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The Key West citizen., 1954-11-01
AN APPEAL TO PARENTS

With junior, sissy, just starting school, this Is
the perfect time of the year to appeal all parents
restraint and good judgment in dealing with school teach
er and administrators No doubt junior and sissy will
encounter difficulties during their new school year.
II indeed they do not encounter them at the beginning
Of the current term.
However, the teachers and administrators who are
attempting to drill bit Of information into your sweet
things heads have troubles of their and unless there
Is obvious need for protest parents would do well
to remain in the background and at least for
while how things work out before they ask for special
treatment special special attention for junior
It will also be we'll to remember that the nations
schools must be based upon generally accepted
standards and that special operations cannot be under
taken for you, small group, matter how good
the idea may be- 1t should also be remembered by par
snts that their support Of the school, its teachers and
administrators is vitality important to the happiness ard
satisfaction of their children.
In q surprisingly large percentage of ca. where
students fail to do satisfactory work. the be
traced to parental neglect attitudes incapat
helping hand for junior consistent policy of add him
and requiring him to do his lessons will pay lar wi
dends for him in future years, though it les
of your time today is well worth the effort
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-01

The laboring man is often the healthiest, and hap
piest, man in his neighborhood
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-01

the backyard Of their home here
last week The bird had struck .
wire-mesh fence. GRIPPING Itself
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-01

It is beginning to look like World War III might no
be inevitable, after all.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-01

It Is generally true that the worlds most honored
individuals those who do not lose the touch
or the simple pleasures in life
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-01

The world would be better place and woulG
be accomplished if stopped talking about other people
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-01

Whatever your job, there is always who
do 1t better.
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sold Glory" May Be Changed again
American Flag Has An Interesting History

sioning her to make a flag. But
through Washington was a prolific
letter writer and a keeper of de-
tailed diaries, there is no mention
of this is any of his writings.
Francis Hopkinson, a signer of
the Declaration of Independence,
claimed that he designed the Stars
and Stripes. Still another version
introduced in 1850 by the English
writer, Martin Upper, held that
the Stars and Stripes derived from
the Washington family's coat of
arms at Sulgrave Manor, England.
Historians do not give credence
to any of these accounts, however,
and the Bulletin of the United Sta
ties Quartermaster General dated
May %, 1892, states fatty that,
"The designer tof the United Sta
ties Flag is not known"
Raised on Ship
According to the noted flag his
torian George Henry Preble, on
the day it authorized the new flag,
Congress directed Captain John
Paul Jones to take command Of
the U. S. S. Ranger, then anchored
at Portsmouth, N. H. Shortly there
after Jones, who had been using
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and for this reason it is sometimes
referred to as the Cambridge Flag.
But this flag resembled the Bri-
fish flag too closely to suit many
citizens, VIII wanted flag that
was distinctly American. Thus, the
Continental Congress, on June IA,
1777 nearly a year after the De-
claration of Independence of the
United States, adopted resolution
that: "The Flag of the United Sta
ties be ID stripes of alternating red
and white and the Union be IS
stars, white, on a blue field, re-
presenting a new constellation. :"
Old Glory was born.
Popular Legends
The absence of sny documented
account of the designing of the
first flag has given rise to mum.
Der of stories and legends.
One of the most popular, tells of
George Washington visiting Betsy
Ross in Philadelphia and commits
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-12

The American patriots used a
variety Of flags in the early mon
tbs of our Revolutionary War prior
to the adoption of the Stars and
Stripes. One of the best known
was the Rattle Snake Flag which
showed a rattle snake and the mot
to Don't Tread on Me-" AT the
Battle of Bunker Hill, June II,
ITS, the Americans carried a Grim
son banner with a pine tree on a
white field.
According to historians, the ban
ner which emerged as the imme.
date predecessor of the Stars and
Stripes was the Grand Union Flag.
This consisted of Is alternate red
and white stripes and a blue field
with the cross of st. Georgeand
St. Andrew = the Flag Of England.
This flag was designed by a com.
mittee of the Continental Congress,
composed of Benjamin Franklin,
Benjamin Harrison and Thomas
Lynch, in ITS, some months after
the Battle of Bunker Hill.
American Navy
John Paul Jones is believed tc
have hoisted this flag over the
ship "Alfred" on December 8
IT'S. George Washington raised il
over his headquarters near Cam
bridge, Mass, on January /, III
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Audio-Visual
Aids Workshop
ToBeHeld
Presentation OF
Program Here Set
At First Methodist

