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Smyrna times., 1954-01-14
Quality Planting Most Important
In Landscaping

How much should the new home
owner spend for landscaping?
The ideal amount for a complete
outdoor beauty treatment trees,
shrubs, lawns and other paintings
runs from five to ten per cent of
the total home-building cost, ac-
cording to Davey tree experts.
But many persons can't afford
this much on top of other property
and construction outlays. Where
Smyrna times., 1954-01-14
Yearbook Photography

The official Smyrna Eagle"
photographer, Mr.. Roy Wall, is in
school today taking pictures of the
various clubs and groups. These
pictures will be used in the second
consignment of material which is
to be sent to the American Year
book Company in February.
The staff is expected to meet
with MIR. Mayer, company repre-
sentative, in the near future.
Smyrna times., 1954-01-14
SCHOOL
REPORTER
Vacation q Memory

With the Christmas holidays
mere memories, the students and
teachers alike resumed classes on
Monday, January 4. The entire
school Immediately got down to
the task at hand, that of preparing
for the mid-ter1n tests which are
scheduled for January ~ and %.
The second semester will COM
mence on Friday, January 20.
Smyrna times., 1954-01-14
Assembly Program

The third in a series of assem-
bly, programs sponsored by the
Antrim Bureau of Philadelphia
will be presented to the student
body of Smyrna High School next
Wednesday, January 20, at 2:40
Smyrna times., 1954-01-14
new
POWER BRAKES

You simply swing your foot from
accelerator to brake pedal for a
smooth, amazingly easy stop. OPP
tional at extra cost on all models
equipped with Powerglide auto
matte transmission.
Smyrna times., 1954-01-14
NEW AUTOMATIC
SEAT CONTROL.

You just touch button to move
the front seat up and forward or
down and back! Optional at extra
cost on Bel Air and "Two-Ten"
models in combination with Auto
matte Window Controls.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-19
McCARTHY-ARMY DISPUTE WAS WASTE OF
TIME; 1T ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING:

The Citizen published an Associated Press disnatch
Wednesday giving the rundown the senates investi
eating subcommittee in the Army Carthy dispute
It is hard to determine how great country as the
United States would permit sort of backence
that has settled nothing to for month up in the
nations capital bunch Of drunks wouldn't indulge in
determinations than the witnesses lawyers and even
the members Of the committee fired angrily at one an
other. Were you to believe sde you would have to
reach the conclusion that the other side was composed
OF unrustworthy and if you believed the other side
you would feel similarly about the on the opposite
side.
But in all the wrangling that went on it has been
hard to determine just what the objective of either side
was other than to make this that side appear to be
liars. No objective of sound and worthwhile nature
could be gained regardless of how the pickering turned
out.
It was easy, though to that Senator Joe McCar-
thys aim was to make himself appear champion of the
people Of the United States But in trying that he
slipped up several times going so far as to admit
he had testified falsely on another occasion.
While the dispute going on, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars in McCahys state of Wisconsin took
him to task for his activity lack of activity in the Sec
ond World War Mccarthy said he had enlisted as a
private the veterans declared he had sought and got
commission as officer Mccarthy said he had been
tagunner in aplane and the veterans asserted that
his duties had been confined to clerical work on the
ground He said that he had concluded his duties because
of nessa but the veterans denied he had been ill and
asserted he had back home just as as the war
in the Pacific began to get hot.
There you have it. Mccarthy denied what the vet
had said about him. and the veterans stuck to what
they had said
McCarthys aim, in trying to rid the country of Com
munists has been worthy one, but as many leading
men pointed out he went at in wrong way by stirring
up strife while trying to accomplish his purposes Many
others maintained that his vinctveness has done far
more harm than Communists have done in the United
States since he has been on their trail.e
The only thing the McCarthy-Army dispute has done
is to make Americans generally wonder how such boy
like quarrel could have continued for long, wasting
taxpayers money continued in the nations capital
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Vacation Bible School Is Set
Up At LIST Presbyterian Church

