The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 4, 1954, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 61 VOL. LXXV No. 54 The Work Of A Real “Cut-Up” THE SOUTHERNMOST NE Che Key West Citis WSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1954 Key Wester To Greet Delores Tn New York Drive For Funds To Provide Care For Blind Baby Is Continuing When little Delores Disg-| -- diertt and her parents step they will be met by a form-| er Key Wester, Jerry Navar- ro. Mr. Navarro is the sec- retary of the New York Elks Lodge and has arranged for accommodations for the family near the doctor’s of- fice. GONZALO BEZANILLO, 517 new wardrobe after an unidentified person invaded his home Sunday and mutilated 22 suits of clothing. Then the prankste! edo, 109 neckties, ten pairs of shoes and 20 new pairs of socks in the bathtub before filling it with water. Bezanillo was in can’t prove it,” he moaned—Citizen Staff Photo. Local Resident Loses Wardrobe To Scissors-Wielding Prankster 22 Suits Are Mutilated By Playful Cut-Up By JIM COBB “Who hacked up the hab- erdashery?”’. That’s the question that Gonzalo Bezanillo, 517 Eliz- “abeth Street is asking after an unidentified cut-up in- Waded his home and played around with a pair of scis- sors, causing the following damage to his wardrobe: 1, 22 suit coats slashed and completely ruined. 2. Four pairs of trousers mutilated, 3. One overcoat slashed to ribbons. 4, Two hats, (one Pana- ma and one of the felt var- iety) riddled with holes. One brand-new tuxedo, ten pairs of shoes, 109 neckties, and 20 pairs) of brand new socks dumped into) a water-filled bathtub, ended up| as a soggy pasty mass of glop.| The Key West Elks Lodge con-| tacted the New York Lodge and asked Mr. Navarro to meet the’ Disgdiertts. Delores’ fund now stands at $2038.30. This money has been contributed since February 12 when the baby’s story appeared in The Citizen. Elizabeth Street, faces the prospect of purchasing a complete 1 caused the damage shown above by dumping a brand new tux. Cuba at, the time the caper was cut, “I know who did it but I ee the Key West Kennel Club, has/ announced that members of the| Officers’ Wives Club will be at the) track Saturday night to accept con- tributions for little Delores, The Fleet Reserve Auxiliary will} sponsor a hillbilly square dance at the branch home tomorrow night! with all admissions going to De- off the plane in New York,| : Max Carey, general manager of|* They Lent A Hand lores. | Mrs. Jasper Walker, mother of Baby Jasper Walker, who was sent to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Min-, nesota, last year is giving Delores) a warm snow suit that was given! to her son for the trip north. | The OES made a contribution of $20 to the Delores fund instead of| $5 as previously reported. | \ District Oratorical Contest Of Legion Set For Saturday Hilario Ramos, Jr., Will Compete With Dade County Winner Bricker Says “Lobbying” Defeated Bill is Final plans for the all affic Case, wegion’s 17th Annual figan ocaooi e r . Oratorical Contest, District level, A Ki | have been completed, This contest gainst ne | will be held at the Key West High aae s | ‘ School Auditorium on Saturday oF D d i Ohio Senator 7:30 p. m. S Dismisse \ Tells Bar Assn. ‘This will be the first time in | Gesiate Mote “| three years that Key West has Caro Hears Pleas | been honored with the District Of Guilty Toda } Was “Round 1” level of the contest. Aion ¥ i : There will be two contestants) In Criminal Court | ATLANTA (#—Sen, “Bricker (R-|competing for the seat in the Area Ohio) declared today that “furi-\contest to be held at a later date|_A traffic charge against Dave ous lobbying” by the White House|in March. The Dade County win-\King, candidate for the iegislature and State Department brought ner and the Monroe County winner.|@"d former city manager _ here, about the hair-line defeat of a ‘The contest from Dade County|Was dismissed today by Judge constitutional amendment on the| will be Ed Ludacer, 17, of 1911, Thomas S. Caro. | treaty power last week. |S. W. 63rd Avenue, Miami. He is) King was charged with failure But, he added in remarks pre-'g senior at the Coral Gables High| te have his car under control. pared for a regional conference of school and will represent the Co-, The case involved a minor traf- ate vote last Friday was only'No 79, He is a member of the, ™&m, R. A. Cook, was fined $10 |“round one’ in “a fight to protect Key Club, National Forensic Lea-| °F 10 days for failure to give a our Constitution against abuse of gue, Spanish National Honor Soc-| hand signal. King’s car bumped jthe power to make treaties and/iety and the Student Council the rearvet Cook's, car. | executive agreements. _. | The contestant from arises Other guilty pleas heard by The next rounds, Bricker said,! Clunty will be Hilario Ramos, |Judge Caro today and the penalties will involve: | Jr. of 211 Duval Street, Key West, |WeTe: the American Bar Assn., the Sen-|conut Grove American Legion Post! fi¢ accident in which another | RADIO STATION OWNER, JOHN SPOTTSWOOD, right, gave the time, City Commissioner Lou result was a check of over $1500 to aid The little Delores Disgdiertt. the check. Delores will leave Tuesday morning Carbonell, left, presented the program, and the Citizen and the Lions Club in raising funds for Albury and Citizen reporter Sue Jones accept