The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 7, 1953, Page 3

AS a a ES eaceetees seneeenetaed aera Reet Local Men Receive New Appointments John Pearson, 31, of 1408 Olivia Street and John Blackwell, Jr., 620 Ashe Street nave been appointed as used car representatives for Navarro, Inc., local new and used car dealers. Pearson, 2 Key West resident for seven years, was formerly in ad- vertising and sales work with radio station WKWF, the Citizen, the Key West Chamber of Commerce and the Key West Gas Company. Blackwell is a lifelong resident of the city and has been employed with the Railway Express Agency for 11 years and as an agent with the Penninsular Life Insurance Company for the past two, years. ILLNESS CAUSES DELAY IN PICTURE DELIVERY The pictures of children with Santa Claus which were taken at the American Legion booth during the days preceding Christmas can- not be delivered for about two weeks; due to’ the illness of the rapher, Chaplain Judson rephens said today. The photos will be finished and to those who ordered them as soon as possible. DEATH fe MAXWELL SAUNDERS Maxwell Saunders, 81, passed away yesterday morning after a short illness. * Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 4:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Lopez Funeral Home. The Rev. James E. Sta- tham of the Fleming Strect Meth- odist Church will officiate at the services, Burial will be in the family. plot at the City Cemetery. Mr. Saunders was a veteran of World War One and will be buried with military honors. Arthur Saw- ‘gh No. 28 Honor Guard will graveside services and will} act as pallbearers. , Mr. Saunders is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Noon Stock Market Prices NEW YORK (AP) Atl G mM Cent 4% Int Harv Si%Kresge (8S) Kress (SH) = Ohio ayyase if rte ig z Aine Te ke marlin "598 Tryouts Continue For Players’ New © _Mysitery Drama Director of the next Key West Players’ production, Bob | Polleck, announced last night that the next tryouts for the coming mystery drama, “The Bat,” would be held at the Barn Theatre at 8 p.m. Thurs- day evening. First readings were held - the police? | went back and then it es | police. s, | and one lady and one child (young) LeMAY REVEALS HIS (Continued from Page One) | basis for the refusal which vir-| tually closed the books on the in-| vestigation in case, Authori- ties have ex ed doubt that he} would be able to throw any light | on the mystery, as well. | LeMay is the scion of a wealthy | Montreal family but he has had frequent brushes with the law on| minor charges there. At one time, | in 1951, he locked himself in his| car on a busy Montreal thorough- fare and refused to move. It was| necessary for police to tow his | car to the station where his} mother was called before he would leave the vehicle. At that time he was fined in police court | there. : It was the same year, in March, | that he married Huguette and their | marriage has been described as| “stormy” by re! Following is script of LeMay’s testimony: | We stopped to eat at one of the) |restaurants where they had sea food. We drank 2 bottles of beer asked the lady for the little bas- ket they had for my wife and then we drank the beer and asked for the Menu and being my wife is not used to fish stuff so we said GO. K. and went away and went to | the restaurant where there is bam- boo and stopped there (You know the place, addressing Mr. Walden), and there is a drive-in and she did not like it and went to next | place and she did not like it and | turned where there were a lot of} trailers and came back and cross- ed where there is good food. You} know the place where there is shrimps there and bought some scotch there and I found you. As I went the Police and you told me to wait and there we saw a man with a crew cut. We turned and came back all the way and I went back to the bridge with the people and she | came with me to the bridge to} go fishing. She got cold after she was with me for 45 minutes, There were colored people fishing near me. Examination by Mr. Lester: Mr. Lester; Did your wife fish with you? Mr. LeMay: I was with my wife and she did not fish that night. Q. Why did she leave you? A, She was cold and wanted something warm. Q. Did she leave you because she was cold? . A. Yes, she changed from her shorts to dungarees and a tee shirt. Q. How did you know she chang- ed into these? A. The things she had on were in the car and she wore these. Q. Was she away for long? A. She was away and did not come back and I got nervous and I thought may be