The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 21, 1954, Page 8

Key West Falls 1 4 AMA Reports On rest of the country? Es FS5e Hi ake He ali Average For Pose 8. THELKRY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, August 21, E E Ai +. iF) ily a & I , i if ie S F F heal i 1k ze low Nat’! | lospital Beds ™\Last-Ditech Stand Made To Save EDC By NELS SLIS BRUSSELS, Belgium #—Unable to agree after two days of hard bargaining, the foreign ministers of France and five other West Eu- Topean nations make a last-ditch try today to salvage the Europe- an army plan. The ministers wound up a mara- thon eight-hour session early this morning after hours of gloom and threats of deadlock over France's proposed changes in the European Defense Community Treaty: West Germany, Belgium, the Nether- lands and Luxembourg already have ratified the pact. France and Italy have not. Unwilling to admit defeat, the foreign ministers assigned a com- + | thittee of defense, legal and econ- omic experts to meet again today to try working out details of a compromise proposed by Belgian Foreign Minister ‘Paul-Henri Spaak. The ministers planned to take up the compromise plan in an aft- ernoon session, This probably will be the final attempt at a ‘settle- ment in the parley, which had been scheduled to end yesterday. Spaak’s formula calls-for taking up unsettled issues after France and Italy have ratified the treaty. But French Premier Pierre Men- des-France feels a pledge to re- open negotiations later is not enough to help him get EDC ap- proved by the balky French Par- liament. Only Spaak seemed optimistic after the breakup of the long ses- sion this morning. He said, “‘We went through all the -questions without reaching a deadlock” and added he still had ‘‘some hope.” Mendes-France told reporters, “Things are going badly.” West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, emerging from the ses- sion tired and drawn, said; “What oF ge you expect at such a bad e. ‘The French Parliament still has not ratified the treaty, 27 months after it was signed, and Mendes- France says it never will unless his proposals are accepted. He wants, among many other things, to delay for eight years the supranational features of EDC whereby an international commis- sariat would make administrative decisions on defense for all mem- ber nations. it is through this device that the other nations would be given post-| Controls over Germany to pre- vent a rebirth of. nationalistic militaris: m. Envoys of the four nations which have won legislative approval of the unified army plan say they can’t accept anything that would require their parliaments to sider it anew. . The French revisions, which would change EDC into little more than a six-nation coalition, certain-| ly would require new parliamen- tary action. On this issue. there seems to be little ehance of com- promise. Italy is in the lineup against the raise | French revisions. Committees of the Italian Parliament already have made their reports on EDC, ~ ratification was expected this Spaak said today his’ eompro- mise plan embraced three steps: 1. A conference declaration ae- K.W. Foundation Co. Purchase Heads Week’s Warranty Deeds . Monroe County’s realestate mar- ket continued active this week. ‘The largest amount recorded in ie warranty deeds on file at the county court house was the $29,600 paid by. the Key West Foundstion Co. to Public Housing Authority _|for buildings in the Poinciana Ex- BROOMS FOR ‘SALE—Lions Club president Edelmiro Morales, left, shows Envoy Bowen, head of Cuba's Salvation Army and guest speaker at Thursday night's Lions meeting, a bunch of the brooms which are to be sold by the club members ‘as a project to raise funds for the Photo by Spillman. emergency March of Dimes.— New Social Security System Is Okayed As Ike Planned By JOE HALL WASHINGTON (#—Congress has passed a bill liberalizing and ex- tending the social security system just about as President Eisen- hower wanted. The measure aroused some pre- adjournment political bickering, but both House and Senate shouted approval of a compromise version late yesterday and the bill—final major legislation of the 83rd Con- gress—went to Eisenhower for his expected signature. It will incredse present and fu- ture benefits to retired persons and surviyors, boost taxes to finance the er payments and bring an additional 10 million persons under the 20-year-old system. ‘ This was one of the key bills in the Eisenhower legislative program and one from which the Republi- cans expect to reap a political harvest. # Particularly is this true since the increased payments to 6% million persons now on the rolls will go out about the first of October, when ‘the fall campaign for control of Congress will be in full swing. Democrats; however, . insist the voters will not forget that the system originated under a Demo- cratic administration and Congress and that the Democratic party has fought to expand it. The bill will extend social secu- rity coverage to nearly all working people in america, whether they are employed’ by others or are self-employed. The biggest new group brought into the system comprises 3,600,000 farmers and 2,100,000 additional farm hands. Farm coverage aroused a last- minute controversy in the Senate over