The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 3, 1954, Page 1

Enjoy Your Rights As A Citizen — Be Sure To Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV Ne. 105 Gamma Globulin Shots Twenty-First Polio Case Is Grand Jury Foreman Denies He Recorded Here Told Seneys They Were Cleared he twenty-first polio here this year was re- orded today even as plans ‘went forward for the mass gamma globulin inoculations of children ‘and pregnant women. The newest case is a 26- year-old white Navy depen- dent. who has a paralytic International Red Cross Week Is Observed ‘The week of May 28 is Inter- national Red Cross Week. This is “Spokesman” Is Quoted Sunday As Saying That _ Probe Is Over By JIM COBB Monroe County grand jury foreman Newell V. Pinder denied today that he ever form of the disease. Of the 21 cases this year, all but two: have been Navy personnel or Navy ‘dependents, according to the alth departraent. Only one case had been recorded here up to this time last year. a week of world - wide celebration in honor of Henri Dunant, Swiss founder of the Red Cross move- ment. Dunant was born in 1828 of a well-to-do Geneva family. He was told Edgar F. Seney, Jr., “that his case had been ehécked and that it was found that he was a proper- KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1954 Plans Ave Formulated For|$490,000 REA Loan Approved Newsthat a $490,000 loan had been approved for the Florida Keys Elec- tric Cooperative Associa- tion today was hailed as wonderful by Gerald Saunders, chairman of the Board of County Commis- sioners, Saunders explained that the association furnishes electricity to Marathon and the Upper Keys. He said the association ‘had applied for a loan from the Rural Electrif?- cation Administration. “That is wonderful news,” Saunders said. “It means better service for (Marathon and the Upper Keys.” IN THE The Key West Citi: THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER U.S, A. - + + Just DIAL 2.5661 or 2-5662, PRICE FIVE CENTS Record Vote Expected At Election Tomorrow A queduct Commission Officials Admit Sale Of Pipe By Cothron 11 Report For Grand Jury Session Today Monroe County’s busy grand jury met at 10 a. m, today but Say Nothing Was Irregular About This Transaction to the commission he heads, had not been filed up until noon today. However, two aqueduct commis- sion. officials admitted the trans- action took place. impelled to his work in organizing the Red Cross by his accidental presence at the Battle of Solferino in Italy on June 24, 1859, and his shocking experience at finding the wing unattended on the battle- He enlisted the assistance of lo- Exact. Dates Not Decided The exact dates of the mass in- oculations havé not yet been an- nounced, but about 50 women vol- unteers were at the health de- partment this morning to wrap Syringes and needles. The Navy is wrapping one-half of the 5,000 syringes and pectiat i Me \vilian. women at a : in dgeotget handled the Vivid description of his experien- other half. ces, in a pamphlet, Dr..C. W. Morrison, eounty| “A Memory of Solferino,” aroused health officer, said no more vol- / Unteers were needed at the health . to ‘ For County Commissioner WILLIAM A. FREEMAN, JR. (Second District) LEVER 23-A Capable Aggressive (Pd. Pol. Adv.) NOTICE FROM AN OLD- TIME CONCH TO VOTERS | AL have been @ resident of Key West since the BIG FIRE | of 1086, Q 1am one of the OLDER KEY WEST RESIDENTS, ONE’ | of the OLDEST FIREMEN in the CITY, and you perhaps knew me BEST by ALWAYS being the FIRST GOOD CITIZEN to pay _ his TAXES EACH YEAR. Most of all I love my island and good government. : . IN ALL THESE YEARS, | HAVE Bernie C. Papy. \f YOU believe in GOOD GOVERNMENT, |! EARNESTLY ASK THAT YOU follow my lead tomorrow on ELECTION DAY and CAST YOUR BALLOT FOR... C. B. HARVEY FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE SAM HART, 324 WILLIAM STREET. (Paid Political Advertisement) NEVER VOTED for CB. HARVE ¥ +|¢leared. The identified. ly registered voter.” Seney, a Marathon publisher, has been under fire in the past week in wake of an accusation hurled by State Representative Bernie C: Papy that he registered to vote as a -freeholder last September al- though he did not legally own Property at the time. Seney was quoted in a Miami Newspaper today as saying that “a spokesman” for the grand jury ad told him that the case had been checked that he had been “spokesman” was The Citizen was inform- ed of the okayed loan for improvements in a tele- gram from Senators Spes- sard L. Holland and George Smathers, and Rep, Bill Lantaff. : -| Lester advised ; Seney that “the grand jury is not investigating you¥ husband’s case at the present “time. embei vlement and fraud family and children matters disorderly conduct gambling (Continued on Page Two) ment “I did not say ‘that Mr. Seney was innocent or: that would