The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 29, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit GETTING READY—Checking the script this morning for “The Rose Tattoo,’’ THE movie which is to be filmed here starting next week, were, seated left to right, assistant director Richard McWhor- ters, director Danny Mann, and Mrs. George Renna (Mickey). who is a former stage actress and is now president of the Key West Players. Mickey Knox, dialogue director for the film, looks ever Mrs. Renna’s shoulder, The group has been interviewing local people for supporting roles in the movie which will start Burt Lancaster and Anna Magnani.—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. Excellent Response Reported 3 Motions To In Concert Membership Push Community Concert memberships for this year are running parallel with the number received in the same period in 1953, a record year here, pointing to another outstanding season for Key West music lovers. ‘The totals to date of renewals and new memberships were report- ed yesterday afternoon at a meet- ing which membership chairman Mrs. Bernard Frank held with camapgin workers. ‘The drive’ for memberships for ’s Community oil continte until Saturday after- noon. Sign Up Now This is the only opportunity Key Westers will have to sign up for a season of entertainment on a high musical level. “With only two more days left in the campaign,” Mrs. Frank said Thursday evening, “we urge all who are interested in enjoying fine music this season to secure their memberships immediately, there- by assuring themselves of a seat in the Convent auditorium.” There has been considerable ex- citement among members over the possibility of bringing such a group to Key West as the Correlli En- semble of Rome, Italy. In their first tour of this coun- try last year, which included all of the large cities they received “rave” notices, Top Violinist Another prospect is the brilliant young violinist, Michael Rabn who made his debut-when he was 16. He is just 18 now. Of Rabin, Claudia Cassidy one of the nation’s severest critics wrote last year, “Hear Rabin and PLAYHOUSE OF STARS WIvy Channel 4, 9 P.M. Another in the exciting week- ly series of dramatic offer ings featuring big name stars of stage, screen and tele- vision. | | | | —— Loa ai Saunders Wholesale, Inc. 316 Simonton Street TELEPHONE 2.4444 The TRADE WINDS -- RESTAURANT and COCKTAIL LOUNGE, 303 Duval St. - Dinner Served from 6-10 P.M. under way Monday fight and : | | | ' know the Gods have not forgotten the violin.” Local people may already have had the opportunity of hearing the music of this fine violinist, as he was the artist who provided the volin-theme music ‘for the moton peturé “Rhapsody,” which starr- ed Elizabeth Taylor. _ Male Singers Also: under consideration is The Men of Song, four male voices and a pianist. - arranger. This group has been “hailed, by the critics as America’s finest concert quartet, and named as one of the best musi- cal attractions in the county by the National Society of Music. According to Roy Williams, Com- munity Concert Representative, Key West has an excellent chance this year to secure not only these attractions but possibly a fourth concert, Community Concerts Headquar- ers are in the Woman’s Club on Duval Steet, which is open from 9:30 to 5 each day. The campaign will close Saturday at five o'clock. CUB SCOUTS TO HOLD JAMBOREE TOMORROW Parents having boys of Cub Scout age are invited to attend the Cub Scout Jamobree being held in Bay- view Park tomorrow afternoon at 2p. m. Highlight of the many plan- ned events will be skits put on by the various Dens, Refreshments will be sold. Registrations wi!l be accepted for boys desiring to become Cub Scouts. The public is invited. WINNIE FINISHES 30 LONDON (® -=- Prime Minister Winston Churchill today completed his 30th consecutive year as a member of the House of Com- mons. Altogether, Churchill has served a total of 52 years in the lower house of Parliament—more than any other present member. He was elected first in 190...0 but missed the years 1922-24, FREE! FREE} WE WILL AWARD TO SOME PERSON *A RECORD PLAYER *STEAM IRON *or Elec. FRYING PAN DECEMBER 21, 8:00 P.M. Dairy Freeze 1704 ROOSEVELT BLVD. Dismiss SRD Suit Filed Adams; Hicks And Commissioners Seek Dismissal Three motions to dismiss were filed today in the State Road Board’s suit to recov- er ‘Keys’ land deeded to Monroe County. On Oct. 11, the SRD began a suit against the county commissioners, the commissioners of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District, and commisson, and C. G, Hicks, sec- retary of the toll commission. Attorneys Act Wiliam V. Albury, Julius F. Stone. Jr., and. William R. Neb- lett, attorneys, filed a dismissal motion for the toll district com- missioners aad Hicks. Paul Sawyer, attorney, filed two dismissal motions — one for Ad- ams and one for the county com- missioners. The motion for Adams said that Adams was an improper and un- necessary party to the proceed- ings. The dismissal motions for the county commissoners and for the toll district commissioners were identical. Grounds For Request These motions asked the Circuit Court to dismiss the suit on the grounds: ‘ That there was a lack of juris- diction; that Florida laws barred the SRD from recovery; that the SRD is an “intermeddler’”’ and has no authority to bring the action; that the SRD attorneys — George Dayton and William J. Castagna — had no authority to