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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-06
DEATH
MRS. EMMA
ELLEN LARSEN

Mrs. Emma Ellen Larsen, rs,
died yesterday afternoon at the
Monroe General Hospital after a
short illness.
She is survived by the husband,
Louis Larsen; two sons, Bernard
and Victor Larsen; three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Jennie Yancey and Mrs.
Nellie Ward of Key West and Mrs.
Edna Mae Henslee of Dahlgren,
Va; eight grandchildren; three
great grandchildren; one sister,
Mrs. Mamie Russell, Miami; ant
four borhters, Robert Sweeting of
Nassau.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 from the
Chapel of Pritchard Funeral Home.
The services will be conducted by
the Brethren from the Grace and
Truth Hall. Burial will be in the
family plot in City Cemetery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-06
SWIMMING MASK KILLS

FOR WORTH, Tex. IA boy
suffocated last night in his rubber.
and-glass swimming mask.
The body of Charles Bryan Hail
ey, IA, was found in three feet OF
water at pool. Vacuum created by
his inhaling had sucked the mask
so tight over his nose and mouth
1t had to be cut from his face.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-06

Observation Taken at Post Office
Building. 700 AM. EST.
Key West, Fla, Aug. 6, 1854
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-06

About 1000 babies are born in
the United States every day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-06
ALBANIA APOLOGIES
FOR SHOOTING GUARD

LONDON R-Soviet satellite AL.
bania apologized in profuse Ian.
guage today to anti-Kremlin Yugo.
slavia for the shooting of a Yugo.
slav frontier guard and promised
to make amends.
Tirana radio broadcast the apollo.
getic note which said the Yugo-
Slav soldier was shot accidentally
by an Albanian frontier guard fir
ing at two civilians deep in AL
bantam territory" when they ran
after being ordered to halt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-06
80 HURT IN WRECK

SAN BERNARDINO, Calf. u
thirty-eight Mexican farm workers
were hospitalized last night after
the bus in which they were riding
backed over a 35-foot embankment
into ravine and overturned. None
was listed as in critical condition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-06
Anniversary Of World War |
Passes With Little Notice
By JAMES r. KING

LONDON PA page in the
history books Tipped over this
week in Europe.
Just 40 years ago-in the words
of a British foreign minister-"The
lamps are going out all over
Europe"
The anniversary of what be-.
came known then as The Great
War" was officially ignored. Most
people seemed to have forgotten
or they did not want to remember.
But in the English countryside
an old man remembered. Winston
Churchill has said over and over
again lasting world peace is the
last prize he seeks to win. He's
still trying. Churchill at 70 is the
only topliner-governmental or
military-of those fateful August
days of 1914 still in power. Few
others are even still alive.
Forty years ago, as the 39-year-
old First Lord of the Admiralty,
Churchill won praise for having the
Royal Navy already modified and
at battle stations when Britain went
to war with the KaiSer'S Germany.
Resting at his country home in
Kent this week, the same Churchill
kept his thoughts to himself-and
the world specializing on whether
he intends to retire as Prime Min
lister.
The anniversary of the outbreak
of World War l caught attention
only in a few reminiscences-and
warnings - in the newspapers.
Europeans attention was devoted
more to the uneasy peace in the
world today, and focused on Asia.
The London Evening News, in g
commemorative editorial, Lest
We Forget" said:
1.-THE forces then modified in
Europe have never properly stood
down. The threat has been there,
through 40 years of lost ideals and
bitter establishment"
And the London Daily Telegraph
warned:
I'm August 1914, our country had
the opportunity of allowing a Pax
Germanica to be imposed on
Europe and rejected it. Twenty
five years later the same prospect
faced us in an even more ambi-
tiouS form and was refused.
ut would be an i'll day when
Pax Sovietica became the only al
tentative to another world war and
we had to take a similar grim but
inevitable decision, even though in
company with strong allies"
Germany, beaten in World War /
and again in an even greater war
World War II-found itself a di-
vided nation in a divided world.
Among the West Germans, allied
with the West, the anniversary
passed unnoticed. The East Ger
mans, under Soviet domain, made
no mention of it either.
France, torn today by suspicion
of a rearmed Germany and fear
Of Communist aggression, was
more concerned about Straighten-
ing out colonial affairs in
Indochina, Tunisia and Morocco
than anniversaries.
Belgian newspapers carried front
page anniversary stories. There
was casual mention on the inside
pages of Dutch newspapers of the
flight of the German Kaiser Vii.
helm to the Netherlands and his
death there in 1941.
Moscow radio remembered.
For the men now in the Kremlin.
where the Russian cars once were
crowned, August 1914 was the fore
runner of another anniversary to
them-the revolutioniSt conversion
of all the Russias and more to
communism. Moscow radio used
the anniversary to assail the Am
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-06

broke into construction company
shed, Baltimore County Police 70
ported yesterday. The theft took
place on the northeast edge Of
Baltimore.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-06
DANGEROUS THEFT

