The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 5, 1951, Page 1

-~ ene EES EEE Key West, Florida, has the Most equable climate in the country, with an ‘Gverage range of only 14° Fahrenheit ) The Associated Press Teletype | Features and Photo Services For 71 Years Devoted to the | Best Interests of Key West VOL. LXXII. No. 82. Sanchezes To Spend $15,000 On House Here Will Convert One Of acks Houses ‘ven Four Room Apartments Edgar and Mary Sanchez will spend $15,000 converting one of the old Army barracks houses in- to seven four-room apartments, the Office of the Building Inspec- tor announced today. The house which is 30 by 133 feet is one-story, and ° will — be straightened out after moving in- to a long building. At present it is L-shaped. “You couldn't build a house like that today for $30,000," Rus- sell said. “Old. as it is, it is in Perfect condition. I went over it yesterday.” The Sanchez are moving the house from the barracks grounds across the street to Newton street and, Palm avenue. Plans for the four room apart- ments are on: file at the Building Inspector's office. Though one story, the ceilings are 13 ft. high in the old building. The old ven- tilators will be left intact, as will all the basic foundation structure of the well-built house. Persons living in the house at present will move right with it, according to Sanchez. A repair permit was issued yes- terday to Isaac R. Lloyd, for $500 repairs at 2 Nassau Lane, A plumbing permit was issued by Plumbing Inspector, Harry Alsing to Luther Pinder, 1317 Du- val street, Oceanview apartments. Western Union Marks Its President Of Union Pays Tribute To Pioneers Whe Made Organization Great - Western Union began on Sun- day its second century of service to the nation as a new Western. Union, with its operations highly mechanized and ultra modern, _ Organized April 1, 185] as the New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company in Rochester, N. Y.. and changing its name to Western Union five years later, the nation’s telegraph com- pany is observing its 100th anni- versary throughout this month. Western Union's first executive office in Rochester, N. Y., back in 1851 ‘was equipped -with a single roll-top desk, a few. chairs and a cast-iron cuspidor “shaped like a plug hat. It was a modest beginning. But the men who founded the company had great plans. The goal that was but a dream 100 years ago was reached long since, and new goals of technical progress, speed and efficiency are constantly being attained. The nation’s telegraph system is now prepared to meet both peacetinfe and emergency de- mands. Western Union has doubled its World War II capacity and increased its efficiency of operation by means of a new, highly-mechanized Ss) of automatic telegraph trans including fascimile. The epst of these and other improvements was $100,000,000; the fesult is the best and fastest telegraph service in the world. Commenting on the company’s centennial, Walter P. Marshall, of Western Union we pay tribute to the who saw our “Today, telegraph pioneers (Continued On Page Eight) NEW FORDS NEW MERCURYS Tudors - Fordors - Convertibles JUST RECEIVED NEW SHIP. MENT — DELIVERY TODAY Also—Reconditioned USED CARS All Makes and Models MONROE MOTORS IN a> WHITE: ST THE SO UTHERNMOS County Will Grant Franchise To City Electric System County Commissioners will grant a 25 or 30 year franchise to City Electric System to provide electric power for the Lower Keys up to Little Duck Key, they agreed at a meeting of the two groups | this morning. Commission Attorney Paul Sawyer will consult in Key West tonight with State Road Department district officials on right-of- | way for the power line over U.S. 1. If necessary he will fly to Trllahessee Monday to confer with the Department's attorneys on | the exact requirements the state makes for another such a right-of- | way. Meanwhile, Utility Board Attorney J. Lancelot Lester will draft a franchise to be submitted to County Commis- sioners for their formal approval. It was urged by A. H. Dunton, of R. W. Beck, consulting en: necrs, that the county franchise and the state right-of-way be eleared up before the May.8 meeting of the Utility Board. ‘Then we can go ahead and gct¢. the necesary materials for the Big Pine Key line,” he said. The Board has to approve specifica- tions for the project, and can only do so if the franchise is granted by them.” Gerald Saunders, chairman of Monroe county commissioners said that the county “wants to co- operate in every way” with the City Electric system on © extend- ing service up the Keys. The $150,000 line to the end of Little Duck will provide residents of the Lower Keys with electric! power on the same basis as Ru- ral Electrification Administration electric officials said. Lower Keys residents will pay the same rates as Key West. County commissioners were as- sured by consulting engineers W. H.. Reuss, Leonard Parks, ac- “Creat Britain Is A Strong Ally,” Says Comdr. “ai After ‘Training In England He Observed ‘ Betiidh Building Da = New Ships, Planes Band Concert To "Great Britain is a strong ally!" Be Held To Buy declares Comdr. George E. Daw- New Uniforms