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Evening star., 1947-07-09
Progress in DDT Spraying
Reported by MONTGOMERY

Foliage along 1900 miles of Mont
gomery County roads and streets has
been sprayed SO far in the county's
insect adication program, County
Agent o. w. Anderson announced
yesterday.
Mr.. Anderson said the eight DOT
machines used by his Office have
covered about thirds of the
suburban area and one-half of the
farms for which spraying had been
requested.
Declaring that we'll keep going
as long as the japanese beetles are
around" Mr.. Anderson said much
of the territory already covered is
slated for respraying.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Co|mar Manor Mayor
Reelected 10 7th Term

Mayor John N. Torvestad of Col
mar Manor, Md, today was assured
OF another 2-year term. He was
reelected yesterday for his seventh
term, receiving SO votes. He was
unopposed.
Joseph Slaughter defeated Jack
w. Smith. IL to 4, for the first ward
council seat, and Andrew Tackitt,
incumbent councilman was re-
elected in the third ward with 1s
votes.
Election to the first ward post was
by the write-in method since the
former councilman. Joseph Terenyi,
declined to run. A total Of lot bal
lots were cast in the mayoralty and
council election.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Silk Stocking StroneIing
OF Wife Holds Husband
Nv N. A,see;o,sd Press

BY the ASsccsufeo rrest
LOS ANGELES, July 9.-Antonio
Mondragon, 26. q sheet metal work
er, was booked on suspicion OF
murder early today In the Staying
of his estranged wife, Rosenda
Mondragon, 20.
The nude and battered body OF
Mrs. Mondragon, who had been
strangled with silk stocking, was
found yesterday in gutter a few
blocks from the City Hall.
Mondragon was booked after sew
eral hours of questioning by Detec-
tive 1t. Robert Lohrman, Detective
Sergt. Harry Fremont and other
officers Of the homicide division.
Detectives Lohrman and Fremont
said the Mondragons had been
estranged for two months and that
divorce papers were served on Mon
dragon at about l am. yesterday.
The officers said Mondragon. told
them he met hsi wife shortly after
that and that the last he saw OF
sher was when she left in an auto
mobile near the place where he
rooms
Evening star., 1947-07-09
DemocratsPIan
New Session in
Arlington Quiz
Offer Lost Chance
To Party Candidates
Tomorrow Night

Candidates for the Arlington
Democratic Executive Committee
will be given a secondhand final
opportunity to present their qualifi-
cations to appear on the August s
primary ballot at hearing tomor-
row night, Chairman Harry A.
Grant Of a special subcommittee an
nounced today.
At the same time he disclosed that
among IS candidates interviewed
Monday night, and others who re-
fused t. appear before his commit
tee. a number of discrepancies IN
qualifications were uncovered.
One aspirant to the county's
Democratic Committee registered to
vote five days after he filed his
candidacy: one did not support the
party nominees of the last election;
despite q signed petition that he
had, and another was not resident
of the precinct from which he filed
as a committee member, Mr.. Grant
said.
Some Not on Poll Tax List.
IN addition, Mr.. Grant said, "Sev-
en- or eight" were not listed on the
poll tax rolls, although some were
veterans and may be qualified be-
cause of that fact.
The second meeting will be held
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Democra-
tic headquarters in Clarendon.
Mr.. Grant said, "If candidates
are not willing to stand forth pub
licly as professed adherents to Dem
ocratic Party principles and assume
it's obligations, then 1t can only be
assumed that they are not members
Of the party and cannot meet Its
requirements.
"An attempt to be courteous and
considerate is being interpreted by
some as star chamber proceedings.
These candidates are afforded the
privacy of an interview to save them
from any possible embarrassment y
Assailed by Schilz.
It was these closed hearings that
were assailed by Harold L. Schilz,
chairman of the Progressive Demo-
Gratis, who said the procedure was
set up after party requirements had
been met by those seeking office.
Mr.. Schliz outlined reasons why
progressive Democratic candidates
have refused to accept" the inquiry.
Mr.. Schliz contended the Investi-
CATION Committees majority OF
whom are themselves candidates for
Executive Committee posts was not
qualified to render an impartial
decision when passing upon the
qualifications Of candidates against
whom they themselves are running"
He said the Progressive Democrats
were willing to leave the decision
as to who Is better qualified to serve
on the Democratic Executive Com
n1ittee to the local voters"
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Girl Injured as Auto
Leaves GreenbeIt Rood

