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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
County VIII Pay
$500 For Insurance
On Sheriff's Cars

Insurance coverage for the two
new County Road Pstrpl cars pur-
chased for the Shcsiffs Depart.
ment viii amount q more than
500 for one year. i was reported
last night II the regular meeting
III the County Commission.
County Clerk Earl Adams said
that proposals amounting 10 up
wards Of 500 for each Of the cars
have been submitted. He s4id that
the money must come out q the
counsy's general fand- The high
rate is due 10 the nature IL the
use Of the vehicles.
Cemmisssorer Harry Harris de-
eisrsd that .'we are Eeing 20 be
criticized for paying hat amount.
bat wouldn't wsrt 10 ses the
cars On the road wsth0st insur-
anes.' He then m0sed that ne
assurance be oftainkd-
TIE commissioners soted uaaa.
imoassy for spprussl
4; the same t.me, Harris iesrn-
q that there ID nct snnaxA n,0ney
. TIE County nosd Fand 10 Day
fer Insurance. - &C Gre enx3aes
al tie Marxshua FKs Depagtnsens.
Clerk Adams lid In thar 'Ntkere
IL sct sncaeA monFy ID he rpgd
fusa sven % tske rare a. narnssa
aperstsass fsg Ne hslxnce a he
eeNr
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
Gives
Its Position
Aboard Meet
Post Commander
Vance Stirrup
Asks For .sFair.
Board Action
Mr.. Chairman snd Members

Mr.. Chairman and Members
Of the School Board:
As Post Commander or Arthur
Sawyer Post No. a. American
Legion. and ~ the official spokes-
man for that group. we feel that
IL was necessary that we appear
90 this specific meeting Of your
group for two reasons: Cd To
represent the American Legion
III the discussions relative 70 the
charges Of dixioyaity Of . mem
Der Of the Key West High School
Faculty during the American Lee
aion 10th Distriet Oraforica1 Con-
test held in Miami. Florida, on
March Ii. 1888. Cd TO officially
protest relative % the indirect
implications made BY . member
Of the Key West High School
Faculty that TIE Arthur Sawyer
Post No. - possibly may have .
Communist On our membership
rolls who stacks the teachers
Of the Monroe County School
System.
Our Post has for . number
81 years condnrted the American
Legion Orataricai Contest n
Monrue County. TIE contest 4
IN ArnericxnlEn program Il tlse
American Legion designed %
Stimulate tise study II tie United
fContinped On Pasr Nsne,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
Accidents Caused
By Lack OF Proper
Equipment And
Sea-Going Know-How
BY SUSAN McAvoY
Part. Z Of Q Series

The number Of boating acci-
dents around KEY West and the
Keys could be vastly reduced il
private boat owners would learn
Coast Guard safety regulations,
how to run . boat, and keep the
the minimum safety equipment
aboard, 1t. Glenn Pearson. local
Coast Guard commander said TO-
day.
owrers q pr;ya.e beats a. nos
have 20 Be- licensed sceordina %
law. Tee efsen .hsv merely huv
ho.t 90 eu. a ses wi,ho.ss
I,te ;seket. = .reher. .rs s;,,d
shemselves ahos,t q plummes a
p.ysv Jouss locker BECAUSE a
,heir avn e.reiessness
- ~...n. h...;.~ ....s....
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
Leland March
Writes On
Controversy.
His Wife Is Not
Recommended
For Continued
County Teaching

Leland March, General Supervi-
from the school system today
VIZ te the following letter to The
Citizen:
Il wish to commend Superinten-
dent Of Public Instruction, Horace
O'Bryant, for his belated stand
against ''public charges" against
school personnel. However, his
changed attitude on the topi: re-
minds one Of the story of the mon
key who amused himself by hurl-
ing coconuts down at people under
his tree. When all his coconuts
were thrown and he had injured
all the people he had injured all
the people he disliked. he called to
his friends, Don't throw coconuts
at people. II is naughty to injure
innocent people. Also. they may
start throwing them back At US II
we hit too many people"
'.Mr. O'Bryant has apparently
forgotten that he set the example
himself when the entire school per-
sonnet, the press, and the public
were invited to hear him publicly
paint smear based on hearsay
and gossip over an Elementary
School Principal and me In his ef-
forts TO purge us from the County.
The Board and Trustees had pre-
viously voted Z votes to l to re-
tain me over his lack Of 4 recon-
mendation before pressure was
put on them to change their votes.
That meeting was declared "ille-
GAL" and two more Board meet
ings were needed before he could
gain the Board votes to not re-
elect me.
THE ethical method. according
to Mr.. o'Rryant's May state
ment, would have been to have
given his opinion privately to the
Continued On Page Ninel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
School Board Unanimously Rejects
{. @. SehWeitzer 5 Resignation
GERALD ADAMS
DENOUNCES THE
TREASURES
AND sCRACKPOTS'

