The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 19, 1954, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST THE VOL. LXXV No. 43 r SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER MUTILATED IN THE U.S. / EY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1954 e CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll “geach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers DIAL 2-5661 or 25662. Quick Communication, PRICE FIVE CENTS Ground Broken For Ferry Terminal | Prt RPE E THE FIRST STEP in the construction of dock and landing facilities for the Key West-Cuba ferry operation was taken yesterday when a bulldozer was put to work clearing the land leased to the company by the city at the north end of Simonton Street. Bulldozer operator Yvon Hinde, shows the way as City Commissioner Louis Carbonell, Mayor C, B, Harvey, Joé Sirugo, presi- dent of the Key West-Cuba Transit Company, and City Commissioner Paul R. Roberts look on. Sirugo has promised that the service will start prior to December 31, 1954.—Citizen Staff Photo, Rodeo Is Barred From Bernard Frank Using Local Stadium Memorial Rites Judge Lopez Issues Injunction Revoking Permit Issued By City For the second time in as many days, the city lost a case in circuit court. collections from city mail boxes Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr.,| will be made as usual. issued a mandatory injunc-|sm tion that barred the rodeo|™ from playing Wickers Stad- i E . No Mail Monday Acting Postmaster L. H. God- dard announced that all win dows at the post office will be closed Monday, Washington's Birthday, and there will be no carrier delivery. Parcel post, however, will be delivered and Memorial services for, the late Bernard Frank will be held in the Elks’ Auditorium on Sunday atfter- noon at 3:00 o'clock. The Key West Lions Club is the sponsoring group and has in- vited the various organizations with which Mr. Frank was affil- | lated to join in the service. It is expected that there will be a large delegation from the Mas- onic bodies present including An- Chamber Group = ordered the city-issue permit nes tedae, the Shrine Club and|Wednesday paper. ae i gape Mb ‘ey West Consistory, revoked “instanter” and added Area Surveyed By Gerald Saunders, chairman of that the revocation was so con- by the court. — ey as he had done the previous day, ordered the city to pay the costs of the action. On the day before, Wednesday, Judge Lopez granted a permanent; injunction which forbade the city to enforce an ordinance designed to collect $2,500 annually from out- of-town stores making deliveries (Continued On Page Two) Opening Tonight at LOGUN'’ Florida Straits Pensacola Group ‘The California Co. of Pensacola will conduct a seismograph survey jin the Straits of Florida, accord- ing to an announcement today by| the Corps of Engineers, U, S. Ar- my, at Jacksonville. Seismograph surveys usually are’ conducted in connection with a search of oil-bearing strata. | The announcement said shots |will be discharged on the bottom about 10 miles apart. The survey will cover the straits “immediate- ly southeasterly of and parallel to) the Florida Keys and between longitude 82 degrees west and longitude 80 degrees west and south to latitude 24 degrees. | The 82 degree west longitude line runs thrugh Woman Key. The. 80! degree west longitude line is about 20 miles east of Miami. Latitude! 24 degrees north is about 35 miles south of Key West. Local People Rally To Aid Little Delores of the Monroe County Commission, a past president of the Lions Club, the Elks and Key West Consistory, will be the principal speaker with Rabbi Abraham Schwartz pro- nouncing the memorial prayer and memorial address, Larry Cederburg will render a vocal selection accompanied by Cecil Carbonell, The various Boy Scout troops will be in attendance with Joseph Bringman making a short talk on Frank's scout activities. Musical selections will be pre- sented by the high school choral group under the direction of Tom Whitley and the Coral Singers un- der the leadership of Miss Merce- des Hannibal, i Holiday Set All city and county offices will be closed Monday for the ob- servance of Washington's Birth- day. in addition, the day is a le- gel holiday for civilians work- ers at the Naval Station, it has been announced. The offices will re-open for business Tuesday. } | | | | Easter Parade Is Planned By Prizes Will Be Given For Winners In 3 Groups For Two-Part Event Plans for this year’s Easter Pa- rade today were announced by the} ~ Retail Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce. The parade.will be held in two parts — on Easter Sunday in Bayview Park and on Easter Monday in Ocean View Park. Last year's parade was highly ‘successful with an estimated 2,000) Spectators enjoying the colorful display. It is anticipated that this year will attract an even larger; audience. ‘ The 1954 Easter Parade Com- (mittee includes Willie Mae sim- mons, Children’s Corner, chairman; ‘Hannah Baer, Ideal Togs; Rae \Carmitchell, Three Sisters; Mary Graham, president of the Key West Chamber of’ Commerce and owner of Lee’s Orient Restaurant; Kath- leen’ Lucas, Lucas Electric; Her- man Holtzberg, Herman’s;~ and! (Continued on Page Two) In Citizen Sent ‘o Ex-President Ten copies of Wednesday's Citi- zen have been sent to ex-Presi- dent Harry S. Truman, by Mrs.) H. S. Wells of St. Joseph, Missouri. ‘Mrs. Wells, afirst cousin of Key West's most famous visitor, boat-| ed a 250 pound jewfish Tuesday) while fishing from the charter boat Greyhound, and a picture of her and her catch appeared in the This is Mrs. Wells’ second trip’ to Key West. She and her husband came here the first time after “hearing Harry describe the ” Plath Sentence Deferred Thurs. Criminal Court Judge Thomas S.} (Caro deferred sentence Thursday for Louis A, Plath, who pleaded guilty to charges of passing worth- less checks, Judge Caro said that he would ipostpone sentence until next week ito allow Plath time to make resti- tution, if he can. Plath pleaded guilty to passing two checks totalling $390 in a local bicycle shop December 30. The checks were in payment for two, motor scooters. He was picked up in Jackson- | After Boat Sinks In Tortu Rescued At Sea After F ishing Boat Sinks MES HARRY, 403 Greene St., is-helped from the Navy helicopter that ‘brought him front Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, to the Seaplane Base, Harry and Edward Uetz, of the same address, were in the water two hours early today after their fishing boat sank north of the Dry Tortu- gas. Two ’copters from HS-1 flew the men frrom Fort Jefferson to Dry Tortugas after a fish- ing vessel picked them up and brought them to Fort. Jefferson —Citizen Staff Photo, Finch, F Army May Hit ‘Legal Snag In Legion Auxiliary Will S ponsor Sale Of Poppies To Help Disabled Vets Tomorrow is Poppy Day and members of the American Le- gion Auxiliary Unit No. 28 will distribute and sponsor the sale of Poppies in all sections of the city. The American Legion Memorial Poppy is a crepe pay of its famous ancestors that took root and bloomed i earth of the battle graves in Flanders Field, providing a natural floral tribute to the heroic dead. The crepe paper poppy was born in our Veterans Hospitals and | is considered the memorial flower of the peace-loving people of the world. Z Foal Sinee World War One, the poppy has been worn annually on Question Rises As To Whether Korea Fighting Was A “War” |Poppy Day as a symbol of remembrance. Funds raised through |the sale of these poppies is used to aid disabled veterans and their children, the hearts of all people, young and old, in our community. The public is urged to be generous in their donations for these ‘poppies that were made by our disabled veterans, “Pants Raid” Is Shore Patrol Staged In Motel Arrests Rise A fleet-footed sneak thief sted During January a switch on the practice, preval- ‘ent among college students, of con- Shore Patrol a during Jan. uary showed an increase of 15 over| ducting panty raids, the previous month, according to’ quiry. from their Communist captors, | confessions, ville January 8 and returned here, by Sheriff's Deputies, He staged a pants raid. But his caper wasn’t as harmless as is usually the case—a winter a report submitted yesterday at a ‘meeting of the armed Forces Dis- ciplinary Control Board. (Continued on Page Two) for a while he would stay at the v ewice Dickenson Case WASHINGTON (#—The Army, moving to court-martial Cpl, Ed- It is the duty and responsibility of the American Legion Auxt-;Ward S. Dickenson on charges of ‘i helping the enemy while a prisoner liary te distribute the poppies in order that they may bloom over of war, may run into a legal prob- jlem: was the fighting in Korea a} war? And the Marine Corps, wrestling with a potentially graver prisoner of war problem, has laid the legal groundwork for considering wheth- er two of its officers should be dis- ciplined. Until yesterday, only one was directly involved in the in- The question for the Marines is whether the officers broke mili- tary law when, under pressure ey signed false germ warfare Dickenson Is a 23-year-old Crack- ers Neck, Va., soldier who thought Helicopters Rescue Two Fishermen gas Area Men Burn Nets | In Effort To Draw Attention Of Other Boats Two fishermen who spent two hours in the water north of Dry Tortugas were flown to the hospital here today by helicopters from HS-1, The men, James Harry and ‘Edward Uetz, were a- board the fishing vessel Bar- bara II when it sank at 4:80 a.. m. today. Both men live at 408 Greene Street. When they were landed by the helicopter at the Sea- plane Base, they said they did not know what caused their boat to