Two young motorists escaped
death early today when their car
was demolished after it left the
Greenbelt road, near the Edmonston
road, and overturned three times.
According to Greenbelt police, the
driver, Thomas E. Murray, Strait
ford, Conn.,, was uninjured. His pas
senger, Patricia LOTUS. II, of Green
belt, was admitted to Leland Me-
mortal Hospital with broken nose
and head cuts.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
'CenterviIIe Lions Club
To Install Tomorrow

The Centerville Lions Club will
install officers at dinner-meeting
and dance at 7:30 pm. tomorrow at
the Washington Golf and Country
Club, Arlington.
New officers are Charles Fortney,
president; Pete Ehinger, Paul ALI
son and Gilbert King, vice presi-
dents; C. D. Oothoudt, secretary
treasurer; Wesley Benson, lion
tanner, and Minor Myers, tail twister.
New Board of Director members in
clude Benjamin Muse, c. c. Walsh,
DR.. o. D. Marlborough and Steuart
De Bell.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Virginia Nurses Meeting
To Discuss Recruiting

Plans to recruit student nurses
for the hospitals of Northern Vir-
ginia will be discussed at a meeting
of graduate nurses at Carter Hall,
Alexandria Hospital, this afternoon.
Miss Mary Louise Habel, superin-
tendent of nurses at Lakeview Hos
pital, Suffolk, and chairman of the
State recruiting campaign, will
speak. Representatives of Win
chester, Warrenton and Leesburg
Hospitals are to attend.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
A., B. & w. Using Sunday
Schedules on SATURDAYS

Sunday schedules will be observed
on Saturdays during the remainder
of July and all of August on Alex
andria. Bancroft and Washington
buses, with the exception of the Fort
Belvoir and Seminary lines, it was
announced today by B. c. May, gen.
eral manager of the company.
The action is being taken because
so many retail establishments are
closed on Saturdays, he said. Sun
day schedules are available at both
the Washington and Alexandria
terminals.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Authority on Juvenile
Problems 10 Address
Parents, Teachers

A New Jersey authority on juve-
nile problems was to highlight to-
days program of the Maryland
Congress of Parents and Teachers
at College Park.
DR.. James S. Plant, director of
the Essex County Juvenile Clinic at
Newark, N. j., was to speak at a
general assembly this morning for
the more than 100 parents and
teachers who arrived at the Univer-
sity of Maryland yesterday for the
opening session of q three day
conference.
To Be Guests of Byrd.
His subject was scheduled as
Problems of Today's Children" ("
This afternoon, he is to speak on
the general theme of the conference,
Assignment for Tomorrow" He
also will conduct a formal discus
sion meeting tonight at 7::30 o'clock
on the campus lawn.
The conferees also were to be
guests this afternoon at tea given
by DR.. H. c. Byrd, president of the
university. The program will con-
clude tomorrow with an all-day
session ending at 3 pm. with the
presentation of certificates by DR..
Henry Brechbill, dean of the uni
versity's College of Education.
The group heard Mrs. Robert G.
Doty of Cumberland, president Of
the Maryland Congress, yesterday
call for the training of children
for 'the world of today and tomor-
row.. ".-.--... -.-..---
Objectives Identical.
Citing the presence Of the atomic
age, she declared that "our objec-
tives remain much the same as
they were so years ago and as they
will be 50 years from today.
only our approach to them must
change to fit the times" she added.
Mrs. Doty said membership in
the Maryland Parent-Teacher As
sociations had increased more than
"a per cent In the last year. The
present membership, she said. is
Al 900. She urged mempers to find
something they liked" N the PTA
and to show greater enthusiasm
and devote more time to it.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE. July 9.-Maryland
has 174 one-room schoolhouses with
one teacher each, and "it will take
many years" before the last of them
disappears, a report by the Depart
ment of Educetion said today.
The report also stated that 399
schools have outside toilets and
that of the States $3.50 class rooms,
LOTT are "substandard."
DR.. Thomas G.. Pullen, IT,, educa-
tion supervisor said:
In the past, we have had to use
what money we had for teachers
and teaching materials rather than
for buildings"
Twenty EIGHT Of the one-room
Evening star., 1947-07-09

m a n OF t h e
Washington Su-
burban Sanitary
Commission, re-
spectively.
Their appoint
ments were an
nounced yester-
day, one day
after they were
recommended by
t h e Pri n c e
Georges County
D e m o c r a t / c
State Central
Committee. Both
were named to
fill vacancies
Evening star., 1947-07-09

caused by recent deaths.
Leland G. Worthington of Ber-
wyn was appointed by the Governor
to fill Mr.. Galt's position as mem
Der of the commission. The third
member of the commission is Lacy
Shay of Montgomery County.
M. Ball was urged for the va
cancy created by the death of Henry
w. Cord of Ardmore. The ap-
pointee is in the insurance busi-
ness and is president of the Twen-
tieth Ianham) District Demo-
cratic Club
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Dr.. NewbiII Held Suicide

