The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 3, 1951, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average Tange of only 14° Fahrenheit | a THE SO UTHERNMOS NEWSPAPER EN THE Che Key West Citisen Sek aie id The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services For 71 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West | ° VOL. LXXI. No. 80 Leading Up To Disappearance Of Miss ‘Lee’ Roberts In 1949 Coroner Roy Hamlin will subpoena all the persons who were last seen with pretty Lelanette Roberts. the night of her disappearance, August 7. 1949. The discovery of a skeleton yesterday. identified as Miss Roberts by her family. has reopened the 20-month- old case. The corner’s jury. empanelled yesterday, viewed the skeleton, and the scene of its dicovery on Saddle Bunch Key. Hamlin immediately recessed the jury pending a complete investigation of the death of the 29-year-old Key West beauty who denponfen after a JayGee dance at the Elks Club. Miss Roberts was last seen at the Tropics night club in Key West wearing a ‘black off-the-shoulder dinner dress. Yesterday the corner’s jury saw~her skeleton. The skull is intact, said Hamlin, | save for two missing upper |? teeth, which were found Fe near the body. Hamlin is reviewing all the information that was F caae At Last Plan To Quiz Persons Last Seen In Company Of Dead Local Beauty Hamlin Reviewing Circumstances * KEY WEST, FLORIDA, City Donates $2100 To Aid Surgery Here Commission Remits Cost Of Road Building To County Hospital The City of Key West instruments to Monroe County Hospital, it was un- animously agreed last night. The instruments will be labelled as a gift from abe) City of Key West. The amount $2,100 is the| cost of repaving roads at the hosvital. Dr. Ralph Herz, representing Willard “Albury, hospital admin-j istrator, said he, had the check for $2,100 in hand to give to the City for the road repaving job. “We hope, however, that you will see fit, “he said, “to give us the check ‘so we can buy some vital surgical instruments for the gathered at the time of her disappearance. He had the reports of the private. de- teetive *- who aw, months on the case. At thi time the investigator went to Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami and Miami Beach to interview some.of the :peo- ple who had been with her on the fatal night. The sheriff's office is in com- plete charge of the investigation, said Hamlin. He is not calling in outside helo at this time. Nor will he recall the jury until every shred of evidence is turned in. Thorough medical examination U.S. Army Photo via (®) Wirephoto CORPORAL WALTER 'SMITH, 24th Division infantryman, has just been treea trom Red ca ' tors by Turkish and American ‘ hospital... We could: not perform wo major operations at Monroe (Continued On Page Fours merican Troops Cross Parallel. TOKYO, April (3.—(4),—Amer- ican troops met only light enemy resistance when they moved in force into Red Korea today along a ten-mile front in the west. Field dispatches said the crossing of the 38th Parallel was aggres- sive but cautious. On the central front, American, Greek and Siamese troops won a high position north of Chun- chon and one mile south of the identified the skeleton. Serving on*the toroners’ jury are Robert J. Garrison, George Shriber, George Gwyan, Wijliam Jack Arlensand |S, Krancis Three Ar tists’ * ees Biiddoud! ‘Péinter, Ts atfoue » being in- sed coron- He has in the case of Stanley Nichols, U.S. Marshall, who died under mysterious cir- (ci onyinued On Page Four)’ By SUSAN McAVOY ‘ ¢ A nationally known painter, _ and a sculptor and a silversmith County TOUPS swooped down on Key West for n s | two days this week and lett te Meet Tonight sige ope ia “Don't go, we realiy wil miss Two county mect will take | you.” place at the courthouse tonight ‘ handsome di- The Monrot County Board of rector at ine Benbrook Acadans Hable Instruction will meet at] of Art in Michigan, William Me- 7:30 p.m. in its offices on the sec-| Vey, sculptor and resident artist ond_ floor t Cranbrook, and Frederick Col The Monroe County commis: displayed a qual sioners will meet in their chathi ccessful. artists his own achieve- es. the other's. ike the American. star-bill- tem in which there is al- pne prima donna surround- “Palace Theater Frances Langford-Phil Regan in “T'll REACH FOR A STAR" bers on -the first floor ‘at '8 ‘pul PIM a ST. PAUL'S, CHOIR GUILD: *}- Presents } Friday, April 6, 1951 ~CASA MARINA HOTEL Featuring NCCS CLUB THEATER GROUP Dancing 9 p.m. to 1 am, IDA GELLRICH and HER ORCHESTRA See the ... ‘61 CROSLEY Fee Lang 10:30 Till 12 P.M. Twins Motor Co. $1.20—TAX. INCL. 1130 Duval St. Tel. 1870 of the bones and skuil will be] {oops near Korea's 38th Paral- | paralici after two days of heavy made. Hamlin and the sheriff's be Ee peed freedom The | fighting. From the ridge they office will