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Evening star., 1954-01-02
Society News
AuIt
Makes Bow;
.kATO Fete

DR.. and Mrs. Garnet w, Ault
presented their daughter Joan
Margaret to society yesterday at
tea dance. The party took
place at the Chevy Chase Club. /.
The debutante and hef par
er1ts formed a receiving line and
Sidney and his orchestra played
for dancing. Miss Ault chose a
becoming white silk taffeta dress
with a softly draped bodice. Her
flowers were white camellias.
The hostess was goWned in
pale silver green satin fashioned
along princess lines. The neck
line was embroidered with Sc
quins and gold. Her flowers were
cinibidium spray orchids.
Assisting the debutante were
Miss Sandra Cowen and Miss
Joanna Brown and lending the
hostess a helping hand were Mrs.
Victor Alfaro and Mrs. Weston
Bruner.
Among those from out of town
were Mrs. Marcus M. Day, ST., of
Detroit. Mich: DR.. and Mrs.
Luther Leader of Bloomfield
Hills. Mich: Mrs. Howarth
Gnau of Crosse Pointe, Mich.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Klinger,
jr., of Ann Arbor. Mich.
The debuts did not steal all
the spotlight yesterday as they
have been doing all season.
There were other gay parties.
The United States Represent
ative to the NATO Military
Committee and Standing Group
and Mrs. j. Lawton Collins en-
tertained from IL to 2. This
party took place at the hosts
quarters at Fort Myer and about
$50 guests were expected.
This gathering is an annual
NATO event and members of
the standing group staff and
their wives were invited. Tradi-
tional eggnog was served.
The General and his lady
formed a receiving line but
chatted informally as the guests
arrived. Among those there
were Air Chief Marshal Sir Will
liam Elliott and Lady Elliott.
Maj. Gen. and Mime. Paul M.
Stehlin, and Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Karl Truesdell. jr. Gen. Trues-
dell is deputy to Gen. Collins.
The French Ambassador and
Nine. Bonnet entertained most
of the day. In the afternoon
they had a party for the entire
Embassy staff and last evening
they had a dinner for all the
French diplomats and their
wives.
Yesterday was an important
occasion at the Embassy of
Haiti was their independence
day.
The Ambassador, Mr.. Jacques
Leger was the host at a reception.
This party took place from 7 to
8 at the 10th street Embassy.
Evening star., 1954-01-02

right there and then, thinking
about another year like Nthe
one we've just been through"
Things look a little better,
don't you think?"
Maybe SO. but there's no
way of telling. / guess we're
going to keep out OF war in
Europe and don't believe wt1l
let Syngman Rhee reopen the
Korean war. We could get
caught in that Indo- China
mess. of course, but maybe we
won't"
Think we're wise to bring
two of our divisions homer"
Il don't see why not. be-
lieve Ike knows what he's
doing"
Then you don't agree with
Senator Russell and Senator
Monroney?"
I'm afraid I don't, al
though they are two pretty
good Senators. They are
right. of course. in wanting a
full discussion of the PROPOSE
ton. What it boils down to Is
whether. with the new weap-
onS we've got-the atomic
weapons, / mean-we can
hold the present situation with
smaller ground forces. Ike and
the other military men must
think so. And when you con-
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Potomac Fever
Fletcher KnebeI-

Now that TV has finished Years college bowl
games. it can get back to the amateur shows
Claude Bachelor, of the % American GIs stuck
with the Reds returns SIDE He waited until
the first day Of the 10 per cent reduction.
The allies to Russias January IS date for the
Four conference This gives the French time prepare
the conference deciding which cabinet should during
Ike reveals he with administration leaders
New Day. These Republicans fast workers
problem brings indexed
and filed by lunch-time.
Legislators Washington another session
Congress chief year average
with a vote mad he'll out and cast it.
says no obstacle better
understanding with the United States Things be tough
in RuSsia-even Malenkov hasn't a mirror.
Ike with photographers cameras-thus
covering the conversational Of photographers to
Evening star., 1954-01-02
stabbing Victim Dies;
Widow Held by Police

A 30-year-old man died of
knife wounds early today after
what police described as a fam
lily argument.
The dead man was Thomas j.
Lewis, colored. of IS s street
NV, who had multiple stab
wounds in the chest from a 2
inch-blade pen knife.
Police are holding his widow,
Mrs. Ida Mae Lewis, who. they
said. had been badly beaten on
the head during the argument.
She was treated at District Gen.
eral Hospital and, then removed
to the Women's Bureau.
A coroner's inquest will be
held when she recovers SUM-
ciently. police said.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
An-0ut Drive on Polio
To Start Next Month
By the Assoeiossd Press

