The Key West citizen., 1953-10-13
HEARINGS IN SUIT

continuing contracts.
According 10 Adams. cabsnas
ssid "I'ii bs damned II I'm for
giving them eensinvins cen
tracts"
Adams further testified tina,
Cabanas moved that no continuing
contract be given the three.
J. Lancelot Lester, who is repre-.
senting the school board along with
Allan B. Cleare, Jr., Monroe Coun-
ty solicitor, asked Adams If the
three men were rendered contracts.
YES" Adams replied, but he
did not recall the date.
Then what happened?" Lester
asked.
''Msreh signed his contract and
returned H." Adams said. "Cvth.
ris and Russell questioned why
they were not slvsn eentlnVins
contracts"
Ibid the board act on the pro.
tests?" Lester asked.
"At a later date" Adams re
piled.
Lester showed Adams the min
utes of a special school board
meeting on August 26, 1852 al
which it was agreed not to give
Guthrie and Russell continuing
contracts.
"Why was nothing done about
March," Lester asked.
Because those two had filed
protests" Adams said. "Marct
did not. He had signed and &C
cepted a contract"
J. Y. Porter, who is also repre-
senting March, asked Adams i
March were present at any of the
board meetings in question.
Adams ssid he didn't Tsmsm.
bsr; that March may have been
at some Of the meetings but Shst
he didn't remember which. He
also said hs didn't recall u Gvst-
rio and Russell were 81 the
meetings.
Porter wanted to know IL the
minutes of the meetings woult
show whether the three men were
at the meetings.
NO." Adams said, mot il they
were spectators. The minute.
only show the board member:
who were present"
william r. Warren, Jr., q schoo
board member since 1851, took the
stand next and testified to essen
tally the same thing-that th'
contracts for Guthrie, Russell ant
March were discussed, that two
of them had protested the annua
contracts but that March had not
Wright could not recall, he said
whether the action on the con
tracts followed q motion or reso
luton.
Ednsy Parker, else . sehsel
board member since 1851, tesii.
fled to The contracts and the pro-
tests by Guthrie and Russell. He
could not remember, hs said,
what fhe date Of the meeting
was Or whether ii,s aesien yves
taken following . molten before
the beard or ss . result Of
resolution.
O'Bryant, who testified on di
rect examination yesterday, tool
the stand for cross examination
but March's attorneys had no queS
tons.
Attorneys for the school boart
sought to put into evidence
resolution of the board to ament
the minutes of q meeting.
The attorneys for March OBJ
jected. Judge Lopez admitted
the resolution to evidence will
the stipulation that it be con
nected up later.
The resolution follows:
RESOLUTION NO. l58
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARr
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
AMENDING OF MINUTES OF
MEETING NUNC PRO TUNC sc
AS TO SHOW PERIOD OF SER
VICE OF LELAND S. MARCE
WAS EXTENDED TO FOUE
YEARS.
WHEREAS, through inadvert
ance there was omitted to be re
corded in the minutes Of a meet
ing Of the Board held in eithel
April, May, or June, 1852, the de
termination Of the Board to ex
tend to four years the period o
service Of Leland S. March, a
authorized by Section 23l.36
Florida Statutes, 1881. befor,
said Leland S. March would be
come entitled to a continuing
contract, now. therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by tn,
Board Of Public Instruction O
Monroe County, Florida, that tht
minutes Of said Board Of tn.
meeting held in either April, MAY
or June, 1852, at which it wa.
determined by the Board to ex
tend to four years the period o
service Of Leland S. March befor,
he would become entitled to /.
INav{irxssn0 rny,Nran@ as a,,%k a-s~a.