The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 22, 1952, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 72 No. 19 No Red Plane: Sighted By US. Jets U.S. Fifth Racks Up 153 Sorties In Fourth Straight Day Of Bad Weather By SAM SUMMERLIN SEOUL, Korea ?—t S) paced MIG Aliey Northwest Korea for 30 minutes in foul fly ing weather today without sighting a single Red swept-wing fighter. Other United Nations planes roared through clouds in continuing attacks on Communist ra¥l lines in North Korea It was the fourth st bad weather but the U. S. Fifth Air Force racked up 153 sorties | by noon. On the frozen ground front, the | battle calm was disturbed only by patrol clashes. Snow iiieiee VOL. LXXINI Air Force jets over heavy slowed action all along the 145-|almost soundlessly. A mile fighting line On the western front an Allied patrol kiiled 10 Reds and wounded | They four in a hand grenade fight north- west of Korangpo befor Allied tank-infantry raiding unit | destroyed five Communist bunk without opposition west of Chor won It On the central front a U. N.|{ unit threw back three probes by two Red squads northwest of Kum- wha between midnight and dawn. | U.N. forces on the eastern front | reported light engagements with | enemy units up to a platoon in| strength. One U. N. patrol in the east slipped up on about 30 Com- | munist soldiers resting in their | bunkers, killed 24 and captured five. Ten B-29 Superforts pounded Red | rail targets Monday night. Six of | the medium bombers dropped 60 | tons of bombs on the Chongju rail , bridge and four others attacked the Chinnampo yards. Four (other | B-29s flew close support missions for’ the infantry” B-26 light bombers and Marine aircraft Monday night pounded } Communist road networks. Re- turning pilots reported 75 Red! trucks destroyed. Control Of Western Union Bos To Personally Own 165,000 Shares Of Stock om Financier Said Western Uni W YORK Control of the Western Union Telegraph Co, has been obtained by John Fox, 45 year-old Boston financier, the New York Journal - American said to- ; day A Western Ui nion spokesman said the company in no position | fo deny the accuracy of the re- port.’ Leslie Gould? financial editor of | the Journal - American, said Fox personally owns 165,000 shares or 13 1-3 per cent pf the company with calls on severa’ thousand ad ditional shares, and that friends uuu associates noid the balance of (Continued On Page Six) Cerezo. Hernandez, Named Lieutenants Two additional Lieutenants have been named to the police force by city commissioners subject to ap- proval of the city civil service board. Buster Cerezo and Eugene Her- nandez are the two policemen rais- ed to the rank of lieutenant. It will now be possible to have a lieutenant in charge of each eight hour police shift Total police force is composed of twenty-five pecaeee and five school guards. The city commission offered no objection te ther appointment of these two (Hernandez and Cérezo) | but recommended here after that} the civil service board maintain aj} positions Register for all city ;moments when a jout of ght day of home Usually there is much in-| {consequential chatter dawn, An | just s | resident of Roosevelt boulevard’, | 000 furnishing ‘to Hillsborough cigar wrkers. Tr in the | about | Mothers Will March | on POLIO THURSDAY, JANUARY 31 7:00 to 8:00 P. M. LEAVE YOUR PORCH LIGHT BURNING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED CALL 1736-J OR 2390 AFTER 5:00 P. M. | RESTAURANT | Seen. e8enpeeeeneeeecuseeeaeeean Tennessee Williams’ Drama a s A om “4A Streetcar Named Desire” Awes Movie Audience oe ae x ot oe Receives Unusual Tribute Py DOROTHY RAYMER silence, a sign that something has Tennessee Williams has re- probed into emotions and prod- turned to Key West nearly ded them into deep thinking everyone in town knows by this; Fifteen New York critics prais time. If he had-dropped into the ed the play as the best of the Monroe Theater last night for the year. Director Eli Kazan was first showing in this city of his!named top director for his work amazing drama, “A Street Car, and Vivien Leigh rated best ac Called Desi he would have |tress for her prism-cut perform- been delighted with the audience ance in the Williams’ tragedy. I add one small voice to the paen of triumph. I’ve been reviewing movies for exactly 10 years and for the record, this is among the top five during this decade. The story reflects every emotion and and jreaction of which human ex has | perience is capable. The sustain- ing formula ts compiex, like life itself. and only genuis created it packed house. It evident during interlude, those crowd comes the way reaction of the was ” especially the aftermath a theater on noise confusion. One more movie \been chalked up to the past and ready to be forgotten, But last night, the people attending the The technique, a skillful vivisec cinema filed