The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 1, 1953, Page 1

The Kev West Citisen THE SOUTHER’ KEY "OST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A, VOL. LXXIV Ne. 285 + FLORIDA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1953 All Major Daily Papers porershd wh a In New York Are Closed As Strike Spreads Today rewnend _ [Plans AreMade Tribune Shutdown ? unity Chest Canvass NEW YORK w — News-hungry| OF New Yorkers — without As ng newspa} lay as - Sd see ccomneee publication House-To-House Workers Meet At High School To Plan Drive Gets Off To Early Start; Banner Year Is Predicted ; Boats Crowd Harbor A Month Police Dept. Early, Citizen Survey Shows o Compete In Pistol Match Big Progress Shown In Their in sympathy with the six big dailies closed down by a photo engravers’ strike. ‘The shutdown of all the prin cipal newspapers was si the city’s publishing history. Representatives of the AFL Photo Engravers Uniun and of the Key West's current shrimping season promises to be one of the greatest on record, a.survey of the water- front revealed today. According to reports from shrimp fishermen and statements from large fleet operators, the season has started at least a month ahead of last year and the publishers of the six struck news- papers eg eT resumption of ne- ay. Pe cetttince were recessed last night, a federal mediator said thre. was no change ir efforts to settle the dispute over wages and!elubs and organizations in Key other or, wiped and penne nerd representatives had no commen! on the course of the talks. Picket Lines Honored Photo engravers on the six news: pets walked out early Saturday, the Herald Tribune was not struck becatse it has its photo engraving done by a commercial plant. The six dailies were closed down because members of other gravers. More than 20,000 employ-|™ es were idled. ‘The Herald Tribune, which pub- lished a streamlined eight-page ed- ition yesterday, announced last night it was suspending until fur- ther notice. A meeting of Community Chest workers was held last night at the ‘Key West High School auditorium. Attending the meeting were more than 60 persons, representing Com- munity Chest agencies and many West, who have volunteered to put over the “clean-up” campaign dur- ing this last week of the United Campaign. After preliminary remarks and to support the worthy Service, Youth and Welfare Agencies which are such an important part of our. The newspaper's announcement, in effect that it would not Si ing, if the Heraid Tribune is an (Continued On Page Two) Churchill To Leave For Bermuda Meet Mid-January Date May Be Proposed For Big 4 Talks Churchill leaves by air tonight for the Big Three conference in Ber- muda’ determined tu press for quick acceptance of Russia’s bid ag an East-West meeting in Ber. in. Churchill, Foreign Secretary Ed- en and their retinue of advisers will make the flight in the same Stratocruiser, Canopus, which last| week carried Queen Elizabeth II/ across the Auantic:on the first leg of her Commonwealth tour, _ Ike Goes Friday French Premier Joseph Lanicl and his party are scheduled ¢s ar- rive on the Atlantic holiday island - Thursday and President Eisenhow- er Friday. Eden made it clear in the House .of Commons yesterday that in spite of American doubts of Soviet “sincerity, Britain wants to get Big } } Four talks under way as soon as) Teasonably possible. Tt was believed Churchill and Eden would urge Laniel and Ei- senhower to join in aceepting Ber- Un as the site and proposing mid- Januaiy as the date. Hope May Be Realized Churchill is still thought to re- rd the proposed conference of! Four foreign ministers as a! Possible prelude to his cherished (Continued On Page Two) Chairman Neblett to the percent- age of wages or salaries which are considered standard in .Chest driv- ‘United Campaign idea is more like our church pledge, where each one subscribes the amount he consid- ers himself able to give over a year's period. The ideal minimum woman, or 1-280 of one’s yearly income. Twenty-two organizations were Tepresented at the meeting, and Tepresentatives agreed to cover large residential areas of the City, as follows: AMERICAN RED CROSS: White- head to Francis Street; Angela to Eaton; also Whitehead to William; Eaton to Front, GRACE LUTHERAN CHUPCH: Eatoa to Caroline; William to |Eaton to Truman; also Angela |Truman; White to North Beach. BUSINESS AND PROFESSION- {Continued on Page Two) Recruiter