The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 16, 1953, Page 1

J * Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 735° The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. For 73 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West. City Fathers Will Act On Sewer Rates Ordinance Calling For Rate Increase Will Be Considered At Meeting Tonight An ordinance calling for a 50 per cent increase in Sewer Ser- vice rates in Key West will come up for discussion tonight at the regular meeting of the City Com- mission. At a special meeting of the group on Friday night, they were | in agreement that such a jump in | revenue will be necessary to fin- ance the repairs and additions to the present system and tonight’s | action will be the first official | step in that direction. | , March 26th has been set as the date for a public hearing into the changes which will raise the ;minimum sewer bill from $1.00 | to $1.50. | Costs for the service will ranze ‘from this figure for single dwell- ing units with one bath and one kitchen to $3.00 for dwelling units | #| with three apartments. Additional (EDITOR'S NOTE: Marvin S. Creel is a native Key Wester. He lives at 313 Peacon Lane and has worked for Mulberg Chevrolet Co., for nine months now. On March 25, 1951. when he was 19, he was injured while serving in Korec. Creel was in service 26 months, spending eight months in Korea prior to the time he was injured. He is an active momber of the local American Legion, Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28.) “What The American Legion Means To Mc” By MARVIN S, CREEL When I.1 «7 “arthur Sa. merican Lo" rat I had “scone +-nuine all- American eas se—for | than I. It offers me: aw’ oppor- hove all ctr. a cooduberion-| tunity to do worthwhile things yirn ba a waren “for. sound, for my City, State and Nation. Yr. No Posi \It offers me a “varsity position” the greatest All-American; \Téam— & team withthe best line, by Allan of defense against Communism | Lee’ Bradford of Miami. "a by whet it stends for and) dng the best backfield offensive | Stone, Jr. “othe port sation for the exist- | ace of anv ortenization is meas- Inethese two re- fihecicat Legion is} wot it dc: the’ It ir Thrt i tion of #54 verica, This + ve of the Ame > attainment “tal ob ams and ecti * attune + in co ur basic =m mericanism, Child Welfare, Re-|,of war will not be wasted vbilitation, and Netional Se-| time of peace in arity. I feel that the American Le-{ for which we fought. (Of P: Oratory [Key West Bov “ontest For HS. Rack From : Students Is Set Korean Front J. Winfield Russell, chairman of the Youth We'fare Committee PFC, GENE ROBERTS UNSCRATCHED IN 14 of the Knights of “Pythias, an- nounced today that plans are com- MONTHS OF SERVICE Pfe. Eugene A. Roberts, | for Americanism.. a}, » institut’ons of | alorie. is the basie pur- He has vast | hind him—the power of this t'es are shaned ying in pleted for holding a public speak- ing contest among the students pal id Key West High School. The ubject will be “Highw Safet. sep to tiie. " * | Roberts has just returned from The contest will be held’ at the |Korea where he has been serving | high school on Friday evening, |since January 1952. _— 27, at 8 p. m, .The public | Gene came throngh without a ts invited. |seratch. Saturday he walked into The judges hate been selected | the office in his khakis wearing the | trom the business and profession-| red patch on his shoblder with | al péople who sre not members| “Korea” written on it. It means of the Order of Knights of Py-, the 8th army. thias, | He also wore on his ‘chest two | * "The-winner of this contest will | ribbons, ane for Korea and the ga. tp. Miami to compete in a dis-| United National, with three bat- trict coniest tle stars, the other the, President Mr, Russell says that he be- | Syngman-. Rhee citation. Meves with the wonderful coach-; Young Roberts left the United {ng being given the students by | States for the Korean war on r teacher. Mrs. Marian | January 4, 1952. His ship docked Stark, the wi have a/jin his native land, one week aso good chance of he state- | Sunday and he aeaded right for Continued On P: nee | his home town ami family sneer ineneinnss While serving In the Army, |} Gene gained 43 pounds which be MASONIC NOTICE carries well with his six feet two All members of Dade Lodge inches. Today he was out buying No, 14, FL & ALM .