The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 5, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXII1. No. 186 THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Che Ken West Cilis KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1952 @ IN THE U.S.A. City Buys Clyde-Mallory Docks, Land For $150,000; Has Been Purchased To Accomodate Key West To Havana Ferr e e Cuban Minister eee Visiting Key W TOURS FLEET SONAR SCHOOL, NAVAL AIR STATION By Susan McAvoy : Cuban Minister of De- fense Dr. N. P. Hernandez and his Navy chief Rear Admiral J. R. Calderon and aides landed at the Naval Air Station Fleet Logistics terminal at 9 o'clock this morning for atour of the command of Rear Admiral Irving T. Duke, USN, Com- ander, U: S. Naval Base. os eg civilian. suit Payson, chief staff officer of the Naval Air Station, and Lt. R. F. Merrill, aide to Admiral Duke. Lt. A. .Canalejo served as official in- terpreter between the high rank- ing officers. Cdr. E, Usatorres ac- companied the Cuban Minister. The Cuban defense officers will tour the Fleet Sonar school, visit a submarine and the Naval station as well as inspect the Naval Air Station. The Admiral and all other U. S. officers were clad in their khaki uniforms instead of white dress, it was explained because the visiting Cuban officérs were wearing their The admiral and his party ar- rived at the terminal ten minutes before the Cuban plane arrived. out of the official car Navy blue and white two he stood chatting with When I was presented to how long I had been Citizen and then said: see that amethyst is your worite color,” proving to be a as well as a charming back as the plane came its dignitaries. Then became a real friend working press. Instead of whisking the Cuban Minister of ‘Defense and Rear Admiral Cald- eron away from our cameras and note taking, into the waiting pro- cession of cars, he suggested to the Cuban officers that they line up and smile for us, as cameras elicked and flashed. A most satisfactory morning for (Continued On Page Four) Of Defense est Naval Base Gambling Stamps Issued To 6 More K.W. Residents Six-more Key Westers were Issued Federal gambling stamps making a total of 14 holders in the city, the AP announced to- day. a The news coming from the Jacksonville Collector of Inter- nal revenue reveals the follow- ing Key West residents as gam- bling stamp recipients: Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Dickson, and Virginia! Mock, The Beach- posses aes tae ton smest ~ guel Paze, etronia a 819 Olivia.st.; Jermain john- son, 618 Fi st.z and Tho- mas Del Villar, 511 Petronta st. \. The Bea had f@ buy issued stamps. x ae “Last * week tte Jacksonville bureau released a list of — ling sti holders. Soe betere one name of 8 local firm with a lottery sale plan was Gomez Outbids Berlin Sawyer For Tax Deed The first city tax deed issued under the present City charter was given to Rogelio Gomez yesterday for his winning bid of $1125 on a 50 foot by 93 lot on South street. Gomez outbid Monroe County Sheriff Berlin Sawyer in a lively ten minute auction on the court- house steps at 12 noon yesterday. The applicant for.a tax deed Rob- ert Harrill of Homestead was given $62.56 out of the $1125, the amount he had in the application. Owner of the property Mary Ward Cheney, address unknown, or her heirs have until February 19- 53 to apply for the property, Cir- cuit Court Clerk Earl Adams said. If no application is made by Janu- ary 1, 1953, Adams will advertise the property until February 1. Af- ter that time the $1125 will go into the general revenue fund of the City of Key West. Deducted from the $1125 in addition to the $62.56, paid to Harrill will be $45.89 to re- deem tax certificates sold against the same lot in the county, and $2.50 to the Court clerk. Under the city charter, the same tax deed law that is applicable to the county is applicable to the city. At yesterday's bidding on this first test case, it was touch and (Continued On Page Four) BULLETIN An urgent appeal is being made |. |to both Navy personnel and civili- after leaving a note ex- y, a ship's of- when the vessel docked here today. The girl, Patsy Ann Partridge, was on her way from England ans of Key West for type “0” blood, either negative or positive for Mrs. Nora Betancourt, mother of Harry A. Betancourt, a civilian Navy Yard employee of the Public Works Carpenter Shop. Mrs. Betancourt is at present at the Monroe General Hospital and - | is critically ill from a malignant’ A seaman on watch reported that he saw Patsy Ann pacing the deck, apparently in a distraught state, about three hours before her dis. appearance. Accompanying her on the voy- age were her father, Jesse Par- tridge, London export manager for aa American heating and plumb- ing firm, her mother, and a young (Continued In Page Four) | disea: DO YOUR OWN MOVING Sees Cuban Minister Of Defense Greeted By Admiral Duke Henn. Stock Island Dirty, Filthy Crime Hole, Says Commissioner Eisner Legion Officials Return From | State Convention Citazen