son. who returned here last week after ee anti-submarine | The Key West High School! na in England and Northern band will present a grand concert and. at the Convent of Mary Immacu- Gdmds, Dawson, who is execu-| jate suditorium-on May 16, the tive. offiser of the Fleet Sonar! first activity in a series of band School here, completed on March! Prajects to finance the buying of 21a two-week course on Strategy | ne“ wniforms, and tactics conducted by the Major Earl Dillon, band direc- British © Joint Anti-Submarine tor, is retiring from school work Tactical Force on the HMS Sea|#: tne end of this year at the age Eagle in Lo: in North- : 70, rie sake he popes he a ern land. In Portsmou: r-| leave the band with the much- ceca the southern ech et needed new uniforms. England, he attended a two-day| S#ys Major Dillon, Anti-Submarine Detection-Inves-|©"t Uniforms which were pur- tigation Committee School on the | (hase! five vears ago through e efforts ol e Lions ub an bbe eee the British are| P24 Parents, are worn out. They counting engineer and the City electric manager, C. A. Van Deur- sen and controller Merville Ro- sam of the same rates for all. The. consulting engineers study any differentials that arise in reconnecting sealed ters up the keys. A customer survey made of the Lower Keys a year ago will be studied by county and the utility officials and engineers. If Lower Key residents already have electric installation on thi will may me- is private property, City electric in- spectors will check to see if they comply with the jcode, it was said, Sawyer was instructed by the county commissioners to ask the State Road Department District (Continued On Page Seven) national safety “The pres- 4 | building new ships and aircraft, are too warm for the Key West and are shaping national econo- tay along the basis of full-scale defense. He believes his trip will prove to be productive for the Sonar School here, which has and will have more British stu- dents and VIP visitors from England. The knowledge gained will give the school a concept of the problems faced by the British and will give the staff the op- portunity to “talk ~ across the board” with them. High-Level Training Course Comdr. Dawson left Kev Wet en February 26 and arrived in London on March 4. He made the trip across the Atlantic on a “plush” TWA plane at 18,000 feet, he reported. In London, he reported at the headquarters of the commander- in-chief of the Near East and Mediterranean Area, prior to at- tending the ASDIC School on the HMS Vernon in Portsmouth Harbor. He attended this school two days and here he observed (Continued On Page Seven; NOTICE From this date (April 5, 1951), I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife, Del! Roberts. (sgd.) EUGENE L. ROBERTS, 621 Catholic Lane. POLAR BEAR FROZEN CUSTARD |) “FRESH FROZEN DAIRY TREAT.” Open TE pm —507 Dayal climate, being of the jacket type with tight collar and back zipper. The larger students are unable to find a jacket large enough to fit, comfortably and should the band become larger, the present supply of uniforms would not supply the members.” new | The Key West JayCees held The band now has 56 playing their regular business meeting members, five majorettes and | Jast night at their clubhouse on eight letter girls. It is the only Flagler avenue. band in Monroe County and is} Principal speaker for the even- called upon for all occasions} ing was Maior Charles D. Bar- where a band is needed, therefore} pett, Jr , USMC, who spoke on making a public appearance on Armed Forces day and plans an average of once each week!that have been formulated for during the school season. this event. The band hopes to rais Major Barrett stated that he| in this drive to buy a ci “| hoped this year’s affair would be uniform and new band Caps. a combined civilian-service c@le- This first projec id cOn-| bration, ert, will be the pro- jvam ever attempted by the band und will entail the services of both Senior and the Junior High School bands, as well as the ma- orettes and letter girls, says Ma- jor Dillon. This will be the final concert program directed by Major Dillon, who has taught all instrumental (Continued On Page Seven) FOOD SALE Saturday, April 7, at 11 A.M. lome-made Pies, Cakes, Cookies, Salads and Baked Ham First Presbyterian Church. Whit id hington Sts. | It's Two For One In ‘51 ‘S| KAISER SEE IT NOW K. W. Motor Co. Allies Eight Viiles Fast Of 38th Parallel Some UN Elements Run Into Strong Enemy Fire In Their Offensive Drive ’ TOKYO, April 5. — (). — An American task force is now eight | miles inside North Korea — the deepest penetration thus far in the current Allied offensive. | The U. S. task force encounter- ed only light enemy resistance. However, other U. N. elements) ran into strong enemy fire in | their drive along a 40-mile sector on the western and central fronts. The Allied atiack is an attempt to hit the Reds before they have}! time to use their huge new build-| up of men and supplies. Lieuten- ant Gen¢ral Matthew decided to hit first—on the theory that the best defense is an of- fense. Ridgway is with his men in North Korea now, and optimis- tic over the way the