The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 16, 1953, Page 1

VOL. LXXIV Ne. 246 Che Kev West Cilis THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE Murder Angle Investigated After } Beating Victim Succumbs Thursday * Navy Man Is Being Quizzed In Connection With Mystery Roy Fisher, about 35, no; home, lost his fight for life Jast night in Monroe Gen- eral Hospital and a full- ecale investigation has been launched by the Sheriff's t into the possi- bility that he was murder- ed. An unidentified Navy Fisher was found un- conscious last Saturday morning at Caroline and William Streets. He never regained consciousness and finally perished from 4 brain injury at 9:45 p.m. esterday. Today, Dr. Ralph Herz is bea an autopsy ps Judge Raymond R. Lord, * Coroner Roy Hamlin immediately convened a Corotier’s Jury which viewed the een eae ot ee aed Investigator Watson ‘Roper and Deputy Jack, Baker, who have been assigned to the ¢: by the Sheriff's Depart- ment, are sifting through a mass of information, some of it conflict- which was from brought in ing, ight people they ha' joheg Rgectlonind: “The case is get- ting hot as a firecracker but we can’t tell yet,” was Baker's com- ment. The latest suspect, was turned by the Navy ifor in- Three” women afd the mai I men have been “gunn:ng’” for {in} the Caroline Street area recently.! At least one other man, Sylvan Fine, 800 Caroline Street was beat- en by the sailors. Archer reportedly had an alter- eation with the Navy men recently (Continued On Page Two) Pair Jailed For City Beach Theft Two Navy men are in the city) fail today facing larceny charges) s the result of the theft of beach) supplies from the ‘“Oasis,”’ conces- sion stand at ‘he City Beach, police said today. Police officer Sterhen Atkins re- ported that he was making his rounds ‘at the beach shortly after] two o’clock this morning when he spotted a sailor in a parked car be- hind the concession stand. When! he went around to the front to in- vestigate, he spotted another Navy! man leaving the building. In his arms he had a quantity of towels,! Dathing caps, sun tan lotion and/ beach hats. He jailed the pair for investiga- @fon. They were identified as} Joseph Rodriguez, 20, St. Louis, Mo, and Phillip A, Schletzer, 20, Weighty Problems HEME a6 B88, knotty city problem with Man: Photo, Finch. EEE Party Cancelled Because Of Polio The annual Hallaween party at Poinciana Sckeot has been; cancelled because Gf the police danger, tf was announced to- day by the Poinciane PTA, sponsors of the party. City May Buy Armory Here The City: of Key West stands a good chance of being given the op- portunity of purchasing the Nation- al Guard Armory building at White and Eaton Streets, City Manager Victor Lang said today. He reported receipt of a letter from Morris A. Spooner, chief of the Real Estate Division of the U. S. Army Engineer Corps in Jacksonville saying that the arm- ory is no longer needed for their activities, He added that if final approval is given by the Defense Depart- ment, the city will probably be given the opportunity of buying it. The transaction weuld include the land on which the building lies, it |was pointed out. Lang said that the building, which is in good shape, would pro- bably be used for storage of city equipment and the land for a pub- lic park, The area has been men- tioned as a possible site for a Little. League baseball field. IKE’S AIDE IS ILL MISS PAT BYRD, acting as city manager today, goes over a ager Victor Lang. Pat is one of the girls acting as city officials as National Girls Day is spon- sored by the local Business and Professional Women.—Citizen Navy Personnel, Dependents Hardest Hit By Polio Here 21 Of Fifty Cases Listed Are Paralytic Thirty-eight of the 50 polio cases jin Monroe County this year have been Navy personnel or Navy de- Of the 12 civilian cases, two were employed in the Navy Yard. Those facts were disclosed to- day by Dr. Raymond J. Dalton, county health officer, in a break-' down of the county’s 50 polio cases by age, sex, and paralytic and non- paralytic forms of the disease. In the age group from birth through six years, there have been 15 polio cases. Three of them were girls; 12 of them males. One of the girls had pa- ralytic polio; two had a non-pa- ralytic form. Ten of the boys had paralytic polio. Three of them died. Two had non-paralytic polio. In the seven through 18-year-old age group, there was only one case’ —that of a 13-year-old boy who had a non-paralytic form of polio. In the 19 through 37-year-old age group, there were 34 cases, 15 men and 19 women. Of the four men| (Continuea On Page Two) Ike Okays Role HOLLYWOOD —For the first; jtime, President Eisenhower has author- ized his portrayal in a movie. The Chief Executive will played by an actor in “The Long Grey Line,” based on “Bringing jup the Brass,” autobiography of. Sgt. Marty Maher. 