The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 13, 1954, Page 1

Key West. Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit SCRAPBOOK PRESENTED—Mrs. Mary Lee Graham, left. outgoing president of the Chamber of Commerce, was this morning presented with a scrapbook containing a record, through newspaper clippings, etc., of Chamber achievements under her leadership. The book was prepared and pre- sented by the Merchants Division of the Chamber, ‘xepresented by Mrs. Kathleen Lucas, right, chairman of the group.—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. Poinciania PTA Endorses Fluoridation After Debate’ By JIM COBB Controlled fluoridation of Monroe County’s water supply was endorsed by a vote of 65 to 24 following a debate on the issue at a meeting of the Poinciana School Parent - Teachers Association last night. ‘ Dr. Delio Cobo and Dr, John R. Gunderson, both dentists, argued|» in the affinmative and ne A. Dou- is & re- jod; the audience by a show of hands said that they prefer fluori- dation of the water supply, He » One Thing Proved _ ‘The: debate proved one thing either one side or the other was giving out misinformation. Their stories conflicted that much. Drs. Cobo and Gunderson based their argument on the fact that cli- nical tests have shown that one part per million of sodium fluo- ride in drinking water is not poi- sonous and that it %as been pro- ven conclusively that fluoride is ‘beneficial in the prevention of tooth decay among children. Douglass argued vaguely that fluoride is “rat poison’ and that the United States Public Health Service “‘are a bunch of crooks and the doctors and dentists: won't do anything about it.” Dr. Cobo made the first presen- tation. . Dentist’s View He said that as a dentist he is in- terested in saving teeth and that he felt it is his responsibility to enlighten the people on fluoridation. Dr. Cobo pointed out that the chief objection he has run into is the “compulsory” aspect of the program, “But nobody is going to ram flu- oridation down your throat,’ he 8 p “I defy anyone to prove ‘to me that sodium fluoride in the amount of one part per million is danger- ous in any way,” Dr. Cobo added. Not injurious “I was born and raised in this community and I am going to have to face you people the rest of my life. I am certainly not going to advocate anything that would be injurious to you or your children,” he continued, He declared that he is in favor of adding fluoride to the water sup- ply because it is the most efficient and economical method of admin- istering it. Dr. Cobo also pointed (Continued on isa mikes ¥ MOTICE! Woricei _ Anthon De Note, Eye Specialist Will Be Here For ‘ Consultation On SATURDAY, OCT. 16 For Appointment . . . CALL DR. J. A. VALDES, TELEPHONE 2-7821 Hi zel Heads For Bahamas MIAMI (#—The Miami ather issued *thi®® 13:19" a.m, (EST) advisory on hurricane Haz- el: 2 Hurricane Hazel was centered at “]latitude 21.4 north, longitude 7: west,.or near the northeast end, the island of Great Inagua in southeast Bahamas at 11 a.m. (EST). It is moving in a direction be- tween north and. north-northeast at 8 miles per hour. Apparently the hurricane lost some force pass- ing through the mountainous sec- tions bordering the Windward channel. Highest winds are esti- mated about 75 miles per hour over a small area near the center and gales extend outward 75 miles in all quadrants. The storm should regain strength today and tonight as it moves be- tween Mayaguana and the Caicos Islands into the open Atlantic. Precautions should be continued in the southeast Bahamas against high winds and abnormally high tides until the storm passes. Ship- ping in the path should exercise caution. Continued movement in the same direction and at about the same speed is indicated for the next 12 to 18 hours. The next advisory will be at 5 p.m. (EST). GOODRICH WILL TAKE MENDOZA DONATIONS Danny Goodrich, secretary of No. 1 Fire Station, has announced that he will accept any contribu- tions intended for Charles G. Men- doza who has reported that his son Timothy is in a hospital in Havana. Mendoza, who says that the boy is suffering from a rare blood di- sease, wired The Citizen yesterday that he was in the Cuban capital and needed money. Anyove wishing to give funds is asked to contact Goodrich at the Fire Station or by phoning 2-8424. CHILDREN KILLED 'BY LAND MINE SEOUL #—Four small Korean children uncovered a derdly play- thing Monday in a neighborhood playground at Chungju, 80 miles southeast of here. The children, two boys and two girls ranging in age from 3 to 10, touched off the delicate trigger of a land mine, buried im the war. All were killed. AWNING WINDOWS Seek Lauber 420 SIMONTON, near Bank