The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 29, 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. 231 $$$ __ THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN THE e Kev West Citisen U.S KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDN Motion Made To Dismiss SRD Suit Bonding Company’s Attorneys List Reasons For Move A motion for dismissal |today was filed in the State | Road Department suit for an ! ‘accounting of about $250,- 000 from three individuals and a bonding company in- {volved in the controversy. The dismissal motion was filed | with Earl Adams, Circuit Court! clerk, by Hall, Hedrick and Dekle, Miami law firm for the Fidelity | and Deposit Company of Maryland, the bonding company named in the | road department’s suit. No date has been set for a hear- toll district | ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1954 For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll teach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers .. . Just DIAL 2-5661 or 2-5662 Today | PRICE FIVE CENTS Johns, Holland To Take Maiden Voyage Of Ferry Ship Leaves Miami Today En Route Here For Trip The City of Key West left Mia bound for this city. N. C. Hines, executive bean Ferry § for yesterday mi at noon today vice president of the Carib- em, told The Citizen that the ship would | arrive in Key West sometime tonight or early Thursd |morning. A trip to Cardenas ay , Cuba, originally scheduled » Was cancelled to allow last minute work | on the vessel to be completed. ing on the motion. THE $100 QUESTION—It cost strip teaser Grace Hanson (center) $100 yesterday when she was eonvicted in city court of performing an indecent dance in the Mardi Gras Club. She is shown above with her attorney, Jack Saunders (right), as they present Photographs of her garbed in her eostume to Judge Enrique Esquinaldo, Police Chief Bienvenido Perez looks on. Owner of Night Philadelphia Lad Puts In A Club, Stripper |Busy Night Stealing Cars - William Alexander King, 17-year-old Philadelphia Found Guilty lad, was very busy last night. J F Two He stole two 1953 Fords, wrecked one and aban- nna so 1 doned the other, according to the sheriff’s department. cous Girls In City Court King was in the dounty jail to- day, facing two charges of auto theft, the sheriff's office said. A Duval Street bar owner Ford Victoria Taken and one of his strip teasers| King’s activities began between were fined $100 each in city court yesterday but two oth- er girls charged with B- 10 and 10:40 p. m. yesterday when he stole a Ford Victoria from its drinking were released for lack of evidence. parking place in front of the Sy via Appliance store, 1698 Roosevelt The bar owner, Arthur G. Tho- mas, of the Mardi-Gras Club, was Blvd. The car’s owner, Richard A. charged with allowing an indecent and immoral show. The dancer, ladarse, works in the store. | .The™ sheriff's department said | King drove vas far as Long Key| where he overturned the car, do- Miss Grace Hanson, was found guilty of performing an indecent and immoral dance. She Was “Shaking It.’ | Kiwanis Has ‘Successful Kids’ Day More Than 500 Kids Participated In Annual Event The response of the Key West children to the Kiwan- ing about $500 damage. | From that point he walked to Craig Key, about five miles. There he stole a Ford. eoupe be- During their trial, Police Chief | Bienvenido Perez and Lt. W. L) James, said that when they enter- | ed the Mardi Gras Club Monday night, they found Miss Hanson “shaking it around” and clad in an! abbreviated costume. “She kept raising the front part | of the skirt exposing herself,” said | Chief Perez. Photographs of the dancer made | with her permission in the city jail | were admitted as evidence. In addi- | tion, her costume was displayed at the request of defense attorney longing to Sidney Tullis who lives at Craig. Car Abandoned King drove to Lower Matecum- be Key where he abandoned the Tullis car. This was. about 2:15 m. today Sheriff's deputies and Florida Highway Patrolmen searched for | him all night. About 7 a. m. Sheriff Rene Raiole picked up King as the fugitive walked along U. S. 1 on Lower Matecumbe. Deputies believe he had hidden is-sponsored Kids’ Day was beyond expectations, it was | jreported last night to mem- | bers of the club during their | regular meeting. More than 500 children showed jup Saturday at Bayview Park to | that when bus space ran out, mem- | {bers of the Kiwanis club imme-| diately starting taking children in| Jack Sauners. in the bush along U. S. 1 but was! their own cars out to Boca Chica. Grounds Listed Hall, Hedrick and Dekle based their motion for dismissal on these ! grounds: Lack of jurisdiction; Failure to join indispensible par- ties in the suit; That the constitution and laws of Florida restrict and prohibit the plaintiff (State Road Department) from recovering against the defen- dant under the facts alleged in the complain; That the plantiff is without au- thority under the law to institute the suit; and { That service was not made