The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 4, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, hes the most equitable climate in the country, with ar iverage range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXIII. No. 134 Toppino, Cothron Win Bids She Key West Citis THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER On Marathon, Stock Island: Frank Bentley Opposes SI : oto Pili od * kh * xk kek $495,000 IS AUTHORIZED FOR NAVY WATER PUMPS kkk Commissioner Calls SI Road “Real Estate Promotion” _With Commissioner Frank Bentley. dissenting, four County Commissioners ‘voted to approve road bids by Charles Toppino for $21,468 on Stock Island and Alonzo Cothron $2,222.17 in Marathon at their meeting last night. » Bentley said that he objected to inclusion of Stock Island roads as “a real estate promotion scheme.” “Why not build the Sugarloaf road for $10,281 instead?,” Bent- ley asked, “and leave the Stock Island road out?” The discussion on which road fo. build» @ as a result of paige County ‘budget | for roads. Balance ‘is less than than $5,00 County Commissioner Harry Harris, road chairman . moved that the Sugarloaf road bid be held for the time being which was also Toppino’s low estimate. Commissioners, except Bentley, approved the Toppino and Coth- ron low bids on the Stock Island and Marathon roads. County Engineer John P. Gog- gins was present last night at the Commissioner's request to compute the various bids made. He stepped out of the Commis- sion chambers to add up the costs presented by the contractors, both of whom were present. Commission chairman Gerald Saunders said that he hoped there would be money left in the road budget for the Sugarloaf road following the completion of the other two roads. Plat Discussion: Cdfhmissioner Harry Harris moved with Commissioner Bent- Jey’s concurrence that a minimum for lots to be approved for record be set at 5,000 square feet. This action was taken before | approving three lots smaller! than that minimum, comprising | 50 feet by 50 feet. | Commissioner Harris pointed out the difficulties ahead if more of these small lots are approved, | ‘They are too small for tuilding, | and become pockets for debris between other houses, he said. } County Engineer Goggin said that they present sanitation problems also. Henceforth the Commission will approve only lots of 5,000 square feet and over if the legal advisor, Paul Sawyer, says such } limitation is proper Budget Talks To Begin: County Clerk Earl Adams said that he will present the tentative budget to Commissioners on July | 15 for their perusal and discus sion, Adams read long lists of bills to} (Continued On Page Six) $4,900 In Tax Certificates Robert Harrell of Homestead was the largest buyer of land on which 1951 county tayes have beco linquent, paying $4.900 ir held Monday, County Howard Wilson ann Second largest Stop Golf Balls Before Too Late, Hospital Sup. Says Injury to patients and person- nel at Monroe General hospital by hard driven golf balls is a rea danger, hospita' superintendent Willard Albury wrote County Commissioners last night. Albury asked that Commission- ers do something about the men- ace presented by golf balls driv- en by golfers at the adjoining Municipal Golf course, before one hits petients or staff. Commissioner Clarence Higgs, chairman of the hospital commit- tee asked that the matter be re- ferred to his committee. $ In i Right Upheld Supreme Ct. Throws Out Judge Lopez’ Injunction Order Of 1950; States Picketing Within Law The Florida State Supreme Court today reversed the in- junction against picketing by an AFL union ordered last Novem- ber, 1950, by Circuit Court Judge. Aquilino Lopez, Jr., the () wired at press time. x The court said in the case of the Hotel and Restaurant Em- ployees and Bartenders U:ion, Key West Local No. 156, AFL, versus the A and B Lobster House: “It appears that the chancellor either misconstrued or misap- plied the law to the facts as he found them in entering. the in- junction. “The Chancellor stated that ‘complainants should have been advised of the reasons for the impending picketing and given an opportunity to remedy the cause as they saw fit.’ “This was no reason to grant an injunction in this case. There is no rule. regulation or law of this state which requires @ notice to the employer of the reasons for an impending strike as @ prerequisite to picketing and the courts are without Power to supply such rule, reg- ulation or law, The advisability or necessity for such is for legislative determination and not for the courts.” Representing the JW. hi union were Brown, J. Y. Porter, Gram- and Gramiing. Representing d B. Lobster house were s F. Stone, Jr, and Tom d Ww Bldg. Inspector |Needed By City The Civil Service Board ‘of Key West has announced that it is seck- Building Inspec or, Ralph Rus- was granted leave of absence ion, at least “hase nae | Answer Fire Call | ——__—___ —_____—_-» THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP IN GETTING APPROPRIATION , The first Congressional step in bringing more water to Key West and the Keys was taken yester- day when $495,000 ‘was tentative- ly authorized by the House Armed Services committee. This is the first step in