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

Warmest City in Nation Today Was KEY WEST 75 VOL. LXXII. No. 61 President Leaves Key West By Plane Friday For T rip Ti o New: York After Delivering *—— Speech He Will Fly Directly Back To Island C uly By ERNEST B. VACCARO KEY WEST (@—President 'Tru- man appeared unconcerned today over what may happen to his pres- | tige in New Hampshire's presiden- | tial preference primary. Yet -he showed other signs of acting like a candidate for re-election | His -decision to interrupt bis Florida vacation for a sneech in | New York Saturday—his first talk away’ from Washington since last | fall—renewed speculation he may seek “another ‘term. ‘The [President is flying from Key | West at: noon: Friday to spend: Fri- day night «with Mrs. ‘Truman and her ‘diling 89:year-old mother,:Mrs. D. W. Wallacé; at Blair House in Washington. He will fly Saturday to New York where ke will address the Columbia Scholastic Press Asso- rsa in the Waldorf-Astoria Ho- tel After the speech, he will fly di- rectly back to Key West to.resittme the vacation he began last Friday. Mr. Truman is not expected to announce whether he will seek re- | election before his major political address March 29 to the $100-a- plate Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Washington. Mr. Truman, who once described presidential preference primaries as “eyewash,” had no special ar- rangements for getting the New# Hampshire results, which could have an important impact on his ei stige. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennes- seg has made a spirited day-and- night campaign in. that normally | Republican state for a slate of del- | Upper Keys 'C. UFC. Debates ‘Road Sign Issue Members Vote To Ask For Bill Permitting Signs At Uniform Space From Overseas Highway The Upper Keys Chamber of Commerce dise d the coun- troversial “‘road sign” issue at a meeting last night at the wharf. on Indian Key Fill, Islamorada, J. M. Fernandez; member report- ed today. The wharf was forinerly Blacks wWell’s ‘and is* located: about: four f: miles ‘north of Craig,<#la.\» R. O. Shuey” presided | at the veting which heard many argu- ments pro and con on the road sign issu It was finally decided to re- quest state officials to pass a bill at the next session of the State Legislature which woula allow the placing of road signs at a.uniform distance from the highway. Deputy Sheriff James O. Bark- er, guest speaker of the meeting, gave a talk on law enforcement on the Upper Keys. Mrs. Jack Wilkinson reported on the March of Dimes cam- SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER — Man Kills Dog th Hammer At - | ‘Garrison Bight mn se =: A sordid tale of-inhuman cruel. | ney to man’s besf friend unfolded | “Yesterday when a small child in | | the Washington ‘Avenue neighbor- | hood told of seeing a man kill a | The child said that the man, whem she could net identify, had killed the dog with ropeated blows on the head with a ham- mer. One of the pups was res- cued by the tot and has been | adopted by Attorney Paul Saw- yer. Mrs. Sawyer, said today that the pup, "a happy little mongrel was doing nicely.” She said that they took the dog when the par- ents of the little girl who made the discovery would not let her keep it. Humare Society officials said today, in decrying the act of the unidentified man, that anyene wishing fo: have a pet put a: vd wmay havevite dene by the mane Society) quickly and ls “lessly: at ne ceshe@r, the ipgficy' ‘of the ‘Seciety'it: also te put «the © unwarted —- for adoption if ‘vdesived.: The Society ‘officials ‘said that while they could prosecite in a case like this, they were more interested in teaching the public and helping to prevent incidents like this. According to City statu- tes, @ $50 fine or 15 day jail Sentence er both can result from such a crime. Huge Dredge Will paign. She presented Roxie | Siderius, Green Turtle Inn, with a trophy for having collected the largest sum of money on the Upper Keys in the campaign. Paul C. Bridgham, owner of Fisherman’s Paradise, was ap- ted chairman of the Upper eys Civil Defense committee. ‘Ray O. Shuey was. “appointed egates entered, ole gupogition to Mr. | trustee of the Florida Keys