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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-30
Lewis Will Head Legion Post
During Illness OF Commander

Chief Radi0man n. =. Lewis,
UEN, presently attached to and
serving on board the Destroyer Di-
vision COL ship USS Jack W. VIII
ke (EDE sOO). has assumed office
as Acting Post Commander Of Ar
thur Sawyer Post No, %. Ameri
can Legion, while Post Command
er Norman c. Kranieh Is hospitals
ed ia Pratt Veterans Hospital, Cor
al Gables.
First Vice Commander Lewis,
who is a very active member OF
this worlds largest veterans or
ganisation has held several POSI-
tions Ia the Pest, one Of which was
q two year term as Sergeant al
Arms. $.
Last wednesday evening, Post
Commander Lewis held his first
meeting at the Post Home on Stock
island. He welcomed the boys who
recently participated In the Afaeri'
can Legion Sponsored Boys state
in Tallahassee, Florida.
Boy StateFs present and their
sponsors were: Joseph Luppensr
Jr. lAmsfican Legion)i Henry
Cleare (Amsrican Legion also
elected as state Representative at
Boys Statel; Frank Hood (Key
West Chapter, Gold Star Mothers D
Michael Gates (vFW Post as1D;
Tony Herce, Jr, Scottish Rite DO
tliss): Arthur Noble (RotaTy); no
bert Sacker (Elks. elected ~ City
Tar Assessor at Boys state };
Manuel Boa, Jr. (Lions); Ronald
Sawyer (voiture 72s. 70 and %;
and Sammy Curry tcity Of Key
West,
Unable 10 be present were Eve
lie Sihila (Ameriean Lsgion), and
Freddie Thompson american L.
gienl.
All Of the boys are students Al
the Key West High School with the
exception Of Freddie Thompson
who attends the Convent OF MARY
Immaculate, He was the first boy
ever 70 attend Boys State from thu
Convent.
During the course Of the meet
Ing the boys related their expert
enees while at Tallahassee.
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EXPERTS WILL FIGHT

Continued from Page One)
usually decide to dress as they
look best.
Indignant Reaction
1.-THE women Of this country are
famed for their natural beauty and
will accept no fashion that makes
them look less beautiful. Mr.. Dior
is an experienced designer and a
recognized innovator, but maybe
he doesn't realize that it's difficult
for a woman to look flat, slender
and boyish when she is built like
woman and prefers to look like a
woman.
Oleg Cassini, New York designer
and former husband of movie star
Gene Tierney, was indignant when
told of the Dior decree to Danish
the bustline. Said he:
"Any time you tamper with a
woman's figure, you're headed for
trouble. You cannot impose an old
line on a modern figure. Years
ago, during the flapper era, living
was different, ideas were different.
This new idea is not only unflatter-
ing but also unhealthy"
Natural Beauty"
An indignant reaction came also
from an American bra manufac'
turer who attended the Dior show
ing in Paris. Henry Plehn, presl'
dent of Peter Pan Foundations
cabled his New York office:
American women will not be
hound by Dior's ANTITRUST edict'
This is the worst form of retro
eression, since women have spent
the last 20 years getting their tls'
ures in shape.
american men won't take
Dior's restrictions lightly. And I'm
astonished at Dior's fragrant tlout,
ing of the Frenchman's traditional
cry. 'Vive lie difference!' "
Dior's new silhouette is de-
scribed as completely flat'chested,
with dress.tops cut like unshaped
camisoles, waistlines loose, belts,
IL any. at the hip line. Some OF
them appear to be simply dress
length cardigans.
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Parliament To
Recess After
Support Vote
By SEYMOUR TOPPING

