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The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10

You often hear folks complain.
''the trouble with Key West is hat
there is no industry here" Wonder
If these people realize just ailpw
large and important the shrimping
fleet is?
Small towns on the mainland
brag when they have a, factory en-
ploying several hundred workers.
Our shrimp provides a livelihood
for several thousandl
And consider the value Of the
equipment involved = boats, nets,
huge trucks, machinery Of every
description All in all, / don't
think we have any reason to feel
inferior to other towns insofar as
industry is concerned.
But = and we ought to be ashame
of ourselves for this - what are
we doing to hold the shrimp fleet
in Key West?
Harbor facilities aren't too good,
housing for the crews while they
are ashore is practically non ex-
istent, there is little entertainment,
and no concerted effort to encour-
age shrimpers and their families
to call Key West 'home."
Don't you think it would be q
good idea if we had a Shrimp
Festival or Shrimp Week? A spe-
cific time when the entire city paid
its respects and appreciation to the
shrimp fleet?
Other towns have affairs Of this
nature. Not only do they create
good : will between everyone con-
cerned but they attract valuable
publicity. Right now, for instance,
the Upper Keys is stressing the
'Key Lime Festival"
This is just a suggestion, Of
course. Action would have to orr
ginate with a civic club, the Cham
Der of Commerce, or the City Com
missioners. But I sure think our
shrimpers deserve more consider
alton for their contributions to Key
West prosperity than they are get
ting at present.
] have a lot Of contact with the
shrimp fleet because Dicks Tire
Service supplies many of the boats
with marine batteries. We also ser.
vice the tractors and trailers which
haul the catch to Northern mar.
kets.
Dicks Tire Service, 929 Truman
Ave-, is especially well-eouiDned
to handle heavy duty truck tires
- section repair, recaps. or mount
ing new U. S. Royal tires. While
we're mentioning these facts, we
might as well remind you that
Dicks is headquarters for all types
of U. S. Royal tires and we service
all brands of tubeles tires.
If you want to see a real tire
- come in and look at the new
US. Royal 8--two kinds, tube or
tubeless - the greatest tire on the
market. Ph. 2-2s42 (adv)
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10

not make any difference in the
sentence Flauey may receive.
Mclaughlin said the mayor ac.
cepted money from gamblers and
IN return kept police from inter.
fering with their operations. He
is one of 36 men indicted ON
charges ranging from bribery to
accepting bribes and conspiracy.
Henry Soscia, an Erie Demo
cratic leader, also pleaded guilty
to a gambling charge. Charges Of
dropped against him. He too viii
be sentenced Jan. 6.
Six men of the 36 indicted have
now been convicted on charges of
conspiracy or bribery. Eight 9th
ers have pleaded guilty to similar
charges None has been sentenced.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10
By Sam Dawson

dealers, for example, are happily
reporting that fur coat sales are
up this year, after having Ian
guished in the last two seasons.
The better look came to the cash
tills of many firms last month.
November sales reports of a num-
Der Of chain stores announced this
week show dollar volume running
from 2 to Is per cent ahead of last
year. Food chains did an especially
good business for the Thanksgiving
holiday and are expecting to re-
peat at Christmas and New Years.
The gain in sales hasn't been
uniform across the nation, and the
Commerce Department finds some
store managers merely hopeful of
holding their own.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10
SEVERANCE NOTICE
LEFT BY HUSBAND

BALTIMORE Up - Mrs. Rose
marie 7. Robinson, SO.year-old
New York telephone operator, was
awarded a divorce here Wednes.
day by Judge James K. Cullen.
Mrs. Robinson testified that
when she arrived at her former
Baltimore home on July 10, 1850,
she found note from her hus-
band on a federal income tax en-
velope. 1t said:
80 long kid, 60 to hell, pay
this
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10
Mayor Pleads Guilty To Charge
In Connection With Gambling Ring

ERIE, Pa. R-Erie's Demo-
cratic Mayor Thomas W. Flatley,
81, pleaded guilty Wednesday to
conspiracy and violation of his
oath of office in connection with
an alleged 20 million dollar a
year gambling ring.
As result, Flatley serving his
first four year term, automatically
forfeited his 81, 7,500-a-year job. He
faces a maximum penalty of three
years in prison and $1,000 fine.
Judge Elmer Evans of Erie
County Criminal Court set Jan. 6
for sentencing.
Dist. Atty. Damian Mclaughlin,
Republican, said he has dropped
four bribery charges which would
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10
Change Seen In
|FMings Report

