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FORT MYERS (Fla.) NEWS-PRESS, Monday, July S. 150 erf tisch By HELEN KAVANAUGII Shrimp Unloadings Jump Sharply At Beech as Jew Boats Arrive Nsw Residents Arrive ct Beech Judge and Mrs. Wirt Turner arrived at the Beach Thursday to take over their new duplex which was built for them by Walter Rogers. The Raneho Del Mar has started construction on additional units which will he ready for the coming winter season. The Skyline Motel is adding four bedroom units to the existing At Fort Myers Beach, It's The Mermaid Club You'll find here a cool marina motif In keeping with the Beach atmosphere Comfortable lounges, a unique horseshoe bar and good sandwiches at our sandwich bar Cooling drinks served in tha manner you like them And every day at the cocktail hour, between 5 p.m.

and 6 p.m. Any Drink in the House Fcrty Visiters Register at Beach Some 40 visitors from eight different states registered last week with Mrs. Ruth Shoemaker at the Lee County Chamber of Com merce's Beach office. They are: Florida Mrs. H.

R. Holton and three children, Tampa; Mrs, H. Baumgarden, Moore Haven. GeorgiaMr, and Mrs. Roger Dodde Macon; Dr.

and Mrs, George II. Preston, Atlanta. Kentucky-Henry A. Jones, Louisville; Mrs. F.

E. Williams and children, Ashland. Illinois Arlington and Earl Bechard, Kankakee. New York Mr. and Mrs.

Milton W. Robinson and daughter, Yonkers; Pennsylvania Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Macurdy and son Tom, Tar-entum; Ohio Wilbur G. Lineback and mother, Clyde F.

Lineback and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hille-brand and three children and Mr. and Mrs. William S.

Voris and daughter Susan, Cincinnati; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Neth with son and daughter, Dayton. Texas Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Sherman, the catches of shrimp off Mayport were less than expected. Two trawlurs of the Vickers fleet returned to the Beach late last week from St. Marys, where they have been for the past two months. They were the Sua Robin and the Camaroon.

These boats were among the first on the Tortugas beds after their discovery early in the year. Chip Vickers was at the Beach Wednesday when his boats arrived to be iced and returned to St. Marys Thursday. Local boys make up the crew of the trawler Sea Robin. Jim Poul-ton is now captain.

Dick Young and Bob Canady make up the crew. Aubrey E. Messina, who is partner with Frank Hanneberger and Frank Fant in the St. George Packing Company plant on San Carlos Island is now here permanently and is living in Fort Myers. MARY and JIM GALLOWAY Open Every Week Day Closed Sundays MOKE CITY JOBS Chicago (if) The number of men and women who work for cities in the U.S.

has reached a record high. The International City Managers Association reports the total of such employes was at the start of 1950 gain of 4,000 in one year. Payrolls have gone up, too. They totaled in October, 1949, compared with $206,000,000 a month a year earlier. Make It Even More Enjoyable rfrv Tomorrow's the FouHrhT PLASTIC BEACH TOY Precautions Tckcn At Pencrna Ccr.al Balboa, C.

July 2 W) The Panama Canal marine bureau announced today that all ships arriving at Canal terminal harbors will be required to identify themselves before traversing the big ditch. In addition, the bureau said, strict compliance with all canal regulations will be required, including one directing ships to give 48 hours notice of their prospective arrival. The U. S. army in the Canal Zone was placed on aiert Thursday because of the Korean conflict and has taken up guard stations at vital installations along the canal.

Graveycrd Screens Prove Heal Thing Maysville, July 2 (JP)A passerby who heard screams coming from the display, yard of the Maysville Monument Works last night didn't know what to think. So he notified the police. City Officer Howard Muse investigated an dsaid he traced the screams to Raymond Applegate, 22, upon whom a grave marker had fallen, trapping him by the left leg. Applegate was released and then taken to a hospital, where examination showed his leg was broken. ELKS TO MIAMI Miami, July 2 (JP) The first of some 15,000 Elks arrive Monday for the fraternal order's 86th national convention.

