The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 2, 1953, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 7A Representative Ch THE VOL. LXXIV_ No. 52 IN THE U.S.A. Pp rst Citizen NEWSPAPER The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. For 73 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West. RICE FIVE CENTS Group Has Round Table Discussion Of USO Plans And Activities Program Outline, Need For Service At Round table disc Given of how local civie or: n work hand in velv 2 with the USO to make life pleasant and better all arc for servicemen took place last week at the City Hall during a conference with | Thomas J. Kun ssociate region- ; al executive of United Service Organizations, Inc. Kunz came to Key West from lanta, Ga., to| help coordinate action i He presented oll those present | with a prepa uggested pro- | gram outline for USO committee | work and followed it up with an | open forum covering each point. Among the activities suggested were those having to do with reli- gion, entertainment and recrea- | tion, educational and sports acti- vities, housing and public rela- tions, personal counsel and infor- mation departments. With each of these was an ouiline of the poten- tial operating groups. Kunz led the way to discussion emph: ig what the service- man’s chief problems in aj Strange community are and how | these problems can be solved. | He read letfers which gave amples. of the serviceman’s point of view and added solutions with which other communities had tackled the situation. He stressed that the attitude ‘of townspeople should be more hos- Pitable, especially for the lonely young men in their teens and early twenties. ‘These kids want fo get away from ‘the _ service bases,. n. lly. Your help is needed to w what can be done for servicemen. Your part is to | héip keep youngsters thinking Straight. Serving. and action on this should go - getter.’ Kuy eat» ee * He pointed out that service for a man's country disrupts his norpyal life and men have to make difficult adjustments far from home. “Just putting on a (Coatinued On Page Two) Top Organist To _| Direct Easter Cantata Here wed today for} he city from any group ; ches to attend at 8 p.m. for aj} a to be given at St. It hes been planned to present “Cruc i’ which deals eason of Lent. It is to unity affair, and all| egardless of creed are cordially welcomed to participate An exvert organist, pianist and choirmaster with 35 years experience will direct. He is Cdr. $. N, Pierce of the United States Navy Cdr. Pierce studied piano with the famous Arthur Foote of the ers or sia New England Conservatory of Music, who maintained a studio in Brookline, Mass, He was also student under Organist Mark $. Dickey, of Boston, Mass. hearsal. Attention se KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling MR. FEINSTEIN DIAL 2.3036 We BUY all kinds of JUNK Leceted at Simonton & Dey Sts. Office Hours For Filing Income Returns Given Burt of Internal Revenve representatives here have an- nounced a schedule of longer hours before the deadline Mon- day, March 16. On Saturday, March 7, the of- fice, which is locate’ on the second floor of the Post Office Building, will be open from 8:30 . m. to 5 p. m. Monday, March 9, through Fri- ” | day, March 13, cffice hours will be 8:30 a. m. to 9 p. m. Satur- | day, the 14th, the hours will again be 8:30 to 5. As the 15th is on Sunday this r, Monday is the deadline for y! g, and the hours that day will be from 8:30 a. m. till mid- | night. The representatives will appre- cate the cooperation of the public in getting the returns in as early as possible so that the office will not be swamped at mid- | night on the 16th. Marriage Of Dodge Heiress Is Revealed Cablegram To Citizen Staffer Gives*Details A personal cablegram was re- ceived here Sunday by the society editor of The Citizen revealing de- tails of the secret marriage in Key West on December 29 of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Asserson, Jr. The bride is the $22,000,000 Dodge heiress, daughter of James Crom- well and the former Daphne Dodge. The groom is know professional- ly as night club singer Bob Ellis. He sang in Miami nightclubs and also at a local cocktail lounge a year ago. Judge Raymond Lord perform- | ed the double ring ceremony at the Casa Marina hotel on Dec- ember 29. According