The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 11, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL, LXXV No. 60 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TH! JURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1954 EN. THE: — Che Kev West Cilis THE SOUTHERNMOST: NEWSPAPER U.S. A. reach For Quick--Gommunication, Use CLA; eS ¢ : TAL 2-861 or 2-562. Ads! You'll and sellers— “workers ... Just buy PRICE FIVE CENTS National Leader Makes Visit ~ To Local Fleet Reserve Unit Vice President Of Nat'l Association Inspects Branch Michael F. “Mike” Catania, na- tional vice president of the Fleet Reserve Association, is in Key West for a formal inspection visit of local Branch 56. He will speak at the regular business meeting to- night, The Key West visit will mark the end of a long series of visits highlighted by an Open Forum con- ducted in the Norfolk Tidewater area, At that affair, Catania spoke ‘before a huge audience including five admirals, several captains, commanders and Marine officers, as well as high civil officials of that area, Purpose Of Visit 2 The major purpose of the vice president’s visit will be to look over the’ branch, its Home, meet its officers and members, learn their desires, and get opinions re- lative to ways and means of aid- ing the Navy career men in their quest to hold the line on “fringe benefits as well as other matters.” Catania was elected by ananim- ous vote to his present office at the’ Fleet Reserve Association’s 26th National convention in New York City last September. He has already been nominated for the of- fice of National president of the Association for the ensuing year, Long-time Member Mike Catania is a long-time ac- tive member of the Fleet Reserve Association. He is past president of Branch 25 of Newark, N. J., and has served for several years as the national chairman of the Memorial Day committee. He is a Sen. Franklin Outlines State Government Tells Jaycees Of Functions Of Legislature During Address “The biggest business in Flori- da is your state government,” Sen- ator James A. Franklin told the Junior Chamber of Commerce at their regular meeting last night. Sen. Franklin is a candidate for re- election to the senate from the 24th District. Senator Franklin pointed out that about $275,000,000 in taxes, “This great sum of money, along with other funds appropriated by the federal government -will be spent by state agencies for opera- tion of the state and for the main- tenance of the various services rendered by government to its ci- tizens,” Sen, Franklin said. “Each of you, therefore, has an interest in your government and who runs it,” he added. “The Senator went on to say that the state legislature determines what taxes citizens will pay and the manner in which tax money will be spent. It meets for a period of 60 days every second year and is composed of a House of Repre- senatatives of 98 members and a Senate of 38 members. During the 1953 sessions, of the legislature, 3142 bills were introduced and con- Visiting Admirals Leave For Norfolk After 4-Day Visit Two rear admirals left today at 1 p. m. to return to Norfolk, Va., after a four-day tour of naval ac- tivities here. They were RAdm. Harold D. Baker, Commander Operational. Development Force, and RAdm. Harry B. Temple, Commander Car- tier Division 16, They were accorded full honors yesterday at the Naval Station Ad- ministration Building. Other officers who accompanied the admirals included Capt. Char- f les D. Stephan, Capt. W. L. Tagg, Capt. E. G. Campbell, Capt. Isaiah M. Hampton, Capt. Ben W. Sar- ver, Cmdr. E. A. Simpson, Cmdr, Shelton R. Beacham, Cmdr, F. J. Ruder, Lt. Omdr, Austin N. Volk, Lt. Ord Kimzey Jr., and the group’s pilot, Lt. Newton C. Kline, Judge Throws The Book At Youhg Offender ATLANTA — Judge Charles Bruce went the limit with a youth who admitted striking a blow that ‘Put out the good eye of a one-cyed man, Hugh L. Smalley, 18, pleaded} guilty to assault and battery yes- terday and Bruce gave him all the Yaw allows for this misdemeanor, 18 months imprisonment and a $1,000 fine, The judge called the offense against -partly blind Frank Rice, %8, “dastardly.” Rice testified that he was sitting | fm a parked auto and observed Smalley trying to let the air out of the tires. He remonstrated, he said, and Smalley thrust his fist through the car window and struck him in the left eye. | Ris right eye, he explained, had been removed when he was 7. He ean now distinguish only bright | lights with his left eye as a result | of the blow, he said, Eye Specialist Will Be Here For Consultation Saturday, Mar. 13 For Appointments