The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 1, 1953, Page 1

ie ‘three hospitals Shy, < Warmest City In Nation aad aad SEciatew Press Teletype Today Was J . Features and<Photo Services. KEY WEST For 73 Years Devoted to the 6s° Best Interests of Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. VOL. LXXIV, No. 1 ‘53 License Tags And Stickers Available Monday To February 20 Six Months In County Required | Visitors From Pakistan Make Brief Stop In Key West Wed. For Free Hiway Sticker Issue Upon alighting from the Aerovia 1953 license tags and the accom- Q plane yesterday, Mohammed Panying stickers for free passage Dn the Overseas highway can. be obtained beginning Monday at 9 ®. m., at the office of Howard ‘“"lson, Tax Collector at the court- inouse. : The Monroe county car owner who wishes to obtain the essential sticker -testifying to his eligibility for free rides on the highway must pear in person, it was stressed. {fe must be able to swear that he js heen a county resident for six months. The car or truck owner, not any substitute person,-is the only per- son who can swear out the affi- Covit, necessary for receipt of the w'ndshield sticker, Wilson’s office said. Though this sticker is free, it mustibe signed for by the owner at the Tax Collector’s office. License tags can as usual be pur- chased by any authorized per- son. Stickers, however, must be bought by the owner. To purchase the 1953 tag a driver must bring in his 1952 registration, or the title to his car with the 1952 license number: Servicemen who have Monroe county license tags are eligible for the sticker permitting them free rides over the highway. cars. It is required by law that any serviceman who accepts employ- ment in Florida or whose wife works here must have a Monroe county tag. Otherwise he can pur- chase a tag in his home state. “Suying a tag in a cheap tag state, is frowned upon by the authorities. ties. The fact that a Monroe county license tag permits a serviceman free rides through Keys will be an inducement to many of them ty purchase the county tags, rather than cling to their home state or try a cheap tag state, it. was said. 1953 tags must be ‘obtained by Fobruary-20. Strict prosecution of tne law on tags was observed last year, with many delinquent: re- | ceiving summonses from motor | vchicle commission on deputy Tom- | ry Dixon. { No Births Reported | For New Year Here! The arrival of the first baby | to be born in Key West in 1953! *< till being awaited when all! reported this | @ that there have been no; ince the start of the new | . firid-night. Annually the “stork derby” is. watehed with interest due to the! fact that Iocal merchants offer! numerous prizes for the first in- fant arrival of the new year. | Both the Naval and Galey Memorial Hospitals announced | that they were “out of the run-}| ning” but officials at the Mon- | roe General said that they had a} “couple of imminent arrivals.” | A son, born to Mr. and Mrs. | James M, Collier of 38-F, Sea-j plane Base, at 10:00 p. m., Wed- | nesday, was just two hours too early to claim the honor as the first of 1953 in the city Last year, a son born to Chief} Warrant Officer James Howe of! the Naval Station was the first} to arrive. ' {Ali, Shah of Pakistan and Pakis- tanian Ambassador to the United States, his lovely wife, Begum Hamidom Ali, and sons Hammed and Hamde expressed sur- prise and pleasure at the wonders of the Overseas Highway and the little part they had seen of the Island City of Key West. The Ambassador, his wife and family had motored down with his staff from Miami for the short hop to Havana. He said that he had been somewhat disappointed with Florida and it had not been quite as he pictured it, but the Keys had been exactly the way he thought Florida would be. With Mohammed Ali was the Naval Military Attache, Mian Ghu- iom Jilani, and his beautiful wife Habiba Jilani, who also stated that the ride to Key West was the ful- fillment of dreams. The third sec- retary Shamsunah Sultan and his wife, Muhammod Sultan; Press Attache of the Embassy of Pakis- tan Ahmed, Saad Khairi; Syue Haain Hami pleted the party. y long- has already in this country for some time, and expects to stay another three years “unless I am really a bad fellow and my Government recalls o Diplomatic friendliness and good neighborliness seemed to be on a high plane yesterday during the interview with the party from Pak- istan. The only regret, which was mutual, was that they could not stay longer but must return to Miami for the New Year’s celebra- tion and then motor back to Wash- ington, D. C, anti-submarine 'to the present has been the G: First Flight Of Anti-Sub Plane Revealed Equipped With Gear To Hunt Out Enemy Subs First flight of the Grumiuan S2F-1, newest anti-st marine air- Plane, has been annoinced by the Navy. The twin engine airplane