The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 27, 1952, Page 1

The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. For 72 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOL. LXXIII. No. 308 THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A LEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1952 Miguel Mariscal, Young Key West Pianist, Makes Hit In Is Heard By Top People Iv World Of Music Exclusive to The Citizen WASHINGTON, D. C., December walking along Simonton Street in front of the Post Office building during the past few weeks haven't heard the beautiful piano music they usually hear. That’s because Miguel Mariscal, young Cuban- American pianist, has been in Washington. And the nation’s capital liked Miguel, He played at the an- nual Christmas party of the American Newspaper Women‘s club, Dec. 16, and some of the celebrities who heard him were Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the former Secretary of State, and Mrs. Stanley Woodward, wife the U. S. Ambassador to Caria- da, The young musician has also been invited to study free of charge with Basil de Toutorsky, well-known Washington teacher, during the summer, while he con- tinues with his studies in Key West during the winter. Miguel has been studying for the past (Continued on Page Ten) i 26 — People Washington County Officials Search For Kin Of Murdered Man County officials are searching for the family of the late James Al- fred Adams, 48, who lived at 1016 Howe Street, so that they may re- lease the body for burial. Adams was slain last Sunday in a Julia Street Cafe. Roscoe Pruitt, 53, 1016 Howe Street is being held in the Monroe County Jail»for in- vestigation in connection with the fatal knifing. Justice of the Peace Roy Hamlin said today the he has been unable to locate any known relatives of the dead man. His wife, Annie, is said to have left Key West on the day of the slaying for Havana, Florida, for a visit with her family. Telegrams addressed to her in that city have been undeliverable, Hamlin said. An uncle, Albert Adams, whose address is said to be 2015 Robbins Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee, al- so cannot be located. Adam’s body is being held by the county until his next of kin can be located. He was slain by Pruitt as he was eating dinner in a Julia Street restaurant and died some five hours later in the Naval Hospital. At first thought not to be seriously injured, he expired after surgery to siop internal bleeding. An autopsy has been conducted (Continued on Page Ten) Xmas Lighting Gets Judges’ ° ° Viewing Now Judges for the JayCee Christmas Lighting contest are getting an eyeful every night from 7 p.m. to 9:30 at more than 20 private and commercial exhibits throughout the Island. , Winners will be announced in The Citizen on January 2, follow- ing the award of prizes ranging from $150 to honorable mentions. The following individuals and firms have entered the contest: Category | — Yard and Residence Peter T. Knight, 1207 Watson; Mario Viera, Jr., 645 United; Mrs. Eulalie Jones, 717 White St.; George Saunders, 1025 Elgin St.; W. Hermenau, 101 Main Road, Sigsbee Park; Chi Hernandez, 2320 Harris Ave.; Gerald H. Adams, ‘2919 Staples Ave.; Dan Schoneck, 1314 Whalton; Mrs. Put- nam, 84-2 Poinciana; E. H. Walk- US Labor Dept. Acts Against Alligood Dock Alleges Violation Of Federal Wage And Hour Law The Alligood Marine Railway, 629 Front Street is bejng sued by the U. S. Department of Labor on charges of violating the Federal Wage and Hour Act, it was learn- ed today. One suit seeks to enjoin Alli- good from violating the overtime and record keeping provisions of the Wage and Hour Act. The ether, brought on behalf of James P. Garrott, an employee, asks recovery of $522.96 in .un- paid overtime compensation al- leged to be due the employee. In the latter case, the complaint alleges that Garrott worked in excess of 40 hours in various work weeks during the period from December 9, 1950 to March says he was not paid and one-half the regular rate at which he was employed. J. W. Alligood is the operator of a dry dock for the repair and er, Bayside Trailer Court, Greene Street, and Mr. and Mrs. Starlin, 1213 William Street. Category 1 — Window Lighting and Small Displays John Romero III, Leon and Von Phister Street; Mrs. Edmund H. Sawyer, 518 Francis Street; Eddie Pent, corner James and Grinnell; Mrs. Preston Nonnemacher, 525 Margaret Street; Mrs. J. E. Truck- (Continued on Page Ten) Time Qut For Prayer maintenance of commercial ves- sels. The suit against him was brought by Maurice J. Tobin, U.S. Secretary of Labor. Section 16 (c) of the Wage and Hour act authorizes the Secretary of Labor, upon written request, to bring suit on behalf of a worker to recover the amount of his claim for unpaid minimum wage and overtime compensation. In the action for an injunction, the complaint alleges that Alli- good hi