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Martin CD Director Steps Up Crisis Preparations STUART The busiest man Jn Martin County this week is Maj. Al Keaton, director of Civil Defense, who is leaving no stone unturned to have the county's 17,000 residents fully Informed to protect themselves in case of an emergency developing over the Cuban situation. The most frequently asked question is, "Where shall I go when (and if) the warning signals blow?" Except for persons who have built private fallout shelters, there are no buildings in the county 100 per cent safe from radiation fallout Families are urged to prepare their homes and most emphatically to take the "Personal Survival Course" to be given at the high school at 7:30 p.m. Monday. First, learn the warning signals.

A steady blast of three to five -minutes means "Attack Take action as directed by local government Tune AM radio to Conelrad frequency (640 or 1240) for instructions. A wailing tone or short blasts for three minutes mean: ATTACK Take cover immediately in best available shelter. If in a building and if there is no prepared shelter, go into a basement or to an interior first floor room and remain in shelter until word is given to leave. If outdoors in a car, go to the nearest shelter. If you cannot reach a prepared shelter, lie flat on the ground face down, or crouch on the floor of the car.

These are answers given on a small card issued by CD. Also, prepare your family shelter and equip with two-week supply of food and water, first aid kit, battery radio. Evacuation kit for your automobile with food, water, first aid kit, battery or car radio, blankets. Explicit directions cannot be given until the nature of the attack is determined. The distance of an atomic attack, the direction and the prevailing winds will all affect the radiation fallout situation; also the time a community will have to prepare, CD warns.

Major Keaton said some 200 persons have called at the office this week for such instructions as given above. Others telephone. The CD office has mineo-graphed lists of survival kits and what to purchase for home use. No hysteria exists, Keaton added, but people are definitely interested in cooperating with Gvic Defense. Quite a numher have even volunteered help, he added.

Meeting with school officials and principals Thursday afternoon, Keaton railed on each principal to determine many factors in their own communities. Parents are asked not to rush to the school in case of a warning alert. Traffic congestion would result. Principals are ending home instructions for parents as pertains to their own neighborhood. Most children will be taken home by school bus if conditions warrant.

Under other conditions they are to remain in the school buildings and to act on instructions of the principal. School Supt. Thomas Crook will give instructions by telephone to principals if phones are in order. If not, principals are to use their own discretion in prevailing circumstances. Keaton will speak on the Stuart radio at 1:35 p.m.

today and questions may be telephoned in. He met Friday morning with all engineers of the county. He He has set up a control center in Jonathan Dickinson State Park and CD officials may take their families with them "as no man could be asked to leave his family in time of crisis." FlaD Ethics9 Lantana 'Bay' Set Kone Absent Mc Henderson Denies Attack On Board By CHICK OTTERSON ralin Beach Tost Staff BOYNTON BEACH A showdown on charges of misconduct leveled against Dty Manager J. B. Henderson by Donald McKone, CD DIRECTOR Major AI IS A BUSY MAN Keaton Of Martin County Photo by Ed Gluckler chairman of the Civil Service Appeals Board, failed to materialize Friday.

McKone, who was out of meeting of the Appeals Board and Thomas A. Simmers as the result Kone allegedly accused Henderson of violating the city's code of CD Program Is Readied if )ciV vH' I I ,1 11 V8 ft jrV-u jf I t- "THIS IS NOT MY IIOMK!" W. O. Gant (Al SeiheH) in a drunken rage is restrainrd by his family during a scene from "Look Homeward Angel," playing tonight for the last time at Palm Beach Junior College. The prize-winning play by Ketti Frings, based on Thomas Wolfe's novel of the same name, features five of last year's drama award winners in the college cast.

Showing concern for Gant are (left to right) his son-in-law, Hugh Barton (Bob Achilli), his son Eugene (Steve Jones) and daughter Helen Gant Barton (Celeste Holt). Eugene is said to represent the author Wolfe during his uncertain years as a young man. Those planning to attend are advised to call 585-3330 early for reservations. 'Cane Season JL town, was unable to attend a joint the City Council called by Mayor of a news article in which Mc FAU Students To Become 'Outstanding' Dr. Ballard Simmons, director of institutional relations at Florida Atlantic University, predicted Friday night that when the university is opened next year in Boca Ralon it will develop "outstanding" students.

