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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26
Credit Listing
Service To Be
Established
Will Help Stores
Stung By Buyers
Who Don't Pay

The Chamber of Commerce is
setting up a telephone credit re.
porting service through a special
committee, it was announced to-
day.
At least Is credit merchants
are necessary to make such an
operation worth while. A charge
of SIS viii be made to join the
endeavor, than minimum
charge of possibly twenty five
center report will be made to
those who call for information on
customers applying for credit.
After the first Is firms sign up
a meeting will be called to iron
out details of the service. Many
Key West merchants have a mum.
Der of bad accounts on their
books. A reporting service may
be the answer to this problem.
For more information on the pro-
ject call or see Joe Pinder, Paul
Sher or the Chamber office.
1t was also announced that the
National Chamber of Commerce
win hold its annual meeting in
Washington, April 27.3S.2s. Any
Key Westers who wish to attend
should call Chamber manager
Harold Laubscher for reserva-
tons. Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower.
wife Of the President win hold a
White House reception for lay
members 81 the Chamber and
wives Of members. 4
The Chambers eight By four
neon sign to be erected atop the
Blue Bay Motel, 18th Street and
Bay in Miami Beach win be
viewed by hundred Of thousands
of motorists, the Chamber news.
letter Trends states. The sign
urges:
Visit Key West via the Over
seas Highway" A rack of Key
West literature win be on display
in the lobby Of the Motel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26
Spelling Bee Winners Named
For Final County Bee Apr. Ii
All But Coral
Shores Submit
Spoilers Names

The II best spoilers in county
schools will compete in the coun-
ty spelling bee on April 10 at 8
p. m, at the Key West High
School.
Names of the winners and run
nerS up. and their parents were
released today by Leland March,
general supervisor of instruction.
They are as follows:
Key West High School: Winner:
Danield Pearce Age Is Grade
Z Parent: Mrs. Nellie Louise
Pearce Address: 416 White
Street; Runner Up /: Edna Lois
DeLand Age II Grade 7 :
Parents: Mr.. and Mrs. James r.
DeLand Address: SIT william
Street.
Poinciana School: Winner: Joan
Taylor Age IL Grade 6 :
Parent: Amado G.. Hernandez :
Address:232O Harris Ave-; Run
ner-Up: Joan White Age II {.
Grade 8 : Parents: Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd White Address: "a Slgsbee
Rd.
Harris School: Winner: Paul
cite Russell ; Age II Grade 5 :
Parents: Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Rus
sell Address: rs Southland st.
Runner-Up: Loire Lowe Age 10
Grade 5 Parents: Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamilton Lowe Address:
S16 Francis st.
! Truman School: Winner: Linda
Curry Age IL Grade 8 Parent:
Arthur Curry Address: 1923
James St.; Runner.Up: orquidia
Hernandez Grade 6 Age II :
Parent: Fidelio Hernandez Ad-
dress: 1910 Packer st.
Sue M. Moore School: Winner:
Richard Garrett Age - Garde
q Parent: Mr.. Carl Garrett /;
Marathon: Runner.Up: Barbara
Clark Age 10 : Grace Parent:
Mr.. Harold Clark Marathon
Coral Shores School: Has not
as yet sent in the names to the
County Office
St. Joseph School: Winner:
Leonard Comfy Age II Grade
Z : Parents: DR.. and Mrs. Leon
ard II. Comfy Address: 500
Washington ST.: Runner-Up: Har-
ry Bethel Age IL Grade 8 /.
Parents: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Bethel Address: 1908 Albury St.
c. NJ. I. School: Winner: San
dra McGrievy Age IL Grade
Z Parents: Lieut.. and Mrs.
Joseph McGrievy. U. S. N. Ad-
dress: SIS Green ST.; Runner.up:
Katherine Shamer - Age IL ~
Grade 8 Parents: Cndr. and
Mrs. r. N. Shamer. U. S. N. ~
Address: IA FELTON, Road,
Sigsbee Park.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26
House Committee Hears OF
Red Activities Among Youth

Los ANGELES IN - A sinister
picture Of an innoeent-appearing
ehildren's camp in the mountains.
turned into q secret Communist
party school for regoiuiionarles. Is
before the House un-American
Activities Committee today.
Startling the spectators. Chair.
mar Harold H. veide fR-TIll made
= statement which said the com
mitsee has this Information
The school was held the week
end Of Dec. 81. 1851. 81 Camp
Tenxya. CreSsiEne. Calf. . resort
town in the San Bernardsno Moun-
tainS IS niles ron San Bernag.
dlno.
Il waa net a. og6aEzry sehooI
but rather one 81 great importance
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26
Florida Highway
Deaths Up In 50

