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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
Wolfson Takes His Biggest GombIe

Washington reaction to Louis
e. Wolfson's announcement
last week that he was out to
get control of the billion-dol-
lar-a-year Montgomery Ward
g. Co. was one of eager antici-
patton.
This time District streetcar
riders couldn't lose from a
Wolfson financial coup.
Every one loves scrap. And
when a brash young David
knocks the chip of a towering
Goliath's shoulder, the folks
pull up their seats at ringside
and wait for something extra
special to happen.
To call Louis Wolfson a little
David may be inaccurate from
one point Of view-that Of the
average man who can't even
afford to buy one share Of
Montgomery Ward stock. But
in the financial world, Mr..
.Wolfson still is small potatoes.
He controls about 5000 mil
lion, including Capital Transit.
a big New York construction
company, a shipyard. three
steel mills and a few odds and
ends of manufacturing COM
panies. But he's up against
the second-largest mail-order
and retailing company In the
world. It's outstanding stock
is worth about $3.50 million.
It turned over a billion dol
lars in sales last year.
In the Sock
In fact, Montgomery Ward
has more money socked away
for a rainy day $500 million)
than Mr.. Wolfson could scrape
together between himself and
his associates.
There is one school OF
thought that believes that
what Mr.. Wolfson has in mind
is tapping that nest egg.
There is another school,
however, which is convinced
Mr.. Wolfson sees profits to be
made in operating Montgomery
Ward in a more aggressive way
with the $500 million avail
able to finance expansion.
Either use of the money,
as capital or as dividends
for the stockholders, would be
in keeping with Mr.. Wolfson's
past methods of operation
Here's how he goes about It:
He has gathered about him
a small group of close friends
who, along with his brothers,
make up his Associates" Mr..
Wolfson is the boss and the
brains. Most of the associates
have known Mr.. Wolfson all
their lives but are still awe
stricken by his financial ge-
MUS. They scout interesting
situations" for the group and
then sit on boards of directors
wherever the boys decide-as
they put ito go into the
situation"
A situation" to the group
is a company that has large
assets. low stock market
price and a history of ultra
conservative management or
mismanagement - which are
synonymous to the Wolfsons.
Mr.. Wolfson studies the bal
ance sheets on the situation.
Then, if he thinks there is
money to be made, he gives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
Morale Builder?


him wrong: It was eight.
not 18.
Amans played his recording
and the appeal was denied.
The Lost Word
Normally Amans carries only
one microphone. Once, how
ever. he had a second patrol
car wired for sound with him.
He stopped a car of teen
ayers, loaded with beer and
property of questionable own
ership, and hustled them to
the second patrol car-where
he left them alone. Then he
heard and recorded:
Listen, the cops got nothin'
on us and we don't have to be
scared If we play it right. You
guys let me do the talking. I'll
tell 'em I'm Johnny Parais-
that's a guy I know--and you
guys don't say nothin'."
Amans strobe to the second
car. opened the door, and
recorded:
(Which one of you kids Is
Johnny Parais?"
The stunned silence OF the
teen-agers was eloquent. Lis
teners were. fascinated.
Amans'. stream of fan mail
is steady. One writer wanted to
get romantic. She was crushed
to learn he has a wife and
three children.
What has been the reaction
on Amans personally Of all this
careless driving?
After hours he leaves his own
car in the garage. Fer pleasure
he rides horseback and takes
to the water in his motorboat.
tBy Associated Press.}
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29

see my apartment? My hus-
bands left me-"
We've fooled around long
enough" Amans said. Lets
CO." And so they went of to
Jail with a recorded siren that
ended the show.
Many notes Of domestic
strife are sounded in the pro-
gram. When Amans arrested
a man driving 80 miles an
hour, he asked him, Don't
you want to live?"
why should II" growled
the man. I've got a wife
who hates me and three kids.
I don't care. I'm leaving!"
WELL" Amans said, "If you
don't want to live, others do.
and we have highway deaths
from driving like that"
81 can drive that FAST" the
man said, my wife says I
can't do anything. Maybe I
can't. But I can drive a car"
Maybe he could. But not
for Q while. Amans jailed
him.
Amans figures only 3 in 10
interviews are air material.
Most are too routine. But
some that at first seem routine
develop surprising twists.
Amans stopped one driver
who had drunk too many.
How much have you had to
drink, sir?"
"Oh. a few beers"
"How many?"
Eighteen. I'd say"
After being jailed for
drunken driving, the driver
appealed his conviction. He
claimed the State patrol heard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
By Jerry o'Brien

