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VOL. LXXIV Ne. 297 Delivery Bill May Miami Dept. Store Hints It May Fight New Ordinance | ' remains to be seen, The action was taken at a special of the commission after retail merchants division of the Commerce had request- ed it, The measure was an emer- ance which does not re- ge on second reading. It payment of a $2,500'fee for merchants who do not maintain place of business in Key West or pay personal property taxes. It was introduced by Commis- sioner Louis Carbonell, who said be wanted out of town mer- “‘Let’s leave that up to the courts to decide,” Carbonell replied, And apparently, the ordinance is going to some opposition from Miami. Manager Victor Lang reported today that he had a con- versation with an executive of a Lang said that the official told him that a truckload of merchan- dise is scheduled to arrive in the city today, Lang assured him that no action would be taken since the ordinance does not become law un- til it is published in the newspaper. The executive then said that fur. ther deliveries to Key West would’ be made by parcel post, “We don’t ‘want to get involved in any ‘has-| sle’ before Christmas,” Lang quot- ed him as saying. He was reported to have stated further that his firm “makes deliveries all over Florida beer 52 having this sort of trou- je." He also indicated that he would refer the matter to the store’s le- gal department. And today ix was reported that a similar ordinance passed by the city of Eau Gallie was adjudged invalid in an east coast Florida Cireuit Court last week. Circuit Court Judge M. B. Smith, Titus- ville, ruled that such an ordinance can not be made to cover outside firms making delivery of their pro- ducts in the municipality, A suit was brought in that court by a firm that had earlier been! convicted in Eau Gallie municipal court under an ordinance similar) {1 Briton would appear for explana- to the-one passed here yesterday. * . ‘Oikle Appointed ws * ie ee To City Position Howard Oikle, 2214 Seidenberg Avenue, has been appointed as Ci- ty Electrical inspector it was an- Bounced today by City Manager Victor Lang. A Key West resident for 12 years, | Oikie replaces Alex Lubinsky who resigned recently, He was an em- Ployee of the Navy for eight years! and has been employed by various electrical contractors in the city as well as having had his own busi-| Ress, He has held a master electricians license since 1949, Shopping Days 4 Christmas | Che Key West Citisen | Operation Fire Bell A 1200-POUND, three-inch thick bronze firebell is removed from city hall tower this morning by a 90-foot Navy crane as first step in renovation program. Scores of sidewalk superin- tendents supervised the maneuver. Bell has been sounding the hour and giving the alarm in case of fire since the to: ‘built in-1891—Citizen’ Staff Photoy Finch: »- Allied Persuasion Efforts Are At A Standstill Today Speculation Mounts That None Of U.S. Men Will Appear ‘Before Deadline By GEORGE MCARTHUR PANMUNJOM (#—Allied efforts to win back American war prison- ers who stayed with the Commu- nists reniained stalled today as the POWs spurned a personal appeal from the chairman of the Korean repatriation commission to attend interviews, There was mounting speculation that none of the 22 Americans and tions before the 90-day period for interviews expires Dec, 23, Lt. Gen. K, S. Thimayya talked for 90 minutes with two prisoners identified as leaders in the com- pound—U.S. Sgt, R. .G Corden of East Providence, R. I., and British Marine Andrew Condron. An Indian spokesman said the two leaders were unmoved after their private conference with Thi- mayya in a Korean hut outside the barbed wire compound where they are held by the repatriation com- mission. The POW spokesmen said the Americans and Briton would not come out for face-to-face talks with American explainers until the Neutral Nations Repatriation Com- mission settled a dispute with pro-| _ Communist South Korean prisoners who also refusé to attend explana- tions. Reasons “Absurd” Thimayya said earlier he per- sonally felt the Americans simply did not want to attend the expla- nations. He called some of their| reasons for stalling the interviews absurd. *Thimayya speculated that the new turn of events might end all chance that the American would attend any explanations. The U.N. Command said today it was ready to interview any pris- oner of any nationalisty wh owould come out tomorrow. The U.N. move left it squarely up to the prisoners. Although it is; officially a request to the Indian command, the Indians normally defer to the wishes of the prisoners, The U.N. Command has indi- (Continued On Page Two) Carrier In Area The UsS Corregidor, an aircraft carrier, yesterday anchored off Key West to refuel but heavy seas ‘prevented it. The carrier sailed THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1953 (City Vice Probe =| |Stalls Monday 4 A probe into the city’s vice is problem sputtered like a wet firecracker, stalled and finally came to a halt yesterday. However, it will resume to- morrow afternoon when the city’s decency committee” con- venes in the city hall. A meet- ing scheduled to be held yes- terday afternoon was postpon- ed. Reason given was that “they could not obtain a sten- ographer.” They were to have questioned two witnesses, Police Officers Bill Gibb and Frank Carabalio. | hes Drive Is || Extended Until Only 25 Per Cent Of Civilians Here Have Contributed The Community Chest Drive is! approximately $18,000 short of