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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20
STATE COP HEAD
SPEAKS FEB. Il
FOR ATTACKS CLUB

Elmer c. Nelson, Chairman
of the State Republican Com
mittee, will address the Chris
puS Attucks Republican Club
on Sunday afternoon, February
81. The club will have a Coffee
Hour at 558 Massachusetts Ave,
Boston, at which MIR. Nelson
will speak. A large attendance
of the membership is expected,
and the public is invited.
Mr.. Nelson, the chief COP
spokesman in Massachusetts, is
expected to mention some mat
tiers of special interest to the
Chrispus Attucks Republican
Club and to the public in gen
eral.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20

In the biennial election of
the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America, C. I. O.,
held Saturday, February 6,
Maston A. Nelson of 81 Munroe
Street, Roxbury, was reelected
Business Agent of the Cleaners
and DyerS Union, Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America.
Campaigning on his II years
record of service to his Union,
Mr.. Nelson retained his position
by a decisive three to one vic
tory over his opponent, Dom
inic Loiero.
Principal duties of Mr.. Nell
son as Business Agent are: to
negotiate and execute collective
bargaining agreements by and
between the Union and En-
ployerS Of the Cleaning and
Dyeing Industry of the Great
er Boston Area; to adjust dis
putes arising under the agree
Continued On Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20
Extracts From w. J. Simmons's
Men of Mark

MSh VI AdEk)
The people had been OPP
pressed by British tyranny;
they had been treated as in
feriors; they were taxed with
out representation and their
souls were CALLED until they
were maddened When British
troops, adding insult to injury,
encamped in Boston they could
withhold no longer. Greatly ex-
aSperated, they formed them
selves into clubs and resolved
to gain their rights. Crispus
Attacks led one of these clubs.
I'm a protest demonstration
in front of the soldiers quar-
ters on King Street (nOw State
Street,, Attacks and four 9th
erS were shot dead by the Brit |
ish trOOps)
The cry of bloodshed spread /
like Wildfire. People crowded |
the street; they were white
with rage. The bells rang out
with alarm and the whole coun-
try was aroused to battle.
Attucks was buried from Fan
euil Hall with great honor. He
was the first slain. His patri-
otism was declaration of
war. 1t was liberty to the OPP
pressed; it opened the way to
modern civilization and indie
pendence.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20

trays Abe Saperste2n, the tough
and open-hearted promoter and
coach who built up the Trotters
from an obscure hinterland
basketball gym outfit into the
greatest sports attraction OF
this day and age.
The screenplay was written
by Arnold Becker, who has man
aged to compress into his script
all the dramatic highlights that
Illuminated the Globetrotters'
adventurous trail from rags to
riches. Bill Steiner handled the
photography, while Alex North
composed special music for the
film. North's score, which he
himself conducted, is said to
be one of the most unusual
works ever written for
the screen. 1t may well gain
him another nomination for an
Academy Award, an honor he
has already earned with his
scores for viva Zapata" and
"a Streetcar Named Desire"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20

lily he neglected is q colored
man.
This, decision was immedi-
ately appealed, thereby giving
the mother custody of the chill
California ordered Smith,
through his attorney, to return
the children to their mother.
Judge Raymond Peters, speak
ing for the court, said:
1--WE find that Walter G.
Smith has wilfully and unlaw-
dren until a final decision was
reached by the courts.
Smith then took the law into
his own hands. In defiance OF
existing court orders, he forci-
bly, kidnapped both children.
On July 10, 1858, the First
Continued On Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20
WALTER G. SMITH
By ]. D. CARTER

BERKELEY, Calf. Cali
fornia police are still seeking
Walter G. Smith. This man may
be in your community. Last
June he fled from California
with two small children, one
from the home of its mother,
the other from a California ell
ementary school.
A former resident of Salt
Lake City, Utah, Smith is now
hiding out with the children.
California police have issued a
warrant for his arrest.
In 1949 Smiths wife, Barbara,
was granted an uncontested di-
vorce. She was given custody
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20
NAVAL SCHOOL
GRAD TO IOWA

Ensign Richard L. Banks, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. I.ucius Banks
of 963 Mass. Ave, Arlington,
Mass, who graduated from U. S.
Naval School. Officer Candidate.
Newport, r I. January 20, 1854
has been assigned to the Battle
ship Iowa, now stationed at
Norfolk, Va. He is a graduate
of Boston Latin AT, Harvard
College Isl and has had two
years of law at Harvard Law
School.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20
MILLIONAIRE
FOR A DAY

