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The frontiersman., 1954-01-14
Local March of Dimes Coin Collections Beqil,

Members of the Palmer Xii Wanis club this week assum- ed the responsibility of distribut- ing the 1854 March of Dimes col lection tubes. Replacing the fam liar miniature iron lungs are large test tube replicas attached to the March of Dimes posters. The Kiwanis Club is coperating with the local Beta Sigma Phi sorority in the 1854 campaign to raise funds.
 This year America has open ed the Fourth Front" in the long war against the tough and elusive
The frontiersman., 1954-01-14

The new Valley Presbyterian Hospital this week received a sec ond payment of Hill-Burton funds amounting to nearly $112,- 900. This is the second payment received from the funds, the first, which was received this past fall, amounted to $117,000. Jack New comb, acting administrator for the hospital said this week that in addition to the government funds, unexpected assistance has come in from organizations, in both money and gift form.
 Kitchen equipment to be install led by the contractor has arrived and is expected to be installed soon. Much of the hospital con- struction work is from 90-95% complete, Newcomb stated. The plumbers are ready to set fix lures; the painters will be on the job just as soon as the final tap ing is completed; electrical in- stallations are keeping up with other construction, and interior decorator, Mel Kohler of Anch- orage, announced this week that drapery material has arrived and the firm plans to begin making drapes this week. There will be around $4,00O worth of materials used in the draperies.
 The c. R. Foss Company of An chorage, contractors for the new hospital, have stated they believe the hospital will be completed
The frontiersman., 1954-01-14
COUNCIL. NOTES

At the regular City Council meeting, held January 12, J. C.. Land, local contractor, presented the City with a bulletin board to be used for posting city notices. The board will be erected at the City Clerks office for the con- venience of the public.
 All workable city telephones are now in operation, Council man Parker Lester told the coun- cil while making a routine tele- phone committee report There is one phone out at the Experiment Station lab and a few of the in struments will need different ringers, he added. Mayor Don McKechnie was given authority to sign the joint pole use agree ment between the City and the Matanuska Electric Association when the agreement is accepted by the city attorney and city council.
 Following a motion it was voted that the City police chief, the telephone operator supervisor, and telephone trouble shooters will be granted a 50 percent con- cession on telephone service. They will be exempt from deposits but on the termination of their ser vices with the city, they will be subject to deposit and the regu- lar rate will be charged.
 Additional head sets are need ed for telephone operators, Les ter reported. Three public pay phones are expected to be avail able soon; one each at Bert's Drug store, the Frontier Bar, and the Matanuska Hotel. This will elim- mate the necessity of keeping the telephone office open to the pub lie all night. Additional field wire is still needed to complete the
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The frontiersman., 1954-01-14
STEAMSHIP HEAD TO EXPLAIN RATE JUMP AT LOCAL ksEET

Local business firms, and in-
 dividuals, who will be effected
 by the announced 10 percent
 freight increase will be invited
 to attend a meeting to be held
 in Palmer January 30 when D. E. Skinner, president of the
 Alaska Steamship Company will be in the Valley to confer
 with those interested, Fred Zieke, Coop general manager announced this week. Zieke received the information dur ing a telephone conversation with Skinner early this week, after Skinner had received a clipping taken from The From tiersman announcing the freight rate jump. The an nouncement had been made at the regular Chamber of Com merce meeting held last week by Chamber president Zieke on information he had received from the Alaska Line and Coastwise steamship com panys.
 Place and time of the meet ing will be announced, Zieke stated.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-14
Hospital Receives
 $112,000 in Funds

around the first of March. Pro- gress on the hospital is more evi- dent now construction is in final stages. Many interested residents have been visiting the hospital, Newcomb said this week. we welcome visitors at any time dur ing the day." he added and ex- tended an invitation to the public to inspect the construction.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-14

Alaska Metal Building an- nounced this week that the Ma tanuska Valley Farmers Coop erating Association has been ap- pointed authorized representative for the valley area. Alaska Metal Buildings are distributors of the Butler hut.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-14
U. S. MARSHAL TO HEAR REQUESTS
 FOR DEPUTY OFFICE

Representatives of various local organizations and busi- ness firms plan to attend a meeting to be held this even ing in Moose Hall when U. $. Marshal Fred Williamson will discuss the reopening of a dep uty marshaPs office in this area.
 The meeting will begin at 800 pm. and will be follow ed by a buffet lunch to be served by members of the Ma tanuska Valley Republican Club.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-14
DID SANTA GET LOST?

