The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 7, 1953, Page 1

Che Kry West Citize THE SOUTHERNM + Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with on average range of only 14° Fahrenheit OST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. VOL. LXXIV. Citizen Staff Photo GERALD ADAMS was re-elected chairman of the Monroe County Board of Public Instruction for a two year term at the first meeting of 1953 last night at the courthouse. New mem- ber Earl Duncan who was elected to replace Julio Cabanas was - installed to his post. The Board 1 March Of Dimes met from 7:30 until 10 p, m. Tag, Sticker No. 6 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1953 5 Deputy’s Bonds Are Approved Ai Commission Meet The election of Chair- man Gerald Saunders, tention of County. Engineer John Goggin full time at $6,000 a year, and of Paul) Sawyer at $6,000 a year were among the ‘tems on the crowded agen- da of the first 1953 meet- ing of the County Commis- sion last night at the court- house. Commissioners were in- re-| many | PRICE Five CENTS Saunders Elected Commission Chairman Saunders, Goggin, Sawyer Named For New Terms At County Commission 1953 Opener Meeting Ninety Voters Register At The City Hall All Wishing. To Vote In‘ City Election In Nov. Must Register Voting registration in the city {is proceeding at a slow pace fol- lowing the opening of the office of registration.in the city hall on Monday, Deputy Supervisor of Re- LeMay Reveals Feelings Toward Wi In Testimony Taken HereOne Year Ago” Missing Canadian Beauty’s Husband Gave Disjointed Tale At Hearing By JIM COBB Today, for the first time, the public is given an in- sight into the personality of Georges LeMay, 26-year- old husband of Huguette LeMay, who mysteriously vanished a year ago from Tom’s Harbor Bridge, as re- vealed in his answers to questioning by Monroe County law cnforcement of- ficers at the time of his wife’s disappearance. The testimony was taken & year ago, on January 5th, just. one day after he had fFeported his wife to be missing. ‘ vited to attend three meet-| ings in the next three days. | The first is the State Road & Benefit Parade |Lines Slow Is Set Saturday Key West Schoot Children will Join the March of Dimes campaign activities on Saturday afternoon when they varticipate in a gigan- tic pdrade for the benefit of that drive, Ten individual and two group ‘prizes will be awarded to the marchers in the parade which will get underway at 1:50 p. m. ‘The Key West High School band will be on tap for the gala affair under the direction of Harold Casterson and drill captain Joe Cornell. Prizes will be awardad to the child in the prettiest costume, for the best decorated wagen, best decorated bike, to the owners of the prettiest pet, largest pet, most unusual pet and the smailest pet; to the best dressed cowboy (most western, the best float and the best decorated doll carriage and doll. Group prizes will go to the best float and best marching unit. Last year, schools raised over ‘one thousand dollars for the polio fund end Monroe county led , the entire state of Florida in per capita donations because each person donated at least $.67 which was greater than the city of Miami on @ per capita basi: In fact, for the past four years, Monroe County has led the state and the school children of Monroe County have played a big part in this accomplishment. Children anid club members will assemble at 12:45 p. m. at the (Continued On Page Three) LIONS WILL FETE LADIES THURSDAY - Thursday night will be Ladies Night at the Lions Club. At 6:30 p. m, the Lions and their wives, mothers or sweethezris will as- semble for a dinner and program at the Den on Seminary Street. All members are urged to at- tend this gala affair and to bring the ladies for an evening of fun and feasting. Forced out by owners of building. Must Vacate by Jan. 15 BIG SALE Everything Must Go! BUY NOW AND SAVE 33 1/3% to 50% RODACK’'S POINCIANA SUNDRIES Duck Ave. Down Today 4 a Board budget hearings at Fort | Lauderdale next Tuesday where | the county will put in its priority lists @f secondary roads it wishes | coristrvcted this, year. . \ “Nand Navy Public Works Officer J. ‘Smaller lines formed at the court- house today for 1953 license tags and for the sticker which entitles Monroé County residents to tall) free rides on the highway. Only about 25 people were wait- ing at the office of Tax Collecotr Howard Wilson for their tags. Supervisor of Registration Sam Pinder and his deputy, Mrs. Edna