MOBILE, Ala. - Truck driver
Willie K. Smith got check
this week for $900,021.60 from
the Army Finance Office in At
lanta. He says he nearly faint
ed for he was expecting only
$55, his normal check for re-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20
CRISpUS ATTUCKS
LEADER for LIBERTY

(COme to Peoples Baptist
Church Monday night, March
l, and pay due tribute to Girls
pas Attucks, first hero of the
the Revolution).
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20

Every man should have a
wife, if only so he find out
what the women of the neigh
borhood are up to.
When television shows a
packed house for a sports event,
I feel good to be at home, look
ing at a game in comfort.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20
GOOD HUNTING

Feb. 2 is Just another day
wke1, the gardener would like
to look for the grounding with
a gun.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20

The palest ink is better than
the most retentive memory
Only the Just man snjOyS
peace of mind
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20

serve duties. A second check
for 1855 came to him, too. He
returned both checks.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-02-20

MAkION ANDERSON
Boston Branch of the NAACP announces the concert
OF Marian Anderson in Symphony Hall Palm Sunday
afternoon, April H. Tickets may be obtained at the
NAACP Headquarters 1872 fremont St. Boston co 71O58
Says the N Y Times: What words describe the art
OF Marian Anderson simple, yet so profound . .
SO and infinitely expressive in its unique COM
muncatiOn to the human heart and spirit "The High
Prestess of Song.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
Convicted AT
Cadet Dies For
1858 Staying
Youth Is Calm
Before Going TO
Tex. Electric Chair

HUNTSVILLE, Tex. R-Walter
E. Whitaker Jr., convicted of the
1853 murder of Joyce Fern White
of Lubbock, Tex, died early today
in the electric chair.
The former Air Force cadet en-
tered the Huntsville Prison death
chamber at 1902 am, received
the first shock at 1904 am. and
was pronounced dead two minutes
later.
With all signs of previous bravo
do gone, the 23-year-old Connecti-
cut youth was calm but appeared
detected, reporter who witnessed
the execution said.
Thanks Helpers
81 want to thank everybody who
has helped me in any way" Whit
aker said as he was being strapped
into the electric chair.
He hesitated and added:
well, l guess that's about it."
Then he turned to CIR. Shepherd,
prison superintendent of buildings,
and said
"Capt. Shepherd, thank you for
being good to me-" Those were his
last words.
The execution was the last chap
ter in the January 1858 strangula-
ton Staying of the pretty high
school senior Whitaker said he
planned to marry.
He was an Air Force cadet at
Reese Air Force Base near Lub-
book when he met Joyce at a skat-
ing rink. They started seeing each
other regularly.
Claimed Pregnancy
He testified at his trial that when
he told Joyce he was being trans
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
Fails
lin Effort To
Gust Johnson
Chairman Sees No
Legal Objection To
Committee Member

WASHINGTON R-Sen. McCar-
thy lost today an attempt to get
the Senate committee investigating
censure charges against him to
direct that its vice chairman, Sen.
Edwin c. Johnson, clarity his
personal stand on the Wisconsin
senator.
Chairman Watkins (R.Utah)
ruled against Mccarthy declaring:
II can't see how any legal OBJ
lection of any shape or form can
be made Ito Johnson's sitting on
the committee) that could be main
tanned as a matter of law or a
matter of fact"
Watkins was affirming a ruling
he made yesterday. Mccarthy and
his attorney, Edward Barrett Will
liams, had circulated to committee
members a memo asking that the
ruling be reversed and that John
son be directed to say whether he
was correctly quoted in Denver
Post article last March.
Prejudice Claimed
The memo said that statements
attributed to Johnson, Colorado
Democrat, show prediction
and predisposition on his part"
regarding the censure case against
Mccarthy.
Watkins said ne believed he had
the unanimous backing of the six
man committee in his stand. Sen.
Erwin (DNC) said he agreed 100
per cent with the chairman.
The Denver newspaper quoted
Johnson March IL as saying Sin
my opinion there is not man
among the Democratic leaders of
Congress who does not loathe Joe
Mccarthy"
Johnson said at yesterdays pub
lie hearing that he had never said
he personally loathed" McCar-
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
Dolly Develops
In Atlantic
East OF Jax

