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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
THE WEATHER

Key West and Vicinity: Mostly
partly cloudy today thru Saturday
with not much change in tempera'
ture. Low tonight about IS degrees;
high Saturday about Is degrees,
Gentle to moderate northeast and
east winds, fresh at times offshore
and becoming variable late TO-
night or Saturday.
Florida: Patty cloudy on the
lower east coast and Keys and in
creasing cloudiness in the ITALIA
hassee area SATURDAY. Otherwise
fair weather thru Saturday. Con
tinued mild on the lower East
coast and slowly rising tempera'
lures elsewhere.
Jacksonville Thru The Florida
Straits and East Gulf Of Mexico:
Gentle to moderate mostly north.
east winds over north portion and
moderate to fresh northeast to
east winds over the south portion
thru Saturday. OCCASIONALLY cloudy
extreme south portion with widely
scattered showers Saturday. Clear
to partly cloudy weather else,
where.
Western Caribbean: Moderate,
occasionally fresh northeast to
east winds thru Saturday. Clear to
partly cloudy weather. Widely scat.
tered light showers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01

Colored glass beads were made
IN ERTp ground 5000 j. =,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
FEW HOLIDAY


said today that Smith is suffering
from abrasions and Bohannon in.
Cured . back injury. Both are
being held there for treatment.
Smiths car was completely de.
molished when il was driven into
"a telephone pole by the force Of
the crash, police said.
Charges of drunken driving. reck.
less driving, causing an accident
and failing to heed a stop sign
were filed against Smith while Bo.
harmon was charged with reckless
driving and having an accident.
Another Navy man faces five
traffic charges as a result of hit.
run accident on Whitehead Street
Officer John Linehan said that
police received a report that an
automobile was struck and damag,
ed by a truck which then left the
scene early last night. They sen,
out pickup order and shortly
they received call from a civilian
guard at the Naval Hospital report.
ing that a truck fitting their des.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
.TB Toll Drops

BALTIMORE R ~ tuberculosis
has been removed from the list of
major killers" for the first time
in the medical history of Balti-
more after a 81 per cent drop in
the death rate OF the disease.
DR.. Huntington Williams, health
commissioner, said the decline,
truly phenomenal" was due pri-
marily to home-care program
and the social and medical ad-
vances Of the past 10 years.
Although the number of cases of
tuberculosis in Baltimore for 1853
II, 393-was almost as higs as the
4, 493 listed in 1852, the nun, ,>r Of
deaths fell from 416 last yea. to
$50 in 1858.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Child Found

HARLOWTON, Mont. B-The S.
year.old daughter Of a Denver
salesman and his wife was found
New Years Eve beside a highway
nearly mile from where her par
ents died in a plane crash.
Young Sherry Smart, daughter OF
Dick and Barbara Smart of Den.
yer. was reported in good condi.
ton at a hospital here.
Coroner d. E. Perkins said her
parents died when their single-en.
CINE plane crashed into hill neal
here.
He said the little girl, bleeding
from multiple minor injuries, ap.
parently had walked from the
wreckage to the highway. She was
found by passing motorists.
She was quoted as sobbing for
her parents and complaining she
chad fallen out of an airplane.
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Continued from rage Onsl
West run u she siriine shews Q
preffs.
The commissioners, sfssr LASH
ing lack NJ the airline reprsssn-
sstivss Who requested lower air
peri fees. vetsd to stand By me
schedule of new charges.
The new charges were drawn up
by Harold A. Wide, of Miami, who
the commissioners hired Oct. 6 to
act as airport adviser.
Wlde's salary is 10 per cent Of
the gross revenue of the field.
Here is a summary of the air
port fees in effect today:
No fee will b charged fer pri-
vste, individually owned planes
that weigh less than $500 pounds
and that are on non-eommereisl
flights.
Commercially owned or operated
|or group owned planes that weigh
up to $500 pounds viii pay a daily
fee of so cents for landing and
take-offs.
Landing fees for other planes
from $500 pounds to over $4,000
pounds weight run from so cents
per landing to S. per landing.
A terminal charge Of so cents
per revenue passenger on arriving
and departing commercial flight:
also will be charged.
On freight or express or cargo
going to or from points outside the
continental United States, a charge
of 50 per ton viii be made. Fol
cargo going to points inside the
continental limits of the Tilted
States, a charge of 81 per ton viii
be made.
Aerovias q will be charged
$50 per square foot per yssr
for oil The building space the line
occupies. This charge excludes
space occupied by customs. I'm.
migration and public health Of
fees. A charge Of 50 cents per
square foot per year will bs made
on space used for cargo handling
or storage.
National Air Lines will be charg
ed $3.50 per square foot per year
for the building space the line uses.
This excludes passenger waiting
space outside the ticket counter.
Fixed base operators will be
charged so cents per square foot
lper year for all space occupied,
excluding space used by pilots as
waiting space.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
DEMOCRATS WILL

