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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-25
City Files Foreclosure Suit Against
81 Delinquent Parcels OF Property
Land With Taxes
Of $I3,74I.O8
Will Be AuctiOned
In Near Future

City of Key West this
morning filed foreclosure
proceedings on 81 tax GER
tificates in the offices of the
clerk Of circait court.
The 81 tax certificates
represented taxes, accrued
interest, penalties of $13,-
741.82 which first became
delinquent in 1916.
Mindful Of the vastly in
creased values Of Key West
property, the tax delin-
quents have redeemed all
but 81 Of the original 30.
Sone time ago. city commits
sioners decided to crack down
on those who owed lakes over
i long term Of years.
They instructed CITY Attorney
N. Ignatius Lester n begin lore
closure proceedings.
n NJ inisSi - oWnsFsof I73
psxcsls - lind paid Sls,7se.ls
for their '<S-4e taxes.
The remaining owners Of the
81 percels Of land because of
lack Of funds or for other rea-
sons would make no payment to
the city.
City Fathers In their suit are
asking that the 81 parcels Of
land be sold at public .outcry.
Should the court so rule, . spe-
cial master appointed by the
court viii deed and deliver the
property 30 sold.
Purchaser Of the delinquent
lands at said sale win become
its owner in fee simple and be
given full and complete posses
sion thereof.
Legal description Of the land
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-25
Spottswood Applies For
Full Time TeIevision
Station For Key West
Will Build
Station Soon
As Authority
Is Granted

John M. Spottswood,
president and owner of Ra-
do Station WKWF, an
nounced today that his
Washington attorneys will
soon file an application with
the Federal Communica-
tions Commission for q full
time, first class Television
Station for Key West, Flor
ida.
The station will be oper-
ated on Channel 20, 1900
512 megacycles) with an
graduated power Of appro-
ximately $4,000 watts. The
Television station will be
operated in conjunction
with the present standard
broadcast station, and the
call letters Of the new sta
ton will be WKWF-Tv.
Spottswood said that the sta
ton viii be built As soon AZ
authority u received from the
Federal Communications Com
mission and equipment Il re-
ceived from the manufacturers.
and that only the finest and bet
Aailxhle equipment viii d s<lz
il The construction Of WKWF-
nv.
Spottswood said further that
his television application would
have been made long ago II II
were not for the fact that the
rec would not accept applica-
tons nor approve the construc-
ton of any new television sta
tons for the past several years,
pending the final ALLEGATION of
frequencies.
On Monday, April IL. 1882. the
Federal Communications Com
mission lifted the freeze and up
on the announcement from the
FEC Spottswood Immediately
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-25
Singing Trio
Enfcrtains
Rotary Club

The JayShee ssHarmonsttes, 2 4
singing trio composed q Nh. No.
hert Dopp, M. Harold 1Caktln
ana NH. Ralph raraldp, enter
tanned thG Rotary Club 5esterday
d The rsenlnr lnncheon meeting
held 1t 1z:Is ct St. Paul's parish
han. Chef Cold, Rotary member,
accompanied TIE singers 1t the
piano.
The Rotarians thoroughly enjoyed
the three numbers HI melpdic har-
mony, Smoke Gets III Your
Eyes" TOO Young, and sSweet
Sue" They were introduced By
program chairman. Robert Dopp.
Also introduced was the clubs
youngest member. Arthur B. Lu-
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-25
Licenses OF
Seven Bars
To Be Ended
City Manager Dave
King win Have Them
Revoked Because Minors
Were Sold Whiskey

