The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 24, 1954, Page 2

Page 2 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN er * ™|Ship Makes Cuban Government To Provide |[ntercoastal Roof For Tampa’s Cuban Club Waterway Trip (Special To The Citizen) TAMPA — The patio of the not- ed Cuban Club of Tampa’s Ybor City will be roofed by the Cuban government according to an an- nouncement made at Cuba’s Inde- pendence Day observance here. The club is a shrine to the lib- erator of Cuba, Jose Marti, who as an exile resided close by the clubhouse the few months before his death at Dos Rios in Cuba’s War for Independence. Cost of roofing the patio may be $100,000. It is a large area guarded by walls and set with shrubbery and palms. The program to roof the patio has been studied a num- ber of years. A vce. from the Cuban presi- dent, Maj. Gen, Fulgencio Batista y waiaivar, announced the gift of the patio roof in behalf of the gov- ernment of the island republic. The wire was received here from F. Batista, governor of the Privince of Havana, and was addressed td POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman DIAL 2-9193 Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires .. Tubes . . Batteries ACCESSORIES 10,000 MILE Guaranty on USED CARS with ey 601 Duval St, “Tel. 2.7001 the Cuban Club president, Fraheis- co F. de la Nuez. It read: “I beg you to greet the Cuban Colony of Tampa at this new Cu- ban Independence Day, and extend my greetings to the people of North America. The Cuban Gov- eroment will grant an appropria- tion for the Patio Jose Marti (roof) before Oct. 10, 1954.” “This date,” said Consul-Gener- al Bolivar, in an address to thou- ands of people of Cuban descent, ‘points to the moment when our dear Cuba became part of the con- oe of free countries in Am- erica.” The speaker paid tribute to Mar- ti’s efforts in the early ’90’s which resulted in Cuba Libre by fanning anew the spark of revolution kind- led in 1868 when the Ten Years War began on the island. Said Consul General Bolivar: “The figure of our great Apostle, Jose Marti, appears during this Period. With his masterful words and creed he was able to unite the old revolutionary chiefs. He | yy, united our emigrations, dispersed in New York, Key West and Tam- pa, and helped Marti with the ut- most enthusiasm and patriotism. It is these, our well-remembered com patriots, humble cigar makers, who collected funds for the Revolution- ary Party which Marti founded in Key. West. “Here, in Tampa, Marti gave the order for the revolt to Juan Gual- berto of Havana.” The Consul General pictured in thrilling words the last days of Marti and his death and burial at Santiago de Cuba. There, he said, Cuban students keep the gravesite adorned with white flowers. The speaker concluded, “to all of our compatriots who sacrificed their lives to those glorious feats, our eternal gratitude.” MULE KILLS HIS WOULD-BE HELPER HAMLIN, W. Va. # — John Recently the LCM 48775, a 33 foot-landing craft consigned to the Mine Warfare Evaluation Detach- ment (MINEVDET), departed from Norfolk, Virginia, on.a 1200 mile trip to Key West via the In- tercoastal Waterway. The Officer- In-Charge was Ennga Edward G. Erne, USN (MINEVDET), with Thomas Roberts, MNC, USN, (MINEVDET), Arley Copass, MMC, USN, (SURASDEVDET), and Robert O’Donnel, MN2, USN, (MINEVDET) as crew membérs. Since the boat was operated only during the daylight hours the trip required a total of thirteen days to complete. The nights were spent at scheduled stops during which time fuel was obtained. Stops were made at the following towns: Elizabeth City, N. C., Belhaven, N. C., Swansboro, N. C., Charleston, S. C., Beufort, S. C., St. Simons Island, Ga., St. Augustine, Fia., Ti- tusville, Fla., Stuart, Fla., Moore- haven, Fla. and Ft. Myers Beach, a. The ICM rendezvoused with the PCS 1431 off Ft. Myers Beach and completed the last leg of the trip in company with the PCS and ar- rived at Key West the evening of the same day at which time it was turned over to the Small Boat Of ficer for MINEVDET. The decision to sail the LCM 48775 to Key West was reached when it was determined that no water shipment by Naval vessel was available and the cost of com- mercial transportation would be over $5,000. The trip, believed to be the long- est atempted in this type boat, was accomplishéd without incident. The boat was underway a total of 134 hours at an average speed of 8.8 knots. The total cost of the trip was approximately $600. EARTH SHOCK FELT