The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 30, 1951, Page 1

Key Wes, Florida, bas the most equable climate in the county, with an average Tange of only 14° Fahrenheit _THE SOUTHERNMOS The Ken West Cilis NEWSPAPER TRE TI rn tile, co IN tHE U.S vou. LXXI. No. 207 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 30, 1851 FIND ANCIENT WRECK OFF KEY BIG PINE LINE PRIORITY WO PAPY, VAN DEURSEN *————_——"— SUCCEED IN D. C. CONFERENCES AND WIN WIRE PRIORITY Defense the 3 priorities for 5 mile long Big Pine Key transmission line was approved in Washington yesterday City Electric Util-, ity Board Secretary Ernest Ramsey announced today.| State Representative Ber- nie C. Papy presented the facts on need for the line! the Electric | Power Administration with) C. A. Van Electric General Manager, Monday, Tuesday and Wed-| nesday in Washington. The news of approval came through at 2:30 p.) m., yesterday. “it will be the beginning of a new era for the Lower; Florida Keys,” Rep. said. “Everybody cooperat- ed to obtain this priority— and we are all very happy: about it.” Rep. ee art ¥en Beursen will report offfie-| ially on the vietory to the) entire Utility Board special meeting this after- 4:30 o'clock at offices. leaders. met! DE- to Detense Deursen, City Papy at a noon at City Electric The two with James Fairman, PA Administrator and with ey C. T. Hord, head of the Ma- jor Prodacts Central Bran- ch of DEPA in Washington. - Papy said that though they asked DEPA for alum. © inum . DEPA engineers said that alumin- um would not hold up in They therefore granted the prior- ity for priorities. these, conditions. Copperweld wire, which is a combination of steel and copper, Utility Board members | will consider immediate steps to be taken in view of the changed wire at their <, meeting today. Following three days of constant conferen- es in Washington, Papy land Van Deursen flew back their o Key West arriving this)” orning. The meeting was heduled by Board Secre,! ary Ramsey jc Announcing Opening of Office DR. GORDON N. KEENE Optometrist 824 DUVAL ST. PHONE APPLIED FOR FORMERLY O§ “See Keene for Keen Sight” | AAA | HEI IE RL IT Jelly-Fish Stand Guard Over Sunken Man 0° War By AL PALMER Citizen Staff Reporter Housing Sav a ByU. S. Bill ‘Carbonell Says Pres. Truman Is Signing) Bill Preserving Units At Poinciana and Fort Village Extension Key West tenants can rejoice oday that housing at Poinciana West Poinciana and | ge Extension is saved Federal axe by a bill awaiting President Truman’ s ignature City Commissioner uis Carboneil ennounced to-} lay. Carbonell talked with Senator ; George Smathers’ office in Washington this morning. The Senator informed him that *lthe Public Housing Administra- tion under’the new law has the tight to designate whic ly needed fo’ st projects were World War I Their occupar | extended for short Citizen Staff Photo j ear. 3 he bill on the Presi DISCOVERER PALLACK »s assurance, said THE CORAL-ENCRUSTED CANNON BALL, held by the youth- at only to those ful ‘underwater explorer. (above), is ne donated to The 3 units, but to those waiti get in, that the buildings w Citizen. A seven-pound shot, it still retains a half-inch thickness | e ne of coral. Extension, Fort V from the main Kermit Lewin, Key West hous- authority ecutive director, j said that there are approximately Former Tug Was Reconver ted ing | projects. @ present. }2,289 persons living in the three: "4 <2 URPOSE-OF aie PAVAS PENNANT. SBE i Carbonell said that @3/servict® | | men are waiting to get inte Poin- |ciana Extension alone.| In addi- jtion there are 115 veterans and -ifamilies waiting to be ‘transfer- red to larger quarters within the projects. Carbonell said that West is a vital defense *ublic Housing Administration will designate the th jas soon as the bill is. si powering it to do so. Padrons Will By Local Ships’ De, sartment M AJOR PUMP DISPELLS 2,000 re "Test Case Of GALLONS PER MINUTE i PI nolog orap ther Navy's pieced Set For Friday fireboat of 7 What may well develop a test case determining operations of non- photegyaphers who trade in Key West, ard by City Judge Albury tomorrow Key has been The into for for what how: il eee permit ses of violating 215 (Com- 18) is Wil- who was taken at his hotel room sday by Key West er Will Archer. ographer is pre- on $258 bond ar- attorney J. Y. He was arrested » Padr n, 1021 White street The home will be » cture with and wrou: racing the fecade in | Drieans motif. It will occupy the 805 on Waddell be the a two- an Old New sently ranged b Porter pace nur anc | vill also be evident | The wre ;w decorate the » | 'ng to the second 1inese | A circular b; shortly he window ewil e Peiping. |] 'ook out on the lawn. Window _ the United v be built in a semi dent occu f ating the the living room ty zone in Korea contain four guest spacious room: Three bathrooms are installed. room According to Police Officer F. Caraballo’s report Strobele backed j into a parke dcar bearing Ar- Mechanic, Hours and wages Open. Apply in Person LOST ansas ;. bears Southernmost Toy Collie (Yr. Old) . ANSWERS: “LADY LYNN” Texaco Service Anyone kecuinn whereabouts $00 an. Ave. 1} please call Humane Society. or | contact 623 Xngela. SUPER DUPER Softball Game BAYVIEW PARK Friday. Aug. 31 JayCees vs. Junior Womens Club Adm + We (Tax Incl.) LOTS OF FUN FOR ALL Elk’s Club Benefit | Bathing Beauty Contest’) Floor Show and Dance | Friday Night 9 till? DOOR PRIZE : Conditioned © Cordially Invited ELK's CLUB ANNEX Dr. R. C. Thompson 613 Fleming Street DISEASES OF THE FEET AND LEGS Change in Office Hours 2 to 5 P.M. A For Appts. Please Tel. 282 between above hours. 