The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 6, 1951, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 6 VOL. LXXII. No. 290 Payments Guaranteed Commissioner Joe Allen Will Not Pay For Unauthorized Bills Says County rom a ‘s Citizen | pres- | e bills to] Miami | Py { Al State | sonville, after proper thro the ul cancer society If the time ed is for 15 days hospitz and it is] found not to be h than further | time ‘om the Stz He if this is not gr te tient is retained | in the hosp additional | time is bill sntoe County | Commissior | ‘The Miami Jackson hospital is | not refusing the patients from this | County, but only asking | County Commissioners to guaran tee payment of any additional time a patient will need over and above | the time allotted by, the State! Health Department County Commissioner Joe Allen said today that tie County will not pay unauthorized hospital bills Jackson Memorial It is not good business to pay for something that you do not owe. One man lived in Monroe County | for six months and then ran up a bill for $700 at Jackson Memorial The County Commissioners did not authorize this expenditure and will not pay for same. The Jackson Memorial hi 1 wants us to pay for other bills { we never autho rized” ! | at oo Demonstration Are Prohibited CAIRO, Dec all demonstrati hibited followi 6—()-—In Egypt, have been pro an outbreak in On | Cairo. Nineteen persc were injured when police a mob of demonstrating udents. ' In th hy Suez Canal zone, ! too, there has we violence. British’ troc shed with Exyptiar a t ing to de mm Fe hree Killed In Tehran Battle At lew and 200 Tehran be Commu- | n, sup: f Iranian na- } ak since trying to which an oil 5. SHOPPING’ DAYS LEFT yelp Fight ; | | Say Chrastinas Seal | for gags — or gifts Frustrate trate a friend or a gag-giff: a Fu % laughs from a swizzle stic stocking-stuffers, r Christmas swank, buy at GIFT HOUSE Hospital Wants National Interest. c« ‘Stepinac Insists On Churchly Title | his situation only slightly. He add- led land I am not a former archbishop. for smart, Senin OPIS al ev West OUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN fHE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER. 6, 1951 In Bird Battle . 5. Audubon See To Hear The Case Of Th By SUSAN McAVOY The battle of the birds began in Criminal Court today in the case; of the State versus Odalph Stokes a ibis. possession of whit Stokes it is c ‘\ociety game warden Henry P. Bennett as well as takin It the first bird case tried in Shown ThisAM. sty Leaders Come To Key West e Florida White [bis nd Ralph Nobles accused of illegal arged, committed ‘assault and battery on Audubon aking non-game neral) birds and possessing them, His companion Nobles is charged only with nd illegal possession of white ibis on Duck Rock Key West since 1905. The outcome is unknown at this writing since the morning was taken up with the moti The white-haired’ veteran lawyer he before Judge Thomas Caro that the | since amendments made to bird laws in last year’s legislature ¢ | prohibit killing white ibis. The jury was expected to be chosen this afternoon for the trial made by attorney for the defense, W. informations and the other for a bill of particulars D. Bell, of Miami made two motions, one to quash He argued accused had violated no state Ww, Jo not of the.case which is being watehed by bird lovers throughout the na tion In the last Key West bird case against a man accused of killing Gu: known as “the martyr to millinery. Bradley's grave is honored by conservationists who rejoice that egrets in 1905, proceedings were brought y iM. Bradley, the Audubon warden Though the defendant was can no longer be killed for decorations on ladies’ hats Big-wheel bird lovers from the National Audubon Society filled | one row of seats in the courtroom. Charles Brookfield, tropical representative of the National Society told me: “We'd like to see such an apparently clear cut casi Society has spent large sums of money over long | prosecuted. The periods to protect t the nation.” The defendants, it is charged, he wild life of M successfully jonroe covuty as well as throughout illegally took the non-game white | ibis from their