The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 10, 1954, Page 1

¢ For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll teach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . . . Just Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV No. 189 Man Beaten By Cop Fined $50 Monday FIVE STITCHES TAKEN IN HEAD WOUND ON MAN ARRESTED HERE William J. Rees, 24-2 Poinciana Place, was fined @ total of $50 in city court Monday after he was found guilty on charges arrest. using profanity, Rees originally faced five eharges in connection with an incident August 6 in which he received a head ‘wound requiring five stitch- es. during an altercation with police patrolman Ralph Maribona. The officer had attempted to arrest him for reckless driving. It was the latest in a long series of such incidents in which Mari- ‘bona has been involved. A suit brought by a Navy physician, since, retired from the service, is still pending against him. The physician charges that Maribona broke his arm in a Duval St. altercation. and thereby imperiled his professional career. Denies Throwing Punch Rees appeared in court: Monday with an ugly scar on his head where he had been beaten. He ‘was represented by attorney Wil- liam R. Neblett. Maribona testified that he struck Rees “when he got smart and started to throw a punch at me.” Maribona added that Rees “‘curs- ed him.” But Rees, during his testimony, said that he did not attempt to strike Maribona and did not use profanity until after he was clubbed. Rees had originally been charg- ed with drunken driving, but police said that he was not given a drunkometer test because he “passed out” in the city jail and had to be taken to the Naval Hospital for treatment of his head ‘wotnd. Under cross examination by at- torney Neblett, Police Lt. Joseph Cerezo admitted that Rees may have appeared to be intoxicated ‘because of the effects of the blow on the head. Shore Patrolman Testifies A Shore Patrolman who was riding with Maribona when the altereation occured testified be- for: the court that he “did not gee Rees try to hit Maribona.” He said that Rees exhibited a “surly” attitude but added that “I don’t think he was going to strike Maribona.” After the officer struck Rees, a Navy man stationed . here, the shore patrolman said that he took him by the arm‘ and pulled him out of the way, “I didn’t want him to get hit again,” the Shore Patrolman said “I didn’t know it would go that far.” He added that he then told Rees (Continued on Page Two) Rin! 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Home Town Pays Tribute To Hoover Former President Will Give Major Political Speech By RELMAN MORIN WEST BRANCH, Iowa (®—For | mer President Hoover returned to- day to the white clapboard cottage in West Bragéh’ whére he was born to receive 4 round of official hon- | ors celebrating his 80th birthday | and to deliver a major speech on foreign and domestic policies. West Branch—population 769— bedecked itself with flags and) banners, loaded up with fried) chicken and potato salad, nailed unfamiliar “one-way street” signs to the trees and light poles, and happily prepared for an expected | army of 50,000 visitors. Hoover’s sons, Herbert Jr. and| Allan and their families were with | him. The delegation of Iowans meeting him included Gov. Wil-| liam S, Beardley, Dr. James H.| Hilton, president of Iowa State} College; Virgil M. Hancher, presi- | dent of the University of Iowa and other officials. Nixon Can’t Attend Vice President Nixon, originally scheduled to represent President | Eisenhower, telegraphed his re-| grets last night that he would not be able to attend because of close | votes on farm legislation scheduled | today. Wilbur M. Bruckner, represent-| ing the Department of Defense, | will speak in Nixon’s place. | Hoover himself is the main} speaker, His prepared address was large- ly devoted to the 20-year period between the end of his own ad- ministration in 1932 and the elec-| tion of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Much of it discussed the foreign Policies pursued during those years by the United StatesiMespecially with respect to Soviet Russia. Dangerous Changes Other major sections set forth Hoover’s views on what he called THE Staff Photo, Sybil. RESIGNS CITY POST — City Finance Director Craig Bowen announced Monday that he will resign, effective August 30. Bowen, who has been insthe city’s employ for a year. initiated a number of financial reforms in the city including a municipal employees credit union and a new system of deposits.