The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 22, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Floride, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average sange of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV_ No. 173 THE $1,668,919 School Budget Is Presente County School Funds Up 500% In Last Decade - ' The annual school budget for support and maintenance of schools for Monroe Coun- ty in the amount of $1,668,- 19 has been tentatively ap- proved by the School Board, subject to approval at a pub- lic hearing at the School Ad- ministrative Building Wed- pesday, July 28, at 8 p. m. Local taxation will yield approxi- mately $599,889. It is expected that the state will contribute through fits minimum foundation program approximately $24,500. ‘The balance is made up of various miscellaneous income and ‘cash on hand at beginning of this gchool year. . — Budget Breakdown Of the total amount 52 per cent . will be spent for instruction, 22% per cent for general control, about 15 per cent for capital outlay pur- poses and 10% per cent for re- serves for cash balance and con- The budget is based on a non- exempt valuation of $39,067,310. The school millage remains the same as last year and is made up as follows: ; 13 mills for ‘gupport and main- 1% mills«for county bus and building fund making a total levy of 14% mills, ‘Ten Years Ago Ten ‘school budget: “for support .and<tnaintenance of Schools was ,$315,664.as compared with $1,668,919 this year, the toet of instruction ten years go was set up at $170,538 as tom- pared with $790,000 this year. It is interesting to note thet the amount withheld for income. taxes for salaries last year amourited to $101,304, Man Who Involved Himself In Miami Case Sent To Ind. MIAMI (#—Walter Lee Yow, 55- * year-old half caste Indian who cre- ated a stir with a false confession in a sensational kidnap-murder case, was sent to Indiana today to face a forgery charge. Sheriff Harry Levi and Deputy Judith Ann Roberts. judith was pened from re gtendparents’ home July 7 and her beaten body was found in a man- grove thicket beside Biscayne Bay Beveral hours later. The case is Yow was arrested at Marietta, Ga. for vagrancy. He told Georgia Worker At Jax Killed In Fall JACKSONVILLE (P—An 18-year- was killed in an acci- today on a construction Naval Air Station. im was Robert C. Haney Jr. He was working on the second an electronics laboratory Stapped backwards, and 16 feet down a stairwell, said Justice on sary. of the Peace George Har- Bo inquest will be neces- Friday + Saturday - Sunday Schlitz Beer ___ $5.39 case Silver Bar Beer $4.39 case EINHORN'S VARIETY STORE $29 Duval Street Phone 2-332] “NINETY-FIVE YEARS IS A LOT OF LIVING’ d "according to Jake Markovitz, who celebrated his ninety-fifth birthday yes- terday. Mr. Markovitz has lived in Key West for 66 years and now makes his home with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred P. Knowles, 821 Duval Street, because, he says, he “doesn’t want to go to Miami.” —Citizen Staff Photo by Sue Jones. 95-Year-Old Plans To Mark 100th Birthday Pool Loss Told Eighteen of 20 municipally owned swimming pools in Flo- rida operate at a loss, Victor Lang, city manager, told the city commission last night. Pools at Hialeah and Coral Gables show a profit, he said. The city has under considera- tion a plan to build a pool. Lang was to go to Miami to- day to study pool operations. Mendes-France Looks Happy After Parley French Premier Is Back Home To Tell Assembly Of Terms By HARVEY HUDSON PARIS (# — Smiling and looking relaxed, Premier Pierre Mendes- France returned home from Ge- neva today to present to the French Assembly the Indochina cease-fire he promised a month ago to win from the Communists. His DC3 military plane touched down at Villa Coublay Airport and a few minutes later Mendes-France stepped out jauntily to greet about 150 persons, including members of his cabinet, his family and a corps of newsmen and photographers crowded about the ramp. The Premier first kissed his at- tractive wife, then moved on to greet other members of his family and Finance Minister Edgar Faure acting Premier during his weeks | of bargaining with the Communists in Geneva. Mendes-France made no state- ment before pushing through the | crowd to his car and heading for a Cabinet meeting. No Demonstration The group about the plane had applauded politely as he stepped down but there was no other dem- onstration. Leaving Geneva earlier today, Mendes-France said he believed the results of the conference were “worth the efforts we had made.” “TI have read,” he said, “that yesterday was the first day of total (Continued on Page Two) InKey West Jake Markovitz Gives Hié Formula For Longevity By SUE JONES When you’re 95 years “young” and have lived 66 years in one town, you’ve done a “lot of living and seen a lot of changes.” That’s what Jake Markovitz, who celebrated his 95th birthday yes- terday says. The old gentleman who makes his home with Mr. and Mrs. Al- fred P. Knowles, 821 Duval Street, because “‘he doesn’t want to leave Key West,” has great plans for the future. Aims At Century Mark He confidently expects