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Az Nexsieoiyres

Also, such imprints would have
told Johnny Saxon whether that
person was a man or woman.
As it was, the hard earth elimi-
mated all possibility of this.
They had arrived at the circu-
lar driveway IN front of the man
sion. Moe Martin was hopping
his fringe of hair. Well" he said.
maybe ! was wrong" He put the
dashlight In his pocket.
Johnny said, 1T isn't a night TO
get yourself worked up into a
lather."
Doctor Bob Clark looked up-
ward through the great spreading
branches of the trees. "The Sky'S
cloudy. though. We ought to be
gettln' some rain" He seemed
friendly enough. He didn't look
like a doctor. Johnny decided that
he didn't look like a doctor be-
cause he was not gray-haired and
scholarly. Probably he was a very
excellent sawbones.
Bob Clark looked toward the
house. Light from the library
windows touched the driveway.
u guess karen'S not coming down
again., he told Johnny. $50 I'll
run along"
Johnny studied the doctors lean
face in the half darkness. How
far is it to the hospital?"
-Four miles"
That's quite long walk"
Johnny motioned to the station
wagon, parked in the darkness
some distance beyond Doctor
Clark: "Why don't you ride with
Nick Walker?"
For one thing, it's out of his
way. Besides I keep in shape
walking"
In hot weather. said Johnny,
81 keep in shape drinking gin.
Which reminds me, Walker was
supposed to be fixing up couple
of drinks. Join us?a
Smiling. Bob Clarl. shook his
head. Thanks. If you see Karen.
tell her I'll phone tomorrow He
added, II take it you've met her?n
Johnny nodded. He said MOTH
ing about the incident a little
while ago in the nurses bedroom.
I'll tell her. sure" His glance
went from the doctors face to the
station wagon beyond. then back
to Bob Clark's eyes again. "By
the way. have you ever met any
one named Bart?"
Ito be continuedI
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Senior Skin Day
By Janet Brown g. Par, Russell


Last Friday morning at $50,
some mysterious looking figures
we're grouping around the flag poll
in front of the High School. They
were Seniors busily engaged in
raising the Conch Flag, for this
was Conch Day.
Later there was great connection
at the County Beach where the
Seniors met.
A little after 800 everything was
all ready, SO they formed pro-
cession that rolled proudly past the
High School, honking horns and
shouting. Everyone was thinking,
Bahia Honda, here we come.
This wonderful day is here at
last"
AT Bahia Honda everyone scram-
bled into bathing suits and spread
blankets and towels out on TIE
sand. Suntan oil and sun glasses
were rece ty, and those thai
had forgotten 'them were very sor-
ny. Practically everyone had
brought a camera and any tiae
ayone got into a silly pose; you
can bet that someone was snap
ping a picture. ioi9l2 s4H .9adt /
Many Seniors spent practicaily
the whole day in the water, playing
water volly BAH or, else dncking
each other and swimming. Some
Seniors preferred the sun, and al
though they tried to get a gorgeous
tan, instead they learned how to
get burned in one easy lesson. Por-
table radios were also very popu-
lar, particly for the .Sunburners. =
BY 1870 everyone was starving
and helped themselves to deli
cious lunch of ham, potato salad,
olives, pickles, potato chips,
cheese, cokes, doughnuts, and
rolls. These had been thoughtfully
provided by the committee, HEADED
by Morton Hall, Billy Osterhoudt,
and Yvonne McCardle.
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MSsdes II 4s9etMl
81 William 9. BocART

Johnny nodded, shook hands.
Moe Martin said, 'The dog
heard something. He came up
here lickety-split."
with you hanging onto him?"
Johnny noted Noes flushed. per-
spring face.
|. Naturally. ! wanted to see
what he was after"
They were moving through the
gardens beneath the balcony.
"What'd he hear?" asked Johnny.
81 think it was Just a rabbit,
sam Doctor Clark. "What else?
Moe Martin was busy probing
the ground with the flashlight
beam. Grass was dry and burnt
from lack Of rain. The earth was
hard beneath their feet. Even with
watering, flowers and plants in
the garden had suffered. SITS
funny, Moe muttered.
"You didn't see anyone?" john
ny prompted.
Doctor Boz Clark glanced at
him. mo. But would it be unusual
if we did? Anyone from the house
might have been wandering
around"
But you didn't hear anything?"
Johnny was glancing at his part
ner Moe. though he directed the
question to the young doctor.
No s. nothing" said Bob
Clark.
Moe Martin was somewhat be-
yond the doctor. Johnny saw him
nod his head. johnny Saxon won
dered if Noes headshake meant
he was agreeing with Clark-or
diSagreeing.
DASSING one Of the extending
l wings at the rear Of the house,
Johnny saw stoutly built trellis
work that reached from the
ground to the balcony above.
Leafy green vines Of some sort
covered the white-painted cross
pieces Of framework. He counted
three Or four of the vine-covered
affairs.
1t occurred to Johnny Saxon
that the things could easily be
used as ladders to the balcony.
Perhaps the prowler had escaped
this way. Michael. the dog. could
have heard sounds not audible to
the human ear.
Johnny wished there had been
some rain recently. Moist earth
would have retained imprints if
anyone had come down that way.
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Speaking for TIE Seniors
BY Billy Roberts

