The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 23, 1950, Page 6

PAGE Bix eg has ee 2 ES Seis MONDAY, JANUARY 29. 180 i 2 ! % ” Bs a hid dnt tin nnn | Rumslans Seem | tht PEOPLE'S FORUM 3 ° | ost : Determined To | Southernm Mphebeebeeepeeeeesaecne ke cal . = Aaa nnaae. Blockade Berlin | Comer etek cae ea atte at Yeu, Since that sine. oe 4 be have had a city elec | — J isiate, Sess nes, Rome whieh ruling majority maintained it~ 7 IN, Jan. 23.—().—Soviet soatra ‘whe Bo shenta self in power by squeezing in one have crippled Berlin truck oO By Sie weortn “amt reite frig man as third man on the ticket, ° ve WE the paper et by far from a majority of the WSiticsto West Germany. They | ene ana dik tee’ pomeionee: vote cast, while the total vote Chay 4 Heckel ges ama f : : lea Pequonied ersermtee "” “cast for the opposition candidates! )'rains «luring the night. P) 1! _ clearly showed that the mta- 7 three US military ill CHARLES DUERKES ! A THANKFUL. FAMILY © ~~ jority of the people of Key west f° Wire stalled with delays up to six pears _ ee See we i were sick and tired of the. man-"|** 8 i “ D ! st October, .our little boy, agement of city hall. ° Sip thethr, the fetwiana were It was a pleasant’ week-end.’ the Key West-High School Band Warren ‘Roy, was attacked with « - Now-let us see if the candidates ingestigeting \ travel papers of And an interesting one. It began are selling tigs to raise six hun-| Polio. Due to the splendid care for representative and, senator ' non-American passengers.’ | with a flattering’ phone’ Gall’ from, dred dollars needed to send the and cooperation of doctors, nurses believe in giving the city batk fte a telephone call to US MRS, McGRATH. Thanx. It in- fifty five piece band to'the Gas-;2nd physiotherapy, he is re. to the people, or are in eh ey of Aggy headquarters at Heidelberg, ! cluded a chat with lovely ERAI- parila Festival in Tampa. Bought Covering nicely.” (| retaining the present high hand- jet “officials dropped their in-/DA RIVERO, who was crowned. my tag from pretty Letricia Gar-| «We are taking this opportunity ed way of disregarding the Wwish- y and the trains proceeded. {Queen of the Latin-American cia, a letter girl, These grand. to express our heart felt thanks €s of the people. Passengers riding in the Amer-; Chamber of Commerce Saturday youngsters were disappointed be-| 4nd deepest appreciation for tha B. M. KETCHUM. ~ Ay coaches were iden-!night. Her dimples will add cause they were unable to parti-; aid given him. — Key West, Fla., ti as a German, a Brazilian! charm and sparkle to the Gas- cipate in the Orange Bowl parade. “Friends in time of need are Jan. 23, 1950. and an Italian. They were not! parilla Festival. in Tampa... So lct’s pitch in and send the| friends indeed,” and we certain- | NORE Rey jovi by the Russians. MAITLAND SMITH (Matson band, et al, to the Gasparilla! ly found the Monroe Chapter and! SINGLETON REMINISCENT Phe squeeze on trucks carrying Stemship Lines) arrived with; . * *« * the National Foundation for In- Editor, The Citizen : i between West Germany and‘ guests aboard his new yacht.' Forthcoming dance recital by fantile Paralysis are friends. | 1 thank you for your generous lin was started yesterday by Dropped in at Southernmost to the famous TED SHAWN is ex- We cannot thank the people of ' reference to my futile efforts to ; high Soviet officers. It piled up’ say “Hello” ... DWIGHT FISKE, citing much interest. Look for aj Monroe County personally for bring to Key West an extension a'fine bf more than 100 waiting’ in the Smith party, was a visitor feature story on the great dancer| the dimes and dollars contribut-! of the “Inside Route,” which ap- icles at the Helmstedt check-] at the Bamboo Room... in THE CITIZEN soon. DORO-|€d to the March of Dimes, but by pears in The CITIZEN editorial, it bry noon today. ) Is MICHELE considering an of- THY RAYMER, who has written, this letter we can say “Thanks” «ago Action’ Needed,” Phis-class of traffic was dis- fer to front a nitery in Arizona? up leading personalities of stage; 2d keep the good work up. « } January 18. Maybe, if'I had not rugited “at Luebeck, on the second Might be a similar offer forth- and screen, will do the story. To Mrs. Harvey for her will-| heen quite so ¢ “aggressive” I mé&t important route to Berlin. {coming right here on the old rock.' Tickets are now on sale at] ingness and words of comfort'we would still be @ citizen of your | LED BY MRS. ADA |CONDELL (third from leff) the forewoman, six of the sight women whe e Barassment of Berlin high- | Michele is not billed as a magi- Southernmost Flowers and Gifts| Say, “Many Thanks.” | city. served on the Alger, Hiss jury leave the Federal Co in New York City Saturday atter be | supply lines appeared to be | cian, but his artistry has chang- and Roberts Office Supply, The| So, keep those: Dimes March-| ‘The Bible says that, “Though | - the verdict in’ which they found Hiss guilty ¢f both counts of perjury in his second trial Ovher & Boviet reprisal for the Ameri- ed several pots of ink from red Shawn recital is sponsored by the| ing: in and may God grant: that, thou bray a fool in a mortar, yet |” igentiti ble j : Mrs. Lena McCloskey (right), and Mrs. Jennie Krack (third trem right cai attempt to take over a Berlin to black.in more than afewnite P.T.A. of the Jr.