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Confracfs for. New Jail Signed; Condemnation Of Land af Dam Is Started Contracts for construction of a new $687,970 county jail, sched FB" Cote Dim CoemiQinio Yqw SECTION TWO We Have With Us Today: By OGDEN S1IARPNACK With some anticipated tax revenue tied up by court action, $400,000 deficit this year, City Manager Ross E. Windom warned who based his prediction on revenue figures for the first quarter Dec. 31. advised Council to cut expenditures to the bone.

uled to be completed within a year, were signed yesterday by the Hooven To Hold One-Man ZJMmmm 1 8 I 111 "ir" mmm, Jptef v- V' s'Am i nV The Inventors Two local inventors have just so says the U. S. Patent Reforestation A complete new reforestation program for Pinellas County was suggested to County Commissioners yesterday by James Bourne and Ed C. Wright, large property owners in the County. Bourne suggested the lor-mation of a reforestation and fire control authority to cover the entire County.

He commended the work being done under the County Fire Control Program but ed out that the County has only two fire towers, leaving the southern end of the County unprotected. Chairman John Chesnut named Bourne and Wright as a committee to work with Fred Francke and others in St. Petersburg to work out a program to present to the Commission later, ivars. coraeiia Larkin and Leslie A. Kempt on but to turn to the inventions themselves, we find: a) that Mrs.

Larkin has in HERBERT NELSON HOOVEN, Mrs. Hooven and their daughter, Heidi, are again in St. Petersburg Hooven, an artist, will exhibit some of his watercolors at the William and Mary Apartment Hotel, 811 Jackson Street North, Thursday night. The public is invited. CITY COUNCIL ARGUES; NIXES FIRE TRUCK BIDS i City Council wrangled at length yesterday before deciding to reject five bids on a 750-gallon pump truck for the Fire Depart vented a telescoping automobile periscope and b) that Mr Kempton has invented a check valve device for automatic washers the auto periscope Is really a safety device for hill country which enables the driv-er to raise his scope and see ahead of slow moving trucks and such or to see over the top of a hill there's three-way vision in the gimmick, with full views of both sides as well as dead ahead Mrs.

Larkin said she got the idea about four years ago, when it occurred to her that if someone were standing on top of a car he could clearly see over obstacles ahead from there it was one jump to the periscope soon she had the auto scope down on paper and shortly afterward ran into a strange coincidence a Tacoma man speaking before local clubs was predict ing that the auto of the future would carry the auto-scope, as standard equipment "By that time," Mrs. Larkin said, "I had my plans in working shape" to Kempton's check valve, the Desk found that the inventor is no novice in the brainstorm field he was formerly a General Electric and designer and consultant and now is attached in a similar position to the Dole Valve Company of Chicago Kempton's check valve is a device which fits on domestic washers and prevents cold water from rushing into the pipes when its pressure is higher than the hot water and vice versa in other words, it keeps the hot and cold water separate and prevents them from sneaking in and fading clothes Kempton's long list of inventions includes similar devices, such as a flow control unit which will keep the flow of fluid constant no matter how varying the pressure PAGE 11 Art Show Herbert Nelson Hooven, again in Florida to seek inspiration for his, watercolors and poems, is planning a one-man show that should attract a large number of people Thursday evening to the William and Mary Apartment Hotel, 811 Jackson Street North. Hooven, who, came to St. Petersburg by. way of southwestern Ohio, his former home, is located at 323 12 Sixth Avenue South.

With him are Mrs. Hooven, whose artistic bent lies in designing dresses, and their daughter, Heidi, who attends junior high school. The artist, whose name is included in Who's Who, was in St. Petersburg in 1944. Among his best known paintings are "Dunes," now in the Pel ping Museum, China; "Land of the Ojibway," in the San Joaquim Museum, California; "On the Narragan-sett," Valparaiso University; "Upper Shore, Lake Michigan," University of Michigan; "Anthracite Coal Industry," Hazelton (Pa.) Library; "On the Lehigh Canal," Lehigh University; "Wooded Shores of Cayuga," Cornell University and "Foothills of the AUeghanies," University of Missouri.

