The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 20, 1954, Page 1

WELCOME TO LA FIESTA ALEGRE Y BENEFICIA Key West, Florido, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit For Quick Communication, Use’CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— VOL. LXXV -Ne. 120 Pollution Of | Water Checked Navy Says Yes, County Differs ‘On Beach Ban By DENIS SNEIGR Key. West beaches are pol- luted. 4 Key West beaches are not polluted. Take your choice. The Navy’s public infor-. mation office told The Citi- zen today that a dispatch from the commander of the Naval Base, Rear Adm. G. C. Towner, quoted the Navy’s senior medical officer here , a8 warning all Navy person- ne] that the beaches, includ- ing those on Naval Station were polluted. He warned personnel against swimming until further notice. However, Bill Braatz, san- itarian with the County Health Department said: “There is no indication of any abnormal or ong bern of ‘ 8 al . ieee ats, ra running pyste g of tien oe a period of several days. ' ‘Tests. Not Indicative — Braatz said one set of tests does micepetindess: Brants said he had put up: signs waénin} ee ‘Phe signs, he said, were put up | ment,’ at Whitehead Street and Duval ‘Street. The city beach lies east of Du- val Street, just outside the posted area, Asked why the newspapers and radio station were not advised wher the signs were posted, Bra- atz said: “Tt is probably my. fault. I did not think about it. I didn’t think it was necessary for such a small area. He said a further report would be released tomorrow. Sewer Brecs The Navy’s warning said the pollution was due to a sewer ‘ preak near the County Beach. However, City Manager Victor Lang denied there wag a sewer break. He said Clifford and Cooper, engineers for the city’s new sewer project, had found it necessary to pump sewage out of a manhole at Whitehead and United Streets. He said the engineering firm had informed him this morning that further pumping from the manhole was unnecessary. Lang said he had asked the en- gineers to remove the pump. The pump was running shortly le after 5 p.m. yeste“day when a Citizen reporter passed the scene at Whitehead and United Streets. Morrison Queried Dr. C. W. Morrison, county health officer, also said it was not a sewer break. He said the sewers were over- loaded during the heavy rain (Continued on Page Seven) NOTICE READ COUNTY COMMISSIONER FRANK BENTLEY'S SPEECH Page 2 (Pd. Pol. Adv.) Collins Claims 80 Per Cent Of Odham Vote “Different Story” In North Fla. Predicted For Second Primary By BENNETT DE LOACH MIAMI W—LeRoy Collins -pre- e dicted today he will get no less than 80 per cent of the votes which went to Brailey Odham in the first primary. He said he also had been pleased by the number of persons who were with Acting Gov. Charley Johns in the first primary but are now with him. Collins forecast a: ‘different story in North Florida” and said ‘his strength in Central and South Florida has continued to grow. “If they go to the polls we are sure to win,” he declared. The Tallahassee state senator was asked to give a homestretch view of his chances at winning the Democratic gubernatorial nom- ination Tuesday. “Well-Olled Machine’ He said “I. don’t discount the operation the acting to campaign workers today and worked on plans for the final bit ot politicking. He speaks on television here to- Collins came here after speeches KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1954 GUNBOAT ARRIVES—The Cuban Gunboat Jose Marti docked this morning at the Naval Station’ after a 21-gun salute exchange. The vessel is here in connection with the celebration of Cuban Che Key West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. Gets Under Way ‘As Ship Arrives 21-Gun Salutes Are Exchanged As Cuban Gunboat Docks Here By BILL SPILLMAN The Navy marked the arrival of the Cuban gunbeat Jose Marti with a 21 gun national salute at 8:20 this morning at the Naval Station. The salute was the com- mencement of the colorful ceremonies in celebration of Cuban Liberation Day and Fiesta Alegre y Beneficia. ele. | He said ‘that “ea Liberation Day and Fiesta Alegre y Beneficia.