The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 11, 1952, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation The Associated f e ® Today Was { Features KEY west For 72 Y si Best Interests of - THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A VoL. boa a wae KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, J JANUARY Has. ae oe City Votes Ag inst Smathers joa Nav FinancingRoof Out $425,000 Of Cigarette Taxes Approve igat ~ But Believe That Moneys i Needed For Sewers, Streets pners vot-) ed against financing a roof, for Wickers’ Stadium out of eigaretic tax m a jour and one-quarter! hour budget meeting that| kept. them City Hall |; from 8 p.m. to 12:45) midnight. The Commissioners | stressed that they are all for the “raise-the-roof” campaign but voted that funds for it should not be, taken from the cigarette- tax. which earmarked for sewers, sidewalks and streets, The “Roise-the > mittee has not been sable to rai all of its exnected ¢3,000 towerd the stadium roof. Kine said. The rity Jacke the monev to make un this deficit for the private grouo. | so the roof item was cut out of | the budget for the present Only other official action taken hv the commissioners was to in- struct City Manager Kins to cet in toneh with each of the Plan- ning Commissioners for ing to disenss changi rtreet to Fourth — street gone “A” to “A- ine of the py. in at from Plennin? Commissior | pnd the Planning Board will be | held Jenuarv 28 to consider the| pronosed zoning changés which would permit duplexes in the area between First and Fourth streets. If the nine-member Plan- ning commission can be rounded up for that date, the meeting will go *head Meanwhile hard-working Com- missioners “really went to town” working on the budget, accor: (Continued On Fage Six) COME OUT GUS A |man of the 1." A-igint meat | PLAY PRETTY MUSIC Every Friday and Saturday from 10 P, M. REASONABLE PRICES RAUL'S Serving deliciious dinners from $1.85 ‘Jaycees Will Sponsor Mareh Of Dimes Ball President's Birthday Ball Chairman Js Jim Keen: Affair Will Be Held At Casa Marina The Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce announced Wed- nesday that it will again year sponsor the annual Presi- dent’s Birthday Ball in coopera- tion with the local March of Dimes nro: m. Jim Keen has to serve for the Jaycees as chair- club's activities in will be ably assisted Hilary Al- Youmans, and been appointed this line. He by Freddie Edwards, bury, Joe Pinder, Bob Ambrose Dzanis, Joe Bucks M e] Lopez. Marmorstein and Mr. Con- the Hotel Casa Marina Page Eight Mc. niff of (Gontinned wn Robert S. Allen |Makes Visit Here Robert S. Allen, co-orizin- ator with Drew Pearson of the Washington Merry-Go- Round column, and one of the earliest writers to dis- cover the charms of Key West spent Wednesday con- ferring with Julius Stone concerning his Key West business affairs. ‘Allén ma@e such a flying’ trip to Key West that he did. not have » chance to see any of his other old friends. The pink house on Eaton street bought by Allen back in 1936 has since been sold. Julius Stone, however, pick- ed some tamarinds from the trees in its yard and Mrs. Stone frepared a tamarind ice for Allen at luncheon. AND B HEAR YALA LAY A DIME ON THE LINE. for The March of Dimes TOMORROW ON DUVAL ST. SMORGASBORD AT WYLK’S STOCK ISLAND Sunday, 12 noon until 10 P. M. EAT ALL YOU LIKE, CHILOREN HALF PRICE PRICE OF DINNER INCLUDES DESERT and COFFEE DANCING AFTER 10 P. M. PAINT JOB $ Includes Two Coats of Paint As Low As this | '¢ jsion could not 45" says Expenditure* Will Be In Best Interest Of The People Of Fla. Senator George Smath- ers has urged the Secre- tary of Navy, Dan Kimball, |to personally approve an emergency $425,000 ap- _ propriation for additional | pumping facilities to alle- |viate Key West's ertical ‘water shortage, he inform- ,ed The Citizen today. Smathers acted ed- iately uvon — receiving | Mavor C. B. Harvey’s tele- iphone call Monday. The Citizen He wrote enclos- jing a cony of bis letter to the