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The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31
Florida Will Vote Tuesday On Whether To
Give County Commissioners Lawmaking Power

on the ground the present system
of county government was out
moded, inefficient and uneconomic.
They also argued that many of
Florida's counties now are as ur-
ban in character as incorporated
cities and that the people of the
counties were entitled to have self
government in strictly local mat
ters.
Chief arguments against the
amendment are that it is too broad
and that its terms are ambiguous.
The amendment says tthe Legis-
Iature may authorize the adoption
of charters by the several counties
at a primary, general or special
election, which charters may be
altered or amended only by the
method by which they were
adopted"
The charters, in the words Of the
amendment, "may designate the
name of the county, regulate the
powers, duties, and jurisdiction of
all county officers, and designate
their classes, terms and jurisdic-
ton, and provide the manner of
their election and compensation. !"
The amendment specifically bars
any county charter from impairing
the powers of any constitutionally
created court or the county school
board. Nor would any charter be
permitted to affect the levy, i'm
position or collection of taxes for
state purposes.
Opponents of the amendment
argue that under its broad terms
it would be possible for each of
the 81 counties to come up with an
entirely different system of local
government and bring about COM
plete administrative and financial
chaos at the county level.
Supporters dismiss this suggest
ion as ridiculous. They say the
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31
TX. W. Tar Will
Return ToRing

A snoopy reporter asking very
snoopy questions of a sailor who
extracted two hundred and thirty
pennies from who-knows where, a
white uniform being what it is, to
be changed into dollars and silver
startling answers.
The enlisted man, Robert George
Marmon of the u. S. S. Roanoke
is being discharged today and says
it feels like the worlds beginning
all over again. Questioned on what
he intended to do, ! found he was
going BACK to boxing, and that
he was a prominent contender in
the middleweight class before join
ing the Navy in 1947. A quick
check confirmed this. It also con-
.firmed the information that Bob
Marmon was winner in the first
Golden Gloves bout, and also the
first boxing match ever to be tele-
vised. This was in the Arena at
Philadelphia in 1947.
He told me that he had been in
the Navy four years and ONE DAY
and the one day seemed very inn
portant in his mind. He joined the
Navy one day in fit of boredom
when it suddenly seemed he wasn't
going anywhere, and he wanted to
see the world. This wish he got,
his tour of duty taking him to
every country in the Mediterran-
can, the Red Sea, the China Sea,
and back to Lisbon and Antwerp.
He has been on the Roanoke ever
since she was commissioned in
April, 194S.
Although Bob has only been in
Key West for six weeks, he likes
it here very much and would like
to eventually make his home here.
Other statistics on a young man
leaving the Navy: Bob is rs years
old, is going back to Philadelphia
where he will live with his parents
at 2732 West Thompson St., Phila-
delphia, Pa. He's good looking
youngster trying to grow hair after
a crew cut and we hope he doesn't
get his face all mashed up in the
ring, but if he can get back his
old form, he probably won't. One
other statistic, an important one
gals, HE WANTS TO GET MAR
RIED! No, he doesn't even have
a girl friend.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31

