The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 17, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average tange of only 14° Fahrenheit THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN:THE U.S.A. VOL. LXXIII, No. 248 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1952 Local Sailor The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services For 72 Years Devoted to th« Best interests of Key Wes PRICE FIVE CENTS California Woman Chosen ToLead NavyWives Group Key West’s First * Telephone CompinyPrepares For Dial Switchover On December 6th | Hundreds Of Key Receives Third Commendation Admiral Duke Gives Letter In Ceremony Nat'l Convention Adjourns After Installation Fete Key West's first National Convention came to a close last night when out-going | President Helen Walker, | Bremerton, Wash., declared it officially adjourned and handed the gavel to her suc- cessor, Waneta. Gizara, of Long Beach, Calif. The election of officers took place at the business session of the Convention yesterday, and installation \ was carried out at the for- mal banquet held last night at the CPO Club, Boca Chi-| ca. Chaplain George Felder performed the installation service. i Rear Admiral Irving T. Duke was the principal speaker of the even- Ing. The theme of his talk was the outstanding work being done in the Key West area by the Navy. Ad- miral Duke said that, as a new- tomer here, he had been amazed to learn of the extent and importance -of the work of the Sonar School especially, Training for work with sound gear and teaching old hands the work and maintenance of new de vices is of extreme importance, the Admiral said. He gave as his opinion the thought that “‘one of our grave dangers is that we wil! continue to think of World War II as a prototype of any future wars.”’; He explained that he meant that such sweeping changes and discoveries are being made that Navy must be in a constant POF training and oxperiment- ing. An added reason for the need | for continuous Sonar training is that many men trained in this field receive offers of high-pay- ing jobs in civilian life and leave the service. | He asked his listeners, if they are! interested in the good of their loved ones and their ‘country, whenever} they have the opportunity to urge! trained men to' stay with the Navy, by all means to do so. Announcement w. jade at the banquet of various awart's. Miss Dorothy Rath presented a trophy given for service to the selected | Nevy Wives’ Club. This trophy is given each year to the winner of @ contest carried on by the YMCA, This year's award was | won by the club in. Norfolk, Vir- | ginia, A number of gifts Were given to! the out-going president and to the} new president. Distinguished guests | were recognized, among them be-| ing Mrs, Irving T. Duke, Captain B,. E. Bradley, Mayor and Mrs.} . B. Harvey, City Manager and | Mrs, Dave King and a host of others. | The roster of new nitional offi-| @ers of the Navy Wives’ Clubs of (Continued On Psge Three) “ROLLER SKATE j * For Your Health NIGHTLY — 8 - 10:30 | Kid's Matinee, Sat, 2:90-4:20 | TEL. 9116 | CAYO HUESO G | Artificial Heart impressive | F i At Naval Station Here This Afternoon David T. Cumbie, BMJ, USN, re- ceived commendation for outstand- ing performance over and above j his duty as Petty Officer in Charge of the USS Etawina from Rear Admiral Irving T. Duke, USN, ; Commander, U. S. Naval Base in |@ ceremony held this afternoon in | front of the Administration Build- ; |ing at the Naval Station. Associated Press Wirephoto THE SMALL BLACK BOX with glass tubes in the center of the picture is the machine which recently took over the func- ienot maigbaining blood supply to the body of a 41 wie patielit-tor’ 60 niiritites: on by surgeons, 5 \Crash Victim Democratic Rall ly Scheduled Here For November 3rd ~ The Democratic committee rally will be held on Election Eve, November 3, instead of October 27, Keller Watson, Secretary announced Thursday. Main speaker invited to ad- dress the rally is Robert Floyd, Dade County state representa- The local committee is ing to receive his accept- ance now. Fi Mayor of Miami. A motorcade will precede the rally. Music will be provided and @ huge turn out is urged, Watson said. Meanwhile, posters, bumper stickers and other items will soon be distributed by the