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

- Key West, Floridc, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV Neo. 166 Ken West THE Suspended Police Lt. Files Formal Denial Hernandez Asks Immediate C. S. Board Hearing By JIM COBB Police Lt. Gene Hernan- ez today filed a formal de- nial to charges that led to his suspension Tuesday and fsked that he be given an fmmediate hearing before the Civil Service Board. Hernandez was suspended for 30 days, with a recom- mendation from Police Chief Bienvenido Perez that he be discharged if the charges are upheld, as the result of a complaint filed by City Com- missioner Paul R. Roberts. He and the police officer were Yeportedly involved in an alterca- tion in Chino’s Drive-In Restaur- ‘ant on the evening of July 5. De- tails of the, incident are sketchy. Roberts has persisted in shrugging off as ‘nothing at all” and fernandez has remained silent. ‘The Civil Service Board is sched- uled to hold a regular meeting ‘Thursday evening, and indications ‘are that they will air the charges J William V. said today that he had not notified that the hearing has } set. Hernandez filed his re- for a hearing this morning City Clerk Victor” as Execu- the board. Chief to Heart Specialist Gives Vital Facts About Important Organ Change Of Venue Motion Denied For the third time, Cirevit Court Judge Aquilino Lopez, dr., has denied a change of venve motion in the Mansfield case. E. R. Mansfield, through his attorneys, Philip Medvin and 4. Fritz Gordon, of Miami, is asking $135,000 in damages for injuries suffered by his wife, Moise, in a fall on a Key West sidewalk. Mrs. Mansfield died Feb. 21, 1953. The first trial last December resulted in a mistrial when the jury could not agree. The case is scheduled for re-trial this fall. The attorneys applied for changes of venue preceding the first trial. Both motions were denied by Circuit Court Judges. County Board Turns Down Tax Cut Bid As Commissioners Aceept Tax Roll A letter from McCrory’s Stores, Inc., last night asked the county commissioner’s meeting to cut the | store’s 1954 tax assessment from V. Hoppe, 53, was one attached to a $20 bill, saying “This is for the patrolman who has to handle this mess.” Hoppe shot Mrs. Alice Marshall Hoppe, 35, in a bank parking lot before the eyes of two witnesses Peace Justice Clyde Kissinger, | ‘acting coroner, ruled the deaths suicide, a beat patrol- years. He was a caretaker St. Petersburg Junior College. About 16 months ago he married ins. Hoppe, a divorcee, and they two months ago. é property owners and less-' ‘ors to move buildings allegedly in the highway right-of-way began to- @ay in circut court before Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr., and a six-man oho bill of complaint, filed Feb. & @ by the State Road Department, famed Alton George Parks, Law- yence Dion, The Sinclair Refining | Co., and Charles L. Moody, $93,300 to $35,000, The commissioners turned down the request. In other business, the commis- sioners voted to accept the county tax rolls as submitted by the asses- sor; To turn over to the county home fish caught in next Sunday’s state championship spearfishing tourna- ment; Underwater Bivd. To abandon Chautaugua Blvd. on Grassy Key in Crain’s Subdivision. Ralph Cunningham, Marathon at- . | torney, told the commissioners the road had been laid out years ago but never built and that it was under water. The road runs in front of Blocks 60 to 63 in Crain’s Subdivision. S. J. Hatcher, in a letter to the commission, asked permission to set up bee hives on State Road 4-A near Steamboat Creek. The commissioners turned him down, saying the county does not own the road and that Hatcher should ask the State Road Depart- ment for permission. Polio Epidemic Declared In Broward County FORT LAUDERDALE (#—The State Board of Health today de- Fort Lauderdale a polio epidemic area and rushed in 10,000 cubic centimeters of gamma _ globulin. Dr. Paul Hughes, county health director, said he would begin giv- Jing shots to all pregnant women Expanding U. S. 1 to four lanes|in the area and to children up ‘between the city limits and Boca Chica Bridge is planned and the to 15 years of age starting at 8 a. m. tomorrow. Dr. Hughes pointed out that an suit is a preliminary to the road widening. (Continued On Page Eight) clared the northwest section of ‘Advances By Science In Battle Against Heaxt Illness Told By BILL SPILLMAN “The latest statistics on smok- ing and heart disease are true,” Dr. George F. Schmitt, MD, one of the nation’s foremost heart specialist told members of the local Kiwanis club last night at their weekly meeting in the La Concha Hotel. Dr. Schmitt graduated from the University of Maryland. He re- ceived his post graduate training at the Mayo Clinic. He is a fellow of the American college of Phy- sicians, consultant in the Veterans Administration, attending physi- cian at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, an assistant professor at the Miami University medical school, a commander in the Naval Reserve, and Chief of Medicine at the Mercy Hospital. His subject was “Your heart, only one to a customer.” “The club members were held spell-bound for Schmitt's highly enlightening and informative lec- ture. Observers stated that never has a speaker held the attention of the club members as did Schmitt. Schmitt told the members, “‘Mod- erate living in day-to-day life is the best solution to long life. This does not mean for example to be under a strain all week and then go out and play eighteen holes of golf on Saturday and Sunday. It-would be (Continued on Page Eight) Ti Churchill And Attlee Clash By JAMES F. KING LONDON (#—Prime Minister Churchill clashed bitterly with Cl e ment Attlee, former Labor Prime Minister, today in a House of Commons debate over the seating of Communist China in the United Nations. Attlee started off by accusing Secretary of State Dulles of “‘play- ing right into the hands of the Communists” by failing to return to the Geneva conference. He said it is “wrong, unwise and contrary to the principles of the United Na- tions” to bar Red China from that organization. Churchill replied that an effort now to force Red China into the U.N. would be regarded in the United States as an “uncalled for act of unfriendliness ”* “Whine Of Criticism” Churchill accused Attlee of mak- ing “one long whine of criticism against the United States and of course advancing the importance, if not the virtues, of Communist China.” Churchill emphasized that Red China was still technically at war with the United Nations and was (Continued On Page Eight) € KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE July To Date Accidents ____ Traffic Injuries __ Traffic Deaths __ 7 3 0 Three accidents reported by Police today really hit motor- ists in the pocketbook — total damage amounted to $1,930. Which brings up this thought: Are you covered by liability insurance? | NOTICE The Equalizing Board of the City of Key West, Florida, will meet in the Commission Cham- her, City Hall, 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, July 21, 1954, : The preliminary Tax Assessment Roll is open for inspection by the public in the Tax Assessor’s Office, City Hall, Key West, Florida. VICTOR LOWE, City Clerk. Florida law provides that you may lose your right to drive unless you can prove financial responsibility in the event you have an accident. Accidents, we know, can be expensive and the best way to relieve the financial ®burden connected with an accident is to buy insurance. And let’s keep striving for safety’s sake so that we can keep those insurance rates dow. "emember, the more accidents we have—the higher our premiums will be. 284) |Property Damage $4,670 $73,806) SCUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER < Nae ; ) BR Q "4 { { InO, KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1954 Neblett Urges Holding On To Keys Acreage Senate Nominee Promises To Aid County In Fight William R. Neblett, Democratic nominee for the State Senate, said today that he is “one hundred per cent” in favor of keeping control in Monroe County of 10 million dollars worth of Keys lands now owned by the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District. Neblett, in commenting on the situation which has provoked con- siderable controversy, added that “he will do everything possible to aid in the fight to keep the lands for Monroe County.” He is assured of a seat in the Senate since he has no Republican opposition in the November election. The future ownership of the valuable land is up in the air. The State Road Department is claim- the land when a bond issue floated is paid off in October. Conflicting Claims However, Monroe County offi. cials are claiming the land under the provisions of a local bill passed by the state legislature which states that the land will revert to Monroe County for park purposes when the bonds are paid off. The situation has reached an impasse at the present. A court fight is in the offing to decide ownership of the land. Neblett, in commenting on the situation, continued: “The faith of Monroe County freeholders was pledged to pay off the bonds for the highway—the people built the road and they should derive the benefit of it.” Public Interest Neblett pointed out that it “is Pour job to see that the disposition of the land 4a a public interest.” “Within the cotnty we know our needs better than anyone élse,” he continued. “We are in a better position to handle our problems than they are in Tallahassee.” Neblett added that he made a personal survey of the Bahia Honda park on July 4 and noted that “hundreds of people . were having a good time at no cost.” “I even observed a number of Dade County cars there — those people like to come down to the Keys where they can catch fish,” he said. Ike Pushes For Quick Action On Programs WASHINGTON (# — President Eisenhower nudged Congress today for quick passage of his tax and farm programs. He said the tax program would help the economy expand and cre- ate more jobs and his farm pro- posals would benefit the entire country and thus prove to be the best kind of politics. Eisenhower also told a news conference that the House mem- bers who killed his health rein- surance program simply don’t understand the facts of life. | The American people lost, he | said, when the House rejected the program 238-134 yesterday. And, Eisenhower said, he will carry on the fight for such a pro- gram as long as he is in office. Foreign Affairs In the field of foreign affairs Eisenhower said he expected to announce something shortly on the | American-British-French talks in | Paris on the Indochina question. | | (in Paris, a communique from the foreign ministers of the three nations announced that Undersec- represent the United States at the conference there on the Indochina situation.) Eisenhower said Dulles went to Paris early this week to see, among (Continued On Page Eight) LIENS FILED FOR UNPAID GOV'T FAX Tax liens totaling $3,359.33 today were on file in the court house against I. J. Tyson, 224 Duval St., and Basil Tynes, Romey’s Bar, 513 Fleming St. The liens are for unpaid Fed- eral taxes. According to the liens, Tyson owes $3,061.05 for 1953-54. Tynes owes $298.28 for the same years. ty ing that they should get title to|_ to finance the Overseas Highway i HE paces. Mt 2 0, SrA. Misen reach tenants or workers DIAL 2-566] or 2-5662, For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! Youll buyers and sellers— - + Just PRICE FIVE City To Meet With Nav retary of State Walter Bedell | ing Smith will go to Geneva soon 10! on Will Take Final Look. At Agreement + Befor! Departure PARIS «~The Big Three West- ern Foreign Ministers stretched their two-day talks today to an unexpected afternoon session to have a final look at the agree- ments they have .eched. U.S. Secretary of State Dulles, British Foreign Secretary Eden, and French Premier Pierre Men- des-France are expected to go their separate ways after their after- noon’s meeting at the U.S. ambas- sador’s residence in Paris. Dulles probably will return to Washington, Eden and Mendes- France will fly to Geneva to con- tinue negotiations with the Commu- nist powers for an Indochina cease- fire. During the talks which started here yesterday evening, the three statesmen were believed to have outlined concessions which might be made to bring a halt in the fighting in Indochina. The minis- ters met alone again this morning, while a technical committee was putting this outline down on paper. No Word On Terras There was no hint as to the peace terms discussed. Dulles is known to feel that France has the primaiy responsi- bility for settling the war, since she has carried the principal bur- den for almost eight years. As one source put it, the United States has furnished money, but money is no substitute for blood and lives and the United States should not try to dictate a peace settlement on the basis of its financial con- tribution. Dulles came to Paris after Eden and Mendes-France urgently re- quested his presence at the Geneva talks. Although apparently firm in | his resolution not to go on to Gen- eva, the moral support his visit here ~*ve the British and French min seems to have been eno » spark optimism about a fina lement. F fter this morning’s meet- »ver, Dulles’ final attitude ca’s role in the talks was stil open for modification in the e. Th ree ministers began to- day’s sessions just before noon, meeting at the French Foreign Office. Before the Big Three conference, Dulles and Eden passed up the; French capital’s big Bastille Day parade down the Champs Elysees to confer together for an hour. CLASSIC BALLET PRINCESS NINA Arthur Murray’‘s Air Conditioned Studio 517 DUVAL ST. PHONE 2-3430 ———_— speaker last night when the Key West Engineers Club held its annual banquet at the Casa Marina. teorologist in charge at the local weather bureau, spoke on Tropical Weather and Hurricanes. Brooks, master of ceremonies, right.—Citizen Staff Photo, Sybil. Big 3 Foreign Ministers Set Unexpected Afternoon Session dsmith, left, was the Goldsmith, who is me- He was introduced by J. F. On Poinciana Housing City’s $200,000 Offer Spurned By Key West Foundation Company The city commission decided last night to confer Poinciana Housing project. Narcotics Stolen Dr. Herman Conly teday re- ported to the sheriff's depart- ment that someone broke inte his Home, 903 Washington, last night and took a small amount of narcotics. Entry was gained by cutting a screen on a jalousie deer, the sheriff's office said. Miami Woman Badly Hurt In Accident Story Of Love Triangle Is Told In Court Wife Tells Of Love For Man Her Husband Shot ALLEGAN, Mich. (® — Mrs. Edith Small’s story of love for a slain admirer neared an end today. But there was no way of telling whether it had helped or hurt her dentist-husband’s chances of es- caping a first-degree murder con- viction, That won’t be known until a jury returns a verdict in the trial of her husband, Dr. Kenneth B. Small of Detroit. Dr. Small, 31, is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying May 29 of Jules Lack, 45-year- old New York industrialist-playboy. Police said Small interrupted a ; Say Memorial Day weekend party at a swank summer home near Allegan and blasted Lack with two pistol bullets at close range while his wife looked on in terror. Happier Days Yesterday the petite Mrs. Small, 30, mother of three small boys, told on the witness stand of happy days with Dr. Small during their college romance and in their early years of married life. But she frankly adinitted she fell | in love with Lack during a Florida vacation last winter after her husband declined to go with her. Upon her return, she said, she told her husband she wanted a separa- | tion, | Dr. Small began drinking after | that, she said, and on one occasion |beat her after asking her about | the “other man.” | Defense Counsel Leo Hoffman |asked her: | Basic Reason | “You were in love with Lack aft- | er three dates, and that’s why you | asked your husband for a separa- tion and a ‘tivorce?” | Mrs. Small replied: t | “That’s the basic reason. But | |there were other basic differences | | Of ideology. He (Dr. Small) want- | |ed to be conservative.” | Hoffman then asked if she want- | jed her husband to be “a big | spender,” and she answered that} she “wanted a bigger person than | [he is.” ! At another point Mrs. Small tes- tified that she asked for a sepa- | ration “because I felt I didn’t love him any more. Hoffman has announced plans to | attempt to prove that Dr. Small was temporarily insane at the time of the shooting. 1 Reckless Driving Counts Are Filed Against Drivers Two persons were injured, one of them seriously, in an auto- mobile accident Tuesday afternoon at Flagler Avenue and 14th Street, Police reported today. According to the report of Pa- trolman Bernard Waite, the most seriously injured was a woman identified as Erma Deke, 1145 S admitted to the Monroe General Hospital suffering from a broken leg and lacerations. Sailor Injured The other person injured was listed as Edward L. Mullin, 23, a Navy man attached to the Naval Station here. He incurred a bruised leg and a cut on his chin in the crash. Police said that the accident oc- curred when a dump truck driven by Edward R. Taylor, K-5, George Allen Apartments, made a left turn at the intersection when a car driven by Herbert Deke, of the Miami address, attempted to pass and smashed into the side of the truck. Charge of reckless driving were filed against both drivers. NAVY ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE SERVICE A continuous shuttle bus service from the north end of the Mole around to Building No. 124 now is in operation, the Navy announc- ed today. Intermediate stops along the Toute are made to accommodate pas engers and cargo between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on working days only. There also is hourly bus service to and from the Mole area to the main gate between 5 p.m. and midnight every night. N.W. 60th Court, Miami. She was|iNé with Rear Admiral George C. Towner, commanding of- ficer of the Key West Naval Base, in an effort to solve the problem of the future ownership of 368 units in the The Key West Foundation Co., owners of the land on which the project stands, has petitioned the city to pass a resolution addressed to the Public Housing Admin- istration, approving the sale of the units to them. The law provides that such a resolution is necessary if the housing is to be sold to private interegts. The city has made an of- fer to the company to buy the project for $200,000 but they were turned down flat- ly by Sam Hyman, president of the company. They moved at last night's special meeting to consult Admiral Towner to get his assurance that the Navy will not object to the resolution enabling the land sale. Complaint Voiced Towner had earlier voiced a complaint that the city disregard- ed a resolution passed in 1953 which stated that the Navy would be given first chance to buy the land in the event the city did not want to purchase it. A month ago, the city put their stamp of approval on the sale of the balance of the Poinciana pro- ject—319 units—to the Key West Realty: Company. That firm, how- ever, deeded 2% acres of land to the city for use as a park. A new factor also entered into last-night’s discussion—the possihil- ity that the Navy may exercise their right of eminent domain and condemn the land. Naval officials both here and in Washington have said, that their operations are hampered by a severe housing shortage. Letters Received Two letters were read to the commission at last night’s meet- One of them -was from Linton Collins, attorney for the Key West Foundation Co. It stated that the firm definitely will not consider the city’s $200,000 offer for the housing. The other was from the Public Housing Administration Office in Atlanta, saying that the agency is anxious to relinquish control over the project The houshhg was built with PHA funds on the land leased from -the Key West Foundation Co. and the Key West Realty Co. Operation of the project is supervised by the Key West Housing Authority. Johns Reappoints Stirrup To Board Vance C. Stirrup, executive director of the Key West Housing Authority, has been reappointed to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission, according to papers on file today in the courty court house. Stirrup has been a member of the five-man commission since June, 1952. The re-appointment certificate, signed by acting Governor Charley E. Johns, names Stirrup to the commission from June 28, 1954 to March 15, 1958. Alonzo Cothron is chairman of the commission. NOTICE OF RECEIVING BIDS Notice is hereby given that KEY WEST QUARTERBACK CLUB will receive sealed bids from all interested persons for advertising space around the rim of the scoreboard clock at Key West High School Athletic Field for the football season 1954, pursuant to the conditions and requirements as set forth herein: 1. Each bid shall be in writing and shall state the bid price, ted that it being contem x8 ing, either the desired advei @ painted sign. the successful bidder will provide in the form of a neon sign or ea 2. Check for 25% of the bid price shell accompany each “3. Bids must be submitted not later than 12:00 Noon, August 2, to Keller Watson, at 917 Southard Street, 4. The right is reserved to Key West, Florida. reject any ond all bids. KEY WEST QUARTERBACK CLUB By: KELLER WATSON, Secretary.