LOS ANGELES (#—A momen- Delbert ‘Thompson, 68, of ‘nearby | ‘#7, Bowles Route, was treating a mule for an open sore yesterday when the animal bolted, throwing him against some rocks and into 4 creek. Thompson ‘was pronounced dead’ from internal injuries shortly after arriving at a Huntington hospital. AACR eee Le aay Citizen Ads Bring Results rattled a few dishés yesterday, but no damage was reported. At Berkeley, the University of California seismograph station said the quake appeared to be centered in the Tehachapi Motintains. American moose are“ gormnewhat smaller than Alaskan moose, but just as belligerent. LIFE By COLIN FROST LONDON # — Ebenezer Shrub-| shall is 2 sailor with a dtference | ¢retary Never in his life has he tasted strong drink — coffee, tea or cocoa. Ebbie is skipper of the Kitty, one of the last -sailing ships to trade in British waters. Properly called a spritsail barge, the Kitty isa seagoing ship with all the. grace of the days of the windjammer. More than a thousand sailing barges once plied between the Thames River and Britain’s coas- tal ports. Now only 30 are left. They too will go to the breaker’s yard as their old skippers Youngsters these days don’t stick with the life afloat. Ebbie told his story as he steered the Kitty down the Thames bound for Ipswich on the east coast with 100 tons of maize. John ford, mate, deckhand and ship’s cook all rolled into one, stood in the bows, tending the foresail and keeping watch for other shipping. “I startéd when I was 12 as Mate to my old father,” Ebbie said. “His father was a sailorman ‘too. Now I’m 66 so that makes 54 years afloat. “Not so many years ago ably a hundred barges be going down the estuary on this tide. Today we might see a couple — and we might not. Cargoes aren’t so easy to find for the sailor- men. Too much competition from the motor barges. “The trouble is that thése days everybody wants ina flaming hurry. : “We might get around to Ipswich for instance, in a couple of days, given a fair wind. On the other hand, if the wind stays around in the east, we might take a fort- night. And if we do, there won't be much money in it for Ebbie. “We get paid by the cargo. Half the freight money goes to the barge owners and half to me ‘ my mate. Fair wind and a voyage and we're in the m Foul wind and a long drag we don’t get much butter on bread. “Still, I don’t smoke and I only drink water so I get by all right. I reckon my only vice is chocolate biscuits — I can always eat a few o’ them.” A chicken, the blue hen, known in colonial days for its cock fight- ing progeny is the state bird of Delaware. . I wish I had time to come around and see some of you folks to talk about what has happened in business since that glorified GRIT manufacturer from Tampa who has charge of the highways in Florida came down to tell Monroe Countians how our business and highways should be run. Since when did a GRITS manufacturer become so self-important with the aid of the present acting governor of Florida and so efficient in the matter of roadways that he thought he knew all the answers on roads? and GRITS. It is a long ROAD between roads And, to add insult to injury, the present acting governor of Florida saw fit to appoint the President of the Miami Chamber of Commerce to make an exhaustive study of the road link between Miami and Key West—WHY? Those of us who are in business in Key West and on the Florida Keys know that there has been a terrific effort put forth on the part of Miami business men to retain the tourist trade in Mi- ami, They have even gone so far as to say that the Florida Keys and Key West is the “jumping off place.” So the present acting governor of Florida plays into the hands of the Miami Chamber of Commerce by appointing their president to investigate reported irregu- larities on the Florida Keys so that he can gather votes from Dade County. In addition to this the present acting governor of Florida passed up qualified legal talent in Monroe County to conduct the investigation ef what he purports to be irregularitie—WHY? Because of his political aspirations. He calls in a legal rep- resentative from Tampa and one from Miami to handle his investigations. Are we to be PERSECUTED because of the political aspirations of the present acting governor of Florida? There are a number of us in this county who are not qualified “conchs” but we admire these so-called “Conchs” for their building of the Keys and we join them in their endeavor. We came here because we felt that this