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 2.-The
National Foundation for Infan-
tile Paralysis is to begin an ALL
out drive on the disease next
month.
Basil O'Connor, foundation
president. in a Nation-wid
broadcast inaugurating the 1854
March of Dimes campaign last
night. said thousands of children
in Pittsburgh. Pa. would be
inoculated with a new polio vac
cine in the kickoff of extensive
field tests.
Inoculations in February are
to cover every State in the Ma
ton" as part of the program.
Mr.. O'Connor said the pro-
gram would cost $75 million, but
the development of the serum
brought the fight against polio
to "the verge Of victory"
The serum is to be tested on
between 100000 and / million
second grade school children.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Hope Seen That Soviet People
May Turn Nation to Peace

world 1t now dominates. But
this continues to drain manpower
and resources needed on the
home front. Already there is a
severe manpoWer shortage.
S. The regime seems to have
no intention of veering away
from its policy of supporting
Communist activities abroad. Of
encouraging chaos and rebellion.
Yet. in so doing. it increases the
danger of open conflict which
it cannot afford.
6. While promising commu-
nism, the regime actually is
moving away from the feminist
path. even as its big neighbor.
China. is struggling toward the
feminist goals. Already there is
a vast sector Of the Soviet popu-
lation which can be considered
middle class. with private prop
erty instincts and the determina-
tion to pass on to following gen.
erations what 1t has accumulated.
The twin calamities of Stalin-
ism and World War II held down
the economic growth of the vast.
rich and powerful country. The
possibilities are all there. In
duStrialization, electriflcation,
mechanization of agriculture
have built a foundation. In the
way stands the Soviet Commu-
mist bureaucracy plus the obses-
sion with tremendous military
strength.
Consumers Side Neglected.
The Soviet Union built great
factories and electric power
projects. canals and irrigation
networks under Stain. But it
neglected the consumer side of
the economy. This could prove
an Achilles heel in any inter-
national test of strength, as it
almost did in the last war.
In order to give the country
the resiliency to withstand a
shock Of major proportions. the
collective regime under Malen-
kov must strengthen this weak
link. But in doing so, it builds
a threat to the Communist
Party. The middle class. acquir-
ing more Of the worlds goods,
will have more to lose by the
threat Of war. In acquiring
more it will demand more. The
middle class has little in COM
mon with revolutionary Bolshev-
ism and little taste for throwing
away its gains for the glory Of
the world revolution.
There is still another factor.
Although there is vast ignorance
on the part of the Soviet people
about the Western world, the
barriers already have been
pierced. In order to take ad-
vantage of Western methods, it
has been necessary for the Soviet
Union to expose large number
Of educated persons to Western
influences. Evidences that the
Soviet Union copies American
ways can be seen on the streets
of any Soviet city.
All these things add up to
hope for the world-hope that
the present state of war with
out guns will gradually develop
into something resembling peace.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
McKeldins Hosts to 900
At Executive Mansion
BY the Assoeiuted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. about
600 persons visited the Governors
mansion yesterday to wish Mary
lands first couple a happy new
year during the traditional two
hour open house session.
Earlier Gov. and Mrs. Nc
Keldin entertained officers of the
Maryland National Guard at
lunch.
In the receiving line with the
McKeldinS were Senate Minority
Leader Robert B. Kimble, House
Speaker and Mrs. John c. Luber
and Secretary of State and Mrs.
John r. Reeves.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Dr.. WA. Hooker, Is,
1dkoma Park Leader
And Scientist, Dies

