The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 1, 1951, Page 1

ae ‘ Key West, | most equablj climate in the country, Tange of VOL. LXXII, No, 182 SPAPER IN oTHE U.S.A. KEY WEST. FLORID. fo ce) a iuisrecnatetce AUGUST 1, 1951 Ernest Ferriera For A Day” HE HAS AA VX-1, winner of the “King For A Day” contest held by the Naval Air Station at Boca Chica. In submitting a winning letter, 19 year old Ferriera wrote that he had been in the U.S. Navy since January i950 and in Key West for 10 months. A dark curly headed fellow with an engaging shy smile,| Ferriera gave as his reason for] still being a bachelor, “I have no yet met the girl of my dreams.” Master of ceremonies Charlie] Valiet who read the final letters to the audience couldn't resist this! phrase which brought down the! house. Ferriera added briefly after the! show at the Boca Chica NAS theater that he wanted to go to Miami, and that’s why he wanted tobe “King For A Day.” He hails from Woonsocket, Rhode Island and has four brothers and three} sisters. Asked how it, felt to be the ear “King,” he said, “I don't yet. I'll know after the trip .-4oMianai«and“Miami Beach.” He “fat he was happy to get wardtobe which went along with the other gifts received by the winner. “I guess I'll do some sun king at that big hotel. I won't have to buy any resort swim tranks. I already have a pair that are loud enough.” As an award for his letter, which was submitted to Father Edward Riley, NAS chaplain, Fer-, viera will be given a weekend at the Hotel Sans Souci on Miami Beach, a dinner and show at Jack Goldman's Clover Club, in Miami; a visit to Bill Jordan's Bar of Music on the Beach, and other entertainment, with all expenses paid for himself and his best “buddy.” *Ferriera named Pat Ferro, also of the NAS at Boca Chica, as his} companion for the pleasure jaunt. Ferro plays the harmonica and contributed his share to last Contest Held At Boca Chica Last Night NOT YET THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS Lucky sailor is Ernest Ferrieray Helberg ve For Key West; Wins “King MET Coast Guard Rescues 60’ Yawl Aground Had To Be Towed To Key West Because Of Lack Of Fuel A Coast Guard Cutter rescued a 60 foot yawl aground near Am- erican Shoal light and, towed her into Key West this morning. Lt. Clem Pearson, Key West Coast Guard commander announced to- day. The yawl “Buccangé: was reached by Coast Guard cutter 52303-D at 3 o'clock yesterday. She lay on one side in only two feet of water, Pearson said. The difficulties, of: ting her ‘called forth'a secuf3 Coust Guard cutter the 83403-which with the first freed her from the bottom at 9} last. night. i Coast Guard and erew of th Buccaneer had to wait for the| evening high tide, Pearson said. | Then she had to be towed to Key West because she had run out | of fuel. Pearson said the skipper of the | Buccaneer said he mistook Bea- | coh H for a channel marker, thus | running aground. LOS ANGELES, Aug.’ 1. —().| —Attomeys dré working » today on their plans to get a reduction| in bail for 12 pailed West Coast Communist leaders. night’s show in a duo-combine) with Jack Richards. The team i known as “Harmonica Twins.” “The King” also received a $25) sh prize from the Old Island} Rrading Post, whose owner, Opal an Deursen, was instrumental) i& promoting other awards for the| ner, In addition, Ferreira re- ed credit for photograph at {td Bob’s Sport Shop, dinner at Lut Pol jana, a sports outfit from Men’s shop, shaving kit! ey West Drug; @ snac! rom the Gulfstream Mar. s of beer from State Re- itive Bernie C. Papy ‘and fron bas! ket; Sa j were | Applii : Pret hp Duke hi Story,”’ ated by Overseas Radio, Room, and the Home company. Windsor, “A King’s} » Bond’s Book Shop} istles from the audi- ence wide grin from Fer-| feached its height] nnounced that “The; be served breakfast) thief. the contest were Joseph Atwell) They received | theater tickets, | Hi when it King’ in bed by Runne Edwin and Ralp -y Karns’ studio, fishing tackle) dry cleaning service from} Wholesale. Credits also/ tion of a book by the) At present they are being held} Qu Commies Bail | - CATCH OF ALSO PULLED UP POUND LANGOL st: 1, USN, learned Monday night.” “Dippeld was just holding his Naval Baseg THE YEAR Nine Pound, 44” C rawfig sh Is ANOTHER EIGHT ISTASEROM WATERS There's such a thing as too much luck in fishiey, hand net in the Nine Pounds Of Langou CitizergStaff Phote ta Caught By SC-1 Joh Dippold John Dippild.