The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 22, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV_ No. 251 THE ‘WALKING BLOOD BANK DONORS—Sheriff John Spottswood and five of his deputies yesterday ‘had their blood typed for the walking blood bank at Lou's Appliance Store, 522 Duval St. Left to tight are Spottswood, Watson Roper, Jr., Sidney A. Curry, Paul M. Stofer, Jr., Joseph Pinder, and Rene Raiole.—Citizen Staff Photo, Pinder. Chamber Offers Aid In Order To Settle. Airport Troubles Uninterrupted Air Service For Key West Is C. OFC. Aim The Key West Chamber of Commerce has agreed to assist in whatever capacity it canto help reach an agree- . ment, in the Meacham Field Airport controversy. Chamber directors at their regular mee’ tobgr2n inves length issues involved between Na- tional Airlines and the Mon- roe County Commission, and came up With one ultimatum that was agreed with to a man: Key West must have adequate commercial air service this winter and all year long. Chamber president Edwin F. Trevor, speaking for local busi- ness interests said, “A good many firms in our community suffered last winter season, at which time it was possible for only 14 persons a day to arrive and leave Key West by air. Must Get Together “tt is mandatory that our county commission negotiating for all of us, and National Airlines, the only scheduled airline licnensed to op- erate into Key West, get together and serve our community in 4 man- ner that we deserve.” “Key West is one of the fastest ing cities in Florida,” con- tinued Mr. Trevor. “It is the 4th largest passenger arport of entry in the United States. Aerovias “Q's” operaton is growing every year and with another link to Cuba via ferry, not only will southbound traffic increase but more Cuban ci- tizens will start traveling north- ward via Key West. Expansion Needed “If Key West is to serve as a gateway between Cuba and the United States, more and more ex- pansion in all types of transporta- tion facilities is required.” To the Chamber's Board, ‘Trevor told of a meeting he had with George Baker, president of Nation- al Air Lines last Saturday. He re- lated that NAL officials’ line of reasoning at that time was the same as expressed in their local newspaper ad last week. WE ARE NOW EQUIPPED TO GIVE KEY WEST ing Ocs SEER Haitian Relief a et dite ae Wor Drive Under Way Collection ‘of food, ‘elothing and medical supplies for the relief of citizens of Haiti made destitute by Hurricane Hazel, got underway today with a slow response being reported by Lar- ty Dion and Charles Smith, co- chairmen of the drive. Only pickup station to report any response to the appeal is- sued yesterday, was the Bay- view Service Station, Palm Ave. and Roosevelt Bivd. They said that they have received “about two boxes of clothing.” Other pickup stations are at Dion and Smith, Duval St.; the Palm Service Station, Stock Is- land and the main fire station in the city hall. Parade Planning Group To Meet ¥ r planning for the Veter- ans Day Parade will be done at the veterans committee meeting on Saturday afternoon at the Ameri- can Legion Home on Stock Island. The response from the local groups have been very good. How- ever, the committee urges those groups who plan to participate to notify the Parade Committee as| soon as possible to facilitate the organization of the Parade. Beautiful trophies are being of- fered for the best band, best floats and the best marching units. The theme for the Parade is “Lest We Forget.” VIETMINH LEAVE LONDON (#~Peiping radio last night said that all Vietminh forces had pulled out of the Kingdom’ of Cambodia two days ahead of the Oct. 20 deadline set in the armi- stice agreement ending the Indo- china War, CONTRACTORS AND INDIVIDUALS — Brick, Stucco or Wood; Boats — Steel, Portable Equipment — “W 0 Anywhere’ 3 NABLE PRICES See Us or Call 2.2186 at 204 Simonton Street ROBERTS and BROWN PAINTING and D TING CO. EASY PAYMENTS ARRANGED 4 For September 64 Per Cent Of Tax Roll Is Collected Roberts Lists ‘City’s Income Sixty-four per cefit of the city’s 1954 tax roll was col- lected during the month of | September, it was announc- ed today by Tax Collector Archie Roberts, That figure is exactly equal to the record 1953 collections, but is! up two per cent over 1952 pay- ments. ‘ Total amount of taxes paid dur- ing September was $341,368.50, ac- cording to Roberts’ report. The roll is expected to yield a record $531,- 634.30, City’s Income The city’s total income for the month was reported by Roberts to amount to $430,512.38, including the tax collections. Other sources of income includ- ed: Redemption of Individual Tax Ceftificates, $45.85; Delinquent Taxes, $1400.66; Occupational Lic- enses, Licenses, $47,685.38; Bicy- cle Licenses, $11.50; Sewer Ser- vice Fees, $7953.40; Scavenger Service Fees, $7227.50; Parking Meter Receipts, $1053.54; Court Costs, $405; Fines and Forfeitures, $6603.50; Public Service Dept. Re- ceipts, $1071.30; Cemetery Collec- tions, $60; Auto Inspections, $7252.