The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 11, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit country, VOL. LXXIII. No. 243 Benny Gets A New Chair bes. THE OLD CHAIR, familiar to Key Westers as the means of locomotion of Benjamin O. (Benny) Felton, Jr, was in its last stages of cel-pidation, so the Lions Club presented him with a new one. Seated is Benny. Standing, left to right, are past Lion president James McManus, vice presi- dent Roy Duke, Tail Twister Willard Saunders and Lion Tamer Andrew Pritchard, * Lions Club Presents Invalid Chair To Benjamin Felton Civie Club Does Many Good Deeds For, Key West. And Its Inhabitants Another indication of the exten- le_activi ried on lub was at ‘Thursday night’s meeting when a new, light weight invalid ghair was Presented to Benjamin C. Felton, Jr., of Curry’s Lane. Funds for the chair, to replace Felton’s old one which had com- pletely worn out, were raised by selling tickets for a door prize at each club meeting. The prize was donated by some member of the club, so that all proceeds were a- vailable to apply on the cost of the chair. The committee appionted to pur- chase the chair and present it to Felton was composed of Roy Duke, Jim McManus, Willard Saunders and Andrew Pritchard. The dinner meeting, at the Lions Den on Seminary street, was held with the dual purpose of honoring members of the press in connection with National Newspaper Week and Lions. Representatives of the press present at the meeting were L. P. Artman, Jr., of the Florida Keys Star and Mrs. James R. Foresman of the Key West Citizen. John Spottswood was also a guest as a representative of another news medium, radio. Deputy District Governor Leon- | ard A. Wall of Miami spoke briefly (Continued In Page Four) Attention Elks Local and visiting Elks and Guest dancing every Saturday wight at the Elks Club Annex. . Starting at 9:30 P.M. ‘till 12:30 A.M. Music by Gerald Pinder ‘and his Orchestra. PUBLIC INVITED ‘Hams’ To Stage Emergency A simulated emergency set up for local amateur radio operators t#!- ter known as “hams” will be part of a national program conducted this afternoon. The idea is to en- courage the amateur Radio Clubs of America to set up communica- tion: facilities for the purpose of soliciting traffic from local and county units like the Red Cross, Civil Defense and civic officials. Messages will go out from Key West to national headquarters the Armory here, beginning at 2 p. m, It is expected that Mayor C. B. Harvey will test the local channels by sending a message to the Amer- ican Radio Relay League at Hart- | ford, Conn. Paul Albury, Disaster Chairman | of the local Red Cross will origin- ; ate messages through national | headquarters signifying the effect- ivness of amateur communications | channels, MAN HITS WOMAN |OVER BICYCLE TOWSON, Md. ® — Clarence Wright, 103, appeared in court here | yesterday charged with striking a 65-year-old woman in the head | in an argument over a bicycle. The state refused to prosecute after the centenarian told the court he had never before run afoul of the law. Wright was sent to Spring Grove State Mental Hospital for a check- up, } } | Fairbanks Water Pumps From $88.00 | Thompson Enterprises, Inc. leortes Phase Oh at Al Logun's BEAUTIFUL OCEAN PATIO Moonlight by the Man in the Moon MUSIC BY "THE 3 KEYS’ DANCING AND ENTERTAINMENT EVERY NIGHT ‘TIL 3 A.M, CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENT NEVER A COVER oR MINIMUM LAND'S END — SIMONTON STREET THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. ~ Citizen Staff Photo Wall Street Paper Carries LSD F erry Project Article Dr. Harold ‘Reilly head of the Reilly Health Service at Rockefel- ler Center, New York City, who maintains a home in Key West, writes that the ferry boat to Cuba idea is again in’ the news, this time in the Wall Street Journal. A story appeared in the Journal, Oct. 7 with a heading “New Tour. ist Draw: A way to ‘Drive’ from U. S. to Cuba.” and a sub head which reads: “Cuban Government Approves Car Ferry Service Be- tween Havana and Key West.” The | article was written by the Wall Street Journal's Havana corres- pondent, Jay Mallin. Accordi'g; to Mallin ,the Cuban government has approved a two million dollar project for the ferry service and has in mind a ferry | vessel “Carib Queen” now in a/{ Jacksonville, Fla., shipyard un- completed. The ferry is owned by the Gulf Atlantic Transportation Co., he reports it is a converted LSD 461 feet in length and 72 feet in width with a capacity for 1,000 passengers and 250 cars, ‘‘reputed- ly would be the largest ocean-go- | ing ferry in the world.” | The plan of operation says Mal- lin, is for the Gulf Atlantic to help set up a Cuban corporation which | would take over the ferry that was unfinished due to lack of funds. The ‘new concern would then receive the $2 million, with | the Cuban government's Agricul- | tural and Industrial Development | Bank either taking stock or mak- | ing a direct loan with the ferry as security.” Cuban Consul Oscar Morales | here in Key West again confirmed | the Mallin story and facts when in- | terviewed today, | Leads Chinese © | Nationalists TAIPEH, Formosa (*—Foreign Minister George Yeh left today by plane for New York to lead the Chinese Nationalist delegation at the United Nations General As- sembly, } | Tonight ..- THREE CHAPS AND A CHICK Preview t=« Air-Cond, TO Duval St . here on our Island City is located ; health and with God's help, a suc- iTo Be Elected | Finance and Insurance; John Car- jin today’s mail will be counted on KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1952 Ten Carloads Of Democrats Go To Rally Dem. Exec, Committee Sends Invitation To Gov. Stevenson For Little White House Visit With banners fiying, posters ready for display at Miami’s Bay- front park, a motorcade of ten carloads of the county’s leading Democrats took off at 6 this morn- ing for the Stevenson-for-President rally in Miami, The early morning crowd gather- ed at the corner of Truman and White for their procession up the Keys. They expected to arrive in ample time to hear the party’s Presidential nominee Adlai Stev- enson at 12:30 noon. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Saunders Circuit Court Judge Aquilino Lo- pez, Jr., Attorneys Tom Watkins and William V, Albury and Mr. and Mrs, Jim Keene, were among the ten car motorcade. Mrs. Irma Wag- ner, Willie Saunders and other pro- minent Democrats took part in the procession. Some of them will re- turn tonight to Key West. Others will spend the weekend in Miami conferring with Dade county and other South Florida Democrats on strategy to get out a big vote. Keller Watson, secretary of the Monroe County Democratic com- mittee though unable to attend the Miami rally released the follow- ing wire sent yesterday to Gov. Stevenson at his Springfield, Dli- nois headquarters, by the Demo- cratie Executive committee, “Dear Governor; The Southernmost Democratic Executive Committee in the United States wishes you God's help and success in the coming November 4th election. This county of ours being a Democratie stronghold in the State of Florida feels that without a doubt you will be the next President of the United States,;and we are working strong- ly towards that goal. “Our Democratic Committee cor- dially extends to you an invitation to visit our city known as ‘The Va- cationland: of the Pre: t’ either before or after the Also x *& Senor Quesada Tells Of Jose Marti’s Glorious Deeds of the speech given last night by Gonzalo de Quesa- Dr. Nicolas Perez his address he touched meaning of the Tenth of October to all Cubans and recalled the great- ness of Jose Marti and his fellows who achieved at great long-desired liberation from the Spanish yoke. Senor Quesada ca! qualified to speak of the ‘The Little White House’ establish- ed by President Truman, and made famous. by his many visits here. The doors of »‘The Little White House’ will always be open to you as the Nation’s Number 1 Demo- erat, to come down and spend a vacation with us, and which we look forward to in the future. Again may we wish you good for the revolt of February, 1 As history tells us, the order for uprising was enclosed in a cigar, cessful campaign.” and thus was carried te Cubs Signed: Monroe County Democra- tie Executive Committee 4 ——_—_—— night’s speaker Pow ‘ among Key Westers birth iC. Of C. Chairmen or descent who remember or been told the story of the days of Marti, Maceo, Gomez all the Cuban patriots who aided . the struggle for independence. By Mail Oct. 18 In addition to his work with Ministry of Defense, Senor Quesada Ballots were placed in the mail/is the Director of the Marti Sem- today by the Key West Chamber | inar at the University of Havana. of Commerce to select new chair- |He was for many years associated mento head the organization's; with the Havana Post, leading Cu- nine divisions, bat . Membership of the Chamber is | Sent by the Cuban Government divided into nine classifications | +, Key West to take part in the ac- according to the type of business | tivities commemorating the Tenth the various members engage in.| «+ October were Senor Quesada; Each year members of those div- | Consul General Dr. Rafael Nieto or gal ae herp | Tepresenting the ——— of age Retiring division heads this year jcaet oe A. — are Jack Sellers, Automotive; E. | senting the Mi A mage: gs oe A. Strunk, Jr., Building and Ctn- pone mye — struction; George Bonamy, Hotels | a ta gn oe and Motels; Joe Allen Industry; | Tepresenting Ba ; Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., Profess- Commande: r Rogelio Sopo abe ional: Larry Gardner, Real Estate, | authorized to speak in the name of} > an c |the Armed Forces of Cuba; and} bonell, Re#aurants, Bars and A- | Captain in the Army of Liberation musements: J. E. Tucker, Whole- | Manuel Agustin Cruz. _ sale and Retail, and Earl R.j| Members of the Mission who Rie Hut Ros Adams, Diverisified Division. | were already in Key West and met Hits that were distributed ass from Havana Friday were: Consul Saturday, October 18th at 2:00 P.M. | Oscar Morales; Lieutenant. of the All those participating in the elect- | army of Liberation Pintarco Villa- jon will have until that time to | jobos: Navy Commander Jose Ger- return their ballots. man dei Rio Chaviano representing ROLLER SKATE Frr Your Health NIGHTLY — 8 - 10:30 Kid’s Matinee, Sat, 2:30 - 4:30 TEL. o118 ATTENTION PL KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling Mr. FEINSTEIN, Phone 536-8 We Buy of kinds of Junk LOCATED aT SIMONTON AND DEY STS. xe CLAIMS CITY COMMISSIONERS ACTED AGAINST te i; ffs it Ai lams at 5 p. m. yesterday. She asks Circuit Court Judge - The Key West Citi: The Associated Press Teletype Peatures and Photo Services. Por 72 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Pit PRICE FIVE CENTS Scores Of Navy Wives Arrive In KW Mon. For National NW Convention xker xx Memory Of Marti Honored By Key Westers, Visiting Cuban Officials Mrs. Mitchell, North Beach Inn Owner Sues City To Reinstate Building Permit xk wk First Time In History, City Has Nat'l Convention | Convened Here ———————E— Mysterious Shot Fired; No Trace Of Foul Play For the second time in the lest Vote To Take On County Cases In Turn Each active member of the staff Monroe & i i ‘ i H | : . i dee g i g 8 ; 5 i i | | e tf FF oF pf 3 H i f 4 il a H ap ivf i, Lat peas oe eF re ee Tt Ee We Are Now In Our New Location -~ Stock Island KEY WEST SALVAGE CO. CORNER 36D AVE. AND FIRST ST. HIGHEST PRICES FOR JUNK BATTERIES, SCRAP METAL, RAGS AND IRON OLD CARS AND TRUCKS