The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 22, 1953, Page 1

VOL. LXXIV No. 303 Reports On Korean Talks “Come Home WASHINGTON.—President Eisenhower heard a report on the break down of preliminary Korean peace talks from Special Ambassador Arthur H. Dean at the White House yesterday. Dean returned to’ Washington last week following his refusal to continue negotiations at Panmunjom with the Communists until they take back their accusation of “perfidy” by the United States —(P) Wirephoto. Neblett Announces Entry Into 1954 State Senatorial Race Lecal Attorney Feels That Monroe Is Entitled To Name Legislator | William R. Neblett today made @ formal announcement that he} will enter the’ 1954 race for State) senator of the 24th Senatorial Dis-| trict, embracing Monroe, Lee, Col- lier aud Henry counties, Neblett) said; “It has been many years, since) aM County citizen represent. thefita The population of Monrbe County hag increased at a very rapid pace, | as shown by a table based on gt Federal census: . COUNTY -~ 1940 Monroe 14,078 Lee 17,488 Collier 5,102 Hendry 5,237 * TOTAL 41,905 COUNTY — 1950 Monroe 29,957 Lee 23,404 Collier 6,488 Hendry 6,051 TOTAL 65,900 Rate of increase Monroe 112 per cent Lee 34 per cent Collier 27 per cent Hendry 11 per cent COUNTY — 1954 (est) Monroe 39,000 Lee 25,500 Collier 7,300 Hendry 6,400 TOTAL 18,290 “The population of Monroe Coun-| ty is now equal to the total of the other counties in the 24th senator-| fal district, but this rapidly grow-) ing section, with its many pro- blems and needs, has been privi- leged to see its senatorial repre- sentative for only a few days each election year. If elected, I will make myself available to the peo- ple and the problems of Lee, Hen- “dry and Collier County by periodic visits to their communities, and I will endeavor to represent all of} the people in .the district. | | } } \Female Stolen-- Parrot, That Is Has anyone seen a female with a yellow head and a green body? Maybe this further descrip- tion will help. The green has @ rose shading jn it. Also this female has a black bill. It’s a female parrot that was stolen. from Mr. ‘and Mrs, doseph E. Dunn, 1230 Fifth St, according to a report on file in the sheriff's office today. The thief also ‘took the parror's stainless steel cage but didn’t touch a stack of Christmas presents in the house. SS ‘Marathon Man Is Charged By Grand Jury First Degree Murder Indictment Is Returned Against Alfred Williams Alfred Williams, 51, Mar- athon laborer, today was in- \dicted for first degree mur- der by the Monroe County grand jury. The jury then recessed, subject to recall, after reporting to J.) Lancelot Lester, state’s attorney, and Aquilino Lopez, Jr., circuit judge. The Williams’ indictment was the only one returned since the jury was formed Dee. 8. Judge Lopez said Williams would be arraigned in January, In reces- sing the grand jury, the judge wished them a happy, holiday. “T-have been a registered Demo-| ecgording to the indictment, erat for 24 years, but I have not! wiltiams shot and killed Horace previously run for any public of-| Ford; 26, of Marathon, with a fice. I am not committed to any) pistol, The shooting occurred Nev. Political group or faction, nor will! 4, I make any promises concerning! Sheriff's deputies who investigat- future political favors to any per- eq said the shooting was preced- gon or group. If my campaign (Continued On Page Two) Valdez Named Robert R. Valdez, 1211 Laird Btreet, was appointed last night as ® permanent member of the Civil Bervice Board. ed by a drinking bout and a name calling contest. The shot, officers THE -Minute roadcast Set Midnight Wed. Marks End Of Coaxing Period By GEORGE MCARTHUR PANMUNJOM —The Allies to- day scheduled last-minute “come home” broadcasts to the 22 Amer- ican POW’s who embraced com- munism as hope of face-to-face talks with them was all but aban- doned. Midnight Wednesday ends the 90-day period for coaxing home war prisoners who rejected repa- triation. The 22 Americans will be listed as absent without leave at that hour. Thirty days later they will be classed as deserters, Communist North Camp—one for the Americans, one for the lone Briton and a third for 77 Koreans who did not face interviewers. At the same time, the Reds went ahead with face-to-face explana- tions. They won back 23 of 242 ‘Chinese prisoners today. And they asked for 250 more. Chinese to- morrow, the final day. Texts for the Allied broadcasts were approved by the Neutral Na- tions Repatriation Commission and a spokesman said the commission) “will make the facilities avail; able.” He