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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-09
Honor Given
To Truman
School Head
Franklin Chosen As
One OF 35 Outstanding
Florida Educators To Go
To Tampa Conference

BY invitation OF the Florida
Department Of Education Wilbur
Franklin, Principal Of Truman
Elementary School, was chosen
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-09
$50, 600 IL, Sale
Of Land Recorded

Almost $4,000 in properly
sales have been recorded at
the Courthouse this week, II
was learned today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Schurk have sold for $4,000.
Lois One and Two on the
KsYs 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
A. Cosbel Of Isiamorada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mat.
news sold for $4,000 Lot
is. block 2. In the Lime
Grove Subdivision on seiden-
berg avenue. They sold the
land 10 Mr.. and Mrs. James
~. Lyons.
Mr.. and NSs. William Fred
Street. sold for $1,000. land
10 Mr.. and AIRS Leland EbsY.
OF 1i2f Harris avenue.
Bert Z. calkins. single man.
sold % acres on Big Pine Key
to Dorothy Martin and Man.
ley Boss.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-09
UTILITY BOARD
SAID TO HAVE
SAVED CITY S2OM
BY ALUMINIUM USE

Key West taxpayers have been
saved so. 900 by the use Of alumni
mum instead Of copper wire for the
proposed Big Pine Key transmits
sion line. City Electric Utility
Board members said at yesterday
afternoons meeting.
The award for obtaining fhe
wire was given 10 General Elec-
trio Supply, which bid 81. ss3.Se
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-09
Dog Deserted On Caroline
Street; Humane Soc. Called
LOVELY.LOOkING
DOG is A MIXTURE
OF TWO FINE
BREEDS

Cruelty to animals doesn't apply
only in extreme cases as in the
episode which took place few
weeks ago when the Hammer
Man" deliberately pounded a
mother dog to death, Mrs. George
Mills White pointed out today, dur
ing a visit to The Citizen office
that although the first incident was
barbarically cruel, there are other
froms Of wanton cruelty. especial
~ that Of neglect and desertion Of
q pet.
"A few days ago" she told the
editor. "A car drove along Caro-
line street and stopped long en-
Continued On Page Sevenl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-09
Taft Scores
Win Over
Ike
Primary Results
Are Not Binding
Upon The Delegates

CHICAGO IA - Sen. Robert A.
faft Of Ohio scored an overwhelm-
ing victory in Tuesdays Illinois
Republican primary election.
In the COP presidential popu-
larity contest, Taft showed under
his two major opponents Harold
e. Stassen and Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower duplicating his pri-
mary victories last week In Ne
braska and Wisconsin.
Taft apparently won control over
48 Of the 50 delegates to the COP
National Convention in July-which
represents his greatest delegate
victory in any primary to date
this year. There was a possibility
that two delegates who favor the
candidacy Of Gen. Eisenhower
might win In downstate Illinois.
The primary results are not bind
ing upon the delegates.
Early in the tabulati0n Taft es-
tablished victorious trend, which
deviated only slightly thereafter.
With more than two-thirds of the
precincts counted today, Taft led
Stassen 8 to !, and Eisenhower Z
to /.
Eisenhower, who was not Of
ficially . candidate in the presi-
dental preference primary, placed
third in the COP voting on the
basis Of q written campaign.
Running without opposition as
the Democratic presidential candi-
date, Sen. Estes Kefauver of Ten
nessee piled up huge vote.
There was q small total of write
ms for Gov. Adlai Stevenson of
Illinois in the Democratic column.
However, the state Democratic
organization Is expected Il
delegate vote to Stevenso =.
event be enters the presidential
race. H. was unopp0sed for re-
nqminatlep for So6ernor.
i The state COP organization Is
known to favor the candidacy Of
Taft. Both parties win elect 10
additional delegates at a state con-
yention before the July national
meeting.
The vote totals from 6,5l1 of the
states $50 precincts:
Republican: Taft $50, ASS; ,Stas-
sen 1850; Eisenhower (6,462 pre-
cincts) 1886.
Totals from 5,257 of s,6lo pre-
cincts:
Democrat: Kefauyer 3I4,3S4:
Stevenson (3,s57 precincts) 49,
62l.
The Taft forces in Illinois pre-
dicted the primary ''wiIl be a
stepping stone to certain nomina-
ton for Sen. Taft in the July con-
vention."
Eisenhower's hackers insisted
they could not make any statement
Continued On Page Seven)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-09
Presidents
Will Always
Come To XIV.
Says White House Radio
Commentators, Fisher, In
Chicago Broadcast
Delivered Recently

