The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 26, 1954, Page 1

\ that most equable climate in the ‘range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV Ne. ; ‘TEST—Patrolman Bernard Waite (left) and cook Ross Dodd check today’s menu at the city hall. Under the new pro- gram set up by police dep food has been vastly im- Proved. Prisoners, ni y- are enthusiastic about the situa- tion —Citizen Staff Photo, Sybil. City Jail Inmates Never Had It So Good In The Chow Line By JIM COBB “T wish T could ‘eat like this on the outside,” eepish Y the ‘city: Spe ans “Hible doxteat statement, today in commenting 0: which has been set up for the jail. from. prisoners, ——— e F fed us, »”’ said another: prisoner. =. Z £ z the prisoners were dis- the food situation with the e sinme , the aroma of picadillo,|the Emergency Mare pes being pre- Dimes Ball Saturday night ‘That’s on Acasa Bs will be professional acts this evening. (To cut] from out of town, it was an- 8, prisoners are: served the/nounced today by Bob You- : oo wt Sete doe neh ead mans, chairman of the emergency drive. ‘The dance will be in the Casa Marina Hotel patio or in the din- ing room, in the event of rain. ‘ty me is from 9 p. m, tol a. m. ‘Youmans listed the following acts for the floor show: ’ Holly Warren, beautiful and tal- ented singer, who just completed @f.engagement at the Olympia ‘Theater in Miami. eT Bienvenido a es @ variety of rang-} Magician Slated ing from hot breakfasts of bacon|~ Chandu, ae of mirdy and mys- and eggs to chicken and roasts—| tory one of the country’s top ma- all. provided with the 75 cents per) gicjans. He has had top billing in day allowed each’ prisoner by the} night clubs and theaters from the THE Of Infants Death 5-Man Jury Hears Doctor, Four Others A coroner’s jury was un- of death of a tiny baby found floating in a salt pond at the foot of Virginia St. August 17, after an in- quest held before Peace Justic Roy Hamlin Wednes- day. They heard the testimony of five witnesses and then ‘brought in the following verdict: “The baby came to her death by means and causes unknown to this jury.” Chief Witness Chief witness to testify was Dr. Herman K. Moore, who conducted fF an autopsy on the baby two days after it was found. Under detailed questioning by State Attorney J. Lancelot Lester, Dr. Moore said || that he could not definitely state the cause of the death of the baby. But he theorized that the child died from one of the following rea- soms: 1. A blow on the head, 2. Suffocation. 3. Loss of blood due to the fact that the child’s umbilical cord was not tied. Dr, Moore said that the only conclusive evidence the autopsy uncovered was that the baby was born alive and probably lived a- bout a day. Scalp Bruised “He added that there “was a very bruising of the scalp.” Un- Weegee a sti blow Of the head. The autopsy hat the baby was alive when it Teceived the blow since there were indications of bleeding, Dr, Moore said The physician added that he set, baby’s age when she died at one day, because the umbilical cord .was still attached to its ab- domen, It had been cut with a dull instrument or pulled apart, he continued. That fact, it was brought out, indicates that the thild’s birth was not attended by & physician or midwife. The baby was still covered with birth secre- tions when it was found, he point- ed out. Dr. Moore said that the child's weight, nearly eight pounds, made it inconceivable that the baby (Continued on Page Two) eee Perez Scorns His Annual Vacation Police Chief Beienvenido Pe- rez is so busy re-organizing the police department that he doesn’t want his vacation this year. That information was con tained in a letter to the city commission Wednesday, in which he said that “he is work- ing day and night in getting the department in order.’ SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER able’ to determine the cause |! KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1954 city, Careful: Buying Waite pointed out that by more eareful buying, food at the jail has ‘been vastly improved in the past month. He added that in the last 15 days, the police department has spent $5.48 less than they were allowed. The overage, he said, will be used in providing extra delica- cies for the prisoners. The program ig a part of a gen- eral cleanup and improvement campaign going on in the city jail. In addition to the improv- ed menu, the kitchen has been remodelled and the cellblock has beeh completely painted. While the food at present is prepared by a jail inmate, a full- time cook will be hired shortly with money provided in the new budget. ® The Menu Here is their menu for a two (Continued on Page Two) |e STORM. SHUTTER MATERIALS. at— Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton, Near Coca Cota Br TSE ist to coast. Ford, rated as one of the He added that he considered it in the best interests of the best acrobatic dancers. She has been featured-on TV. jn -'" and theaters, and on USO tours’ to Europe and Korea. - Bob Karl, illusionist of voices. A department that he remain on the job instead of taking his annual leave. The commssion referred the matter to the city manager who Well