CROZET, Va, July 8 tP,.-Abe-
marie County Coroner E. D. Davis
yesterday reported the death of DR..
Pugh Page Newbill, 3S. superintend-
ent of De Jarnette State Sanitarium
at Staunton, as suicide probably
due to an overdose of sleeping medi-
cine" DR.. Newbill's body was dis
covered at his Albemarle County
vacation cabin July 2.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Stute Let's Rood Contract

BALTIMORE, July tP).-The
Maryland State Road Commission
yesterday authorized $104,157 for
surfacing 3 miles of University lane
at College Park. The work will be
done by the Bituminous Canstruc-
ton co. of Baltimore. ~,
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Picnic Supper Planned

A picnic supper for members and
friends of Hope Chapter No. 80, Or
der of Eastern Star, will be held
Saturday from to 8 pm. at Blair
Park. Reservations should be made
with Worthy Matron F. Myrtle Co.
hill GE. 2886.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Maryland to Inventory
Natural Resources

SOLOMONS, Md, July 9 (P.-
DR.. r. v. Truitt, head of the
Department of Research and Educa-
ton, announced yesterday an in
ventory of Maryland's natural re-
sources would begin September l.
The announcement was made
after special meeting of the
heads of departments related to the
Board of Natural Resources, who
were visiting the Chesapeake Lab
oratory here in connection with the
annual meeting of the board.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Muyo Postmaster Named

President Truman has nominated
Golda S. Himburg to be postmaster
at Mayo, Md. The position was made
subject to presidential appointment
July l this year.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Ball and Cali Named
To Land and Sanitary
Board Posts by Lane

j. Lee Ball of Lanham and Dwight
B. Gait of Hyattsville have been ap-
pointed by Gov. Lane as State COM
missioner of land records and chair
Evening star., 1947-07-09


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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
Heavy Fines Given 2 Men
For Drunken Driving And
Assault On Overseas Road

1.-THE publicsiS entitled to protec-
ton from drunken drivers"
The car driven by Brown was
the property of Partee. Brown
admitted he had several drinks
of whiskey before starting across
Seven Mile Bridge. Patrolman
William Stevens of the State
Highway Patrol testified Browns
car crashed into a car driven by
Cloyd S. Shenten, Miami, which
had stopped because of engine
trouble on the bridge.
Mrs. Shenten and her brother,
John j. Still of Wheeling, w. Va.
were pushing the car driven by
Shenten in an effort to get the
car off the bridge. Mrs. Shenten
injured her left arm, which she
now carries in a sling. when she
was thrown to the pavement by
the crash. Still jumped clear of
the machine.
Brown was slightly injured, but
was too dazed right after the ac-
cident to realize what it was all
about. Partee, who said he was
sleeping in the rear of the car
when Brown drove into Shenten's
car, was alleged to have attacked
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
JUDGE I. S. CARO- METES
OUT STIFF SENTENCES
ON MIAMI MEN FOR
ROADWAY TIFF

John B. Brown, of Miami. who
pleaded guilty in Criminal Court
today to operating an automobile
while intoxicated and reckless
driving by causing an accident
Saturday on Seven Mile Bridge
Ci Overseas Highway, was fined
$500 and costs or must serve six
months in County Jail by Judge
Thomas S. Caro-.
His sonin-law, Max D. Partee,
also of Miami, was fined $3.50 and
costs, or else to serve six months
III Jail, when he pleaded guilty to
striking two of the occupants of
the car Browns machine struck
on the bridge. The driving Ii
censes of both Brown and Partee
were revoked for one year.
This is serious charge and it
might have ended up with you
spending 20 years in the peniten-
tiary for manslaughter", said
Judge Caro- in sentencing Brown.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
Atty. General
Explains New
Liquor Laws

