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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-09
School Board
Attempts To
AcquireLand
Navy Commissary
Property Eyed
For High school

Tie Monroe County School Beard
Is taxing steps for the possible
acquisition Of the site II the old
Navy Commissary Building On
white Street. Il was revealed Iasi
night 1t the regular meeting d
that group when Superintendent d
Public Instruction Horace O'Bry'
ant was instructed 10 confer with
Representative I'm Lansaff 10 Dc
termlne What action can be taken.
TIE ksy West tllsh seheol 10
ssrFsmslY making vss ~ . psr.
ilsn a ne hulldlnu Or snanval
sris snd Girls phYslxel sdssa-
- slassss sd ~ malu'suasss
sipb.
euivrs liars esll ser posalbis
zee u ne Size ieE eemairvcilom
- . msdsrn gymnasium Cor shs
high ssheels
In other action taken BY ths
board, purchase Of . tract Of Land
consisting Of 20 lots adjacent q
TIE poineiana School from A. e
Colan, real estate operator, wal
approved. The action marked Ne
first step In the building q . com
|pleta modern outdoor athletls
plant for the high school sports
program.
The City Commissioner has al
ready approved the granting q
two other plots adjacent 10 thal
acquired, contingent on TIE par
chase Of the land from Golan.
A track win Be built IS vel ..
complete baseball and football
fields.
The School Board also approves
preliminary plans for the eonstrue
ton 81 four clasErooms. library
and office facilities ct the Mara
thon School as well - taking Of
fetal anle q TIE establishment o
q school for Negro children there
AZ The present time. there are II
! lconiinued On Page Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-09
Landing Fee Set
AT Meacham Field

Meaeham Field win benceforth
charge landing fees Of minimum
az ten dollars q dag for CONNER
eial passenger planes. Il was =
creed 81 County Commission meet
|lng last night
The motion made ~ Comma
sioner clarenee HlKns. Chairman
a ire Airport COMMITTEES. says that
the Zee wiil be fry cents pr pas.
senaeK. Dot thaf regardless q ne
number II passengers. teu doliar
minimum per plane wfl Ne eharg.
ed Maximum at fry cents . head
sContinnea On Page Two1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-09

This morning In Washing
ton, Congressman Lantaff
held q conference with Al
bert Cole. Administrator Of
the Housing and Home
Agency. and representatives
OF the Navy Department.
II vas brought out al this meet
ing that owners Of the p0lnciana
Housing land are having . hearing
n Federal CcuFt. Saturday. Sep
tsmber ~ relative 70 whether City
Of Key West has three years from
July 1, 1858 10 purchase the land or
negotiate another lease. Under the
I.anham Act the land Is 10 revers
10 the property owners after terini'
nation q emergency. unless the
City of Key West buys the land OF
neRoaiaGes a new lease when the
governments authority for usinl
TIE land expires.
LantaT also was promised by
Administrator Cole that the govern
menl official would see what funds
are available 10 undertake main
tenance work In fine with recon-
meudatians made BY the HOUSING
Authority In Key West. This worA
would Be done Immediately II tht
funds are available.
The Congressman presented tn
Cole miulmlm repairs that wers
nenleA an lka pnanciana project
'ne "a o|s ~ Tie deplorahIe Nv
ing conditions az Poineiana, ana
that nsn Project made q profit lasl
year II about So. ooa. Lantaff asked
Cole 10 permit any funds realized
from Pusneiana 20 be put back in
% improving the units, repairing
the plumbing. fixing the Kitchens
painting both the lnierior and ex'
terror Of TIE homes.
Cole agreed that there was :
great problem In polnciana, bui
said that Under re Law al profits
from the project went TO the Trea'
sury Department. as receipts Of the
Treasury and that be bad no con
s...f 80. a. w.rnffta Alaa that fhf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-09
Members viii
attend Meeting
Off. Board Irs
Miami Thursday

Monroe County Commis-
sloners wiIl present their
unanimous support n per-
con Of the Key Largo Ocean
Drive corporatIon plan for q
s3-mlIe caussway from Key
Biucayne to Key Largo, In
Miami tomorrow.
Commissioner Harry Har-
RS told the regular Commls,
sion meeting last night Of
the impact the proposed
causeway would have on the
Keys.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-09
Health Films Are
Made Available

