The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 15, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the * most equabie climate in the country, with an’ average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV Ne. 245 THE | SUMMONS SIGNED—County Court Judge Raymond R. Lord (seated) signs summions to notify National Airlines that petition for eviction has been filed. Looking on are Paul Sawyer (left), county legal adviser, and Gerald Saunders, chairman of the board of county commissioners.— Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. Petition Filed For Ouster Of National Hearing Slated For Tuesday Before County Judge Lord By DENIS SNEIGR _A petition asking that National Airlines be evicted from Meacham Field was filed today in County Court. _ Judge Raym the time for a hearing. “? The county is seeking to oust [AL for non-payment of $5,144 in rent from January 1, Paul Sawyer, county legal ad- viser, filed the petition at 9 a. m. At 9:50 a. m., Judge Lord signed the summons, Summons To Be Served It is expected that the summons will be served on NAL in Miami this afternoon. The petition says NAL is a ten- ant on a month-to-month basis and that NAL is in default since the airline has not paid the county since January 1. The petition further states that on October 11 the county served NAL with a written notice to either pay the rent within three days or vacate the field. The airline has neither paid the. rent nor vacated the field, the petition continues, and also says that NAL is wrongfully holding possession of the premises, The petition asks that @ sum- mons be issued requiring NAL to vacate or show cause why not within not less than three days or more than five days from the date of service of the summons. Final Judgment Asked Finally, the petition asks for a final judgment, including costs for the county, i The October 11 notice to vacate or pay was signed by County Com- missioner Clarence Higgs, vice chairman of the board of county commissioners. : The Monroe County-NAL dispute began January 1 when the county placed a new rate schedule in ef- fect at Meacham Field. The new rate was based on a 50-cent charge for each passenger. landing or taking off at the field. NAL flatly refused to pay the fee or charge it to the passengers, The $5,144 the county says is due is based on the 50-cent charge plus $35 per month rent for the frame building NAL occupies at the field. Airline’s Offer The airline has offered to pay $350 per month from January 1 until proposed improvements at the field are completed, The line said it would pay $600 a month after the improvements are ready, possibly next June. The Civil Aeronautics Authority has tentatively allocated $130,000 (Continued on Page Eight) ————_—___—. OPEN ALL SATURDAY MORNING Sieh Linker 120 SIMONTON, near City Hall August 31, 1954. Veterans Da tad Parade Route: Is Announced aie The route for the colorful Veterans Day Parade No- vember 11 was announced today by the joint veterans committee in charge of the activities. The parade will get under way at 7:30 p. m, at the corner of Du- val and Front Streets, proceed a- long Truman Avenue to the Bay- view Park where it will disband. Local civie and military digni- taries will w the Parade from fof Tange one be located at the. ion of Southard and Duval Streets. The theme for the first Veterans i will be “Lest We For- Trophy Presentation The local veterans groups are of- fering beautifully engraved troph- ‘ies as follows: Best military float depicting the theme of the Parade) Best civilian float depicting the theme of the parade; best band, best civilian marching unit; and the best military marching unit. The trophies will be presented at the Veterans Day Dance to be held at the, American Legion Home on Stock Island following the parade. The joint committee has already received many entries. All organi- zations have been invited to parti- cipate in the event. Planning Group The committee will meet on Sat- urday at 1:30 p, m. at the Legion Home on Stock Island to further the plans. Vance C. Stirrup, Past, Com- tmander of Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, is the general chairman and is assisted on the committee by Legionnaires Paul L. Mesa, Jr., William Utermark, Carl L. Saw- yer, Tony Leskosky, U. J. Delga- do, Norman Kranich, Francis Pio- dela, Cliff Schumacher, and Nor- -|man Whitesides. The DAV Chapter 33 is repre- sented by Commander Anthony Ul- char, VFW Post 3911 is represent- ed by Commander