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Evening star., 1954-07-01
Merrick Honored
By Trade Board for
Service as President

Harry L. Merrick, who has
just completed his term as presi-
dent Of the Washington Board
Of Trade. last night was given
a testimonial dinner by officers
and directors of the organiza-
tiOn.
The Board Of Trade TO-DAY
started its Goth year of service
TO the Nations Capital with
Francis j. Kane as its new head.
Mr.. Merrick, who is vice presi-
dent Of the Kal, Ehrlich and
Merrick Advertising Agency. as
sumed the presidency Of the
trade group on July 1, 1853.
Mr.. Merrick received a testi-
nlonial scroll from Mr.. Kane
which cited his service as presi-
dent, during which time he
demonstrated an active, con-
structive interest in every phase
OF the Board of Trade program. !"
William H. Press, executive
vice president. also presented
Mr.. Merrick with scraphook
containing publicity on the
years activities. William &C.
Shelton presented him with a
bound copy of the IL issues Of
The Board of Trade News"
published during Mr.. Merrick's
Evening star., 1954-07-01
SummerfieIdWouIdSto Out
$40 Million Mail Fraud Loss

Mail fraud racketeers are
milking the public of $40 million
a year. Postmaster General
Summerfleld reported today.
Last year, 900 suckers paid 81
million to a glib operator who
promised them tax-delinquent
land. "He had no such land, ~
the No. l mailman said in his
statement.
A lawyer who promised in
vestors 20 per cent return on
their money got $500,0OO in six
months. Then he absconded.
Another swindler married
well-to-do women he met
through lonely hearts clubs. He
lived with them until they
turned over their money; then
he left.
Still another crook made
$1,000 day for 100 days, selling
worthless "home cures" for can
Ger. tuberculosis and the like.
AND there are characters who
use the mails for grimmer pur-
poses. Mr.. Summerfield's state
ment said.
One of those convicted last
year was a socially prominent
woman who mailed boxes of
candy to her Sunday School
class. This could have been a
nice gesture. except our heroine
had put arsenic in the candy.
Twenty = one classmates were
made violently ill.
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Lawyer for Mother
Accused as Slayer
Hints 'Lurid Details
BY the Assoeioted Press

AMESBURY, Mass. July IA
prediction that "there will be a
lot Of red faces when her story
is told" was made last night by
the attorney. for Mrs. Lorraine
E. Clark, 81, who is charged
with murder in the Palm Sunday
Staying of her husband.
Attorney c. Francis Leary re-
fused to elaborate on his "red
faces" remark. but said I'VE in
tend to fight this case all the
way"
District Attorney Hugh A.
Gregg said several days ago Mrs.
Clark admitted in a signed state
ment that she killed her hus-
band, Melvin Clark, jr., 20, the
father of her three children.
Hints "Lurid Details"
Mr.. Gregg has refused to
divulge the full contents of the
statement Mrs. Clark is alleged
to have signed. He said revela-
ton of the "lurid details" would
not be fair to the Clark children.
Mr.. Gregg did say that Mrs.
Clark told him the Staying fol-
lowed a terrific verbal row over
"other men,"
Mrs. Clark's attorney said the
whole truth surrounding the
Clark Staying has not yet been
told.
Mr.. Gregg said investigators
have established that Mr.. Clark
was slain in his Lake Attitash
home and that his body. weighted
with three 15-pound boat an
chors, was dumped into the Mer-
rimack River during the early
morning of April IL.
Diver Suspends Search.
Search by a diver for clues on
the river bottom was temporarily
halted last night.
Mr.. Gregg said the diver prin-
cipally was engaged to try to find
the weapon used to kill Mr.,
Clark, a .22-caliber pistol from
which two shots were fired into
the victims head.
The diver said he probably will
resume his search next week.
Police said they found sheet,
pillow case and a hairbrush, all
apparently bloodstained, yester-
day on the banks of a creek
flowing into the Merrimack
River.
The items were turned over to
State police chemists for tests.
Evening star., 1954-07-01

