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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-18

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States wIth hix psrents and settled
down In PRINCETON where he
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dies nth his father and. az ne
sane time. began az American
esiaeation which took him thruuRh
tour years 81 LaaFencevlle ard Z
rear al Prlneetun.
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can won the N0uth Conetsg AZ ths
Philadelphia Orchestra. ire prirs
- 81 appesranee IN the Rave G
miner Coneerto under Euxene Or
mandy On March Il. IasT. In 0vio
Der. ist1. be was . prize winne'
at the International Consess In Gen
eva. Switzerlssd. N ia hs beEar
. professional eareer wAich slncs
then has incla6ed suecexstul snga
xements in recital and Wigh orChes
ira IN this eoustry. ard tours n
Kioiland. SwiiEeri1nd ans Frxnce
Everywhere critics and puhlie
agreed that here was nns only 4
Klfted sea Il . izmoas bui . youns
pianist destined. IN MS ear rat
% q future IS hwilliaut as hs bach
ground
Slnce his debut. be hax Piled an
a impressive llsi ~ engagements,
lCoatin1se On Pass IwoI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-18
Eisner Addresses
City Commission

Former Cts Commissioner Louis
" J EikEer bowed cut xracefu,ly
. his Successor. Pau n Roberts.
lasi uixa' WITH a farswen address
e ne pFesesi city fathers IN whieh
Re hiniec thai he may ny n
again IN tao years
Elsnsr who haa serxes a. TIE
ei'ys MAYER ard police chief. also
tnanked ksy West voieEs for a..
loving Inn 10 serve them lor four
years
u as the wish 81 ne peopls
ma ] - removed IN gaxur q els
TIRE young mas lRehertsl and I
rssPeci tAeIr siewpoint.- he sad.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-18
InuueSt Monday

Ar inqsesi n ne fatal shootinx
~ Horacs Ford. -. of Marafhon
will BE- conducted b. Justice e
ire Peace Roy Han.ln at7p m.
Monday he announced tnaaF
Ford as Ehai az Marafhan lasi
Saturday afiernoon Alfred ~.
liams. 81. Marsfhoa laboreF. Is IL
ne e0unfg jal "a ennnecfios via
ne KhoctanE
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-18
Kemp Refuses To Quit
His Job AS Police Chief
Committee Appointed To Air
Ciiy's Prostitution Seiup

Police Chief Joseph Kemp fatty refused 70 resign
last night in the face Of charges from Cy Commissioner
Delio Co0o that he j. too old to do a good job.
Cobos request that the 63-year old chief step down
and let younger man take his place. came after an
hour-ong probe into the eitys prostitution racket At the
initial meeting of the newly elected city commission. An
overflow crowd packed the commission chamber TO hear
outraged protests from citizens and candid defense Of
by . local musician.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-18
Cuban Press
Guests
OfTheGty
~, Radio
Men To Be
Here Dee. q

Tweniy tive Havana radio and
teieytsion eomnentaiors and news.
papermen will arrive 10 key west
Dec. . for q two-day visii. Tie cts
Ell also be honared "a DeEzmbsr
y vita . vlsli from Miss Dorothy
Abury. lslamerada. Key Line
Festival Queen.
The City q Key West wiIl play
best 70 the newsmen a. q pan az
Their program of public relations
TIE city eommlssioa received
word nat they wiIl arrive from
Rafael del VINO. Havana Tv com.
menlator ard official represeutn.
tive Of The city IN Havana. Aero.
Was %" b furnishing free trans.
porislion for ne visitors.
TIE esmmlaaisa les aish,
ssthsFlnsd Civ hsnssss vlssss
lame % pisn o prsuram 81 en-
teFialnmenf Ger ths aswsmsn.
Ne sid ssdsY shss shsr will As
taken ea . ievr ~ ksy wsss snd
ne lever ksys snd sAsi . luash.
esm and dlnmsr wlil ~ asrsnass
IN thsiE hensg. vhsY wlll Fsssra
- haxsns. osesmbsr y.
kesisurateuF Benny Fernandez
who as Instrumental n plannlne
the visii painted out nat she trip
wIli b. worth 81 least s1oeoo n
puhlicity ioF Key West slnce II oil
be covered By teievisian camera.
men
We added nat daily. from n a
= hundred Cuhan tourists Az lnio
Mans. Thsy spead nearly q. md.
llon collars annually" Ne ssld
There e no reasoa why Kew
west sA0uld not set aome 81 Ia,
Business, FernandeE eommenses
TIE idea brought iarA kearty
support from CommisAsonrr Iarh
Delaney who hailed 4 a. q vossihls
f.rss step Ia . ~dream" II hss-a
Pan Americas Exposision u Esy
West
Mss Albary. . nasiye gey wex,
~. al hring four prinresses via
heF 81 her visii aeeardias b caro.
l'ne v. cohen. secretary q he
Npper Keys Chamher a. Con.
meFcs. sponsors of the Ksy line
Festival
Arrangements ars beng maae 20
Eise TIE queen o royal welcome A
ne ei'y Including . moiorease and
ne Prsssnsasion q the ksys 10 ne
CITY.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-18
Motion For Change OF
Venue LDenied Today
Ruling Follows
Second Hearing
On Motion In
Damage Suit

