The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 18, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with on average cange of only 14° Fahrenheit 7OL. LXXIII, No. 275 Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE.U.S.A, Navy Fighter Pilot Crashes At Sea Mon. No Hope For 2nd Flyer Lost Here InLess Than W eek The second Navy fighter pilot to ose his life in less than a week pun into the sea yesterday, des- vite the frantic instructions of his wingman who was flying along side, ‘The victim, whom the Navy iden- fified as -Lt. (JG) Max A. Michael, 40, was lost as he practiced aerial tcrobatics over about 100 fathoms of water 14 miles south of here. Michael, who was attached to the Fleet All Weather Training Unit, vas on his second indoctrination tight in an F6F5N Hellcat fighter plane. 3 Only last Wednesday, another Navy pilot, Stephen A. Skomsky disappeared and has been. pre- sumed dead 20 jes south of here while on a training mission in the same type of plane. "Naval officials said that Michael’s plane was at the top +f a loop as he practiced aerial serobaties when it went into a fangerous inverted spin from ~hich it did not recover and dove tito the sea. The submarine Cero, which reached the. scene of the crash tnly 10 minutes after the mishap ould find no trace of either the lane or its pilot. The depth of ine water in the arez has killed ill hopes of recovering the pilots body, it was said. As the plane began its fatal plunge, the instructor, who was not identified radioed frantic in- Structions to the doomed pilot in an effort to tell him how to right his plane. The pilot ap- parently did not use his radio as he began the spin. * Naval authorities said today that there ‘is no evidence of malfunction of the aircraft. - Michael, who resided at 1211 Bay Street in Key West, is suryived by his wife Louise and eres ae Louis Robert. He is the son ‘i or “Mrs. Daniel S. Michael of Logan, Towa. His home address is in Sayre, Pennsylvania. ©» He entered the Naval Service in 1943 and was designated a Naval Aviator at Corpus Christi, Texas a year later, - Discharged from the Navy in 1946, Michael was recalled to active service a year later. He was trans- ferred to Key West from Norfolk four months ago. Local Fishermen Narrowly Escape Death On Sunday Tragedy was narrowly averted Sunday when a pair of local fisher- men were thrown into the water two miles north of Key West when their boat struck a bridge and capsized, The men, Kenneth Bearups and Niles Pinder, were after crawfish when their outboard motorboat struck the bridge about 300 yeads trom shore, They attempted to two the boat as they swam to shore but exhaustion soon overtook them and they abandoned the craft and swam for their lives as the boat drifted to sea. The men were aided ashore by an unidentified Navy Miami Angle To Be Told At Klug Inquest Chief Deputy Tommy Dixon will testify today on his investigations into the death of Harry E. Klug, Jr. at the inquest at Coroner Roy Ham- lin’s office. Dixon has been in Miami and up the coast of Florida working with Miami police, county sheriffs’ of- fice. personnel and others making inquiries into the last days of the young man who was found killed on Little Torch Key, October 31. Coroner Hamlin will conduct the inquest which will also hear ~ Dr. Herman K. Moore who performed the autopsy on the body and the two mullet fishermen who discov- ered it. Klug, a native of New Jersey, came to Miami on an old motor- cycle, but purchased a new one while living at the Boulevard house on Biscayne'in Miami. He checked out of there October 26 and was next seen dead on Little Torch, ex-; cept for witnesses who have not| yet been revealed and the follow- | ing.” He rode through the upper toll gate at Matecumbe on October 30 unaccompanied on his motorcycle. Then he stopped in Marathon at the L and L drive-in. He was found (Continued On Page Three) Thanks Given County Heads At Meeting County Commissioners were yes- terday thanked profusely for their efforts in renovating two barracks into dormitories for colored adults and school children out at Ocean View Park on the Atlantic. Douglass school leaders wrote the Commissioners that they are most appreciative of the space for 100 overnight guests at: the dormitor- jes, since they Will now be able to accomodate visiting teams, adult as well as school. Commissioners took action on im- proving the white County beach, by authorizing City Electric