The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 9, 1952, Page 1

the beauties of the s to tour- aromas ists just as roads tp Yellowstone | ous, Educational National Park had done | Leaders First . F sat ee see Master Sergt. Talbot R. Gibson .and member of the Lower eys a Y tiki ties * Property association, enlarged on !'S still aeioleaing his Christmas | the advantages of another high- present, his first trip home from way which would connect Korea since he went there to serve { West and the area with 17 months ago. mainland. Most striking of Serat. Gibson whos’ wife is Judge Le Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST THE SOL THERNMOST NE = - Ken West Cilisen - WSPAPER IN THE VOL. LXXIIi. No. & KEY Wesr, FLORIDA, WE U.S.A. ONESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1952 e 3 {turned to K | ‘Rabbi A. Schwartz! |Returns To Duties ‘Here After Hlness , Rabbi Schwartz re-} to his Abraham Key West and here Monday after an absence of six months. The Rabbi had taken the leave of ab- County Balance *—— Is $186,419; $219,498.98 Available For 752 The Cou mi r ina to the plan f& vading fror Big to east Cape Sat proposed by Rogelio Gome Jed by memby I Keys Property Owns ciation At the meetit ist night, held | at Monroe Count courthouse, } Gomez repeated t request for: verbal su of the project which will cost about $50,000,000, | saying that he not asking for financial a tance at the fres- ent time, but just wished to ob- | tain the opinion of the commis- sion and their approval “We don’t need to dream of building — the whole road,” he said. “It ve that when tha, time comes the State Road de- partment, the department of the } Interior and all those other au-! thorities will come in with us| after the advantages are proper- | ly ‘presented. | When reminds i that the road building itself would take a long period of time, Gomez pointedly, “It took about ato build the Overseas Highw but there it is!” The copy of a letter sent by Gomez to the navy, the city of , Key West and to the Monroe; County Commission, — included | figures and facts on the proposed | causeway which would stretch { MASTER SGT. 5:33 miles over Florida Bay to! ner East Cape Sable pver shallow’ water with an average depth of! Tice Local Veteran Alternate roads suggested, | which might connect with plans were outlined: “a sixty mile streteh to Everglades. City; a 68.5 road to Ochopie and a 47.5 road to 40-Mile-Bend Ross Sawyer, Jr, stated highway leading to the Ever- glades National Park would not harm wildlife but would open up Saw Many War ‘Atrocities Declares Commies Eliminate Political, | that a Continued On Page Four, | Eva Warner Gibson, of the Dounty a Juvenile Court sai d: “I didn't expect to be home for Christmas but the Army is such | a marvelous job of processing that | Dave King Advises |1 got here. I am happy to be | i ara tr, home.” Construction OF . eRe oso was. very ae ry : . ' mouthed about his experiences. at F votball Stadium the fighting front. Clad in mufti, | a grey suit and a Key West bright City Manager Dave King Mon- day advised city commissioners , shirt he said that it was beginning to construct a football stadium [to get pretty cold when he left | rather than attempt to enlarge Korea | the present one as a combina- ;| “Newspapers have emphasized | tion baseball-football stadium. | the fact that we are actually fight- dectared that |ing in Korea for each and every The engineer costs would be prohibitive to | home. It’s not a question of our remove the present fence, light- {desiring to be over their. It’s ing, etc. as suggested by the | either fight there or here at home.” | Sergt. Gibson continued: | The atrocities I saw over there! When the Communists do capture a city, the leading citizens are the rt ones they eliminate. The ign- {orant type are promised all the | | luxuries that someone else had, | stadium on tand owned by the | if they follow the party line. With City along Poinciana school, Am- | the educated type few and far ple parking space is available in | between naturally the ignorant are | the huge er willing to listen. Communists only King told {use them for their own advantage. Stadium Committee. He thanked the Committee for their suggestion, ut believed that the one proposed by Com- missioner John Carbonell and the Quarterback club was better. It is planned to put a football e many disadvant- ages of trying to mke com- | They eliminate the political, rel- bination football-baseball stad- ‘igious and educational leaders | And that other municipal had | firs’ found out that separate stadiums Gibson was a magazine dist-| was the only answer. jtributer in Miami before he went | linto the regular army. He had| = | Deen in that business for a long | “aie ; ——— | time In Korea Gibson kept up with | levery time P taieee: Truman came! Fords .. New Fords | here he read about it. | e whole worl . Tudors .. Fordors | 2 gears on # | Club Coupes i ————____—_—____ ete | A FEW MORE STILL AVAIL: | qs ABLE BEFORE POSSIBILITY OF ATTENTION PRICE INCREASE MAKE | HOTEL AND RESTAURANT Em.