The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 24, 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. 228 Cop Faces Suit After Navy Officer Charges Brutality Small Bump, No * Grinds Threaten | iC harges Police Momiitiesy To Ruin Navy The Key West Citisen 4 Man’s Med. Cones is me H | 6 By Jim Cobb Lt. James E. Kicklighter, a Navy surgeon, said that he is con- sidering legal action against po- | * lice officer Ralph Maribona, and the city of Key Wes sult of what he termed brutality.” Attorneys for lighter, whose right ‘arm ken in two places when he was | arrested by Maribona on Sept. | 17th said that the doctor's pro- fessional skill may be permanently impaired as a result of the in- jury. | Charges of interfering with a | Police officer, held against the! Navy officer were dismissed by | City Court Judge Enrique Esqui- naldo after a one hour hearing. Kicklighter was accused of inter- | fering in’the arrest of a 27-year- | old sailor, Edward Bock, after | Maribona had taken in upon him- | self to decide that when Bock | brushed against him on Duval | street (followed by two apologies) | it constituted “disorderly con- | duct, To Wit: Bumping into me” | The policeman freely admitted | that. the enlisted man apologized | at this point. Maribona said that | he then told the sailor, “If the/ sidewalk isn’t big enough for the | three of us walk in the gutter,” | Bock apologized again, but add- ed, “I'm sorry that I bumped in- to you but I don’t have to walk in the gutter.” Maribona evidently took excep-| tion to this and he placed the en-| listed man under arrest. When the policeman.is sai: > died the sailor, Lt: Kicklighter in terceded at which time he was . Pushed to the ground-in a resulting | scuffle, breaking his right fore- arm in two places. j The officer said in court yester- | day that when he managed to | get to his feet, he held his arm out to Maribona saying, Jr., as a re- “police Kick- pro- : “cael Missing “You | (Continy * On P>~e Five) oa a ee | THE Proudly Presents Jack Hendrix at the HAMMOND ORGAN from 8 P.M. Nightly SATURDAY AFTERNOON 1PM. — 5 PLM, AIR CONDITI ONED | Caroline St. NAVY LIEUTENANT JAMES shown as he left the City Court room yesterday with his at- torney, Robert Youmans, after the charges of “interfering. with against him were dismissed. The Lt., a police officer” THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER | bel” Citizen Staff Photo E. KICKLIGHTER (right), is a Navy surgeon, suffered a broken arm in a scuffle with Police Officer Ralph Maribona, Jr. He has indicated that he will file a damage suit against the City aiid the policeman. The doctor faces pos- sible impairment of hig professional skill as a result of the in- jury. ARMED WITH MALE PARAKEET PEREZ HUNTS LOST FEMALE By SUSAN McAVOY | Never underestimate that ex- | The pet olive-green bird just took | | quisite combination of Latin sophis- BAMBOO | ROOM | Thompson Enterprises, Inc. EQUIPMENT FOR Under Water Fishing HARDWARE DIVISION escapee | Dr. Joseph Groom EYE SURGEON OF MIAMI H Will Be In Key West | Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Office of Dr. J. A. Valdes 619 DUVAL ST. For Appointment — Phone 332 { * | CALL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Fireman P ex Search “ns eet Confirms Faith In Key West Mankind tication and Southern gallantry | which is the Key West man. Yesterday at 4:30 Mrs. Julia Mel- | ville lost her parakeet “Beaucoup” | or “BoBo” for short, at the Key | Wester hotel where she is a guest. | wing and flew over the high fence (Continued On Page Five) ee | POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman _ Phone 9: o1mN Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires . . Tubes . . Batteries DEALER —The man whe lives in town— KEY WEST SALVAGE CO. Highest Prices For Junk Batteries, | Scrap Metal, Rags, Iron — Old Cars — Trucks KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1952 Sheriff Berlin Sawyer Comes Out For Local Dog Track; Says Other Florida Sheriffs