church have gone by the corner
OF Laird and White Streets to look
over the new spot. The lot runs
2S2 feet on White st. by lbs #.
on Laird.
New Sign Planned
According to Fred Miller, Chair
man of the Board of Deacons q
sign will be placed on the new pro-
perry indicating that the future
home of the First Presbyterian
Church of Key West viii be locat-
ed on this site.
Several officials of st. johns
Presbytery win visit Key West to
look over the new location. DR.. A.
r. Larrick, Executive Sect of st.
Johns Presbytery and DR.. e. C.
Campbell of Hyde Park Presby.
terrain Church, Tampa have ex-
pressed satisfaction that the con.
gregation has launched out to &C.
cept the opportunities afforded in
the rapid growth of Key West.
Tomorrow mornings sermon ii.
tie as announced by Rev.. Richard
E. Coulter will be Overcoming
our Fears" At the evening Ser
vice the series of studies on the
Epistle to the Hebrews will be con-
tinued.
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Plans have been completed for
the Vacation Bible School to be
held this summer in the First
Presbyterian Church. Dates for the
school are July Sth thru 18th.
Mrs. Hugh Duggan, Chairman of
the Christian Education for the
Women of the Church has been in
charge of teachers recruiting, with
Miss Doreen Clawson recent gra-
duate of Davis and Elkins College
scheduled to be Superintendent.
Faculty members met recently
in the Social Hall to 20 over the
study material prepared by the
Board Of Christian Education of
the Presbyterian Church in the
United States.
Lesson Series
The title of the ten lesson SER
les, to be used in the Church
School, is "This is our Church. I"
The purpose of this Summers SER
les is to help the pupils understand
why we have Churches, to feel a
greater love, appreciation and re-
verence for their Church, and to
find share in its work.
Another project in witch the
school will take part is the build
ing, iu replica, of the present
church structure. Walter Clawson
and Joseph Bringman, officers of
the Church, are cooperating in this
effort.
The M. A. c. Class has launch.
ed on a campaign to secure new
members for their Mixed Adult
Glass. Heading the campaign and
the newly elected officers DR.. and
Mrs. Harold Campbell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond FELTON,. This class
meets each Sunday morning on
the Church Patio and is taught by
Gleason Snow.
Building Program
interest in the Church building
program is running high with the
recently appointed building COM
mittee holding their first meeting
last Tuesday night under the lea
dership of DR.. Harold Campbell.
Planning is in the preliminary sta
ges yet with no Recommendation
crystalized to the point where they
can be presented to the congrega-
ton.
The consensus is that the new To-
cation will be adequate for pre-.
sent and future building needs. Ma
ny members and friends Of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-19
OMAHA CHURCHES
HAVE UNUSUAL
MEETING PLACES

OMAHA R-Omaha churches are
holding services in 4 ballroom,
cafe and night club.
Members of Christ the King Cath
olic parish hold their current serv-
ices in a ball room at an amuse-
ment park.
St. Timothy's Lutheran Church
members congregate at a cafe-a
fried chicken establishment on
week days.
And the Underwood Presbyterian
members meet in what used to be
a gambling emporium.
All three congregations are build
ing their own edifices.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