Tepeatedly violated Section 7 of the act, in that he has worked his employees in ex- cess of 40 hours in work weeks without compensating them for their excess hours at rates not less than one and one-half the rates at which they were em- ployed. It further alleges Alli- ‘good has failed to maintain ade- quate and accurate records of Pre-Dawn Fire ‘, In Korea Leaves Many Homeless TAEGU, Korea #—A pre-dawn fire, fanned by |, destroyed more than three downtown city blocks today, leaving about 2,000 Koreans homeless. Four U. S. soldiers who helped battle the blaze were treated for cuts and burns. Three Korean civilians were injured, one se- riously. Scores of American and Korean firefighters brought the two-hour blaze under contrsl. For a time, flames threatened to engulf fuel oil supplies at a Fifth Air Force depot. : Three U. S. Army bulldozers kept the fire from spreading by cutting a fire lane around the three-block area. The blaze re- EVANGELIST BILLY GRAHAM (left), leads.a group of American fighting men in prayer in the chill Korean air near the Western front, This was one of many outdoor services held by Graham across the Korean fighting front. MASONIC NOTICE All Master Masons of the 30th Masonic District and all Sojourners are invited to meet at the Scottish Rite Temple Sunday evening at 7 o'clock for the purpose of attending Divine service in observance of St. John’s Day. Service to be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Father John ciating. Armfield, Rector, offi- JACK R. HYMAN, JR., D.D.G.M. | FISHING TACKLE | Thompson Enterprises, Inc. | HARDWARE DIVISION Caroline St. NOTICE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS | Will Meet at CASTLE HALL, 4 P.M. SUNDAY in a body to attend the funcral of Brother Adams. EDMUND HIGGS, cc Ths GREATEST SHOW ON THE KEYS Dial 2-3132) | Pportedly started in a soap factory. TEMPERATURES DROP AT KOREAN FRONT SEOUL (® — Temperatures skidded to the near-zero mark to- day and snow blanketed the Ko- rean battlefront. Scattered clouds and haze over |the front and North Korea limited jair activity zero on the Western Front and 4 above on the east fore daybreak MAC'S PLACE | BOCA CHICA BEACH | Road Now in Fine Condition H CHICK and BRAD String Music Playing and Singing Your Favorite Sengs On Sunday } OPEN ‘TIL 12 P.M Managed by MRS. MAC al PRICE FIVE CCNTS George LeMay To Fly To Key. West Now That James Barker Is Dead x wk kk kw xk *® xk La Concha Hotel Maps Renovations New Manager Sees Best Tourist Year Ever In Key West Present indications point to one of the greatest tourist seasons ever in Key West if the present holiday business is a criterion, Paul L. Gard, newly appointed manager of the La Concha Hotel said today. Gard reported that the La Con- cha, along with many other hos- telries’in Key West; has been run- ning at peak capacity for the past few days as winter visitors pour into the city. A considerable in- crease over last year’s business has been shawn, ne added. At the same time, the newly appointed manager of the 128 room, historic Key West land- mark announced an intensive program of promotion to attract visitors to the city including an accelerated program of news- Pape! dvertising in northern cities. A $50,000 renovation program, already underway, will make the hotel one of the finest in the south. Keynote of the program is. im- proved service at no increase in cost. Gard brings over 17 years of hotel experience to Key West. Formerly of Miami Beach, he is serving his second term as the president of ‘Tropical Chapter 19, Hotel Greeters Association of Am- erica and has been connected with ich Miami Beach Hotels as the Nautilus, where he was executive assistant’ manager; the Promenade as assistant manager; the Kim- berly as manager ‘ae! in Portland, ) ' | The mercury dropped to 2 above | | Up to 2 inches of snow fell be- | | PAUL L. GARD (above), has been appointed ti | of the La Concha Hotel in this city. Gard, | years of background im the hotel busines: Miami Beach. He is the organizer of the Nation Program of the Hotel Greeters Association. Anchor Lodge To Hold Installation Ceremonies Mon. Anchor Lodge No. 182 Free and Accepted Masons will hold pub- lic installation of officers for the coming year, Monday evening, December 29, at 8 p. m. Preceding the installation, the Lodge will be hosts at dinner to all Master Masons in’ the city of Key West and their ladies. The dinner will be held at 6 p. m. at the roof garden of - the Scottish Rite Temple. Ceremonies of installation will be under the direction of Oswald J. Sheppard, retiring Worshipful Master. Installing officer will be R. W. James L. Mixson, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Florida, assisted by R. W. Fernando E. Camus as Marshall. Officers to be installed include: Jesse. J. Montgomery, Worship- ful Master; John D. Rivas, Senior Warden; Noel R. Baker, Junior Warden; Hastings Smith, treas- urer; Gerald