The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 25, 1953, Page 1

E==] Che Key West Citizen “Nature Boy” | Sealed With 4 Kiss Draws Three Year Term KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS Schlintz Weeps As Judge Hands Him Five Year entence On Child Molesting Charge Thursday Motel Men Elect = !«!sShow Sewer System ™ : Sys Officers At Meet ¢.,..c:¢ Poor Promotion Of Key West As Tourist Center Jury Needs Just Quarter- | Hour To Find Him Guilty Pau! “Curley” Sehlintz, formerly of 1 Street, was sentenced to five years at hard lab prison at Raiford late yesterday afterno convicted in Criminal Court on a child me State fter he was g charge rd Judge Thomas S. Caro pronounce sentence after a six-man jury | deliberated only 15 minutes before bringing in their guil- | ty verdict. They recommended mercy, however, and the | possible ten year sentence was halved by the Judge. Attorneys Fred Pine and Tom Watkins fought unsuccessfully for eight hours against a mass of evi dence presented by County Solici Schlintz was near collapse when Engineers Will Redesign Master Jim Keen Urges Early Entries Is Outlined 7 : The newly formed key wer f OF Contest Z a et Crawfishermen H ci [ iife tt tif #3 Ht ii jtor Allan B. Cleare. LAS VEGAS, Nev—Dick Haymes kisses his wife, Rita Hay- worth, @ moment after their marriage before eight invited guests and scores of newsmen and photographers here yestr- day. Jack Entratter, best man, holds hand over their heads.— ) Wirephote. lly maintained Jr. The 44 year-old former bookkeeper stolid his innocence Schlintz was convicted of just one charge held against him. He will apparently not be tried on the oth er. “I swear that I am not guilty of Jury Trial Held Today Chapter of the Florida Motor Court . $300 In Prize Money Waiting For Government Association made their first move to promote Key West as a tourist center yesterday when they heli an organizational meeting at which tume officers were elected for the coming year. The Key West group has joined more than @ thousand Essay Writer wors fc Key West M. And H. Roberts Make ‘Not Guilty’ Plea In Court the crime I am accused of,” he ————~\said when he was placed on the Rita Says It’s Wonderful To “sm rsttos Be Called Mrs. Dick Haymes peting for $200 in pris Hage However, they pointed out that 4 ‘ they have taken steps te correct the situation by redesigning the bottom sieb” by adding beams to it. The witent slab will be even stronger than the eriginal design, they say : i : Florida Motels Twenty Key West motel epera- tors ere affiliated with the group and twelve of them gathered yes- terdeay in Benny's Cafeteria to adopt @ constitution and by-laws and plan their program which is designed, among other things, te maintain @ high stendard of ethics among motel ope rs t MI ; “ and make motor lodgings eveil- The M ‘ : - Poy: able te the public at a fair cost. , _— oe a In addition to the motel men they voted to offer Associate mem berships to allied industries in Key West “If the motels are full, every business in this town, Including gas stations, restaurants and gift shops will benefit, said Melvin Levitt, proprietor of the Marine Motel who was elected president af the group. Other efficers named include: vice president, Harry Mitchell, Hibiscus Motel; secretary, Ken Kiplinger, Salt Air Motel; and treasurer, Bob Harris of the Sea Isle Motel. Sam Lawrence of the Casa Roma, Mrs. Cart Hilton, Hilton Haven and Luther Pinder of the Ocean View Motel, were of government and then elected to the board of directors tel! us what of the new organization, w K One of the chief functions of the organization will be to advertise the attractions of the Florida Keys and Key West. The cooperation of other agencies will be invited to g a8 i an essay cor by the First F Loan A Char ia P if The jury trial of Mark C. Ro®. Roberts, Sr., pulling crawfish mile of U.S wre this afte er Py i EE f il : the project tion ¢ i ' npany iis : I tonal beams Jack Ss i if 3? 