The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 29, 1952, Page 1

Florida, has the climate in the country, with ar iverage range of only 14° Fahrenheit Key West, most equitable VOL. LXXIII. No. 129 Strangler, Prowler, Peeper Show Up 3rd Time In Month Re Wet OLD KEY WESTERS “PLANT CONSCIOUS” kk Prowler Sunday At T. Bruces’; Willing, Guertin Cases Reported Police are conducting a search | for the prowlers who attempted} strangling one Key West woman a} month ago, broke into the bed- room of another, and were window | peepers in still another case last Sunday morning. The latest early morning trespas- ser came to the window of Mrs ‘Toby Bruce, 611 Simonton street ai 2:30 Sunday morning | Mrs. Bruce woke to the sound of rapping on her bedroom window. She had fallen asleep with the) lights on. At first she thought the) rapping was that of her child on! the wall, Wpen she heard it again she realized it was at her window. She blotted out the light from her eyes with her hands as shutters and peered out the window into the night | “There was a men crouched looking up at me. When he heard | me he jumped down,” Mrs. | Bruce said, } Pint sized- but not timid, Mrs. | Bruce said she was: ‘just plain von ia a intrader. “T got my shot gun, loaded it andy dashed out the front of the house * st o* Received Valedictory Honor xk * Soil Without Humus And Cover . Of Litter Clogs . Up Easily BY MONA FIELDS “They Called It Tropical” was ‘more than just the title of a book by former Key Wester Oliver Gris- jwold and Charles M. Brookfield. | It’s an ever recurrent discussion of | the status of Key West! IS it tro- |pical or sub-tropical? That is the question! Technically, according to Weath- er Bureau Chief Sam Goldsmith-- Key West is not truly tropical be- cause it is not within torrid zone, but right on the edge of the sub- tropical region or tropic of Cancer which he North temperate zone. And as long as we're being technical--the Tropic of Cancer ends at 23 degrees thirty minutes north latitude, and Key West is situated at 24 degrees 33 minutes north la- titude. So you see, we’re roughly just one degree or about ninety miles removed (Thank Goodness!) from the actual torrid zone. Howe: Dr. John C. Gifford, Professor of Tropical Forestry at Miami University calls the whole region of South Florida from Lake Okeechobee to Key West, tropical. And supporting Dr. Gif- fords theory of classifying all 1\ Florida as tropical come the “temperature efficiency and KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1952 Nancy Watkins Receives “Citizen’s” Annual Creative Writing Award IN THEIR ANNUAL AWARD for Creative Writing, Citizen rep- resentative Gladys Jackson of the Advertising Staff, presents Nancy Watkins with a war bond for her outstanding work among the 76 graduates this year from the Key West High School. McCarty Got 95 Absentees To Odham’s 35 With the addition of the Ab- sentee votes and counts now added to yesterday’s figures as published in The Citizen, the votes for Democratic Delegates now stand as follows: | worked with two espionage rings through the children’s room. He Precipitation —_ ak: was gone. T-saw a young couple| charts of Dr. w. “Thera Delegates pledged for Ketanver: walking up Simonton street and] J oma iieet ~ 453 sked them if they had seen any-| as published in the American : Lap ioe . a one, They not only said no, they ecoraphical Review for July wracGnnLd ahebican a ee acted completely uninterested MOLT é : Deora Mrs. Bruce got a full look at the Citizen Staff Photo| This map shows that tropics are bet ed Be ea a : fi | i =i man while he was outside her win-| yyoNNE McCARDLE, one of |{ound here and there according to| 147°" ‘amon McClellan —.. 1251 dow. She roused a neighbor and the é s \this new classification of heat and Louis E. Natt 1147 night watchman at Southern Bell! ‘he two Cle Valedic- | moisture and are not all in one |™* fae sii Ea telephone company. He called the| terians rece Medal of | piece bound by straight lines mark- | Jess L mene Pon police. When the police arrived,| Honor at the Class Night Cele- |ing the zones, as we were taught | Mrs. Sidney Weintraub - there was no trace of the prow bration on Wednesday. ig the old geographies. : ae When Toby Bruce, Betty’s hus Seno _______| Where the cocopalm grows andj Tota band, came home half an hour lat {bears to perfection as it does here ime iam ee ; a i 2 Delegates pledged for Russell: ) er he and a police Lieutenant T W t in South Florida, it may safely be looked around the Bruce ho i ruman ants j considered tropical. The very pre- | Paul McRae Averitte 694) store x: sence of the flourishing, waving on - oe A finger print of the prowler A B R t d {cocopalm is often the dividing line | D° - v9 still remains on the window of etaine between the two zones. Ww. cat Betty’s window, also the blurred a 7 agate For many years now health and | H. 2 ‘ : iecniead On Page Four) WASHINGTON (® — President !home seekers have been attracted | Frank D. Upchurch 393 fae Truman urged the Senate today to|t9 this tropical clime, and once | James T. Vocelle 309 Se eeEeeE ince labor and | they make up their minds that | Mrs. J. D. Alderman 489 | siesta Be atives from the | there is no picking up and leay-| Francis G. B 376 Wage § i " Board (WSB).