Stall Fnoto DR. N. P. HERNANDEZ, Cuban Minister of Defense In white suit with Rear Admiral Irving T. Duke, commanding officer U.S. Naval Base, in sun glasses and Rear Admiral J. R. Calderon of the Cuban Navy on the right. Capt. A. E. Buckley, commanding officer of the Naval Air Station where the Cuban officers arrived this morning is at left of Admiral Duke. An unidentified Cuban officer stands in the rear, Charles Roberts Issues __—iadw KW Financial Statement Improved Income Exceeds Amount Expected In Many Instances Revenue receipts of the City of Key West for the six-month period, January + June, 1952 are better than 10% higher than during the same period in 1951, Charles Roberts, City Comptrol- ler, has issued a complete financial statement for the benefit of city col Ts and the city man- ager. Because of its clarity and conciseness, The Citizen is repro- ducing Robert’s explanatory letter of the statement verbatim: “Detailed financial statements re- lative to the revenue and various appropriation expenditure accounts of The City of Key West, Florida for the period beginning. January 1, 1952 and ending June 30, 1952, to- gether with related financial re- ports, are submitted herewith for your information. General Revenue receipts realiz- during the period under review $11,943.67, or 5.575, in excess the original estimate, and re- (Continued On Page Four) ed are of Complete Stock of Mechanic HAND TOOLS Guaranteed for Life Roy's Key West Auto Povis Co. Hernandez Now Full Time Deputy Serge M. Hernandez has replac- ed John Lehman as Deputy Sheriff on the staff of the Sheriff's depart- ment it was announced today by Sheriff Berlin Sawyer. Lehman resigned to spend more time on private business, the Sher- iff said. Hernandez has been appointed a Deputy Sheriff for some time. 1947 KAISER 2-DOOR New Paint Job Caro Sentences Five Gamblers Five persons were convicted of gambling and three acquitted of the charge in “‘The Rocks”, Mara- thon case before Criminal Court this morning. Judge Thomas Caro sentenced each of the five, including one wo- man, to pay costs of $44.91 as a result of the raid made by Chief (Continued On Page Four) The delegation representing Ar- thur Sawyer Post No. 28, Ameri- can Legion, at the 34th Annual Convention of the American Le- gion in Tallahassee, July 31, — Au- gust 3 on Monday. Re- presenting Key West Post were Vance C. ip, Bethel Johnson, Judson Stephens, Robert C. Shel- don, Theodore Albury, Herman Gordon, George W. Sikes, Anthony Meigel. Legionnaire J. J. Bostic was also in attendance. Frank Brigham of Winter Haven Department Comman- bell Stadium on Saturday evening. The Coral Gables Post 98 Drum and Bugle Corps won the contest. The Winter Have Legion Post won the Department Color Guard Con- test. Cremata Made New Fire Chief Charles Cremata, a member of the Key West Fire Department for fifteen years, was last night ap- Pointed to head that department. The new chief, who lives at 901 Elizabeth street is a native Key Wester. He has been acting chief of the fire department since the death of Leroy Torres two weeks ago. Cremata began his career as a nozzleman and was appointed a Lieutenant in 1941. He advanced to Captain six years ago and was made assistant chief when the health of the late chief Torres be- gan to fail. General Practice 417 EATON STREET Office hours 10-12 2-5 10-1 . AND BY APPOINTMENT PHONE 1300 eer ene Ts Commissioner Objects To Forcing Bars To Close At 2 A.M. Against surprisingly light op- position from tavern owners, the City Commission passed last night on first reading, an ordinance which will force local bars to shut- ter their doors at two a.m. instead of 4 a.m, as in the past. The city fathers voted 3-2 on the issue. Commissioners Louis M. J. Eis- ner and John Carbonell turned thumbs down on the measure while a group of Key West bar owners present in the audience declined to express themselves on the pro- posed changes. Eisner, in a scorching attack on the ordinance, said, “| ult The t i a ig Fe Bs : ER FES ; eeae fale a a be gen’ 53 z & AUTHORIZED a study of the taxi license situation by Commis- sioners Delaney and Cobo and Ma- yor Harvey. The question arose when Attorney George Brooks Under Water Fishing Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION Caroline St. Phone 886 The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Purchase Price To Be Paid Off Within 10 Years The City of Key West is arranging for the purchase | of the Clyde-Mallory Docks on Wall street between Duval and Whitehead streets, it was announced last night when at a mee ing of the City nig- sion, City Manager Dave- King revealed that an offé® of $150,000 for the prop- erty, has been accepted by. the Gulf Atlantic Trans- portation Company, the present owners of the a standstill following a trip to Havana by members of the City and County:Com- missions and local busi- nessmen. vs A tentative agreement between Cuban interests and the City of Key West calls for the h From Funeral Home Morgue: WACO, Texas— Ut —N 1 Fleming St.