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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Dixon-Yutes Contract

The President may or may not have
been influenced by friendship lin the
Aces Dixon-Yates contract but he
can't argue around the unacceptable
fact that there was no request for pub
lie bidding. There must have been a
reason but just as certainly it could
not have been good one.
Senators who. should know the facts
have stated that IVA could have per-
formed the same services for $149 mil
lion less than Dixon-Yates contract.
Then, why was it given to them on the
insistence of the President? Until he
can give legitimate reason for failure
to award the contract on low-bidder
basis or for diverting the contract from
IVA the people can consider the
strange doings as suspect. It is difficult
to reconcile this sort of thing with
EISENHOWER. Anti Giveaway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Judge Bostion Moves Up

The selection of District Judge Walter
M. Bastian to I'LL the vacancy on the United
States Court Of Appeals will meet with the
unreserved approval of this community
There Is little occasion to review Judge
Bastian's qualifications for this high Judi
cial post, which became vacant with the
death of Bennett Champ Clark. His long
years Of practice at the local bar, his tenure
as president of the District Bar Association,
his service during almost four years on the
trial bench-these are things which speak
for themselves.
What should be stressed most in con-
nection with this nomination is the highly
gratifying implicit recognition by the Pres
ident and the Attorney General of the de-
STABILITY of local representation on the
appellate court. Up to the time of Judge
Clarks death, only one of the nine appellate
judges-Barrett Prettyman-could be con-
sidered product of the local bar. Yet it is
probable that from 40 to so per cent of the
cases handled by that tribunal are local in
character
This is a. situation which argues per-
suasively for appointment of representa-
tive number of appellate Judges who are
familiar with local procedure and practice.
It Is unfair In sense to both the court and
to litigants when months are required for
newly appointed judge to familiarize him
self with the things that man of Judge
Bastian's experience has at his fingertips.
Judge Bastian's nomination suggests that
this factor has been taken into account by
the Department of Justice, and that, other
things being equal, products Of the local bar
will be given fair consideration as future
vacancies come along. II this is correct, 1t
is turn Of events which is very much to
be welcomed.
The snipers are working on the Presi-
dent from all sides-while some sought to
block his atomic energy bill, others criti-
cized his income tax proposals and certain
elements went so far as to give his grandson
drum.
If you're not an international states
man or football coach It's pretty hard to
get anybody to care enough to hang you In
effigy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

Pen-n1n1es may be used II letters carry
1Oriters' correct names and addresses
All letters are subject to condensation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

If you're not an international states
man or football coach It's pretty hard to
get anybody to care enough to hang you In
ef1gy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28

AP NewsfeatureS
FOR THE MARROW PL OT-Ths house designed to
requests for good looking house with all of the best
features ofarambng, expensive ranch model Three bed
and total of 100 square feet of living space pro-
vided although the house only 70 feet WIDE This should fit
4OfoOt lot Plan Mol this house planned by Alfred H
Ryder for the Architects Plan Bureau Box l4 Beth
lehem. Conn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28

your hand when attaching the cup
brush to the drill.
Do-be certain that the brush
is free to revolve harmlessly be-
fore pressing the switch.
Do-tiIt the brush slightly for
smoothest and most efficient OPP
reation.
Do-produce an even, contin-
uous coverage by using long,
sweeping motions similar to those
use in sanding or polishing.
4 X 4
DoN'T-turn on the motor to
spin on" the brush even if you
are in hurry.
DoN'T-operate the tool with
forced effort or unnecessary pres
sure.
DoN'T-Ieave the drill connect
ed when making any adjustments,
DoN'T-use the brush when the
wires are dull, as they can be
sharpened quickly by placing the
brush against moving grinding
wheel while the drill motor is
running.
DoN'T-attempt to remove the
brush from the drill spindle with
out first loosening it with a
wrench.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28
$1,000 Residence
Built By Noble
Construction Go.

