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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

through the little village Of
Gotham with the view Of pur-
chasing a castle and grounds.
The townsmen had no desire to
be saddled with this expense and.
therefore, when the royal mes
sengers appeared. they found the
people occupied in some idiotic
pursuit. Some of them had
joined hands around a thornbush
to shut in a cuckoo. Others were
engaged in rolling great hoops
of cheese down hills and through
creeks.
The King. on being told of this
imbecility, abandoned his 1nten-
ton. and the wise men" cum
ningly remarked:
more fools pass through
Gotham than remain in it."
tbbtrtbuted By McNausht Syndicate. Ine.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Uncle Rays Corner

In Southern England, a few
miles from Tunbridge Wells, is
the town of Tonbridge. Two of
my cousins used to live there,
and they showed me an interest,"
ing castle. This castle was built
by the Normans who invaded
England almost nine centuries
ago.
The castle was in ruins, but
parts of the stone walls were to
be seen. The main thing l re-
member is a dungeon, an under
ground prison which was part
of the main building.
The remains of another Nor
man castle are to be seen at
Rochester, England. This was
built from plans made by Bishop
Gundolf, and the strongest part
of it-known as the keep
still stands. The keep is 113
feet high, and about 70 feet on
each side. Some portions of the
walls are u feet thick!
AThe most famous Norman
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Famous Fables
By {. E. Edgar

PRACTICE - Theodore
Roosevelt's favorite hunting
story was concerned with the
encounter he had with a
ferocious lion in the African
jungle.
One day, when the ex-
President was on safari. he
wandered ahead of his party.
AS he was waiting in a clear
ing for his companions. he
heard a crash and a king of
the beasts bounded from a
thicket. The animal leaped
at him.
T. r. ducked. and the ami
NAL flew over his head. An
gered, the lion tried again,
and again T. r. ducked.
Three times more the lion
charged, with the same re-
suit. Finally, the beast gave
up and disappeared into the
tall grass. With a sigh of
relief, the ex-President re-
joined his party.
THE next morning" T. r.
later related, tongue in
cheek, when I looked out
of my tent, what did I see?
The same lion practicing
short jumps!"
~ \ \
PAIN - Comedian Sir
Harry Lauder was never one
to be reckless with his hard
earned money. One night,
as he was leaving the the
alter, he was stopped by a
social worker who was soil
citing funds.
How much do you want?"
asked Lauder.
Give till it hurts, Sir
Harry" said the other.
Madam" replied the
comedian, "the very thought
hurts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Contract Bridge

BY Eosley lockwood
You have to develop a sort of
awarenesS for the possibility Of
executing end-plays. They have
an irritating quality Of being
much easier to see after q hand
than at trick one.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mr. Champion)
J1O84
1884
o AQ3
= "a
WEST EAST
(Mts. Keen) (Mr. Masters)
4 Q5 A76
y K87 y A102
. 9752 Q KJ1O4
JlO93 %8652
(Mr. MuZZy)
AK932
y Q63
o Sc
= AK7
The bidding:
South West North East
1Spade Pass 2 dads Pass
2 spades Pass 3 spades Pass
{ spades All pass
One way to develop a feeling"
for these plays is to survey your
own hand and dummy carefully
before playing to the first trick.
Look for q combination of cards
in any of the four suits where it
would obviously be more advan-
tageous for the enemy to lead
the suit first.
The heart suit in today'S deal
is a case in point. Mr.. Muzzy
won the opening lead of the jack
of clubs with dummy's queen.
He got by his first hurdle when
he laid down the ace and king of
trumpS. dropping Mrs. Keen's
queen.
From there on, however, he
didn't look so good. He cashed
the ace and king Of clubs. dis
carding the trey of diamonds
from dummy. Then he led
diamond and f1nesSed the queen.
Mr.. Masters won with the king
and returned the suit to put
dummy in with the ace.
Now Mr.. MuzZy had to play
the heart suit at last. He led the
four from the board and Mr..
Masters played the deuce. Mr..
Muzzy played the queen and it
lost to the king. A heart return
through dummy's jack-nine up
to Mr.. Masters ace-10 assured
the defeat of the contract.
Mr.. Muzzy claimed he played
the hand right because he gave
himself two chanceS-the dia-
mond finesse or finding the 10 of
hearts on his left.
This sounds pretty good and
certainly two chances are better
than one. In this case. however.
the one correct way to play the
hand was foolproof against any
defense.
Instead of taking the diamond
finesSe. Mr.. Muzzy should have
gone right up with the ace and
returned the queen. Whichever
opponent won with the king of
diamonds, the contract would be
safe. That is, on a club or a dia-
mond return. Mr.. MuzZy could
ruff in dummy while discarding
heart from his hand. And if
the return was a heart, it
would be impossible for the de-
tenders to take more than two
tricks in that suit.
(CoDvri0ht 1oSA Ganerai Features Cnrn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
By Romon Coftmon

