The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 8, 1952, Page 10

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Comparative Statement Shows City Finances Are Up Over Last 2 Years Revenue Increases 1% Over Last Yr., 28% More Than Two Y-ars Ago Charles Roberts, city comptrol- ler, has’ issued a <omparative statement of receipts for the City of Key West for the months of July, 1951 and July, 1952. ‘Whe source of revenue from gen- eral property taxes is up quite a bit — $12.60 was taken in last year as compared to $221.88 this July. Occupational licenses increased only from $502.13 to $533.75, but | money derived from auto safety in- spections picked up from $111.00 to $298.50. Income from bicycle li- $21.00. Scavenger service and sewer ser- vice fees showed the largest in- crease. Scavenger service figures | for the month of July, 1951, were $6,639.10; for the month of July, 1952, this figure was $8,210.80. The sewerage revenue was $1,861.61, or a jump from $9,745.16 to $11,606.77. Fines, forfeitures, and permit fees showed a slight decrease. The over-all total shows that $36,241.40 | was taken in this July as compared | with $35,698.32 last year. Non-reve- nue receipts brought these figures up to $38,975.99 and $38,218.86 res- pectively. Roberts’ Remarks A verbatim explanation of the fi- gures as furnished by Charles Ro- berts says: “Total revenue receipts collected during the month of July, 1952, show an increase of 1% percent compared with July, 1951 receipts, and an increase of 28 percent when compared with revenue realized during July, 1950. “Disbursements for department- al operations and capital expendi- tures are 25 percent less than July, 1951, and 5 percent less than ex- penditures during July, 1950. “Payment for the construction of a concrete block building at the municipal cemetery equaled 5.69 percent of total operating fund dis- bursements during the current months. “During the month under re- view, municipal bonds in the amount of $10,000 were redeemed through the Bond Refunding-Inter- est and Sinking Fund.” IMMIGRANT’S SONS (Continued From Page One) Dorr Woolen Mill in nearby Go- shen where Latva has worked for 30 years, has given his “faithful worker” a day off. In Washington, meanwhile, Sen. Lehman (D.-Lib.-N. Y.) said the | deportation order ‘dramatizes the shameful inequity” of the McCar- ran Act and Sen, O’Conor (D.-Md.) said he was asking the Justice De- partment to make certain no in- justice is done Latva, Federal Judge Charles E. Wy- zanski Jr., Boston, ruled “with re- | luctance” Thursday that Latva must be deported under the Mc- Carran Act. The act bars immigration or naturalization of all aliens and au- thorizes deportation of aliens who ever belonged to the Communist or Fascist parties. Latva said he told immigration officials in applying for citizenship in 1949 that he signed the Commu- nist Party membership card be- cause “they told me they wanted to win a strike in which I was involved.” He said he paid a man 50 cents when he signed and an additional 10 cents a month for four months and “never heard from again.” Latva is free in $2,000 bail pend- ing an appeal. Latva had no comment as his neighbors, fellow workers, and vet- erans organizations came to his aid and a spokesman for Gov. | Sherman Adams announced that the governor would take up the case with the New Hampshire con- gressional delegation “with a view to having something done in Wash ington.” Lehman said in a statement that Latva, the head of an American family, is “about to be deported, and his family broken up, because of the insensitive and insensible Provisions of a law which regards | every alien, and every naturalized citizen, as a likely subversive and a criminal." A member of the Senate Judi- | clary Committee that drafted the * McC Act, O'Conor said in a f Latva's record during his long years in this country has been uniformly good and he has not ac- tively participated in Communist activities, that and the fact that his two sons served in the armed forces of this country are factors that should weigh in his favor against any possible injustice stem ming from a purely technical in terpretation of the law.” 10 RESIDENTS SEE (Continued From Page One} about 1 mile and its speed to have been from 300 to 400 miles per hour.” Cooper judged the elaspe from its sighting to its disappearance to have been about one and a half minutes, them | * The Southernmost Corner By CHARLES DUERKES The demagoguery so evident in the recent Chicago conventions sounded a tocsin. It presaged the demagogism to come during the big campaign. And the almost chil- dish distortion of facts, the deft sidestepping of truths, involved in the welter of political flapdoodelry, served as a well aimed backhand- ed slap at the intelligence of the average voter, One wonders whether or not the blundering disregard for reflec- tion