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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-10-23

choir at the church and is doing
fine Mrs, Luvenia Williams
is president of the sisters mission
and she fits the place Miss
PARE Lee Moore has been on the
sick list but occupies her seat at
church now.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-10-23
England

Mrs. Mary Smith
Affiliated chapters of the OES
met at Bethel CINE church, Oct.
18th. 2 p. m. celebrating j. E.
Peake Memorial day. The speak
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-10-23

flcers were: Laura Fannings, vice
president; Hanna MerriWeather,
secretary; Yvonne Ross, treasurer,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-10-23

This jovia mood registered by the principal participants
the founding and opportunity dinner of the National
Foundation for Brotherhood nc held in City recently
he Foundation Will deal exclusively with
nght for civil rights Shown here holding their citations
eph Morrow, personnel director Of Pney
accepted on behalf of his George
ssan to the secretary treasurer of the Congress
Organizations
The presentations were made by two directors
on City Court Justice Francis Rivers
Buchanan wife of the popular and with
them is Edward r. Dudley president
organization and former Ambassador 10
Evening star., 1953-12-29
lila Backs Down
On Threat 10 Strike
East Coast Docks
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The
international Longshoremen's s
Association Qnd.) backed down
yesterday on threat to strike
the East Coast waterfront Satur-
day night.
George A. Brenner, attorney
for the dock union. blamed the
strike threat on IAN overheated
source"-although it came from
union president William v.
Bradley.
There has been no date set
for a strike" Mr.. Brenner told
reporters. Besides we'd have to
meet with the union executive
council as we'll as with the At
lantic Coast District Council.
Will Notify Board.
Before a strike is called. the
New York State Mediation Board
will be given adequate time ano
we will meet with them any time
they choose before strike is
called"
Three days ago, Capt. Brad
ley threatened a strike at mid
night Saturday unless the TO-
member New York Shipping
Association sits down and talks
contract with the lila.
The shippers are awaiting the
outcome of last weeks National
Labor Relations Board election
Evening star., 1953-12-29
Frederic B. Blackburn Elected
Grand Master of D. c. Mosons
Gregor Macpherson
Named Deputy in
Grand Lodge Voting

Frederic B. Blackburn of 1921
Sycamore avenue, Takoma Park,
Md, a 33rd degree Mason. last
night was elected Grand Master
Of MasonS in the District. He is
employed by the Internal Reve-
nue. Service
A native of Colorado, Mr..
Blackburn has been in the Dis
trict area since 1922. He is a
member and past master of
Theodore Roosevelt Lodge No.
A. and also holds membership
in the Masonic Veterans As
ISOLATION: William r. Singleton
Chapter No. IA, r. A. M; Almas
Temple, the Shrine. and Royal
Order of Scotland. He takes an
active part in ritualistic work
of the latter two organizations.
He also is a member of the
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry,
and a past master of two Of its
coordinate bodies.
Mr.. Blackburn is married. He
is member of Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church. He is a
veterand of World War I, having
served in France and Belgium as
a private in Co. F, 112th En-
gineers.
He was elected a member of
the Grand Lodge line in Decem-
ber, 1916, and has been acting
Grand Master since the death,
on June 19, 1858. of Grand Mas
ter Roy D. Borden.
Others named to Grand Lodge
Offices last night included:
Evening star., 1953-12-29

in New York between the lila
and a new AFL Longshoremen's
Union.
Some $1,000 longshoremen
voted 5000 to 1868 in favor of
the LILA, which was kicked out
of the AF'L last September for
refusal to rid itself of racketeers.
Challenged Ballots.
However, final outcome of the
election depends on 4,397 chal-
lenged ballots which the NLRB
began to review yesterday.
Moreover, the AFL is protest.
ing the election on grounds, it
said. that dockers were coerced
in their vote by lila Strong-arm
men. The protest may block
final certification of a water
front bargaining agent for
weeks.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey took
note of the situation over the
week end and directed the State
Mediation Board to look into re-
ports of violence and corruption
in the balloting.
Yesterday the lila refused to
talk to the State probers. Mr..
Brenner said the officials would
say nothing to the investigators
until the winner of the election
has been determined.
Evening star., 1953-12-29

