The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 14, 1953, Page 2

Coast Guard To Rebuild Damaged Pier Range Lights In KW Channel To Be Relocated A contract of $175,000 has been awarded by the Coast Guard, 7th District, for extensive repairs and | reconstruction of the Coast Guard | Pier Able in Key West, Lt. Clem) Pearson, local CG commanding | officer has announced. | The work will start this month to repair the damage done by the 1948 hurricane. The pier will be completely reconditioned and the industrial working area will be extended to provide a more effi- cient set up for maintenance of | buoys. Powell Brothers Construc-, tion firm of Fort Lauderdale have | been awarded the contract. } The Coast Guard, 7th District, has also awarded a contract to; rebuild and relocate the range lights in the main Key West ship channel, Pearson said. | The old system of lights was; Set up in 1916. Since then many, Qmuildings and other interferences | have been constructed which} make it partially ineffective. H To remedy this situation the’ range going to be moved out to-; ward the channel about 1270 yards, and a new front range structure will be established 1270 seaward from the old front range structure. A new rear range tower will | be erected at the site of the pre-| sent front range structure. This work will increase tremendously the effectiveness of the range, Pearson said. The front range light will be an occulting white light, flashing every second. The rear range will be a fixed green. Height of the light at low water will be 75 feet instead of the present 55. Day markers will be installed on the channel side of both range structures to make the range more effective in daylight hours. Comer Bridge and Foundation company of Miami has the con- tract for the work which will cost | about $40,000. Schedule For Legion Events Is Announced The complete program for Am-| erican Legion Week which gets underway in the City on Sunday, March 15, was released today by Post Commander Vance C. Stir- rup of Arthur Sawyer Post "No. 28. On Sunday, March 15, local} Legionnaires and members of the Auxiliary Unit No. 28 will ob-| serve the 34th Anniversary of the) birth of the American Legion with a Birthday Party at the Post Home on Stock Island. The event is scheduled for 2:30 p. m Mayor C. B. Harvey, Past Post Commander, will give the anni- versary address, Mrs, Eva War- ner Gibson, Judge of Juvenile Court, will give several vocal selections accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Mary Milner. Louis Cruz and Gail Varela, high school students, will present a pantomime’ act. Refreshments will be served by the Auxiliary Unit. A sound film of the American Legion National Convention held in New York City in August 1952 will also be shown, In keeping with the occasion, Mayor Harvey will issue a Pro- elamation designating the week of March 15th as American Le- gion Week in the City On Monday evening at 7:15 anj American Legion Program will be presented over Radio Station WKWF with Legionnaire John W. Miller presenting the radio ad- dress for the local Post. During the week, representa- tives of the Post will address warious eivic groups as follows: Tuesday, March 17, Kiwanis Club — Speaker, Post Chaplain Judson | Stephens; Thursday, March 19— Bpeaker, Past Commander Frank | Romaguera | During the week news releases will be presented giving the Me-| tory of the Legion during its 4 years of existence } ROLLER SKATING CHILDREN’S MATINEE Wednesday and Saturday. 2:30 | WEDNESDAY Nightly, 8 - 10:30 PHONE 2-916) 420 SOUTMARD STREET Children’s Cl: COMING SATURDAY, MARCH 14— Youth for Christ Rally. Fleming Street Methodist Church, 7% Fleming Street, 7:30 p.m. ses, 10 A.M. to noon West Martello Art School, County Beach. Masquerade dance, Boca Chica CPO Club, St. Patrick’s Day theme, 9 p.m. MONDAY, MARCH 16— Water color landscape painting class, 2 to 4 p.m., West Mar- ello Gallery Art Classes, County Beach. Gym classes for O.W.C., Sea Plane Base, 10 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous _ open meeting, 515% Duval Street, 8 p.m. Key West Temple No. 20 Pyth- ian Sisters, K. of P. Hall, Fleming Street, 7:30 p.m. Lions Auxiliary, meeting at Lions Den, 8 p.m. Elizabeth Taylor Circle WMU, First Baptist Church Annex, 3 p.m. WS.CS. of Ley Memorial Methodist Church, Annex, 7:30 p.m. Juvenile Council, Clinic Bldg., 8 p.m. Women of First Presbyterian Church, 8 p.m. Rehearsal for Players in cast of “Our Town,” Barn Thea- ter, 8:15 p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 17— Bo: for Officers Wives, 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Naval Station bewling