question the persons corporal was captured last New | looked into enemy _ territory who found the skeleton, Mr. and] YePes aay. NC outinied- Gn Pecsiment: Mrs. Lee Gripp, and the anony-, mous person who found Miss — ae Robert's class ring. This was the| #wvvvwwewwwww verve vere ver verre erres means by which her family Captivate Key * i hicaeatel Visi fe City West In Two-Day Trip Here AABABAADADAAADAASAAABADAAA RRA BA d by supporting players, wheth-{ er it is on Broadway boards or small town social circles, — these hree artists complemented cack ‘ther as an undivided three ome. Sepeshy, one of the _ nation’: avemost artists, and author of ¢ extbook on tempera _ painting von first prize in the Carnegic nteinational Exhibition, Pitts vurgh in 1947, Hs wori: hangs iz “1 museums and) many _ public (Continued’ On Page Five is donating $2,100 worth of| istead of waiting for a commission ~~ §f<__. TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1951. PRICE FIVE CENTS City Eases Law’ For Moving Of ‘Small Buildings Objection To Law Passed Recently Made Last Night By ABCDE Corp. Representative | Moving of small build-| ings through city streets can be authorized by City {* Manager Dave King acting } : for the City Commissions, i it was unanimously agreed : last night. i) The new moving: ordin- f “ ance passed several weeks Jago stated that all permits for moving buildings of any size, had to come from the, | five Commissioners. Objection to this provi-' sion was made last night by John Lehman of -the 'ABCDE corporation which is demolishing the old Army barracks to make way for the new Navy hous-! n* nroject ‘ nit Lehmen s id that there are! many small buildings _ being | bought by Key Westers ‘who ‘onld move them today, if the ordinance would let them get per- mission from King alone, in- meeting “We have only until June 27,” he said, “to level off the bar- racks as clean as a baseball fielA. | T could make more money by sell- ing the buildings as salvage. We! prefer to sell the buildings to residents who want to move them to other locations in the city.” The Commissioners also agrecd that a $500 cash bond instead of $89,209 in pronerty. damage ingur ance will suffice for the moving of stall Buildings. This amendment will be voted (Caniinued On. Page Bight) ne uf 8 ee Rehabilitation Counselor At Your Service A Vocational Rehabilitation counselor arrived in Key West today to be at the ser- vice of disabled men and wo- men who desire to return to full employment but who are unable financially to do so. He will also be at the ser- vice of employers who may now be employing or who ar desirous of employing physi- cally handicapped persons. In such cases, the service pro- vides counseling, evaluation, aid and expert experience in salvaging, conserving, restor- ing and retraining injured workers or persons otherwise mentally or physically handi- | capped. This counselor is E. L. Mil- Molmes county taverns. violators in the diy state. The illegal whiskey. CITY NAMES State U. Studies (Pian To Establish Key West Classes the Key West Engineers Club, courses in en- president of ' reports extension gineering may be offering in Key West soon by the University of | Florida. ! In a recent, letter to. Mr. Frank {from Dr. J. Hillis Miller, presi- | dent of the, University. of Flor- ida, he reyeals that the Dean of the General. Extension divisions (Continued On. Page Fight) Building Permit In Hilton Haven ler, representative of Voca- tional Rehabilitation in this area. He is interviewing ap- Mr. and Mrs. WA. Douglas Plicants at the Monroe Coun- {have been issued a permit by ty Clinic this afternoon, 2 to 5 o’clock, and will be at the clinic all day tomorrow, be- Building Inspector Ralph Russell lto construct a conerecte block house costing $9,500 in Hilton ginning at 8:30 a.m. and re- ec) maining there as long as The house will be built on lots necessary. 415 and 16 of the develonment Interested persons should K. A. Jordan will build a new call the clinic, 467, for an ap- oom of concrete block on_ his pointment to see Mr. Miller. | house at 1118 White street. It wil This is a public service, avail- cost ~bout $1,500. able to all civilian disabled T. :‘ess, 523 Southard street persons and to all employers. {has beuu given a permit to builc a diiveway Low Cost Air Coach via SCHEDULED AIRLINES PRICE TOURS 411 Fleming St. Phone 124 EL PATIO Key West's Newest Apartments—Announce Summer Rates One and Two Room Apartments With Efficiency Kitchens Tile Floors and Baths eQuiet Surroundings Washington at William vw een eee eters ioven Sat noe ETS Si a RUUD SERIA Fine Fishing Tackle Thompson Enterprises. Inc, HARDWARE DIVISION Phone 886 Phone 886 FROZEN. CUSTARD B41 DAIRY Oben JUN bb Coo ececepesoccgososcseooceeeeeveeee FUN LAND PARK 710-712 DUVAL STREET NOW OPEN Latest, Modern Kiding Devices Featuring Whirlwind and Skyride For the