The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 23, 1954, Page 1

x sa Polls Are Open Uniil 7 P.M. — Be Sure To Che Key West Citis IN THE Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 67° VOL. LXXV No. 46 THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1954 C. Of Drive \Star Scout Awards Presented For Members | Set Thursday | Teams Are Named To Assist Dopp And Pinder In | 1-Day Campaign Teams of workers, who are sch- duled, to assist in the Chamber of Commerce . membership drive Thursday, have been selected by Campaign captains Bob Dopp and Joe Pinder, A one-day effort to secure more members for the Chamber will be conducted. At a kick-off break- fast in the YMCA-USO at 8:30 on Thursday, prospect cards will be distributed to the workers who will volunteer several hours to add new members to the organi- zation, | The goal fs 100 new member. ships. With a total of over 400 } ready, the organization's member- ship is expected to reach 500 bus-| | | In a statement by Mary Lee Grabam, president of the Cham-! ber, it was pointed out that: ‘You don’t buy a paper-you buy news’’; “You don’t buy Orange Bowl tic-| kets — you buy thrills’; ‘You! don’t buy life insurance — you buy) education for your children, can-| cellation of a mortgage and income} for your wife’; ‘You don’t buy membership in the Chamber —| you buy the cooperation of the most} able businessmen in the city to help solve community problems| and your own, , .to do those vital! things you cannot do alone.” | All business firms and indivi- duals in the community are in- ¥ te wth the only or- vied teialn Key West wittse sole job it is to help make of Key West a better place in which to live and in which to make a living, are scheduled to work on cam- Kiplinger, Merville Rosam, Joe A + len, Zey Speas, Eddie Strunk, Edi-| th Stevenson, Charlie Krecilek, Dick Hunter, Earl Adams, Mel Le.0K up the Ward report. vitt, Clem Price, Curry Harris, Ralph Goberna and Charles Thorn: the complete text of the cep.t| March Of Dimes burg. during the week .of Jan.’ 18, Ignatius Lester, Bill Neblett. Joe] Pearlman, Lou Smith, Hannah Ba- the Prob: er, Billy Arnold, Hal Lewin: Arch Hunt, J, E. Ticker, Neil (Continued On Page Ten) Fla. National ling of juveniles in Monroe County arn inst ieee oe ;Cub Pack, or Boy Scout County Commissioner Joe Allet ‘aul J. Sher, county chair || thic ay ne last night went o ncipal) ™an, today announced that fig- ishieg which earns the a- jons made by Ward.| vr ; __ { ward. on some of them. Last year’s total, Sher point- | Fari R. Adams and Claude Spear Guard Band To “=== tate Genet sees sed who Xperts Report Is Taken Up | wm rar ve semee x AL Juvenile Council Meeting | ‘ Send 4 8 : CAPT. ANTHONY H. DROPP, USN, last night presented awards at a Boy Scout Court of Hon- or, Three Scouts won Star awards, Capt. Dropp is presenting the awards to John Momm (left) and Edward Cole, both of Troop 54. James Steward, of Troop 253, also won a Star Scout award, but was not present when this photo was made.—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. County Scout Commission Votes To Set Up Memorial To Frank | Trophy Will Be | Presented Each Year In Memory Of Council Head The Juvenile Council last night | The Key West Citizen published! | aus meeting of the Mon jzee County Boy Scout Dis- . jtrict Commission last night Frederick Ward, Jr,, director of Grand Total Is » southern office of the National A ion and Parole Association Quer $30.000 at Austin, Texas, visited Key West a and wrote a comprehensive report on juvenile problems and the hanc jit was unanimously voted to j have a Bernard Frank Mem- orial Trophy, which will be |presented each year to the The 1954 March of Dimes 1d $31,121.74 for the battle ed out, was about $26,000, which [were named as a committee to Here is a summary of Ward's, £ principal recommendations: included $6,000 from the Navy (raise funds for purchase of the Gi a specially designed fam-| ¢4tnival. pease jtraphy and to work out the rules ive oneert y-type detention home for nine; _ This year’s drive topped last (for the awarding of the trophy each gna a children be constructed and