known ventriloquist, he oper- approved Perez’ request. ates four dummies at once and * (Continued on Page Two) York are scheduled to Man Is Jailed For Vandalism A sailor who became irked be- cause the police’ arrested a friend on a drunk driving charge, is in the city jail today charged with destroying public property, accord- ing to police. The man, identified as Jerry K. Myers, is accused of damaging a motorcycle driven by. Police Sgt. Frank Caraballo. Patrolman Ralph Maribona said that he saw Myers, along with an- other unnamed sailor, tampering with the cycle parked outside of police headquarters. They had ap- peared at the jail to inquire about their friend who was being held for a drunkometer test. The radio antenna, Maribona said, “‘was tied up in knots.” My- aa trial was set for city court to- ay. THIEVES PREVENT DOG’S BARKING LYNN, Mass. (®—Zntruders ran- sacked Peter Bufalino’s home yes- terday—but not. before they elimi- nated an obstacle. They tied a strip of cloth across the mouth of Bufalino’s pet dog so he couldn’t bark. TRAILER TOPPLES—This trailer loaded ‘ driven by William H. Mauser, 40; of Fort ‘The tractor did not overiurn and ne one terday afternoon looked over beaches here. Nat’! Spearfishing Seven teams of spearfishetmen from California, Cuba, Miami Beach, the Great Lakes region and New compete national spearfishing tournament. Harold J. Aycock, Florida State AAU Chairman for spearfishing, today named these three-man teams: hére Sunday in the The Muirmen of Pasa- dena, Calif.; the Dolphins of Los Angeles; the Mont- erey (Calif.) Peninsula Sea Otters; the Miami Beach Tritons, Florida: state champions; the Guantanamo Bay (Cuba) Denizens of the Deep; a team from New York and a team from the Great Lakes region. Edwin D. Townsend of Dania will be the AAU ‘referee. The Navy team from Guantana- mo Bay is composed of Earl Ca- vanaugh, 45, a Chief Quarterman at the Naval Air Station public works shop; Tel Ahlberg, 27, a quarterman at the Naval Station carpenter shop; and Lt, J. A. Kro- pack, 24, Assistant Naval Control Shipping Officer. Experienced Man Cavanaugh has been spearfishing since 1948. He has to his credit one 6f the largest fish ever taken by spear in the Guantanamo Bay area— a jewfish that scaled over 200 pounds. Ahlberg. is relatively new to the sport, having been at it little more than a year. In a recent spearfish- ing meet at Port Antonio, Jamai- ca, he-was top man in aggregate fish speared. He also has won several local meets: and placed second in a re-| cent two-man competition held at} \Gala Fiesta Set For Oct. 2 Fiesta Planning Session Set Guantanamo Bay. > In African Waters Kropack, a° six-foot, three-inch, 197-pounder, is a graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, R. I. While in the (Continued on Page Two) TWO ARE FINED ON SPEARFISHING COUNT Two men today pleaded guilty to spearfishing within one mile of U. S. 1 and were fined $25-each by Criminal Court Judge Thomas S. Caro. The men were Buna J. Wilder of D Beach, and Thomas E. Lewis of Coral Gables. John W. Castell; state conservation officer, arrested the men at Jewfish Creek on Aug. 20. | He said both of them had spear- 4 IN THE EXPERTS INSPECT BEACH—Three experts from the Dade County Department of Parks yes- They will make recommendations on improving the beach after a study of aerial photos and tide movements, Left to right are W. L. Phillips, land- scape architect; R. C. Ward, in charge of plans and designs; Gerald Saunders, chairman of the Board of Monroe County Commissioners; A. D. Barnes, director of parks; and County Commis- sioner Joe Allen.—Citizen Staff Photo, Sue. 36th Polio Case List _ Monroe C 5 th polio case of 1954 today was reported.by the County Health Department. There were 23 ca- ses to date last year. The latest victim was a 28- year-old Navy wife who has a paralytic“form of the disease. She has been transferred to Variety Children’s Hospital, in Miami. Day Appointment To Finance Post Confirmed Wed. The appointment of John L. Day, 828 Simonton St., as city finance director was approved yesterday by the city commission. The vote was unanimous, ear- lier, commissioner Jack Delaney had cast a dissenting vote, but la- ter changed it ‘‘to let the appointee know he enters the job with the backing of the entire commision.” The commission set Day’s salary at $400 per month for a six month probationary period, and $450 per month thereafter. Day, former local agent of the United States Internal Revenue De- partment, will assume his duties Sept. 1. He replaces Craig Bowen, who resigned after 13 months in the post. RUSSIA BEATS U.S. RESEARCH MAN SAYS LOS ANGELES (® — Russia is | outdistancing the United States in ; the training of technicians, a man- ager for the Stanford Research In- | stitute says. Mayor C. B. Harvey has urged all interested citizens to attend a meeting tonight at 8 o’clock in the city hall to plan a gala fiesta mark- ing the maiden voyage of the “City of Key West” Oct. 2. The mayor called the meeting at the request of N. C. Hines, ex- ecutive vice president of the Carib- bean Ferry System, of Miami, who asked him to assume the chair- manship of a committee to plan