The resignation Of Princi-
pal 2. O. Schweitzer from
KWHS is "a direct result OF
q few psychoneurotic crack
pots and two-bit politicians, =
School Board Chairman Ger
aid Adams declared in 4
strong plea for the rejection
of Schweitzer's resignation.
The Board unanimously re-
fused to accept the KWHS
principals resignation.
Adams sosk Ne sesr II . d.
nvneisslea u No ssprsss0sss"
MAT had been brsOehs - bsss o.
No KMis prIneipsi.
II want to 90 On record ~ being
opposed to those people, " said
Adams. II think Il Ii time for the
people Of this community 10 taxa
definite stand On this situation.
/ say that without reservation these
who have made him resign have
nothing In common with our school
system.
Il hate b see Schweitzer resign
under this kind of pressure.
IRIS sss dswa snd sems mere
% %, hsesvss pesssvss kss come
from No iips ~ ssussisast crack
psfs. Ne hsvs 10 sssehsrs.
vsUchsd ses ~ 10 Stats Ospsrt-
merit - Edveafisn ssd No seAssi
sysssm. ! hsts - hsvs % ssesps
SehMsisxss,s sss1enssien sal /
msss shss bis Isisss - rssisns.
tssn nss 30 ssespssd ~ tlsis
Deasd."
IsOd seplsvss ssssssd A1sms.
speech ssd sss snsaiasess sels
o. sis Sshsei Besrd % rsie<f
Sehwsiszsr's sssssnssisa-
Il can hardly blxfte Schweit1er
for his resignation. bit ! pray thaa
be reccnsiders II. "
Immediately after ADAMS tai
Superintendent II Pubic Instrse.
ton Hnrsee O,Bryant ts0k ths
fiour.
Il am deeply concerned abous
washing our dirty Knen In public.
Anyone can waIk IN shst door md
siagie ogt D respected eitirea and
tContinued On Psze Hinsl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06

Mrs. Stark held the floor for
more than an hour In . rspudia.
tion Of fine charges made BY Reh-
erts that she was unfit. 10 90
. teacher. She refuied Roberta
quoted statement thar che had
said she was roesins for pads
nor Monroe County % The recent
American Legion speeeh eontesi
IN Miami.
The packed courtroom thunder.
ed with applause and cheers when
the Board, on the motion Of Earl
Duncan, voted her complete con-
fidence.
Earlier the Beard veied ihat
never again will charges against
teacher Be Hung N public 90
IN HE Stark ease. They must he
submitted In wrifine Il superin.
tsndenf Of Public instruction He.
race o'Bryanf who viii present
shsm 10 the Board IN . priyats
hearing. open 70 press bot nj
public.
0'Bryant said. however, that
since the charges against Mrs.
Stark had been made il public
the defense should be In public.
Though Mrs. Stark and her hus-
band. Edgar arrived early q the
meeting which started 1t TO.
Roberts escorted by three uniform.
ed Ameriean Legionnaires made 4
later entrance with his son BILLY.
Vance Stlrrup, commander 81
Arthur Sawyer Post No. q. Afisr-
lean Legion took the floor first and
asked 10 read q prepared state-
ment by the Legion defending
Roberts against implication that
Roberts Is . Communist.
Both Roberts and his son Biily.
sat inside the bar. Father spoke
from 4 prepared statement first,
Billy gave an unwritten talk 4
credit to the teaching Of Mrs.
Stark. oil agreed, since Il was Z
well prepared. well delivered talk.
he repeated the charge his father
had made, namely thai Mrs. Stark
had said IN front of the audience
1t Miami that she was roofing
for the Dade not Monroe eandi-
date" Ii the speech contest.
Frank Romaguera. ehalrman of
The American Legion speech con.
test committee for his Post was
vut on by Roberts a. his leading
corr0borative witness.
Romaguera stresscds
~ en- not her - cruelty ~
- bar wisnsss 70 - sisismsnl
made bY Mrs. sfsrk ~ Mary q,
lss3. I wss . wifnsss. I arrives
~ p. m. e. NJ ID cemedsre
Nessi. INST Billy Rsberfs n
frcrs 81 ihs hanqvsf fcem. Mr..
Continued On Pare NInel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
Denies Inference
That County Does
Not GiUe Sheriff
Enough Money