Not content with limiting his talents to art, Hooven has written books of peorhs. Some of these are "The "The Laughing "Rig Veda" and "Pencilled Hands." He was born in Hazelton, the mountainous coal region. He attended the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Beaux Arts Institute of Design, New York; and has been a student at Garber, Oakley and Breckenridge. Not content with limiting his talents to himself, he sought to inspire others by teaching fine arts at the University of Michigan, Valparaiso University, in Indiana, Ohio University and Syracuse University. Fine subjects recreated through memory are characteristic of his work, as those who see his one man show Thursday night will notice.

He paints entirely from remembrance and emotions, the inner, imaginative poetical interpretation appearing in the compIeted picture. Hooven has exhibited with the Paris Art Salons, and the traveling exhibits of the Fellowship of The Pennsylvania Academy and American Federation of Women's Clubs. 1949 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, Bids Submitted $13,636.75 Harry Sutphen Associates. $14,975 Jones and Haeseker (Mack). $15,100 Seagrave.

$15,150 Peter Pirsch and Son. $15,298 A merlcan La France. 'Lowest bid, but track is assembled from products manufactured by various concerns. All other bidders manufacture trucks themselves. the same.

(There is $125 difference between a Mack and a Seagrave.) "I wish you would make an impartial and complete report on how various makes of equipment are holding up," Harrison told Windom, "so that Council can decide what should be done when bids are submitted." Harrison raised the point that often first prices don't mean anything because of higher or lower operating and depreciation costs and expenses. Windom said this report would be made as soon as possible. Property Owners Elect Officers Newly-elected officers of the Kenwood Kellhurst Property Owners Association are Peter MacDonald, president; Dr. Frank S. Palik, first vice president; William S.

Highfield, second vice president; Charles G. Barlow, secretary; H. C. Brunst, treasurer; and Edward T. Fisher, legal adviser.

Block leaders-at-large will be Mrs. Samuel Firth, for Kenwood, and William E. Tilp for Kellhurst. Tourist Registrations Total Tuesday 421 Same day in 1918 283 Season total Tuesday 39,401 Season total year ago 33,321 (Indicates that approximately 1,681 Winter visitors arrived in St. Petersburg yesterday.) TO AFFECT tiple dwelling areas.

Deferred action on pension plan recommendations drawn by Attorney Maurice Schuh at.the request of a group of city employes. The matter will be considered by the entire Council sitting as a committee. Recommendations by City Manager Ross E. Windom are being considered by a committee headed by Councilman C. Frank Harrison.

Asked Windom to poll an estimated 150 shell product merchants to determine whether they favor small occupational fees for out of town shell merchants "during the annual Shell. Club exhibit. The St. Petersburg Shell Club wishes license fees for sub lessees reduced from $25 to $5 for the duration of the exhibit. Referred to Windom and the Real Estate Committee a request from the Child Care Committee for a lease on City owned land The prop, erty would be used to house the Community Day Nursery.

St. Petersburg is headed for a City Council yesterday. Windom. of the fiscal year, which ended He said revenues had fallen blow October estimates because the garbage collection charge has not been as productive as expected and because collection of the amusement tax has been held up by injunction. (Theatre owners have attacked the constitutionality of the levy.

If the State Supreme Court upholds a Circuit Court ruling in their favor, this source of an estimated $250,000 annual income will be lost to the City permanently.) If the present trend of revenue and expenditures continues, Windom said, the City can expect to end the year with a deficit of $271,526.19 in the general operating fund, and $115,459.78 in the hole on utility revenue. Windom is confident that the present quarter (the height of the tourist season), will show increased utility revenues and thus may cut down materially on a fiscal year shortage. THE CITY MANAGER said he would cut out all unnecessary purchases and will present quarterly reports to Council on the financial condition. "The City can't afford unnecessary spending," Windom declared. A short statement from Windom said, in part: "The, statement projected at the end of the year indicates a deficit for the year 1948-49.

