The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 4, 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. 262 i ‘THE FIRST POPPY—In a preliminary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Buddy Poppy campaign, which will be conducted here Friday and Saturday, Mayor C. B. Harvey purchased the first pop- py today. Little Peggy Bath, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam P. Bath, 1217 Royal Street, pins the little flower on the mayor's shirt. Peggy's father, senior vice commander of the VFW, is a dis- Che Ken West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN \FHE U3, KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, LSS ess Old Newspaper | Has K.W. Story | A copy of a 46-year-old news paper, The Chil in‘s Visitor, which carries a story of Key West sponge fishing, today was received by the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Gilbert Weiss, of St. Louis, mailed the paper te the chamber with the request thet it be turned over to the his- torical society. The paper was published in Nashville, Tenn. For Mosquito Dist. To Fill, Grade ‘City Alleyways Ridding City Of Stagnant Water Operations will begin Monday in the filling and For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers .. . Just DIAL 25661 or 2.5682 Today Burt Lancaster Arrives Filming Of “Tattoo” Anna Magnani Gives Locals Sample Of Her Acting Talent | By JIM COBB | The filming of “The Rose Tattoo” went ahead |smoothly today with first day tensions and anxieties a thing of the past. “Once the cameras started rolling, everybody ree laxed and we're doing fine,” said Danny Mann, director of the picture, adapted from Tennessee Williams’ play. Mann made that comment during a break in the busy preparations for scenes being made today in the back yard of a residence at Duncan and Pearl Streets. Sues; }39Meanwhile, with the are ss “ . rival of male lead Burt Lane Grady T he Goat caster, the cast for the film abled veteran, which added to her interest in the Buddy Poppy sal of these little flowers, which are made by hospitalized disabled v: and orphans of veterans as well as needy and disabled veterans. The local VFW and its aux- iliary will be glad to receive your donation in return for one of these little poppies during the two days of the sale—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. Burton Tells JayCees : ‘Reports Work About NAL’ Problems ‘Handled In Oct. Proceeds from the sale ‘ans, go to help the widows By BILL SPILLMAN The present expansion plans of Meacham will not allow National Airlines to grow with the community members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce were told yn last night by Captain W,.A, Burton, assistant to G. T. Ping it was announced, >. Baker, president of the airline, my. Eighty-five complaints were handled by the sher- \iff’s department during Oc- grading of all city alleyways within the area from First Street through Eighth Street, bordered by Flagler Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard, it was announced today. This will be a joint project by the Monroe County Anti-Mosquito District and the City of Key West the District supplying all fill mat- erial and labor and the City of Key West providing equipment, City Manager Victor Lang and District Director Bill Warner both expressed happiness over the move, Trouble Spots For some time the Mosquito Dis- trict and the City of Key West have been strongly urging land- owners to fill in iow, lots, within the city limits, which impound wa- } ter and consequently are a breed- Other National represen-——— tatives present at the meet- ing were L. W. Diamond, operations official, and chief pilot C. H. Ruby, Burton said that he did not want anyone to think that National had all the answers but he added that they have been in the airline bus- iness for some time and they know some of the answers. Burton said that National ob jected to the increased payment for the use of the airfield because he thought that it would make them a party to an investment to the air- port which has a limited future and eertain built-in safety hazards, Letter Quoted He quoted a letter written in September where National had re commended to the county that the commercial airlines use Boca Chi ca cooperating with the county to build a passenger building from which they would lease space, sav- ing the county money that could be spent in developing Meacham, In the same letter, NAL recom- mended that Meacham be main- tained