was the best place in which to live. Many of us who have transplanted ourselves from various sections of the United States, I am sure, regret that we did not grow up here initially. We did not come here to be embroiled in a political situation contrary to our liking. We want to live here in peace and quiet and to make a decent living. WHY, 1 am asking you, should we be subjected to the dictates of a glorified GRITS manufacturer from Tampa and to the President of the Miami Chamber of Coommerce who are trying to save all of the business they can for the northern part of Florida? is This Fair ? How can we have any confidence in the present acting governor of Florida after he has permitted all of this to happen to us? LEWIS GRAY, Monroe County Property Owner and Business Man. Eden Is Expected To Return” By MAX HARRELSON GENEVA W — British Foreign Anthony Eden was ex- ected to fly back from London to- day with new instructions which May determine how much longer the deadlocked Geneva conference will last. The United States already. has made it clear to Britain and France it is ready to end the East- West taiks on Korea and Indochina at any time. Informed quarters said this was one of the questions Eden planned to raise at a special Cabinet meet- ing today in London. _ He was scheduled to return just in time for this afternoon’s secret nine-nation session on Indochina. The meeting, opening the fifth week of the Asian peace te": <. will be the first to get down w basic issues on Indochina. Western observers said the next few days should show whether the Communists actually are willing to negofiate a settlement or mere- ly are stalling to gain military ad- vantages in the Indochina fighting. French Foreign = Minister Georges Bidault, who returned from Paris this morning, was re- ported to have talked over the gen- eral Indochina ituation with French officials. Western delegates were agreed the chances for a settlement on ABRO AD |To Geneva With New Orders American Iéaders, In the opinion of the United States, it has weak- ened the bargaining power of the West at Geneva and has stalled ‘U.S. efforts to line up military backing for France in Indochina. The expectation that the Indo- china peace talks would finally get down to concrete proposals was based on last Friday’s agreement that military problems should be given priority over political issues. The agreement ended a long procedural wrangle and some del- egates hailed it as a step forward. But the United States and some others saw no reason for optimism. A spokesman for this group said the Communists and the West were standing firm on all major issues. Outside the conference chambers Krishna Menon, India’s delegate to the United Nations, was busy in a series of conversations. with big power diplomats in what appeared to be an effort at mediation. | Menon came to Geneva as In- dian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s special envoy. Dream Realized LOS ANGELES (®—As a boy and later as a quartermaster in the Navy during World War II, Rolph Thorvaldson dreamed of sailing solo around the worl Today he’s on his way either Indochina or Korea seemed |ketch and figures it will take a slim. year to make the lew... United States already _ has | voyage. Teached the conclusion the Com-} ‘Thorvaldson, 30, of nearby West munists are stalling while they pre-| Covina, left yesterday. His craft, Pare for a major offensive against | the Tahea, carries 210 feet of can- the rich Red River delta in North|vas and a 14-horsepower auxiliary (Lt, Cmdr. Durell - Is Relieved Of Sonar School Duty A former Fleet Sonar School sen. ior instructor and Administrative Officer, Lt. Cmdr. Gordon A. Van Riper, USN, recently relieved Lt, Cmdr. P, J. Durell, RN, as Offi- cer-in-charge of the PCO-XO Tac. tical Section at the school. The PCO-XO section is primarily res. ponsible for teaching anti-submar. ine tactics to commanding and ex. ecutive officers. Lt. Cmdr. Durell arrived at Fleet Sonar School in June, 1952, ang has held his present positon since January, 1953. As O-in-C of the PCO-XO Section, he has to many U. S. Navy Admirals in. cluding Rear Admirals Wallace M, Beakley, James S. Russell, Frank O’Beirne, Fitzhugh Lee, and E. H. von Heimburg. An assignment as Chief Staff of. ficer and Operations Officer for Commander’ Escort Destroyer Squadron 4 aboard his flagship, the USS New (DDE-818), imme. diately preceded Lt. Cmdr. Van Riper’s coming to Fleet Sonar School. 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