The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 25, 1954, Page 1

VOL. LXXV Ne. 48 THE She Ken West Citisen SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER For IN THE U.Si& EY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1954 tenants or workers DIAL 2-S661 or 2-5662. Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll teach buyers and sellers— - - Just PRICE FIVE CENTS Cases Dismissed On Eight Youths In Juvenile Cou Judge Gibson Drops Charges After Hearing Charges held against eight teenage children were dismissed yesterday in Ju- venile Court by Judge Eva Warner Gibson, The juveniles had been| picked up last week by| Judge Gibson and city po- lice during a raid on a shack in the “Salt Pond Area” near Flagler Avenue. Yesterday's hearing was closed to the press, unlike others where reporters have been asked to be present. | Judge Gibson said today that ‘after yesterday's hearing, ‘‘the ju- veniles involved were released and returned to thir parents.” “Those with poor school records! were referred to school officials bring them up,”| charges against two old-| boys, were dismissed in city) court by Municipal Judge Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., for lack of evi- dence. a Millbson, when she an- nounced yesterday that the hear- ing would be closed, told a Citi- zen reporter that “since so many children are involved and since we will have a follow up on this case, the court has ordered a closed hearing.” i Asked what she meant by “fol- low-up,” she said that some of the children would be put on probation. | picked up. At that time she was asked what the children were charged with. “Well, they didn’t use that shack to do their homework or play/ checkers in,” was her rejoinder. The Citizen has received num- @rous phone calls from irate par. ents protesting the manner in which the case was handled. The parents are of the opinion that the children were involved in harmless activity and that there ‘was mo reason why they should not have been allowed to use the shack, Judge Gibson said that the raid \(R-Wis) as a |dent Eisenhower and was Prepared | \for testimonyin” MeCarthy’s in-| Vt Hilario Ramos, Jr., Is Winner In Legion Oratorical Contest County-Level Winner Will Compete In District Meet Hilario Ramos, Jr., 16- |year-old high school senior, jlast night took first place in the county-level high school Stevens Denies Rumors Of Threat To Quit Citizen’s Rights and Respon- sibilities under the Constitu- jtion.” Reports Today WASHINGTON —Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens was ‘i reported today to be steaming with Froese enniet ei tain and anger over interpretations of his jwag sponsored by the Arthur Saw- agreement with Sen. McCarthy|yer Post No. 28. Ramos will com-. apitulation.”” His} ffice and the White House ac-| knowledged they had had telephone | exchanges of the matter, Stevens denied, however, a re- Port that he was asking a public expression of support from Presi-| to resign if he didn’t get it. i The original report was to the } effect that Stevens had informed! White House officials he would in- sist on one of the two following | courses of action: 1, A statement from the Presi-| dent that Eisenhower agrees with} Stevens that he did not “capitu-! late” during yesterday's secret! sessions with McCarthy on the question of ealling Army officers| quiry into what he calls their, } ‘coddling of Communists.” | 2. Agreement from the President) |“ that Stevens can say in a state-| ment that Eisenhower is in full! agreement with the secretary's po- sition, Stevens was reported to be angry, © HILARIO RAMOS, JR. and indignant over some phases of |oéhesagein Marekh| G:in the dickrict contest, Woe eribeeets with eae urther, he was said to trou- . bled over the possible effect on| Ramos, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hil- ‘Army morale. ario Ramos, Sr., of 211 Duvai St., The secretary went to his office Was awarded a gold medal. early and launched into a series of| | The other contestant, Jacque- conferences with top advisers. line Delaney, 12th grade student He was said to be angry that the| at the Convent of Mary Imm