The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 21, 1954, Page 1

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES—General Gispert places 2 wreath on the monument dedicated to Jose Marti. He wasiaided by Commander R. Sopo Berreto, a representative of the Cuban Minis- try of Defense, and Major J. Fernandez of the Cuban Army—Official U.S. Navy Photo. Gay Fiesta Continues Reduction Of || Presentation Of Play Is Festive Touch To Event Bright lights, exquisitely gowned ladies, stirring mus- ic, and the full dress uni- forms worn by the men in the official party represent- ing the Republic of, Cuba, added a festive toucp’to the Club San Carlos’ cp tion of “Thé Filibusters” at], the San Carlos Theater last night. The distinguished guests were generous in their praise of the play, based on happenings in and around Key West just prior to the out- ‘break of the Spanish-American War. The charming wife of General Juan Rojas Gonzales said that she found the play “most interesting” and that the hospitality extended to the official party was “‘wonder- ful.” She said that she had spent a short time here some years ago and since she was last in Key West. She ‘smiled and added, “I plan to go shopping in the morning.” The senora said that they were enjoying their visit so much that they hoped to stay until Sunday morning. It seemed that most of Key West turned out for the play and to hon- or Cuba’s Liberation Day. Many prominent local residents were in the represented by top ranking offic- ers The cast of the play received an enthusiastic ovation from the au- Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country,- with on average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV No. 121 Car By SUE JONES Mi! See was amazed at the change Key West Turns Out audience and the Navy was and their wives: dience, most of them familiar with the history around which it is writ- “Sore Spot” “The safety of human life and Property is not something to make money from. It’s been a sore spot | j for a long time and I’m taking this step to de something about it. Sa- fety should not be a money-making 3,7” One city official said that if the (Continued uz Page Nine) tion Cost Asked” Carbonell Tells Plan To Ask Ordi : ‘Carbonell, city _ 2ommis- sioner, announced today ‘that he will introduce an ordinance to re- duce the cost of city Fos sare inspection stickers to cents at the next regular scheduled commission meeting. City inspection stickers are now issued twice annually and cost $1.50 for each inspection. Carbonell said, “Iam introduc- ing this ordinance to forestall any cost to the city for court action on the legality of the price of this car inspection fee. If is it only legal to charge what the thing cost, then let’s just charge about what the cost is, - KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE Te May Date a ie ber of the visitor rk- —— ss num! e visitors remark- | Tragic juries __ 5 ed after the play that they had ‘Traffic ee ° Much of the credit for the suc- Mouldin: Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton Street, near Bank particularly enjoyed the third act, the dramatic trial of Tia Maria and {Property Damage $7.09) $55,876 Solita. They- liked the feeling of being actual spectators in a court room. Credit To! Director (Continued on Page Nine) HUNDREDS OF ig Patterns TO CHOOSE FROM — at RE-ELECT No accidents were reported in the city during the last 24 hours. According to statistics someone is about to vist the undertaker in Key cause of a-traffic accident. Sta- tisticians report that one per- son is killed during every 250 traffic accidents. Key West has now had 215 accidents during this year. Statistics can-be beat, you know. A word to the wise should be sufficient. FRANK (BENTLEY County Commissioner 2nd District Present Chairman of Important Finance Committee A Man of Experience and Mature Judgment is required to Properly Prepare Your County Budget and see that Every Tax Dollar is Properly Spent and Accounted For. 35 YEARS ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE (Paid Political Advertisement) West be- ORIGINAL The Ken West Citisen THE Today’s Activity Will Wind Up Celebration Here The schedule for the Fi- esta Alegre y Benefica fes- tivities today included a luncheon for the visiting Cu- ban dignitaries and the Key West backers of the event, held at Benny’s Cafe- teria. The luncheon was provid- éa by thé City of Key! West. city Parade Plans The parade formations will in- clude police cars, American Legion the parade sharply at 6:30 p. m. Parking along Duval is forbidden after 5:30 p. m. Following the parade a street (Continued on Page Nine) ‘Sonar School «Units Will Be In Parade Line Both Fleet Sonar School's Em- ergency Platoon and Band will march in the Fiesta Parade here tonight in celebration of Cuban In- gan Liberation Day. Winners of four first place tro- phies for marching units in Key West parades during the past two years, the platoon will perform many of the maneuvers which won first place for them in the recent Armed