The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 10, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Flarida, most equitable climate in th with averag only an " country, range of VOL. LXXIII. No. 113 has the Fahrenheit Che Ken THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN TH KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY MAY 10, 1952 eye E U.S.A. The Associated Press Teletype, Features and Photo Services For 72 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key Wes PRICE FIVE CENTS Wire Mom If She’s In Tenn., Ga., Va., Or Fla; Elsewhere Bett WESTERN UNION STILL CLOSED IN MICH., OHIO AND NEW ENGLAND If your mother fs in Florida, Virginia or Tennessee you can rest assured she will receive the flowers you wire her or the tele- gram you send her for Mother's Day. If she’s up in New England however, or in Michi or Ohio, you better telephone her if you haven't already sent her a gift or written her for tne occ 10r Even anti-mott Phillip Wy- lie, noted author chapter on “Momism” in hi Gen eration of Vipers” has umbed to mass celebration this year and has to his mother-in Coral Gables h« was not all mothers poses just “mon The Wylie attack or put a new word in the American vocabul, psychological as well as popular, back when his book was first publish- mothers fle sent that he op. momism some years ed. He maintains that there was too much sickly sentimentality surrounding dear old mom, and that too often moms “smother” not “mother” their sons and daughters. Be that as it may, mom will once more be extolled by press, platform and pulpit tomorrow throughout the land Pop comes in for his share of glory later, on June 15, giving him the last word for a change. Then families will break out with ueckties, cigars and ofper mementoes to; the family A ae winter “ Downtown stores in Key West er Phone * Overseas Fan Sends For Pix Of Trailer | N.Y. Boy Fascinated By Pix Of Huge Trailer Trueks Which Carry Cargo From Key West Johnny Jurkowski, Jr., of Per- N. Y. aged 12, saw a big beautiful picture of an Overseas Transportation Co. trailer truck ina magazine up north last | month. \ So impressed was he by the, picture that he wrote the com- | pany here. The ad said that the company operates some 100 piec- es of equipment and “is the only regular common carrier operat- ing between Miami anc Key West. Cargos on this 162 mile haul run as big as 4,000,000 | pounds per week.” ry seeing Johnny up in Perry, this ad wrote to the company in Key West: | “Dear Sirs: I have seen your trailer truck in Motor Truck News and it sure Bill Shaw Crashes Russell Dinner Bill Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Shaw, 814% Fle- ming St., recently made the Atlanta newspapers. Bill crashed the big cam- paign dinner given for pres- idential candidate Russell at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel. He did it by standing on a crate outside of the dining room window with his girl- friend, Miss Dot Skinner. While politicians dined on $50 per plate meals, Shaw and Miss Skinner munched contentedly on hamburgers. When folks inside cheered. Bill, who is an ardent Rus- sell fan, cheered just as lust- ily on the outside. Only bad portion of the evening came when a light shower of rain drove the window-peepers to tempor- ary sheiter. Bill Shaw is now employ- ed by a natural gas com- pany in Atlanta and lives at 155 Fifth St.. N. E. He left Key West about six months ago. Country Club Dr. Scene 2nd Wreck Near Spot Where Norcisa Was Fatally Injured Last Sat. is the best trailer truck I've seen and am interested in your com- ' |pany because when I get bigger “~ : t want fo kee treier fey | cident last night at 11:40 pm. driver. 