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Evening star., 1954-11-14
RedeveIopment Victory

= The Southwest redevelopment program
has won another important victory in the
courts. Questions regarding procedure
raised by the Court Of Appeals when 1t
upheld the constitutionality of the program
last year have been resolved in favor of the
redevelopers in District Court. Thus, local
courts now have sustained not only the
validity of the basic redevelopment law but
the way in which the Redevelopment Land
Agency and other agencies are administer
ing it in Southwest Washington.
When the appellate court last November
decided that the act under which the broad
rebuilding enterprise is being carried out
Is constitutional, it expressed doubt that the
purpose of the Government in redeveloping
Area as pleasant neighborhood" was
. entirely encompassed by the law. The three
fudge court said: "The claim of Government
power for such purposes runs squarely into
the right of the individual to own property
and to use it as he pleaSes. Absent impinge-
ment on the rights of others and absent
public use or compelling public necessity
for the property, the individuals right is
superior to all rights of the Government
and is impregnable to the efforts Of the
: Government to seize it." The court sug-
gested that if such efforts were contested
by property owners, lower court should
consider the challenge.
Such challenge was presented to the
District Court by three owners of property
that had been seized in connection with the
redevelopment of the Southwest. Area B.
The suits were among several which con-
tended that the seizures were Illegal because
the RIA had acted arbitrarily in including
some properties for redevelopment and ex-
cluding others, in seizing business proper
ties for conversion to residential uses and
In condemning properties not properly
classed as "slums." -.
Federal Judge Robert N. Wilkin, on
assignment in District Court from Ohio,
granted the District a summary Judgment
against the challenges. Judge Wilkin took
mote of the appellate opinion in general, but
stressed that part of it which conceded that
''the function of the courts is limited to
determining whether the conclusions of the
administrators are within reason upon the
record and within the congressional delega-
ton of authority" The judge found that
the law has been administered reasonably
eand within the scope of the law "This
court" he said, cannot substitute its judg-
ment for that of legally authorized admins
trative agencies" The decision clears away
serious legal obstacle to further work on
the Area B program, barring, of course,
adverse action by higher courts. The con-
stitutionality of the Redevelopment Act
itself is under consideration by the Supreme
Court.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
letters to The Star.

ming to be- installed in the area. 1t
was also pointed out by the Commits
sioners that there would be no increase
In taxation If the extension should be
effected and that it would, in no way.
keep man from building his own
home. The code, as see 1t, was de-
signed to protect residents and persons
planning to build their own home in
the future and not to work a hard
ship on them. I greatly fear that unless
the code is extended to this southern
part of Prince Georges County in the
very near future, our property will
quite possibly suffer substantial de-
valuation as a result of substandard
construction which will undoubtedly be
prevalent in completely unrestricted
area. -
I sincerely hope that all persons to
be affected by the proposed extension
of the building code will make a very
special effort to be present at the next
public hearing before the County Com
missioners at the courthouse in Upper
Marlboro at IL am. on November %.
and vote for the extension Of this
urgently needed code.
Virginia T. Corbett.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
Pen-nan1es may be used If letters carry
WriterS' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.

by Mrs. Henry Bartlett. president OF
the Federation, and have tried to under
stand the logic behind her statements
concerning the schools and desegrega-
ton. I have been unable to find any
thing that would support the validity
of her claims or any justification for
her actions. Why doesn't she work
with churches and parent
groups to make integration a success?
think that the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations should become a
positive force and do something con-
structive instead of passing all those
white supremist" resolutions.
Nathan r. Elder.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
Landlords and Children

It is not because the apartments are
$50 awfully nice" that it is difficult for
people with children, like Frantic
Mother" to find living quarters. $50
awfully nice" cannot describe many
of today's children. Parents who con-
troll and train their children have to
suffer the consequences from the wide
spread lack of discipline by parents.
Generally, people love children, but
after few experiences with children of
today, it is hardy soul who dares to
risk property, privacy and peace of
mind by giving them shelter. Neglect
of moral and social discipline is re-
sponsible for the present situation, and
it is too bad that the innocent must,
as usual, suffer with the guilty For
the parents who have civilized children
a down payment exclusive Of rent)
might be offered as guarantee of good
results-to be returned when the proof
of worth had been established.
Well-if parents are afraid of that
risk, what can you expect from a land
lady or a landlord?
G. G. B..
Evening star., 1954-11-14
Critical Of Civic Group

