The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 31, 1952, Page 1

Key West, fictida, has the most equuble climate in the counry, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXIII. No. 27 A (P) Wirephoto BRITISH VICE CONSUL FRANK TAYLOR appears to be dreaming of home as he sits in his ultra-modern. office in St. Louis looking at display ad- vertising the beauties of his native England. Taylor has just run across an article in a current magazine which points out that the foreign secretary in London considers St. Louis a “hell hole” along with other undesirable posts such as’ Ji- buti, Madagascar and. Borneo. The young bachelor, who has served 18 months in the St. Louis post, is at a loss to under- stand the foreign secretary's reasons, although he will ad- mit that the weather is some- what ae Se Sthathers To : Speak At : | JayCee Mee Distinguished Service © | Award To Outstanding | | Young Man In City | Will Be Announced U. .S. Senator Smathers will be guest speaker tion banquet at George A.! the principal the presenta- | which the Dis- for tinguished Service Award will be presented to the ‘Outstanding Young Man in the city of Key West. “There are only six people in, Key West who know who that! young man is,” declared Charles Curry, Committee Chairman for the DSA. Not even the person! rho is to present the award is aware of his identity Curry also announced that the banquet will be held at Raul’s on the Boulevard on the night of February 9th at 7:30 p.m. Re servations must be obtained to attend this banquet. Being a, member of the Jaycee organiza tion is not a requisite to atten’ this banquet. Any person in. Key | West that wants to attend this} affair should make reservations | by calling Jaycee Jim Keen at! Phone 1323-W or 215. Judges met last night to picx | awinner from the nominations Teceived by Jack Delaney that were mailed “prior to midnight January 25. 1952. The names of the nominees are to be divulged but it was announced that five nominations were received by; the Committee. eS | TETAS. NOTE This is te netity the genera! pub- lic that a number of Bicycles that | have been recovered by the Key West Police Department and at the | present time remain unclaimed | will be sold ab Public Auction at the City Mall en j | 1 WED...FEB 20th ¢/ AT 10:00 A.M. \f proper’ identification as te! ownership is established on or be- fore that date, Bicycles will be| turned over te rightful owners. _ JOSEPH KEMP, Chief of Patice, j Key West, Florida. Oe ,of the influx of Navy lian persons to Key West Greater Tha Much Building Anticipated tor batance Of 1952 plmut oo 1S 42, Buitding in- specior hhalpn tussei said THE vMOS T NE WSPAPER IN THE U.S.A, 1952 Sailicaias Of Building In Key West 17 Times il In 1942 ie Monroe ( ‘ounty Buys $576,750 Of Bonds In 1951 or; ildi j The Citizen was congratulated 1 Volume of building in’ |02.% sr he'ving in the 1951 Go- Key west im = 1%01 Was vernment bond campaign by 1iu8 percem in excess of vane G. Doo'ey who wrote the editor: “In this part of Florida, only rranrxe and St. Lucie, counties fully recovered from the Korea today. bond slump and brought in totals . oe ‘led t0 equal the 1950 totals.”” The figures compiled woaree county citizens bought lby Ulney Noberts, assist- $575,750 worth of bonds in 1951, ant) = building —imspector according to the report. show that 1942, 9970,- 514 in construction took place. Last year the Albury : Johnson time high, construction ‘costs based on permits is- sued by the city were S10. ing in Key West 1s as tollows Though building in the last month or so, because a ‘i oe of increasing difficulties in ob- ‘ivilies in, the, Sip as sot, | taining materials, Key West's in- | ‘Tt wach cove ‘ creasing popula.ion will _neces- | eastern states. Next stb on his peieysh tidy Bs Fey ~ |tour will be NAS Miami. He will sitate new housing. The present (7 Charleston after com- construction of 1,000 units at "etn to! * has siowed up ‘jualil y To Run i Justice Tr pe ° 659,257, Roberts said. Giiietas Harry, Aw N Lowest year from 1942 to 1951, ri tae aod the years compiled by Roberis 46 County fi was 1944 when only $250,070 in ; A $s or t, third building took place ime tia Ge is In the years from 1947 through rur for 2 11951. Roberts said that the num- Coa: rie ber of permi:s issued tor ail 1 total ¢ buildimg rose from 630 to 894. Pave now f ‘ally q Last year 109 permits were is County Clerk ‘sued for construction of resi- They have until March 15,, to! {dences; 37 for motels and apart-;quaity, except inthe case of }ment buildings; 37 for