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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09

; The 130-acre develop
ment, which will be capable
of servicing up to 800 shrimp
boats, is expected to give a
boost to the areas shrimp in
dustry, already a multi-mill-
ion dollar per year opera
ton.
At the same time, the facilities
are expected to lure scores of pri-
vately owned yachts to the area.
At the present time, pleasure boats
generally avoid Key West because
of the shortage of suitable dock
space.
Protected Anchorage
TOPPING revealed today that
workmen have been laboring
around the clock for the past three
years dredging the channel and
filling in dock areas. The channel
viii be the only protected anchor
age for fishing boats in the area.
Shrimp operators have complained
in the past that thousands of dol
lars in damage is caused when
storms hit the area. The channel
has been dredged to a depth of
40 feet, out into Hawkes. Channel.
More than $4,000 feet of concrete
docks will be constructed TOPPING
said. One section of the channel
will be reserved for pleasure craft.
Facilities for servicing the vessels
with fuel and water will be pro-
vided and future plans call for the
installation of adrydock and boat
lift accommodating vessels up to
100 feet in length, he added.
Ice Co. Near Completion
The ice plant, now nearing com.
pletion will be operated by the
Pure Ice Co., of Miami. Isadore
Truman, president of that COM
pany, said today that it will have
capacity of $50 tons of ice per
day, with storage space for 1000
tons, in addition.
Besides seryicing the shrimp
boats, Kruman said that his COM
pany will selh ice at retail.
A shrimp packing plant is also
planned for the development.
Aid To Shrimpers
TOPPING, who is also president of
Charley TOPPING and Sons, local
building material manufacturers
and general contractors, said that
his firm conceived the idea of de-
veloping the area three years ago
when scores of shrimp boats left
Key West for other ports because
of the shortage of dock space, the
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
NO DAMAGE SUFFERED
in SMALL BLAZE

Fire fighting units from mum.
Der and 3 fire stations answered
a call yesterday at noon to the
sewer contractors store yard on
Flagler Ave.
Fire Chief Charles Cremata
stated that spark had set off a
small can full of gasoline. In an
attempt to put out the flame. the
can OF gas was overturned and
the burning fuel spread over a
small area.
No damage or injury was re-
ported and the blaze was reported
to have been quickly extinguished.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
|Prowler Suspect
lis Fined In CITY
Court Tuesday

Louis w. Caron, Il, stationed
aboard the USS Gilmore, was fined
SIS yesterday in City Court on
charges of trespassing on private
property. A charge of disorderly
conduct against him was dropped.
The charges were made Monday
night.
Police officer Mario Santana
testified that he had answered a
call to 60 to the 500 block on
William Street to investigate a re-
ported prowler.
Santana stated that police Off
Ger E. Pinder and the Shore Pa
troll inspected the immediate area
while he patroled the neighbor-
hood.
The testimony revealed that
Caron had been picked up for in
vestigation and taken to the po-
lice station where he was identi-
fled by a woman who had report
ed prowler in her room.
The woman appeared in court
and testified that she had been
friendly with Caron before and
that on night in question, Caron
had bee min her room for some
time. She testified that she had
given him q cigarette and they
talked.
Caron had remained in jail
since the charges were made un.
til the trial was held.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
Added Arrests Are Expected
In Murder For Profit Plot
Fantastic Case
Breaks Out With
Unusual Points

BARLOW N-Mors arrests may
be made in a fantastic murder
Tor profit" plot involving two
wealthy widows and an elderly
calendar manufacturer, Sheriff Pat
Gordon said today.
An attorney and q contractor
have been arrested and another
person may be taken into custody.
Two more cases viii be investi-
gated and there may be others, ne
said.
The bizarre case broke at near
by Lake Wales Monday with the
fake abduction Of one Of the
wealthy widows repeatedly marked
for death. The sheriff said he
staged it to break the case.
Arrested on charges OF conspir-
acy to murder for profit were EN-
NETT DonneIly, so, Lake Wales at
torney; and Willard burden, IS,
Orlando building contractor. Bonds
were set at $4,000 each.
Chosen Victims
They are accused Of conspiring
70 kill X. H. Gerlach, 81, Of Lake
Wales, a calendar manufacturer;
Mrs. Byrd T. Roach, 81, of Lake
Wales, who inherited an estate iof
about 100000 from her late hus-
band five years ago; and Mrs.
Louise Clark Hawley of Orlando
who has Florida real estate hold
ings and an interest in Chicago
sun helmet firm.
The 6O-year-old Donnelly, who
had handled legal and financial
matters for all three was ~resl
leased on $40. 900 bond late yester-
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
Bowen Clears
On Assessor