| civilians clothes louking ahead to ally requested to be at October 2, when he gets his dis ital @. na + am op. charge from the Army Hall’$:30 P.M:, Tuesday, to at Another Key Wesier, Joe John. oolong Rime = our late! son of the Key West National rou jarence Shine Members of sister Guard came back lodges with Roberts and visiting Masons cre Invit- edte attend Gene has a P. C. HEFLIN, W.M. F. ©. WEECH, Secty. eee Jr., brother His iM maternal and Mrs, 7 grandfether is Victor H. me a member of! gion can offer me an opportunity 28, | to work hard for those who serv- n, I sincerely felt; ed with me in the Armed Forces a part of a| and -were, ‘perhaps, less fortunate | failure to} achieve the richness of the ideals 19, son af Mr. and Mrs. E. A Richard | and a sister Doris in Key West.) grandparents are) B. Webb His; (Contin On Page Three) ‘\Dietsch Opens $8,600 Suit Before Jury The $8,600 suit of Jacob Dietsch against the Reynolds Construction | Company and the Indemnity In- ; surance company of North Amer- j ica. came up for trial before Cir- cuit Court Judge Aquilino Lopez, | Jr, this morning. Dietsch alleges that the firm on his beach motel, forcing him to: close for.further repairs cme him $2\500 “in, bills. Cleare, Jr. and A.j Julius represented Dietsch who testified before the six man I believe that every.’ veteran ay, this morning on his allega- ‘¢ pround a great | who affiliates with the ‘Ametiean | tions. 1 is the preser-| Legion no longer faess the, world | sive rican Legion. To! of those with whom he’ sérved, funda- | all working together for the com ¢. ell Legion pro-; mon purpose of keeping America | Always American, This is the out the} only assurance the veteran can nrograms—} have that his sacrifices in time Serving on the jury are John Gandolfo, Kingman G. Curry, Gerald W. Meyers, Harold R. Pinder, William Van Bummel and | Paul G. DiNegro. Civil cases will be heard Circuit Court throughout week, in | the | Poinciana Staff For Cafeteria |Announced Today) | The Poinciana | School Cafeteria is expected to open on Monday, April 13th it | Was announced today by Princi- | pal Albert Carey. New tables are being set up which will consider- ably enlarge the old cafeteri: and provide for many more chil- |dren than have been served pre- viously. County Lunchroom Manager, |Mrs. Lorraine Johnson has se- jeured the following staff: Mrs. Roy Butler, Lunchroom | Manager, Mrs. Cassinero Jay- jcocks, Mrs, Rosemary Mathews | and Mrs. Valdez. ‘Rodriguez Hi ez Hired ‘By Speeaoreed Manuel I. Rodriguez joined the office staff of Sheriff John Sootts- wood today and will be initiated into his Cates, who has resignation. .odriguez formerly worked at the Florida National Bank. He is a native Key Wester. Elementary submitted her ALL TYPES OF ROOFING SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE AT STRUNK LUMBER YARD 120 Simenton DIAL 270" on the boat / ters Go DOG RACING TONITE Rain or Shine did a faulty job of construction | The company was represented | § KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1953 Bar Owner Dies’ From Pistol Wound Sunday Bamboo Room Owner Came To Key West In 1936 From Spain Carlos Gellrich, 42, 811 United | Street, died Sunday morning as the result of a self-inflicted bul- let wound, it was reported today. Gellrich was a co-owner of the 'Bamboo Room, local night club. | {| Coroner Ira Albury said today | {that Gellrich was driven to his | place of business yesterday morn- | jing by his wife, Ida, at about | 10:30 a. m. He was scheduled to open the bar for the day’s busi- ‘ness at noon, but at 1:00 p. m., |when his partner, George Curry, 1104 Angela Street, went to the| club on Smith Lane, he found the | premises darkened and deserted. Wher he called out he received no answer. 