| (0) es Multi Million nS Building Pr 182 Motel Units Under Constru we °Decker Giant Plane esa Here This Morning TRANSPORT BRINGS * 99 MIDSHIPMEN ON CRUISE; PLANE IS PILOTED BY LT. © CDR. GREENE, USN by DOROTHY RAYNOR | Double-decked as a Dagwood | BumsWady sandwich, carrying, 99 Passengers, a crew of 16 with four officers aboard the mammoth Navy transport plane, an R6-0, | landed today at 10:49 at Boca {Chica Field. The Lockheed Constitution is one of two such huge planes used | by the“U. S. Navy for carrying official groups like the 99 mid- shipmen who arrived here tod on a summer training cruis iginally designed for transport, the R6-0 is longer than the rage city block of 150 feet. The huge plane raeasures 156 feet and one has a wing span of aver 189 feet and @vertig! tail fi that points jup to over 50 feet in height) so large that it is capable of carry- ng a smaller plane in the cargo compartment, she floated in over Boca Chica and set her ten wheels | and easy, did the trick, with Lt, Comdr. V. M. Greene as pilot. He's been flying the same behe-. moth for two and a ‘Tép brass, the ni | crews, firemen personnel from the Naval hospital stodd | as the Constitution craft apy ed. | flying high at 10:33 a. m. Capt, |Edawrd Eldredge, commanding "| officer of the naval air station | stood out in the broiling sun gaz- ing Up at the Sky just as intent- members of the press. é said, “but if { really lilgy to see ¢je co; | son in size, think of any reg- | ular four engin@yommercial plane \ dwarfed beside this one.” The Constitution circled out ov- er the citv of Key West, and we were told the midshipmen, who were coming in from Jacksonville, Fla. where they left at 8:23: a, m, today, were being given.a-chance waters ofOthe | to do sightseeing from the air. Photographers and a movie He felt a great weight tugging. He yanked and pulled and*came | camera man sweltered on the roof up with one nine pound crawfish and.one eight pounder. He lugged the over-sized langousta home, dumped, them in a big tower- | for a total bond of $925,000. But) pot of boiling water. He could not spend the night withtwo live craw- | iinite move—until strategy plans| | are completed. apparently there will be no de-/ fish giants, dead they are proving enough piQblem. “I don't know what I'm going ¢—_—— ) v reply Herbert | They were indicted yesterday he a ae the 2 said ip ps \¢, a ‘zied sallor as he carried them P ha I Re wi for conspiracy. | Lav linto The Citizen offi Prob- ravda epi 'B d VW: ably I'll give them to my wife T arns USA and two kids,” | Di mt i bigger crawfish “Stubby” be- > 7 | ‘On Economy cause of M% short feelers. Short ¢ |they may be, but he had to cut negli snmen WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 wos breesis off to get the 44 inchO —A Senate economy advocate,/long denizen of the deep into a Virginia Democrat Harry Byr {box Céutalen Noghing To warns that pending tax legisla-} A rather ungainly cel Sug, tion would just about exhaust! “Stubby” and his brother are be uggest Improved present revenue sources. jing toted around by John till he Relations Between | If the present bill is ,|decides whether or not they are The T Nati | Byrd says, and seven-billio -| worth stuffing ne fwo iNations | million dollars is added to federal; “Thev'd probably be too tough LONDON, Aug. 1—(4 revenues, a new source would] to eat.” he said has to the Soviet probably be needed for any furt John has done lots of fish- | to Fi Secnetary her revenue. ; ing in the 1S months he has | Morri: ent in Pr Navy Developing New Uniforms WASHINGTON, Aug. 1-—()—| | The Navy is developing uniforms | | that will deflect a 45-calibre bull- | }et at point-blank range. One type is plastic panels that | fit into the lining of regular uni- ncha and Raul’s/ forms. The other is a jacket of | jup at the stars of ‘thick nylon cloth, i | i | | | 4 32 | catorial treasures been stationed on PCS 1385 in | | Key West. Generally his catch has been more conventional—a pound dolphin, snappers, but never before a nine pound crawfish. “I'm going to get a jewfish be- fore I'm t he said The dark-e3 ed sailor was alone de his unusual haul 1 was in a little di Key tropical sky. Today he “Til think twice be! lrop: {ping over a hand net for craw- fish. Wheeeew—" and he wiped | the perspiration from his brow Jas he carriéd his two little pes- out into the | noon day sun: POOR OLD CRAIG. SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman Phone $134 Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires . . Tubes . . Batteries Accessories office reply appointi he two nations. Commun party tween The rison statement—a «| sian reply The two statements were by Pravi s front pa s| index as number two ne of the day. (Continued On Page >: GAS is | IS | BEST spoke and to the Top story honor: COSTS LESS ‘av is dis- ns be- paper entire Mc Ru ec item | just bele the Boca Chica control iors in wat uniforms drifted about watchi%g the hori- zon, Jet planes cruised down the runway near the reception group and got out of the way. Six planes. | inch from nose to tail, | manner. down with fluid smoothness. Stow | Russell. o -|quest that they be given your serious. consideration and atten- \King Asks ‘Owners To e Repair Bldg. Sheetrock From Bathroom Back Of Laundry Willed 7-Year-Old Boy City Manager Dave King today Bked tire owners of the building! which Lanny Jackson died mi itary ‘from falling sheet rock last week to remove the sheetrock or to effective in secure itGn a more Last week seven. year old Len- ny Jackson was killed when the sheetrock of the bathroom back | homes in the next year, Although the huge aireraft is |of his father's laiindry, in Poin- t ciana fell on his head, causing a Ou. w 50 Homes Will Be Built From: Flagler Ave. To Carrian Bight | By SUSAN McAVOY ‘ Land owned:-by Key West Improvement, Inc., will in the gext year be the site of hotels, apartments, houses, and shopping centers costing several million dollars, Charles Helberg, secretary-treasurer of the firm an- nounced today, First two apartment “projects are already under construction, Helberg said. “The Key Wester” apart. ment hotel west of Raul’s, on Roosevelt Boulevard, will | be ready for occupancy. November. 