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

i key West, Florida, has the ‘most equable climate in the country, with an average ( range of only 14° Fahrenheit The Key lilesi Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1952 THE U.S.A VOL. LXXIII. No. 224 | Man Faces Loss Of Eye In Auto Inspection Accident Key Wester Hits * uae PRICE FIVE CENTS Truman Shocked At Sudden Death Of Press Secretary Joseph H. Short Bonamy Named To Head Holy © Name Society | Windshield In | Brake Test At Auto Check Sta. Loss of the sight in his right eye Was sustained by Joseph L. Menen- dez, native Key Wester of 1419 Thompson street, a retired Navy lieutenant, during the inspection of iis car yesterday afternoon. Wearing a thick pad of dressing dehind his glasses, the 47 year-old lisabled veteran of World War II walked into the office today to pro- est against the speed at which Sars are driven onto the brake test- ‘ng device at Fire Station No. 2 in Poinciana, “I want to tell my story because if they don’t reduce the speed in the test a lot more people will be hurt worse than I've been,” he said. “The doctor at the Naval Hospital told me I had lost the. vi- sion and that it looked as if the injury was going to be permanent. The rear view mirror in my car penetrated my eye.” Telling his story clearly, Menen dez said, “I drove my Chevvy out to the testing, station at about 1 p. m. yesterday. The first time 1 ap. proached the runway to the treads in front of the testing machine for orakes, the officer stopped me be- cause I was over on one side of the line you're supposed to follow. The | second time, he stopped me on the | other side of the line. Then the of-| ficer said ‘move over and let me drive’, So I moved over. | “He backed up about 80 feet from | the machine with me sitting beside | him on the front . He hit the| tread doing from 35 to 40 miles an hour, The force of stopping| quick on the spot threw me against the windshield and the rear | view mirror went into my eye.” | Menendez told how the officer, | Gene Hernandez rushed him to the | Naval Hospital in Menendez’ car and remained there while he was deing treated. Examinations and treatment lasted until 4:30 p.m. Dr. Ward Sooper, Jr., lieutenant in the Naval iedical Corps was ig cherge, Dr. Sooper said over Pye teicphoit: We day, Menendez has lost the vision of the right eye and has a lacera tion over the right eye. It is diffi cult at this time to sav exactly what the result will be. He suffered severe retro-bulbar hemorrage. It Continued On Page Etght) For Facts, Figures and Information ON DOG TRACKS Listen to WEKWFE. TONIGHT, 7:15 SJOHN DELGADO Saturday. Sept. 20 at 7:55 P.M. MRS. GLADYS JACKSON Monday. Sept. 22 at 7:15 P.M. ABE ARONOVITZ »» Monday. Sept. 22 at 7 JOHN LEHMAN ‘Sailor Thursday SAFETY VICTIM " | sident of St. Mary, Star of the Sea! ee Citizen Staff Photo HIS BRAKES WORKED not wisely but too well. Joseph L, Menendez, USN lieutenant (retired), a disabled veteran of World War II is blind in one eye and may lose the sight permanently according to the examining physician at the Naval Hospital who treated him yesterday. Mendez was driven in his car by police officer Gene Hernandez while taking his car up for inspection at Poinciana Fire Station No. 2. The quick stop on the testing apparatus threw Menendez forward and the rear view penetrated his right eye. Thursday, Youth Sentenced To Raiford Asked Judge’s Permission To Serve Term In County Jail WANTS SICK FATHER NEAR; JUDGE CARO IS FORCED TO DENY BOY'S TEARFUL PLEA Gregorio Rodriguez, 20, one of | three boys charged with auto lar. | ceny pleaded with Criminal Court Judge Caro this morning to switch his one year sentence from the pe nitentiary to the county jail so his sick father could visit him. With tears in his eyes the dark haired boy who was first given an 18 months’ penitentiary sentence begged the Judge to keep him i jail here rather than Raiford. “I wish I could help you son,” mirror The accident happened at 1 Pp. m Coast Guard Aids | Stricken Vessel The Ke West Coast Guard rushed to aid a stricken vessel yesterday morning and a_ strick- en man last night succeeding in helping both, it was announced today by Lt. Clem Pearson, CG commander here. The stricken man, John W Hender 5, on the American freighter James McKay, was suf fering a severe hemorrage, ac to a wire sent the rd. The Coast Guard rush Ralph Herz uU § Public Health Service s cutter Buoy the penitentiary for you. You are getting the lightest sentence one year, I can give you. If you are on good behavior you may get home in 10 months.” The boy stood after court journed, by the Judge at the ta where the venire for jury s was being drawn. He had been tak en back to jail following the origi nal 18 months sentence, and t returned to the courtroom Deputy” Sheriff Serge Hernande His partner in the alleged Jose Cisnero, 18 probation for two Judge. The third will be se to to the shi ad climbed man was place years the trio. a ju Court Judge Eva W Judge Caro fined Hanley De Mc t his license was mond Ad sts for reck RK BATTERIE Times after $ Min. Rest 18 Mo.. 45 Plate. 