TALLAHASSEE More people
died in Florida traffic accidents
last year than the year before --
but the State Highway Patrol fig.
ures lives were saved anyway,
The death rate per million miles
Travelled dropped from so in 1881
10 - In 1882. Motorists in tie
state ioarnsyed u billion miles last
year in compariSon With II billion
the year before.
The Patrol said il worked out
TO a saving Of g lives ever the
previous year. There we're 50 sraf.
fic deaths in the ssate in 1854 il
comparison with IS in 1851.
The patrd calculates the snm.
Der oE miles Travelled In the state
in a year b. checking gasoline
sales.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26
Packed Meet
On Fla. Bills
Anticipated
County And City
Commissioners
To Be Present

County Commissioners expect
to listen rather than talk at the
biennial legislative hearing to-
morrow night at the Courthouse,
Chairman Gerald Saunders said
today.
Though the Commissioners
have all stated they will be pres
ent, Saunders says he doesn't ex-
pect that he or any of them will
talk.
The talking, it is expected will
come from the City Commission
ers, who will be on hand to COM
ment on a flock of bills submit
ted already by State Representa-
tive B. c. Papy, which some of
them find not to their liking.
Local citizens who have an in
tereSt in government Of their
town and county are preparing
to go to the Monroe County
courthouse early to get a seat, in
the crowd that is expected.
Rep. Papy has been discussing
some OF the legislation he will in
troduce in the Florida legislature
at meetings before various civic
clubs this week.
The hearing will be covered by
local press, and visiting radio
commentator Elmer Davis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26

clty's voters.
However, tonight's action ap-
parently viii be too late to have
any effect on the rash of local
bills which State Representative
Bernie c. Papy has indicated
that he will introduce at the
April session of the legislature
calling for drastic changes in the
charter, including the methods of
electing city commissioners and
curtailing the powers of the city
manager for which no referen-
DUN viii be held. But some OBJ
servers believe that tonight's
action is a move to induce Papy
to submit them to the people any
how.
The representative has also
announced bill for ths aboIi-
ZION Of fhe commission ana ger
form Of government here and
return 10 fhs coUneiI-maYor
form which was in use in past
years. Voters will have
chance 70 make their wishes
known Of This plan in . referen-
dunn in fine November general
elections, however.
City Attorney VI. Ignatius Les
ter said today that the present
city charter can be amended by
the city commission if the pro-
posed change is submitted to the
voters. A 2-S majority vote Of the
commissioners viii be necessary
for the ordinance to pass.
The smsndsisenf to be pre-.
serted iDniuht. reads: "AH
charter amendments shall Be
subject 10 referendum. No law
amending the charter Of ths
City ~ Key West shall become
operative or effective until APP
proved by . majority Of the
qualified electors participating
In IN election in said city"
Two identical ordinances have
been prepared. This first viii be
presented as an emergency ordin-
ance calling for a referendum on
May 26th.
If the measure fails to pass, it
will be re-introduced as a regular
bill, but the election date win be
moved back to June 8 to allow
time for passage Of ordinance on
second reading at the April 9th
meeting of the commission.
A 2-3 vote, or four affirmative
votes of the commission will be
necessary to pass the measure as
a regular bill tonight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26
ITALIAN SHIPS
LOST BY DEFAULT

WASHINGTON e-Seven italsar
merchant SHIPS. listed By the De-
Tease Department as anong veB-
sels used il trs6irg behind the
Irun Carfaln. have been declared
IL default al noTsgs ges.
The desiarasion. hy Ire Maritime
Administrator. parallels aetAen
taken laxs Fridav iayelviag Is
Greek SHIPS In bcsh eases TIE
admirlsssFassna wseh sold TIE
vessels. rales the presens own<rx
nd rxs f1Fnassea i rwgafFed "A
azal asassnarat Ehxt icy nere b..
Eas kspt III se4mogfay renlzlkcE.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26
ENGINEERS WILL
RECEIVE PAYMENT