A Citizen reporter today quss.
toned City Manager Dave King d
TO = List Of seven bar owners
names that had been submitted to
the Manager.
What il the story behind the
names? Mr.. King asked the 70
porter.
Mr. King replied: Those seven
names are the owners of bars that
are guilty II dispensing intoxicat-
ing drinks to minors or to people
already in i dunken condition.
Revoke Lieenes
II intend to see that their iicen-
ses are revoked. Hsunable to &C.
complish this, III certainly zee that
such licenses aren't reissued when
the time comes for their renewal
'.Definite proof Of the guilt Of
these bar owners Is to be found In
the testimony Il police records, =
continued Mr.. King. They are not
confined TO any one district but
are scattered throughout the city"
Last Friday night, the City
Fathers discussed this problem Of
bars doing Illegal business. At the
time, they limited their action 10
i request that Mr.. King take
strong action against known often
ders. Today's list 0f names seems
to bear out the City Managers in
tention to comply with this re-
quest. - -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-25
w hitehair To
ArriUe liz
City Sunday

State Representative nsrnis 6.
Pspy today slated inst Undsr
Secretary 81 ne Navy Francis
Whitshair would arrivs q nses
chies airfisId ~ $50 Sunday
rnernins.
Whifshair Is said 70 - hsrs
10 consider ihs watsr and he0s-
ING problems in Key West.
In addition 10 Parry, Whitshsir
will be mss BY group u ceUn-
~ and City officials.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-25
Engineers A1,d
King Successful
Thus Far II, Multi.
Million 5 Project

City Manager Dave King said
today that the tentative sewerage
plans for Key West had been ap-
proved by the Housing &c Home
Finance Agency in Atlanta, Geor-
gia.
Final action must come from
Washington. d. c.
Both FILA. and the Surgeon
General of the Public Health Ser
vice must be in agreement on
these plans. Each viii contribute
large portion Of the estimated
$2,ll6,17i.00 required.
The City Of Key West win
contribute $4,000 q ils share.
It Is expected 10 raise this
amount through Revenue Bonds.
Mr.. King estimates that IN
fifteen years or less. the sewerage
line win pay back the city's share
due to increased revenue COM
bined with a proportionate de-
crease In operating expenses when
sewerage is handled on ! larger
scale.
Insfallmsni Plan
unaeceptnbIs
As drawn up by the engineer
ING firm Of Clifford Cooper G.
Association. the tentative plans
estimated an initial cost OF ST.
664.l7i.25. When the city ex-
banded. the sewerage lines would
be extended until complete cover
age was provided. Final cost
reaching approximately $2,ii6.-
17I.00.
This "installment plans was not
acceptable due TO the fact that
the Public Health Service Is re.
sponsible for treatment Of sewer
age. discharge lines. and inter-
ceptors and IL demands that the
project be approved only in !
final form.
ousiail OF Sewerage
The U. S. Navy assisted the
City OF Key West in making !
study Of the best suitable site for
sewerage outflow. A non.direc-
tional flow Of currents and deep
water were essential require
ments. These conditions were
Continued On Page Eight)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-25
BY BILL clsB

The "A. M. ADAMS, skippered
by Captain A. z. Banks. arrived
yesterday with three hundred and
fifty green turtles. II was reported
by A. Maitland Adams. They we're
placed In the Thompson Enterprise
crawls off the foot Of Margaret st.
The vessel left today for Next
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-25
796 Absentee
Votes So Far
For Primary

A total Of 7o6 absentee ballots
have been cast 80 far f. the May
8 primary. with one more week to
50 for absence voting in person,
Supervisor Of Registras. n Sam
Pinder said today.
Only five absentees came in TO
vote this morning between Q a. m,
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-25
IAN. Adams Brings In $50
Turtles For Crawls Here;
Lar gest Weighs 800 Pounds
Citizen Staff Photo

can port where II win pick up Sc
veral hundred more turtles. II Is
due back In Key West next Wed
nesday, April 30.
Sailing under British registry out
Of the Grand cayman Islands. The
"A. NJ. ADAMS" Is classified as an
auxiliary motor vessel = carrying
Continued On Page Three)
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Rv the Associated Press

