The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 23, 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. 70 THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER a) “THE. U.S.A. Carbonell To Ask Probe Of Police Department At Commission Meeting Cites Incident Of Intoxicated Cop Who Picked Fight Last Week By JIM COBB City Commissioner Louis Carbonell said today that he will ask for a “full-scale in- vestigation” of the police de- partment at the regular meeting of the city commis- sion next Monday night. Carbonell said that he wili request an open probe into the operation of the depart- ment and a formal check in- to reports that an intoxicat- ed patrolman “picked a fight” in the colored section of the city last week and wound up with a slashed throat that required six stitches. “T have received six reports on the incident and i want to know why this sort of conduct is per- mitted from members of our police force,” Carbonell declared. Incident Reported The commissioner related the incident this way: The officer in question reportedly became intoxi- cated in the bar at the American Legion Home on Stock Island. He then went to another bar in the colored section of the city and “picked a fight.” The result was that he was beaten and badly cut. Carbonell added that, according received, the A colored police officer then re- portedly came on the scene and disarmed the officer. No arrests were made, according to available reports. Questions Asked “what I want to know is why that man is still on the police; force, why no charges have been brought and why this sort of thing should be permitted when the po- lice arrest people every day for things they are doing themselves,” Carbonell continued. , “Things like this should never happen, the police are our good- will ambassadors—they have got to stop making monkeys of them- selves in public,” he added. } “Pm going to insist that these people appear before the city com- baad in open session,” Car- bonell stated. He also said that he will make a formal request Monday night that two additional police officers be appointed to ease a reported manpower shortage in the depart- ment. Chief Raymond Cabrera has re- peatedly complained that he has been handicapped by a shortage of ‘icers. oniWe have got to get out of the village class—we are a city now,” said Carbonell, Jailed On Grand Larceny Charge Edward Leon Robertson, 21, to- day was in the county jail in lieu of $1,000 bond on a grand larceny charge in connection with a car theft. Robertson yesterday was fined | $600 or sentenced to 180 days in city court on six charges ranging | from being in a stolen car to carrying a concealed weapon, po- lice said. A hearing has been set for 10 a. m. Wednesday before Justice of the Peace Ira Albury. Robertson lives at 210 Truman Ave. C. B. Harvey Will Speak Over at 7:20 P.M. Tomorrow (Pd. Pol. Adv.) VACATIONS HERE—Elmer Davis, prominent newsman from Washington, D. C., arrived here by bus last night for a ten-day vacation at the Key Wester.—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1954 _=_—====_=_=_====SS= Little Delores Home Tonight A Monroe County Sheriff's car will meet tiny Delores Disg- diertt tonight at the 29th Street Airport in Miami when she ar- rives from New York where she received treatment for an rents, Mr. and Mrs. Abelardo Disgdiertt, are scheduled to ar- rive there aboard a safeway airliner at about 8 p. m. They will then be whisked into Key West. > Surgeons, who treated her in New York, say that there is a good chance that the girl will gain normal vision in the fu- ture. She is slated to return to New York for further examina- tion in about four months. The Citizen sparked a drive for funds to finance her trip to New York for treatment. State School Super Speaks Here Tonight Will Be Dinner Guest Of Local Masonic Fraternity Problems confronting Florida | schools will be the topic of a talk! tonight by Thomas D. Bailey, | State superintendent of public ie struction. He will speak at 8:15 p. m. in| the high school auditorium. | Bailey, accompanied by Horace | O’Bryant, county superintendent of | Johns Favors Western Entry But No Expansion For Park Fascell Clarifies Vote Eligibility Of Key Westers Dante Fascell, Miami, a candi- date for the Congress today clari- fied the voting eligibility of Key Westers who live on government property, Fascell, who is seeking the Con- gressional seat being vacated by Bill Lantaff, cited a ru’ing of the attorney general which states that the persons living on property where the federal government, has complete jurisdiction, can not reg- ister to vote in the May 4 prim- ary election. However, he pointed out that ser- vice personnel who do not reside on government property and can Satisfy the state requirement of a year’s residence in Florida and six months in Monroe County, can reg- ister and vote. Poinciana residents are eligible to vote, he said, since they live on Property which is leased to the government. However, he pointed out, resi- dents of housing projects includ- ing Sigsbee Park, Peary Court, Rest Beach, Fort Taylor, the Sea- plane Base and the East Martello trailer park may not register since they live on government property and cannot legally become resi- dents of the State of Florida. The question arose last year in the wake of an opinion given by the attorney general to officials of Eseambia County, There are a large number of Naval personnel living in that county due to the presence of the huge base at Pen- sacola, Jaycee Dinner Plans Advance - Reservations are being accepted for the annual Junior Chamber of Commerce Good Government A- ward dinner to be held in their Flagler Avenue clubhouse Wednes- day, March 31, Earlier it was reported that the dinner would be held March 24, This was in error, according to Jim Keen, chairman of the affair. The Jaycee Good Government