The District Federation of Citizens
Associations, which represents a mi
nority of the citizens of the District of
Columbia and whose charter Is sup
posed to foster community leadership.
has endeavored to bring about reseg-
regation of the public schools and to
deny Negro teachers opportunity for
employment in non-segregated schools.
In other words, it seeks to deny Negroes
their rights under our color blind Con-
stitution. I can see no difference be-
tween the activities of Bryant Bowles
and this group.
I have read and reread statements
Evening star., 1954-11-14
Else

There is a cult In this country which
decries the notion of peaceful co-exist-
ence." It's members portray it as a snare
and delusion. They chip away at it with
ridicule, Misrepresentation, half-truth and
plain distortion But there is one thing
these people never do.
This past week has not been good to
those who belong in this company. Presi-
dent Eisenhower has warned again Of the
dreadful consequences of an atomic war.
Air Secretary Talbot spoke of new weapons
of 'Such awful power that even the men
who build them cannot fully visualize the
carnage that would follow their USE" But,
by way of suggestive illustration, Mr.. Tall
bott said: "They can lay waste an entire
continent-men women, children, even the
beasts and the vegetation. They can abol-
ish in a single night not only an army, not
only nation, but whole civilization"
A warming in similar vein has come
from Canada's Lester B. Pearson. There is,
he said, but one alternative to some sort Of
peaceful co-existence-and that is "co-
destruction" To reject the notion OF
peaceful co-existence, he declared, and to
accept the alternative, is no better than to
say that mans function is limited to de-
Gliding where, and when, and how the
global smaShup is to take place"
These are grim and foreboding sugges-
tions, but there is no escape from them.
They are suggestions which should impress
themselves upon those who would persuade
mankind that there can be no peaceful
co-existence between the free world and
communism, those who preach the doctrine
that the end result of attempted co-exist-
ence will surely be the destruction of the
West by the East. These suggestions should
impress themselves upon the detractors
because what they implicitly advocate is
not the salvation of the West, but the de-
struction of both the West and the East.
It is too late now to think of preventive
war, or any kind of war in which the abso
lutte weapons would be used. The best that
can be hoped for at this time is a tolerable
live-and- d-let-live arrangement, an arrange
ment which, If not literally peaceful, at
least stops short of global war.
What do the critics want? Do they
believe, in their hearts, that war is to be
preferred to an attempt at peaceful CO.
existence? If they know of any other al
tentative they ought to tell us what it is.
But this is the one thing they never do.
s Winston Churchill, speaking from the
rich fullness Of almost 80 years, had some
thing to say last week, that should be COM
forting to those who have surrendered to
despair. Nothing" said Mr.. Churchill, "is
final. Change is unceasing and 1t is very
likely that mankind has lot to learn be-
fore they come to their journeys end"
Who can know? Men may yet conclude
that it is better to live peacefully together
than to destroy the human race.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
ReqionoI Postmaster

The District and nearby States have the
distinction of having the first regional postal
director in the history of the Post Office
Department. He is Robert E. ODonovan,
industrial management expert, who has
been sworn in as head of decentralized
postal unit embracing mail services in the
District, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
and part of Delaware. The change was her
aided by Postmaster General Summerfield
as move toward improved postal efficiency.
Mr.. Summerfield has set up number
of regional units under his plan for decen-
tralizing administrative activities of the
p-heavy mail industry. This phase Of the
Governments "big business" operations is
being run at an annual loss of about half
a billion dollars. The Hoover Commission
and other authorities have said that some
of the deficit could be reduced by more ef-
ficient procedures, including businesslike
field operations. In the past the require
ment for clearance with Washington Of
countless details of postal administration
such as local service problems, training pro-
grams, promotions, grievances and the like
has produced bottleneck conditions at
the department. Hereafter most Of such
details will be handled at the regional level
by Mr.. O'Donovan and the other directors
in the field. There should be savings in time,
record keeping and correspondence under
this improved system. These economies may
be small when compared with the huge
postal deficit, but any saving is worthwhile.
And if postal service also can be speeded
up so much the better.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-24
Aerial
Bid
ByCoIlins

