The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 23, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Floride, has the most equable climate in the with an average tange of only 14° Fahrenheit country, VOL. LXXV No. 174 THE HAPPY YOUNGSTERS—enjoy big slices of watermelon at the watermelon party held at the recreation shelter at Sigsbee Park last night. The party was sponsored by the newly-organized Sigsbee Park Community Council. Over 500 residents of Sigsbee Park attended last night's af- fair—Photo by Spillman. Community Spirit Is Shown In Outing At Sigsbee Park Watermelon Feed, Songfest Enjoyed By Large Group By BILL SPILLMAN Five hundred residents of Sigs- bee Park were on hand last night to make the outing sponsored by the Sigsbee Community Council @ huge success. On-the-scene observers stated that the outing is a big step for- ward in making Sigsbee Park a community instead of a housing pro- A definite air of community spir- it was shown by all people pre- sent who enjoyed plenty of cold watermelon and participated in a song fest. Captain C. H. Murphy, Chief of Staff to Admiral George C. Town- er, Commander Naval Base, told the group that the council had his support as well as that of Admiral ‘Towner. He indicated that the Na- val Base command would offer ma- terial support also when neces- sary. Endorsed By Major Mayor C. B. Harvey, represent- ing the city government, endorsed the community council and offer- ed city support toward its success. He also said that he was sure that the rest of the citizens of Key West considered the residents <f Sigsbee Park a community of our read instead of just a housing pro- ice. J. Curran, a representative from the National Community Council Defense Services, said that she was very pleased at the res- ponse and backing given by the citizens of Sigsbee towards the council’s success. She said she was amazed at the progress made in just three weeks. Mrs. Curran is in Key West for the express purpose of giving her organizational abilities to the for- mation and success of the newly formed community council. Mgr. Lauds Council Claude Spear, civilian housing manager of the Navy community, offered support for the organiza- tion and said that one of the pri- Mary reasons for the council’s ex- istence was to solve domestic and community problems in a neighbor- ly way. He urged all residents to support the council and its pur-| Pose. Spear was responsible for ob-| taining the watermelon at a very} low cost for the outing Captain Murphy was visible im-; pressed at the plaque bearing his] mame that is mounted on the cov- ered patio that is used by the Sigs- bee council and for Sunday eve- ming religious services. Murphy played the major role | in obtaining the covered patio for | the Sigsbee Park Community. Present executive members of| (Continued on Page Two) —WANTED— CASHIER TYPIST EXPERIENCE DESIRED Apply In Person New Heat Is Injected Into Senate Debate By DONALD SANDERS WASHINGTON (#®—A GOP move to bar use of Atomic Energy Com- mission funds for construction of commercial power plants today shot new heat into the marathon Senate debate on the administra- tion’s atomic bill. Sen. Hickenlooper (R - Iowa), floor manager for the bill, pro- posed the ban even as GOP lead- ers were trying desperately ‘to force. an end to the talkathon which, for all practical purposes, has gone on continuously since 10 a.m. Wednesday. Sens. Anderson (D-NM) and Gore (D-Tenn) charged Hicken- looper’s move was an effort to tor- pedo the major victory they and other critics of the original bill won yesterday. If it is pressed, they said, debate would be prolonged. By a 45-41 vote Thursday, the Senate adopted an amendment which would authorize the federal government to go into the com- mercial production of atomic pow- er, Critics Cheer Critics of the original bill cheered this as a victory in locking the door against the “private pow- er monopoly.” They said it would authorize AEC, the Tennessee Valley Au- thority or other government agen- cies to get into this field. a different section of the bill cover- ing AEC funds but Anderson insist- ed “it would nullify” the previous Senate decision. Sen. Knowland of California, the Republican floor leader, made a formal move to limit debate, and so break what he calls the “fili- buster” against the bill, but there appeared to be little optimism among the