8 Curry then investigated and found Gellrich lying on the floor of a storeroom with the death- weapon, a war souvenir German Luger pistol clutched in his hand. | He was rushed to the Naval Hospital where he was pronounc- ed dead on arrival. Gellrich was reported by friends to have been despondent over ill health for some time. He was under the care of a nea physician. Born in Germany, Gellrich spent many years in Spain and| came to Key West in 1938. Until |1945, he was the manager of a | Duval Street bar when he went into partnership in the Bamboo Room. He was a World War II veteran, having served in Europe with the | Army Intelligence Corps. His only survivor is his wife. The body- rests.at. the Pritchard Funeral home, Ne fuperal ar- have been announced,:}, Sa County Will Be SMATHERS REPORTS NAVY SECRESARY TO GIVE NOTICE OF ANY CHANGE Secretary of the Navy Ro- bert B. Anderson has con- firmed the fact that there is ; no cutback contemplated in the operations of the Key ‘| West Naval Base. In addi- tion, the top Navy official said that his department will notify: Senator George Smathers of any projected tions here. ; The information. was con- tained in a letter to Senator Smahers from the Navy Sec- reary and forwarded here to former’ City Commissioner Louis Carbonell. In a statement issued on Feb- | ruary 20th, Smathers had told of ; ing -and that the Navy Depart- ment knew anything about such pamlore tt. of Smathérs te Gueried. him. on *that © Fleet” Sonar established in Key West’ over a year ago was slated to be moyed and that plans were afoot to move certain submarine units to Guantanamo ‘Bay, Cuba. Smathers had indicated at that jtime that he would “fight vigor- | ous’ any such move.” Held April 10 All the county schools are busy selecting their representatives for the County Spelling Bee contest ‘which will be held in the High School Auditorium on April 10 at’ {8:00 p.m. School winners wil be selected before March 20th. | The county winner and runner- | up will take part in the district | contest at Bayfront Park, Muni- cipal Auditorium in Miami on May 1st. The winner and cunner?; up at this contest will go to Wash- | ington, D. C, “The Senator is a member of the Interior and Insular Affairs Com- mittee and he pointed out the de- pendence of the city on the Na- Station as well as its strategic ’ "The population of Key West 26,938 and. virtually all are directly employed by _ or @ependent upon the sustained op- tration of the Naval Station /’ Smathers pointed out at “time. ‘Should the existing Naval op- (Continued On Page Three) § icame to the funeral of Will R. HAPPY REUNION on Sunday aftetnoon Was caught by Camera- men Ellis Finch, who just happe ned to be at the Greyhound Bus Station when Baby Jasper Walker, sound asleep, arrived with his mother, Mrs. Jasper Walker, Sr., left. He is being held by Mrs. Walker's mother, Mrs. Luis Norcisa. The plane on which the baby and mother left Rochester, Minn, after examinations had been completed at the Mayo Clinic, was grounded et Mil- waukee, Wisc., return trip by Mrs. Walker ¢: TECOVETINE soz thing 3, id weat! due to ot “My b nis sight he's not but even her, and Mrs. Walker made the m so happy 1 don’t know what to say,” paby has a fifty-fifty chance of f he doesn't, the main changes in the Naval opera- |: jing service at the graveside. Mr. | Porter was a SO yeast member! | Leceted at 12] Simonton Street a phone conversation with Ander- | son:in which he had said that | “no such plans were in the mak-! MISSING MOTHER OF FOUR, Mrs- Ralph Motika, who left a four-page note and her car by Little Torch Key bridge Saturday night. The sheriff's office, State Highway Patrol and Navy are searching for the 27-year-old blonde woman. ‘ Old Friends Gather At Pay Increases Sought For « Porter Funeral Utility Board “Coming Home” Theme Of Service At St. Paul’s | St. Paul's church was filled yes- |terday with old friends, Key Westers as well as Miamians who