3F noon i z F} i : The poor quality of the con- crete first came te light « week ago when City Building Inspec tor Rey Knopp took sa se them te the Nuftti pany, Cincinnati, Obie, the city’s testing engineer, The results of their tests chewed tat” The ptrength of the concrete was fp: below the stenderd nece: Kp as ss A : 5 fn ff test,” Post fice Box 907, Key West. Entries should bear the name, address and age of the writer. More detailed informa tion can be obtained at the First Pedera! Savings and Loan offices, $12.514 Souther? Street. Prizes of $100 will be Rivet ter the best essay in each of = three classes. There will be one class for these from 16 to 25 years of another for eETEELE hie i ‘ete have required per tH i " persons ove i i { fr and « group for Colored resident of ‘Why not sit do a few minutes abo ager and the Mayor ( aid that one Hi £ i sted on 3 pounds per (Continuea On Page Two) Millsap Bound Over On $1,000 ‘ Bond By Hamlin | nk f M n and th at the ¢ nner 2 He al reed Key to the city hall to registe ing in the November which time the voters the testimony of four small girls and the mother of one of them during the day long trial, Their erts and Herman L testimony, which the defense was charged with unable te shake, wove @ thick tr within one web of evidence around the de- opened shortly be Beng pict reer @—Rita Hay- fondant. They seid he committed jand was continued earth and Dick Haymes are on indecent ects atter he lured them | Criminal Court Judge Thomas them toda: janes | asin te ms te his apartment. Caro began hearing the case after bulb-lit tine ia y- mblia . "| In an impassioned closing argu- a morning packed with presenta om betel & Gambling Fe- ent, the defense attempted to tions of traffic offenses by County pe = pA Ishow that the children were angry Solicitor Allan B. Cleare, Jr., and 1 feel wonderfully happy.” the s+ schiintz since he had told them State Troopers Slim Walker, Prank redhaired bride said after the they could not play in some trees |Cline and Jack Walden three-minute ceremony. “I &™M at the apartment where they lived.’ Attorney J. Y. Porter represent. married to the man I really love. ccijintz also claimed that he did ed the two crawfishermen a one to be sated nat give the little girls money but| Arresting Officer John Castell, ‘hed up” two quarters Stare, Consetystion official and The movie star and the crooser ta yen in hiv tome for ake hes sor Bien Conservation efficial, to New York Saturday and later boy were ate witnesses. They tes- Philadelphia, where the bride-| “re gefendant, Who sald that tified that the Roberts’ were with starts a night club engage 1. ioves childnén”, added, that in Qwee-quarters of a mile from ment Monday night. the afternoon When the children U.$, 3. The law makes one mile »pedhigaoe FP py were in his apartment, the door|the minimum distance from the P “to his bedroom was never closed. highway. oP pte aes ore iaered. — = ae — ‘ang ‘The defense summed up thel Asked how he knew that the men p Rate Haymes a ~~ Hayworth (tittle girls’ testimony as “childish were pulling the traps within that) larpery mmute between there! imagination.” | (Continued On Page Two) wore impesnette. ee eae oe sicture's| But County Solicitor Cleare bs ——— cited the fact that the git’ stor (sy Leaves ‘ Day-|’ “The ceremony was performed by|i@* matched perfectly and that (yMMOFE aves tona Beach, Ormond Beach, St./judge Frank MacNamee in the the? would have sling W HI) me gubmarine tender Howard . Gold Room of the Sands Hotel.|¥ not te ne Ove eeu an W. Gilmore left yesterday for Roulette games and slot machines m Ge vere) Was Ganeune- 8 continued whirring in the nearby ©? by the Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass y Dongo, the Clerk Harry mngo, the) the die nit of 8 i bmarine between the two form FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO PARTY WHO Removed Ladder From 705% Duval Street BSQUINALDO BROTHERS Featuring 2® é ~ BOBBIE THOMPSON Tf if = r 2 2 z tis é 3 = 4 F section i i ; aE i ? 5 of so Fgr : Fy z & moved to higher waters prevented moved. 