The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 6, 1952, Page 1

VOL. LXXIN. No. $7 W. A. Disbury Stull “Critical” After Removal Of Blood Clot By SUSAN McAVOY Coast Guard and Navy action saved the life of W. A. Disbury, severely ed yesterday on his ship SS Sea Comet, brought to shore by Coast Guard. and oper- ated on by Naval Surgeon J. J. Zuska, it was learned to- day. ‘His condition remains critical. Disbury, 46, near death was brought in by the Coast Guard ship at 3:30 p.m. from the. Sea Buoy. Cause of his injuries re- mains unknown as the Coast Guard has not been able to reach the skipper of the Sea Comet , which went full speed ahead for its destination, Boston. Comdr. Zuska operated on Disbury removing the blood clot which endangered the seaman’s life. He also has a brain concus- sion and a broken arm. Navy hospital OD, Dr. W. S. Hatt said that Disbury remains on the, critical list today. Dishury’s home address is 2658 S. 48th street, Gulfport, Fla. The injured man would not fell Coast Guard or Navy how he was hurt. Miami Coast Guard District notified the. Key West Dying Seaman Saved By Fast CG Rescue And Navy Sur; — * S| injur- THE SOUTHERNMOY T NE WSPAPER Che Kev West ci IN THE U.S.a. KEY WEST, ere Who Says Glads Won’t Bloom In K. W? ‘Mayor's Menwry Saves Him Ten Doliars The ttipto Havana; Cuba, for conferences with Bank President Justo Carillo and other Cuban officials regard- ing the Key West-Havana ferry will cost Comissioner Jack Delanev $10 more than | he thought it would. At last Monday's city com- stated. A check with Citv Clerk Victor Lowe revealed that Harvey was correct. He had voted against the ‘spot zon- ing’ request. Rent a sce ene as mrs se OS People Attend $2,000 Stolen In Marathon Fun Night Affair | From Trading Post Shop By Breaking-In Thieves program was presented last night at County Beach to an audience ROBBERS TAKE LS CASH, CHECKS | ‘Russian Ties CONTRARY TO THE PREVALENT BELIEF that Gladiolias won't thrive in Key West, k. A. Gabriel of 704 Thomas street, offers these fine specimens as proof that the opposite is true. Gabriel says that he planted these blooms about three months ago and has more ready to blossom, CG of the man’s injuries. Three Trial Set For Robbers Of n Restaurant The two armed hoodlums who allegedly pulled a stick-up on Logun’s South Beach Patio Res- taurant, February 16, will be ar- raigned for trial in Criminal Court, Wednesday at 10. am, Harry Dongo, Criminal Court Clerk announced ‘today. The accused pair are Herbert J. Cormier and Marion R. Court- ney. They have been held on $14,- 000 bond in County jail since their preliminary hearing before Peace Justice Roy Hamlin. The stick-up men were arrest- ed by the city police in a 14- minute capture following the hold-up at 2 a.m. on February 16. The men are charged with armed robbery and larceny of a motor vehicle, They denied guilt on the charge of au to com- mit murder, on their en- counter with City Policeman Eddie Ramirez. , Proprietor Al Logun said the men took $1600. They admit to taking only $360,. the Amount re- covered by police. Complete Stock of sarong HAND TOOLS Guaranteed for Life Roy's Key West ‘Anto Parts Co. .21 DUVAL STREET TELEPHONES 1677 - 1878 TONIGHT STARTING AT 8 P.m.,° SEMANA ALEGRE'S » & OMPARSA pirate sdbise. Deval 2) Cuba’s champion calypse singers, at beech, approx. op. m. 4) Street dancing at ALL FREE! beech. tive’ presentations made by Tocal Everyone joined whole-heart- ey in the community singing and ii OPEN SAFE The Trading Post in M. 0 in the audience participation events which had been planned was robbed of $2,000: last night shop] ing a window and evening's entertainment. tulling out a screen, Capt. Andy, E. Sinberg of was chosen Deputy Sheriff, announced _ to- day. The robbery was of. 1500 people. BONDS FROM Are Denied business firms. discovered Citizen Staff Photo timore denied under a barrage of , THURSDAY, marcH 2 amppabe = tae 1952 | | \ AT 12: Billy Roberts Wins Title In Legion Monroe — Oratorical Contest Mother. Jnnlow | Well Enough To Permit | ay A . Chief's Visit By SUSAN McAVOY | President Harry Truman will} | leave Washington at 12:30 to- | | morrow for his 11th working va- cation in Key West, according to | jan AP wire just received. | | The President completed plans for the flight after re- | ceiving word of the improve- |ment of Mrs. Truman's mother, Ms. David W. Wallace. Barring unforseen changes in | | the condition of the 89-year-old Blair house patient, the Presi- roan will take off at 12:30 noon {tor his three week working va- | cation, Maj. Gen. Wailace H. Graham, presidential. physician, said in a! | bulletin at 11 this morning: “Mrs. Wallace's condition still jis serious, but much improved. | She had a good night last night | and is feeling considerably bet- H ter this morning. | President Harry Truman |make his flight down | Washington to Key West | tailwinds speeding him. From Washington tempera- | tures below freezing, the Presi- jdent will arrive at Boca Chica field tomorrow with the themo- meter probably around 80 de- grees. ¢ President and.some of will | from with efive. White House ents as usual will come in earlier in a special plane. Boca Chica chief airport me-| terelogist, Dick Splaine, said to- — will fly in» The» Independs ‘ cont The Associated Press Teletype, Features. and Photo Service: For 72 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key Wew PRICK FIVE CENT! & TOMORROW x * * ? "Key West High al Contest Senior Will Go To Miami Finals In National Test Won Les zion Oratoric Seventeen year old Billy Roberts, Key West Hizh .