Approve A whole hearted endorsement of dog racing in Monroe County was given today by Sheriff Berlin Saw- yer in an open letter to voters. “All my friends that know me, know that I would not ask you to do anything that would in any way harm out community, so again I ask you to vote ‘yes’ on the refer- endum on September 30,”’ the Sher- iff wrote. Sawyer was approached by Abe Aronovitz, president of the Key West Kennel club to give his opin- ion on the dog track on Stock Island. “At that time I informed him, “wrote Sawyer, ‘that since I had never lived in a community where a dog track existed, 1 could not answer his question in fairness to him or myself. I told him I would give him my answer as soon as I could contact the Sheriffs in the counties where tracks now exist. I knew these Sheriff's would give me their honest opinion, for they are all honorable men. “After hearing from them,” Saw- yer said, “I am now convinced that the dog track would help and not hurt our county, for not one of them had a bad word to say against a dog track. There replies are on file in my office and since they are too lengthy to print, I will quote parts of some of them.” Below are the quotations ab- Sheriffs of counties in which rae- ing goes on. : Rex Sweet, Sheriff, Duval coun- iy: “In my opinion the race track located in this county has not at- tracted or brought into the county any undesirable persons.” John F. Kirk, Sheriff Palm Beach County: “The race track has helped the county from a tourist standpoint. 4 is conducted on a very high lev- el.” Hugh Culbertson, Sheriff, Hills- borough county: “I have no information that would cause me ‘to think that the track located in my county has brought in undesirable persons.” R. L. Hendrick, Sheriff, Escam- bia County: “I find that our track brings in a good number of tourists who always spend money and are a god class of people.” J. B. “Sonny” Henderson, aher- iff Dade County: “In my opinion it is of great bes nefit to our city and county and contributes its share in attracting and holding tourists.” Sawyer sums up: “After carefully reading their re- plies, I am now of the opinion that all the voters should go to the polls on September 30 and vote ‘Yes’ for the track.” stracted from the letters of five Signed: Berlin A. Sawyer. Ceffin With Human Bones Found Off Boca Chica Beach iy Two Marine Sergeants Servieemen’s. Center To Open Friday Night Home atmosphere for service men will be the feature of the Service Men’s Christian Center at 517 Fleming Street the Rev. | Harry Gregory announced today. Open house will be held Fri- day at 8 p. m. Refreshments will be served by Rev. Gregory and his wife who will be on duty at the Center ‘roynd the clock. The Center is non-denomina- tional and inter-denominational. | All servicemen are welcome to come in and enjoy fa the Center. There ar tables, a library, a typewriter for use, station cold drinks and an ice box a ble for raid- ing. Masonic Notice Special Communication of Dade Lodge No. 14, F. & A.M., Thurs- day evening, Sept. 25th at 7:30 P.M. Master Mason Degree. All Master Masons are invited te attend, WALTHER M. LAZIER, wW.M, F. ©. Weech, Sec’y. CALL — 166 — FOR PROMPT SERVICE CASH | | All Shriners In Key West A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE SCOTTISH Thursday Night, RITE TEMPLE 7:30, Sept. 25th ALL SHRINERS, REGARDLESS OF TEMPLE AFFILIATION ARE REQUESTED TO BE PRESENT EVERET KINSMAN, President. AGED IL VA WHEN YOU BUY AT NAVARRO You buy with because in the event of sick- ness, accident or health, your payments and car are protected. NAVARRO, Ine. Used Car Lot 424 SOUTHARD ST. LET’S HAVE A DOG TRACK! THERE ARE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU KEY | Stewart. confidence | SHERIFF AND CORONER PROBE MYSTERY CASKET An open casket with hum bones was discovered in the water off Boca Chica Beach by two Ma- rine sergeants last night at 7 0’- clock, Chief Deputy Sheriff Tommy Dixon reported today. The six foot six inch casket was apparently