SPOKANE.-George Amans
learned radio on a police car
inter-com. but today he's the
Northwest's most successful
amateur radio personality
A tall, handsome sergeant
In the Washington State Po-
lice, Amans uses a microphone
and recorder to put the finger
on traffic violators and back
up a Statewide drive to cut
fatalities.
He was on hand the other
day when one driver turned
from the wrong lane, whipped
past a stop sign and weaved
across a white line.
Pulled aside at the curb. the
driver cried:
"This thing has gotten out
Of hand, officer! I'm going to
tell the Governor. He's a per-
sonal friend of mine. This is
ridiculous!"
The drivers outraged cry
was heard by an estimated 3
million West Coast listeners.
It was unquestionably enter
taining-this cry of unright-
eous indignation from the
guilty. But it was educational,
too.
a radio audience heard 1t
because the sergeant had a
microphone hidden somewhere
on him. Gle won't tell whereo
Although the anonymous care
less driver didn't know it. he
was starring in a 25-minute
weekly radio program entitled
"Could This Be You?" And
when he dressed down Sergt.
Amans, he was bawling out
the originator, director. pro-
Queer and co-star of the show.
His Own Ideo
It all began seven years ago
when Amans became bemused
by the flimsy excuses Of traffic
violators he stopped in his pa
troll car.
Why not, he asked Chief
James Pryde, outfit q car with
recording equipment and hid
den microphone and put the
whole thing on commercial
radio as q new kind of safety
program? Chief Pryde okayed
the project.
It was an instant success.
It's humor. pathos and dull
thud Of Righteousness made
its Hooper rating soar. Sta
ton XVI, which holds the
copyright on title and formal.
sold Amans' recordings
throughout Washington, Ore
gon, California and even IN
Alaska and Hawaii.
Washington's Governor Ar
thur B. Langlie, an ardent fan,
gave Amans free lance status
to go anywhere at any time
with his recorder. Thus the
S9-year-old sergeant covers
about 1900 miles of Washing
ton highways q month. usu-
ally at night, and usually on q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29

an interest In the monopoly"
aspects Of boxing a couple of
years ago. When the Supreme
Court ruled, however. that ma
jor league baseball was not
subject to the restrictions of
the Sherman Antitrust Act,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
Metropolitan Scene
Those I ronsit Buyers
Are Just NibbIing
By John w. Thompson, Jr.

Don t. take too seriously the
possibility Of anybody buying
Capital Transit Co. from the
Wolfsons at the moment.
The inquiries disclosed the
other day being made by
Henry P. Bruner, president Of
Gary Railways, Inc, Gary.
Ind, and Morris Markin, presi-
dent of Checker Cab Manufac-
turing Corp. of Kalamazoo.
Mich, are said to be merely
nibbles.
\ Il 4 II
Morale Builder?
by the numbers depart
ment: The Army Is going to,
require saluting between mill
itary personnel of post again
beginning Wednesday. While
it is billed as a morale move,
you can bet any poll of the
area enlisted personnel and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29

junior officers would bury it
deeper than the gold at Fort
Knox.
Area Tronsit Bill
It's Montgomery County
versus the District over the
area transit bill now awaiting
presidential action. The coun-
ty wants it. The District is
asking a veto. Maryland leg
islators were primarily re-
sponsible for the bill getting
through in the final rush be-
fore adjournment and will try
to talk the President into
signing. Chairman Case Of
the Senate District Committee,
though, has thrown his weight
on the side of a veto.
indignation in Virginia
The Virginia conference Of
the National Association for
Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie has set up a $150.000 budg-
ct for the coming year to fight
for integration of schools in
the State.
The NAACP currently is in
a running battle with State At
torney General Lindsay AL
mond over the issue. Mr.. Al
mond has called the group
the National Association for
the Agitation Of the Colored
People"
From NAAcP: "we are
shocked to realize the close
parallel between your state
ment and those of the late
Adolf Hitler"
From Almond: "The NAACP
is not going to write the ticket
in Virginia"
X 4 4 Il
Fountain Trouble
Apparently the District de-
rnands more than three coins
for a fountain.
At least that's what q real
estate broker is finding out
after building one on a site at
Logan Circle that he thought
was his but later found was
owned partially by the city.
The corporation counsel
has advised fountain builder
Leon Williams he must take
out insurance that would pay
up to- $500, 900 for each acct
dent claim that might be made
against the District.
X " II +
Merging Bonks
What's behind the current
rash of area bank mergers?
Some in Little Wall Street
will tell you that downtown
Washington especially is over
banked. And the bets are that
you haven't seen the last con-
solidation.
The merger box score for the
past few months shows:
Hamilton National and Ma
. tional Bank of Washington.
First National and Citizens
National in Alexandria.
Riggs National and the
Washington Loan & Trust Co.
Satellite for Murray
Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray seems to have solved his
own personal traffic problem
for the American Legion pa
rade Tuesday. He win watch
from . helicopter.
y 4 = y
On Maryland Politics.
A Democrat known as
Mahoney
Insisted his loss was baloney.
He said TITS absurd 10 sur
render 10 Byrd.
Why. lots Of his ballots were
phony."
So the deal. which he said was
quite raw.
He laid In the lap Of the law.
But the court ruled survival
for Curly, his rival.
In Q race close as one at "the
Graw."
y + 4
End Of Bridge Debots
finale: The President will
sign the Potomac bridges bill
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-03-01

