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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-25
Revolutionary Developments In
Communications Told To Students
SpeIIbOuTld Group
Sees Display OF
NeaU Discoveries
By Bell Labs

The perfection of a device
which will revolutionize
both the television and radio
industries will be revealed in
about two weeks by the Bell
System Laboratories, Forrest
L. Thorpe, Miami official of
the Southern Bell Telephone
Company, told a spell-bound
audience of Key West High
school students yesterday.
Thorpe gave no hint as to the
use or scope of this latest device,
but he did reveal facts about a
revolutionary new method Of COM
munications which as been per-
aecfed BY the Bell Laboratories.
The Bell System maintains the
largest research laboratory In the
world, and their people are work
Ing all the time on advancing and
improving worldwide communica-
hoas devices.
For As minutes Thorpe held
IRE unwaveFing attention Of the
hieh school group, no mean feat,
wl.h his demonstration Of the use
81 ultra high frequency radio
waves 10 transmit long distance
tssaphene conversations and net
work radio and ieIevision pro-
grams across the nation 81 al
Inpsl the speed Of light.
Re used a large assortment Of
complex electronic equipment in
n demonstration to show how,
aont the use Of wire OF cables,
ne nlicrowayes are beamed
IL / towers which are about 80
anart and which range up
% . feet ID hsighth. Providing
. ltlc-free transmission, the mic.
YES travel at the rate Of four
IN past given point each
& Id before they are placed on
r ar wirs circuits and carried
& eph3ne sets or receivers in
Il iome
spe described Radio-R Relay as
If many new advances that
n resulted from research done
sell Telephone Laborator-
In tie past years. He used his
Coaiinued On Page rwol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-25
City Will
Lease Docks


Minor difficulties and exceptions
in the original contract submitted
to The City Commission by Marine
Bridge Transportation. Inc, con-
tinued in the discussion Of tie Key
West-Havana ferry yesterday at
the special meeting called at noon,
Most points we're smoothed out and
the Commission gave the green
signal to the company in so far as
continued On Page Twol
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Three Men On Conch Hunt
Shot In Front OF Bank


he said they would just jam a cap
on his head for the Stand-in stand
by duty.
Four big equipment trucks and
a bus numbered up. Streets from
Green to the waterfront on Duval
and for block east and west on
Front street we're roped off. Stroll
ing spectators, sailors. and tourists
were banished out of camera range
and the scene was made over and
over until everything was ship
shape.
Upstairs balcony of the bank was
Continued On Page = y
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-25

Key West. Florida. hos me
most equuhle climqte in the
country. with un uverugs
scmgs a only I4' Fohrsnheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-25
Ex-Husband Badly Beaten As
He Trespasses In Leto Home

latch ard came In swinGiag. While
he Should I'm going % Kin yoa. !"
and cursed Lete.
Leso ran 70 The kitchen ard grab
tcontinned On Pags Twol
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Synagogues Hold
Services Wednesday
For Rosh Hashonoh

The most solemn 10 days of
he Jewish year will be ushered
n at Sundown Wednesday with
-sosh Hashonoh services in Syna-
sogues and temples of the Wash
lgton area.
RoSh Hashonoh, which opens
he Jewish New Year STA, is
nown as the Day of Judgment.
t is observed for two days by
orthodox and Conservative Jews
nd for one day by Reformed
ews. 1t is kept from sundown
sundown.
RoSh HaShonah opens a 10
lay period of penitence that ends
With Yom Kippur, the Day of
Atonement.
1t is believed God passes judg-
ment on RoSh HaShonoh on the
actions of each person during
the past year. Three books are
opened on this day: The Book
of Life, the Book of Death and
a third book for those whose
fate is uncertain. If those in
this book repent during the 10
penitential days, their names
are inscribed in the Book of
Life. Otherwise, their names go
into the Book of Death.
On Yom Kippur, which is a
24-hour period of fasting and
prayer, the books are closed.
Yom Kippur starts this year at
sundown September 18 and ends
at sundown September 10.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Sunday Services Announced

