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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-21
Cdr. EddiIls,
.Islarld-Born,
Dies Crash
Naval Reseryist
Son OF Key West
Mother Was 80

Cdr. William r. Eddins, USNR,
81. native born Key Wester was
killed in . plane crash at Oil City,
Pa. on July II, it was learned to-
day.
The Navy man was public In
formation officer at the Naval Air
station, Floyd Bennett Field, New
York. According to the New Or
leans Times Picayune, he was on
"a routine night cross-country eff
ficiency flight when his plane
crashed.
Though Ed6in's parents Cdr.
Arthur H. Eddins, USN tret.) and
Mrs. Eddins, now live in New Or
leans, Mrs. Eddins, is a native Of
Key West and her son was borr
here.
Mrs. Eddins, according to Sam
Goldsmith, is the daughter Of .
Ipioneer Island family. Her nader
name was Nathalie Reynolds. HeI
father once owned the old Jefferson
Hotel and also the building occup'
led by The Citizen on Duval Street
before the present structure was
put up.
The late Cdr. Eddins was born
In Key West while his father wa:
supply officer at the Naval Station,
according to Goldsmith.
Eddins had been living with bis
wife and two children at Fort Ham
Iilton, N. Y.
The funeral took place at For
Hamilton.
Eddins was awarded the Navy
Air medal for meritorious service
from July 10 through August 3
1915 as a pilot of a torpedo bombel
which participated in attacks or
Japanes home island installations
In April Of 1913. while member
Eof the reserve, be took over com.
mand Of reserve attack squadron
at the Naval Air Station in New
Orleans.
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city expands.
Hoffman, who has been studying
the city's physical characteristics
Jon paper for months, has been in
Key West for the past two weeks
conferring with officials in all
fields to obtain their suggestions
and ideas.
He pointed out that the plans, as
they now stand, are subject to con-
siderable change as recommenda-
ltionS are made.
Some Of The improvements he
suggests include The construction
| Of q new city hall at ths corner
Of Palm Avenue and Roosevelt
Boulevard, fhs construction OF en-
elaborate yacht marina In Ger.
rison Blight. The addition 81 new
low cost housing facilities fer
both white and eolored residents,
HE planning Of new school faell.
ties when they ere needed and
careful Honing Of lands which ere
now in disUss.
Hoffman said that he recon-
mendS the placement of the new
Icity hall and municipal library In
the proposed location because it
lis a residential area and II is the
private residents who make the
ImostSu of il.
TIE preaniuaF2 psanswas saItp,
mitted last nIgpt to arQaaint the
commission with the STUDY thus
far so that they can formulate IDEAS
they may want q incorporate in
1.-THE final plan.
Hoffman said that he win have
another, revised map available TO
the city fathers within 80 days and
that the complete study win be fin
lished probably within 60 days.
The study was authorized sever
Several new business areas have
| al months ago by the commission.
been proposed including one on
Flagler Avenue. Residential zoning
has also been provided for in the
future. The plan calls for filling in
of many salt pond areas.
Following the adoption Of the
plan, after lengthy consideration,
the commission is expected to
throw the whole thing before the
public for its approval.
Those consulted in H0ffman's
preliminary study include City
Continued On Page Twc)
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Eisner Asks
Aid In Plans
For Auditorium
Cobo Cites Need
For Incineralor
AT Meeting

City Commissioner Louis M. ]
Eisner enlisted the aid of his fel
low lawmakers last night when he
asked for suggestions in the plan.
ming of Q city auditorium. Eisnel
announced Last week that he was
going 70 try and make The npg
sought project 4 reality and last
night he made a formal request for
IDEAS in putting the deal across.
The commissioner had earlier
outlined q plan to use the corner
city owned land at the corner Of
Palm Avenue and Roosevelt
Boulevard as the site for the build
ing which would include space for
the use of conventions, entertain
ment and cultural programs and
an area for the city's youth recrea.
ton program.
EisheF said That In . series Of
conferences with Judge Juvenile
Court Eva Warner Gibson, he
learned Of fhs serious need OF
further facilities for youth sciivi-
flies.
However, the Roosevelt Boule.
ward site may never materialize
with the announcement that the
city's planning engineers, the ]. L.
Hoffman Company, are recon-
mending the construction Of a city
hall there.
And Commissioner Delio cobo,
came Up with . suggestion that
before Tire auditorium Is con-
sidersd, Ire city fathers give
thought 10 fhs building Of . NUM-.
eipal ineinaFafoF.
Cobo cited the presence of large
swafms of flies in the SigSbee Park
and Stock Island areas as pointing
up the need for better garbage dis.
posal procedures. Il am ever con-
scious of the health of our city,
Cobo said.
Eisner cOuntered with a state
ment that planning is necessarily
I'm its infancy and that he welcom.
ed the comments of his fellow com,
missioners whether they approve
Of his proposal. or not.
He has stated in that the past
that he believes a municipal audi
torium would pay for itself out o.
revenues with slight investment
by the city.
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Engineers Set
Dinner Tonight

