The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 17, 1952, Page 1

@ Key West, Florida, has the most equitable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit The Associated Pres Teletype Features and Photo Services For 72 Years Devoted to the VOL. LXXIII, No. 145 THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1952 IN THE U.S.A. Best Interest: ~# Key Wee PRICE FIVE CENTS City Fathers Study Utility Tax In Order To Buy $200M Incinerator ‘Would Mean About 40c Monthly For Average Person City Manager Dave King last night told his board of directors that a City Incinerator costing $200,000 is the only solution for permanent control of flies in the Key West area. ‘The City Official stated that he einer lee of to tr Sone al at ciy dump- eae Stock Island. He saw little chance of improving the situation unless 2 capital ex- penditure for an incinerator was made. King's opinion was substantiated by a Lt. Bean of Portsmouth, N. H. Bean stated that city officials in his hometown had ihe same “fly” problem as is now confronting Dredgers' Key residents. They had better soil conditions . representing the hun- Sigsbee Park residents, immediate relief, and that the area was covered » and that it was a men- did not work, then ereial pest company . Other suggestions incinerator, put the city on a Key further up, have avy allow the City to use Fleming Key as a dumping area. Each suggestion was answered. 1. The City held no hope for any better control of flies than now be- ing accomplished. 2. A commercial pest company had been asked to submit a bid for controlling flie: the city dump- ing area, To date, no reply had been forthcoming. 3. It is economically impossible to construct a sanitary fill, in the Key West orea. 4. Trucking costs would be pro- hibitive even if someplace were found cn a Key miles from Key West. 5, Little hope was held that the Navy would allow the city dump- ing facilities at Fleming Key. 6. The Incinerator! That seemed to be the answer to the whole pro- blem. City Commissioner Jack Delaney had the financial solution to the staggering cost of $200,000 an incinerator. The Commissioner proposed a utility tex on gas and electricity. This tax would add about 40 cents monthly to the average utility Dill of $8. It would be a 5 per- ont tax, and over 20 years would produce the sum of about $750,- 000. With this money the City would build not only an incinerator but ether civic improvements such as eity hall, jail, youth center, pool, ete. Summer Training TAMPA w& — Air ROTC students from 33 colleges will begin sum- mer training at MacDill Air Force Base Sunday. Training for the 360 etudents who have just completed their first year of advanced ROTC Studies will end July 19. NOTICE Special communication of An cher Ledge No. 182, F. & A. M Wednesday June 18th at 4 p.m. te attend the Funeral of Merlin Monsalvatge All members and sojourners invited te be present. By Order OSWALD J. SHEPPARD w. M. GERALD H. ADAMS Secretery j | Scottish Rite Masons | rican Legion today released the | sors are as follows: Eliminate Flies On now present due to Key West area. Nine Youths Selected For Boys’ State This Year’s Group Far Exceeds Number Of Boys Ever Sent By Key West Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, Ame- names of the honor students who have been selected by the Key West High School Faculty to at- tend the 1952 session of “Boys State” which this year is being held on the West Campus of Flo- rida State University at Tallahas- see, Florida the week of June 22- 28 inclusive. The honor students and the spon- Ira Silberman -- sponsored by -- Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, A. L. Harry Pritchard sponsored by Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, A. L. Jack Wells sponsored by Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, A.L. . Joseph Pineda sponsored by Lions club Robert Staves sponsored by Ro- tary Club Bruce Cleare sponsored by Elks Lodge No, 551 Thomas Cornell sponsored by Ve- terans of Foreign Wars No. 3911 Robert Sawyer sponsored by John MeKiltip sponsored by May- or C. B, Harvey The boys were assigned to the various sponsors in the order of | receipt of confirmation. In past | years, both Scottish Rite Masons and Elks Lodge No. 551 have co- operated in the sponsorship of | boys to Boys State, and this year Continued On Page Three) FOR HOT BOLLOS end SHRIMP CROQUETTES Try EL PASAJE RESTAURANT 1005 Truman Ave. Low Cost Air Coach SCHEDULED AIRLINES PRICE TOURS 41! Fleming St. Phone 124! Ask City Commissioners To Dredgers’ Key CAPTAIN BRADLEY (standing), left and E. L. Moss (right), last night told of tokt by City Siaoabet vate fae ‘of flies at the City Dumping Area, Stock Island, Th that an Intisrérator is the;only solution oe pelo Citizen Staff Photo the health menace a Kind Resident Feels Mayor Needs More Sleep At least one resident In Key West is very considerate of His Honor, Mayor C. B. Harvey. One Friday he called the May- or at 3 a.m. to complain about Then last Sunday, Harvey was allowed to sleep until 4 «.m., be- fore hearing the same complain- ing voice. Again an investigation was made, and still no noise vio- | lation. The Mayor inquired last night