the appropriation to build expanded water facilities, according to Sen- ators Spessard L. Holland and George Smathers and Congress- man Bill Lantaff. The three legislators wired The Citizen this morning: “We are continuing to wage a battle to obtain appropriation for this project. Regards.” The $495,000 $495,000 appropriation is passed by both Houses of Congress and signed by the President. Dead Man Found In Local Hotel The remains of David McCul- loch, age 30, were sent to Miami today for cremation, From there they will be forwarded to his home in Blacksburg, Va. McCulloch’s body was discovered in the room of a local hotel by a maid June 3. He had checked in June 1 and had not been seen by anyone since that time. Justice of Peace Ira Albury and Chief Deputy Thomas J. Dixon, as well as Dr. Conly, were immediate- ly notified by the hotel superinten- dent of the finding of the body. Investigation showed no sign that would warrant an investigation and the family of McCulloch were not- ified of his death. Col. J. D. Brown, USA (retired,) the young man’s father, flew down from Blacksburg, Va. He request- ed an autopsy be performed. This was done by Dr. Conly. Results are not yet known. Former Scientist David McCulloch was employed by the Univ. of Chicago as a Re- search Scientist in the Department of Zoology. He held a reserve com- mission in MIT and was a veteran fof the 2nd. World War, having served in the Signal Corp. | No explanation has been made as Teport heard by a Citizen report- er said that he was supposedly on his way to California and evidently became side-tracked for some rea- son or another, Survivors | McCulloch is survived by his fa- |ther and mother, Col. and Mrs. J |D. Brown of Blacksburg, Va. One | sister, Mrs. Charles Tanford, Iowa City, Iowa. Navy And City A burning automobile at the cor. nex of Whitehead and Southard St../ | resulted in two City Engine Com-| |to why he was in Key West. One | KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1952 ~ |Tax Deed Law |“ Explained By Earl Adams Tax Certificate Holder And Landowner Rights Clarified By Circuit Court Clerk In Statement Perhaps the most misunder- stood law of this state today is the one governing the issuing of a tax deed, Circuit Cour Clerk Earl R. Adams said today. “The law is misunderstood me cause the purchaser of a tax cer- tificate will not devote sufficient | time to familiarize himself with | the law,” Adams said. The belief that the holder of a tax certificate becomes the owner of the piece of real estate involved after two years is far from true, Adams said. It was also explained by the clerk that the holder of a certi- ficaté might bid in a certificate for the maximum interest of 18 per cent, but this will not mean that the holder will receive 18 per cent interest for each year he holds the certificate. The state law provides that 8 per cent interest shall be made each year after elapsation of the first year. “Interest rates on certificates are calculated from the date of the certificate until April 1 of the following year, paid as in- terest in that bid by the pur- chaser and 8 per cent each year thereafter,” Adams said. “A certificate two years old on which the holder bid 18 per cent, receives 26 per cent inter- ” IN THE U.S.A. Best Associated Pres Teletype eatures and Pheto Services or 72 Years Devoted to the Interes*- -§ Key Wes PRICE FIVE CENTS Suspend Dr. Conly If He Cannot Prove Hospital Charges,” Higgs Says & 2 x kek & x ke *& ee ww School Board Retires 550,000 _ In Bonds Buy Football Bleachers Pay Raises Of $25 Are Given To Many Employees Matt G. Reeves & Company, Inc. of Tampa, Fla., were low bidders to supply Wicker’s Stadium with portable steel benches. At the meeting of the School Board last night it was disclosed that only two bids had been sub- mitted for these benches. M. E. Bennett Construction Co. of Key West offered to furnish the benches and erect them on “reasonably lev- el ground” at a cost of $9,650. Matt G. Reeves & Company, Inc., said in their bid: “We propose to furnish and de- liver, f.o.b., Tampa, with freight allowed to Key West: “4 sections, portable steel blea- chers, 20 tier high, and 7 sections, portable steel’ bleachers, 15 tier high, for the sum of $7,859.00. . “Ali seat and foot boards shall be ited lumber.” ‘School Board members felt without hesitation that the smaller bid should be accepted. Some discus- sion centered around freight rates and it was decided to twrite the | Reeves Co. for further clarifica- tion. bid with 5 per cent or more, will receive 5 per cent interest.” So much for the interest on a certificate. Tax Deeds * The aolder of a certificate can- not make application for a tax deed until two years have elaps- ed. Any time during that period the landowner, his agent, any person claiming interest in the land or the creditor of the own- er or claimant may redeem the property, the clerk said. Tf not redeemed the holder of the cei‘ificate at any time after two years have elapsed can make application with the clerk for a tax deed to be issued. At that time the clerk collects from the applicant the money necessary to redeem all other certificates outstanding against the land, plus the clerk’s fee and advertising costs. Notice