The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 29, 1954, Page 1

‘Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— 67° VOL. LXXV Ne. 25 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1954 : Drifting Boat Is Flonn To Fishing Catwalk | Shore By Navy Helicopter Tourist’s 12-Ft. -Boat Is Carried 10 Miles Back To , Waiting Owner _A helicopter from HS-1 yesterday afternoon picked &® 12-foot boat out of the ocean and flew it more than 10 miles to land, The ‘copter—piloted by Lcdr. V. D. Bursik, execu- tive officer of HS-1—was on ie: ut zk st #: 8 z 8 He *E g ' é Dimes Drive Nears ¥f you plan to give to help the fight against | pol, give now. The of Dimes for °54 | formally closes Sunday. $20 SIMONTON, near Post Office | Ad: Qualifies For Representatives’ Race City Fathers To Noise Bill For Bars Here Key West bar owners will be forced to soundproof their premi- ses if an ordinance to be discussed iby the city commission at their! ie next Monday night is pass- ‘The measure, suggested by May-| jor C, B, Harvey, are less than 200 feet distant from any church, hotel, motel, lodging nas or Saly Ueenaed, ton, ‘bere, intoxicating bev are sold| lor dispensed for consumption os ce - Premises and where music lof furnished for the entertainment Patrons.” measure, as it appears) jenda, does not indicate what is meant by “ A The ordinance sets a fine of up isda for violation of its provis- Motel Men Set eeting Monday ‘The Key West Motor Court As-| sociation will hold their regular} meeting next Monday noon at Ci- Elaborate Plans Are Made For Activities From Feb. 7 To 18 Key West will join with the rest jof the Nation in celebrating Boy Scout Week, Feb. 7 to 13, inciusive. The District Committee has made elaborate arrangements for the Scouts to bring before the Public the work that is being daily by this valuable youth or- gai 97-Ft. Fishing Boat Will Work As Shrimper Here A king-size fishing boat docked here this morning and was sche- felli’s Restaurant, 920 Truman Ave-|duled to leave this afternoon on me. Melvin Levitt, president of the jorganization has instead of having a speaker this a discussion of important! business, particularly as Telating| ito the city’s anti-noise, will de dis The Laura A, owned and captain- cussed, PUBLIC INVITED Imission its first shrimping trip. The boat is the 97-foot Laura A a 23-foot beam, a 12-foot draft and pita by a 320horsepower ed by Chris Aiello, carries a four- may not return to Key West. |He said it depends on the amount [of shrimp the boat gets and on adequate facilities, > Harvey Qualifies For State Office Mayor C. B. Harvey today became the third candidate for the office of State Representa- tive from Monroe County. The Associated Press report- ed from Tallahassee today that Harvey was among a group of mine Democrats and four Re- publicans to file their qualifi- cation papers for election to the House with the Secretary of State. Earlier, incumbent Bernie C. Papy, a veteran of 20 years in the legislature and former City Manager Dave King announced their intention to run. Harvey, who was elected to the city commission in 1949, is serving his second two year term as the city’s Mayor. Marti Club Marks Cuban Hero’s Birth The “Club Martiano de Cayo Hueso” commemorated the birth of the Cuban Apostle Jose Marti, with the traditional supper on the anniversary of his birth, at Ben- ny’s Cafeteria last night, Guest of Honor of the evening was the Cuban Consul Oscar R. Morales. Outgoing President En- tique Esquinaldo, Jr., presided ov- er the affair. Dr. Julio de Poo, Dario Q. Gar-| | a was a frequent visitor to Ke¥awWest and ‘who left many writings i ¢ghich he referred to Key West as tité Cradle of the Independence of Cuba, Mr. Dario Q. Garcia, was elect- ed President of the Club for the/ year 1954 and Raoul Alpizar y Po-' yo, Secretary. “El Club Martiano de Cayo} Hueso” was organized several) years ago and was sponsored by), Drs. Julio De Poo, Raoul Alpizar} y Poyo, Dario Q. Garcia, Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., and Marie Cap- pick. Douglass High -|Band To Perform Tonight’s March of Dimes street/8:30 a, m. in exercises on the show will be an all-Negro perform-|school drill field. W. H. Truesdell, com.) ance