Gregor Macpherson, deputy
grand master; Samuel w. Nc
Intosh, senior grand warden; r.
Baker Harris, Junior grand war
den: Raymond w. Babcock.
grand secretary; Charles E.
Baldwin. grand treasurer: Edgar
E. Bageant, grand lecturer. Also
Edward G. Latch, grand chap
lain; William H. Rohrman, SEN
ior grand deacon: Reuben A.
Bogley, jr., junior grand deacon:
j. August johnson, jr.. senior
grand steward, and Ralph M.
Wolfe, Junior grand steward,
Also elected were Glenn l..
Johnson, grand marshal; Ralph
c. Loucks, grand sword bearer:
Ralph H. Gauker. grand purSui-
want, and Karl T. Weimer, jr..
grand tiler.
Evening star., 1953-12-29
Gen. Clark Heads Drive

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (P>.--
The American Heart Associa-
/ ton has named Gen. Mark w.
Clark chairman of the 1854
heart fund to raise money for
research and aid for heart dis
ease sufferers. Gen. Clark's ap-
pointment was announced yes
terdaV
Evening star., 1953-12-29

WASHINGTON
S722 Geossio Ave. NV"
2529 Good Hope Rood Sc"
1879 10th St. NV. dupont. cireIel
906 6 81. NV.
3937-39 Minnesota Ave. Me-
AL Chopin s.. ot Texas Ave. Sc"
1868 Irving St. NV.
18th end SITS. NE"
3639 Alobomo Ave. Sc
VIRGINIA
Washington 6 Lee Center, io2 S. Wayne St. Z"
28lo S. Quincy ST., ShirIinstons
Arlington Blvd. g AnnondoIe Rd., FoiIs Church .
columbie Pike 8 Buehonon ST."
1874 W. Broad ST., FeiIs Church"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
Defense Dept. Bid
For Funds Refused

WASHINGTON ia Defense
Department request for 81 200 900, ;
900 In new funds for The current
year was rejected In full today By
the House Appropriations Commit.
tee.
The committee said The A.
partment should use available
funds 10 finance the programs for
which the new money had been
requested.
Most Of the new money sousAl
was for Arms. Navy and Air Force
military pay. increases In StieA
we're voted BY Congress aimee ne
last Defense Department budget
was approved
The request for addftionsi fun1s
came from former Prssldent frs-
man before be ieft effies tsn
month. In sonse Gases. PrFxidsns
Eisenhower revised the reqaesfs.
but IN others he made 10 changes.
The addftloasl ncaey asked vas
for nse during TIE bsi1nce a ne
current aseal year WHICH en1s
June %. ne committee sslf 9
vital programs Foaiid b kErf \
she extra money were taksa hem
other fsnds ayafahls 70 tAe -
partment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
Wickers Field Is
Target Of Thieve.

Thieves who entered q conces-
sion stand at the Wickers Field
Stadium over the weekend re-
ceived nothing for their efforts, II
was reported by police today.
Officer Fernando Stirrup said
that as he. was checking the sta
dium yesterday. he found the front
gate aiar and investigation re-
yealed that a lock on the door
leading to the concession stand
had been broken TO gain entrance.
A check by Manuel Acevedo.
owner OF the concession stand, re.
vealed that nothing was taken,
however
Police theoriae that the thieves
were surprised In their effort to
make off with . quantity OF mer'
ehandiSe there.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
Man Is Arrested
After Accident