H. Adams, secre- tary; William D. Evans, Chap- lain; Leon Sands, Senior Deacon; Gerald H. Adams, Junior Deacon; Daniel B. Sharp, Senior Steward; Jefferson H. Knight, Jr.. Junior Steward; Jack R» Hyman, St. Marshall; and Donald B. Myers, Tyler, The public is invited to attend the installation ceremony at the Scottish “Rite Temple at Eaton and Simonton, Streets. bf ——— EXPERIENCED SALESMAN | Electrical Appliances & Supplies, Radios, Genera! Hardware, etc. REFERENCES REQUIRED Phone 2-5922 for Appointment Attention Please! KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling MR. FEINSTEIN DIAL 2.3036 We BUY all kinds of JUNK All Kinds of Scrap Meta! | Located at Simonton & Dey Sts. ) PREVIEW LOUNGE 700 DUVET, ST. DIAL 2-7822 KEY WEST'S COCKTAIL LOUNGE x * x © R Missing Beauty’s Mate Says He Will Cooperate With Keys Legal Authorities In Notified of Barkers’ death yes- terday morning, LeMay said he would leave Montreal by plane to- day and come to Florida for con- ferences with the law enforcement authorities, the AP said. Barkers’ file on the LeMay case was turned over by him to State Attorney J. Lancelot Lester after his resignation. LeMay was informed of the shooting of Barker whi'e he was vacationing at Ste. Adele, Quebec. News of Barkers’ resignation last October, elicited the statement from the young husband of the missing beauty, that he would February. LeMay is bringing out a book in which he alleges that his wife is still alive. He said that he would bring suit for divorce against her when he comes to Florida, Meanwhile, in Dade county, @ coroner's. inquest. will determine } mitting thé shooting of his father at 2:30 yesterday morning. John Ty! chief of the Dade county" —— bureau of “1 am not the one to say, whether if’s justifiable homicide, but the evidence points to the truthfulness of the boy's state- ! ment.” ‘ Tyler had quoted young Barker as saying yesterday: after the a "4 hooting: “He pulled a gun from beneath \the covers and aimed it at me. iI grabbed the gun and started to come to the Keys in January of Year-Old “Disappearance” By SUSAN McAVOY George LeMay, whose wife Huguette - disappeared off Toms Harbor bridge last January 4, is flying from Montreal to Monroe county today “to place himself at the disposal of authorities,” the AP told The Citizén, Le May was informed of the death of former Mon- roe Deputy Sheriff James O. Barker by AP telephone yesterday. LeMay had told The Citizen that he would never return to the Keys until Barker was out of office. struggle with him. He was shot in ‘the head.” Barker's violent death, finish- ed a career that was filled with. violence, both in his official ca- pacity as Miami’s chief of de- tectives, and head of the police identification bureau, and in his personal life. Accused by his son /f being a naracotic addict, Barker is said to have been “hopped up" on Christ- mas night. Duane Barker’s’ whose divorce had just been handed down was with his mother on Christmas night dining at the home of Mrs. Bar- ker Sr.’s brother, R. M. Vollmer. The latter is superintendent of the bureau of identification and re- cords in the Miami police depart- ment, a job held by Barker himself. According to Duaneyr stood on. the “nach of | os influence of ba ea greed ws ms m a upon driving to Duané’s new home, that they could no longer put up with the father. “We decided to tell Father to- that he would have to leave and make other. arrangements.” Each of the three Barkers re- tired to separate bedrooms on ar- riving at the farm home in the Redlands district, which was sup- reconeil to February 20, 1953, the being the attachment to license plate of number 28 Effective February 20, NOTICE | All vehicles bearing a Monroe County license plate shall be passed free from the period January 1, 1953, evidence of this free the vehicle of a 1982 Florida series. 1953, each vehicle with a Monroe County prefix number 38 license plate will, in addition, be required to have atteched to the windshield a sticker bearing the same number as the license plate on the vehicle, these stickérs to be secured in the office of the Monroe County Tax Collector, with- out cost to the owner of the vehicle. They should be secured at the time of the purchase of the 1953 license plate. All cars must stop at toll gate and receive receipt for free passage. The cbove toll free features do not apply to com- mon carriers licensed by the Florida Siate Public Utilities Commission. Railroad and Eifective January 1, 1953, toll retes on vehicles other than those above indicated will be: Passenger automobiles and station wagons . $1.00 Trucks in accordance with light weight of vehicle Busecs ranging $2.00 to $5.00 $1.00 plus 25c per passenger There will be no charge on passengers carried by any vehicle except on buses transporting passengers os a common carrier. OVERSEAS ROAD & TOLL BRIDGE DISTRICT MOST BROOKS BATEMAN, General Manager BEAUTIFUL