Call Dr. J. A. Valdes TEL. 2-7821 sidered by its members. Many of these bills contained hundreds of pages. Each member of the Senate is assigned to several committees, some members serving on as many as many as a dozen committees. “During a short 60 day session, a member of the Senate must at- tend committee meetings, sessions of the senate and should read and analyze the numerous bills that are introduced and determine his posi- tion and vote with reference to each bill. “In this situation, unless a mem- ber of the senate has a background of experience that prepares him for service in the senate, several sessions will be required before he can be of any particular service to his district. “With my background and long experience in serving you, coupled with the further fact that as a member of the 1955 Senate I will) be fourth in seniority, I will be in a position to secure greater recog- nition for our District and to con- tinue to render efficient service to all the people of the District. “In the 1955 Sessions of the Leg- islature the Senate is required by} the Constitution to re-apportion rep- resentation. I have been working for a number of years to create Monroe County into a Senatorial District, and hope in the 1955 Ses- sion that this can be accomplished. I pledge myself to work to that end. “I am for continued liberal sup- port for public school education, believing if we properly educate our children we will cut down on delinquency, crime and expendi- tures for welfare. “The Constitution of Florida should be greatly revised or com- (Continued on Page Two) Coast Guard Will Set Ship’s Fate NEW ORLEANS (®—The Coast} Guard was expected to, decide to- | jday whether to try to save the| fishing vessel Earline G of Tampa, Fla., or sink it as a menace to| navigation. Three men were rescued from | ‘the sinking ship about 60 miles! south of the mouth of the Missis- sippi River last night. They were | identified ps Duke Fernandez of | Marietta, Ga., a co-owner; Paul Weaver, Tampa, and Perry B./ Livingston, Jacksonville, Fla, They will be taken to Key West, Fla. The Coast Guard said apparently Jonly the fuel tanks were keeping the vessel from sinking and that it| Traffic Deaths -___ would be sunk if it could not be pumped out or towed. CEMENT, LIME and PLASTER at Strunk Lumber 120 Simontc® GBepet, near Bank — . WILLIAM PRIMROSE Community Concert To Feature Violist William Primrose Here ° New Italian Gov't Backs EDC Treaty By JAMES M. LONG ROME (#—Premier Mario Scel- ba’s month-old government had the approval of Parliament today to push for a knockdown fight on ratification of the European De- fense Community Treaty, The Premier won a final parlia- mentary vote of confidence last night. In a stormy session, the 590-member Chamber of Deputies approved his program of mild social reform at home and con- tinued ties with the West by a 17-vote margin. Scelba pledged to rally his back- ers quickly for approval of the EDC pact, which would bring West German troops into a one- uniform army with Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. But it probably will be several weeks before he can clear the way through the maze of com- plicated domestic issues confront- ing his wobbly four-party coali- tion government to get final action on EDC. With the thin majority the 52- year-old Christian Democrat Pre- mier commands, it will not be easy to push through his domestic program, And the fight over EDC may be the toughest hurdle of all. Plagued by the Communists and fellow-traveling Socialists on the left and the Monarchists and neo- Fascists of the right, Scelba man- aged to win a vote of confidence in his policies last night 300 to 283. The 334-member Senate gave him a bare five-vote margin of approval Feb. 26, Confirmation by the deputies last night brought at least a tem- porary halt to the government crisis which has plagued Italy ever since the June 7 elections cut the props from under the pro-Western, center-of-the-road regime of Scel- ba’s long-tinte mentor, Christian Democrat leader Alcide de Gas- peri. KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE To March Date Accidents __. 19 118] a t) Traffic Injuries _. 