out at the finish/tion, shred by shred, of a torn study vf |life and a sick brain, ts dor faces, a listening to the com-|with the deliberate and brillant ments brought one conclusion. |touch of a surgeon. This was were impressed, awed, by/written with a scalpel rather the greatness of what they had than a pen. en. The tremendous insight into ‘There is a compliment which’ human nature is both subtle and all loud recognition powerful. You'll find your own (Continued On Page Six) acclaim through surpasses and that is City Commissioners Want Quick Action On $24,000 ‘Tax Suit Now Pending Dion Says City 1s Losing Thousands Of Dollars Annually In Taxes City Fathers last night instruct ed City Attorney M. Ignatius Les ter ta speed-up the suit agains the Norberg Thompson estate for some $24,000 in back taxes. These taxes are for the Thomp | dion of the new Wickers’ S son Island off Roosevelt Boulevard é Lester was urged by each memb- | “0of to M. E. Bennett er of the commission to hurry a{ Bennett had made the low bid of decision in the matter, but he got| $14,152 for the meta: canopy. This | even more of an urging from Tax- | roof will withstand even hurricane ; payer Fred J. Dion, Simonton St. | winds Said Dion: The money to construct the ae “The law placing the Thompsen | will not come from the property out of the city limits is | tax money but instead will result illegal. If it was fought in court, (Continued On Page Six) it would be won by the city. To Be. Rian Se ale pm ae. theesere. ove-| Boulder In Bight To Be Destroyed perty was assessed for $85,000 on | | tadium Roof To Se Built At Cc DF $14,152.00 City Commissioners amanimously awarded the constru- last night adium company both the County and City tax rolls, When # was city assessoi ' droo the assessment to $70,- the boulder in Garrison Bight 000. Politics finally took it off off Roosevelt Boulevard that is the gassessment, but even now }eausing a hazard to navigation the County Tax Assessor has drop | soon will be disposed of by the city ped the assessment from $70,000 | Have King, city manager, plans to $45,000 aps ¥ to eliminate it by use of a ‘drill’ in That's not justice. Something | tne next week is rotten, and | don’t like it’. Mr. Lowe, is it correct that Mr. Thompson registered as a voter and gave his city residence as a} penne Commissioner Jack De- laney “Yes, in 1945", was the WANT LAW CLARIFIED Dion also asked that persona! property in homes be taxed as i done in other Florida cities. He said it was not fair for an in dividual to have some $5,000-$6 and. still pay anc reply tax The businessman believed tha if these exemptions were elimin ated that the overall tax burde: of the community would be low ered EIGHT UNEMPLOYED GET 3111 IN COUNTY TALLAHASS JN. UP.—As sta ted last week, Unemploymer the Compensation Division of the Fle rida Industrial Commission ‘‘too} to the air” the week ending Jan uary 11, due to the forced idle ness of cigar makers in Tampa This is reflected in both unemploy- ment increases and amount paid a be: explicit, 5,532 unemployed ir that county received $109,558 0 -| the $176,388 paid out for the worrk. | This increase is due to the twe | weeks forced vacation brought | during inventory taking in/ (Continued On Page Six) , * | WATER SURROUNDS thc second round of rain dumped urs. Water was three feet de Coast Guard and various isaste CIFELLI'S ITALIAN AMERICAN REST. | Specialising in Home Cooked Food. FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE GOOD ITALIAN FOOD LUIGI'S Orders to take out. e—CHICKEN CACCIATORE Bree Parkian iw Meer age cs i NEW HOURS ! Cer init 11:30 A.M. To 2:30 A. M. taste | 920 TRUMAN AVE. ORDERS TO TAKE OUT PHONE 235-XW 7 DUVAL TEL. 1908) = - | WELT sol «hay rette | THERNMOST NE Cobo. Delaney Deny Closing OF Town City Commissioner Cobo last night denied Delio that he voted to close the town. He called it én ugly rumor and that he did net like to be made the ‘goat’ for some one’s political gain. “They said I did, added Jack Delaney. Cobo then added: “If commissioner doesn’t to enforce the laws of too,” any want the city, now is the time for him to speak.” March Of Dimes To Sponsor how Fri. at Wickers wil feature big March of Dimes Sh Field Friday a a beautiful fire and the pm nationally Jackie display works display famous baseball comedian Price Th fireworks will consis’ of ground displays which will be visible only from within the dium staied) Tony Arang who will handle American the » of the attair Jackie Prices an exhib ul give ition of amazing tricks which made him a popular attract hroughout the Major Basebatl parks where he Lague appears ion regularly. Such antics as batting a baseball while standing on his head and hang by his feet included in his act. Price will also de.nonstrate is rained, stunt per | forming jeep. ' “Price, has recently returned from Japan where he was a mem ber of the barnstorming