commer- | Juvenile Court Judge, Criminal leial and imaustrial enterprises ,Covrt Judge and Solicitor of the jand 621 for repaus and smail/Criminal court who must qualify | additions. by noon tomorrow. The nine year volume of build- Rear Admiral Yea Building P. C ly $ «© : Davis Departs 1944 Rear Admiral Glenn B,, Davis 1945 Commandant, Sixth Naval’ Dis- 1946 ; ‘ot, Tet’ Kev West from Boca ald 1,150,914 Chica early thig afternoon. He ' wd pao HS weds over tre yids: With" six * /1940 sae 8 joys standing by athe Ca! 1950 voline Street Gate of the 1951 Naval Station at 1:30. p.m of ac- The Admiral is on a tour inspection to various’ Naval letin : spection. Dredgers Key and the Old Army ;)/¢U?S the tour of inapection. barracks site, and the 117 low rent projects will not take and ¢ Has Player’s s Role - GERTRUDE Seen u will play the role Mrs. E wards, the housekeepe t Key West Players presentat of “Kind Lady “ae above. Although — resp looking, she sinister less character, who has love for yone exc husband. She has a very pleasant voice but bec 5 more cultured as time goes on Along with Henry a Mr. Ed- wards, she is a scheming. cor niving person who akes life miserable for the nd Lad We a speaking of Mra Ed wards, _ Subscribe to The Citizen of course. TICKET OF FICE ALL AIRLINES PRICE TOURS Phone 12¢) 411 Fleming St. Youngsters Show Off Pythons SAIGON, Indochina. ()—You n't have to go to a z00 to see iant pythons and other reptiles in this “Paris of the East.” You pract) tumble ove’ them in the. streets. For airiont daily, some young Vietnamese coutaued On Pa Seven ce The Hunt Is On! Mest Courteous Employee Paged If you were a waiter servina a roasted duck and it stid off the platter onto a lady’s lan, wou'd you bow polite'y and in the height of caurtesy ask. “Mav | trouble you for that duck, Madame?” That is of course, an exaggerat- ed samnle of courtesy, but the accent is right. And that’s exact- ly where the Beta Sigma Phi so- rority is putting the accent. .on COURTESY. They ‘are conduct- ing a courtesy contest to choose the most courteous emplovee in the city in celebration of ‘’Cour- tesy month.” Mrs. Douglas Pearson, chair- man of the contest, asked that people immediately mail in nom. inations for the most courteous employee be it garbage truck workers or a business manager of some firm. Mail your cardi. date’s name to Courtesy Contest, P.O. Box 93, Key West. \t isn’t much worl even a card will do the trick with the nominee’s name, place of em- ployment and brief description of the way in which the candidate displayed courtesy. You by the by, will be courteous yourself in doing ‘just that! "Palace Theater JOHNNY SHEFFIELD in “The Lion Hunters” Truman Sees Another Tax Boost In ‘02 President Says Have A Job Do And It Has To Be Done WASHINGTON President “ruman has exnressed the view that to try to get along without another tax bost would not be “safe.” He gave his opiniop in a letter made public today by Sen. Moody (D.-Mich.) and Monroney (D.- Okla.). They had written the Presi dent on Dec. 30 that t believed a tax irerease thi ar would Pp not be “wise or necessary."" In a reply dated Jan. 26, Mr. Truman id “the fiscal outlook of the ernment is such that it is not safe to forego some in- creases in taxes.” “I am sorry that this is the ease,” the President added, “‘be- cause I do not like to ask for higher taxes any more than anyone else does. However, we have got a job to do and it has to be done. In oppo: another general ta crease. the two senators su: **ree alternatives to a 1osi¥Y of tax loopholes. eeking additional specific Averaging off our fisea! bal- year package.” this last point, they The mobilization prog e informed. calls for huge penditurcs for two to three ye and. berring a veneral war, con siderably less military expenditur es in the following two to threc years. . | “The level of general taxes is } ‘now high. . . . If the current leve jof tax rates were continued for ‘the entire five-year rearmament period, we believe that the surplu of the last two or three years o the five-year period would balance the budget, or more, over thc period.” But Truman replied a tax in. crease would be, needed “even when you ‘average off" Prospect: over @ surebes of years. Lae sLester Announces. Ror State Attorney Announcement was made today by J. L. Lester of his Che Hey West Cilisen SOU THERN “KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JANUARY on, e Associate Features ar PRIC® FIVE CENT: ‘Mayor Harvey Confers Tuesday With enators Holland, Smathers, Rep. Lantatf On Critical Water Supply