In view of this anticipated def. icit, it is advisable to effect economy on the expenditure side of the budget and it is requested that Council consider carefully requests for expenditures that are over and above our current budget." Windom has instructed de partment heads to expend no more than one twelfth of a year's budget in any one month unless absolutely essential. All such over expenditures must be okehed by him. He began this practice after the legality of the amusement tax was questioned In accordance with his economy move, he requested Council to reject all bids for a street sweeper in view of the shortage of funds. IfflHafflBMBl In fairness to Windom and Former Finance Director Ralph Henry, it should be noted that the present shortage isn't something new or unexpected.

Both men told Council that a shortage would occur if anticipated revenues were not realized or if the amusement tax was tied up by litigation. Henry strongly urged an increase in the millage rate. He said this was the only sure method of providing money. Council demurred because it did not wish to add a heav-. ier burden to a few taxpayers under the present tax system.

Too many inequities existed, they said. More than a month ago, Jan. 9 to be exact, we predicted on the City Hallmarks program aired over Radio Station WTSP that the City would end the year in the red. Insiders provided the tip and backed it up with figures similar to those produced by Windom yesterday. Hey, Jerko Why don't cha use your head when you've been involved in an accident? Don't you know you're supposed to stay at the scene until police officers arrive? If; you happen to be at fault, running away will only make things worse.

Better stay and face the music! TRAFFIC REGULATIONS SECTION 80 "The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident shall remain at the scene until he has giver, his name, address and registration number to the driver of the vehicle with which he has collided. He shall also immediately report the accident to the Police Department." (Prepared by St. Petersburg Motor Clob AAA.) Lorna Carroll's News of Gulf Beaches PAGE 18 I Board of County Commissioners Meanwhile, the board, in other action, instructed County Attorney John Blocker to institute condemnation proceedings immediately against "eight or ten" owners of land in the vicinity of a huge artificial lake to be created by the Long Bayou Dam project. The Commission ordered work on the lake basin suspended pending the proceedings. After hearing representatives of the county's electrical contractors and the electrical union, the Commission voted endorsement of a legislative act setting up a county electrical code.

OTHER TOP action of the board was the hiring of George Cartier, 35-year-old St. Petersburg electrician as custodian of the county's 150 new voting machines at $2,400 annual salary plus $50 a month traveling "expenses. Cartier, who will begin work March 1, was proposed by GOP Commissioner Ed La-Voie. Prior to the signing of a contract with the Paul Smith Construction Co. of Tampa for the jail construction and a contract with the Stewart Iron Works Corp.

of Cincinnati, for jail equipment, Roy E. Secord of the Smith firm asked the Commission's aid in getting Pinellas banks to take some of the $357,000 in tax anticipation certificates accepted by the Tampa contractors in lieu of cash until additional revenue is secured from an additional special jail millage levy. THE TAX ANTICIPATION certificates will bear four cent interest and will be for a period of. two years. They will be backed up with a first priority claim against the special tax Action on the condemnation suits came when it was revealed by Blocker and County Engineer VV.

A. McMullen that the county still needs a number of parcels of land on the west side of Long Bayou and "a few" the east side of the bayou for the right-of-way, for the lake to be created when the dam is completed. Stating that they represented all factions of the electrical in dustry in Pinellas County, a del egation composed of Joe Dan iels, chairman of the electrical contractors of Clearwater; G. C. Hudson, chairman for St.

Peters- burg electrical contractors; R. D. Sommerkamp, St. Pe tersburg electrical union official and John A. Braun, St.