The mighty Senior Glass of Key
West High has taken as its project
in the Identification contest, the
Gymnasium.
They set about to perform what
was considered an almost impossi-
be task.
These determined Seniors began
working ore Saturday morning rs
soon as the contest vas announced,
and were still racing against time
to complete the job by the dead
line, March II.
The sides and back Of the Gym
was Thoroughly cleaned, removing
weeds, glass, bottle tops and even
1920 posters. In their place, beauti-
full palm trees and Australian pines
have been planted. The inside Of
the Gym sRraudly displays the hi
bors of happy, but suh-burned Sen
iors. The. gals, joined the boys m
painting the bleachers and benz
ches, not to mention themselves.
The basketball court and both
shower floors have been cleaned
as though by professionals, The
Industrious upperclassmen have
done many smaller jobs-too num-
lerous to mention.
Thus far, those untiring Seniors
have labored approximately 2l2
man-hours and were still going.
in a clear cut effort to beat the
Junior Glass, their major rivals,
and capture the prize Of SIS from
Student Council.
In any event, the Senior Class of
1852 has performed a great ser
vice, not only to their school, but
to ire City of Key West as we'll
Very soon afterward, the thirsty
Seniors had finished eight cases of
ccixes and for the rest of the day
the water fountain was constantly
in use.
After Billy Boy Crowly four year
old son of Mrs. Crowly, and Mar
tina Ann Stark. five year old daugh-
ter of Mrs. Stark. had ridden down
the concrete cutters in a card
beard box, other children took up
tie spGrt.
Late in the afternoon the cars
began the long trip back to Key
West.
All the sponsors agreed that this
had been a very well managed pic
mic.
This had been the day the SEN
iors had waited for, for four long
years. The best Conch Day ever.
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Cancer Drive
Leaders Named

More than Is miilinn Americans
will die OF cancer by the end of
this century unless present NOR
tally rates are altered. Mrs. Do,o-
thy Daniels, General Chairman of
the 1852 Cancer Crusade, which
Ecgins April LIST, stated today.
Mrs. Daniels has announced lac
Chairmen of the volunteer CONN it.
tees during the Crusade:
Publicity, Vance G. Stirrup; See
cial Events, Mike Jacobs, Schcs!s,
Mrs. Norma Dopp; Clubs, Fra lk
Romaguera: Displays & Collie
tons, Jack Stewart and Marathon
Campaign. Gerald Guthrie.
Ii was disclosed that the national
goal has been set at S1s,ooo.p %.
The funds will be used TO sllpps It
broad program of reasearch S, r
vices 10 cancer patients and publ,c
and professional education.
The 1850 slogan is "Canf er.
Strikes One in Five, Strike Bal K,
Give to Conquer Cancer"
A strenuous effort will be m; lel
during the Crusade TO reach ev' y.
family with car educational m s.
sageS, Mrs. Daniels said. Knowle g
sof the symptoms sof cancer Is a
highly important weapon in fie Z
ing the disease. since impro' ID
cure rates depends on people o.
ing TO their doctors when early q
lection is possible. Ignorance 81
the danger signals of cancer u.s. Il
ly delays diagnosis until the $
ease has reach an advanced IN
incurable = stage.
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Speaking. for The Juniors
Della Touchton

