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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-02
Are
Fined $lOIn
.Tre'spass Case
City Court Has
Busy Session
Tuesday Afternoon

A total of $681 was collected in
fines and court costs yesterday in
city court. Judge Enrique Esquin-
aldo had a busy session with 28
cases on the docket.
The court session was highlight-
ed when two Marines pleaded in.
nocent to charges Of destroying
private property, trespassing on
private property and resisting ar
rest.
Police officer Atkins testified that
while standing in front of a bar
where q party was being given
early Sunday he heard timber be.
ing broken in a parking lot across
the street. He said he looked
quickly in the direction and saw
the two Marines standing there.
" Fail to Halt
He then said that he ordered
them to stay where they were but
they Immediately took flight.
Atkins said that he blew his
whistle but they didn't stop, He
thes fired i shot in the air to M
avail. After the shot, Atkins STATED
that he pursued and caught one o.
the Marines in front of the Mar
Inc Gate at the Naval Station.
It was brought out in court tha
the fence was broken previously
and was full of termites. The owner
of the fence was reported to bt
unconcerned over the breakage
and did not want to press charges
Judge Questions
Esquinaldo in his query of Ak.
ms, asked him If the men could
have just been sitting on the fence
when it broke or if they could have
been breaking it up.
Atkins answered that the Judge
could assume that they were just
casually sitting on the fence when
it broke if he wanted to. It was
the Judges prerogative to assume
that if he wanted to, Atkins said.
John McKeen, one of the defen.
dants, testified that they had just
come out Of the USO across the
street and had observed a party
being given in nearby bar. II
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
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Neblett Will
Seek Unity In
Nominee Stresses
His Duty Is To
Entire District
BY BILL sPILLMAN

William Neblett, Democratic
nominee for State Senator, when
queried by a Citizen reporter to-
day said that he would 60 along
with Bernie c. Papy as long as
possible. 81
Since Neblett defeated Franklin
for the district senatorial seat in
the state senate, Monroe County
now has two residents In the state
legislature.
Neblett pointed out that Papy
is just representing Monroe Coun-
ty whereas he (Neblett) is repre-.
senting a group of counties in the
district and that any legislation
that he goes along would naturally
have to be of interest to all his
district as well as Monroe.
Tv Question
Neblett was asked if there was
anything to the rumor that he
would take legislative steps to
enable the City of Key West to
own its own television station.
Neblett replied that was one
rumor he had never heard of. He
added, that just quickly thinking
about it, he didn't like the idea
of a city owning things that should
be owned by private interests.
Neblett said that if the city
commissioners passed a resolu-
ton to ask him to take legisla-
tive action that he would give il
his consideration. He added that
there would have to be public
hearings on all legislative pro-
grams that he would introduce.
Subsidy Taxation
Neblett said that in a case like
the city owning television sta
ton, he wasn't too sure that the
people should be taxed to sub
sidize a TV outfit. He pointed
out that some people would not
even look at it, giving as an ex-
ample, blind people.
Neblett added that this is all
very new to him and for any
positive answer, he would want
to think it over.
He pointed out that there was
a plan now to give Key West
television by closed circuit meth
DDS for a monthly fee, plus an
installation charge.
It was pointed out that the city
Of Jacksonville owns its own ra-
Continued on Page Eighty
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Consolidation May Be
Issue Here At Polls
1886 amendment
To Constitution
Set Up Machinery
For Such A MOve
BY JIM COBB