flew for the first time December 4 from the airport of Grumrian Aircraft Engineering Co~po-ation at Bethpage, Long Island, N. Y. The S2F-1 is the first carr ~ aircraft cdémbining features , fu. submarine search and attack in one airplane. Its equipment in- cludes the most modern detection gear to hunt out enemy undersea craft. In addition, it carries the latest submarine destruction de- vices developed through years of Naval experience in operation against enemy submarines. For the performance of these missions the S2F-1 requires a crew of four. The Navy’s. s‘an3:rd_ carrier- m- man Guardian. Produced as a KEY WES/, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1953 Congress Is Still Unsure About Probe Red Infiltration Of America’s UN Staff Is Issue By HARRY SNYDER WASHINGTON ® — Testimony before a House investigating com- mittee left wide open today the question whether there will be a renewed grand jury probe of al- leged Communist infiltration in America’s United Nations staff. Two witnesses from the Justice Departmert disagreed on the stand wanel a new grand jury to we work. ‘. S. Attorney Myles J. Lane of Ne, York testified a new jury “wou. renew the quest early next werk. But./ st. Atty. Gen. Charles B. Mu. ay differed, and said he would cart’ his protest to Atty, Gen. Jame 2. McGranery. Sec ‘ai, vf State Acheson, who testif ‘or an hour and 35 mir utes, ended his aides __.ust charg “ they were’ _ .« screening disloy | Americans in the U. N. ‘Ware doing the best we can,” he said. The Judiciary subcommittee headed by Rep. Chelf (D-Ky) aired charges yesterday that the State and Justice Departments hamper- ed a New York grand jury by try- ing to delay or tone down its Com- munists-in-the-U. N. filed Dec. 2. Spokesmen from agen- cies vigorously denied the charges before the co: The co; is watching to see fed- authorities will do about the probe, -has only two days. of .¥* “hunter-killer” team of two air-| jas planes, one Guardian is equipped to seek out and the other to de- stroy enemy submarines. The new S2F-1 performs both missions. An outstanding feature of the S2F-1 is its ability to operate un- der severe weather conditions. This is made possible by incor- Porating in its design the latest navigational and weather equip- ment available in the aircraft in- dustry. The S2F-1 is powred by two R-1820 engines manufactured by (Continued On Page Eight) It diss*- _ ..actally with the ex- piration of the *tnd Congress Fri- day. But Rep. Keating (R-NY), the ranking Republican member, says he will seek to have it re-created by the new Congress convening Saturday. Acheson insisted that disloyal Americans in the U. N. have not endangered national security, but have given this country ‘‘a bad name and a black eye.”’ He said: “I do agree more drastic meas- ures are necessary and more dras- tic measures are being taken.” DISEMBARKING FROM AN AEROVIAS PLANE are the Shah, Mohammed Ali, and his family. Shown above, left to right, is the eldest son, Hammed Ali, the Begum Hamidam Ali, Moham- med Ali and Hamde Ali.—Citizen Staff Photo. STOCK Contractors and Builders Attention FOR USED — STEEL PIPE . BEAMS - ANGLES OF ALL SIZES We Want Junk of All Kinds OLD CARS AND TRUCKS DIAL 26141 or DIAL 2-2940 Q KEY WEST SALVAGE CO. ISLAND SALE Audubon Screen | Tour DR. GEORGE | MIKSCH SUTTON and Color Film “BIRD MAGIC IN MEXICO” Key West High School 8:00 P.M., Friday, Jan. 2 Admission, Adults 75< Monree County Audubon Society | A FREE LECTURE ENTITLED i Science and the Search for Cause” Will Be Given by ROBERT S. VAN ATTA. C. s. | ef Rochester, New York Under the Auspices of CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY | OF KEY WEST in HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Sunday, Jan. 4, at 3:38 Pm, ee lyesterday bout a proposal to im ' PRICE FIVE CENTS 1952 Key West-Keys News Round-Up Reflects County Million-Dollar Boom All Aliens Must Register Jan. 1 To 31 Come To Post Office For . Fer --. Local Citicial Says Any and every alien within the United States must register be- tween January 1 and January 31 in order to conform to the new Immigration and Nationality act, it was announced today by R. E. own, officer in charge of im- migration at the Federal Post Of- fice building. A very seve~> penalty accrues to a" non-citizen who is in this coun- 1 and does not submit an ad- dress report form. Forms are available at the post office and at the office of Immigration and Naturalization, second floor of the Post office. Brown said that the alien should read all instructions, and fill out the eard. Hand the completed card back to any clerk in| any post office or any Immigration and Naturalization Service office. Do not mail the ‘card yoursell, stressed Brown, aie “are an alien within the United States.on January 1, 1953, you must fill ou. a registered giving your present address