5 The studio said a letter from|c> James C. Hagerty, the President's KEY WEST, FLORIDA, F' EES 8,550 Got GG, Summary Reveals Gamma globulin was ad- ministered to 7,967 children and $83 pregnant women in Monroe County. The figures were made public today by Dr. Raymond J. Dalton, county health offi- cer, in a final summary of the mass GG immunization against polio that was con- ducted in Monroe County from Oct. 1 through Oct. 6. Dr. Dalton emphasized that it was “too early to draw a Positive conclusion” about the effectiveness of the GG Program. 4 Candidates RIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1953 kkk Polio Cases Mount To 50 With New Case Today Another new case of polio Speak Against Water Bonds Engineer’s Report Is Being Ignored, Opposition Claims Four candidates for the City) ‘Commission last night indicated) that they are opposed to a 14-mil- lion dollar bond issue to finance water pipeline at a Town Meeting Program sponsored by the BPW. The remaining nine speakers declined to take @ stand one way or the cther on the controversial question. “Let the freeholders de- cide when they go to the polls October 27,” seemed to be the consensus among the candidates. Mayor C. B. Harvey, Albert Lopez, Dr. Delio Cobo and Ben Ketchum were those who came out in opposition. “What is the hurry on pushing this deal through?” was the May- or’s comment. He also pointed out, that the Aqueduct Commission plans are contrary to the engineer’s recommendations for the project, The engineers reportedly advocat- ed a plan whereby the line would) was reported here today and at the same time it was dis- closed that a navy wife whose baby was delivered two minutes after her death had received gamma globu- lin. The new case is a 28-year-old Navy lieutenant, bringing the year’s total in Monroe County to 50 cases. There have been five deaths. The} lieutenant is in the Navy Hosiptal here with a non-paralytic form of polio,,Dr. Raymond J. Dalton, county health officer said in re- vealing the new pulio develop- ‘ments. The Navy wife, Mrs. Alice Kil- bey Burnette, 26, of Danville, Va., died in the Navy Hospital where she had been in an iron lung. Two minutes after her death, four Navy doctors delivered a five- Pound, one ounce son by a Cae-' sarean operation. Today, the Navy reported that the baby was in a serious con- dition but that he had a not have polio.” He is in an in- cubator at the Navy Hospital. Dr. Dalton said that Mrs. B nette-was given 15 ce of gam @lobulin. on Oct. 1 at the Navy be it ig . Cobo opposed because of the unlimited ad valor- ond Reue em tax clause in the proposal while Columbia Pictures says,| i { |West Point's athletic instructor, |, According to the report from the; Lopez said the “price is too high.” Ketchum agreed with the Mayor! ‘that the engineers recommenda- tions were not followed, Louis M. J. Eisner, who is a member of the Aqueduct Commis-| sion declined to take a definite stand. “After a lot of study, we are submitting to the people the plan| we think is best at this time,” he said. “We only tried to solve the) Problem to the best of our ability-| we'll stick by the decision of the voters.” He admitted that the tax clause] jis “scary” but necessary. Tonight, discussion of the con-' {Hospital, She-was- stricken with polio-on Oct. 10 and admitted. to} the hospital the following day, She! died Wednesday night. t Dr. Dalton Said it had been re- pregnant. j Lieut. Sidney Burnette, of Nash- | is attached to the USS Trutta, However, ti duty and Lieut. Burnette flown to Key West. He w. his wife's side wnen she Road, Sigsbee Park. troversial issue will resume in Aqueduct Commission and the Ra- |Marathon when members of the \dar Engineering Co., whose study. (Continued On Page Two) Concrete Tests Show Strength Later test on the conerete for the! Master Lift Station for the Key; West sewer system being con-) structed on Amelia Street, have) been “very favorable” City Man- ger Victor Lang reported today. | Cc. Nutting Company, Cincinat-| the city’s testing engineers, the, merete is of superior quality.