The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 11, 1954, Page 1

& For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or, workers . . . Just DIAL 2-5661 or 25662 Today The Key Wes THE SOUTHERNMOST’ NEWSPAPER Bond Expert Ups Estimate _ On Refunding Plan Saving City Commission Considers Sewer . Bond Proposals ‘An even greater saving than had been anticipated "earlier was indicated Friday when 2 plan for refunding the city’s $900,000 sewer revehue bond issue was dis- eussed at a special meeting of the city commission, Edwin Trevor Re-elected To USO Position . Operating Board Hears Reports At Annual Meet Edwin F. Trevor begins his third successive year as chairman of the Key West USO-YMCA Operating Com- mittee as.a result of his re- election at the committee’s, annual meeting at the USO Club yesterday, d Other officers also re-elected are Harold Laubscher, vice chairman, Mrs. Wahneta Kovash, recording i and Joe Pinder, trea- % ie unanimous action of the as sompered with the 4.5 rke also asked tht the city an agreement to appoint i 5 ft e g° | i te £ = J ? te eEEFE i Mrs. Katherine Monroe, . William R. Warren, Mrs. Wal- B, Kirke and Papl J. Sher chairman, re- ported for the nominating com- mittee, i : Financial Report Pinder made the financial re- Port for November, the final month , Year's Program GSO members, senior volunteers and a number of Navy men have ctive program aids to Miss by the Naval Base Coast Guard Base, includ- plains, was stated as RADM G, C. Towner, USN; Lt. J. B. Hayes, USCG, Mrs. Mary Lee Graham Allan Hampton, Dave King, Judge Aquilino Lopez, J Fred J. Rev. Ralph W. Rogers, Ca +} Spalding, USN (ret.), and Richard E. Evans, Director. TENANTS DELINQUENT IN RENT PAYMENT CAN BE LOCKED OUT Hotel and apartment house own- ers have the right to lock out ten- ants who are delinquent in their rent, Judge Thomas S. Caro of Criminal Court said today, Also, said the judge, the owner lis not criminally liable for locking tenant. out a delinquent A copy of the opinion written by State Attorney General Richard Ervin is on file at the Chamber Commerce office for inspection. Gifts Planned For First 55 Baby Key West's first new citizen of 1955 will receive a hand- some array of gifts, the Cham- ber of Commerce said today. This is the second year that the retail division is present- ing the first baby of the new year with gifts. The parents of the child also will receive gifts. Nativity Scene Completion Set This Weekend Chamber Display ° To Get Finishing Touches, Lighting The finishing touches will be put on the Christmas Na- tivity scene in Courthouse Square this weekend. Figures that will appear inside the Bethlehem stable in the mang- er scene will be robed by a com- mittee from the Retail Division of the Chamber of Commerce. Five figures will be installed be- neath the shed roof appearing in bright cloth robes, and six will be placed on the platform in front of the stable. These, consisting of two ‘of the wise men, a shepherd, two animals and the angel, are water- proof, plastic. figures. _ _ Pdim fronds and hay Every evening next week a lo- eal choral group. will sing carols and present a program of Christ- mas music at 7:30. Following these programs, recorded music will be heard at the scene. Estimated cost of the entire dis- play is over $1,000 which was made ayailable by local business firms which are members of the Chamber. A board listing those who contributed cash, labor or mater- ials is erected. close by. Those individuals who have work- ed in erecting the scene are Harry Lurie, Jack McNeil, Lou Samen- feld, Don Demaree; Gordon Hud- son and Jim Cavender. Assisting with robing the figures will be Edie Moffat, Edna Miller, Hannah Baer and Mary Graham. The figures and lighting will be stored after the holidays and used again in future Christmas obser- vances, according to Lurie. It is hoped that additional properties and animals can be purchased to add to the scene next year. Chamber Plans Annual Campaign For New Members Preliminary plans are being made by the Chamber of Com- merce for the organization’s an- nual membership campaign. The drive will be held within a few weeks, according to Trends, monthly bulletin. published by the Chamber. Total membership at present is 403, but a larger mémbership is the goal of this year’s campaign. A number of new business have been established since last year and some have not become mem- bers of the Chamber. In order to conduct a real pro- gram of work, the Chamber execu- es feel it is essential that more manpower and financing be ob- tained. As in the past two years, the drive will be for one day only. Starting with a kickoff breakfast, team captains are asked to devote several hours during the day to contacting new members. No one will be asked to handle more than five prospects. Volunteers “will be needed. Mem- bers willing to help with the drive are asked to phone the chamber office. 