The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 18, 1954, Page 1

Gey West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an ‘average tange of only 14° Fahrenheit Key West Citisen THE Saturday hours, 37 minutes in the air, Fuhrimian landed at Meacham field here and was @oconut' as 2 symbol of the southernmost city of the United S| , ager, greeted Fuhriman on arrival—Photo by Spillman. » George Faraldo, airport man- “Flying Farmer” Heads Home After Record Flight To K.W. Utah Rancher Is Feted For Not-Stop , b¢anada f , Delbert A. Fuhriman, the Flying Farmer, was en- route from Key West to his Tremonton, Utah, home. to- day with a new light plane record in his belt. He took off from Meacham Field yesterday: after- noon — about 24 hours after he landed here to.complete & 2,800 mile non-stop flight from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in 24 hours and 87 minutes.. His solo flight is a world’s record for light aircraft un-]1951 by Max Conrad, a professional der 150 horsepower. nt ne pot saaghoe aad ‘The previous record was set in ingeles Brings Maple Leaves Ses] When the lanky Fubriman climb- Troubles Pile Up ed from his Cessna 170 Saturday ---All Because afternoon, he handed George Far- aldo, airport manager, a branch Of A Broken Toe Mrs. Nellie Jones who lives from a maple tree. ‘He explained that the aiport ma- nager at Vancouver Is:and had on Flagler Avenue is proof of the old pessimistic view that troubles never come singly. sent the leaves as a token Mrs. Jones has had an ample share of misfortune in the past few months. It all started when the lady In question broke her little toe. The doctor ordered her to stay off the injured foot for a month, Mrs. Jones obediently took to using crutches to get around, which worked out satisfactorily until one day she placed a crutch on the uninjured foot. Result: A broken foot. With both feet out of commis- sion, a wheel chair seemed in order. Things rolled along very well until one day the chair col- lapsed, and this time Mrs. Jones emerged with two broken ribs. Do you thing that was suffi- cient woe for anyone for a de- cade or so? Well, it wasn’t all for Mrs. Jones. After she had completely re- covered from the broken toe, broken foot, and broken ribs, she was just beginning to ge? around and do her household chores again. So she took a bas- ket of trash to the back yard in order to empty it over the picket fence. Guess what happened? Yep, she slipped, fell on the fence and broke two more ribs. When she was questioned as to whether her multiple mis- fortunes had given her a dis- mal outlook, Mrs. Jones seem- ed to feel that there are lots worse human agonies than a few broken bones. Fubriman a co- ‘one of the palms grow- ing at Meacham Field. Saturday evening, the city hon- ored Fuhriman with a dinner at Raul’s Restaurant. Mayor C. 8B. Harvey presented the pilot with a key to the city. Gasoline Left Fuhtiman landed here with 32 gallons of gas in the plane’s tanks. He started with 190 gallons. He estimated the 32 gallons would have taken him another 600 miles. Fubriman said he didn’t continue non-stop to Cuba because he neg- lected to bring maps for that area. During the flight, he said he added oil to the plane’s 145 - horse- power engine every three hours by means of a funnel and hose. an did not use stay-awake drugs on his Jong flight. “T was a little sleepy early Sat- urday morning,” he said, ‘‘but snapped out of it after daylight.” Used Oxygen at 16-000 During the night he used oxygen when he took his plane up to 16,- 000 feet. He continued the oxygen until he began letting down this side of Tallahassee. Fuhriman, who bought his plane Second-hand two years ago, over- hauled the engine himself and in- Stalled two additional gas tanks for the flight. He said he will as the Coast and ic Survey to check his route for the exact distance of the flight. & Past president of the Utah branch of the Flying Farmers and cur- Tently an officer in the national or- Sanitation, said he did not believe Trouble hits people i wens fly — in Decesaber oe ee ers who plan to make this the se erminus for an annual flight, many an, a cattle rancher and. Dead May Be Nearly 150 U.S. Toll Revised \ Upward To 91; Canada Hard Hit TORONTO, Ont. (#—Fears that Hurricane Hazel’s last lethal blow may have taken more than 100 lives in Canada mounted today with revised casualty lists putting 61 persons in the missing category. The bodies of 56 victims had been recovered. Nine new storm deaths were re- ported in the United States last night, boosting the toll there to 91 and the total for both countries to 147. Hurricane Hazel, the worst storm in Ontario’s history, struck this area Friday night. Stirred in the Caribbean, it earlier lashed Haiti and then cut a wide swath across the Carolinas and the eastern United States. River Traps Meny Most of the deaths in Canada oc- curred along the Humber River, which flows along Toronto’s west- ern outskirts into Lake Ontario, More than 7 inches