The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 3, 1953, Page 1

The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo: Services. For 73 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West ‘Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 66° The Key West Simonton St. To Remain One-Way Pending Discussion At Meeting CITY FATHERS TABLE ORDINANCE CALLING FOR 2-WAY TRAFFIC; WILL SLATE HEARING Action on the appeal of a group of Simonton Street business who asked for a zoning change on that thor- oughfare to open it to two- way traffic. was postponed last night when the city com- “mission voted to table a pro- posed ordinance granting the change, pending further study, The. measure had been passed on first reading last week, Commissioner Delio Cobo threw the clincher into the highly controversial question when he announced that he was going to change his vote which he had earlier cast in favor of the switch when / members of a highly vocifer- ous, partisan group of spec- ja tators tossed what he termed “threats” in the direction of the commission. Cobo announced that he was going to vote “no” after an in- appeal by the businessmen who said that the designation of the thoroughfare as ‘‘one-way” is hurt- ie ing their business. commissioner charged that the ‘spectators were “trying to ‘Seare_the commission into voting favorably on-the change. “1 am going to vote the way my conscience dictates,” said Cobo, “I won't yield to threats.” . Earlier, one member of the - sfetons wan heart e shout, “we “Are going to remember this at election time’ during ike one hour discussion of the . question. “Cobe said that he interpreted this as e threat. In_effect, Cobo’s vote was the deciding factor in the question since, when the ordinance was passed on first reading by the com- mission last week, it squeaked past by a 3-2 margin. When the discussion reached an apparent stalemate, Louis M. J. Eisener moved that the ordinance be tabled and that the commission | meet jointly with the governor’s Safety Committee who had mapped the original change, and all citi- zens whe a terested in speak- ing for or inst the measure. No second was given to thi motion and further discussion de- veloped. Restaurateur Benny Fernandez, (Continued On Page Two) VOL. LXXIV. Key West Man Becomes Army 2nd Lieutenant Frank Sosin Is Commissioned At Ft. Sill, Okla. Frank H. Sosin, son of Mr. and Mrs- Frank Sosin, 728 Duval St., was recently commissioned as sec- ond lieutenant in the U. S. Army. Lt. Sosin successfully completed a 22 weeks’ Officers’ Training course at Ft, Okla., and‘was commlationad ne Field Artil- lery. He bas been assigned to the 82nd Airborne _ at Fort (Continued On Page Two) Betancourt Named To Head Housing Authority Board At the Annual Meeting of the Key West Housing Authority held yes- terday, Ralph Betancourt was elected to serve as Chairman of the Board for the coming year. Betancourt, for the past 10 months jas been filling the unexpired term as Chairman of the late Everett (Continued On Page Two) Eisenhower's Naval Aide Is Former KW Submarine Skipper _-|a hunter-killer type submarine. THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Ne. 29 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1953 Two Local Na Men Critically Hurt In Crash Car Rolls Over Twice On Blvd. This Morning FRIENDS HEAR OF ELEVATION OF COMMANDER BEACH TO IMPORTANT JOB Commander Edward L. Beach, USN, well-known author and former skipper of the submarine USS Am- berjack here, has been nam- ed Naval Aide to the Presi- dent. In @ letter to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Noble, owners of Nobie’s Art Center on Truman Ave., Commander Beach said that he was honored and proud to be picked for the job although it meant losing command of his ship, Commander Beach left the Key West Area in the Fall of 1949, when he was made Naval Aide to Gener- eral Bradley, Commander Beach ‘was ordered to New London, Conn., where he commissioned and took command of the new USS Trigger, Commander Beach has written about his exploits in submarines in many magazines including Argosy, Blue Book and Readers Digest. He has also written a book titled “Submarine!,”” which is now in its sixth printing. — Born in Brooklyn in 1918, and brought up in Palo Alto, Calif., Commander Beach is the son of a Maval officer. He was graduai Hearing Is Set A public hearing was set last night by the city commission into the question of renaming Salt Pond Road, between Truman Ave- nue and Virginia Street, Avenida Marti in honor of the beloved Cub- an patriot. It will be aired on Feb. 16th at 8:00 p.m. The measure was sponsored by commissioner Delio Cobo who said that the street was chosen because it was in the area near the Bay- view Park statue to Marti. Cobo asked that copies of the re- solution renaming the street be made in Spanish and presented to