The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 3, 1954, Page 1

The Key West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST Airlines Dispute Blamed For Bad Season At Hote ’ Casa Marina Owner Paints Depressing Tourist Picture | Up to’$500 a month was. offered the county commis- sioners last night if they ‘would act to restore full air service here, Max Marmorstein, owner — of the Casa Marina Hotel, made the offer as he paint- ed a bleak word picture of falling business at his hotel. £325 abe i ‘4 é E i & &§ 4 2 ate I Marina had 1,426 less people in (Continued On Page Two) Vatican Says Pone’s Health is amorove¢ By FRANK BRUTTO “ VATICAN CITY ®—The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, in evident effort to allay growing concern over the health of Pope Pius XII, said today that “the state of the Supreme Pontiff, thanks to God, continues to im- prove,”” The newspaper also described as “absolutely unfounded” reports in the Italian. press that an English specialist .who attended the late King George VI of Britain had been called for consultation. This report, printed in both 1 Messaggero and Il Tempo of Rome, conservative newspapers, had heightened worry in Vatican circles that the Pontiff may be suffering from cancer. King George died of a throm- bosis in 1952 after he had been operated upon for cancer of the Jung. The Vatican newspaper, in its ‘engthiest comment upon the Pope's condition since he was forced to cancel a big general audience just a week ago today, said during the past two days a@ part of the press had made “conjectures that were arbitrary and inconsistent with the news.” A Vatican press office bulletin yesterday said medical examina- tions with “happily negative re- sults” had established that the dis-| turbance from which the Pope suf- fers is of “a gastric nature, pro- voked by nonadequate functioning of the neuro-digestive system.” The announcement appeared to De aimed at dispelling the fears of| cancer. As described in that bulle- tin, the ailment is nervous indi- gestion. Hiccupihg from time to time disturbs the Pope’s sleep. Four German nuns. watch over} him in his private Vatican Palace apartment. Boat Lumber STRUNK LUMBER 128 Simonton, near Shrimp Docks $257 | ‘LOS ANGELES.—James Roosevelt, the late president’s son, told ys Letters Are “Blackmail” newsmen that charges of adultery with a dozen women made against him by his wife are completely false. He said it was “blackmail” when his wife, in 1945, insisted he ‘write letters to her which he admitted misconduct. He said he signed them to / prevent a scandal while his father was president Wirephoto, New Bedford Fishing Boats Migrate Sout 15 Work Out Of Key West; Others Try Waters Off Texas Coast New Bedford fishing boats come and go. There are 15, of them working’ jout of this port now. Six more are. on the way. But whether any of jthem will stay or move on depends, jon the catches, Forty-five of the New England boats migrated south last fall. Some of them are working off the Texas coast, some off the Florida’ coast, They moved out of New Bedford for two: reasons: 1, The price of fish dropped. 2. It’s cheaper to operate here. Eli Braley, president and trea- surer of the Hathaway Machinery Co., of Fairhaven, Mass,, was here’ today just looking around. His company mgkes all kinds of equipment and parts of fishing) boats and engines. He said insurance on crewmen Is high in New England. Insur- ance costs there run about $400 Per year per man. Here the fig- vre is about $125. And in New | England, he added, a fishing | boat « about 11 men in the | crew. the boats carry three | or four men, | The price of scallops, too, took ja drop, Braley said, from 60-cents |a pound to less than 40-cents a jpound. Thomas B.. Larsen, who owns jtwo fishing boats, ‘said he had just received a letter from his wife in; |New Bedford, telling him that six; jmore boats had left that port for Florida waters. | Larsen has one of his boats here j-the Marie and Catherine. The Last Friday a 97-footer came inte port here briefly. She was (Continued*On Page Two) Boat Towed In The Coast Guard announced to- day that the Florida Seas, shrimp- er that was aground in northwest channel, had been pulled to deep County Equipment And