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Evening star., 1954-12-20
Wife and ; Children
Slain With Hatchet in
Sleep; Husband Held

| PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 90
Harold r. Oilar's wife and three
children sang Christmas carols
and went to bed. A few hours
later, say police, Oilar killed
I them-with a Boy Scout hatchet.
Police and a neighbor early
yesterday found the 39-year-old
rug merchant unconscious from
gas fumes, in a apparent suicide
attempt, in a bathroom of his
$25, 1000 home.
He was booked on suspicion
of murder in the prison ward
at the County General Hospital
where attendants said he is ex-
pected to recover. Detectives
said that during questioning he
muttered: "It can't be real.
I've had a bad dream"
| A neighbor's child who spent
the neght with the Oilars was
spared.
| Police 1t. Wayne Bornhoft
said Oilar apparently carried
sleeping Bronwyn Rayburn, Z,
from the room where she was
staying over night with his
daughters Janet, 10, and Martha,
| 7, a cripple, before he killed
| them.
The two girls were found with
! blankets over their heads. as was
| the son. Randolph, II, who was
killed in his own room. Oilar's
wife, Grace Elizabeth (Betty) i,
80, a Sunday School teacher at
Pasadena Presbyterian Church,
was found dead in the master
bedroom. Police said all appar-
emily died without a struggle
possibly in their sleep.
! Neighbors described Oilar as
deeply religious" Beside him
in the fume-filled bathroom
were pictures of his family, taped
to the walls, and a mostly illegi-
BILE note saying, in part:
"Only God understands. Only
God can forgive"
Another note said: "Sell out
everything to pay debts" DR..
Robert Rayburn, the neighbor
whose daughter escaped death,
said Oilar was greatly in debt" {"
Evening star., 1954-12-20
Three Brothers Held
In Fatal Stabbinq

Police held three brothers on
charges of homicide today after
the fatal stabbing of a 29-year-
old man Saturday night in the
400 block of H street NE.
The victim, identified by
police as Edward Butler, colored,
1893 Sixth street NE. died in a
restaurant at 400 II street NE
after he staggered away from a
street fight with a wound in his
left chest.
Scheduled to appear at a
coroner's inquest today were
three brothers, Lacount Togans
Is. of the 900 block of Fifth
street NE. and Brock. 81, and
James Togans, 81, both of the
600 block of Sixth street NE
The brothers, all charged with
homicide. are colored.
The murder weapon has not
been found, police said.
Police said the fight ap-
parently started when one oi
the brothers told Buffers girl
friend to stop leaning against
his car.
Lacount Togans was arrested
shortly after the fight by Deputy
Police Chief Edgar E. Scott
chief of detectives, and Ninth
Precinct Detectives Walter G
Grant and Kenneth l.. Cones
The two other brothers were
rounded up later.
A brother of the dead man
Avon Butler, IS, colored, was GU
about the head and treated a.
Casualty Hospital after he
joined the fight to aid his
brother, police said.
Evening star., 1954-12-20
Suicide Ruling Awaited
In Navy EMPLOYEES Death

The death of Frank Warlick,
80. of 2037 Thirty eighth street
Sc. a Navy Department EN-
ploye, will be certified as suicide,
Deputy Coroner Richard M.
Rosenberg said today.
Mr.. Warlick's body was
found in the hallway of his
apartment yesterday with a
shotgun wound in the right
temple. A .16-gauge shotgun
was laying near the body.
Police said they found four
notes, one addressed to Mr..
Warhck's estranged wife, an
other to his son, Rodney r.
Warlick, IS. a Marine at Camp
Lejeune, N. c.: a third to police
and the other to the press. The
note to the press asked minimum
publicity. The wife, jeanette,
lives in Annapolis.
Attracted by two packages in
front of the Warlick apartment.
a neighbor, Leslie Platt. found
the body about 2::30 pm. The
packages contained MIR. War;
lick's wallet and personal papers.
Evening star., 1954-12-20
Girl, 16, Is StrangIed
After Assault in Car;
Two Sailors Held

