The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 10, 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. 267 Mayor Is Actor In “Tattoo” Local Men Sing Ribald Song In Film Hizzoner, Mayor C. B. | Harvey made his debut tos day as a movie actor. | It was on the set of “The Rose Tattoo,” Tennessee Williams’ play being filmed by Hal Wallis Productions, that the mayor got his first taste of greasepaint and kleig lights, playing the part of a delegate to a veterans convention, ‘The role calls for some slightly ribald behaviour on the part of the mayor, who according to the script, is more than a little under the weather, W W I Song ‘The part calls for him to join three companions in a rendition of the World War I tune “Made? moiselle From Armentieres. or Harvey was on the today practicing up on h dinky parly vous.” Tisa Pavan, featured players in set Monday. Filming of Tennessee Williams’ play is proceed- ing with about two more weeks on the schedule. set for next spring.—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. 3812 Avenue D; 1712 Catherine Street, Ken West Citisen For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers ., . Just DIAL 2.5661 or 2.5862 Today he © STARS RELAX—Italian actress Anna Magnani (left) and Ma- THE “The Rose Tattoo,” relax on the Release is Reber, Stock Island. Producers of the mov ahead and gave the part to” Mayor despite pleas from Mrs. Harvey that he not be allowed to sing. Movie Bit Parts Everybody wants te get into They fo be movie ac- iekey Renna, president of Key West-Players? who has Slaing tet Wallis Produc- @olving their local cast- “The Rose Tattoo,” re- that she has re- from several Mia- are interested in bit in the film. } sald Mickey, all parts are being filled with Key West- ers. Former Vocal Act Key Westers will long remember the day when Harvey, ig with. other members of city com- ‘mission, sang 2 few ow at Sderal radio «tption wy March of Dimes benefit show, Their @ set radio back at least 10 years, according to critics. Other Key Westers with parts in today’s shooting included Lynn Sel- lers, as a teenager who drives past the scene in an automobile, Otto Anderson, a passenger in the car, and Lian Norman, a Navy wife, A quartet of Key Westers also have stand-in parts for the stars in the’ film, They are Bob Yau- mans (Burt Lancaster), Via Ann Youmans, (Anna Magnani,, Marie Santana, Don Albin and Cosette Calleja. Grady the Goat was idle today, Mendoza Still Broke In Havana TEHRAN, Tran w—Former For- eign Minister Hossein Futemi, fire- Charles Mendoza, the Key West-| ie er tbe teak bis Gen to Betane for | "rand of Mohammed Messadegh’s treatment of a rare blood disease, 8°Vernment, died before an army is still destitute there, according to | firing squad at dawn today for Danny Goodrictr, secretary of the! his part in the 1953 plot to unseat Key West Fire Department. ithe Shah. Mendoza told Goodrich in a let-| ter received today that he will have to remain in the Cuban capi-/ tenced by a military court a month tol until Nov, 20, He added that his ago. An appeal to Shah Moham oo Se peo well but needs) med Reza Pahlevi failed. e transfusion. | The secret execution at Gt the gift of $32, rmy sources said last weekend “This will be the last appeal for) it would be delayed indefinite!) this cause,” “coapigpoudon today. | cause Fatemi was seriously ill i eemes am te teleost | Tehran's military governor shortly, be added, }Teimour Bakhtiar, said F Siete walked without trembling NEW CONGRESS WON'T | stake, where he was blindfold ALTER ARMY PLANS jatd bound. He said “May God EL PASO, Tex. —A Democrat- | protect you” just before four vol- ic Congress will help carry out leys from the four-man firing squad President Eisenhower's program | crumpled him to build a strong defense, Secre-| Fatemi’s former chief. tary of the Army Robert Stevens mier Mossadegh, was convicted says. l December of trying to over “Democratic control of Congress | throw the monarch. He is serving will not make a bit of difference | three years solitary imprisonment as far as the Army is concerned,” Fazollah Zahedi. the pres- Stevens told newsmen yesterday. | ent premier, overthrew Mossadegh “Under Ike’s leadership our mili-| Aug. 19, 1953, after the Shah had tary program will be carried out.”