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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
.Qosed-Door
Session Is5Dn
Again Today
BY MAX HARRISON

GENEVA 1.-THE 1nSSSchina con
ference returned TO- cclosed-doos
session today with the Western
Powers determined to find on,
quickly whether there is any
chance of an armistice.
It is generally conceded that the
conference has reached a crucial
stage with both the West and the
Communists refusing to give
ground on basic issues.
There were reports that British
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eder
would fly to London Sunday to re.
port personally to Prime Minister
Churchill. Eden conferred yester.
day with both Russia's Foreign
Minister v. M. Molotov and Red
China's Foreign Minister Chou En-.
lai.
The primary purpose of Eden's
talks was to break the procedural
deadlock which developed Wednes
day over Red demands that the
resistance governments" of Laos
and Cambodia be invited to Gen,
eva.
The West has opposed the de.
mand. France labeled the purport
ed governments phantom re-
gimes" which exist only on paper
French sources said the Commu
mist leaders had agreed to droF
their demands for the moment
but this left the two sides as fan
apart as ever ON the question Oh
getting the conflict stopped.
The United States was under.
stood to feel further talks are fu.
tile, but the American delegation
believes France should be the one
to decide, when the time comes,
to break off negotiations.
The French are reluctant 10
break off talks until they have ex.
hausted every possibility because
of the difficult internal situation
in France. ssg.
Eden and French Foreign Min.
lister Georges Bidault will be in
Paris Saturday for the 50th an.
niversary for the Entente Cordiale
between Britain and France. Bid.
ault undoubtedly will have an op.
portunity to consult his colleagues
on the problem before returning
to Geneva.
The French have insisted thu
problem of Laos and Cambodis
was separate from that of Vie
Nam. The French plan to end thu
fighting calls for an immediate
withdrawal of all Red forces from
Laos and Cambodia and a cease
fire in Wet Nam.
The Communists, on the othel
hand, not only are insisting on al
armistice in all three Associated
States but also for political settle
ment on some issues before tn,
armistice takes effect.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
Is
|QuestionedIn
|Kidnap Case

CHICAGO N-A 34-year-old man
was summoned before 4 U. S.
commissioner today on q charge
Of kidnapping a 7-year-old girl and
her 3-year.old brother in Beloit,
Wis, 10 days ago and taking them
to Illinois.
Joseph McElroy, identified by
the FBI as having a police record
in Michigan and Indiana for mo.
Testing children and young girls,
was seized by FBI agents and two
Beloit policemen yesterday at a
farm near Elwood, ILL.,, about SO
miles southwest of Chicago.
Guy Banister, special agent in
charge of the Chicago FIJI office,
said McElroy would be arraisned
on . charge Of violating the Lind.
bergh law, which carries a maxi.
mum penalty of death.
Banister said McElroy lured the
girl and her brother into his pickup
truck on May IL by offering them
chewing gum. The FBI agent said
McElroy stopped the truck several
times en- route from Beloit to
Rockford, ILL.,, and molested the
girl sexually.
The children, who were not
identified by Banister, were freed
early the next morning in Rock.
ford and were returned to their
parents.
Beloit police said the girl had
told them she and her brother
were playing in a parking lot
about half a block from their
home when a man approached
them and asked if they wanted to
80 for a ride around the. block. The
FBI said the children got into the
truck and were driven to Rock
ford, 20 miles away.
Banister said McElroy has ad-
mitted being in Beloit May IL and
seeing the children. However, the
FBI agent said, he has denied kid.
naping the children.
McElroy had obtained employ
ment at a farm near Elwood on
Wednesday. On the same day a po-
lice officer at Plainfield, near
Elwood, telephoned the FBI in
Chicago to report seeing a truck
which fitted the description Of the
one driven BY the kidnaper at
Beloit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
New Concessions
|ArePlannedF For
Suez Settlement

