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IN FLORID Tuesday 85 to 92. Variable winds The Voice Of Indian Riverland 5 to 12 miles per hour. Vol. 58-No. 137 Fort Pierce, Florida Monday, May 15, 1961 5 Cents MARK TWO FIRSTS Jaycees Win High Convention Honor Watch Out For Cancer's Seven Danger Signals By VICTOR COHN Cowles Newspapers Medical Veriter (Part 8 of a Series) Everyone should have a thorough physical examination every year.

But some groups of men should be especially conscientious about it. These are the groups shown to be cancer because of exposure to some cancer-causing chemical or other factor. Cigaret smokers. is estimated that a non smoker's chance of developing lung cancer sometime is one in 270. A smoker's is as high as one chance in 10 (for the two-pack-a-day man).

Some authorities believe the lifelong smoker over 40 should have a chest X-ray twice a year. And today's teen agers, apparently smoking in increasing numbers, should make plenty of work for tomorrow's lung surgeons. Straight-shot drinkers. Drinking over seven straight shots of whisky a day may lead to cancer or the oral cavity and upper gastrointestinal tract. FIGHT CANCER With Knowledge Workers constantly exposed to certain chemicals: welders; cooks; painters; steamfitters a and boilermakers (exposed to asbestos); shipboard engineers, firemen and oilers; bridgecrane operator and others who pour motten metal or are exposed to molten metal fumes; hard-rock miners (including Minnesota underground iron miners and South Dakota gold miners); and those exposed to aromatic amines, arsenic, chromates, creosote, naphthalamine, nickel, petroleum products (including wax and paraffin), soot and x-rays of radiation-sources.

Men (or women) constantly ex- (Continued on Page 12) Rev. Robert A. Campbell Dies; Services Friday The Rev. Robert Andrew Cumpbell, 63, 504 14th died early today in Fort Pierce Memorial hospital after an extended illness. The Rev.

Campbell was born in Carrollton, Ohio, Oct. 7, 1887. He had made his home in Fort Pierce since 1932, coming here from Columbus, 0. A retired Presbyterian minister, he served Glen Echo byterian, Columbus, Ohio, for five years, and became pastor of First Presbyterian church in Fort Pierce 1 in 1 1932, serving until 1936 when he went to Dutton Memorial church at White City, and was there until 1952, when he retired because of ill health. ROBERT A.

CAMPBELL Earlier, he had served as pastor of Mt. Pleaant Presbyterian church, Mt. Pleasant, 0., from 1923 to 1927. Rev. Campbell was a member of Fort Pierce Lodge No.

87, Free and Accepted Masons. He graduated from Muskingum College in the class of 1921. In college, he was in ROTC during World War I. He graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 1924. Rev.

Campbell was always active in Red Cross and Boy Scout work. He was for many years scoutmaster of White City Boy Scout Troop, and was presented a Silver Beaver Award, highest in scouting. He served as district chairman for scouting at one time. He is survived by his wife, Helen F. Campbell; one son, Lt.

Howard H. Campbell, Sculthorpe RAF Station, Fakenaham, Norfolk, England; one daughter, Mrs. Robert J. Whitehead Bellevue, two grandsons and three granddaughters, Michael Andrew Campbell in England, Robert Tamara Lynn, Nancy Hearing Due In Housing Suit A hearing will be held in St. Lucie County courthouse Tuesday on the suit of B.

M. Woodcock and Elzie Godwin against the City of Fort Pierce and the Housing Authority. A motion by the complainants to strike four paragraphs of the defendants' answer will be the subject of the 11:30 a.m. Tuesday proceeding. Final hearing has been set for May 23.

FOR PIER ARE I A A 1 Fort Pierce Art Gallery Opening became formal Howe, Frank Fee, Kendall Starrett, Arthur Sunday afternoon when Dr. R. F. Sinnott snipped Shapiro, Dr. Sinnott, John R.

Harrison, Robert the ribbon during an informal preview showing to Terry Ray A. Lein, and A. E. (Beanie) Backus. donors and artists.

Left to right are James L. (Staff Photo by Art Kelly) 200 Inspect Art Museum At Opening Nearly 200 invited guests got a preview of the first art show in Fort Pierce's new museum on Sunday afternoon. Among the visItors was a liberal sprinkling of top artists from throughout the state and some of national fame. Today, and for the next two weeks, the galleries will be open to the public from 2 to 5 p.m. daily, with the current show of exhibits.