LONDON R - Parliament got
ready to close shop for the sum-
mer recess today after according
Prime Minister Churchill a 10-1
confidence vote on his plan to pull
British troops from the Suez Canal
zone. Most Laborites abstained on
the ballot.
The House of Commons backed
the prime minister's historic de-
cision by a vote of 257.26 after
Churchill made an imprisoned
declaration that the H-bomb had
rendered the billion dollar, 75-year-
old string of bases obsolete,
Both Commons and the House
of Lords, which also debated the
controversial Suez issue, begin
their summer recess today. They
will not reconvene until October,
Churchill. who in World War II
remarked he had not become
prime minister in order to liqui-
date the empire, declared yester-
day the whole British position in
the Suez had been outdated by
"the appalling developments and
the appalling Spectacles which
imagination raises before u.s."
Obsolete Base
|Merely to try to imagine in
outline how to portray the first
few weeks of a war as it is now.
would convince you of the obsoles-
cence of the base,"' he asserted.
The agreement, which has strong
US. support, calls for the transfer
of $4,000 British troops from their
Suez base within 20 months after
a seven-year pact is signed,
The pact will give Britain the
right to reoccupy the base in case
of attack on Turkey or any of the
eight Arab nations. Civilian care
takers under contract to Britain
will keep up the great installations
dominating the vital waterway.
A group of 40 rebellious Con-
servatives had threatened to break
the party Traces over the prospect
of seeing another portion of the
empire pass out of British hands.
But in the final test, only 26 Tories
voted against the government.
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Disaster Strikes
Happy Child As
Mother Watches

DETROIT VI - Beanie" didn't
have q chance.
Beanie was the cherub-faced
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Benedict. Her real name was Jean.
She was little more than three.
Beanie was playing with a dozen
other children in the front yard
of her northwest Detroit home yes
terday. Her mother had just called
her to lunch.
As she left her playmates and
headed for the house, a parked
milk truck started rolling down a
hill, 1t veered off the curb-less
street, knocked over three boxes
of rubbish on the lawn next door
and roared into the Benedict yard.
by then, Beanie had started
running toward me-" Mrs. Bene'
dict sobbed. "She was smiling"
The truck rolled over little
Beanie's body. She died almost in.
stantly, Another child, Amy Allen,
S, suffered a bruised leg. The other
children escaped unframed.
Earl L, Woods, a popular milk.
man in the area and father of three
children, ran to Mrs. Benedict, cry.
ing:
"I've killed your baby! I've
killed your babY!"
Weeping openly at police head.
quarters, Woods said he left the
truck motor running but set the
hand brake. He was released after
questioning.
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Arizona Man
Charged In
Friends Death

PHOENIX, Arix. W-William +,
Demand, charged with the muir.
der Of his ''heat friend" was out
Of Jail on q $4,000 bond today.
He ID accused Of the alaying Of
Vernon Dom Frederick, %. Scots
dale service station owner and city
councilman. Frederick was shot to
death in the living room Of his
home.
About an hour later In the early
morning hours Wednesday Mrs.
Faye Demand, wife Of the accused,
was found dead in . canal. Inves.
tigating officers said she drowned
when the car she was driving
plunged into the water.
Demand, IS, owner Of . photo
shop at Scottsdale, is charged
with shooting Frederick through
the heart with = - ealiher pistol
while Frederick was watching tele.
vision in his home,
The Frederick and Demand fam
lilies were next-door neighbors.
Mrs. Demand, daughter of a
wealthy Dallas, Tex. family, was
left a trust fund Of $2SO,OOo.
The county medical examiner
said an autopsy showed Mrs. De,
mand had drowned and also that
tests disclosed her blood had an
alcoholic content Of LAS. The ex.
aminer, DR.. Daniel J. Condor,
added that the amount was equiva.
lent to II shots Of whiskey or Il
bottles Of beer.
A person with q $50 reading Is
considered drunk under Arizona
Law.
Witnesses said her car was
weaving down the road before
plunging into the canal.
Investigators said Demand had
an argument with Frederick about
six months ago, accusing him o.
having ga date" with Mrs. De
mand. The officer said Demand
acknowledged striking Frederick
with 4 flashlight during the argu.
ment.
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WASHINGTON PEN

Continued From Page One) .
water helped the situation" and
most of them were in good condi'
ton. ~., ,..
Earlier the men had presented
series of demands for changes
including a protest of the naming
of Delmore, former Alcatraz Fed.
eral Prison executive, as success.
Sor to Cranor. -
The prisoners also had demands
ed changes in other prison per.
sonnet.
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unable to furnish the documentary
proof you request. This particular
fish was simply too small to bother
with.
Picture Promised
''f, however, you would like q
picture Of a Jewish, we believe
we can obtain one (still on the
small side, tho'-about $50 IbsO
from q former Iowan who moved
here within the past three months
he is still taking pictures Of the
little ones (See photo aboye).
with kindest personal regards
to y'all-"
Cordially,
(MRS.) MARY LEE GRAHAM.
President.
''P.S.-N just occurred to us
do you mean to say that those
stories We hear about the tall
corn of Iowa are NOT TRUE!"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-30

