The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 26, 1953, Page 1

venice VOL. LXXIV Wo. 306 More Chest Gifts Are Told Today MORE CHES¥ GIFTS CITY'S CHEST CAMPAIGN TOPS NAVY’S SHARE The official closing of the Community Chest-American, Red Cross Campaign was| midnight on Christmas Eve. ‘The total amount of contri- butions and pledges received in the City Campaign, an- nounced Chairman W. R.) Neblett, now stands at $18,- 762.00. An avalanche of con- tributions was received in! the last two days of the! Campaign and there are still a few business establish- ments and persons who have indicated that they will make a contribution, but who are not included in the total figure to date. The contribu- tions were topped by a. gift from Edwin F. Trevor on be- half of himself and the Col- umbia and White’ Laundries of $625. Reports from the Navy, said Neblett, indicate that in addition to the $18,000.00 check already re- ceived there will be approximately $500.00 more to be counted in con- tributions and pledges. Using these fea fled for be" Cammiiy total r nity- proximately $37,000.00 and we can expect some additional contribu- tions during the oy Although the aggregate total is Jess than the announced campaign goal, said Neblett, the funds will be sufficient to take care of the major needs of the eleven chest member agencies if each one will reexamine its budget and effect! small economies in operation. The principal purpose of a combined campaign has been achieved to the) extent that individual drives for! the member agencies will not be necessary. Overhead has been kept to a minimum and it is ex-! pected ‘hat a final accounting will! show the overhead to be less thna 3 per cent: “T consider that the response of] the people of Key West to this drive has been excellent,” said (Continued On Page Two) Red Rejection Of January 4th Meet Reported MOSCOW W—Informed Western! sources reported today the Soviet Union has rejected the proposed Jan. 4 date for a meeting of the Big Four foreign ministers in Ber- lit and proposed instead Jan, 25 or later, Western diplomatic sources said the Soviets stated there were “ad- ministrative - difficulties” way of the Jan, 4 date proposed by the West on Dec, 8. The Soviet counterproposal was given. in notes delivered to the U.S. British and French ambassadors ~i Moscow at noon. The notes were reported very brief. They have not yet been officially published. The sources added the Soviets} also appeared to object to the Western proposal that the Berlin. »conference be held in the former Allied Control Authority building, in the American sector of the di-! vided city, It was said the Russians pro= Posed instead that the four high (Continuea On Page Two) Dance Tonight ELKS CLUB 313 DUVAL STREET 10 P.M, °Til “2” To MUSIC by Gerry Pinder's Orch, ADMISSION $1.00 Public Invited West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1953 First F. amily Poses For Christmas Fictare AUGUSTA, Ga—Gathered around the family Christmas tree here last night were (left to right) Barbara Ann, 4; President Eisenhower, Mrs. John Dowd, the President's mother-in-law; Mrs. Bisenhower; Mrs. John Eisenhower; Susan, 2, and Major John Eisenhower, the President's son. On the church with the President and examining a gift of golf clubs is David Eisen- hower.—() Wirephoto. x e Judge Lopez ddresses Jaycees Wed. Tells Of Trip To Europe This Past Summer Circuit Court Judge Aquilino Lo- » Jr. entertained the Junior Chamber of Commerce Wednesday evening at their regular meeting with a talk outlining his experi- ences during a recent trip to Europe. Judge Lopez illustrated his talk with a hundred color slides that he photographed while on his vacation. He made the trip-account of his ‘trip especially interesting with ane- edotes and highlights of the history IN THE U.S. A, “Mystery Shots’ R By Owner Of Dry | Kids Are Entertnined .and customs of each country visit- jed including Nassau, Bermuda, England, Holland, Germany, Fran- ce, Italy and Spain. Jaycee Elio Garcia reported that the Jaycee’s Christmas par- ty, held at their 40 foot tree in Bayview Park, was a huge suc- cess. Those attending were treated with a visit from Santa Claus ‘nm the person of Mervin Thompson. He passed out fruit, candy and gifts te more than 500 children. Bob Youmans, reported to the Jaycee membership that the March) of Dimes Committee is busily set- iting up plans for the annual Pre- sident’s Birthday Ball to be held January 30. He said that so far, the talents’ of Dagmar and Frances Langford have been offered as possible head- liners for the show. The Jaycees also reminded all clubs and organizations that the deadline for nominating persons