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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-04
OLD CAVEL
OF ROTARY
CLUB FOUND
Gayel Was Put Back
Into Use Thursday
BY Joe PcarIinan,
Club President

I Circuit Court Judge Aquilino
Lopez. Jr., surprised the Rotar-
JAMS at the luncheon Thursday
with presentation of unique
gave and stand which once be-
longed to the club years ago but
had disappeared. Judge Lopez
found the items in. the Land
Title Office across from the Mon
roe County courthouse on We'd
nesday and guesses that it had
been kept in the office Of the
late W. T.. Pace who had been an
officer of the Rotary Club.
The gavel head is made Of
either horn or a large blunt
tooth. AT any rate it is the color
Of old ivory, is corrugated on the
surface and Is about five curved
inches in length. The tusk, or
antler, is mounted on handle Of
wood. The stand for knocking Of
the gavcl Is of mahogany banded
in copper. 1t is dated 1922 and Is
marked with the name Of the
donor, G. r. Kemp, deceased,
who was dentist in Key West.
The gavcl was put back into
use today by Joe Pcarlman, presi-
dent Of the Rotary Club and
will be further used BY his sue
cessor. Neil Knowles. president
elect Of the organization.
A movie, issued by the United
Sttaes Public Health Office was
shown to members after lunch
at st. PauI's parish hall. The
subject was the fight in mos
quito control and told the story
of the eventual eradication OF the
insect which carries the deadly
yellow fever. Old newspaper re-
ports of what was known as
yellow jack, or black yomit''
were displayed on the screen and
the danger Of the disease de-
xcribed. The history Of the fight
against the plaguc and its car
fier included pictures of the de-
Yclopucnt Of the mosquito from
The larvae through adult stages,
hnsl the eventual calnpaiFsnS
which wiped OUT The pest.
The movie was made In Key
West several years aeo. Familiar
scenes Of the town showed how
the anti-mosquito workers went
about destroying the sources of
breeding and educated people
in order to prevent further do
','a~mr~s humps. backwards,
debris, tin cans, plant bowls,
NNses. ola bottles and other re.
ceptacics where mosquitoes can
lay eggs and hatch larvae were
exposed. In the picture there Is
one sequence of the lovely home
at 40 Caroline street with It's
owner, Mrs. Z. L. Newton lJessic
Porter) shown getting instruc.
tion from the anti-mosquitu
squadman on how to prevent
spread Of the insect horde.
The film was shown BY Viii.
liam w Warner whose father il
Lawrence Russell Warmer. Youn.
Warner gave a brief resume ai
the anti-musquito campaign.
Other guests included c. d,
Brownell and Bill Coruln. repre-
scntatives for the Burroughs
Continued On Page SKI
, 1952-08-13
American Y. /.
Officials Meet With
British in Tortolu

The Inter- Virgin Islands Con
ference met at RoadtoWn, Tor
tola, yesterday. Representing
the American Virgin Islands
Government were Honorable
Daniel w. Ambrose, Govern
ment Secretary, who was
chairman of the delegation,
Honorable Weymouth Rhy-
mer, member of the Municipal
Council of the Municipality of
st. Thomas and st. John, OAR
win O. Creque, Territorial
Director of the Office of Price
Sterilization, Collector of Gus
toms, v. F. Daniels and Vet
erinarian DR.. Rikki o
Decken-Luers.
The meetings are held alter
nately in the Municipality of
ST. Thomas and st. John and
In Tortola.
, 1952-08-13
Judge Christiun TO
Celebrate First Yeur
On Police Bench

