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The Key West citizen., 1954-11-13
Fire DESTROYS
Winter Haven
Building

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. dA-Fire
early today destroyed the plant OF
the Winter Haven Daily News
Chief with a loss estimated at
$500 900, but the newspaper will
not miss any editions.
The Lakeland Ledger and a Win
ter Haven weekly. The Herald,
published by George Burr. quickly
offered their facilities to W, F.
RynerSon, publisher of the Daily
News Chief.
RynerSon said his newspaper
plant was destroyed along with is
equipment, but his job printing
plant four doors away was not
damaged.
The fire for time threatened
the entire city block, but hard
fighting firemen confined it TO the
Daily News Chief building with
smoke and water damage to an
adjoining children's wear shop.
Firemsn injured
Three firemen were slightly in
jured. One. John Henry Cox. was
knocked II feet from a ladder by
water from a high pressure hose
Another Donnie MeBrayer. a vol
unteer, fell through the roof but
was caught by other firemen and
dragged back. The third man, Ed
Wles. also q volunteer, was burned
on the shoulder.
The plant was manned until II
D. m, when the last employe went
home. At midnight paSSersby then
noticed smoke and called the fire
department" said RynerSon. by
the time fIrefighterS got there il
was going strong.
"It apparently started in the pa
per room. where newSpr.nt was
kept, and spread frora there.
"Firemen are still pouring water
on it this morning. We haven't been
able to get inside yet but there
isn't a chance Of using the building
again. The presses and llnotypes
viii have to be dlSmantled. cleaned
and damaged parts replaced aud
reaSSembled.
We wont miss any editions.
thanks TO offers for use of their
facilities by the Lakeland Ledger
and the Weekly Herald"
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-13

The reply further says that NAL
"denies that the alleged schedule
Of fees ever went into effect and
says that the schedule of fees
is and has always been void and
of no effect"
The county put the new rate
schedule for Meacham Airport in
to effect last January /. The &C.
ton was taken at a previous meet
ing of the board of county com.
missioners.
NAILS reply also says on ''in.
formation and belief that no COM
mereial operator at Meacham
Airport has paid defendant in ac-
cordance with the alleged schedule
of fees"
County commissioners have said
al their regular meetings that
Aerovias Q has paid according TO
the new rate structure ever since
il went into effect.
Aeroviss q Pays
Aerovias Q collects 50 cents from
each @ passenger landing or TAX
ing off at the field and turns the
money over to the county.
NAILS reply yesterday also de-
MES that NAL owes the county
s6.661 in rent from January /,
1854, through October 81, 1854, and
adds that NAL ''is in doubt as to
whether there Is any sum of money
now due and payable TO defendant
by plaintiff
NAILS reply concludes by ask.
ing the court 10 dismiss defen-
dants counterelaim with prejudice
and at the cost OF defendant" /"
NAILS reply was signed by Don
G.. Nicholson Of the Miami Law
firm Of Anderson, Scott. Mccar-
thy, and Preston.
In its County Court suit 10 evict
NAL from Meacham Airport, the
county said NAL owed s5.i44 in
rent from January ] TO August 81,
1854.
BilI Now St,kSl
In his reply for the county on
November 6. Sawyer said the rent
due now had risen TO S. SCI.
The NAL-County squabbIe dates
TO last January l when the new
rate structure at the airport went
into effect.
NAL baked at paying the 50.
cents per passenger fee and
promptly cancelled two Of its
three daily flights between here
and Miami.
This eurtzilment Of air service
came at the height Of the tourist
season. causing grosns from some
businessmen here.
The dropped flights were restored
a few months later.
NAL executives and the county
commissioner met several times
in an effort to get together on .
rate schedule for Meaeham that
would suit both sides.
Each meeting resulted in fail.
ure and the court action followed.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-13
State Journal
Lauds Local
Police Dept.
Steve Atkins Gets
Special Mention
For Courtesy

The local police depart
ment's courtesy campaign.
spanked by Chief B. G. Per.
ez. was the subject of a fea-
ture article in the Septem-
ber-October issue of the
Florida Police Journal.
Accompanying the article ia
picture Of the force and Its molo-
lied equipment.
The article briefly discusses IN.
traffic problems brought on by ara
great influx OF tourists In the win.
Ter and the large number Of per-
sonnel necessary 10 man the num-
erous naval stations in this area.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-13
Psrer Praised