for the Junior Chamber's annual Distinguished Service Award is Eisenhower Turns To Work On (Nation’s Death January. Messages To Congress Toll. ru tit, noms New Record Family Refreshes Chief Executive SHERIFF'S OFFICE 7 Are Déd By MARVIN L. ARrowsmitH IS ALWAYS OPEN As Holiday Is Only Half Over Ack ca Ga. ret All the county offices are nhower, refreshed by a merry! closed this Christmas _ week- end — except the effice of By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The nation’s traffic death toll appeared headed for a new Christ- Christmas with his family, turns| today to work on a sheaf of.Janu-| Sheriff John Spottswood. His of- ary messages to Congress—and he! fice has an officer on duty 24 hours daily. May squeeze in a round of golf. * ‘ reduced a large“turnout of Jzy- The President and Mrs. Eisen-| hower arrived by plane from} Washington yesterday afternoon) after a brief stopover at Ft. Ben- ning, Ga., to pick up their son,! |Maj. John Eisenhower, his wife | Barbara, |Eisenhower grandchildren. and the three young | They are Mrs, Elsennower’s| mother, Mrs. John S, Doud, as-| sembled around the Christmas tree last night at the Little White House at the Augusta National Golf Club. The President was in a happy mood and the first lady asked him to tell newsmen what he had told her Christmas morning before leaving Washington. | “I said,” Eisenhower laughed, | “that I was not going to be mad at anyone today. I was so happy ito get away.” : The President remarked that the last month has been a Particularly Gs Holiday Joy Is Marred By Death Toll By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Worship and festivity marked Christmas Day throughout the world, but accidents accounted for a heavy toll of lives on the holiday, In this country, with practically all areas enjoying clear, bright weather, auto fatalities blotted out}. the Yuletide gaiety in hundreds of homes. With less than half the holiday weekend over, 237 Persons | mas holiday record today. With less than half the long weekend holiday over, 237 persons have been killed in traffic aeci- dents, That is more than in the | comparative period during last/ year’s record toll of 556 in- the four day Christmas holiday. Last year’s total for the first 33 hours was 225, The nation’s violent accidents} since 6 p.m, Thursday have taken the lives of 285 persons. In addi- tion to the 237 traffic fatalities, 25 Persons perished in fires and. 23 others were killed in miscellaneous accidents, The National Safety Council had estimated 510 persons would be killed in traffic accidents alone (Continued on Page Two) in the! grueling one for him. In it werejhave been killed in traffic. acci- crowded such events as the Ber-|dents. ‘ados ma) lioma y nuestri 3. — Fomentar nuestros propies ci 4. — Instaurar asociados. cia de ja clase. | todas las actividades A Los Electores Del Club San Carlos CANDIDATURA POPULAR NUESTROS PROPOSITOS: 1, — Hacer del Club San Carlos ta institucién que inspiré a sus fundaderes al constitviria, adaptandola a las nece- idades de esta época, manteniendo los fines patrioticos y culturales de su origen y ampliande sus actividades para quesea lugar de reunion y esparcimiento de nuestra nuestro mayor esfuelzo al mejoramiento de la ampliandola y estimilande a les alumnos para en el conocimiento ‘a < conciertes y veladas en les que participen Cpl. S. R. Walker charged Saun- muda Big Three conference, his) And train wrecks around thé atomic pool speech to the United|world accounted for possibly 362] |Nations, and a series of confer-|deaths. Two of the rail disasters—| jences with Republican congres- (Continued On Page Two) sional leaders on the administra- tion’s 1954 legislative program. hd | On the President's work docket Hospital Is Lis the drafting of three messages | to Congress. The first is the State! of the Union message, which *¢ Reluctant To {will deliver in person Jan, 7, the| gye = Inf . jday after the legislators convene. ¢ ji jBudget and economic messages! ive ormation jwill go to the Capitol a few days) The Monroe General Hospital later, \atill is keeping secrets. Also to be put together here is} Today the hospital refused to the television and radio report hejgive information on the injuries of will make to the nation Jan. 4 on'a man hurt in an auto wreck. the administration program thus) James Philip Saunders, 30, of wg also will outline future /Coolidge Hotel, Miami,’ drove his Eisenbower was accompanied|<t' 9 vs = oe \from Washington by only a smallity the State ‘Highway "Patrol vate House staff, but other aides) ‘ and perhaps some members of his " " Cabinet wil join Rim ina few ts," excesive speed, ays. hege n ‘ id that Saunders’ 