Judge Alphonso Christian of
the Police Court of the NUM-
cipality of st. Thomas and St,
John, will complete one year
in Office on Friday of this
week.
Judge Christian has invited
the Chairman of the Munich
pal Council, Omar Brown and
Governor de Castro to- sit on
the Court bench with him on
Friday morning to mark the
occasion. They will also be in
vited to speak.
Born in Frederiksted, Saint
Croix, Judge Christian was
formerly Assistant to the Mu-
nicipal Council during which
time he took up the study Of
law.
, 1952-08-13

from August 81 September 2.
This carnival is the first of
its kind to be held in the Vir-
gin Islands for almost a quar-
ter of a century. From all
indications it should prove to
be exciting, exotic, hilarious
and more interesting than any
public activity ever held in
these islands.
About nine institutions in
St. Thomas are sponsoring
candidates, three of which are
out in front in. quantity of
books sold, they are: The
Donk Shop, A. H. Lockhart's
and The French Shop, which
are running in that order.
However, since the Virgin Is
lands Corporation is the only
institution sponsoring candi-
dates from this island, thus
far, island-wide support Of
these candidates by the people
of st. Croix, could very well
give st. Croix the honor of
having the first "King and
Queen o" the Carnival" which
is shaping up to be a Virgin
Continued on page A.
, 1952-08-13

blowing of sirens, whistles and
gun salutes. Escorted by a ca
valcade of sixty horses, and
other participants, including
all the contestants in the King
and Queen Contest, the King
and Queen will join the parade
at French Village before it pro
ceeds up Main Street to the
Ball Park. More than 80 floats
will take part. At the Ball
Park various groups, includ-
ing Indians and Zulus, BAN
boula dancers, David a y 4
Continued on page a
, 1952-08-13
Governor Approves
Act 10 Pay for Work of
Legislative Assembly

Governor de Castro yester-
day gave his approval to an
Act passed by the Legislative
Assembly on August 8, to pro-
vide for the proper dispatch of
the work of the Assembly.
The Act provides that regu-
lar employees of the Munich
pal Council Of St. Thomas and
st. John and the Municipal
Council Of st. Croix as may be
required, shall receive com
pensation for work performed
for the Legislative Assembly
while in session on a per diem
basis equal to 80 per cent of
their regular salary, and with
out the requirement that they
shall take leave from their
Municipal Council positions
during thstl time.
, 1952-08-13
Miss Ruth Morton
To Visit ST. Thomds
After Long Absence

Miss Ruth Morton, formerly
on the staff of the late Cover
nor Paul M. Pearson, will
arrive in St. Thomas this
weekend after a long absence.
One of the original members
Of Governor Pearson's staff,
Miss Morton worked with him
in connection with the organi-
cation of the Virgin Islands
Cooperatives. She expects to
remain about one month.
Miss Morton was invited by
the Board of Directors of the
Cooperatives to study and re-
commend the improvement of
the handicraft industry of the
Island of st. Thomas. She is a
designer at Milwaukee, Wis
consin, and promises to see
what can be done to re-stimu-
late interest in local creative
handicraft.
, 1952-08-13
ST. Thomds Prepares
For Huge 3-DuY
Curnivul August 81

Plans are rapidly nearing
completion in st. Thomas for
a gigantic three-day carnival
in which the entire commu-
nifty will participate, according
to the Home Journal. Heading
a special committee are: Leon
ard Brewer, Guido Moron,
Mrs. Eldra Shulterbrandt and
Ron de Lugo, who first sug-
gested the idea of a carnival.
The carnival is scheduled to
open on Sunday, August 81,
and end on Tuesday, Septem-
Der 2, which will be declared a
public h 0 a y by the
Governor.
The activities will get under
way with a horse race pro-
gram on Sunday afternoon,
followed by a religious and
historical pageant in the area
south of Emancipation Gar
den, under the direction Of
Elliot Wason. A dance, spon-
sored by Tau Fraternity and
for which the Motta Brothers
Orchestra will play, will fol-
low at Grand Hotel.
Mondays celebrations will
open at 4 am. when fungi
bands will begin a tour Of the
town. Singing groups will
start their competition at
5 am. Coronation ceremonies,
featuring the King and Queen
of the Carnival, will take place
at 8 o'clock at Kings Wharf,
to the accompaniment of the
, 1952-08-13
V~icorpEntersC candidates For
King,Q Queen Of V.I.Carnival

