The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 27, 1953, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 70° VOL. LXXIV THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Kia TH Harris School Children Give To Fund For Baby No More Money To Be Solicited Unless Further Need Arises Curry Harris Tells Of Aims Of Rotary Club Rotary’s Part In Community Service Told At Meeting Paul Sher, the program chair- man, presented Mr. W. Curry Harris as the speaker at Rotary Thursday. In a most impressive manner he gave the mission of ' The children at Harris El-' ementary Schoo] heard a-! bout Baby Jasper Walker | from a neighbor of the; Walker family who camé in- to the office of Principal | © Randolph Russell one day; last week. Russell simply an- | nounced the facts over the! communication system at the ; school. By Monday the chil-| Rotary in community service. He |said, “Fundamentally, Rotary is ja philosophy of life that under- takes to reconcile the ever pre- | sent conflict between the desire ‘| to profit for one’s self and the _ | duty and consequent impulse to ‘|serve others. This philosophy is |the philosophy of service - “Ser- : | vice above Self.” It is based on | the practical ethical principle that ‘He profits most who serves | best’.”” He said further that entally a Rotary Club is a group of representative business and pro- fessional men who. -have ac- “Funda- |, dren had raised the amazing | sum of $69. They brought in their pennies and nickels and dimes,” Russell said, “of their own free will and Interest, They are anxious to know how things turn out. We turned over a check for the full amount to Mrs. Walker at her home before she feft. for the Minesota trip,” he said, At that time, Principal Russell did not know that all funds were ‘eing received by the local Shrine club, Not counting the Harris School donations and money given by individuals before « clearing nouse was established, the Shrine Club received exactly $759 for aid for the baby with the brain tumor who .needed immediate care... ad is’ getting it. riye hundred dol- \» lars of that amotint Game from the Mavy. Charity Fund. The fund has been augumented by the donation of the gate re- ‘ Upts from Thursday night's rates sé the Key West Kennel Club, A vheck for $115.25 was to be given 41 0 the Baby Jasper fund today. Charles Blundell, . president of ‘te Shrine Club, said .this morn- jag that at present no more money ‘ 1s needed and advised that all + llections stop until further noti- ‘ cation, He pointed out that the ochester, Minn., Shrine Club is ! king care of the situation up ‘ere and that until results of the {amination aré aunounced’ that {ere is no further need for finan- tial aid, He said that the Rochester Shrin- ers were going to keep the public tn Key West informed about all developments at the Shrine’s ex- pense, Last night, the president of the Rochester Shine Club telephoned long distance and gave Blundell @ thorough account of the arri- val of Mrs. er and ry Jasper. Prior to the plane landing there at 6:30 p. m. “Wednesday, the group had all the sdmittance pro- cedure at St.. Mary’s Hospital smoothed out and a brain specia- list standing by at the hospital. They also had the plane radioed (Continued on Page Ten) Pair File Assault Charges Friday “ Jack Resnick, operator of the Kotton King, 604 Duval Street, signed an affidavit this morning against Benjamin Silver, White- head Street, charging assault and battery stemming from an inci- flent on Duval Street last night in which he charges that he was beaten in a fight, But Silver came right back and filed a counter charge against Res- nick charging the same offense. | The charges were filed in the} office of City Clerk Victor Lowe who set trial tor Wednesday, March 3rd in City Court. Resnick said that when he was standing in front of his store last night, Silver anloosed a barrage of invective at him and then struck him several s, inflict- ing a cut Up and se bruises. The pair, one time. were! partnérs in a Duval Street appare, | store but after a long series of legal difficulties dissolved the partnership. 