The largest city building permit
taken out in the past week was
one for an $1,000 concrete block
and stucco home at 2433 Linda st.
to be built by the Noble Construc-
ton Co. ae,i,
Other permits were issued to
Fremont Curry, 14O7 Petronia, 500
garage. gW
Thompson Enterprises, Eaton
and White, addition, $500. ~ s
Molina Bakery, 1125 Margaret,
shed, $500.
v. Molina, 1923 Margaret. roof,
$500.
Gate Restaurant, 800 Southland,
alterations, 5000. .8
Gerald Adams, 1919 Staples, /
porch, $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28
Worm Business
Was Very Good

oGDENSBURG, NY. IA 70
year-old mental patient at the St.
Lawrence State Hospital was
known for a peculiar penchant -
digging worms.
He sold most of them for
small sums to employees and
passersby.
A couple of days ago, it was
discovered the man was carrying
$16O. A search turned up $4, SGT
more, tucked away in worm cans
since 1915.
A hospital official said the mon
ey had been deposited for the pa
tent in a special account.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28

Lots one 70 - have rontage
Of SIS feet on the old highway. This
strip Of land is no feet deep.
Lots Is to 10 front on U. 5. !.
These three lots each are Is feet
by rs feet deep.
The Rod and Reel Motel Court
contains about 50 units.
osissF Deeds
Other warranty deeds on file
show that Claude F. Lowe sold 40
acres Of Monroe County land to
the Jake Investment Co., Inc. for
1890.
Charles r. Howe bought two lots
in Punta Brisa, paying $500 to
Leon c. MacGregOr for one and
$500 to Helen r. Milan for the
other.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert E. Rey-
nOIdA Jr., bought lot in Macrcs
Subdivision between Laird and At
lantic Blvd. from the Macros Corp.
for 5000.
Morris H. DolinSky paid $500
to Clyde w. Montgomery for land
on Lower Matecumbe.
Albertina H. Straub sold lot
on Key Largo to J. G. Johnson for
$500.
Elliot Eickelberger paid $500 for
q lot In Key Largo Park. The Key
Largo Park, Inc, was the seller.
Marashen Boems
New construction, too, is boom
ing along the Keys, with much Of
the new buildings going UP in the
Marathon area.
Mary Colette is putting up a new
CHS store there at a cost Of $1O,-
500. The building will have 1850
square feet Of floor space.
Also at Marathon, Tom Hanley'
Is building 4 $500 addition to his
restaurant.
Thomas (Sy) Seller is putting up
q CHS tackle shop at Marathon at
q cost Of $500. It viii contain $40
square feet.
Another CHS building at Mara
thon that now is under construc-
ton Is tackle shop with an apart
ment on the second floor. II is own
ed by Frank w. Mauck and will
cost $4,000. The total square foot
age is 3,OlB.
Mauck also has two two-bedroom
CHS homes under construction at
Marathon at cost Of about $1,000
each.
Phil Saunders, contractor, is
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28

building a 5000, two-bedroom
CHS home at Marathon for Trygve
H. Olsen.
B. F. Killian is building a two
bedroom CHS house at Marathon
for 1850.
Also at Marathon, William Ma
con is putting up a two-bedroom,
5000 CHS residence.
Many Homes
At Key Largo Beach, Edward
M. Meister is building q $1,000,
CHS two-bedroom home.
Emmett Hart is putting in a $5,-
800 swimming pool at Plantation
Beach. The pool is 2O-by-5O feet.
John E. Bean, who recently
bought a motel from Beulah Cass
at Islamorada is building a SIS, 300
slump-brick addition on the motel.
The addition contains 5S7 square
feet.
Del Layton Of Layton's Long
Key Camp is building a two-bed-
room, CHS home on Long Key at
a cost of $1,000.
Beulah Cass is building a club
house at Islamorada. The $1,000
CHS building contains 1856 square
feet.
A two-bedrOom frame house is
being constructed on Big Pine Key
by Arthur H. Lowe, Jr., at a cost
Of $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28
Berry-Picker Has Leg Trouble