Reconsideration Of the gov
ernments Of Monroe County
and the City of Key West
desirable?
Area voters may have the
opportunity of settling that
question in the near future,
according to reports. reach
ing The Citizen.
That possibility was brought to
light recently when an informed
source pointed out that an amend
ment to the state constitution was
passed in 1886, setting up the ma.
chinery for the adjustment of the
City of Key West and setting up a
countrywide municipality" to be
governed by one agency.
Referendum Needed
However, the amendment pro-
vides that the question must be
submitted to the people for ref
erendum before the action can be
taken.
Although legal opinion is divided,
1t is apparent that the referendum
would have to be authorized by
the legislature = although others
say that the county commission
could place the proposal on the
ballot in the November general
election.
Apparently, county residents are
split right down the middle on the
proposal, Sidewalk survey" has
indicated.
Reasons Cited
Proponents Of consolidation cite
these reasons for their stand:
1. Economy by elimination Of
duplication of city and county
functions such as taxation, police
protection and executive admins
tration.
2. Efficiency through more eff
fective control over governmental
processes.
Those opposing consolidation
feel:
/. That single government
would not effect the expected
economy.
q That the present set-up gives
the voters better representation.
The idea of consolidation is
nothing new to Monroe County
or to Florida - both Dade and
Duyal county voters have vetoed
such a proposal.
Different Situation
But Monroe County, with a
single urban area key West), is
q different situation, some quarters
hold.
The amendment authorizes the
(Continued On Page Eight
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ACC Takes Up Oppenheimer's
Bid For Quick Consideration
Security Board Calls Physicist
Too Risky To Clear For Secret
BY WARREN ROGERS. JR.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Atomic Energy Com
mission had before it today Dr. j. Robert Oppenheimers
plea for quick action special boards split recommen
daton to bar him from the atomic secrets he helped un
fold.
The three-man security board set up by the COM
mission found after six weeks of hearings and de-
liberation that the 5Oyear-od Copy is "loyal cit-
zen - but too much of security risk to get back the
clearedforsecrets status he lost last December g.
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|Neblett Visits
I'm Tallahassee

William r. Neblett, who was CIV
en- the Democratic nomination for
election to the State Senate in the
recent primary elections, has re-
turned from a visit to Tallahassee
where he made courtesy calls on
Acting Governor Charley Johns
and members of his cabinet.
Enroute, he stopped in the three
mainland counties he will repre-
sent in the Senate to express his
gratitude to his supporters there.
His visit also include an appear
ance over television station WINK
in Fort Myers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-02
Man Nominated
For Commission

Art Baker. a resident of Mara
thon, was recommended by the
County Commission for appoint
ment by the Governor as a men,
Der of the Monroe County Anti
Mosquito Commission.
Commissioner Harry Harris, sug.
gested Baker IS a replacement for
Chef Tingler, also Of Marathon,
who resigned as a mosquito COM
missioner. Baker will serve out the
unexpired term Of Tingler.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-02
Welfare District Report Is
Presented To County Board
Children Given
Care, Expenditure
OF Funds Listed