MIAMI @-LeRoy Collins will
make an aerial tour of Florida's
three great population centers to
day for radio and television ap
pearances climaxing a campaign
he predicts viii win him the gov
ernorship by $4,000 votes.
The Tallahassee state senator
started the final day of the cam
paign with breakfast-time TV
appearance in Miami, heart o.
populous Dade County which gave
him his biggest vote in the first
primary and holds the key to his
chances of beating Acting Gov
Charley E. Johns tomorrow.
Later in the day he viii fly to
Jacksonville, Johns stronghold In
the first primary, for a 1880 pm
television appearance.
Then he will fly to St. Peters.
burg for an HOS pm. TV appear.
ance reaching the Tampa Bay area
where the votes which went to
tbs alisninxssd Bradley Oldham in
the ififst primary are a particular
prize in the runof.
Statewide Radio Speech
In between TV speeches, Col.
Inns will have a statewide radio
program over so stations from 9
to 10 pm.
At home in Tallahassee Sunday
for a final check with campaign
leaders around the state, Collins
issued a statement declaring "It
is clearly apparent that a strong
reaction has set in against the act.
ing governor because Of his false
and desperate campaign tactics
in these closing days and hours.
81 confidently predict now that
our margin Of victory will be U.s..
600 votes or better"
He said "brazen campaigning by
tax-paid state officials -. also
has reacted strongly against the
acting governor. The people don't
like this use of their own funds to
support a political machine and
Continued on Page Eight
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Intruder. Bomber.
Crashes At Eglin

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE R-
The Air Force reported today that
a late type jet bomber crashed in
the woods near here last night and
the pilot and radar observer were
killed.
The plane was the two-place
RB57 night Intruder bomber, the
American counterpart of the famed
British Canberra. Shown publicly
for the first time at a firepower
demonstration here May 9, the
plane is being service tested at
the Air Proving Ground. .
The names of the two victims
are being withheld temporarily
pending notification of next of kin.
The crash took place on the Egg
lin reservation, three miles off
State Highway 20.
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|Duyal County
Gets Johns
|FinalEffort

JACKSONVILLE M - Charley
Johns concentrated his last days
campaign for the Florida COVER
norship today on big Duval County,
which gave him a good lead in the
first primary but still has $4,000
votes that went to the eliminated
Bradley Oldham.
The acting governor scheduled
the whole day for campaigning
around Jacksonville, where he will
originate a 31-station closing radio
speech before going home to near.
by Starke to vote in the Tuesday
election.
AT Orlando yesterday for . hand
shaking visit to the Florida State
EIks Assn. convention, Johns is
sued q statement declaring 81 am
confident that Tuesday the people
are going to give me even more
support than the overwhelming
backing that they gave me in the
first primary" when he led his
opponent, Leroy Collins, by 50, 900
votes.
Defends Road Program
He struck back at Collins cam.
paign contention that the Johns
road board has been passing up
federal road money in its haste
to make political hay with the
highway construction program.
Johns said Collins els merely
displaying his ignorance of state
governmental functions" in the dis
cussion Of the federal road money
issue.
Every dollar of federal aid that
Florida can secure with matching
funds is available to this state for
the coming year in our 500, 000, 900
road building program" he said.
I'VE are fully confident that the
authenticated statement of w. A.
Williams, auditor of the State Road
Department, gives us sufficient
basis financially speaking to pro-
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Johns, 2,572.
The race for the state
senate also looks like it will
draw considerable voter at
tention.
william r. Neblett, of Key West,
is out to unseat the veteran James
A. Franklin, the incumbent.
The run for the senate seat saw
four men entered in the first pri-
mary. Neblett drew 3.407 votes in
this county in that election while
Franklin got 1,S46 votes.
Tomorrow they will be seeking
the LILA votes that went to Mickey
Parrot and Travis Gresham in the
first primary.
One County Race
Only one county race will be on
tomorrow's ballot-the race for
county commissioner in the second
district.
In the first election, William A.
FreemaA IN racked up 2,Tl3 vot-
es. Frank Bentley took 2,125, and
Rodman ]. Bethel, 1,O54, to be eli
minated.
In the May 4 primary, 7,403 per-
sons voted in this county while 583
voted absentee. Sam Pinder, sup
ervisor of registration here, said
total of 613 absentee ballots were
handed out by his office, but only
$50 were returned.
The period in which the 5S3 bal
lots were voted or mailed back
covered II working days for Pin
der's office. That period extended
from April to April %.
Absentee Applications
Only four working days were a.
valuable for voters to obtain alb
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-24
Diplomacy Will
Replace Rough
Tactics Here
By gill sPlLLMAN