Due Staff Sergeant Charles A. Kani- ewski of the USA and USAF Re- cruiting Main Station in Miami will ibe in Key West on December 7 jand 8 to answer questions about jthe draft and about enlistment in jeither the Army or the Air Force.) {He may be seen at the Post Office) Building in the office of Local} Board 48 during office hours from 11 a. m. on the 7th until 2 p. m. jon the 8th. -/ get a quick, direct answer without ;{gested a Circuit judge could certi- JOE PINEDA, who was chosen by his teammates as the most valuable player on the- Conch foot- ball team of last season, gets a resounding smack from his favorite girl friend Sylvia Eley for a re- ward. Ronnie Pinder, left, was selected at the same time as the outstanding lineman for the season and received the Carbonell trophy for his efforts. Both awards were made at the Quarter- back dinner given in honor of the team at La Concha Hotel last night—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. Fire Department Reports Drop |US. Atrocity In Fire Damage For Key West Charges Are ‘Florida Waits \ For Decision On Governor Ruling On Ayres’ Suit May Come ‘Today Or Tomorrow TALLAHASSEE (#—Floridians won't know for a few days, at least, whether they will elect a new governor next year to succeed the late Dan MeCarty. The State Supreme Court de- ferred a decision on whether it will consider a suit filed by State Rep. Willard Ayres in an effort to taking the case first through lower courts, A ruling on that point may come today ‘or Wednesday, But, even as lawyers debated the legal shortcut, Chief Justice B. K. Roberts pointed out from the bench a possible way to ex-| pedite the matter through normal Procedure, Brailey Odham, the only: an- Nounced candidate for McCarty’s) seat and a defendant to Ayres’ suit, told reporters he would go into Circuit Court as soon as pos- ‘sible if the Supreme Court said it must be done that way, When Ayres argued that it would do nothing but delay a decision on a matter of “supreme public im-' portance” to take the case first to Circuit Court, the chief justice sug- fy the question :mmediately to the Supreme Court for a decision. Court rules permit a Circuit judge to ask the Supreme Court; for a direct ruling when he en-| counters a decisive question that hasn’t been answered in any: pre- vious litigation. That’s what the lawyers are up against in this case. All of yesterday’s argument was; on the point of whether Ayres had) Sufficient interest, as 4 taxpayer! and legislator, to bring the suit! and whetter the court could take original jurisdiction. Fire damage in Key West the month of November amounted das to a new low of only $6,960 accord-| UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. wm — ing to the monthly report of Firé|/Russia’s Andrei Y, Vishinsky to- Chief Chatles Cremata: issued to-|4@¥ branded U.S. charges of Red day. Total value of property endang- ered by fire during the month was set by Cremata at $32,350, accord- ing to the report. Cremata credited increased ef- ficiency of the fire department and closer attention to safety measures among the residents of the city with keeping the city’s fire damage to a minimum. Mem- bers of the city’s fire fighting corps attended a one week train. ing program sponsored by the Florida State Fire College re- cently. “That training is really paying off,” Cremata said today. He added that Key Westers are! apparently exercising more care in fire prevention, “Eighty per cent of all fires are caused by careless- mess, but people are being more careful and our fire loss has been cut greatly,” Cremata declared, He also told of a new system of fire wells being dug in the Johnson and Laird Street sections as well as on William and Eaton Streets. The city’s hydrants are in Near perfect condition, he added. Chief fire damage was caused when two homes burned on South Street last week. They account- ed for the greatest part of the city’s financial loss by fire. Total number of alarms for the month was 26, Brush and debris fires were the chief reason for the fire equipment being called out with five such blazes reported during the month. ‘There were two mattress fires re- ported and the department was called out to make two investiga- tive calls. Other causes of blazes were: transformers, a motorcycle fire, When the court recessed its con- ference without announcing a de-| cision, Chief Justice Roberts told’ reporters “because of the wide-| (Continued On