President Truman's Key West
trip makes news even after he
leaves Key West.
Chicago Tribune radio COM
mensasor John Fisher sent CO.
py Of his March % broadcast TO
The Citizen to-day. In il Fisher.
who was one Of the 20-odd radio
and press correspondents. tells
what he CLEANED Of the Presi-
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-09
Bentley Demands Thuf Allen
Nume "SpeeioI Interests"
Boeu Chico Road Defended
Jail Will Be
Open Within 10
Days Says Higgs

County Commissioners
Frank Bentley last night
demanded that Commission
err Joe Allen name the 'spe-
cial interests" which Allen
claimed in The Citizen Fri
day shave dominated Mon
roe County's road building
program in the past and are
now in the process of sab
otaging the commissions
efforts on roads.
Though Allen, sitting next
to Bentley at the County
Commission meeting, would
not reply directly he flash
ed to Bentley:
n hit dog always banks. /
made no direct accusations
there. You aren't the only one
hitting 1t the County Ensi-
neer.s
The county commissioners
were continuing the two month
old debate on the newly appoint
ed County Engineers bills for
planning roads.
Bentley opposed payment last
week Of the $1,000 in bills pre-
scented by Engineer John p. Cog
gin since his work began in De-
cember. Allen holly defended
the new engineer and the
amount of his bills. since it in
cludes crews Of workmep under
Gogein who are makine specifi-
cations and plans Tor the Coin-
us 1852 road vfoss6 "a.
Last night Bentley took issue
with the long statement Allen
wrote to The Citizen in which he
attacked Goggin's attackers as
special interests
Bentley refuted Aliens criti-
cism that some roads built prior
TO Goggin's appointment were
not holding up Allen mention
ed as specific examples. the Big
Coppitt road leading TO Boca
Chioa Beach: Barry Beach road
and Grassy Keys roads.
Bentley defended the Boca
Chica road saying that a hur-
ricane had contributed to break
ing ii down. AS for Barry Beach,
he said that Bailey. at that
time County surveyor. had said
the road was undergraded, but
that the bill had been approved
for il. Guava avenue and Borden
avenue on Grassy Key. he said.
were built as roads TO be pass
able only. They are still passable
he said. Borden avenue cost only
81 square yard. Bentley further
said that the records show that
he voted against a contract of
Alonxo Cothron. on Grassy Key.
II was then that he demanded
of Allen that the Commissioner
name the special interests .
now in the process OF sabotaging
the commissions effort to see
that the county receives value
received for the money Il spends
on roads" rs Allen had said in
Continued On Page Seven)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-09
Florida Hailed As Birthplace
OfAyiation; MeCurdy's Flight
From Key West-H ayana Told
Plane FIesU
1918 Miles
And Crashed 10
Miles From Cuba

JACKSONVILLE H--Florida was
hailed today as the birthplace q
virtually everything aviation-wise
except the beginning Of flight IT.
self.
1t. Col. william c. Lazarus.
Orlando, former state aviation d.
rector and instructor Of aviation
at the University OF Florida. said
the state had many firsts--among
them q guided missile test In 1919.
Col. Lazarus, now on duty with
the Air Force At Wright Field,
gave some Of his findings In talk
at the Meninak Civic Club. He had
unearthed them In research for his
just published wings In the Sun,
a book of Florida's colorful place
in the development Of aviation.
For instance, Col. Lazarus said:
The guided missile test took
place at carlstrom Field, Arcadia.
A bomb was fixed in Z biplane
which was operated by radio. But
the end Of World War ! stopped
experiments.
Kissimmee set up the worlds
first city ordinance for regulation
of air traffic In 1908. II was sup
posed to be q Joke but II served
as a model for legislation In France
and Germany.
The Southeast's first aviation
organization M III Jacksonville,
q report Of which mentioned an
early flight Of . few feet before
the plane was wrecked. The pilot
was a mechanic named Robert
Kloeppel, now q prominent Florida
hotel owner.
J. S. d. Mccurdy took off from
Key West Jan. 80, 1911, 70 win q
purse offered by the Havana Post
for the first to fly from the u. s.
to Cuba. He crashed 10 miles of
Havana after flying 1918 miles but
got 5000 for his effort and be-
came the first TO ny that far over
water and to have 70 navigate out
Of sight Of land.
Palm Beach apparently was the
first site Of experiments with wire.
less aboard planes whereby they
picked up messages from steam
ers.
Robert G. Fowler made the first
west-east flight tiss days. as force,
downs from California 10 Jack
sonyille Beach. He also made the
first assisted takeoff-from . rail-
road handcar when be found ter
rain too rough.
Miami was one Of the first air
ports.
Pensacola, birthplace OF naval
aviation, sent aviators 10 veracrmx
for ~ days Of action against Bandit
Pancho villa. The fliers hunted
mines tn the harbor and secuted
the enemy lines. Thus. Florida was
the first springboard for such an
expedition.
The first commercial airline was
between st. Petersburg and Tam
pa. The first paying passenger
was flown over this route In isi4--
and 30 was the first payload Of
foodstuffs. . case Of ham from q
Tampa firm 70 q ST. Petersburg
grocer. II got there In less tnan
three hocrs after the order had
been placed by telegraph.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-09
General Electric Supply
Awarded Wire Contract
For Big Pine Key Line

