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; -ty. on the resolition. i _ '-©Whereas the taxes imposed by 4 jo Pas destruction. of that system; Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXIIL, Porter Leads Campaign For Federal Amendment Limiting Amount Of Taxes OTHER ATTORNEYS eS Zulletin WILL FORM BUREAU TO ACQUAINT PUBLIC WITH AMENDMENT | yannsponouGH. Eng.—(). —Britain’s new wonder jet—the De Havilland 110 night fighter A campaign to win’ adop- tion of a Federal Amend- plane—blew up in the fasier- | than-sound flight teday and kill- mént limiting Congressional Power on taxing incomes, in- heritances and gifts is be- | °% 20 Persons before a crowd of ing launched by J. Y. Por- 120,000 |watching’ an air show [ iS | here, _ ter, chairman of the. Dade County Bar Association committee for Monroe coun- No, 213 Redus Hearing , Porter will reach Monroe Postponed By ters through a} Sideapcesd Ghicitlanal ef- | JP Ira Albury ‘ ‘ A preliminary hearing which fort that will include a | once dustioh irs Albury bod net speakers’ bureau of local | for William R. Redus of the Naval Air Station for yesterday after- atiemey$ and other “pro: noon, was postponed at the re- grams, He will try. to reach all local quest of the young sailors attorney William V, Albury, Justice Albury ¢ivie groups with purpose of their adopting resolutions to back up said today that he would schedule the proposed U-S. constiutional a- the hearing next week. Redus is being held in the Monroe mendment known as the Reed A- m County Jail on attempted rape and endment. 5 i breaking and entering charges fol- + "The resolution tobe presented to | lowing a wierd, nocturnal adven- Yocal groups supporting the amend- | ture in which he was discovered mént, reads as follows; in the bed of a young married couple on Caroline Street. the Federal Government are des-.| _Redus was arrested and the rape troying incentive and drying up | charge was brought after the wo- sources of capital.on which | man said that he had attempted our system of private enterprise to criminally attack her as she depends,,which will ultimately lead | slept beside her husband early | Thursday morning. “Whereas the taxes which are Causing the greatest harni in this connection are (1) the income tax, ; and*(2) the estate cr death tax and | ‘Redus has an earlier conviction “‘Whereas, the power of Congress | on an. indecent charge. to tax Was limited until the adop- | Meanwhile, Police Chief Joseph and" | tive of Corpus Christi faces a pos- sible long jail term if convicted on the rape charge. of thé income tax amendment Kem} r past several weeks. yei evils of the present system of tax- The incident in which young ation will not be’ corrected without | a constitutional’ amendinent limit- | Redus was apprehended, was the ing the taxing power of Congress: | fourth to be reported by residents “Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved | of the Caroline Street area during « (Continued On Page Five) | the past two weeks, Project Completed Citizen Staff Photo MRS, CHARLES CURRY, outgoing president of the JayShees ) presents Director Willard Albury with the final check in pay- “ment ‘for the cardiograph machine purchased by her club for the. Monroe General Hospital. The e wt took place at the in- -stallztion banquet for the JayShees held Friday evening at Taogan’s Patios The buying of the equipment was the main pro- Ject of the club for the past year. . An nounciag THE OPENING OF MALONEY’S BAKERY 812 FLEMING STREET MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF BAKED GOODS |. The young sailor, who is a na--" The Key West Citi THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1952 La. Governor Breaks With | Democrats Will Vote For GOP’S tke Says Gov. Robt. Kenyon, Arch “Trumanism” Foe | 4\ Scores “Loyalty Pledge” | BATON ROUGE, La. 9 —Gov. | Robert Kennon of Louisiana broke ' away from the national Democrat- ie ticket today and said he would ; vote for GOP presidential nomi- nee Dwight Eisenhower, Kennon, arch foe of “Truman- ism,” said “I am a Democrat, but first I am an American—the lat- ter transcends party politics.” The Dixie Democrat said Eisen- hower “appears to me to have the courage and desire to end the Tru- man era of mink coats, deep freez- ers, payoffs and rackets in our federal government.” Louisiana hasn’t moved into the Republican column in a presiden- tial election since 1876. A majority | | of voters refused to support Pres- | ident Truman in 1948 and backed the States Rights’ ticket. Nearly all of the slightly more than a million registered Louisiana | voters are democrats. The Louisiana governor, who | floor-managed his delegation’s bat- tle against the “loyalty pledge” at the Chicago convention, scored Gov. Adlai Stevenson for embrac- ¥ * * | Is Sincere But Defective Opponents of the coun- ty “home rule” amend- ment to be voted on in the November 4th election to- day today released the position taken by the State Association of, County Commissioners on the con- troversial measure. Earlier this week The Citizen published the re- nett Tee = marks of Senator R. B. (eral coneiaianee