The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 6, 1952, Page 2

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, June 6, 1952 The Key West Citizen grey se ny eden ime Sm vy he Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County LP. ARTMAN Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager _ Euntered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter Sl and 1935 Paso? published here. EE a SEEN SaP Snare TP ee Wember Florida Press Association and Associatec Dailies of Florida ce: a RE EEE SES Gubseription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12.00, single copy 5c ‘RATES MADE-KNOWN ON APPLICATION ttn a, ‘The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issue and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish Captain “Tug” Wilson, pilot of a commercial airliner which stops at Johannesburg, South Africa, recently ex- perienced a ride he will not soon forget. As the pilot's plane reached flying speed and was leaving the airport, the radio operator noticed that a green snake was curling around the neck of the pilot. The snake was none other than the dreaded mamba, a deadly African snake, and the radio wperator, with the aid of another crew-member, managed to dislodge the snake, which coiled itself around the control column and struck at Radio Operator Rice, its fangs striking his col- Jar. All the while, the pilot was scramlbing to get back into the airport so that he could surrender his small en- closure to the mamba. From the control column, the snake fell on the instrument panel and then to the floor of the ship. It then vanished, After the plane was landed, it was located and kill- |’ ed in a locker-room, The planesthen took off again, with |, _ one less passenger, and much less excitement. It ‘would probably be safe to say that the pilot will never experience a more devastating take-off and landing, and that he holds some sort of rare distinction in the annals of avia- tion, having taken off with a rare African snaké around his neck, There are few friendships money will not buy. The person who talks all the time has nothing to say. Does anyone really want to return to the “good. old days"S Spare us that “friend,” who, in speaking of us, says ‘we mean well, Tropical Sinset THE BREATH-TAKING BEAUTY of a sunset as seen from Stock Island drew Citizen Sti aff Photographer Ellis Finch and his favorite model, (Mrs. Finch), to this spot many times. Mrs, Finch is the former Miss Lenora Crawley. Before marriage she worked as a model. Her husb and, rather successfully we think, continues to keep her in practice. * SEA fishes? A, This is the little freshwater goby, Pandaka pygmea, which measures slightly less than half an Philippine lakes at Malaban, it is in some places so abundant that cakes” and eaten. foymosa, a freshwater minnow Florida, reaches a length of about an inch and was at one time thought to be the smallest of all fishes, along with its near relative, Citizen Staff Photo ‘inch when full grown. Found in thousands of them are dried into| Chief H. G. F Heterandria le went H. minor, However, Heterandria is | + still the smallest Jive-bearing fish | known, since the Philippine Pan- | THIS ROCK OF OURS Ellis Archer brought in an inter- esting booklet concerning the Rules and Regulations of the Key West Fire Department. Dated Octeber 8, 1900, it starts off by saying that “the department shall be divided into Companies as follows: One Hook & LaGcer Company No. 1 ‘ One Steam Fire Engine Com- pany No. 1 One Hose Company No. 1 One Steam Fire Engine Com- pany No. 2 One Hose Company No. 2 One Steam Fire Engine Com- pany No.3 - One Hose Company No. 3 And a Body of. Fire Police Officers shall consist of a Chief Engineer, two assistant Engineers, a Secretary , Treasurer, two Sur- geons, and Assistant Surgeon. Needless to say, the Chief Engi- meer was “top man on the totem pole.’ He was responsible for everything before and after a fire -- including parades, inspections, and the settlement of any disputes. Competition must have been keen job. For instance, Sec. 8 says: “No Companies, except Hook & Ladder Companies, shall carry more than twe or three axes.” Sec. 9 says: “No Axe Company shall be allowed to work at any fire unless they belong to a Hook & Ladder Company.” Cheaper Burials Living might not have been cheaper in those days days but it certainly must haye been cheaper to die. Sec. 17 of the rule book reads: “The sum of $10. per Company Treasury as a death benefit. . .ana the said $10. per Company shall be paid to the legal heirs of deceased members.’ Penalties The Chief Engineer really re- ceived a shellacking éf he did any- thing wrong. In Sec. 18, we find: “Any neglect or failure of the Chief Engineer to attend fires, drill or parade, shall subject him to a fine of two dollars unless ex- cused by a majority vote.” The rules go.on to prescribe the penalty for answering a call with- out fire in the boiler of the steam machine; for net wearing a proper uniform; for using profane or even loud language at. a fire, etc, Officers Listed Ist. Asst. Chief: S. J. Wolf. 2nd. Asst. Chief: Phillip Henson. Secretary: E. E. Higgs, Treasurer: Chas. F. Albury. Surgeon: J. B. Maloney. Asst. Surgeon: ‘tnos. u. Otto. | Chief H. G. Fulford One of the most popular men in those days in Key West was Hir- amongst the various men doing a} shall be placed in the Department | ©*Perience. The usual period of +}recailed. “We did the shot several HOLLYWOOD NOTES ®y BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD (‘# — En garde. We are now going to have a few parries and thrusts with Jean Her- emans, who teaches the movie stars how to slice up villains with sword and sabre. a Charles Boyer-like accent and a touch of gray in his black hair. He is a dashing fellow with the sword and daring with words, too, inasmuch as he is willing to name the best swordsmen among the film famous. His selections: Stewart Granger, Errol Flynn, Cornel Wilde, Basil Rathbone, Robert Taylor, Mel Fer- rer and Tony Curtis. Among the gals, he named Jean Simmons and June Allyson as naturals with fericing technique. Jean has trained many of these | Stars and routined them in the ; fancy dueling scenes that appear in swashbuckling movies. He ad- | mitted that movie duels are far jfrom genuine fencing methods. “In the first place, an actual duel would be too fast for the eamera,” he explained. “You wouldn’t be able to see the blades | in action. We slow down the move- | ments and sometimes even speed up the camera so that the action will be recorded. “Also, for dramatic purposes, we have the duelists make move- \fencing match. We have to cover | a lot of ground and make the duel interesting and entertaining. It is laid out like a dance number.” Jean accomplishes wonders, con- sidering what he is up against. In a couple of months, he has to make expert fencers out of actors, most of whom have no previous | training is two or three years. “But I find they are very good | pupils,” he added. “They have a | treinendous task. They not only |have to look like experts and re- }member all the fencing move- | ments. They also have to remem- |ber their lines and stay in the proper positions while they move around the set.” The fencing master has had only |two mishaps during his five years jin the studios. Beth involved Stew. jart Granger. The actor nicked | Jean during a practice session. Then recently the pair was en- acting a duel for “Prisoner of Zenda.” “We had a closeup where I aimed the point at his face and he turned his head quickly,” Jean |times and I was getting nervous. | An actor's face, a sharp point— me to aira right at him and make | it realistic. “During one take; he didn’t duck | \fast enough and the blade nicked jhis cheek. It, was lucky that I it is no fun. But Granger wanted || RENT FORUM (These, questions. were selected from those often asked of the local rent office. If you-hava a question about the rent stabilization pro- gram, address it to: Area Rent Office, 216 Federal Blidg., Key Jean is a handsome Belgian with | West, Fla.) Q. I am considering buying a house that is now rented. Can J evict the present tenant when I buy the house so that I can move my family into it? A. You must first have the right to possessién and then apply to the locab rent office for a certificate for eviction. In most cases you will be required to wait three months before you can begin the eviction proceedings through your local courts. You must also have paid at least ten percent of the purchase price in unborrowed