The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 23, 1952, Page 1

/ West, Florida, most equitable climate Key in country, with an renge of only 14° VOL. LXXIN, No. 124 hes the the average Fahrenheit Key West Honored At BPW Convention in Saint Petersburg Many y Friends Here Mourn Death Of Richard Ellis, Naval Apprentice Teacher Richard E. Ellis, reported asjtion as a meticulous furniture, | President, Corres. Sec’y And Special Health And Safety Citations Received Key West was not only well re- presented at last Week’s Business eed Professional Women’s State Convention held in St. Petersburg but also received signal honors by election of two Key Westers to high | office for the Florida Business and Professional Woman's Clubs. More than 500 Florida Business and Professional Women attended the Banquet and Installation which was held at the Hotel Suwanco in St. Petersburg. Key West's Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey was installed in her newly elected office as pre. sident of the Florida Business and Professional Women, and Key West’s Mrs. Grace Crosby accept- ed her new office as State Corres- ponding Secretary. The S tions ‘were made by Mrs. Van Acker, past-president of the Florida Business and Professional Women, Among the outstanding features | of the BPW banquet and installa- | tion were: a speech called “The Ramparts We Build’ ly Butler, past president of the Na- tional and International organiza tions of the Business and Profes- | sional Women. Miss Butler spoke of her three trips to England and the Continent during the past three years to attend Infernational Busi- ness and Professional ‘Women’s Congresses, and of her having lived J@ the homes ef these snembers so as to learn something of their act- ual lives and problems and to learn something of their govern- ments, She also cautioned against (Continued On Page Thre SAVE MONEY On MILK LAND 0° SUN MILK ‘NEW 2 QUART CARTON Cream Top Milk 55c Homo. Milk 57c PHONE 894 SAFETY FRONT END Special COMPLETE FRONTEND ALIGNMENT, CHECKING ALL TIRES AND BALANCING WHEELS SPECIAL FOR $6.95 NAVARRO, Inc. 601 DUVAL ST, HONE 600 by Miss Sal- ; |having died by suicide at Lake, | Worth yesterday in The Citizen, was a highly popular and much beloved resident of Key West for several years. He will be parti- |cularly remembered and mourn- |ed by many of hundreds of naval apprentices whom he taught and all of those who worked with him. Two good friends, T. R. Gib- son of 1311 Fifth Street and Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey, both of whom worked with Richard Ellis‘ her? from 1940 to 1946 and saw him only three weeks ave supplied the details it to Richard Ellis’ many students and friends. Born in Colorado in 1900, Richard E. Ellis showed a pre- dilection for the Navy at an early age. He enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17 during the ! World War, and served for |two years until 1919. Mr. Ellis and his family moved to Florida during the 1930’s and he soon acquired a fine reputa- Dooley Tells “aha Of Savings Plan Committee Announced For Share-A-Ride Program Needed By Military Personnel Chief speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon Thursday was Henry Doo- ley of Fort Lauderdale, an M, I. T. | graduate, who gave a brief, point- ed and forceful talk an the Payroll Savings Plan which allows for the systematic purchase of U. S. Sav- (Continued On Page Three) Jly meticulous and a stickler for cabinet maker, and _ general} | woodwork craftsman. He was particularly well known in Lake Worth for his fine custom furni- ture. In 1940 Richard Ellis came to Key West as a carpenter for the Ship’s Department of the Navy! here. He remained in that job’ for about six months and then | was promoted to the job of} Ship’s Planner and Estimator. Not long after that he was again promoted to the position of su- pervisor and apprentice teacher, and it was in this job that he served with the Navy for most of the six years he remained in| Key West. According to Mrs. Harvey who also taug’t at the Naval Appren- tice school during the years Richaré Ellis was here, he fre- quently had from sixty to seven- ty students at a time — and al- though he was almost excessive- detail, everyone of his students or apprentices regarded him al- Continued On Page Eight) King Warns That Poliols — Ever Present City Manager Dave King today warned Key Westers that with