OUR PRAYER: o Lord, help US to
breed cottIe so big, so good that
when telling about them we will
have no need to lie.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-03-01

80 COMING 2-YEAR-oLD BULLS
Here's opportunity for selection of type and
quality and quantity at q saving to you in time
and expense.
Drop in at the Ronch tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-17
CLUB CALENDAR
EVERY MONDAY


1oOo-Gym Class Officers wives Bldg 49, Seaplane Base
80O-Loga "Mar Nro g. Cabaleros de Mrt, 99 Elizabeth
S0O-Alcoholcs Anonymous SIS Duval Street
MONDAY. May
3O0-Eizabeh Taylor Circle LIST Baptist Church annes.
72O-Pyhian Sisters Pythian Hail. 1928 Fleming Street.
7:30-WSCS, Ley Memorial Methodist Church,
meeting First Presbyterian Women, church.
Methodist Men at Wesley House, HOO Varea St.
8OO-Lions Club Auxiliary, Lions Den, Seminary Street
EVERY TUESDAY
s:OO-Lades Day Golf Tourna ment, Golf Club
9:O0-Thrft Shop, Navy Commissary open until IL
645-Kiwans Club LaConcha Hotel
Bible Study Fleming
745-Duplcate bridge club, IT. Taylor Officers Club
S:O0-Knghts of Pythias, Pythian Hall, Fleming st.
s00-Stock Car Association, Legion Home, Stock Island
TUESDAY, May 10
12so-FRA ladies auxiliary, place to be announced
730-Ranbow Girls Scottish Rite Temple Street
-Pocahonas Golden Eagle Hall, White Petronia.
800-Junior Womans Club, Womans Club 319 Duval Street.
SoO-Junior- High School PTA at the high school,
sO-Chapter 49, DAY. 422 Amelia, Cabaueo de Luz Temple.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
S00Junor Of Commerce, Clubhouse, Fagler Ave.
WEDNESDAY. May ~
1o:oo-Nayy Wives Club, CPo Lounge, Naval Station.
12:SO-tiSI Officers Wives Club, at Loguns Restaurant
12:30-Naval Air Station OWC place to be announced
1:15-Monloe County Council PTA, be announced
s:00-Dade Lodge AM Scottish Rite Temple Eaton St.
500 - BPW. no business meeting this month.
EVERY Thursday
9:0O-Monroe Gen Hosp Auxiliary Sewing, at hospital
12:15--Rotary Club, St Paus Parish Hall
1:OO-Thrift Shop. Navy Commssary, until 400 m.
S;so-al0ns Cu0' at Lions Den. 1907 Seminary ST.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-17

Installed At
Fellowship Meet

The United Council of Church.
women held their annual May fell
lowship program and installation
of officers at st. Paul's Episcopal
Church on Friday, May IA.
The meeting was opened with a
short devotional in the church, fol-
lowed by a luncheon in the parish
hall.
An interesting program was pre-
scented by Miss Ramona Hundt,
who spoke on women as Econo-
mic Citizens; Mrs. H. E. Pace,
whose topic was women as Good
Neighbors;" Mrs. Ned A. Sim
mons who discussed women as
Consumers" and Mrs. w. H. Bell,
speaking on ''Women in the
Home"
The new officers of the United
Council were installed by the Rev
erend Eldon Simmons, president of
the Key West Ministerial Associa.
ton.
Mrs. J. Paul Touchton will serve
as president for the coming year
with Mrs. Harry B. Richardson,
vice president; Mrs. Joseph p.
Ladd, treasurer and Mrs. Joseph
l. Brent as secretary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-17
Smart Girl Says
Its Easy To Be
Brilliant Pupil