6 18 Property Damage _$5,805 $34,221, The number of accidents in Bt West rose by just one yesterday. That accident occurred at Geor-| gia and Pine Streets and resulted | |ween a vehicle failed to stop for| a sig. Damage was $95, ‘ ‘ March 18 Date Slated For World-Famed Artist Here The famous viola player, Wil- jliam Primrose, appears here on Thutsday, March 18 at the Con- vent Auditorium in the course of his first American tour in over a year and a hali. During his ex- tended absence from this country he has played in Great Britain, eight countries of the continent and Israel. His current engagements include appearances as soloist with the Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cincinnati Sympho- ny, Minneapolis Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Omaha Sym- phony, TriCity Symphony and To- ronto Symphony Orchestras, European Tour In the summer of 1950 Primrose was featured at four major Euro- pean festivals; the Aldeburgh Fes- tival, England (where he played a Piece written especially for him, called “Lachrymae,”’ by Benjam- in Britten, composer-condactor of the festival); Edinburgh Festival, Scotland (where he gave Europe’s first performance of the Bartok Concerto); Lucerne Festival, Swit- zerland; and Venice Festival, It- aly. During 1951-52 he appeared in ten countries: Switzeriand, Hol- land, Great Britain, Norway, Swe- den, Denmark, Germany, Italy, France and Israel. New Concerto By the end of the season he had given thirty performances of the Bartok Viola Concerto, which the violist had commissioned from the composer just before he died and which he had introduced to America with great success on December 2, 1949, with the Min- neapolis Symphony, During the spring and summer | (Continued on Page Two) PARROTT ATTENDS TURNPIKE MEETING Milton A. Parrott, candidate for state senator from the 24th Dis- trict is in Miami today to attend the turnpike meeting, it was an- nounced, Governors from 15 states will at- tend the meeting. Parrott said he } had been asked to address the j meeting. He said he will’ confer with Gov. Charley Johns today in jreference to the removal of tolls on the Overseas Highway. .Jevening. The observance will (County Officials Still Hope To Get Governors O.K. On New Air Service California Paper Sends $30 To Pay Marine Sentry’s Fine Legion Plans Anniversary Celebration ), 35th Birthday Of ¢- American Legion To Be Observed Plans for the observance of the 35th anniversary of the birth of American Legion were completed at the regular meeting of Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28 on Wednesday be celebrated during the week of March 15. Post Commander Bethel P. John- son has appointed Legionnaire Ken- neth Browning as General Chair- man to be assisted by Legionnaires Alan Dunsmore; Carl Sawyer; Nel- son Cannon; William Goad; Jud- son Stephens and Lewis Bays. The program will include a ra- dio address; a proclamation by Mayor designating the week of March 15 - 21 as American Legion Birthday Week; news releases re- lative to the Legion; and a gala Birthday dinner at the Legion Home on Stock Island on Sunday afternoon, March 21. The birthday j cake for the party will be furnish- jed ‘wireueh the courtesy of Legion- naire Herman Gordon, a member of the American Legion for 35 con- séeutive years. Entertainment will be under the direction of the Post Adjutant Norman C. Kranich, The Arthur Sawyer Unit No. 28 American Legion Auxiliary will join with the Post during the week- long celebration of the birth of the American Legion. During the meeting on Wednes- day evening, 2nd Vice Commander Judson Stephens was nominated for the office of 10th Legion Dis- trict Executive Committeeman to be selected at the District Confer- ence to be held at Miami on April 25. 1st Vice Commander Antonio Ar- ango Jr. announced that the 1954 State Finals of American Legion Junior Baseball will be held in the City, Lewis Bays, Joseph Albury, and John B. Stratton, Jr., were named as members of the Post's House Committee. Commander Johnson announced that the first nominations of offi- cers would be received at the Post Meeting, March 24, 2nd and Final Nominations, April 14; and the An- nual Election, April 28. Vance C, Stirrup, General Chair- man of the Circus Committee, gave the final report of the Loyal Re- pensky Circus held under the aus- pices of the Post in the City on March 1 and 2. Melvin J. Edwards, Child Wel- fare Chairman, announced prelim- j inary plans for the annual Easter | party for children of Legionnaires, General Shepherd Visits Key West General Lemuel C. Shepherd, arrived at the Naval Air Station, |Boca Chica, at 3 p. m. today. | General Shepherd is completing | an inspection tour of installations | in the Caribbean area and _his| | visit to Key West is an overnight | |stop on his way back to Washing-| ton, D. C. He was accorded full | honors on his arrival at the U. S. | | Naval Station, HOSPITAL CHARITY BALL Saturday, March 13, 9:00 ‘til 1:00 CASA MARINA TICKETS Grand Prize, 2 Round Trip Tickets To Havana ‘Door Prizes—— |uses are harmless Commandant