amendment il entirely permissive,
that no county would be forced to
operate under a home rule charter
unless it wanted to improve its
governmental system.
They concede that a sparsely-
populated rural county like Liberty
might seek a charter differing
quite radically from that sought
by populous urban county such
as Dade, but hold this is right and
proper since the local problems of
Liberty and Dade Counties are as
different as day and night.
Probably the most headted OBJ
lection to the amendment stems
from the provision that charter
could provide the manner of elec-
ton and compensation of county
officers.
Opponents of this clause, led by
county office holders, say this
means a charter could provide for
elimination of elective county of
ficerS other than a supervisory
board such as the county commits
sion.
Under a charter, the opponents
say, a county commission could do
away with officers such as the
sheriff, assessor, tax collector and
supervisor of registration, and ap-
point county manager who would
employ assistants to handle law
enforcement, tax collecting and
other county functions.
Supporters of the amendment
contend it probably would be
long stride forward if counties
were to abolish elective offices and
adopt a county manager system.
And under shome rule" support
ers of the amendment argue, it
would be possible to do away with
what they term the antiquated and
unfair fee system and put county
officials on sensible and just sala-
rieS.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31
Communist Label Does Not
Hurt Hollywood Careers Says
Actor Sterling Hayden
By BOB THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD R-What happens
to an actors career after he con-
fesses he had been Communist?
Some actors have fallen to OBJ
security, others have managed to
continue their careers. One of the
latter is Sterling Hayden, the tall,
rugged ex-Seaman who testified
last year in Washington that he
had been member of the Commu-
mist party for six months in 1916.
Hayden has always been free to
speak his mind, so l directed some
pointed questions at him:
How did the Washington head
lines affect his career Immediately
afterward?
''If anything, I was in better
position than / was before" he
replied. Before / had testified,
there was a cloud over my name,
a sort of uncertainty about whether
was safe or not. Producers were
naturally afraid to cast me. After
ward, everything was out in the
open.
"As to the immediate reaction,
/ don't know. Nobody wanted to
hire me, because they didn't know
how public opinion would turn. l
never heard of any producers who
said they would not hire me. There
may have been some, but my agent
didn't tell me of any"
How did the situation break?
81 went to Y. Frank Freeman
(head of Paramount, where he had
previously been under contract)
and told him / needed a job.
After / left, he called the talent
department and then called me. He
said the only part he could offer me
was as a heavy in an adventure
picture. He said it would be less
money than / had been getting, but
II / wanted the job, / could have
it. / took it,"
Since then he has worked almost
steadily. He has made eight pic
lures in a row, including "The
Star" with Bette Davis and his
cure "Flame of Timberlane'
with Ann Sheridan.
What was the personal reaction
to his confession Of Red member
ship?
With two exceptions, l have had
no adverse comment made to me
personally. The two exceptions
we're a couple Of guys I knew in
San Pedro and whom / suspect Of
still being Commies.
II have had no adverse reaction
on the tours / have made all over
the country for Compo (the film
industry's public relations cam
pal IN. AS a matter Of fact, ! found
that people generally were una
ware Of the issue Of communism
in Hollywood.
.'Once II came up during a forum
some of US were attending at a
drama festival in Rochester. NY.
Someone asked about communism
In Hollywood and we had previous
" agreed that would answer such
a question II 1t came up. talked
for 10 or is minutes on the subject
and got q nice hand when l sat
down."
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31
"FEPc slLL"
Editor. The Citizen:

Editor, The Citizen:
If Mr.. Sam Harris, who criti-
cizes Sen. George Smathers for his
opposition to the FEPC, in the
Peoples Forum, thinks Fair EN-
ployment Practices Law" merely
means fair employment he has
another guess coming. He and all
the rest of the folks who believe
it to be just high sounding gen.
erality.
Compulsory FEPC, as drawn up
by it's sponsors, calls for beauo-
cratic invasion al all privacy in
business and management at every
level. II means that some long
hair from Washington could - and
would come down here and tell
who to hire and who to fire In
your business.
Specifically, ii calls for GER
tain PERCENTAGE of each minority
racial group in even the smallest
enterprise. II is all drawn up, only
awaiting ratification by Congress,
Should they succeed in cram
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31
City Not On Map

CARSON CITY, Mo. n - You
won't find Carson City on the map
but II you drive down Missouri
Highway q It's hard to miss des-
pite its lack Of people.
Mental signs boldly proclaim the
unincorporated "city' with its popu
lation Of three. Actually II Il q
restaurant run BY Lester Carstens,
~. just - niles south OF 81. Louis.
Carstens fought as an amateur
under the ring name Of ''Klt Car
son." and the name stuck when
he entered business. He formed
the ''eity" easily last December
by simply placing = large sign on
the building and smaller signs at
the entrances.
carstens said some nelghborx
have Indicated they would like him
10 extend bis "elsy limits" but
be plans 10 limit Il 10 bis wife,
Carol. their son, Keith, "a, and
himself.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31

TALLAHASSEE Up - Florida
voters will decide next Tuesday
whether to grant their county COM
missioners law-making powers.
One of the IL constitutional
amendments to be voted upon in
the general election Nov. A would
enable counties to obtain charters
under which they could regulate
and govern" themselves in respect
to "local and internal affairs not
directly related to any state func-
ton or responsibility"
Florida's 81 counties now are
only administrative subdivisions
of the state. County officers have
no ordinance making powers. They
only administer laws made for
them by the Legislature. County
laws are the so-called 'local bills, I"
which crowd the calendar of every
session of the Florida Legislature.
For example, if Leon County
wanted to order all dogs in the
county muzzle6, it would have to
ask the Legislature to pass local
bill prohibiting dogs from running
at large in the county without muz-
zles.
The proposed ''home rule
amendment would change this sys-
tenn by permitting the county to
obtain from the Legislature a
charter under which the county
commission could make its own
law in such a purely local question
as muzzling dogs.
The amendment would put coun-
ty government on the same basis
as city government. ALI incorpo-
rated cities in Florida operate un-
der charters granted by the Legis-
Iature. These charters grant the
cities the right to make their own
local laws on most matters.
o6Framers of the 'home rule"
amendment offered their proposal
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31
Aircraft Carrier !
In Florida Waters

