The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 1, 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. 234 Che Kew West Citi THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. esebetll i itleesinlnecericiomne psataen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1952 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS OF SPECIAL DOG TRACK ELECTION SEPTEMBER 30, 1952 PRECINCT— YES No 63 63 ci: | iene: | | oe | 7 f REGISTERED VOTERS 863 «944 Navarro, Inc. (47 ABSENTEE BALL 28 17 3.4 224 5 199 6 86 105 (145 105 106 75 61 (132 330 28 393 «689-750 $30,000 655 661 35 Suit Against KWI Co. Before Supreme Court PLAINTIFF ALLEGES * AGREEMEN'S. WAS MADE A $30,000 suit Key West Improvement Inc. | against | \ filed by Navarro, Inc., is bel fore the Florida State Su-| preme Court today. The| suit also seeks a warranty | deed of sale. Navarro claims that it has! lost this amoynt of annual! income because the com- pany has failed to turn over the deed to a $35,000 land) purchase to be used as a) ‘motel site by Navarro. | ‘The with Opal Van Deurseh, agent of (Continued On Page Four) Special Motor Tune Up 1, Check battery and all connec- tions. %. Check voltage regulator and generator. . Check and replace spark plugs if necessary. 4. Remove distributor. 5. Check: points. 6. Set timing. 7. Check all external adjustments on carburetor. 8. Check carburetor float setting. | 9. Road test for performance. $6.95 Plus Parts NAVARRO. Ine. 601 DUVAL STREET plaintiff cempany alleges} Uiak @O tis Reta tee Redus Trial — Will Begin Tomorrow Esquinaldo, Albury Will Defend The Youthfu! Texan The trial on charges of break- ing arid entering and attempted rape of 18-year-old William R. Re- dus will get underway tomorrow morning at 10;00 a. m., in Criminal Court before Judge Thomas S. Caro. Reds has been held in the coun- #1 in lieu of $1,000 bond since *resh.om September Ath. gtter te he Caroline Street woman, who accus- ed him of attempting to attack her. Earlier, at a preliminary hear- ing before Peace Justice Ira Al- bury, the young Navy man, who has at least one previous convic- tion on an indecent exposure charge was bound over to criminal court for trial. His attorneys, Wil- liam V. Albury and Enrique Esqui- naldo, Jr., moved to dismiss the| charges at that time, contending} that there was “‘no evidence what soever of any attempt to commit rape”. They will defend Redus at tomorrow’s trial. If convicted, on breaking and en- (Continued On Page Four) CALL YOU® NEIGHBORHOOD DEALER —The man who lives in town— KEY WEST SALVAGE CO. Highest Prices For Junk Ba‘ Scrap Metal, Rags, Iron — Old Cars — Trucks CALL — 166 — FOR PROMPT SERVICE CASH 113 vas found inthe bedroom of af OTS NOT INCLUDED) J 12 134 il 178 13 s 86 161 8 339 8 646 490 702 492 LOCAL BOY IS SECOND KEY WESTER TO DIE IN KOREAN WAR Cpl. Henry R. Carey was in fine to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Carey of 318 Julia street, on that day from the Korean battlefront Regiment of the U. S. Army. Pope HENRY CAREY through countless campaigns .... “Hello, Mom.” Then he wrote, “I am still trying to do my very best while in Korea. Doing what I am (Continued On Page Four) MEN WANTED EUCLID DUMP WAGON | AND HEAVY TRUCK DRIVERS .| R. H. Wright & Son | BOCA CHICA FIELD | TELEPHONE 1431 To The Citizens And Voters Of Monroe County Our sincere thanks and apprecia- tion go to the multitude of voters of Monroe County, and particularly to the scores of hard working people who assisted us in yesterday's elec- tion. The Key West Kennel Club consid- ers your vote to be a “Trust” which we shall NOT violate . Our every effort will be directed to build and create an amusement center which will reflect with credit upon this community. By our efforts we hope to convince the most doubting critics that the dog track will benefit Monroe County. Once again, our thanks to you voters and our ma ny kind friends for your splendid assistance. SIDNEY ARONOVITZ Sec’y of Key West Kennel Club Campaign Mgr. Key West JOHN DELGADO Kennel Club HOUSE PAINTING AVOID SEASONAL RUSH PAINT NOW Bill Wagner 1026 