DIO OAN "A GEI LOST!
 Anyone who is short a couple of items on their Christmas or ders is asked 10 call at the Pal mer Post Office where Postmis- tress Bea HuntleY has little sur plus.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-14

Leroy V. Good, director of An chorage Community College left Pullman, Wash. this week enroute to his new position in Anchorage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-11
Drivers Vented

Free Transportation to PhiIadeI.
phia and Pittsburgh. National or.
sanization moving 200 new cars.
We pay gas expense. For informs.
fien call Mr. Monroe, 2.s744.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-11
Speeches, Parade
Dinner Highlight
Annual Event Here

Final plans for the Arm
ed Forces observance Sat-
urday were announced to-
day by the committee in
charge of arrangements.
The committee is COM
posed of Navy and civilian
personnel.
Rear Adm. George C..
Towner, commander of the
Naval Base, will get the pro-
gram under way tonight
with q radio address at 7:45
pm.
At 8 p. m. tomorrow, Cdr. Joseph
C. Luppens, Navy Base Public
Works Officer, will speak at the
Jaycees club house on Flagler Ave.
nue.. He will talk on The American
Way.
Kickoff Dinner
Thursday, at 8:15 p. m, Capt.
w.. ' Truesdell, commanding Of
I the Fleet Sonar School,
the principal speaker at the
Kickoff Dinner in the Rainbow
Room of the LaConcha Hotel. His.
talk will be in connection with a
meeting of the Lions Club.
Saturday Is the Zig day, irsclud-
ing open house at the Naval Sta
ton and a parade.
Here's the program for Satur-
day:
8 a. m. to S p. m. - Static dis
plays at Bayview Park, including a
jet engine that will be operated
for five minutes on every hall
hour. The jet viii be turned up
first at 1880 p. m.
Rescue Demonstration
1870 p. m: and $3.50 p. m. - Air
sea rescue demonstration in Gar
rison Blight. A man will be picked
up from a life raft by a helicopter.
l p. m. to 5 p. m. - Open
House at the Naval Station.
The Caroline Street gate will
be open for incoming pedestrians
only. The Fleming Street gate will
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Spanish Naval
Officers To Make
Inspection Here

Invited to. tour u. S. Naval
Training Installations by me Chief
of Naval Operations, four high.
ranking Spanish Naval Officers,
Captain Alvaro Guitian Vieito,
Captain Andres Galan Amario,
Captain Manuel Alvarez. Ossorio
v de Carranza, and Commander
Juan Garcia Garcia will arrive
in Key West tomorrow, to inspect
the Navy's new $1,7O0,000 Fleet
Sonar School here commanded by
Capt. w. H. Truesdell, USN.
This tour marks the first time
that Spanish Naval Officers have
been permitted to inspect u. S.
Naval training facilities.
The group has already visited
training activities in six other
American cities on their one month
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Cabbies Protest
Traffic Hazard

A petition signed by 16 local
taxi drivers, protesting the over
crowding of cab stand at Greene
and Duval Streets, was presented
to the city commission last night.
The protest was referred to city
manager Victor Lang for consid-
GRAFTON. The cab drivers, represent
ing two companies who have been
stationed at that corner for some
time, asked that exclusive rights
be given by the city for their use.
They said that outside drivers are
moving in and creating a serious
traffic hazard.
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Official
Reopeniing OF
Work Planned
Advisory Board
OF Salvation Army
Names Duggan Head

