The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 17, 1953, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has most equable climate in country, with cn average range of only 14° Fahrenheit the the FLORIDA RR AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONER Wilbur King, center, inspected Key West’s facilities and services yesterday with William Arnold, left, manager of Florida Grey- hound in Key West and Neil Knowles, Overseas Transportation manager, right.—Citizen Staff Photo. Utilities Commissioner Praises Companies Here Urges Waterfront Be Preserved For Public Use Key West's utilities are doing a 2 job of meeting the needs of . 2 evergrowing population, Wilbur. °d,,Florida Railroad and Public ~~ “sin after a thorough ins) ‘orday. ‘ ‘ng is @ member of the power; three-man board which con- 23 two billion dollars worth of «ties, electricity, gas, bus ‘com- nies, overseas highway trans- peptation, and . water throughout; + © state. ‘I came here to check on whe- ‘er the utilities are rendering 300d service. They certainly are. ‘Tue public must also remember) teat these utilities must be given : Heient earning capacity.” Xing observed many other as- neois of county life than just the! matters on his‘ official purview. He objected strenuously to the. practice of fishing off the high- way bridges. “| understand why the people do it, because we have not pro- vided fishing piers off the bridges for them. That should be a pro- ject for immediate commence- ment — to install piers, running eut into the Guif and Atlantic so that our great fishing down here need not be hazardous.” “Of course, all of Florida needs more recreation, We attract peo- nle to our wonderful state because of the climate, but then we don’t provide enough for them to do once they get here,” King said. ‘The commissioner further warn- ed that unless counties and cities wateh out, private interests are grabbing off all the waterfront. “If you den’t watch out, there won't be any waterfront left for your children and your children’s children. You should blveprint now for the future, and definitely acquire certain property for use as swimming pools, playgrounds end other public uses.” | King, who is in a position to) know, is happy about the indus-} trial future of Florida and the en-| tire South. “industry is meving south — that’s a fact. And when these } great plants come down to us | from the North, we must be in a position to provide adequate (Continued On Page Two) | One we | Beautiful Coral Reef | Estate EXTRA LARGE AND FILLED | 000,00 $2. GVERAL WATERFRONT LOTS :, Charles Toppine and Sons Co. | AVAILABLE Along 10th St. From Flagler Harris Ave. DIAL 2.5606 | CHARLEY TOPPING & SONS | —— Motor Caravan Is Prelude To “phe 1958 Navy Charity Cat plans to end its promotion cam- paign with a bang tomorrow with an auto caravan through the lower Keys. Ten gaily decorated convertibles, with each. Carnival Queen contest- ent being represented, will descent upon Marathon .and Key West, plugging for the three-day charity show which opens February 19 at the Navy Seaplane Base in Key West. The brass section of the Key West High School Band will supply music for. the caravan in Mara- thon, which is expected to depart from Key West early Wednesday fternoon, When the caravan re- turned to Key West, it will be joined by ‘the Third Marine Air Wing Band. At Marathon, the Carnival Cara- van will be met by “Captain Andy,” who will escort the cara- van during its Marathon run. The presidents of the Marathon Chamber of Commerce, and Lions Club and the Commander of the American Legion Post will also meet the caravan. State highway patrolman Jim Wilder will escort the carayan to and from Mara- thon. During its parade through Key, West, the caravan will be escorted by four Key West mount- ed police officers. At 6:25 p. m. the caravan will stop at the county courthouse where the key to the city will be presented to Captain A. F. Buck- ley by Mayor C. B. Harvey. Also present at this ceremony will be City Manager Dave King, County Commissioner Gerald Saunders, Police Chief Joe Kemp, Sheriff John Spottswood and the Board of Governors of the Carnival, Cap- tain W. P. Schoeni, Captain B. E. Bradley, Commander C. M. Hen- derson, and Commander J. B. Carroll The itinerary js as follows: 1:15 p.m. Caravan will assemble }at the Main Gate of the Seaplane Base. 1:30 p. m. Caravan departs for | Marathon. 2:45 p. m. Caravan assemble at the “Trading Post" in Marathon. 3:15 p. m. Marathon tour begins. 