—Citizen SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1954 ass The City is faced with finance director to replacce Double Sessions For Ist Grades Set At 2 Schools Monroe County schools are be- coming so crowded that Harris and Douglass Schools will have double. sessions this year for the first grade. City Must Seek New Finance Director To Replace Bowen Holder Of Position For Past Year Resigns For “Personal Reasons” the task of finding a new Craig Bowen who announced his resignation, effective Monday, August 30. Bowen, who has held the The Ken West Citisen IN THE U.S.A. DIAL 2 5661 or 2-5662. PRICE FIVE CENTS tripper, Club Manager (County Schools Open Aug. 30; Registration Schedule Listed | Orientation And Planning Period For Teachers Begins Next Monday Public schools in the county open Aug. 30, it was announcced today along w: gistration of students. | New students in the county—that is ith a schedule for the re- those who. never have attended a Monroe County school and who ‘\are to attend high school this fall—can register at the « |high school from 9 a.m. to 3 p p.m. daily from today Sightseer Nabbed Near Oldest House} A man was arrested by po- lice Sunday when he was found trespassing near the oldest house in Key West at three o’clock in the morning. But City Judge Enrique Es- quinaldo, Jr., dismissed the charge Monday when it turned out tha the “trespasser” was a tourist on a nocturnal sight- seeing jaunt. The Judge, however, pointed out that 3 a. m. is hardly the time for sightseeing. The tourist, a 19-year-old college student, said that he is majoring in history and likes , antique houses. post ‘since August 3, 1953, T Horace O’Bryant, superintendent | of public instruction, today showed | .. newsmen proposed plans for ex- | PEE Via' hé has no pions for. | the, future, except that he “doéSn’t think he will re- main in the municipal field.” Bowen jdenied rumors that his j resignatioi was due to the fact that |a $50 per month pay raise set up {in the new budget was vetoed® by ‘the city commission had any -ba- | sis in fact. | Financial Reforms He said that he is resigning for} personal reasons.” Bowen replaced Charles R. Rob-| Dales Says Atom Plan ‘Will Continue | Russia Is Asked About Finality Of Its Turndewn WASHINGTON ‘Secretary of | |State Dulles said today the United pansion of the high school. The plans, drawn by William H. Merriam, Coral Gables architect, ; call for 10 new class rooms to ac- | commodate 340 students. i The proposed plans incorporate | eight new class rooms on the sec-| ond floor, including a home econo- mics room, and two new rooms on the first floor. The offices of the high school al- so would be moved to the second floor under the tentative plan. O’Bryant said the big load of students here calls for a new (Continued on Page Two) Two Injured In Auto Accident Two persons were injured, nei- ther of them seriousiy, m an auto- mobile accident at Duval and Vir- gina Streets Monday afternoon. Police identified the most seri- ously injured as Phillip A. Turner, 19, of 95 Sigsbee Road and the other driver as Robert A. Schwartz, 1830 Fogarty Avenue. Turner suf- fered a gash on his head which required three stitches and Sch- wartz was treated at the Galey “Socialism” and on his contention that the original pattern of Ameri-| can government—the separation of Powers between the three | main} branches—have suffered danger- | Schwartz drove out of a stop street agreed today to Portugal’s propo-| ous changes. | Prior to his speech he first vis- ited the three-room cottage where|less driving and causing an acci- bitter dispute over Goa and the ; Le jhe was born, a tiny dwelling,| dent and Turner with reckless driv-| other two Portuguese colonies on t@ffi¢ Injuries - (Continued on Page Two) Memorial Hospital for minor brui- ses Patrolman Bernard Waite said that the mishap occurred whea and struck Turner’s car He charged Schwartz with reck- ing and having an accident. NOT ICE Applications for the position of City Comptroller-Fin- ance Director of the City of Key West, Florida will be re- ceived by the City Clerk of the City of Key West, Florida up te August 19, 1954. Information and/or application blanks may be secured In the City Clerk’s Office, City vi Hall, Key West, Florida. ICTOR LOWE, City Clerk. jerts who also resigned after filling | ; rasa te ahead with ; the post for 14 years. | Stele, eirgarieg to go During Bowen’s tenure of office, the city has initiated a number of reforms in its financial program including the inauguration of a cre- President Eisenhower’s atoms-for- peace plan in any case, has asked | Russia whether its turndown ofthe | proposal is final. The secretary described Russia’s dit union for municipal employees and a new system of deposits for jcity funds so that they will draw interest. | Bowen has had a reputation for “getting along” with the city com- mission. Only time he came under | fire was last week when he sug- | 3esteded an ordinance which would have given the police retirement fund a share of a tax levied on |casualty insurance premiums. Complaint Made The commission, at that time | complained that “they were not . |consulted” ‘before the ordinance | setting up the plan was placed in | the commission agenda. jlatest note on the