The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 12, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equabie climate in the country, with an average yange of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV No, 269 Re The Key West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A ub Pack 254 execute a snappy “eyes right” as they pasa the re- Cc Tisnger Veterans Day parade. A host of dignitaries are shown in the bousands Line Streets For First Veterans Day Parade Float Depicting Mt. Suribachi Wins Trophy By SVE JONES Downtown Duyal Street Jooked like Times Square.on New Year's Eve as thou- sands of Key Westers turn- ed out last night for the pa- 256 being awarded the best Boy Scout marching trophy. Explorer Post 50 swung oy pre ceding Sea Scout Ship 250 whose sharp drill was outstanding and the judges were unanimous in award- ing them the trophy for the best civilian marching unit. Girl Scout troops under the jur- ‘sdiction of the Florida Keys Girl Seout Council formed the next group with the marching"trophy gi ing to Troop 1. Brownies’ Float \Navy Is Noisy That loud bang you heard about 11:30 a. m. today was a result of demolition exercises being conducted by the Navy's Underwater Swimmers School. The exercises took place north | of Fleming Key, the Navy an- nounced. . KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1954 » 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 Businessmen Are Optimistic On Winter Tourist Outloo Help The KWHS Band On Tag Day The Key West High School band, under the direction of Harold (Doc) Casterton, will stage its annual Tag Day fund drive tomorrow. The band members and friends will call at.lecal places of business and residences throughout the city to receive donations for the benefit of the band, which provides the spirit- ed music heard at local par- ades, football games, etc. Funds raised by this means help the band with the many expenses arising in the course of the year's performances— uniform replacements, trips to out-of-town sports events and other such activities. When the kids call on you tomorrow, do your part and trade a contribution for a tag te wear showing thet you have helped the Key West High School band. Cop Testifies — Of Inspecting Death Scene Patrolman Saw No Signs Of Entry Through Window CLEVELAND # — ‘The first police officer to enter the bedroom where Marilyn Sheppard lay slain ‘The Brownies rode by on a float depicting ali the various Brownie activities, The Fleet Sonar School band eo- rade that was part of the first observance of Veterans Day. ‘Early Morning said today he found no signs that | anyone had entepéd’ from outside Fred F. Drenkhan, a patrolman | On June 1 of this year the 83rd Congress re-designated Armistice Day as “Veteran's Day’ and Pre- ident Eisenhower asked that Am- ericans make this first observance a memorable one. As far as Key West is concerned, fe was just that. The hour-long parade was one of the best ever staged in the Island City, Memorial Rites lor guard and band were followed hy the Gray Ladies’ decorated car and the DAV car. The float entered by Helicopter Bible and tiers of white crosses. The 40 and 8, fun and honor soc- led by Louis Ismay in a white coat with insignia of nearly every unit in the armed services. Squadron 1 carried out the parade | theme “Lest We Forget” with a/ rolling earthquake shook this city } "Quake Reported ["pxi'r prea In San Diego SAN DIEGO, Calif. @—A sharp, Jat 4:26 a. m. today. It made houses creak and start. iety of the American Legion, was|ed suspended objects swinging, but | i there were no reports of damage. Fred S. Robinson, amateur seis. mologist, rated its intensity at 6 on Soon after 7:15 the Guard of Hon- @um Fer Kids or of Arthur Sawyer Post 28, AM-| mye members rode on a scoot- erican Legion, fired three volleys | 0+ driven by Bob Daniels. and dis- in front of the reviewing stand at tyinuted bubble gum to the delight Duval and Southard Streets follow- oF the small fry along the parade ed by “Taps” played by Miss Pat-| route and, of. course, they had sy Johnson, a member of the Key | clowns with the inevitable bottle West High School Band. ,.. | and baby buggy. After the brief memorial service | The second division was led by the parade marshal Mrs. Carrie) ihe William Weech Post 168, Am- the Mercalli scale which ranges up to a maximum of 12. | | Robinson said the tremors start ed at 4:26:51 and lasted five or six in suburban Bay Village, said only | one of three bedroom windows was open when he inspected the room | shortly after Mrs. Sheppard was | clubbed to death on July 4. ‘The screen of that window was_ securely latched and there was | | dust on the window sill, the police- | | man testified. The other two win- dows were locked. | In previous testimony in the victim’s husband, Dr, Samuel H. Sheppard, 30, his defense attorneys | { Key West veteran, receives a is the oldest plaque from Legionnaire Frank Romaguera, representing all veterans in the city. Mrs. Hat- trick, who was a Navy Yeomanette in World War L was grand marshal for last nigh?’s Veterans Day parade.