All services at II am. tomor-
row unless noted otherwise:
Metropolitan Baptist - The
Rev. j. Walter Carpenter, pastor.
on "Faithfulness."
National Baptist Memorial
The Rev. Edward B. Willing
ham, pastor, on Comforting
Strength" at 8:45 and II am.
PetwOrth Baptist-"For Love
or Money" by the Rev. S. Lewis
Morgan. jr.
First Baptist of West Wash
ingtOn - Invitation Without
Obligation" by the Rev. T.
Ewell Hopkins, pastor.
Columbia Heights Christian
The Rev. Harry L. Bell, minis
ter, on Catching Up With Life"
at 1880 am.
First Congregational - New
or Renew?" by the Rev. Carl H.
Kopf. minister.
ALI Souls EpiscOpal-"Where
Are You in Religion?" by the
Rev. Frank Blackwelder. rector.
Christ Episcopal - The Rev.
G. Harris Collingwood, jr.. will
preach on "A Time to Begin"
st. Peters Evangelical Lu-
theran-"The Question Hour, "
by the Rev. Donald F. Brake, at
8:45 and II am.
Hope Evangelical Lutheran,
College Park-The Rev. Otto
Reimherr, pastor, on "Under-
standing the Miracles of Jesus"
at 10 am.
Augustana Lutheran BE
thesda'S Wilmer cured" by the
Rev. Clarence T. Nelson, pastor,
at $50 and II am.
Georgetown Lutheran - The
Rev. Harold E. Beatty, pastor,
There Are Lepers Within Our
Camp"
Trinity Lutheran-The Rev.
Herbert B. Roepe, pastor, on
"Backsliding-Its Cause and
Cure" at $50 and II a. m.
Trinity Lutheran, HyattSville-
Mount Rainier-"Christian Grat-
itude," by Air Force Chaplain
Evening star., 1953-09-05
By Cospor Nonncs

Religious News Editor Of The StoT
A harbinger of renascent fall
church activities is the annual
Organized Bible Class Associa-
tion meeting at Western Mary
land College, Westminster, Md.
Each Labor Day week end since
1927, members of the organiza-
ton have made the journey to
the picturesque college campus.
For three days they work little,
play a little and have more than
a little pleasant comradeship.
1t all adds up to a memorable
experience, inspiring them with
an impetus for greater activity
within the Bible class field.
The meeting this year gets
under way today. Some import
ant changes in the organizational
setup are forecast, and from this
aspect the session will have un-
usual significance. But the as
sociation's basic tenetS, centering
around the Bible and its study
by classes, will remain as they
were envisaged when the organi-
zation was formed in 1922 at
Leesburg, Va.
The association has more than
230 Bible classes of Washington
churches and over 10000 mem
berS.
Our armed services chaplainS
are making "a very definite con-
tribution to the welfare of our
personnel" overseas, D. Stewart
Patterson, executive secretary of
the Methodist Commission on
Chaplains, said in a letter re-
ceived here recently.
Mr.. Patterson, who spent the
summer visiting Methodist chap
lainS in Europe and North Africa,
also noted that many servicemen
Evening star., 1953-09-05
The Human Side Of Religion
Bible Class Meeting Gets
Under Way at Westminster

have decided to enter the min
istry. He reported one instance
where nine servicemen in a choir
of 18 have already been licensed
to preach by their various de-
nominations.
Pointing out in colorful
phrases the sharp contrasts
present in Morocco, the Meth
odist church leader noted that
many Arabs are now beginning
to understand the United States
has come ito contribute and
not to conquer"
< x*
Clinton N. Howard, a leader
in the temperance movement
and editor of the magazine
Progress, recently celebrated his
85th birthday.
Despite his years the Little
Giant" as he is affectionately
known to his numerous friends,
still turns out full days work
He received his nickname, when
a young man, for his forensic
abilities. There is vigor and
pungency in his writings on
various issues and the magazine
he edits is always interesting.
X X X ~
Satisfies recently released by
the Potomac Presbytery, Pres
byterian Church, U. S., reveal
it has 43 churches and 1892
members. The presbytery in
cludes Maryland, Virginia and
the District of Columbia. DR..
Graham G. Lacy, minister of
Central Presbyterian Church,
Washington, is moderator.
The Rev. Ivan Edward Mer-
rick. jr., who takes over his new
duties as rector of Christ Church,
$40 G street Sc, tomorrow, has
had varied career. A graduate
of the University of Washington
Law School. he practiced that
profession before serving in the
Navy during World War II.
His war experiences included
mine-sweeper and anti-subma-
rine duty in the Atlantic. Later
he was made of1cer-in-charge
of the operational training sec
ton of the Bureau of Naval
Personnel He next became
commanding officer of the
Naval Training School at Sc
attic, Wash.
After the war Mr.. Merrick de-
cided to enter the ministry. He
studied at the General Theolog-
ical Seminary in New York. Fol-
lowing his graduation in 1851, he
became assistant to the dean of
st. Marks Cathedral, Seattle,
which post he left to come here.
The new rector succeeds the Rev.
John H. Stipe, who resigned in
August to become an Army chap
lain.
Evening star., 1953-09-05

