The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 4, 1954, Page 1

THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN T KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1954 - PROPOSED TRIANGLE E CILANGE—Shown,ahove is a rough sketch of the plans to change the triangle oe by the Naval Hospital. A second bridge will be built in the spot now taken by the old rail- ne Construction will ievey Claims | Trial ee P.& O. yperation Is Set Gala Labor Day Fete |, By BILL ericsson The P, and O. Steamship Company plans to ‘inaugu- rate a trial run between Key West and Havana, May- | day, Sept. 6. or C. B, Harvey told mem- bers of the L ions Club ‘The all-day Labor Day Festival presents a program to include all-ages and all members of the family for the purpose of enriching’the church’s building fund as well as providing healthy ‘outdoor activity on the holiday. tin County Tax Bills Mailed In October “County tax bills will be mail- ed gut in the latter part of October,” Howard Wilson, county tex collector, said to- day. Wilson said his office had re- ceived a few phone calls from persens asking about their tax bills. The confusion, Wilson surmised arose from the fect that the city new is mailing out tex bills. “The. county’s Wilson said, “covers a different + period from the city’s tax year.” In Order Not to Conflict With the Labor Day Program planned in Bayview Park, the 40 & 8 have postponed the draw- ing on the Cushman scooter and the broiler until September 18. The drawing will take place at @ dance at the American Legion Home, Stock Island. io Apel ee if the tax year,” stern. It can carry about 40 cars. It will have an air-conditioned lounge and cafeteria. The. boat any gambling aboard the ferry, Harvey answered that he did not see any gambling devices when he inspected the vessel in Miami. Harvey was introduced by.Louis (Continued on Page Two) NOTICE! Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned Guardian on The program for the day in Bayview Park includes races for boys and girls, a tug of war, a doll show, baby show, fashion show, .talent show, dance contest and selection of Miss Bayview Park. The program of events begins at 9 a, m., and will last until after mid-night. Foot races and a tug of war are planned for the morn- ing with members of various civic organizations participating in the latter. A doll show will begin at 1 p. m. Prizes will be awarded for the best dressed, oldest and largest dolls exhibited. Any child — or adult — who wishes to show a doll may register at the park during the morning. Let's Eat Pie Anybody having a large, hallow sweet tooth is invited to enter the pie-eating contest at 3 p. m., and satify his yen for pastry. Judges will award prizes to the (Continued from Page One) healthiest, prettiest and most hand- “ The baby show has always at- tracted pgp: attention in the past and it is expected that a record number of Key West’s prettiest ba- bies will be registered for this | event, Evening festivities will be mark- (Continued on Page Two) Announcement ... HILARY U. ALBURY To Be Held In Park (cub Speaker Areal “day in the park” with plenty of fun and food |lic Works Officer, of the U. S. for all is planned by. St..Paul’s Episcopal Church for Mon-|Naval Base, Key West, Florida, ; an invitation to members of civic battle for the right-of-way has been settled. An lack of approach area, The Citizen learned No Paper Monday In order to give its employes the privilege of enjoying the Labor Day holiday, The Citi- zen will not be published en Monday. Next date of publication will be Tuesday, September 7. Ged =a cyl. Car, J. C. Luppéns, pens, USN, Pub- will be the principal speaker, at the next meéting of the Key West Engineers , Club, scheduled for Wednesday, September 8, at 8 p.m.-at ‘the Wesley House, 1100 Varela Street. Luppens, whose duties include supervision over the operation of the Navy Aqueduct Line, from Florida Cit yto Key West, will deseribe. the many engineering innovations instituted in the last two years to substantially increase the water flow to the Keys and this island city. People’ in Key West remember low water pressures which caus- ed stores to shut off their air conditioners and tourists to shun the city. People in’ second story homes, many even on ground level houses, were forced to for- get baths, or wait minutes for a tiny trickle to fill bathtubs. Show- ers were almost all inoperative, unless booster pumps were provid- ed. Believing that many non-mem-| ; bers will be interested in learning how the Navy, overcame this ser- ious situation, the club is issuing organizations, professional and business people to attend. MORE INDICTMENTS PHENIX CITY, Ala. @ — The mayor of Phenix City and a former sheriff of Russell County have been indicted bya grand jury for wilful neglect of duty, THEY UNDERSTAND BUILDING at Strunk Lumber 120 SIMONTON, near Aquarium | it HE U.S.A. Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers ... Just DIAL 2-5661 or 2.5662 Today PRICE FIVE CENTS 4. Key Westers Die In Canal Drowning xx«k ‘oe ee xk *& xx Porier Promises Statement T uesday _No Impropriety, Say City Atty. Of Ferry Deals By JIM COBB “Tll make my statement Tuesday night and it will be a good one,” City Attorney J. Y. Porter said today in commenting on a controver- sy which has arisen over a lease of city owned land at the foot of Simonton St. to the operators of the Key West-Cuba ferry. Porter has been the butt of considerable criticism from city commissioners for rep- resenting both the city and the ferry company in the. : ~~ negotiations. Terminal Site ituation arose ,when. city officials learned that the ferry company has started construction of a terminal building on proper- ty leased from the Gulf Oil Co. at the site of the old P, and 0. dock on Duyal Street instead of the property leased from the city. The city property will be used as a parking lot. Porter, who said that he will make a full statement at next Tuesday’s