Top Polio Fund Barkers MAYO. ve RVEY is shown above as he esonts a treph:r to Mrs. Mary Stensland, Harris School te Di »se class collected $63.13 for the March of Dimes fund, in ¢ monies at Har- _ Tis Schog iy orning. From left to right: Princ:pal Randolph T. Russell, Mayor Harvey, Mrs. Ster pc Ramon Navarro. Harris School Coes Over Top In Polio Fund Cheek Kor, $350.22 Is Presented To Mayor Harvey This Mofning At Close Of Effort This morning at the Harris School Assembly marked the close of the March of Dimes for Harris School. The oceasion was candidacy for romihation fer |terminiated by the r entation state attorney for the 16th jof the. check to Mayor C. B. judicial cireuit which con- | Harvey, the March of Dimes, | sists of Monroe County, Fla. hairman for Monroe County. Mr. Lester ‘s a graduate of The check totaled a sum _ of the public school svstem of | 6350.22. The check was presented Monroe County and re }to the Mayor by Principal Ran ed his lew degree at the Uni- dolph T. Russell. In his presenta- | versitv of Florida. He has [tion Mr. Russell stated that he practiced law in Key West jicit this would be the largest for the past 49 years, and is sum presented by any school in at present the State Attorney for the 16th Judicial oe | Unclaimed Bikes | To Go On Sale A number of bicv that have! { ty | n recovered by Key West poli os have not been claimed by jowners will be sold at auction at asthe headquarters, City Ha ‘dnesday February 10, Police oe Joseph Kemp announced to- day If proper identification of the bi cycles is established before that date, owners can claim — their | bikes. Otherwise they will go on sale to the publie Bulletin TRUMAN WITHDRAWS NAME FROM N. H. BALLOT WASHINGTON President Truman said today he will have | bis name withdrawn from the New Hamreshire presidential pre- ference primary, but that this | wouldn't necesarily preclude his | running again. A Navy man was killed in a | motorcycle crash on Stock Island early this afternoon. Coroner Roy Hamlin rushed to the scene and | is investigating the accident. The | Navy will not divulge the man’s | mame until his next of kin has | been notified. FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE GOOD ITALIAN FOOD LUIGI'S RESTAURANT CHICKEN CACCIATORE ‘oe Pit © Spaghetti @ Veal Scallopini © Raviole eLaSagna ORDERS TO TAKE OUT 27 DUVAL TEL. 1908 the county Last year the trophy wer $250. Harvey pr that in Harris School by raising This morning sented a cup to the had raised the most Harris School. This sonunued On Page seven, won a sum of class noney Mothers’ March For Polio Fund Tonight At 7 will hour what Mcthers of Key West march toni-ht for one from 7 to 8 to collect funds they can in the all- out drive against folio, it was announced today by Menroe county chairman C. B. Harvey. Bells will ring, end lights will burn on all Key West Forches or in the windows at the 7 o'clock hour. The mothers will go to the Coor of every house that has a light and ask for contribu- tions to the march on polio. Key Westers will be giving at the same time that citizens throughout the United States @re opening their hearts and their purses to the cause. So light your house and light your heart, tonight from 7 to 8 o'clock and give whatever you can the dread disease, Harvey urged. to fight Mayor A Complete Stock of Mechanic HAND TOOLS Cuaranteed for Life Roy’s Key West Auto Parts Co. -21 DUVAL STREET TELEPHONES 1877 - 1878 ‘Truman ‘Will Be Asked: By Reporters If He Will Let His 'Naixe Remain On N. H. Ballot After Press Confereace He Wilt take . Off For Aw Acrial Inspection Of ; The Ohio River Flood Area By The Associated Press President Truman today faces reporters eager to know if he will let bis name remain in. the New Hampshire primary along with those of almost all avowed presi- dential candidates of both parties Immediately after his weekly news conference the President takes of for an aerial inspection o° the Obio River flood en President Truman's name was entered in the March 1) New Hampshire primary Wednesday by James D.. MePhail, Manchester. j lumber dealer. who said without further explanation “I know! the President will let his name stay | aot on the ballot.” Truman has 10 davs in which to order his name withdrawn Also enfered in this first of all 1952 primaries are Sen. Kefauver (D.-Tenn.) only Democrat to an- nounce so far; Sen. Taft (R.