The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 9, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable ciimate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV No. 58 Ns WHERE TWO ESCAPED DEATH—Two Navy men walked out crashed about 5 p.m. yesterday at one end of a Meacham Field runway when the engine stalled. second class, the pilot and owner, was unharmed. Hospital, where they were examined and released. THE of this wrecked Culver airplan His passenger, Daniel Markey, printer, second class, received a minor scratch on the forehead. Both men are attached to the USS Bushnell. George Faraldo, airport manager, drove the two men to the Naval ‘When the plane hit, the fuselage broke in two, folding back alongside the SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1954 The light plane Roy H. Kratt, lithographer, ie uninjured. Admission Of Newsmen To Navy Annex Called Security Violation A summary court martial was convened on the Navy Station today to try an 18- year-old Marine sentry who admitted two newsmen to the Navy Annex when six Navy fliers died in the crash of two helicopters. The Marine, Pfc. James R. Fox, 18, of Huntington, W. Va., was accused of not carrying out his guard orders, IN THE The Key West Citis U.S.A. Marine Sentry Up For Court Martial Today Little Delores Is On Her Way Little Delores Disgdiertt and her parents left Miami this morning on their way to New York where Delores has an ap- pointment with Dr. Ramon Cas- tro Viejo, who will try to save the baby’s eyesight. George Faraldo called from Miami to say that they were aboard the Safeway plane that will fly them to New York. Faraldo drove the family to Mia arly this morning when the inclement weather made it i | @{ tenants or\workers. | DIAL 2-566? or 2-5662. biyers and sellers— PRICE FIVE CENTS County Officials Will Go Thursday For Airlines Talk With Governor Letter Okaying Service Here By Peninsular Airlines Is Expected Only a letter from G ov. Charley Johns is hold- ing up the start of a new air service here and that letter is expected to be forthcoming Thursday. John McDonough, manager of Safeway Travel, Inc., | representatives of Peninsular Airlines here, today said a group of county officials will fly to Tallahassee Thurs- day to call on Gov. Johns and pick up the letter okaying Na In Full Power In Egypt Now CAIRO i — Maj. Gen. Mo- hammed Naguib took all his old jobs back today in Egypt's mili guib Is Back | the new service here. The letter will authorize Penin- jsular to fly regularly scheduled ‘service between Tampa-Miami-Key West. The Peninsular plane will fly in- to Meacham Field Thursday morn- ing and then takeoff for Tallahas- see. The plane is expected to re- turn later Thursday. As many county commissioners as possible wil! make the trip. Ber- nie C. Papy, state representative, and Paul Sawyer, county legal ad- iviser, also will go. | tary government. The man who| Ready to Start deposed him 12 days ago, Lt. Col.| McDonough said the line is ready Gamal Abdel Nasser, stepped back|to start service immediately. The impossible for him to fly them Ellis Finch, photographer, and| to the city. Denis Sngigr, reporter, both of The| Key West Citizen, were admitted) right wing, After leaving the hospital, Krait returned to the crash scene to search for his hat.—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. ——~ | US. Grants County School Funds Federal Aid Amounts To $127,477 For *34 Operations ‘The United States Depart- aw menp..of flucation has granted the Monroe County school system $127,477.97 for this year’s operation, That information was con-| tained in a telegram to The| Citizen from Senators Spes- sard Holland and George Smathers and Representa- tive Bill Lantaff today, They said that the money is being granted to the coun- ty under the provisions of Public Law 874, which pro- vides federal funds for “im- pact areas” where there is a large concentration of mili-) tary personnel, | The Congressmen added} that $95,608 has been certi- fied for immediate payment to the county, Monroe County’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Horace 0’- Bryant said today that this year’s amount is only slightly higher than last year, He added that the money may be spent only for the operation of schools and not for building facil- ities to take care of the county’s Rep. Papy Thanks Gov. Johns For Ordering Road, Toll Bridge Audit Sausagé Swiped, Man Pays Fine The price of meat is going up. At least that statement is true for a local man who was as- sessed $105 yesterday for a single can of Vienna sausage. That was the amount of his fine in ded guilty to stealing the sau- Sage from a local super market, He had the alternative of pay- ing the fine or spending 90 | Judge