Tower. He obtained a rope, and
was able to drop through a VIM
dow. While has guards were
sleeping, he let himself down.
The rope was too short, and
Flambard was hurt slightly
when he dropped to the ground.
but he managed to escape to
the mainland of Europe.
A later prisoner used a rope
which was too weak. The rope
was made from strips of bed
clothing, and broke while the
man was trying to get down. He
fell to his death.
BY building stone castles in
various parts of England, the
Normans produced Strongholds
which helped them to keep
power over the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

castle is the group of buildings
known as the Tower of London.
William the Conqueror started
the Tower of London, but later
kings added new parts. One part
carries the name of Williams
White Tower. and it was used
as a. prison by the Normans.
Ralph Flambard was the first
prisoner In Williams White
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Our Presidents
By Honore M. Cotudol

Which President stud
led medicine briefly at the
University of Pennsylvania?
2-Julia was the name of
which two Presidents wives?
3-After his election, but
before his Inauguration, which
Presidents wife died?
ANSWERS on next page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

True adventures of aviators. ex-
plorers and big-game hunters are
told in the 1eaflet called True ~.
venture Stories. This will be mailed
without charge to any reader WHO
asks Tor il and incloses stamped.
self addressed envelope Address your
letter to Uncle Ray In care OF ThA
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
She Knows Her Bible

ARCADIA, Ind. Up. - Mrs.
Golden Fippen of Arcadia says
she has read the Bible from
cover to cover 20 times since
1947
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26
Day Appointment
To Finance Post
Confirmed Wed.

The appointment of John L. Day,
1928 Simonton St., as city finance
director was approved yesterday
by the city commission.
The vote was unanimous. ear
lier, commissioner Jack Delaney
had cast a dissenting vote, but la
ter changed it ''to let thu appointee
know he enters the job with the
backing of the entire commission. -
The commission set Days salary
at $500 per month for a six month
probationary period, and $3.50 per
month thereafter.
Day, former local agent of the
United States Internal Revenue De.
partment, viii assume his duties
Sept. l. He replaces Craig Bowen,
who resigned after Is months in
the post.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26

The Muirmen of Pasa-
dena, Calf; the Dolphins
of Los Angeles; the Mont
Grey (Calif.) Peninsula Sea
Offers; the Miami Beach
Tritons, Florida t a t g
champions; the Guantanamo
Bay (Cuba) Denizens OF
the Deep; a team from
New York and a team from
the Great Lakes region.
Edwin D. Townsend of DANA viii
be the AAU referee.
The Navy team from Guantana.
mo Bay is composed of Earl Ca
vanaugh, As, a Chief Quartermar
at the Naval Air Station public
works shop; Tel Ahlberg, n, q
uuarterman at the Naval Station
carpenter shop; and 1t. j. A. Kro
pack, "a, Assistant Naval Control
Shipping Officer.
Experienced Man
Cavanaugh has been spearfishine
since 1S4S. He has to his credit
one of the largest fish ever taker
by spear in the Guantanamo Bay
area a Jewish that scaled over
200 pounds.
Ahlberg is relatively new to the
sport. having been at it little more
than a year. In recent spearfish
ing meet at Port Antonio, Jamai
ca, he was top man in aggregate
fish Speared.
He also has won several loca
meets and placed second in re
cent two-man competition held a
Guantanamo Bay.
In African Waters
Kropack, six-foot, three-inch
1s7-pounder, is a graduate of the
Merchant Marine Academy al
Kings Point, r. /. While in the
Continued on Page Twol
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Man Is jailed
For Vandalism

