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The Key West citizen., 1952-12-22
City Commission Meets Tues.
70 Accept Federal Sewer Grant
BIDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE CALLED FOR
In NEAR FUTURE
ON SEWER REPAIRS

A special meeting Of the City
Commission has been set for
Tuesday at 500 pm. for the pur-
pose Of acting on the acceptance
of a government grant Of 81 ,271, ,914
in funds for the repair Of the city's
delapidated sewer system.
A routine resolution will be
Introduced 10 indicate me eity's
desire 10 take advantage Of fhs
financial aid made available by
The Federal Hevsine and Home
Finance Agency and fhs United
States Public Health Department.
These agencies approved of the
fund grant last week to climax a
year Of effort on the part of City
Manager Dave King and city Of
ficials to obtain federal aid to re-
pair the Key Vests seriously in
adequate sewage facilities.
The next step in the project wiz
be the calling for bids on the Job,
the total cost Of which has been
estimated at $2,12i, ,s14 from eligi-
Continued On Page Nine)
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-22
Lawyers Fail
To Get Release
For Costello

ATLANTA IA legal effort of
Frank CoStello's lawyers to
spring" him from prison back
fired and the New York gambler
was hustled aboard prison bus at
Sis a. m. today, bound for a
common Jail" in Milan, Mich.
The attorneys alleged that the
reputed kingpin of the underworld
had been Illegally held in the U. S.
penitentiary here and therefore
was entitled to his liberty.
But they lost their plea in u. S.
district court when Atty. Gen.
James P. McGranery ordered Cos
tello removed to a correctional
institution in Milan.
Government attorneys said this
place has the qualification of a
common JAIL" the kind of prison
which Costell0'S attorneys said the
law requires for his IS month
sentence for contempt of Congress.
When CoStello's attorneys Pc
titiOned for a habeas corpus writ,
the first inference was that the
underworld figure preferred a COM
mon jail, perhaps in New York,
to the penitentiary. But attorney
Ralph Quillian Of Atlanta said the
real purpose was to secure Cos
tello's release on the ground that
he had been illegally restrained
in his liberty"
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-22

The influential, office holder
since 1911 was in the County Tax
Assessors office this morning
checking on some bay bottom. His
importance was corrorobated by
the appearance of County Tax Col
lector Howard Wilson, County Le-
gal Advisor Paul Sawyer, A. E.
Golan, large landholder and others
eager for a word with him.
Wells said:
"The Trustees of the Internal
Improvement Board don't have the
right to deny the sale of bay bottom
to private individuals except for
statutory objection"
Those legal objections are that
the sale of bay bottom would be
an impediment to navigation or
that it would impede public fish
cries, he said.
The present sale by the lib of
two more acres of bay bottom on
the Boulevard to Claude Gandolfo
and Howard Wilson was made be-
cause they were the sole original
bidders on the boulevard bay bot
tom. When the city objected the
sale was held up. The city voted
three to two to remove its OBJ
JectionS two weeks ago, and the
lbs foot strip of water in front Of
the boulevard was automatically
sold to Wilson and GandoIfo. bring.
ing their Boulevard bay bottom
acreage to 80. The County Tax
Assessor and Tax Collector paid
$322.50 per acre for the Boule9arG
bay bottom, Wells said. Two more
acres will be advertised for +
iecti0ns immediately.
PERSONALLY | always retulnmend
that the city or county get what
they want in bay bottom. " Wells
said on the one hand, 81 think that
a public right is paramount over a
private right if there is a positive
demand shown by valid objections
to the sale to private individuals. !"
Wells said, on the other hand;
however, II don't think the lib
will grant the city its request for
the 300 foot stretch of waterfront
running along the boulevard from
SigSbee Park road to the head of
the Island. There is no public view
for it,"
When asked if the asset of
beautiful view for the natives and
visitors of Key West is not a public
use, Well said:
"Jvsf TO leave water open 10
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-22
City Worker Hurt
In Truck Mishap
Citizen Staff Photo

