The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 11, 1954, Page 2

* ed afternoon thundershowers More Graves To Be Sought On Ohio Farm THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, June 11, 1954 END OF STATION (Continued from Page One) because we have to send in a mon- thly report to the Coast Guard and we have to pay the Federal trans- portation tax.” Figures Compared Montgomery gave passenger fig- J. Roosevelts May Settle Difficulties COSHOCTON, Ohio # — Central | ures comparing the first four mon-|the sizzling separation row in Ohio authorities, fearful of what their search might produce, planned today to return to the farm of a former mental patient . which has yielded to bodies in the past six days. Last Saturday the body of Clyde Patton, a 28-year-old Fre mo School teacher and ‘> auto. sales- man was found im ths plowed fur- tows of a field on farm of Cletus Reese, 36. Police said Patton had disap- peared after demonstrating a car to Reese June 2. Reese, a husky, barrel-chested man, was charged first-de- gree murder. Authorities said while they were questioning him abqut Patton’s death, Reese told them he killed another man—Lester k, 58, of Danville. He later it. Yesterday Meliek’s son Harry, searching for his r’s body, noticed an unusual contour in the Knox counties dug at the spot. Out of a shallow grave came the body —not of Melick who had been missing since last Nov. 28, but of another unidentified man. . The head had been ctushed, like Patton's. é Taken to the grave to look at ‘was questioned al day, told him he killed Melick then denied it. Key West and Vicinity: Fair except for possibility of isolated showers or thundershowers to- night and Saturday. Continued warm. Low tonight about 78 de- grees; high Saturday 88 to 90 de- grees. Light to moderate variable winds mostly northeasterly. Florida: Fair except for isolat- south portion thru Saturday. Partly cloudy and widely scatter- ed thundershowers, in north por- tion. Not quite so warm in ex- treme north portion this after- noon, otherwise little change in temperature. Jacksonville thru the Florida Straits and East Gulf: Light, oc- casionally moderate _ variable winds thru Saturday. Fair wea- ther except for isolated afternoon thundershowers. Western Caribbean: Gentle to moderate easterly winds thru Saturday. Mostly cloudy and scattered showefs in north por- tion, partly cloudy with widely scattered showers in south por- tion, Observation Taken at Post Office Building, 7:00 A.M., EST, Key West, Fla., June 11, 1954 Lowest last night Mean . Normal ... Precipitat Total last 24 hours ... Total this month . Deficiency this m Total this year .. Excess this year ROBERTS TELLS OF (Continued from Page One) over the tax rolls a few days be- fore the records were considered finished. Since that time the city tax assessor has quit, and Claude Gandolfo ordered the city tax de- ths of 1954 with the first four mon- ths of 1954. “However,” he said, “I must stress the weather factor. Other- wise, these figures do not mean much. During the 1953 season we could only operate the boat about half the time because of bad wea- ther. So far this year, there have only been four days when we did Mot operate because of weather.” Here are his figures for the num- ber of passengers carried per mon- ths: Jan., 1953 — 803; Jan. 1954 —931. Feb., 1953 — 1,079; Feb., 1954 — 1,040. Mareh, 1953 —,1,109; March, 1954 — 889. April, 1953 — 664; April, 1954— 617. Weather Interference “But bear in mind,” he caution- ed, “that we only operated about half the time in 1953 because of bad weather. Our business this year should have been about dou- ble that of 1953.” Montgomery: went on to say that when the free bus tours «started and his business dropped, “we went to the Chamber of Commerce and talked with Laubscher. “He said,” the Montgomerys con- | tinued, “to let the tours run awhile and see if it really does hurt the boat business. No Business “When the winter season of 1953- 1954 began,” Montgomery added, ‘we noticed that even with crowds in town we did not have enough Passengers to operate and we need only a dozen to make the trip. That is our minimum. We just sat there day after day, doing nothing. “We contacted Laubscher a num- ber of times and he said the Navy bus was hauling capacity crowds, “We kept after Laubscher to have the tours stopped,” Montgo- mery said. “In March, 1954, Laub- seher told us to come to the Cham- ber of Commerce