1 am 12 years old. My| ts M. Howell, Jr. of the USS jhobby is collecting trailer pnd | Cubera was driving East toward | pictures, so if you have any free American Legion Clubhouse | | trailer truek pictures or folder; bi he apparently lost control jor #0oks would you please send ear and skidded out inte | them to me, Thank you very the water. The Country Club Drive was again the scene of a serious ac- A.N.A This picture, priced at publicity last July when bold purchaser, Spencer H. Logan of rington. Massachusetts, is well-grounded philosophy of Art. He is the son of Frank G. Logan, for 25 years President of the Chicago Art Institute, and Josephine Hancock Logan, author of “Sanity in Art. will hang it in the living room of his fishing cottage “Casita del Famous Slashed Painting Sold NOBLE'S ART CENTER today announced the sale of a 25” x 30” oil painting, “Sunlight On Garrison Bight” by Gerald F. Leake, of its frame in daylight. () and (UP) picked up the story from The Citizen and visitors coming to Noble’s Gallery asked to see this painting for many weeks after publication of the item. The Citizen Staff Photo $1000.00, received widespread thieves attempted to cut it out Lindenbrook Farms, Great Bar- in the history and ” The new owner of the painting Cayo” in Marathon, Florida, until the first of June when he and his wife will return to Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Logan spend about four months each year at the Keys cottage, Key West’s First Lad Lantaff Says Key West Vets ave Been Allocated $80M & & x kk, For Homes; More Than Others xk * Hill, Carmichael Murder Charges Tried This Month Caraballo Case Also Scheduled For Trial In Next 3 Weeks The trial of Bennett Fielding Hill, USN, accused of second de- gree murder of George Hopkins, winter visitor, will take place on May 29, before Criminal Court Judge Thomas Caro, Attorney William V. Albury announced to- day. Hill’s trial will be one of four murder trials scheduled for this month. Three first degree mur- der charges against Carl Car- michael, Sr. and Jr., and against Louis Caraballo, will be heard before Circuit Court Judge Aqui- lino Lopez, Jr. Hill has been in Monroe coun- ty jail since February 3, when he was picked up. The brutally beaten body’ of Hopkins, had been di on Simonton street near Front,,om the ;morn- ing of February 2. Hopkins, a hotel owner from Wester’ much. Yours Very Truly, the week: police reports indicate none of | “Dear John: its occupants were hurt serious- | “This will acknowledge _re-| ly. | ceipt of your letter of April 15th | telling us that you had seen a| tigated for the Key West Police | like those ali over the country have been featuring everything | from shorts to washing machines | for Mother’s Day gifts. | Whether they are 18 or 80 the mothers will be feted tomorrow with family parties, and flowers Then when Monday morning comes, Magn will put aside her Mother’s Day finery, get the kids ready for school, the the ig for then ub for the try, breakfast, and job of washing her little brood. cook, clean, about eight hours al millions of moms in the cou thus earning her a year on wt and praised, if Mother's plunge sew and s ong witt right from cooking a dinner, Appreciation 1 wish to express my sincere appreciation to the people ef Mon roe County for the wonderful sup port given me Tuesday. From the bottom of my heart | say thanks HELIO (Moni) GOMEZ Pd. Pol. Adv picture of our truck trailer in , Department John Neil M. Knowles, Treasurer of | Wyn of the USS Amberjack. Transportation | last | ble, was badly damaged though Motor Overseas company wrote Johnny Jurkowski, Jr.” Truck News We were! very happy to receive your let- ter and passed it around for our drivers to read. One of the fel- lows said that he had some pic- ‘Two passengers were with him | in the front seat: J. E. Guyer of , the USS Cubera, and G. V. Sel- To Head State MRS. HARVEY NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT OF FLORIDA BPW By SUSAN B. ANTHONY Key West's first lady, Mrs. Wil- helmina Harvey, has been first in so many activities on her own that The car, a 1948 Buick converti- Officer Armando Perez inves- | Reckless driving charges and driving while under the influ- ence of intoxicating beverages are registered in the official re- port at police headquarters, the movement to win for women | an equal place with men in public tures at home that te would | memes | 1 “Qur company, The Overseas | When Florida granted women Transportation Co., Inc. is unique| 4 pocclageadeoey a Mpeg