Among the works are many by local artists as well as those by the nine outside contributors. The scope of art is broad, ranging from oils to sculplure, ceramics and water colors. The Sunday guest list included, addition to the contributing artists, the contingent of civicminded citizens whose financial backing made the handsome new lacility possible. Funds for the building were raised in a twomonth period through the effort of the Fort Pierce Arts League board, under chairmanship of Arthur Shapiro. As visitors made their way around the gallery on Sunday to view the wide selection of objects d'art, they were served refreshments by members of the local artists' league.

A. E. "Beanie" Backus, whose long-term pioneering in the art field here inspired the museum, is permanent director of the new art institution. He is the one who coordinated the current exhibit, and is planning for one more show before closing down for the summer season. The visiting artists whose works are supplementing the present display are Mun Quan, Adm.

Richard Duckworth and Mallory Roberts, all of Jacksonville; Joseph Margulies of New City; Walter Cole of New York and St. Augustine; Fran Williams Nappi, Andre Zimmerman. and Ruth Winebrenner, all of Miami, and B. T. Bush of Ormond Beach.

Backus says that tentative plans are being made to bring the All State Show here, to follow the present one. That exhibit is now in St. Petersburg, and if arrangements are successfully completed, it will open at the new museum here on May 28. Seek Jury For Rail Death Suit The trial of a damage suit in the deaths of William R. Brent and David E.

Soper, deaf mutes who were killed at the Ave. railroad crossing in 1959, started in Miami Circuit Court today, Judge John J. Kehoe, presiding. The suit was brought by Mrs. Alice J.

Soper, mother of one victim, and Mrs. Lillie Mae Hooper, sister of Brent. Witnesses from Fort Pierce une tor, Include Deputy columnist Tom Sheriff and Cope, Al associate News Test, Trib- edi- and Ted Cutshaw, Angler's Lodge, a friend of the victims. A jury was being selected this morning. Dannahower Is Elected A National Director The Fort Pierce Junior moved to the head of its class in Jacksonville last weekend Geissenbier Memorial Trophy 50,000 population the first in the 27-year history of the highest in Jayceeism.

Additional Awards Presented Several more of Dan McCarty high school's outstanding young people received scholarship honors this morning, in a second award assembly, The honors were: Scott Matson Scholarhip, presented by Dr. Maxwell King to Demetrius Govostes and James Martin; St. Lucie Primary P.T.A. Scholarship, presented by Mrs. Gray to John Woodcock; Ann Wilder Scholarship (Jr.

College), presented by Ann Wilder to Joan McClelsland; Ida Rubin Memorial Scholar. hip, presented by Bernard Rubin to Vivian Lundy; Junior Woman's Club Scholarship, presented by Mrs. J. B. Hughes to Janie Smith; Tri-County Medical Auxiliary Scholarships, presented by Mrs.

Henry Branca to Joan Rubin, Janie Smith and Barbara McDowell; First Federal Junior College Scholarships, presented by Tom Driscoll to Jim Hurley and Tom Coffey; Al Yacarino Memorial Scholarship, presented by Frank Derrick to Mary Ellen Lattner; Dan McCarty High P.T.A. Scholarship, presented by Mrs. Hamrick to Ann Hogan; Elks Scholarship Award, pre. sented by Dr. Pharr to Mary Ellen Lattner; Rhoads Athletic Award, presented by C.

G. Rhoads to Nick Steele; Service Award, presented by Ned Garten to John Woodcock and Kay Davidson; National Science tion Scholarships, for summer work, presented by Ned Garten to Sheila McConkey and William Glock. Generator Bid Rears Up Again The City Commission is scheduled tonight to make the long. awaited award of a contract to build a generator for the expansion of the electric plant. The award, which previously has been listed on the agenda and then scrubbed at the last minute, appears to be a tossup between two bidders at this writing-The Cuban Electric Corp.

for the sale of a General Electric machine at a price of $825,000 and the Swiss firm of BrownBoveri, which bid $860,000. Meanwhile, Westinghouse the announced winner of the first round of competitive bidding, has filed a suit against the city for $250,000 damage, claiming it has a contract. The city has not commented on whether the Westinghouse suit will affect the executing of a contract with another firm. TUXPAN, Mexico (AP)-Hundreds of moviegoers panicked and other persons were trampled to death when someone shouted a false fire alarm at a local movie house Sunday. Chamber of Commerce at the state convention by winning the coveted for clubs in cities of 25- such award to come here local organization and the And the Fort Pierce club succeeded in electing one of its past presidents Dr.