A sailor who became irked be-
cause the police arrested a friend
on drunk driving charge, is in
the city jail today charged with
destroying public property, accord
ing to police.
The man, identified as Jerry K.
Myers, is accused of damaging a
motorcycle driven by Police Sgt.
Frank Caraballo.
Patrolman Ralph Maribona said
that he saw Myers, along with an
other unnamed sailor, tampering
with the cycle parked outside Of
police headquarters. They had APP
peared at the Jail to inquire about
their friend who was being held
for a drunkometer test.
The radio antenna, Maribona
said, was tied up in knots" Ny
ers' trial was set for city court to-
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26
Perez ScOrns His
Annual Vacation

Police Chief Bsienvenido Pc
rsz is 50 busy recognizing ite
police department That he
doesn't want his vacation This
year.
That information was con-
tanned In . letter TO HE city
commission Wednesday, IN
which he said that "he is work
ing day and night in getting The
department in order
He added that he considered
n in fhe best interests Of HE
department that he remain on
the Job instead Of taking his
annual leave.
The commission referred HE
matter TO fhe city manager who
approved Perez request.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26
UHt Tax
PIN Told
7oLyss5
NEW TAXATION
SUGGESTED TO
BUILD CITY POOL
By BILL sPILLMAN

City residents and resi-
dents of Sigsbee Park and
Peary Court will have a five
per cent tax placed on their
electric bills to pay for a
municipal swimming pool
at County Beach if the city
commissioners adopt the
recommendations of a
Chamber of Commerce COM
mittee.
Louis Carbonell, city commission
er and chairman Of the committee
set up by the Chamber to study
the swimming pool proposal. spoke
to members of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce last night at their
regular meeting in their club house
on Flagler Avenue.
When Carbonell was asked if the
residents Of Sigsbee and Peary
Court would also have to pay the
tax even though they were Navy
people who did not have voting
privileges and had use of Navy
swimming pools he answered by
giving an example of a swimming
pool in Miami that was paid for
by taxes of all Miami residents
Continued on Page Two)
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StarProgram
Planned For
Polio Dance

All the entertainment at
the Emergency March of
Dimes Ball Saturday night
will be professional acts
from out of town, it was an
nounced today by Bob You
mans, chairman of the
emergency drive.
The dance will be in the Casa
Marina Hotel patio or in the din
ing room, in the event of rain.
i. Tine is from 8 p. m. to / a. m.
Youmans listed the following
acts for the floor show:
Holly Warren, beautiful and tai
ented singer, who just completed
an engagement at the Olympia
Theater in Miami.
Masieian Slated
Chandu, man of mirfh and mvs-
terry, one of the country's top ma
gicians. He has had top billing In
night clubs and theaters from
coast to coast.
Betty Ford, rated as one Of the
best acrobatic dancers. She has
been featured on TV. IN -'e' '-
and theaters, and on US0 tours
to Europe and Korea.
Bob Karl, illusionist Of voices. A
well known ventriloquist, he oper.
ates four dummies at once and
Continued on Page Two)
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Ferry Terminal
Under Way Today

Work started this morning on
The construction Of . terminal
for the ear-ferY, "city Of Key
West" on fhe waterfront a. fha
north end Of Slmonfon ST.
The N. Z. Bennett conssrue.
tion Co. was given 9hs contract
for the CHS building which will
be completed IN about 30 days,
according TO N. 6. Bennett,
president Of fhs firm. The
building will house company
and government offices and .
passenger terminal.
The Toppino Construction Co.
has announced that they will
start work this week on cons.
frUefion Of . concrete dock for
The ship which Is slated 70 Be.
gin operations IN Oct. l.
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will be prepared to answer any
questions.
Participation Urged
Mayor Harvey also emphasized
that while invitations have been
mailed, anyone who has been over
looked is urged to attend. The in
vitations were mailed to the heads
of all local civic organizations, but
Harvey urged all citizens to at
tend.
Businessmen have been invited
through the Chamber Of Commerce
monthly magazine, Trends.
Present plans call for the ship,
now known as the Patricia" to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26
Gala Fiesta Set For Oct.2
Fiesta Planning Session Set

Mayor C. B. Harvey has urged
all interested citizens to attend a
meeting tonight at 5 o'clock in the
city hall to plan a gala fiesta mark
ing the maiden voyage of the
"City of Key West" Oct. 2.
The mayor called the meeting
at the request of N. C. Hines, ex-
ecutive vice president of the Carib-
bean Ferry System, of Miami, who
asked him to assume the chair
manship of a committee to plan
the affair.
Hines. along with the company's
publicity representative, Hoyt
Agey, viii attend the meeting and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26
TWO ARE FINED ON
SPEARFISHING COUNT

