The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 20, 1953, Page 1

Part Of Missing nd Today Garcia, Saunders Now Feared Lost In Last Week’s High Seas Wreckage believed to be that of the ‘Wasp’ of Jimmie Garcia and * Broward Satinders, missing since | April 11, was found-by the Coast » ward this morning and will be z commander said at 12:03 noon, “What we have is fresh wreck- ‘age found northwest of Kingfish shoal, about one mile west of Key West, “Pearson said. “I'm pretty sure it is a piece of the missing boat.” Artist Gerald Leake brought the -. tip to the Coast Guard this morn- ing. The 40 foot boat was im- mediately dispatched to the scene. Shallow water ‘prevented her in to examine the broken of the boat, but Coast Guards- - -ynen brought back a piece of the} 4, boat which Pearson says is “‘pretty | gefinitely a piece of the Wasp.” F Leake spotted an eight foot Square piece of canopy yesterday wile out fishing. ‘Today the Coast: Guard 40 footer qratied one piece of the boat out of t @ water, painted white, ‘‘obvious- ay part of the wreckage of the Lat,” Pearson said. Leake accom- aued the Coast Guard to the ene. ; e Coast Guard will take divers today to gat tu the broken-up | itin paagsest Pearson said. where will be am informal con- York, N. ¥.—John Gilmore Street, an ‘ork Life In- . named 1952 Star Club, ~| domiestic refrigerators. or aircon- ‘icontained in the units men had been picked up by an ocean liner and were safe. This new information may mean that the men were lost as their boat broke up. The Coast Guard discontinued its 100 mile long area from Marathon to Dry Tortugas, north and south of the Keys. Manuel Garcia, Garcia's broth- er, chartered Pen Edgar’s See Bee Saturday to search for his missing brother, Charles Garcia, another brother, took his own boat out over the weekend looking for the “Wasp.” Today hope seemed slight that the men might be found, They took off for a red snapper ex- pedition on Friday, April 10. Seas were rough then and be- came rougher over the weekend. Last sight of the boat and the men was. Saturday morning 25 miles west of Key West. Search has been concentrated on |the Marquesas, with close ques- tioning of all boat personnel out there, That effort, plus the search by plane, helicopter, boat and radio has yielded no sight or sound of the men. The Coast. Guard’s radio alert for all shipping in the Florida Straits and East Gulf of Mexico continues, Lt. Clem Pearson, Coast Guard commander said. | Key West Ci KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1953 101 Visiting Rotarians Attending O'Bryant Says March Ousters Russell, Stull Stand; Verbally Attacks Duncan Chief Purposes Of Meeting Thursday Is To Open Bids For New Building pal Randolph T. Russell will The controversy over the retention of Leland March, general supervisor of Instruction and Harris school princi- undoubtedly rear its head at the special Board meeting Thursday night, a board mem- ber said today. Superintendent of Public Instruction Horace O’Bryant Positively identified this afternoon,| search Friday at sundown after| Stands pat on his recommendation that the two men be Lt, Clem Pearson, Coast Guard| combing every square foot of a] —: 2,000 Homes Ripped To Ruin In Georgia By TOM SELLERS Ledger Staff Writer COLUMBUS, Ga. (®—The Colum- bus area began to pick itself up gtoggily today: from the awesome splinters of more than 2,000 homes ripped to ruin or near-ruin by the worst windstorm disaster in local memory. It was termed by historical ex-| perts as the worst tragedy since the city was capturec by the Yan- kees during the War Between the States. . : Churning through Alabama and Georgia late. Saturday like a mighty seythe, the storm killed four people and injured 379 in Co- lumbus and Phenix City.” and Smiths, Ala, It demolished 499 The family of Broward Saunders homes, caused major damage to returned to Miami-yestertay upon} 4 g4g and partial hed 552 word that her father had suffered | others, en N.W, 49th Street, Miami. Saunders, however, is ¢ Key Wester, las Gi ty Bill Asks ‘Electric Board — |Be Appointed Auburn, Ala., suffered a grievous blew, counting heavy to ‘homes, 49 of them’ E - Disaster teams continued today to plow into their task. They faced the monumental job of clearing miles of city streets clogged with tree trunks, utility wires and poles and debris from the smashed build- ings. Hundreds of homeless, cheerless citizens had to be fed, clothed, and the | Selietule ahead of them for: to-| guarding to be done, too, because City Commissioners have a fulf| sheltered. There was a job of night's mecting in the City Hall at' the danger of looting was ever- sideration of amendments by way tion work. It is recommended that a board Of five examiners be created, one {of them to be the city electrical inspector and four others, to be ‘appointed by the City Commission. ; Two of them must be master in- stallers who are engaged in trade, 8 p.m, Largest item will be con-} present. } of additions to city codes so as to| commissions met in joint session ” | include the-up and coming business | yesterday to study the tragedy, of airconditioning and refrigera-| Commissioners could not possibly Columbus and Muscogee County estimate damage but they knew it would easily run into several mil- lion dollars. Red Cross set up emergency sta- tions at five points throughout the city to aid victims seeking food,! clothing and shelter. The Salvation j Army distributed relief items from business bonifi rigena- its headquarters. oa gle syle National Guardsmen remained on duty today and one guard official said many of the men would be forced to remain for the next few days to help clear the damage and debris. Police, fire, rescue workers and guardsmen, their weapons with fixed bayonets, continued to patrol and work today in the smashed residential areas. Ad whopping cleanup job was or his agent, must attend all meet- thrill peshore ee alee no ings and act as secretary for the and: Joy lined board. Their duties will be to bold) 9,4 meetings, conduct examinations and issue certificates of com- petency to those who pass the examinations successfully, | Standards will be established ‘for the type of examinations and [also standards for the actual in- stallation of refrigeration and air- conditioning units. Dealers already established io town are exempt from the’ exam- inations, but newcomers will have; to take and pass the examinations which will be held in the city hall, January 10 to January 25 and from duly 10 to July 25 of each year. The examination fees for master installers is set at $25. Journey- men examination fees are $10. Permit fees are not required for} ‘The other two members of the’ ' board of examiners are to he two; journeymen, that is, two men who | possess the qualifications, training and ‘technical knowledge fo install aud repair refrigeration and air- conditioning units for one year on a term beginning May 1. The city building inspector, Stant pleas to stay away. oo | . Muscogee County School Supt. W. . | H. Shaw said Johnson was ditioning units if they are sell-| siderably damaged. and the per without | Street School valves. and require less tham one-/)..5° —<> third horsepower ‘motors. Permit | More than 40 soldiers from F fired, he said today. “1 made my recommendations in the best interests of the school system. That is my considreed opinion. and there has been no change in either recommenda- tion.” The presence in Key West of Dr. Sam H. Moorer, State’ Director of the Division of Instructional Feild Services, may throw some. more irons in the fire. Though Moorer’s trip was planned long before this contro- versy came up, O’Bryant said, - the top flight educator may talk Privately with Board members, “If the School Board wants his advice, they will probably get it, in a closed session, of course,’ O'Bryant said. | Thete is no ocegsion for.the pre- sence of. the Board of Trustees at a Thursday meeting, O’Bryant said, “They made their recommenda- tions last week,” Chief purpose of the . meeting Thursday is to open bids on the new school administration build- ing to go up in Jackson Square, next ‘to the courthouse. Board a heart attack. They live at 400) The Jovely, ‘tree-graced city’ of | 0° ibet, not named by O'Bryant, is Barl Duncan, elec- ted last year to the Board. Meanwhile the Superintendent who has been recovering from sur- ery, far from suffering ill effects from his tussle with the Board of Trustees and certain members of the School Board, looks in tip-top shape “I'm Irish you know - I guess this fight has got my adrenalin up,” O’Bryant said smiling. EEE Key West Kiwanis To Be Host To Inter-Club Meet On Tuesday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the LaConcha Hotel, the Key West Kiwanis Ciub will be the host at an Inter-Club meeting, President Glynn Arch. er announced today. Representatives from all Ki- wanis Clubs in the Southern District of Floride will be pres- ent at this meeting, which is a Feguiar Kiwanis feature. it is expected that more than 50 visitors will attend. Members of Key:West Kiwan- Js regularty attend such inter- Club meetings in, the Greater Miami eres where s ‘number of Kiwanis Clubs are situated, Other Kiwanis Clubs have been District Assembly Here In City. 30 Of 31 Clubs In District 243 Represented The annual: District As- . isembly of District 243, Rot- se International, isin ses- sion at the Casa Marina Ho- jee It_ includes representa- j tives from 30 of the 31 clubs ‘in the district, which is com- ‘posed of the Rotary Clubs | throughout the southeastern ‘part of the state, north to jand including Daytona | Beach, | This is the first time that the Assembly ‘has been held ,in Key West. The purpose of ‘the meeting is to acquaint ‘the incoming presidents and secretaries of all clubs in the ‘district with their duties, In- : ‘struction is given by various KEY WEST ROTARY PRESIDENT NEIL. KNOWLES is on hand at the Casa Marina Hotel to greet all the visiting Rotarians