4 DIE IN AVALANCHE MILAN, Italy W—Four persons were killed and nine injured today by avalanches thundering down the snow-blanketed Italian Alps. covers the PRICE FIVE CENTS (Giant Carrier Is Seen As Valuable In Nuclear Field USS Forrestal Is Christened In Stirring Ceremony Today By ELTON C. FAY MARINE SALVAGE EXPERT—Bud Greenbaum, 28, is shown bringing his; work boat, “Lee,” into the Key West harbor after completing salvage operations ef the “Commander,” a shrimp boat floundering on a reef Photo by S| “ in tough seas at Dry Tortugas — Salvage Expert Calls Bight Dangerous In Present State By BILL SPILLMAN “Garrison Bight is no’ haven for. boats in its pre- sent condition.” 7 This statement was made’ by Bud Greenbaum, local | harbor and galvage expert, “Commander;” a shrimp boat floundering: on the ret at who recently salvaged the Dry, Tortugas, in ali-intertiaaf this rdliyninz ae et “The entrance small and treacherous for boat- men ignorant of its condi- tion,” he added. Greenbaum said that the re- mains of an old steel breakwater near the entrance are completely underwater at low tide and area dangerous hazard to yachts. Yacht Space On the question of yacht space, Greenbaum said that if Key West has space for 75 or a 100 yachts it could be the yacht metropolis of Florida because of the surround- ing keys and good fishing. He stated that only last night he saw a yacht wallowing around in the harbor looking desperately for a place to tie up. In commenting on a public yacht club, Greenbaum said that a yacht club should be for yachts. He add- ed that a berthing space for the boats should be built first follow- ed up with a club that offered a lounge with shower facilities. Improvements Needed When questioned .on how the basin could best be improved by the city, Greenbaum said that dredging operations could be ac- complished by renting a dragline. “Actually, the opeation could pay. for itself,” he said. “The bottom is mostly of mud, silt and sand. The sale of the dredgings as fill could probably offset the cost of the dragline opration.” The widening of the entrance as far as bight improvements go is of prime importance, he stated. “The entrance is very narrow.” Greenbaum ‘stated that yachts- men when planning a trip look in guide books that tell of facilities in the various, seaports. Marathon is now getting business because of docks space and marine railways Pope Pius Is Better Today VATICAN CITY (®—Pope Pius XII was reported still ‘perceptibly improving” today from an ailment that threatened his life nine days ago. L’Osservatore Romang, the Newspaper published in the V: can, issued a brief communique on the Pope’s health. It said: Father is perceptibly improving, according to information from the attending physicians.” Tomorrow the increasifigly, ac- tive pontiff will speak over Vat- ican radio at about-noon (6 a.m)y, EST) and impart his blessing to those taking part in the consetra- tion of Msgr. Giovanni Battista Montini as archbishop of Milan. capable of taking out boats of the pleasure boat class. They‘re Choosy, He stated that yachtsmen are a class of people who do not neces- arily care to‘hang around a dock where commercial fishermen and shrimpers use, which are the only spots available in Key West. “There are some thrift steps that could be taken now,” Greenbaum said. In commenting on’ the proposed lease of city-owned property for use of the charter boat fishermen as a marine railway, Greenbaum said that it should be for the use of everyone having a boat in the pleasure craft type. “Most public yacht basins give the yachtsmen dock space for the first night free,” he said, “After that they are charged a reason- able rate.” Ft. Jefferson Work Greenbaum was recently flown Drowning Victim Is Identified As Islamorada Man The body of Coleman Erwin, 53, of Islamorada, whe drown- ed, was recovered yesterday afternoon from a key about 10 miles west of Tavernier. The sheriff's department said Erwin. was last seen Dec. 2. Two days later his brother, Frank, of Homestead, reported him missing. A sea, air and land search followed. Erwin’s 16-foot skiff and 5-horsepower outboard