Monroe County's much
harrassed Sheriff 10 h n
Spottswood was called upon
to make another explana-
ton last night by the county
commission at their regular
meeting when Commissioner
Joe Allen spoke out in pro-
test that the group twas be-
ing blamed unfairly for not
giving him (Spottswood)
enough money to run his
office"
Allen was speaking Of a state
ment given the press Monday in
which the Sheriff said that he is.
operating on too close budget.
II think the statement you gave
the papers is erroneous" Allen
continued, referring to Spots
woods explanation Of why he was
unable TO uncover gambling within
three blocks Of the County Court
house. The Sheriff said that he
would like to conduct such raids
but cannot because Of his made.
quate and small staff. The State
Beverage Department moved In
and arrested n gamblers at the
Hi-Hat Club on Petronia Street.
He shrugged off newspaper re-
ports Of his press conference say
ing that .she can't control what the
newspapers say" He added that
IL was not his intent to cast any
reflection on the commission. He
thanked them for the financial aid
they have given him in the past
but said that those funds are be-
ing used for the County Road Pa
troll and that he still is short Of
money for his office.
But the board came back to tell
him that law enforcement Is not
the business Of the county commits
sion--they cannot hire deputies.
The Sheriff is required to pay for
help out of the fees he receives
for arrests.
Commissioner Clarence Higgs
also questioned Spottswood's state
meat that he did not have enough
men to conduct Saturdays raid.
"You had four deputies. didn't
you." queried Higgs.
Spottswoo6 replied that Deputy
Sistrunk was Ut Tavernier and
Sidney Curry ''had been in the Of
flee just 4 week" Jack Baker. he
explained, Is County Service Off,
Ger and merely helps out in The
office. jeff Brodhead was not ae-
counted for.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
Road Damage Is
Reported Tuesday

Harry Harris, Chairman e. ~
County Road Committee vas
directed b. The county commlsslon
last night % investigats reports
that . Summevland Key ecntraefor
has caused damage . : Rad 9
Big Pine Key.
Mrs. r. ". Torrestai. Big rins
Key property owner appeared IS
the eommixsion meeting % con.
plain that contractor Henry HID.
gins has been rstnnfng heavy
equipment with lnes on ils wkeeis
over the old stats road theTs.
causing damage.
Harris win make . suryey e ~
situatioa today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
Charity Night Race
Plans Advanced

Key West Ksansl Club Prssi-
dart Ahs ArsWsvifa win psssen-
ely hssrsdses . sssup o. ~
deilywesd stars % the Key West
Charity night shsrs - Friday.
h wss snssuaeed ssday. Miss
Terry Mssrs. Rsbsrf Wagner. j.
CARED Maisk end CiIhsrf H.
lard. sii 1esA csnsusy Fer sfars.
win - - tse tee No prssrae.
In sdditisn, kliss Mssss wzll
pxssenf . hesevss ~ rssss se6
. hesvlifi isvsrs sup - -
winssv 81 No ksY Mssa chatis5
Naadiesp ks<s.
Tho peeess6s win ~ dtsSaed
smeas esssvviss ksY vFsss chss.
isiss ~ ths ksw~%i clsA nsnass.
merit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
Carry Anchor, Life Belts
If You Go To Sea, &C Says
Deputy Brodhead
Resigns Office

Deputy Sheriff JeH Bredhssd
rssisnsd from office Yesterday.
Sheriff John spestswoed annsUn-
esd Today.
Bredhsad save % his reasons
"ethsr Interests such that ! cen.
net Dc justice 10 befh. |"
Brodhssd Il photographic
and swnss % rsnssi properly In
shs Island. He soid The Citizen
no Is first seins 10 take . resi-.
HAT No enjoyed his stint h mo
shsriifs dspsrfmsti. ard has.
turned IN his nsw srssn Uniform
70 the department.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
School Board Unanimously Uphold M. Stark
After Two Hour Debate Of Aecuser, Accused
Complete Confidence In Teacher
Expressed By Fiye-Man Board

The Monroe County School Board unanimously voted
heir complete confidence in Mrs. Marian Stark KWHS
speech teacher after dramapacked two hour debate by
Mrs Stark. Will E. P. Roberts, her accuser his son Billy
Roberts, speech contest winner and two Witnesses
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
School Board
.Okays Teachers
For Coming Year

All teachers who were recon.
mended for continuation by their
school principals were approved by
the Monroe County School Board
last night.
The list Of teachers 10 BE reen-
ployed was approSi previously
BY Beard 81 Trustees on recon-
raendataOa Of the Superintendent of
Pubic Instruction.
Names were rot made public n
.he Board meeting Inst night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
COMMISSION HAS Been
BLAMED UNFAIRLY ALLEN
Teachers Get
Raise Of $3.50

