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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-14
New XIV Store
Specializes I'm
Products

Newest store in the home appli-
ance field opened yesterday with
a completed lire Of Philco products.
viii Julius, retired Navy Chief, is
owner and operator.
Julius was an electronics tech
nicisn during the war. Upon retire
ment. he accepted employment
with the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. The weather was too
cold up in Boston, however. He
and his Key West-born wife, Lola,
decided to move back to Key West
and open 4 television service and
repair shop.
Success in television has result
ed In the present expansion which
includes Phiico ranges, refrigera-
tors. etc. The new store is located
at 81e Duval st.
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REPRINTED FROM THE MIAMI HERALD. AUG. 8. 1854
THIS IS THE TRUTH!

Because OF vorous Inaccurate statements which have
firms in South Floridd. concerning the CLEARVIEW
STORMSTOP AWNING. we ore glad to provide the
TRUE FACTS about this high quulY product.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-14
Activity In Realestate Market
Shows Increase In Past Week

: Activity in Monroe County real
estate sales has increased, a check
at the office of Earl Adams, coun-
ty clerk, showed.
One Of the biggest sales was that
Of A lots on Key Largo for SIC, 300.
E. L. Cotton, Inc, sold the lots to
Twin Gables, Inc.
Other realestate slaeS were:
G. E. Wildly to Jessie Biard for
5000, 800 acres in the East half
of section, S, township 81 south,
Range 80 east.
C.. E. Ryals sold a lot on Big
Coppit to S. C. Walker for 81 1000.
w. o. Snyder III sold a lot on
Plantation Beach to G. w. Bend
Ter for $500.
L. Lehrer sold five lots on Big
Pnd Key to Anna M. Scharer. A
10-cent stamp marked this deed.
A lot in Burton'S Yacht Harbor
Basis was sold by L. e. Coetzto
r. L. Burton for $500.
Lot 100 in Little Venice was sold
by Walter Puto to Interstate Ma
chine Tool and Engineering, Inc,
for 81, 800.
Interstate Machine Tool and En-
cheering, Inc, sold lot So in Little
Venice to John C. Puto for 81 500.
Lots IS, 81, and SO in Little Ven
ice were sold for $1,000 by Walter
Puto to John Puto.
Elinor D. Gautier sold a lot in
Plantation Beach to D. E. Wolter
for $500.
The same lot in Plantation
Beach was sold by Wolter to
Emma Carnevale for $500.
A lot in Harbor Shores was sold
by Harbor Shores, Inc, to r. H.
Shaddock for $1,000.
F. P. Sadowski sold a lot in
North Marathon Shores to W. r.
Waters for $1,000.
Ralph Publ sold a lot in Planta-
ton Beach to S. A. Grow for a.
900.
A. L. Vondersaar sold a lot and
house in STATIONS Subdivision to
Z. w. Linton for $4,000.
Lots fronting on Flagler Ave,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-14

Streets, q motel at south and Du.
val Streets and another motel on
Roosevelt Boulevard near the
Howard johnson restaurant.
Work on the new motel at South
and Duval is expected to get un-
derway shortly. During the past
week, wcrkmen began tearing
down the old Thompson residence
that has stood near that corner
for years.
This new construction along with
a new $75S,O00 building on the
Naval Station Annex will give Key
Vests construction business q
greatly needed boost.
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Construction OF Additional New
Motels And Apartments Seen
BY DENIS sNEIcH

Work was underway today on Key Vests newest
mote-a twostory $4,000 structure at 1920 Simonton
Street.
The motel, being built by the CHS Construc-
tion Co., Inc is owned by Jacob Dietsch owner of the
Blue Marlin Motel Norman Giller of Miami Beach,
was the architect.
Detsch will continue to operate the Blue Marlin.
The motel will be called the Blue Marlin Motel and
Apartments It is being built 1O0-by-200 foot plot
that adjoins the present Blue Marlin.
The structure will contain 20 units-11 eff
ficiency apartments and nine motel rooms plus q
laundry for the use of guests
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STUDEBAKER TO
CUT IS PRICE

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Stude-
baker Corp. says it viii reduce
prices By about SEQ on its 1855
models.
The announcement was made
yesterday, q day after workers at
the big automotive plant voted to
accept q IL per cent pay cut in a
move 10 save their Jobs and the
company.
The company also said It soon
may obtain q "big volume" de.
tense contract for guided missiles.
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and on Linda Ave. were sold by
A. E. Golan to the Noble Construc-
ion Co. for $4,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-14