Simmons spoke to a gathering nf various university officials meeting at the Town House Motor Hotel for the Florida Keg. lonal College Day Conference for Counselors. He stated that it is hoped that selective entrance requirements will bring into the university "students worthy of their teachers." Simmons said the school faculty will strive for a close relationship" with students and rry to understand their "strengths and weaknesses." Simmons said that "all stu dents that have good records and are recommended by Junior colleges" will be admitted to the university. He said, however, that only those with specified "pre-requi-sites" would be admitted to certain courses. Simmons said that the university would "develop die greatest faculty we can find in the country" to teach elementary education.

He said that the entire faculty is scheduled to take office July 1, 1964 and will be appointed on a 12 months basis. Halloween Dance Slated Tonight PALM SPRINGS Live music will be featured at today's Halloween dance, sponsored by the Palm Springs Jaycee Wives, at the Palm Springs Village Hall, 229 Cypress Lane, from 9 p.m. The Mystics will provide the dance music for the program, which will also include a costume contest judged by Mayor Edward Young, Mrs. M. K.

Vickers, Post- Times correspondent, and a pres ident from a county Jaycee club. Mrs. Edward Olina, general chairman, said tickets are $1 per person and the event is open to the puhlic. Melchiori Marshal Of December Parade LAKE PARK Joe Melchiori, former town commissioner, will he the marshal for a Dec. 15 parade here.

Commissioners Ted Simpson and L. J. Nunn reported that 15 floats and three bands had been entered in the parade at the end of last week. The parade is designed to replace the Christmas in Dixie function formerly held in Riviera Beach. Officials said the parade would form at the Food Fair store in North Palm Beach, move south on U.S.

1 at 1:30 p.m., go west on Park Ave. to 10th then north to A1A and disband. Teen Cily Parly PALM SPRINGS Paid-up, active members of Teen City and their dates will be entertained to day during a party at the home of Clyde Burch, 360 Cavaliel Road. They must show their invitations to gain admittance, Arnie Frye, president, said. NIGERIAN FIRM FIRST LAGOS, Nigeria Nigeria's first fully native indusry, a clay-pulverizing plant, has begun operations supplying clay lubricants to oil drillers in Nigeria.

Forecaster Thinks So Sunday LANTANA Mayor Charles Brown has proclaimed Sunday Lantana Day in celebration of the dedication of the city's new town hall. The dedication, set for 2:30 p.m., will feature Dr. Kenneth R. Williams, president nf the Florida Atlantic University at Boca Raton as guest speaker. Because sufficient sealing can not be arranged for everyone attending it is urged that each person take a folding chair or stool to the dedication, Mayor Brown said.

A new flag, once flown over the Capitol of the t'nited Stairs and presented by the Lantana Lions Club, will be dedicated In a special ceremony arranged by the American Legion. Open house in the town hall will follow the dedication cer emony with refreshments served. State, county and area municipal officials are planning to at tend, the mayor said. Interchange Costs Seen BOYNTON BEACH This area can have a turnpike interchange- lf anyone is willing to put up $500,000 to finance its construction. That was the word Friday from Clinton E.

(Red) Taylor, Director of Traffic and Planning for the Turnpike Authority, speaking at the Chamber of Commerce Coffee Hour. Walter Dutch, sponsor of the affair and member of a five-man turnpike interchange committee, presented Taylor with a resolution adopted by Boynton Beach Board of Realtors requesting a feasibility study of a Sunshine State Parkway Interchange for the Boynton area, Taylor said inch a study would cost $8,000. If the interchange proved feasible, he continued, It would cost $500,000 to construct It. The Turnpike Authority has no funds available for the project Taylor added, but a refunding agreement could be worked out if someone wishes to put up the cash. Any offers? Riviera Seeks licauty yueen RIVIERA BEACH Chamber of Commerce President Dan Has-elmire is looking for beautiful girls.