memorandum of agreement, read culate, received a second-place by Sen, Mundt (R-SD) after the, silver medal. She is the dauch- Session, omitted any reference to| ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack jthis and to feel it left him in an} laney, 1212 Varela St. 4 Army Secretary oratorical contest. Is Angry Over His 11 1-2 minute talk) “Capitulation” was titled “An American Naguib Is | (Ousted From Egypt Post Premier Who Led Farouk Ouster Is Isolated In His Home Today By ROBERT B. HEWETT CAIRO, Egypt W—Egypt’s rul- ing Revolutionary Council today dropped Maj. Gen. Mohamed Na- guib, front man of the uprising that made a republic of this an- cient land of the pharaohs, from the presidency and premiership. The 11 young army officers of jthe council named as premier Lt. |Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser, 36, the {tall and handsome driving force of |the bloodless coup that ousted King |Farouk II from the throne 19 months ago. He has been Naguib’s deputy premier. Nasser also succeeded Naguib as \leader of the council, The nation’s \presidency will remain vacant. Naguib was in Army-guarded is- lolation at his simple, five-room home in suburban Helmieh. Capt. ance Minister Salah Salem, said |the revolutionary council “has no lintention of taking any measures| \against Naguib.” However, the army guard al- ways stationed at Naguib’s home permitted no one to enter and the guard commander said: “‘Obvious- ly Naguib will avoid leaving the house for the time being.” Tele- Phone lines to the house were blocked. A communique from the Revolu. tionary Council accused Naguib of seeking to draw Egypt “‘back to absolute dictatorship,” declared he! was suffering from a “‘psychologi- cal crisis,” and reported unani- mous acceptance of a resignation it said he submitted Monday, The action came at a heated,! seven-hour night session of the 11 majors and lieufenant colonels who, with Naguib) made up the council, Naguib was absent, re- portedly asleep atiiis home, Genii __.0dest and conservative, the 53-year-old general has been avoiding council sessions lately at which the hard-boiled nasser was present, a fact which previously suggested a struggle for power. Guidance Minister Salem told newsmen the office of president of the republic will remain vacant juntil Parliament is restored by (Continued On Page Two; | Postal Rate Boost Draws Galal Faizy, aide t(PVational Guid-} Miami-Key West Flights Honored At San Carlos Celebration DR. JULIO DE POO (left) and Raoul Alpizar y Poyo (right) were honored last night with a reception in the San Carlos Institute by members of Key West’s Cuban-American volony. Dr. DePoo is a prominent physician here and Alpizar is a representative of the Cuban Tourist Com- mission and The Citizen's Spanish language columnist. Occasion was the local celebration of El Grito de Baire, Cuba’s second most important holiday. Shown with them is Dr. Adolfo Ara- gon (center),—Citizen Staff Photo. Impressive Rites Mark Local nemo “El Grito De Baire” Holiday |But Will Not Regain Sight Treasurer Of : Cuba Honored eallari pigeon marleor ganas At San Carlos year-old Key West postal em- | ploye who plunged a kitchen One of the most stirring events in the glorious history of the Cu- knife into his brain two months ban Republic was marked last ago in a religious frenzy, has recovered. Surgeons at the Coral Gables : : ig ‘ans Hospital said Linder is night at a reception in the San @ well man agi Carlos Institute, More than a hundred members of Key West's Cuban-American co- lony, along with their guests, at- tended the reception to celebrate el Grito de Baire, second most im-| portant holiday, Pele — Lasts pr hai Twelve men have donated twelve Donors Replace Blood Used To Treat Frank Norman Kranich Heads Drive To Secure Blood Donations Here eyes and cut off part of his tongue before plunging the knife through the roof of his mouth into his brain. Linder will be kept in the hos- pital for psychiatric treatment. Described by police as a reli- NAL Denies Its Schedule Change On but will not | regain his sight. He slashed his | he wrote a note | as Illegal Airline Sends Reply To CAB On