the affair. Hines, along with the company’s publicity representative, Hoyt Agey, will attend the meeting and For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . . . Just DIAL 2.5661 or 2-5662. PRICE FIVE CENTS Coroner's Jury Considers |Key Westers Endorse Planned ee Steamer Service To Key West Man-In-The-Street, Public Officials Agree On Proposal Key Westers, from the man in the street, to prom- inent business and political figures, were unanimous to- day in their enthusiasm over an announcement that the P and O steamship Company is considering the resump- tion of its Key’ West-Havana-Tampa run, The company has indicat-- ed that they are ready to put their mammoth luxury vessel, the Florida, into service Jan. 15, if they can obtain a lease on the city- owned Clyde Mallory docks, Two officials of the firm were in Key West earlier this week surveying the local situation. The city commission was the first to jump on the bandwagon, when at a special meeting Wednes- day, they pushed through a motion to invite P and O officials to Key West for talks preparatory to ar- ranging a suitable lease. The com- pany is asking that the city repair the dock to insure the safety of their passengers. Encouragement Urged Commissioner Louis Carbonell, said that “we ought to encourage them anyway we can,” And Commissioner Jack Delaney, a longtime advocate of the city ob- taining all possible water front property, commented that ‘‘the going to come when we to have to acquire more Tange for an eafly meeting. Today, thé proposed operation, was the chief ‘topic of conversa- tion among the citizenry, Comments Today Here are some comments from prominent Key Westers: Mrs. Mary Lee Graham, presi- dent of the Key West Chamber of Commerce: "The fact that the P and O Company wants to resume their service after 18 years, is only one othér indication of the way our town is growing. It is heartening that they have realized | the possibilities of the Island City.” Melvin Levitt, president of the Key West Chapter of the Florida Motor Court Association: “The more the merrier! The more faci- lities we have for our tourists, the more we will attract to Key West. I expect that the Motel Associa- tion will discuss the matter at our meeting next Monday and I am hopeful that we will offer them encouragement.” Possible Valve William R. Neblett, Democratic nominee for the state senate: “At one time, Key West was the fifth ranking port in the nation, in the volume of freight handled. I think that Florida would provide a spur which might help the city regain its former stature. The value is advertising and publicity would be very great.” Joe Allen, Monroe County Com- missioner: “There is no doubt a- bout it — a resumption of P and Ferry Terminal Under Way Today Work started this morning on the construction of 2 terminal for the car-ferry, “City of Key West” on the waterfront at the forth end of Simonton St. The M. E. Bennett Construc- tion Co. was given the contract for the CBS building which will be completed in about 30 days, according to M. &. Bennett, President of the firm. The building will house company and. government offices and a NEW ‘TAXATION SUGGESTED TO BUILD CITY POOL By BILL SPILLMAN City residents and resi- dents of Sigsbee Park and Peary Court wil have a five per cent tax placed on their electric bills:to pay for a municipal swimming pool at County Beach if the city commissioners adopt the recommendations of a Chamber of Commerce com- mittee. Louis Carbonell, city commission- er and chairman of the committee set up by the Chamber to study the swimming pool proposal, spoke to members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce last night at their regular meeting in their club house on Flagler Avenue, When Carbonell was asked if the residents of Sigsbee and Peary Court would also have to pay the © service would be a wonderful}tax even though they were Navy thing for our community. I hope| people who did not have voting that the Chamber of Commerce| privileges and had use of Navy and all civic organizations will get | swimming pools he answered by |behind it and let these people| giving an example of a swimming know that we want them here.” Joe Pinder, vice president of the (Continued on Page Two) will be prepared to answer any questions. Participation Urged Mayor Harvey also emphasized that while invitations have been mailed, anyone who has been over- looked is urged to attend, The in- vitations were mailed to the heads of all local civic organizations, but Harvey urged all citizens to at- tend. Businessmen have been invited through the Chamber of Commerce monthly magazine, Trends. Present plans call for the now known as the “Patricia” to pool in Miami that was paid for by taxes of all Miami residents (Continued on Page Two) be re-christened, the “City of Key West” in Miami Sept. 15. Mrs. C. B. Harvey, wife of the Mayor, will smash the traditional bottle of champagne across the bow of the vessel. It will arrive in Key West Octo- ber 1 and will leave for Cuba the next day. and mayors of all Florida cities have been invited to make the ini- tial trip to Cuba. Plans call for it to go into Car- (Continued on Page Two)