The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 4, 1953, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 63° “DADDY” screams little Adele we Key West Citiz _ THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. Caulfield as she is swept into eager arms this morning by CS-1 F. K. Caulfield as he tries to hold both his daughter and Mrs. Caulfield at the same time. Caulfield had just stepped ashore from the submarine Sea. Poucher as she docked here this morning.—Citizen Staff Photo. Happy Families Hail Return Of Submarine Sea Poacher Hysterically happy -wives and flocks of eager-beaver children stood by at Pier 5 on the Naval Station shortly before 11 a. m. to- day to await the arrival of the Submarine ‘Sea Poacher” just re? turning from nearly four months in the Meditertanegn. ‘The “Sea Poachcr;’*carrying a crew of, eight officers and 70plus, a jam | ‘iny deep, an by i @ and real; but not im printed form was,evident this | morning when families of sub’s personnel stood scanning the hori- | zon for first glimpse, of the conning | tovrer. | 's Mrs. Gibson | th ‘their two children, both blonde like herself, alternating her concentration on the antics of sx year oid Rick and four year ari who “hadi't seen their i before Christmas. 8 $ei7-possessed and clutch- eda dill Rich was a little shyer i the big moment came his f°. 2 against his father’s | Ze as the cameraman caught the | tly reunion. | A ery of “There she is!” clarion- ed in the bright sunny air as the “Sea Poacher” eased its way to-{ ward the pier. The anxious women, | shepherding their little charges, | moved up to stand in line at the | edge of the dock. Some of them | began waving frantically when the | submarine was still in the dis- | tance, Vivacious Mrs. Gibson, dressed | in a lightweight white wool suit with gold trim, adjusted her litth round hat trimmed in red, biw and green, and stamped a gold. sandaled foot. Beckoning impatient- ly, she said, “Come on, come on, I can’t stand this much longer.” | Then she grinned and said, “I've } never fainted, but everytime we go through this, | feel as if Ij would keel over any minute.” | Commodore €. H. Andrews strol- | Jed leisurely toward the group and | his arrival had a calming effect temporarily. But « the “Sea Poach finally ted up along side the ‘Sea Cat,” the advance guard of impatient wives and scampering | Reroofing. Of : By Schoo] Bd. School and at and Dou- glass school, it was announced by Superintendent of. Public Instruc- tion Horace O’Bryant today. © Three of the tive’ schopl heard members were presebt’ monthly meeting last. night. : Warren, Earl Duncan and Edney Parker reported on -the’ school board conference they had.attend- ed in Tallahassee. They stated that Monroe County: gompares.. very favorably with other school boards in the state, according to confer- enee reports. The Board of Public Jastruction signed contracts with the school architect for expansion of ‘Truman elementary school'and the -new. school administration building~-to. be erected on Jackson Square. °' The Board approved a grant of $500 for musical instruments, ‘for Douglass school band. “ Deeds for the ‘eight acres’ giv by the Overseas,Road and ~Te Bridge District and the property at Poinciana between the . sehix and 13th street were also a Superintendent O’Bryant. was. ask- ed to write letters of appreciation | to both the Toll Bridge District‘and the City which granted the local property. The Board confirmed the em- (Continued on Page Bight) Admiral Joy Is - In KW Recovering From Operation Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, superintendent of the United States Naval Academy and former chief United Nations negotiator at Ko- rean truce talks, is recuperating ‘Meacham Ai THE KEY WEST CITIZEN, WEDNESDA’ rport Scrap Heard By Commission PILOTS, FARALDO CLAIM SAFETY RULES OF CAA ARE. VIOLATED Accusations, and eounter-accusa- tions’ of viol of CAA safety regulations were flung by private pilots: and disputed by Meacham Mapager George Faraldo ina -lively. discussion at County Commission last night. The pilots, led off by free lance flying instructor Claude Hendrix complained that Faraldo: wouldn’t permit-him to. work on his plane at night, but that repairs on Faral- }-do's planes continued. Hendrix said that a number of | pilots wanted to fly at night out at Meacham and were willing to buy their. own flares if they could get: that permission. | Chairman of the Commission Air- port Committee Clarence Higgs said that CAA bars flying after sundown at-Meacham. . Faraldo cited violation after vio- lation against CAA regulations al- legedly made by Hendrix and seven other pilots. He said that he had repeatedly ordered them: to stop | ed. “buzz jobs” over the Keys (that is diving at persons or objects), and to stop violating traffic patterns above Key West. Faraldo presented to County Commissioners last night a letter he had from CAA Senior Inspector, Second Region, E. J.