The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 21, 1953, Page 1

Key West, Ficrida, has the most equable climate in the @ountry, with am average semge of only |4° Fahrenheit THE SOUTHERNMOST VOL. LXXIV Ne. 172 City Planning Commiussion Makes Recommendations Aver Commission Replaced Plan Board As Policy- Making Agency The city planning commis- \ j County Jud ges Meet On Keys This Weekend Ni. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1953 WSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. PRICE | \Probe Case Is Requested | Mon discussed their future! Bnder the provisions of a/ pew amendment to the city, fharter broadening their powers last night and ended with a lengthy list of| pointed out that the Planning Commission replaced the Planning as @ “policy making” fgeney in connection with EEE Rep. Bill Lantaff Notes Advantages Judge Lord And Dade County Judges Will Be Hosts To Assn. Monroe County Judge Raymond R. Lord and Dade County Judges Frank Dowl- Florida County Judges’ As- sociation at’Key Motel, Mar- athon, this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, it was learned today. Judges from all 68 counties and their families are expected to attend. The convention will hold registration on Thursday. The gala banquet will take place Friday night at 9 p.m. A host of state leaders headed by Governor Dan McCarty have been ' invited to the three day convention. State Representative Bernie . Papy will also attend. Aid In Plans Cobo Cites Need For Incinerator At Meeting City Commissioner Louis M. J. Ejsner enlisted the aid of his fel- the use of conventions, entertain- ment and cultural programs and an area for the city’s youth recrea- tion program. Bisher said that in a series of conferences with Judge Juvenile "| Court. Eva Warner Gibson, he learned of the serious need of For Auditorium | Welcome Aboard, Captain opto hy ager f eae eee ‘3 Be \ | | | | | | | | CAPTAIN THOMAS ASHCRAFT, above, replaced Commander James W. Lenney as the commanding officer of the huge Boca Chica Naval Air Station this morning in impressive cere- monies witnessed by massed troops, scores of Naval officials and prominent local residents. After reading his orders, Cap- tain Ashcraft gave a brief talk in which he expressed pleasure at being stationed in Key West and approval of the’ state’ of his new command. He was formerly commanding the escort carrier, Gilbert Islands. . . ¥ i ed a 4 hin And Louis Carbonell Are Ist To Qualify For Commission GROUPS THREE AND FIVE DRAW FIRST CANDIDATES It took a long time in happen- ing, but late yesterday afternoon) Traffic Question Erupts Onee More a pair of officially announced candidates for the city commis-; The question of which way traf-| Simonton Street The Key West Citisen FIVE CENTS aco! Tentative “Master Plan” | Unveiled At City Commission Meet Planner Recommends New City Hall On Roosevelt Blvd., Zoning Changes The striking results of a four month study which will culminate in a comprehensive master plan of the City of Key West were viewed last night by the City Commis- sion when engineer John L. Hoffman made a_prelimin- ary report of his findings. First step in a long range program for the moderni- zation of the city’s zoning code, the study incorporates sweeping recommendations in an effort to.correct’ mista! city and for planning a modern kes made in the past offer a detailed pattern to follow in the future as the Vote On Budget Measure Delayed Consideration of the 1953 City Budget was delayed a week when the City Commission could not agree on a procedure fer discussing the document fast night. . When the annual budget ordi- nance was introduced, Com- mission John Carbonell said that he was not prepared to vote on the appropriation mea- sure because he was unable to attend all of the caucusses held by the commissioners to iron out details of the city’s spend- | or iT 21 Was removed however, ‘when Sheriff John Spottswood out that it would prevent Juveniles, ’ 9, will be dealt with by the ju- wenile court, under the terms of \ NIEW_NECCHI and ELNA SEWING MACHINES $148.50 and Up Cleaning and Repairs BYLVIA APPLIANCE 1928 Flagter Avenue Telephone 2-327) or 21688 The measure establishes the fee for Diaper Service licenses at $25 and provides for a $15 additional jassessment against painting con- was cut to $25 after considerable discussion. The ordinance was passed unani- ;mousty, Pinder To Act ‘As Comptroller City Tax Assessor Sam Pinder, | Jr. was authorized last night by) the city commission to sign city checks as Acting Comptroller in: jtractors and neon sign dealers who; nG'also engange in sign painting. “ ils Okayed (Continued On Page Two) TV Franchise The City Commission last er under the “community plan.” the absence of City Tax Collector’ Archie Roberts who has been fill- of Charles R. Roberts on July 6. FOR SALE at Comptroller; B. J. Mawhinney, Di- All Kinds of Ladders further facilities for youth activi- ties. ; However, the Roosevelt Boule- vard site may never materialize lfie shall move on Simonton and |Fleming Streets erupted once more} city’s planning engineers, the J. L, |eity. commission after a Petition; ‘Hoffman Company, are recom-|signed by 37 residents of Watson mending the ‘construction of a city hall there. ‘ a And Commissioner Delio Cobo, came up with a suggestion that befere the auditorium is con- sidered, the city fathers give theught te the building of a muni- cipal incinerator. Cobo cited the presence of large swarms of flies in the Sigsbee Park) and Stock Island areas as pointing up the need for better garbage di: posal procedures. “I am ever con-| scious of the health of our city,”| Cobo said. Eisner countered with a state- *|ment that planning is necessarily “lin its infancy and that he welcom- ed the comments of his fellow com- missioners whether they approve’ of his proposal, or not. He has stated in that the past, ‘that he believes a municipal audi- .