The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 10, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the mosi equable climate in the country, with on ave! range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV No. 59 Peninsular Airlines pulled a quick switch late yesterday ai- ternoon and as a result a dele- gation from Monroe County to- day was calling on Gov. Char- ley Johns. The group originally was scheduled to fly to Tallahas- see tomorrow to call on the governor to secure a letter okaying the start of regular air service here by Peninsular Airlines. Travel! in DC-3 Early this morning a 32- passenger Peninsular DC-3 jJanded at Meacham Field. The plane took off at 8:05 rage a. m. and landed at Tallahas- see at 11:02 a., m. with these men aboard: County Commissioners Frank Bentley, Harry Harris and Clarence S. Higgs; Bernie C. Papy, state representative; Sheriff John = Spottswood; George Faraldo, airport man- ager; Paul Sawyer, county leg- al adviser; and Willard Saun- ders, Airlines Officials Also aboard the plane were three representatives of Penin- sular Airlines: W. R. Robin- son, Barfy Vaughn and Ron- ald Ames, Harry L. Dulin, Civ- THE il Aeronautics Authority rep- resentative also was aboard. The plane and the group are expected to return late today. John McDonough, manager of Safeway Travel, Inc., Pen- insular representatives here, said the line is ready to-begin immediate service here. Schedule Planned He added that there will be one morning flight and prob- ably another in the afternoon —both scheduled flights. The fare from here to Miami will be $8.15 plus tax. That is the same as the fare Three-man Committee Will Study Stock Island Zoning Move Follows Bid For Commission To Ban Carnivals, Etc. A three-man committee was ap- pointed last night to study the re-zoning of Stock Island. . The matter came up at the meeting of the county commis- sioners. On the committee appoint- ed by Gerald Saunders, chairman of the board of county commis- sioners, are the following com-} missioners: Joe Allen, chairman, Frank) Bentley and Clarence S. Higgs. Sheriff John Spottswood asked the commissioners to pass a res- olution barring carnivals, circuses and any type of rides. | Reason Asked Higgs wanted to know why. “Do you want to keep kids from fhaving fun?” Higgs asked with a W odesood told him he didn’t] want to deny kids any fun as long as the fun was wholesome but that he did want to keep undesir- eble characters out of the county. Last week the commissioners passed a resolution barring the establishment of any new junk! Dusinesses on the island. Bentley Asks Study Commissioner Frank Bentley said of the proposed carnival ban: “I'd like to think about it. I sug- @est we appoint a committee to study the whole matter of Stock Island and see what we want to| Paul Sawyer, county legal ad- wiser, said the present zoning flaws for the island were too gen-| (Continued on Page Two) Eye Specialist Will Be Here For Consultation Saturday, Mar. 13 For Appointments Call Dr. J. A. Valdes |} TEL. 2-7821 Weather Forecast Is Better Now Now that the sun is shining again, we can talk about yes- terday’s rain, It began at 2:05 a. m., ac- cording to Sam Goldsmith, the weatherman, and ended at 2:20 p. m. A total of 1.84 inch- es fell. Speaking of rain, Goldsmith dug around in his old records and found that the heavy Feb. 28 rain—4.04 inches fell here —was the most rain in a 24- hour period in February since 1902. Yesterday’s. water put the excess for the year at 2.84 inches and the March excess at 1.39 inches. Forecast: fair and warmer with gentle winds followed by happy tourists in bathing suits. ee Former Weather Bureau Man Is Here For Visit Gene Barto, who was weather- man here more than 30 years ago, is back in town. He’s here on a vacation but he couldn’t stay away from the job. Today he was in the weather bureau office here, giving Sam Golrsmith an assist with his work. Barto was in the weather bureau here from 1917 to 1920 when Gold- smith relieved him. On March 31, Barto will have put in 40 years with the weather bureau. He is married to a Key Wester, the former Julie Russell. ‘The Bartos are visiting here with Ellis Archer, 1030 Fleming St. Barto now is meteorologist in charge of the airport station at Nashville, Tenn. He also is sec- | tion director for Tennessee and the |river forecaster for the Cumber- land River. | here next November or December to stay after he retires from the weather bureau |Has Been Delayed | Che Ken West for the same flight on Nation- al Airlines. NAL now flies one roundtrip a day between here and Miami. Outcome