Work Work. Work. was the cry
all last week among the Juniors
at Key West High School. OF course
we wanted to win that SIS prize
offered by the Identification com
mittee.
Work went on during the first Of
the week mostly cleaning, we
scrubbed the floor Of the audito.
rum, the stage floor, and the
dressing room floors. We hosed
down the rubber mats in the audi
torium tand some people got pref
ty wet during the performance. j
We cleaned out all the storage ca.
binets backstage and typed lists Of
all properties stored in each cabi-
net. q ~ Ss 2
While we were working On The
dressing rooms, someone struck
upon the idea Of fixing up one OF
the rooms as powder room.
Thursday Betty Cooper brought
some pink paint TO school. and then
il really started. The pink had
been intended FOR the windows ia
the powder room, but as the day
wore on stools, tables. and floors
became pink. The pink spots on the
floor had to be cleaned up.
By Thursday afternoon someone
had thought OF asking FOR dona.
tons Of paint. The group gct
busy and received donations
from nearly everyone we ask
cd. We painted the baseboards and
doors Of the auditorium ivory. The
baseboards and doors backssage
took on new faces OF brown and
grey. The walls in the rooms back
stage became white, removing
names that had been there for ma.
nv years. Next tking We knew we
were repainting the light green
wall which extends abou. four feet
high TIP the aaditor!t;i walls.
Meantime. with the heip OF TIC
Janitor's waxer, we had waxed the
auditorium floor. And there were
crews going over all the seats with
furniture polish and wiping it of
with dry cloths.
We not only cleaned up tie inside
but also Inc patio. We whi.e.waSh.
ed the pillars where people had
kicked them. The fence and long
bench became brighter green,
nlan,s were planted and the whole
place looked as il ii had had ils
fare cleaned
The place IS now looking wonder.
al The powder room has dress,
ne table with two mirrors over ii.
Tnerc is also large mirror. There
i / room on the other side Of the
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stage which has been converted in.
TO a boys dressing room.
We are now awaiting the event
full day. when the winners viii be-
a~noune ed OF course we hope to
win but if we don't we will still
have contributed something to the
school which We can enjoy and
others after Us can enjoy also.
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NEWS BRIEFS

MIAMI tR-Douglas Carroll, 81
year-old Florida City Prison Camp
foreman, will be arraigned in Cir
cult Court Thursday on a first
degree murder chage in the shoot
ing of Homestead Police Chief Will
liam Brantley.
Carroll, in statement, said he
the Dade Couaty grand jury.
The 38-year-c,d Brantley was
shot early Sunday as he attempted
to arrest Carroll for the barrocm
shooting few hours earlier of
Delfino Barboza, 90, Raymond
vile, Tex.
Carroll, in statmeent, said he
was mad and drunk" when he
shot the two men. He said he shot
Barboza because the latter was
talking in Spanish and he thought
he was making fun Of him. Bar
boza still is in critical condition.
MIAMI tR - Office OF Price Sta
bilization has filed suits charging
nine restaurants and bars in South
east Florida with failure to file
price statements and keep recods
required under pricing regulations.
The firms included:
Little Hungarian Restaurant,
Ace Of Clubs Restaurant Bar, and
Bradley's Bar and Restaurant,
Fort Lauderdale: Continental Res.
taurant and Club Alabama Restau-
rant, West Palm Beach.
MIAMI Rt--Julia Burgin, 2-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James B. Bugin, died Friday of
burns suffered while playing with
matches. sf#
MIAMI itP-The body Of man
found floating Friday in Biscayne
Bay near the Macarthur Cause
way.
Police identified the man as
James Brennan, so, Miami. De-
tective John Cannon said he is
relieved TO have taken his own
life by drowning but an autopsy
will be performed.
Friends said Brennan had been
III and respondent.
BALTIMORE tR--An eight-year-
old boy who pretended to be help
ing the cops track down a couple
OF arson suspects ended up with
the finger pointing at him.
Fer three days she boy played
the part of The juvenile sleuth help
ing police. He told the cops he
saw two 12-year.olds flee the Epis-
copai Church Of the Advent when
part OF 1t was swept by fire March
;. Damage was estimated at $40
| 600.
Poiice became suspicious Of their
helper when they learned the third
! grade student had been responsible
'of an alley fire in which papers
were burned Under questioning.
the boy said he and another youth
set the church fire.
The case has heen turned over
to juvenile authorities.
=.
WASHINGTON IA, - President
Truman Friday proclaimed Satur-
day, May II. as Armed Forces
Day and directed government of
ficiais to co-opeate with civil au-
thorltics in commemorative cerc-
monies.
RIO DE JANEIRo R-From II
70 q army sergeants were re-
ported under arrest Friday night
~ drive to purge the Brazilian
army Of Communists.
Gen. ZeM1io tla Costa, who is
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Mcclellan and ether State Road
Department members asked Cir
cult Court Friday to dismiss Day
tona Beach Attorney Joseph Gins
berg's 10 million dollar suit against
the department.
Ginsberg's suit claims he and
other taxpayers were damaged
when the Road Department failed
to complete 4lane, highway on
Florida's East Coast.
The dismissal melons, filed by
Ocala Attorney C. A. Savage, gave
grounds Of improper venue and
said the present Road Board is
not responsible for actions of a
prior board.
0GALA R--James c. Nelson
Friday pleaded innocent by reason
OF insanity to two first-degree
murder indictments in the death
Dec. II Of his wife and 8-year-old
son, who were shot in the home
of Mrs. Nelson's sister, Mrs. /, w.
Riggs.
LAKELAND Rl-The Highway
Patrol and police in several coun.
ties are searching for e. E. Blank.
enship, As, a roofing company of.
fetal missing since he left here
on a routine business trip to Or.
lando Monday.
Blankenship never showed up al
one of his firms projects near
Pine Castle which he was. to In.
srect,s and lie did ntss appear al
other places he was to visit.
His son, Tom Blankenship
traced him as far as a restaurant
in Kissimhnee theEM ke was seen
with another aaana DaDritao
a. asiff1 --rfrff4re-tf fd9ja 3ttJ
TAMPA lR -ErDesto Diaz, first
Tampan 10 be arrested,ter failure
to buy a federal $50 gambling
stamp, the federal jury, however
cleared him of charges the viola.
ton was willful.
TCay Russo, second man to be
arrested on the same charge here,
pleaded guilty Thursday
4
/ NASSAU, Bahamas R Judy
Garland and her business mana.
ser, Sid Luft, are planning to be
married, but they don't know
where or when.
The singing screen star said al
Palm Beach March 6 that she did
not plan 10 marry Luft. But when
the two arrived here Friday, they
agreed they intend to marry.
Miss Garland's divorce fom Vim
cent Minelli became effective Fri
DAY.
| TAMPA iR-Three shrimp fish.
ing craft left here Friday for the
shrimp grounds off eampechc,,
! aiaxic0a where Mexican gunboats
seized several Florida shrimp
boats Sunday.
Other owners, however, kept
their boats in port and asked the
q. ;. Coast Guard for warship
protection Of their craft.
A Il. Ramos, owner OF several
shrimp taWlesgs, said he would
not send his boats lack to Next
can waters until assured protection
by the Y. S. government. He said
sending The boats back sis like
sentilng a flock OF sheep to the
hungry wolves
Four boats held by Mexico were
released Thursday. They were
seized on grounds they we're fish
ing inside Mexican territorial wa
ters.
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SUPPER IS DISCUSSED
By LADIES' AID GROUP

