The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 21, 1951, Page 1

| : ‘| Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | Ken West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMO ST NEWSPAPER N THE UiSiA: ——$—$$—$—$ The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services| For 71 Years Devoted to the | Best Interests of Key West | VOL. LXXU. No. 96 JUDGE AQUILINO LOPEZ, JR. DISQUALIFIES HIMSELF IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1951. CITY'S AIRPORT SUIT | Tells Governor Fuller Warren He } Has Formed An Opinion In Case Circuit Court Judgé Aquilino Lopez, Jr., of the 16th Circuit, today disqualified himself from sitting on the city’s suit for acquistion of Meacham field against own- ers of the field, Key West Improvement Inc. Judge Lopez disqualified himself on the grounds that he knows too much about the different aspects of the case. His order states that ne has formed an opinion on merits of the case and he believes that this set opin- ion has caused him to be biased either for or against the ¢ity or owners of Meacham field. * The judge, in his order to Wage Board Chief Governor Fuller Warren, said that he has been a} stockholder and officer of the Key West Realty com- pany prior to his circuit court judgeship. He was al- | 50 a stockholder of that | company at the time it sold)’ lits holdings to Key West . | Improvement Inc, | Judge Lopez stated that he is familiar with the ten- tative negotiations for the acquisition of the airport bv the city. In view of his too great fa- miliarity with the case and his previous interests in the com- pany, the judge stated that he could not sit as an impartial judge. This means “that © Gévégpor Warren will assign’ a jdee from any afi Flori various districts. The selection is: not limited to | the southern part of the state! In fact, Judge Lopez himself" wilt| (P) Wirephoto' DR. GEORGE W. TAYLOR {above). former chairman of the old War Labor Board, has been | | |. Judge Lopez has had wide ex-} chosen by President Truman to | perience in suits such as the City’s $s) condemnation petition. The disqualifying order issued! | by Jucge Lopez on the suit means‘ ibly a short delay on. the} suit. | st development in the, | city’s suit has been the city’s re- jquest of | Bank for a loan of sufficient] | funds in case the court upholds} the city’s suit for purchase of the} field That conference took place on} nday. Bank officials have not} mendations as the result of a re-, tified the city of their inten-| {tions since that time. | their ship|" The 264-acre airport is assessed for the) at $84,000. The city has applied | to the Civil Aeronautics Admin- ¢ di-j istration for $92,500. This is J. E,| half the amount city fathers feel for extensive reno- Serve as temporary chairman of a new wage stabilization ‘board. Dr. Taylor is professor of industry at the University of Pennsylvania. Twenty Crew Members Praised Twenty crew nember U.S.S. E-PCS 1431 nave sommendations spect of the ived or com- cent inspection when was graded “Excellent” fourth tir The co rected by Maher, cc is necessary fic Fleet who. Vation of the field as well as pur- ordered the) chase. At present, CAA officials (Continued On Page Four) “McCarty Will Run 7 In 1952, em Pal FT. PIERCE, April 21.—().— R jA friend of Dan McCarty—the Radio-jFunner-up in the 1948 guber- Charles E,| Rational campaign—says that ,he will run again next Spring But McCarty himself says that letter rep cluded in t of Licuter commandin, mental pat The four commended wain's M 85-2 Poin master F: Richter, 1 man Sec Johnson, 61742 and Yeoman in- neth C. Tho: -| he would make a “formal de- tt cCoulinued | claration of intention some time _| Soon, “but that it is “still too j early.” Phone 1361-R_ 1110 Grinnell St.; The comment was touched off by ter t McCarty wrote dale city eoumcilnien. Snook quoted@ McCarty as writ- ing him -“I-have-definitely made jup y mind that Iam going te run again next year. cz LIVE - DRESSED or CUT-UP | Free Delivery Killed While You Wait THE TRADE WINDS CLUB Is Happy To Announce The Return of CHEF MATT VIGNATI CHARCOAL BROILING AND BARBECUE SUNDAY EVENING IN THE PATIO In The Cocktail Lounge John Travers, Pianist Par Excellent, Nightly 9 till 2 A.M. JOE LAZAROVICI AND GEORGE M. WHITE lof $809,324.54 eens Hail MacArthur In New York! PRICE FIVE C ‘Allies Run Into ) Heavy Counterattacking Reds Broke Through — | Last Night South Of Chorwon TOKYO, April 21 the battle line, the Alli ning into heavy Red re: j the central Korean front. Counter-attacking Reds broke} through last night south of Chor- won, and our troops had to beat them off with rifle butts and bare fists. Today, an Eighth Army re- port said the Chinese were hold- ().