The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 2, 1954, Page 5

Suggestions On|Companies To -Parade Entries Divide City’s The Weatherman Says Key West and Vicinity: Increas- ing cloudiness this afternoon and tonight clearing Wednesday after- noon and night. Continued mild to- day and tonight with low near 68. High Wednesday near 75. Colder Wednesday afternoon and night. Moderate variable winds becom- ing moderate to fresh northerly late tonight or Wednesday. Florida: Fair thru Wednesday. Cold extreme north portion this af- ternoon. Colder north and central portions, cooler south portion to- night with lowest ranging from 32 ~ 38 in extreme north to 55 in ex- treme south portion. Colder Wed- nesday. Jacksonville thru the Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate to fresh southwest to west winds over extreme north portion this af- ternoon and elsewhere during to- night and Wednesday morning. e Are Provided Ins. Program Many Entries Are A knotty problem which had is ee ee frustrated efforts to establish a Lined Up For Nov. health and accident insurance pro- 11 Parade Here Peay {or city employes was solv. r ed last night when two competing insurance i To assist the various civic jspuit the Mae rani asian Z i @ result of the compromise, Sroups and omen) interested lthe New York Life oe rs activities, the Veterans Day | was given the contract for health y |imsurance coverage and the Gulf parade committee today aN- | Life Co, will yi iia te ike nounced suggested topics | ance. thie Mayor C. B. Harvey and Com- upon which to create a float missioner Paul R. Roberts cast the for the parade which has as (a dissenting votes. “ . » | Harvey based his. opposition on its theme “Lest We Forget. the fact that Gulf Life actually wes The theme topics are as follows: | low bidder on the health insurance, Washington Crossing the Delaware; aber i 7 a to Mer Spirit of 1776; Liberty Bell; Sign-|0" “4S Motion. It seems tha’ ing of the Declaration of Tade- | peremeet eneans that the high pendence; Lincoln's Gettysburg|Pidder on the health insurance is Address; Remember the Maine; Flanders’ Field; Over There; Sign- ing of the Armistice; Pearl Har- bor; Signing of the Peace Treaties; POW’s, etc. 70 Units Signed More than 70 units have already registered for participation in the first Veterans Day parade, which will pay tribute to America’s vet- erans of all wars. From observation of the entries already registered, there will be keen competition for the five beau- tiful trophies that are being offered as follows: best band, best civilian marching unit, best military march- ing unit, best civilian float depict- ing the theme, and best military float depicting thé theme. The trophies are now on display at the Beachcomber Jewelers. Parade Time The parade will begin at 7:30 p.m., on November 11 at the ¢or- ner of Caroline and Duval Streets, proceed along Duval! Street, along Truman Avenue to Bayview Park, where it will disband. All units will pause in front of the Reviewing Stand which will be docated at the corner of Duval and Southard Streets to allow the judges time to judge the entry The trophies will be presented at the Veterans Day Dance which will be held at the American Legion Home on Stock Island following the parade, The response from civie groups and the naval activities have been | excellent. However, the parade committee urges those who have not informed the committee rela- tive to their entry do so immediate- ly, Entries should be mailed to Box 209, Key West. Fish Fry Workers Commended Here Those who worked hard to make a huge success of “The World's Biggest Fish Fry” here Oct, 1, were officially commended last night by the city commission. The affair, attended by more than five thousand persons, mark- ed the first sailing of the “City of Key West” from her to Car denas, Cuba. City Building Inspector Ray Knopp and charterboatmen John ny West and Jakie Key planned the fish fry. ——————EEE SSS KEY LARGO LAND SOLD FOR $300,000 A warranty