&N F@N@Ass1 A%8NN&s 81 q
in circuit court. today denied
q motion for q change Of ven.
ue in Q sIs5.OOO damage
suit against the city.
His ruling followed q hear.
ing yesterday afternoon. II
was the second hearing on
the change of venue motion.
Al the first hearing. June 10.
1913. Judge George Z. Holi. Of
Miami. sitting In place a Judge
Lopez who vas on vaeation. denied
the motion 10 transfer The suit 10
Dsde County.
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ne ssA IN FsesvsFs. iss1. claim.
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. zen ssssss ~ . bssksa side
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shsFesd shs CIV wlsA nssisss IN
fslilns - Fspsis ths siAswslk sa
Fsaasls ~.
assixrday. Mra Mansfield was
REPRESENTED ~ Phllip Medvin ard
J. Fritz Gordon. both of Miami
Cordon. q former circuit eoart
hsdge. presented the arguments for
Q change AZ venue. n. lgnatiua
Lester. city stiornsy, appeared for
ne city.
Most a ths arguments ai thu
ts-minute hearing consisted ol the
citing and reading from eogrt cas-.
es and decisions. However. Gordon
entered In evidence az Oct. 10,
iss3 copy Of the Key West Citizen.
He particularly cited q paid poll.
teal sdvertisement b. Jaek De
laney. city Commissioners who was
running Cor Fe-election.
In the advertisement which be.
gan on page ene. Delaney outlined
his program. Pan q his program
read:
"a A Sidewalk program. the FRS,
In my memory. was undertaken
during my tsrm Of office. Hos
saeeessfal this program would have
been h evident By locking a. the
SIDEWALKS on Flag,sr BY the Lush.
eran Church. or Virginia from the
Noes property 10 Simouton and
% Simoufon 10 Lindsey lumber
Co. and the much wider street in
thb area. STOPPED By legislative
aetioa IN Tallahassee. ny oaly ~.
gret 10 n was not undertaken prior
10 my taking effiee 10 spare q lady
who allegedls fell On ore of these
boFken Sidewalks much suffering
and TIE city . tioo. GO lawsuit.
shas cas- only result n suecessiul.
In Q special tan levy 10 pay 4 Of /"
eer6sa's srssmsss wss net u
go eass wsre tried here shs
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srs wAs wsvid be rsivsssna 70
sivs Q srvs verdict. Ne ssvssd
thss rs slisns sssld re- go ell
ere wss snslsssd -. 'psrsseylsr-
(Cnnunued On Page Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-18
Judge Lopez Is
Back Al Desk

Circuit C0srt isdEs Agallno is-
pa lr. waf aafk a. his deak
here yesterday aftCf ssFviaE a
stsociats usfics ~ ~ state So
prems Court In Tallahassee
Ninsisen eases usrs prsssnfsa
20 TIE tkrss ius1ess and b 90
aHnueiaf@ ~s tr+-a 1890 IS
= - H - -
- Tee .
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-18
Optimism OF
Prisoner Is
Given Setback
Would-Be E.eaPee
Wrote To Mother
Telling OF Escape
lie Diin's Make