on four items Of conductor for HE
line.
Board Member Louis NJ. ]. Els
ner moved that GE get the award,
though its bid was identical with
Kaiser, because s.we have dealt
with GE before" The Board unani-
mously approved Eisner's motion
after study Of the various items.
Raybro company was awarded
the SiT.920 contract for cable, since
Continued On Page Severn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-06
Boyds
Mrs. James Kerr
POOlesvilLe 2197

Monte Sandbower has returned
home from the Suburban Hospital
where he underwent an operation
on February 81 and,is slowly re-
gaining his strength.
Little Donna Nicholson cele-
brated her fourth birthday on
February 10 by having a party for
her little friends in the neighbor-
hood. Games were played and re-
freshments served by her mother,
Mrs. Betty Nicholson.
The Women's Missionary Socie-
ty met on February 81, at the
home of Mrs. Donald Nicholson,
with a good attendance. A Bible
study period was held, instead of
the Missionary book, after which
the two hostesses, Mrs. Nicholson
and Mrs. Ray Stone, served de-
licious refreshments.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thomas on Sunday February II
We're her two brothers, and wives,
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Murray and
son Ship.ey, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Murray, all of Reisters-
town.
Quite serious accident occur
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-06

red on Saturday night last to sew
eral local boys, when machine
being driven by Kenneth Burdette,
Jr, skidded and overturned on
Middle-brook hill about 8 o'clock.
Those in the accident were Ken
meth Burdette, Jr., John Burdette,
Kelvin and Herman Fitzwater, Jr.
and Bernard Ganleys all of Boyds.
Of the five injured, three remained
in the Suburban Hospital, where
they were taken by the Gathers
burg Rescue Squad, and it is un.
,derstood that Kelvin titzwater is
still in a serious condition with
conclusion of the brain, besides
other injuries.
Also remaining in the hospital
are Bernard Ganley, with several
broken bones and Kenneth Bur
dette also with broken bones. The
community wishes them a speedy
recovery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-06
New RoCkUest & Broadwood Manor
By MRS. BEVERLY ARNEsoN - 70. 49s2

Home from five weeks vacation
in Florida are Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Luthey of Grandin Avenue,
Broadwood Manor.
Mrs. Edward Matish of Broad
wood celebrated her birthday on
March 2 with a family dinner.
The Blonien family of Viers Mill
Road is home from two week
jaunt to Florida.
"Taffy" the springer spaniel be-
longing to Mrs. Charles Sturgis of
Claggett Drive took first place rib
bon in the spaniel class at the
Rock Creek Dog Show on Sunday.
The Edward Sullivans of Coral
Sea Drive entertained Mrs. Sulli-
vans mother, Mrs. Francis Grove
of West Virginia last Friday.
Mrs. Lester May of 1901 Coral
Sea Drive was hostess Tuesday to
the ladies of the Rockcrest Book
Club. Ladies attending we're Mrs,
Charles Sturgis, Mrs. E. Krebeck,
and Mrs. E. A. Arneson. The next
meeting will take place in two
weeks at the home of Mrs. J. Mack
Emerson on Claggett Drive.
Mr.. Herbert R. Keil of Crawford
Drive has been in Chicago attend
ing the Bakery Engineers Com
vention at the Edgewater Beach
Hotel and also visiting his parents
who live there. Mrs. Keil and Patty,
their daughter, have been i'll with
the virus.
Mrs. ]. Mack Emerson of Clag-
gett Drive is on the sick list.
Don't forget the executive meet
ing of the Lone Oak PTA in the
library of the Lone Oak School on
Tuesday evening, March II at $3.50
pm. Everyone interested in the
detectives of the Lone Oak PTA
are invited to attend and partici-
pate.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-06

