The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 26, 1953, Page 1

Key West, Florida, hos the most equable climate in the country, with an average eonge of only 14° Fahrenheit Che Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. VOL. LXXIV. - No. 22 U. Of Miami Sends Ship To Check Red Tide Here MYSTERY BLIGHT REPORTED SEEN 10 MILES FROM KEY WEST BY SHRIMPER The University of Miami has thrown the resources of its famed Marine Laboratory into the fight against the dreaded “red tide” further traces of which have been reported in the Key West area today. State Conservation agent Joseph Knight said that fish- ermen have brought in- re- ports of sighting the dread- ed. marine blight, which re- Sults in the mysterious death to ‘fish in the area it'strikes, from widely separated areas. Knight said that he had made a report to the university last Thurs- day of the sighting of the tide in the area ‘near Smith Shoals and Content Key and today he revealed that the shrimper CeeBee had sighted the blight-near.Boca Gran- de. Smith Shoals lies but:ten miles from Key West. »A patch of discolored water con- faining thousands of dead fish at least a mile across was sighted by the. CeeBee, Knight said. {p addition, .the conservation ageht revealed that a patch of the tide was observed from the erseas Highway where Knight said he saw it carried by the tide uncer the Seven Mile Bridge. He added that fishermen in the C Key area have been complaining of dead fish. The last serious attack of red fide in this area came hen Key Westy ttack “sy a F ~ > At the request of Naval and Cone forvation officials, the University >> Miami sent its 83-foot re: tcsselh“Physalia’” to the vit { Smith Shoals and Content Key i here they said that they found _ a aces of the microscopic organ- ‘1, gymnodium brevis, which $ lige. A. “characteristic * ‘or’ was also observed, . ‘The Physelia will operate in Key est waters for about a year ising the Navy’s submarine base (Continued On Page Two) $71,000 Tag . Sales In Ist 93 Fortnight Volume Boosted By Demand For H’Way Stickers For Free Tolls More than twice the amount col- lected last year from the sale of license tags has come into the of- fice of Tax Collector Howard Wil- son in the first 15 days of January, it was announced today. From January through the 15th, $71,000 in sales of license tags was recorded. Some 2400 plain tags have been sold, Wilson said today. Last January during the entire month, only $61,000 was collected. For the first time Tavernier and Marathon have been serving as agencies for Wilson’s office on the Keys. So far Tavernier has re- ported $6,264.95 in sales of tags. Marathon has reported $5,054.65 in tags, making a total collected on the Keys of $11,319.60. One of the incentives bringing about the speedy purchase of license tag fees is the sticker per- mitting residents of Monroe Coun- ty to pass free through the toll gates at the Upper and lower end in this area. Now she spends takes pleasure in enjoying the being issued to car and other vehicle owners who sign affidavits (Continued On Page Two) in Two Tries Sun. Thieves again were left empty MRS. ADA FINE celebrated her 89th birthday Sunday, with a birthday Sunday, with a family gathering and said that she had never had a desire to leave the city of her birth. She lives with relatives at 1306 Newton Street. Her husband was a keeper of the Key West lighthouse many years ago and Mrs, Fine her- self aided him. She was the first woman to service reef lights sits in a favorite rocking chair. Her family is proud of her alert- ness and the 89th birthday celebration was a bright occasion. Cuban President Will Send Personal Envoy : or |For Marti Anniversary Frustrated KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1953 Citizen PRICE FIVE CENTS Gulf Corporation To Test In Key West And Adjacent Waters xk *& xk ei wRER xk Commission To Consider B-Girl Ordinance Ordinance Designed To Stamp Out Local B-Drinking To Come Up For Discussion The city commission will fire the opening gun against “B-Girls” in Key West to- night when they consider an j ordinance designed to rid | the city of a condition which ‘has been mulcting Naval , Personnel and winter visitors jof thousands of dollars 3 The move, an ordinance which will stamp out the practice of B-drinking if passed, is the first step in the city’s concerted drive against vice according to one city official. Patterned after a similar mea- sure now in in Miami, the ordinance will make it unlawful for “any vendor of alcholic bever- ages to permit anyone in his em- ployment or control to solicit or induce anyone else in his place of business to purchase intoxicating beverages.” In addition, the mingling of en- tertainers in the city’s bars and nightclubs with customers will be To Key West solicit drinks, PLANS ADVANCE FOR]. tt will alse. be. uniawht for, HERE; AIR ARMADA™ WILL PARTICIPATE Citizen Staff Photo most of her time at home. She sun from her porch where she The Bill is being introduced fol- .