The Virgin Islands Corporation announced today that its
employees had chosen King & Queen" candidates for the
Virgin Islands Carnival festivities to be held in ST. Thomas
Evening star., 1952-01-10
BeaII ASKS EarIyAction
|0n Area Transit Bill

Representative Beall, Republi-
can, of Maryland today called on
the House Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee to sched-
ule "early, hearings" on his bill
for an Interstate Commerce Com
mission investigation of pas
lsenger-carrying transportation ir
the Washington Metropolitan
area.
In letters to Chairman Crossel
and all members of the big COM
mittee, Mr.. Beall pointed out that
he had introduced his bill last
June and asked for action early
in July.
Pointing to the current calls
from several quarters for some
kind of a Congressional investiga-
ton of the Capital Transit Co.'S
affairs, Mr.. Beall told the commit.
A measure identical with ths
Beall bill also is pending in thu
Senate before its Interstate ane
Foreign Commerce Committee
sponsored by Virginia Senator!
Byrd and Robertson.
The bills would provide for al
investigation and study by th'
ICC Of the adequacy and conven
ience of passenger carrier facilitie
and services and the reasonable
ness of fares" in the entire Metro
politan Area.
tee there was considerable agita.
ton and interest within the Dis.
trict and suburban Maryland anc
Virginia for some action by Con
greSS on this legislation"
Evening star., 1952-01-10

ISWer for fear Of incriminating
himself. The Constitution safe
guards citizens from being forced
to make discriminating statements
Prosecutor Charles Murray told
the court the questions which
Guzik had refused to answer and
on which the f1ve-count indict-
ment is based were harmless
The questions included asking
Guzik if he had brother named
Harry; whether he had lived in
Chicago, and whether he had been
|subpoenaed before the committee.
Aura of Hearing Cited.
But Mr.. Collins asserted that
the atmosphere in which the in
terrogation was conducted and
the posing of other questions, not
included in the indictment,
created an aura of fear and ap-
prehension.
Prosecutor Murray held that if
a witness could properly refuse to
answer any question put to him
by the committee, no matter how
harmless, the aims of the entire
inquiry would be defeated. The
argument was continuing when
court was recessed for lunch at
1890 pm. .,
Yesterday, Mr.. Collins, in con-
Quoting lengthy roSs-examination
of George S. Robinson, formerly
associate counsel for the Kefauver
group, brought out that the COM
mittee knew in advance the
answers to some of the questions
put to GHzik..
The defense implied that the
seemingly innocent queries were
designed as a trap.
Five Questions at Issue.
Also at issue is the pertinency
of five innocent" questions.
In his grilling of Mr.. Robinson,
Mr.. Collins brought out that some
of the queries put to Guzik were
prompted by information in
Guzik's income tax returns which
had been made available to the
crime committee.
The defense attorney labored
the tax return angle in an effort
to show that Guzik had a lawful
basis for refusing to answer such
questions because his answer, he
believed, might have tended to
involve him with the tax laws.
An interested and frequently
smiling spectator at the trial was
Rocco Fischetti. another national
figure in the underworld, whose
trial on similar charges is slated
to follow that of Guzik. ...
Evening star., 1952-01-10
Fast Express Deroiled;
Six Passengers Injured
BY the Associated Press

DEXTER, Mich, Jan. 10
Wrecking crews labored today to
lget the New York Central's pas
|senger train, the Wolverine, back
on the tracks following a spec
|tacular derailment last night.
Six passengers were injured
when the Wolverine sideswiped q
70-car freight train and jumped
the tracks at so miles an hour.
The $50 passengers were badly
shaken by the laundering derail-
ment that shook houses in this
village 8 miles northwest of Ann
Arbor.
Witnesses said it was remark
able no one was killed.
The wreck blocked both main
lines of the road between De-
troit and Chicago.
The two Diesel locomotives and
13 cars of the Chicago-to-New
York bound Wolverine were
knocked off the tracks when a
box car jumped out from the mid
section of the westbound freight.
Evening star., 1952-01-10
Surprise $4,000 Profit Melted
|nWhite House Souvenir Sales