MIDDLETOWN, r. l., Dec. 90
Pretty Margaret Louise Blan-
chette. 16-year-old Sunday school
teacher, was raped and strangled
In the rear seat of a moving au-
tornobile yesterday and two sail
ors were being held today
Frederick B. thinner, Is, Of
Rochester. N. Y, metalsmltn
first class. was charged with
murder.
Seaman Clyde D. Brunfield. 18,
also of Rochester, was charged
with being an accessory before
the fact of murder.
State police Capt. Andrew
Casey said thinner admitted he
struck and strangled the Ports
mouth. r. l., girl "wnen she be-
gan to scream" during the at
tack.
Capt. Casey said the two SAIL
ors had volunteered to drive the
girl home from a pre- Christmas
dance at the Enlisted Mems Club
at the big naval base in Newport.
He quoted thinner as saying
that after driving short dis
tance he and Margaret got in
the back seat while Brunfield
continued to drive.
At the Mount Hope Bridge.
thinner assaulted the girl and
throttled her when she attempt
ed to scream. Then they drove
back toward Newport.
thinner and Brunfield were
arrested after chase by Mid
dletoWn police who were un-
aware that anything was amiss
in the car. ...
Sergt.. Francis Vierra and
Patrolman Lewis Perry reported
the sailors failed to stop at their
signal as they passed at high
speed.
When halted, Sergt. Vierra
said. the sailors told him they
were taking "a sick girl to the
Naval Hospital"
Sergt. Vierra and Patrolman
Perry followed and when the
pair failed to turn into the hos
pital driveway they halted them.
The girl was pronounced dead
at a hospital.
DR.. John A. Picozzi, deputy
State medical examiner. said
she had been raped and
strangle. Police said her
clothing was torn and that there
was other evidence she put up a
struggle.
Miss Blanchette was one of
II children of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Blanchette. The father Is
mill worker in nearby Fall
River, Mass.
She had gone to the dance
with her sister Carolyn, 20. The
latter said Margaret informed
her she was getting a ride home.
The victim occasionally taught
catechism at st. Anthony's
Catholic Church and was de-
scribed by neighbors as ere
spected and well-liked."
Evening star., 1954-12-20
Periscopes OFF Our coost
Russian Subs May Be Filming
III. S. Ports for Missile Attacks

boats. These are of two types.
One has a displacement of 1900
tons, a speed of 20 knots, and a
range of 10000 miles. The other
has 1000 tons displacement. a
speed of II knots, and a range of
$4,000 miles.
Jane said the larger class has
been seen in considerable num-
bers in the Pacific. It is esti-
mated they are being built at
the rate Of 18 to 20 a year.
Most of the reasons why the
Russians send out their subma-
rines on missions these days are
easily understood. Training of
crews, the charting of ocean cur
rents and the taking of temper
ature readings is standard prac-
tice in all the submarine forces
in the world.
Could Refuel Seaplanes.
The planning of locations for
wartime refueling of Russian
seaplanes by tanker submarines
is not unusual, either. The Rus
slams have seaplanes, and their
reconnaissance range could be
extended greatly by submarine
tanker refueling.
Testing of United States coast
al defenses is important to the
Russians because they would like
to be able to lay mines in our
shipping routes and even inside
our harbors, in time of war.
Navy Secretary Charles S.
Thomas said a few weeks ago
that the Russians are capable
of laying cunning, versatile"
mines in United States harbors
and Seaports. He said the new
devices can be set to allow a
given number of ships to pass
them without harm before they
explode.
Rear Admiral Wilson D. Leg
gett, chief of the Nayy's Bureau
of Ships, also is on record ex-
pressing "acute concern" over
the possibility that enemy sub
marines could lay mines in
United States coastal waters.
Scientists Called In.
He said the Navy's mine coun-
termeasure station in Florida is
working overtime on the problem
and has been enlarged to include
a study group of talented sci
entists.
The landing Of clandestine
parties by unidentified subma-
rines has been reported from
various parts of the non-Com-
munist world. The Philippines,
the Caribbean, the coasts of
Central America are the most
frequently mentioned places in
this connection.
Representative Killings, Re-
publican, of California, supplied
the most recent and detailed
information on this phase of
underseas activity. He said he
had received information that
Communist submarines operated
of the coasts of Guatemala be-
fore the overthrow of the Com
munist government of President
Jacobo Arbenz and that other
non United States submarines
were seen off Nicaragua. He said
apparently Russian and CZecho-
slovakian weapons were landed
from a submarine in Nicaragua.
No aspect of Russian sub
Evening star., 1954-12-20