A. lisi a health Aims from ghe
Florida State board az HeallA i
noW available IN Key West. accord.
inc 10 Neil Saunders. Chairman Il
lha Anti. Mosquito district.
Saunders said any interested m
dlYiduals ~ organizations can gel
n touch with him for the films
which can b shown n Key West
ar an the Keys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-09
Navy Plans $50 Low-Cost Housing Units Ht
Will Build Housing For Enlisted
Men On BOcG ChicG; Final
Decision To Be Made Monday

Congressman Bill Lantaff today notified The Citizen
that the Navy Department in Washington believes thai
they have funds 10 construct ESQ additional low-eos
housing units at Boca Chica for enlisted personnel.
The Representative said that Navy authorities would
give their decision next Monday Need for Government
instead Of private construction due to the high cost
of land on Boca Chica said that private bust
could purchase the land and construct the units al
q cost that enlisted personnel could afford.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-09
PARROT Qualities
TORunFOr Mayor

Milton s'Mlekey" PnFTcll. go
Florida Street. today became ne
second candidate Cor Mayer b. the
November general election when
he qualified IN Group One. Expos
ms r. A. MeMasters.
parreif was nn unsuccessful ean.
dldnle for election 90 ne City
Commission In 1871. lie h q vet
eran 81 both World Wars.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-09
County Commission Votes
To Back Cansspay Deal
Hurricane Dolly Can Change
Her Mind, Goldsmith Ayers

Hurricane Dolly vim wInds % niles per hour IL kicking
her heels IN the Atlane. ne Bahamas but
70 cell whether Or no poses any threat Key West local wsashs
nuEeau officials said today.
Mssssrslessa chsrus Sam osdsmlM dseIsrsd met re
STERN sl 1e mss oheFs end net 80 hard say whsFs
vii So ~ ssd nat ms hgFFsames sFmu Flsslda ssart In
As esasEsl Dslly - prsw. hswsvss.
that's why zee name after womenshey are always ehanr
ms er mlnd Goldsmith added He estimated hurrican
would ~ Farida ior a least - honrs-n a. 81.
Meanwhs Grady NoFon ehid storm forecaser Il the MAN
weather Bureau said TIE swiftly developing disturbance IN sba.
po9llon Gar Florida 4 eoneerned."
ne hurricane fourth of the season. named Dolly
iourh letter q The alphabet
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-09

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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
KITTY HAWK PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Baum and
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Baum went
to Elizabeth City Tuesday evening
to visit Mrs. Matilda Baum, a pa
tent in Albemarle hospital. The
latter's daughter, Miss Nora Baum,
has been staying in Elizabeth City
since her mother has been there.
DR.. Ralph Baum of Durham has
returned home after visiting his
father, Jesse Baum.
Mrs. Mary Perry, Mrs. Jennie
Beasley and Mrs. Olive Hayman
went to Weeksville to church Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Smith and
children, Diane, 9, and Vicky, 5,
have moved from Greensboro to
Kill Devil Hills. Diane has enter
ed school, making the 43rd pupil
in Mrs. Roy Kessinger's third and
fourth grade room. Mr.. Smith will
be associated with the Avalon
Beach Building Supply Co. Mrs,
Smith is a sister of Mrs. Robert
Young of Avalon Beach.
Mrs. Bertha Mann of Kill Devil
Hills spent last week in Norfolk,
Va. Upon returning, she visited Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Baum at Kitty
Hawk Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Fletcher and
son, Scotty, of Kitty Hawk, will
leave Sunday for Wilmington, Del.
to be gone four days. While they
are away their store on the beach
will be closed. The Fletchers' re-
cent guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd C. Winslow of Elizabeth
City.
Mr. and Mrs. w. N. Rose of
Franklin, Va, whose cottage is on
the Kitty Hawk beach, were here
over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prince Purdy of
Williamson spent the week end
at their beach cottage in the Kit
ty Hawk area.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Campbell and
family of Kitty Hawk visited his
sister, Mrs. Minnie Perry, at Mays
Head, Sunday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC
is HELD AT SCHOOL

Kitty Hawk.-As preparation for
next falls term, a pre-school elm
ic was held in the auditorium Tues
day afternoon. DR.. w. w. Johnston
of Manteo, county health officer,
conducted the clinic, with the as
sistance of Miss Bessie Draper,
county health nurse.
The youngsters, who will enter
school next fall, were examined by
the doctor. Their parents will be
notified of any physical conditions
which should be corrected before
school starts. By having tonsils
removed or other corrections made,
the children will start school in
better physical condition and will
not miss time from classes be-
cause of ailments that could be
foreseen.
Prin. R. B. Cobb said II begin
ners were expected to be enrolled
next fall. Most of them were at
Tuesdays clinic.
DR.. Johnston held a similar elm
ic at Wanchese earlier in the day,
which was attended by II little
folk.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
OCEAN VIEW COURT
COTTAGES IMPROVED
AS SEASON NEARS
Shrubbery Set Out in Fall Now
Growing Justify

