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The Weather Isolated afternoon and ning thundershowers today Friday. High Yesterday 95 Morning Low Hourly Temperatures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 71 16 76 75 14 74 76 79 84 85 87 90 92 Complete Forecast on Page 3-A) VOL. 79-NO. 91. CYPRESS GARDENS' 'FIRECRACKER' Pert Miss Joan Faye Brown, Cypress Gardens entry, figures she's the firecracker who is going to skyrocket to victory in the Miss Dixie Contest at Daytona Beach July 4, sponsored by the Daytona Beach JayCees.

She was runner-up in the Miss Seaside Fiesta Contest and the Tangerine Queen contest, and Easter Egg Village Raises Tax Storm Easter Egg Village in Garden Acres Subdivision in Winter Park walked into the limelight again today as a storm center over reassessment of property values in the area. After being shuttled from one city office to another, a delegation of home owners met with R. M. Dowling, professional appraiser making the city's quadrennial reassessments, to protest the raise in property values. Martin M.

Rudich, 913 Grover spokesman for the Garden Acres said they were not against reassessment but that they were in favor of equalization. "We feel since the city allowed the construction of the houses now known as Easter Egg Village it has devalued our homes instead of increasing the value as shown on the new assessments list," Rudich charged. Others speaking for the delegation included Ellis Foust, 914 Camellia and John T. Cobb, 909 Grover Ave. They pointed out that the only entrance to the subdivision was through streets facing what they termed "objectionable" houses of Easter Egg Village.

Only other street entrance, they said, is over Maitland a sand street. The delegation charged that not one home in the area has been sold since the multicolored houses were built along Hwy. 17-92 over a year ago and that real estate salesmen had refused to show homes to prospective buyers. They also emphasized that only two streets, Garden Dr. and Camellia are paved with no curbing, that there are no drainage facilities, no sanitary sewers and that the undeveloped section of Mead Botanical Garden has been allowed to become a wilderness.

They claimed their assessments have been upped 50 pct. and in a few cases 100 pct. in valuation. Dowling told the 25 home owners in the delegation he would interview real estate salesmen of Winter Park for their opinions on sale of property in the area before meeting again with leaders of the group. The appraiser admitted he had not considered the possibility that the Easter Egg houses might prove a deteriment to valuation in Garden Acres when the reassessments were made.

eveand 73 The five controversial houses are owned by Marvin Cartwright who, property owners claim, built them out of spite because they objected to the lots being rezoned from residential to commercial. Fifty homes in the area are affected. according to Rudich. Elizabeth Heights to the north of Garden Acres also was represented because residents of that area also have to pass the vari-colored houses to get to their homes. Guatemala Peace Talk Breaks Up SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (P)- Guatemala's rival antiCommunist chieftains haggled until nearly dawn today in a vain effort to agree on a peace settlement which would give their war-split land its fourth Govt in a week.

The peace talks between Rebel Col. Carlos Castillo Armas and Col. Elfego Monzon, head of Guatemala's new governing junta, broke up at 3:35 a.m. Castillo Armas announced he was returning to his Rebel headquarters at Chiquimula. In a statement issued to newsmen, both leaders said they were extending until 9 a.m.

tomorrow the in effect between the Rebels and the Guatemalan Army. El Salvador's Pres. Oscar Osorio, acting as mediator, voiced optimism that a ment could be' reached. But real peace seemed remote as Monzon's junta rushed troops to Communist strong points in Guatemala where vengeful Red leaders were reported trying to foment peasant uprisings. Red-indoctrinatled farm workers were said to be inciting revolt in Escuintla, Pinula and Concepcion, hotbeds of communism about 30 miles from Guatemala City.

Monzon declined to say whether he was returning to the Guatemalan capital, but it was believed generally he would. The joint statement said the cease-fire had been extended in order to give both parties time to consider and study various proposals to reach an accord. Neither side would disclose what proposals were involved nor what particular point caused disagreement. ORLANDO ORLANDO, FLORIDA, EVENING JULY 1, 1954 Tele. Business Picture Good At Mid-Year Review 22 Telephone Installers Out Twenty-two Orlando walked off the job at 11 a.m.

throughout the nation. The nationwide strike services the Bell Telephone over wages and seniority, travel pay and holiday contract provisions. F. E. Sheiry, steward in charge of Central Florida Communications Workers of America Local 10322, said he got word from Atlanta headquarters this morning and called the strike of the approximately 47 workers under his jurisdiction.