—Citizen Staff Photo. YMCA Speaker Tells Import — Of Supervision Dr. Jay A. Urice, s.xth national .general secretary of the YMCA of the US, Monday evening told some 800 delegates to the 52nd triennial conference of the Association of Secretaries of YMCAs in North America at Buffalo, New York, that supervision is as important for the boss as for the workers. He termed it an evidence of ma- turity to welcome supervision. In + definition of ‘‘supervision,” . Urice said that it “is more than _authoritative—it is counsel by one who respongibility.” one of us should “welcome supervision” and that is is “not ethical to escape it. Our responsibility is so exact- ing, no mani in our profession has a Tight to work without supervi- sion.” In discussing professional com- petence, the general secretary af- firmed that quality “‘has to do with building and sustaining fellowship in reference to the chosen goals of the YMCA.” He stressed that there is no ‘‘all purpose tool” for achiev- at the Florida Watermelon Festi-|ing it. val in and a barbecue rally at Palm River near Tampa. He brought out two new points yesterday. One was when he said he would veto any bill, including creation of a tax commission, which would take away benefits of the homestead exemption, Claims Farm Aid Revision of the 1953 law which gives rebates of four cents a gal- lon on fuel used in farm machin- ery also was advocated by him. He argued the law benefits only the big man and the little farmer pore Practically no aid from “Let’s revise it and make that law’ beneficial to all. the little farmers,” he said after asking for 4 show of hands-for all those at esburg who had received fuel oil rebates. Only one raised hand was spotted. He got into the homestead ex- mes saan after saying and his supporters are spreading rumors that Collins is against the exemption. The rumors aren't true, he said, and described them as “shoddy politics.” At the Palm River barbecue a sign on ca out after Collins. started x (Continued on Page Seven) FUND GIFT RECEIVED The Key West Drug Company Sent a $100 check to the Navy Re- lief Society for the current fund campaign. Cdr, J. B. Carroll, executive of- ficer of the U. S. Fleet Sonar School and chairman of the fund drive, said the check ‘was signed by Mrs. Florence Spottswood. NOTICE There will be absolutely No Parking allowed en Duval Street, between South and Duval Streets, Friday, May 21, 1954, from 5:00 P.M. until the parade is finished, Cars parked in this area during the said hours will be moved at the owner's expense. may20,1954 B. G. PEREZ, Acting Chief of Police. Dr. Urice looks to the future with eagerness. He said, ‘“‘Civiliza- tion complicates living for yeung people and in the future complica- tions may be even more severe and make our professional task even more ai ide Richard Evans, of the local YMCA is attending the Buffalo conference. Evacuation Of Fortress Wounded Continues Today HANOI, Indochina — Evacua- tion of wounded from Dien Bien Phu had climbed today to 110 men as helicopters and light planes kept up their steady shuttle to the cap- tured fortress. A French Press Agency dispatch received in Paris said about 120 more wounded were expected to arrive in Hanoi today. Despite the slowness of the heli- copter lift, the French hoped to complete in less than two weeks the removal of the 753 wounded the Vietminh said they would re- lease. French military sources said they knew nothing about rebel plans to release Dien Bien Phu’s lone French air force nurse, Miss |Genevieve de Galard Terraube, as ‘announced by a Vietminh spokes- man in Geneva yesterday. : Here in Hanoi, friends of the blue-eyed, 29-year-old nurse ex- pressed belief she would remain at Dien Bien Phu, nursing the wounded until the 753 are flown out. . For City Car Inspection Revenue Explained Rumor Of Suit To Test Validity Of Program Checked By BILL sPiLLMAN / A rumor is being investi- gated that a local citizen planning to bring suit again- st the city to obtain a court decision on the validity of the $1.50 charged twice a year for the inspection of auto vehicles. A letter from the city attorney to the members of the city commis- sion stated that he could not set a legal price on the inspection since legally it was a question of the cost to the city of holding the ins- pection. The letter stated that it was not legal to obtain revenue from the money received from the inspections. as Breakdown Given In a breakdown of the monetary value of the cost and revenue, the city spent’ approximately $10,000 for the equipment used in the in- specitions. The additional cost of labor to the city to give the in- spections is estimated to be $3,600 a year. a The city received $22,158 for the 1952 - 1953 fiscal year hand has received a total of $16,788 so far during the present fiscal period. Approximately $21,000 has been made during the last ‘two year period over and above