sign the bill of complaint; that the complaint fails to state a cause for the ac- tion. The Overseas Road and Toll Bridge recently deeded more than 700 acres of choice Keys’ land to Monroe County. The SRD contends the toll dis- trict’s action was illegal. SOUTHERNMOST R Of Quarrel At NE KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FR = | Navy Wife Tells 1 | Ships’ Party A marital quarrel was blamed for a Navy man tak- ' ing his own lifé in the Poin- i ciana Housing project last night. d According to tke report of Pa-' trolman Emelio Rogel, the Navy man, identified as John Boddia, 24, of the USS Gilmore, shot himself to death as the aftermath of a quarrel with his wife, Patricia, at a ships party in the Casa Marina Hotel. Police reconstructed the incident this way: Jealousy Aroused The Boddias went to the party and he became angry when his wife danced with another man. Mrs. Boddia said that her hus- band left the party and went home to the Overseas Trailer Patk to change his clothes. gh She said that she then leff%e | party and went to the pore of! Mrs. Torrey Berner, 168-5, ciana.” Boddia, shortly, showed up at the Poinciana address and abused his wife verbally. Last Words “Come to the door if you want to see me alive,” Mrs. Bodia Earl Adams, clerk for the county | quoted him as saying. She added that when she saw that he had a gun, she ran back into the house. Moments later, aTd a shot. i oddia was found shortly, lying in the street in front of 168-H Poin- ciana, with a fatal head wound. Charles Neuburger, 161-D Poin- ciana made the discovery. Coroner Roy Hamlin is expected to issue a certificate of death by suicide sometime today. 4 The Navy’s Public Information Office spelled the dead man's name as Boddie. City police spell- ed the ‘name Boddia. ; He is survived by his wife, Pa- tricia; two daughters, seven mon- ths and 18 months old; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bod- die of Equality, Ala. SURVEY TEAM WILL CHECK SCHOOL NEED A survey team to determine fu- ture school building needs will be she said she day by Horace O’Bryant, superin- tendent of Public Instruction. The six-man team will be head- ed by Dr. F. A. Rhodes, assistant in surveys. The teams will return to Tallahassee Nov. 18. That Tantali BEREAVEMENT TOLD SALERNO, Italy, ( — Vicenzo Pappalardo, 26, reported to police yesterday that he lost 26 relatives, | including his mother, brothers and sisters, their husbands and wives and children, in last Tuesday’s flash floods. Hilton Sundry 708 WHITE STREET WILL RE-OPEN | NOVEMBER 1 Luigi Invented It . DELICIOUS CH. HICKORY | Trick Or Treat here Nov 16, it was announced to- bo WSPAPER IDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1954 IN THE Che Ken West Citisen U.S. A. B f As Cause Of Suicide Here Venture Ends In Tragedy Little Girl’s Body Found In Cemetery Stripped Of Costume JOHNSTOWN, Pa. ® — The nude body of a pretty 6-year-old girl who left her nearby Cone- ™maugh home to play Halloween “trick-or-treat” was found today in the ghostly surroundings of a graveyard. Conemaugh Police County Collects From NAL---$5 The county commissioners can’t get $5,144 from National Airlines but they did get $5. NAL is celebrating its twen- ty-first anniversary and is sending out silver dollar sou- venir pieces. Each of the coun- ty commisioners got one. Rotary Sets Up Loan Fund chief George Fesko said the child “was murdered by a sex fiend,” Fesko added: “We sce rounding up all known tes for questioning,” “seputy Cambria County Coroner Aichard P. Wilkinson ordered an autopsy but said results. will not be known for p:veral hours. ; Ynjuries Told ; Fesko said the little girl’s face and body were bruised and “‘blood was Tunning from her mouth.” . Steve Steffish, member of the found the body near the entrance of the East Taylor township ceme- tery, two miles from the home of Karen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mauk. Mrs. Mauk said she oy and gave the child permission to leave the house about 7 p.m. last night to take part in neighborhood Hal- loween activities, The mother said the child wore a white falseface and a paper hat. The paper hat was found near the body with shreds of the child’s elothes. The HaLoween mask has not been found. Reported Missing H _ Mrs. Mauk reported the child missing about 9 p.m. when she did not return home. Police said the mother has not been able to iden- tify the other children Karen joined when she left the house. Chief Fesko said an attempt to Molest a 14-year-old high school | For Students County Residents, Graduates May Get College Aid Thea Key . West Botary Club's loan fund for Mon- roe County college students will-be in operation by Sep- tember 1955. The club, at its regular luncheon meeting at the La Concha Hotel yesterday, voted to accept the re- commendations of the scholarship committee with two minor chang- es. The recommendations. stipulate that funds be loaned only to bona fide residents of Monroe County who are graduates of an accredit- ed high school in the county, Grade Requirements Applicants must have sufficient college credits to be of junior class level or better and have a scholas- tie average of C or better. They must also be enrolled in a college or institution of higher learning in the state of Florida. The loans are to be repaid after graduation in installments over a period of years. The club yoted to finance the loan fund for the first year by vol- untary contributions from the