The Ladies Aid of the Grace Lu-
theran Church met for their regu.
lar Thursday evening get.tn. petiIer
on March IL.
Discussica OF plans for their 10th
anniversary supper 10 be held Fri.
day, March 2s were discussed
Proceeds Of the supper win 10 q
the initial Educational Building
.lnd.
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cOnIlrmeu lnat members oil the
armed forces have been rounded
up, some of them in the Fedeal
District. He would not say whether
high ranking officers were includ.
ed.
WASHINGTON tA1 ~ Large in
creases in prices on fresh fruits
and vegetables, sugar and most
grains pushed the Bueau of Labor
Statistics wholesale price index up
OF per cent in the week ended
March Is.
The index stood at lIl.3 per cent
of the 1947-49 average, but still
2.8 per cent below the January,
1851, level.
SENDAI, Japan R--Feur Japa-
nese farmers were killed and
three wounded Friday by genades
tossed by American soldiers on a
drill ground near here, the u. S.
Army said The area had been.
put off limits By the Army but
apparently the Japanese farmers
were not aware of the restriction.
HAVANA, Cuba tR-Cuha's new
strong-man government bounced
two Russians back TO Mexico Fri
day night without letting them
leave Havana Airport. The men,
Fedor- Zarkov and Alex FiIitov
were reported to be Soviet diplo-
matte couriers.
A Mexican airlines plane took
them back tc Mexico City where
airline officials reported their
names and said Cuba refused
them permission to enter the coun-
try.
BUFFALO. N. Y. IA Buffalo
State Teachers College student he's
admitted he damaged 1900 copies
of the school paper because he
didn't like the way the editors cut
down an article he wrote.
Dean Ralph HcTn said Friday
night the student, senior, has
been suspended. He declined To
name him.
Dean Horn said the student adj
hmitted he was so incenscd by the
editing Of his article that he cut
il out of loo copies. Horn did mol
say how much the article was
shortened.
BLACKSTONE. Va. R-This Virs
ginia town has drafted two
Army men for temporary duty.
When Blackstone's only two doc
tors became i'll this week, officials
called on nearby Camp Pickett for
aid.
Col. A. II. Robinson, post hospit.
al commander, obliged. He as
signed 1t. Col. Vincent J. Anato
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BY protocol. arriving ~ ae
parting presidents, ex- presidents.
foreign heads Of state az lraelnhess
of Z reigning royal family reeve
q 2i-gun salute and four ruffles
ana flourishes.
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Premier Resigns