te the cablegram from Ellis and his bride, her gown was of cham- yn from Martha's, ex- clusive Palm Beach designer. can cre Her champagne shoes were ankle str: The bride’s acces- se in aquamarine, She wore a ribbon of this color in her hair and there were tiny flowers of aquamarine on the shoes. Mrs. Asserson wore a brooch which was an heirloom of the groom's family. In attendance for the bride were Mary Felice Hankey, a close friend from France, and Mrs. Timothy Godde, her stepmother, who came from England for the wedding. Best man was Bill Holloman president of the Miami Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce. At the wedding were Cdr. Raymond Asserson, Sr, (USN retired) father of the groom, from Washington D. C.: Timothy ide, the bride's stepfather from I : Beach: Cdr. and Mrs. William Neblett of Key West, and and Mrs. Robert Youmans, of this city Mr formerly now of the Virgin [slands Youmans js a singing partner of * at the Mahogany Club, Char lotteamalie, V. 1 “Cee-Cee” Asserson was former. ly married to Fred White, Edward | the co and Reinhard Hoffman | Juve: nat succession. She is 28 years County Clinic ms oid. The groom is in his early where MRS. J. RIMMEL PAUSES in her work of preparing for the tropical flower show to explain the beauty of a garden to the cameraman.—Citizen Staff Photo, Annual Show Lions Club To i Present Annual * Minstrel Show Galaxy Of Talent "| To Present Song, ' Dance And Humor | Each year one of the high | spots of entertainment in Key | West is the presentation of the 4 Lions Club Minstrel Show. | This year’s offering, which will ; begin Thursday night, March 5, ‘in the Key West High School Auditorium, promises to be no exception to the rule. Under the 3 | capable direction of Jack Clarke, = the show is shaping up as one of | the best the Lions have presented | So far. | -All the music for this year's show has been written by com- poser Cecil Carbonell. This tal- ented Key Wester, together with City Fathers ‘Sewer Bonds Resolution Asking Bids To Be Aired At Commission Meet A resolution authorizing the city er revenue bonds wil! be consid- ered tonight at a regular meeting 1 of the city commission. The bonds {which will represent the city’s | share in the financing of the over tions for the city’s out-moded sew- er system. The federal govern ment is aiding in the financ Also to be considered are resol utions calling for the authoriza- | tion of sidewalk repairs in the fol | lowing areas James Street, between Grinnell jand Francis Streets and between | Grinnell and Margaret Streets | Olivia Street, Windsor Lane, the }area in front of the Grace Luthe. jran Church, Margaret Street, | Catherine Street, St. Joseph School, Vernon Avenue at Wa Leon Street, and at the Harris | School. | The city will bear 75-percent of the cost of the sidewalk repairs while the homeowners will pay the balance, Also to be considered is the leas. ing of city-owned property Stock Island near the pistol to the Wayne Corporation {c construction of a golf driving range Action on the waiving of licens ing requirements quirements for a parkin, i (Continued On Page Two) on Sheriff Speaks To Youth Meeting Sheriff John Spottswood will speak tonight on the responsibili ty of his office to the youth of y at the Monroe ¢ Council meeting a Spottswood will address teach thirities and has a birthday March ers, parents, and civic leaders on 4. His great- grandfather was Ad ral the United States Navy. this subject at 8 p.m. The Peter Christian Asserson of is invited to attend the meeting jsaid President Lelard March. to call for bids on $850,000 in sew- | 2-million dollar repairs and addi- | ington Street, Flagler Avenue and | | Local AA’s Rent Clubroom Will Consider In Duyal:Street Building vi SS |Dade Wants Bavis Before Raitford Dade County Sheriff's offi- cials will pick up Albert Davis, | convicted of attempted - un- | armed robbery and sentenced to 10 years in Raiford, to try him on a breaking and enter- ing charge up there, Sheriff John Spottswood announced to- day. Davis was sentenced Criminal Court Judge Tho: Caro for the attempted break along with Jackson, convicted on the same charge. Jackson will go immediately to Raiford for his ten year sentence. Davis will be tried in Dade County on the charges up there. He had been awaiting trial in Monroe county on a number of