noted, however, that it is up (Continued On Page Two) Police Officers Are Given Prizes Three members of, the Key West Police Department were giv- en cash awards last night by the’ city commission for winning the tournament. Mayor ©. B. Harvey presented ithe winner, officer Harry Lee Bak- fe $20 cash was given second and ina received five dol- place. Navy Chief D. A. Forsythe; who conducted a police department training course outlined the scope of the program and pointed out that. the local officers have shown 68 per cert improvement since the course ‘started. He hailed Baker’s score of 143 out of 150 in one phase of the com- petition, as a possible new police record, bf City Fathers Honor Gibson ‘The City Commission observed a minute of silence last night to honor the memory of Millard Gib- son, who served for 16 years as the city’s sanitary inspector, Gibson died Monday after a long illness, On motion of Commission- er Louis Carbonell, the city fath- ers also instructed the City Clerk to write a letter of sympathy and condolence to the family of Mr. Gibson, Jaycees Plan Christmas Party Santa Claus will make a surprise visit to Bayview Park Wednesday) evening at 8 p. m., according to/ the Junior Chamber of Commerce who will sponsor his trip. They will play host at a party at that time to which all of the city’s children are invited. The party! will be held beneath the giant) Jaycee Christmas tree in the park, said, was fied as Williams and seuffled. Members of the current grand jury are: James DeLand, foreman, Char- les S. Kraeger, acting foreman, (Continued On Page Two) Fruit and candy will be distribu-| lted to all attending. AT YOUR SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1953 THE His Greatest Christmas Gift: Sight 1] PRICE FIVE CENTS . City Commission Gives No Hint To Identity Of Man They'll Appoint As Police Chicf Here Kemp Retires Monday After Nearly Thirty Years Of Service To City The City Commission to who they will name to | Kemp, who announced his Kemp’s decision to end a police career which has has given no indication as succeed Police Chief Joseph retirement last night. | spanned nearly $0-years came as no great surprise to | observers of city hall politics, but he emphasized today | that the recent turmoil in city hall resulting from “decen- | cy committees” and charges of graft in the police de- SOMERVILLE, Mass.—Stanley Smith, 40, rejoices on arrival home Monday with his wife, Haze), and daughter, Margaret, 21, a WAC private, but the Christmas gifts he holds are as nothing to the gift of sight he received after 15 years of blindness. He’ saw his present wife for the first time after two cataract operations in the past 10 days. His vision was restored since their marriage three years ago when bandages were removed:a few days ago in the hos- pital. Aside from Margaret, on leave from 5th Army headquarters ‘in Chicago, he daughter an: matriage.—(#) Wirephoto. ‘. Contractors Are Violating City Law The city commission tried lait night to solve the mystery ‘of a $13 difference in the price it costs the contractors to conilect homes to ithe Key West sewer system and thé amount the city’s master plumb-| ers claim they should be getting for the job, but after @ lengthy dis-| cussion, they all but gave up. | The question arose when a local plumber protested that the city plumbing code is being violated because the contractors are not employing a master plumber to -nake the connections. Under ques- | tioning, it was revealed that it costs the contractor under his pre- | sent setup, about two dollars per connection. The plumbers say they would have to get $15 for the job. Mayor C. B. Harvey expressed fear that the federal government, who is supervising the job, would not approve of the increased ex- penditure. “The city might wind up paying that money,” he opined. Estimates given last night set the number of connections at from be- tween one and two thousand—which would amount to at least 15- thousand dollars. 