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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-22

WASHINGTON il = PresidenI
Eisenhcwer's plea 10 Congress /,
bold tAs line against any furshel
cuts i major tar rates smacket
Into str0ng opposition today.
Several key Democrats planned
. door fight b the almost eyenI,
divided House for plan 10 slice
~ billion dollars . year off per
sonal income taxes, relieving sew
81 million taxpayers from ans pay
naent at all.
And some Republicans and Dem
ccrats alike predicted Congress.
would permit at least slight re
dnct0ns 10 both corporation ia
come and excise tax rates.
Eisenhower, In his annual budgeI
message yesterday, strongly en-
doEsed . project for rewriting ii
most Al the nations tax laws. Hi,
proposals would reduce revenue
two billion dollars annually wher
they reach fun effect, but thii
would Be done through many
changes IN various deductions. al
lOwances and other technical
points-not through major rate
changes.
Republicans generally appIauded
mis- program, but Rep. McCor
mack Of Massachusetts, the assist
ant Democratic leader, accused
the President Of political insin.
eerity."
Instead Of appealing to the peo
pie to make sacrifices for great
er national Defense" Mccormack
said, "the President is appealing
10 their hopes for tax reductions.
but apparently the only one.
being considered In the Presidents
program are corporations and
large stockholders. II president
Eisenhower thinks we can have
tar reductions, the people gener
ally should benefit. |"
Eisenhower said the program be
proposed, In It's first year, would
relieve individuals Of SIS million
dollars in taxes and corporations
81 $50 millions.
Mccormack added his present
inclination Is not to vote to ex.
tend present rates on corporations
and excuses. Eisenhower urged
Congress to cancel three billion
dollars In cuts In these fields, nov
set automatically for April 1, and
70 prevent losses In revenue from
other excuses not involved in the
April ] changes.
Rep. Kean (R,NJ), fourth-rank.
Ing Ways and Means Committee
Republican and usually an admin
istrati0n supporter, predicted there
would be 'at least slight reduc.
tons In corporation income taxes
and considerable reductions in
some Of the higher excuses.
Rep. jenkins lR-Ohio), second
ranking COP committee member,
laid IN . separate interview, 81
mink wen cut corporation taxes
some and i think wen cut ex-
cises.' =
The corporate income tax rate,
now 81 per cent, Is due to drop
to ~ per cent on April / unless
Congress changes the law.
Sen. George (D-Ga), senior DEM
Ocrat on the Senate Finance Com
mittee. and others have suggested
Q 50 per cent rate, which would
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-22

In the early days charcoal va.
used for the smelling Of iron ana
serious damage TO many forest
resulted by heavy cutting to pro
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-22

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Evening star., 1954-11-15
PortyGiven
For Swifts

Capt. and Mrs. Smith Hemp
Stone entertained in their
Bethesda home yesterday at a
tea and reception in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield Swift,
son-in-laW and daughter Of
Mrs. Hempstone.
The party was to welcome
the Swifts back home after
three years abroad, spent in
The Hague. While there, Mr..
Swift sang in concerts, on the
radio and with the Utrecht
Opera Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swift have re-
turned here to make their
home and most Of the guests
yesterday were friends Of the
couple.
Assisting at the party were
Mrs. Luther Sheldon, Mrs.
Laurence Green. Mrs. John w.
Thompson, jr.. Mrs. o. G. Sex
ton III, Mrs. John Webster
Bowman and Mrs. Smith
Hempstone, jr.
Evening star., 1954-11-15
STAR stan Photo

the French Ambassadors was
wearing. So I went to lots Of
expense and through agonies
Of fitting to get the best effect.
I knew it would help thou
sands of girls who work for
the couture. Her successor, in
cidentally, Nine. Couve de
Murville is extremely pretty
and chic.
And the 10th and last rule
that sums them all up: "Never
forget that what you do re-
fleets on your whole country.
If you are friendly with the
people, they will feel friendly
toward your country. But If
! did something they didn't
like. said Helle, II knew they
would say oh, the French"
Trumons Coll
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tru-
man called the Bonnets from
Independence, Mo-, Saturday
when they heard "the terrible
news" about their leaving.
Helle cried when their call
came through. after 10 years
in a country. especially a warm
country like this, it's terribly
heartbreaking to leave" But
they asked to be relieved last
December because she was get
ting too tired to do her best.
She will spend the first two
months when she gets back to
Paris furnishing their apart
ment. After that she wants to
do something connected with
this country-something to do
with relations between France
and America. But she has "ab-
solutely no idea now in which
field" of endeayor it will be.
Maybe this is not farewell
after all-just a brief au revoir.
t . 4
Evening star., 1954-11-15

