The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 3, 1954, Page 2

WITNESS TELLS CRASH Conunued trom rage vre jnex. I started to tell the sentry é BEST DEAL IN TOWN 1954 Plymouths Dodges De Sotos Chryslers WE NEED USED CARS "FOR OUR 2 LOTS See Us For the Deal You've Been at the gate that we were from The Citizen I got as far as, “we are from when the sentry handed me a pass and waved me on. | asked the sentry where the fire was. He pointed down the road and said: “See where that green car coming out of a road?” I told him that I did. He told me to turn there. is THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, March 2 2254) 7 » | TODAY'S STOCK MARKET | NEW YORK, (® — The stock market was a little higher today) Key West and Vicinity: Fair and in early trading with the emphasis; warm today; increasing cloudiness jon individual issues. jtonight and Thursday with showers Price changes ranged from be-/ Thursday and possibility of a thun- itween 1 and 2 points higher to|dershower late tonight “or Thurs- around a point lower. \day. Clearing Thursday night and | Westinghouse Electric, a feature|Friday. Low tonight about 72 de- jyesterday with a strong gain of|grees; high Thursday about 76-78. | Weatherman We drove to the road the sentry |2%, opened today on a block of had pointed out and turned right.'3,500 shares up % at 60%, and Before we made a left turn to cross a bridge, we passed a truck going in the opposite direction. A Navy officer in a car was ahead of us as we crossed the bridge. A group of sailors were thereafter it extended its gain to ‘between 1 and 2 points. Western Union was off a major fraction on a report of reduced net income for January. Among higher stocks were North- standing at the far’ end of the ern Pacific, Homestake Mining, | bridge. The officer ta'ked with them and then turned his car around and went back over the bridge. We stopped at the group of sailors. They told us only emer- gency vehicles were permitted on this road. Finch told the sailors that we were from The Citizen. They told us to go ahead but to \first let a foam truck pass that \had come up behind us. We pulled aside and let the truck pass and then followed it to with- in about 100 to 150 yards of the jerash scene. the scene. They told me what had j happened. One officer asked me who the man with the camera was. | told the officer he was Ellis Finch of The Key West Citizen. After Finch made four pictures, jwe drove to the hangar on the Seaplane Base. An officer led the |way, driving his car. At the ‘hangar, headquarters of |Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squad- ron One — the squadron to which the two crashed helicopters were attached—we met Lt. Jim Gibbs, public information officer, and Ledr. J. W..Fouche, executive of- ficer of the squadron. Finch told them he had made four photos. They explained that the Pho- tos would have to be cleared be- realized that. Finch offered to develop the negatives the: if they would show him to a darkroom. The officers said they did not have a darkroom there. They |thought the nearest one was at Bo- \ea Chica. Finch reminded them that there was a photo lab on the Navy An- jnex. Finch said: “| think | can make artrange- ments to develop the there of | can get ohe of the Navy photographers to develop them.” | Finally it was decided that the Carter Announces Candidacy For May Primary | he will be a candidate for re-elec- tion to the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission in the May Democratic primaries. The veteran commissioner and former National Democratic Com- | mitteeman for Florida, said he will qualify in | the near future. y He plans his usual camp: » | he said, consist- | ing of public) speaking all over | A There were several officers at’ fore publication. We told them we | jatives | Jerry W. Carter announced that | Allied Chemical, General Eelectric: \National Can. Chrysler, and Radio ‘Corp. Lower were Santa Fe, Interna- \tional Telephone, U.S. Steel, and Douglas Aircraft. | quickest way was to develop them in The Citizen’s darkroom. Lt. Gibbs accompanied Finch and) |me to The Citizen office. At The Citizen office Finch ask- jed Lt. Gibbs if he wanted to come jinto the darkroom while the nega-; |tives were developed. Lt. Gibbs said ‘no,’ that he would wait outside. | While Finch developed the films, |Lt. Gibbs made several phone calls. Finch came out of the darkroom | carrying a wet print. He showed it to Lt. Gibbs before he put it on the dryer. This print was the one that show- ed part of a body. “We can’t use that,’ Gibbs said. | “Do you want me to destroy this \negative?”’ Finch asked. “T'll trust you not to use it,” Lt. Gibbs replied. “T’d rather tear it up in your presence,” Finch said. ‘‘Then there j will never be any question about \it.”” | While Lt. Gibbs watched, Finch tore the negative and the print. Lt. Gibbs okayed the other three prints. | Finch had one of the prints on the ‘engraving machine. The Associated Press in Miami then called and jasked'Finch if he had prints. Finch told the AP yes and that they had been cleared. | Shortly after, Lt. Gibbs talked with someone on the phone and 4 off; that the Navy was demand- ing the prints and negatives; and that the Navy would take legal action to get them if The Citizen refused to release them. | | Lt. Gibbs and Finch ' took the |prints and negatives to the Admin- jistration Building on the Navy Sta- |tion. Lt. Gibbs then took the negative linto an office, Finch said. Meanwhile, | had phoned the story to the AP in Miami. Lt. Gibbs asked me to kill the story | and change it. I told him I could not, that it jwas already on the wire. He later told me it was okay to juse the story as I had written it. The next time Finch saw Lt. |Gibbs at the Administration Build- ling. Lt. Gibbs was carrying the empty negative hangers. He had no prints. “Who is responsible for this?” | Finch asked, indi negative hangers. “The prints and negatives are in| Capt. Murphy’s office,’ Lt. Gibbs told Finch, We presume the Navy still has! the prints and negatives. iting the empty then said the whole detail was | |Colder Thursday afternoon and night. Gentle to moderate variable |winds shifting to fresh northwest and north Thursday, occasionally |moderately strong offshore. Florida: Partly cloudy to cloudy |and mild with showers in centra], ‘and widely scattered showers in’ south portion this afternoon and early tonight followed by clearing and colder beginning in extreme north this afternoon and in south portion tonight. Lowest 32-35 with |frost in extreme north and 45-55 ex- treme south. Thursday fair, colder jin north cooler in south portion. Jacksonville Thru The Florida Straits: Moderate to fresh south- east and south winds shifting to lfresh northwest and north during this afternoon and tonight. Moder- ate to fresh northerly winds Thurs- \day. Partly cloudy weather with |few showers north and central this afternoon and in south portion to-' night. East Gulf: Small craft warning displayed north of Tarpon Springs. Fresh northwest winds extreme north and moderate to fresh south- erly winds elsewhere shifting to northerly during this afternoon and early tonight. Moderate to fresh southerly winds elsewhere shifting to northerly during this afternoon and early tonight. Moderate to fresh northerly winds Thursday. Few showers south and central this afternoon, otherwise partly cloudy ‘weather. Observations Taken At City Office! Key West, Fla., March 3, 1954 at 7 AM., EST TEMPERATURES Highest yesterday ... Lowest last night Mean Normal PRECIPITATION Total last 24 hours |Total this month .... \Deficiency this month | Total this year ... | Excess this year Relative Humidity, 7 A.M. } 92% Barometer (Sea Level), 7:00 A.M. 30.07 ins.—1018.3 mbs. Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise 6:47 a.m. |Sunset*, 6:31 p.m. (Naval Base) High Tide + Low Tide 9:28 a.m, 3:08 a.m. 9:39 p.m, 3:02 p.m. ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Time of Height of | Station— Tide high water’ | Bahia Honda | (bridge) .....—oh 10m |No Name Key | (east end) ....-2h 20m | Boca Chi | Sandy Pt, | Caldes Channel | (north end) 9.0 ft. —oh 40m +2h 10m +14 ft. {(—)—Minus sign: Corrections | fo be subtracted. Corrections to (+)—Plus sign: be added. MEETING TO SETTLE (Continued trom Page One; TREVOR ADDRESSES = 2e™e, 2s before. . .may they se:ve| (Continued From Page One} (your public as well as they bave mer of dreams, the merchant, the ours.” laborer, the widow and orphan, and countless others, young and old,’ Mr. Trevor delivered his talk at black and white, each with his par-|, reception attended by distinguish- —, ee cetitg Lipa Ei Officials of the city, county and! er’s services ‘anal advice. |Navy. They gathered to inspect the “These doors served us well and recently completed program of re- lit was the endeavor of those with-/ROvations to the Martello Gallery| |in always to serve the public well, |iNcluding, the installation of the] “Now they are dedicated to a/doors and the moving of the main} new service. They have a new lo-|entrance of the gallery to a point) | cation. But again they look out over,more readily accessible to Roose- | the waters that served our Island|velt Boulevard. In addition the re-| —|ception foyer was raised approxi-| HOSPITAL@S DEBT praise three feet. {(Conunued From Page One? Renovations Shown | The Florida National Bank, be- sides donating the doors for the Your Grocer SELLS Feat Good STAR * BRAND amenica’ COFFEE and CUBAN — TRY A POUND TODAY — BILL'S LICENSED | PAWN SHOP 703 Duval Street i] ee FURNITURE SPECIALS Aluminum Deck Chairs ........ $10.98 Metal Porch Chairs (Asserted Colors) . . $ 6.5 etal Yacht Chairs - $ 6.50 EISNER FURNITURE CO. Poinciana Center Tel. 2-6951 M POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman DIAL 2-9198 Your PURE OIL Dealer ‘the colored people of the county, and if I may take the liberty to announce to all concerned our Hon- sioners have requested plans and specifications to be drafted and Presented to them at the earliest orable Board of County Commis-|#" Compa gallery, gave funds for their erec-| tion. The M. E. Bennett Construc- | ny was the contractor.| Guest List Guests at the reception included| Admiral and Mrs. George C. Town-} arnOne ARM BRAND COFFEE Tires . . Tubes . . Batteries. Triumph | ACCESSORIES Coffee Mill (General F er, Mr. and Mrs. John Spottswood,| |Mr. and Mrs. Earl Adams, Mr.} 5 ~-\and Mrs. Joe Allen, Mr. and Mrs.} furnished to the Board of Commis-| po ret Garnett, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. ‘sioners of the City of Key West; a : the Key West Citizen; The Miami panes dias ar snipenere a Herald; The Miami Daily News, | Burt Stars: George ‘ion Mr. and Dunn and Bradstreet. |Emil Ronay, Mrs. Catherine Mon- In behalf of you gentlemen and | oe Son) Pies SaecsoCeccaan the writer I take this opportunityicireuit Court Judge Aquilino Lo. to give thanks and our appreciation), i er ond — oo Trev to all Members of the Medical|D.” Delio Gobo, Mayor and Mre’ Profession of Monroe County; to c 3B Harvey, veal ee Aston: jour wonderful staff of nurses, and! viss. Helen avecon phi Hd other members of our personnel. Benny aieovor ° j We are ever grateful to each of 2 you for the part you have taken in assisting the Administrator to} accomplish the task that seemed| many times ‘“‘the impossible.” possible time. “A copy of this report is being « Current models of cars have an average of 20 lights. zt : z Opossum, raccoon, skunk, musk- “May we continue to improve our rat, ermine and mink are trapped | institution in the exploitation in/for their fur within sight of big surgery and general medicine.” | American cities says the National The report, which showed an es- Geographic Society, | timated net worth of $104,395.96, follows: MONROE GENERAL HOSPITAL February 18, 1954 Key West, Florida ASSETS General Fund Assets— Cash in Bank—Payroll Fund _. General Fund Account — Petty Cash Fund Cash Undeposited __. 1,903.00 Due from Patients from 1944 to 2/1/54 $226,234.92 LESS: Reserve for Uncollectable Accounts —. 144,153.77 82,081.15 Inventories: Food, Drugs and Misc. Supplies Prepaid Insurance (Est.) _ Total General Fund Assets Special Fund Assets Donations forDesignated Purposes Plant Assets at Appraised Values Land and ‘Buildings 9,000.00 3,217.05 a $107 AS8.08) 367.52 750,000.00 (City and County) a. pc WUE UST Te ee ee ene 3 LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH ‘und Liabilities Agcounts Payable—Trade _. Uncollected Withholding Taxes Total General Fund Liabilities Net Worth (Estimated) _ Special Funds Principal Donations for Designated Purposes _. Plant Capital __ pee veces Uncollected Tax Levies (Estimated) Total Liabilities and Net Worth 24,000.00 $881,804.00, 104,395.96 367.52| 750,000.00 | 24,000.00 -.- $881,804.40) Cifelli’s Italian Restaurant SERVING THE FINEST IN ITALIAN FOOD Non-Fattening Spaghetti ALSO ADDED LENTEN SPECIALS Open 4 to 9 P.M. Daily, Except Monday 920, TRUMAN AVENUE at ALL GROCERS RADIO anc CIFET. a we: LI T.V. Service Factory Methods Used— All Work Guaranteed Marine Radios & Asst. Equipment FOR PROMPT AND RELIABLE | SERVICE — SEE... 