upon the defendant, the bonding com-| pany. Presumably the failure to join indispensible parties in the suit ri fers to the decision of the Overse Road and Toll Bridge District com- | missioners not to join the road de-| | partment in the suit. Defandants Named The bill of complaint named | | these defendants: Alonzo Cothron, a contractor. | Brooks Bateman, former gener-| al manager of the toll district. Floyd: Laxp, as. an’ indjvidy and as owner of the Floyd Lami Construction Co. The Fidelity and Deposit Com- ; pany of Maryland which had bond- } ed Bateman. D. M. Andrew, a former district employe. is The suit was filed by Dayton, road department attorney, |and James McEwen, Hillsborough County state attorney. The bill of complaint alleges about a quarter of a million dol- spent and seeks an accounting. Earlier this year, Bateman an |lars in toll district funds was =: Writ Sought today, Deputy | go on a tour of the Naval Air Sta- Cothron were tried here in Crim-; |tion activities. It was reported | inal Court on grand larceny charg- | es involving district funds. A jury found them not guilty. At this trial, McEwen assisted John Marsh, Dade County solici- “Work Of Art’ Saunders argued that it “is a matter of interpretation of what is obscene or immoral.” “You see a lot of girls on public beaches in Bikini bathing suits a lot more revealing than this cos- tume,”’ said Saunders. ‘Besides, Miss Hanson’s performance is a| work of art.” But Judge Esquinaldo said that “the couft holds differently” and | found her guilty. | Earlier, he had granted a motion for dismissal in the case of two| girls accused of B-drinking for} lack of evidence. The girls, Doris Lind, of 711 Car- oline St., and Bonnie Blake, 311 William St., were arrested in the club by Perez and James. | Chief Perez said that the girls were “hustling drinks.” But Judge Esquinaldo ruled that | the only evidence was that they | were sitting at the bar drinking. Thursday At 5 Is License Deadline If you haven‘t got a 1955 | driver’s license by Thursday | at 5 p.m. you'll have to pay an extra $1 for it or take a driver’s examination,” County Judge Raymond R. Lord warn- today. He estimated there are 2,000 Persons in the county who have not yet bought new licenses. ‘ A new license can be bought | at Judge Lord’s office in the | county court house. Strunk Lumber IS OPEN ALL DAY THURSDAY, 120 SIMONTON, near City Hall | ES finally forced back to the highway by mosquitoes. Boatmen Slate Meeting Tonight | There will be a meeting tonight | at 8 o'clock of all Key West boat- men who will take part in the giant water parade which will escort the “City of Key West” to the sea buoy on its maiden voyage Satur- day morning. Captains John West and Jakie Key, Commodores of the flotilla, urged all local boatmen including outboarders to attend the meeting. Lt. John Hayes will preside at the meeting which will be held in Coast Guard headquarters, Greene Street. City Tax Diseount To Drop Friday Key West property owners have only until Friday to take advan- tage of the full four per cent di count on their current tax bills. At that time, the discount will be cut to three per cent. It will be reduced another one per cent monthly until Jan. 1 when the net amount of the tax bill is due. Meanwhile, Tax Collector Archie | Roberts said today that a total of 3402 property owners have paid their taxes in the first month since the bills were mailed. That repre. sents about 45 per cent of the total | Toll, he said. He envisioned a healthy rush to- day and Thursday as Key Westers to take advantage of the full dis- count. The tax collector’s office is open from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m., Monday thrugh Friday. NAS Was Host | The Naval Air Station played| |host to the children by displaying jets and other aircraft. Highlights of the tour included a visit to the | blimps, a helicopter flying, and a \fire-fighting demonstration shown | by setting fire to an old wreck of ‘an obsolete plane. One kid was heard to remark |that what he wanted to see was ithe Navy setting fire to one of the | new planes. i After returning from the Air Sta- | by the Kiwanis club. Upper Keys Kids Included in the celebration were 70 youngsters who were brought !from the Upper Keys by the Up- |per Keys Wiwanis club. | An added event for the children |was free admission to comic soft- | ball game held Saturday night in | Bayview Park. The local club won 10 to 7 over the Upper Keys Ki- wanis Club. ‘i Most of the members reported [that they spent most of the next jday recovering from sore joints received in the game. | Fund Increased | The underprivileged children’s fund was augmented considerably by receipts from the benefit game. Ralph Faraldo, president of the local club, had high praise for the almost 100 per cent participation by local members of the Kiwanis in the day’s events. Everett Sweeting lost his crown of Kiwanis King for the month when Billy Freeman took over af-|is the theme for this year’s cam-| ter winning it in a Chinese