Charles Machin; William Weech Post 168, Am. Le- gion by Commander Jose Planas; ‘VFW Post 6021 by Commander Lang Milian, Lt. William P. Win- slow, Jr., Fleet Sonar School, re- Presents the local Navy command. Y they added. Ferry Due Here This Afternoon The “City of Key West” will arrive here late this afternoon and will resume ferry. service fe Cardenas, Cubs, Saturday Officials. Cari jid today: that @ full load of 90 passengers have been made for the trip scheduled. to leave here at 8 a, m. Saturday, It was neces- essary to turn down several re- quests for reservations for cars, * The ship has been in Miami for repairs during this week's bad weather. New Division Chairman Named For Chamber New Chamber of Commerce di- vision chairmen were named in an election today. Of the nine men, only one was re-elected from the past term. He was Mel Levitt, had of the Hotel and Motel Division. The new heads are: Restaurants, bars and amuse- ments, John Carbonell; real estate, finance and insurance; J. Otto Kirchheiner; building and construc- tion Philip Toppino; professional, Aquilino Lopez, Jr. Diversified, Earl Adams; auto- motive, Virgil Hargis; industry,” Neil Knowles; wholesale and re- ail, Harry J. Lurie. The new heads will serve for one year. Japan Plans Arms Projects TOKYO (#—Japan was drawn up a three-year plan. calling for an, outlay of 80 million dollars to re- vive her aircraft and munitions industries, the newspaper Asaai re- ported today. The newspaper said the plan calls for the United States to meet i two thirds of the cost. ' Asahi said the government draft- ed the plan to present to the United States in forthcoming talks in. Washington between Prime Min- ister Shigeru Yoshida and top’ American leaders. ‘ For Sale . °51 Buick Convertible Completely Equipped, Low Mileage, One Owner TELEPHONE 2-2559 SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1954 Papy Honored At Testimonial Dinner Here Hundreds Hail Legislator For 20 Years Service More than 250 citizens, from all corners of Monroe County, gathered last night in the La Concha hotel to pay homage to the man who has represented them for 20 years in the Florida legislature, State Represen- tative Bernie C. Papy. The Lions Club sponsored the af- fair which was arranged as an ex- pression of gratitude for Mr. Pa- py’s contributions to Monroe Coun- ty in general and his efforts in sav- ing millions of dollars in valuable key: nds for county use in par- ticular. : Friends Present Present at the dinner were scores of his close friends, along with hun- dreds of other grateful Monroe Countians from Key West to Key Largo. The speechmaking was kept to a minimum, but everyone knew what they were there for. High point of the evening was when ‘Lion Gerald Saunders pre- sented Rep. Papy with a plaque in recognition of meritorius ser- vice. “Credit for a great part of the growth and prosperity we are en- joying today is due to the man we are honoring tonight,” said Saunders, “‘At great personal sac- rifice of time and money, he has worked tirelessly on such projects as getting us a highway and a wa- terline.” Activity Lauded “His latest project, and I refer to the acquisition of the valuable fore # ned overwhelmed at ‘this. With God-given health, T hope that} @ I can carry on proval.” ia, Ea: hooves us to express our gratitude’ at this time.” .. - . Lions’ Creed IN THE U.S.A. 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 United Appeal Is Under - Way; $55,000 Goal Set Miami Man, Shulenberger, Quick Acquitted On Manslaughter Charge Albury and Esquinaldo won the final round in the got off to its official start with a “kick-off breakfast” Quick case. Edward Peter Quick, 23-year-old sailor charged with Advises “Positive Attitude” By SUE The 1954 United Commu the La Concha Hotel. JONES 3 nity Chest-Red Cross Appeal at Goal for this year’s appeal is 55,000 dollars which : i ill go to the 12 agencies th: manslaughter, was found not guilty yesterday evening |W ® gencies that make up the Key West by a six-man Criminal Court jury before Judge Thomas Community Chest and the Red Cross, co-sponsors of the 8. Caro. Today, Quick was once more un- der Naval jurisdiction. “Quick will not face a court mar- tial,” said Capt. C. L. Murphy, chief of staff. “He will be made available for duty.” It has been rumored that Quick would be tried by a Navy court whether the Criminal Court found him innocent or guilty. Statement Called For However, it was learged that be- fore a Navy. trial of Quick, the Na- vy requires a statement from the civil court ring the not guilty verdict was grave miscarriage of justice. This statement then would be for- warded to the Secretary of the Navy for action. The manslaughter charge was filed against Quick as a result of an auto accident. The state said he was the driver of a car that overturned and killed Debbie Mar- tell, 25 + year - old Miami Beach model. Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., and William V. Albury — represented Quick at a preliminary hearing be- Justice af the Peace Roy Ham- ¢ Hamlin’s’ Decision After hearing ‘testimony of three witnesses who were in the car at ‘time of the crash, Hamlin de- He cited the Lions creed, which| si = ter ee » liberal in my praise I will seek to build rather than destroy.” “Bernie-has fought to byild our city, our county ahd our state,” Saunders declared. Former City Commissioner Louis M. J. Eisner was toastmaster for last night’s affair, Speakers were introduced by Lions Club president} | Edelmiro Morales. A program of entertainment was also presented. Among Those Present Guests included: Admiral and Mrs. George C. Towner, Captain and Mrs. C. L. Murphy, State At- torney and Mrs? J. Lancelot Les- ter, County Solicitor and Mrs. Al- lan B. Cleare, Mayor and Mrs. C. B. Harvey, William R. Neblett, De- mocratic nominee for the state and Mrs. Neblett and Sheriff and Mrs. John Spotswood. Cuban Consul and Mrs. Oscar Morales, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Campbell, County Clerk and Mrs. Earl Adams, County Commission- ers Joe Allen and Harry Harris, County Judge and Mrs. Thomas Ca- ro and County Tax Collector Ho- it Judge and Mrs. ino Lopez, Jr., County Atiagheg ant Mrs. Paul Sawyer, County Judge pe Pcotl aggre Lord, City al irs. Enrique juinal- do, City Commissioners Tak De- laney and Louis Carbonell, Bernie © ee = Mr. and Mrs. jorman » daughter and son- in-law of Mr. on EDWARD PETER QUICK » «found not guilty. However, Quick was immediate- ly re-arrested on a direct informa- tion filed by Allen B. Cleare, Jr., county solicitor. = Yestérday's trial was a result the re-arrest. The jury was out almost two hours. Last summer Quick was the cen- ter of a dispute between the Navy and the sheriff's department from June 23, day of the accident, until Aug. 9. Navy Stand The Navy refused to release Quick to the sheriff unless the sheriff signed an agreement gay- ing Quick would be returned to the Navy after the trial or completion of sentence. ee The sheriff's office said it had no authority to sign such an agree- ment. The sheriff and the Navy finally compromised on an agreement. The sheriff agreed to notify the Navy of the trial’s result. On Aug. 9, Quick was released to the sheriff. Quick is from Elenville, N. Y. Second Annual Knights of Columbus COLUMBUS CASA MARINA DAY BALL HOTEL PATIO Saturday, October 16 Dancing ROOM AIR-CONDITIONER TO BE GIVEN AWAY MANY DOOR PRIZES Ticket, $2.50 Tourney Held Here Pictured In Latest ‘Life’ The national spearfishing tournament, held here recent- ly, is reported on in seven pho- tos and text in the Oct. 18 issue of Life Magazine. The photos show underwater - and surface shots of the tour- nament which was staged a- long the reef off Key West. One of the photos shows the winning team — the Pinder brothers ef Miami, Art, Don and Fred. Girls Take |Over City Government Stiff Sentences Are Handed Out In City Court By JIM COBB There were plenty of ju- dicial hi-jinks this morning during a “special” session of city court. Oceasion was the annual Girl's Day program sponsored by the Key West Business and Professional Women’s Club when girls from the senior classes of the Key West High School and the Convent of Mary Immaculate took over the administration of the city govern- ment. Posts from the mayor on down to police patrolmen and firemen were filled by the comely lasses, City hall observers agreed that it was a vast improvement at least from the visual angle. Efficient Cops The police department did an ef- ficient job — as was evidenced by the size of the city court docket this morning. City judge Joanne Atwell heard cases ranging from charges of in- terupting a funeral procession to being “drunk and disorderly.” Defendants were hapless boys rounded up in a raid at the high school this morning. After hearing the evidence in ac- cepted city court fashion, under the guidance of City Clerk Victor Lang, Miss Atwell handed out stiff sentences to most of the defendants. How They Decided For example, Norman