Albert b. Crombie, 2.B Arthur
Sawyer Road. was arrested Oh
three separate charge Saturday
night, following "a accident which
cent . local woman to the hos
pisal. police said today.
An automobile driven BY crom.
bic smashed into the rear Of .
car operated BY George p. Jeff
Brndhead. SIS Catherine Street.
Monroe County Dspuiy Sheriff.
Police reported that the Brod.
head vehicle was parked headed
sags On Rooseveii Blvd. when
Crombie's car struck Il They sad
that skid marks. 81 feet in lengfk
were observed at The scene.
Rrpdhead's wife vas rushed Il
the Monroe General Hospital whers
il wax feared that she vas suffer.
ing from q hruken neck. However,
x-Tays revealed 10 serious INJURY
ard she vas later released.
Police officer Robert CarrIsoE
took Cromhse issn easts6y %
charges ot reckless driving. eaas
Ing an accident and 6rTvinx whsls
snaxSeated Re Ell appezr i
In-asetral eouTt tGday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
Cfty's Revenue Receipts Show
Twenty-Six Percent Drop Off
Last Months Collection Rate
Healthy September
Tax Collections
Cause Drop, Report
Says Here Today

A rs per cent drop in the City's
revenue receipts was Indicated to-
day when City Finance Director
Charles Roberts released his
monthly financial report. Total re-
ceipts of Ss3, 2O7.s7 represented a
drop Of IL per cent when compared
with the same period in 1851.
Reason for ths drop, Roberts
said, were fine healthy tax col.
lections during fhe month Of Sep
tsmber. when ihe current tax
rolls were opened. A total in
crease Of $40, 225.l2 in tax money
came into the city during Sep
tember, 1852 than In the pre-
vicus year resulting in . drop in
the January tax payments.
AT the same time, disbursements
for general operations and capital
expenditures show an increase OF
34.27 percent when compared with
January 1852 disbursements and
an increase Of 1925 percent when
compared with similar expendi.
lures in January, 1851.
Current charges 10 the Cigarette
Tax Fund includes mari purchased
for street Improvements on
gorge Street and the purchase Of
new Caterpillar tractor for use
in the city dumps. In addition, the
amount of SIS 500 was transferred
. the interest and sinking funds
il accordance with State Law.
During the nolih under review,
q ). S. Treasury pa percent bond
IN the amount of $4,000 was pur.
e-.ssed for pension fund invest
lacrts purposes.
TIE city's cash balance at the
~ Of January rose TO $540, POS So
tile the p3as.on fund investment
! u. 5. Treasury bonds rose to
total ul $4,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
',;g Pine Man
,iilired When
C., ashes

ii Ooh n. E,g Pine Key, SUI
decorations Of the ear and
; when his Ger went off the
gay at Little Torch Key
nsSy right. the Sheriff's Of
veport I'd today,
ilSm vas to be discharged
III i.oarae General hospital to-
Il after treatment there. The
lsnt c;tnc about when Oldham
led over to the side of the
& to avoid another car.
Mrs. Brothers of Little Torch
y carried Oldham to the hos
al in her station wagon. II
is en- route TO investigate this
.cident that Deputy Sheriff jeff
rodhead's car was smashed into
Y another.
Extent Of the damage TO Cd
ans car was not ascertained as
The Citizen went to press.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
Tribute Paid
Sunday To The
Maine Victims
Scores Gather I'm
City Cemetery To
Honor Memory OF
Havana Heroes

