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

The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. For 72 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Rey West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average 14° Fohrenboit £ only VOL, LXXIII, No. 301 Up Goes : : The Tree ‘3 Final Approval Is Given On Pay Hike Confirmation of a pay raise amounting to an average of 18- cents per hour for some 1200 civil service workers at Key West Naval installations has been received in a telegram to The Citizen from Senators Spessard Holland, George Smathers and Representative Bill Lantaff. Employees, including laborers, helpers, machinists and electri- cians will benefit by the wage increase which was finally ap- proved by the Wage Stabiliza- tion Board. It will be retroactive fo the first pay period after October 30. Soot Blanket « Over Gity “Temporarily” City Electric Engineers Assure Citizens That It Will Cease Key Westers had a taste of the soot that covers most big cities up north last night and today when the new steam electric plant emitted trial plumes. L. W. Whitmarsh, chief engineer of City Electric said that the blast of smoke which covered the ;|Post Office and Caroline Street houses with soot was due to a kicked out fan. “We will not have soot as a regular thing when the plant goes into operation,” the engi. neer said. “Right now with all the adjustments of the engines and the try-out period, there may be occasions when soot will come out.” Whitmarsh assured The Citizen, that soot will not cloud Key West skies or dirty up the otherwise Citizen Staff Photo THE BIG, BIG TREE arrived in Key West today and the Jay- Cees started in at once getting it set up in Bayview Park. Why the hurry. Because Santa Claus eomes -tonight, for a pre- Christmas visit, that is. He is going to be there to distribute apples and oranges to children who come to see him and the tree, McCarty Names Racing Comm. Chairman Wed. FT. PIERCE —Gov.-elect Dan McCarty Wed. named Dr. Curtis A. Haggard, Miami dentist, chair- man of the State Racing Commis- sion in his administration. He announced J. Wesley Fly, Orlando certified public accountant and business man, will be racing secretary. He was McCarty’s state campaign treasurer. Other members of the five-man | board which supervises racing and collects the legalized betting tax on races will be: Robert Kloeppel ville hotel executive. Joe K. Hays, Winter Haven packing house supply distributor and banker, J. D. Johnson, Pensacola pjumb- ing, heating and air conditioning contractor who was a member of the racing commission in the Cald well administration. They will succeed the Warren: appointed board headed by Carl Hanton, Ft. Myers, when McCarty takes office Jan. 5. Racing com- mission members t two-year terms, subject to approval of the State Senate. Jr., Jackson- DUVAL CLU DANCING NIGHTLY Proudly Presents .. . LOU BREDICE and His “International Trio” In Its New Room THE HUT EVERY NIGHT from 10 P.M. ‘till 3 4.M. 426 GREENE STREET Next to the Western Union No Cover N B Band Boosters Meet Tonight Regular meeting of the Band | Boosters. will be held tonight at the Bandroom, Tropical and Sem- inary Streets, at 8 p. m. All persons interested in the Key West High School band are in- vited to attend. Cardinal Spellman Leaves For Korea NEW YORK ®—Francis Cardi- ; nal Spellman left by plane today |to spend Christmas with Ameri- can troops in Korea. He said he would say 3 Christ- |mas Day masses for the troops. He told reporters: “I am going to Korea bearing smoke free city. .tHEMt does occur we get a fac- tory man down to iron out the troubles. We’re working on it right now. Half an hour ago there was a little more soot. I hope Key Westers will understand this is just temporary and bear with us till we get the plant under full and regular operation.” This morning post-office em- Ployes were swabbing down soot- covered marble floors, steps and sidewalks. Caroline Street resi- dents near the plant also com- plained of unusual housecleaning caused by the plumes. Last night many persons thought there was a fire in the city or up the Keys when the sky was blackened by the soot. For many the film of smoke provided their first sight of urban sunset, namely one where the sun is reddened through the film of smoke. The soot will stop sooting when swing. Mops and dusters may stay, out until then. Electric Stove the plants gets into its regular | Slight damage resulted yesterday afternoon from a fire which broke out in the kitchen of