the bill as finally worked up by a Senate-House conference. The Senate had excluded farm opera- tors, but House conferees stood firm on this point and finally won over to their side the three Senate | Republican conferees. Sen. George (D-Ga), senior Dem- ocratic conferee, was not happy ‘about the outcome. He shouted to the Senate that social security ‘was intended to protec industrial work- ers and he like, but never the selfemployed, such as farmers. ‘The chief administration argu- ment for coverage of farmers and their workers was that. this seg- ment of the population had been seriously neglected in the past as far as social security was con- Here are the main provisions in the bill as it went to Eisenhower: Five million. retired sons now- on the rolls will get jncreanes of at least $5 a month, ,| with an average boost of $6. New average payments to these persons tion | will be about $57. One and one wise remains at 3 per cent until 1960. Coverage — Compulsory cover- age is extended to 3,600,000 farm operators; 2,100,000 farm hands; 100,000 engineers, architects, ac- countants and undertakers; 25,- 000 domestic workers; 100,000 home workers; and 50,0 persons in the fishing industry. Coverage is extended on a voluntary basis to 3,60,000° state and local govern- ment employes, 260,000 ministers and Christian Science practitioners and 100,000 American citizens em- ployed outside the United States by foreign subsidiaries of Ameri- can companies. Disability freeze — Periods of disability will be disregarded in computing an individual’s retre- ment benefts, so that his payment will not be decreased because of the time in which he had no earnings. State assistance programs—Ex- tends for two years, to Sept. 30, 1957, the 1952 law increasing the federal share of state assistance payments to the aged, blind, total- ly disabled and dependent children. . WORK ON CATWALKS (Continuea From Page One) fied public accountants who audit- ed the books of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District. The recommendations made to Acting Governor Charley E. Johns were: 1. That the State Road Depart- ment immediately file appropriate civil suits against all persons or organizations who shared.in the proceeds from the fill contract with Alonzo Cothron for the purpose of recovering any overcharge or other improper payments and that any recovered funds be earmarked and used to repair the bridges of the District. : 2. That proper claims be filed against the bonding company which holds Mr. Bateman’s bond and on any and all other bonds of employees who might have been involved in the apparent misue of these public funds. Property Transfers 3. That the State Road Depart- ment investigate the transfers of District property to Claude A. Gan- dolph and Paul E. Sawyer to as- certain the legality of that trans- fer without approval of the State Road Department as required by law. 4, That a more thorough inves- tigation be made by qualified in- vestigators into the disappearance of almost 18,000 feet of pipe, with their report to be presented to the special Grand Jury. 5. That proper action be taken on payments to District Patrolman D. M. Andrews in the amounts of $1,800 in 1953 and $1,800 in 1954, said to be rental. payments for trucks he had sold in October of 1952. Netblett also brought ‘back an amusing story. One of the reasons he went to Tallahassee was to arrange for liv- ing quarters during the legislative session. In talking with the owner of a house near the senate building, the owner said he felt pretty sure the man who had been leasing it would not be back im Tallahassee next year. Neblett asked who the man was. “Senator Franklin,” the owner of the house replied. Frankling was Neblett’s chief. op- election; Tate ‘like-| ponent in the recent % k deeds on file were: Toner sold three lots in Ridge to Albert Baron A lot.on Staples Avenue between Third and’ Fourth Streets was sold by Jesse A. Naylor to Ralph Herz for $15,000. George D. Fleming, Jr., sold a lot in Pirates Cove, Key Largo, to Ray Hevelhurst for $300. MARCANTONIO WILL FILED FOR PROBATE NEW YORK # — Former Rep. Vito Marcantonio has left an es- tate valued at “less than $10,900.” His will, filed for probate this week in -Surrogate’s Court, left everything. to his wife Miriam. Marcontonio, a left-wing New Yorker who répresented Manhat-| tan’s East Harlem district for 14 years, died Aug. 9 while on his way to his law office. 83RD CONGRESS GOES (Continued From Page One) business to dispose of later in the year. Recall Possible The Senate. authorized its Repub- lican and Democratic leaders to recall it into session sometime in the fall to consider a report of a special committee studying cen- sure charges against Sen. McCar- thy (R-Wis), That committee has tentatively scheduled public hear- ings to open Aug. 30. Just before the Senate adjourried for its indefinite vacation, Know- A lot in Key Largo Beach was sold by Key Largo Beach Proper- | ties, Inc., to Wilden F. Van Swer+ ingen for $500. Homer Bonner bought a lot im Bay Point Trailer Park, Saddle- bunch Keys, from the Rimersburg Coal Co. for $1,000. John G. Mock sold two lots im Sombrero Subdivision for $2,700 each. Leonard J. Baker and Try- Sve H. Olsen were the buyers. Herbert R. Karns sold lots in Palm