Delvin e. Resell at $3.50, $50
and II am.
Luther Place MemOrial-"The
Point of Intersection" by the
Rev. L. Ralph Tabor. pastor, at
9 and II am.
Foundry MethOdist-The Rev.
F. Norman Van Brunt, associate
minister, on "The Realism of
Christianity"
Wesley Methodist-"If Jesus
Had Been There" by the Rev
Harry A. Price of Franklin
Street Methodist Church, Johns
town. Pa. at $50 am.
NOrthminSter Presbyterian
THE Man of Great Faith" by
the Rev. William H. Kepler,
minister.
Green Valley Presbyterian
THE Two Prayers, by the Rev
Vernon K. Hoover, minister.
Trinity Presbyterian, Arling-
ton-"God Makes Men Think,
by the Rev. William H. Foster,
jr., minister.
All-SOulS' Unitarian-The Rev.
Irving r. Murray, minister of
First Unitarian. Pittsburgh, on
Reach Minus Grasp"
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Great Mills School
Completes New Convent

A convent for Little Flower
School, Great Mills, Nd, was
recently completed and construc-
ton has begun on another con-
vent for st. Francis De Sales
School, 2019 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE.
Ten sisters of Notre Dame de
Namur will be housed at Little
Flower Convent, which contains
a chapel, dining room, COM
munity and study rooms and IT
bedrooms.
The sisters and four lay teach
erS will staff an elementary
school for 500 students from Holy
Face Church. Great Mills, st.
Georges Church. Valley Lee and
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church, Lexington Park.
Twelve sisters of st. Joseph
will be accommodated in the
new st. Francis de Sales Con-
vent. which is due for completion
by Easter. Cost of the brick
building, which includes two
soundproof music rooms, will be
100000. Murphy and Locraft
are the architects; Whalen and
Purdy. builders.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Covenant Baptist
To Establish Chapel

Covenant Baptist Church,
First and Xenia streets S.W.,
will establish a mission chapel
in Forest Heights, Md.
GIL. Crittenden of 311 Sachem
drive S.E. is chairman of the
church extension program. The
Rev. Frank L. Squires is pastor
of Covenant Church.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Program

The Catholic Interracial Coun-
Gil of Washington will present a
program on educational integra-
ton at 10:15 pm. tomorrow on
the Faith of Millions program on
Station WOOK. Speakers will be
DR.. Paul Cooke of Miner Teach
ers' College and DR.. John j.
O'Connor of Georgetown Uni
versity.
Evening star., 1953-09-05

or New Or
leans, at the
IL am. service
tomorrow.
Mr.. I b e ] e
will spend a
year at St.
James Church
as assistant to
the Rev. j.
Adrian Pfeif-
fer, paste
and as youth
work director
before resum-
ing theologi-
col studies Of
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Retreat Season Opens

The Washington Retreat
House for Women will open its
1953-54 season today with a re-
treat by the Rev. John r. O'Neil
Of The Holy Cross Fathers. The
retreat will continue through
Monday.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Missionary Discussion

The Rev. Francis Glover of
the Mission Secretariat, National
Catholic Welfare Conference,
and the Rev. Gordon Fournier,
superior of the White Fathers of
Africa, 1924 Twenty first Street
NV, will discuss the missionary
work of the White Fathers on
the Lamp Unto My Feet" pro-
gram at 8 pm. tomorrow on
WTOP-TV
Evening star., 1953-09-05

attended Texas Christian Uni
versity and Southern Methodist
University. He served for a
time as president of Thorpe
Springs Christian College and
later was professor of religion
at the University of Oklahoma.
Subsequently he held pas
torates at Norman, Okla; De-
troit, Sherman, Tex, and Nash
vile.
Mr.. Holton is married and
will live at 4801 Sixteenth street
NV.
Evening star., 1953-09-05

tomorrow.
Mr.. Holton,
who succeeds
Burton Cof-
man as pas
tor of the
C h u + c h,
C m eS here
f r o m t h e
C e n t r a ]
C h urch of
Christ, Nash
vile, T mn
He serve d
there for the
past IL years.
Mr. H01tOn
Evening star., 1953-09-05
To Preach Novenu

The Rev. Benedict j.. Mawn
of the Passionist Fathers will
preach the SorroWful Mother
novena Monday through Sep
tember Is at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, Eighth
and N streets NV. Time of the
service will be $50 and 7:45 pm.
each day.
Evening star., 1953-09-05

Capital University Seminary.
Columbus, Ohio. Mr.. Ibele has
already completed two years OF
study at the seminary.
Mr.. Ibele has served as youth
director in his home congrega-
ton in New Orleans He Is a
graduate of Tulane University
and a Navy veteran. He will
preach his first sermon at st.
James Church on September 20.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
A. R. HoIton 10 Serve
Al Church Of Christ