Craig Bowen, city finance direc-
tor, stated today that Sam Finders
salary ceased as of the 7th of
June. Pinder had submitted his re-
Signation as city tax assessor on
that date.
Bowen also stated, 'You don't
pay anyone who is not working"
Controversy arose on the asses
sor's resignation when the city re-
fused to take action on its accept
ance. One city official stated to-
day that he did not believe that the
commissioners had to accept the
resignation since Pinder was not
a department head.
Not A Dept. Head
The tax assessor is a division
head under the Department of Fin
ance and it was stated that only
the finance director and the city
manager need to except the re-
Signation.
City Attorney j. Y. Porter said
that he didn't know yet what his
opinion would be because he would
have to study the issue.
City Manager Victor Lang said
that he had not accepted the re-
signation.
Action on Finders successor is
expected when the city commits
sloners meet in special session
Thursday night at 8 p. m.
One city official said that Key
West should follow the lead taken
by other small Florida cities and
hire an outsider who is an engi.
neer on assessments to do the lob.
The official stated that qualified
engineering assessments usually
stand up in court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
Mccarthy Calls Challenge By
Symington A "Viicious Smear
Says He Would Go
Before Committee
To Answer Charge

WASHINGTON R-Sen. Syming-
ton offered today to testify in the
McCarthy-Army hearings if Sen.
Mccarthy will agree to a special
Senate investigation of his finan-
cial dealings. Mccarthy declared
he was willing.
Denouncing Symington's chal-
lenge as "a vicious smear" Nc
earthly said he was glad it was
made on television $50 millions of
people can see how low a man can
sink-I repeat, how low an alleged
man can sink"
At another point, Mccarthy said
Symington had taken up the line of
the Daily Worker, which Mccarthy
said has been belaboring him for
years about old charges of NAL
feaSance in office. Y
WASTE Of Time"
Acting Chairman Mundt (R-SD)
broke in to criticize both Syming-
ton and Mccarthy for what he
called ga waste of time" in the
current proceedings.
Mundt said it was difficult for
him to find ways to stop this mid
morning madness"
Symington dared Mccarthy to 90
before special Senate Committee
which Symington suggested that
Vice President Nixon appoint-to
answer questions raised by a Sem
ate Rules subcommittee in its re-
port on a 1852 inquiry into Nc
Carthy's financial dealings.
Symington proposed Mccarthy
sign written agreement with him.
Mccarthy didn't sign it but said
IF it is necessary to have a spe-
cial committee to re.investigate
these smearS, l will now make a
firm commitment to 60 before that
committee to answer the Smears. 4"
Hearings Not Likely
The possibility that any such
hearings will be held is remote.
The Senate itself would have to
vote such a procedure, irrespec-
tive of any agreement Symington
and Mccarthy might make.
Specifically, Symington. Missouri
Democrat, mentioned among other
things $4,000 payment Mccarthy
received from the Lustron Corp.
and the question of whether Nc
earthly had converted to personal
use any funds contributed to Nc
earthly for his fight against COM
munism.
Symington read into the record
near the outset of today's Nc
Carthy-Army hearings a letter to
Mccarthy, setting up the condi-
tons.
Mccarthy Won't Sign
Symington proffered a written
agreement to Mccarthy, asking
him to sign it.
Mccarthy refused to sign, but
stated he would consent to 60 be-
fore a special committee if one is
created.
Symington had proposed that a
special Senate committee be ap-
pointed by Vice President Nixon,
Continued on Page Twe)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
Linda Sue Gets Lots OF Mail
But None From The Martians
0-Year.Old Girl
Asked Men From
Mars To Stop War
BY JULIUS GOLDEN