as small airport for private se. he Burton then told of the contents of a second letter written later as a substitute proposal. This letter stated that the county could save money by cutting out the construc- tion of certain planned taxi-ways. Burton said that about $150,000 eould be saved alone by this omis- ion, . Excessive Expenditure Burton added that the floor space plans for NAL's use could be cut in half. He had reference to the passenger building planned at Meacham. He pointed out that a bout $60,000 could be saved if, as in their case other excessive floor space was eliminated The airline representative also said that NAL believes the bud, of over $30,000 planned ope cost is excessive. He compared to another airport of similar size where the budget is only $10,000. It was agreed by Burte hat the action last year of curtailing two (Continued on rage Two) MEETING Key West Lodge 551 BPO ELKS Tonight, 8 P.M. 313 DUVAL STREET desirable arthropods. i In the past -landowners | |were handled. The total for have | |Hundreds Pay Back Scavenger | Collection of delinquent service | 15; larceny, 9; auto thefts, 4; | accounts has been stepped up vast-| ple assa ok ly by the city’s decision to arrest those owning back bills. City officials reported today that le00 in a similar condition and have | ‘The October-cases included: Now, however, with the elimina- | Dekths rape, 1; aggravated | tion of impounded water and de- | it |bris on publicly-owned property, | pesen, landowners will have no alterna-| sim-|tive but to cooperate by filling. ; embezzlement and| Neil Saunders, chairman of the fraud, 3; weapons picky Board of Commissioners, | prostitution, except rape marked this project as a decisive | | step forward in the elimination of more than 600 persons, apparently and prostitution, 1; family and chil- | insect pests alarmed at the city’s action, have dren, 8; liquor, except drunlen-| ay) City and, District officials | paid’ back bills ness and driving while intoxicated, | feel confident the lots will now be | Meanwhile, three more persons | 2; accidents, 8; other auto viola- violations, 1; LATIN-AMERICAN CLUB SETS PARTY The Latin -| Last month, 97 complaints | ing place for mosquitoes and un-| F the year through October jis | Pointed to adjacent public property iv successfully evaded prosecution. | / THEY'RE ALL HERE NOW—Actor Burt Lancaster greets Casa Marina manager Emmett Conniff on his arrival here Wednes- day to play the male lead in filmed. Lancaster came here from Kentucky, where he starred A And B Charge in and directed one of his own productions, “The Kentickian.”"— Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder Suzy Misses A gain On Crashing Films ged with driving while intoxicated | By SUE JONES | i The first time I had a chance to be in the “movies” | indications were that the two re-| Back Litt was years ago in Santa Monica, California, when a fish- ing expedition ‘with my stey one foggy morning netted an inquiry about whether or not we could gut cod, This was brought on no doubt by | the fact that we were dressed for the climate — in old jackets and disreputable slacks — and one of the studios was doing a picture involving clipper ships and fisher men. The second ttme was night be- fore last when Mickey Renna call- ed and asked if 1 knew where she could find some one with a beat-/ up car to be used as “background” for one of the scenes in ‘The dose Tattoo.” She Was Ready This time I was able to oblige — since I didn't have to look any further than my own yard for such a car. So yesterday afternoon I turned up at the Perez Grocery Store af- ter getting father to promise to bring the car around to me. Fred Taylor who was also “‘call- $15 or 15 Shuford, drunk, $15 or 15 Sewer Hookups, Private i filled, by litigation if necessary. } who owe overdue bills will be ar-| tions, 2; miscellaneous, 15 , and) soners in the tounty jail. Eighty-|t0 comply with sanitary require S| leaving 23 prisoners in the jail on| PD P II court costs and ordering payment | Oct, 31 | apy 0 S I ost | i on * | cases were closed during October, Slaying Inquest. ~ lation of ’ | sheriff's office travelled 8,896 mil- toa ee jot the Peace Ira Albury will con- Fourteen Plead ee ee rn Nebiatt: was |today was moved up to tomorrow | | Twenty-one absentee ballots were whee The names of the defendants Aquilino Lopez, Jr., Gerald Saund- follow The shooting followed an argu- | | days assessed on the other charge. UN, DELEGATE DIES | Blaton