Rodolfo Castillo, 716 Duval Street,
escaped with nothing more serious
than severe contusions when he
fell from a City Scavenger truck
early this morning on Roosevelt
Boulevard.
Castillo was found by a passing
motorist laying face down on the
pavement and he was rushed to
the Monroe General Hospital where
his condition was reported as
good"
The driver Of the truck, Leon
Cruz, 1912 Virginia Street said that
he did not discover that Castillo
Continued On Page Nine)
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-22
Man Jailed For Mnraer
Here Sunday afternoon
ARGUMENT OVER
GAMBLING DEBT
LEADS TO FATAL
SLASHINC HERE

Roscoe Pruitt, SO, 1915
Howe Street, faces posi-
BILE murder charges today
as a result of a knitting in
cident Sunday noon in which
James Alfred Adams of the
same address lost his life.
Pruitt is being held in
the Monroe County Jail for
investigation pending the
filing of formal charges in
connection with the Staying.
Adams died in the Naval
Hospital at $50 pm. Sum
day after lingering near
death for several hours af-
ter a mortal stab wound
had been inflicted in his
stomach.
The Staying occurred in Shines
Cafe, BOT Julia Street as the two
men were having dinner together.
According to eye witnesses, the
pair had ordered their dinner when
they began to argue at which time
Pruitt whipped out a switch knife
and inflicted the wounds.
Adams was rushed to the Naval
Hospital where he was Immediately
placed on the serious list.
The two men, who shared a room
at the Howe Street address were
said to have had several Arguments
about gambling debts in the past
leading up to the fatal alteration.
They were both employed by the
Wright Construction Company at
Boca Chica.
Following the stabbing, Fruit
was said to have fled the scene
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The Key West citizen., 1952-12-22
Key West Boom Shown In
G. OF G.. Business Index
RISE In ALL
INDICES SAVE
CONSTRUCTION

A true indication of Key Vests
growth is the more than doubling
of post office receipts in the last
five years, according to the Cham
ber of Commences monthly
publication, Trends"
In November 1947, $9,827 was
taken in by the post office here.
Last month the amount had jump
ed to $23, 3,219.
Another rise is that of passenger
cars southbound from 6700 to 49,
859. Still another index of growth
is the upping of XVIII electricity
used from 992,719 to 2,6O5, 1926.
The Chamber itself, has risen
in mail inquiries from 764 to 1017
between November 1947 and last
November. And in the first two
weeks of December the number Of
inquiries was almost double that
of the same two weeks last year.
Some of these latter inquiries
are the result of ads appearing In
five northern newspapers and re-
cent publicity breaks in several
magazines, according to Trends.
This is proving a red letter
month for the Chamber in men,
bership too.
The December 4 one day drive
brought in l25 new members to
the organization. Money totals
were $3.50. The total number Of
C of C members in Key West in
good standing now is 4OS, Trends
states. It lists the new members
of the booster organization.
Newly elected President Earl
Continued On Page Ninel
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-22
the view is not a public use."

the view is not q public use."
Earlier Wells had stated that the
view of Key West is its greatest
asset.
The City's request for the 800
foot of water running from Ly-
man Whitaker's parcel of bay bot
tom east of Sigsbee Park road to
the land and bay bottom owned
by Golan near the Stock Island
Bridge will undoubtedly be turn
ed down, Wells said several times.
"6ut ! don't think any more
bay bottom will be sold TO pri.
vafe individuals from Whifaker's
parcel east to fhe end Of the
north boulevard" he said. I'VE
have turned down about six ap-
plications for bay bottom right
there.
On the south boulevard no bay
bottom has been sold or is being
applied for at present, Wells said.
julius Stone has bought bay bot
tom in front of his house on South
Street, with a restriction that he
cannot fill.
''If the city objects to the sale
to private individuals Of bay bot
tom the lib will not sell.n
1t has only sold bay bottom in
Key West when there have been
no objections, or the objections
have been withdrawn as in the
case Of the city and their turn
about on Gandolfo's' Wilson'S acre.
acc.
wells said that he has no way
of kn0wbs sboet public Sentiment
Ia Key Vest about the sale of bay
b9ttona unless il Is relayed to him
personally in Tallahassee.
He had not, for EXAMPLE, seen
a copy Of the strong recommenda-
tions of the recent Grand Jury re-
port urging that bay bottom be
kept for the public and not private
individuals, that street ends be
public and not private. He re-
quested that copy be made for
him from the copy in Circuit
Court Clerk Erl Adams office.
"We certainly would be interest
ed in the Grand Jury report on
bay bottom. because that is an
expression Of the sentiment Of the
county"
Wells, who has held the potent
job of land agent Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for eight years
and has been in the department
almost 20 years. has been in poll
tics since 1911, He says that un.
less be is fired. be win be in
office following Governor Dan Nc.
Inauguration. The five
members Of the lib will remain
the same except for the new Gov
ernor.
They are the five cabinet men,
pers Of the executive.
The only way Key West can
possibly preserve its waterfront
against private sale Of bay bot
ON Is to express a concerted pro-
Continued On Page Nine1
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-22