grup which included DiMaggio and other famous diamond stars. Since Price is the property of the Cleveland Indians, he ears their uniform tor his exhibitions. As an adcey attraction the Key West ‘High Sefieol Band will play novelty numbers throughout the performance Joe Playground Offer ‘May Be Approy ed An offer by Karl 0. Thompson for use as a playground of his (valuable land at th corner of {Fleming and Elizabeth has been refunded to King and City Attorney Lester. Under the plan, the city would abate taxes on the land during {the tenure of the playground The plea for acceptance was made by Gilmore Park, father of two children in the neighborhood Park told of the need of the play ground, And stated that there were fifty children in the in diate neighborhood would use the premises who KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 Legion | ;20 Allied WSPAPER IN TH Che Ren West Citigee Allies Pe Reds Of Grab N For Power Tell Truce Negotiators ‘That They Are Showing \ Ruthless Disregard For Individual Rights By WILLIAM C. BARNARD MUNSAN ‘The Allies accused Communist truce negotia Korea ors today of making “an out and | out grab for military advantage” Korea and showing “ruthless disrezard of the rights of the indi- | tal Rear Adm. R. E. Libby made the in again rejecting Red | demands for charge “forced repatriation” of all prisoners of war. We again tell you.” Libby said, “that we not going to give up our insistence voluntary are upon” repatriation In @ second subcommittee ses sion the Reds refused to ban air. field reconstruction although the | Command offered to accept ding on other terms | Gorean nis lasted only 14) ULN Communist we for suvercising a tice. That meeting minutes No progress toward a truce was made by either subcommittee, Sut negotiators. did take steps | to safeguard prisoners of war from air attack. They agreed staff offi- cers would start working out safe- | guards Wednesday Presumably this | would require | the Reds to tell the U. N. Com mand exactly where their POW camps are situated and to mark them plainly. None is marked now The U. N. Command said its air men not been able to locate | any ' Tuesday's outgrowth of a ave agreement was the Communist report last week that Allied bombs killed soldiers and wounded seores of others in a POW camp} near Kangdong Staff officers wil meet in Pan munjom where both subcommit- tees scheduled new sions Wednesday The 14-minute truce supervision sion the subcommittee’s longest this week Chinese Maj, Gen accused the Allies of “four provoc- ative actions” since Jan. 13 and charged that Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy has bragged that the only way to break the truce deadlock might se was Hsie hFang military pressure vas referringto a copy-! righted interview in ‘‘U. S. News and World Report’ in which Joy said a stable armistice agreement could be reached either by a sud den cha, of heart by the Reds or “sufficient milit power to | induce such a change of heart.” Hsieh quoted Jovy as saving in the magazine interview that) ‘bombs and bullets are the only | language” the Communists under stand iC ‘alifornia ‘AreaWurning Into Sw ampland ' Wirephoto | after a | ss than 24 ho € homes by a FEATURING Jackie Price — Famous Baseball Trickster Band Concert by High School Band FIREWORKS Wickers Field 7:30 P.M. SHOW Friday, Jan 25th ADMISSION: ADULTS $1.00 CHILDREN 50c ALL PROCEEDS TO MARCH OF DIMES lowered. It BE U.S.A. Fla. East ae Tk Associated Press Telet Features and Photo S For 72 Years Devoted to the Best terests PRICE FIVE CENT: To Be Held Tomorrow With 25 Pioneers Here * Railroad Men And Their Wives {1 inion Bites nee ke THREE-YEAR-OLD Kathy Godwin’s mother warned her against sticking her tongue on the ice compartment of the refrigerator at their home in J. and her tongue stuck to the fr cksonville, Fla. But Kathy tried it anyway st covered metal, Her daddy, M. E. Godwin, came to the rescue by pouring water over her tongue and a visiting photographer recorded the event. Kathy lost only a small amount of ski n from her tongue. Billion Dollar Shipbuilding Program Asked PESTS ET oe Gandolfo Diaiee Charge Made By Fred J. Dion Monroe County Claude Gandolfo no politics had been played in the reduction of the Thompson Island Boulevard Said Gandolfo it been my policy to keep assessments Tax Assessor today said tha’ assessment off on Roosevelt has always Gown as the millage is continually ng up. The Thompson's assess ' ment was too high, so I reduced it “Mr. Dion, a stockholder of Gulw Atlantic Transporation com pany, asked that the assessment on GATC's Clyde-Mallory land be refused becaus? I didn't have to check th This year t was time assessment acquire one of their financial statement and found that their ’ st Holdings were not too profitable and also that the property needed repairs. so L lowered the assess ment “That's proof that I play