Bullman are notaries for the pur- pose of swearing in car owners who wish the free sticker. Only the car owner can appear, not the mate of the car owner, for the sticker on the ear. Applicant must be able to swear that he or she has been a resident of the county for six months prior to application. Ree‘dents have until February 20 to apply for their 1953 tags and for the sticker. The sticker will be pasted on the left hand wind- shield of the car so that toll gate keepers at Big Pine and Matecum- be will be able'to pass residents through quickly. At present the toll keepers to have someone sitting in ar on the right hand side of the road going up and coming down who looks at the license tag on the rear of the car. He then calls out to the tall gate keeper, “Monroe County" and the car is allowed to go through. C.Kappens will meet with County Commissioners Friday at 9 a. m. at the~Naval Station to discuss , use of the U. S. owned E. Mar- tello tract out at Meacham air- port. The County occupies part of the tract at the present time. Finally the County Comm - ers will attend the opening of the new County Jail next Thursday at 5 p. m. when Commissioner of Agriculture Nathan Mayo of 30 years standing comes down from Tallahassee for the event The Commissioners unanimously reelected Saunders for the next two years as Chairman; Clarence retain Paul Sawyer County Attor- ney. jected as usual to the retention of Goggin. This year instead of being hired by the job, Goggin is on the County payroll 12 menths a year; his crew will be paid $65 a day when it works on road projects Chairman of Commission com- mittees were reelected as follows: Finance, Bentley; Building and Grounds, Higgs; Airport, Higgs; Hospital, Higgs; Welfare, Joe Al- len and Roads, Harry Harris Sheriff John Spottswood present- ed a gavel to Chairman Saunders (Continued On P=ge Three) ae Citizen Staff Photo A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE was expressed unanimously by his fellow Commissioners last night when Gerald Saunders was re-elected chairman for a term of two years at the County Commis- sion meeting. Here Sheriff John Spottswood presents Saunders with a gavel he bought in Miami ? i Higgs as Vice chairman and to | Commissioner Frank Bentley ob- | for the occasion, 5 Marine Lab Says ‘(Reddish Water Not “Red Tide” MIAMI (®— The Marine Labora- tory of the University of Miami |said today a survey of an area {southwest ‘of Key West had re- |vealed no evidence of the dread King To Attend Atlanta Confab City Manager Dave King will} leave late this afternoon for Atlan- jta where he will confer with offi- | jcials of the Housing and Home Finance Agency and the United States Public Health Service in connection with the planned re- | sit = 8 Carmichael Sr. and Jr. will open |time, either go one of the most crowded weeks |or surrender their |“red tide”. | Capt. Joe Santini reported to the |Coast Guard Saturday that he had |sighted a ten-mile stretch of “red water” containing a large number jof dead fish | Paul Smith, research associate lof the laboratory, said he flew lover the area 10 miles northwest (Continued On Page Three) pairs and renovations to the Key | West sewer system. % King was asked by officials of those agencies to make the trip for the purpose of allocating funds granted to the city for the planned work which is expected to get underway within three months. He will remain in Atlanta for two days for the conferences. TRUMAN MESSAGE GIVES PEACE HOP By ERNEST B. VACCARO WASHINGTON @ — President Truman coupled a “Godspeed” to Dwight D. Eisenhower today with a word of hope that growing West- ern strength’ may force Soviet rulers to “become more realistic and less implacable, and recede from the cold war they began.” If the effort fails, he said, the resulting atomic war would be one in which man “could egtinguish millions of lives at one blow.” In his final State of the Union message to Congress, Truman warned Soviet Premier Stalin that if such a war comes between East and West it can bring only “ruin for your regime and its homeland.” those at today between the the free nations might dig the g not only of our Stalinist opponents, but of our own society, our world as well as He drew a picture of swelling might im the West end said that Ww Soviet empire jas it continues, “then inevitably | ithere will come a time of change | within the Communist world.” Say- ing he did not knew how euch a| change will come about, he con- tinu' “But if the Communist rulers