more difficult for the French
ambasSadreSs than for any
other. Whereas other embassies
must have good food, the food
at the French Embassy must
be superlative for obvious rea-
sons. So must the wines. II
ordered all the wines and only
the best" said.
And nine, every hostess
should remember the tastes of
her guests. When Secretary of
State Dulles goes to the En-
bassy he gets his favorite des-
sert, st. Honore, a crown of
puffed pastry with a wonderful
cream inside and glazed cream
puffs on top.
Ex-President Truman once
expressed a fondness for Bar
sac white wine so when Presi-
dent Auriole came here he
brought a case of it with him,
tipped Off by Helle. Bob Low
EFT always found his favorite
bourbon waiting for him.
when Bill Foster comes to the
Embassy he has a bottle of the
best claret in front of him" /"
said the perfect hostess. And
when General of the Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower once
expressed a love Of sauer kraut
which he has his own way of
cooking. he was invited to a
sauerkraut a l'Alsacienne din
ner at the French Embassy
that he still talks about.
Chic Clothes
BY the same token that the
food and wines had to be the
best there is, her clothes had
to represent the French cou-
ture, said the chic Helle. Il
knew that wherever / ap-
peared they would say what
Evening star., 1954-11-15

her husband, Nine. Bonnet be-
lieves. "A man thinks along
broad lines. A woman knows
that the details he overlooks
may be very important fac
tors"
The fifth word of advice she
would give to all new ambas-
sadresses coming to a city like
Washington especially is make
yourself a part of the COM
munity. Adopt their civic in
terests. This is very impor-
tant."
And the sixth axiom to all
coming to America BE hon
est. "You have to be with
Americans because Americans
are the most, honest people in.
the world"
The seventh rule is to make
your embassy a showcase OF
the best that your country
has to offer. When she arrived
here neither the paintings nor
the furniture were representa-
tive of French art and beauty.
She eventually redecorated the
whole Embassy. Did she have
to go through the government
to get what she wanted?
"Oooh, and how. I spent my
time fighting. It took me six
years. started out by being
nice and asking. and when ]
saw I was getting nowhere I
became a pest"
She thinks this is the wom-
ans job. Usually when an
ambassador wants something,
he writes letters. But the
woman should go there and
fight!"
Entertoin Well
The next ambassadress law
Is to entertain well but that's
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Evelyn Werlich
IS Married

Mr.. and Mrs. Ruben Werlich
of Lewis, Iowa, announce the
marriage on November IL Of
their daughter Evelyn Marie
to Mrs. Edwin c. Koontz, son
of Mr.. Edwin c. Koontz OF
this city and Mrs. Helen
Hooker of Griswold. Iowa.
The ceremony took place In
the Methodist Church in
Lewis, Iowa.
Evening star., 1954-11-15
OAS Luncheon

A luncheon was given last
Friday in honor Of the Minis
ter Of Foreign Affairs Of Costa
Rica. Or. Mario Esquivel BY
the chairman Of the council
and members of the Organi-
zation Of the American states.
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Exclusively Yours
Nine. Bonnet Gives Recipe for Success
Exclusively Yours
By Betty Beole