alleys. Ft. Taylor Duplicate Bridge Kiwanis Club dinner meeting. Club, 7:45 p.m. at La Concha Hotel. Youth for Christ Bible Study, at Service Men’s Christian Center, 517 Fleming St. Beginners’ Bridge Group, Ft. Taylor Officers’ Club, 8 p.m. Combined social and handicraft hours at K. W. Youth Center every Tues. evening. Open house party, 8 p.m. Ladies Golf Tournament. K. W. Golf course, 9 a.m. Portrait painting classes, 2 to 4 p.m., West Martello Art School, County Beach. Navy Thrift Shop, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m Civil Air Patrol, American Le- gion Post Home, Stock Is- land, 8 p.m. Monroe Council No. 13, Degree of Pocahontas, Redman’s Hall, Caroline Street, 7:30 pm. Key West Assembly No. Order ef Rainbow Scottish Rite Temple, 13, Girls, 7:30 pm Key West Chapter No. 3, Ris- abled American Veterans, Luz Temple, Amelia Street, 8 pm Key West High School P.-T. A, at school, 8 p.m. Unit 56. Ladies Auxiliary, Fleet” Reserve place to be Patrick's I Taylor, 9 Ass luncheon, need Ss: y dance at Ft MARCH 18~ Navy Wives’ Bowling League Naval Station Alleys, 1 p.m. EVENTS Meeting, Junior Ch. Commerce at clubhouse, 8 p.m. Island City Navy Wives Club No. 88, meeting at White Hat Club Lounge, 10 a.m. Ceramic classes, West Martello County Beach. Gym classes for 0O.W. Plane Base, 10 a.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 19— CAP Cadets, Key West High Auditorium. pm. Navy Wives’ Bowling League, p.m., N. S. Also open bowling Key West Lions, meeting, 6: p.m. at Lions Den, Seminary St. Monroe County Hospital Wom- 4 to 4 p.m. Art Sehool, Sea an’s. Auxiliary Sewing group, | at hospital, 2 p.m. Handicraft group, every Thurs- day, second floor library, Naval Station. Ceramic Classes, 1 to 4 p.m., West Martello Art School, County Beach. FRIDAY, MARCH 20— Old Fashioned hymn sing and ‘fellowship progr: Baptist Church, p.m. Landscape (any medium) beginners classes, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hand weaving, 1 to 4 p.m., West Martello Art School, County Beach. Knignts of Pythias, Pythian Halll, | went to work on a push button wall| precessed. All work guaranteed 728 Fleming Street, 8 p.m. HOLD-UP FOILS INSURANCE MAN BALTIMORE # — Salesm: Manual Hyman thought he had a customer in the bag recently, when three holdup men barged into the yg sel store. | The thugs forced Hyman and the store manager, William Gross, into the rear of the place, then made off with about $100 from the cash register and Gross’ wallet. “Now are you going to buy a policy?” Hyman persisted. “I can't think about that now,” Gross replied. Hyman said he'd be back an- | other day to try to sell the liquor store manager an insurance policy | eovering holdups. TREATY PLANS CONTINUE BONN, Germany —David K. |Bruce, U. S. ambassador to the {Schuman Plan organization, said |that the six West European na- and) raigned on charges of. possession Morris Cirens Performs In City Saturday The circus is coming to town! On Saturday, March 21, Kelly | and Morris Circus, sponsored by the American Legion, wil! roll in- to town early to start transform- ing an ordinary patch of ground | jinto a tented city of glamour, sawdust and spangies. This Circus offers many out- | standing features. Out of a huge jherd of elephants comes Big Blanche, the largest elephant in | the United States. Big Blanche weighs 11,000 pounds and was} jpurchased from Cole Bros. Cir- jeus in 1950. The management of- fers $1,000 for proof that Blanche is not the largest in the U. S.| Another feature of the circus is Captain Eddie Kuhn, lion trainer. He will enter the large steel} arena and put a large group of | lions and tigers through their) tricks with nothing but a stick in} his hand for protection. Spectacu- lar climax to the act is when \Capt. Eddie makes all lions jump through a_ small hoop \flaming with fire. Many more features will be| presented, such as Capt. O’Hare with his troupes of trained palo- ‘rhino liberty horses. The Hodgins | will thrill the audience with their somersaulting, jumping and twist- jing on the bounding bed. Eddie Frisco, dean of all tight wire artists, and many more out-| standing features and animal acts | will also be seen. Clowns and the customary pink lemonade and cotton candy, all circus musts, will be on hand. The public is invited to come jto the circus lot, next to Poin- ciana School, the morning the Cireus come in to watch the feed- ing of the animals and to see} the elephants help with pulling | the wagons and putting up the; large tents. Two shows will be presented, one in the afternoon at 4 p. m. and the other at 8 o‘clock in the evening. Tickets are being sold by the members of