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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20
ATTACK ON GIRL SCOUTS
How Serewy Can the Legion Cet?"
From CHICAGO DAILY SUN-TIMEs

From CHICAGO DAILY SUN-TIMES
The question above was shouted at
the Illinois American Legion conven-
ton Friday. The Illinois Department,
meeting in Chicago, was railroading
through resolution asking that sup
port be withdrawn from the Girl Scout
movement. The resolution charged
that there were "un-American influ-
ences in the Girl Scout handbook and
its publications.
"HOW screWy can we get?" yelled
Lawrence j. Fenlon, former state COM
mander, who has two daughters who
are Girl Scout leaders, Like the Ameri-
can Legion, the Girl Scouts have a con-
gressional charter. Their patriotic
aims are the same. The Girl Scouts
report to Congress on their activities
every year Mrs. Dwight d. Eisenhow-
err is honorary president. J. Edgar
Hoover, FBI chief, is a member of
the advisory council which includes
outstanding citizens
Despite the sober counsel of such as
Fenlon, h e Illinois legionnaires
whooped through the resolution by
a voice vote.
Fenlons words were echoed in a
resolution drawn up next day by le-
gionnaires in Savannah, Ca, where
the Girl Scout movement was started
43 years ago 1t said the Illinois reso-
luton was both silly and screwy."
Savannah legionnaires said they would
ask the American Legion's national
convention to ''erase the blot on the
fair name of two million Girl Scouts
put there by the Illinois Department
of the Legion
How did the Illinois Legion get it
self involved in such silly business?
1t has allowed itself to be infiltrated
and used by men who have more zeal
than common sense in their battle
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

leaders, Clamage said he'd study the
handbook Next day he rewrote the
blast at the Girl Scouts. This time it
said the handbook ''gives the United
Nations and One-W orld citizenship
PRECEDENCE over American citizen
ship" This just simply isn't true, as
any parent of a Girl Scout knows.
Moreover, C m G e's resolution
went on, writings of certain pro-Com-
munist authors, SO identified by gov
eminent agencies, have been highly
recommended in an official Girl Scouts
magazine as authentic, historic ma
terial."
Once again the Girl Scout officials
were puzzled. This was new charge,
cut of the blue 1t turned out that the
February, 1853, issue of "THE LEAD
Era magazine for Girl Scout lead
ers-recommended two books: "a
Fair World for ALP by Dorothy Can
field Fisher and ''The First Book of
Negroes, by Langston Hughes.
Both authors are in "Who's Who"
Mrs Fisher, IS, is a member of the
Girl Scouts advisory board. Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt wrote the foreword
to her book.
Because of these two incidental
book reviews, Clamage & Co. are will
ing to try to wreck a great organiza-
ton that is just as worthy and patriotic
as the Legion. And wreck it they
would, if parents and contributors took
their inane charges seriously.
This is responsibility at it's worst
Legionnaires all over the country
ought to follow the lead of the Sa-
vannah group and rise to the defense
of the Girl Scouts. And legionnaires
in Illinois should realize that the &C
tivities of such as Clamage make them
look foolish, hurt the legion and over
shadow the good work it does.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

which there has been misunderstand-
ing were being clarified in reprint
ing of the book, due this summer. The
reprint, Sheehan noted, twill help to
continue the great and praiseworthy
aims and principles of the Girl Scouts"
But the harm was done.
Edward CIamage, chairman of the
Illinois Legion's antisubversive COM
mittee, went baying off to the chase.
He didn't pause to confer with Girl
Scout officials. He didn't bother to
read the handbook in question. He
went overheard for the LIE Fevre story
hook, line and sinker. He wrote
resolution recommending the Legion
withdraw Girl Scout support until
such time as it stops supplying UNITED
Nations and World Government prop
uganda to Americas youth, restores
the time-honored American, patriotic
and historical ideals in it's teachings,
and becomes what many think it is or
should be: A real American organiza-
ton loyal to God and the American
way of life"
This is virtually word for word the
conclusion of the LIE Fevre article.
Girl Scout leaders here learned such
devastating resolution was under
consideration by the Legion when
newspaper reporters told them about
it. After considerable difficulty, they
cornered Clamage. He admitted his
case was based entirely on the LIE
Feyre article, and he had made no
personal investigation.
His damaging charges had been
made public, therefore, without any
attempt to verify if they were true, or
to get the other side of the story or
even inform the Girl Scouts they were
about to be ripped by the American
Legion.
After the protests of the Girl Scout
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

