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Orlando Evening Star from Orlando, Florida • 10

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a 7TS 'IJ)Z Moid 'Id MIL wins 8 msenste 3 JJL ft ft T7 TTT II i- a mm i YM The Weather Chance cf a shower tonight and tomorrow. Coolinj trend tomorrow. h'ch thft I 1 4 I 11 VI A tD 57 11 1 Tl IConllt rrit JO) i ii II IN 4Ji A. EDIIIOil EIGHTEEN PAGES ORLANDO, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 23, 1955 Tele. 3 11 1 Classified Only 3-S511 Price: 5 Cts.

VOL 0 NO. 1E5 PP Ticre We Is! QirfYTVTlTi C(D)o mm blelCL 3 Hobby, 99.5 1 Pet. Increase Reported For 1954 County Retail Sales Others Fare U.S. Charges Oy Star Services! 000 and accounted for sales of This was an increase of 90.5 pet. over 1943 sales by 1,399 stores.

Stores with payroll in 1954 numbered 1,224, had 9,165 employes who were paid Retail sales by 1.806 stores in Orange County totaled in 1954 according to preliminary census of business figures released today by the Commerce Dept. $200,842,000. Proprietors of unincorporated businesses numbered 1,929. Number of stores and their Acres For 1954 sales grouped according to major kinds of business were: 324 food stores, 316 eating and drinking places, 70 general merchandise group, 143 apparel accessories stores, 132 furniture, home furnishings, appliances, 122 automotive group, 237 gaso Seminole County Sheriff J. L.

Hobby today was arrested in Sanford in connection with moonshine activities, U. S. Commr. James S. Byrd disclosed in Orlando.

The conspiracy charge was brought by a federal grand jury in Tampa yesterday. How ever, Hobby was not served uii til the charges were forwarde-i to Orlando today for srrvke by U. S. Deputy Marshal Fr -nk' Durrance. Charged along with Ilollj J.

L. HORBY srird 10 Businessmen Buy West Orange Land By FRANK MURPHY Ul line service stations, days before Thanksgiving. An estimated 125,000, including these two youngsters, watched the mile-long Yule parade. More pictures on page 3. Star Foto.

Santa makes different impressions on Greg, 3, left and Tommy Kosanko, 6, but both are Impressed as Santa 'came to Orlando last nfcht to usher in the Christmas season two 000; 100 lumber, building ma terials, hardware farm equip' are Dep. A. E. Evans. ment, 73 drug stores, proprietary stores, Bulletins GETTYSBURG, Pa.

U1 Pres. Eisenhower will meet with Republican National Cluiiil. Ia midl Hail lii'xl Monday for a discussion of party matters. It will be tiie first such talk Eisenhower has held since his illness. Durrance also arrested cv Sanford Nesrocs Jerry 4 i AO 1 i ,,1.1, 1 290 other retail stores, and 89 non-store retailers, $5,516,000.

Staff Writer A group of Orlando businessmen called the Bay Isle Club revealed today the purchase of 1,123 acres of virgin land, two lakes and an island for development. The property "is the most beautiful spot of its kind in Central Florida," a spokesman for the group said. It was bought from Dr. and Mrs. H.

D. Thomason, Tulsa, for $55,000, according to Jay a trustee for the syndicate. The land is around Bay and Mable Lakes, west of Windermere. It is undeveloped except for one home on the island in Bay Lake. City To Go-Operate On Cultural Center Considering Invitation, University of Tampa Coach Marcelino Huerta's announcement this morning that his Spartans had been given a bid Williams Named To access streets and parking areas, although there was no assurance they would be hard- The syndicate is composed By WALTER P.

JONES Staff Writer City council today gave assurances it "would co-operate WASHINGTON tfi Sen. O'Mahoney ID-Wvo, i day that many automobile dealers complain ''they are on the brink of disaster because they are being forced to handle more cars than they can sell on a sound financial basis." of 10 men and their wives, who surfaced. said they purcha-fd the rP" Commenting on the center, mi, to, a jum. emu upi'i 1 and James Smith, 56 cntly in connection with same case, the commission S3id. (fj Bvrd made Ihe announctVO a irv trf.irs p.m.

He said he had not seer the warrants but that Durranea had just telephoned him and informed him Hobby had been served. Complete details on tha source of the charges were lacking pending return of Dur ranee to Orlando with Hobby, scheduled to have a hearing before Byrd at 1:30 p.m. However, it was understood the cases involved raids in. Seminole by federal and stata alcohol tax unit agents, with out the aid of Seminole Coun erty as an investment. as much as possible" to provide 1 streets and.

parking areas for State Post They plan to sell the land for Gahr declared, "It may be completed within 10 years, maybe five. We don't know." the proposed Loch Haven cul camp and home sites, Beery said. Council also granted the Or The Bay Isle Club is com Collins Appoints Barker As udge, Effective Dec. 1 TALLAHASSEE Gov. Lc-Roy Collins today signed tne formal appointment of Roger A.

