The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 23, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average tange of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXIII, No, 227 ROR eR Che Kev West Citise Kk <& THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER kk & Ministers Pledge “Last Nickel” To Fight T rack | Sew oe The Key West: Outboard Club Leads Opposition | The Key West City Com- mission found themselves in the middle of a raging con- troversy, stemming from al Proposed leasing arrange- Anti-Dog Track Ministers Meet we ment for a spit in Garrison | Bight to the Charter Boat- } men’s Association at their regular meeting last night. Before nearly a hundred | spectators, who almost to a man voiced vehement dis- approval to any such deal, the commission tossed the question around like a hot Potato for nearly an hour before voting unanimously to deny the lease to the wned out in force to} (Continued On Page Four) BAMBOO ROOM Proudly Presents Jack Hendrix at the HAMMOND ORGAN | from 8 P.M. Nightly SATURDAY AFTERNOON 1 P.M, — 5 P.M, AIR CONDITIONED | | sane NOTICE Change of Address and Telephone No. | Holbrook Refrigeration Service 61) Front St. | Citizen Staff Phato EMERGENCY MEETING of Key West Ministerial Association this morning to map last minute campaign efforts against the proposed Stock Island Dog Track. Left to right, Father John Armfield, The Rev. Charles H. Meeker, The Rev. J. E. Statham; The Rev. Harold Link; The Rev. J. Paul Touchton; The Rev. Ralph Rogers and The Rev, Eldon Simmons, City Can’t Build Sewer Expansion Without Fed. Aid Key West’s City Commission took final steps last night to insure that the city will receive $1,500,000 | in federal financing for badly need- ed sewer improvements and expan- sion when they passed a routine resolution in fulfillment of the latest requirement set forth by the Housing and Home Finance Agency in Atlanta, The measure was necessary to show that the City is unable to pro- vide more cash for the proposed (Continued On Page Four) SEAMSTRESS _ APPLY 10 A.M. TO 3 P.M, Adeline’s Interiors 904 Fleming Street THE “KEY TO KEY WEST” Announces Betty Garnett Will Be Its Representative for | i the 1952 - 53 Edition Dorothy True KW Youths Wanted Here For Charges Hamlin, Albury Hold Five Warrants Against Three Men Sentenced In Conn. Last Week Five warrants are being held pending investigation against the three Key West young men who were sentenced by a Connecticut (Continued On Page Four) Dr. Joseph Groom EYE SURGEON OF MIAMI Will Be In Key West Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Office of Dr. J. A. Valdes 619 DUVAL $T. For Appointment — Phone 232 IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1952 City Denies Lease Of Portion Of Garrison Bight To Charter Boatmen kkk Unanimously Vote To Drain Treasury For Anti-Dog Vote Eugene Roberts, Key Wester and the Rev. Father Armfield were today named as the speakers to oppose the proposed $300,- 000 dog track on Stock Is- native i\land at Thursday night’s rally, The JayCees named Fath- {| er John Armfield as_ their choice after failing to find a JayCee who was “willing and able to” fill the bill. The Key West Ministerial Association named Eugene Roberts, businessman, at a/ special meeting this morn- ing. Abe Aronovitz, Miam! attor- ney, president of the Key West Kennel Club is the only speaker named so fur by the track inter- ests to represent their position at the Bayview Park rally Thurs- day at 8 p.m. Track promoters here said that the second speak- er will be named either tomor- row or Thusiday evhen tArwil- vitz comes to town. ‘The ministers met this morn- ing in emergency session to plan | the budgeting of $76.28 which is | all they have to conduct a cam- paign against the track. “Let's spend every nickel, drain the treasury to fight this evil,” Rev. Eldon Simmons mov- ed. The ministers back him up unanimously and instructed Father Armfield to purchase ads and “shoot the whole works” in their campaign to defeat the track in the September 30 re- ferendum. Conferences are planned with Key West merchants who oppose the track for economic reasons to see if they wish to cooperate (Continued On Page Four) TER RES TSE Complete Stock of Mechanic HAND TOOLS Guaranteed for Life Roy's Key West Auto Parts Co. TELEPHONES 1877 - 1878 121 DUVAL STREET All Shriners In Key West A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE Thursday Night, ALL SHRINERS, REGARDLESS OF TEMPLE AFFILIATION 7:30, Sept. 25th ARE REQUESTED TO BE PRESENT EVERET KINSMAN, President. Lert | FOR PROMPT SERVICE “PEEPING TOM” JAILED FOR 30 DAYS Attractive Matron Of 515 Fleming Street Testifies Against K. E. Jones Unable to pay a $50 fine, Kenneth | Jones of the USS Monterey was} | sentenced to jail for 30 days on the charge of a Peeping Tom in Muni- | cipal court yesterday. The attractive young woman who! had him arrested testified that the accused was Peeping in a win- dow of her home at 515 Fleming. Wanted Her Name “He was peeking in at the win- dow of my mother’s room. She is an invalid and was frightened. I/ was getting ready for bed in my own room and answered her call for help. I faced him and asked what he wanted. He said he want- ed my name. I told him to go away or I would ‘call the police and he answered. “Go ahead. I'll help you.”” The pretty brunttte then went) out of the house to call for help from a taxi-stand near the house. The