Chief B. G. Perez, highly re-
garded in the community. contin.
ualiy stresses the importance Of
courtesy to the public and he and
his officers have won the respect
OF the entire area because of the
gentlemsnly manner in which thew
carry out their duties Of Law en-.
forcement." the article says.
In Round the State" 4 regular
feature Of the magazine with news
OF police departments all over Flo
rida, Officer Steve Atkins gets :
pat on the back for Apparently
taking the lead In the Key West
Police Departments courtesy cam
paign. Twice within 10 days q de-.
iendant IN city court pointed out
mat Atkins was well hammered and
courteous even though he had ar.
rested them"
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-13

For Quick Communicates.
Use CLASSIFIED Adsl You'll
reach buyers Gnd sellers
ienonts or workers Iust
DIAL 2,sSSl or 2-ss62 TodoY
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Local CAP Group
Searched For Stern

The Milford Squadron Of the Civil
Air Patrol was called out last
Sunday morning to assist in the
search for the missing Delaware
Air National Guard pilot, Capt
Frank III Stern, who took of from
New Castle County Airport last
Saturday and was feared lost His
last radio contact was about four
minutes after takeon and at that
time he said he was over the outer
range.
BY Tuesday the search had mar
rowed to the Western shore Of
Maryland where rescue teams had
been graphing along the bottoms
of the GunpoWder and Bush Rivers
and had recovered some wire and
aluminium that could have come
from plane such as the F-S6
Sabre jet fighter.
The search over Kent and Sussex
Counties, Delaware was directed
by Capt. Michael Groverman of Mil
ford and operated out of the Milford
Airpark with Is missions Among
the pilots and observers from the
Milford area We're: Operations
Officer Norton Leverage, Ground
Safety Ofhcer, L. r. Smith, willard
Jackson. Earl Wigs, Allen Boltzi
Harry Benson and Jack WoTthing-
ton.
Saccharin is 300 to 500 times as
! cWnaf ou cupar
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Watch For Blue Comb

August has sometimes been call
ed "blue comb month" by poultry
men who have learned to watch for
this disease in their pullets and
laying hens during the hot summer
months. Pullets ready to lay seem
to be hit the hardest, according to
County Agent George X. Vapaa.
Although no specific cause for
blue-cOmb has been found, over
heating tends to aggravate the con-
ditiOn. FlOcks in cool, Well-ventila-
ted houses with plenty of clean
fresh water are not as likely to get
the ''pullet disease" as it is some
| times called.
The disease usually affects a
flock suddenly. Sick birds are de-
pressed, feed consumption drops
and the comb usually turns dark
If the flock is in production, there
/ is a rather severe drop in egg pro-
ductiOn. Take some of the sick
birds to the nearest poultry patho-
lOgist for an accurate diagnosis.
AntibiOtics such as penicillin
aureOmycin, terramycin and strep.
tOmycin may be used in the drink.
ing water to treat the flock. Or thC
Well-knOwn "mOlasses treatment
or "murate of potash remedy maJ
be used. Restricting the amount O
grain often helps the birds condi
tiOn.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Circus In Frederica

The circus is coming to Freder-
lea on Thursday, September 2, with
two performances at 8 and 8 p. m,
on the Frederick School grounds.
The years best holiday in Fred
erica is the advent of the Won Bros.
Circus for a one-day engagement
with performances at 300 and 500
p. m. The circus menagerie, which
exhibits wild animals from some Of
the leading ZOOes in the country,
will open one hour before the big
show gets underway
Twenty-Five circus and trained
animal acts appear on this seasons
program Of the circus now on it's
18th annual tour. Among them Won
Bros. trained, educated and per-
forming dogs, military ponies, high
school horses, funny clown mules,
BOnzO, the Hollywood chimpanZee,
aerialists, featuring Frederick Von-
derheid, the most versatile and fin
est trapeze performer to appear in
the circus in many a year Also
! jugglers, wire walkers, trick BIZ
cycle riders, beautiful, all-girl aer-
ial ballet presented high in the
dome of the big tent, and trained
seals, funniest clown prize fight
and ball game in circus history,
and many other antics too numer-
Gus to mention.
The Won Bros. g ring) Circus is
family circus, catering exclusive
ly to children and parents. There
is no gambling, freaks or objection
able attractions. No annoying bar
kers and sharpers. The atmosphere
instead is one of sOlicitous cOnsid.
Grafton, gaiety and friendliness anC
entirely wholesome for children
The show has won universal praise
and endorsement Of leading service
club organizations throughout the
country and is widely recognized
as a high grade entertainment or
ganizatiOn. The date, Thursday
/ September 2, is sponsored by tn,
Frederica Volunteer Fire Company
and the auspices receives a larg
percentage of the advance sale o
tickets, so kindly get your ticket
in advance as this way your lOca
organization will receive a large
percentage. Above all, remembe
the date, and bring the entire fam
lily to see one of the Outstandin
amusement enterprises in the coun
try today.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