income has declined $500 million since
March. If this continues Hoover's pre-
diction may come sooner than we
think; but there is still some hope.
What about the appropriations for a
Federal works project we heard SO
much about short time ago?e"C Crit
cal" was the word that would decide
when the program would get under
way. What are we waiting for?
On September 20, 1862, Candidate
Eisenhower said to his listeners: "The
people who pay the taxes will know
where we are going. They will know
that we are on our way toward a bal
anced budget, toward reduction in the
national debt, toward lower taxes"
The man who said this has repeatedly
asked Congress to raise the debt cell
ing In his 1854 budget message the
President confessed: "It is not prudent
to operate the huge business of the
United States Government in such
straitjacket as the present debt limit. "
How times have changed He also said
when campaigning for President: eve
can reduce our budget. We can cut
down our taxes. We can live within
our means. That is what the brains of
America can do if we just give them a
chance. When, yes when, are the
brains Of America going to do all this?
That is what the people wish to know.
Will it be when the grass grows in the
streets of hundred cities, thousand
towns, as Hoover predicted? Well, you
might as we'll smile and like it-you
asked for it.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

Editorial from Brotherhood OF
Maintenance of Way Employees
Journal
THE grass will grow in the streets of
a hundred cities, a thousand towns;
the weeds will overrun the fields of a
million farms" This was the predic-
ton of former President Herbert Hoo
yer on October 81, 1882 when hungry
men, women, and children were red
eyed from watching for the prosperity
that was just around the corner.
With the election of Franklin d.
Roosevelt, the Republican party proph-
esied the doom of our country. There
were charges of boondoggling and the
vanquished scoffed at the Federal
works project, but the people were
no longer haunted by dreams of
chicken in every pot and car in every
garage.
Within the first month of his term
in office Roosevelt opened the closed
banks and acted to restore Federal
credit by abolishing the worst forms
of waste. He relieved distress by Fed
eral grants, created the Civilian Con-
servation Corps, and stopped mortgage
foreclosures on farms and homes. In
rapid succession came the farm relief
law, Tennessee Valley Authority, Ma
tional Recovery Act, and many more.
Our devastated national forests took
on new life by the planting of trees.
Thousands of acres of land were re-
claimed, and the wheels of industry
turned again. This was the New Deal.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-20

Registration books close
for November z General Election,
Friday, September IL, 5 p. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24

CLOSE to the Sandman shoreline In
" the Mediterranean a Navy de-
stroyer spots a simulated target. The
order to load is given. A salvo Is fired
Twin brass shell cases are flung auto
matically from the gun blocks and out
Of the mount. Hydraulic HOSTS move
cleaning 5-inch rounds up from maya
zines below decks. The firing continues
When the projectile hits the target
its Job Is done But what of the shell
casing?
Castings are not pitched over the
side, as might be expected. Instead. In
the interests of economy. they are re-
turned to where they came from-the
Naval Gun Factory in Washington,
Here, the used brass is melted down,
milled and machined in a one-day
process The result is a batch of new
5inch shell castings. ready to be packed
with explosives and sent out again to
Navy ships in distant ports
Used castings come from all over the
world. After boxing them, the firing
ship transfers them to cargo and am
munition ships for the long voyage
back to the United States. The last
stage of the journey is up the Potomac
and Anacostia Rivers by barge to the
Gun Factory.
Last year, nearly Is million pounds
of brass was unloaded at the Gun Fac
tory. Economy alone justifies transport
ing the castings all the way back to
Washington, but the conservation of
copper and other metal also makes the
process worthwhile
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Office Boys
Estate Amazes
Family, Friends

CHICAGO R - Relatives and
friends of a 6S-yer-old office boy
were surprised yesterday when
they learned the amount of his
estate, an estimated $50, 900.
The wealth of John W. Nelson
was disclosed by Investigators for
the Cook County Coroner'S Office
who had gone to his room search
ing for cemetery lot deed.
They found bank books showing
savings accounts totaling $4,000
and key to a safe deposit in a
Loop bank. In the bank box were
II different stock issues valued at
about $12O, ,OO0, S689OO in cash, and
Sc, 300 in US. savings bonds. No
will was found.
Nelson, bachelor, died Tuesday
of heart attack.
Frank Winter, Nelson's second
cousin, said Nelson had no closer
relative than first cousin. Winter
said Nelson's wealth came as a
complete surprise and relatives
theorized Nelson saved while living
frugally and was fortunate In In
| veStments.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Ii AM. Advisory
On Hurricane

