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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18
BY JAMES BAcoN

HOLLYWOOD R - Houston
Hollywood and Las Vegas are three
fabulous places. And the most fab
|ulous citizen of each may wei b.
Howard Hughes.
All unwillingly, If you listen {,
the friends who paint him as til,
shy, retiring type. Yet he's Away.
doing things that get him in tn.
papers.
What kind of man is this phan
tom, who sometimes acts like 4
throwback to the rugged individ.
ualists Of another century?
Is he genius? Or an overgrowr
boy who toys with movie studios
and oil wells, and airplanes? Il
he shrewd, ruthless, gentle all al
once? Does he pinch pennies an6
toss away millions? Is he Holly.
woods greatest off-screen lover? Il
he, or isn't he, supereccentric il
the Hollywood world wnere normal
behavior is eccentric?
Let's try to smash through thai
small army of high-paid public
relations men and executives who
run interference for him.
No executive in the country, in
Guiding the President, is harder
to get to than Hughes via normal
channels. It's amazing how many
In Hollywood, including some Of
his high-priced help, never have
seen the man.
Yet once you get to talk with
him. he's easy-going, charming and
courteous. And not too hard tc
find if you keep late hours.
Hughes, first of all, is a mechan.
ical genius. It's not difficult Il
understand why. He is the son Of
a man who did almost as much as
Henry Ford to roll America into
tkAG AAVtOA dSG.
His father invented the famous
rock bit oil well drill with 166 cut.
ting edges that chews through flint
as easily as mud. With it, drillers
all over the world first were able
to strike the 16,OO0-foot depths that
tapped unknown petroleum riches
Howard was born in Houston but
spent much Of his childhood in Dial.
las. Serious, shy even then, his
favorite toys were tools. Before
he entered high school, he had
invented a practical muffler for
motorcycles, constructed his own
hot rod OF parts from automobile
graveyards and monkeyed around
with a steam automobile.
He was 10 when his father died
in 1923. Hughes says that the gov.
eminent appraised the business at
$3.50, 600.
By 1s4s, when rs per cent OF
the worlds oil wells were drilled
with Hughes equipment, il was
worth better than I4O million.
That's the price, according to the
New York Times, that a Wan street
syndicate offered Hughes then. He
didn't sell, for it's the fountain OF
income, estimated at better than
three million yearly that jucies
Hughes other enterprises-such as
Trans World Airline, a Texas
brewery, RKo Pictures, Hughes
aircraft and others.
Hughes was educated at fashion
able prep schools in Boston and
0jai, Calf, studied at California
Institute of Technology and Rice
Institute.
Pilots and mechanics around
early California airfields recall
Hughes as q reticent, boyish flier
who never laughed much. In the
air, he was hell-on-wheels dare
devil.
His interest in flying-and his
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18
Whai Hes Really Like
What He's Really Like
Howard Hughes Can Afford To Be Eccentric

lfeward Hughes No. IL gals
Editor's Mote He's eccentric.
He controversial. He shuns the
|limelight, yet keeps making news.
He's Howard Hughes, who has
enough money to do what he wants,
and does it-with the Hughes flair.
In five stories, of which this is
the first, an AP writer goes behind
the scenes to tel you what Hughes
lis really like.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18
Expert Reports On County's
Handling Of Juvenile Cases

