The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 21, 1953, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average tange of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXIV The Key Wie Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1953 No. 69 Asks For Salary | Sheriff John Spottswood today released half a doz- _ jen of the bills he is asking _ |to be introduced in the ' |what he le- of, ob- gislature for renovation terms “the + |solete fee system and other : | antiquated aspects” of the Sheriff’s department. ‘and campaigned for the office of* “When I became a candidate | And End Of Fee ‘No Boost Seen In Budget System For Office Fig Military Spending Now Mother Jailed Because Of Truant Child Refused To Place Ike Administration’ Turns “Thambs Down” On Defense Increase WASHINGTON (# — The Eisen- hower administzation ‘apparently jhas turned thumbs’ dowm on pro- |posals for a sizeable increase in former President Truman’s $46,- 296,0000,000 military spending. pro- ‘am. a * sticoal members of. Congress PRICE FIVE CENTS Spottswood Submits Bills |Bewe Sholtz Dies To Modernize Department |Im Miami Today Former Governor Well Known Here In Fraternal, Civic Affairs Dave Sholtz, who proved his affection for Key West arid its peoplé ‘during the dark days of the depression when he was governor of Florida, died this morning at the age of 63, following |Sheriff, for which the people of| 50m In School; interpreted Secretary of Defense (EDITOR'S NOTE, Judson Stephens, YN-1, a native of North Florida, has been in the Navy over seven years. He plans to make a career as a Navy man. He became a mem- | ber of the American Legion, Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, almost two years ago. He is a member of the Honor Guard and is Post Chaplain, Stephens has been active in civic affairs. He is married and the father of three sons.) Monroe County gave me an over- | whelming vote, I campaigned on the platform that the Sheriff's of- | fice had been sadly neglected, | was poorly equipped and very much understaffed, and if elect- ed, I: would do all in my power to correct this and render the people that type of law enforce- ment that they expect and de- serve. Arrested By Juvenile Court The mother of an eight year old boy, who has been truant from school: since he was brought here two and one half months ago, has been placed in Monroe County jail as a lesson to her “What The American Legion Means To Me” By JUDSON STEPHENS ganization, I have the right to “tt in. my firm belief that the | and a warning to other parents, Sheriff of Monroe County should | Judge Eva Warner Gibson said have a decent salary; there- | today. Being a member %f this great | and wonderful organization means | question anything I feel isn’t for | | fore, | am submitting Legislature a Bill setting up a that I have the priyilege of serv- ing my Community, State and Nation with the men and women whom I served with during the war and am presently serving with now during a period of so- called peace. What little I can do for this * great country of ours by playing a lone hand would never help | any type of situation, but by be- ing a member'of the American Legion, I can join the forces of the*milliohevdl-ctyers like myself and work for the ..good. di” the United States and the World. In this way our work will be recog- nized and our voices will be heard. Working for the good of man-kind regardless of his race, color, creed or political conviction gives me great personal satisfaction. The American Legion is in ho | sense a political or military or- Key West AA’s Going To Open House, Islamorada’ West mem- Anonymous mile round evening to in Isla- A anumber of Key bers of Alchololics ave planning a 160 trip drive tomorrow attend an AA meeting morada. + An aponymous invitation to at- tend the open house of the Isla- morada group of Alcoholics Ano- | our best interests without fear of repression and I do not have to worry about anyone outranking me in any way. I believe in the American Le- gion as a good organization de- voted to helping the veteran and veteran's widow and orphaned children. A veteran doesn’t have to be a member in order for them to help him in any way. It is not, in my estimation, selfishly devoted to helping its members alone but to-helping any and all Who neeéd it, regardless of time or cost. I think the American Legion is one of the finest organizations ever established and I am very proud to be a member of such an organization. I am_ especially proud of being a member of such a well organized post as this one in Key West, ——————E—————— Circus Man Dies |Riding To KW From Marathon Joseph A. Connell of Franklin, Pa., workman with the Kelly M circus, died en route fri Marathon to Key West early this morning, Deputy riff Jeff Brodhead announced to- day. Connell was riding in the back of the circus truck with another companion. He was last seen alive in Marathon when | salary for the Sheriff of Mon- roe County. The Sheriff is the only major officer holder in the county at resent who does not own personal income. “Monroe County is one and one- half times the size of the State of Rhode Island and 75 per cent of the size of the state of Dele- ware and has several hundred miles of. waterfront and hundreds Of -islands. The law.-enforvement problem in Monroe County is dif- Keys are certainly entitled to law enforcement and to insure that they receive the proper law en- forcement, I am_ submitting to this session of the Florida Legis- lature a Bill creating the Sheriff's Patril in Monroe County. I am asking for a minimum of four Patrolmen, “The present Sheriff's Di handling the many complaints, requests and demands from the duct proper investigations of | serious crimes committed in | county. | am therfore submit- | ting another Bill to this session of the Legislature which in ef- | fect will provide for the pay- ment of an additional sum of money to the Sheriff‘s ficult. The people on the Florida | public for service, nor to con- | to the | Principal of Harris School, Ran- ‘dolph Russell had tried repeated- ly to get the boy in school. Pupils. {of the same age seeing this | youngster out playing in school | hours were themselves, Russell said. The del- jiberate witholding of the child jfrom school was*a flagrant vio- 'lation of law, Judge Gibson said. | The mother, a 40 year old wo- getting “disaffected | Wilson’s statement yesterday — that there will be no boost in the Truman defense budget—as ruling out recommendations left on Pres- ident Eisenhower’s desk when Tru- man quit the White House. As described by the legislators, } these recommendations involved a several billion dollar boost in de- {fense spending in. the two years beginning July 1. Their disclosure recently to a group of congression- al White House visitors caused ‘at the time that the: military pic- | ture was “grim.”*< ‘ The National Security..Council is | reported to have approved the pro- | posed additions, but y was said to hdve taken no action. on them in his final days in office, leaving the decision to Eisenhawer. He said he wishes the-country were better prepared. than. it .is, but he commented: “I don't think |man, claimed that the boy was jtoo frail to go to school. Judge |; \Gibson had hi medical exam ity Health- Director _J)r..-Raymond | Dalton who found tiie: ehild - nary’ jmal. The woman, thor is jbeen in Key West only ind one half months, has tried to (Continued On Page Two) ‘County Population ‘Doubles In Decade The population of Monroe Coun- ty now stands at 29,957, accord- {ing to an official report received |by Justice cf the Peace Ira -Al- bury from Roy V. Peel, Director of the Census. According to the 1950 census }figures, the population of the ‘county has doubled in the past seven’ years Other counties to show equal increases, are Bay, Broward, 'Clay and Okaloosa. iven @ office | ins | | come in order to do a better | | supplementing its present | job in this regard. “I am submitting the preceed sat ' son’s talk pe pen Peper (Continued On. Page Two “£4 some leaders to comment publicly | . DAVE declared, be confirmed Monday ! ‘an overwhelming vote of con- | fidence. in Eisenhower.” Qne: of Bohlen’s critics, Sen. Mc- | Carthy (R-Wis), demanded that | Secretary of State Dulles be “put undér oath” and questioned fur- ther by the Senate Foreign Rela- McCarthy voiced the demand in | ' the wake of Dulles’ news confer. | attacking the President and trying as president of yesterday in which the sec-! . MeCarran’s ; | | } ence retary i —Citizen Siaii Photo. SHOLTZ CS eee TK AS Opponents (D-Nev) conténtion that “cleared” Bohlen over objections from W. R. Scott McLeod, the State Department's new security officer. McCarran, McCarthy and Sen. Bridges—Senate temporary presi- dent and Tobey’s GOP colleague from New Hampshire—are leading the admitted minority opposing Bohlen. Tobey mentioned no names, but he told this reporter: “The opposition comes from a little group of wiliful men. For 20 years we've been trying to get a Republican administration. In- stead of upholding the President, | they are trying to block him and , put daggers in his back. They are to undermine his administration. “These critics are not worthy to unlace either Acheson's or Boh- len’s shoes.” Dean Acheson, when secretary of state under former President (Continued On Page Two) Dulles | a heart attack. Death came after the well-known civi¢e and fraternal leader had been taken to Mercy Hos- pital, Miami, on Monday ; when he was stricken. He was governor from 1933 to | 1936, a past exaited ruler of the | nation’s Elks, past national com- mander of the military order of World Wars and a 33rd degree | Meson, |. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. @, 1891, his family moved to Daytona Beach a few years later. He was graduated from Yale University and received his Bache- t of Laws degree from Stetson University in 1915, Sholtz’ began practicing law in Daytona Beach that year and s'x years later won a Master of Arts degree from Stetson. That Univer- sity conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on him in 1953 when he became governor. Sholtz first won: public office rs E Ets oH y i i i i efatt try | } $ | chamber groups along Florida’ affairs and the truck stopped there. Coro- ing bills to correct in some small ner Roy Hamlin is invesitgating | measure the inequities in the pre- de has been extented to all Keys} 0 cavee. death which the sent antiquated, obsolete fee sys- - te ** | Sheriff's department said was (tem; however, I am submitting and Key West members and | “apparently from natural caus- janother bill for consideration friends. | os. jwhich will abolish th mnell who was about 45 nymous tomorrow night at 8 p. m. Coast’ Guard Building, . Islamora- | The first AA Open House on/ jfee system so far as the S the Keys should draw a large} , be } i number of alcoholics who have | @ sleeping between the tents bo is concerned in oe recovery | oe it Urednaad wen cal “This bill will provide that the through the 12 | Outy Sheri? Gredhead wos s prs that the tep AA program. | ed ! ath ont : soar Date | to investigate the death at (Sheriff shall submit a budget to Winter visitors are invited also. | 5:30 this morning. the County Commission each ete pene eacenesnst eos aread Have You Heard? Tuesday Nite) NAVY NIGHT | etxs cyup annua | SERVICE MEN Admitted FREE —— Miss and Mrs. Key West | D I XI ite Pi | 1953. BATHING amie White Pine. Cypress 8) pexury coNTEST | Yellow Pine Paneling) soweur — 9 12. -T* IN STOCK AT ELKS ANNEX STRUNK LUMBER YARD) _ pubtic Invited—Door Prize 120 Simonton St. Dial 2-709 | Admission $1.00 i Monroe Fowler and Mr, Ray Pinder have resigned and terminated association with him. At this opportunity, Mr. Christopher wishes to reassure his customers that Have you filed your HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR 1953? DEADLINE ... WED., APRIL 1 Monroe County Tax Assessor CLAUDE GANDOLFO COUNTY COURT HOUSE Whitehead Street Take Home Some Dairy Queen Peppermint - Banana - Red Raspberry Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Milk QUARTS ~ PINTS OR ‘%-PINTS Jubilee Take-Home Topping Also Sold At Your DAIRY QUEEN CORNER OF WHITE AND UNITED STREETS best of service, the Home Milk has been ‘ accustomed to offer to its clients. DOWNEO ZEBRA with the Kelly-Morris Cirens is shows ing. A stering the remedy are Key West mosquite al was descovered lying nest the truck im lin, Pa. wat found dead this ‘meening ot -¢ tremors shank its tadr.-A tirews helper exe. At Ll a m. this mocning the-grese test vent ug Is ciréus tradition, 3 slated for 3.30 p m. todayCitisds Bal Paste.