- 00; Cigarette Tax, $12,426.29; Re- creation, $129.40; Miscellaneous, $9692.76. | Key. West taxpayers have only juntil next Friday to take advan- tage of the current three per ceat discount on their tax bills. At that time, the discount will drop to two per cent. It will bej ;reduced at the rate of- one per| }cent monthly until Jan. 31, when the tax roll will become delinquent. Estate To Aid Red-Held Kin CHICAGO (#—Most of the $673,-/ 604 fortune left by a Czech-born | Chicago inventor is earmarked for bribery or other means of releas- \ing five of his relatives from be- hind the Iron Curtain. | The will of Rudolf F. Hlavaty, made public yesterday with the filing of an inheritance tax return in Cook County Court, stipulated: : “The trustees shall use such por-! tions of the principal and interest of my estate as they shall deem | best for migration of any and all of the beneficiaries to the United | | |his guest the pastor of the First jend Richard E. Coulter. SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Che Ken West | IN T KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1954 Pharmacy Facts Are Outlined To Rotarians Gardner Speaks In Connection With Nat’] Pharmacy Week “Pharmacy is a special- ized branch of the medical profession, and our business is to provide the materials used by physicians in pre- scribing drugs for their pa, tients.” John Gardner, in speaking to fel- low Rotarians on National Phar- macy Week at the club’s weekly | ‘luncheon meeting at the La Con- |cha Hotel yesterday also said that pharmacists consider each other not as competitors but as fellow workers. He traced briefly the history of pharmacy and compared pharmacy as it is practiced in the United States to other parts of the world. Industries Evolve “It was through pharmacy that the chemical industry was develop- ed,” he said. “‘Pharmacy is the fa- ther of many industries.” “The modern pharmacy has two divisions — one where materials are on sale on demand and the prescription department which is reserved for the use of the medical profession.” “Many drugs, improperly used, are dangerous. They may be ha- bit. forming and can cause death. These drugs are restricted for your protection.” In answer to a question about cough syrups that contain narco- tics, Gardner said that although it was true that a person could ob- tain this type medication from sev- eral drug stores in town, the pur- chaser is required to sign for them. Careful Check “The list at each drug store is checked by the Treasury Depart- ment and if they find that a per- son is over-buying these prepara- tions, they issue be ‘stop: pitt Gardner, state@*that-no cages | drug addiction Rave been traced 0: ethical drugstores, and that most drug addicts their naraco- tics from supplies smuggled into this country from the Orient. He also said that the. Harrison Narcotic Act is rigidly enforced by the Treasury Department. Questions Answered Gardner answered questions on fluoridation and anti-histamines, and ‘said that in the ten years since the use of sulfa, penicillin- type drugs and homone therapy has become common. ‘The charac- ter of pharmacy has “almost to- tally” changed. He explained the two divisions of pharmacy, retail and manufactur- ing, and said, new items are re- ceived every day. “The average drug store pre- scription department carries an average of 8,000 items, but many times wé have to call on the cen- tral drug supply houses for drugs not commonly used.” He mentioned a few of the lead- ing manufacturing drug concerns and said that they have the faci- lities for giving the local druggist fast service. Local Club Cited During the business session pre- ceding Gardner’s talk, Dick Evans; read an excerpt from the Rotar- ian, the magazine published by Ro- tary International, citing the local club for its participation in the annual Mothers’ Day Letter Con- test sponsored by the Key West USO-YMCA. Transportation to Key West for the mother of the serviceman writ- ing the winning letter is furnished by the local Rotary Club. i Art Hunt, fellowship chairman, introduced visiting Rotarians, Ted Lang of Freeport, New York, Har- ris Wood of Santa Paula, Califor- nia, and Tom D. Shiels of Dallas, | Texas. Local Guests |! Reverend Ralph Rogers