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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-03
Building Permits
Issued la May

Eighty-six building permits
totaling s24s,s24 were issued dur
ing the month Of May. The fig
ures broken down into various
classes show:
Eighteen residential permits,
Si6T.ii2.
One apartment permit 81. 600
One commercial permit. SIS. 900,
Slxsy-Slx additions and repairs
OF various types. sS4.sl3.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-03
Douglass School
Tiny Tot Circus
Highly Successful

The Mothers Club and primary
teachers of Douglass School pre-
scented "The Tiny Tot Circus" on
Monday night. May rs.
Mrs. Lydia Roberts. chairman of
the club, introduced the circus
participants. 1t was enjoyed by all
those present.
The purpose of the Mothers Club
is to work with the teachers in or
der to find out the needs and pro-
blems of pupils and to plan ways
and means of applying needs and
methods 10 solve the problems.
Last spring, the teachers and
mothers raised enough money to
purchase a film strip machine,
screen and library of films.
The Primary Department and the
Mothers group wish to express
their gratitude 10 the faculty, stu
dents and general public for max
ing the Tiny Tot Circus" such a
tremendous success.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-03
Actress Will Wed

HOLLYWOOD R-Movie Actress
Rhonda Fleming and a Beverly
Hills surgeon, DR.. Lewis v. Nor
rill, announced their engagement
Monday. Both have been married
and divorced previously.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-03

The element Seleniun which
transmits more or less electricity
according 20 bow much light falls
on il. is the basis fog mechanical
sYsA
Evening star., 1952-09-01
The Weather

District of Columbia - Windy
with rain ending this forenoon;
partly cloudy with high of 86. To-
night generally fair with low about
70. Tomorrow some cloudiness
and quite warm with high near 90
Maryland and Virginia-Gen-
orally fair with lowest tonight be-
tween IS and 70. Tomorrow
partly cloudy and warm.
River Report.
(From U. s. Engineers
Potomac River clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1952-09-01
Auto Death
Continued From First Page. }

turned car early the morning of
August 20 on a Taylor avenue hill
near Towson, Md. where the
couple had been living since the
recent death of her father.
Two policemen had seen the
car careening down the hill, the
engine roaring at full throttle.
The wheels of the car were still
spinning when they removed the
body.
It appeared to be a routine high
way tragedy, brought on by too
much speed and poor control.
Yet the woman's battered body
didn't seem to match up very well
with the moderately damaged con-
"dition of the car. in the view of
police.
Blood stains in the car didn't
run the way they should. when
the tipped positions of the car
was considered, and there were
too few bruises on the woman's
BODY and too many cuts on her
head.
Chief Medical Examiner DR..
Russell S. Fisher pointed out that
dead bodies do not bruise. And,
he said, there was nothing in the
car that could have caused the
deep cuts and gasheS on her fore
head. There weren't even any
broken windows. Besides a pebble
had been forced under the accelo-
rator to keep it down.
Grammer was reached at his
New York Office the morning of
August 20. He told police that
his wife had driven him to the
railroad station in Baltimore at
f11:20 the night before and that
lhe had caught a train for New
York.
He came to Towson and re-
lmained in bed for a few days at
the home Of his wife's mother.
Evening star., 1952-09-01
'Porgy' and 'Bess'
Are Wed in Harlem
BY the Assceiaied Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Singers
William Warfield and Leontyne
Price, "Porgy" and "Bess" in the
current production of the George
Gershwin folk opera, were mar
ried here yesterday.
It was a love story that began
early this summer when the two
met while rehearsing the show.
And they will honeymoon with
the troupe, playing the leading
roles in the "Porgy and Bess"
opera in a European tour spon-
sored by the State Department..
They were wed in Harlem's
Abyssinian Baptist Church during
a one-day rest between a road
trip and the European trip.
AS wedding guests. they had the
opera cast, brought here from
Washington in a chartered bus.
The whole group was to return
to Washington today to board a
military plane for Vienna. The
trip was planned to show Europe
ans that Negroes do have oppor-
tunitieS in this country.
Evening star., 1952-09-01
Construction Cost.

