The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 30, 1954, Page 1

Xey West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . . . Just DIAL 2-S661 or 2.5662 Today he Ken West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE P City Of Key West’ | ‘Docks Here Today; . ¥ i i Lat gene U.S. A. VOL. LXXV No, 232 Bill Neblett Warns Of Water Shortage On Keys By 1956 By BILL SPILLMAN A water shortage can be expected in May 1956, aaid William Neblett, state senatorial nominee in an ad- dress to members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce last night at their regular meeting in the club house on KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1954 Flagler Avenue. Neblett told of two sur- veys made concerning the local water situation. He said that both of the studies agreed with the pres- ent growth of the Keys and Key West, the present pipe line would only be able to carry the load for another 12 years. He had refer- ence to installation of ad- ditional pumping stations, Baby Overseas Road Neblett told of the water situa- tion in conjunction with a discus- sion of the plans to build a “baby overseas highway” from the vicini- ty of Big Pine Key up to Cape Sable on the Florida mainland. Neblett disclaimed authorship of the ideas of the new road proposal. He said he was presenting them to the proper authorities on behalf of the local interest who had made the request. He stated that he believed that ft would be much cheaper to bring a pipe line in from Capbe Sable gome forty miles of proposed highway than it would to construct “@nother pipe line for 124 miles from Florida City. : Artesian Wells Neblett stated that fresh water eould probably be obtained from about six miles inland from Cape Sable. He. mentioned the possibili- ty of artesian wells. In explaining the urgency of the water situation, he said that a new water line along the proposed road would be double insurance of a wa- ter supply in the advent of an enemy attack or from hurricane damage. Neblett said that the proposed new road and additional pipe line could be termed a military neces- sity. He offered the idea that per-) haps federal assistance could be obtained in view of this fact. In discussion the new road vro- posal, Neblett said that he believ- ed the building of the road to Cape | Sable would be much cheaper than the possible four-laning of the pre- sent overseas highway. Engineering Survey Neblett added that any squab- bles that would come up over who owns the land and other objections, would only serve to defeat the new proposal. He said that competent | engineers should make the rout-j ing decisions. The first step, Neblett stated, ‘was to get the State Road Depart- ment to conduct an engineering survey to determine the cost and feasibility of the proposed roa:i Neblett injected the thought that there is a possibility of obtaining private money for the construction and making it a toll road. He said that the Overseas Highway has shown to the rest of the state that it is possible for toll roads to pay for themselves. He said that if it had not been for the Overseas Highway paying for itself in’ half the alloted time, (Continued on Page Two) i Elks To Salute Press During Newspaper Wk. National Event Will Be Marked Oct. 1 Through 8 The Elks will salute the Press as part of the observ- ance of National Newspaper Week, October 1 to 8, Jack Baker, Exalted Ruier of the Key West Lodge, No. 551, announced today. National Newspaper Week is sponsored by Newspaper Associa- tion Managers, Inc. Endorsed By Leader In a statement endorsing the event, William J. Jernick, of Nut- ley, N. J., Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Or- der of Elks, asked » Order’s 1,700 Lodges to join wide tribute “because importance of our free country’s welfare as summed up in this year’s National ieerapsper Week slogan — ‘Your Newspaper — Freedom’s Forum’.” “ e rved well ) Exposing those” who would encroach upon them,” the national head of the Elks said in his Newspaper Week statement. “For this, the press has earned | the gratitude and appreciation of the Benevolent and Protective Or- der of Elks, whose first concern is the preservation of our demo- cratic institutions. Part In Progress “But there is another, and per- haps even more important role! that the press has played in our | country’s development,” Jernick | declared. “Because it has been free to in- quire, to seek out the truth, to in- form the people, to comment, cri- ticize and interpret, the press has helped to expand freedom — free- | dom of speech, freedom of wor- ship and freedom of opportunity, and it has helped to stimulate so- cial, economic and political pro- gress. “The press has indeed been Free- dom’s Forum, and it has served as such with courage, imagination | and an ever-growing sense of res-| ponsibility.” BODY IDENTIFIED HONOLULU (#— A body found | floating in Pearl Harbor Saturday | was identified by- the Navy yes- terday as Seaman George Edward Martin, Box 138B, Ocala, Fla., son of Walter E. Martin. He was at- tached to the Navy transport Wan- tuck, A&B Lobster House RE-OPEN Tomorrow, Friday, October | Serving ; From 11:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. Staff Photo, Don Pinder. BIG MOMENT—An historic occasion was marked this morning when the “City of Key West” was warped into its Duval Street berth. Scores of Key Westers were on hand for the event.—Citizen By EDDY GILMORE LONDON (#—A German spokes- man announced today the nine- power conference on freeing and rearming Germay has approved a compromise plan for establishing and controlling a European arms pool. The plan, put forward by Belgian Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak, would divide responsibility for safeguards on runaway Ger- man rearmament between a new seven-nation European alliance and You're Delinquent If You've Failed To Get License TALLAHASSEE (Better get moving if you haven't picked up your 1955 Florida driver's license yet. This is the last day to buy it without paying a $1 delinquency fee. Besides being out a dollar, if you're late the licenses will be marked with conspicuous red stripes and will carry the word “delinquent.” That’s intended to remind you not to be late next year. Tom King, director of the driv- ers’ license division of the State Department of Public Safety, said there probably will be “big crowds’? at county judges’ offices and license issuing agencies today. King expects the final sales to outstrip last year’s total of over a million and a half licenses. Those drivers who are late have 11 months to renew licenses. After that, a driving examination must be taken before a new license will be issued. Capt. Momm Is Detached Here Cdr. Capers G. Barr, Jr., USN, yesterday relieved Capt. Albert O. Momm, USN, commander of the Surface Anti-Submarine Develop- ment Detachment. Because of the sudden death Sept. 22 of Capt. Momm’s wife, /Mrs. Christine Momm, the cap- tain’s orders were modified to provide detachment about 16 days earlier than scheduled. After a 15-day leave, Capt. Momm will report as commander | of Escort Destroyer Squadron Two | which is based at Norfilk. Agreement On West German Rearmament Appears Close the North Atlantic Treaty Organ- ization. Previously, France had insisted on the seven-nation authority exer- cising controls while West Ger- | many—with British and American | backing—held out for NATO super- vision, Approval Told The German spokesman told newsmen the Spaak compromise met with the approval of Chan- cellor Konrad Adenauer and Pre was also acceptable to the other delegations. He described the Spaak memorandum put before the conference today as excellent,” The German announcement came shortly before thesnine for- eign ministers reassembléd for their afternoon session. An air of elation and optimism surrounded Lancaster House, | where the momentous conference is being held, over chances of an agreement to put German divisions jin the line against Communist aggression. Hopes soared as a result of the ‘tary Anthony Eden yesterday that British troops and air forces will be kept on the European mainland | indefinitely if the conference suc ceeds. Dulles’ Promise A good welcome was also given | U.S. Secretary of State Dulles’ promise that he would urge Presi- \pledge to maintain troops in Eu- | brought into the Atlantic alliance. | The other eight foreign ministers | apparently think chances of agree- |ment are so good that they are |practically ignoring Dulles’ warn- ing that failure might result in withdrawal of the American forces from Europe. The ministers met for two hours this morning. Dulles, Eden, Adenauer Mendes-France arranged to get to- gether late today to talk over the issue of granting West Germany complete sovereignty. Adenauer predicted the delegates }would finish their task tonight. |Others, notably the French, |thought the detail would take | somewhat longer to work out. | |__ All Kinds of STORM | SHUTTERING Materials at Strunk Lumber 120 SIMONTON STREET -Near City Hall NOTICE Friends and Members of Congregation B’nai Zion are