funds or be a Veteran of World War II. Q. My lease has expired and my; landlord won't give me another; says I have to move. Do I? A. No. You cannot be evicted for the reason alone that your lease has expired, unless you have en- tirely sublet the unit. Q. I rent a room from a lady who rents the entire house from a real estate agent. The other day she told me the rent office had al- lowed the realtor to go up on her rent on the house so she was rais- ing the rent on my room. I have ments that wouldn’t be seen in a| heard nothing from the rent office| with what I} and would like to know should do. A. You should check with the rent office to see if fhe room you ———————EEEE| |= BLANKETS CLEANED Sterilization, Sanitation and Moth Proojing Ready to be put away for the Summer at NO EXTRA CHARGE Special Rates to Commercial Firms, POINCIANA DRY CLEANERS 218 Simonton St. Tel. 1 rent Is registered separately a8 @ rental unit and, if so, if your land- lady should have the room as a landlord although she may be a tenant herself. In any ease, you should receive a notice from the rent office of any change in the maximum rent of your room. Q. I own a trailer and pay rent |for a parking space; is there a |maximum rent on the trailer | space? | A. Yes. Trailer spaces as well | as trailers are subject to maxi- mum rent regulations in the Key West Defense Area; as are motel tourist courts, rooming houses hotels. SLOPPY JOE'S BAR * Burlesque * Continuous Floor Shows & Dancing Featuring Tie Antics Of Sally and Marcell LYNN Tall... torrid . . . Terrifie | MINTA CRUZ, Mex JOAN CAMPBELL and a host of others Dancing To SLOPPY JOE'S BEACHCOMBERS | Never An Admission er | Minimum Charge | eto caroeeeeieneneene eames | STRAND ..,.““....: || BELLES ON THEIR TOES Friday - Saturday MYRNA LOY, JEANNE CRAIN, DEBRA PAGET AND EDWARD | ARNOLD | (In Technicolor) Coming: ABOUT FACE |] Gordon MacRae, Eddie Bracken and Dick Wesson MONRGE «core Friday - Saturday WHEN WORLD'S COLLIDE | with | RICHARD DERR AND BARBARA RUSH | (in Technicolor) Coming: THUNDER ON THE HILL Claudette Colbert and Ann Blyth and DON’T FORGET You. Portable WE HAVE THE PORTABLE RADIO TO FIT YOUR * daka is an egg layer. | Q. Do sharks lay eggs or bear Official U.S. Navy Photo | their young alive? A. The greater number of sharks | CHIEF MACHINIST JOHN T. | pear living young, though a ‘ew of LITES, USN, assistant plants officer for the last two years at Fleet All Weather Training Unit, Atlantic, Key West, has recently been trans- ferred to the Naval Air Tech- jtain dogfishes do lay eggs which jare leathery, dark colored, and j angular in shape. An intermediate stage is represented by the nurse power them, such as the bullhead shark, | | Gyropleurodus francisci, and cer- | am Fulford. Even today his name |was an experienced fencer, be- jis often spoken of reverently. He |CUS¢ 1 could pull back the blade was killed accidently on the old|°% 50 &§ T saw I was hitting | County Rd. while driving a team | him, ! taought I was in real trou- of fire horses and his funeral is stilj | P!@, but Granger was very nice | considered to have been one of the | 290% it.” largest ever held in Key ie a A member of the 1936 Olympic |Over 6,000 people attended and {Games team from Belgium, Jean | the entire towa shut down its busi- sagas the youneess fencing master ness, in Europe. He took part in the Mrs. Myrtle Faulkner, his daugh- | underground at the beginning of nical Training Center, Naval | shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, | ter, resides in MacArthur place | the German invasion, Then he re- POCKET AND YOUR POCKETBOOK @ ZENITH — TRANSOCEANIC @ RCA — PERSONALS (with Leather Case) @ MOTOROLA @ GENERAL ELECTRIC which is reported to retain the eggs | 294 still has many 0 fhis old mem- sumed his fencing school, although |in the body unti) they hatch. | entos. is was often badgered by hey ce. | Q. What is the largest sea shell? | Chief Fuiford was the organizer |~ vt h a i Lites enlisted in the Navy in { A. This is the giant clam, Trid-|of the first Key West Fire Dept. | ,jAfter the war, he received four August, 1932 and received his |acna gigas, of the Great Barrier | He even bought all of the first yol- O°!S WE HAVE BATTERIES TOO Overseas Radio & Appliance Air Station, Memphis, Ten- nes