—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. First Annual Christmas Club Pays Off Here. Members Of Local Bank Clyb Can Do Holidays Shopping Christmas Club members} of the Florida National Bank at Key West will be getting “somewhat larger checks than the average such members throughout the United States are get- ting.” Jerry J. Trevor, presideat of the bank here, today made that state ment in announcing that checks are being mailed to the bank’s Christmas Club members this week ‘Lock Snaps, Man ‘Trapped In Room The Veteran’s Day parade was by +e fire truck a Be. 1 cagine was pulled out of the line of march to reseve a local resi- dent who was accidentally lock- ed in his bathroom. According to Chief Charles Cremata, the man, identified Motels, Hotel Key West’s winter tour | ready booming tourist busir City Considers Street Work Bids Monday Wide Publicity Given Proposal On Repairs Here The city commission will | consider bids on Key West’s | huge street program Mon- day night at their regular meeting. Brisk bidding is expected to re sult from the city’s decision to ad-| vertise widely in an effort to at tract as many contractors as pos | sible. Advertisements calling for bids have been placed in news- papers in Miami, Jacksonville, Or- lando, Tampa and Tallahassee, ac- cording t© City Manager Victor Lang. an early start, a check of local hotels, attraction operators disclosed today, Businessmen reported a brisk same time, statewide reports L i s Report Fer: Start For Winter Business ist business is getting off te motels and touris, business and at the s indicate that Florida’s al- ness will be the greatest in history. Mel Levitt, an official of the Key West Motel Asso- ciation, expressed confi- dence that all records will be broken this winter as tourists pour into South Florida to escape the chill northern winters Reason for Levitt’s optimism is the fact that many motels have reported capacity business for the past week. Increased promotion and advertising in the north and in jother Florida cities is held to be a big factor in the gain Summer Was Good And Emmett Conniff, manager of the Casa Marina Hotel, Key West's | leading resort hostelry, who is al- ready happy about a brisk business during the first summer the hotel has remained open, also expressed confidence that the season will be [a big one, “Our mail indicates that we are going to be operating at capacity ;areund Christmas time,” said Con- ae, “We are going to be pack+ He added that the hotel will start | offering their Americn plan service Dec. 20. The hotel is going ahead with plans to make it one of the Bids Called | Sayest seasons on record. The bids are being called for at) Casa Marine Plans as Harry Goldberg, 1303 Sim- | the same time as those for a Navy | Conniff said that construction will onton St., was locked im the second story room when the door slammed and the lock snapped shut. Firemen under command of Capt. Albert Brady answered the alarm but Goldberg's wife, Berth, had already gone to work with @ screwdriver and freed him. 10 Guilty Pleas Heard Today In paving program, in the hope that | orci a a swimming pool on lower prices: will be obtained from ‘a Marina grounds and the contractors hopeful that they'll land both jobs. The city bids will be open at 8 p. m. Monday while the Navy will take a peck at their offers at 10 a. m. Tuesday. The city’s program, which will cost an estimated $250,000 is being financed out of surplus funds from the recent sewer project and from | | top entertainment including singer | Betty Madigan, who has risen to |Prominence as a recording artist and Joe Candulo’s band will return jthis year | The star of Key West—Cuba | Ferry service is credited by many |for publicity that has excited in- jterest in Key West as a winter | tourist center, Officials of the ferry company the city’s share of state cigarette | 5#¥ that their business for the first tax receipts. | Six weeks of their operation during Surples Pends | normally slack months, has exceed- 4 ; An estimated $130,000 surplus has oo peomae He estimated the jolt’s had injected the possibility some- about 70 miles southeast | of here. That would put it in a into the end. | This is the first year that thé | Florida National Bank at Key West | Criminal Court Hattrick, Florida’s oldest World War 1 veteran, was presented