-! | PLOYEES AND SARTENDERS | UNION ALF. of L. LOCAL 156 | Oy WOM Seem | Will Hold An Important Meeting! MOTORS INC. FRIDAY, JANUARY ith Pee At 2 P.M. All Members are re-| LES saps | quested to attend. | 1119 WHITE: ST: PHONE 7 Sam Cariola Will Be Here. Duval St Key Fiver Victorias POSITION TO SIN TILL IN BEST TRADE TOWN Still En joying His Christmas Present T. — R. GIBSON | Chief Joseph Kemp said today. Circuit Court Clerk ssence from his duties here be- cause of his serious illness Rabbi Schwartz. “hale and hearty” Friday night — se o'clock at the now will vices at Bnai conduct eight Zion on wine Synagogue corner of Simonton and Southard streets. | He will take charge of allice } Continued OnE four Cromavell” Bawen Knocke Citizen Staff Photo | rm Mit And Run |}, suas nave, Ch: F il d , In the newsparer business you arges ie { just never know how and where A . S ‘i you'll find your interview swh- | gainst Same Man or A shrimper came to town and| Last night after covering the promptly got himself in trouble 1 Utility Board meeting I with Key West police with two | over to the Southern Cross Hotel hit and run charges against him | to meet Crosswell Bowen, New in less than two hot Police | ee pice writer, whose articles I have long admired. walked Yorker magazine At 8:30 last night police officer ; E. Ramirez took down the re- I studied the men sitting in the port of W. J. Edwards that a 1941 lobby not knowing which might Buick, license 1-W-11062, had | be Crosswell. Finally I asked one clipped his left front fender and | of them who was eading The rear doors and kept on going. | Citizen Edwards was driving a 1950 Mer re you Crosswell Bowen?” cury. He said no. But young Gene At 10:20 p.m. Police Officer | Lang, son of the owners of the Jimmie Bell found Francis J. | hotel. piped up }Gassoe, a motorcyclist, had been, “I just took Mr. Bowen to the hit by a Buick, license 1-W-11062, | doctor's.” | (Continued On Page Five? Knowing Crosswell had come I thought it was just pneumonia Adams Qualifies [shots so 1 sat ac a For Re-Election As'| : Curiosity, however, got me so here to recover from and relaxed. asked: Why did he have to go to the doctor’s at this hour?” “Oh he had an accident,” Gene. “He was riding his bicycle and was knocked off by a car— and 1 took him to the doctor's. | He said he’d call when he gets bandaged up.” said Earl Adams qualified day for reelection as circuit court! clerk in the Democratic primary {| which will take place Tuesday May 6 yester- When Adams first ran in 1949/ | calted Dr. Aubrey Hamilton he promised the people of Mon-|yiys) and Doctor came on the roe county that he would aspire | phone extensions simultaneous! for “efficient and honest” ad-| aid) Crommell” was there ministration. The state audit re- icely and come on: over leased yesterday commended | Gono. bles. his heart, said he Adams on his record vould take me over. He was The report stated carrying four 45 rpm albums of “All collections of record were | Stan Kenton's music which he redemptions reported | accounted for, Tax were accurately remitted.” As agent for the provement Fund, the state itor reported was eager to play at some other and | tee, xer's house At Dr. Hamilton's I finally met Crosswell as Re emerged from the doctor's office. He showed me his cuts and bruises on the same Internal In- aud- “The agent had accounted for jeg which had been seriously all collections. The records were jamaged in World War IL well kept Still a trifle upset by the “I feel most proud, however, of chock of the blow Crosswell Cununted Cn Page Four) wanted to do what was right by if vie the law. He went to police sta- | tion to file his version of the ac- NUARY SPECIALS Custom Fitted Slip Covers, ident. The police officer Jimmie | Bell was there, and City Manager Dave King, whom Crosswell had | met at the City eee | down. Come and See rth prices choice of new Fabrics. c Loads... q 2.PIECES FOR $89.98 - Loads . . (CHAIR AND SOFA) = prraee: a} aha $34.95]| «| DRESSES 7.95|1 >| geactiful Thi Sofa $57. < | Beautiful Things Ps at E Adeline’s INTERIORS 904 Fleming Street feeling | 1 eaoo. ADNAMAM thi og “Se epeneseeaeceusaenreseeeeeaeneaa New Yorker Reporter ‘alls é KIWANIS LT. GOVERNOR OTIS KING of For And " Key West On Vi jreport will come in later | Francis at Truman Phone i Your PURE OIL Dealer >| CHIC > . 