The Key West Engineers Club
viii hold their annual dinner meet
ing tonight at Wylks Restaurant,
Stock Island, at 100 p. m.
Featured speaker viii be For
rest Thorpe of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, who viii dis
Icuss developments in the micro
wave field.
President elect Richard Chandl.
Ter win be installed tonight as well
as the balance of the officers for
IlS53-s4. They include: vice presi-
dent. Thomas Chandler; secretary,
IDarnell Pinder and treasurer, A.
Dom Cobb.
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ITV Franchise
is Okayed

The City Commission last night
passed on second reading. an or
dinance granting 4 franchise for
television rights to John NJ. Spots
wood.
The franchise. allows SpottSwood
to install equipment TO bring ~
programs directly to the hometown
er under the community plan"
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Explaining Commission
Makes Recommendations
AUer Commission
Replaced Plan
Board As Policy.
Making agency

The city planning commits
sion discussed their future
under the provisions of a
new amendment to the city
Smarter broadening their
powers last night and ended
up with = lengthy list of
Recommendations for the
city commission.
Commission member Ber-
ilard Frank. presiding at his
first meeting as permanent
chairman, pointed out that
the Planning Commission
has replaced the Planning
Board as q policy making"
agency in connection with
coming problems in the city,
adding that public Hearings
are 3 part Of their function.
ii expediting questions Of zonfng
brought before the commission for
decision. be suggested that the
needed public hearing be SET one
month from The date the complaint
q heard 70 avoid having special
meetings since the hearings must
Be advertised 1t least IS days in
advance.
a pfopoeed plan foF ihs pssi-
Olenlne ~ fresholdeFs n : siven
Agoa NAere : question 81 rening
eaouFo met with favorable res.
eonso arom TIE ether eoEamls-
6lonegs, undsg This sehsnes Oh
pFoporsy eMnars n ihs ssea Sur
geuHdlAW D controversial senine
teqUeas, u0sld IS esnvsssed pro.
bahlY NJ Ire City Buildlns IN
epoelop o desagmlno iheIr stand
o. no matter. This would serve
he 4 mulda ~ IRE commissioners
D aFTlvinU 81 decision.
Iho above mentioned policies
ere The result Of . change in the
city charter which now makes the
recommendations Of the Planning
Commission binding unless they
are vetoed by q % vote Of the
CITY Commission.
IN other action, the commission
considered . request made by Ky
Altman 10 construct three duplex
dwellimRs at the corner Of Semin-
ary and Ashby Streets. Since the
area Il now zoned as Residence
4, 3 variance ordinance or spot
sOning" win be required and the
eommineion agreed 10 appoint d
committee to look into the situa-
ten.
Altman pointed out that the lots
afe NON under water and that the
construction would be q distinct
Improvement.
Commission member Julio Caba-
nas also brought up the question
q 3 change In soning on Simon
ton Street to allow the construc-
hon d . restaurant or cafeteria
Is the corner Of United and Simon.
lOn Street,
No action was taken on the ques-
Con.
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.TrafficLights
To Be Installed

Traffic lights viii be Installed al
Truman and Emma and at Tru'
man and Thomas Streets to solve
q knotty traffic problem there,
was decided by the City Commits.
sion last night.
Commissioner Louis II. J. Els.
.ner made the recommendation and
CITY Manager Victor Lang agreed
10 push the matter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-21
Bank Approved