Emmett T. Anderson of acorn grand exalted ruler, and 25 past exalted rulers will hold a pre-convention advisory council session early in the week. A lead pencil contains no lead, but rather a mixture of graphite and clay. Asm. Trawlero Return From Poor Fishing In East Coast Beds By J.

B. KAVANAUcill Shrimp unloadings lit Fort My-en Beach dock increased sharply last week as 21 trawlen pulled in with 47,603 pound. ThU con-traated with a record low of 16,812 poundi two weeks ago, The arrival of two new fleets and the return of ome boats from the East Coast accounted for the Increase. Nearly all of the Fer-gerson fleet arrived as did the Sarah the first of a four-boat fleet operated by the Belhaven Fish and Oyster Company of Bel-hsven, N.C. The Sarah which docked with 4,125 pounds, ts a "Beam" trawler, larger than is usually seen in these parts.

She is 84 feet long: by 19 foot beam by 9 feet draft. She carries her rig forward of the deck house and is powered with a 200 horsepower Superior diesel. Her skipper is Capt. Harry Merrill and her crew is composed of Rodney Merrill, Zonnie Merrill, Frank Merrill and John Keech, Her sister ships, which will soon be are the Bud A Doris, the Randlyn and the Ethyl Stow-man. The ships are owned by Clyde Potter and in the past the Sarah has fished the Grand Banks off Gloucester, Mass.

On the Tortugas beds the Sarah drags a 85 foot full balloon net Her average take on her last trip was 412 pounds per night, which her skipper claims is rather low. The Potter fleet has been unloading its catches in the past at Cortez on Tampa bay. A large part of the Singleton fleet which left the Beach for Mayport about there weeks ago is now back on the Tortugas grounds and is expected in with catches this week. The Sportsman, the Markie Singleton and the Penny Singleton docked at Fort Myers early last week for ice and proceeded directly to Tortugas. H.

C. Singleton will arrive at the Beach about the middle of this week. These trawlers returned from Mayport sooner thin originally planned because SEPTIC TANKS Stat approved. Installed to Col-lir. Charlotte and La.

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1111 Cleveland Phone 1059 CM DEAM'S, WELDING SERVICE PHONE 4fCiT 1236 Portable Oiy-Aeetylene and Electric Welding MACHINE SHOP BOILER REPAIR 1355 Second Street NOTICE Friends: I am now permanently located at the Hsrris Berber Shop 2217'i Hendry Street, where I will appreciate an opportunity to serve you. HARDY R. SKINNER 2205 Broadway WIRING KELVIN Tarpon, Othor fish Drought In By Beach Anglers Bert Wells of Atlanta, who Is at the Beach for the second time this year, was out with Geechie Chapman Friday after snook, They brought in nine of the fighters weighing 76 pounds. Hugh Stump Jr. and Glover Stump of Fort Myers, fishing out of Snug Harbor on Walter Bos-tick's Boby, landed two tarpon weighing 60 and 45 pounds.

These fish were taken off Sanibel and produced 23 Jumps before being boated. Fred, Garry and Roland Hille-brand of Cincinnati and Jim Troop of Miami, fishing with Tom Bill Green, caught a 45-pound tarpon and an assortment of snook, trout and snapper. The tarpon was landed off Sanibel. Mrs. Edith Streetman and Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Godwin of Ft. Meade, who are staying at the Island Inn on Sanibel were fishing in Redfish Pass last week with Jake Stokes in his Miss Susie Two, when Mrs. Streetman hooked and boated a 71-pound tarpon after 14 jumps and 18 minutes of battle. This fish won for her the June prize of a case of sparkling burgundy in the Jenks Tarpon Rodeo.

The Jenks Rodeo will continue through until Aug. 15 with case goods prizes for those entering the largest tarpon during July and for the first two weeks of August. Mrs. Clyde Crawford won a Snug Harbor citation Friday when she entered and took the lead in the snook division of the Harbor contest with a 21 pounder which she caught off the drawbridge at the Beach. TEA WITH QUEEN London, July 2 (JP) Mrs.