Then there was the Tilted
Suitor who mailed a package to
his former girl friend. The box
was rigged so that when it was
opened, a .22-caliber pistol would
fire into mixture of gunpowder
and shells. The pistol blasted
away as scheduled, but the mix
ture didn't explode, so the girl
escaped with nothing worse
than a bullet hole in the arm.
Other post Office headaches
are provided by mailbox pilfer-
ers. One woman averaged $10O
day for five months, stealing
checks from apartment house
boxes.
Another hallbox thief stole
electric bills from mailboxes.
Then he would go to the ad-
dressee and tell the housewife
her bill was overdue and he was
going to turn off the electricity
unless she paid up. He coll
lected $1,500 before he was
caught.
MIR. Summerfield said 5,977 ar
rests for postal crimes were made
in 1858. Burglars, stickup men
and mail thieves topped the list.
With more than 100000 postal
employees handling $21 billion
during the year. only 112 were
arrested for embezzling funds,
Mr.. Summerfield said.
Evening star., 1954-07-01
New Rules Exempt
Thousands Of Small
Firms From TIL Act
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

The National Labor Relations
Board in a major move to switch
some of the Federal Govern
ment's labor jurisdiction to the
States, has adopted new rules
which in effect exempt thou
sands of small firms from the
Taft-H Hartley law.
Unions generally have OPP
posed giving the States more
power over labor relations prob
lens. while the administration
has held that more problems
should be settled at the local
level.
It was reliably estimated by
NLRB sources that the new
rules, announced yesterday will
knock out Is or 20 per cent
of the boards present caseload
which has been running at about
$4,000 year.
Other Changes Planned.
An NLRB spokesman said 9TH
er changes are planned in the
future to surrender more Fed
eral jurisdiction. However, the
courts have left uncertain Just
how far States can go in cases
where the Federal Government
has voluntarily surrendered ju-
risdiction in cases affecting in
terstate commerce.
In one rule change, the NLRE
said that henceforth it won't
take a case unless an employer
does at least $4,000 annual
business in interstate commerce
The prior dollar-volume require
ment was $25, 900.
It voted, too, to take no case
Of a supplier unless the amount
of goods and services he supplied
to interstate commerce is $780,
600 a year. Previously the re-
quirement was $4,000.
Trucking firms in intrastate
commerce which do at least
500. 900 year business with in
terstate firms will come under
NLRB Jurisdiction. Previously
there was no dollar amount re-
Quired.
Office Buildings Exempted.
The NLRB surrendered out
right its previous Jurisdiction
over office buildings and their
employees where the buildings
had tenants in interstate COM
merce.
A franchise from a national
enterprise would not be sufficient
alone, unless the franchise holder
meets one of the other dollar
volume requirements, to bring a
company under NLRB jurisdic-
ton.
Finally, the NLRB abolished a
previous rule applying its juris-
diction to firms that met a
combination of the dollar-vol-
urne requirements but not any
single one.
Evening star., 1954-07-01
6. 0. P. Incumbents Win
In North Dakota Primary
By the As.oeiuted Press

FARGO, N. OAK, July L.
North Dakota's two incumbent
Representatives at Large were
virtually assured of reelection
this fall after winning nominal
ton Tuesday in the States Re-
publican primary. az
Representatives Usher Burdick
and Otto Kruger ran one-two
in that order in the four man
contest, trailed bysState Senator
OrriS Nordhougen and Charles O..
Herman, their chailengers.
Also renominated was Gov.
Norman Brunsdale, who defeated
Wallace Warner, an avowed Dem
ocrat backed by the Non-partisan
League faction of the Republican
Party. Gov. Brunsdale is NOM
inal head of the second group,
the Republican Organizing Com
mittee.
There was no Democratic pri-
mary as Con Brymers and other
candidates on the slate were un-
opposed. Republican nomina-
ton virtually assures election in
this normally heavily G. o. P.
State,
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Havard New Chief Of Staff
OF Naval Command Here