GRAvENHURST. Ont. R-Sixty-
year-old Bert Mcconnell wasn't
really lost the other night after a
BURBERRY picking trip. He was just
delayed because his wooden leg
kept coming off.
Searchers found Mcconnell Thurs
day at a farm house. He had
become separated from a friend
while picking berries near here.
why call the cops?" asked Nc
Connell. 81 know these woods like
the back of my hand. 1t was my
darn leg that held me up"
McConnell's left leg is, severed
at the knee
'sIt kept getting caught, coming
off, and broke the harness on 1t.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28
Salvation Arn1y
Buys House And
Lot In Key Vest

The Salvation Army. has
bought a 20-by-l00 foot LOT and
a seven-room house at 3l7 Pea
con Lane, according to If. Hen
ry Russell, commanding Off
Ger Of fhe Salvation Army unit
here.
1t. Russell said there is 4
5000 mortgage on fhe proper
~.
The house Is used as an Of
flee and parsonage. The price
was $500.
The remainder was confribUf-
ed and loaned by other Saliva
fion Army groups in Florida.
The Miami Salvation Army
Corps donated $3.50 and loaned
81, 900.
Among fhe others confribuf-
ing were Fl. LaUderdaIe, $3.50;
Orlando, 500; and St. Peters
burg, $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28
Building And Real Estate Boons
All Along The Florida Keys

Real estate and construction business on the Keys is
better than ever with the 100000 sale of motel topping
recent transactions.
The big motel sale involved the Rod and Reel Motel
Court on Key Largo according to the warranty deed
file in the office of Earl Adams, county clerk.
The deed showed that the Rod and Reel Motel Court,
In bought the buildings and land from the First Federal
Savings and Loan Association of Miami.
total Of % lots sold lots one to 19 in Block
II and lots is to Is in Block 10 of Sunset Cove.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28

Bill Posedel, coach of the st.
Louis Cardinals, is nicknamed
"Barnacle Bin because he servs'
ed in the Navy before entering
organized baseball.
Triplets, appear about once in
every $500 confinements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28
HEC1Ric
TOOL
DOs-DON'Ts
- By Andrew c. long -.
THE WIRE CUP BRUSH
FOR Va" DRILL

sDo-use this electric drill ac-
cessory for removing loose, scaly
paint from wood or metal and
for taking off rust from metals
preparatory to painting.
Do-use a heavy rag to protect
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28

Citizen Ads Bring Results
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Otherwise, I'm all right and !
got the blueberries."
Evening star., 1954-11-21
Miss Steck
IS Wed

The Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church was the
scene Of the wedding yesterday
Of Miss Louisa Steck, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Horton.
Steck. to Mr.. Richard Mathus
Merriman. son Of DR.. and Mrs.
Cecil Mathus Merriman Of
Mount Pulaski, Ill.
The Rev. Edward Gardner
Latch performed the ceremony
which was followed by . re-
ception at the Columbia Coun-
try Club.
Given In marriage by her
father, the bride wore q gown
Of candlelight satin fashioned
on princess lines. The fitted
bodice had long pointed sleeves
and an or -the-s shoulder neck
line of lace under silk braid.
Her full skirt ended in a circu-
lar Cathedral train. Her full
length silk illusian veil was
held by a crown Of seed pearls
and she carried q bouquet Of
white orchids and stephanotis.
Miss Betty Jane Somerville
served as maid Of honor. The
bridesmaids were Miss Lois
Sutton and Miss Anne Baube
Of this city, Miss George Nc
Mahorl Of Norfolk, Va. and
Miss Ginger, Somerville.
Mr.. Jack McCann served as
best man. The uShers were Mr..
Walter Powell, Mr.. William
McCaffrey, Mr.. Fredrick
Braun. Mr.. JohA Stoudt, Mr..
James Sheets Of this city and
Mr.. John Sommers, jr., Of
Charlottesville. Master Thom-
as Somerville Nv served as
train bearer and Master
George Pierce was ring bearer.
Mrs. Merriman is q gradu-
ate Of the Holton- Arms School
and Junior College. Mr.. Mer-
riman served in the Air Force
during World War II and Is q
graduate Of the Milwaukee
School Of Engineering. He is
attending George Washington
Law School.
After a wedding trip to Ber-
muda, the couple will make
their home here.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
Miss sllisie