ne CEuze1 To-Day begins publ
eaton q the complete text Of q re
poEt On he handing of juvenile.
. Monroe County.
TIE gspeFs WAS complied BY
Frs6sriek Ward, Jr., director,
sevlisem essiee, Austin. Texas, u
80 MatienaI Prebstien and Par
ois Asseeissien.
Wards letter that accompanied
. copy q the report follows:
t.Mr. Denis Sneigr
f'Key West Citizen
es.Key West, Florida
ssDear Mr.. Sneigr:
1Enclosed Is copy d . rep0r.
I have prepared for The Board d
County Commissioners, based on
my recent visit TO Key West. A
copy Of The Design and Con.
slructlon d Detention Homes f0a
ne juvenile Court" which Is re.
ferred 10 ID TIE text has been SEN.
. Mr.. Allen.
s'K was ! pleasure to become
acquainted with you, and look
1orward 70 seeing you again on
my next visit 10 Key West.
BEST personal regards.
Sincerely yours,
frederick Ward, Jr.
Wards report ID titled:
"Sv0ssstions fer improving
services and facilities for children
l Msnree cevntY. FIerida."
Due 10 the length Of the report,
Gle Citizen y printing the text in
tnstailments. The first one follows.
Othsrs WIN appear On subsequent
days.
lntreduciion
Mr.. Joe Allen, representing the
3oard 1t County Commissioners,
requested ne United Committee
Defense Services, Inc. to arrange
Or ! representative Of the Nation
q ProbatiDn and Parole Associa-
lion 10 visit Key West In Monroe
County IN the interest Of making
Recommendation for the improve
menk At services and facilities
Cor children coming TO the atten-
1ion q NE law enforcement agen-
eies and TIE juvenile court.
Mr.. Ward visited Key West from
December 6 10 II, 1858, conferred
win numerous public officials and
agency reads including the Juven-
ae Court, Sheriff's Department,
PClice Department, Schools, De-
partment Of Public Welfare, Board
O. County Commissioners, United
Fund, the Juvenile Council and al
90 q number Of interested citizens
md Representatives Of civic organ
lzaAions. TIE places currently used
% detain delinquent children, as
vel as TIE proposed site for .
new building were visited.
he following comments and re-
ooanrnendaEions ere based on OBJ
serva1iOns made during the visit
end are submitted IN written form
ct Ne request Of the Board Of
q Commissioners through Mr.. Allen,
Chairman Of ta1A Welfare Com.
Wit4ee.
Interest and concern for the pro-
blens Of young people and the de
sire for improved services and
facilities were, without exception,
expressed by the officials and citi-
Sens contacted during the course
81 the visit. These attitudes can
not fail 10 expedite the achieve
ment Of tangible and effective re-
cults On behalf Of the children Of
Monroe County, Florida.
Care for Children
0vsslda Their Own Homes
Lack Of facilities for the emer.
gency and temporary care Of chill
dren and the appalling inadequacy
Of the quarters In the abandoned
and condemned old jail building
which Is used to detain certain
youngsters for the juvenile court
has brought into sharp focus the
acute need 10 plan better services
and facilities for these children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

Whales have no external ears
and the outer ear openings are
tiny.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

Some types of bears grow to
weigh as much as a ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Hacker Grabs Bandits Pistol,
HELPS Police Capture Suspect
UnIooded Weapon
Used in SIS Robbery
Denied by Youth, l9

A cab driver, who said he is a
former Navy gun expert. turned
over SIS to a bandit with an
unloaded pistol last night. then
seized the weapon and aided in
his capture.
Police listed the suspect as
Wade Jordan. 10, colored. of no
flxed address. and charged him
with robbery.
They said he had a record Of
drunk and disorderly conduct
and planned to place him in a
lineup today for possible iden-
tiflcation in any robberieS.
The cab driver, Raymond E.
Kramer. 43. Of 3704 South Ninth
street. Arlington. said he picked
up q man near Fourteenth and
v street NV. and was told to
drive to the TOO block of Euclid
street NV.
AS the taxi approached On
tario road NV, Mr.. Kramer was
told to pull over" He quoted
his fare as saying, This is no
play. Give me what you've got"
Mr.. Kramer was then ordered
out Of the cab.
He struggled with the ban
dit, who dropped his gun, con-
tinued the struggle and then
fed into the entrance-way Of
an apartment house. The empty
gun was recovered by police.
Police Pvt. Donald j. Allen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
D. {. Approves $155,OOO
Watts Branch Bridge

The District Commissioners
yesterday gave their blessing to
the construction Of a $155, 900
bridge crossing Watts Branch on
the west side Of Wentworth ave-
nue. near Deane avenue NE.
The structure is an essential
part Of the Kenilworth avenue
highway project, which Is . ma
jor link in the chain of construc-
ton including the East Capitol
street bridge, the Baltimore
Washington parkway and the
Annapolis freeway.
While the structure itself is re-
garded as Of minor nature, it is
part Of delicate planning job.
Plans call for an overpass at
the intersection. At the same
time. it is necessary to route a
rail line owned by the Capital
Transit Co. through the same in
tersection. The line runs from
the nearby terminal Of the East
Washington Railway to the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. plant
pm Benning road. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Fraternity Pledges
Al CIV Paint Rooms
OF Receiving Home
By Som Eostmdn

