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Thought He Sat
Long Enough

ORLANDO R-Ronald Simms,
%, thought he had set new rec
ord for sitting on a flagpoIe.
So Wednesday, after 153 days,
he came down.
1t turned out he had miscalcu-
lated.
He had been under the impress
sion that San Francisco woman
held the record with 152 days. But,
II was learned, the woman. Erma
Leach, Is, actually had been up
153 days too.
Simms, however, wasn't allowed
to settle for a tie.
For then, it developed. there's a
man IN Portland, Ore. who's been
on a flagpole 167 days and is still
going strona. The Portland sitter,
W. L. Howard, said Thursday he
aims to stay up until Christmas.
Whether Howard holds the rec
ord is up in the air. No agency, so
tar as is known. keeps reliable
statistics on such matters.
Anyway, Simms doesn't much
care any more. He commented.
I'm through with fIagpole sit
ting"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28
SIDEWALK GRIPPE
editor. The Citizen:

Editor, The Citizen:
l have read opinions IN your
newspaper of ways in which Key
West could be improved. l have
a suggestion to make that ! have
not noted yet. That is to improve
the city'S sidewalks. l have read
much of improving the streets, but
who comes up with a word for
improving the sidewalks? / have
not heard anyone so state publicly
yet, so l am. I'm sure a lot Of
other mothers in this city must
have noticed and lamented over
the sad state of the sidewalks when
they had their babies out in buggies
or Strollers. The sidewalks are
pretty bad here is my estimation.
They are broken UP full Of
holes - and some places where
there should be sidewalks there
are none. l have to 60 with the
buggy into the street which can
be dangerous, especially when the
streets are very narrow. I've taken
many sidewalks on many streets
here in Key Yves. and there could
be much improvement all over.
My baby gets a rough ride - and
often gets all shaken up. I want
to mention the walks are impor.
tant. My baby needs fresh air and
sunshine and / have necessary
shopping and marketing to do also
when / have TO take Casey along
in his buggy. How wonderful it
would be to go along smooth wide,
unbroken sidewalks.
believe the City Commissioners
could do a fine work If they saw
to it that the sidewalks, as well
as the roads, were improved. I'm
sure many mothers would appre-
ciate It. / would.
Sincerely,
JANET ELLIS
300 Johnson Lane
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San Carlos Honor
Roll Is Listed

Students in best standing Con
verSatioual Spanish lessons are the
following:
Children'S class: Francine Nc
carthy. Emily Mccarthy, Deanne
cobo. Xiomara Alfonso, Luis Maris-
cal, Emily Harris. Diane jenkins,
Carolyn jenkins, Theda Bearup.
Marilyn Bearup. John David Law
Ter. John Gandolfo. William ].
Smith, Carmen Lopez. Diane Mat
news. Sue Jackson. Lucretia Godi.
net. Ella NJ. Knowles, Barbara D.
BarroSO, Connie Arnold.
LIST Year Adults; Agnes II. Stan
field, Patricia s. Moore. Nina
White, Dolores Cancino. Gertrude
T. Black. Amelia S. Stark. Martha
Morris. Mary J. Skellern, Ruth
Sammetinger. Rev. Carl Sammet.
niger. James D. Williams. Irene
Hanniek, Marion Swift, John Valid,
ner. Marie Brown, Sandra J.
Thompson, Della Williamson Leo
n. CruickShank. Christine Momm,
Alice Mohr. Mrs. Donald Mclean
Advanced Adults Class Marian
W Russell. Evelyn williams Ha-
Tel Cutlsn, Mrs. Roland {. Goulei,
Mildred c. McDonough. Adele Co
~, Kathleen Watkins. Jessie Wat,
EnS, Ann Marker, Eula HickA
FTitE, CarriS n, Nichols, Mareela
League. Jack Nyary, Edward /.
johnson, Burt P. Garrett.
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I he
The
WEATHERMAN
Saws
Saws

Key West and Vicinity: Clear
to partly cloudy today and to-
night: Saturday cloudy. Colder
Saturday. Moderate to fresh
northeast and north winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy to occa-
sionally cloudy today and Satur-
day. Colder in north and Central
portions today. Cooler in south
portion tonight and Saturday.
Jacksonville through the Flor
ida Straits: Moderate north and
northeast winds becoming occa-
sionally fresh this afternoon
through Saturday. Partly cloudy
to cloudy weather. Widely scat
tered showers offshore today.
East Gulf: Moderate north to
northeast winds, occasionally
fresh offshore today and Satur-
day. Partly cloudy to cloudy
weather.
Western Caribbean: Moderate
northeast to east winds except
occasionally fresh in north por-
ton today and Saturday. Partly
cloudy weather. Widely scattered
light showers.
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PLACENCIA IS

