The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 20, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the mest equitable climate in the country, With ar average range ef only 14° Fahrenheit VOL, LXXITL, No. 148 Lawrence Stone’s License Revoked For Three Years On Reckless Driving Charge 28 YEAR OLD * PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGES AGAINST HIM An 18 year old boy whose reck- less driving has led to five en- counters with the law, had his li- cense revoked for three years Criminal‘Court Judge Thomas Ca- fo today. The young man, Lawrence Wil liam Stone, according to sworn tes- timony by Florida Highway pa- trojman Marvin J. Wilder, led him and local police officers on a mad race through Key West streets ear ly on the morning of June 1 Wilder’s attention was brought forcibly to focusing on Stone's driv ing when he went tearing by the Wilder home in Poinciana. “J guess he figured that I had no jurisdiction over the city and he could get by with anything,” Wil- der said. Wilder gave chase to the driver through Poinciana after notifying city police. Stone almost hit Po lice Officer L. Soriano at one point * in the chase. Police Officer Cara-| ballo caught a look at the boy’s face. He was picked up the next day. In court today, small, white faced Stone offered no defense of his driving and pleaded guilty. He ad- mitted to four previous offenses in driving, and that his license for nighttime driving had been sus- pended. Judge Caro in his usual fatherly fashion admonished Stone about his record. “If you don’t drive for the next three years, you may be all right. If you do drive you'll get the limit of sentencing. It's just been your good luck that you haven't killed ‘ine Judge tied: flaw gute €osts, gave him a sentence of $i months in jail, suspended upon payment of fine. He told Stone that all State Highway patrolmen would be notified of the three year revo. cation of his license. Man Sent Out Of County a | Swedish Cabinet Considers Latest Russian Blast STOCKHOLM, Sweden (®— The Swedish Cabinet met today to study the latest Russian blast in the flurry of angry notes ex- changed between the two nations following the shooting down of a Swedish Flying Boat by Soviet jet fighters. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei |Y. Vishinsky handed the Russian message to Swedish Ambassador Rolf Sohlman Thursday night in Moscow. It emphatically denied the Swed- ish version of the shooting incident, which has aroused a storm of an' Russian emotion in this tradition- ally neutral country, and demand- ed an end to alleged Swedish vio- | lations of Soviet frontiers. The ill - fated plane — a Cata- lina rescue craft with seven men aboard — was downed Monday in the Baltic Sea. All the crewmen were picked up by a German freighter. The Swedes immediately protest- ed to Moscow, claiming that the Catalina had been unarmed and had kept at least 15 miles from |Soviet territory. The Russians claim their territorial waters ex- | tend 12 nautical miles from shore. | The Russians counter - chi ‘on Tuesday that the plane flown over Soviet boundaries 4TH had begun the shooting which re- | sulted in its being downed. | The Swedes angrily rejevied these charges Wednesday and re- } national waters. The latest Russian note declaréd these Swedish statements “contri | dict the facts and are void of all |foundation. It also demanded that “violations of the Soviet fron- Fred Walters, who was arrested| ers should not take place in the for driving while under the influ-| ture.” ence of intoxicating beverages and} The new Russian note, unfor- . \tunately, must be taken to mean iver’s license, was given six : : no drive that the Russians want to main- Pa THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. il The Associated Press Teletype Features and Phote Services For Best 72 Years Devoted te the Interests -( Key Wes KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1952 Ministers Mobilize Against Dog Track Citizen Staff Phot FATHER ARMFIELD, President, Key West Ministerial Association and six other members of the association, at their meeting Wednesday to launch the campaign against the Siock Island dog track. Left to right are, the Reverends Stratham, Flem ing