Enrique Es- quinaldo, Jr., fined the man saying that he “had no alter- native—there are too many re- Ports of thievery in local stores. The man said that he had been drinking when he lifted | the sausage. \ | ‘Housewife Faces Murder Charge In Death Of Children’ WATERVILLE, Maine (P®—A dis- traught young James Faces Vote Battle LOS ANGELES ®—A “hammer and tongs” battle is promised James Roosevelt in the race for the Democratic nomination for congressman from California’s 26th District, Ned Redding, 48, a community newspaper publisher and an- nounced Democratic candidate, declared yesterday: “The fight he (Roosevelt) has hammer and tongs manner.” Roosevelt surprised many politi- cal observers by winning the en- dorsement Sunday of the 26th Dis- trict Democratic Council. Redding had asked that his name not be asked for I will give him in al | Sends Wire Expressing Appreciation - State Representative Ber- jnfe C. Papy today sent a tele- gram of appreciation to Acting Governor Charley Johns for ordering an audit | of the books of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge Dis- trict. Mr.. Papy’s telegram: “On behalf of the people of Monroe County, I would like to thank you for order- ling an audit of the affairs to the Annex March 2, shortly after the 8:30 a, m. crash of the ‘wo helicopters from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron One, Capt. B. A. Adams, USMC, con- ducted the court martial. He said that.any information on the verdict would have to come from Maj. C, L. West, command- ing officer of the Marine Barrac! ere, Possible Penalty for such an offense is 30 days confinement or 45 days at hard labor and demotion to private. He cn also lose so of his pay. _ Fin annex to cover the crash. Finch made four photographs of the crash scene. He offered to de- velop the films at the headquart- ers of HS-1 on the Seaplane Base. However, he was told there was no darkroom there, Finch, and Sneigr, accompanied \by Lt. Jim Gibbs, public informa- tion officer of HS-1, drove to the office of The Citizen where the jfilms were developed. Negative Destroyed Finch voluntarily destroyed one negative that showed a part of a Gibbs took the processed film to the Naval Station for clearance \for publication, | e films were confiscated on orders of Rear Adm. George Tow- |ner, commander of the Naval ase. The Navy is conducting its own West said the maximum penalty} and Snetgr Sentereethe! of the Overseas Road and investigation of the security lapse.| Murder Trial Testimony On In Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE (#—Testimony began today in the first degree murder trial of Samuel J. Horn-' beck, 34-yeat-old escaped bank |robber and accused cop killer with 'a crimina)-recowd in at least six cities, siliaaie Hornbeck, a short, wiry, dark- {haired man, occasionally smiled at | relatives yesterday as Circuit | Judge Edwin L. Jones’ court spent \the day selecting a 12-man jury ‘which may send him to the electric chair. | An indictment charges that he jand a bank robbing pal, Myron| |Peter Goldman, shot and killed |Thomas A. Robinson Jr., 27, Duval | |County patrolman, in a gun battle! when trapped while holding up a bar. Goldman also was killed in the shooting. |" Although Robinson was killed by lonly one pistol bullet, the two- count indictment accuses both) Hornbeck and Goldman of firing! shot. One count says Hornbeck | killed Robinson; the other says {Goldman was the “principal in the first degree’’—the one firing the shot—and Hornbeck “‘the principal! | i | tn ++ tee mmemiarship he held Guidance Minister Salah Salem tensely announced Naguib’s rein- statement as premier and chair- man of the ruling Revolutionary Council. Naguib already had taken back the presidency after being ousted from all three posts ‘and placed under guard at home Feb. 25 on charges he sought to become a “dictator.” Salem a joint meeting of the Revolution- ary Council and the civilian Cab- inet late last night as though they had been nothing more than “a passing cloud.” Nasser, who had been ptesident during the three days of Naguib’s) eclipse and premier and council chairman since, said in an inter-) view today the full restoration of; (Continued on Page Two) KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE To March Date Accidents ...___. 