Peters burg electrical contractor, pre sented a resolution calling for the electrical code legislation. THE RESOLUTION stated that each county municipality had 'its own standards for in stallation and protection of the public from hazards, dui mai 'there is no governing body to enforce these standards." When assured that the request was to provide for permits and insDectiori and not licensing, the Commission voted to recommend the electrical code to the Pinellas legislative delegation at their joint meeting in the court house Friday night. The Commissioners offered full co-operation to Dr. James E. Mooney, director of aeronau tics, in his plans for the hearing in Washington, Mar.

21, before thP Civil Aeronautics Board in the Florida trunk line case, in volving the future of Pinellas County Airport. Dr. Moonev asked that Boyd Bennett, city manager of Clear water; Paul Ficht, secretary of the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce and George Patterson of St. Petersburg accompany him to Washington as witnesses to support his mass of exhibits containing about 8,000 salient facts in 113 pages ori the future possibilities of the County Air port. IN OTHER BUSINESS, the Commission: 1.

Awarded to the Stewart Co. Warehouse in Clearwater a bid for storage of the county's ments. He said accidents are extremely heavy and a safety program is being enforced in an effort to cut down on costs. Awarded Mote W. Baird and Thompson' Supply Company a contract for 30,000 feet of copper tubing.

Bids were almost identical. They were low bidders among five bids submitted. Both are local firms. Appropriated $22,000 for equipment and minor alterations for Mound Park' Hospital. Kitchen equipment, crockery and about $1,200 in alterations are among need-' ed items.

Awarded Layne Atlantic Company a contract for a pump and pump house for the Cosme-Odessa water field. Layne was low bidder. Ordered about $6,035 worth of asphalt from the Texas Company. It be shipped here in carload lots and used for street repairs. PURCHASED five trucks from patented two boons to mankind Office in mentioning the works of all of his newer, inventions have been assigned to the Dole Com pany and that's what they do in St.

Petersburg. Lots of Visitors Drs. Fred and Margaret Ka-bana recently announced that a large number of visitors have seen them and evidently the doctors boost St. Petersburg campaign has paid off From Detroit there came: Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Belohlanek, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gabor, Mr. and Mrs.

John Satnik and J. Slifka From Chicago: Mr. and Mrs. J. Hayden and son, Mrs.

Emily Cass, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zilka, Mrs. Joseph Sandrik, Mrs. Katherine Nemlaba and Mrs.

J. Gaydos then from Pittsburgh Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blazek, Mrs. J.

Ondek and Otil-lie Ondek also Mrs. Joseph ine Cain and Mary Balloy dropped in Dr. Fred Kabana said they were all entertained at a party The Play's the Thing Every time we tried to telephone the Playhouse Theatre yesterday afternoon and last night the line was busy. When we finally saw Manager Bill Boardman we asked him what was up. He said he had been at the phone all day answering people who wanted to know when they can get a seat to "Hamlet," currently at the theatre.

Board-man told them that while the theatre had' plenty of reserva tions for the show, they were so well distributed over the run of the picture that anyone could get a seat for any performance, including matinee and night today. Puzzling Once more the Desk plunges into the puzzle situation, this time with a contribution from F. R. Woodward, 186 25th Avenue North, who asks: "What is the price of eggs if 6 less for 40 cents raises the price 18 cents a dozen?" heh, heh, heh tative on the state wide Cit; izen's School Committee, said that "a cut of this sort would destroy the school system!" He added that "the Legislature should have added money to the school budget." In Gainesville the students passed by unanimous standing vote a resolution protesting budget commission action in trimming about $5,000,000 from the $15,778,186 Dr. Miller had asked for the next two years.

Student leaders told the group about $2,000,000 less would come from state taxes, if the budget cut prevailed, than for the current biennium. The current two year overall' budget provided $12,526,632. John Crews, former candidate for the Legislature from Baker County, suggested three means of expressing direct disapproval of the budget slash: 1. Direct personal letter to the Budget Commission. 2.