TEPC” ori Tru. |Gautier, sponsor of the | man anti-states rights’ position on | amendment. tidelands,” and “‘Truman’s plan to Below is the resolution opposing | limit debate in the U. S. Senate.” | the amendment adopted with one Kennon’s support of Eisenhower | dissenting vote by the Commission- , draws the line in state politics for | ers meeting last July. another scrap with his most out- | “your committee believes that When Kennon led the Louisiana fight against the “loyalty pledge,” olution represents a sincere effort to solve certain fundamental pro- blems of county government that it was U. pe. Russell Long ultimately must be solved in the who took # dramatic stand in op- | interests of the people of the sev- Russell Long’s uncles, former eral counties of this State but your ae aera a for'Steven- particulars and,does not adequate. preserve uniformity in the functions of counties or agencies of the State, fails to deal with the ultimate pro- blem of relations between counties and municipalities and does not Named FEA Secy. provide sufficient flexibility for a- mendment of county charters. Mrs. Edith Roberts, Elementary “For the above reasons, your Supervisor was elected secretary | Committee recommendation that! of the Florida Education Associa- | the State Association of County tion. for the coming year, it was | Commissioners nor the Board announced yesterday. Directors thereof do not endorse Mrs. Roberts’ election took place {the proposed constitutional amend- at the annual FEA conference in | ment, but that the interim com- Miami last week, at which 4,000 | mittee of the House of Representa- to 5,000 teadhers from Monroe, |tives and of the Senate of the Dade and Broward counties were |State of Florida to investigate present. duties, fees and compensation of Leland S. March, general super- “‘# : T- | county officerstappointed pursuant ! visor of instruction completed his | to House Concurrent Resolution No. | term as Vice President of the FEA. 113 he requested to make a study He introduced a resolution favoring | of and propose to the Legislature cf with the FEA board of directors. | the state of Florida in the 1953 from each district to keep contact | session thereof, a constitutional a- the aco atcha wae mendment that will embody the Bogie: O'Bryant romeo general principles of the present | the platform guests of Monroe | Proposed constitutional amendment | county at the meeting. Wilbur but will safeguard and preserve Franklin, principal of Truman pg uniformity of county functions in mentary ‘school served on the nomi- | t®€ @reas where the counties act nating committee. as agents of the State for the ad- Thomas D. Bailey, state super- | Ministration of State functions and | intendent of schools addressed the | Will provide a more flexible means | meeting which took place in the | of amendments of county charters.’ | Municipal Auditorium at Bay Front | The chairman of the committee Jess Yarborough, Dade county, voted against this report of h> own committee. j | Earlier in the July meeting Yar borough had said he believed the home rule amendment to be a good one. He said there is some opposition to it. The tax assessors ' (Continued Gm Page Five! Fairbanks Water Pumps From $88.00 Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION Phone 886 Monroe Teacher ‘WANTED! Responsible Buy Active Interest In Progres- jusiness in Key West or the Replies Confidential. BOX KYC-10, c/o CITIZEN KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling Mr. FEINSTEIN, Phone 826-w | C#reline St. | was rolling along x4 x ¥ x % Say Amendment * Planning Commission Meets Say THE MEMBERS of the City Planning Commissission are shown Hall. From left to right (seated): Bernard Frank, Aloysia-van Goi Cabanas, Cecil Carbonell and Mrs. Willima Bagley. Standing: C: Knopp of the City Building Inspectors Office, Juan Lopez and send protest to Navy for their proposed trailer camp.construction rear Roosevelt Boulevard. Over 100,000 Persons To Hear Candidates By GEORGE H. BRADLEY KASSON - DODGE CENTER, Minn. ‘®—The gently rolling farm | country of Southern Minnesota to- | day was turning into probably the | greatest political arena of the 1952 | presidential campaign. The greensward of an 18-acre 43 Injured In Bus-Truck Crash Today BORDENTOWN, N. J. M—A night express bus running from New York to Washington collided with the rear of a truck today on the New Jersey Turnpike, in- juring all 41 aboard as well as two on the truck. State police said the bus left | natural amphitheater, ordinarily a | the road after the collision, rolled down a 10-foot embankment and into a field. The front of the bus was rammed back to the third row of seats. Twenty-two of the injured were hospitalized and at least one was listed as “‘very critical.” The Pennsylvania Greyhound the turnpike five miles south of here. “Everybody seemed to be a sleep but me,” Gilbert Tabler, 35, Mannington, W: Va., said. “I was dozing off and my wife. Gladys, was asleep in the seat by my side “The first thing I knew there was a terrible crash. My wife and I were thrown against the seats in | front of us. Glass