ne fact that it actually goes Tonight Listen mina was the first woman in the to sea about 120 miles from one | county to serve. d to another sone ay AN IMPORTANT Nagata se we a aa t which is only 90 miles | | ceive the Most Outstand Havana, Cuba. If you will MESSAGE FROM | Citizen Award, when many men in k map of the world cluding her own husband were in will find that ney West is BRAILEY | the running for the same honor. No ximately the same distance other woman has won the honor ODHAM Ss as 350 miles her South | since then, ro, Egypt, which would She was the first and only wo ace you way out in the Sahara FOR GOVERNOR jman to address commencement Desert. Normally it would be ex day exercises of the Key West high pected that Key West would be | school in May 1951, extremely hot being that TALKATHON And in March, Wilhelmina was respone in re-elect COUNTY Your vote of conf tration, Pd P te the ° THANK YOU One and All CLARENCE §&. HIGGS Adv South; however, due to the ocean (Continued On Page Three) "| STATEWIDE | want to express my gratifude to all you for your great a third term. ce mekes me doubly certain that the people of Monroe County want an efficient and honest adminis- WE'RE LIVIN’!!! Key West's latest Dance Spot CASA CAYO a HUESO tonight in Le e and en the Patio he T es of MAY PIODELIO ANC HER ORCHESTRA Ne Minumoem Phone! | the first woman to stand in the re ception line to greet President Tru- | man at Boca Chica. ow she is on the brink of the 2 hrs. on the air To Be First, Key * her record reads like a pioneer in | Woman’s Club biggest step upward in her ten years of assiduous and constant ei- vie work, She is about to become the first Key West woman ever elected to the presidencey of a state woman's | club. | On May 17, at the meeting of the Business and Professional Wo- man’s Club, in St. Petersburg, Wil- helmina will be elected President | by acclamation. She is the choice of the state nominating committee for | the highest post. Unless some one is nominated from the floor, an un- likely event, Wilhelmina will spend |the next year heading Florida's 4,000 business and professional wo- | men. Her election is assured by | 86 different club endorsements who ! back her 100 percent. | One of her first acts as President- of the State BPW may be to serve | as hostess to the state convention in Key West in August 1952 The busy working woman, moth- er, club woman, first lady of Key West has already asked the Casa | Marina and La Concha to send in | invitat he club urging them to hold the § nclave here. If BPW accepts some 175 BPW wo- } (Continued On Page Seven) Connecticut, had been wintering in Key West. Hill was indicted on a charge of second degree murder by the Monroe County Grand Jury. : The Jury brought in first de- gree murder indictments of Carl Carmichael, Sr, and Jr. who are charged with drowning Allen Harris, also known as Mellow Moon. The Carmicheels are out on $15,000 bond for the father and $5,000 for the son. They were released from jail follow- ing a hearing before Judge Lo- pez. Caraballo has been in Monroe County’ Jail since June 26, 1950, when he allegedly shot Gilberto Yglesia on the balcony of the County Courthouse during the trial of the latter for the alleged murder of Caraballo’s step- daughter. Caraballo had a mistrial in October 1950. He has been await— ing a new trial since that time. Other Legal Matters The only other criminal activi- | ties current in the otherwise | quiet county are a tampering with the Poinciana branch post- office last evening. A Federal Postal Inspector is len route to Key West today to investigate the occurrence, it was said here. : The Sheriff's Office was quiet (Continued On Page Seven) MIAMI | So — WOAM aca eae aes os $10 PM, $25 Reward !!! COMMISSION BRAILEY MY CAT IS LOST in the vicinity of United and Simonton. | love | her and will greatly appreciate any | information as to her whereabouts | She is black and white and bob tail, and wearing a gre: rness. Her name is Stubby. Pi con tact M. Levy, Ocean View Motel, | Cottage No. 17. ODHAM FOR GOVERNOR (Pd. Pol. Adv.) ATTENTION TRAILER OWNERS