Ask the people back home to write their legislators. 3. Take facts and figures from the office of the Student Body president on what wDl happen and give them to the press. Other speakers estimated that under the 1949 proposed budget the U. of F.

would receive $985 per student with an enrollment of 10,000, while the State University at Tallahassee, with 000 students, will get $1,500 per student. They declared they wanted an equal break. There were reports in Gainesville that faculty members were concerned lest the proposed slash mean that there would be salary cuts, and some were already looking for positions else where. voting machines, 75 of which are due to arrive March 15. Rent on the space will be $200 a month.

The contract is for a two-year period and either the county or the Stewart firm can, upon six months notice, terminate the agreement. 2. Approved the appointment of Roy Johnson as Phillippe Park maintenance man at a salary of $190 a month. 3. Referred to the park board the request of Frank E.

Munley, St. Petersburg resident, to search for treasure in Phillippe Park. Munley would get 10 per cent of the treasure found and the county would receive the balance. 4. Planned a conference with County Waterworks Superintend dent S.

K. Keller and engineers on a water main which will run along the Belleair Beach Cause way to Belleair Beach. Gulf port Asks For New Charter "We want a new town charter," Mayor Clifford S. Hadley of Gulfport told Senator Henry S. Baynard and Rep.

James A. McClure Jr. at a public hearing Violrl at- th fliilfrinrt fommunitv Hall. Hadley told the Legislators that city officials are in the process of drawing up an entirely new charter to supplant the Dresent "outdated" one. Asked by Baynard whether or not the charter bill to be pre sented to the delegation for en actment would have a referen dum provision, Hadley replied.

"I don't think so. I thought we'd jiiL nave a uuuw luttmig the Casino and discuss it when we've got it drawn up." Baynard promptly informed those present that "Pinellas delegations in thd nast have required a favorable referen- dam by the people before changing any charter laws," and McClure stated flatly, "I won't vote for a charter that doesn't provide for a referendum vote." The mayor assured the legis lators that town officials "have no objection to a referendum at A suggestion which won wide approval from the audience was made by E. J. Siegwart, Gulf- port resident, who noted that "anything that looks like a school is free -of taxes in Florida. Siegwart said that with the Gov ernor xooKing ior money, ne.

didn't think that schools such 1 1 a as Florida Military Academy, which he said operated at a prof it should be excluded from Replying to Siegwart's request to change the law in order to maKe mat type oi scnooi engiDie for taxation, Baynard pointed out that "free taxes for school property is a Constitutional pro-; vision and would have to be changed by a vote of the people of this state." Jones and Haeseker Motor Co. This includes two trucks to be used by the garbage collection department. The company was low bidder among seven lo cal firms. Purchased two new police cruisers. One is a Pontiac to be obtained from Waldron Pontiac Company and the other is a Chevrolet to be bought from the Deane Chevrolet Agency.

Windom said the Pontiac is to be used' for an accident cruiser. Heavier autos are being used by police departments in other cities to cut down repair costs. Decided to consider practi cability of building new incinerators. Mayor Bruce B. Blackburn said "Incinerators are the final word in disposing of garbage." He said a request from a committee study- ing garbage disposal methods should be made at the earliest possible date.

He said a committee' headed by Councilman Paul Barnes had been study, ing the matter for six months. PLAN TO CUT SCHOOL BUDGET PROTESTED, HERE, IN GAINESVILLE A proposed $12,000,000 cut in the state public school budget and another $10,000,000 from the universities' budget brought some action yesterday with promises of plenty more to come. In St. Petersburg, a number of school leaders and friends of good schools declared they were against the cut and some will transmit their ideas about it to Governor Fuller Warren and the ment. City Manager Ross E.

Windom recommended the bid of the Seagrave Company be accepted. He said this truck was reported most satisfactory by Fire Chief Claud' Nesbit. Councilman Excel C. Queen said the low bids should be accepted and local merchants given preference. He said he was told a month ago that the low bid wouldn't be accepted and the Seagrave truck would be recommended.