M. and Mrs. Ralph Scanlon
Hisle announce the engage
ment Of their daughter Phyllis
Ed to IT. George Desmond
Brown. son Of Mr.. and MRS.
George ]. Brown Of Wellesley.
Mass. The wedding win take
place December n.
Miss Hisle was graduated
from immaculate Seminary
and attended Dunbarton Col
lege OF the Holy Cross.
Tit. Brown is q graduate Of
the United States Naval Acad-
eray and is now with the
United States Air Force sta
toned at Ellington Air Force
Base. Houston. Texas.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
Mrs. Lewis
Is Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry william
Heine Of this city and Berlin.
Md announce the engage
ment Of their daughter. Mrs.
JacQueline Heine Lewis. to Mr..
William Sherman Hathaway
Willett. son OF Mrs. Ernest
Jean Willett and the late Mr..
Willett.
Mrs, Lewis attended Holton
Arms and Connecticut College
for Women. Her flance attend
ed Stanford and George WASH
ington UniYersities and re-
ceived his LIB at National
University. He served as q lieu
tenant In the Naval Reserve
during World War II.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Inquest Info Staying
OF Mother Son SET;
Man Held by Police

An inquest was to be held
today into the fatal shooting Of
Northeast Washington woman
and her 18-year-old son.
Charged with homicide in the
killings was Robert L. Farrow,
81. colored. OF the 100 block OF
I street NV.
The victims were Mrs. Edna
Lewis. 80. and her son. Alvin,
both colored.
Detective Sergt. Carl A. Rud-
beck of the homicide squad said
Farrow, a Government Printing
OfIice ernploye. surrendered to
Pvts. Fl. q. Anderson and z. M
BENJAMIN in a room in the 1900
block of Meridian place NV.
Police found a .32-caliber re.
volver in the room and said Far
row identified it as the weapon
used in the shooting early yes
terday. -Four bullets struck Mrs
Lewis and two struck Alvin.
Sergt. Rudbeck quoted Farrov
as saying he and the dead worn-
an had once been friends. but
had separated following q series
of arguments.
Polise said Farrow also tolc
them he had began carrying Q
gun after the Lewis boy threat
ened him and had the gun with
him when he went to the Levi,
apartment yesterday.
Police said three other persons
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Negro Home Shot At
In Norfolk Project
bv me Assccioied Press

NORFOLK, Va. Sept. 20. -
Shots have been fired in Norfolk
County's Coronado housing de-
.velopment. where racial tension
has been building up since
Negroes began moving into the
previously al1-white area several
months ago.
Three bullets, apparently from
ia .22-caliber weapon, hit the
home Of T. b. Billups, d Negro
mail carrier. late Saturday
night. No one was hurt and
police made no arrests.
MI. Billups and his wife had
moved into the house, fianked
on either side by residences oc-
cupied by whites, s saturday
afternoon. They were asleep
when the first shot rang out
about II pm. Two Of the bullets
were fired into the dining room,
the third imbedded itself In a
cabinet in a utility room nearby.
Trouble started in Coronado,
which has $50 units-about a
tenth Of them now occupied by
Negroes early in August when
an unexplained fire did more
damage to a Negro home.
subsequently, bombs were ex-
ploded at two Negro residences.
One home was damaged twice
by explosions. Windows have
been broken In other Negro
homes ana In one extensive
damage was done when vandals
ripped up water pipes and the
house was flooded.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Schools Are Closed
In Milford, Del, in
lnfegration Dispute
By she Asscciosed Press

