The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 10, 1954, Page 1

‘Key West, Florido, has the most equable climate in the eountry, with an average yonge of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV No. 111 Havana TV Station To Film Fiesta Publicity For Key West As A Vacation Spot Is Emphasized ‘The first observance in Key West of the Fiesta Alegre y Beneficia May 20- 21 will receive full coverage by a Havana television sta- tion it has been announced, Official word of their decision eame from Rafael del Vizo, better known as “Siboney,”’ top-flight an- and commentator for Ha- vana TV station CMQ. del Vizo ae Sunday that Juan Pineda, their top cameramen will ‘a xey ‘West to film a perfor- mance of oe Filibusters” Com- see tree-act play as a summer vacation the more wealthy Cuban who have been going to Florida cities for their holi- , would be emphasized, further stated that Key West an added advantage in that are staying open the year Plans Advance fttee states that tickets for the are available for $1.50 per person and dancing will begin at 9:30 p. m, Gus Ayala’s orchestra will play for the affair, Tiny Infant Is Polio Victim A nine-day-old boy is Key West’s 24th polio victim this year. The Monroe County Health De- partment, .in. reporting the case today, said the child was thé young- est polio sufferer on record here. He is a white child and a Navy dependent. He has a non-paralytic form of the disease. The child received a gamma globulin injection last Thursday, the date of the onset of the dis- ease, The health dgpartment pointed out that there is no immunity from gamma globulin until 10 days after the injection. Up to this date last year, two cases had been recorded in Mon- roe County, ————EEEE_=___= No Danger Seen To Participants In AF Day Parade There is no danger of polio by participating in the Armed Forces Day. parade next Sat- urday. Judson Stephens, chairman of the parade, today said he had asked Dr. C. W. Morri- sen, county health officer, a- bout the polio situation. “Dr. Morrison,” Stephens said, “told me that since the Polio situation was not bad enough to close the beaches, theaters or schools, he could see no harm in anyone partici- pating in the parade.” The parade begins at 6:30 p. m. Saturday. According to 7 Dr. Morrison also said that the time — 6:30 p. m. was an encouraging factor. The temperature will be lower in the evening. —— See ———— ——————__...._... FREE SHRIMP COCKTAIL With Each Meal DUFFY’S TAVERN—218 Duval gy. American & Italian Kitchen Entertainment ELINOR WILLIAMS at the Piane PIZZA PIES 75¢ UP (me nar I a, CAKE FOR MO’ Chapman, cut the Key West Cilisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, Theodore Sackler, of Philadelphia, Pa., and her son, TMZ Mervin = t's Day” cake, as Rear Admiral George C. Towner looks on. The cake cutting was part of the gala Mother's Day festivities at the USO-YMCA Saturday night. Chap- man’s letter to his sored by the USO- ” was judged best in the second annual Mother's Day letter contest spon- The cake, baked by some of the church women in Key West, was supplied by Mrs.. Dale‘James, last year's honored mother. Earlier, Admiral Towner had officially designated Mrs. Sackler as “Mother of the Key West Naval Base for 1954.”—Citizen Staff Photo, Karns. @. Stadium Concession Contract Cancelled Aceveda.Protests City’s Demands For Changes Armando Acevedo, holder of the Wickers Field re- freshment concession since 1951, today cancelled his contract in protest of a let- ter he received from the city asking that he make tele- phone facilities and rest- rooms available for specta- tors attending events in the stadium. Acevedo also was instructed to adhere to the provisions of his agreement to place refréshments on sale for those: attending all events in the stadium in sufficient quantity, Complaints Reported The action was recommended by the stadium advisory board in the wake of complaints that Acevedo had not been selling refreshments at some stadium affairs. The board also recommended. that the city make the telephone and rest rooms available. And City Manager Victor Lang said today that he asked Acevedo, in a letter delivered personully by city recreation director Paul Al- bury, to assume the responsibility for opening the ticket booth where the phone is installed and to open the rest rooms. “Since he has a ey it would be a simple thing for him to open the doors,” said Lang. Responsibility Declined But Acevedo replied that he could not accept the added respon- siblity and returned his contract. The move leaves the stadium without concession facilities. A city hall spokesman said today that, in (Continued on Page Two) Cop’s Hearing Set For Wed. Evening A hearing set by the Civil Ser- vice Board into the case of Henry Roberts, suspended Key West po- lice officer, has been moved up to Wednesday, at 7:30 p. m., it was announced today by Mrs. Isa- be: Fleming, chairman of the board. Reason for the change, she said, is that the Armed Forces Day Din- ner is set for Thursday night when the hearing was to have been held. Roberts, was suspended by Act- ing Police Chief Bienvenido Perez for being absent without leave. He was later recommended for firing from the department. Reds Oppo French Terms For Armistice By EDDY GILMORE GENEVA (® — The Communists today opposed French terms for an armistice in Indochina, but agreed to push measures for re- moval of the wounded from fallen Dien Bien Phu. At the second session of the In- dochina phase of the Geneva Con- ference, the delegate of the Com- (Continued on Page Two) se |Deadline Set For Armed Forces Fete The deadline for securing res- ervations for the Armed Forces Day Kickoff dinner is Wednesday at 9 a. m., it was announced to- day by officials of the Lions Club, who are sponsoring the affair. Tickets are on sale at the Sunny Isle Luncheonette, 901 White Street. Distinguished civilian arf mili- tary leaders will attend the af- fair. Capt. William H. Truesdell, commanding officer of the Fleet Training Group, is the featured speaker at the dinner. 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Marsh was appointed by Act- ing Governor Charley E. Johns fo aid in the investigation of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District. His appointment was for the duration of the March term of criminal Court. The March term expired today. Criminal Court Judge Tho- mas S. Caro, at 10:30 a. m. ‘today, formally adjourned the March term and open the May term. Judge Caro adjourned court until Thursday morning. Thursday morning at 1 the court hears guilty pleas. | Road Patrol Reports On 1953 Record Eighty-nine per cent of Florida Highway Partol cases tried in Monroe County courts last year re- sulted in convictions. Figures released by the High- way Patrol today showed that there were 840 cases in Monroe County last year. Of these, 37 were convictions with no penalty; 710 were convictions with penalties; 93 were dismissed. The percentages stacked: up this way: 89 per cent convictions; 84.5 per cent convictions with penalty. Statewide Totals Statewide totals were: 39,817 ca- ses; 1,726 convictions without pen- alties; 34,131 convictions with pen- faites 3,950 dismissals, This means Pont..of tye cases resulted is conviction’ ac 86 per cent re- sulted in convictions with penalties. Ten per cent of the statewide ca- ses were dismissed. A majority of the dismissals were for cases such as_ people charged with no driver’s license who had actually purchased one, but failed to have it on their per- son when stopped by state troop- ers. Gilchrist county led the state in the percentage of convictions out of all dispositions. Ninety-nine per ce it of the 83 drivers arrested were convicted, 97.5 per cent of those with penalties. Liberty County Low - Liberty county was low with 69 Per cent convictions out of 32 cases disposed of and only 56 per cent | of those with penalties. Of the 32 aispoget of cases, 10 were dismiss- A majority of all counties — 44 to be exact — had 90 per cent or more convictions of all cases made by the Patrol and handled by the (Continued on Fage Two) a ———_______ Jury Reconvenes Monroe County‘s busy grand jury met this morning at 10 a.m. J. Lancelot Lester, state’s attorney, was on hand to give them legal advice. IN THE U.S. A. For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . . DIAL 2-5661 or 2-5662, + Just PRICE FIVE CENTS visi” Stevens Is Told To Submit Data On Peress Case Johns Makes Early Morning Visit To Ybor City Today Plans To Make Bid In Dade Later This Week By HAROLD PARR TAMPA (#—Acting Gov. Char- ley Johns was up before dawn to- day for a long day of campaigning in Hillsborough and Pinellas coun- ties. Johns flew from Tallahassee early this morning to be at the gate of an Ybor City cigar fac- tory at 6 a.m. to shake hands and ask for votes in his gover- norship runoff with State Sen. Le- Roy Collins. He was scheduled fov talks in the Sulphur Springs area this aft- ernoon; then was to drive to St. Petersburg for a 30-minute tele- vision appearance at 4:30 p.m. After a meeting at the St. Pe- tersburg armory with a group of Pinellas County supporters, Johns was-to wind up his day with a full- dress campaign speech in Largo Park. Johns spent most of Sunday at the executive mansion in Talla- hassee conferring with campaign lieutenants. He -will’ attend the Cabinet meeting at Tallahassee Tuesday morning, then go to Day- tona Beach for an 8 p.m. rally. Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- day he will be in Dade County try- ing to bolster his strength in the state’s most populous area. Johns said. yesterday “no candi- date for high office ever has had more misstatements and down- right untruths told about him than the opposition is spreading about me in Dade County.” Johns is keynoting his bid for the Dade Odham vote on the con- tention that the. real issue in the governorship race is “the people vs special interests” and that he like Odham is fighting for the peo- ple. Asked for comment on the nam- ing of Peaslee Streets, former mayor of Lake Park, and former State Rep. Travis Phillips by Le- Roy Collins as proof of charges that Johns was padding the pay- roll, the acting governor issued the following formal statement: “The State Road Department, embarking on a 100-million dollar road building program and charged by the Legislature with assisting tke turnpike authority in construct- ing the Sunshine State Parkway, has found it necessary to hire some additional personnel in re- cent months. “All were hired to do a specific job and as long as they do that (Continued on Page Two) cern gem aR GG Shots Are Still Available Children through 14 years of age and expectant mothers can get gamma globulin shots to- morrow and Thursday at the health clinic if they did not receive it last week. The health department spe won Bombed Today Explosives Dropped On. Roads. Jammed With Red-Led Troops HANOI, Indochina @ — French fighters and bombers today heavily attacked key roads leading northeastward from the fallen for- tress of Dien Bien Phu. The roads are jammed with thousands of Communist - led Vietminh troops and big Molotov truck convoys. Dropping 1,000-pound high ex- plosive bombs and heavily straf- ing, the warplanes centered their attacks upon the road from Tuan Giao, 27 miles northeast of Dien Bien Phu, and runniag eastward to Na San, 117 miles west of Hanoi. It was at Na San in the winter of 1952 and 1953 that the French, as at Dien Bien Phu, had for months put up a valiant resistance (Continued on Page Twr) GASOLINE SALES INCREASE REPORTED Monroe County gasoline sales in February showed an increase of 86,955 gallons over the same month last year. Figures released today by the Allied Gasoline Retailers Associa- tion of Florida showed that 57 ser- vice stations sold 1,003,448 gallons of gasoline in February, 1954, com- pared with 916,493 gallons in Feb- Tuary 1953, NET Wtor, WINS AWARD—George Skoko, clerk at the Navy Station post office, is shown (right) as he received an award for suggestion to speed the ad dressing of parcel post mail. Clyde Stickney, acting postmaster (left), presents Skoko with a check for $12.50—less withholding tax. Sidney Mathews, superintendent of the Navy post office, looks on. t \ Delay Seen In Shortening Of Public Hearings WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate investigators today ordered Secretary of the Army Stevens to submit the names of Army officials re- sponsible for giving Maj. Irving Peress—described by Sen. McCarthy as a “Fifth Amendment Communist” — an honorable discharge. The.action came on a ruling by Chairman Mundt (R-SD) of the mittee looking into the Mc- pa w-Army dispute after the ePalt A} Postponed until later in the ibe ae fishowdown on the question of short public hearings. Clased Session Ae Proposal by Sen. Dirksen (R-II) that public testimony be limited to Stevens and McCarthy and that any other testimony %e taken in closed session. Throughout much of the fore- noon hearing, the McCarthy camp sought to develop its contention that the Army “coddled” &}mmu- nists and stirred up the present hearings to head off the senator’s digging into that situation. It was in this connection that Stevens was directed to submit the names of those responsible for giv- ing Peress an honorable discharge. At one point, Sen. McCarthy said Maj. Gen. Kirke B. Lawton, com- mander of Ft. Monmouth, N.J., was prepared to testify that the suspension of 35 employees of the radar laboratories there as secu- rity risks “would not have been possible” except for the investiga- (Continued on Page Two) City Commission To Meet Tonight The city commission will meet tonight in regular session at 8 Pp. m. in the city hall. Foremost on the agenda for the meeting are ordinances setting the Official dates for Key West’s semi- annual auto inspections and ex- tending officers and employees of the city not holding civil service status annual vacations with pay. . KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE Property Damage $3,370 $52,126 Key West's accident rate has taken a sharp jump with seven weekend accidents re- ported to police. All of the accidents were caused by law violations. A to- tal of $2,215 in damage was the result of the rash of mis haps. Remember, motorists, the city’s auto insurance rates are dependent on the number of ac- cidents and the amount of pro- perty damage. Hence, if Key West’s accident rate is increas- ed this year, inereased insur- ance rates may well follow. During April, city officials were very much pleased with the 50 per cent reduction in accidents. But, thus fat in May, the toll is going up and they *are unhappy. ALL KINDS SCREEN WIRE at Strunk Lumber 120 SIMONTON, near Aquarium