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I will do all In my power as Mayor of Pembroke (locationof the hospital) to replace the administration withv competent officials. If this had been done a long1 time ago i we would not have had this trouble today." Dr. Parks has failed to provide the answers when Ms ad- 1 By BUD JENKINS- Sna-JaHtar III Writer The removal of Dr. Richard Parks as superintendent and administrator at South Florida State Hospital win be aed of the state cabinet Tuesday by Pembroke -Pines Mayor Chester Widlak. Mayor Widlak and Councilman Joseph Ferraro said they sympathized with the plight of the psychiatric aides at the Hospital and would ask the council to pass a resolution tonight asking for the removal of Dr.

Parks as administrator to, be replaced by paid professional administrator and a board director Ferraro said the bringing in of outside aides and firing local help was discriminatory and he believed the administration was wrong. He and Widlak commended the decision to return to work. Widlak said he would ask other municipalities to adopt the same or similar resolutions and to present them Feb. 26 to the League of Municipalities at the Jacksonville convention. We are.

not satisfied with answers given by Dr. Parks in your present dispute. I will try to be there before the state cabinet with your representatives Tuesday and read our resolution, he said. Widlak said, In light of obvious inadequacies in the hospital administration, some action will be necessary to remedy the present setup regardless of whether an Immediate solution of the aides salary problems is found. I do not believe that in the interest of the public at large, or the hospital and patients, that a doctor should be in charge of administration.

I see no reason why Dr. Parks should not be retained on the psychiatric staff, for his medi-fcal skill is unquestioned," he said. The aides at the hospital have been mistreated, abused and completely ignored by Dr. Parks administration, yet he claims to be unaware of various situations. ministrative powers enabled Mm to, Widlak claimed.

"Doc- tors and psychiatrists are specialists in their own Helps not administration. Meanwhile, psychiatric aides at hospital have abandoned their sick call walkout and will carry the battle for higher wages and better working conditions to the state cab-(Contfnued Page 2A, Col. 5) 'i i Crainer l6iiD i Atfo a reorganization of the entire I Democratic party in Florida. We dont have a real Demo-1 era tic party here in Florida. W-afahe 0 Sendai Ps'hfmim What we have is the remains of an archaic political structure that was left over from the Civil War.

convince the students and their parents to get along with all people. He said the school is holding conferences with both students and parents as part of our educational process" to develop a basic philosophy of getting along with people. He added that there always was a potential problem but that the school was doing By YVETTE CARDOZO ba-IaHtar Stall Writer Rep. Hugh Cramer today denied that aqy anti-primary comments, made at Democratic party meetings, were aimed specifically at Ed Haddad, who faces Mm in the first primary election. Haddad, meanwhile, blasted the power structure," party disorganization and secret caucus elections.

-Haddad changed districts in a last minute switch last week when-he felt singled out for defeat in the primary races. From the crowded District 89 race, he pulled, into the relatively dear District 88 race and wound up opposing Cramer. Until the last two days, Cramer was unopposed. MY WIFE (Ann Cramer) wap speaking as state committee-worn sn, pot as the wife of Hugh Cramer, Cramer said. Mife.

Cramer asked new would-be candidates to stay out of the race and give those who won in last years primaries the chance to enter the general election without going through a bitter primary. Haddad also claimed she people specifically not to The people In the sfrcaDed power structure have outlived their usefulness, Cramer said. (Continued Page 2A, CoL 4) whatever we can to anticipate problems. He wouldnt say whether the problems bad been more serious recently, but said the situation attention as time Pembroke Pines police spfat that several hundred atndenta had grouped in a parking lot across the street, from the school but that no class had had taken place. Its a long way for our city's residents to travel to Memorial Hospital, Widlak said.

All the hospitals are now jammed with patients and waiting lists exist A cottage-type hospital would be a good beginning for our dty. WIDLAK said a edmmittee of three firemen from the West Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department will presenf a report (Continued Page 2A, Col. 3) Pines Looking ri, For Hospital McArthur High School Principal A1 Ryll said today that school officials are aware of the problem which led to sc eral disturbances late last week and are doing everything possible to see that things go along smoothly." Ryll was refering to reports of disturbances at the school late last-week' which involved racial overtones. School Dean Edward Milter said there was a fight on the school grounds Friday between a white and a Negro giri but that no disciplinary action was' taken after the girls and their parents bad a conference with school officials; Hollywood Police Chief W. W.