and judicial deliberation so blatantly displayed in Chicago is not a carry-over of performance in the administration of certain bran- ches of government during the past few years. For example, three years ago the Navy claimed that the big B-36 | bombers could not fly high enough ‘or fast enough to cope with mod- ern fighter defenses but the criti- cism was pigeonholed and several hundred of the ten motored planes were built at a cost of three mil- lion dellars apiece. Now, it is re- vealed, the last of the big birds on order will be delivered in 1954. I has been shown that the B-29 Sup- ‘erforts, kid brothers of the B-36, j have suffered badly in Korea skies. It takes jets to do the job. . | What took who so long to find out what and why? Then there’s the fifty million dol- lar Casablanca air base scandal, | now being investigated, and the in- j vestigation into the manner in which the Mutual Security Admin- | | istration has been spending those | foreign aid billions. \Since 1945 foreign aid spending by the MSA and the ECA totalled sixty three billion; since 1940 one hundred twelve billion. Among charges in the Senate that MSA has been tossing the tax- payers dollars about with gay a- bandon is the accusation that funds were misspent to furnish ears, chauffeurs and some sixteen thousand housemaids for MSA per- sonnel. There are other charges, equally as fantastic and just as de- pressing to the average voter. But ; why has it taken so long to check up? Hi is too much like locking the barn after the horse has been swiped, * i} Of course, most of these capers, and scores of others, have been smothered by .a smokescreen of | demagoguery. In the coming campaign you'd better be prepared to sift the facts and the truths from the trash. Candidates, Eisenhower and Ste- | venson will not indulge in person- | alities. They are both gentlemen and will not step down into the gutter and toss mud at one anoth- er. But their supporters are apt to get their fingers a bit muddy by polling time. It will take plenty of plaster, in- stead of mud, to cement the rifts in both parties. And it wi! voting public. W. E. DARBY (Continued “rom Page One) American Water Works Associa- | tion and the Florida Sewage and Industrial Wastes association. “Since safe water supplies and the prover disposal of sewage and ndustrial waters are vital to the | welfare of Florida's residents and to the state’s continued industrial | and population expansion, we are pleased to. see so many of the ‘perators attending this short course and passing the examina- tions leading to higher ratings,” said Lee | He added that it takes trained men to operate the plants skillful- ly and effectively, in addition to modern machinery and equip- ment,’* Lee has been chosen to serve yn the National Research Council's ‘ommittee on Sanitary Engineering nd Environment. LIABILITY INSURANCE (Continued From Page One) he state because accident rates liffer fram locality to locality. Increases for the most common asic policy—that issued to motor- | sts over 25 years old who drive wrivate cars for pleasure only— nelude Mia $46 at present raised to $55; Jacksonville $35 to $50; Palm Beach County $33 to $39; Pensa- cola, Tampa and St. Petersburg | $28 to $35; Orlando $29 to $35. nt rate for the rest of the e is $28. to be increased to | $33 Rate increases for other 5 and 10 policies issued according to age of drivers and uses to which their vehicles are put also were ordered an range from 11 to S3 per depending on residences of! i the policy holders. ce Friday, August 8, 1952 Culinary Capers i i Don Merchant MAKE USE of Key West’s unusual mid-summer heat wave by cooking out-of-doors without use of artificial heat. Miss Joetta Beott, 183-F Poinciana Place, demonstrates the art by frying an egg on hood of photographer’s automobile. Gambling Stamp Owner Can Still Dperate Taxi JACKSONVILLE — Circuit ‘udge Bayard B. Shields has topped the city of Jacksonville ‘rom enforcing an order restricting | vassenger pickups by the airport | imousine service. He issued a temporary injunction ‘hursday calling city commission’s | iction last month “unreasonable and arbitrary.” The commission | had banned pickup and delivery | of passengers at hotels. Mayor, Haydon Burns said the operator of the limousine service, R. W. TAX REDUCTION WELLINGTON, N. Z.