The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 20, 1954, Page 1

Key West. Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV No. 198 FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY—Girl Scouts attending day camp at Flag and repeat the Pledge of Allegiance this morning as the camp officially opens its last day. The day camp was sponsored by the Florida Keys Girl Scout Council and directed by Mrs. Sam ‘Toth and Mrs. R. 8, Simpson. Approximately 80 Girl Scouts and Brownies took part in the camp Program.—Citizen Staff Photo, —————K—[_—==[SS= Parade To Start Tomorrow At 2 Club Will Sell Brooms To Aid March Of Dimes By BILL SPILLMAN “The financial problem in Cuba is very acute,” Envoy Bowen, head of the Cuban Salvation Army, told members of the local Lions club last night at their regular meeting in the Lions Den on Seminary Street, “Our problem in Cuba is that we are not very well known,” he said. “But once people game to the Uni- ted States and see our work and know our cause, they ar¢ then very generous toward it.” In explaining their religious back- ing, Bowen said, ‘We are non-sec- tarian. We will help anyane.” Orphanages Helped Bowen said that the Salvation Army supports four orphanages in Cuba, He cited a case of a little Chinese girl who was brought to the orphanage by her mother who said that if they didn’t ask her, she would probably push her out in the street in front of a car and hope that she was killed. “The Cuban government furnish- es us teachers over there for our homes, but they are not of the dest caliber,” Bowen added. In citing what the Salvation Ar. my does locally, Bowen told of a recent case where a man with the shakes wanted help. “He said that he hadn’t been drinking. We took him to a restaurant for food (Continued On Page Five) [LOGUN’S Presents For The First Time in Florida TERESA FELIX Charming Young Orgimist Entertaining You Nightly THE BEST FOOD IN TOWN Bar - Entertainment Until 4 A. M. Sybil. THE the County Beach salute the Che Ken SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER est Cilis KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1954 Shore Patrol Of perate with B girls. ticer Reports Sailors’ B-Girl Complaints The Navy is ready to crack down on bars that op- This move was indicated at yesterday’s meeting of the Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board. Lt. J. Urech, Shore Pa- trol Officer, told the meet- ing that he had received complaints from sailors who had been clipped in bars that hired B girls. He cited the Preview Lounge, adding that he had seven com- plaints about the spot. “Those places should be placed out of bounds,” Lt. Urech said, Sailor Complains The most recent complaint, he said, was from a sailor who en- tered the Preview about 1 a, m. last Tuesday. The sailor said he had two drinks | at the bar and then was accosted GIRL SCOUT DAY CAMP—William Plunkert, Rear Admiral/ * George C. Towner and Joe Pinder pay a visit to the Day Camp at West Martello Towers sponsored by the Florida Keys eo Scout Council. They expressed themselves as “very plegted” with the camp and are pictured with Karen Bumgarnor, who had just completed a “stove” made from a large tin cén. The Scouts used these stoves fo prepare food out-of-doors. Plunkert, left, is in Key West to help plan the Community Chest cam- Admiral Towner, center, is. vice-president paign in October. of the local Community Chest. of the Girl Scout Council, a Community Chest agency.—Citizen Staff Photo, Sybil. Joe Pinder, right, is president Rotary Club To Study Setting Up Scholarship At the regular meeting of the Rotary Club at the La Concha Hu- tel yesterday, the club voted to ap- point a committee to investigate and report back to the club on the possibility of establishing a Rotary scholarship fund to be used to help deserving graduates of the Key West High School and the Con- vent complete their college educa- tion. The club also voted to continue the traditional Rotary luncheon for the graduating classes of the two schools. The action was taken in open meeting after members were ask- ed for an expression of opinion on a recommendation of the board of directors that the scholarship fund be established instead of holding the luncheons. The board had previously voted to bring the questio:. before the club in an open meeting. Bigger Classes Paul Sher, president of the club, explained that the