Barker as Orange County judge to succeed retiring Judge Victor Hutchins, effective Dec. 1.. By JIM HARDEE Star Tallahassee Bureau lando Junior Chamber of Commerce permission for the Pio posed of Douglas Root, W. W. Arnold, Beery, Sidney Singleton, Timothy Merrill, Herbert TALLAHASSEE In a sur RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil MV Congressmen supporting a declaration of a state of siege won a test vote in the Chamber of Deputies today, Final action en the measure to give Pres.

Nereu Ramos wide powers in coping with political strife was expected later today. prise appointment, Gov. LeRoy Collins todav named State ReD. Volie A. Williams Sanford, tural center.

Lloyd Gahr, park group chairman, said preparation of a master plan for the center is in the final stages and one of the first units proposed is a $300,000 art museum. He said the Loch Haven group believes the museum's builders should be relieved of any responsibility to provide side streets off Princeton Ave. and a parking area. "I do feel we have some responsibility but don't think we for- the Elks Tangerine Bowl game here Jan. 2, 1956, was denied today by Tangerine Bowl Comm.

Chmn. Harvey Parsons. "We have not sent a bid to any team as yet," Parsons declared In reply to a wire service report from Tampa that the University of Tampa was considering an invitation to the Tangerine Bowl. I "We merely discussed last night the possibilities of Tampa coming here for the game with Coach Iluerta," Parsons added, "in what amounts assistant state attorney for neer Day parade southward on Main St Friday. The shift was necessary because of the re-paving of Orange Ave.

The parade will form on Livingston we Orange and Main, proceed south on Main to Central west on Central to Court ty sheriff's men, early last beminole and Brevard Coun year. Barker's name was one of four voted on by the Orange County Bar Assn. and submit ties. S. Sanderson, Thomas Kirkland John R.

Chick Stradley, Holly M. Keller, Edward Field and their wives. The club appointed three trustees to transact business for them, Root, Arnold and Beery. The 13-acre island In Bay Lake is the only developed part of the property. The is Williams will resien from ted to the governor for his con the house to take the $6,000 a yeariob.

Weddings Keep sideration in making the appointment to fill out Hutchins' north on Court to Washington The appointment was an an- and east on Washington to Chickens Fal- term which expires Dec. 31, parent victory for the support 1956. could give blanket authority, and to what extent I don't Lake Eola. Walking units of the parade will disband at the Rice, You Knovr land has a large cypress house on it, built by Delmar "Radio Nick" Nicholson, and is com ers ot tsrauey uaham over the Collins committee in Seminole know," Mayor J. Rolfe Davis Orange County Courthouse.

County. declared. Council overrode an adverse pletely "surrounded by tropical plants of every variety de ALICANTE, Spain LD An energetic Spanish woman has The two factions have been at odds since Collins defeated Judge Hutchins announced his plans to retire after 30 years on the bench Nov. 10. He will devote full time to his position as vice president of Orlando Federal Savings "I'm sure we will co-operate report from the board of re sirable, explained Root.

as much as we can," he added found a way to keep her Stock Market Soars Upward NEW YORK WU-News of high-er dividends and splits today sent the stock market bounding ahead in the early afternoon. Prices were strong throughout the list with gains of one to two points showing everywhere and some gains going on beyond that limit. Union Pacific was an outstanding stock, It shot ahead nine and one-half points at 200 on a proposed five-for-one split and declaration of an extra dividend of $3 as against $2 a year ago. Odham for governor in the to a feeler." "We are happy Iluerta is polling his athletic committee to accept a bid if it is offered, and appreciate him taking his team into his confidence." Associated Press reported from Tampa that the athletic DENIAL, Page 3 view and granted the Salva tion Army permission to oper Root added that there are first primary last May although Other members of council expressed a similar view and assured Gahr and Al Fields, Loan Assn. ate three Christmas kettles Odham and Collins are cood three and one-half miles of lake front property on Bay friends.

during the holiday season. Barker is a member of a Williams, a chief campaign Jim Burden, appearing in park group vice chairman, that the city would at least grade Lake and three-quarters of mile on Lake Mable. It will be developed princi pioneer Orlando family and has been in law practice here aide of Odham. admitted dur behalf of the army, said it re: chickens fat despite an empty granary. She goes from church to church with a crate of chick ens.

When she comes on a wedding and the Spanish are a marrying lot she lets out a chicken as the happy bride and bridegroom emerge. For the rice, you know. ceives only 49 pet. of its funds since graduation from the Uni pally for camp sites, we feel ing the legislative session one of the main reasons he wanted the job was to keen it from versity of Florida law school from the United Appeal cam paign. inn 1936.

