The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 24, 1954, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 12° VOL. LXXV No. 71 THE Delores Is Weary After Trip, But She Can See Baby Reaches Out For Toys, Cries At Flash Bulb By SUE JONES Little Delores was tired and sleepy this morning — ‘but she can see! She was on her tummy on the couch in the living room of her par- ent’s home at 737 Love Lane, when she saw her pacifier and immediately reached for i, Later when her mother was looking for a pair of socks in the baby’s diaper bag, Delores spotted a rattle and put her chubby little hand down inside the bag and tugged at the toy until she got it out. A month ago she just blinked when her picture was made—this morning the light trom -the flash bulb made her scry. She had good reason to be fussy. She didn’t get home until 10:30 last night, and she has a cold on top of everything else. But after a few days rest and some sunshine, Delores should be as healthy as ever. * No’ Definite Statement Her mother said the New York specialist who operated on both of Delores’ eyes wouldn’t make any definite statement of Delores’ chances for normal eyesight until after he sees her in-four months. She will have to go buck te New York in July and the doctor will make a thorowgh examination at that time. Mrs. Disgdiertt said they “were 30 happy to be home again, and #0 grateful to everyone who help- ed us take the baby to New York. You can see the difference in her éyes,. and if it hadn’t been for your help, our baby wouldn’t have had this chance to see.” Brothers Are Reluctant Delores’ “big” brothers, Mickey, four and a half, and. James, who is just two and a half, came in and gravely inspected their visit- ors, but when they saw the camera, they disappeared into another room and wouldn’t come out. By this time Delores was hungry as well as sleepy, and her mother fixed her bottle. Mrs. Disgdiertt said one thing she “missed in New York was a rocking chair. They don’t have rocking chairs up there.” One of the questions Mrs. Disg- diertt was asked to answer on the Strike It Rich TV program was “Money is the root of all . Mrs. Disgdiertt answered “evil, ” but she said she “didn’t believe that any more.” She spelled ‘‘Tor- onto” correctly and identified the song, “Oh, My Papa.” She said, “Everyone was so nice to us. The people at the doctor’s difice, cab drivers, at the TV sta- tion, and every where we went.” Jack Levine, The Citizen’s spec- fal correspondent, took the family to the plane in New York yester- day morning and they were met at the airport in Miami by Deputy Sheriff Sidney Curry and driven “to Key West in a County Patrol ear. They arrived home at about 10.30 last night. HOME AT LAST—Little Delores Disgdi rtt, whose trip to New York was made possible through the generosity of Key West. ers, came home last night after treatment by a prominent New York eye specialist for congenital glaucoma. The baby’s story first appeared in The Citizen and touched off a community drive to raise funds to send the little girl to New York. There is a big improvement in Delores’ eyes. She will return to New York in July for further examination—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. ee Fifth 1954 Polio The fifth polio case in Mon- roe County this year was an- nounced today by the county health unit. The latest victim was @ oe year-old white, woma vy dependent, who h lytic form of the dis: All of the five polio sufferers have been adults. The young- est was 27 years old. Of the five cases, two have been para- lytic and three non-paralytic. The 36-year-old woman has been transferred to Variety Children’s Hospital in Miami. Lucky Marines | Case Is Reported |Entertained By Ava In Rome Thrilled Trio Dine, Night Club With Actress And Sister By STAN SWINTON ROME ® — Three Marine Ser- geants at loose ends in Rome man- aged to get a last minute date last night—with a North Carolina girl named Ava Gardner. “The trouble is nobody back with the fleet is going to believe it,” ——| Sgt. Victor R. Fiabane of New Colombia. Peru Settle Dispute Over Refugee By E. L. ALMEN CARACAS, Venzuela (#—Dele- gates to the 10th Inter-American Conference pushed ahead with new vigor today after settlement of the bitter dispute between Colombia and Peru over the granting of asylum to Peruvian opposition leader Victor Raul Haya de la Torre. The case had heavy overtones regarding the whole principle of Political asylum, which is of para- mount importance to Latin Amer- icans. Colombian Foreign Minister Evaristo Sourdis made the oblique (Continued on Page Two) NOTICE To All My Friends, Customers and To Whom It May Concern Hy Altman and Helen Altman, doing business as Altman’s Furniture Co., 900 Duval Street, have no connection in any way with THE MAXWELL CO., or related to its manager, whose name is Altman. Hy Altman, Alnnan’s Furniture Company. York City, mourned today. Film star Ava, looking beautiful in a low-cut red and white cocktail dress, took the three Marines to a | glittering movie party celebrating the completion of her latest pic- ture. Then she was hostess to them at dinner and a smart night club. Fiabane, Sgt. John T. Morrisey, Libertytown, Md., and Sgt. Billy Lewis, San Francisco, went sight- seeing in Rome yesterday on three- day passes from 6th Fleet units in Port at Naples. Fiabane told what happened: “We were