8 PM.1) Build $25M Home City Officials home of the Padrons i j c ved On Page Six j ond their four children. Both Mr. } i “ ] and Mrs. Padron are native Key | Vesters. e ‘s Reds Tiel New The New Orleans at: yhere the | | | j Four Florida “frogmen” are today rubbing shoulders with the watery ghosts of ancient mariners around the wreck of what appears to be a centuries-old, heavily-armed man-ol-war lying off the coast of Key West. The coral-encrusted ‘hutk lies in 20 feet of barracuda- patrolled, shark-infested water where schools of stinging _ jellyfish form a protective curtain about the area. Cannon, armor plate and cannon balls are strewn over an eotungtad 150 square yards. A ten-foot anchor, minus its chain, serves as a grave marker beside the ancient hulk, while giant grouper fish | play hide and seek among the holes in the coral which Janket the scene with a multi-colored saroud. Wally Pallack, who stumbled on the wreck accident- ally last Monday afternoon, described the scene as “‘awe- inspiring, spine-tingling and ghostly.” i ‘Kirby MacLean and myself were out in my boat head- ing for a favorite grouper fishing spot,” Pallack said. “! dived overboard and swam to the ocean floor. Alinost im- mediately I realized that I ‘had miscalculated the fishing | grcund I int.nded to reach. | turned about to begin swim- i ming to the surface and about 30 feet away, saw this an- | cient anchor. Citizen Staff Phot | “I ee it and there, —— over reagan: i e a Sine | Feor, were about cannon, countless cannon is ALMEIDA AND RYCKMAN | other objects 1 couldn’t distinguish. I felt as if 1 had stum- T OF THE ANCIENT ARSENAL ; | Lied into a scene from the Spanish Main. it was an eery pasnacwel scgeaate bento — = | sensation. I could feel my skin creeping even though I was cannon, considered small compared to the or he dumb-ve:: iike objec:, ceater, is an 20 feet under water.” which ancient mariners attacked sails a Pallack returned to the surface and told MacLean of “his discovery. MacLean swam to the bottom and and circulated | around the wreck. He described swarms of jélly-fish as be- trimmed silk:. 2 fom Devey ing a 32-inch ion the ocean a sugesgecess::005*) 5a. ae “Tee mE it bao The repulsive things are sbout the 4 we orter s persis & vine i hang Vike curtains around a * * In Confederate Flag Chase » consneeeaeenueceorccsaner ao ¥ X ious sizes to the surface. A ing 32 inches was also taken irom the hulle had i By Susan McAvoy first he aeavy, eroded hammer. nt : mea age sil away,” Lré- Almeida stated that = varieties of marine life: se bila oe antl ast | t00d guard over the wreckage. “ beinicsbab engl: Key 2, Harold gether. You Tavs th beak ceases See | day « shark wenile 6 900,08 Heme aied. Sse ep See | | teresting incident—to put it ie His arme endl heulbies SiSfeed and Adbtseed lp fish stings, Almeida told of trying to raise one cannon measuring eight feet. “We put four lines around it and Wift- ed one end clear of the ocean floor but couldn't it to the surface.” i Pallack had what he described as a ringside seat to a running battle between two sharks, about 12 feet each in length, and a tarpon. “I don’t know how the battle turned So6 5 Mn 100 Se | ing for barracuda and Moray Eel.” i “The Moray Eel,” MacLean interrupted, “mini about six fost Mt ge ee oe has a head like a snake and sharp, pointed teeth and can mutilate you severely.” The men brought what seémed to be a pistol to 2 Wig | surface. It was damaged in an attempt to knock the coral ; | from it. Ryckman describes it as having @ barrel about = ‘ street shop. | foot long, a wooden stock and may have been a firing | the Confed- |) oint jutting out of ith side. = | ‘The subterranean explorers b ji buried beneath the coral bottom. ‘A triangular j Pus uses <0) are An overhe yRancho Mote inue, brought: t ! Department to th | terday afternoon. “was reported ac called to re’ | PALACE | Ron Randell and Rhys Williams! in “TYRANT OF THE SEA” Airport Owners, jon’t know Horace up the uperin- Instruction. Confer, Sept. Vi called again into a p with it ald then. answer. > who is i i t a-certain | j t | Auto Inspection Starts Sept. Ist Key West Police starts its sem ptor® treet ten wreckage Z a ledge beneath which lies an eight-feet long cannon. 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