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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-02-05
A BAD TAX

One thing can be said with virtual GER
talnty about taxes-Once a tax is adOpted
even though it is supposed to be temporary
OF OF an emergency nature, it is extraordi
harlly difficult to get rid of it.
The federal gasoline tax is fine case in
point. 1t was first enacted 20 years ago.
purely on temporary basis. And what has
happened is that it has been periodically in
cfeased-instead of reduced or eliminated
ana has reached the present level of two
cents gallon. There was hope that it would
dle this April-but the President has asked
that it be continued.
The Presidents position is based unon
the need for maintaining government reve.
nues But, aside from that, the federal gasO
ilne tax is very bad one. Gasoline taxation
Is properly a field for the states and the
states only, under laws which allocate all the
revenues to road work and prevent oliver
sion to other purposes. The federal tax now
brings in close to 81 0O,OOO,OOO a wear
Wnile federal appropriations to the states for
highways are only $55O,0OO,OOO wear II
oIner words, close to half Of the tax is being
slPhoned off. The mOtOrist does the PAVING
but ne doesn't get his moneys worth
Une can understand Mr.. EisenhOwer's
positlon. The federal gas tax should be no
peaied and this source of revenue left to the
states where it belongs.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-02-05
Methodist Men
To Get Charter

CONTINUED from first pageI
Roy Pettyjohn, Charles Swain.
Marshall Holden: project commit
tee. Joseph Isaacs, Davis Watson.
William DeIlinger, and John Da.
wilson
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-02-05
SIMPLE ARITHMETIC

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Evening star., 1954-06-02
Unit OK d 10 Refer Cases
To VISITING Nurse Group

The Commissioners have ap-
proved the recommendation Of
the Public Health Advisory
Council that a co-ordinating
committee be named to develop
a workable system Of referring
some home visits by nurses to
the Visiting Nurse Association.
At a meeting of the council
last week. George Pendleton,
representing the United Com
munity Services - which helps
support the nurse association,
said the association should get
enough cases to help its student
nurse program. If the Health
Department nurses were to get
most Of the cases this would
be impossible, he said.
DR.. Frederick c. Heath, deputy
director of Public Health, and
William Bowman, executive Of
ficer of the Health Department,
told the council the nurses as
Sociation should get enough
cases, but they would prefer that
the cases be sent through the
Health Department, except those
cases which are referred to them
by private physicians.
The Commissioners did not
name those who will serve on
Evening star., 1954-06-02
Arlington Players Show

The Arlington Players will
present George Washington
Slept Here" at. $50 pm. tomor-
row, Friday and Saturday at the
Arlington Methodist Church,
Glebe road and South Eighth
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
Band Makes
Havana Trip

The Key West High School band
left for Havana at noon today for
their third annual appearance in
the opening of the carnival season
in that city.
The bandsmen, along with the
Miami Edison High School band
and the Miami Motorcycle Drill
Team left aboard the Cuban Navy
gunboat, Antonio Maceo. The ship
arrived in Key West at 10 a. m.
and left an hour later for the Gu
ban Capitol.
First appearance for the band
will be in Saturday nights gala
parade down Havana's Prado, the
traditional "comparsas" which
touches off four week season of
gaiety.
In that parade, dance groups
from each of Cuba's provinces com
pete for the island championship.
Thousands of tourists have jam
med the capitol for the start of the
festivities.
Mayor C. B. Harvey also left
aboard the Maceo to attend the
festivities. He and Captain and Mrs
C. L. Murphy, chief Of staff at the
Naval Base, will be guests of the
Mayor of Havana for the celebra-
ton.
The trip was arranged by the
City of Havana Tourist Depart
ment.
The group will return here Mon
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
Search Pressed
For Missing C47

NICE, France R - A broad
search was pressed over the Ii
gurlan Sea and the French Alps TO-
day for a U. S. Air Force CAT.
missing with 20 men on flight
from Rome to Bitburg, Germany.
A midmorning report that the
craft had been spotted in the
mountains north of Nice proved
false. Police said the report came
from authorities in the village OF
st. Etenne de Tinee, 40 miles
north of Nice.
But several residents Of the re-
gion told of hearing the noise of a
big plane yesterday afternoon and
French ski troops based in the
area moved out in patrols of 20 to
30 men each to look for clues.
A three nation air-sea search
was under way for the plane, miss
ing since shortly after noon yes
terday with 20 Americans aboard.
Its last radio report-"all normal"
was sent as the plane was over
Corsica, IS miles after it had tax.
en- off from ROme's Ciampino Air
port.
The report from St. Etienne de
Tinee said only that a plane had
been spotted on the ground. There
was no confirmation of the belief
it was the missing U. S. plane or
details of the finding.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
Puerto Ricans
|ToCo1urt Today