The estimated construction cost
which follows includes the cost Of
grading and paving roadway. con-
struction Of the main bridge.
grade separation structures and
Iinterchanges. Connections to the
proposed George Washington
Memorial Parkway and TO the fu-
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would involve highway changes Mount Vernon boulevard

with wind velocity of about Is
miles per hour.
But that was small consolation
to the residents of this 30O-year-
old port city as highway employees,
telephone and telegraph linemen
and volunteers labored today to
get roads and communications
back in order. Late last night,
|one of the few remaining spots
still semi-isolated by power fail
'ure was Walterboro, S. c., about
40 miles inland from Beaufort.
Citizens of Beaufort, Walter
boro, Charleston and other wind
|racked communities came out this
morning to view uprooted massive
live oak trees, shattered windows
and store fronts, overturned bill
boards, and. in some cases, un-
rooted homes.
Pre-storm precautions taken at
the Paris Island Marine Corps
Recruit Depot protected the base
from any serious damage, although
it was isolated briefly when q
swing-bridge blew open.
Freighter Swept Aground.
A Turkish freighter, the Mar
din, was swept aground on a sand
bar early yesterday in Charleston
Harbor. but later in the day it
was pulled free by a tug.
Large numbers of Labor Day
weekend vacationers. who pru-
IDENTIFY withdrew inland from the
beaches as the storm approached,
returned to the coastal resorts yes
terday, as the danger passed, to-
resume their interrupted va
cations.
Although a few scattered fires
were reported and quickly ex-
tinguised, police and fire depart
ments. the Coast Guard, the Civil
Air Patrol and other emergency
units reported few distressed calls
during the hectic storm period.
Evening star., 1952-09-01

Record Temperatures In1o Xe3Is
Highest, 101, on June 20.
Lowest, Is, on January 30.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 90. at 1886 pm.
Low II. at 7:20 am.
Evening star., 1952-09-01

leaving torn and twisted power
and communication lines, devas-
tated trees and signboards and
roohess houses.
Two Killed on Highways.
The rain-swept highways. in
some places inches deep in water.
claimed two victims near Hardee-
vile. south of Beaufort. One
death was reported at Beaufort
itself by the Civil Air Patrol.
Residents of the coastal area,
forewarned and expecting the sea-
sons first hurricane, remained
calm through the emergency and
battened the matches in anticipa-
ton of the blow. AS a result,
property damage was compare
lively light, although no official
estimate of the amount has yet
been made.
The path of minor destruction
ranged in a wide arc inland dur
ing the early hours of Sunday
whistling up from the coast
toward Orangeburg and Columbia
in South Carolina. Then, veering
in northwesterly direction, the
diminishing winds and violent
rains, hit at Greensboro, N. c.,
and passed through the Tar Heel
Piedmont into the Danville, Va,
area.
Storm SINNERS Down.
BY that time, however, the
hurricane had simmered down to
what the Weather Bureau calls
an "active low pressure area, y
Evening star., 1952-09-01
Absentee Voting in
KENTUCKY

As a service to the. Districts
absentee UoterS The Star is pub
listing Uoting regulations in
each State for meet November's
election. One State ,oill be pub
Hsted each day. Watch for
yours. Today's installnent is for
residents iDho wish to Uote tn
Kentucky:
Officials to Be Elected: United
States Senator, 8 representatives
to Congress and some local Of
ficials.
Residence Requirement: State
l year; county, 6 months; precinct
go days.
Registration: In person and
permanent Gin Louisville name is
removed for failure to vote during
the two years preceding the elec-
tion). Register with county cleri
Tin Louisville with Board of Regis.
tration Commissioners for elec-
tom from August 13 through Sep
tember S. Federal employees and
their wives stationed abroad may
register by mail.
Absentee Voting: Permitted ir
both primary and general elec-
ton. Request official application
form from the clerk of the County
Court any time but it must be re-
ceived back by the clerk not later
than October Is for election.
The voted ballot must be re.
ceived by clerk before pm. oi
election day.
For further information call
Mrs. Clarence Fisher, chairman
of the DoterS' seruice, District
League OF Women Voters. Taylor
O056.
Tomorrow: Louisiana.
Evening star., 1952-09-01