PUSAN, Korea, Dec. 15.-Evan-
|gelist Billy Graham, bundled in
an Army parka, called for sin
ners to repent-and hundreds of
Koreans came forward tonight.
Mr.. Graham preached before
some 5000 Koreans-and some
GIs-who jammed a blocked-off
circle in a Pusan street. No hall
in the city would accommodate
the crowd. so he spoke in the
bone chilling open air.
Well-dressed and ragged Ko-
reans mingled with grandmothers
and youngsters to hear the evan
gelist preach from a wooden plat
form erected in the circle. Thou
sands sat on straw mats on the
ground and thousands more stood.
Mr.. Graham paused frequently
in his fervent sermon, allowing a
South Korean Presbyterian min
lister to interpret his remarks to
the attentive crowd.
He told his audience. lit makes
no difference whether you are
Korean, American, Chinese or
japanese. You are all sinners.
But all Of you here tonight can
know that you are forgiven Of
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Joins Students in Singing Carols

wore no overcoat, one Of the stu
dents said, IF the President Of
the United States has a. cold to-
morrow, it's our fault now"
"You know" he said, "the night
before last was in Honolulu.
was sitting in a yard when a group
came up to sing. They sang all
about the beaches and the moon,
but not one Christmas song, and
! missed it."
After more Christmas songs re-
quested by Gen. Eisenhower, some
Columbia songs and God, Bless
America, secret service men sug-
gested that the singing end, be-
cause the girls and neighbors were
drawing closer to the Eisenhowers
Were going to miss you. You've
been q good neighbor," one Of the
group called out to Gen. EiSen-
hover, who is on leave as Colum-
bia president and whose resigna-
ton becomes effective January 10,
the day before his Inauguration.
Were going to miss you. too -
Mrs. Eisenhower replied, as she
and the general went inside. ~
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Blasts Damage Barge
Al Staten Island Pier
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-Three
explosions and raging fire badly
damaged a small empty gasoline
barge and injured two crewmen
early today.
The blazing craft was pulled
from Staten Island pier and
toWed to a drydock after the
flames had been extinguished. A
wooden pier was partially de-
stroyed.
Causesof the explosions and fire
was not determined Immediately.
Windows in a number of build
ings on the Staten Island water
front were broken by the ex-
plosions-the first at 1890 am.
and two lesser ones within Is min
utes. The blasts were heard for
miles inland on Staten Island and
in New Jersey.
The injured men were the only
crewmen aboard. They were res
cued from the burning barge as
Coast Guard patrol boat. a fire.
boat, several tugs and land fire
apparatus closed in.
Three barges loaded with oil
were towed out of the vicinity.
The blaze was reported under con-
troll less than an hour -and-a-han
after the first explosion.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Loyalty Oath Law
In Oklahoma Killed

The Supreme Court today unan-
imously struck down an Oklahoma
loyalty oath law.
The court held State require
ment for all State officers, en-
ployeS and public school teachers
to swear they were not affiliated
with any subversive organization
during the previous five years vio-
lated the Federal Constitution.
The opinion, written by Justice
Clark, declared this requirement
amounted to IAN assertion of arbi-
trary power"
The majority opinion noted that
the high court last year upheld a
New York State law requiring
teachers to take a loyalty oath. In
the Oklahoma case, however, the
wording covered more ground in a
way that might affect the consti-
tutional rights Of employees who
had belonged to an organization
without knowing at the time that
it was Communist dominated.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
5000 Koreans Crowd Street
ToHeor Billy Graham in Puson