William Dannahower national director to mark another first for this munity. DanDannahower nahower, a 33- JFK-Khrushchev Parley 'Definite Possibility' PALM BEACH, Fla. sive cold-war problems has be held, and held soon, are But the grave issues of out to be formidable barriers. do much to assure a conference. President Kennedy may extend a visit to Europe, which starts May 31, and stay on for his first meeting with Soviet Premier Khrushchev if things work out as they now appear likely to do.

Either Stockholm or Vienna is regarded by the United States as a suitable site for the President and Premier to meet face to face across the conference table. At the moment, it was learned, a meeting definitely is under consideration but no firm decision (AP) A Kennedy-Khrushchev conference on corrobecome a definite possibility. The chances that one will rated currently at 3 to 2. Laos and a valid ban on nuclear arms tests could turn In contrast, quick progress toward solutions could' ment forbidding nuclear weapons tests have deadlocked instead of making any real progress. These deadlocked negotiations are under way still in Geneva.

So are efforts to bring a solution to the Laotian problem out of a 14-nation conference of Communist bloc and anti-Communist countries. has been reached. That may porters he could say only, "There come within a week. are no plans for any such meetProspects that the leaders of ing at present." He refused to the world' two powers read any significance into the consult areatest, phrase "at present." But it was may hearty endorsements and words of cau. there.

Kennedy himself closing tion from various leaders in out a relaxing five days on Washington, beaches and golf courses, was completely silent. Here in Palm Beach, Pierre Salinger, White House The Preident is known to be press secretary, bombarded by questions tremendously concerned that in about reports that efforts to the four months since he took ara Kennedy-Khrushchev command of government, Eastrange meeting were under way, told re- West negotiations for an agree. ment forbidding nuclear weapons Zoning Problems Given Top Billing By New Town Zoning problems were the lyst in the formation of the St. Lucie Village, and they appropriately have been given top priority by the village government at its organization meeting. Dr.

R. F. Sinnott, Robert Terry and J. W. Sneed who were all closely identified with the campaign to keep industrially zoned property a respectable distance from the riverside community, were appointed Saturday night to act as a building and zoning committee, by the Board of Aldermen.

The Board of Aldermen, governing body of the village, in. structed Mayor H. T. Hammer, who is not a member of the Board of Aldermen, but its chief executive officer, to get data on county building codes and submit recommendations. George Goff was elected president by Aldermen A.

C. ningham, W. H. Stewart, Mrs. Richard Haynesworth and Bloxham Jones.

Raymond E. Ford, who served the organizing group as attorney and presided at the chartering meeting, was named city attorney, and a committee was named to arrange place for regular meetings, scheduled for the fourth Tuesday in each month. Letters of welcome to the new municipality were received and read from Mayor Ray Open House At C. G. Station Warrant Officer LeRoy Bent, commander of the Fort Pierce Coast Guard station, announced today that tours of the station and its facilities will be conduc.

ted Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21, in commemoration of Armed Forces Day. Bent said the public is invited from 1-4 p.m. on each day to inspect the buoy depot and rescue center on Seaway Dr. Personnel will be on hand to answer questions and refreshments will be served, he added. -old dentist who had just completed a term as a state vice president, also was voted the outstanding Florida veep of the year.

The new president of the Florida Junior Chamber is Johnson E. Davis, a 33-year-old lawyer from Miami. Vero Beach won its second Geisenbier award in its population class, giving two of the five trophies awarded to clubs in the Seventh District, of which Dannahower was vice president the top elective office. The Fort Pierce club lent its support to Indian River Junior College at the convention by troducing a resolution asking the state legislature to provide capital outlay funds for the local school. The resolution was passed.

Fort Pierce came near to electing Cody L. Bailey state secretary. Bailey, who is winding up a year as president, lost to Roy Walker of Eustis by 30 votes i in a hotly contested race. and City Manager Floyd Glisson of Fort Pierce. Village Officials expressed appreciation for the offers of assistance from the City of Fort Pierce.