auc-| tion. |BOMBING REPORTED | ROME \—Bombs exploded ear'y | today in front of two Communist | district headquarters here. Heavy |damage was caused in one build- ing, but ag tajapins were reported. tor, in the prosecution. Headquarters For ‘United Appeal ‘Are Set Up Here Headquarters for the United Community Chest - Red Cross Ap- peal, which begins on Octoer 15, jhave been set up in the lounge in | tion, the kids were treated to Cokes | the dining room of the La Concha | ing. Hotel. Volunteers are needed to work on this year’s campaign and any one who can give even u few hours when the appeal gets under way is asked to drop in at the head- quarters or to call 2-8824. The appeal is co-sponsored by the local chapter of the American Red Cross and the Key West Com- munity Chest made up of the fol- lowing member agencies: the Boy Scouts of America, South Florida Council, Monroe District; the Flo- rida Keys Girl Scout Council; the Key West Youth Center; the Chil- |dren’s Home Society of Florida, | Southeastern Division; the Chil. |dren’s Bookmobile: the Monroe County Juvenile Council: the Am- erican Heart Society; the Monroe County Blood Committee; the Sal- vation Army; the UDF-USO: the NCCS and the Community Service- men’s Center. Over half of these agencies are devoted to helping the yduth of the community and “Accent on Youth” paign. ———————_—__ FREE Cuban COFFEE at PEPE’S CAFE 8:00 A.M. ‘TIL 6:00 P.M., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 During Ferry Fiesta Event HE LIKES BEING IN JAIL—Barney “Nature Boy” Adler sa- lutes the “City of Key West” in his lodgings at the city jail. He came to Key West to ride the ferry on its maiden voyage Sat- urday, but he wound up in jail for vagrancy instead. Although he has $800 in his cell with him, he refuses to pay a $30 fine and gain his freedom.—Citizen Staff Photo, Pinder. “Nature Boy” May Miss By JIM First Run Of The ferry COBB A nature-lover with a penchant for sleeping on con- {crete floors who traveled all the way ¥ | New Jersey to make the first trip on the Key West-Cuba | West Charterboatmen’s George | ferry, won’t be available when the ship sails Saturday. | ‘Habeas Cor pus For Quick | An application for a writ |of habeas corpus d the | Quick case today was filed by William V. Albury, at- torney for Edward Peter Quick. | | The application was filed with Earl Adams, clerk of the Circuit Court, shortly before noon today. |As The Citizen went to press, Cir-| cuit Court Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr., had not set a time tor a hear- in | Quick, 23-year-old sailor, is in the county jail in lieu of $5,040 bond on a manslaughter charge. The charge was filed against Quick af- ter the car he was driving over- turned and killed Debbie Martell, |25-year-old Miami Beach model | Yesterday’s Action | At a preliminary hearing before | Justice of the Peace Roy Hamlin, |the manslaughter charge against | Quick was dismissed. | Before Quick had time to rise | from his chair at the conclusion of | the heari he was re-arrested on the same manslaughter charge { This warrant was issued after | allan B. Cleare. Jr., county solici- tor filed an information with Har- ry Dongo, clerk of the Criminal | Court, charging manslaughter, | Filing of the information elimin- ates another hearing before Ham- NEBLETT TO TALK |\TO JC’S TONIGHT William R. Neblett, Democratic | nominee for the state senate, will laddress the Junior Chamber of |Commerce tonight at 8 o’clock in their Flagler Avenue clubhouse. Subject of Neblett’s talk will be a proposed Overseas Highway from Big Pine Key to Cape Sable. The meeting will be open to the public. He'll be in jail — unless pays his $30 fine out of an | estimated $800 he has with | him in his cell. The man, identified as Barney | Adler, was sentenced to serve the 30 days or pay the fine after he was convicted in city court on a vagrancy count. He was arrested by Patrolman Mario Santana, who} found him sleeping on the county beach beside his jeep. Sleeps On The Floor | Now he’s spending his nights on the concrete floor in the jail. “Can't sleep on anything soft,’’| | says Adler. | First move Adler made when he gan serving his time was to contact friends and relatives all over the nation appealing for money to get him out of his predicament Result: He has received more than $800 in checks and money or- ders. He has the money in his cell ; With him. Negotiations Under Way As The Citizen went to press, he was engaged in negotiations with Police Chief Bienvenido Perez in an effort to settle his account with the city for ten dollars. “Nothing doing,” was Perez’ steadfast reply, “we aren't giv-| ing any discounts around here.” But Adler allowed as how he won't be too unhappy if he has to spend the 30 days as a guest of the city. “I try to spend at least a month each year in jail,” was his startl- comment, “I believe in suffer- and when I get out I appre- te the world more.” View of Jail Conditions | “But this jail should be air con- ditioned,” he added ked about the improved