po- lio ever present, sanitary condi- tions in the city must be main- tained and urged all to give their full support. King’s statement follows: “Summer time is just around the corner, and we must accept this season in more ways than one. “Polio is ever present and the virus is excited and becomes ac- | tive in this season, therefore every- one is earnestly requested to keep their garbage cans clean, to wrap | Continued On Page Eight) No Drugs... Ne starvation Diets . IN OUR NEW SLENDERIZING SALON SAFE! SURE! EASY! PHONE OR DROP IN FOR AN ABSOLUT INTRODUCTORY SLENDERIZING TREATMENT (This is @ limited offer and may be withdrawn at any time) FRANCES BE 1010 Grinnell Street NOW YOU CAN REDUCE THE EASY WAY! «+ SLENDERIZING ., KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1952 Second Case Of Polio Reported In Key West Dr, R. J. Dalton, Monroe Coun- ty Health Director today stated that a second case of polio has ee reported this to his e. The first case reported was ten days ago. This second case has been transferred to Var- iety Children’s Hospital in Mia- mi. According to Dr. Dalton, there is ne indication of a serious na- ture whatsoever, nor is there any polio epidemic in the State of Florida. There has been some three cas- es per week, for the past two months in the entire state, and the stray cases encountered here are typical of the type that will lop this time of year. Polio seems to be most com- menly met with during the Sum- mer, and in this locality in the ‘ate Spring when there is fre- quently an increase of flies. o Shrimper “Bill Junior” Damaged In Fire Today A fifty-four foot shrimper boat, the “Bill Junior” out of Southport, North Carolina caught fire last night down at Thompson’s Dock, Caroline and Margaret Streets. The alarm was received on call 131 at Fire Station No, 2 and transmitted by phone to No. 1 Firehouse at City Hall at, 4:20 am. this morning. It was %:30 a.m. before the fire was cum- pletely under control. According to Fire Chief tuck Torres, only one injury wag sus- tained —~ and that by ape Je seph White to his left leg. The boat however suffered consider- able damage — the pilot house was c~ ‘pletely burned and deck badly scorched and scarred. All of the crew of the boat lost their clothes and other personal belongings. The crew of the damaged 54 by 15% foot shrimper “Bill Jun- ior” consists of: Capt. Joseph White; Mate — Junior Gibbs; and W. S. Wells, Jr., son of the owner in charge. The boat is owned by W. S. Wells, Sr. of Southport, North Carolina According tp Fire Chief Torres not yet been determined. » Ne Strenvous Exercises - AND WE'LL PROVE IT! Sty Fane AUTY SALON Telephone 1391 HARDWARE DIVISION ANNOUNCING NEW SUMMER HOURS CIFELLI'S TROPICAL KEY WEST'S Favorite Italian Restaurant 920 TRUMAN AVE. Open 4:00 P.M CLOSED WEDNESDAYS WE MUST DO OUR PART! Reports from the entire state in®icate that Dan McCarty will be the nex’ gov- ernor of Florida. The to consideration his voters are taking in- outstanding legisla- tive record, his business experience and his personal integrity. We. as Key Wes ourselves to go to the polls on May 27th and pull lever 1-A for the Winning Candidate. (Paid Potitical ters, should interest Advertisement) Phone 886) fand Assistant Chief Cremata, the | lfull extent of the damage and | the exact cause of the fire have | Fine Fishing Tackle’ | Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HILL IN * &.& IN THE Ghe Kev West Cilisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER U.S.A. PRICE. FIVE CENTS RIAL JUNE 5 xk & x kek HOPKINS DEATH x *® ® 100 PLANE MODELLERS TO ENTER STATEWIDE MEET HERE Exchange Club Sponsors Local Plane Bldg. Meeting Key West will be host to the state-wide model air- plane meet with more than | 100 contestants, on August | 17, it w&s announced today by Charles Faraldo, chair- man of the Exchange club's committee on model planes, sponsor of the project. Trophies have already | been donated, program set | and other plans made for | the big meet which will | draw contestants from) throughout the state. The Academy of Model Aero- nautics in Washington authorizes | the meet and sets the standards. | More than $300 in prizes have been offered so far. There will also be prizes-of gas motors and parts which modellers can use. | Key West boys are being urged | to start building now so that} they can test models in time} for the meet. Meanwhile flying-U