mo- tor was found on Russell’s Key Dec. 4. Rollie Hollenbeck of Islamo- rada discovered the body. Jus- tice of the Peace Roy Hamlin returned a verdict of accidental death by drowning. The Brannon Funeral Home in Homestead has the bedy. Navy Hospital Drops Demand For $85 Fee Stiff Deposit For Veterans The $85 deposit fee; re- cently put in effect at the U.S. Naval Hospital here, to be collected from all vet- erans applying for admit- tance, emergency or other- wise, who do not have a prior authorization from the Veterans Administration Re- gional Office has been dis- continued. Norman C. Kranich, Post Com- mander, Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, American Legion, announced the change today. Luncheon Discussion The deposit fee was discussed during a luncheon held at the Na- to Fort Jefferson in a Navy heli-|val Hospital on Friday. Among coper to survey the wreck which he later salvaged. Greenbaum said that he is very anxious to get together with Sam Hyman to discuss plans for the Garrison Bight Plan. Presently Greenbaum is dicker- ing for a -pile driver on a barge that he will use locally. It should make very reasonable the price for local people having waterfront property to build docks and break- waters. . Greenbaum lives with his wife, Roddie, aboard the converted yacht “Lee” which they use for a home and a work boat in the slavage buiness. SUBWAY DRAGS _ WOMAN 100 FEET NEW YORK (®—A 53-year-old Brooklyn womar: was in critic: condition today as a result of bein; dragged 100 feet by a subway train when her purse and arm were caught in a closing door. Mary Castagna was flung against an iron railing as the train began pulling out of the station yesterday. The motorman stopped the cars after hearing the woman's screams. Flying Farmers Back From Cuba Fifty - three light planes car- rying 175 Flying The Farmers flew to Cuba Wednesday as part of their an- naul flying tour. The organiza- tion is made up of farmers — mostly from the midwest — whe use private airplanes for busi- ness and pleasure. those present at the conference were Captain R. S. Simpson, Com- manding Officer, U. S. Naval Hos- pital; George Hanskat, VA Con- tact Representative; and Kran- ich. Upon notification of the required deposit, all veterans organizations in the city immediately filed pro- test with the Congressional repre- sentatives. The protest was made on the premise that such a+measure measure would work a handicap on the veterans in the Key West area from a financial standpoint and general inconvenienc> Receipts Show Increase During |Month Of Nov. City building permits in Novem- ber showed a slight increase over the same month last year, accord- ing to Trends, monthly Chamber of Commerce publication. Post office receipts also increased from $21,829 in November, 1953, to $22,596 last month, Kilowatt hours of electricity used jumped from 3,400,189 in Novem- ber last year to 3,867,114 in the same month this year. Letters received by the chamber totalled 2,515 last month. In Novem- ber, 1953, the figure was 1,011 let- ters. Letters mailed by the chamber were 3,008 last month. In Novem- ber last year, 1,537 letters were sent. Visitors to the chamber dropped from 751 in November last year to 508 this November. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The Navy, launch- ing its giant aircraft carrier Forrestal, today hailed the world’s largest warship as “the most versatile and most dispersable weapon in our nuclear arsenal.” Secretary of the Navy Charles S, Thomas said in a speech prepared for the christening ceremony that vessels like the Forrestal can be used for many purposes, includ- ing “massive retaliation” — a phrase often used by high administration officials in connection with United States Ex-Con Tells Of Coin Toss Tn Death Plan Sweetheart Was Too Pious, Slayer Says In Confession EVERETT, Wash. W—An ex- convict related yesterday how he told his pretty young girl friend several Gays in advance he was Boing to kill her and then, just before he carried out the threat, decided“on the flip ‘of a Coin how. defense policy. The Navy used the christ- ening of the Forrestal to dramatize its bid for a mae jor role in this jet-atomie age. Reply To Critics * In his speech, Thomas also seemed to be replying to critics of carriers at home and abroad, in- cluding British Field Marshal Vis- count Montgomery who said re- cently that the day of the aircraft carrier is approaching its end. Oth- ers have argued that a carrier task force can be located easily and destroyed. Thomas