Elec- id toe Sebel Bote Page Bight Te- The President “has, left all cam-| (Continua Eight) paigning to his y fincas in ‘New Hampshire, and, just as he did in 1948, he is leaving it to his staff to sweat out the revues." Plans For Youth Center Opening To Be Discussed Final arrangements for the St. Patrick's Day opening of Key West's Youth Center at the Wesley House will be made ut a meeting of both youth and adult civie organizations at 5 o’clocdek | tomorrow afternoon at the Wes- ley House. The Youth Center will formal- ly open Saturday at the Wesley House at 1100 Varela street. Organizations which have not had representatives at previous mectings concerning - ‘the ‘nat center are 'urged™ to. bind: “7m bers to tomorrow's eeting, iE A report ‘ori! He!® teenagers whd ‘have ‘registeréd for participation in the center's (Continued On Page Eight? Fine Fishing Tackle Thompson Enterprises. Inc. . HARDWARE DIVISION Phone 686 Phone 886 MARL | 75c Per Cu. Yd. Loaded at Stock Island Pit | 8x 8 x 16 BLOCK 20c Per. Block ( In Quantities) | Ready-Mix Concrete | Rock, Sand and. | Gravel : CHARLEY TOPPINO & SONS Phones 1865 - 1648 Stock Island |Opens March 15 3 id Spring Reunion Of Scottish Rite All the various Masonic de- grees through the 32nd degree will be conferred and © exempli- fied during the “Spring Re- union” of all the Scottish Rite bodies in Key West from March 15 through March 29. The 29ers of the Miami Con- sistory will exemplify the 29th degree in ceremonies at the Scottish Rite Temple here on! Sunday, March 23. The Miami group uses 60 of their members as a team to confer this degree. The Spring . a .semi- annual Masonic _ Affair, will open. herg, at Fs o’clocky, next ; Mporning. ser Rite. sanemnbets ave invil visitin, attend ies ie Warren Douglas and Lois Hell in “SECRETS OF MONTE CARLO” maa NOTICE PONCE'S LUNCHEONETTE NOW HAS CURB | SERVICE We Close at 11 P.M. THE CHURCH OF CHRIST invites you to hear THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST TONIGHT and 7:30 each evening through March 23rd Speaker JOHN FRENCH, evangelist of Stuttgart, Ark. CORNER ASHBY and VON PHISTER STS. ° Arrive Here Soon Within ten days a mammoth 27 inch hydraulic dredge is expected to arrive in Key West to start work on the Boca Chica and Key female dog after _ drowning five of her six puppies at Garri- son Bight. KEY WEST, FLORIRAL yugway. MARCH TI, errs meen MIR x kk * kok oe | ene Praised For Priority | Granted By | Defense Agency + by Susan McAvoy Complete electrification of the Lower Keys includ- ing Big Pine by “July 1 is ‘inum priority granted yest- erday' to City Blectrie Syst ‘em by the Defense Electric) ‘Power »Administration «in Washington. Senators George Smath- ers and Spessard Holland, and Representative Bill Lantaff wired The Citizen that the DEPA had just ad- vised it has allocated “criti, cal materials for construc- tion of power line from Key West to Big Pine Key.” State Representative Bervie C. Papy, who made twe extensive trips to Washington to press for the priority after the initial rebuff last April hailed the DEPA action as the signal for a new era in the Lower Keys. “The trips were made to Wash: West Naval Station Sub Base ac-| ington, taking with us brochures or with the atlantic, oa eres many calls we made — all "The cifie Di Company. borne fruit,” Rep. Papy told The | ge, one of the Citizen. axpest-of inthe. world Rep. bapgand c Soin ‘ will require 5 "to com: | Set, nage plete the job of dredging the chan. | ectric bpoar with them tooDEPA nels and réclaiming land Benson also said that his com- pany will require about 50 latorers to complete the project. The com- pany is cooperating with the Uni- ted States Employment Service and will bring some Key men to the city he added. The AGP Co., one of the largest dredging companies in the world has handled such jobs as the St. Johns’ River deepening and during the ccastruction of New York's Idlewild Airport, they reclaimed over 5000 acres of land. Lester Elected To Governing Board Florida Bar Assn. TALLAHASSEE (®—The Florida ons Association, after an election by’ mail, has nominated six mem- ‘ers for the 1953 presidency and elected nine to the Board of Gov- ertiors. The president will be chosen from the nominees at