oy me AssoeioIed Ffess
MILFORD. Del. Sept. 20. -
The Board Of Education closed
Milford's two public schools to-
day after protest against inte-
grafton OF Negro and white
pupils.
DR.. Raymond c. Cobbs. school
superintendent, said the action
was taken by the board "in the
interests of the safety Of the
children of the district"
DR.. Cobbs said the board acted
after trying vainly to meet with
the opponents Of integration
who scheduled b march on one
of the schools for today.
Two Schools Closed.
The schools closed are the
Benjamin Banneker School,
which has an enrolment Of
Negro pupils in grades one
through nine, and the Lake Ave-
nue. School, a combined elemen-
tary and highgschool " n
DR.. Cobbs said that lintn this
term only white pupils attended
the Lake Avenue School. Negro
pupils graduating from the Ban
neker School attended, the Will
liam Henry High School. an all
Negro school. In Dover, 10 miles
away, for the 10th, 11th and
18th grades.
Negro graduates of the Ban
neker School were enrolled in
the 10th grade at Lake Avenue
with the start of school Septem-
ber Z. There are Sos white high
school pupils at Lake Avenue and
882 white elementary school pu-
pills. DR.. Cobbs said that about
20 Negro pupils, enrolled at
Dover's Henry High School last
year, continued there this year
by choice.
The superintendent added that
since the Lake Avenue School
opened there have been mo in
cidents in classrooms involving
the student body"
Protested Integration.
An estimated 800 persons met
at the American Legion hall last
Friday night, DR.. Cobbs said, to
protest integration. DR.. Cobbs
said no announcement was made,
but the board learned the anti
integration group planned a
march on the Lake Avenue school
later today.
Milford police and the State
Board of Education advised the
Milford School Board to close the
schools today.
Groups of men and women
started arriving at the Lake Ave-
nue. school early today and in 35
minutes about 800 had taken
seats in the auditorium. No dis
turbances were reoprted.
DR.. George r. Miller, jr., State
superintendent of schools, and
Mayor Edward Evans were on
hand. 4aA A
Milford has a population oi
about 4,800 white persons ano
1900 Negroes.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
School Strike Blamed
By NAACP on Boys
Who Lost al Football
BY The A.soeio,sd Press

BALTIMORE. Sept. 2O.-Two
boys angered by loss of their
berths on the football squad to
Negroes who played better foot
BALI touched on the student
strike last week in White Sui
phur Springs. w. Va, a Negro
leader charged yesterday.
Thurgood Marshall special
counsel for the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People. said that was the
report Of q team Of field workers
his group sent to the southern
West Virginia resort town to in
vestigate the Incident.
Praises Baltimore Action.
Mr.. Marshall also told his au-
dience Of more than 1000 that
Baltimore should d proud Of the
step it has taken ir integrating
public schools. but added:
I'VE must take it as the OPEN
ing wedge and fight on for COM
plete integration."
The next step. he added. is to
seek integration In housing. He
said that was next on the
NAACP program.
About 500 Of the 440 pupils
at White Sulphur Springs High
School struck last Monday. pa
rading with crude signs reading
mo Negroes wanted in our
schools"
That night, after a 12-hour-
long meeting, the county board
of education ordered a return
to segregation.
Townspeople at b mass meet.
ing had vowed to remove bodily
any Negro who appeared at q
white school the next day.
Reports Complaints.
The NAACP field worker.
found that the two White Sui.
phur Springs boys who wers
dropped from the football squac
in favor Of Negroes went home
and complained to their parents
Mr.. MARSHALL said.
These parents, In turn. per-
suaded the parents Of other
white students to protest Negroes
attending schools with theil
children. he alleged. Mr.. Marshall
added that this was the sole
cause of the dispute.
''It is a greatly pity. I think
that this one instance should
have received so much publicity
and that the other counties o1
West Virginia. where integratior
went through without incident
should have been ignored" the
Negro leader said.
Mr.. Marshall spoke to q mixed
audience - mostly Negroes = al
the membership meeting o1
Sharp Street Memorial Meth.
odist Church.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Swedish Elections Leave
Coalition Well EIlirenched
BY shs As.oeiassd Press

