The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 18, 1954, Page 2

Page 2 WILDE GIVES DATA (Continued from Page One) have been on the increase since the post-war lull of 1948.” A chart attached to the report shows that National Airlines drop- ped from about 12,500 passengers in 1947 to 6,000 plus in 1948, From that year, the chart shows a gra- dual increase to about 17,000 pas- sengers in 1953. The same chart shows Aerovias carrying 26,500 passengers in 1947 with a steady increase to 54,- 500 in 1952. Then there was a sharp jump to 72,000 passengers in 1953. Comparison Given Another chart compares the num- ber of enplaned passengers per plane departures at Key West with other Florida towns. The compari- son is also based on the popula- tions of Key West and the other towns This chart shows Key West with 7 enplaned passengers per de- parture and a population (1950 cen- sus) of more than 25,000. In enplaned passengers per de- parture, the nearest is Tallahassee with almost 3 passengers per de- parture. The chart also shows Tal- lahassee with a population of over 25,000. Daytona Beach, with a popula- tion of more than 30,000 has about 2% passengers per departure. The largest city shown .on the chart is Pensacola with a popula- tion of more than 40,000. It has about 2 and % passengers per de- parture. The town with the smallest num- ber of passengers per departure shown on the chart is Lakeland with less than one passenger per departure, Lakeland’s population is ghown at better than 30,000. Growth Reflected “The growth of Key West and Monroe County as reflected in the census figures,” the report con- tinues, “would normally reflect a Proportionate increase in anticipat. ed air traffic more or less follow: ing the population curve, however, the remoteness of the Keys from the mainland and the lack of rail facilities, combined with the sports Potential of the area should result in a greater increase in sir traffic than would normally be expected.” The report then goes on to Say that “based on an estimate of a doubling of the county population by 1965, it is anticipated that air- craft movements at Meacham Air- Port will approximate an average of 3,000 per month.” The report further says that is is not anticipated that an additional airport or a changed airport loca- ion will be necessary here in the mediate future. “More adequate facilities are re- quired on the present site,” the Teport adds, “‘but these improve- ments are presently being planned under the progressive policy of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners.” Airspace Problem Taking up the problem of air- epace, the report says: “The county’s most serious air- space problem is the separation of air traffic using NAS Seaplane Base, Meacham Airport and Boca Chica Airport. “There is a comparatively small volume of traffic using the Sea- plane Base and it is not considered that this traffic materially com- plicates the airspace problem in the area. “The major problem is the deve- lopment of a means whereby saf- er separation of traffic using Mea- cham Airport and Boca Chica Air- port can be arrived at.” Naval aircraft making a range approach to Boca Chica Airport, the report continues, pass directly over Méacham Airport. “In actual operation,” the report says, “the altitude at which they (Naval aircraft) cross Meacham Airport is such that quite often they are at the same altitude as aircraft in the pattern or landing or taking off from Meacham Air- port. “Since Meacham has no control tower, there is no direct tower control of aircraft landing or tak- ing off at Meacham Airport. “The only control is through the Key West Communication Station. “This condition constitutes a pro- blem which, if satisfactorily re- solved, would materially increase airspace safety in the Key West area.” Recommendations In the recommendations and con- clusions, the report says: “There is no serious airport pro- blem in Monroe County. “The existing airports presently focated on the Keys portion of the county should suffice to take care of the anticipated increase in air traffic within the foreseeable fu- ture. “No land area is available with- in a reasonable distance of the City of Key West for the reloca- tion of Meacham Airport. “Furthermore, with adequate approach