MAYPoRT R--The Aircraft Car
rier USS Tarawa was berthed in
the Navy's new multi-miIlion dollar
turning basin here Thursday.
The S7,5OO-ton vessel had been
scheduled to dock last Monday but
civilian bar pilots said they pre-
ferred to wait for calmer seas. II
took IS minutes to get the huge
ship into the basin, near the mouth
of the St. Johns River, and Is
minutes to berth it.
The destroyer Cotton arrived
Wednesday and took down several
pilings coming into the basin. The
Tarawa and Cotton win stay
through Sunday, putting to sea
again probably Monday, the Navy
said.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31
Fla. Frost Service
Warned OF Cold

LAKELAND R-Florida's first
cold snap Of the season arrived
ahead Of time but didn't catch the
Federal-State Frost Warning Ser
vice mapping.
The twice-a.day frost bulletins
don't begin regularly until Nov. 1.
but the bureau was watching the
weather map and warned Florida
farmers Of frost danger Thursday
morning.
Meteorulogist Warren o. johnson
said the threat was not q major
one, but beans In extreme North
Florida would be in jeopardy. !"
Scattered frost and possibly light
damage was possible for tender
truck In low spots as far south as
Lakeland.
No danger was seen for citrus
or the big South Florida vegetable
crop.
This Isn't the earliest Florida has
seen frost in the is years the hu-
reau has been operating. That was
Oct le, iaSa. the day johnson took
charge.
The service Is maintained jointly
BY the U. S, Weather Bureau and
the Florida Agricultural Expert
ment Stations.
It's forecasts are aimed at help
ing growers arrange for protection
Of their erops against freeze and
frost.
The bulletins 50 10 all Florida
newspapers and radio stations.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31

give him all of the land west of
the Mississippi.
Comes Nixon with the "sob rou-
tine' - America is again deeply
moved.
Now comes Eisenhower, react
ing to Truman's alleged charges
of racial and religious bias: (Quote
from the Miami Herald, October
Fl, 1882 81 get so angry that /
(Eisenhower) start to choke"
Allah be praisedlll Are we about
to send men weeping to the White
House to represent us in these
crucial times? Californians (bless
their understanding presented Nix
on with a ham. It should have
been national gesture.
Bartender! Pass me another
drink - / fee ''jag" coming on.
Bill Wagner
Key West
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31
Circuit Court
Jury Venire
Is Released

The venlre of 100 men being
Ierved for Circuit Court jury duty
On November 6 is printed below
n its entirety.
From these names win be Sc
ected a IL man jury to try the
Carmichael.Mellow Moon murder
sase, and other criminal and ci-
VII cases coming before Circuit
Court fudge Aqailino Lopez, Jr.
The venire follows: -
Edward Earl Pinder, Sr., G. w.
Drummond, Joseph A. Almyda,
John j. Newcomb, Winer Bethel,
Ernest B. Betancourt, Edward E.
Barry, Ralph D. Noble, Charles
r. Clawson, Joseph c. Howell, NJ.
H. Stirrup, Mario Avila, Rafael
Garcia, George Dykes and j. Fra
Eier Pinder.
Charles D.. Richardson, Gilbert
Albury, Edward r. johnson, H.
Rex Shaw, Albert w. Thompson
James R. DeLand, Frank Del VII
lar, Ishmae. Garcia, Jr., Joseph
G. Mcmahon, Henry f. Sawyer,
GuiIlermo Diaz, William X. Ladd,
Charles Olney Roberts, Louis B.
Molina, Charles D. Filler, James
Wyman Russell, Arthur Baeza, j.
L. Adams, Lawrence L. Pierce,
Thomas AEuilar and Charles r
Cummings.
Joe PearIman, Ross Russell,
Mario Mato, Malcolm ]. Johnson,
Percy B. Lones, John ]. Cordova,
Louis r. Chavez. Gilbert v. Og-
den. Charles E. White, Joseph E.
Singleton, william G.. Jaycocks,
Graydon c. Plewman, George f.
Curry, Henry T. Carey, Charles
8. Meyers. Gerald L. Knowles
and Bert Eugene Buckley.
Anthony r. Perez, Francisco
sanchez, Charles e. Roberts, John
T. Roberts, Harold e. Russell,
Antonio Manuel Perez, John B. Va.
enzuela, Gerald A. Ellis. John e.
sands, G. T. Della Porte, Victor
humphrey, Rene L. Machin, Mil
ard r. Sawyer, Lacy L. Lee,
Ernest M. Sanchez, Arthur A. In.
yrahaa, Paul r. Roberts, Hugo
sarcelo and Harold Baker.
Horace S. ludlow, Frederick
Horace Bye, James J. McManus,
Joseph p. Ladd, Jack T. Murray,
Neberto Diaz, Joseph H. Richard.
son, John r. Kerr, Sr., Armando
Garcia, Antonio Arrange, Jr., Vim.
cent Y. Cremata, Irving B. Bush,
Hilary Curry, James L. Gibson,
Abelardo Bora. BENJAMIN H. John
son, Warren a. Bethel, Henry N.
Hall, John w. Saunders, John G..
Roberts, Rudolph H. Sands, Rich.
ard H. Sawyer, Harry C. 0ster-
houdt, Neville n. Russell, Guy
Carleton, Antonio Trujillo, Jr.,
William Washington and Cleveland
Dillon.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31