Windom said two Seagrave pumpers are now in use and have proved "very satisfactory." Councilmen C. Frank Harri son and E. G. Deane said they thought the Seagrave should be accepted. Harvey Haeseker declared that Mack is the largest manufacturer of fire trucks and makes "good equipment." He added that his firm (Jones and Haeseker) has paid taxes here since 1925.

Mayor Bruce B. Blackburn and Councilmen Queen, Harry W. McCormick and Samuel G. John son voted to purchase Mack equipment. Harrison and Deane opposed the purchase.

Councilman Paul Barnes was absent. "At the risk of someone thinking it is sour grapes," Harrison declared, "I don't think the action taken was legal. The Mack horsepower specifications don't meet bid After checking the bid specifications Council agreed to advertise again. Several Council-men remarked that the specification sounded as though they were written expressly for the Seagrave and American La France companies. Windom pointed out that the main thing required of a fire truck is long service in case of a large fire requiring many hours df fire fighting.

THE CASE was considered closed at this point, until Queen needled Harrison with a remark about various technicalities in horsepower requirements. Harrison said he didn believe Mack fire trucks are as efficient as Seagrave or American La France. He said the two crri- panies specialize in fire equip ment, and prices were nearly ORDINANCES Ordinances allowing doctors and dentists to have offices in multiple dwelling areas of the city and restricting the -size of guest homes yesterday were passed on first reading by City Council. The proposed ordinance pro hibits more than two practitioners in any building and provides for one non illuminated name plate for each practitioner. Guests homes are to be restricted to four bed or sleeping rooms with a maximum of eight paying guests.

(This will not affect structures now being used as guest homes.) The ordinance was proposed by the Planning Board to prevent large. unsightly guest homes from constructed in residential areas. Both ordinances were set for public hearing March 15. COUNCIL ALSO: Passed on second and third readings an ordinance allowing commercial parking lots in mul MEDICAL OFFICES. GUEST HOMES Cabinet.

In Gainesville, University of Florida students demonstrated for -restoring the university's budget to the full amount President J. Hillis Miller asked. About 1,700 students some from Pinellas County were at the demonstration. It a called by Student Body President Earl Faircloth of Chiefland and other student leaders. It started Monday when the Cabinet proposed that a cut of $12,000,000 be made from the $96,000,000 previously approved in state contributions to the public school system.

1 In St. Petersburg. Floyd Christian, Pinellas County School Superintendent, said that although a cut of some sort was expected, one of this size sounded "out of line." Christian was unable to say how such a cut would effect county schools, but expressed the opinion that such a loss in state aid would necessitate "cutting corners." Dr. Clyde Anderson, vice president of the University of Florida Alumni Association's Pinellas group, contemplated a letter of protest to Gov. Warren.

He will ask Warren to give the matter more study before a cut is made. Anderson said that the University of Florida was operating with an enrollment of 10,000 while the school was originally designed for 1,800. He said he had studied the school's requirements and that what they had asked for was not unreasonable. Anderson was of the opinion that education should be given a high rating, and if cuts were necessary, they should be made in other departments. Allen Grazier, local represen Two Municipal Pier sites and one at First Street and Sixth Avenue South were suggested.

Harrison said the matter should be decided as soon as possible as the Nursery must vacate the Defense Building prior to April 1. Referred to Windom a complaint from the North Fourth Street Court owners. They are protesting noise from the Drive-In Theatre. Deferred widening Second Avenue South between 20th and 22nd Streets. Windom said other streets need repairs before Second Avenue.

He said parking might be restricted. Ross Carson requested Council to widen the street because of heavy commercial vehicle traffic. APPROPRIATED $10,000 for the Workmen's Compensation Fund. So far this year $10,000 of the $15,000 budgeted for this fund has been spent. Windom said $10,000 of the money was spent medical expenses and $5,000 for compensation a y-.