Republicans that it would succeed. Knowland filed, shortly after midnight, a petition for cloture— the parliamentary term for a limit on debate. Under the rules, a vote fore Sunday morning. Knowland said he does not look .for a vote before Monday. bill with the veiled suggestion of Rep. W. Sterling Cole (R-NY) that it avoid the Senate example of marathon debate. Chairman Is Hopeful Cole, chairman of the Senate- House Atomic Energy Committee, expressed hope that the congress- | men would give the measure} “steady, full and deliberate de- bate” without side excursions “‘into realms having nothing to do with| or to two hours’ debate, but this can NAVARRO, Inc. 601 DUVAL STREET |be stretched indefinitely by parlia- | (Continuea on Page Two) The amendment would apply ‘to | on the petition is impossible be- | Across the Capitol, the House be- | gan consideration of its own atomic | In the House, each side is limited | Third Suspect Jailed Here In Robbery Probe Theft Loss By Mrs. Garcia Is Estimated At $200 A third suspect was arrested for investigation last night in con- nection with a robbery and at; tempted. safe-cracking on Eaton Street. He was identified by police as Oliver Suarez, 603 Southard Street. He is being held in the city jail. Earlier, two men identified as Al- Amado Rocamora, 808 Ashe Street, were -arrested by police for in- vestigation and later turned over to county authorities. The arrests are the result of a probe by the police and sheriff’s department into a robbery Wed- nesday night in the home of Mrs. Dora Garcia, 708 Eaton Street. Figure Scaled Down Originally, Mrs. Garcia reported that $2,000 in cash and jewelry were taken, but today police said that the figure had been scaled down to about $200. The thieves made their haul from a closet in the living room to which they gained entrance by smashing a door. They failed in an effort to crack a safe, succeeding only in smashing the combination. The robbery was the second to take place in Key West this week. Police reported also that the Happy Hour Bar, Duval Street, was entered Tuesday night result- ing in the loss of $1,500 in whisky. Cool Air Puts End To Nation’s July Heat Wave By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Surges of cool air from the Northwest and Northeast put a Pincers squeeze today on remnants of the nation’s July heat wave. The main bulge of cooler air | pushed rapidly southeastward over the Rockies and the Plains and into northern Oklhoma, the Texas panhandle and nerthiers New Mex- ico. The second cool front dipped to the southern border of Virginia and Kentucky. Temperatures were 10 to 29 de- grees cooler than the previous day over Montana, Colorado, the Da- kotas, Wyoming, Nebraska 4nd the |northern two-thirds of heat-baked Kansas. | Plus 100 degree readings were jrecorded again Thursday in Mis- souri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ar- |kansas before the arrival of cooler fair. This area bore the bruat of in- tense heat which has caused at least 324 deaths in the nation in |the last 16 days. | Temperatures of 95 to 105 also Prevailed through the Gulf states. “Vital outlay fund is expected to be ceo Perez, 18-E Porter Place and’ KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1954 Commissioners Set Tentative County Budget Increase Of 2.6 Mills Planned Over Current Rate Monroe County’s new bud- get, as set up tentatively at yesterday afternoon’s coun- ty commission meeting, shows a 2.6 mills increase over the current budget. The tentative budget is set at 9.2 mills compared with 6.6 mills for the cur- rent budget. The new budget will be taken up at the next meeting of the county commissioners — Aug. 3. According to Earl Adams, coun- ty clerk, here is a breakdown of the new ‘budget compared with the current budget: New Budget Breakdown Fine and Forfeiture fund for 1954 — 3 mills or $165,815.58; for 1953 — 2.4 mills or $121,207. General Revenue fund for 1954 — 5 mills or $397,184.12; for 1953 — 3.2 mills or $304,728.50. Road and Bridge fund for 1954 — $127,337.50; for 1953 — $132,337.