Continued From Page One)
White case and by Gov. Thoma!
E. Dewey of New York in a recen
speech don't indicate that it vii
be.
81 don't like the idea of team
ing up with a man who says tina
every time you hear the name o
Imy political party called, YOU
think of traitors"
This last was an allusion Il
Dewey's Dec. 16 speech in Hart
ford, Conn, in which he referred
to Brownelrs charge that formel
President Truman had promoted
White in spite of an FBI repor
linking him with Soviet espionage
Dewey also said the words Truman
and Democrat meant diplomatic
failure, military failure, death ant
tragedy"
Sen. Lyndon Johnson of Texas
Senate Democratic leader, had
long conference with Knowlant
yesterday. They said afterwards
only that il was "a friendly ses
siOn," but indications were the,
talked about reshuffling committed
assignments, a major concern O
individual senators and party
chiefs.
johnson predicted they woult
agree on these arrangements, ant
also said Eisenhower's Jan,
meeting with Democrats would bt
helpful.
In a statement last night, Sen
Humphrey (D-Minn) called OF
Eisenhower to "reject the irrespon
sible trouble makers and restore
=. responsible leadership"
Humphrey named no names, bu
called for rejecting the dema
goguery of suspieion-creatorS ant
fear mongerS,
Sen. Russell (D-Gal, one of those
invited, said in an interview there
had been no indication at similar
conferences he had attended in the
past that Democratic opinion wa:
being solicited with the idea tina
changes would be made in admin
listration recommendations.
Sen. Fulbright DARK, a mem
Der of the Senate Foreign Rela
tons Committee. said he regarded
the White House conference move
as debated and just a gesture.
Fulhright added in an interview
that Democrats, while informed o
major decisions, thus far have no
been consulted on the administra
tons proposed foreign aid pro
gram, which he said may be one
OF the most controversial issue:
before the new session.
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cription was parked on nearby
Roosevelt Boulevard with a man
sleeping in il.
Linehan sped TO the scene and
jailed the occupant on five separ.
ate charges. He identified the man
as Elwood G.. Rattan, of the USS
Bushnell. He will face charges of
driving while intoxicated, leaving
the scene of an accident, having
an accident and having no drivers
license. He was later released on
$40 bond for appearance in City
Court Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Friday. January !. lsaBABY MILLER ARRIVES

continued Frum raze Jne
p. m, Just in time for the baby
10 greet fhs new year.
The couple have two ether
children. beth boys. They are
Danny. three years cid and
Charles. 10 months.
The runner-up was another boy
William James Lynn. eight
pounds, who was born in the Navy
Hospital at 3:59 a. m.
He is the son of Lieut.. (j.g.l vii.
liam and Mrs. Jane Lynn, of &c
Sigsbee Road.
The announcement Of last min
ute gift for the baby was phoned
ito the Citizen office this morning
by AL Lubinsky of Sylvia ApplI-
anees, 1858 Roosevelt Blvd.
Lubinsky is giving q baby tender
valued at $50.
Here are the other gifts:
Linen, Pioneer Linens.
Loaf of bread each day for a
month for the family, Holsum
Bakery.
Silver cup, Paul Sher.
Permanent for the mother, Don
AIDS.
Gift for the father. Lewinsky's.
Baby wear, SIS, Three Sister.
Baby wear, SIS, Children's Cor
|ner.
Baby wear. SIS, Ideal Toys.
Baby wear, SIS, Ideal Toys.
Baby weay, SIS, Kress.
Baby Shoes, Appelrouth'S.
Baby shoes, Globe Shoe.
Five dollar savings account, Flo
rida National Bank.
Baby food. SIS, Fausto's.
Months supply of baby food,
Gulfstream.
Bedsheets, Appers Department
Store.
Baby photo, National Studio.
Baby photo, 11-by.l4 inch por-
trait painted in oils when child is
six months old, Poray Studio.
Stationery, 100 embossed letter
heads and 100 embossed envelopes
for parents, The Key West Citizen.
Orange juice. one quart a day for
80 days. Land O'Sun Diaries.
Baby kit, Key West Drug.
Milk, one quart a day for 81
days. Key West Milk.
Milk, one quart a day for 80 days,
Adams Dairy.
Milk, one quart day for 80
days, Home Milk Coop.
Hand crocheted cap, sacque and
bootees, Navy Thrift Shop.
Diaper service for 80 days, Poin-
ciana Sanitary Diaper Service.
Bedjacket for the mother, Mar.
Ed Shop.
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Water Supplied