is charged with first dismissed. jdied last night a short time after W. F. McQuaide, reckless driv- to mark their first year of G. J. Gaines, no driver's license GM V. Velle, reckless driving, $15 | 15 days, | Affected property owners will pe | |raigned in city court today. They Prisoners On Hand | contacted within the next 30 days are: L. Cates, 704 Olivia St., Alice! On Oct. 1, there were 18 pri-| afd given sufficient time in which | Knowles, 710 Whitmarsh La Ellen Roberts, 709 Thomas St | seven were received at the jail dur- | ments. City Judge Enrique Esquinaldo, | ing October and 82 were released, Jr., has been assessing five dolla of delinquent accounts for those} On Oct. 1 there were 52 cases on | brought into court for non-payment. | hand, plus the 85 opened in Octo- V H T = jber made a total of 137. Eighty | otes Here ues. Bernie C. Papy, state represen- | i a porns i on hand at the end of ‘tative, is still the county’s cham Ti H Ch ‘ih i bee As s , pion vote getter, the official tabu- | time ts ‘ anced uring October, personnel of the | o . ed today s. } vote: An inquest in the TV slaying will | see that we ep eae be at 10 a. m. tomorrow. Justice eecRigo | é ‘ uct the inquest in the county court “Se oe gers cas ie jouse ba | . = age The time ofthe inuest orisina- Guilty Today |misioner, was third with 1.598 vt ly had been set for 2 p. m. but = . be Senin Seige seve, today Peas cast for the election. a guilty in Criminal Court fore; All 21 of th James P. Blaton, Jr., 29, a sailor, | Judge Thomas S. Caro eit rele acts was killed last Saturday afternoon t 's cuit Court Judge os en sy Pg Rien: the charges, and the. sentences | ers, county commissioner,and Wi! hor, 28, fie shot from a .22 pads “ cs caliber rifle into his chest R. J. Wuebler, two charges of scone a Shs Sam hoard - reckless driving, sentence defer- E over the installation of a TV red on one charge and $15 or 15 n the couple's home at 904 St F. J. Badia, reckless driving | UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. w —! eee $15 or 15 days. Dr. Mahmoud Azmi, Egypt's chief pa Sail murder and is the coun-; 4. R. Gooding, reckless driving, | delegate to the United Nations, ty jail { A. E. Bowen, vagrancy, 10 days. suffering a heart attack while D. C. Alexander, reckless driy- speaking im the Security Council. ing, $15 or 15 days. Council. American Social Club) ing, $30 or 30 days = cocktail prrty tonight) H.C. Hancock, drunk, sentence the San Carlos Ins- | deferred e $15 or 15 days ciud has grown to the point G. W. Sapp, drunk. now has more than 200 days — |! days. BEST PAINT SOLD [or 1 at Clifford Swatts, speeding, $15 or = A - | ©. H. Adams, reckless driving Strunk Lumber and drunk driving, $75 or 60 days. 120 SIMONTON. n ity Han _ Jack Messmer, reckless driving, i $15 or 15 days. Lots 30° x 40° our Office in Trailer Call Mr. Elder at Sugar NEW MODERN TRAILER PARK BAY POINT TRAILER PARK Located 6 Miles From Boce Chica om U.S. No. 1 Bathing, Fishing and Boating and Public Bathhouses School Bus Stop - Mail Service Milk and Bread Deliveries and Larger Loaf No. 8 or Stop at Park for Information Finds Romance Grady the Goat, a featured performer in “The Rose Tat- too.” has found roman: The lucky gal goat is Ger- aldine, who has been employ- ed by the Navy at their sea- Plane base as a lawnmower. The engagement of the pair was announced this morning by Dick Blaydon, production chief of Hal Wallis Pictures. Actually, it will be a mar- riage of conv nce. It seems that Grady has several walk-on parts which call for him to break loose from his chain and tear up the neighborhood. Grady was not showing the Proper enthusiasm and fire. Hence, the movie-makers Seoured the city to find a fe- male goat to inspire Grady. This morning when Grady is now complete, Lancaster arrived by automobile from Miami Wednesday evening and immediately went to the Casa Marina Hotel for a rest and to | Study his part which he says is one of the most challenging of his illustrious film career, He's Alvaro He'll handle the part of Alvaro Mangiacavallo, who in the words of playwright Williams is a “Medi. terranean type who resembles a glossy young bull, . .with charm- ing awkwardness and who frequent- ly seems surprised at his owa speeches and actions.” The part, for the benefit of mo- vie fans, will give him the oppor- tunity of playing some partieular- ly torrid scenes with Anna Mag- nani, who is no slouch in that de- partment, Lancas™® opinioged “that the role of Alvaro will