Haselmire wants the girls 16 through 19 to register for the annual "Miss Riviera Reach" beauty pageant to permit the chamber to name a successor to the present titleholder, Linda Brown of Palm Beach Shores. Candidates will have until Nov. 24 to register. Application forms may be obtained at the chamber office. The entrants must live between 59th St.

in West Palm Beach and Donald Ross Rd the chamher reported. The winner will be selected Dec. 1 at the City Recreation Hall. cilities in the village hall, which Is expected to be completed in 30 days. Tabled action on Councilman Elmer Hoagland's plea for a start of work on charter revision to include a referendum clause and also a hot pursuit provision.

The item will be discussed at the Nov. 8 workshop. Voted against granting the new W. T. Grant department store occupational license fee relief.

Agreed to advertise for bids on a footbridge for spanning Canal 10 at Henthome Drive, though a price of $570 was proposed by Town Clerk John Parks who supervised construction of a similar bridge over Davis Road. Bids will be sought before the Nov. 8 LANTANA Civil Defense radio equipment will be installed today at the water plant as part of the city's preparedness program Mayor Charles W. Brown, Civil Defense chairman announced. The equipment purchased by the city for approximately $48n from West Palm Beach Civil Defense headquarters, Is ex- Sugar Cane Harvest Set For Bryant BRYANT The fall sugar cane harvest at the Bryant Plantation, eastern division of the U.

S. Sugar Corporation, will get underway Monday, and the new $11,000,000 USSC mill, to be known as the Bryant Sugar House, will start grinding operations the next morn ing. Harry T. Vaughn, president, and other I'SSC officials plan to he present at the huge mill to see It start operations on the opening day. The' ground was broken for the construction of the new mill on April 8, 1961.

The Farrel-Birmlngham An-sonla, was the contractor, with Dick Smith serving as resident engineer for the company. This is expected to be a banner season for the production of sugar in the Glades area, with thousands of additional acres of muck- land planted to sugar cane and seven other mills, besides the giant Bryant Sugar House, to be in operation through the com ing season. Before Castro took over Cuba and the United States cut off Cuba's sugar quota, there were only two mills in the Glades, the USSC mill at Clewiston and the mill of the Okeelanta Sugar Re finery at Okeelanta. Ocean Kirige CD OCEAN RIDGE The office of Civil Defense under Director Charles E. Hallier is now located at the new Town Hall on North Ocean Boulevard opposite the Boynton Beach Casino, Police Chief James V.

Kelly announced Friday. Anyone wishing information n. a call police headquarters there at 8331 or the office of the city manager at 2635. The official end of the season conies on Nov. 15, but Gordon Dunn, chief forecaster at the U.S.

Wealher Bureau In Miami has said that, as near as can be told, the 19(13 season Is at an end. Cuba may remain a first-class threat in the Caribbean but hurricanes are no longer. Not this year, at least. Weather forecasters, who never like to say anything very positively, have given a pretty definite assurance that this year's hurricane season is over. The Palm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, ethics.

The article reported that McKone accused Henderson of mis-eonduel after the city manager branded as "politics" an investigation ordered by the hoard last week. Henderson stated he wished to make it clear that he had never accused the board as a whole of playing politics. He said, howevwr, that he felt certain members of the board, specifically McKone and John J. Ryan, who resigned last week to seek a seat on the City Council, had used the board as a means of furthering their own political aspirations. Henderson went on to charge Bill Plum, who ailso resigned from the board to run for the council, with being naive and going along with McKone "like a.

monkey on a chain. Henderson and Councilman L. Archie Issued a double-barreled accusation that McKone, altliough repeatwlly denying he was running for the council, had obtained a nominating petition which he had begun to rlmilHte but later destroyed. Board member William Allan admitted that he understood this to be true. Allan agreed with board mem ber Robert Hueston that the con stant "backbiting" was doing no one any good, and concurred with Councilman J.

