The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 1, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VISITING EDUCATORS—Huberto Valdivia (left) and Olga Cabrera de Valdivia, confer with San Carlos Institute president Julio Cabanas, Jr., during Key West visit Tuesday. They are planning te bring 40 Cuban students to Key West Oct. 10 to mark El Grito de Yara, one of Cuba's most important holidays.—Citizen Staff Photo. City Safe Driving Campaign Pays Off (Oust Johnson © Eleven city truck drivers will receive $15 bonus |’ checks this afternoon for maintaining an accident free | record for the past three months. The bonus checks are being given as part of a pro- gram which has saved the city thousands of dollars in the. Past six months, For . example? During ie nee uae Service and Public Service Department trucks, This year, in the six - months since the program has been in op- eration, there has been just one mishap — which resulted in just eight dollars in damage. The safe driver program, was set up by City Purchasing Agent Myrtland Cates (who doubles in brass as safety director) and City Manager Victor Lang, in coopera- tion with William Freeman, Jr., of the Porter Allen Insurance Co. “Former Accidents The plan was devised after in- gutance rates had on city vehicles had soared in the wake of scores of accidents. Four insurance companies had turned down city insurance appli- cations because they did not con- sider it @ good risk. The city was forced to pay exceptionally high rates because of the high accident incidence. The Porter Allen Co. finally a- greed to insure the city and sug- gest the new plan which rewards truck drivers for safe driving. Each driver is given a $15 bonus. each quarter if he maintains an accident free record during that time. An accident results in loss ‘of the check. ‘Then, in December, if the driv- er maintains an accident free re-)€&¢h car ahead has passed and you cord for a year, the amount of the|#¥e directly behind the slower check is upped to $50. The rewards provide an incentive to the drivers to drive safely. No Cost To City kt costs the city nothing. In fact, ‘the city saves considerable money. | Yourself plenty of room to avid Here’s why: The city does not carry insur- ‘ance on their own vehicles. In the past city workmen have repaired trucks damaged in accidents. It eost considerable money. But, the (Continued on Page Eight) Clerk-Typist Must Be Accurate and Dependable Permanent Position . .. Good pay with retire- _[| meat program . . , Appli- cant must be permanent resident and able to fur- nish references as to abil- ity and honesty. WRITE BOX N-41 c/o Citizen For Holiday CHICAGO \#—Eight life-saving tules of driving were offered American motorist: today—in ad- vance of the Labor Day weekend traffic crush. ‘ Ned H, Dearborn,, President of the National Safety’ Council, ob- served that they might keep many a motorist from. becoming a statis- tie during the holiday period. Coun- cil engineers estimated 390 persons will be killed next weekend in traffic. At the head of the list is this suggestion: stay close to home if you can. Extensive trips on high speed rural roads increase your risk. The others: 2. If you go somewhere, start in plenty of time so you won’t be tempted to hurry and take chances. Speed Rule 3. Keep your speed about the Same as that of other cars on the road. Passing and being passed is one of the most dangerous highway maneuvers, 4. Don’t try to pass a line of cars all at once. Stay behind until moving vehicle. 5. Avoid sudden stops and lane changing. Signai your intentions and make your moves smoothly. &. Don’t follow too closely. Give a crash if the car ahead shuld stop or turn unexpectedly. 7. If you are returning from a vacation or resort with a heavily loaded car, remember that the} extra weight may require more acceleration time and stopping dis- | tance. The car’s stability on curves | may be different too. 8. Use extreme care if you are) pulling a boat trailer. Drive slowly | enough to keep it from whipping, | avoid fast stops, and don’t pass unless you have plenty of room. | | i } |NO RABIES IN HORSE | JACKSONVILLE (—A horse | which kicked and bit two men at the Lazy Z ranch near Baker two months ago wash’t rabid, the State | Board of Health reported after ex- tensive tests of the animal’s head. Strunk Lumb IS OPEN ALL DAY THURSDAY |120 SIMONTON, near CITY HALL THE McCarthy Fails In Effort To Chairman Sees No Legal Objection To Committee Member