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Little LateJp-u 1 i I I 1 1 6 d. Fielding -Reids Freed But Face $350,000 Sui To Air ComolaMts tn-wyywr wyyeiQHi Miwfcwwyiwfr By FRED TOUNSLEY Dally News Staff Reporter Dr. and Mrs. Francis Fielding-Reid today stood cleared of criminal charges in the death of a Palm Beach beautician, but the Baltimore couple yet must face a $350,000 damage suit in connection with the case. Within hours after a Criminal Court Jury yesterday had freed the Fielding-Reids of second-degree murder charges, the widow of George L.

Crim. 27. instituted civil action charging the 62-year-old retired physician and his wife, 45. with causing her husband's death. The state had charged that blow with a bottle wielded by Dr.

Fielding-Reid tumbled the victim overboard. In opening-day testimony Mrs. Crim accused the slightly-built physicianof "deliberately" placing his wife in the company of Crim in order that Dr. Fielding-Reid might make love to Mrs. Crim.

In its final argument to the jury yesterday the prosecution accused Fielding-Reid of "pulling the old switch game you take my wife and 111 take yours." hands and smiled at each other. A moment later the wife burst into tears as Dr. T. Van Dyke and Doris Fielding-Reid, cousin and sister of Dr. Fielding-Reid, rushed up to congratulate them.

The two relatives, of Washington, had sat directly behind the couple during the three days of the trial. Crim plunged to his death as he and the Fielding-Reids locked in a struggle aboard the yacht. Mrs. Fielding-Reid told the court yesterday that Crim fell to a watery death when "he ran against my upraised arms." The widow, Mrs. Lea Crim.

was a key witness in the state's efforts to send the" Fielding-Reids to prison for the Christmas Eve death of her mate. The jury required only 55 minutes deliberation before finding the crippled doctor and his co-defendant wife not guilty. The verdict ended three days of lurid testimony concerning a sex-and-rum party aboard the defendants boat, anchored in the Dania yacht basin. When the jury's "not-guilty! decision was announced in court the Fielding Reids clasped Fort Lauderdale Daily News FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1954 Various Visits Set Up Collins In Broward County Tomorrow; Odham Due Thursday By DOUGLAS McQUARRIE Daily News Staff Reporter Sen. Leroy Collins moves into Broward County briefly tomorrow and Brailey Odham will be here Thursday in bids for backing in the gubernatorial race against Acting Gov.

Charley E. Johns. Charley T. Cobb, Collins' campaign man (DaUy Newt phato by B. J.

Indleott) ANOTHER VICTIM Mrs. A. M. Blafckwell, 1871 SW 22nd points to defects she claims are in exterior siding applied to her home by the Florida Stone and Marble Co. The housewife said she plans to add her name to the long list of complainants filed with County Solicitor Otis Farrington.

She asserted the Miami firm failed to keep its "promises." ager, has completed arrangements for Collins to attend a Longtime Teacher New Junior High School Named For Mrs. C. W. (Mertie) Olsen I i' ciVJp 3 i. i '-V i-' tMMnimni.iMi niinnffliniir iriiMii'iMiimiirr'j, DANIA The new junior high Olsen Junior High, the Broward after Mrs.

C. W. Mertiel Olsen, a teacher in the county for nearly 0 years. The name was submitted by Paul E. Turner, chairman of the board, and seconded by Jake I.

Watson of Hollywood, who is a (AP Wlrepboto) MRS. AMERICA HOPEFULS Mrs. Rene Washburn, foreground, who is Mrs. Connecticut, and other Mrs. America contestants brush up on their ironing during the Mrs.

America 1955 contest now being held at Ormond Beach, and at which the winner will be selected tomorrow. Showing their ironing skills are, second row left, Mrs. Henry Shuman, and Mrs. Carl Wilson, Ala. In the third row are Kendall, Mrs.

Earl Beall, and Mrs. James Riggle, Va. Hidden behind Mrs. Georgia is Mrs. Robert Trudel, Canada.