the state bar ccivention in June and will take office a year later. Board of Governors elections do not have | to be confirmed at the convention. Nominees for president are Horn- er Fisher, West Palm Beach; Dar- rey A. Davis, Miami Beach; Ches- fer Bedell, Jacksonville; E. A. Clayton, Gainesville; Baya M. Har- risc.., St. Petersburg; S. Isler Jr., Panama City. Elected to the Board of Gover- nors were Ben C. Willis, Tallahas- see, Second Circuit; Bedell and Albert Graessle Jr., Jacksonville, (Continued On Page Six ) AUDUBON SCREEN TOUR CARL Ss Dts led daa A Full Coler Motion Picture Filmed in-the Field 8:00 P. M. THURSDAY HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Adults Students Menree County Audubon Society ELKS CLUB BENEFIT FOR MR, KEY WEST. 1952 ELKS CLUB ANNEX, PRIDAY, MARCH 14, 9 TILL? Music By JOE TORANO Orchestra Public Invited. Admission $1.00 A night of fun promised all who ‘studies and pictures of the actual dwellings and industries a the Lower Keys. “The credit belongs to Mr. Papy,” said Van Deursen. The DEPA allocation permits City Electric System 87,000 ‘pounds cf aluminum for the transmission line to Big Pine Key. This material will cost only two-thirds as much as the equivalent in copper wiré or Copperweld wire. Van Deursen said that aluminmum was the only ma- terial available at this time and is being used increasingly in the war- shortaged nation. Bids on the overall construction jo’ will be advertised immediately. | Work can start within a month cr \two months, and the building of the line should be completed two to three months after that Van Deursen said. It will be the longest extension of power lines in City Electric history. Home ewners and busi- ness concerns will get the iden-~ tical, electric. service.'as do Key Westers, Rates will be acaled ac: cordingly. " with C, T. Hurd, top ‘men atthe DEPA urging the granting: of: the critical material. The success was jubilantly hailed) by Lower Keys Property Owners Association leaders who have been now be able to start development cause of lack of power. C. Sam B. told The Citizen: event in the history of Lower Keys development. New the Keys 1 can really be opened up to ac- commodate the ever-growing per- manent population of the Keys.” Homeowners who new eat and read by kerosene lamp or candle \light for lack of power, wilt be | able to electrify their homes and jobttain much needed electrical |equipment for domestic use. Contractors and *builders,” handi- | capped by lack of | be able°to atéeli of homes, service . Me | structures. The area between Key West and Big Pine Key, formerly in com- parative . will now be- come lighted along with the rest of the Keys. cide today on the specific advertis- ing of bids fer the job. CHOICE BUILDING LOTS Convenient to Scheols and Zone, Residence “A” trom CHARLEY TOPPINO & PHONE 1865 . 1445 | made possible by the alum-} State Rep. Papy ronferredtui@ ste Utility Board members will de- | IN THE U.S.A. & wk x ke * [Mansas Sheriff Here | of actual need for power, the SHERIFF KENNETH COOK of Miami County, Huyett: waived extradition. td!Paolo, Kansas to face an armed robbery charge. Peace Justice Ir: -in the apprehending of-the criminal said ‘that-Huyett.is accused of armed up of a filling station and a grocery store in Paolo. Before Circuit Court Judge Renitine To Ext radite Prisoner <j utive and legislative powers.’ Kansas (left) is shown above with Police Joseph Q.'Kemp and his Deputy Alva Farrar when he came to Key West: to pick, up one ee who was being held for the State gf Kansas by local law enforeers. Huyett willbe buts, wa Dr. Renedo To Practice In City Dr. Henry Renedo, Jr., of Miami, will open an office at. 518 ‘Fleming street for the éxclusive practice of orthodontia (siraightening teeth) on Wednesday, March 19. The office will be cpen every Wednesday throughout the: year. Dr. Renedo will be remembered locally as he is a native Key West- er. The doctor. was born in 1913 in Key West and attended elément- ary and high school in the city. He graduated in ‘32 from the Key West High School. i work was com- Auggenbeim ‘Chilebrew’ 4! Cintte Sin: year post ‘graduate’ course in or- thodontics at Columbia University, ecnpleting: the course in 1940, with a-diploma