deed showing a $300,000 land sale on Key Lar- ge today was on file in the of- fiee of Earl Adams, county clerk. Parts of 12 sections of land on the north end of Key Largo in tewnship 59 south and range 40 east were sold by the Rimers- burg Coal Co. to the Largo Plumbing Co., of Miami. The deed did not show the number of acres involved. going to get the bid. We asked for bids and the low bidder should get j the contract,” said the Mayor. Commissioner Roberts explained his vote simply: “I haven’t chang- ed my mind.” Commissioner Delio Cobo, who | held the key vote, said, “I’m glad they got together, the city will be- nefit by it.” Commissioners Louis Carbonell and Jack Delaney voted to OK the i proposal. Considers City Land Transfer The city commission will meet with the Monroe County Anti-Mos- quito District commison shortly to discuss their request for a plot of land at the city dump to construct | storage facilities for their equip- ment and office space. William Warner, director of the | district, and Neil Saunders, chair- | man of the Mosquito panel, appeal- |ed to the commission last night |for the deed to the land. | But the city fathers expressed | the thought that they would grant }a long term lease but would not agree to giving the land outright, | They held that the city might need | the land in the future Saunders said he was sure his panel would ge along with such an arrangement. Mayor C. B. Harvey also took time out last night to laud the op- eration of the anti-mosquito forc- es who have taken over the super- vision of a sanitary fill program at the city dump. “It has been a very beneficial arrangment for us,” said the Mayor. Worker Escapes Death In Hopper MILWAUKEE ™® — Edward Schaffer, 41, slid through a giant |dock-side hopper with 10 tons of| coal yesterday and escaped with- out injury. | The coal had become stuck in jthe hopper and Schaffer and sev- jeral other employes went to the top to poke it loose. Schaffer lost |his balance and fell in. Other workmen left the opening jat the bottom of the hopper open jand after about 10 tons of coal |had poured through, Schaffer fell out, unconscious. He was revived, taken to a hos-| pital and later released. |PERMISSION GIVEN Clear to partly cloudy weather. |, Western Caribbean: Moderate to fresh northeasterly winds thru Wed- |nesday. Partly cloudy weather and widely scattered showers. cal Atlantic, Caribbean Sea Area and the East Gulf of Mexico: Wea- ther conditions are normal in the disturbance. Observation Taken at Post Office Building, 7:00 A.M., EST, Key West, Fla., Nov. 2, 1954 Temperatures Highest yesterday ___. Lowest last night - Mean ___ . 76 . 72 77 Precipitation Total last 24 hours __ Total this month Deficiency this month Total this year - Deficiency this year 0.00 —~ 0.00 0.11 35.06 0.71 Relative Humidity, 7 A.M. 30.14 ins.—1020.7 mbs. Level), 7 A.M. 30.15 ins—1021.0 mbs, ins. ins. ims. ins. ins. Moonrise Moon Phase _____ First Quarter TOMORROW'S: (Naval Base) Time ef Height of Tide high water Low Tides 1:43 a.m. 9:28 a.m. 4:14 p.m. 8:48 p.m: ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Bahia Honda (bridge) .....—oh 10m (east end) ...+-2h 20m Boca Chica Sandy Pt. —ch 4m Ne Name Key Caldes Channel (nerth end) +1.4 ft, (—)—Minus sign: Corrections te be subtracted. | (+)—Plus sign: Corrections te be Station— High Tides 9.0 tt. +2h 16m 'Frescos Suffer ‘Time's Ravages ASSISI, Italy, #—Time’s slow ravages threaten to destroy Giotto’s famous frescos, for cen- turies one of the great attractions , y "7 for ims and tourists in he FOR Th ANTENNA ee S. Francis of Assisi. Sheriff John L. Spottswood was) In an effort to save them and | given permission by the city com-| companion masterpieces by other mission last night to construct an | 13th century painters, Italy's Cen- experimental television antenna on tral Institute for Restorations has Stock Island near the American! underaken one of is most impos- | Legion home. jing and meticulous tasks. The resolution gives