| fled the country, but in the con- See fusion Fatemi escaped NEBLETT TO SPEAK was captured last March Bill Neblett 13. bbed by a bystander as he al speaker to-|¥as ar sted, he reportec ston, Fa., Ve-| 222" a 1 in a military hos} . . for several weeks. He on. He will re- ; from a str one of th of the in its fig! British over nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oi Co. In the days of the Mossadegh re bitterly denounced the SHEL it z Former Gov't _ Official Dies For Iran Plot Patemi was convicted and sen st surprise. be. ne- Ge ex-Pre- was morrow at the Cle terans Day celebdrat turn to Key West hea Cypress, Pine, Fir, Cedar Lumber — at Strunk Lumber 120 SIMONTON, near Aquarium Nation Marks SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1954 eS Fly Your Flag On Veterans Day The Veterans Day committee urges that all business con cerns and homes display the American Fiag tomorrow in ob- servance of Veterans Day. The event, which has replec- ed Armistice Day in the list of U. S. Holidays, is observed to pay tribute to American veter- ans of all wars, both those who gave their lives for their coun- try and for those who are still living. Chest Drive Is Extended | IN THE U.S.A, PRICE FIVE CENTS Suicide Note Contents 'To Nov. 15 Contributions Fall Far Short Of Goal Here Key Westers still have a chance to make their contri- butions to the United Com- munity Chest-Red Cross Ap- peal. The campaign fell so far short of the $55,000 goal that the’ drive will be ex- tended until November 15, Yesterday afternoon, only $21,- 000 had been turned in to Chest Headquarters located in the main dining room of the La Concha Hotel, just off the lobby. Sam Collins, general chairman of the campaign, stressed that while collections had inereased First Veterans Day Thursday By RAY HENRY | WASHINGTON (#—In tribute to the living and dead of its nine| | Wars, the nation paises tomorrow | to observe its first Veterans Day, The switch in name from Arm- istice Day, however, will mean lit- |have not ‘been approached will |mail or bring their contributions last week, only 50 percent of the prospective donors had been eon- tacted. Hard Work Needed He said the colonels and majors will have to “work-hard” to com: plete solicitations in time drive to be eompleted by day. - . “1 hope that all individuals who to Chest Headquarters and not wait to be contacted,” Collins said. The office, in charge of Mrs. Blanche Petro, is open from 9:00 the| . i Fg jastic movie actor now. Italian boy, in Roland's enthusiasm, it that when he is acting. what he would Frit Q ust gets ‘out do with: that Ordered Released Today Letter To Husband Left By herself at Conch Key Mond Justice of the Peace R. had refused to divulge the iff’s department reported ye —S———_ No Parking ss Vildostegui, 14-year-old son of Ernest Vildostegui, 1026 Varela Street, is an en- the part of Salvatore, a be admitted, stems from the ef going to school. When he will get for to the purchase ‘tobe next.— Photo, Don Pinder. Veterans Day Parade Will Ue this year to many of the tra-|4- ™- to 5 p. m. every day in- ditions built jean d ee cluding Saturday. wo The $55,0000 goal was set after World War I. careful screening of the budgets of The day will find speechmakers | the participating agencies and_citi- rededicating the country to the| zens were asked to sive “A Day’s | cause of world peace. A minute of | P&¥ The United Way Be Tomorrow Night At 7:30 The city’s first Veterans Day Parade, consisting of four divisions, will start moving at 7:30 p. m., on Thurs- day from the corner of Duval and Caroline Streets. The Key West Police Department will lead off the first divi- silence will be observed at 11 a.m. to honor the war dead. The day’s| spotlight will be on the Tomb of the Unknown Dead in Arlington | Cemetery. Local parades and ob- | servances will remain about the! is ‘ | Undoubtedly the day will foster new traditions. Its purpose has been widened from an observance in honor of World War I dead to honor some 31 million veterans of all the nation’s wars. The minute of silence will be for the 1,113,000 men who died in those wars. Some 21 million living veterans will also be honored Reason For Change ange in name was prompt- y by the interest of in- als, ve ns groups, Con- ss and the President to appro- ely include in the nation’s honors on Nov. 11 those service- rn who fought or died in the e during this genera- grew, the em- ved to include vet- s of all of Amer Ss Wars. Rep. Rees (R-Kan) might safely be tabbed the father of the Veter- ans Day as a legal holiday. Today | he was scheduled to receive aj medal for his efforts from the Bir- mingham, Ala., Veterans Day} Committee. This year, in almost record time for such things, Rees wrote and pushed a bill through Congress which made the switch. President Eisenhower signed it June 1 Rees struc’ pon the idea last year when his home town of Em- poria on its own observed Veterans Day instead of Armistice Day. The c est CUBS HAVE SHORTER et DISTANCE TO MARCH | neal Scout its which are slated to tomorrow's Veterans Day parade have announced that the Cub Packs will not be required to march the entire parade route lite Bayview Park Instead of turning at Truman val, these units will ht ahead on Duval i parents may pick area. Blood Bank, Heart Society, Red | ter. Low Average From all reports, the average contribution has been much less than this amount. The contribution does not have to be in cash. The donor ean sign a pledge for the amount