with a plaque on behalf of all the ve- terans organizations by Frank Ro- maguera. Mrs. Hattrick who is 83 years old wore her American Legion cap, at a jaunty angle and was holding a beautiful arm spray of deep red roses. Officials Escort Yn her official escort were the commanders of all the veterans or- ganizations in the city The Key West Chapter of Nation- al Gold Star Mothers in a decorat- ed car followed the marshal’s es- cort and then the Cub Scouts came marching by with their color guards and flag bearers in ad- vance of each troop ‘The little fellows in their bright Dlue uniforms responded smartly to the command “Eyes right” as they passed the reviewing stand. Best Cub Pack Pack 257’s smooth performance won for them the trophy for the best Cub Scout marching unit. The small Scouts were followed by the Boy Scout units with Troop erican Legon and its auxiliary. | Then came Welter’s Cornet Band {and Post 6021, VFW marching unit | \followed by the float entered by Post 6021 and its auxiliary The float depicted Flanders Field in “memory of those who will have no homecoming ever.” The Community Servicemen’s Center entered a car completely } covered in silver paper and trim- med in blue. Battie Scene The Sunset Royals float was a battle scene with two soldiers | standing guard over the body of a buddy, The Douglass High School band, probably the only band in the } country that regularly marches to {a “boogie” cadence, put on a real} show at the re wing stand The Douglass band was followed by decorated cars entered by the Southernmost C Navy Wives |} Club and the Regular Fellows. A marching drill by the Key West High School Band lead by the drum }ma and flag = twirl smartly done to a snapp: (Continued On Page Nine) jone might have come sparsely settled area below the | | Mexican border in Lower Califor nia. } The seismologist said he thought the quake could have caused dam- | age at or near its center. He described its motion as roll- ing north and south at the start, |then moving into a complete roll in all directions. Awakened residents newspaper and police switch- boards with inquiries. Robin said some who called him sounded panicky. | The quake was felt at El Centro, | approximately 110 miles east of here, but likewise without report of damage ‘Douglass High Slates Parade Douglass High School will hold a parade tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock as part of the Homecom- ing activities The route of the parade, which will be made up of the lively Dou- glass majorettes, pep squad, band and other units, will be down Du val Street from Petronia to Caro- line, along Caroline to Whitehead |and back up Whitehead to its point of origin A football game. with pre-game swamped Toom at the lakefront home, but} murder room by climbing an apple | tree at the rear of the home and) entering through a window. Intruder Claimed Sheppard has maintained stead- fastly that his wife was beaten to tdeath by a bushy-haired intruder, {and that he was “clobbered” un-| jconscious when he tried to help her. Drenkhan also said he found no | evidence of a struggle in the bed- ‘noted blood specks on all four walls | and on a closet door “Were there any signs of entry} whatsoever on any of the win- | dows?” prosecutor Thomas J. | Parrino asked. “No,” the witness replied. | The patrolman said there was} a second bed in the room “What was the appearance of} the second bed?” Parrino asked. | | “It was open,” the officer re-j | plied, “and there were specks of} blood on the sheets.” SALESMEN WANTED Two New Car Salesmen { Sell The All New PLYMOUTH Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned on the un- furnished two story house and fot (51' 8° x 110° 8‘) located at 1010 Varela Street, Key West, at said address, up to 12:00 P_M., November léth, 1954. The right is reserved te reject any and all bids. House open for inspection between 4 and 6 P.M. daily. LIZZIE LORD REESE, Administratrix Estate of Feliceta N. Lord, deceased. events and a fireworks display at} CHRYSLER half-time, at Key West High School | stadium Saturday night between DE SOTO DODGE the Douglass High School Tigers | and the Blanche Ely High School|] Must be reliable and willing |) | Tigers from Pompano. Game time|] te work. We don't want any- is 7:30. || One who is satisfied with less than $5.000 a year. Apply is NAVARRO, Inc. WAREHOUSE BURNS 601 DUVAL STREET EDMONTON, Alta. & Fire caused by sparks from a welder’s | torch destroyed a Canadian army | ‘warehouse here last night. | | I has had a Christmas Club, Nation-wide Plan The Christmas Club plan has been operated nationwide for 44 years. This year, more than 12 million Christmas Club savers will get checks totaling $1,080,000,000, ihe