A work crew of college stu
dents today was giving a new
look to the Receiving Home for
Children-and providing young
sters there with a most diverting
day.
Pledges from George Wash
ington University's Delta Tau
Delta fraternity-under the in
trigued gaze of boys in the in
stitution's junior unit-moved in
this morning for a much-needed
paint and cleanup session.
First Paint in Five Years.
1t was the first coat of paint
for the three bedrooms, two iso-
lation wards and lavatories since
the building went up about five
years ago.
Youngsters in the unit-from
Z to IA years old-were fasci-
mated when word spread that
the 21-member work crew was
made up of college students. One
7-year-old, on first sighting the
casually clad pledges. exclaimed,
what are those hobos doing
here!"
The general reaction. however,
was summed up by a youngster
who shouted happily, Isn't it
nice to watch somebody else
work."
Paint Given by Club.
The overcrowded sleeping
roomS-eight boys in each room
designed for three-were being
painted blue or gray. The paint
was donated last Christmas by
the Political Club of Washington.
The fraternity group had voted
to take over the job for a double
purpose-as a public service and
in an effort to change the COL
lege hell week. into help
week."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Driving on Wrong
Side of Bridge Is
Legally Wrong Now

No longer will motorists in tho
District be allowed to drive on
the wrong side of the street I'M
der tunnels or on bridges-if they
were so inclined in the first place.
The commissioners have de-
creed such practices as a VIOLA
ton of the law. And the regula-
ton covers the street area within
100 feet of the approaches Of
bridges and tunnels.
Traffic Director George e.
Keneipp recon m e n d ID tho
change. He said it is advisable.
since the roadways in these areas
are rather restricted" and "the
consequences of head-on colli-
sion much more serious" than on
the open road.
A traffic department Spokes-
man said a number of complaints
of wrong-side driving and a
couple of recent "near-misses" on
bridges prompted the new re-
StrictionS.
Existing regulations specify
that on open thoroughfares in
the District drivers may cross
the center of the road only when
passing other vehicles between
intersections and where painted
lines do not exist. according to
Deputy Traffic Director Wallace
Braun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Union Group Urges
u. 5. Works Projects

The executive board of the
Washington Building and Con-
struction Trades Council today
sent kilograms to President Els
enhower and the District Com
missioners urging immediate
start of a public works program
to offset rising unemployment
here.
The council, which represents
$4,000 unionized construction
workers in the area, estimated
more than 5000 construction
workers now are unemployed.
The estimates were given by
business agents for 10 individual
crafts represented at the execu-
tive board meeting this morning.
Aspokesman for the carpen-
tiers who are organized into seven
local unions. estimated 1000 car
penters are now out of work. A
spokesman for union laborers.
organized into five locals, esti-
mated about the same number
of laborers are unemployed.
j. c. Turner. chairman of the
executive board, said union lead
ers here have expressed the
opinion that construction is 60
ing through its worst slump
since 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Cherry Blossom Fete
Again Will Feature
Illuminated Parade

An illuminated parade on April
! will be part of the National
Cherry Blossom Festival under
plans announced today by Frank
E. Weakley. festival chairman.
John H. w. Roper will head
the Parade Committee and L. C
Bierach and Louis w. Lawder
will be vice chairmen.
The parade will take place on
K street from Ninth street west
to Twentieth street. starting at
9 pm. after the closing of down.
town stores.
Third Year for Parade.
It is the third successive year
for the parade as a feature of
the festival. Mr.. Roper served
as vice chairman the last two
years.
Taking part will be the So
princesses representing the 48
States, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto
Rico, Guam and the District.
Mostly they will ride in the
parade on the floats representing
the States or territories.
rs Bands to Play.
Mr.. Roper estimates there
will be more than Is bands from
all sections of the country.
Prizes will be awarded for the
floats, bands and marching units
Judged best by the committee of
judges.
Four official float builders
have been appointed for the
parade w. c. Abernathy &
Sons, Theodore j. Christensen,
Inc. Earl Hargrove, Inc. and
Dallas Meade Pageantry. Inc.
Those wishing information
about the parade may contact
either Mr.. Roper or the Greater
National Capital Committee,
which sponsors the festival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Suspect in Holdup
Also Charged With
Hotel Robbery Here