shattered all around. People screamed. Pas | ge tumbled into the aisle wey opened an emergency door FOR SALE in the center of the bus and most | 5) CHRYSLER DEMONSTRATOR of the passengers able to walk got Equipped with Power Steering, out of it.” Radio, Air Conditioned Heater The Tablers were treated for and Terque Drive | quiet pastufe, was transformed into a bustling anthill of humans. Advance estimates said vpwards | of 100,060 persons would swarm onto the open field—today a sound- ing board for major farm talks by the two would-be successors to _ President Trumam presenting the Republican case at noon, with Democrat Adlai Ste- venson, the Illinois governor, fol- lowing him four hours later from | the same, rough plank platform Before daylight, caterpillar-like lanes of slow moving cars bearing the highways as they converged (Continued On Page Six) We Buy all kinds of Junk LOCATED aT SIMONTON AND DEY STS. NOT (Continued on Page Six) | ———— NAVARRO, Inc. IC E $1 DUVAL STREET Parents of Children Attending Poinciana School: Due to traffic congestion at Poinciana School the following regulations are to be enforced at once. con picking up children are to park along Duck Ave } between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Sts. Cars delivering children to school are to use Fourteenth St. to main en trance to the school. This order is necessary due to two classes, wherein children are arriving and leaving at the same time. Obey instructions of the School Guard ct all times I. O. KEMP. City Police. NOTICE “HOLIDAY IN KEY WEST” Is a Booklet Published by Me. and is in No Way Connected | with, or infringing on the copy} right of Any Other Person. | Signed } GLADYS N. JACKSON | { DAVE KING. ' City Manager. ' Arctic shores linking Soviet Eu Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was | | adherents of both parties clogged ! The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo. Services, For 72 Years Devoted to the Best. Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Planning Commission Protests Navy Placing Of Trailer Camp Between Flagler And Boulevard * -M * bn es Home Rule’ Amendment Not Approved By State Association County Commissioners Committee * * *& Declare That Is A Direct Violation Of Zoning Law The City Planning Com- mission voted last night to make a strong protest to |local Naval officials con- cerning a violation in City zoning regulations by the planned construction of a trailer camp in the “Salt Pond” area between Roose- velt Boulevard and Flagler avenue. The group, at their reg- ular meeting, ruled the placement of a trailer park | im that area is a direct vio- lation of existing munici- pal zonng regulation®, In addition, according to an ordnance: passed by the eity commission — earlier this year, the constrn: of trailer paeky ever, the trailér’ img on government prop- erty, is presumably ex- empt> The planning commission.also in- dicated that they might carry their protest directly to Senator George Smathers in Washington in an ef- fort to forestall plans for the one- hundred unit camp for Naval per- sonell in Key West. Bids were called for last week by the Federal Public Housing Authority in Atlanta for the ¢on- struction of facilities for the trailer camp. Work on the clearing of’ the site has already been eompleted. The sealed bids are scheduled to be opened on September Lith. In a discussion as to whether or not the planning commission has jurisdiction over the property which some members of the com- mission claimed, City Manager Dave King, appearing at the meet- and Bering Strait has absorbed | ine pier pwd rge i Sens he Soviets actively since 1933. than make reccomendations to the In that year the northern sea | Navy “We can't go into the Navy (Continued On Page Six) | Yard and control their zoning’ he said “and the trailer camp will be on Navy Property.” Carlton Smith and Cecil Carbo. nell, members of the commission | based their objections on the fact oe the trailer park is being built “to take care of a housing short- SCRAP sat — RAGS | age that doesn’t exist’. Smith in- KEY WE | troduced the motion to appeal te SALVAGE COMPANY | the Navy not to violate the city Angela St. between Duval | ing code. ae Carbonell said, “1 think that if ind Siamenten Ses, Phone 186 | (Continued On Page Six) * ‘ last might as they:met in City idtsnoven, Carleton Smith, Julio ity Manager Dave King, Ray Larry Eschen. Grou, voted to Building Of Red Bases In Aretie Seen By ARTHUR GAVSHON “LONDON (#—Western authori ties said Saturday they believe Russia is building a chain of bases on the roof of the world along the | Tope and Soviet Asia. | Development of a northern sea ' passage between the Barents Sea ————_—_—_—_—_——— Keep Key West Kleen! Highest Prices Paid for JUNK BATTERIES We Pay Cash for All Kinds of | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY HAS SEVERAL OPENINGS FoR Eelectrical and Mechanical Technicians ASSEMBLERS GENERAL UTILITY WORK ‘ APPLICANTS MUST HAVE RESIDEO IN KEY WEST A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS PHONE 177] FOR INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT