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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16
BarOWner Dies
From Pistol
Wound SUNDAY
Bamboo Room Owner
Came To Key West
In 1886 From Spain

Carlos Gellrich, AZ, s11 United
Street, died Sunday morning as
the result of self-inflicted bull
let wound, it was reported today.
E'Gellrich was a co-owner of the
Bamboo Room, local night club.
Coroner Ira Albury said today
| that Gellrich was driven to his
place of business yesterday morn
ing by his wife, Ida, at about
1890 a. m. He was scheduled to
open the bar for the days bust
ness at noon, but at 100 p. M,
when his partner, George Curry,
1104 Angela Street, went to the
club on Smith Lane, he found the
premises darkened and deserted.
When he called out he received
no answer.
Curry then investigated and
found Gellrich lying on the floor
of StOreroom with the death
weapon, a war souvenir German
Luger pistol clutched in his hand.
He was rushed to the Naval
Hospital where he was pronounc-
ed dead on arrival
Gellrich was reported by
friends to have been respondent
over ill health for some time. He
was under the care of a Miami
physician.
Born in Germany, Gellrich
spent many years in Spain and
came to Key West in 1898. Until
1916, he was the manager of a
Duval Street bar when he went
into partnership in the Bamboo
Room.
He was World War II veteran.
having served in Europe with the
Army Intelligence Corps.
His only survivor is his wife.
The body rests at the Pritchard
Funeral home. No funeral ar.
| rangements have been announced,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16
Fathers
Will Act On
Sewer Rates
Ordinance Calling
For Rate Increase
Will Be Considered
At Meeting Tonight

An ordinance calling for a so
per cent increase in Sewer Ser
vice rates in Key West will come
up for discussion tonight at the
regular meeting of the City Com
mission.
At a special meeting of the
group on Friday night, they we're
in agreement that such jump in
revenue win be necessary to fin
ance the repairs and additions to
the present system and tonight's
action viii be the first official
step in that direction.
March 26th has been set as the
date for a public hearing into the
changes which viii raise the
minimum sewer bill from 500
to $50.
Costs for the service will raLge
from this figure for single dwell
ing units with one bath and one
kitchen to $500 for dwelling units
with three apartments. Additional
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16

When 7 / came a member of
.rthur Sa, yer Posi- No %.
nerican Lo4ion, ! sincerely felt
sat | had econe a part Of a
nuine ALL American cause-for
bove all e'sa eoo9 Lesion
aira IS warrior for sound
mericanism
IRE iustit cation for the exist
nee Of an, organization is meas
4 by WIT it stsnds for and
',pt it dc ln.these two re-
It's, the I merscan Legion is
ns, 1t II britt around a great
Tint ri Al is the preser-
ton Of 80 fe~e institutions of
nerica, Tnis i the basic pur-
i Il of the American Legion. To
attain snt Of this funda-
tai oh c.ive. all Legion pro-
ANS and actiyitas ere shane9
attunc in carrying out the
lr basic mNior programs
mericanism, Child Welfare. Re-
utilization, and National Sc
irity.
| feel tFat the American Lee
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16
Dietsch Opens
$4,000 Suit
Before Jury

The $1,000 suit of Jacob Dietsch
against the Reynolds Construction
Company and the Indemnity In
surance company of North Amer
lea, came up for trial before Cir
cult Court Judge Aquilino Lopez,
Jr. this morning.
Dietsch alleges that the firm
did faulty job of construction
on his beach motel. forcing him
to close for further repairs and
costing him $500 In plumbing
bills.
The company was represented
by Allan B. Cleare, Jr. and A.
Lee Bradford of Miami. Julius
Stone, Jr. represented Dietsch
who testified before the six man
jury this morning on his allega-
tons.
Serving on the jury are John
Gandolfo, Kingman G. Curry,
Gerald w. Meyers, Harold r.
Pinder. william Van Bummel and
Paul G. DiNegro.
Civil cases win be heard in
Circuit Court throughout the
week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16
Key West BO,-
Back From
Korean Front
PFC. GENE ROBERTS
UNscRATcHED IN Il
MONTHS OF SERVICE