charges resulting from a wild ride down the Keys, including destruction, of State property. by jail Joseph Judge Gibson At Meeting Of State Group State Children’s To Reports Commission Study ——-_ FIRST -METING = his brother, Lou, will also appear one of the variety acts which will be presented. End men for the merriment of the Minstrel are to be Clem Pearson, Bob Pollock, Jack Burke and one other. Gerald Saunders ' will be Mr, Interlocutor, keeping ithe show moving ~ with wit end fun, The inimitable Wiliie Ward ; Will be featured in a variety act. TO BE HELD TONIGHT AT 8 | Those who saw last year’s Min- strel know that Willie is well It is traditional for drunks to worth seeing in his song and | get drunk on Saturday night even dance routines. lif they miss some other nights of} Jim McManus is general chair- the week. | man for the Minstrel Show, which | Drunks who have sobered up the Will run from Thursday through | Alcoholics Anonymous w how. |Saturday night. Time is 8 p.m. | i a “jand the place is thi ever, consider Saturday just an- High School Ausiaione sales | other day of happy sobriety, } ee ee Launches 53 Drive Here | drunks stayed on Duval Street un ‘til long after. midnight. They were | not in the Duval bars, how- jever “slipping;’’ they were in their brand new clubroom at 5152 Du- val, painting, plastering, cleaning and refurnishing the former law offices of Criminal Court Judge Thomas S. Caro. Key West's annual Red Cross The Key West Branch of Alco-; roll drive got under way in full holics Anonymous. has at last|swing today. The geal of $15,000 found a home - these offices are being converted into comfortable | the month of March clubrooms for local members and| A team headed by Mrs. Kathryn visiting firemen. | Perpall began a house to house Visiting AA's do not visit the canvass today. “We need more local bistros unless they have | workers to cover the entire city,” many years of sobriety under their Mrs. Perpall said. She asked belt. They have repeatedly asked | they contact her at her home by if there wasn’t a place they could go and meet local AA's. Now they have it) at 535% Duval Street, ond floor rear Potential members of AA, civi lian or Navy have long expressed vlace where they | * their first days ting eround talking ave been “on the a longer time. Now is expected to be reached during Claude Speas heads up the com- mittee that will canvass Sigsbee Park and Perry Court. Various committee chairmen have been assigned for business nd professional men g the appeal for mem- Sirugo, fund chair- “It is a matter of record that the Red Cross for the past five years has spent more money Key West than was raised here Key West group is i to provide a full e secretary to be on duty 24 through roli call drives. Many a day as im some of the boatmen. who would have been larger cities, local members in without means of livelihood, have , good standing, will have keys to the clubrooms and can go up and browse among the AA literature, } Tas tt soe ot fe SA es Wynona Diaz. 4, Dies At Hospital 1 be lettered as will some of Wynons Diaz, aged four, daugh- had their boat replaced after it (Continued On Page Two) AA sayings which have help- * ed 150,000 men and women throughout the world to dry up and stay dry “Easy Does It.’ “First Things ter of Mr. and Mrs. Andres Diaz. First Keep It Simple,” “But Jr 14-C Porter Place. died this For the Grace of God.” and the ng at Monroe General Hos inued On Page Two) | authorities said | Hundreds Throng To See Key West Flower At Elks Club Annex Lavish Display Of Flowers, Foliage Presented To Public By DOROTHY RAYMER A symphony in color ranging from brilliant reds, ! glowing orange tones through luminous golden shades to | the more delicate hues of pink and blue and all the half inotes in between, supplemented with background green, | delights the patrons who visit the annual Key West Flow- er Show sponsored by the Garden Club of this community. Hundreds of visitors and local persons viewed the | magnificent display, which opened on Saturday at.6 p.m, It will continue through today and tomorrow from 10 o’clock in the morning through ten at night. The judges were so impressed by the show that they awarded five or six tri-color ribbons, something which is an extremely ere Two of the most profuse ex- hibits are the enchanting orchid dell and the tropical