Capt. Valery Havard, jr., 5526
North Tenth street, Arlington
Va, today became chief of staff
to Rear Admiral Tom B. Hill
commandant of the Potomac
River Naval Command.
He succeeds Capt. William H
Duvall, who is retiring with the
rank Of rear admiral after 80
years Of active Naval service
Capt. Duvall will live in WASH
1ngton with his family at 3o18
Daniel lane NV.
Capt. Havard is native OF
New York. He was commissioned
an ensign in the Navy in June,
1926, and ranked captain in
August, l943. He has been serv-
ing as head of the Fleet Train
ing and Readiness Branch, Fleet
Operational Training Division.
Evening star., 1954-07-01

administration. Mr.. Shelton was
chairman of the News Publica-
ton Committee.
Special guests included Brig.
Gen. Louis w. Prentiss, the en-
gineer Commissioner; Chairman
Simpson Of the House District
Committee; and Representative
oHara, Democrat, of Minnesota.
member Of the House District
Committee.
Evening star., 1954-07-01

Ihe chance is one IN three that you will have a
hospital bill in your family within year.
So, isn't it just plain common sense to get the
best protection you can against hospital bills?
Most people would agree that the best is Blue Cross
for this one reason Blue Cross pays in full for
most hospital services
Group disqualification Inc, your Washington
Blue Cross plan, is non-proft, community service
organized under special act of the Congress of
the United States.
Over 100000 in The Washington oreo now
have Blue Cross Four out of five of them also have
BLUE SHIELDS protection against doctor bills to
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Huge Roller Beurinqs

PITTSBURGH. - A single
roller in the huge roller bearings
used in the giant machines en-
ployed by the steel industry for
rolling out cold fiat steel sheets
some times weigh UP to 700
pounds
Evening star., 1954-07-01
81, ,486, PA Polio Gronts

NEW YORK, July / (P.-The
National Foundation for Infan-
tile Paralysis has allotted So
4S6.244 in grants and appropria-
tlons to 80 medical schools, uni
versities and hospitals for re-
search in polio and related fields.
Basil O'Connor. foundation pres
ldent, announced the grants yes
terday.
Evening star., 1954-07-01

back up their Blue Cross You need both!
Blue Shield helps you pay your doctor bills for
surgical and obstetrical care plus the X-ray, lab
oratory and anesthesa services related to this care
Allowances are substantial, covering many doctor
bills IN full. You are assured paid-in-fu coverage
under Blue Shields unique Service benefits" fea-
ture if your family income is Sc, 500 or less (singe
income, $4,000 or less).
Blue Shield, too, is non-proft community
service. Washington Blue Shield plan is MEDICAL
SERVICE Of the District of Columbia.
There are two kinds of Blue Cross-Blue Shield
enrollments. One is group enrolment which costs
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Dr.. Norman Vincent Peale a1sUers
Do prayer and faith
help you
when you're ill?

Poper Of Positive Thinking,
answers these questions in the
new issue of LOOK. His advice
on personal problems is now a
regular feature in LOOK
magazine.
These troubled times give
rise to many doubts and fears.
If you have something on your
mind-write to DR.. Peale about
it. See how he can help you. Get
LOOK today. At all newsstands.
Evening star., 1954-07-01
Rabbi sundhous Honored

Rabbi Morris A. Sandhaus of
the Veterans Administration
chaplaincy service and a mem
Der Of the National Jewish We'll
fare Board. has been cited by
the Rabbinical Alliance Of Amer
lea for outstanding service.
Evening star., 1954-07-01
K. of c. Council TO Meet

The Southeast Washington
Knights of Columbus. Bishop
Patrick Byrne Council No. 3877,
will meet at 1880 o'clock tonight
in Knights of Columbus Hall,
918 Tenth street NV.
Evening star., 1954-07-01