city commission meet- ing, freely admitted today that he was counsel for the ferry company during the negotiations. “Nothing Irregular” “There was nothing irregular a- bout it — that’s the way a lawyer makes his living,” Porter said. He said that he still represents the ferry company, the Caribbean Ferry System; of Miami. Porter added that he “did not know” if he would submit his re- signation as city attorney Tuesday, in the face of reports that his oust- ter is imminent. He will postpone a two-week tour of active duty in Miami as a lieu- tenant in the Coast Guard reserve to appear at Tuesday’s commis- sion meeting. The current situation is the lat- est in a long series of tiffs between Porter and Mayor C. B. Harvey. They have clashed openly on sev- eral occasions at commisr on meet- ings. Seems Strange To Porter “This all seems very straage to me since I was one of his strongest and most loyal supporters during his campaign,” Porter said when asked to comment on the obvious (Continued on age Two) Sunshine, Showers Are Holiday Fare You'll have pretty good wes- ther for the holiday weekend — showers but with consider- able sunshine, the weatherman says. The weather bureau logged -58 of an inch of rain in that heavy shower early this morn- ing, but the amount that fell varied widely in different parts of town, It was light on the south side, heavy in midtown, but not so heavy on the north side, the weatherman said. Winds will be light te mod- erate easterly and briefly fresh during showers. So stay out of the showers ‘and have a good holiday week- end. ‘Navy: Proves It Takes Care Of Its Own The U. S. Navy in Key West takes care of its own, especially in the submarine branch with co- operation from other activities. This point can be stressed with the following story. John Adamson, torpedoesmate second class, attached to the sub- marine Picuda, unit of submarine Squadron 12, was faced with the problem of being in court for divorce proceedings and also be- ing on board his boat which was sailing for an extended operation. His commanding officer, Lt. Comdr, T, W. Swain and executive officer Lt. F. F. Clifford after hearing Adamson’s problem, made several phone calls and came up with the answer. At 9 a.m. Friday morning, Adamson appeared with his at- torney, J, Y. Porter, in court at the Monroe County Courthouse. Then at 10 o'clock, Lt. J. M. Snyder, captain of the submarine T-1, picked him up in a Navy vehicle, and took him to Sea- plane base. Upon Adamson’s arrival at HS-1 Operations, he was checked out on helicopter passenger prodced- ures. Lt, R. J. Thomas, the heel- icoptor pilot took over from Lt. Snyder and flew Adamson to Bahia Honda, the rendezous point previously selected by the Picuda and HS-1. WHITE LAUNDRY Quality - Dependable DRY CLEANING SPECIAL 2 WEEKS ONLY September 7 thru September 18 BITHER ... x *&* * xk ek Three Children, Grandfather Are Victims On Tamiami Trail Three Key West children and their 86-year-old grandfather drowned early today when their car plunged into a canal along the Tamiami Trail near Sweetwater. The mother and father were rescued by a truck driv- er, also of Key West, as the car sank in 15 feet of NER cee Angela Street. Roosevelt Cash, Jr., 4; his sister, Marian, 2; and a broth'er, Theodore, 16 months. The mother and father of the Statement From Sen. Smathers Never Has Even : Talked To Durbin, Senator States Senator George Smath- ers today denied that he said civilian Navy workers here would be cut to a skel- ton crew. Joe Durbin, secretary of Civil Service Federation, Local 151, ear- lier this week told a meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce that “plans are to cut civilian Navy Base workers to a skeleton crew. These words are not mine. They came from Smathers’ mouth.” The senator’s denial came in a Phone call to Lou Carbonell, a city commissioner. Call From Capital In the call from Washington, Carbonell quoted Smathers as say- ing: “I have never made that state- ment supposed to have been quot- ed about the Navy workers in Key West being cut to a skeleton crew. Nobody had the authority to make such a statement.” Smathers went on to say, accord- ing to Carbonell, that he has never talked with Durbin. Capt. C. L. Murphy, Base Pub- lic Information Officer and Chief | b of Staff, said the command here has received no such information about a reduction of civilian em- ployes. wis car ‘was just scp he par ue man ra 4 woman in the ‘ont seat managed to squeeze out through the front windows. “They locked their arms around trouble bat T managed toons Hass managed to to the canal bank.” “— It was learned here that the Cash family was driving to St, The family left Key West at 10:30 — yesterday in a 1952 Buick se- The bodies will be returned he by the Key West Undertaking Co. Thieves Get $268 On Southard Street A total of $268 in cash was re- Ported stolen by two brothers who said that a sneak thief invaded their home while they slept last egular meeting, night. According to the police report, the men, Charles and Ormond Rob- | erts, 821 Southard St., said that they went to bed shortly after mid- night. When they awoke they found that $173 in cash was missing from Charles’ pocket along with a set of keys, his wallet and identifica- | tion papers. Ormond Roberts said that $09 in cash, -his wallet and pants were Music by “JOUENES DEL CAYO” TONIGHT From 10:00 Till 2:00 ADMISSION missing. one 1948 Buick CP 34825873 D7247919 1203714. Owner Lewis Ware Patrolman M. E. Santana con- at his office in the County Sheriff's Office, Key West, Florida, up until 12 P.M, noon, September 10th, 1954. Guardian reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Automobile may be seen at Sweeting’s Sore and Service Station, opposite the City Hall on Greene DARIO Q. GARCIA, As the Estate Eaten of ne acess 3 PAIR PANTS . . .¢ . a ATTORNEY AT LAW Wishes To Announce the REOPENING OF HIS OFFICE For the General Practice of Law 514 Southard St. Tel. 2-3580