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Murphy said the West when the five Commissioners the State, shak- | ; |Navy had begun an. intensive in-| would be able to attend in a body. ing hands at all | places where he can meet one or Mat. 2 & 4:06 Night 6:12 & 8: Waiting For! more citizens, and conducting a vigorous letter-writing program, Jerry, as he is familiarly known throughout Florida, has served on | the Railroad Commission since 25,000 Miles Carlife Guarantee 1935. In the 1934 primaries he de- feated five other candidates, in- cluding the incumbent -commis- | sioner, and in the four elections since then has been re-elected by increasingly large majorities in the first primary. Carter was the leader in the, | famous Southern Governors’ Rate Available On AllNewCars | your Plymo uth - Af headquarters for value Navarro, Inc. 601 Duval Street TEL. 2-7041 | factured products on a parity with Case, which resulted in the first downward revision of freight rates for the South and which placed | freight rates on Southern manu- | similar rates from and within the North. Carter stated that this and other freight and utility rate | reductions which he has been in- strumental in winning have saved the people of Florida more than thirty-one million dollars. The | Florida Railroad and Public Utili- ties Commission which he heads | has refused to- grant more than half of the rate increases sought which represents an additional saving of more than nineteen mil- lion dollars, declared Mr. Carter. | _ He started his business life as a peddler at the age of 10, moved to Florida at 21, and quickly became active in public affairs. He and Mrs. Carter, the former Mary Frances Holifield of Pensacola, are the parents of seven sons, all of whom attended the University of | Florida. He has been State Hotel Com- missioner under Governor Catts, Hardee, and Martin, and is the | only man in Florida to win re- appointment to this office. As Hotel Commissioner when Florida | was first establishing itself_as a great tourist state, Jerry Carter | began many of the prime aids to tourism, including state advertis- ing, the first building, electrical, plumbing and sanitary codes, and @ modern system of hotel “mec- tion. vestigation into the breakdown ‘of; “In view of the above it is re-| its security machinery, Capt. Mur-|quested that if you desire to meet] phy says the photos should not|with the Board here in Key West have been taken, |that you please notify me of the Apparently it was okay for me date and time so that I can have to go through the gate on the Navy! the entire Board present at such a Annex. ‘meeting. Ledr, Donald G. Horsntan, se- “‘Assuring you of the desire of curity officer of the Naval Sta- \the Board to cooperate in an ef- tion, told me by phone this morn. |fort to satisfactorily establish a| ing that my photo was posted at |fair landing fee rate at Meacham hte gate and that I had permis- |Field, Iam sion to enter the Annex. | A photo of Finch is not posted! at the Annex gate. However, the sentry passed both of us. Capt. Murphy—and I agree with) him—said the Navy was seriously | concerned with its security, ; It is my guess that the Navy is cit: investigating how and why Finch |to covered trucks. and I were permitted into the | Lang pointed out that by using a area and why no one made any jcovered truck—the city has one objections to Finch taking photos, such vehicle at the present—one | I told Capt. Murphy that we had) man can ‘be eliminated from the| talked with the officers at the heli-|crew of the truck, and the city| copter squadron. jwill save at least $2500 annually. { y i “Sincerely, “Gerald Saunders, Chairman “Board of County Commissioners, | “Monroe County, Florida.” EARLY START MADE (Continued From Page One) y’s garbage fleet be converted He said: | “IT don’t mean to be critical, but evidently they forgot that on rae ay of that magnitude—of | national interest—all blicit should be handied thewen ay | Public information office. | don’t think they realized that ét HS-1.”” | But to get back to the confiscated | Photos. I | that the photos were not in good taste. They showed a messy crash scene—just what you would expect such a news photo to show. | _ Anyway, as I understand it,\ it! is not the content of the photos that is at question. It is that the Navy's security slipped. The city manager added that some of the city’s present truck | chassis can be converted to “cov-| ered” operation. Lang also said that such trucks are considerably more sanitary than the older type, Lang said that he also hopes to in-| clude a provision for improving the | city hall in the current budget. He | pointed out that the firemen’s quar-| ters are unsatisfactory, there is a shortage of office space and that} a women’s toilet is needed. | TODAY ONLY JEFF CHANDLER MARILYN MAXWELL vem JOHN SUTTON -JAY C. FLIPPEN -SCAT MAM CROTHERS: Fox News Cartoon Box Office Open: 1:45 - 9:00 P.M. Daily 3:45 - 9:00 P.M., Wednesdays CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE. Gold sells for about $500 a pound. 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