a home at 21-D, Fort Taylor. Firemen from the Main Fire Station, who answered the tele- Phone alarm said that the blaze originated from an electric stove. with me messages of love from | ed. ‘hundreds of American families. “I am bringing with me mani- | festations of the love of the people jof America for their loved ones Jin the form of 100,000 cigarettes, alee religious and 1,500 holy | cards. These are symbols of the junity of the folks back home.” == |SANTA CLAUS » =: |; and EGGNOG at DAIRY FREEZE FRIDAY, DEC. 19 SHINGLES $11.50 a Box 20% OFF ON ALL PAINTS DEC. 20th, 22nd, 23rd, Mth STORE OPEN 8:30-5:00 G. C. ROBERTS HARDWARE Cor. Elizabeth & Caroline Sts | | | | | KWHS Seniors Present Play | Tonight at the High Schoo! | Auditorium the Senior Class of | 1953 will present an original Christmas musical show directed Richard A. Ertrman. | The all-star cast consists of Seniors only. Curtain time is | eight o'clock, beth tonight and Friday. re at CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS Nesco and Westinghouse Roasters, Pressure Cookers, Blenders, Picni: Jugs Use Our Lay-Away Plan HOME APPLIANCE CO., INC. 685 Simonton St. Dial 2.3621 _—— Attention Please! KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling MR. FEINSTEIN DIAL 2.3036 We BUY all kinds of JUNK All Kinds of Scrap Metal Located at Simonton & Dey S: | The fire was quickly extinguish- | | ——- oe PER I KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1952 PRICE FIVE CENTS “They Cant Do This To Us,” Say Bad Check Artists After Duval Street Arrest Here Tuesday “Great Stars Of U.S. Stage” |Sick And Broke Is A Fine Pictorial Feast DANIEL BLUM RELAXES IN KW AFTER PUBLISHING THEATER HISTORY BY SUSAN MCAVOY Anyone who loves the American theater, its past, present and its future, can give himself as a Christmas present or a theater- loving friend one of the most stirring books on the theater to come out in years. Yesterday I feasted my eyes on the pages of “Great Stars of the American Stage” with author Daniel Blum who has been stay ing at The Key Wester. The huge book with its 1900 pic- tures of stars from cradle to last portrait is just one Blum’s con- tributions to “the fabulous in- valid” the American theater. He has also published the ‘‘Pic- torial History of the American Theater 1900-1951” with 3600 illus- trations, and the Theater World Annual and Screen World Annual’s published since 1944 and 1949. Blum came to Key West for @ few days rest and out of curiosity. The 52 year old theater aficion-do is not a frustrated actor. Rather he is a fulfilled collector of old theater programs, old glossies of stars reaching back to the turn of the century and old clippings. Owner of one of the finést private collections of theater memorbilia, Blum decided to make his col- lection available to thousands: of Americans when he and Green- berg his publisher brought out these annuals Ae histories. Yesterday for breeze ing in. iy ast a was eatried back to what'I member as my year of the golden summer spent with the great and near great of the American thea- ter. s It was a summer when some of the leading stars on Broadway came to the little town of Beth- lehem, Pennsylvania to play stock. It was a day before summer thea- ters were current, and these stars, Florence Reed, Majorie Rambeau and A. E. Anson, were taking a brave plunge away from the re- gular winter road companies to play the sticks in the hot summer months, As a stage-struck child, nothing could have suited me better, than when Rambeau and Reed and (Continued On Page Seven) Dart On Skis Causes Blaze Wed. | THE WORLD’S FIRST DELTA WING SEAPLAWE, the Sea-Dart i ft Corporation, shows its wiangle shaped wing as it taxis in San Diego bay on pre-flight Air runs today. 10° DISCOUNT ON ANY ITEM IN OUR STORE EXCEPT FAIR TRADE MERCHANDISE OFFER ENDS MIDNIGHT, DEC. 24 DURBIN’S Jewelry Appliances 419 Simonton St. DIAL 2-2343 a Tito’s Break With Vatican Causes Worry By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON — Marshal Tito’s break with the Vatican aroused fresh worry here today over the weakest link in the chain of anti-Soviet nations in Europe— relations between Communist Yugoslavia and Catholic Italy. ‘The American government’s con- cern with the situation arises from its desire, as a matter of major policy, to establish the closest poli- tical and military co-operation among all the European countries, in and out of the North Atlantic Alliance, in the interest of check- ing Soviet power. Tito’s diplomatic break with the Vatican