Outgoing Hea Of Chamber Honored Today Mrs. Graham Is Given Scrapbook By Merchants Div. The Merchants’ Diyision of the Key West Chamber of Commerce today presented Mrs. Mary Lee Graham, im- mediate past president of the Chamber, with a serapbook inscribed with her name and: term of and filled with a chronological record. of \newspaper clippings show- ing the activities and achievements of the Cham- ber during her year as presi- dent. Mrs. Graham turned over the Chamber gavel to its newly - elect- ed president, Edwin Trevor, earl- ier this week, and attended this morning’s meeting as an invited guest of the Division. For the past year as president, however, she has attended most of the Division’s meetings. Mrs. Kathleen Lucas, Chairman of the Merchants’ Division, made the presentation this morning, pointing out that this has been one of the busiest years the Chamber generally, and the merchants’ group in particular, has experienc- ed. Mrs. Lucas went on to say that Mrs. Graham had _ personally served on most committees .— re- presenting countless hours of tedi- ous work, and had succeeded in instilling in other members some of her own lively enthusiasm, She ended the presentation ‘to Mrs, Graham: “We believe that the success enjoyed by our Cham- ber of Commerce this year is the direct result of our many mem- bers working hard and working to- gether — unified and led by our president. “Although we are most happy to welcome our new Chamber pre- sident, Edwin Trevor — and know he will do a wonderful job — we are certainly going to miss you at these weekly meetings, and you have a standing invitation to join us whenever possible.” NOTHING COMPARABLE! PROTECT YOUR ROOF with ALUMA-TITE ALUMINUM ROOF COATING Aluma-Tite water proofs any type of roof for ten or more years. Aluma-Tite insulates your home, office or trailer .. . up to 20 degrees cooler in summer . . «warmer in winter. 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Uses West Palm Field Burton said: “‘Aerovias Q flies into West Palm Beach field which is a military field operated by the Air Force and Aerovias Q, with Navy per- mission, could operate gt Boca NAL Burton also said that office in Key West regul ndeece dies reservation requests for space on Aerovias Q from people who are driving to Key West. \ He said motorists call at NAL offices in various cities and re- quest space on Q from Key West to Havana. The NAL office tele- types the NAL office here and when the=space is confirmed, the NAL office at Key West teletypes that information to the point of or- gin. Aid to “Q” “Obviously,” said Burton, “‘Na- tional is getting no reverue from someone driving to: Key West, yet we have been handling such re- servations for Q for years.” Allen also said ‘National has Placed every stumbing block pos- sible in the way of our county com- missioners to retard and kill the Meacham improvements.” “We look at air traffic on an area basis,” Burton said. “We feel that the more traffic that comes into an area, the better because we will get our share.” He also said that when the Key West - Cardenas ferry started op- erations, the NAL office in Key West sent a teletype message to all the offices in the 33 cities where NAL operates, outlining details of the ferry operation. Ferry Info Given “This information again,” he said, “was for people driving to Key West. We can give them the ferry schedule and the fares.” Burton further said that NAL will resist the county’s efforts tq oust the line from Meacham Field. On Monday a notice to quit the field was served on NAL by the county, - The notice says NAL owes the county $5,144 in back rent and landing fees. Asked what action NAL would take, Burton said: “We will turn the matter over to our attorneys.” urvey To Decide Setti By BILL GIBB For some time Key West has been desperately in need of an institute of higher learning. Now through the efforts of R. E. Griener there appears to be a chance that this need will be fulfilled by bringing in an extension of the University of Miami. Dan Steinhoff, Jr., dean of the evening division, has informed Gri- ener that if sufficient interest is shown in a survey, every attempt will be made to extend programs similar to those now being used NAL Man Of Trying To Oust “Q” x kk Sawyer To Defend County In Suit Paul Sawyer, county legal adviser, will defend the county commission in the State Road Department's suit to recover 20 million dollars worth of land deeded to the county by the state. The SRD is suing to have the land —former Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District acre- age — deeded to the SRD. Hurricane Hits Haiti; Scores Dead, Injured PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti # — Hurricane