Prison Labor Will Be Used In Airport Project Extension of Meacham Field runways to 4,500 feet will begin immediately, The county commissioners last night voted unanimously to start the work, using county equipment and coun- ty prison labor. George Faraldo, airport manag: er, asked the commissioners to {ar- nish the marl and equipment, Commissioner Joe Allen said the short runways had been one of the reasons given by National Airlines for wanting to move to Boca ‘Chica Field, At the present time, Meacham Field has four runways of the fol- lowing. lengths: 2,200 feet, 3,289 feet, 4,058 feet and 3,950 feet. Faraldo also reported that NAL had handled 667 passengers at Meacham Field last month. Aero- vias Q, he added, handled 7,604 passengers, Based on S0-cents for each Passenger in and out of the field, Aerovias Q will pay the county $3,802 for January, plus landing fees based on the weight of the planes. NAL has refused to pay the 50-! cent per passenger charge. Gerald Saunders, chairman of ‘the board of county commissioners, said the “$3,800 to be paid by Q was in contrast to the $450” the ‘county would have received from jone airline under the previous rate structure at the field. James Will Resist Wife’s Money Demand LOS ANGELES ®-When Mrs. |, Romelle Roosevelt appears in court Friday to ask $2,000 a month temporary alimony and $1,500 monthly support for her three chil- ‘dren by James Roosevelt, the late President’s eldest son will resist her financial demands. His lawyer, Samuel B. Picone, intends to subpoena Clifford A. McLin, controller of several insur- ance and finance firms established ‘by Roosevelt, who has books and Tecords pertaining to Roosevelt's water and towed into Key West. Damas? was slight. : employment, salary and earnings. It was Roosevelt’s suit for sepa-' (Continued On Page Two) 1E WSPAPER IN THE U.S.A, Tourists Complain That B-Girls Are Now Active In Two Local Night Clubs $100,000 Is Earmarked For Key Vaca Bridge The county commissicers last night appropriated $10(000 to match a like sum fromthe state to build at bridge at (ey Compromise Is Reached With Ex-Wife’s Lawyers NEW YORK (# — Singer Dick 'Haymes and his actress wife Rita Hayworth had a clear path from their hotel suite today after being besieged for 24 hours by sheriff's deputies. carrying a civil arrest ler for Haymes. ‘ é now claims a her $33,328. Ia Hollywood inet sent 2 spokesman quoted her as say- “I took this action against Dick' ‘Haymes very reluctantly, only aft- er he had repeatedly failed to live’ up to promises to help support his (three) children (by her) and also to repay thousands of dollars in tax money that I was compelled to lpay to the government on income he had earned during our mar- Tiage. “When a grown man drastically ignores his obligations, he makes ‘drastic action the only possible answer.” Bartley Crum, attorney for’ ‘Haymes and Miss Hayworth, told newsmen here last night: “We have reached an under- standing but the terms will re- main private at this time.” Miss Hayworth beamed at the agreement, commenting: “It’s going to be awfully nice jto see a clear, unobstructed cor- rider,” The singer refused ‘to open the door for the deputies when they arrived with the order Monday night. The officials could not force an entry because it was not a criminal case. The deputies said ‘they could enter and serve the order once the door was unlocked. Miss Dru’s complaint asked ‘Haymes’ arrest unless he paid up or posted a $26,000 bond to insure his paying up. She claimed he earned $40,000 in the last six months and that he defaulted on (Continued On Page Two) Flags To County An American flag and a Florida ‘state flag last night were present- jed to the county commission by Sheriff John M. Spottswood. The taffeta flags and the stands are for use in the commission’s ieee, Hest Cant. the -comnstianion “has Gerald chainman Saunders, ithe board of county commissioners, Spottswood i inked Sheriff gift. Prominent Civic Worker Mourned WOO Agate rive cents Police Chief Says He “Doesn’t Think B-Girls Are Operating” By JIM COBB The B-Girls are operating in Key West again, ap- parently cashing in on the city’s brisk tourist business. Three complaints have been received by The Citi- zen that girls are soliciting patrons in at least two local bars for drinks, in defiance of an ordinance passed last year prohibiting the practice, Comm man,. last year. Frank died ea: pital.