The First National Bank of Mia.
mi was designated as the depOsi.
tory for $500. 600 in city funds re-
presenting the proceeds Of the sale
OF bonds for the Key West sewer
service construction project.
The city commission last night
passed resolution instrueting the
bank on how the deposit should be
handled.
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'Pmder To Act
AS Comptroller

City Tax Assessor Sam Pinder,
Jr, was authorized last night by
the city commission to sign city
checks Is Acting Comptroller il
the absence Of City Tax Collector
Archie Roberts who has been FIJI.
ing the post since the resignation
of Charles r. Roberts on July 6,
Archie Rssa~tS is on ar---~l
leave.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-21
Judge Lord And
D0de County
Judges Will Be
Hosts To Assn.

Monroe C ounty Judge
Raymond R. Lord and Dade
County Judges Frank Dowl-
ing and w. Frank Blanton
will be hosts to the annual
Florida County Judges As
sociation at Key Motel, Mar
athon, this Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, it was learned
today. Judges from all SO
counties and their families
are expected to attend.
The convention will hold
registration on Thursday.
The gala banquet will take
place Friday night at 8 pm.
A host Of state leaders
headed by Governor Dan
McCarty have been invited
to the three day convention.
State Representative Bernie
C. Papy will also attend.
The actual meetings win be call
ed to order by Judge Frank Dowl-
ing who win act as representative
of the Host Judges.
JUdee causev 8. Green, pa
lelha eovnty wlll make - res.
pssse end Jedeo Lawreaee Ken.
Tree, o. Lsen County, chairman
o. tha legislative eomHaistee and
James c. CWynR. legislative
Representative % The Florida
County Judges AssoeiatleN viii
make Eeperss.
Volusia County Judge Robert H.
Wingtield, chairman Of the Flori-
da State Hospital Committee viii
report on the recent appropriations
made BY the legislature for the
mentally III.
Judge Byron N. Butler, Of Tay-
lor County, win talk on changes In
Game and Fresh Water Fish mat
tiers.
Judge william c. Booker Hills
borough County. win report on
changes in Incompetency Matters.
Judge Green win report on
changes In licenses, hunting, fish
ing driving and marriage. He Is
chairman Of the Committee on
these changes.
Judge Monroe w. Treiman win
report on changes in Probate Fees.
Judge bowling, chairman Of Pro
bate and Guardianship committee
win talk about changes in these
laws.
Judge G. Archibald Buie, Jr., Of
Columbia County, chairman Of the
Committee on Retirement System
win speak on recent, changes in
retirement laws.
Jack White win speak on what
the Prudent Man Rule means.
Adjournment win take place at
1880 noon Friday. with County
Judges free 10 meet informally.
The banquet win open at . p. m.
In the main dining room at the
Key Motel.
Saturday viii feature either Gov
ernor McCarty or representative
of his office: also In person or rep
resented win be state officers Rich
ard W. Erwin, Attorney General:
Charles Tom Henderson, Assistant
Attorney General: c. NJ. : Gay,
Comptroller; B. J. Mawhinney, Di-
CONTINUED On Page Twol
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Tentative Master Plan" f6FGty
Unveiled At City Commission Meet
Palmer Recommends Ne,U City Hall
On Roosevelt BlUd., Coming Changes

The striking results of four month study which will
eliminate comprehensive master plan of the City Of
Key West viewed last night by the City Commits
sion when engineer John L. Hoffman made prelmin-
airy report of his findings.
First step in long range program for the modern-
cation of the citys zonng code the study incorporates
sweeping recommendations for planning modern city
in an effort to correct mistakes made in the past and
offer detailed pattern follow in the future the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-21

Toy West. Ptorido. hos the
most equoble climcte in the
country. with On average
Eumge Of only l4' Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-03
Program For Farm
Youth In India
Patterned On US.
BY sELIc S. HARRISON