WASHINGTON (#—Seh. McCar- thy lost today an attempt to get the Senate committee investigating censure charges against him to direct that its viee chairman, Sen. Edwin C. Johnson, clarify — his personal stand on the Wisconsin sehator. Chairman Watkins (R-Utah) ruled against McCarthy declaring: “TI can’t see how any legal ob- jection of any shape or form can ‘be made (to Johnson’s sitting on the committee) that could be main- tained as a matter of law or a matter of fact.” Watkins was affirming a ruling he made yesterday. McCarthy and his attorney, Edward Barrett Wil- liams, had circulated to committee members a’ memo asking that the ruling be reversed and that John- son be directed to say whether he| was correctly quoted in a Denver Post article last March. Prejudice Claimed The memo said that statements attributed to Johnson, Colorado Democrat, “show a predilection and predisposition on his part” regarding the censure case against McCarthy. Watkins said he believed he had the unanimous backing of the six- man committee’ in his stand. Sen. Ervin (DNC) said he agreed 100 per cent with the chairman. The Denver newspaper quoted Johnson March 12 as saying ‘in my opinion there is not a man among the Democratic leaders of} Congress who does not loathe Joe| McCarthy.” Johnson said at yesterday’s pub- lic hearing that he had never said he “personally loathed” McCar- (Continued On Page Eigat) SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPA KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1954 Cuban Students To Visit Here On Holiday To Participate In El Grito De Yara Observance . A group of 40 Cuban stu- dents will journey to Key West to take part in the lo- cal El Grito de Yara cele- bration October 10. Julio Cabanas, Jr., president of the San Carlos Institute said that the students will arrive ona spe- cial Aeriovias Q plane the day be- fore the celebration to mark Oct- ober 10, 1868 when Carlos Manuel de Cespedes uttered his “‘ery of freedom” at his plantation in Cu- ba’s Oriente province. The move resulted in the first blow being struck for Cuban inde- pendence against Spanish tyranny. Take Course On Marti They are students at Havana’s Institute of Advanced Studies and are taking a special course on the life of Jose Marti, Cuba’s most re- vered patriot. Reason for their visit to’ Key West, Cabanas said, is that’ Marti spent considerable time here and that it was here that he did much of the planning for the 1895 revolu- tion. The students will be taken on a tour of the city’s historic places and monuments and will partici- pate in a huge celebration mark- ing El Grito de Yara. Promotion Of Unity “This is another move towards the promotion of Pan-American unity,” said Cabanas, He added that planning is in pro- gress for the balance of the pro- gram which wil! mark the day, one of Cuba’s most important holi- day. Scores of prominent Cuban government officials: will come to ees West for the observance, he sa . He conferred Tuesday, with Dr. Huberto Valdivia and Dr. Olga Ca- brera de Valdivia, who will be in} charge of the student group, “Dolly” Develops In Atlantic \East Of Jax | .MIAMI The fourth hurricane of the season developed in the At- lantic about 725 miles east of Jack- sonville. The tropical disturbance formed in an easterly wave which has been under close observation by the Weather Bureau for the past two days. Named Dolly, for the fourth let- ter*in the alphabet, the hurricane was located at 11 a.m. (EST) near latitude 30.1 north, longitude 69.8 west, moving northward at about 20 miles an hour. Dolly was just barely a hurri- cane. Winds were estimated at 65 to 75 miles an hour in squalls east of the center. Winds are hurricane force when they are 75 miles an hour or more. Gales extended outward 109 to 150 miles in the eastern semicircle and 50 miles to the west. The 11 a.m. advisory said indi- | cations were for continued rather rapid movement toward the north with a slow curve to the north northeast during the next 12 to 18 hours. Some intensification and spread- ing out was expected. Shipping in the path of the hurricane was ad- vised to exercise caution. No land areas were in the path of the hurricane at present. For Quick Communicatica, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . . . Just DIAL 25661 or 25862 Today Hurricane Carol Fades As Dolly Forms Today Forty-Nine Dead, 300 To 500 Million Marine’s Fast Action In Sat, Fire Lauded A local Marine’s quick action, to which he credits