100 Amp. Battery "ONLY $1245 (Exch LOL SMITH (1116 White st. COMPLETE CALL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD DEALER —The man whe lives in town— KEY WEST SALVAGE CO. ces For Junk Ba cs LL WORK GUARANTEED Free Estimates Albury Neon Sien :z7'co reene St. Pp the Judge said kindly, “but the law ! NEON SIGN SERVICE George P. Bonamy was elected} | to succeed Tony Martinez, as Pre- The Late Mr. Secretary And The President Parish Holy Name Society at the | recent meeting of the society. Bon- {omy was elected unanimously. | To assist Bonamy in the coming) year, Leonard B. McElveen was el- |ected as Vice-President; Jack C. | Delaney as retary-Treasurer; | A. Pena Morales as Marshall; Lou- |is M. J. Eisner and Tony Martinez were chosen as delegates. At the meeting the Treasurer was authorized to pay the per cap- | ita tax to the Diocean Union. Pla for the installation of the new offi- cers were discussed for October. The Diocean Holy Name ne, Convention was discussed and the| dates 21, 22 and 23rd November| were announced. It is hoped that a good delegation will represent | Key West. | The Society in Key West is but a quarter of a century old, while the Society as a whole is one of the oldest societies in the Church. It was founded in 1274 at the request of Pope Gregory the X by Blessed John of Vercelli. The Society was the answer in the 13th Century to those who denied the Divinity of Christ, blasphemed His Holy Name and repudiated obedience to the Ten Commandments of God and the Civil Law of the land. Blessed John of Vercelli was Master General of % the great Order of Preachers (Do- minican Fathers). In 1564 Pope Pius the IV solemnly raised the Holy Name Society to the dignity of a confraternity and attached to it extraordinary spiritual privileges and indulgencies, Today, in the United States alone, the Society has 4,000,000 members. On September 20th, the Society | celebrates its six hundred and sev- enty-eighth anniversary, | ‘Judge Lord Urg Uu ge Lor rges ° Public To Renew | ed . . Driving Licenses | Only 5.000 6f the 13,000 county! drivers haye come in or sent in for licease renewas#this month, Coun- ty Judge Raymond R. Lord said to- day. “They will have to hurry up to get in before the September 30 deadline,” The Judge said. “You don't have to come in person, merely mail in your renewal be fore then. Otherwise you will have to pay a penalty of one dollar. The Judge urged drivers to en close one dollar for an operator's license or two dollars for a chauf- feur’s license and a stamped self addressed envelope in which té re- turn your 1953 Driver’s license. Enclose the front half of your 1952 license containing your name description. Keep the back half un. til you reecive the new license. “You will receive the new license by return mail and save gas or bus w nelle. A * JOSEPH H. SHORT, Presidential Press Secretary Lew McLain on his last Key West visit Paperman had held the White House the sudden death of Charles Ross, who die suddenly last night, photographed by President Truman last March. The former news- Press job since December, 1950, when it was vacated by with Car Demolishes Hydrant Thurs. To avoid hitting an unidentified, rider on a motor scooter, Mrs. I P. Artman, wife of Publisher L. P. Artman, 1309 Whitehead street crashed into a hydrant on White head St. near Olivia yesterday at about 5 p.m. { The Artman car, a baker was considera [Rotarians Hear Judge Lopez peak On Constitution Thurs. BURDEN OF RULE IS PLACED ON PEOPLE SAYS CIRCUIT JUDGE The burden of * Jailed Thursday 1951 Stude- government was placed squarely on the shoulders of all American citizens by the makers of our Constitution, Judge | ing Aquilino Lopez reminded his hear : chiar and charged ers at the ry Club Meeting | is, «disorderly Thursday noon. making loud da ed The motor scooter driver morous place at 2:45 this Scene of the accident without wait Four persons were ing for identification Another freak accident occu when Joe E. ¢ according