Page Two) Dace Lodge No. 14, F. 2 A.M., | will meet Wednesday, Dec. 2, || |] for election of officers at regu- | |] tar communication. ] All Master Masons of Dade | | Lodge are hereby summoned to be present. | (s) PAUL HSFAIN, Chee. Vaylor, Sec’y. spread public interest, the court has given the matter under con- WANTED! WAITRESSES CALL IN PERSON Shorty’s Diner 116 DUVAL STREET one shrimp boat blaze, a hot water heater, gas main, one automobile fire, a washing machine blaze, one fire caused by an overheated elec-' tric iron, two stove blazes, a motor scooter fire and a conflagration caused when a gasoline truck’ caught fire on Summerland Key. Firemen spent throughout. fires. Upson Board ALL SIZES — at STRUNK LUMBER 129 Simenten, near Shrimp Decks seven short circuits in neon signs and) hours, the month wee |Poor-wrapped packages. atrocities in Korea a ¢“flagrantly concocted falsification.” The fiery Soviet delegate told the ,60-nation U.N. General Assembly that charges detailed yesterday by ‘Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of the ‘United States were brought out to “dynamite” peace negotiations in korea. He pulled out ail stops in calling the Lodge. report “cynical,” “cow- ‘ardly,” “a maneuver to cover the {worst crimes of all perpetrated by the American military circles in Korea,” and “redo'ent of slander.” Vishinsky was the first speaker at this morning’s session, called to debate the American charges that some 38,000 persons were vic- tims of atroeities committed by Korean soldiers, neutral nations. to stay out of the debate and abstain from voting, apparently is determined to fight tooth and nail the whole atrocity issue. India already has served notice that as head of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission in Korea, she will neither speak nor vote. (Continued On Page Two) Communist Chinese and North) The Soviet bloc, counting on the! Pistol Program The Key West Police Department will stage a pistol match in the near future so that their budding marksmen can demonstrate their skill in organized competition, it was announced by City Manager| Victor Lang today. The match will be held in con- nection with the city’s plan for in- creasing the pistol proficiency of the police officers, who have been undergoing a training program since last September. Their skill has been developing rapidly with “almost unbelievable Tesults,” according to Lang. Winner of the match will have his name inscribed on a beauti- ful trophy which the city has ob- tained. The new trophy will be given to the officer who registers the highest score in competition with all other men on the force. The five highest men will be selected to represent Key West as a pistol team in competition Chief L. H..Forsyth, U. S. ‘Navy, who has given unremittingly of his time. in the Police Department's training program, believes that he has developed a group which »is ready for competition. “Devslopment of a pistol team at this point depends on firing in} competition with each other and other city police groups,” he said. As an illustration of the group’s Progress, he pointed out that at the start of the training program only four men were able to fire! ten consecutive shots near the tar- get. The other 28 men were unable to even hit the target consistently. Today, the entire force is capable (Continued on Page Two) Jaycees Slate Dinner Meeting There will be a dinner meeting of the Junior Chamber of Com- merce held at their Flagler Avenue clubhouse Wednesday at 7:45 p. m. |to honor Robert Muse, the winner; of their annual Voice of Demo- cracy oratorical contest. The runners up in the contest will also be feted at the affair. They are: Miss Eleanor Gato of | the Convent of Mary Immaculate and Miss Marva Allen, Douglass) number of boats now operating in Key West waters is at a new high, even though there are many more expect- ed to arrive during December — normally the peak month for the influx of boats from northern waters. One Man Is Found Guilty Of Assauit Criminal Court Jury Clears Two Of Same Charge The innocent bystander always gets. it in the neck. That old saw was proven again today in Criminal Court. The only difference was that it wasn’t the neck. It was the head. One of the defendants testified he was hit jover the head with a bottle of ket- ebup, eae ne ea nell—Jamés R. Lyons, Cannon and John L. charged with assault and battery. fen was the only ne found The trouble started the