|torium would pay for itself out of , {by the city. Cobo Did Not OK Taxicab Checkup ‘at the same time. The problem oc- ‘cupied the time of the commission revenues with slight investment} Street asking that it be named one- way from Truman Avenue south to Virginia Street, was read. They, gave the fact that it is narrow and| that traffic is congested there as reason for asking the switch. The matter was referred to the city manager for study and com- missioner John Carbonell rose to) ask for a restudy of the thorny Simonton-Fleming Street question (Continued On Page Two) Engineers Set Dinner Tonight }will hold their annual dinner meet- \jng tonight at Wylks Restaurant, Stock Island, at 7:00 p. m. Featured speaker will be For- rest Thorpe of the Southern Bell! Telephone Company, who will dis- cuss developments in the micro-) wave field. ler will be installed tonight as well City Commissioner Delio Cobo labelled reports that he was respon- s-.,'sible for a recent check of local/Darnell Pinder and treasurer, A. taxicabs by the City License In- spector as “inaccurate” last night, saying that he was on vacation at the time the move was recom- mended by the city commission. Cobo said that he received many phone calls Monday asking “what ‘was up.” And, | i a jcommission had asked for a check jto see how many cab licenses were jacieeny being used. Since they are limited in number, the commissi STRUNK LUMBER | {city fathers said that ther ait not las the balance of the officers for) 1953-54. They include: vice presi-) ident, Thomas Chandler; secretary, | Donn Cobb. Traffic Lights 'To Be Installed | Traffic lights will be jnstalled at/ ‘a knotty traffic problem there, was decided by the City Commis- sion last night. | | Commissioner Louis M. J. Eis-' ner made the recommendation and Archie BYts is on ar~l 199 Simenton St., near Pest Office Want anv lying unused while there City Manager Victor Lang agreed’ leave. is a waiting list. te push the matter. The Key West Engineers Club)“ ical scene in the persons of the! Carbonell boys, John and Louis. with the announcement that the|!ast night at the meeting of the/They are not related and have both served on the commission— ing his long tenure as a public ser-' President elect Richard Chandl- declared. the City Electric Company the erection of its steam as important-factors in the (Continued on Page Two) Bank Approved The First National Bank of M: at last night's meeting he Truman and Emma and at Tra-'mi was designated as jlearned that in his absence, the man and Thomas Streets to solve'tory for $300, presenting of bonds ,000 in The passed ing progrem for the coming year. However, they did pass a re- solution setting a public hear- ing into the matter for August 2, at 8:00 p. m. Meanwhile, last night's ses- sien was recessed until next Officer of |. SR Jand-Born, Dies In Crash Naval Reservist Son Of Key West Mother Was 32 Cdr. William R. Eddins, USNR, 32, native born Key Westér was) killed in a plane crash at Oil City, Pa. on July 11, it was learned to-) day. The Navy man was public in- formation officer at the Naval Air; city expands. =| Hoffman, who has been studying the city's physical characteristics ion paper for months, has been in Key West for the past two weeks \conferring with officials in all fields to obtain their suggestions and ideas. He pointed out that the plans, as jthey now stand, are subject to con- jsiderable change as recommenda- tions. are made. Some of the improvements he suggests include the construction of a new city hall at the corner of Palm Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard, the construction of an elaborate yacht marina in Ger- rison Bight, the addition ef new low cost housing facilities for both white and colored residents, the planning of new school facil- ites when they are needed and careful zoning of lands which are now in disuse. + Hoffman said that he recom- mends the placement of the new city hall and municipal library in ‘the proposed location “because.it is a residential @rea_ and if’is the private residents who make’ the to .ffke mitted last") commission Wit far so that the: jthey may want 3g inc {the final plan,” | Hoffman said. that he will have another, revised map available to the city fathers within 30 days and that the complete study will be fin- ished probably within 60 days. The study was authorized sever- Several new business areas have al months ago by the commission, been proposed including one on Flagler Avenue, Residential zoning has also been provided for in the future. The plan calls for. filling in of many salt pond areas. Following the adoption of the plan, after lengthy consideration, the commission is expected to throw the whole thing before the public for its approval. Those consulted in Hoffman's preliminary study include City (Continued On .Page Two) First Sabres Lost "| Since May 17 In N. Korean Action DR: J. A. VALDES | PHONE 27821 wen ee : ee A