com- mittee and by the Stevenson- for-President committee, headed by Geraid Saunders. ; USS O'Hara at a northern port. | FISHING TACKLE Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION Caroline St. Phone 886 ROTTO WILL HOLD ITS REGULAR MEETING at 419 AMELIA STREET 2:30 TONIGHT PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS THE CONFERRING OF CEREMONIAL DEGREE we, LEON SANDS. Monarch WILLARD F, COOK. Secretary eee BOCA CHICA AIR B year old ¥ | UNEXPECTED TRAGEDY marred the expected home- coming of Navy man Harry C. White of H-1, Fort Village after he returned Tuesday from | the Mediterrantan aboard the En route to visit his Mrs. Meraline White and fa ily here, the sailc d in an automobile acci- at Yemasee, South Caro- lina, according to word receiv- ed from the Navy Department. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:30 p. m. from the White h in Fort Village with the Rev. George Allen of Trinity Wesleyan Church offi- w de LAY YOURS AWAY NO W FOR XMAS STOWERS’ 53 Duval |; formance of duties in support of ;| ried out in the Key West area dur- ‘ing several days of weather of | the Naval Station. The commendation read as fol- |lows: “It gives me a great deal of pleasure to hereby commend you for your outstanding performance of duty as Petty Officer in Charge of USS Etawina (YTB543) from July 26, 1951 to Oct. 17, 1952. “During the above period your ship has carried out all assign- ments smartly and _ efficiently. Your judgement and seamanship have been of the highest order. Your exceptional devotion to duty and your able leadership are re- flected in the high standards which you have demanded and attained in the cleanliness, maintenance, train- ing and organization of your ship. | I am proud indeed of the ‘Can Do’ performance which you and your ship have demonstrated.” Cumbie is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Zell D. Cumbie of 219 N. Conecthh Street, Greenville, Ala., and has been in the service 1 years, This is the third commendation | received by Cumbie during his as- | signment at the Key’ West Naval Station. | On Dee. 19, 1951 he was, eom- mended for his outstanding per- vital development work being ‘ear- near-hurricane proportions. He was also commended on May 9, 1951 upon completion of the search and salvage operatioiis. in connection” with the collision on April 25,1951 of a DC-4 Cuban plane and a Navy SNB. Bos’n Mate “Cot graft. to; | Cumbie.was a member of the crey: reach the scene of the crash off As a harbor pilot he also pilots all ships into dry dock at the Ma- rine Railway, CAA To Act On Airport Sale Final consummation of the coun- | ty purchase of Meacham field is | still waiting action by Civil Aero- nautics Administration officials, County Legal Advisor Paul Sawyer said today. The final sale was announced by County Commissioners several } weeks ago. At that time Sawyer | said he hoped the whole deal would be closed in a matter of days. ‘ The county is buying the airport | from Key West Improvement Inc., | largest property owners on the Is- | land. Commissioners have made | their down payment of $60,000 to- | ward the $150,000 field. The CAA is providing half the purchase price | of $75,000. | Negotiations between company, | | county dragging along for months. The air- (Continued OnsP-re Three) POOR OLD CRAIG | SERVICE STATION — Francis at Truman Phone $134, | Your PURE OIL Dealer j Tires .. Tubes . . Batteries -- Accessories | Even Litile Folk |HAVE FOOT TROUBLES See Sam Price at | Ideal Togs On Saturday | | Your Dr. Posner Man. Club will j Armory at 7:30 p.m. Operators To Be Replaced By Dial System CHIEF OF OPERATIONS MRS. ELSIE PETERS, left, directs Alice Keen, left, Westers Now On Waiting List For Phones Affected Key West's 5,800 tele phones will cut over to the dial system ai midnight December 6, Chet Cold, Southern Bell manager an- |nounced today. Citizen Staff Photo Maxine Ebling, center, and Connie Byczkowski, right at the Key West switchboard which will go out of use on December 6 when dial service takes over, Auto Inspections To End Saturday With tomortow the last day for auto inspection, there’s still a long row to hoe if the expected 7,000 vehicles in the city are to» pass the tests before the dead- | line. Yesterday 208 cars went through the process at the Poin- ciana fire station, bringing