1, said Helberg. East of Raul’s, Key West Improvement, Ine., Treas. jurer, A, E. Golan, has started breaking ground and | dredging for the 48 unit-apartment-hotel h iy putting up. Like the 134 unit ‘Wester, it will be conerete | block construction, and one of the most elaborate oi ! southern hotels, ois Benjamin Kilpatrick, former Chicago hanker. who with Helberg is building *The Key Wester” has bought 44. (60 foot) low from Key West Improvement, Inc.. extending from Flagler’ avenae almost to Garrison Bight. Here he will erect 50 two and three bedroom | i lis i fatal brain injury, by Building Russell’s Sulius Stone said: “After the accident i business building I sent in this the building inspector to the location to thoroughly investigate - the fon. condition of the building. T have his report and I am rass- ing on to you his recommend tions in- which I concur and re- tion. 1,.“That all sheet rock on the ceiling of this building be — re- |moved and replaced with lighter material. “However, if the vresent sheet regs iss renailed v@th a lar hewd ‘nait 1% inches long (this is ‘a standard sheet rock nail) and ‘nails are spaced 8 inches center to center, it is my belief that the present sheet rock will hold: in place, Examination of parts of the Gheet rock that has fallen and is loose shows that an or- dinary small head nail was used hin se@ring the sheet rock to the: | had been moved to make a SPACE | veiling joints. This nail head is for the big ship's landing station. The next time the transport ap- peared, she circled slowly, bank- ed slightly, and came in for a per- fect landing 16 minutes after first sighting in the high blue yonder. Another five minutes. elapsed while the great-winged bird man- jeuvered y@pund lesser “species” on the field and jockeyed into her final berth. One lone crewman waved his hands at the pilot as the enormous silver hul) moved: stically down the main run-|} OPI, suggested, an elephant through poierous, | but graceful movements, Only Sabu, the elephant boy, never had so much power under his control! The craft has a carrying capac- ity of 180 personnel. 35 men can} nothing | be placed in the first cargo com: ; partment on thegower deck, an- other 92 can be seated in the main cabin on the second deck which is ached by two spiral stairways. As the midshipmen filed out-of the plane and walked down the | gangplank to formation, after ar- 1’ rival it was a parade, By 11 o’- 'WS | clock, they had all left the inter- "| jor and lined up agattention while (Continued Gn Pave Five) Palace Theater | Dorothy Patrick-Robt. Rockwell in | "Lonely Heart Bandits’ Served Daily ~ FRIED SHRIMP ‘ FRIED CHICKEN WATERFRONT C ti | es the performance , was like an animal trainer putting , As Comdr. Robert Safford, | ing whe! | i j modern, ‘too small and will not carry the load. This és well proven can be seen. where sheet rock is leose, nails remain in ceiling jOsts having pulled through: the sheet rock. “2. A two feet by two feet opening must be provided in the ceiling of each store so that en- trance may be made possible to the upper part of the building. In the past the sheet rock has | b@n pulled loose from the ceil- n it: was necessary to en- Yer the upper part of the build- jing and afterwards it was not re~ {mailed securely in. place. “It is our Peccmcesaetian that ‘the above be complied with by the resnonalble-pertise.a8 #098 #8 Navy Asks For $4,500,000,000 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—(4). —The Navy@nas asked for nearly four-and-one-half-billion dollars to build up its air power. But even if it gets the entire sum, the Nacy says its air arm still wouldn't be. “completely” King ordered en investigation Inspector Ralph | report stated tet} an- ordinary small head nail was 8] | the huge parce! of land from with the was the subject of Meacham airpost. £ Today Helberg and his agate ne their development plans for Though “The Key Wester” sun ment are the first dwelling units tc sold land to Grace Lutheran Church naar Margaret Ann Store on Flagler avenue, and it Helberg will be awarding bids’ from Chicago, — Fort Se on the job. eects Keyq, West Improvement clusive real estate agent teeot i s West. reputable brokers. : Haibaeg says thet bits apapealiadl n and more in Key West in the next year. : $ “T wed to commute between Chicago and Key, West, son TI be commuting between Key ‘West and he laughed. A cosmopolitey ably with the Riviera, n watering places. ts ee bi acu “You have everything here for a magnificent resort. My aim is to see that our land is developed. in such a way as to-make it:beau- ° tiful, not patchwork.” NOTICE Don't forget the meeting Thurs- at ap Rant Lear day egg