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

Key. West, Floride, has the most equable climate in the couniry, with an average range of only 14° Fabrenhelt For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . . . Just VOL. LXXV No. 141 VISITING FIREMEN—Brigadier Jesus B: jalbuena, Chief of the Havana Fire Department (second from left), is greeted by local dignitaries during his visit to Key West Sunday. With him, from the left, are: Harry M. Baker, Chief of the Naval Station Fire Department; Mayor C. B. Harvey, and Key West Fire Chief Charles ‘Cremata. Balbuena, along with other Cuban firemen, were feted with luncheon at Haul's Restaurant—Citizen Staff Photo, Sybil. Cuban Fireman Are Honored By Local Officials On Visit Here Group Is Attending FireFighting - School In Miami By BILL SPILLMAN The City of Key West played host to visiting firemen yesterday when Brigadier General Bal- buena, chief of the ment for Havana, and We other Cuban firemen visited 5 The Cuban firemen have been at- tending the Miami ee College for Officials, A police escort of the motorcade led the group to the home of Baker for a short wecep- tion where refreshments were ser- ved. Baker Aided Baker had been responsible for the Cuban firémen attending the school in Miami. He had suggested the move to Miami firefighting of. ficials who in turn extended an ficial invitation to the Cuban gov- ernment for Havana firemen to at: tend the school. Ff The suggestion had been made after Baker returned from Cuba as a guest of the Cuban government during the Cuban Liberation Day celebrations. Baker was a member of the Key West delegation which included Mayor C. B. Harvey, City Commissioner Delio Cobo and Po- lice Department representative Sgt. Frank Caraballo on the visit to Cu- ba. Baker and Charles Cremata, Key ‘West Fire Chief,.were praised high- ly by Balbuena luncheon giv- en by the city at Raul’s Resta ant. He said that it was men like ahem. who helped cement relations between nations of the Pan Am- erican Union. ¢@ _ Key To City Harvey presented a key to the City to the Havana Fire Chief. Harvey also gave a key to city to Chief of Miami's firefighting col- lege, M. Q: Bullock. In accepting the key, Bullock stated that it was the first key that he had ever re- ceived and that he was certainly honored. Balbuena said that he was hap- Py to receive the key as well as to be in the United States attending (Continued on Page Two) _ Scout Meeting “Slated Tonight Local scouts and scout leaders are invited to a cookout tonight to be held at the home of J. G. Bal- lou, Quarters FD, Ft, Taylor, at 6 e'clock, : At that time, a charter will be Presented to newly-formed Cub Pack 251, ‘sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church. © Benjamin Adams will represent the new Pack as institutional representative. —_.___—_ Protect Your Lumber with WOODLIFE — at Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton St.,’near City Hall er enii Aaeaae City Commission To Consider Police Chief’s Appointment Death Follows ne at 9 a. m. today driver of the car col- man lived fér a few minutes aft- er his car ¢ inte the house. Justice of Peace Rey Ham- lin ordered an autopsy. Quarterback Club To Honor Conchs The Key West Conchs, runner- up’s in the State High School AA baseball tournament, will be guests of the members of the Key West Quarterback Club at a ‘steak din- ner at the County Beach Tuesday evening. “The boys could not win them all,” Earl Adams, president of the Quarterbackers said. “I feel that both Tampa and Jacksonville ball clubs, which the Conchs defeat- ed to go into the finals were better clubs than the Green Devils. The Conchs just had an off night.” The Tuesday night dinner will probably be the last get-together for the Conchs. George Lastres and Don Cruz will be off for profes- sional baseball and several of the others are going into the armed services. The serving of steaks will start at 6:30 p. m. There will be enough steaks for all. Beside the players all members of the school’s coaching staff. and their wives have been invited to the dinner. Kellar Watson and Norman Brantley are in charge of arrange- ments. ACL PLANS INCREASE IN LOCAL ACTIVITIES James B. Sharpton, passenger traffic manager for the Atlantic Coastline Railroad, spent the weekend in Key West making a survey looking forward