A raise Of $3.50 . year for
each teacher, totaiins $50. 900.
in the Monros County school
system wss approved by the
School Board unanimously.
The raise which Is being dis
eussed by the State legislature
st fhe present time will be
paid for chiefly by State
funds. The School Board will
only pay $4,000 Of the $4,000
amount. The recommendation
was made by Superintendent Of
Public instruction. Horace o.
Bryant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
Roberts Talk
ToSclloolBd.
Given In Full
Reaffirlrls Charge
OF 'sDisloyaliy"
Against M. Stark

MY adversary used q bit of str
ategy that has been known TO boom
erang, resulting In complete rout
and disaster Il Improperly execut-
ed. Mainly, the best defense Is Of
Tense, when all seems lost, attack.
She viciously attacked in q vain
attempt to cloud the main issue.
Her lengthy denials of being .
Communist, and defense Of her re-
ligious enterprise, were assinine.
At no time were such charges
made against her.
II intellectually agree that
smears and name calling have al-
ways been the last resort Of 4 con-
fused mind. Marion Stark should
know. She is master at this
doubtful art. / have not been gull.
III of calling names, or STOPPING
ID the low level Of using smear
tactics. I clearly and specifically
charged her with being unfit to
teach In our school system. Bas-
ing this charge wholly upon her
attitude and behavior At the Amer
lean Legion contest that was be-
ina conducted at Miami. At which
time, she publicly stated that she
was roofing for the Miami entry.
This. h my opinion, constituted
an act Of disloyalty to Monroe
County High School. and caused
embarrassment 10 Arthur Sawyer
Post No. -, Of the American Le-
gion. She has expressed dislike
Continued On Page Nlne)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06

Key West. Florida. hos the
most equuble clirnute in the
country. with en- average
vmge Of only l4' Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
Civ Sells Sewer Bonds
To Boston Firm Tuesday
Work Expected
To Start On
Project Before
End OF Month

1t was a tough battle but
the City of Key West final
ly managed to sell some
$500, 900 in sewer revenue
bonds last night.
The Estabrook Company,
Boston investment firm, was
the purchaser. Rate Of inter-
est on the bonds will be ASS
per cent. Z
However, when a $780,
900 grant and a $500, 900
loan from the federal g.
eminent is figured in, the
city is getting more than
two million dollars at an
average interest rate of just
c.25 per cent.
Representatives Of the Esta-
brook Company, who appeared at
the Monday meeting of the city
commission, came back at spe-
cial meeting held yesterday after
noon with a slightly higher bid and
things looked dark indeed when
Mayor C. B. Harvey baked at
paying the increased interest that
amounted to ABOUT one-tenth Of
one per cent.
The Mayor said simply. I'VE
can Get Z better DEAL" But the
eiiy's fiscal agent. c. Mac
cresdy replied thar he doubted
4 n shs ciiy could Hnd buyer y
they faiIsd to ssks advantage -
yesisFday's ofisr.
The Boston representatives
claimed that the doubtful legality
Of an ordinance allowing the city
TO place q lien against the property
Of those delinquent in their sewer
service bills creates problem
In merchandising the bonds" The
market In such bonds is down, as
wei, due to the fact that the mar
ket Is glutted at this point.
Mayor Harvey suggested that
the bonds he re.advertised since
the city's original call for bids at
tracted no bidders. McCreedy
pointed out that this would be futile
and that the chances Of the city
getting q better deal--or any
deal at all are mighty slim"
Commissioner John Carbonell
advocated accepting the best Of.
fer the Boston firm would make.
III don't want to be responsible for
losing the 5000, O0O the government
Is giving US, he said. Some quar-
ters have feared that the govern
ment might withdraw their sup
port from the project If the city
failed to sell the bonds.
Following an hour Of dickering
yesterday afternoon. the meeting
adjourned end was convened once
more at 1000 p. N. last night for
further discussion.
Following 4 lengthy discussion.
Che bond buyers agreed TO return
% their original offer and the deal
was contaminated,
The sale Is one 81 the last steps
N the complicated negotiations for
the sewer financing.
City Manager Dave King said
(Continned On Page Nine)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
Road Patrolmall
Appointed Tues.

