The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 12, 1954, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 70° VOL. LXXV_ No. 61 THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE Che Key West Citise KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1954 U.S.A. ~ reach tenants or workers DIAL 2-5661 or 2.5662. For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll buyers and sellers— - - Just PRICE FIVE CENTS | State Road Chairman Recommends $80 Million Bond Issue For Four-Laning Overseas Highway City Electric Company Lineman Dies In Sigsbee Park Accident Thursday 13,000 Volts Course Through Victim’s Body Resulting In Instant Death TOP MARINE VISITS HERE—Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, oe eaten cia Com- mandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, holds a salute as he is ac- corded full military honors at the Naval Station.—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch, Housing Authority Will Ask Navy For Reduced Water Rate Scandal Rocks Shaky Italian Government By WEBB MCKINLEY ROME —Premier Mario Scel- ba’s shaky young government/ rocked today at the resignation of National Police Chief’ Tommaso Pavone after court . ted:imony linking him with Italy’s biggest postwar scandal—the mysterious death of high society party girl Wilma Montesi, . Resigning last night, Pavone in @ statement denied “indignantly end in the Most categorical man- per” allegations implying that he ra a a ind received gifts m—one of the men prominen: fm the case, . : He said he would take 1 ection to clear his name, aces It was & major headache for | (Continued on Page Two) RAUL'S DANCING Saturday Nighi , Pierre Duval and His Orchestra Finest Food in the Florida Keys Dinner Served from 5:30 - 10 P.M. The Key West Housing Authority will appeal to the Navy to sell them water at a reduced rate af- ter the Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission told them that they cannot cut the price because of a provision in a bond agreement they made in 1952. The Authority instructed general manager Vance C. Stirrup to con- tact Navy officials and ask them for the reduced rate at their re- gular meeting last night. _ Earlier, Stirrup, acting on the instructions of the board, had writ- ten Ernest A. Ramsey, general manager of the Aqueduct commis- sion asking for the reduction, His letter: “The local housing Authority op- erates 1098 units (761 war housing and 337 low cost) which consists of six different projects, The wa- ter distribution system to serve each of these projects was install- ed either at the expense of the au- thority or of the Public Housing Administration. The maintenance of each system is at the expense of this authority, _“The average monthly consump- tion at all projects each month is 8 to 10 million gallons and 7 to 8 thousand dollars. Computation of the amount of water consumed is verified by reading only eight mas- ter meters in lieu of 1098 individual meters by the Aqueduct Commis- sion. “The rates charged by the au- thority for water consumption is the same as schedule that applied to the general public with an ex- Ception, It is understood that Sigs- Park and Peary Court pro- cures water from the Aqueduct (Continued on Page Two) biel nde METAL LATH at Strunk fumbe A City Electric Company lineman was killed instant- ly yesterday when he brushed against a live switch and an estimated 13,000 volts of his body. electricity coursed through The accident was the first fatality for the company since 1988 when a workman was killed on White Street in a similar accident. It is the first such mishap since the city took over the electric system. Company officials identified the victim as Carl O. Nielsen, 47, of the Stutz Hotel. Commandant O Marine Corps Visits Here General Shephard Is Accompanied By Air Commandant On Trip overnight stop here, took off this momiing for Miami and Washing- ton, General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Lt. Gen. W. O. Brice, Assis- tant Commandant, USMC, for air, stopped here after a tour of Ma- rine ground and air maneuvers at Vieques, an island between Puer- to Rico and St, Thomas, Vingin Is- lands. The Marine fliers taking part in the six-weeklong maneuvers, which are held four times each year, are the Third Marine Air Wing, based at Miami. The ground forces are from the Second Marine Division, Camp Le- jeune, N. C. The two generals were accom- panied by Col. H. W. Buse, opera- tions officers at Marine headquar- ters. All three of the officers are stationed in Washington. The party arrived at Boca Chica, Naval Station, about 3 p. m. yes- terday and drove directly to the Naval Station. Rear Adm. George C. Towner, commander of the Na- val Base here, met the party at Boca Chica. At the Administration Building on the