The zoning committee was instructed by the aldermen to recommend boundaries for the various original zoning districts, to suggest appropriate regulations for zoning enforcement, and to make a preliminary report and hold a public meeting on it before submitting the final report to the Board of Aldermen. The meeting was held at the home of Mayor Hammer at 101 Chamberlin Blvd. Pat Cowles In Accident Gardner (Pat) Cowles III, of Port St. Lucie, was charged with driving at a speed too great for conditions following an automobile accident at 5:23 Sunday morning on U.S. 1 a half mile south of the Fort Pierce city limits.

Cowles is the son of Gardner Cowles, president of LOOK Magazine and Indian River Newspapers, publishers of The News Tribune at Fort Pierce. His brother-in-law is John 1 R. Harrison, publisher of the Fort Pierce and other Florida newspapers. During a dense early morning fog, according to a report of the accident by Trooper Danny Jackman of the Florida Highway Patrol, the Cowles car struck the median strip curbing, crossed the strip, continued across the northbound land onto Rancho Motel property, striking two trees, shrubbery, a spotlight pole and finally a parked car belonging to Jack Keith Jackson of Rancho Motel. Damages were estimated at $500 to Cowles' car and $10 to the Jackson car.

Sheriff's Deputy Wayne Scambler assisted in the investigation. The Soviet premier had suggested previously chat he would like to meet Kennedy. He said SO soon after Kennedy took office. And it was understood that the present impetus for a confer. ence originated less with Kennedy than with a new tip from Khrushchev to Llewellyn Thompson, U.S.

ambasador to Moscow, that he wouldn't mind talking to the American President. The Western allies already may have been sounded out by Washington on how they would regard a Kennedy-Khrushchev meeting. Kennedy has met with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Britain and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany. He flies to Paris at the end of this month for six sessions in three days with President Charles deGaulle of France. HONG KONG -Vice President Lyndon B.

Johnson arrived today in this tiny British colony in the shadow of Red China. He and his party will remain in Hong Kong for 24 hours, leaving Tuesday for Bangkok. -Almanac- A Fragrant Reminder Monday, May 15, 1961 Sunset today 7:01 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:31 a.m. Our Naranja Ave.

Almanack- er's favorite sign, seen on the back of a florist's truck delivering Mother's Day posies, read: "Drive carefully. The next may be for you." Today's anniversary: First woman's secret society, Adelphian Society organized at Wesleyan College, 1851. The local club won a first place award in Civic and Community Development, a second in Public Affairs judging and a third with its project of the year, which is the development of Jay. cee Park on South Beach. The convention was attended by Bailey, Dannahower, Mike Whelchel, president-elect; Harold Holtsberg, Bill Taylor, Joe LeMay, Bob Wolfe, John Henry, Bob Padrick and C.

P. (Bill) Bailey. Lee and Marcia Lou Whitehead, all of Bellvue, two brothers, J. Floyd Campbell, Alliance, 0., and the Rev. Daniel C.

Campbell, Monroe, two sisters, Mrs. Earl Antram, Carrollton, 0., and Mrs. Walter George, Carrollton, 0. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Friday from the Dutton Memorial church at White City, the Rev.

Dr. James M. Howard and the Rev. Joseph Sayers officiating, and interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be John B.

Waldron, Ralph Hayes, Ira Rickerson, George Hill, Norman G. Platts, Raymond Saunders, John Almond and Earl Fields. The family has requested that friends who desire can make a memorial offering to Dutton Memorial Presbyterian Church through Mrs. Helen Waldron, P. O.

Box 265, Fort Pierce. Sawgrass Sermon "Folks who think little tions don't cause big reactions haven't watched a dog scratch fleas." The Stuart club also had a strong delegation at the state meet, including Dick Campbell, president-elect; Jack Addy, 1st vice president elect; Joe Hender. son, 1st vice president, and Wal. ter Robinson, secretary-elect, The delegation will report to the Stuart club members at Tuesday night's meeting. Students Of IRJC Elect Bob Ferguson of Allegheny, was elected president of the Indian River Junior College Student Government body on Friday morning, in the new college's second election.

According to statistics, 90 per cent of the student body came out for the voting, a turn-out to be envied in any college or community. Others elected were Tom Walker, an army veteran from Vero Beach, vice president; Janet Rock, secretary and Patricia Mendes, treasurer. Both of the latter are 1960 graduates of DanMcCarty High School. The new student government council will take over on June 1, and will make plans for the mer session. They will also head up orientation plans for the new students entering college in September..