the initial cost of the @quipment and includ- ing the additional cost of labor. The average between the two in- dicates that the city will make ap- primately $16,000 a year on the in- spections above cust during the next few years if the cost of giv- ing the inspections remains the same. Inspectors’ Time It is argued in some circles that the ‘cost of giving tue inspections should include the cost of time de- voted by the city manager and other people who are assisting in giving the stickers. The city manager and other po- licy making officials are paid whe- (Continued on Page Two) County Commissioner del Condado (Pd. Pol. Adv.) KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE May Date 218 & 40 f) 0 Property Damage $7,095 $55,876 a The tally of accidents for the month of May promises to run well over one per day, with two new mishaps bringing the total to 31 already, Yesterday afternoon at 4:30 a three-year-old boy ran into the side of a car at Fleming and Eaton Streets, receiving bruis- es and a fractured right collar- bone, 4 Drivers should be extremely cautious when they ‘observe small children playing in any area, because tiny youngsters are lacking in judgment and are likely at any time to dart into the street. A good safety bell-ringer to keep in mind is: Always expect the unexpected from children, Children Are iRescued From Icebox Death SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. W—Death was only about 15 minutes away when two small girls were rescued. from the refrigerator in their me. Sheriff Arthur Hobdy made the estimate yesterday in telling how Mr. and Mrs. Earlie Lawrence Slaughter returned home and found their 5-and T-year-old daughters imprisoned in the box. The girls related a strange man and woman came to the house and locked them up Tuesday, but the sheriff said he wondered if the youngsters weren't just trying to escape. punishment with that story. The parents came in fromthe tobacco field and noticed some re- frigerator shelves and food on the floor. Quickly they opened the box and found their daughters. One girl had a bruise on her back and the other was ill. i The sheriff searched. for an old model green automobile in which the girls ‘said the strange man and woman were riding. The Cuban vessel docked in a stirring ceremony with the National Band of Cuba playing military numbers. The Fleet Sonar School Band was on hand to render musi- cal honors for the United States. The group of visiting officials was headed by General Gispert of the Cuban Army of Liberation. He was accompanied by Commander R. Sopo Barreto, .a representative of the Cuban Ministry of Defense. Local Greeters . Julio: Cabanas, president of the Mocal San Carlos Institute, led the group that welcomed the Cuban re- presentatives. Considerable delay experienced before the offi- : were made while the vessel was being cleared by immi- gration officials, The local:customs and immigra- tion people said they were not in- formed of the arrival officially in order to dispense with the inspec- tion which held up the ceremonies. General Gispert had tears in his eyes as he emotionally hugged Ju- jlio Cabanas in the official greet- ing on the deck of Jose Marti. General Gispert ‘was a personal friend and companion of the great Cuban liberator Jose Marti. The commencement of the cere- mony was marked with the Cuban National Band playing “The Star Spangled Banner” followed by “Hymnovaya” the national anthem of Cuba. The band was led by Band Captain Armondo Komeuo of the Cuban Navy. Official Navy Call Captain Truesdell did not wait for the completion of immigration and custom inspection to make the official. Navy call. Captain Trues- dell, who is acting Commander Na- val Base in the absence of Admiral Towner, was piped aboard the gun- boat with full military honors. - The official group headed by Cap- tain Truesdell and Oscar Morales, local Cuban Consul, next went to the airport at Meacham Field to greet personal representative of President Batista of Cuba. The group that arrived by army trans-| port airplane included Ledr. Rego- lia, Brigadier General Juan Rojas y Gonzales, and his wife, Com- mandant Cosme A. Jaras and his wife and Major J. Fernandez. Morning Events The: sequence of events included a visit of the Naval Station for an inspection of Navy activities. After visiting the city cemetery to place wreaths on the Maine burial plot the group went to Bay- view Park where a wreath was placed on the monument dedicat- ed to the war dead by the Gold Star Mothers. The