NEW YORK R-The New York
Times reported today the United
States and Britain are preparing
new concessions to Egypt for a
Suez settlement. s
A dispatch to the Times from
London said the U. So government
has indicated for the first time
that she will share responsibility
for safeguarding the massive Mid
die East base after Britain
80, 900 troops are evacuated. Under
this arrangement, it was said, Brit
ain no longer would insist she
leave 1900 uniformed. technicians
behind in the canal zone.
This demand has been a major
sore point with Egypt. She consid.
ers it an affront to her sovereignty.
According to the London re-
port by correspondent Benjamin
Welles:
The new proposal is now being
drafted by the London government
with Washington backing and Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden will present it to Cairo after
he returns home from the Geneva
Far Eastern conference.
Egypt, meanwhile, has limited to
American diplomats she might
agree to reopen the base to British
troops in case of an attack on the
Arab League states or Turkey.
This issue has been deadlocked
over Egyptian insistence that Tur.
key be excluded.
In place of the uniformed British
technicians, British and American
civilian contract workers would
supervise and maintain equipment
left in the canal zone under the
new proposal. They would be under
Egyptian authority but would be
supervised by their own nationals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
Respite For
Stevens Today

MILES CITY, Mont. B-Secre-
tary of the Army Stevens was in
Miles City today for a brief re-
spite from the McGarthy-Army
hearings and to attend sessions of
the Montana StockgrowerS Assn.
convention. ST
Stevens is a Montana rancher
with property between Twodot and
Big Timber in the central part Of
the state.
Stevens said he had accepted an
invitation to attend t is years con.
vention and was ''happy to get a
break from the hearings. :"
The Army secretary is due back
| in Washington Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
Someone Must
Like Armadillos

RIvERHEAD, N. Y. NISidney
Schwartz bought two armadillos
from Comfort, Tex, in order, to
write a thesis on their birth habits
for a New York University doc.
torate.
The armadillos, both females,
gave birth TO- seven offspring,
which makes nine armadillos.
Armadillos sleep during the day.
time and like to whoop it up al
night. And they eat like mad.
For the sake of quiet and econ.
omy, Schwartz tried to get rid Of
at least the mama armadillos. But
nobody seems to want them, inclu'
ding ZOOS and animal dealers.
81 can't turn them loose, that
would be cruel" Schwartz said
yesterday. ''There must be some
body who likes armadillos."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
Reporter Gets
News OF Fire

LYNCHBURG, Va. Up - Tony
Stein, a reporter-photographer for
the Lynchburg Daily Advance,
called fire division headquarters
here yesterday to get some infor-
nation on a fire from which he
had just returned.
The information he got, however,
was about another fire-firemen
told him his car was burning.
Stein raced downstairs to find
it was all too true. A passer-by
had noticed the flames a few min
utes after Stein had returned to
the office and had called firemen.
! The car was damaged severely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

said, can almost complete feturn
of children" who took first shots,
to get the second. Checks in many
areas showed only per cent
failed to continue the series.
This is an unusually fine show
of cooperation for such a vast
project" DR.. Van Ripper said.
About five weeks more remain
before the last group of children
will have completed their series
of shots. ALI records will be for
warded to the evaluation center at
Ann Arbor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
Crimp In Graduation

PHOENIX, Ariz. Up - Girls
fashions are putting a crimp in
plans for the eighth grade gradua-
ton at Emerson School.
The class isn't big, but q whole
new bleacher section has to be
added.
It's needed for the girls who this
year are wearing fluffy, full, stiff
crinoline pettieoats.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

Ears of the African elephant are
much larger than those of the In.
dian elephant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

More than half of the babies born
in the United States in 1850 had
fathers in their COS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21
TEMPE RATUR Is

Relative Humidity, J Am.
74%
Barometer tSea Levsl), ZOO AM
1898 inS.-1013.5 mbs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

In France, Easter was regarded
as the first day of the year until
1864.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-21

TomorroW'S Almanac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Bride-EIect
ToBe Feted.
This Week

A number Of parties are
planned this week for bride-elect
Miss Margaret Meade Crowley,
who viii be married Saturday to
Mr.. Richard d. Talbot of De-
catur. III.
Tomorrow, Mr.. Gilbert ]. Parr.
r.. win entertain in honor Of the
couple at cocktail between z and
8 at the Dorset avenue home Of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
j. Parr in Kenwood.
On Thursday, Mrs. George
Matthew Rich will entertain the
wedding party at cocktails at
her residence in the Greenbriar
Apartments followed by dinner
and dancing at the ShorehaIn
Terrace.
Mrs. James Ernest Talbot.
mother Of the bridegroom, win
entertain the wedding party ct
dinner at z pm. Friday at the
Kenwood Country Club follow
ing the 6 pm. wedding rehearsal
at the Shrine of the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
The bride-elect is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John William
Crowley, jr.. Of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
The Latest
Tall Girl
Fashions
By EIeni