In the latter prophet there is love
and hope for prodigal nation.
AS Hosea forgave his wife who had
sinned against God and her fam
lily, so did the prophet speaking
for God offer forgiveness and mer-
cysAto Israel as she reveled in her
luxury and debauchery. However
this prodigal nation must pay for
her riotous and degenerate living.
Different people have different
ideas about God. The Old Tesla
ment writer's pictured him as a
God of vengeance and terror. one
who destroyed cities such as So
dom and Gomorrah, one who suf-
fered out the lives of all living
things, save Noah and those in his
Ark, with a terrific flood. We gen.
orally picture him in the light of
our knowledge of Him and that
picture is growing progressively
better. The New Testament shows
us a God of love and truth, or
mercy and forgiveness. Four CEN
turtles before Christ however, Ho-
sea gave the Israelites the same
picture as he predicted Gods
faithfulness and love to his people
in Israel.
One should not be deceived how
ever. Even as God allowed Israel
to be punished by the invading As
syrians, 50 will men continue to be
punished individually and as a ma
ton for the sins Of the flesh. Arch
ibald Rutledge tells of Negro min
lister who came to his plantation
preaching a new religion. The
young folk flocked to him in droves
and Mr.. Rutledge was very much
interested in just what the draw
ing feature was. He called one of
his faithful plantation sages to
him and asked about the new min
lister and the soundness of his phil
osophy. The old colored sage said,
Those young people don't really
want religion. What they love is
to have somebody tell them how
they can sin and be happy" 1t
seems that the cause of IsraePs
spiritual breakdown was due to
the failure of the moral and spirit
ual leaders. (4:6)
lsraePs Eiekleness
Hosea likens Israels goodness
to a morning cloud. (6:4) Any Of
our people who have started on
the early morning trip to Miami
know quite well and have appre-
ciated and enjoyed much, the
beauty of the skies. The early
morning clouds change in shape
and color as they roll through the
eastern skies and then later dis
appear in the heat of the morning
sun. Israels goodness was beau.
tiful to look at. The temples were
filled. People gave of their tithes
and special offerings, generously.
Under Jeroboam II there was
prosperity and with it came luxury
and debauchery. The thin veneer
Of religion could not withstand the
temptations Of the world and the
flesh. God is not Knocked. Israel
raised solemn and pious face to
heaven but her beauty, like Com
er's, was black and loathsome.
A great old missionary in the
slums of New York wrote a book
in which he pictured the situation
Continued on Page Five)
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HOSEA PLEADS WITH TSRAEl
HOSEA rs 7:16
Hv RALPH ROGERS

Today's lesson continues to de.
scribe the immoral conditions ex.
listing in the northern kingdom.
Amos has travelled northward and
at Bethel deplored the hayward.
ness of the people predicting that
disaster would befall them. Today
we have Hosea, native son, pre-
dieting the same catastrophe.
1t might help a bit if we try to
place these prophets of door. Amos
began his prophecies about IT'S
BIC when Jereboam II was ruling
in the north and Uzziah in the
southern kingdom. He continued
until $50 B. c. when he was join
ed in the northern kingdom by
Hosea about TAG B. c. just a short
/ time before the fall of the house
of Jereboam II. Hosea continued
to prophesy until 735 B. c. shortly
before the outbreak of the Syro-
Ephraimitish war. Perhaps both
of these prophets influenced some
what the prophecies Of Isaiah who
began his prophecies about 1913 and
continued until 701 B. c.
Pattern Of Prophecy
Hosea seems to have been in
fluenced in his prophecies by his
own private life. It seems that he
had married a beautiful and at
tractive woman who became the
mother Of his first child whom he
named Jezreel. Since the prophet
was busy about his calling the
wife grew lonely and sought an
other lover. Two other children
were born named Lo-ruhamah and
Lo-ammi, neither Of which Hosea
claimed as his own. Eventually
Conner, the wife and mother, de-
serted her family and ran off with
her lover. He soon tired Of her and
sold her into slavery.
Hosea does an unusual thing. He
loved Conner so much that he
bought her back for fifteen silver
shekels and a bushel and half
of wheat. He then kept her under
surveillance as he tried to win
back her love. 1t seems that Ho-
sea could hardly believe his wife
to be unfaithful and only gradually
did he acknowledge her sin. Again
it is unusual for a man to even
forgive a woman such a crime let
alone trying to win back her love.
This painful experience however,
helps the prophet as he begins his
prophecies. Like Amos he could
see the waywardness and immor-
atty of the people and while he
deplored their sins, he could see
the love of God reaching out in
that forgiveness which is extend
ed all mankind. Israel had proven
unfaithful. to God even as Conner
had proven unfaithful to Hosea.
Any transgression carries with il
certain penalties, 50 as Conner had
suffered must Israel suffer also
and God in his redeeming love
sought to restore his people to
their old position. HE hath smit.
ten and he win bind up again. 81
Hosea GID
Gods Love
While both Amos and Hosea pro.
phesied the doom of Israel, Amo.
lacked the warm heart Of Hosea.
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~ least Ten HOuIS per week 10r
each week for all the equipment
on the contract for two men for
1858 and 1854 which should be re-
covered and we urge that appro-
pirate law suits be filed immed-
lately against Alonzo Cothron,
Brooks Bateman and all other in
dividuals or organizations which
have shared in this overcharge so
that the thousands Of dollars may
be recovered.
We approve the criminal charges
filed against Cothron and Bate
man in this connection and do not
believe it necessary to prepare
indictment to cover these same Of
fences.
Part of the responsibility of the
Road Department was to audit the
Districts accounts. This was dele
gated to the State Auditing De-
partment and Mr.. A. ]. Henry,
Assistant State Auditor, did the
work. He made no audit in 1852
which is regrettable. He was here
in 1851 and late 1858. He did not
ask to see the Fill Contract but
merely checked the invoices. There
were no supporting work sheets,
plans or time checks submitted to
him and none in existence. AL
though he made certain recon-
mendations, which incidently were
not completely followed. we do
not believe he did a good job or
the Fill Contract would have been
investigated then. He did not even
ask to see the Fill Contract when
he did the audit in 1858, and did
not ask how long it should run.
Now as for the Commissioners
OF the District. Each was APP
pointed by a Governor for a four
year term for which they were
paid 5000 per month. Some of
them admittedly did nothing ex-
cept attend meetings which were
held about six or seven times
yearly. AL claimed that they had
no responsibility except to make
up 4 budget and submit it to the
Road Department and few Of them
had read the lease.purchase or
operating agreement. Under these
circumstances and based upon
their statements to US we must
concur with Mr.. Robert M. Nor
gan, the private certified public
accountant. They served no useful
purpose in the maintenance or op-
Grafton of the property or in the
control over the finances Of the
District. They hired and rehired
Mr.. Bateman and he ran the Dis
trict. II they did not understand
their jobs then we believe 1t was
up to the Chairman, Anthony De-
merritt, or their attorney, William
v. Albury, to furnish them with an
explanation. We find no serious
effort on the part of Anthony De.
merritt, Sam Pinder. ST., Ralph
Betancourt, Isabel Fleming, Sam
z. Harris, Sybil Dexter, Joseph
Cleare, Harry knight, Carl Der.
valdi, Vincent Molina, Enrique Is.
quinaldo. Sr. or Hilario Remos
to control the General Manager.
However, the last three held office
from September, 1858 until March,
1854 only. We believe that the Com.
missioners should have been more
diligent In requiring inspections Of
and reports on the roads and bridg-
es. The records, of the District
show that considerable amount Of
high priced food was purchased
and dispensed but that the work
ingmen did not get it. The Com
missioners should have brought
this practice to an end long ago.
There seems to have been no justi-
fication for the purchase of the
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GIFT