least two ambassadors wives
leave here every month
why Is the whole town In a stir
over the French Ambassadors
wife going? Take a look.
When the Henri Bonnets
came here in 1945 the French
Embassy under the Vichy col
laborators had sunk to its
lowest ebb in prestige in per-
haps a century. When they
leave on or about the Goth of
December, having been dined
every single night, Nine. Bon
net walks out as the most
powerful ambassadress in
Washington and one of the
10 most influential women in
this area.
How did she do it? What
should any new ambaSsadress
do who wants to be a success
as the chatelaine of a Wash
ington Embassy? Let Helle
Bonnet give you the key In
her own words. It turns out
there are 10 rules though she
never stopped to count them.
ITO begin with" she said,
"the outstanding idea in your
head has to be the relations
between the two countries, and
you must do as much as you
can to make them as strong
as possible"
Hord Work
How? Hard work and If
! am not too presumptuous-
intelligently done. You have
to do as much as you can and
you have to know what to do.
I forgot completely and abso-
lutely about myself except in
respect to my appearance be-
cause that counts, especially
with a French Ambassadress. .
She recalled how she once
used to take out her compact
and Ak her face ever so often,
but II never do it any more.
I forgot myself"
Secondly, you have to
know the roots of the country.
I was lucky because 7 was
in this country for four years
before being an ambassa-
dress" In learning to under
stand the people at a new
why this and why
that which is not the same as
in your own country-you
finally learn to love them,"
Mime. Bonnet explained, "and
you have to have a genuine
love for the country in order
to do a good job"
One of the things it is hard
for foreigners to get used to
here. is the terrific number
of questions Americans ask.
But this ENJOYS wife discov-
cred it was out of interest,
not curiosity. IT have made
many speeches." she said.
''tIis is the only country
where people sit and listen
to you."
Forget Habits
Thirdly, she always told
the new members on the en-
bassy staff to forget about
the habits of their own coun-
try and adopt the habits of
this country. For instance,
she observed, IT love Ameri-
can cooking. You can serve
me any sort of complicated
salad and I love it. I don't
ask why this combination"
"The only thing I couldn't
get used to-" she chuckled,
was spearmint." 20
Next. after understanding
the country you're in, the job
Of an ambassadress is to try to
make her own country under
stood. That's what l have
tried to do for 10 years." said
Helle simply. Il wanted to bring
to the minds of Americans the
French people. Whatever the
political situation, the one
thing that counts is people"
She did 1t by lecturing and by
conversation. She told Sena-
tors and Congressman to be
patient with France. Think
what these people have been
through. For so many years
(during the occupation)
France was not normal" she
told them.
A woman can do that sort
Of thing so much better than
Evening star., 1954-06-02
November II Arnistice Day
Now Officially Veterans Day

mony witnessed by members OF
Congress who sponsored the
measure and by officials Of the
various veterans organizations.
Gen. Eisenhower used four
pens to sign the bill. Then he
looked up at the score or more
persons present for the ceremony
and said with a laugh:
Someone will have to take on
the job of distributing these
pens. I'll never tackle it,"
Then he called to James c.
Hagerty, White House press Sec
retary and said:
Jim. I'll give you that Job"
The legislation had been rec
commended by the major veter-
ans organizations. Among those
present was Alvin j. King Of
Emporia, Kans., who played a
major part in enlarging the
Armistice Day observance in his
community last year to include
all veterans.
Before signing the bill, Gen.
Eisenhower had lunch at the
White House with top officials
of the American Legion, the Dis
abled American Veterans, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars and
AmvetS.
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Camp Fund
Continued From First Page.)

She can only call from the
front door. or rely on neigh
borhood children to send her
home when she's out playing.
She can't take Betsy any place.
Thayer isn't their real name.
but this is the story of a
real Washington mother and
daughter. They are one of the
families-perhaps one is liv-
ing in your neighborhood or
even on your block-to whom
you can lend a real hand this
summer.
Betsy can have q 12-day
vacation at summer camp. She
went last summer and wants
to go back. Her mother would
like her to have that fun. Ac-
tually, it would be a vacation
for both.
You can supply the missing
quantity-the $35.72 it costs to
give child a camping vaca-
ton in Prince William Forest
Park. Va, in the camps oper-
ated by the Summer outings,
Committee.
The Evening Star Summer
Camp Fund is your chance to
send Betsy and other kids
whose parents couldn't man
age a vacation for them.
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Labor Representative
On FEDERAL Reserve
Urged by Lewis
By the Associated Press

John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers. says he
wants a labor. representative on
the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, the Ma
tion'S central bank.
Mr.. Lewis, who is reported to
be in control of large banking in
terests in Washington, suggested
in a letter to Secretary of the
Treasury Humphrey yesterday
that qualified representatives of
the agriculture land labor popu-
lation" to be put on the seven
man reserve board.
Mr.. Humphrey, an old ac-
quaintance of Mr.. Lewis, few
hours later replied in a letter
Evening star., 1954-06-02

responsibility to nominate men,
bers of the Reserve Board. II am
sure it is most desirable to seek
out prospective members with
broad background and UNDER
standing coupled with the high
est possible competence and quail
ii1cation. by experience, to per-
form the particular duties and
responsibilities of this board"
Before becoming Secretary Of
the Treasury, Mr.. Humphrey was
president of Hanna Co. of Cleve-
land. The firm is a large oper-
ator of coal mines.
Evening star., 1954-06-02
BY ihs Associated Press

