The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 23, 1953, Page 1

~The Kev West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1953 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in .the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXIV No. 97 PRICE FIVE CEI CUBAN PRESIDENT BATISTA THROWS HiS WEIGHT BEHIND KEY WEST-HAVANA FERRY Two Men Confess To $38,000 Vandalism Acts Committed! °°? % suse topr ‘At City Cemetery; Navy Confines Them At Norfolk, Va. Key West Was | Horrified Last | February 6 When Act Committed By JIM COBB The Key West-Havana ferry project, which has been was voted down by the Consejo Consultivo, Cuban “ruling body”, is still “very much a reality” president Fulgencio Batista said Monday in Havana. Two Barn Theater Players, 8 Navy Men In ‘12 Mile Reef’ Autograph Seeking Teenagers Mob Movie Set | At Casa Marina To See Terry, Bob, Roland | Youngsters Less CPO Halpin Has First break in solving the mystery of the vandalistic damage done to the City ‘Cemetery here in the early morning hours of February | 6 came today when Naval officials announced that con- fessions to participating in the vandalism have been given by two'service men, The two men, identified as Alan Bergeson and Lloyd E. Jennings, were attached to the USS Coates (DE 685) whien recently left the Key West area. The men are now confined for safekeeping at the} U. S. Naval Retraining Corhmand, Norfolk, Va. Key West was horrified, on the day the wreckage was discovered, at the wanton and indiscriminate ceseration, Authorities “estimated ‘that more. th: worth. of damage had Med aiecis ‘smash- ing monuments ‘and headstones, hurling flower vases to'the ground and uplifting fences. Damage ranged from the des-| struction of a $3,000 statue of an angel which stood five feet high asd weighed several — hundred pounds, erected to the memory of T'xidie Valdes in the Curry plot, t> the smashing of a headstone on| 1° grave of one of the yictims Disturbing Than | Jet Planes To | Film Makers | } t BY SUSAN MCAVOY t The Casa Marina lawn looked | |like the White Hose Easter Egg; hunt yesterday with hundreds of | youngsters of all ages stalking Terry Moore and Robert Wagner for their autographs. The set for “12 Mile Reef” was fairly quiet from 9 a. m. till 3 p. m. as 20th Century fox simulated a Key West park on the lawn of the Casa Marina. Only the jet planes and helicopters disturbed the movie makers as they filmed one and one half pages of the 120 page seript. | Shortly after 3, however, the influx began. Children of all ages with and without their par- every possible entrance of the lurxy hotel. Good. natured man- to close the Patio gate’ to try to stem the stream of Key West kids. They then found a way in by the tennis courts. Others, | bolder, went right in through the front door, galloping out on the ever-growing group of their con- temporaries standing in breath- ss esctasy as Terry and Bob went through their love scene for the eleventh or twelfth fime ol the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898. Some of the monuments had | simply been uprooted and left ly-| ing on the ground, but others were | broken apart by ‘being smashed / weross other markers. | Graves of prominent Key West-| ets were ineladed in the vandalis- | tle assault including that of Nor- berg Thompson and members of! the Curry family, | Speculation at the time was that | it would have taken more than| two men to inflict'all the damage. | Cemetery Sexton Reginald Russe!l | said, on the morning the damage | \Contiag + On Page fhree) | i since 9 a. m. yesterday Sound. men shouted: “Very quiet please." " The youngsters shushed those of their friends who were still chat- tering excitedly. Then the only sound was that of the squeal of the lights being moved. Terry and Bob tried a tentative smooch; then they lengthened the time and finally went into a long | clinch. As soo! they broke up} the kids rushed around them in a circle ten deep to get their signatures on scrapr of paper, autograph books, and school com- position books. Back to work again, and. then (Continued On Page Two) é : é LOOKING LIKE THE CONCH SHE PORTRAYS, pretty Terry Moore is the heroine of the film “12 Mile Reef” being West. The young star posed for The Citiren camera b te work this motning before the hage, com: ted Century Fox.—Citizea Stall Phot: here in Key lore she went cameras of 20th ents came by cab, bicycle, mo- | ” tor scooter, on foot, pouring into | ager Emmett Conniff finally had» | Largest Part Of Local Actors Signed So Far Chief Petty Officer Eugene Hal. pin, a local Navy man, has the largest part in “12 Mile Reef” the 12 Key West and Navy men K. Of C. Elect Officers At | Meet Tonight Nominations Can Be Made From The Floor As Halpin plays “long Arm” a that will keep him busy in rit For Roland Raymer Thinke Harry Carey, Jr., Has Makings Of A Top Star By DOROTHY RAYMER Well As Slate The Knights of Columbus will} meet at the NCCS Hall at 8 o'clock | heen eee M. Ignatius Lester, chair- Guy — im jman announced. er, ~ will play a He urged all Knights to attend | athan Jackson, another to vote on nominations put up by =, ee LOCAL BOY “FAKES GOOD"... as they say in the vernacular. Handsome Bob" Youmans, a Key West resident, was caught by the camera yesterday in Margo's beauty salon, where