BHADSON, North India R-At
the All Club youth camp near St.
Joseph, Mo-, they had no idea what
they were starting when u touring
Indian farm leaders paid a visit
one day last September.
One Of the Indian agricultural
experts, 34-year-old Amrik Singh,
decided then and there that organ
izing young farmers along All Club
lines could change the face Of the
impoverished indian countryside
and end recurrent famine.
II had heard about the farm
youth programs in America, but
seeing something in action makes
all the difference. /" Singh declared.
Less than six months after his
return from the Ford Foundation
sponsored tour Of the United States
and Japan. Singh has helped organ
ize "A young farmer clubs with
800 members. He has even staged
his first annual demonstration
camp to teach better farming
methods.
Now other young farmer groups
are springing up In the South
Indian state Of Mysore and in
scattered areas across the cOun-
Try.
Bhadson is one Of the most sue
cessful model extension projects in
India after slightly less than 1
year in operation.
Village.level extension workers
show peasants how improved seeds.
fertilizers, and farming methods
can increase crop yields. Through
simple sanitation reforms such -
filling stagnant ponds. they can
quickly demonstrate better health
possibilities.
Healthy poultry stock drawn
from breeds expensive In India
such as Ieghorns Or Rhode Islands
prove especially popular as youth
projects. Poultry breeding Is not
widespread at present In Indian
villages and could materially help
ease food scarcities.
Communist strength has mounted
throughout other regions 81 this
strategic frontier stale. the Pstiala
ard East punjab Ststes Union. But
ii the Bhadson area the political
winds have nov shifted ia favor
Of democratic groups
Altogether Ire Ford Foundation
aids Is extension projects similar
10 Bhadson and "A village wprkers
training schools.
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Sports Roundup

as II was when Monte Irwin broke
bis ankle here a year ago today.
just what has happened . TIE
powerful looking team which won
the flag two seasaas hack 80 /
strong second last year is diff
cult to analvze some Of those who
have been with the Giants all
Spring are convinced reaci.on
set in among the p.aycrS several
weeks ago when they finally
realized their great censer-fielding
teammate, Willie Mays, vas not
to be released By The Army
Most players are Suuerssiiious 10
some extent. The Giants knew
they won in 81 With Willie out
there. and that thcs didn't win
last year after Uncle sam grabbed
the brilliant young Negro. They
came to camp this Spring think
niger at least hoping strongly
that he would be bsck. The ncws
that Willie's request for . dis.
charge had been turned down drew
long faces.
That. however. Is purely ID the
abstract and could not account en-
tirely for the miserable showing
Durocher's athletes have been max
Ing for the past week and which
caused him 70 bench practically
his entire first string Ii yesterdays
bout with the Indians.
Bobby Thomson, one Of III
teams best hiiiers. has been out
Of the lineup for two weeks with
! cracked bone Ia bis right hand.
The result Of having been struck
by one al Mike Carcass fast balls.
The absence Of such 3 star from
the fat parf Of the batting order
Is bound 70 be felt. especially
when . club i facing Clevelands
pitching staff day after day
Monte Irwin. ne cleanup hitter,
has recovered from fhe ankle
break. bat Is limping from sore
instep Incurred whea be stepped On
4 clod IL Phoenix Leo lei him
rest Il IN The xames here when
both Bobby and Monte return %
the lineup Il i possibie TIE clubs
attack VIII perk Up some ard
Durocher's blood pressure win sub
side 4 had better happen soon.
The sinxie bright SPOT i ne con
iinued fiBe play q Daryl spenccF,
ths hie fookis infselder from SID
neapoli1 His glove work Is spef
fatuiar end he's ieadlnx ihe teams
A batted-ln q fhis pninf Our
guess new i Ne slli slari De can.
paizn Il snort
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THE VOICE OF LOVE