The most optimistic man
In the world today vas in
The county jail. And he'll be
there q while. too.
- n ndssr David Glass. "A.
wAs fsiied N sa stsempa - 90.
eaps fFam tha led VssisFdsv.
neasss ~ nsas he ~ tsv free
cen, eisss ssi N ne eel sna
wFaaa . ls1asr 10 hia nslhsT ssll.
- hsr lhsl Ne hss ssesps1. 40
nssenily. ~ pianns1 - dFsp ihs
iafssr IN o msan haH 90 seon %
Ne had brsksa ssa 81 ihs lali.
6heriffn deputias found ne let
Ger IN ma pockes when they search
ed him afier rs escape ny.
TIE smay shins wrsns wltA he
pisa - write re lsstsF N ed-
vsnss wss shs tssf thsi ~ wss
esllsd N he sasspe hid ~ De.
pwsY osris esssis. whs sFsbbsd
him % Ne asugha 10 smash
sArssuh . issksd screen aees.
TIE letter fellows. The spellial
n Glass.
"Mn. Edna Glass.
~1os ~ an Ave.
~Delray Beach.
10y Dear Mother.
Il am writing yoa 10 lsl yos
know nat l have escaped. I havsn1
received ne hundred dollars yol
write 10 NJ. Joan spotwood. hiRi
ahelll. see Whitehead S.. key West
va. be- 81 send Il bsek 10 yo'
from
our son-
Glass kad lold lhs aherilTs efIies
tat he wanted ne money 10 hirs
an attorney. Bot. sad the Sheriff
effiee, Mra Glass never I'D seni
any money.
Claus wrutt ! slmfaF letter q
Ms mother allss ne escaped from
the state read camp on hig Pine
Ksy Sept r. where he had served
10 months Of 90 ii.ysar senienes
Cor aFnnd lareeuy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-18
BObby's Mother
Testifies In
Kidnap Trial
Tells OF Assurance
Given By Abduciors
OF Sons Safety
~ Al ooskIAc

KANSAS CITY R-The govern.
men, expects 30 wrap up Is death
demand today Cor lht kidnap-k lll.
ers u e-year old Bobby Greenlesse
whose mother confronted them In
federal court attn TIE lie they told
70 set $50 90 IN Ransom.
In an unfaltering voice she test.
fed late yesterday that Carl Austin
Hal. the 5s-year-old wsstrsl. re.
pealedly assured her that Der only
son wss alive even though be had
been slain soon affair his kidnatlnF
Her multimillionaire husband
Robert {. GFeenlease. sat only q
few feet from Hal TIE n year-old
aulomehlle dealer wAigkad Der
closely - shs tslked Ne had been
there ell day. listening 10 the gox.
eminent press is ease for the
death penalty Coz Hall and bis al.
eoholie lover. divorcee Bonnie
Brown Hesdy. Both have pleaded
guilty.
A. times his jsw tighisned Ills
teeth elenched. And occasionally he
would study Hal. Who served in
Weird War II - = Marine only 30
come bach 20 q life of crime. Be
side him sat Robert Ledierman 81
Tulsa. Okla his business assoei.
ate, Who had acted a. an inter.
mediary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-18

Mrs. Greenlease's voice was firm
as she told II her first talk ever the
telephone with the kidnaper las,
Oct 4. six days after Der boys
ahiuction.
A federal Jury. charged solely
With determining whether Han and
Mrs Heady should Gls. listened 81.
tentiyely a. she related the FIRST
telephone conversation:
4 said. 'This q Mrs Greenlease
We are willlng sn1 ready 90 pay
ne money. bit fifxt I must knou
that my 90 Il alive and weH re
SAID, i can assure yoa your son 4
alive and vel
He said. The request NJ. Led.
ierman made 10 have you spsak 70
your sou. we could not carry out
We we're afraid b take him 70 =
telephone said, Well. woald yoa
ask him tao questions for me-
and he said. Yea
asked him 10 ask Bobby Ire
name q the driver a eGr satono
BILE N Europe ths samner and |
tContinued On Pare Twol
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
| MRS. CANNON
CONTINUES AID
FOR ROANOKE
Tour of Cannon Home Will
Benefit Elizabethan Gar
den at Fort Raleigh

