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

VOL. LXXIV Ne. 171 Cranfishermen Slate ‘Protest On New Ruling ' @O ASK RELIEF ON REGULATIONS _ AFFECTING COUNTY |Seaman Rushed , ‘ Montoe County crawfish-\ From Freighter en nag to nL? Hospital Here ie in conservation laws, \) ate planning a spirited pro- ‘to state officials in an ) gain relief from the ‘which they claim ‘sail deal many of them aj 3 , if they are en- that a meeting between} es Bevis, head of © the THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1953 Receives Award Boulevard Beautification Project Set For Saturday By C. Of | MRS, MAUDE SPENCE, Marathon, was among a group of eight to receive awards of merit * from the American Red Cross last night in Marathon. The Rev. Ralph Rogers, chairman of the Jocal chapter of the Red Cross, made the presentation—Staff Photo, Finch. The year-round prosperity of Key West is reflected in the latest busi- ness analysis released today. Key West building permits seared to $407,077 for June, the highest so far in 1953. Post office receipts went to an all time high of $23,134 in June, $11,000 ever the June 1949 figure. Southbound FIVE CENTS C. And Scouts Contributions Of Cash, Equipment, Workers Asked An all out program to beautify South Roosevelt Boulevard will take place on Saturday, August 1, the Key West Chamber of Commerce announced today. Long a favorite drive of Key Westers and tourists alike, the once neat looking bridal puth and land beyond has become a littered dump area and the chosen spot for car repairs, waxing and cleaning. Scouts Thrill To Convocation Service Sunday a. ze os Safety Council measuring) Citizens And Civic is the iri} alt cased HI HI} é alt i 2 i vas i rile SE g aah J. D. BEARUP 514 MARGARET STREET, Rear TEL. 2.46283 unexpectedly for the time and met for 1 hour, minutes with Communist ‘mem- of the commission. commission, composed of ing can nich they the Reds) wi { will, consider and probably’ come back with their proposal," said ined, but no time was given. The speeded tempo of Monday's heightened optimism for early signing. 3P liaison officers, was seven hours, minutes. , The main truce delegations pre- i i from pace Korean Foreign Min-| Yung Tai hinted more by five aitterent{led artillery fire teams, including interpreters and) Chinese Engulf Vital Outposts As Matines Fight For Survival Leathernecks Stagger Back To Lines After (Marines last night and the * back to Allied lines today. In théir last’ act before their radio went dead, the trapped Mar- ines-batk in the battlelines only artillery on top of them in a des- perate effort to halt the violent onslaught. battle was not immediately re- |leased. First Marine Division were the first known survivors of the bloody battles for outposts East Berlin and Berlin, part of a key hill area on the western front. Fatigued and wan, they stagger- ed back into Marine lines. Eight were from Outpost. Berlin and six from East Berlin. How they got out was not learned immediately. It was assumed their way down the slopes daylight. They said more Marines may still be glive in the battered bunk- .jers and shell-ripped trenches on the outposts. The survivors described the hills as a battle-torn no man’s land. ‘They said no Chinese were left atop. the outposts, which were plastered by savage Red and Al- during the 1,500- \lessly, but there was no imme- idiate move to retake them. |. The Fifth Air Force said its jplanes--taking advantage of hot, iclear weather — slammed 500,000 {pounds of bombs ‘at Communist |front lines from the Berlin outposts jto the Kumsong front in the | Meanwhile, the 8th Army ithe Communists lost 6,290 ki |and 1,260 wounded across Jeast-central sector, last week hurled fensive in two years. “ _|may have included some delayed “many traps.” * said it showed the Reds in- (Continued On Page Two) The number of Marines in the/ million JAMBOREE CITY, Calif, w— passenger cars on the overseas . “ sani | Hollywood stars come to Jamboree rs, here to view the colorful of the third National Scout, E iti z i aie lee s ie gies BE Ee 8 average per cent $7,500 and up, bracket tions and $546. The a jure is around The AAA reveals People tra take vacat average car covers 1,200 11 days of travel with ea E i £8 E 5 al i= i fe Bae! a day. toudist’s City Commission To Consider