Award will be presented to some public official at the dinner. Danc- ing will follow. SPECIAL | SHELVING LUMBER Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton St., near Post Office TALLAHASSEE @—As far as Acting Gov. Johns is concerned, the Everglades National Perk ean have a 300-foot right of way over state land for a West Coast en- trance road but not another inch for expansion. And despite plain inferences from Florida’s two senators that they won’t go along because they feel the state is bound by its bar- gain, Johns said he favors asking Congress to return the oil leasing rights which the state relinquished on 425,000 acres it gave to get the park established. About 760,000 oth- er acres in the park are open to drilling, much of the area on state leases. Park officials and representa- tives of Fort Myers and Collier County said the road right of way proposed by Johns wouldn’t satisfy them. They insisted they want the state to give the 22,000 acres of land and 37,000 acres of water bottoms it owns just south of Ever- glades City to round out the park’s Gulf Coast holdings by addition of needed attractions. Trustees Silent The four other Cabinet members who sit with Johns on the Board of Internal Improvement Fund trus- tees and hold title to the land for the state didn’t indicate how they would vote. It was the sudden Jan. 19 with- drawal of a 1951 agreement to donate land for park extension that brought the whole question up for review and a public hearing, U. S. Sens. Holland and Smath- ers joined Conrad Wirth, director of the National Park Service, in asking the Cabinet to reinstate its agreement. They said they felt the state officials were committed by a 1947 resolution to make no changes. in park policy matters without con- sultation with park officials and it always had been a joint undertak- ing with the state usually pushing the park. Atty. Gen. Richard Ervin said he didn’t feel bound by any reso- lution the Cabinet adopted before he was a member. And several lawyers among opponents of park expansion said they felt the Cabi- net was not itted against re- scinding ite an, S Desp wells Pn. ssn ue park boundary, Smathers said “‘So far as I've been able to ascertain from qualified geologists it still has not been proved that we sud- denly are about to discover a great oil field within the boundaries of the park.’ Johns repeated his recent cam- dent oil can be founu in the park. There were oil men in the audi- ence, including representatives of | the companies which have found | (Continued on Page Two) Prd] the northern | paign statements that he is confi-| public instruction, was due here this afternoon from Miami on the National Airlines flight, O’Bryant was on the platform yesterday when Bailey addressed the Miami Branch of the Ameri- can Association, of Paiverqiiyy Wo., men, Reception Slanned From Meacham Field, Bailey and O’Bryant will drive to the (Continued on Page Two) KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE To Merch Date 38 137 4 | Accidents Traffic D —- Traffic Injuries __ Property Damage _$9,: 07 $38, on Yesterday’s accident involving a young bicycle rider illustrates tragically the need for intensive safety education among the city’s youngsters. There is a city law which pro- hibits two persons on a bicycle and also one which states bicycles must carry lights after dark. Both were violated and the re- sult was a serious accident, And three other accidents yes- terday were all caused by so- called “minor law violations,” i. e. failure to stop for a sign, parking too far from the curb and backing out of a driveway without exer- cising proper care. An article that ought to be re- quired reading for all traffic law violators who think they are being persecuted by police appeared in last Sunday’s This Week Magazine. Its title: “Why I’m a Tough Cop.” It was written by a member of the Connecticut Highway Patrol. SLEEPY THE SAILOR FACES B & E CHARGE The sailor who was found asleep in the home of Rabbi Abraham Schwartz, 528 Simonton St., today faced charges of breaking and en- tering. He was being held in the county jail. Police identified the man as William Kenneth Greener of the Naval Station.» He was found asleep in a kedroom of the Rabbi's home. \KES BOND .udlas Fatrick Zoppi, 38, of 807 Eaton St., today was free in $175 bond on charges of operating a motor vehicle with an improper license and using open profanity, Ira Albury, justice of the peace, issued the warrant, the sheriff's department said. FOR SALE! FOR SALE 1951 CHEVROLET | STATION WAG SALE PRICE $1080 - ONE-THIRD) DOWN, BALANCE FINANCED Be Call 2-5328 —wE McKitchen, Che Ken West Cilisen PRICE FIVE CENTS =) Golan-Helberg-Conley To Give City Of Key West 70° $2,000,000 Canal Second Section To Be Started Immediately; Home Owners Can Have Yachts At Door-Step Prent Newis HEAD FOSDICK SMASHES GAMING TABLE—Sheriff John Spottswood today took a fire axe to a dice table he and his depu- ties seized in a raid a few weeks ago. After the chopping, the remains of the table were burned.