street, Simmons, Ley Memorial, Armfield, St. Paul's, Rogers, First Presbyterian, Mecker, First Congregational, Link, First Baptist, Figuero, El wc 3 sa: 7 Mrs. Harvey To Be Received At White House In Washington As State B.P. W. President ORDERS ORANGE JUICE BAR SET UP IN LOBBY OF HOTEL STATLER Mrs. Wilhelmina 'G. Harvey will Responds To ariety Of Call ; V. Ss Wasbington, D. C., in Yor | 7% comparing Key West an three-week Business and 'Profes. | Atexizo City, “he-"mentionsd that No. @ Five Station answered a | sional Women’s Federation itmer- | the people enjoy the same flowers, call % S1%D Poinciana yesterday. | ary which wil! take her to the Sa- | vege’ables and fruits, as Key West- The fire involved an overheated | voy Ploza in New York City for’ TS (0. Highlights of his speech ok of stove. No damage was | one week am the Hotel Statler in | touched on the convention business repoi } Boston for another week. She will This was the third call for the Poinciana station since Sat. Over ern Curry Moreno Tells Rotarians Of Mexico Trip | Principal speaker of Rotary club’s meeting on Thursday was one of the loca! members, A. Curry Moreno who told of his trip to No. 2 Fire Station Mexico city as representative from the Key West group to Internation- al Rotary’s convention recently. go to Washington on Friday of | from a San Francisco delegate to next week where she and cther friends in the local organization ani he brought personal greetings | Caldwell Tells WARNS AMERICA ABOUT ATOMIC OSTRACISM, BUCK ROGERS MENTALITY | JACKSONVILLE i — “Atomic ostracism and Buck Rogers men- | tality” could leave the U. S. open jto a smashing ‘attack that would |result in casualties up to 7% mil- lion, Millard Caldwell, federal civil | defense administrator, said today. The former Florida governor, talking to the Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment here, said the casualty estimate is based on the best available intelligence. He said in his prepared speech that “atomic ostracism is hiding our heads in the sand and pre- tending this kind of thing can’t |happen to us because it never ‘has happened to us before. | “Buck Rogers mentality causes | too many people to have a touching but unjustified over-confidence in the so-called ‘wonder-weavons’ and |the present ability of our armed forces to keep attacks from your cities.”” But, he added, ‘We will not get \the bread of survival if we leave. jout the yeust of civil defense. Too ;many people ate. willing to let | George do it,” federal and local | Officials passing the buck back and forth. Of casualties from all-out attack, Caldwell said, about five million {would survive the first 24 hours, VFW Camp Plumbing Board Sets Up Exams iFor August 12 Examinations for journeyman and master plumber were set up last night by the Plumbing Board which met in City Hall. In order to obtain a license, it is necessary that applicants successfully pass these examinations which will be held next August 12. The questions are so designed so as to best show the knowledge an applicant has in various phases of the plumbing trade. Present at iast night’s meeting were: Harry Alsing, Plumbing In spector for the City of Key West, ; Board members Bernard Frank, and W. B. Hanson. Two anitz and Dr. Edward Gonzalez did | not attend the meeting. State Parole Officer Here J. Hopps Barker, State parole officer for Monroe county, Dade and Broward is in town today on other} members of the board, Purie How-! the weekend, lightning struck a palm tree on Duncombe St., re- sulting in a small blaze, Fire in the engine of an Aero- ons ine ee ae sid and increase irritation’ be- | vias Q. cargo plane also brought Walters was arrested by High-| ‘Ween the Soviet Union and a response from the No. 2 Station. way Patrolman Slim Walker after | 5Weden- The plane's engine caught afire he had left the Marathon Sundry| The search continued for | about ten miles out to sea and the store, and caused a rumpus there, | wedish transport plane missing | pilots returned to “Meacham for Walker anid. since June 13 and also feared lost | help. Damages were not estimated Walker caught up with him on/ ' Soviet attack. The Catalina hadj by the fire department pending a the highway and arrested him for | been aiding the hunt for this plane ; report from the airline’s insurance driving while drunk and found he| hen it was shot down. company. had no license | Sate © ge Api gs veh an ee 2 er aren | ported at one frigate and two $500 B Th f bat Eh pa a Continued On Page Eight) ar ine the’ charges. he , * x So h B P li " deat from. mastoiditus. When! Nawe Ris ught olice question him, Walters finally The robbery of Salinero's bar on moved over next to at the) TROY, N. Y. W— Beginning |Petronia stret ts being investigat- table Monday, the two Troy” Record | 4 by police to find who took the “Where are you from?” asked |/R€WSpapers will cost six cents a | $500 from the cigar box, the vend- Judge Caro The price now is five cents, ; 88 machines and juke box early “North Florida,” replied W ank L. York, publisher of the | Yesterday morning. te morning Troy Record and the aft-| The breaking and entering was “Whele in North F a, any /€rnoon Times-Record, said Thurs- | T@Ported to City policeman E. Ra- | (Continued On Page Three) day that the increase was neces. | ™irez who rushed to the bar at} Pres nice __|sary because of higher newsprint |? #-™. yesterday. Owner of the bar | 0 Prediction costs. |Ignacia Perez who lives at 913% e | Duval Street said that someone POOR OLD CRAIG —— in after 1 a.m. Thursday SERVICE A morning. Francis at — --scogl ELECTRIC FANS The robber took all the change Your PURE OIL Deales All Standard Makes in the cash register, and about Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION | Caroline St. Tires . . Tubes . . Batteries -- Accessories broke into the juke box and th > H e hone 686! pinball machine and took the cash | He wound up taking a few packs of cigaretts and some chewing tobac- FOR SALE! Luncheonette and Soda Shop Completely Equipped FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Corner White and Washington Sts. Guests will be served at Tables ‘on the Patio Menu: Ham, Scalloped Potatoes Green Beans, Cardinal Salad, Fruit Cup, Het Rolls Adults $1.50 Children 7S PUBLIC INVITED CAN BE BOUGHT FOR LESS THAN ONE HALF IT’S VALUE 4 REAL BARGAIN FOR 4 QUICK BUYER! FOR INFORMATION PHONE 566 $250 which was in a cigar box | |under the counter. The thief also | BPW women will be taken an a sight-seeing tour of the nation’s capital and be received at the White House. Before returning to New York, State BPW President | Harvey will be a guest of the | Washington, D. C., Club for dinner ‘under the chairmanship of Mar- ;guerite Rawalt, the National Fed- eration’s second vice president. As an observer for a day at the United Nation Council Chambers and the BPW International Board Meeting, Mrs. Harvey ave an opportunity to tour the ! ld Tri bune plant. Invitations have been sent this club woman to attend such national television and radio “Break the Bank,” “The se on Broad Line,” | shows as Philip Morris Playhou “What's My Strike Hit Pa “The rs Harvey Mrs a that flowers for decora (Continued Or Page Three) After the excellent luncheon, Harvey Sellers lead the Rotarians in group singing and visiting club members Bob Mitchell of Coconut | Grove, Fla., and W. Ross Cham- bers of Covington, Ga., were in | troduced. A Board of Directors meeting | was set for Tuesday, June 24, 8 \P m. at the home of outgoing pre | sident, Joe Pearlman who suggest ed that both the old Board and the new one attend. A probable discussion next week on Thursday at the regular meet- ing was proposed. The subject: ap- proval or non-approval of the dog track. It was announced that Ro- tary Club is not a controversial organization but it was a ; according to rules, to be w civie issues. If oversy is bre it will be in the quainted v 1948 Pontiac $89.00 Full Price 1941 Buick Special si9s Full Price 1948 Ford Fordor 795.00 $265.00 Down Bal. 18 mo. at Ph. 725 OPEN EVENINGS “And we are nowhere near being , Teady with the supplies and equip- ment needed to care for that many casualties Barker, a trained social | “If we don't take prompt action | tries to help parolees | to get ready to handle the medical | their jobs, home conditions, so that and other civil defense problems, | they will continue straight we are laying ourselves open to Benngtt Hill, 22 year old sailor the kind of crushing attack