The vice chairmen are w. K. Wool
man, Jr., and j. Henry TOpkis.
Other persons asked to serve on
the tour committee are:
Mr.. Leslie, president Of the
Chamber; 1t. Gov John w. ROl-
lins; Mayor W. Edward Haman. of
Dover: Mayor Otis III. Smith, Of
Lewes; Mayor Edward C. Evans Of
Milford; Mayor Robert d. ThOmp-
son, of RehObOth; William III.
FOulk, president, Delaware State
Bar Association; Edward B. Green,
president, Delaware Bankers AssO-
citation; Harry G. Johnson, master,
Delaware State Grange; James II.
Baxter, Jr., president, Delaware
State Farm Bureau Federation; /;
Clarence Z. DiSabatinO, Jr.. presi-
dent, Delaware State Junior Cham
Der Of Commerce; Mrs Mary HOus-
ton Robinson, president, Del-Mar-
Va Press Association; Thomas b.
DerricksOn, president, Delaware
Retailers Council; r. p. WOoley-
han, chairman, AutOmOtive Trades
and Transport Section; John David
Dangel, chairman, Construction
Industries Section; Stephen E.
Hamilton, chairman, General Sec
tion; Robert X. Piers0n, chairman,
Insurance Section; William H.
CantWell, chairman, Manufactur-
eTs' Section; Midsummer Mullin
chairman, Retail Merchants Sec
ton; Robert A. Cunningham, chair
man, Real Estate Section; Alan NJ
Scripture, chairman, Traffic anC
Transportation Section; Ronald
3. Coming, chairman, Wholesale
/ Section, Inc; P. S. dupont, III
vice president, Delaware Stat,
Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Installment Buyer
Called Mainstay
OF State Economy

Those who tend to picture the
Delaware instalment buyer as a
hapless individual with his future
mOrtgaged and his present buying
power drained away by past pur-
chases are far from the actual facts,
according to Arthur o. Dietz, presi-
dent of c. l. T. Financial Corpora
tion
Actually, the instalment buyer is
the backbone Of the economy and
provides a vital prop to Delaware's s
employment and well-being, Dietz
declared.
Dietz, whose firm is the nation s
largest independent financing in
stitutiOn, and has several offices in
the state, said a recent study indi-
Gated that of the Delaware families
who started 1854 without debt, only
about one in four will buy durable
goods during the year. But of the
families who started the year with
instalment debt, he explained, al
most half will make additional pur-
chases before the year is out.
Dietz based his estimates for the
state on a national study of consu-
mer buying habits, conducted for
G. L. T. by the Survey Research
Center of the University of Michi-
gan.
"Instalment buyers are middle
income families with new homes
| growing families, expanding needs
and aspirations for a better life
Dietz pointed out "They are the
real support of the durable goods
| industries automobiles, refrigera
tors, washers-On which such {
! large share of the national pros
perity depends"
The proportion of middle-incom'
those earning betweel
$4,000 and $500 a year-more thai
doubled between 1885 and 1858
Dietz said. Half the nations fami
lies are in that bracket now, h
pointed out.
Consumers today" Dietz de
clared, "have record savings an
record income with which to bu
things. In addition. their credi
rating is excellent They have tn
credit to purchase just about an
amount of durable goods. Ou
people are not buried under deb
They are we'll off.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

been that the price Of green Bra
lillian coffee beans has dropped a
dime from its high of 96 cents.
. When it went up, the coffee peO-
pie explained suavely that it was
unfortunate but nothing could be
done about it. Frost had nipped
the crop, bugs were chewing it up,
all sorts Of things were happening
at sources over which there was
no control. However, as soon as
several million American women
cut down on the number of cups
they were brewing, the price quiet
ly slid down.
Although there was considerable
explanation and much public paci-
flying as retail prices zOOmed up,
no one has been raising any flags
at the slip in the prices Of green
cOffee-and retail prices haven't
followed suit.
AS it turns out, our battle is only
partly won, fellow coffee drinkers.
If we want to see a return to old
fashioned retail prices we've got
to continue our coffee strike.
A coffee man, who prefers anOny-
nifty, predicts that coffee prices
will remain about what they are
S1.30 upwards for the vacuum
packed, and around $12O for the
bagged--unless we can, by stern
self-discipline, further depTess the
green coffee market by several
cents a pound.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Goodwill Tour
BIZ Upstate
Group, Sept. n
Continued from Tirsl Dagel