—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. Boy’s Condition Remains Critical A seven year old boy was seriously injured last J} Bight. when he was struck by a car near the intersection of Fleming and Francis Streets. Police said that the accident occurred when the boy, identified as Wayne Williams, 1110 Curry Lane, a passen- ger on a bicycle driven by a companion, darted out in front of a car driven by Julius Stone, 400 South Street, prominent Key West attorney, The companion, identified as Ronald Poindexter, 7, escaped injury. Eye-witnesses to the mishap, Mr. and Mrs. Robert 714 White Street, said that there was no way in which Mr. Stone could have avoided the accident. Today, young William’s condition remained critical in Monroe General Hospital. He suffered a fractured skull and other serious head injuries in the accident. Stone said today that he and his wife were out for their usual evening drive and had just gotten underway after stopping for a sign at Fleming and Francis Streets when the bicycle bearing the youths darted out of a lane. He estimated his speed at not more than 10 miles per hour at the time of the mishap. Stone immediately stopped the car and found the boy lying on the ground near the rear wheel. He rushed the boy to the Monroe Generali Hospital. Stone said that although he had his lights on—the accident occurred at dusk—he was unable to avoid hitting the boy. Physicians performed emergency surgery last night and placed the boy on the critical list. Young Williams is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Williams, of the Curry Lane address. SAFETY MINDED—These members of the Truman Elementary first-hand yesterday the working of the city’s traffic court. Shown with Municipal Judge Enrique City Commissioners and Planning Commissioners in | joint special session last night approved a 70 foot canal ! gift that will eventually cost the Golan-Helberg-Conley | group $2,000,000, Sunrise Shores section of 1200 feet cost $50,000. And Chicago Industrialist A. E. Golan estimated that the total USO Announce Rules For Letter Contest 2nd Annual Mother’s Day Event Set For Local Servicemen Rules for the second annual USO- YMCA Club Mother’s Day Letter} Contest, April 2 to 22, were an- nounced today by Harold R. Laub- scher, chairman of the Contest Committee. As approved by this Committee at a recent meeting, the rules show little change from those of | last year. They are: 1, The Key West USO-YMCA} Club Mother’s Day Letter Contest — 1954 — is open to (enlisted) members of the Armed Forces of the United States based in the Key West area and whose mothers re- side within the Continental limits of the United States of America, 2, Each contestant shall write a letter to his (or her) mother — @) appropriate for Mother’s Day. b) on USO stationery, using one side of the paper only. ¢) containing no indication as to the family name, or the hometown of the mother or the contestant, or of the contest. 3. Each letter shall be placed in an unsealed, addressed and stamp- ed envelope with the contestant’s complete return address in the up- per left corner of the envelope. All letters entered will be mailed for delivery by Mother’s ay. 4. Each letter entered in the con- test shall be handed to the Infor- mation Desk Host or Hostess, at the USO-YMCA Club, 530 White- head Street, Key West, before mid- night Thursday, April 22, 1954. 5. The mother of the writer of the letter judged as best will be brought to Key West for the Mo- ther’s Day weekend (May 7-10) by airline, round-trip ticket between Key West and the commercial air- field nearest her home to be pro- vided by some Key West Rotar- ians. Prizes to be sent by community organizations to the mothers of a number of letter writers will be announced before the Contest be- gins, 6. Each contestant upon enter- ing a letter automatically grants (Continued on Page Two) School Safety Patrol observed Esquinaldo, Jr,, are Joyce Galvin, Sheila Munro, Judith Birch, Freda Wolf and George Anderson. | —Cilizen Staff Photo. cost would run to $2,000,000. This canal will then be given out- right to the City of Key West. Land on either side of the canal will, of course, remain the property of the group. The canal will be avail- able for free use to the public. Golan last night requested that a large area of the boulevard be zoned Business “‘A-1” and that the area be extended from 150° to 600” deep. He stated that he was making efforts to get a huge shopping area with sufficient parking in that sec- tion of the city. Said Golan: “We gave the City of Key West, 500’ on the boulevard, Who else ever made a gift to the City? We will put the canal in at a cost of $2,000,000 and give that to the City.” Commissioner Jack Delaney wanted to know why wasn’t the land platted so that fair taxes could be collected instead of left only as acreage at little taxes. Golan replied that as the land becomes more developed it wilt bring more taxes and that their whole investment has been a gam- ble and an awful tough gamble. The Chicagoan said that it was not a one-way street at all, and cited cases where it is costing him $2,- 500 to fill one lot, and that the sales price is $500 below cost. Chairman Cecil Carbonell of the Planning Commission was all for the Gol suggestions and cham- pioned need for greater set- backs, He Meclared that a Key West develper had been turned down becatie of insufficient set- backs in the area across from the Boulevard Drive-In where 50 apart- ments were to have been built. Land Given It was brought out at the meet- ling that Mr. Conley had given six acres of land to the Catholic Church on the canal, and that Mr, Golan would give the Lutheran Church some additional land. Both churches would have to build a ca- nal in front of their property to ac- quire title. Businessman Golan made it plain that the city can expect to (Continued on Page Two) Tony Pazo May Hold City Record For Most Arrests Workers in the city hall were pondering today what they figure is some kind of a record. It’s the record for the greatest number of arrests, believed to be held by one Tony Pazo, a frequent guest of the city in their jail. Pazo was jailed Sunday and fin- ed $5 for being drunk and dis- orderly in city court at about 3 p. m. yesterday by Municipal Judge Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr. It marked his en arrest since 1945. But that isn’t - — at Sp. m. yesterday Pazo was again jailed by Patrolmen Mario Santana on Duval Street — running his string up to 79 arrests and giving him the unofficial city record. His cell-mates in the city jail were reportedly green with envy. 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.