who are here to attend the annual District Assembly of District 243; Rotary*/International. Knowles, left, is. shown with present District Governor J. Abney Cox of Homestead, Cleve Allen of Coral Gables, past director of Rotary International, and Irwin Waite, Miami Springs, past District Governor-—Citizen Staff Photo. Senators To Work Twelve Hours Daily As Filibuster Develops On Tidelands Bill By HARRISON B. HUMPHRIES WASHINGTON (#—A week of 12- hour Senate. sessions today faced | a determined group of senators Le | tposing a Dill to establish state ownership of Offshore submerged lands which are rich in oil, Republican Leader Taft of Ohio, after twice failing to get an agree- ment to limit debate, calléd for 12-hour sessions from 11 a. m. to 11 p.m. daily. Sen Kefauver {D-Tenn), wa made one 4%-hour speech Satur-| day, was prepared to lead off! again today on the 13th day of} Senate debate on the submerged} lands issue. | Taft accused foes of the pend: ing bill of. filibustering—trying . talk it to death. He said those re- sponsible are delaying the sgt Senate iegislative program. Opponents deny they are engaged | in a filibuster, They say they are | In three cases, the Supreme / Court fas held that the federal) government has paramount rights | over the submerged lands, often mistakenly called tidelands. The Senate bill would give title to the | states withig, their historic’ ‘bow. | daries—three miles offshore | most cases, 10% miles on the goit coasts of Florida and Texas. In the House, meanwhile, minor bills were called up for action to-/ @ay. Tomorrow and Wednesday the House will debate the first big money bill of the year. A fight is expected over the appropriations committee's recommendation to wipe -out the public housing pro- gram, Lateryin the week, House lead- ers plan to call up a Dill which would’ end all federal rent con- trols,/except in the jnost critical defense areas, on April 30. Presi- dent Eisenhower has asked an ex- tension until Oct. 30. “Taft ordered the long’ Senate! Sessions this week in ar effort to| is backed up with a conscise re-| cord of achievement for the past get a vote on the submerged lands ; bill by Friday. Sen. Humphrey (D-Minn) said the “educational” ceeding as far as cerned. He told. reporters he has a stack of letters and resolutions a foot high from city councils, parent-teacher groups and others. Kefauver told the Senaet Satur. (Continued Oo Page Thre. 80 Lots To Be Developed Here are | Dr. R. J. Dalton Submits Report Of County Health Achievements The busy Monroe County Health Department today released its an- through Dr. Raymond J. Dalton, director. The: plan for the coming year calls for an additional nurse, san- The conscise plan of operation year. inspected 3,007 pupils; ex- amined 1,014 food handlers, made 1,148 hemoglobin tests, 3,075 ser- ologic tests; immunized 413 per- sons against small pox, 680 against fever; 510 against tetanus; ted 549 syphilis and gonorrhea , X-Payed 223 pa . The full statisteal four pages. Printed below is i TB. ers 3 3 ir i the past ¢ il SRS ‘Rotary officers throughout | the district who are selected because of their . familiarity with the subject. Activities of the As: were begun yesterday with a. sightsee- ing tour following registration, At 4 n. 7, Open House was held at of incoming Distrig ment. was. by Madigan; Casa Marina featal j singer, accompanied by” a Conniff. The Key West High Choral Group “algo sanz. % PS RE rians \ ed, the actual business got under- way, following the ~ Presidents’ breakfast. and Secretaries’ Break- fast at 8 a. m. J, Abney Cox, Dis- trict Governor, presided at the Presidents’ event, and Herb Crow- der, president and past secretary of the ies Gables Club, was in Harold Laubsener, chairman of Assembly committee for. Key at, cotted the group to otder, at - 9:30, and LS tages waged sn oh er, samy a fi ‘ero Beach lub Nell Koowles,, presi dent of the Key West Rotary Club, welcomed the visitors. Guests were introduced snd ‘the roll ¢all j of incoming and secre- talked to the group briefly om at har nc director ry International, | Cleve Alien from Coral Gables, eS ee (Continued Oo Page Three} Garcia Re R | | Spettewood today. os May 1. Gareia ix Working bay Gays st | Announcement! DR. JOSEPH GROOM will be | in Key West, Scturday, April! cost for units using up to one-half | Benning were pressed into service hp. for each unit is one dollar. Site The fee goes to $2 for 2 bp. per! _ —— = Page Taree) t unit, to $3 fer 5 b-p. per unit and! Rann, s sean S © i Se Fe} Ash-Oak-Maple |osu, ct we a Mahogany - Cypress |¢19 Duval Sirest. i FoR FUL | | i af i I , wnat. Permits will not be granted until t n motors over 10 b.p., it's $7.50 per} BEAUTI building permits are issued in con-| FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION FOR APPOINTMENT nection with the proposed installa STRUNK LUMBER YARD CALL 2-7821 tions. The permit fee in this cate | © 27001 si (Conttioved On Page Three) por hod » i h ; plumbing i i ' a |