Allison Banks that "clash of personalities" was probably responsible for the rash of bad publicity. Hueston and Allan said they would take the matter of press releases up wlth McKone at the board's next meeting. Both said they would favor having only written statements, sanctioned by all members of the board, released for publication. Archie and Vice Mayor Walter A. Madsen pressed for a meeting with McKone as soon as possible "Why isn't he here?" asked Madsen.

"Is he really out of town, or is this some sort of subter fuge?" Hueston and Allan refused to disclose any findings of the board's current investigation, which they termed merely "a check into personnel records." Allan said the board would mnke a report to the roiincil as soon as Ihe Investigation Is completed. In order to have a full board for a Civil Service hearing requested by Water Dept. employe John Johnston for Oct. 21, Mayor Summers said the council would appoint a fourth member to the board at Monday afternoon's special council meeting. The four board members will then select a fifth member and two alter nates.

Two alternates to the hoard are elected by city employes, while two more are appointed by the council. MORE WRITE OX POLICY WASHINGTON The State De partment receives about 200,000 letters on foreign-policy questions each year compared with 40,000 only four years ago. first nrize: Mclinda Pennv. second. were Cynthia Woolridge, first; Mike Fritz, second, and Jan Hol-lingsworth.

Lee Chandler, representative of Air Products Company, presented a film on mouth to mouth rescue breathing procedures to students in the third through the sixth grades at Palm Springs Elementary School. pected to he completely Installed today, according to Richard I hi, city administrator. The equipment, to be operated by Tom Hunter, CD deputy director of communications, will be used to contact headquarters in case of emergency, Uhl said. "The water plant has been placed under security protection," the administrator said, "and In case of attack, we will have our local headquarters there." Meetings have been held all week at the fire station to discuss rescue and firefighting operations and John J. Goff, fire department chief reports that the station is equipped with radiologi cal measuring equipment to test measure radioactivity.

In addition, auxiliary police and firemen are on call and will be Issued safety helmets, whistles and night sticks, officials report. Police have been instructed to. maintain contact with city personnel in case of an emergency, Uhl said. Opera Lyrica In Rehearsal Jules Gyori, founder and director of the Opera Lyrica of the Palm Beaches, announced Friday that the company is in rehearsal for the Nov. 23 and 24 performance of the opera "Hansel and Gretel" by Humperdinck, to be presented in the Palm Beach Jun ior College auditorium.

The company celebrated the first anniversary of its founding at the Hotel Pennsylvania last Sunday with more than 80 members in attendance. Chicken Dinner Set For Riviera Band LAKK PARK The Riviera Beach High School Band Parents Assn. will sponsor a chicken bar becue Nov. 4 in Kelscy Park. The meal will be served from 1 p.m.

to 6 with take out orders available. The band will present a concert at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Donald Marvin and Mrs. Lois Beaver are co chairmen of the event.

Tickets are $1.50 and 75 cents. Proceeds will be used to pay for band uniforms. Accepted a bid of $946 from Bill Overton Fence Co. for fencing of the tennis courts. Passed a resolution defining fees and regulations for liquor licenses within the village limits, setting a price on the license which is half of the county fee.

Voted to advertise for bids for a new fire siren and gasoline generator and to sell the old horn and also a used pickup turck. Voted to send a letter of thanks to the Florida State Fire College for instructor Elmo Cox's services when made possible a 15-hour course for the volunteer fire department. Certificates were given 85 per cent of the department for completing the course Accepted bids totalling MIM) for Insinuation of kitchen fa Judge Warned Her Ended? line an October, third. Of the 21 major hurricanes since the end of World War II Septem ber had 11, August 5, and October two. June accounted for two in this period, one of them, on June 27, 1957, killing 550 people and causing $150 million damage in Louisiana.