Pfc. Eugene A. Roberts, Jr.,
10. son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Roberts has just returned from
Korea where he has been serving
since January 1852.
Gene came through without a
scratch. Saturday he walked into
the office in his khakis wearing the
red patch on his shoulder with
Korea" written on il. II means
the Sth army. D..
He also were on bis chest two
ribbons, one for Korea aud the
United National. with three bat,
tie stars. the other the, President
Syngman Rhee citation.
Young Roberts left the United
States for the Korean war On
January 1. 1854. His ship doeked
in his native land. one week age
Sunday and be headed right for
bis home town anal family,
While serving Ia the Army
Gene gained - pounds which b
carries well with his six feet tvs
inches. Today he was out buying
civilians clothes licking ahead II
October z. when he gets his dis
charge from tbs Army,
Another Key Wssser. Joe John.
son Of the Key West National
Guard came back en- the boat
With Roberts.
Gene has = brother Richard
and a sister Doris la Key West,
His maternal grandparents are
MIR. ard Mrs. 7. 3. webb His
pateraas grandfather Is Victor II.
Roberts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16
Old Friends
Gather AT
Porter Funeral
''Conling Home''
Theme OF Service
AT St. Paul's

ST. Paul's church was filled yes
terday with old friends, Key
Westers as well as Miamians who
came to the funeral Of win r.
Porter who died Friday.
The service, conducted by
Father John Armfield, was eli.
NAKED by the violin solo "com.
ing Home played BY Mrs. Flea
nor Dowski.
His friends and relatives all
felt that the selection was. fitting
for the pioneer Key Wester who
was brought to his final resting
place in the city he loved 50
dearly. Mrs. Dowxki also played
Ave Maria. "
Friends from all walks Of life.
-hauffeurs and Judges attended
he service which was followed
BY burial In the family plot, next
o his first wife Mrs. Grace Dor.
san Porter. His monument had
zen erected al The time Of her
death.
Mr. porter's daughter. Mrs. E.
L. Newton, her husband, ard his
son Roy Newton. just back from
Korea as veil AS Mrs. Newton i
daughter Caroline Randolph
Kirke ard Jean Porter KIrke
we're close relatives rrssent. Mr.
porter's wid0w AneIia Harfweil
Porter came do2n from Mani
Shores for the funeral.
The choir af -. Paal's church
returned for the affernocn fnn-
eraI service. KEY West Maxons,
Anchor Lodge. conducted . moy
lng service II the gravesiae. Mr.
Porter VAS a 50 year member
81 this Eruap.
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No Cntback Seen For Key West
Naval 5mtion Says Navy Head
SMATHERS REPORTS
NAVY SECRETARY
TO GIVE NOTICE.
OF ANY CHANGE

Secretary of the Navy Ro-
bert B.. Anderson has con-
firmed the fact that there is
no cutback contemplated in
the operations of the Key
West Naval Base. In addi-
ton, the top Navy official
said that his department will
notify Senator George
Smathers of any projected
changes in the Naval opera
tons here.
The information was con-
tanned in a letter to Senator
Smahers from the Navy Sec
reary and forwarded here to
former City Commissioner
Louis Carbonell.
In a statement issued on Feb
ruary 2Oth, Smathers had told OF
a phone conversation with Ander-
son in which he had said that
| mo such plans were In the max
ing and that the Navy Depart
ment knew anything about such
rumors."
Smatlaers had oueried him on
reports that the Fleet Sonar
School. established in Key West
over a year ago was slated to be
moved and that plans were afoot
| to move certain submarine units
to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Smathers had indicated at that
time that he would flight vigor-
ous's any such Move"
The Senator is a member of the
!, Interior and Insular Affairs Com
mittee and he pointed out the de-
pendence Of the city on the Ma
val Station as well as its strategic
location.
saThe population of Key West
liss $3.50 and virtually all are
Either directly employed by or
dependent upon the sustained OPP
Grafton of the Naval Station
here" Smathers pointed out at
laha4 time.
Should the existing Naval op-
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16
POinciana Staff
For Cafeteria
Announced Today