| son, aged 19 months. ville, Tenn., father of the baby aimed submarine |and Fre : jmeeting in London today with the and paymerts on the bonds. explosive Trieste issue high on their agenda. U.S. A. xk * Cobo Scores Fly Situation In City Dr. Delio Cobo told a BPW Town Meeting audience last night that a city incinerator is foremost among the city’s needs from a health standpoint, in view of the city’s critical polio situation. He said that if he is returned to office, an incinera- tor will be his first project. He citec the serious health menace caused by flies in the Sigsbee Park area. where @ number of polio cases have been reported. “Flies are a definite health menace - not only for polio but many other diseases,” Dr. Cobo declared. “An incinerator might have been a big factor in pre- venting the present epidemic.” Many complaints have been received from Sigsbee Park res- idents concerning the huge fly Population there. Russia Wants A Part In Trieste Issue By TOM HOGE ITED NATIONS, N. Y. W— issia warned the Big Three last ight that she will tolerate no Ge- cision on disputed Trieste unless! the Soviets have a hand in it. Soviet Delegate Andrei - Vishin- sky issued the cpallenge before the ported to. him that Mrs. Burnette “¢liberating a Russian request that, was eight months pregnant at the te council try again to set up) time of her death. A Navy spokes. 2" international administration for, man said she was seven months 0th zones of the Adriatic territory, and give it independence. The warning obviously was at the American, British French foreign ministers The Big Three meeting put a re- ll-nation U. N. Security Council] xe «we *& Thirteen candidates fo: the BPW put to them in a p: campaign fireworks, The ca sort of low-pressure politick Ramsey Tells Rotary Of Need For Pipeline Aqueduct Commission Head Says Entire Line Should Be Built At One Time Ernest A. Ramsey of the Florida |Keys Aqueduct Commission told |Rotary Club members at their Thursday luncheon that he didn’t think a tax would ever have to be paid by Key West property own- ‘ers if the proposed new 24 million water pipeline was construc- ted.- The pipeline will pay. for .it- self in the water sold because of rapid expansion on the upper keys,” Ramsey asserted, adding “as far as the property tax is concerned, | don’t think it will ever be levied.’ Ramsey referred to the ad val- orem tax which would be levied upon property owners here if rev- ‘enues from the proposed pipeline were insufficient to meet interest “The population on the Keys will be increased by 1960 to approxi- mately 70,000 people including Key jied, Strainer on all other arenas of the West,”” Ramsey stated, continuing The Burnettes lived at 47 Maine (Trieste dispute. The council post- that the new pipeline would be con-| |poned further discussion of the structed with the needs of the fu- The Burnettes had one other issue until Tuesday afternoon, de-ture in mind. child, a daughter, Karen Gray- spite Russian objections. In Bel- 4 \grade and Trieste city, scenes of will not increase and develop, |the very office I am seeking,” he “lf you believe that your city PRICE FIVE CENTS Thirteen Commission-Candidates Air Platforms At Town Meeting Rekak Dead Navy Mother Got GG Shots xxrk Low Pressure Politics Mark BPW Sponsored Event Thursday r the City Commission alfred their views on questions ranging from bay bottom land sales to lower taxes last night before a small gathering at a Town Meeting program sponsored by the Key West Business and Professional Woman’s Club. They provided some of the answers to 16 questions rogram completely devoid of ndidates carried on the same ing that has marked the vote drive to date. Three candidates, who did not appear, gave their reasons in let- ters or telegrams. Paul R. Rob- erts, Jr., wired that he was ill land could not attend, while his jopponent, Neil Saunders, also sent a telegram saying that in view of Roberts’ absence he did not deem it fitting that he should speak, John Carbonell, in a registered letter, said that he was out of town on business and cited his “16 years as a public servant as the answer to the questions.” Group One, in which four can- didates will seek election to the post of Mayor and Group Three, which has only two candidates, were the only ones with all of- fice seekers present