AP NeWsfeaAmes
GOOD TRAFFIC CONTROL distinguishes plan. Direct
access living and the three bedrooms pro-
vided from the front door without through any other
Service entry provides direct BATH kitchen or
basement. This is plan H32OP by the Homograf Co.. 71I
East Eight Mile Rd East Detroit, Mich. The house
l,3zz square feet without its two-car garage
Fsrb1 if0waos and Nseprnts available from sebiseess)
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LANDSCAPE FIRM
rs ON VACATION

John r. Watson, owner Of Cow.
boy and Son, landscaping, today
said he and his family are leaving
tomorrow for so-day vacation in
the Black Hills Of South Dakota
where Watson was raised.
They will also visit Watson's mo-
Their in Grsnt's Pass, Oregon, and
his father in San Jose, Calf.
Bethlehem, Pa. was founded on
Christmas Eve, 1T41.
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Transfers OF Two
WI Officers
Are Announced

Ii. Joseph Edward Brown. USN
Ivx-l Maintenance Officer, and
Chief Gunner Robert NJ. Carter,
IUSN, squadron Ordinance Officer
win both leave Key West Febru,
airy 1st. the AirDevRon public in
formation office announced today.
With the squadron for the pas,
So months, BrownswiIl be released
TO inactive duty and win return to
his civilian job as an engineer with
the Department of Air Force in
Mobile, Alabama.
Carter who has spent two years
with the squadron, viii be transfer
red to San Diego, California, where
he will become ordinance officer
for the Nays Utility Squadron
Seven.
1t. Browns wife, Ruth, and his
four and a half year old son, Mat.
thew, win accompany the main
itenance officer on his trip home,
while Chief Gunner Carter's wife,
Alice, viii make the trip to San
Diego with the VX Warrant OF.
Ificer.
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Eouzenko Says
Soviet Envoy S
Man To Watch

WASHINGTON R-Igor Gouzen.
ko, the Soviet embassy code clerk
who tipped off authorities to a spy
ring in Canada, has tagged Georgi
~. Zaroubin. Soviet ambassador to
the United States, as a man to be
watched.
Gouzenko was interviewed In
Canda by Drew Pearson. The in.
teryiew was filmed for television
Iuse and the transcript made pub.
Lie here today.
Pearson brought out in his ques-
tionfng that Zaroubin was ambas'
sador to Canada while Gouzenko,
before his desertion in 1S45, was
handling coded intelligence mes
sages to Moscow.
Gouzenko spoke of the Soviet es-
Ipionage organization in Canada
and said Zaroubin knew about
the general setup: he didn't know,
of course, about details"
Pearson asked Would you con.
slider him a dangerous man 70
have In Washington"
Il would suggest to watch him,
to be careful" Gouzenko replied.
Gouzenko wore a mask during
the interview. Pearson explained
Ibis life is constantly in danger. "
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BIDAULT ASKS
Continued from rage One,

(Conunueu from rage Onei
disarmament meeting be held this
year.
The French resolution did spec.
ify that the conference should con.
form to the U.N. General Assembly
resolution of Jan. IL, 1852, thus
making the U.N. the actual spon.
sor. That resolution directed the
lU.N. Disarmament Commission 10
continue its work on conventional
arms and atomic weapons In &C.
lcordance with previous Assembly
decisions.
One OF the key sections of Bi
dault's resolution would put the
Big Four on record as proclaim,
ing that the support and encour
agement of aggression must be
condemned and banned with the
aim of ending all hostihties."
The resolution then would have
the four commit themselves tc
join their efforts, in the Disarma.
ment Commission of the United
Nations, with the aim of reaching
:. substantial agreements which
viii permit calling a general dis
armament conference under con.
ditions favorable to success.
There was no official word oil
what Molotov had said to shift the
parley onto the subject of disarm.
ament but there was considerable
speculation that he may have
brought up his own plan to spike
the warning worlds guns.
After Bidault spoke, Britain's
Foreign Secretary Eden took the
floor indicating that whether the
West like it or not the conference
faced a full scale debate on a
topic that wasn't even on the
agenda.
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TODAY'S
STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK R - The stock
market started higher with a rush
today and then turned quiet.
Prices moved major fractions in
either direction, but the gamers
had the upper hand all the way
Bethlehem Steel. which after the
close yesterday declared a divi,
dend Of s. as compared with 81
previously paid, opened at STA up
80 on . block of 10000 shares.
The steel division of the marke,
was higher all around. Among
other major divisions going IN
were farm implements, coppers
chemicals, railroads, and oils. The
motors were somewhat backward
while utilities and air lines were
steady and the aircrafts were
mixed.
Among higher stocks were US.
Steel, Republic Steel, international
Harvester, Kennecott Copper, Al.
lied Chemical, American Tobacco.
Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and
Sinclair OIL.
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Missionaries
Blk Oldsters
Out OF $500