2 = a ‘ 75 i = 7 st = the past few § » F gS 25 if 37 i E eechobee at 15.84 af i: =e &g tise for two weeks, more rain. said the flooded Kissim- On Page Two) i i | of Moulding STRUNK LUMBER 120 SIMONTON STREET x Oe 2p NITELY ans NO HANDS GENE HAZEL and GEORGE BRING YOUR FAMILY and FRIENDS Under New Management ALL NEW PERSONNEL No Cover—No Minimum —*° acts | Highlands lands andy, by ex-husband Aly Khan, »ownced Wat vote: looked on from a divan. s much danger! big lake would casino Rita's two daugiiters, Rebecca, 8, by her marriage to actor Orson Welles, and Princess Yasmine. The bridal couple said their “I do's” firmly Big tears came into east from Lake Rita's eyes at the words, The double-ring ceremony was over be- fore she got her ring on Dick's + \finger; she put it on afterward. @ farmer pes bund of ustte Yasmine shrilied, “Mama, I want a ring, too.” Several hundred persons lined the way as the couple, arm in arm, walked from her quarters in 4& remote part of the hotel to the ceremony Miss Hayworth wore a short - (Continued On Page Two) | Lions Give $100 | To New Barefoot Football League W. Curry Harris, President of the Key West Quarterback Club. was the honored guest and speaker last night at the Lions Club dinner meeting in the Lions Den on Sem inary St Harris told the Lions present bout the formation of the “Bare. vot Football League” and how auch it will mean in future years @ the Key West High School To explain the Quarterback ‘ub’s No. 1 project for 1953, Har is went back to the early ‘20s and howed how the lack of interest in ootball then has hurt considerably he sport of today His talk did not go unanswered for immediately after the dinner. the Board of Directors voted to give the Quarterback Club $100 to- ward the “Barefoot League.” —_——- DUFFY $———— HAP HAPPY JOHNNIE MTLY Amateur Friday Nights 28 OUVAL STREET ——EE defendant slumped forward and mumbled, “I didn’t do it.” Squadron F 1 He was reduced to a tearful * twe month dejection when sentence was pro The jury consisted of Mark J.|~ McDonald, Paul C. Heflin, Charles V. Lumm, Ray B. Matecovich Harry J. Metzger and John N Matchett. Traffic Fines Imposed In Court Today Many Forfeit Bonds By Not Appearing In Criminal Court Criminal Court Judge Thomas ‘Caro and County Solicitor Allan B Cleare Jr. handled scores of traf fie offenses in guilty plea session of court this morning The majority oi offenders for feited their bonds by not appear ing in court Fined by the Court rence Edward Trojan, $15. on a n driver's and reckles ing ch Arnold Charles son. $25 a reckless driving charge; John Robert Ward, $25 on a drunkenness charge. David Tut tle, $25, on a reckles ng and causing an accide' ee Jack Samuel Biaza, $10, on a reckless driving charge The court estreated the follow ing bonds for the following offend ers Enoch Lewis, $25, speed lie Joe Rogers, $50, spec bur Charles Masters, $5¢ ing; Sy Rich, $50 and lice pended for 60 days. on and no driver e charge bert Dugger $25, and pended for 60 days on a reck driving charge: David Br sted, $% ing Continued on Page Two) were Law icens R license sus An te expected to return Christmas. CLEVELAND.—Pat r) ay the Caught In The Act ee yminary hearing rective and y ‘bef Iman Harold C. Smith, 45, a policeman here for 14 years, quit his $4,332 force y n Millsap was bound over on $1,000 bond Roy Hamlin yes- of this end, as well A committee of three, including re Mrs. Hilton, Bud Glavin of the Key ter before (Continued On Page Two) (Continued On Page me J Remember if you don't regis. to Court Saturday, y Two) charges grand lar “p> waived the right to « and pleaded the charge of stealing equipment valued at Henry Hudgins, Sum- rland Key contractor and devel- silty 1 from bis hearing,” to Ham. n reply to my 43rd birthday.” his full name Terry Millsap. Millsap al- took and pawned engi- ts, levels and tripeds ying job for Hudgins and the located the pasnsheps on July 1 depart in various nent ELKS CLUB ANNEX Saturday Night Public Cordially Invited Admission . . . $1.00 Key West H. S. vs. Lake Worth H. S. Friday, October 9 Greyhound Chartered Bus wh in u Key West ot 2 P.M, Returning After Game .. . | Round Trip vs CALL COLUMBIA LAUNDRY | 2-5646 FOR RESERVATIONS harged with petty lareeny. The rea tographer Perry Cragg fre + with a bobby pin. R b Jemes MecArt an n is window scr