16 115 Traffic Deaths __ 0 0 Traffic Injuries __ 6 Property Damage _$5,595 $34,011 There was but one traffic accident in Key West Monday, It involved a truck and a car in the second degree.” State Atty. William A. Hallowes; considered by the council because|Toll Bridge District and re-) ‘he did not consider the group rep- resentative. District convention endorsement is a new procedure for the Demo- crats, who heretofore have waited for the results of the primary elec- jtion, The primary will be in June. Further party opposition to |Roosevelt, recently accused by his jestranged wife of adultery, was. ex- pressed yesterday by Henry I. housewife who wrote Dockweiler, former treasurer of| spectfully request that the complete findings of the jauditors be published.” Gov. Johns ordered the investi-| jgation Monday in the wake of jment of the affairs of the district) which is responsible for the opera- | tion and maintenance of the 41 miles of toll road on the Overseas Highway. Capt. staff, today said the investigation is not complete. He said no char- ges have been filed against any Navy personnel, Officers Saw Photographer Several Navy officers were at \published reports of mismanage- the scene of the crash and saw) Finch taking pictures. Sneigr told the officers who Finch was and for what paper he worked. None of the officers told Finch Cc. L. Murphy, chief of} explained to prospective jurors: and occurred at the intersec- tion of White Street and Tru- said the incidents of) Naguib’s ouster were erased at} 18, man Avenue. Damage of $75 was the result. Happily, no- body was injured. Presently, Key West’s acci- dent rate is running far ahead of last year. For example in the entire first quarter of 1953, there were just 128 accidents. jthat a person convicted as a second! degree principal does not actually; fire the fatal shot but would be! “constructively present and would aid and assist the actual perpe- trator to commit the offense.) There’s no distinction between the two. They are equally guilty.” | . z pioaear The gun battle took place Dec.; With 23 days still remaining in 16. An officer passing a bar no-, the first quarter of 1954, there tioed a car Hornbeck and Goldman. have already been 115 accidents had been accused of stealing after| —resulting in property damage \schedule will start with one flight {in the morning and probably an- other in the afternoon, McDonough said. The fare from here to Miami will {be $8.15 plus taxthe same fare as is charged by National Airlines for the same flight. McDonough said Peninsular plans to time its flights here to coincide with flights of Aerovias Q to Hav- ana so passengers flying to or from the Cuban capital will have a min- imum of waiting time. Present Need ; Since Jan, 1, Key West has been \served by only one roundtrip flight ja day-by National Airlines, NAL cancelled three of its four \daily flights here on that date. The cancellations were effective jthe same day that a new rate sche- dule went into effect at Meacham Field. Part of the new rate set-up is a 50-cent charge for each passenger landing or taking off. NAL balked |over that point. The county complained to the Civil Aeronautics Board that NAL unlawfully changed its schedules ‘without giving a required 10-day notice. In a reply to the CAB, NAL de- nied the charge. CAB Suggestion The CAB suggested that the (Continued on Page Two) Mayor Harvey Tells Of Leading Band In Havana Mayor C. B. Harvey today said he got a big kick out of leading the high school band down Havana’s jmain street. Harvey went to Havana on the Cuban gunboat, Antonio Maceo, which took the Miami Edison high school band, the Key West high !school band, the Miami Police De. partment’s motorcycle squad, and fast-growing legion of school age|# Message that “God told me” to- the Democratic State Central Com-| = ‘ children, jday faced a murder charge in the) mittee, who was a leader of the harges Denied jofficers said the pictures woudjfour days earlier, At Savannah,| the year was only slightly more Increased Need bathtub drownings of her three! forces in 1952, | The seven man commission has| (Continued on Page Two) (Continued on Page Two) | than $90,000.) He pointed out that as a result/Children. | W. J. Bassett, secretary of the|consistently denied the charges) of stepped up Naval activities here,|, County Atty. Joseph B, Camp-| American Federation of Labor Los|and have advocated an investiga-| | 45 per cent of the county’s 4,615 bell said Mrs, Constance Fisher,|Angeles Central Labor Council, |tion to clear the commission. The | gchool children come from Navy|24, Would be arraigned in Muni-|said his organization has not yet audit will be conducted by the families or from families of civil-|ciPa! Court. made any endorsements but, in his/firm of Abess, Morgan Altemus |not to take pictures. One of thejescaping the Savannah, Ga., jail) of $34,011. (In 1953, damage for |notables to Havana for the start of the carnival season, The group returned here late yes- terday, Saturday night the Key West high school band led the Camparsag parade, ian workers at the Naval Station.