girl was reported earlier in the evening. Fesko did not identify the girl but quoted her as saying she fought Off the man and ran. Fesko said the girl placed the scene of the attack two blocks from Karen’s me. Steffish said he was driving dlong a lonely road searching the fea. He decided to turn around ‘ad pulled into the entrance of the femetery, The body was lying near the entrance, Steffish said. Aroma Is LUIGI'S CHARCOAL BROILER! «. You'll Love It! COAL BROILED, OKED Chicken - Ris - Steaks Try Them at 227 Duval St. | | membership and to sponsor a year- ly ity or social function to raise money for the loan fund. To Screen Applications The president, vice president and secretary of the Key West Rotary Club will serve as board of trustees to administer the fund, and all ap- plications are to be made to these trusteés. The recommendations, accepted hy the club yesterday, also set up the maximum amount to be loan- ed to any one student and arrange- ments to repay the club so as to establish a revolving fund. The purpose of the loan fund is: to enable students to finish their | college training. The scholarship committee was ; appointed several months ago to {investigate existing loan funds and to incorporate the best features of each in the Key West Rotary fund. Committee Named M. Ignatius Lester is chairman! of the scholarship committee and | | members are Robert Dopp, Robert | (Continued on Page Two) OPEN ALL SATURDAY MORNING LUIGI'S RESTAURANT ' Key West's Favorite Chef at the OUTDOOR CHARCOAL GRILL i For Quick Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . , . Just DIAL 2-5661 or 2-5662 Today ) \ 7. VQ PRICE FIVE CENTS Navy Fails To Uphold Objections ‘Marital Trouble Is Gi Towner ) “Official” Ban From 0 On Meacham Expansion By DENIS SNEIGR Adm. Towner’s objections to the Proposed Meach- am Airport improvements have been squashed by the Chief of Naval Operations, today. The Key West Citizen learned Rear Adm. G. C. Towner, commander of the Naval Base, sought to kill a $130,000 Federal grant for the air- port because the proposed meet with his approval. The Chief of Naval Op- erations sent a dispatch to the Naval Base here last night, saying that the Chief of Naval Operations had no objections to the proposed improvement plans. Capt. C. L. Murphy, public in- formation officer and chief of staff to Towner, today admitted to The Citizen that he had received a di Patch covering the Meacham sit- uation. No Release “But I am not releasing any- thing,” he ‘added. Bearing out The Citizen’s infor- | mation that the Chief of Naval Op- erations rejected Towner’s protest was an Associated Press dispatch from Washington which quoted the Navy there as saying it had not objected “‘officially” to Meacham improvements, The use panel of the Civl Aero- nautics Authority now has the-Mea- cham situation under study and is expected to render a decision with- in a week or 10 days. Expansion Pains The county plans to pave and ex- tend the east - west runway. Towner objects to this plan, say- ing it would bring air traffie from Boca Chica Naval Air Station and Meacham Airport into conflict. Towner wrote the Chef of Naval Operations and recommended that the CNO ask the CAA to kill the $130,000 the CAA granted Monroe County to help finance the airport improvements. In another move to block the pro- posed Meacham improvements, Towner is holding up deeding 17.1 acres of land at the airport to the county. Towner’s Stand As part of the improvement pro- gram, the county asked Towner to recommend the land transfer to Washington. Towner, according to county offi- cials, has not given the county an answer either way. The county has offered to spend money to help re-locate U. S. 1 around Boca Chica to make way ol expansion of the Naval Air Sta- mn. The county also has appropriated funds to install a direct telephone line between Boca Chica and Mea- cham as a safety measure for land ings and take offs at the two fields. The county also okayed and the CAA approved right hand turns off the east end of the east - west run- way to move civilian planes away from Boca Chi: With the phone and the right- | hand turns, the operatons officer at Boca Chica said he believed it! would be safe to proceed with the | Proposed airport improvements. Most of the proposed extension will be on the west end of the runw: | Look! Look! You Can Get ICE MILK SANDWICHES In Different Flavors ind _ BRICK ICE MILK FOR YOUR PARTIES at the DAIRY FREEZE 1704 ROOSEVELT BLVD. improvement plans did not County Blasts CAA Of Problem Commission Issues Statement Rapping NAL “Using” Navy The county commission- ers today blasted the Civil Aeronautics Authority, the Navy, and National Airlines over the CAA’s handling of the Meacham Airport dis- pute, In a st worded statemen:, the commi said: “It looks like National Airlines is using the Navy. . .We are on trial but are not -H was Adm. Towner’s objections that brought the matter before the CAA -- oe objections were mention yesterd7y’s As- sociated Press story.” . Text of Statement The text of the commission: statement follows: “Rear Adm. G, C. Towner, com- mander of the Naval Base, object- ed to the county paving and ex- tending the east - west runway at Meacham Ai that Meacham Airport and civilian air * to Boca Chica Naval Air “National Airlines ed by the Air n into the county - Navy controversy? _ “It looks like National Airlines is using the Navy to gain Nation- al’s ends. Station. is represent Assn. ee