The Key West Ministerial .Asso-
ciation win sponsor a Audio.yis.
faal Aids Workshop "a Tuesday.
June rs, ct the First Msthodist
Church, corner Of Eaton and Sim.
onton Streets.
This workshop win be conducted
BY the General Extension Division
Of Florida, University Of Florida,
Gainesville, in cooperation with the
Ministerial Association and church
leaders Of Key West. Troy M.
Wakefield. assistant professor It
the University Of Florida, will be
charge OF the program.
All ministers, church and other
community leaders, including the
school, civic groups, women's
groups and all church workers are
invited and urged TO attend this
workshop. The worship emphasiz-
es the use OF Audio- Visual Aids
and operation Of equipment IN
church and community programs.
Days Program
Program for the day will b as
follows: $3.50 q. m. to 1900 -
Function OF Audio. Visual Aids in
church and community programs;
ex hibitio ms, demonstrations,
sources.
200 p. m. 10 4:30 -- Use OF Au-
dio-Visual Aids In church and com.
munity programs; recordings, and
educational movies; 1880 pm. to
800 - Actual demonstration and
operation Of audio-viSual equip
ment. The workshop will close with
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Navy Man Held
I'm Traffic Case

James 5. fairfield Of the Naval
Ordinance Unit here was arrested
last night on charges Of reckless
driving, leaving the scene Of acct.
dent, causing an accident, and op-
Grating 4 motor vehicle while in
toxicated.
Police 1t. Jimmy James stated
that he was parked near the cor
ner of White and Truman Streets
when he observed Hartfield's We
hicle sideswipe a car which was
waiting for traffic light to change.
James said he gave immediate
chase and caught the man.
Bond has been set at $500. Trial
win be held Monday in City Court.
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Admiral Will
Observe Tests

Rear Admiral H. d. Baker, USN,
Commander, Operational Develop.
ment Force with headquarters in
Norfolk, Va, will be in the Key
West area during next week to OBJ,
serve operational tests at activi.
ties under his Operational Control.
Accompanying him viii be Captain
=. G. Campbell, USN, Command.
ers 5. r. Beacham and r. J. Ru.
der, Lcdrs. o. L. Watson, c. H.
Eaton and A. T. Fichman and his
aide 1t. o. Kinney.
Commander, Operational Deve.
lopment Force win visit Surface
Anti-Submarine Development De-
tachment. Mine Warfare Evalua-
tion Detachment, Airship Develop
ment Squadron Eleven, Air Deve.
lopment Squadron One, and will
witness operational tests on board
ships, airplanes and airships of his
command.
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Chest X-Ray Program
Set Here Next Week
Free Service To
Be CiUe1s June
Is Through -

One X-ray machine will
be moved into Monroe Coun-
ty today and tomorrow
which will be used to offer
to every person in this vi
entity a free chest X-ray.
This service will begin
June IL, and will continue
for five days.
Each X-ray machine Of the
most recent design is cap
able of taking at least 125
pictures per hour.
The process Of having 4 free
picture made requires only enough
time to give ones name, address
and private physicians name to
a registrar who will record this
on a registration form and then
send you on to the technician who
win snap the camera all of which
will total probably three minutes.
The x-ray pictures are miniature
In size, though recognized and
proven to be diagnostically accur-
ate. No undressing is required.
Confidential Reports
The reports are confidential; no
one but the physicians in charge
of the laboratory work and the
film reading know the result OF
any chest check, survey directors
have pointed out.
Those whose reports are mega
live, receive The result At home by
postcard. Those whose films indi-
cate need Of further examination
are advised BY sealed letter. Where
indicated, appointments are made
for these to have q follow-up nee
film picture made. Individual ad-
vice is given for continued atten-
ton by health department author
ties or private physicians.
''The Monroe County X-ray sur
vey Is in step with q state and
national campaign to eradicate tu-
berculosis," Or. c. M. Sharp. Di-
rector of the Bureau Of Tubercu-
losis Control of the State Board
Of Health stated.
Lifs.saving Step
ssBy finding tuberculosis In its
early stage" he continued, lit Is
possible to effect an early cure
more easily. tuberculosis is spread
from the sick to the well. For
every case Of tuberculosis that Is
allowed to die nine persons are
exposed - most Of whom are not
aware of it! Early tuberculosis
can be detected by the chest X-ray
long before symptoms appear. The
lives of these early cases can
be saved as well as the lives Of the
many others these unsupported cas-
% might infect"
Joe Pinder Of the Monroe County
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Elks Sponsor
Flag Day.
Observance
All Civic Groups
Asked To Display
Amar;car EIo~
American Flag