that’ Year's by better than $5,000 |year, Unified Efforts this facility be used only for the; Witheut aid from the Navy Car- |" Frank was serving as chairman Make Possible Sunday Program In Bayview Park When the band of the Florida ™¢Dts for the emergency shelter car of chil ciirity National Guard presents it ¢ next Sunday afternoon Park at 3 o'clock, it erts be result of unified efforts of the Navy, the ‘' Air Force, the 4 National bers of Arthur Sawyer Post No 28, American Legion, and its Auxi- veloped in state and t Bayview © tuition paid nival. A financial statement show- ing a breakdown of the fund's sources will be released after an audit. jof the council at the time of his recent death, | [In the principal address deliv. | ered at the Court of Honor meet- | ing, which preceded the District Meeting, Capt. Anthony H. Dropp, USN called on the adult workers as well as the scouts to exert every effort “to carry out what Bernard Frank stood for in this community.” Star Scout awards were present- ed Edward Cole and John Momm, of Troop 54, and James Steward, care of children requiring security on care | 2. That a receiving home be de- cooperation with the local depart- en not requiring se- a_vto may see’ Monroe County Is foster hom- «°° Promised Child if not in whole or in “chy ta. ner 2: Welfare Worker be placed, if pos institution in F liary Unit. of Troop 253 The U. S. Air Force has agreed ‘tion ster homes be for; yonroe County socniwvill havea) See nd class scout badges went to fly the to Key Children not needing institutional 14 welfare worker again, it was ¢?, D2v"l_ Lee Wadelin, Sumner West; the Navy w sh trans- cate egies Say. 3° Thompson, Gilbert Allen and Har- Peitaieitrom Rock Guise fone at least one and prefer- ®inounced last night by Elizabeth old Cates of Troop 34 e M of irector of Dis-, Merit bas the Army will furnish transporta tion to the Air Base in Miami: the local Legionnaires are the printed programs; Auxiliary Unit is pr picnic lunch for the after the concert. The concert which will be free te the public is being brought to (Continued On Page Ten) Louis’ Columbia Restaurant 97e-Special Lunch-97¢ FREE CUP OF COFFEE For the Best Italian Food, See Chef Louis! Pisza Served from 1200 Noon ORDERS TO TAKE OUT 117 Duval - Tel. 2-9158 Parking for Patrons bandsmen ©?» ges were presented Ro- thict No. 9 Welfare Board, State bert Chrisman, © Department of Welfare. District No. SW1™™ung and of Troop 253 for Saving. James Steward for composed of Monroe and Dade pres yo, ‘S saeppeig ens unties = , for life saving and swimming She told the Juvenile Council) Cariton Smith and Earl Adams ‘geting that the District No. 9) y, ; ere named mmittee rd had approved the appoint- a) 0a committes:-te fied > worker be secured to cy on the staff of the ary whica pac ade approved P seek title to the scout camp on state for thie w = pL obaman welfare worker for Summerland Key and to proceed ed by county)” Sa pudbakees with the developing of the camp. to secure the out a Guiee ae Wstesiesianes me by Capt. Dropp, ce December, 1: hat it was esroner, that no funds can with ad be er to the : Rusa 3 be expended on the camp until ough to get such a worker to come Sau “ igus to Key West the district has title to the site. ss Fike said the name of the Claude Spear, chairman of the ne’ worker would be announced €Xtension division, announced that : (Continued On Page Ten) Combination Doors and Jalousies, at to Key Wes to Key West, he wi Strunk Lumber t an ic f “ESTE 120 Simonton, near Western ‘Union % 4 ¢ services be e court so that ‘ F e records, case cs can be ” Miss Fike When he is ready to start » We will announce his) Ma- ga main- ¢, re the man comes e will be briefed in the e said bef | 'Little Delores Fund Continues | \To Grow Today | The fund to finance an eye | operation for fiye-month-old De- | lores Disgdiertt, glaucoma vic- tim, continued to grow today. | Today’s contributions totalled | | $90.93. | - Mary Gonzales, of 736 Love | Lane, brought in $12.93 from | | the Church of God in Olivia St., | and another $14 she had col- lected from friends. The Naval Ordinance unit collected $54. Mr. and