| lowing the complaints of scores of tourists: that they have been ap- “known means tr the bars,” = : In addition, anyone engaged in selling any paper or pamphlet pre- dicting the outcome of a dog race must have been a resident of Key. West for at least three. years, the ordinance states. d Applicants must also state. that they have never been convicted of a Yelony. in the latest of a series of of breaking and entering D1 by Key West businessmen a ig to police. They said that nothing was taken from an office at the Thompson Fish Docks on Caroline Street when L. J. Hardin said that he found the lock on the door broken. A check of a quantity of tools and (Continued On Page Two) Cuban President Fulgencio Ba- tista will send his personal envoy to Key West on Wednesday to aid in the gala celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Cuba’s Apostle of Freedom, Jose Marti. Julio Cabanas, president of the San Carlos Institute, who is spon- soring the affair which promises to be the greatest fete ever ar- ranged in Key West, made the an- nouncement following receipt of a letter from the Cuban Chief execu- | tive who said that he regretted that he could not be here personally. In addition, the Cuban Navy will send the frigate “Antonio Maceo” to Key West for the Proached in the city’s bars and itclubs by girls who are solicit- drinks. Begirls, as they are known in the trade, are employed by bar Owners to stimulate business by making advances to unsuspecting bar patrons. They receive a per- centage of the money they are able to induce the customer to spend. Often they do not drink alcholic beverages but tea or colored water. The measure is expected to be opposed strongly by those who are engaged in such enterprises al- though whether or not they will come out in the open tonight with organized opposition is problemati- cal. Scores of girls would. be @ | Life of Marti as a feature of the | + | Top flight stars of the Cuban | ; | stage, screen and radio will appear | , }will arrive here on Wednesday | a] Citizen Staff Photo COMMODORE CHARLES TAYLOR of the Key West Yacht Club and Vice-Commodore Aquilino Lopez, Jr. lay the cornerstone of the club house to be built off Roosevelt Boulevard near Hi Maven. Edward Ambler, contractor, whose low bid was accepted. st. is an unidentified man, and to the left next, left, is Earl Ada chairman he Wacht cl committee. To the rear of Adams is past Comm odore Glynn Archer, next if Ernest Ramsey (Continued On Page Two) celebration. Representatives of RATING LHS. ERE the Ministry of Defense and top officials of the Cuban Army and Navy will be on hand for the impressive ceremonies which will honor the memory of Cuba’s | most revered patriotic figure. Officials of Havana’s chief radio | station, CMQ, and the newspaper Manana have also announced that | they will arrive here by plane on | Wednesday. Commander Soppo Barreto, one | of whom has been termed Cuba's | | outstanding orator, will arrive on | \the Maceo and will speak on the | SIMONTON STREET? One can truly wonder about certain citizens who, although they may happen to be very alert to. de with civics affairs, apparently they lack the cour- age of their convictions. | am refering to Saturday's article on the forum entitied: Improvements.” Why did the person who signed mere- ly “Yankee,” omit his or her name? ft was @ Yankee and am now a C 7 in my estima- tion, we are Americans all. -In- cidentally, Americans have the inatienable right of voicing their opinions fearlessly. Omission of signatures aren‘t necessary. For YANKEE’S information, the one way Simonton St. con- is worthy of certain | ceremonies. ' The affair will be reported by | |members of the Havana press as | |well as having complete fews- | reel and television coverage. {throughout the proceedings. They | |morning in an air armada from | | the Cuban Capital. Planes from the | }Cuban Army and Red Cross will | | participate. 1 ;_ A special plane, owned by the | | Bacardi Rum Company. will also | {be included in the flight, it has | been announced. j The high point in the celebration | will be the unveiling of the re- | novated monument of the martyrs | of Cuba's fight for independence | in the city cemetery. The treasurer f (Continued On Page Two) t OF THE U.S. NAVAL STATION FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION at i ELKS CLUB ANNEX | TUESDAY, JAN. 27,8 Pm | , All Members Are Urged te Attend ; Collection Suits Filed At Courthouse Unpaid Notes Subject Of 3 Civil Suits : Several minor suits have been filed in Cireuit Court in the past week involving unpaid promissory notes. Largest of the suits is for $2,000, brought by H. J. Dohrman against Dorothy A. Plummer et al. Attorney Joseph Otto represents Dohrman. The suit is for an un- Paid promissory note of $1,500 with ten per cent interest. The Naval Station Federal Em- Ployees Federal Credit Unit has pez, Jr. to Thomas Jacob Gruber, minor versus Eugene Albury. At- torney.. Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr. represented the minor. Yacht Sinks; Crew Removed By Freighter The 48 foot yacht Bonita has sunk off Yucatan, and the crew removed by freighter, it was learn- ed today. The yacht flying the American flag was reported in distress Sat- urday, sinking-25 miles off the northern tip of the Yucatan penin- sula. The Jacksonville Coast Guard | radio.station got in touch with the | Bonita and reported she was en | route from Key West to Cape Ca- | toche which is at the northernmost | tip of the Yucatan peninsula about |400 miles southwest of here. Reports Made On Supervisor's ‘Sth Conference | Mrs. Edith Roberts, Elementary | Supervisor of Monroe County | schools is reporting today the re- | sults of a three-day supervisors’ |conference to Suverintendent of | Schools Horace O’Bryant. The theme of the conference, held in Gainesville, Fia, . was | “Working Together For Children.” It was the 8th Annual School | Supervisors’ conference, and ac- cording to Mrs. Roberts, one of }the best held sq far. | Miss Eugenia Nicola, school | guidance director also attended the | conference. TUESDAY ONLY — JAN. 277 } YOU SUY A CONE, | AND WE WILL DIP IT For You Free | Corner of WHITE & UNITED STS. Attention Please! KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling MR. FEINSTEIN We BUY all kinds of JUNK All Kinds of Scrap Meta} Located at Simonton & Dey Sts. xx k xx«wrk Area To Be Drilled Includes Waters From Sand Key To Marco On West Coast Of { Fla, Gulf Oil Corporation scientific researchers ‘will test for oil in a 400 square mile area ranging from Sand Key, seven miles out from Key West to Marco, Florida, which is just south of Naples on the Florida west coast, it was Coast Guard Brings Stricken Man To Key West A seaman was removed from the SS Sea Train of New Jersey at the sea buoy Saturday by the Coast Guard 83 footer and taken immediately to the U. S. Naval Hospital, it was announced today. The Coast Guard received the first message about the stricken man at 5:30 Saturday. The trans- fer at sea took place at 8 p. m. Club Martiano Meets Tomorrow On Centennial “Club Martine De Key West” will meet at Ramonin’s Restaurant world the day before his birthdate. This year the Centennial of his birth is being celebrated. The Club was organized two years ago on Marti’s birthday. The original members were Dr. Julio De Poo, who was elected Presi- dent, Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., Sec- retary, and Miss Marie Cappick, Dr. Mario Fernandez Alonzo, Dario Q. Garcia, and Raoul Alpizar y (Continued On Page Two) Zoning Charge To Be Aired Tonight An ordinance calling for a zoning variance at the corner of South and White Streets where the Latin- American Baptist Church has plan- ned the construction of a new church building, -vill come up for discussion tonight by the city com- mission. Some residents of the area have indicated that they will oppose the granting of permission to construct the church. The area is zoned as Business “A,” calling for a setback of 20- feet on White Street and seven feet on South Street. that the commission grant them permission to construct their build- Proposed constructicn. March Of Dimes Shows Continue The annual series of street shows wr the benefit of the Monroe Coun- |ty March of Dimes is enjoying its | greatest success since its inception ‘eleven years ago, chairman Louis | Carbonell said today i The shows will resume tonight at 8:00 p. m. with sn appearance iby Norman Kranich's orchestra | land a full slate of variety acts |The. shows, which are free to the | public, are given at the corner of Duval and Southard Streets They will continue through the end of the week, Carbonell said SPECIAL ATTRACTION At OUFFYT TAVERN 218 Duvel S. GOULD CURRY At The Pisne 9-1 P.M. Taste Angele’s Delicious PIZZA PIES eee cneneecnaeareenerseeLsenmeN —sineueitnahamnminiaennrnaencnti sna The church officials have asked | ing utilizing a five foot setback on South and 15-feet on White Street, | © A school is also included in the | West Kennel Club to deserving Key learned today. Crews for the extensive testing on the submerged area will go to work as soon as the wind dies down, and the waters are less roiled up. Some of the scientists were in Key West last week making preliminary arrange- ments for the giant project. Ocean bottom in deep water is owned by the United States government. Numerous Offers Come In To Help With Polio Drive A deluge of telephone calls con- tinue to flood the office ef Bill Neblett, County Chairman for the March of Dimes. Most of these are offers to assist to raise more funds for this worthy cause. Neblett said he had authorized the news boys of the.Miami Daily News to solicity contributions for the March of Dimes from their re- gular subscribers. Regular March of Dimes containers will be fur- nished to these boys as identifica- tion, and their collections will be made this coming weekend. The first returns from the letters enclosing. coin envelopes were re- ceived on January 21, according to Paul Sher, March of Dimes Trea- (Continued On Page Two) Committee Named ‘To Allot Money A committee formed to adminis- ter funds to be given by the Key West charities, has been announced by Abe Aronovitz, president of the dog racing organization. |_ Mrs. C. B. Harvey, wife of the | Mayor, will head the group which | will consist of H. D. Norveil, Mrs. |Henry Sands, Neil Knowles, Victor | Lang, Earl Adams and Floyd Han- nibal | The committee will make de- | cisions as to how the money from at least one special evening at the jtrack will be allotted. | In addition, the Navy Charity ‘Carnival will benefit from the track operations, Aronovitz said. Audubon Screen Tour DR. HOWARD L. | 8:00 P.M., Mon., Jan. 26 Admission, Advits Thc | Monroe County Audubon Society : ; j j f