she went to’ the restaurant for cigarettes and I thought I should call the police. Q. Where did you want to call A, There were places further up and I wanted to call the police. | was | later and then I went back to the | Q. Who were the people on the bridge you saw? A. Big nisger - fat man, old man, , middle aged woman and little Colored girl. The little| one with long hair like chinese. Q. How many were there alto- gether? A. Four of them. Q. All of them were men? A, No, two of them were men Q. When did you see these peo- | ple? A. This is before I went to eat - Before we ate - me and my wife. I said good-bye and I passed by | near the bridge and-had two beers. We finished the beer and went away. Q. Where did you park your car? | A. After I went to the bridge I parked my car near the people I knew from whom I bought the | bait. She (my wife) cume with me and turned back because she was | cold she wanted to dress more warm and I found little pants and | the big pants were gone and I} thought may be she went to the! toliet or she was playing - hiding - | as she is young and always likes to play, Even in the house she - | wife? |takes care of the things of the call my house. I do not know any- body here. I want my wife. May be she went back. Q. What do you want to tell them? . A. I just want to talk to them - Just for one minute. Q. I want to help you LeMay. Tell me what you want to tell your Mama? _ A. Why did they put me in the jail - I am no crazy man. May be she is in the house. May be she is in the house in Miami. Q. Did anyone check? Mr. Barker: Yes, I called and | made all investigations. | Mr. Walden: Yes, I checked too. | Called 4 o'clock this afternoon to find out. _Q. How long have you been mar ried? A. Tam married about 6 months. I love my wife and when we get married its for all the time. Q. Where did you meet your A. The lawyer from the office - he is the brother of the sister of my wife. He is the lawyer who office. I met her from a friend in a Night Club. He is a good friend of the family. Q. Where does her family live? A. In Montreal. Q. Did you have any trouble af- ter you got married? A. No trouble; but she had a miscarriage (I mean) missed a baby after two months, and after that she always takes pills. She is not so strong. Q. What kind of pills does she take? A. The Doctor gave it to her and she takes it to make her feel strong + see, she is so little and weak, I wanted to buy her a fur coat for Christmas but she wanted to }come to Florida, so I came to Florida and I lost my wife. Q. Why do you think you lost your wife? A. I can’t find her. A little baby with a round face like a little girl. Never made. Q. Do you fuss with her? A. That is my wife.- we did not marry to fuss. I love her, Q. Where do you live? A. I have a big house - cost me $4,000 for the furniture. Q. We feel very sorry for you and the fact that you lost your wife - Now do not cry and help us. Can you think of anything she would do or any way we can help you to find your wife? A. Maybe she went back to Miami. May be got burt by a car and went back. Q. Did anyone check? + Mr. Walden: We are checking and that angle has been approach- ed. Q. Does she swim? ‘a A. Yes, she swims very well. Q. Does she ‘drink? A. She never drinks. Q. What do you think of your wife? A. My wife she is very good. Q. Did she have a beer last night? by A. Last night she had a beer and I had a beer. Q. Did you have any liquor? A. The liquor we left in Miami. My wife, she never drinks, When I drive the car she always sits near me. We have a double bed. We always live good. Q. Does she have any friends? A. She has nothing to do with nobody. Q. Does she go by herself? A. She never goes by herself, Where ever she must go I take her. Anywhere to the Doctor, to the movies. All the time I take here anywhere she wants. Q. Do you have any neighbors? SAUNDERS, GOGGIN, (Continued from Page One) and also his request for bonds for the following deputies: Ernest E. Sistrunk, who will Serve on the north end of the Keys, headquarters Tavernier. eff Broadhead, guard of the jail, photographer, identification and fingerprint man. Albert G. Gwynn and Serge Her- nandez, special deputies to serve as night watchmen on Duval Street. Austin Roberts maintenance man at Monroe General Hospital, |was made a deputy there. John Lehman, one time deputy at the office of Sheriff Berlin Saw- yer, bailiff for court proceedings. Clarence Higgs announced that @ $430,000 insurance policy with premimums of $6,000 a year has been taken with Key West In- surance company. The