board was mak- ing the recommendation because of the tremendous increase in the number of graduates each year and said that it was becoming more and more difficult to find a place to hold the annual luncheons. After a lively discussion of the | board’s recommendation, Charles (Continued On Page Five) | STORM-SAFE SHUTTER and ROOFING MATERIAL —at Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton near Aquarium Lh_SSS= == Mothers To March On Polio Sept. 2 The ‘Mothers’ March” for the emergency polio drive has been set for Thursday, Septem- ber 2, from 7 to 8 p. m., it was announced by Mrs. Joe Lo- pez, Mothers’ March chairman, She said march would be manned by the same volunteers in the same neighborhoods as during the January drive. “We will not contact these mothers and other volunteers,” Mrs. Lopez said, “because we expect them to take the same m the January Mothers’ March will not need to get in tocuh with me unless they will be unable to take part. | have the list of names and areas cover- ed in Janavary.” Money collected during the Mothers’ March will be turned In at the office of the City El- ectric Company. Mrs. Lopez can be reached by calling 2-5969. SS GIRL HURT SLIGHTLY Seven-year-old Joan Langlais, 411 William Streetgsuffered a cut on her knee about noor. today | when she ran into the side of a car on Eaton St. | The girl was treated at home for | her injury. The driver of the automobile was not identified. It was a Navy be- hicle. re VFW Post 3911 ead Auxiliary BENEFIT POLIO SUPPER Roast Beef - Creamed Potatoes - Peas - Slaw - Pie $1.00 Saturday, August 21 by an entertainer named Gilda. The sailor added that he had seen Gilda in the floor show of the Pre- view a short time before she ap- proached him. at the bar. » Side. » the sailor's coi tinted, tiked hes Hs dink, Another woman sitting at the bar, identified only as a “civilian female,” also asked the sailor to buy her a drink. The sailor ordered the drinks, the complaint added, and laid a $20 bill on the bar. Small Change The bartender picked up the $20 bill and gave the sailor a $1 bill and some silver as change for his $20. The sailor demanded the re- mainder of his change. (Continued on Page Five) Delray Beach To Honor Local Citizens Sat. Honorary Navy commissions will be presented to a number of prom- inent Key Westers tomorrow ev- ening. Ceremonies will be a little out of the ordinary and instead of a high-ranking Navy official making the presentation, this will be done by Dorothy Stener of Delray Beach, Florida, current holder of the Miss | Dixie beauty title. | All recipients of the honorary commissions will be admirals . . . in the Delray Beach Navy, that is. The presentation will be a part of the publicity tour being made by City, County and Chamber of Commerce officials of Delray Beach. A special bus will bring the group to Key West Saturday morn- ing. eon: Tour Of City After lunch at Logun’s Restaur- ant,’ they will be given a Sight- seeing tour of the city by the Chamber of Commerce. The group will have cocktails at the Sun and Sand Club and dinner at Rauls. They will be registered at the La Concha Hotel. | Coordination of the week-end | visit of the Delray party is being | handled by the Key West Chamber! of Commerce. Chamber vice Presi- dent Ralph Faraldo, Rae Carmitch- ell and Edith Moffatt are in charge. Key West Chamber of Commerce officials will confer honorary Mem- bership in Key West’s distinctive King Conch Club to the visitors. LAND O’SUN LUNCHEONETTE 1001 TRUMAN AVENUE Vacation Time 225 Elizabeth Street 6-9 P.M. Closing Aug. 23 - Open Sept. 7 _ Setanta een Carbonell To Propose Move Of City Hall Commissioner Says Public Sentiment Favors His Proposal City Commissioner Louis Carbonell said today that he will submit a proposal to the city commission at their next meeting asking that they me € with the board ‘nf ; aitctors of the USO and: Navy’representatives to dis- cuse a proposed switch of their operations to the Poinciana» Community Cent- er. Carbonell ‘suggested yesterday that the city hall pe moved to the building owned by the city and now occupied by the USO and the Chamber of Commerce at Jackson Square, (the area bounded by Whitehead, Southard, Fleming and Thomas Streets). Carbonell made his proposal ih the wake of scores of complaitts over the moving of city adminis- |trative offices to Poinciana. City Manager Victor Lang re- commended the