its ‘goal, members of the Board of Di- rectors learned at their meeting last night. In an effort to raise the additional money, if worth while organizations are to function as scheduled during the coming year, ithe drive for funds has been ex- tended to midnight Christmas Eve. The apathy of many business houses and some professional men as well, shocked the board of di- rectors, It was pointed out that of the thousands of Navy enlisted men wer was than 25. per cent of the civilian population has responded. Of the $32,531.07 raised to date, the US Navy, including all installa- Bill Neblett, fund chairman, ex-| pressed the opinion that many; more citizens desired to make a; donation but had not been contact- ed, due to lack of volunteer work- ers. To make possible these dona- tions, Jerry Trevor, President of the Florida National Bank, said that window No. 1 at the bank would receive donations, and peo- ple not able to go to the bank, can mail their donations to the bank, Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr., chair- man of the Chest, said today, “yi oad, Concession Bids To Be Read On December 30 Bids on three ‘concessions at! Meacham Field and: on two roads| on Key Vaca will. be opened at a meeting of the board of county: commissioners Dec, 30, it was an- nounced today, The bids at the airport are for the operation of a parking lot, a snack bar and a car rental con- cession, The two Key Vaca road pro- jects are to grade and drain Gal- braith Ave. and to grade, drain} and surface Peninsular St. Additional information for bid- ders on the airport concessions (Continued on Page Two) End Of An Era para f JOE ALLEN, a vice-president feel confident that Key West will reach its quota of $50,285. At this time of the year when all are im- bued with the Christmas spirit, I feel that many will still open their hearts and come forth with dona- tions for the organizations parti- cipating in the drive.” It was pointed out by Lopez that} contributions’ to the Community Chest can be deducted from the income tax. of the Key West Art and His- torical Society, examines the bell which was removed from city hall tower today as a safety measure—since vibration was in danger of causing the landmark to topple. reads: “Waddell’s Gift to the 1887.” A pioneer Key West family, the Waddells were respon- sible in large measure for the d Was moved by the Historical 7 Inseription on bell Key West Fire Department— { levelopment of the island. Bell 1 Society to Martello Towers at MRS. MOISE MANSFIELD, of yesterday in Circuit Court in her $135,000 damage suit against Mrs. Mansfield claims she was in- jured in a fall caused by a broken sidewalk in the 60@ block the city, is shown above, IN THE Testifies From Stretcher U.S.A. 1 six-man jury in circuit court health before she fell on a NATO Council Is Aroused By Dulles’ Talk Paris Newspapers Call His Statement “Brutal Ultimatum” By TOM MASTERSON PARIS ~The NATO Counc! of Ministers heard more discussion today of Europe's political situa- State Dulles’ warning that France must ratify the European Army pact soon or face a U.S. “re-; praisal” of its European policies. French officials were reported furious over Dulles’ blunt remarks, 1514 Dennis St., as she testified of Francis Street. She was wheeled into court on a stretcher, Citizen Staff Photo, To Aid Shrimper An 83-foot Coast Guard’ pa- trol boat left this morning for Bird Key in the Dry Tortugas . where the Sea Robin, a shrimp boat, ran aground about neon yesterday, The Coast Guard said the Sea Robin is aground in about two feet of water and about 600 feet from water deep enough to float her. Two other shrimp boats are standing by. Delinquent Sewer Bills To Be Made Publie By City City Manager Victor Lang an-|West ferry line was started and if| tack, nounced today that under the terms of the Key West sewer bond re (Continued On Page Two) | |\Shades Of Loch Ness Quick Communication. ‘CLASSIFIED Ads} You) regch buyers and. sellers— tenanis or workers DIAL 25661. or 2-5662. - + just PRICE FIVE CENTS Mansfield Testifies In Second Day Of Trial On $135,000 Damage Suit Net Maker Claims Wife Was In Perfect Health Prior To Fall Ernest R. Mansfield, a net maker, today told a that his wife was in perfect broken Key West sidewalk, leading to a $135,000 damage suit against the city. Most of the morning ses- sion of the second day of the trial before Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr., was taken up by Mansfield’s testimony, Under questioning by one of his jattorneys, J. Fritz Gordon, of Mia- jmi, Mansfield said his wife did all the housework herself, includng cooking and light laundry, but that she had been unable to perform any duties since her fall Feb. 27, 1951. He also is represented by Philip Medvin, of Miami. Mansfield also brought into court bills and cancelled checks whch he testified he had paid. Among the bills he said he paid were these: Dr. Aubrey H. Hamilton, $85. Ga- ley Memorial Hospital, $728.85, Dr. J. L. Lester, Jr., $715.50; Monroe County Hospital, $167; medicine, $226.77. Gordon also asked Mansfield a- bout a hospital bill in Savannah, Ga., where his wife, Moise, was operated on for cancer. the fall . Judge Lopez said he would per- mit Mansfield to answer the ques- he made the same points to the council. In the strongest language yet heard at an NATO- meeting, the The proprietor of a shrimp pack-|secretary of state warned: jing house at the city-owned Clyde] i, Unless the European Defense ‘Mallory Docks said today that he|Community Treaty is