-Ohjo): Harold E. Stassen: and Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, all Repub. licans However, the election will pro. vide no key to the comparative strengths of the GOP and Demo- cratic candidates since each party holds a separate primary. But since New Hampshire is strongly Republican, victory is of greater | importance in the Republican race Other political developments Sen. Kerr (D.-Okla.) gave hints in Washington that if Truman does run, Kerr would be willing Rep. Shevpard (D.-Calif.) an- nounced a “harmony meeting” of 27 Democratic leaders in Los Ang- eles Saturday and Sunday. The state Democratic group has been badly split in reeent years Ren. A. L. Miller (R.-Yeb.) pre. dicted Gen. Douglas MacArthur vill be a “compromise candidate for Republicans. Miller forecast a deadlock between Taft and Eisen hower supporters at the Republican National Convention. However, Gen. Jonathan Wain wright withdrew Wednesday as a “favorite son” date representing MacArthur in Wisconsin's April 1 primary. Wis. consin officials said someone would be named Saturday to take his (Contirued On Page Seven OT SACS LE TIES Fabric Block Printing Directed By Thos. C. Lane Art Dept. K. W. H. S. in THE WORKSHOP at Noble's Art Center FREE TO MEMBERS Register NOW Class Starts Feb. 1 1101 Truman Ave. 7PM. Ph. 1851 —— presidential candi- ! 58 Chsmadaind Are Identified WASHING 1 ON Department today identified more casualties in Korea in a ne list (No. 490) that reported | killed, 39 wourided and two injure: Salt Pond Area Proposed Site Of Trailer Camp A trailer camn of 100 trai!- ers in the Salt Pond area to house Navy and Navy yard men and their families has been proposed by the Navy to the Federal Public Housing administra- tion in Atlanta, it was learn- ed today. Commander Conrad E. Grehs, Navy publi: works officer, said that the Navy prepesed that the 100 trailers recently allocated by FPHA for personnel be placed on the site of the old Salt Pond grea. This proposal has gone to the re3jional offices of FPHA in Atlanta and will have to be forwarded to Washington. D. C. The area consists of about seven and cne-half acres, Grohs said. At present there are no residences. only old decoy buildings on the pro- posed trailer site. The trailer house only enlisted Navy personnel and families as well as the civilian workers at the Navy yard, according to FPHA order. civilian camp will Mothers Leave your Citizen Staff Photo City’s Highest | Official W as Asked By Coin. To Make Trip The critical water sit Key West and t { will be discu serence by Senators George Smata sard Holland anc Bill Lantaff ia Washingte i on ‘Tuesday 3:30 fp | told The Citizen this 1 Harvey had been askec lay nigit’s City Commission 1 jing to go to Washingtoa to ith ofticials on the Island City and immedi: se 1 in a fourway co Mayor C.B. 1 Repr at Te ater shortage | nedies tor it He said today that le ; Monday for tie spend the week if jnation’s capita {soiution to the eritical waver shor age. | the wire from Senator to the Mayor read wan be ud io see you confer essary i to bring abou u Hellauc Tu . terrnon abou 3) whieh ateratand is agreeable to Senatyr Smathe dd Representacive 1 ‘4 taff, Regards.” mary said; “I will present probiems first hand to ou sntative.”’ | Havey‘s first official trip as Mayor of Key West will be made not ' “oad_represen- tative Of tre » ‘ait Oe pert. An engineer at tne Navy yard, Harvey is said to be ove et the best informed men on the water situation in Key West. At Monday night's Commission g. Commissioner Louls MJ disclosed that ‘Jorid Aqueduct Commission aidQerpipeene (6 Key (éntinued Gn Puge Seven: . | Higher Telephone : Rates Start In Feb. MIAML i? — 483,000 Flor subscribers of Southera Bell Te phone Co, will begin payitg “hi wi ~The Defense | rates next: month 5g} Southern Bell Wednesday wy (Bounced its new rates, in line wi * \a decision by the Florida Railroad Wj and Public Utilities ¢ ” d. gn increase of 6 per cent Downtown business and residen tial rates genere will go” un. Some reductions are rural suburbs Sample raté inexeases for 1 pa telephones are Miami, business, $13 residence, $5.50 to $5. Miami residential phone, 34.80; 4-party phone from $3.09 to $3.80.) Jacksonville, business, $11 to esidence from $5.25 to $5.65. tine, business , residence from $ to $4.19 Sanford, business $ to § residence from $3.50 to $3 Orlando, business fro ) 311; residence from £4.50 to $4 Day' Beach, busine 39; residence from $4 to $4.4 Fort Pierce siness from $ to $7.50; residence from $3.50 NOTICE There will be no more public dances at the Elks Club An- nex on. Saturday nights until further notice. Will March oN POLIO TONIGHT 7:00 TO 6:00 P. M. PORCH LIGHT BURNING VOLUNTEERS WILL CALL FOR YOUR DONATION