- 50. No tax millage was set for the road and bridge fund this year or last year because the money comes from the gasoline tax. Building Certificates for 1954 — 8 mills or $39,202.55; for 1953 — -6 mills or $39,027. Bathing Beach Bonds for 1954 — -4 mills or $23,505.70; for 1953 — -4 mills or $23,961.50. Capital Outlay fund for 1954 — $500,000; for 1953 — $17,408.75. $500,000 Capital Outlay Of the $500,000 capital outlay fund in the tentative budget, the county anticipates selling $450,000 in airport certificates to finance a new terminal building, extended Tunways and other improvements, The remaining $50,000 in the cap raised from: airpert revenues. This $50,000 will be used as payment on the $450,000 airport certificates, The budget as set up at 9.2 mills does not include the tax millage for Monroe General Hospital, the mosquito control district and the County Health Center. These all are political subdivi- sions and they will submit their own budgets to the county commis- sioners. Miss Maryland Is Unhappy At Beauty Contest LONG BEACH, Calif. (®—All’s quiet on the international front to- day—final day of the Miss Universe contest—although many contestants come from nations which have been warring for centuries. But not so with Maryland and Virginia. Civil war between them may break out at any moment. It began over the disqualification of Barbara Ann Eschenburg, Miss Maryland. This classy beauty was a heavy favorite in the Miss U.S.A. finals Wednesday night when her true age—16—was learned. That disqualified her with the judges. Minimum age for the con- test is 18. Miss Virginia, Ellen Whitehead of Chatham, stayed in the contest | and became first runner-up to Miss | South Carolina, the winner. Yesterday it was discovered that | Miss Virginia is only 16. Pageant | officials, explaining that her prizes were only honorary anyway, decided at first to let her keep them, figuring no harm was done. Pop Protests But then Dr. Richard Eschen- burg, father of Barbara Ann, com- plained tg contest authorities and last night Miss Virginia had to give | ‘up her trophy. | One contestant spokesman said | Dr. Eschenburg, a Berlin, Md., ! dental surgeon here with his wife, | could not understand why is} daughter was not allowed to go} into the final field of five and | Miss Virginia was. “There was a simple explana- tion,” the spokesman continued. | “We discovered Miss Maryland’s age before the contest was decided and we didn’t discover Miss Vir- ginia’s until it was over.” Dr. Eschenburg said his daughter |was heartbroken about her dis- qualification and cried all night. He} said it was explained to the spon-| (Continued on Page Two) IN THE The Kev West Cikisen SCUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER U.S. reach tenants or workers DIAL 2-566] or 2-5662. For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll buyers and sellers— + Just PRICE FIVE CENTS City To Ask For Share Of State Gas Carbonell Is Named General ' Manager Of Kennel Club Here ’ Key Wester Given Top Post For 3rd Racing Meet Native Key Wester Louis Carbonell has been appoint- ed general manager of the Key West Kennel Club, it jwas announced today by Sid- jney Aronovitz, president of the organization. The appointment to the track’s top post, Aronovitz’said, is in keep- ing with the Kennel Club policy of hiring local personnel whenever possible. Carbonell will take over the reigns of the club on August 1, The Kennel Club will start its third annual meeting Jan. 1. The meeting will continue for 90 racing days. Carbonell, presently serving his third term as a city commission- er, has had wide experience in the business and sporting world. .He was the proprietor of a res- taurant in New York City for 18- years before returning to his na- tive Key West in 1941. He then op- erated a restaurant here up until four years ago when he started the appliance business which bears his name. Sports Background He was the man who gave Key | penses its firs}-taste of | Ber Oe RCC aD CARBONELL baseball serving as the president of the Key West Baseball Club in the Florida International League. He has also promoted for the past two years, post-season football games which have brought some of the nation’s top service teams to Key West. Carbonell has also served for nine years as city chairman of the | (Continued on Page Two) KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE July 30 Date | Accidents __ Traffic Injur 3 Traffic Deaths _ 0 Property Damage $6,620 $75,756 53) For the second straight day, Key West has had no accidents reported to police. Even so, the traffic toll during July is run- ning ahead of last month. Let’s all work together and see if we can’t keep the re- cord down