RALEIGH, NC. B-F1rmer Gov.
Kerr Scott, North Carolina Demo.
cratic nominee for us. senator,
included in his official report Of
primary campaign contributions:
Hathaway Cross, Raleigh, one
good cigar, 10 cents"
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INTERIM REPORT - OVERSEAS
ROAD AND TOLL BRIDGE M
VESTIGATION
We who compose the present
Grand Jury wish to report the re-
suits of our investigation into the
affairs of the Overseas Road and
Toll Bridge District.
In December, 1945, the State
Road Department and the Com
missioners Of the District executed
a leass-purchase agreement under
which the Road Department was
to take over and operate the Dis
trict Roads and Bridges so that
the bonds might be refunded and
upon full payment of the bonds, the
Road Department was to take full
title to the property. In May, 1916,
by an operating agreement, the
Commissioners Of the District as
agents of the Road Department
undertook to operate the roads and
bridges. The agreement states
clearly that the Commissioners
would perform all the details of op-
Grating and maintaining the toll
bridges and highways and collect
ing all the tolls thereafter trans
hitting all the moneys to the Road
Department which would in turn
deliver them to the State Board OF
Administration for payment of
bonds but with the understanding
that funds for payment of budget
ted items would be returned to the
District. The agreement further
states that the Road Department
should supervise and direct the
activities Of the District. After the
annual budget was prepared by the
District, it was to be approved by
the Road Department and the
Board of Administration, the Road
Department reserving the right to
disapprove any expenditure and
could cancel the operating agree.
ment at anytime.
Despite these agreements, we
found most of the witnesses ap-
pearing before US from the Dis
trict and the Road Department did
not wish to admit any RESPONSE.
bility and wanted to blame the
other or pass the buck" How
ever. we find that the State Road
Department was the principal and
the Road and Toll Bridge District
Commissioners were the agents
and the responsibility for mistakes,
bad judgment or neglect should be
placed in that same manner.
Whether the operating agreement
was a good or bad method need
not be discussed for the fact re-
mains it continued into effect until
March, 1854 when the District
Commissioners were suspended
and we feel it was the responsible
ty of Road Department personnel
dealing with the District as well as
District Commissioners to know
and understand their duties and
obligations and that they should
not escape criticism on q plea Of
ignorance.
The District was created in 1888.
the Commissioners being appointed
by the Governor and either con-
tinued or replaced by each new
Governor. Although the Act did not
require the employment of a quail
fled engineer to manage the Dis.
trict, there was a capable engin-
eer and manager on the job until
he was replaced in 1919 by Mr..
Brooks Bateman who was not an
engineer. While we recognize the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-19