quota. Do join and have party
in this great humanitarian work.
On Tuesday evening, the Rever-
end and Mrs. William B. Adams
Of Rockville were among the guests
attending the annual banquet of
the National Rehabilition Confer
ence held at the State Hotel in
Washington. DR.. Adams had the
distinction of opening banquet with
praper and brought it to a close
with a prayer of benediction. Ear
lier in the day, DR.. Adams opened
the Conference meeting with a
prayer.
Young Margaret Moore. daught-
er Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Moore
of Denham Road, celebrated her
twelfth birthday on Friday, and it
was very special birthday, since
Margaret is a Leap Year Gal"
and only has a birthday every four
years lucky galD! She has the
distinction of being the only baby
born in MONTGOMERY County on
February 30, 1910. SATURDAY. aft
ernoon she celebrated the big oc-
casion with a party at her home.
Those who attended were Martha
Burke, Yvorne Margal, Nancy Her
spberger, Sandra Lawrence, Joan
McClurken, Kenneth Dahlin, Billy
Curtis, and Daniel Smith.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Muller and
three children have left their home
on Edmonston Drive and are en-
route to Germany, their original
home. Mr.. Muller's work will take
him to South America, and the
family plans to follow him there
once he gets settled. The Mullers
lived in Rockvrest for a little more
than year.
Mrs. Raymond Cornell of Wade
Avenue has been i'll with the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Davis and
children Becky and Pete have NOV
ed from 1894 Claggett Drive into
their new home on Adclare CT. in
Rockville.
Roy Lee Hewitt of Claggett Dr.,
celebrated his 18th birthday re-
Gently by treating several of his
young friends to the movies and
later to ice cream and cake at
home.
The Jim Robertsons of Edmon-
ston Drive are in the process of
adding an entrance hall and dining
room to their home.
The Swingle family of Broad
wood Manor is slowly but surely
recuperating from bout with the
flu bug.
f., Mr.. and Mrs. James Donahue of
Broadwood Manor entertained Mrs.
Donahue's parents from New Jer-
sey over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Dover and
children, Patsy and Sue spent the
weekend in Connecticut visiting
with relatives.
Mrs. Rita Blum of Claggett DR..
visited relatives in New York for
two weeks recently.
Helen Arneson of Crawford DR..
celebrated her 10th birthday on
March 5.
The Jack Houyoux family moved
into their new Bethesda home on
March / from 1900 Coral Sea DR..
The children, Eleanor, Dickie and
Ann will be missed fgrom the
neighborhood.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-06
Sales Tax Collections
Show Drop in State

Sales tax collections in the State
for the first eight months of the
current fiscal year dropped off
about eight per cent, as compared
with the previous year, it was re-
ported by the State Comptroller's
office this week.
The total of sales taxes collected
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-06

for the period was $19,77S,OOo. In
the same period last year, collec-
tions totalled $21, 100000. Dollar
wise, the drop amounted to 1851
900.
Sales tax collections on sale of
tuilding materials were reported
higher this year. Indications were
that Federal construction in the
State is. responsible, to a large de-
gree, for the increase in collections
in this category.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-06
Rockville and Vicinity
Mrs. John Diamond Ill Rockville 1912
Or Call Rockville 2144 - 2145