—On| are run ance on ing out stubbornly on_ hilltops} south and southwest of the rail and road center of Chorwon North of the Hwachon reser- voir, Red reinforcements were heavily hit by terrific artillery fire. Day-long. sharpshooting with big guns routed several Red groups while planes ripped other units north of the reser- voir, Allied troops drove through the town of Hwachon without mect ing a single enemy soldier at the west cnd of the reservoir. Further west we straightencd out our line. Enemy casualties Friday were estimated at 1,155. The Fifth Air (#) Wirephoto GEN. DOUGLAS MacARTHUR stands in automobile amid a shower of ticker tape and waves to. millions of people watching his triumphant par ade in New York. The line of march is mov- ing up lower Roane capi from the Battery. cm tas City’s ening Of $26,000” In Bonds iia Gutstanding Dragline, Compressor i Purchased By City; Other Capital Improvements Made The City of Ke; jhealthiest financial state in its quarterly report’ made by City Comptrolicr Charles Roberts. As of March 31, unencumbered balance for muni-} ‘cipal operatiqns of $571,792.93.| | This means that the city has this} amount to spend in the remaining] struction, The| post 3 1951! the nine. months of . the pudget set up. January 1, allowed for annual appropriatior To date $195,296.79 been spent in this fiscal year. The Department: of Pubic sev vice, which spent’ $71, in the first three months. of first in expenditures. Of this the largest single out-| lay was for purchase of dragl and compressor. This also ac (Continued on Page Threc) 1951, Russians’ Minds Poisoned On U.S. FREDERICK, Md., ().—Defense Secretary George Marshall says he believes the R sian people are friendly but minds have been poisoned against | the United States. Says Marshall: “I think foi many years the; d a- decide leaning toward this country, how are steadily being turned against us.” The secretary's statement is contained-in- am-address prepared for delivery at a convocation of \wontunued On Page tight) DANCE CUBAN CLUB Sat.. April 21, 1951, From 10 P.M. to 3 A.M. MUSIC BY CONJUNTO ALEGRE For Table Reservation. Call 9288 | | y West is in the] the city had an! ch | wa a | Monday } Scene. ct nase omens Beh Dat Down To $1,312,000 | Four Workmeni Die | As Bldg. Crashes ATLANTA, Ga., April 21—(2,! The Florida National! history according to the first 1951|—Four workmen died today and nay have perished when building of the Kraft company. collapsed on the of this city onebé: wepoited indubed. The building was under con- arently a main sending part of crashing down on y of workers. At least ten bulances were rushed to the (Frank Fraga a Case | Retried Monday The case of Frank Fraga will! come before Criminal Court on for a_ retrial before a new jury, it was announced to- ' day by the office of Sheriff Ber- April 21.—} b | | { | Sawyer charged with grand 1 the theft of $6500 in the garage 309 Louisa 10. © jury could not agree cn (Contunued On Page fight, Fraga is cash from Low Cost Air Coach via SCHEDULED AIRLINES PRICE TOURS 41l Fleming St. Phone 124 Several ; Force announced its planes had) killed, or woynded more than| 100,000 Reds since the start of the war last June. That would add up to equivalent of ten to 14 Com- munist di ons. |Judge Lord Lord To Draw Jury Names | County Judge Raymond R. Lord. will select names for the Circuit Court jury on May 7 for the session which convenes on May 14, Judce Aquilino Lopez, ie announced today. Judge baper » has; named Judge Lord to. draw’ the’ names in his place while he is sitting on the jbench in Daytona Beach. BULLETINS NEW WAGE BOARD CREATED! WASHINGTOR, April 21.—(7).' —President Truman created a new Wage Stabilization Board of 18 members today. with equal representation for management, labor and. the genetal. public.! ; The mew board will kave the power to recommend settlement terms in , disputes affecting na- { tional defense. The members’ jtames are expected to be pub- lished in a few days. SUBS ORDERED TO PORT LONDON, April 21.—‘/P).—The | Admiralty today ordered all its port until it finds out why the Affray. carrying 75 officers and men. mysteriously disappeared last Tuesday. Britain has 15 “A” class subs. The Affray was the) sixteenth. She failed fo report from an undersea trip along Brit- ain’s south coast. The Admiralty Thursday abendoned hope of finding amy of her personnel | alive, J | VOGELER TO BE RELEASED | BUDAPEST, April 21—(4).— ; The Hungarian government has agreed to release American Rob- ert Vogeler. The American busi- nessman has been held in prison on charges of espionage. A brief communique from the Hungarian foreign ministry said merely that fegotiations between the Hun- legation at Budapest were suc- cessful. Palace Theater ‘ichard Conte - Coleen Gfay in "SLEEPING CITY” With warmer weather just around the corner, now is the time te bring annoying and control. disease-carrying insects under FRUL-T-ODOR SPRAY KILLS BUGS DO-AWAY RAT AND MOUSE BAIT Kills Mice and BOTH PRODUCTS GU. Southernmost City Pharmacy, Inc. “A” class submarines to stay in} garian government and the U.S.) ee Island Revealed * | Declare General Believed Organized Impor tant Business Meeting esaraaiog- ae To Be Held By Chamber Of | ° : NEW YORK, April 21.