Key West. Florida. hos the
most equoble climate in the
country. with ON average
r0nge of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-22
Safety Group
Will Meet In
Near Future
Fleming, SimOntOn
Street Traffic
Conditions Will
Be Discussed

An early meeting will be
called by the Governors Safety
Committee to discuss possible
changes in the direction OF the
flow of traffic on Key Vests one
way streets, w. c. Sugar"
Sweeting, chairman Of the group
announced today.
The committee was requested
to meet and discuss the traffic
situation on Simonton and Flem-
ing Streets by the City Commits
sion following complaints of mer-
chants in those areas that the
designation as one way Of their
thoroughfares was hurting their
businesses.
The group will also discuss
possible steps to be taken to
correct q dangerous traffic
situation at the Triangle" on
Roosevelt Boulevard. which has
been the scene of q large num-
ber OF accidents. The traffic
problems on Roosevelt Boule-
ward in general will also come
up for discussion.
The Board will make recon-
mendafions to City Manager
Dave King who will then con.
fer with State officials to put
them into effect.
The members Of the committee
include: George Gomez, Neil
Knowles, William Freeman, Jr..
Continued On Page Nine)
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-22
XIV Bay Bottom Sales Surprise Board
Sinclair Wells, Land Agent
Declares Lack Of Waterfront
Protection Here A Mystery
BY SUSAN MeAvoY

Its mystery to me why there hasn't been an up
about selling Key West bay bottom off to private n
divduas when your water view in Key West is the big.
gest asset the City has, declared Sinclair Wells power
full land agent of the Department of Agriculture whose
recommendations generally followed in the sale or
no-sale of bay bottom.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-06
Key West Sailor
Sees Arctic Duty

While the Nation awaits the
blasts of winter, it's daily ex-
perience for Albert A. Peters, stew
ard second class, USN, husband of
Mrs. Marie Peters of 211 Olivia
St, Key West. Fla, serving aboard
the ice breaker USS Atka.
The Atka, operating with the At
iantic Fleet Service Forces, has
the duty OF breaking open lanes
through ice packs for ships opera
ting in the Arctic regi
Besides her regular duties, the
ship has taken on towing services,
surveying and rescue work, and
participated in cosmic ray expert
ments.
The Atka has flown the flags of
two countries and two armed SER
vices. She was loaned to Russia
under the Lend-Lease Program of
World War II, and served as part
of the Coast Guard before being
transferred to the Navy in Dec,
1949.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-06
IS Submariners
Awarded Medals

Totaling 165 years of service, 81
crew members Of the Key West,
based submarine Barb were award
ed SIS good conduct medals in Ger.
emonies held recently.
The medals, which were present
ed by 1t. Cmdr. H. j. Brown, USN,
commanding officer of the USS
Barb, are given to enlisted per.
sonnel in recognition of their excel
lent service covering three years
of Naval service.
OF the 81 men receiving awards
the following reside in Key West
with their families:
Edward C. Adams, TM2 (SS),
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-06

