The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 14, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Floridc, has the most equable climate‘in the country, with om average range of only 14° Fahrenheit gamma gio a temporary polio preventative, Key West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A {T DIDN'T FEEL GOOD—This young miss isn’t at all happy about getting a shot of Scenes like this were enacied all over town ‘when thousands of children were given GG. However, the shooting is all over. The Health De- ° partment gave the last stragglers their shots yesterday~-Citizen Staff Photo, Karns. : ° BIG_P. Armed Forces Da E WILL WIND UP OBSERVA Club 88 Decorated Car; ’ val Station Combination Float Eula Clarice Sawyer; Na- “Forget-Me-Not Day” To Be Marked Here Under Direction of DAV — Saturday, Armed Forces Day, has been designated as ‘‘Forget- me-not Day” by the Disabled Veterans of Key West, ae ‘The DAV flower stands as an ideal dedicated to the service to a ee or limb on the battle- It is a memorial to the unselfish devotion of those who served the cause of liberty, freedom and justice for all men. == Emilio Norcisa, commander of the: local DAV chapter, urges every citizen to display his “Forget-Me-Not” on Saturday, May 15, and “‘honor the dead by helping the living.” The Key West DAV chapter is a small organization with many of the members either bed-ridden or in wheel chairs, The chapted is asking for volunteers to help with the ‘Forget-me-not” sale. oo gaa will be given canisters marked, “Forget-me-not—for the ” Pi Lie arn in the following committee to serve with volun- ers veterans organizations: Robert M. Daniels, Anthony Ulehar, and. Eric Curry. sk ue Anyone wishing to volunteer to helj “RF, ” eke yew y ip sell the “Forget-me-nots’ NOTICE The general public is hereby notified that there will be absolutely no parking on Duval Street to Truman Avenue and on Truman Avenue to North Beach Road beginning at 5:00 P.M., May 15, 1954, and continuing until the Armed Forces Day Parade is over. Cars parked in this area during the said hours will be moved at the owner’s ex- pense. VICTOR LOWE, City Clerk. Tomorrow of America Mi NCCS Float; U. S. Fleet Sonar School Emergency Platoon (2 min- utes at reviewing stand); Ameri- can Red Cross, Key West Chapter, Decorated Car (Gray Ladies) and KEY WEST, FLORIDA, — eS No New Polio Cases Listed Keep your fingers crossed. There has not been a polic ase reported since last Mon- day, the Monroe County Health | Unit said today. There have been 25 cases so far this year. Up to this date last year, two cases had been reperted. Blackout Is Called On Disclosures Testify About Visits From Army Counsel WASHINGTON (#—An Eisenhow- er administration bar today shut off any detailed testimony about high- level conferences on the McCarthy- Army row. But two senators re- lated behind-the-scenes Army ap- proaches to them—visits Sen. Mc- Carthy calls “blackmail” attempts. In dramatic moments, Sens. Dirksen (R-Iil) and Mundt (R-SD) stepped from their roles on the Unit; USO-|; received last January from Army counselor John G, Adams, Both agreed that Adams: poured Key West Junior Chamber of Com- | ; merce Float. i Third Division The Third Division will be di- rected by R. D, Andrews and Legion Auxiliary, Marching Unit; Navy Wives Club 114 Decorated Cars; Air Develop- ment Squadron One (VX-1) Float; .| Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post 6021 Marching Unit; Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Unit 6021, Marching Unit; U. S. Naval Hospital Decorat- ed Metropolitan Ambulance; Troop 59, Boy Scouts of America, March- ing Unit; Cub Pack 59, Boy Scouts of American, Matching Unit; Wel- ter’s Cornet Band; Florida Keys , | Council, .Girl Scouts of America Decorated Cars and U. S. Naval Dep: Fourth Division The Fourth Division, Nelson Can- non in charge, forms on Greene (Continued on Page Eight) Bentley Bids For State Action On Scout Camp Needs Frank Bentley, county commis- sioner, today said he had sent telegrams to Acting Governor Charley E. Johns and to the State Road Board urging them to assist in the maintenance «f the Boy — camp on West Summerland ys Since the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District was suspen- ded, the weeds and grass on the five-acre camp site have not been cut, Bentley added. County equipment will be used to help in the grass cutting, Bent- ley said. Bentley’s wire to the governor ‘s: “Urge that you request State Road Board to assist in mainten- ance of Boy Scout Camp on West Summerland Key, particularly as to cutting