The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 12, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equitable climate in the country, with a- .verage range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXIN. No. 147 BIDS HAVE BEEN ADVERTISED for the construction of the new two million dollar U. S. Fleet Sonar School Building at the Naval Base, Key West. Present plans are to open bids on July 8, 1952 at Sixth Naval District Headquarters in Charleston, S. C, and award the contract for constructing this project shortly thereafter. The new buildings will house the U.S, Fleet Sonar School, which is now-occupying barracks type buildings of tem- The new building will be located in the Southern part of the Naval Sta- tion, South of Truman Avenue and North of the ‘Recreation Beach on the station. The firms of Robert Law Weed and As- sociates and the Radar Engineering Company designed the buildings and engineering requirements. Three buildings set on enchelon and connected by arcades are to be constructed. They are designed to provide full and ample facilities for instructing enlisted men and Officers of the Navy in the use, and the repair of Electronic Sonar equip- ment used jn the detection of submarines, Sonar is a Naval abbreviation for Sound Navigation and Ranging. It uses super- sonic directional sound for detection purposes and combines Electronic equipment’ with sound to accomplish underwater de- porary wood construction in the Naval Station. tection. The new buildings will be modern in all respects, Complete air-conditioning and dehumidification will be pro- vided. The most advanced lighting of classrooms, laboratories and working spaces is provided. All buildings which will con- tain very valuable Sonar and Electronic equipment will include the most modern fire prevention and detection’ devices, Funds for the New Speaker Of House To Address JCs Paul Esquinaldo Will Assume Office Of JC Presidency The Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce, at their regular weekly meeting last night, selected Raul's Restaurant as the site of their Annual Installation Banquet to be held on Sat. evening, June 28th at 8 p.m. The guest speaker for the affair will be the Honorable C. Ferris Bryant, Speaker of the House of Representatives at Tallahassee Earl Adams will be the Installing Officer. Officers slated to assume office on this date include: Paul Esqui naldo, President; Chet Cold and Everett Sweeting, Vice President Charles Fisherman, Corresponding (Continued On Page Four) } | Police Hunting Hit & Run Driver Police are sear hing for a bit and-run drive ed int the car of O nm the eorner of Sout streets, yeste about 2 o'clock Dragland, 22 a Ex tension, had ‘ 8 Buick parked or t et side of the r find the k fender sk was est NEW FABRICS Gifts for Homes SLIPCOVERS DRAPERIES, Etc, Made to Order caroline shop 723 ANN PHONE 1502 | tors‘ Holland and Smathers of i Key West and the Navy.will be greatly benefited. As has been brought out ~ “abroad, ‘the submarine ‘threat ‘against our’ seeuirity igysecond toonene. The modern’ assist in a large measure by training more students in the art of underseas and anti-submarine warfare. | State holidays and on hisioric and Figet Sonar School were provided lorida as well as Representative Elks Outline Flag Information With this week designated as Flag Week by the President of the United States, the Elks Club has undertaken a program’ of Public Education as part of their Ameri- canism Program. Basic among the rules covering the proper respect of the Flag, is the method of displaying the na- tional emblem. The flag should be displayed only from sunrise to sunset.or between such hours as may be designated | by proper authority. However, the Flag may be displayed at night upon special occasions when it is: desired to produce a patriotic ef- fect. It should be hoisted briskly, but should be lowered slowly and ceremoniously. The Flag ‘should be displayed on all national and special occasions. (However. being the emblem of avr country, it ought to fly ever from every flagpole very day of the year, weather permitting.) Special eare should be taken to see that the F is} tsplayed on the following days:} New Years Day, January Ist; In-| | @uguration Day, Jan, 20; Lincoln's birthday, Feb. 12; Washington's | Birthday, FeB. 22; Army Day, Ap- ril 6; Easter Sunday; Mother's; Day, the second Sunday in May;| Memorial Day, (half staff until! Dour Flag D June 14; Inde- pendence D. 4; Labor Day,| first Monday in September; Con Jay. September 17th; Co Day, October 12; Navy October vember 11 Thursday [ Armistice Day,| Thanksgiving Day in November; December 25; and/ s as may be pro President of the the Birthdays of © holidays. The displayed daily, Page Four) i ’ wed O Complete Stock of Mechanic HAND TOOLS Cuaranteed jor Life Roy's Key West Auto Parts Co. TELEPHONES 87? . 