The Poinciana Elementary
School Cafeteria is expected to
open on Monday, April 18th II
was announced today by Prinei-
pal Albert Carey. New tables are
being set up which win consider.
ably enlarge the old cafeteria,
and provide for many more chill
dren than have been served pre-
viously.
County Lunchroom Manager,
Mrs. Lorraine Johnson has Sc
cured the following staff:
Mrs. Roy Butler, Lunchroom
Manager. Mrs. Cashmere Jay
cocks. Mrs. Rosemary Mathews
and Mrs. Valdez.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16
MASONIC NOTICE

All members oil Dode Lodge
No. Il. F. & A. NJ. ere trasern-
ally requested 10 be at the
Hall $50 PM, Tuesday, TO ct.
iead the funeral oi our late
sso;heT Clarence Shine,
Members OF sister lodges
md VISITING Musons ere invis.
I'd 10 uttena,
P. c. HELM VIM.
r. Q. WEEcH. SectY,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16
Spelling Bee In
County Will Be
Held April 10

All the county schools are busy
selecting their representatives for
the County Spelling Bee contest
which will be held in the High
School Auditorium on April 10 at
500 D. m. School winners will
be selected before March 10th.
The county winner and runner
up will take part in the district
contest at Bayfront Park, NUM-
cipal Auditorium in Miami on
May LIST. The winner and runner.
up at this contest win 50 to Wash
ington, d. c.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16
Rodriguez Hired
By SpottswOOd

Manuel I. Rodriguez joined the
office staff of Sheriff John Scots
wood today and viii be initiated
no his =
Cates. who has submitted her
resignation.
..odr guex formerly worked az
the Florida National Bank. He Is
native Key Wester.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16

The Associated Press Teletyps
Features and Photo Services.
For 70 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-16
Wide Search For Missing Navy Wife
At Little Torch Key Continues Today
Mother OF Four,
Mrs. Mortika, Left
Kids AT Home,
Abandoned Car
By SUSAN MsAvoY


Mrs. Dorothy Motika, 81,
petite beautiful blonde
mother of four young chill
dren was still missing today
after leaving a typical sui
eide note" in her car parked
by Little Torch Key bridge
80 miles from here sometime
Saturday evening.
Navy helicopters, divers
from the USS Bushnell, on
which her husband Chief
Ralph Motika is stationed,
and the Sheriff's department
all searched yesterday and
today for the tiny, blonde
mother who was last seen by
her husband at the Naval
Station Saturday afternoon
at 4::30 p. m.
Dependent for . long lime. s
Mrs. Mofika threatened suicide
ten days ago, according Ie her
husband, interviewed by This
reporter on the sesns yesterday
afternoon.
She said. according se MoiIka:
I'm heading for ihs bridge"
The n year old Chief was dis.
traught and nnheliepina thef she
IlAagisa nave carried out Aar ahrea
yesterday. He paced up and down
as the four divers from the Bush.
nell. Stale Troopers and Navy in
vestigators conducted their search.
Capt. d. NJ. Andrew of Marathon.
constable. flew over the South
Pine Channel, spanned BY Little
Torch bridge to hunt for the wo-
man who might be drowned. they
said.
The water in the Channel Is no
deeper than ten feet, il was said.
The abandoned green 1854
Dodge was still parked on the
South side o. fhs highway late
yesterday when This reporter ~.
rived on ihe scene. n had been
noved only . few feet from iils
place II was lsft by MRS. hAstks.
Her four page note. In which she
IL said 10 have rspsaled her
threat was termed . Typical
suicide note" by Navy officials.
II IL being held by them snd .
certified copy 81 II sIvsn ie
Sheriff spefiswoed.
Deputy Sheriff jeff Brodhead,
State Troopers Marvin ]. Wilder,
Slim Walker and Frank Cline al
took part In yesterdays invesiiga-
ton.
Nelghb0rs at SD Arthur Sawyer
Road, Slekbee Park where the
Motika's live said that she left her
/ apartment at about 730 Saturday
might. One heighbor said abe heard
Mrs. Metika's two month old baby
crying all night Ions. II was nine
year old Ralph Motlka. Jr.. who
called bis father who had the duty
aboard the Bushnell al g. N.
Sunday.
Where's Memmy7s ne hey
ssksd his father.
t'Dsat she have ne baby with
/ herr" Meflka averisd his sen,
he said.
When ne little ksY fold him
that the ksby was hsaae Msaiks's
heart sask.
"Ii she hsd taken n with bee,
tContirAed D. paxs Threel
, 1953-12-30
AUCTION PIACNERD