Kiddies: Merry-Go-Round, Airplanes and Ferris Wheel Amusements of All Kinds Everyone Welcome SOCOOHHHOHOSHOHSEOEESEHSOSESSEOOSSSOSOSOSSOEESEOSD Sesvocecdbeccscococese Armed Guardsmen Raid Taverns the Fainbow Gardens at Durant, Miss., Gov.. Fielding L. Wright ca‘led on t'e guardsmen to make the raids in his crack-Cown on liquor law uncovered large quantities of gambling equipment in addition to TO EXAMINE WORKERS” \ON NEW CONSTRUC a NERS MOVE TO BLOCK CITY'S EFFORT TO § AIRPORT FOR KEY WEST (®) Wirephoto A NATIONAL GUARDSMAN with a carbine covers the front of during a iaid on 20 ! raiders arrested 39 versons apd \ BOARDS | Peake TION: Mayor Eisner Asks Union Members Be Employed On Coming Contracts Electricians and_ con- tractors on the muti-million. jdollar construction pro-| |jects starting in Key West ,in the next four months will] be tested by two examining) boards set up last night at; ————— Commissioner’ meeting. City Manager Dave King; urged the approval of such boards. “Otherwise,” he said’ “I/ will have. to grant licenses to any electricians or car- penters who come town and ask for them.” King pointed out that the law requires him to give licenses to workmen who have held journey- nen cards without’ examination, f the citv makes no provision for ‘xaminations. The appcintment of the two rds will mean that out-of-town lectricians and cc tors will be examined before gc to work vuge Navy housing project 190,000 steam electric r the low rent housing orojee wouis M J. Eisner ed vat the city insist that all work- ven be union member ‘In that way we cap be assur d,” he said; “that we will have the best possible workers. The nions only permit skilled work (Continued On Tage eight, NEW FORDS NEW MERCURYS Tudors - Fordors - Convertibles JUST RECEIVED NEW SHIP- MENT — DELIVERY TODAY Also—Reconditioned USED CARS | city’s suit for public ownership in three motions filed in | nation suit on grounds that the city does not prove that |Parking Meters in to}; vAVE ASK DISMISSAL OF CITY'S SUIT ON GROUNDS LAND BELONGS TO COUNTY Key West Improvement Inc., private owners of Meacham airport, mobilized heavy artillery against the Circuit court yesterday. The corporation says that the City fails to show that it has the financial ability to make timely payment of the amount of the verdict that the court might award. It also seeks, a dismissal of the suit.on grounds that the city is condemning property held by another munici- pality, namely the county. Further, it moves for dismissal of the city’s condem- the property is not owned or controlled by Monroe coun- ETERS: <5) 1. The owners of Meacham | field imply that the county lease on the airport is tant- amount to control. The-city Parking meters will be in-tall- claims in its suit, that the cd in tWo new areas on’ Duyal) Key. West Improvement street, it was unanimously hepa Inc, is the owner and there- et City C ceti ad ‘ommis'ion meeting last} fore holds control ..over Meacham field. The city The meters will be placed’ on the southwest side of » Duval! suit, egehaeg holds that it ig of eminent street between Olivia and Pe- has" ie right tronia streets, and on the south | domain over the 264 acres eh ee City Plans Mere , Tne., is . the. , legal 's best Rebinea' Buda, i mand Ven: "Devere in: the More than ney will “have to. pay ‘The. City. hes applied for $92,- their property they 500. of Civil Aeronautics admin- | failed to file for homestead: ex- [istration ti half of the esti- emptions before last night's mae cost ‘acquiring and im- deadline. field. ing "Meacharh By 5 o'clock venleriey 3,059, ie CAA has threatened to exemptions were filed. with} leave Key West unless Meacharn | Claude Gandolfo, County tax as-|is publicly, owned: It cannot oper- sesso". This means. he. said, that/ ate, from a pri yo greise air- about 190 have failed to file. port. Nor will CAA recommen His office will be closed every |¢xpenditures ‘for an’ additional afternoon from now on While he? airport*up: the Keys as suggested: works on the tax, rolls. The pub-] by: commissioners. lic can come in from nine to 12 reece also moves to noon. inuéd- Ga Page Eights Soe City. Rejects Plan To Use North Beach. For Bathing % a “}until.A. Maitland . Adams could bée Aisengee Posse , had called him, as ill and that°he Laren on eae a postponement of the discussion until he could be present. . Commission Votes Down -Resolution Condemning Property A three to one vote fol-| 40 lowing a hot city commis- sion debate defeated a_re- solution condemning North) yy ana Lins ‘Chtbonell ve- Beach property for use as‘a|hementiy opposed postponement municipal boating and|? yd bis Stet sy bathing facility. sufficient reason C. B. Harvey alone voted for the condemnation of the property, Lots 6, 7, 8, 9.), Mayor Louis M. J. Eisner,} Commissioners, Louis and}. John Carbonell voted seals it. ad to have the ‘resol postponed for —