See PURCHASE, Page 3 going to Algy Speer, a Collins Churches Schedule Holiday Services supporter Sanford. NOON STOCK QUOTATIONS Air Rduo Because of the squabble between the two groups, there was every indication here unti. 3 this morning Williams would not be named. r.rpyhound Cb Cnt Int Hr 49,,, 7H1, Lir 61 1, itoekh 21) Loriilrd 14K Istu JTash '1 211-. 4 4 1:4 a 20', 21 Williams fills the state at torney vacancy created by the byterian Church.

The Rev. Daniel Bowers, associate pastor of the Park Lake Presbyterian Church, will preach the sermon. Music will be suns by the expiration of the term of Hu IS1. bert Griggs, Cocoa, who was Control Board 'Warns' Woodruff JACKSONVILLE WChmn. Fred Kent of the State Eoard of Control today said with a smile the Board "has figured up some pretty drastic punish ment for University of Florida Coach Bob Woodruff if h9 doesn't win the game this Saturday with the University of Miami.

We're going to elect him chairman of the board." 81,. i.Mont Ward 1M not reappointed. 'chancel choir of the host Before sitting down to their Thanksgiving feast tomorrow, thousands of persons in Orlando and vicinity will attend special church services. Methodists throughout the area will meet at 10 a.m. in the First Methodi-t Church to hear Bishop John Branscomb's Thanksgiving Day message.

At the same hour Presbyterians will hold a community worship service in the First Pros- 4-1J, 39 19': church, directed by Joseph R. iMurph IblU i.Murrtr rr Cyl lNt Btl Nfwnt Ind Mackie, minister of music. Carolyn Trivett is the organist. The First Baptist Church l'l-. i MOVIES On Pages 8, 9 Aliegnany Alig Lud StI Ailit Chil Am A 11 1 Am Can Am Mtri Am Smt it Am TT Am Tib Am Viscos Armour Arrnst Ct Atchison Atl Lin AU Rffin A- Ohio Bth Stel Borden Burl Ind F'ir Bros C'aium C'r Tre oil Of ('! At Ohio CbTVHrr Col Oil Fim Oil Oa (nmw vA i nr! ri "'Ii 1 orn I'd C'rm rur S'l tint RT Vi Pont it Air -t rxi i FvL, C-n lira 1 I on" Phliln Mor i will hold a special worship service at 7:45 p.m.

today and CO 31 ii 4-' 55 Bl the church will be open tomor Fft-r Tnb lh1 4H" St. Ural. pr 41 1 I- ai 1, Roto Oil S'l P-rd fd Oil S3 1 Pa Inside The Star Tage! rag a Comics 13 Personalities 2 Cmss'ord P. 13 Radio-TV 10 FAtoricls 4 Society 11-12 Obituaries 5 6-7 SI 'i It I fivlL Cn in-. row for prayer.

Other services tomorrow are: Christ Church, Episcopal, Longwood, Holy Communion and sermon. 9 a.m. Church of the Good Shep-i herd, Episcopal. Maitland, Holy Communion and fcrmon, 10.30 a m. lLghlani Community Church cf the Brethren, 7 a n.

Presbjterlan Church, 10 am. TM PC ft GoodfePowt Offer; The Big Circus Ringing Earnum Boiiey Orlando Ben White Raceway Two Scwi, Afternoon, Niiht Tuts No. C-e- c- 1 c-- SI -0 end SI.CCS. sun urctt 12 1 rr -i ti rx iscilti'J'. Cn to fa furr.M fa on C'4i t'ri Pte n't s.

't Un 7-1 A A 1 4 4 Dance with LES BROVN end his world famous Bend of Renown ot tt-e ORLANDO PIONEER DAYS BALL MONDAY, NOV; 23'- Coliseum Or! $1.13 person Than. for RftemttoM T.Ue'j V-'1 F' Mil lr.f ri 5 C.iJ'ri Kk O't'a! Cix Comic Dictionary CHILD GVIIUNCC Teaching a chili good rnsn r.ers at his mother's knee and across bis father's. I tr8 1 1 Fir. 4' a 44 I -fl Eart.it service with Grace rh-irsh. a n.

Spend your Thcr.kcivirj with us. Eest dtren in toi for $1.50 CHildrei The Eeochcorrbtr LCCKINS FOR A OAT? Set Correct OcH for K'w or d1 Eoo's Sptt4 CruiWl. CCRRICT CRAFT, Int. 5 O'-i T't ot tj Ty t.t C'-'s-il First Churth tf QUA, 11 a m. Lukrt Church.

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