The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 28, 1953, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 70° VOL. LXXIV. Marti Centennial Today City Honors Memory Of Marti Today, as the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jose Marti, is marked, the thoughts of a goodly Bumber of Key Westers of Cuban descent hearkens back to the day in 1937 when the Cuban Congress made it possible for Key West to have a monument to the memory @f Cuba’s most revered patriot. In an April, 1937, edition of the Citizen brought into the office yes- terday by Mrs. Bienvenido Perez, wife of a former Key West police chief, the story of how the Cuban Congress, aided by public subs- criptions from the citizens of Hava- na, provided the city with the Statue, is told. It was here that Marti marshalled his forces in the fight for Cuban Independence. “The city of Key West will have @ monument to Jose Marti donated by public subscriptions from Hava- na, Cuba,” the article read. It then went on to outline the trip made to Havana by a com- mittee of Key Westers, many of them veterans of the Cuban war for independence, It was their visit to the Hon. Jose M. Castillo to congratulate him on the introduction of certain legislature in the Cuban Congress that started the ball rolling and resulted in Key West receiving the monument. The group was invited to dine with Castillo at his home where they met Commander Crescencio Cabrera, friend .and brother in arms to Marti. Cabrera averred that he “hated to die without first seeing the bust of Marti placed in the San Carlos Institute or some other place in Key West. San Carlos, it will be remember- ed, was the place where Marti, with his eloquent and brilliant ora- tory united Key West’s Cuban popu- lation in the high ideals of redeem- ing Cuba. Che Kry Wi. st Witizr1 THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1953 No. 24 Castillo and Cabrera put their heads together and the result was | a plan to ask the Cuban Congress to give sufficient funds to com- mission a Cuban sculptor to carve a bust of Marti to be placed in Key West. All this happened in November, 1936 and when the committee re- turned to Key West, Cuban and City officials selected the site at the southeast corner of Bayview Park for the monument. Those selecting the site were Mayor. H. C. Galey, Councilmen Freeman, Cobo and Mesa and En- rique Esquinaldo, Sr., president of the San Carlos Institute, Juan Pa- zos, president of the Emigrados Revolucionairos Cubanos of Key West, D. Ubieto, president of the Cuban War Veterans and O. Car- ‘rero, president of the Cuban Club. In January, 1937, Commander Cabrera came to Key West to see the site for the bust and at that time the committee asked him if a monument could not be sent in- stead of a busy and the Command- er agreed. This was paid for by the citizens jof Havana. On the 22nd of February, 4 com- mittee composed of Commander Cabrera, Urbano Gomez __ Toro, Raoul Alpizar and Ricardo Serra came to Key West with the corner- stone and on Feb. 24th it was placed at the site designated for the monument in the presence of Mayor Galey, the City Commission, the County Commission, Cuban Consul, Lt. William Klaus of the Naval Station, Major A. D. Mac- Mullen, commandant at the local Army barracks and members of all civic and fraternal organiza- tions. The monument was dedicated the next year when Dr. Julio DePoo was the president of the San Carlos Institute, in impressive cere- monies. Thousands Of Dead Fish Seen In 20 Mile Area 10 Miles West Of Here By Santini BOAT CAPTAIN , PLOUGHS THROUGH © SEA OF DEAD FISH 1 HOUR, 45 MINUTES By SUSAN McAVOY A 20 mile area, 10 to 30) miles west of Key West, pur- portedly of the dread red BAS tide With more than 1,000| © dead fish was spotted by Fort Jefferson Boat capt. Joe Santini on his regular run from Dry Tortugas. to Key West yesterday noon, ‘We were. in. the. ‘for at least’ an Hot = Santini told this reporter today. The dead fish fioating on the ocean's surface were chiefly gteuper, snappers and grunts. The Fort Jefferson boat ploughed until halfway be- Grande channel and Key West. ‘That they were not trash thrown out by shrimping. vessels was stated by Santini. “These were full grown fish, not the type the shrimper’s catch or dump,” he said. Boat Engineer Harry Moore was; = at the wheel of the Fort Jefferson supply boat at 12:15 noon when he called Capt. Santini to look at the first dead fish. “We were about 10 miles west by north of Cosgrove light, that’s 30 miles west of Key West.” Santini went out on deck and kept watch to make sure that it was not just trash fish dumped by shrimpers. “After 30 minutes of going through dead fish, I radioed the Coast Guard of the facts. I waited that long because I didn’t want to send in a false alarm. Last month when I reported the red tide, a plane out of Miami flew over the area and could not find the fish. At that time, however, there were only about 35 dead fish. Yesterday there were more than a thousand. We also saw fish wiggling