of rain Friday night turned the river into a raging, SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER’ LORIDA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1954 It’s Supposed To Be Warmer Today Warmer temperatures were promised for today by the wea- ther bureau. Early Sunday morning, the mercury dropped to 69 degrees, only. five points above the 64 degrees recorded Oct. 17, 1953. The 64 degrees on Oct. 17 last year is an all-time low record for that date. Early this morning, the tem- perature was 71. The weather bureau expects the thermome- fer to reach 80 to 82 degrees today. While Key West was record- ing 69 early Sunday, Miami had 61 degrees. New Setback Law Would Aid Future Growth Proposed Widening - Of Truman Avenue Under Consideration A preliminary step in the possible future widening of Truman Avenue will be tak- en tonight when the city commission considers a zon- ing ordinance establishing a 30-foot building setback on Truman Avenue. The ordinance, covering the area on Truman Aye. from Palm Ave. to Whitehead St. was by city manager Victor Lang to ‘prevent further problems in offered to build a four-lane high- way there if the right-of-way can be obtained. Last week, the city commission the problem. ‘The county commission will be Other business to be consider- ed by the commission tonight in- cludes an ordinance setting the speed limit on Roosevelt Blvd., from Palm Ave. to the present 40 mile per hour speed zone, at 35 miles per hour. Highway Extension A resolution endorsing the ex- tension of Highway 27 in order to relieve traffic congestion on U. S. One at Homestead will also be con- sidered. * An ordinance establishing the,re- sidence requirement for taxi cab drivers at one year prior to the is- suance of a city license will also be discussed tonight. The law pre- sently in force states that taxi dri- vers must have been residents of Key West for ten years before they can be granted licenses, Colliers Carries Key West Story The current issue of Colliers Ma- azine carries an article with a Key West background. It concerns the area shrimping business and details efforts of fish- IN THE U.S. A. Disput if he can obtain lease on bight tegular meeting. world, will be presented to regular meeting tonight. City Commissioner Louis Car- bonell said that he will present the plan offered by Sam Hyman, mil- lionaire Miami Beach hotelman, tv the commissioners for their study and consigeration, In the event it meets with the approval of the city fathers, Hy- man will be invited to sit down with them and talk terms, Car- bonell added. Needed Here “It is something we have need- ed in Key West for many years,” said Carbonell, “The city doesn’t have the money to develop the bight properly. I think we ought to consider My Hyman’s offer se- riously.” Carbonell added that Garrison Bight, properly developed, would be one of the city’s biggest tourist attractions, Preliminary plans call for con- torrent that trapped victims in‘ ¢Tmen from all over the south to struction of a huge dock with finger homes and automobiles. At one point the river swept across a bend in its course and roared through Etobicoke Town- ship. Nineteen homes were swept away on a single street ther. Authoritis said last night ghouis were reported searching bodies for jewelry and money in the outlying areas of Woodbridge, Thistle Town and northwest York. Squadrons of police and military guards were rushed to the area. Dead Identified Fifty-three of the dead had been identified last night. All but a few of the known casualties were in the ‘suburbs of Eiobicoke, Wood- bridge and Weston, all along the Humber. The city of Toronto proper suf- fered no casualties. Officials said no accurate esti- mate of property damage had been made but Fred Gardiner, Toronto Metropolitan Council chairman, said estimates ranged up to 100 million dollars, che raitonal and provincial gov- ernments pushed the organization of relief work for the thousands of homeless, make a living catching the “pink Pointing out that difficulty en- counter with the Mekican govern- ment has been straightened out, the article tells of the, problems encountered in catching the valua- ble crustacean and the competi- tion among boats operating out of Key West. MEMBER OF EAST GERMAN PARLIAMENT FLEES TO WEST BERLIN (®—-A member of the East German Parliament was re- Ported today to have deserted to allied West Berlin rather than com- ply with orders from Communist secret police. Two West Berlin underground organizations reported the defec- tion of Deputy Hans Mueller, a member of the executive board of the Communist dominated Liberal Democratic party. They quoted Mueller as saying he fled West because state security police or- dered him to turn over patty rec- ords, before passing them on to the executive board. piers accommodating 125 boats at the site of the city’s pier at the First Street and Roosevelt Boule- vard intersection. Details of Pian The dock would include an ad- ministration building