control | gas models will be shown at a| meet Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at | Monroe county beach, The Ex-| change club, sponsor, asks all | boys in'-zested in model planes | to come out and get in the meet. | Exchange club members are! interested in forming a_ local model airplane club, so that the boys can learn how to build models, and what models to build for the state meet. An or- ganization meeting will be held | Monday night at 7:30 at Poincia- na recreation hall. Color movies of model meets held in es will be shown, Contestants from Daytona} Beach, Orlando, Jacksonville, Gainesville and Miami J Continued On Page Eight) POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION, Francis at Truman Phone 91% | Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires .. Tubes . . Batteries May cle in the Thursday Denies Siagunent To “El eccnaatll .,|County Solicitor Citizen Stati Photo JULIO CABANAS, JR., President of Key West's Club San Car- los, faces Director of Havana with untrue statements attributed to him by Tourist Commission Raul Alpizar “El Mundo” and heard by many Key Westers over Cuban radio stations. Alpizar denies responsibility for these untrue “San Carlos Demolition Stories.” Article Appeared In “El Mundo”; San Directors Indignant Carlos On one of the hottest days of any The Citizen was called upon ) practically referee an even hot- argument and situation. The protagonists were: an arti .. Accessories sue of the Cuban paper, El Mundo, and Raul Alpizar, director of the; 1948 WILLYS Station Wagon $235 Down payment Bal $56.85 Per. mo. 1939 LaSalle Coupe Full Price $99.00 1950 CHEV. FL Tuder Sdn. Down Payment $499.00 Bal. $56.85 Per. mo. oP EN EVENINGS UNTILL May 22nd is- Havana Tourist Director Denies Statement About Key West Attributed To To Him City of Havana Tourist Bureau on the one side-- On the other were the justifiably indignant di rectors of the San Carlos, and se veral Key West sympathizers who were not members of San Carlos The cause of the argument was the very definitely worded but | completely unture statements of the article in El Mundo—it starts off 24-point headline type-- tion over the demolition (Continued On Page Three) House Painting WAGNER PAINT SHOP SIGNS NURSERIES DECORATED ANTIQUES RESTORED | NOW OPEN | Drop in With Your Problems! 1026 White St. 7% DUVAL ST NOW OPEN | Key West Music Center | (Introductory Offer) SPECIAL DISCOUNT | ON ALL ITEMS May 17th Thru 24 | | Music Lessons | } | | Instruments & Latest Records side, ; kk ok oo By Grand Jury j| On Murder | 2nd Degree | Bennett Fielding Hill, indicted by the Grand Jury on second degree murder of George Hop* kins, will go on trial June 5, County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare, Jr., announced today. A jury list was chosen today, out of which the i2 men and women who will tr. Hill will be named on June 2, at 10 a.m, in the County Courthouse, The eighty members who are listed must come to the court- house on June 2 where the se- lection will take place. Attorneys Enrique Esquinaldo and Will Albury for the 22 year }old defendant as well as the can challenge any of the Monroe county citi- zens on the list at that time. Hill was indicted by the Grand Jury of the murder of Hopking after an inquest and preliminary hearing before Coroner Ira Al- bury, who is also Peace Justice. Hopkins was found dead and badly beaten on Febryary 2, at the foot of Simonton street near an old sh ck. Following identification of the body, Hill was picked up the following day, arrested by the Sheriff's department, placea in Monroe county jail where he has been since February 3. The sailor comes from Gloucester City, New Jersey. Hopkins was a winter resident of Key West who owned a suc- cessful hotel in Connecticut. His business associate Paul Gibbs will be one of the witnesses at the trial. Below is the jury list from which the twelve men and wom- en who will hear Hill's case are named: Wilber J. Hjort, Lee Skaggs, Jack A. Stein, Allan L, Hamp- (Continued On Page Three) WANTED DRAGLINE OPERATOR $2.00 HOUR, FREE TRAILER FOR LIVING AT SUMMERLAND KEY. PHONE OR SEE HUDGINS & ALFONSO, SUMMERLAND KEY. @,., DONT HAVE To WOLF If- wwisie on HONK - WHEN YOU DRIVE OuR CARS ay 1948, this voted for the wrong party, and is now out ef 2 job. it’s planning to hang en four more years and then run again on the Vegetarian Ticket. one 601 DUVAL PHONE 0