The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 19, 1952, Page 1

LS i key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average tange of only 14° Fahrenheit aye The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. 3 For 72 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1952 : VOL. LXXIII. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $150,000 Clyde-Mallory Docks Purchased By City Fathers Last Night City Hall To New Ordinance|K.W. Jumping In Mid-August No. 198 : \ Navy Fire Drill|¥ 4 y 7 etn | WE GOr A.M. Mission TROUBLES SAYS SWITZ Firefighters Imagine Hurricane Conditions In Dousing “Blaze” Threatening Ships Be Repaired At Cost Of $5,587 The City of Key West has definitely committed itself to buying the Clyde- Mallory docks and prem- ises from the Gulf Atlan- tie Transportation Com- pany for the sum of $150,- 000. Commissioners last night passed a resolution | authorizing the purchase. Fred Dion, vice presi- dent of the Gulf Atlantic company said: “This is one of the most far-reach- ing moves made in the search for the security of Key West. From the be- ginning the Gulf Transpor- tation pledged itself to give the City first oppor- tunity to buy these docks should a decision be made to sell them.” For Bar-Rooms |Reporter Finds After Is Postponed Tour Of Day And Night Life City Fathers Will Attend Meeting Of Liquor Dealers The newly formed Monroe County Retail Liquor Dealers Association was out in force last night to pre- sent their arguments to the City Commissioners concerning the clos- ing of bars at 2 a.m. Riley Carbonell, president of the group, explained that bar operators want to cooperate in every way with the public and are fly capable of poling their own Said Carbonnell, “Liquor dealers | ™* are legal business operators. When | “4rd something ig wrong, we want to be | Ha eieenae ee Ee ca make POOLS, CAFES, NIGHT-CLUBS PACKED WITH VISITORS BY SUSAN. MCAVOY clubs, the tt is expected that the next | ca: move with regard to the City's newest acquisition will be to re- the docks and work out a which automobile rr to for the of f ity Manager Dave King has authorized ‘to sell the new ordinance code books for 50 each. There are 135 sur- plus copies which the general public may buy. Fifteen loose-leaf editions were prepared especially for the City Commissioners. Total cost of this codification came to $5,692.00, Final pay- ment to the Michie City Publi- cations company for the books was authorized last night by tom- missioners. \ By HARDWARE DIVISION St. Phone 806 5 a & Rian yee it! | i i ; J i : at 5 g i Hf] Ee —————————g New CBS Homes Are Being Built Porter-Wagor-Russell, Inc., are building four new CBS residen- ces at a total cost of $34,000. According to information re- ceived from the Building Inspect- or at City Hall these new plac- es include a three-bedroom home, 1603 South street, $8,500; a two- bedroom home, 1615 South street, $8,000; a three-bedroom resi- I was thrown for-| dence at 1322 Thompson streett, $8,500; and another three-bed- room home at 1321 Ashby street, ‘annual;@lection held in the ‘Club“building, 1021 Duval street, William B. Freeman, Jr., was elected Vice-president and Mrs. Wilhelmina Harvey, Secretary. Rev. J. Maring, S, J., is the Club Moderator. A vote of thanks and apprecia- tion was tendered retiring Presi- dent M. Ignatius Lester, upon mo- tion of Fred J. Dion. Chaplain J. L, Remias, . Naval Station, and Lanning, Lt. USN, (Continued In Page Four) It, BY SUSAN MCAVOY Following the traditions of the newspaper business Citizen Photo- grapher Bilis Finch and I raced after a siren-screaming Naval fire truck this morning, following it into the base and up by the Ad- ministration building. ~ “What’s on fire?” we asked breathlessly as we saw trucks, and a gray Navy ambulance come tear- ing up and then stop before Pier Baker. Streams of salt water gush- ed out of hoses playing upon the pier and into the sky. Behind the pier loomed the giant Bushnell submarine tender- and to its starboard the identical Gilmore, Were they in danger, of being burned? The sailor waved us away from the oncoming ambulance. “It’s a drill,” he said tersely. Just then Capt. Harold Payson, chief of staff of the Naval Base walked off the pier. “This is a Disaster Control Drill,” he explained. “We’re simulating a hurricane that’s busted an oil barge and the oil has caught fire under the pier. The Fire boat is on its way to help control the blaze. It’s a regular Navy base drill.” As we stood in the heat of the flat calm day, the Captain- said. “Imagine that a 60 to 70 mile per hour gale is blowing right now. Take a look at the fire boat.” “Could we get a picture of it?” we asked. “Yes,” he said. Ellis ran back to the car on. the double for his camera. I watched the fire boat the Etawina with its two hoses playing salt water on the imaginary fire. “Watch that truck, Charles,” I heard Capt. Payson say