The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 6, 1954, Page 1

Bey West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL, LXXV_ Ne. 108 Key West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1954 IN THE U.S. A. PRICE FIVE CENTS Official Count Shows [2,241 Get GG Shots By Noon Saunders, Watson In Gala Reception Planned For Mother Of Contest Winner - . Papy Gains Ground, , Absentee Vote Shows Gerald Saunders, chair- man of the county commis- sion, has been officially re- turned to office, a count of the absentee ballots in Tues- day’s primary election has shown, Saunders defeated William E. Cates in the fourth district race. Keller Watson, was elect- ed to succeed J, Carlyle Roberts, as a member of the Monroe County Board of Public Instruction from the third district, as a result of the tabulation. Both of these races were not definitely de- cided until the absentee votes were counted. But William A. Freeman, Jr., and incumbent Frank Bentley face a runoff in the second primary to be held May 25 in their race for the second district seat on the county commission, Other races to be decided in the _second primary are for the State Senate from the 24th ‘District and Truman Beach Is Just A Memory One of former President Truman‘s faverite hangouts here folded teday. The Navy announced that effective today Truman Beach was permanently closed. All facilities will be moved to the Beach Patio area, another beach for military Personnel on the Naval Base. Because of dredging which altered ocean currents, most of the sand has been washed away from Truman Beach, the Navy said. The beach was one of Tru- man’s favorite spots on his favorite visits here when he was president. Grand Jury of Earl Adams, county clerk, shortly after 9 a. m, to have the on Page Two) 060 Approved For Welfare In ssoas,|Monroe County bese seats ae pe connty shen pce nar agp 1909. She 15 North Beach Road because she has reached the compulsory retirement ‘The District 9 Welfare Board of the State Department of Public Welfare approved expenditures of $27,560 for the care of 605 persons in Monroe County for the month of April 1954. Harry Zukernick, Chairman of the Board, said this includes 470 ‘Old Age Assistance recipients, 31 ~ {persons receiving Aid to the Blind, and 104 persons receiving Aid to Dependent Children which includes pe) 270 children. The average grant bers: Gerald Adams, chairman, Ed- ney Parker, Earl Duncan and Wil- Kiam Warren. —— FREE SHRIMP COCKTAIL With Each Meal DUFFY'S TAVERN—218 Duval $ American & Italian Kitchen Entertainment ELINOR WILLIAMS at the Piano PIZZA PIES 75¢ UP for Old Age Assistance was $43.67 per month; Aid to the Blind $46.89 and Aid to Dependent Children $53.68 per family. Other services offered by the staff of the Welfare Board in- cluded the care of six children in foster homes, and the study of 15 adoption petitions for the Circuit Court where children had not been placed through the licensed child placement agencies. NAVY WIFE’S DEATH CAUSED BY STROKE Segui eetian fet ot javy wife, lay a stroke, a Navy sokenen said. She was the wife of Olan L. Dockery, aviation electronics chief attached to Air Deyelopment Squa- dron One. Her body was found in the Dockery home at 119-D Peary Court. She is survived by her hus- band and two daughters. Mrs. Sackler Will Be Honored In Busy Weekend In Key West When Mrs. Theodore Sackler steps from the plane at Meacham Airport on Friday afternoon, she will be met by her son and Mar- vin H. Chapman, and his family, and a welcoming committce head- ed by Mary Lee Graham, presi- dent of the Key West. Chamber of Commerce, and the Honorable <. | B. Harvey, mayor of Key West. Chapman, TM2, is stationed aboard the USS Gilmore «ud his letter to his mother was judged best in the second annual Moth- er’s Day Letter Contest sponsored by the USO-YMCA. Mrs. ‘Sackler will be a guest of the swank Casa Marina hotel dur- ing her visit. She will have a busy weekend, wit a whirl of festivities in her honor. However, plenty of time has been allowed for her to visit with her family here. Presentations After greeting her son, Mrs. Sackler will be presented with a bouquet of flowers, by Mary Lee Graham, president of the Key West Chamber of Commerce, and | with the Key to the City by the Honorable C. B. Harvey, Mayor of Key West. Mrs. Sackler, accompanied by her son and his wife will be driven to the Casa Marina Hotel in a Navy car. They will have dinner that night |at Lee’s Orient Restaurant, ‘and raf the rest of the evening free for: visiting. On Saturday morning, Mes. Sack- ler and the: Chapmans will have breakfast at the Casa Marina, and later will be taken on a sightsee- ing tour of the Island. ae will have a photo taken that m at Poray Studio, as a fps of Mrs, Sackler’s visit to Key West. Honor Luncheon The Girls Service Organization will honor Mrs. Sackler at a lunch- eon at the USO-YMCA. and at 2:00 p. m. she will be taken, through the Naval Station under the direction of the USS Gilmore, her son’s ship. They will have dinner at the LaConcha and at 9:00 p. m. re- turn to the USO-YMCA for the Mother’s