buried for a number | of years. Pieces of it and the larg- er bones were in the Sheriff's of- fice this morning. Dixon is hoping that anyone with information about the easket will tell his office. The discovery was made by Staff Sergeant Allen Jones, 25, US Ma- rine Barracks and- Technical Sgt. They called Dixon at 7 p. m. to tell him that they saw the outline of a casket in six inch- les of water with waves rushing over it, They reported that it had no top. The Sergeants also found the | bones which are said to be those of a husky six foot male. Dixon notified Coroner Ira Al- (Continuea On Page Five) JOE’S FISH-MKT. 801 Whitehead Street Specializing in... WEST COAST MULLET FISH FOR GIFELTTE AND ALL KINDS OF SEAFOOD ELK'S CLUB ANNEX |_ AND ’ THE PINDER SCHOOL OF DANCE Presents... Lorraine Selva DANCE STAR Saturday Evening, Sept. 27th, 1952 Dancing from 10:00 — 1:00 A.M. ADM.: S0c PER PERSON IN THE U.S.A. Aqueduct Commission Asks For Bids On Six Storage Tanks; Will Aid Supply Havana Bound a Citizen Staff Photo THREE OUTBOARD MOTORBOAT ENTHUSIASTS left Key West early this morning on an attempt to travel the ninety miles between Key West and Havana in an 18-foot outboard powered launch. The trio, from the left, included: Rube Allen, Cal Thomas and Ben Feder. All are members of the staff of the St. Petersburg Times. Liquor Licenses Due October F State and county liquor, beer and wine licenses must be renewed by October 1, else the vendors face cancellation of licenses and dis- continuation of business, County Tax Collector Howard Wilson said today. So far 35 per cent of the 277 licenses who came in last year have obtained their renewals, Wil- son said. Vendors of these spirits must bring with them their city license before Wilson will issue the State and county license. Wilson said that other state and county occupational licenses are due on or before October 1 also. — WANTED — SEAMSTRESS APPLY 10 A.M. TO 3 P.M. Adeline’s Interiors 904 Fleming Street KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling Mr. FEINSTEIN, Phone 826-W We Buy all kinds of Junk LOCATED AT SIMONTON AND DEY STS. Announcing . The Return of Laureano Moreno Resident Piano Tuner Within a Few Days PHONE 320 For Appointment i you "| Three Newsmen Havana Jaunt And They Are Doing It The Hard Way In Outboard Motorboat A trio of intrepid sportsmen left Key West early this morning on a trip to Havana the hard way—in an outboard motorboat, the “Deep Six”. The three men, (Continued On Page Six) NOTICE Change of Address and Telephone No. Holbrook Refrigeration Service 611 Front St. Phone 739 NEW FABRICS THE HOME caroline shop 223 ann st. phone 1502 Hours: 10 - 12 A.M. — 2- 5:30 P.M. NAVARRO, Ine. We have on hand only four Chryslers on which can get trade-in. 600 DUVAL S&T. the highest One Million Gallon Tank To Be Built In Key West At a regular meeting of the Florida Keys Aque- duct Commission held Mon., advertisements for bids for furnishing and in- stalling additional water storage facilities on the Florida Keys and at Key West were authorized. Six ground storage tanks are provided for in the proposals. One, one mil- lion gallon tank at Key West; Two, five hundred thousand gallon tanks for Marathon; One five hun- dred thousand gallon tank each for Islamorado, Tave ernier and Rock Harbor. The tanks when fill- ed with water will pro- vide assurance of a con- tinued supply of water in the event of a short duration of interrupted service, The need for additional storage is only a part of a masier plan adopted by the Commission in 1950. Lack of funds te accomplish the work has been the ‘causa: tive factor for the delay. Funds are now available for the work. Another part of the master plan is the laving of a ten inch feeder line to the Eastern end of the (Continued On Page Six) TS ic dintie ateoae see | HESTER BATTERIES Dependable b Rapid Conversational LANGUAGE CLASSES Mon. and Thurs, 7:3 — 9:30 CALL AT GERALD PINDER’S SCHOOL PHONE 1490 VOTE YES FOR THE KENNEL CLUB WEST KENNEL CLUB