Franklin D. Roogevelt had tea today with Queen Mother Mary at Marlborough House. LJrV.CC STORAGE TRANSFER TUNE UP for Dependable and Economical Vacation Driving See Cliff Rankin HAN-DE TIRE CO. Save Money on Quality FURNITURE I Sell For Lesa" ROBERTS WHITE FURNITURE COMPANY Phona 84S 211 Thompson ea Wieners Herman's Orange Band lb 49 Cold Cuts Assorted lb 49' Plates Diamond 12 to box 2 boxes 25c $5C Mr. and Mrs.

Alvsh Burke of LaBelle returned to their home Saturday after an extended stay at the Beach, Mrs. Reeves Rider and her son Bobble of LaBelle left for their home after a month's stay on the Beach, Mrs. Addie Jenkins of Ft. Lau derdale, mother of Walter Jenkins, with her youngest son John of Miami are guests of Walter for tha summer. Frederic Warner of Ross, nephew of Mr.

and Mrs. Blitx Weg-man of LaBelle, left Fort Myers by plane Saturday for Jackson-villa where he will visit Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Rambo. He plans to return to California soon.

The Wegmans have been at the Van Slyke house for about a month. Ester Hill and Mrs. G. Hill of LaBelle are at the Murphy Cottage. Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Moody and son of Fort Myers are at the Moody Beach Apartment. Mr. and Mrs. Frsnk Omera of Washington, D.

are registered in Side o' Sea Cottage No. 11. New arrivals at Glorieaux's Tropic Isle cottages are Maxine Parker of Miami, Mr. and Mrs. L.

M. Podboy of La Grange, 111., and Mrs. M. Finch of Maywood, 111. Mrs.

C. D. Stevens of Tampa has arrived for a stsy at the beach. The Wilson Cottage has been taken by Mr. and Mrs.

E. L. Scott and daughter of Fort Myers for July and August. Mr. and Mrs.

W. Watson and Mr. and Mrs. M. Robinson of Yonkers, New York at tha Blue Heron Cottage.

Registered at the Pelican Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Frary of Cleveland, Mr.

and Mrs. I. K. Frary of Lakeland; H. D.

Ryon of Lakeland; Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Arnold of Charlotte1, N.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Briggs of Greenville, N. Mr.

and Mrs. F. Hart of Miami; C. R. Potter of Bel-haven, N.

Dick Hall of Braden-ton; Lillian Armstrong of Fort Myers; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Clap-man of Tampa; Mr.

and Mrs. Regis Bush and son of Pompano Beach; Miss Clarice Foster and Miss Augusta Evans of Bradenton; and Mr. and Mrs. Cook and son of Clewiston, Stopping at the Beach Side Cottages are Mr. and Mrs.

E. W. Kellogg of Ft. Wayne, Ind; Mr. and Mrs.

G. Denmark Cincinnati, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Glenmore of Lake Wales; Mr. and Mrs.

T. C. Settle of Clewiston; Mr. and Mrs. Allen and family of Clewiston; Mr.

and J. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and family from Pa-hokee; and Mr. and Mrs.

Allen of Belle Glade. At the Gulf Shore Inn are Max Ledenburger and daughter Ann of St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. F.

M. Probst of LaBelle; and Mr. and Phil Baird and their three children Nancy, Douglas and Marian, Leaving the Inn over the week-end were Bert Wells of Atlanta; Mrs. L. C.

Roberts and daughter Libby, Mrs. Marian Ad-coch and daughter and Royal Eastham, all of Lake Worth. Barney Creech has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.

Y. Creech, at the beach. He returned to the University of Florida at Gainesville today. Also visiting the Creechs are B. G.

Smith and Nancy Crossen of Belle Glade. Nancy is a student at the University of Florida. Jimmy Wiltshire Is spending the Fourth of July weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wiltshire at their beach cottage.

He is a student at the University of Florida. Frank Bail and family have taken the Ball duplex for their annual beach vacation. They expect to remain until the middle of July. Registered at the Silver Sands are Mr. and Mrs.

A. E. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. L.

Nixon, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. McLeod, Mr.

and Mrs. F. L. McLeod, Mr. and Mrs.

L. Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. J. J.

Zoffay, all of Frostproof; Mr. and Mrs. H. Stanley Connell of Clewiston, and Mr. and Mrs.