CAPT. KIDD says for trailers with or without baths Cove, Steck Isiand new hear this” | have @ few spaces left t my new Treasure isie Trailer de the Pecos, invitingly ing the sparkling Coolest spot this s situated among the rusting pines ove Atiantic Ocean. Cheice Waterfront spaces avaiable shade. Capt. Kidd invites you te © trailer lute at its carefree best at Treasure isle Trailer Cove aise other comfertable compact ey Drive on Stock eut te tne pine grove near the end of the eld highway sland. Make your selection of 4 choice let today | MAC'S PLACE | Boca Chica Beach Open Every Day & Nite Featuring JIMMY JOHNSON & HIS STRING BAND Sunday—2 P. M. Till? Under The Management Of BOBBIE THOMPSON Betty Bu A reel treet in Mother's Day Dinne Entertamment trom Sunday, 3 P.M. HH OP Peete | New Summer Hours Starting Monday, May 12 CIFELLI'S TROPICAL KEY WEST’S Favorite Italien Restaurant 920 TRUMAN AVE, Open 4:00 P. M. CLOSED WEONESDAYS *—_—_—_———_ —___» Lester Undergoes Major Operation This Morning Ist Year Spanish Certificates x * * Loans May ' Not Exceed $10,000 For Any Individual E. F. Luna, Loan Guaran- tee Officer of the Miami VA, has informed Repre- sentative Lantaff that $80,- 000 has been allocated to the Key West area to be used for veteran housing loans. This amount is four times as much as it would have been, had the Region- al Office not taken into consideration the local To Be Awarded {nash faced by vetreng. Closing exercises for ehildren the Special Classes of Spanish will be held-at San Carlos School next Tuesday, April 13 at § p.m. Public is cordially invited. First Year Spanish Certificates will be awarded to Suzanne Trem- blay, Charles Hatfield, Emily H. Harris, Perla Sosin, Barbara D. Barroso, Lucrecia J. Godinet, Car- men Lopez and Rachel Mattingly. Pupils will sing the American and Cuban National Anthems, as well as those Spanish songs learned | during the School Year under the | direction of Miss Benildes Re- mond, Spanish Instructor. ‘Alla en el Rancho Grande” and “El Bar- quito”’ will be accompanied by ma- racas. “Cielito Lindo” will be ac- | companied by a dance interpreta- tion by Emily Harris and Barbara D. Barroso. Presentation of Certificates will be made by President of San Car- los Institute Julio Cabanas, Jr. Pi ano Selections and accompani- ments will be offered by Michael Mariscal. Cakes and refreshments will be served. Congratulations and Greetings To all Key West Mothers on Mothers Day, from the | Casa Marina Annex oy NOT! All Elks Please Meet at the Club 2:00 P. M. Sunday to attend funeral of Brother Bernard Elwood Cc. J. RAINES Sec’y. * in wbtainfag Toans. ‘Two hundred thousand dollars was allocated to South Florida covering an area of ten counties, Divided equally, this amount would have cut Monroe County's share to $20,000. Rep. Lantaff made a special request that -as much money as possible be ear- marked for Key West. Possibly Nine Loans Mr. Luna states that, “As loans may not exceed $10,000 and a number of them have been de- cidedJy less, we feel that veter- ans in Key West will perhaps receive nine loans out of funds presently allocated.” When informing The Citizen of action taken Representative Lantaff said: “Although this $80,- 000 might seem an insufficient amount for Key West, it must be kept in mind that this is an ini- tial allocation. After July Ist, the Veterans’ Administration will make additional allocations to their Regional Offices, who in turn will allocate portions of (Continued On Page Six) Low Cost Air Coach SCHEDULED AIRLINES PRICE TOUR 411 Fleming St. Phone 124 ramen SACRIFICE Best Bred And One Of The Most Appealing Cocker Puppies We Have Ever Had. LEON BLAIR DINING DANCING SINGING at Al Logun’s BEAUTIFUL OCEAN PATIO with . THE MELLO-TONES A ooYy STAN enterteinment. if served from $1.78 9? Mtl Am, and ¢ PF. mM. ft 12 midenght Of course, ne minimum or cover cherge, CRAIG DOCK — Fi LAGLER TERMINAL HAS IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR Mechanical and Electrical Technicians Battery Maintenance man — Sea Helper TELEPHONE 1771 FOR INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT