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I TTJnc Police Shakeup Sends Old Faces to New Plates Set Story on files show him urging nothing more controversial than state laws regulating the sale of firearips Richard Myers in whose downtown District 1 two detectives were enmeshed In a police-gambling probe Huttoe like Napier has frequently been a storm center of controversy in the department Hjs record is chock-fall of suspensions promotions demotions and fends bnt no indictments or formal charges The same applies to Lt Gnnn who is taking over from Hnttoe in District 4 Like Schwelm Gnnn has stayed out of the headlines The detective bureau shakeup announced Thursday by Police Chief Walter Headley was pretty much a case of the same old faces assigned to new places Observers were quick to point out that the initial shakeup order with the exception of one sergeant affected only lieutenants commanding detective districts It left untouched for example detectives who were working in the same downtown district where a police gambling scandal Monday resulted in the suspension of two officers Napier long a colorful figure in police politics has only been in serious trouble once That was in 1945 when two soldiers claimed he and another detective shook then down for $25 Napier was indicted but acquitted after a 15-minute trial' He was a member of the old-time vice' squad and a one time led a squad of detectives in a series of gambling raids Lt Huttoe was shifted from his present assignment in District 4 southwest section to take over from Lt Charles Schwelm in District 2 or north Miami Huttoe and Napier were once close friends then became bitter enemies at one stage of their relationship In recent months to the surprise of many they have become friends again Huttoe is now campaigning and not secretly for the post of Dade county sheriff in next election Lt Schwelm who takes over in District 3 the Negro section from Lt Charles Gunn is a quiet detective who has never made many headlines Herald not true however of Capt Raymond Tanner who Chief Walter Headley said is being given an undisclosed A Dade grand jury in 1951 blistered Tanner then a detective lieutenant for not effectively enforcing gambling laws and recommended that he be transferred from the Negro district Instead he was promoted to captain and returned to command of the Negro district after a brief stay in another assignment Page I -A Day In what resembled a game of musical chairs It Francis Lee Napier was assigned to replace Lt Ils Friday llie 13th he miami HJjeraUn Certain to Be Friday May 13 1955 Most Complete Local News Report Section Hex of a Dade Building Boom By PAT MURPHY Herald Staff Writer If a pure-blooded triskedekapho-biac then the time for nourishing ulcers and giving your medievel forebodings a frenzied wrorkout Today is Friday the 13th and the only one during 1955 Greatest in History And oh yes a triskedekaphobiac Is one who has a fear of Friday the 13th although that tooth-rattler probably isn't any more of an accepted medical term than the old Army disease nervousintheservice Although Man has more streamlined worries to burden his modernized mind-atomic bombs and high alimony rates still a sizeable segment in society which dearly loves to sweat and stew through these once-in-a-blue-moon Fridays Whether anybody really believes in bugaboo superstitions is problematical but plenty of otherwise level-headed folk be caught walking under a ladder spilling salt crossing a black cat or opening an umbrella Indoors Something will have to happen in Greater Miami today to aid in the preservation of these superstitious fears Staff Photo by William Kuenael HENRI BAUDET'S BIG DAY not superstitious But not worrying at least three Miamians who have something to worry about Most likely candidate for King of the 13th Is Edmund McConnell an easy-going bank teller who doesn't give a second thought to the superstitious inhibitions of friends qualifications for regal honors Include: Staff Photo by Ray Plsher MEDICAL FORUM DREW A BIG CROWD TO DADE COUNTY AUDITORIUM Good news about progress In lighting heart disease was on hand mvnn Crier JACK BELL I WAS reading about an investigator for George Brauti-gam atopped by a policeman because be was driving 50 miles an hour in 30-mlle zone The lnvestl-gator was highly indignant to think he has to abide by the speed laws Well that started a train of thought Mrs Bell was arrested and fine for driving down Biscay ne blvd "Forty miles an hour In a 30-m lie zone" It was 11:30 am virtually no traffic So coming to work Thursday morning I drove an even' 40-mph 10 miles over the limit) from 36th st to Sears Exactly 38 cars passed me The only car I passed was a guy who ran out of gas this mean we need sensible speed limits? Dramatic Suit The 113068000 airline crash trial before Federal Judge Em-ett Choate has been rocking along its dramatic way since April 18 and will continue three or four more weeks If a blonde shoots her lover every seat in the court room will be taken when she crosses her legs and begins to testify This Is a trial about a two-plane crash which cost 43 lives and two planes: A DC-4 of Com-pania Cubana de Aviacion and a Navy SNB trainer They crashed' just off Key West April 25 1931 And Just about the only spectators areNavy personnel and a few other interested parties The trial has so many ramifications 1 doubt if even the lawyers keep the record straight all the time And lawyers: We got 'em from everywhere: New York Philadelphia Newark Miami and scattered cities hither and thither They represent individuals airlines Insurance companies the US government One widow and parents of four Navy men killed are suing Cubana and Pan American The latter had an Interest in Cubana at the time Attorney Clarence Brown and half a dozen assistants are representing them Colony of Latvyers Beneficiaries of the 24 pas-sengers killed on the DC-4 are suing both the Navy (United States government) and Cubana and Pan American They are represented by a whol colony of lawyers but George Wright and Ludous Cushman are carrying the load on questioning Herb Sawyer represents some plaintiffs as does Milton Kelner And seemingly Just about everybody represents some out-of-town law firm Dave Dyer and Doug Batchelor represent Cubana and Pan Amerlran They're not suing anybody Sitting with Dave and Doug are attorneys I don't know But Matthew Corbin of New York Is representing some Insurance firms Mendes and Mount represent Lloyds of London' Then there are the government attorneys Jim Guilmartin of this Federal district Her-schel Smith of the local firm of 1 t-Smith-Underwood Limont Kennels from the United States attorney office and Comdr John Maloney from the Judge office of the Navy Experts From Afar The court room has been full of huge maps photographs parts of the DC-4 wing and more law books briefcases and piles of manuscript than were used at the Nuremburg trials And star witnesses experts who've studied hundreds of wrecks come from California Kansas City Dayton etc and fill the transcript with reams of opinion fascinating to hear attorneys and good witnesses spar I don't get over often Bnt as I understand it within a week the jury will determine whether Cubana andPanAmer-Iran are at fault Later Judge Choate will rule whether the Navy is at fault A jury cannot deride suits instituted against the government And after fault Is decided the Jury must go back and decide how much money each plaintiff Is to get But when I ask attorneys that right?" they shake their heads in uncertain fashion "It as simple as that" they reply And told that Judge Choate told the Jurors may well be the most Interesting case of its type ever tried" Flames Sweep Rooming House Herald Medical Forum Doctors Offer Hope To Heart Patients By BERT COLLIER Herald Staff Writer Another near-capacity crowd thronged the Dade County Auditorium Thursday night to hear about the great medical problem that plagues mankind heart disease Those who attended this sec- Herald Staff Photo by Steve Wever THAT JINX DATE CANT SCARE ME Marshall Lee Benes makes sure with good luck teether Total Up By 46 Pet Figures Indicate Record for Year By JOHN SEXNING Herald Beal Eatata Editor Dade county is currently enjoying the biggest building boom in its history This fact was established beyond doubt Thursday when a compilation of figures from every building department in the county showed that $92754411 In construction was authorized in the first four months of 1955 This represents a 46 per cent increase over the total for the same period of 1954 It was $63-352850 The four-month total excludes several million dollars in construction work at the Homestead Air Force Base currently being readied for reactivation i In the last four months the record for construction authorized in a single month was shattered twice It hit an all-time high of $25-619335 In February This record stood only one month however In March the total was $26429-469 Reports from 23 permit issuing agencies showed that the total dipped in April to $20793740 which is still among the highest monthly totals on record Figures compiled by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Miami show that the rate of home construction is also at a record high mark Barring an unforeseen decline during the next eight months the 1955 total Is now expected to exceed the record home building year of 1950 The bureau reported that 6358 new dwelling units were authorized in the first third of the current year compared to 4701 in the same period of 1954 a gain of 35 per cent Although this figure includes duplexes and apartments in addition to homes Dr- Reinhold Wolff director of the bureau noted that the rate of apartment unit construction has declined Thus all of the Increase is in one and two family dwellings he said Commercial buildings also have contributed heavily to the increase in construction according to the report Dr Wolff attributed the boom in commercial structures to what he terms "an accumulated developed during the rapid growth of the last five years Commercial buildings Include stores warehouses office buildings and other service structures The Dade county building department which controls build- ing in the unincorporated areas again paced the other agencies with a four month total of $39-110341 compared to $23098278 In 1954 Figures for the larger Dade municipalities listing the 1955 figure first and the 1954 total second Miami $18361965 and $14222471 Miami Beach $11003528 and $6651656 Coral Gables $4999344 and $4922042 Hialeah $7294628 and $5222055 Fort Lauderdale in Broward county exceeded the total for every Dade municipality except Miami with $13272990 for the first four months of this year compared to $10248926 for a like period of 1954 FCC Reaffirms WGBS Ruling The Federal Communications Commission Thursday reaffirmed a decision of last December-permitting the Storer Broadcasting Co to operate WGBS-TV a television station on Channel 23 WGBS-TV has been operating on Channel 23 since Dec 24 1954 flow fligh the Driver? Woman to Ill 2nd Bridge Death His home is at 1313 SW 13th st 2 His telephone number is 3-1313 His car license number is 1-31313 4 He works at Window No 13 li) a Coral Gables bank To all of which he says: carried a rabbit foot In my life" Another equally unconcerned Miamian is Henri Baudet of (and get this address) 813 24th at Hialeah celebrate his 13th birthday today And little Marshall Lee Beneg son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Benes 1035 SW Eighth ave will be one today If you must worry and worry some will do until the clock sounds the arrival of Saturday then there are certain precautions worth observing First you can stay in bed all day with the doors locked In that way no cats or ladders or upturned salt shakers can get at you Second you can start the day by ripping off your calendar the sheet with Friday the 13th on it In that way really be in Saturday the 14th and let anyone tell you otherwise Third If you must venture forth Into hazardous surroundings carry a full shaker of salt which said is the elixir of safety when sprinkled off the left shoulder during hapless encounters with superstitions Fourth when you're combing your hair dare not use a mirror which could crack and render you luckless for seven years Use the shiny top of your bald head And even if it pours rain carry an umbrella As for me go through the day as usual carrying my rabbit's foot four-leaf clover and salt shaker which I always carry for unexpected problems Two Cleared In Theft A directed verdict of Innocent was won in Criminal court Thursday by Deva Rabota Sumha 22 and Subra Mumlva Sumha 31 proprietor of the Sheik's Bazaar Coral Gables They were charged with the theft of two reindeer and other display equipment which was found in their shop window during the Christmas season It had been stolen from a downtown department store The case against the two men collapsed when a witness testified they bought the property in good faith from an employe of the department store and took a receipt for payment In This Section Also Find Amusements Pages 4-6 Financial Pages 7-9 By RICHARD RUXDELL Herald Staff Writer Kathleen Mary Wells will be tried again on manslaughter charges the county office announced Thursday Miss Wells whose car killed two women fishing on Rick enbacker causeway last June 30 was acquitted in one of the deaths Wednesday Technician Jailed for Dental Work A Hialeah man who admitted making dental plates for two undercover agents was given a 30-day jail sentence Thursday by Circuit Judge George Holt Alfred Arias 2940 Eighth ave Hialeah was held in contempt of a 1950 order by Judge Holt prohibiting him from the practice- of dentistry without a license Arias was ordered to pay a $500 fine or serve an additional 30 days Arrested with several others in a campaign by the Florida State Board of Dental Examiners Arias pleaded that he misunderstood the terms of the injunction He said he was into making the plates by the private detectives Richard Hunt attorney for the dental board said individuals and laboratories doing illegal dental work were menaces to public health They work on clients in private homes in bathrooms and at the kitchen sink without proper sterilizing equipment Hunt said Many of the illegal plates are misfits leading to serious month conditions the attorney said Several others arrested In the cleanup after several weeks of undercover work by Floyd Miner investigator for the examining board were fined Arias is the first to draw jail term Harder To Pay Fine Errant motorists be able to pay their traffic fines between noon Saturday and 8:30 am Monday Lt Jack Rice of the Miami police traffic division said Thursday Starting Saturday tha collection department will close at noon In line with hours of downtown business firms Rice said He added however that Sunday count against motorists who must pay their fines within 48 hours and that the daily hours would remain from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Comic Dictionary TAX COLLECTOR A map who believes not only what told but twice as much ond of the annual series of Medical Forums heard the mod-eartor Dr Victor Kugel set the keynote with a message of deep significance to every person who worries about his heart was when heart disease was taken as a death Dr Kngel said most often that is not trne "There are techniques and skills and expanding knowledge that permit thousands with heart disease to live hap- py and useful The seven-man panel appeared on the Medical series sponsored by The Miami Herald the Dade County Medical Association and the Dade County Health Unit Panel members in addition to Dr Kugel were Dr A Amerise Dr Paul Unger Dr Carl Midkiff Dr Francis Reed Dr