1978 Wl DUVAL STREET { for by the last session of Congress Latitaf?. Bert Fox Dies Of Injuries Never Recovered Consciousness ; Albury Will Hold Inquest Fomorrow Bert Fox died at 4:12 p. m. P m pesterday at the Monroe General Hospital. Willie Eskew, (colored), is being held in the County Jail for investigation in connection with the death of Fox. H+ is also charged with as sault and battery. Coroner Ira Albury has an- nouneed that an inquest of the) death will be held tomorrow, Friday at two o'clock. Jurors will be: George Schreiber, fore- man; Russell Kerr, William Duval, Martin Leon, Thomas Machin, and Eniique Aspra. Police officer Armando Perez; found Fox Monday night -ying| in the street, corner of Olivia and Galveston nane. The injur | a THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER au statements in this country and | facilities for the Fleet Sonar School ed man was unconscious and| bleeding from the mouth and nose. He was sent to the hospi- tal but mever recovered con- sciouness, Perez arrested Eskew after questioning an eye witness, Aure lis Lastres, 633 Elizabeth street. | At that time it was thought that Lastres was the only witness of what had happened. Since then, Eugene Marshal has been pick-| ed up and is being held in the cour jail as & material wit- ness, | Other Witnesses Other witnesses who will pro bably be sumunored at the in- quest are: Martin Miller, Shore Patrolman who was riding with Perez. Frank Sawyer, driver of! Lopez Funeral Home ambulance | Doctors Gonzales and Fernandez (Continued On Page Four) national Marine Paint | Fer Boats of all Types j Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION Careline St. Phone 66 ater IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1952 PRICE FIVE CENTS x ke Funds Available From Surplus In Chamber’s Operating Fund An adve ‘ising camp:'-- de- signed to attract summer visitors to Key “vast was vc‘ed y regular meeting. Funds to finance the ad program will be obtained from a budgetary surplus in the Chamber operating fund. Chamber of Commerce President Tierney & Killingsworth Photo meeting, which in its order of business also vonsiderea the ques- tion of what steps couk be taken to promote the status of Key West in the shrimping industry. Joe Pin- der reported that among the in- formation gathered by his commit- tee, the following factors were ceusing dissatisfaction in the ranks of local shrimpers: 1. Lack of adequate docking fa- Cilities. > Plafit~ of a “heading 4. The inability of obtaining pro- per equipment repair service. by ithe Board of Directors of the * Ctamber of Commerce at their|» Edwin Trevor presided over ‘he| 4 3. The high cost of ice and fuel, | x kk 5 eae 3 Potato Shortage Relief? . ss and were sypported by Sena- 5. The tight Key West aousing situation, pee said that his committee. atives ‘of the industry before pre- Paring its out that thi are at the preser' time, docking facilities fox abou‘ 200 shrimp boats and that in thc future the port might be able tc accomodate twice that numer. Also brought out in the discussior was the fact that there has been complaints of a shortage of dock- ing space for private yachts. The e ie Sinks; Crew Standard Oil dock was originally Ar e€ Rescued constructed for this purpose it was ii indicated, but following the shrimp The United States Coast Guard bonanza two years. ago, it was cutter Ariadne, while on station | pressed into service ior the use -f about 10 miles west of Dry Tor-|the commercial fishermen. tugas, cooperating in the search| Harold Laubscher, Manager of for the missing Navy pilot, re-|the Key West Chamber of aie ceived intercepted information| ™&te Was commended on ! election as Secretary-Treasurer from the fishing trawler, Cathy, | the Florida Chamber of Commerce that another fishing trawler, the| Executives Association which con- Gypsy had sunk in 65 fathoms of | vened a: pees apie i " 22nd. Under the precedent’ water about 60 miles northwest ey cacinlis ion, Sackoehas of Dry Tortugas. The three sur- | will gain the Presidency next year. vivors had been picked up by the | 1t was also voted to send him to fishing trawler, the Ruby, and the | the United States Chamber of Com- US.C.G. Ariadne sped to the| merce Executive Institute to be Ruby and took the survivors|held at the University of North) aboard. Apparently, the Ruby.| Carolina during the week of June had no radio and the Cathy was: 15-22. 