Continued From Page One)
who is custodian at the USO.
YMCA, said with tears in his eyes
Everyone has been so wonder
fUl. Mr.. Evans here at the uS0
has been doing all he could TO
help me. The Red Cross here
and out there both helped my
wife. This happened when didn't
have five cents. The U. S. Gov.
eminent certainly takes wonder
full care of IFS boys. IFS good TO
be an American. | wonder il any
other country in fhe world would
be so kind as ours is"
Ralph, Jr., is leaving for Parks
Air Force hospital, according to the
wire the father received from his
wife this morning.
He said that the Air Force wired
him that Ralph had a $3.50 chance
of recovery, which would be upped
20 per cent if his mother came
out. The boy asked for his mother
repeatedly, Placencia said.
His recovery Speeded according,
ly when she arrived on Monday.
Il don't know how to thank all
the US0 and Red Cross people and
my friends who have been so kind
during this terrible week." the de.
voted father said.
Plaeencia has been proud par.
ent ever since his son joined the
Air Force nine months ago. His
boy is training as a mechanic in
the Air Forces.
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CAUSE OF

Continued from Page One)
was not well at the Lemersal
home.
When police attempted to enter
the rundown house, one of the two
sons, Stanley, shot himself. He
was found MORALLY wounded on a
bed in another room.
Rushed to receiving hospital,
Stanley, before he died, said he and
his brother, Russell, so, kept the
body of their mother because they
did not have funds to bury her.
Mrs. Lemersal'S skeleton was
found on a bed, covered with old
rags.
Police said Russell, who was
arrested Wednesday, was held
without charge for questioning.
Howard Schumann, So, a nephew
of Mrs. Lemersal, told police he
had heard rumors that his aunt
was dead. He said the two brothers
had barricaded themselves in the
house and refused to talk with
him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28
Passes THE November 2a 1852
Trunk Mmderess Judd Makes Sixth Escape
From Arizona State Hospital For Insane

recommended that her death SEN
tence be committed to life lmprls-
onment. On further recommended
ton by the State Board of Pardons
and Paroles, Gov. Howard Pyle
approved the Communication.
The killings of Agnes Ann LIE
Roi and Hedvig SamuelSor, attrac-
tive girls in their late 20s, occurred
here Oct. Is, 1881. Mrs Judd said
she shot them in self-defenSe dur
ing a fight, but the state charged
she deliberately murdered them in
jealousy over a mutual man
friend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28
TEEN-AeE HEART CRY

Editor, The Citizen:
am only a teen-age school girl
but / want to congratulate Mr..
A. Christopher and Mrs. R. A. Ho
ward for the beautiful things the,
said about putting Jesus back into
Christmas.
They must be two very fine
religious people. / wish that my
daddy and mama felt the way
they do.
My parents are fine honest people
and l love them very much. but
going to church and Sunday school
is as far as our religion goes. II
stops right there.
We are on the t'outS" with most
of our neighbors and kin folks.
Mama doesn't speak % Ter own
mother unless her mother speaks
first. She never calls on her al
though she lives right next to us.
love my grandmother so that
it hurts me very deeply. I cry into
my pillow every night.
Grandma may be wrong in many
things but she is old and may moi
be with US many more years.
would gladly do without the ex.
pensive gifts that daddy and mama
give me at Christmas time if they
would only do as the Bible teaches,
Love thy neighbor as thyself' and
! Honor thy father and thy mother"
To me that would, be putting
Christ back into Christmas.
Name withheld
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COMBINATION

Continued From Page One)
the firemen, Nov tell rs when to
smile"
The ceremony was delayed for
over half an hour Cue to the IN
expected arrival Of Senator Harley
hlEore, West Virginia Democrat
who called On the Admiral with
DR.. Ralph Herr Just as the group
first lined up on the steps Of the
Administration Building.
Other officers present az the
aV aTding were Cart Harold Pay
son. Chief of staff and Il. Cmdr.
James FoTesman.
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THANKSGIVING