Kannapolis.-"For PHYS Sake,
country home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Cannon near Kannapo-
lis, will be opened to visitors April
Is for a one-day garden tour bene-
fitting the Elizabethan Garden
which the North Carolina Garden
Club is building on Roanoke Is
land. Mrs. Cannon is we'll known in
Dare County She was the active
head and supporter of the Lost
Colony for sometime.
The event at her home has been
designated as Queen Elizabeth
Day"
Mrs. Ernest Ives of Southern
Pines, sister of former CT nor
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, and
Mrs. Inglis Fletcher, noted author
of "Raleigh's Eden, Men of AL
bemarle', and other novels with a
background of North Cardinals
early history, will assist Mrs. Can
non and State Garden Club Off
GERS in receiving guests.
At For PHYS Sake, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cannon have restored a coun-
try home built in the early zoos,
emphasizing its original beauty
and simplicity. The surrounding
gardens, designed by Miss Cora
Harris of Charlotte, include an 18th
century herb garden, long peren-
NAL borders, and naturalized plant
ing through the adjoining wood
land. The gardens are expected to
be at the height of their spring
blooming season by April Is.
Throughout the year, they attract
garden enthusiasts from many
states.
Both the home and gardens will
be open to visitors from 10 am.
until sunset April Is. No admis-
sion tickets will be sold, although
voluntary contributions will be ac-
cepted for the Elizabethan Garden
fund.
site of the first English COLOMBIA
developed on grounds adjoining the
site fthe first English COLOMBIA
ton of America in 1885, during
the reign of Queen Elizabeth l. A
part of it is expected to be COM
pleted and opened to the public by
the coming summer.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
PAT BAUM WILL COMPETE
IN MUSIC CLUB FINALS

Miss Patricia pate Baum of
Manteo will go to Chapel Hill APP
ril 18 to IKE part in the state fl
nails of the Junior Federation of
Music Clubs spring festival. Pat,
playing in the difficult division in
the district festival last Saturday
in Elizabeth City, won a superior
rating and was chosen by George
Perry of the East Carolina College
music faculty, who served as
Judge, to represent the district in
the state finals. frankie White of
Manteo also took part in the dis
trict festival, winning a high rat
ing. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Victor Meekins and Miss Lois
Pearce. Students from Elizabeth
City, Edenton and Manteo took
part in the festival.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
WOULD LIKE BUXTON P. o.
NAMED CAPE HATTERAS

BuXton-If some of the citi-
zens here could have their way
tn e Post Office Department
would change the name of BuX-
ton postoffice to Cape Hatteras,
which Mrs. Maud White says
was the original designation.
Business men now in the vaca-
ton business say that because
the postoffice is not named Cape
Hatteras results in confusion for
persons who come here looking
for a town by the name of Cape
Hatteras and land in another
community of the island.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
ILLINOIS DENTIST ON
CAROLINA VACATION

DR.. and Mrs. Hugh Tarpley of
Quincy, Ill.,, have been vacationing
in the N. C. Coastland this week,
stopping Tuesday at River Forest
Manor, Belhaven, and visiting with
an old class-mate at Atlanta, DR..
w. T. Ralph, Belhaven dentist. DR..
Tarpley's itenerary called for a
trip through Manteo and Mays
Head, Wednesday, and to Edenton
and Roanoke Rapids. DR.. Tarp-
ley was cousin of the late Mrs.
Fannie Mebane Ralph of Belhaven,
wife of DR.. Ralph.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
ATTEND CLOSING SERVICES
OF OLD NORFOLK CHURCH

