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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
PinderTells
Club OF
Need ToSaye
Drive To Construct
New Club House Is
Planned By Group
BY BILL SPILLMAN

There are more savers in this
country than borrowers" Joe
Pinder, vice president of the Key
West branch of the Florida Nation.
al Bank told members of the Lions
Club last night at their weekly
meeting.
Pinder was the guest speaker.
His well-delivered speech marked
the beginning of the Lions Club
drive to construct the new Lions
clubhouse out near Hilton Haven
where the club now owns some
bay bottom land that needs fill.
ing.
In Finders address he pointed
out that outstanding banks encour-
age a sound money policy - not
hard money and not soft money.
He added, "The value of money
is everybody's concern. Money is
a commodity. It's unsound when
there is too much of it. The hon.
est sound dollar should be our
present goal"
Cost Of Survival
In describing the effects of in
flation and cost of survival. Pin.
der said that the World War II
BIG cost $500, 900. The present JET
bomber of the intercontinental type
costs $10,OOO.OOO.
AS a conclusion to his talk. he
urged everyone to invest in the
sound dollar of prosperity by buy.
ing savings bonds.
Morris Stutz, chairman of the
clubs safety council, urged all the
members to join the city's safety
council. He also requested that
safety be a Lions Club project.
Jack Burke, a navy man ano
press agent for the local submar
inc squsdrons. requested that the
Lions Club take it on themselve!
to support one of the Navy's visit
ing teams that will be here for :
navy sports event. Burke said tina
it wouldn't cost the club any mon
ey: all he was asking was that thu
club sponsor the team by going Il
Continued on Page Seven)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
No Positive Clue
Found In Probe
OF Rape Staying

MIAMI R-Police in south Flor
Ida dredged up a bedraggled
bunch of child molesters, sex per-
verts, peeping toms and burglars
but were without positive clue
today as to who kidnapped. raped
and slew seven-year-old Judith Ann
Roberts.
The motley crew of Migrants and
deviates drawn in by the police
dragnet of a number of cities was
questioned and released.
Detective 1t. Chester Eldredge,
head of the homicide bureau, said
police 'have no definite suspects.
81 can't accuse anyone at this
time" he added.
Detective chief H. G. Howard
said a teen-age boy VINO left his
home two blocks from the house
where Judith Ann was kidnapped
was not missing, ~ at first re-
ported.
The boy had gone on q Visit 10
his father. He is not in custody
and is not regarded as a suspect,
said Howard.
Renewed questioning of the
child's family and other witnesses
led police to believe the blue-eyed
Baltimore girl may have been kid
mapped from her grandparents home
as early as midnight Tuesday. The
time previously had been fixed at
ITO a. m. Wednesday.
Judith Ann was buried yesterday
in private services at Mt. Nebo
Cemetery with only her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs, James Roberts, the
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Rosenberg, and a few friends
present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
No EpidemicO OF
Polio Reported
In Florida Now

JACKSONVILLE R-Incidence
of polio in Florida so far this year
shows an increase compared with
recent years but no particular area
is IN danger of an epidemic, says
the State Board of Health.
Forty new cases reported for the
week ended July 2 were spread
over Is counties. Total cases so
far this year-406-have been
spread over 81 counties.
DR.. L. L. Parks, director of the
Bureau Of Preventable Diseases,
said polio has hit Florida lightly in
recent years. At the half-year
Continued on Page Seven)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
Trevor Reports On Seattle
Rotary international Meet
Hospitality OF
Western Members
Lauded In Talk

Edwin F. Trevor, retiring dis
trict governor and a member of
the local Rotary Club gave his
report on the recent Rotary Inter-
national Convention held in Seat
tie, Washington, at the regular
luncheon meeting Of the club at
the LaConcha Hotel yesterday.
Trevor told the Rotarians that
the convention was Outstanding"
He particularly mentioned the hos.
pitality of the host clubs and the
entertainment facilities that were
provided for the delegates.
One evening the convention,
every delegate was invited to din
ner at the home Of q member Of
Rotary Club, in that area. At
each assembly a different choral
group entertained. the delegates
and they also had an opportunity
to hear the Seattle Symphony.
Beautiful Setting
The blouse of Friendship was
located at the huge Seattle aud
itorium. Trevor said that it was
beautiful with rhodendrons and, of
course, apple trees. He also said,
that delegates could help them.
selves to apples at anytime.
Over 800 young people under Is
were present at the convention and
"they really took good care Of
them"
One of the most interesting ex-
hibits at the convention was q
giant redwood tree with the i'm
portant events in the history of
man marked by the. growth rings
of the tree. Trevor said that he
had brought back several redwood
plaques and had taken the liberty
of presenting them to the school
libraries on behalf Of the Key
West Rotary Club.
Business Session
He spoke briefly on the business
sessions of the convention and said
that full report of the conven-
ton sessions appears in this
months Rotary magazine.
After the convention, Trevor
joined n group of IS other Rotar.
ians on a flight to Spokane via
Continued on Page Seven)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09