garden up on the stage of the Elks Club Annex where the show is pre- sented, The garden scene has dramatic impact and scintifiat- | ing beauty. It won for Mrs. Al- bert J. Mills, not only @ tri- | color award and a blue ribbon first prize from the judges, but also an award for over-all ex- cellence two yedrs in a row. Mrs, Mills will receive the love- Five Cars, | Two Cycles Stolen Here Three Recovered By Sheriff And Highway Patrol ‘A wav§ of car thefts took place} ly oil painting by Gene Otte, in Key West and the county over bese — ig_on Pest of the. wee! with five stolen, first prize gardenia shrub in bloom. The was grown by Mr. and Mrs. V. Johnson. | three retbyered “And two still-miss- | es | The tropical garden. tops the ing, Sheriff John Spottswood an- | Rounced today. Two motorcycles were also stolen. ‘horicultural exhibit in scope with | The missing cars belong to ta backdrop of a Key West scene M. Barnett, 706 White Street, a/| painted by Burt Garnett. Steps 1950 two door sedan, and to the} flanked by urns lead up to the |Fred Howland Company. The lat-/lawn plot on stage. To the right is jter car is a 1950 Willys Overland./a pool with statue and fountain. blue checked body. The Howland | Water hyacinths grace the pool, | car was stolen from near the Two| and overhead a scarlet Lenten | Friend’s Bar. tree lends a note of flame. White Florida Highway —_ Patrolman | orchids, crimson antherium, double | Marvin J. Wilder and the Sheriff's | pink petunias, all shades of be- office cooperated in finding the | gonias, delicate flowering quince, three stolen cars Saturday and | and a startling white and pale Sunday. One car was recovered at green caladium are part of the | Capt. - Eddies’ Fish Basket at | spectacular exhibit | Pirate’s Cove. Another car be- Exotic orchids like enermevs |longing to Celia George, 1949 two white butterflies er in shades of door Ford sedan was recovered in purple from deep violet through front of Hilton Haven delicate twilight lavender hold The third car received by the) viewers entranced in the sylven Sheriff's office was stolen from the| setting arranged by Mrs. Teby owner Victor Lang, from in front! peyce, There are tiny yellow or- of the Southern Cross Hotel which) chide in sprays, clusters ef pale he owns. Officers found it parked pink ones and some of » bronze and in the water near Mom's) .ag green color. African violets, place on Stock Island. The thief) Covmibuted by Mrs. J. &. Tuck- has driven it into the water and) 9) s4d to the beauty. A thatch. abandoned it | ed-rooted hut, crotens, palms, Of the seven thefts that have! pinsne teat frends end real occurred in the past two days, point quisite only one sailor has been picked up wp te ; a8 a possible suspect. He was in-) soret. an te -commcrete De se showing of horticultural marvels Across the annex, another mass JUST IN FRESH CHERRY STONE CLAMS KEY WEST SHRIMP CO. RETAIL MARKET Free Ostivery — Dial 2-7263 90) WHITEHEAD ST. Hospital. He will be picked up’ t when he recovers, Deputy Sheriff | #i#v!! arches in splashes of jrose, on e trellis frame and a | picket fence. The ladies in charge j fof it are Mrs. B. C. Papy, j 4 A. E. Buckley and Mrs. ‘Tape Campaign Pon cading Boston fern which pours ported a fine response from Kay} ~ Westers on Saturday and Sunday! | Roosevelt Boulevard | | The idea is the taping, with a; j— ty making them visible at @ greater distance at night pm. through the week The sta- tion is on Roosevelt Boulevard ad- the} docked. . There; legedly took, and is i, the Nava jattracts sdwiration. Vivid tong Jeff Braadhead said today jtawny orange, fuschia, cerise and alike |magenta, luminous yellow and _ . JCs Continue Auto } Mrs. Henry Sands, who aiso owns j | ‘The Junior Chamber of Com-|in green lace over the fern and merce Safety Committee has re-; (Continued from Page One) evenings to their “Seotch Lite Tap- | ing“program now in progress on! |phospheresent material, of the rear) \bumpers of motor vehicles there; The program will continue | inightly at 7:30 p.m. until ind | jacent to the ares where charter boats are is @ small charge for the service eo : DONT MIS! JACK KRAMER -; WORLD PRO CHAMP WORLD: CHAMPIONSHIP. TENNI NK SEDGMAN ( Australia) Vs, FRA AMATEUR WORLD j pM een MATCH! CASA MARINA HOTEL WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4, 2:38 P.M. ADM. $2.40