system to install eight lights out there. Lights in the courthouse yard will also be fully installed soon, Commis- sioner Clarence Higgs said. STEPHEN SINGLETON DIES FAR FROM KEYS HE LOVED FAMILIAR AND HONORED C. OF. C. LEADER BURIED IN MIAMI TODAY Stephen Cochran Singleton, 87, died Sunday while visiting at Gain esyille, The Citizen learned today. The big, mild man who loved the Keys and Key West to the end of his life, played a large part in the development of the Chamber of Commerce and other | organizations which promote the Keys to the outside world. Singleton was a familiar figure to the younger as well as to the older generation in Key West and on the Keys. With his one. shaded glass in his spectacle to cover the lost eye, and his untrimmed beard he presented a distinguished and lovable figure to friends and strangers alike. Earl Sykes of Cudjoe Key ‘on hearing the sad news this morning Citizen Staff Photo STEPHEN SINGLETON said he and his wife Margo have seen a lot of the octagenerian in recent years. He stopped often at their house overnight, showed them books of verse he had written and philosphized and chatted. One book of verse; “May Days In Florida” is being brought to The Citizen by Mrs, Sykes, “He was a fine philosopher, had a wonderful mind, and sense of hu- mor, His humor lasted him until! the very end. We loved him and will miss him,” Sykes said. ‘His letters were each a gem that we will al- ways prize.” Singleton reorganized the Key West Chamber of Commerce after A. packaged fire truck with all the equipment is being brought by the county for Marathon. Com- missioner Harry Harris asked for bids on the whole outfit, so that the Marathon firemen will have everything needed to fight a fire when delivery is made. Appeal Answered 'Before It’s Made The appeal in last night’s Citizen coming to Key West in 1933, He (Continued On Pzge Three) CYCLIST FELLS COCONUT TREE A 22-year-old Navy man, ended up in the hospital in serious condi- tion last night after his motorcycle went out of control on Roosevelt | Boulevard and knocked down a | KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1952 City Will Ask Permission To Buy Boulevard Land To Preserve View Commission Resolves To Require Referendum On Bight Question, Key Westers will have a voice in the future development of Garrison Bight, according to a resolution passed last night by the City Commission at their regular meeting. At the same time the City fathers resolved to petition the Internal Improvement Board of the’ State of Florida for the right to purchase a strip of land along Roosevelt Boulevard to “preserve the scenic beauty of the Pets Dying From Strange Poisoning Rat Poison Or Virus May Cause Kidney Infection Of Cats, Dogs, Mr. White Says Four pets, three dogs and a cat, are near death today as the result of mysterious poisoning of the kid- neys, Mrs. George Mills White, president of the Humane Society said. “Keep your pets close to home until we find out what is causing the outbreak,” Mrs. White said. The affected animals have con- tracted some infection either from Poison meant Yor rats or from a virulent disease that may be going around. After consulting Dr. Paul Tan- drum, veterdrum, veterinarian, Mrs. White said that until he and other medical authorities find out what it is that is poisoning the pets, it is safest to keep them home. 7 “Don’t let them smell around strange places,” she said. “If it is rat poison, the cat or dog doesn’t have to eat it, he merely has to come in contact with rat» drop- pings, urine or hair to get the poison.” If it is a virulent disease, pet- ~!owners must be equally careful, for it is not known how it is enter- ing their systems. Symptoms of the poisioning are absolute refusal to eat, extreme weakness and vomiting. The four affected animals are hanging in the balance right now as a result of the pisoning or dis- ease. It has been established by Dr. Landrum that the poisoning or infection definitely comes from ie the animasl’ bodies, not from some internal weakness, Until the cause is found, pet owners must play safe and keep their animals in the house or yard, Mrs. White said. Sale Of Savings Bonds Is Up In ~ Monroe County The sale of United States Saving Bonds. in Monroe County is going ahead at a brisk pace aceording to a Treasury Department an- nouncement for the months of October. Total sales for the month in the County of $67,432 gave them 12th ranking among all counties in