The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 7, 1954, Page 1

Todey Was KEY WEST 63° No, “Peay a pregnant hippopotamus at Swope Park, decided the hypodermic in- was plenty. The injection, put in her softer under side, so irritated to thwart Tuesday’s repeat performance shown above. She sat down to get the needle into her tough top hide failed, A veterinarian said his was bent into four different shapes—() Wirephoto. Local Appliance Dealer Complains Of Non-Licensed Mail Order Sales In City Court A local woman faces two charges in city court today as the result of the com-| plaint of a local appliance dealer that she was operat- ing a business without a li- cense and in violation of the city’s zoning code. She was identified as Mrs. C. B. Wheeler, 2026 Seiden- burg Avenue. She was said to be a representative of the Armed Forces Buying Ser- vice, a Washington mail ord- Che Ken West Cili: THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE JANUARY 7, 1954 U.S. A. New Rate Set-Up At Meacham Field Is Part Of Long-Range Plan For Airport Development axa Kk * 22st xxrk xkerk e2 2k ax Cuts Promised In State Of Union Speech President Says Atomic Weapons | Are Ready For Use If Needed By MARVIN L, ARROWSMITH WASHINGTON (®~President Ei- senhower said today new tax cuts “can and will be made” and he told Congress America’s defense plans are geared to use of atomic weapons “if they are needed to preserve our freedom.” The President, in his state of the union message, outlined a program lhe said would build the military might of the United States, bolster other free nations against commu- nism, and maintain a healthy econ- omy at home, Proclaiming encouraging devel- F's Recommendations On City/ Local Aquarium Acquires Two Rare Specimens Two rare specimens today were acquired by the Munici- pal Aquarium. A 500-pound female turtle— identified as a leatherback, trunk or luth turtle — was brought in by the shrimp boat Dewey. Bill Kroll, Aquarium mana- ger, said the turtle probably is the only one in captivity. The other rare animal is a dacknife fish. According to the Dictionary of Fishes, the leatherback is the rarest of any of the turtles. They prefer water about 150- feet deep and average about 700 pounds. The largest on re- cord weighed 1,450 pounds. Last January, the Aquarium had another leatherback—brief- ly. That one weighed about 800 pounds but he lived only about a week, He pounded his head against the side of his tank in an effort to escape until he killed himself. The Jacknife fish is one of the Butterfly fishes. tt aver- ages about 10 inches in length with the record being 15 inches, : Jail Repairs To Be Followed The Food ‘Is Better, Say Prisoners In Local Lockup Recommendations of the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation will be followed in making improvements to the city’s antiquated jail, City Manager Victor Lang said todaye The 65-year-old lockup has| brought blasts from Key Westers because of its dil- apidated condition, filth arid general lack of creature comforts. Recent complaints have prompted the city manager to undertake a renovation of a limited nature since the construction of a new city hall, which would undoubt- edly also contain a jail, is high on the list of projects for the future. Lang said that an FBI expert is expected to arrive here shortly to, A window will be cut in the wo- vided politically, .. also: —Predicted a Federal spending budget of about $66,600,000,000 for the fiscal year starting July 1— about 12 billion dollars less than’ the original Truman administra- ‘tion budget for.the current year. —Called for legislation to strip 'U. S. citizenship from Communists convicted of conspiring against the government in the future. —Disclosed that more than 2,200) employes now have been separat- ed from Federal jobs under the Eisenhower administration’s ‘new security program. The previous to- tal, announced last Oct, 23, was 1,456. —Sketched plans to combat any business recession or depression, but again declared the nation’s economy is basically sound, and (Continued On Page Two) Jaycee Fishing Tournament Set ‘The eighth annual Junior Cham-| ber of Commerce fishing tourna- ment begins Jan. 17, it was an.|the nounced today by Bud Parker, chairman. Trophies and citations will te} awarded fishermen who make their catches within the tourna-| ment rules. The prizes now are on display at the Key Tackle Shop on! Roosevelt Blvd, Parker, of 810 Pearl St., will answer questions about the tourney. The-contest will open with a re- gata by the Motorboat Club and| a grouper chowder party by the! Charterboatmen’s Association, All meetings of Cayo Hueso Grotto will be held on the 2nd |, Held In Money Theft WASHINGTON.—James Rufus Landis, 29, and his wife, Ma- mie, sat close together. in an automobile as they were taken Tuesday from the Treasuey Department for arraignment before: a U.S. commissioner, The Secret reported they were Ne tt jm “pr $160,000 trom the Bu- reau of Engra' Landis, was em) in the wrapping stcs Hit Musical, “Annie Get Your Juvenile Council To Sponsor Four Performances At KW. High School Hailed as the ‘greatest musical! Gun has been booked by Monroe A 16-year-0ld Key West boy grab- bg We High bed the famiiy station wagon and i left for parts unknown, The sher- Tetpa Terr tak ee, iff's department, Juvenile Judge Broadway cast ling fa . Juvenile Cases Keep Authorities Eva Warner Gibson said, broad-| cast an alert tor him. Two runaways from Chicago al- iso were pickei up here sesterday, j—a 14-year-old girl and a 16-year- ‘old boy, The judge said the parents of both the girl and the boy were en route from Chicago to return’ m, Police and sheriff's deputies also, ate looking for a 13-year-old Tam- ‘pa boy, who the judge said, is) wanted by the Tampa Juvenile! Court, The boy is fat, fair and four- feet tall, the judge said, ana is believed to be in Key West. Carpenter Falls From Roof Of Gun,” Booked Here For Feb. 5-6| 22.22". xe xx«rk Transfer Of Some Of Miami’s Air Traffic To K.W. Possible By DENIS SNEIGR Some of Miami’s overabundant air traffic may be transferred to Key West. That is one reason for Meacham Field’s long-range, master plan now being drawn up by Harold A. Wilde, county airport consultant, That is part of the story behind the county’s contro- versial new rate structure for the airport—a story that should have been made public weeks ago when the county commissioners adopted the new rate set-up. SS |S The new rates—principal- ly a 50-cent per. person charge for each passenger landing and taking off— touched off a squabble be- tween the county and Nat- K W Wed ional Airlines, The line said cy est @. lit would not pay the charge. On Jan. 1, when the new rates were effective, NAL dropped three of its four sie iat i of Carribean Lodge en off Cuba’s south coast, Joe Brooks, Islamorada, one of the nation’s top outdoor writers, ia at fH bbe men’s section of the jail, Lang] flor of Curry Sons at the foot said, j Cf Front Street from Friday, || But at least one thing in the city] January 8th, until further no- | jail has been improved since Lang] tice. took office last July—the food. )Station runway at noontime yester. day, the first to compliment the meals ‘The pilot, Lt. B. T. O'Leary, 29,! since the lastest budget was made of Grafton, Mass., was uninjured] up and the allowance per prison- (Continued On Page Two) (Continued on Page Two) VICTOR VITO New York Hair Stylist ~ For Wemen Between the Ages of 18 and 30 | A Navy Banshee Jet fighter made 7 AM. to 11 AM, By Popular Demand fracture of the same foot. 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