The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 4, 1950, Page 1

8 a} otic gry Fa ne Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the Country, with an range of only 14° Fahrenheit — LL VOL. _LXXI. No. Dosen On: Bernstein A partment House L. Carbonell Says If Zoning Remains, Building Will Start Within 90 Days Planning Board, consisting of the five city commissioners and City Manager Ralph D. Spalding, handled two of the three zoning changes that came before the body in quick time last night. The board approved both changes. One of the changes was for classifying Duck Ave. area from Resi- ence “C” to Residence “A”. This. was to rezone a former chicken farm property that. had. beem ‘spot zoned. previously. With the change enacted now, all: the; area: will. be zoned for residences only. The other change «allowed: ai lowering in zoning. This changes: CrackDown On Plot To Kill an_area on. Flagler belonging ‘to India’s Nehru Mrs. Van Buren. It will allow the Of 14 Suspects, Many Action \Truman Knows Nothing over two years ago. Once again, Hindu extremists! are heltt responsible, Hindu fan4! utics who have been clam pan smpeceating’yy of the 14 si pects tmd rest, some were among ea very same group that was rounded up for questioning after Gandhi's murder. \ Their intended victim, Prime’ Miister Nehru, was a protege of Gandhi, and like his teacher an (Continued On’ Page Four) they build. any- | ang Issue Permit For $8,000 Concrete Block Building A building permit was issued Bertram Sawyer today for the construction of an $8,000 con- crete block residence at 1212 Newton street, according to Roy F. Butler, director of the Depart- Batis of Public Service. ‘the Caribbean will be returned: energy works .of a seret type ing the recent war emergency. The Key West Citizen SOBTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST FLORIDA, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1950 THE About Flying Saucers Bill Hassett nS Cittéhin Pear | HARRY BRIDGES AWAITS VERDI r | peer Record Cobia Yesterday President Truman has let it be known that he knows nothing about any flying saucers, andj knows of no experimenting that may be going on developing such! airships. President Secretary Charles! Ross, in charge of the press, to- day told newspapermen that it was “extremely unlikely” for the} President not to learn of any ex-| perimenting the Navy or any | governmental agencies may be! carrying on. “I talked with Brigadier Gen-; eral Robert Landry, the Presi-j; dent’s Air Force aide, and he ad-} mitted that the Air Force created a project to trace down any and! all reports or rumors of flying saucers being observed. } “The general told me that the' men engaged on the project had reported last ¢.ugust that there; was nothing to such rumors and, reports,” said Ross today. “Certainly the President knows: nothing about flying saucers or} any project for developing them. ; It would be extremely unlikely that the President, as the chief executive, would not be inform-! ed of any experimentation.” Ross also said that the Presi- dent and Mrs. Truman and their’ (®) Wirephoto HARRY BRIDGES (right), CIO longshore leader, plays chess with a friend at San Francisco while awaiting the verdict of a federal court jury that tried him on perjury charges. The long trial extended through 81 days. Bridges was accused of lying at his naturalization hearing in 1945 when he swore he had never been a Communist. daughter, Miss Margaret Truman, , were still undecided when they $14, 000, 000 Def B id ses going to leave Key West. ense ui get “The werd that I have is the President will not leav before Monday,” said Ros: Truman and Miss Mar leave here for Miami turn to Washington. by.train,” Otherwise loss suid there’ wes that here "May Be Revised Upward # WASHINGTON, April 4—(A1,—The joint chiefs of staff have teen ordered to reexamine the piiposed $14,000,000, defense’ budget. nothing new. He told of the re-| Defense Secretary Louis Johnion says that if the chiefs ask more appointment of David C, Walls of: Money for modernized aircraft, he will pass the request along to Kentucky to be the U. S. district. President Truman and the Budget Bureau (Continued On Page Four) 4 Johnson asserted that all ofthe equipment and > witty e j military force - | recommended. by. « Gen. Dwight Two Lend-Lease Br itain Builds | gexemeee oe Porat within the Ai budget __ esti- mate. Johnson is due to appear be- fore a Senate subcommittee next week to discuss the military, bud- get. He told newsmen today that he hopes to have the new. recom- mendations of the chiefs of staff before that time. As to defenses of Alaska, one of the specific points mentioned by Eisenhower, Johnson declared that the recommendation of the chiefs of staff on that point was not ampered with. Eisenhower _ mentioned ae On ‘Base Five) Third Atomic Returned Here’ Energy Plant Two lend-lease vessels which, LONDON, April 4—(4).