jail which has brought warm e from other inmates, Adler “it’s all right for meat eat- but I prefer vegetables and Adler, whe describes himself as yogi-theosophist - vegetarian naturalist, is en route to Cuba to establish a colony for nature lov- ers. He blieves in going barefoot | so he can “‘be closer to the earth.” | Adler sleeps on the ground so that ‘“‘magnetiec vibrations” can| reach him. Most comfortable bed he’s had, he said. was one he had | constructed in Mexico. It was a! slab of marble. ‘head out the Key -| versity Hospital yesterday. At the same time, Hines jannounced that Florida’s | Acting Governor Charley E. | Johns and Senator Spessard |Holland will head the list | of dignitaries who will make the maiden voyage of the \ferry to Cuba Saturday | morning. | Drive To Key West Gov. Johns will fly to Miami to- morrow and drive to Key West with ferry company officials in time to take part in the ferry fies- | ta slated to start Friday. Congressman Bill Lantaff will al so be among the 200 invited guests aboard the ship. And Miami’s Mayor Abe Arono- vitz (a native Key Wester) will be on hand for the fiesta, but will be unable to go to Cuba because of the press of his duties. Meanwhile, Key West has taken |on a festive atmosphere with color- ful banners decoratifg the main streets and many merchants de- }corating their stores. Fiesta Starting Time The celebration marking the es- |sea link between Key West and Cuba, will get under way official-! from Patterson, |ly at 4 p. m. Friday when the Key | Associa- tion stages a giant fish-fry at the ferry docks on Duval St. The public is invited, turn out by the thousands. The ferry company will play host to the public at open house | aboard the ship at the same time. Friday night’s activities will in- clude a broadcast of Tom Moore’s | |‘“True or False” quiz program at the Key West Kennel Club at 8 p. m. An hour later a giant ferry fiesta ball will be held at the Ken- nel Club. Queen To Be Crowned The crowning of the ferry fiesta queen, the lovely Miss Lona Allen will take place then. Admiral George C. Towner, commander of the Key West Naval Base, will be a guest. Saturday morning, a giant motor- cade will form at Duval and South Sts. at 7:45 a. m. At 8 a. m. it will be led down Duval St. by the | Key West High School Band. | Brief speeches of welcome to the} ferry company will be made at the dock and at 9 a. m. the ship will! West harbor bound on its history-making voy- age. | The vessel will be accompanied | by scores of decorated small craft which will escort it to the sea| buoy. News Coverage A regiment of newsmen and tele- | vision cameramen will record the event. | When the ship reaches Cardenas, | the Cuban government has ranged a gigantic celebration. | Most of those making the initial | trip will be guests at the famed In- | * ternacional Hotel at Veradero| Beach, 15 miles from Cardenas The ship will return to Key West | Monday. | SURGERY FOR DURKIN | WASHINGTON — Martin P. Durkin, Democratic former Secre-| tary of Labor in Pesident Eisen- hower’s Cabinet, underwent brain| tumor surgery at Georgetown Uni- Correction of error made in Miami Herald as to ownership of ADORABLE BEAUTY SALON 924 Simonton Street KAY HOLLAND, Sole Owner‘ tablishment of the first scheduled | free of | the changes his mind and | charge, and people are expected to ACTING GOVERNOR JOHNS to make ferry trip. LSS |Texas Couple First \In Line For Ferry | The first definite proof that the Key West - Cuba ferry is exciting interest all over the nation was received today when | a Gainesville, Texas, couple | de a reservation for the maiden voyage on Saturday. | N. C. Hines, executive vice | President of the Caribbean Fer- | Fy System told The Citizen from Miami today that the cou- ple, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Palk, said that they came all the way | from Texas to be the first to drive their car off the boat on- to Cuban soil. ee] 'Helicopters, Boats To Aid Ferry Start All Navy Ships Will Present Full Dress Sat. Two Navy helicopters, a fire boat and four AVR’s (aviation rescue boats) will participate in the water par ade marking the start of the ferry here Saturday. Besides the craft in the parade, all Navy ships in port Saturday will present full dress ship from 8 a. m. till noon. This means the ships will display all their | flags. When the ferry gets under way 1} jon its first voyage (it is sc Escort Activity The Navy Base will furnish the fire boat for the para The helicopters will come from HS-One, and the AVR’s from the Naval Ordnance Unit. When the ferry gets under way, a Coast Guard cutter will fire a red flare as a signal. Moving out of port in front of the ferry and behind it will be a parade of shrimp boats and = ter boats. An 83-foot Coast Guard |boat and a 38-foot Coast Guard boat will patrol the parade to keep small craft clear. The parade will continue to Buoy 7 in the main ship channel —about three miles from Key West—where it will disband. The ferry will proceed independently from that point.