had as, Presbyterian Church, the Rever-} President Paul Sher had as his | guest Gordon Hudson, a member of the Biloxi, Mississippi, Rotary Club and new manager of the local Kress store. An open meeting to vote on the; recommendations. of the scholar- ship committee is scheduled for next week. Rotarians were reminded of the district conference in Ft. Lauder-| dale on November 7, 8 and 9 and e Being Manager Victor Lang. plan will be the first ever of: L_——_—_ See Airport Dispute Referred To CAA Panel To Decide WASHINGTON (# — The Ci- the Caribbean Concentration in Puerto Rico later ir. November, REBEL FLAREUP States in the earfest hope and | expectation that the beneficiaries | j shall have the enormous benefits | \of our democratic form of govern- \ ment.” i MANILA (#—Sixteen and four soldiers were terday in a flareup of Pines’ subsiding Communist rebellion. killed yes- the Philip- - led vil Aeronautics Administration said today disputes involving Meacham Airport, Key West, Fla., have been referred to the airport use panel for a deci- sion, A CAA spokesman teld a reporter the airport authority, airlines using the field and the Navy are involved in the dis- putes. He said that discussions have been held on a proposal to ex- tend a runway at Meacham to handle larger airplanes. The Navy, the spokesman said, has brought up the ques- tion of unsafe operations in the area if the runway is extended because it would bring the traf- fic streams of Meacham and the beta Raper Chica Naval Base close together. ee sid Key West has not filed an application for the ex- tension, Man Survives 60 Agonized Hours In Wreck MACON, Ga., #—“He blew his horn until the car battery went dead. He yelled until he was hoarse.” Thus did Mrs. M. E. Ballard to- day today describe. the ordeal of her 61-year-old husband who, hoth arms and a leg broken, spent 60 hours in torture in his wrecked automobile, Ballard, a salesman, was found near death yesterday in the wreck- age of his auto in dense wooded growth alongside U. S. 23 four miles south of nearby: Cochran. Critical Teday He remained in critical condi- tion today at a Macon hospital but was able to give Mrs. Ballard fragmentary details of his acci- dent and two nights in near-freez- ing weather. “He left home about a quarter to nine Tuesday,” she said. “He told us he blacked out about 9:30 while driving alone,” His car careened acrogs a field and down an embankment. It was in easy shouting distance of much traveled U. S. 23 but a heavy stand of trees laced with dense underbrush screened it from sight. In Great Pain Ballard not only was helpless but was in great pain. One leg, an ankle and some ribs were | broken. Both wrists were snapped. He was trapped in the wreckage jall day Tuesday, Tuesday ~ight all day Wednesday and all of Wednesday night. Then an un identified Negro found him and called for help. Doctors said they would not have believed he could have sur- vived if they had not seen him alive. Said his wife: “He’s in God’s hands he lives, it will be just God was not ready for him to go yet.” |S cr RRR OPEN ALL SATURDAY MORNING bf 3 HE U.S.A. Insurance Bids Screened Seven bids on a group hospitalization insurance plan for city employees are being closely screened by City Hailed as a great step forward in relations between the city and its more than 200 employees, the insurance fered by the city to its work- ers. The bids were received Monday night by the city commission and turned over to Lang for closer study Lang said that the insurance plan is the second step in a program of making municipal employment more attractive that he advocated when he took office more than a year ago. The: first innovation he suggested became a reality when a city credit union was organized more than nine months ago. i home affairs because a break isn’t much use to the as a wi “A He poi z of the ial blems ‘have ac : duce more work and cause dissension on the job. Lang added that the “city is the biggest indus- try in Key West.” Paid By City _ The insurances program covers \ing the workmen will be paid for by the city at a cost of a little more than $5,000 annually. Hf the workers wish to include their fami- lies, they may do so by authoriz- ing a salary deduction of about $1.30 per week. Benefits include the payment of} $8 per day, (up to 31 days) for hospitalization; $160 during hospi- talization for “extras (x-rays, am- bulance service, medications, ete); $5 per day (up to 31 days) for doc- tor’s bills; $200 for surgical bene- fits; $80 for pregnancy; $50 for de- livery costs; $80 for emergency out-patient treatment and a $5,000 polio benefit, The insurance