The religious soul who can answer all life’s questions | should be left in bliss. employment within a week. They came from Sweden, is i " Reef of A li dad: jupteer uniforms for his 2 recruit training at the [Reval Reef of Australia and | adjacent | s for his men ifolland, England and the U. S. ||} 617 Duval Street Telephone 79 ‘The world’s greatest personalities have been s!mple, a ae agape fori Ve, |may each reach a iength of four | eer Drinker ee ae a ELIJAH SANDS, Proprietor ing: ° j GaRaS Al ay years . feet and th ti i | , i + unaffected human beings. | service, he has. served aboard |reach a weight of over four hun 5 Los Angeles Athletic Club. His . eee = | the USS Mississ the USS jared and MRE. pauake tethes § k Cham abilities came to the attention of The man who spends his dollars in Key West always | Bon Homme Richard and the huge shell is the univalve bailer | P fear ee oe eek | has a chance to get some of them back. | USS Leyte. He has been sta- |shell,’also found in Australian wa-| yapRip —up)— Top | the’ Vises’ Mastetbees? acc tioned at the following shore in- / ters, which is employed-by the na-| peor drinkers are t Scaramouche.” tives as a dipper with which to bail out their outrigger canoes. sta Pes | the right to repre: | the European beer d Q. How de penguins manage to} og er If the residents of Key West don’t care to trade at home, nobody else will bother about it, Overseas Transportation 7 ion. ensacola; N. sh. th An iN D f Pl yi eo aay Tie hatch their eggs on the ice? FP ea Sen oes e erense ea In ee ‘ a A. The Emperor and King Pen. | ganized by t _| TAMPA ® — Finise E Longwell, | ompany, Cc. _y Station, Gre a Cove’ | gy which lay only a single egg | tuted National of | facing 30 years imprisonment or a E OF HAM Springs, F and th ve apiece, incubate them while stand. Beer Dri | $30,000 fine on federal counterfeit Fast. Dependable Freight and Express Service Air St Jacksonville, Fla. ing upright, the egg being placed | wich a "|ing charges, Wednesday pleaded between { _ He to wear th on their feet and covered with a no defense. | } bbon, the \flap of loose skin which forms a | py, | Longwell, convicted Polk Coun MIAMI AND KEY WEST coeilenin'< dinchand Sort of pouch between the legs. | }.jg ty bootlegger who was given a 2 Serving ALL NTS KEYS oe ae ran D The most remarkable fact connect- |." year state prison sentence on Abo Betw —o ae ee ' ng se ed with this habit is that the Em- | ; erous charges May 28, is ac —_ ribbon, the . 5 8" rf r 3 peror “nests” during the prolong. | ed of conspiring with Apopka bon, the W ed darkness of the Antarctic win Bank Teller James W. Williamson Express Schedule ribbon and ter le to pass phony $10 and $20 bills (No Stops En Route) 0. Way dows dn anki belo Williamson, who said he was “fast LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY EX- tusks roe Barcelona talked” into the scheme and who CEPT SUNDAYS) at 6:00 P.M. Ar- A. Aside from usi nse and f is#now on probation, admitted he gave Longweil $1,000 in bank funds ¢ bogus money. He said his n the scheme was to have 1 $200 ea Longwell is to go on trial June on the charges of passing, pos session and delivery of counterfeit tives at Miami at 12:00 o'clock Mid night. LEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) ast 12:00 o'clock Mid night and arrives at Key West at 6:00 o'clock AM. Local Schedule (Stops At All Intermediate Points) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX CEPT SUNDAYS) at 8:00 o'clock Miami st 4:00 Book Sales Lag MILA FP) Tha 5 me to use the sing over the ice 5 being thrust downward | n body hitched forward. | w upon the tusks obtain a new | 47 | purchase. However, this bas not | 1 y been proved and may not i } tied to t Hi |» ulfstream Park ed ti recently an $20,000 Fiorida derby ased to $100,000 in 1953 richest horse race ever run in the Sunshine State. ‘Daniel Gates At [== Newport, Rf. | 2s SUNDAYS) at $:00 o'clock and arrives at Key West at 5:00 ocock PM. Free Pick-Up and Delivery Service FULL CARGO INSURANCE MAIN OFFICE and WAREHOUSE: Cor. Eaton and Prancis Sts. PHONES: 92 and % STRONG ARM BRAND COFFES Triumph i Coffee men cocers ca ree fp D, a K. wed the Navy in May | 6 “OONT AQID ONTiE CALL YX of the former Miss Betty L. Brad- , B43, jmmke unta