DR.. William A. Hooker, rs, re-
tired Agriculture Department
scientist and editor and a prom
inent Takoma Park civic work.
er, died Thursday at the Wash
ington Sanitarium after a. brief
illness.
He had been found uncon-
Scious in his home. 19 Pine ave-
nue., by his son, Allen E. Hook
er, who called to arrange a
family reunion.
Born in Westhampton. Mass,
DR. Hooker moved to Amherst,
with his parents when still in
his teens. He was graduated
from Massachusetts, Agricultural
College, now the University of
Massachusetts,, shortly after the
turn of the century.
He subsequently earned a
bachelor of science degree from
Boston University, a doctor of
veterinary medicine degree from
George Washington University
and bachelor and master of
laws degrees from National Uni
versity. He was admitted to
practice before the Supreme
Court here in 1923.
Retired 10 Years Ago.
DR.. Hooker accepted a posi-
tion with the Agriculture De-
partment in Texas in 1904 and
undertook a study Of the boil
weevil.
In 1908 he was transferred
here and assigned as editor of
the Experimental Station Rec
ord for the departments of econ
omies. entimology. zoology and
veterinary medicine. He re-
tired in 1943.
DR.. Hooker had recently been
appointed a member of the Ia
koma Park Fine Arts Committee
by the City Council and was
compiling a history of the COM
munity.
He was also a founder of the
Takoma Historical Society in
1914. serving as president at the
time of his death, and historian
of the Montgomery County His
torical Club.
Active in Many Organizations.
He was an elder and treasur-
er Of the Takoma Park Presby-
terian Church and scoutmaster
of the church's Troop 80; past
president of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association and the
Takoma Horticultural Club; a
charter member of the Commun-
tty League of Takoma Park and
the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire
Department; a member of Ia
koma Masonic Lodge No. 90, and
active in the Takoma Park Lii
brary.
DR.. Hooker was also member
Of the American Association OF
Economic Entomologists, the
chronological Society of the
District, the American Parasitic
logical Society, the American
Forestry Association, the Ameri-
can Veterinary Association and
an emeritus life member of the
Evening star., 1954-01-02

Miss Shirley Louise Ratcliffe,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
E. Ratcliffe of Arlington, became
the bride January / of Mr.. Edwin
James Marlowe. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Marlowe of
Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
/ The candlelight ceremony took
place at the Westover Baptist
Church in Arlington with Elder
John T. Conway officia ting. A re-
ception was held in the fellow
ship hall of the church immedi-
ately following the ceremony.
After a short wedding trip. the
couple will make their home in
Kitcher. Ontario. where the
groom is employed.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
U. S. Sailors Give Blood ,
Get Philippine Thanks
By the Assoeioted Press

MANILA, Jan. 2. - Crewmen
and officers of the United States
cruiser Helena yesterday received
letters of commentator from
President Magsaysay for donating
23L2 gallons of hood to the
Philippine blood bank.
The blood was collected in a
day and a half after Ray Hig-
gins, of Helena, Mont, chairman
of the bank, appealed for dona-
tions from the cruisers 1900
men.
Evening star., 1954-01-02

American Association for the
Advancement of Science.
In addition to his som Allen,
who lives at 1000 Prospect ave-
nue., Takoma Park, he is survived
by another son, DR.. Charles B.
Hooker of Beaver, Pa. and a
sister. Miss Bessie M. Hooker,
also of Takoma Park. His wife
died in 1914.
Funeral services will be held
at ! pm. Monday in the Takoma
Park Presbyterian Church. Burial
will be in Amherst.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
To Entertain

Miss Gwendolyn Lewis, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Palmer Lewis, and Miss Joan
Lyons, daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
John Lyons. are entertaining at
cocktails today at the home of
Miss Lewis. The guests will in
clude mutual friends of the two
young ladies and some out-of-
town guests of Miss Lewis.
The buffet to be served will
include both American and
Spanish dishes.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
500 Sordinion Police
Comb Town for Bundits
RY tha Associafed Prass

ORGOSOLO. Italy, Jan. "A
force of 500 national police in
vaded this andit-infested Sar-
dinian town yesterday in a house.
to-house search for outlaws who
took 35' lives last year.
Their principal discoveries
among the $500 inhabitants were
scores Of weapons and stores of
ammunition. They also took 100
persons into custody, but released
all but four by nightfall.
Evening star., 1954-01-02