TOWSON, Nd. R-Six thousand
extremely dangerous" dynamite
caps were stolen by thieves who
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02
CITY MAKES OFFER

Continued from Page One)
similar contract for five additional
years, on year-to-year basis.
The Key West Realty Company
also decided land for public park
to the city and turned the site of
the Number Two Fire Station and
the Poinciana Community Center
over to the city.
Asks Consideration
Last night, Collins asked the
commission "for the same consid.
Grafton they had given the other
company" AS the meeting got
underway, Collins stated flatly
that the company is not interested
in selling the land to the city.
He asked the city to pass a re-
solution addressed to the PHA ask
ing that they sell the land to the
Key West Foundation COMPANY
and said that they would sign a
contract identical to the one given
the Key West Realty Company.
But the city held out, saying that
the Key West Foundation COMPANY
should grant the city some consid-
Grafton for their action, pointing
out that the city gained a mark
and other property from the first
deal.
City Counters
The city countered with their
100000 offer and Collins agreed
to pass it along.
He said that he doubted if his
company would sell the land and
the city gave them 30 DAYS in
which to accept or reject the offer,
During the discussion of the pro.
posal, it was brought out that the
city is not sure of the exact num.
Der OF units involved in the trans.
action.
They later passed a resolution
offering 100000 for approxim atelv
342 units lying south of Duck Av-
enue, except about 6-s lots not
owned by the foundation comnanv
City Attorney J. Y. Porter was
instructed to investigate to deter.
mine the exact boundaries of the
land in question.
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1t. Henry Russell
Talks OnLiOnisln
AT Club Meeting

"Lionism has fellowship that is
not present in any other club in
the city," Henry Russell told the
members of the local Lions Club
ut their regular meeting last
night. Lion members seem to
put themselves into what they
believe"
Russell, a member Of the Lions
Club and also director of the Sal
walton Army unit here, gave the
short talk on 'Lionism" at the
request of Edelmiro Morales, club
president.
In one of the humorous high
lights of the evening, Louis Els
ner, program chairman, set OFF
some fire crackers. Most OF the
firecrackers failed to 60 off. One
member jokingly stated that 1t
was much better than speeches.
Eisner also led the group in a
songfest.
It was announced at the meet
ing that the Salvation Army has
recently opened a used clothing
store.
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NEW OFFICERS OF

Continued From Page One)
retiring president, Ralph Rogers
will also serve on the board.
Trevor then presented the re.
firing president, Reverend Ralph
Rogers, with a past president
pin.
Teamwork Told
Neill Knowles, who was, in
charge of the program, cited the
recent camping trip of the Rotary
sponsored Boy Scout troop to Sum
merland Key as an example of
teamwork and cooperation on the
part of the Rotary Club.
The meeting was opened by the
retiring president who called on
the fellowship chairman, Art Hunt,
to introduce visiting Rotarians and
guests. -...
Bert Prothero of Plainview.
Texas, was the only visiting Rc-
tartan.
A letter from Arthur Noble who
was co-sponsored by the Key West
Rotary was read, thanking the
club for the opportunity of at
tending "BoyS' State"
Knowles then turned the meet
ing over to Trevor for the install
lation of officers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02
Kids Invited To
Participated In
Baseball League

All boys in the age group of 49,
IA and Is years old, wishing to
play Pong League or Babe Ruth
league baseball, are requested to
be at Wickers Stadium Saturday,
July 3rd at $3.50 am, it was an
nounced today by Paul G. Albury,
city recreation director.
Players are to report to Bill
Gates, assistant director, who will
have charge of organizing the
league. One team has been organ
lied from st. Joseph'S College and
Mr.. Gates will organize 8 addition
al ones to form a 4 club circuit as
a beginner. Games will be play
ed at Wickers field and Peary
Court.
Mr. Albury said, This is the
first step in a program that l have
looked forward to for several
years, in fact ever since organic
ed Little League Baseball here
four seasons ago. The boys start
ed graduating from Little League
and had nowhere to go and it has
created quite a problem. This is
the age that requires proper en-
vironments and leadership. At
times it woul just about make my
heart bleed when these kids would
come to me for help and was un.
able to give it. However, thank
the Lord and thanks to the City
Manager and City Commissioners,
that is now water over the dam and
l hope within a few months to have
every child in the city at play or
recreationing in some activity of
their choice. The answer to jul
venile delinquency is good, clean
recreation"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02
TODAY'S
STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK Up - Most stock
prices were slightly lower In early
trading today.
The market took On a typicaly
quiet pre-holiday appearance. All
markets viii be closed Monday be-
cause of the Fourth Of July Hol-
iday.
There were a few plus signs In
nearly all groups, but small loss IS
predominated. Lower were U. S.
Steel, Youngstown Sheet, Goodyear
Chrysler. Douglas, Zenith, Amer
lean Telephone, Anaconda, Inter
national Telephone Allied Chemi-
cal, Westinghouse, Southern Pacf-
ic, Standard Oil New Jersey,
Eastern Air Lines and Johns Man
vile.
Slightly higher were General Mo-
tors, Radio Corp, Philco, General
Electric, Montgomery Ward, U. S.
Rubber, Kennecott, Celanese,
United Air Lines and International
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02
Thanks Public