A. r. Holton will begin his
ministry at the Church of Christ,
Sixteenth and Decatur streets
NV, with the II am. service
Evening star., 1953-09-05
81. James Lutheran
To Greet New Vicar

Members of st. James sLu-
theran Church, Thirteenth street
and Eastern avenue NV, will
greet their new vicar, Emil Ibele.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Orftt Air 5frutrfa

CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
PENTEC0STAL HOLINESS
Open Air Gospel Service. Sunday 400
pm. at Draper's Parking Lot. 9Th &,
G. SITS. NV. Rev. J. Bowie and
Rev. Gilbert Dean. Pastors.
Evening star., 1953-09-05

THE EVENING STAR 40.
Washington, D. G.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1853
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-13
Bicycle Rider Pedals 1000
Miles From Ohio To XIV
Joseph Felice
Spends Holiday
On Two Wheels

Everyone sooner or later turns
up at The Citizen so it was no sur
prise to walk in yesterday at 8
a. m. and find = sunhurned bicy-
Gle rider with a 1900 mile trip to
Key West behind him, calmly sit
ting at my desk waiting to tell his
story.
Joseph Felice, 10. said he had
just cycled from his home town
Willoughby, Ohio and was q wee
bit tired.
His fatigue came as much, how
ever from q night In his sleeping
bag on the Monroe County Beach
pier where the galley nippers
made q feast of him as II did from
the nearly 5000 miles he has
pedalled since May 8.
Felice was out to break no re-
!. he told me. He just wanted
-sv the country and came to
the Southernmost City as . suit
able finish to his trip.
He headed back up the Over
seas Highway yesterday intending
to reach home by July when he
goes back to work At hts fathers
gas station.
Joseph came to Key West By 1
circuitous route. He veered north.
ward to Niagara Falls, cut east.
ward over tAe Empire State 70 AZ
bany pedaIled up and down the
rnovntains along the Hudson, river
into New York and then Jersey
City.
He then hit Philadelphia. Balsi-
more, Washington, Norfolk, Char
lesion, Savannah. Jacksonville and
the cities Of Florida's east coast
until he came to Fort Pierce.
There having dropped off ten
pounds from heavy cycling and
light eating, he spent . week fat.
tening up at his uncle's table.
On his sseend wind Ne spur.
red dswn = Miami and finally.
hit ire Island. Here ~ received
fine Southern Hospitality.
"Didn't Yov Get picked ~ sOF
Indecent sxposvre7" asked him
No were enly . pair u track
trunks.
me. In fact ne pelies we're
very nice. They ted me lhaa !
could fsks my sleeping bsg 10
tho County Beach pier"
Benefactors also appeared at
Halls restaurant, across from the
police station. where Joseph was
given free loading by sympathetic
Mrs. Hall. AZ dinner Thursday and
breakfast yesterday.
Though Joseph's purpose on hts
long pedal junkef was strictly ex.
Continued On Page Two)
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Key Westers Are Being vietimized
By Inscriptions Selling By Mail
Fighting Conchs
(SheHs } GiUen
To Apple Growers

The Key West Chamber Of
Commerce is sending 500 fight.
ing conch shells TO the National
Association Of Apple Growers
Convention banquet in Chicago,
it was learned today.
The mound Of beautiful little
conehs, bought from fhe Munich.
pal Aquarium was on q table in
the Chamber. this morning,
awaiting q sufficiently heavy
box for safe transport TO chiea.
go.
II seems that the Florida CT.
frus Growers, who were once
presented with apples by fhe APP
pie Growers wanted TO return
the gesture Of goodwill. State
Chamber Of Commerce President
Earl Brown, got in touch with
the Key West Chamber, which
bought the fighting cOnehs for
place gifts at the apple growers
banquet, lest they forget the land
Of sun and shells.
Polished and cleaning the
shells bear on them fhe label:
Souvenir Of Key West"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-13