Station, Gen, Shepherd was given full military honors. Gen. Shepherd then inspected the Marine honor guard. He later cail- (Please sign your name & address) Return ballot to nearest AAA office, to the newspaper in which this ballot appeared or to the AAA.2898 & - “ et. The victim came here from Hyannis Port, Mass., and had been an employe of the City Electric System for about three weeks, The accident occurred at 47 Arthur Sawyer Road, Sigsbee Park. Fellow workmen..were unable to explain the cause of the accident. They said that Nielsen was atop a pole watching another lineman, Steve Spaller, 2602 Harris Avenue, who was at work above him chang- ing a connection, Workmen said that they heard a “funny noise” and saw Nielsen slump in his safety belt. He had apparently brushed against the switch. He was not wearing rubber gloves because he was not at work on the line. Resuscitation Try Fails The current passed through his left hand, through the left side of his body and out his left foot. Workmen immediately went to his aid and applied artificial respira- tion as they lowered him to the ground. But their efforts, as well as treatment with a Pritchard Ambulance pulmotor, proved fruit- less. Physicians af Monroe General Hospital worked over him for an hour and a half but could not re- vive the victim, Veteran Lineman Nielsen was.a veteran of 25 years as a lineman, Others in the crew when the ac- cident took place included fore- man H. G, Widener, J. F. Farley, R. S. Reeves and Spaller. Widener said this morning that he could not understand how the accident occurred. Unexplainable Mishap “Nielsen was an experienced ™man and we have the best and safest equipment that money can buy—it is just one of those things you can’t explain,” he commented. An informed source told The Citizen this morning that the amount of current that felled the victim would amount ‘to almost (Continued on Page Two) REP. PAPY ATTENDS ? TURNPIKE MEETING ” Bernie C. Papy, state represen- tative, yesterday attended the turnpike meeting in Miami. He represented Monroe County. WEBB PROBES TOLL DISTRICT—Cecil Webb (right), chair- i man of the State Road Department, meets Brooks Bateman, general manager of the Ovrseas Road and Toll Bridge District, before today’s meeting at the reports of irregularities in the Citizen Staff Photo, Finch, court house. Webb is probing operation of the toll district — Little Delores Has Second Examination By Specialists Today Voting Asked In Courteous Cop Contest MIAMI — New contenders for the title of “Most Courteous Law Enforcement Officer’? appeared this week in all classifications of the current American Automobile Association contest, it was an- nounced today by Robert J. Finley, manager of the AAA's South Florida Division. He said a partial “‘screening” of the heavy influx of ballots showed that the following uniformed offi- cers were in the running for the travel prizes offered winners in each of the following classifica- tions (by 1950 Census): 1. Towns of less than 2,500 popu- lation — Chief C. E, Griswold of Ft. Walton Beach. 2. Towns of 2,500 to 5,000 — Of- ficer Don Kiern of Vero Beach, and Patrolman S. V. McMillan of Palm Beach. 3. Towns of 5,000 to 10,000 — Patrolman Harry Booth of Winter Haven; Patrolman Cecil Miller of Pompano Beach, and Patrolman James Grantham of Delray Beach. 4. Cities of 10,000 to 25,000 — Of- ficer Valee of Ft. Pierce; Patrol- men H. C. Cash, Paul J. Barton, He said he believes the meet-| Lester Bullard and A. L. Burgess, ing at the Biscayne Terrace Ho-| all of Ocala; and all of the follow- tel will develop many good things |ing from Ft. Myers: Chief Burl for the county and the state. Papy | Underhill, Lieut. George Gallman, | added that he hopes to see the|Sgt. H. H. Raymond, and Patrol- turnpike extended from New York to Key West, | men C. B. Daniels, Wallace Hen- (Continued on Page Two) NOTICE! Tangible and Intangible Personal Property We are calling to the attention of every person, firm or corporation in this county that has control, management or custody of tangible or intangible personal property that April 1, 1954 is absolutely the deadline for these returns. Also if “hese returns are not filed they bear a 10° penalty and the ax Assessor will set the valuation. CLAUDE A. GANDOLFO, Family Expresses Heartfelt Thanks To The Citizen By JACK M. LEVINE NEW YORK CITY — Baby Delores Disgdiertt whose mercy flight to New York City was made possible by the generosity of Key Westers, was scheduled for her second appointment with eye doctors, here at 10:00 a. m. today. Delores, accompanied by her mo- ther and father, Alba and Abelar- do, arrived on a Sky Coach-Safeway plane at Marine Air Terminal, La Guardia Airport at 6:15 p. m. Tuesday evening. They were met by Disgdiertt’s old- er brother, Mario. This reporter