in orthodontia. Dr. Renedo entered the Army pressing hard for electrification |on March 5, 1941, and served until |Her untiring and persistent in- | since their organization was formed January, 1946 when he was sep-' structions are undoubtedly ‘respon- a year ago. These landewners will; arated with the rank of Major. The doctor ‘has practiced in Mi- the play. ind Charles ; of properties, long postponed be-| ami since "46 with Dr. H. W. Cook who has limited his practice to or-| dy” did more than justice to the | Curry, secretary of the Association | thodontia in Miami fcr He will continue this association | “This is the most important : with Cook, but will also serve the | Key West area by these one-day week visits. TON SEMANE DOUBLE PAGEANT 8 p.m. W. Hartello MASKE mask at Key West Players Do It Ag | described the Key West Players VU VV EVO G IOV TPG I FEV ISOS CSIC SSS SISOS k & is froeamh Sets fre * Onteanding| = ‘Kind Lady’ Top Entertainment NAAAdOeeessesesssssdsasssssseeaseesed By Jeannette Bieunt *. So many glowing adjectives have 1 ailor Badly Hurt Acting productions during the past sea sons, that I feel in need of a Re: vets Thesaurus to add more stir- | ° ring praises for “Kind Lady,” In Cycle Misha John C. Lee, of the PCS 1385 j Which opened last night. The connotation of the phrase “amateur preduction,”’ just doesn't apply. Ofcourse, they are all ama- ar we and Windsor Lane when <-teurs' in fact, but professional’ in |* his Matoreycle left the and ‘abitity. crashed yin ) coconut’ ‘tree, a ‘Free advertising (the boss will- }ingy°T gladly insert. “Kind Lady” can be seen’ at 8:30 o'clock” saan | was p Avenue at 4:30 a.m. this motn- 10. 2, E. MARTELLO Come in costume er get a Admission te each event, $2.25, including tex. - |night this week at the Barn Thea- | ing when te néticed bred and itre. And fetter entertainment just } found a motereycle lying on the can’t be found! sidewalk with the moter stil run: Emily Woolley Goddard, as scl ning. He immedistely shut off ‘ual, did a matchless job in direct- | the moter to fire” and ing the Edward Chodorov chiller.| then discovered the infUred seiler lying about 15 feet from the cycle. sible for the undisputed success of Lee was taken te the Neval | Hospital by pec ge eh re ” let “ Li injuries were sal ff Ann Carleton, as the ‘Kind La- he right Gyeeedl, reaheesh Sank 31 years. {leading role. Her “Miss Mary Her- | bruises and ries” was that of a more feminine Ethel Barrymore..She wrung the hearts of last night’s opening night ‘Continued On 1 Page Three) HAND TOOLS Guaranteed for Life IGHT ALEGRES . FEATURE Auto Parts. Co... «21 DUVAL STREET TELEPHONES 1877 - 1878 D BALL the door. Key West Citisen ES Big Pine | Priority Given ): teh All Lower Keys * _ he. government. .. Roy ‘s Key West ** | snd, CHARITY BALL CASA MARINA PRICK FIVE CENT! RO ® Batista Pledges To End Gangsterism In Cuba General Promises Elections After Cleanup Of Government By BEN MEYER HAVANA, Cuba (®—Fulgencio Bu, Cuba’s resurgent strong today formally proclaimed | himselt in charge of “all powers pen functions” of both. the execu- tive and legislative branches who fled the Presidential Palace after Batista and his junta of 15 or Rey’ b army captains and lieuten- ants had seized control of all ma- ion military and police establish- ments here, Ligiso nage Mexi can Spnsay. eal today-angi asked for asylum Psa ry Proclamation said the volutionary Junta—that appar- ently is what his government wil) be resolved that he ‘as- He to sweep Cuba clea ot "aleving. snd" sented a -| Soreeraaaa K e a ive bouncing normal. ine traffi banks and other busi. , threats of @ generai strike proposed ty ad- herents of Prio subsided. The Si-yearold Batista, __ (Continued On Pai The Key Wes West Players | KIND LADY A Chiller, b: EOWARD cHODOROV based on a story by HUGH WALPOLE OPENING TONIGHT! and continuing through eperch 15 rear a 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 who Price $1.50 Tax Incl. Time 8:30 P.M. Low Cost Air Coach SCHEDULED AIRLINES Masonic Notice Special Corsmunication of Dade Ledge No. 14, F. & A. M. Wednes- day evening March 12th, 7:30.P. om, F.C. Degree. All F.C. as well as Master Masons are invited to At. #6. WEECH, * Sec’y. WALTHER M. LAZIER,