In keeping with our promise.
we at Douglass wish to herebv
publish the remainder of business
firms which contributed to our
bus drive. This is the second
publication of this kind. The
business places listed in our first
report do not appear below. How
ever, within the two published
lists, we have accounted for
everybody who made this move
ment a success.
We heartily thank all the bust
ness firms which contributed and
we hope that those firms which
did not help us this time will
somehow see fit and find it DOS
sible to do so in the Fall when
we attempt to finish paying for
our bus. Gross receipts from our
letters, tag day and the other
events put on to raise money
toward the bus fund amounted to
approximately $4,000.
We believe our friends will be
happy to know this.
Following is the list of the
business firms which were not
carried in our former report:
1.-Porter-W agor-Russell, Inc.
2.-Saunders Wholesale
3.-Esther & Bill Thrift Shop
sands Marine Station
S.-The Old Island Trading Post
6.-Monsalvatge Cigar
& Candy Co.
7-Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr.
8.-Key West Furniture Ex-
change
9.-Calleja's Grocery
Auto Associate Store |
11.-Dr. Julio DePoo
Package Store
Weech Post No. 1863,
American Legion
14.-Dairy Queen
discrepancies Shop, Public
Works
16.-Rose r. Crest
17.-Nurse Sawyer
18.-Sugarloaf School
19.-Elsie D. Keys
20.-Pepe's Coffee Shop
21.-Southern Enterprises, Inc.
22.-Poinciana Television &
Radio
23.-Haskins Machine Works
24.-Florida National Bank
25.-Southern Engineering Co.
-ADVERTISEMENT-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02
Adolph Lastres Becomes New
Head OfLife Underwriters
Life insurance is the backbone

Life insurance is the backbone
Of the country" Gerald Saunders,
immediate past president, told the
members of the local Association
OF Life Underwriters last night at
a dinner-meeting in the La Con-
cha hotel.
Saunders spoke briefly during
impressive ceremonies of intall-
ing new officers for 1954-'55 fiscal
year for the local association. He
said that he enjoyed every minute
of the time that he had been pres
ident but. was sorry to see that
the past year had been plagued by
bad attendance.
Saunders said that the greatest
value of the monthly meetings
was the fellowship attained.
Mixed Emotions"
Adolph Lastres, new president,
said that he was filled with mixed
emotions on taking, on the new
job of association president. He
explained that mixed emotions is
when you see your mother-in-
law driving over a cliff in your
Cadillac"
The new officers were installed
by Winston w. Wynne, immediate
past president for the Florida AS
ISOLATION of Life Underwriters.
Other Officers
In addition to Lastres, Wilfred
Pearce was installed as vice-presi-
dent, Gerald Meyers as treasurer,
Manuel Lopez as secretary, and
Jack Mathews, Harold Todd, Berl
Pinder, Hartley Albury and Gill
more Parks were installed as di-
rectorS.
Entertainment was provided by
Mrs. Shirley Arthur, an Hawaiian
dancer; Altman Arnold of Boca
Chica, who played the accordion,
and Donnie Williams of the Air
Force; and Sarah Bringman did a
pantomime.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02
IRT Office Sets
New Schedule

The local Internal Revenue Of
flee has announced a new sched-
ule Of office hours effective July /.
Until further notice, the office,
located in Room 202, Post Office
building, will be open from $3.50
to 1890 am, Mondays through
Fridays for the sale of Revenue
Stamps and the receipt If cash or
other payments on Internal Reve-
nue. Taxes.
John L. Day, the local Admins
trative Representative of the Dis
trict Director of Internal Revenue,
expressed the hope that these
new hours would cause no hard
ship to persons desiring to transact
business with the office.
Since Monday, July S, is a holi-
day in observance of July 4, the
office win not be open on that
date.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02
Deadline Moved
ToJuly On
Boat Licenses

Monroe County Conservation
Agent Joe knight announced to-
day that the deadline for obtain
ing fishing boat licenses has been
extended until July Is.
The deadline was originally set
for yesterday. Knight emphasiz-
ed that all boats used for fishing,
both commercial and pleasure, if
their combined length and beam
totals 20 feet, must be licensed
under state law. Licenses are al
80 required Of wholesale and re-
tail fish dealers.
Applications are available at
his office, 1925 Eliza Street, he
added.
Cost Of the license is $1.05 for
the first 20 feet and 20 cents for
each additional foot or fraction
Of a foot, he pointed out.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02
Nation Prepares
To Travel Over
Weekend Holiday