Fund AT KWHS
Has New Gift
Glass OF SO
Presents $3.50
TO Aid Fund

The Student Scholarship Fund.
started some SIS wears 40 II Key
West High School. has been IN
creased BY the gift Of $50 By the
senior class Of 1858 The fund was
originally started as gift Of the
seniors graduating in 1917, and has
been used to help students finance
their college education.
New that NE first leans ere
coming due later this year, fha
mercy originally h. ihs fund,
plus The $11e now contributed
viii be again avaIIahle fer loan
70 worthy Key West graduates
desiring - 90 10 eoIlsps.
The borrower signs q legal note
drawn up by ]. Y. Porter. and has
TO get Il signed BY two other per.
sons Usually the parents) who viii
guarantee the return Of the money.
However, no interest l. charged.
Other members Of the board Of
trustees for the fund are Mrs. 10.
rene Thompson. Miss Mary Trevor
and Mrs. Arthur Mulberg. Appll.
cants should apply through E. D.
Schweitzer 70 Miss Trevor.
Donations 70 the fund are not
limited TO senior classes. Several
Continued on Page Twol
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Thief Takes $3.50
Here Friday Night

A thief who entered a home at
631 Southland Street last night, is
some $3.50 richer, police said today.
Mrs. and Mrs. r. d. Norman,
who live at that address told police
that they left their home shortly
after 800 p. m. last night and when
they returned they beard a noise
within the house, cut ignored 1t.
They sat on their front porch I'M
til 100 a. m. and when they enter
ed found that screen door had
been forced. Investigation revealed
that the money had been taken
from a bureau drawer, Ii was in
five, ten and twenty dollar bills.
Police Officer X. L. James, who
was called to the scene said that
a search of the area revealed no
trace Of the thief.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-13
a585 Repaid In Full
By Postal Worker Laid
Broke, Borrowing
And Dog Track
Losses "ViciOus
Circle" Ladd Says
By SUSAN MeAvoY

William K. Laid. %, sus-
pended Postal employee,
paid back every cent Of the
$1,5S5 he admittedly took
from the Key West Post Of
flee within "a hours after
the shortage was discovered
on June 2 he told The Citi-
zen today.
The shortage was found BY .
Mail Superintendent on June 2.
Ladd sought and found the help Of
friends and family and repaid In
full on June the funds sie alleged.
~ took.
This was confirmed by Postmas-
ter Leland Goddard this morning.
Ladd described his deviation
from an otherwise exemplary re.
cord thus:
I" was broke. thought I could
make killing 81 fhs dos track;
instead ! lost ell Of the sl,ses
there
The young Key Wester went
broke, he said, last year when he
and his wife OF five years, Betty.
an attractive blonde. separated.
Betty went home to her family IN
the State Of Washington and the
breaking-up couple exhausted all
their funds.
Though he earned ss,07o = year
as a postal clerk Of nine years
standing. Bin found he Just could
not meet his bills, plus supporting
hts two sons. aged five atd three.
He got IN deeper and deeper
with the expenses Of divorce, and
two establishments rather than
one.
Finally last summer ne became
desperate. He turned 10 the loan
companies Of the city and borrow
ed as much as be could.
Every time | got paid, my pay
check went 20 pay of TIE high IN.
terest and principal on The loans. /
got in deeper and deeper. II seem-
ed hopeless, the young, brown.
haired native Key Wester said.
Christmas dealt 3 final blow 10
his finances. he said. Buying gifts
for his children and his family
finished him off as far as being
able to get out Of debt 70 the loan
companies.
In January. RiIl started taking
small anaounis 81 ensh eui 81 Ne
Pest Office stamp fund where ~
was working. Ne said.
In February he used the money
he was taking. he said, and began
playing II on the newly opened dog
track.
made evs Ell right re first
CONTINUED On Pare Twol
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ment escort.
And Mayor C. B. Harvey today
issued an edict proclaiming today
as key West High School State
Champion Day" in honor of the
Conch's showing in the Fort Pierce
tourney where they walloped the
best schoolboy baseball talent in
the state.
The Mayor was scheduled TO
present fine team members with
individual Keys TO the City on
fhe steps of fhe City Hall after
the procession had reached the
city.
The names of the Key West
conchs were on the lips of Key
Westers everywhere last night
after they electrified the popuIaee
in winning their fourth straight
tourney game in an Thinning
thriller against the Palm Beach
nine.
Scores of spontaneous eeIebra-
fions erupfed all over the city
when fhe last out was made and
Key West emerged the winner in
a classic. There was more inter-
est in last nights clash than in
any world series game in coneh.
town.
When Gibby Gates, who was the
man of the hour for the Conchs,
hit a screaming double to wrap up
the contest, Key Westers blew their
collective tops in relief and poured
out into the streets to celebrate.
And, repeatedly, the Conchs have
not wound up their baseball activ-
tiles they will leave again on
Monday for Selma, Alabama for
action in the SoutherR District
Tournament.
Earlier, Key West High School
Athletic Director Winston Jones
had indicated that the team would
not take the trip but it was an
nounced unofficially last night that
they would journey to Alabama.
Continued On. Page Two)