With the slogan "Show Your Co.
lors," Key West Elks Lodge will
conduct a campaign for the COM
munity-wide display Of Old Glory
in observance Of Flag Day, Mon
day, June IA.
Jack Baker, Exalted Ruler of the
Lodge, said the Elks hope that the
Flag will be displayed publicly be-
fore every home, Office and fac.
tory building in the community in
honor Of the $l17th anniversary Of
the adoption of the Stars and
Stripes by the Continental Congress
on June IA, lit.
Appealing to all civic, fraternal
and patriotic groups in the City to
cooperate in the campaign by fly
ing the Flag on its birthday, Jack
Baker declared that this is an ef-
fective way for every loyal Amer
lean to reaffirm his belief in the
principles Of freedom and self gov
eminent.
Local Committee
The Elks leader announced the
appointement Of a Flag Day COM
mittee to draw up plans for a pa
triotic program on June IA. Named
as chairman was Frak Romague-
"a.
The "Show Your Colors" cam
paign is being conducted through
out the nation by 1875 Lodges Of
the Order of Elks, which has been
observing Flag Day since 1907, &C.
corind to Baker.
I'VE thing that these times call
for some good old fashioned Flag
waving" the Exalted Ruler declar.
ed. Every patriotic American will
want to fly the Flag and be count
ed among those who love freedom
and intend to fight to keep It."
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Local Safety Council Welcomes Aid In
Kidding Key West OF Icebox Menace

Perspring Safety Council swamped by an
avalanche OF calls requesting removal old eboxes which
the Council has labeled potential Key
In spite OF the work involved the citizens
compose the Council, happy.
I'VE can't the hazardous boxes would like
Bill Gbb president of the organization we're making
good progress"
Aid Is Given
Particularly encouraging explains the Council president has
been the of business organizations offering
Smith, Dion and Smith, has stated that his company per
behind the Councils efforts John Archer speaking
Grocery has also forward with constructive aid and suggs
tons.
The City Key West represented by Ivan Roberts, Director
Public been cooperative working closely
with Safety Council members who locate and permission
the dangerous iceboxes.
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Contractor DeniesC CHARGE
OfHousingg Project Faults
Moretti Says Specifications
We're Followed To The Letter
BY BILL SpILLMAN

W Miami contractor Joseph G. Morett in a telephone
INTERVIEW with The Citizen denied all charges made
against him by the Public Housing Authority in connec-
on with alleged building failures of the George Allen
apartments First Street Roosevelt Boulevard.
- The local Housing Authority Board met with PHA
construction and legal advisors from the Atlanta office
Wednesday, June g. and discussed possible $10O 900
law suit against Joseph G. Moretti, Inc, building firm
builders of the George Allen Apartments The law suit
contemplated in view of certain alleged construction
failures in the apartment buildings.
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3 Midshipmen
Get Delayed
Commissions
Navy Clears Men
In Question Of Being
Security Risks

ANNAPOLIS, Md. H - Three
young officers who sweated out
their bars for n full week after
the rest of their class showed no
rancor today as they prepared to
head for leaves and new duty
stations.
They were commissioned In
quick ceremonies at the Naval
Academy last night, a few hours
after the Navy in Washington had
cleared them OF being possible Sc
curity risks.
The three midshipInen, who be.
came close friends during their
week-long wait, went to Washing
ton yesterday for separate, per-
sonal interviews with Secretary Of
the Navy Charles Thomas before
their clearance was publicly an
nounced.
All "FeeI Henersd"
Ems. Paul Shimek Jr., 70, of
RID 2, Hazen, Ark, said last
night he "felt quite honored to be
ushered into the Navy by a per-
secretary"
Ems. Harold I. Pollock, q, of
Hartford, Conn. said he was about
to claim the same credit and "felt
great"
And Marine End 1t. Peter Yad-
lowsky, %, of Jersey City, NJ,
said he was "honored."
Shimek also expressed appreci-
alton for the interest taken by Sen.
Saltonstall (R-Mass) and his
armed services committee which
had started looking into the delay
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Suspect Is Held After Kidnap
Victim Picks Him In Lineup
Unemployed Father
Is Jailed Today
I'm Arizona Case