II you're ST" or over you don't
grin and bear it. You wish you
were smaller, for one thing. You
wish there were clothes around
that could make you look every
inch the feminine type you are.
You begin to develop COM
plexes about the whole subject
of fashion.
When people suggest that all
you need to do is lengthen a
dress and there you have. q tall
fashion" you'd like to suggest
they take a powder.
You know that the right tall
fashions will have q longer waist
line. bigger shoulders. longer
sleeves. proper hiplines, and
that longer length built-in.
Statistics show that right in
the Washington area alone there
are over $4,000 women who fall
in the tall" category.
There's large percentage In
that number that realize that
height makes all the difference
In the world in their being
dressed in the very latest on the
fashion front. They know what's
in style but can they find it for
themselves? II they have time
and money expensive alterations
or custom made clothes are q
part Of the answer.
The real answer, however, may
lie in being able to go directly
to o place specializing In tall
fashions and where even the
salespeople belong to that higher
level.
Previously there's been about
. years delay on the part of the
manufacturers of tall styles in
making available high fashion
trends to tall women. Take for
example the Bermuda shorts
craze that's hitting its peak
now.
Tall girls want to wear them
In their own size now, not in the
springtime.
Some Of the problem may be
solved by a shop here in town
that's just opened. Not only are
the shorts to be found but the
latest styles in coats, suits, day
time and cocktail dresses, sep
arates. sportswear. blouses.
sweaters, lingerie and hosiery.
All for tall girls.
Acting as fashion consultants
are two former fashion models,
Leila Cole Of Washington and
Pat Severy of New York. These
tall girls know what it is to look
for something terrific to wear
only to be disappointed in not
finding it.
Here is more than just a
sympathetic approach to the
subject of fashions for the tall
girl-it looks like q real in
telligent way to handle the fash
ion needs Of a big part Of our
local population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Former Resident
Appointed toPost

Miss Betty Jane Mullendore
Of South Hadley, Mass. has been
named assistant cataloguer in
the Mount Holyoke College L.
brary for the coming year.
Miss Mullendore received her
A. B. degree from George WASH
ington University. where she was
elected to the Phi Beta Kappa
society, and received her M. 8.
degree in library service from
Columbia University. From l94e-
1858 she served as U. S. Govern
ment library analyst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23

and pulled to the back, or it's set
straight on the head and given a
tiny brim for a bloused crown
effect. BY some sort of extra
sensory perception, our own de-
signers have simultaneously come
up with berets, and you'll see
them for fall in every category
from custom to hat bar. Right
now they're striking in jewel
toned velvets, to set of your
tweeds-small profile shapes or
big, f1oppy Rembrandt berets
that can be pulled to any angle
on the head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
The Beret Is Back in Full Force

Beret: This names the soft
wool cap worn by Basque peas
ants and for years has named
hat shape worn in this coun-
try. The beret has been out of
the fashion picture for some
time, but this year, along with
other style concepts of the late
COS, and early sos, it's back in
full force. AS a part of the
softened, head-hugging more
hat" look, Paris designers in
dorse the beret heavily. It ap-
pears in exaggerated side draped
versions, it's mounted on a band
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Honored at Buffet

United States Navy Shipbuilding
Representative. Europe and will
have additional duty as Assistant
Liaison Officer, United States
Navy Shipbuilding Liaison Of
flee, France.
Guests also welcomed Capt.
and Mrs. Leonidas D. Coates,
who have come to Washington
from Jacksonville where Capt.
Coates served as overhaul and
Repair Officer at the Naval Air
Station. He has relieved Capt.
Grimes as the Deputy and Assis-
tant Chief Of Naval Research.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Capt. Mrs. Grimes

The Office Of Naval Research
honored Capt. and Mrs. Clifton
G. Grimes at farewell cocktail
and buffet party Friday at the
Army Navy County Club.
One hundred and fifty guests
came to bid farewell to the
former Deputy and Assistant
Chief of Naval Research, who
will sail from New York on Sep
TENDER z for duty in Paris.
Capt. Grimes, who was at ONR
for three years, will become
Chief Of Staff and Aide to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Side-Dipped' Belt

A belt that dips deeply to
one side. Shown in Paris is a
black calf belt. plain on one
side, with a sort of split-level
arrangement on the other, with
the lower section dipping deeply
at the hip and part of the skirt
drapery pulled through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
Handbag News