The And quarter report Of Dis.
trict . Welfare Board Of the State
Department Of Public Welfare has
shown that there are four Monroe
County children receiving foster
home care
The report was given to the coun.
ty commission at their meeting last
night. It was prepared by Miss Eli.
"a Fike, supervisor Of the local of.
flee.
The four children, the report
said, are receiving long-term care
using Monroe County funds. In
February, four more children. re.
ferred to the juvenile court for
child neglect, were added and were
placed in local foster homes.
Parents Claim One
BY the end of March, one of
these children was returned to his
parents who are now able to SUD-
port him and eventually they plan
to take their other three children.
During the quarter under review.
the report said that $926.2s from
local funds was used for foster care
cat present we have four white
and three colored foster homes,
and while they are not all being
used, they are available for EN-.
Urgency use," Miss Fike said in
her report.
: FvlI.tims Worker
1t was also pointed out ttat Mon.
roe County now has a full-time
child welfare worker, James John.
son.
In commenting on the report,
county commissioner Joe Allen.
chairman of the welfare committee
said that "a lot Of people think
we are not caring for these chill.
dren = but we do have a foster
home program administered by the
state and it is fitting our needs
admirably"
He also told of the registration
of Miss Fike as supervisor of the
Monroe County office and CON-
plimented her on her work here.
Miss Fike resigned effective June
l to accept another position.
Expenditure okayed
Meanwhile, the District 8 Wei.
fare Board of the State Depart
ment of Public Welfare, which in
cludes both Dade and Monroe
Counties has announced that they
have approved assistance to a to-
tai Of 1871 persons with a total
expenditure of 1870, 764.5O. This in
cludes three categories of Old Age
Assistance, Aid to Dependent Chill
dren and Aid to the Blind.
Of this number COL persons re.
ceive assistance in Monroe Coun-
ty, totaling $27 $3.50. 46s persons
receive Old Age Assistance, 101
persons cess children) receive Aid
to Dependent Children and 81 per.
sons receive Aid to the Blind.
In addition to these public assis-
lance payments adoption studies
Continued on Page Eight
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AS disclosed yesterday by
Oppenheimer's attorneys,
the special board ruled 2-1
that the noted physicist and
atomic pioneer had contrib
uted to delaying a "concer-
ted" start on hydrogen bomb
development and had asso-
ciated with Communists for
years.
In a minority opinion, DR.. Ward
V. Evans, chemistry professor at
Loyola University of Chicago, said
of Oppenheimer:
"He did not hinder development
of the H-bomb and there is abso-
lutely nothing in the testimony to
show that he did -"
"oId Hsr Charges
The Oppenheimer a ttorneys,
headed by Lloyd X. Garrison, said
in letter to Acc General Man.
ager K. D. Nichols that allegations
by the majority were old hat -
charges which the commission had
thrown out seven years ago.
. They asked, on Oppenheimer's
behalf, that the customary review
by the commissions personnel Sc
curfty review board be waived.
Instead, they asked the commits
sion itself to take the case "under
immediate consideration"
They asked permission to file a
written brief by Monday and to
argue at some later date before
the commission, which must make
the final decision.
Oppenheimer, now director Of
the Institute for Advanced Study
at Princeton, NJ, could not be
reached for comment. His office
said he was out of town.
= Many Bsekers
When 0ppenheimer was suspend.
ed last December, mary persons
rallied to the side Of the thin, chain
smoking scientist.
Vice President Nixon called him
"a loyal American" who should be
kept in government work if not a
security risk. Former Acc men,
Der Sumner T. Pike said he never
doubted Oppenheimer's patriot
ism. Chairman David Hill of the
Federation of American Scientists
expressed "full confidence" in OPP
penheimer's integrity.
Until suspended, 0ppenheim9
was a member of the Presidents
Science Advisory Committee, a
consultant to the Acc and adviser
to the Departments of State and
Defense and the National Security
Council-although the boards ma
jority report said he devoted only
2h days to these tasks during all
of 1858.
The two members of the security
board who voted for suspension
Continued on Page Eighty
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Bid.
To Meet July 6

The Monroe County Equalization
Board viii meet to discuss the
1854 tax roll at 1880 p. m, July
6.
The board, which consists of the
county commission, agreed to that
date at their meeting last night
after they received word from
County Tax Assessor Claude Gan
dolfo that the new roll would be
ready for their consideration the
first Monday in July.
County Clerk Earl Adams also
notified the commission that he is
starting work on the preparation
Of the 1s54-55 county budget short.
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Hope Presents
His Story OF
Police Arrest
Was Convicted By
Judge When He Did
Not Appear I'm Court
To Answer Charges

Robert M. HOPE, Whitehead
Street, today denied, the accuracy
of a police report Of April q and
criticized The Citizen for printing
same. Hope was convicted of the
charges of being drunk and dis.
orderly by Municipal Judge Enri.
que Esquinaldo. Hope did not ap.
pear in court to refute the charges
brought against him.
Hopes statement follows:
Saturdays story of my arrest
for drunk and disorderly conduct on
April Fl contained twisted and
incomplete facts, and seriously da.
maging insinuations.
"The Citizen is fair-minded
newspaper, and is giving me this
opportunity to present the true
facts.
According to the article, the
owner Of a local bar lodged a com.
plant against me. II is further al
legged that I was warned to return
to my hotel prior to my arrest, and
that returned to the bar to cause
trouble.
"The worst claim, however, j.
that a witness made q grave &C
cusation which the paper consider
ed unprintable.
81 have Witnessed statements 81
the o&ners Of local bars which
have patronized. These statement.
say that / haRe never bee nr:;sibl,
intoxicated. nor acted in an ungen
tlemanly manner in their establish
nnents.
Among these statements is on.
BY the owner Of the bar in which
the difficulty arose. BY her test
mOny, contrary to The Citizer
story, she did not summon the pc
lice. #
s'The call was placed by the bal
maid. I have the barmaid's state
ment that 1t was not (her) inten
ton that ID should be charged
with any misconduct
"The grave charge was not
brought by a witness, but but I
woman co-defendant who, Il
quote from the police report, wa.
subsequently charged with drunk
and disorderly conduct and being
a vagrant. :, based. on the fac
that she has been in Jail before
for drunkenness and seeing hel
hang around bars day in and da,
out
''The police report does not stats
that ! returned to cause trouble
That statement was an unsupport
ed editorial assumption. What thu
report does say was that / wa.
proceeding in the direction of tn.
bar, which happened also to be the
direction of my hotel. Because
was upset, / walked around ths
block.
"a less serious charge in thu
newspaper story, presenting me il
an unfortunate light, says thai
some discrepancy >exists between
the letter that wrote to Mr.
Nickerson, and the copy that I sem
to Mayor Harvey. / have a letter
Continued On Page Eight
Evening star., 1954-11-21

