The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 23, 1951, Page 1

—— Neate ibd DGS Gil n Si AR cagm nin nee pai en ~~ Kev West Citis THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER VOL. LXXII. No, 123 120 Selectees Battery A Is In Venire Issued Here Two Cases Are Set For Next Monday In Cireuit Court The roster of Monroe county grand jurymen includes 120 Selectees in a venire issued by Circuit Court Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr., through the “sheriff's office. 4 Two cases are set for next Monday. One is that of Lelanette Roberts, pretty blonde Key West- er whose*skeleton was found by golfers on the rifle rai die Bunch Key this spring. Miss Roberts disappeared in 1949. The corol Ps Ys jury returned a verdict of de by foul play at . the hand or hands of a person or per- sons unknown. Evidence from the remains in- dicate the girl had been disrobed before ghe met her death since remnants of clothing were found draped on the limb of a tree which arched across the bleached bones, At some time, a heavy truck with wide wheel base had been driven across the mid-section of| the remains. The rape case involving housewife and Robert Metz, sail will: also come before the jury Monday at 10 a. m. The venive follow: Henry A, Hall, 1920 Seide berg avenue; Merlin Robe 7 Francis ‘street; Marco Vill; 1037° United = s' George W. Malgrat, 615 Whitchead street; e at Sad- | ist of 120 names of the} ‘Commended: For Camp Duty | A Ictter has been received by Earl R. Adams, county clerk from Ist Lt. Clyde Stickney, com- manding artillery, Battery “A” 712th A, A. A, Gun Battalion (90 MM) formeriy the Florida Na- tional Guard from Key West, now at Camp Stewart, Ga. The contents follow: “We arrived here after a very nice trip up here. We set up camp very rapidly and were ready to | function on short notice, | “On Sunday May 20, the Post | celebrated Armed Forces Day and they put on a quite a demonstra- |tion of AAA and field artillery | | problems. A lot of civilians came | in to see this demonstration and a@ parade on the Post. |. “Yesterday, the 2Ist, the 712th | battalion had guard duty, for the entire Camp Stewart area. The boys performed their duty all over the Post, including Post headquarters for one day. Bat- tery A was commended by the officer of the day for its per- formance in this detail, “IT am enclosing an_, invoice from the Bagley Furniture com- pany for one Speed Queen Wash- er No. 648P, which is the one we selected. I believe this will be a big help to the men of the unit because of the fact that the laun- dries in the local area are kept “!busy with a large volume of work,” (Continues C.: Page Seven) Annual Legion ‘School Awards (Editor’ sNote: The Elks lodge) KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1951. Papy Active Th State: Legislature Was In Having County By ltself Considered For Senatorial Distriet By J. KENNETH BELLINGER TALLAHASSEE, May 23.— (Special).—New laws to free the Overseas Highway of tolls by | 1953, make Monroe county a sep- arate senatorial district and work | many other changes in city and county government have beecri |prepared and passed by Repre- Bernie Papy of Mon- Representative Papy enjoys unusual standing with his col- | leagues in this session, and when he speaks, he draws an attentive foilowing. Perhaps. his . greatest, achievement. was in .winning. a‘ | place for Monroe county ‘by itself |to be considered as a separate } senatorial district. “The froposal | | will go on the general election ballot of 1952 (if the senate ap- | proves the Papy resolution). | Other bills for®Monioc county | sponsored by, Papy. are: | Allow the state to buy up road and toll district bonds as invest- | went. | alka a minimum compen tion of $6,000 yearly for | tre cxrcuit court. | Pay county school supe -intend- {ent maximum allowed by law. stablish state road « west tip j vf Big Pine Key. Pay supervi | $200 monthly. |» Pay elerk of eviminal court of j record $250. monthly. Pay cireuit judge $10,000 yearly (combined state ‘and county). Pay judge of criminal court of a- ef registration The Associated Press Teletype | Features and Photo Services | For 71 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West : oe Man Arrested For Misconduet With 5-Year-Old George Isaac, 30. who lives in a trailer at 737 Olivia Street, was arrested ester- eay for lewd and lascivious conduct involving a five year old girl. On an affadavit, signed by the child‘s mother, Isaac was turned. over to county of- ficials by Joseph Ov Kemp. chief of police, The child's grandfather pointed out the trailer to Police officers Hernandez and Cerezo who ‘seized = Isaac when he opened the door. As he did so, Isaac attempted to ‘push the child aside for con- cealment, the officers said. The five year old told po- lice before two witnesses, her grandfather and a colored policeman, Howard Harris, that the man had enticed her into the trailer, She described his conduct to witnesses. Examined at Galey Memor- ial hospital she was found to be uninjured. Isaac was held on $500 bond by the sheriff's office, Deputy Sheriff Frank Web- ber announced today. BACK ALONG 80-MILE FRONT TOKYO, May 23.— Tenth Corps is attack- ing along the east-, central fren! in Korea.; + Batiered and crip-| pled Chinese batta-!. lions are retreating} before Allied tanks’ # along an 80-mile front. Lt. Gen. Edward Al- _mond says the Allied rattack “has made ex- cellent progress.” He @ adds that the Chinese) a7 have been sobattered 98 - they have had to with- much as three and a half miles. The Allied attack /was preceded by a \draw as Battered And Cripp Battalions Are Retr * ALLIED TANKS «| PUSH ENEMY PRICE FIVE > ting Today p eee) eee coe Aaa ree: — ee = Price Controls Empty Cow Pens WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW, cattle pens af the Chi‘ cago stock yards arc empty after price controls on beef became effective technically Monday. during the dey as compared wil N | Only 7,000 cattle were received, h 16,800 a weeke-ago, . New: Traffic ‘Safety Board Ereeted Here Shows Collection OF Pic > Of | Wrecked Cars, _ Motoreyele | Municipal Jude Hilary A bury has put un a new traffi- | Safety® board in the city hail Under the heading of “Is Thi {YOUR Tomorrow," the 1 | display show: a. collection of pic tures of wrecked cars arid a mo-* toreycle along with cartoon Strip illustrating universal fault ve MOLUTIst Shocking, but convincin ;, cnx set of photographs ix led in jred letters, “Was this a ha: py New Year? One. dead and two ‘seriously injured on. Highway | No. 1.” The wrecked car involved | is.e-mast of twisted stecl. | Another photograph - state ., “Death. Took A Holiday Here, jand dehicts a erumpled car with ‘the steering wheel wrefithe:! completely out of shape. What par ‘happened to. the driver is left to the ij ition, ; AS ‘picture in the ¢xhibit Aurelip 410 Virginia Sawyer, 512 {record $500 monthly. “ sakes i re 7 Pay eounty solicitor, amount) on xe ee oe ode Pecoeiehtibac Announced. set forth in goncral state law. Sta sill To 7 : vi Allow Monroe county commis-) te B A. Rang,« 826. Duval. streeti! - Albury) Staves, sioners to establish building per-| Jerome B. Sawyer, 1110. Betronia < tone itt ‘ ty Roy.d. Lewin, 1207, Pine Sweeting, Silberman a Sees commission CASOLIdate i) mass air and artillery, apaah 7 bombardment. Amed! Summer Keereatienal: Pla can tank and infantry) Reelin Ih Be Ecos snishie comeer] Facilities Will Be Ey ‘ed Hangye. a key Year; Start Seon A ‘ .. |shows @ car with smashed in top This. and shattered windshield, Tw | people died in the accident which | wae. ca | by over driving end — Fs Hy 2 ig i Bi Bietabs andidates to reside in district six ° . h h “t ae * 46 |. The fourth photograph is. that Flagler avenue; vila, . = . W id inignwa own. mie - - es | Fs ¢ 514 Blizabeth street; Clyde M| 'This Year’s Honors, | Months. fs ill Be Stu ied The A Cs lat by DETAILS OF PLANS BEING WORKED @UT) of a motorcycle involved in Baltzall, 804 Carolife street; Ge 3.1 | (AdfRorize:county commission to) ~~ Bar at e€ attack 1s 'Yy BY LELAND MAR C ACH WIN JONES “| smash-up om “Roosevelt boi ald C. Pinder, 1217 Petronia street,, Arthur Sawyer Post No, 28); operate Stoel Island Rognital. | cay. Commuplaners, will givei he Second . Infantry: arto tae bP EN SOINES - "| varde It is labeled, “Murdercycle : Rock Harbor;| American’ Légion today antiounc- Déclaring chief of police, chief | further study to the proposed bill ~ . > ; Recreuilonal piogram’ director, “Coach Wa eq accident. Another th.” The Wesley E. Fowler, Roc! ar’ | F i diy H ae ., ‘ D: h h b k ecreailonal ‘program’ director, acl linston Jones, conferred A y Perry McCullough, 2800 Staples|es the winners of | its... annual of fire department, Key. West City to alleiy City and County offices) VIVISLON, WNIC. TORE day with Leland Match. pitcsident of juvenile court council to, es- | °MPty rider’s seat is ‘mute test avenue; Eugene Anheir, | 2809| School Award. The winners. as clerk, and city tax "assessor to/to be consolidated by the. State} the back of the TENEW-| tablish details Of the su Shorea singh ject “for i " mony and a grim’ warning ave 3 f ‘i i ts ho members of the “civil, serviee| Lorietitare ablish details of the summer recreational projett ‘for children, Seidenberg avenue; Marion W.| selected by the faculty of their; be T3,0 | Leg re | 5 ’ ee 3 peerage a speed demons. McHugh, 1026 Eaton _ strect;|!espective schools are: without examination. } Florida League of Munici-} ed Communist offen-| ‘ he, mae idea is to. ex: neh Play aroun pelts ee a sine Macabre humor. in a cartoon Josapae "L. Cates, 1434 Virginia) Joan Albury, daughter of Mrs. Declare law prohibiting taking) palities had asked the City:to op-$ive last week. sspeens 9) areas of every. pact ok tis ete _ “| strip by Virgil, Partch, better street; Leon Peacon, 320 Peacon| Vernon Albury of 727 Baton, of stone tad shall not apply t0/ pose the bill because all consoli-| On the western _...n.ocer 19 do so, school district "playgrounds will be opened | Known as VIP, Mlustrates. three Lane: | street, representing the Convent Monroe county. yoy. | dations would be from the City to 5 again afte: i is will i timely warnings to drivers, under f ‘Joseph I. Russell, 38-1 Poinci-|of Mary Immaculate; Ralph} Provide for payment of7ex-| th. County. front, the Communists st@ff supervisors from three to an indefinite numbe! the caption, “You'll Rest-dn } ana’ Place; Jack G. Lopez, 1917|Staves, son of Mr. and Mrs. penses, justices of the peace Fitst | Commissioner A. Maitland Z “4 Both Marth and Jones nointedg ge — a. Pieces” if ycu do any of the fol ee Seidenberg avenue; Antonio La-| Ralph Staves of 1329 South strect, and Second Distriets. RE me we vine ch also are pulling back out that the cxvansion will i ee : lowing foolish things while. driv- 1 cs 4 4 ts | representing St. Joseph's School; uthorize ey es' tility | " es iy PS j j in home areas and eliminate trai- R | . . To fetes: Be oak ey [Sie detahecg lh a Shelia Sweeting, daughter of Mr.| Board to establish pension sya- | the y a rouid nok ze yah harried by Allied fic dangers; solve the transpo: ta- eso: ution. oO @ 1. Get the idea you own... the 13 Frank A. Sébini, 1214, Duvai/and MB. W. C. Sweeting of 62u| tem. a : aan By Tht Eten oe warplanes. Allied tion problem; make it more con-, Sopa gee So | road : . q i ; . Cates, 740) Olivia street, representing Key Allow school district bond elec- | : CRE entirely on ic venient for parents to escort chil- R ‘ Is 2. Try to mix drinks with 5. Head Gee pean ror. | West Junior High School; and Ira| tions on same day as state, coun-| legislature. If it would be sub- ground forces have dren to and from the playgrounds, | esignations 3. Ty to pass.on a hill or a bett, 2018 ‘Seidenberg © avenue; Joel Silberman, son of Mr. and|ty, general election, = |mitted to local referendum, I recapiured the im- and allow the children to a “Hh ] d U Toda cane : oe Fred Key, 724 Windsor Lane; Mrs. Samuel Silberman, also rep- __ Pepacribe form of petition Pe) would ae: dyeriily in SANE of at vortant highway town, ciate with their own school chums: e P , y | Judge Albury. instalied — the ¥ James J. McManus, 1013 Grin-|"esenting Key West Junior High’ issuance | of bonds in special) Commissioner C. B. Harvey * instead of strange ones, a com-[ - | board, as part of the campaign. to hell erect; Earl E. Sawyer, 2809|School. ae senool district, thought that it was a step in the Of Changgeng, plaint made last year by anxious] © Two Legixlators | duos Gattie secatente in’ tia Flagler avenue; Joseph Griffin) The American Legion School Provide office