WASHINGTON Up - The four
Puerto Rican Nationalist accused
of wounding five congressman in
Mondays wild shooting spree face
a court today.
Each has an opportunity to an
swer to a 10-count indictment, but
their formal arraignment may be
postponed if they have not ar
ranged for attorneys to represent
them.
Amid indications of official con-
Germ yesterday that President Ell
senhower and others may have
been marked for terroristS' at
'tacks, Atty. Gen. Brownell dis
closed the Justice Department is
studying possible ways to proceed
against members of the small, fl
nancial Puerto Rican Nationalist
party.
Brownell told a news conference
he could not go into details ''be-
cause of the critical nature of the
situation, with indictments pend
ing against those arrested last
Monday"
Washington police made two rec
concentrations to Congress in a
report yesterday:
l. That the special Capitol po-
lice force, members of which are
now appointed by legislators as
part of their patronage, be re-
placed by a professional body.
2. That a bulletproof glass bar
rier be installed around the public
galleries.
Condition of the most seriously
wounded congressman, Rep. Alvin
M. Bentley (R-Mich), was report
ed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. but no long
er critical.
The four Puerto Ricans are
charged with assault with intent
to kill and assault with danger
Gus weapon on the five represen-
tativeS felled.
The defendants are Lolita L.
bron, "a; Rafael Cancel Miranda,
Is; Andres Figueroa Cordero, %,
and Irving Flores Rodriguez, q,
all of New York City.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
County Board Peninsu|ar Air|ines
Officials Discuss New Service Here
Scheduled Flights
May Be Booked
On Key Vest
To Miami Run
BY DENIS SNElcR

The odds that this city
soon will have new and ade-
quate air service looked bet
ter than ever today.
After today's early morn
ing meeting between PENN
sular Airlines' brass and the
county commissioners it
should be only a matter Of
days before another sched-
uled airline begins service
between here and Miami.
The possibility exists-and strong
Ily-that the service will be extend
ed to connect other Florida cities
with Key West.
/ At $3.50 a. m. today, Roy Robin
son, one of the owners of Peninsular
AirlineS, and Barry Vaughan, gen.
eral sales manager of the line,
met at the county court house with
the county commissioners.
Incidentally, Robinson'S father
was a conductor on the railroad
that once ran between Key West
and the mainland.
State o. K. Sought
Robinson said Peninsular want
ed an okay from the state to fly
regularly scheduled flights within
the state. The office of Governor
Charlie Johns can give this okay.
The commissioners assured Rob-
inson and Vaughn that they would
Immediately today-get on the ball
to work toward that okay.
The commissioners said they an
ticipated no difficulty in that di-
rection.
But the plan might run into diff
ficulty in Washington.
NAL Protest Expected
1t seemed to be the consensus Of
those at the meeting that National
AirlineS would squawk to the Civil
Aeronautics Board in Washington
when Peninsular begins regular
service here.
In move to ease the anticipated
NAL beef-if not to forestall it
Commissioner Joe Allen was on
the phone Immediately after the
meeting to talk with Senator Sma-
theirs.
Meanwhile, Commissioner Frank
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
Minister From
Pakistan Will
Visit Key West

Mohammad Mir Khan, Pakis
tan's Minister to the United Sta
ties will be a visitor to Key West
shortly, it has been announced BY
Senator SpeSsard Holland.
Holland said that the Minister
has agreed to appear before any
civic groups or other public bodies
who may be interested in hearing
him speak.
Mr.. Mir Khan, the second high.
est official representing his coun.
try, will leave Washington March
z for a tour of Florida. He will
visit the states principal cities, the
citrus belt, the Everglades vege-
table section and the Atlantic and
Gulf Coasts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
c. E. Smith, Jr.,
Joins Larry Dion
In Business Here

c. E. Smith, Jr. has returned to
Key West from Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, and viii be associated with
Dion and Smith Goodyear Tire
supply Company.
During his stay in Cuba, Mr..
smith was administrative officer,
ships department at the Naval
Base at Guantanamo.
He was previously associated
With Navarro, Inc, and with ra-
do station WKWF.
Always active in community af.
fairs. Smith served as treasurer Of
the Monroe County Chapter of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis. He is a past president
Of the Golf Club and of the Lions
Club. Smith is also a member Of
The Elks Lodge and Dade Masonic
lodge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
Mystery Blaze
.Scares Flagler
Ave. Residents
Fire Department
Makes Dry Run On
Local Residence