Day Dance. Before the dance, Mrs. Sackler will be officially named “Mother of Key West Naval Base 1954” in a brief ceremony by Rear Ad- miral George C. Towner. Weather permitting the cere- mony will take place on the USO- YMCA patio. Later Mrs. Sackler and Chapman will cut the ‘“Moth- er’s Day” cake, baked by women of Key West Churches from in- gredients supplied by Mrs. Dale James of South Bend, Indiana, who was honored last year. Dance music will be furnished by Gus Ayala and his combo and refreshment will be served during the evening. Church Attendance After breakfast Sunday morning, (Continued on Page Two) KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE To May Date Accidents 6 190 Traffic Deaths __ t) 0 Traffic Injuries __ 1 35 Property Damage $1.600 $50,386 In an earlier column, we reported that national safety experts have said that there is usually one fatality every 225 traffic accidents. To date, Key West has had 190 accidents. Presently, the accident rate is one per day here. That means May 31 is D- Day—DEATH DAY. But the experts are not al- ‘ways right. They make a mistake once in awhile. And Key West: motorists have a wonderful chance to prove them wrong. All we have to do is to drive with caution and apply the Golden Rule of Driving—have con- sideration for the other fel- low. A Today In City Wide Program Injections Are Given At 3 Schools, Navy Hospital By DENNIS SNEIGR The polio prevention program was off to a smooth start today with 2,241 children and pregnant women re- ceiving gamma globulin injections up until noon. The temporary polio preventative was being given at three schools and at the Naval Hospital. At the three schools, 1,109 persons had received JUST ONE SHOT—Thet's what Noel Chandler: seven years old, specified when he reported at Harris Schi Wiss: ‘whe ‘for his gamma globulin shot. He is talking with Dr. D, McMahon, Lt (jg) from Boca assisting with the inoculation program, as are many, other Navy Noel is ie Mrs, Isabel. Chandler, physical educa tion: instructor at Harris School—Citizen Staff Lollipops Help Stifle Sobs On GE Day Here By SUE JONES Harris School presented a dif- ferent aspect this morning as more or less reluctant children, accom- panied by their parents came to the school not for lessons in “‘read- ing, ’riting and ’rithmetic,” but for gamma goblulin shots. At ten-thirty this morning, near- ly 300 hundred youngsters had par- ticipated in “operation bottoms up.” Many of them had received these shots last fall, and they were} | busy briefing their companions on the setup this year. Civilian and Navy doctors, corps- men, nurses and volunteer helpers were registering and weighing kids and counting syringes and lolli- pops all morning. The while pro- cedure moved swiftly and smooth- ly, except when an occasional youngster balked. Courageous Kids There were a few tears and not a little bravado, but as one of the youngsters said, “I’d rather take a chance on not playing haseball tonight than to take a chance on never being able to play anything.” One young lady informed doctors that she had been on a-diet ever since Saturday, so she “wouldn’t have to have so many shots.” Even when dealing with the most recalcitrant children, the doctors, corpsmen and nurses never lost patience and all of them were treated with kindness and gentle- ness. They talked to the youngsters, and soothed their fears by their clamness and interest. They took the time even at the busiest hours to encourage and explain the nec- essity of the shots te, their young patients. Navy Gives A Hand The corpsmen at Harris were (Continued on Page Five) shots. Marsh Reveals Testimony In Road Probe Statement Given By Former District Employe Released MIAMI (#—Special Prosecutor John D. Marsh made public’today testimony that labor and mate- rials paid for by the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District were used in a private real estate de- velopment. Marsh, Dade County solicitor.as- signed by Acting Gov. Johns to investigate the district, released a statement by Walter Woodside, a former employe of the distrigf, in which these allegations were made: . Altegations Made > * 1, Some 6,700 feet of pipe paid for by the district was used in a private real estate development then owned by Brooks Bateman, former general manager of the « | district. 2. Woodside and other district employes were used in the con- struction of Bateman’s waterfront home at Marathon while being paid only by the district. 3. Woodside helped load car- f loads of steaks, anchovies and oth- er choice foodstuffs from district lockers for delivery to Bateman and Rep. Bernie C. Papy in Talla- hassee during the last session of * |the Legislature. GG FOR ME?—Four-months-old Allen Cruz stares expectantly as he waits his turn for a gamma globulin shot at Harris School. He is being held by his mother. His parents are Mr, and Mrs, Crus, 704 Passover Lane—Citizen Staff Photo, Karns. German Girl Goes Home To Die WATERVLIET Mich. (#—A 17-, transfusions. She may live mostly year-old German girl will head | home soon to her native Dussel- dorf to the waiting arms of her parents and almost certain death. Elfi Ludtke, an exchange stu- dent at Watervliet High School, has contracted the blood disease leukemia. Doctors at Ann Arbor’s Univer- sity Hospital diagnosed the illness yesterday. They said the young student is being given daily blood To the People of Monroe County The vote and support given by you to me on May 4, will always be a cher- ished memory. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. WM. A. FREEMAN, JR. two more months they said. The State Department has ar- ranged air transportation and a nurse to accompany her home. Papy’s Vote Was County’s Highest State Representative Bernie C. Papy polled more votes in this county than did any other candidate. The second high man was Gerald Saunders while Bill Neblett was third in the number of votes polled. According to official figures released today by supervisor of registration, Papy was high’ with 4,642 votes. Saunders, chairman of the board of county commissioners, drew 3,608, while Neblett rack- ed up 3,407. These figures include the ab- sentee ballots. 4. Anthony DeMeritt, former chairman of the toll commission, entertained his family and friends at Pigeon Key, the district head- quarters, and took boxes of food from the district lockers home with him. Statement Substantiated Marsh said Woodsice’s state- ment had been “fully substantiat- ed” by other witnesses. He re- leased the statement, he said, be- cause Miami Daily News reporters were responsible for producing Woodside and inducing him to tell the story. Johns fired Bateman, DeMeritt and other members of the toll commission recently and ordered an investigation of reported irreg- ularities. At the same time, the toll on the famed overseas highway from Miami to Key West was lifted and its operation turned over to the State Road Department. As a result of Woodside’s state- ment,. Marsh said he had issued subpoenas for Ralph Mangold, an- other former employe of the toll (Continued on Page Two) Woman Hurt In Cycle Accident A woman identified as Alyce Montrieul manager of the Jockey Club, Greene and Simonton Streets, was badly hurt early Wednesday morning when she fell from her bicycle on Duval Street, Greene Street. Miss Montrieul was rushed to Monroe General Hospital where she was found to be suffering from a badly crushed right leg. She said that she was riding her cycle when a friend tried to jump onto it, causing her to tip over. Her condition was listed as fair. near Efficient and Accommodating Salesmen dita STRUNK LUMBER 120 Simonton St., near Bank At the Naval Hospital, 1,132 had been injected. At the Convent, 125 were givenGG; at the Truman School, 556; and at Harris School, 338. The GG was flown here last night by a Navy plane. Today, the sheriff's department was assisting in the distribution, using a radio car to make deliveries to the schools where more was needed. Friday Schedule Tomorrow’s schedule calls for GG to be administered at Doug- lass, Poinciana and the High School Annex. The Naval Hospital also will be giving shots to Navy dependents as it did today. Civilian children and expectant methers whose last names begin with the letters A through M should report at the three schools from 8 a. m. to 11 a. m. tomor- Tow. Those whose names begin with the letters N through Z should re- port from 1 p. m. to 4 p. m. at the schools. For Navy dependents, here is tomorrow’s schedule at the Naval Hospital: 9:00 a.m. — M, 10:00 am. — N and 0. 10:30 a.m. — P and Q. 11:15 a.m. — R. 1:00 p.m. — S. 2:15 p.m. — T and U. 3:00 p.m. — V, W, X, Y, and Z. Show up at the Naval Hospital at those times, according to the letter with which your last name begins. Permission Needed The GG shots are being given to children through 14 years of age and to expectant mothers. To receive the shots, children must be accompanied by a par- ent, who must sign the necessary permission before thé shots. will be given. The only major change from last year’s mass GG inoculations is the fact that expectant ‘moth- ers are being given the shots et the schools. : Separate facilities are bei provided at the schools for prer nant women. Navy buses are providing fre- foe shuttle service between the Naval Hospital and the Poin- ciara Community Centey. the Sigsbee Park Shopping Center and the Seaplane Base Naval Housing Gate. Dr. C. W. Morrison, county health officer, said everything was going smoothly at all inoc- ulation centers . He also expressed his thanks to everyone—civilian and Navy— who is aiding in the mass in- oculation program. Highway Aid Bill Gets Signature WASHINGTON (--Congression- al leaders were invited to the White House today to watch Presi- dent Eisenhower sign a record- size highway aid bill. The bill authorizes, subject to later appropriations, the spending of 966 million dollars in each of two years to help states improve their road systems. The states must put up matching fonds in most cases. The program is for the two fiscal years starting July 1, 1955. Thank You My sincere thanks to all Monroe County vot- ers who supported me. I will always be grate- ful. BILL CATES.