space and sup-jright direction because it would (Continued On ix { ZS s ‘area. = t b5a5° Patterson avenue; John Avena is o priacta em to stu | alles Sor county school superin-' eliminate the expense of govern- —— | Ask For Another 4 t tem 523 Petronia street; Rob-| dents o' © aig) and» ninth} - ment. He saw no reason for op- 2 st > Meeti : | ~ f is t ae aa ea. Willion cirent;| grades in recognition of outstand-|. ANOW county of school beand| Posing it, King Studies ise secre! Meeting On r Re W. P. Burchell, 1106 -Windsor|iMg qualities of good citizenship. ere $750 purchases without} Commissioner John Car- oe al ¢ tics. The pro; » Question r{ sig : { aa ;M. s, Jr. 819 Particular emphasis is placed} bids. bone!’ etated: that. it. would. give . also fits injo the . juvenile 1 : B R led . } Kane: Charis Mi Roberts Fa oie at hoon coerey Regulate numberof pong tne owed that wuld sve Traffic Problems msc: Sinn is ce gcse) TALLAHASSEE may 22am /i§ Mevealed ~ Whitchcad street; Bert B. Raberts,|Sehblarship, and. serviec, ' “in| Places im school district No.1. | power than he alrcady has. Bus-| City Commissioner Louis “Car- | 'Ve-measures und give idle-chil-| GIN MS ASR ASO) ty) bsinens, analysis fOr 91-2 Poinciana Place; Joseph D,|stlecting recipients of the honor.) . ia an Fred J. Dion wanted to| bonell’s sueestion to” make ‘a | dren P srandardtt. EBS) y Patience to resign from the| April, the Chamber of Commerce Surgen, rear 710 Ashe street; Mil-| _ ‘This annual award is one of the Murder Suicide know if the City could name the RUmber of the streets: of | Key | “Upsivinonsy! ‘hs ccupied. | Plbrida Racing Commission was} *eports that building permits for H lon G. Roberts, 3409 Avenue hidivleag . the American Legion! ee 4 7 y assessor if the consolida-, West one-way thoroughfares is porn “ie awe oped {| held: today. April 1951. were doubled,.over i bab J+ Gaser, Fock a Itt iE timnited lo bore nd Fits wie! In Miami Today tion was approved ger Dave sy Oe ee iiurary facilities would” aise: be! Rep. Moody of Hillsborough, | Ape MN ee f t \ Ries Te SONGNEG, | TOP ee et gaatiog "irom grammar \ He was informed by City At-(##e" Dave King. | irman of the resolutions com-|7ort” sear, during the same I i iabeth; Arturo | nozt, ut {and Junior high schools in order} MIAMI, May. 28—(@4-—rwo (Tey M. Ignatius Lester that! | Carbonell’s announcement met)” Gyar 409 children touk part tte which agreed yesterday, to! HM YON mith bape ic : i i lorida. Wi hat they may be hed at a i A ORO | the no provision to hire) W') S pace : se A ave sational = pregram ponsor the proposal, said two| MOMs: i pen sete it ters, Islamorado, Florida; William | # cy y hed at an) persons were shot to death here in Bek Wathundés © Sinan. E propos: ' I. Knowles, 1313. Pine strect;|#4¢ when they are beginning to| today in what police listed as/{he Cxisting city assessor. but the TN oY atetoria owner. did raid, adding that appmbers of the eommnittee—Reps.| "Tetris receipts for the thme Joseph G. Anderson, 920 North) ind themselv and to offer them) murder and suicide. possible, Bales i) oh not aporove of it. Mayor Louis solani a See Of Duvet apd EBepeerS period came to $19,121, an. in- Beach; Bertram G. Milord, 1206/an incentive by showins that! The victims were Detective R. (e de J Bhahar declared ‘smmitit wax {program was put into} necting @day on the question, | eae Aram S16085 Toe, 450 Pine si Felipe Marrero, 1119] qualities - good ae ns! and B. Brownic Simpson and his wife, B : A ie | |the solution but feared that it) ¢ dd program was put intu ea ite pote sc Sit | Letters received by the Cham- Petror i Maynilion Bi So barter are desirabi and Dolores. eitee Sesion; OwmMaAN ALrested | woud injure many local busi- | school pln ecaunda be Lie a "| hae be Commerce eye em yer, 620 Carsor Lane; lerville! . Jol iS Si - taessmen. EP Ghiogs Fo. a 3 aye 1 in rit 1950 to 1, Tor \ Rosam, 816 Ashe str -all' purpose of | the) jy was asleep when a single shot) Try A wey lent Commissioner A. Maitland |ié opened up, the high sehovi! “Shepperd was one at the men yet tee ae H s, 611 Truman avenu Americanism program is to help] trom a .38 ealiber revolver ended eciden Adams emphasized that Got only | 2aumeanam. an ee ree the} veo drafted the resolution, eharg-! "Vidtors also increased far the } / s L. Reise Sagreon Bigl ; ht i Bi ea a epee eee ee Ulysee Bowman, Olivia street, ;'the businessmen but the. public | "YY oN mea, Fat ee with “abuge) onth from 933 last year to1,192 Charles E. White, 514 Margare’ ere di SINGIC | has been char; with reckless | were opposed to one-way streets. is side's | | this year. H saree . cons i s 5 = e tie errs | He said he would not to : i $ H strect; Charles E. Curry, 1116] 9Ur, constitution .