4:00 p. m. Depart for Key West. 6:00 p. m, Depart the Seaplane Base for parade through Key West. Payment of a total of $3,128.58 for mari used in the Fogarty Avenue street repairs was approv- jed last might by the city com-/ mission, The payment was yards of mark Soot Blanket Regretted By Draft Fan Leak At 5 A.M. For Five Minutes Released Grime City Eletric engineer and ex- ecutive expressed regret today at the blanket of soot which cover- ed some houses on Grinnell Street and in the area at 5 this morn- “The cause was a leak in the draft fan,” Chief Engineer L. W. Whitmarsh told The Citizen, “These things happen occasion. ally. At 1 a. m. | was here at the plant and everything was all tight, Then at 5 the draft fan got a leak which expelled the soot for about five te seven minutes.” The Citizen visited the home of Mrs. N. L. Osterhoudt, one of the _— whose house was soot- { She was in the midst of mop- ping up the soot with soap and water, She showed me-how it spreads when she tried to brush it, large globules of it off her win- down sills, lamp shades and floors. “The lamp shades are ruined,” she said. “We can't wash those. Soot is everywhere, in the bath- room, kitchen, bedroom, I’ve had to take all the sheets and blankets off this bed, they were covered with it.” The same soot blanket descend- ed on Mrs. Osterhoudt's neighbors. One of them who owns a white cat woke up to find a black cat this morning, she said. Other had the same grime on all their su- faces. | C. A, Van Deursen, manager of City Electric said he was | about said. 'Boat Destroyed By A 3%-foot motor launch was total- ly destroyed by fire last night at Fire Monday Night, Clr> HKryj THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN T & KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1953 ‘Passes Away ‘This Morning Sudden Death Grieves Many ds And tives Here Mrs, L. C. Brinton, prominent Key Wester died suddenly this | morning at the Naval Hospital, } following a recent attack of flu. | The former Harriet Babcock, daughter of a: Key West family, Mrs. Briton was the widow of Col. 'L. C, Brinton, Her niece Mrs. Clyde W. Brun- son, widow of Admiral Brunson, |was with her when she passed jaway at 9 a. m. Mrs. Brinton lived at 1330 Jol , son Street. She was active in the | Woman’s Club, Key West Art and Historical Society, and other civic | clubs. Her nephew Dan L. Navarro is | making funeral arrangements. | Mrs. Brinton is survived by the following nephews and nieces: Dan Navarro, Mrs. Brunson, Ray E. Navarro, Babeock Navarro, George Babcock, C. Guthrie Bab- cock of Miami, Mary Babcock Stadig of Homestead and Rosalie Pillans. Funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow. Local Navy Is Accused Of Grand Larceny B And E Charge Is Also Placed Store. Robhery Eore . against William F. Kroesche,. cal Navy man, after he alleged. ly broke into the Thempson Hardware Co. store at the corner of Grinnell and Caroling Streets last night. Kroesche is being held by Naval authorities pending “his transfer to the Monroe County jail. According to thé report of Po- lice Lt, Joseph Cerezo, who con- ducted the police — investigation, Kroesche was taken into custody by a pair Navy men who found him at the scene carrying a rifle | which w ' (Continued on Page Ten) ‘Electronics ‘Exhibit To Show In KW 65 Branches Of Science To Be On View An electronics exhibit with more than 65 branches represented will come to Key West March 10, it was announced today by Florida State University. The exhibit which was ciates of Fort Myers, was first jtime. It is known as a Hewlett- Packard frequency counter, used for rapidly measuring crystal fre- quencies such as those employed [Rest Beach, fire chief Charles | |} Cremeta said today. The boat, which was up on the \Marl Charge OK'd). S'tnc cet 2c. james when firefighters from | both the Main and Number One | t fire stations reached the scene in answer to 2 box alarm turned in; [by Police Officer Frank Carballo | at 9:30 p. m. They were unable to check the flames. beat ‘s sot Known at this time. the weight of half a dollar. One for 2120 2-2] The identity of the owner of the jaf its commercial applications is (Contineed on Page Ten) Mrs. Brinton <— PRICE FIVE CENTS) Motion To Fire City Manager Fails Victor .Lowe To Attend Tampa Annual Civil Service Meeting Annual Session Is Set For March 12 Victor Lowe, first vice-president of the Florida Association of Civil Service and Personnel Agencies will attend the 17th Annual Con- ference of the Association to be held in Tampa, March 12 and 13. As vice-president Lowe will be next year’s president and will is- sue an invitation to hold the 1954 conference in Key West. There are over a hundred mem- bers of the Association made up of Civil Service executives in Flo- vida and Washington as well as Canada. Lowe was notified today by Ed- ward B. Hood current president of the organization that he had been selected as one of the leaders Harry A. Pierce, vice-chairman the Duval County rranged by Arthur H. Lynch and ASSO- | eal} Emil Shram Named USO Natl. Head Announcement Made By Local USO Officers Emil Schram, former president g a - : rfl Ae eH if He é i; th rir art in z x H Hl i At Commission Meeting Here Mon. Carbonell Urges Ouster Of Dave King, Charging Not City Resident City Commissioner John Carbonell, in a surprise move at the regular meeting of the city commission last night, introduced a motion calling for the firing of City anager Dave King, saying that he was not eligible for the job since he is not a resident of Key West. The at- tempt at forcing King’s ouster failed, however, when it never came up for a vote. The move struck with sledge hammer impact and resulted in a sprinkling of applause from a large gal- lery, made up largely of local bar owners, ex-B-Girls’ and entertainers, King has been under fire from some quarters for his fearless insistence on the enforcement of a re- cently passed anti-B-Girl ordinance. 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