no po-} jitics in assessing property. For if I played ‘politics’, Mr oo wouldn't be considered “The late Mr. Thompson de served every consideration we} | could give him. Just because he | was a rich man is no reason that! he should be taken advantage of) tim He invested his money in Ke West. Mr. Dion never liked Mr } Thompson." Gandolfo presented the fol lowing lette H. G. Williams president of the Gulf Atlantic | Transportation Co | “Dear Mr. Gandolfo We wish to take this oppo tunity to thank you for your co peration with ¢ director, Mr | Fred J. Dion, relati to the property “We certain fair and equitabie and cooperation y appreciate consideratior | Complete Stock of Mechanic HAND TOOLS Guaranteed for Life Roy's Key West Auto Parts Co. .21 DUVAL STREET TELEPHONES 1877 - 1878 {| doliar 411 Fleming St. For U.S. Navy BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE SECOND ATOM SUBMARINE WASHINGTON A billior before Congress tod. as part of President 30 per cent spending here The bill would struction of this countr nuclear - powered submarine and its second giant aircraft carrier of nearly 60,000. te and capable of berthing craft bearing an atomic Truman’s request for a increase in defense and abroad authorize con. ‘s second | bomb. It also provides for 51 other new combat vessels, modernization of 10 additional wareraft now in serv ice and the construction of 510 land ng and service craft Chairman Vinson (D..Ga.) of the louse Armed Services Committee ntroduced the $1,150,000,000 meas. ire Monday before Congress heard Truman's budget mes President The President's $85,444.000,000 budget for the 1953 fiscal year starting July 1 included $51,163. 100,000 for this country’s military (Continued On Page Six) 165 Cars Pass ! Truman, Simonton In 15 Minutes The Safety Traffic Com mittee of the City of Key West has offered a plan to relieve traffic conditions in the Island City. Their proposals are now under study by City Man- ager Dave King. tt though that in fifteen minutes, 465 cars had passed the corner of Simonton and Truman. Low Cost Air Coach SCHEDULED AIRLINES PRICE TOURS | n guard Flagler, Navy shipbuilding bill was | He Phone 124 |the exterior of a To Celebrate Casa Marina More ailroad, and hold a reunion Casa Marine E. A. Strunk, Jr announced t day The anniversary of the open allroad is actually to Henry M sentative ing of the day. Forty Flagler, U and years ago, Repre other leaders rode to Key |West on the “Ivon Horse” o January 22. | The opening of the railroad | which connected to Cuba by tei y was the greatest event for |Key West im the first half of he 20th Century. Ther: link with the Isiand Lity and the mainland until large vas the one aarts of it were destroyed in the 1935 hurricane Tomorrow fioneers of — thé | building and staffing of the Key (#) Wirephoto | West extension are coming from | as far as Washington, to | tunch together and rec those jdays when the century was | young. Most of the men are bringing |she* wives down with them and. vill stay around Key West fw i yed fishing, ft ¥4 Tey the grelip OIF raliveagt veterans are going over the ats of the railroad and the remnant of its road bed left at Marathon tend Pigeon Key Tomorrow they will be kere to [cele Among the Key West fers will be William D. Porter who was on the original wel jing committee forty years axe. | Another Key Wester present will be John J, Kirchenbaum was the policeman assigned to when the railroad tycoon came down iseridden builders who can om who not get to the luncheon will be visited by the more active pion eers, Strunk said Reunion pictures will be taken in the course of the luncheon. A toastmaster will preside and short talks given Calleja To Build $9M CBS Duplex Pablo Calleia will build a $9,000 CBS duplex house according to « permit isued by Building Inspe tor Ralph Russell today The house will go up at 313 Eli abeth street. This was the onl permit of size issued yesterda and today Others were nted to W B Kirke, 1011 Von Phister, for con structing a $500 arbor and Jen rouse: John L. Ogden 1406 Pgtro nia for $200 in repairs to a room to H, Collins, 1126 Washington st for $250 in repairing and paintin: house; Frank | Bartolone, 218 Simonton street for j $100 in building a shed and fence Norman ©. Kranick, 2113 Fogarty avenue, $100 for building a fire jlace in the yard and adding to « fence: John Kruzick, 2407 Fla er avenue, $200 for building a pic et fence and J. Valdez, 1310 Vir jinia street a $25 pemit for re airing a porch Navy Employee Dies Suddenly This Morning Omer Perez, a Navy Yard employee. died suddenly at his bench in the Base Elec- trical Shop this morning. Mr. Perez, who is survived by a sister, Naomi P, Sjursen of 1125 Washington Street was to have celebrated his 54th birthday on Saturday. Fine Fishing Tackle “Palace Theater Thompson Enterprises. Inc. 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