Of Efforts Since Jan. 1, when NAL dropped three of its four daily flights here, the county com- missioners have been trying to get additional air service for Key West. NAL dropped the three ‘lights when the county start- ed a new rate structure at the field. Part of the new rates call for a charge of 50 cents for each passenger landing or tak- ing off at the field. Police Converge On Local Janitor Who Is Innocently Doing His Work Isidro Ginart wants everyone to gangster, not a Chicago torpedo or know that he is not a red hot even a burglar. He is the janitor at the high school. Ginart dropped by The Citizen Monday at 11:30 p. m., he was school following the performance of Department, office today and told this story: closing the front door of the high a play by the High School Choral Ginart said he had a little trouble getting the door to latch pro- perly. A neighbor, apparently thinking building called police. Three police cars responded, The police, who know Ginart, ex Someone was breaking into the plained to the neighbor. Ginart went home to 1107 Windsor Lane, S. Korea Asks Guarantee On Geneva Talks SEOUL (®—President Syngman Rhee has indicated South Korea will attend the Geneva conference on Far East problems but insists “we must have ironclad assur- ances there will, be no sellout of Korea.” He likewise makes no secret of his views that the April meeting “will achieve nothing.” And he voiced a “final warning” unification for endless while idle talk drags on.” The South Korean President said his country needed further infor- mation from U. S. Secretary of State Dulles before announcing its decision on the Geneva meeting. “As soon as information is re- ceived I think we shall be in a (Continued on Page Two) months Auto Inspection Key West's semt-annual auio in-| spections have been delayed in-| definitely because inspection stick- | ers have not arrived from a Chi- | cago printer, City Manager Victor | Lang said today, The inspections were te have be- gun Monday at the Number Two | Barto said he plans to be back’ Fire Station, Seidenberg Avenue | and 12th Street. Lang said that he will announe- jed shortly the beginning date for |the safety checks which are re-| | quired by city law. that South Korea “cannot wait for |, KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE To March Date 18 0 6 18 Property Damage _$5,710 $34,126 Accidents Traffic Deaths Traffic Injuries Two small traffic accidents yesterday marred the city’s traffic record for 1954. Both of them involved faulty judgment on the part of the drivers. A little more atten- tion to the other fellow could have averted them. 117) SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Cilis tenants For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— or workers. . Just DIAL 2-5661 or 2-5662. PRICE FIVE CENTS Colosimo’s Widow Goes Into Business With Slayer’s Wife Lang Gains New Respect For Cops “There are at least two local police officers I wouldn’t like to have shooting at me,” City Manager Victor Lang commented today. Lang made that comment this morning after a tour of inspection of the FBI police school at the Key West Pistol Local police and Navy law Club range on Stock Island. enforcement officers are at- tending the course this week. Lang named the officers as Patrolmen Harry Lee Baker and Mario Santana. Both placed 99 out of 100 shots in the center of the target—fir- ing from the hip. Marine Sentry Is Guilty In Security Case Admiral And Marine Major Will, Review Court Martial Decree :. The Marine sentry who admitted two newsmen to the Navy Annex to cover a helicopter crash was found guilty yesterday by a court martial. The sentry, James R. Fox, 18, of Huntington, W. Va., was charg- ed with failing to carry out his guard orders when he passed the two newsmen to the Annex, The court, conducted by Capt. B, A. Adams, USMC, set the pun- ishment at 20 days confinement, reduction to private (Fox had been a private first class) and a $30 pay loss, The sentence was announced by Maj. C. L. West, commanding of- ficer of the Marine Barracks here. However, Maj. West pointed out that the sentence was subject to review by himself and Rear Adm, George Towner, commanding of- ficer of the Naval Base. Either Maj. West or Adm. Tow- ner can reduce the sentence. Fox admitted two Citizen staf- fers—Ellis Finch, photographer, and Denis Sneigr, reporter—to the (Continued on Page Two) Bushnell Goes To New Orleans The USS Bushnell, tender for the |11 submarines of Squadron 12, de- 0| parted at 10 a. m. today for New | Orleans. The ship is expected in the Lou- ‘isiana city Friday and is scheduled