How effective
are faith and
prayer in cur
ing peoples ILL
nesses? In sick
ness. should
you send for
your minister
Evening star., 1954-07-01

as well as your doctor? Can
God heal?
DR.. Norman Vincent Peale,
the well-known author of The
Evening star., 1954-07-01

ess Two is non-group enrolment.
Group. Ask your employer to find out how you can
get low-cost group protection if your firm employs
five or more people Groups are established in all
Federal Government Offices, through which govern
ment employees enjoy group benefits and the lower
group subscription rates.
Non-sroup. You can apply for non-group coverage
for yourself and family if you work where there are
fewer than five employees or are not employed.
If you move to another area, or overseas, you may
keep your Blue Cross Blue Shield protection.
in families faces hospitaI bill this year.
Find out how TO project your family.
Evening star., 1954-07-01

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
District Air Guard
Pilots Begin Firing al
followed Targets
Special DIspaseh 10 The Sior

OTIS AIR FORCE BASE.
Mass, June 18.-District Air Ma
tional Guard pilots. on maneu-
vers here, cheered the second
straight day Of good weather.
which permitted an unbroken
series Of camera gunnery mis-
Sions.
At the same time. they vel.
coined back Capt. Clifford M.
EiSele, Of 1900 Forest road. Hy-
attsville, Md, who on Wednes-
day suffered arm bruises when
he was forced to bail out Of his
F-86 Sabrejet at 400 feet. fol-
lowing a flame-out. Capt. Eisele
left the base hospital yesterday
afternoon.
Millikan Leads Mission.
Col. Willard w. Millikan, of
3346 Martha Gusts drive, Alex
andria, Va. commander of the
18th Fighter Bomber Wing, led
the first gunnery mission shortly
after dawn yesterday.
Today also heralded the start
Of actual firing with .50-caliber
machine-guns at targets towed
over the Atlantic Ocean by other
Sabrejets. Before the actual fir
ing, all the pilots had to COM
plete four camera missions, in
which film in the gun cameras
was developed and assessed to
determine whether the pilots
were making their firing passes
on the target according to the
approved method.
Night Flights for Jets.
The District area pilots also
will fire a full day Of gunnery
tomorrow. At night, they will
make individual cross-country
flights in their jets. returning to
Otis Sunday afternoon. The
cross-country flights have been
ordered by Col. Millikan to give
the men additional experience in
rapid deployment of jet aircraft.
A visitor yesterday was Brig.
Gen. George F. Smith, vice COM
mander of the Eastern Air De-
tense Command. Col. Millikan
disclosed that attendance at field
training was IS per cent Of the
assigned strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Mother Lion at Zoo
Loses First 3 Cubs

All three lion cubs born last
week at the Zoo are dead now.
The third persisted yesterday.
DR.. William M. Mann, Zoo di-
rector, said it was unusual for a
lions first litter to survive, and
these were the 3-year-old moth
er's first cubs. They died OF
weakness. he said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-04

Tallahassee, Florida
May N. 14KA

Tallahassee, Florida
May 40, 1854
NOTICE is hereby given that the
Trustees of the Internal Improve
ment Fund of the State of Florida,
Pursuant to Law, will offer for
sale, for objections only, in ITALIA
hassee, Florida, at 1900 O'Clock A.
M. June 22nd, 1854, the following
described lands in MONROE COUN-
TY, Florida, to-wit:
A parcel of submerged land In
Pine Channel lying east of and
RY BEACH a subdivision re-
corded in Plat Book 2, Page
127. Monroe County Public Rec
ords. in Section %, Township
Sc South, Range 20 East, Mon
roe County, Florida, containing
1.68 acres, more or less.
The Purchaser Is required to pay
the advertising cost and documen-
The Sale, il and when made. shall
be subject to the Trustees reserving
unto themselves 75% of the phos-
phate. minerals and metals and 500
Of the petroleum thereon or there
under. $500, -
proyement Fund reserve the right
BY ORDER of the Trustees Of the
Internal Improvement Fund OF the
oa's " CHARLEY e. JOHNS,
Acting Governor.
Attest: F. c. Elliot, Sec.
Trustees /. /. Fund
may21-28 ;jun4-11-1S,l954
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Tallahassee. Florid'