Malphurs said there have been a lot of rumors, but nothing really has happened. ACCORDING to Malphurs the Pembroke Pines police on Wednesday and Thursday called Hollywood police about potential trouble but when his men arrived nothing was going on. Malphurs said the police had never been called by the school to help with any problem and pressed a hope that if there were any problems it could be handled by school officials. Ryll said the problem is to Sun Frightens 'Vampire1 Away REP. HUGH CRAMER.

run against her husband. These primaries; are where we cut our own throats, Cramer said. Iye been through three cf than and all you do Is split support and wind up losing the general election, he' said. As fer Haddad, Cramer commented, He submitto himself to the caucus. Make of that what you want.

Haddad, meanwhile, called for ed out the razor blade to back up Ms threat The girl says she told the youth she would give him money if he would leave but he refused, saying he wanted a sweetheart. The girl infused his demand that she give him her bracelet, she says. AFTER SOME more conversation, the girl says, the youth said, Well, its time for me to be going because the sun is coming out and Im a vampire. I vanish when the sun comes out. The yquth, who had pushed in a door screen to rater the house, then fled.

The official report does not indicate the giri was physically Harmed. ISun-Yatflar Photo by Clormc Lino "Phys-Ed" sessions learning the intricate steps of square dancing under the instruction of Frank Bedell of Hollywood, past president of the Southeast Florida Callers Association. The day of 'square dancing was outside in the rear of the school. CHANGE OF PACE Perry Junior High School students, who are well-versed in modem "rock type dance, proved their versatility Friday by quickly adapting to a very old type of dance square dancing. Instead of usual exercises connected with physical education, the students spent their i If 1 The rising of the sun Sunday may have saved the life of a Hollywood area girl who was threatened in her bedroom by a self-admitted vampire armed with a razor blade.

The intruder, a Negro youth about 17, took a $100 typewriter and fled after warning the girl she would be killed If she reported the bizarre incident. THE GIRL, who is white and lives near SW 28th Street and 53rd Avenue, told sher-. ifFs deputies she was awakened about 6:30 a.m. to find the youth standing beside her bed. THE INTURDER warned her he would slit her throat if she screamed and then pull Senior Nursing Aides Fired After Demands Most Home Taxes Higher Reassessment Hit Small Taxpayer PEMBROKE PINES The possible establishment of a hospital for Pembroke Pines will be discussed at tonights dty council meeting at 8.

Councilman Jared Ayers, who has the item on the agenda, will propose that first steps be taken to locate a hospital in the dty. Mayor Chester Widlak said Ayers suggestion is a good one in view of current bed shortages in area hospitals. tries and business is $1.48 fra a 44-hour week, but is one dollar an hour for our Mrs. Fleagle said the aides, and orderlies who walked off their jobs are no longer employed here. THEY CHOSE not to work, said Mrs.

Fteagle. No patients will be neglected as a result of the walkout. My loyal help showed up for work and also aides we have in government-sponsored training program are qualified to work. Our day shift id workers and trainees have volunteered to work a double shift. I only have four vacancies to fill fra the 3 p.

m. to 11 p.m. shift and I will have these filled befoiff shift time. The aides said they had been receiving from $103 to $106 fra 13 days but their time had been cut so some Before the advent of the miniskirt only a small percentage ef American girls ByJIM BEATTIE SwTNter Stall Writer per cent-of grumpy Hollywood taxpayers have already signed a reluctant check and mailed it to the county tax With few exceptions; the tax Mil this year was a shock. Homeowners had to fork out more money, whether or not liked or understood bow it all came about "The reason tares jumped.

can 'be explained very By CLARENCE LEINO iw-TaNter Stall Writer Wage demands by workers in another hospital threatened to create a new crisis today. Claiming violations of Federal wagahour laws, 31 aides and orderlies left their jobs this morning at the Samaritan Medicenter, 1601 N. 16th nursing home employes said they were told to leave ultra they asked fra a raise in salary. The group then walked off their jobs. They claimed they receive less wages than is required by the federal wage-hour laws and said they would file a complaint with the U.S.