this month. With a weekend starting to- day, it will require special ef- fort to reduce the toll. It is hot weather — real beer drink- ing weather. So, if you feel the urge to quaff a flagon of suds —or something stronger — don’t drive. A large percentage of the traffic injuries reported in Key West this year can be blamed on drinking. Remember: Safety can’t be preserved in alcohol, 297) Knight Tells Rotary Of Polio Work Activity Of Local Branch Of Nat’l Foundation Told By SUE JONES When a person is stricken with polio in Key West the local chap- ter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis rushes the pa- tient to Variety Children’s Hospi- tal in Miami by ambulance accord- ing to Jeff Knight, Monroe Coun- ty chairman who addressed the Rotary Club at their meeting at the La Concha Hotel yesterday at noon. “Doctors say that speed in start- ing treatment helps to prevent paralysis, and as soon as we are notified that a case of polio has | been diagnosed we make arrange- ments to get the patient to Miami as soon as possible,” Knight said. After the patient is out of dan- ger, the family is asked if they can help finance the cost of treat- ment — between $500 and $700 a | month. If the family is unable to assist, the Foundation pays all ex- Peeatght strogsed that the family is never put under any obligation — “Any contribution they make is voluntary.” 33 This Year “The local chapter has cared for 33 cases so far this year,” Knight continued. “‘We spent $3500 on one case that developed in 1946.” “The cost of keeping a patient at Variety Hospital is $18 a day which includes therapy and hospi- tal care. Each doctor at the hos- pital who sees the patient makes a flat charge to the chapter of $50 for his care of the patient for one year.” Several club members asked if the daily charge was excessive. Knight asked Dr. R. S. Simpson, of the Naval Hospital to comment. Dr. Simpson replied, “I don’t see how they can provide the kind of care that a polio patient needs for so little. Variety Hospital is equipped with all the latest de- vices for polio care and they are doing a wonderful job.” Dr. Simpson also said that the actual cost of caring for a patient in the acute stage is closer to $40]. a day. The local chapter cares for Navy dependents as well as civilians. $30,000 Raised Knight told the Rotarians that the Monroe County March of Dim- es in January has raised $30,000 dollars. The local chapter receiv. ed one third of this amount. Of the other $20,000, one-half was used by the National Foundation for research, especially on the Salk Vaccine which it is hoped will Prove a “death blow’ to polio. The remaining $10,000 was spent on the gamma gobulin project, and to help local chapters whose funds are exhausted. Knight said, “Last October ap- proximately 8,000 shots of the gam- ma globulin were given in Key 9! West and the same number in this spring. Each shot costs $10. “We have received almost $160,- 000 from the National Foundation for the two mass inoculations in Key West.” Need Increases “The January March of Dimes raised $55,000,000 nationally but we tinue to provide for the care of patients and maintain our research program.” “That is why we are having an (Continued on Page Two) ELKS CLUB $1.00 Per Person 9 P.M. — "2" Sat., July 24, [954 ‘ need $75,000,000 if we are to con-| ‘ax Money tion Requesting 25 Per Cent Iepiglaty gy on program. ‘One Dead As Plane Goes Into China Sea Navy PBY Rescues Eight; Small Boat Gets Three Others HONG KONG #—A British Sky- master airliner, with 17 persons aboard and one of its four engines afire, ditched im the South China Sea near Communist-held Hianan Island today. A U.S. Navy PBY flying boat quickly rescued eight survivors and recovered one body. Airline officials in Singapore said three other persons were picked up by a British Sunderland, but they had) not reached here hours later. Eyewitnesses said they saw three suryivers picked up by a small bock_-yreshriittly a Communist craft. The PBY landed here amd the survivors were taken to hospitals. No names were. announced offi- cially. No Interviews Allowed Newsmen were not allowed to talk with the injured, many of whom sustained severe cuts and bruises. Members of the PBY crew were not permitted to describe the rescue. Six of the 12 passengers were Americans—including five mem- bers of one family. Singapore headquarters of Cath- ay