Hazel swept almost all of the town of Jeremie into the sea and caused the death or injury to. more than 200 persons in its ystrike across the southwest penin- sula of this reports. said today. a xk & Dentes Charge County Has Cash Balance Of $274,165 Begining Of New Fiscal Year Shows Good Condition The county had a cash balance of $274,165.58 on September 380, the end of the fiscal year. This figure was read last night by Earl Adams, county clerk, as Part of the county’s annual re- Port to the state comptroller. At the beginning of the last fis- cal year, Oct. 1, 1953, the balance was $152,483.75. Other Assets Listed Other assets are courthouse, $300,000; jail, $50,000; two county homes, $48,000; fire station No. 3 and fire equipment on the Keys, $25,000; airport, $150,000; beaches and pavillions, $315,000; hospital and clinic buildings, $370,000; furni- ture and equipment in county equipment, $12,500; road improve- No one could say how high the: ments, $530,000., Total asscts, $2,- casualty figures might go. A radio report from Marfranc rubber experimental station in the area hit yesterday said two men from Jeremie reported: The prison hospital was swept away. Homes of nuns and priésts were washed into the sea and the bank damaged. Most of the small- er homes in the town vanished under the pounding of the hurri- cane driven waters. Survivors Ask Aid The two men gave their report after struggling to the rubber sta- tion over a .mountain path. There was no official estimaie of the dead or injured, or of prop- erty damage. The two survivors from Jeremie urged that a special appeal be sent to President Paul Magliore for help. The settlement of the: Marfranc rubber experimental station of the U. S. Department of Agriculture was washed away. The only connection with Jere- mie was by the footpath that wound over a mountain. Roads were impassable. A steady rain hampered relief work today ‘and impeded communications. On North Coast Jeremie is on the north coast of the peninsula over a narrow moun- tain road that is dangerous in the best weather. It ranks as the sec- ond city on the peninsula, right behind Aux Cayes, a bustling port of 20,000 in the fertile Torbeck plain. . Five Scipa employes, including three Americans, were marooned in Damiens College five miles north of Port-au-Prince yesterday while establishing radio communi- cation with Aux Cayes. The Americans were Scipa di- rector Edwin Astle ,business man- ager Malcolm Jensen and extension U specialist George Vandenberg, a radio ham. Of Extension Work [Key West May Get Resident College Co in North Miami and Ft. Lauder- dale. O’Bryant Approves For the time being a special com- mittee composed of Griener, 0’- i has been to our town. — Although, of trious man or higher learning “ 114,665.58. Liabilities are, beach bonds, $169,000 and building certificates, $295,000 for a total of $464,000. Bonds Paid Off During the year, the county paid off $11,000 in beach bonds and $19,000 in building certificates. In other business. at last night’s county commission meeting, it was announced that Howard E, Wilson, tax collector, collected in occupa- tional licenses $2,776 for the state and $1,658.21 for the county. The commissioners also ‘re-hired John P. Goggin as county en- gineer on the same basis as last year. He receives 10 per cent of the value of road contracts that are awarded. Auto Inspection Deadline Friday An estimated two thousand Key West motorists face penalties un- less they obtain auto inspection stickers by the Friday deadline. That information was released to- day by City Tax Collector Archie Roberts who said that only 6,081 of an expected 8,000 motorists have showed up at the Number Two fire station for the semi-annual safety checks. He pointed out that after Friday, a one dollar penalty will be charged tardy motorists — in addition to the $1.50 inspection fee. The inspections’ are being held daily from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., ex- cept during the noon hour, and from 9 a. m. to noon on Saturday. ATLANTA (#—Customers spent | a record 884 million doliars to get | their clothes cleaned in laundries | last year, says the American In-| stitute of Laundering. dence courses this medium is limit- ed, particularly for service person- | nel, and he or she can better ob-| tain satisfaction under the more in- timate association and guidance of | resident teachers. Nothing takes | the place of the privilege of per- sonal discussions with the teacher | over any question which may arise! pertaining to the subject or sub- jects of your choice, Because so many young Navy In Further Talk With Airlines Senior And Junior C. Of C. Representatives Ask Parley By DENIS SNEIGR The Chamber of