TALLAHASSEE, Aug. IA
limitation by d city upon the
number Of liquor licenses it will
grant does not operate to restrain
the renewal or transfer of exist
ing state and county licenses, At
tOrney General J. Tom Watson has
advised State Beverage Director
James T. Vocclle, in one of a Sc
rieS of opinions.
The beverage director cited CO.
Goa and Coral Gables as having
certain restrictions on the number
OF liquor licenses each would is
sue, following enactment OF spc-
clal laws in the recent legisla-
ture. More state licenses already
are outstanding in each city than
the number authorized to be is
sued by the city.
Other local laws of the last
Legislature relating to liquor IL
censes are TO be followed until a
court of competent jurisdiction
orders otherwise, said the attor-
ncy general. His office, he said,
has made a rule that it will not
pass on the COnstitutionalIty of a
law, that being for the courts to
decide.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
P.O. Gets DalaOn
Dog PsychoIog,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-(AP).
Assistant Postmaster George
Forbes says he has learned a lot
about dogs during his years
with the mail service--in fact
he's almost a dog psychiatrist.
He. says there's no middle
ground about a dogs interest il
the poStman-the dog either
loves him or hates him. If he
loves him. he'll follow the post
man along the route SO faithfully
that residents frequently com
plain. If he hates the pOstman,
he'll usually try to bite him.
Either way it's tough on postal
substitutes. When a sub covers a
route-particularly in an area
usually covered by a "loved
postman"-the dogs resent the
newcomer, thinking he's an in
truder, and start nipping.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
New Ring Nearing
Completion, PAL
Plans Bouts Soon

The Police Athletic Leagues
new boxing ring will be complct-
ed this week, Rev. j. II. johnson
committee head in charge Of con
struction, told officers and direc-
tors of the Police Athletic League
last night. A committee. was
named to secure Navy boxers for
an exhibition in connection with
the Labor Day ceuebration.
Upon motion of Mayor w. W.
Demeritt, it was decided TO accept
an offer of Bruce Sales, owner of
Key West Bedding Co, to prepare
a mat for the ring at cost. r. G.
Hicken was delegated to confer
with Sales today.
President Louis M. J. Eisnel
said that he was to leave ON his
vacation at S o'clock this morning
and would not return until about
Sept. 2. During his absence May
Or Demerltt, vice-president. will
be in charge.
DR.. Lucille Calverley. who has
returned from a vacation, con
scented to take Eisncr's place in
handling the weekly Junior Soft
ball League games on WedneS-
days at BayvicW Park until the
return of Mrs. Jane Hopkins
Whiddep of the Recreation De-
partment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
,mW. w.w.Aww%%%A
Hughes Hearing
Backfircd, Say :
Head Democrats
iBy Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. H.
Democratic senators and repre-
scntatives. who arc still in this
city. are trying to determine why
Senator Ferguson, chairman OF the
senate subcommittee Investigate
ing wartime contracts, suddenly
recessed the Hughes hearing yes
terday to November II, and the
general opinion is that the Re-
publican leaders felt that the
hearing was backfiring.
Democrats charged that the Re-
publicans, who dominate the
committee, had decided on the
Hughes hearing because it in
VOWED Elliott Roosevelt and the
probability that testimony would
involve also the late President
Roosevelt.
But Hughes attacks on Senator
Brewster, chairman of the main
committee, who, Hughes testified
had told him the investigation
would be called off if Hughes
merged his plane-building firm
TWA, with Pan-American Air
ways. shunted the fire toward
Brewster.
1T was a black eye for the
COP" a Democrat asserted, "ano
quick action was taken to recess
the hearing"
But Republican members OF
the committee said that the chief
reason for recessing was because
John w. Meyer, Hughes publicity
agent. could not be found.
When Senator Brewster was tolC
of the Democrats reaction. he
shrugged and said, well, every
American has a right to mis- own
opinion, and mine is that Senator
Ferguson gave the correct reasons
for postponing the hearing"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
WAA AdvertiSeS For
Bids On w. MartellO
Property On Aug. Il
MONROE COUNTY TO-
OFFER BID FOR lis
ACRES OF LAND NEED
ED FOR BEACH

Monroe County moved one step
nearer acquisition of West Mar
tcllo Tower property on which to
construct beach and other pub
lie facilities when the War Assets
Administration today advertised
for bids on the lis acres of land.
According to the advertisement,
which porbably will be brought
up at the meeting of the County
Commission tonight for discus
sion, the Jacksonville office of the
WAA will receive bids from pri-
ority holders and the public gen.
orally at 10 am. Aug. 81.
The property is subject, the
WAA advertisement says, to the
following prioritieS: Federal agen-
cies, RFC for resale to small bust
ncSses, state and local govern
fnents and non-profit institutions.
The WAA reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. AS one
of the priorities, the Monroe Coun-
~ Commission tonight is expect
cd to discuss the bid the county
will make for the property, which
is sorely needed as a beach rec
reation spot.
Chairman Frank Bentley of the
commission today offered no
comment on the proposed sale. He
said, however, that the county
would make a bid for the prop
crty.
Gerald Saunders chairman of
the commissions beach committee,
could not be reached for COM
ment. Saunders has been after
the Martcllo Tower property for
some time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
Charges On Eight
Women Dismissed;
Cunman Still Held