ALBUQUERQUE R - Every
body's writing to little Linda Sue
RuSSen-except the Martians.
The 9-year-old Little Girl Who
Wrote the Martians" is receiving
a stream of letters offering advice,
prayer, thanks and hope from all
over the country.
Linda Sue recently wrote her
simple letter addressed to Mars.
1t said:
what business am writing
about is to stop the earth people
from fighting. ALI they have is
war, war, war and I'm getting
tired of it, so be here"
Never Came
The Martians never came. But
grateful people answered for them.
"BlesS your heart and more pow
er to you'll" wrote Santa Monica,
Calf, woman. "Keep up your
courage and believe in your ideals.
Surely it is a thrill to know that
a child has the vision of what is
right"
A young boy from Mobile, Ala,
who doesn't want Linda Sues
schoolmates to laugh at her, wrote:
i am the Marian you wrote to
and l would like to stop war in
the earth too. I'm afraid / can't
come to your city but can write
to you"
The lad asked Linda Sue to draw
another map showing where he
should land his space ship. On
the bottom of the letter was a
crude drawing of his celestial
transport.
Letter Of Praise
A letter of praise arrived from
the SFCon, call letters for the 18th
annual Science Fiction Convention,
to be held soon in California.
I'VE can't promise you that
there will be any Martians pres
emf" the letter said.
However, it made Linda Sue an
honorary member for the conven.
ton and invited her to attend.
The letters keep coming. Some
tell of seeing flying saucers in the
hope Linda Sue won't give up her
dream and win 60 ahead with her
plans to see the Martians Sin my
own spaceship." Linda Sues moth.
er, Mrs. Arthur Russell, said:
Linda Sue and / win try to
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
Wins
Race
In California
FDR's Som Overcomes
Bad Publicity OF
Estranged Wife

LOS A N G z L E s N- James
Roosevelt ran away with the Dem.
ocratic nomination for Congress in
California's 18th District, despite
adverse publicity from his wife's
accusations of infidelity and oppo-
sition from National Democratic
Chairman Stephen Mitchell.
In a district with better than FL
Democratic registration, the late
Presidents eldest son now stands
an excellent chance of winning the
NdPember runoH against Republic
car Theodore owings, who cap
turEd the COP nomination.
BVth men, by cross-filing, ran
In beth party races. Each ex-
pressed confidence of victory.
Owings Il city clerk bf Culver
City. He W. running fourth in the
democratic race. But Roosevelt,
who captured his own party race
by q margin of about 81 over his
closest rival, was running second
to owings in the COP column.
In lis precincts out of 9O1,
Roosevelt had 2,7s6 votes. His
chief opponent, newspaper publish
er Ned Redding, had 476. Architec-
tural engineer Buddy Bartlett had
4ss and Owings, $50.
In the Republican contest,
Owings polled 1,19O and Roosevelt,
262, also in lis precincts.
Altogether, six candidates were
in the Republican race and seven
in the Democratic.
Another candidate, Republican
Richard Westbrook, withdrew and
threw his support to Democrat
Redding to "beat Roosevelt" That
was the campaign cry of all Roose-
velt's opponents throughout the
campaign. They hit hard on his
domestic strife and frequently
quoted Democratic Chairma n
Mitchell's statement that Roose-
welt should withdraw until his
marital difficulties were straight
ened out.
Shortly before the campaign
started Roosevelt's estranged wife
Romelle, 80, charged him in a sep
arate maintenance suit with adul-
terry, naming three correspondents,
and filed q letter dated 1S45 in
which he admitted intimacies with
nine other women.
Roosevelt, 46, has denied any
misconduct.
He said he signed the letter to
prevent a divorce and thus in
crease the burdens of his father
at that time.
In conceding defeat, Reddins
congratulated Roosevelt and sale.
"All Democrats must now close
ranks for q final victory in No.
vember."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
Hnge5ak
QBhA
LnndMade
Modern Shopping
Center Planned
By Miami Beach
Land Developer

South Florida's most mod
ern shopping center will be
built in the near future on
Roosevelt Boulevard, it was
announced Tuesday when it
was revealed that a sale of
land there totaling $192,5OO
has been made.
Ben Marden, Miami Beach, was
the purchaser of the land which
runs approximately 1900 feet along
the boulevard. One parcel of land
was sold to Marden by the Bay
view Enterprises for a total price
of $162, 500 and another was sold
by Howard Wilson and Claude
Gandolfo for $4,000.
Benjamin Bernstein is president,
and Phil TOPPING is secretary of
Bayview Enterprises.
Next To Restaurant
The land sold runs from the
municipal swimming pool, south
about 1900 feet. 1t is adjacent to
the recently constructed Howard
Johnson Restaurant.
Extensive fill operations must
be completed before actual con.
struction of the new Shopping cen.
ter can begin, No definite sal
ton concerning the project has
been released. Tentative starting
date for construction, however, has
been set for next February, ac-
cording to an informed source.
Marden is prominent south
Florida real-estate developer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
NATOHead
Warns Russia
OF A-bomb Use
Cruenther Speaks
At Dinner Marking
D-Day Anniversary
BY ARTHUR cAvsHoN