From now on November IL
will be celebrated as Veterans
Day instead of Armistice Day.
President Eisenhower signed a
bill yesterday changing the name
Of the holiday to honor Ameri-
can service veterans of all wars.
The President put his name on
the bill at a White House cere-
Evening star., 1954-06-02

headed Dear John" and saying
I'VE appreciate very much your
suggestion"
There are two posts to be filled
on the Reserve Board and there
has been no official indication as
to when or how the appoint
mentS would be made. Board
Chairman William McChesney
Martin, jr.. has advocated re-
ducing the board to a five-man
panel. However, it was au-
thoritatively learned that the
Eisenhower administration has
overruled Mr.. Martin and has
decided to make the two ap-
pointmentS.
Two Vacancies Now.
One of the two vacancies is
the seat formerly occupied by
Oliver Powell, who left the board
in mid-1952 to become president
Of the Minneapolis Reserve Bank.
The other vacancy is the seat
now occupied by r. M. Evans,
whose term on the board ex-
pired in March this year but
who has remained on until
successor could be found.
Mr.. Evans has stayed on as
agricultural spokesman on the
board. He is a one-time farmer
and former chief of the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Admins
tration.
The President appoints board
members with the consent of the
Senate. The law calls for him
to give "due regard to fair repre-
sentation of financial, agricul-
tural, industrial and commercial
interests, and the geographical
division of the country"
The board has traditionally
had an agricultural representa-
tive but has never had a pro-
fessional labor representative as
a member.
Urges Encouragement.
In his letter to Mr.. Humphrey,
Mr.. Lewis said:
You are in a position of trust
and great power which affects
all Americans. All Americans
have to live and are entitled
to equal opportunity. Why not
aid and encourage them when
opportunity comes?
Il refer to the SuggeStion-not
new to you-that the two exist
ent or forthcoming vacancies. on
the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System be filled
by qualified representatives of
the agricultural and labor popu-
lation."
Secretary Humphrey said in
his reply that, while it is not his
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Hybrid 'SpIoke' Trout
Stocked in Cunudu

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the
Ontario Department of Lands
and Forests have completed the
first step of an experiment in
producing a new variety of game
fish. The 'splake" has resulted.
1t is a hybrid, the result Of
crossing speckled and lake trout.
Many have been placed in north
ern lakes and are expected to
begin to appear on anglers lines
in a year or two.
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Annapolis Magistrate
Gets FuII-Time Post
by the Asseeiossd Press

ANNAPOLIS. June 2.-Robert
E. Dammeyer has been elevated
from substitute to full-time
magistrate for the State Capital.
Mr.. Dammeyer, IS. was sworn
in yesterday to succeed Douglas
+. Lyons. his partner in an An
napolis law firm. Mr.. Lyons, un-
opposed for the Republican
nomination as States Attorney,
resigned in difference to Gov.
McKeldin's suggestion that all
magistrates campaigning for Of
flee step of the bench.
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Frances Dunes TuIIest

PARIS. - Along the Basque
coast of France there is a beach
125 miles long-from the mouth
of the Giroude to the Adour
estuary-known as the "Silver
Coast. This strip of coast
boasts Europe's tallest sand
dunes.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
Why Grow Old?
Breakfast Is Important,
Eat Hearty in Morning

remain there until the next
meal.
Some very interesting studies
have been carried on at one of
the great universities in the
United States. These demon
strated that the amount of pro-
tein eaten at breakfast has an
important effect on maintaining
the blood sugar level during the
late morning hours.
Therefore if you wish to be
efficient on your job, as well as
give your health a lift, you
should eat an adequate break
fast as habit.
It seems that animal and veg
etable proteins are equally eff
cient in promoting adequate
blood sugar level. Fruit, cereal,
milk and eggs are fine health
foods. Don't neglect your break
fast!
If you would like to have my
leaf1et No. 81, "Vitamin De-
fense," send a stamped. elf-ad-
dressed envelope with your re-
quest for it to Josephine Low
man in care of this newspaper.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
Here Comes the Bride
Bride Must Acknowledge
Every Gift in Writing