Flo- rida, according to the report. The month’s sales boosted their year’s total to $532,674 which makes Monroe County residents the state’s = largest purchasers of the The ‘sale of Saving Bonds in Florida has shown a robust 37 per cent gain over last year, Navy Surgeon Gen. Scores Civilians WASHINGTON ®—The surgeon general of Navy spoke up Monday against what he called the “ava- : Tice” of civilian doctors and den- tists unwij military forces. _ Rear Adm. Lamont Pugh said in an address prepared for the annual meeting of. the Association to serve with the Signing Airport Purchase Check Citizen Staff Photo. GERALD SAUNDERS, Chairman of the Monroe County Com- mission, signs the county’s $60,000 check, part of Monroe Coun- ty’s purchase price of $150,000 for Meacham Airport at special meeting yesterday. Civil Aeronautics Administration is paying half the total price when the deed is filed at the. courthouse ‘Wednesday. Bids Are Asked On Meacham LUCRATIVE LOT PRESENTS PROBLEM TO MONROE CO Monroe county, the new to-be of the 156 acre Mea FETE fl area for the public.” PRICE FIVE CENTS In a hectic session, marked by lengthy discussion, several other items scheduled for airing at the meeting never reached the floor. Growing Fast Says Report Tribute Is Paid To The Late Program Director, Forrest Turner, In Report ‘The success of the USO club in reaching large numbers. of Key West servicemen is pointed up in the annual report submitted by Richard E. Evans, director, to the zee ei ile sige itt -g2¢ g i ? i i i i i iy 5 at t 2% te | i ! | ii ! 4 | 3 i i g E H | A & : : { f I Hed i H : i F il ff 3 ? i i : i I | hi of Military Surgeons that the main The Coast Guard is searching |, coconut tree, Mili objection made by “prima donna” for the boat, which, with its motor, |£F * radio for Mrs. Joyce Cejudo, | The sailor, Charles Melton of the H 8 ® - 5 3 *|a young Key West housewife who was) valued: at “$500, is confined at Variety Hospital in Coral Gables with polio, was a lit- tle belated, Earl Adams said. Adams, chairman of the social and community welfare com- mittee of the Key West Lodge of Elks, told The Citizen that a radio IKE WILL TRAVEL STRAIGHT TO KOREA TOKYO # — President - elect Dwight Eisenhower will not stop in Japan enroute to Korea, an au- | thoritative Foreign Office source told Kyodo news service Monday. | ‘The information said an informal! note to that effect was received | from. Mikichi Araki, Japanese am- bassador to the U. S. There has been speculation that Eisenhower would bypass Japan and fly directly to Korea from some mid-Pacifie air pri i All Lay Aways | MUST BE PICKED UP BY Friday, Nov. 2lst at 6 P.M. or they willbe sold | KOTTON KING. | } had been purchased locally by the | Elks and sent to Mrs. Cejudo last Thursday. “The Elks are reluctant to make Public their acts of charity,” | Adams said,” but we are releasing | ithe purchase of the radio to save others from possibly going to some trouble and expense.” Languages Easy Conversational Method Monday and Thursday Night Classes Mornings By Appointment Tel. 1490 Fleet Sonar School, was travelling | south at a high rate of speéd when he went up over the curb after fail- ing to negotiate a curve and travel- led 158 feet before coming to a stop. Melton was found unconscious at the scene by Patrolman W. R. Ar- cher of the Key West Police De- | partment. | State Highway Patrolman W. J. | | Wilder took the man to the Naval | Hospital where he was found to be | suffering from lacerations, a possi- | ble fractured skull and “other in- | juries. | KOOL SEAL Paint for Trailer Tops | Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION | Caroline St. Phone al |KEY WEST SALVAGE CO. i Cerner 2nd Ave. and First St. STOCK ISLAND OLD CARS, TRUCKS AND JUNK CALL 1% doctors against military service is a financial one. Saying there has been a tire- some “hue and cry” that military | service must be made more at- tractive for physicians and dentists, Pugh commented: “During my sojourn at the com- bat front in Korea this past sum- mer I failed to detect evidence of any special effort being made on the part of anyone to make the service more attractive to the sol- diers and marines who were fight- ing, bleeding and dying in the heat mk dust on a barren Korean hill- NOTICE! ALL SHRINERS THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF THE KEY WEST SHRINE CLUB THURSDAY, NOV. 20th AT 7:30 P.M. 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