—Plans have been serving the British in for Construction of. an atomic Vessels To Be to Key West Naval Base late were disclosed today, and will be accepted by , British. Minister of Supply. officers of the base probably to- | The. installation, Britain's morrow. ‘ third, will be built at Aldermas-) They are the APC-57 and APC- ton. near Reading. 69, which are small transports The ministry .spokesman d e- loaned to Great Britain dur-, clined even to hint what kind of {Continues On Pape Fives today by the air iy property- owners on Tru- man avenue have petitioned the City Commission to widen Tru- man avenue by seven feet, three and a half feet on each side. They also authorized a setback in the fence line and building line by two feet. City Manager Ralph Spalding is to take the matter up with the State Road Department, and re- port his findings to the commis- sion at a later date. Truman avenue, which is part of U. S. Highway Number One, is maintained by the Florida State Road Department. SRD absorbs all the costs of paving, repairing. Should a favorable decision be reached by the Board, the cost of Michigan lady to construct four- unit apartment dwellings on:-her land. She owns a whole block on Flagler. The change from resi- dence “A” to “A-1” is lowering the area, but “A-1” is in itself a rather high zoning classification, a peasides for apartments, but iso demands set-bac! i tbacks, parking) Are Of Same Group Third zoning change decision! Questioned Just After was postponed until the - first = zi menting in May. Those opposing} Murder Of Gandhi the change in zoning were Mrs. i Arthur Mulberg, Mr. and Mrs.|,-. NEW DELHI, April 4—().— Max Herman, Jack Appel, and|7%¢ authorities have cracked representatives for Ben Bern-|@0W" on what is described a stein, plot to assassinate Prime Minis- had __ purchased a Nehru. t area for the purpose it’s the most sensational story g apartment houses. to come out of that vast and land. The Hermans paid. $10,500, |™4" of peace, Mohandas Gandhi, while Jack Appel paid $5,300 for was felled by assassin’s bullets’ his property. If the zoning is changed will not be able to thing but, residences. é Commissioner . Louis Carbonell } . ir 5 Carbonell: “If this zoning . is changed, it will be a great in- away a man (Ben Befnstein). who wants to spend $150,000. Leave the classification for only 90 days, and if Mr. Bernstein doesn’t start building, I'll personally. vote for the change.” Carbonell added that Bernstein's building will be one of, if not the prettiest apart- ment houses in the city. For the change were Cecil Car- The City Manager stated that all the land in question was once part of the Waddell estate and that the first houses in the area were built prior to 1910. That. the land was intended for exclu- sive development, and some (Continued On Page Six) tal Court Of Appeals Upholds Sentence CINCINNATI, April 4—(P)]) The United States Court of Ap- peals has confirmed ‘the convic-], tion of E. F. Prichard, Junior, of Lexington, Kentucky, for Ballot box stuffing. Last July, Pritchard was sentenced to prison for two years. Pritchard held high positions ‘in Washington during the ad- Roosevelt, and also was an aide to Chief Justice Fred Vinson and Justice Felix Frankfurter. Pritchard was convicted specif- ically of conspiring ot forge bal- lots in the 1948 Presidental elec- tion in Bourbon County, Ken- tucky. The one-time New Deal favorite has been free on $5,000 bond. areas, etc. They paid premium prices for the Mysterious” land, since India's justice. Here we are chasing bonell and Ralph Spalding. ° Of E.F. Prichard | ministration of Franklin D. peseeeeeasn DR. J. Y. PORTER, JR. {setting sidewalk curbing back, the Practice ete, will not cost the city one! will Resuse; ‘is Date. penny, and allow one of the