to increas- ing their activities in . promoting travel to Key West and the Keys. He was accompanied by Homer H, Babb, assistant to the general passenger agent; Robert L. Par- sons, secretary to the passenger traffic manager and Harold E. Wright, assistant passenger traf- fic manager. They were guests at the Key Wester during their stay here. It was Sharpton’s first visit to Key West since 1935. Perez, Baker In Running For The Job sider the appointment of a police ‘chief tonight but they will ap- parently bypass. the problem of naming a tax assessor to replace Sam Pinder, Jr., who resigned last week, The commission is slated to meet in special session at 8 p.m. to discuss a lease agreement for the. Clyde Mallory Dock and the police department matter. Tax Meeting Immediately after, they will go into session as the Tax Equaliza- tion Board to discuss the new tax roll prepared by Pinder before his resignation. The commission will be forced to decide between Acting Police Chief Bienvenido Perez and Pa- trolman Harry Lee Baker for the chief’s' position. Perez, senior man on the police force, has been act- ing as chief since the retirement of Raymond Cabrera two months ago. Baker also served at one time as chief. City Hall observers seemed to be of the opinion today that Perez would get the nod for the job, since the commission earlier nam- ed him but failed to gain the ap- proval of the Civil Service Board. However, the: names of the two officers were commission by the board last week, hence their approval of to- night’s choice is expected to get a routine OK. No Applications Meanwhile, City Manager Victor Lang said this morning that he has received no applications for tax assessor post which pays $275 per (Continued on Page Two) KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE Te Date 237 Traffic Injuries __ 2 “5 Traffic Deaths _ \e Qo Property Damage $2,620 $61,476 June n Drunk driving was listed as the cause of three of the four accidents reported by police over the weekend. DWI charges were filed against the offenders. Next time you may. have had a nip too many, think twice before you climb into that car to drive—many hor- rible accidents can be attrib- uted directly to alcohol. If you must partake of old De- mon Rum—don’t drive. And Florida law provides that upon conviction of drunk driving, it is mandatory that your driver’s license be sus- pended for one year. } submitted to the| Ferry Co New Firm Make Offer For Cuba} To Key West Rut A three-way. race fo: lease of the city-own Clyde-Mallory Dock has dé veloped between companied who wish to use it as th local terminal for Key Wes Cuba ferry operations, te Bee To Ask That news was the latest} to issue in a long series of negotiations between pros- pective ferry operators and the city commission. The lat- est offer, presented by Car- ribean Ferries, Inc., a Miami concern, will be presented to the city fathers tonight at a special meeting. Former United States Senator “Bob” Reynolds, of North Carolina, is one of the principals in the company: | Earlier, the city had $een. ap- proached by. the Marine Bridge Transport Co., a Cuban jidiary of the Gulf Atlantic Tran: ‘ion Co. the _ Ke uba. Geena Ch, aa Sqggnized by Jee Sirugo. Neither of th managed to gain a which were purch: two years ago. Offer To Be The offer to be night calls for thi flat $12,500 per ye: period. In addition, ries, Inc., has a: necessary repairs to the start of s estimated that repairs and renova’ wards of $50,000. — ‘The offer from Marine Bridge Transports Co., ¢: for an an- nual guarantee of §30,000 against @ percentage of ‘ir gross re- venue. They have agreed to ad- vance the city enqugh money to pia the dock in operating condi- ion. The offer from Situgo’s concern also ison a perceiitage basis. He has already leased a parcel of land at the north end of Simonton Street fro mthe city for use as a ferry terminal. Needs Doek However, he said later that he needs the Clyde-Mallory Dock al- sage Bir Possible future ex- ‘ion. rvice Must start by December or the lease will be voided, under te: of the pact. His company pi 1s to operate between Key West the city of Cardenas, Cuba. ‘compl lise: bis 9 docks lered to- ayrnt of a . It has been k requires costing up- space in Ha- All four of Key isters were Pastorates, it was’ the 110th Annual # the Methodist Ch it’s Methodist ed to their Reverend Manuel returned to the E! for the fourth ti ‘igueroa was vador Church e the First Methodist Church time, and Revere: was assigned to leming Street his third in Lake- Methodist Church "| COOPERATION LAUDED Reverend J.