The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 17, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the: most equable climate in the country, with om average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV" No. 144 MOBILE X-RAY UNIT—Richard Palmer, X-ray technician, which free chest X-rays are being given here the remainder tioned at Emma and Petrdnia Streets from 1 p.m, to 4'p.m. and Saturday it will be in front of the Kress store from 11 p.m.—Citizen Staff Photo, Sybil. Take Advantage ‘Of Free Chest X-rays Tuberculosis Is A Leading .. Killer In State Of Florida Tuberculotis kills more. persons ” {n Florida than all other infectious diseases combined. It leads all di- seases.as 2 cause of death in the age group from 15 to 34. In Moi roe County last year, three deaths were reported. It is true the tuberculosis death rate is decreasing. But it also is true more progress Has been made in ‘recent years saving TB pa- tients from death than in prevent- ing people from getting the dise: During 1952 in “Monroe County mobile X-ray units of the State Board of Health took approximate- ly 4,000 chest X-rays in an attempt to find hidden tuberculosis, If every case of ‘tuberculosis gould be found and: treated, “thie disease could be wiped out, Cooperation Needed. X-ray technicians, doctors and health:workers are doing their part in making possible these X-rays. - Every citizen can cooperate in the program by seeing to it that he has a periodic checkup. Tuberculosis. can be: cured if it can be found in the early stages. Chest X-rays can find the disease, Those who do not have X-rays are endangering themselves and others. Verdict On Mrs. Lebron Set For Today Male Associates In House Shooting Are Judged Guilty By LEWIS GULICK WASHINGTON ®#) —Mrs. Lolita Lebron waited alone as the sole subject of jury deliberations today on the fanatical shodting in the House of Representatives March 1, A federal jury of seven men and . five women, behind closed doors for 9% hours, emerged late last night with verdicts of guilty on. “all 10 counts of assault lodged against her three male associates: Radaél Cancel Mirai 25, An- dres Figueroa Cordero, 29, and Ir- ving Flores Rodriguez, 28. The 34-year-old Mrs. Lebron, al- ready convicted along with the “(Continued on Page “ine) French Report 39 Rebels Killed In Small Clashes HANOI, Indochine @ — The French high command today re- ported at least 39 Vietminh rebels killed and 30 captured in a flareup of small clashes across the Red River delta. The high command said the ac- tions yesterday occurred mostly to the northeast and south of Hanoi. One ‘action, however, was re- ported from Viet Nam's far north- eastern coast, only a few miles from the Red China border. In a hit-and-run attack on rebel bases northeast of Tien Yen, French Un- ion commandos killed 16 Vietminh and took 10: prisoners. French warplanes continued bombing and strafing of guerrilla (Continued uz Page Nine) ! : to feel sick, the.chance of Tuberculosis is caused. by a germ. It can not be inherited but it can be given to anyone by such handled, by the person-with TB. No Disgrace There is no more disgrace in having tuberculosis thatn in hav- ing measles or a cold. It is only more. dangerous. It takes less than a minute to get . | a chest X-tay and it is not neces- sary to undress to do it. For this short painless task there is a big profitable reward—better health for the whole. community. If an X-ray TB in the early stage,-hefore the person has cure is excellent providing treat: an X-ray will discover it, The Florida State Board of Heal- th Mobile X-ray Unit will be in front of Kress store during the hours of 11 a. m. - 2 p. m. and 4p. m. -7 p. m, on Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19. Be sure you have your chest X-rayed. KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE To Date 246 46 0 $64,186 Truman and Thomas Streets was the scene yesterday of a particularly needless accident which resulted in $200 damage. It was caused when a motorist disregarded a stop sign. Ever stop to think that it is downright discourteous.to en- danger the lives of pedestrians and other motorists. by such conduct? Emily Post, probably the best-known authority on eti- quette, has this to say on the subject: “A gentleman will no more cheat a red light or a stop sign than he would cheat in a game of cards. A courteous lady will not, scold others rau- cously with her automobile horn any more than she-would act like a fishwife at a party. Courtesy in an automobile is always one’s.best assurance of safety.” June Accidents ___ 20 Traffic Injuries __ 3 Traffic Deaths __ o Property Damage $5,330 Man Suffers Near ° Loss Of His Ear Injuries listed as the near-loss of an ear and a severe head gash were inflicted on Wilbur W. Haile, no address, yesterday when he be- came involved in an argumdht on Petronia Street. Haile claims that his ear was nearly bitten off dur- ing the altercation. His assailant, identified by po- lice as Odes Reynolds, no address given, is in the city jail facing as- sault and battery charges. Patrolman Lionel Soriano. said that he later arrested Reynolds Mani’s Barn, Petronia St., after Haile had been treated by Dr. Her- man K. Moore for his injuries. THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER u at KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1954 City May Ban Efforts To Restore Navy : Tours Continue mobile unit in the unit