826 Duval | L 000 Reds ‘Killed Near — Vicious Battle Was In Past Six W eks | SEOUL, Korea \—South Korean | troops killed an estimated 1,000 | Chinese near the Panmunjom truce , talks site Tuesday in the war's heaviest fighting in six weeks, the! U. S. Eighth Army reported today. But the South Koreans had to give up two small hills west of Korangpo when the Reds hurled about 4,000 troops into the Battle | of Ssai Bulge. ‘the vicious battle has raged since Dec. 28. The Allied troops were identified Wednesday as in- fantrymen of the Republic of Ko- rea (ROK) First Division. An Eighth Army briefing offi said since the fight for the post began, 3,076 Communists been killed, 852 wounded and /captured. He said Allied i: were’*much lighter,”* but gave: figur | The Eighth Army communique made no mention of fighting in the sector Wednesday. But a new serap broke out dur- ing the ear! morning darkness near Heartbreak Ridge on the stern front. An attacking Red platoon pushed a United N: unit out of an advance po: «Continued From ge Three) de Off Bike” By x oe * Motorist ! the annual Installation Dinner last night. On his right is Past It) meeting the night before, Misia And walked | “Best ss Teletype to Services oted to the Key We:: For 72% Inte¥es "PRICE FIVE CENT: - $500,000 Additional Needed For New Steam = Plant Being Built ———* Hisner, 0° Bryant Citizen Staff Phow Miami addressed West Kiwanis Club President Lou Smith. of the Key #2 bk Si ceadlin Have! in Joint Installation Ceremonies Crosswell, a decided! he'd pe up his report rather then write it out laboriously in hand. : The police report duly ap- peared this morning when I went over to headquarters. Crosswell’s | —— today He was riding on a rented bike | aoe rope eave Ot "Truman Reads funy wene arenes 0 State OF Union Gruss Hotel, the rider of the bi ‘Message Today * Fogarty avenue. driving a 1949 | “Both the automobile and bi- Ww ee pide: ithhold cycle were going east on Truman President Will With avenue. The right front bumper} Announcement Of Decision To Run For and fender of the car struck the | rear of the bicycle, throwing Mr Presidency At This Time WASHINGTON \? President (continued on Page Three» Truman reads to Congress today LeMay Believed a State of the Union message that Dead By Sheriff will be heard around the wor!d in this tense American election year. MIAMI \.® — Deputy Sheriff Radio, television and the State James O. Barker, who has directed Department's Voice of America the search for Mrs. Hughuette Le- short wave transmitters stood by may, the French Canadian beauty to ca to the four corners of the who vanished Friday night in the globe the President's demands ter Florida Keys. s hopes are wan- continued military and economic ing that she will be found alive. aid to struggling free nations Barker said it could be consider At home, there was an expectant ed “significant” that the hunt for air over what he might have to say writer, Descto had struck Crosswe!l | Bowen, address the Southern | Cross Hotel, a body in the Atlantic and Gulf of about further plans to restore con- Mexico waters that wash the | fidence in the government agencies shores of the Ki has been in- | that have come under the lash of ‘tensified. congressional corruption hunters. “It is almost inconceivable,” he | Political fires already burned | Said, “that a person alive and able furiously in the camps of Republi- ‘to walk around would remain un- can presidential hopefuls while detected for so long.” Democrats of all shades of opinion But if Mrs. Lemay fell or was waited impatiently for a signal thrown into the se. he added, from the President on whether he possibility of recovering her body will run again. near the’ scene of the accident With Sen. Taft of bio, Gov California and Stassen of Warren of Gov. Harold would be remote now. The tide Ear! might have swept her miles away. former Mrs. Lemay, semi-finalist in a | Minnesota already avowed candi- ) recent Montreal beauty contest,, dates and Gen. Dwight D. Eisen vanished at 10:30 p. m. last Frid hower openly receptive to the GOP | nomination, the President was’ un der growing pressure for a state as she and her husband 26-year-old Montreal real George, | estate | | man, fished from a bridge on the | ment said he will until Overseas Highway from Miami to Mr. Truman has Key West |withhold his announcement Lemay said she left him to go) after today’s message and the eco- to their car and change clothes | nomic and budget messages which and he never saw her again. follow later im the month have been delivered to a Congress large: ly hostile to much of his domestic program The President appears before a| joint session of senators and rep-}| resentatives in the chamber of the House at 12:30 p. m. (EST). Prime +Continued On Page Seven) ieee POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION 9134 Accessories |———— _ SRE RENEE Palace Theater WANTED Dane Clark and Cathy O’Donaid | Young Man as apprentice Painter | in land Body worker. May qualify | ” | under G. |. bill if qualifiied. Apply, | Never a A Gambler | NAVARRO, Inc. i ee i te ae teil Sam Lawrence lustilled Kiwanis, Piedad Archer Heads Sinawiks. ” «tk As Head Of Auxiliary Club -% Sam Lawrence was