| School senior was acclaim- | ed last night as Monroe | County’ 's Champion Orator at the Convent Auditorium when he triumphed ovér two other finalists in the 12th Annual American Le- elon Oratorical Contest. Roberts, who will repre- “sent Monroe County in a series of competitions lead- - ing to a possible chance at li $4,000 scholarship prize Citizen Staff Photo BILLY ROBERTS (right), Key West High School Senior was the winner in the 12th Annual Amcrican Legion Oratorical Contest held last night at the Convent Auditorium. Shown congratu- lating the winner is Frank Roovaquers, Legion Americanism Committee Chairman. in. the national finals at ‘Baton Rouge, Louisiana, held a large convent audi- ence spellbound- with his | pale avickoning patriotic Run ) the competition was Miss syst of the Convent of: Mary Immaculate. Miss Eloise Fi of the Doug third prize. Romague- Truman Asks Congress Today ites fini Ne were. pre- pal) with a ie medal appropriately ei Roberts, who ev his topic For Will Be Used To Arm Onur Allies By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON — m—President * Mrs. Sinberg was presented|by proprietor Jennings Murphy | questions today that he sought to s ‘ti ‘ —E——EEeees “ with a corsage and a certificate }at 7 this morning. justify Ru iia F idvastn of Fi “inland jday, that the ‘first two days eg tom — 8: aga Agate: in his Prepared address, “An proclaiming her Queen. ~~ The thieves found the safe] in 1939, jthe | Presidents “visit will be per 2 ie coal t ae T. ist Lo ORAS Sane. IRE. sh Willis Wolf, Cleveland, Ohio, jopen and lifted out $100 in| Latlimore told the Senate inter.) Partly cloudy | with | moderate Mia” program to ele Beg beni eal pees hc so and John Hartley, a Massachu- |cash, $400 in travelers checks, | naf security suvcommictee his per- | eM Peratures | threat. -against the “survival of e pt on bank. checks and $125 in Gov-|sonal feeling at the time was that |C0!d air comes in off the Gulf of | civilisation” Se oe $500; Honest rg ste bing gle ts abt setts man, each won an all day (Continued On Page Three) Bien Venidos, Sus Ma je (Continued From Page One) | (Continued On Page Six ) Citizen Staff Pho! THEIR MAJESTIES, Cuba's King and Queen of Calypso welcomed to Key West this morning when they fiew jn from Havana to take part in tonight's La Semana Alegre progray at the County Beach. The Royal Couple is shown as they were met this morning at the from left to right: Agapito Gonzalez, the King of Cuban Calypso, former Mayor Louis M. J. Eisner, Miss Nora Diaz, lovely Queen of Calypso in Cuba and Mr. Julio Cabanas, President of the San Carlos Institute who arranged for their visit in Key West. Accompanying the royal couple were the mother of the Queen, Senora Isabel Diaz; the Calypso Queen of the Isle of Pines Miss Pastora Soto and Dominga Barvedes Gil. Tonight's Cuba night program will feature a giant Gomparsas which will proceed up Duyal street at 7:30 p. m. from the La Concha Hotel to the County Beach 7: where a free Street Dance will be held music were E BUILDING acisse tA" tae ee THANKS! Loaded at Stock Island Pit & x 8 x 16 BLOCK 20c Per Bik. ( In Quantities) Sokncey TOPPING & SONS PHONE 1865 - 1648 PALACE! and tpt Ellen Key “THUNDER IN GOD’S COUNTRY” 1 would like te thank my many seacae and all the kind folks who! me otherwise, and bought! tickets that resulted in my be.) coming King of Le Serene Alegre! Festival. FRANK VELIZ, JR. Rock, Sand and Gravel & SONS | Phones 1856 - 1648 ESS | 4 jer of the Naval Base will head airport, . brought votes te my home, voted Ready-Mix Concrete | CHARLEY TOPPINO |=" pe: "Me per pound. | Mexico. Mayor C. B. Harvey and Mrs. | , Harvey will be on hand to greet |the President. The other city | commissioners will have left for j Cuba for conferences on the pro- | posed Key West-Havana Ferry. | Monroe County Commission. | jers will be absent. Chairman Gerald Saunders and Commis- sioner Clarence Higgs left this | afternoon fora state convention of county commissioners at St. Augustine. Commissioner Joe Al- | len has been ill in bed since | The Navy will greet the Pres- ident as usual with top officers and enlisted men lined up for | the reception. Capt. C. C. Adell, Comimand- |the reception committee at Bo- ¢a. Chica field when the Presi- dent lands. Commanding Officer of Boca Chica, Capt. E. H. El- dredge will also be present. Nine other Captains, commanding of jficers of the various naval units there will greet the Chief Exe- cutive. State Representative B. C. Pa- py will probably be present, al- \though his office had not con- | firmed this as The Citizen went {to press. | The Navy is as usual taking extraordinary security measures to insure protection and privacy |for the Chief Executive. | The Marine Guard of Honor j will give a guard salute under | the command of Maj. Charles D. | Barrett, Jr., USMC and a 21 gun salute will reverberate from the | Naval Station. 