thin, hawk-faced sailor follow- ed her. When he said something improper, she slapped his face and} summoned help. A driver and an- other man stood by until police came. Jones was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, to wit: a Peeping Tom. man, was fined $50 for trespassing on private property at James and| Grinnell streets. Charges of a Peeping Tom against him were dismissed for lack of definite evi-| dence. Residents in the area had} been on the lookout for a peeper| since they had observed a strange (Continued In Page Four) Dr. Kicklighter To Appear In Court Today Dr. James E. Kicklighter, Lt. MC, USNR, will be represented by attorneys W, R. Neblett and Rob- Younjans in- Municipal -eourt, this afternoon. A few days ago he was charged| with interference with an officer! and resisting arrest in an incident! which also involved the arrest of| Edward E. Boch of the Naval Hos-| pital. In the fracas which follow- ed arrest of Boch, Dr. Kicklighter| sustained two broken bones in his} right arm. The happening occurred at 11:50) Sept. 17 on Duval street. Charges| against Boch were disorderly con-| duct, bumping into a police officer, } using profanity and resisting ar- rest. It was learned this morning that Dr. Kicklighter is undergoing treat- ment at the Naval Hospital for fracture of both the large and small bones in his right forearm above the wrist. His arm is encas- ed in a cast from fingertips to the| shoulder, i CALL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD | DEALER —The man whe lives in town— | KEY WEST SALVAGE CO. Highest Prices For Junk Batteries, | Scrap Metal, Rags, tron — Old Cars — Trucks CALL — 166 — CASH Masonic Notice | Special Communications of Dade Lodge No. 14, F. & A. M. Wednes- day evening September 24th at 7:30 P.M. F.C. Degree. All F. C. as || well as Master Masons are invited F. O. WEECH, Sec’y WALTHER M. LAZIER, W. M. Darragh Johnson, also a navy| 7 Navy The Associated Press Teletype ‘eatures and Photo Services. 72 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Pilot Foye Dics At Sea; Was Veteran Fi: * Spoke Against Garrison Bight Lease nica é aati. anna lca sa Citizen Staff Photo ie DAVID NASON (above), was among the group representing the Key West Outboard Motor Boat Club who appeared last night at the regular meeting of the City Commission to protest the granting of a lease for a spit in Garrison Bight to the local Charter Boatmen’s ae ann denied the lease after a heated discussion. Senator Holland \Man Attempts Here On Frida Senator Spessard asic To Force Way Into Auto Mon. be in Key West Friday to meet with his friends and constitu- Local Woman Says Sailor Molésted tents, Ci Court Judge Aqui- lino Lopez announced today. Her As She Stopped For Traffic Sign The Senator called Judge Lo- pez from Bartow yesterday. He said he will be at La Concha hotel from. 10:30 a. m. on Friday. JayCee Safety Club To Meet prper crete repo The JayCee Youth Safety Club/tine Sellers reported that a Navy will meet tonight at the Roadeo | grounds at 8 p. m., it was announc- | ed by Florida Highway Patrolman | Marvin J. Wilder. KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling Mr. FEINSTEIN, Phone 826-W We Buy all kinds ef Junk LOCATED AT SIMONTON AND DEY STS. Key West's prowler situation con- at an intersection last night. According to the report, Mrs. Sel lers was stopped for a traffic sign | at the corner of Whalton and John (Continued On Page Four) ELECTRIC FANS All Standard Makes HARDWARE Caroline St. DIVISION Phone 886 | NAVARRO, Ine. We have on hand only Laureanco Moreno four Chryslers on which | you the highest Announcing The Return of Resident Piano Tuner can get Within a Few Days PHONE 220 For Appointment | trade-in, 600 DUVAL ST, LET'S HAVE A DOG TRACK! INCREASE YOUR COUNTY’S INCOME ! KEY WEST -_-~ ew tinued to harass local police when} the latest in a series of reports of} man attempted to gain entrance to} her automobile as she was stopped| — Thompson Enterprises, Inc.| Wife, Rose, And Three Daughters Live At Sigsbee Park The body of Lt. E. D. Foye, Jr., Navy | flier attached to the Fleet | All Weather Training Unit, the wreckage of his plane at 11:15 a.m., the Navy an- nounced. Lt. Foye had been missing | since last night when he took off from Boca Chica Field in an F6F Hellcat. The wreckage of the plane was found in the ocean a mile and a half southeast of Bo- ca Chica Field. The flier, an instructor at FAWTU, was taking part in a rou- tine training flight when he met with disaster. Four trainee pilots took off from the field and Lt. Foye was to chase the planes. | When the student fliers made no contact and gould not sight Lt, Foye’s plane, they returned to the | field and circled it looking for him. | This was the first suggestion of trouble, since no distress signal veteran was recovered from Crash Victim Navy Photo | LT. E. D. FOYE, JR... FAWTU flier who was killed In a plane crash at sea last night, | or radio communication of any sort came from Lt. Foye’s plane. Spe. | culation is that the crash occurred |so quickly after the takeoff that | the flier had no warning. | Navy planes and boats spent all jnight searching for some sign of, the missing plane. The search con- tinued this morning with three hel- icopters, four planes, a crash boat submarine rescue boat with div- jing equipment and an 83-foot Coast rd cutter, A. Foye's parents, Mr. and Mra. (Continued In Page Four) KENNEL CLUB