that) sentenced to five years on the would make Pearl Harbor seem | charge of second degree murder of a routine visit to meet with some of the’ county's 25 parolees. adjust to as disastrous as the bruised knees | George Hopkins, will be among the and cut fingers of a Sunday school ! cases studied by Barker in the fu picnic. ture. “The stronger we are in civil] The parole officer goes into the defense, the more atomic bombs | home-town background of prison the enemy will have to build in! ers, studies their social and econo order to launch a successful at-| mic origins. tack.” Barker comes into Key West once a month on visits to interview parolees. Shift Prisoners — E ISLAND, Korea ( —The | Burned To Death said tonight all major shuf- | 2 For ‘ERDALE # — A of Red prisoners of war on leash identified Koje Island is complete peers kie pa, was mmand, under Brig. ' burned to death h .. Boatner, said well | vnen his vehicle had been | rear of an automobile and crashed jinto a tree | Three Polio Deaths FOR HOT BOLLOS and SHRIMP CROQUETTES Tey MIAMI (# — Dade County's 1952 EL PASAJE polio death toll rose to three Thur * RESTAURANT jday when Charles Da 4-year old Negro boy, died in Variety 1005 Truman Ave. Children's hospital DANCE RECITAL PUPILS OF THE PINDER SCHOOL OF DANCE SPONSORED BY THE AUXILIARY OF THE AMERICAN LEGION Convent Auditorium June 27, 1952 ADULTS 1.20 | Tax Included CHILOREN We Feders! Tex Included Admission TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED FROM AUXILIARY MEMBERS, B & B CYCLE SHOP, DANCE SCHOOL end at the AUDITORIUM. NAVARRO, Inc. 601 DUVAL ST. PHONE 600 SPECIALIZING IN ALL TYPES OF BODY AND PAINT WORK. ONE OF THE MOST MODERN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE SOUTH worker, | PRICE FIVE CENTS Big Pine Key Award Goes To Georgia Co. Though | Lowry Co. Tries To Cut | ‘Only Five Million Persons Would Survive All-Out Attack | * Standard Oil Not Gulf Gets Fuel Oil Bid Despite a last minute attempt by Lowry electric company to |cut its bid below that of the publicized low bidder, Roy Rich- ards company of Georgia was ac- ‘cepted as the Big Pine Key elec- tric line builder at a Utility Board méeting at City Electric system yesterday. The, bids on the Big Pine Key line had been opened at a spe- cial meeting Tuesday when no quorum was present. At that time it was apparent that. Roy Richards with his $148,848 bid | was low company. Lowry electric was second’ highest bidder of- jfering to do the construction job | for $155,167 inp240 days. At yesterday's meeting, Board Secretary Ernest Ramsey read a wire from Lowry Electric which cut their opened bid by $6,789 to a figure $470 below that of low bidder Richards company. A representative of «Lowry company present said that the company was trying to get the job by cutting its bid. Board chairman C. B. Harvey | stepped down from the chair and asked Louis M. J. Eisner te oc- cupy it while he made the clinching motion. He moved that the bid be awarded to Richards company as low bidder, subject to approval ,of the consulting engineers, R. W. Beck, Board. Attorney J. Lancelot Lester tol@ Harvey that. ihe | Bor} could not pass off ity | power to accept bids to the com-) | sulting engineer, that it alon@ had that power. Harvey thereupon changed his motion to strike out the approv- al of the consulting engineers, and to accept the Georgia com- pany’s bid without condition. It was agreed to send back the deposit checks of the three un successful bidders as soon a% contracts have been signed with Richards company. Frank Rose, vice-president of the Ge ia | construction firm said he was his men could finish the | n the promised 140 days. That was the shortest period sub- mitted of all the bidders. Fuel Oil Bids Standard Oil nosed out Gulf Oil as low bilder for City Elec- tric’s fuel oil contract for the first t in several years. Stand- winning bid was ten and {cents a gallon. Gulf's s ten and 59/100ths cents nt at yesterday's meeting jition to Harvey, ‘ontinued On Page Four) 50 Plymouth Convertible 9165 Monthly Payments $66.75 White sidewell tires, Radic Original Paint, Guaranteed Ceiling Price $2005 Our Price $1695 Down Payment $545 Balence 4 months New Paint, fully equipped - NAVARRO, 6) DUVAL PHONE