PETER W. CASSELL

Peter w. Cassell, SO, died sud-
denly Thursday at his home. 6l3
Fleming Street.
He is survived by his wife,
Ruth; a son and a daughter, and
his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Cassell,
of Marietta, Ga.
The body was sent to Marietta,
Ga, today for services and burial
there by the Lopez Funeral Home
which was in charge of local ar
rangements, ~.
A musician. Cassell arrived in
Key West recently.
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3,273 Landlords
Come To Court

NEW YORK IA record total
of 3.273 landlords appeared in Mu-
nicipal Term Court yesterday to
answer summonses for multiple
dwelling law violations. The pre-
vious record was 800 June %.
All the landlords were told: Elm
mate the violations by next Jan, 4
or face fines or possible Jail SEN
fences.
Chief Magistrate John M. Muir.
tagh predicted that ''this city Of
slums will be a. city without slums
by March OF 1885,"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-30
SOLICITOR TO
HnnAinnail Annun Qana 0naN

ecutor Frank I. Cullitan says ad.
mitted carrying on 4 romance
with DR.. Sheppard, IL scheduled
for at least two more questioning
periods. Story said his men plan
"iust = few more questions. Then
we are going to open the door Of
the cage and let the bird ily away.
] see no reasen to hold her.
The body Of D. Sheppard's 81,
year-old wife was found In her bed
early IN the morning Of July I
after he phened friends that an
intruder had killed her. The 80.
year-old osteopath later testified al
. coroner's inquest that he was
knocked unconscious twice in q
fight with the killer.
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The
....
Weatherman
Says

Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy today thru Saturday; iso.
lated showers or thundershowers
Continued warm. Low tonight near
70; high Saturday 80 80. Light
to moderate variable mostly east
winds.
Florida: Fair north thru Satur.
day except isolated afternoon thun.
dershcwers. Partly cloudy and
widely scattered most afternoon
thundershowers in south portion.
Little change in temperature.
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits and East Gulf: Gentle var
liable mostly east winds thru Sat-
urday. Partly cloudy with widely
scattered showers and thunder,
showers in south portion, general
ly fair weather north portion.
Western Caribbean: Moderate
east winds thru Saturday except
becoming fresh at times over
northeast portion today. Partly
cloudy to cloudy weather with scat
tered showers and thundershowers
especially over north portion.
Weather summary for the Tropi-
cal Atlantic, Caribbean Sea area
and The East Gulf of Mexico:
There is a weak easterly wave in
the eastern Caribbean and another
one extending from south of Cuba
thru the northern portion of the
Florida Straits. There are no signs
Of any developing disturbance.
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NAVY HELPS IRISH

DUBLIN, Ireland R-Four hun
dred men of the US. Navy gave a
pint of blood each yesterday for
use in Irish hospitals.
The sailors are here on a cour-
tesy call. They lined up for the
mass blood letting aboard the light
cruiser Worcester.
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DIPLOMATIC CRISIS

Continued From Page One)
now sure that this year the corn
will not exceed 20-gallons to the
acre after such a fantastic antic-
dote.
Termed "A Lot of Corn"
1--WE are not sure that this jew
fish was of the size the story re-
lates - to wit; 4OO-pounds. In our
country that is lot of corn. We
will concede perhaps, tbs, it could
have been 385-pounds, but we are
not sure whether the weights in
Key West are avoirdupois or troy.
''Please advise us by wire so
that we will not be further mis-
led as we are selling the merits
of the Florida keys to our neigh
Dor IoWans and stories of this ma
ture, if proven untrue, will cause
our neighbors to settle in the state
of Minnesota rather than Florida
which has as many fresh water
lakes as Minnesota in addition to
beautiful keys and bridges.
eve, who have sojourned in
Florida several times, know of its
merits, but if purveyors of false
information about the land of our
fondest dreams are proved to be
false, and misleading and not
based on fact, we will remain in
the land where corn will produce
8O-gallons to the acre and let Flor
ida 60 by the boards.
Want Documents
1--WE hope that you will furnish
us with substantiated, notarized,
attested evidence that the Jewish
recently alleged to have been cap
tured by you and one other official
of your town will be furnished
poSt-haste as we are contemplating
in the near future of becoming
members of the southernmost city
in the u. S. and do not want to
jeopardize our reputation for truth
fllnesS and do not wish to be
associated with people who are
not known by all and sundry to tell
the truth, the whole truth, Sc
help you God"
Yours respectively"
Edith Gilchrist,
c. H, Gilchrist,
Ethel Gemricher,
Marvin Gemricher.
Mrs. Graham's reply:
Dear People:
"Our good friend, Ray Knopp
being completely nonplussed By
your letter of July nth, has re
ferred it to the Key West Cham
Der of Commerce with appropriate
comments expressing surprise
and chagrin-that there are still
people in these United States s,
unenlightened as to balk at a story
about a 40O-pound fish from thes,
waters.
Bystsnders Bored
"Please believe that if it haC
even remotely occurred to us tina
the truth of Rays statement, con
corning the. landing of a 400-pounC
Jewish, would be questioned-aS
suredly we would have taken pic
lures of this fish and gathered
signed (and notarized) statement
from the bored (by its diminutiv'
size) bystanderS.
I'm these parts, a 400-poun,
Jewish is among the smaller one
fact, there are those who fel
it should have been thrown bacl
and allowed to attain its full
growth. ut was kept and weighet
only for the benefit of a VISITING
party of Iowans who happened t
be near the dock at the time).
I'VE regret, then, that we ar,
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QUAKES RECORDED