Office. He said he would have Mrs. Mary Lee Graham, chamber president, and Earl Adams, a member of the board, of directors. there, to meet with us. “When -we got there,” Montgo- mery went on, “Mrs. Graham and Laubscher were there. Adams was not. - : Schedule Change Asked “Laubscher asked us if would change our schedule. “We told him,” | Montgomery said, “that we had spent thousands of dollars advertising our schedule and that it was an_ established time. If we changed our time, we told him, it would have to be changed by an hour and a half later. : “That would be impossible,” Montgomery said, “because it gets dark so early in the winter. “We asked Laubscher to call a board of directors meeting so we could present out side of it,” Mon- togomery added. “Laubscher told us he couldn’t get all those busi- ness men together but that he would bring up the matter at the next meeting. and we could be there to tell our side of the story. Not Notified 5 “We were never notified when the board met,” Montgomery said. “A week or two later I heard that they had had a meeting.” Montgomery said he then got an appointment with Capt. C. L. Mur- phy, Navy chief of staff here. Montgomery said he explained that the free bus tours were hurting his business. “Murphy told me,” Montgomery went on, “that the Chamber of Commerce sponsored bus tours and that he, Murphy, was going to operate the tours until the chamb- er said it no longer wanted the tour or until he got orders from Washington to stop the tours.” Montgomery then wrote to Wash- ington and also, he said, sent a we “| copy of the letter to Sen. Smath- "| ers. CNO Gives Order Capt. Murphy said he had re- ceived a letter from the office of the Chief of Naval Operations, or- dering the tours stopped. He said the 2 p. m. starting time of the tours could not have. been + |ehianged because that was “about the only time when the bus and) Personnel were available.” Individual tourists, Murphy Pointed out, no longer are permit- ted on Naval installations. The bus, he said, was about the best way for the most number of visi- tors to see the Naval Station. partment out of his county office. The city must now set up its own x office. ‘Tne tax books are at present lying on a table in the city fin- ance director’s office awaiting a decision from someone. One Application At least one application for the city tax job has been received in the city manager's office to date, was reported. > One city official stated that the city will probably appoint a tem- porary tax assessor in order that the equalization board can official- ly meet. : Ag equalization board meeting taker cameras or bissculars on the tour. These were checked at the Chamber office where the tours originated. that was scheduled for last night to look over the tax books was Postponed until Monday night for lack of a quasum. Mayor C. B. Harvey is in Miami discussing Key West housing and Louis Carbonell is in Fort Pierce attending the Key West High School baseball games. Pinder, who would have been a member of the equalization board in his former,capacity of city as- | sessor, would not have been pre- {Sent either. Tourists were not permitted to} | whieh she accused him of adultery with a dozen women. | Their attorneys announced this yesterday, two days after the late President’s eldest son won Demo- jeratic nomination for Congress in California’s 26th District in a state primary election. An attorney for Mrs. Romelle Roosevelt said the agreement whereby her separate maintenance suit and her husband’s divorce ac- tion will go off the Pasadena Supe- rior Court calendar did not result from his political victory. Lawyers for neither side would disclose settlement terms, nor would they comment on these pub- lished reports: That Mrs, Roosevelt, 38, will re- ceive under the agreement more than the $1,625 monthly awarded temporarily by a court last Febru. ary for support of herself and the couple’s three children pending trial of the suits. That the Roosevelts, separated since last Aug. 20, will stay mar- ried for at least a year so that the wife can be assured that her hus- band will abide by the agreement’s terms. That when she does ask a di- vorce, she will not use a 1945 letter in which Roosevelt admitted infi- delities with nine women. INFORMATION IN (Continued from Page One) March 11, 1954, “did then and there uplawfully and feloniously take, steal and carry away the money, goods and chattels of one Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District, to wit: $49,727.09. Bate- man was accused of aiding and abetting Cothron. That was the same amount list- ed in the original information, Today’s amended information breaks down the amount by dates, Twelve state witnesses also are named in the information, Dates Given Here are the dates on which the $49,727.09 allegedly was taken: Sept. 30, 1953 — $3,758.50. Oct. 15, 1953 — $3,758.50. Oct. 31, 1953 — $3,758.50, Nov. 15, 1953 — $3,758.50. Nov. 30, 1953 — $3,758.50. Dec. 15, 1953 — $3,758.50, Dec. 31, 1953 — $3,758.50, Dec. 31, 1953 — $2,728.02. Jan. 15, 1954 — $4,208.50. Jan. 31, 1954 — $4,208.50. Feb. 15, 1954 — $4,588.50. Feb. 28, 1954 — $4,208.50. Mar. 15, 1954.— $3,475.57. The reason, for splitting the $49,- 727.09 into separate amounts is so the men may be tried on. each of the separate counts. The witnesses for the state were listed as Robert M. Morgan, Charles Jordan, Charles Sorbor and Grady Barrs, all certified public accountants of Miami; Charles Goodson, State Road De- partment, DeLand, Fla.; and Paul Gehr, Bahia Honda. Also listed as state witnesses from Marathon were the follow- ing: Carl Garrett, Earl Dickey, E. H. Graham, F. J. Brahms, Warren Williams and William Gehr. | MEACHAM Airfield Terminal KEY WEST FREE BUS TOURS (Continued from Page One) member of the chamber at the time, 50,000 folders were printed last winter by the chamber, which contained a paragraph, A 70-pas- senger glass-bottom cruiser leaves at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. daily for a 2%4-hour trip through the Atlan- tic and Gulf. Undersea marine life visable. Admission $2.50 for adults and half price for children.” Last month when the chamber sponsored the Caroline Flyers Tour here, 81 members of that group were sent out on the glass-bottom- ed boat trip. At that time, before and after, we have continued to recognize the sightseeing boat as a fine attrac- tion for our visitors,” continued Mrs. Graham. “That the Navy tours have been so overwhelmingly successful, how- ever, and the fact that nearly 6,- 000 people have taken the trip, proves that we need this attrac- tion, too. Florida resorts have become so commercialized it was refreshing to visitors to find that in Key West it was possible to take a sightseeing bus tour free. It is impossible for the Navy to make a charge for this service of course and the Chamber has complimented Ad- miral Towner many times for his interest in our community by mak- ing these tours available,” Mrs, Graham concluded. EDELMIRO MORALES (Continued from Page One) fairs of the club kitchen. Burns has been in charge of preparing all food for the club dinners for the last year. A song fest was led by Lion Roy Grossman. - Gerald Saunders introduced “The Three Tones” who furnished the musical entertainment for the fes- tivities, ‘ Music Presented The entertainers played and sang selections suggested from the club members. Included in the numbers were “The Martins and the Coys," “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” and a song about a woman who was allergic to fleas, Past President Allan Hampton presented a plaque to Paul G. Al- bury for outstanding services as club president for the past year. Hampton, in somewhat serious ceremonies, installed the new of- ficers of the club: president, Edel- miro Morales; first vice presidens, Roy M. Duke; second vice presi- dent, H. H. Duggan; third vice president, Stuart S. Whiting; sec- retary, Gerald Saunders; treasur- er, William S. Robinson; Lion Ta- mer, Walter Burns; Tail Twister, John Parker; and directors for two years, Albert Carey, Jack Costar, Raymond Curry, and Willard Saun- ders. President Morales immediately called for a directors meeting on Monday night at 7 p. m. Japan mined 46,516,000 tons of coal in»1953—about one 10th U.S. production. _ Now Open Joe’s Blacksmith Shop Outside Welding - Machine Works All Work Guaranteed PHONE 2.5658 A & B Parking Lot on Front St. No Money Down Sale Now Going On Buy Now and Save! EISNER FURNITURE CO. Poinciana Center Tel. 2-6951 1951 30-FOOT Pontiac Chieftain 1 Bedroom - Extra Good Value $2495.00 Rawling Trailer Sales 1201 SIMONTON STREET Pee ac aaa POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman DIAL 2-9193 Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires . . Tubes . . 