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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21
''What The American Legion Means To Me"
BY JUDsoN STEPHENS

Being a member Of this great
and wonderful organization means
that / have the privilege of serv-
ing my Community, State and
Nation with the men and women
whom / served with during the
war and am presently serving
with now during a period of So
called peace.
What little ! can do for this
great country of ours by playing
a lone hand would never help
any type Of situation, but by be-
ing a member of the American
Legion, | can join the forces of
the Fnillioh b. gasers like myself
and work for the good Of the
United States and the World. In
this way our work win be recog-
nized and our voices will be heard.
Working for the good of mankind
regardless OF his race, color,
creed or political conviction gives
me great personal satisfaction.
The American Legion is in no
sense a political or military or
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21
Mother Jailed
Because OF
Truant Child
Refused To Place
Son In School;
Arrested By
Juvenile Court

The mother of an eight year
old boy, who has been truant
from school since he was brought
here two and one half months
ago, has been placed in Monroe
County Jail as a lesson to her
and warning to other parents,
Judge Eva Warner Gibson said
today.
Principal Of Harris School, Ran
dolph Russell had tried repeated
ly to get the boy in school. Pupils
Of the same age seeing this
youngster out playing in school
hours we're getting disaffected
themselves, Russell said. The del
iberate Withholding Of the child
from school was fragrant vio-
lation of law, Judge Gibson said.
The mother, a 40 year old wo-
man, claimed that the boy was
too frail to go TO school. Judge
Gibson had him given a complete
medical examinasinn 81 County
Health Director nr. Raymond
Dalton who found tie child nor.
NAL. The woman, though she has
been In Key West only two and
one half months, has tried to
Continued On Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21
Key West AA's
Going To Open
House, IslamOrada

A anumber of Key West mem
hcrs Of Alcoholics Anonymous
are planning a 100 mile round
trip drive tomorrow evening to
attend an AA meeting in Isla-
morada.
An anonymous invitation to at
tend the open house of the Isla-
morada group of Alcoholics Ano-
nymons tomorrow night at s p. m.
Coast Guard Building, Islamora.
da has been extended TO all Keys
and Key West members and
friends.
The first IA Open House on
The Keys should draw a large
number OF alcoholics who have
found their way to recovery
through the II step AA program.
Winter visitors are invited also.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21
Circus Man Dies
Riding To XIV
From Marathon

Joseph A. eonnsil Of Franklin,
Pa. workman with the Kelly
Morris circus, died en- route
from Marathon 10 Key West
early this meEning. Deputy She
riff jeff Brodhesd announced 10.
day.
connell was riding In The
back OF The circus truck with
another companion. He was last
seen alive In Marsthon when
the truck stopped there, coFo-
ner Roy Hsmlin Is investigating
the cause Of death which the
SherifFs department said was
"appsEentIY from natural eaus.
ex.'f
connell who was about IS
was sleeping between the tents
In fine back Of the truck. De-
putty Sheriff Brodhesd was cali
ed 10 investigate the death al
$3.50 this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21

ganization. ! have the right to
question anything / feel isn't for
our best interests without fear Of
repression and l do not have to
worry about anyone outranking
me in any way.
| believe in the American Le-
gion as a good organization de-
voted to helping the veteran and
veterans widow and orphaned
children. A veteran doesn't have
to be a member in order for
them to help him in any way. II
is not, in my estimation, selfishly
devoted to helping its members
alone but to helping any and all
who need it, regardless Of time or
cost.
] think the American Legion is
one Of the finest organizations
ever established and / am very
proud to be a member Of such an
organization. am especially
proud Of being a member of such
a well organized post as this one
in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21
County Population
Doubles In Decade

The population Of Monroe Coun-
ty now stands at 29,957, accord
ing TO an official report received
by Justice Of the Peace Ira AL.
bury from Roy v. Peel, Director
of the Census.
According to The 1850 census
figures, the population of the
county has doubled in the past
seven years.
Other counties TO show equal
increases, are Bay, Broward,
Clay and 0kaloosa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21
Dave ShoIfz Dies
!, Miun1ni Today
Former Governor
Well Known Here
In Fraternal,
Civic Affairs