The official civic reopening Of
the Salvation Army will take place
early in September. In the interim,
the organization is making careful
selection of a permanent location
for their religious and welfare
work, as well as for living quar-
tiers for 1t. and Mrs. Henry Rus
sch, who direct the Corps activi-
.siehin Key West. -
The advisory board met at Lees
Orient Restaurant Monday night
and elected Hugh H. Duggan chair
man of the board for the current
year.
Duggan, a former member of
the Salvation Army Board in Alex
andria, La. and retired 1t. Com
mander, US Navy, assured the
board of his interested leadership
for the current year.
Other Officers
Board members elected to serve
with the chairman are Mrs. VII
helmina Harvey, vice chairman;
Joe Boza, treasurer; and Mrs.
Grace Crosby, board secretary.
Brigadier and Mrs. Gordan Mac
Gillivray from the South Atlantic
Division were present at the meet
ing. The Brigadier served as act
ing chairman during the elections.
1t. and Mrs. Russell gave a COM
prehensive report on their first
fourteen weeks of service in Key
West. The report included a de-
tailed statement of income and ex-
penses and assistance to transient
and homeless persons.
They also reported that they had
visited many of the local church
ca and Sunday schools, and had
thus had the opportunity of bring
ing the Bible message and report
ing to the churches on Salvation
Army work. They have been avail
able for club and agency meetings.
Good Reception
1t. and Mrs. Russell said that
the Saturday night street meetings
have been well received and were
drawing large, interested crowds.
Servicemen particularly have tes-
titled to the helpfulness of the out
door meetings held at TOO p. m.
Other members of the Advisory
board present at the meeting on
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Carbonell Raps
Operation0f
PoliceDepG

Key Vests much-harried police
department came in for1consider.
able criticism last night hen City
Commissioner Louis Carbtnell lev.
eled q verbal blast at il during the
regular commission m6sxIhg.
Carbonell charged, among other
things in his diatribe, that there is
4favoritisni In that police rockies
are being given choice duty assign
ments and that morale is at the
lowest point in the history of the
police department.
''Pd like to MAKE q few re-
marks about our wonderful Key
West Police Department" said
Carbonell as he took the floor be.
fore a large gallery last night.
First Charge
First charge he levelled was that
one night recently when a political
rally was held in Ocean View
Park, there were seven police Of
fioers on duty in the city and that
six of them were at the rally.
He said that there was serious
fight on Petronia Street that night
and that the Nays Shore Patrol
had to handle the situation.
However, Commissioner Paul r.
Roberts took exception to that
statement, saying that there were
ten police on duty and that the
Sheriff had requested added police
protection at the. rally.
Then, Carbonell hit the situation
created when Colored police Off
Ger Henry Roberts was suspended.
He said that for three nights, the
colored section of the city was
without police protection during
the evening hours. 80
"They are paying for police pro-
tection-they ought to get it" said
Carbonell.
Blast Continued
Carbonell then continued his
blast, pointing out that rookie po-
lice officers "are riding around in
shiny new police cars while the
veterans are walking beats"
Carbonell hailed this situation as
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Made ToCut
Hearings Short
Chances Of Adoption
OF Dirksen Plan
Appear Very Dim

WASHptGTUN sRzSen. Dirksen
(R-Y Qassed a 0sx pspposal, TO-
dat Il suspending p9bliS hearings
3ENe McCarthy-Arh but
hspfes sefs its adoption pHeared
|E GltsaIsssw VII
IN &A Army opposex itj 4chair-
AaA Mundt (R-SD), shi6Fth say
R Ae hoped this p1sBle bust
neSE tNuld bs-em SD declared
he Mlln NH yo1 8 impose any
proceduf asly principal con.
Sidered unfair.
A committee vote was scheduled
for a session beginning at 1870
pm, EST.
There was a possibility that Sen.
Mccarthy might be called to the
witness chair Immediately after
the vote, whatever the outcome.
Mccarthy Questioning
Dirksen's plan calls for Nc.
Carthy to take the stand and for
public hearings to be suspended
once the senator has been ex-
amined.
However, there was a chance
Mccarthy would begin his testi-
mony even if Dirksen's plan was
rejected.
Just before the committee re-
.cesSed for lunch, counsel for
Stevens said the secretary was un-
der treatment for a virus infec-
ton and suggested ut would be a
gracious act" to excuse him from
further testimony until he RECEIVERS.
Stevens himself declared he felt
fine.
But Mccarthy put in that he felt
the secretary should be excused
under the circumstances and
Chairman Mundt told Stevens he
would not be called as a witness
this afternoon.
That left uncertain who would
occupy the witness chair.
Orderly Procedure
Ray H. jenkins, inquiry counsel,
told reporters he would follow cor.
DERBY procedure" in calling the
next witness. He refused to say
whether this meant that Army
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TOwner To Make
AT Day Addresses