MIAMI R-The fourth hurricane
of the season developed in the At.
lantic about 725 miles east of Jack
sonville.
The tropical disturbance formed
in an easterly wave which has been
under close observation by the
Weather Bureau for the past two
days.
Named Dolly, for the fourth let
ter in the alphabet, the hurricane
was located at IL am. (EST) near
latitude 30.1 north, longitude 69.S
west, moving northward at about
20 miles an hour.
Dolly was just barely a hurri-
cane. Winds were estimated at G5
to IS miles an hour in squalls east
of the center. Winds are hurricane
force when they are IS miles an
hour or more.
Gales extended outward 100 70
$50 miles in the eastern semicircle
and so miles to the west.
The IL am. advisory said indi-
cations were for continued rather
rapid movement toward the north
with a slow curve to the north
northeast during the next IL to IS
hours.
Some intensification and spread
ing out was expected. Shipping in
the path of the hurricane was adj
vised to exercise caution.
No land areas were in the path
of the hurricane at present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01

brought to the attention of
The Citizen by a letter to
the editor.
To-day, Pvt. Serveoso told this
story of how he averted the near
conflagration:
Noted Action
81 was driving along South Street
Saturday afternoon. Fire trucks
passed me and / stopped to see
what was going on.
"The trucks" he went on, "stop-
ped in front of SOS South Street.
The firemen were trying to get in
a second floor window. / noticed
smoke coming out of a rear win
dow so / ran to the rear of the
building and ran up the stairs.
"The back door was locked, "
Pvt. Servedio continued, $50
broke it open. Black, acrid smoke
beloved out, binding me.
Searched For Occupants
81 crawled into the apartment, "
he said, Figuring the smoke would
Continued on Page Eight)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01

past SIX mOnLnS.
For example; During
1858, there were 3s acct
. dents involving Scavenger
Service and Public Service
Department trucks.
This year, in the six months
since the program has been in OPP
Grafton, there has been just one
mishap - which resulted in Just
eight dollars in damage.
The safe driver program, was
set up by City Purchasing Agent
Myrtland Gates (who doubles in
brass as safety directory and City
Manager Victor Lang, in coopera-
ton with William Freeman, Jr.,
of the Porter Allen Insurance Co.
Former Accidents
The plan was devised after in
aurance rates had on city vehicles
had scared in the wake of scores
of accidents.
Four insurance companies had
turned down city insurance appli.
cations because they did not con-
slider it q good risk. The city was
forced to pay exceptionally high
rates because of the high accident
incidence.
The Porter Allen Co. finally a.
greed to insure the city and sug-
gest the new plan which rewards
truck drivers for safe driving.
Each driver is given SIS bonus
each quarter if he maintains an
accident free record during that
time. An accident results in loss
Of the check.
Then, in December, if the driv-
er maintains an accident free re-
cord for a year, the amount of the
check is upped to $50. The rewards
provide an incentive to the drivers
TO drive safely.
No Cost To City
II costs the city nothing. In fact,
The city saves considerable money.
Here's why:
The city does not carry insur-
ance on their own vehicles. In the
past city workmen have repaired
trucks damaged in accidents. It
cost considerable money. But, the
Continued on Page Eighty
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
Cuban Students
To Visit Here
On Holiday
To Participate
In Ell Critic De
Yara Observance

A group of 40 Cuban stu
dents will journey to Key
West to take part in the To-
cal FL Critic de Yara cele-
bration October 10.
Julio Cabanas, Jr., president of
the San Carlos Institute said that
the students will arrive on spe-
cial Aeriovias @ plane the day be-
fore the celebration to mark Oct
ober 10, 1858 when Carlos Manuel
de Cespedes uttered his ''cry of
freedom" at his plantation in Gu
ba's Oriente province.
The move resulted in the first
blow being struck for Cuban inde-
pendence against Spanish tyranny.
Take Course On Marfi
They are students at Havana'S
Institute of Advanced Studies and
are taking a special course on the
life of Jose MART, Cuba's most re-
vered patriot.
Reason for their visit to Key
West, Cabanas said, is that MART
spent considerable time here and
that it was here that he did much
of the planning for the 1885 revolu-
ton.
The students will be taken on
tour of the city'S historic places
and monuments and will partici-
pate in a huge celebration mark
ing Ell Critic de Yara.
Promofion OF Unity
"This is another move towards
the promotion of Pan-American
unity" said Cabanas.
He added that planning is in pro-
gress for the balance of the pro-
gram which vii. mark the day,
one of Cuba's most important Holt
day. Scores of prominent Cuban
government officials viii come to
Key West for the observance, he
said.
He conferred Tuesday, with DIR.
Huberto Valdivia and DR.. Olga Ca
brera de Valdivia, who will be in
charge of the student group.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
ILife-Saying
Traffic Rules