HEISINKI, Finland 0R-Finf 81
Premier urhe Kekkonen tender ID
the resignation Of himself and lis
Cabinet yesterday to Presto snt
Juho Paasikiyi.
The designations followed lit
within the Finnish coalition cal n
ct, based on prices for agri IL
tural products.
The coalition had held Of &c
since March, 1850.
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MANILA tn Children play .1g
in a rieefieid Friday at Metalp / i.
near the U. S. air base al G. *
Field, round Japapesek " I'D
War II "dud' bomb. They d.
pered with the mechanism and e
"dud' exploded, killing two 1.
dren and injuring eight Others, ie
Philippines News Service repog /.
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heading the anti-Red campaign,
confirmed that members Of the
armed forces have been rounded
up, some of them in the Fedeal
District. He would not say whether
high ranking officers were includ.
ed.
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and 1t. George Gcyer to ten O.
rary duty as Blackstone's phi. IL
clans.
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RIO DE JANEIRo R-From II
to a army sergeants were re-
ported under arrest Friday night
N drive to purge the Brazilian
army Of Communists.
Gen. zent5io da Costa, wllo Is
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0GALA R-James C. Nelson
Friday pleaded innocent by reason
OF insanity to two first-degree
murder indictments in the death
Del. II Of his wife and 8-year-old
son, who were shot in the home
of Mrs. Nelson's sister, Mrs. /, w.
Riggs.
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WASHINGTON IN = President
Truman Friday proclaimed Satur-
day, May II. as Armed Forces
Day and directed government of
ficials to co-opeate with civil au-
thorltics in commemorative cerc-
monies.
Arizona sun., 1952-07-25
Lives Of Children Are Endangered

The lives Of Innocent Children streets in
grave danger. Last Friday child struck down
the negligent fashion, What be done safeguard the
people coneested areas? Is the speed limit law being
observed? why don't the residents complain to the traffic
department when motorists speeding travelling at an
unsoe speed in communities hkY populated with children?
The SUN has been informed thot three have been
killed South Seventh Avenue odoent the Mathew Henson
project, within three blocks in recent years.
This leaves with the thought that this danger and
should be regarded
Along public highways notice signs thot read Wotch
Ronge This that drivers must be
liable dart the highway at any
time.
should that such signs calling motorists
this danger be placed Seventh and Ninth Avenues
and Buckeye Road There wire fence
Eleventh Avenue presumably keep kids from the railroad
track other wide to children and
wild drivers : bad combination.
Arizona sun., 1952-07-25
Negro Blasts Dixiecrot Myth
In Republican Convention Speech

from the deSolate wilderness by
aiding private enterprise to lay the
railroads, develop the industries,
build the cities and rear the mighty
Empire which is America.
'Tt was the Republican Party
that freed the people from the ter
ror of war, because the only years
of peace enjoyed by the American
people in the twentieth century
were under Rpub1ican administra-
tons.
"And if tn people are ever to be
freed from the cruel burden OF
crushing taxes, the shameful blight
of unequal treatment, the awful
slaughter of undeclared war and
the confusion and corruption of
government that confounds the
people, and clouds our national
honor it will be the Republican
Party that frees them again.
"While the Republican Party
has been the party or performance
on the one hand-on the other
hand the Democrat" Party of late
has been the Party of promises.
AS a boy, 1 heard them promise
to keep us out of one war, and as
a man, I heard them promise TO
keep us out of another. We en-
tered both these wars as soon as
we elected Democrat Presidents,
either because they wouldn't or
couldn't keep their word. If they
wouldn't, they were dishonest; #
they couldn't because of world af-
fairs, they were irresponsible to
make the promises. In either case,
millions of white crosses bear mute
witness that the American people
cannot afford either dishonesty or
ignorance in their White House."
said Mr.. Carey.