Scores Of Key Westers and win
ter visitors gathered yesterday af-
ternoon at the USS Maine Plot in
the city cemetery TO pay solemn
tribute to the memory of 200 VIC
Tins of the sinking Of that vessel
in Havana Harbor on February Is,
1898. Under sunny skies, with the
massed flags of Key West veterans
and patriotic groups. the throng
heard Chaplain Ray c. Tindall of
the Naval Base eulogi7e the mem
DRY of the dead heroes who pc.
rished in the mysterious sinking OF
the battleship which precipitated
the Spanish American War.
Tindail pointed on. the historic
date IS . tragic day in Ameri.
can history"
These men died serving their
country nobly and well and their
memory stands ss . prayer 70,
those who love America" Tia
dali said.
The Key West High School bard
furnished musical backdr0p for
the affair which was presided over
by Vance c. Stirrup, Commander
of Arthur Sawyer Post Is, Ameri
can Legion.
Judson Stephens, Sawyer Pos,
Chaplain. offered a stirring prayer
to the memory OF the Maine vic
tins followed by a brief address
by Mrs. Vanessa Saunders, Presi
dent of vFw Auxiliary Unit 1911.
After Tindall's address. flora
offerings 10 the memory of ths
! Maine victims were presented b.
the Key West Chapter, Gold StaI
| Mothers: the Disabled American
War Veterans Post IS: the Sar
Carlos Institute: B. II. McCalls
Camp No. 5. Spanish War Vet
Grams: WV Post 1911 and theil
Continued On Page Twoi
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
USOBuilding
CONSTRUCTION
IsCoinple'ted
Installation
Of Equipment,
Furnishings
Taking Place

The USo Club Operating CON-
mittee unanimously commended
M. E. Bennett Construction CON-
pany for its work on the clubhouse
at Jackson Square, at the monthly
meeting held last Friday.
Bennett and his sub-contractors
have been performing the renova-
tons in such a way that a full
schedule of activities has gone on
during the work. Offices of USO
club officials, the lounge, snack
bar. kitchen and locker room have
already been completed. Building
Committee chairman Dave King
reported.
The large recreation hall lacks
only the completion of flooring. A
sanding machine was going full
tilt today buzzing off the old finish
and laying bare the clean surface
underneath.
Construction part Of the contrac,
is now completed. Installation OF
new equipment and furnishing OF
the snack bar by uS0 Building
Services win take place as soon
) goods on order arrive.
Elaborate plans for the open
souse which win launch the newly
enovated US0 building are being
made by the program committee,
headed by Mrs. Juanita Kovash.
Circuit Court Judge Aquilino 10.
PEI, Jr.. Mrs. Mary Lee Graham
and Capt. Harold Payson art
on this committee With Miss Doro
J thy Rath, program chairman.
Treasurer Joe Pinder reported
National USo Sudget reduction.
will not have any immediate ef
feet on Key Yves. activities. Ths
smaller contributions to the Unitec
Defense fund which collect for
uSo and other agencies was bell
responsible for lower budgeting b.
| the national.
Chairman Of the Operating Com
mittee Edwin Trevor and Execu
tive Secretary Of the club. RieharS
Evans were named delegates q
annual Southern Area Council
meeting Of the YMCA to be hex
February 1871.
Present II the meeting beside
the above mentioned member
we're Capt. Ralph Spausding U. S
Navy retired and. Chaplain e A
TindeIl. USN.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
Autos Are Rifled
b. Thieves Here

The automobiles At three win.
Ger visitors were rified Saturday
aight by sneak thieves who broke
me rear windows oE them but ali
sney got for their efforts were two
palrS Of binoculars. police said TO.
cay.
Police were called 10 the Santa
Cara Motel, 81 Truman Avenue
. Investigate the robbery where
Ney found automobiles owned By
q D. Rhodes, Indianapolis. India.
a Anshony Raa, New Britain,
Connecticut and Oscar T. Douglas,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin with
smashed rear HisdewS through
which the thieves had apparently
gained entrance
llffigeF L'oael Sorisno found swo
serewdrlvers ca ne seal Of enc q
continued On Page Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16

