The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 6, 1954, Page 1

Xey West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with anh average range of only 14° Fahrenheit 3 VOL. LXXV Ne, 237 Season's Eighth Hurricane Gains Poner, Grows Larger “Hazel” Heads West-Northwest | Carelessness Causes Majority Over Caribbean | ()f Fires In American Homes MIAMI (AP) — Hurri- cane Hazel was gaining in size and windpower today as it whirled through the Windward Islands and head- ed across open waters of the Caribbean Sea. The Miami Weather Bur- eau’s 11 a. m. advisory said highest winds had reached a velocity of 105 miles - per hour over a small area near |- the center, Gale winds reached outward 75 miles in all directions. Warnings Up Small craft warnings were hoist- ed on the Dutch wren polo Bonaire and Aru the Venezuela coast but the hurri- cane ig expected to pass too far nortth of these islands to cause any serious winds or tides in that vicini $ ity. A Navy hurricane hunter plane » estimated the location of the er at latitude 12.6 north, longi- 65.3 west, or about 375 miles ui st of San Juan, Puer- Rico. If, in the next few moments, your house should catch fire — and one does every Somebody was careless with City Commission Sets Meet Tonight The city commission will meet tonight in regular sessien at 8 p.m. The meeting was originally set fer Monday night but the fact ; that most of the commission | made the maiden voyage of the “City ef Key West” caused o ment. tii Chief item of busineda: will be . the consideration of the purchase ef land at the cornen ef Simen- ton and Angela. “for use ase city parking let: HK was moving vat a forward ‘The hurricane, with winds up to 95 miles an hour near the cen- ter, was moving west-northwest- - ‘ward at about 14 miles an hour earlier today. Gale force winds were reported then as eé: ding outward 75 miles to the north and east. If the stotm follows the pat- tern of previous October disturb- ances, there is a 50-50 chance it will come toward Florida. Flying Boxcar Crashes, Burns At Ft. Bragg FT. BRAGG, N.C. # — A C119 Fiyirig Boxcar crashed and burned on the Ft. Bragg Reservation to- day and the Army in Washington said four men were killed. Ten were reported injured. The Pentagon's preliminary in- formation was that the dead in- cluded the pilot and copilot of the big transport, one other member of the crew, and a civilian who was killed on the ground, An Army spokesman said 10 oth- er Army personnel aboard the) plane were “critically injured.” No names were released imme- diately. ‘The big earrier had just taken off for Olmstead Air Force Base, Pa. ‘The plane struck in a street near new concrete buildings being built as barracks for the 82nd Airborne Division, D. B. Burgess, a Fayetteville mechanical engineer employed on the project, said the plane swept low overhead with its left engine afire. He said the plane veered abruptly as if the pilot was at- tempting to avoid striking a con- struction area where many men were at work, ‘ACTION DEFERRED ON JAIL WORK BIDS Sheriff John Spottswood last night asked the meeting of county jail. Action was deferred until the next regular meeting, Oct. 12. The commissioners approved M. J. Wilder as a deputy to cover the lower Keys. They also okayed the hiring of a cook at the jail at $8 per day. ——___ APPEAL FOR FOOD NEW YORK W—A drive for 714 million dollars has been launched py Church World Service t buy surplus U. S. food for the hungry abroad. is record ‘keeping,’ aor and ee ectect, attests, topped the list o criminal infragtions.:Ten persons were .for disorderly con- duct and six for fighting. Five ar- resis wete made for traveling the wrong way on one.way streets. reckless Driving Reckless driving sent 66 persons to jail while running traffic lighis accounted for another 21 arrests. Four arrests. resulted ‘from driv- ing while their operator’s license was suspended and four for driv- ing without a muffler. Two persons were turned over to the county on felony: charges. Parking violations brought a to- tal of $408 to the city in fines. Probe of Accidents The department received 53 com- plaints for the month and investi. gated 33 accidents. Six persons were injured in. traffie accidents and property damage amounted to $5,055. There were 11 accidents in Key West with more