Continued from rage One)
early morning with their friends
at the Thanksgiving dance.
I'VE had Just got seated, when
my wife's niece ran into the
VIEW.
"come on your house Is on
fireI" she shouted.
81 couldn't believe it or realize
what she was talking about. |
jumped up and ran out into the
street. Then l saw a blaze coming
from the kitchen right on through
the house. l tried to get in for
our furniture and clothes. Other
fellows tried too. They and l
couldn't. 1t started so quickly, we
couldn't save anything"
The Fire Department quenched
the blaze, but the little house had
burned to nothing before help
could come.
I'VE lost everything the turkey,
the furniture, the 500, my wife
had saved and had in a coat in
the house. We had only fhe
clothes we wore that night. Shoes,
bedding, beds, all have gone. So
has the stove, washing machine,
all the furniture"
The Strachans sat up all night
at his Sister-in-lawS. Dazed with
shock they didn't know where to
turn for help. Finally they moved
into Strachan's mothers house,
Mrs. Myrtle Curtis, S24 Center
Street, and crowded into her close
quarters.
William has tried to finish a
house he bought years ago on
weekendS away from his job at
the Navy Yard, and time off from
the jobs he performs as handy
man for local people.
The house is only a shell, with
no interior finish.
Worse than that, though" Will
liam said today. 1--WE have no
furniture now to put in it no bed
no table or chairs"
The destitute family will have
TO start from scratch on Williams
small salary to try 10 finish the
house and furnish II.
So far neighborS and others have
loaned shoes and pants to William,
and some clothes for the children
who are Sandra aged 7, William
Jr, aged 6, and Naomi, aged 4.
Mrs. Strachan who is size IS
and size six shoe, has nothing but
the gown she wore early Thanks
giving morning. william wore the
borrowed pants to The Citizen Of
flee this morning,
A ianitor at the Public Works
section of the Navy Yard Of eleven
years standing, William has earned
small sums on his holidays and
weekends by doing outside jobs for
homeownerS here.
He called mis- boss Jack New
comb at the Navy Yard and told
him Of the catastrophe yesterday
and that he would be with his
family today.
When asked what he needed
most. William said beds and
chairs. and tables-all Furnishings
and all clothing. He is five feet
eight and slim. and could use any
thing that could be spared by
others.
The Strachan'S main need how
ever is for the money. labor and
furnishings for an entire house
"lt's hard. YeU save ard
ssrsps and Furnish . place and
Yevr family is happy era day.
rssdY Ter Thanksgiving And shs
next day ysu have nothing. ths
quiet spoken man said.
Anyone wao has ideas for help
can call Mrs. Strachan az her
uiother-in-lAws. 81 81 & William
has 10 car or truck with which
10 tote furniture bar IS ca ser for
any help be can get.
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Peoples Forum

The Citizen welcomes express
siOns of the views of its read
ers, but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items which
are considered libeloua or unwar-
ranted. The writers should be
fair and cOnfine the letters to
200 words and write on one side
of the paper only. Signature of
the writer must accompany the
letters and will he published un-
less requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28
Drivers Fined In
Criminal Court

Criminal Court Judge Thomas
Caro- today levied fines on 81,
drivers for various offenses.
Immediately after court. the
Judge drew a yenire for jury
trials to start on December 8.
The following men were fined:
Herbert Spense CoonS, $50. drum
ker and reckless driving; William
Clyde Morgan. $40. reckless driv-
ing; Edward Everett Lewis, SIS,
reckless driving and failin, to dim
lights; Francis B. Wayne. $40, no
drivers license and reckless driv-
ing and, Richard Dryer Neyhart,
$40, $40. reckless driving.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28
S6.OI4.OOO In FOOD

Continued from Page One)
for the year. This was well ahe'd
of the 1850 figure, 1852, 900.
We are permitted to use this
data for news purposes only.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28

The tuatara of New Zealand
sometime called a living fossil, is
beloved to be the oldest type di
living reptile in the world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28

The principal center of pineapple
culture used to be the Bahma
Islands, but the Hawaiian Islands
are now the principal producer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28

1t is estimated that about $50
million people in the world speak
English.
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TOMORROW'S
TIDES

TIDES
Naval Basel
HIGH Low
$40 am. 1:29 am.
E13 pm. 1888 pm.
600
ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA
Reference Station: Key West
Time of Height of
Bahia Honda
(bridge) oh ION so Il.
No Name Key
least endl --+2h 20m
Boca Chica
Station Tide high water
Sandy Ply oh 40m
Caldes Channel
(north endl +-2h l0m
IA fl.
t-)-Minus sign: Corrections
TO be subtracted.
t+l-Plus sign: Corrections 10
be added.
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jos ANNOUNCE
Continued From rage One)