is sta- Tomorrow to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7 ice City To Intervene To Avert Transfer The City Commission agreed last night te ask the Navy not to transfer the head of their traffic committee. The city fathers at the con- clusion ef their joint meeting with the committee last night, heard a letter from Navy man dim Keen, who has acted as chairman of the committee saying that he has been forced to resign his post since his ship, the USS Saufley is being trans- ferred to northern waters for a six-month period. However, the commission de- cided that Keen was “indispen- sable” and decided to petition Rear Admiral George C. Town- er te see if he could not be given TAD (temporary addi- tional duty) on the Naval Sta- tien while his ship is gene. Diplomats Try To Avert Peace Talk Failure Bidault Takes Lead On Behalf Of French Gov't By EDDY GILMORE GENEVA #—French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault plunged into a series of high level diplo- matic talks today in an effort to save the Indochina peace talks from collapse. Acting on behalf of Joseph Lan- iel’s caretaker government, Bidault saw the top delegates of both West- ern and Communist countries. He planned to fly back to Paris for this afternoon’s debate in the Na- tional Assembly, when Premier- designate Pierre Mendes-France outlines his policy. Both British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and U.S. Under Secretary of State Walter Bedell Smith were reported’ considering leaving Geneva this week-end. French sources said, however, they had agreed the Indochina talks should not be suspended or broken off completely. Discussion At Dinner The British and American lead- ers had dinner with Bidault last night and discussed this question at length. They met again today to try to firm up plans which would satisfy Bidault and still permit the (Continued on Page Nine) Tires Punctured With Ice Pick Police are searching today for jvandals who ruined two tires on an automobile by puncturing them with an ice pick when it was park- ed last night on an alley off South- ard St. John Turner, 621 Eaton St., told Police that he parked his car in the alley, between Duval and Whitehead Streets, and went into an automobile showroom to see a friend. He returned to find his right front tire flat. After making repairs, he then discovered that the left front tire was also flat. Investigation reveal- ed that an icé pick, minus the in| handle, was imbedded in the tire. Police theorized in their report that somebody may have objected to parking in the alley. i) C. Of C. Directors Instruct Laubscher To Renew Action The cancellation of bus tours through the U. S. Naval Station was rapped by the Board of Direc- tors of the Key West Chamber of Commerce in their regular month- ly meeting yesterday, In order to secure reinstate- ment of the service as soon as possible, the Chamber of Com- merce manager, Harold R. Laub- scher, was directed to do all in his power to bring about the re- sumption of the service. Feeling ran high among the eleven of the twelve members of the Board. Motion Passed ‘A motion, which passed unani- mously, stated that the Key West Chamber of Commerce deplored the cancellation of the Navy Yard tours due to the importance of such an attraction to this tourist community. A long discussion that followed indicated that Florida’s entire Congressional delegation would be contacted in an effort to see the tours put back-into service, It was revealed that the Secretary of the Navy would be informed of the public relations value of the tours to the military service. That the order was passed down from Washington to local Navy of- ficials without proper investiga- tions into all sides of the picture by Washington will also be pointed out. Tourist Attraction Chamber of Commerce Presi- dent Mrs. Mary Lee Graham stat- ed that although a tour through the Navy Yord does not mean a lot to Key Westers, our being so close to the Navy, the opportunity to visit a military. installation to .some of our visitors from the mid- local | IN THE U.S. A. Duval St. Around Clock Commission Shops For Off-Street Parking Areas To Ease Situation GIVES FREE X-RAYS—Richard Palmer, technician, stands be- side the X-ray machine in the State Board of Health mobile X-ray unit that is giving free chest X-rays here, Results of the X-rays are mailed to the individuals.—Citizen Staff Photo, Sybil. die west and locations: far removed | from the ocean, indeed: She also mi that-. the highly publicized formér Little White House is now a famous land- mark and the school children who will he visiting Key West with their parents this summer should not be denied the privilege of visiting this famous site. It was agreed at the meeting to institute a telegram barrage to Washington, protesting the Navy Departments ‘order. Wire Congressmen All Key Westers are urged to write or wire our congressional representatives and add their pro- test to those that will soon be on the way. Melvin Levitt, president of the Key West Motor Court Associa- tion, promised that 25 of his mem- bers would telegram immediate protests. A half dozen messages were on their way yesterday, some being written by chamber direc- tors in the chamber office on their way out of the meeting. As a reminder, here follow the addresses of those to contact: Honorable George Smathers, Sen- ate Office Bi Washington; Honorable Spessard Holland, Sen- ate