city’s of ne \-+ |main thoroughfares to be widen-; Office 620 Southard pe ed. i Also:to be voted on at the next 1975, or Residence, Apes imeeting will be an ordinance | pune oeeuee a LIONS’ CARNIVAL Extended For One Week Thru Saturday. April 8 Gomez Park DUVAL STREET MASONIC NOTICE A regular communication of Dade Lodge No. 14, F. and A. M., Wednesday. April 5, at 6:00 P.M., will be eld at the Masonic Eaton and Simonton’ Members of sister lodges and. visiting Masons in the city are} invited to attend. By order of the W.M.: CHAS, TAYLOR. Secretary. Truman Avenue May Be Widened By 7 To Be Asked To Setback Sidewalk Ci that will change the “no parking” sign to the opposite side of Tru- man avenue It was thought that this would opposition. Also passed was the ter ' stated that a hearing and! zoning ordinance, — contractor's sufficient notice would have to| ordinance. The former passed be given. Mr. Kaye. : tt 4-1, with Adams dissenting, , Investigate Welding aid tourists entering the city to} while the latter was approved: And Painting Shop acquire information, etc. The} unanimously. | City Manager Ralph Spalding local Key West Fire Department} Wants To Tear \has been told to investigate: an is to be contacted on whether the} Down Cash House move should be made. The hy- eet ccc enor’ we drants are located on the side| ,, Maver Wouis M. J- Eisner was, ‘ , x of the opinion that the Cash We per kaies nok allowed. house, Duval and Eaton streets, Receive Bids For houla be d d - Citwk Buresper should be condemned and torn ; 1 : down, The house is owned by Bids for a needed city sweeper) mir Kaye, of Miami. The city wore received from the Llewellyn | commissioners were advised to In Of Bight Here Neer sabi ve The fire} 8° very stow with this plan, as) The City Commissioners are arbeanepeet erg e lrstiit might have serious repercus-| going to make personal inspec- yoy 1S de falar ara tape with sions. Attorney M. Ignatius Les-' tions into the plans of residents Pass Ordinances On Final Reading On second and final reading, the ordinance allowing all gro- cery stores to sell beer and wine . for off-the-premises consumption | was passed 4-1, with Adams’ in} VICTOR FUENTE PEPPER ton street One of the neighbors in the area complained that a welding and painting shop is doing business in a residential “BY area. May Allow Filling Peet gg renee EXPERIENCED MECHANIC Now at the HAS EARNED B. & B. CYCLE SHOP 822 Fleming Street Phone 1013 vr TERM United States Senate He Gets Things Done for Florida! CHARLIE BOLERO Presents Terry Shand Appearing Nightly at PERKY LODGE IN THE U.S.A. fo. jalleged zoning Violation on New-! The Associated Press Teletype. Features and Photo Services For 70 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Killing Of Brother | Claims Brother, *———— Cancer Sufferer, '$400,000,000 Black Market Wanted To B | i anted To Be Business Done By Commies Put To Death April 4— Bonn Government Being Cheated Out Of $250,000,000 Yearly In Taxes is on trial to- FRANKFURT, Germany, April -9:—().—Western officials re port that gangs of Communist smdgglers from Eastern Europe arc doing a tremendous black market (business in. Western Germany. Mohr is charged with murder These officials estimate that Spwiet-directed gangs have slipped and voluntary manslaughter, but) about $400,000,000 worth: of industrial equipment out of Western he will go before a jury assured } ———____—__eGermany: that the Commonwealth will not = ‘They say the smuggling opera i 5 tions, work to Communist ad+ ea ee eee | Says Nation Is | ons in two ways. First: of all, Eastern. Europe & getting: equip- ALLENTOWN, Pa., (®).—Harold Mohr day on charges ot killing his old er brother, a cancer victim who begged to be put to death. The 36-year-old tannery er pleaded innocent ye nprepare a e wu after he was indicted oF sey J P P d For ‘ment urgently He for’ indus= grand jury. Soon after, District \ trial expansion programs:in the {Communist countries. | At the same. time, the buga black market is playing havoc with Western. Germany's . econ- my. And western officials see it 'as a Soviet-sponsored effort to Pashs ‘k .Western Germany econd tomically and politically: estimated that “the Com~ munist black market operations are cheating the Bonn govern-+ ment out of about. $250,000,000 a Attorney Kenneth Koch of Le. high County announced “E do not feel the facts warrant | pressing for the death penalty.” Although he pleaded not guil-! ty, Mohr has signed a statement that he shot his brother Walter through the head with a deer| eee : rifle on March 8th at their home; WASHINGTON, April 4.