to live to see his 100th birthday, and to cele- brate reaching the century mark “right here.” A familiar figure in the neigh- borhood, Mr. Markovitz walks out every day and when he wants to go “uptown” he calls a taxi. The “young ladies” at the Ba- nana Tree Grille where he has most of his meals surprised him yesterday at noon by having a party for him complete with cake and all the trimmings. Another pleasant surprise was a visit from his son Herman, and a daughter-in-law, Kate, who drove down from Miami. They were ac- companied by Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Hollander of Miami Beach. His Own Formula It’s customary to ask anyone who lives past 90 their formula for | longevity. Mr. Markovitz said “I never tried to be a big shot and |I’ve always supported myself. I still do.” He went on to say that he doesn’t use tobacco and doesn’t touch alco- jhol, but “I like ice cream and cool | drinks.” Mr. Markovitz has four three of whom are living. Two |live in“Miami and one in Palm Beach . He said that | twenty-three he, has grandchildren count of them.” | A widower for the last 32 years, |Mr. Markovitz was in’ business | here for many years. Mrs. Knowles said that he keeps up with all the local news and is always interested in happenings around the town. Thankful For Blessings “I just thank God that I can hear and see. I like to see and (Continued on Page Two) sons, “about” | andj great-grandchildren. “I can’t keep SCUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY W City-Wide Bargain Merchants Division Of Chamber Plans ‘August Sales Days At the Retail Merchants’ meeting yesterday, Mrs. Kathleen Lucas, chairman of that division, announced that 45 merchants are planning to participate in ‘the coming Key West Bargain Sale scheduled Tuesday, and August 2, 3, and 4. Each of these stores ‘ha: to feature different article: chandise during this sale sible variety of bargains. The! ticles, and their sale prices, will be advertised through the locat+ press and radio, and through hand- bills. | . Mariety Offered The list of participating stores includes dealers in wearing ap- parel for men, women, and chil- dren; appliances, gifts, auto ac- cessories, furniture, fishing tackle, photographs and cameras, floor coverings; office supplies, jewelry, sundries, toys, and dime stores. To further stimulate interest, the merchants have chartered all city busses for one hour — from 10 a. m. to 11 a. m. — on the first day of the sale, August 2, and all passengers will ride the busses free of charge during this hour as guests of the merchants. This sale — to be known as Key West Bargain Days — is being conducted somewhat in the. nature of an experiment. First Although Here IN THE EST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1956 U.S. A. The Key West Citisen PRICE FIVE CENTS Commission Cuts Annual x *& & SL Zoning Miller Ordered Released From “Custody Now cyAn order issued by Cifehit Court Judge Aqui- “|lind: Lopez, Jr, today de- clared. that, ‘Stock Island zoning laws are unconstitu- tional. \ * The order is a result of charges brought against A- braham H. Miller for alleg- edly operating a_ trailer, park ‘in a section of Stock Island that the county com- mission had zoned for resi- dences. Today’s order, in the case of | Miller vs. Sheriff John M. Spotts- | wood, reads: | “1. That Chapter 27756, Lws of | Florida, 1951, be and the same de- | clared to be and is held- uncons- titutional. “2, The realtor, Abraham H. Miller, be and he is hereby dis- charged from custody. “Done and ordered at Key West, Monroe County, Florida, this 21st day of July, A. D., 1954.” Judge Signs The order was signed by sudee ? have long been’ part Gf ti Toutine | ~°P°" sales pattern in other areas, this is the first attempt by Key West memepiois to organize a city-wide sale. Over half of the mem! of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Di- vision are cooperating in this pro- motion, and these stores will be identified on sight by banners which will be placed in their win- dows. Only the stores displaying these banners are participating in this city-wide sale organized and sanc- tioned by the Retail Division of the Key West Chamber of Com- merce. New Red Tide Outbreak Called Bad At Sarasota MIAMI (—Four University of Miami authorities left hurriedly today for Sarasota to investigate reports of a “bad break") of the fish-killing red tide 15 to 20 miles offshore. _The research men of the univer- sity’s Marine Biological Labora- tory are Dr. Ilmo Hela, Robert a Donaki de Sylva and Selwyn They will board a boat at Sara- sota and take water samples, tem- perature Tecordings, check the di- rection of currents and survey con- (Continued on Page Two) KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE July To te Accidents ___.._ 20 Dates 3 Traffic Injuries __ 53 | Traffic Deaths 0 0) Property Damage $6,820 $75,756 No accidents were reported in Key West yesterday. Just when things begin to look especially dark, we run into one of these days. Maybe there is still some hope that we can beat last year’s traffic record. City hall records indicate that Roosevelt Blvd. is one of the danger spots in the city. Let’s use special care when driving in that area. It is tempting, we know, to step on the gas there — but remember, the speed limit there never exceeds 40 miles per hour. Remember: Safety is here to stay — are you? 5 Miller has been free in $500 bond. About a month ago, Judge Lopez issued a write of habeas corpus, re- quiring Spottswood to produce Mil- ler in court. William V. Albury, attorney for Miller, stated in his petition for the writ of habeas corpus that Miller was in the custody of the sheriff and was being illegally deprived of his liberty, The petition continued: “Petitioner (Miller) would fur- ther show that the respondent (Spottswood) is holding the peti- tioner upon a capias issued out of the Criminal Court of Record of Monroe County, Florida, based on an information filed in said court by the County Solicitor of Monroe County, Florida. charging petition- er with failing to abide by and obey a duly promulgated resolu- tion of the Board of County Com- missioners of Monroe County, Flo- (Continued on Page Two) Lans Two Are Held In Attempted Safe Cracking Mrs. Garcia’s Home Is Entered By Thieves Last Night Two men today were be- 'ing held by the sheriff’s de- partment for investigation in connection with 1 ast night’s attempted s a fe cracking. Thieves entered the home of Do- ra Garcia, 708 Eaton St., and made off with more than $2,000 in cash and jewelry, but were unsuccessful in an attempt to crack a safe. According to the report of Police Lt. Gene Hernandez and Patrol- man Mario Santana, the thieves made their haul by forcing a door on a closet in the living room. They also attempted to crack a | safe but only succeeded in smash- ing the combination. Loot Described oy Mrs. Garcia, who is inthe amusement machine business, said that the loot included $150 in (Continued on Page Two) Little Girl Is Doomed To Die NEW ORLEANS (#—Oschner Foundation doctors today con- firmed the diagnosis of a Florida physician that two-year-old Mary Jeanne Helms is doomed to die of leukemia. & Mary Jeanne and her mother, Mrs. Larry T. Helms, were sched- uled to return to their home in Lakeland, Fla., later today, since j hospital officials said the drugs to ease the pain could be applied by the family physician. The 25-year-old wife of a milk routeman brought her daughter here for examination Tuesday aft- er Lakeland doctors gave the blonde, blue-eyed girl’s case up as hopeless. British Press Reacts Angrily To Rapping OfI LONDON (® — USS. criticism of the Indochina cease-fire terms touched off bristling editorials and bitter cartoons in a wide cross sec- tion of the British press today. The azcry reaction extended even to some conservative news- papers which up to now had strongly defended America against British fault-finding. One of these, the arch-Conser- vative Daily Mail, said British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden singlehandedly kept the Geneva conference going amid “cries of ‘appeaser”’ and added: “Only yesterday American sen- ators referred again to ‘another Munich’—showing they have no idea what Munich was. “What, anyway, is their policy?” “Do they want another 100,000 American boys killed and maimed for another Panmunjom?” Vitriolic Cartoon The big-circulation Daily Mirror published a vitriolic cartoon de- picting U.S. Secretary of State Dulles seated glumly under a cal- endar dated ‘“‘July 21, 1954” as two | gaudily dressed businessmen burst in, shouting indignantly, “peace has broken out!” The Laborite Daily Herald quot- ed a writer in the New York Times as saying, “the Communists have scored another major victory in the struggle for the world,” and commented: | “That is his judgment on the| ceasefire in Indochina, and his’ ndochina Pact view is widely shared on the other side of the Atlantic. “But Mr. Anthony Eden is no Communist. Nor is Monsieur Mendes-France. Nor is Mr. Nehru. “Yet all these and multitudes of other people of every race hail the sanity of the settlement as a triumph for the art of negotiation. The contrast between these two viewpoints is stark and shattering. “Was it really wrong to stop the fighting?” Note Of Alarm The Liberal News Chronicle sounded a note of alarm at the Possibility of a serious rupture in relations between Britain and France on the one side and Ameri- ca on the other. “At Geneva, France and Britain have had to act to a large degree without America,” the News Chro- nicle said. “There need be no harm in this. It may even be healthy provided the independence does not lead to estrangement. To prevent this happening is the next big job for diplomacy on both sides of the Atlantic.” | The Conservative Daily Tele- | graph echoed what it regarded as | the essence of President Eisenhow er’s news conference comment yes- terday — that “there is no sense in criticizing when you have no alternative te offer.” Canberra, Australia (®—Australi- an Prime Minister Robert Menzies warned his country today not to (Continued on Page Two) a x * a xk * ‘Sale See (City Budget By $10,000 | x & & onstitutiona Ke weoe Some Expected Salary Raises playground. dollars, L——EEEEREs Birth, Marriage Outnumber Death And Divorce Here Monroe County