to a (Continued On Page Four) ‘Firemen ‘Answer Early A.M. Alarm Two fire trucks answered an alarm behind the City Electric Plant off of Emma St. this morning at 7:15. A telephone call had in- formed firemen that a building was on fire. Instead, it turned out to be a small blaze in a mattress. Firefighters threw the mattress out of a window and extinguished the smoldering cotton with a boost- er line from the No. 1 truck. Fights To Remain * i In Key West; Fears For Life If Sent To Phila. By JIM COBB ee Cireuit Court Judge N. { Vernon Hawthorne ruled today that there would be no reduction in the $50,- 000 bond that has been set for Michael Switz, who is being held in the Monroe County Jail fighting extra-| ' dition to, Philadelphia to face gambling charges and a possible attempt on his life by his erstwhile asso- ciates in the racket in that city, who re- portedly do not want him to testify in any gambling cate them. te Switz summed it all up at the hearing this morn- ing, when he said, “I’ve got troubles.” Despite an inspired appeal on the part of his attorneys, Albert D. Hubbard, George B. Ever- ett of Miami and M. Igna- | tins Lester of this city, Judge Hawthorne said tha “he ‘seriously doubted if| Switz would appear’ before any court if his bond was reduced to the $5,000 fig- ure that was asked for.” The next step in Switz fight against extradition appears to be in Tallahassee where his attorneys have obtained *a — “Gov | ernors Hearing”, in an effort to prevent the issuance of extradi- tion papers which will force the return of Switz to Philadelphia to face five indictments on gamb- Navy Firefighters In Disaster Control Drill At Navy Base file with the City Clerk applica- tion for renewal of licenses for ‘the year 1952-1963, said applications to pon by the City Com- the City of Key West, Applications must be filed bef September 32, 1952, i VICTOR LOWE City Clerk NOTICE! am mission of Florida. Effective Wednesday, Aug. 20 Open 11 A.M. to 9 P.M. Citizen Staff Photo numbers | | Back To Philadelphia? Citizen Staff Photo MICHAEL SWITZ, alias W. W. Carr, and Michael Serovitz, is shown as he left the Monroe County Courthouse this morning Dixon (right). ling charges as well as a series of fugitive warrants. Assistant District Attorney Vin- cent G. Panati of Philadelphia County squared off today against the defense attorneys and apparent- ly proved his point when he alleg- ed that “bond is a privilege that the defendant forfeited when he be- came a fugitive.” Switz, testifying in his own be- half, freely admitted to living un- der an assumed name while in Key West, but he said that he did so because he “didn’t want his so- called friends, who had threatened his life to know of his where abouts”, Visibily shaken under cross ex- amination by Panati, Switz related a tale of gangland threats and intimidation which he said resulted | 57, in his fleeing of Philadelphia, The stocky, 48 year old fugitive, appeared in court this morning at- tired in a grey sport shirt and grey work pants, belying his alleged possession of $70,000 in receipts from racket funds in Philadelphia was at first jaunty but when the ex- change beween he and Panati touched on his relationship with no- torious numbers operators in Phil- adelphia such as Jim Singleton and Lew Cohen and the tri-state gang, TREE TATE i Complete Stock of Mechanic HAND TOOLS Guaranteed for Life Roy's West Auto Pon Co. got troublés too.” Shown with him i he appeared tense and about the consequences when if he is forced to return to delphia. At one point he shouted: “My health means as me as this man’s (Panati’s Fe 23° FIREBOAT ETAWINA HAS BOTH HOSES GUSHING OUT WATER to stem the simulated fire caused by an exploded oil barge, caused by a “hurricane.” The “fire” is under Pier Baker, dangerously near the giant sized Bushnell and Gilmore sub- marine tenders. The drill was successfully executed under imaginary winds of 60 to 75 miles per hour. GRAND OPENING — TONIGHT — OF THE NEW AIR CONDITIONED BOCA CHICA BAR AND LIQUOR STORE, STOCK ISLAND MARIO MORA. Owner Experienced, Graduate Teacher Announces Fall Registration Now of JACK and JILL JOYLAND An Outdoor Kindergarten-Nursery School Cool, Shady Playground and Porch eClassrooms for Inclement Weather e@Story Telling. Vocabulary Build. ing, Reading Readiness Activities. Clay, Fingerpainis. Puzzles eChildren 3 to 6 eWeekdays 9% to 12 TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE PHONE 1413-W 1100 MARGARET ST. Everyone is urged to cut and prune their trees end shrubs and to neatly place the cuttings along Curb Line. During the week of August 2Sth to 30th the City crew and trucks will pick up this debris. ee ene ae concrete, or waste construction work for pi this of Ange iesan ies pickup, as type of cleanup Cooperation from all residents may prevent excessive damage to our City, should a hurricane visit Key West this season. DAVE KING, City Mgr.