} . TESTIFY BEFORE GRAND JURY—Former Governor Fuller Warren, right, and Alfred McKethan, a former State Road De- partment chairman, were here today to testify before the Mon- roe County grand jury in that body’s continuing probe of the ‘old Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District—Citizen Staff Photo, Sybil. Monroe County Figures Are Not In State Record On Juveniles First Polio Case In Nineteen Da'ys Zs Reported Here Key West’s first pciio case in 19 days was reported today by the County Health Unit. It brought the years total to 28 cases. Today's victim has a non- paralytic form of ‘the disease. He is a 22-year-old white man and a member of the Coast Guard. There have betn six cases since the mass gamma globulin injections last month. Five of the six persons did not receive the gg shots. The sixth, an was given gamma globulin but developed polio the next day. Health authorities say 10 days must pass before gg is effi and that the infant a had polio when the shot was giv- Joint Civilian, Navy Disaster Drill Suggested Captain C. M. Murphy, chief of staff to Admiral Towner, told a group of officials yesterday that he is hopeful that the city and Na- vy can get together and hold a | joint disaster drill. Murphy stated the need of a joint drill to insure the proper functioning of the two separate fire departments as one unit. Murphy gave as an example of a possible disaster where tle Navy and city would work tor her, the crashing of airplane in a crowded |part of the city. He said that if |something like that happened many homes would twobably be | burned unless there *s-quick joint action of all availab!» fire fighting | (Continued on Page Two) |POLICE-SHORE PATROL The appreciation of the Navy for jthe cooperation which exists be- |tween the Key West Police Depart- |ment and the Shore Patrol here was voiced yesterday by Captain C. M. Murphy, chief of staff to Admiral George C. Towner, com- mandet Naval Base. Captain wiurphy expressed the Navy’s gratitude to acting Cihef of Police, Bienvenido Perez, when the two met for the first time. Perez in turs told Captain Murphy that as long as he is chief the co-} operation will continue. ‘ iS ko of Counties ‘Are Given In Fla. Report Only three of Florida’s 67 coun- ties did not report on juvenile de- linquency for 1952-53, and one of those three counties not reporting was Monroe. The other two counties that did not report to the Florida Children’s Commission were Sumter and Wa- kulla. The report on 1952 and 1953, re- leased today, showed “that delin- quency has not increased alarm- ingly during the past year in Flor- ida. Rises In 1953 The report showed that in the 64 counties reporting there were 549,763 children enrolled in public schools in the 1951-1952 school year. During 1952, a total of 5,719 children were adjudged delinquent by the courts. In 1953, 6,355 children were ad- judged delinquent in the 64 coun- ties. “From this information,” the report reads, “it can be seen that while 11 per cent more children were considered delinquent by the courts in 1953 than in 1952, there was, in the same period of time, an inerease of eight per cent in the public school ponuletion.” Percentage Given The report further siates that the number of children adjudged delinquent is only 1.06 per cent of the total public school population. The number of children enrolled (Continued on Page Two) Movie Couple Enters Final Round In Battle BURBANK, Calif. (Actress Susan Hayward and actor Jess Barker go to court today for the final round in their hotly contested divorce battle. Big issues in the divorce trial, expected to last from two days to a week, are the division of proper- ty and custody of their twin boys, Gregory and Timothy, 9. Slappings, a spanking and a near nude dunking of the red- haired Miss Hayward have been related in previous court appear- ances. The shapely charges mental cruelty, returned from a movie location at St.