The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 11, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equitable climate in the with an average country, range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXII, No. 140 Whitmarsh Appointed {Ensign Lewis As Tempora For New 480 Meters Installed In New Navy Housing The Utility Board of the City Electric System met last evening. L. W. Whitmarsh was appointed as Temporary Chief Engineer of the new electric steam plant. Board members think that it is essential that the future Chief Engineer observe the final phases of construction at the new plant. This will enable him to have a more complete, technical know- ledge of conditions when operations commence -- estimated to be some- time during October. Mr. Whitmarsh has been with the City at its Diesel plant for years. Previous to his present employ- ment, he acquired experience in steam at the Naval Station. Utility Board Members feel that he is qualified for the appointment of Chief Engineer but have made it * “Temporary’ until he has an ap- portunity to demonstrate his ability with the more modern equipment of the new steam plant. Call For Bids It was also decided to issue a eall for bids to furnish eight months supply of Diesel oil 1,850,000 gallons. These will be opened at the next meeting, June 1th. of oil should always be kept on hand. Other Business Most of the other matters hand- were held over for further stu- mitted by Crusoe Insurance Agen- ey. After discussion, Board Mem- bers felt that there was no negli- gence involved but they recom- mended referring the matter for further study. A qustion of the issuance of electrical permits and the inspec- tion of work completed was brought up. The majority present seemed to favor having the City of Key West handle all phases of inspection work as well as the issu- ing of permits. The Electric Com- pany’s responsibility would be in- stallation of meters. No decision was made and the matter was re- ferred to City Manager Dave King for comment, Toward the end of the meeting a report was read showing that two hundred and sixty-five meters have been connected at Dredger’s Key; two hundred and fifteen, at Peary | Court. This leaves several hun-| dred more to be installed at these | Projects. The stock supply of met- ers is sufficient to meet sll de- mands. Judge Lowe Dies TAVERNIER i—A pioneer fig- wre in the upper Florida Keys, E. R. (Doc) Lowe, is dead Lowe, 70-year-old retired justice of the peace, died at his home here Tuesday. He had lived on the Keys since 1898 and was consid ered an authority on the history of the area. When Henry M. Flagler built the Florida East Coast Ra y from the mainland to Key West Lowe was in charge of the hospital for railroad workers He was a former president of the Florida Justice af the Peace Association and a real estate brok er. His widow and one son survive. Judge Lowe’s funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m in the Ahern Plummer Chapel at Miami. Burial wil be in the Wood lawn Cemetery POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman Phone $18) Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires .. Tubes . . Batteries .. Accessories | was held for* il be present ry Engineer Electric Plant Stirrup Is Named To FKA Commission Appointment Comes As Complete Surprise To Local Civie Leader Vance Stirrup was appointed to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Com- mission yesterday to succeed the late Everett (Ike) Russell. The ap- Pointment was made by Governor VANCE STIRRUP came as a complete surprise to Stirrup. | Board members of this commis- sion receive fifty dollars per month. Presently associated with Pritch- ard’s Funeral Home as an em- possgoall rig And very active in community airs, those centered around ge coca organizations. He is present Post Commander’ Mei Legion post. He seryed in the U. S. Army during the war. Naval employees will remember’ him as Chief Clerk in the Industrial Department up until 1950. Other organizations to which Mr. Stirrup belongs are: Masons, Elks, Shriners, and DAV. He is also a member of the State Welfare Bd., District No. 9, a position which he will have to resign now that he has received the Aqueduct apoint- ment. Fox’s Condition © “Very Critical” The condition of Bert Fox, found unconscious at the corner of Elizabeth street and Windsor lane last Sunday night, is de- scribed as very critical Dr. Gonzalez, attending physi- cian, says that Fox is — suffering from head injuries and has never recovered consciousness since being brought to the hospital. Willie Eskew, 312 Petronia street, was urrested by Police Officer Armando Perez in con- nection with the Fox case. He investigation and charged with assault and battery. Due to the seriousness of Fox's | condition and pending the out- come of his recovery, the City Police Department have trans- ferred Eskew to the County Jail. De' ions of what tra: Sunday night made. Aurelis beth street, was It is understood w hit Fox and that the es were incurred Masonic Notice Specia! Communication of Anchor Ledge Ne. 162, F. & A. M., Thurs-/ day evening, June Vth, 7:30 P. M.