weeds and grass as long as this property is under sup- ervision of State Road Board.” A similar telegram was filed to the State Road Board. First Time In Key West! What? See Ad Page 9 “Blackmail” Both Dirksen and Mundt 6ai too, their. first reacion was ell in a Justice Department ference last Jan. 21. Balks At One Question Adams was in the witness chair for his third day and had balked at telling who said what. at the conference—a meeting he. first mentioned on Wednesday, Army’s special counsel, Joseph N. Welch, said Adams was barred from answering such questions b; (Continued on Page Eight) “KEY WEST'S . TRAFFIC BOX SCORE Te May Date Accidents ____ 1s 203 Traffic Deaths _ 0 6G Traffic Injuries _ 2 37 Property Damage $4,080 $52,866 Truman Avenue and Duval Street are rated by Charles R. Butler, of: the city’s public + service department, as real dangers sports for Key West motorists. Butler, who has been con- ducting a study of accident re-. ports, said today that 47 ac- cidents — nearly 25 per cent of the total thus far in 1953— have occurred on these two thoroughfares. He said, however, that ac- cidents on these two streets are usually of the “minor var- iety.” Butler added that they ail figure in the overall traffic pic- ture and “with a little courtesy and comman sense they can be averted and Key West will be a safer place in which to live— and drive.” IT’S FUN TO HAVE STRUNK LUMBER SALESMEN Help You With Your Building Problems 120 Simonton, near Citizen Bidg. FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1954 For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . . . Just DIAL 2-5661 or 25662. PRICE FIVE CENTS Key West Fire Loss Is Low During 1953 Local Property Loss, Malicious Johns Invites Leroy Collins. To 2nd Debate Acting Governor Cantpaigns Today In Miami Area By HAROLD PARR MIAMI (#—Acting Gov. Charley Johns said today he was inviting his governorship opponent, .Sen. LeRoy Collins, to meet him in a ee debate here next Thurs- iy. Johns said he had instructed his executive secretary to wire Collins an invitation to face him on the platform at Bayfront Park. Johns. said he. was suggesting that each candidate be allotted 30 minutes to present his arguments and then be given rebuttal time. “Then let us question each The gubernatorial candidate con- entrated his efforts in the Alla- patah, Hialeah,. Little River and ‘North Miami Areas today. Odham Vote Wooced ‘These are the districts in which Brailey Odham, who was elimi- nated in. the first primary May 4, polled a heavy percentage of the 43,000 votes he collected in Dade County. Although Odham failed to make the runoff, he finished second in Dade County. LeRoy Collins car- ried the county, getting - 57,000 Y |} votes. Johns trailed the field in Dade with 31,000 votes. Collins Speaks This Afternoon At Bradenton By BENNETT DELOACH MIAMI (State Sen. LeRoy Collins got in a few political licks in Dade County today before head- ing for the west coast where he is to campaign this afternoon. His first talk is at 2;30. p.m., in Bradenton, then he moves to Fort Myers for a television appearance tonight. He is to spend the night at Lakeland. Tomorrow he makes a quick run through Dade City, Ocala, Gainesville and winds up in Jacksonville. ‘ Collins talked this morning with campaign aides about the effects of his joint television appearance ight. Raps Perry Before going on the of Starke ‘(his home) come next November.” But on-May 9, said Collins, the Post and Times in endorsing Johns misrepresented and distorted facts about his (Collins) candidacy. Bedfellows Now Collins said the Perry newspaper group “‘had gotten in bed with the political maehine of the acting governor.” ‘ . The Post and Times also censor- ed‘one of his political advertise- ments, foreing it to be altered (Continued on Page Eight) Early Morning among shop workers. He lunched with a group of women at the Women’s Club, then went to Burdine’s to meet and shake hands with employes of the big department store. He was to spend the afternoon in Allapattah. campaign speeches i Little River and North Miami. Yesterday, Johns released a re- (Continued on Page Eight) CMI REGISTRATION SET FOR NEXT WEEK Registration for next fall’s ses- sion at the Convent of Mary Im- maculate will get under way May at. 4 Applications for entry in both the elementary and high school sec- ‘tions will be taken during the week at the Convent. —— FREE SHRIMP COCKTAIL With Each Meal DUFFY‘S TAVERN—218 Duval St. American & Italian Kitchen Entertainment ELINOR WILLIAMS at the Piano PIZZA PIES 75¢ UP CLASSIC BALLET. Languages PRINCESS NINA