Dave Sholtz, who proved
his affection for Key West
and its people during the
dark days of the depression
when he was governor Of
Florida, died this morning
at the age of IS, following
a heart attack. Death came
after the well-known civic
and fraternal leader had
been taken to Mercy Hos
pital, Miami, on Monday
when he was stricken.
He was governor from 1888 10
1886. a past exalted ruler Of the
nations Elks, past national COM
mander Of the military order OF
World Wars and q SSrd degree
Mason.
Born in Brooklyn. n. Y. Oct. 9,
1891. his family moved to Daytona
Beach few years later.
He was graduated from Yale
University and received his Bache-
Tor Of Laws degree from Stetson
University in 1915.
Sholtz began praclicing law IN
Daytona Beach that year and SIX
years later wen a Master If Arts
degree from Stetson. That uaiver.
sity conferred an honorary Doctor
Of Laws degree On him In 1859
when he became governor.
Sholtz first won public offics rs
a state legislator from yo'psia
County in 1917 bus Re resined 70
enlist in The United S'a--s
He was stationed In Key
West In Naval service .uxsra
that war and while hsFe he met
and married q Key West assi.
Miss Asstha Roberts, now de-.
ceased. He made many friends
while he was stationed here
and did not forget the Island
City when he later filled the
highest Office In thn aiake.
He and Julius stona, stats
FEnA administrator then. eb.
tanned special niiocafions for
The rehabilitation 81 KsY west.
After World War he was states
attorney in the It'll judicial District
and was = municipal Judge In
Dsytona Beach for Z time. He was
also active In he chamber Of
commerce. serving for three years
as president Of an association foR
chamber groups along FIoFida's
East Coast.
He was best known. however. for
his work in the EIks clubs, veterans
affairs and Ia Masonic circles.
Recently he was the recipient
Continued On Page Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21
No Boost Seen In Budget
For Military Spending Now
Ike Administration
Turns ''Thumbs Down"
On Defense Increase

WASHINGTON IN = The Essen.
hover administration apparently
has turned thumbs down On pro.
posals for a sizeable increase in
former President Humans $46,-
2s6, 5000, 900 military spending pro-
gram.
Informed members Of Congress
interpreted Secretary of Defense
Wilson'S statement yesterday -
that there viii be no boost in the
Truman defense budgets ruling
out recommendations left on Pres
ident Eisenhower's desk when Tru-
man quit the White House.
AS described by the legislators,
these recommendations involved a
several billion dollar boost In de-
tense spending in the two years
beginning July 1. Their disclosure
recently to a group Of congression-
al White House visitors caused
some leaders to comment publicly
at the time that the military pic.
ture was "grim. 80,
The National Security Council Is
reported to have approved the pro-
posed additions, but Truman was
said to have taken no action on
them in bis final days in office,
leaving the decision to Eisenhower.
He said he wishes the country
were better prepared than it is,
but he commented: II don't think
any of US should lay awake nights
for fear we are going to be blasted
into eternity tomorrow morning. "
Still, he added, it might be well
to keep in q reasonable posi-
ton N meet &C = aker,r
Wilson said be believes redne-
tons can be made ii naanpcwer
and spending without weakening
combat strength. He forecast q
reduction by July ! Of the 81
million persons now in uniform.
Eisenhower has said In the, past
that the best defense force may
not necessarily be the largest. The
President told his news conference
Thursday that the nation can't
afford to reduce its combat
strength. but savings could be
made in administrative costs.
Wilson disclosed that the monthly
rate of defense spending had been
frozen at the January level Of
that he hopes the rate win not so
up. He said also he hopes draft
calls, now running about sS,o0O 4
month, can be reduced.
II seemed apparent from VII
sons talk about spending cuts that
Continued On Page Twa)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21
~ eRNEsT .. vAceARo

WASHINGTON Ri--Sen. Tobey
(R-NH) pitched into the fight over
Charles e. (Chipl Bohlen's nom-
nation as ambassador to Russia
today by denouncing COP oppo-
nents for trying ito stab the Pres
ident in the back"
"They win not succeed" the
fiery little senator declared. "and
Bohlen viii be confirmed Monday
In an overwhelming vote Of con-
fidence. in Eisenhower.
One Of Bohlen's critics, Sen. Nc.
Carthy (R-Wis), demanded that
Secretary of State Dulles be "put
under oath" and questioned fur.
Their by the Senate Foreign Rela-
tons Committee.
Mccarthy voiced the demand in
the wake Of Dulles news confer.
ence yesterday in which the Sec
rotary disputed Sen. McCarran's
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21
HOME MILK
Announcement