Varied Talents Ilewarded City Calls Chamber Requests Pompano Mayor Points To Action Taken POMPANO BEACH City officials today termed the recent Chamber of Commerce action to seek government aid to maintain Hilisboro Inlet, and its request for rezoning for sewerage and drainage, a "little late" in that the city has oeen working on them for several months. Mayor Edwin Haynie said the city already has requested the government to take over maintenance of the inlet and that the first step in long-range planning lor important municipal improve ments has been completed. The chamber this week adopt ed resolutions urging action on the two projects and took steps to appoint a committee to compile important facts concerning the sewerage and drainage system. Haynie explained that the city is considering, earmarking funds in the new budget which can be used to initiate a series of engineering plans on the project. "We already have completed the first step in the long range plan' ning program with the aerial sur vey of the city." the mayor said.

He said that a recent meeting with planning engineers from Jacksonville who flew here especially for a consultation with the City Commission had to be called off because the chamber scheduled its annual banquet on the same date. "I don't think people realize that the city is seriously working on these projects. They can't be accomplished in a few weeks," he said. In setting up the long range planning program, Haynie explained that the city has asked for proposals from fiscal agents. The agents will be employed on a full-time basis to advise the city how it can finance the improvements.

"We know that zoning has to be engineering plans drawn and many other steps initiated to pave the way for these projects, but by no means has the city been dormant in doing this," Haynie declared. As for the inlet, Haynie said the commission instructed City Manger Carl Burbridge to seek the aid of Rep. Dwight Rogers in having the government take over maintaining the important facility. World War 2, Korean Vets Vie For Post A Korean War veteran, whose father has been an American Legion member, for 35 years, and a World War I veteran, likewise a Legionnaire for 35 years, will vie for the position of commander of Post 92, Hollywood, at the election Tuesday. Jerry Carpenter, 2618 Taft an employe of the Florida Power and Light would, if elected, be the first Korean veteran to serve as a post commander in Florida and the second or third in the United States.

His father, Omar Carpenter, World War I veteran, is on the slate for past historian. E. B. Elkins, Dania, is the second contestant for command er. A former resident of Belie- fontaine, Elkins has served the Hollywood post' as chaplain for two years.

Others on the slate are Gerry Rumsey and George Easthope, first vice commander; Roy DeVoursully, second vice commander; Paul Moore, finance officer; G. W. Smith and Pete Reynolds, chaplain; Harvey Heldman, sergeant at arms; G. Murry, assistant sergeant at arms, and Andy Schlein, trustee. Listed for the executive commit tee post are Col.

J. W. Watson, Harry Wadlington, J. Rose, James Schopler, Charles TenEick, John Piorkowski, Earl Reed and Harry Zinkil. Mrs.

Christensen, Vania Pioneer, Paid Last Homage HOLLYWOOD Funeral services for Hannah. Christensen, 75, who died at her residence, 2729 Harding St. Wednesday, were conducted by Christian- Science Reader, Eugene M. Fowler, at 2 p.m. today at Hollywood mortuary.

The body was sent to Green Bay, Wise, for burial. Mrs. Christensen came to Florida 62 years ago from New Denmark. Wise. She lived in Dania for 50 years.

A member of the First Church of Christian science, sne is sur vived by four daughters, Mrs. E. C. Eldridge. Hollywood; Mrs.

P. E. Fisher, Eustice, Mrs. Frank E. Decker, Green Bay.

and Mrs. L. Beaulieu, Grensham, iWisc. and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Ornsby, Miami.

DANIA CITY EXPENSES FOR MARCH $16,031 DANIA Municipal operating ex penses for March totaled $16,051, Charles H. Lindfors. certified pub lic accountant, disclosed today in his monthly report. Total general fund expenditures thus far this fiscal year. which ends August 31, are $129,610.

This leaves an unexpended balance of $96,587. City collections through March amounted to $211,069. jwwwwyww Honored school will henceforth be known as County School Board has decreed, Plans Mapped To Put Cancer Drive Across Intensive house-to-house solici tations will be conducted in Holly wood, Deerfield Beach and Pom pano Beach next week in an effort to raise the $3,190 needed to fulfill Broward County's $9,000 quota of the national cancer drive. Spokesmen for the county unit of the American Cancer Society today said residents of Ft. Lauder dale had contributed $5,810 raised thus far in the month-long cam paign which ends next Friday.