A fur handbag. A leading
French designer shows long,
shallow bags with top closings
in a variety of furs-a handsome
one is in Norwegian blue fox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23

THE SHEATH ,DRESS-For
evenings out a dress per-
teetIy scaled for the taller
girls figure in blond foiIle.
Style notes: The squared
off collar, Blackjack pIeot,
and rhinestone studded
fobrie. 1t is modelled by
leIo Cole who is over ST..
Evening star., 1954-06-02

Of naval air bases in the 18th
District between September 1914
and February 1945.
Naval air has been Admiral
Boone's forte since q few years
after his graduation from Anna
polls in 1920. AS a midshipman
he saw World War ! service
aboard the battleship Ohio with
the Atlantic Fleet in 1918.
By 1925 he was learning avia-
ton and has been associated di-
rect1y with that arm of the
service for most Of his career.
Since World War H>he has been
chief Of staff to the 7th Fleet.
later designated Naval Forces
Western Pacific; a member of
the Navy Departments general
board: assistant chief of naval
operations for strategic plans;
commander of Carrier Division
5: chief Of staff and deputy COM
mander, Naval Forces. Eastern
Atlantic and Mediterranean, and
acting commander. Naval Forces.
Eastern Atlantic.
His home is at 1921 South
Pierce street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Ralph Pittman Heads
Criminal Justice Unit

The Washington Criminal
Justice Association at its annual
meeting at the Ebbitt Hotel yes
terday. elected Ralph D. Pitt
man, lawyer, churchman and
civic leader, as its new presi-
dent.
The association chose these
other officers: Roger Robb, first
vice president; Roberta Woods
Bliss. second vice president; Miss
Jane Marilley, treasurer; James
c. Turner, secretary; Fontaine
Bradley, general counsel, and
Hector M. airing, chairman of
the finance committee.
Mr.. Pittman announced that
Edward Flynn, executive secre-
tary, will continue working for
the association.
A membership campaign is
planned to focus more attention
on the problems of controlling
crime in the District and to raise
funds to enlarge the scope Of
the associations work.
Mr.. Pittman lives at 1740
Poplar lane NV. He has been
active in the Metropolitan Police
Boys Club, the Touchdown
Club and the Texas State So
ciety. He Is moderator Of the
Chevy Chase Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Funds Lacking for Relief
In Prince GEORGES

Needy Prince Georges families
are suffering because relief funds
are insufficient to meet q critical
situation. according to a report
now before the County Commis-
SionerS.
The report submitted yester-
day indicated relief requests
have increased sharply in the
last four months. 1--WE believe"
said the report of the Com
munity Chest Family and Child
Welfare Committee, that the
situation warrants consideration
by the Board of County Com
missioners and that the State
Department of Public Welfare
should be alerted to the gravity
of these events for whatever &C
ton is possible on the State
level" The commissioners re-
ferred the report to the Welfare
Department for study.
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Virginia Ranks First
In U. 5. Traffic Safety;
Arlington I'd in Glass

The State of Virginia has won
first place in the 1853 National
Traffic Safety Contest.
Arlington. Va, tied for second
among cities Of 100000 to 200.-
600.
Washington won honorable
mention in the contest for cities
Of 100000 to ! million.
First Time for Virginia.
Virginia is the grand award
winner among States for the
first time, the National Safety
Council announced in Chicago
today. Virginia previously Led
Southern States in 1914, 1947
and 1852.
Arlington is listed as a city
in the competitor because of its
density Of population. Since
1912, when the county first en-
tered the contest, it has gained
either first or second place on
numerous occasions.
County Manager A. T. LunG-
berg emphasized that the award
is based on the county's overall
safety program, along with traffic
deaths. The program includes:
Death and injury records, traffic
ordinances. accident facts. traffic
safety education, public infor-
nation and safety organiza-
tiOnS.
Phoenix Tops Arlington.
Arlington tied for second in it's
class with Sacramento, Calf =,
and Wilmington, Del. Winner
in this group was Phoenix, Ariz.
Grand award winner among
cities went to Wausau, Wis,
winner in the $4,000 to $4,000
class.
Los Angeles came in first in
the 1-million-and-up group. San
Francisco won in the 100000 to
! million group,
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Woman in Abortion Death
Held for Grand Jury