Uncle Sam is winding up with
an unexpected $4,000 profit on
the sale of souvenir materials from
the renovated White House.
A special commission sold 10000
packets of old brick. stone, wood
and nails torn out of the Execu-
tive Mansion during rebuilding
work. The commission was try
ing to break even, but took in an
unexpected $4,000 against ex-
penses of $4,000. The $4,000
profit will go back to the Treas
ury-with apologies from the mer
who were trying to run a non.
profit enterprise.
The last of the souvenir packet:
has been sold and the money
collected, but the materials may
not be mailed for several weeks
yet.
"Our whole idea has been II
= run this sale as cheaply as pos
sible-and that means we haven
Evening star., 1952-01-10
Union Halls Cleanup
For Safety Reasons
BY the Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Jan. TO-
Cleanup operations were halted
last night at the West Frankfort
Ill0 coal mine where 119 miners
were killed in an explosion OF
December 81.
Hugh White, Illinois president
of the United Mine Workers Un-
ion, ordered a cleanup crew OF
100 men out of the mine. He said
he acted after receiving a report
of Federal inspectors who, he said
discovered "a dangerous, gassy
condition" in the Orient No.
mine, owned by the Wilmington
& Franklin Coal Co.
II have issued instructions to
our people to stay out Of the mine
until some arrangement is had
between the company and the
United States Bureau of Mines
as to how the cleanup should
proceed" Mr.. White said.
Production has not yet been re-
sumed at the mine. Cleanup and
repair crews have been working in
the shafts, but no return to pro-
duction was expected until Jan
uary IA or Is.
Meanwhile, in Washington, Con-
gressmen demanded teeth" for
Federal mine safety regulations.
Representative Price, Democrat,
of Illinois said that Congress, by
failing to pass a compulsory Fed
eral mine safety code, must as
sumo a great part Of the blame"
for the West Frankfort disaster.
In a House speech yesterday,
Representative Price said Con-
gress should meet it's responsibility
before more men die in such
disasters.
Representative Price and Repre-
sentative Perkins. Democrat, of
Kentucky have introduced identi-
cal bills to tougher the mine safety
law adopted in 1949. They would
authorize inspectors to shut down
mines, or parts of mines, where
they find safety violations. They
also would penalize mine opera
tors who fail to follow inspectors
recommendations.
A similar proposal has been
made in the Senate by Senator
Nicely, Democrat, of West Virginia.
Evening star., 1952-01-10
By james Birchfield
Star Staff Correspondent

LEESBURG, Va, Jan. TO-
Armed with clubs. guns and teal
gas bombs, farmers in the south.
ern section of Loudoun County
are getting ready to beat the
woods to rid the area of foxes
carrying the dreaded disease, rab.
les.
The fox drive, in which more
than so farmers will take part
will be held Saturday morning
1t was planned after four rabic
foxes were killed in the area. One
Of the animals attacked a mar
on a tractor. while the others were
found near houses in the area.
DR. Charles G. Souder, Loudour
County health officer, said he will
provide tear gas bombs to farmers
on the drive. He said the bombs
aresto be used in driving the foxes
from their dens.
DR.. Souder said the bombs will
be an experiment to determine il
they VIII be effective in a county
wide fight against the animals.
Reports From ALI Sections.
The disease among foxes started
several months ago in Fauquiel
County, and spread into Loudoun
in the Middleburg area. DR.. Sou
der said reports of rabid foxes
have been received from all Sec
tions of Loudoun.
1--WE hope" the health officer
said. ito prevent the disease from
becoming epidemic in the county,"
Meanwhile the county is con-
tinuing bounty on foxes, and a
meeting is being arranged this
between the Board of
Supervisors and a representative
of the pest control section of the
Fish and Wildlife Service.
DR.. Souder said the board so
far has not seen the need of en-
tering into an agreement with
Evening star., 1952-01-10