Lloyd c. Christopher. distributor OF
the finest Home Milk Products in Key
West and the entire Monroe County.
wishes oil his esteemed patrons to
know that his three friends and milk
delivery men. Mr. Jack Roberts. Red"
Fowler and Mr.. Ray Pinder Of this city.
have resigned and terminated their
association with him.
Atthis opportunity. Mr. Christopher
wishes to reossure his customers that
the new men. replacing the retiring
gentlemen. viii endeuvor to render the
best of service. the Home Milk hos been
accustomed to offer to its clients.
&c. CHRISTOPHER
Home Milk Distributor
Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-21
Spottswood Submits Bills
To Modernize Department
Asks For Salary
And End Of Fee
System, For Office

Sheriff John Spottswood
today released half a doz-
en- of the bills he is asking
to be introduced in the le-
gislature for renovation of
what he terms "the OBJ
solete fee system and other
antiquated aspects" of the
Sheriff's department.
"When I became a candidate
and campaigned for the office of
Sheriff, for which the people Of
Monroe County gave me an over
whelming vote, l campaigned on
the platform that the Sheriff's Of
flee had been sadly neglected,
was poorly equipped and very
much understaffed, and if elect.
ed, would do all in my power
to correct this and render the
people that type of law enforce
ment that they expect and de-
serve.
al is my firm belief that the
Sheriff Of Monroe County should
have decent salary; there
fore. am submitting to the
Legislature a Bill setting up a
salary for the Sheriff Of Mon
roe County. The Sheriff is fhe
only major officer holder in fhe
county at present who does not
have . guaranteed salary and
who must depend wholly and
solely on the fee system for his
own personal income.
Monroe County is one and one
half times the size of the State
of Rhode Island and IS per cent
of the size of the state of Dele
ware and has several hundred
miles of waterfront and hundreds
lof islands. The law enforcement
problem in Monroe County is diff
ficult. The people on the Florida
Keys are certainly entitled to law
enforcement and to insure that
they receive the proper law en-.
forcement, | am submitting to
this session of the Florida Legs
lature a Bill creating the Sheriff S
Patril in Monroe County. | am
asking for a minimum of four
Patrolmen.
THE present Sheriff's Depart
ment does not have adequate
personnel or fhe equipment TO
even scratch the surface in
handling fine many complaints,
| requests and demands from ths
public for service, nor 10 con-
duct proper Investigations of
serious crimes committed in
county. am therfore submit
ting another Bill TO this session
OF the Legislature which in ef.
feet will provide for the pay
ment Of an additional sum Of
money 10 the Sheriff's office
experimenting its present in.
come in order 10 do a better
Job in this regard.
Il am submitting the proceed
ing bills to correct in some small
measure the iuequities in the pre-
sent antiquated, obsolete fee sys.
tenn; however, / am submitting
another bill for consideration
which viii abolish the so-ealled
fee system so far as the Sheriff S
office is concerned in Monroe
/ County.
This bill win provide that the
Sheriff shall submit q budget 10
the County Commission each
Continued On Page Twol
Evening star., 1953-06-19

and at some of the highs. When
he could work it into his busy
schedule, Inspector Mansfield
travelled to Baltimore for school
appearances.
Stays on TV.
On Saturdays, a must for the
younger set were Inspector
Mansf1eld's television safety lee
lures. They will tinu e
throughout the summer, with a
switch in time from 4-4:30 pm.
to $3.50 pm.
The Safety Carefuliers, organ
lied by Inspector Mansfield un-
der The Evening Star School
Safety Program, now have a
membership of close to a mil
lion. The children who take a
pledge to obey seven basic safety
laws get free buttons and men,
bership cards.
This year they also received
special Be-Bop Be Careful lumi-
Evening star., 1953-06-19
Mansfield Rules Out Vacation
To Whip Up New Safety Show

Sally Safety, Me Live Too and
Honk Honk, members of Dick
Mansfield's Safety Circus, will
take a summer vacation along
with the school kids but not
their ring master.
II put on a new show every
year." the director of The Eve
ming Star school safety program
said. Nov I have to start
dreaming up new characters.
plots and patter."
Inspector Mansfield, retired
Metropolitan Police inspector,
yesterday completed his 10th
year of cartoon-lectures, spon-
Sored by The Star for area school
children. The seasons last chalk
talk was given at Jefferson jun
ior High. Eighth and H streets
SW
Evening star., 1953-06-19

