The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 24, 1952, Page 1

Florida, has the equitable climate the country, with a- iverage range only 14° Fahrenheit Key West, most in of VOL. LXXIII. No. 1st Hold That Pos ‘ose he Kev Wes THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Photo By Horace Hooey ABOVE ARE SHOWN members of the Key West USO-YMCA shutter bugs on one of the club’s weekly field trips Spearfisherman Risks Life Garden Club In Underwater Tussle With |Unanimously 390 lb. Jewfish At Sand Key |Opposes Track “SED THRL DEPTHS BY | FIGHTING FISH ON LINE’S EN! | By SUSAN McAVOY tok onP@ fuct stun ma spoutawhes man almost dragged, winded to his death by a 342 pound Jewfish, at Sand Key, five miles from here The diver, Clinton Giese, could have let go the underwater gun with the spear embedded in the Jewfishes’ flesh, thus losing the monster, but Giese risked his life to hang on to gun and fish Eddie Ciesinski, Key West diver had shot two spears into the giant, | Clint followed with two more. It} was the last stuck it his fat sides that sent the Jewfish tear ing through the depths at about six or seven miles an hour I was cruising with my snorke! watching when I 4 Clint, his hair streami mask pushed hard aga looking h he pulled by a fast moto water Then I looked at the wounded his life trying to get as thou Jewf B.P.W, CARD PARTY . THURSDAY, JUNE 26,8 PM At home of Mrs. Max Cohen 1501 Atlantic Boulevard Prizes Refreshments Public Cordially Invited Door FISHING TACKLE Thompson Enterprises, inc HARDWARE DIVISION Caroline St Phone 886 Ford Lincoln Es, eae, | Full Pr 1948 Ford T Dow * the force of Clint's grip on the other end of the quarter inch line attached to the spear. Up For Air Eddie Ciesinski seeing that fight and knowing that Clint had little df aay a0 left'n bis hangs relieved { him of the gun and line %o Clint could bob the 10 or 15 feet to the surface and drink in some air in- Stead of salt water. Finally the Jewfish gave up and lay still on the ocean bottom | Comdr. Ed Gibson, Eddie Ciesinski | and Clint took turns diving down | to secure the of the giant fish. I. could watch every minute of | this adventure because of the snor- kel 1 was wearing besides my glass face mask. The snorkel has a huge rubber mouth piece that fits be- tween your teeth and over the gums. It is connected with a curv- ing plastic air pipe which remains on top of the water. Should you der deeper a ball in the pipe it so that water will not en. go un clo: ter The a ree men began the labor. of dragging the 350 poun- Gibson’s cabi some greenish On Page Eight) NOTICE Wednesday night the Board of Equalization, City of Key West, will hold final hearings on com- plaints as to the assessments on tax rolls. Anyone having matters Continued to take up with this Board must do so at this meeting as the rolls will be closed as of that date. Meet- ing will take place at 8 p.m., sea Ta aot | | hook in the mouth | Board Members Vote To Cooperate With Other Anti-Dog Track Groups Mobilizing This Week The Key West Garden Club board unaaimously voted to op- pose the $900,000 Stock Island dog track at a special meeting yester- day. The seven board members pre- sent heard The Rev. Father Arm- | field give facts on the effect a dog track has on a community. The board thereupon voted to send Mrs. William Warren and | Mrs. J. J. Trevor as representa- | tives to the coordinating committee which is fighting the dog track. This group will plan mobilizing | voters to turn out in the special referendum being asked for by the Key West Kennel Club, dog track owners. The referendum has already been paid for by the club which deposited $3,500 with the Circuit Court Clerk, Earl Adams two weeks ago. Permit for the track will pro-| bably be issued at the July 10 meeting of the State Racing Com- mission. Abe Aronovitz, president of the dog track club applied for | the permit several weeks ago. | The United Church Women of Key West will also discuss the dog | track today. Representing all de- nominations of churches, the wo. Continued On nese aniseed ea oa SCHEDULED AIRLINES PRICE TOURS lana