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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06

: These firebug "somebodies, "
says Fire Chief Charles Cremata
can be blamed for one out of every
three home fires.
They're the folks who unthink-
ingly toss away lighted cigarettes
and matches; they kill themselves
smoking in bed and don't give a
boot if their kids pay with match
eS.
But they are only the worst Of
the six home firebugs who start
over IS per cent of our home fires,
according to Chief Cremata.
ofhsr "firebvgs"
Here's how he would grade the
other five on the basis of National
Fire Protection Association studies
Of home fire causes:
BOBBY prize No. 2 goes to the
chap who doesn't inspect, clean
and reapir his heating system and
chimney at lease once a year -
and thereby causes one of every
four home fires.
No. 3 is the electrical wizard -
one of every eight homes that burn
- who dotes on frayed cords, over
loadtd circuits, misuses appliance
es and thinks 15-ampere safety fus-
es are for sissies.
Then there are the two guys -
more likely gals - who, between
them, manage to start one of every
ten house fires; the kitchen fire
bug has a greasy stove, leaves un-
watched burners going to ignite
potholders and other easy burning
items piled too near the open
flames; her sister is the dilly who
quickens fires with kerosene, dry
cleans with gasoline and keeps
these fiery fluids in her home in
nice breakabie bottles, leaky cans.
etc.
Home firebug No. 6 performs his
trick with hot ashes and Goals
puts them fresh from the stove or
furnace into wooden and cardboard
containers, or dumps them on the
basement floor next to wooden
walls, Id newspapers and rubbish
and thus accounts for one of every
II home fires.
What To Do
How do you stop these home fire
bugs? Chief Cremata has this Fire
Prevention Week advice:
"One of the best ways is to have
your home inspected for fire ha-
yards by experts - your firemen.
Your fire department can held you
spot and correct those unsafe con.
ditions which could cause a fire in
your home"
Urging everyone's cooperation in
the Key West Home Fire InSpec-
ton Program, the Chief pointed out
that the international Association
of Fire Chiefs are sponsoring
nation wide campaign for just
such home inspections as the most
effective means of cutting the ter
rible toll of fire deaths among chill
dren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
Seasons Eigbtb Hurricane
GAINS Power; Grom Larger
"HazeI" Heads
West-NOrthwest
OUer Caribbean

MIAMI (AP) - Hurri-
cane Hazel was gaining in
size and windpower today
as it whirled through the
Windward Islands and head
ed across open waters of the
Caribbean Sea.
The Miami Weather Bur-
eau's IL a. m. advisory said
highest winds had reached a
velocity of 105 miles per
hour over a small area near
the center. Gale winds
reached outward Is miles in
all directions.
Warnings Up
Small craft warnings were hoist.
ed on the Dutch Islands of Cura-
Gao, Bonaire and Aruba north of
the Venezuela coast but the hurri-
cane is expected to pass too far
north Of these islands TO cause
any serious winds or tides in that
vicinity.
A Navy hurricane hunter plane
that new into the storm this morn
ing estimated the location Of the
center at latitude 1875 north, longi-
iide 6S.3 west, or about SIS miles
sDlth.southeast of San Juan, Puer-
b Rico. ~
J II was moving at forward
speed Of Is miles per hour to the
west-northwest over 4 course that
pointed across open water.
~ Long Trip Ahead
s.It's got a long trip across the
Caribbean before it will menace
any land points, said Miami's
chief storm forecaster, Grady Nor,
ton.
There were no reports here on
whether the storm caused any 50
ff6us damage as 1t crossed the
Windward Islands.
The hurricane, with winds up
TO IS miles an hour near the Gen.
ter, was moving west-northwest-
ward at about IA miles an hour
earlier today. Gale force winds
were reported then as extending
outward IS miles to the north and
east.
If the storm follows the pat
tern of previous October disturb
ances, there is a $3.50 chance it
will come toward Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
Spy Scandal
Probe Is On
In France