births far eut- numbered deaths during the first five months of 1954, ac- cording to a report received today by the Monree County Health Department. The report was from the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Florida State rd of Health. The report showed-567 births sand 124 deaths! Infént deaths were 14, : Marriages totaled 194 while divorces and annulments were 102, Deaths from iliness and di- sease for the five-month per- fod amounted to 79. Aute acei- dents accounted for another four deaths while ether acel- dents killed 11 persons, ~~L__— Sau Hope Is Held For Suicide Pact Survivor Family Rushes To Bedside Of Pretty Brunette NEW YORK #—Pretty Helene Jacobs, 19-year-old Columbia Uni- versity student, today clung in un- consciousness to the life she appar- ently sought twice to throw away in |a suicide pact with a friend. The friend, Madeline Jean Som- mer, also 19, died yesterday in the East Side art gallery-apartment where the girls evidently turned on kitchen gas after a night of wine drinking. Both girls, clad only in scanty night clothes, left farewell notes. Miss Jacobs still groaned when the building superintendent broke into the apartment. She was taken to Roosevelt Hospital where her condition appeared improving. Parents Fly In Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jacobs of Chicago, and an uncle, Philip Goodman, flew to New York late in the day after Police notified them. As Mrs. Jacobs, her eyes brimmed with tears, stepped off the plane, her first words were “is she dead?” Meanwhile, police had questioned relatives of the dead girl, who had been missing for a week from her Bergenfield, N.J. home. Two days ago the missing per- (Continued on Page Two) JUDGE LOPEZ, FAMILY |LEAVE FOR VACATION Circuit Court Judge Aquilino Lo- pez, Jr., today was scheduled to leave for a New England vacation. His wife and daughter are accom- Panying him. He said he will drive to New York City, Boston, and then back to New Jersey and on west to Chi- cago in time for the American Bar Association convention there Aug- ust 15 to 21. He will return to Key West after the bar meeting. Are Denied As Budget Passes The city commission last night hacked $10,000 off the 1954-55 budget even after adding $3,000 for a new The budget then was adopted with the $10,000 say- ing to go into a contingency fund. This still leaves the budget at more than a million Most of the saving was made by cutting or eliminat- ing scheduled raises as shown in the tentative budget. However, some raises were upped from the figures shown in the tentative bud- get. The salary of the city manager, scheduled in the tentative budget to be raised from $7,200 to $7,800 an- nually, was left at $7,200. The job of personne) of- ficer in the manager's office was eliminated. This salary was shown in the tentative budget at $3,300, The city clerk's salary had been set at $5,100 annually, a $25 mon- fthly..raise. The commissioners vot- red to kill the raise, letting the clerk’s pay stand as it was last year. danitor’s Salary The janitor was slated for a $2 weekly raise in the new budget but Mayor C. B: Harvey said, “let’s make it an even $45.” The commissioners unanimously okayed his suggestion. The city judge and the city at- torney did not get raises. Both salaries were $3,600 last year. The tentative budget had both jobs down for a $50 monthly raise which would jack up the pay to $4,200 annually, Commissioner Louis Carbonell offered a motion that the salaries remain as of last year. Commissioner Delio Cobo pro- tested these cuts, saying City Judge Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., and City Attorney J. Y. Porter IV were doing a good job. Commissioner Jack Delaney said it wasn’t entirely a question of do- ing a good job and that others had been doing a good job, too. It was then decided to leave the pay of the two jobs at last year’s figure — $3,600. Remains The Same The director of finance was down for a raise from $6,000 an- nually to $6,600 in the tentative budget but the commissioners vot- ed unanimously to let the pay re- main as of last year. The tentative budget showed the collector-treasurer in the depart- ment of finance was slated for an annual salary of $5,400 — a $50 monthly raise. Carbonell moved that the raise be cut in half — to $25 per month, The commissioners agreed on the $25 monthly ‘raise. A new job that was in the ten- tative budget — that of field check- er-scavenger in the department of finance — was tossed out. The job, which was slated to pay $2,610 per year, had called for a man to check up on persons who were behind in their garbage bills. Carbonell told the other commis- sioners that he thought the license collector should take care of see- ae that the garbage bills were Paid. dob Discussed Lang was in favor ot keeping the job in the budget, saying that the city was growing and that the city could lose more than $2,610 — the pay set for the new job — if the job was cut out. “We have got to have a man to go out and make those checks,” he said. “We might lose as much (Continuea on Page Two) Good To Look At— ASBESTOS SIDING at Strunk Lumber 128 Simonton, near Citizen Bidg.