Fleming St. Phone 124 NOTICE Dr. Joseph Groom, eye| specialist will be in Key West SATURDAY, JUNE 28 He will held office hours at the office of Dr. Valdes, 619 Duval St For Appointment, Phone 332 Air - Conditioned OFFICE FOR RENT 260 sq. ft., 2nd fir., 604 Duval st } gE Tg e The Features- or J? Pro hotoe Deyoted Associa’ Teletype Services the to U.S.A. PRICE FIVE CENTS % «hk o% HOTEL ASSOCIATION PREXY ASKS PUBLIC TO CONSIDER PROPOSAL FULLY BEFORE VOTING * Sold For $75,000 full Key Westers should give nd complete consideration roposed dog track issue and eal advantages before n the August refe said J. D. McAndrew ient of the Monroe County Hotel, Restaurant and Bar A ciation in a talk before that oup yesterday. McAndrews also outlined an intensified campaign to be un- dertaken by the association de- signed to develop and protect Key West's tourist indurtry. The group, he added, must de- termine the cemands of the tourists and see what can be done to satisfy them . to hold our tourists for longer periods. Key West at the present tin two attractions,” he d, and the climate. ood accommodations ar estaurants. | pres the | i“ AiR CONDITIONED Local Boatmen Vote In Favor Of Dog Track Captain Johnny West, president | of the Charter Boat Association of | Key West announced today that | his organization was unanimously in favor of the proposed dog track | on Stock Island. “We feel that having such a track will be an asset to the com- has IN THE . Named 3rd Dist. = Fla., has been appointed Justice of | x Lowe died June 10. He was 70 there since 1898. Due to ill health, Peace. tal of 483 votes. Buck Grundy | She Consults With * tion. A red-haired former dan is a well-liked man in the Mara- police was attempted rape by a The office of Justice of Peace; The Navy is making a derived on a fee basis. Five months pregnari, against the officer immediately | while she was waiting for a bus, | ing. I decided I just wanted to next door to the neighber’s to the ‘ce box defrosting and KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1952 Justice Of Peace the Peach (Third District,) to suc- | ke x * crm“ Navy Probes Facts About Allege ed he did not seek reelection this Zetterower was high man in the came in second and Claude Lowe | Navy Legal Dept. Naturally, Zetterower would now married to a sailor told T! thon area and active in civic af- SS GE OS Be a does not carry any salary. Income | vestigation of h:r unofficial com- woman, whose husband said he charging attempted rape, sai” the Friday at 4:40 p.m. go down town and go to some care for and waited for the tushed back to th house to te ae ie FAI RNESS ayy DO | R. D. Zetterower, Marathon, ceed the late E. R. (Doc) Lowe. ority on the Keys, having lived e recent elections. He received a to- (Doc’s son), trailed in third posi- : On Her Case have taken office next January. He Citizen the story that she told fairs. her bed in Poinciana yesterday to the official holding the job is 'plaint. wantec .o file an affidavit | Navy o:ficer had picked her up| “My husband had gone fish- cool place, I took my child bus. Then I re nembered I had turn if on again. When I went ad munity,” says Captain West. “The out for the bus, it had just Key West needs better Charter Boat Association of Miami, left. This officer came along in ng facilities ana it ‘ has discovered that their business, his car. He stopped and offer- harbor to accommoc Citizen Staff Photo MARINE MOTEL at South and Simonton streets has been bought by Mr. and Mrs. Melvin L. Levitt from owners Mr. and Mrs. W Hernandez for $75,000 aceording to a deed filed today at thhe Cour to go. Ske said Logun’s South; house. The sale included all equipment, air conditioning units and Beach patio, that she knew a! furnishings of the corner motel. | 8 “lot of kids” there. She said he “ said that by coincidence he was thinking of going there too, for | Ai F N. T U T Ar rorce- avy eam P 0 e % | e ! rt t realize how important hae bothohudl drinks. Lat S h G Pl . = Pea eccalsiats to the eaauatl ae 5 his ane a a mee gain ma: ommie ants a “cool one” that he went there ty.” |the two ren talked