LONDON R-NATO's supreme
commander in Europe, US. Gen.
Alfred M. Gruenther, warned Rus
STA last night that the West will
meet a Soviet attack with "every
weapon in our arsenal" including
atomic bombs. ,
In our thinking we visualize the
use Of atomic bombs In the support
of our ground troops. We also Wis
ualize the use of atomic bombs on
targets in enemy territory" Cru
enther. told a D-Day anniversary
dinner at which Prime Minister
Churchill also spoke and the Duke
of Edinburgh presided. !.
If war with Russia should come
this year, the NATO commander
said, "the Soviet Union would be
defeated.
81 do not want to say we would
win," he added, because am
sure in a third world war there
would be no winner"
Red Power Grows
Gruenther also told his audience
he was not sure time was on the
side of the West. Russia's indus
trial and atomic stockpiles are
mounting, he explained, and her
air power displayed at the recent
May Day parade in Moscow was
devastating"
But at present, he said, the So
viets have no answer to the Allies
long-range aircraft. He cited the
big American BAT jet bomber,
ga plane which can fly so fast and
so high that there is no defense
against it in 1854"
Gruenther told of one BAT which
recently flew the Atlantic in 4
hours "a minutes.
Churchill told the West that
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
CARBONELL, PARTY
TO WATCH CONCHS
PLAY AT FIT. PIERCE

City Commissioner Louis Car
bonell left Key West this morning
by private airplane for Fort
Pierce to be present during
Key West High schools baseball
games for the state champion
ship.
Carbonell was accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wayne. The
pilot is Fred Johnson.
The party took off at 10 o'clock
this morning from Meacham Field
in a four-place Beechcraft E.
ANA. The trip to Fort Pierce was
expected to take less than an
hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
BULLETIN

LAKE WALES, Fla. R-Emmett
Donnelly, Lake Wales attorney ac-
cused Of conspiring to kill three
well-to-do persons. shot and killed
himself today.
Donnelly, who was released I'm.
der $4,000 bond from county jail
yesterday on three charges of plot
ting to kill, fired one shotgun blast
into his head.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
KEY VESTS
TRAFFIC BOX SCORE

The accident damage rate
is now running about $110 a
day for Key West and some
people wonder why their
automobile insurance is so
high.
If the property damage
rate continues, $4,000 will
have been spent to repair
automobile damage by the
end of this year in Key West
alone. The damage does not
include payment for person
al injury.
Remember, when you're
speeding around town that
"a crutch may support you
but it won't support your
family"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09
Stock Island Marine
Development @derway
Deep-Water Channel, Ice Plant
Being Constructed For 800 Boats
BY JIM COBB

huge marine development on Stock Island, In
Guiding more than six miles of deepwater channel
plant marine railway and thousands of feet of dock
for pleasure boats will be placed in operation Octo-
ber announced today by Phil Topping president
OF Safe Harbor Enterprises Inc. company which has
spent three years developing the area.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-09

For Quick Communication.
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THOS. ]. OWEN 4 SON. Auctioneers.
iii E st. NV.

EpWAkD M5Wtlsp sRApTRo. Ii RS5Nh'
mV2A. 2S-ie1 Trustee,
Evening star., 1954-06-03
ADAM A. WESCHLER 4 SON.
AnoNaAAAa~.
TRUSTEES SALE OF Two-sToRI