No picket line has established for the time being. Sheiry said. He would not comment on the possibility a line may be put up. In addition to the 22 Western Electric equipment installation men working for the Orlando Southern Bell office, Sheiry said 13 are on strike at Tampa, four at Longwood, two at Sanford, two at Cocoa, three at Del DeLeon Springs and one at DeLand. The four at Longwood are those who are working on the installation of microwave relay equipment.

The telephone operators, who belong to another union, are not affected by the Western Electric strike unless a picket line is thrown up. In that case they might refuse to cross the line, Sheiry said. Western Electric services only the Bell System. Winter Park. which has an independent telephone company, is not affected.

Orlando telephone service is not expected to be affected either, according to James M. Brown, district manager for Southern Bell here. Brown said there is no dispute locally between the company and employes. The walkout will affect telephone operations in 44 states and the District of Columbia. States not involved, a union spokesman said.

are Maine, Vermont. New Hampshire and Wyoming. Late last night Western Electric. manufacturing arm of the Bell Telephone System offered a general hourly pay boost of from four to seven cts. The company's previous offer had been four to six cts.

The union, whose contract expired May 2, has been demanding six to eight cts. more an hour. Current wages average Market Report NOON STOCK AffiL Eq Allis Chal 58 Amer Airl Amer Can Amer Smelt Amer Amer Tob Anacon Cop 38 Armour Atchinson Atl Refin Balt Ohio Beth Steel Burl Mills Trac Celanese Ches Ohio Chrysler Coca-Cola Colgate Palm Col Gas Cont Can 70 Corn Prod Cruc Steel DuPont 134 East Airl Erie RR Eversharp Fam Fin Firestone Fla Gen Elec Gen Foods 72 Gen Motors Gen Pub Ut Glidden Goodrich 96 Goodyear Greyhound Hupp Cp Ill Cent Int Harv Kresge (SS) QUOTATIONS Kress (SH) Lehman Cp Ligg My 57 Lockh Aire 33 Loew's Lorillard Lou Nash Montg Ward Murphy 40 Murray Cp 22 Nat Cyl Gas Nat Steel 511 Nort West 40 Packard Pepsi-Cola Philco Philip Mor Radio Cp Reo Motors 263 Rexall 6 Rey Tob Schenley Ind Seab Al RR 563. Sears Roeb Sinclair Skelly Oil 431 Sou Co 163 Std Oil 85 Studebaker Swift 461 Texas Co 661 Texas Pe 20th Fox Un Bag Un Carbide 84 Oil Cal 433 Pac Unit Aire. Unit Fruit 52 Steel Warn Pict West Tel Woolworth 43 Comic Dictionary HICCOUGH A catch of the breath which is often a message from departed spirits.

ADDED FEATURE at SCOTCHMAN'S BEACH Night Bathing Beginning July 4th, 8 P.M. TILL CLOSING STAR 3-8511 Price: 5 Cts. 3-4411-Classified Only SOMEHOW THEY SURVIVED Amateur photographer Clark Podmore caught this picture of the demolished car in which four persons plunged into a gully in Apopka last night. In serious morial Hospital is condition at Orange Me- Orlando, received multiple lacerations in the Clyde Keith, 24, 500 Chris- accident. Last Minute News WARNS AGAINST WASHINGTON (P- Sen.

that if the Chinese Communists Nations he will resign as majority "devote my full efforts to bership in that organization STEEL PITTSBURGH (P- U. S. more than one-third of the an increase in prices averaging of basic carbon steel is $120 a tor while Mrs. Rita Reedy, 26, Z205 E. South is in undetermined condition in the Florida Sanitarium and Hospital.