If the faces of certain Key West
Fire Department members are
slightly on the red side today, it
may be because of an incident
which occurred on Flagler Avenue
Thursday.
They were called to the home of
Norton Harris, $500 Flagler Avenue
yesterday at 4:30 p. m. when Mrs.
Harris reported that she could hear
flames cracking under the caves.
She suspected a short circuit and
Immediately phoned her husband,
manager of the Land of Sun Dairy.
He instructed her to pull the main
electrical switch. She did.
Firemen Hear II, Too
When the fire fighters arrived,
they also heard the cracking
flames. They expected to see fam.
es burst from the roof at any time.
Some of them even smelled smoke
But, they refused to break through
the ceiling until an electrician ar
rived to cut the wires. None was
available and the city electrician
finally was summoned. He pro-
nounced everything in order.
They stood by for several min
|utes and when nothing further de-
veloped, went back to the station,
scratching their heads in wonder
At 5 p. m, Harris arrived home
and switched the current back on.
Then at 9 p. m, the cracking
started all over again.
Source Discovered
Harris rushed into the kitchen
and discovered the source of the
''fire."
He had left half-dozen coconuts
on a window sill and they had
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
Gives
Report On
Berlin Talks
By RICHARD KAsIscHKE

MOSCOW R-Foreign Minister
v. M. Molotov said today results
of the Berlin conference can be
measured only by what happens
when the Big Four meet April rs
with Communist China and other
nations at Geneva to discuss
peace in Asia.
In a 7,500-word report on the
Berlin talks, which ended Is days
ago, Molotov reiterated Soviet
charges that Western defense
preparations point to a third world
war. He blamed the United States,
Britain and France for East-West
diSagreementS that remained I'M
solved.
The statement, played up in all
Moscow newspapers and broadcast
by the Moscow radio, criticized
us. Secretary of State Dulles for
making speeches about the con-
ference representing himself as
a Jealous champion of the freedom
of peoples and the champion of
free elections.
Certain defenders of freedom
like such freedom as gives exploit
erS and militarists free hand
and life of plenty, while the
Ilaboring people live under the con-
slant shadow of war and fresh
annihilation," Molotov said.
He said the Berlin conference
was worthwhile because it aired
various world que lions and
cleared the road to the Geneva
Continued on Page Two
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
KEY VESTS
TRAFFIC BOX SCORE
Damage

Key Vests traffic accident toll
took a sharp upswing last night
with two accidents resulting in
two injuries and $2,05O in property
damage. One accident, with no
damage resulting was reported
yesterday.
In addition, two persons were ar
rested on total of seven charges.
The first accident was reported
shortly after midnight.
Police said that the car, driven
by William Anderson, of the Sea.
plane Base, went out of control be.
cause of excessive speed at South
ard and Margaret Streets, and
smashed into fence at the Harris
School.
Anderson suffered a cut on his
forehead as a result of the crash.
He was charged with reckless
driving, causing an accident, leav-
ing the scene of an accident, driv-
ing without a license and destroy
ing private property.
Damage to the car was set at
$500 and to the fence $3.50.
The second accident, reported at
PISS a. m. occurred when a car
driven by David R. Haughtaling,
I22, of the USS Odax, overturned
on Roosevelt Boulevard, near
Fifth Street.
Police said the accident occurred
when the vehicle hit a rock and
Skidded.
Haughtaling was charged with
reckless driving and causing an
accident.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
"l2Mile Reef" Historically
Inaccurate, But Entertaining
Underwater
Scenes Are
Beautiful
BY jim COB 3