ORLANDO B--An elderly couple
complained to sheriff's deputies
yesterday that a pair of strangers
representing themselves as mis-
sionaries and faith healers fast.
talked and ight-fingered them out
|of $500, their life savings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Daniels
Theyoffere dthestrangers-
told this story:
They offered the Strangers
man and q woman--a 50-cent do.
nation but this was refused.
The woman, who was wearing
ia tight-fitting dress, persistently
questioned Daniels about his faith
and he agreed to be "healed." She
said they would have to produce
their money first.
Daniels took $37 from his wallet,
saying that was all he had.
The woman said, Brother, you
can't lie to the Lord" and Daniels
went into his house and got the
$500.
The woman wrapped the money
in a piece OF cloth, rubbed the
parcel over Daniels body, pinned
it in his left pocket, gave him in.
structions on praying, and directed
him to sleep with a Bible under
his head for nine days. Then, say.
ing she wanted to be sure his
money was well pinned in his peck.
Jet because she didn't want him to
think she was trying to steal it,
she ran her hand into the pocket,
unpinned the cloth and pinned il
again.
Upon leaving the pair said they
would return in about 20 minutes
to pick up some grapefruit. When
they didn't come back, Daniels
|unpinned the cloth and found part
Iof a newspaper but the $500 was
gone.
Sheriff's deputies said they had
no trace Of the pair.
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Careless Fncmen

SAN MATEo, Calf. lA-Jeweler
Earl Randolph was pleased with
the way firemen put out q 1000,
two.alarm fire in his shop yester-
day.
But he thinks the firemen might
have been a little careless with
their hoses. Missing from . work
bench swept clean by the water
were gold, platinum and four un'
set diamonds valued at $500,
Randolph said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29
Novel Fasteners

HOUSTON R-women's ipse.
nuity startled social security clerks
here as they opened up mailed re-
quests for name changes on social
security cards.
One married woman recently
pinned together her old card and
a note with a diaper-sile safety
pin
Other devices included two or.
binary safety pins, q thumbtack, .
carpet tack, an adhesive bandage
and two bobby PINS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29
Thief Gets S.
From Gas Station

A thief who smashed side win.
dow in service station at 800
ISimonton Street, made off with
about five dollars in change from
a cash register, police reported to-
day.
Patrolman Raymond Quinn said
that he was called to the station
early today by a neighbor who
said he heard the window smash.
ed.
A search revealed no trace Of
the thief and a check Of the sta.
ton by proprietor Arnold Brye
showed that the cash was all that
was missing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29
FISHING CATWALKS

CONTINUED From Page One)
Saturday that he would intercede
with the road board to obtain the
lcatwalks.
Next step, Papy said will be
survey Of the bridges by engineers
and the actual construction Of the
catwalks. he added that the total
appropriation should take care Of
|all needed construction on the keys.
Cost of the catwalks has been es-
Itimated at from Is to so dollars
Iper foot.
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KEY WEST TROOPS
Continued From Page Onel

L NSA SASA 06G 0AGJ
sanitary departments, TAX eelIse.
tors and chairman Of the plan.
ming board.
On Feb. 8, the elected Officials
will assemble at the city hall a
Is p. m. to meet with their coun
Iter-parts in the legal city govern
lment.
Participation Of Cub Packs Il
that day will be limited to thre'
Cubs per pack riding in a fir,
engine around the city.
Arrangements have been made
for Scouts and Cubs to be dismiss
led from school in time to part
Icipate in the ceremonies.
The giant campfire will be
held on Wednesday, Feb. ~, Of
J o'clock AZ Bsyview Park. Scout.
master Tony Martinez will be in
charge. Parents a. well as
scouts and cubs are invited 70
the campfire.
Sponsoring organizations will b
honored on Thursday. One troor
plans to NOW the sponsoring insti
Itutions cemetery lawn another viii
police the church yard (of the spon
soring organization) other troops
have varied plans.
On Friday, window displays b,
the various troops and packs vii
be judged.
Field meet for scouts and cub
win be held Saturday, Feb. IL, a
IBayview Park. Carlton Smith vii
be in charge Of the meet.
Full details Of the meet will b
announced later.
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DRIFTING BOAT