While both Amos and Hosea pro-
phesied the doom of Israel, Amos
lacked the warm heart of Hosea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-19
GRAND JURY'S REPORT
ON OVERSEAS ROAD &
TOLL DISTRICT PROBE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY.
SPRING TERM, 1854
INTERIM REPORT - OVERSEAS
ROAD AND TOLL BRIDGE M
VESTIGATION
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-01-30
Polio Pofienfs Still i'm Need
OF Dimes Aid Sets Record

a new and tragic record was
set when 1854 started with the
largest number of polio patients
ever reported who still required
March of Dimes aid in paying
treatment costs. On Jan. /, some
$4,000 polio victims stricken in
1883 or previous years were re-
ceiving such help from March of
Dimes funds. This is the longest
list OF carry~over patients in his
tory.
Continued high polio incidence
rates year after year have re-
suited in each year starting with
a greater number of "old" cases
than the year before. At the be-
ginning of 1858, there were $4,000
cases from earlier years, while
1852 started with a patient load
of $4,000 "old" cases.
LOng-term Lung Patients
Some of these are longtime iron
lung patients; others still require
regular physical therapy while
some need orthopedic surgery to
restore use of their crippled limbs.
A survey made in March of last
year revealed that SO per cent of
longterm respirator patients had
polio before January of 1853.
No polio patient who can bene-
fit from further treatment ever
is refused aid by the National
Foundation, regardless of when
the disease struck. Four patients
who received March Of Dimes as
sistance in 1853 had had polio
back In the 1905. Also, III per
cent had had the initial onset of
the disease at least FIVE years be-
fore.
However, new techniques of
treatment are constantly being
developed through March of
Dimes research and training pro-
grams, so new hope often can be
given to "old" cases. Patients once
considered hopelessly crippled
have been enabled TO work again.
This is one extra dividend of the
dimes you give.
No Forgotten Mem
The National Foundation and
its 300 chapters have pledged
that there will be no forgotten
men" on the roster of polio VIC
TINS. AS result, the March OF
Dimes pays more hospital bills
than any other voluntary health
organization supported by public
contributions.
Since the patient aid program
started, the National Foundation
has spent SI74,000,O00 for tIis
purpose alone. This is GO per cent
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-01-30

we may know for sure that no girl
or boy will ever be taken from
us again OF rendered helpless
through infantile paralysis. Help
finish the job"
Used Boats and Skis
The roster of unsung herofnea
In previous Mothers Marches ia
a long one. These gallant women
IN past years have used roWboats
IN flood areas, skis and snowshoes
IN billiards. and braved torrentiai
downpours to collect vital con-
trlbutions. Husbands and sons
often have gone along to help
reach every house showing a light
within the allotted time on one
evening.
Light the way to Victory In
the slogan that many mothers
groups are using this year. Wis.
tory against polio cannot be won
unless everyone digs deem in his
or her pOcketbOok. For the March
of Dimes must raise S75, 900 600
this year to take the big steps
toward victory by moving for
ward on all four fronts.
The Mothers March on Polio
does not take The place of other
ways OF giving to the fight against
polio. You can give through coin
collectors, special events, March
OF Dimes Cards and in many other
ways. The Mothers March is the
finale of full month of giving.
1t is one way TO insure that every
one has had a chance to deliver g
personal blow against polio.