matter as 99 per cent negative, and said the | State Department has now asked Moscow whether the Soviets want it treated as 100 per cent negative. Dulles told a news conference that private talks with Russia’s Foreign Minister Molotov, along with formal notes, show very fun- damental differences in the Amer- ican and Russian approach to the problem. At present, Dulles said, the U.S. | government is actively considering |the prospect of beginning talks at an early stage with other countries which might join the plan both to! contribute materials and share the | Bowen, along with his wife and | Denetits. Beh did Param |two children resided at 2008 Bat, [ue |terson Avenue during their stay in| Key West. | Before coming here, Bowen was treasurer of the water and sewer |department in the city of Hialeah. U. N. Address The President set out his pro- | posal in an address Dec. 8 before |the United Nations. He called for | (Continued on Page Two) until Aug. 27. Elementary school stu- dents will register at the schools they are to attend on Aug. 30 according to the | following schedule: Grade Registration First grade, 2 p. m.; second grade, 1 p. m.; third grade, 10:30 a.m.; fourth grade, 9:45 a. m.; fifth grade, 9 a. m.; and sixth grade, 8:15 a. m. Elementary school students re- gister even if they attended school | here last year. Beginning next Monday, there | will be a pre-planning period in the schools for the teachers. This is a two week planning period for teachers who already are in the school system and an orientation period for new teachers. Schools opens Aug. 30 and with from 55 to 60 new teach- many of them will be looking for a”place to five. _ If you have quarters avail- able forteachers, telephone Mrs. Margaret Wellons at the high school — 2-6021, ers in There will be between 55 and 60/ new teachers in the school system | this year. However, all of these are not replacement teachers. They are both additions and replace- | ments. All schools in the county will have more teachers.than last year. For example, the high school start- ed the last school year with 48 in-| structors and ended with 50. This-| year, the high school will begin with 53 teachers. Woman Watches As Stablehand Stabs Husband CHICAGO (#—Sheriff’s officers said a Washington Park stablehand | stabbed a cab driver to death in the race track parking lot last) night and then went for a stroll| with the victim’s wife. Dead is Harry R. Andrews. Captain Jack Johnson of the | County sheriff's police said Jack Miller, 28 - year - old stablehand, | stabhed Andrews nine times with! a three-inch-blade pocket knife as Andrews’ wife, Mary, 41, watched. Johnson described Miller as be- ing friendly with Mrs. Andrews. Guilty Of Bar Charges Judge Rules Attire Inadequate, Att'y Asks “Decency Standard” By JIM COBB “At the risk of being called a prude, I wouldn’t say that this is the attire one should be seen wearing in public.” Municcipal Judge Enriqu comment Monday after he a an, 188-D Poinciana, a strip e Esquinaldo, Jr., made that djudged that Patricia Pag- teaser at the Cabana Club, was guilty of indecent exposure. Suicide Try By Hospital Worker Fails Technician Survives After Taking Sodium Cyanide Yesterday A 27-y@r old Monroe General Hospital medical technician is in good condi- tion today after taking poison in his. room at the Coral Hotel, Simonton St. Friday afternoon. The man, identified by police as A. William Rogers, staggered out | of his room yesterday afternoon | and told the desk clerk at the ho- tel that he “had taken poison.” The clerk immediately phoned for an ambulance and the man was taken to the Naval Hospital. His condition was listed as good today. Vial Found John Anastasia, manager of the | hotel searched the man’s room and found a five gram vial which had contained sodium cynaide under the bathtub. Hospital officials said that they have a supply of that chemical on hand but that the vial is not of the type they stock. The chemical, used in medical tests, is highly poisonous. Rogers, according to hotel em-!| He fined the dancer $50 after a lengthy trial in which the main issue at stake seemed to be whether or not an abbreviated skirt, G-string, and net bra con- stituted enough clothjy warrant dismi: 1 kie’*K ey , managerp,of the club, had been arrested by pplice Sun- day night. Key, charged with allowing the ferform- ancec. of wh Apdeccent show was also fotad* guilty and fined $100. — The trial was interrupted by fre- quent outbursts of laughter as the abbreviated costume was intro ed into evidence and police told of how they had: entered the club and found Miss Pagan “shaking it around.” The demonstrations prom |Judge Esqiiast® t6 remonsti¥ |with the ‘audience and point out jthat “this is a serious matter.” Asked For Standard Both Key and Miss Pagan, a tall and shapely brunette, pleaded not guilty to the charges through their attorney, William R. Neblett. They