than $100 in damage resulting. There were no fatal accidents. The night patrol found 33 street lights out during the month. They also escorted 15 funeral proces- sions. Four stolen bicycles were Tecovered. Police officers took 160 hours off because of illness. Sap) are 15 prisoners in the Young Fascists Held In Italy ROME (#—Police seized three young Itatian Fascists today after they shouted “Duce! Duce!” at a Parade of war veterans honoring | the return of Trieste to Italy. Several thousand veterans were in the march to the tomb of Italy’s unknown soldier, where they Placed a giant wreath.» Just as they reached a square’ on the Toute, half a dozen youths waved Italian flags and began shouting the nickname for Italy’s Fascist dictator, the late Benito Mussolini. ISRAEL GIVES PEEK AT NEW ARMS WOKK TEL AVIV, Israel w — Israel gave the world a peek»at its in- fant arms industry today. A De- fense Ministry announcement said it is turning out $2,240,000 worth of war materiel annually. The statement by S. Peres, the ministry director general, said Israel was even exporting ammu- nition, some of it to countries with “Jong-established arms_.industries of their own,” terday named eight new directors. THE 80 seconds — chances are a match or cigarette. These firebug. ‘‘somebodies,” says Fire Chief Charles Cremata can be blamed for one out of every three home fires. They’re the folks who unthink- ingly toss away lighted cigarettes and matches; they kill themselves smoking in bed and don’t give a hoot if their kids p!ay with match- es. But they are only the worst of the six home firebugs who start over 85 per cent of our home fires, ding to Chief Cremata. Other “‘firebugs”’ Here’s how he would grade the other five on the basis of National Fire Protection Association studies of home fire causes: Booby prize No. 2 goes to the chap who doesn’t inspect, clean and reapir his heating system and chimney at lease once a year — and thereby causes one of every four home fires. No. 3 is the electrical wizard — one of every eight homes that burn — who dotes on frayed cords, over loadtd circuits, misuses applianc- es and thinks 15-ampere safety fus- es are for sissies. Then there are the two guys — more likely gals — who, between them, manage to start one of every ten house fires; the kitchen fire- bug has a greasy stove, leaves un- watched burners going to ignite potholders and other easy burning items piled too near the open flames; her sister is the dilly who quickens fires with kerosene, dry Home firebug No. 6 performs his trick with hot ashes and coals puts them fresh from the stove or furnace into wooden and cardboard containers, or dumps them on the basement floor next to wooden walls, ld newspapers and rubbish and thus accounts for one of every 11 home fires. What To Do How do you stop these home fire- bugs? Chief Cremata has this Fire Prevention Week advice: “One of the best ways is to have your home inspected for fire ha- zards by experts — your firemen. Your fire department can held you spot and correct those unsafe con ditions which could cause a fire in your home.” Urging everyone’s cooperation in the Key West Home Fire Inspec- tion Program, the Chief pointed out that the International Association of Fire Chiefs are sponsoring a nation - wide campaign for just such home inspections as the most effective means of cutting the ter- rible toll of fire deaths among chil- dren. 8 New Chamber Directors Are Named To Serve The Chamber of Commerce yer hah Is On In France PARIS (®# — French police plan- SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER The Key West Citisen a For Quick Comm Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . . . Just DIAL 2.5661 o¢ 2.5662 Today BY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1954 OLD AND NEW—Ralph Faraldo, left, congratulates Father John Armfield on his election to replace Faraldo as president of Kiwanis for the coming year at last night's meeting. Other Election of officers took place officers named were Bill Neb- lett, first vice president: Joe Boza, second vice President; and William V. Albury, treasurer. Directors for the coming year will be Gleason Snow, Harold Campbell, Newt Ketchings, Ever- ett Sweeting, William Warner and C. R. Reagan.. A new sec- retary will be named. by the directors whon they take office