MIAMI R-This advisory on hur-
ricane Hazel was issued at II a. m.
by the Miami Weather Bureau:
Hurricane Hazel was centered at
II a. m. (EST) near latitude AL
north, longitude 74.S west, or about
315 miles southeast of Kingston,
Jamaica, moving towards the west
or west northwest about s miles
per hour.
Winds are estimated up to 125
miles per hour within rs miles of
the center in northern Semicircle
and 800 miles to the south. Gales
extend 200 miles north of center
and 100 miles south.
Movement is expected to con-
tinue towards the west to west
northwest at amout miles per
hour during the next II hours.
This is a very dangerous hurri-
cane and all shipping in the central
Caribbean should exercise extreme
caution. Small craft in Jamaica
should remain in port.
Next advisory at p. m. (EST).
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Hazel Offers No
Immediate Threat
|TOLand Areas

MIAMI, Fla. R-Hurricane Hazel
whirled its 125-mile-per-hour winds
In the central Caribbean Sea today
sun on a west-northwest course
That posed no immediate threat to
land.
Navy hurricane hunter planes
were not penetrating the great dis
turbance because of its violence.
They were warned away from it
after a crewman of a plane was
injured.
The San Juan, PR, Weather Bu-
reau called Hazel Every danger
ous." 1t was expected 10 continue
on Its west-northwest course in the
open Caribbean Sea today. The
present course would take it south
of Jamaica.
At 5 am. EST the eighth hurri-
cane of the season was about $50
miles south-southeast of Miami. It
was moving at a forward rate of
ABOUT eight m.p.h.
b. d. Mitchell, photographers
mate from Syracuse, NY, suffered
dlslocated shoulder yesterday
when his hurricane hunter plane
was bounced around by the violent
winds in the storm.
Later, ne was flown to the base
al Jacksonville, Fla, where the
INJURY was reported not serious.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Today's Ferry
TripCanceIed

This mornings trip Of the
Key West Cardenas ferry was
candeled because Of weather
conditions.
About 55 passengers and II
automobiles had been scheduled
for today's "trip.
The boat is going to Miami
for alterations that were not
completed in time for its first
"trip last Saturday.
The ferry will return here
Monday evening and will make
its next scheduled run to Car
denas at 9 a. m. Tuesday.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09

Parents must set the example, +"
he said.
Hampton, past zone chairman for
the Lions club, spoke on our iber-
ties as a citizen In honor of District
Governor Week. He said that pre-
sently our liberties are in great
danger, we may not lose them but
we may have to fight very hard
to keep them"
Hampton said that citizens today
take too much for granted. He had
reference to our present liberties.
"The foundations Of our liberty
rest in the home" he said, par
ents must set the example for the
children. h.
Active Service Urged
Fred Miller, also past zone
chairman for the Lions Club, spoke
to the members. He said that fel-
low Lions would never be good
Lions until they joined in on an
activity and saw the results. He
added that activity in civic affairs
gives appreciation of satisfaction
and service.
Miller also told the members that
to have a hundred per cent service
club takes more than one hundred
per cent attendance.
Paul G. Albury, present zone
chairman also gave a short talk in
honor of District Governor week.
Routine Business
In the routine business conduct
ed at the meeting, a committee
was appointed to make a study of
plans for the forthcoming get to-
gether between the Cardenas Gu
ba Lians club and the local club.
A letter was read to the men,
bers from the CardenaS club sug-
gesting the meeting because OF the
present close link that Key West
now has with the Cuban city. Def
mite plans will be announced later.
It was announced at the meeting
that Rear Admiral and Mrs.
George c. Towner have accepted
the invitation to the testimonial
dinner in honor of Bernie c. Papy
to be held by the Lions Club in
the La Concha hotel at 7:30 p. m.
Thursday, October II.
A letter was also received from
State senatorial nominee Bill Neb.
lett and his wife saying that they
will attend.
It was announced that Louis Els
ner will bring his organ to the ho'
tel meeting. 1t will be played by
Cecil Carbonell, a noted local musi-
cal artist, for the benefits of the
guests.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Macy Sees No
Storm. Threat
Before Monday

Naval installations here are
slerted for hurricane Hazel but
personnel is not restricted TO
the base and is not being call.
cd back from liberty, Capt. c.
L. Murphy, public information
officer, said today.
Liberty is limited 10 Mara.
thon, hs added.
Capt. Murphy said all military
and civilian personnel has been
alerfed for . possible recall ov.
er fhe weekend.
"Bvt ! am sure II will not be
necessary" he said.
Capt. Murphy said the recall,
II necessary, will be made via
the radio station, sound trucks,
the Shore Patrol and other pub.
lie media.
"The hurricane poses no pos
sibls threat TO Key West until
late Monday" Capt. Mvrphy
added.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09