STOCKHOLM. Sept. 2o.--
sweden's governing coalition Of
Socialists and Aerarians re-
mained solidly entrenched today
following weekend local elec-
tions but both the government
parties lost some ground.
The Conservatives. the coun-
try's third largest party. scored
the largest gains. The Com
muniSts held steady. in last place
with only 40 per cent of the
3.701 SAL ballots cast.
Prime Minister Tage Erlander
said the outcome in the voting
yesterday would bring no
change in the policy Of the
Swedish government.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Communists Return
l32 American Bodies
BY the Asseeiossd Prsss

SEOUL. Sept. 20.-The Com
fnunists today returned the bodies
Of l32 Americans and SO Of un-
known nationality for q total of
$500 in the Korean armistice ex-
change Of war dead.
In II deliveries the United Ma
tions has returned the bodies of
l.30O Chinese, 1000 North Ko-
reans and 500 unknown for a
total Of $500.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
U. 5. 10 Borrow 81 Billion
On 2-Year Treasury Notes
ey The As.oeio,sd Pres.

The Government announced
today 1t will borrow 81 billion
October 4 on two-year, seven
months Treasury notes to pay
Ia per cent interest.
Treasury Secretary Humphrey
said books on the sale Of the
new issue will be open one day
only. on September %.
The new notes will be dated
October 4, 1854. to mature May
Is, 1857.
Evening star., 1954-09-20

in the apartment at the time of
the shooting were Mrs. Lewis
daughter, Bessie. II: Elinor
Sabb. 10. Of 1919 Columbia street
NV. and the infant son Of a
cousin of Mrs. Lewis.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Drilling Rio Costs $500 600

BARTLESVILLE. Okla. "A
FULLY equipped oil-drilling rig
weighs about 200 tons and costs
at least $500, 900.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
Ma'1ym Joe
Resal Split

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 4 R-Mari-
lyn Monroe ana Joe DiMaggio sep
arated today and she plans to file
for divorce, her studio announced.
The shapely screen star and the
former star outfieldet ct the New
York Yankees were Married in
San Francisco by municipal
Judge Jan. Il. 1854,
The announcement irom aoth
century-Fox said she has consult.
cd Atty. Jerry Giesler and will file
for divorce in California.
''Incompatibility resulting from
the conflicting demands of their
careers Is said to be the reason
for the breakup" the studio said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-04
Wandering Python Returns
To Home In Fort Worth Zoo

Jackson attempted to swab out
his outh with cotton-tipped
sticks, and Pete bit him on his
right thumb. His thumb was BAN
daged and he took tetanus shots.
Jackson said Pete had been suf-
fering from a "canker mouth" and
held his mouth a peculiar way.
And that's how he knew it was
Pete.
Recognized BY Keeper
81 couldn't believe at first it was
my snake, but when he turned his
head and looked at me, / knew
Pete"
Jackson, 81, and Baker, an erect
gray-haired Negro who is II,
caught Pete after a terrific strug-
gle. The snake was found about
lbs feet from his cage, in the dust
and dry leaves behind a tropical
bird cage. It took IS minutes to
get him back in his cage.
Was he scared? Baker said,
There's not a snake alive I'm
scared Of"
Jackson said he was pretty sure
Pete had been in the ZOO area
all the time.
Gust a homebody. really re-
marked Butch Carroll, 4 city park
policeman.