Mrs, L. R. Herrera sent $5. Shirley J. Garson contributed $5. | The drive for funds, sponsor- ed by the Lions Club, was started by a story in The Key West Citizen. Contributions | brought to The Citizen office, 603 Greene St., are turned over | to the Lions Club, Man Complains Gity Refused ‘Him A Permit Lacks Sanitary Facilities Here | | | 4 | A local resident complained to-! day that the city has refused to) tissue him an electrical permit for a temporary residence he is build- ‘ing on came fight back and said that! they will not issue one until he! satisfies the requirements of the; sanitation code. | | The man, J. R. Watson, proprie-| |tor of. “Cowboy and Son” a land-| scaping business, obtained permis-| sion recently to build the tempor-| ary structure to house his wife and | |four children on land he rents at) |1208 Watson Street. | The city commission stipulated) |that they would grant permission} ;“‘only if he installed adequate sani-| tary facilities.” Watson proposed to} erect a building costing one thou-| sand dollars. ! H Two Projects { | Today Watson complained that although he bought some plumb- ing fixtures, he was refused an electrical permit. He wants to work on both projects at once. City Manager Victor Lang said |the reason the permit was refused is that the Watson family is using an outdoor toilet and that a well! from which they obtain drinking; water .is only about 30 feet from the toilet | “One of the stipulations from the city commission when they gave this man permission to erect his \home, was that adequate sanitary! |facilities must be installed. Until they are forthcoming, we cannot issue an electrical permit,” Lang said, Needs Electricity Watson said that although building is not finished, bis family is living in it. He complained that he has no refrigeration, there are and that he is unable to put a new washing machine he has purchas- ed into use. He is lighting the house with a lantern, he said. Watson added that he has told (Continued On Page Ten) Musical Show Lost Money For Juvenile Council The Juvenile Council dropped $164.56 on the musical it sponsored to raise money for a juvenile de- tention home. Louis A. Rockoff, council mem- ber, last night said the show, “‘An- nie Get Your Gun,” which played four performances in the high school auditorium, showed a $165. 56 loss. The council put up a $1,250 gu: brantee for the show, spent $445.56) v , paid $359.21 in state|r on advertising. and federal taxes, and paid $20 for |janiter service. Ticket sales totaled $1,910.21 for 1683 tickets. There were only 81 jtickets sold for one performance. |t final one, 203 For another, th tickets were sold. ‘Watson Street, and the city! vl meeting. | The council is trying to ra | had earmarked $5,000 to remodel For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers cand sellers— tenants or work - - Just DIAL 2-S661 or 2 U.S.A. PRICE FIVE CENTS McCarthy Group Hears Of Red Connection Of Woman Army Code Room Employe | Former FBI Informant Tells Of Activities Of - Annie Lee Moss Sheriff's Wife Marks Five WASHINGTON (P—A_ former FBI undercover informant testi- fied today that she had known as a dues-paying, card-carrying Com- munist a woman who Sen. Mc- Carthy (R-Wis) said now is hand- ling “top secret messages” as an Army code room employe. Mrs. Mary Markward, the FBI informer, named the Army em- ploye as Annie Lee Moss. Mrs. Markward, trim in a black suit and white gloves, testified at a public hearing called by McCar- thy’s Senate Investigations sub- committee Worked In Pentagon Mrs. Markward told the subcom- mittee that as a former Commu- nist party official here she had known Annie Lee Moss as a Com- }munist party member. At the time, she said, the woman was a cafe- teria worker in the Pentagon. | McCarthy a moment before said the woman whom Mrs. Markward |Was to name is, according to jthe subcommittee’s understanding, jnow working in the code room of F ithe Afmy Signal*Corps, “Handling jtop secret” messages” | McCarthy is embroiled in con- |troversy with* Secretary of the |Army Stevens over McCarthy's charge the Army has “coddled |Communists’”’ light | St evens Up Thursday | Stevens was once scheduled for ja face-to-face meeting with the committee today on the issue, but |McCarthy deferred the session un- itil Thursday Instead, McCarthy decided to go into this case which he described as that of an “‘alleged Communist” in the Pentagon’s ‘“‘decoding * aan room.” Highest Vote” Convening the hearing, McCar- By Noon Is 52 thy said the testimony he was At NCCS Bldg. jabout to take should come as “no surprise” to the Army because Today's voting probably will set MARY SPOTTSWOOD. wife of Sheriff John Spottswood, votes at City Hall today in the election to name a five-man Florida Keys Aqueduct District Commission. Voting was throughout the county.—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. Voting On Aqueduct District Commission Is Light In A. Detention Home Site (Continued On Page Ten) a record low for votes cast. Given Council on2%uhsi tres Emergency Cas paces: Can Be Handled NCCS, 1021 Duval St., 52. High School cafeteria, 14. No. 3 Fire Station, 37. County Court House, 17. Allen Says County Has Earmarked Funds To Remodel By State Croup The State Department of Pu Section Of Jail | City Hall, 28 : Welfare here can haftdle emergency =: Truman School, 33 care of abandoned children, runa- The Juvenil ncil last night 5 . Sees ounce isa 1E High School Annex, 27 ways and unmarried mothers, in. got a look at the deed to Voters were selecting five men the land on which the council wants to serve on the Florida Keys Aque- to build a detention home. duct District Commission The County Commissioners last _ Eleven ca year accepted the 200 by 200 foot | the race for abeth M. Fike, of Miami, ¢ rector of District No. 9 of the wel- . last night told that to venile Council. |, however, that if cases ive jobs which pay | “ no salaries and entail no duti are not referred to the welfare plot of land adjacent to the old | ne election is being held as re- board there is nothing the board folks home from the city with the quired by a special act of the leg about them, +. no lights for children to study by understanding the juvenile coun- islature which set up last year’s se remember,” che said, cil would build the detention home. $14,000,000 water bond election. “we can handle emergency situa The bond issue, to finance an- On Dec. 7, Mayor C. B. Harvey other water pipeline between here’ Miss Fike also said pray signed the deed: and the mainland, was defeated. haye a smal ervoir of foster Yesterday, The Citizen front’ If the bond issue had carried, homes for children : paged a story calling the council's the five-man board named today, “We haven't ta Ne foster attention to the fact that the deed would have functioned. The board homes ; ive, That 4s. eeane still’ wan at city ball would have had funds from the thing a child welfare worker would _ 2 bond issue to assume the indebted David E. McCurdy, council mem- ness and the duties of the present ber, picked up the deed yesterday (Continued On Page Ten) d brought it te last night’s coun- ee .. President's Visit Brings Business ted 35200 10 emede! Boom To Resort id PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ww — Under the remodelling plan, no What’s a presidential visit worth do,’ FLOWER SHOW OPENS SATURDAY February 27 6.00 P.M. ELKS CLUB ANNEX money to build the home. County Commissioner Joe Allen told the meeting that the county thi risoners would be kept on to a resort community like this? Es ——__— the first or crite jail; aay fe Two weeks ago this desert spa SUNDAY, MONDAY was in the doldrums. Business was and TUESDAY len asked the council if they off. Hotels had cut rates. It looked ted to go ahead with the re- like the winter season might be a ng program or if the council bust. wanted the money applied to the; Among the things businessmen proposed home. were gnashing their teeth about Allen told the members that after was lack of promotion. The Cham- Oct. 1, the money would revert to ber of Commerce budget was a $s not used.’ mere $60,000 old Allen it would licity. Rival et him know | (Continued On 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. ADMISSION $1.25 (Tax Included) Tickets on Sale at edly Ten)