of the application must be published once a week for four consecutive weeks. The clerk must mail to the owner notice of the application for the deed and again the owner has the onportunity to redeem. If the owner fails to redeem, th land is then sold at public auction tu the "ighest bidder. In} opening the sale the clerk reads | jthe notice of the sale that had | |been published and places zs the jfirst bid the amount the holder lof the certificate has invested. If there are no other b'ds, the land is sold to the certificate | holder. If there are other bids, | the certificate holder is allo bid and the property is sold to the highest bidder. | If unsuccessful at the auction, |the holder of the certificate is reimbursed all of the money he plus legal interest. ificate has in no legal | que: | taxes is there a those taxes, s the clerk we « “I have known of some cases ere persons have paid taxes/ land where they * -|reached. It is hoped that Raise Pay The Board members present, Carlyle Roberts, Gerald Adams, and Julio Cabanas, Jr., along with Superintendent Horace O’Bryant were unanimous in their belief that certain employees of the school system were underpaid. They voted raises of $25. per month to all office help -- the var- ious secretaries at the schools. Janitors were given a raise in pay of $15.00 per month with those working at the Poinciana School be- ing granted an additional $5.00 be- cause of the cost of transportation. (Superintendent O’Bryant stress- ed the difficulty of hiring and hold- ing good, reliable men for janitor- ial work. The character of the men must be exc ally high because they are in constant contact with so many children.) Tne hundred dollar bonus for teachers will be continued during the coming year. Retire Bonds It was agreed to retire the last of the old District Bonds. This will amount ot $50,000.00. Some of these bonds date back as far as 1925. Superintendent O'Bryant caution- ed The Citizen reporter at point: “Don't give the people the impression that there will be no more taxes after the retirement of these bonds. What it means is that there will be no future tax levies for school purposes placed upon | homesteads.”” Financial problems formed important part of the evening's dis- cussion. All present were deeply concerned with problems that will o| arise next year. Additional classrooms must be secured; new teachers hired; build- ings repaired; adequate transpor- tation furnished for children from up on the Keys. School Board Members ask Mr. O’Bryant about the new develop- ment at Dredger’s Key and how the childrea from that area would get to school. No definite decision was he City of Key West will complete a street running from the Blvd. over Poinciana which will shorten the route to school by at least two (Continved On Page Six) NOTICE Applications fer the positipn of this | an} At 6:10 a.m. police arrested Wil- liam Stubbs, negro, on Whitehead : Street. He had been identified by a white lady as being the person who allegedly attacked her two hours earlier at her home on Eli- zabeth St. Lieutenant J. Cerezo received an emergency call this morning at 4:08 ‘o'clock. He responded to an Elizabeth Street address where a strangler-prowler-peeper, has created such a furor di the past month. An unident lady informed him that she had awaken- ed to findwa Negro in bed with her. Attempts Resistance When she attempted to resist the advances being made, her attacker grabbed her by the face and throat inflicting a ot faci Eougng one 5 coming: ‘the: ‘ing caused, he | Lieutenant Cerezo took the wo- man to the Naval Hospital for a physical check-up and first aid. He left her there and returned to assist other officers in a search of the neighborhood. They were unable to discover anything. Two Hours Later At approximately six o'clock, Lt, Joseph Russell In Jail On Lewd Charge; Hill Trial Opens Tomorrow COURT CLEANS UP 41 TRAFFIC CASES IN A.M, SESSION TODAY Joseph Russell was given two six months consecutive sentences | for being a lewd,\lascivious and wanton person by Criminal Court Judge Thomas Caro today. | Russell was convicted yester- |day by a six man jury on the |charge. Judge Caro sentenced {him to what will be a year in the county jail. Without the jury, the court |raced through a crowded docket of 41 traffic cases this morning, with County Solicitor Allan B. |Cleare, Jr. moving that bonds be forfeited in many cases. The big case of this term, that {of Bennett Fielding Hill, sailor, i of second degree murder of George Hopkins, comes before the court tomorrow. A jury for the trial of Hill will be selected in the mor the defens: rique Esquinaldo, am Albury are pre- case now. Cleare the state's case traffic cases Elizabeth Street Woman Charges Man With Attempted Rape; William Stubbs Held * jCerezo and Chief of Police Joe Kemp were riding down Duval St. when they spotted the previously mentioned lady at a bus stop. She hailed them and said that she had just seen the Negro who had at- tacked her. ‘The trio drove over to Whitehead St. where William Stubbs was pointed out by the lady. Police ar- rested ‘him immediately on a charge of investigation. The wo- man concerned is expected to make formal charges through Jus- tice of the Peace Roy