.E..ANMMUW AN.AA HlA.F W..HN
sylvanIa Railroad. The plan is to
leave wilmington at $3.50 a m. on
September Tuesday and to
make short stops at Dover Har-
Tington and Georgetown a stop
for lunch Will be made at Milford,
and there VIII be a long stop at
LeWes To give the travellers an op-
portunity to visit the historic town.
Then the group win proceed to
Rehoboth. where they viii have
dinner at the Rehoboth Country
Club
The drst such tour was held in
1924. The tours we're popular an
nual events until 194l when they
we're discontinued because of war
restrictions on use Of transporta-
tion equipment
"FOr a great many years there
has been a countrywide acknoW-
ledgment by people in a position to
know, Of the superiority Of Della
ware. BE e the products or the peO-
pie, the climate or the soil, all are
regarded and In fact accepted as
standards of excellence" Mr.. Ryan
said.
ct behoOves us of Delaware to
become better acquainted with each
other and our neighbOrs certainly
we have need to learn from them
and win profit spiritually and ma
terially through the cultivation Of
our friendships.
"Their problems are our prob
lens and our problems are theirs
1t is only through a thorough un-
derstanding of each other and the
creating Of a lasting and cordial
relationship can we expect to be
mutually helpful and witness the
accomplishment Of those things we
feel are for the advancement OF
the common interest,""
Gov j. Caleb Boggs. Mayor Aug
ust r. Walz, and Herbert ID. Cluley
Jr., president of the Delaware May
ors' Association, are honorary
chairmen Of the tour committee
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

'fG RAs~V @ RONA0s AAC AGoutN Has
So far, by drinking about 10 per
cent less coffee than a year ago.
we've continued to spend about the
same amount of money for coffee
as we did before the big increase
in price. What we've got to do
now, if we want retail prices cut,
is to reduce our individual budgets
for coffee not only cut cOnsump-
ton but the amount of money we
spend for it.
This will be very unpleasant to
those who speculate in coffee, but,
says the coffee expert, it will bring
retail coffee prices down in a hurry,
regardless Of frost, bugs and other
uncomfortable factors.
1t seems that this isn't the first
time the great American housewife
has applied brakes to skyrOcketine
prices. She's done it recently in
/ the ease of butter and she's done
! it with meat prices.
The main difficulty is staying
outraged about high prices. We
were all pretty steamed up wheI
we heard that the old nicked cuI
was going to be raised to a dime
Then we got accustomed to tn,
idea-and accustomed to the pric,
per pound We were real annoyed
when the recent increase occurred
But it's been with us for quite
while now, so we're getting accus
toned to it.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
S38,OOO,OOO Spent By
State liz One Year
lcontlnued from nrsr 80

IcOntinUed from first pags)
revenues and expenditures for the
next ten years.
Advance Planning
"A state government" Mrs Mar
tin said, should be progressive
and must provide in an efficient and
economical manner the services
that it's people need. To do so pro-
peFly requires advance planning
based upon known facts and un-
biased experts. For that reason, the
survey by McKinsey and Company
has been undertaken"
Mrs. Martin referred to a report
issued this month by the U. S.
Census Bureau in which Delaware
is designated as the fifth fastest
growing state in the nation. This
rate of growth is exceeded only by
California, Nevada, Arizona and
Florida, according to the report,
which also stated that Delaware
I has no close rivals, in our rate of
population growth, among eastern
coast states.
The Census Bureau reports, she
said, that at the beginning of 1854
Delaware's population numbered
358, 900 compared with the 1850 cen
sus of 318,00, an increase of 1915 per
cent In a report issued a short time
ago, she added, the Census Bureau
gave the estimated national aver
age of population increase as 81
/ per cent.
The August Census Bureau re-
port further reflected that rs per
cent of Delaware's population has
moved into this state from other
areas since the last census in 1850,
according to the Budget Commits
sion official.
Need Recognized
N Governor Boggs' administration
is pleased with Delaware's sound
I growth, Mrs. Martin stated, but
recognizes clearly the need for
planning so that the states fnan-
eial position will permit it to pro-
vide adequately for essential edu-
cation, health, highway, and vel
fare services that this vast increase
in our population will require.
"PrOVisiOn for these needs can
not be made in a haphazard fashion
but must be planned and considered
we'll in advance of the actual de-
mand for such services" Mrs Mar
tin declared.
McKinsey and Company will
studv the states possible OppOr.
tunities for bringing future eX
penditures, both operating anC
capital, into close balance will
expected revenues, she explained
and will study and evaluate revenue
sOurcs to ascertain what might b.
expected from them in the future.
In addition, she continued, thu
survey will provide statistics con
eerning the experiences in Othe
states with various sources Of reve
nue., and will analyze this state
present debt management practice
and their impact on the States fl
nancial status.
The fiscal study began last Mon
day, it was disclosed. Funds 70
payment Of the cost of this impOr
tant study by fiscal experts ar
available in Budget Commission
regular appropriation because 0
Economies effected in other phase
Of the commissions operations dur
ing the present administration
control, according to the commits
siOns chief accountant
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
How Fresh Is Fresh?