. Deposits in Monroe County saw
ings and commercial banks
reached the high figure OF $7,07S.-
600, gain of $50 percent over
the 81, 291 900 reported by the Fed
eral Reserve after a previous sur
vey, conducted in 1874.
This rise compares favorshly
with that shown by Ire natIon's
banks generally IN the period,
49, percent. u Is siso better
than ths composite advance
made by banks In ihe South
Atlantic States. $40 percent.
The figures include time deposits
(savings accounts) and demand
deposits Checking aecounts) of In
diyiduals, partnerships and cor
porations, but exclude interbank
and Governmental deposits.
The local bank holdings repre-
sent $254 on deposit for every
man, woman and child In the
county.
cCslmenit,gsS tie ~ Ton. The
Federal Res POI OH.
THE expansion In deposits OF bust.
ness and individuals which az
companied the growth In bank
credit in 1852 has been largely in
the form Of time deposits and only
to moderate extent in demand
deposits a development which
contributed to sustained high level
activity without further initiation. /"
The Institute Of Life Insurance,
discussing the trend, states: For
the Individual and for society as
a whole, savings OF the present
size and wide distribution. sym
bolize a further extension OF both
protection and potential purchas.
ing power"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
Dynalr,itiing
By Gulf Oil,
Knight Says
Blasts Are
Watched BY
Conservation
Biologist

Dynamiting off Mud and Lower
Harbor Keys last Thursday was
definitely the Gulf Oil testing
boats at work, not commercial
fishermen, State Conservation
agent Joe Knight said today.
knight said that he checked
with Gulf Oil officials who said
it was their vessels plying in, the
area that day.
knight said that H. H. Stearns,
conservation expert. who accom-
panics Gulf dynamiting crews who
are checking this area for forma-
tons that indicate oil, is hired by
Gulf to insure that charges are
not too large.
Though commercial fishermen
have complained to Knight about
dynamiting, the State Consefva-
ton Board Is powerless to control
charges in the waters, Knight
said,
Permit for dynamiting the
waters off Key West and the Keys
comes from the U. S. Government,
knight was told when State Re-
preventative Bernie Papy carried
the fishermen's complaints TO Tai
lahassee.
As to the effect Of the two to
four months dynamiting on fish
ing around here, knight said:
Gulf could kill lot of fish in
some areas, but it all depends
where they blast. The Navy kills
fish when it sets off depth charges
and hand grenades. Even construc-
ton off Roosevelt Boulevard last
year killed millions Of baby craw-
fish out there. These things can't
be helped.
knight may accompany the Gulf
expeditions to observe their
methods. For the present. he is
assured that Gulf crews use every
precaution to spare the fish popu-
lation off the Keys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
Flying Over The Everglades
Shows River OF Grass Beauty
Rod & Gum Club
CIinaxes Town
OF Everglades
BY SUSAN McAvoY

"A little more than one hour away
by air is an entirely different
world from the Keys.
The Everglades National Park
and the little town of Everglades
seem completely remote from Key
West in appearance and atmos-
phere.
Saturday at 2 pm. I was at busy
Faraldo's Flying Service, Mea-
cham Field.
Saturday at 3:07 p. m. we land
ed on the air strip at Everglades,
and were taken on a tour of the
town of 625 souls by Alvin Gerish,
airport manager and affable guide.
Everglades has, tall, indigenous
Royal Palm trees which line the
unpaved streets. II has the deep,
navigable Barron River, which
winds in from Chokoloskee Bay
and provides anchorage for pri.
yate yachts, commercial fishing
boats, and tenders.
The Barron River was named,
of course, after pioneer developer
of Everglades, Barron Collier,
whose name still dominates the
little community and the county
which bears his name.
We landed at the $500 #. air strip
at Everglades after flying over the
River of Grass" as the Ever.
glades is known in Majorie Stone
man Douglas famous book.
Keeping to the West Coast and
the rather muddy colored water
| looked east to the golden fields
of saw grass. The entire coast is
indented by series of rivers,
Best known to fishermen of the
Keys is Shark River. where the
tarpon will start running soon.
AT LoStman's River we flew
over the National Park Ranger
Station manned by Everglades
| pioneer, Barney Parker. Farther
on up was a little circular island
| Chokoloskee with its scattered
houses on Suits. and its numerou.
piers reaching out into the water
The Ten Thousand Islands came
into view next looking from tbs
air as though they had beer
shaped by cookie cutters. Final
ly the town OF Everglades appear
ed. We looked ior the landing
strip. l thought the Tamiani trail
a long sand colored road was it
Pilot Ed Gibson, however, spot
ted the little strip IN the edge O
town and Of the water.
II looked so small from the al
that | demurred about landing
there. Before coaid make m!
wishes emphatic however, Z,
vas flying in over re field an'
we landed 90 the AAgd SarIsc'
strip.
Alvia Gerish, Everglades AR
port manager greeted us and I'll
ed the tzak With gas.
he drove Us into t0wa q
his ear and shca "a us The charm
TnS community. essrish said b
s.s1kcd his way sEsash from Mex
tConEsnacd Ga Page Tmol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
Dastardly Plot
Against CityIs
Revealed Here
Chamber OF Commerce
Denies Texans Claim
That Key West Doesn't
Rate Southernmost Title
BY JIM coBB