cordially invited to ATTEND SERVICES THIS FRIDAY EVENING, October 1, 1954, at 7 P.M. We will have the pleasure of hearing an ad- dress given by His Honor Mayor Harold Shapiro of Miami Beach and his Honor Mayor Abe Aronovitz of Miami, in addition to our own Mayor C. B. Harvey. Please make every effort to attend and be as- sured of an enjoyable evening. Refreshments will be served by the Ladies Auxiliary. mier Pierre Mendes-France and | pledge by British Foreign Secre-! | dent Eisenhower to renew the U.S. | rope if a rearmed Germany was | | and Hearing On Writ | Hearing on an application for a writ of habeas corpus for a 23-year-old sailor charg- ed with manslaughter has been set for 10:30 a.m, tomorrow before Circuit Judge Aquilino Lopez; Jr. The sailor, Edward Peter Quick, is in the county jail in $5,000 bond. He was charged after the car he was driving overturned and killed Debbie Martell, 25-year-old = Miami Beach model. Violent Death OF Third Wife ‘Is Last Straw All-Male Jury Finds George Sack | Guilty Of Murder appearing, white-haired old man — whose three wives have 'died violently — will be sentenced to death here Monday. George F. Sack, questioned by |police about his first wife’s death |and found innocent by reason of insanity after his second wife’s death, was convicted by an. all- male jury here last night of mur- dering his third ‘wife A death sentence is mandatory, but Sack’s attorney said he would appeal. The jury took seven hours to decide that the dapper, precise Sack did away with his wife because he feared she was going to divorce him and claim part of his $125,000 ,in property Dumped Body shoving her into the luggage com- partment of his automobile last February and keeping her there until she suffocated. The body was found dumped in a vacant lot. Ge e Cary, who said he hap- pened to be walking near the lot at the time, was the state’s key j witness. He Said he saw a man jearry something from a car into ithe lot. He wrote down the ear’s |license number, and turned it over 'to police. The number was Sack’s. | Sack’s first wife died in an Japartment house fire in Chicago Be the early 1920s. His second was Iby a gun shot. Sack wa’ accused |of killing her. Clarence Darrow, Sack was found insane, and went to a mental hos- | pital for several years. Fiesta Set Friday Key Westers Impressed By The Ship, Comment Shows By JIM An historic occasion was marked today when the “City of Key West” arrived | its dock at the foot of Duval | i | | Johns and Senator Spessard Hol- The state contended he did it by |!and will be among the ranking | Application Set | tying up was PORTLAND, Ore. (#—A mild-' from Miami, taking time out to) 61-year. make final compass adjustments. ! Defended by the famed attorney, | Only a sprinkling of Ke Considerable difficulty in | experienced when the tide caught the vessel as it was being warp- | ed into its berth, but it nad soon straightened out. It | was Capt. George H. Reid’s | first trip into Key West. | Bystanders, anxious to go aboard and take a look at the vessel that will provide the first sea-link be- tween Key West and Cuba in many years, immediately surged forward but immigration officials held them off until the completed their in-: spection. Crowd Likes Ht Judging by the comment from} the crowd, the “City of Key West” passed her first inspection with fly- ing colors. “It’s a beautiful ship. . .I didn’t) think it was that large. . .When can we go aboard?” were among the comments voiced this morning. The 225-foot converted landing ship, has been completely over- hauled and transformed into a lux- ury vessel. Appointments include two air conditioned lounges, a bar and a cafeteria. It made a leisurely trip here Fiesta Friday Meanwhile, final plans are being completed for the “Ferry Fiesta” slated to start Friday at 4 p. m., with a huge fish fry and open! house aboard the boat. Then, tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock there will be a broadcast of Tom Moore’s radio show, “True Or False” at the Key West Kennel Club, followed by the “Ferry Fies- ta Ball.” Saturday morning, there will be! a motorcade at 8 a. m. and an hour later the ship will leave on} her maiden voyage to Cardenas, Cuba. Dignitaries Due Acting Governor Charley E.