A popular consumer article which
explOdes the myth that fresh fruits
and vegetables are superior in food
value to commercially canned and
frozen foods is appearing in the
September issue of McCall's maga-
zine. The feature entitled, "How
Fresh is Fresh?", is written by
Frederick j. Stare, NJ D., and Julia
A. Shea, M. S., of the Department
of Nutrition at the Harvard School
of Public Health. DR.. Stare is we'll
known as one Of the cOuntry's fore
most nutritiOnists.
The thesis of DR.. Stare's article
is stated in the following quotation,
Modern canned (this means in
glass, tOO), and frozen foods are
picked at the precise moment of
ripeness, then quickly and carefully
| prOcessed This way land we en-
phasize the words "ripe, fresh.
carefully processed") canned and
/ frozen foods contain essentially the
/ same food values as fresh produce
Think of the thousands of hours
{ opCAAI DJ @1AAACA 4CcAA llUuSGWlNCB Ill
preparing fresh produce in the er-
rOneous belief they are feeding
their families more healthfully'
This myth has been passed down
from mother to daughter until it is
firmly established in many a home
makers mind"
AS DR.. Stare points out, "Mucl
of the produce offered to us in the
markets is over a week old anC
has journeyed hundreds of mile!
before it appears on grocery stor,
counters. Thanks to modern trans
portatiOn and refrigeration, it is
still nutritious and tasty, but 'fresl
fruits and vegetables are not super
ior in food value to commercial,
canned and frozen foods"
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
PUSHING POWER

DETROIT-(P)-At least three
makes of cars will have engines
developing in excess of 260 horse
power in 1855. The steady increase
in power output has started spec
ulation that 1856 may see a 300
horsepower automOtive engine OF
the customary piston type.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
PRIZE REPORTER
PRIZE REPORTER

PRIZE REPORTER ........ J.. .......
POENIX, Ariz.-tP)-When Jay
Brashear, reporter-photogFapher for
The POenix Gazette, was sent on an
assignment he came back with more
than a story and picture.
AS he was taking a picture at the
opening of savings and loan Office,
it was announced he had won the
dOorpFize-a 81 900 savings account.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

Viking farms in Greenland are
being revived as the climate grows
warmer.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

There are $4,000 railroad tank
cars owned by nonrailroad firms
and used for shipping petroleum
tank cars in the United States.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Housewives Stand Pat
Coffee Prices Go DO1Un
BY CYNTHIA LOWRY
AP No,ssfouiures Writer

months
coffee coffee spectators that
love the product be showed around.
The American housewife bless down like stubborn
has
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

CLASSIFIED Ads get results
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

Thurs, Fri, Sat-, Sept. z, 3, 4
Muiinse Thurs, Fri. At 2;3O P. m.
Maiinee Sat. Of 400 p. N.
2 Shows Thurs. FFi. Ewes. starting 700
3 Shows SGT. Eve. siuriing 6;l5
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

saccharin is 300 to 500 times as
sweet as sugar
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

The Super ll3 announces
"Big Deal Niie"-l0e Adj
mission for each man, wo-
man and child over s.
YeuTs old IL car. Load up
with your friends and
neighboEs and come on out
for a big evening Of fun
end entertainment for
practically noihingI Bic
Deal -