of his telephone jingler: “Weren't you the ene whe called at 3 a.m. one morning? “Yes, it was a Friday.” “You were a little more rea- sonable this time (4 a.m.) than before.” Planning Com. To Recommend New Member The City Commissioners have requested the Planning Commis- sion te furnish them with a fist of recommended names in order that they might select someone to fill the position teft open when George Phillips, former Planning | Commissioner, moved from Key | West. There is ne pay attached te this important civic post. Members serve because of their love for the communtiy and the desire te (Continued On Page Three) 260 sq. ft., 2nd fir., Contact Peal D. Bares, 13° 5.5. Sth RA, Miam! — Ph. 53-2905 604 Duval St. Do Not Include Buying Rest Beach City Manager King Says Rumor Has No Foundation An old rumor has been resur- rected - namely, that the City of Key West intends to buy Rest Beach on the south side of the island. “Brr-rrr,” said City Manager Dave King, when questioned, about it this morning. “That ru- mor started six or eight months ago too. If the people that sug- gest such things would be kind enough te also suggest where the money is going to come from, it would be reatly appreciated.” «It is true that the city did at one time investigate the possibilities of acquiring ownership to the beach. However, no practical solution to the problem could be reached. Rest Beach is between Bertha and White streets. Title to the land is in the names of A. Maitland Adams, Minnie Porter Harris, Sam (Continued On Page Three) xkwk Ministerial Assn. Leads Group Opposing $300,000 Track Opposition to the Stock Island dog racing track which will be voted upon within the next two months in the county is being cry- stallized at special meetings called by civic clubs, it was learned to- day. While The Key West Kennel club made its opening bid for county votes by distributing $2,000 in free baseball tickets among the needy of the county, groups such as the Woman’s Club, Art and Historical Society, Garden Club, and Minis- terial Association are planning early meetings to discuss the ef- fect of the proposed track on the community. The Key West Federation of Business and Professional Club will meet tomorrow night and discuss the proposed dog track, The .. Ministerial Association has called a special meeting for 5 temorrow at St. Paul’s Parish Hall to mobilize its members to oppose the track, The Rev. Fath- president said this moraing. 0 ‘ Though many of the club execu- tives are out of town for the sum- mer, vice-presidents and second vice presidents are calling togeth- er their board members and board members at large to present the issue. According to Florida law, three weeks to 60 days after the permit has been issued for the dog track, the county must hold a special election on the track. The permit for the Key West Kennel clubs will be issued this week by the State Racing Com- mission. It was applied for last Friday by Abe Aronovitz, president and attorney for the club. Backer of the club is multi-millionaire San Friedland, grocery store magnate. The club has already deposit- ed 10 percent of the purchase price for 12 acres on Stock Is- land for the track. Aronovitz has expressed confidence that the track can be open 90 days next winter for a full season of racing. Many persons in Key West ex- pressed surprise that all that is needed for the track to become a reality here is the majority vote of the county voters. One club leader said: “I thought it was still just in the talk stage. I certainly will call my board together immediately. I know they will oppose it.” Others did not want to be quoted until official action by their mem- bers takes place in the next week. Then they will try to match the campaigning efforts of the Kennel club, “not with $2,000 in baseball (Continued On Page Three) Ford 1950 — Automobile With Radio — $595 FULL PRICE xk * Cars coming jnto Key West increased by more than 1,000 last month over May, 1951, the Cham- ber of Commerce newsletter Trends, reported today. - Last month 15,725 passenger automobiles came south on the Overseas Highway through the toll gate. In May, 1951, 14,595 cars made the trip. Post Office receipts were more than $2,000 over those of May, 1951, Last month $21,754 was taken in by the local Post Office. In May, 1951, the figure was $19,212. Consumption of electricity eon- tinues to grow. It was 2,421,068 KWH in May, 1952 compared to 2,015,137 in 1951. Building permits dipped to $245,227 from. $266,360 in May, 1951. The May figure was lower in its were issued, < For Republican GOVERNOR PAYNE HAS 3,000 VOTE MARGIN IN HARD FOUGHT RACE By The Associated Press The presidential race, already in somewhat of a lull, was over- shadowed today by the Maine pri- maries in which Sen. Owen Brews- ter lost his bid for Republican renomination after 30 years in pub- lic life. Brewster, 63, was defeated by Gov. Frederick G. Payne, on the | basis of returns from all but eight jof Maine's 625 precincts. Payne | had a 3,000-vote margin and there | were not enough votes uncounted | |to make up the difference. | | Unofficial tabulations gave: | Payne 68,485, Brewster 65,357. Monday’s total of 131,287 set a/ Republican senatorial primary rec- | ord in Maine. The campaign was | also something of a record in bit-) terness. Harsh words flew on both | sides. It was Brewster's try for a third term. The Democratic senatorial race was won by 30-year-old Roger P. | Dube, Lewiston, but he was run- ning mostly for political exercise. No Democrat has won a major) than that in 1950 when Salt xk dropped off slightly from 704 in 1951, May to 696 last month. Letters mailed out and mail inquiries rose slightly. weeks. Trends also reports that hotels, apartments, motels, and other multiple-unit buildings must have flamesproofed mattresses within 90 days following the next rou- tine inspection of a Hotel Com- mission inspector. At present, the states, the only approved appli- cator of flame-proofing in Key West is the Orkin company. “Although the state-wide member groups legislation, | Hotel.commissiga.”. Senator Brewster Defeated Re-Nomination a walk after last week's furious questing for delegate support. Taft was in Washington, attend- ing to his Senate duties. Eisenhow- er, in Denver, meets with conven- tion delegations from three West- ern states — Colorado, Wyoming and Uah. Of Colorado’s 18 delegates, 15 are for Eisenhower, two are for Taft and one is for Harold Stassen of Minnesota first and Eisenhower second. Half of Wyoming’s 12 are pro-Taft, two favor Eisenhower and four are uncommitted. Eisenhower's purpose in these meetings—the same for which he and Taft huddled separately with a parade of delegates last week— is 3-fold: Clinch your own support, shake loose the other fellow’s and win over the undecided. Eisenhower took things fairly easy Monday. He talked with farm journal editors and dropped in at a local meeting of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fra- ternity. He also conferred with his campaign leaders and found time | for a round of golf—89 over a par 72 course. The Democratic hopefuls were pretty well scattered throughout the country. Two were meeting election in Maine since 1934. There’ were presidential cam with delegates — Georgia's Sen. Richard Russell at Casper, Wyo., The Chamber reports that a 1952 1952 economic survey of Key West will be released in two Chamber Chamber's Board, along with various other oppose this hotels af- fected, are advised that they will undoubtedly have to comply with the regulation eventually or run into serious \ difficulty with the i ” paign overtones to the Maine battle | and Oklahoma’s Sen. Robert Kerr for Ohio Sen. Robert Taft—but the | lumbia’s issue played little part in it Six convention votes— Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee Eisenhower and Taft, top econ-| 2nd Mutual Security Administrator (Continued On Page Three) | tenders fot the GOP presidential | nomination, were slowed down to/| Lp ]__EEEEEEEEES SSS ee FISHING TACKLE |__ _10 REDUCING HARDWARE DIVISION | $15! 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The regional Housing and Home dasa Py Atlanta has ap- provi as submitted, giving them the number “Fila, 8 CF-1", and recommended the pro- ject be given AA-1 priority, Final approval must come from the Sur- geon General’s office and the main office of the Housing and Home Finance Agency in Washington, D, c. “We feel the principal hurdle is over though,” said King. “The Washington agency does not go into an extensive investigation but usually accepts its regional of- fice’s recommendation.” Cost of Project The new project is estimated fo have a final cost af $2,116,171.00, Of this say beds Federal goy- ernment will bear the major por- ‘Gon of expense, Key West's share is approximately $500,000, to be raised through Revenue Bonds. If and when the sewer line is completed, every portion of the Is- land will be covered with the ex- ception of Sigsbe Park and the northern tip between the old rail- road bed and Roosevelt Blvd. Navy Assists The U. S, Navy assisted the Cily of Key West ip dyawing up presaht plans. Through the use of Navy facilities and specialists, a study was made t determine where would be the best place for sewer- age outfall at sea, The site finally | Selected is just south of old Fort Taylor where thezs is deep, non- directional flow of currents, Engineering Firm The City Manager did not know today whether the engineering firm -d-Coopere Associates of Clifor and had representatives in Washington to try to push the project to final acceptance as soon as possible. However, since the firm has faith- fully ‘stuck’ with the job in At- lanta’s regional office ,it is assum- ed that they are doing the same now that matters have been trans- ferred to the nation’s capital, Car Safety Teenage Club Being Formed JayCees, M. J. Wilder Cooperate To Sponsor Accident Prevention Group For Youth A safety Club for teen-age @ri- vers will be organized Friday night at the JayCee ¢lubhouse, | Flagler avenue, it was announced today by State Highway Patrolman Marvin J, Wilder and Tony Marti- nez, of the JayCees. The Club will start work imme- diately toward a giant auto-motor scooter Rodeo to be held in Sep- (Continued On Page Three) | and other Religious | Liberals, There will be a ~ee at : = Simon- jton Street, '’ | June 19th, isa Tee ' phone 1417,