The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 29, 1953, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average zange of only 14° Fahrenheit E WSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. “Smears, Protested i a, 7 fat we nconpah EDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1953 ee Name-Calling’ By County PTA In Statement To Parents { Says Schools Are | Political Football | In Current Scraps ‘ The Executive Board of the Monroe County Council of Parent- Teacher Associations today pro- tested unspecified attacks on ad- "ministrators and teachers “by people who have spread gossip, rumors and outright smears based upon no facts whatsoever.” - The signed statement released by the PTA Board is addressed to the parents of Key West. It fol- lows in full. “Your attention is called to the public schools which will cripple the education and future of the + .your child and mine. ‘This situation has Leen allowed to grow until our schools may share the same fate as those in the un- fortunate Pasadena debacle. It is mot too late, however, to stop the eifects which have snowballed into unhealthy proportions here, — in which the school system has been used as political football without regard to its effect on our chil- dren their future education. “Certain of our administrators and teachers have been attacked people who have spread gossip, _ Tumors and outright smears bas- ed upon no facts whatsoever. With- ‘out realizing the true damage in its worst form. “In November, 1951, in Pasade- California, a local political aisturbanee Spread into an attack the public schools and modern ‘This, in turn was fol- organization, the National Ray American Education, y fellow-traveler Allen A. Zoll og " sabthored the campaign destruction alps oe hg mon- gering plans and pamphlets. New Jersey a in -Bearuinie, New York, It is with q the test alarm that we point © ont striking similarity in our own Key West situation. It is our opinion, however, that those who ‘re attacking our schools here are not aware of the tree dangers to which they are exposing our school gystem when they give lip service Space to rumor and » We must warn them as ‘we warn all the parents, that the front organizations flourish best ‘where malcontents are permitted to attack without facts and to stir up tempests in a teapot. “The teachers of our county fare beginning to feel that they ‘re unprotected against the mal- fee of the short-sighted. . .that the jainst them is directed tions other than edu- Good teachers will not gossip and conjecture substituted, Other counties have Tost their good teachers on this wecount and their school systems the’ — have suffered . We must not let this hap He 3 g5 it our area, @ vital HE (Continued on Page Eight) asonic Notice munication of Dade LF. & AM, conferring the En-| JAMES L. ATKINSON, Acting W. M. @ BERNARD FRANK, Secretary Pro-Tem, danger of losing their good | Kiwanis Banquet Marks 5th ‘Anniversary In Island City Lt. Gov. Roberts Of Kiwanis Is Guest Of Honor Kiwanis Lt. Governor Edwin C. Roberts was the guest speaker at} the fifth anniversary banquet of the Key West Kiwanis club at La Concha hotel last night. Roberts and other guests at the banquet were introduced by The Rey. Father John Armfield. Presi- dent Glynn R. Archer called the meeting to order. Roberts congratulated the Ki- wanis on its fine work since or- Sanizing in 1948. He read the names of the Charter members|. will distinguish them from the who remain of the original ones,| other patrons at the track. They are C. R. Reagan, William V. Albury, Ira F. Abury, Jose) —————s R. Sirugo, Harry J. Mitchell, Lou} ——————_——______—_— Smith, George J. Faraldo, Ralph J. Faraldo, Glynn Archer, — J. Lawrence and Joseph A. The Kiwanis Lt. Sache ales Presented perfect attendance tabs to the following members: Five trod Perfect attendance, W. Albury, Tra Albury, Joseph Boza; four years, Lawrence sain Night At Track Friday night will be Elks night at the Key West Kennel club. A special feature rate which will find the best grey- hounds at the track racing against each other has been arranged by the management. Box seats will be provided for Elks and their wives. Miniature American Flags which will be worn by the Elks Johnny Roberts Biocenincd After v.|oo Years Service John W. Roberts, 72 years of vie wit he County Com I si chase’ Suse Shes by teens Roe cae Robert _Lastres, Deanna Archer at the Piano, as-| listment and term of service. sisted by Glynn Archer, Jr. and ee en Joe Pineda. for Cuban liberty before the G. N. Hutchinson gave a eee United States entered the war. history of the organizing of the Sabena serdingtibiegmen 4 HY Key West Kiwanis Club. he board of directors meeting} he was honorably discharged on took place with Roberts after the} June 18, 1901, after serving three full meeting. years. He re-enlisted for Com- The following 60 men and women! pany 1, }2nd Reg., Infantry, on attended the banquet. ag 1,° 1903; re-enlisted again eet aa’ Gis boo ae Tae pril, 1906, and once more on hod ae 6, liam V. Albury, Gene Anheir, Mr. 1909. His name last ap- and Mrs. Truman L. Amy, Rev.) peared on the muster roll as of and Mrs. John S. Armfield, = April 1, 1910, and Mrs. Glynn R. Archer, Sr.,] “There is no record of his last Mr. and Mrs. Jean P. Baillod, Mr. discharge but Roberts says his and Mrs. Joseph A. Boza, Mr. and| total service outside of the Spanish- Mrs. Joseph M. Bringman, Mr.| American War period through Harold Casterton, Mr. and Mrs.