Plans for the Deerfield Beach fund raising will be made at a meeting at 8 p.m. today at the public school, where films will be shown: Open to the public, the meeting was planned by Gas Hoffman, Deerfield Beach cancer chairman. Mayor B. E. Chalker will be host and Dr.

James W. Dickey Ft. Lauderdale, will lead the discussion. The film "Crusade" will explain the need for a unified effort to control cancer and the film "Warning Shadow" is concerned with the disease, what to do and why and the rise of lung cancer among men. Hollywood residents will receive letters requesting their aid and Pompano Beach residents will be asked to participate in a door-to-door canvass.

Irrigation System Bids Accepted By City Commission POMPANO BEACH Bids total ing approximately $40,343 were ac cented bv the Citv Commission an Irrigation svstem that will be i installed at the $400,000 city recrea- The American Cast Iron Co. of Birmingham was given the order for pipes valued at $34,321.10. Sou thern Supply Co. of Orlando was awarded the order for sprinkler valves. It bid $2,093.57.

Peninsular Supply Co. of Ft. Lauderdale was contracted to fur- the owners of the Katherine Hotel" and. as he was being conducted from the room by Police Chief William N. Hor-gan.

shouted "damned one-man rule!" and "What is this, Russia?" Pisculli said he would definitely seek an injunction to halt the bus stop transfer. Houston, after a later altercation that night with the druggist, said he might bring suit for altercations made publicly by Pisculli. A light left jab was apparently landed yesterday by Pisculli. who had signs placed in his drug store window saying the mayor had been instrumental in preventing patrons from parking by the store to have prescriptions filled. The bright red-and-yellow signs advise customers to telephone orders.

-f 'Victim Of Firms To Speak Solicitor to Determine On Legal Action A public hearing at which Broward County home owners may air complaints against Perma-Stone Florida, and Florida Stone and Marble was set today by Solicitor Otis Farrington. Farrington said the meeting would be held at the courthouse the "first part of the week," the exact date to be announced later "to determine Just what grounds exist for legal action against the companies." In recent weeks a large number of Broward homeowners have protested to the solicitor that they have been "victimised" by the two Miami firms. A new complaint came today from Mrs. A. M.

Blackwell of 1871 SW 22nd St. who told The Daily News that representative of Florida Stone and Marble Co. "promised" her the mortgage covering the home improvement job "would not be put in any one else's hands." She asserted they broke their promise by selling the mortgage to a Miami investment corporation. Her second complaint against the company is that salesmen "guaranteed" her that she would not have to make any of the monthly payments out of her own funds. She said they told her her house would be used as a model and her commissions on future sales would adequately cover her payments.

She said, she has re ceived no such commissions. Mrs. Blackwell said her boose was selected as a model by the agents since it Is on a corner lot and all four sides of tbe home can be viewed from the street just by going around the corner. The woman also said the stone added to the exterior of her house has cracks in lt "which are getting' larger every day." She claimed the stone facing is splitting at both top and bottom. In notifying The Daily News of her complaint, Mrs.

Blackwell said her. Insurance agent advised her to report her charges to the company. She said she wrote several letters to the company ask ing someone to come to see her. "No one has ever showed up, she declared. Heart Attack Seen As Causing Death Of Track Worker HALLANDALE Investigation into the death of Frank Paul Smith.

54. who died Wednesday night at Gulfstream racetrack, showed that he was the victim of a heart attack, police said today. Smith was working at the track for a race horse owner by whom he had been employed for the past five months. Born in Hungary and a United States citizen, he has been In Florida for five years. A member of the Lutheran Church, he Is survived by one brother.

Ted, Upper Darby, Pa and two sisters. Mrs. Judith Lotts, River Forest. and Mrs. Elizabeth Tarnoskl.

Oak Park, HI. Private services wiU be conducted at the Hollywood mortuary. Hollywood Police Radio Service To Drop 'Outsiders' i HOLLYWOOD The Holly- -wood police radio service which has been extended to include Hallandale and Dania at a charge of $50 a month, will be discontinued Oct. 1. Police Chief Phil A.