Hamlin sometime today. area bounded by Simonton, Southard, Elizabeth, and Angela Streets. Residents in that section found it expedient to lock all doors at night - something that is a little unus- {ual in normally quiet Key West, Gets Year —_———— Coffee, reckless driving, $15; Jack Frederick Cooper, reckless driving, $10 or 10 ‘ays; Charles Herman West, reckless driving, | sentenced deferred; no driver's license, five dollars or five days; Archibald Kenneth McArthur, drunken driving and reckless driving, bond estreated; George , Karl Wahlgren, passing school | |bus and no driver's license, $59 | bond estreated; Joseph Wesley | Plummer, drunkeness, $25 bond lestreated; Oliver McMillan, no | driver's license and reckless | driving, $50 bond estreated. Paul Blanchard, drunkeness, | $25 boni estreated; William} | Frank Smith, drunkeness, $50 | bond estreated; Lloyd Clifton Christopher, reckless driving. }$15 or 15 days; Arthur George Powell, reckless driving, $25 | bond estreated; Nancie Elsie} Salsman, reckless driving, $35 bond estreated; Shelton Sylves- jter Crane, Jr. reckless driving, | {neth Winspar, reckless drivin, | $50 bond estreated; Shela Moo’ ley, no driver's license, $25 bond estreated; Howard Bernice Car- |ter, drunken driving and reckless $100 bond ’. Brazell, treated kk Commissioners, Md’s To Meet On Conly’s Accusations Dr. Leonard Conly, a leading member of the Monroe hospital Medical board will be Suspended by the Monroe County Commis- sioners if he cannot prove his ac- cusations of political administra- tion of the hospital made im a let- ter read before Commissioners last night. Commissioner Clarence Higgs, chairman of the county hospital committee moved that Dr, Conley be called to a joint meeting of Commissioners and the hospital medical board. “If Dr. Conley can’t prove these accusations then I move we sus- Higgs. Commissioners Letter Is Conly’s Personal View Dr. Moore wrote Commissioners that Conley’s accusations “repre- sent his personal views" that Conly had requested that a copy of his letter be sent to the Commissioners and Hospital Superintendent Wil- lard Albury. _Dr. Conly one of the most ac- tive doctors in Key West wrote the following letter for release to the Commission which is the supreme governing body of the hospital. Text of letter follows: " “My part in the last election was mainly to help us have a better run hospital, not a dictator, “The hospital is here in active service because of my work in part. This place would have been under USNH if Dr. Page and I hadn't come along when we did. At that time there was no one doing any surgery and a hospital cannot be well run without surgery, “Whatever the political favor of any of us there is a need for Re- gistered and practical nurses ade- quately paid; for good food at- tractively served; for a clean hos- pital Whatever your politics, your ratie and their family require hospitalization. Because of the po- litics do you want them to feel sume trepidation in coming here in case they happen to be on the wrong side? Patients’ Welfare Ignored “I believe that we can all work together without dissension, As far as I can make out nobody, includ- ing the County Commissioners ap- Pears to have any thoughts about the patients. It is their hospital- why shouldn't they have a suffi. cient number of adequately paid nurses to care for the patients? Why should the patients pay 10-12 dollars a day for food that can be ing. Attorneys for | $25 bond estreated; George Ken- | bought in any beanery? Why isn't there a skilied anesthestist avail. atle at all times for the conven- ience of the patient and the sur- geon? Judging by the amount of money paid into the county lately, d;|there should be enough available , |for these things “In any community a poorly run | is a reflection on the phy. as well as the city not to our credit to be here, demand what we want from - the commissioners personally then David Creswell Coulter, | dri $25 bond (Continuc” On Page Five) PUBLIC INVITED DANCE dr s | (Continued On Page Five) ,. | Building Inspector of the City of axes to go Key West, Florida will be received tes are BY the Civil Service Board. they wait) INFORMATION AND APPLICA. before re-| TION BLANKS MAY BE SECUR- they let ED AT THE CITY CLERK’S OF- . t FICE, CITY HALL, KEY WEST, FLORIDA. panies being called out early last! | night. lers wt }_ The car, 2 Plymouth sedan, was) delinquent | dot badly damaged joi | Fire box 22 had been pulled. As| the er }a result, the Navy Fire Depart- ment also answered the alarm Tt has always been the N: policy to send machines | City whenever a fire is near nstallations (Continued On LO LL POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman Phone 9134 Your PURE OIL Dealer j Tires .. Tubes . . Batteries . . Accessories Page To lease in Key West Elk’s Club Annex KIKI or on the Keys. Hotel- FOR HOT BOLLOS and SHRIMP CROQUETTES | Try EL PASAJE RESTAURANT OOS Truman Ave Motor Court or Apart- and his Latin Must be] open doing good business. Fully | equip*. Can be moved anywhere. American Band Must sell. $750.00 Cash Every Saturday Nite Phone T27-XW after S p.m 9 P.M. til 1 A.M. ment House. first class. VICTOR LOWE, cTOR Lo P. O. BOX 207 Civil Servicl Board \ bid in at a