J. Chaney and daughter of Miami. Beech Visitors To De Mcrried Alma von Merin. daughter nt Dr. and Mrs.

Horace Levinsen of Fort Myers Beach and Kennebunk, Me. and Philip W. Parker of Knox. ville, Tenn. are to be married today at the courthouse in Fort Myers.

The newlvweds will leave on their cabin cruiser the "Lone Star," for Kennebunk Wednesday and ex-pect to return to the beach in about three months. The bride-to-be is well nnwn at the Beach, having been at the Wells Cottafi-e for the najst voir where she has been working on a novel which is soon to be published. Census Bureau May Check Count in Jax Jacksonville, July 2 (P) The census bureau will check against its count the names of any Jaxons submitted with evidence they were omitted, Rep. Charles Bennett said today. Jacksonville officials pro tested when tha preliminary count was released Friday night showing the city has only 198,880 persons.

Rep. Bennett, in Florida for the holiday weekend, said the census bureau advised: "Our business is to get an accurate count of the popu lation and we have well-established procedures for checking census figures." if it is shown that many per sons were omitted, the census bu reau will check its workers here. And if lists of many enumerators are found inaccurate an entire new census is conceivable, the congress A. Kinney Griffith, for several years a resident of Fort Myers, has been appointed manager of the McDowell Fish Company plant. Ralph Mulford's Commodore Perry, which with the trawler Bertha is the only boat owned by Lee County residents, has a new skipper, lie is Capt.

Floyd Lee, who formerly captained the trawler Bernice, owned by George G. Dodge. The Commodore has been tied up at the King Harbor dock for some time due to lack of crew. She put out late last week under her new skipper. The Bernice's new captain is George Lanier of Punta Gorda who was a crew member before Captain Lee left his post as skipper to take over the Commodore Ferry.

Captain Lee says that he plans to buy a home on the Beach. Mrs. Lee and daughter Janet have been living here for some time. It is reported that the Parnell trawlers, Wally Parnell and she Parnell, passed Key West on theTf way to the Tortugas beds from Mayport. They are expected to use the Beach as their unloading port as in the past.

Captain Clem Bowen of the Miss Columbia on his arrival last week said that there are many more trawlers working the beds than during the past few weeks. The greatest activity at Beach facilities was at the St. George Packing Company dock where 11 of the 21 arriving docked. The Nan Jack unloaded 1,760 pounds, Sheila 2,070, Cathie 2,985, Libby Anne 3,250, Mary Lee 2nd 3,050, Jeanne 2,960, Bernard Stanton 2,375, and the Helen A S85 pounds. These boats are all members of the Fergerson fleet.

The Captain Kidd briught in 2,200 ponds, Dixie Girl 1,965 and the Blackbeard 1,830. At the McDowell Fish Company dock the Miss Queeaie brought in 1,685 pounds and Fairweather 2,450 pounds. Capt Leon "Bubba" Canova docked 2,160 pounds at the Dixie Fish Company and Miss Pat unloaded 1,390 pound. Tha Columbia Fish Company unleaded Miss Columbia with 2,400, Big Chief with 2,425 and Noah's Ark with 2,228 pounds. The Little Mary docked 1,200 pounds and the Fred F.

Sanders 2,210 at the new George G. Dodge facilities. COLORADO POPULATION Denver. July 2 JP A com plete unofficial census tabulation showed today that Colorado's dod- ulation has increased by 191,092 since 1940. The unofficial count is 1,314,388 compared with the official census figure of 1.123.29A in 1940.

Denver, the state capital, showed a jump to 412,823 from 322,412 in 1940. REFUGEE FLIGHT New York, July 2 (JP) North, west Airlines began an air shut tie service from Alaska today for American refugees from Ko rea. The airlines said it hoped to evacuate 500 persons from Tokyo in the next two weeks. A reported 1,100 refugees from Korea are seeking passage back to the United States. Phone 1125 ATOR RADIOS ones vou catch on vour At 5:30 Give the youngsters a treat for rrowfs "swim day!" Thie tomorrow i is perfect for the little ones.

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