s
the United States Navy's Regulus,
which can be fired from a SUBJ
marine and will travel 400 miles
to its target
The Russians. of course, are
known to have between 375 and
400 submarines.
This situation, naturally,
would place any coastal area in
| the greatest peril in time of war.
In coastal cities the submarine
menace would be much greater
than the air attack danger.
1t is of the most Importance
to Chicago, for example, that the
Russians are building chain
of $50 air bases in the Arctic.
Chicago is less than $500 miles
across the North Pole, from
!. Russia's Franz Josef Lanx.
1t is more important to San
Diego, New York and San Fran
cisco that Russia has a great sub
marine fleet and is sending it to
sea on reg.lar missions.
These Russian submarines,
that have been roaming the
world since 1948 in increasing
numbers, have at least six rea-
sons for doing so. These reasons
are: .-.
/. Training of crews In sub
marine handling and tactics.
2. Charting of ocean currents
and making temperature rec
ords.
3. Photographing of United
States coastal cities through
periscopes to be prepared for
guided missile launching.
4. Testing of United States
coastal defenses and anti-sub-
marine detection effectiveness.
S. Planning of locations for
wartime refueling of Russian
seaplaneS by tanker submarines
6. Landing of clandestine
parties on United States and
other shores for revolutionary
sabotage and spying purposes.
James Gives Estimate.
The Russians have plenty OF
submarines now to do all OF
these things. The most complete
late estimate of Russian strength
probably comes from the l954-55
edition of James Fighting Ships
a standard reference book on the
navieS of the world.
James said Russia has an
estimated 370 or 400 submarines
in commission, including "a
large number" of long-range
Evening star., 1954-12-20

This is the second of three ortieles on
the Russion submarines thet hove
been training their periseopes on
Americas coast since io4S. The
articles, written after extensive in
terviews with United States submarine
commanders. were distributed by the
North American Newspaper Allionee.
Evening star., 1954-12-20

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sFREE cusToMER PARKING AT ALL NEIGHBoRHooD STORES
ARE $50 YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE
Evening star., 1954-12-20
By Remberf james

MIIItdIy EuItUI, 5aH DIesu V1A1UH
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Dec. 30
Intelligence reports reached
Washington in the late summer
of this year that the Russians
had just about succeeded in
building a hydrogen bomb small
enough to be fitted to a medium
size guided missile.
The Russians already have the
guided missile, something like
Evening star., 1954-12-20

ALL HAHN STORES OPEN $50 TO koN, TUES wED- THURS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-15
And
Joe Are Wed
InCiyil Rites

SAN FRANCISCO II Joe hi.
Maggie, the former New York
Yankee Clipper, has carried off his
Hollywood lovely, Marilyn Monroe,
leaving millions of fans wondering
what win happen to her movie
career.
They were married in Municipal
Court here yesterday after a two.
year romance.
The ceremony was to have been
But an estimated 500 per-
sons heard about it and jammed
the corridors.
Municipal Judge Charles S.
Peery. who performed the brief
ceremony, said plaintiyely, Il for
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City Credit Union
Charter Received

Al Federal Credk Union for EN-.
ployees Of the city and the City
Electric System became reality
today with the receipt Of their
chapter from national headquar-
ters.
City Finance Director Craig Bow.
en- has called . meeting Of all in
terested city employees for Jan. q
At 10 !. m. IN the city hall al
which time nominations win be
made fr Offices b the union. N,
II. D. Bennet, an official Of the
Federal Credit Union in Washint-
ton VIII conduct the meeting.
The Credit union functions as q
savings and small loan agency Al
nominal rates Of interest. County
employees may be invited to joir
in the future.
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Airport Improvement Plans
Are Discussed At Rotary Meet
Commissioners "A 1lcn
Tells OF Lo,lg-Range
Plan For MeachaIn

II would be better for CONNER
cial planes to 90 into Boca Chica
than to continue the use of Mea-
cham Field ~ the point where de-
terioration of facilities there might
cause q bad accident, County Com
mission Joe Allen told Rotary
members at their luncheon meet
ing yesterday.
"The County Commissioners are
advocates Of the development Of
aviation facilities in Key West, I"
Allen continued. 1--WE explored the
possibilities OF three methods Of
raising the required funds for these
airport improvements: first
through taxation; second, through
. bond issue and third. through
increased rates"
The first 1--WE plans 10 finance
improvements were discarded,
Allen said, ss fsxstien wevld
mean Q Z 10 5 mill levy on Key
West Taxpayers and u was sslt
shs airiinss should take esrs 81
HAT expense as commercial lines
have been coming IN FOR Zen
years and should bs sslf-svssain.
Inc Is for % expenses Of Ter.
minsi facilities here are concern
cd.
A bond issue was not proposed
as it was felt by the Commission
ers and Their consultant, Harold
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Dedication
Dedicatory Address
Il Made BY Cine
OF Atlantic Fleet