his superb Marine Corps training, narrowly averted a possible disaster recently, it was learned today. Fish Fry Set To Aid Dimes Drive A fish fry, with the proceeds going to the Emergency March of Dimes, is being sponsored by the Kiwanis Club Thursday between 6:30 p. m. and 9 p. m. it was announced today. The fish fry, along with im- promptu entertainment, will be at the First Congregational Church service center, 527 Wil- liam St. The women’s auxiliary of the Kiwanis is preparing the food. Convicted AF Cadet Dies For 1953 Slaying Youth Is Calm Before Going To Tex. Electric Chair HUNTSVILLE, Tex: (#—Walter E. Whitaker Jr., convicted of the 1953 murder of Joyce Fern White of Lubbock, Tex., died early today in the electric chair. The former Air Force cadet en- tered the Huntsville Prison death chamber at 12:02 a.m., received the first shock at 12:04 a.m. and was pronounced dead two minutes later. With all signs of previous brava- do gone, the 23-year-old Connecti- cut youth was calm but appeared dejected, a reporter who witnessed the execution said. Thanks Helpers “T want to thank everybody who has helped me in any way,” Whit- aker said as he was being strapped into the electric chair. He hesitated and added: “Well, I guess that’s about it.” Then he turned to C.R, Shepherd, prison superintendent of buildings, and said: “Capt. Shepherd, thank you for being good to me.” Those were his last words. The execution was the last chap- ter in the January 1953 strangula- tion slaying of the pretty high school senior Whitaker said he planned to marry. He was an Air Force cadet at Reese Air Force Base near Lub- bock when he met Joyce at a skat- ing rink, They started seeing each other regularly. Claimed Pregnancy He testified at his trial that when he told Joyce he was being trans- (Continued On Page Eight) PREVIEW LOUNGE 700 DUVAL STREET Announces Bra nd Featuring ... ° “THE GREATEST TRIO” New Policy Bob Savage and his Jump Rhythm Boys © JAY GONOCK AT THE DRUMS WINNER OF 1953 GENE KRUPA AWARD Also © TERRY RICH AND HER SPARKLING SONGS Summer Prices Forecast Today: |More Showers Keep the windows when you leave home. .08 of an inch of rain fell. NOTICE — To all Scottish Rite | Freemasons of the CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX Council of Kadosh Key West Consistory | a meeting will be held on Thurs- | day, Sept. 2nd, 1954, at 8:00 P.M., for final action on amendment to by-laws. J.J. eckomey. 92° KCCH O. J. Shepperd. 32° KCCH Fernando E. Camus, 32° Attest: Marcel A. Mazeau, 32° KCCH The action of Pvt. Gordon L. Servedio in breaking into a burning apartment to search for occupants was PVT. GORDON SERVEDIO brought to the attention of The Citizen by a letter to the editor. “Today, Pvt, Servesio told story of how he averted the near conflagration: Noted Action “I was driving along South Street Saturday a: oon. Fire trucks Passed me and I stopped .to see what was geing on. “The trucks,” he went on, ‘“‘stop- ped in front of 808 South Street. The firemen were trying to get in a second floor window. I noticed smoke coming out of a rear win- dow so I ran to the rear of the building and ran up the stairs, “The back door was locked,” Pvt. Servedio continued, “‘so I broke it open. Black, acrid smoke billowed out, blinding me. Searched For Occupants “I crawled into the apartment,” he said, “figuring the smoke would (Continued on Page Eight) KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE Sept. To Date Accidents _.._ 1 353 Traffic Injuries _ 0 61 Traffic Deaths __ 0 1 Property Damage $90 $88,436 Six hours and 45 minutes after the month of September made its bow, we had our first accident of the month. It occurred when one of the drivers disregarded a stop sign and caused $90 in prop- erty damage. Charles R. Butler, of the city’s public service depart- ment, lists failure to heed stop signs as the greatest sin- gle cause of accidents in Key West. Following too close and failure to grant the right-of-way are listed in that order as the next most fre- quent causes of accidents. Unless we make a concert- ed effort, we will over- shadow the August accident rate which amounted to 44 accidents, seven injuries and $9,808 in property damage. DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THE MOVIE “GONE WITH THE WIND” OUR DOORS WILL OPEN AT 12:15 P.M., BEGINNING TOMORROW Feature Will Show at 12:30, 4:30 & 8:30 P.M. San Carlos Theatre Property Damage In New England BOSTON (AP) — The northeast states surveyed