The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 29, 1953, Page 1

‘Handled Here The opening in Key West of a sales and use tax branch of the State Comptroller's of- fice was announced today by E. B. Gay, state sales and own, bookkeeping Miami. He is a native Sebring. ‘The branch office will handle ind elt to Tallahassee at of the individual making will also carry on spe- work in Monroe Coun- il Miggti cnn. fi soon as a (Continued om Page Nine) City Contracts For Painting homes on North Beach Road, dam- aged by “mangrove gas” recently, The Key West Citis THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1953 Cancer Society Head Issues Statement Mrs. Dorothy Daniels, who heads the Jocal Cancer Society, has re- leased the following statement: “The American Cancer Society has assumed the major responsi- ,|which is the nation’s greatest health problem. The success of our pro- ‘gtam to save lives in the commun- ity requires a concentrated cam- paign ‘effort. April is National ‘Cancer Month and we join in an all-out crusade with the movies, ‘press, radio and television to alert ithe nation to the cancer problem. We cannot afford to lose the bene- fit of this publicity. | ~“Our Field Army of volunteer workers, which raises funds for cancer control, is the backbone of our educational program in that! these workers educate themselves and the public concerning cancer and its danger signals. This army is tremendovsly increased at the \gleness of purpose, “We, believe that, with an all-out concerted effort, every person in ‘Monroe County can be reached with’ ithe cancer story. This will save the lives of at least one-hal’ of our citizens who die needlessly of can-| ‘cer because of fear and ignorance. “Finally, we urge ‘all of you to ‘support the Community Chest Fund in its ferthcoming campaign al- though we will not be 2 member] Weather Wise? PRICE FIVE CENTS Wording Of Question In City Manager Referendum Is Scored By Victor Lang FRANK NASH, right, Assistant Secretary of Defense, arrived at Boca Chica air station yesterday just as dark was settling down. With ominous clouds hanging low and gusts of wind swirling dust, the first question of Nash, as he turned to Capt. Thomas Ashcraft, Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Sta- tion, was, “How is the weather down here?”—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. Junior Chamber 0 f Commerce Sets Annual Election-Eve Mass Rally ‘The high point in the current vote drive by 18 candidates for the City Commission will be reached next Monday night when the Junior Chamber of Commerce view Park. sponsors their annual mass meeting in Bay- The election eve rally will be preceded by the usual perede of the candidates through the city, (Continued on Page Nine) Blasting Work Banned Here Wed. City Manager Victor Lang told the city eommission last night that he would refuse to grant the Powell ‘Construction Company permission ‘to conduct blasting operations here jaiter the commissioners objected Strenously, fearing that property damage might result. agency. “The Damon Runyon Fund js not} Jim Keen, chairman of the Jaycee “Get Out last aay. % The Vote” night issued an invitation to all candidates tell the af- connected with the American Can-|fair and urged voters to go to the park and hear , they have to “These are the people who will run your iy years and it.will be your last chance to hear tio,” Keen, emphasized. © zee x kk x* keh City Investment Program Is Approved Wed. Gov’t Bonds To Be Bought With Surplus City Monies The City Commission last night gave Finance Director Craig Bowen the go-ahead signal for his plan to invest $100,000 in surplus funds in short - term government bonds. Bowen said that he devis- ed the plan to “put the city’s money to work instead of let- iting it lie dormant in the bank.” He pointed out that ithe investment will yield $2,- '760 in interest the first year. Bowen said that the city’s “eash on hand” including $105,- 000 in bonds now owned amounts to $817,274.13, Of this amount, $633,000 is earmarked for muni- cipal operations throughout the balance of the fiscal year end- ing June 31, 1954. The money will be invested inj Series K bonds which may be re- deemed after six months, if the money were to be needed in an jemergency. Bowen pointed out that; lhe has chosen this type of bond because it is the safest investment. are redeemed: ly date, they All 18 candidates are expected to put in an appearance at the |must be ‘sold. at the prevailing’ rally, Keen also urged that Key Westers go to the polls on Tuesday |market rate. ment. le 'to express their right as Americans to have a voice in their govern- Community Concert Member Campaign Shows Progress has been awarded to the W. H.|° The company, ¢o-contractors for Roberts Painting Company, it was announced today. ‘The city will foot the bill for the after the. home’ owners had mplained that the gas was re- Teased from an excavation made by_ city workmen in repairing a sewer break there. Owners of the homes are Marie Roberts, 800 North Beach Road and Charles Smith, who lives at 802 North Beach Road. They claimed that the gas had discolored their) homes. For a new deal in Key West vote! Lever 2-A for P. A. MeMasters for Mayor.