For3ODays
Roberts Charged
With Disobedience
By Police Chief

Police Patrolman Henry
Roberts has been suspended
for the second time in a
year for disobedience of a
lawful order. it was an
nounced today by Police
Chief Bienvenido Perez.
According to the official report,
the suspension stems from an in
cident Oct. z in which Roberts re-
fused to obey orders to report for
duty.
Patrolman John Linehan said
that he was dispatched to Roberts
home to pass on an order that he
! report for duty at 8 p. m. on that
date instead of the usual midnight.
Reason was that Patrolman Ho-
ward Harris was i'll.
Linehan's Statement
Linehan said that he was told by
Roberts that he would not appear
for duty at 8 O'Clock.
When Linehan asked Roberts
what he wanted him to "tell them
at the station" he said that Rob-
erts replied, "Just what l told
you"
Roberts is being charged under
Rule Two, Section F of the Civil
Service Regulations, which says
that an officer may be suspended
if he has willfully violated any
! official regulation or order, or has
failed to obey any lawful, reason.
able direction made and given BY
his superior officer, where such
violation or failure to obey shall
amount to an act of insubordina
tion or a breach of discipline, OIL
has resulted or might reasonably
be expected to result in the loss Oh
injury to the city or to the public
or prisoners or wards of the city,
Added Charge
Another charge that Roberts fail
ed to carry out his duties in con
nection with breaking and enter
ing investigation at the Colorec
USO, Ill Whitehead St.. is bein,
held in abeyance, Chief Perez said
Roberts was allegedly detailed d
Investigate the robbery but failet
] to do so, according to the report
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09

by other people," he said.
Trevor, who also is a director
of the Florida State Chamber of
Commerce, lives at 3637 Avenue E.
The eight new chamber direc-
tors who were elected Tuesday vot-
ed the presidency to Trevor at an
organizational meeting in the
chamber office yesterday.
Other officers named yesterday,
Trevor said, were Joe Pinder, first
vice president; William Arnold,
second vice president; and William
Freeman, treasurer.
Trevor said the only other busi-
ness taken up yesterday was the
decision to continue the chamber
luncheon meetings on the third
Wednesday of each month.
The eight new directors are:
Trevor, Pinder, Arnold, Glynn
Archer, Toby Bruce, Alan Hamp-
ton, Orvis Kemp, and Joe Pearl
man.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Work of&biag Dfpt
Cuts D0uu Local Fire Loss
Cren.ata Feels
PreUentiOnIs
Important Ain,

Fire Chief Charles Gre
mata announced the end of
Fire Prevention Week today,
and at the same time ne re-
vealed that his long-range
fire prevention program has
brought the city's losses
down to where there have
been only two fires in Key
West this year that could
be termed serious.
81 feel that prevention is vastly
more important to the fire depart
ment than just putting out fires,
said the chief who has held his post
for nearly three years.
Cause Promoted
During Fire Prevention Week, he
and his assistants have worked
tirelessly to promote the cause of
fire prevention - but it isn't just
a one week per year job for the
fire department. Rather, they are
on the job 365 days year to that
end.
And their efforts are bearing
fruit. Key Vests fire damage has
shown sharp drop this year.
The ony two serious fires were
one at S17 Duval st. which caused
eight thousand dollars in damage
to residence and its furnishings
and another which did eleven thou
sand dollars in damage to Duval
st. cigar factory.
During Fire Prevention Week,
there were just four alarma, two
of them false.
Inspection Program
Chief Cremata gives no small
amount of credit to the fire depart.
ment's inspection program calcn-.
lated to reduce, fire hazards. I'm
der the direction of Arthur Curry, ),
the program has been stepped up
considerably in the past year.
Cremata also announced that
new equipment, including safety
lines, smoke masks, and more than
a thousand feet of hose have made
his department more efficient. The
department has a total of four en-
gines.
Personnel is at an all time
high. The force includes the chief,
assistant chief, secretary, fire in
spector, electrician, and four cap
tains, four lieutenants and 22 fire.
fighters.
Fire Drills
An example of their Fire Pre-
ventiOn Week program can be had
from the following scores on eva
cuation drills in local schools: Key
West High School, 1,224, pupils, two
stories, one minute, 20 seconds;
Douglass School, $50 pupils one
story, so seconds; St. Joseph School
229 pupils, two story, one minute,
20 seconds; st. Francis Xavier
School, 12S pupils, two story, one
minute; Convent of Mary Imma-
culate, 400 pupils, two story, one
minute, AZ seconds; Truman School,
742 pupils, two story and annex,
one minute, % seconds; High
School Annex, 305 pupils, one story,
one minute, Is seconds; Harris
School, 600 pupils, two story and
annex, one minute, 2l seconds;
Poinciana School, 800 pupils, one
story, one minute, 20 seconds; Rey-
nolds, School, 22O pupils, one story,
"a seconds.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Fort Celebrates