much more difficult and interesting than that of Sgt. Waroden in “From Here To Eternity,” a part which duction company, he kicked brought him widespread acclaim, up his heels and took off in Compared with “Eternity” her direction. “St. Worden only required me For those who know goats, /to be Burt Lancaster, but in this Grady’s action meant one picture I'll have to play an I thing—love. jlian type, I've got to be a rather |shy fellow ~ the son of a village idiot,” said Lancaster.” He pointed out that “the tough- est problem for an actor ig being himself. Actors are always think- ing that the character they are playing is- more interesting than themselves. All we can do is bring jto the part whatever we can of ; Dropped Against Battling Sailor } ourselves and whatever talent for | acting we may have.” Charles R. Driver, a sailor who| Lancaster said further that be- fought with the county solicitor, | fore he played Sgt. Worden, he had |the state attorney, and a son of song Se haa ie > rican eae new how to get tough.” Needs Hard Work jand having an accident, { “It will take a jot of theaght The assault and battery charge| and hard werk, but fortunately, 3 | against Driver was dropped, and | worked with Danny Mann in ‘Come Sheba’ and I'll have a maining charges would be heard lot of help,” Lancaster conciuded, in city court rather than Criminal} Lancaster, who appears to ve father to the municipal pier | Court. just as much of a he-man as on The charges against Driver, who | the screen, said that he'll be join- is attached to the Fleet Sonar|ed shortly by his wife, the former School, grew out of a squabble | Norma: Anderson, of Mine! ™- + ed” for the scene was already | shortly after 5 p. m Tuesday be-| five children won't come to Key there — he plays a grocery clerk | tween J. Lancelot Lester state at-| West because they 2 and we agreed that it was very /|torney, Allan B. Cleare, Jr., coun-|in Hollywood, apropos since every one was get- ty solicitor, and Ignatius Lester,| Meanwhile, Anna Mags ting hungry about that time. son of the state attorney. seores of Key Westers witnessing It ended up with nearly every Lester said Driver turned into | the shooting of first scenes ior. ¢ one, and there was lots of spec-| Prospect Lane, which runs along-| movie,.a first-hand exhibition of tators, buying a “jelly pie’ from | side of Lester’s office at 420 Flem-|the talent which has brought her Mrs. Perez and a soft drink or bot-| ing St., and hit a fence. [acclaim as Italy's foremost actress, tle of milk. Lester was copying down the| Grocery Store Scene Complete Lunch jlicense number of Driver's cat] & was during the filming of Some of the high school kids had | When Driver came out of his house | scenes at the Perez grocery store a better idea. They bought a dime’s |#t 516 Prospect Lane. The argu- jat Virginia and Georgia Sts. worth of lunch meat, four buns and | ™ent and fight followed | Dressing in a plain black suit, a “soda” and had a substantial Driver is free in S100 bond | the scene called for Miss Magnani lunch for a quarter ee = sioed by = executive to make a hurried exit from the We sat on a sort of a box on the 1. ¥. ahs ect Sonar School, | store bearing an armful of gro- front porch that encloses the mo-|“- ¥- Lys, caries sad’ meet Sutnar De Tse tor for a refrigerator. The first > } (played by Sandro Giglio), chai couple of times it startéd up it was GAS PRICE JUMPS briefly with him and then hurry rather disconcerting, but after that. MIAMI () — Gasoline prices | down the street. we just took it as a matter of| took a jump here yesterday from! Miss Magnani rehearsed the course — ignoring the sign “plagse 20.9 to 249 cents a gallon for Scene several times but twice no setting regular. caught sight of Geraldine, whom the Navy was kind enough to loan to the pro- “The Rose Tattoo,” now being the state attorney, today was char-| \ (Continued op Page Two! Then Bob and ViAnn Youmans drove up and we felt we were get- ting someplace — Bob will stand- in for Burt Lancaster and ViAnn for Anna Magnani — but it turned out they didn't know exactly when to expect the movie crew, either. That's Net Burt One young girl came up to Bob and said, “Are you Burt Lancas- ter?” Bob said, “Sorry, but I'm not.” The teen-ager said, “On, you are, 100.” Bob wondered if he had said, “Yes, I am Burt Lancaster” if she (Continued on Page Two) CAYO HUESO GROTTO Benefit COUNTRY STORE DANCE Sat., Nov. 6, 9 till *?° ELKS CLUB ANNEX Public Cordially Invited