#— Prime’ Minister Sidney G. Holland ha: announced a reduction in income tax for New Zealanders. In pre senting the government’s 1952-5: budget, he estimated expenditures of 167,300,000 pounds (468 million dollars) and a surplus of 2,700,000 pounds (7% million dollars.) Holland said the current sur- charge of 10 per cent on all in- comes will be reduced to 5 per: cent, bling tax stamp and the commis- sion action was aimed at forcing the service out of business, Brack at the time said a stamp issued last year naming him as co-holder was never used and he has no interest in a place holding a gambling stamp. NOW! A “Manhattan” for the same price as an ordinary shirt. The DORIC jy ' Chenkation ... $2.95 A fine, long-wearing, lustrous white broadcloth shirt made with the same skilled workmanship and quality you expect in every shirt bearing the Manhattan label. The Doric has these famous Monhatien features 4... Size-Fixt (average fabric residual shrinkage 1% or less) +. Manformed—cut to fit your figure a+. Collar Perfect in Manhattan's most popular collar styles. Grab an armful today. ANTOR'S Mens Shop OPPOSITE SAN CARLOS THEATRE Plane Missing MANILA (# — American planes and ships today reported no suc- cess in their hunt for a twin-engine U. S. Navy Mariner patrol bomber missing since Thursday with 13 aboard. The plane was on a routine flight over the China Sea from its base at Sangley Point near Manila. Its flight schedule called for patrol west of Corregidor Island at the entrance to Manila Bay. The crew reported engine trouble. Half an hour later Sangley Point lost radio contact with the craft. ROTARY AND ELKS (Continued From Page One) Quarterback Club, In Care of Over- seas Transportation Co., we will easily reach the goal,” Archer said. “If one wishes to make a con- tritution without mailing it in it can be made to Earl R. Adams, W. Curry, Harris, John West, Wad- sworth Demeritt, Fred Edwards, Jack Burke, or myself,” Archer added. CIVIL SERVICE BD. (Continued From Page One) mailing of the monthly scavenger bills which were late. Roberts said they must be mailed before the first of the month according to ordinance. They were also accused of rudeness to the public. City Manager King testified that city workers are on a five and a half day schedule with the un- derstanding that they work five days if their work is completed on Friday. But, when King began a sentence with, “In my opinion....”, defense attorney Watkins took violent ex- ception, stating that King had no right to “express his opinion in the case.” The City Manager aver- red that he did and the two stood face—to—face and exchanged ver- bal fireworks in a desk pounding sidelight to the hearing. When the board came in with their surprise verdict, it angered King to the extent that he stormed from the room. He charged that the civil service board has no ight to order an investigation of uny city department. He added hat the panel cannot order the eturn of the employees to their original position. He said that he vill choose the office in which the women will work. When defense attorney Watkins asked his clients why they did not report for work they said “We didn’t like the tone of Robert’s voice. He, demanded us to work |Man Held On ‘$20,000 Bond 'For Pa. Police Michael G. Switz Arrested By Lt. James, Constable Johnson; Ordered Held For Phila. Michael G. Switz, is being held on $20,000 bond for the Philadelphia police, in Monroe county jail after being picked up by Key West police this morning. Police Chief Joseph Kemp was asked by the Philadelphia authori- ties to investigate and find Switz. The police worked swiftly in co- operation with the office of Peace Justice Ira Albury and rounded up Switz at a Southard street apart- ment. He had been operating a shrimp boat the “Surprise” out of Key West. As The Citizen went to press all that could be learned was that Switz was alleged to ke tied in with some racket games in the Quaker City. He will be returned to the Philadelphia authorities. Lt. Jimmy James and Constable Harry Johnson located Switz .and made the arrest. 35 CASES IN (Continued from Page One) gene Parker, $100 tond drunken driving and reckless driving; Rob- ert V. Fisher, $50, improper park- ing; Frank L. Kelly, reckless driv- ing, $50 bond; Norbert A. Johnson, $50 bond, reckless driving, impro- per driver’s license and license tag; Merton Bernard Levinson, $50, reckless driving; Donald Francis Greene, $25, violating restricted driver’s license; Arne Bergman Ol- sen, $25, no driver’s license! Joe Charles Kitts, improper parking on bridge, $15; Olga Legett, $25 bond, no drivers license; Narver A. Kit- chens, Jr., $15, improper parking on bridge; Willis Joseph Travis, sen, $25, no driver’s license; Joe Raymond Brooks, ten dollars, reck- less driving; William Emmett Mc- Williams, public drunkeness, $25; Bertha Appolonia Webb, $25, reck- less driving; Vernon Cecil Sykes, $25, reckless driving, Dorris Her- man Miller, $25, no driver’s licen- se; Robert Lindsey, $10, reckless driving; Walter Alan Moos, $5, reckless ‘riving; Charles Leroy He should have asked us in a nice way.” Clark, $.o, reckless driving and Joe Baker, $25, reckless driving. PEARLMAN’S | INCORPORATED “THE STORE OF QUALITY” Key West's Largest Ladies’ Misses’ and Children’s Store Summer Clearance DRESS SALE 500 DRESSES VALUES TO $895 AT ONLY °2. SATURDAY, 8:30 A.M. 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