setup is separate from the city’s workmen’s com- pensation coverage. Considerable study has been nec- essary on the seven bids submitted Monday, because of the fact that all of them vary to some extent. “We'll just have to screen the fine print to determine which gives the best coverage at lowest cost,” said Lang today. Midget Sub Has ¥ Command Change Lt. Edward Holt, USN, com- mander of the T-2, one of the Na- vy’s two smallest submarines, to- day. was relieved by Lt. Lee F. Finley, USN. Holt, the Navy announced resign- ed his commission to accept a de- sign engineering job in the Gen- eral Dynamic Corp., an Electric | Boart Co. Division, New London, | 'Conn., the company that built the Holt commanded the T-2 from the time it was placed in service, | | Nov. 20, 1953. He reported aboard the boat at New London on Oct. 9, 1953. ‘ Finley reported here from New London where he was executive! officer of the USS Band of Sub- marine Squadron 10. He was sta- tioned here in 1948 - 1949 aboard | a For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . . . Just DIAL 2-5661 or 2.5662 Today PRICE FIVE CENTS To Join NATO Alliance Settlement Of Saar Problem Is Threatened With Failure PARIS (AP) — With the threat of complete failur of French-German talks on the Saar overshadowing th decision, the 14 members of the North Atlantic Treat Organization today invited W alliance. est Germany to join thei French Premier Pierre Mendes-France joined in the invitation. Earlier he told re porters he will not sign any agreements reached here this week unless he gets a satis- factory settlement of the Saar dispute. Slow Motion Continues In Sheppard Case Only Ten Jurors Are Seated As Fifth Day Begins By WILLIAM NEWKIRK CLEVELAND (® — Six house- wives and four men were in the Two more jurors must be picked before the prosecution and defense | sition can use their petemptory chal- lenges to dismiss jurors they do not want. Each side can dismiss six jurors without reason. For the juror picked as an al Sex Angle In Case Questioning of the ive jurors has indicated that sex and circumstantial evidence will play big roles in the trial. All three women seated yester- day are housewives. They are Mrs. Beatrice Orenstein, wife of a postal clerk; Mrs. Margaret E. Adams, whose husband is a vice president of a metal products firm; and Mrs. Grace L. Prinz, wife of a packing company foreman. Another woman was on the stand as the examination continued this morning. This time it was a shape- ly young brunette, Mrs. Bette Marie Parker, who works as an inspector in a General Electric Co. plant. More than an hour after the fifth day’s session opened, Mrs. Parker was dismissed when de- fense attorneys brought out that she had discussed the case with relatives and friends during the past week. During a recess, chief defense attorney Corrigan said he had had no advance information about Mrs. Parker’s conversations. i Suspicion Roused He became suspicious, he said, while Garmone was questioning | er. The prospective jurors had been As the NATO council voted, French and West serman negotiations were ceported still deadlocked. Mendes-France made this state- ment to reporters with the full backing of his Cabinet, which a few moments before had unani- mously endorsed his policy and actions in the conferences here this week, 24-Hour Deadline His statement, in eff set 24-hour deadline for rane West Germany to com over the future status frontier area, which is coal and s teel. e of, Germany’s government leaders agreed on Position on the Saar, the “sar the egotiations are deadlocked di lengthy meeting between depu- nor the Chancellor and for the mier late last night. Before the Premier left the Cabi- Session a German spokes- man said the German position had “‘atiffened” much beyond what had been feared. He said that if Men- des-France signed other agree- ments without getting a settlement of ‘the Saar issue, it is ‘evident’? that the Naional Assembly migh Tefse to ratify them. < Adenauer Confers Adenauer met for more {ka hout today with Socj chairman Erich Q fram@ the Germa; proach on the were instructed not to discuss the ‘case | with in any way, shape or manner. Judge Blythin asked Mrs. Park- er: “Why did you permit people to converse with you about this case?” “We didn’t actually discuss the case, sir,” she said. apparently | unaware of the limitations placed on her. Mrs. Parker first admitted she had talked the case over with her sister, since the trial began. THE DUVAL CLUB Proudly Presents Nitely MEL CAVALIER at the Hammond Organ and Piano Direct from an Extended Engagement at the Club Continental, Atlanta, Ga.