Police Chief Bienvenido
Perez said today that he is
issuing an order to the pol
ice department for courtesy
and soft-talking diplomacy
to be used at all times by
investigating or arresting Of
ficers regardless of how bel
ligerent the offenders are.
Perez further stated that the
days Of police officers grabbing
people and throwing them in the
wagon are past. All people who
are being arrested will be told that
they are under arrest and will be
informed Of the charges, he stat
ed.
The order is believed to be the
first of a series to provide for Key
West one OF the most courteous
police departments in The country.
Query To Be Made
City Judge Enrique Esquinaldo
agreed to test the results Of the
police courtesy order by asking the
defendants who come before his
court if the arresting police Of
ficer was courteous. A reasonable
time will be given before the ques-
tons win be asked in police court
to insure that all officers under
stand the order.
Esquinaldo, in commenting to-
day, said, 1.-THE police department
will only be as good as the people
who support II. They can make it
or break it"
City Manager Victor Lang and
Perez recently had a conference to
discuss the police department bud
get and general department af-
fairs. Lang and Perez both agreed
that they are one hundred per cent
in harmony with each other.
Court Fee Studied
Lang said that he has under
study suggestion to eliminate the
court fee that is paid officers for
attending sessions as witnesses.
The suggestion was to replace
the money now paid with a pay
increase taken from an average of
what police officers have made in
the past. The suggestion was made
for study In an attempt to control
any element of false arresters that
might exist in the department.
Police officers received a two
dollar fee for appearing in court
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-24

For Quick Communication.
Use CLASSIFIED Adsl You'll
reach buyers md sellers
tenmts or workers -. lust
DIAL 2-566l or 2-5662.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-24
Worlds Z Largest Airship 70
End Endurance Flight Here
Big Blimp Will Land
AT Naval Air Station
Tomorrow Afternoon

The worlds largest airship. a
blimp, will end a record-breakir 2
endurance flight here early tomor-
row afternoon.
At $3.50 pm. today the big nom
rigid ship had been aloft 178 hours.
Latest word from the ship itself
indicated that it will be kept in
the air until it reaches the 200
hour mark. This would make its
time of landing here about 1870
p. m. tomorrow.
However, Navy spokesman here
said the ship would be in this area,
probably early this evening, and
would circle in this vicinity until
the 2O0-hour record is set.
The ship is an N-type. It is 342
feet long, So feet high, and has a
capacity of one million cubic feet.
From Lakehvrsf
The ship, with is men aboard,
took off from the Naval Air Sta
ton at Lakehurst, N. j., at 5:35
"a. m. last Monday, May II.
It followed course that took it
over Norfolk, Va, then to Bermu-
da, San, Juan, hack alang the Ba,
ifamaS, Miami, and finally to Key
West.
The ship has many unique fea-
lures. It can be refueled In flight
from surface craft, and the crew
can be changed in flight from sur
face ships. The stores aboard the
ship also can be replenished in
flight.
The Navy pointed out that the
airship operates independently of
any aircraft carrier, smaller sur
face ships being used for re-fuel-
ing and for changing crews and
taking on additional supplies.
Both the 800 horsepower engines
are inside the car, simplifying in
flight checks and repairs.
Propeller Operation
One or both propellers can be
operated by one engine. It has full
reversible pitch propellers and a
tricycle. landing gear, making it
easy to handle on the ground.
While the ship is in Key West
it will be handled by Airship De-
velopment Squadron II.
Cdr. Henry Eppes is in charge
of the ship on its endurance flight.
He already has broken the pre-
vious record of 1904 hours set by
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-24
City Asks
|PatienceO
Complaints Are
Voiced By People
On United Street