At stake in the talks will
be 736 acres of Keys land
valued at more than 10-mill-
ion dollars to which the COM
mission holds title.
The SRD claims that the land
should revert to them when the
bond issue floated to finance con.
struction of the Overseas Highway
Is retired October /. They cite 4
1916 agreement negotiate II
the commission stating th-' 4''e
lands owned by them sheu'd y
turned over to the state.
Will Stand Firm
The toll commission, however.
has indicated that they will stick
by their guns and ciaiTa the II IS
for the people of Monroe Cot. :.
They base their claim on a local
bill passed in 1853 by the State
Legislature which states that the
land should revert to the Monroe
County Commission for use as
public park areas, when the bonds
are paid off.
But Dayton has been quoted as
saying that he believes the bill 10
unconstitutional since 1t conflicts
with the 1916 agreement.
The result is expected to be a
lengthy legal battle unless the SRD
gives in to the demands of the
commission.
Indications were today that the
county commission may jump into
Continued On Page Severn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
City Commission
States Meeting

The city commission is SEIZED.
vIsd 10 meet tonight at 8 p.
m. 10 consider The budget for
the coming year.
But whether or not they will
be able to muster q quorum
depends on whether or not
three Of the commissioners re.
turn In time from Havana
where they have been investi-
eating start Of q Key West
Havana ferry.
Those in Havana include
Mayor c. 3. Harvey, Paul R.
Roberts and Louis carbonelI.
They left Wednesday morning
for the Cuban capitol.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
Program For FZuorldatl;om
OF Wafer Supply Proposed
Reduction OF
Tooth DecayIn
Children Is dim

A yong-range program to
reduce tooth decay IN chill
dren by two-thirds was OF
fered here today BY health
authorities.
The program would mean
adding fluoride to the water
supply as is now done in S67
cities throughout the United
States, Including 80 Florida
cities.
The meeting, in the adj
,ninistration building at the
Naval Station, was attended
by representatives of state,
county, Navy health offic-
ers and representatives OF
the city and county govern
ments.
Those at the meeting heard doc.
tors and dentists describe the adj
vantages of and the need for .
fluoridation program here.
Also pointed out was some Of
the crackpot opposition that might
arise to the beneficial program.
State Man Speaks
DR.. Floyd H. De Camp, director
Of the Bureau Of Dental Health,
Florida State Board Of Health, led
off the meeting with an analysis
of the situation here.
He said a survey Of school chill
dren in Key West showed that there
was . high rate Of tooth decay.
much higher than in areas where
fIuoride is added to the water OF
where it appears naturally In the
water.
Briefly, DR.. De Camp told how
Guoride had been known as .
tooth-decay retardent ~ long age
rs 1898.
Fifty years ago, in Colorado
Springs, Colo, dentists there dis
covered why children in that city
had mottled teeth.
It was too much fuoride in thu
water, but the mottled teeth were
highly resistant to decay and there
was practically no loss OF teetf
among the children.
This, he added, gave medlca
CONTINUED on Page Severn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
7o~mer Says City Failed To Keep Agreement
Claims Macy Vas
Deprived OF
Chance At Units