policy gives extended coverage on the building of $350,000; $50,000 for hospital equipment and $30,000 for the boiler in event of explo- sion of it. Commissioners approved six plats for the following subdivisions: North Marathon Shores, Sadowski and sons; Casa Manana Colony re- subdivision, submitted by Lewis Gray; Boca Chica Beach, and a Big Pine road dedication submit- ted by Lucy Lowe. Higgs in defending the full time ed out that the county will be zoning the Keys in the coming year and needs the services of an engineer for this job. Further, Tax Assessor Claude Gandolfo has ask- ed that Goggin help him in draw- ing up certain plats in his office. Sawyer reported that with the official dissolution of Key West Improvement Inc., the $15,000 note payable to the corporation on Meacham field purchase will now be made out to the three former officers of the corporation, Vincent Conley, Charles Helberg and A. E. Golan, County Clerk Earl Adams re Ported that $2,797 in excess fess were received in his office during 1952. Bids were called for resurfacing Toads at Tavernier, Joe Sirugo, contractor, appeared again to ask Commissioners to Pro- vide an additional road on Stock Island near 5th Street which he said will become terribly congested with the drive-in theater and the dog track there, Sirugo had offered two lots of his to be used for the new road. A Mrs. Patterson ap- peared before Commissioners to ask that nothing be done on buying her 50 foot front lot on the highway until she knows more about it. She and Sirugo were urged to study the matter together and then talk with the County Legal Advisor about their conclusions. Commissioner Higgs moved to add Harry H. Baker as main- tenance man for $275 a month. He will serve in all county buildings, His employment was approved. The star Arcturus gives 100 times as much light as the sun. _ A. 26 years old. Q. Describe her LeMay, A. Little girl, big big eyes, about 5'2”, She looks just like a little girl. Nobody want a little girl like that. She won the beauty contest. I met her by the lawyer of the office and he is the sister of my wife, and we went to big clubs - he and his wife and us. We ere good friends and we go out to- gether. Q. Was she pregnant when she came down here? A. No. Q. How did she miss the baby? A. She just missed the baby. My A. There is a guy and she is |mother, she takes my wife to the scared of the guy near the house. | specialist and she takes her all |She does not like anyone to look |the time. She is not strong. The at her. She is always afraid. She | Doctor said to come to Miami she The Weather Key West and Vicinity: In- creasing cloudiness with some likelihood of scattered showers tonight or Thursday. Warmer. Gentle to moderate easterly winds becoming moderate to fresh east and southeast. Florida: Clear to partly cloudy and slightly warmer today and TEMPERATURES AT 7:30 4.M., EST’ | KEY WEST enn Key West Airport 0. 6S LOS ANZeleS ecccsnesensrersensansnenee 5B LOUIS VINC eseenecnresernrnerserneseenren 90 Meridian -crrrerensenmmennrennnennenee 5S Miami .... anne Minneapolis eerenescnenrensimmnsnnee 1 [Teele SNS SINUS NOW OFl@aTs cerriesewrseerensensene 60 New YOrK ees. as a DRO DON oneesinseeceorrncineeeensnoniiectinenrns to occasionally fresh easterly winds today and Thursday. Part- ly cloudy weather. Observations taken at City Office Key West, Fla. Jan. 7, 1953 BERLE RRREE Barometer (Sea Level) 9:00 A.M. 30.32 ins.—1026.8 mbs, Tomorrow's Almanac ———_ 7:14 a.m. | a CASH? When cash on hand rune short, don't despair . . . just drop in eur office and @ rep- Fesentative of our company will be glad to assist you with yeur financial problems. SAVE TIME By CALLING 2.5604 Town Finance Co. Of Key West 604 Duval Address City Ph. 2-5606 Wednesda,, Janvery 7, 1953 THE KEY WEST $$ $$ MARCH OF DIMES __ [head Street snd then south to the (Continued from Page One) Monroe Cour House where it will corner of Duval Street and Tru-|‘isband and the judging will be man Avenue near the Catholic ne NCCS. Starting promptly at 1:30| Jeff Knight, is the parade p. m,, the parade will move from |°bairman with Floyd Hannibal Truman Avenue to Eaton Street|#cting as the chairman for the on Duval and thence east to White- | Douglass school. STANLEY'S AUTO SERVICE 619 DEY ST. @ General Motor Repairing @ Overhauling @ Brake Service @ Motor TuneUp WE CAN FINANCE ALL WORK All Work Guaranteed! DIAL 2-3951 Representing: KING MERRITT & CO., INC. 419 DUVAL ST., KEY WEST, FLORIDA Gentlemen: Please Send Me Free “1953 Forecast” ; Name ee ee JANUARY Clearance SALE