protection, the airport, upon completion of proposed im- provements, will be able to han- die the estimated future increase in civil air traffic.” The report further recommends that the present setup of Naval eircraft using the Key West range for approaches to Boca Chica Air- port be changed. This “constitutes a hazard to a certain degree,” the report adds. The report recommends that a separate range be installed east of 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN The Weatherman Says Key West and Vicinity: General- ly fair today and tonight; increas- ing cloudiness Friday. Warmer. Chance for scattered showers late tonight or Friday. Gentle to mod- erate east and northeast winds increasing to moderate to fresh and shifting to east and southeast and possibility of northerly winds by Saturday afternoon. Florida: Partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon and tonight. Friday increasing cloudiness and mild with chance of showers on the southeast coast and in the Tallahassee area. Jacksonville through the Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate east to southeast winds. Clear to partly cloudy weather through Fri- day. Chance of few showers in the Florida Straits. Western Caribbean: Moderate easterly winds. Partly cloudy weather through Friday. Observations Taken At City Office Key West, Fla., Mar. 18, 1954 at 7 EST TEMPERATURES Highest yesterday Lowest last night Mean Normal PRECIPITATION Total last 24 hours Total this month Excess this month Total this year Excess this yea: Relative Humidity, 7 A.M. 85% 0 ins. 1.84 ins. 1.05 ins. 6.46 ins, 2.50 ins. Barometer (Sea > 7:00 A.M. 30.11 ins.-1019.6 mbs. Tomorrow's Almanac (Naval Base) High Tide Low Tide 9:50 a.m. 3:26 a.m. 10:26 p.m. 3:49 p.m. ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Time of Height of Tide high water 9.0 ft. Station— Bahia Honda (bridge) ...... —oh 10m No Name Key (east end) ....+2h 20m Boca Chica Sandy Pt. Caldes Channel (north end) —ch 40m +2h 10m +14 ft. (—)—Minus sign: Corrections to be subtracted. (+)—Plus sign: Corrections te be added. Temperatures At 7:30 A.M., EST Atlanta Augusta Billings Birmingham Bismark .. Boston .. Galveston Jacksonville .. Kansas City KEY WEST .. Key West Airport Los Angeles Oklahoma City Pittsburgh Roanoke .. St. Louis . San Antonio San Francisco Seattle ..... Tallahassee Tampa ..... Washington TV Leads To Woe WEWOKA, Okla. u—Ten-year- old Johnny Stubblefield got excited watching a television program last night and swallowed a marble, He was rushed 75 miles by high- way patrol escort to an Oklahoma City hospital. Doctors said they may have to operate if the marble lodged in his lung. The youngster said except for the hiccoughs “I didn’t feel a “T like to collect marbles. I’ve got 800 of them but this is the first time I ever swallowed one.” Boca Chica Airport for Naval air- craft. This would mean separate ranges for civil and military air- SESERSLESRERSE cratt. Thursday, Mareh 18, 1954 Tension Grips Israel-Arab Border Areas Reports Say Jordan Government Has Taken Security Measures TEL AVIV, Israel (#—Tension gripped the border areas of Israel and her Arab neighbors today as Israeli investigators and U.N. ob- servers probed the reported Negev Desert massacre of 11 Jews by a gang of Arabs yesterday. (Newspapers in Beirut, Lebanon, carried dispatches from Jordan reporting that Israeli troops were concentrating on the Jordan bor- der. The dispatches said the Jor- dan government has taken “im- mediate security measures.” Trav- elers from Syria reaching Beirut reported a steady stream of Syrian military vehicles were moving southward, presumably to assist Jordan if necessary.) Israeli Prime Minister Moshe Sharett met with Israel army and government chiefs at Beersheba, in the Negev, while the U.N. observ- ers moved out to lonely Scorpion Pass for their on-the-spot check into the attack. Leaders Meet An Israel army spokesman said investigation showed that the un- identified attackers came from the direction of the Jordan border 12 miles to the east. In Amman, Jordan’s capital, a government spokesman said Jor- dan was not responsible for the incident but that Jordan was “ready politically and militarily to meet any developments that might spokesman said Jordan had “po connection whatsoever