early next year—Photo by Spil. Iman, Mobile Man Will Be Health Doctor Dr. Alfred J. Aselmeyer of Mobile, Ala., last night) was approved as county health offi- cer by the county commission. He will replace Dr. C. W. Morrison, who currently holds the office and who is resign- ing Oct. 15. ‘ Dr. Aselmeyer was recom: mended by Dr. George A, Da- me of the Florida State Board of Health. His salery will be $8,100 annually. ned. today to continue their questioning of’ Andre Baranes, al fellow-traveling newsman who ad- mitted passing French defense se- crets to the Communists. Baranes has implied that high figures yet | unnamed were involved in the growing spy scandal. The central figure so far in the case which already has involved three top civil servants, Baranes described himself last night as on- ly a ‘small fry.” 4 Indicating that others were in- volved, he told Examining Magis- trate Maj. Jean de Resseguier: “These are powerful people. Find | them yourself.” | The reporter for the left-wing} newspaper Liberation told De Res | seguier the information he passed | along to Jacques Duclos, France's No. 2 Communist, only made the Red leader laugh. “He laughed in my face and told me, ‘We already have that” Baranes said. “We are not the true authors of the leaks,” he asserted. As he left the hearing, Barnes called jauntily to photographers: “Take my picture tonight. I have a feeling soon you will have more important pictures to take.” The examining magistrate — whose function is similar to that ight i of a U.S. grand jury—already has eee eeninickeditrom \ questioned some of France’s top a 16-name ballot. The Chamber | political figures, including former |Premier Paul Reynaud. A sum- mailed out 417 ballots to the mem- | mons has been served on Duclos bership but only 220 were return-|a0d former Premier Joseph La- ed. - { (Capt. Willard Tells Kiwanis About Italy New Commanding Officer At Boca Chica Is Speaker Rome is the most intetest- ing city in Europe in Spite of what they say about Par- is, stated Captain C. 8. Will- ard, sommanding #fficer.of} the Boca Chica Naval Air Station, in an address to the members of the Kiwanis Club last night at their reg- ular meeting in the La Con- | cha hotel. Willard told of his previous ex- periences as a Naval officer that included the billet of being staff officer on ‘the NATO staff in Na- ples, Italy. Poverty In Italy The people in Italy are very poor, Willard said. He told of how the landlords in Naples put rents sky high when they heard the NATO would have its headquarters in Naples. He said that he lived in two rooms in a boarding house during his duty there. Willard added that he was no stranger to Key West. He said that he was in an aircraft squadron that operated from here in 1940 in what was called a “Neutrality Patrol.” Tried For California Willard continued that when he was being transferred from his NATO job, he listed nine choices for duty in the United States. Because his adopted home is Southern California, he requested eight of his choices in that area. | !The other, he requested any spot | in the USA except Washington, D. C. He was transferred to Key West. He said that he likes the weather | here and the informalities of Key West. Key Westers have shown him and his wife courteous treatment, Willard said, giving as an example the fact that Horace O’Bryant had given him two season tickets to the High School football games. IN THE | niel. | Here are the eight winners and | the number of votes each receiv-! ed: Joe Pinder, 153; Edwin Trevor, | RED SPIES DIE ATHENS, Greece (P — three | AGED JAP DIES ; Communist spies were executed in| TOKYO (®—Yukio Ozaki, Japan’s Salonika today. News reports said / “Grand Old Man” who sent the they had been convicted by a mili-|famed cherry trees to Washington U.S. A. Florida School Enrollment Hits New High Monroe County Has 6.02 Per Cent Jump Over September °53 TALLAHASSEE w® — Florida's first week school enrollment reached an unexpected new high of 602,657 children this year, sur- prising even State School Supt. Thomas D. Bailey. Bailey said today reports from the 67 county school superintend- ents showed 57,377 more children enrolled during the first week this year than the first week of school the preceding year. That was an increase of 10.5 per cent in enrollment. First