Chapter Eight
ID nth went back to the car.
N .All's wei. Wen make it q
party. Dan. You and your uncle
my folks, Mr.. Hufford and Johnny
Lord and"
Bob O'Brien?s
She turned on the ignition and
started the motor.
She gave him q quick. angry
look. Hes q child He's just q
sulking child and ] don't care i
never see him again.
Dan shrugged Bob was no con-
Germ Of his. Where do We 80 to-
day."
ssYOu could visit Dr.. Fen. He's
been asking me to bring you 70
his house. He's interested in you,
Of course. It's not often that he
meets doctors around here.
"A strange man, this DR.. Fen.
Few people like small towns
enough to practice IN them for
forty years.
aHe's a small-town man. And
stop looking so superior. DR..
Daniel Curtis. / had . chat with
your uncle yesterday. He told me
you were born and brought up n
B1rlingame.
''But I've seen other places you
see"
She nodded The obvious thought
came along and she held her foot
on the brake. Then If you don't
like small towns
Il didn't say that. / was discus
sing Dr.. Fell. ! may be a strange
a man as he. You know. really
wanted to be a doctor. That was
my ambition almost from the time
/ was old enough to have one.
But we were poor. My uncle paid
for my education. When finished
my internship he needed some
one in New York, and Of course
I went. Why not? ! oweo him .
debt and it was a debt that had
10 be paid"
he told me you were a big
help?"
Dan Curtis laughed strangely.
Looking OF to the left at the roofs
Of the town. he wondered what
the reaction of the peoplG would
be to the real story. Would they
tar and feather him, or would
they hang him outright II was
. big help.
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Danl Didn't you hear rs whoop-
ing things up in the cottageg And
the platform includes all the
things that are III portant to Dad
a community hospitalg"
She scowled I'm afraid so. That
wouldn't interfere with your
plans, wouka it's
do I have plans? ] have ideas,
but these are all.
ssDr. Fell thinks q community
hospital would better suit the
community's need. We have q lot
Of poor around here, Dan. Could
you afford to carry their hospital
bills, IS wen as their fees7 That
would be load.
II was q thought Not an i'm
portant one, but nevertheless a
thought. He pondered il as she
drove inland toward Main Street
The poor. he reflected. would be
q problem. OF course II be could
charge the rich three times the
ordinary fees, he could afford 10
carry those who couldn't pay. But
on the other hand, the hospital
would be small and there wouldn't
be many beds available for char
ity cases, much as he might want
TO care for them.
He admitted sadly, There are
pros and cons
She nodded. then swung the
car into Pepper Tree Lane. "Those
pros and cons are what Doctor
wants to discuss with you. ] may
as well warn you, sir. that you're
IN for long discussion. Your an
nouncement to the Spectator has
made life less pleasant for Doctor.
She halted the car and Shooed
him out TO the sidewalk. She
played with the idea Of going IN
side with him, then changed her
mind. Good luckr'
He laughed gayly. Abandoning
me TO my DOOM"
-Maggi asked me TO do some
shopping for her. Big Sam viii
drive you home.
He waived a hand airily. then
turned and strobe in through the
gate and up the path TO the door.
Tall. thin, he r>ade q pleasant
sight on Doctors little porch.
There was q quality Of steel in
him; he looked. despite his smile
and twinkling black ewes. the
stuff from which good doctors
were made. She grinned, footed
the horn and drove CT.
&c be continued
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why do Jon say Il that way.
Dan?"
Il didn't help him keep his a.
reer. did II"
She almost ran tlhe car Of The
road. ~But-doesn't he have .
careers
Uncle, you'll discover, has q
temper. When he explodes lust
watch out! Well, he did explode.
He called his sponsor 3 har, he
called the president Of the Acme
Broadcasting System = thief. The
result Is that he no longer has \
career: That Of course. Is conf
Dental
But yOu did your best. didn't
He nodded. -Yes.s he thought
7 did my best. put the knife
right IN his back. Oh. was very
cleverl made il seem as though
it was Uncle's fault entirelyls
YOU didn't answer. DAN Her
I golden laugh rippled. want
me to think you're q scoundrelln
II isn't ever . question Of try
ing. Ruth. Results are al that
count.
This outraged her sehoolteach-
er's mind. Rubbish The iTnpor.
tant thing Is 10 try. There are
levels of intelligence, there are
degrees Of ability. The child who
tries. but fails. is entitled to more
praise than the child who doesn't
try. but succeeds. Zoundsl How
dare you insinuate such things?s
He chuckled. you're the most
informal teacher I've ever met
Teachers are people, Dan Just
as doctors are people. And get
ting back to the subject Of doc
tors: you wouldn't want 10 help
gal out, would you?
He harumphed Importantly.
~And what. pray tell, IS your in
disposition, Miss Carlisleg
Doctor should take z rest. blast
him. II you'd take over his duties
for q month
She couldn't have pleased Dan
Curtis more. His black eyes light
ed with interest sSay, that would
be fun. It would give me the OPP
portunity 70 get around, to see
what the needs are. By the way,
is your father actually going 70
run for mayoryn
She nodded, enthusiastic, proud.
He got the nomination last night,
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