-Sr. High School,| polio"meve* strike vanr home. * | will not his folly depart’ from} /entifiable jurors are: B a —_—" trom Russian control las' | Spots... and will be presented February 2) « ag ae hw and him,” and. as -an, illustratiof ‘a a). ~ah wepk. xk *k * {at the High School auditorium. ¢ BA . that fact, I am still aggressivel§ > * ' 2 vy Have just'discovered that:this Bah Suan a Kéy West; Fla:, interested! in’ tthe” ptosperity a HEARS OF VERDICT GRIM-FACED HISS AFTER VERDICi ; j typewriter can type a Bnitish George and Miékey’ RENNA, aj Jab. 20,:1950, |the Island City for whieh I*feaf | eer gemeerma F Late Bulletins | pound mark. Can’t think of what grand couple are back from arf |that I have an unrequited affects ae e . to do with!a Brit pound. Po- air jaunt to Havana. They flew THANKS THE CITIZEN LATEST WORLD | NEWSINBRIEF | By’ The Associated Press “ARREST CAR THIEVES TAMPA.—Six men have been arf@sted north of Tampa on charg- | es@t #tealing one automobile. SWeriff Hugh Culbreath said the meh wére arrested as they left a wogdedespot north of Tampa that bi@depDties had been watching. Med arvested were listed as Cone F.*Wheeler, Leon Powe, Samuel D@ Butler, Robert. Leo Powell, an@ Herschel L. Herndon, all of Mffimi, art Richard Joseph Smith of gfampa~ A small. arsenal and thfee cars were seized. ae “s «SELECT WEBB Suan SSEE. — The Staté ie G and Frésh Water Fish com- migion ‘elected a new chairman at @ annual reorganization, meet- te v in Webb, of Tampa, suc- is Le G. Marris, of Monticello, Webb "5" been ‘a commission meMber)for two years. * . +” GRANTS DELAY WASHINGTON. — A Federal iagrict Court has granted a six- dy, delay in the hearing of a wnment plea designed to re- ful coal production. The ing*was set for Thursday, now will take place on Feb- Milagy 19. Both sides asked the delay 4 . — BANK “CASHIER SENTENCED SALEM, Mass.—A veteran bank cisbier,<Fred Porter of Beverly Miig., Qas sentenced to six to eigMt yewrs in prison today as a Commorg thief. Porter was con- Viefel @f stealing $43,000 from thefBevériy School for the Deaf, of which he was an official. Por- | whole blasted licemen pound a beat. Shylock de- manded a pound of flesh. I pound this ageing Underwood. Oh, well, the whole thing is definitely cold tea! So let’s jolly well drop the thing over the =x * side. Cherrio! ;_ Our old friend, CHARLIE BO- *. 82k LERO, present operator Caught the sun at my club, ultra-smart Perky- Lodge, met us THE SUN AND SAND, Sunday at the South Beach Restaurant. afternoon. Met the nicest people His guests included Gene Mack, there. To mention a few who were enjoying the beach, let me mention the Wallace Kirkes. Floy and Jack Thompson Mary Spotts- wood (who told me she’s off to Miami for a brief vacation), scene. Charlie reports that busi- George Hopkins, Paul Gibbs, ness.is booming at his spot. It Colonel» S. Parmer, Dr: and -coulgn’t happen to a nicer guy. Mrs. Card, Mrs. Gold, Mrse.Gore * don Seagrove, Dorothy ‘True, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sayre) andy Pro- fessor Hurka. KEL SEWARD and his lady,in- troduced my sparring partner and me to RAY MORTON, sorciefyyor- chestra maestro. He’s spending a «- . andi# smile is the best medi- few weeks here with:his brother. cine“in the world, Ed, the violinist... Chamber of ‘ a a Commerce should give the Mor-|* For good: entertainment, -eatch ton brothers a medal for the way. JAY WRAY, at the Tropiesy He's they boost the Island City... |.a splendid showman with an, un+ * usual act. with the Ernest Roths in the lat- ter’s navion plane Forty private small craft participated in the trip. George, incidentally, is a top flight pilot. * gnd co-authored “Margie,” Negret and Maria Valdez. latter two celebrities are Tony The/ lending x * EDYTHE JOHNSON, owner of the South Beach Restaurant, is re- But her Coral Isle Serenaders and. * * NOTE TO DWIGHT FISKE: Ray Morton was surprised when I told him you were in town, Call him at the Coral Apartments or at the Sun and Sand Club, ‘* & Well,» see. you here “Corner” manana, explain that the equator is a line j that if it were just a bit shorter would not quite reach around the girls of world. in the