| April, 1901, amounts to 14 years. W. G. Chapman, Mr. Earl Dillon,| Some of his Army service was at Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Faraldo, Mr. | the Tampa garrison. ahd Mrs, Colonel Holbrook, Mr.j After Army life, Roberts signed and Mrs. Patrick C. Kelly, Mr. (Continued on a Eight) Newt W, Ketchings, Mr. and Mrs, Kent E. Mack, Mr, and Mrs. Harry | J. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. William | R. Neblett, Mr. and Mrs, C. R. Reagan, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Saun- ders, Mr, and Mrs. Samuel J. Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Smith, Mr, and Mrs. Gleason C. Snow, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Staples, Mr. and Mrs, William W. 16 Transfusions Given Reid By His Own Friends Geo, Robert Reid, $4, machin- . | Warner, Guests and visitors were: Ed- win Roberts, Coral Gables, Fia., (Continued on Page Eight) Ruse Arrested | A hearing wiill be held today in| the office of Justice of the Peace | Ira Albury in connection of the ar-/ rest of E. L. Ruse, charged with j selling seafood products without a | license, Ruse, colored, has been peddliing | fish and other seafoods on a bi- cycle for several years, never ap- plying for a license although he had been repeatedly warned. The li- cense costs only $10 a year, it is reported, Albury said that the hearing of Gerald McKenna who took a $500 {motorcycle from near the main | gate of the Naval Station and later ran inte a car with it, would be postponed until May 11 because one of the main witnesses is cut of town on leave. McKenna has been} in the Naval hospital with injuries received im the crash ever since} Good Running Condition the acckient and alleged theft DIAL 2.51% NASSAR DSR EATEN AEE Key West Salvage Co. STOCK ISLAND ONE JEEP enn Which occurred eariy this spring. | Friday Is Elks’ 2 | | | t | LEFT TO RIGHT. Mrs. Ralph eerste aay oa of Sinawicks; Glynn Archer, Jr., president Key Club; Katharine Boaz, prési- dent of Keyette Club—are all in attendance at the local Kiwanis’ fifth birthday party—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. Bay Bottom Land Sale Is Barred Stock Island property owners have temporarily barred the sale of bay bottom they call “naviga- ble” to Clem C. Price who offered $200 an acre for seven-tenths acre in Tailahassee yesterday, Cliff Schumacher, Cliff's Marine supplies said that he and Frank Russo, George Adams, and G; of| Delaporte filed a protest to the sale with Sinclair Wells, land agent of the Florida Department of Agri- culture, with ay si B.C. violinist with | letter which recognized his en- nel. (Continued on Page Eight) Bob Wagner Will Appear in Person At Drivein Theater Bob Wagner will make a per- sonal appearance at the Island- er Drive-in Theater tomorrow night at about 9 p.m., during the showing of the film “Stars and Stripes Forever” in which he is featured. Joe Sirugo, theater manager ebtained the film to coincide with Wagner's presence in Key West. The young actor is a? present making “Twelve Mile Reef” with the 20th Cen- tury Fex company. M.S. ATCHINSON of Hollywood, Florida, whe organized the local Kiwanis club end fe ite honor ary member, congratulates guest of honor, Lt. Governor Edwin C. Roberts of the fifth birthday Kiwanis Kiwanian President Giyna Arceer ah@ Key West Rotary Club Presgtczt Steff Photo, Finch, Fire Threatens Sally Rand’s pees A house owned by Sally Rand, famous fan dancer, was threat- ened with damage from a debris fire af 918 North Beach at 6:45 p.m. yesterday. Engines one and three re- sponded after a phone call for aid. The fire was extinguished by a garden hose before flames could be fanned, not a la Rand, inte a darigerous blaze. er ee Double, Double og polio Reres pliffic Trouble Perez, Perez and Perez can be happy that they don’t’live in Walla *| Walla, or the repetition might not . | only become monotonous but lead to misunderstandings and mixups, just as it did in Key West, On Monday morning a Citizen staff reporter went to the police station to pick up news and re- jected a traffic accident report on the grounds that the names in the report had been confused or listed incorrectly. The report said that Delio Perez, driving north on Duval, pulled out into the line of traffic and was struck by Delio Perez. Police offi- cer A. Perez signed the report. his Both cars involved were Fords. This morning police officer W. L. (Jimmy) James, not to be confused with R. L. James, same category, said a re-check of the Perez triple threat story was true, There are two residents of Key West, both named Delio Perez and both men were involved in the same traffic accident, Sunday at 6:50 p.m, Delio Perez, 57, a cook who lives at 1208 Simonton Street was parked along the curb, on Duval. (Continued on Page Eight) ES { Happy Day For Local Civic Club “~tnight at the La Concha Hotel. Abolition Of Miami Charter Would Make KW Largest City| On Movie Set This Side Of Miami Beach est city in Florida south of Miami Beach before 5 o'clock today. PRICE FIVE CENTS! Real And Simulated Cops ‘Stop Ihe Show” In Scene In Tavern Shout Of “Cops” Breaks Up Brawl At Duffy's Place BY DOROTHY RAYMER KW Chamber Compiles Figures one ao C Papy r Showing KW Rank — | Introduces 11 Key West may become the larg- Monroe Bills The reason ? The House of Rep- cording to legislative tradition, the AP wired today from Tallab- assee. 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