access highway between Tele-
graph road and Shirley Memorial
Highway is assumed divided into
the necessary construction Sec
Itions to permit its completion by
the time the remainder of the
project is ready for use.
1t is assumed that construction
contracts for the main bride sub
structure and super structure will
be let at the earliest possible date.
1t will require IL to Is months for
fabrication of the super structure
and the movable span. Erection
of super structure can begin as
soon as sufficient river piers have
been completed to permit an un-
interrupted erection schedule. In
the interim, the assembly of
equipment and the beginning of
shipment of metal work from the
shop to the, site can be accom-
|pliShed. It should be possible to
begin the erection approximately
one year after the start of con-
struction of the substructure. Two
full years should then be allowed
for the erection of the super
structure.
This program will permit ample
District and Alexandria ap-
proaches and the construction of
the connection to the Shirley
Memorial Highway.
The successful operation of the
shepherds Landing Bridge as a
bypass is contingent upon the
completion of the Anacostia-
Kenilworth Freeway from the
South Capitol Bridge northward
to provide routes for the traffic
desiring to pass beyond Washing
ton and to the northeast quadrant
of the District. The construction
|of this bridge will have the effect
of relieving the central area of
bridges by an additional 1.3 lanes
of capacity for the total move
|ment of traffic across the Potomac
River from the Key Bridge south
ward at the earliest date the
bridge could be opened to traffic
Evening star., 1952-09-01
Labor's Election Role
Stressed by Leaders
In Days Messages
By the Associated Press

Top union leaders devoted their
Labor Day talks today to exhort-
ing workers to take on a decisive
role at the ballot boxes Novem-
ber 4.
Labor union chiefs offered their
views on complicated world prob
lens, soaring living costs and
other troubles besetting workers
on their traditional holiday.
But the main theme was the
coming elections and the chance
that worker voters have to elect
a new President and new mem
oerS of Congress as we'll as State.
city and county officials.
Green Calls for Action.
"On this Labor Day" said AFL
President William Green in his
annual message, II summon the 8
million members of the American
Federation of Labor to political
action.
America now is in the midst
II a crucial political campaign,
he outcome of which will affect
>ur national security and the
7ell-being Of all of our citizens.
The men and women of our
lbor movement cannot afford to
e neutral in the face of this
reat challenge"
The AFL has steered clear of
hoosing between Gen. Eisen-
lower, the Republican presiden-
lal nominee, and Gov. Stevenson.
ne Democratic candidate. Both
lominees are to address the AFL
onvention in New York later
his month. and the AFL may
make a selection then.
George Meany, AFL secretary
treasurer. said on a CHS television
program last night he believed
the majority of AFL leaders. ION
the basis of the record and plat
forms" would at present support
Gov. Stevenson. But he empha-
sized he was not indorsing the
Democratic nominee or predict
mig what he or the AFL would
do at its convention. He said
the AFL membership may not
lndOrSe either candidate
CIO Backs Democrats.
Speakers from the CIO, which
already has formally indorsed Gov.
Stevenson, generally called on
workers to support the Democrats.
American labor, on its annual
holiday" said CIO President
Philip Murray, recognizes both
the challenge Of the future and
the menace of the present. We
pledge ourselves to build democra-
cy's strength against the menace
of military aggression, while con-
stantly waging economic war on
poverty.
a.. In 1852, as free Americans,
we shall 60 to the polls to deter
mine the future course Of our
Government policies.
1--WE shall not, am sure, turn
our backs on two decades of prog
ress. We shall retain our faith in
the forward-looking programs Of
the New Deal and the Fair Deal
programs that have brought I'M
mense benefits both to America
and the entire world"
Evening star., 1952-09-01