Pacific Airlines, operators of the four-engine Skymaster, said “all survivors” had been rescued and the search had been called off. Eyewitnesses aboard two com- mercial planes which saw the Sky- master crash land after one en- gine caught fire said scores of small boats and sampans put out quickly from Hainan and all aboard the plane probably were rescued unless some were trapped inside. The plane went down within one minute, said British newsman Rus- sel Spurr, who was aboard an Air Vietnam plane which circled the scene for 45 minutes. Spurr said he saw a small boat Pick up three persons from a life (Continued on Page Two) No Immediate Break Seen In Miami Mystery MIAMI (# — George A. Brauti- gam, state attorney, said today he knows of no imminent break in the kidnap-slaying of Judith Ann Roberts. “Reports originating ip Balti- More that an arrest will be made within 24 hours are without foun- dation,” he added. Judith Ann, 7-year-old daughter of a Baltimore attorney, was kid- naped from her grandparents’ home July 7. Her lifeless body ; was found several hours later in a mangrove thicket beside Bis- dayne Bay. Lt. Chester Eldredge of the Homicide Squad, informed that the child’s father, James T. Roberts, had issued a statement saying he was confident the killer would be found ‘‘among their own pet per- verts who are treated so tenderly,” commented: “All persons questioned were treated in accordance with the law and their civil rights.” Police of a score of cities have questioned more than 300 Persons. Slated For Consideration commission has agreed to petition the state give Key West a bite out of state gasoline fs for use in the city’s all-important street build- On the motion of Commissioner Louis Carbonell, the city fathers have voted to instruct the city attorney to draw up a resolution requesting the Florida League of Municipalities, a state-wide lobbying group representing cores of Florida cities, to sponsor a law which would give Key West one cent out of the four cents the state collects on every gallon of gasoline sold in the state. Under the present law, the money is held by the state road department for prim- ary roads and administra- tion. Carbonell presented the commis- sioners with a copy of a resolution given to him by Miami Mayor Abe Aronovitz, asking that Key West pass a similar measure, Equal Allocation Carbonell pointed out that stu- dies have shown that 95 per cent of the gasoline soki in Florida is purchased in urban areas. The resolution also states that the mon- ey. should be apportioned to the cities on the basis of the number of gallons of gasoline sold within the’ municipality. The ution has the full sup- port of city commission. The Citizen supported the pro- posed jon in an editorial June 30;bolding that the additional revehtie would relieve the city of (Continued on Page Two) Cost Of-Living Forced Up By Grocery Costs WASHINGTON u—The govern- jment reported today that rising grocery prices forced the cost of living up ‘one-tenth of one, per cent in June. The increase was small but it was the second rise in as many months and edged the index kept by the Bureau of Labor Statistics close to the peak set last October. BLS announced the June index was 115.1—meaning the cost of liv- ing was 115.1 per cent of the 1947- 49 average. The record set last October was 115.4. The June level is 2 of 1 per cent higher than a year ago and 13.1 per cent above the June 1950 start of the Korean war. Food prices rose four-tenths of one per cent in June, mainly be- cause of higher prices for fresh fruits, some vegetables and coffee. Egg, milk and meat prices re- mained stable, as did most other consumer items. Food prices have increased for three straight months, rising a to- tal of 1.5 per cent. Suspicious Area Probed In Study Of New Red Tide SARASOTA #—Two groups of scientists studying the red tide probed an area of suspicion about 20-30 miles out in the Gulf of Mexi- co today. Four research men from the University of Miami Marine Bi-, ological Laboratory came in re sponse to reports that dead fish, apparently killed by the red tide, were floating on the surface in an area southwest by west of Sara- sota. They were joined in a visit to the area by three members of a University of Florida team which (Continued on Page Two) We Understand BUILDING PROBLEMS at Strunk Lumber 120 SIMONTON STREET Near Western Union