Because the city comis-
sion failed to live up to an
agreement, the Navy lost the
opportunity to buy 1872 Poin-
ciana units and may or may
not be able to acquire the
remaining 1853 units.
Rear Adm. George C..
Towner, commander of the
Navy Base, today told the
story of the agreement the
city forgot an agreement
that, if kept, could have
done much to alleviate the
Navy housing shortage the
Navy says now exists here.
Gin 1884," Adm. Towner said,
''the Navy told the Federal Hous-
ing Authority that the Navy need.
ed the Poinciana housing as part
Of its long range plans for. ex-
pansion of the Naval Base at Key
West
The city complained at that
time. he went on. that the civ
wosdd lose tax revenue If the Navy
got the housing.
1.-THE Navy then agreed" Adm.
Towner said, mot to press its
claim in view Of the city's desire
to have more housing"
Tells Of Resolution
Adm. .Towner said the city com.
mission, on June 20, 1853, passed
resolution No. $50 and Mayor C. B
Harvey signed it.
The resolution said the city
hoped to acquire the property bu
if it couldn't, the city agreed Il
consult with the Navy on tn,
Nays need for housing here.
Adm. Towner said he heard n,
more about the situation from tn,
city until he read in the news
papers of the passage Of anothel
resolution by the city.
That resolution recommends.
that the housing authority sell tn,
housing back to the owners-Ke!
West Foundation Co. and the Ke,
West Realty Co.
He said reading about the reso
luton in the papers was the frs
word he got about the city,
recommended action.
II Immediately notified the Nav!
Department" Adm. Towner said
Seek To Stop Sale
The department moved to Sto]
the sale, he said, but before tn,
Navy could act, 1872 Of the S.
units had been sold.
"The Navy now is trying to stO]
Continued on Page Severn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
KEY VESTS
TRAFFIC BOX SCORE

The city's accident rate for
July is running more than so
percent over the same period
in the month of June.
Already, there have been II
mishaps-although there were
none reported yesterday. Pro-
perry damage amounts to
$2,175 while on June 10, the
total amounted to only $770.
City officials blame the in
creased tourist business for
the jump.
And with another weekend
starting today, they fear that
the toll viii jump even further.
Only really bright spot in
picture is the fact that Key
West. has escaped a traffic
fatality during the first six
months of 1854.
Let's keep it that way.
Drive carefully.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
Air Force
COLONEL
Slain Today
Wife's Former
Common Law
Mate Is Held

WEST PALM BEACH 8-An
Air Force lieutenant colonel was
killed by six bullets early today
which Detective L. L.. Hargraves
said were fired by the former
common law husband Of the Of
ficer's wife.
Hargraves and q county mvesti-
gator, John r. Hiatt, identified
the victim as 1t. Col. William A.
Covington, 46, and said they were
holding Orville Waldron, 81, of
Fairfield, Calf, as the man who
did the shooting.
Covington was killed as he slept
with his wife. Hargraves said
Waldron cut the front screen, un.
latched the door, entered the bed
room and stared firing from the
foot of the bed.
Waldron then left the house, said
Hargraves, and met police as they
arrived, telling them "I'm the man
you want" 81
I'm Statement
He made a full statement Of the
shooting, said the detective. No
charges have been filed, however,
pending a further investigation.
Hargraves quoted Waldron as
saying he arrived in West Palm
Beach by car from New Mexico
only an hour before the shooting.
The man said he had not intended
to shoot Covington but "blew his
top" when he saw the officer and
his wife in bed together.
Hiatt quoted Mrs. Covington as
saying she lived with Waldron in
California from 1913 to 1858. She
and Covington were married last
year at Tavares, Fla.
The investigator quoted the WON
an as saying Waldron came to
West Palm Beach a month ago
ard when he left she accompanied
him to California where she re
NAMED several days. Covingtor
asked her to return, she said, art
she did so.
The next time she saw Waldron
the investigator quoted her as say
ing, he stood at the foot of the bet
pumping bullets into Covington'!
chest.
Covington, a native of Alabama
has been in the Air Force since
1925. He served here with thu
1370th Mapping and Charting grouI
at the West Palm Beach Air Force
Base.
He has q 15-year-old daughter
by q previous marriage, Karer
Covington, of LOmeta. Calf.
Mrs. Covington told Hiatt sht
had been married five times ant
had two sons by previous mar
riages.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
BUS STRIKE ENDS

PANAMA Up - Panama City's
strike of bus drivers ended last
night after four days of reduced
transport service. The drivers un-
ion agreed to submit its demands
fer a guaranteed wage of so cents
an hour to a Cancellation court.
Seven Communists arrested dur
ing the work stoppage for agitating
were sentenced to jail terms of 20
and 80 days on charges of disturb
ing the peace.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
Sanchez Carving
ToBeDisplayed