Forces Day Parade. Bosn Philip J. Swain is Officer- in-Charge of the Platoon while “Charles E. White, SO1, is Petty Officer-in-Charge. Lt. (jg) John Milandin and John Subda, S02, per- form the same functions respec- -tively for the Fleet Sonar School Band. The two units form,a part of the Fleet Sonar School “Morale Gui- dance Program” by helping to im- prove morale and esprit de corps at the school. Free transportation te Philadel- phia and Pittsburgh. National er- ganization moving 200 new cars. We pay gas expense. For informa- tion call Mr. Monroe, 2-8744. SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER — Drivers Wanted — cater Be a ILLEGIBLE For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— IN THE U.S.A. (ov Cohens File Commissioners Comment On | suit 70 stop Rumored —s In City wre: Roberts, Carbonell And Delaney Are Queried On Charges By BILL SPILLMAN City Commissioner Paul (Blondie) Roberts said to- day that he would resign his seat on the city commis- sion before he would vote to remove Bienvenido Perez as Chief of Police. He said that the city has never had a man as good for the job of,chief as Perez. When asked if there was any- thing to a rumor about his becom- ‘ing chief of police and C. B. Har- vey becoming the next city mana- ger Roberts said, “So help me, it has never been discussed in my presence. I don’t know where these | © people get these rumors,” News To Delaney By DENIS SNEIGR Key West’s biggest con- struction project Operation Bagel — was slapped with an injunction suit today. According to a bill for in- junction and other relief file ed in Circuit Court, Max and Rose Cohen, owners of the Sun ’n Surf Motel, 508 South Street, are asking that Mor- ris and Hilda Mazur, own- ers of the Atlantic Shores Motel, 510 South Street, be restrained from dumping fill on Cohen’s property. The two motels adjoin each other. On the other side of Ma- zur’s property lies Al Logun’s Lobs- ter House. Logun and Mazur got together and are filling the bay bottom land in front of their property to Lam a patio, beach and parking F KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1954 Problem Here Their Opinions ‘ Sewage still was being pumped botlt the Navy and the County The Navy says the water along The Navy has warned all Naval ther notice. which reads: No Change In | . . I Polution ~=(2HJUNCtion Is e j e =e |Against Beach Project cor pabuet bch eto the beaches is polluted. Navy Gives Warning The health department has plac- eta sign at Whitehead and Soutir i. eae of Duval Street. This sign, he said, will carry an arrow pointing direction of Whitehead Street to in- dicate that the area between Whitehead and DuVal is polluted. However, as Braatz pointed out, that area is not customarily used as a beach, although the city beach lies just east of Duval St. Tests Run Capt. S. Simpson, com- manding officer of the Naval Hos- pital, said the Navy is running a series of tests and “we will con- tinue until we find (the water) clear.” He said the tests all were be- ‘Ee ail oad poligeies, ** Capt. Jack Delaney said that it was Simpson said today. “It exceeds |ews to him also. On the question the standards of the manual of|% s possible peal of som » fer city manager Dave g as the ae eiene an dt itizen [next ehief of police, Delaney said that he hadn’t given it much thought and added that he didn’t that a resolution passed by mission that permit- [| ted, live on Stock Island =F city manager would be i ol Carbonell said that he could be quoted in saying that he asked King if he would be inter- ested in taking over the job of cleaning up the police department by becoming the chief of police. Carbonell Likes King “There’s not a better man in this town for the job than Dave King,” Carbonell said. “He is the one man that can’t be bought bartered or sold. He’s just the man this city needs. He’s qualified, he has the ability and is above reproach.” Carbonell said that as far as he was concerned Perez would not have to be voted out of his office because he is only acting police chief. He also said that it was only (Continued On Page Nine) Relief Shipment Total Announced NEW YORK ™ — Protestant, Project Named It was Logun who dubbed the ~ |project Operation Bagel because + | of the way the fill was placed. The fill now runs out along the Mazur- Cohen property line and then east to return to shore at Logun’s es roughly forming a big cir- “So what’s a bagel?” Logun said. “A: ciréle with a hole in it.” According to Cohen’s suit, Ma- zur began to fill the bay bottom and “by so doing poured marl and- or fill to the height of approxi- mately two feet southwesterly for approximately 15 feet onto the lands of the Plaintiff.” That's Co- hen. The papers in the suit further state that this was done without the permission of the Plaintiffs and in “direct violation of Plaintiff's demand that said Defendants | (that’s the Mazurs) refrain from filling in the land of the Flain- tiffs...” Beach Damage Claimed But that’s not all. The bill for injunction further says that the fill damaged the