S x * Majorettes and letter Lions’ Queen Candidate Meets Membership At the regular meeting of the’ Lions Club, Miss Catherinne Smith, the Lions candidate for Queen of the March of Dimes Pontiac to be given away by the {Club in an effort to raise funds |for new X-Ray equipment for {the County Hospital. | Ralph W. Beck, magician, dem- {onstrated his mastery of art of ideception for the mmebers. W. E. Folwer showed a film owned by Jos. Koghka that vivid- ly presented the growth and im- portance in peace and in war of the U. S. Merchant Marine. terfalso pleaded guilty to larceny of $1,090 more from the Beverly Red Cress and Beverly Health Cefer. ‘te had worked more hap 50 years in the same bank, ATOMIC TALKS NEXT WEEK LONDON.—The United States, Britain Dnd Belgium will begin At@m conferences in Washington WAKE, FORE STUDENT BACK TO FACE MURDER CHARGE Campaign was introduced to the: members by. President Charles E. Smith, Jr. Lion Hy Altman reported on) {the U."S. Bureau’of Mines has the ticket sales for the 1950 been studying the effect of wash- Lion Watson from London, On- tario, was a visitor at the Club. Me jing coal since 1910. next Monday. It’s presumed they SUMO PK 1278 ¢ Ye will try to reach a new agreement! {p 1935 a French chemist, C. on sharing the uranium ore of the Thilorier, produced solid carbon Belgian Congo. ' dioxide, the “dry ice” of today (?) Photo YMOND D. HAIR (left), 24. pre-medical student at Wake Forest College. is brought back to igh. N. C.. from Los Angeles to face the charge of murdering a college chum. He pauses a with Sheriff R. J. Pleasants (right) before entering a jail cell. Hair. a resident of Fay- etieville. N. C.. was arrested in Los Angeles 28 days after another student, Roy W. Coble. was Supt to death near the Wake F ~~, ‘orest campus. f the|* otha a tel been subdivided by our office in- Latin charm to the Miami Beach}!? this matter. ; j hegitate to-write us for any furth- when I MAY|@nd_ our Editor, The Citizen: H. S. Price, regional admini: trator, Region 6, of this bureau, has informed me that, during a recent visit to your beautiful , he talked to you about an on Sugarloaf Key, which has to small tract: request, I am who. wrote “Melancholy Baby,” | enclosing herewith several copies of our circular and application blanks dealing with small tracts. We appreciate your interest Please do not er information you may desire. Very truly yours, A. H. FURR, Acting Regional Administrator, Region VI. covering from an injured elbow,} Wachington, D. C., some dental. surgery and a Gold.’ Jan. 18, 1950. a crowded patio keep her smiling] ADVOCATES CITY PRIMARY oe Editor, The Citizen ; Under date of April 7, 104971 wrote you and you were so kind as to publish: that letter. I' wrote at that time as the 1949 session of the Florida Legislature was ap- proaching, and I hoped that the city commission might request, representative might pass, legislation giving the ma- jority of the people of the City of Key West the right to name their own government for the city. This was not done. The majori- ty of the people still do not con- trol our city government. As a new primary approaches in which candidates will run for the offices of representative sand senator, I think it proper that each candidate for either of these offices express himself so that the voters will know where they stand. To make this clear I will quote from my letter of last year; “We do NOT have a govern- ple of Key West. “Undet. Sur City: charter we havé a city election’ every two years and elect threé comniis- sionérs. The two high meh for four: years, the third: highest. for two years. “There is no primary and.no , run-off. It is such a loose system that when a candidate does re- ceive a majority of the votes east it is a phenomnum. “The practical result of the charter is to give us government by minorities. In our city ele tions anyone runs for comm sioner if he has twenty-five dol- lars.” The result is a large field with the consequence that the vote is widely split and candidates with | Solid minorities can, by obtain- ing even less than one third of the votes cast, often be one of the three high men and thus be seated on the commission. “Active minorities can control the commission, name the city Manager, spend the tax moneys and run the city as they Please, safe from the majority of the people. “If we had a city primary and a run-off elections between the six high men of the primary, it minority to retain its grip on city hall and the majority of the voters could miake or break the individual commissioners. We would have more of a semblance of democratic government. “As it is today, single shot voters active minorities ¢an qe. feat the will of the majority of the people of Key West, Until the