Two men today pleaded guilty TO
spearfishing within one mile of U.
S. i and were fined $25 each by
Criminal Court Judge Thomas S.
Caro-.
The men were Buna ]. Wilder Of
Daytona Beach, and Thomas E.
Lewis of Coral Gables John w.
Castell, state conservation officer,
arrested the men at Jewish Greek
on Aug. 20.
He said both Of them had spear
ed fish and crawfish.
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be re-christened, the "City of Key
West" in Miami Sept. Is. Mrs. C.
B. Harvey, wife Of the Mayor, win
smash the traditional bottle of
champagne across the bow of the
vessel.
It viii arrive in Key West 0cto-
Der and win leave for Cuba the
next day.
Disnifariss Invited
Acting Governor Charley Johns
and mayors of all Florida cities
have been invited to make the ini-
tial trip to Cuba.
Plans call for 1t to 60 into Car
Continued on Page Twol
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36th Polio
Case Listed

Monroe coUntyH thirty Six
IT. polio case Of 1854 today was
reported by fine County Health
Department. There were q CO
sss to DATE last year.
The latest victim was a 2S-
year-oId Navy wife who he's .
paralyfie form Of fhe disease.
She has been transferred TO
Variety chiIdren's Hospital in
Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26
RUSSIA BEATS us.
RESEARCH MAN SAYS

Los ANGELES Up - Russia is
understanding the United States in
the training Of technicians, a man
ager for the Stanford Research In
stitute says.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26
THIEVES PREVENT
DOGS BARKING

LYNN, Mass. u ntruders ran
sacked Peter Bufalino's home yes
terday-but not before they elimi-
mated an obstacle.
They tied a strip of cloth across
the mouth of Bufalino's pet dog
so he couldn't bark.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26

ed that they are ready to
put their mammoth luxury
vessel, the Florida, into
service Jan. Is, if they can
obtain a lease on the city
owned Clyde Mallory docks.
Two officials of the firm
were in Key West earlier
this week surveying the
local situation.
The city commission was the
first to jump on the bandwagon,
when at a special meeting Wednes-
day, they pushed through a motion
to invite P and o officials to Key
West for talks preparatory to ar
ranging a suitable lease. The CON-
pany is asking that the city repair
the dock to insure the safety Of
their passengers.
Encouragement Urged
Commissioner Louis CarboneII,
said that I'VE ought to encourage
them anyway we can"
And Commissioner Jack Delaney.
a longtime advocate Of the city OBJ
tanning all possible water front
property, commented that .'the
time Is going to come when we
are going to have to acquire more
waterfront property.
Then, the COM bsion instrl = ]
city manager Victor Lang 70 write
to the p and o Company and ar
range for an early meeting.
Today, the proposed operation,
was the chief topic Of converse
ton among the citizenry.
Comments Today
Here are some comments from
prominent Key Westers:
Mrs. Mary Lee Graham, presi-
dent Of the Key West Chamber Of
Commerce: 'The fact that the p
and o Company wants to resume
their service after Is years, is
only one other indication of the
way our town is growing. It is
heartening that they have realized
the possibilities of the Island City,"
Melvin Levitt, president of the
Key West Chapter of the Florida
Motor Court Association: ''The
more the merrier! The more faci-
lities we have for our tourists, the
more we viii attract to Key West.
/ expect that the Motel ASsocia-
ton will discuss the matter at our
meeting next Monday and / am
hopeful that we viii offer them
encouragement"
Possible Value
William r. Neblett, Democratic
nominee for the state senate: eat
one time, Key West was the fifth
ranking port in the nation, in the
volume of freight handled. / think
that Florida would provide q spur
which might help the city regain
its former stature. The value is
advertising and publicity would be
very great"
Joe Allen, Monroe County Com
missioner: There is no doubt a.
bout it - a resumption of P and
o service would be a wonderful
thing for our community. I hope
that the Chamber of Commerce
and all civic organizations will get
behind it and let these people
know that we want them here"
Joe Pinder, vice president of the
Continued on Page Two)
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Natl Spearfishing
Tourney Here Sun.

