The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 11, 1953, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the ‘ country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Figured In Accident EAP es alte ‘HE ABOVE PICTURED LATE MODEL SEDAN was virtually demolished Sunda: on smashup on Roosevelt Blvd. Driver of car, B.D. Smith, USS Sarsfield suffered broken leg in mishap 1 The Key West Citi THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. : VOL. LXXIV Ne. 112 13 ia which also sent two others to hospital —Citizen Staff Photo. Three Injured Sunday In } Spectacular Auto Mishap |Ignorance Of Seamanship, Lack Of Safety Equipment Sailor Charged With Reckless Driving After Head-on Crash ‘Three persons were injur-|! pt ) ed By Ships’ Master ed, none of them seriously, Sunday afternoon in an auto- mobile accident.on Roosevelt oulevard near the Naval itil, police reported to} One of the drivers in the mishap, E. O. Smith, a Navy man attached to the USS " Sarsfield, faces three char- ges as a result of the specta- éular-crash which . virtually demolished the two cars, Smith was charged with reckless driving, causing an accident and driving with- out an operators. license. Smith also wound up in the Ni vy Hospital suffering from a bie hag thigh as a result of crash. The other injured are Brant, of the USS 0' if pene Hits ae ap he i : if He E 5 i i il it 4 att iN @ Yoral Navy man faces a drunk- en driving charge today as the aftermath of a spectacular four- i eeeen iif tr on Page Eight) af E ITALIAN AMERICAN Kitchen CHEF LOUIS Operating Private fet Reem Alr Conditioned PIZZA PIE FROM TSe Dufly’s Delmonice Tavern | 28 OUVAL STREET & : Eig if il F & g ii ey R. 0. Fraser, KW, Navy Mother’ | Bicones To : 1124/Mayor of Key West, will preside‘ estimates of the engineers . | Baton Street, Master of Steam or | over the 34th annual state conven: | signed the system. The city . | Motor vessels (any tonnage), Mas- = at the Angebilt Hotel, Orland-|to the adjustments after. $3 Fe Ti Gi oR E E i if sf if Hy i . rail i i i it i i Tr z a | 8 g fF j jbefore Juvenile Court Judge Eva KEY WEST, FLORIDA, [Hatchet Case Hearing Today [In Juvenile Ct. Four Teenagers Will Appear Before Juvenile 1 | Judge E. Gibson Three hearings of interest to! Key West will be held today and tomorrow. The first is the closed hearing Warner Gibson of the case of the! four teenagers charged with strip- ping, threatening 2nd hatcheting a fellow teenager in a swamphouse last week. Today the Fire Department un- der the supervision of Assistant Fire Chief Charles Torres and Mil- lard Gibson, sanitary inspector, de- stroyed the tree house reputedly 4 jthe scene of many other misde- *: | meanors. Judge Gibson asked City” ‘|Manager Dave King to have the = | shack in the trees done away with y afternoon in head- following the hatcheting of the teenager on Thursday. The accused and their victim will. appear before the Judge this after- noon in a hearing. Since the young- sters come under Juvenile law their names cannot be released in the press. Another hearing today: is that of Gerald Paul McKenna, now. in Monroe County jail on several charges of grand larceny. Allged- ly McKenna has a pi for taking motorcycles. One. of -his thefts landed him in the Naval hospital. From. there he was re- moved to the jail. d His hearing will take place be- fore Peace Justice Ira Albury this afternoon at 4p. m, r JP Albury will hear another case tomorrow afternoon, the mys- tery of the sunken 32 foot cabin . | the history of the 86 clubs. business and professional women’s :|Laubseher And row, as will witnesses, Mrs. Harvey To sident of the. Florida Federation of Business and Professional Wo-! men’s Clubs, Inc., and wife of the| Florida, on May 14, 15, 16, 1 1953, During the past year, the Fed- eration has had its greatest mem- bership growth since its founding in 1919. It now boasts of 4179 members. It is anticipated that this will be the largest state convention in These modern “Susan B. An- thony’s” have many accomplish- ments to add to their record this year and from among them will be chosen Florida's most out- standing member in service to the Assistant At C. Of C. Meeting Key West Chamber of Commerce staffers, Harold R. Laubscher and Mrs, Jo Garland are m Miami Beach attending the annual meet- ing of the Florida Chamber of Com- merce Executives. Harold Laubs- cher is Secretary-Treasurer of this body. This organization is composed of Chamber of Commerce personnel , representing some 60 communities. The convention is holding its ses- sions at the Monte Carlo hotel and attendance is expected to reach 150 before the meeting closes on Tues- day afternoon, The convention opened yesterday. A one day work session, in- FRANK HUYGE and The O'HARA SISTERS Nightly 11 PM. -5 4M. |All Military MONDAY, MAY 11,-1953 Examination For Local Postmaster’s Appointment Will Be Scheduled Soon ommission Sets Special Session Today The city commission will meet in ‘special session this afternoon at five oclock to consider several is of business including the ap- aintment of a Kefrigeration and nditioning board, a lease for the proposed Key West- Havana Ferry Line and a routine resolu- tion in connection with the finane- ing of the city’s. multi-million dol- lar sewer service expansion. The refrigeration board, which will consist of five voting mem- bers will be responsible for the en- forcement of Key West's newly re- fed code covering the installa- of refrigeration and air-con- ig and the licensing of in- jallers and engineers. The city manager, city building inspector and the city electrical inspector will sit on the panel as ex-officio members. “@ routine resolution the adjustment sewer system tractors’ bids af rH Hl ran somewhat higher tima ites. Work on the sewer syste: pected to get underway be first of June. 5 se §& Be ¢ Branches Will Be Represented In AF Day Parade | Four Assistant Grand r Sawyer Post no. 28, Am- erican Legion, today released ‘the Parade Marshalls who will parti- cipate in the huge Armed Forces Day Parade scheduled. for 6:30 P. m, Saturday, May 16,: 1953, Army Korean Vet. “Marvin S. Creel was named the Grand Pa- rade Marshall, according to a-re- lease last week. Creel, of Mr. and Mrs. M. D,’ Peacon Lane, Ca is Fivks Bese i I Ae if if Hd nPeat Pirktve rele 43 ek Key Westers Speculate On Possible Job Candidates A competitive examination for the post of Postmaster in Key has been scheduled in the near future, ac- cording to an ‘announcement from the headquarters of the United States Civil Service Commission in Washington. At the same time, the commission announced that ‘higher staridards of eligibility have been established in the'fileing of more than 1700 such positions throughout Jury Venire For Trials Drawn Today if; ry i ie i i fr . i} if 3 Mi Tren LEE A i