AT the request IF ALMERIc i. CHRISTIAN, ESQ. attorney
for and on behalf Of ADELE VEI4ASQUEZs plaintiff ID 4 GER
tain action for partition, and pursuant to an Order Of the
District Court, dated the Srd day Of October, 1859, the Vendue
Director will sell at public auction
Property No. rs King St1sst. chraiiansted
which Is owned BY the parties in the said partition acton. on
January II, 1854, at 800 pm.
at the Police Court Room, Christiansted
The conditions Of the auction win be read at the time Of
the sale. AgA
The Vendue Directors Office, Christiansted, ST. Croix, the
Both day Of November, 1858, a. D.
William F. Moorhead
Vendue Director
, 1953-12-30
ToDAY's pRoBLEM

The big problem today is for MS
to reconcile our net income with
our gross habits.
, 1953-12-30

Some people have such elastic
imagipations that it is q problem
to distinguish them from lies.
, 1953-12-30

$1,000 @GAA&AN-~S E
We pay one-half al2l 81 the cost ii your plane
trip 70 New York, as well as all the other expenses
here. You pay us nothing for your job.
Every worker protected by strong contract with
employer. You will be only household worker Ia
all Of the United States protected BY 4 written con
tract Of employment
Televsion and radio III every home. Also all
kinds Of modern, labor saving, automatic house
hold appliances such as laundry washing machines
vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, dish washing ma
chimes, utomati ironers, etc. If necessary, we
will give you free Of charge, short training IN how
to use these appliances.
You viii never be exploited while under con
tract with Us. You are guaranteed a Job, home
friends and protection You will always besassured
Of honor and self respect.
You have your own room. You eat same meals.
and enjoy same living conditions as rest Of house
hold.
, 1953-12-30
MANY EXCELLENT JOBS

Az GENERA HoBEwoRKERs NURsERnlDs COOKS AND LAunDREssEs. IN FINE
AoDERNH oEEsM BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN CoRAWNTIEs AROUND NEW YORK CITY
@ FEMALES III TIL AGE Of l YEARS.
EXTRAORDINARY SALARIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Honorable decent household employment with All nmoah contract wit US guarantees you
democratic families theft following monthly salaries
We pay memH uQ 81 the ea u you plane 10
, 1953-12-30

Fee 5000
Say Two Dollars)
w +. n.
, 1953-12-30

a SIX month contract with Is guarantees you
the following monthly salaries:
LIST month 90
End month Sos,
Sid month through
5h month $l2o.
9Th month through
9Th month $lsO.
9th month though
18th month $40
No deductions from salary for room, board,
lodging food. laundry, etc.
After fulfilling your SIX month contract with
Is, We also pay you FIFTY $4,000 BONUS Y
cash.
We guaranty utmost protection, and prompt
payment of your salaries. We also strictly enforce
the contract Of employment with your employer.
You get average Of day and half off each week.
You will be proud, important worker, TO be
treated democratcally, and with kindness, aztec
ton, dignity and respect.
EMIT CENTER. Ipc.
Aoente,
Island.
State
I'VE EnpzosnErrAcErcn or rs KIND
STATES.
Evening star., 1953-04-19
Curonio's Cruise
To Visit North Cope
NEW YORK -Torrid