said: 1. “For the foreseeable future, nothing is in prospect which will diminish our need for the contin. uing control of the seas—the gut face of the’seas by ships, the un- she was to die. “Heads I’d strangle her; tails I'd cut her apart limb from limb,” Earl C. Runyon said in a tape- recorded, signed confession, “It came up heads,” the stocky ex-convict, ex-professional fighter and ex-carnival worker wert ou. In his confession, Runyon said he killed Mrs. Violet Mae Wil- liams, 26, mother of two children and a divorcee, because she was “too pious” and refused to join him in a scheme to steal welfare checks from the mails, Runyon said hé told Mrs. Wil- liams he was ging to kill her several days before the crime ac- tually was committed, Decided Saturday Runyon said he decided last Sat- urday morning, after spending the night at Mrs. Williams’ home, that he would kill her then, He flipped a coin to decide which way he would end her life. When the coin came down heads he grabbed Mrs, Williams by the throat, the confession continued, and alternately choked and re- vived her to prolong the woman’s agony. This went on, he said, for nearly an hour. When Mrs, Williams slumped to the floor dead, Runyon said, he covered the body with a bedspread spat on ft and then went on a tour of neighborhood taverns. - He called police three hours aft- er the slaying and blurted out that he had killed Mrs. Williams. At the close of yesterday’s con- fession Runyon stated that he in- tended to “finish the job” when he released from prison and kill Mrs. Williams’ mother, Mrs. Betty Orr, and Mrs. Williams’ ex-hus- band, Harland Williams. He said he had “just never got- ten around to the other two kill- ings.” Man Held After Hotel Fire Today A local man is in the city jail for investigation in connection with a fire in the Town Hotel, 805 Si- monton St., early today. According to the report of Po- lice Lt. Joseph Cerezo, the man identified as Lee Craft, a resident in the hotel, was picked up short- ly after the fire broke out in his room. Jailed for investigation of a charge of disorderly proceedings, to wit: Setting a fire in a hotel room and destroying private pro- perty, Craft is being held without bond. Mrs. Hazel Clements, manager of the hotel said that four mat- tresses, valued at $200, were des- troyed in the blaze. derseas~ by “submarities, the: air over the seas by Naval airpowet.’* - 2, The Forrestal with its speed— up to 40 miles per hour—‘will ine deed be a phantom target for any enemy.” Adm. Robert B. Carney, chief of Naval operations,. said of the Forrestal that “by her mobility, she will be able to bring air power to parts of the world where no comparable friendly force can be found or maintained.” Milestone Of Progress Secretary of Defense Wilson said that in the building of the For- restal “we mark another milestone in the progress we are making to modernize and improve the readi- ness of our armed services.” The setting for the ceremony was beside the looming shape of the still-unfinished 1,036-foot ship, moored in the graving dock where her keel was laid almost 2% years ago. Chosen to do the christening honv ors with the traditional bottle of champagne was Mrs, James V, Forrestal, widow of the former Navy secretary and the nation’s first secretary of defense. Workmen opened valves and be- gan flooding water around the 1,036-foot ship long before the cere- mony. Thus, by christening time, the Forrestal was afloat — a de- parture from the usual system whereby a ship slides down the ways into the water after she is formally named. Launching Preparation To carry out the “launching” ritual, workers and tractors were to “walk” the carrier a few feet in her dock at the end of the cere- mony. Tomorrow, the Forrestal ‘s scheduled to be towed to an out- fitting pier. Only about three-quar- ters completed, the Forrestal is not expected to be ready for the sea for another year. The big ship — she will displace 59,600 tons without fuel, ammuni- tion, planes or stores and probably 76,000 tons fully loaded —~ is de signed ‘to carry atomic bombers or far-ranging missions. Her launching stirred memories of an Air Force-Navy row that more than five years ago shook top Pentagon echelons and extended into Congress. The dispute swirled around Air Force plans for large scale production of its now out- moded B36 long range heavy — and Aine Navy intentions to build a of supercarriers, (Continued on Page Two) ———— PICTURE FRAME MOULDING — at Strunk Lumber 120 SIMONTON ST., near Aquarium