drive is pro- ceeding. The Allies have been sup- ported by strong artillery and air power in their push toward the big Communist buildup in central Korea. The Communists fought back with mortars, ar- tillery and small arms, and Al- in enemy tactics. The Reds formerly rolled back with the Allied attack. Now they seem determined to stand their ground. Moreover, the Reds are well prepared to stand and fight. A. P. Correspondent John Randolph says the enemy is strongly en- trenched in some areas, and some of the dug-outs have con- crete walls nearly two feet thick. In addition, the North Korean} terrain favors the Reds. Steep hills afford a natural shield for; the enemy against the advancing! Alliese | Retation Plan) The Army has armani. aes tails of its rotation plan to bring battle veterans home from Korea, General. MacArthur will de- cide how te select the men to be sent home, and the fizst veterans wii! probably sail from ikovea within a few weeks. Secretary the Army £ Pacc emph that the speed ef rotation wi nend upon both the flow of replacements to Ko- +P at to Keen up the combat effectiveness of all units row ftghung inerc The exact nemoer of men to be rotated in th ly stages of the program has aot been deciad. Eventually, some 20,000 men wili be rotated each month, and this rate may be reached by carly summer. Returning veterans will disembark either in Seattle or San Francisco—all men returning to the United States will be given home leaVe before going to their next duty stations. Day Told J.€’s Plans for the JayCee’s 7th dis- trict caucus to be héld in Key West this weekend were discuss- ed. Caucus chairman Kenneth Knowles. assured the member- ship that all who attended would ave a grand time. on the by A movie the telephone Alexander Cold, local manager of the tele- phone company. S07 Greene Street Phone 271 Ridgway! lied officers noted the change | Che Ken West Cilisen ST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1951. IN THE U.S.A PRICE FIVE CENT!: Attempt Is Beaten To ‘Cag’ Bills | Propose Bringing In Additional $17,5500,000. In | Sales Tax Additions TALLAHASSEE, Aprii 5.—(?). —The Florida Senate has |whelmingly defeated a move to jtefer @ series of anti-crime anc | corruption bills to a dual-com- i mittee stydy. | Senator Moore of Sebring mov- led that the bills be referred tc j his miscellaneous legislation com { mittee. His proposal was turned | down by a vote of 31 to 7. The bills w referred to th | Senete Judiciary Commit? ‘yesterday and.a public hearing das been scheduled for next Tues | day. Moore told the Senate he hac “no desire to kill the bills.” bu‘ felt his committee was the prope: one ta act on them. i Earlier, it was proposed to the Senate that the sales tax law be |revised to make clothing and many medicines subject to the | three percent levy. } At present, clothing costing less than ten dollars, and mos patent medicines, are exempt. The revision, proposed by « tinues the: present exemption on unprocessed foods, and medicines compounded _ under a doctor's preseription, But items costing _ more than ten cents would become subject nine cents minimum. The present exemption on rent als after six months’ residencr | algo was eliminated. And a maxi [mom total tax of 300 dollars on all"heavy machinery and build- jing supplies, was proposed. There is now a,100-dollar maximum on certain types of heavy équipment, le Candy is specifically climinated fom: the f ‘would, be egy “Senator - ville says An spropcude tf would bring in an a] 17 and one-half ise gators a year. He headed the study’ committee, and also is chairman of the Senate finance end taxa- tion group, The sales tax, with its, present smpiions,. raised abdut 45 mil- lion dollars annually. A public hearing on the proposed revisions is planned a week from today The senate bill laid the ground: work tora certain battle over tax problems. to" ae tax. Institutions And Agencies Aided TALLAHASSEE, April 5—(4). |Blonde Slain Siihiiiaa Held to the tax instead of the current} _ _tlassification, and 4 toda: ~—Under a bill introduced in the; ‘¥ ae (P) ae THE BODY OF LIBBY BERSHAD (left), 30, was found in Holly- weod, Calif., with four bullet wounds in ber head, Shortly after- Waids, police arrested Robert G. Dessauer (right). 29, an unem- ployed salesman. He was held on suspicion of murder. Officers reported he telephoned them and said “come and get me. I just murdered a woman.” They said he explained that he welshed on a suicide pact. Democrats Vote To Hire Republican Page Simpson REA ING CLERK. WAS TOLD TODAY B¥ HOUSE TO SLOW DO™N BIS’ CHANT _ TALLAHASSEE, April 5.—(#).