with the incident.” He said Jordan “‘dis- approves such border incidents, whatever their origin.” =. Damages Asked By Howard Hughes LONG BEACH, Calif. w) — The city of Long Beach has been pre- sented a claim for 12 million dol- lars for damages to Howard Hughes’ huge wooden flying boat in the collapse of an earth dike last fall. The claim said the dike, erected by a dredging concern employed by the city, released mud, scilt and water on Hughes’ property where the 44-million-dollar exper- imental craft is docked, The claim alleges negligence and carelessness against the dredging company and resultant damage to equipment, records, installations and other Hughes’ flying boat has moored at the harbor for years, He had planned to have it test flown last October, but his engi- neers said they cannot estimate how long will be required to com- plete repairs. Annoyed by signs on many ane- ient Connecticut houses proclaim- ing “Washington slept here,” one citizen posted a sign: “Washington Would Have Stopped Here If He Had Come This Way.” BLACK HILLS PASSION PLAY Lake Wales Amphitheatre J. — APRIL 18 Every +, Tues. Thurs. 8 le For Res. & Int. write Hox Ti Phone 2-0511—Lake Wales, Fila. 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POLICE MAINTAIN (Continued from Page One) AFL-ILA member who was stabbed in a fight involving several men in Newark. One ILA man was. ar- Tested and others were sought in that melee. Four men were injured in a pitched battle between rival fac- tions of longshoremen in Brooklyn. Five men were arrested there. Four ILA members were ar- rested in Manhattan on charges of assaulting an AFL-ILA longshore- man. There were tussles elsewhere as AFL-ILA members pushed through ILA picket lines. Most of the harbor remafhed Paralyzed, despite efforts of the AFL-ILA men to work the ships, MANSLAUGHTER (Continued from Page One) ther, Jerome, 16, told how they were walking home from the mov- ies the night Mrs. Hartman was struck by a car. Jack did not see the car strike the woman. Jerome said he saw the car hit her. Can't Describe Car Neither boy could tell the color of the car or how many persons were in it. ‘They said the bright lights of the car blinded them temporarily. On cross-examination, Jack said he did not know if the body he saw by the road was that of a woman he had seen eatlier walk- ing along the highway. Diagram Drawn Jerome drew a diagram of the highway, showing location of build- ings and his position the night of the accident. The diagram was entered in evidence. The state charges that Hogan| was the driver of the car that! struck Mrs. Hartman the night of Oct. 29 at Marathon. 5 The Hartmans lived here at 1009 Whitehead St. The maximum penalty for man- slaughter in Florida is 20 years in the state prison, or one year in the county jail. A $5,000 fine can assessed. Your Grocer SELLS That Good STAR * BRAND ad cusan COFFEE ——TRY A POUND TODAY — STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE Triumph Coffee Mill at ALL GROCERS Notice! Notice! ACE TAXI 2-8866 Naval Station Pass LIABILITY INSURANCE ON ALL CARS Give-Us-A-Try RADIO ane CIFELLI'S #47:202: Factory Methods Used— All Work Guaranteed Marine Radios & Asst. Equipment FOR PROMPT AND RELIABLE SERVICE — SEE... 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Following the panel discussion, the association members toured the city and made a stop at aquarium and a trip on a glass bottom: boat. Their annual banquet will be held tonight at 8 p. m. in the Casa Ma- rina. Business sessions will resume Friday morning with an open for- um on the subject: ‘Should Civil Service Requirements Be Changed To Meet Employment Conditions?” Merit System Director Angus Laird will direct the forum. Then, Dean Wilson K. Doyle of Florida State University will ad- dress the group. Committee reports, the election | Of officers and selection of a city for the 1955 conference will follow. The conference will adjourn at noon, Friday. Thursday, Frid Re Ee ete FOE 2.5000 FINEST and Saturda Show Times: THE STOOGE © 7:00 and 10:37 KANGAROO KID 9:19 ONLY Ovr or.rHe cotpEn LORE OF THE AGE OF CHIVALRY.COMES.THE ONE ROMANTIC ADVENTURE STORY THAT’S LIVED THROUGH THE CENTURIES! NOW:THE EXPLOITS OF KING ARTHUR’AND . 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