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Up - Take it
from the brightest high school
senior" in the country, it isn't at
all difficult to be smart.
Pretty Gwynneth Muriel Gibson,
who won the title yesterday, said
examining isn't necessary, nor is
it very enjoyable.
All you gotta do to be smart,
she says, is:
/. Pay attention in class.
2. Do all homework regularly.
The 18-year-old Miss Gibson, a
student at Louisvill e's Du Pont
Manual High School was handed
the brightest" label by the Ma
tional Education Assn. 1t brought
her a $500 scholarship.
She competed with SOL of the
highest ranking students in the
nation.
The soft-voiced, straight-A stu
dent could offer no explanation for
her competence in verbal facility
and reasoning ability" measured
id the test she took to win the
honor.
Studying all the time isn't
the answer. She finds time for a
part-time job as long-distance tel
ephone operator and the vice pres
idency of three campus organiza-
tons.
A good clue, though. is that both
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Win
ston G. Gibson, were valedictori-
ans of their high school graduating
classes in Vermont.
Also indicating that brains run
in the family is the fact that Miss
Gibson's sister Eva, II, a junior
at Manual, is, like Gwynneth,
member of the National Honor
Society.
Miss Gibson hasn't picked out
the college she wants to attend
but she knows what she wants to
do when she gets out of college.
She wants to be a high school
mathematics teacher.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-17
NavaI Station
Vices Haze Pool
Side Luncheon

The patio of the Naval Station
pool was the setting for the mon
thly luncheon of the Naval Station
Officers Wives Club ON Wednes.
day, May IL.
Members and guests were iden-
titled by clever seahorse name
cards.
Hostesses for the luncheon were
Mrs. E. c. Gordon, Mrs. C. L.
Chapman, Mrs. J. B. Hayes, and
Mrs. A. D. Estess. They served a
picnic lunch of sandwiches, carrot
and celery sticks, potato chips,
cupcakes and ice tea
Mrs. F. E. Bowser won the
"door prize" a box of stationery.
Next month the wives will en-
terrain their husbands at cocktails
and a dinner-dance at Fort Taylor
Officers Club ON June S at 1880
p. m.
Bachelor officers and their dates
are invited. Reservations are being
taken by Mrs. H. J. Gallagher, ex-
tension 231, and by Mrs. T. E. AL
len, extension 800.
Guests at the picnic luncheon
were Mrs. c. W. LETTERS, sister of
Mrs. F. E. Bowser; Mrs. T. E.
Aliens mother and aunt, Mrs. J..
w Christian and Mrs. ]. Paw.
icek, of Grand Rapids, Iowa. Mrs.
R. E. Brown was the guest of Mrs.
C. H. Rice and Mrs. H. ]. Gallagh.
er had as her guest, Mrs. W. Wild.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-17
Ann Brownell Is
.TriPPed By Calf

PHOENIX, Ariz. R-Ann Brown
ell. daughter of US. Atty. Gen.
suffered a dislocated shoulder YES
terday when a calf with a rope
around its neck tripped her and
threw her to the ground.
She was brought to a hospital
here for emergency treatment and
rest.
Miss Brownell, Is, is a student
at the Quarter Circle v Bar
r C h, a co-educational prep
school near Mayer, about 70 miles
north of here.
She was watching other students
try their skill at calf roping when
the animal ran too close to her.
Her parents were notified in
Washington, DC, that her condi-
ton was satisfactory and that she
probably would be allowed to re-
turn to the school later today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-17
Council Of Social
AGENCIES Hears
Miss Bentley