messages should have been ac-
knowledged, too"
There is no obligation to an
swer congratulatory kilograms.
When you see those who sent
the messages, it would be courte-
Gus to thank them, but if you
forget, it would not be very
serious.
y \ X X
II was married two weeks ago
at a large wedding 600 guests i.
I received many wedding pres
entS and the, thought of having
to sit down and write all of
those thank-you notes has me
in a dither. especially since I
have so little free time-what
with going to business and trying
to keep house.
I'm view of the number of
presents received, would it be
permissible to send printed
VA4dA1h~yOu Cd1 10
Definitely not!-not even if
you have to spend months writ
ing thank-you notes.
\ X 4 X
my wife and I disagree
about the sending of wedding
presents. She claims that an in
vitation to wedding reception,
whether accepted or declined,
calls for a wedding present.
say that a wedding present is
sent only when the invitation is
accepted. Will you please set us
straight on this?"
Neither of you is quite right.
An invitation does not call for
present unless you know the
bride or the groom or their fam
lilies very we'll, in which case you
would send a present whether
or not you go to the wedding.
x X y
II am going to be married in
two weeks and have just had
some follower cards printed
with my future name on them.
intend to use these to write
thank-you notes for wedding
presents, would like to know if
it would be proper to use these
cards to acknowledge wedding
presents that arrive before the
wedding? I would, of course, sign
these with my maiden name"
I am sorry, but it would be
wrong to use these cards until
you are married-unless you in
tend to hold them to be mailed.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
By Josephine Lowmon

Too many people have the
hurried coffee-and-toast break
fast habit. This is not a good
health habit for many reasons.
In the first place, we are such
creatures of habit that unless we
get cereals and eggs at breakfast
we are likely to miss out on
them entirely or at least to get
much less than best nutrition re-
quires.
Then, too, by breakfast time
we have been without food for a
dozen or more hours. We usually
do some of our hardest work in
the morning and those who go to
work with an inadequate morn
ing meal are certain to become
victims of the late morning
slump.
1t is thought that a low blood
sugar level leads to fatigue,
nervousness and inability to con-
centrate. In the normal person
the blood sugar reaches a low
level during sleep and is apt to
Evening star., 1954-05-12
Auxiliary Hostess
For Hospital Tour

Members Of the Women's Aux
iliary Of Anderson Orthopedic
Hospital, in Arlington, will act
as hostesses at the open house
to be held at the hospital in OBJ
servance of National Hospital
Week from 2 to 5 pm. and from
Z to 8 pm. tomorrow.
Open house features will In
clude guided tours of the grounds
where excavation now is in prog
ress for the new rehabilitation
center, demonstration of equip
ment now in use at the hospital,
and tea in the hospitals dining
room.
Mrs. M. s. Lefferts is in charge
Of auxiliary arrangements for
the day. and Mrs. Forrest
Swisher is chairman of the tea.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
Miss Matte Tyler
To Give Prooron

Miss Matte Richards Tyler,
poet and newly elected president
Of the District Branch. National
League of American Pen Women,
will present a program of her
poetry at 8 o'clock tonight at
the branch studio, 1851 Colum-
bia road NV.
BY request, Miss Tyler also
will read poems by Mrs. Inez
Sheldon Tyler, editor of the
Blue Moon" poetry magazine.
The evenings program will in
clude vocal solos by Mrs. Henry
Rogers Pyne and Mrs. Guy
Withers.
Mrs. Robert Clay Sheriff.,
chairman of the poetry section
of the branch, will preside.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
This is the last in a series
OF SeUen articles on wedding
etiQuette.J
By Emily Post

One unbreakable rule that
every bride must learn is that
she herself must acknowledge all
wedding presents in writing even
though she has thanked the
givers verbally.
The notes may be brief and
'Nthe gift should be named in the
fcon6. Where money has been
sertS>that too is acknowledged in
writing. And if the bride knows
Tor what it is to be spent she
should tell the giver in her note.
II it is to be included with other
money to be spent for a large
or expensive item she should
say so.
Where unforeseen circum-
stances have caused delay in
acknowledgment of gifts an ex-
planation is due the giver. Emily
Post covers wedding gift problems
in the following questions which
have been submitted to her.
\ r *
Il was married six months ago
and, a few days afterward,
mother was taken very seriously
i'll. Between looking after her,
and trying to get my apartment
in order, I neglected to write
thank-you notes for my wedding
presents. Now that Mother is
we'll and I can think sanely
again, am embarrassed at what
people think of me for not
acknowledging their presents.
"Is it too late now to write
these notes and, if not, is it
necessary to explain why the
notes are so late?"
Only one course is open to
more than feweSt possible words
that because of your mothers
serious illness, you are only now
able to write thank-you for the
Qovely, or beautiful or useful or
whatever) gift sent you.
X X X
II was married several months
ago and received many wedding
presents, all of which I ac-
knoWledged personally. We also
received quite a number of tele-
grams which 1 did not acknowl-
edge. Now I am told that these