Labor Depart- MRS. LUCILLE B. Fteagle. hospital administrator, denied employes wages were less than required by; the federal The minimum wage.for employes of hotels, motels and nursing homes is one dollar an hour, Mrs. Fleagte said this morning.

Most of the aides am orderlies were paid more than that We posted the federal notice and our employes read only what they wanted to read Instead of the complete article. he mini- received $63 fra 10 days. We loved our patients, said Mrs. Verona Macks, but we have families to support too. Mrs.

Fleagle accused us of not being loyal to our patients. This is not true. Many of our patients had no families to visit them and we aides became their We were their only visitors as they lived out their lives with us as their only loved ones and companions. The aides said most of them received about $1.02 an hour and -they should receive a minimum $1.40 an hour according to the posted federal rules. THEY ALSO complained, they should have been paid off on the spot if they are in fact fired.

The nursing home has about 175 The aides said they would contact the local office of the Labor Department this morn-. ing to file a formal com- 1 -They must have 'gotten' their strike idea from South Florida State Hospital, said Mrs. Fleagle. But they- are in complete error In their interpretation of the federal wage and hour laws. We are in full comnliance with these L.1 your home is worth, Ziiikil explained.

"Iliere are many factors to be taken into consideration in arriving at a just Two Identical homes, one mile apart, may have a decidedly different tax Mil. BUT HOW the Tax Collector figures out your final bill is clearly defined. As explained by the Collectors department, heres how it works: Broward County is divided into taxing and the amount paid to each taking body within this area is based on $1,000 of assessed value. Hollywood (which has three taxing. areas a county tax of 3.

tax of 10.15; Central and South Florida Flood Control District tax of Florida Inland Navigation District tax, port tax of South Broward Hospital District 1.057; and city tax THE TOTAL millage on non-exempt valuation is 22.977 and .266 on homestead valuation. In other words, if you have (CuniMutsdTageToriT ThO Inside Story Mayors Of 2 Cities Race, Hollywood's Abrams Wins RACERS Hollywood Mayra Maynard Abrams pitted his skill against Pompano Beach Mayor Stewart Kester Sunday in another of the continuing drag races. A plane was against a speedy foreign car. Page 2A. TIMES CHANGE What a difference 10 months 'makes.

Last' April the Republicans made their usual stab at public office. Now they are waging an all-out war. Page 2A. MUSTANGS UNUMBER McArthur Highs baseball team donned the cleats for the first time this week to, prepare for, the 1967 season. Complete pcout--ing report on page ISA.

News Of The World 4 A Obituaries 4A Sheinwold On Bridge 9B. Sports DJIA TV Log 9B Washington Report 6A Womens Pages 1-3B pedjbut the assessment figure rose. A $10,000 home on Plunkett Street, with homestead exemption, of $5,000, paid $27 last This years bill was In the extreme wert section of the city, near the county line, the bill rose from $118 to $140.60 on a $16,000 home. v-' THERE is no way to figure tax Mils on average, homes or average areas. Too many-; factors are involved In.

the. assessment of taxes, the eval- nation of homes and the loca- tfoog, But, the important thing is Once Tax Assessor Bin ZinkQ determines the just value of your home and property, the: various millage figures are applied. -wr floor guesrwhar -T- Tbe Florida supreme court ordered a complete reassess-, ment of all property fat Broward It meant that your tax as- sessor had to evaluate homes at MO per cent of just not just a percentage as In -'the past 11 TAKE a $16,000 home as an example. Last year if you paid taxes on only 75 per cent of Its value, or 612,000, It stands to reason that at 100 per cent your MU had to go up, even with the millage cut in half. This holds true despite reductions on county and city Hlage-drop- imrwagrfdtntirerTflmisnntTrriniow-tHBimss.

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