BEDFORD. Pa. R-Volunteers
have completed a pipeline to pu.
an emergency water system into
operation in this southwestern
Pennsylvania community Of about
1000, where some water taps al.
ready are dry.
The 3,70o.foot pipeline runs from
the town reservoir to the Wofsburg
Dam on the Juniata River.
The reservoir is practically dry
because of an acute drought.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01

The Peabody Museum at Yale
University maintains a museum in
q small sandstone quarry at Mid,
ilefield. Conn.,. where dinosaur
racks show in the stone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
JAN. !. 1855
By 10 cREAcH

BY 10 cREACH
WASHINGTON B-Early on the
morning Of the new years first
day, the old cOpyreader took q
yawuing look at the copy before
him. His brow crinkled.
Jan. /, 1855" the story was
dated. The old man shook his head.
"Reporters +. New Years morn
ing" he grumbled "Can't expect
much Of 'em. But at least they
could get the year right"
Mechanically, his hand moved y
make the date 1884 But his
uracticed eye already was stray.
ing downward on the page, and
something it saw there caused the
editorial pencil to pause and the
old copyreader'S white eyebrows
70 lift in bewilderment.
"A news review Of 1854, nc
read. And then it went on month
by month:
January 1854
Eisenhower lays progressive,
dynamic program" before Con
Fress. Democratic leaders hold un'
precedented talks with COP chiefs,
both sides agree on legislative pro
gram ''for good Of country"
February 1854 :.
Soyiets agree to world atomic
pool. First U.N. power plant TO De
built in Rchr.
March 1854
Congress winds up session with
Is per cent income tax cut,
April 1854
us. and Reds withdraw troops,
ioin in rehablitating free Korea
May 1854
Last Red suspect tells all to
urobers. "All over now" smiles
Mccarthy, off for Bulgarian noun
tain vacation under East
West exchange program.
June 1854
Reds pull back within u:s.s'R'
borders, free elections called II
ex.satellites, Fragments OF Iron
Certain sent 10 steel mills.
July 1854
Farm prices reach new high
cost Of living new low. Draft ends
August 1854
politburo leaders visit Washing
ton. romp on White House lawr
with Ike's grsudchildren and Nix
on's cocker spaniel.
September 1854
Defense forces cut to skeleton
level. Saving finances vast educa
tional program.
October 1854 :,
Russian pact gives all A
hombs 10 UN. for peacetime plant
Chang. Chinese Reds agree or
democratic government. Pitts
hurrh wins World Series.
November 1854
Rest Men win In congressional
election after both sides ban partl
sanship In campaign.
December 1854
Worlfs outmoded war planes
ioin Santa Claus in history's big
gest gift distribution.
"Whew," exclaimed the ole
copyreader, glancing up at last
Somebody around here sure
tried to write off a powerful New
Years hangover!"
with a tolerant grin ne stariet
To slap the pages on the file.and
forget spike, that ever-growing re
pository of pipe dreams and might
have-beens. -,
Again, so m e I h in Che dion
know what-seemed to check nj!
hand.
There was a fresh new calendai
staring at the old copyreader--lI
front Of him, on the wall. though
he hadn't noticed II before. Colc
beads of Precipitation stood out OF
his forehead.
"S-somebody around here is p
playing a joke" he stammered
"Or--or--has time gone crazy
Has the world skipped a year.
Did something-somebody -outsid'
pull us to our senses?"
The date on the calendar was
Jan. /. 1855.
Outside, church bells joyousl!
creeted the new year.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23

The picture n Beheld His
Glory was shown at MI Pleasant
Church Easter Sunday night. by
the pastor, Rev j. S. King
Revival services viii begin at
Mt. Pleasant Church next Mon
day evening. April &c.
The WSCS Of the above church
met last Wednesday evening with
Mrs J. S King at the parsonage
near Abilene. Seven members were
present. The May meeting will
be held with Mrs. Gordon Hurt.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Waddill
had their three sons with them for
the Easter holidays: Evelyn Mar
cellus Waddill. who Is stationed
near San Francisco, flew home by
plane He leaves in the near flu
lure f0r two years duty in Japan.
r = 3 King Waddill Of the u.
IS. S. Noa was On a leave after d
I months tour Of duty which took
him around the world via the
Panama Canal ard returning Via
Suez Canal. Tom Waddell Of VPI
was home fer the week end
Recent guests i'm the Waddill
home we're Misses Cecile and Eve
lyn Massie. of Keysville.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hurt and
daughter visited relatives in Lun-
enburg Sunday.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23
CT Tr aiming, Book
News For V eterans