sink. They said the first they knew they were in trouble was when the engine quit. The vessel was taking water and when the water reached the intake manifold, the engine stopped. The two men set fire to their nets when the boat began te sink to attract attention, The Navy said radios were | heard discussing the fire at sea but no boat investigated. ; Harry and Uetz put on life jac- | (Continued On Page Two) (Charges Dropped ‘On Teenagers | | ‘Two techage boys, _ atrested Thursday ni a raid on a shack near Fi; Avenue and charged with ibuting to the delinquency of a ir were “‘com- pletely exonerat in city court yesterday, Municipal Judge Enrique Esquin- ‘aldo, Jr., dismissed the charges against the pair, John D. Fuller, 19, Poinciana, and Harrson Good- heart, 18, of S Felton Road, Sigs- ‘bee Park, after trial in city court. He said that there was a “‘com- plete lack of evidence” to substant- iate the charges. Character witnesses appeared on \behalf of the boys. They were ar- \rested by City police and Juvenile \Judge Eva Warner Gibson, Bar Owner Jailed For Serving Minor A Duval Street bar owner was |jailed last night for serving liquor to a 15-year-old girl, police said \today, Patrolman Edward Pinder re- \ported that he observed a youthful appearing girl leave Jack and ‘Bonnie's Bar, Duval and Charles Street, in an obviously intoxicated condition. He took her into custody and she was given a drunkometer test at the city jail. Under ques- tioning, she admitted that she was just 15-years old and said that she had “two draft beers and two high- balls in Jack and Bonnie’s,” The result showed a Treading of 200 per cent—the equivalent of at onat nine drinks, to po- e. Pinder returned to the bar and Key Westers are rallying to help| little Delores Disgdiertt. A number jot ‘ibutions have been received at The Citizen office, among them ‘one in memory of Mrs. Louis Brin- | |ton, who passed away a year ago February 17. Mrs. Brinton was par- ticularly interested in work for the City Manager Victor Lang eall- Paul Sher has offered to have! ed the meeting for the purpose Ofidonations to this fund picked up “considering and acting upon vat! and delivered to The Citizen, ious equipment and services in con-|" 1¢ will take at least a thousand nection with the city street and/gollars to send the five months old storm sewer program.” Iglaucoma victim to New York for Commission Sets Special Meeting The city commission will meet That Must Go! That Must Go! SPECIAL We Have 3 New 1953 Fords We Have 4 New 194F ord Trucks We Have 1 New 1933 Mercury a 3 7 : ae \treatment. If the necessary funds That Must Go! i 1 U d C fs reieooes oe a Miss Key West 1954 Scintillating Stylist can be raised, Delores’ case will Mo Due to Unforeseen |,°"° e articles under whic! A i brought the attention Lat Dickenso! charged, part of the | of Piano and Song Tryouts for eaten New Make ceca We Have al i e es Used Lars Circumstances _ | code of malta tice poles x d through indness of a winter ust Go: a person in I eae stone inp ‘MR ROBERTS’ | visitor who is a personal friend of COME IN, NAME YOUR PRICE. WE MAY TAKE IT. Candleli: ht “in time of war.” The United Saturday, Feb. 20, nao i | cdi | NO MATTER HOW LOW YOUR OFFER—TRY US NOW! Di g 9:00 "til «2% 1@ OCEAN Sunday Night - | ans ining Room ELKS CLUB ANNEX LOGUN S PATIO FEBRUARY 21 Duffy's Restaurant MONROE MOTORS, Inc. me chen Music by DINNER SERVED 5 - 10 P.M. BARN THEATRE Grand Opening 1117 WHITE STREET ~w 2-5631 For the R ind Gerry Pinder ee 8:00 P.M. Free Shrimp Cocktail CAR or the Remainder Publie In 0 en Nevy Personnel Welcome With Each A-1 USED 7 120 SIMONTON STREET | ies FOOD | --aBAR wn ‘Are Needed ei BUVEC eroeerY 235 SIMONTON STREET PHONE 2.5881 of the Season Near Marine Were | ADMISSION _ _. $1.00 Civil authorities arrested 68 Na- vy men during January as com-! pared with 45 in December, The percentage of civil arrests under 21 was 22 per cent in Janu- ary with 57 per cent of the a iside of his Red captors but even- tually changed his mind, came; uremted relapse, Jack Gray, He home to his native hill country and i ‘as later released on bond of $250 in a brief spell of freedom—/ See ae in city court today imarried a neighbor girl. Then the | face charges of serving Army arrested him and started lic nate ater = ‘ an investigation. ina ’ ares being made by the Shore Pa. The Army made up its mind yes- eS x |terday what to do about him. | In December, civil arrests were) Without reference to his change | il per cent and Shore Patrol 3/of allegiance and later change of per cent in the under-21-yezrs cate-; heart, it announced he will be} gory, __. {tried soon on charges of (1) in-| Lt. J. Urech, senior Shore Patroljforming on his fellow Prisoners | (Continuea On Page Two) and (2) passing information to his | Communist captors while he was | and al- ELKS CLUB Benefit Dance and