When McKendree Methodist
Church in Norfolk held its final
service last Sunday, two Manteo
women, who had formerly been
members of McKendree, were
among the approximately 500 peo-
pie gathered for the impressive
meeting. Mrs. J. B. Peterson and
Mrs. Lima Harbour, both former
residents of Norfolk and former
members of that church, attended
by special invitation. The church,
which is located in the Bramble-
ton section of Norfolk, has been
sold to a colored congregation, and
is building new plant on the
military highway.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27

lastic rating in the business educa-
ton department have been invited
to become members of the Beta
Kappa Chapter of Pi Omega Pi,
national honorary business educa-
ton fraternity.
Conducted by Ann Baysden of
Ernul, chapter president, a pledge
service will take place April 20;
and formal initiation into the or
ganization will be held May s. Ken
meth Kennedy of Greenville is in
charge of arrangements for the
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
USED FLY ROD AND SPINNING
REEL TO LAND STRIPED BASS

Kill Devil Hills.-If you want to
have some real sport while fishing
for striped bass, then use a spin
ing reel and f1yrod is advice given
by Ace Ebbesen, of 245 E. 72nd
Street, New York City, who has
just returned home following a
Dare coast vacation with Mrs. Eb-
besen.
On Sunday morning, Ebbeson,
equipped with his spinning reel
and fly rod started casting early
in one of the reaches of Roanoke
Sound near here. His largest fish,
a striper scaling at about one and
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
MANTEO PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Watson of
Swan Quarter visited Manteo Sun
day afternoon while en- route
home from Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Robbins
and son of Norfolk, and Mr.. and
Mrs Ike Davis, Jr., of Weldon
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marcus Midget near Manteo Sun
day.
Mrs. Walter Harris spent last
week end in Norfolk with her aunt,
Miss Lucy Smith.
Mrs. Rosser Nixon spent last
week end in Norfolk with her hus-
band, who is employed there, and
with their daughter, Miss Rennie
Nixon. Wade Nixon and Ray Jones,
Jr., also visited them.
DR.. and Mrs. w. f. Lennon of
fredericksburg, Md, have been the
guests this week of DR.. Lemons
mother, Mrs. Garnet Lennon.
Mrs. Claude Wise is in Elizabeth
City at the bedside of her mother,
Mrs. Mollie Meekins, who is SER
iously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie BuIrus and
son, Archie Douglas, spent Sunday
at Hatteras visiting Mrs. Burrus'
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erskine
Oden.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. P. Anderson Of
Norfolk visited in Manteo Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Meekins and Mrs.
j. B. Peterson attended the annual
conference of the Methodist WSCS
in Rocky Mount this week.
Mrs. Ada Greet has returned to
her home from the Albemarle Hos
pital, where she was patient for
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Swain and
son, Charles, of Roper, were the
guests last week end of Mrs.
Sawin's sister, Mrs. Ralph Swain,
and Mr. Swain.
Mrs. Mary Mann Evans has re-
turned to her home from Elizabeth
City, where she was a patient in
the Albemarle Hospital, and later
visited in the home of her brother,
Sam Mann.
Misses Ann Dowdy and Mary B.
Meekins spent Saturday in Eliza
beth City.
Mrs. Juanita Parker received
word Tuesday that her grand
daughter, Nancy Jean Curtis, of
Elizabeth City, had undergone a
tonsillectomy in the Marine Hos
pital, Norfolk, and was progress
ing satisfactorily. Nancy Jean is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Curtis of Elizabeth City.
Miss Rosalene Midget and Mrs.
Gene Kennedy spent Tuesday in
Elizabeth City.
/ Mrs. Louise Meekins returned
home last week from the Abe
marie Hospital, where she had been
a patient for some time.
Charles Gregory of Rodanthe
was taken by ambulance from Man.
teo Tuesday to Duke Hospital,
Durham. Mr.. Gregory was taken
i'll while on business trip to
Manteo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob G. Roberts and
children left Monday for Raleigh,
where Mr.. Roberts will complete
his course at N. c. State College.
They plan to return to Manteo in
June.
Roger Bell of N. C. State Col
lege spent the spring holidays with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Q.
Bell.
Roger Meekins of N. C. State
College returned to Raleigh Sat-
urday after VISITING bic r,araptc
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27

half pounds, was the envy of
other anglers in the area, not for
its size because larger stripers
were taken on the week end in the
same waters, but for the way it
was hooked and landed.
Ebbeson used PIT. Jude chrom-
ium cast minnow as lure. Usual
ly the stripers taken in this area
are caught with bucktails. 1t was
the first time the PIT. Jude lure
had been used here.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
MAYO-MIDGETT