3 But the plumbers maintained that the contractors are violating) the law by not hiring a master plumber. The commission then de-| cided to notify them of their violation—and sit back and see what) happens, Dulles Says NATO Nations has another Parcel Post Will Be Delivered On Christmas Day December 24th and 31st have been designated by the Presi- dent as half holidays for gov- ernment employees, Acting Postmaster L. M. Goddard an- nounced today. Money order and postal savings windows will close’ at 12:00 o'clock noon, o’clock noon, Thursday, Decem- ber 24th. All other windows will remain open until 6:00 p. m. The usual carrier and parcel post deliveries will be made on Thursday. On Christmas day, all win- dows at the post office will be closed and there will be no carrier delivery. however, will be delivered and collections from the city mail boxes will be made as usual, |can sustain over a long period. WASHINGTON #—Secretary of State Dulles said today the min- isters of the 14 North Atlantic Treaty Allies believe the danger of “open military aggression from Soviet Russia” is less than it was a year or two ago. Yet “the danger is immense and persistent” Dulles said, adding: “This is no time for the free world to relax.” Dulles reported in a speech pre- pared for the National Press Club! ion the meeting. of the alliance} council in Paris a few days ago.) If the danger of aggression has in fact declined, he said, it is due to at least two reasons—growing; NATO power and unrest behind! the Iron Curtain. Dulles reported that NATO had; successfully adopted in the Dec. 14-16 meeting a new “long haul”: concept, the essence of which is! that the alliance should operate on a budget which member nations} } | He said this was a step forward See Lessening Of Red Threat Members Honored | Valdez was appointed earlier to serve out the unexpired term of the late Frank Weech on the board. Traffie Group rover the older concept of empha- | sizing heavy military build-ups to meet potential crisis years. Dairy Qr-en 15 Entries Made In Jaycee Xmas Plan Commission Lighting Contest | partment had nothing to do with his retirement. “I purposely refused to quit until this thing quieted City Balks At Granting TV Franchise City Fathers Cautious In Investigating New Operation The city commission balk- ed last night when they were asked to grant a second franchise for a “closed cir- cuit” television operation in Key West. Although City Attorney J. Y. Porter ruled that such a franchise is not necessary, Bill Spillma: president of Television Relays, ern. 1 rm asked him to obtain the franchise before they would’allow use of their facilities. 3 Spillman asked that he be granted a franchise or an occu- Pational license but the commis- siohers were reluctant, for some reason. They earlier had issued such a franchise to Sheriff John Spotts- wood, owner of radio station WKWF. Under questioning by Mayor C, B. Harvey, Spillman, a Navy Chief and a native Key Wester, declined to make information regarding his financial condition at a public meeting. But, the Mayor said that “itis public information.” A letter from Mitchell Woifson, owner of Miami TV station WTVJ was read at the meeting. It said that their station is in- creasing their facilities by jumping the output of the station from 16,- (Continued on Page Two) Minors Barred _|From Pinball Establishments Operators of establishments where pinball machines are oper- ated, face stiff penalties if they allow minors to frequent their places of business, under the terms of an ordinance passed by the city commission last night. Nearly a score of entries in the The City Commission voted last annual Junior Chamber of Com- night to present certificates of ap- Merce sponsored Christmas Light-| preciation té-eight members of the 28 Contest have been received, it Planning Commission which served Garcia, chairman. gs the city for the past two years. | Deadline for entries was last Members of the commission in- Saturday, More than $300 in prizes cluded: Bernard Frank, Juan Lo- will be divided among the winners pez, Julio Cabanas, Jr., Mrs. Aloy- iM three classes. The displays will ia Van Goidtsnoven, Larry Esch- judged shortly and the winning : entries announced Jaauary 2, en, Carleton Smith, Cecil Carbo- “Entries in Group One, the yard nell and Ray Knopp. jand residence division are: Of that group, only two mem- Miriam Hannibal, 323 Virginia bers were re-appointed to serve on Street; George E. Saunders, 1025 the present planning commission— Elgin Street; Sixto J. Smith, 735 United Street; Everett Halil, 3 Hib- Frank and Carbonell. Knopp ser-jiseus Lane; Fred Scnoneck, 1314 ves on the board in his capacity Whalton Stree; Mrs. Eulalie Jones,| as City Building Inspector. |717 White Street; Gerald Adams, 2919 Staples Avenue; Amado G. |Hernandez, 2320 Harris Avenue; Thurman A. Sands, Jr., 732 Pass-! was reported today by Jaycee Eli Comic Books Are The ordinance, however, was amended to set minimum age at 18 years instead of 21 which was originally proposed. And the max- imum penalty was raised to a $250 ‘Company: haacom down,” he declared. The commission voted last night to grant him a three month leave of absence at full pay in appreciation of his services. He was also eulogized