week enrollments general- ly have been running about 6 to 8 per cent higher each year over the previous year.: The increase of 57,377 children in September is more than the 48,000 increase originally predicted by Bailey for tf entire school ‘year, Double Sessions Bailey reported 30,364 pupils in double sessions, an increase of sessions are running in 78 schools in 15 counties. There were 101 teaching posi- tions still unfilled during the first school week. Most of these are in elementary grades. To staff the classrooms, Bailey reported, coun- ties employed 1,319 teachers who hold temporary teaching certifi- cates or who have less than four {years of college training. The unexpectedly high first week enrollment figures make it neces- sary for Bailey’s office to revise upward all estimates of future en- rollments and the number of teach- ers and classrooms needed for the coming year. Teachers Needed Bailey said that based on 30 children to a teacher this year’s first week enrollment increase calls for 1,912 new teachers and the same number of new class- rooms. A building program already un- | der way will fall short of the needs despite the over 50 million dollars worth of construction being under- taken by the counties with state funds. Biggest enrollment increase this September is in Dade County. | There enrollment jumped 19,384 |pupils from 78.315 in 1953-54 to | 97,699 this year. This amounted to an increase of almost 25 per cent. Broward County had the next largest percentage increase, with 20.1 per cent more pupils. This year’s enrollment was 23,807 and compared with last year’s figure of 19,882. Few Decreases Seven counties showed small de- lcreases in enrollment, ranging from less than 1 per cent to 6 per | cent. They were Bradford, Holmes, Liberty, Okeechobee, Union and Washington. The enrollment and percentage increases included: | Alachua, up 783 pupils, 7.40 per Suwannee, 118; Glynn Arener, 116; William | tary court of illegally using a radio} a half century ago, died today at | 648, 6.30 per cent; Manatee, 241, | Arnold, 113; Toby Bruce, 34: an ESS to pass information to| his home near Yokohama. He was 3.56 per cent; Marion, 599, 6.01 Hampton, 90; Orvis Kerup, 89; Joe Pearlman, 82. | Pinder, Trevor, Archer, and Ar- nold will serve for two years; the others for one year. The other eight on the ballot fin- ished in this order: | C. B. Harvey, 79; George Ehr-! hart, 75; George Bonamy, 73; Carl | Bervaldi, 62; Mike Lanasa, 62; | Claude Spear, 61; Burt Garnett, 53; Mel Levitt, 52. | One ballot that arrived at the post office after the others were picked up was not counted yester- day. However, it would have made | no difference in the results of the eight who were elected. Pr Tron Curtain countries. NOTICE To Whom It May Concern: This is to'advise that Jack C, Leahy is not em- ployed by this firm as a salesman, nor connected with us in any manner. NAVARRO, INC. 601 Duval Street Telephone 2-7041 195, |per cent; Monroe, 270, 6.02 per |cent; Palm Beach, 2,141, 11.44 per | | cent; Pinellas, 2.445, 9.72 per cent; | Polk, 2,391, 8.77 per cent; Putnam, 418, 8.07 per cent; St. Johns, 44, | 1.07 per cent; St. Lucie, 422, 10.02 | per cent. | Sarasota, 561, 9.53 per cent; | Seminole, 306, 5.79 per cent. S aannninEaaieaiaeiememanmemmeee Cedar LATH and LUMBER for CRAWFISH TRAPS at Strunk Lumber 120: SIMONTON STREET PRICE FIVE CENTS No Word On Move By County In NAL Dispute’ Ye ~~ Legal Adviser Tells Commission Law Suit Will Be Filed Soon By DENIS SNEIGR The county commissioners talked about the airport at last night’s meeting but took no additional action on their squabble with National Airlines. At a special meeting September 80, the commissioners instructed their legal adviser, Paul Sawyer, to take ap- propriate legal action if NAL had not paid a $5,144 bill for use of Meacham Field by October 1. SS eee Re-naming Of Airport Asked Sheuld Meacham Field be re- mamed Key West International Airport? Gerald Saunders, chairman of the board of county com- missioners, suggested at last night’s commission meeting that the name Meacham means nothing throughout the United States but that the name of Key West is very well known. Reds Release Held Captive Private Are Freed By Communists PANMUNJOM (®) — Two Ameri- cans, a Marine flier and an Army private, were freed today