to return here March 18. Capt. A. H. Dropp, commanding officer of Squadron 12, is aboard the Bushnell. The ship will conduct under way training exercises while en route to New Orleans. The Bushnell nor- mally operates in Key West wat- ers but occasionally makes trips to other ports in connection with training. STRAND “ HELD 1:55 & 4:05 Night 6:15 & 8:25 AIR CONDITIONED OVER Thru Saturday, March 13 CinemaScoPE Papers Filed With Circuit Court Clerk The widow of a slain man has found herself in the dubious posi- tion of being a business partner of the wife of the man who pumped four bullets into her husband here Jane. 8. She is Mrs. Janet Colosimo, wife of James Colosimo, known lo. cally as Jimmy Brown, who was slain by Ignazio Castiglia in a Du- val Street bar after an argument over money. They had been part- ners in an amusement ride enter- prise. Castiglia is being held in the Monroe County jail awaiting trial on a first degree murder charge as a result of the shooting, which he freely admitted to on the night it occurred. He has since pleaded not guilty. Amusement Enterprise In a letter to the office of the clerk of circuit court, Miami at- torney Max Engel asked that pa- pers being filed indicate that Mrs. Colosimo and Mrs. Anna Cas- tiglia are to be partners in a bus- iness to operate carnival rides. The papers indicated that the partnership would date from Dec- ember 4, 1953. The partnership agreement calls in the business and for Mrs. Colo- simo to give various amusement rides owned by her husband as her share of the capital in the enter- prise. "Debt To Be ‘Liquidated An $1,800 debt owned by her hus- band would be liquidated with Mrs. Castiglia’s investment, the agree- ment states. Contacted today, Mrs. Colosimo ed that “‘she is not too happy about the situation.” She averred that she hopes buy out her partner shortly. Asked if she was aware of the fact that any profit from the en- terprise would probably be plowed back into attorney’s fees in an at- tempt to free her husband’s ac- cused slayer, Mrs, Colosimo said “that she had no animosity for Mrs. Castiglia.” Commends Mrs. Castiglia “She is a fine woman and she has two fine daughters,” she said. But she would not comment on her opinion of Castiglia. Mrs. Colosimo has been operat- ing her husband’s carnival rides at (Continued on Page Two) to City Is Requested To Repair Flagler Avenue Damages The County Commissioners last night asked the City Commission to put Flagler Avenue into the condition they found it. The street has been torn up for weeks following the laying of a new sewer line. County Commissioner Frank Bentley told the meeting last night that the county had spent about $100,000 paving Flagler. He said he thought the city ought to re- |pave the street as it was before |the sewer was laid, | The county commissioners un- | animously passed a resolution ask- ing the city to repair the street. | In another resolution, the coun- jty commissioners asked the clerk |to write a letter to F. C. Elliott, | of the Internal Improvement | Board, requesting him to keep the | commission informed of the state’s efforts to retain oil rights in the Everglades Park area, OAK LUMBER and FLOORING at Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton, near in Bidg. for Mrs. Castiglia to invest $3,500 | verified the fact that she has en- tered into partnership. But she add- K.W. High School Bandsmen Score Hit In Havana Carnival Those Who Advocate Tolls Say County Now Gets Road “Free” Monroe County residents are apparently pretty well divided on the question of w hether or not the tolls should be removed from the 41 miles of highway now under the jurisdiction of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge trict. The subject has come in recently in the wake of repo! affairs of the district. Thos repeatedly denied will be County Saves Money On New Filing System Adams Sets Up Improved Files For Circuit Court Records A new system of filing iegal co- cuments in the office of Circuit Court Earl Adams which will save | the county an estimated $2,500 per | year, has been put into effect. The system, advocated by the Florida Circuit Court Clerk’s As- sociation, and authorized by a re- cent act of the state legisla:ure, is now in use in only five other | counties in the state. Adams set up the machinery for the new sys- |tem after a trip to Fort Lauder- dale, Broward County seat, to ob- serve its operation there, Storage Problem The new system offers at least a partial solution to the thorny pro- blem of where to store the coun- ty’s ever-growing stack of legal records. The present vault in