Thompson told The Daily News today. Reason for discontinuing the service was "too much radio traffic to handle in servicing Hollywood units." The i action means Dania and Hallandale police departments will have to set up their own radio stations for patrol car activities. Hallandale Board Sets Short Meeting HALLANDALE The next City Commission meeting here should be one of the shortest on record, anywhere. City Manager Ralph Smith said today the commission will meet May 4 as required by charter, and then immediately adjourn. "As this meeting is scheduled for the same day as Democratic primary elections, and there will likely be a good deal of election confusion, it was determined that the meeting would be more effective if held the next night." he said.

Besides the commission's interest in following the voting. Smith said Hallandale balloting is done in the City Hall commission room. 150 Mrs. America Contestants Demonstrate Ability As Cooks former pupil of Mrs. Olsen.

Mrs. Olsen retired from the Broward County school system in June, 1952, after 29 years of service, all of which were spent in the southern part of the county. She is now living with a sister in Jacksonville. Other former students of Mrs. Olsen are Tax Assessor L.

O. Han sen, Paul F. Colbert, assistant superintendent of schools. Mayor Foster H. Ingalls of Hallandale, and former Mayor Frank Adler of Dania.

Completion of the school is ex pected late in December and will be open for classes after tbe new year. All seventh and eighth graders from Dania and Hollywood Central elementary schools will be admitted at that time. With a few exceptions, teachers and students will be moved as units. Until the Christmas holidays seventh grade students will remain at their respective ele- mentary schools and will have fall day sessions. After the move, seventh graders will be divided Into two sections and will attend school one-half day.

Eighth graders in South Broward will attend South Broward High School the first half year with half -day sessions. After the first of January they will attend the new Olsen school with full day schedule. "The teaching situation in South Broward is excellent," according to O. K. Phillips, county superin tendent of public instruction.

Ac cording to Phillips, Broward Coun ty has the highest salary schedule in the state and has been one of the first to set the schedule for next year. "Consequently," said Phillips yesterday, "we have plenty of applications and are "hiring now for the double sessions that will be niiYiaHflrv tt Eventual school plans in Sonth Broward provide for seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students from the northern end of the district to attend Olsen school. punches on school issues, race track lobbying and flood control Cabot, former clerk of the Cir cuit Court here, charged Burwell lobbied for Gulfstream Park. Cabot said he favored a change in the school fund allotment for the state. Bnrwell told the Lions that "it Is true I was a lobbyist for Gulf- stream Park in 1947, but I was not a member of the Legislature in 1947 and it Is customary for former members of the Legisla ture to lobby hi Tallahassee for three reasons "No.

1 A former member has experience; No. 2 Political know now ana No. 3 li he nas been a good member of that body he has the friendship and the confidence of his fellow members." Burwell noted that during 1947 he also lobbied for the Flood Con- tral District. 'I made many trips to Talla hassee and to Washington to get re lief," he said "Where was my opponent while I was wading through water" from my knees to my Burwell asked. "And remember 1 wasn't a member of the Legislature then.

Burwell said there are three legalised gambling establish' ments in Broward County. Two support him, he said, and "you can guess who the other Is sup porting." The inference was that the Dania Jai-Alai Fronton backs Cabot, Regarding schools, Burwell said that when he first went to the Legislature 14 years ago $14,000,000 was being appropriated for the public school system of Florida They have increased that appropri ation every session, he said. in 1953 the Legislature ap propriated $153,000,000, he added. In referring to the minimum foundation program, Burwell cited that the program was designed for equal minimum educational standards. "It was not designed to pick up or alleviate classroom short ages that existed at the time It was put into effect.

This Is a local responsibility," Burwell stated Burwell said that 15 counties have taken care of their classroom shortages on a local basis, realizing that it was their responsibility. The Rock Island Village Im provement League will hold a free barbecue from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at which all can didates contesting in the May 4 primaries will be asked to speak. The barbecue will be at the Village Community Center, NW 26th St. and 21st Ave.

Residents are invited to bring their children The County Commission, which recently dispatched sample ballots to the 51,000 registered voters in Broward County, is urging the electorate to study them thoroughly. It is the first time that the commission has sent oat such samples. The move was made in an effort to cut down the time each voter would spend in the voting machine. Under state law each voters is allowed five minutes to complete a ballot. However, prior study should cut down each voter's time at the ORMOND BEACH.