Continued From Page Onel
Coast Guard that the boat hao
beenn found.
Today, Williams had nothing but
praise and thanks for the coopera,
ton of the Navy and Coast Guard.
1T really sends a tourists home
from Key West with a fine feel.
ing" he said.
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The
-
Wcatllerman
Says


Key West and Vicinity: Fair
weather with some cloudiness TO.
day thru Saturday; continued mild.
Low tonight about 60 degree; high
Saturday near % degrees. Moder.
ate to fresh east and northeast
winds with highest velocity off.
shore about Is TO 20 mph.
Florida: Clear 10 partly cloudy
and slightly warmer thru Satur.
day.
jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits and East Gulf: Moderate
northeast winds, occasionally fresh
over extreme south portion becom-
ing moderate east and southeast
Saturday. Clear TO partly cloudy
weather with scattered showers In
extreme south portion.
Western Caribbean: Moderate,
occasionally fresh east and north
east winds thru Saturday. Partly
cloudy weather. Widely scattered
showers.
Key West, Fla, Jan. 20, 1854
ohssrvafions Taken A. City Office
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Rough Day Downtown

PHOENIX, Ariz. TIT was a
rough day for Byron Arnold when
he paid a brief visit to downtown
Phoenix.
He received ticket for over.
parking in 24-minute meter zone.
But later somebody picked the
lock on his car and went off with
an expensive pair of shoes. Police
weren't around when the theft oc.
Cured.
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NO CHARGES FILED

CONTINUED From Page One)
of evidence has been compiled
from statements made by all three
women involved. In addition, one
of the women picked the occused
out of a six man lineup at the
police station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29

It took IL years to- design and
build the Colossus of Rhodes, one
of the seven wonders Of the anci.
ent world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29
FLORIDA
BRIEFS

PANAMA CITY R-Four youths
who pleaded guilty to charges Of
stealing $1,000 worth Of cupboard
motors and other marine equip.
ment win have plenty OF time to
repent.
Circuit Judge E. Clay Lewis Jr.
yesterday put the youths, two oil
whom are is and two II years old,
on probation Cor five years and
set these conditions:
They must remain at home from
q p. m. until a. m. Mondays
through Thursdays and be at home
by 10 p. m. the other three nights:
they shall not drive any type Of
automobile or operate a boat: they
shall attend school daily, unless III.
and maintain a good scholastic
standing.
They must attend church and
Sunday school regularly and not
visit p0olroomS, public dance halls
or places where intoxicants are
sold; they must have a weekly
conference with their ministers and
must not associate with each other.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29

i+l--plms SIGNS ComesA0ns v
10 added.
ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA
Reference SfsiieN, Key West
7ane Of l9eisha d
0tation-- Tido ht0n Wases
Bahia HsnAA
lbxid0el --oh lOm ID u
Ne Name Key
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29

MIAMI IA race track TO.
nance viii be climaxed here Sun.
day with the wedding of jockey
John Ralph Adams, son of veteran
jockey Johnny Adams, and Mis-:
Mary Virginia o'Banion of Sar
Antonio, Tex.
Adams and Miss o'Banion, both
10, met in Chicago four years age
when he visited his father and she
was with her uncle, H. A. Sutton
who was valet for the senior
Adams at the time. Sutton is now
agent for young Adams, who j:
riding in New Orleans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29

MIAMI IA cargo of wild ami.
mails leaves today for Cuidad Tru.
jillo, Dominican Republic, by Pan
American cargo clipper which will
bring other wild animals to this
country on its return flight.
Making the southwark journey
viii be two elk, three bison, four
deer, a S00-pound African lion, q
llama and two guanacos.
On the return trip, the plane
viii bring in a nine-foot crocodile,
a three-year-old jaguar and baby
jaguar, all destined for ZOOS in
this country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29

Key West, Fla, Jan. %, 1854
Observations Taken A. City Office
az J AM, EST
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29