permission| It consists in lifting the beautiful for six months with an option to | old frescos, particle by particle, negotiate a long term lease. |from_ their posing plaster Spottswood plans on establishing | backing and transferring them to a closed circuit TV service here. jcanvas, CUBAN CELEBRATION—Key West's Cuban atmosphere wag evident Saturday when a tradition- al Cuban “comparsas” was held to mark Halloween. danced down Duval Street before thousands of spectators. @eajunio which furnished music for the affair—Citizen Staff Photo. Don 1 Scores of Key Westers of Cuban descent Shown above is Eddie Enriques’ Pinde: i Weather Summary for the Tropi-| hurricane belt with no signs of a | 68 | .| Hani and Burt Lancaster, both of .| Whom have a lot of vitality and | Burton Expects To Attend JC Meeting Wed. Forum On NAL, County Dispute Will Be Held W. A. Burton will be pre- sent at the regular meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Wednesday night of National’s side of the present dispute between the airline and the county over the collection of fees for air- the airport is improved. Burton, who is administrative dent of National Airlines will have with him the airlines top opera-| |tional man who will answer ques- to give members a run-down | | port improvements before | assistance to G. T. Baker, presi-| 'Lodge Members |Enjoy Joint Meeting Monday Members of the Caballero de Marti Lodge No. 3 and the Sacer- dotisas del Hogar No. 1 and their families were entertained with variety acts at a joint meeting held Monday night at their hall on | Elizabeth Street. | Past Luminar of the Dodge, Feli- ciano Castro, opened the meeting | and introduced Jimmie Fuentes who acted as master of ceremonies. | Sketches were presented by Miss |Mirta Maresma, Fuentes and Ra-} fael Palazon, as well as by Mr. jdel Valle, The Cuban Trovadores, who sang | several selections, were acclaimed by the audience and gave several encores. They are Agapito Gonza- lez, M. Ramirez and Porfirio. Roberto Vargas did an excellent job of presenting impersonations. Refreshments were served and enjoyed by all. Those present included Mesdames Concha Vasquez, Concha Fiallo, Antonio Esperdy, Amanda Aguilar, | Sara Rios, Carmen Rios, Onelia | Munoz, Josephine Johnson, Dulce | M. Perez, Natalia Gutierrez, Obdu- | tions which may arise. Previously Canceled The airline official was to have | been present at a previous meeting | but was called to Washington for | a conference and had to cancel the | visit. County commissioners have been invited to send a representative to the meeting to make it a public} forum The dispute has risen out of the county's putting a fifty cent head | tax on all passengers coming in |and out of the airport. National has refused to pay the passsenger | tax on the ground that the facili- ties aren't worth it and are not in line with charges of similar airport fees. Natonal has set a limit of $359/ a month until the airport is im- Proved and the county has set a} minimum of $425 a month. Both sides have taken the respective stands as a matter of principle. _ The , ublic is invited to the meet- ing. FILMING OF “ROSE” (Continued from Page One) dramatic sense. Vita-Vision Used Howe explained that the movie will be the second ever filmed in Vita-Vision, a wide - screen pro- cess. licensed by Paramount Pic- tures. Much finer definition is ob- tained by the process which utili- zes two “frames” of the film at once. First movie to be made with the Process was “White Christmas” | with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, now setting box office records in New York. Meanwhile, producer Hal Wallis and Director Danny Mann, com fortably clad in shorts and aided by a battery of assistants, continu- ed to'screen scores of Key Westers |on the Casa Marina lawn for parts in the film. | _ Mickey Renna, president: of the Key West players was given the task of shepherding the horde of applicants of all ages before the | film-makers while a still