| ts aboard the ship on its first | age. | A total of 200 guests have been invited by the ferry operators for the trip. Key West will receive some val- uable publicity from the start of ferry service, with national maga- | zines and television networks re-! porting that they have assigned re-/| porters and cameramen to cover! the event. | The Cuban government has plan- | ned a giant celebration to mark} the arrival of the ferry in Cuba. killed a few years later in Chicago FREE Cuban COFFEE at) PEPE’S CAFE 8:00 A.M. ‘TIL 6:00 P.M., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 During Ferry Fiesta Event NOTICE The general public is hereby notified that there will be absolutely no parking the entire length of Duval Street, beginning at 6 A.M., Octo- ber 2, 1954, and continuing until 10 A.M., October 2, 1954. Cars parked in this area during the said hours will be moved at the owner’s expense. By order of: BIENVENIDO PEREZ, Chief of Police. y Westers were on hand to 7 greet the trim ship as it steamed briskly into the harbor, but before it tied up at the dock the gathering had swell- ed to more than a hundred persons. COBB | from Miami and tied up at St. ————————————_—__—_—__________4 Ferry Fiesta Free To The Public All of the events being held in connection with the Ferry Fiesta are open to the public — and they are free. Louis Carbonell, general ma- nager of the Key West Kennel Club, made that clear when he reported that he has received scores of phone calls from per- sons wanting to know where they can buy tickets. “You don’t need tickets,” said Carbonell. Suspect Seized In Abduction SIOUX CITY, lowa P—A Sioux City detective said today “I think we have the right man” in the abduction - slaying of 8-year old Jimmie Bremmer. Detective Lt. Harry J. Gibbons | identified the man as an itinerant salesman previously questioned at length in the case. No charge has | been filed. { The salesman steadfastly denies any knowledge of Jimmie’s death. “I think he knows a lot more | than he’s telling,” Gibbons said. The man has admitted talking | |to the boy on Aug. 31, the night he disappeared. Police decline to name the man. The month long search for the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brem- mer ended yesterday in a pasture only four miles from the lad’s home. Three highway maintenance men found the mutilated body. Sioux City police, Gibbons said, also are working with officials of ! the Auburn, Maine, where a 12- year-old boy disappeared last July 22 under similar circumstances. Show To Be Given At K.W. Kennel Club Correct answers to ques- tions, some easy, some hard and some about the wonder- ful State of Florida—partie- TOM MOORE «++ Program impresario, ularly Florida’s newest transportation link with Latin America, the Carib- bean Ferry System — will bring. cash and valuable merchandise prizes to par- ticipants in the “True or False” radio show which | will be broadcast from the Key West Kennel Club Fri- day night. Rebroadcast Oct. 9 The show, with Key Westers par- ticipating, will be transcribed and rebroadcast at 8 p. m., Oct. 9. Free to the public. the show will be a part of the two day celebra- tion marking the maiden run of the ferry between Key West and Cardenas, Cuba Louis Carbonell, general manag- er of the Kennel Club, said that the gates will be opened at 7 p. m. on a “first come, first served’ ba- S's. 4 “Warm-up” show will be con- ducted between 8 and 8:30, at which time program officials will select contestants who will com- pete for prizes. PROCLAMATIO WHEREAS, The Caribbean menae automobile and passenger se Fer c ween t cities of Key West, Florida, and Cardenas, Cuba, on October 2, 1954, and WHEREAS, the Ferry to be used, “The City of Key West,” arrived in Key West today and will leave on her maiden voyage at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, October 2, 1954, and WHEREAS, numerous local civic and professional groups have planned to make this arrival a gala event, and WHEREAS, it is expected service between Key West and est importance in cementing that the inauguration of Ferry Cardenas will be of the great- better relations between Key West and the Republic of Cuba, and : WHEREAS, such Ferry operations will be of utmost value in providing better transportation facilities and enhance our Prestige as a resort center, NOW, THEREFORE, I, C. City of Key West, Florida, do October 1, 1954, and extending B. HARVEY, Mayor of The endorse and proclaim Friday, until 9:00 o’clock on the morn- ing of Saturday, October 2, 1954, as “FERRY FIESTA DAY” and request our citizens, interested groups, societies and all others to assist and participate in every way in the observance of this day Witness A. D. 1954, (s) Attest: VICTOR LOWE, City Clerk. my hand and seal this 30th day of Septembe C. B. HARVEY, Mayor, City of Key West, Florida.