PHOENIX, Ariz. 1-A l1.year-
old father Of two children was
jailed for investigation Of kidnap-
ing today after Mrs. Evelyn Ann
Smith, identified him as her
atcdctor.
Daniel J. Marsin, an unemployed
welder, refused to admit his guilt.
He srinned broadly when Mrs.
Smith, q, wife Of a Phoenix
industrialist, picked him from q
police lineup of five men.
That's him." said Mrs. Smith.
There's no question about it"
William M honey, Maricopa
County attorney, closeted himself
with Marsin several hours and Ia.
ter announced:
HE gave marginal details of
the kidnapping but would neither
admit nor deny the act without
full advice of 4 competent attor-
ney. But, this much / Knowles
the guy"
Marsin, who has lived in Phoenix
with his wife and children since
1881, refused to make any state.
ment to police. He would not dis
Gus whether he was the man who
kidnapped the young mother at gun
point Wednesday afternoon and
held her a hours until SIS, zoo was
paid.
No Gives Te Money
F<iee sdmitsk they had ~
clues b what happened TO Tie
ransom money which the victims
husband, Herbert, said he left as
directed 1t the Superstition Noun
tains, IS miles east Of Phoenix.
When Marsin was arrested five
miles from the payoff point late
Thursday night, he had only IT
cents in his pockets.
He was naked to the waist when
he stumbled into q ranch house
pleading for a drink of water.
Sheriff's deputies who were ques-
tioning the home owners booked
him as 4 possible suspect.
The deputies said Marsin told
them at that time he had been
prospecting and ran out of water.
then tore off his shirt and under.
shirt when he became delirious.
Statements cenflicf
Police said he made several
statements last night which con-
flicted with his original story"
Last night he was placed in a
police lineup with four men who
looked somewhat alike, and Mrs.
Smith promptly pointed to him.
81 won't say whether I'm guilty
or not" said Marsin after two
guns were found in his abandoned
car on 4 Phoenix street. az
think you understand that my hfe's
in jeopardy"
He demanded to see an attorney
but refused to select one, asking
If he wasn't entitled to one paid by
the state.
Detective 1t. Vic Soule said that
q typewriter owned by Ransom
would be checked against that
used m the ransom note to Smith.
ofhsr Suspect
Officers also were checking with
q young service station attendant
with whom a man left Smiths golf
bag with the ransom note. The
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: Moretti said that building
specifications were COM
pletely lived up to through
out the construction. He said
it was not his fault if the
design specifications were
wrong.
When queried about inspections
Of the units, Moretti said that two
Housing Authority inspectors lived
on the job. He added that not once
did he hear any complaints from
the inspectors or the Housing Au-
thority.
Cot Along With Levin
Moretti said that he got along
very well with Kermit. Levin, who
was executive director of the To-
cal Housing Authority during the
construction of the George Allen
Apartments.
In its preliminary studies in con-
nection with the possible law suit
against the Moretti building firm,
the Housing Authority is investiga-
ting alleged cement failures, cleo
trical conduit rusting and popping
out of the buildings, and other fail
ures.
On the question of the Housing
Authority's charge that the project
buildings have not been accepted,
Moretti said that the buildings were
inspected on April II, 1852 by an
inspector who came down from the
Atlanta office. He said that the
inspector gave him an o. X. and
that he has copy of letter to
back up his claims.
Final Payment Withheld
Housing Authority attorney, VIII
liam v. Albury stated yesterday
that a token amount of about ST..
300 is being held out as final pay
ment to the Moretti building firm
to show that the building has not
been accepted by the Housing Au-
thority.
Albury also stated that there is
matter of a 81 ,O00, 900 perform
ance bond which is still in effect.
Moretti agreed that the Housing
Authority still owes him a couple
of thousand dollars but he said that
this was payment for landscaping
that was to be done much later by
the Exotic Gardens landscaping
firm.
Along the same line, Moretti sta
ted that the landscaping was not
completed at the time the apart
ments were finished because of a
season weather factor.
Acceptance Claimed
To add proof that the buildings
were accepted, Morotti said that
he has copy of a letter to ne
Exotic Gardens from the Housias
Authority stating that the units
were accepted and that the land
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.R0bhev Is
Mabbad B,
Ahrt Cop
Sheriff's Deputy
Gives Quick Action
ON Radio Report
BY DENIS sNEIGR