NOTI G e
NOTICE Is hereby given that the
Trustees of the Internal Improve
ment Fund of the State OF Florida,
Pursuant to Law, will offer for
sale, for objections only, In Tai
1ahassee, Florida, at 1900 o'clock
A. NJ. June Sth, 1854, the following
described lands in MONROE COUN-
TY, Florida, to-wit:
Two parcels of submerged land
in Bonefish Blight in Section 5,
Township 66 South, Range SO
East, Monroe County, Florida,
the first parcel lying westerly
and northerly Of Govt. Lot of
said Section 5, containing
parcel lying northerly of Govt.
Lots 6 and z of said Section 5.
with an arm or leg extending
northwesterly to connect with
Govt. Lot of said Section g..
containing 1918 acres, more or
less.
tary stamps.
The Sale, il and when made, shall
be subject to the Trustees reserv-
ing unto themselves 1879 of the
phosphate, minerals and metals and
50% Of the petroleum thereon or
Hereunder.
The Trustees of the Internal Inn
provement Fund reserve the right to
reject the sale.
BY ORDER Of the Trustees Of the
Internal Improvement Fund OF the
State Of Florida.
CHARLEY e. JOHNS,
Acting Governor
Attest: F. c. Elliott, Sec.
Trustees ]. !. Fund
may 7-14-21-28; june 4. 1854
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Tallahassee. Florida

April 26. 1854
NOTICE Is hereby given that the
Trustees OF the Internal Improve
ment Fund of the State of Florida,
Pursuant to Law, will offer for
lahassee, Florida, at 1900 o'clock
A. M. June 9Th, 1854, the following
described lands in MONROE COUN-
TY, Florida, to-wit:
A parcel of submerged land In
the Bay of Florida in Section
10. Township Sc South, Range
"a East, Monroe County, Flor
ida. living northwesterly of and
adjacent to Lot 10, Block OF
the Resubdivision of q part of
Block 2 and all of Block OF
Marathon Beach, recorded IN
Public Il Records. containing one
acre, more or less.
The Purchaser is required to pay
The advertising cost and documen-
The Sale. il and when made, shall
be subject to the Trustees reserv-
ing unto themselves 75% of the
phosphate, minerals and metals and
5oT OF the petroleum thereon or
the trustees of the Internal Inn
provement Fund reserve the right to
BY ORDER Of the Trustees Of the
~ CHARLEY e. JOHNS.
Acting Governor
Attest: r. C. Elliott. Sec.
Trustees /. !. Fund
may 7-14-21-2S; June 4, 1854
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june l-11-1S-25, 1854.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE COUNTY JUDGES COURT,
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE.
I'm re Estate OF
REX D. CASH,
Deceased.
To All Creditors and All Persons
Having Claims or Demands
Against said Estate:
You and each of you are hereby
notified and required to present any
claims or demands which you, or
either of you, may have against
the estate of Rex D. Cash, deceased,
late of said County, to the County
Judge of Monroe County, Florida,
at his office in the Court House of
said County at Key West, Florida,
within eight (S) calendar months
from the date of the first publica-
ton of this Notice. Each such claim
or demand shall be in writing and
shall state the place Of residence
and post office address of the
claimant and shall be sworn to by
the claimant, his agent or attorney.
and any such claim or demand not
so filed shall be void.
Dated this 3rd day of June, A. D.
1854.
As Administrative of the
Estate of Rex D. Cash,
deceased.
W. CURRY HARRIS,
BIT Whitehead Street,
Key West, Florida,
Attorney for Administrative.
| june 4-11-1S-25, 1854.
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@ A L L FOR BIDS
The Board of Public Instruction
of Monroe County will open sealed
bids in the Boards Administration
Building, Key West, Florida, at
1900 A. NJ, Saturday, June 10, 1854,
for these items FOB designated
schools in Monroe County:
110-Size A Pupils Desks-South-
90-Size B Pupils Desks-South-
ern Desk No. 174 or equal
40-Size G Pupils Desks-South-
ern Desk No. ia or equal
Desk tops shall have a layer of
Textolite or equal plastic surface
in light birch color & texture
Desks shall be shipped assembled
or shall be assembled by shipper.
6-Teachers Desks - light oak -
Southern Desk No. 40 or equal
S-Teachers Chairs = light oak -
Southern Desk No. 212 or equal
16-Primary Chairs = 13" high -
Southern Desk No. 1113 or equal
URINARY Table - %" high -
Southern Desk No. 1880 or equal
2-Charging Desks = Southern
Desk No. L-102 or equal
2-Librarians' Chairs - Southern
Desk No. L-211 or equal
2-Card Catalog Cabinets
drawer - Southern Desk No. L-1709
or equal
2-Vertical Files - steel - gray
3 drawer legal size Cole No.
1902 or equal
2-Book Trucks - Southern Desk
No. L-130 or equal
Dictionary Stand Southern
Desk No. LILO or equal.
The following shall be Brunswick
Balk -Collendar or equal:
4-Trapezoidal Tables - rs" high
- Maple grained plastic finish
1O-Trapezoidal Tables - 81" high
- Maple grained plastic finish
4-Trapezoidal Tables %" high
- Maple grained plastic finish
12-Stacking Chairs - II" high -
Maple grained finish
30-Stacking Chairs - Is" high -
Maple grained finish
12-Stacking Chairs - 16" high -
Maple grained finish
The board reserves the right to
waive informalities and to reJect
any and all bids.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC IN
STRUCTION OF MONROE
COUNTY
GERALD III. ADAMS,
Chairman
HORACE o'gRYANT
Secretary.
iune 4-11-1S, 1854.
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16-PersonaI
CONTINUED,