and other informatioh required by the new Immigration and Nationality Act.” This year, the alien has a whole month to register, Brown said. He urged strict compliance with the act. Traman Says Peace Chance Good For °53 By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON (®#--On April 13, 1950, President Truman, in a jconfident and optimistic mood, said the prospects for lasting peace were better than at any time since the start of the cold war in 1946. Two months later the Commu- nists began the war in Korea. Now, after two years of dealing with them, the President is a little more cautious about his forecasts. He said he was not a prophet when newsmen asked him yester- day about the prospects fur peace now. But under prodding he said he thought peace chances in 1953 looked brighter than a year ago all around the world. He didn't give his reason for saying so ex- cept to say he knows a lot of things he can't talk about. One of the reasons for his guarded optimism may have been the kind of weapons this country has been able to build, including the atom bomb, which might act as a deterrent on Russian inten- | For, not long after the Presi- jdent spoke, his director of defense mobilization, Henry H. Fowler, is- sued a quarterly and final report on this country’s defense prepara- tions. Fowler who is resigning, said: |“ believe it is probable that the jtechnical superictity of our country, particularly in the field of | atomic weapons, has been the de- \eisive factor that has deterred the | Soviet Union in the past few years |from attempting aggression on a Seale that might result in global | war. | “The superiority of our wea; [has offset the advantage which 3 the j Kremlin has in the size of the j military forces it can control t | mit the military technology of the Communist world to get ahead of our own, even if only in a limited range of offensive or domeatve | {Cootinued on Page Eight) ” March Of Dimes! Queen Will Be Selected Soon Dimes Collection Will Give- Votes To Decide Choice The annual selection of a Queen for the 1953 March of Dimes Cam- Paign will be a prominent feature of th: drive, County Chairman William Neblett said today. In past years, these contests have been highly successful »nd nave contributed a substantial part of the total funds for polio. To be eligible for the contest, girls must be 13 years of age or older and must register with one of the co-chairman of the Queen contest. Participating Queens will be furnished suitable March of Dimes Identification and instructions. Every dime a Queen collects is counted as one vote and the girl who receives the highest number of votes will be fittingly crowned as Miss March of Dimes at the Presi- dent's Birthday Ball to be held at the Casa Marina Hotel at the close of the campaign. Persons desiring }to enter this contest should comfnrmicate wii Mrs. Cai 2-3643 or Mrs; Wells, 2-754. The first public appearance of the Queens in connection with the campaign will be during the big March of Dimes Parade which will be held at two o'clock in the after- noon of Saturday, January 10, 1953. New Commission Chairman To Be Named Tuesday The Monroe County Commission will meet to elect its new chair- man on Tuesday at: its regular meeting at the courthouse at 8 p. m. Outgoing Chairman Gerald Saun- ders and the other four members of the Commission will meet at lunch Tuesday to plan the first steps of the new commission. 2 Escape Serious Injury In Crash A 21-year-old Navy man and his companion miraculously escaped death or serious injury early this morning when their car left the road and overturned on Roosevelt were incurred by both persons in the crash which resulted in total loss to a late model automobile. Police said that the vehicle, which was operated by Richard Stedman Crump of the Key West Naval Station, left the road when it failed to negotiate a curve on/ the Boulevard. They said that it was travelling at an excessive rate of speed at the time of the mishap and came to rest some 75 feet from the road after overturning twice. Crump was rushed to th. Naval Hospital where he was found to be suffering from abra- sions A woman passenger in the car, Miss Patricia Patterson, Presidential Visit, Murders And Utility Growing Pains Mark 1952 By SUSAN McAVOY Murder, mysterious disappearances, Presidential visits, four elections, and innumerable celebrities filled the old year with news breaks at The Citizen. The year of 1952 was ushered in by the disappear ance of Huguette LeMay, Canadian beauty, off Tom’s Harbor Bridge, January 4. It was ushered out by the violent death of James O. Barker, former Deputy Shere iff, chief investigator in the 3rd Fatality in Islamorada In December Mrs. Dube Of Md. Killed In Crash; Four Injured The third motor death in Isla- morada in December took place ina high speed collision last night when Mrs. Marilyn