The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 17, 1953, Page 2

Page 2 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, March 17, 1953 DUVAL STREET USO TO BE CONTINUED BY NCCS. NCCS Operating Committee: Chairman Antonio Martinez to- day announced that the USO Club at 1021 Duval Street, Key West, has been transferred to NCCS financial support, effective March 15, 1953. It will be good news to Navy personnel that the popular club, which served more than 118,000 servicemen in 1952, will continue n operation. Word of the change was offi- y received from Thomas D. m, Executive Director of the onal Catholic Community Ser- 2, at Washington, D. C. The itinuation of activitics has the ‘ull approval of the Diocese of St. Augustine. As in the past, pro-| 2 gram and services will be open ie all Navy men and their fami- ies. pecting, Mr. Martinez said, to work out a cooperative arrange- ment with the Key West USO | Co Committee, This will not involve finances but will continue the pre- sent effective coordination of pro- gram and staff planning. Mayor C. B, Harvey, who is Chairman of the USO Committee,,| Firestone has declared himself as strongly favoring such a plan in view of the active membership of the National Catholic Community Ser- vice in the national USO, and the excellent record locally for many years. RADM. Irving T. Duke, USN, bas sent a message to Chairman Martinez, expressing appreciation to national NCCS for the action taken by NCCS to provide back- ing for the program at the Duval Street Club. Mayor Harvey an- nounced that the USO Committee has gone on record as favoring such a plan. In addition to Chairman Mar- tinez, members of the NCCS Op- erating Committee are: Mr. M. Ignatius Lester, Mr. Fred J. Dion, Mr. Louis M. J. Eisner, Mr. Joe Pearlman, Mr. William B. Freeman, Jr., Mrs. Wilhel- mina Harvey, Mr. E. F. Trevor, Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr., Mrs. Marguerite Mitchell, Mrs. Mary Graham, Mr. Eugene Martinez, Mrs. Alton Park, Mrs. Alma La- fitte, Mrs. Aloysia Van Goidts- noven, Mrs. H. R. Demeritt. Cha- plain J. L. Remias, Lt. USN, and Chanlain V. P. Casey, Lt. (jg) USN are the Military Haison offi- cers, ‘cv. Jos. Maring, 8. J. is t S$ Moderator, and Mrs. Ei- 1 1 §. Coughlin directs the acti- “7 SENATOR HOLLAND (Continued from Page One) miami -trail. The line follows close to Loop road. “We are not adding to the Park,” Manly said. “We are completing the park, taking about 500 square miles less than authorjzed.” The Everglades National Park at present has 1920 square miles. The completion of the park would take in much of Northwest Mon- toe county. Senator Holland’s letter which came into the office of County Clerk Earl Adams confirms the statements of the Park Service official that the Monroe county land being planned for inclusion in the Park, has been committed to the Park by “the repeated action of the Legislature and the Trustees of the I. I. Fund.” The. County Commission had sought Senator Holland's opinion on the matter after they passed @ resolution at the behest of Ivar) Axelson, who with his father-in- law is the largest landowner in| the Chevalier Tract. Senators comment on the county's resolu- tion until Senator Holland, a vet- eran in Park matters was heard from. His letter was delayed in arrival, causing Commissioners to authorize County Clerk Adams to ask him for it immediately. CLOSE-UP VIEW OF (Continued from Page One) nounced beforehand that it would have an energy output equal to 15,000 tons of TNT. . George B. Owen, of Phoenix, Arizona’s civil defense director, said that in his opinion today's Diast “proves that wind currents would have a definite effect on | rescue problems.” He said the cloud did not lift Ches The Operating Committee is ex- | Sh7*er Noon Stock Market Prices “rete had (AP) ASeeheay® Allis Chal Am Airl Am Cna Am Smelt Am Sugar Am T&T hy 101% Murray Cp 117. Nash Kelv 314 Nort & West 3% Penny (J C) 14 Pepsi Cola 4 Philco 14%Schenley Ind 214Seab Al R R pig cee Roeb Sinclair Sh gou o. ised on Ny a er 98 Studebak 26% Swift 22 Texas Co MWutex P C&O 18 Un Bag & P 70%Un Carbide 26%Un Ol Cal 37% Un Pac 73¥Unit Aire 54% Unit Fruit TODAY'S STOCK MARKET NEW YORK (® — Railroads stepped out smartly today at the opening of the stock market and encouraged a rise. Gains ran to around a point throughout the list with the rails doing the best. Losses were re- stricted. Baltimore & Ohio, yesterday’s most active issue, opened on a block of 6,000 shares up % at 29%. New York Central, yesterday's fifth most active, was up % at 2442 on a block of 7,000 shares. Demand ‘for some utilities con- tinued with South Carolina Electric & Gas, second most active yester- day, a good gainer in early trading. Higher stocks included Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Southern Railway, Standard Oil (NJ), Ana- conda Copper, Dome Mines, Du Pont, Republic Steel, Montgomery Ward, and Conolidated Natural as. Gellrich Rites Will Be Held Wednesday At5 Funeral services for Carlos Gell- rich, 41, who died Sunday will |be held Wednesday afternoon at 15 o'clock from the Chapel of Pritchard Funeral Home. The Rev. J. Paul Touchton of ciate. Burial will be in the City Cemetery. | The widow, Mrs. Ida Gellrich lis the sole survivor. | Mr. Gellrich was a veteran of |World War 2, and full military honors will be accorded the de- jceased by the Guard of Honor of | Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28 of |which Mr, Gellrich was a mem- ber. _ Pallbearers who have | selected to serve are as follows: Jeff Knight, Jr., Jim White, Man- juel Valdez, Eddie Sevilla, Har- vey Lewinskey. and Mr. Dicker- son, Davis Improving NEW YORK wW—Actress Bette Davis’ condition was described as Satisfactory after she underwent surgery yesterday for removal of a small infected section of jaw- bone. A spokesman for the actres said the operation was successful and that the actress would remain in the New York Hospital a week) or 10 days. | sufficiently for rescue work to de | done immediately and was too/ widespread for effective work in/ case of atomic disaster. «| change in temperature otherwise. 25% | Light to moderate variable winds ie | becoming mostly east to south- im Observations taken at City Office i | Lowest last night 39% | Mean... me Total this month the | First Methodist Church will offi- | been | a Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy and continued warm today through Wednesday. Gentle to moderate variable winds, mostly easterly. Florida: Partly cloudy through Wednesday. Widely scattered show- ers, mostly over north portion to- night or Wednesday. Slightly warm- er in north portion tonight, little Jacksonville through the Florida Straits and East Gulf of Mexico: east by Wednesday. Partly cloudy weather. Western Caribbean: Moderate, occasionally fresh, east winds. Generally fair weather through Wednesday. Key West, Fla., March 17, 1953 9:00 AM. EST ‘Temperatures Highest yesterday .... Normal .. Total last 24 hour: Anti-Bookie Law Aided By Cabinet Act Investigators To Be On Hand At Dog Track Here As Elsewhere TALLAHASSEE (#—The Cabinet today put teeth in the laws banning bookmaking and toufing at Florida racetracks by granting the State Racing Commission funds to hire two full-time on-track investiga- | tors. The Cabinet, at the urging of Atty.-Gen. Richard Ervin, added $6,500 to a $90,000 request from | Racing Commission Chairman Cur- tis Haggard for funds to carry the Commission through the current fiscal year, ending June 30. Dr. Haggard said the $90,000 was needed because of unforeseen costs tun into by the commission due to the opening of a harness racing 83 \track between St. Augustine and Jacksonville and a new dog track 78/ at Key West and a Dade County Circuit Court decision forcing the commission to pay for the finger- printing of all persons connected "| with racing in the state. The rule Deficiency this month Total this year Excess this yea Relative Humidity at 9:00 A.M. 81% Barometer (Sea Level) 8:00 A.M. 30.16 ins.—1020.7 mbs. Tomorrow's Almanac 6:33 a.m. . 6:37 p.m. 8:27 a.m. 10:17 p.m. 000 ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Time of Height of Bahia Honda rot oc ——oh 10m = 8.0 ft. No Name Key (east end) —+-2h 20m Boca Chica Tide high water Sandy Pt.) —oh 40m Caldes Channel (north end) +2h 10m +14 ft (—)—Minus sign: Corrections to be subtracted. (+)—Plus — Corrections to DEATHS MRS. INEZ PEREZ | Mrs. Inez Perez, 89, former | Bahama Street resident here, who had made her home in New York City for the past seven years, died there Saturday at the home |of her only daughter, Mrs. Sara | Machin. Mrs. Perez was a Key West resident for 60 years. She was a founder and charter member of Sacerdotisa del Hogar, Cuban Lodge here. She is survived by one sister, Miss Andrea Perez, the daugh- ter, six grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. One grand- daughter, Mrs. Dora Stewart, |lives here at 240-D Poincian: | Tentative arrangements