with the Douglass ‘School band and majorettes under the direction of Nathaniel Ingra- ham, Also featured in the show will be ithe Hep Cats, the band from the ‘Cabana Bar. About 40 performers} will be in the show that starts at 8 p. m. at Southard and Duval Streets for the benefit of the March lof Dimes. High| PAPY PHONES CITIZEN TO TELL OF ROAD DEPT. DECISION State Representative Ber- nie C. Papy said today that he has obtained appropria- tions amounting to $133,000 for the construction of cat- walks along the Overseas Highway bridges through the keys for use by fisher- men. Representative Papy telephoned The Citizen from Tallahassee to report that he appeared at a three- hour hearing this morning before the State Road Board and obtain- ed an immediate appropriation of $50,000 for the construction of the! bridges. And in addition, he said that) $83,000 will be earmarked in the) budget of the Overseas Road and! Toll Bridge Commission for the catwalks, Papy argued this morning at the hearing that “past accidents and resultant loss of life and Property along the bridges have made it imperative that the fishermen be protected with cat- walks.” The board, after hearing Papy, voted unanimously to take imme- diate action. The proposal had the! hearty support of Acting Governor |Charley Johns who told a meeting jof Keys residents at Marathon last (Continued on Page two) Past Exalted Rulers Of Elks To Be Honored Past Rulers of Key West Lodge of Elks will be honored at! the Lodge meeting Thursday, Feb. 4, Earl R, Adams, exlated ruler, announced today. John Rosasco of. Coral Gables, vice president of the Southern Di-| vision of Florida, will also pay an Official visit to the lodge on that night. Past Exalted Rulers will be call- ed upon to take over the various chairs in the lodge. A committee headed by Harry Knight will make arrangements for) a supper. Sonar School To Graduate Thirty ‘Thirty Fleet Sonar School sailors} will be graduated tomorrow at Capt. |mander of the school, will present the men with diplomas, marking} the contlusion of six months’ study} at the school. Top man in the graduating class) is Thomas D. McLaughlin, SN, of| Shaker Heights, Ohio, with a 3.583 average. Second is John E. Ban- non, Jr., SN, of Riverside, R. I. with a 3.556, STRAND ) THEATRE NOW SHOWING YOU SEE IT | WITHOUT GLASSES! announced that/out of New Bedford, Mass. She has | This Is Your Only Opportunity to See “THE ROBE” As It Will Not Be Key West For At THIS IS A ROAD SHOW Shown Again in Least Two Years . +.» AND THE PRICE OF ADMITTANCE IS STANDARD ALL OVER COUNTRY Show Times: 1:00, 3:30, 6:00 and 8:30 P.M. Box Office Opens at 12:00 Noon Bidault Asks Disarmament ‘Conference | French Minister Wants Indochina War Halted And Aggression Outlawed BERLIN ® — French: Foreign Minister Georges Bidault called to- ament conference provided all hos- tilities such as the Indochina War are first ended and aggression out- lawed, The French minister introduced a resolution to that effect in the fifth session of the Big Four Berlin conference, His proposal countered a disarmament conference propo- sition made yesterday by Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov. Molotov asked the Big Four to |sponsor a worldwide disarmament j meeting which would include Red jChina and other states that are not now members of the United Na- tions. Raising of the disarmament question apparently stymied for the moment a eoncerted Western plan to force Russia into consider- ing German unification now. The West, with Secretary Dulles in the thair, had intended to bring’up the German question immediately aft- er the session opened. Word from behind the closed doors of the conference hall, how- ever, was that Molotov immedi- ately took the floor and upset the apple cart. Thereupon, Bidault of- nation of any encouragement or support of aggression. It presum- Pressure on the Communist world to end the war in Indochina. Bidault did not suggest a date or period of time for the confer- ence. Molotov had proposed that a (Continued On Page Twn) fered his resolution, calling for an} J | s end of hostilities and for condem-;Elzea, Panama City, Fla., sub-|the father of a nine-month-old boy, tenants or workers - - Just