U. S. Marine Corps, | sicness. Because they are alive, | | bodes, and how long such anti- |needed for one vaccination. If the Long Beach Paper Regrets It Can’t Restore PFC Rate A California newspaper today wired $30 tc pay the pay deduction of the Marine sentry who was court martialed for admitting two nesmen to cover last week's heli- copter crash, Also, it was learned today that the sentry’s sentence had been re- duced. At Tuesday’s summary court martial James R. Fox, 18, of Hun- tington W. Va., was fined $30, sen- tenced to 20 days confinement and busted from private first class to private, Fine Reduced Maj. C. L. West, commanding of- ficer of the Marine Barracks here, today said he had reduced the sen- tence to a $20 fine and 10 days confinement with no reduction in rank, This morning The Key West Ci- tizen received a telegram and a | Western Union money order for | $30 from the photographers and newsmen of the Long Beach (Calif.) Independent. Message Sent The telegram read: “Please use enclosed $30 to pay fine for Marine sentry James R. Fox who let reporjer and ‘photo- grapher into Naval Base for pix and story of helicopters collision. Strry unable do anything about getting his stripe back.” Ellis Finch, photographer, and Denis Sneigr, reporter, both Citi- zen staffers, were admitted to the Navy Annex March 2 to cover the crash of two helicopters which kill- ed six Navy fliers. The Navy Said Fox did not carry out his guard orders in admitting the news men. The reduced sentence can still be further reduced by Rear Adm. George C. Towner; commanding officer of the Naval Base, who can review the sentence. CANCER SOCIETY TO MEET AT LAUDERDALE The regional meeting of the American Cancer Society will be held tomorrow at Fort Lauder- dale. Those interested in attending may contact Mrs. Dorothy Daniels, Commander of Monroe County Unit of the American Cancer So- ciety, for transportation or addi- tional information, DETROIT (#—Dr. Albert B. Sabin, Cincinnati virus expert, to- day reported big steps toward a new kind of polio vaccine which mght give lifelong protection. He announced finding “tame” living polio viruses which have been used successfully in vaccine tests on monkeys. Although still alive, these vir- “cousins” of regular polio virus, and don’t cause they preumably would be far more powerful m creating protec- tive antibodies than killed viruses, such as -used in the Salk vaccine. The antibodies created by living virus could last for years even perhaps a lifetime Much more work needs to be done on this type of vaccine, Dr. Sabin, of the University of Cincin- nati Medical College, told the Mich- igan Foundation for Medical and Health Education. » He expressed opinion there are still some unanswered technical questions about the vaccine de- veloped by Dr. Jonas E. Salk of Pittfburgh. A main question is how effective killed viruses are in creating anti- bodies last, he said. Another is how many thousands or millions of killed viruses are number is too high, it may be impossible to supply enough virus to vaccinate millions of children! ~ Representative Papy Says Johns Will Take The Matter U p Soon Monroe County officia begin here. Tallahassee and met brief’ They returned here in the Gubernatorial Rivals Push For Support By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Three rival candidates were out wooing voters today for the Demo- cratic governorship nomination while Florida Republicans were still hunting some man to bear their party’s standard. The contest will get formally and officially underway at noon Monday, the deadline for qualifi- cation of candidates. As the Democratic campaign warmed up, it appeared unlikely that all three candidates would Set together on any of the three joint appearance opportunities aris- ing next week. Acting Gov. Charley Johns and Brailey Odham will speak one aft- er the other in Sanford Saturday night but Johfs’ aides said he won’t accept the challenge Odham sent him for a debate. The other candidate, LeRoy Col- lins, said he would cancel his North Florida appearances Satur- day if a three man question-and- answer session could be arranged but his campaign director said the Tallahassee senator wouldn’t do it “just to be in town at the same time as Johns.” Collins and Odham will appear together on two television pro- grams next week, Wednesday over WITV at Hallandale and Thursday over WIVJ at Miami but Johns’ schedule will put him in St. Pe- tersburg and Jacksonville those nights. A Collins, campaigning in West Florida yesterday, hit back at Johns’ complaint thai the Talla- hasseean had “‘criticized me be- cause I