CHICAGO IN - Motorists able to
yet ahead Of the crowd hit the high
ways early today for the long July
{ weekend. :"
Other thousands went 70 work
with grips packed with sports
clothes, ready to catch evening
trains, buses and planes for sum-
mer resorts.
The National Safety Council es-
timated that with good weather 40
million cars win be on the nations
highways Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. The peak volume Of travel
viii occur Monday afternoon and
evening when the tourists head
home.
For some 40 of the highway
travellers, this may be their last
July { holiday weekend. The coun-
Gil estimates that number viii be
killed in crashes between s pm.
today and midnight Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02
Skating Program
Continues At
Two Parks Here

The third in a series of weekly
skating programs at Oceanview
park will be held tonight at 1880
pm.
The program was set up at the
request of recreation director AL
bury with the cooperation of Joe
Allen and the county commission.
The first night saw an attend
ance of 40 skaters and 81 specta-
tors and has gradually been in
creasing.
A refreShment club has been or
ganized in conjunction with the
skating program. Mrs. Vina Mae
Saunders, city play leader, directs
the program.
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CONTINUED from Page One)
who was not present at the meet.
ing.
Bylaws Adopted
The bylaws were unanimously
adopted.
Rear Adm. G. C. Towner, a vice
president of the organization, told
the meeting the Navy would try
to have the Navy Relief Society
made a member agency "to cut
down the number of fund raising
drives. The less such drives we
have, the better" he added.
The treaSurer'S report showed
that $32, 910.62 was raised in last
years campaign and that the bal
ance on hand now is $15,4OS.47.
Outstanding pledges total 81, 642.-
65.
Judge Lopez announced the next
meeting as set for 8 pm. July Is
at the court house.
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The
Weatherman
Says

Key West and Vicinity: Mostly
partly cloudy today thru Satur-
day with possibility of occasional
passing showers. Continued hot
Low tonight about 70 to 80 de-
grees; high Saturday near go de-
grees. Moderate to fresh easterly
winds.
Florida: Clear to partly cloudy
and continued warm thru Satur-
day with widely scattered, mostly
afternoon, thundershowers except
for a few night and morning
showers on the lower east coast
Jacksonville thru the Florida
Straits and East Gulf: Moderate
occasionally fresh east winds
south portion and gentle to mod
crate east to south winds north
portion thru Saturday. Partly
cloudy weather and widely scat
tered showers becoming more
numerous over south portion Sat-
urday.
Western Caribbean: Moderate
to fresh mostly east winds thru
Saturday. Partly cloudy weather
and scattered showers
Weather Summary for the
Tropical Atlantic, Caribbean Sea
Area and the Eastern Gulf OF
Mexico: Conditions are nearly
normal throughout the nearby
tropics. There are weak waves
in both the eastern and western
portions of the Caribbean but
neither seems to be developing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02
LOCAL GIRLS ELECTED

Continued from Page One)
ing as county prosecuting attorney
from st. Johns County. Miss Hen.
Kings parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Henning.
Two Other Attend
Other local girls who are partici.
pating in the American Legion AUX.
iliary sponsored project are Alice
Villa and Marie RenduleS.
Girls State is held on the cam.
pus of Florida State University and
in the legislation chambers Of the
State of Florida.
The 27S outstanding high school
juniors who are attending Girls
State are selected by the faculties
of their schools and are sponsored
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02

by Legion Auxiliaries and other
civic groups.
Learn Govt Functions
They learn the functions of CITY
county and state government by
practical application and actual ex-
perience.
The Key West girls were accom-.
panied to Miami by Gretna
McClain, local Girls State chair.
man, where they joined other girls
from South Florida. The eroup
was taken to Tallahassee on a
chartered bus.
Miss villa was sponsored by the
American Legion Auxiliary. Miss
Taylor by The Key West Woman's
Club, Miss Henning by the Business
and Professional Women's Club.
and Miss Rendules by the Convent
Aumnae.
They are expected to return to
Key West tomorrow evening.
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RUFUS REDFIELD

Rufus Redfield, 66, died Tuesday
night at the Monroe General Hos
pital after a short illness.
Mr.. Redfield came to Key West
seven months ago from Miami.
The body was sent to Miami
Thursday for funeral services and
burial. Prltchard Funeral Home
was liz charge of ARRANGEMENTS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-02
MONARCH is OKAY

NEW YORK Up - Emperor Halle
Selassie of Ethiopia has been found
in perfect health" by doctors at
Presbyterian Hospital.
The monarch left the hospital
yesterday after a general checkup.
He's been in the United States for
the past four weeks.