officials in Havana. He also sug- gested the erection of a plaque to | the memory of Marti. Two local Navy men were cri- tically injured early this morning when their car went out of control and rolled over twice on Roosevelt Boulevard. A third passenger in the vehicle escaped serious injury in the crash. William Carl Cooper, Jr., the driver of the car was rushed to the Naval Hospital following the mishap where he is reported to be suffering from a probably fractured skull and a fractured neck. A passengei William Burnett list at the hospital. R. L. Grubb incurred nothing worse than scratches and bruises in the accident, hospital officials said. All are stationed here at the Naval Base. Police Officer Armando Perez said that the trio were riding in the front seat of a 1936 Frod coupe when it apparently failed to straighten out after negotiating a curve on the Boulevard at about 4:30 a.m. this morning. The vehicle which was travelling at a high rate of speed turned over a ee twice,” the police report said. The automobile was listed as a total loss. Hearing Scheduled On Zoning Change A public for March 2nd by the Planni Board for the consideration of a zoning change for the MacArthi Homes subdivision at the of home owners in that Residents there have change so that the property will: the - tablishments. “ Presently zoned-as Residénce “B,” it will be changed to - dence “A.” . ao Navy Ends OpDev Activity In Area The Navy Department in Wash- ington, D. C. has ordered the dis- establishment of the U. S. Naval Operational Development Station, Key West. The disestablishment of "y'P At Air IN THE U.S.A. PRICE FIVE CENTS Scores Of B-Girls Face Job Loss As City Bans Drink Pushing Here COMMISSION PASSES ORDINANCE MAKING IT ILLEGAL FOR BAR WORKERS TO SOLICIT Sores of local B-Girls will be thrown out of work fol- lowing the passage last night by the city commission of an ordinance which will outlaw the soliciting of the sale of alcoholic beverages | in the city’s bars and nightclubs. The ordinance was design- ed toend the practice of “drink pushing” in the city and provides for penalities ranging to a fine of $250 or @ 60-day jail term, or both, for bar owners who engage anyone to solicit the sale of drinks—either real or simu- lated. In addition anyone found solicit- OpDevSta will be effected 1 Feb- | ders. Tuary. The order signed by Assistant Secretary of Navy John F. Flo- berg, makes no material change in the operation of the Navy acti- vity. The tasks and functions now assigned to this activity will be transferred ie the various depart- ments of U, S. Naval Stati Key West. ae List Of Known Dead In European Floods Passes 1.500 AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (®—Grim and weary searchers on both sides of the English Channel and the North Sea pushed the total known dead in Europe’s greatest storm and flood disaster in cen- turies above the 1,500 mark today as Western Europe rushed aid to stricken Holland, England and Belgium. Additional bodies by the hun- dreds were reported from Dutch villages isolated by the sea water that rushed in some places 40 miles |five children. Missing and pre-|these further casualties: inland, Rain, snow flurries and near-freezing temperatures added to the horror for thousands still huddled on rooftops or high ground dead, compiled from both official reports and reliable unofficial sources: Holland, 991. England, 514. Belgium, 22. Total, 1,527. Eleven Americans are known dead and seven others are missing and presumed dead in England, the U. S. Air Force announced. The known dead included three airmen, three air force wives and ; sumed dead were two airmen, two wives and three children. Most American casualties oc- curred in the flooded, wrecked for the third day without food, water or medicines. This was the latest count of the town of Hunstanton, 10 miles from the big thorpe, Four American families Announcement The prizewinning “Love Lane” and other Key West paintings by MR. PETER may now be seen at HEYWARD diagonally across from the post office U, $. air base at Scul-} living there were wiped out and in a fifth family only one American— and sirman-survived. The first American casualty to be announced was Staff Sgt. Jack D. Short, 23, of Raven, Va. He was found drowned in his shattered home at Felixstowe, near the American air base at Brentwater, where he was stationed. His Eng- lish bride of four months, Gloria, was saved. Air Force officials announced Dead: Master Sgt. Herbert Branch, Oak- Missing and presumed dead: Airman first class Russell 0. Martin, Reed, W. Va., and his wife, Dorothy; Mrs. Dorothy Vir- ginia Martin, wife of Airman 1st class Maynard Martin, who is 3 iley, Anawalt, W. , and his daughter, Pamela Dianne; James Alan Richardson, son of Mrs. Rose E. Richardson, Aulanta, Tex., who is listed among the dead. The name of a seventh missing American -- a 14-year-old boy — has (Continued On Page Two) dale, La.; his wife, Mrs. Gladys M. Branch; their son, Herbert E. Branch Jr., Sandra; Mrs. Rose E. Richardson, Atlanta, Tex., and ker son, Joseph | Neal Richardson; Mrs. Agnes L. Bailey, Anawalt, W. Va.; Airman |first class Maynard W. Martin, Cambria, Va.; Russell 0. Martin | Jr., and John Wayne Martin, sons of Airman ist class Russell 0. Martin and Mrs. Dorothy Martin, | Reed, W. Va. | DEO NOTICE TO ALL SHRINERS Key West Shrine Club will meet at Casa Cayo Hueso at 7 P.M., Wednes- day, February 4. Phone 2-6136 for reservations. All Nobles invited. a ee i | i | ' and their daughter, | laney, Eisner and Mayor Harvey all voted to pass the ordinance while Com- missioner Carbonell passed. Remedy Set For Flagler Ave.-First St. Traffic Problem The city is taking steps to cor- rect a danegrous traffic situa- tion at Flagler Avenue and First Street when the city commission passed on a motion to investi- gate the possibility. of the city purchasing the land on the north- east corner of that intersection to enable them to “straighten out” the curve there. It was pointed out that visi- bility is severely limited by the sharp bend at that point and the obstruction of a building. Two fatal accidents have oc- cured there in the past few months. Commissioner John Carbonell, (Continued On Page Two) | WE THANK YOU... We are indeed thankful and appreciative of the fine response to our invitation for the inaugural of Dog Racing in Key West, Saturday night. We shall endeavor at all times to merit the trust that the citizens of Monroe County and Key West have placed in us. Again we thank you. KEY WEST KENNEL CLUB Chief Kemp Is Lauded By Northern Firm Police Chief Joseph O. Kemp was commended in a letter from @ trust company in Nia: Falls, N. Y. which was public last night at the meeting of the city commissioners. In the letter, Kemp was thank- ed by the company representa- tives for “his kindness in aiding @ man who had been living in Key West and who had become ill and gotten into trouble.” The man, was receiving finan- cial aid under the provisions of @ trust fund set up and admin- istered by the northern company. man’s care “had been returned in full by Kemp.” The ill man has since returned to Niagara Falls. ver” By Giving $200. For Local Scout Fund Representatives from local Boy Scout Troops took ‘over the city Annually, the scouts preside at a city commission meeting as a part of their observance of Boy Scout week which is now in progress. Acting Mayor for the was Glenn Roberts of T: and the commissioners 8 Bernie Manchester, and Robert Read, Troop 253; Gery Neris Michael McKee, Troop 52. Merril Deland of Troop 54 “replaced” City Manager Dave King for the After instructing the city clerk to publish a resolution proclaiming “Boy Scout Week,” the commis- sioners got down to the real busi- ness of the evening when commis- sioner Manchester “moved that the city manager be instructed to do- nate $200 to the local sury.”” The mayor then asked city man- ager Deland amount to spare. (Continued On Pa; AIR VIEW SHOWS THE EXTENT OF FLOODWATERS covering Give Concert In Tampa Sun. Pre-G ill Performance To Be Presented At Tampa Elks Lodge The Key West High school band, which will participate in the Gas- Tom Watkins, Key West attorney and past exalted:ruler of the Tam- county, and himself a past exalted ruler of the Tampa Lodge, made the necessary arrangements for concert. peat 2 : ° e Vehicle Bill OK'd Motor vehicles found abandon- ed on the city’s streets will be subject to removal by the police department under the provisions of an ordinance passed by the city commission last nicht. Police were authorized to con-! fiscate vehicles found to have |and (Continued On Page Two) lanning Board Ok's Zoning Change port Over County Opposition Bentley Was Bidder On Property, Board Member States As Parking Lot Is OK’d The City Planning Board over-rode opposition by the Monroe County Board of Commissioners last night when they voted to approve a zoning change on a tract of |land adjacent 'to the County owned parking lot at Meach- am Airport. ts The land in question is owned by Vincent Conley, Chicago, and is leased to Marco Mesa of this'city who has indicated that he will op- erate a parking lot in compe- tition with the county owned facilities. In a resolution passed by County Commission introduced at the Planning Board meeting last "| night, they opposed Ha 38% E i ve a - 2 eae i the area at Sutton-on-the-sea, Lincolnshire, as violent storms cause havoc slong Britein's eastern coastal area. Evacuation of the entire Sutton-on-the-sea population has started. At least 29 persons have been reported killed so far in the floods, swelling the storm toll t 1f2 An estimated 123 persots perished in the oterm- capsized sinking of the steamer Princess Victoria —(®) Wurephote via Kadico fom Leadem