after months as prisoners of the com- munists. The 8th Army identified the two as Marine Lt. Col. Herbert A. Peters of Seattle and Army Pfc. Charles Julius of Orlando, Fla. The Communists said Peters had been held since Feb. 5 when his L19 liaison plane made a forced landing near Kaesong, a Red base. The Army private was picked up last May after he stepped on a land mine a quarter mile north of the demarcation line, the Com- munists said. In Good Shape Rear Adm. Thomas Britain, sen- ior U.N. member of the Miliarty Armistice Commission, said both men appeared to have been well treated. He quoted the Marine officer as saying he became lost and when his plane ran out of gas he landed on the only airstrip in sight. It happened to be at Tosong, near the former Korean conference sight at Kaesong. Both men wore blue civilian suits and looked happy to be free, the admiral said. There was no explanation for the unusual procedure of barring newsmen and photographers from the area. Newsmen said it appeared possi- ble the U.N. Command suspected some Communist trickery. Rep. Papy Talks ‘To JCs Tonight ;cent; Bay, 535, 5.13 per cent; Leon, | State Representative Bernie C. Papy will address the Junior Chamber of Commerce ionight at 8 p. m. in their Flagler Avenue clubhouse. Topic of Rep. Papy’s talk will be the seven constitutional amend- ments to be voted on in the Novem- ber general election. One of the amendments, No. 6, would consoli- date the Monroe County and City of Key West tax offices. The. public is invited to attend tonight’s meeting. FISHING CAMP ROBBED Burglars broke into Tiny’s Place, Conch Key fishing camp, last night and took four outboard motors, the sheriff's department reported. NAL has not paid. Last night, Gerald Saun- ders, chairman of the board of county commissioners, asked what legal action Sawyer had taken. Sawyer said he had been confer- ring with Harold Wilde, county air- Port consultant, and that a law suit would be filed in the near future. Sawyer added that “we are pre- paring to take appropriate act- ion.” Quiet on Move He explained that he did not want to reveal publicly exactly what the (mature of the action would be be- cause he did not want to tip off NAL attorneys. “The press will be informed lat- er,” Sawyer said. 4 The $5,144 is for NAL’s use of the field since Jan. 1, until Aug. 31. Kae amet is computed on 50 cents each er landi and taking off athe fel a NAL has refused to pay the 50 cent per passenger fee. Instead, NAL has offered to pay the county $350 Per month from Jan. 1 until the proposed few faci- lities at Meacham Field are ready for use. The county estimates the improvements will be Teady by next June. Other Airport Matters In other airport business last night, the commissioner okayed in- stallation of a direct telephone line between Meacham Field and the control tower at Boca Chica Na- val Air Station. This is a safety measure for speedy communication between the two fields. Sawyer said it would cost about $20 to install and about $20 to $30 per month for rental. The commissioners also adopted a set of rules and regulations for Meacham Field. Advertising Signs A proposal to erect advertising signs at Meacham Field was turn- ed over to the airport. commitice and Wilde for consideration. Neil Saunders, who is in the out- door advertising business, offered | the county 35 cents per square foot for advertising space at the field. In other actions last night, the commission approved $1,000 for the |tax collector, Howard Wilson, to | mail out tax bills. The commissioners also endors- ed a proposal to build a second overseas highway between Big Pine Key and the mainland. British Officers Will Visit Here Rear Adm. Walter Thomas Cou- chman and Cdr. S. S. Laurie, both of the British Navy, will arrive here at 2:32 p. m. tomorrow ‘o visit units of the Naval Station They will be accompanied by Cdr. D. B. Law of the British Joint Services Mission, Washing- ton. The three officers will arrive on National Airlines. They will be met by Rear Adm. G. C. Towner, commander of the Naval Base, and Capt. C. L. Mur- Phy, chief of staff. GUARDS WITHDRAWN NEW DELHI #—The last Indian troops guarding trade routes in- side Tibet have been withdrawn in compliance with 4 new Indian- Chinese agreement on Tibet, the Indian government radio said to- x