1952 Ford se- The scene last night at Eisen-/S@¢ & j hower cottage recently completed dan failed to negotiate a curve and Jat the golf club was typical of the /*"ded up in the water. : Christmas scene in thousands of|7¥° calls to County Commis- Hother American homes. sioner Joe Allen, two calls to the | In the center of the spacious "0SPital, and one call to County iliving room was a gaily decorated |COmmissioner Clarence Higgs fail- |Christmas tree. Beneath it were|d to get any information on Saun- jthe family gifts, several of them ak qeaioare sha ti hocuana still unopened, | Higgs said he would tell hospi And as everywhere where there officials to report accident injuries, are youngsters on Christmas, Ej-; Allen said he would take the senbower grandchildren got most/matter up at-the next meeting of of the attention. ithe hospital board. The county Fiveyear-old David had a won- commissioners also are members (Continded On Page Two) of the hospital board. midnight, December 28, Last Wednesday night’s meeting “pee ed as a guest of Fito ‘Lastres. The group. enjoyed re- ‘freshments of roast pork sand- PRICE FIVE CENTS eported Cleaning Establishment Here Dec. 18 Owner Scores Police; Says They Failed To Investigate The mystery of who pump- ed #'vo bullets into the front of the Poinciana Dry Clean- ing establishment, 218 Sim- onton Street, early in the morning of December 18, remains unsolved and has prompted the owner of the business, to issue a stern blast against the Key West Police Department. A deliv- ATLANTIC FLEET (FHTNC).—Greek underprivileged children arrive from Athens to be welcomed aboard the sumbarine JSS Trumpetfish. Twenty children were entertained aboard the ship at a party where four boxes of ¢lothing were presented to Greek orphans» Greeting the children as they come on board is. Navy Lt, Cdr. J, A. Naylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. F, E. Naylor of 2115 West Sist St, Kansas City., Kans, and husband of Mrs. Barbara B, Naylor of 2114 Staples Ave, Key Wi Fia., and Navy Lt. Gg) id Schneeditbarssy ihe ee Mre ‘Mss, A. A. Schnaedelbach of 830 Hawkins Ct, Webster Groves, Mo., and husband of Mrs. Scheila Schnaedelbach of 18-B Sigsbee wiches, cokes and “Xmas cheer.” Funeral Rites Of Accident Victim 0 Be Held Today Funeral services for Ray Garcia, |24, who was killed in an auto \cident, will be at 5 p, m, today in the chapel of the Lopez Funeral Home, 415 Bahama St. | Garcia died at 2:30 a, m. Wed- jnesday when the car he was driv- jing overturned on a curve near! Homestead. | ' He was noted in Key West as a/ baseball player, having played) with the old Red Raiders and with the high school team. | The Rev. John Capelle, of St.| Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic ‘Church, will officiate at the ser- vices. Burial will be in the family plot in the Catholic Cemetery. Garcia is survived by his father, Reynaldo Garcia, a sister, Miss Ornelia Garcia, and his grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Garcia. de nuestro ivdadanos. ‘aticas de deportes y competencias atleticas |} » con nuestros locales, tales como base , ete. 5. — Detar el Club y a su Biblioteca de periodicos, revistas, mesas de domind, radio y television para distrute de sus , en les campeonates bal 6. — Socorrer a los cubanes necesitades, procurandoles asisten- 7, — Darle a nuestras mujeres una directa participacion en Instituto, contano con su valiosa cooperacion para su mejor desenvolvimiento. 8. — Respetar los acuerdes y contrates adquirides por la actual y anteriores Directivas. 9. — Gestionar de los arrendataries de! teatro mayor nimero espanol. de pelicul nm Tambien queremos dejar el honor de figurar en la Candida’ colonia informada de todas nuestras activi- dades, solicitande siempre su cooperacién y sugerencias. ado constancia hemes acept: tore. Popular libre y mayer agree sin reservas de ninguna clase, con el fin de luchar por ef San Carles, dedicarie todas nuestr que dure nuestro i tiles, Gragerte “Goye Valdez, > ** Valdez, José Mira, Dr. Delio Cobo, Dr. José Valdés, Ismael Calieja, Antonie Martine: ‘energies durante todo el tiempe | A. Boza, Dr. ] Acevedo, Juan Borges, ‘Emilie Corral, | z, Manuel Pérez, Ramon Valdez, Ralph Betancourt. 1VOTA MANANA CANDIDATURA POPULAR! Rd., Key West, Fla. The clothing was donated by Navy wives of Key West.