any risk of involvement in a
major world conflict, even while
attempting to hold its gains out
side its borders. But with the
many dilemmas and contradic-
tionS facing the Soviet Union.
with its present trend of develop
ment. anything can happen.
Much of the Soviet Union
today is like the America of the
turn of the century. f1exing its
muscle. In today's world its
development is likely to be
swifter. But it faces years of
road building, home building
machine production and trans
port development. The greatest
obstacle in its way Is the
bureaucracy built up by the
Communist Party under Stain.
In order to approach successes
promised. the government of
Premier Georgi Malenkov will
have to WELD a willing knife
against the red tape.
People Look to Moscow.
There is no end Of confidence
being expressed. high and low
real confidence that the job can
be done. Soviet people are look
ing anxiously but demandingly
to Moscow and the new gov
ernment."
Some diplomats think it pos
sible this government feels ii
can drain of some of the vast
expenditures for army and arma-
ments energy and new powerful
weapons. Such a course would
release much needed material
and manpower for the consumer
program. But the attitude of the
Soviet army, more and more a
power in today's Moscow, is a
a big question mark.
At any rate, the turning in
ward for which many in the
West had hoped seems to be
taking place. Along with this
development comes a series of
contradictions and dilemmas.
Energy Needed at Door.
/. While avoiding major war,
the Moscow regime cannot afford
peace in the non Communist
sense Of the word. It has expert
mented and found it still needed
the ferociouS enemy at the door.
2. But. while telling the people
on the one hand that they are
threatened by an outside enemy
armed to the teeth and ready to
strike, the regime also tells them
to make more refrigerators and
vacu um cleaners. household
goods and clothing. passenger
automobiles and radios. Such
propaganda could produce skep-
ticism. People might logically ex-
pect to be told they must tighten
their belts and make weapons If
an enemy is at the gates.
3. Having promised the better
life and advertised it so broadly
and constantly. the new regime
will be obliged to make some
semblance of a delivery. It no
longer has the absolute central
power Of the Stain dictatorship,
and its police arm has been
weakened by the furious blood
purge Of Lavrenti Beria and the
MVD. For the program to sue
coed, something must give way.
Does the u. S. S. r. dare de-
crease its heavy industry pro-
duction, its munitions produc-
ton or its armed forces?
Short Of Manpower.
4. The Moscow regime seems
to have no intention of giving
up its hold on that part Of the
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Luncheon Speakers Named

Representative Johnson. newly
elected Democrat from Wiscon-
sin, and attorney William A.
Roberts will be guest speakers
at a 1890 pm. luncheon meeting
tomorrow of the District Demo-
cratic Club in the Women's Ma
tional Democratic Club.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
De Gosperi Confined
To Home by Illness
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Jan. 2.-Ex-Premier de
Gasperi was confined to his home
in nearby Castel Gandolfo today
with what was described as a
slight indisposition."
His illness was disclosed in q
government announcement that
Premier Giuseppe Pella would 60
to Mr.. de Gasperi's home to con-
fer with the elder statesman. pre-
sumably about a cabinet reshufde
expected in the next few days.
Evening star., 1954-01-02
Post t-StoIin Russio
By William L. Ryon
Foreign News Analyst

The Soviet Union needs at
least 10 years to get its 1.-TWO
to three years" internal develop
ment program on a firm founda-
tion. In this fact lies perhaps
the worlds greatest hope for
peace that will last.
In that 10 years, there is rea-
son to expect, Moscow will avoid
Evening star., 1954-01-02

In this concluding ortieIe Of o series
Mr.. Ryon sums up his obsevotions
during Q three month tour Of the
Soviet Union.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-29
Vessel Violated
Monroe Doctrine
By Taking Arms
To Guatemala

The Swedish freighter
Alfhem that delivered Com
munist arms to Guatemala
sailed at $50 a. m. today
from Key West.
Waterfront scuttlebutt in
dicated the vessel sailed for
Cuba to pickup a cargo of
sugar.
The vessel sailed into port
here yesterday at z q. m. UNI
der the guns Of the destroy
er escort Loeser although
State Department officials
said the captain, Johan Hem
ny Lind, and crew members
submitted to questioning on
q voluntary basis.
While the Alfhem was anchored
of the Naval Station, the Loeser
stood by. Coast Guard and small
patrol craft cruised around the
ship.
Secret Proeeedirgs
The doings aboard the freighter
yesterday were shrouded in secre-
cy. Newsmen were not permitted
to board her and a Coast Guard
patrol boat tried to chase away
craft chartered by the Key West
Citizen.
Although the Coast Guard would
not permit Bill Spillman, Citizen
reporter to board the freighter, CT
tizen Photographer Sybil Arlington
did get the only news photos of the
ship.
The Navy released photos of the
Alfhem later yesterday.
Arms Delivered
The Alfhem picked up $40, 000,-
900 worth Of arms in the Com
munist port of Stettin, Poland, and
delivered them to Perto Barrios,
Guatemala.
Last Sunday three fleet-type subs
- the Sea Poacher, Threadfin and
Balao - sailed from Key West on
war patrols.
Whether it was one of these subs,
the L0eSer or an airplane that
picked up the Alfhem, could not be
learned.
However, it seemed clear that
u. S. submarines. were patrolling
the Yucatan Channel between Gu.
ba and Mexico.
The Associated Press reported
from Tampa that the captains of
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-29
Freighter Alfhem Left Key
West At $50 This Morning
Connie
.Ousted By