AS usual, it was a busy and
successful school year for the
inspector. His safety talks. punc-
tuated with cartoons featuring
the Mansfield Safety Circus
performers, delighted his audi
encies in Virginia. Maryland and
the District. Inspector Mansfield
was continually in demand.
II gave two or three shows
every school day during the
year." he pointed out. II guess
I talked before $50, 900 boys and
girls and travelled 10000 miles"
The inspector lectured at all
the elementary schools in the
Washington area and most of
the Junior highs. He appeared
at every public school below the
high school level in the District
Evening star., 1953-06-19
Young Lutherans 10 Stage
Hymn-Sinuing Parade
BY the Asseeiated Press

BOSTON, June 10. - More
than 5000 Lutheran young
people from all parts of the world
plan a hymn singing parade in
Boston Saturday, June q.
The delegates to the 18th bien-
nial international youth confer
ence of the Augustana Luther
League will end the march at
Boston Common, where they will
sit down to a baked bean supper.
Among the marchers will be
delegates from Lutheran confer
enceS in Texas, Minnesota, Kan
sas. Iowa, Illinois, New York,
California and Canada. Mime
sofa is sending 1900 marchers.
the second largest group in the
parade.
Climaxing the four-day con-
ference which opens next
Wednesday will be a mass COM
munion service, reported the
largest in the history of the
Lutheran Church:
Evening star., 1953-06-19

(Dulles) are removed from our
overseas libraries as well as
books by such distinguished and
loyal Americans as former AM
bassador Joseph E. Davies.
Washington Post Writer Alan
Barth, the late United States
Gen. Joseph w. Stillwell. and
even that Pulitzer prize winner.
Washington Witch Hunt by
Bert Andrews, chief Washing
ton correspondent of the New
York Herald Tribune.
"This action places our coun-
try and our government In such
a false light and in position so
offensive to our Democratic
traditions that I believe the
public is entitled to full informa-
ton on the entire matter"
Senator jackson asked Mr..
Dulles whether the department
has a list of unacceptable books
and a list of unacceptable au-
thors, and if so, who compiled
them. He also asked the Secre-
tary whether it is feasible to
check the background and poll
tics of every author when we are
dealing with the millions"
Evening star., 1953-06-19
Bourd Seeks More Funds

President Eisenhower today
asked Congress for a supplement
tai appropriation of $150,000 for
the Subversive Activities Control
Board. The Justice Department
requested the funds to handle
registration Of Communists and
Communist ORGANIZATIONS.
Evening star., 1953-06-19
Group Lists 5 Bills
For Hearing Along
With Teacher Raise

The Beall Subcommittee Of
the Senate District Committee
now has assigned itself to a
full days chore at a hearing set
for 2 pm. Tuesday.
The main business continues
to be the Beall bill for a 10 per
cent raise in the pay Of school
teachers and officers. But yester-
day it scheduled five more bills
for attention.
These include q measure for
tougher automobile financial
responsibility law, which has
the backing of the American
Automobile Association.
Applied After Accident.
The bill would require a
showing of financial RESPONSE
bility by any motorist in an acci-
dent involving injury or death
or damage of $50 or more, if
the driver was to keep his
operators permit.
Up again for consideration is
the once-approved, but later re-
pealed. provision allowing public
school cafeteria employees to get
Government retirement by pay
ing contributions for their past
years Of service.
Leave Issue Up.
Two other measures concern
ing the schools are listed. One
would deal with the question of
whether school employees should
be paid lump cash sums for
unused accumulated leave when
transferring to other Govern
ment jobs or be required to use
up their leave before separation.
The other would permit the
payment Of substitute teachers
Evening star., 1953-06-19
Leave Issue Up.

nous hats and Safe-T shirts to
be worn when walking at night.
The Star will have new awards
for its Safety Carefuliers next
school year, and the ever-popu-
lar Inspector Richard H. Mans
field will be back with a new act
to show youngsters how to play
it safe.
Evening star., 1953-06-19
hennings, jackson
Ask Dulles if U. 5.
Really Burns Books