Tho Citinen sSele0maa empress
ssons 0f the views Of fts read
era, hut the editor reserves the
right 70 delete any items which
are eonsidered iibelous or anwar-
rantea. The writers ghoula be
eaiR and eonsine the letters TO
zoo words and write On One side
ef the papeR oaIy. Signature Of
the writer must accompany the
letters and win be wubltaheA IN
lons requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31
JAPANESE GROW EARLY
RIPENINC ORANGE NOW

VANCOUVER, B. c. tn - For
20 years. japanese horticulturists
have been trying to grow an
orange that viii ripen in time for
the Canadian Thanksgiving trade.
This year they thought they did
it.
( A japanese businessman arrived
here Thurs. with 10000 cases of the
fruit-only to find that the Can
adian Thanksgiving was Oct. IS,
almost seven weeks instead of two
weeks ahead of the American hol-
iday.
The businessman said somebody
in his Tokyo office handed him the
lemon-the wrong date.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31
ST. BERNARD PUP
GOES TO THE RESCUE

WATRouS. Canada N - A regis.
tered 81. Bernard pup from ken.
nels here has been shipped 10 a
raoinszin Ski resort in chile, 10 b
trained lor rescue ii lost sports.
mea. This Is the first such ship.
ment % South America.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31
"coP PATRON SAINT"

Editor, The Citizen:
Iranian Premier Mossadegh has
many newfound disciples in Re
publican ranks.
Papa" Mossadegh pays us a
visit, sheds tears and then spends
the rest of his time in bed. Ameri.
ca is deeply moved ready to
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31

Motions of the penguin's
wings" when swimming under
water are quite similar to those
of birds in flight.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-31

Archeologists estimate that the
date at which Joshua destroyed Je-
richo was bout 1900 D. c., says the
National Geographic Society.
Evening star., 1952-10-09
How the Chest Serves
The Bennetts Waited Long Time for Children
Who Were Waiting for Home Like Theirs

Sometimes 3-year-old Nicky
and his dad. Walter Bennett,
60 out of the house just to
get away from the women.
The women are attractive.
dark-haired Mrs. Bennett and
lively little Janice. /.
It's a companionly joke be-
tween Nicky and Mr.. Bennett
about getting away from the
women. 81,
Actually. Ricky will tell you
seriously. it doesn't do to get
too far away from home, in
case you get hungry or some
thing.
And Janice is an enthusi-
astic companion for adventures
with her big brother. He's al
most 4 now.
Mr.. Bennett likes to take the
kids to the market. He says
people always notice them
particularly. Once Janice
pinched a tiny finger in a
grocery basket. Nicky comforted
her.
There. there, little sister," he
said.
There is q striking resem-
blance between Janice and Mr..
Bennett. Nicky, with large, SOL
emn brown eyes, looks more like
Mrs. Bennett. Mr.. Bennett is
proud Of the likeness.
There's a special reason for
that. The Bennetts are adaptive
parents. Nicky and Janice were
Evening star., 1952-10-09
McKeIdin May Address
6. 0. P. Rally in Virginia
BY the Assoeiossd Press