Dube, 22, of College Park, Md. was fatally in- jured. Four persons were injure/ in the accident including the late girl's husband, Donald, and John Kirby =o ge They, are in good ‘The-driver. Peter, S. Chacones, 23, of Baltmore was the only un- injured or Bi the’ crash. He was charg Florida Highway Patrolman Jack Walden with driv- ing om the wrong side of the road and causing an accident, Walden said more serious charges may, be filed against Chacones ‘in view .of Mrs. Dube’s death. Mrs. Dube was rushed from Is- lamorada to the James Archer Smith Hospital in Homestead where she died. Earlier last month in Islamorada Noel Thebodo, 52, and Frank Ellis, 69, both of Miami were. killed while walking five abreast on the highway toward the Green Turtle Inn. That accident occurred on December 14. Let Them Know If You Expect A Tax Refund WASHINGTON (# — “Refund” written on the outside of an in- come tax return envelope will get | quick attention for a taxpayer who | figures he’s got. money coming j from Uncle Sam. r Revenue Bureau | which announced the plan yester- | vanished beauty case. The case remains in the file of Monroe county unsolved mysteries. The LeMay mystery was a month old when the battered body of George Hopkins, tourist, was found on Simonton Street near Front Street. His death led to the ap- prehension of a young sailor, Ben- nett Fielding Hill now serving five years on a manslaughter charge. The Grand Jury in March brought in @ first degree murder indictment against Carl Carmi- chael Sr. and Jr. in the death of “Mellow Moon" found dead in Dec- ember. The Circuit Court released the aceused on large bonds. President Truman’‘s Visit- Murders and mysteries gave way in March to international news- breaks when President Truman ar- rived with his ehtourege of high ranking aides, and the scores: of newspaper and radio. correspon- dents, Naty The Citizen covered his last working var cae it 4 and City. reporter had Pleasure of a few minutes chat with the outgoing President, when he lunched at the enlisted men's chow over at the Naval Station, January, February and Mareh, the biggest winter season Key West ever experienced, were months when practically “every- body who is anybody” dropped in on the Island City for its sun and warmth. Just a few of the celebrities who brightened the season were Wol- cott Gibbs, New Yorker magazine drama critic; Budd Sehulberg, au- thor of “What Makes. Sammy Run?”’; Dawn Powell, best selling author; Tennessee Williams and his grandfather who are regular winter visitors; Libby Holman Rey- nolds, torch singer, and many others. ‘Big newspapermen from New York and other cities chose Key West as their wintering place. After May 1 the town began to thin out. Visitors, the permanent, as well as the short term ones, left for the North. Key West settled down for the six months when the island belongs to Key Westers. Those were the months when jevents at City Hall and at the Courthouse were spotlighted. Major City - County Events day, picked up the idea from its| The launching of the Lower Keys Indianapolis office and is suggest- |¢lectrification program by the 1616 | ing it to income tax filers every- where. Gary Campbell, director of In- ternai Revenue at Indianapolis, told taxpayers who thought they had coming to use the marking and said the returns so designated would be examined first. JAN. FORECAST MADE WASHINGTON #—The Weather Tuesday that January is likely to produce: Temperatures below normal in the eastern third of the U. 5. and jthe Gulf states; above normal |temperatures for most of the rest Bureau, in its 30-day forecast. said | |City Electric system was the most limportant development for the fu- jture of the Keys, Months after it |was approved, the U. S. Govern- ;ment allocated sufficient quanti- ties of strategic materials to start ithe stringing of power lines from | Stock Island to Big Pine Key. | The announcement of the lifting |of tolls on the Overseas Highway late in 1952 was another step for- ward for private and commercial | umierests The purchase of Meacham field by Monroe County Commissioners terminated several years of bicker- ing among county, city, and pri- vate owners. The final purchase price for the field was $150,000, It's consummation last fail meant Howe Street, also escaped serious | of the nation except the Far West, that Key West's lifeline to the injury in the crash. She was taken to the Monroe General Hospital Polite Officer Clyde Carey is- sued @ summons to the driver for reckless driving and causing an ac- cident, WANTED EXPERIENCED D. C. WORE APPLY aT COLUMBIA LAUNDRY where it will be near normal. (Continued on Page Eight) { CARBON DI For Seda Fountains CALL 2.5040 FOR LIQUID CARBONIC PRODUCTS ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION and AIR CONDITIONING CO, 4. | TRUDEAU OXIDE C02 and Beer Dispensers