he dyed for a reason. His hair is naturally a tannish-blond. Now it's The following nominations are from the nominating committee, but nominations will also be per- mitted from the floor tonight: Grand Knight, Bob Van Eepoel and Earl Duncan; Deputy Grand Knight, Louis Rockoff and Bob Taci'sh, i : i off tr #2 ee & EF i of frteet Fi : i i : rl } : : [ i i FF ; & i sig t i & § 3 iH i ge E FEF ses 355 ii ; i q & : & i E ! g li Eg ee iti ga ri asi F ij : el fi F Li i i R § { F t i 9: gq A i HH i irnt ~ Hy fs if g FT} Hi ef gE 2 ? E E : f a it i Hts i if z i i Ht EH ii : f 8 HL i $8 x Hi th a ve te ? Hl Ht if z it z fs s z wa i i HE : | i e f Hel E ia I geq? ? | FSG f g a e 3 ? i Shining black after 20th Century Fox make-up experts put fin- ishing touches on his once light locks. Youmans is to be stand- * though he plays a Greek sponge fisherman in the movie, “12 Van Ee “1 Mile Reef,” now, on location here. Roland and Youmans have pearliet tgg Seo SB poll make them more alike, Of course, Roland has a suave mous- dy and Eugene Halpin; Recorder, tache, Youmans will have to add a little of the upper lip adorn- Tony Martinez and Willie Adams; has been in nightclub business for several years, ney; Treasurer, Louis Fredette and Dave McCurdy; ‘ itius Lester, Sch I B d and George P. Bonamy. ~ " -|School M ke Courth \Is Told Today -|School Meet ourtnouse The Monroe County Council of A d . 0 e d March, Russell | wish te inform the public, that I . | the educational policy of the Na- Finally Decided | = ene is stated as fol- Discussions On Final resolution of the controver-; «gince the administration of the Problems In 3 General Supervisor of Instruction} tion of School Authorities, the Na- Could Have Been Leland March and Harris school} 4; " on oe es a Ne: tional Bylaws provide that Con- A pes ent a! P expected at the special — school! tions, shall not seek to direct the | S¢hOol supervisors from Monroe, Saved, Says Chie board meeting at the courthouse} sgministrative activities of the held at the Casa Marina yesterda: Though the meeting was called! cies.” under the leadership of DE. Sas | partasent Charles Cremata to open bids on the Board’s new The Parent-Teacher Associa- | this morning struction issue of school personnel is sure! bers of the National Congress. The educators talked over com- to come into the proceedings, it We do not wish to enter inte any j ference, then stepped out on the The controversy has dragged on! sies of the Schools. lawn a moment to watch the film- School Board. After the Board had | place there. voted to retain the two men, a = : | Attending were Wesley Mathews dent of Public Instruction Horace ‘Call For Beauty (Continued On Page Three, O'Bryant, recommending their dis- j ‘d missal, Under school law as ft was ex-| , H y x from j nesday night, O’Bryant’s recom-' Cal for beauty queens | mendations must first go to the Which the queen of them all is | Are In luced three man Board oj Trustees. This be chosen as Key West entry for | was achieved last week. The school te Plorida State Lions Club Queen State Representative Bernie (Contiaued Os Pose Two) contest has been Issued. |Papy yesterday introduced House as F i iq | West Fire and Police departments said that the local contest would jbe sponsored at the Els Cancer 07s with two other Bills. soe i | Monroe County’s State Attorney’ ling Saturday, April 25 at the Elks 7 Chub annex. He urged that all | €*Penses. The other is in “ . | Board y : contest in Key West im the past)" Plate Glass, Shelving, tae Score be eunad. ' Sheet Iron, Ete. | testants, the winner is eligible for) an all expense paid trip to Miami; is must een ages Joe Allen Stores in for Gilbert Roland, movie star who is of Spanish descent al- similar builds and it was just a matter of change in color to | pan Yike; Warden, Dave McCur- ment to complete the illusion. ‘He has a fine baritone voice and | Financial Setretarv, F. ¥. ™*>- gene Martinez, 1 4 . Meets Tonight |0n Schoot Policy } Parent-Teacher Associations, Status May Be ee ! tional Congress of Parent-Teach- Dr. Morrer Led sy over retention or dismissal of} School é ized the func- Pry sa-wistwe Fla. Counties principal Randolph T. Russell is gress Parent-Teacher Associa- a Dade and Glades counties was at 7:30 p. m. tonight. Schools or to contro! their peli- Chief of the Key West Fire | Moore, State Director of Field In- Administration building, the hot! tions of Monroe County are mem- | had mon problems ip an informal con- was said. of the administrative controver- since the April 7 meeting of the! ing of “12 Mile Reef” taking letter was read from Superinten-| | assistant superintendent of Dade ° Queens Sounded — {[ocal Bills Plained at the meeting last Wed- i : Lou Carbonell of the Lions Club | Bil 580 which relates to the Key | j Fund dance to be heid this com-| One of the latter has to do. with All Sizes of Lumber . . . girs who have won any beauty | 50° with the Key West After a final selection of the con-/ at the for final competition. i SEE 3. L. STAPLES of 16 and 2 They are to appear| STRUNK LUMBER YARD in bathing i gowns. i ; [ at inf s F | Hf i E i rise ERE : ; i gg o, EF ; & Ls | i Tze E rE i 5 Ee F gt {i i ; gt zi ait Fk It was Old Home Week over on location at the Casa Marina yesterday. 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