A woodcarving executed by
Mario Sanchez, a native Key
Wester, now living in Tampa will
be displayed at the office of Prado
Tours, $40 Duval Street, until
closing time Friday, it has been
announced
Considerable interest has been
evinced in the woodcarving which
depicts the old Monkey Mans
fruit store which stood at the
corner OF Duval and Petronia
Streets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
President Withdraws
Goddard Nomination

WASHINGTON RAPresident Eli
senhower today withdrew from the
Senate his nomination Of Leland
H. Goddard to be postmaster at
Key West, Fla.
The White House said Goddard,
who was acting postmaster, re-
signed after the nomination went
to the Senate and said he did not
want the Job.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09
County May Jump Into Fight To Keep
Valuable Keys Land For Taxpayers
BY jim COBB

Anthony Demeritt, chairman Of the Overseas Road
and Toll Bridge District Commission indicated that the
panel will be in listening mood" this afternoon when
they meet with Sen. George Dayton, attorney for the
State Road Department.
The meeting, first since the seven man commission
rensated by acting Charley E. Johns is
set for p. m. in the county court house.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-09

For Quick Communicated.
Use CLASSIFIED Adsl You'll
reoch buyers and sellers
tenonts or workers =. Iuse
DIAL 2-S66l O. 2-S662.
Evening star., 1954-10-25
Earle {. Teeter, Engineer
With Fpc for 40 Years

Earle E. Teeter, 73, a Federal
Power Commission civil engineer
here for more than 40 years until
he retired in 1851, died yesterday
at his home in Monticello, Ind,
where he was born.
Mr.. Teeter was the father of
Mrs. Robert H. Randall, jr., 100
Cedar drive, Silver Spring, Md.
He had been a civil engineer
for the Reclamation Service in
Washington State, Idaho, New
Mexico, Texas and Hath
Mr.. Teeter had lived in Month
cello since his retirement from
the Government. He was men,
Der of the Masons here, Wash
lngton Engineering Society
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees and a life men,
Der of the American Society OF
Civil Engineers.
Besides Mrs. Randall. he is
survived by his widow, Katrina
Staten Teeter, and another
daughter, Mrs. Edward Leyen.
decker, Laredo, Tex.
Evening star., 1954-10-25
Louis Kraft, Jewish
Leader Here; Helped
Found Synagogue

Louis Kraft, 81, active for many
years in Jewish and charitable
organizations here. died Satur-
day of pneumonia at Emergency
Hospital after a five-week ILL
ness. He lived at 1882 Spring
road NV.
Mr.. Kraft was one of the
founders of Tifereth Israel Con-
gregation and was honorary vice
president. He was a life member
of the Hebrew Home for the
Aged and very active in the
Washington Hebrew Academy.
He was a member also Of the
Jewish Consumptive Relief So
ciety. Lithuanian Jews Of Amer
lea, Hebrew Immigrant Aid So
ciety. Mizrachi Society of the
Zionist Organization of America
and Samuel Gompers Masonic
Lodge.
Born in Lithuania. Mr.. Kraft
went to Baltimore in the 1905,
where he worked in a clothing
factory and later in the grocery
business. He came to Washing
ton in 1904 and was first in the
grocery business and then in
liquor business in Georgetown.
He had extensive real estate
holdings in Washington. He re-
tired from active business about
a5year ago.
Survivors are three sons, Nor
ris L., 3101 Ellicott street NV,
president of the District Hotel
Supply Co.; Jack. 2844 Albemarle
street NV, president of Kraft
Construction Co.; Alvin K, 5000
Davenport street NV, president
of AL Kraft Loans; two daugh-
ters. Mrs. I. A. SCHNEIDER, 5000
Sixteenth street NV; Mrs. Ber-
nard Bellmore, 3211 Walbridge
place NV; IL grandchildren
and 4 great-grandchildren. His
wife Bayla died in 1850.
Services were held yesterday at
Danzansky's funeral home. with
burial in Tifereth Israel Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1954-10-25
Mrs. Anna 6. Coffman, II,
Iakomd Editor S Mother