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO-sTORY
AND BASEMENT ROW BRICK
DWELLING NO. 942 o STREET
BY virtue Of a Deed Of Trust re,
SEQ, one Of the Land Records of the
District Of Columbia and at the re-
quest Of the party secured thereby.
the undersigned trustees will offer
for . sale gnI3uaI by public "a sueti1H; IN fTqnt
FOURTH DAY OF JUNE. 1854. AT
$3.50 O'CLOCK PM. the following
described property in the District
Of Columbia, to wit: Part of Lot 80
in the heirs of John Davidson's sub
recorded in Liber NIX. foiios TO-
and 1O3, Of the Records Of the once
Of the Surveyor Of the District OF
Columbia. described as follows, viz:
Beginning for the same at the
Northwest corner Of said Lot and
Square and running thence South on on
feet. thence North 26 feet to 90
Street, thence West on 20" Street
2S feet to place of beginning. The
said land is designated on the Rec
ords of the Assessor Of the District
Of Columbia 10 s0r for taSstion ss purpoes as
Terms: 81 100000 cash. Balance IN
monthly inStallmentS Of $1,000 (tenl
for each 81 100000 including in
terest at 6es per annum from day Of
settlement Of sale. secured by q
First Deed of Trust upon property
chaser. A deposit of $4,000 re-
Quired. Conveyancing. recording.
revenue stamps. etc., at purchaser S
costs. Adjustments made as Of date
OF settlement of sale. Terms to be
complied with within 80 days, other
erty may be advertised and resold
ct the discretion of the trustees.
RUBY MECHLIN,
JAMES J. SLATTERY,
Trustee2
my26.27,29-is1.9
Evening star., 1954-06-03
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MARGARET n. EARLEY
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Filed June 2. 1854. Harry M. Hull,

Filed June 2. 1854; Harry M. Hull,
UNITED STATES District COURT
for the DISTRICT Of Columbia,
dant.-Civil Action No. 556o-553.-
ORDER PUBLICATION - ABSENT
DEFENDANT. The object of this
suit. is to. obtain legal separation
or limited divorce on the grounds
of cruelty. Upon, motion of the
plaintiff plain o,t i Is on nvG this end day Of
defendant. Calvin B. Bowers cause use
his appearance to be entered herein
on or before the fortieth day. ex-
elusive of Sundays and legal holi-
days, occurring after the day of the
first publication of this order;
othry otherwise the cause will be pro
Provided copy Of this order be
published once week for three
successive weeks in the washington
Law Reporter and The Evening Star
before said day. (S.l MATTHEW F.
MCGUIRE, Judge; lSeaD A True
cHPy cis2k. Bv Tess MARaAEEAr NAEEY y n uN9Ek Mykk
Deputy Clerk. je3,1O,17
uSfTHp STATES STATES pIsHRiicT SnH!si 4''Sta5F; co1Rr
for the District of Columbia. Hold
ing Probate Court.-No. S5o67,
ministration.-This is to Give
Notice. That the subscribers. of the
District OF Columbia have obtained
from the Probate Court of the Dis
trict. of Columbia. Letters Testa-
mentary on the estate of Milton B.
Granger. late of the District of
Columbia. deceased All persons hav-
ing claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof. legally
authenticated. to the subscribers. on
or before the Goth day of November,
AID. 1854; otherwise they may by
law be excluded from all benefit of
said estate. Given under our hands
this 9th day of May, 1854. MABEL
BENSON SAKIS. 70S Washington
Loan and Trust Building. GEORGE
P. SAK1S. 10S Washington Loan
and Trust Building. (Seal) Attest:
THEODORE COGSWELL, Register Of
Wills. for the District of Columbia.
Clerk Of the Probate Court.
Evening star., 1954-06-03
LEcAL NOTICES tcons.y
ELLIS, HOUGHrON q ELLIS,
Attorneys, 6O4 Southern Building.


UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the District of Columbia. Hold.
ing q Probate Court.-Estate Of
Alice Matthews Baldwin, Deceased.
Mo. S52S7. Administration Docket
17S.-Application having been made
herein for probate Of the last will
and testament of raid deceased. and
for letters teStamentary on said
estate, by Helen Matthews and
Woodson p. Houghton. it is ordered
this 10Th Gay of May, AID. 1854.
that Flora Leach Matthews, Burton
Matthews, Helen Matthews as Gus
todian Of Burton Matthews, Flora
Leach Matthews as Custodian Of
Burton Matthews, Richard Mat
thews Grifhth, George p Grifhth,
III, Crellen Grifith. William s..
Grifhth and Mary Matthews Grifhth.
and all others concerned, appear in
said Court on Monday, Lne 2Sth day
of June, AID. 1854. at 1000 o'clock
AM. to show cause why such ap-
plication should not be granted.
Let notice hereof be published in
the Washington Law Reporter"
and "The Evening Star" cnce in
each Of three successive weeks be-
fore the. return day herein men
toned. the first publication to be
not less than thirty days before
said return day. Witness. the Hon.
orable BOLITHA J. LAWS, Chief
Judge of said court. this 10th day
MELVIN J: MARQUES. Deputy Reg
lumbia. Clerk of the Probate Court.