The Navy yesterday detli-
Gated the Sonar Schools
new buildings here in a brief,
colorful ceremony.
Adm. Lynde D. Mccormick, USN
commander.in.C Chief Of the Atlantic
Fleet, made the dedicatory adj
dress.
Text Of Adm. McCormiek's
speech Is on page seven)
More Than 100 persons, guests
% ths Navy. were present. They
sat In chairs before the speak
sr's stand, : square platform N
frenl 81 enc % fhe three new
buildings.
Drawn up IN ranks behind the
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CITY Will Start Court Action
To Block Submerged Land Sale

Within the next three weeks the city win court action b
Tallahassee block the sale Of underwater TO Lg Key
West restaurant owner, learned today.
Loqu Of kosuns Ocean Rssfsvrans u s foo
smonssn So seeking 10 buy about 81 u bay
bottem land adjacent 70 his restaurant
City Of Key West has objected the by Innal
Improvement Board.
u Pesr W. city attorney. sodsy said Mat Sinclair Wells.
land agent end Richard Erwin state attorney general had
recommended that HE board Lssvn held W
actual issuance Of the deed FOR 80 days.
Tuesday
added that IN the 80 days. the city would seek temporary
injunction seeking halt the sale grants eys
for temporary Injunction, date would be set for final hearing
on q permanent injunction.
The ctys action, Porter said wiz be taken through law firm
i'm Tallahassee.
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Judge Gibson
Talks About
10
Juvenile Work
Probation Program
Needs Revision If
Juvenile Continues
To Defy Authority

Juvenile Judge Eva Warner Glib
son today issued the following
statement:
Juvenile delinquency is the
number one problem facing our
nation today. The reports pouring
lin to the National Investigating
Committee all point to the Ameri-
can home as It's source.
"The report also points out that
rural areas are as much on the
increase as the cosmopolitan areas.
And Monroe County, which has
been proud for the last two years
|of maintaining a minimum delin-
|quency record, is beginning to
show signs that the policy main
tanned by the Juvenile Court here,
that of working with the parents,
the school, the leaders Of churches
|or Big Brother-Big Sister groups
lis to be shortened.
The policy IN tfle last tour
Iyesrs--two years maximum and
lone year minimum time periods
used to try b rehabilitate the iu-
Ivenile and assist parents to either
adjust themselves and give the ju.
Ivenile his rights or work direct
with the 'child'--is going to be
shortened.
During tie period that the ~
Ivenfe is under probation, patience
and understanding IS used, but
when the juvenile under this ther-
apy begins either to contaminate
other juveniles or TO disrupt the
home, distrscting from tie well
being Of other children in the fam
iily, and parents are helpless to
cope with ter responsibility, it IS
time to remove the child from the
surroundings the environment that
has been responsible for the chId's
downfall.
Fortunately for residents Of our
great state of Florida our legiaa-
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Congress May
Social
Security Plan
Support OF Ike's
Program For
Bigger Benefits
To Predicted
BY CHARLES ?. BARRETT

WASHINGTON N-congress APP
peared set today to give delayed
but enthusiastic approval to Presi-
dent Eisenhower's plea for bigger
benefits and more taxes under a
social security system covering al
most the entire population.
Seldom, in fact, has a White
House message on such q vast
and controversial subject produced
so little vocal dissent as the pro-
gram sent to the Capitol yesterday
on Old Age and Survivors Insur-
ance.
House Speaker Martin (R-Mass)
gave this appraisal today: There
isn't any question but that this
Congress win enact legislation sub
stantially carrying out the Presi-
dents program.
A democratic leader, ask.
ing not to be quoted by name,
said, "You can bet your bottom
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Representatives
OF VIEW Posts To
Meet Here Sunday

Representatives Of IL posts Of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars win be
here Sunday for meeting, i was
announced today by Southernmost
Post ssll Of Key West, the host
post.
There viii be a luncheon at Ben
avs Cafeteria at noon Sunday and
4 business session at l:ls p. m.
& the post home, 22S Elizabeth st.
The u posts = IL, irclading Key
West - comprise the iSth District
ef The WV. Those posts are:
No. sis2, Pompano Beach; No.
a225, 1910, i7l, and leOS. all Of
MAN; No. 1856, Fort Lauderdale;
No. $500, Hollywood: No. $3.50, Mia,
mi Beach; No. 4l27, Homestead:
No. $3.50, Hialeah; No. s7ls, Coral
Gables; and No. 602l, Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-15
License Charge
Thurs.