WHITE ST. spirits on September 17. He wrote | where he served with Company E, | 4th Platoon with the 30th Infantry | He began the letter with a greet- | ing thousands of soldiers have used | 704 1526 | Gran Total 2,514 17 24 168 95 1,905 380 119 4419 818 362 606 11,859 Cpl. Henry Carey Killed In Action At Korean Battlefront *. Girl Hurt In CMI Mishap Reported “Much Improved” The condition of nine year old Frances Delaney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Delaney of 623 Truman Avenue, who was injured Monday in an accident on the grounds of the Convent of St. Mary Immaculate, was re- ported today as “very much im- proved” by Dr. J. Lancelot Lesr- er, Jr. The youngster was injured when the concrete top of an a- bandoned cesspool gave way be- neath the weight of six girls who were playing on it. The was found to be suffering a fractured collar bene. She is in the Mon for General Hospital rVation. work on the part of = pair of youths wheidiscover: girl pinned beneath a huge of concrete in two feet of water, Bloodmobile At Moxroe Hospital October 6 And 7 The Bloodmobile Unit will be at Monroe General Hospital next Monday and Tuesday, October 6 and 7th for the collection of blood | Of reckless driving, causing an ac- | ush could create a jam that the) to go to the Armed Forces or to | cident, driving with improper lights, inspection facilities might not be the Monroe County Blood Bank. Dr. Ralph Herz, chairman of the Blood program for the local Red Cross chapter urges every healthy (Continued On Page Four) EQUIPMENT FOR Under Water Fishing Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION Caroline St. Phone 886 POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman Phone 91% Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires .. Tubes . . Batteries .- Accessories ST. PAUL’S FALL FESTIVAL THEME: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1952 DUTCH TREAT 5 P.M. CHURCH GROUNDS Fish Pond - Food Sale - Tar Babies - Cake - Candies FANCY WORK — OPERETTA - One Act “4 LITTLE BIT OF HOLLAND” 8 P.M. — PARISH HALL ADMISSION: Children 25¢ Adults $0c NOTICE! All State and County Occupational Licenses are now due and must be secured on or before October 1, 1952. Please secure these now and avoid the penalty prescribed by law. (sd) HOWARD E. WILSON, County Tax Collector. The Associated Press Teletype Featuresdnd Pioto Services For 72 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key Wes: Sen Stock Island Dog Track W Feb. 1; $100,000 P AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE in the polls was announced. Here are Sidney Aronovitz, secretary of the Key West Kennel Club, track proponents gathered over the tally sheets. B. Pinder and Mis. Edna Scooter Crashes ° Into Rear Of Auto Leonard Burke, a Navy man stationed at the Fleet Sonar School | was arrested on four separate | charges yesterday when his motor | seooter crashed into the rear of an | automobile on Whitehead street. According to the Police report, Burke was riding on a borrowed | scooter, without the permission of | it’s owner when he failed to slow down rapidly enough to avoid strik- ing a car he was following. Burke was arrested on charges and taking property without the owner's consent. He was released on bond for appearance in City court this afternoon. | JOES FISH MKT. | 801 Whitehead St, | Special Today | Fresh Caught Jewfish West Coast Mullett | SEE JOE — FOR SEAFOODS | } KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling ' Mr. FEINSTEIN, Phone 826-W We Buy all kinds of Junk LOCATED AT SIMONTON AND DEY STS. | 4| Waiting For Dog Track Elec Mae Sullman were counting the returns. Voters Approve Track By. Vote Of 2514 To 1905 The people of Monroe county voted in the $300,000 dog track yesterday by 2614 to 1905, with 47 absentee ballots uncounted, Supers visor of Registration Sam Pinder reported. Only six of the county’s 17 precincts vored againse the track; three of these Precincts were located on the Keys. More than 36 Per- cent of the 12,085 register. ed voters went to the polls yesterday. Track secretary Sidney