devastation and havoe of hurricane Carol today as the death list amounted to 49 and unofficial estimates placed property damage at from 300 to 500 million dollars, New England was hardest hit by the season’s third hurricane which spent itself in Canada after its fierce whirl up the Atlantic coast yesterday. ——————EESESE_ SSE Stores Stay Open Retail stores will be open all day tomorrow. The half day closing on Thursdays during the summer ended last week. Legion Turns To Convention Business Today Record Parade Staged Tuesday In Nation’s Capital By “RUSSELL BRINES WASHINGTON (# — Tired but still-exuberant Legionnaires turned back to serious corverition business this } today after staging one of the tonig- est parades in the nation’s history. Up for decision were a bushelful And while repair and highway crews labored to restore normal conditions the Weather Bureau at Mi- ami, Florida, announced an- other tropical s t o r m has formed in an easterly wave, 675 miles east of Daytona Beach. It is expected to move northward during the next 24 hours at a slightly slower rate than the 18 to 20 mile speed it was making this morning. Carol’s greatest fury was spent along the Rhode Island and Massa- chusetts coast line. Cape Cod beach areas were littered cottages. It was Meueeed a age might be greater than that of the 1938 hurricane, National Guardsmen patrolled Cape Cod towns to prevent looting. A major problem for household- ers and food handlers was lack of refrigeration. Scores of citi: of resolutions on important sub-| stored jects—such as universal military training, foreign policy and medi- cal treatment for veterans. And once again, on this third day of the American Legion’s an- nual get-together, some of the country’s leading figures were on hand to address the country’s largest veterans’ organization. One scheduled speaker was AFL president George Meany, who criti- cized President Eisenhower’s for- eign policy. He declared in pre-| this pared remarks that Eisenhower has told the country to stop think- ing in terms of world leadership— an attitude, Meany said, which “can lead only into the blind alley of defeat.” VA Head Speaks Veterans Administrator Harvey V. Higley, in another prepared ad- dress, figured that the govern- ment’s potential obligation to fu- ture veterans is climbing at the rate of 45 million dollars for each month the Korean emergency stays on the books. Higley said those who would curb federal benefits to veterans are using this fact—that the state of emergency has never legally been declared ended—to further their arguments. Many a blue-capped was still rubbing the sleep fro. his eyes as he hurried to today’s convention business—a few scant hours after the mammoth 11-hour parade of some 125,000 down his- toric Pennsylvania Avenue. That was the largest procession ever of drum majorettes, Legion- naires, ladies’ auxiliary members and fun-poking 40-and-8ers. The old record was 70,000 plus at New York in 1947. Washington Police Chief Robert V. Murray, who hovered along the 1%-mile route in a helicopter, esti- mated the number of watchers at areas, In the Buzzards Bay area alone, estimates said 500 to 600 cottages were affected by water. Red Cross disaster teams fed hundreds of refugees. At Ware- ham, at the gateway to Cape Cod, 500 persons were given breakfast. The Red Cross estimated 1,500 homeless in that area. Additional ag were recruited for hospital ye It was estimated the hurricane had left about a third of New Eng- land’s 10 million population with- out power or electricity. Gov. Dennis J. Roberts declared a state of martial law in Rhode Island after receiving reports that the damage in his state alone would total 50 million dollars, Barly Reports On Toll Early reports iad 17 dead in Rhode Island, highest of any state, followed by Massachusetts with 15. Other storm-caused deaths were Maine, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, (Continued on Page Eight) peciaaeaa ate this will help 750,000 to a million. He said it was Washington’s biggest crowd since the nation’s championship two-day parade at the end of the Civil War. SAFETY COUNCIL |MEETS TONIGHT nounced that the organization will meet tonight at 8 p. m., at the Lion’s Den on Seminary St. Final p.aas will be discussed con- cerning the to further their ention program and the elopment of a preventive vac- cine. OLD-FASHIONED FISH FRY Benefit Emergency Polio Fund THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 6:30 TO 9:00 P.M.