move, saying that there is more parking spage there, among other things. Carbonell said that he has re- ceived a tremndous response from people in favor of the switch —both from the general public and city officials. He emphasized that he “does (Continued on Page Five) Ban Placed On Salvage Work Captain C. L. Murphy, Chief of Staff and Public Information Offi- cer of the Key West Naval Base, has announced that any salvage operations on the sunken destroy- er Sturtevant, which lies in coast- al waters off Key West, must be suspended until such time as the vessel shall be legally purchased in accordance with Title 34, United States Code, Sections 491 and 492. vessel remains the property of the U. S. Government, and that no sal- vage rights will be authorized pending purchase of the ship by a firm desirous of conducting sal- vage operations. Gov‘t Ownership Until such purchase has been completed, any material already removed from the Sturtevant will remained the property of the Gov-| ernment. the possibility exists that unexplod- ed ordnance still remains aboard the stricken vessel, constituting ex- treme hazards to anyone attempt- ing salvage operations. The vessel lies at latitude 24 de- grees - 45 ’ - 54” North and longi- tidue 82 degrees - 01’ - 06” West, in less than ten fathoms of water, and is considered a hazard to na- vigation. IN THE Captain Murphy noted that the | The Sturtevant was lost in the| early part of World War II, and| U.S. A. City Commissioner Aids In Rescue City Commissioner Delio Co- bo aided in the rescue of three Navy men who were thrown in- to the sea when their small skiff overturned in Caldes Channel Thursday. Dr. Cobo and his party were fishing from his 21-foot speed boat when they heard cries for help nearby. They found the three men in the water clinging to their overturned boat. They said that their boat had over- turned when they attempted to climb into it after a swim. They were taken aboard Dr. Cobo’s boat. In the excite- ment, the rescuers failed to get the names of the sailors. Other members of Dr. Cobo’s party included his brother-in- law A, J. Cook and W. C. Cook, both of Atlanta, and Al Miller of Key West. Local 151 Agents Report Troubles To Adm. Towner Three complaints about Navy orders involving civil- jans yesterday afternoon were placed before Rear Adm. G. C. Towner, com- mander of the Navy Base, by representatives of a Fed- eral employees union. The complaints covered civil- ians being put out of Navy hous- ing; civilians being banned from the Navy Station hobhy shop; and civilians been barred from driv- ing vehicles on the Navy base. Joe Durbin, secretary and treasurer of Local 151, said the | meeting with Towner was attend- ed by himself, Henry Smith, local prexy and David McCurdy, local vice president. According to Durbin, civilians are being ordered out of Navy housing after they have lived there three years. Towner Feels Justified Durbin quoted Towner as say- ing that he felt the civilians should be able to find other quarters after three years. Towner, according to Durbin, said he issued the recent order himself and that it did not come from Navy higher-ups. Durbin said that when the civil- ians signed leases for the housing that there was no provision for |such an order in the lease. As to barving civilian Navy em- (Continued on Page Five) sult of a head injury, Peace day. Hamlin said that the Herman K. Moore, showed ed a blow on the head or Autopsy Shows Baby’s Death Resulted From Head Injury Navy Plans Crackdown On B-Drinking In Local Bars Inquest Is Set By Hamlin As Officials Seek Clue To Woman By JIM COBB An autopsy has indicated that a tiny baby found abandoned in a salt pond here Tuesday, died as the re- Justice Roy Hamlin said to- autopsy, conducted by Dr, that the baby either receiv- was dropped before it was wrapped in several diapers, a plastic bag and brown wrapping paper and tossed Manslaughter Hearings Set For Tuesday Two Men Charged In Separate Cases Will Be Tried Preliminary hearings into manslaughter charges held against two Navy men have been set for next Tuesday, it was announced vy Peace Justice Roy Hamlin. The was recently surrend- ered to Sheriff's Department by the Navy after a lengthy con- troversy. + Thr had earliey refused SN releggpttne. mon tath"the Get pro that they would -be re- turned to them after they were tried, or when any possible sen- tence was