Commerce and the Junior Chamber of Commerce got a polite but firm brush-off last night when they tried to step into the controversy between the county and National Airlines. Actually, the county’s ultimatum to NAL to pay its bill by October 1 or get out was handed to a NAL repre- sentative September 16. Laubscher wanted to ar- range a meeting between NAL and the commissioners but he wanted an assurance of complete cooperation from the commissioners be- fore even asking NAL. Forum * Knight wanted the commission- ers to appear at an open fourum with NAL men to discuss the mat- ter. a The commisigners told Laubsch- er they would meet with George Baker, president of NAL, but that they could not see much use of meeting with his subordinates. The commissioners told Knight they wuld send Harold Wilde, coun- ty airport consultant to the Jaycee forum. Knight Said he preferred a mem- ber of the commission rather than Wilde. The commissioners unanimously the forum anyway. “\ wish the Chamber of Com- merce and the Jaycees had shown some interest in this matter be- fore we came to this ninth hour,” said Gerald Saunders, chairman of the board of county commissioners. Z As the meeting opened, Laubsen- er said: “The National Airlines contro- versy was discussed today by a five-man Chamber of Commerce committee. A number of our busi- ness members view with alarm the possible eviction of National.” He went on to say that the cham- ber wants “‘to call members of your group and National Airlines to mediate the controversy but we want assurance of your complete men have had to interrupt their (Continued on Page Eight) | on ation before asking Nation- Commissioner Joe Allen said: “We have the interest of the com- munity and the county at heart. If that was not so we would have taken this’ action (the eyiction) long ago. We want the matter set- tled amicably and honorably, “1 am not in favor of holding up the eviction proceedings,” he added. “If anything can be done by a meeting, all right.” “I will phone National Airlines tomorrow and ask them to talk it over ore more time,” Laubscher said. “You are wasting your time and our time unless the board is going to retreat from its position and I don’t think it is,” Paul Sawyer, county legal adviser, told Laubsch- er. distance calls,” Saywer continued, “trying to settle this and Baker isn’t going to give «n inch.” “Unless you can get Baker him- self to the meeting, your efforts are useless,” said Saunders. “We have talked with Baker’s subordin- ates and they turn a deaf ear to our proposals.” No Guarantee “T can’t guarantee who will come to the meeting from National,” Laubscher said. “Tl meet with Baker anywhere in Monroe County,” Allen said. “Even on the county line if neces- og “I hope you won’t tie us up in| locations,” Laubscher said. “We won't,” Allen replied, “but any such meeting must be in Mon- roe County.” Commissioner said: “Unless National has its final of- fer in writing, 1 can’t see anything Frank Bentley Apparently as a result of a story in The Citizen yes- terday which told of NAL being notified to quit Meacham Field, Harold Laubscher, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, and Harry Knight, of the Junior chamber, ap- peared at last night’s county commission meeting. unless Baker is present,” Saun- ders said. In inviting the commissioners to the open forum with NAL repre- sentatives at the Jaycee Clubhouse Tuesday at 8 p. m., Knight said “the facts have not been made known to the public.” “Vl be busy Tuesday night,’ Allen said. “1 can’t make it.” Saunders said “it might be well to get Wilde here from Miami for the forum.” “We have had many public meet- ings on this matter and how many of the public have come here for those meetings?” Saywer asked Knight. “I advise against public debate,” Sawyer continued. “It is beneath the dignity of a governing body to leave its seat of government and debate an issue at an open forum.” “Is there something you are afraid of?” Knight asked. “1 don’t like your implication that there is anything secret 2- passed a motion sending Wilde to sai lines, it will be mission cha: be here. It is “We already mi to see- Baker, “This wouldn Knight said. “It would be a tional if Allen meets with B: uer 5 “Yes,” Knight answered. “You are better than we are,” (Continued on Page Eight) to be aceomplished by this propos- ed meeting.” “1 won't promise to be there “City Of Key West” To Sail Saturday The “City of Key West” will not sail and Cardenas, Cuba, vantage of bad weather by Hurricane Hazel to m: repairs on the ship in a drydock. The officials said that Tosotvatjens Sie. « Salt of c: and more: than 80 passengers the trip Saturday, NEW GRAND JURY BUICK Roadmaster, Sedan, Lights;