-Ulrie which states: “This office has always regard- ed: your integrity and judgement as airport’ manager to be beyond “-“Baralde that the import- ance ‘of ‘Key West's safety re- cord is heightened by the fact thet Key, West rates fourth on the national list of airports in volume er incoming international Faraldo “[ intend to keep it that se Gharies W. Shep. ; arles W. Shep- herd. an@a Navy Chief named Ward. Soni these. men own ane fies ‘and keep them at ‘Meaehai complained that they are ‘actually acting as com- Contimied on Page Eight) To Be Reworked By Commissioners * Meacham ‘airport took the spot- in digeussion at the County igsion “meeting last _ night Mts. Elizabeth Burkis asked Commissioners to renegotiate her Fgarking lot lease there for a lower Ars Burkis. had bee& awarded the year’s lease for the lot which is adjacent to” Meacham. Monday night, City Commissioners, over the |. |strong protest of County Commis- signers, spot zoned an area ad- | iaenat to that for a private park- ling lot to be leased by Marco Mesa from Vincent Conley. County Commissioners have stat- ed that they ‘will not be able to finance’ building an airport ter- minal ‘unless they can count on guaranteed ineome from re coun- ty-leased parking lot. y state that now the city has spot tened land for a lot next to the | county's, it will threaten their in-| come. The Meacham Field parking lot has. been a nice source of re-/| venue in the past, because it held monopoly on parking space at new private lot will affect the pointed out. Mrs. Burkis’ request }for renegotiation of her lease from the airport. The introduction of aj business of the county's lot, it is | March Of Dimes Drive Success Is Expected Marathon Reports Huge Increase In Fund Gifts Over Last Year’s Sum While final returns for the March of Dimes Campaign will not be available before February 15, it appears that Monroe County will reach its quota for 1953, Chairman Bill Neblett said today. The first community in the Coun- ty to announce their final results in the-March of Dimes was the town of Marathon. By telephone to- day, Mrs. Chester Tingler, Chair- man of the Dimes Campaign for Marathon announced that a grand total of $1,333.39 had been collect- This sum far exceeds last year’s total, said Mrs. Tingler, and we are very proud that Ma- rathon has come through for the March of Dimes, as we all real- ize the urgency of the polio drive this year. Among the outstanding activities in the Dimes Campaign in Mara- thon Mrs. Tingler cited the 6th and 7th grades of the Sue M. Mor- ris School, under Mrs. Beryl Guth- rie. Not satisfied with the first sum which they raised, the children from this school room devised an activity of their own to raise addi- tional funds for the Dimes Cam- paign drive. re In her report to the County Chairman, for submission to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Mrs. Tingler- listed the « Mothers’ March™s. Girl Scouts Fish Fry - x. Coin Collectors Special events Business donations -.. Total— $1,333.39 One of the most encouraging facts. is the extra interest and ef- fort made by various activities on their own initiative. A fine exam- ple of this extra effort is the donae- tion of the USS Saufley. Typical of the cooperative spirit displayed by local Naval activities, the person- nel of the Saufley contributed to the general funds and then, in a (Continued on Page Eight) Instructions Are Given For Making Inquiries About Flooded Countries The American Red Cross today authorized the League of Red Cross Societies to expend up to $10,000 | through the Netherlands Red Cross for blankets and clothing needed |by Dutch flood victims. | This was only one siep taken by this organization regavding tue disaster in Western Europe. Others were listed in a wire received this morning by the Key West Chapter of the Red Cross frem the national headquarters in Washington. Cables expressing sympathy have Red Cross Aids Stricken Areas In Western Europe BRUARY 4, 1953 City Of Key West ‘In Tax Deed Sale xk *& x *& * COMMISSION TERMS WOULD BE LIMITED TO TWO YEARS IF BILL IS INTRODUCED By JIM COBB State Representative Ber- nie C. Papy declined to.com- ‘ment today in answer-to re- ports that he will introduce ja bill at the next session of | the Florida State Legislature |making revisions in the city charter. The Citizen has rec¢eived| Revenue receipts realized by the many inquiries, — including ba me rag a ae eee two. from top civic officials | gan on July 1st, are equal to 66.44 asking for information on tralia we ee amount es- the proposed changes which, rovialed ey Jn cap ere in effect, would make it nec-|Charles Roberts in his bi-annual essary for all five members |*Mancial report, released today. of the city commission © run Plata ok ore ieee for re-election in the Novem- Fund are equal to 53.20 per cent ber balloting if they wish to |% the total annual budgetary ap- stay in office. propriations. : ‘ Total revenue receipts it According to the present city | to the eity in the first six ann charter, two members Of the city’s | indicated an increase of 8.64 rae, bees sare ee oi pues: per cent when compared with the and Commissioner Ja laney | same period last still have two years to serve on art ieee 8 their four year terms. . healthy jum> of .27.84 per. cent The three remaining member's terms will expire in Nevember. for the period. dedi hiig Batag sadn spars are up 23.41 per cent over last jo Cobe have anneunted will seek re-election. pardoned Ford Report Shows Increase In City’s Funds Bi-Annual Report Indicates Eight Per Cent Jump In Revenue Receipts paid highest is also in office for: four | city Ming waguware ia: he ’s consulti rs in the years. ‘The third place candidate | construction. ot the new sewer sys- receives a two year post on the|tem and tax allocations’ to the city commission. Monroe General Hospital in the However, if the proposed legis-| amount of $22,721.70. These pay- lation were enacted, all commis- (Continued On Eight) sioners would serve for a two year Pein addition, the bill would = Girl Hospitalized (Continued on Page Bish)” iT Auto Accident portedly ‘have provisions for Sixteen year old Barbara Fob, 14099 Albury Street, is in the Na’ Hospital as the result of an dent involving an automobile and ~}a motor scooter at the corner of Grinnell and Southard Streets Tues- day afternoon. Miss Foh's injuries: were diag- nosed as a fractured ankle and cuts at the Hague and is providing alljon the leg, head afd about the possible assistance. sean age of the —— The National Red ‘Cross. Head- | W45 im G. Whalen, stu- quarters announced that it will ac-|“ent, of the Naval Base. cept all unsolicited dolisr contri-| Mrs. Josephine Esquinaldo, 41, butions to aid its operations in the 1403 Patricia Street was the driver | etrickem’ eolmminlans of the automobile involved in the | Instructions for mal |regarding persons in jcountries were released | Jefferson, manager of jeastern area of the Red Cross _ Atlanta, | Such inquiries may be bandied as follows: | 1. Families inquiring regarding military personnel and their de- Ww. We in | AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands pendents and civilian employees of \#—Warnings of new gales and national military establishments | high tides flashed fresh danger to should be referred to the appro- | battered Britain and Holland today Comes Out Ahead For First Time SRS SS x «ek City Charter Change Is Rumored xk ke Earl Adams Turns Over. Sum: Of $1,014.05 To City Funds For the first time in its history, the-city of Key West is richer through the sale-of tax delinquent land, County Clerk Earl Adams. disclosed today. Adams:is: paying over to the city coffers $1,014.05 which has been held up to now in the event that the original owner of the land or her Sailor’s Condition Is “Very Critical” The condition of William Carl Cooper, local Navy man was listed today as “very critical” by Naval Hospital officials. Cooper was injured in an automobile’ 3 < geri Hi Hip i : z i gE EE ne & i i 3 y: Be Honored In Week’s Events The city of Key West is celebrat- ing National Boy Scout Week, Feb. 7 through Feb. 13, honoring the Boy F i fpeks Scouts of America. Key West Scouts will participate in church, school and government affairs. throughout the week. The Scout Week program in Key West is scheduled as follows: Saturday Feb. 7 - Boy Scouts, Explorer Scouts and Cub. Scouts will hold a field meet-at Wicker Field. The meet will begin bit S i e H a Fake iF i SF fey ree EFET € Carlton