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
G. Coffman, II, who died Satur-
day night, will be held at II am.
tomorrow at Takoma funeral
home, 254 carroll street NV
Burial will be in George WASH
ington Cemetery.
Mrs. Coffman was the widow
of John w. Coffman, sr., found
er of the Takoma Journal. She
came to Takoma Park from
Wilmington, DEL, in 1919 and
resided at 1856 Carroll avenue
until 1916, when they moved to
Monterey, Va. Mr.. Coffman
died there in February 1858.
Her son, John w. Coffman
jr., became editor and publisher
in 1916 with Offices at 72l4 Car
roll avenue.
Mrs. Coffman was a Red Cross
worker and member of the Ia
koma Park Presbyterian Church
She lived at the home of hel
son. John, at 435 Ethan Aller
avenue.
Also surviving are another son
Robert D., of 1926 Tenbrool
road. Silver Spring; a sister
Miss Mary Grandel of Whining.
ton, and three grandchildren.
Evening star., 1954-10-25
Charles ]. Harlow,
Retired U. 5. Worker, ,
Spanish War Veteran

Charles Joseph Harlow. 81. re-
tired Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey employe and a veteran Of
the Spanish-American War.
died Saturday at Mount Alto
Hospital. He lived at 1888 Ord
way street NV.
Mr.. Harlow had been q lieu
tenant in the former Emmett
Guard here. AT one time during
the 1890s he held the title OF
the best-drilled man in the Ma
tional Guard of Washington and
he won several medals In in
dividual drill competitions. He
became first lieutenant in
Company c, 1st Infantry Regi-
ment Of the District National
Guard at the beginning Of the
Spanish : American War. He
served during the siege Of Sam
tiago in 1898.
He was past commander and
the Oldest living member of
Richard j. Harden Camp No. 2,
United Spanish War Veterans
and a member of the Naval and
Military Order of the Spanish
American War and Washington
Plate Printers Union. Local 2.
Mr.. Harlow worked for a COM
mercial printing firm here and
then spent 43 years in the coastal
charter branch of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey as q printer.
He retired in 1888. III
He was a native of Alexandria,
Va, but he lived in Washington
most of his life.
Survivors are his widow, Mary
McGrath Harlow, with whom he
would have celebrated their 57th
wedding anniversary December
8; a son, William NJ, 1898 Cedar
street, Silver Spring, with the
visa office of the State Depart
ment: daughter. Kathleen, of
the home address. and four
grandchildren.
Services will be held at 8 am.
tomorrow at st. Thomas the
Apostle Catholic Church, Wood
ley road and Twenty-seventh
street NV. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-10-25
James Jardine Dies;
|Ex- Research Chief al
Agriculture Agency

James T. Jardine. 70, a teen
age cowboy who made early
studies Of the erosion and over
grazing Of forest range lands,
died yesterday at George Wash
ington Hospital. He lived at
1894 P street NV.
An Agriculture Department
scientist for many years, he was
retired in 1916 as chief Of the
Office Of experiment stations.
Before that he also had been
director Of research of the Agri-
culture Department.
Like his brother. William NJ.
Jardine, who was Secretary Of
Agriculture during the Coolidge
administration. MIR. Jardine was
a ranch rider and cowpuncher at
Il. He was born on his fathers
ranch in Cherry Greek. Idaho
His father had immigrated into
the Mormon territory from Scot
land on the advice of Mormon
missionaries. but never joined
the Mormon faith.
Educated at 2 Colleges.
Mr.. Jardine was a cowpuncher
in the Big Hole Basin, Mont,
and earned enough money to &c
to Utah College. He studied at
the University Of Chicago and
later taught English at Utah
Evening star., 1954-10-25
Daniel B. Miller, 68,
Once Resident Of D. f,

Daniel B. Miller, 68, former
Washington and Lanham (Md.)
resident, dieG Saturday night at
his home in Palo Alto, Calf.
Mr.. Miller was born in Bloom
lngton, ILL.,, and came to Wash
ington with his parents, Daniel
B and Martha P. Miller, when
he was years old. He was grad
uated from old Business High
School. He worked for the Water
and Highway Departments of the
District government until World
War I when he served as in
spector general of California
troops guarding bridges and
dams in that State.
Survivors are his widow, Thel-
ma; a daughter, Marcia, Palo
Alto; three brothers, Watson B.
Miller, 4704 Yuma street NV,
a member of the Subversive Ac-
tivities Control Board; Kirk Mil
Ter, 3515 S street NV, WASH
ington public relations man, and
Lee S. Miller, Lansing (Mich.) }
petroleum engineer.
Services and burial will be
held tomorrow in Palo Alto.