NEW YORK.-Torrid summer
temperatures-not long off-will
be left far behind when the
Cunard luxury liner Caronia
leaves New York on July 3,
bound for the North Cape,
northernmost point in Europe.
The 37-day cruise will visit II
ports of call in seven countries,
with shore excursions conducted
by American Express.
Next January, the Caronia
will sail from New York on a 90
day Japan-South Pacific cruise.
The liner will cover a 1880
mile itinerary to the South Pa
cif1c Islands. Australasia and
the East Indies, with delightful
Summery climate prevailing
throughout most of the trip.
Evening star., 1953-04-19

music festival in Aiken
Provence.
Shakespeare in June
Theater-goers who find a
shortage of plays on the boards
in Paris during the summer
months can visit the ancient
city of Mines in June for
Shakespeares Julius Caesar"
"Racine's "Andromaque" and
Sartre's LES Mouches."
More than 500 folk dancers
from France and other parts
of the world will gather in Biar-
ritz in mid-July for the annual
international song and dance
festival.
Pilgrims from all over the
globe will gather at the famed
grotto in Lourdes on August Is,
Feast of the Assumption. Con-
carneau, Breton fishing village,
will have its Grand Festival of
the Blue Fishing Nets on August
II.
The famous spas, such as
Vichy and Vittel, where visitors
can partake of the health-giving
waters, will feature international
sports, music, drama and ballet
until the end of September.
A tour of the entire chateau
country can be done via rail or
bus from Paris in less than two
days at under $40. AS the CLAM
orous hub of France. Paris
has an excellent network of
roads and rails stretching to
every corner of the land. Auto
rail rapides, motor coaches on
rails, built like the Sante Fe
supercoaches, operate direct
from Paris to most festival CEN
ters.
Evening star., 1953-04-19
Low Prices Direct Tourist
Into Grass Roots France

PARASITIC French are gild-
ing the lily in the grass roots
this year. The lovely and rela-
lively untraveled regions of
France are taking the spotlight
with special program of festi-
walls away from the busy centers.
Low prices away from Paris
and Nice will be the main draw
ing card for the traveller this
summer.
The setting for the nonstop
show in the less travelled areas
of France shifts from the purple
peaks of the Pyrenees to the
turreted chateaus of the Loire,
to the quaint fishing villages of
Brittany. to the prehistoric caves
of Dordogne.
Music in Old Settings
Music, wine, local folklore,
history, folk dancing, flowers and
the local melon and onion crops
are among the subject matter
of the celebrations Frenchmen
consider essential to the summer
time.
Almost any day, the traveller
can run into open-air concerts
and theater. Unlike their
American counterpartS who per-
form in the local summer
theater or music hall, the French
make more use of natural set
tings-the stage is a medieval
abbey, a Gothic cathedral. a
renaissance chateau or a Roman
arena.
The muSically minded can set
off for Bordeaux in late May for
a program of opera, symphonies
and religious music featuring
Jean-LouiS Barrault in Chris
topher Columbus" with music
by Darius Milhaud and text by
Paul Claudel.
The music Of Mozart and
modern composers will be heard
in the magnificent cathedral of
Strasbourg in June. Near the
Spanish border in Prades, pro-
gram of Bach and Brahms will
be presided over during June and
July by the celebrated cellist
Pablo CaSalS. Also in July is the
Evening star., 1953-04-19
Coach Planes
CutAir Fare
Within Europe