PARIS tR - French police plan
ned today to continue their
questioning of, Andre Baranes, a
fellow travelling neWsman who ad-
mitted passing French defense Sc,
cretS to the Communists. Baranes
has implied that high figures yet
unnamed were involved in the
growing spy scandal.
The central figure SO far in the
case which already has involved
three top civil servants, Baranes
described himself last night as on
ly a "small fry" /
Indicating that others were In
volved, he told Examining Magls.
trate Maj. Jean de Resseguier:
"These are powerful people. Find
them yourself.
The reporter for the left-wlng
newspaper Liberation told De Res
seguier the information he passed
along to Jacques Duclos, Frances
No. 2 Communist, only made the
Red leader laugh.
"He laughed in my face and told
me, We already have that
Baranes said.
eve are not the true authors Of
the leaks" he asserted.
AS he left the hearing, Barnes
called jauntily to photographers:
Take my picture tonight. | have
a feeling soon you will have more
important pictures to take"
The examining magistrate -
whose function is similar to that
of a us. grand jury-already has
questioned some of Frances top
political figures, including former
Premier Paul Reynaud. A sum-
mons has been served on Duclos
and former Premier Joseph La
mel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
Reds Release
Americans
HeldCaptiye
Marine Filler, Army
Private Are Freed
By Communists

PANMUNJOM u Two Ameri-
cans, a Marine flier and an Army
private, we're freed today after
months as prisoners of the COM
munists.
The 9Th Army identified the two
as Marine 1t. Col. Herbert A.
Peters Of Seattle and Army Pfc.
Charles Julius of Orlando, Fla.
The Communists said Peters had
been held since Feb. S when his
Lie liaison plane made a forced
landing near Kaesong, a Red base.
The Army private was picked
up last May after he stepped on
a land mine a quarter mile north
Of the demarcation line, the Com
munists said.
In Good Shape
Rear Adm. Thomas Britain, SEN
ior U.N. member of the Miliarty
Armistice Commission, said both
men appeared to have been well
treated.
He quoted the Marine officer as
saying he became lost and when
his plane ran out of gas he landed
on the only airstrip in sight. II
happened to be at Tosong, near the
former Korean conference sight at
Kaesong.
Both men wore blue civilian
suits and looked happy to be free,
the admiral said.
There was no explanation for
the unusual procedure of barring
newsmen and photographers from
the area.
Newsmen said it appeared posi-.
bic the U.N. Command suspected
some Communist trickery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
British Officers
Will Visit Here

Rear Adm. Walter Thomas Cou-
Gilman and Cdr. S. S. Laurie, both
of the British Navy, viii arrive
here at 2:32 p. m. tomorrow 20
visit units of the Naval Station.
They will be accompanied by
Cdr. D. B. Law of the British
Joint Services Mission, Washing
ton. The three officers will arrive
on National Airlines.
They will be met by Rear Adm.
G. c. Towner, commander of the
Naval Base, and Capt. c. L. Mur-
ply, chief of staff.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
.Papy Talks
To jos Tonight

State Representative Bernie c.
Papy will address the Junior
Chamber of Commerce tonight at
8 p. m. in their Flagler Avenue
clubhouse.
Topic of Rep. Papy's talk will
be the seven constitutional amend
ments to be voted on in the Novem-
Der general election. One of the
amendments, No. 6. would CONSOLE
date the Monroe County and City
of Key West tax offices.
The public is invited TO attend
tonight's meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
City Commission
Sets Meet Tonight

The city commission will meet
tonight IN regular session st .
p. N.
The meeting was originally set
for Monday night but fine fact
Mat most u me commission
made HE maiden voyage Of HE
"city e. Key Wssf' caused .
pestponsmsni. M
Chief item Of hvsinsss will BE-
ME consideration o. me purchase
Of land st the eernsf sf Simon
ten and Angels ssrssts fer use
% . city parking lot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
Young Fascists
Held In italy

ROME R-Police seized three
young Italian Fascists today after
they shouted ''Duce! Duce!" at a
parade of war veterans honoring
the return of Trieste to Italy.
Several thousand veterans were
in the march to the tomb of Italy's
unknown soldier, where they
placed a giant wreath. Just as
they reached a square on the
route, half a dozen youths waved
Italian flags and began shouting
the nickname for Italy's Fascist
dictator, the late Benito Mussolini.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
ACTION DEFERRED
ON JAIL WORK BIDS

Sheriff John Spottswood last
night asked the meeting of county
jail. Action was deferred until the
next regular meeting, Oct. IL.
The commissioners approved NJ.
J. Wilder as deputy to cover the
lower Keys. They also okayed the
hiring OF a cook at the Jail at So
per day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
Willard
Tells Kiwaniis
About Italy
New Commanding
Officer AT Boca
Chica Is Speaker