Two Democratic Senators have
asked Secretary of State Dulles
to clear up confusion about
whether or not the department
Is engaged in "bookburning."
Senator Hennings, Democrat,
of Missouri. told the Secretary
in a letter yesterday there is
almost farcial confusion" on
the subject and demanded an
official report on whether the
department has engaged in "the
more primitive forms of book
purging, including the literal
burning Of books"
In a separate letter, Senator
jackson, Democrat, of Washing
ton, said recent events have left
the public and members of the
Senate "in some confusion" and
warned that "the abuse of free
expression may be creeping into
our way OF ll1e.
Doubt Actual Burning.
Following a speech by Presi-
dent Eisenhower at Dartmouth
last Sunday warning against
"the bookburners," Secretary
Dulles told reporters some II
pro-Conlmunist books had been
burned at United States in
formation libraries in Singapore
and Sydney, Australia. Later,
however. Department officials
said there was doubt the books
were actually burned, though
hundreds have been removed.
Senator Hennings' letter point
ed to the Presidents speech at
Dartmouth and to his declara-
ton at a Wednesday dress con-
ference that the State Depart
ment may burn books removed
from its overseas libraries if they
contain downright Communist
propaganda.
II fully agree with the thought
expressed by the President in
his press conference that it
would be the acme of Stiffness
for this Government to spread
doctrines advocating the over
throw of the United States"
Senator Hennings wrote.
Sees Serious Harm.
II believe, however," he added,
shat we are doing serious harm
TO our prestige abroad and sub
jecting ourselves to ridicule and
gross miSinterpretation when,
according to newspaper reports,
one or more books by you
Evening star., 1953-06-19

while the regular teachers were
on leave without pay. as well as
when the teachers are on leave
with pay.
The Beall subcommittee also
Evening star., 1953-06-19

plans to consider q bill to permit
the employment of special police
for business and other corpora
tions at the expense of the con-
cern involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
10 Driving Permits
Ordered Revoked,
81 Suspended Here

Ten driving permits were re.
voked by the Driver Improvement
Section Of the Department Of
Vehicles and Traffic last week
In addition 81 were suspended
for varying terms,
Seven of the permits revoked
were for driving while intoxi-
Gated and one each for violations
contributing to an accident, &C.
cumulated record of traffic vio-
lations and grand larceny involv-
ing an automobile.
Permits Revoked.
Those whose permits were re-
voked for driving while intoxi-
Gated. it was announced, were:
Melvin Adams, $40 N street NV;
Dewitt N. Littlefield, 400 G street
NE: David j. Mallard, 50 K
street NE; Bernard E. Paige,
4614 Jay street NE; Solomon
Long. 1155 Summers road Sc:
Frank w. Selby, Ole Langley
drive, Silver Spring, Md, and
George Stokes, 821 Forty ninth
street NE.
The permit of Franchia o.
Evans, 1131 Forty seventh place
NE, was revoked for grand lar
ceny in which an automobile was
involved, the department said.
The permit of Benjamin A.
Jackson, 154 U street NV, was
revoked for speed violations, &C
cording to the department, and
that of James Kelsey, 1925 Will
lard street. NV, for an accumu-
lated record of traffic violations.
Suspensions Listed.
Suspensions for last week,
listed according to cause. were:
>, UNsAT1SFIED JUDGEMENTS - Gull
l Iams. Dtaa; 1909 Fourth street NE;
NV; Samuel kelsey. 207 Bates Street
NV; Lamar Mccoy. 1423 q Street
NV; Cornwallace Mitchell AL N street
NV; James H. Morriss, 1917 Fifteenth
i5fst MW street. N% d SssOR 1ads
65s Morton street NV: William S \. Wat:
son. .236 Fiftieth street NE; James A.
Woods, 1914 Vista street NE: Henrietta
NJ. Woodfork. 3517 Thirteenth street
street NE; SUSPENSIONS hold good until
VIOLATIONS CONTRIBUTING 70 AN
ACCIDkNT-Franklin M. Everett. 5421
Carolina place NV, 80. days; John p
Grogan. sos Tioga street. johnson. Pa
avenue s.W., so days; zepure Hatchick
Mclean, Va, Is days; Albert Johnson
3O4 Second street S.W., 15 days; Will
liam Jones. 302 Oklahoma avenue NE,
until Traffic School is completed; Purvis
and Warner W, Poteat, 637 Anacostia
SPEED VIOLATIONS - Donald P.
Dodd, FLA Suitland terrace Sc. 80
Gays; William r. Garner; 2os 2 street
Veith. street, Arlington. Va, until Traffic
School is completed
ACCuMULATED RECORD OF TRAF-
y week WSSey n zones a tsS s
Valley Stream. N. Y. 80 days: DeWitte
T. Osborne. 1920 Bell place NE, until
Traffic School is completed: Samuel w.
Salvagni, 1905 Halleck street Sc. Md,
30 days Lewis Serious sg4A s Mon
NV. 80 days: Theodore r. walker. 220
Florida avenue NV. 30 days.