James Reedy, 26. and Howard Moore, 27, also of CHINA IN U.N. Knowland said today are admitted to the United leader of the Senate and terminate United States mem- PRICES UP Steel which produces nation's steel, today announced $3 a ton. The present price ton. STOCKHOLDERS' TAX AID HIT WASHINGTON The Senate voted to tone down proposed tax-relief for corporation stockholders today as 1 it drove toward passage of the administration's one and onehalf billion dollar tax revision bill.

Any chance for a general income tax cut apparently was dead. French Quit Delta, Key Prize In War SINGAPORE (P)- Much of in the bitter Indochina war, was Communist-led Vietminh tonight French Union forces were hard-to-hold centers in the delta FHA Officer Mum On Girl Parties WASHINGTON (P--A suspended FHA official refused today to answer questions about girlie parties and fishing trips to Mexico asked by senators probing scandals in the Govt's housing programs. 'The suggestion in the questions was that he had pressured contractors into putting on the parties. Andrew Frost, suspended last Friday as assistant FHA director for New Mexico, stood on his constitutional right not to be a witness against himself. Polio Advice: Avoid Crowds Dr.

Wade N. Stephens, ange County health officer, today backed up the stay-awayfrom-crowds warning issued by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis as a July Fourth weekend suggestion. "However." the new health officer pointed out, mingling with "strange groups" is considered more of a polio threat than associating with "familiar groups." Asked for Fourth of July suggestions, Dr. Stephens said "television is a good bet" and "I'd also go along wholeheartedly with the national foundation's recommendation." FINAL 4 EDITION 1 THURSDAY AFTERNOON, CIO telephone equipment installers today. joining some 17.000 strikers against Western Electric Co.

which System throughout the nation is Orlando TV On Air; Signal Good Orlandoans were up early this morning to get their first look at locally broadcast television. and they liked what they saw. WDB0-TV began broadcasting at 7:55 a. and soon after the station's switchboard hummed with calls from persons congratulating the management on the reception. Harold P.

Danforth, station president. said he talked to a number of the callers and most said that the broadcast was clear and there was none of the "snowy" appearance of out-oftown broadcasts. that it appeared the Several persons reportine was too powerful and there was some hum and shaking. Danforth said this is probably due to the fact that local TV dealers "hopped up" the sets to promote reception of the Jacksonville station. Many sets have a knob for local and distant reception, which should be turned to "local" to get the local broadcast, he added.

In some cases, TV set owners may have to have their dealers adjust the sets. The station president added that a man called from Gainesville soon after WDB0-TV went on the air and reported reception was superior to that from Jacksonville. Gainesville is 120 miles from Orlando and 75 from Jacksonville. Danforth said plans are being made for the formal ing of the station to visitors. When all work is completed on the building and equipment set up, open house will be held at the station, located on Texas off Hwy.

50, he added. This morning's broadcast included the hour-long Don McNeil Breakfast Club show beginning at 8 a. m. This was, followed by a half-hour show on Cypress Gardens' welcoming WDB0-TV to the air waves. Broadcasting will resume at 3 p.

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Duplex, 117 W. 50th St. THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES Recession Talk Dies With Boom By SUMNER G. RAND Staff Writer The business picture as Orlando enters the second half of 1954 is a bright one, and lit-tle is heard from those prophets of recession and gloom so prevalent last fall. A variety of figures and opinions from various sources adds up to a general statement that business is as good as it was during the first six months of 1953, even somewhat ahead, and the outlook is good.

George Stuart, president of the Downtown Retail Merchants says "people are getting over having the jitters." Stuart foresees "a good summer business and an unusually Stuart Stuart Johns Drops Ouster Of Keys Board TALLAHASSEE (P) Acting Gov. Charley E. Johns announced today he is dissolving the suspension orders against the seven members of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge Authority, ousted from office in April on charges of mismanaging the toll highway linking Miami and Key West. Johns said he is lifting the suspension so the authority could transfer to the State Road Dept. properties and money held in the name of the Toll Road Comm.