PALMETTO Up -. Hopes for
prompt action on the proposed
Manatee River Bridge between
here and Bradenton are held by
Acting Gov. Charley Johns.
Speaking at the Manatee County
fairgrounds last night, Johns said
a start would be made as soon as
possible. He said report from
engineers on the best location is
being awaited.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29
TEMPE NATURES

Relative Humidity. J AN.
500
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29

Barometer lsss Lsvsll, Too AM
3O.l7 ins.--102l.7 mbs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29

TAMPA R--Testimony heard for
four days on the application of two
truck firms to haul phosphate is
being turned over to the Florida
Railroad and Public Utilities Com.
mission for action.
Two examiners for the commits.
sion ended their hearing here yes.
terday on the petition of Hauls.
more Inc. Of Tampa and Florida
Tank Lines of Fort Lauderdale.
The petition was opposed by
major Florida railroads and sever.
al unions Of railroad workers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29

LAKELAND R-Disturbed over
reports Of a larger than expected
orange crop, Florida Citrus Mutual
is planning its own survey of how
much fruit is left to harvest.
Mutual said some buyers are
trying TO get fruit at less than its
real value by saying the orange
crop is larger than the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture estimate
of 81 million boxes. No names were
mentioned.
When the price paid growers for
oranges for concentrate fell this
week from $1.4O to SIPS a box,
Mutual advised its members to
hold the fruit until the price went
higher.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29

'smerrow's Almanae
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-29

JACKSONVILLE B-Three new
state directors Of the Children's
Home Society Of Florida were
elected at the 5lst annual meeting
yesterday. They are AL Lang, ST
Petersburg; John McCarty, Fort
Pierce, and John Parkinson, Day,
tona Beach.
Among new regional directors
are D. L. Thrasher, Sanford; and
Chester w. Mcdonald, Lakeland
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-15
1McCarran RapsMove To Gust Sen. Mccarthy

calls It up, as he promised to do
within the next month, debate
could run for several weeks and
seriously interfere with action on
President Eisenhower's legislative
program.
OF the senators of either party
who have commented, only Sen.
Cooper (R-Ky) has said directly
that he would vote for Flanders
motion. Cooper said over the week
end he believes Mccarthy has been
guilty Of an "abuse Of the inves-
tigatory power"
Mccarthy is chairman of the
Government Operations Commit
tee and of its Permanent Subcom-
mittee ON Investigations.
In moving to bump him from
those posts, Flanders said Nc
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-15

Carthy had shown contempt for
the entire Senate in his attitude
toward a 1852 inquiry into his fl
nancial affairs in 1852. The Demo.
cratic controlled subcommittee
which made that inquiry raised a
number of questions about Nc
Carthy's conduct and said it could
not answer them in the absence
OF testimony from the senator on
the points at issue.
Mccarthy has termed Flanders
move a smear"
Flanders said in Atlanta yester-
day he hopes that Mccarthy can
again become an asset to the
Republican party" but that as of
now ne thinks the Wisconsin Sena-
tor is following a course that
LEADS toward fascism." Speak
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-15
Navy Begins Distribution OF
New Identification Cards

now being used by Navy depend
entS. Dependents will also use this
same card when they visit COM
missary stores, Navy exchanges,
medical services, officers and en-
listed clubs, etc.
Personnel attached to the con-
fines of the Naval Station, the Ma
val Station Annex and the Naval
Hospital may apply for their de-
pendents' I. D. card at the Naval
Station Pass and Identification Of
flee, Bldg. 1873. Those attached to
components of the Naval Air Sta
ton should obtain their application
blanks at the MAS Pass and !. D.
Office, Bldg. 225.
Fleet Reserve and retired mem
bers of the Navy or Marine Corps
should make application at the
Naval Stations Pass and I. D.
Office.
Dependents are urged to obtain
and submit their applications as
soon as practicable.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-15
Low Bid For
|.Joe's Donation

WYNANTSKILL, NY, M -
Sen. McCarthy's donation to the
Kiwanis Club auction brought S.
less than baseball autographed
by members of the New York
Giants and Is cents less than q
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute
hockey stick.
A bidder paid SIPS for the auto
graphed ball, while the Wisconsin
Republicans gift-a copy of his
book "McCarthyism - The Fight
for America"-was knocked down
for SIPS. The hockey stick sold for
$3.50.
Celebrities are asked annually TO
provide items for the auction.