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Oct. 9
R-The Tooth birthday of the once
proud Ft. TETON in the Tehachapi
Mountains 80 miles south of here
will be celebrated Sunday.
The fort, once one of the Army's
most important installations in the
West, was abandoned in the Civil
War. 1t has been partially restored
now and complete restoration is
planned.
The Army maintained the fort to
discourage rustlers, renegade in
a Aad stage coach bandits.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Exciting Job

PITTSBURGH R-Cab driver
James Kramer's first passenger
yesterday told him to step op the
gas. 1t was his wife and she was
about to have a baby.
Kramer, %, had just left for
work when his 20year old wife,
Wanda, shouted out of a window:
Jimmy, come back! l think it's
time!"
When they pulled up at South
Side Hospital Kramer got out Of
the cab with an S,pound, 12.ounce
baby girl-their first child. Both
mother and baby are doing well.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09

Chamber of Commerce.
Trevor said today he took
the presidency under pro-
test since it is the fourth
time since 1916 that he has
been chamber head.
II feel that the Job should
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09
Neighbor Boy
Stab-Slayings
I8-Year-Old Youth
Pleads ''Not Guilty"
After Confession

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. R-The
hoy around the corner" pleaded
innocent today to two murder
charges in the stab -slayings of a
14-year~old baby-sitter and her four.
year-old charge.
Tall, 1s-year-old Kenneth K.
Chaplin responded in a clear voice,
mot guilty" to the two charges oi
murder read out in the District
Court room by Clerk James Lovett
Judge John M. Noonan ordered
Chaplin held without bail for hear
ing Oct. 10.
The boys father, Theodore E.
Chaplin, Springfield Armory elec.
trician, sat in a front row during
the brief arraignment. The fathers
eyes were tear-filled as he watched
his oldest child arraigned.
The boy glanced at his father,
but they did not speak to each
other.
Hears Charge
The high school sophomore
looked tired and his hair was
tousled as two policemen led him
into the courtroom.a
'This complaint charges" the
clerk intoned, 'that you did as
sault, and beat with intent to MUIR
der Stephen Ross Goldberg, and
did murder him on the 18th of
September this year. How do you
plead?"
mot guilty." was the response
in a steady voice.
The identical wording charged
him with the Staying of Lynn Ann
Smith, ID.
Police Chief Raymond P. Gallag-
her and Dist. Atty. Stephen 4.
Moynahan said that the boy ad-
mitted in a signed statement that
ne slew Lynn Ann and the Gold
berg boy.
Attended Funeral
Young Chapin, whose home is
only a few doors from the Smith
family's, was a pallbearer at her
funeral a few days after the Staying
two weeks ago tonight.
1t was small piece of crochet.
ing thread, which police deduced
had been used as a grip wrapping
on a knife, that police said led
them to take Chaplin from school
for questioning yesterday.
Gallagher said the youth, a Boy
Scout leader who had never before
been in trouble with the police,
chain-smoked cigarettes but other.
wise was calm as he explained the
Staying and readily signed his state.
ment.
Then, Gallagher said, he told
authorities where they could find
the death knife (behind a chair
In his room) and his blood stained
Clothing hanging in a kitchen clos.
ct of his home.
No Sex Factor
The police chief said "there is
no question of sex being a factor
in this case. 1t definitely is not"
Gallagher quoted young Chaprs
statement as saying he began stab.
bing and beating the girl the mo.
ment she opened the door admit,
ting him to the Goldberg apart,
ment in a substantial section Of
Springfield.
Then, Gallagher went on. the
youth heard little Stephen cry. He
went to the child's bed and stabbed
him and beat him with the wooden
knife handle.
The bodies were found by the
youngsters parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Bernard Goldberg, when they re
turned from a night movie. Lynn
Ann had been stabbed "a times
Her neck was broken. Stephen wa:
stabbed "A times. His skull wa.
fractured.