The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 1, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equifable climate in the country, with ar iverage range ef only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXIII. No. 157 THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Naval Air Station Change Of Command KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1952 Taxes Remain Same Despite Gain _ In Capital Improvements Of City Levy Set At 25 Mills; Budget, Duval Street Parking, 13th Street Extension Discussed The tax! cab - Greyhound bus “feud” has apparently been quiet- ed for a few days when City Com- missioners decided last night to let buses park temporarily on the right hand side of Duval street during lunch hours, A_ resolution making application to the Navy for an easement through Fort Taylor property for 4 |& sewer outfall pipe was passed by the City Fathers, as was an emergency measure setting the _|millage rate.for the coming year, = |1952-'53, Exchange of city-owned and Key West Improvement Co. property will be held in abeyance pending further information on the deal. Duval Street Parking With regard to parking on Duval street, City Manager Dave King requested commissioners to pass some sort of ordinance stating. the time and place where Greyhound buses could park. “Otherwise,” he said, “law en- forcement officers are ‘put on a spot’. If the buses are allowed to > park illegally on the right side of =| Duval, then we can’t very well Citizen Staff Photo PREVIEW OF A MANDSHAKE is caught as Ca pt. A. E. Buckley, new commanding officer of the Naval Air Station at Boca Chica Field, Key West, and Capt. E. H. Eldredge, former command- ing officer, NAS, exchange congratulations.Capt. Eldredge is assigned to command of the aircraft carrier “Monterey” and will go to Pensacola, Fla. He turned over his old command to Capt. Buck- ley in an impressive eeremony here this morn ing, terminating a year’s period of duty here. BAN IS ENDED five million of yellow oleo sped into New York markets today as ban on oleo ended. FISHING TACKLE Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION Laroline St. NOTICE WAS DESPONDENT ALBANY, M. ¥, @—Upwards of | NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. @ — Scores of tourists watched a wo- man commit suicide by plunging into Niagara Falls Sunday night. ss cia aE Complete Stock of Mechanic HAND TOOLS Guaranteed for Life Roy's Key West Auto Parts Co. ‘TELEPHONES 1877 - 1878 Phone 886 | 411 Fleming St. NEW HOURS Land O’Sun Dairies Store and Office arrest other illegal parkers.”” For two weeks, buses had park- yed ini the taxi stand, corner of Duval and Southard, while passen- gers ate lunch. Commissioners had authorized this parking. Taxi drivers objected however, and last Friday, three commis- sioners submitted to their wishes Mead ordered the City Manager to ve (Continued Oa Page chree) DAY Registration Supervisor Returns To KW Pinder Preparing For Special Race Track Referendum And Nov. Presidential Poll Sam Pinder, Supervisor of Re- gistration has returned to his of- fice after a month’s vacation to get ready for the special referen- dum on the dog track and the general election in November. Pinder’s office handles both el- Club, owners of the proposed $300,- 000 dog track have already de- Posited $3500 with the County clerk for the dog track referendum. That referendum will take place sometime in August if the present time schedule holds. The State Racing Commission meets July 10 to grant permits for tracks. The Kennel Club has applied for its permit. Unless investigations have | proved the stockholders are not eligible for running a track, the permit will be issued. Following that the track own- ers must present their permit and }an application for the referen- dum to a meeting of the Monroe county commissioners. The Com- missioners then set the election date 21 days after the presentation jof the permit, and before 90 days have expired. Track President Abe Aronovitz, Miami attorney, has said the elec- tion will probably be called for in August. The legal question of when the Tegistration books are open and closed for the special referendum, and for the Presidential election in November, will be taken up now that Pinder is back. A slow dribble of Monroe coun- ty citizens has been coming in to. (Continued Or Page Three) IN THE U.S.A, The Associated Pre-s Teletype Features and Photo Services For 72 Years Devoted te the Best interes: ~* Key Wes PRICE FIVE CENTS Captain Buckley Took Command Of Naval Air Station Ibis Morning *% CAPTAIN ELDREDGE ADMIRAL CRAWFORD FORMALLY GIVES COMMAND TO CAPT. SCHOENI HERE | Captain Walter P. Schoeni, USN, was this morning officially given command of the newly formed Sub- ;marine Squadron 12 at colorful and | impressive ceremonies held aboard the submarine USS Am- berjack at Pier 3 on the Naval Station. The Squadron was officially com- missioned by Rear Admiral George C. Crawford, Atlantic Submarine Force Commander. The Armiral in his commissioning speech said that “he was fully confident that |Submarine Squadron 12’ could per- form any tasks assigned to it.” Crawford also remarked that the Key West Naval station was -one of the best equipped and adminis- tered Naval installations in the nation. He added, that “he was mot there to make a speech, but to renew old acquaintances. activation of Squadron 12, he is a part.of the Navy's policy enlarge its undersea strength and its present, Atlantic Fleet sion ‘am. progr: go back to ‘\cir form- | register for November, This num-| Held against a backdrop of the (Continued On Page Three) Sub Squadron 12 Activated Today \Hotel Group Postpones Track Stand ASSOCIATION TO MAKE STUDY OF POSSIBLE YACHT FACILITIES HERE When results of a survey among ONLY! BRAND NEW PRECISION MADE SWISS ST WRIST P- CHRONOGRAPH WATCH GIVES BRIEF SPEECH OF FAREWELL By DOROTHY RAYMER Capt. A. E. Buckley took coms mand of the Naval Air Station’at Key West this morning in a welle appointed ceremony which began shortly after 8 a.m. in front of the Administration Building at Boca Chica’ Field. He relicved Capt. E. H. Eldredge who will report for duty aboard the USS Monterey, aircraft carrier. Approximately 500 enlisted men in summer whites and the eommanding officers of each di- vision in dress whites and gold braid with bright ribbons on their che ‘s mustered in the bril- liant morning sunshine for the impressive, colorful change of command. A group of officers’ wives, in- cluding Mrs. Eldredge and Mrs. Buckley and their children, sat in chairs facing the parade square formed by ranks of in n three rows deep. Other Navy ; Capt. Eldredge; Capt, Harold List of the Naval Hospital; OPENS 6:30 A.M. CLOSES 7:00 P.M. Store will be closed all day Mondays HURRY! 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