The city commission viii act on
a resolution tonight authorizing
The payment of $500 to Clifford
and Cooper, Associates. the en-
EineeFx for the proposed additions
and repairs to the city sever
system.
The paymens Is In accordance
Of the contract between the en-
gineers and the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26
CITY Ordinance Calling For Charter Referendum TO Be Drafted
City Commission To dir Bill
Calling For Special Election
BY jim COBB

dramatic new development in the battle being
waged by members of the city to the commission
manager form of government revealed today when
it announced that the city fathers tonight will
slider amendment to the city charter which will require
public referendum for any future changes in the city
charter.
If tonights passes, it will longer be possible
for member of the State Legislature to pass Charter
amendments without the approval of the majority of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26
Bomber Crashes

BALTIMORE sE-~A iWiu.enslne
Air Force bomber crashed Oh ils
approach 20 Fries dxhlp Inferno.
sionsI Airport sousli 81 the Balfl.
more cry limits Ia ) driving rain
last nsght, kiliing ali three mes
aboard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26
Proposed Bills inconsistent - DeIunev
Commissioner
Says PaPy's
Proposals Hare
Many Defects

The bills prepared by
Monroe County's repre-.
sentative for passage at
this years session of the
legislature are inconsistent
in many respects, in the
opinion of City Commits
sioner Jack Delaney.
Under the constitution of
the State of Florida, the
term of office of county
commissioners are set up in
the same manner as that
now employed in the city.
Why then change the meth
cd of electing city commits
sioners?
A bill to raise the salaries of
the county commissioners 100 per
cent has been prepared for legis-
latlve action, yet the city com.
miSsioners salary is stilI set at
$250.00 per year. A comparison
shows that the sum total of vie
county commissioners salaries
under the new bill will total
$4,000 per year. $4,000 q meet
nig while the salary for vice city
commissioners viii total sI2Jo.
per year, at 500 = meeting.
Other salaries In the ci.v are
set by the COMMISSION. the above
is the only one set by Monroe
Couniyss legislator.
Monroe County's representatives
has introduced vslious cher bills
that Il passed woild nallity tie
effectiveness OF tlle city manager
form Of government. lfar pro-
posing these bilIs be finally I'D.
"7riiTss ere. whesehv a.. req.
for the first time, in any Of the
proposed Legislation are permit.
ted to vote whether they wonid
or would not care to have this
type Of governments.
Why introduce bills 10 nulllfy
HE city manage. term Of GOV.
eminent, when ihs pee7ls can
decide for themselves In Nov.
smber. whether they would
want 70 abolish The present
form Of government or not.
The fact still rnmains that the
people Of this citt elected 70 Of
flee for a four year term in 1851,
two commissioner, yet. no con.
sieeration Is given the people In
this respect. Under one OF the
proposed bills these two would be
required TO run fer reelection, 1
bill which / believe 70 be uneon-
stitutional since Il infringes on the
rights Of the people Of the city.
Finally, 81 eli fhs bills pre-.
pared for svbmlssien 81 lho
next session II The lsvislsfvrs,
none have been published n
full, ~ enc he's been aiven .
eepY Of them whereby . study
eeVld be made fer reeemmsnda.
lion By civic sYalps, me news.
papers, ths city commission, o.
any ether persona interested IN
me bills 80 pFepafsd.
How can anyone kenalbly De.
bate . subject for which they are
50 ilI-prepared n ! Two or three
hour session in OXEN meeting7
The democratic method IL 20
give everyone an equal oppog.
tunlty 10 study tie question for
their decision. TAa 80 Car has
n0s been done, ard Indications
are that Il WI not be done. prior
to The meeting Of March z7th.
The 1853 sessi0n Of the state
Legislature can ren5er q serviee
ffsanffntfMd far lsaaa Tfrm
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-26

Key West. Florida. has the
most equoble climate in the
country. with On average
r0nqe of only l4' Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Driver Is Charged
With Slow Driyinq
III Crash Hurting 4

A New York motorist was
charged with travelling too slowly
on Shirley highway after a pile
up involving four cars injured
four woman Marines near Wood
bridge, Va.,, early today.
Charged with travelling toe
slow was Samuel Chandler, So,
colored, Of Jamaica, N. Y. Vir-
ginia State police said Chandler
told them he was travelling 20
miles per hour on the 55-mile-
per-hour highway because he
had run OF the road back in
New Jersey and wanted to be
careful.
Police said q car driven by
Pfc. Anita June Erickson, 20,
crashed into the rear Of Chand-
ler's car and overturned.
Pfc. Erickson and three other
woman Marine in her car were
taken to- the hospital at GUAM
ttico in undetermined condition.
Police identified two of the riders
as Marjorie jain. 81, and Ma
rian Fowler, %, both stationed
at Quantico. They did not have
the name of the fourth woman.
Pfc. Erickson was charged with
reckless driving.
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Woman Has Money
To Burn, She Finds
As She Lights Oven