A man seized in connection
with a real estate Office holdup
also was charged today with the
$4,000 daylight robbery of the
Roger Smith Hotel a year-and-a-
half ago.
Detective Chief Edgar E. Scott
said Darnell r. Kinnards IS.
colored, of the 100 block of
Thomas street NV, was charged
after a fingerprint found at the
hotel after the robbery July II,
1852, matched that Of Kinnard.
When he appeared before
U. S. Commissioner Cyril S.
Lawrence today, Kinnard was
held for the grand jury for the
S1.400 robbery of the Harry
Justine real estate Office, 81l
Thirteenth street NV. on De-
cember 81. A hearing in the
hotel robbery was postponed
until February II.
Bond Set at $4,000.
Bond totaling $4,000 was set
by Mr.. Lawrence.
The other man charged in
the real estate holdup was Will
liam E. Thomas. IS, colored, of
the 1000 block of Twenty-second
street NV. He was held for
grand Jury action and bond was
set at $4,000.
Kinnard was arrested last
night in an apartment in the
$500 block Of Thirteenth street
NV, by Detective Sergts. Muir
ray Kutner and David H. Gould.
two of several teams of detectives
who had covered the building
during the day.
Earlier at the same place
Detective Sergts. Vernon H. Cul-
pepper and Salvatore J. Greco
had picked up Thomas on a tip
that the men had been hiding
there.
The case against the men was
frightened by Mrs. Robert Horn
stein. %. Of 1906 Fourth street
Sc, who picked Kinnard out of
lineup. She remembered him
as the bandit who opliginaly tied
her hands loosely after the rob-
berry so that she might even
tually work loose and sttend her
13-month-old son sleeping in
the rear of the Office.
Apologize to Victim.
Mrs. Hornstein testified at the
hearing today that Kinnard and
Thomas apologized to her this
morning and said they were
sorry they held her up.
Another police lineup was
scheduled for the pair today in
connection with liquor store rob-
berries last fall In which they
are suspected.
The Roger Smith Hotel rob-
berry was staged by two men who
entered the building through a
side door and seized the money
from three employees counting
the payroll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
7 Face Grand Jury Action
On Narcotics CHARGES

A Chinese restaurant operator
and his cook today face Prince
Georges County grand jury &C
ton on narcotics charges.
They are booked as Bonnie
Louie Hord. 20. described as
owner Of the Joyland Chinese
American Restaurant. 5815
Baltimore avenue, Riverdale,
Md. and head cook Louie Dee
Hong. So.
Both were arrested on Decem-
Der Is. by Federal narcotics
agents and District and county
police. They were charged with
possession Of heroin and hypo-
dermic needles. They pleaded
not guilty yesterday in Upper
Marlboro Police Court.
Judge Mia S. Human Crane
set bond as $1,000 each. An addi-
tiona1 charge Of selling heroin,
lodged against Hord. was dis.
missed for lack Of evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Two Area MATS Units
To Be Transferred 10
Florida by April |

Transfer of two subsidiaries Of
the Military Air Transport Serv-
ice from the Washington area
to Orlando, Fla, was announced
yesterday.
. The move will take the Air
Rescue Service and the Flight
Advisory Service-about $50 en-
ployes and their families-out
Of Washington effective April /.
Both divisions are now stationed
at Mclean Gardens, a few miles
from MATS headquarters at
Andrews Air Force Base.
Third MATS Unit.
The units will join third
MATS organization, Air Photo
graphic and Charting. which has
been at Orlando since it's trans
fer from Philadelphia last year.
The transfer is part of a pro-
gram to decentralize some of the
many military headquarters
from the Washington area. 1t
also will place the Air Rescue
Service closer to it's principal
training region.
Brig. Gen. Tom DuBoSe is in
command of the Rescue Service.
Col. Harry j. Bulls is chief of
the Flight Advisory Service.
Air Rescue Service provides
facilities for the search for and
rescue of lost or overdue pilots
and airplanes.
Hurricane Emergency.
The Flight Advisory Service
plans and Supervises evacuation
of military aircraft in the case
Of hurricanes. acts as clearing
authority for military flights
where other clearing authority
is unavailable. and keeps track
of military planes flying nom
military routes.
The changes do not affect the
Air Weather Service and Air
ways Communications Service.
the MATS spokesman said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Ideal Man Due Here Today,
But He's BruinIess and Broke
Robot Will Show
How Vocal Orders
Motivute Controls
By Joseph B. Byrnes