majority are allowed to select their government we fail asa free people.” That is the gist of what I wrote ment by the majority of the Peo- | would be impossible for a small | mboat Creek is a beauti- sage through it was blocked by ‘the building of a bridge to the a ed. When the road was establi: on the F. E. C. right of way, this bridge was abandon- ed an deventually burned. A few piles still obstruct this beautiful, | deep pass: Removing them | would cos' little and the’ shting magazines would wel-! ome the news. So, I cailed the attention of the County Commission to the situa-! tion. ‘No results. A letter to the; president of the Chamber of Commerce, No reply. Then a re- gistered letter (reply requested) brought the information from the president of the Chamber that the’Road Department put the pilings there. si knew a Cracker on the main- land who, advised to take out * @amnec_stumps fm his field, replied ‘ygetrhe minded his wn bus- ess and that as he had not put those stumps there; he was not going to be the one to take them out. I assume that this, and the attitude of the rugged individual who would not get up when in- formed that the hotel was on fire, on tne ground that it was! not his hotel, is fairly explana-! tory of the Key West reaction to my. suggestion that a small ex- {penditure would return a valu- able asset to the region’s attrac: ‘tions. Outside of its beauty, jSteamboat Creek afforded a {welcome respite when the sounds were acting up a little rough. | I suppose that there are few around who remember this de- lightful interlude in a rather monotonous journey by water, ; but I am pretty sure that I will be remembered for some time as ja pernicious person who knew inot, and cared less, as to which | side of his bread was buttered. But, for the recognition and {help, always afforded me by The Citizen, L.am grateful. ‘ Sincerely, | SAEPHEN C. SINGLETON. {524 N.W. 60th St., |Miami, Fla., {Jan, 21, 1950. ‘State Flooded | With Letters For State Land Areas TALLAH. Jan, 23.—(P).; | —Florids it . an ocean | full of lands and just about } jthat many Floridians would like | jto own one of th | | You'll remember last Tuesday ja 45-acre island off Charlotte | {County was sold, since then,j {state land agent Sinclair Wells |has been floode th inquiries |from folks who'd like to t |their name plate on one of the | jten to fifteen thousand the state; owns } Agent Wells doesn’t know ox jactly how many islands the state jowns. No one knows, he says. j {Its use! to write to him for aj list cf them | | If you want to buy one, Wells | asks that you go out and find} the one that appeals to you. Get} its legal description how much you want to pay for | it \ | } Then write to Wells and give him the information. He'll de- cide whether it’s a good deal for the state and make a recommen- dation to the cabinet Board of Trustees of Florida’s Internal Improvement fund. That's the official board that owns most islands. in the journey by water | { from Miami to Key West. Pas-} € f Missouri. forest were planted ain in 1948. WHITTAKER CHAMBERS. (above), self-admitted ex-Com- munist courier who was the chief prosecution witness inthe two Alger Hiss irials, hears of Hiss’ conviction;om both per- jury counts via telephone at his farm in Westminister, Md., Sat- urday. Chambers commented: “I don’t see how any other ver- dict was possible.” PROSECUTOR eo Pp) Wirephoto f NATIONAL WALRUS-MUSTACHED Thom- as F. Murphy, assistant U. S. attorney who prosecuted Alger Hiss in both of his trials, a picture of jubilation after Hiss’ conviction on both counts of perjury in Federal Court in New York Saturday. He asked that Hiss be jailed immediately to await sentence, but Judge Henry W. Goddard allowed Hiss to continue free under prezent $5,000 bail pending sen- tencing Jan. 25. Interesting ‘Notes Helium is a colorless, odorless and decide | and tasteless gas. r three fires Hunters are bla fourths of the in forest than 36,000 acres of n Great Brit More Michigan is salvaging 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 board feet of timber j knocked down by heavy storms (®) Wirephoto \ 1 i | i A” Wiregiete ALGER HISS, former Stete Department official, his face grim. his head up, and his wife, Priscilla, holding on to his arm. welke out of the U. S, Courthouse in New York affer a jury hed found him guilty on both counts of perjury im his second triel. Mie bail of $5,000 was continued un‘il defe of sentencing. Jan. 2%. Liquid .nitrogen will chill,a’piece of metal to 320 degrees Fahrenheit quickly minus The Pribilof Islands sea! dustry brings the US »@ ment more than $1 00 CALL 1780 or your travel egent TICKET OFFICE, Meechem Airport *AIRLINES aoe. . 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