CHICAGO R-Eight Iife-savine
rules of driving were offered
American motorists today-in ad.
vance of the Labor Day weekend
traffic crush.
Ned H. Dearborn, president Of
the National Safety Council, OBJ.
served that they might keep many
motorist from becoming stats.
tic during the holiday period. Coun.
Gil engineers estimated 800 persons
will be killed next weekend in
traffic.
At the head Of the list is this
suggestion: stay close to home il
you can. Extensive trips on high
speed rural roads increase your
risk. The others:
2. 1t you 60 somewhere, start
in plenty of time so you won't be
tempted to hurry and take chances.
Speed Rule
3. Keep your speed about the
same as that of other cars on the
road. Passing and being passed is
one of the most dangerous highway
maneuvers.
4. Don't try to pass a line OF
cars all at once. Stay behind until
each car ahead has passed and you
are directly behind the slower
moving vehicle.
5. Avoid sudden stops and lane
changing. Signal your intentions
and make your moves smoothly.
s. Don't follow too closely. Give
yourself plenty of room to avid
crash if the car ahead shuld
stop or turn Unexpectedly.
Z. If you are returning from a
vacation or resort with a heavily
loaded car, remember that the
extra weight may require more
acceleration time and stopping dis.
lance. The cars stability on curves
may be different too.
8. Use extreme care if you are
pulling boat trailer. Drive slowly
enough to keep it from whipping,
avoid fast stops, and don't pass
unless you have plenty of room.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
Turns
ToConyention
Business Today
Record Parade
Staged Tuesday In
Nations Capital
BY RUSSELL sRINEs

WASHINGTON A - Tired but
still-exuberant Legionnaires turned
back to serious convention business
today after staging one Of the song-
est parades in the nations history.
Up for decision were a bushelful
of resolutions on important sub
jects-such as universal military
training, foreign policy and medi-
cal treatment for veterans.
And once again, on this third
day of the American Legion's an
nual get-together, some Of the
country's leading figures were on
hand to address the country's
largest veterans organization.
One scheduled speaker was ALL
president George Meany, who criti-
cized President Eisenhower's for
eign policy. He declared in pre-
pared remarks that Eisenhower
has told the country to stop think
ing in terms of world leadership
an attitude, Meany said, which
"can lead only into the blind alley
of defeat"
VA Head Speaks
Veterans Administrator Harvey
v. Higley, in another prepared adj
dress, figured that the govern
ment's potential obligation to fu-
ture veterans is climbing at the
rate of As million dollars for each
month the Korean emergency stays
on the books.
Higley said those who would curb
federal benefits to veterans are
using this fact-that the state of
emergency has never legally been
declared ended-to further their
arguments.
Many a blue-capped Legionnaire
was still rubbing the sleep from
his eyes as he hurried to today's
convention business-a few scant
hours after the mammoth 11h-hour
parade of some 125, 900 down his
toric Pennsylvania Avenue.
That was the largest procession
ever of drum majorettes, Legion
naires, ladies' auxiliary members
and fun-poking 40-and-Seys. The old
record was 10000 plus at New York
in 1947.
Washington Police Chief Robert
v. Murray, who lowered along the
Ia mile route in a helicopter, esti-
mated the number of watchers at
$4,000 to a million. He said it was
Washington's biggest crowd since
the nations championship two-day
parade at the end of the Civil War.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
KEY VESTS
TRAFFIC BOX SCORE

Six hours and IS minutes
after the month of September
made its bow, we had our
first accident of the month.
1t occurred when one of
the drivers disregarded a stop
sign and caused 500 in prop
erty damage.
Charles r. Butler, Of the
city's public service depart
ment, lists failure to heed
stop signs as the greatest sin
gle cause of accidents in Key
West. Following too close
and failure to grant the
right-of-way are listed in that
order as the next most fire.
quent causes of accidents.
Unless we make a concert
ed effort, we viii over
shadow the August accident
rate which amounted to A
accidents, seven injuries and
$1,000 in property damage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
SAFETY COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT

Alice Robinson, secretary of the
Key West Safety Council, has an
nounced that the organization will
meet tonight at 8 p. m, at the
Lions Den on Seminary st.
Final pans viii be discussed con-
corning the Safety Week scheduled
for Sept. 20 rs. An elaborate
schedule has been set up for this
special week and all members Of
the Council are urged to be pre-
sent tonight to help complete de-
tails.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
FSS GIVES $566.6I
TO POLIO DRIVE

In the present Emergency Polio
Drive the Fleet Sonar School dona.
tons amounted to $566.6l.
A check for this amount has
been turned over to the Naval Sta
ton for the National Polio Founda-
ton in hopes that this viii help
those stricken and to further their
polio prevention program and the
development of a preventive vac
cine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
Fish Fry Set To
Aid Dimes Drive

A fish fry, with The proceeds
going TO the Emergency March
Of Dimes. is being sponsored
by she kiwanis Club Thursday
between $3.50 p. m. and 3 p. m.
II was announced today.
The fish fry, along with i'm
prompfv entertainment. will be
at the First Congregations
Church service center. sat vii.
liam St. The women's auxiliary
of the kiwanis is preparing the
food.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01

The action of Pvt. Gordon
L. Servedio in breaking into
a burning apartment to
search for occupants was
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
Hurricane Carol Fades
AS Dolly Forms Today
Forty-Nine Dead, 300 To 500 Million
Property Damage In New England

BOSTON (AP) - The northeast states surveyed
devastation and havoc of hurricane Carol today as the
death list amounted to 40 and unofficial estimates placed
property damage at from 500 to 500 million dollars
New England was hardest hit by the seasons third
hurricane which spent itself in Canada after its fierce
whirl up the Atlantic coast yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
NO RABIES IN HORSE

JACKSONVILLE TIA horse
which kicked and bit two men at
the Lazy 2 ranch near Baker two
months ago wasn't rabid, the State
Board of Health reported after ex-
tensive tests of the animals head.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01

And W h ! ! e repair and
highway crews labored to
restore normal conditions
the Weather Bureau at Mi
ami, Florida, announced an
other tropical s t o r m has
formed in an easterly wave,
CTS miles east of Daytona
Beach. 1t is expected to move
northward during the next
"a hours at a slightly slower
rate than the Is to 20 mile
speed it was making this
morning.
Carols greatest fury was spent
along the Rhode Island and Massa-
chusetts coast line. CAPE Cod beach
areas we're Uttered with splintered
cottages. It was believed the SaEi-
age might be greater than that Of
the 1898 hurricane.
National Guardsmen patrolled
Cape Cod towns to prevent looting.
A major problem for household.
ers and food handlers was lack of
refrigeration. Scores of cities and
towns were without power. Ice and
dry ice were at a premium.
One utility said il might be three
days before electric power is re-
stored to some communities and
owners Of freezers, domestic and
commercial, faced heavy loss of
stored goods.
Another handicap was loss of
telephone service. Throughout New
England alone 245,Ooo telephones
went out.
Death Toll
OF the death toll ~ occurred in
New England. Of these Is were
eitner unidentified or lacking Of
ficial confirmation. They were re-
ported at the height of the storm.
Massachusetts, Gov. Christian A.
Herter planned TO fly to Cape Cod
this afternoon to tour the damaged
areas. In the Buzzards Bay area
alone, estimates said 500 to 600
cottages were affected BY water.
Red Cross disaster teams fed
hundreds of refugees. At Ware
ham, at the gateway to Cape Cod,
500 persons were given breakfast.
The Red Cross estimated 1900
homeless in that area. Additional
nurses were recruited for hospital
duty.
II was estimated the hurricane
had left about a third Of New Eng
lands 10 million population with
out power or electricity.
Gov. Dennis ]. Roberts declared
a state of martial law in Rhode
Island after receiving reports that
the damage in his state alone
would total so million dollars.
Early Reports On Toll
Early reports nad II dead in
Rhode Island, highest of any state,
followed by Massachusetts, with Is.
Other storm-caused deaths were
Maine, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Continued on Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-01
Stores Stay Open

Retail stores will bs open en-
day tomorrow.
The hsh day closing en-
Thursdays during ihs summer
ended last week.