he can afford to give the 13 agencies and pay it in installments over a period | of time — and it’s tax deductible. Community Chest funds go to Boy and Girl Scouts, Key West. Youth Center, Children’s Bookmo- | bile, Salvation Army, Walking Cross, Children’s Home Society, Juvenile Council, USO-YMCA, NC- CS and to the Servicemen'’s Cen- When you turn down the Com- munity Chest, you turn down all | these agencies — not just one or | two. Latest estimate figures show that Navy collections are approxi- mately $11,000 and civilian $10,000. Local Youth Is Named To Attend Naval Academy Ronald R. Bell, 18, has been ap Pointed to the United States Naval Academy by Rep. Bill Lantaff, it was announced today, Mrs. James R. Lockiair, Bell's mother, said he had received a let- beginning in July, 1955, live at 3611 Flagler Avenue. Bell's father, a British naval of-| progress, the city’s fire bells will’ were considering whether ‘o au- ficer,. was killed in World War II. |be tolling in reverent. memory of | thorize fighter escort for mapping Bell was bern in England and | those who have given their last full and weather planes. came to the United States im 1949. | In 1951 he returned to England and | sion. The colorful parade will proceed along Duval Street, along Truman Avenue to Roosevelt Boulevard, where it will disband. The review- ing stand for the parade wil: be located at the intersection of Du- val and Southard Streets (south side), Up to the present date, there have been six bands, 35 marching | units, 14 floats, 20 decorated cars, and several other parade entries registered, It is anticipated that | more than 100 units will be in the procession by parade time on Thursday evening. No Parking Rule Chief of Police Bienvenido Perez will issue a No Parking order a- long the route of the big parade. The trophies for the parade will be presented at the American Le- gion Home on Stock Island at 11 p. m. on Thursday during the Vet- erans Day dance, which will be free to the public, Prior to the start of the parade, a memorial service will be conduct- ed in front of the reviewing stand in reverent memory of the depart- ed veterans. The service will start at 7:15 p. m., with Past Post Commander Frank Romaguera of Arthur Saw- yer Post 28, American Legion, in charge. Memorial Rites Commander Gitarles B. Robinson, Chaplain, U. S. Navy, will deliver the invocation. The firing squad of |the Key West Guard of Honor, un-| the Russians, but the Soviet Union ter from Lantaff announcing the|der the command of Captain U. J./has fired back a countercharge appointment for the academy class | Delgado, will give the three vol-/that the Red planes were fired |leys, followed by Taps and Echo James R. Locklair, Bell’s step-)by Patsy Johnson and John Bra-}denied they fired at any time. |father, is a chief aviation pilot at/dy, members of the Key West High| Secretary of State Dulles told a |the Naval Air Station here. They | School band. j While the memorial service is in measure of devotion to their coun- try. Pentagon Asks ‘Why Plane Had | No Jet Escort By ELTON C. FAY WASHINGTON, # — Pentagon officials professed puzzlement to- | day over why a jet fighter eszort jdid not go along with a photo| bomber shot down by Soviet Migs | |off northern Japan last weekend. Spokesmen said the Far East Command long has had authority |to provide “cover” for mapping and weather planes on missions | where trouble could arise. Such es-| jcorts are used frequently, they | | added. | But military sources said they |were unable to explain why jet | fighters did not accompany the/| | RB29 assigned to an aerial map-| ping job over northern Japan, close to Russian-held Sakhalin Island and the Kuriles. Fighter protection subsequently was provided for a |second photo bomber which com- | pleted the mission. | Charges Hurled Eleven men parachuted from the stricken ship. Ten lived, but one man became entangled in his chute and drowned. The United States has demanded reparations from }upon first. The U.S. fliers have |news conference yesterday he be- |lieved the Joint Chiefs of Staff During Parade Chief of Police Bienvenido Perez has announced that park- ing on Duval Street from Car- cline to Truman Ave. and on Truman Ave. from Duval to North Beach Road wiil be pro- hibited from 6 p. m. Thursday until the conclusion of the Ve- terans Day Parade. Diabetes Week To Be Marked Nov. 15-20 Dr. Gonzalez Tells Of Free Tests Offered Are you one of the more than a million Americans suffering from diabetes who doesn’t know it? You'll have a chatee to find out next week during the local obser- vance of National Diabetes Week, sponsored by the Monroe County Medical Society. According to Dr. Edward Gon- zalez, president of the Society and chairman of Diabetes Week acti- vities, all local physicians will giv free urinalysis to the public in a effort to uncover hidden cases of , diabetes. The