and wife, Anne, also were at the | airport. | ‘God bless the Key West people | for making this trip possible to try to save our baby’s sight’’ were the | first words uttered by Delores’ pa- |rents upon meeting The Key West Citizen reporter. They are staying at the apart- ment of the Mario Disgdiertt fa- mily at 321 East 153 Street, Bronx, (Continued on Page Two) NOTICE! : NOTICE! Fourth Audubon SCREEN TOUR Key West High School Auditorium Mon., March 15, 8 P.M. WALTER H. SHACKLETON Narrating His Color Film “ODDITIES IN NATURE” SINGLE ADMISSIONS (Fed, Tax Included) eee te oe Servicemen (through 1/c) and Wives High School Students SUIIOES onnnnnnenevenerenee MONROE COUNTY AUDUBON SOCIETY Road And Toll B An 80-million dollar bi his investigation of the Ove: District to Key West at noo | Vehicle Tag Sales Are High For Monroe Wilson Estimates 16,000 Will Be Sold During Year Vehicle tags sold in Monroe County so far this year almost equal the total number sold in all of 1953. Howard E. Wilson, county tax collector, noted that fact today in announcing the number of 1954 tags sold. So far, 12,066 tags have been sold, Last year, 14,218 tags were sold. Wilson predicts that by the end of 1954, more than 16,000 tags will have been sold. Monroe Was 22nd Last year, Monroe County rank- ed 22nd among the states 67 coun- ties in the number of vehicle tags sold. The 14,218 tags sold in 1953 were valued at $232,910.09. During 1952, 10,270 tags, valued at $166,961.68, were sold in Mon- roe County. The 12,066 tags sold so far in 1954 brought in $232,795.12. Here is a breakdown of the ve- hicle tags sold so far this year: Passenger Cars Plain tags W tags D tags Taxi tags T tags Motorcycle tags Q tags M tags WW tags Total 6,434 2,483 136 105 66 661 9 32 21 9,947 Trailer Tags MH tags BB tags L tags OY tags O tags B tags V tags Total Trucks | GK tags CV tags GH tags K tags G tags GW tags C tags Total Mexico, U.S. Debate Today By E. L. ALMEN CARACAS, Venezuela (#—The good neighbors of the Rio Grande —Mexico and the United States— lined up in friendly but earnest opposition today in the 10th Inter- American Conference debate on the Red peril. Both agreed that communism menaces the peace and welfare of the Western Hemisphere. They differed sharply on the best way of dealing with it. The United States wants adop- tion of its draft resciution pledg- | ing the 21 American republics to take joint action against any at- tempt by international commu- nism to take over one of their governments, Mexico wants the warning ed- (Continued on Page Two) Duffy's Restaurant | American-Italian Kitchen | PIZZA — 75¢ | Free Shrimp Cocktail with Each 1 = oanrer Webb Meets With Overseas Road ridge Commission ond issue to four-lane the Overseas Highway should be floated, Cecil Webb, chair- man of the State Road Department, said when he brought rseas Road and Toll Bridge n today. He is probing newspaper reports of irregularities in the operation of the district. Webb made his statement about upping the highway to four lanes to the seven-man Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District commission. He said it was his opinion that the highway should he increased to four lanes through the bond issue. He added that the district should keep the tolls on the road and “you'll see this part of the state develop as it should. You have God-given resources here and you should take advantage of them.” Webb said, “When the state |takes the tolls off, I don’t know what is going to happen.’” Repair Estimate State Road Department engi- neers, he added, estimate that it would cost two million dollars im- mediately to put the road and bridges in good shape. state road board district that runs from Key West to Fort Pierce, said: “Frankly, I don’t believe the road department would spend three to_four million dollars keep- jing up that road.” Joseph #leare, member of the district c&mmission, agreed, say- ing: “We are going to get into a fight with 66 other Florida coun- ties for funds.” Meet At Noon The meeting began at the county court house at noon with a state- ment from Anthony Demerritt, chairman of the district commis- sion. “The district commission,” he said, “is operating the same as it ever did. We inherited it and did not institute it. We have adhered to procedures outlined by previous commissions. “To my personal knowledge, we have always adhered to the statutes. We have always had approval from the Board of Ad- ministration in Tallahassee bee fore any action ever was taken, (Continued on Page Two) NIGHTLY AT LOGUN’S Scintillating Stylist of Piano and Song HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND and JO TRANOR POPULAR SONGSTRESS Singing and Playing Your Favorite Tunes Entertainment FOOD — BAR Until 4 A.M. TAINS Ocean Patio | Dave Turner, a member of the __