Complaint By The County National Afrlines yester- day denied it had unlawful- ly changed its schedules to Key West when it cancelled three of its four daily flights between here and Miami on Jan. 1, The airlines denial was its reply to a complaint made by Monroe County. Both the complaint and the NAL reply were filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington. An Associated Press dispatch rom Washington said NAL's re- ‘ly was signed by Alexander G. lardy, assistant vice-president of NAL. It is now up to Robert L. Grif- fith, head of the complaints di- vision of the CAB, to determine whether the CAB will start any action against NAL. | So far the matter has been han- jdled informs | NAL ea d the three flights Jan. 1 after the Monroe County commissioners imposed a 50-cent \fee on each passenger landing or taking off at Mea m Field Hardy, is his reply to the CAB, stated: “If the present charges are not \resolved within a reasonable time, | Nationa! must prevail v the Pogt lottice Department, the Rivil Aq jonautics Board and the Department of Justice to intervene and com- Pel the Key West authorities to re- duce such exorbitant fees and to rescind the i! al head tax since it is within their vald powers to do so. “This is a matter which should resulting in a disastrous burden on interstate commerce.” For N al to accept a levy of such charges, even for a tempor- ary period during the course of fur- ther negotiations, Hardy said, “would only serve to frustrate the public interest and to prejudice National's negotiations m many of its other cities,” he added. “The commssion's action made Disaaproval |Americans, some of whom parti-|Pints of blood replacing that which ing himself tame after a month of investiga-|untenable position. In past years (this is the seven- it impossible for National to oper. tion, She also said that an investigation} was being started to determine: where the teenagers obtained the fumber to construct the shack, | But today, one of the parents! (Continued On Page Two) Lions Will Honor Charter Members, Past Presidents jcharge of an officer McCarthy| The memo said it had been/teenth national contest) students agreed that (A) the subcommittee from Douglass High School have} should be given the names of all|been in this contest. those involved in the honorable dis-| This year, however, Douglass |Crats and one Republican dissented students will compete in District today from a House committee's M1, which is composed of all the formal endorsement of a 240 mil- Negro Legion posts in Florida. lion dollar postal rate boost, calling Judges in last night’s contest it an “unconscionable burden were Mrs. Grace Crosby, Mrs. Phi- comer to the public eet , i arnett, | ie minority report from the rant Pea Re 2 lesmomber Post Office Committee Vance C. Stirrup, By 8B. L. LIVINGSTONE calls a “Fifth Amendment Comu- nist,” and (B) these officers shall be available for questioning. | This was widely interpreted as a} capitulation by Stevens since ear-| lier he had directed two officers to! disregard subpoenas from McCar-| thy, | Stevens was scheduled to appear! before the committee today and E. Day. The official escort was|T#tes. as an added “tax” Mrs, Alice Robinson, Tonight is honor night at the Key West Lions Club, when they meet on Seminary Street P. | mi has been set aside by President Paul G. Albury to honor all charter members and 6:30 p. m. major TV networks had arranged} telecasts. This session was called) off when the agreement was reached, At the White House presidential) press secretary James C. Hagerty Cuilty Pleas one ene cee are Entered In The contest consisted of one | (Continued On Page Two) ment.” additional revenues to offset the chronic deficits in post office oper- ci jcipated in Cuba's long and bitter was administered |struggle for independence at the Frank of the Naval Sta! WASHINGTON #—Seven Demo. turn of the century. In addition Mr. Plutarco Villa- lobo, the Treasurer of the Re- public of Cuba, was presented with a scroll in appreciation of his work in the promotion of the close relationship between Key West and his country. Five Key Westers of Cuban des- denounced