—(Pd. Pol, Adv.) MAC'S PLACE BOCA CHICA BEACH Under New Management OPEN NIGHTS Boats and Motors for Rent 40 and 8 Hallowe’en Masquerade and Costume DANCE! SATURDAY, OCT. 31 AMERICAN LEGION HOME Stock Island Costume and Door Prizes ADMISSION $1.00 PER PERSON PROTECT YOUR FUTURE! (BLONDIE) ROBERTS A Hometown Boy (Pd. Pol. Adv.) ithe Key West sewer project want to blast out a foundation at Thomp-| son and Seminary Streets. Lang’ said that they had obtained insur- ance and that he had granted ten- tative approval for them to blast, using just half-pound charges. But after the commissioners’ ob- Jections, he said that he would res- cind the action. Under city law, the City Mana- ger must grant permission for blasting operations. Charges up to four pounds may be used, with his approval. Poll Workers 'To Hold Class There will be a class to instruct all election clerks, inspectors and special police in election procedur- es tonight, it was announced by Su- pervisor of Registration Victor Lowe. He sald that the class will be held in the County at 7:30 p. m. ———————| Hallowe’en Masquerade DANCE and FLOOR SHOW Elks Club Annex Saturday, October 31, 9 "ail “2” ADMISSION $1.00 PER PERSON Public Invited Music by John Pritchard’s Orchestra Increase Over Last Season Is Indicated The Key West Community Con- ‘cert Association membership cam- paign is running ahead of last year, a report from the member- ship committee showed today. More than a third of the mem- with reports from campaign work-' ers still incomplete. This year’s season will apparent- ily be even more successful than last year’s record membership. Key Westers interested in enjoy- ing the coming season can secure memberships, thereby assuring themselves seats in the Convent Auditorium for the concert series. Only as many memberships will be sold as there are seats avail- able. The subscription list will be clos- ed on Saturday evening and no ad-' missions will be sold at the door for the concerts. Memberships are being accepted at campaign he: 43 team workers are soliciting Key] Weésters. Following the close of the mem- bership lists on Saturday, the ex- ecutive committee will meet with! Mr, Roy Williams, a representa- (Continued on Page Nine) MOY’S FINEST Chinese-American Food eee » pend o" N fainment ee HAPPY JOHNIE DUFFY’S 218 DUVAL STREET For accommodation of the public while paying taxes, this emption office has been ac: cepting Homestead Ex: Applications November 1. This office has been advised that the accepting of Homestead Applications at from January Ist to April ist tii excepting the peried ‘is contrary to law, therefore | ¢annot take any applications for 1954 exemptions until January 1, 1954, but you may file up to April Ist. CLAUDE A. GANDOLFO,. MONROE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR. berships available have been sold] Only two days remain in which) quarters in the Woman's Club andj Man Is Held On Assault Charge Normen Sands today was in county jail in lieu of $250 bond, charged with assault and battery. According to Justice of the Peace Roy Hamlin, Sands, who had been out of town, returned to his moth- er’s home, 821 Whitehead Street, yesterday, He found that his mo- home and he had no place to stay, Sands asked one of the room- ers, Carrie Mae Walker, to leave. An argument developed, Hamilin said, and Sands struck the woman. Hamlin has set a hearing for 10) a, m, Monday, |Medic Group Names. Head ATLANTA (®—Dr. Alphonse Mc- Mahon of St. Louis was installed last night as president of the South- ern Medical Assn., and Dr. Robert . Sanders of Memphis, Tenn., was amed president-elect to take office} November 1954. Dr. McMahon was named presi- dent-elect at the 1952 annual con- vention of the association in Miami. He succeeds Dr, Walter C. Jones of Miami. Dr. Sanders will be installed as \president, succeeding Dr. McMa- hon, at the 1954 corvention in St. Hilton's Sundry 708 WHITE STREET SATURDA’ 'Y, OCT. n Come to... MOODY'S ON STOCK ISLAND Featuring Curb Service jther had rented the rooms in her| “| don’t thigk we should specu- in no way interfere with any paving program. Originally,, it had been proposed to invest! funds from the city’s cigarette tax funds which now amount to some $209,000, Bowen said that even in the e-| vent the city were to embark on a large scale street paving program jin the next two or six months, there would be enough money left (Continued on Page Nine) Election Rally Set For Saturday All candidates for the city com- mission are invited to speak Satur- day evening at Oceanview Park, it was announced today. The Welter’s Cornet Band will Play for the gathering, which is an annual affair. The meeting will get underway at 7:30 p. m, | Bishop Behind Bars Cireuit Judge Wayne Allen Dies In Miami Was In Key West . To Preside Over Circuit Court Early This Week Circuit Judge Wayne Allen, 63, died in Miami early today, two days after he sat as judge in two cases here. Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr., had disqualified himself for the two} cases because of a personal know- ledge of them. The cases, both property boundary disputes, were heard Monday and Tuesday by Judge Allen. Judge Allen checked out of the Key Wester Motel Tuesday, ac- cording to a spokesman at the motel, According to an Associat- ed Press dispatch from Miami, his widow said he suffered a heart attack last night, a few hours after returning from Key West. Judge Allen had arrived in Key West Sunday. He died in (Continued on Page Nine) Representatives of the Mia: Social Security office will be at the Florida State Employment offiee, 314 Simonton St., Tuesday, Novem- ber 3. Any person who is interested in filing a claim or who desires in- formation about Social Security may contact the representatives in the morning from 9 until noon, and in the afternoon from 1 p. m. un- til the office closes. ‘City Workers To iBe Given Bonus The City Commission voted last night to commend Public Service director Ivan Roberts and his crew lof city workmen for their efforts: in repairing a serious sewer break’ on Duval Street. Commissioner John Carbonell jalso suggested that the workers ibe given a cash bonus and the commission voted unanimously to take that action. that they feared the repairs would take a week or more. | Biwi & = MURPHY, N. C.—Bishop Homer Tomlinson stands in his cell after being arrested Wednesday when he tried to destroy a Church of God shrine on a mi jountainside near here. Tomlin- son, 61, heads one faction of the church; his brother another. Tomlinson stayed in jail only about an hour and then was released without bond.—(?) Wirephoto. kik & kk City Manager Says Query Is A “Negative Question” Wed. By Jim Cobb m mission-manager to the mayor and The wording of a question to be submitted to the vo- ters in the November 10 general election concerning the commission-manager and mayor-council forms of govern- ment, came in for considerable criticism at a meeting of the city commission last night, The commission discussed Se Te ;, iferendum before moving to have No Action Taken |erendum, peicre mom the bal | ©. The provisions of a a H On Admiral’s Plea\™e Bevis, sate Iegilatra Mayor C. B. Harvey met make it necessary the voters with unenthusiastic response |'°_ consider it. from his fellow city commis- sioners last night when he made an attempt to bring up Rear Admiral George C. Town- er’s request that several cab licenses be revoked because’ their holders were allegedly engaged in prostitution opera- tions. The commissioners, all of “That's a nega- folks ‘who want to on-manager plan te no,” Lang de- way the act was @ Mayor C. B, Harvey, chairman of the doors when the matter was mentioned at the close of a said one spectator last night. However, jt was pointed that the Yecerendum will merely serve as a “guide” to possible legislation in this city charter in the gation made recently. Charles Parra Tells Voters His 6-Point Platform The break was repaired in record) jtime after city officials had said) Charles Parra candidate for com- missioner Group 4 today issued the following platform in behalf of his candidacy: “I am a man of a few words. CHARLES PARRA Words have great values’ when used wisely and truthfully. “Things of value should not be wasted. So, to the point. “1. Trade schools for unfortunate | young people. Eminent and unex-| \cusatle for the progress and ad-| vancement of future citizens.. “2. Incinerator, a prime necessity for the health and cJeanliness of the community. “3. First-class streets. Three Is Commended Local Navy man Jim Keen was ‘commended last night and present- ed a key to the city by Mayor C, 'B. Harvey for his work in civie Projects. Keen, who is stationed aboard ithe USS Saufley here, has been active in Jaycee affairs, and has Served as chairman of two highly successful President’s Birthday Balls for the benefit of the March of Dimes. He also was president ‘of the Little Baseball League and active in the operation of the Col- ‘ored Youth Center, . * Keen is married to a Key West giel and has purchased a home at 1507 United Street, fo Ae aN a A change in Key West can only be had when P. A. McMasters is Mayor—(Pd. Pol. Adv.) Hallowe'en Dance at the Saturday, Oct. 31 10 P.M. ‘TIL 4 A.M. Music By Los Mamboleros ADMISSION: GENTS ....... $1.58 LADIES ...... $1.00 lowed miles of asphalt or concrete streets’ are worth fifteen miles of dust and filth. “4. Abolishment of payment for lof charge, the disposal of garbage. INo excuse for the citizens of this community to be paying for the dis- posal of garbage now when city is garbage all over city streets. “5. Adequate street lighting. “6.. Adequate storm sewer sys- plain common sense.” (Pd. Pol. Adv.) disposal of garbage. During depres- } sion years the city furnished, free | |