A charge Of operating Q pawn
shop without a license held against
The proprietor Of Maury's Luggage
shop, S0uthard Street was dismie.
sed yesterday by Municipal Judge
Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr.
Judge EsquinaIdo ruled fAat
there was insufficient evidence fol.
lowing complaint by Esther Her.
man, one Of the owners Of Esther
and Bins Pawn Shop.
witnesses told Of the sale a 4
watch to Maury's for q nominal
zee and that the next day Il wss
sod back to the customer a =
|s1.5o prOfit.
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Murder Hearing
Set FOr'Jar,. 20

A preliminary hearing into
murder charge held against
Isnsxie castisslis hes been
SET by Psses Jvsfies Rey Ham
lin for Wednesday, January 10.
h was snnevnesd fedsy.
csstigslis. A-ysaF.eld Mia.
milan, has been held In ihs
County Jail since Jan. Q when
Ne admittedly pumped fevf
boilers inss RrDnss James Gel.
esins. 4I7 DOvsI ssvess. An
svtspsy showed slsss enc ef Ire
bullets pierced Ne victims
heart.
Witnesses who vii; testify 81
ths hearing include three eye.
Witnesses 10 ihs staying. States
Attorney J. Lsneslet Lester.
will represent HE state o. HE
hearing.
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Report Oh. SURGE,
By Frederick
Yard Has Been
Received Here
By DENIS sNEIcR

It is questionable if many
children detained here by
Juvenile authorities needed
Ito be detained at all.
That was a point raised in q
report by the National Probation
and Parole Association after an
investigation here last month in
TO the handling of juveniles.
The Key West Citizen today re-
ceived a copy Of the report made
by Frederick Ward. Jr., director
of the southern office of the as
sociation in Austin, Texas.
Beginning next week, The
Citizen will publish the complete
text of the report.
In his report. Ward said that
la children were detained be-
tween Jan. l. 1858. and Dec. Q.
1859. He said IS per cent were
released the same day or the
following day: that 80 per cent
| remained as long as week.
Only seven per cent. or s.s4. Of
the la children were detained
for periods of from one week
10 over q month"
The report continued:
"The large number of children
released on the same day or the
following day raises the question
of whether many of them need
mot have been detained at all but
Ireturned to their own homes
provided their parents or a re-
|sponsible adult would agree tc
bring them to the court offices
when directed.
"It is evident that II q policy
were developed between the
| tiuvsnilel court and the law
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Carbonell said that although
he did not attend q special caucus
held at the home of one of the
commission members Wednesday
afternoon, he has been told that II
was decided TO appoint Acting Po-
|lice Chief Raymond Cabrera to
head the department permanently
and that Patrolman Harry Lee
Baker and Bienvenido Perez win
be promoted to the rank Of Cap
tain. Thursday morning, the three
men were called to the office of
one Of the commissioners and told
Of the plan, Carbonell said.
The entire police and fire Dc.
paFtmsnis stink 10 hiah heaven
With politics, = earhoaeIl said 90
day. 'slf's nos Wkss ys0 snsa.
rs vino 700 knew when you sp-
ply for . ieb ss The city hall"
'It is my opinion that these pro-
motions are the result Of political
promises that are being paid OFF, "
CarboneIl added.
Carbonell said that examine.
|tions should be held and that Civil
Service Board Regulations ad.
hered to.
Last night at q meeting Of the
Civil Service Board, Robert Val.
dee. a member of that panel pro.
posed that the names of the three
men be submitted to the city com.
mission for consideration. He said
that he had been asked to submit
the names, but did not say who
requested it.
The two other members of the
board. Mrs. SybiI Dexter and Mrs.
Isabel Fleming refused to take &C.
ton on the motion.
However, even though the COM
mission can act without the OK of
the Civil Service Board, the ap-
pointments must be approved by
that group.
carbonslI charged further that
Civil Service regulations state
that police officers must held ne
rank # Lisvfsnsnf for rive yesrs
before they may be vppsd 10 .
Captains rating end that The
city charter says examinations
must be given for shs jobs.
Both Of the men now hold Pa.
trolmen's ratings, although Baker
has repeatedly passed the examina-
ton for lieutenant. Both have
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Pickup Order
Issued Today
For Mag Men

A pickup order was issued today
by City Manager Victor LANCE for
the arrest of a crew of magazine
statesmen repeatedly using sym.
patty" approach involving the
March of Dimes Polio campaign
in their sales talk.
BY inference, according 10 a.
least two homeowners, they are
saying that a portion of the money
spent on magazine subscriptions
viii go 70 the polio fund. They also
have been posing as polio victims,
ii was reported.
The crew is apparently operat,
ing in violation Of the city code
since an employee Of the City Tax
Collectors Office said today that
they have issued no licenses re
Gently for magazine salesman. I'm,
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