about a late able cc ed me a ride. I got in. He looked like a nice family man.” Once in the car, the Naval of-| ficer asked the titian haired young woman where she wanted | asts. The money loses each year from the lack of adequate anchorage i: » | the millions.” McAndrews pointed out that it to the Hotel Associatior people who can da about these things a teps are taken to cx t the situation y West's need for better a varied entertainment d e evening hours wa. point is improved immensely when the tracks in that area open. “Moreover, other counties in the! state who now claim that they arq! supporting small counties such as/| Monroe with their race track re-| ceipts will no longer be able to substantiate their statements.” “A percentage of race track money goes to build up our educa- tional system and local schools,” We: | continued the Charter Boat Asso-| jl the time. ciation's president. “Surely the) He rove her there, she said y McAndrews when consid the f There has been ntroversy over The local Cee ae rae ‘party, and could she get a girl NEARLY 200 posed dog track. Why? It is ciation is composed of twenty- | friend. | ries ' pe is Of en two captains who take parties “I'm not a party girl” the | NAVY PLANES zai Rives bosons But the Air | controlled by the state. t out on fishing or sightseeing; woman told him. “\ll of my | HELP SHATTER ree sai underjets “*« t ter than having people a f od . ” pleted destruction” of two power t tours. They have been organized | friends married too.” She é pic x co : ‘ ng into a back room t for twenty-eight years and play! noticed the officer wore a | SUIHO PLANTS spre mare CoanaiiO Reser their wants in a game of a — al aa sa and two on the Songchon River ir ” . an important part in local af wedding ring. eee peat eee “5 ze han Consider the mney a fairs. “Lefty” Reagan is Secre-| at ahout 8:30, after a few SEOUL ae rea ®—Air Force and | Eastern Korea Continued On Page Five) tary of the organization. more drinks at. Logun's Navy fighter - bombers teamed up | ecjiaueca aia aniaa bu F-86 Sabre jet pilots exchar ged “One final point in favor vf|ginner, because of her today to hammer four of the | firing passes with five MIG-15 lthe propsed dog track,” cen mill nex Communist hydroelectric | $0uth of the Yalu Tuesd HAM DINNER | West. “We have pais rT pr nancy, plants smashed Monday in the big = ey fie Force: a ees that 2 gest aid of the Korean War.|, ™e rae viet > i WEDNESDAY omers come e me,” she 8 atrol action along the ja few days fi | Mian in | the thes: Allied pat ho Ch off Korea's st coast 6 to 8 P.M. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Corner White and Washington Sts, vy i Guests will be served at Tables Ave 1 on the Patio ee the I kidded f « a Menu: Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, | LUNCH DINER B \ ‘¢ just e in B Green Beans, Cardinal Sealed, Fruit fils ; Open doing good business. Fully to f a was by renee! aie Children 75¢ equipt. Can be moved anywhere. ‘ its iidren ter 1€ a . PUBLIC INVITED .00 Cash , geen | EXPERT PIANO Tuning & Repairing Beran aaiede Compl Stock of Mechanic | Continued On Page Eight LLOYD GEIGER 504 South St HAND TOOLS — nd EFFECTIVE References Furnished | Rest Bea Guaranteed for Life Roy's Key West Auto Parts Co. 1878 Masonic Notice Special Communication of Dade Lodge No. 14, F. & AM. Wednes day evening June 25th, at 7:30 pm WEDNESDAY MORNING JUNE 25th WATER WILL BE TURNED OFF From 115 A.M to 415 AM. oc RRR, WYLK’'S TELEPHONES 1877 E. A. Degree, all E A as well 12] DUVAL STREET csr Masons are invited to STOCK ISLAND PAUL C. HEFLIN os WOM FO. WEECH, Sec'y ANNOUNCES THE Opening of Curb Service Visit our New Drive In _ acne PONCE’S Luncheonette 701 Simonton St. IS NOW OPEN 1] A.M. to 11 P.M. FOR SALE Lot On Washington St. NEAR REYNOLDS Two BLOCKS FROM CASA MARINA FEATURING Chicken in the Rough Shrimp in the Basket Barbecued Ribs Sandwiches and Refreshments And Every Morning Thereafter UNTIL THE SUPPLY OF WATER 1S INCREASED FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT COMMISSION + FHA APPROVED SHADY SIDE OF STREET Apply P. O. Box 293 Phone 591-J I te a