walking up toward a castle for a look when this fellow started talking to us who said he had been a Marine captain. He was real nice. His name was Lee Cameron. “He took us up to his office and gave us free passes to a movie and while we were there he had to call Ava on a business thing. He men- ticned he had three Marines with nothing to do and she said to bring us to her party as her guests. So we went with her and her sister, Beatrice. “Well, we really had a wonderful time. She was real sincere and really nice.” Ava had a good time, too. She didn’t leave her guests for home until well after midnight. It wasn’t a publicity stunt—her producers here didn’t even know about it and the Marines told their | story only after a reporter at the same club asked how they hap-| pened to be with Miss Gardner, | What made the Marines happiest was that photographers snapped (Continued on Page Two) CLASSIC BALLET Languages PRINCESS NINA Children and Adults TEL. 2-3161 SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1954 eee Boy’s Condition Remains Critical The condition of seven-year- old Wayne Williams, 1110 Cur- ry Lene, remained critical to- day, according to a report from the Monroe General Hos- pital. Young Williams was injured seriously Monday evening in a traffic accident. He has undergone emergency surgery for treatments of a head injury and yesterday was given a blood transfusion. Six men from the Navy’s Fleet Sonar Schoo! volunteered to give blood. They are Lt. John Milandin, Allyn C, Chris- topher, Carl D. Johnson, George E. Shetterly and Robert E. Lan- ahan, Only two pints were needed at the time, however, and Christopher and Shetterly each gave one pint te help save the little boy. City Fishing Pier To Be Dedicated Contest Opens City Facility To The Public Scores of Key West fishing en- thusiasts, along with winter’ visi- tors, took advantage of the city’s new public fishing pier today to compete for a prize to be given fcr the largest fish caught. The contest, which started at 5 Pp. m. Tuesday will wind up at 5 Pp. m, today when a handsome salt- water fishing rod and reel will be presented to the winner during the formal dedication of the new pier. Ceremonies Today The ceremonies will be attended by Mayor C. B. Harvey, the city commission and members of the Chamber of Commerce and the Key West Motor Court Association. All.are expected to ‘‘wet a line” after the. short dediration . crve- j monies, The motel men sparked the drive to construct the pier for use of the city’s fishermen and as a tourist attraction. The pier, located on a portion of the city-owned Clyde-Mallory Docks, has been improved by city workmen with the construction of a railing and benches for the com- fort and convenience of fishermen. This morning, a survey of the pier showed several fishermen ex- hibiting good catches which they hope will win the prize for them. Several Entries The lead was apparently held by Carl B. Newcomb, a retired Coast Guard officer of Portland, Maine, who is visiting in Key West. He caught three large mackerel, the (Continued on Page Two) Navy Tells Of Nuclear Ash Shower On Ship By WILLIAM J. WAUGH PEARL HARBOR (~The hy- drogen explosion March 1 at Bi- kini Atoll—described by one con- gressional observer as so tre- mendous that it was out of con- trol—showered radioactive ash on a U. S. Navy tanker carrying 92 crewmen. The Navy in a cautiously worded announcement last night disclosed the incident but said “no apparent injury to crewmen exists.” The 14th Naval District here said the 4,200-ton tanker Patapsco had received “a slight and not a dangerous contamination of radio- active fallout.” It did not say how far the vessel, one of the fleet supporting the test task force, was from the scene of the explosion, Twenty-three Japanese Fisher- men were burned seriously in a shower of nuclear ashes from the (Continued on Page Two) C. B. Harvey Will Speak Over WKWF 1:20 PM. TONIGHT (Pd. Pol. Adv.) IN THE U.S. A. Che Ken West Citisen = PRICE FIVE CENTS State Superintendent Bailey Tells Improvement Of Fla. School System progress it has made. Staff Photo, Finch. STATE SCHOOL HEAD SPEAKS HERE—Thomas D. Bailey, state superintendent of public in- struction, last night spoke at the high school, giving a review of ihe state school program and the Left to right are J. D. Rivas, of the Anchor Lodge of the Masons; Gerald Adams, chairman of the county school board; Bailey; and Horace O’Bryant, county superin- tendent of public instruction. The Masonic Fraternity sponsored Bailey's visit here. — Citizen Policeman Suspended For 15 Days wAs Result Of Alleged Bar Brawl: KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE } To Match Date | 39 198 | Traffic Deaths _. 0 0) Traffic Injuries __. 