understand they cannot win by war, and if we frustrate their at- | tempts to win by subversion, it is | not too much to expect their w to change its character, mod its aims, become more rea and less implacable, and rec from the cold war they beg: The President said the re atomic tests at Eniwetok mac clear that from now on moves into a new era of destru tive power, capable of cre: explosions of a new order of 1 nitude, dwarfing the mush: clouds of Hiroshima and Nag saki. He spoke of “thermonuclear tests,” employing the scientists’ language for the hydrogen bc Truman pledged bh his Republican success fwhom he stumped the last fall’s bitter ele: He concluded his 10.000 message with this reference to | Eisenhower “To him, to you citizens, I say | “May God | The President’s farewell to Con-| He did not name any names as | gress, before whom he previously jhe continued: thas delivered such messages in | “Already the danger signals have i person, was left for the reading of | others. Truman plans a similar |80ne up. Already the corrosive essage to the nation in a broad-|process has begun. And every st Jan. 15. The one to Congress ‘dimunition of our tolerance, each day was of almost unprecedent-/| pew act of enforced conformity, leach idle accusation, each demon- dations, saying | restrictive law—is oue more sign ringe upon Eisen- | that we can lose the battle against chart the country’s jfear. . . . s inauguration Jan.| ‘We must renew our confidence wed the progress of his |in one another, our tolerance, our nd said it has served |sense of being neighbors, fellow jcitizens. We must take our stand on the Bill of Rights. The inquisi- While the nation bas its }tion, the star chamber, have no} resources, its industry, its skills, | place in a free society.” its democratic faith,| Beamed by radio throughout the ultimate advantage” | world, Truman's message told all h the Soviet | mankind that this country — be- t with the Com-jcause of Russia’s refusal to agree to a formula guaranteeing the out lawing of atomic weapdee is ivantage to their {being burried forward in stemic the things | discoveries toward “yet uniorsee fear—fear |able peaks of destructive power.” of adjust “We have developed stomic ¢ weapons with many times the ex plosive force of the early maxie he said, “and we bave produced me things that ¥ tren against against ally.” in the year for county officials, Judges, and lawyers. Subpoenaes are being served now for the jury which will be drawn Monday morning at 10 a. m Witnesses both in town and o of town have already been seryed |to appear at the trial | Tuesday morning, 9 o'clock. Chief among the state witnesses will be Kenneth Sandberg, young sailor stationed in Key West, who jrode in the car with the f-rr-'. | chaels and the late “‘Mellow Moon” |for whose alleged murder the |Grand Jury indicted the Georgia contractors. | State Attorney J. Lancelot Les- | ter will prosecute the case for the State of Florida. Attorneys Wui {Albury and Enrique Esquinaldo |are serving for the defense of the | prisoners. Carmichael Sr. and Jr. were let out of jail on large bonds jlast spring following their indict- ment by the jury. Circuit Court Judge Aquiline Lo- pez Jr. will preside at the trial. Tuesday will also be the day for the regular County Commission | meeting in Key West. and a special hearing of the Road oh county roads in Fort Lauder- ‘Thursday will be the long await- led opening and dedication of the new county jail, completed maay | months ago. The new Sheriff will move his office into the jail fol- lowing its official opening. Attention Please! KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By MR. FEINSTEIN DIAL 2.3036 We BUY all kinds of JUNK All Kincs of Serap Metal j Lecated at Simonton & Dey city’s governing board. Ten thousand voters are ed to vote this year. The registration Monda: exception clerk. WINNIE’S WIFE TO JAMAICA FOR VACATION rived here by plane last night to await her hus- band for their long-awaited West jas their | Indies ition. With her da Soames. WANTED EXPERIENCED D. C. Wet Cleaner APPLY AT COLUMBIA LAUNDRY The EAR, EYE, NOSE and THROAT SPECIALIST) Thurs.. 6:30 P.M. NOTICE All Bicycles and Scooters |are to ride on the sirests and lin the direction of the flow of | rattic on all streets. Any bicycle or scooter rid- From Miami Will Be Hers ing on the sidewulks or against FRIDAY, JAN. 9 at the Office of DR. VALDES 619 OUVAL ST Sts. Fer Agpeintment Call 2-782) [them in substantial quantities.” i DAVE KING. City Manager.