Sunday afternoon of Aug. 23 in the Star Cafe, 524 Duval St. Ralph Maribona, Sr., owner of the restaurant, charged that he was beaten by sailors when he told them to leave his cafe. Knoell, one of the defendants turned out to be the innocent. by. stander, He testified that he was in the cafe eating when other sail- $s came in, MA fight started, he said, and “I tried to break it up, That’s when I got hit over the head with a ‘bottle of ketchup,” County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare, Jr., asked Knoell if he saw Lyons in the fight. “Ne,” said Knoell, “I didn’t see much of anything after | got hit with the bottle.” Maribona had testified that Lyons knocked him down and beat. him and that Knoell also struck him. The six-man jury found Knoeii not guilty. Cleare asked Judge Thomas S. Caro to instruct the jury to bring! in a not guilty verdict in the case! of Cannon who, Cleare said, had' not been identified by any of the witnesses. |School. Muse represented the Key) ‘West High School, Tons of Christmas Mail Yet To Come Cannon also was found not guilty. Lyons said he went into the cafe, (Continued On Page Two) Weary Postmen Anticipate Christmas Rush It isn’t that Postmaster L. H.God-ed out his own answer. He asks. ed if the addressee has moved, id ifor joiiy old Santa. But he happiest man in town if tomorrow ‘were December 25. fore Christmas, and nobody knows ii i E g FB experience, you job gets > yee ‘ ? Postmaster Goddard has work-| i 3 “Wrap and mail your gifts two. or three at a time. Don’t let them pile up on you now, or at the Post, laddressed to distant states.” This should be mailed by | FS, for local delivery by | December 10. Size and weight | In some zones, for example, 1 post may not exceed in length and girth com! pounds in weight. While rs the combined length a may be 100 inches and a8 capt , i st the public to cooperate, by follow- and a new address is on file, or mera ty ning on sli ing a few time-saving suggestions: returned if the addressee cannot be located. Christmas cards mail- ed first-class a'so may carry written messages, Christmas Instead, there’s still 24 days be-' Office later. Begin with those to be, Yuletide custom. What's mere, all parcel -ost going jenvelopes smaller than 2%” by 4” \sap, brought out or larger than 9” by 12” must car- ry three-cent stamps. For they re- quire special treatment, Christmas cards will be ferward- | son.” aaa Ft Aaa omg Mang tan Christmas 'm; limitations now in effect vary ac- ‘cards addressed to other states tended that this Shrimpers have been flocking to jthis southernmost island in in- creasing numbers from Georgia and North and South Carolina waters with some even reported from fishing ports as far north as New York. It was estimated to- day that there are more than 300 boats fishing out of Key West. Best indication that this will be a banner season was that the city’s ice plants are already being taxed to capacity, Jack Thompson, of Thompson Enterprises, the city’s leading com- mercial fishing firm said today that his plant is working at top speed. He added that the rush has Started a month earlier than usual although he did not state that it meant this would be a “startling year for fishing.” Other fishermen were more op- timistie, Harry L. Goldberg, own- er of the Champion Seafood Com- |-Pany, predicted one of the. best ss comin ig fn sada predicted that by January Ist, would be a record flow of tout of Key West, j | Average catch has beed report- jed at from five to six-hundred Pounds for each night of fishing with most trips lasting from six to seven days: Prices on shrimp from the producer to the whole- saler, have shown an increase this year. Average price per hun- dred pounds of the valuable ecru- stacean was reported today to be from $55 to $60 dollars per hundred pounds, jump of from $5 to $10 over last year. That figure is for shrimp measuring from 26 to 30 to the pound with other prices being set accordingly. Only drawback has been the weather, with one operator report- ing thai squally storms cut the (Continued On Page Two) Caro Sentences Millsap To Serve Months’ Term Jefferson Terry Millsap yester- day was found guilty of petty lar- ceny by a six-man jury in Crim- inal Court, Millsap then pleaded guilty to a second charge, driving while in- toxicated. Judge Thomas 8, Caro ar re Bod Youmans, ir eeRE6 that been repaying a loan he Hen on one of the instrum ans, addressing the See i 3 |e