have been made for funeral services ‘and burial in New York Wednes- | day. Mrs, Geneva lone Roberts Mrs. Geneva Tone Roberts, 70, died this morning in the Monroe General Hospital after a long ill- ness. Survivors include the husband, | |Merlin Roberts; a son, Nathan} | Roberts; one daughter, Mrs. Nar-| vel Roberts; three grandchildren | land one great grandchild. ' Funeral services will be held| on Thursday afternoon, at 4:30; p.m. at the Glad Tidings Taber- tnacle where the body will be; placed at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. D. T. Newman will officiate. Burial will be in the family | mausoleum, City Cemetery. REGISTRATION OF | (Continued from Page One) king fingerprinting mandatory ssed the cost against the per- “}sons being fingerprinted. Under questioning by Ervin, Dr. Haggard said that when he took office Jan. 6 the Commission did not have a single investigator to check against on track bookmaking and touting, use of telephones at the tracks or to enforce the rule that 85 per cent of the track em- ployes must be bona fide Florida - | residents. The new commission employed one investigator immediately but needs a staff of three full-time investigators, Dr. Haggard said. “We have received reports of a certain amount of bookmaking at the night dog tracks,” he said, “but we haven't had the investi- gative force to check into it.” The commission plans to submit a revised budget request to the Legislature which will provide for three investigators and two or three secretaries to check into en- forcement of the 85 per cent law, Haggard said. Ervin suggested $19,000 be added to the $90,000 request so the in- vestigators could be put on immed- iately. Haggard said he thought the commission could put on the two investigators for $5,000, plus $1,500 for their expenses for the rr em wee “That also will give yus* some money to enforce the 85 perd@ent law,” he said. TEMPERATURES AT 7:30 4.M., EST Atlanta Augusta Billings Birmingham Bismark Boston Buffalo .. Charleston Chicago . Galveston Jacksonville Kansas City . KEY WEST . Key West Airport Los Angele: Louisville Meridian Miami . Minneapolis Memphis . New Orleans . New York Norfolk .. Oklahoma City .... Pensacola . Pittsburgh ... Roanoke ... St. Louis San Antonio . San Francisco Tallahassee .... Tampa . Washington *. 2ND VICTIM OF (Continued from Page One) ing within nine miles of the coast of Mexico. However, it was pointed out that the threats of the Mexican | pupils attend Truman School: AD government are having slight ef- Announcing... FLORIDA POULTRY MARKET 819 SIMONTON STREET NOW OPEN (FORMERLY CHARLIE’S POULTRY MARKET) @ Fresh Killed CHICKEN. FISH, FRESH EGGS. FRUITS and VEGETABLES § |} junisca an tod ina * Metallic state in nature. jsebool bus. All students living the American fleet. There are }south of 1st and Bertha St. and still more than 200 boats in the jon the east side of Olivia St./area, which is being patrolled by Pupils living in Porter Place have |the U. S. Coast Guard with | their choice of attending the Tru- | planes and ships. man or Harris elementary school.’ A total of 21 boats have been Harris School - The following impounded by the Mexican gov | pupils attend Harris School: All ernment since they started their students living om the west side | latest drive more than two weeks | vt Olivia St. and south of Whit | ago. All have been released after &. Pupils living in Porter Place | payment of bend pending an ap- may attend either Harris School peal by the American State De- or Truman School. Parents hav-/ partment to the Mexican authori- j me any questions concerning re- | ties | gistrations should contact Leland) The Ave Maria will be in Key S. March, General Supervisor of West for several days for engine | Instruction at Tel. No. 25012 or repairs before returning come to the County School office base in Fort Myers. I was or- at the Court House. Gered to come to Key West for } Customs inspection which is se foreign country. to its} cessary after being ashore ic a Drop Is Indicated In Electric Rates Users of electric current in the city can look forward to a sub- stantial rate reduction in the fu- ture, it was brought out last night at the meeting of the city commission when the 1953 opera- ting budget for the City Electric System was approved. The budget, which covers the fiscal year starting on April Ist, carried an amendment which in- dicated a drop in revenue of $62,500 which Merville Rosam, City Electric System manager | said