beach, lessened its value for bathing and sunbathing purposes and “has greatly detract- ed from the natural beauty of said beach, all of which constitute im- portant elements of Plaintiffs’ bus- iness as a motel and inn keeper.” The Cohens are asking for a tem- porary injunction to prevent more fill being placed on their land; the removal of the marl they say now is there; ‘and a permanent injunc- i FRANK L. CRANG “ Guest Conductor at High School Internationally Known Band Leader To Appear At KWHS Frank L. Crang will be guest conductor at the annual Key West High School band concert tonight at the high school at 8 p. m. Crang is a part time resident of Vero Beach, Florida. He comes from Toronto, Canada. The internationally known conductor will conduct the high school band in “March Militare Francaise” by Camille Sant-Seans; ‘Vien- Ina Dreams” by Dr. Rudolph Sieczynski; and “Syncopated Clock” by Leroy Anderson. \Band Awards will be presented by Horace O’Bryant to the gra- duating seniors. Other awards will also be presented. — Frank Bervaldi will play ‘‘Naida” on the trumpet as a feature solo. The son of the city’s mayor, C. B. Harvey Jr. will also be a. solist playing ‘“‘Mountain Concerto” on the piano. The event has been planned since last December. The public is invited. City Police Seek Man On Assault Count Officer Fails-To Stop Man In Early Morning Pursuit A man identified as Marcus Han- nah is being sought today by city police in connection with assault charges. Esther Smith, 27, 207 Petronia|Jewish and Catholic relief serv- s © | tion to t further d to Street, was taken to the Monroe|ices have shipped $52,226,015 worth a Marine Captain ibgocote te General Hospital at 5:15 this mor-|of government surplus foods to J. Y. Porter IV is the attorney ning. ec was bleeding badly from|needy areas overseas in the past SI C e for the Cohens. a cut above the bridge of the nose. | year. hildr A man identified as Marcus Han-| In a joint announcement yester- Presents ays en Miixcnliteeoaladh Operation Bagel has beea invol- ved in a hassle almost from its inception. Mazur had no trouble securing his bay bottom land from the state. However, when Logun sought to buy’the adjoining bay bottom land, the city balked. City authorities claimed filling the land would ruin the city’s near- by public beach. The city threatened to file an in- junction suit in Tallahassee to re- strain the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund from selling (Continued on Page Nine) nah was reported to have been the assailant. Police Officer H. Roberts stated in his police report: ‘While stand- ing on the corner of Whitehead and Petronia I heard someone cry- ing. Turning toward the direction of the cry I found it to be a little girl. She said a man had beaten up her mother. Woman Found “On following the girl to 207 Pe- tronia Street I found her mother bleeding badly from a cut above the bridge of the nose. She then told me the man responsible, On looking around the house I found a man who I recognized to be Mar- cus Hannah. He then started run- day, the services said the ship- ments included 155 million pounds of butter, cheese and powdered milk. The surplus was released by the government on condition the relief agencies take over distribution. The religious groups also took care of the handling costs. BUSY DAY SET IN CITY COURT Judge Enrique Esquinaldo will have @ busy session in city court this afternoon. Twenty-seven cas- es will be tried. The breakdown of charges are ‘si cases of reckless driving and speeding, ten charges of driving while intoxicated, seven Dg ee, of failing to stop at a tr fic light, and four charges drunk and dis- VOTE FOR JAMES FRANKLIN In Savage Fury JACKSONVILLE, N. C. (% (P—A Marine Corps captain slashed his three small children to death with a hatchet last night, wounded his wife and then, police reported, took his own life by jabbing a butcher knife into his throat. Coroner Talbert Jones of Onslow County identified the officer as Capt. Michael P. Carroll of Aug- usta, Ga. He was stationed at nearby Camp Lejeune. Jones said the youngest of the three children, Michael Philip Jr., about 4, was savagely beaten to death at the Carroll home on the outskirts of Jacksonville in an out- burst of brutality that began about 9 p.m. Two daughters, Mary Katherine, (Continued on Page Nine) SUPPER SUPPER Sponsored by VFW AUXILIARY, 325 Elizabeth Spanish Meat Loaf, Black Beans, Rice, Salad, Pie, Garlic, Cuban Bread SAT., MAY 22, 6-9 P.M. — $1.00 ning. “I ordered him to halt several times, but he refused to stop. I shot into the air hoping to stop him, (Continued on Page Nine) CRITICS’ FAVORITE From ee Gatesworth Hotel: -, For County Commissioner In St. Louis A vote for James Franklin is a vote of guarantee for your Entertainment Nightly WILLIAM Homestead exemption. Your present State Senator is on record e we ee , A, now and will continue to fight to keep your Homestead free of nterpri taxation. FOR THE BEST IN ENTERTAINMENT FREEMAN, JR. 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