Post Korea veterans. released
from military service before Aug
ust 20. 1852. had better start MAX
ing plai's nov II they intend to
enroll il. Korean Gil Bill training
before { ast-approaching dead
line, Veterans Administration said.
Under law these veterans actu-
ally must begin training before
this coming August 20, in order
to continue afterwards
For ntany Of the veterans,
summer terms in school getting
under " " N about two months
viii be heir last chance TO start
Korean 81 training in time Next
falls school terms begin too late
getting underway in about two
months--WiIl be then last chance
70 starf Korean Gil training ~
time Mkt fails school terms be-
sin TOO late
VA II minded veterans that the
August 20 deadline applies to VET
Grams p.anning to take on-the Job
and on the-farm training. as well
as to those who intend to 90 to
school. This Augustus cutoff date
applies'only to veterans who left
the seNice on or before August
20 1875 VA said Veterans sep
arated latter that time have two
years tom the date Of their sep
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aration N which to begin Korean
Gil training.
Tarawa Story
A special tenth anniversary ed-
ton Of Robert Sherrod's mem
orable "Tarawa-The Story of a
Battle" will be published during
the month of April as practical
tribute to those gallant Marines
who lost their lives on its beaches.
The anniversary edition will
lay the foundation of fund with
which tie Second Marine Division
Association will finance college ed
ucation for deserving sons and
dauahters of the Divisions heroic
dead
Ten years later, the job of build
ing a fund for the children Of
fallen comrades promises to be
done Just as completely Copies
Of the edition may be ordered
from The Tarawa Book Fund As
ISOLATION Care Brigadier General
d. M Shoup. p, O. Box 2042 Po-
tomac Station, Alexandria, Va
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23
Five Forks

r. L. Carter Is staying with his
daughter. Mrs william Gaunce
Nh. Taylor has been a patient at
Southside Hospital
Recent visitors Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. M. Long We're Mrs Mary Blox-
ton, Ernest Foster. Mr.. and Mrs
N r.. Southall, Mrs F. 3 South
all, and Miss Mary Lou Southau.
Miss Joyce Ann Carter spent
last week end with Miss Joyce
Carter. of Throck They attended
Sunrise Service at Beulah
Church.
MissMary Lou Southall spent
The week end WITH her parents.
Mn and MIS-, F. B SouthaH
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23


Vnenians between The aces Of
az and 80 who are hleh school
Praduates or who have completed
the equivalent work IN secondary
education are eligible to apply for
the. scholarship
Candidates for the Parsons
Scholarship may procure an APP
plid cation blank from a high school
or college in their locality in Vir-
ginia or By writing to the chair
man, Persons Scholarship Com
mittee one West Main St. Rich
mond 20, Va. DeadlInc for apph-
cations is April 30, 1854
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23
$4,000 Scholarship
Offered BY Parsons

a scholarship Of $1,000, offered
by the Parsons School of Design
in New York City will be awarded
the young Virginian who / best
qualities for this opportunity
Provision is made for one yepr Of
study al Parsons. covering tHa tu-
ition Of 5000 and an allowance
Of $l400 for living expenses dur
ing the ten-month period Of 4esi-
dence.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23
Words Of the Wise

There Is no despair 20 ALSO.
Lutte as that which comes with
the first moments Of our first
great sorrow. when we have
not yet known what 1t Ia to
have suffered and b healed.
to have despaired and have
recovered hope.
-(George Elliott
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23
Green Bay

Mrs Addie Nunnally ana sons,
Frank and Carroll Nunnally.
motored to Alexandria Saturday
to visited her brother, c. F.. Mac
FaPland. Frank and Carroll re-
TUNED the same day accompanied
by. Miss Betty Mcfarland, who
came to spend the week end here
Mrs Nunnally remained for a sew
eral days visit
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23