GUATEMALA Up - Jose Manuel
Fortuny, head of Guatemala's Com.
munist party and close adviser to
President Jacobo Arbenz was re-
lieved of his post, party head
quarters announced today.
The announcement said Fortuny
was relieved as secretary general
because of his health. But obServ-
ers speculated it might indicate q
split inside the party or that
Arbenz was forced to remove him
to remove the stigma of commu.
nism from the government.
Fortuny, as secretary general,
was rated as top man in the
nations Communist party. He was
also a member of the important
national Democratic front which
some observers believe NO. N spe
government policy, -.
His removal as party leader
automatically removes him from
the Democratic Front.
The Independent newspaper La
Hora said Fortuny had been ousted
after a heated party meeting.
Another announcement today
said Defense Minister Jose Angel
Sanchez has decided not to visit
the United States as planned, until
the situation eases.
The move came as tension
gripped the country in the wake
OF U. S. State Department accusa-
tons that Guatemala has received
arms from behind the Iron Cur
tain and reports from Washington
that the United States was think
ing of recalling it's air and mill
tary missions to Guatemala.
In Washington, Sen. Smathers
(D-Fla) said last night the ship
ment of Red arms to Guatemala
was Russian Intervention in Latin
America and emphasizes the chal-
lenge this nation has no choice but
to meet
We face the ugly and infuriat-
ing fact that we now find Russian
Intervention in this hemisphere on
an alarming scale, in violation of
the Monroe Doctrine Smathers
declared.
Last night the government is
sued two emergency regulations as
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-29
Child's' Arm Is
Broken In Fall

Little Patsy Valdez, age S, of
1910 Virginia Street fell and broke
her arm while playing Thursday
afternoon near her home
She had made it to her home
and was crying in agony on her
front porch when overfa hundred
people gathered near the scene.
Traffic was congested in front Of
the home to the extent that the car
to carry Patsy tothe hospital could
not get through,
Special Police officer R. ]. Lew
is was near the scene and took
the initiative. HI Immediately d.
rected traffic II clear the area.
Patsy was carried to the Monroe
County General IOspital where her
arm was set in ,plaster cast. She
was observed Yesterday in good
spirits, playing q her front porch.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-29
Mayor Harvey Politely
Answers Police Critic
America Honors
Its Soldier Dead Tomorrow

Following a tradition which ap-
parentiy began spontaneously in
the South following the Civil War,
graves will be decorated in Gem
eterles across the country.
At the same time there will be
numerous formal memorial serv.
ices conducted in the cemeteries.
One of these will be at thelvet-
Grams Administration Center Gem
etery at West Los Angeles, where
$1,000 veterans of all wary are
buried. 1t. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, re-
tired, will speak, and 800 per-
sons are expected to attend.
California's Gov. Goodwin ].
knight will make three Memorial
Day addresses during otha GEN.
etery services, and the American
Legion will conduct rites aboard
the heavy cruiser Helena IN Long
Beach Harbor.
IN Los Aassiy sr.sss soss.
Guard cutter win scatter flowers
upon the water, and others will
be strewn at sea from . plane
from the Naval Air Station at
Jacksonville, Fla.
An unusual event will occur at
Detroit. Some Its members of the
Queens York Rangers, a Toronto
regiment, will come from Canada
to return flag taken when the
city surrendered to the regiment
in 1872.
The Canadian unit, which also
had helped capture the city from
the French in 1760, is returning
the flag as a gesture of modern
day friendship.
On Monday, the Canadian troops
will join in the city's Memorial
Day parade.
War veterans of San Francisco's
will gather at famed
st. Mary's Square in Chinatown
afternoon to present the
city large bronze plaque men,
orial. It names Chinese-Americans
who died in World Wars 1 and II.
New York City will have many
observances, the feature being a
parade Monday on Riverside Drive
by the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-29
Judge Fines
|Peeping Tom $loO

George Fahnestock was fined
SOS and S. cost in City Court Thurs
day on charges Of disorderly con-
duct; to wit; a peeping Tom.
Police officer Smith testified that
early Thursday morning while
standing on the corner of Simonton
and South he observed a foreign
car pull up into one of the motels
with a young girl driving. Smith
related that the girl parked her car
and went into her room. He said
Immediately after the car pulled
in he saw a barefoot and ShirtlesS
figure approach the window and
started peeping in.
Smith said that he was standing
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