Secre*arv cf the Navy which of the needed ¢425.000 for addi- tions] numns. Senator Smathers wrote the Sec Vv “In view of the urgency of the matter, I earnestly believe the situation calls for a solu- tion et the earliest possible moment. which tan only be reached through a deficiency expenditure. As such items must receive your personal ap- proval I urge your favorable consideration of this project, as I am confident that it would not only be in the best inter- | est of the people of the State ef Florida, but would serve | well the needs of the military | services in the Key West area.” While Smathers is doir y= thing he can to vid Key West in the water shortage, numerous }complaints show that the situa- jtion is still bad | Ernest Ramsey, Menager of the | Florida Keys Aqueduct Commis- be reached,‘ He "has been out of town since Wed- nesday and his office said he would be in Miami until Mon- (day Senator -Sinathers’ {Secretary of the { “As you know, | West. Florida, obtains water supply through the ties of a pipeline running along the Keys and operated by the (Continued On Page Six) | | | | | | letter to the yy states fresh facili- its \Fine Fishing Tackle Thompson Enierprises, Inc. | HARDWARE DIVISION Fords . . New Fords | Victorias . . Tudors . . Fordors . Club Coupes A FEW MORE STILL AVAIL- ABLE BEFORE POSSIBILITY OF | price INCREASE. STILL IN POSITION TO BEST TRADES IN TOWN MONROE MOTORS INC tS CSD service MAKE JUARY SPECIALS Custem Fitted Slip Covers, choice of new Fabrics. 2-PIECES FOR $89.98 (CHAIR AND SOFA) Chair $34.95 Sofa $57.95 Adeline’s INTERIORS 904 Fleming Street the city of Key | - j regarding pla Allies 7 For Expected Commie Attack Urgeney Was Given To | WASHING The mili tary chiefs of the major Pacific powers meet here today to con- sider what might be done to save | Asia from an assault ateaing from Red Chin f chiefs of Brit nd the United States, with irom Canada, Aus and New Zealand, open t (Continued on P: Four Killed Last Month In Highway Crashes Six Injured | Southeast now thr County: LL Accider Says Report Four persons were kvled and! ‘six persons injured in highway ae cidents in Monroe County during | the month of December, Patrolman James Wilder reports There were 11 idents reported, Property damage amounted te $5,570. This information comes from the monthly activity report issued by Lt. Joe Gallup of Miami, says Wilder. The report there were 82 en driving, exe drivers licenses, month, The highway patroimen in -the county recovered one stoles and apprehended one wanted per son. Of the 69 drivers license exam Highway States further that; sts for drunk- ssive speed, no ete... during thé inations given, 13 failed and 18 were incomplete The issued 55 48-hour cor rection car for fautly eaiupment | issued 82 warning tickets for minor | traffic violations: assisted 9 motor s who had car trouble; made two nimercial radio safety talks: and gave information to 112 tourists, s of interest, loc jations and road conditions ‘Blue W inged Teal Being C cal For Phone 886 Phone 886 LEELA L ELT Mr al Mrs. R. P. Bramlett for a bh inged Teal bird since January 1. The bird, apparently ex- | hausted in migratory flight jed in their vard The bird is kept in reened k porch of the residence. and 8 fed with dry oatmeal and cut ip pieces of celery stalks placed in alight ja tub of water, ' The Teal is slowly r jits strength and will be son the lower keys by Jack W | representative of the L Ss. jand Wildlife Service ering atson Fish SERVED FROM 7:30 DINNER $6.00 INCLUDING TAX Rare Tourist Vi 4 y ——_ To Personally least sits Key Ww est: a By Ross C. \O Sa ver. dr. Judge Caro Volunteers Aid To Agency Declares Tt oe: Families Who Are Separated Need Outside Guidance Citizen Stati eu THIS BURROWING OWL, Speotyto Cunicularia Floridana, is a resident on the prairies of central and southern Florida and is most numerous on the Kissimmee prarie. They live in burrow usually dug by the birds themselves in sandy soil. About the size of a screech owl, these owls apparently forage