Allen was | found guilty to interrupting a fun- eral procession, despite the fact that a witness, Red Stickney claim- ed he merely got lost on the way to school and wandered into the | procession. Allen was sentenced to tell a joke. He did. Johny DeMerritt was the only de- fendant to beat the rap this morn-| ing. He was charged with “nude| bathing” by police officer Rose | Yates. “How else would I take a bath?” | || Sundays, 3:00 P.M. to KICK-OFF Shahabecger of Midmi gave the keynote address at the kick- off bresfast for the United Community Chest-Red Cross Appeal at the La Concha Hotel this morning. Advance gifts to- taling $1,521 were reported at moon today. — Citizen -Staff Photo, Don Pinder. | Hazel Smashes Carolina Coast WILMINGTON, N.C. (@—Hurri- cane Hazel, still packing winds o f 100 miles an hour, smashed its way northward through eastern North Carolina today after wreak- ing havoc along 120 miles of the Carolinas coastline. There were no immediate re- ports of serious casualties among the well-warned residents of the coast. Most of them sought safer quarters. A few minor injuries were .reported from falling debris. Property damage ran into mil- lions of dollars as the storm tore up coastal installations, washed away houses and snarled commun- ications. Heaviest damage was caused by towering waves gener- ated by the windstorm. Moves On North It was moving north at about 27 miles an hour and the Weather Bureau said it gradually would lose force as it moved over the land across North Carolina, Vir- ginia and into the North Atlantic states. Rains will be heavy over. all the states in advance of the storm. The tropical storm, which wrought heavy damage and loss of life in Haiti Tuesday, struck the U.S. mainland a severe blow, but towering waves caused more dam- age along the coast than wind. (Continued on Page Eight) ORCHESTRA FOR DANCING Every Friday and Satur- day, 10:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. 6:00 P.M. American Legion. Club Lounge For Legionnaires and united drive: The arrival of guest speaker Dutch Shulenberger dispelled fears that National Airlines had already stopped flying into Key West. Shulenberger, Miami insurance man, who was introduced by Bill Neblett, Community Chest presi- dent, kept his audience in the pro- verbial stitches with his humorous allusions and stories, In a more serious vein, Shulen- berger stressed the necessity of adopting a “positive attitude” in Taising funds for the appeal. Study Urged He urged volunteer workers to study the material that was given to them so that they explain just what a United Appeal will accom- Plish. “It is simply a. problem of eon- veying to people in ways they un- |derstand, the aims of the Com- munity Chest and why they should contribute to the fund,” he said, Shulenberger is particularly “ adept at @ Serious thought in a funny story, and in his ~ brief talk this morning combined humor and serious thought in an unforgettable talk. His closing remark was to the effect that he was sure that in spite of Dior, the end of the appeal would not find the Key West Com- munity Chest “flat.” Advance Gifts Campaign chairman Sam Col- lins announced at the be; ot the kick off that advance gifts to- taling $750 dollars had already been received. Included in this a- mount is the $500 firm of, the Florida National Bank of Key. West. Collins also reported that the telephone company business office was the first to report 100 per cent Solicitation and 100 per cent con- tributions. Telephone contributions averaged $13 per person, He introduced Captain D. H. Me- Clintock, Navy campaign chair- man who said that the Navy was ready to “carry its full share” and that $625 had been contributed. Navy’s Drive Each command in the appointed an officer who will a as “Command Chairman” and who will see that all Naval Personnel, military and civilian are as to the purpose and need for the campaign. Each individual service- ‘man or civilian employee will be given an opportunity to contribute. Movie shorts will be shown in conjunction with the campaign at oe Navy theaters. iam Plunkert, Ui repre- Sentative, told the veone, and of- ficials that the Key West campaign had - — oe a gotten off to a “fine He added that the was “realistic” in ou aes aa that the average goal throughout the country was $4 per capita. Local Goal ‘The Key West works about $1 per p Ace $49 Phunkert stressed that “you do not give to the Community Chest = you give to the agencies are in the Chest.” By ny