Rome is the most interest
ing city in Europe in spite
of what they say about Par
is, stated Captain G. S. Will
ard, commanding officer <os
the Boca Chica Naval Air
Station, in an address to the
members of the Kiwanis
Club last night at their reg
ular meeting in the La Con-
cha hotel.
Willard told of his previous ex-
periences as a Naval officer that
included the billet of being staff
officer on the NATO staff in Ma
Piles, Italy.
Poverty In Italy .
The people in Italy are very poor,
Willard said.
He told of how the landlords in
Naples put rents sky high when
they heard the NATO would have
its headquarters in Naples. He
said that he lived in two rooms in
a boarding house during his duty
there.
Willard added that he was no
stranger to Key West. He said that
he was in an aircraft squadron
that operated from here in 1910
in what was called a Neutrality
Patrol"
Tried For California
Willard continued that when he
was being transferred from his
NATO job, he listed nine choices
for duty in the United States.
Because his adopted home is
Southern California, he requested
eight of his choices in that area.
The other, he requested any spot
in the USA except Washington, D.
c. He was transferred to Key
West.
He said that he likes the weather
here and the informalities of Key
West.
Key Westers have shown him
and his wife courteous treatment,
Willard said, giving as an example
the fact that Horace O'Bryant had
given him two season tickets to
the High School football games.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
Mobile Man VIII
Be Health Doctor

Or. Alfred J. Aseimeyer Of
Mobile, Ala, last night was
approved as county health Off
Ger by the county commission.
He will replace Or. c. w.
Morrison. who currently holds
the office and who is resign.
ing Oct. IS.
Or. AsslmsYsr was recon-.
mended by Or. George A. Ds.
me Of the Florida State Board
Of Health. His salary will be
$500 annually.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
8 New Chamber
Directors Are
Named To Serve

The Chamber of Commerce yes
terday named eight new directors.
The eight men were picked from
a 16-name ballot. The Chamber
mailed out AT ballots to the mem.
bership but only 22O were return.
ed.
Here are the eight winners and
the number of votes each receiv.
ed:
Joe Pinder, 1888; Edwin Trevor.
11s; Glynn Arcner, l;6; William
Arnold, 113; Toby Bruce, "a: Alan
Hampton, 80; Orvis Kemp, SO; Joe
Pearlman, 81.
Pinder, Trevor, Archer, and Ar
mold will serve for two years; the
others for one year.
The other eight on the ballot fin
iShed in this order:
c. B. Harvey, 70; George Ehr-
hart, IS; George Bonamy, 70; Carl
Bervaldi, 81; Mike Lanasa, 81;
Claude Spear, 81; Burt Garnet,
s.; Mel Levitt, So.
One ballot that arrived at the
post office after the others were
picked up was not counted yester-
day. However, it would have made
no difference in the results of the
eight who were elected.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
ISRAEL GIVES PEEK
AT NEW ARMS WORK

TEL AVN, Israel Up = Israel
gave the world a peek at its in
FAINT arms industry today. A De,
tense Ministry announcement SAID
it is turning out $2,240,O0 worth of
war materiel annually.
The statement by S. Peres, the
ministry director general, said
Israel was even exporting ammu-
milton, some of it to countries with
"long-established arms industries
of their own"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
Remaining Of
Airport Asked

Shevld Msseham Field be ~
named Key West international
Airport
Gerald Saunders, shsirman
OF The board Of county com.
missionsrs. suggested a. last
nights commission meeting
that The name Meaeham means
nothing Throughout fhs United
States but that fhs name Of Key
West 10 very well known.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
GUARDS WITHDRAWN

NEW DELHI 1.-THE last Indian
troops guarding trade routes in
side Tibet have been withdrawn
in compliance with d new Indian
Chinese agreement on Tibet, the
Indian government radio said to-
day.
Chinese troops will take over the
responsibility of protecting traders
from bandit attacks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
RED SPIES DIE

ATHENS, Greece Up - Three
Communist spies were executed N
Salonika today. News reports SAID
they had been convicted by mill
tary court of illegally using radio
transmitter to pass information to
Iron Curtain countries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
FISHING CAMP ROBBED

Burglars broke into Tiny's Place,
Conch Key fishing camp, last night
and took four cupboard motors, the
sheriffs department reported.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
AGED JAP DIES

TOKYO LR-Yukio Ozaki, Japan's
"Grand Old Man. who sent the
famed cherry trees to Washington
half century ago, died today at
his home neal Yokohama. He was
IS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
Florida School
Hits NewHigh
Monroe County Has
6.O2 Per Cent Jump
Over September '53