The goth Century Fox produc
ton, ''12 Mile Reef" is all very
entertaining, but historically a lot
of bunk, survey of local residents
including one of the city's few
sponge dealers still in business
showed today.
The film is currently playing a
five day run at the Strand Theater
ending Monday.
The movie was made in Key
West, Tarpon Springs and the Ba.
hamas last spring. The plot cen
tiers around war" between
Greeks from Tarpon Springs and
the local Conch spongerS. The
Greeks worked the bottom with
diving suits while the Conchs pre-.
fered to shook" theirs from an
open boat employing a rake-like
affair.
The Greeks invaded the shallow
Key West waters and the Conchs
complained that their lead-footed
diving suits ruined the sponge beds
Result: War between the Conchs
and the Greeks.
Victory Claimed
According to the movie, as por'
trayed by Terry Moore, Gilbert Ro
land, Robert Wagner and J. Car
roll Naish, the Greeks won thai
war - or at least a moral victory
They were continually beating uE
on the Conchs and Stuffing cigars
down their threats.
The Conchs say they won.
The Conchs who were in the au
dience at the Strand last night
took an active dislike to the pref
test Greek of all, star Robert
Wagner.
Scattered cheers were hearc
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
History OF Key Vest Legal York
Lopez Tells Rotary About arly.Day Courts

Rotarians heard Judge Aquilino
Lopez, Jr., speak on the early his
tory of the courts in Key West at
their luncheon meeting Thursday.
He told his fellow Rotarians that
the earliest recorded data about
Key West is to be found in a grant
of the Island Of Cayo Hueso on
August 26, 1915, by Don Juan Es-
trada, Spanish Governor of Florida,
to Juan Pablo Salas ''for services. "
Sale by Sslas
SalaS later sold his right, title
and interest to John w. Simonton,
whom he had met in Havana, for
$1,000. The sale was completed
on January 10, 1922. Soon after the
sale, Simonton sold one quarter to
John Warner and John Mountain,
U. S. Consuls and Commission a.
gents for the United States at Ha-
vana, and two other quarters to
John Whitehead and John C. Flem-
ing. The interest of Mountain and
Warner was later purchased by
Pardon c. Greene who became a
permanent resident of the Island.
Key West was surveyed and
mapped in the year 1929, but the
establishment of territorial gov
eminent for Florida was the be-
ginning of the actual settlement
and development of the Island.
Several families came from
St. Augustine, and were Hospitality
received by the proprietors.
Old Glory Raised
On February Z, 1922, 1t. Perry
visited the Island to take posses
sion of it as part Of the territory
ceded to the United States by
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
Local Police
COToHavana

Two members of the Key West
Police Department accompanied
the crack Miami Police Depart.
ment Motorcycle Drill Team to
Havana today for the opening Of
the carnival season there.
They are 1t. Buster Cerezo and
Sgt. Frank Caraballo. Both have
appeared with the group in the
past.
The drill team will participate in
Saturday nights gala parade in
the Cuban Capitol.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
Airport ConsuItant Charges National
Pays Higher Miami Fee Than SIS
Wilde Claims
Airline Pays
5000 Per Month

Harold Wilde, county air.
port consultant, today charg-
ed that National Airlines
was in error when the line
said it pand SIS per month
at Miami for three landings
of 14-passenger planes.
Instead, Wilde said, NAL
pays $500 per month for its
first three landings at Mi
ami international Airport.
Wilde said NAL-in its reply to
the county's complaint to the Civil
Aeronautics board-included Mi
ami in its comparison of airport
fees.
Monroe County complained to the
CAB, charging NAL unlawfully
changed its schedules without CIV
Ing 10-days notice as required.
NAL denied the charge.
Error Charged
Speaking of the NAL reply
Wilde said:
1.-THE figure quoted is in error as
NAL pays $500 per month for its
first three landings at Miami In
ternational Airport rather than the
SITS as quoted.
"The majority Of the scheduled
air lines" Wilde continued, land
the 20 independent carriers oper-
ating into Miami each pay $1,151.-
80 for the first three Lodestar
schedules per month with a load
factor equal to that of Kew West. .
The complete text Of Wlde's
statement follows:
Fees Compared
''The following table shows a
comparison of landing fees paid by
National AirIides at Key west and
at other Florida towns of similar
size based on the figures of the
number of passengers enplaned at
each airport as published by the
u. S. Department of Commerce,
Civil Aeronautics Administration.
"Also tabulated for comparison
Is the estimated value of airport
properties and airport improve
ments that were donated to the
respective cities by the Federal
Government.
"NAL paid $500 per month at
Key West prior to January /. 1854.
Here are the figures showing
passengers per each plane depart
ure:
Key West 7.S
Daytona Beach 2.S
Lakeland O.6
Pensacola 81
Sarasota Bradenton 2.5
Tallahassee 3.4
Panama City 1.8
The following table shows the
monthly landing fee cost per pas
senger per departure:
Kew West $3S.
Daytona Beach $3.50
Lakeland 1888
Pensacola Abs
Sarasota -Bradenton 1000
Tallahassee 1923
Panama City 1922
Here Are the figures showing es-
timated Federal aid to the airports
in each of the cities:
Key West S $4,000
Daytona Beach 1000, 900
Lakeland 1890, 900
Pensacola 10000
Observation-Disclosures 1900, 900
Tallahassee 1850, 900
Panama City 121, 900
Although NAL included Miami
IN its comparison of fees at Florida
airports in its answer to the CAB,
the figure quoted is in error as
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05