ture Washington bypass have
not been included in the estimate.
The estimate has been divided
into three sections - Chesapeake
street and Overlook avenue to
U. S. Route l at Henry street,
from U. S. Route l to Telegraph
road and from Telegraph road to
Shirley Memorial Highway. Fiji
teen per cent of the estimated
construction cost has been added
to cover the cost of engineering,
administration and contingencies
Cost of Right-of-Way.
From Chesapeake street and
Overlook avenue to the Potomac
River the route selected passes
through Government owned
property and for this section no
right-of-way costs have been in
cluded. Property damage in the
City of Alexandria is high even
though careful study has been
made to select a route which Will
involve a minimum of destruction
of property. Approximately 100
dwellings in addition to a number
of business and commercial estab-
lishments will have to be acquired
involving high property damage
and a delay in the start of con-
struction. From the southern
extremity of Alexandria to the
with Shirley Memorial
Highway the route passes through
undeveloped land and right-of-
way costs are moderate. The
estimated right-of-way cost for
the Shepherds Landing Bridge 10
cation, including 10 per cent con-
tingencies to cover the legal and
other costs involved in the ac-
QUESTION of property. is So, $40, 900,
all of which is in Virginia.
Evening star., 1952-09-01
D. {. Accidents Listed
As63 2-Day Period;
Turnpike Crash Fatal

The rain-washed Labor Day
week end had produced So District
accidents by today. and generally
dampened holiday festivities.
The police Accident InveStigat-
ing Unit, reporting the accidents
as of 8 am. today. noted that in
IS of them, 36 persons were in
jured. None was hurt seriously
but police Spokesmen said the
accident load was heavy for
week end.
A Hyattsville woman. Mrs.
Halle H. Kuehling. 81. was killed
in head-on collision of two autos
on the Pennsylvania turnpike a
mile east of Bedford. Pa.
Son Seriously Injured.
Her son. Robert Edward Kueh-
ling, 10. was in Bedford County
Memorial Hospital with head in
juries. Also hoSpitalized was the
driver of the other car, Donald F.
Mela. 20. of 1909 Four Mile Run.
Arlington. Va. suffering face in
juries.
In a local accident, a 18th pre-
cinct policeman. Pvt. Victor M.
Berke, SO, of 2424 Fourteenth street
NE, was struck by a car earlyl
today at Thirteenth street and
BladenSbrg road NE. as he was
putting up a barricade to warn
motorists away from road under
water.
Pvt. Berke was treated at
Emergency Hospital for head cuts
and leg bruises. Police said the
driver of the car was Lester w.
Kimble. 46, of 1912 Fifty-sixth
avenue, Bladensburg. The motor
ist posted $100 bond at the 18th
precinct for a court appearance
on charges of failing to give full
time and attention to his driving.
Tourists Discouraged.
Although Union Station re-
ported the usual inflow of holiday
visitors, rain discouraged the tour
lists from sightseeing yesterday.
Park Police reported a lighter
than-average Sunday crowd visit
ing the parks and public buildings.
Concerts by the Air Force Band
at Carter Barron Amphitheater
and the Marine Band at the JEFF
ferson Memorial were both rained
out last night.
A high-Speed chase through
Takoma Park ended in injury to
a George Washington University
student and his passenger yester-
day.
The injured were Russell L.
Sergeant, %, the student, who
lives at 1442 Parkwood place NV,
and Arleigh Green, "a, of 8441
Piney Branch court, Silver Spring. |
75-Mile Speed Estimated.
Takoma Park Police Corpl. Sam
Foster estimated the car was
travelling between IS and 80 miles
an hour when it passed his parked
car at Philadelphia avenue and
Piney Branch road. He gave
chase and was close behind when
the car rammed into a tree at
Parkside drive. Takoma Park.
Police said the impact was so
great that the motor of the 1898
vehicle jammed into the front
seat, the trunk lid snapped of
and the hood flew back. The
cars occupants. however. were
not seriously hurt. Mr.. Sergeant
was released after treatment at
Washington Sanitarium for leg
and head cuts. Mr.. Green was
admitted with a lacerated throat.
The driver was charged with 60
ing so miles an hour in a 30-mile |
zone and reckless driving.
Evening star., 1952-09-01
The Proposed New Bridges
The Proposed New Bridges
Shepherds Landing Span Across the Potomac
Would Alter Many Alexandra Properties