RICHMOND. Oct. 9.-The name
OF Gov. McKeldin Of Maryland to-
day appeared high on the list Of
possible Republican speakers in
Virginia in the closing weeks Of
the presidential campaign.
State G. o. p. Chairman 8.
Floyd Landreth of Galax said he
has been advised by Republican
national campaign headquarters in
Washington that Gov. McKeldin is
available for Saturday, October rs.
Should the date be confirmed.
Mr.. Landreth said, Statewide
rally OF Republicans probably
would be arranged to coincide with
Mr.. McKeldin's appearance for .
major address.
Evening star., 1952-10-09


treasurer. and Harry B. Bair, Sill
yer Spring, director.
Members continuing on the
Board of Directors are r. H. Best,
c. r. Graham, H. E. Thompson.
jr., and Charles P. Wood.
Mr.. Graham. retiring president,
was given a tertimonial dinner
by the board last night.
Mr.. Robertson has been active
in area real estate for Is years
and an officer of the board since
1949. He is a member Of the
Bethesda Chamber Of Commerce
and the Washington Board Of
Trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson live at
81 Hesketh street. Chevy Chase,
Md.
Evening star., 1952-10-09
Courses at Night
For Adults Offered

Montgomery County is regis.
tering students for its adult night
classes.
Courses are being offered in tex
tile painting, millinery, clothing
construction, art. art metalcraft,
woodwork, interior decoration,
Americanization, ceramics, physi-
cal education. farm MANAGEMENT,
general shop. typing, blueprint
reading and estimating, electric
arc welding and acetylene welding,
public speaking. jewelry and gem
cutting. Spanish. apprentice
plumbing. plastics, photography
lip reading, shorthand and land
scape gardening.
The courses will be taught at
kensington Junior High, CATH
ersburg High. Richard Montgom-
cry High, Carver High, Mont
gomery Blair High, Takoma Park
Junior High, Eastern Junior High,
Leland Junior High, Bethesda
Chevy Chase High, Bethesda Ele-
mentary. Western Junior High,
Sherwood High, Damascus High,
Poolesville High, Bethesda Chevy
Chase Recreation Center, Lynn
brook Community Center, Bethes-
Ida YWCA, Women's Club of
Bethesda. Chevy Chase Mormon
Church, residence of Mrs. A. P,
Donaldson. 1924 Prospect street,
Kensington, and Silver Spring
YWCA.
Registrations are being taken
this week at the schools and
other centers where the courses
will be offered. Further informa-
ito may be obtained at the Rock
vile office Of the county Board
of Education.
Evening star., 1952-10-09

The future Of a child and his
adaptive family holds a great
deal of happiness and satisfac-
ton. At the same time, there
are hazards for both, II the
match isn't right.
The Bennetts waited a little
over a year for Nicky, and again
for their second baby. But they
would have waited years again
If necessary. For they are con-
vinced they have the children
meant, for them.
Family and Child Services
works very carefully to see that
the right children 60 to the
right parents. It's trained work
ers see that the parents have
the information they should
have about the background of
their babies. But they do not
share the names and addresses
OF the adaptive and natural
parents.
There are more than 100
Community Chest agencies like
Family and Child Services in
the Washington area looking
out for the health and happiness
of the community in one way
or another.
Right now. Washington area
residents are being asked to
help support these agencies
through the Community Chest
USO campaign.
Will you help them keep up
the good work?
Evening star., 1952-10-09
Connecticut Avenue
New 4-Lane System
Speeds Rush Traffic

Observers pronounced the going
smooth on Connecticut avenue this
morning under the new rush-hou1
traffic rules.
The unbalanced lane" system
went in effect late yesterday. It
provides four lanes southbound
and two northbound during the
morning rush, with four north
bound and two southbound in the
evening, from Cathedral to Ne
braSka avenues.
A transit rider reported the bus
trip from Chevy Chase Circle to
the Federal Triangle was at least
10 minutes quicker this morning
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp and other officials OBJ
served the new system. Many po-
licemen were stationed to super
wise the flow.
The absolute ban on parking
apparently presented some diff
Guilty for deliverymen. Two
bread trucks stood in the Zoo
entrance.
Illegally parked cars caused
problems yesterday afternoon as
the new rules went in effect. Po-
lice towed them away.
Capt. Marshall Gore Of the Po-
lice Traffic Division, however. ex-
pressed satisfaction with the over
all situation.
The unbalanced lanes" are in
effect from z to $3.50 am. and
from 4 to $50 nm.
From $3.50 am. to 4 pm. there
are three traffic lanes in each
direction.
Evening star., 1952-10-09
Live Ammunition Adds Realism
To Combat Villages Baptism

Capt. James Kessler. who COM
manded the demonstration COM
pany. on the right hand. A medi-
cal corpsman put a fracture splint
on the index finger and the show
went on.
Later. a grenade fragment,
pebble or piece of wood hit an As
sociated Press photographer be-
tween the eyes. The cameraman,
Harvey Georges of the APPS Wash
ington bureau. was treated at the
station dispensary and released.
The officers in charge indicated
that they'll use dummy grenades
in future training. The real thing
is too hard on trainees, spectators
and the stage scenery.