/ (bazaar) Mrs. James Elgin (tick-
ets.) Mr.. Preston c. King, Jr. heads
the publicity committee which also
includes Mrs. John Redding, Mrs.
Clarence treeter, Mrs. Alan Eliot,
Mrs. Mary Harris and Mr.. Robert
Thiel.
If you hear Bill Barnsley going
on at great rate these days about
"Field Cum, he is not talking
about firearm, but his new horse!
One of Rockville's most avid horse
men, he is the proud owner Of
handsome new brown thoroughbred
gelding.
DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Knutti of
Glen Road and Dr. and Mrs. Perry
Shaw of Los Angeles were the
guests for whom Captain and Mrs.
Richard D. Zern, USN, recently
entertained at dinner party at
Water Gate Inn.
H. NJ. C. Robert Compton Of
Twinbrook left Rockville Tuesday
for England for tour of sea duty
with the United States Navy.
Popular Mrs. Robert C. Dronen-
burg, for six years a nurse with
the Montgomery County Health
Department, was honored recently
at baby shower by her many
friends and co-workers. 1t was
held at the home of Mrs. Francis
Vane and Mrs. George Fisher, Mrs.
Russell Calkins, Mrs. Katherine
Johnson, Mrs. Richard Sample, and
Mrs. Mable Murray were co-host-
essess. Mrs. Dronenburg went
home simply laden with beautiful
gifts-enough to furnish a COM
plete nursery for her "wee" one.
At another stork shower recent
ly, Mrs. Mort Hayes was honored
by a group of friends who surpris-
ed her at her home on Lewis Ave-
nue.. She, too, received many love-
ly baby gifts.
Rachel Munger, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ormond S. Munger, was
hostess at a supper party on Sat-
urday evening at her home on West
Montgomery Avenue in celebration
of her eleventh birthday. Her
young guests included Carol Mad
dox, Mandy Evans, Gretchen Van
Dyke, Anne GaTabrant and Ann
Doherty. On Sunday, Rachel was
the honored guest at a family
party.
Patricia Donahue, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donahue, who
was four years old February 20,
celebrated her birthday Sunday at
her home on Maple Avenue. Young
guests at the party were Charlene
and Jeffrey Steinberg, Ronnie,
Bobby and Richie King, Jean Ernie
and Susan Reid, Paul and REM
Lenz, Tommy CONTAINING, Sandra
Hoyle, Diane, David and Jimmy
Bova, Bonnie Marie Wilson, and
Brenda Belknap. Earlier on Sun
day, Patricia's cousins and second
cousins from Washington visited
her and brought best wishes for
the day.
Mrs. Lena S. Ray of Spring Lake
Park, who has been a recent patient
at Suburban Hospital is convalesc-
ing at her home and will soon be
out around again. aa#
Those who attended the dinner
of the Mems Club of Christ Church
on Monday evening enjoyed the
very fine talk given by Major Gen
eral Lewis B. Hershey, director of
selective service, who spoke on
Universal Military Training. The
men also enjoyed "friend chicken
dinner" prepared by the ladies of
the church.
This is the time "To answer the
Call'-the call to contribute to the
1852 American Red Cross Fund.
Volunteer workers will soon be
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-06

AS March came in like a lion
with that surprise snow storm the
other day, a bit Of news arrived
from Florida from the Harrison
Englands. On Tuesday, February
26, they held their annual Mont
gomery County picnic at their
home on Deerfield Beach, Eng
lands Ocean Vista. Those pre-
sent for the luncheon were Judge
and Mrs. Stedman Prescott and
daughters Ann; Mr.. and Mrs.
Barnard Welsh, Sr; Mr.. and Mrs.
Darby Bowman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Perry; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Peter; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Edgin;
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Blandford
and Mrs. Upton D. Nourse. Other
friends present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Strong Of Berlin. Md. and
their daughter, Mrs. Charles Hol-
land Of Ocean City, Md. and DR..
and Mrs. C. H. Leslie of Kirkwood,
Mo.
Joining the group in Deerfield
this week will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald A. deLashmust who left on
Monday for vacation in the sunny
cline They had planned to leave
last week but were detained by i'll
ness due to the grippe (flu or vir-
us) that has seemed to strike most
every family in the country.
On Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs. ALI
ison Chaplin Of North Argyle
Street expect to leave for a leisure
" two to three weeks vacation in
Florida. They will go by motor
and will visit in Fort Lauderdale.
Perhaps the most missed person
in Rockville these days is Mrs.
Mary Lou Hegeman of the Sentinel
staff, (that lucky gall who is
mentioning at sunny Miami Beach.
Accompanied by her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Blake
Merson, she left Rockville last
week.
For another Rockvillian, it's
going to be "Down Mexico Way"
for on Saturday, popular Elizabeth
Talon will sail from Baltimore
aboard the S. S. Mexico for a
three-week vacation in Havana and
Mexico.
Mrs. Marjory Hendricks of Pot
omac is enjoying an extensive trip
through the West, and to further
prove cts a small world, while
in Boulder, Col. she encountered
a Red Cross friend, Ruth Goodman,
whom she had last seen in Aus
tralia during World War II.
While in Colorado, Mrs. Hendricks
visited a lifelong friend, Mrs.
Griffin Caldwell at Center. After
visiting her son and bis wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Roger Todd Davis, at
VermilIion, S. d. she will return to
Normandy Farm the latter part of
the month.
A visitor to Rockville these days
Is Mrs. w. l.. Calkins of Freeport,
I'll. who arrived on March 1 to
spend some time with her nephew
and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee M.
Hubbard Of South Adams Street.
She will remain in Rockville for
several months.
March 81 is officially the first
day of Spring and appropriately
enough, is the date of the Annual
Spring Festival will offer many
attractions and innovations. There
will be fun for the entire family,
so chalk it down on your calendar
its a date.
Folks out Potomac way are busy
preparing for the Annual Turkey
Dinner and Bazaar of the Potomac
M. +. Church which will take place
at Normandy Farm on Tuesday,
March 25. General chairman for
the event is Mrs. Russell Shearer,
assisted by Mrs. John B. Hudson
(food) Mrs. Samuel +. Bogley