breeding spot on Duck Rock, part of the 10,000 Islands off the west coast of Florida. Though citizens of Collier County, they wer e inside Monroe when they allegedly committed the violations Sitting in court this morning, three rows in front of the dozen Na tional and State Audubon representatives, Stokes and Nobles smoked and looked stolidly ahead at the Judge, at the large panel of jurors | who were not chosen this morning, and at their attorney, Bell ‘The Audubon and conservation forces were much more lively County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare, | ornithological aspects of the case by J. ment agent. Bennett, the allegedly assaulted Society but is an honorary warden of the Florida Game and Fresh! | Water Fish Commission. He had the outdoor look of the true ornitholo- Jr., was being advised on the . Wolfley, U. S. Game Manage i Warden, is paid by the Audubon gist clad in khaki with his insignia of oftice on a brassard. Stuart Whiting, president. ofthe Monroe County Audubon society introduced me to Robert Porter | known bird lover, and research associate for the Nat the case," oiiowiek @ Wallace B.° Kirke, ;and one of the leading members ¢ {ofthe Audubon Society told me: “Lam here to lend support intesested~Duck Rock is an the birds on the Rock should be | = 9 Despite Gov't Ban | BELGRADE, Dec, 6.—#.— Yugoslavian Archbishop Stepinac has announced that he will insist upon his cburchly title despite a government ban on his performing the duties of a Roman Catholic archbishop. In interview in , the prelate an said that his from prison had changed Krasi lease i “Tam the legitimate archbishop If the Pope wants it, J am ready to chbishopric, but Twill it quit my never. give up to government pressure.’ In Rome, took exception to the Communist Gov- | Vatican circles | Archbis- | hop Stepinac’s release. They de- | clared no civil authority could re- | move him from his place as the! spiritual head of Yugoslav Catho- lies. Another Gift Item FROM J. R. STOWERS COMPANY PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS by L C. Smith - Corona ernment's conditions for } | husband? Here's the perfect plastered with pockets and filled with k to a sex indicator! conservative giving roline and simonton streets ? Give a gitt medal from Gift House and be sure! | their jobs most}: Allen, of ‘Tavernier, a nationally nal Society. Said. ‘Naturally 1 am mine? The i Key Wester “Every sanctuary warden is in terested in the outéome of this ease because it will show just how much they will be their attempts to game birds. These protect wardens de love of the profession. It has al ways been an uphill fight to pro tect these birds. Even in the past few years I have been birds that were being wiped out.’ Each Audubon member stressec that as soon as birds are not pro teeted by state law and wardens, they become extinct Allen gave the tragic example of Today the bright colored, grz ful birds number only 15.000 in all Yucutan has the biggest colony with 4,000, Some breed in Cuba Allen is a specialist on whooping cranes, the tallest North American bird who stands on tiptoe up to six feet. There are only 32 of these (Continued On Page Four} e TICKET OFFICE ALL AIRLINES PRICE TOURS 411 Fleming St. Morris Minors CONVERTIBLES and SEDANS 35 MILES PER GALLON GUARANTEED Price $1345.00 $450.00 Down, 18 Months for Balance YOU DRIVE A MORRIS WITH | PRIDE AND OWN IT WITH PLEASURE NAVARRO'S Lot 424 Southard St. Tel. 216 linn sand all) at Miami. backed up in, non- because of their happy to ; See the return to the Keys of some Phone 134 | il Air Patrol Formed For City An enthusiastic group of local residents attended the first meeting to organize the Civil Air Patrol in Key West. The meeting was held at the American Legion Home on Stock Island on Tuesday evening, Major Claude Lowe, Com- manding Officer, Tavernier group, explained the purpose and functions of the Patrol to those in attendance. Claude Rose is in charge of local recruiting for the Pa- trol. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, De- cember llth, 8 p.m. at the Legion Home. Those attending the first meeting were Alfons Zitter: Pen Edgar; Paul R. Rob- erts; E. C. Graf; A. W. Cade: W. °F. Edwards; John R. Kerr, Jr.; Bascom L. Grooms, Jr.; George B. Toppino: F. P. Guzewich; George Gonzalez: Raymond Kornblait; George Faraldo; Claude Rose: and Major Lowe. The meeting had the un- expected pleasure of the -at- tendance of 8 youngsters ms who were interested in form- ing @ Cadet group. Not Much Hope ‘For Federal Aid CONGRATULATIONS are in order at the Junior Chamber of come) rif Frank Webber, second from left, receives the distinctive aw: a law enforcement officer in Monroe County this “year. Above, left to | Highway Patrolman Jim Wilder, Webber, Mon roe County Sheriff Berlin ray, president of ‘the Junior Chamber of Commerce. 4 ays E. McGrath | ST. PETERSBURGH, Fla., Dec. | —~(P)—U. Ss, amissioner of | Education Earl McGrath says the | chances of federal aid for educa-| tion are “none too good” at pre- | sent. He said the reason is “because of the complicated issues of na- Law Enforcement Award : during congressional debate on; the subject. MeGrath spoke yest-4 erday to the Southern Association | of Colleges and Secondary Schools | | | | The’ commissioner. went on to | say that the general cause-of fed= aid shouldn’t be abandoned, | but he added that it might be | wise at the present time to cons centrate on getting federal help for urgently needed school build- ings (4,183 Pints Of ‘Blood Collected \ A total of 4,183 pints of whole blood have been collected from the Key Wést area for the Arm- ed Forces Blood Drive. On the last day of Navy collections 106 pints were collected. The Dade County Blood Bank has collected more blood than any other private bank except Praised IN, Dee, 5—(P)— defense produc Mobilization Officia WASHING Senate The award, presented annual- ly, was last year won by Charles Papy, then a member of the Key i tion cor > has praised mo- id 43) by i the one located in San F nee: bilizat pasion fo ver it! Gee ete eeaecd was sseilaas | West Police Department. “As time goes tes se 7 300): _ through the donations given by Nomination of Webber: for the "West Exchange e said a happy avy and Civilians personne! {award was greeted by'w three-“tahe many | minute standing ovation in the ‘dJayCee clubhouse by a large s been struck between redness and main- in the Key West area. the flamingo colony at Andros} taining a health ational eco- . (4 Island which has been completely! nomy en nee | gue ee a - told liquidated, At present engaged on eck, the senate armed oc a "The : bh Va job couldn't have been a study of the flamingo for the|service preraredness subcom-| KW Stoves Go On Pea tai t the tl ohne change Clib meeting Society, Allen said he spent last) mitte ned that defense} “7 | tion Of thescity, *Sounty a gpa Cafeteria yesterday. ——_ a ihe colony w neh form-| producti lagging Bi nin Bender highway. palrol ‘police - depart- ca Meeker, now ie erly provided living space for 10, inn DUr e , ' Congregational h 000 flamingoes. Today there are H P £ rer babe one a ees has been an active has tin id said Allen, “tre Ouse robe | Tt was a hot day for stoves} West, congratulated the Junior bal ; r iba cismrdusing the ws haccied! . yesterday, Instend of just doing |Chamber on their interest in ¢iv-) Bxehange the birds. ‘Then workers for oil Qu tion Knohl their job of cooking meals for |i¢ improvement. companies kill : Key Westers. they insisted on} “It was a fine selection,” be) chan panies killed them off com tok i asta: @ ‘adspacked >: Fuagiet Te pletely.”’ SHINGTON, Dec. 6—(> | ing fire. ig hg jampa le} and has been Second stove of the day to] Street clubhouse after the Jay-' ber of the Board tax probers today questicn, Larry Knohl. An investigator for two New Yorkers under tax ¢ Bes. purchase which yielded Continued On Page For burn and cause $200 damage (Con '~ued On Page Fours PERKY LODGE 12 Miles from Key West "COME OUT TO MY HOUSE FOR DINNER” Cocktail Lounge -° Hotel Cottages - Swimming - Fishing PHONE PERKY. 3 Cee president Jack Murray an- Club of | pee that the award would = ate - [= to Webber. | ‘Towering over those present | National Exchange, |and obviously touched by the | offered his | (Continued Ga Pace Foury ‘West p Becton z } arrived in the city. 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