the wis saktegN iS Omi, Beginning Monday, all a cants for car inspection must come to the City Hall for their stickers, City Tax Collector Ar- chie Roberts said today. The stickers will be issued to those possessing a receipt for having passed the inspections which will- continue at the Poinciana station. Chief of Police Joseph Kemp announced that these who come in voluntairly for inspection after the deadline will be penalized only $1. If the drivers are forced in by police tickets, the penalty will be $2. Laubscher At Silver Springs Chamber Meet Harold Laubscher, executive di- | rector of the Key West Chamber of Commerce is attending the week- and the CAA have been | 0d conference of tthe Florida Cha- ber of Commerce executives, his of- | port meanwhile continues to be the | fice announced today. The conference at Silver Springs } will last through Sunday. Laubsch- | on yg | er is secretary-treasurer of the sta- | ‘heir affiliation with the organiza- tewide organization. Hams To Meet ‘The Key West Amateur Radio meet tonight at the All members are urged to attend and bring their friends. ATTENTION PLEASE KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling Mr. FEINSTEIN, Phone 378 PHONE 007-8 We BUY all kinds of JUNK LOCATED AT SIMONTON AND DEY STS. Rotary Club ‘District Gov. ‘Visits Here Speaks Before Key Paying an official visit to Key | West yesterday, Rotary Club's dis- triet governor J, Abney Cox of | Dade county (Homestead, Prince- | ton, Coral Gables), addressed the | local Rotarians at luncheon held yesterday 12:15, The Key West speech was his 18th. Cox has been | visiting various clubs and has been | on the road for a month. His theme | was the relationship between the |four main aims of Rotary and world wide Yellowship. s | He drew on the Rotary Interna- | tional Assembly in New York last May for source material, telling how he had seen at least 50 nations | in perfect harmony at the conven- \tion where “the will to get along |together and mutual - understand- ing” proved to him “Rotary IS world fellowship.” Cox, who grows potatoes near Princeton, Fla., compared the growth of Rotary to the planting of a seed, its nurturing and the sub- sequent crop. He pointed out that | Rotary’s pattern of ideals in ser- | vice to humanity could be the so- | tation to world problems. An especially interesting fact was brought out. Cox said that in {the Korean War Rotary members jhad been killed simply because of tion which is the opposite of com- munistic beliefs, but that they took the risk willingly. He extended congratulations to the Key West Rotarians for having placed Edwin Trevor-on the ballot {(Continort On Page Three) | ; | | OVERSEAS HOTEL RESTAURANT Wonderful Opportunity MR. BLACK OVERSEAS HOTEL S17 Fleming $2. Perez Hearing Postponed Till Later In Month — The hearing on Joseph Perez ac- cused of stabbing to death Frankie Kee last July has been postponed from today at 4 o'clock until some 3 3° . Building Permit Donald Cormack, newly ap- pointed County Building Inspec- tor has issued one permit for construction since taking on the job October 1, he announced to- day. The new office will have to become known before builders outside Key West learn they must take out permits costing $2 per thousand in construction be- fore they can start work. The switch over which of Key Westers now on the waiting list for service will get telephones within the first months of 1953, Cold told The Citizen. Instead of the operator's request “Number Please” the steady hum of the diat will be heard when one The first and only permit is- | follow sued was on October 14 to Alex Karson, Jr. for $4,000. Karson, himself, is building a CBS res- taurant on “Lot 1, Driftwood es- tates, Fat Deer Key, near Mara- thon. Cormack is ready and waiting to issue more permits. His head- quarters are in Tax Amessor Claude Gandolfo’s office at the We Are Now In Our New Location -~ Stock Island KEY WEST SALVAGE CO. CORNER 2ND AVE. AND FIRST ST. HIGHEST PRICES FOR JUNK BATTERIES, SCRAP METAL, RAGS AND IRON | OLD CARS AND TRUCKS CALL 136 For Prompt Service Cath ASE BUILT AND PUT INTO OPERATION DURING DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT YOUR DEMOCRATIC TICKET ON NOVEMBER 4TH PAID ADV. — MONROE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXEC. COMMITTEE . ose