for a New York hospital—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. Seaman Loses Out In Last . Desperate BidFor U.S.Entry Breaks Even On | Austrian-Born Man Memorial Rites —_1s Lost In A Maze Hel d For Men | Of Immigration Laws, Boundary Changes Killed In Crash BALTIMORE (® — The Trojan Seaman sailed from Baltimore to- Memorial services were held to- day with Charles Slanina, 56-year- day for the six Navy men killed ld Au ae pene still ay i ch of « aboard after a last desperate at- Edey aa cian oa heli-'sempt to re-enter the United States. Eons | Without a country he wants to Catholic services were held at 2\call home, Slanina- finds himself |p. m. and Protestant services at|trapped in a maze of immigration \3 p. m. Both services were in the laws, changing political boundaries Seaplane Base Theater. and costly mistakes dating back Among those at the Catholic ser- more than three decades. vices were Cdr. Harry Gallagher, executive officer of the Naval Sta-inut yesterday rejected Slanina’s tion. request that he be allowed to At the protestant: services were|leave the American ship for ex- Rear Adm. George C. Towner, com-itensive medical treatment here mander of the Naval Base; Capt. after doctors at the Public Health C. L. Murphy, chief of staff; and Service hospital found nothing of » Quick Communication, F GLASSIFIED Ads! You'll teach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . . . Just DIAL 2-566Iror 2-5662. PRICE FIVE CENTS City's Traffic Accident Rate Shows Upswing Over 1953, Reports Reveal | 112 Mishaps This Year Resulted In Injury To 12, Extensive Damage Key West’s. traffic acctf- |dent rate is on the upswing. | Asa result, City Manager | Victor Lang has ordered a full-scale accident reduction | Program with the objective |set as the lessening of the number of accidents here by |at least 50 per cent, “Last year we had an av- erage of 40 accidents per ‘month, but with the coop- jeration of all motorists—and pedestrians—we should be able to cut that figure in half,” Lang said. According to a tabulation made this morning by Charles R. But- ler of the city’s public service de- partment, 112 accidents have oc- {curred in the first 63 days of 1954 as compared with 128 during the ‘entire first quarter of last year. 12 Injured Those accidents have resulted in jinjury to 12 persons and $25,471 in property damage. And with three weeks remaining jin March, police and city officials jhave expressed fear that the 1953 first-quarter mark will be topped. Total number of accidents in 1953 }was 474. Two persons met death in traffic mishaps and 80 were in- |jured. Property damage was more than $90,000. Increased traffic over the city’s |5@miles of streets’ has-been blam-< ed by some for the January, 1954 record of 39 accidents, five injur- F lies and $13,340 in property damage, je" | February Toll \J ebruary Ca es During February, the accident toll soared to 60. Seven persons \were hurt and property damage jas a result of traffic mishaps amounted to $11,236. | During the first week in March, jseven accidents have occurred and ee 5 property damage of $895 has oc- The Sheriff's Department inves- curred, No injuries have been re- tiaged 94 cases and closed 94 cases ported. in February, it was announced to-! Lang is hopeful that the number day-in the ‘im z e of accidents occurring during the y i on prepare on the balance of the month can be held department’s activities. cat Lion president Paul Sheriff's Dept. Assortment Of Cases Handled | During Month Federal Judge W. Calvin Chest-| {down as a result of his program. Her is a breakdown of the cases: Graphic Report A graphic report on the city’s accident situation has been pre- pared by Butler in the form of a huge traffic map to be hung in the City Court chambers. Each day, colored pins will be inserted {in the map to show the location ‘and type of accidents reported. | A comparison of this year’s traf- |fic record with the current acci- dent record will also be displayed. 3 deaths, 1 aggravated assault. 6 breaking and entering. 11 grand iarceny, 5 petty larceny, 2 auto thefts. 3 assaults. 10 embezzlements and frauds, 2 sex offenses. st “| 1, A reconsideration of the 60-31) ao oad pe orth # jvote by which the Senate rejected art mon mo did it, but I-ean't|*%@ Proposeu amendment. This Florida. He @ senior at the Key West High School and will represent Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, He is a member of the vot ae 8 |tally was on a version by Sen.! prove it,” he said. “I don’t know! George (D-Ga), greatly modified| \from Bricker’s original plan. The} or administration OP-| + the Beta Club and a member | J0 Phinessee, leaving scene of 2, Reintroduction by the Ohioan| of the Student Council. accident, $50 or 60 days and license lof an amendment designed to ac-| The public is cordially invited SUSPended for 90 days. complish his original objectives|and strongly urged to attend this. re but revised “in the light of the|Oratorical Contest between two iN& and driving on a revoked lic- lessons learned” in the five-week/fine youths of our country. The|@Mse, 60 days. Senate debate. importance of this contest today! Hubert H. Davenport, drunken- George’s substitute would have! cannot be too strongly emphasized, |2€SS. $25 or 30 days. |placed checks on the President’s|\These young men are carving a\ Robert M. Swede, reckless