradstreet estimated
the total dollar volume of retail
trade for the week to be from
6 to 10 per cent below a year
ago. Regional estimates were
below the comparable 1853 lev
els by the following percentages:
New England, 8 to IL: East and
South, 4 to 8; Midwest and
Southwest, 7 to IL; Northwest,
5 to 8, and Pacific Coast, 6
to 10.
Food volume gained from the
previous week.
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Produce Markets

:, Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States, Agriculture Department:
A17pplees, dull bushel baskets and boxes.
inches inches up showing Scald,; 2..5-50. vir-
IA inches up, 9.50-75. Boxes, wrapped.
showing scald ss s@5.5o; stsymans ss ana isss isss.
showing scald, 800. Pennsylvania Gold.
en- s. a. Delicious; sa. l3Ss and l5os, 4.oO-45:
reg Potatoes1oid hiass SSEI ini dnii U.s. e. is size
unwashed. Pennsylvania Katahdins. "' SO. So
pound sacks. 60-S5 cents, according to
quality. New. barely steady. Florida.
sl1e SIZE A; was wash ed; some waxed and some
lou-pound sacks. 3.75-4. 90.
y, s. Is, some washed and waxed, Mary
land and Virginia Goldens. few best.
300; fair quality, 2.00-25; Puerto Ric-
ans ms few best; ? 80; fair to good quality.
Delaware. color added oklahomas, few
100. New Jersey Goldens. 2.75-3 90.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market barely steady on
ln most IT caSses asses Trading SLOW on one fresh
earryovers,. Heavy type hens fully am
pie for a light demand. Trading limited
aaH pe arfey fafs ha TnnSfS hens s39 %
to clear.
Broilers or fryers, pounds and
over, =J-'W.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. none.
Wheat Receipts, 144. 793 bushels;
shipments, 3.365 bushels: stocks,
1905. III bushels. No. > red winter
garlicky, spot. domestic. @.l1; April,
2.l1; No. 3. ia.
Corn-Receipts. 2.o4O bushels; ship
ments, 100000 bushels; stocks l,l6a S34
bushels.
oats--Reccipts. none; shipments.
Barley--Receipts, none; shipments,
2,I95 bushels; stocks. 31.5S5 bushels.
Rye-Receipts. none; shipments. none,
stocks, none.
Soybeans--Receipts, 2.S7a bushels;
shipments 1880 bushels; stocks. 35f,-
516 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. none. SO
Egg Market Steady. i&
yesterdays QuOtations.) qs9
Eggs-Market steady to firm on large
whites, steady on the balance. Prices
slightly higher. Receipts moderate. Trad
ing supplies adequate for all grades and
sizes. Demand generally good.
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by FIRST
receivers: Large. minimum 90 per cent
A quality, whites. 43-46: brown and
mixed colors, :t9-43; mediums. minimum
50 per cent A quality. whites, a40-42:
brown and mixed colors. 1910. Current
receipts, 34-36.
Receipts--Egss. 2,94o cases.
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Chicago Livestock

c. CHICAGO. April . R.--usDA)-
Salable hogs, 5000; fairly active: steady
to as much as 25 higher on butchers;
soWs sgU around steady; most choice 19o-
goo pound. 27.35-2175: short load
choice No.. ! and 2's. 200 pound at
2l.9o; most 270-3l0 pound 26.90-a7 40:
most 35O-600 pound sows. 22OO-24T5;
few at $500: good clearance.
Salable cattle: 200; calves. 100;
steers and heifers nominally steady:
cows slow; weak; bulls strong: vealers
steady few sales good and choice steers
and yearllngs. o0.00-24 rs: commercial
to low good grades, 16.5o-19.50; few
commercial to choice heifers. 1900
300; most utility and commercial cows.
% IA 90; Gamers and cutters, 300
ll."5; utility and commercial bulls.
IA .00-16.00; good and choice vealers,
90 o0-27.o0; Gull and commercial, 1000
1000.
salable sheep. 1000: actual fresh
receipts around 100 head: slaughter
lambs and sheep nominally steady:
choice and prime lambs absent; few
sales mostly good wooled lambs. 22 200
4 90; culls down to 1900: shorn lambs
absent: Gull to choice wooled slaughter
ewes, 5.50-9. so.
Evening star., 1954-04-09
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, April . P.-Losses in
bale. with new crop months leading
the decline during the forenoon deal
ings today. Old crop positions were rel
satiyely STEADY as May liouidaton and
the way down Selling in new crop
months was attributed partly to tech
nical reasons, following the recent
port from Texas, despite the fact that
West Texas remained dry.
Noon prices were 30 to SIS, cents .
1899. July 34,1 and Oct. 1894.
Evening star., 1954-04-09