with a res- taurant, stores, and facilities for servicing and fueling boats of all types. Off-street parking for 250 cars would be included, according to ten- tative plans drawn by Miami ar- chitects Carl Giller and Maxweli Parish. Charterboatmen, long enthusias- |tic about ®lans. to develop Garri- | dock space at the marina, accord- ing to Hyman. The new develop- ment would in*no way interfere with small boating in the bight, he added. An important phase of the pro- ject would be the widening and deepening of channel entrance, PROPOSED PROGRESS—This is the Proposed by Sam Hyman, of Miami Beach. json Bight, would be offered free | architect's from city. the city commission at their the tourist business have long been eyeing Marathon’s yacht business which amounts to many thousands of dollars during the winter mon- ths. Carbonell likened the present ne- gotiations to those which have ac- companied proposals to start a Key West - Cuba ferry. “We waited a long time for the ferry—but now we have a man with the money who wants to get started in Garrison Bight,” com- mented Carbonell. “We have had a lot of other offers to lease Gar- Tision Bight, but none of -them were on this scale.’” Sewer Payment ope Law Clarified Sewer service charges are pay- able regardless of whether or not the buildings they are assessed against are occupied, according to City Attorney J. Y. Porter. Porter was instructed Oct. 6 to examine sewer ordinances for the purpose of determining if charges could be made where service is available, connected, but unused. In a letter to the city commis- sion, attorney Porter said that in a search of the city code, he found legislation which sets up the sche- dule of charges and provides that all revenues derived shall be cre- dited to the sewer revenue fund and shall be used solely for the purpose for which same were ap- propriated. But Porter said he could find no Provision of law which would ex- empt sewer property owners whose long a source of irritation to yachts-| ised. men and charterboatmen. “‘Answet To Marathon” “The yacht marina, if it mater- ializes, will be Key West’s answer to Marathon,” said Carbonell to- day. Local officials interested in building, is for the most part, ” oa ‘ For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— drawing of the development of Garrison Bight, Hyman Says he'll construct yacht marina for 125 boats, City Commission is slated to discuss proposal tonight at | Proposal To Be Presented voted to make a further study of | eit a sn % ™ | Millionaire Miami Beach Hotel asked to: cooperate in the project. | | Owner Asks Lease On Bight Here By JIM COBB A proposal to lease Garrison Bight and construct a $250,000 yacht marina there, first step in a far-reaching Program to make Key West the yachting capital of the Plans Advance For Community tenants or workers . . . Just DIAL 25661 or 2.5662 Today Efforts To * Settle This . . Morning Fail By DENIS SNEIGR Last minute efforts to settle differences between National Airlines and Mon- roe County apparently fail- ed today and both sides were set for this afternoon’s hearing in Circuit Court. J. Lancelot Lester, NAL attorney here, said “it is my personal desire to settle the matter before the hearing.” Lester made that remark as he conferred in his office with two NAL officials and a National attorney from Mi- Concert Series |: Members hip Dinner Slated For Next Monday At Club Final plans for the annual membership drive of the Key West Community Con- cert Association set to be- gin October 25 are complet- ed, according to Mrs. George Mills White, association president. . The camapign will open with ‘the annual dinner meeting for all work- ers and their guests, the executive committee and the board of direc- tors at 7 p. m. Monday, Oct. 25 at the Woman’s Club. Mrs. Hester Stutz and Mrs. W. Curry Harris, will be co-chairmen for the di * Interest Is High Mrs, Bernard Frank, member. ship chairman, has been adding to her list of workers for the past month and reports that interest in this season’s concert series is run- ning high. For the benefit of newcomers to Key West, Community Concerts is ‘a member of the Association of Community Concerts, Inc. of New York and affiliated with Columbia to Artist, Inc. There are more than one thou- sand Community Concert Associa- tions throughout the United States | ; and Canada. The series in Key West will in- died Saturday at the age of 80. GARBAGE CANS and BUCKETS—at Strunk Lumber 120 SIMONTON, near City Hall Basis of Bill The bill is based on S0-cents for eac! Passenger landing or taking off at the field, plus $35 per month rent on the building the line oc- Cupies at the field. The bill covers Period from Jan, 1954 Aug. 31, 1966. ss a has refused to cent charge. wee: Instead, NAL has offered to pay voles $350 per month from Proposed improve- ments at the field are completed. The improvements are scheduled for completion next June, After that, NAL said it would Pay the county $600 per month. CAA Grant