1t. Col. and Mrs. Dean r.
bort.
Next week parties will take
place on a gala hue when the
West Point Glee Club comes
to town for its concert on Sat-
urday. December 4. Mean
while. the ladies Of the COM
mittee have been busy with
reservations.
Tomorrow Mrs. Jouett Shouse
will entertain at a coffee at
her home on F street. They
will talk over the final plans
for the benefit concert to be
given at the Lisner Audito-
rum for the Lucius Clay Fund
for German Youth Activity.
Mrs. Harold Talbot, Mrs.
Matthew B. Ridgway and Mrs.
Charles p. Cabell will hear the
90-male-voice glee club from
the Military Academy who
will sing with the Mount Ver-
non Girls Choir, and the Sing
ing Strings Of the Air Force
Band.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
Reception tor Army Commanders

tknown to all her friends as
Tat), to have dinner with
them. The young people are
for the most part friends from
Snllin Junior College. Bristol.
Va. and from the University
Of Georgia.
Among the guests win be 1t.
and Mrs. David Haynes and
Miss Emily Pritchard.
Last evening Gen. and Mrs.
Caffey stood at the head Of
the receiving line, and greeted
more than $50 guests who
came to the Of1cers' Club,
Fort Lesley j. McNair. for the
formal reception and dance
which is an annual affair with
the corps.
Wearing a black silk gown
made on princess lines and a
black mantilla stole with
which she wore antique gold
jewelry, Mrs. Caffey intro
duced many of the guests to
her own honor guest, visiting
Col. Hassin Sirry, j. A. c., of
the Army Of Egypt.
With them in the line were
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Claude B.
Mickelwait. Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. George w. Hickman. and
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Stanley
w. Jones.
The reception was held in
the McNair Room where the
line stood before the flags OF
the corps, and the four gem
erals flags. The Gold Room
was also used for the recep-
ton and the dinner dance was
held in the ballroom. Autumn
flowers and a Thanksgiving
motif decorated the tables.
Miss Caffey in emerald
green velvet was escorted by
1t. Robert Moran. Col. Burton
F. Ellis, who heads the Social
Committee of the corps. was
there with Mrs. Ellis. as were
Evening star., 1954-11-21

ter Dr.. and Mrs. Paul Loflin,
They left town yesterday in
order to be on hand to cele-
brate birthdays. The admiral
and the smallest grandchild,
10 Anne Loflin,. aged 2 years
will have a birthday party to-
gether today.
Admiral and Mrs. Royar re-
ceived on Wednesday at the
Calls Made and Returned
Party for the officers and
ranking members of the Office
Of Naval Material.
The party also served as q
welcome to Rear Admiral and
Mrs. George Weaver, who
arrived two weeks ago from
Long Beach. Calf. Admiral
Weaver replaces Rear Admiral
Joel D. Parks.
Comdr. Vance Fowler, aide
to Admiral Royar. made the
introductions. More than 200
guests were received during
the $50 to 8 o'clock party.
Among them were Mrs. Fowler.
Rear Admiral Frank A. Bald
win, Rear Admiral r. e. Blick,
Mr.. and Mrs. CladiuS Pendill,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Banner
man. Capt. and Mrs. Charles
A. Blick, Capt. and Mrs. Will
liam C. Sprenger, and 1t. Col.
and Mrs. j. C. Barry.
Admiral and Mrs. Weaver
moved into their new home in
Country Club Hills on Thurs
day and hope to be we'll settled
for the holidays. Their daugh-
ter Jeanne is a student nurse
at Garfield Hospital and their
son Calvin is a 1st claSsman at
the Naval Academy.
Coffeys at Home for Holidays
The Army Judge Advocate
Gen. Eugene M. Caffey,
and Mrs. Caffey, plan Thanks
giving at home and have asked
young friends of their daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Winn Caffey
Evening star., 1954-11-21
Navy Mothers Bozoor Tuesday