Kill Devil Hills.-In preparation
for the opening of the tourist sea-
son, P. L. Powell is having all 16
of his cottages at Ocean View
Cottage Court redecorated. He is
putting floor coverings in the bed
rooms and kitchen of each of them
To make the cottage more homo
like in appearance, he set out
shrubbery in the fall, and lost on
ly one plant. To start them, he
planted them in top soil and peat,
with a treatment of Vigoro. Ever
greens and lugustrum were the
shrubs he used.
Mr.. Powell has installed a new
sign in front of his court, with
floodights on it. Shrubs are to be
planted at each end of the big sign.
A minor improvement, but one
which will improve the appearance
of the court in summer, is installa-
ton of clotheslines between cot
tages. Heretofore they were at the
rear, so that Tapping clothes could
be seen from the highway.
Each of the cottages in this court
has a screened front porch. Some
have one bedroom, some two and
some three bedrooms.
Some comfortable lawn furniture
is to be set out at the edge of the
driveways. Though this is expected
to be popular, it won't supplant
the observation platform at the
end of the court, overlooking the
ocean. This has proved to be a
gathering place for the whole
court.
Mr.. Powell has kept Ocean View
open all winter and has had some
renters at all times. For the most
part these have been persons who
like the beach as much in winter
as in summer, or people stopping
over on their way to other places.
In his opinion, this summer will
be the best season the beach has
ever had. With the election over
and politics more settled, more peo-
pie will be ready for vacations.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
SHIPS WHEEL
WILL BE USED
AT KITTY HAWK
Nelson's Building Taproom
Overlooking Ocean Near
Main Hotel Building

Kill Devil Hills.-A helmsman's
wheel and lights from recently
decommissioned vessel will lend a
nautical atmosphere to an ocean
front taproom which Mr.. and Mrs.
E. V. Nelson. who operate the
Kitty Hawk hotel, are having con-
structed. Although the taproom
will not be completed before May,
the hotel will open Easter week
end for the 1858 season.
The taproom, 24x2S foot build
ing, will be of frame construction,
with asbestos siding, to match the
hotel. At some distance in the rear
of the hotel, it will be connected
by walk.
The new building will overlook
the ocean, with the east and south
sides screened in but open to the
breeze and view. Although beer has
not been sold in the hotel, it will
be available in the taproom. In
addition, tables will be set up for
bridge, for the convenience of hotel
guests. Closing hour will be IL
o'clock each night.
To make ready for the hotel op-
ening April 4, the hotel is getting
a thorough cleaning, with minor
repairs, requirements and improve
ments. The Kitty Hawk includes
25 rooms for guests.
Soil is being hauled in to be
spread in the island between the
highway and the hotel driveway,
and grass seed will be sown.
Shrubs previously set out around
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
ALUMNAE RESCUED
BY HARD DOWNPOUR

Kitty Hawk.-A downpour of
almost cloudburst proportions
came just in time Tuesday to res
cue an alumnae softball team from
disaster at the hands of the high
school girls team.
When the clouds spilled over in
the second inning, the score stood
SO in favor of the high school
girls.
Playing for the Kittens were
Phyllis Scarborough, Minnie Spru-
ill, Viola Rogers, Pat Culpepper,
Kay Whitfield, Susan Sanderlin,
Sandra Keller and Carol Perry.
The alumnae contingent includ-
ed Mrs. Jack Finn, Mrs. Wayne
Parker, Mrs. Jack Twiford, Mrs.
Lee Perry, Mrs. Charles Perry,
Mrs. Frances Walters and Mrs.
Violet Meekins.
Major Curles served as umpire.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
MRS. MATILDA BAUM
HAS 88th BIRTHDAY

Kitty Hawk.-The condition of
Mrs. Matilda Baum, who reached
her SSth birthday Tuesday, re-
mains critical at Albemarle hos
pital in Elizabeth City. Mrs.
Baum has been belfast, due to
arthritis, three years and has
been in the hospital several
weeks.
Born Matilda Etheridge of
Roanoke Island, she married
George w. Baum and has spent
all her married life at Kitty
Hawk. Mr.. Baum died 80 years
ago.
Their son is E. w. Baum and
their daughter, Miss Nora Baum,
both of Kitty Hawk.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
STEEL LANDING MAT
FOR c. G. STATION