gave small raises to the lowest paid workers” of the State Road Department. Collins said he hadn’t been crit- ical of the raises but of the act- ing governor writing a letter on State Road Department stationery telling of the raises. “I assume they were made on the basis of need. But I object to (Continued on Page Two) Expert Reports Big Advance Toward Lifelong Polio Safety and young adults, Dr. Sabin said. The virus for vaccines now is grown only in monkey kidney tis- sue, he explained, and there is a limit to its availability, Dr. Salk is expected to report new findings on just such ques- tions at a meeting tonight in New Orleans. Dr. Sabin’s prepared paper did “not cine is not safe, He said the final answer wheth- er any vaccine actually gives pro-| tection can come only from care- fully controlled experiments on hundreds of thousands of children. Such tests of the Salk vaccine are scheduled soon, with support of the National Foundation for Infan- | tile Paralysis. The foundation sup- | ports the studies of both Salk and Sabin. | The “tame” viruses appeared | when huge numbers of dangerous | virus were being grown on kidney | tissue. | By special methods, Dr. Sabin | and co-workers found that some had changed or mutated—become | genetically different—so they lost | their polio punch, and these strains | were separated and continued. The studies must continue to| learn whether there is any chance | these viruses could change back again to become dangerous. Also, a search is being made to learn if nature already has created, inj} humans, any better strains of tame virus. imply that the Salk vac-| By DENIS SNEIGR ls today still held high hopes that a new air service—Peninsular Airlines—soon would A delegation from the county yesterday flew to ly with Gov. Charley Johns, Peninsular Airlines DC-3 late yesterday afternoon. The group, which includ- ed Bernie C. Papy, state rep- resentative, were seeking an okay from Gov. Johns for Peninsular to begin sched- uled service between here and Miami. Papy today said the group had a friendly meeting with the gover- nor and “expect to meet with him again soon.” Governor is Busy The governor was in a meeting of the parole board, Papy added, and did not have too much time. Papy also said that the gover- nor would have to take the matter up with the State Improvement Commission. The group had indicated they ex- pect to get a letter of okay from Gov. Johns yesterday. Today the matter has been temporarily postponed but it is be- lieved the okay will be granted shortly. John Called Favorable However, members of the dele- gation who met with Gov. Johns | said he was very favorable toward | the proposed new air service that woulg, see 2-passenger bC3's beim town Jere. - It was believed that the group would return for a second meet- ing with the governor in the near future, possibly within a week. Those who made the flight to Tallahassee yesterday included County Commissioners Clarence S. Higgs, Frank Bentley and Harry Harris. Paul Sawyer, county legal adviser, also was along. Three representatives of Penin- sular Airlines also were aboard. New Service Sought -The county commissioners have been seeking new air service for Key West since Jan. 1, when Na- tional Airlines dropped three of its regularly scheduled flights here. NAL balked at paying a 50-cent | per person charge for each pas- | senger landing or taking off at | Meacham Field. NAL and county commissioners met at the court house here Dec, 30, 1953, to discuss the new rate structure at the field. At that time, a National repre- sentative said the line would drop three flights if the 50-cent charge were applied. Cut Jan, 1 The charge went into effeet Jan. 1 and NAL cut its schedules the same day. | Later, the county complained to | the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington that NAL had unlaw- fully changed its schedules withe out giving the required 10-day not- ice, NAL, in its reply to the county's complaint, denied the line had une lawfully changed its schedules, NAL, in its reply,«told Robert (Continued on Page Two) RECRUITER TO BE HERE Staff Sergeant Charles A, Ka» niewski will be here next Monday and Tuesday to confer with anys | one interested in enlisting in either jthe Army or the Air Force. He | will be at the office of local board 48 between the hours of 9 a, m. and 2:30 p. m. on those days, ——_—______- NOTICE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION This office is calling to the attention of any- one who is entitled to Homestead Exemption that April Ist is abso- lutely ‘the deadline for filing. CLAUDE A, GANDOLFO, Tax Assessor.