The tOlloUing detailed de-
scription OF the proposed
Shepherds Landing bridge
across the Potomac RiUer to
Alexandria is a part of an en-
gineer'S report announced by
the District Commissioners last
Ueek. Four neaD bridges 1Dere
discussed. Crossings at Ne
brdSkd 1uenue and E street
Dere discussed in earlier arti-
cleS. TomorroW'S plans con-
Germ a bridge to Alexandria at
Jones Point.
Evening star., 1952-09-01
|Caro|inians Dig Out
From Litter Of Storm
(which Left ; Dead
BY the Associated Press

CHARLESTON, S. c.. Sept. L.
Labor Day was just that for hun
dreds of Carolinians today as they
dug out from under the litter left
in the wake of the weekend hur-
ricane.
Hurricane Able, a small Atlantic
storm as such storms go, swept
in on the South Carolina coast
Saturday night. At its center, as
it roared through Charleston and
up the coast to Beaufort. winds
shrieked up to 100 miles an hour,
Evening star., 1952-09-01
Toy-BuIIoon BIust Hurts IS
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Ser

COPENHAGEN. Denmark, Sept.
l R.-At least Is persons were
injured last night when an un-
identified man threw a burning
match into a cluster Of toy ball
looms at a Boy Scout show here.
Twenty y-f1ve balloons filled with
exploded simultaneously.
Six of the injured were taken to
hospitals with severe burns.
Evening star., 1952-09-01
Racing Car Hits Crowd.
Killing Is, Injuring 30
|y the Associated Press

AACHEN, Germany, Sept. IA
runaway German racing car
jumped the track here yesterday
and crashed into a crowd of
screaming spectators, killing 13
and injuring at least 80 others.
The driver, Helmuth Neider-
mayr, was not hurt.
He lost control of the car as it
rounded a curve at more than 100
miles an hour and crashed
through a fence at Grenzlandring
course near here, one Of Europe's
trickieSt.
Evening star., 1952-09-01
Appraisal.

Appraisal.
A new bridge crossing at Shep-
herds Landing will take approx
mately four and one-half years
to complete. This estimate is
based upon there being approx
mately one and one-half years
allowed for design, acquisition OF
properties and the furnishing Of
right-of-way. Three years will
be required for the actual con-
struction.
This estimate is based on divid.
ing the work into a suitable num-
ber Of contracts which shall in
clude all structural metal work,
concrete and masonry construc-
ton, grading and drainage, road
way pavement and miscellaneous
allied construction. These con-
tracts are assumed as follows:
/. The main bridge structure
which includes all the piers and
the two abutments on the river
crossing.
2. The main bridge superstruc-
ture, having q length of 4,09C
feet, includes all of the structural
metal work, roadway, electrical
equipment and machinery for the
swing span and the lighting fol
the bridge between abutments.
3. The District approach from
Chesapeake street to the mair
bridge abutment, a distance Of
1.29 miles.
| 4. The Alexandria approach
from the main bridge abutment
to u. s. Route l. DAT miles ol
roadway construction, including
Iinterchanges at the Mount Yer.
mon boulevard and q. S. Route
and underpass at Powhatan street
i 5. The controlled access high
way from u. S. Route l to Tele.
graph road. a distance Of %:
miles, which section has i've grade
separation structures and inter
|. changes In the vicinity Of KIM
street and Telegraph road.
8. The f.53 miles Of controlled
Evening star., 1952-07-25
Choirnnen Of Club in Virqiniu Named