camera. | man made photographs Local People Signed Speaking parts have been given | to three members of the Players including Dr. John Gunderson, a Navy dentist who will Play the part of a doctor in the movie: Com- | mander Ray Byrnes who will por-| tray a janitor in the high school | and Fred Taylor who will play the | Part of a grocery clerk, | And the company’s casting pro-| | | pine family, | children an grandchildren are counted, a signed for parts in a group scene. | | Filming will start Wednesday at pas wine adjacent to play-T Uliams at { ‘peli Duncan and | | Looking for... LOW-COST | A, Esperdy, G. Castellanos, Argeio | gas and Pedro Aguilar, | Sent setup. lia Gareia, Olga Negrin, Zoila Ne- grin, Barbara Castellanos, Antonia | Perez, Lola Beiro, Olga Carrillo Tony Pazo, Carlos Rios, Eva Al- varez, Argelio Alvarez, Jennie Boz- ner, Gerald Abreu, A. del Valle! and Ignacia Vaillareal. Also attending were Misses On- dina Rodriguez, Joyce Marshall, Olga Castellanos, Rosario Castel- lanos, Norma Forn, Armida Al! fonso, Estell Beiro, Margaret Pa zo, and Marie Paso. | Gentlemen present were F. Cas- | tro, I. Negrin, Jr., I. Negrin, Sr., | Alvarez G. Abreu E. Cisneros, Evelio Villareal, T. Bentancourt, | J. del Valie, Tony Pazo, Jesus; Rodriguez, Mario Carrillo, Pedro | Gomez, S. V. Rodriguez, F. Mun- os, A. Gutierrez, Sr. and A. Gut- | ierrez Jr., Jose Cabana, E. Cis | neros, Jr., Josito Naranjo, A. Lee | Pazo, F, Munoz, Jr., Roberto Var- License Fee For Tile Makers Set An ordipance setting the occu- pational license fee for tile manu facturers at $40 anually was pass- ed on first reading by the city commission last night Commissioner Jack Delaney in-| troduced the measure. Delaney also said that he is in favor of a complete revision of the city’s occupational licensing set- up, probably on a “gross business basis.” He pointed out that a lot of small businesses are being dis- criminated against under the pre-| Mayor C. B. Harvey commented that Delaney’s proposal “‘has ati) rit.” Church Annex Robbed | Burglars broke a window last | night to enter the annex of the| First Methodist Church, Simonton and Eaton Streets, the sheriff's of. fice reported today. Between $8 and $10 was taken from the office. NEW SPEED LIMIT The speed limit’ on Roosevelt Blvd., between Palm Ave and the | present 40 mile per hour zone, wis | officially set-at 35 miles per hour by passage of an ordinance on sec- ond reading by the city commis- sion last night. Read Citizen Daily MONROE GLASS and MIRROR Mirrors and Glass for All Purposes - Auto Glass er 903 DUVAL PH. 2-6246 Sewer Connections? If So, Call JOHN CURRY 2-3443 For Guaranteed Work af the MOST ECONOMICAL | hausted just because bod) SSS TS] | Tuesday, November 2, 1954 County Council Board Meeting Is Canceled The executive board meef- ing of the Monroe County Coun- cil Parent - Teachers Assecia- tion announced for Wednesday has been canceled, according to the president, Mrs. Harold Campbell. Ball Game Will Aid Chest Drive Two teams which have not seen! action this season will make their first start at Bayview Park next | Tuesday night for the benefit of the | Community Chest. i The “Jaunty Juniors,” a softball team composed of members of the Junior Woman's Club will test the chivalry of the “Luscious Lions” whose roster is made up of mem- bers of the Key West Lions Club. | Tickets for the game are being sold at a nominal cost with a spe- | cial price for the small fry. | They may be purchased from any member of the Junior Wom- | an’s Club or by calling 2-2417 or 2:3179. BOAT RIDE LANDS (Continued from Page One) and returned to the A and B Lob- | | |ster House dock. They parked the Cudjoe and re- | bar, arriving there at 11:45 p. m. | Sunday, | It seems that the A and B Fish Co. own the Cudjoe and they do not | care for people taking joy rides in it. Tolson is being held in city jail | for vagrancy investigation Kathleen is in city jail as a ma- | terial witness. 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