—(@). in Coplay, near Allentown |—-Congress was told today that Walter Mohr was 55 years old.} the nation is woefully unprepar- He had suffered irom cancer for | ed for what one congress member Atomic Warfare Vinson Asks That More Funds Be Given For Air Power Strength 15 years and was hopelessly! describes as “the atomic. bomb year in customs duties and taxes. blind blitz of tomorrow In addition, the smuggling strikes In his statement, Harold Mohr] The warning was sounded by 4 critical blow at legitimate bus- said that his brother had repeat-|Chairman Carl Vinson of the iness in Western Germany. House Armed Services Commit-! ~The loss of revetue has made edly begzed for death. He told Bh ret in an appeal for increased it: increasingly difficult for the authorities that on the night of, tee, the shooting, Walter stretched! military funds. (West German government to fi- out on his bed. Vinson said the administration, ‘nance its rehabilitation programs- Harold asked: “Are you in its military budget for the’ ph age is that “the ~ United the expense of of the Bonn gov- (Continued On Page Four) coming al ves a nat. made States, 7692 Is Official | Getense budget of 13: billion: 900: Ba a {million dollars be4 eS istration List gists pretec the nation, For This County atomic attack. “1% Vinson said: the atomic: bli There were exactly 7,692 per- sons :who registered :to. vote in| i i | (Continued On Page Four) the May primaries and in thei general election next November, } Six Brush Fires according to\an official announce- | ‘And Small Blaze ment by John England, Monroe’s supervisor of registration today.| B ‘ There his been heard some DUSY Fireme n criticism of England on the} ground that the ~ registration’ Six brush fires and> a books should have been kept blaze in open last Saturday, but England firemen busy yesterday and ‘last says the state law sets March 31 night. as the last day for registering. | Brush caught fire off Flagler |” “We stayed open Friday eve- avenue at Wickers Field at 4:45} ’ ning to permit everyone in my p.m.; fire again broke out at the office at 5 p. m, to register,” said same place at 5:20 pm.; fire England, “The state law specifi- broke out in some brush at Flag- ealiy says the final day of regis- ler avenue and First (nieae at tration is March 31.” ‘(Continued On Page Fours ' figures: tha’ ‘ tout $75,000,000 a year in duties ee faxes. on these two items “Biate’ Sales Tax To’ Bo Subjee ct Of Debate; Papy For, Porter Agains' ‘Though’ by no means a — cal organization, the “Key West ' Kiwanis Cluy; will — during’* the bates of fil feature at its Feet! 3. "iving on‘ the Garrison Bight. If - pino that the city was “spending plans are feasible, the city fath- ; itself poor, and that it can’t go ers are inclined to allow some jon forever.” Harvey said that) ¢ filling in of land in the bight.!the city could no longer build As Mayor Eisner put it: “We | any marl streets, much less pave will be interested in'it becom- | pave them with asphalt. ing taxable property.” Toppino warned that this was] to Among those who will improve | an order of the FHA and if it their property, and thereby bring was not complied with that FHA more taxes to the city are: Mr. funds would not be forthcoming. Lord of Canada, who wants to Toppino said that his firm had put up a 100-room motel; Mrs. $100,000 invested in homes in Margarita Mitchell, and M. B. the Flagler avenue project. Ki { Monsalvatge. ; The contractor also asked the [ | Specifications Changed city if the specifications could}, On Stadium Property be changed for the Wickers’ Phi Toppino of the Charles Field stadium .fence to allow Toppino contracting firm last poured concrete fence bids. in} « night asked that asphalt _ stree! dition to conerete.. block fence} be constructed on Seidenberg,: bids. Vote for allowance was 4-1, Staples, Second. Third, and, with L.. Carbonell dissenting. _» Fourth streets. Harvey told Top-|. Carbonell could see .no reason) ‘for the further , delay. in. con- _ TICKET OFFICE structing the stadium. The com:}:) (Continued On Page Six) » nroreeencccmnsesiiiltcicitlg. to tL it r i ‘