talks to nobody. Q. Who is this man she is scared from? A. A young man like crazy and I told him if he bothers her I will punch him in the nose. I told him we know the Consulate. We know the houseowner. We know the lawyer and no more. I told him I will punch him in the nose again. I came here today. I want to | see Mr. Judge in Key Largo. He | told me he has information for | me and the man who came with will feel better. She had the pills when she lost the baby to make her strong. Q. Has the area been searched? Mr. Waldin: Yes - 1 was with him when we both searched the area. Q. Does she swim? A. She swims all the time. She swims very good. Q. Has she ever been sick or nervous? A. She is only nervous when a car makes noise. She has to eat ALL NEW CAR TRADE-INS The Finest Selection In The South ... Guaranteed To Suit You and Your Purse JOHN BLACKWELL likes to play and hide. }me in the car took me with him |steak all the time. She is not ‘Tuesday night. Three or four roles for women and four or five for men are called for in the play. As soon as cast- a j will begin. stage adaptation of the Mary Roberts Rinehart novel, “The Cirevlar Staircase.” MARINE LAB SAYS (Continued from Page One) of Cosgrove Lighthouse and about | 20 miles southwest of Key West. | He said he saw reddish - brown water but no dead fish. Smith also checked a report from a fishing vessel 25 miles Borthwest of Marathon in the Bay of Florida stating there was ev @ence of “red tide” at that pe Again he said he found redd brown coloration in the water mo dead fish, Smith pointed out the colo: might be due to organisms, < mud from the shallows of the Cape | Sable area. The “red tide” which has killed millions of fish, is caused by ex- traordinary abundances of a plank ton organism known as Gymnodi Brevis. I came here for my first hone: | moon. I got the ca me, at the Hotel I s This time we stayed in ‘with this gentleman? A. My Mama to Montreal Q. Who's big pocket is fat all. . I put the pa thing is in the . |information). May’s)? A. Yes, but we both put things in it. Q. Did you drink after this hap- pened? little after this. | we can do for you to try and tind and the police kept me in jail. | crazy, my wife. What did I do? Last night was the first time that (Outburst) I want to call my |something was wrong, and I} Mama What did I do Why did | thought she was playing. When 1} they put me in jail- I am not ajget home sometimes she hides | bad man +I do not drink - I love | sometimes. | my wife. I came to the car and may be Q. Did you check with Key Largo | I thought she went to the toflet | j when she was not there or may be A. Yes, he has no information | she is around the car hiding. When | |I did not see her I got very ner- Dodge Dodge Pordor—Radio, Seat Covers, Good Pick-Up—Good Dodge Conv. Redio, Nice DeSete Forder-—Best, Redio, Clean Tord Conv. Coupe—Redic, New Paint Ford Tuder—Radie, Seat Covers, Overdrive, Clean Mercury Conv. Covpe—Very Nice Belvedere—Redio Austin Tuder A Real Buy “uick Forder Riviera Redio, and w.w. Tires Chevrolet Forder Clean Forder Very Clean, Seat Covers Tudor, New Paint, Redio, Seat Covers Forder, Radio, Twe Tene, Good Forder Sedan, Low Price, Radic, Seet Covers Ferder—imperiel—Radie, w.w. Tires Very Cisen We did everything we can think | vous. I went back and went look- of. (Everyone in the room tried jing and then I got more nervous | all they could for every possible | and called for the police. i Q. What do you suggest we do? Who has any suggestions. Mr. Le- | May can you think of something your missing wife? married once and stay Q. We are willing to do every- | married. You think I am t in our power to find her:|boy you can phone the y and think where she could and ask. They made me They think I am crazy and she just feels sick. |im @ crazy house. He w law said he will |operate on me. I am going He knows me jwith my brotherinlaw. We ng to look all the time. He am getting nervous + I must call | jmy Mama l A. She is 7 will be 22 soon Q How oid are you LeMay? Tuder Seden—Seet Covers, Very Cleon Fordor—Sest Covers, Very Clean, Radio Coupe—Redio Forder—A Real Buy, Redic Forder—Redie, Seat Covers, Cleen Forder Seden Perdor—Seat Covers, Redie Club Coupe—Redie, Seet Covers, New Paint Jeb Forder Sedan—Redie, Seat Covers, Clean Ferdor Sedan—Seet Covers, Cleen Club Covpe—Clean, Seat Covers Forder Coupe—Drive it Off FINANCING ARRANGED —IF TRADE-IN EXCEEDS DOWN PAYMENT, WILL REFUND PESTS S CSTE SS TES S| SSTESSOS COLE SS DIFFERENCE IN CASH — WE AIM TO PLEASE INC. USED CAR 424 Southard St. LoT ' Digg 2-242