An 80-year-old Arlington
woman turned on her oven for
the first time in two years yester-
day and almost burned up sew
eral hundred dollars which she
had hidden in the broiler and
forgotten.
Firemen found an old purse,
first thought to be rags, which
was smoldering in the broiler
of the electric oven. The purse
was tossed out an open window
by Fireman Melvin Courtney.
The wind stirred the smould-
ering cloth enough to reveal some
Of the greenbacks. Firemen re-
covered a total Of 1884.
Mrs. Ida Sommerville, colored,
Of 1928 South Queen street, ex-
planned she had hidden the
money about two years ago and
forgotten it. She estimated that
originally there was about $500
in the old purse.
Police said the damaged money
would be forwarded to the Treas
ury Department for replacement
Evening star., 1953-04-22

tie for a barricade on the street
rather than abandoning it COM
pletely. s~ y
However, County Attorney pa
vid Macdonald said, after a hear
ing on the petition yesterday, he
does not believe the county can
legally barricade a public street.
Some Residents Opposed.
Opposed to closing Laird place
are about 20 residents of the
community who appeared at the
hearing and H. B. Leary, jr.,
owner of property at the corner
of Laird place and Connecticut
avenue. That property is zoned
commercial and industrial and
Mr.. Leary said contracts and
permits are all drawn to con-
Struct a filling station at the
corner. An attorney for the Sun
Oil Co., which plans to operate
the station, also opposed the
petition.
Spokesman for the petitioners
contended the filling station
would bring additional traffic
into the community.
The proposed abandonment
also drew criticism from fire Of
f1cialS who said the loss of the
street possibly would hinder fire
fighting.
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Court 10 Decide Title
To Fairfax Sewage System
By tho Assoeiotod Press

RICHMOND, Va, April o.
Whether Fairfax County can
take over a sewage disposal sys-
tenn constructed by M. T. Broy-
hill & Sons in the Broyhill Park
subdivision will be considered by
the Virginia Supreme Court OF
Appeals. The system is tied in
with the county system.
The Supreme Court agreed to
review the case yesterday. In
Fairfax County Circuit Court
the controversy was resolved in
favor of Broyhill. The county,
which had sued for a declara-
tory judgment, appealed.
Fairfax County contends title
to the system passed to the
county when the connection tc
the county lines was effected
Also. says the county, there is
an implied contract" for the
change Of ownership under the
county ordinance governing the
sanitary district in which the
subdivision lies.
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Alexandra Found Still Puyino
On Debts Originating in 1886

The city Of Alexandria still is
paying debts that apparently 60
back more than a hundred years,
when the city borrowed money
to buy stock in the C8sO canal.
Assistant City Manager Aaron
Marsh uncovered the history of
the old debt in preparing figures
Tor the new budget.
The revelation began when he
set out to trace the origin of a
1888 bond issue of $4,000 on
which the city pays $1,000 an
nually. He found that bond
issue was f1oated to refund the
unpaid balance Of a 1908 issue
Of $745. 900. The 1908 loan, in
turn, was issued to refund q
$3.50 900 bond issue Of 1879.
The city was in bad shape
financially in 1879. and records
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Silver Cups Awarded
Al Women S Convention
BY the Assoeiosed Press

ROANOKE. Va, April az
The End and 3rd districts re.
ceived silver cups for club ex-
tension work yesterday at the
convention Of the Virginia Fed.
Grafton of Women's Clubs.
The End district was recog-
nized for showing the largest
percentage increase in member.
ship, and the 3rd district for
adding the largest number Of
new clubs.
Other awards to Virginia
women's clubs went to Norfolk
and Falls Church's senior clubs
for having 100 per cent in the
honor point system.
The Corinne Murray Award
for welfare. given annually by
the Roanoke County Junior
Woman's Club, was won by the
Princess Anne County Junior
Woman's Club. The Manassas
Junior Woman's Club was run
nerlID.
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Democrats Nominate
In Annapolis Primary
BY the Assoeiated Press