Smith and Vance Boswell. Sunday Feb. 8 - Scouts will visit churches of their faith in uniform. i rH Hl i i efi lel aH i TH FT} i et is ‘F i } New Gales Threaten European Coast Today {be nearly 1,000. It quoted the burgo-| count from official aval | master of Zierikree as saying be- an apical 1,053, : tween 300 and 400 persons in the town of Nieuwerkerk on here from a major operation he underwent recently at Bethesda Naval Hospital. offspring moved in like a wave. Only the ceremony of Capt. An- drews being piped aboard as head of the welcoming group stood be- | ;, vi tween them and the ecstatic mo- ireceek Boke ay ypheni edna ment of reunion hor (Tecovering nicely, He is not re- About 50 of the soph tig anchor | ceiving callers or planning to car- detail stood on the deck, some in| ry on any press conferences while (Continued on Page Eight) here. He expects to return to An- ~ napolis about February 9. Joy was the first United Nations’ | truce negotiator sent to Korea. For over’a year he was in charge of diplomatic strategy used in bar- with the Communist Gen. m I DANCING NIGHTLY te LOU BREDICE and His Fameys International Trie RAUL‘S ATTENTION ROTARIANS! There will be no lunch. ¢ eon meeting Thursday, Ladies Night will be held Thursday night, Pe the Casa Marina Hotel. (sd) RALPH ROGERS, Serretary, ne Admiral Joy, who with his aide) the county vas referred to the been sent to Red Cross Societies Commission airport committee jin Belgium, Great Britain, Ireland headed by Clarence Higgs. jand the Netherlands. In addition } yesterday a cable was sent to the jLeague of Red Cross Societies of- jfering a Junior Red Cross contri- bution of 60,000 gift boxes and 50 ‘Dave Sholtz Will Pay Visit To Elks [so sss.s2 case tat } |sider other requests for assistance | Dave Sholtz, former Grand Ex-/|in meeting emergency or rehabi- alted Ruler of Elks, will be guest |litation needs. lof honor at the regular meeting of | Canadian Red Cross | Key West Lodge No. 551 to be held jtions bh 8 p.m. Thursday. ton of The former governor's visit will /the Les mark the first time in the 53 years bistory of the Key West lodge that (a past grand exalted ruler has at Htended a meeting. Sholtz will be no stranger to the < Key West Lodge. He was a fre ( quent visitor te lecal when he was stationed in Ke as a Navy officer during World > ny Lt \ War L Eddy has established headquarters organiza g warehouses through seneva f State reports Europe that are © Soci ing extremely ng disaster v ¢ authorized a contribu- | lawarded to M. E. Bennett coo priate military headquarters in |25 %M international armada of |that island. Washington. The department of the |Planes and boats braved waves! ‘The new gale warning was an- and hurricane winds sent over the land Sunday. Damage was reckoned in calculated millions of dollars. Britain more than 400 square miles were flooded. fn isrussels, news- paper estimaces placed Beigien losses in the neighbortood of 2) milion dollars, tet the death til struction compan: fencing szround the new Momree can ‘. Chariee Tervto ond nas lost oat by enry two dollars bidding $2,358 om the job. Army advises that there are no |#nd near-freezing weather to res-|nounced for the North Sea area. will * Goes To Cothron = 2s ist, caeet win oot road jobs. lagainst time to shore up shattered Marathon Beach. the evacuation of thomsands for gates and west Holland known casualties as yet. Air Force |¢ue survivors of the continent's | accompanying the grim forecast (Continued om Page Eight) | most frightful flood disaster since was 2 British Air Ministry pre- | | medieval times. |diction that strong winds develop- $21,581 Comtract | :co-incioting 1.083 in Holland but the Amsterdam newspaper Het on Vrije Volk indicated today that Alonzo Cothron, contractor was |lest their lives in The Netherlands |awarded $21.581 by County Com- |*'07°. missioners last pight for Keys! As thousands of workers raced Cothron was sole bidder on re-'sea defenses in Britain and The surfacing projects which include Netherlands. some 2.00) vessels roads in Tavernier, Key Vaca and and more than 125 planes rushed Apotber contract of $2.48 was numbed by cold and suffering from three days of exposure in isolated villages throughout stricken South. Ut Vrije Votk said thet the *** @-ath tol en the Zeeland island The final death in the dixas of Schouwen-Duirveland alone may ‘er may caceed 2.400. The latest wd dowswerd homeless, 30,000 in Britain 90,000 in Holland, still missing in the twe