| ing at the first nostalgic yearning Frank Carr 304 | | tt th k th Pi hei me as the Senate | for a northern Spring or Ski slope-| Mrs. M. B. Fuller 609 | want to than IE debated a measure to extend! they'll become plant conscious ke | Hayden Harriss 294 wage-price controls until March 1.| our early settlers and make the | Helen M. Mase 300 (« jootinned Jn Hose Five) NOTICE! WANT A NEW ROOF OR REPAIR AT LOW COST? best of what this remarkable re- | Mr gion has to offer. J 1 you'll listen to some of the | old Key Westers, you'll realize | that nearly everyone in the early (Continued On Page Four) | many friends and Volunteer Workers who have | FOR HOT BOLLOs | | and SHRIMP CROQUETTES | orted me in | NO OVERHEAD ter ~ NO. 1 GRADE EL PASAJE | RESTAURANT | this campaign | Roofing Material 1005 Truman Ave. | Wag | 411 Fleming St. 404 136 | 260} anet b. $ 110 (Continued On Page Five) TICKET OFFICE ALL AIRLINES PRICE TOURS , THE KEY Brailey Odham | ROOFING CO. Ali Work Guaranteed Phone 1404-8 Leshan einen ineeettiiamieenemenaeeta ann 195} FORD TUDOR adie — New Seat Covers. Down payment $515. Monthly $58.30 1949 STUDEBAKER 4-Door Landcruiser Radio — ODrive Total Price $995 STEVENS - ROSE CREST POOL & CABANA CLUB OPENS TOMORROW Total Price $245 Down payment $45.00 Q & j Admission $1 Navy Personnel 75c Children 50c at all Times Night Swimming 50c 180 CHEV. TUDOR a OPEN EVENINGS Ford Monroe Motors Inc, 17 write st. Ph. 725 UNTIL 9 Phone 124) still ; Communists were not interested in | ment {der oath that he passed Sta Che Kev West Cilisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER | sci i ta ets 2 i Citizen Staff Photo Senate Told Reds Still In Government WASHINGTON (# — Ex-Commu- nist Whittaker @hambers and Elizabeth Bentley told Senate in- vestigators today it must be as- sumed that Communist agents are at work in the government trying to pry out secrets. Both said they had no personal knowledge of Red spies on the fed- } eral payroll, but Chambers com- mented it would be childish to assume there are none. Miss Bentley, who says she here during World War IJ, testified | her contacts informed her that two | other groups were operating inside | the government. She said they have | i not yet been exposed and “‘obvious- ly are still operating.” She could shed no light, how- ever, on who they might be or in | what departments they might be working. However, she remarked that the lowly clerks or typists who do not have access to official secrets. Chambers and Miss Bentley were before the Senate internal security subcommittee. Each has been a frequent witness for the last sever. al years at congressional inquiries | into alleged subversive activities Tt was accusations by Chambers which led to the jailing of Alger | Hiss. Hiss once a high State Official now is serving e-year prison term for per. He was convicted for den) Depart De. partment documents to Chambers, | who was a courier for a pre-war Communist espionage ring. Hiss denying Chambers’ charges } against him, has asked for a new trial | Capable young man desires employment from 5 P.M. ‘til-? All inquiries answered immediately PHONE 1463 MRS. BERNARD FRANK, Cool, shady playground Story telling, R Activities Clay, Fingerpaints Very limited enroiiment Children 3 to 6 Weekdays 9 to 12 Pur winw § |for Friday at 8 p.m. at the Bay- |has arranged the following pro- , | Sram; C. Stirrup, Arthur Sawyer Post American Legion. erans Auxiliaries. High School Band under direc- tion of Mr. Harold Casterton, Di- rector. ger, Post 28, American Legion. IN THE U.S.A. PRICE FIVE CENTS Dozens Of Honors Awarded Graduates x ke *& x &k & Ko R EVENTS FOR MEMORIAL ‘DAY ARE .E_ ANNOUNCED PUBLIC INVITED —— TO ATTEND commen ‘| Sabon McCardle SERVICES FOR Valedictory Medal| Lorenzo Murguia, DECEASED VETERANS | ; Valedictorians The annual Memorial Day Of "52 Class exercises have been scheduled To borrow a phrase from , Mr. E. O. Schweitzer, Prin- cipal of the Key West High iSchool — the Class Day | program of the Class of ’52 , was colossal, To the impres- sive strains of Elgar's “Pomp and Circumstance” ! played