Chicanery Is afoot in the form
OF an attempt, apparently on the
part of an unidentified Texan, to
separate Key West from its right
full title of Southernmost City in
the United States.
Western Union employees Paul
Moore and Dick Stedman uncover
ed a dastardly plot designed to
hoodwink winter visitors into the
belief that Key West has been
claiming the title under false pre-
lenses when they discovered the
following typewriter notice nailed
to the side of the small shack
maintained by that company on
the beach at the foot Of Whitehead
Street:
NOTICE
The Key West Chamber OF
Commerce wishss to make . Ger.
rsesion. As,s rssUif 81 ! Ysesnf-
" completed geographical sur.
vey. we must announce that Key
West 10 NOT the soushernmcsf
city In HE United States.
We must coneeds This disiine-
fien 10 Brownsville. Texas. Feb.
u, 1853.
"Tain't So" said Chamber of
Commerce president Earl Adams
this morning, ''that is just a typi-
cal Texas tall tale. Unless Browns
vile has been moved south, Key
West is the southernmost."
Adams denied emphatically that
the notice was an official Chamber
release. "As matter of fact" he
continued, "the very spot where
it was posted, happens to be the
southernmost spot in the nation. I"
Chamber officials shuddered to-
day when they considered the
damage to Key Vests national re-
putation since hundreds of tourists
daily flock to the spot where the
fraudulent notice was posted. Tehy
fear that many will be led to be-
lieve that Key West is resting on
false laurels.
Chamber of Commerce manager
Harold Laubscher provided a pos
sible clue to the possible identity
of the persons who might have
committed the act when he report
ed that a couple of Texans strolled
into his office one day last week
and blandly asserted that key
West is not the southernmost
city"
They chose Brownsville as the
logical claimant for the honor and
Laubscher, ever the diplomat,
went along with their story.
We've got to humor these Tex,
ans" he pointed out.
A check with Sam Goldsmith al
the Weather Bureau revealed that
Brownsville lies at longitude Is.
degrees, a-minntes and seven sec.
Continued On Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
Bar Owners Trial
Postponed To Wed.

Trial OF Lawrence 1mburgia, CO.
owner Of. the Two Friends Bar.
Front Street, has been postponed
until Wednesday afternoon In City
Court. II has been announced.
Imburgia was arrested last week
on the personal complaint Of city
manager Dave King who siad
that a barmaid IN that establish.
ment had served = drink 10 .
man already under the influence
of alcohol.
Postponemeni was given al the
request Of Imburgia's attorney.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
DR.. Hayes Back
from Dentists
Chicago Clinic

Or. John B, Hayes has just re.
turned from the mh,winter Chi.
cago dental clinic, one Of the out
standing gatherings Of dentists in
be nation
Or. Hayes and seven other den.
lists from Florida observed de,
nonstrations and heard lectures
an the new developments in den
Tistry in techniqueS and equip
ment in the past year,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-16
City Commission
To Meet Tonight

The City Commission will
hold q regular meeting TO-
night in the city hall. sched-
uled TO get underway at $500
pm.
No agenda for business to
be discussed at the session
has been released.