NEW YORK IN - Two earth
quakes, approximately $500 miles
from New York city and possibly
in Chile, were recorded on the
Fordham University seismograph
today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-30

During the Dark Ages the build
Of Forts In Western Europe was
hampsred by the fact that war
riors of that period despised the
Necessary handcrafts.
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Relative Humidity. , AN.
1919
Barometer tSea Lsvsll. 7 AN.
5000 ins.-l015.9 mhs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-30

Observation Taken at Post Office
Building. ZOO AN. EST,
Key West, Fla, July 80, 1854
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roMoRRoW'S
TIDES
Naval Basel
Time Of Height Of
Staiion- Tide high water
High Tides Low Tides
1855 am. 3:4S am.
1870 pm. 4:SS Pm.
ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA
Reference Staten: Key West
Bahia HsNds
lhridssl ....-oh Tom ~ n.
Ne Name Key
feast end .-+1h 2em
nosa chies
Sandy p. oh Com
caldes Channel
(nerfh snd) IN ION
ala n.
l-l-lMiNvs sign: Corrections
10 30 svhifaefed.
t+l-Plvs sign: Corrections to
he added.
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Evening star., 1954-01-04
DeMatha Outlook Helped
By Victory Over Alumni

DeMatha High. of to a bumpy
start in three pre-holiday basket
ball games, now has chance to
bring a winning record into its
opening game in Catholic League
play against st. Johns next
Sunday.
Yesterdays 45-39 victory over
the DeMatha alumni brought the
Stags' record up to a 500 per-
centage. but there remain a
couple Of roadblocks before the
meeting with st. Johns. Catho-
lie champion since the league
started five years ago.
DeMatha has good chance of
beating Northwestern tomor-
row night. judging from the
Wildcats 1-2 record. but Friday
evening must take on undefeated
Bethesda Chevy Chase. winner
Of four straight.
Bill Russell's IA points paced
the victors yesterday as the var
sity took the lead in the second
quarter and hung on the re-
mainder of the game. DeMatha
owns a win over Frederick Sass
Ger and has lost to Chamberlain
and Mckinley Tech.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Duquesne Manager
Satisfied With One
Fling as Player
By The Assoeiofed Press

PITT SBURGH, Jan. A.
There's little chance that Len
Jefreys,- student manager of
the all-winning Duquesne Uni
versity basketball team, will get
into action as the Dukes try to
make it IL in a row against
Dayton University here tonight.
But Jeffreys won't mind.
The student manager, who
said he always wanted to play
college basketball, finally got his
chance as the Dukes trounced
Mexico University, 99-35, Sat-
urday night. Coach Dudley
Moore, who cleared his bench,
finally sent in Jeffreys, who
played eight minutes and scored
four points.
I'm saving all the newspaper
clippings and a copy of the Of
flcial score book" Jeffreys said
LAST might. That's something
I've dreamed of but never
expected to happen"
Evening star., 1954-01-04