The major Armed Forces Day
address for the Key West area will
be delivered tonight at 7:45 p. m.
over radio station WKWF by Rear
Admiral George C. Towner, USN,
Commander Naval Base.
The subject of the address will
be Peace Through Unity of Spir-
it."
Admiral Towner is scheduled to
make another Armed Forces Day
address Saturday, in Tallahassee.
The Admiral, along with his aide,
Lieutenant Commander Leslie Rice,
USN, will fly to Tallahassee for
the speech, returning to Key West
later in the day where Admiral
Towner will participate as Judge
In the Key West Armed Forces
Day Parade.
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Acevedo Lease
Disagreement
To Be Discussed

City Manager Victor Lang was
instructed by the city commission
last night to confer with Armando
Acevedo in an effort to straighten
out situation which resulted in
cancellation of his lease for the
Wickers Field concession rights.
Acevedo had taken that action
after he had received a letter in
structing him to make phone and
rest room facilities available at
the stadium. He claimed that he
could not assume the added re-
sponsibility.
But last night, the commission
expressed surprise that he had
been so instructed. There must
have been some misunderstood
ing" said commissioner Delio
Cobo. 81 know how hard he has
worked and how much he has done
for the stadium"
In addition to making the phone
and rest rooms available, Acevedo
had been instructed to furnish re-
freshments at all stadium events.
But one commission member point
ed out last night that it would
work hardship on Acevedo, since
at some events there are only Is
or 20 spectators. He said that rev.
enue would not pay for his ice,
much less for the time involved.
Commissioner Cobo then moved,
and the city fathers voted unani.
mously, to return his contract to
him.
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United Jewish.
Appeal
Planned Here
Joe Pearlman Is
Local Chairman
For Israel Fund

The United Jewish Appeal fund
raising drive in Key West will
get under way tomorrow morning,
Joe Pearlman, chairman of the
local committee, announced today.
The local drive is part Of the
national U. J. A. drive TO raise
funds for vital programs of the
United Jewish Appeals. Three con-
stituent agencies are participating
in the drive and in the programs,
the United Israel Appeal, Jewish
Distribution Committee and United
Service for New Americans.
Aim Of Appeal
''The United Jewish Appeal is
one of Americas instruments OF
freedom" Pearlman said.
Through it the blessing of free
dom from want and fear, as well
as freedom of worship are brought
to hundreds of thousands of des-
perate people, who only nix years
ago were displaced or oppressed
in displaced persons camps in Iron
Curtain countries in Arab lands.
"They did not flee these places
TO be cast into darkness again, "
Pearlman continued. "They went
to Isreael to Live and build in
peace, to create a sanctuary for
those fleeing oppression, and to
assure these immigrants a life OF
hope and dignity"
On May 6, Israels sixth ami.
versary as a land of freedom was
celebrated. During these six years
of struggle and hardship, Pearl
man pointed out, they built a land
Of law and liberty, and brought
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Johns Takes
From
His Campaign
By HAROLD PARR