major factor
is low pay, de-
clared Carl F..
Oechsle, Dep
uty Assistant
Secretary for
Domestic AZ
fairs, m
merce Depart
ment. h er e
today.
A d d resSing
he all-day
sales manage
ment confer.
ence of the
w aS h inUtnn
Evening star., 1954-04-09
FOREIGN Exchunqe

NEW YORK, April 9 tP,.-Foreign ex
change rates follow tGreat Britain il
lar III New York open market, "a pc
cent, premium or 102.1Ss4 U. S. cents
UP is of cent
Europe-Great Britain. pound, 2S1ls
unchanged; 30-day futures. 3S1 1892
of 1872; 60-day futures. PSI IL /329
of 3/32; 90-day futures, 2.Sl 9 81, Of
3 1872: Belgium, franc, 9a,. I'D .OOis
France. franc. .2Sss, unchangcd; Hoi
land, guilder 2642. unchanged Italy
Ira. 16;. UNCHANGED; Portugal csc Jdo
300 unchanged; Sweden, krona, 1874
unchanged: Switzerland, franc, free
1922, unchanged; Denmark krone
IA 81, unchanged.
Latin America-Argentina. free, 1o4
unchanged; Brazil free, 90, unchanged;
Mexico, ! SO, unchanged Venezuela
bolivar. 1908. unchanged
Far EaSt-Hong Kong dollar. 1855,
UNCHANGED
Evening star., 1954-04-09

Hourly Sales on the Exchange.
1900 am. 40 600 l2 noon go ooo
100 p.m ! $40 600 200 ON o 600 600
tUnit Of trading 10 shares or sales IN
full. Elm bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act or securities assumed by such COM
panies Rates of dividends IN the fore
going table are annual disbursements
based on the last quarterly or semi
annual declaration Unless therwise
noted. special or extra aividenus are not
included a Also extra or extras An
nual rate plus stock cividena Declal ed
or paid in lY08 plus stock dividend
Declared ar Iaid so far this year.
t,'ayaole IN stock. estimated cash value
on ex-dividend or redistribution date
9 Paid last year h Declared or raid
after stock dividend or splitup kDe.
clared or Datd this wear. an accumula-
tive issue with dividends IN arrears
p Paid this wear dividend omitted de-
lerred or no action taken at last divi-
dend meeting. Declared or raid in
1904 Plus stock dividend. y Iiquidating
dividend; cid Called. Ex dividend. KIDS
Ex distribution. xr Ex rights. XIV Without
warrants. WV With warrants -wd When
distributed. vi When issued.
Evening star., 1954-04-09

Panel of Ar
b i t r a tors of
the American
A r b i t r alton
A S S oc iation,
it was a n =
n o u n c e d
today by Ed
ward L. Mer-
rigan, Wash
ington repre-
sentative of
t h e associa-
ton.
Mr.. Payne.
a resident of
Evening star., 1954-04-09

Sales Executives Club at the
Mayflower Hotel, Mr.. Oechsle
cited a recent magazine survey
which found that in Sc colleges
and universities most seniors re-
jected the idea of sales as a ca
reer.
He also pointed to a National
Retail Dry Goods Association re-
port that 4 out of every 10
workers get into retailing at
some time or another. The
NRDGA study asked why more
workers didn't stay in retailing.
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK. April q GP,.-Spot non
ferrous metal prices today: Copper 30
cents a pound, Connecticut Valley. Lead
13ss cents q pound, New York. Zinc lO!s
cents pound. New York At Pittsbursh.
scrap steel No. /. heavy. was quoted
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Odd-Lot DeuIinos