The Navy Mothers Club.
No. 5s7. will have It's annual
Christmas bazaar at Epithany
Church Hall. 1917 q street
NV. from 8 to 10 pm. on
Tuesday. Mrs. Helen Davis Is
bazaar chairman.
Gift tables viii include nee
dlework. fancy and plain
aprons, infants wear. imported
dolls, q novel white elephant
tables, Christmas candles and
decorations. Two other fea-
lures will be homemade cakes,
pies and canned food for the
Thanksgiving table and an art
corner.
Proceeds from the event will
Evening star., 1954-11-21
Membership Dance

Aides to All Charities Will
hold a "paid-up membership
dance for members and pros
pective members this evening
from . until midnight at the
Hebrew Academy. 6o45 six
teenth street NV. The dance
viii be very informal and
there will be prizes and re-
freshments.
Evening star., 1954-11-21

60 to the clubs welfare fund
for charitable work. Hot re-
freshments will be sold
throughout the evening.
Evening star., 1954-11-21

MRS. PHILLIP J. TORSNEY
The former
Miss Virginia III. Kunkel.
Married November 20 in st.
Johns Church In Forest
Glen, Md.
Evening star., 1954-11-21

1907 Open D Mon, Thurs.
s2Ii3 $50 daily
ALEXANDRIA, VA. Open $50 to ? Thurs, Fri
CLARENDON Open to Mon, Thurs, Fri
FREE cusToMR PARKING At ALL HAHN NEIcHsoRHooD STORES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

United States and Communist
planners, because they are the
leaders Of tomorrow.
= Motion pictures, youth Gen.
tiers with q wide variety of
activities and pamphlets
ranging from comics to Amer
lean history have the greatest
appeal for boys and girls.
The movie program Is ex-
tended to millions Of rural as
well as urban children each
year. Some times, they stand
barefooted In dusty village
streets or assemble in open
fields to watch a Walt Disney
cartoon on health, or a movie
showing that life in America
has many advantages that
can be adopted In their own
lands. fCosfisaed % Page ~
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By Emily Tsws

formerly administered by the
Department Of State and the
Mutual Security Agency, the
new United States Informa-
ton Agency, under the direc-
ton Of Theodore C. Streibert,
Is working toward its goal Of
winning youth as well as
adults to the ideals Of freedom.
American men and women
dedicated to sharing the dem
ocratic way Of life are telling
the story In n countries.
Most Of the media through
which America Is fighting the
cold war include special ma
terials for youth. q group
listed as one Of the most
important targets by both
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Telling the American Story

THE AMERICAN story is
j. reaching millions Of chill
dren around the world, with
the message Of democracy
adapted to meet all stages
Of their educational develop
ment.
Continuing the program
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04

overnight guests of their aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin
OF COOlspring on Saturday.
Miss Martha Giltenboth of near
Milford spent the weekend with
Miss Patricia Argo and family.
also Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mellon
and children of Wilmington were
their guests.
Mrs. Robert wilkins has return
ed TO her home after spending four
and a half weeks in the Milford
Memorial Hospital with a fractur-
ed knee.
Mrs. Robert Graham returned to
her home at Shady Brook last
week and is recuperating from an
appendicitis operation.
Visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert wilkins and family on Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dick
ersOn, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Jack
son of Milton and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Culver of Laurel.