mainly during the twilight he but d> some hunting in the daytime. Whil they have been seen at Tavernier, they are seldom reported on the Lower Florida Ki Fran 1 ces Hames, Vice President of the Monroe County Au ‘ubon Society, who is sending t in of the hid relotion: bird to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the record, beheves this is the first report (Tied mothers anc of a Burrowing Owl from the Key West area. The bird which died of its injuries shortly aiter wea ye of eS magnets having been turned over to the Humane Society has thus turned Out to be something of an orni shai aeiea ts ee thological find. 40th Anniversary Of FEC Railroad Will Be Commemorated ‘In City Project Built Was Described As Greates History Of City The 40th anniversary of the “first run of the Florid, t Coast rail- road to Key West will be com- memorated at a luncheon reunion of the men who built and manned the “Iron Horse” it was announc- ed today by E Strunk, Jr, The $50,000,000 train came over he Keys on its first run bearing railroad owner Henry M. on January 22 y West Joseph and such leading citizens e W. Allen, president of the Fi ational Bank. Between 14,000 to 16,000 Key | Westers were on hand to greet the | Tron Horse ording to veteran Citizen writer Sam Harris Among them were 2500 children who waved small can flags at ‘the incoming which had” started = co ‘uction around the turn of the century. Strunk who worked on the rail- (Continued On Page Six) school Ameri train. TO ATTEND THE 30th ANNUAL of the 1952 season TO 9:30 P.M. Event In Flagler | "Tee area shale. eaeateewione Canadian Beauty Presumed Dead The sheriff's office today that the groundwork in the investigation of the ance of Mrs, Hughuette LeMay, 'Cenadian beauty, is being laid | out on the supcosition that she jis dead. announced .disappear | Chief Deputy Frank Webber said that the investigation was being continued along routine sConnnued On Page figny Local Youth’s Story Read Over ‘Mutual Last Night “Root Fishing,” a story written by Jack A. Knowles, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John, ,A.} Knowles, 1122 Stump Lane, was read on the Rod and Gun Club of ‘the Air radio propram over Mutual last night Young Knowles will be present ed with a rod and reel, a box of Continued On Cage Eight) THE CASA MARINA HOTEL invites it's Key West friends Formal Opening Ball Music hy BOB McGREW and his famous orchestra DANCING FROM 10 P.M. TO} A.M IN OUR STARLIT PATIO WHEEL ALIGNMENT . $6.00 BRAKE RELINING $11.95 (Continued On Pa Small Repair Permit Issued A $50 paint job was the extent of buildiag activity in Key West fodéy woetitding” tw. Btilehe Th, spector Ralph Russell Serene Gato is side of a house at treet at an estimatell cost of $i ccording to a Leolgtt issued,Only other mit for a boulevard restaur Plumbing Inspe sing issued one Hood Navy Pilot Lost On Routine Flight T hursday Evening A Navy pilot on a routine Al KLE. Harry pe to 2601 Fogarty ‘Price Clinies At Local Chamber Neel; acting district di r for the South Florida Office of Price Stabilization. nounced plans to sta training flight in his F6F Grumman Hellcat ob- served to descend and glide into the ocean 13 miles north of Boca Chica field at 11:23 Thursday evening. was The pilot was on a ground price cinies in the K rr control intercept flight at the With the first meeting to be “held : in the Chamber of Commerce Fleet All Weather Training — juiiding, 9:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. Unit. when he reported en- x, Jan, 17th. John Bolt will be gine trouble over the radio. The Navy air-sea rescue team of a. PBY, Beechcrafts, Blimps. Helicopters, and Coert Guard and Navy crash boats went into action immediately and ere contin- uing their search for the missing aviator. the OPS repr entative on duty alace“Fheater; . . © Johnny Mack Brown i wile | “Man From Sonora” POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Phone 9134 Dealer Tubes . . Batteries . . 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