Office Building, Washington; and Honorable Bili Lantaff, House of Representatives, Washington, RD Fires Audit Division Chief Clerk TALLAHASSEE «w—The State Road Department has fired R. N. Wells, auditing division chief clerk who wrote a letter on highway fi- nances that state Sen. LeRoy Col- lins used agaimgt Acting Gov. Charley Johns im their governor- ship campaign, His notice of dismissal from the job he has held more than 20 years said it wag “for the best interest of the department.” Wells said he gonsidered him- self “just a political casualty. I realize the vindictiveness of it. I’m hoping it’s just sig months without pay.” Collins will take over the governorship in mary. Wells said he it wasn’t so much the writing @f the letter but the fact that it “got in the press his job. Where the dis- Pleasure of the administration came in.” Letter To MeKethan The letter was to Alfred McKethan, Johns and former chairman @f the State Road (Continued ge Nine) a Satior’s Case Secretary Of Navy Asked To Act In Manslaughter Case A highly placed source said Na- val officials here had been asked today by the Secretary of the Na- vy for more details on the sailor who is wanted by the sheriff on a manslaughter charge. This source, who asked to be nameless, said the Secretary’s of- fice*had sent a dispatch to Navy officials here asking that they con- fer with the sheriff's office and then realy details to Washington. Sheriff's Appeal The sheriff’s office yesterday ap- pealed to the Secretary, seeking the release of Ray Emil Dranke, 20-year-old seaman attached to the Are Heard By Grand Jury Today Five. more witnesses were heard today by Monroe County’s busy grand jury in its probe of the old Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District. They were four tollgate keepers and a night watch- man. James McEwen, special Prosecutor appointed by the governor, said he hoped to wind up the investigation tomorrow. The probe began April 19 with the impaneling of the present grand jury. Today's witnesses were Percy Pinder, Dumont Ster- ling, N..L. Baker and Clinton Moore, all tollgate keepers. The night watchman was C. L. Parrett. Seaplane Base. ‘Bobo Goes To Dranke is charged with man-| slaughter as the result of the death | of a 20-year-old Navy wife in an auto crash June 3 on Saddle Bunch Key. The sheriff’s department says Drake was driving the car when it skidded and overturned. Agreement Asked The Navy here says it will re- lease Drake to the sheriff if an agreement is signed which guar-; (Continued on Page Nine) Electrician Is Fined For Lack Of City Permit Master Electrician John W. Tay- lor, was fined $50 in eity court Wednesday when he pleaded guil- ty to doing electrical work with- out obtaining a permit. A warrant was issued against Taylor Tuesday by City Electrical Inspector Howard Oikle charging that he installed temporary service on a Roosevelt Boulevard Bridge project without obtaining a per- mit. When he pleaded guilty before City Judge Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., Taylor said that he did not “intentionally avoid getting a per- mit.” But Judge Esquinaldo pointed out that it is his duty to see that the city’s electrical code is enforc- ed. “It is not the purpose of the Reno Today NEW YORK Barbara Sears (Bobo) Rockefeller departed her | Park Avenue apartment today— |Presumably for Reno and an end ito her Cinderella marriage. The coal miner’s daughter who married into one of America’s greatest fortunes was silent. But sources close to the domest- ic tangle said her lawyers and those of husband Winthrop Rocke- feller reached a financial settle- ;ment and divorce agreement last night. 2 They said she will get 5% mil- Hlion dollars, plus a $500,000. trust j fund. The 37-year-old blonde will have custody of the couple’s son, Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, 5, but the father will have fixed visita- tion rights. | Final Details |. These sources said the couple jhad agreed to general financial terms last January, but that the final details were worked out last met as a prelude to her trip to- lay. | In January, Rockefeller offered jher either a $500,000 trust fund or |a fixed $70,000 a year income in addition to the 5% million dollars, and last night she elected to take the trust fund. The marriage, in 1948, was the second in high social and financial The city commission approved a recommendation last night that parking be eliminated on Duval Street 24 hours a day if they can find suitable off-street parking lots in the downtown area. That proposal. was among 18 recommendations for easing the city’s traffic problems accepted last night. The commission met jointly with the city’s traffic committee and a group of Duval Street businessmen representing the Hearings Are Laid At Door Of Democrats McCarthy Claims : Demos “Promoted” Present Hassle WASHINGTON (#—Sen, McCar- thy asserted today the lengthy hearings on the Army-McCarthy row were promoted by the Demo- crats and that the Democrats “will suffer and bleed because of it.” It was one of numerons’thrusts with a political tinge which came into the 36th, and’ possibly final day, of the McCarthy-Army hear- ings. Sen. Symington (D-Mo) decused Sen. Mundt (R-SD), presiding at the hearing, of making. * g and partisan remarks that would end the explosive inquiry on a ‘sa ’? note. Symington’ flurig his ‘accusation after*Mundt with caustic humor had raised the question of what role