Kill Devil Hills.-If helicopter
should have occasion to land at
the Kill Devil Hills Coast Guard
station, the station will be ready.
A landing mat of steel mating has
been laid near the highway on the
Coast Guard grounds. 1t measures
about 20x20 feet. Wooden corner
markers have been driven into the
sand "a few feet from the corners
of the steel mating. 1t is said most
of the Coast Guard Stations now
have such landing mats.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27

the hotel have thrived through the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson, whose
home formerly was in Newport
News, Va, where they operated
two stores, strive to retain the
friendly, relaxed informality of
the beach, which they believe is
one of the chief attractions of Mays
Head for summer vacationists.
81 hope" Mrs. Nelson said, "that
this beach will keep that character
istic. People want to be comforta-
BILE, of course but they like to feel
free to shed their shoes and go
about in playclothes."
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27

bedrooms, kitchen and bath. The
inside will be finished in knotty
pine wallboard. Outside, white as
bestos siding will be used and the
roof will be of asphalt shingles.
Working on it only part time, Mr..
Burrus said he hoped to have the
cottage completed in time for the
opening of the season, as he plans
to rent it.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
DAVID LEE COLDIRON
TO BE CALLED SOON

Kitty Hawk.-David Lee Cold
iron has received his call to report
for army duty early in May. He
already has taken his physical and
mental tests for military service.
Coldiron is a brother of Mrs.
George Goshen, Journeys End, and
has spent the last year here.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
COACH CHIPS BONE
IN SPORTS MISHAP

Kitty Hawk.-Two accidents in
less than a week resulted in an
elbow fracture for Coach William
Miller of the school faculty. The
bone of his right elbow is Clipped.
Both accidents occurred on the
softball diamond.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27

A man must not swerve from
his path because of the barkins
of dogs.-H. M. Stanley
Evening star., 1953-12-06

torium. Tenth and E streets
NV, Mechanical Problems in
Helicopter Design and Develop
ment," by Norman C. Taylor, as
sistant chief engineer, Piasecki
Helicopter Corp.
American Institute of Archi-
tects Dinner and Christmas
party, $50 pm, Potomac Boat
Club.
Friday.
Anthropological Society of
Washington-8:15 pm. meeting,
room 43, National Museum,
Tenth street and Constitution
avenue NV, New Data Inf1u-
encing the interpretations Of
Major Aboriginal Cultural Move
ments in Northern South Amer
ica," by Gordon Wiley.
Engineers Club-Noon meet
ing, Willard Hotel, Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV; speaker, DR.. A. v. Astin,
director, National Bureau of
Standards.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
St. Gertrude's School
Benefit Tomorrow

The annual benefit for st. Ger
trudes's School Of Arts and
Crafts, 4801 Sargent road NE,
will be held at 2 pm. tomorrow
In the Sheraton Park Hotel.
Proceeds from the benefit,
sponsored by the st. .Gertrude's s
Guild. will go for scholarship to
the school. Mrs. Arthur l..
Curling, guild president, heads
the committee In charge Of the
benefit.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
1904 Baltimore Fire
TeIevised on Film
By the Assoeiated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 5.-A movie
film of Baltimore's great fire Of
1904 will be televised tomorrow
over WMAR-TV at the end of
the Maryland press conference
program which runs from 4 to
4:30 pm.
The Academy of Motion Pic
lures Arts and Sciences in Holly
wood made a new film from old
prints which a now defunct stu
dio filed with the Library Of
Congress in order to get copy
right.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Joint Concert Dec. lQ

The Smith College Glee Club
and Princeton University Choir
will give a joint concert at $3.50
pm. December 19 In Lisner
Auditorium. Proceeds will go to
Smiths scholarship fund. Tickets
are available at the Snow Con-
cert Bureau, 1108 G street NV.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Alabama Group to Meet

The Alabama Supper Club will
meet at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in
the Mayfair Restaurant, 527
Thirteenth street NV. Repre-
sentative r. Boiling, Democrat,
of Missouri, will speak.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Science Calendar for Week