Seven teams Of spearfishermen from California,
Cuba, Miami Beach, the Great Lakes region and New
York are scheduled to compete here Sunday in the
national spearfishing tournament
Harold j. Aycock, Florida State AAU Chairman
for spearfishng today named these three-man teams:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26
City JailInmates Never Had
ItSO Good In The ChowLine
BY JIM COBB

Il wish could eat like this on the outside
With sheepish grin, an innate of the city jail
serving 80 days On public intoxcaton charge. made
that statement today in commenting on the new menu
which has been set UP for the jail.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26
Coroney5 Jury Considers
Cause Of Infants Dutb
5-Man jury
Hears Doctor,
Four Others

A coroner's jury was UNI
able to determine the cause
of death of a tiny baby
found floating in a salt
pond at the foot of Virginia
st. August II, after an in
quest held before Peace
Justic Roy Hamlin Wednes-
day.
They heard the testimony of five
witnesses and then brought in the
following verdict: "The baby came
to her death by means and causes
unknown to this jury"
Chief Witness
Chief witness to testify was DR..
Herman X. Moore, who conducted
an autopsy on the baby two days
after it was found. Under detailed
questioning by State Attorney j.
Lancelot Lester, DR.. Moore said
that he could not definitely state
the cause of the death of the baby.
But he theorized that the child
died from one of the following rea-
sons:
/. A blow on the head.
z. Suffocation.
3. Loss of blood due to the fact
that the child's umbilicaI cord was
not tied.
DR.. Moore said that the only
conclusive evidence the autopsy
uncovered was that the baby was
born alive and probably lived a
bout day.
Scalp Bruised
He added that there twas q very
marked brtlising Of the scalp" I'm
der questioning. DR.. Moore said
that the baby could have died from
4 blow on the head. The autopsy
showed that the baby was alive
when it received the blow since
there were indications of bleeding,
DR., Moore said.
The physician added that he set
the baby's age when she died at
one day, because the umbilical
cord was still attached to its alb
domen. 1t had been cut with a dull
instrument or pulled apart, he
continued. That fact, it was
brought out, indicates that the
child's birth was not attended by
a physician or midwife. The baby
was still covered with birth secre-
tons when it was found, he point
ed out.
DR.. Moore said that the child's
weight, nearly eight pounds, made
it inconceivable that the baby
CONTINUED on Page Iwo)
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Other comments from prisoners,
all Of them favorable, ranged from
excellent chow to sit sticks with
you" and Il don't mind this place
SO much since they started feeding
US good"
I've been in jail plenty of times
in Miami but they never fed us
like this" said another prisoner.
That's Good Food
While the prisoners were dis
cussing the food situation with the
writer, the aroma Of picadillo,
black beans and rice being pre-
pared by cook Ross Dodd, filled
the jail. That's on the menu. this
noon and this evening. (To cut
costs, prisoners are served the
same bill Of fare for lunch and
dinner.)
This morning for breakfast, the
GAN inmates enjoyed Spanish ON
let, hashed brown potatoes, butter
cd toast and coffee.
Not bad, is it?
The new menu, prepared under
the direction of Patrolman Ber-
nard Waite, who was placed in
charge of the kitchen by Police
Chief Bienvenido Perez, provides
an amazing variety of food rang
ing from hot breakfasts of bacon
and eggs to chicken and roasts--
all provided with the rs cents per
day allowed each prisoner by the
city.
Careful Buying
Waite pointed out that by more
careful buying, food at the jail has
been vastly improved in the past
month. He added that in the last
is days, the police department
has spent $5.48 less than they were
allowed. The average, he said, win
be used in providing extra delica-
cieS for the prisoners.
The program is a part of gem
eral cleanup and improvement
campaign going on in the city
GAIL. In addition to the improv-
ed menu, the kitchen has been
remodelled and the cellblock has
been completely painted.
While the food at present is
prepared by Jail inmate, full
time cook will be hired shortly
with money provided in the new
budget.
The Menu
Here is their menu for two
Continued on Page Two)
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Key Westers Endorse Planned
Steamer Service To Key West
Man-In- The Street, Public
Officials Agree On Proposal

Key Westers, from the man in the street to prom-
nent business and political figures were unanimous to-
DAY tneir enthusiasm over an that the
and steamship Company is considering tbe
ton of its Key West Havana-Tampa run.
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