C5" Fifty America. 1955, did their finest cooking and most skillful meal serving today as judges prepared to award trophies for the best breakfast and highest honors in the culinary arts. The special awards, however, PAGE LB wives vying for the crown of Mrs. Nevins, pageant director, pointed out. "It is conceivable," he said.

"that Mrs. America of 1955 won't win any of these awards." The big title will be decided on an all-around basis Saturday night. Tbe contestants won't put on bathing suits until tomorrow. Trophies went yesterday to: Mrs West Virginia Mrs. June Terrell, 28, Charleston For having the neatest and cleanest villa at Ellinor Village, the contest site.

Mrs. Utah Mrs. Gloria Rupp, Murray For the best job of pressing a pair of her husband's trousers and ironing a blouse. Mrs. Virginia Mrs.

Dorothy Riggle, Roanoke For sewing. Her own best model, Mrs. Riggle was wearing a dress she had made when the judges pre sen ted her trophy. She said, "Mother taught me to sew when I was real young. I took classes.

too, and now I make all my clothes, my sisters' and my little Birrs." Mrs. Rupp, a southpaw ironer. gave this advice for success with the iron: Learn young and come from a large family. She has five brothers and sisters and I ve helped with the family ironing since I was a kid," she said. Back home in Charleston, shapely, brunette Mrs.

West Vir ginia said she spends two or three hours a day housecleamng and scrubs her kitchen once a week Her husband. Marine Corps Maj Philip Terrell, is a big help keep ing tneir live-room apartment neat, she added. "He doesn't throw his clothes around and helps a lot with our little boy. Fhiinp in, 4." Florida Horsemen Elect J. A.

Frazier POMPANO BEACH The local chapter of the Florida Horsemen's Association elected officers last night at its second meeting held at Chamber of Commerce building. President J. A. Frazier announced that Joe Turner was elected vice president; Ernest Coble, secretary-treasurer; and Mrs. J.

J. Sanford, corresponding secretary. Directors include Robert Sullivan, Walter Wimer and Mrs. John Wier. Frazier announced the club now totals 30 members and a ride through North Broward is slated for Sunday at 8:30 ajn.

do not mean a particular candidate is leading in the contest, Bert rally Davie at 10:30 a. tomorrow. Cobb said the sen ator from Leon County Tallahassee will attend a luncheon in Ft. Lauderdale after a 12 to 12:30 p.m. television appearance on Station WITV.

Odham moves into the county at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, arriving by plane at the Fompano Airport. He will attend a Cracker Day Festival at 2 p.m. in Deer-field Beach, then make appear ances at 3 p.m. in Dania, 3:30 p.m.

in Davie and on WITV for five minutes at 4:45 p.m. According to R. Y. (Doug) Lock- hart, his campaign manager here, Odham will also make a talk over WITV between 8 and 9 p.m. Mon day with a hookup on WFTL-TV and WIRK-TV at West Palm Beach.

Meanwhile, arrangements have been completed by Odham's committee to have Walter Woolfolk, prosecuting attorney from Lake Wales, to speak from a sound truck next Friday in most communities in the county. The Broward County Republican Committee met last night at Ft. Lauderdale City Hall and completed arrangements for a county-wide rally April 30 in Young Circle Park, Hollywood. Capt. Carl J.

Schulti, executive member of the committee, said the rally would start at 8 D.m. and that the principal speaker would be J. Thomas Wat son, GOP candidate for governor. He is a Tampan. The Ft.

Lauderdale delegation to the rally will join a motorcade in Holiday Park here for the trip to Hollywood, Schultz said. All Broward County GOP can didates for the various offices in the May primary and the general election in November wm speaK. State Rep. John S. Burwell today reaffirmed statements made heiore the Ft.

Lauderdale Downtown Lions Club yesterday that during the 14 years he's been in the legislature he has seen school appropri ations crow from $14,000,000 to $135,000,000. During the lions session. Bur well and Ted Cabot, his opponent! in the Democratic primary May 4 for the State Senate, traded vocal Chiropodist Sues Jolly Roger Hotel Over Car Crash Damages of $499 were asked to day in Broward County Court in a suit filed by Dr. John J. Mccai frey.