| Ei Conferring Fellowcraft Degree. All members, al! sojourners invited te By Order OSWALD J. SHEPPARD, wom GERALD H. ADAMS, Sec’y.) Found Alive By Tanker | Missing Pilot In Good Condition On Life Raft; Will Go To Houston With Rescuing Tanker Ensign Charles Gene Lewis, FAWTUlant, was found alive and in apparently good condition on a life raft 80 miles west of St. Petersburg at 4. o'clock this morning by a tanker, H. C. Sin- clair, proceeding to Houston, Tex., the Navy announced. Lewis, flying an F6F from Sunday. pilot who also had to ditch his plane, Ensign Thomas Y. Bowen, 20, was picked up early Monday morning by the Spanish freighter Aldecoa. Lewis, who is 22, is from Sey- mour, Indiana. His mother had been notified of his disappear- ance. Both Lewis and Bowen live at BOQ, Seaplane Base. The Navy still gave no details onhow the accident occurred to the two planes, but said it is presumed that the pilots became lost on the flight and ran out of fuel. Both men were found on life rafts. Bowen was picked up 175 miles west, northwest of Key West, by the freighter which took him into New Orleans today. Lewis will proceed on to Houston with the tanker Sinclair The Navy and Coast Guard have been conducting an exten- sive plane-ship search for the men since the May Day call, in- ternational radio telephone dis- tress signal was given at 1:20 Monday y Land For $25M A $25,000 sale of land in the Grove Park addition on Mate- cumbe Key by Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Bugsbee has been re- corded at the County Court- house. The Bugsbees sold the prop- erty, including improvements, to George E. Bennett, whose perm- anent address is 4 East Madison street, Baltimore 2, Maryland. The Bugsbees live in San Mateo County, California. The Kev West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN 288 U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1952 Over Six Tons Of Tuna Caught In K.W. Waters x wk $32 sh ~ wee & we PRICE FIVE CENTS Ae a JP Says Stubbs Not Man In Navy Wife's Bed Stubbs Freed; Gold Teeth Crucial In JP’s Decision The case against William Stubbs was dismissed yesterday by Peace Justice Roy Hamlin on the -basis of false identification by the Navy wife who said Stubbs was the man who was in her bed last Wednes- day morning. Hamlin announced his decision at 7:10 p.m. after a dramatic two hour hearing, jam-packed with friends of Willie Stubbs who filled every seat and peered in throygh every window. en Hamlin an- nounced his decision the crowd of 150 or more in the office and on the street broke into cheers. The Navy bride who had made the accusations broke into tears. In the steaming hot office the State, represented by Allan B. Cleare, Jr. and Attorney J. Y. Por- ter representing Stubbs presented their witnesses. Cleare said that though Willie Stubbs is cleared, he, the County Solicitor, does not consider the case closed, and will continue the search for the offending man. Crucial Gold Teeth Hamlin said that the woman was evidently “molested” by someone, but not by Willie Stubbs. Hamlin said a deciding factor was that the bride said nothing to the police about the intruder having gold teeth, until she saw Willie Stubbs on the street. Dramatically J. Y. Porter asked Willie to show his teeth to Justi Hamlin, following ~the brid sworn statement that the man had gold teeth. Willie showed teeth which are not gold, merely edged with gold. Shoes Don’t Fit Another deciding factor was that the blue seude shoes and brown felt hat found on the porch outside the bride’s apartment did not fit Willie Stubbs when he tried them on at the hearing yesterday. A Marjorie Moss who lives in the same house with Stubbs at 5 Hutchinson lane was put on the stand by J. Y. Porter. She testified that Willie Stubbs was in his own bed at 4 a.m. last June 4, the day he was accused of being in the Navy wife's bed. Holding her box of pills, Marjo- tie Moss said she could fix the (Continued On Page Three) Fk. A DECIDING FACTOR in tt was thelfact that he did nm n the Navy wife's ap: Peace Justice Roy Ha: were only m saw Stubbs, who has gold edge Willie Stubbs Shows JP His Teeth Ls 4 Siar Puna Survey Shows Results Citizen Staff Photo OVER SIX TONS of a species known as “Little Tuna” have been taken from the waters surround- ing Key West in the past few weeks. Harvey Bullis (above, left), Marine -Biologist, attached to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service vessel, “Oregon” is pictured along with Chief Engineer Frank Hightower and Mate John Tyler, exhibiting some of the finny creatures. Ship is exploring local waters to determine commercial feasibility of Tuna fishing. Latest Airport Purchase Terms To Be Thrashed Out At Special Meeting Friday * proaches at safe altitudes as re- > , quired by aviation regulations.”) ASKED BY CORP. This parcel can be used for sur- IF IT RE-BUYS face ingress aad egress to the re- | mainder of the airfield and for The final purchase agreements | buildings. on Meacham airport will be dis-| The controversial paragraph four | cussed by County Commissioners | of the minutes read by Sawyer DEMOLITION OF COUNTY BLDGS. ~~ 130 Teachers ‘; last night states in full: at a special meeting Friday at 2:30, | Text of Paragraph | it was agreed at their regular; «The conveyance shall also be meeting last night. | subject to a continuing and irrevo- | Commissioners Clarence Higgs | cable priority right and option to the Key West Improvement, Inc., | iis successors and assigns, to re- acquire and repurchase all said property at any time when said property shall e or fail to be used as a county public airport operated by the County of Monroe and Frank Bentley objected to one particular provision Difficulties in road surveying on | Stock Island will also be discussed | with County Engineer John Goggin jat the meeting The controversial section of the under the supervision and opera tional control of the Federal Civil Aeronautics Administration, at the same price of $150,000; p d however, that upon such r quisition or repurchase of Proposed agreement between the County which is buying the airport and Key West Improvement Inc., present owners, deals with will happen to buildings erecte the County and CAA shot Bake ee, abegbame County abandon the airport and it | Property by the Corporation, B: [pitieonittprergcaay sf Commissioners of Monroe Coun said that the county | 'Y shall have the right to remove spend money on bu e to be torn down case back to the a lessee or vided furthe removal or < cing of Purchase The tentative a, Fairbanks Water Pumps | From $88.00 Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION Caroline St Phone 684 | Safe Driv Needed For Next Fall O’Bryant Interviews Applicants For New Teaching Posts Caused By Record Crowding Monroe County will have to hire 30 additional teachers to handle the ever growing school population next fall, Superin- tendent of Public Horace O'Bryant said today Crowding of the schools will force double sessions next year O'Bryant said. This means that more teachers will have to be th hired to et Mea to er Dead BIGGLESW England Tuesda th motorcycle and a truck FOR HOT BOLLOS and SHRIMP CROQUETTES Try EL PASAJE RESTAURANT 1005 Truman Ave Instruction | xe Not Yet Known If Commercially Feasible To Fish Tuna Here By Jim Cobb The possibility that the waters surrounding-Key West may con tain resources never exploited b) fishermen is being investigated at the present time by the United States Fish and Wild-life Service. Now tied up at the Gulf Oil Dock, the Motor Vessel “Oregon’ which is operated by that service, has been in this area for several weeks investigating just such a possibi- lity-in the form of the commer- cially valuable Tuna fish. The fishing experts aboard that vessel said that in a short time, fishing in the area surrounding Dry Tortugas, they have caught about six and a half tons of a sper known as “Little Tuna.” In the se-called 15 fathom ar about Rebecca Shoals light they have enjoyed particulariy good luck, they added. The survey, which is being conducted by a group of Fish and Wildlife scientists, has indicated that there fabulous potentiali- ties in the commercial exploita- tion of the Blackfin Tuna, which has been found to exis the Gulf area. To date, they said, no one has been prepared to fish for them. Jack Thompson, of the Thomp- son Enterprises said yesterday that his company has never ser- iously considered going after Tuna, He added that a considerable num- ber of a species known as “False Albacore” have been known to be present in this area. The goal of the exploration at this time, according to the rfe- searchers, is the determination as to whether or not it is commercial feasible to go after Blackfin and Little Tuna on a large scale in the Gulf Area. The long range pur- }pose of the Fish and Wildlife Ser- jvice is to maintain a schedule of | experimental and exploratory fish- | ing and the development of gear to take the fish. Such data is {passed on to the industry so that | they may determine whether or not such a venture is of » profitable na- | ture. | There is at least one company in Beaufgrt, South Carolina now processing the ‘Little Tuna” assur- ing a definite market. Known as |“‘Lightmeat Tuna,” the product must be so labelled to satisfy the requirements of the Pure Food and | Drug Act. Blackfin Tuna is of the premium grade, however. Heretofore, the “Little Tuna” has been considered a game fish jand the anglers say that it can really take a line out. The “Oregon” is a 100 foot converted West Coast Tuna boat, | Weighing a gross 219 fons and | powered by a 600 horsepower dei- sel, she cruise: at « comfortable 10 knots. Capable of carrying upwards of 70 tons of fish, there is a huge brine well below decks which is kept at @ tempereture of about 30 degrees. After about two tons of the fish are taken they are frozen at @ temperature of zero degrees fahrenheit. Pas ula, Mississippi, is the home port of the vessel and for the (Continued On Page Three) NOTICE! WANT A NEW ROOF OR REPAIR AT LOW COST? NO OVERHEAD NO. 1 GRADE Roofing Material THE KEY ROOFING CO. All Work Guaranteed Phone 1404-8