A woman charged with homi-
eide in the abortion death Of q
young mother today waived pre-
liminary hearing and was held
for the action Of the grand jury.
Appearing before United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence
was Gladys r. Sewell. IS. Of
the 1000 block of Sixty fifth
place, Seat Pleasant, Md. She
is accused in the death May Is
of Mrs. Shirley Barnes, IS, Of
4431 E street Sc. Mrs. Barnes
died in D. C. General Hospital.
Both are colored.
Detective Sergt. c. r. Wine
miller of the Homicide Squad
said the woman. after being con-
fronted with two witnesses, ad-
mitted performing the illegal
operation. She Is being held
under $4,000.
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Bill for Reorganizing
CAPITOL Police introduced

Chairman LeCompte, of the
Administrations Committee Of
the House. today introduced a
bill for the reorganization and
strengthening of the Capitol
Police force and to place the ap-
pointment of its members on q
non-patronage basis.
Reporters were told this bill
is designed to carry out the sug-
gestionS of leaders of the House.
developed in conference since the
March l shooting of five mem
bers of the House by four Puerto
Ricans who sprayed bullets
through the House chamber.
The LeCompte measure pro-
vides for appointment of Capitol
Police without regard to po-
litical Affiliations and solely on
the basis of fitness" None
would be appointed unless he
had successfully passed both
mental and physical examina-
tions.
The authorized strength of the
present force is 157. The bill Of
the Iowa Republican would AL.
thorize force Of up to 200.
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Admiral Walter Boone Named
Superintendent at Annapolis
Began Fighting Days
As Midshipmon
In World War |
By the Assoeicted Press

Rear Admiral Walter Fred
erick Boone, who began his
fighting days as a midshipman
in World War I, yesterday was
named superintendent of the
Naval Academy.
Secretary of the Navy Thomas
announced that Admiral Boone
will succeed Vice Admiral C..
Turner Joy, who retires July /.
When he takes over was un-
certain, but presumably before
Admiral Joy departs.
Admiral Boone is now q mem
ber of the Strategic Survey
Committee of the Joint Chiefs
Of Staff in Washington. He is
56, a native of Berkeley. Calf,
and q veteran of both World
Wars and the second Nicaraguan
campaign in 1926.
He will be the 38th superin-
tendent at Annapolis for a tour
Of duty that usually lasts two or
three years.
Admiral Joy. SO. came to An
napolis in August, 1852. after q
stretch as chief United Nations
peace negotiator in Korea. He
plans to live in La Jolla, Calf.
Admiral Boone received the
Silver Star for action as execu-
tive officer Of the carrier Enter
prise while the ship was under
attack by Japanese aircraft in
the Battle Of Santa Cruz, Oc-
tober 26. 1912.
He later was awarded the
Legion Of Merit for command of
the carrier yorktown in opera
tions against the Japanese in
1945. His decorations also in
clude q Presidential Unit cita-
ton for the Yorktown and En-
terprise and o commendation
ribbon for service as commander
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Body Of Boy Found;
Rock Creek Dragged
For Missing Brother

The tragic end of a Sunday
afternoon mulberry picking ex-
pedition came today with the
discovery of the body of an
8-year-old boy in Rock Greek,
not far from where 1t empties
into the Potomac River,
Still missing and believed
drowned is his 4-year-old
brother.
Police Pvt. George M. Nelson,
of No. Z precinct, found the
body Of Joseph Hodge. colored.
floating in the creek behind q
fallen log that forms a natural
dam. Dragging operations were
begun Immediately for the body
of his brother Edward. ,
Their mother, Mrs. Josephine
Hodge, 1915 Twenty-eighth
street NV, reported them miss
ing when they did not return
home Sunday night. There are
13 children in the family.
Pvt. Nelson went to the creek
after talking to JoSeph's play
mates at the Stevens-Phillips
Elementary School today. He
was on crossing duty there.
The policeman said Joseph's
friends told him the brothers an
nounced they were going to pick
berries and then try to cross the
log over the creek. At that point,
the creek is about 80 feet wide
and a deep pool has formed be-
hind the fallen log.
Pvt. Nelson said the boys ap-
parently tried to cross and
slipped in.
The body was identified by
Norman S. Anthony, principal of
the school. Police planned to
drag both Rock Creek and the
Potomac River for the body Of
Edward