A few months ago. representa-
tives of the worlds major air.
lines sat down in Cannes, France,
and drafted what may we'll be
the emancipation proclamation
for the vacationer of modest
means and little time.
At the almost insiStent urging
of two United States transport
systems, TWA and Pan-Ameri-
can, the international Air Travel
Association drew up and ratified
coach-fare rates and revisions
within Europe, as we'll as for
transatlantic crossings.
Travel agencies and airlines
report favorable effects already
and the new plan is less than a
month old.
Biggest travel news is that the
hurry-up U. S. vacationer may,
if he wishes fly on reduced rates
from the West Coast to Paris,
to Milan, Rome and eventually
to India.
Not All First Gloss
Heretofore, he could get the
coach fare to the entry city in
Europe. Then he went on first
class passage.
In dollars and cents, a coach
fare trip from New York to Rome
saves about $240 for the round
trip. AS one example, the first
class fare, in season, is about
$500. BY air-coach, it is about
$500. During the off-season
November through March) it
drops to $3.50.
The well travelled London
Paris run, at f1rst-class rates,
runs $24.80. On air coach, it's
$3.50.
Air coach simply means that
you aren't riding luxury liner;
in some instances the type of
plane is the same on either run;
interior seating arrangements
are different.
Meals Now
Most lines flying air coaches
are throwing in meal service with
the fare. Liquor aloft is now
available on a pay-as-you-go
basis. Give-aways, such as cof-
fee, tea and items such as tooth
brushes and shaving cream are
still on that basis. but have been
expanded, on TWA for exam
pie, to include a thought for the
baby. He gets free baby food
and supplies" the line daintily
announces. Cigarettes, hereto
fore on a bring-your-own-or-
bum-'em basis. are now available
at nominal cost.
The air-coach agreement, fully
approved by the Civil Aeronau-
tics Board, has some limitations
on baggage weight.
BY rough rule Of thumb, 1t
means that If the fare is less
than $100. the baggage limit is
SO pounds on trips within Eu-
rope. If the fare is over $10O,
the allowance goes to A pounds,
Evening star., 1953-04-19
See and Tuste Treat

MAENZ, GeImany.-Tourists
visiting here this year will get
an added treat, courtesy of
Christian Adalbert Kupferberg
& Co., one of Germany's lead
ing champagne concerns. Mon
days through Fridays, from $50
am. to 1880 am. and 2:30 pm.
to $3.50 pm, visitors will be
taken through the winery and
shown all the steps in the proc
essing of champagne. Follow
ing the tour, each visitor will
be offered a free sample of the
product.
Evening star., 1953-04-19
Opera at Augsburg

AUGSBURG. - The open-air
stage here. considered one of
the most beautiful in Germany.
will inaugurate its theatrical sea-
son on June IA with the Verdi
opera, "Sizilianische Vesper." and
will continue with "Macht des
Schicksals," "Aida." "Turandot'
and der Zigeunerbaron." The
season closes September 8.
Evening star., 1953-04-19
Muusdum to Cruise

NEW YORK.-A f1ve-day sum-
mer cruise to Bermuda on July
q and a 13-day cruise to South
America and the West Indies
October 16 have been scheduled
for the Holland-America liner
Maasdam.
, 1953-12-23
JoNKEY

JONKEY ...
Lucy Flick, William Shaw,jr
Marjorie Lodge Betting Com
'mittee IS headed BY Mrs. Rich
ard Bond and Warren Young,
Mrs. William shawsr. & Mrs
William Shaw ST.
Concessions IS made up Of
Fred Steinman, Chairman &
Ted Dale; Trophy Committee
DOR Newton; Decorations,
Frances Van Ripper; Program.
n. ID. Richards; Publicity
Stacy Lloyd, chairman and
Carl Wills; Sales and Adver
Using, Jack Ohmeis chairman
Walter Ebbet and Mrs. War
ren Young Committee On OBJ
stacles. Owe E. Olsen, chair
man, John Colby, Don Can
trell Cyril Marshall and Mr..
Glasgow Comm. on Grand
Stand and Parking IS heeded
liz George Vain Ripper and ia
clndes Walter Ebbet for
GrandstandS and Richard
Bond for Parking The loud
viii be handled BY
, 1953-12-23
s U B 5 6 R | B T

GARMENT ...
Manufacturers and the West
Indian Company
The Hotel Association made
al old presentation also rel
guessing veto Of the bill. a
brief support Of the bill was
filed with the Governor by
the Unity Party and an oral
presentation il support was
BY the ST. Thomas La
Dor Union
Martin; Mrs. Virgin
IA Skeoeh the ambulance; Po-
lice Protection, Robert elaan;
Bus Ser iee 70 ert
Donkey Transports
ton Charles Glasgow and