8 20) Property Damage _ $9,637 $38,053 | Accidents Key West was accident-free Tuesday. But the daily Traffic Box Score shows that the total num- ber of accidents has increased one since an accident which oc- curred March 22 was just re- ported today. Fifty dollars in damage was caused in that mishap, sending the total of the} year to $38,053—43 per cent of | the 1953 total. The law states that all acci- dents must be investigated. Po-| lice officials say that the proper} procedure when an accident oc- curs is to call police to the scene to investigate. The officer then prepares a re-| port of the mishap, in duplicate. One copy of his report remains | in city files and the other is sent to the Department of Public | Safety in Tallahassee. The local reports serve as a useful source of data for your | city. officials in planning a safer city. Keys Property Owners Assn. To Meet Tomorrow The Lower Keys Property Own- ers Assn. will meet at 8 p. m. to- morrow at Wesley and Myrtle’s place on Big Pine Key, it was an-| nounced today. The a ation has started con- struction of a home for the or-/ ganization on Big Pine Key. Fred Yoars donated $50 toward the build- ing fund and Ed Barry donated | | the lot. Three new members have join- jed the group: J. C. Nolder and | Robert Williams, who own land on Big Rine Key, and Chet Rodgers, who owns land on Cudjoe Key. SHEET-ROCK All Sizes | threatened bystanders with Patrolman John Linehan was handed a 15-day suspen- sion yesterday by Police | Chief Raymond Cabrera as | a result of an incident in| which he was reportedly beaten and slashed in a bar- room brawl last week. Cabrera said that the sus- pension was made effective yesterday afternoon and that formal charges will be | filed shortly. Under the law, | Linehan is entitled to a hear- ing before the Civil Service Board to answer the charges. The incident came to light yesterday when City Com-| missioner Louis Carbonell | issued a statement in which he told of six reports he had received of the alleged im- proper conduct of the offic- | er. Linehan reportedly a pistol after he was beaten in the colored section of the | | city. | Carbonell was also quoted as saying that no 'report was made of the incident to the police chief. But today, City Commissioner | Paul R. Roberts questioned the) accuracy of Carbonell’s allegation | that no report was made. He added | that “I think the police depart-| ment is running smoother than it ever has in the past.” | Roberts Tells Of Report | Roberts said that he knew per-) sonally that a report was apm ted. Roberts conferred this morning! with the police chief. Chief Cabrera |said that he had received a re-| had phoned that he was appear for vi. port that Linehan police headquariers sick and unable to duty on the night the dent ‘occurre’ 1e nothing of any fight that he may| have been engaged in. Chief Cabrera |Linehan reported Bienvenido Perez was ‘dis to check on the authenticity (Continued on Page Two) | | when Officer hed See Inside Ad Regarding First Federal Savings Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton Street near City Hall ‘ and Loan Ass'n. |\Choral Program |Precedes Talk A short program by the high school chorus preceded last night's talk by Thomas D. Bai- | | ley, state school superintendent, | in the high school auditorium. Under the leadership of Tom Whitley, chora! director, the chorus sang “The Lord’s Pray- er,“ “Dry Bones,” a spiritual, “You'll Never Walk Alone,” and “The Pattie Hymn of the Repul Millicent Taylor was the ac- companist. Jo Ann Mullins sang a solo, “God So Loved The World,” and Miguel Mariscal gave a piano solo — Bach’s Tocatta and Fugue and Chopin’s Noc- turne. $202.54 Is Spent For Each Monroe Pupil Annually By DENIS SNEIGR Parents and others who | failed to turn out at the high school last night missed a really fine, informative talk. They would have learned a lot about their school sys- tem from Thomas D. Bailey, state superintendent of pub- lic instruction. In my opinion, Bailey can lick any politician at the politician’s principal game— talking. Besides Bailey had something to say The most Apr brought out by Ba | provement in system since 1 In 1946, Florida r jthe nation in public e “Thank God Bailey smiled Today, he said, Florida has the most complete state education pro- gram of any state in the union. Monroe Ranks High And Monroe County, he pointed out, is right up at the top in the amount of money spent per child each year. The state average per child, he said, is $201.56. For each Monroe County student, he added, $202.54 is spent each year. “You have every right to be proud of your school system,” he told his audience, Bailey told how, beginning in 1945, the Citizens*Commitiee on Educa- tion made a two-year study of pub- Ee <dication in Florida. “They found,” he said>~our schools in a financial crisis and facing complete breakdown. There were thousands of unqualified teachers in our schools teaching our children. In 1946 only 63 per cent of the teachers were four- year college graduates.” Former Low Salaries He went on to say that teacher salaries were so low that competent teachers couldn’t be employed. “In many cases,” he added, “we were fortunate just to have a teacher in the class, regardless of his or her qualifications or train- ing.” School buildings were in a de- plorable condition, he said, and classrooms were overcrowded. “Many thousands of children weren’t even taught in classrooms, but in auditoriums, lunchrooms, basements, cellars and old chur- ches,”’ he said Florida, he went on, was spend- ing only $102 per child for educa- tion, 70 per cent below the national average. All Counties Equal “In those days, prior to 1947,” for Mississippi,” (Continued on Page Two) THE NEW 1954 FORD Tudor Six Passenger Sedan 1795" DELIVERED IN KEY WEST As Low As °595°° Down! Extended Payments to °52* Monthly In Most Cases... Your Car The Down Payment! egg SHOWROOMS AT 1117 WHITE ST. AND COR. 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