The appointment Of Sydney A.
Curry as County Road Patrolman
working under Sheriff John Sposts-
wood, was approved last night y
che County Commission,
Curry viii patrol the south end
o. the Keys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
Tax Collector
Reports Tuesday

State License Tax receipts
amounting 10 $ss7.oo and County
fees in the amount Of siss.oo were
collected last month according to
the report Of County Tax Collector
Howard Wilson to the County Com
mission.
Smyrna times., 1953-06-18

blood agglutination test. Samples
would be collected by technicians
at the milk stations or dairies at
the rate of one sample for every
three cans of milk, followed by
testing in the laboratory in Dover
by a serologist. A positive reae-
tion would mean suspicious herd
and call for inspection of the en-
tire herd. The serologist and tech
nicians would be federal employees.
Recommendations of the special
committee to the Board of Agri-
culture for consideration are: 1.
That the ring test be put into ef-
rect immediately ana Tonow-up
blood tests be promoted and carri-
ed out following reports of the ring
test. 2. That the state be divided
into areas, such as hundreds, and
that these areas be accredited for
brucellosis as soon as they qualify.
8. That all cattle shows and all
cattle sales where cattle are sold
for herd requirements, and cattle
in transit in the state, be inspected
by an official of the state livestock
sanitation division for the proper
health certificates,
Smyrna times., 1953-06-18

members of the State Board of Ag-
riculture and representatives of all
the purebred cattle breeders of the
state, the Dairy Herd Improvement
Association, the Artificial Breeders
Association, county agricultural
agents, and the extension service
of the University of Delaware.
Depend on Exporting Market
Delaware dairymen depend on a
milk exporting market and they
must begin now to prepare to meet
the requirements of other states,
with a majority of the milk pro-
duced in Delaware being shipped in
Philadelphia and Camden, New
Jersey, it was stressed at the meet
ing. During the week ended May
IL, a total of 1,523, ,965 pounds of
milk was received in the Philadel-
phia metropolitan area from Del
aware producers. AS explained by
one authority the situation is this:
In view of neighboring states pro-
posed regulations and the fact that
better than so per cent of the milk
produced in Delaware is export
milk, and the requirements that
our dairy herds must meet, they
must be protected from neighbor-
ing herds, including beef cattle,
dairy cattle, goat herds, and swine
herds. In addition, the export mar
ket of foundation breeding stock
animals and dairy herd replace
ments, requires that our state reg
ulations coincide as nearly as prac-
ticable with the requirements of
our neighboring states.
Ring Test Programs
A "ring test" of milk is one of
the steps in the program. This
test is used for the purpose of
screening and does not replace the
Smyrna times., 1953-06-18
PLAN CONTROL
BANGS DISEASE
Initiate Plans For Aggressive
Program For Control of
BrucellOsis
RING TEST PROGRAM

The State Board of Agriculture,
in cooperation with Delaware
dairymen and the federal govern
ment, has initiated plans for an ag-
gressive program for control of
brucellosis (Bang's disease) among
dairy herds to conform to regula-
tions of neighboring states and to
preserve Delaware's milk report
market. George H. Simpson, Hous-
ton, has been named as chairman
of a special committee of dairymen
10 assist the state board in the
proposed plan for the eradication
OF Bangs disease. He was named
at a meeting of board and staff
Smyrna times., 1953-06-18

The Red Cross last year issued
100000 certificates to persons
completing training in first aid
courses.
Three out of four traffic acci-
dents involve passenger cars.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-11-04

Yokozeki and regional director
Tats Kushida.
The ten Issei were denied their
citizenship on the grounds that
they requested exemption from mi
litary service during World War I
because of their nationality.
They will represented by Edward
j Ennis JACL Ado legal counsel
and former general counsel to the
I & N S in Washington The mat
ter comes up before Federal Judge
Louis Goodman in San Francisco.
In Denver. the I a. MS. has 81
milarly ruled against Harry Matoba
and the case is pending before U. s
District Judge Knous.
THE classification of Japanese a
liens as non-declarant aliens not
subject to military service in Worlo
War should not be treated as ar
application by them for exemption
on the grounds of alienage within
the meaning of section 315 of the
immigration and Nationality Act,
Inagaki said.
The I & MS. ruling affects hun
dreds of Issei of draft age in Worle
War I who were in most Instance
automatically classified by the draf
board as exempted from militar.
service
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-11-04

THE JACL is prepared and deter
mined to carry this matter to the
courts" president Inagaki stated af-
ter comforting with Frank F Chu-
man national JACL legal counsel
At a meeting here on Oct. Is. at
torney Mas Yonemura of Oakland
reported on the ruling by the Immi-
grafton q Naturalization Service a
gainst ten San Francisco Issei a few
days earlier when he and attorney
Victor Abe of San Francisco repre-
sented them as legal counsel He
met with attorneys Chuman. David
McKibbin, Saburo KIDD David t.