yesterday probably will make it more difficult to achieve this aim in two regards: (1) tying Yugoslavia closer to the Western European nations, and (2) trying to solve the Italian-Yugoslav dispute over Trieste. ,curthermore, some officials tnm« there ay be difficulties with Congress, where the anti-Soviet Communist government of Yugo- slavia has always been regarded skepticism by many ibers. ‘ broke with Russia in mid- . Since that time the U. S. has its relations with him ant -Substentia! military a “assistance. ; During the fiscal year which ended last June 30 the U. S., Britain and France together provided Tito with 120 million dol- lars, this year their help totals 99 millions. In both years the Ameri- can share has been 78 millions. The Truman administration has regarded Yugoslavia as a great asset to the West because (1) it is a living example of the ability of a satellite nation to break with Mos- cow and survive, and (2) Tito’s 30-odd divisions, though they have been badly in need of moderniza- tion, are a valuable addition to anti-Soviet strength. Efforts to get along with Tito have been marked by frequent (Continued On Page Seven) | We Have Just Received A | Fresh Shipment of NUNNALLYS and NORRIS CANDIES | FOR CHRISTMAS ORIENTAL PHARMACY | yoo" Duval St. Diai 24801 Skipper Sims Gets Some Ai Fellow Shrimpers, ‘Citizen Readers Take Collection To Mon. Hospital A lonely, grieving, sick shrimper may have a little brighter Christ- mas because, fellow shrimpers and other Citizen readers are help- ing him out. Elijah Sims, skipper of the Capt. Frank, which sank and took down with it mate James Cannon last Monday, is still in Monroe Gener- al Hospital, following his 12 hours of exposure in the chill, wind- whipped waters of Northwest channel, The native of Ridgeville, Ga. who has skippered shrimp boats for years was rescued by shrimper Jane Carolyn. He and that vessel could not save his friend James Cannon who lost his precarious footing on the sinking ship and went down with her. The Coast Guard ioaned Sims clothes on Monday, and then found the shy, grieving man was ill from his ordeal. He was taken to Monroe General hospital where Dr. H. K. Moore has been treating him since then. Lonely and mourning his dead friend, as well as missing his family of four children and wife, Sims yesterday faced Christmas without funds, without clothes, or Papers. The kind hearts of fellow shrimp- ers, particularly Capt. Rod Strange of the Captain Charlespa owned by the same conipahy as Sims’ former vessel is maki recovery easier for Sims, Capt. Strange walked up and down Duval Street yesterday and collected pennies and dollars from fellow shrimpers, bar tenders, and retailers. He collected $16.50 in all, to which he added $11.00 of his own to buy $27.50 in clothing for sick skipper Sims. Mrs. John Ballentine of Key West reading The Citizen story and seeing the picture of the mourning shrimper has called friends to add to the small but growing collection for the destitute father of four. Capt. Harry of the same com- pany as Sims canvassed the water (Continued On Page Seven) Quartet Posing As Tycoons Jailed On Federal Charges By JIM COBB “This fs no way to treat people of our position,” said one of a quartet of “millionaires” who came into The Citizen office on Wednesday to lodge a protest against the Key West Police Department who had arrested one of their number on an indecent exposure charge on Du- val Street Tuesday afternoon. “After all, it isn’t as if we were nobodies,” the tall, sli im, well dressed youth cone tinued, “I happen to be heir to the Fletcher’s Castoria Naval Station Children’s Party Features Circus The annual Naval Station Chil- dren’s Christmas Party will be held at 10:00 a. m. on Dec, 20, at the Naval Station Baseball Field. A onering circus will be the feature attraction, including an elephant and others, and gifts will be distributed to all children hold- ing tickets after the circus. Parents who have not already done so, may obtain tickets en- abling their children, ten years of age or under, to participate by applying at the following designat- ed_ places: SubRon Four personnel Chaplain’s Office, USS Gilmore SubRon Twelve personnel: Chaplain’s Office USS Bushnell Other military personnel: Recreation Office, Building 91 The Fleming Street Gate by the Secruity Office, leading to the baseball field, will be open to per- mit access to the field during the Christmas Party. at at at 2 | Congressman Pays Key West Call Congressman Ray. Madden, from the