driv- power to make international agree-/way into society by this competi-/i88 $15 bond forfeited. whether to go crazy or laugh — so I guess I'll just laugh.” ” he added weakly. who operated the Theater here for more rs, had been in Cuba for several days. When he re- turned to his home shortly after moon Wednesday, he discovered \the damage to his extensive \ wardrobe. The person who caused the da- age, entered the house through| ments which might affect domes-|tion. They are the infants of yes-| & back door using a duplicate key, ¢ said, He set the time of the en: ance as between 7 and 7:30 p. m. day. Neighbors saw a light in room at that time, he revealed. “The person who cut up my lothes was a woman — I can tell y the way they are cut,” he opin- } “and she knew just what cloth- ing I liked best,” said Bezanillo Bezanillo admitted that he may be able to salvage the trousers — shorts are all the rage in South| were Florida this year, WANTED Wool Spotter Apply At Once COLUMBIA LAUNDRY Leonard K. Rushlow, failure tol (Continued on Page Two) register as a felon, six months. |. We aa Laubscher Goes an emergency nature wrong with | The sturdily built seaman admit- ted it was a desperate attempt to be readmitted to the land he has 7 matters involving families and Last year’s record: children, | Ist Quarter — 128 3 drunks, 2nd Quarter — 124 1 disorderly conduct. 3rd Quarter — 103 accidents, 2 gambling. 4th Quarter — 119 accidents. accidents, accidents, National Honor Society, Secre- tary of the Key Club, President |1°YS. William H. Gilley, drunken driv- merce, today was in Washington V. M. Poore, drunkenness and \illegal parking, $25 or 60 days and \driver’s license suspended for 90 M To D.C. Meeting jealled home for 30 years. to] | He dejectedly told his story last Harold R. Laubscher, manager nee OR eE en omy bofcatter aaah of the Key West Chamber of Com- aaa Messroom: of the ‘Trojan See- It all started with a mistake, ‘a bad mistake I made,” he said. “I came over here in 1922 from Czechoslovakia and jumped ship. I worked as a machinist in New |York for a long time before I |took out my first naturalization for a meeting sponsored by the U.', S. Chamber of Commerce. The meeting is being attended by the presidents of State. Chamber of Commerce Executives Associa- (Continued on Page Two) | 9 auto accidents, 5 motor vehicle violations. 21 miscellaneous charges. The department handled 497 ra- dio messages and the departments six vehicles travelled 14,164 miles, Five men worked the 94 cases, Marathon C. Of C.| | A study of a report on last year’s | traffic situation would indicate that jexcessive drinking was a big fac- tor in causing accidents. The re- port shows that 244 persons were arrested for drving while intoxi- ‘eated. Of this number, 205 were {convicted on that charge, | Drunk Driving | Sixty drivers who had been jdrinking to some degree were in- \tic law, but did not involve the|terday, the youth of today and the lexecutive’s treaty-making powers. leaders of Community, State and |Bricker’s original amendment was|Nation tomorrow. aimed at the treaty powers aS! These boys have worked hard well, | to prepare themselves fo: The Ohio senator said the de-| (Continued on Page eerie ciding factor in the 60-31 vote/ “was the furious lobbying of| White House and State Depart- NOTICE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ment aides in the corridors of the Capitol, in the Senate cloakrooms and by telephone.”’ He continued: ‘By this form of personal andj political pressure, enough votes This office is calling to the attention of any- one who is entitled to Homestead Exemption that April Ist is abso- changed to prevent the amendment from being sent fo the lutely the deadline for filing. {House of Representatives for its ' consideration. “Although the administration claimed that the amendment breached the traditional line of demarcation between legislative (Continued on Page Two) WROUGHT. IRON TABLE LEGS at Strunk Lumber 120 SIMONTON, Near Bank CLAUDE A. | GANDOLFO, Tax Assessor. 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Conklin, said that he last saw the camera yesterday morn- ing but when he returned to his room it was missing. Officer Ralph Maribona conduct-| ead the investigation. look T . |volved in accidents, 0 Hear Sheriff | A total of 971 pedestrians who were under the influence of alcho- Sheriff John Spottswood tonight|hol were arrested and 871 later will address the Marathon Cham-|convicted. Moving violations (1, e. ber of Commerce on law enforce-|reckless driving and speeding) re- ment in the country. {sulted in the arrest of 1529 per- _ The talk, scheduled for 8 p. m, Sons and the conviction of 1183, in the chamber building, will touch’ Parking and non-moving viola- on law enforcement problems and tions caused the arrest of 2938 per the progress that has been made Sons and the conviction of 2826, in law enforcement in Monroe, Another sore spot in the city’s County. traffic picture was hit-run mis- Sheriff Spottswood also will offi-|naps — 44 such accidents were re- cially announce the fact that a/ported Jast year, wary deputy sheriff will be stationed in the Marathon z . ——_ KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE Te Date 108 Hear C.B. HARVEY Speak Over WKWF Tonight March Accidents 7 Traffic Deaths Traffic Injuries 0 t 12 $25471 0 | Property Damage $895