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Governors of nine states and le- gal and educational representatives of six other states attended the meeting, which was initiated by Virginia’s Gov. Thomas B. Stan- ley. At the conclusion of the meet- ing Stanley read to newsmen this statement: “It is recognized that the prob- lems are ones requiring the de- cision of individual states and that a meeting of this kind can only be helpful in the exchange of informa- tion. The gravity of the situation in many of the states was empha- sized but no conclusions were Teached and no group course of action was proposed. Problem Varies “The governor of West Virginia, along with personal representa- tives of Maryland and Kentucky, stated they were not confronted with as serious a problem as some of the Southern states, and that it was their intention to conform with the decision of the court. “The other states represented, eight by their governors, found more of a problem. 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HERE 10 ETERNITY Sunday and Monday ROTARY CLUB HEARS (Continued from Page One) shortly, he designed his own hel- met and still uses it 18-years later. Myths Exploded Ciesinski also exploded a few |popular myths about skin diving, Pointing out that it is not particu- larly dangerous and that maga- zines, for example, like to glamo- rize the sport. He used as an illustration, a re-} cent picture of himself appearing in a national magazine supposedly wrestling with a 125-pound sting- aree. “I’m not that foolish,” he said. Ciesinski explained. the pic- | ture Saying that it was during the | filming of “12-Mile Reef” and that he and another diver were merely given the job of prodding the mons- ter into position to be photograph- ed with actress Terry Moore swimming over it. “We made that Scene 11 times, but it never ap- peared in the movie,” he com- mented. Ciesinski also told the gathering of some of his experiences on his recent Nassau assignment. He said that movie-goers will have the chance to see some of the most fascinating underwater scenes ever filmed .One scene, he said, @e- Picts an underwater funeral. There were 25 divers with self-contained oxygen sources in the scene and it required 18 minutes to get them into the water. “That didn’t give us much time to film the scene before their air ran out,” Clesinski said in commenting on the element of danger present. e Valuable Resource Key West has a very valuable resource in that it is a skin divers paradise, he added. “Other places have scenery, and. clearer water 1951 33%4-FOOT Continental 2 Bedrooms - Extra Clean $2995.00 Rawling Trailer Sales 1201 SIMONTON STREET Key West Radio and TV Service Calls Answered Promptly We Do Antenna Installations TELEVISION SETS TV ANTENNA and ACCESSORIES FOR SALE 826 Duval Street TELEPHONE 2-8511 Little Theatre $22 TRUMAN AVENUE “Air Cool” Friday, Saturday and Sunday 3 BIG HITS Showing Friday ... THE PRISONER OF SHARK ISLAND Warner Baxter - Gloria Stuart Showing Saturday... PRIZE NIGHT (In Technicolor) HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY GAL Piper Laurie - Rock Hudson Showing Sunday... EXTRA SPECIAL (in Technicolor) THE BROKEN ARROW James Stewart - Jeff Chandler Show Times: HERE TO ETERNITY 7:45 and 12:! YOU/RE EVERYTHING 10:20 ONLY but they do not have the quantity of fish we do,” he declared. Ciesinski explained the larger number of fish in waters surround- ing the keys by saying that the mud banks besween the shore and the reef provide good feeding grounds for big fish. The speaker also pointed out. that in 20 years of skin diving, he has had just one close scrape. That was when a barracuda made a pass at him and brushed aross his chest. Actually, Ciesinski pointed out, the reputation the barracuda has built up as an underseas mon- ster is vastly over-rated — they seldom bother anyone. “As a matter of act, if they are left alone, just about every crea- ture is harmless,” he added. “But @ mouse will fight if he’s corner- ed.” In commenting on Key West's re- BILL'S LICENSED PAWN SHOP 711 Duval Street STRAND “ Fri. - Sat., Sun. and Mon. putation among skin divers all ev- er the nation, Ciesinski said that both the state and national AAU skin diving tournaments will be held here this» summer. Guests at the Rotary Club meet- ing included John J.. Pratt, Coral Gables; Donald Pratt, New Wil- mington, Pa., and Charles A. Black segretary of the Gainesville, Fla. Rotary Club. Only about one person in seven over 65 years old is disabled. 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