Charlie Gates served as hostesses
at the Illllsman House on Sunday
Many from this community have
enjoyed a visit to the Sayler's
Creek Battlefield Park uring
April
Mrs. James Gates honored the
18th birthday of her son. Jimmie
on Friday April 1G The ten guests
arrived at ten o'clock and played
base ball, after Which they were
served picnic lunch
Thomas Crowder of Richmond,
visited in the neighbolhood Sun
day afternoon
Mrs. f. c Garnet Jr enter
tanned nu m b er Of her son
DaYid's. friends at Nh Easter Egg
Hunt, Saturday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Savage
and daughter Of Norfolk were
week end visitors III the home Of
w. f. Bradshaw.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23
Sandy River

| Guest for Easter in the home
Of Mrs w B Gates were: Misses
| Virginia ond Betty Gates, ofRoa-
noke Rapids N c.. and Mr.. and
Mrs + T. Massie, OF Lynchburg
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gates, Of
| Guinea Mills and their grand
son, Jesse Carl Hill, Of Richmond.
visited IN The same home Sunday
afternoon
Mrs F. j. Raiford and Mason
Raiford Of Petersburg spent the
week end in the home of w. b
Bass.
Billy Bass spent the week end
in Blacksbure
MI and Mrs, Paulus Price and
daughter, Of Meyers Cave. We're
week End guests OF Mn and Mrs
+. j. Smith. MIR and Mrs. Earl
Smith Jr,, and family, Of Pamplin
visited Nh. and Mrs. Smith Sun
( day.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Bass Of
Staunton spent Sunday at their
home
Miss Beverly Gates, of Mary
washington College. spent Easter
at home
Mr. and Mrs, F J Smith have
received word that their daughter
and granddaughter, Mrs. Richard
Pittman and Jennlfer, have ar
rived safely in the Philippines
Islands Set Pittman is stationed
there
Dinner Guest Sunday Of Mr.
and Mrs Bruce Gates were Mrs
w b Gates, Misses Betty and
Virginia Gates and Mr. and MIS-
/ r. f. Massie.
Easter Guests
Easter visitors of Mr. and Mrs
J w Hughes were. Mn and Mrs.
j II Clark and family. of Farm
/ vile. MI and Mrs. w w Clark
/ Of Greensboro. J. M. clark Of
/ Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. j 0 h II
Williamson and family. of Scots
vile and Cleveland Morrissett
Others who visited the Hughes
on Sunday afternoon were MI
and MIS- Bill Clawson, Of Rich
mond, and j. r Bruce, Mfr and
Mrs w D. Mason and Mr.. and
Mrs Carl Clark
Mrs. Drewy Gates and Mrs
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23
Ernest w. Newman
At Marine School

Marine Pic Ernest w Newman,
Farmville. is attending an eight
week course in refrigeration CON
Quoted by the Engineer School
Battalion at Camp Lejeune. NJ C.
The course includes instruction
in the installation maintenance
and repair Of refrigerators, con-
struction of cold storage units.
and the operation 'of portable and
portable refrigeration and
conditioning units.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-23

Anne Hobgood has the measles
now Dee, who had them last week
is able to be out again.
Mr., and Mrs. James Donaldson
and daughter. Of Felden. and Mr.
and Mrs. Orell Lenhart. Of Chase
City, were week end guests Of the
pirls parents, Nh and MIS- 0 II.
Nelson.
Mrs Ruby Redd spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs Tom Gro
we'll in South Boston.
MI and Mrs. T. NJ. DIX and
family of near Keysyille were the
guests Tuesday evening of Mrs.
r f DIX when her son Bobby
celebrated his first birthday.
The Sunshine H. d. Club meets
Wednesday afternoon, April %
with Mrs. John Ferguson.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-24
Harold M. Toney
Rites Wednesday
With Military HOnors

Funeral services for Harold AZ
Toney, SO. World War | veteran
Who died Monday Dec. %. IN Nc
CURE Veterans Hospital. were
held at the graveside, with mill
tary honors Wednesday after
noon in the family cemetery near
Dillwyn
He is survived BY his wife, Mrs.
Carrie r. Toney Of Aryonia his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel F.
Toney, OF DillWyn; six sons. Sgt.
Harold J Toney. Of Fl. Eustis,
Melvin NJ Toney and Walter l..
Ioney, Of Arvonia, Percy A. Toney
and Wayne b. Toney. Of Rich
mond. and Pfc. Wallace G. Toney,
IN England two daughters. Mrs,
J. c. Newton. Of Aryonia, and
Mrs j. A. Childress, of Richmond:
four brothers. Lawrence A. Toney,
Russell l.. Toney, Wrennie J.
Toney and Leslie +. Toney, Of
Dillwyn two sisters. Miss Sylvia
Toney. Of Dillwyn. and Miss Bes-
sic A. Toney. of Richmond and
four grandchildren.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-24

Cotton prices fan after the GOOD
crop prediction