Mrs. A. j, Borton, president Of
the Woman's Club of Ashton
Heights, has announced the names
of members who will serve as
chairmen of departments, stand
ing committees and special COM
mittees.
Newly named chairmen include: ::
Mrs. r. B. McNair, American
home department; Mrs. j. Fletcher
Wilder. fine arts department:
Mrs. John Boushka. public affairs
department and Mrs. Chris VAN
ture. public welfare.
Standing committee heads are
as follows: Mrs. Ivan Booker,
auditing: Mrs. j. w. England,
finance; Mrs. H. F. Smith, house;
Mrs. H. L. Zile. hospitality; Mrs.
Walter Elliott, membership; Mrs.
Harry G. Warner. publicity: Mrs.
E. M. Arthur, rental; Mrs. Carroll
Cornelius. revisions and Mrs. F. j.
GillieS, press book.
Special committee chairmen
Evening star., 1952-07-25
BAHAMAS?

tMIS' 1. w. O., FtCtUui
I am a constant reader of the
RICH and have put to use many
hints published in the column.
Now I am calling on fellow read
ers for information in regard to
the Bahamas.
My husband and I plan to
spend two or three months this
winter in the islands for the
purpose of loaf1ng and photog-
raphy. We are planning our
trip on a narrow budget and
from that angle and also that of
our objective We would prefer a
small fishing village on one Of
the Gays. We are not interested
in the social life including water
skiing, Watching, dancing and
similar activities which charac-
terize the large hotels in Nassau.
We plan to drive to Miami and
sail from that port. We have
contacted several travel agencies
in Washington but have been
unable to obtain the informa-
tion we desire. There are prob
ably agencies in the Bahamas
that we could contact, but we
are not familiar with the names
and addresses Of such organiza-
tionS.
Evening star., 1952-07-25
By MurieI Nissen

DEAR MISS NISSEN: I have
an older sister who is 16: / am
IA. She is very popular and when
anything goes on in town, she is
included. I am not! I'm considered
too young" but actually ! feel
more like 18 than IA. I look older
too I have a very nice boy friend
who is 18, and when he was here
every one paid more attention to
me. Now, however, he is in Korea
and am again left out Of every
thing. E. G. F.
ANSWER: Where are all the
youngsters your own age? There's
no need for you to go tagging
after big sister and trying to crash
her dates. Make some of your own
and get into activities with your
own gang. Two years seems like
a very short time. but when it's
the difference between age Is and
Evening star., 1952-07-25

are: Mrs. M. H. Helter, COM
munity chest; Mrs. Karl Knight
contest; Mrs. Frank Cook, edu-
cation; Mrs. G. N. Dagger, maga-
zines; Mrs. w. H. Lamphere
musician; Mrs. r. A. jackson
parliamentarian; Mrs. T. N
Young. sunshine: Mrs. Karl
Knight. youth conservation and
Mrs. w. H. Ouderkirk, civil
defense.
Delegates to the County Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs include
Mrs. r. w. Cotton, Mrs. w. H
Lamphere, and Mrs. A. j. Borton
Alternates are: Mrs. H. L. Zile
Mrs. Carroll Cornelius and Mrs
H. F. Smith.
Delegates to the County Civic
Federation are Mrs. Ivan Booker
Mrs. Oscar LeBeau, and Mrs
Arthur Dew. Alternates are Mrs
A. j. Borton, Mrs. Wiley Cope
Hand and Mrs. L. G. Whitney.