TALLAHASSEE Up - FIorida's
first week school enrolment
reached an unexpected new high
OF 6o2,657 children this year, sur
prlsing even State School Supt.
Thomas D. Bailey.
Bailey said today reports from
the 81 county school superintend.
ents showed 57,377 more children
enrolled during the first week this
year than the first week of school
the preceding year.
That was an increase of 1o.S per
cent in enrolment.
First week enrollments general
ly have been running about s to
s per cent higher each year over
the previous year.
The increase of SYST children
in September is more than the
$4,000 increase originally predicted
by Bailey for the entire school
year.
Double Sessions
Bailey reported So,364 pupils In
double sessions, an increase of
.3,8os over Hast year. The double.
sessions are running in IS schools
in Is counties.
There were 101 teaching posi-
tons still untitled during the first
school week. Most of these are in
elementary grades. To staff the
classrooms, Bailey reported, coun-
ties employed 1919 teachers who
hold temporary teaching certifi-
Gates or who have less than four
years of college training.
The Unexpectedly high first week
enrolment figures make it neces-
sary for Bailey's office to revise
upward all estimates of future en-.
rollments and the number of teach
ers and classrooms needed for the
coming year.
Teachers Needed
Bailey said that based on 30
children to a teacher this years
first week enrolment increase
calls for 1912 new teachers and
the same number of new class
rooms.
A building program already un-
der way will fall short of the needs
despite the over so million dollars
worth of construction being under
taken by the counties with state
funds.
Biggest enrolment increase this
is in Dade County.
There enrolment jumped 1884
pupils from 7S.315 in 1953-54 to
81 ,699 this year. This amounted
to an increase of almost Is per
cent.
Broward County had the next
largest percentage increase, with |
POL per cent more pupils. This |
years enrolment was 23,s07 and |
compared with last years figure |
Of 1882.
Few Decreases
Seven counties showed small de- |
creases in enrolment, ranging |
from less than 1 per cent to 6 per |
cent. They were Bradford, Holmes,
Liberty, Okeechobee, Suwannee,
Union and Washington.
The enrolment and percentage
increases included:
Alachua, up 1888 pupils, TAO per |
cent; Bay, SIS, 5.13 per cent; Leon,
S48, $50 per cent; Manatee, 24I, |
$50 per cent; Marion, 500, sol |
per cent; Monroe, 270, 500 per |
cent; Palm Beach, 2,141, 11.44 per |
cent; Pinellas, 2.445, 9.72 per cent; |
Polk, 1881, s.77 per cent; Putnam,
41s, s.07 per cent; st. Johns, A,
LOT per cent; st. Lucie, 422, 1902
per cent.
Sarasota, SCI, s.53 per cent; |
Seminole, BOG, 5.79 per cent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
No Word On Move
By County Board
In NAL Dispullte1
Legal Adviser Tells Commission
Law Suit Will Be Filed Soon
By DENIS sNEIcH

The county commissioners talked about the airport
at last nights meeting but no additional action ON
their squabble with National Airnes
At& speclal meeting September 80, the commissioners
instructed their legal adviser Paul Sawyer to take ap-
proprate legal action if NAL had not paid S5144 bill
for use of Meacham Field by October l.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
FOR FOOD

NEW YORK IA drive for TIA
million dollars has been launched
by Church World Service to buv
surplus U. S. food for the hungry
abroad.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06

NAL has not paid.
Last night, Gerald Saun-
ders, chairman of the board
of county commissioners,
asked what legal action
Sawyer had taken.
Sawyer said he had been confer
ring with Harold Wilde, county air.
port consultant, and that a law suit
would be filed in the near future.
Sawyer added that I'VE are pre-.
pairing to take appropriate act
ion."
Quiet on Move
He explained that he did not want
to reveal publicly exactly what the
nature of the action would be be-
cause ne did not want to tip off
NAL attorneys.
The press will be informed LAT
err" Sawyer said.
The $5,144 is for NAILS use of
the field since Jan. 1, until Aug.
81. The amount is computed on so
cents for each passenger landing
and taking off at. the field.
NAL has refused to pay the 50
cent per passenger fee.
Instead, NAL has offered 10 nav
the county $3.50 per month from
Jan. ! until the proposed few faci.
llties at Meacham Field are ready
for use. The county estimates the
improvements will be ready by
next June.
ofhsr Airport Matters
In other airport business last
night, the commissioner okayed in
stallation of direct telephone line
between Meacham Field and the
control tower at Boca Chica Ma.
val Air Station.
This is a safety measure for
speedy communication between the
two fields.
Sawyer said it would cost about
$40 to install and about $40 TO $50
per month for rental.
The commissioners also adopted
a set of rules and regulations for
Meacham Field.
Advertising Signs
A proposal to erect advertising
signs at Meacham Field was turn
ed over to the airport committee
and Wilde for consideration.
Neil Saunders, who is in the out
door advertising business, offered
the county IS cents per square foot
for advertising space at the field.
In other actions last night, the
commission approved 81 900 for the
tax collector, Howard Wilson, to
mail out tax bills.
The commissioners also endors-
ed a proposal to build a second
overseas highway between Big
Pine Key and the mainland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06
Carelessness Causes Majority
OF Fires In American Homes