largest since Christmas Clubs be. gan. About 6,500 banks and saving in- stitutions in the country are mail ing out checks each. This year’s total is $47,000,000; | more than last year. New York state savers are get-| ting the biggest widfall — $225, 000,000. Pennsylvania is second with $165,000,000 and New Jersey} | third with $122,000,00. Explosive Stolen At Marathon Burglars stole 501 pounds of ni tramon, an explosive, from the Petty Geophysical Engineering Co. at Marathon, the sheriff's depart ment reported today The theft occurred between Nov. | 10 and Nov. 12. Besides the ex- plosive in 16 23 pound and one pound cans, the thieves took a num- ber of electrie caps and boosters, according to Jack Foot, foreman af the company. The company is using explosives in geophysical exploration for oil possibilities. Outrigger Poles for Charter Boats—at Strunk Lumber 120 SIMONTON ST., near Bank averaging $88.25) | Ten persons today pleaded guilty liatees Criminal Court Judge Tho- |mas S. Garo, records in the office of Harry Dongo, Criminal Court clerk, showed. The following are the names of the defendants, the charges and the | sentences: | J. J. Casolaro, reckless driving, $15 bond forfeited. H. M. Flewllyn, reckless driving, $15 or 15 days. $15 or 15 days. Bobby Rudolph Cass, improper exhibition of a dangerous weapon $100 or 90 days. | M. T. George, reckless driving, $15 or 15 days. R. S. Archer, reckless driving, $15 or 15 days e Carl Burnhard Bauer driving, $15 or 15 days John Park, no driver's license dismissed G. E. Williams, drunkenness and assault and battery, $25 or 30 days | Angel Malgratt, improper license | tag, sentence deferred |KNOPP GOES TO | BLDG. CODE MEET reckless tor, left today for Daytona Beach jwhere he will attend the annual | convention of the Southern Build- | ing Code Congress. The meet runs | from Nov. 14-18. Knopp said revisions of building codes to provide better construc tion but at a lower cost is expected }to be one of the big items om the | agenda. i iii or eet |LEG OWNER SOUGHT | CHICAGO w—Police are looking |for a man who has lost his leg, jan artificial one detectives found |in a South Side street. The stain- lless steel limb was complete with “brown oxford. f R. B. Mullen, reckless driving, | resulted from savings in the sewer project cost. The original plan for the streets | called for the contractors to repair | streets torn up for sewer construc | tion, but when the bids went over the estimate, that portion of the | contract was deleted. When it be- came evident that savings in ad ministrative and other costs indi- cated that there would be a sur. plus in sewer funds; City Manager Lang devised a plan whereby the money would be used for a street paving program blessing of the government agen | cies who granted and loaned mon Commission The city commission heartily ap proved of Lang's plan at the last |regular meeting Twenty miles of streets wil! be | will probably get under way short- jly after the first of the year, if | acceptable bids are received. | Reason for the delay, according | to the city manager, is that some | | time will be consumed in consid. ering the bids and that it will re | quire more time for contractors to Move in their equipment. The streets to be repaired are scattered throughout the entire city, They wili be paved with highest Ray Knopp, city building inspee- | quality hot mix asphaltic concrete. | LEE’S ORIENT The plan has the | ey to the city for the sewer job. | Approves | paved under the program which | Cc. OF C, Figures Chamber of Commerce figures bear out predictions of the busi- nessmen. They report that mail in- quirtes ha¥e been pouring into their office at a rate nearly double last year. Key West's optimism is appar ently is following a statewide trend as described by the Asso- ciated Press. Business should be year's Every indication points that way. Indices show this summer was the most successful, touristwise, of any“on record. Ali summer long the tourist areas buzzed with ac- tivity. This meant money in state cof- fers as well as in the hands of hotel and tourist court operators, restaurants and other businesses, The’ state director of the budget, Harry G. Smith, reported state revenues up 9 per cent in the July- September quarter and credited summer tourists for aboout half the increase, Sales Tax Increase | The sales and use tax amounted to $14,700,000 for the period, aa increase of 10.2 per cent over the like period last year. There was a time in Florida | when the summer was pretty dead. |Now the summer season merges (Continued on Page Nine) RESTAURANT 506 Fleming Street REOPEN SATURDAY FOR ITS TENTH SEASON Hours: 11:30 AJ) Chinese and American Foods M.-9 P.M. Daily Nut