Miss Estelle Midget, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Midget
of Manteo, became the bride of
Jesse Roy Mayo of Aurora on
Saturday, March IA, in a quiet
ceremony in the Methodist parson-
age in Elizabeth City. Rev. R. L.
Jerome, pastor of the First Metho-
dist Church, Elizabeth City, per-
formed the ceremony.
The bride wore a light blue street
length dress with black accessor-
les
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Curtis and
daughter, Nancy Jean, were pres
ent for the wedding.
After honeymoon trip to north
ern points the couple will make
their home in Aurora. Mr.. Mayo
is with the Coast Guard and is
stationed at Hobucken.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. V. Meekins, for
several days.
Mrs. D. A. Rogers spent Thurs
day in Elizabeth City with her son,
D. A. Rogers, who is patient in
the Albemarle Hospital.
Mrs. Raymond Wescott and chill
dren and Mrs. John Midget re-
turned last week end from a trip
to Miami, Fla.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
two ceremonies.

two ceremonies.
Among the members of the or
ganization are Magdalene Mar
shall, Engelhard, and Patricia Mil
Ter, Kill Devil Hills.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-27
CHOSEN TO JOIN
BUSINESS FRATERNITY

Sixteen students at East Caro-
lima College who have high scho-
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-10-23
FIRST ISRAEL-GROWN y
TOBACCO SENT ABROAD

ROSH PINAFI, = QIP) - The
first test transports of tobacco for
the export market were sent
abroad last week by the Bejarano
firm.
This shipment of $50 tons COM
prised about 10 per cent of last
years harvest. Intensive cultiva-
ton of tobacco in order to add
another item to the growing ex-
port list has b e n undertaken
with the help of a 1914, 900 ap-
preparation from State of Israel
Bond investments.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-10-23

In the 10th centurys first quarter, Charleston
contained the largest and best integrated commu-
nifty in American Jewry. The reasons are not too
obscure The port of rich 'hinterland, this city
enjoyed prosperity. But it also had tradition OF
religious tolerance that attracted Huguenots from
France and non-conformists from the British Isles
and possessions.
Jews began to infiltrate and by 1850 Kahal
Kodesh Beth Elohim formed A goodly por-
ton of the congregation served the patriot cause
during the Revolution. By the War of 1872, the
majority were native born, who had absorbed Eng
lish culture and American folkways No longer
confined to trade exclusively, the community
could point to it's lawyers and teachers, to its doc
tors and journalists as well merchants and
planters. There was even an architect and a
painter in this Americanized congregation
The most gifted in the community was Isaac
Hardy, whose grandfather had served the EN-
peror" of Morocco Che title adopted by the ruler)
in the capacity of lapidary, which in plain talk is
simply jeweler A sultan's palace is seldom free
of intrigue and Harbys ancestor found it expe-
dent to leave quite suddenly, else be garroted
He fedOto England and forgot his troubles in
marrying a young woman from Italy. Their son,
Solomon Hardy, decided on the new world and
landed in Jamaica while the American Revolu-
ton was still on. In 1871 Solomon managed to
reach Charleston and married Rebecca Moses,
whose father had contributed money and supplies
quite literally to win the War of Liberty Their
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-10-23
GREAT FUTURE SEEN
FOR ISRAEL BONDS
BY AMBASSADOR

JERUSALEM, QIP) = "More
State of Israel Bonds have been
sold in the United States than
any other foreign issue in his
tory" stated Israel Ambassador
Abba Eban in an address to a
group of Bond leaders in New
York last week.
"There is no precedent in the
history Of the U. S. for any gov
eminent to have sold its securi-
ties to the extent of $3.50, 900, 900
in cash with great prospects of
increase lying before us in the
future" declared the Ambassador.