Court: Wallace F. McMahon.
TM2, ll18 Southland street; Fran
els Murnane, TMl, IT'S A, Peary
Court.
Leopoldo M. Rapinan, sd,
1916 Virginia street. Jack E.
Shipp, GMl, 113l Fleming street;
Linden R. Starks, EMl. 8 A,
Arthur Sawyer Road: Leo H.
Sweeney. ENC, 634-D, North
Beach Road; Floyd E. Vance,
EN2, 615 Greene street: Harry j.
White, EMCA, 1877 D, Peary
Court; Alfred w. Woodland, EN3,
Greene street.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-06

1911 varela street; Palmer L,
Auchenbaugh, sol, 1106 Olivia
street; Wesley l. Ayers, CSl
Coral Isle Trailer Park; Ralph H
Baker. RMl, l61 B. Peary Court.
Russell Cooke, EN1, 1876 D. Pearv
Court: Edwin c. Eldredge, TIM.
1911 Varela street; Harry O
Glover, TM1. 638 North Beach
Road; Harold J. Hahn, EN-, 624
A tie street; Francis Blaine Her
ron, TMC, IS c. Arthur Sawyer
Road; Winston l. Jones. EM1.
l41 D, Peary Court; David o.
Lavallee, QMl. 1873 c, Peary
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-06
DEODORIZED SKUNK
DISAPPEARS

HELENA, Mont. tR-"Channel
No. S." a deodorized pet skunk,
took to the hills after he heard hs
was BOBBY prize in a charity fund
drive.
r. A. Dightman, campaign chair
man, sounded a city-wide alarm.
Zone bad point about losing deo.
dorized skunk" he said, ''is that
someone might return a different
one."
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-06
WILDCAT INSTEAD
OF ROSES IN GARDEN

HALIFAX, Canada R - Mrs.
Henry Brown went to her garden
to pick bunch of roses and found
instead, wildcat. City policemen
called to the scene killed the 80
pound cat.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-06
MORE GOVERNMENT
FARMS FOR CHINA

SAN FRANCISCO LP - The Pei
ping radio heard here says 153
government-run farms will be
opened next year in Northwest
China.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-06

Official U. S. Navy Photo
THIRD STRIPE: third good
conduct medal; third baby,
Lewis Bays, yeoman first class,
USN, husband of Mrs. Mon
dame Bays of 43-C Seaplane
Base, has been fortunate lately
in threes by receiving a promo
ton to first class; his third
good conduct medal; and his
third child, Nancy Leah, all in
the past four months. He is
father of two other children.
Floyd Ellis, 4, and Carol
Yvonne. 2.
During World War II Mr..
Bays served for 2 years in the
destroyer tender, USS Cascade.
and saw action through the
Pacific Theater. Besides his
third Good Conduct medal he
is entitled to wear the Asiatic-
Pacific Medal with / star and
the Navy Occupation Medal
for Japan:
He is currently serving in
the Sonarman Instruction Sec
ton at the Sonar School.
gained % seats but lost six other
places to the Democrats, for net
increase of II. The COP added
another seat from new district.
The veteran Sam Rayburn of
Texas will yield the speakerShip
to Joseph w. Martin Jr. of Massa-
chusetts, who held this post in the
80th Congress.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-07-04