Ft. Lauderdale chiropodist. against the Jolly Roger Hotel. The suit is based on a "freak' automobile accident in which the cars of Dr. McCaffrey and a second motorist allegedly were damaged.

In the action Dr. McCaffrey charges that on the night of Feb. 6, 1953, he relinquished his automobile to a hotel parking attendant as he entered the hostelry for dinner. During the- course of the meal, the suit claims, the hotel informed the plaintiff that his automobile had "rolled down the hotel driveway," across Atlantic Blvd. and crashed into a second vehicle parked on the thoroughfare.

The chiropodist, claiming that the accident resulted from carelessness on the part of the hotel, says the Jolly Roger hv refused to pay for damages to the two automobiles. GIRL SCOUT FESTIVAL RESLATED FOR FRIDAY The Girl Scout Festival scheduled for tonight at Bahia-Mar in Ft. Lauderdale has been cancelled due to inclement weather, according to Cha'nnan Roger Sherman. Sherman said the event would be re-scheduled for next Friday night. FUND DANCE POMPANO BEACH The Pompano Beach Elks will hold a special building fund dance tomorrow night at the Atlantic Ave, lodge, officers announced today.

Junior high school students fromVesterdav for oiDe and fittings for the south part of the area will attend the McNicol Junior High scnooi in ssoum noiiywooa, 10 oeition project built, later. ARRAIGNMENT SET MIAMI. (JV-Duon H. Miller of Coral Gables, a shampoo manufacturer and head of Polio Preven- tion is scheduled to be ar Concert Slated For Children POMPANO BEACH More than a thousand children are expected to attend the North Broward Symphony Society's first youth concert Tuesday to be held at the Pompano Beach High School. Playing at the event will be the Ft.

Lauderdale Symphony Or chestra which will present two complete concerts at 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Ray Qualman, outgoing president of the society, reported today the event is staged to "further appreciation of symphony music in North Broward She said the organization that has grown from a handful of par ents to more than a hundred has worked for the youth concerts for about two years. Materialization of the event, Mrs. Qualman said came through "the Grace of hard work on the part of local in terested women, and the mu sicians union" which, she said, generously donated a good part of the funds to finance the concerts.

Lunch will be served to children at the high school cafeteria. The widow of the 27-year-old officer killed in Korea lives with their four-year-old son. Larry Bruce, and with her parents at 2464 Arthur St. Lt. Jackson was killed in North Korea just two months before the truce which ended hostilities in that country.

He served as a Hollyowod fireman before re-enlisting in the Army in 1949 as a private. He carried his love of baseball into the service and during construction of a baseball diamond broke his left wrist. Refusing to go to Japan for medical treatment, he demanded removal of a cast so he could return to the battlefield with men under his command. The Korean baseball field has since been named after him. raigned next week on charges offish galvanized pipe and fittings sending libelous post cards through valued at $3,379.80 and $545.21 re-the mail.

'spectively. HOUSTON, PISCULLI RESUME RHUBARB OVER DANIA PARKING HOLLYWOOD OFFICER'S TO GET SILVER STAR AWARD DANIA Still sparring in the traffic battle are Mayor Robert E. Houston and druggist Paul Pisculli, who staged a violent, but fairly-even first round at the City Commission meeting this week. Both men said they were considering filing law suits following the meeting, but neither had done so today. Pisculli and the mayor began their bout when the City Commission voted to continue a modified traffic control plan installed two weeks ago at the Dania Beach Blvd.

Federal Hwy. intersection. Houston had Pisculli tossed out of the meeting when the latter heatedly objected to putting a bus. stop in front of his drug store, which is located at the intersection. Pisculli said lt was done to "appease HOLLYWOOD The widow of the only Hollywood fatality in the Korean conflict will be presented the Silver Star at 4:30 p.m.

WednesSay on behalf of the young Hollywood officer killed on Memorial Day last year while on night patrol behind Communist lines. Col. Hiram W. Tarkington, chief of the Florida military district, will present the War Department award to Mrs. Marilyn Jackson, widow of Lt.

Bruce D. Jackson, former Hollywood fire department member. Mayor Al G. Ryll, city commissioners. Fire Chief Holloway Cook, uniformed firemen and representatives of veterans organizations will also participate in special ceremonies at the bandshell in Young Circle Park..