TALLAHASSEE B-Acting Gov.
Charley Johns took a brief time
out from his governorship cam.
paign today after making sharp
direct attack on Leroy Collins in
stump speeches yesterday.
Johns was in Tallahassee for a
meeting of the Cabinet and to at.
tend to routine administrative du.
ties. He plans to fly to Daytona
Beach for an 8 pm. rally, then 60
tos Jacksonville for q televised
speech at 1890 pm.
Campaigning in Hillsborough and
pinellas eodnties yesterday, Johns
called upon his rival In the May
Is Democratic runoH primary to
apologize for accusing him of pad.
ding the state payroll. He charged
that Collins dictated government
policies during the illness of the
late Gov. Dan McCarty.
Johns told an audience at Largo
that Collins accused him of in.
creasing the state payroll $452, 600
a month when he knew as good
as I that the figure was false"
Johns then read figures he said
were given him by the comptroller
showing the payroll of the II de.
partments under the governor had
risen $13s,S7S from September,
1853, to April, 1854.
"He's> misrepresenting the figure
by 100000. I'm going to ask him
to apologize but doubt if he will.
''He's misrepresenting now and
if he'll do that, what will he do
as GOVERNOR" Johns asked.
Collins now is endorsing the
Johns plan to parallel the old
Candy Bridge with a new crossing
of Tampa Bay, the acting COVER.
nor said.
But when McCarty was i'll, he
said, Warren Blackman, admins.
trative assistant to the governor
made a beaten path going from
the governors office to the sena.
tors office. At that time the sena.
tor and Mr.. Howard FARMLAND
the road board member from this
area, would have built the bridge
through Mr.. Frankland's property
and enriched him and I don't know
who else.
"When my opponent was in of
flee during the governors illness
he dictated the policies Of that ad
ministration," Johns said.
In a TV speech at st. Peters
burg, Johns sought votes from sup
porters of Bradley Oldham, elimi
mated in the first primary, by say
ing he had mentioned Oldham only
once during the campaign.
THAT was in his home town o.
Sanford and l said, he was a gooc
man and if the people elected hin
he would make a good cover
nor" he said.
Oldham has announced he viii
support Collins actively.
Il can't understand the reason
why" Johns said. Then he reat
from newspaper clippings report
ing blasts at Oldham by Collins.
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Collins Backers To Journey To
Tampa For Statewide Rally
Candidate Meets With
Oldham I'm Drive
For May 25th Votes

TAMPA. R-Backers of Leroy
Collins came into Tampa today
from many parts of Florida for
a statewide rally for their candi.
date. &1s2
Collins himself flew here from
Jacksonville where he met Brai-
ley Oldham for the second time
after the May 4 voting when Cd.
ham was eliminated from the gov
ernOr's race.
Oldham .jntrodacesss Collins as
1.-THE next governor" to members
Of the Odham-for- governor COM
mittee in Duval County. Oldham
told Collins that with one or two
exceptions the Oldham campaign
leaders in Duval would be for him.
Charles Boyd, chairman of the
Duyal campaign for Oldham, said
he and his group Of leaders would
do our best for you"
The Collins rally here is to be
held in the municipal auditorium
at 1880 pm. Collins goes on a
statewide radio hookup at 8 pm.
The Tallahassee state senator
concentrated most of his cam
paigning in Jacksonville yesterday
on a night television appearance
over WMBR-TV. He told voters
that electing him would mean re.
placing machine politics with clean
government.
Collins also made a bid for the
labor vote, said he hoped to broad
en- the benefits of homestead ex-
emption and explained he wants
to see program of uniform tax
assessments installed in the state
In his appeal for labor support,
Collins aid he wanted to see new
industry come to Florida "but I
don't believe in attracting new in
dustries by advertising that we
have cheap labor"
He added: 81 believe in good
wages. believe in good working
conditions" and declared 81 have
fine labor record" in his legis.
lative service.
Collins said Acting Gov. Charley
Johns is sending paid rumor
mongers all over the state" saving
Collins was against homestead ex.
emption. He called these rumors
ridiculous.
He also said there have been "a
lot of Misrepresentation and dis.
tortions about a tax commission
Such a commission has been rec.
commended by the last four gov
ernors."
Collins told the television view
ers he proposes Ito eliminate in.
equities in assessments" He said
he was not welded to any particu-
lar plan for bringing this about
but that state and local tax as
SCISSORS could work together in
adopting policies that will help the
home owner.
eff this requires a tax commits.
sion, it could well be board of
county tax assessors" he ex.
planned.
Then he said: "The only neonle
who would complain (of tax equal.
ization) would be the big people
the special interests"
He said a program of tax equal.
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Fence Ordinance
OK'd By Board

The city commission last night
passed an ordinance on first read
ing which would require permits
sion from the city planning COM
mission for the erection of fences,
more than six feet high except
tnoSe OF the wire mesh type.
The ordinance, recommended by
CITY Building Inspector Ray Knopp,
originally called for a ban on fen
ces more than four feet high, but
II was amended to read six feet.
Inc ordinance was unanimously
passed.