Villa, Big Pine Key, te Bu- ford H. Clazk for $2,900, F. P. Sadowski sold two lots in Little Venice to Ladd E. Hoover for $3,000. | Sadowski also sold land°in South Marathon Shores to Hobson L. Ja- mes for $12,000. The Weatherman Says Key West and Vicinity: Scatter- ed showers and thundershowers thru. Sunday. Continued warm and humid. Moderate easterly winds, occasionally fresh in thundershow~ ers. Low tonight 78 - 80; high to- morrow 92 - 94, Florida: Partly cloudy thru Sun- day with widely scattered showers and thundershowers southeast coast and widely scattered after- noon. thundershowers elsewhere. Little change in temperatures, Jacksonville thru. the Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate to occasionally fresh easterly winds over south portion and gentle to * moderate east to southeast winds over north portion thru Sunday. Partly cloudy weather with wide+ ly scattered showers and thunder- showers mostly over south and cen- portions, land relayed Eisenhower's ‘‘appre- [tral ciation for the service of the 83rd Congress and the record of ac- complishment” it had made. There was a hail-fellow-well-met atmosphere in both chambers, but both Knowland and Senate Demo- cratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas fired parting political shots, each with an eye cocked to- ward the fall election in which 37 Senate seats will be on the block. ANNUAL MEETING OF (Continued From Page One) members agreed to consider more advertising and publicity in Cuba after transportation facilities be- tween Cuba and Key West are in- creased. The Chamber will assist the Jay- Cees in their effort to secure the Fall conference of state JayCees for Key West in November. The organization will urge Navy officials to permit commercial bus- es to-operate tours through the Na- vy yard, and contact local civic organizations about the ideas for financing a public swimming pool for Key West. New firms in the community will recéive.a-special invitation to affi- liate with the Chamber of Com- merce in a membership found-up late in August. M. E. Bennett, Will Freeman, Mel Levitt and Ralph Faraldo will contact the new firms and extend the invitation. TENNIS STAR HAS (Continued from Page One) Brookline, Mass. She and Mrs. Helen Rihbany of Boston were eliminated from the tournament Wednesday. A cheerful note to the Marshalls told of°a prospective date with a man named John and of a fall, apparently on the front stairs of the Marshall home.. Miss Ross-Dilley disappeared in June 1953 while playing in a tour- nament in Lake County, Calif., and was found the next day wandering in a daze. CONTRACT GRANTED ({Continued.from Page One) and civic organizations for Thurs- day night in the city hall. Acting Governor Charley HH, Johns, and mayors of all Florida cities have been invited to make the maiden voyage on the 225 foot converted LSM. A gala fiesta will also be held in Cuba to mark the start of service, BOOKMOBILE TO (Continued From Page One) continuance of the Bookmobile ser- vice from June 6 to August 26 if sufficient financial assistance can be obtained. It is anticipated that a larger walk-in type trick may be obtain- ed and that more books will be Western Caribbean: Moderate io occasionally fresh easterly winds thru Sunday. Partly cloudy weath- er with widely scattered showers, most numerous over extreme north portion. Weather summary for Tropical Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and East- ern Gulf of Mexico: Moderate to occasionally fresh easterly’ winds over area with some increase in shower activity. However, there are no signs of any tropical storm, Observation Taken at Post Office Building, 7:00 A.M., EST, Key West, Fla. Aug} 21, 1954 . Temperatures Highest yesterday 0 93 Lowest last: night i973 © Mean”: 2 Pracipitation Total last 24 hours Total this month — Deficiency this mo; Total this year _ Excess this year Relative Humidity, 7 A.M. 86% Barometer (Sea Level), 7 A.M. 29.99 mbs.—1015.6 mbs. Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise _____mm.._ 6:04 am, Sunset woe. 6:56 p.m, Moonrise . + sanmneet: . 2:30 p.m. TOMORROW'S TIDES (Naval Base) i Time of Height of Station— Tide high water High Tides Low Tides 3:27 a.m. 11:22 a.m. 5:59 p.m. 9:34 p.m. ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Bahia Honda (bridge) ....—oh 10m 9.8 tt, Ne Name Key (east end) ...-2h 20m Boca Chica Sandy Pt. oh Op Caldes Channel (north end) = +2h 10m COURT FIGHT STARTS (Continued trom Page One) “by means of cultivated’ and ar- tificial sentimentality, eajolery and artifice’ caused young Thorne to make the second will. “Monty Thorne became greatly weakened in mind .and character by reason of the domination and undue influence exercised over and against him by the defendants, Maureen and Aleen Ragen, and by. the progressive effects of bar- biturates, liquor and narcotics,” Mrs. Thorne’s suit charged. After a prolonged inquest, a cor- oner’s jury decided young Thorne’s death resulted from natural causes but recommended a continued i: vestigation. — MULES ARE KILEED SHELBY, N.C., (®—Two taules were wandering along a highway - |mear here, An automobile struck and killed $ | one. Another automobile stopped to give help. The second mule backed up to it, raised his hind legs and - Het“go, smashing the ear door.