The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 28, 1952, Page 9

Florida GOP March Of Dimes Workers Votes To Go To Taft Rival Group Ulaims That ht Has Right For Seats Ai Nat'l Convention By MALCOLM 6. JOHNSON GAINESVILLE \ then top-he os dential a Plorida’s 18 voi » the can National Co ation but it likely will have to fight for its seats with « up The State Republi Committee gates here « emf all talk from the minority that wanted them cected in a st wide primary Leaders of the minority faction seid they will organize ao grass routs movemert for @ Mate con vention to select a rival delegation Such action would leave it up to let party members express their mittee to decide which group from recognized at lelegs for %« Taf pres nor carry epuuli Cxocutive a netic dele ter utteag disse ntiny But whichever group is seated it appeared that Tafto» of today —has the inside track for Florida's a Youths Charged With Extortion BALTIMORE & — Three boys the oldest i4—who said they got the idea from watching a television crime program, were held on charges of extortion Wednesday after being foiled in an attempt for $20,000 The intended victim. Simon I Kemp. official of a neighborhood hank, "was ordered by an anony mous caller to leave $20,000 in the vestibule of a certain house. His wife and daughter were threatened with death if the banker refused * calling for « state convention to select delegates Committee Chairman G. Harold Alexander, Fort Myers, refused to her until the committee already had decided to do the job - itself, then he ruled her out of F | x . Fr’! hss i iit : s & ? | order A convention would give the more populous counties, with hea, y Republican registration, a major voice in selecting delegates be * cause party rules provide for rep resentation in convention in pro portion to party registration. ‘That's how the convention pro * posed by the dissenting minority will be organized—with Dade, Pi nellas, Orange, Palm Beach, Brow ard, Hillsborough and Sarasote counties dominating the scene In the State Executive Commit tee, each county has two members --even though some West Flotida have ne } and some thousands. The Executive Cammittee select. ed these National Convention dele » Tampe. and . Clearwater and White L | At Douglass ”~ School | Phillips said the jury would be| MIAME BRACT Citizen Staff Photo ARTHUR SANDS IS SHOWN presenting the March of Domes Trophy to Mrs. Alexander und her class at Douglass School uh a t in the Maret nibel, turned ix of Dimes Contest. The Regula hen $860 collected in their area Office Quarters Wanted For Homeless House Investigators te Britain Has New Mechanical Brain LONDON oF Britaw new mechanical brain that doesnt have to ask, “What's dor when it gets sick. It the agnosing itself and telis the opera ter This is just one of the po attributed to a aew electrons viee @escribed bere today to the Royal Sorlety of Arts by the Earl @f Walsbury. The new brain designed by Prof. Frederic Wi liams of Manchester University It's artistic, too version of “God Save the Queen and in no time tock comes the hational anthem No record need ed. The brain's chief sy similar ones in the Uni is vapid caleulation. Usin netic drum that can ren 650,000 units of intorm out huge sums faster than the speedie pray ter ‘ron doe i) fe ember {terns of times buman yet for widespread use. Tt Costs $20,8000 to build and it's con siderably on the large side. The pearl said the experts are studying ‘ways of making it cheaper and smaller. Mine Detonated LAGUNA BEACH Magretic tine was Cali detonated GOP Charges What Inquiry Was Being “Readlocked™ By No Operating Soace WASHINGTON Homeless House investigators appealed to Speaker Rayburn for help in get ting office quarters tor ‘heir in vestigation of 2 am ¢ Depart ment Their appeal was accompanied | by Republican charges that the inquiry was being “roadblocked’ by denial of operating space. Republician of the special House judiciary subcommittee beginning MeGrath's domain, said he regard- ed inability of the committee to find quarters “very disturbing.” Keating accused “those whe are . interested in preventing an investi- gation of the Justice Department” of being responsible for the pe- cular predicament of the commit tee. He named no names, however. Chairman Chelf (D.Ky.) told newsmen he was disturbed, too, but said he was unwilling to view paalile device ie not reagy act tos The decision to go to Reybura was reached after a fruitless can- vass of the capitol and the two istration—the government's house. T Keating, Floral City, [here by a demolition team which Meeping ageney—had found no Jennie 8. Wolking, Or George ¥. Tuthrie, Fort My { miles seid the mine drifted thousands of across he Pacific after it had been planted in enemy waters seven years ago A Camp Pendleton team set off room in any government-owned building in Washington. | Although without home or staff, \the House announced plans to call as . Winter Haven |the mine containing 300 pounds of | {st witness whenever they A. Gernhard, Sara.|'TNT. It was discovered or the | Wderway Taylor, Mayo. shore by a beachcomber, called police who Worked For Mar ch of Dimes Citiren Staff Photy THE GIRL SCOUTS OF KEY WEST were willing workers for the Mareh of Dies Campaign which recently closed. The girls pictured above collec ted nearly $900 for the fund. They were under TELEPHONE NO. & the’ direction of Mrs Neil Saunders, extreme upper left. | Two points of questioning agreed upon. One would deal the department's its dealings with United torneys, delays or failures in ecution, and the handling of juries Also, the House group wants inquire about Theron Lamar ( die, the former assistant general in charge of the Tax oli fF i Fellers Club, under the direction of Mr. Sands and Floyd Han- Must Report } WASHINGTON The Veterans | | Administration said today that | | more than 237,000 veterans taking | on-the-farm training under the Gl the earings bre Also, the VA « ® ie | trainees must report on the period of time they may have heen en- ; koged in emp'opment outside the farming activity during 1961, =a ar F al y Jan Be . Says Fed, | PALM BEACH (The Federal: Beach Erosion Board believes 4 way can be found to stop the Gulls gnawing at Pinellas County beaches | A representative of the board jpaid he wap * ” that a | Project can be set up tw halt ero ~ ‘sion. A preliminary survey on cro —— ‘ston troubles en the Pinellas beach. jes has been underway for two | years, The Beach Eresion Board, which is affiliated with the U. S. Engi- eroswn outnended Project was built with local coded 90 inquiry into Attorney General)” The board | some parts | particula AG zt vi i Ha 15 : i ft z i| | tt i i Ie j h i i ale Le | iit. A ' ; ' : / We Are Prepared To Furnish You With Clear. Pure Cube » Crushed ICE 4 Thuredey, February 28,1952 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Federal Officials al Called Before ° - Miami Jury MIAMI & — A federal groan‘ jury, to convene here March 5. will hear of crime conditions from nine federal law erforcement officials in the state. U_ 8. District Attorney Herbert Phillips, Tampa, said the Miami investigation will ‘e “wide open and the law enforcement cbiefr will be asked to tell the jury “what they know about crime conditions in this area “Then the jury will decide what other witnesses they wart to cai! in order to fill in the picture.” Attorney General J. Howard Me Grath has called for one jury to meet in every judicial district in the nation to study organized ary laws, of if i Page 1-0 Funeral Cost. England $162,400 LONDON King George VI (162,400) The government pres: bill tw Parliament vote the necessary The total ireludes & ($22,400) for entertaining © overseas guests. hiring railway expenses | Biggest item was « bill f the armed forces for 25.150 pour ($100,010) for the troops whe part in the ceremonies That does not include ‘heir pa only special costs resuitirg fr the royal funeral on Feb. 15. | Theater Robbed skip noney mo p va ars » you mar. with a Southern accent robb: the Lincoln Theater of $1,947 ear Gordon Spradiey te Vv. G. Miller and W he