was due to an anticipated drop in revenue due to the ex- pected duction of rates for electricity. The Utility Board has approved the budget and _ its| amendments which was passed jon unanimously last night. already | ‘Local Sergeant Is Given Key To City | Sergeant First Class Elton L. Newton, Jr., was presented with a Key to the City last night by Mayor C. B. Harvey at the re- gular meeting of the City Com- mission. A veteran of action with the 25th Infantry Division in Ko- rea, Sgt. Newton is currently spending a furlough with his father, E. L. Newton, 410 Caro- line Street. He is stationed at Fort Jack- son, South Carolina. Elmer Davis Here For Annual Visit Elmer Davis, dean of Washing- ton radio commentators, and long time visitor to Key West is here for his winter vacation at The Key Wester. Stud halves of canned cling peaches with whole cloves and broil along with a slice of ham for a garnish that looks and tastes good. HESTER BATTERY GUARANTEED 12 MOS, REG. PRICE $16.28 FOR ONLY $9.95 (Exch.) LOU SMITH 1116 White St. It's M-G-M’s -BOLD ADVENTURE DRAMA __of THE ROARING WEST! | Robert HORTON - Barbara RUICK - Gene LOCKHAR? ere Pay SERIE DRS - sae «ey ae ret HAROLD KRESS - patty RATES GOETZ ewe eves Fox News - Cartoon Box Office Opens 1:45 P.M. CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE San Carlos THEATRE AIR CONDITIONED | students elementary who ride the fect on the fishing activities of | Reservation Rule For Hospital Ball Reservations for the An- nual Hospital Ball to be given at the Casa Marina, Saturday, March 21, must in- clude a table of eight or more. Tables numbering less than eight patrons are under the “first come, first served” pol- icy. Call Mrs. B. C. Papy at 2-7505 or Mrs. Howard Wil- son at 2-6126 to engage a ta- ble for your party. REE EES CRAWFISH BAN TO BE (Continued trom Page One) out of season range up to a fine of $250. Knight reported that the cur- rent season has been one of the worst in years. The weather and “fishermen’s luck” were the rea- sons the poor season has been attributed to. DR. J. A. VALDES OPTOMETRIST Duplication of Lenses and Frames OFFICE HOURS 9-12 — 2-5 619 DUVAL STREET (Upstairs) TELEPHONE 2-7821 Bill’s Licensed PAWN SHOP 716 DUVAL ST. Your Grocer SELLS That Good STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN ——TRY A POUND TODAY—— STRONG ARM BRAND CO! Triumph Coffee Mill at ALL GROCERS See big BLANCHE. World's Largest Elephant, and Baby Jewel, World's Smallest forming Elephant. THRILLING AERIALISTS BEAUTIFUL |] LOVELY GIRLS COSTUMES ONLY CIRCUS TO CARRY A 4 TON HIPPOPOTAMUS LARGE MENAGERIE Visit the Showgrounds in the morning end weatch the Ele- phants set up the Giant Big Top. KEY WEST Sat., March 21 4P.M. and 8 P.M. SHOW GROUNDS | NEXT TO POINCIANA SCHOOL Sponsored by . { KEY WEST'S ONLY SALOON! The La Conga | CELEBRITY JOHN CLUB SAYS: “It's A Fine Family Saloon” NEW NAVAL ACTIVITY ; (Continued from Page One) ment, Airship Development Squadron 1 and Airship Deve- lopment Squadron 11, this new detachment will be working for Atlantic Fleet Operational De- velopment Force. id OpDevForce acts as the Navy’s “eonsymer’s research agency,” testing new weapons and machi- nery under service conditions. Af-| ter the preliminary development has been completed by the vari- ous Bureaus and Offices of the Navy, the activities of OpDev- Force conduct trials (tests) to find out whether equipment can be readily operated -and . main- 218 Simonton St. RUGS CLEANED Dial 2-7632 Attractive GIRLS WANTED As & Hostesses For Dance Partners & SLOPPY JOE'S DANCELAND GOOD WORKING KING CONDITIONS ANS wart WAITRESSES | tained by personnel in the forces | Saaauaaeeeemeemmememees afloat. POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman DIAL 2.9193 YOUR PURE OIL DEALER Tires .. Tubes . . Batteries - - Accessories KEY WEST SALVAGE CO. STOCK ISLAND BUYING ALL JUNK AND METALS OLD CARS AND TRUCKS PHONE — 2.5196 Open Sat. and Sun. Mornings STRAND Last Times Today MONROE =... Tues. and Wed. * Sloppy Joe's DANCELAND 10c A Dance PER PERSON Come Alone or In Key Music From 8:30. “TH “?" By MARK STANLEY TV. Service Factory Methods Used — || All Work Guaranteed ‘ FOR PROMPT AND RELIABLE AIR CONDITIONED Mat. 2 & 4:06 Night 6:12 Wed. - Thurs. Fri. - Sat. AIR COOLED 330 Night 6:30 & 8:20 Thurs. - Fri. - Sat, Jody Lawrence “SON OF DR. JEKYLL” «t+ PLUS HIT NO. 2 -1- “YANK IN INDO CHINA” n-the-Car Speakers Free Pony Rides for Kiddies MODERN SNACK BAR Two Shows Nitely---700 and 9::30 o’ Clock