program will run} Nov. 15 - 20. Publicity Planned In addition, newspaper and ra- dio publicity is being distributed to enlighten the public on the di- sease. The PTA is cooperating with school nurses in their work among school children during Diabetes Week. “All you have to do is call your local physician or the Monroe County Health Clinie for the free 4 test,” said Dr. Gonzalez. Dr. Gonzalez pointed out that a: late as 30 years ago, diabetes wa considered to be almost always fa- tal. Learn in Time “But times have changed and so has diabetes control. You can live with diabetes if it is found in time. “This is Diabetes Week and if you are one of more than a mil- lion Americans who have diabetes jand don’t know it, a simple test | th, will protect the future for yourself and your family. See your doctor,” said Dr. Gonzalez. The week long program is spon- sored by the United States Diabe- tes Association. Hearing For Mrs. Blaton Is Postponed Today The preliminary hearing for Mrs. Eleanor Blaton, the TV kill- er, has been postponed, it was an- nounced today by J. Lancelot Les- ter, state attorney. The hearing had been set for 10 a. m. today before Justice of the Peace Ira Albury. This comment caused perplexity | at the Pentagon, where spokesmen The request for a postponement was mace by William V. Albury, attorney for Mrs. Blaton. returned to this country in August,| The Veterans Day observance |said Gen. John Hull, top U. S| Mrs. Blaton, 28, is in the county 1953. He was graduated from Key West | High School last June. About four months ago, his mo- ther said, he passed the eliminat- ing examinations for the academy. ream he wil take the entrance examination. tivity of the veterans organizations | had such authority. One spokesman | der. of the city, namely, VFW Post 3911, | said the decision whether to use} She is charged with firing a 22) VFW Post 6021, DAV Chapter 33, American Legion Post 168, Ameri- can Legion Post 28, and World War I Veterans, U. §. Barrack No. 16 |e tehter escort Men “out there a the local command.” The penta: | gon, it was indicated, is waiting to Ie this time. caliber bul'et into the chest of her husband, James P. Bilaton, Jr.. 28, on the afternoon of Oct. 20 fol- hear why a fighter escort did | lowing a viclent argument over her ge along thi busband ordering a new TV set. Conch Key Drowning Victim State Attorney J. Lancelot Lester today ordered the release of a suicide note left by a woman he drowned ay. D. Zetterower, ontents of the n sterday,. Zetterower returned a verdict of suicide in the death of Mrs, Frances Fon- dell Pate, 54. The text of the note, addressed to her husband, John Robert Pats, follows: : Note To Husband “Bob— “Bruno came in with me to write you this letter, 1 am leaving a coat, my teeth, glasses and billfod. } am going overboard. I have foul- ed you and me both up, so am going to drown myself. “I hope the tide will carry me far enough that I will not be found, “Any belongings I have here Please send to Alice Miller at Crossland Fish House at Mara. in “Keep this letter so if I am found it will clear you. I am sorry is all I can say. I am glad you are not here so you will not be — ge take care of 3 ¢ note, dated Noy. was signed Bee, Mrs. Pal dap shy “Brune” Identified The sheriff's department said the Bruno referred to in her letter was Bruno Eliasson, who lives on | Coneh Key and who found the body Eliasson, however, denied he | Was present when Mrs. Pate wrote- the note although he had pre viously brought her writing paper, | the sheriff's office said. |. The sheriff's office also said the lady mentioned in the last line of the note presumably was a dog. Lester said he could see no rea- | son for withholding the contents of the letter from the public, Husband In Miami Pate, the sheriff's office said, yas in Miami at the time the note was written. Pate was quoted by the sneriff's department as saying he had not seen his wife since Oct. 6 and that was on Conch Key, | The Pates were married in Key | West in January, 1943, by County Judge Raymond R. Lord, the she- riff’s office said, Mrs. Pate formerly Itve in Spart- anburg, 8. C., and in Atlanta, ae cording to the sheriff's depart- ment. The department is continuing the venient into Mrs. Pate’s a of Marathon, ote, the sher- in ‘Navy Helicopters ‘Fly Supplies To Sand Key Workers | Helicopters from HS.1 yesterday nded supplies on Sand Key for ¢ workmen who are painting the ight house structure there. Bob Roberts, who has the com la li tract from the Coast Guard w paint the light, said rough water | Prevented small craft from land- pe the supplies for the two work- men who are living on the key while painting the light. | Roberts appealed to the Navy for |help. HS-1 immediately. To Sell The All New "SS ome Bo } | thas been arranged as a joint ac-| commander in the Far East, alread | jail, charged with first degree mur-| ‘