—Citizen Staff Photo. Bernard Frank, SSS S| Godfrey Gives Key West Plug On Radio Show Because a woman lost her pants on the Seven Mile Bridge, The Key West Citizen and the city got a good, fat plug on a nationally broadcast show this morning. On Jan. 26, The Citizen car- ried a story about the woman who was fishing on the bridge. A car whizzed by, the door han- die caught her slacks and yanked them off. Melvin Levitt, president of the motel association chapter here, sent a clipping to Arthur Godfrey. He used it on his show today, getting a big laugh from the studio audience. eree Service Award as the city’s most outstanding young rly today in a Miami Beach hos- Well Known Are Crushed To eath Ta India Stampedes Into Holy Rivers NEW DELHI, India (—An esti- But some city officials don’t think so. Police Chief Raymond Ca- brera said this morning that “he doesn’t believe there is any B-drinking going on.” But he later said that he would assign his newly appointed Cap- tain, Bienvenido Perez, to investi- gqte the matter .and promised a “clean sweep” if B-Girls aré found. “And City Manager Victor Lang said today the “he didn’t want to make a statement concerning the matter.” “There is not much I can do about it,” he said, “I have no con- trol over the stationing of police officers.” But the people who complained to-The Citizen say they know first hand that there is some B-drink- ing in the city, The B-Girls tried to take them, The “drink pushing” took place in two bars at the north end of Duval Street, near the water front. The incidents ranged from an offer to share a $25 bottle of cham- pagne with a winter visitor in a dark corner, to a blonde who toss- ed off six “‘sqotches” in the space of five minutes. publish- of the latter that they en- for a drink . They were girls and given ; “Buy. ‘Two ers told The Citizen incident. said ‘They did and girls tossed it Local Civie Worker, Dies Today mated 200 Hindu pilgrims werejoff. The bartender gave the girls crushed to death and at least 1,000/refilis—several of them—and in a were injured early today at Alla-|few short minutes, presented the habad when a crowd three million|men with a bill for $12, When they strong stampeded into the holy|protested, the manager of the club waters at the joining of the Ganges|threatened to have them jeiled, meeting chamber. The flags are; Telephone Co. Received Jaycee Will Deliver New Directory Growth Of Fla. Keys Is Shown In Increase In Phone Books Delivery of the 1954 Marathon, Matecumbe and Key Largo tele- iphone directory will start tomor- Tow, it was announced by W. L. Gale, Manager for Southern Bell ‘Telephone and -Telegraph Com- pany, Every» telephone subscriber at ‘present in the area and future subs \criber will be supplied out of this Indicative of the growth of the Florida Keys is the large in- ‘ crease in the number of tele- Phone directories to be delivered. At the time these three exchang- es changed over to the new dial system in December 1951 there were 464 stations in operation. The company expect to deliver about 875 diréctories at this time. This is more than a 100 per cent increase in a little more than two years. The classified section of the di- rectory contains listings for busi- ness suoseribers under headings al- Phabetized according to their busi- ness or profession. v3 “The variety of classificatipns rj products, services, ppecdiat and business prodie 2 conveneient ready reference guide when you want to locate | firm or individual,” Gale pointed | out. of “ does not receive his “the hands by Feb. 15° may call the business office ip; a directory is placed each subscriber.| “Most Outstanding Young Man” Award Bernard Frank, 36, 1100 Marga- ret Street, well known local civic worker, died early this morning in Mt. Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach after a long illness. Active in community projects, Mr. Frank was last year’s recipi- ent of the Junior Chamber of Com- merce annual Distinguished Ser- [vice Award as the city’s most out- jStanding young man. | He came to Key West in 1948) las a marine engineer in the Navy ‘Yard and later was promoted to the post of Supervising General Engineer. | He was commended by the Navy Department last year for | conducting an engineering test which resulted in the saving of thousands of dollars to the gov- ernment. He also was an instruc- tor in the Navy’s Apprentice | School. Mr. Frank was an organizer of the Key West Engineers Club and a leader in the Monroe County {Chapter of the Florida Engineer- ling Society. He was serving his second term as chairman of the, city Planning! jCommission and was a member} of the Rent Control Board before it was discontinued. Active in Boy Scouting, Mr. Frank uad served for three years jas District Commissioner of the |Monroe County Council, Boy Scouts jof America. Mr. Frank also served as a di- rector in the Key West Lions Club and was instrumental in the plan-' ning for their successful March of} ‘Dimes polio benefit football gam-) es. He was also a member of Dade} iLodge, F and AM, as well as the] Key West Consistory, valley of) \Key West, Orient of Florida. Frank was also cited for his |work during the Community Con- jcert Associations’ 1952 membership | lwas jailed last night on a charge drive. A graduate of the City College lof New York, Mr. Frank at one} | \versity. 4 i He is survived by his wife, Rose; itwo daughters, Harriet, 7 and Nan- ley, 5; his mother and step-father, ) years. and Jumna rivers, according to reports reaching here. Eyewitness accounts said 200 square yards along the sandy banks of the Ganges were strewn’ with bodies after the police cleared away the panic-stricken throngs of bathers at the Kumbh Mela fes- tival, Official sources at Allahabad de- clined to comment on any. aspect, of the tragedy and would give no official casualty figures. Prime Minister Nehru was to visit the Kumbh Mela today and Indian President Rajendra Prasad had been scheduled to join the bathers. But there were no indi- cations where Nehru and Prasad were when the stampede occurred. The vast horde of pilgrims had gathered at the rivers’ confluence in eastern India in observance of the orthodox Hindu belief that bath- ing in the rivers’ waters spares them the pangs of rebirth into a’ new incarnation. The festival, from Jan.. 14 to March 4, is held only every 12\*° It commemorates a bat-|". tle on the site in Hindu mythology in which the Gods defeated a horde of demons. More than two million of the pilgrims had waited all night on the river banks amid cold rains, They hoped to bathe during the first three hours after the day- light eclipsed the new moon, con- sidered by the Hindus the most} auspicious time for the ceremony, Their frenzied eagerness to reach the waters resulted in the tragedy. First reports said the pilgrims in the early dawn had watched a \procession of 20,000 sadhus—holy (Continued On Page Two) Bar Owner Jailed For Serving Minor Jim Mattingly, proprietor of the Havana Macrid Club, Front Street, of serving alcoholic beverages to a minor and “allowing a minor to lists have been checked|time taught at West Virginia Uni-jparticipate in a strip show,” po- lice reported latter charge. Mattingly was later released on iMx. and Mrs. Charles Katz and (Continued On Fage Two) $250 bond for appearance in city They paid and left tne place, “] don’t see why the city doesn’t crack down on that kind of stuff,” said one of the northerners. Another winter visitor, who is staying at a local motel, said that he entered the same club and was immediately approached by a girl who suggested that he buy a bottle of champagne for the two of them and retire to a dimly lit corner of ‘of the club “where it is cozy.” Price of the champagne: $25. “I could see what was coming so I left,” said the tourist. But ‘another was not so fortunate — he said that he caught a bar- tender in the act of picking up his change on the bar and was threat- ened with a beating if “he raised County To Aid In Band Trip The Key West High School bend will have the use of a county truck and a driver to help transport band |instruments to Tampa for the Gas- parila Festival. The county commissioners fast night okayed the request. i- CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA Italian Spaghettt Tomorrow, 5:00 to 7:30 P.M. NCCS BUILDING 1021 DUVAL STREET Adults... SESS. .. Te