City officials today asked that the
people who live on United Street
near the High School Annex should
not be too hasty in Judging the re-
suits of the City's new street paw
ing equipment.
Ivan Roberts, Director Of Public
Service, said that the holes in the
street were caused by big rains
just before construction and just
after the completion.
City Manager Victor Lang said
that the reason the holes were al
ready wearing in the road was be-
cause at the time that section of
road was put in, the city did not
have the big roller that is now
being used.
Keller Trouble
He stated that they bad been
using borrowed Navy roller but
just at the time that section was
done the Navy needed their roller.
Continued On Page Eight
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No Injuries In
Saturday Smash

No one was injured when two
cars collided at the corner of Flag
Ter and First Streets on Saturday.
John Hurney, age II, driving a
'5S Plymouth Sedan was proceed
ing West on Flagler when his car
collided with a AT Chevrolet truck
driven by John E. Castro, 20, going
north on First Street. Damage was
estimated to be $500.
Officer Maribona made the in
vestigation and charged both driv.
ers with reckless driving and caus.
ing an accident. Hurney was also
charged with driving without a
driving license.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-24
Tuesdays Polling
Places Listed;
Open From I To I

Here are the locations Of the
polling places for tomorrow's '2'ec-
tons: The polls will be open i.om
Z a. m to z p. m.
Precinct No. - Noes Build.
ing, Duval and Virginia Streets.
Precinct No. 2 - Rear of the
Cave. Inn Bar, Petronia Street off
Duval Street.
Precinct No. 3 - High School
Cafeteria, Whalton Street.
Precinct No. A. No. 3 Fire Sta
ton, Grinnel Street.
Precinct No. - TOO Elizabeth
Street. >.
Precinct No. - County Court
House.
Precinct No. - City Hall.
Precinct No. 8 - william and
Fleming Streets.
Precinct No. 8 - Grinnell and
Elgin Streets.
Precinct No. 10 - 1901 Southard
Street.
Precinct No. II - Truman Ele.
mentary School.
Precinct No. IL - High School
Annex.
Precinct No. Is - First Street
and Flagler Avenue.
Precinct No. IA - Poinciana Adj
ministration Building.
Precinct No. Is - Marathon
Chamber of Commerce Building.
Precinct No. 16 - Old Matecun-
be School House.
Precinct No. II Clinic Build
ing, Tavernier.
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Police Courtesy Plan
Instituted By Perez
Ball Field Lights
Installed Soon

County Commissioner Frank
Bentley, chairman Of The fin.
anee committee, Today said
additional lights will be install.
Cd ct the ballfisld in Ocean
View park within The next few
weeks.
Bentley said me plans are
complete and HE lighting equip
ment has been ordered. A soon
as The equipment arrives, no
said, Il will be Installed.
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Runoff Candidate pace
Final Showdown Tuesday
State Senate Race, Commission
Post Draw Much Local Interest

Voters in tomorrow's second primary will find only
SIX names on the ballot as opposed to the 20 candidates
the first primary May 4.
The which will draw the most interest here
as well as throughout the state is the hot Johns Collins
race for the governors chair.
Both Acting Governor Charley E. Johns and Leroy
Collins will be out after the 1887 Monroe County votes
Bradley Oldham registered in the first election In that
primary Collins got 1920 votes in Monroe County and