A big fellow from the Mid
west, sporting a bronze colored
suit and a 65-pound dog TO
match, is coming to town to-
night.
He's a tough customer. who
stands 2 feet tall in his 18-inch
long brogans and weighs go
pounds. His chest (normaD
spans 50 inches.
This giant is as gentle as a
lamb. In fact, he's the handiest
thing around the house since
the vacuum cleaner.
He won't speak unless spoken
to, exhibits no temper tantrums
and will obey your slightest COM
mand. He will sing and play
the piano on occasion.
So far he is known to have
only one vice-smoking. And he
will cut that our any time you
ask.
The gentleman'S name is Ell
ektro, but don't get excited, girls.
There's a catch. He hasn't got
a brain in his head nor a cent in
his pocket.
Elektro is the robot brain child
of Joseph M. Barnett, a Westing-
house engineer Of Mansfield,
Ohio, who designed and built
Elektro and the giants dog,
Sparkle. Both are a hodge-podge
of electronic equipment and small
electric motors clad in alumni
mum.
The robot and his dog are
being brought here in two large
trucks from Ohio to make their
first public appearance at a XII
wants Club luncheon meeting to-
morrow in the Hotel Mayflower.
Construction of the robot is
WESTINGHOUSE way of dramatic
ally demonstrating its latest in
machine control equipment that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Steady Decline
Unemployment
Reported Here
$4,000 Seek Jobs
In District Area,
USES Estimates

Spurred by Christmas business
here, temporary employment
gained during December. but the
overall picture is one of steady
decline, the United States EN-
ployment Service said today.
The report struck an optimistic
note, however, holding out hope
of early hiring in Government
agencies to fill positions vacated
by normal turnover If funds are
available.
Assurances by the Civil Serv-
ice Commission and the Budget
Bureau that layoffs in the Fed
eral establishment are about
ended should aid in stabilizing
area employment" the report
asserted.
Seasonal declines will prob
ably occur during the early
months of 1854, but if the ad-
ministration budget is acted
upon favorably, there will be
early hiring in Government
agencies to fill vacant positions
caused by normal turnover"
$4,000 Unemployed Here.
The service placed the Decem-
Der figure of unemployed in the
Washington area at $4,000. These
comprised released Government
workers, those in, retail trade
and construction workers.
Officials pointed out that those
who secured temporary employ
ment because of the Christmas
rush have since been dropped.
In the Post Office Department
many of the temporaries were
students home for the holidays
who ordinarily are not yet in
the labor market, authorities
explained.
December employment at 614,-
400 in the Washington area is
almost 10000 above the 1850
pre-Korean employment figure
OF 602,500, the report showed.
Rise in December.
Employment Increased from
606.100 in November to 614,400
in December, the report declared.
This gain of $500 was all
most entirely due to the tenn
porary employment of 5000
clerks in the Post Office Depart
ment and $500 sales persons in
retail trade outlets during the
Christmas holidays" the report
asserted. These sizeable gains
were partially offset by a further
loss during the 30-day period of
3,400 workers in the construc-
ton industry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Year of the Horse
Ushered In Here by
Chinese Residents

Flags few in Chinatown to-
day. welcoming the Year Of the
Horse.
Small private parties were held
last night to usher in the Chinese
New Year, but the big bang -up
celebration, complete with fire.
crackers. will be held Sunday.
That is when the traditional
lion dance will be. held on H
street between Sixth and Seventh
streets NV.
Chinese Americans here make
it clear that what look Ike
dragons in such paradeS or
dances are really lions-the YER
sion of ancient artists whose only
guides were weird descriptions
furnished by travellers and their
own vivid imaginations.
The greeting today was "Kung
Hay Fat Choy." which means, in
rough translation, Joy and con-
gratulations: may you amaSs
great wealth."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
ID Juveniles Picked Up
In Alexandria Drive

Fourteen juveniles were picked
up last night by Alexandria
police as they intensified patrols
against vandalism.
Police said none of the boys
arrested. however. had been
connected with the $4,000 vandal
rampage at George Washington
High School yesterday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Arlington c. Of c. Plans
Hearing on SuIes Tax

The Arlington Chamber Of
Commerce will hold a special
meeting. open to the public, at
8 pm. tonight to discuss a pro-
posed bill in the Virginia legis-
lature that would permit IMPOSE
ton of sales tax in the county.
The meeting will be held at the
Stratford Junior High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
80 Convicted in 81
Drunk Driving Cases

Tighter prosecution of drunken
driving cases is paying off with
a high rate of convictions.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark F. King said yesterday
that between July and Deem
Der 81, q total Of 81 drunken
driving cases went to court. OF
these, 80 drivers were found
guilty, one not guilty and one
case was dropped.