1 at is,not known at this time which members of the White | House staff in addition to Presi- | (Continued On Page Six ) iia | CORRECTION In the Fauste Grocery adv. of | Wednesday issue the price of Pic- oe ese was 38¢ per pound. m should have read Pic- to | FAUSTO’S FOOD PLACE ——— REI eS “the American withstood | the test. of great Tonight the President, fully Maids Find it aware of mounting congressicaal ire over foreign-aid spending, will | ledttohie weeneoe erie + fot go on every major radio and tele- are 1! and left last judges. He said, Constitution has greatest test of all—the time. It has guided our vision network at 10:30 EST to leaders in molding the greatest [earry his plea to the people. | Ore cock fer shale Tourtey | ivitization of ull time." ‘Talk cf withdrawing to the West- | The judges for last night jern Hemisphere “has momentary Feeny, rhesned pages yp contest, who were announced on- seductiveness,” the President said, | he discevered he ly. after’ the competition hed “because it would seem to relieve | $500. ‘tn panic he cited been completed in accordance: Motel manager Jack Talon ond ‘told him of his iées:: twe and | At the moment he calle Claudine Grant came inte the us of the contributions we are how making to collective defense.” But he said the adoption of such a policy would be a “mandate for with contest rules included, Mr Wilhelmina Harvey, wife of the Mayor of Key West, Attorney W Motel maids, Blsié Curty Harris, Dr. A. M, Morgan Wednesday; Commissioner Har- | National suicide.” the Rev. Ralph Hogers and Iry Harris in be in Havana with; The President said the money | j eieeereree: twenties and tens eo feet of the Mavs | the City officials. and Commis- |.be is asking for would be: spent | Talon counted them up- he told 7 ae otek ot tbe “eines sioner Frank Bentley cannot|to send arms to America’s allies | Feeny the good news. The maids in their choice o! e _winn ; make it. ‘in Europe, to: build up Allied na had found the $500 in twenties submitting duplicate score cards ‘Contunied Cn Page Four) tions in the Middie and Far East, ‘ and tens when they were chang- to help European cotntries manw ing pillowcases. Feeny hed hid- facture their own arms, and to raise the living standards of Red- | - tr prvcehote MER The Key West Players threatened nations in Africa and | ~ Hearing of his good fortune, the present Asia. tourist drove back to Key West Not a single dollar should be | arriving at 1 a.m. He rewarded KIND LADY cut out of the proposed program, | the maids and praised them for the President’ asserted, Jest this | their honesty. A Chiller, by EDWARD CHODOROV based on a story by HUGH WALPOLE One of the maids, Elsie seid to her boss, Talon: “it sure looked like heaven nation be guilfy of a “false econ omy” ¢2.“too Tittle and too late.” In a special 7,500-word message, Mr. Truman anticipated the at | when | shook out that pillew- tacks of critics and economy ad-/ case and all these bills relied OPENING NEXT vocates. He built his argument for yt.” carrying on the mutual security, Heaven neo doubt has @ place MONDAY program around four basic rea-| for Elsie and Claudine whese he- March 10 thru 15 sons, which he set forth in these | nesty is @ quality all teo rare. at the words: “First the plain fact 1s that we cannot achieve lasting security for ourselves except in association with other nations. | “Second, the funds provided ty the United Sattes under the mu- tual security program are essen tial to the suceess of the common | efforts we are making with other | free nations for peace. “Third, the funds thus invested | by the United States will yield far | (Continued On Page Six) feeeeeeectecreeneer asl SPECIAL MEETING | Cayo Hueso Grotto | 418 AMELIA STREET FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 8 P. M. Master Masons desiring Charter | membership are urged to be pres- ent for By order of DELIO COBO, Chief Justice WILLIAM oom SANDS, | rear of Woman’s Club on Duval St. Tickets on sale at FAYE’S GIFT SHOP in the LA CONCHA HOTEL or at the BOX OFFICE at Curtain Time. Price $1.50 Tax Inci. Curtain Time 8:30 P. M. TICKET OFFICE ALL AIRLINES 411 Fleming &t. be COME ON OUT TO THE CASA MARINA HOTEL TONIGHT MARCH 6 AT? P.M. ATTEND THE GALA F SHOW IN OUR PATIO — AND THEN . DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF BOB McGREW AND HIS FAMOUS BAND NO COVER CHARGE NO MINIMUM CHARGE