Charges against Jackie Bate
man of operating a disordcrly
house were dismissed by Munich
pal Judge Enrique ESquinaldo
yesterday. Charges of vagrancy
against seven women picked up
over the weekend by police were
also dismissed for lack of evil
dencc.
In the Bateman case the de-
PENDANT testified that she oper-
ated q rooming house where sail
ors could change their clothes.
The reason several sailors were
in the house at the time of her
arrest, she said, was that she
was collecting her belongings
preparatory to moving and they
were getting their things before
she moved.
Vernon E. Whitehead, 29-year-
old fisherman of West Palm
Beach was fined $25 for driving
under the influence of intoxi-
cants and running into the car
of James l.. Johnson, GIG Caro-
line street, early Monday morn
ing.
Willie Jones. "a, 822 Baptist
Lane. colorcd, charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon was
bound over to Criminal Court.
Jones allegedly shot John H.
Bradley. TO Chapman Lane,
Friday in a dispute over a bill
lard game. Bradley received a
minor wound in the left arm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
ZZIAlN~~w,a

route at time for this new serv-
ice. The first route to receive
the new service is that area
bounded on the east by Francis
and on the west by William and
from waterfront to waterfront
The service will begin tomorrow
at is hoped that everyone will
cooperate with the Scavenger De-
partment," Dopp said.
Dopp explained that it is per-
missiblc to wrap wet garbage in
paper but no other paper will be
received in this category.
1.-Two deliveries have always
been feasible" Dopp added. but
WI heldof until we had Dredges
Key and a barge available" The
director also said that residents
should mark their refuse CONTAIN.
crs. one for wet" garbage. the
other for dry,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
2 GARBAGE PICK-UPS A
WEEKBECINTOMORROW:
WET, DRY SEPARATION
RESIDENTS MUST COOP
ERATE BY MARKING
ONE CAN WET, AN.
OTHER DRY

In accordance with a decision
Iof City Manager o. ]. S. Filing
jSon, as reported in The Citizen
Saturday, the city will require
separation of wet and dry garb-
age, effective at once, Robert H.
Dopp, director of public service,
said today.
The city will also start two
Iscavenger collections a week in
stead of one, he revealed. Per-
sons receiving collections on Mon
days will now have collections
Mondays and Wednesdays. Those
having collections on Tuesdays
will get service on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
I'm order to improve the san.
itarY conditions within the city
and insure continued use of IA.
cilities now extended to us by
the Navy" Dopp said. 1T is
planned to initiate Immediately
a twice per week collection of
garbage and also effect separa-
ton of wet garbage from other
trash"
AT present it is planned to dis
pose of wet garbage at sea and
burn all inflammable material on
the Navy's Dredgers Key. The
success of this plan will mean
complete and sanitary disposition
of all refuse collected within the
city. To make the above plan
successful it is pointed out that
the citizens of this community
must comply with the city ordi-
nance which states that:
Garbage VIRTUALLY everything
but cans. bottles and papcr) must
be placed in a separate enclosed
container.
a recent survey of one section
OF the city indicates that 30 per-
cent of the residents are leaving
garbage in open and inadequate
containers, Dopp pointed out.
1t is planned to initiate this
new service gradually, taking one
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-12
[Z%AZZIZZ
Tropical Blow,
Seasons Second,
Reported Today

The second advisory of .he
United States Weather Blu
resu this season about a trop-
ical disturbance was issued
this morning at 10 o'clock
by the bureau in Miami.
The storms center is head
ed over the northern Yucatan
peninsula in e northwesterly
direction. which is away
from Key West. The advis-
DRY reads:
The small tropical storm
is located near latitude 20
North longitude 81 West or
short distsnce South of
Cozumel Island. moving
Northwestwsrd about IS Mp
H. Strongest winds report
ed so to so MPH and squalls
extend outward $50 miles TO
north of center.
The center will pass in
land slightly south of Coz
umel Island in o few hours
and cross over northern Yu-
cafan Peninsula this after
noon and into the Gulf OF
Mexico tonight.
Caution advised northern
Yucatsn Peninsula and ad-
iacent wafer areas and oyer
the southern Gulf of Next
CO. next "a hours.