___ {Shot through the left temple driving, causinz an accident and| Telephone Company Executive} 1. «gy ; Hl he agree ng Evidence. of business and home a Curry’s Lane; Alfredo é ave paces stir to Miss Sweets) : Bara spore a sure ae joperating a motor vehicle with Chet Cold believed that a partial ‘Civie Clubs Are piesodes itt the House would increase. is also indicated by fig- I 1904 Seidenberg sa Prn ah at wy, cag icelae tea iy ar aiaey an hex 0 driver's license. remedy of the traffie problem} * [ Sanrote S, Reioted Sanaa ures on KWH electricity con- } Bezanilla, 517 Elizabeth Haas file aiething at ac im lceeieeee co He hit a Pontiac belonging to| would be the non-allowing oF iF. L ) al amendment “making senate £-) sumed with a bound from 1,775, ij Paul K. Lake, 1207 Duval street; Sea ie ene ee eee ae atoted a-neighbor as say-.|E: L- McInnis, 616 South street, | left-hand turns. ‘Exempt Prem baw orc Bet : ie i Albert Nilo Albury, 427 Catherine posh freien bo ee tae iad ag npn told her short. |®™Maging both cars. The acci"| All the sug.sestions will be con-| : ie sald at p ; tegiata » ery ee Taverne! Sawyer Post No. 28 Auxiliary and|ly ‘before the. shooting that she | 4ent happened Monday. cidered by City Manager Dave). City Commissioners ‘will not.iture eoula do nasty’ the rac- ; Florida; John C. Cates, 1014 Wat- Pes dh jo flab ear ypcban Soa or wae is S. T. Hamilton, SN, of the USS| King and a plan submitted to | coliget the vending-machine tax. ing it y 4 ~ aes (Continued On Page Six) y gens ag ; 7 t PCS 1378, reported his own traf-| the commission of his findings. | from recognized civic . organiza: | henna inet mbers refused as % = ners ex of the post, A | get ‘ jorpien or if the’ Governor .¢- ait ft ation, to, Mii ‘tions. All private: gpvearn’ wiMid thSed to accept their, resignatis : ce : = The pr {bury will be made by Mrs Duck Avenue \vey at the Convent . auditorium} i ‘Ne fa fic mishap when his car. and Robert Gibson Is at Sh eae anican oae ided as he was turning from | of course, have to Fay the tax. Even if the Scha . This amendment “was proposed | fuse to confirm Secetes of (a |by Commissioner A. Maitland | Governor, he now may wait until, to pay any dam | monies of the eighth grade cla: Sustaining a skull fracture and i sda St Fill also" ual 8 ‘had the right of y and offered from the provisions of the law. CLEANERS Fe eae ee be sen | toay incaeabianm: Sobert Hender- | Carbonell estimated that $66) : SELENITE AT TTT \ | yearly would be lost by the club | POOR POINCIANA PLACE The faculty of both schools|Memorial hospital, after being’ 5 }under provisions. of the ordin- praised their selectees very high-| struck by a city seavefiger, truck ‘ jto go directly for- glasses, doe-| i |this year’s winners will justify) Needly, brought her uncle to the| iH - Friday: 9 A.M., May 25) the qualifications of these meri-| hospital but was unable to tell she Siesons Se aaa ees auditorium “3 Whitehead street into. Truman ; : : LAUNDRY and {sen itiestuen coc Badly Injured Sse 1 GAS YS _ | iiacs tier Saint ates "eae et pt Ringe ong Hamilton said the lady driver |that the Lions elub be excluded | "“(¢yntinued On Page pra hed ee eee fs made on the same night by Com-| son Gibson, 720 Galvston Lane, is | |mander Romaguera. lin serious condition at the Galey e Palace Theater jance. All receipts from their’ Will Reopen Under ly and Arthur Sawyer Post feels! yesterday. j |club gum-ball machines are said New Management justly proud and confident that) Gibson’s niece, Miss Arimentha | Reddy Modowall-Lynn Thomas in costs LESS |tor’s bills, etc. . “BIG TIMBER” | * The glasses are purchased at a/ & torious awards. (Continued ‘On Page Seven}. aoe AERA DEA e