WASHINGTON R-More accur.
ate statistics on persons fired from
government jobs as security risks
is the aim of new Civil Service
Commission order
In the past, Democrats have
charged that discharge totals in
cluded some persons fired for non.
security reasons and thus were
inaccurate.
The commission has asked gov.
ernment agencies to include only
firings that were ga direct result
OF an adverse security determine
ton"
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10
Toda,y's
Business
Mirror

NEW YORK N,-Christmas shop
pers are puying more expensive
gifts this year. Total spending in
the nations stores in the Thanks
giving-to-C Christmas period is ex-
pected to be S per cent heavier
than a year ago.
Customers are able and willing
to spend, the us. Department Of
Commerce reports after survey
in 33 key cities.
Higher priced lines are attracting
more interest this year, it reports,
but there's also determined
search for value.
Merchants in Is of the 80 cities
are pleased with sales. Until the
Christmas buying started, retail
sales for the nation had been
slightly trailing year-ago records.
Since December is by far the big
gest sales month for most stores,
the volume of Christmas business
makes all the difference In the
profit and loss figures for the year.
Crisp weather has helped bring
out shoppers. BY putting the accent
on winter clothing, it also has in
creased store sales volume prob
ably just as much as has the gen.
orally better feeling among con-
sumers over the outlook for their
jobs and incomes.
Merchants also report a big as
sist from the rehiring of workers
in many places where layoffs and
shutdowns had dragged heavily on
the economy earlier in the year.
The construction boom has kept
money in the pockets Of many
workers.
The expected rise in total spend
ing this Christmas viii reflect
larger unit buying merchants ex-
pect, since in most cases prices
are the same or = little lower than
a year ago.
But part Of the dollar volume
increase win also reflect the buy
ing of more expensive items. Fur
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10
MINISTER'S ARE GRATEFUL

Editor, The Citizen:
The members of the Key West Ministerial Associa-
ton wish to take this opportunity to their sincere
appreciation for the wonderful cooperation that you offer
to the ministers and the churches in our community
through your newspaper.
You have been most generous with the space that
you make available to the churches for pubiczng their
programs in community and you have been very will
ing to staff to help churches in these
grams of publicity.
For all OF your generous and helpful services in the
past and also for the services know that you will
willingly and eagerly offer to the churches in
muny in the future the ministers of these churches
wish to extend to you our sincerest thanks.
Very truly yours
Members of Key West Ministerial Association
81 81 Ralph Rogers, James E. Statham, John S. Arm
field, Richard E. Coulter, A. Franklin Hooper,
soe Chaplain w. a. Lane, Robert NJ Stretch Chap
4 Il u lain, USN.gC A, Sammetinger, J. Paul Touch
ton, Eldon Simmoriss 1t Henry Russell, Richard
E. Evans, DR.. J.. t.a Ivey, C. B. Robinson, A.
r. Smith and R. d. Cleaves
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10
The
World
Today
BY DON WHITEHEAD
For James MAYloMl

WASHINGTON R - The room
was packed with reporters when
President Eisenhower strobe
through the door. He was smiling
and relaxed, showing no sign Of
nervousness over the barrage Of
questions he knew was coming.
Physically, he looked in good
trim. He wore a well-tailored
brown double-breasted suit, a blue
tie with white polka dots and a
white shirt. There was a fresh,
scrubbed look about him. His sum-
mer sun tan was fading.
The only striking change after
two years in, the White House was
in his face. The lines in his fore
head had deepened-and there
were deeper lines around his eyes
and his mouth, particularly his
eyes.
Here were the teltale signs of
the pressures which pile up on
whoever is president Of the United
States. ,,
For 60 minutes yesterday the
President stood before the news
men, answering their questions
with an ease and assurance he
hadn't possessed when he came
to the White House. His face re,
flected the sudden shifts of his
thoughts from mirth to dead seri.
BUSINESS.
He refused to comment on q
statement by Sen. Mccarthy (R.
Wis) accusing him of a shrinking
show of weakness" in fighting
communism. He didn't even men.
ton Mccarthy by name. He deity
answered or parried all questions
bearing on the same hot topic.
If anger was boiling inside be-
cause of the Mccarthy incident,
Eisenhower gave no hint of it.
Watching the President, nv
thoughts went back to a day two
years ago when he was president
elect. He had fulfilled a campaign
promise to 60 to Korea in a search
for some way to bring an end to
the war there. Now he was aboard
the Navy cruiser Helena, which
was plowing through heavy seas
toward Hawaii.
A group of us sat back on deck
discussing politics and the cam.
paign, while Eisenhower relaxed
in his cabin. A man who now is
highly placed in the administra-
ton said;
likes political amateur even
though he did win the nomination
and election. Let's not kid our
selves. He has lived his life in the
Army, much of it away from
home. He has been removed from
the currents of American politics
He doesn't know the political SUBJ
teties in the relationship between
politicians. He doesn't know Amer
ican politics, period"
And then this man added: "But
that isn't the. important thing. He's
got a feeling for politics-and he'll
learn fast"
Seeing Eisenhower two years
after this incident, the feeling was
strong that in that short span he
had learned a great deal about
American politics and politicians.
Perhaps that is why the lines
are etched more deeply today IN
his forehead and around his eves
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10
NEW, CHURCH BEGUN