—The Democratic Florida House of Representatives has voted to hire a Republican page to run er- rands. The situation began when three Pinellas County Republicans asked the House to increase the number of pages from nine to ten and give the extra job to Jerry L. Simpson of St. Petersburg. The three, incidentally, are the only Republicans in the Legislature. — -%& There was a flurry of Parlia- mentary questioning, but no ob- jection from the Democrats. Then the Republican resolution carried by a voice vote that sounded as if most members were keeping silent, Young Simpson, who's 12, is a nephew of Representative McLaren of Pinelias, who pro- Senate tax study committee, con-j Eviction Notices Must Be Made In Good Faith nig maine mut sati ve the} posed the resolution. rent office a e 1S. ing in " 3 good faith when he seeks and|_ Nine Democratic _ pages _ were ; selected Monday night at a d 'Democrati¢ caucus in which: the | Republicans were not permitted “It is not enough,” Knight said, |to take part. eviction certificate, Rent Direc- tor Freeman L. Knight declare: Record Job Level Reveals Yea Growth | A booming tourist trade, plus the generally higher national economy, raised employment in Key West to a new high mark during February. Reports from for- ty-two representative firms showed an over-all gain of {10.3 per cent since Novem- ber with service establish- ments, including hotels, motels, laundries and re- pair shops taking the lead in hiring among _ non-govern- ment industries. Wholesale and retail | trade, transportation, com- munications and_ public utilities also increased pay- rolls in order to handle the heavy tourist traffic. A marked gain in govern- ment installations was in line with the nation’s ex- panding defense . program. Construction and manufac- turing were the only major industry groups to register declines. Expressed in terms of a ish predicted, employment climbed ‘seven per chat oie eles inter oe ruary 1950 in‘spite of cur-, tailments in construction, manufacturing and service firras. Major gains during the year poet 9 from ex- pansion in government which represents the bulk of thearea’s labor « force. However, trade firms” in- creased almost 10 per cént and ‘transportation, ¢om- munications and_ public utilities made: a» (Continued. On pas neem aatvik sc Hoyse today, Florida agencies “for a landlord to petition for a fimpson was a candidate then, and institutions would continue to get money even if a new gen- eral appropriations act is not passed. It was offered by Representa- fives Morgan of Duval and Mur- ; tay of Polk. The measure provides that the 1949-51 general appropriations act spending authorizations shall be carried forward for the next two ars if the Senate and House ail to agree on a new act. Morgan says he isn’t antici- pating any such difficulty, but| the bill was introduced merely to take care of any eventuality. Catherine Hicks Cut In Argument ® Catherine Hicxs oi 610 Baptist Lane was severely ,cut on the right wrist Wednesday afternoon in an argument with a woman | tenant of the same address. invention of; Lillian Hinds was taken to the | Police station and charged with Graham Bell was shown by Chet, disorderly conduct after she al- legedly slashed Mrs. Hicks with Continued On Page Seven) The Trade Winds Club Takes Pleasure In Announcing It Now Is Operated ‘tor said that an eviction certifi- Under the Personal Supervision of Joseph Lazarovici - George Mills White “DRINKS FROM THE SEVEN SEAS” Served in the Cocktail Lounge and Patio Restaurant Bill Foglesong at the Piano 7 bit*didn’t get enough votes. While the hiring of a Republi- can p: as unprecedented, it wasn't the only unusual thing which occurred in the House to- day. The reading clerk was told to slow down his chant. Reader Herman Edwards of Daytona Beach began | titles of bills in a chant that started and ended -with words|" | that could be identified, but slur- certificate on grounds permitte by low. He must also show that he actually will use the certificate for the reasons stated and he! must convince us that he isn’t re- taliating against his tenant.” As an example of this, h direc- cate sought by a landlord soon af- ter his, tenant has entered a com- plaint wit hthe rent office could be quesitoned for its “good faith” and might be turned down for j that reason. old legislative trick to get things Explaining the importa of} done quickly. determining a landlord's inten- But this time. Representative tions, Knight said: “Put yourself! Okell of Dade rose to ask that in the tenant's. position. H you can't feel secure against unjusti- fied eviction you're not likely to make a complaint to the Rent Of- fice, no matter what grounds you may have for complaint. “Nor can this requirement be called a hardship on landlords,” he maintained. “We don’t prevent a landlord from obtaining posses. sion of. his property. On the con- trary, the rent regulation lists numerous grounds for eviction. What we do require, is that the landlord give us satisfactory evi- (Continued Ca Page Zight; the titles be read “slowly and intelligibly” so members could know what was being intro- duced. Speaker Elliott agreed, and in- tructed Edwards to read dis- tinetly. Public Heatings Public hearings will be held here next Tuesday on a series of bills designed to strengthen the aws against gambling and cor- cuption of public officials. The hearing will be conducted before a Senate judiciary com- mittee headed by Senator Wayne Ripley of Jacksonville. BOATMEN! 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A disposable wing tank was. recovered two miles west of~ Poca Grande, where the current would have carried it if the evash’ crash had occurted. in the, Mase quesas area,