1
ing and Small Displays, and 60
Commercial Displays. The same
set of rules will govern all entries.
All entries must be available for
inspection by the judging COM
mittee as well as any member of
the public who wishes to view
them at close range.
Participants will be required to
have their displays lighted between
the hours of 100 p. m. and $50
p. m. from December a, 1852,
through January 2, 1853 (these
dates inclusive). Photographs viii
be taken of all entries and no
additions, alterations or deletions
shall be made subsequent to Dec
ember %, 1852. Entries will be
subject to Judging between these
hours during any of the active
dates.
The contest will be judged b,
the Christmas Lighting Contest
Committee of the Key West Junior
Chamber of Commerce. Each en-.
try will be judged on eye appeal,
with due consideration fol con.
formity with the Christmas spirit,
originality, effective use of sur.
roundingS and artistic arrangement.
The decisions of the judges will be
final, and all ties will BE- resolved
on the night of final judgement.
Results of the contest will be
available for publication and re.
lease at IL noon o.. January 2,
1858, in the Key West Citizen and
over station WKWF. Prize.
in the several eategories will be
as follows
cstssory 1; Yard and Resi-.
denes Displays
LIST Prize: $3.50
Ind Prize: 1880
Ord Prize: 10000
4th Prize: 5000
sth Prize $500 Glft certificate
6fh Prize: $500 Gift certificate
Category u: Window and Small
Lighting Displays
Isl Prize: 5000
Ind Prize: $500
Category ~: Commercial Dis.
plays
lst Prize: Plague
Ind Prize: Honorable Mention
Ord Prize: Honorable Mention
The contest is subject to all
national, state and local laws which
may be applicable.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28

Tie Us Marine Corps has
participated in nearly so separate
landings 90 foreign S1oFes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28

Relative Humidity at 500 Am.
$50
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28

Observations taken at City Office
Key West, Fla, Nov. %, 1852
500 AM. EST
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28

Barometer tSea Level) 500 AM.
30.16 inS.-1021.3 mbs.
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Tomorrow's Almanac
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-11-28

ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA
Reference Station: Key West
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Temperatures
Evening star., 1952-06-11

the 26th, 1852, that his entire
tax returns are now under in.
veStigation by the bureau.
coupled up with the press re-
leases, at least the statements
In the press which contain,
since he last testified. that all
OF his matters would be turned
over to the United States At
torney for the District of CO.
lumbia~ for his consideration
toward prosecution.
If any of the Senators are
interested, I would be glad to
show you this official letter
showing that as of that date.
from that date until now, they
are so doing.
Mr.. Bauman-1 have no COM
ment to make.
Senator Welker-Do I UNDER
stand you. Mr.. Witness and
counsel that as of this time you
Will. under your objection here
tofore made. refuse to answer
any questions with respect to
your finances. bank account.
your income, or anything bear
ing upon your finances, your
income or otherwise?
Mr.. Ford-Yes. sir; that is
correct.
MIR. Barrett-Yes. sir.
Senator Welker-And any
questions we might PROFOUND to
you at this time or in the fu-
ture will be refused by you
upon those grounds?
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Questioned on Transfer
Of Inspector Bullock

@. While you were chief of
detectives, didn't Maj. Harvey
G. Callahan transfer Inspector
Bullock from No. II to No. 8
because of his unsavory connec-
tionS?
A. That was a newspaper
article. and my understanding
is-and this was hearsay, too
that there is no record of that
in the Police Department files,
and my understanding is that
later Inspector Callahan sent
for him to come to his house
and apologized to him for it.
@. Maj. Callahan transferred
Capt. Bullock from the precinct
in which there was, according to
the police department, a great
deal more gambling than the
precinct to which he was trans
ferred.
A. Practically a little bit of
everything in No. 8.
Q. But not nearly as much
gambling as in No. II. and that
was why Maj. Callahan trans
ferred him. He did the eouiva.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Senate Group Reports
Price Fix Bill Without
Recommendation