NAZARETH. Israel "a - A cor
nerstone was laid Wednesday-the
end of the Marian Year-for the
new Church Of the Annunciation,
fourth church to be built on the
site over the holy grotto where the
angel Gabriel is said to have ap-
peared to the Virgin Mary.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10
TEACHERS TO SCHOOL

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. R-Instruc-
tors who teach automobile driving
in Alabama's high schools are go
ing back to school next week. They
viii attend a driver training in
structor's course at the University
of Alabama Dec. 1917.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10
PEOPLES FORUM

The cIIxsn welcomes ef In read
but s editor the right dslsis items which
considered bsss vnwaranfsd The writer's hcud be
fsr and eenins s ssrs 10 and On ee se
81 e paper eniy sionsvvs q se aeeecsnv -
letters and win b sublshsd unless rssvssisd sssriss
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10

Until We came to Key West we
did not even realize We were in
Florida" DR.. Florence Obuchow-
ski and Miss Sophie Kahan, of New
Jersey, told The Citizen today.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10

First plants of the Key West Bo-
tanical Garden were placed in the
ground this morning adjacent to
the golf course where the garden is
to be developed.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10

Planning what separates the best communities from
the average ones.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-10

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27

More than SO members Of the
District Federation Of Business
and Professional Women's Clubs
will attend the biennial conven-
ton of the national BPW fedora
ton which opens tonight in St.
Louis.
The local delegation is headed
by Miss Marguerite Rawalt, ma
tional first vice president. who
has been Endorsed by the District
Federation for the national presi-
dency.
The District members will give
a breakfast in her honor Tuesday
morning, preceding the opening
of the polls at noon.
Several other local women are
serving on national committees
and will have an active role in
the convention activities. These
include Miss Marjorie F. Web
ster, a member of the national
board and chairman of the Ma
tionaI Security Committee.
Miss Opal Jackson, second vice
president of the District Fedora
ton, is member Of the National
Resolutions Committee, while
local members who will serve or
the Election Watchers Committee
are Mrs. Evelyn HemSley. newly
elected president of the District
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Mrs. GeInnun


Mrs. Melvin Gelman Of Be-
thesda will entertain life men,
bers in honor of Mrs. Elias Gel
man, chairman of the Vittle K.
Gelman 500 Life Membership
Club of the Ladies Auxiliary,
Hebrew Home for the Aged. on
Tuesday, June 20. This club was
named for Mrs. Gelman in recog-
milton of her years of service to
the community.
Entertainment will include a
cavalcade of swimsuitS, flown in
from California by a well-known
manufacturer, showing American
beach styles from 1870 to today
presented by Mrs. A. j. Kaplo-
WITT. Mrs. Herbert Bright will
assist her. A water float ballet
arranged by Mrs. Albert Brodsky
will be presented at the pool
Mrs. William Chase and Mrs
Herman Gelman are chairmen OF
the tea arrangements. Mrs
Abraham Alloy is president Of
the Auxiliary. Mrs. Harry Bad1
and Mrs. Nat H. Levy are n
charge of arrangements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27

the greatest progress in helping
the acoustically handicapped has
come since World War II.
when I first came with the
society, practically nothing was
done for hard-of hearing chill
dren in the public schools" she
observed.
Much of Miss Wright's field
work has involved education OF
the hard of hearing to their
handicap.
1.-THE two invaluable crutcheS
for the hard of hearing are the
hearing aid and reading lips.
says Miss Wright who is an ex.
ponent of the school of thought
that you mustn't be ashamed Of
wearing q hearing aid. BE
thankful science made it posi-
ble," she has told thousands OF
her fellow handicapped.
On Friday night. Miss Wright
was honored with Miss Ada
M. Hill. who is resigning as di-
rector of the society's exhibits
and vocational guidance. at q
testimonial dinner the society
gave as a highlight of its 35th
annual meeting in Cleveland.
Ohio.
Last week, one of the many
she has helped, who heard Of
her coming retirement. wrote
her: you've given me a philos-
ophy of life that made loss Of
hearing not a handicap but Q
challenge"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27