Ad- ams’ office is overflowing with court records dating all the way back in 1823. County officials were pondering the problem of where to store records in the future when Adams proposed that the new sys- tem be installed. Briefly, the system consolidates about 12 different types of legal records into one volume just half the size of the old bulky record books. Records of all legal instruments in the past, including mortgage pa- pers, deeds, liens, satisfactions, etc., were filed in separate vol- umes measuring about 18 x 24 in- ches. Single Volume The new system files them ail (Continued on Page Two) It was a redetter day for the Key West High Schevl band in Ha- | vana Saturday, according to re- ports from those who were there when the group led the three-hour parade touching off Cuba's Carni- val season, The Key West band led hundreds jof other American students as well as Cuban students from all parts of the island who participat- ed in the “comparsas parade.” High Schools from Tampa and Mia- mi were in the line of march, as well. The local band donned pirate costumes instead of their regular band uniforms which set them apart from the other musical units. Leaders Are Pleased | And band director Harold “Doc” |Casterton was more than pleased with the musical notes which flow- jed from the student’s instruments. | Also beaming as he stepped along with the music was drill-master Joe Corneil. Both have worked | hard in recent months to prepare | |the school musicians for Tampa’s | Gasparilla Festival and the Hava- ‘na parade. | now “gots the dis- for considerable discussion rts of mismanagement of the e charges, which have been the subject of an audit by a Miami accounting firm shortly. And today, Cecil Webb, chairman of the State Road Board said that he will con- duct his own investiga‘ion and recommend that the trict be taken over by his board “if he finds that any of the charges are true.” Second Check It will be the second such in- vestigation by Webb in it weeks, On his last visit to the dis- trict, he pronounced everyihiug in order, The controversial quo whether or not the tolls continued is being ar. in Key West and up the k Those 2 favor retained hold that M road t is- n of Id be the fact tha Pay They point Cou ty re: that the cost of ntenance of the road is borne by those wio use it, Maintenance Need They also point ovi that if the Toad were turned over to the slate road department, maintenance might suffer. Reason for this, they say, is the fact that Key Wes lies in a “road district” which extends all the way north to Fort Pierce. , They hold that Key West would be competing for road funds to main- tain the highway with several other large counties and money might not always be available, — To Business Those favor the tolls bein, dropped maintain that it would he a boost to business since tourists and truckers would be encouraged to travel to Key West. They add that the State Road Department would be required to keep the Toads on the highway in first class condition, (Presently, Monroe County busi- hee _ truckers who have na-fide offices in Monroe eae tolls.) eee who say that the should be retained point to pin of the legislature which states that land owned by the district would revert to Monroe County when the district is dissolved, They say that park facilities like Bahia Honda and Pigeon Key can continue to be improved out of toll Tevenue and consequently increase in value, And yet another proposal has been advanced by another faction, This group goes along with the theory that legislation should be Passed turning the tol] district over to the county commission and the tolls left in force. The estimated half million net. revenue could then be turned into the coun. try’s general fund and taxation here could then be cut drastically, Some Monroe County residents are of the opnion that the low taxes would be a real boost t ty’s business, ae th ae Rodriguez Is New City Electric Controller Andrew Rodriguez, Sr., former treasurer of the Key West Gag Co., now is controller of the City serie sags it was announced 9 ast night’s meeting of the utili board, mo His new position was effective Feb. 16. Rodriguez lives at 60 Duval, C. B. Harvey Will Speak Over | The Key West band was the only one which was photographed | by the Havana press. | Mr. Cornell said that the Key | West Band was no different from | “Show Business” because at the/| last minute one of the Color Bear- | ers was taken ill. Since it was de-| creed that “the show must go on,” | |Pauline Braun saved the day by (Continued on Page Two) ' WKWF at 7:45 Tonight (Pd. Pol. Adv.)