and dying on top of the water.” Some of the dead fish were badi rioriated while others were relatively fresh. Some were just giving their last death wrig- gle. The water was slightly dis- colored but not the red that he saw a month ago. This he attri- buted te the high winds of the past week. Santini’s last experience with the dread killing red tide was in the 1946-47 season. At that time he was a commercial fisherman out of Marathon. Then there was a definite discoloration to the water. Where the red tide ended, pom- pano began. For same reason, San- tini said, the pompano did not suc- cumb to the disease bred in the red waters The lack of odor yesterday was also attributed by Santini to the high wind. Because of the rough (Continued On P: Two) Dr. Joseph Groom Eye Surgeon WILL BE AT THE OFFICE Of OR. VALDES SAT., JAN. 31 19 Duval St FOR APPOINTN CALL 2-7821 ENT Injured Air Force Key Wester Writes Ist Letter Home Ralph Placencia, Jr., badly in- jured in a propeller slashing two months ago, has recovered suffi- his parents. | Ralph, Sr., who is a custodian }at the USO, Jackson Square, has | carried the letter in his pocket | with him every minute since it ar- rived last week. The boy is still in a West Coast hospital. Today, worn and blurred by much re-reading, the letter is a lite hard to decipher. The Air | Force boy, a native Key Wester, | however, has courage. He wrote on the two month's (Continued On Page Two) 4 Earl Adams To Address Youth Council Chamber Head Will Diseuss C. Of C. Role In Helping Youth Earl Adams, President of the |Key West Chamber of Commerce » and Circuit Court Clerk will be the .,main speaker at a meeting at the {Monroe County Juvenile council, Monday at the County clinic at 8 “|p. m., President Leland March an- ra wi }are aids to the boys and girls of | rountry, He will pidot. up, aspents of the. Chamber's progra '@ Monroe county. BOAT CAPT. JOE SANTINI spotted 1,000 dead fish in a 20 mile area 10 to 30 miles west of Key West in the second red tide threat this month. Santini and Boat Engineer Harry Moore of Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas were en route to Key West on their regular fortnightly run when they saw the dead fish.—Citizen Staff Photo. Schooling Races Free To Public At New Dog Track The rules of the dog racing com- mission make it a requirement |that before a greyhound may par- ciently to write his first letter jticipate in an opening race, he with his shattered right arm to);must be “schooled.” This means that he must run a regular race ‘on the track at least twice before the opening. As there are over four hundred greyhounds arriving here before the opening of the Key West Ke- nel Club's new track, this adds ap to quite a bit of schooliag Therefore, according to Abe Aronovitz who visited The Citizen office this morning. there will be many races run between now and (Continued On Page Two) Notice To Key West Kennel Club Employees All Employees Are Requested to Be at The Dog Track on Stock Island Thurs- day Night, January 29, 1953 at 7:15 P.M. For Roll Call and Employee Schooling. YOUR ATTENDANCE IS NECESSARY REY’ WEST KENNEL CLUB. Inc. March urges all members and all nterested persons to attend the meeting. He further announced that the main speaker for March will be sheriff John Spottsweod. The new county legal officer will talk on the responsibilities of his office to- ward the youth of the community. in April, representatives of local ‘ivic organizations will address the Council on their programs, present and future, for the youth of. Mon- ‘oe county. Slowing Down In 33 Tag | Applications Applicants for 1953 license tags j have slowed down in this last week jof January from the peak rush of jearly part of the month, Tax Col- jlector Howard Wilson announced | today. So far 2618 plain license tags jhave been sold to car owners. |Stickers enabling Monroe county jresidents to ride the highway free have been issued by the Tax Col- lector through Supervisor of Regis- tration Sam Pinder. | A total of 10,000 license tags is expected by the tag deadline Feb- Truary 20, Wilson said. Baseball Talks Are Set Today A conference originally set for between Joe Ryan, gen- of the Miami Beach Flamin: members of the City Commis Committee ha been set for today city commissioner nnounced today who has been in close he situation since the tions with the Mia ni pressed hope deal could be wrapped mingos are said to be he move here. ee SPECIAL ATTRACTION At DUFFY’T TAVERN 218 Duval St. GOULD CURRY At The Piang %1 P.M. Taste Argele's Deliciews PIZZA PIES a ne nema | New Feature In Citizen Today A new daily feature has been added to The Citizen, beginning today. It is “Notas Cubanas,” a column - psi: and comments in ¢ Spanish language, pro- vided by Raoul Alpizar Poyo, ‘well-known local resident who has long been active in civic affairs, especially in connection with the Cuban popula- tion. “Notas Cubanas” appears today on page 3. Havana Ferry Operators Set New Deadline Promise Word By Feb. 15th On The Start Of Service