First Congressional District of Indiana, visited in Key West to- day. Congressman Madden was chair- man of the House committee set up to investigate the Katyn Forest Massacre when the story of that heinous incident came to light. The congressman, who lives in Gary, Ind., was accompanied here by Dr. and Mrs. R. N. Bilis, also of Gary, with whom he has been spending a vacation in Miami. The group visited Dr. Bills’ son, Lt. (j.g.) R. J. Bills who is sta- tioned at the Naval Hospital. Congressman Madden made an unofficial call on Rear Admiral Irving T. Duke at the Naval Sta- tion this afternoon. Contest Deadline Saturday Midnight Entries in the Jaycees Christ- -) |mas lighting contest must be in {the mail by midnight Saturday % |night, the committee stressed to- | | day. sey 4 wal made by Consolidated Vultee J. R. Stowers Co As usual we are offering $10 as a trade-in on your old bike. USE OUR LAY-AWAY PLAN | Entry blanks are available at The Cuba Shop on Duval Street {and at Arthur's Newsstand, 1100 | | Truman Avenue. Judging will be carried on from the time all entries are in until the end of the Chi | COMPLETE LINE OF GARDEN TOOLS Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION Caroline St. BENEFIT DANCE Floor Show and Bathing Beauty Contest Also Crowning of Merry Xmas Queen and King SATURDAY, DEC. 20 ELKS ANNEX— 9 PM. ‘till 1 AM. Admission $! PUBLIC IN LIC Dial 2.3132 5 fortune.” “This is my friend, Vincent Dole of Honolulu,” he said, pointing to a darkhaired youth who hovered in the background, “the pine- apple Doles, you know. You spend thousands of dollars to encourage people like us to come down here and look at the way you treat us--like common criminals.” Today the “tycoons” are cool- ing their heels in the Monroe County facing a long series of federal chi s ranging from auto theft to the passing of more than $4000 in worthless checks in several states and Hawaii. They were captured yesterday afternoon, on the tip of Murphy of the Miami Herald’s Key West Bureau, who like the Citizen staff took the bizarre story with tongue in cheek. Two of the quartet were taken from a Havana bound airliner while the remaining pair were nabbed in a wild, Hollywood type chase up the Keys at speeds exceeding 100-miles per hour. William James Smith, Jr., ¥5, of Los Angeles, the apparent lead- er of the quartet faces federal charges in Hartford, Connecticut for automobile theft in addition to his check passing activities which are said included a sizeable take in Key West, Jailed ‘with Mm arb Vine’ to Piccolo, 20, of St. Louiv; Elvie Milan, 30) Puerto Rican born night> club singer and Diane Lingebach, 19, Los Angeles. They were book- ed for investigation on the check cashing ‘spree which has been in progress since July. The four masqueraders first ran afoul of the law in Key West on Tuesday afternoon when police of- {ficer Bienvenido Perez spotted them flouncing down Duval Street clad in abreviated bathing cos- tumes. “They must have thought they were on some south sea island,” | Perez said as he loaded them into the wagon. Fletcher, (here- inefter known as Smith) mean- while stood by and insisted that | he be arrested at the same time, Lo Piccolo was taken to the city jail and released on $25 bond on the indecent exposure charge. | At this point, they tried to make | bond with a check, which the cautious desk sergeant declined. The highly incensed confidence artists then began to how! up a |storm, charging that they had |been unjustly treated by local | police. They came into the Citizen | office on two occasions asking that \the poliee department be “ex- | posed.” “We have just come from Miami Beach and the police there were “nice,” they said. “they let jus dress any way we liked.” ‘h at that time indicated that he was calling in a battery of Chicago lawyers to defend Lo jo against the charge. “We to fight this thing to he said. After all, how ent sleep at night with this thing hanging over his head.” h had the case continued January Sth in City Court, they had to go to a television appear- ance. Tt earlier said that they we show business.” “Not that we need the money,” th said, ‘we just do it for re | ! | added that they would ana for a two week tour on Monday but would Key West in time to appear in ¢ to fight the in decent exposure charge which they an outrage.” heave millions in beck of Smith seid as he peced up Jontinued Om Page Seven) jbe back i Complete Stock of Mechanis HAND TOOLS Cuaranteed for Life Roy's Key West Auto Parts Co. DIAL 2.391 12) DUVAL STREET