Hear! Hear! CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER . District Bernie C. Papy Will Speak Over WKWF 0.05 PM. TONIGHT (Pa. Pol. Advt.) 7:45 P.M. Tonight (Pd. Pol. Adv.) - DAV KINI State Representative “Government By The People” My Past Accomplishments for Key West Establish What I Can Do As Your State Representative PULL LEVER 19-A _ @aid Political Advertisement) Former City of Key West They say e === County.” WHO e@ “Best ar Dade County Solicitor John Mar- sh, who said that the transaction was uncovered during an audit of didn’t do anything. It couldn’t. Only 11 of the 18 members reported at the County ey a Court House and at least 15 are| ‘i? commission’s books, had hint- required for a quorum. ed that criminal charges might be J. Lancelot: Lester, state's at-/filed by this afternoon. torney, was on hand at the re-| The item in question, Marsh was quest of the body but was excused | quoted as saying, showed that the by Newell V. Pinder, foreman of| Pipe was used for a two inch ex- the grand jury. tensi water line on Sugar No Action Taken The foreman had. list of four names of jury members, He want- ed the sheriff's office to send a deputy to ‘ask the tn gs report. estate of Bernie representative, But both Cothron and Aqueduct Commission General Manager. Er- nrest Ramsey today denied that tion, Grinnell shortage of the material. He add- ed that the Sugar Loaf Key wa- Key | ter line does not serve only Papy, ‘but that there are 15 water meters installed for residents on the road. “In the early part of 1953,” Ram- (Continued on Page Two) DID . ALONZO COTHRON SPILL THE BEANS? STORY ON PAGE 4 @ad. Pol. Advt.) Make Your Vote Count... Vote for... MILTON A. PARROTT for STATE SENATOR that the platform hasn’t changed in he “Always Fighting for the BEST INTERESTS of Monroe e » besides the Papy " for whom he has been fighting? * (Paid Political Advertisement) A Totally Disabled Veteran Fighting For \ Your Interests (Paid Political Advertisement) SO THAT OUR CUSTOMERS will continue to get the best of service and a complete line of Dairy Products, we have turned over our interests and accounts to the Land:O’ Sun Dairies, Inc. We wish to thank our many customers and friends for their past patronage and know that they will be more than satisfied with their new supplier. JACK ROBERTS, MacArthur Dairies. Land O? Sun Dairies, Inc. Telephone 2-3152 | «machine, ARE the au 27 Candidates Are Listed On Democrats’ Ballot In Primary By DENIS SNEIGR Monroe County’s hottest election campaign will be finished tomorrow when the voters pull little levers on the machines. In the 1952 primary about 7,900 persons went to the polls. Tomorrow’s total vote will be at least equal that figure and in all probability top it. On the Democratic ballot in Monroe County, voters will find 27 candidates listed for nine jobs. Of the nine races, the one which has drawn the great- est interest is the three-way fight for state representa- tive from Monroe County. Bernie C. Papy, who has served 10 terms — 20 years — in the house is being challenged for an- other term by Dave King, former city manager, and C. B. Harvey, mayor of Key West. Candidates In Race Here is a rundown of the eight other races and the candidates in the Democratic primary: Representative Bill Lantaff ear- ly announced that he would not seek re-election to the U. -SyCon- gress. Five persons are tryieg for (Continued on-Pagé Two) Tuesday’s Polling Places Listed; Open From 7 To7 Here are the locations of the polling places for tomorrow’s elec- tion: The polls will be open from 7 a.m, to 7 p. mo Precinct No. 1 — NCCS Build- ing, Duval and Virginia Streets. Preeinet No. 2 — Rear of the Cave Inn Bar; Petronia’ Street off Duval. Street: ~ . Precinct No. 3 — High School Precingt Nose Fire*Sta: 4 — Noes - Street. an (Continued on Page Twr) YOUR VOTE and INFLUENCE WILL BE APPRECIATED To Elect William E. (Bill) Cates’ Your i COUNTY COMMISSIONER LEVER NUMBER 24-A (Paid Political Advertisement) Yes, Facts Not Fiction When the contract for the new Steam Plant was to be let, the Papy-dominated Utility Board voted 3 to 2 to award the contract to a contractor whose proposal offered a. THE HIGHEST COST; b. THE LONGEST TIME FOR CONSTRUC- TION; ce. THE LOWEST EFFICIENCY. One of the two votes against such an unpre- cedented move was that of C. B. HARVEY. He took the case to the people and was vindicated when the power of public opinion caused the to REVERSE ITSELF and award the con- tract to a firm recommended by the consulting engineers. On that occasion alone C. B, HARVEY HELP- ED TO SAVE THE PEOPLE OF KEY WEST OVER $300,000 and made posible the power line to Big Pine Key which OTHERWISE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BUILT. ELECT THE MAN WHO GIVES YOU THE FACTS C.B. HARVEY Your State Representative LEVER 18-A (Paid Political Advertisement)