installed as Kiwanis Club president to suc Lon Smith, aac dirs. Piedad Arch- er was installed as Sinawik Club president in joint installation cere- monies held last night at Logun’s Patio Restaurant. Lt. Governor Otis King of Miami Lawrence and other Fred ky, president of the Ojus, nawik Club, installed Mrs. Archer and other officers of the Sinawik Club. Other Kiwanis officers installed were: Vice president, Major! cond vice president, | secretary, Ira Earl Dillon Glynn Archer; bury; treasurer, Isadore Weintra- ub. and directors, Joe Boza, the | Rev. John Armfield; V Chap- man, Gene Anheir, J.P. Baillord, Norton Harris, Neil Saunders and Gleason Snow Mr. Smith. past president, was presented with a past president's pin Sinawtk officers installed were First vice presideni, Mrs. Kay Far- aldo; second vice president, Mrs. Agnes Lawrence; Mrs. Mary June Me: and treasurer, Mrs. Pat | Harris The Rev. Mr. Joan Armfield, oe stor of St. Paul's Episcopal church, was master of ceremonies for the evening. Past Lt. Goy. Sid S. Hol- land of Hollywood was among the out-of-town guests. Both installing officers, Lt. Gov. Otis King and Mrs. Lakosky add- ressed the group, outlining the duties. of officers and members of both clubs Major Dillon was presented with a two-year perfect attendance pin by Lt. Gov. King President Lawrence addressed t group and thanked them for He spoke | their confidence in him. of the Kiwanians international the- me, “Liberty, Let's Keep It,” and told of the responsibility of the club to the community and of its work in following their theme. He stres- sed the importance of backing the Kiwanis sponsored Key Club, which is doing a good work at the Key West High School He closed his speech with the (Captian On Page Seven) FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE) GOOD ITALIAN FOOD LUIGI'S RESTAURANT | o—CHICKEN CACCIATORE © Pizza © Spaghetti Say If Diesels Were Ordered | This Problem Would Not Exist Utility members of the | City Electric led by Ero est Ramsey, secretary of the beard questioned €.A. Van Deursen and | Merville Rosam, | sistant Board ystem, manager and as manager vill do the electrical jwork at the giant jects. at Dredgers Keys aid Army Barraks site } Ramsey asked sharply “Who is going to do this work a” putting in electricity out there Van Duersen repliied. “City Elec tric will if we have the same num ver of linemen that he present time. Otherwise we have money in the special fuo or Lowry Electric company.” Ramsey said, “I'm tired of hir closely on bo installatio housing pro and, the we have ing Lowry to do our work.” The discussion conducted in low iones that were bareiy audible to the Citizen reporter, seemed to evolve around extra expenditures 4 money that had been more or tess authorized at the last meeting ; in December. | At that time Board members ~ agreed that $500,000 is necessary in addition to the $3,000,000 bond issue for the steam electric plant, te meet the ever growing power demands of Key West. Board Attorney J. Lancelot Les- ter suggested that the Board mem | bers get in toveh with the fin anelut-uifieérs dt R:W. Beek, cov: sulting engineers to discuss meth ods of financing an additional $500,000 appropriation. Board Members Louis M.J.” Eis- ner and Horace O’Bryant both said: | “If we had gone for Diesels in | stead of steam electric, we should |not be having any of these pro blems now.” Only non-controversial aspect of the meeting was the letting of bids to General Electric for a new | unit substation. GE was low bid der with $31,945 offered and 74 weeks delivery, compared with slightly higher figures offered by Westinghouse and Allis © thalmers. Approved without fuss were al- so the monthly bills. Present at yestercay’s meeting were Chairman C.B. Harvey, Board members Fernando Camus, Ram sey, O'Bryant and Eisner. Van | Deursen and Rosam represented the company. Kenneth Ward, eng ineer for R. W. Beck who is on the spot superviser of the new plant being erected at Caroline and Grin nell streets was present, representativs of GE and Chalmrs. as were Allis Florida Men Held For Extradition LAS VEGAS, Nev. i” — are holding Lewis } . 22, and John Tomlin, 18, for officers en route here to extradite them to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Detectives Paul Dewert and Wayne McDorman said the pris | oners told of taking $4,000 from « | supermarket in Fort Lauderdele Officers became suspicious when they saw the pair gambling heavily Thursday night. Detectives said the pair had $1 | 700 and were driving a car reported stolen in Philadelphia. Hotel La Concha INVITES YOU TO viSsiT | THE QUARTERDECK ie 4 LOUNGE SUN’ SLARIUM FINEST vi iF KEY WEST SUN BATH FACILITIES Light Luncheons Served Deily Scaltopini * Raviols eLaSagna ORDERS TO TAKE OUT "27 DUVAL TEL. 1998) OPEN FROM 10 A. M. ENTERTAINMENT NITELY EE a en “SE Ghee 2S SS 6ce cel home Sl ee q E ’ r '