IT, in the next few moments, house should catch
fire and one does every 80 seconds - chances are
somebody was careless with a match or cigarette
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-06

For Quick Communicates,
Use CLASSIFIED Adsl You1l
reoch buyers and sellers
tenonts or workers lust
DIAL 2-S66l oc 2,Ss62 TodGY
Evening star., 1954-05-02
U. S. Names Delegation !.
To World Health Assembly
BY the Associuted Press

The State Department an
nounced yesterday that the
United States win be represented
at the, world health assembly
meeting in Geneva Tuesday by
three doctors and a panel OF
associates and advisers.
The three chief delegates were
named as DR.. Chester S. Keefer,
chairman. special assistant for
health and medical affairs in the
Welfare Department; DR.. Leon
ard A. Scheele. Surgeon General,
and DR.. Harold M. Erickson,
Oregon State Board of Health at
Portland.
Others named 10 the delega-
ton as advisers included: Dean
Harold S. Diehl of the University
of Minnesota Medical School !;
DR.. Harold Hillenbrand, secretary
of the American Dental Associa-
ton, Chicago; Frank M. Stead
of the California State Depart
ment Of Public Health at San
Francisco, and Mrs. Nell Hodg-
son Woodruff, Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

will greet Governor General
Massey and members of his off,
cial party on the White House
steps at 5 pm. They will be in
vited to tea.
In the evening, the Eisen-
howers will give a state dinner
to which IS guests have been
invited.
To Visit Mount Vernon.
Mr.. Massey will devote Tues
day morning to a tour of Mount
Vernon and a trip to Arlington
Cemetery. He will place a wreath
at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier and another at the Ca
madam Memorial Cross, nearby.
The Memorial Cross is a tribute
to American soldiers who gave
their lives while serving with
Canadian forces in World War !.
The ceremonies for it's dedica-
Evening star., 1954-05-02

ton were arranged by Mr.. Mas
sey when he was the Canadian
Minister to Washington.
The Governor Generals party
will go to Blair House on return
ing from Arlington. Shortly
after noon Tuesday Mr.. Massey
will address a joint session of
the Senate and House.
That afternoon he will visit
the National Gallery Of Art and
the chancery of the Canadian
Embassy. He will be host at a
state dinner at the Embassy in
the evening.
Representatives Of the Ca
madam press have been invited
to attend a reception with Mr..
Massey at noon Wednesday.
About 3 pm. that day, he will
leave by plane from the MATS
terminal.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Washington 10 Greet
Governor General OF
Canada Tomorrow

Official Washington will ex-
tend a warm welcome this week
to the Right Hon. Vincent Mas
sey. Governor General of Cam
ada. who will be here on a state
visit.
AS guest of the Government,
Mr.. Massey will be entertained
both at the White House and
Blair House and he will address
a joint session of Congress.
The Governor-General will ar
rive at pm. tomorrow at the
Military Air Transport Service
terminal, National Airport. He
will be greeted there by Vice
President Nixon, Admiral Rad
ford, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff; the dean of the
diplomatic corps, Ambassador
Wilhelm T. Munthe de Morgen-
stierne of Norway, and others
distinguished officials.
rOrmeF minister Here.
Mr.. Massey, who was Can
adian Minister to the United
States from 1927 to 1880, will be
cheered by District citizens and
visitors lining the route of his
procession from the Airport to
the White House.
The motorcade will move along
Mount Vernon boulevard from
the airport to Memorial Bridge,
around the Lincoln Memorial to
Constitution avenue, east to
Twelfth street NV, north to
Pennsylvania avenue, then west
on Pennsylvania.
At stands in front of the Dis
trict Building, the procession
will stop for the traditional key
to-the-city ceremony. A formal
welcome will be extended by Ed
gar Morris, chairman of the Cit
liens Committee. The key will
be presented by Samuel Spencer.
chairman of the board of District
Commissioners.
Afterwards, the procession will
again move on Pennsylvania ave-
nut to Fifteenth street. and
around the Treasury Building to
the White House.
President and Mrs. Eisenhower