The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 23, 1953, Page 1

The Ken West Citis THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1953 Unwanted Goods Arrive At Her Engineer Advocates Immediate Home As Result | Keys Water Line Construction Of Unfunny Joke|__°_- By JIM COBB Key West businessmen are going to think twice before they make deliveries to 1829 Harris Avenue. Nearly a score, including The Citizen have been vic- timized by an unknown prankster who has dispatch- merchand! zx*krk xk xe ne Kx x Navy To Ask Cab Licenses Be Revoked License Numbers In Prostitution Cases To Be zxkk KR OX No Onset Of Poio Is Listed This Week; Total Back To 53 By DENIS SNEIGR “I think that the incidence of polio here is definitely on the decline.” That statement today from Dr. Carl Bernet, of the =| bureau of preventable diseases, Florida State Board of Health, plus a letter from Dr. L. L. Parks, director of the bureau, advising not to close public places was good Water Debate Tests Of New Coates At Anti-Polio | Howe tecing Vaceine Set House Of Sin Exposed ‘A marathon debate on the merits| Given Officials & proposed 14-million The Navy today announ- bond issue to finance a new coationed lash mae ced that they will request; ‘matched|@ result of charges that they a parade of taxi cabs to the home of Douglas Trevor at the Harris Avenue address, “KNOW WHERE EACH ‘ANDIDATE STANDS : 4 The American asked to contribu people H z Z FF i i ili ZF t F 5 5 8 é § 3 Hy s i gF & E 3 E gs : es E Fy 5 F Ff Hi i eh 5 g 5 Fi af 3 I ze displayed a ob-| : | § F F F E i s E fie gE Se 3 i i z 5 é H F E Every community is im the DIRECTORS OF OUR MOST IM.| PORTANT BUSINESS—OUR CITY Be Vo Fo wa DR. DELIO COBO City Commissioner For have been engaged in pros- titution operations. The action was recom-| § mended at a meeting of the Armed Forces Disciplinary] § Board at the Naval Station) ; yesterday. The board, con-| sisting of Naval officials,| 5 meets once a month to con- sider reports on areas where undesirable conditions exist. a I : 5 g i agreement with local pol- has been organized and that results have been shown in ive- against prostitution.. But! Cc. L. Murphy, chairman e board, asked: “What do you about these cab drivers whom we have the evidence on?” Urech said that the point was a “legal question” and that he could not answer it. “I believe that what we have here is sufficient evidence in itself to take direct action,” Captain Murphy said. The report named two hotels and a house at 119 Duval Streets as places where prostitution has been practiced. One of the re- ports also said that the acts took z z F & 5 continue to ‘‘work in close cooper- fation with the Navy to wipe out | this situation.” The board also heard a report “——~ news to Monroe County, Mayor Harvey a Teport’ given yesterday to the Armed Forces Disciplinary , Board at the Naval Station. City’s prostitution racket was ‘|stages.” exposed by report of Shore Patrol Officer Jake Urech, who Advantages of this method, said said that the above house, which advertises “furnished rooms” (small sign to left of door), was sore spot—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch, Carbonell Makes Announcement In Statement Today: John Carbonell, Jr., candidate) for city commissioner in Group 5, today made the following state- ment: “I have served the people of this) community as.a public servant for ‘the past sixteen years and my re- cord speaks for itself. Never have I used your trust in me to serve myself personally, regardless of JOHN CARBONELL, JR. what it was, I will serve you in (Continued On Page Ten) ‘the same unselfish manner and without any personal regard to my- self, I want you to know that I am just your public servant, ready and willing to help you and my native 8 5 E ‘ i a i Fl Motel Association City Manager Victor Lang will address the regular meeting of the ‘Key West Motor Court Association Monday, November 2nd, at Ben- ny’s Cafeteria, it was announced today by Melvin Levitt, president of the organization. Lang will discuss measures the motel industry: and the city can take to promote the tourist busi- mess here. Levitt issued an invitation to all » 4|motel owners and operators to at- |tend the luncheon meeting. The =) local organization is a chapter, of the Florida Motor Court Associa- MAC'S PLACE Boca Chica Beach Rotarians Hear Alternate Plan To One Presented By Ernest Ramsey In an address to a luncheon Harvey, were economy and taking leare of water needs without saddl- ing landowners with the unlimited pipeline. Using a chart compiled from data obtained from the report of the Aqueduct Commission engi- neers, the mayor illustrated the problem confronting the Keys. of the project taken care on what he termed the “easy yment plan.” He stated that of. supplying water not only adequate, but considerably lower $14,000,000 proposal. need of water for the Keys both by Mayor jar There was more good news, too, The polio case reported yestere day was not police. The Navy re- ported it to the Monroe County ing that the diagnosis had been changed. Today’s report did not say what ithe disease. was, but it was de- finitely not polio. That leaves Mon- roe County’s total for the year at 53. cases. Dr. Bernet’s statement wes sparked by the fact that no cas- es of pollo had the onset here this week. begn in Key West for the past few idays. Dr. Bernet left today for his home officein Jacksonville. Dr., Parks’ letter follows in full: “Dr. Carl P. Bernet “C-O Monroe County Health De- partment “P. O. Box 32 “Key West, Florida “Dear Doctor Bernet: “Enclosed you will find a con- firmation copy of our telegram sent you regarding the postpone- {ment of the Key West + Miami game. Also enclosed is.a copy of a telegram sent to Capt. Simpson, “I talked with Dr. Cato this morning as indicated in my tele- gram. We agreed that it was pro- bably best to postpone the game this weekend. “I would advise that the theaters, swimming pools, schools, churches, stores, playgrounds and beaches jnot be closed because of the num- ber of cases of polio in Key West. I feel that this is not practical pro- cedure and will not influence the number of cases which may occur in your area, “The only real advice I can give is that if individuals show signs of illness, such as an elevation of - {temperature with general malaise, they be confined to bed. It should also be generally advised that chil- dren should not over exercise, how- «Continued On Page Ten) Ramsey advocaics the desirabil- ity of building the pipeline all at one time down the entire length lof the Keys, which would require a 14 million dollar loan from pri- vate capital and invoive the pledze /This would enable each section |constructed to he pad for before | the next one was undertaken. This, | (Continued On Page Ten) It’s Different! Golden Fried Chicken in the Basket WITH FRENCH FRIES -135¢ JIMMY'S DRIVE IN} 9 “til “2” Public Invited HEAR P. A. McMASTERS DISCUSS CITY ISSUES TONIGHT, WKWE, 7:15 P.M. (Pd. Pol. Advt.) 4