NEW YORK. April 8 LP.-The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
these odd-lot transactions by principal
dealers on the exchange for April q;
purchases of 194.264 shares; sales Of
20s,7S7 shares. including 1.412 shares
sold short
Evening star., 1954-04-09
SaIesmen Needed
In Competitive Era,
0echsIe Declares
By Donald B. Hodley

With competition getting tough
er every day, there is an acute
shortage of young people who
want to be statesmen, and a
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Heads Magazine Group

Milton Lindsey of Niagara
Falls, N. Y, was elected presi-
dent of the Atlantic Coast In
dependent Distributors Associa-
tion at the close of it's conven-
ton at the Shoreham Hotel
today.
Mr.. Lindsey succeeded Samuel
Gingold of New Haven, Conn.
Dewitt Brown of Charlotte, N.
c., was elected secretary. The
organization includes distribu-
tors and publishers of periodicals
along the Eastern seaboard.
At a banquet in honor of the
outgoing president tonight the
chief speaker will be the asso-
cations founder, Joseph Often
stein of Washington. His son,
Victor Ottenstein, was chairman
of the Program Committee for
this years convention.
Evening star., 1954-04-09
AAA Conference Opens

More than 800 officers and
statesmen of motor clubs af-
f1liated with the American Auto
mobile Association are attending
the AAA's National Sales Con-
ference at the Mayflower Hotel
to discuss ways and means of
bringing the membership in AAA
clubs to the 5 million mark.
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Puyne Named Arbitrator

Earl F. C. Payne. Washington
regional sales manager for
Mead-Johnson & Co.. has been
appointed member of the
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Opens Investment Office

G. j. Mitchell, jr., Co., has
opened Offices at 1920 New York
avenue NV, to conduct a gen.
eral investment business and
specialize in mutual funds and
mutual fund periodic payment
plans. The firm is a member
of the National Association of
Securities Dealers.
Mrs. Betty Smith Lathrom has
been named manager of decorat-
ing in the furniture department
of Smiths Transfer & Storage
Co. She is a director of the
company.
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Careful Selection Advised

Washington banks again are
experiencing a mild employers
market for personnel and should
be on the lookout for able people
seeking jobs, declared Thaddeus
c. Cox. vice president of the
Union Trust Co., last night.
Addressing a dinner meeting
of the Auditors Section of the
District Bankers Association at
the Burlington Hotel, Mr.. Cox
added: There has been a notice
able increase in the number of
people looking for work, but pres
emily the quality is only fair. AS
usual many problem types are
seeking employment. They are
the first to be released when re-
duction becomes necessary due
to business and economic condi-
tions.
"Of course, if we are careful
in our selection process, we will
find some fine people who are
seeking employment and are
worthy Of consideration. 1t is
good policy to be in a position to
employ exceptional people when
they become available and re-
place those who are not pulling
their own oars
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Suspects 'Penny-Pinching'

II am sure one reason is the
pay" said Mr.. Oechsle. "Ac-
cording to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, the average weekly
wage in retailing in 1853 was
about $54, compared with $72
In manufacturing"
He added: II can't prove it,
but I suspect that the obsession
with reducing unit selling costs
has made many company man
agements penny wise and pound
foolish. Low pay scales attract
new people with the least edu-
cation and drive and discourage
older employees from exerting
themselves"
David Barron, president of the
Sales Executive Club, presented
other officers at a noon luncheon.
Evening star., 1954-04-09

Md. is pharmacy graduate of
the Medical College of Virginia
and has been associated with
Mead-Johnson since 1910. He
served in Memphis, San Antonio
and Richmond before coming
here.
Mr.. Payne, viii serve as ar
bitrator in commercial contro-
verSieS.
Evening star., 1954-04-09
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Furnished By the Associated PressJ
Sales
stock and Add Net
Dividend Rate 90 High Low. 1915 chg
Evening star., 1954-04-09
Other earnings included:
For Year Ended December 81.
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, April 8 LP.-Dividends
announced:
Stock