by commissioner Louis Carbonell, who pointed out that Kemp has “given the best years of his tife— with small reward, to the service of the city of Key West.” “1 hope that we can get a man a8 faithful to replace him,” Car- | bonell said. Kemp wes given a hearty round of applause by @ | large audience gathered in the commission chamber, although he did not appear at the meetiig, He submitted retirement in a brief letter read tothe commission. ” But, the answer to the question that was on the tongues of the gal. was Tot touched upon by the missioners—they Bot dis- cuss the identity of man they will name to take over the $400 monthly post. It will be up to the Civil Service Board to recommend a slate of qualified persons to the city com- mission, Their selection requires ‘three members a vote of at | of the comm: Formerly, the (Continued On Page Two) Drudge Bids Low On City Hall Job The Drudge Construction Com- pany, Key West, has presented the low bid on proposed alterations to the city hall. According to their Proposal, submitted to the city commission last night, they offered to remove the tower and renovate the area for $4,325, Other bids were: Paul F, Rob- erts Co., $7,998 and James L. ‘Staples, $7,598. The M. E. Bennett Construction company declined to make a firm bid but said that they would do the job on a cost plus basis, They want- ed a 10 pet. overhead requirement and asked for a five per cent pro- fit on the job. Reason for not giv- ing an actual bid, they said, was that they would have to give a high figure to allow for a possible Joss on the job. Staples also offered to do the job on a cost plus 10 per cent basis. The bids were referred to the city manager for study and re- commendation, fine or a 60 day jail term for viola- tors. Commissioner Jack Delaney in- City To Require toes ordaune “Bonds On Plats refrigerators without removing the| Persons presenting plats for lock also face trouble according to|divisinns for approval by the another ordinance passed last/commission will be required 3 night. The measure, eal] for a fine wy day jail term. Ohio Man Held Burton Kimble, 25, today was held in the county jail for Newark, Ohio, authorities. The sheriff's department said) Kimble was wnated in Newark on’ ip to $250 or a 60) | suggested by |future to post a bond with Mrs. ‘City Manager Victor Lang will alsojto insure that they carry eSes the roa out Provisions of the proposal. The commission last night sed on first reading, an ordina: which would such a for plats of one acre or more. oars that pipe was make sure that streets, other improvements wi Tied out according 10 a é bi the |F over Lane and R. A. Milot, 1010 |Washington Avenue and 2111 Stap- les Ave. T a warrant charging conversion of} trust. He had failed to pay for a| 1946 Oldsmobile sedan, officers) said. Kimble had been staying at the Trade Winds Hotel, 525 Eaton St., deputies said. \ \ . In explaining why there is a/ Hbelief the danger has possibly ailn Thief’s Loot clined, Dulles laid heavy emphasis} An unknown number of comic are three entries in the jon “the vast underlying discon-|books was among the loot taken window lighting and small display tent” among workers in Soviet'by a thief from a barber shop at division including Mrs. Preston N. }satellite countries. {320 Grinnell St. «Continues On Page Two) | “It seemis that the Soviet rulers’) According to a report on file in 4 }exploitatioa of their.own and the|the sheriff's today, Eufemio Sua-) }satellite poples. has reached the'rez, owner of the shop, said that) NOTICE ipoint wheve it would be recklessithe place was broken into some- for them to engage in general/time between 10:45 p.m, Saturday; Effective Jan. 25 Bus Service to vi id. Al . and 10:30 a. m. Sunday. \Sigsbee Park will be discontinued jwar,” he said. All recent major! Besides the comic books, a ra- at 6 P.M. -daily. speeches by high Soviet officials dio, a straight razor and two boxe? “EY WEST TRANSIT CO. ‘Centred On Page Two) . fof chevry carey was stolen. 2 Corner of WHITE and UNITED Streets Named Monday Jim Keen, local Navy man, was appointed last night to head a <ix man traffie safety committee by Mayor C. B. Harvey. Also appointed to serve were Ben Watkins, Billy Whitehead and Louis Gonzales. Harvey also said that he will ask the Key West Engineers’ Club and the Safety Council to each name one mem- |ber ef the panel which will air the city’s traffic situation. Shopping Days cl Oris Prices Are The Lowest 801 DUVAL STREET Pree Delivory Day or Night TELEPHONE 2-9228 Ponche De Huevo aces — Protective STRUNK LUMBER 120 SIMONTON STREET Near Weather Bureau j |