State Attorney Submits Bill On His Office Work an bills to be introduced at the coming session oi the Florida legislature affecting county and j city officials continue to appear in Porter who died Friday, |@ steady stream, The service, conducted by|_ Latest bills concern the Utility Father John Armfield, was cli- | the oftie wer regyindeneny and ” rr maxed by the violin solo “Com- The Utility Board %ill signed by ing Home” played by Mrs. Elea- | state Represpative B.C. Papy nor Dowski. vermnits an increase in the preset His friends and relatives all $50 a month salary paid each of felt that the selection was, fitting | te five Board members. It further for the pioneer Key Wester who | Provides that each citizen member was brought to his final resting | Shall be removeable for cause by place in the city he loved so| the recorder vote of the majority dearly Mrs. Dowski also played (of the members, after a public “Ave Maria.” jhearing. . The Governing body | Friends from all walks of life, | member, the i of Key __ chauffeurs and Judges , attended) removable ‘or cause by the service which was followed | the recorded vote of a majority of | by burial in the family plot, next |the City Commission after a pub-| o his. first wife Mrs. Grace Dor. | lie hearing. tan Porter. His monument had | The bill on the office of the State | cen erected at the time of her | Attorney authorizes him to spend death lfor certain enumerated expenses Mr. Porter's daughter, Mrs. E. in connection with his office not L. Newton, her husband, and his; more than $3600 per year, which son Roy Newton, just back from shall be paid by the Board of} <orea as well as Mrs, Newton's 'County Commissioners of Monroe | daughter Caroline Randolph | County, out of the General fund, Kirke and Jean Porter Kirke = igo of the State Attor- | were close relatives present. Mr. Porter's widow Amelia Hartwell Porter came down from Miami! Shores for the funeral. | The choir of St. Paul’s church / returned for the afternoon fun-/ eral service. Key West Masons, | Anchor Lodge, conducted a oi MEETING POSTPONED Juvenile Council will not be held tonight as noted in Com- ing Events. The meeting will be held the first Monday in April at the Clinic Bidg. of this group. —_—_— Attention Please! KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling FRM DIAL 2-366 We BUY all kinds of JUNK All Kinds of Scrap Metal. COLUMBIA LAUNDRY Male or Female HELP WANTED Wide Search For “Missing Navy Wife At Little Torch Key Continues Today No Cutback Seen For Key West Naval Station Says Navy Head Mother Of Four, Mrs. Mortika, Left Kids At Home, Abandoned Car By SUSAN McAVOY Mrs. Dorothy Motika, 27, | petite beautiful blonde mother of four young chil- dren was still missing today after leaving a “typical sui- cide note” in her car parked by Little Torch Key bridge 30 miles from here sometime Saturday evening. Navy helicopters, divers from the USS Bushnell, on which her husband Chief Ralph Motika is stationed, , and the Sheriff's department vall searched yesterday and today for the tiny, blonde »mother who was last seen by her husband at the Naval |Station Saturday afternoon i : H Fg gt g:3e The water in deeper than ten feet, it was The abandoned Dodge was still pa x 8 = = Slim Walker and Frank Cline all — part in yesterday's investiga- Neighbors at 52D Arthur Sawyer Road, Sigsbee Park where the Motika’s live said that she left her apartment at about 7:30 Saturday night. One heighbor said she heard Mrs, Motika's two month old baby jerying all night long. 1 was nine |year old Ralph Motika, Jr., who called his father who had the duty aboard the Bushnell at 8 2. m. Sunday. “Where's Mommy?” the bey asked hin father, “Does she have the baby with her?” Motike queried his son, he seid. When the little bey told him that the beby was home Motika’s heart sank. “lf she had teken it with her, (Contigued Ie Page Three) LET THE KEYS ROOFING - COMPANY Paint Your Roof with RUST CURE STOPS RUST AT ONCE PHONE 2-5485 2417 Harris Avenue Also Repairs and New Roojs Put On |