the American Legion Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, and members of its Auxiliary unit. BUTTON, BUTTON, WHO PUSHED THE BUTTON? BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (#—Alcohol tax unit agents pushed a button at a suspected bootlegger’s house and | hit the jackpot. A wall opened and the agents found 325 gallons of | liquor. | Homer Sritad, agent in charge, said William E. Lynch was ar- Peterson Reports For Duty With Blimp Squadron | Lieutenant John E. Peterson, | | USNR, has recently reported to, Eleven for duty. Lt. Peterson has | previously been assigned to ZP-1, Naval Air Facility, Weeksville, | N.C. | Lt. Peterson, the son of Mr. | and Mrs. 0. W. Peterson of 934 E. Holliday Rd., Pocatello, Idaho, received Lighter-than-Air Pilot training at the Naval Air Station, Scout Parking | Lot Now Open On Boulevard Scout Leaders Run Non-Profit Enterprise Here | | | \ | | The Scout Leader's Association, a non-profit organization, today opened a parking lot on Roose- velt Boulevard across from the charter boats, for the purpose of raising funds for the various youth organizations in the Com-| missioned Ensign, USNR and de- munity. This Association is hope-|signated Naval Aviator (Airship) | ful of promoting other projects|on March 1, 1944. } to raise funds for youth training.| Lt, Peterson served with ZP-41! The Association feels that the|and ZP-21,-and was released to, operation of this parking lot will)inactive duty in March 1946. He | be beneficial to the tourist since'was then employed by Western | it offers’ off-street parking at a/ Airlines at Pocatello, Idaho. | reasonable price, while they are! {t. Peterson is married to the| enjoying a day’s fishing. The lot|former Miss Betty Payne of Po- is open in afternoons and on week-|catello, Idaho and while attached ends. Windshields and lights will \to ZX-11 they will reside on Stock | be cleaned and assistance will be jjsJand. | given the customer in loading; fishing gear and other equipment. Membership in the Association Leaders are grateful to the fol-| Lakehurst, N.- J. He was com- |; is open to those actively engaged jin youth leadership. At present the membership consists of, lowing concerns which generous- ly donated their time and mate- rial in order that this lot might! be opened: Porter, Wagor, Rus- |Claude B. Spear, Chairman; Carl- sell, Inc.; Lindsley Lumber Co.; Strunk Lumber Co.; Cheeley Lumber Co.; CBS Construction {Co.; Neil Saunders Signs; Thomp- {son Enterprises, and Stockton, Whatley, Davin & Company. ton H. Smith, Secretary-Treasur- er; M. Ignatius Lester, General Council; Mrs. Kenneth Bates, Bernard Frank; Cdr. Jack Eng- lish; Guy Ballou; Leonard Mc-| Elvey; A. D. Cobb; Jack Weech; Mr. Sloan and Leon Summers. The Association wishes to ex-; Press it’s appreciation to Clem! Price for the use of his land, and the splendid ccoperation giv-; en by Dave’ King, City Manager, and the City Council. The Scout Sloppy Joe’s Attractive Girls for Hostesses and Dance Partners ... Also Waitresses and Bar- maids Needed at Slop- py Joe’s, 201 Duval APPLY AFTER 7:00 P.M. RADIO and | CIFELLI'S T.V. Service Factory Methods Used —- | All Work Guaranteed FOR PROMPT AND RELIABLE | SERVICE — SEE... DAVID CIFELLI 920 Truman Ave. (Rear) Dial 2-7637 HESTER BATTERY GUARANTEED 12 MOS. REG. PRICE $16.28 FOR ONLY $9.95 (Exch.) LOU SMITH 1116 White St. DR. J. A. VALDES OPTOMETRIST Duplication of Lenses and Frames OFFICE HOURS 9-12 — 25 619 DUVAL STREET (Upstairs) TELEPHONE 2.7821 Bill’s Licensed PAWN SHOP 716 DUVAL ST. and sale of non-tax paid whisky. Agents said they had been trying to find liquor at Lynch’s home for several years. Yesterday they panel. Some buttons turned lights on and off. Then they pressed the one that opened the wall. tions seem determined to ratify the European Army treaty. “I don’t believe Stalin's death will affeet the plan for a European Defense Community,” Bruce said. Bruce told newsmen he does not believe the controversial French Protocols--proposed added clauses-- to the army pact will cause any great difficulties. Bruce said he understands the main problem is one of wording. POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman DIAL 2.9193 YOUR PURE OIL DEALER Tires . . Tubes . . Batteries « « Accessories | FRANCHISE || for Monroe County on AVAILABLE stone and brick process that can be applied over any type of building— || frame - stueco - C.B.S. } Key West area due to so Week-End At °N. Unlimited opportunity in many homes needing im- provement. Will require investment of $15,000 to $20,000. BOX NO. 12, CITIZEN, The Waldorf? UH! 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