by Betty Shepard at ' the piano, the 76 graduates in their white caps and gowns marched down the center aisle and took their seats on the platform which was attractively decorated with potted palm, leaves, “glads” and oleander blos- soms. | Eugene Roberts, Master of Ce~ | remonie: introduesd Edyth Hampton who gave the Salut~ atory address which was follow- ed by the recitation of the high points «f the class history writ- ten by Margaret Little and delive ered by two other graduates. Musical selections, “Blue | Moon” and “My Silent Love” by Senior Class members of the High School Band followed and the following participated in these two selections: Jay West — Tenor Sax; Bill Neblett — Bass; June Yates — Alto Sax; view Park Bandstand, it was’ an- nounced today. Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, American Legion, Introductory remarks Post Vance Commander, No. 28, Advancement of Colors — Vet- ganizations and their Musical selction — Key West Invocation — Harry J. Metz- Chaplain, Arthur Sawyer | Scripture Reading — Mrs. Rose Ramelli, Chaplain, VFW Auxil- iary Unit No. 3911. Musical Selection — Key West) High School Band. Memorial Day Address—C. B. Harvey, Mayor, City of Key West. Presentation of Memorial Flor- al—Mrs, Jane Bayly, Secretary, | Key West Garden Club. Musical Selection — Key West High School Band. Taps—Arent Sjursen, Jr. Retirement of Colors— Benediction — Mrs. Gloriana Bayly, Chaplain, Arthur Sawyer Unit No. 28, American Legion Auxiliary q The public is invited to attend the services in memory of the deceased veterans of all wars. Citizen Staff Photo EXPERI. ENCED, GRADUATE TEACHER 3 Summer Session Beginninc # june 2 of on — Nursery Jack & “Till ‘Joylant Vv Vocabulary bu Transportation available Reservations Now Being Accepted LORENZO MURGUIA receiv- lemb f Arthur Sawyer Unit [ onhesset nn an ed his Valedictory Medal as one No. 28, American Legion Auxil- iary, will decorate the graves of| of the outstanding all around deceased veterans on Friday; scholarship students at the morning. Class Night Celebration of the Rial eran Key West High School. Young | Murguia also received the Crack Down = | Ss sit, “Si“‘Lim Science Award for exceptional work in the Physical and Na- On Commies tural Sciences. By PRESTON GROVER = ae PARIS French police broad- \Condition Of ened their crackdown on demon- Sirating Communists tofay ia the | Shaltz Is Good wake of the arrest of France's | ltop Red and 900 or more of his| MIAMI “ — David cohorts after brief but bloody rict | ing against Gen. Matthew B. Ridg- | way Branding the Sholtz Florida, was in Jackson Memoria demonstrations | ment described as “slight.” He entered the hospital Wednes day good. Sholtz was Florida's 26th gover. | against the new NATO command er a false front for a Red revolu tionary plot against the French es seized many of ns of Communist ewspapers throughout France NEW FABRICS icity judge in 1sai. a Gifts for Homes SLIPCOVERS DRAPERIES, Ete. Complete Stock of Mechanic HAND TOOLS Made to Order Guaranteed for Life caroline sho Roy's Key West ” 723 ANN P Auto Parts Co. PHONE 1502 TELEPHONES 1877 . 1878 121 DUVAL STREET This is the Firs’ FRESHLY SQUEEZED TO YOUR DOOR OR 1106 MARGARET ST Brooklyn-born former governor of Hospital today with a heart ail- His condition was said to be nor, serving from 1933 to 1937. He ence lived at Daytona Beach where | he was state attorney 1919-21 and | __—_— IT’S NOT TARTI Order today from Home Milk or Land O’ Sun Dairy Tony Barrera — Trumpet; Wal- ter Walterson — Drums; Charles Lord was the Guest Artist at the Piano, The Class Prophecy, delivered by Janet Brown and Glendora Sawyer, drew much amusement from the audience as wel! as {members of the Class. It was dated 1960, and most consistent- ly air minded. The two prophets or prophetesses — got around, and mostly by jet plane. They ran into their classmates just about everywhere and in every capacity, from doctors, lawyers, even a rear-admiral or two and an undrtaker as well, They were finally abie to relax on a well earned vacation in West in 1960 because after jcovering all this ground and greeting all their classmates in every possible other location found none of their class- in the County Jail. Last Will and Testament* ne Class of "52 left all their talents, tricks and foibles to spe- (Continued On Page Four) | mates =| Announcement OR. JOSEPH GROOM, fye Specialist, of Miami, will be in Key West, Seturdey, May 31. Appointments errenged by calling DR. VALDES. Phone 332 “ORANGE ae case TOKEY west” | GRAPEFRUIT JUICE — HAVE you ever tasted FRESH t intrecy & porch RIND - F2 ing Readiness GRAPZIALIT sUICS wing ONLY Fresh Dewy 252 Ful Quart AT YOUR FOOD STORE