Mrs. Charles z. Curry. asSS Fifth
Ave. &c., were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson Bailey. 3724
Fourth Ave. So, on o trip 10
Duluth. Grand Marais, Middle
Falls. Canada and they also went
10 Superior. Wise. They drove up
the beautiful North Shore Drive
and spent the night on the
American side at Pidgeon River.
Niece Returns Home; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Penn, 30O8 Firth
Ave. So, had az their house
guest, Mrs. PENIS niece, Mrs.
Shirley Barnes OF Chicago. In her
honor Mrs. Penn gave Q dinner
and the guests were Mines. Jessie
Sheppard, Jeanette English,
Betty Ann Anderson and Mr.. vii.
ham Penn Jr. The dinner was
given on Sunday. June 20. Mrs.
Barnes enjoyed her visit very
much and Mrs. Betty Ann Ander-
son helped make her visit pleas
ant.
Birthday Celebration; Miss Juan
witherspoon, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. d. Witherspoon, 9l5 Aid
rich Ave. No. celebrated her goth
birthday. Sunday, June 20. In her
honor. Mr.. Ralph Davis enter
tanned Miss Witherspoon. her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. II. ID. Wither-
spoon and Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Davis
at Somerset. Wis.
Engagement Announced; Mr.
and Mrs. II. D. Witherspoon. 8l5
AIdrich Ave. No. announce the
engagement of their daughter.
Juan, TO Mr.. Ralph Davis. sO4 FIRE.
mont Ave. N. Juan In q student
nurse at Asbury Hamline School Of
nursing. Their wedding date has
been chosen and II will be August
2, 1853 after she graduates in
June. 1863.
Mother In Hospital; Mrs. Ida
Roberts, 370S Fourth Ave. So. Is
In Asbury hospital for a check up
and expects 10 be home In a few
days. She is the mother of Mrs.
Palmer s. Jackson.
Evangelist Leaves For Home:
Evangelist NJ. NJ. Harding. mo-
tored home Sunday, June 20 to
Inkster. Mich. with Mrs. Louise
Graham. wife Of Elder J. w.
Graham after visiting with Jean
META johnson. 429 Colfax Ave.
No. for a month. She hopes 10 re-
turn In August. during the gospel
choir and chorus convention time.
Fifth Ave. SO.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-07-04

The Senior Choir again lent
valuable assistance TO the morn
ing worship in their choice Of
songs and the spirited way In
which they were rendered. Bye
and Bye When the Morning
Comes" was an old gospel num-
Der that seemed to lift every one
when They Ring Those Golden
Bells" was beautifully done for
the invitation number.
The background for the morn
ing message was the story OF
BelshazZar and the handwriting
on the wall taken from the fifth
chapter OF Daniel. Thou art
weighed in the balances and art
found wanting. Daniel b:27. Sub
iect- 80 you want to be Some
body" Some take home thoughts
were-If there is no hope In
man, there Is no hope for him
God never leaves a life entirely:
Most people are making the
wrong approach to life, trying
to get into the Kingdom side
ways: II you want to be some
body. keep your feet on the ground
put God first in your life in every,
thing and go to church on Sun
day.
The Rev. A. L. Kirk. pastor OF
the Glendale Ave. Seventh Day
Adventist church presented his
Sermon in Song at the vesper
hour Sunday night. II was well
attended by many of his members
and friends as well as those OF
st. Peters members and friends
He was accompanied by Mrs
Cleveland and Mrs. Dorothy
Sims. Floyd Poole gave a violir
solo. The whole program was a
very enjoyable one. Three Of my
favorites were, The JehricC
Road" II Heard of a City Called
Heaven" and IT Want Jesus Tt
Walk All Around Me" The spon'
soring groups were. The Three
"G's" from the Seventh Day Ad.
ventise church. Mrs. Kirk, presi.
dent; The Senior Choir, Mrs Jes'
sic shannon. PRESIDENT Inc lee
Duce Club. Mrs. Leila Copeland
president and The Starlight Usher
Board. Mrs. Dan McAdams. presi'
dent.
Word comes from Little Phyllis
Marie Simmons, down in Wash
ington, d, c.. that in her play per
in her grandfather's yard. that
she's soaking up plenty of sun
shine and getting to be a very
plump little girl.
July 4th and another half year
gone. We close with this thought
from William Allen White -
This world is made better BY
every man improving his own
conduct and no reform is &C.
complished wholesale. Rev. NJ
l.. Simmons, pastor, w. C. Max.
well, reporter
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-07-04

AverilI Hartman, millionaire
who turned his back on amassing
more millions for a distinguished
career in public service and who
Is now q candidate for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination
came TO Minnesota Wednesday.
The New Yorker who now leads
all other candidates Of either
party in straw polls conducted
among the countrys Negro Am
erican citizens has continued 10
reiterate he strong support for
the ruman-Humphrey civil rights
program.
Mr.. Hartman spoke in Min
neapolis Wednesday night. First
at a dinner Wednesday night at
the NicoIlet Hotel where he greet
ed DFL party officers, delegates
10 the national convention, alter
mates and other distinguished
guests.
At the Labor Temple (F1oyd B.
Olson MemoriaD Hartman dashed
out at critics Of the Truman ad-
minstratIOn defending the record
of the party In Congress and the
Presidents leadership.
Thursday morning Hartman
met supporters and public officials
at a early reception at the Hotel
Lowry Sc. Paul. AT l pm. he spoke
at a luncheon at the Duluth Hotel
in Duluth. Thursday afternoon at
Hibbing he made q brief but well
received talk at another reception.
Other scheduled stops July 4.
included Brainerd, Minnesota,
Watertown, s. D., Montevedio,
Minnesota, Annadale. Minnesota
and st. Cloud. Minnesota
In his first test of strength in
an election Hartman defeated
Estes Kefauver about 5 to / when
Warrington, d. c. Negroes voted
overwhelmingly in his favor at
recent delegates elections.
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Additional Social and
Personal News

A. u. q. Clubi Mrs. George
Roach. a charter member OF the
A. b, q. club Of 81. Peter A. NJ. Il.
church was presented going away
gifts by her fellow club members.
The gifts are for her new home In
Los Angeles. The presentation OF
the gifts was made at the clubs
regular monthly meeting held at
the home Of Mrs. Oliver Thornton,
1900 Fourth Ave. so. on Sunday.
June 10. Mrs. Ruth Anderson was
hostess. The club adjourned 10
meet In Sept. with Mrs. Adllne
Adams. 272i Portland Ave.
HoneymOOneFS In Twin Cities:
Mr., and Mrs, Russell Holm of
Kansas City, Kans, are spending
their honeymoon In Minneapolis
and st. Paul. In Minneapolis they
are the house guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. RobeFt w. Alexander. SS2s
Clinton Ave and they win be enter.
tanned In 81. Paul by the John
SCOTS at $50 West JeAsamine ST.
Mrs, Scott Is the daughter OF the
AlexAnders.
willing Workers To Meet,
Bethes Baptist willing Workers
club win meet at the home II Mrs.
Harriet Stark, 2i07 Fourth Ave.
So, Thursday. July 10. An mem
berS are urged to be present.
Enjoying Vacation; Mr., and
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1 Tee OF lUO, group winch @los tne
NAACP financially in court cases.
A. q session devoted 20 an
swerinE questions by persons
working against segregation at
the community level four race re-
lation specialists were kept busy.
Kenneth Morland. told dele
gates that:
The argument that separation
Of races Ia natural, that people
like 10 be with those Of their own
kind can be refuted. II In rsfuted
by children, among others. who
havs not an yet adopted some Of
the racial attitudes held gy their
parents. They are free Of pre-
JUDGE in their choice Of play.
mates.
But some children. see the
division Of the races and they
adopt the attitudes that the child
In different who IL kept apart and
perhaps should be summed"
In discussing racial barriers In
the South, wilkins, the ksyROtsF.
said OUtpo~ts have been eatablIsh-
I'd In every southern state where
race relations are marked by
hatred and violence.
But the legal war for equal
rights Ia not confined solely 10
the south, wilkins asserted. He
added:
"NAACP voices q united de-
mAnd from South. North. East
and West for first-clR&s citizen
ship and an end 10 discrimination
and segregation based on race and
color"
In other news from the confer
ence. which saw more than $50
delegates from 46 states and
Alaska In attendance. Daniel
Byrd Of New Orleans, field secre-
tary Of the NAACP legal de-
partment, said that four suits win
be filed within the next so days
In Louisiana. seeking the entrance
Of oolored persons into eIemsn-
tary and secondary schools in
New Orleans. 81. Helena Parish,
Jackson Parish and Grant Parish.
Another question up for dis
ctIsaion at the convention was
that Of housing and the manner In
which II affects minority groups.
Loren Miller. Los Angeles at.
torney, NAACP specialist on