DIAL 2-566! or 2.5662. PRICE FIVE CENTS | 20-Year-Old Na No Charges Filed Against Rape Suspect As Probe In Case Continues Today vy Man Remains In County Jail For Investigation The Sheriff’s Department today continued thefr fn- vestigation into an alleged no formal charges brought rape, but there have been against a 20-year-old Navy man held in the county jail as a suspect. Peace Justice Roy Ha mliin said today that “he is | not going to issue a warrant until the parents or legal | to sign a complaint.” EES Perez Named As Police Captain Police Sergeant Bie:venido Perez was promoted today to the rank of Captain it was an- nounced by Chief Raymond Cabrera. Perez will fill the vacancy created when Cabrera was el- evated to Chief last week. One of the oldest city employ- ‘es in point of service, city hall records show that Perez was employed by: the city as an assistant chauffeur in the in the fite department in 1920. He has since been with the po- lice department and on one oc- qasion, served as chief... “The appointment is subject.to the approval of the city com- mission and the civil service board. LOW BID ANNOUNCED MOBILE, Ala, (® — Eaton and mitted an apparent low bid of $324,166.80 for new work at Tyn- City, army engineers reported, The job calls for an addition to the existing shop aircraft mainte- nance building, a flight simulator building and a petroleum oil stor- age building. Marti Shrine Dedicated (aac, guardian of a 17-year-old baby sitter appear in his court Hamlin said that there “have been too many cases jin the past where information has been filed against |suspects and then the complainants fail to appear in jday for a United Nations disarm-| ~~ court as witnesses.” The Navy man was jailed Wednesday evening by city police after a 14-year-old girl said that he tried to seduce her after luring her into his home on the pretext that he wanted her to “baby sit.” His arrest prompted a 17-year old to come forward with a story that she had been forced to sub. mit to his advances at knife-poing and then to pen a note saying tha¢ she submitted voluntarily, Police also reported that one more woman came forward ang told of an attempted assaylt on her perme when she was out hang- jing clothesyto dry. Department iy have zeason fo believe the ur xl mayé be linked to ether rapes and at- tempted raped,’ The Navy’s Crime inal Investig®¥@rs are cooperae ting with the Sheriff in the tn vestigation. No bond has “been set for the |Navy man, who is married and |He submitted calmly to arrest and during -his grilling in the city jail ably was aimed at putting new|dall Air Force Base, Panama admitted that he had relations with jthe 17-year-old girl although he said that it was with her consent, Under the law, it constitutes sta- tuatory rape, even with her per- mission. That crime is considered a capital offense and would be tried in Circuit Court — if charges are preferred. Police reports show that a mass (Continued On Page Two) March Of Dimes Late Show Set At San Carlos A late show for the benefit of jthe March of Dimes will be staged |at 10:30 p. m. tomorrow at the Sen \Carlos Theater. The Key West Fire Department ‘and Police Department are spon- soring the stage show and movie jwith all proceeds going to the March of Dimes. A 10-piece band is featured, Tickets can be obtained from the fire or police departments, VFW Observance To End Tomorrow The observance of the Veterans « of Foriegn Wars 54th national an- THE MEMORY OF JOSE MARTI, Cuba’s most revered patriot, will be perpetually honored by this shrine, the “Rincon de Marti,” at the San Carlos Institute. Officials of that organiza- tion dedicated the shrine last was placed there and a white r night. A bust of the patriot ose will be placed near it daily, Children of the San Carlos school will care for the shrine — Citizen Staff Phov. niversary will end at 7 p. m. to ‘morrow with memorial services at ithe VFW Post Home 3911, 223 {Elizabeth Street. Guest speakers will be Mrs. Ethel Godfrey, national president jof the Gold Star Mothers, Mayor \C. B. Harvey and Commander iCharles B, Robinson of the Navy Chaplain’s Corps. A buffet supper will be served immediately after the program, LOGUN'S Food and Entertainment until 4 A.M.