teacher came to the hospital.
In between lessons she had time
to think, enough time to decide
that she would spend the rest OF
her life helping others who were
hard Of hearing.
AS soon as she recovered, she
went to Philadelphia to take a
course in how to teach LIZ read
ing. Her first pupils were veterans
returning from World War I.
In July, 1928, she joined the
newly organized American Hear
ing Society staff as field director.
and grew with it through the
years. Now after 81 years in
which she has travelled countless
thousands of miles throughout
the United States in its service
she faces retirement with mixed
feelings.
She plans to return to Tappa-
hammock. After a summers rest.
she expects to do some work with
hard-of- hearing children in the
rural sections of her native State.
Looking back on the Nation
wide work she. has done. Miss
Wright modestly says: IT feel it
was a privilege to do some spade
work with the hard Of hearing.
A field worker sometimes has to
dig and plant the seed but is not
always able to see work come to
fruition. It's so wonderful to be a
pioneer. I've seen so many i'm
provementS."
Miss Wright said she had noted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27
Lorqe District Delegation
ToAttend BPWMeeting

Federation, and Miss Bern Ber-
ard.
AS international relations
chairman of the local federation.
Miss Berard also will participate
in a workshop on international
relations.
1-rs. Veleita c. Prather, State
public affairs chairman, will take
part in a panel on public affairs.
The official delegates from the
District State Federation are
Miss Berard, Mrs. PrAther and
Miss, Clara Longstreth, all of the
District of Columbia Club; Mrs.
Lena Somers of the Tower Club
and Miss Katherine Burns Of the
Pendulum Club.
The alternates for the State
organization are Miss Lee Grobe,
member of the Southeast Club;
Miss Virginia Crowder Of the
Chevy Chase BPW Club and Mrs
Pearl Ferguson and Miss Anna
Martin of the D. c. Club.
An attendance of more than
5000 is expected at the conven-
ton which will mark the 35th
anniversary of the federation
founded in st. Louis in 1919.
Miss Helen G. Irwin of DeS
Moines, Iowa, will preside.
Trained Women for Full Cit
izenship in a Free World" will be
the convention theme.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27
Engagement
Pad

Wf French c Class 09Ts Tuesday. gao pm PM
cards Friday, 1870 pm, cards.
University Women's Club-Tomorrow. 3
pm, French conversation. Tomorrow
pm. tea followed by travel program
at pm. speaker, DR.. Myron Ander-
son. Agriculture Department. From
Field to Field with Camera" Thurs
day. IL am. morning poetry group
with Miss Margaret Vail. Sherwood
Forest, Md. Saturday. pm. water
color landscape group.
Woman's Community Club, Of Kensington
with Mrs. Burch Lee Butcher, 40O1
Dresden street. annual picnic.
Montgomery County Thrift ShOp-To-
morrow, 10 am. annual meeting Of
Council of Delegates at Glenbrook
Club. 5000 Wisconsin avenue; election
zonta CIub-wednesday. 1890 pm.
YWCA. business meeting.
league Of American Pen Women, Alex
andria Overwhelmingly. pm.
with Mrs. Ruth linus. 1906 Cameron
road, tea honoring Mrs. Helen Sutton
Booth: speaker. Mrs. Ralph e. Elan
Vermont. Ballads Migrant in New
Womsn's National Democratic Club
Wednesday. 4-6 pm. garden party a.
home Of Mrs. Melvin D.. Hildreth, 1881
Indian lane NV, under auspices o.
Hospitality Committee and Civil De-
tense Armed Services Hospitality Com
women's National Press Club-wednes
day, 5:30-7;30 pm, National Presi
Club ballroom, inaugural party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27
Miss Wright to Retire
From | Hearing Society
By Ruth Deem