5 relaying the message for her. The Guest of honor at the meeting Gypsy sank in calm weather due! was S. C. Singleton, who is known to electrolytic action opening up| as the “father of the Key West | her steel hull. Chamber of Commerce. In 1935, The survivors are Felix Helves- | Singleton, with the cooperation ton the Master, J. P. Gilmour and) of the Retary Club, helped to re- James L. Gilmour and they were vive the Chamber which had landed at Key West today upon| been in active for many years. (Continued On Page Four) (Continued On Page Four) ‘will Shrimp Boat | | | al report. He pointed F Citizen Staff Photo A SOLUTION to the nationwide potato shortage has been sug- gested by Chamber of Commerce Manager Harold Laubscher who has contacted the Florida State Advertising Department recommending that Key West Breadfruit be substituted for the spuds which have been ¢ausing housewives no little consterna- tion by their dearth. Laubscher pointed out that the local “delicacy” can match the potato in at least one respect—it has starch content of 90% The State Ad agency suggested that pictures promoting the idea be forwarded to them so that a national car gn can be instituted to enlighten mainlanders. At last count, there were found to be a total of 10 Breadfruit trees in Key West The catch: The fruit will not ripen for another month. Mrs. ifall f 4 Seminary Laubscher is pictured above as she awaits a wi ym the breadfruit tree near the Laubscher home street. at Future Electrical Permits ‘Will Be Issued By City City Manager King a Working Hard On | of one man to issue permits as well . as perform the € inspec Sewer Breaks And ik ook hae aaad i. % down now and the City New: City: Badget Manager thinks Lubinsky | Spector. All These Cars Had Just One Owner. All Excellent 1950 Lincoln 4-deor ga Radio - Automatic ‘ Wee eo 7 were sy 1951 Ferd Tuder - Radic Ph. m5 Seatcovers is $565 Down EVENINGS Bal. 4 mo. at UNTIL » $63.05 Commencing Monday, June 16,/ should be dle both jobs. Alex Lubinsky, City Electrical In-| Sewer Bre. h the} the urred on Leon will be charged Another serious break in an ur feet close line for electrical work. His stairs in the City Hall In the past, the ( System has issued from its offices be Ex vation of the € permits/ the street electric | will be n building and} Mr Greene. It eck” | mont condi beca f the/ trouble in City still bad to do tt tion | has pr work. | man in a City Manager Dave King says the Scav that the old system w ecessary | various af con ero due to the large a structon work that gress in the past, ax No wor the eng TICKET OFFICE FOR HOT BOLLOS and SHRIMP CROQUETTES | Try ALL AIRLINES ASAJE ELPASAJE —_— PRICE TOURS 1005 Truman Ave 141) Fleming St Phone 124 *« “Ready To Go Again! Ens. Bowen Says Back At Boca Chica After Crash es ee af Chamber Of Commerce To Embark Op Summer Advertising Program Soon Pilot Lewis | Returns To | FAWTUlant Today By SUSAN McAVOY Calm and collected Ensign wee mas Y. Bowen, 20, FAWTULANT | pilot who had to ditch his plane at 1:35 Monday morning just told me | on the telephone of his forced land- ing. Flown back to Key West by a ; Navy plane last night, Bowen said that an accident board will meet to ascertain details of the accident. Bowen had been picked up by the Spanish freighter Aldecoa and pro- ceeded with her to New Orleans. Ensign Charles Lewis, 22, who spent 52 hours on his Infe raft is expected in Key West today. He was picked up by the H. C. Sin- clair, a tanker en route to Hous- ton Both Lewis and Bowen will ap- pear before the accident board at the Naval Station. Bowen said that he ran into bad weather off of Tampa Sunday | aight, when he and Lewis were fly- | ing down from Robbins Air Base, Macon. Each man was in an F6P, “I lost Lewis in the thunder- storm at about 10:30, I also lost ail radio contact at about the same time. L circled over what'T think was Key West,"then headed west’ to se because I was out of gas. “When I spotted the freighter, I circled it twice, and came down on the water about one mile and @ quarter from her. I ditched the Plane then, and had only 20 sec- onds before she submerged. In that time I had to unfasten my safety belt and get out.” Bowen got out on the wing of the plane and jumped in the water swimming about 25 yards away from the sinking aircraft to avoid being pulled under by the suction, The sea was rough with six foot waves dashing him about. “I inflated my life raft lighted | flare and tied the parachute to |the raft and then paddled over to | the Aldecoa,” Bowen said. | The Aldecoa put down a ladder |for the pilot, got him aboard and | took him into New Orleans. Bowen has been In Key West | Since March 3. He has been a pi lot since December: The 20 year old man far from being shocked by his experience said: “I'm ready to go again.” Fort Jefferson Woman Recovers Mrs. Joseph Santini, wife of the | Boat Superintendent of Fort Jet- ferson National Monument who was flown by the Coast Guard from Dry | Tortugas to Miami for emergency treatment of an infection, is stil! | undergoing treatment her husband said yesterday, | Mrs. Santini’s case was diag. | Bosed as needing immediate atten. j tion by a Navy doctor who hap | Pened to be at the Fort, 68 miles west of Key West op Saturday. The Coast Guard sent a plane from (Continued On Page Four) 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