Truxton Jackson and Dr James Smith Two more Medical Forums will follow a panel on nervous diseases and alcoholism on Tuesday and the final program a showing of the finest available medical films on Monday May 23 William A Townes night managing editor of The Herald and Dr Dowlen president of DCMA welcomed the guests Thursday night Townes explained that the forum was a public service activity one of many such services provided by the modern community newspaper A remarkable film "Be Your showed the working of the human heart through a special photographic technique and told the simple human story of a mature man who discovered how to live normally after a heart attack The panel members answered questions 6ent in earlier by readers of The Herald A selection of these which throw light of the wide range of heart ailments follows: Is it true that heart disease is on the increase even in yonng people? A Definitely Some increase of heart trouble in the young is due to better recognition and diagnosis But much is an actual increase in the last 20 years I have had low blood pres sure all my life I do about it? What should A Do nothing except be thankful Many persons consistently have low blood pressure It can be a healthy condition What are the first symptoms of heart trouble? A They vary from person to person Some to watch for are shortness of breath from exertion not previously producing such a condition pressure pains in the chest from exertion overeating or emotional upset swelling ankles or palpitations What about diet In controlling hypertension? A Some diets help These include weight reducing diets so-called salt-free diets and rice diets Is there anything a person can do to prevent having coronary thrombosis? A There Is no absolute way But it helps to avoid overexertion and strain for prolonged periods overeating end to allow time for sufficient rest My husband has a fluttering around the heart He says it comes from constant smoking Is this serious? A A fluttering' usually indicates an irregular heart action Suggest that your husband stop smoking for two weeks If symptoms clear up they were likely due to smoking I am visiting here and like it Before making it my permanent home like to know if the Miami climate is good for persons with heart disease A Definitely Factors favoring the heart patients are the absence of extreme temperatures low altitude and the flat terrain The oral portion of the program will be broadcast at 8 tonight over Station WQAM Rob 3Iarket of $400 Two Negroes held up Johns Market at 275 NW 21st st Thursday and escaped with $400 in cash and a check for $39 The bandits entered the store just after owner Leon Johns and his wife had opened for the day Page 2-B Stand Trial thing under that he said would be in the class But Dressier pointed out Thursday that Dr Sayet also testified that if the alcoholic oxidation that would occur in the hour and 43 minutes between the accident and drunk-ometer test were taken into consideration Miss score at the time of the crash would have been 226 "That was made quite Dressier said Miami police have standing orders to file drunken driving charges against anyone who scores 150 or higher on a drunk-ometer test Dressier pointed out that statutes concerning misdemeanors such as drunken driving specify that the subject must be found "under the to obtain a conviction But in felonies such as manslaughter the law requires that the person be found to be convicted "It's a matter of degree" he added Jurors who acquitted 5fss Wednesday were Frank Lichliter 658 NW First st Har Engel 1454 SW 18th st Hammer 1895 SW 14th Robert Day 251 SW 61st Oscar Ferrell 601 SW rd and Samuel Gordon 2253 21st st A Dressier assistant county solicitor said "we feel she is guilty and we are going to Killed In the early-morning accident were Mrs Eleanor Stubbs S3-year-od mother of two and Mrs Marie Bushgens 55 wife of a Miami Technical High School teacher Jury apparently confused over the degree of alcoholic influence the state had to prove Miss Wells was under at the time of the accident acquitted her the death of Mrs Stuhbs Statutes and state Supreme court rulings have held that pros ecutors must only prove that the driver of a car that caused a death wasn't in possession of his or her full normal faculties One of the six jurors told The Herald that the Jury felt Miss Wells was under the Influence but believed she had to be found drunk before she could be convicted Key testimony on the alcoholic Influence issue was given by Dr Maxwell Sayet called by the state to interpret the drunkometer reading of 200 scored by Miss Wells an hour and 45 minutes after the accident Under questioning by Miss attorney Dr Sayet conced-jter ed that he believed a person would have to score 220 to be considered definitely drunk Any Wells Ivey Earl ave 27th 'SW A second story six-room room lng house equipped with a Juke box and a speaker in each room burned Thursday night at 1201 NW First pi The fire of undetermined origin caused $5000 damage but was brought under control before it could damage a market place below Tuttle fire chief of district one said A fireman Loveland received a slight eye injury from burning tar Tuttle said 4 Boys -Attend Soap Box Derby Clinic Tonight 7:30 See Story on.