ANNAPOLIS. April 22.-Mayol
Arthur G. Ellington was nomi-
mated for another term yester-
day by Democratic voters who
also gave the nod to three in
cumbent aldermen.
A Republican alderman was
defeated.
In the May 10 general elec-
ton Mr.. Ellington will face Re-
publican Glen L. Vaughn, who
had no primary opposition, and
Independent E. Kendell Barber
Mayor Ellington defeated Al
derman Thomas G. Basil for the
nomination, polling 1919 votes
to the latter's 1877. Mr.. Elling-
ton was named Mayor in jan
uary. 1852. to complete the un-
expired term Of the late Roscoe
c. Rowe.
In the only COP. primary
fight, Alderman Oliver w. H. Nc.
Neill was defeated by Roscoe j
Parker, 1853 to 80.
Democratic incumbents who
had opposition were victorious
Robert H. Campbell defeated j
Willis Martin, jr., 288-128; Pau
E. Clark defeated Edward S
Robinson, 188-167, and Roland
w. Brown got 245 votes to win
over Howard H. Dignen, 100, and
Edward F. Mason, 108.
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Body Of Fourth Youth
In Bay Tragedy Found

The body of Millard T. Atkin-
son, 18. one of four victims of a
Chesapeake Bay mishap on
March "a, was recovered at Will
low Beach, about 5 miles south
Of Chesapeake Beach late yester-
day.
The youths body was the last
to be recovered of the quartet
who met death when their boat
overturned. Young Atkinson
lived at 4713 Rittenhouse street,
Riverdale, Md.
His body was found by
Richard c. Hopkins of Cam
bridge, Mass. who was walking
along the beach. according to
Prince Georges County police at
Waldorf.
The other victims were Jerry
Reese. II, Of 6423 Baltimore
boulevard and Wayne Chinn, jr.,
19, of 1904 Riverdale road, both
of Riverdale, and John Harris,
18, of Beltsville. A fifth youth,
Donald c. De Silva, 10, of 5000
Rhode Island avenue, Riverdale,
was rescued from a fishing net
stake about a mile and half from
shore.
Young Atkinson, who was
married in January, was a taxi
cab driver in Hyattsville. A
native of Washington, he at
tended Hyattsville High School.
In addition to his widow, he
is survived by his father, James
Atkinson, a guard with the
Government Printing Office; his
mother, Mrs. Grace Atkinson:
two brothers James, jr., and
Paul, and a sister. Miss Ruth
Atkinson.
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Girl, 20, Pleads Guilty
To Bank EmbezzIemenf

Miss Juanita L. Bucco, Of West
Hyattsville, yesterday pleaded
guilty to embezzlement of So, $3.50
from the Riverdale brancr of
the Citizens Bank of Maryland.
The 20-year-old girl, a former
bookkeeper at the bank. entered
the plea in Upper Marlboro Cir
cult Court. Her home is in the
1000 block of Woodberry street.
Miss Bucco had pleaded not
guilty when she was arraigned a
week ago on an indictment
charging her with Juggling de-
positors' accounts.
The court continued the $4,000
bond and deferred sentence
pending a report from the De-
partment OF Parole and Proba-
ton.
Evening star., 1953-04-22
CounciImen 10 Discuss
Alexandra Survey Tonight

Alexandria's proposed $35, 200
government survey will be dis
cussed by members of the City
Council at a forum at 8:15 to-
night at the Cameron Street Rec
reation Center.
= The meeting is being spon-
sored by the Alexandria Demo-
cratic Club. A spokesman said all
members of the City Council had
accepted invitations to par
ticipate.
The survey has been recon-
mended by City Manager Ira
willard.
Evening star., 1953-04-22
62% Of Montgomery
Taxes Received by.
Schools Last Year

Sixty-two cents Of each Mont
gomery County tax dollar went
to schools last year. according
to the county managers report
for 1852.
The report. received by the
County Council yesterday, was
prepared by former County Man
ager Irving G. McNayr, who re-
signed last week.
The remainder Of each taz
dollar went for these purposes
Public safety. 8 cents: public
works, 7 cents; debt service,
cents, and the rest to other
county functions.
County receipts came in from
these sources, for each dollar OF
revenue:
Real estate levies, 50 cents;
personal and other taxes, II
cents; licenses and fees, S cents;
county liquor sales. S cents;
grants, charges and fines, 3 cents
and from surplus funds, l cent.
Population in the county has
undergone a phenominal growth
MIR. McNayr reported. from ar
estimated $4,000 in 1949 to an
estimated 10000 in 1852.
The report, a handsome, 90
page booklet, is being made
available to the public at the
Bethesda and Silver Spring
county buildings, the Rockville
Courthouse and all the county
libraries and bookmobiles.
John Gaquin, county person
mel manager, who was co-editor
of the report, said $4,000 copies
were printed at a cost Of about
$4,000.