| George, Utah, yesterday. Married on July 23, 1944, the couple separ- ated once before, in 1947, but la- ter resumed their married life. They separated again last year. Miss Hayward, 33, who testified earlier that her income is $17,000 (Continued on Page Two) actress, who DIAL 2-5661 or 2-5662. x wk * xk * PRICE FIVE CENTS alo Answer Grand Jury Queries Chie Ma x kw * kkk Former Governor Is Voluntary Witness In Toll District Quiz By DENIS SNEIGR Monroe County’s busy grand jury was back at work today with a former governor scheduled to appear be- fore it. Besides Fuller Warren, of Miami Beach, the former governor, Alfred McKethan, a former chairman of the State Road Department, was Lh] Statewide Alarm Out For Woman On Check Charge A statewide police alarm is out for Ellen F. Regan on charges of passing bad checks, the sheriff's department report- ed today. Mrs. Regan, the department said, formerly lived here at 802 Eaton Street with a daughter and a grandchild, a four-year- old boy. On June 8, a deputy said, Mrs. Regan passed eight bad checks at various shops. The checks ranged in size from $15 to 6.07, Or Mrs. Regan, the sheriff's de- partment said, formerly work- ed at the Three Sisters store here and daughter at the Kress sto by Flag Day Program Is Set By Elks Special Observance In releasing the final plans for the observance of Flag Day, Jack Baker, Exalted Ruler of Lodge No. 551, has made two interesting ob- servations: The Benevolent and Protective Order of Filks is the only fraternal organization which requires formal observance of Flag Day. Also, the stars for the banner of 1795 were cut by a Miss Margaret Young, who subsequent- ly became the mother of Henry Sanderson, the Grand Exalted} Ruler of the Elks in 1884. Thus in adhering to this man- date, Lodge No. 551, through its! Flag Day Committee releases the complete program which will be presented tonight at 8 p.m. at the Elks Club Annex. ss Program Set Music “The Star Spangled Ban- ner” — Robert George, Lodge or- ganist . Introductory Remarks — Frank Romaguera, Chairman Advancement of Colors — Vet- erans Organizations Pledge to the Flag — Assembly Invocation — Rabbi Abraham} Schwartz H Introductory Exercises — Lodge | Officers Vocal Selection — Judge Eva Warner Gibson (Continued on Page Two) Car Plunges Into Ocean A late model automobile was list- ed as a total loss after it rolled into the ocean Sunday on Roose- velt Boulevard. The owner of the car, Alexander Chester, of the Boca Chica Naval Air Station said that the car rolled overboard when he was removing his outboard motorboat from the water. The investigation was made by Police Sgt. Frank Caraballo. on hand to testify. McKeth- an is from Brooksville, Fla. Others to appear before the grand jury were B. M.. Duncan, of Tampa, a former general manager and chief | engineer of the old Over- seas Road and Toll Bridge { District.. He had the job- from January, 19387, to Sep- tember, 1949. Winston Carlton, of Ft. Lauder- dale, State Road Department engi- neer for the fourth district, also was to\appear. The fourth district covers the nine lower Florida coun- ties. All of the men were here, vol-. untarily. ; McEwen. Here $ of UE ieee ial esate ap: . pointed by Acting Governor Char- ley E. Johns to probe the toll dis- trict, was on hand to continue di- rection of the body’s investigation. McEwen told reporters this mor- ning that he hoped to finish his work here this week. Warren made it clear to news- men that he was appearing before the grand jury on a strictly vol- untary basis. He said he did not want his ac- tion to be construed as establishing a precedent when he, as a former Wants To Cooperate “I am here in an effort to co- operate with the grand jury,” he said. “I respect grand jury as a part of our judicial system but by my appearance here I am not ac- knowledging that one branch of our government has the power to exercise control over another branch.” Warren said the three branches of the government—Judicial, Leg- (Continued on Page Two) Woman Fails In Suicide Attempt A 22-year-old woman inflicte, injuries to herself yesterday an attempt to take her own life, The woman was rushed to Gal Memorial Hospital by her husb; after she had slashed her with a razor blade as the math of a family dispute. Physicians said that she s two arteries in one wrist flicted only superficial inj the other. She was later ri Police Patrolman G. J. head said that the wom former nightclub New Comic Starts Today llory Dock Lease \ ¥