HAPPY anniversary for Dad and
Mother, Mr.. and Mrs. C. s. Mar
dis, who have been married 80
years today. Love and best wishes
always. Sybil.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(1933 Probate Act Secs. 119, 12Ol
in THE COURT OF THE COUNTY
JUDGE, MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE
I'm ret Estate Of
Saloma Chile Ledford also known
as Salome C. Ledford nee Salome
r. Chile (Salome Chile) deceased.
To All Creditors ana Persons Hav-
Eng Claims or Demands Against
said Estates
You and each OF you are hereby
notified and required to present
any claims and demands which you,
or either Of you, may have against
fha estate of Salome Chile Ledford
also known as Salome c. Ledford
nee Salome F. Chile (Salome Chile),
deceased, late of said County, to the
County Judge of Monroe County,
Florida, at his office in the court
house OF said County at Key West,
FLORIDA. within eight calendar
months from the time of the first
publication of this notice. Each
claim or demand shall be in writing,
and shall state the place of resi-.
dence and post office address OF
the claimant, and shall be sworn to
nv the claimant, his agent, or his
attorney, and any such claim or de-
mand not so filed shall be void.
CLARA VALDES,
As executrix of the Last
Will and Testament of SAL
ONE Chile Ledford, deceased.
may 21-2S; june ALL, 1853.
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Announcement

ALL those who bought coupons
for our special offer can use
them regardless of their expira-
ton date. Their sale was a COM
plete success, therefore we extend
the offer at least 80 more days.
And please remember, "Next to
technic colors, our oil portraits"
Tru-Kolor Studio, 800 Duval st.
(rearl
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Singer Sewing Machines
SALES, service, parts. Singer
Sewing Machine Co, 118 Coral
Way, Coral Gables.
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FURNISHED bedroom apartments.
ALI utilities included. Adults only.
915 Windsor Lane.