although NAL included Miami
IN its comparison of fees at Florida
airports in its answer to the CAB,
the figure quoted is in error as
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-05
BAND CONCERT WILL
BE GIVEN MARCH Il

The Band Concert by the 51st
Infantry Division Band, which was
postponed last Sunday because OF
inclement weather, will be given
on Sunday, March IA at p. m.
at Bayview Park, Bethel P. John
son, Post Commander of Arthur
Sawyer Post Is announced today.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
Beaverdam Lions
Observe Ninth
Charter Night

Observing the ninth anniversary
of it's charter, the Beaverdam Lions
club entertained their wives and a
number of visitors from the Bluffton
and Lima clubs and district officers
of the Lions Thursday evening of
last week at the Cookie -Doodle-Do
Restaurant.
Norman Kruseberg, Lima, past
cabinet secretary of the Lions, was
master of ceremonies and paid
special tribute to two Beaverdam
Lions who have not missed a meet
ing since they have been Lions early
in the history of the Beaverdam club.
The honored members were Charlie
Lewis and Walter Beck, both of
whom have served as president of
the club.
Of the eight men who have served
as president, five attended the chart
er night meeting. In addition to
Beck and Lewis, these were Leo
Nelson, first president, Clayton Rup-
right and Ted Shindeldecker. The
other three presidents (not presently
were Richard Simon, Earl Creviston
and Robert Wheeler, the latter hav-
ing served two terms.
Principal speaker of the evening
was Dist. Governor j. Fred Carter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30

After serving in Japan and Kerea
during the past year, Marine u
James F. Howe, son of Mayor aST|
Mrs. Wilbur A. Howe of Bluffton, II
now seeing duty with the Marins
Corps Recruit Depot at San Diego,
Calf, it was learned this week
The Bluffton Marine officer return
ed from Korea by plane last month,
and is looking forward to December
date, when he expects to be released
from active duty and begin the career
in coaching and teaching which he
prepared for at Northwestern uni
versity.
During his service 1t. Jim has kept
in practice for his coaching work
ahead by participating in various
sports activities on Marine teams.
Highlight of his tour of duty was
playing on the Marine team in the
Rice Bowl game last January in
Japan.
The Bluffton youth was commits
stoned at Quantico, Va, Marine
Training Base two years ago. He
received his silver bar about four
months ago while serving in Korea.
At mid-year Jim will probably be
looking for teaching and coaching
post upon his return to civilian life.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-30
College To Have
Second Singing
Group This Year

In addition to the Vesper choir, di-
rected by Russell Lantz, Bluffton col
lege will have mixed chorus this
year under the direction of Earl Leh-
man, new member of the music de-
partment faculty.
Thirty-eight students were selected
as members of the chorus after try
outs last week. Sopranos are Nancy
Parsell, Connie Bachman, Marjorie
Yoakum, Janis Shantz, Eloise Gerig,
Dorothy Bowers, Mary Jerome, Di-
ane Lora, and Donna Foskuhl.
Altos are jeanne Slotter, jeanne
Mill, Betty Shantz, Martha 10 Emer-
ick, Betty Lou Brown, Cynthia Con-
rad, Elfrieda Landes, Connie Diller,
and Mary BURY.
Tenors include Arlyn Zehr, Jim
Purdy, Bill Simmons, Byron Parlette,
Stan Hunter, Brooks May, Don Hen
derson, Dan Roth and Don Nuss-
baum. Basses in the chorus are Jon
Cook, David Tice, Don Hostetler,
Karl Klassen, Bill Ramseyer, Art
Charles, Gene Wollenhaupt, Bill
Stucky, Fred Stolzenbach, Sam Dill
er, and Marvin Zehr.