The Overseas Road and Toll Bridge Authority holds title to rights of way, bridges, Pigeon Key, a large fleet of automobiles, trucks and road machines and a radio station. Brooks Bateman, who was discharged as general manager of the toll district after suspension of the authority and Alonzo Cothron, a contractor were indicted on charges of grand larceny by a grand jury which investigated the toll commission's operations. They were acquitted yesterday by a Monroe County circuit court jury. Churchill, Eden Leave For Home NEW YORK (P)-Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain, leaves today for home aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth. Churchill and his party, including British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, arrived here by plane early today from Ottawa, after discussions with Canadian officials.

Dr. Stephens also called attention to the motive behind the stay-away-from-crowds advice in view of the nationwide increase in polio cases following the holiday last year. The outbreak isn't noticeable right after the weekend, he said, but polio contracted during the Fourth usually appears throughout July. "Polio contracted now would be scattered around the end of July," he said. The polio picture in Orange County is "considerably better now" than last year, the health officer declared.

"We've had no new cases since June 23," the Red River delta, key prize falling into the hands of the without a fight. evacuating swiftly from their area. The end to the savage struggle appeared to be not far off. The French Union forces were generally withdrawing to their last -lone lifeline- the railway and highway linking the war capital of Hanoi with the seaport of Haiphong, 64 miles to the east. An Indochina Dunkerque may come soon at the end of this "the most dangerous road in the world." Haiphong is France's last beachhead in northern Viet Nam.

It is from there that they will have to make the attempt to evacuate tens of thousands of troops, whether as a result of a cease-fire or after fighting their way through from Hanoi. The French command today announced they were pulling out of such important and heavily populated centers as Phat Diem, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh, all within 55 to 75 miles south and southeast of Hanoi. That automatically meant an area embracing thousands of villages peopled by around four million Vietnamese was dropping into the hands of the troops of Vietminh Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap. Virtually every French commander has declared: "As the delta goes, so goes Indochina and all of Southeast Asia." Unless the Indochina conference in Geneva stops the shooting.

the odds appear heavily in favor of the delta going into the hands of the Vietminh. good fall business." Since the beginning of the year, retail sales have been running from two to six pet. ahead of 1953 Stuart says. "Confidence in the future" is returning, the merchant declares. Last fall people were unsure of their next paycheck, whether layoffs weren't in the offing.

Today they look about and see things are pretty much as they were and likely to continue that way and customers are beginning to buy again. The sales tax collected in Orange County is a as reliable a barometer almost as it's possible to get on retail sales although there are, of course, a number of items such as groceries and drugs exempted. Figures from the state comptroller's office show $1,418,952.63 was collected in Orange County for the first five months of this year, only slightly less than the 149.16 collected for the same period last year. collection figures will not be available until A somewhat surprising development, however, in the sales tax figures that augurs well for the coming months is the fact that May collections this were higher than January, February, March and April figures. Usually retail sales have shown a tendency to slump as warm weather arrives.

Whereas the 3 pet. sales tax collections in 1953 moved slowly in a downward direction from a January peak, this year they have moved gradually upward to a May peak which would seem to bear out Stuart's analysis of the situation. Leading department stores also support this generally optimistic outlook. C. W.

Van Dyke, general merchandise manager of Dickson Ives, says there has been a "gradual picking up in buying activity." Retail sales are on a "high plateau" now, he says, and are expected to continue that way. Dickson Ives is "investing money to that end" and "not starving our stocks." Van Dyke declares. He added that he has just returned from buying based on last year's figures with a 5 pet. increase figured in. Walton McJordan, manager BUSINESS, Page $1.86.

he said, "whereas last year we had a number of cases appearing at this time." He said the total of cases reported this year is 17 and a possible one now under observation. There has been one polio fatality so far this year, on Jan. 27, whereas by July 1 last year three persons had died of the disease. The summer outlook for polio seems favorable 'so far: Dr. Stephens said, "but it's hard to predict the future." The fact that Orange County has experienced "no sudden rise" in polio cases is a good indication of the future months, he concluded.

Strong Winds Hit MIAMI (P- -Small craft warnings were raised today from Miami southward through the Florida Keys..