completed. The Navy, however, later modified their de- mands, and the pair was released to the Sheriff's Department. Quick's Hearing First The first hearing was set by Hamlin for 11 a. m, Tuesday into the case of Peter E. Quick, alleg- edly the driver of the car in which a Miami model met her death in an accident at Cudjoe Key, June 23. The model, identified as Debre- ka Martell, died when the car ov- erturned several times after leav- ing the road. The other hearing, into the case of Ray E. Drake, will be held at 4:30 p. m. Tuesday. He is accused of being the driver of a car in which a 21-year-old Navy wife died on Saddlebunch Key on June 3. Both men are being held in the County Jail. Teenagers Hitch Ride, Attempt To Hold Up Driver Two teenage boys, who held up a Tavernier ‘man but got no money from him, today were in the coun- ty jail. Henry Price picked up the hitch- hiking South Carolina boys — ages 13 and 16 — at Homestead. When they reached Tavernier this morning, Price told them that was as far as he was going. The 16-year-old boy then pulled a .22 caliber pistol and demanded money from Price. Price told them he had no mon- ey. The boys got out of the Price (Continued on Page Five) A new system of keeping records, set up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will be placed into |operation by the Key West Police Department September 1, it was announced today by Chief Bienven- ido Perez. The plan known as the Uniform Crime Report System, was devis- ed by the FBI to simplify police jrecords and to make them more accurate and efficient. It consists of two journals, one |Uniform Crime Report System Police Dept. To Adopt New Reeord System of which lists all complaints reach- ing the department and the other outlining all arrests. The aforementioned would list all of the action taken and the results of the investigation of complaints. _The other record book will pro- vide a record of the offense those arrested are charged with, the facts of their arrest and the final disposition of their case. _ Police Will use the record books |in compiling a monthly tabulation of police department activities. The in the water near the foot ‘of Virginia Street. He added that the au- topsy showed that the baby was born healthy and prob- ably lived about four days. The infant, a girl, was per- fectly formed and weighed jabout seven and a half pounds, Dr. Moore told The Citizen that he would release a complete re« vs on Kis autopsy to officials to- jay. Inquest Wednesday Peace Justice Hamlin, mean- while, said that he-has set an in- quest into the baby’s death for 4:30 P. m. next Wednesday. A coroner’s jury was convened Wednesday and viewed the body at the Lopez Funeral Home. The Sheriff's Department today declined to comment on the case except to say that they are “‘work- However, The Citizen ed of several leads which are be- up in an.effort to lieved tobe a woman about 30 years old who was seen carrying a bundle in the area.where the body was found Monday. Probe Conducted One lead, The Citizen learned, concerns a woman who checked out of a local hotel and caught a bus to Miami at 5 p. m. Tuesday. Miami Homicide detectives were notified and they reported that she was not on the bus when it arrived in Miami. The body of the infant was dis- covered by Johnny Walker, opera- tor of a bait shop on Roosevelt Boulevard only a couple of hun- dred feet from where the body was found. He had observed a woman walking into the area about noon Monday. Another witness, Manuel Ayalon, a caretaker at Bayview Park, also sighted the woman. ing full time on it.” has Jearn- Couple Injured In Keys Wreck A man and his wife were in- jured about 9 p.m. Thursday when their car and a 10-ton Navy truck collied on Saddle Bunch No. 2, seven miles north of Boca Chica, According to the sheriff's de- partment, Elmer Miller, 44, of Circleville, N. Y., was driving his 1954 Hudson sedan north on U.S. One. The Navy truck was driven by Ben J. Hurst, 26, a Navy civilian employee of Boca Chica. The vehicles sideswiped, over- turned the sedan. Miller suffered a broken left leg. His wife, Myrtle, received cuts and bruises. Both were tak- en to Monroe General Hospital. Hurst was uninjured . FBI will receive a copy of the monthly report. It was pointed out today that the new plan will provide the city of Key West with its first efficient system of keeping police records in its history.