Let's shake on that. We're
starting even."
Rockne went on to become the
nationally famous coach Of his
alma mater. He was killed in a
Kansas plane crash March 81.
1881.
Dorais, who finished college
with a law degree. retained his
interest in football to the end.
Only hours before his death. he
watched Saturdays East-West
Shrine game on television. He
was stricken Saturday night and
died at 6 am. Sunday. He is
survived by his widow. Viola,
and their four children. All
were at his home at the time of
his death. Other survivors are
his mother. Mrs. Mary Dorais of
Miami. two brothers. Joseph of
Miami and George of Carson
City. New, and a sister, Mrs.
Lloyd Langill of Milwaukee. The
children are Thomas. 80; Mrs.
Robert Mulcrone. %. and Mrs.
Thomas Robinson, Is, all of the
Detroit area. and william, 80,
Of Wabash. Ind. Another son,
David, drowned in 1947 at the
age Of 13.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at 10 am. Wednesday and
burial will be at Holy Sepulchre
Cemetery here.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
By Joe Reichler
Assogioted Press SPORTS Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The
Detroit's Tigers youth movement
is in full swing. Encouraged by
the jump from last place to sixth
in 1858. the Tigers will take IS
newcomers to their camp at
Lakeland, Fla. next month.
Nineteen Of these are freshmen.
On the 44-player roster will
be 19 pitchers, including seven
rockies. Heading the list Of
hopefuls is Frank Larry, one
time University of Alabama
right-hander. Larry won II and
lost II for Buffalo after finish
ing his Army service. He is %.
Another 22-year-old with a COL
lege background is Jim Bum
ming. 6-foot-4 right-hander from
Xavier University, Cincinnati.
Tiger officials. disregarding his
5-12 record at Little Rock, are
sold on his potential.
Another Little Rock graduate
is Milo johnson. slender right
handler who won 16 and lost II.
johnson. 80. is the sole exception
to the accent on youth. Paul
Foytack. %. and Milt Jordan. ,26.
prepped in Buffalo last year.
Jack Tight, Bison manager, says
Foytack can't miss now that he
has acquired control. His rec
ord was 1910.
Jordan Over Lameness.
Jordan, who started last sea-
son with Detroit. finished with
Buffalo and was the Interna-
tional Leagues most effective
pitcher with a 12-1 record before
his arm went lame. The arm
repeatedly came around at the
close of the season. Dick
Donovan, once the property Of
the Milwaukee Braves, was pur-
chased from Atlanta, where the
26-year-old right-hander won ii
and lost 8. The seventh rookie
pitcher is Bob Cruze, q 23-year-
old left-hander who was a steady
winner for Little Rock in 1851
before answering his service call.
The Tigers have brought up
seven new inflelders in the hope
Of strengthening the weak right
side. Manager Freddie Hutchin-
son, satisfied with Ray Boone at
third and Harry Kuenn. the
rookie Of the year. at shortstop.
presumably will start with
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Players in Senior Bowl
Hold Opening Practices
BY the A.soeiosed Pres.

MOBILE, Ala, Jan. Paul
Brown and Steve Owen sent
their North and South SQUADS
through first practice sessions
today in preparation for Satur-
days Senior Bowl football game
Although many were nursing
aches and bruises from New
Years Day bowl games and
other all-star contests, all Al
players who will perform here
apparently were in good physical
shape.
The only doubtful starter had
been Ed Baker, Auburn center,
who had to leave the Gator
Bowl game with injuries. Baker
said his injuries weren't serious,
however, and he'd be able to
play.
Double sessions are planned
today through Thursday with a
single tapering-of session Fri
day. Game time is at 2:45 pm.
(EST) Saturday.
Evening star., 1954-01-04
Tom Meany 10 Speak
Al Touchdown Dinner

Tom Meany, a member Of the
editorial staff of Golfers Maga-
zine and a noted after dinner
speaker, will be a guest speaker
at the Touchdown Clubs 10Th
annual awards dinner Saturday
night at the Hotel Statler.
Meany will be joined at the
speakers table by Herman Hick-
man. the 300-pound former Yale
football coach who has become a
radio and television personality.
Speaker Martin of the House,
Secretary of the Interior Mckay,
and Gen. Clifton B. Gates of the
Marines will present trophies to
be awarded by the club to out
standing football players Of the
past season.
Speaker Martin will present
Earl Blaik of Army with the
clubs trophy as college football
coach of the year." Secretary Nc
Kay will award Steve Korcheck
Of George Washington the 1t.
Robert B. Smith Trophy for being
selected the top college player in
this area.
Gen. Gates. commandant of
the Marine Corps Schools. will
present 1t. John Amberg, full
back for the Quantico Marines,
the trophy for the outstanding
service football player.