— Commerce Membership May 3 AP)—Everyone has yearned to know what went on when President Truman A full membership meeting of; sho would be to display articles . the Key West Chamber of Com.| that the public may not know are| met General Douglas Mac- merce to discuss several import-|¢@!tied by local merchants. At-| Arthur ‘on. Wake Island ant items will be held at County jteodanre 5 Courthouse, courtroom, May 3, at 8 p.m, Adams,’ president, | announced today. Promotion of. summer business will be ticularly with firms. who. are er tourist business. ip coastal. ak a ome abn} ould be free, and cost each merchant — exhibiting would be held to a minimum. said that a credit clear- em will also be discussed. tourist| This would be a system whereby par-ja firm could check by telephone member| with the Chamber at the time of in theja le before extending ¢redit tu ja buyer. The § last fall. And today, after MacArthur's greatest. wel- come-home in New - York, the New. York Times gives its version. In an exclusive story by a Times Washingtoa reporter. Anthony Levi- 2 Legislature’s report- featuring displays of items carri-|ed plan of altcring the present! ego, and based on what ed by local merchants, will be ss tax will also be discussed taken up. The purpose of the| by chainber members GENERALS AIDE SAYS NO NOTES OF MEET TAKEN NEW YORK, April 21,—(1”. —.A General MccArthur aide has said that no stenographic notes were taken when the general and President Tru- man conferred on Wake Is- land. MacArthur. Advisor. Major General Whitney also said that part of the 39 Seamen Missing Or Dead In Tanker Crash In Culf Most Of Dead Were Trapped | Aboard Greensboro Seisbiee: Ponies | Three Bills i NEW ORLEANS, (#).—In the worst | the United States coast since 1943, 17 seamen are known dead, ,and 22 others are missing. | These 22 are presumed dead,| too, byt Coast Guard and. Navy| . Re nes, Chery “and “tafikers fae! Payment Supervisor ‘con'inuing to search for possivle| Registration Monroe County. survivors. ‘, {) ow i jarantees Pay of: \) Pic deaihs’ occurred’ in als eS Court, Monroe dawn collision yesterday betwee: {we tankers in the Gulfof Mexiod} 5 fabout “200 miles ‘south © of the!’ j Louisiana coast. | Both tankers, the Esso Suez and the Esso Greensboro, caught fire, and many of the dead were burn- April 2 disaster off TALLAHASSEE. April 21, —®)\,—The Senate yesterday lating Overseas mented York paper says: That MacArthur told the Recommended For; President he was so confi- Traffic Engineet ed alive. \ en of victory —in- Korea Most of the dead were rapped ‘Ci Of K W. = jaboard the Haming Greensboro} ALy ? ey est ie Passat aa hatcDkp 2 ‘which cartied 42 men. So far, the ree agaggs {bodies of 15 of the Greensboro's} Acting on the traffic problems | crew have been tccovered, and; of Key West, the planning com- five survivors e been picked) mission last night unanimously pe: tuo. Of the Esso Suez crew Of; voted to. make a recommendation . one man was killed, and an- other, as t unidentified, has|'® the City Commission to en- died of burns. Three other crew-|8a8¢ a traffic engineer, to study men suffered burns. the congestion of traffic in the Sear, four survivors, two from] city. each tanker, have been flown tol “A study of the traffic should ‘Continued On Page Bight) {be made by the engineer with | members of the commission in all congested areas in the city and make recommendations to the city commission for eliminating these hazards. by the means of signs and lights”, stated Julio Ca- banas, Jr. apes! aie Discussing fuirther the particu- the volume of biildia ins rd- set bararony,. Se. Ciupiaaos y , accord-| voted to reccomend erecting @ ing to the Chamber of Commerce} monthly business analysis. stop Tight at Slavic ane, eee While post office receipts and electricity consumed, rose, build- ing dropped sharply because of the curtailing order of the Na- tional Production Authority of January 25. Last year $265, in took place in Marchi, only $154,075. Electricity consumed Luther Pinder, local. busmess- man, compromised last night with the. planning by agreeing to” build only two. ao. lexes. instead of the originally tween United and South. Pinder wanted. to tear ee hotel at that site and erect three _ duplexes in addition to the one already constructed. The question, before the board was Pinder's plan to build these duplexes with a five foot setback from the city line. ‘The commission upheld-the ten foot sebece Jaw Bn asssnr ien the recommendation uf Business Up Over March OF 1950 Busness in Key West in March streets and make a survey of that area, and also to make a survey of the Simonton and _ United streets interesection. “The city and police depart- ment are doing a wonderful job with traffic in Key West”, com: mented Bernard, “and our sitop (Continued On Page Signi, building this year in Key} West rose from 1,688,153 kilo- watt hours in March, 1950, to 1,933 kilowatt hours in this past March. Post office $18,921 in March, in 1951: eee Bere om ngecine at the Army Barracks. — receipts rose from 1950, to $20,004 Casa Marina Hotel and Beach Club Is ap A gaa European Plan