A radio message flashed
from the Highway Patrol
Station led to the arrest two
minutes later of an armed
robber by a Monroe County
deputy sheriff.
The robbery, the sheriffs de
partment said, could have had ser.
ious results since the robber left
"a 64-yeard-old man and an 11-year.
old boy locked in an almost air
tight dynamite shack on West
Summerland Key.
This is the sequence Of events,
according to the sheriff's depart
Inent here:
\ Charles p. Swink, "a, of West
Summerland Key and Miami, and
Kim Hull, IL, of Miami, were driv-
ing south ON U. S. / at 10 q. m.
yesterday.
Pick Up Hitch Hiksr
In South Miami they picked up
a hitch hiker, Bruce D. Lyngklip,
Is, of Chicago.
At Jewish Creek, Swink bought
Lyngklip a meal. The, party then
continued to Swink's house on
West Summerland Key. There
Swink provided another meal for
Lyngklip.
Swink then went outside TO set a
fish line for young Hull. !
While Swink and the boy were
out of the house, deputies said,
Lyngklip r1lmmaged through the
Aoase ard found 4 Ess4tf1 Ger
man pistol, in d bedroom.
He stepped outside and held up
Swink and the boy, taking $3.03
il cash.
Stena zhask
Several hundred yards from the
Swink home was the old shack that
had been used for dynamite stor.
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RECRUITING SERGEANT
TO BE HERE JUNE 81

S-Sgt. Charles Kaniewski, USAF,
viii be in Key West on June u
and a at Local Board Number q
at the Post Office Building.
He viii be glad to be of assist.
ance in answering questions about
the draft or enlistment in the Uni.
ted. States Army or United States
Air Force.
S-Sgt. Kaniewski win be in the
draft board office from 1880 q. m.
until 2:30 p. m. on June Il and
June q.
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Esth0nia,, Refugee
Bill To Congress

Word has been received that
Congressman Donovan Of New
York introduced . bill In ahs
House On June !, 10 slow per.
manent residence 70 Lvdwls
Sisvs, enc Of the ksshenisn 70.
fvssss whe crossed shs Allan.
tic In Q small beat and landed
on the North Caroline essst in
1910.
Sisvs is new employed 80 Q
shrimpsr On ere u ths beats
ef fhs Thempsen Fish &c.
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SEBRINC FLA BOYS
TO VISIT In K. W.

Twenty-Five Sebring (Fla.) high
school boys, members Of the Flu.
ture Farmers Of America, viii ar
rive here Monday for q foyr-day
visit.
The boys win be quartered in the
high school gym and while here
win visit points Of interest and
make 4 dsepsea fishing trip. The
group Is veling By bus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-12
UNOFFICIAL RETURNS
SHOW LANIEL OUT

PARIS IN - Unofficial returns
indicated the French National As
sembly unseated Premier Joseph
Laniel and his Cabinet in a con-
fidence vote today. The Laniel gov
eminent has been in office liza
months.
The unofficial count showed 30s
deputies voting against the ov.
eminent and 295 in favor. The Of
fetal vote viii not be announced
for about an hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-12

FOR SALE-Nsw 4 bedroom house
On waterfront los. Restricted, quiet
and cecil. Small down payment -
balance monthly, s%. 10 minutes
from Key West ~ beautiful SUGAR
LOAF SHORES. See z. r. sYcks,
REALToR. on the premises.
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Acceptance Claimed

To add proof that the buildings
were accepted, Morctti said that
he has copy of a letter to ne
Exotic Gardens from the Housiag
Authority stating that the units
were accepted and that the land
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-12

For Quick Communication.
Use CLASSIFIED Adsl You'll
reach buyers and sellers
tenants or workers lust
DIAL 2-566l or 2-S662.
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Key West Floridc. has the
most equuble climats in the
country. with en- dvsrugs
s0nge Of only L. Fchrsnhsit