Arono- vitz said that the Key West Ken- nel Club will rush through con- Stiuction plans on Stock Island so { that the track can open on Febru- ary 1. The club paid $100,000 for 14 acres on Stock Island purchased from Charles Toppino. “We have lots of work to do be- fore then,” Aronovitz told The Citi- zen last night. “We are gratified at the expression of confidence given the Key West Kennel club by the Voters of Monroe County. Our prin- cipal effort will be to win the wholehearted cooperation and ¢on- - fidence of all the citizens of the county. We trust that at some short date in the future many: of the ; People who voted against the track will be reassured by the clean, geod operation which we intend to give Monroe county.” Meanwhile a minister's wife whe said she was quoted by a Miami paper, called The Citizen to refute the statements attributed to her. “I did not say one word about newspapers being crooked, and that Key Westers will be sorry that they voted it in. Why did that re- tion Returns Citizen Staff Photo Courthouse just before the victory of the dog track at the and other Across the hall Supervisor of Registration Sam Motorists*Are Urged To Get Fire Insurance Rates To Drop TALLAHASSEE #—A reduction Stickers Now in fire insurance rates in Florida Acting City Manager Charles | was announced today by State In Roberts urged Key West motorists; surance Commissioner J. Edwin “not to wait until the last moment sie ee “a Fates will become ‘ | effective Nov. 1. bi oa — eine antehy nae Larson said the revised rates fon stickers”. will mean an annual reduction of The deadline for obtaining the! about two million dollars in the stickers is October 18th and Rob-| total fire insurance premiums paid erts warned that a last minute} >¥ Florida policy holders. | Dwellings and apartment houses }in protected areas, banks and of- " i fices, garages, s able to handle. The number of per-j properties are among the classes sons applying for the stickers has ‘ - “ pardserpieote 9 he continued. jof property that will be affected After October 18th, a one-dollar) poet. penalty will be assessed, he added. | The inspections are being held at the Number Two Fire Station in Poinciana. Larson said the latest reduction will bring to about five million dol- lars the cuts in the cost of fire in | during the last five years ‘New Location Umble’s Canvass Shop | an ee | win be open Friday morning at 802 Carolina St. Tel. 92347 A.M.. for Business. We will be UPHOLSTERING | happy to serve all our friends. Es | WIMPY and EMMA. “Lo I Am With You’ | A full length sound movie will be shown at Ley Memorial Church Friday 8 P.M. Public Invited THEY'RE BACK — BY Three Chaps Plus... “Mr. Unforgettable” CLINTON CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENT NITELY FROM 7 PM SPEC ANY DRINK IN THE HOUSE 50; EVERY DAY FROM 12 NOON — 6 PM. PREVIEW 700 DUVAL STREET And His 12 Pi POPULAR DEMAND Orch and A Chick HAYES TO HIS SWEET LATIN - FRIDAY AND SA OcT. -— 4AM. HAL! ADMISSION $1.50 ic TABLE RESERVATIONS LO A — NDITIONEL ouv ols and public | | by the reductions in fire coverage | surance premiums to Floridians | erent ee nnn ere | ISLAND CITY LUNCHEONETTE | | Porter have to tell such a big fib? j He called and asked if my hus- | band would care to give a state- ment last night following the elec- tion results. I said to him, ‘If you |make as big a mess of this story jas you did on the rally, he | Wouldn't’. His story today wasn't a | misquote it was a big fib,”’ said the minister's wife. Later she cail- ed The Citizen and said the Miami | reporter denied he had been quot- ing her but instead another min- ister's wife The light vote yesterday was ob- | vious to this reporter from the (Continued On Page Four) Front End S pecial WHEELS BALANCED, CORRECT COSTER CAMBER AND TIE IN $6.95 Including Wheel Weights NAVARRO, Ine. 601 DUVAL STREET } LES ROHDE ece Olympian estra DIRECT FROM THE OLYMPIA THEATRE IN MIAMI DANCE AMERICAN RHYTHMNS TURDAY NIGHTS 3—4 10P.M. TILE 3 A.M. PER PERSON Sc PER PERSON PHONE 9268 BETWEEN 4 AND 6 P.M. FOR TABLE RESERVATIONS — CUBAN CLUB AL ST.