A doctors verdict. q special
lists advice and q team Of run
away horses ali played important
roles in setting the compass for
an outstanding career that will
come to an end on wednesday
for Betty Campbell Wright.
Miss Wright viii retire at the
end of this month as director
of the field service OF the
American Hearing Society after
81 years service to hard of hear
ing children and adults.
The pretty. gray-haired field
director seems to radiate an
inner happiness when she talks
about her work in the clearly
shaped words with which she
has spoken" to thousands OF
hard of hearing people all over
the country.
Such Joy was not always hers.
however.
She had started out to be O
teacher aftel her graduation
from the State Normal School
at Farmvllle. Va. (now Long
wood College, and she wanted
to be a successful teacher.
Then, almost without warning
the fate struck her that was to
change her life. With increas-
ing effort she strained to hear
her pupils class recitations, and
the students, on to the fact that
teacher couldn't hear" made
things even more difficult for
her.
She consulted a doctor. His
verdict was not cheerful one
you're going to be deaf" he
told her.
at walked away from his office
just filled with despair" she
said. 81 was just 81 then"
But she wasn't the type to
take defeat lying down. Instead
of returning to her home in the
little town Of Tappahannock In
Virginia's picturesque Kappa
hammock River country. she de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27

cided to do something about It.
She gave up teaching and came
to Washington to take a civil
service position with the Navy
Department. Always on the
quest to find a cure, she con-
suited an ear specialist. To her
surprise, he suggested: Why
don't you try lip reading?"
When she said she hadn't even
heard Of it, he directed her to
the Volta Bureau. She made an
appointment to see a teacher
but before her first lesson she
was involved in a bazaar accident
that put her in the hospital.
A team of runaway horses
leaped onto the sidewalk where
she was walking and injured her
so badly she was in Q BODY
cast for five months.
It was five months Of new life
for her, however. Her hp-readlng
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27
Sorority
Conceive
SetHere

While o great many college
sororities and fraternities are
holding their national conven-
tions at Northern resorts, Phi
Sigma Sigma Sorority has Sc
lected Washington aS Its con-
vention spot this year.
Phi Sigma Sigma members
from college campuses across the
Nation and Canada were ex-
pected today for the Sorortty's
five-day national convention.
which opens tomorrow at the
Hotel Statler.
Because it Is meeting In the
capital Of the World" the
sorority has chosen an interna-
tional theme for this years
meeting.
Delegates will sandwich tours
of the city and nearby places OF
interest in between business
sessions. They will also be re-
ceived at the Indian. Venezuelan
and Israel Embassies.
An international luncheon viii
be held on Tuesday with repre-
sentatives of some Of the local
embassies as honor guests. and
a. Panhellenic luncheon on
Wednesday will feature q speak
er from the United Nations.
Tuesday night an embassy
night dinner will be held with
Mrs. Gill Abraham, Second Sec
rotary of the Israel Embassy. as
the principal speaker. Her topic
will be Frontiers Of Education
in Israel"
The sphinx banquet tomor-
row evening will be q conven-
ton highlight. Mrs. Raphael
Tourover. q past grand archon
Of the sorority and q member
Of its advisory board. will speak
She Is a Washington resident.
Convention business will CEN
ter on election Of national off,
GERS, installation Of the Wash
ington Alumnae Club officers fol
the coming year. and presenta-
ton of national awards to win
ming chapters.
Mrs. Max BreSlauer is ma.
tional chairman for the conven-
ton. The Washington chairman
is Mrs. Paul Eanet, whose CO.
chairmen are Mrs. Sol Berensor
and Mrs. Mervin Lewis.
The sorority. founded in 19i;
at Hunter College, now has ar
active list of 26 chapters anc
81 alumnae clubs Throughout
the United States and Canada
1t has undertaken a number
of philanthropic projects, thu
latest of which is support of re-
search for rheumatic fever ant
heart diseases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27
Planning to Attend
Richmond PorIey

Five members of the Arlington
Branch, American Association of
University Women, will attend
the South Atlantic Regional con-
ference tomorrow and Tuesday
in Richmond, Va.
They are: Mrs. C. Glenn Hass,
newly elected branch president;
Mrs. Robert L. Lamkin, Virginia
State AAUW president; Mrs. Ar
thur Young, State education
chairman; Mrs. Raymond F.
Pelissier. branch legislation
chairman. and Mrs. Wilbur L.
Morse, retiring branch president.
Mrs. Lamkin is also chairman
of the Resolutions Committee
for the South Atlantic Region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-27
Convention Delegate

Mrs. Richard C. Turner OF
Alexandria is attending the 40th
general convention of Alpha Phi
which opened today at Vancou-
yer, British Columbia.
Mrs. Turner is the official
delegate of the Greater Wash
ington Alpha Phi alumnae group
of the college fraternity for
women.
Before journeying to the Cana
dian province, Mrs. Turner
stopped for a visit with her par
ents in Boise, Idaho.