Children and Adults TEL. 2-3161 ‘ Commotion Was |A False Alarm Wondering what caused all the excitement on Duval Street early | Pl: this morning? T’was a false alarm. Police Lt. Jimmy James 7olun- teered that information, saying that about 1:30 a. m., the fire de- partment was called to the Two Friends Bar. No fire, Then, he said, the department was referred to the Two Sisters Cafe. Still no fire. Meanwhile, several fire trucks and police cars were racing up and down Duval Street — trying to locate the fire. They never did find the fire. GRAND JURY MEETS Monroe County’s busy grand jury met again today. The investi- gative body has met every day this week. The jurors have met on 16 days, including the day they were empaneled, April 19. The jury has returned one indictment. — Drivers Wanted — Free transportation ‘to Philadel- Phia and Pittsburgh. National or- ganization moving 200 new cars. We pay gas expense. For informa- tion call Mr. Monroe, 2-8744. NEW YORK — trol measures operate¢ pt hi. ith thos past year, in comparis out the United States. during the ies through- included in data assembled by the National Fire Protéction Associa- tion, gathered from cities in the United States and Can- ada with populations over 20,000. eS _______F | City Commission Meets Thursday The city commission met yes- terday afternoon in spucial ses- sion to consider the purchase of the Poinciana Housing pro- jects. Offers from the Key West Realty Company and the Key West Foundation Company were considered and the commission moved to, have a further study made of the proposed trans- action. © The government has jindicat- ed they will raze the housing prior te returning the land to its private ewners. MADRID, Spain (Ernest Hem- ingway was injured in two plane erashes in Africa in January and burned later while fighting a brush fire. But he wants friends to know he’s well on toward recovery now. Italian doctors. who attended him in Venice said that normally his injuries would have permitted him to live only a few months. The 55-year-old author is in Ma- drid, of course, to see the bullfights as well as continue medical treat- ment in Madrid’s warm, dry cli- mate. Hemingway and his wife, ‘Miss Mary,” crashed near Murchi. Falls in central Africa in January Two days later, Jan. 23, they crashed at the takeoff in a second jane. He began to feel progressively worse and when the Hemingways 1, Suffered a “traumatic lesion” to the 12th vertebra and jammed others together. . Ruptured his right kidney, .. Rupured his liver. ¢ fered a concussion which ulted first in double vision and three-quarters loss of vision the left eyé. There was also loss of cerebral fluid. 6. Received severe scalp burns. The Hemingways made their way to the east coast to sail for Europe. But there was a brush (Continued on Page Eight) The damage caused by fires in Key West in 1953 amounted to $21,760. Per Capita Loss Ona population basis, this was well below the average reported for all the United States cities, $3.86 per cap- ita. The Canadian loss was $4.47 per person. Automobile fires also pos- ed a big problem for the na- tion’s fire fighters. How much so is indicated by the fact ‘that they constituted about a fifth of all fires. In Key West there were 14 dur- ing the year, Fire departments in most cities continued to be plagu- ed by ; “malicious” false alarms, §tates the associa- i See Aer se ape High In Nation.” Such alarms, distinguished from those turned in in er- ror, comprised 8.1 per cent of all calls answered. In Key West, 1.5 per cent of the alarms were listed as of that nature. Preliminary estimates in- dicate that fires in the Unit- ed States last year caused property damage of over a billion, dollars, according to the association. This includes $912,500,- (Continued On Page Eight) Woman’s Death Believed Suicide The body of a white woman was brought to the Pritchard Funeral Home today from Mar- athon, the sheriff's department reported. The departmznt said sketchy information received from Justice of the Peace R. D. Zetterower indicated the woman may have committed suicide by taking sleeping tab- lets. Zetterower was in court today and could not be reached. An autopsy will be conducted, First Time In Key West! What? See Ad Page 9 The Monroe County Brailey Odham Committee endorses LeROY COLLINS FOR GOVERNOR, and hereby urges all good citizens who voted for BRAILEY ODHAM in the first primary, to seriously consider casting their ballots for LeRoy Collins on May 25th. FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT—VOTE FOR LEROY COLLINS (Paid Political Advertisement) ©