the Eisenhower admin- cent were also honored with the Rated 43 . zy jistration’s bill for higher mail presentation of scrolls at the im- ‘The official timekeeper was H.! and a pres: |“radical departure from the con- Julio DePoo, a prominent local cept of public service which is the physician, Jong active in Key West keystone of our postal establish-|civic work; ve affair, They included Dr Miss Benildes Remond, j H director of the San Carlos School The committee majority, on the and Raoul Alpizar y Poyo, repre- “jother hand, urged adoption of the sentatj rate bill and said there is need of Conim: ve of the Cuban Tourist ission. Dr. Enrique Rodriguez, a physi- an in Key West for 57 years and to Bernard “new is the time tion Ships, to go to Heaven.” {Department at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami during his finat liness. (Continued or Page Two =—SSSae Auto Inspections Fund For Little Start March 8 At Delores Reaches No. 1 Fire House SB7817 Today esi i er wares was instrumental in organizing | The Little Delores Fund today Led le adline for obtaining stickers $s ren Seva icse Wim ches nets nputiaeiadens ‘March 31, Current inspection stick. eee palaces aera Paid) The drive for funds, sponsored| ors yi) expire on March 15. The Meee yarn, etaietod DS Wel by the: Laon: Club, ia to finance: anlaew stickies Seen ee Monroe County Blood Bank in theleye operation for Delores Disgdi-isememher'ts vil Pa eras Of the 12 pints of erit, five-month-old glaucoma vic-| ‘The inspections wil again be blood, at the Monroe General Hos-' tim elt Ge a aes T ae Sta pital, and Sn oanearcen of the The Poinciana Dry Cleaners is\f'” ? + Two Fire Sta- asa Marina Hotel made possible er cent of the gross Grow the delivery of the blood to the Sverthe-counter business. for the Street. Hours are Norman C. Kranich, chairman of the American Legion “Walk- ing Blood Bank,” in cooperation with Edgar Stark and Lieuten- ant Commander J. R. Munson, USN, of the Ships Department, | Xu Key West's semt-annual automo. m. to ations. The majority contended that al- though the cost of mailing out-of- . town letters would go up from 3 to 4 cents, mail users would still be getting a bargain at the higher| on of the recipients of the figure. ‘ A gu al ®Wards were eulogized by Julio past presidents of the club. Charter members to be honored ere: Haak Day, Edwin Trevor, Joe Allen, Gerald Saunders, Herman Holtsberg, Allen E. Curry, Hast- ings Smith, Victor Larsen, E, ward Graham and Fred Carbonell, Past presidents are Allen Hamp- ton, Fred Miller, Gonzalo Bezanil- — : over-the-counter business for the 5 p. aah boaitsiTMrs Laseionne ie (reas lisiiede een wag cand gra- | A sealed container will be placed be used and will be applied directly ienled be a Geriew. Maracliee | ca ee contribut- on the counter in front ot a Photo to the automobile after passing in- 3 ae — not only the 12 donors, but of Delores. Ten per cent of each spection by the inspecting offi those who endeavored to make pil! paid will be handed back to Nis fie 4G ha Be cee tae the replacement of the blood tne ewto t will be the usual $1.50, They also defended the proposa possible. er who will drop the The i e inspection clude pgistra- ma . money in the container, Frank Bar- tio, aig ee 70 Sat to raise air mail from 6 to 7 cents, C#banas, Jr., president of the San The 12 donors were: A. license, foot brakes, “|declaring it is justified because of Cts Institute, local cultural and sen, Jr. jhome last night to discuss “ Criminal Court newspaper stories. Hagerty said Stevens also con- ferred by telephone with “several! The following persons today plea. (Continued On Page Two) ded guilty before Judge Thomas S. —_ Caro in Criminal Court: Charles L. Coward, drunkenness, 10 days or $10, Terry Millsap, assault and bat . ¥ Charge Against Bar Owner Is - T. Siur- talone, owner of the cleaners, said i; Harry Sawyer, and Con- arabe ge leery, slxsacnaties os e Other contributions today were: brakes, wheel la, J. J. MeManus, Louis Car- = . |preferential and speedy handling P@triotic organization. rad Oden, Design Branch of the (Cjiyij Guards at the Naval Air = Bonell, Gerald Saunders