given speedy service like a mail
order house does," said one mem
Der of the Commission on Renova-
ton of the Executive Mansion.
The sale started last January
Is. The public was offered packets
of materials ranging from a lath
(for. 25 cents) to enough materials
to build a fireplace tfor 5000
More than 100 persons bought the
fireplace materials, getting the
choice of brick, sandstone from
the face Of the White House or
Potomac Blue Stone from the in
side of the mansion. The Blue
Stone was taken from the Rock
Creek area.
Other items. sold included
enough wood to make a gavel or
Ia cane for 50.
'It was just raw wood" one
tofhcial said. The buyers had to
shape and polish the material but
most people didn't seem to mind.
Evening star., 1952-01-10
Unexpected Train
Thunders Into Station,
kills One at Sandusky
BY ihe Asseeiatsd Press

i SANDUSKY, Ohio. Jan. 10.-An
unexpected New York Central mail
train thundered into Sandusky
lstation last night smashing an
express wagon parked across Its
tracks. Splinters killed a woman
and seriously injured a man.
The 10-car, westbound mail
train roared in on tracks between
the station and a standing pas
lsenger train.
The victims were among a
group Of seven bystanders pre-
pairing to board the eastbound
train. Mrs. Carl C. Schoepele
ISL, of Cleveland Heights died OF
Ia fractured skull and Jefery
Cohen, Sc. of South Bend, Ind,
suffered broken legs.
J. D. Deal of Toledo, the engi-
tneer of the train, told police a
tower q mile east of the station
failed to signal him another train
was standing in the station. But
Lewis Ross of Sandusky, the tow
erman, said he had signalled the
engineer to lease off,"
Brakeman F. r. Hayes Of Toledo
spotted the onrushing mail train
and screamed in time to get pas
sengers off its tracks. He then
waved a flare which Mr.. Deal saw
about a half mile away.
Evening star., 1952-01-10
Mack Lands at Wake

HONOLULU, Jan. 10. (P).-Rep-
resentative Mack, Democrat, Illi-
nois, who is circling the globe in
tiny plane, landed at Wake yes
terday and decided to lay over for
"a hours before tackling the
1,200-mile flight to Midway. He
flew the 1,645 miles from Two Jima
to Wake in II hours and 80 min
uteS,
Evening star., 1952-01-10

| world Klngpln,
on trial for con-
tempt of the
IKefauver Crime
In v e S t igatio1
IC O m m ittee in
refusing to an
Swer questions.
Defense At
torney William
I. Collins moved
e ar1ier today
for acquittal on
the grounds s
that Guzik was
justifed in re-
| fI1Einp To an
Evening star., 1952-01-10
Clubs, Guns, Tear Gas Ready
InL Loudoun Rdbid Fox Hunt

