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Cdr. Barr Is New Exec. Of SurAsDevDet ©ommander Capérs G. Barr, 3t., USN, reported for duty as Executive Officer of Surface An- marine Development De- ment recently. Cdr. Barr re- Commander William B. man, USN, who has orders 8 rey for duty as Commander Mies Division 222 at Char- ' i “has been serving in Sits bg area since 1951 as Officer of the Des- peo Sa which was aw ComDesLant Battle Plaque for 1952. ig the son of Mr. Mrs. C. B. Barr of George- . He was graduated ah High School at COMMANDER CAPERS G. BARR. JR. . Bare then attended “at the University of for a ae and a cgdhiritd WASHINGTON (#—Rep. Secrest (D-Ohio) owns two full cases of assorted greetings cards now be- of unclaimed parcel post. Secrest paid $19 for the lot— and he insists. he got a bargain, MRS. HANK WILLIAMS IS SWORN—Mrs. Hank Williams, widow of the late hillbilly singer, is sworn in before a legislative committee in Okla- homa City prior to testifying in connection with the commit- tee’s investigation into” the ac- tivities of a man who treated her husband shortly before his death.—(#) Wirephoto, S centessed to a reporter that he igo Rene have bought them, it thé by ny in question hadn’t is against him. a-veteran of these Last year, he pairs of socks — and them away. He gt 30 cents apiece. THhme HOTELS IN MIAMI » rorutar prices Located In the Heart of the City REASONABLE ROOMS WRITE or WIRE rats for RESERVATIONS with BATH and TELEPHONE Ritz Pershing Miller Hotel Hotel ma oer Ne. Ist Ave. 229 se Ave. Rooms Blevater Elevator Rooms Selarium Heated Elevator $3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION Overseas Transportation Company, Inc. last, Dependable Freight and Express Service between MIAMI AND KEY WEST Alse Serving ALL POINTS ON 1 .ORIDA KEYS Between Miami and Key West Express Schedule (Ne Steps En Rovte) ly poy hy sy (EXCEPT Arrives at et 12:00 o'clock LEAVES MIAMI! DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 12: e‘cleck Midnight Key West at 6:00 Local Schedule Leaves ws ews DAILY (EXCEPT o'clock A.M. and Leaves a sore ot ‘ot Miami at 4:00 i QEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) st 9:00 o'clock A.M. and arrives at Key West at 5:00 alee Free Pick-Up and Delivery Service FULL CARGO INSURANCE MAIN OFFICE and WAREHOUSE: Cor. Eaton and Frarcis Sts. DIAL 2.7061 MIAMI MARINES BREAK 2-'* :| YEAR FLYING HOUR MARK MIAMI, Fla. — yates as det Fighter Sn Sauaaron ef seca € mediate thi that were taken ‘to va ae Rico, rs fs them were Wats ae constgnt | P y’ consisted of 30, 60, yy ra hour checks. this time, the engine, tyarpatie system, tires, and other perts were a a thorough going over. handled with such skill that rd or no time was lost, thus Loca. f the pilots to bresk the ad "the. pilots were enthused over —— the new record, ma aibandee * whe | a that str riod ‘ing on Nhe wing war of br Pan- ther?” Ls ok 7 el ate. PE cha ape af has been r the la oe Pane like ef: and he’ fe cal of this crew.” All day long the line so that the without interruption. Finally on the 30th dey, the record had been broken, he officers and men of the “Fighting Bobcats” heaved & mighty sigh and looked back on a job well done. Returning to Miami, the squad- ron received a commendation from Major Generg! Field Har- ris, Commanding General, 4ir- , Fleet Marine Force, At- jlantic, commending them for their | outsta: ‘& performance. Gen-| eral ris also congratulated | them on their fine safety record, having flown 2403.9 jet hours. without an accident. a) Fla. Teachers Push For Pay Increase Soon TAMPA (—With the Florida leg ge session only 18 days , sehool teachers from all Pee of the atgte pouréd in here with one main thought if I—will we get a pay gg and how much will it be? The Florida: Education Associa- Advisory Council on t up under law to ad- vue ir an oe school policies, $350, raise. The pet + ges Tey a continuing rs: gtoup of legislators, has remedy a slidi scale i om $100 to McCarty has advocat- = Poy opi increase. At = ceeens council ses- erie. Fei’ Henderson, said the ee when x a ram desi aa he "was the national aver- er oe dropped we. are we’ were m gt A the nF put into effect,” was raised at the meeting that a compromise wore’ out on the amount vg Tallahassee, stand. as alhags ends cc gira ama and Suez canals, says ae Geographic Society. Westinghouse IT’S HERE! 1 MODELS NOW ON|) DISPLAY Drop in and see the world’s finest Wash- ing Machine with the water saver so important here. Weigh to Save Scale On the Famous LAUNDROMAT Low Down Peyment end 4 |Lou's Radio AND Appliance Louis CARSONELL Owner Cubbing program group meets af St Phone 1587 #2 OUVaL §T. KEY west | vate Florida corporation probably Parsons, Brin Hall & McDonald, New York consuiting | Road engineers, say the Central Florida route would prove a better fiscal (It proposition than the East Coast Turnpike May a parallel to .U. S. 1, Simpson =~ = sections of | achieved Be Built With Private Funds “TALLAHASSEE # — A private- ly-built and privately - financed Florida toll turnpike is being dis-}. cussed with the State Road De- . | partment, Chairman Richard Simp- son said Thursday. Simpson, back at his desk after 'a trip with other Board members ‘to inspect the Pennsylvania and New Jersey turnpikes, said a pri- | Our USED CAR LOT Is Open until 10 P.M. Each Night We Invite You te Come in and Lenk Goat Sor ew NAVARRO, Inc. USEp CAR LOT will offer to build and finance a stick |tollpike without publie assistance or obligation. Simpson said he could not reveal the identity of the group at this time, but expected a concrete pro- .| posal would be made to the Board at its next meeting here March 30. The corporation, to be set up as a non-profit organization, would turn the toll road over to the Road Department free of charge once it had paid off its bonds, he said. 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