and Joe baccaamien” drunkenness, Sen-| civen this class of mail Guests at the meeting included Ships Department: A.J Cox, IM-3, Station annex—$13 oe Allen, = Aight, stop li 08 Departmem Shop windshield wiper, res and muffler. | In line with the city’s current safety program, there wiil be strict The committee majority said that Cuban Consul Oscar Morales. Sen- U! unlike business, the post office still] #t0T James Franklin, of Fort My- Opt, is not charging all it could. ers, Milton A. Parrot, County ment; Anthony Martinez, Aque- Anonymous donations—$8.25, The bill, likely to touch off a Commissioner Gerald Saunders. duct Section of the Public Works gsi aa anal agai reckless Griv-\pitter fight when it comes before/Mayor C. B. Harvey, and R. L. Vance, IM-3, USN, Public Works . : \ . George Nabors, drunkenness, 60 ical Shop of the Ships Depart- 02-$23.38 Dismissed Here days, suspended on condition that Charges of serving aicoholic bev- he leave the ‘county, erages to a minor and allowing a! Eugene S. Mongno, The program committee, com- view mirror, Posed of Willard Saunders, Stu art Whiting and Louis Carbonell has arranged an interesting pro- THANKS I would like to take this op. Portunity to thank the people of Monroe County for the splendid vote afforded me in the Aqueduct Commission elec- tion, Thanks again. (Pd. Pol. Advt.) minor on the premises were dis-) ing, $150 or 90 days, sentence to missed Tuesday in City Court. Tun concurrently with a second The bar owner, Jack Gray, of charge of reckless driving. On the Jack and Bonnie's, Duval and|second charge he was fined $50 or Charles Street, testified before 60 days and his license revoked. Municipal Judge Enrique Esquin- Burdette C. Carison, reckless driv- aldo, Jr., that a 15-year-old girl had jing, $75 or 60 days and shown him a birth certificate sta-/suspended for 60 days, | ting that she was 22-years-old. a My Sincere Thanks | Gray's barmaid aiso denied that To My Friends She served the girl drinks. | The girl, who came here from FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN TUESDAY’S ELECTION Miami, is in the custody of county authorities. She had earlier been} committed to the State Girls’ School) at Ocala and will be returned there shortly, @ecording to juventhe «.xb- A (Pd. Pol. Adv.) orities HARRY M. BAKER | the House soon, would hike fir: class and air mail revenues by about 174 million dollars a year, publishers’ second @lass mail wy 15 million a year, third class mail by 50 million a year, transient the license/second class and controlled circu- at Baire, a small lation publications by $965,000. The minority report was signed by Rep. Gross of Iowa, Republi- can; ahd Reps. Moss (Calif), |James C, Davis (Ga), Rhodes (Pa) \Jarman | (Okla), | Alexander (NC) a: |Democrats. They took particular exception fo the proposal to increase first (Continued On Page Two) | Dowdy (Tex), ind Tuck (Va), all! Dr. Harold Department; L. Prough, BM-3, Casterton, Joseph Cornell, Dr. Ma- USN, I. Kramer, SA, USN, and Ed io Fernandez and many others. ward Pfiefer, SA, USN, from W All spoke briefly. terfront Operations of the Naval The holiday marks the day in sta Alfred J. Brost and Char- 1895 when a Cuban insurgent gen- jes Lopez, civilian workers at the eral issued the “‘cry of freedom” Naval Ordnance Unit and Robert town in Cuba's C. Olsen, EN-1, (T), USN, Naval Oriente Province that precipitated Ordnance Unit. the war for Cuban independence. careened across the deck of the i i |ACCOUSTICAL TILE Carrier Monterey and into the Gul Aid Is Promised ‘and ROCK WOOL at of Mctlco had one part ris enforcement after the deadline, Cadet, Bystanders Escape Injury In Carrier Mishap | PENSACOLA, Fla. ®—A naval aviation cadet whose fighter plane I sincerely appreciate your vote in Tuesday's election and assure you I shall do all in my power to warrant your confidence in me. WASHINGTON ® — President rescuers pulled him from the Eisenhower announced today he Strunk L mb water: “How many people did I PAUL MESA will grant military aid to Pakistan UW er «im to help secure “s Strength” in the Middle East. i 4°, 920 Simonton St., near Aquarium gp cca ap nomad - oS 4 >