~S1S1ISO ~~IS1
Science and technical society
meetings haze been announced
for this 1DeeE by the Joint
Committee on Press Relations
of the District Council of
Engineering and Architectural
Societies and the Washington
Academy of Sciences. All
meetings listed are open to the
public unless othertDiSe listed.
Today.
American Society Of Refrig-
Grating EngineerS-National con-
vention today through Wednes-
day, Shoreham Hotel. There
will be a display Of approximate
ly IS technical research exhibits
and specialized conferences on
domestic refrigeration, packaged
air conditioners and water con-
servation.
Tomorrow.
American Institute Of Chemi-
cal Engineers-7 pm, dinner; 8
pm, meeting, Burlington Hotel,
1920 Vermont avenue NV;
patents and Small Business"
moderator, Arthur w. Crocker,
assistant commissioner Of pat
ents; panel members, M. c. Rosa,
executive examiner, United
States Patent Office; r. A. For
sythe, chief counsel, Senate Sc
lecting Committee on Small
Business, and j. L. Gilman, jr.,
chemical and mechanical con-
sulting engineer.
Society of Automotive Engi-
neers, Washington section-6:15
pm, cocktails; Z pm. dinner
meeting, Congressional Hotel.
Engineering Frontiers" Robert
Cass, president of the society
and assistant to the president Of
the White Motor Co.
Tuesday.
American Institute of Electri-
cal Engineers-6:30 pm. dinner.
ODonnell's Restaurant, 1909 E
street NV; 8 pm. meeting, Po-
tomac Electrical Power Co..
Tenth and E streets NV. Non
linear Servomechanisma" by
John E. Hart, Naval Research
Laboratory.
Society of Plastics Engineers
Tp.m., dinner, $3.50 pm, meet
ing; Langley Park (Md). Hot
Shoppe. "The Present Status Of
Plastic Pipe" by Philip s. Brit
ton, vice president, Carbon Prod
ucts Corp.
American Institute Of Indus
trial EngineerS-8 pm, meeting,
conference room, Training
Building, Naval Gun Factory,
Eleventh and N street gate Sc.
Management AuditS as a Tool
for Problem identification" by
Dick Davis, consultant engineer,
Anderson Nichols Co., Boston.
American Society of Safety
Engineers-6:30 pm, meeting,
Naval Gun Factory. 1.-The FEEDER
al Safety Problem" by DR.. Leon
ard Carmichael, secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution.
National Academy of Sciences
a pm, special lecture, Nation
al Academy of Sciences, 2101
Constitution avenue NV. "Ori-
gin of the Earth'S Magnetic
Field" Sir Edward C. Bullard,
director Of the National Physi-
cal Laboratory, Teddington Eng
land.
Wednesday.
American Society Of Heating
and Ventilating Engineers %
pm. social hour; 7 pm, dinner;
8 pm, meeting. Sheraton Park
Hotel, 2660 Woodley road NV,
THE Practical Aspects of Radi-
ant Heating" by L. ]. La Tart,
Reserve Copper & Brass Co.
The Geological Society of
Washington pm, meeting,
Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts
avenue NV, "The Geologic
Structure of the Wasatch Range
Near Provo, Utah." by A. A.
Baker. Election of officers and
representatives.
Thursday.
American Society Of Mechan-
ical Engineers-6 pm, dinner,
Hammell's Restaurant, 416 Tenth
street NV; 8 pm. meeting, Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. audi
Evening star., 1953-12-06
DR.. Nenno to Join GU

DR.. Robert p. Nenno has been
appointed assistant professor> of
psychiatry at Georgetown Uni
versity Medical School.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Coolidge School Meeting

Coolidge High School Home
and School Association will meet
at $3.50 pm. Tuesday. Teachers
will be in classrooms at 7:3O D IN.
Smyrna times., 1953-10-29
20 Years Ago

The second Halloween Mardl
Gras was held in Smyrna last night
before a crowd estimated at be-
tween 5000 and 1000 and was a
credit to the Citizens Hose Com
pany of Smyrna, who sponsored
the event.
The Smyrna Rotary Club at
their meeting last Thursday even
ing heard the Rev. Essell P. Thom-
as of Dover and a former pastor
of Asbury M. E. Church of Smyr-
ma, also Rotarian during his resi-
dence in Smyrna, was the speaker
of the evening.
Byron S. Creadick, rural mail
carrier on Route No. 1, from Ches-
void, will retire today after having
served 80 years in the Post Office
Department. His place will be
taken by NOVEL; T. Wharton of