a report turned one of the drivers involved in the inciden made a left turn from the right side Continued On Page t fare and a trip to the Courthouse, the Judge said Parole Violator Is Nabbed Here Willie Rolle, alias Albert Monroe 53, is wanted as a p i by the state of Fle conduct noises The occasion of Judge Lopez ad dress was the observance of Cit izenship Day which had been voted by celebr: Septem Man Is Arrested — After Car Crasl E f invention man Congres conduct ing loud noises using profanity the anni > Con Three others were off were also charged but of ‘ffice reported the added tc An accident on Roc veiverhinte aged to was also carrying a With him men vad i a weapon ance govern ie N A Bonds ran ome m were Bel ometer Charges are ng an ac influence woman, on to r the necessity bison FOR YOUR DANCING AND LISTENING PLEASURE CRY FRIDAY & SATURDAY NITE 10 P.M.—2 A.M. ’ Young and His Orchestra City Issues 374 Inspection Tags 374 cars were esterday FISHING TACKLE NIERTAINMENT FREE ENTERTAL SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman Phone 9134 Y PURE OIL Dealer Tires .. Tubes . . Batteries . . Accessories Caroline St (Se, NOONE EEN | RICPN LEGION HOME STOCK ISLAND HARDWARE DIVISION Photo by McLain | ‘Four Persons Are Petronia street was a pretty cla morn arrested among other things to wit A Margaret Wilson of 309 Julia street was charged with disorderly and mak all navy personnel, with sounding drunkenness the disorderly con duct and one man Willie Haribson concealed disturb John Hill, Jr., and Will for Har hie Roberts re issued Thompson Enterprises, Inc. . Made 11 KW Trips With President; Well-Known And Well-Liked Here By Susan McAvoy Joseph H. Short, 48, President Truman's press secretary died sud- denly at his home in Alexandria, Va., last night. His wife, the former Beth Camp- bell said she heard him fall up ran up and found his heart had stopped, according to the uw. Short had accompanied President Truman to Key West on all eleven |the working vacations was well known to the city as to the na- tion. The President said upon hearng the news. “Joe Short’s death is as shock- ing to me as if he had been a member of my own family. For he was more than a trusted and valued assistant. I know how un- | sparing of his health hé was in his service to me and to his country.” The White House said Short became ill last Tuesday night and was hospitalized with a virus in- fection. He returned to his home Monday to recuperate. The white-haired smiling “Mr. Secretary” though a difficult man from whom to elicit news was well liked by the White House corres- pondents as well as us “Little White House corespondents.” A veteran newspaperman he un- derstood our problems of trying to get a story for our papers; but his loyalty to “The Chief” came be- fore his loyalty to the working press and when he had no story he did not dream one up. Short succeeded Press Secretary | Charles G. Ross who collopsed and died at his desk in December, 1950. We had written Short on Septem- ber 9 asking him to give us a hint | as to President Truman's decision to come to Key West in November. The President had indicated at his personal press conference las March that he might return wheth' | er or not he ran for reelection. | When no answer came frem the aually prompt Short, we | wondered. Today all of us news. |paper people were shocked and | grieved. Short, a native of Vicksburg, Mass., had been a newspaperman ‘since 1925. He began as a re- porter for the Jackson, Miss, Daily News, following gradua- tion from Virginia’ Military In- stitute. In 1928-29 he worked for the New Orleans Times-Picay- une, leaving to join the Associat- ed Press at Richmond, Va. Dur- ing 1931-41 he served in the AP’s Washington bureau, then to the Chicago Sun's Washington staff, moving two years later to the Baltimore Sun. He was pres- ident of the National Press Club in 1948 Survivors include Mrs, Short and three children. Assisting Short in the busy press office of the White House was Roger Tubby, also known to Key Westers from his visits here with the President. Our letter to Joe as he wal known to the working press closed “We hope that we will be greeting all of you at Boca Chica sometime early in November. And right now we'd be very hap- py you gave us even @ hint of the President's plans, @ fot @ definite statement. “Till November —?” KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN 4 By Calling ’ Mr. FEINSTEIN, Phone 826-9 ‘ We Buy all kinds of Jone LOCATED AT 3 SIMONTON AMD DEY STS. FOR THE KENNEL CLUB Phone 886