wreath was placed by General Gispert. From the monument of the Gold Star Mothers, the group proceeded to the monument of Jose Marti where Captain Truesdell of the Na- vy Station placed a wreath while (Continued on Page Seven) BALL AND DANCE. BARTENDERS AND WAITRESSES UNION Local No. 156, A. F. of L. TONIGHT — 10:00 P.M. - 5:00 A.M. CUBAN CLUB Music By Mamboleros Admission. $1.25 Per Person Ee _____Zt Shrimp Boat Burns In Gulf The shrimp boat Ramos burn- ed last night southwest of Dry Tortugas, the Coast Guard said today. ; Survivors were being brought to the Coast Guatd office to- day by another shrimper. The Coast Guard said only a sket- chy report had -been received but that as far as was known, ne lives were lest. ma ‘Mundt Expects McCarthy To Be OnHand Resumption Of Hearings Monday Under Discussion WASHINGTON (# — Sen. Mundt (R-SD) voiced a “guess” today th: Sen. McCarthy will not boycott re. sumption of the McCarthy-Army neornes now scheduled for Mon- ‘Ye Mundt had just come from a closed door talk with McCarthy, but he said this had not been dis- cussed between them. McCarthy himself has left in doubt what course he might follow. He contends his site faces a “stacked deck” situation because of President Eisenhower’s ban on testimony from government offi- cials about confidential talks with- in the administration on the Mc- Carthy-Army row. Mundt said he plans now’ to go ahead Monday with hearings and that “I wouldn’t anticipate any more recesses” as long as the cur- rent week’s one. A reporter asked Mundt about speculation that McCarthy might refuse to participate in the re- sumption. “Do you expect McCarthy will be there Monday? the reporter asked. “If I were going to guess, I guess yes,” Mundt said, but em- phasized he was not basing that on any commitment from McCar- McCarthy himself told reporters after the talk with Mundt that he still is “‘at a loss” about his next move. McCarthy, who calls the presi- (Continued on Page Seven) SANDING MACHINE TO RENT — at Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton, near Citizen Bidg. Johns Issues Challenge To Check Income Wants To Compare His Tax Returns With Those Of Rival By HAROLD PARR LAKELAND @®— Acting Gov. Charley Johns carried his gover- norship campaign into Polk County today after challenging his oppo- nent, State Sen. LeRoy Collins, to join him in making public income tax returns for the years they have served in the Legislature. Johns flew into Lakeland to open a whirlwind stump tour of Polk County communities. He was Scheduled in midafternoon to fly to the West Coast for speeches at Bradenton, Palmetto, Sarasota and Fort Myers. Speaking at Orlando last night after a long day that included a Joint Platform appearance with Collins, Johns repeated a* number of questions he submitted to his rival Saturday. Questions Repeated * As he went down the list he said “This is a question I want him to answer: Are you willing to join me in making public our in- come tax returns during the years we served in the Legislature? “I am willing to disclose mine— and let’s see who is the big rich man in this race.” In their joint appearance at the Leesburg watermelon festival, ere he was given 30 minutes to ‘speak, Johns did not refer to Col- 'lins. But in later talks at Sanford, Oviedo, Winter Park and Orlando ‘he attacked his opponent on mar fronts. } He accused Collins of posing as i friend of the farmers, the sports- men and the old people now that he is running for governor al- ; though, Johns said, the .Tallahas- see senator had fought and voted against legislative bills to give , farmers a gasoline tax refund and in 1953 to provide funds for higher ld age assistance payments, - “Deal” Charged He charged Collins with “making a deal” with commercixl fisher- ;men to permit seining in fresh water lakes. Johns also said Collins had “used his influence as a senator” to secure 30 extra days of hunting for big plantation owners in Leon County, “something you and I didn’t enjoy.” At Oviedo he read from what he said was a clipping from the Gainesville Sun that quoted Col- lins as telling a rally that Johns supporters had passed the word that improvement of Northwest 13th Street would be halted if prop- erty owners failed to vote right. He then said he had a letter signed by 32 merchants along the Gainesville street saying they had not been threatened directly or in- (Continued on Page Seven) — 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. 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