Miss Ester F. Bentley, who has
been LOANED" to Key West by the
United Community Defense Ser
vices, Inc, a national voluntary
"Red Feather" agency, conferred
with the executive committee OF
the Council of Social Agencies Of
Key West luncheon at the USO-
YMCA on Wednesday.
Miss Bentley outlined the scope
Of her work in Key West, and said
that she would be available from
now until November to work with
those agencies and groups in the
field of health, welfare and re-
creation that are included in the
membership of the Council of So
cial Agencies.
Miss Bentley received her Mas
ter's Degree in Community Organ
zatioa at the Catholic University
Of America, and is particularly in
terested in helping local CO.
ordinate services in these fields
and can be called upon as a re-
source person by the various agen-
cies. rs
Discussion at the meeting
brought out some Of the communi-
.ty problems. There was no ques-
ton in the minds of the group a.
bout the need for a children's de-
tention home (now being planned
by the JuvenlelC ounciD; the need
for a family service agency; the
need for better coordination and
planning by the various health,
welfare and recreation agencies
and services.
Miss Bentley will confer with the
executive committee again on Wed
nesday, May 10 and with the whole
membership of the Council of So
cial Agencies on Tuesday, June l.
Present at the meeting were
Mrs. Joan Dalton, Miss airline
Merritt, Richard Evans, Judge
Eva Warner Gibson and Mrs. Eli
leen S. Coughlin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-17
Mrs. RADON Is No,c
President OF
Mothers Club

Officers of the Mothers Club of
CMI and St. Joseph's School were
installed at the last meeting of the
year, held on Thursday, May 10 at
the Convent Auditorium.
Sister Superior of the Convent
was installing officer. Mrs. w. C..
RADON, Jr., is new president and
serving with her are Mrs. Stanley
Barrett, first vice president; Mrs.
Vincent McDermott, second vice
president; Mrs. Frank Loelich,
treasurer; and Mrs. Jane Muelh.
berger, secretary.
Sister Superior thanked the re-
firing president, Mrs. C. H. Hinkle,
and Mrs. Edward Graham, treasur-
er, for a job well done. She cited
the worthy school projects which
had been successfully concluded
under the capable leadership of
Mrs. Hinkle.
A beautiful bouquet Of red car
nations were presented to Mrs.
Hinkle in appreciation of her SER
vices to the club. The newly in
stalled president was presented
with a lovely corsage Of orchids.
Miss April Larsen, a visitor from
Honolulu, T. H., was guest speak
er. Her interesting talk on the
Hawaiian Islands was illustrated
by beautiful colored slides.
Following the meeting a social
hour was enjoyed with Mrs. Rob.
ert Roberts, hospitality chairman,
acting as hostess.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-17

ONe on nem IS bOD POLLOCK WHO
plays the part of Norris" a Fed
eral agent sent to Key West to
solve the mystery of the rifles
missing from Fort Taylor.
He poses as a newspaper report
er and not only successful but
makes all the local newshawks look
to their laurels. (What am / say
ing?) Maybe he remembers what
fine performance he turned in
as the reporter in "The Man Who
Came To Dinner"
He directed "My Sister Eileen"
and "The Bat" which both had
successful runs. Bob has been on
the board of directors, been vice.
president and his now recording
secretary of the Players.
Opehlia says too, that Ed Gies-
bert, you'll remember him as the
Captain in mister Roberts") is
doing a fine job as "Senor Fer
nandez," the slick "politico" who
runs guns to Cuba, not from any
patriotic motive, but to fatten his
pocketbook.
Ed always turns in a finished
performance which is not surpris-
ing as he has played professional
bits in Summer Stock, and is plan
ming to play the "straw hat cir
cuit' in New England again this
summer. .'
Jack Clarke and Mickey Renna,
the director and stage manager
for the FilibuSters have had lots
of experience in this sort of thing.
Ophelia and I have decided that
come what may, we're going to see
this gala production of Key Vests
own historical drama.
I'm not supposed to be there, but
with Ophelia's help, / have picked
out a good hiding place. People
are lucky, all they have to do is
buy a ticket and sit in air condi-
toned comfort!
The management of the San Car
los is dominating the use of their
theatre to the Fiesta Committee as
their contribution to this very wor-
thy cause. Be seeing you, Petron-
ia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-17
ROGERS TO ATTEND
SOJOURNERS MEET;
CHURCH CONFERENCE

The Reverend and Mrs. Ralph
Rogers left Sunday for a two
weeks trip to Midwest. Reverend
Rogers will attend the Convention
of National Sojourners of which he
is National Chaplain, in Chicago
and the following week he will at
tend his Methodist Conference,
North Indiana, which meets in Ko-
komo, Indiana. The Rogerses will
return the first week in June.