president of the Gulf Atlantic Transportation Company told City mene Dave King in a letter to- \7 -8 said that negotiations in Cuba have been proceeding slowly atid that the passing of a special law making the Havana dock space to be used by the ferry available has been neces- sary, Under the terms of an earlier aereement, the city of Key West is to furnish the dock facilities on tnis end of the line while the Cu- ban government will take care of that situtaion in Havana. The city has been told that the only obsta- cle in the way of the start of ser- vice is the naming of the board of direttors of the Marine Bridge Transport-Company, a Cuban Cor- Poration which has been set up to Operate the line which will furnish’ the sea link between Havana bi West. im many years. The city has agreed to lease the newly acquired Clyde-Mallory Docks to the corporation. It will be necessary for the city to make repairs and improvements. to the dock facilities before the start of the service which ‘will require about 90-days. William’s letter came in response to a query by King. The ship to be used in the run, the Cuban Queen, is currently in drydock undergoing conversion for use as a car-ferry. Owned by the Gulf Atlantic Transportation Com- pany, the vessel represents their share in the financing of the five million dollar. ferry line. : ENGLISH FLYING BOAT SUNK SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., @ — A flying boat taking off with Britons bound for a holiday in Spanish Madeira foundered and sank in Southampton harbor before dawn today but all were rescued unhurt. The 32 passengers and crew members clambered onto a wing of the slowly sinking craft until rescue launches arrived. A definite date for the start of the proposed Havana-Key West ferry operation will be set no later than February 15th, H. G. Williams PRICE FIVE, CENT: 100th Anniversary Marti Is Marked Here Today the rites.—Citizen Staff Photo. Bartenider, ds.’ Bound Over To: Criminal Court Would-Be Cash Register Thief Faces Breaking And Entering Rap A 23-year old local bartender who was jailed Friday after he had made a futile attempt to walk off with a 200-pound cash register faces trial on a breaking and enter- ling and grand larceny charges. The man, Thomas Conaty, a bar- tender at the Mardi Gras club, was ordered bound over for trial in Criminal Court by Peace Justice Ira Albury following a preliminary hearing yesterday. Conaty is being held in the Mon- roe County Jail under $1,000. Chief witness at the hearing (Continued On Page Two) bond of | SENOR PLUTARCO VILLALOBO, treasurer of the Republic of Cuba (right), receives a key to the City of Key West from Mayor C. B. Harvey this morning on the steps of the city hall. Cere- mony was part of the observartce of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jose Marti, Cuba’s Apostle of Freedom. Commander Mario Menendez (center), represented the President of Cuba at Local Film Column Included In National, Crities’ Poll The Citizen’s movie- column, “Maid’s Night Out,” which is of- fically registered with ‘Film Dai- ly”, mévie publication, has been asked again this year to yote in national film’ poll torselect best pictures for the:past to cast ballot on the choice ¢f top actors, actresses, supporting feasts, juvenile leads, the best for 1952 and the picture with the best photography. f The column, written by Dorothy Raymer, sent in the following se- lections. For the ten best tions in order of choice: “The African Queen,” Before Dawn, “Death of Man,” {ba “The Happy Time, the Islands,” and “Viva Zapata.” It must be remembered that all yotes are to be cast only on pic: tures actually seen by the review- er, and since Key West sometimes does not get films hot off the reel, so to speak, some movies have not yet reached this area, or even Miami where some of the movies voted for were viewed. | In selection of the best perfor- | mances, the local reviewer scored (Continued On Page Two) = | j | | on and the Stadium | THE MAN WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE for Key West to have this morning upon his arrival at > He who, as @ Cuben Congressman in city of Key Wen. Shown with ef the Sem Cerics Institute. and Caz Cubsn mdependence.—Citizen sort : nee "7 The Associated Press Teletype Of Jose Scores Of Visitors From Cuba Pour Inte City For Impressive Patriotic Rites By JIM COBB Key Westers, along with scores of official visitors jfrom the Republic of Cuba | today paid tribute to Jose Marti, Cuba’s most revered patriot on the 100th anniver- sary of his birth. Visitors from the island j Tepublic began to pour inte the city yesterday and by this morning their number had grown to over a hun- dred as they gathered under sunny skies to honor the Cuban patriot who almost marshalled timely death in the Cuban War for Independence, said that Marti dom a reality.” Captin Harold Payson represent- ed the Navy at the 5 a monument to Jose Marti is shown | We BUY all kinds of JUNE All Kinds of Scrap Metal Located at Simonton & Dey Sis. a cnet