the Federal agency to receive aid
in exterminating foxes. He said
the agency suggested that LOU
doun cooperate with Fauquiel
and Prince William Counties In q
fox-trapping campaign.
Hiring Of Trappers Proposed.
He said the service proposed
that Loudoun hire two trappers
Fauquier six trappers and Prince
William, one trapper.
During December and the first
part of this month, the county
had paid bounties on 81 foxes
killed. In addition. the Middle
burg Hunt Club has accounted
for 38 foxes.
While the number of rabid foxes
appears to be increasing in Lou
doun, the livestock damage re-
ported has not equaled that ir
Fauquier, where 1t has been stated
more than $4,000 has been lost
by farmers.
DR.. Souder said five cows and
one pony are reported to have died
from rabies In Loudoun.
Report Personal Experience.
Meanwhile. from widely scat
tered sections of the county come
reports of personal experiences
with rabid foxes. No one has been
reported bitten, however, in the
last month.
William T. Grasty, a young at
torney at Middleburg, has had
more than his share of contacts
with rabid foxes. Altogether, dur
ing the last few months. six mad
foxes have been killed on Mr..
Grasty's farm near Middleburg.
Each of the six, Mr.. Grasty said.
came either to his door or to the
nome of his tenant farmer.
"One day." Mr.. Grasty said, "a
'abid fox charged the house while
vorkmen were repairing roof.
"One of the men hurled a crow
Jar at the animal, and the fox
grabbed the iron bar and shook it
ike a terrier shaking a rat. The
OK was finally shot. .<. f..
1--WE have had so many foxes at
,ur place that we are afraid to let
The children out of the house."
Another Middleburg man, a re-
;ired merchant, had an encounter
With a rabid fox that became hu-
norous only after it was over.
He had gone out to repair a
'ence, armed only with pair Of
pliers and a hammer, when a fox
,ame out of a thicket and began
the merchant.
With each circle, he related
afterwards. the fox drew a little
closer. Finally. although he had
passed the tree-climbing age, the
merchant took to a young sapling
where he remained until help
came.
One of the most recent expert
ences with rabid fox occurred on
3 farm near Middleburg. Here, a
tenant fought off a rabid fox with
q pitchfork from the stable to his
house, a distance of several
hundred feet. He held the fox at
bay until his daughter killed it
with a shotgun.
"Planted" at Door of Inn.
A dead fox was found recently
at the door of an inn in Middle
burg, the first record of one enter
ing a town. However, it is thought
generally in the area that the fox
was planted" as a joke.
In the northwestern section of
the county, near Hillsboro, a dead
fox was found recently in a barn
stall where a sick COW was being
treated. Examination disclosed
that the animal had died from
rabies. There was no indication
that the COW had been bitten.
Saturdays drive was organized
by j. r. Downs, who operates a
filing station and trucking busi-
less in the Ashburn area.
Evening star., 1952-01-10
Court Decision Slated
Today on Motion for
AcquittaI Of Guzik

District Judge Edward A. Tamm
today was expected to rule on a
motion for Judgment of acuuittal
of Jacob Guzik, Chicago under
Evening star., 1952-01-10
Royal Guest Colts
With Fred MacMurray

Athletic FRED MAcMURRAY' sets
a rugged pace on the golf course. But
his young pupil knows secret for
keeping in the swing. He gets extra
food-energy from Royal Puddings.
Every package of Royal Pudding
contains more food-energy than a
full pint ofsweet, fresh milkf Mothers
know the magic Of milk-so rich in
proteins, vitamins, minerals food
energy, too. And youngsters love the
creamy-smooth goodness of Royal
Puddings. Try all z wonderful flavors.
sStarfing In
ga MILLIONAIRE FOR CHRISTY''
a ThsE Rroduetisa
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-05-15
Hdbit PldYs Port
In Truffic Sdfety

1.-The majority - if not all
of today'S traffic accidents can
be traced back to bad habits
on someone's part!"
This was the opinion of Sup
ervisor III. l.. O'Neal today as
the Montana Highway Patrols
May program on traffic safety
education entered it's second
week.
Doing the right thing when
a traffic crisis confrontS you,
and having an automobile me-
chanically capable of respond
ing the way it should" he said,
ARE the two factors determin-
ing whether the accident takes
place or not"
Both factors, Supervise r
O'Neal said, are the outgroWth
of habit - either good or bad
- and the chief concern of the
Montana Highway Patrols May
program this year is improving
the Vehicle maintenance habits
of Montana'S drivers.
when a car suddenly pulls
in front of you on the highway
and you firmly apply the
brakes for an emergency stop
without depressing the clutch
that's habit. A good habit, in
cidentally," the supervisor said.
eff the brakes that you depress
are on good condition, then
that, too, is the result of habit
- the habit of keeping your
car in the best possible mechan-
ical condition"
Today's traffic, according to
the Montana Highway Patrol,
demands that both driver and
car be at peak performance at
all times. A deficiency in eth
er can completely cancel out
all the assets - mechanical or
human - or both.
The Montana Highway Pa
trolls May program of traffic
safety education, which urges
all drivers to Make Safe Driv-
ing a Habit - Check Your Car
- Check AccidentS," is being
led by the National Safety
Council and supported by 9TH
er organizations on the nation
al level.