for the |meeting. Incumbent C. B. Harvey, and Charles R, Roberts, Milton “Mick- ey” Parrott and P. A. McMasters matched platforms last night to lopen the program. Three of them indicated that they are in favor of retaining the city manager- form of govern- ment. But Harvey qualified his stand by saying that he prefered the form before the “charter was Jemasculated in the state legisla- ture.” Roberts agreed. McMasters, who declined to answer all but two questions— those dealing with the City | Manager plan, tossed when he termed a “bombshell” when he | said that he did not favor ei- ther form. “I would like to see the city jand county combined,” he said. {“It would reduce the cost of gov- jernment to the taxpayer great- * “y am in favor of abolishing The Pritchard Funeral Home has demonstrations and violence in the, then there is no need te discuss |declared. tomorrow for burial. Vishinsky declared his govern- The Navy reported that the fol-;ment would not countenance any (Continued On Page Two) | (Continued On Page Two) | \charge of arrangements. The body Past week, authorities kep. a close) the new pipeline,” he said. jwill be shipped to Danville, Va.,/watch to prevent trouble. Ramsey advised the construction of the entire pipeline at one time instead of doing it in sections. He (Continued On Page Two) Saved By The Bell McMasters added that he is in favor of the city manager form as it now stands. He said that it is impossible for executives to jhave responsibility without au- jthority. He said that the Police and Fire Chiefs should have eon- trol of the selection and station- ing of police and averred that the city manager “dares not have time |to worry about matters of policy like tax equalization and zoning.” Mayor Harvey outlined @ Program including a storm drainage system, an incinera- tor, playgrounds and # youth center as the improvements he would like to see made. He also advocated the promotion of the Key West-Havana ferry |Their tests showed that three sam- Ples required a pressure of from 3184 to 4174 pounds per square inch to crush them. The _Toppino Construction Com- jPany is the supplier of the con- crete. press secretary, authorized an ac- BOSTON w—Robert Cutler, ad-itor to show Eisenhower as a cadet} ministrative aide to President Ei-jat the academy and an actor to de-| |senhower, is a patient at the Peter|pict the President in a scene where, |Bent Brigham Hospital. Hospital\Maher makes an appeal to him. officials said he is undergoing a |The film, starring Tyrone Power, |“routine checkup” by a heart spe-|will be made on location at West cialist. iPoint next spring. MOY'S AMERICAN - Finest Chinese Food Dinners from . . . $1.0 NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT by NO HANDS GENE DUFFY S 218 DUVAL STREET @t. Joe, Michigan. Jullus Brown, operator of the eoncession stand indicated that be will sign warrants agains the pair today. DAIRY QUEEN GSeturday, 10 A.M. te 6 P.M, SOURSOP @lrect From the Machine CORNER of WHITE & UNITED and cited the fact that electrie rates were lowered during his administration, Parrott said he'd like to put an end to spending tax money on (Continued On Page Two) —RENT— iPower Lawn Mowers Poinciana Service Station 11th Street and Duck Avenue TELEPHONE 246368 ee Elks Club Annual Benefit Dance with FLOOR SHOW and “MISS ELKS CLUB BATHING BEAU. ] TY OF 1953” Contest at the... Elks Club Annex SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 1 9:00 P.M. TILL “2” Music by John Pritchard’s Orch. PUBLIC IS INVITED |] The Admission, $1.00 per person |]... - Tickets are on sale at Lou's |] Radio and Appliance Store, $22 Duval Street. PLYWOOD All Thicknesses - All Lengths STRUNK LUMBER 120 Simonton, near Shrimp Docks American Legion DANCE Saturday, October 17 LEGION HOME STOCK ISLAND 10:00 °Til “?” Music by... TORANO’S ORCHESTRA Door Prizes ADMISSION... ... ue It’s New! It’s Different! Golden Fried Chicken in the Basket WITH FRENCH FRIES 75¢ | JIMMY MRS. MARY SINCLAIR, standing, gets ready to sound the bell, signifying that a speaker has talked too long at last night’s Town Meeting held in the High School. All candidates for po- litical office were invited to speak. A time limit was set by Key West’s Business and Pro- fessional Woman's Club, sponsor of the affair. Seated next to Mrs. Sinclair is Mrs. Alice Nix, president of the club, with Mrs. Grace Crosby at the far right—Citizen Photo, Finch. N 7 JOSE