The Senate Commerce Commit
tee today reported to the Senate
without recommendation" a con-
troversial bill to strengthen State
laws which authorize retail price
fixing.
The unusual action, in which the
committee neither approved nor
diSapproved of the bill, was taken
by an almost" unanimous voice
vote. Senator Edwin C. Johnson,
Democrat, Of Colorado, chairman,
told reporters. No changes were
made in the measure as passed by
the House.
The State laws affected permit
manufacturers and retailers to
sign contracts specifying mini
mum prices for certain brand
name items. Main purpose of the
Federal bill would be to make
such agreements binding on all
retailers in the As States covered,
whether they signed the contracts
or not.
Status of the measure was fur
ther complicated by a request
from Chairman McCarran of the
Senate Judiciary Committee that
the bill be referred to his group.
The price-f fixing arrangements,
covered by so-called fair trade
laws" are not effective in the
District or in Texas, Missouri and
Vermont.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Groduotions Continue in D. G.. Schools

Commencement week was well
under way in the District public
schools, with graduations sched-
uled to continue today and to-
morrow.
Yesterday exercises were held al
eight high schools and two junior
high schools.
Holding commandments yes
terday were Anacostia, Coolidge
Eastern, Roosevelt. Armstrong and
Cardozo High Schools. Bell and
Washington Vocational High
Schools and Langley and Terrell
High Schools.
Today diplomas will be award
ed at the following schools:
Mckinley, Woodrow Wilson and
Dunbar High Schools: Burdick
and Phelps Vocational High
Schools; and Gordon, Hine, Jeffer-
son, Kramer. Macfarland, Paul,
Stuart. Banneker, Browne, Francis,
Garnet-Patterson, Miller, Randall
and Shaw Junior High Schools.
Tomorrow commencement activ-
ities will wind up with ceremonies
at Western High School and Deal.
Eliot, Sousa and Taft Junior High
Schools.
School then will be over until
next September as tomorrow is
the last official day of classes
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Partial Transcript of Former Chief Baretts Testimon

The follotDing is a partial tert
OF Robert J.,Barrett's testimony
before the Senate District crime
Investigating subcommittee yes-
terddy::
@. Maj. Barrett, you are a
personal friend of Inspector
Albert I. Bullock; is that cor
rect?
A. I do not believe I have ever
been to his house. He is a
policeman. I know him very
well.
@. How long have you known
him very we'll?
A. Since I have been a police
man.
Evening star., 1952-06-11

lent Of sending him to Staten
Island.
My understanding was that
that was in the newspapers, that
Inspector Callahan sent for him,
apologized to him, made no Off
cial record Of that. There was
nothing in the files about it,
nothing.
@. Are you aware Of the fact,
major. that missing from IN
Spector Bullock's files are all the
personnel papers included in this
period in which Inspector Bull
lock was transferred?
A. No, sir.
@. All the papers dated from
February 10, 1947, to March 3,
1948 are missing from Inspec-
tor Bullock's file?
A. No, sir.
@. Can you shed any light
on that?
A. I have never seen his file.
Evening star., 1952-06-11
Hodge Full General, ,
II Others Also GET
Army Promotions

President Truman today nomi-
mated 1t. Gen. John Reed Hodge
to Chief of the Army Field Forces
with the rank Of four-star general.
Gen. Hodge is slated for the
post formerly held by Gen. Mark
Clark. now in command of the
forces in the Far East.
The Hodge nomination was on
a list Of % affecting general off,
GERS for which the President asked
Senate approval. Seven brigadier
generals are slated for two-star
rank in the promotions and 18
colonels for brigadier general.
The President nominated Maj.
John Taylor Lewis for command
ing general, Army Anti-Aircraft
Command. with rank of lieutenant
general, and Maj. George Price
Hays to command American forces
in Austria, also with three-star
rank.
Two Diplomats Shifted.
In addition to the Army ap-
Ipointments. the President also
named two career diplomats of the
State Department for new assign
Iments.
Burton Y. Berry will go to Iraq
as Ambassador, succeeding Ed
ward S. Crocker II.
James. S Moose, jr., was named
Minister to Syria, replacing Cav
endish w. Cannon.
Other Promotions.
To be major generals:
Brig. Gen. Frank H. Partridge,
Herbert B. Loper, Homer w.
Kiefer, Edward T. williams, Robert
L. Dulaney, William N. Gilmore,
Joseph P. Cleland.
To be brigadier generals:
Coils. Harold T. Miller, Dawley
E. Chambers, Emil Lenzner,
Francis M. Day, Gordon B. Rogers,
Aubrey N. Newman, Thomas M.
Watlington, John C.. Oakes, Le-
|geare K. Tarrant. Lionel C. Nc
Carr. Carl F. Fritzsche, Russell
L. Wittrup. Paul L. Freeman, An
drew Pick O.Mara, Robert j.
'Dood. Hamilton H. Howe, John
Knight Waters and John r.
BeiShline.