— Terry Moore Packs Away Her Controversial Fur Seanties “Tle hele ‘Kiwanis Hears QUIET HOLIDAY REPORTED HERE Practically everyone behav- over the Christ- . The sheriff's de- partment recorded only two ar- rests — one for speeding and one naturally — for drunken- ness. Reports On |“awful,” said Miss Mvore, who, Actress Will Be Permitted To Continue Korea Tour U. S. 45TH DIVISION, Korea #— Actress Terry Moore said today she has packed away a controver- sial ermine bathing suit “that makes me look like a little Santa Claus” and will continue her 10- day Korean tour for the USO, The robust young blonde said he had been ordered home by George Murphy, chairman of the Hollywood Committee for the USO, after four shows in the suit. But she added that now “everything| is straightened out,” The last 20 hours have been sings and plays straight girl to disc jockey Johnny Grant in the} Aquacade Show USO troupe. Until today she wore the ermine suit. Grant—Miss Moore called him) Club Plans To the “commanding officer” of the} Repeat Affair jtroupe—said Murphy ordered the jactress home because she wore the, At Later Date jermine against Murphy’s instruc-| At the regular dinner meeting 4s. : In Lo id: of Kiwanis Tuesday, the priacipal) “tt ri pr nado 4 205 50! topic of discussion was the Kiwan- many entertainers making such a is Aquacade, last Sunday after fine contribution that one of them being postponed from December Should use such a tour as @ means 18, because of cold weather. of personal publicity. If this is While final reports were not hay ahi a great exhibition: of to the number of bad taste. tickets sates it was sean that | “Before she left I made it clear) { t i | i to Miss Moore that she was not q mre Te gee a |to take that bathing suit with her.; ; ing (O0 three separate occasions she ee oe eae assured me it was not in her lug- . |gage.” ; — Pecans Saag Ngee, \- Both Grant and Miss Moore in- fitable results for Kiwanis chari- howe pil cova the bebbub table purpeses, | While all members of Kiwanis participated in putting on the A- quacade, the steering committee| consisting of Bill Neblett, Fleason Snow, Norton Harris, Jim Staples and Ralph Faraldo, was especial- ly commended for the extra hours spent in both supervisory and de-! tailed work. A resolution was passed by the} /Club to express the thanks of Ki-| wanis to the many persons who) contributed their time and services| was voted are: Commariding Officer, U. S. Na- jal Air Station: Bob Youmans, Ar (Continued On Page Two) ¥, i But the suit is off—for sure. | “It’s caused so much trouble I don’ ever want to wear it again,” said Miss Moore. “It’s not a Bikini at all. It’s really very conserva- tive. It makes me look like a little Santa Claus.” Both Grant and Miss Moore said the Army had nothing to do with the order for her to return home, (Continued On Page Two) METAL ROOFINGS | and SHINGLES Strunk Lumber *20 Simonton. near Shrimip Docks ery truck was also damaged by gunfire. Frank Bartalone, who op- erates the business, told The Citizen that he was awaken- ed on that morning by the sound of gunfire and that when he _ investigated, he found that one slug had rip- ped through the front of his store, narrowly missing a huge plate glass window. Another bullet lodged in the ‘oor of an. adjacent garagé, rear of his delivery truck. Bartalone is at a loss to explain the incident. He said he'd like to know also why the police have no Teport on the incident. “I have no enemies that I know of,” he said, Bartalone added that a fusillade of three shots were fired, he and his wife and two teenage children were sleeping in their living quar- ters above **« dry cleaning shop, He added that he jumped out of bed and ran down the stairs but he was too late to spot the Person or persons who fired the bullets. He also pointed out that traffic past his place of business is normally heavy all night. Bartalone said that patrolman (Continued on Page Iwo) Anchor Lodge Will Install New Officers Anchor Tadge No, 182, Free Accepied Masons, wil Lod a - lie installation of officers for the year 1954 Monday evening, De. cember 28, at 8 p. m. To this annual affair, the newly chosen officers are extending an invitation to their many friends that they join witf them on this occasion, Officers elected and appointed to be installed are: John D. Rivas, Worshipful Master; Noel R. Baker, Senior Warden; Wm. Leon Sands, Junior Warden; Jesse J. Montgom- ery, treasurer: Gerald H. Adams, secretary; William D, Evans, chap- lain; Gerald H. Adams; Senior Dea- con; Wilbur C. Murphree, Junior Deacon; Daniel B. Sharp, Senior Steward; Kenneth R. Knowles, Junior Steward; Everett R. Rivas, Marshall; Kingman Curry, orgas- ist: and Donald B. Mvers, Trier, Refreshments will be served af- r the ceremony te Masonie Notice All Master Mescrs are re- quested to meet et *‘otonle Temple, 7:39 PY Sunday, api at First Bopttst Che Eastern Star, Rainbow Girls and Order of DeMolay and all sojourning Masons cordially invited. Services at church com- mence 7:30 P.M. CHAS. TAYLOR.