ratified will fight an eviction notice serv-| quickly, the United States will have ed on him Monday, to “re-study” how to implement The shrimper, Harry Goldberg] its obligations to NATO, whe operates the Champion Sea-|disposition of U. S. troops “‘would, food Company, has been a tenant|f course, be a factor in the agon- lof the city since November 3, 1953] izing reappraisal.” . when the city commission agreed| 2. If the Western nations, “e: to rent the property to him on a|Pecially France and German; 30 day basis at a fee of 25 cents|decide to commit suicide by fail- per box of shrimp unloaded at the|img to unite, “they may have to dock. commit it alone.” The commission agreed to al- pees Pee ee low him to use the dock at a | Yo8) 18 bc und then fumed mesting st which time then City emp the idea, They fear the commissioner Lovis M. J. Eisn- whieh would bring 12 West er made motion after pointing |Pertnan divisions into a°six-nstion out that other Florda cities are raging the. shrimp ind army would give Ger- try. man troops a new chance to in- _ vade France. _The commission agreed to let) Yet many French leaders agree him use the dock but stipulated/a European army including West that the agreement could be can-|Germans is necessary to defend celled in 30 days if a Havana-Key ey needed the space for their perations. enue bond issue, it will be meces-| But Monday, Goldberg received} announcement said the government | |sary to.make public on January|a registered letter from City At-|leaders would discuss both the re- (Continuea On Page Two) Western Europe against Soviet at- The French Cabinet scheduled a foreign affairs meeting today. An (Continued On Page Two) Besides Cars6f, Presented by M. Ignatius former city attorney, William ey and Enrique Esquinaldo, The :sstimony of Mrs. Mans. feld-— @ thn, brownhared woman who testfed yesterda: afternoon from a stretcher was interrupted twice, once when her husband burst into sobs and e| Tushed from the court reom and again when she broke down. Mrs, Mansfield’s hand trembled visibly when she rasied it to be sworn. All during her 47 minutes re Pear she clutched a r ind and a white hand- kerchrief in her right, As soon as her stretcher had been wheeled into place beside the jury box, her husband, E. R, Mans- field, crouched beside her and held her hand, Under the of her attorneys, J. Pi rnd of Miami, a former circuit court ludge, Mrs. Mansfield told in @ weak voice how she had been in good health prior to her fall on Feb. 27, 1951, At that time, she said, she was 49 years old and weighed between 136 and 139 pounds. She told how she and Mrs. Sarah Teal, who now lives in Alabama, and Mrs. Pat Sides, who since has returned to Texas, were looking for an apartment for Mrs. Sides, As they approached Francis $t., she said, they discussed the bad uge Sea Monster Captured Here By Shrimpers By K. W. KIWANIS Secrecy surrounding the local activities of Dr. W. Warner, ento- Mologist and graduate of the Uni- versity of Florida, was partially dispelled today when Dr. Warner admitted to the press that he be- lieved himself to be on the verge lof an astounding scientific dis- covery in Key West waters. received recently from shrimp fish- ermen operating between Key West and Dry Tortugas, said Dr. Warn- er which indicated that they had) sighted an unusual sea animal in the area. One vessel, the Lady Bountiful, appears to have caught the creature in its net, but not for’ long, as it escaped easily, ripping ‘the net wide open. It was probably attracted to the area to feed in ‘the shrimp beds which are so turnal, although this observation could not be verified. Acting on various reports as to much heavier net and dragged un- ‘ heavy equipment on a large traw- ler. Last Saturday, about 4 o’clock ‘in the morning, a terrific drag on the vessel’s towing equipment in- ‘dicated an unusual catch. For a jwhile it appeared that the vessel would be swamped by the 50 foot \cut away the cables when its strug-' igles subsided, and it was possible jnear death from choking. The crew refused \thing further i! cables. i} { : |heavily stocked at this time of the|its neck, and this jyear. Its habits appear to be noc-'each time the creature started struggles. Even with this mea: of control, proved extremely difficult, as |position, Dr. Warner obtained a was desired to keep the sea-bea alive if possible. agi etc g rntg= ‘beast, and the crew was ready to cent to discuss the creature in de- ‘tail. When asked by your reporter, if the beast had been classified, he Teplied in the negative. Under close questioning he ad- mitted that it was rot classifiable! as modern sea animal or fish, and that it bore “some resemblance” to Icthyosaurs of the Jurassic Era. Ichthyosaurs were reptiles of) ‘the lizard type, and are familiarly | ‘known as sea serpents. The sea-monster is still in capti- vity ina shallow lagoon near Key West, according to Dr. Warner, and it is being closely guarded tol, {prevent its escape. Dr. Warner has) received a request from the local the mons-) condition of the sidewalks, “I didn’t see that hole,” she added. “Grass was growing tn it. Earlier, in his opening statement, (Continued On Page Two) Cabin Cruiser Found Adrift A 2-foot cabin cruiser found adrift 17 miles coothanie ot Key West at 5:30 p, m. yesterday by the submarine Archerfish, the Coast Guard reported today me of the Sea Wall Cotta; Stock Island, broke her moore off that i- snd Sunday night «nd ee ee eee BEST GIFT YET! A New Paint Job —See— STRUNK LUMBER 120 Simo~*-> St, nesr City Hall