6:30 P.M. at | Committee convener here. Thursday night at City Hall to TOM KUNZ, associate regional executive, right, discusses the future of the USO in Key West with M. Ignatius Lester, USO Kunz met with the USO committee lay plans for the ensuing year’s service of the USO in this district—Citizen Staff Photo, Daniels Is Named Chairman For Annual Cancer Crusade Appointment of Bob: Daniels as Campaign. Chairmah.or thé 1953 Cancer- Crusade of the American Cancer Society in .Monroe County ‘was announced by Carl V. Cesery, | Florida Campaign Chairman, to- iy. Cesery ‘said, of the campaign in wale, Ee Daniels will play such a Vital part is to save lives. The stdkeg are large.” Statisticians of the ACS estimate some twenty-two million Ameri- cans alive today eventually will die of cancer. “No one can tell in advance who strike on the next block, in a neighbor’s house, in our own home. Each of us can and must join in fighting this disease.” The 1953 Cancer Crusade will be April which has been designated as National Cancer Month by an | act of Congress. Mr. Daniels is known for his many and varied interests and help in eivic, fraternal and veteran | affairs. He has served these or- ganizations in many capacities. He is now serving the American Legion as Blood Bank Chairman and has been instrumental in a: sisting veterans, their familtes and serves the American Legion safety chairman. He is a member of the Disabled post as judge advocate and is also co-chairman of the annual’ Forget- Me-Not Drive. He is a member of the 40 and 8, an honorary society of the Ameri- jean Legion, having held several offices including Chef De Gare on the local level. He now holds the | state office of Grande Guarde De La Porte. In commenting on his appoint- ‘ment, Daniels said, “I have ac- cepted the chairmanship of the Cancer Crusade here only with the belief that I can depend on the energetic support of a great many people in this community. “We are going to need a lot of key positions in seeking funds and (Continued on Page Ten) Attention Please! KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling MR. FEINSTEIN DIAL 23036 We BUY all kinds of JUNK All Kinds of Scrap Meta! Located at Simonton & Dey Sts. THE that, if present, rates continue, | will develop the disease. It may | conducted during the month of | civilians in these needs. He also | American Veterans, serving this | help in reaching our twin objec-/ tives. We will need volunteers for | Dillons Help - Make Band Trip Great Success Major and Mrs. Earl Dillon de- serve much credit for helping }make the Key West High School Band’s trip to Cuba last weekend ja great success. Since Harold Casterton, band- master, was unable to make the trip, Major Dillon, who was direc- tor of the band before his retire- |ment, undertook to supervise the | expedition. | The Dillons and the band mem- bers were enthusiastically receiv- jed in Cuba and made a big hit | with the officers and crew mem- | bers of the Cuban ship Jose Mar- ‘ti which transported them to the Cuban capital. The students were given the run of the ship on the return trip and enjoyed visiting every section and observing the ship’s operation. In gratitude for the excellent hospitality extended them, the Dil- lons invited the Captain, ship’s of- ficers and such crew members as j could leave the vessel to a party jat Dillon Hall, the Key West High | School music { night of the return. Mothers of the band members rallied round and brought in cakes, cookies and punch to make a really festive affair of the party. When the Captain of the Jose Marti learned of Major Dillon's long connection with the school’s music department and that Dillon | Hall had been named ir. his honor, he made a trip downtown and se- }eured a beautiful Cuban flag | which he presented in the Major's honor. The flag now holds an hon- fored spot next to the American {flag in the band building. The evening's festivities were concluded about 11 p. m. when the entire body of guests exited from Dillon Hall in a conga line. The Dillons are to be commend- ed for their -racious acceptance of the task of supervision and for pues fine job they did. NEW LOW DOOR PRICES STRUNK LUMBER YARD PHONE 2.7091 120 Simonton Street building, on the! cepted the Rotary Philosophy of | service and are seeking first — to study collectively the theory of service as the true basis of suc- jcess and happiness in business and in life; the second — to give collectively practical demonstra- | tions of it to themselves and their } community; practice in his busi- ness and in his everyday life; and fourth — individualiy and collec- tively by active precept and ex- ample, to stimulate its acceptance both in theory and practice by all non-Rotarians as well as by all Rotarians.” | Mr. Harris further said, that “Because he who serves must act, Rotary is not merely a state of mind, nor Ri pl phy mere- ly subjective, must translate the individual. Rotary Club had a record attendance today there being twenty-eight visiting Rotar- ians present. The list included — Al Rbinson, Retailing, Lewistown, Pa., E. D. Patenande, Marine :In- surance, Helena, Mont.; Ken At- wood, Automotive, Bristol, Conn.; Frank Godfrey, Farm Loans, Ed- wardsville, Illinois; Ernest Small- man, Stock Raising, McMinnville, Tenn.; George W. Shope, Auto Re- tail, Tyrone, Pa.; Charles A. Rice, Transportation, Tuscola, Illinois; Erwin Ludwig, Past Service, Ot- tawa, Illinois; Chester Sylas, Building Contractor, Elmira Hei- ghts, N. Y.; C. R. Crozier, Surety Bonds, Lansing, Mich.; C. W. (Continued on Page Ten) itself into..objective activity; =| i | | | | | | School Supt: In Miami For Surgery Horace O’Bryant, super- visor of public instruction in Monroe County. was admit- ted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami this morn- ing for exploratory surgery. He expects to remain away from his post for from 10 days to two weeks, Meantime, his staff will carry on the work as usual. =a Legion Plans To Observe Anniversary Speaker At Regular Meet Harold Laubscher, Key West Chamber of Commerce, addressed the regular meeting of | Arthur Sawyer Post Ne. 28. Amer- ican Legion, on Wednesday even ing. Laubscher presented to the! Legionnaires the work that the, Chamber is doing in the com: munity in a very interesting man- ner. Z Plans for the observance of the ‘35th anniversary of the American Legion during the week of March 15th were formulated. During the week, a joint session of the Post and the Auxiliary Unit will be held, 3 radie program will be presented; releases relative to the history of the American Le- gion will be given to the news \ agencies; and other, events to ‘lately observe the. birth- W. Miller was appointed Chairman toe coordinate the acti- vities for the observance. Antonio Arango, Jr., Post Chair- man for Junior Baseball, an- nouri¢ed that the plans are now be- ing“formulated for the initiation of Araerican Junior Baseball in the City during the early part of May. Arango stated that the Na- {tional American Legion. Junior | Baseball Finals will be in Miami, | September 1-5, 1953. | Frank Romaguera, Chairman of the Post’s Oratorical Committee, | stated that the Monroe County | ;Oratorical Contest would be held | at the Convent Auditorium on the | (Continued on Page Ten) Secretary, | The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. For 73 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, moO ap FIVE CENTS 2 MUR 2 SAE . dard Is Named As Acting KW Postmaster To F i LEEH.GODDARD Marathon Group Presents Play At C. OFC. Bldg the opening of their “Everybody Works But Father,” a three-act play about a lazy father who abhors work but whose in- ventive mind produces a shaving cream that takes off whiskers without a razor. This hilarious comedy is being given in the chamber of Com- merce Building again tonight and Saturday night. Curtain time is 8 p.m. The play is being directed by John P. Goggin, Monroe Coun- ty engineer. The cast is: Mrs. Ashton, Eve- lyn Kaelin; Hadley Ashton, Ed Swift; Dale Ashton, Imogene Stan- cell; Burgess Ashton, Kurt Sch- (Continued on Page Ten) | NURSE BARBARA CURRIE of the Monroe County Health Department and atténdants from Priteh. | ard’s aid a cancer i Photo, } ISLANDER DRIVE-IN THEATRE tricken man aboard a National Air Lines plane today. The patient is bound for Miami's St. Francis Hospital as the American Cancer Society aids another victim —Citizen Stary eplace H. Bervaldi GOP Committeeman Names Former Navy Man For Job Former Navy Commander Lee H. Goddard, 417 United Street, has been notified that he will receive the temporary. appointment as Key West’s Postmaster on Saturday. Goddard, in a communication from Post Office officials in Miami, was told that Postal Inspectors will be ~ in Key West on Saturday to “indoctrinate” him for the position. He is a former New York banking executive. Ten Years In Prison For Jackson, Davis Judge Caro Considers Age of mers In Sentencing Ten) y@ars each’ in the peniten- tiary at Raiford, Fla., was hand- The announcement came on the heels of frantic efforts on the part of Representative Bill Lantaff to save the job of Hollon Bervaldi, ‘care of long list of other counts | Naval against Davis and cne of petty |2° Dasié. A lareeny a. Jai i iH; f ; : ! ii i H t i: i te 5? * x i i Hi HT rede te? gy7es% HE i i il Fi 4 j i 4 zithi i g Ef gE Fi Feige iz gs if: i he ge ty ie i ni i : | i i i BETTY-ANN STATIONERS DR. HAYES NEW BLDG. 516 Fleming Street Greeting Cards Stationery Parker & Sheaffer Pens & Sets School Supplies Gift Items Betty Lovise Roberts, Owner | Rat Ht ir i ii AND OPENING SATURDA Y NIT E is Onn 6:30 P.M.