Florida averages about one year. The beginning nf the end, this year, oddly enough, was brought about by Hnrrirane Ella which brushed the eastern seaboard two weeks ago before heading for Bermuda. Ella changed the air circulation and this resulted in cool, dry air masses being sent into Florida and the Caribbean. Warm moist air over the hur ricane spawning areas is neces sary for their formation. Not only is the season considered at an end, but those.

In the know about things say that the next few years will probably be the same. Forecasters believe that slack hurricane seasons run in 20-year cycles, with one slow season following another. This year was felt by the experts to be a slow year even in a slow season. CI) Data Available BOYNTON BEACH Pamph lets containing civil defense information are now available nl the police headquarters, 419 N. Federal Highway, Desk Officer Ed Sullivan reported Friday.

The pamphlets on fallout, shelters, first aid, firefighting and CD preparedness are free to the public. Too Much Talk Costs Negro Girl In Courl Scptemher is the big month for hurricanes with August next in Beach Post 1962 PAGE 15 She told Judge Nowlin she chased the complainant with a stick, accusing her of seeing her husband. After stopping her at this point, the judge, telling her not to take the law into her own hands, sus pended a $60 fine. Rut Yvonne continued to warn Beverly until the judge stepped in to end it all. Thomas William llunn, 24, II 18 SW Seventh was given until 5 p.m.

Monday to produce a valid driver's license or pay a $75 suspended fine. Leo Eggleston, 50, found guilty of disorderly conduct and vagrancy, was given a suspended $60 fine provide he leaves town. Allen Duncan, 38. Bon Air Ho tel, forfeited a $30 bond on a drunkenness charge. Moses Rutlcr, 40, 247 SW Fifth was fined $30 on a chflrge of drunkenness.

CI) kils Available BOYNTON BKACH Civil De- fense preparedness kits, containing information on fire fighting, first aid, fallout protection, family shelter designs and emergency precautions, are now available at the police station. All residents have been urged by CD Director Jack Tuite to avail themselves of the information, which was distributed by Palm Springs Meeting Set On Lease For iaycee Site DELRAY BEACH Too much I 21-year-old conversation cost a Negro girl in Municipal Court when Judge James Nowlin clamped down. Yvonne Evans of 4 SW Fourth arrested on a warrant obtained by Beverly Quince, 42fi SW 14th drew a $10A Hiispendcd fine and a year's probation after talking too much. Cub Senilis Scl Meeting Tonight PALM SPRINGS Cub Scout Pack 208 will hold the Halloween pack meeting party at 7:30 p.m. today at the home of Mert Baker, Canal Nine Road.

Prizes will be given for the spookiest, funniest and most original costumes. Games, including apple bobbing, will he on Ihe party program, with refreshmennts served after the costume contest. Chamber Coffee Set JUPITER The monthly coffee of the Jupiter Tequesta Chamber of Commerce will be held today at 9 a.m. at the Tequesta Country Club. The coffee is being sponsored by the Abstract and Title Insurance Co.

branch of Jupiter. All of the county candidates, Poster Contest Winners Listed PAIA, spoivcs win-, PALM SPRINGS A special meeting was set for Tuesday at p.m. by the village council and members of the Palm Springs Jaycees to complete negotiations on a lease for village property to house a newly purchased Jaycce building. The dale was set at Thursday' council meeting. The council members will meet at 8 p.m., also on TucmIh.v, with a group nf builders and de-veloppm to disciiNS future village progress.

The public and press have not been Invited to the 8 p.m. meeting. In other action at the regular meeting, the council: Voted to clarify a resolution defining special "funds" to be handled with at least two members of the council's signature and take further action at the November meeting. ft fj nreven.land Polly Monahan. third.

Fifth dvih m.sH. rfi.nci, mim, i by the Volunteer Fire department were announced Friday by Russell Carls, school sponsor and department member. In the first and second grade division, Benny Robinson took first place; Robin Rader, second; and Cecila Chamberlain, third. For third and fourth grades, Kathleen Gierney was awarded Democrats and Republicans, have, Palm Reach County CD head been invited to attend. 'quarters..