| Richard Fisher, 6, his brother With the cost of instruction for Daniel, 4, and their sister Deborah, { each pupil set at $218, the federal 1, were found dead in their home (Continued on Page Two) government’s grant leaves county with a heavy ‘financial \ 1 the Yesterday by their father Carl, 33, | who smashed a door to gain en- Durden, There is slight chance of ‘ance. the - government increasing their annual appropriation, O’Bryant said. Only other federal aid, O’Bryant _ Richard’s body lay face down in the tub. The others were on jbeds, Campbell said Mrs. Fisher was said, was for the construction of/!Uddled in a blanket under a bed. additions to the Poinciana Truman Elementary schools, Gloomy Picture ture of Monroe County’s already two years to be felt, This factor, in addition to nor- mal promotions and the influx of echool-age children into the county. (Ceutinued on. Page Two) CLASSIC BALLET Languages PRINCESS NINA Children and Adults TEL. 2-3161 and O’Bryant painted a glooiny pic- overcrowded schools in the next when the increased birth rate of the war years begins! le said she had swallowed some liquid shampoo in a suicide at- tempt, but it had no serious effect. Fisher, a Maine’ Central Rail- Toad employe, was temporarily wrapping paper, her husband: (Continued on Page Two) SHEATHING and |FORM PLYWOOD at Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton St., near Coca Cola prostrated when he discovered the bodies and a note scrawled on Campbell said Mrs, Fisher wrote “It was so hard to do, but God | told me it was the only way I SPECIAL WE HAVE "J @& 1949 AND 1950 (Continued on Page Two) MODEL USED cars THAT MUST GO Price Range From $395 to $995 That Must Go! That Must Go! 6,000-MILE OR 6-MONTH GUARANTEE Lincolns - Mercurys - Fords - Chevrolets and Plymouths 1117 WHITE STREET &A-1 USED 235 SIMONTON STREET MONROE MOTORS, Inc. PHONE 2.5631 CAR LOT PHONE 2-5881 City Commissioners Approve First City Commissioners yest- erday afternoon in special session made the first step in the eventual paving of all the streets in the City of Key West. They ordered the pur-' chase of a_ self-propelled pulverized and asphalt mix- ing plant. Cost of the equip- ment is $13,795. It was estimated that this move may be the saving of some $350,000 when the 25 miles of streets are re-paved. Cost of having the job done by out-of-town firms on bids would run, on past experience, $525,000. It is expected that only $175,000 will be expended under present plans. Saving will be ac- complished by using city labor; having no engineer’s fees, etc, Company’s Guarantee Florida Equipment Company of 1 Phase In Repaving Of City Streets | Miami, low bidder, guarantees the; Mayor Pro-Tem Paul Roberts machine to produce, after suitable asked the city manager if the rolling, mixed-in place asphaltic breaking of the surface of the old concrete streets as good as those road would disturb the underpart of] recently contracted for by the the road. |City. Should the equipment not pro-; Said Lang: “It will make a bet- \duce the desired results, the Equip- ter foundation than before. We |ment Company must reimburse the should get a better base.” City in full for their expenditure.) Commissioner Louis Carbonell Commissioner Louis Carbonell wanted to be assured that the |made the motion to accept the streets would be just as good as Equipment Company’s bid. Motion those previously contracted for. is Suet Answered I. Fendle, sales repre- |Was seconded by Commissioner De- sentative of FEC.: “If mixture is laney, It was unanimously approv- the same, it will turn out the same ed. City Manager Vic Lang had’kind of streets as in the past.” recommended the purchase of the! The new equipment will arrive machine. F |within two weeks, and an engineer Commissioner Delio Cobo inquir-'from the company will show city ed of City Manager Lang if any employees how to operate same. other equipment was needed be-| city Manager Vic Lang has not Sides the asphalt mixing plant. lyet decided what street will be sur- New Roller Needed |faced first. It may be a street Lang said that a traffic roller where no sewer is to be laid, or should be added but that the pre- otherwise a street where the sewer sent roller the city has can do the construction has been accepted by job. the engineers, Harvey, the mayor of Havang and the Tampa mayor also were jin the parade, Others who made the Havang trip/ were Capt. C, L, Murphy, USN, and Mrs. Murphy; Mr. and Mrs. Julio Cabanas, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Baker and Cdr. and Mrs, Harold Brown, ———___————_____.. NOTICE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION This office is calling to the attention of any. one who is entitled to Homestead Exemption that April 1st is abso- lutely the deadline «for filing. CLAUDE A. GANDOLFO, Tax Assessor.