Clark M. Clifford, once legal advisor to former President Tru- man, may have played at Syming- ton’s suggestion in setting off the Army’s charges against the Mc- Carthy camp. Partisan Advice Mundt said it should be recalled that Clifford and Symington “‘are fellow Democrats, fellow Missouri- ans” and that at Symongton’s ad- vice Clifford gave advice to .Re- publican Secretary of the Army Stevens that might normally be expected to be “in a different vein” than a Republican lawyer might have given. In reply to Symington, Mundt said he was attributing no im- propriety to Stevens’ conferring with Clifford. Stevens had a per- fect right to do this, Mundt said, adding: “I have no quarrel with the in- triguing way in which politics is played.” Joseph N. Welch, the Army’s special counsel, said that in fair- ness Stevens should be permitted to submit a statement on this point if he so desired. Mundt said he would be very glad to let him do so, When Sy- mington suggested a motion to that effect, Mundt said it was unneces- sary, that “wé can do that on gen- consent. Questions Te McCarthy McCarthy was in the witness chair and, from time to time, got questions bearing on tse main is- sue of the hearings: The truth or falsity of the Army charges. the senator and his aides exerted im- proper pressures for Pvt. G. Dav- id Schine and of the MeCarthy (Continued on Page Nine) Gibb Reports Safety Council Meet As “Flop” i “The Key West Safety Council| merchandise to retail meeting scheduled for last night in City Hall was a complete ‘flop,’ ” says Bill Gibb, president of the or- ganization. “Evidently, people in town are not too seriously concern- ed with our mounting accident rate.” It is planned to call another meeting June 30, and some loca- tion other than City Hall will be sought for this next ‘get-together.’ One favorable outcome of last |night’s meeting was the offer by a Key West businessman to donate a $25 bond to the originator of an code to collect one dollar fees, but | circles for Bobo, whose father was {outstanding Safety slogan. Details to insure that electrical work is done properly,” he said. “The safe- ty of the city depends on it.” } a Lithuanian immigrant. Her first husband was Richard (Continued on Page Nine) of this contest will be worked out in the near future and proper pub- Nicity given at that time. Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber committee recommended originally that parking on Duval Street be prohibited between t he hours of 8 a. m. to 6 p. m., but after considerable dis- cussion, the group decided on the 24-hour per day bdn. Delivery trucks, however, would be allowed to make deliveries on one side of the street during business hours. The parking restrictions would be enforced from Pe- tronia to Greene Street. The recommendation, however, will have to be approved in ordin- ance form by the city commission before it will go into the law books. ‘Other recommendations can be acted on immediately by the city manager. Proposals Discussed Last night’s meeting, attended by Commissioners Delio Cobo, Jack Delaney and Louis Carbonell, took the form of a round-table discus- sions with each of the committees, submitting nearly identical sets of proposals for the commission's con- sideration. Three pieces of property in the downtown area suitable for off- street parking areas came under discussion last night. They are: A lot at the corner of Simonton and Angela Street owned by realtor Fred Dion; a lot at 710-714 Duval Street owned by an estate repre- sented by City Attorney J. Y. Por» ter; the parking lot at the city- owned Clyde-Mallory Docks. Dock In Question The commission declined. to con- sider the dock land since they are currently negotiating for a lease of the entire Clyde-Mallory pro- perty to a company planning to op. erate a Key West-Cuba auto ferry. However, they authorized an ap- praisal of the Simonton Street pro- perty by members of the Key West Realty Board and at least two in- dependent appraisers to determine a fair purchase price, Earlier, a proposal to lease the property at an estimated $5,000 per year ren- tal had been advanced. However, Commissioner Louis Carbonell ob- jected to that plan, saying that he felt it would be better business for the city to purchase the property instead of paying rental. The lot needs considerable work before it will be suitable for parking pur- Poses. Negotiations Slated The commission also decided to enter into negotiations for ‘he leas- ing of the Duval Street property, The Chamber of Commerce group suggested that the city in- stall parking meters in the lots. The commission also placed their stamp of approval on a proposal to design. the public areas to “ag much as possible preserve the na- tural beauty of the land area.” “If park areas containing grass, flowers, tree and benches ean be included in the layout, it is urged that this be given a great deal of consideration,” the committee said. Delivery Ban The commission also went along with a suggestion that delivery of stores by tractortrucks and large vans be discouraged. Action was postponed, pending further study, on a recommenda- tion that parking meters be install- ed on Simonton and Whitehead Streets, (between Angela and Car- oline Streets); on Caroline, Flem- ing, Eaton, Southard and Angela (Continued on Page Nine) We Sell Grades You Can Afford to Use Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton, near Citizen Bidg. a t