complained that they have repeatedly asked city officials to set up standards of decency for such performances but that nobédy would offer any advice. The costume introduced in the trial consisted of a skirt made up of a 12-inch strip of green silk, ployees, gave no reason for his | two “cups” as they are known in act. He was described as a “very | the entertainment.fiehd and » flim- sick man” by witnesses. | A native of Tennessee he came} to Key West last March. He was | said to be a very cheerful and co-| | Sy net brat When Judge Esquinaldo asked Patrokman Edward Ramirez how Miss Pagan had worn the costume, operative worker by his employ=rs. | the officer draped the skirt around State’s Share Of Airport Aid Told WASHINGTON (® — fhe Civil} Aeronautics Administration an-| nounced today figures showing sich state’s share in a 15 million dollar appropriation approved by Senate and House for federal aid for airports. The money is included in a sup- plemental appropriation bill now before a Senate-House Conference Committee. But since both have approved the fund, the item is not at issue and CAA is making plans | his hips and performed a brief jig for the judge. it brought gales of laughter from the courtroom audi- ence. When asked what kind of a dance Miss Pagan was Performing, Ra- mirez said that she was “shaking and swinging it around and iyriy- ing up and down like all those girls do.” Identical Dances “All strippers dance about the same,” he explained, Then Judge Esquinaldo asked Ramirez “what reaction he had in his mind when he saw the dance.” “It was about as bad as I’ve | Seen,” said Ramirez. Attorney Neblett then Pointed out (Continued on Page Two) for apportionment of the money. that the ordinane, i Florida gets $283,952. e under which the Pair were charged applied to beach Georgia Records Confirm Marriage |He said that he will return to his| home in South Miami wheri his re- | signation becomes effective, | |INDIA AGREES NEW DELHI, India, «® — India KEY WESTS | | TRAFFIC BOX SCORE} sal for a six-nation on-the-spot in-! vestigation into the two nations’ | | Accidents 10 the Indian West Coast Traffic Deaths 0 The Lisbon government sug-|Prop. Damage $692 $79,220, gested yesterday that each count/| | ask three neutral nations to send} An accident which occurred | four observers each to look into a| at Duval and Virginia Streets | situation which Foreign Minister| - yesterday (two persons were | 56 Dr. Paulo Cunha warned “may lead to much bloodshed and war.” | STORM-SAFE SHUTTER jand ROOFING MATERIAL | | | 120 Simonton near Aquarium <) | hurt) might have been averted | if a stop sign were placed there. { But it might have also: been | | averted if a little more caution had been used. z When you are approaching an intersection — whether or not it has a stop sign—it is a goou practice to pause and see what is coming. It’s only common sense. Try its. |Of Vice Case Figure And Model FOLKSTON, Ga. ® — Georgia | authorities today confirmed the marriage of Minot F. (Mickey) Jelke, oleomargarine heir, and Syl- | via R. Eder, blonde model, found | Date /in his New York apartment at the | state carries the case to the Court |from the street 315 time of his arrest on a vice count.|of Appeals in an attempt to have | | They were wed here June 22 by| Justice of the Peace J. E. Haney, | | reported Charlton County Ordinary | titled to a new trial. riage records. Living Quiet Life New York newspapers quoted friends as saying the newlyweas were living a quiet life in a four-| room Bronx apartment. Their ad- dress was not given, however, and neither Jelke, his reported bride ; nor her parents could be reached | for comment. | Jelke, 23-year-old heir to an oleo- | margarine fortune, was convicted | of pandering after a sensational | trial, part of which was closed to | Cecil Conner, custodian of me | | the press and public. The appellate | division of the state supreme court 4 and public streets. “The object of the ordinance seems to be to prevent bathing suits from being worn on the streets,” Neblett argued. Neblet pointed out that Miss Po- gan is a woman of good moral character and an artist. He added during presentation of the prose-|that there was nothing lewd or ob- cution’s case. scene about her performance, Tie Jelke is free on bail while the|show, he said, “was not visible and there is con- : siderable latitude in the amount of this reversal ruled out. If the re-| (Continued on Page Two) a bss versal stands, Jelke will be en-| ak | Dr. Anthony later upset this conviction, saying | the judge erred in closing the trial Meeting of A. F. of L. Gov't. Lodge}, ‘There will be a meet. |} ing of all members of A.F. of L. Gov't. Lodges No. 1566 and 667 at V.F.W. Hall at 8 P.M., August 12, 1954. EYE SPECIALIST, M.D. Will Be Here for Consul- tation—on SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 FOR APPOINTMENTS, CALL Dr. J. A. Valdes PHONE 2-7821