your sins if you confess to Jesus
Christ as your Saviour"
Closing his sermon, Mr.. Gra-
ham dramatically urged the
Koreans to come forward and pro-
claim their faith. Bob Pierce,
one Of Mr.. Graham's assistants,
estimated 300 Koreans and a
handful of American soldiers
pushed toward the PLATFORM. Mr..
Graham prayed for them. They
listened to the interpreter with
heads bowed, then answered in
chorus.
After the service, Koreans surged
to the platform to shake hands
with Mr.. Graham.
MIR. Graham delivered his first
sermon in Korea last night be-
fore a CT audience. He plans
three more night sermons before
Koreans in Pusan. He will spend
Friday in Taegu and then go to
Seoul Saturday in time to broad
cast to the United States for his
weekly radio program.
Mr.. Pierce said Mr.. Graham is
scheduled to talk with wounded
soldiers at an evacuation hos
pital in Pusan tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
81 Radios Loaned
Campaign Aides of
Eisenhower Missino
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-Members
of President-elect Eisenhower
staff were asked today to examine
their consciences concerning 81
missing portable radios.
The sets were among 60 radios
lent by Radio Corp. OF America
for use of the staff on Gen. Eisen-
hower's special campaign train.
A memorandum circulated today
by James M. Lambie, jr., business
manager of the Eisenhower staff
said:
"Sixty RCA portable radios were
lent to the Eisenhower special
train staff by RCA. To date eight
of those radios have been re-
turned. It is requested that the
staff members concerned examine
their effects and consciences and
drop off at the business Office any
product of such examination.
"RCA was doubtless taking the
calculated risk and expected a
certain attrition, but an 80 per
cent loss is, perhaps. a trifle high" :"
Evening star., 1952-12-15
By the Assoeioted Press

The new Congress-, although
wistfully cycling a tax cut for
the homefolks next year, seems
to be more anxious to chop Fed
eral spending and balance the
budget first.
The result could be only modest
tax reductions. if any. before 1854.
That's the prospect reflected in
an Associated Press survey of in
coming congressman throughout
the country.
The survey showed one thing
for sure: On the touchy subject
of taxes. Congressmen's views are
scattered in all directions.
Scores of lawmakers indicated
they feel keenly voters protest
against high taxes-a protest
famed by President-elect Eisen-
hover during the campaign. But
Gen. Eisenhower hasn't taken his
stand on any specific tax cuts
|yet. And the absence Of cues
from him contributed to a lack
of any overwhelming trend to-
ward any single program among
the 268 Senators and Representa-
tives participating in the poll.
In the House, where tax bills
must start, SO lawmakers lined
UP more or less positively for tax
cuts now.
But 27 House members said tax
reductions now are unlikely or
unwise: and SO said the budget
should be balanced before Con-
gress starts chipping away at
Federal income. That adds up
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Fired Longshoreman
Defies Threats, Tells
OF Rackets on Docks
Witness Says Handful
Of Waterfront Figures
Had Control of Jobs
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-A for
mer longshoreman defied shut
up or die" threats today and tes-
titled that a handful of water
front figures controlled jobs and
loan shark operations on New
Jersey piers.
Anthony de Vincenzo, 43. of Ho-
boken, N. j.. father of four chill
dren, told the New York State
Crime Commission probing rack
eteering on the New ork-New
Jersey waterfront:
You can't get a job on Hobo
ken piers until you see Borelli and
Florio."
Men Are Identified.
He identified them in an open
hearing as Michael Borelli. Hobo
ken public safety commissioner,
and Ed Florio, president of a
Jersey local of the AFL Interna-
tional Longshoremen's Associa-
ton. De Vincenzo described Bo-
relli, his first cousin, as a former
bootlegger.
De Vincenzo was placed under
police protection several days ago
after reporting he had been
warned anonymously he would be
found floating" if he testified
He testified that the two latest
threats came by telephone Friday
night, one from woman who told
him today would be his last If he
told his story before the commits
sion.
The rackets the commission is
investigating reputedly milk the
port of $3.50 million yearly.
Fired From Own Job.
De Vincenzo said he was fired
from his own job as a hiring boss
on a Hoboken pier at the instiga-
tion of Borelli and Florio after he
refused to cooperate with Florio
in hiring short gangs"
On the water front, that term
means the hiring of fewer than
the designated complement of
men, with phantom" names being
placed on the payroll to round out
the designated number and with
officials collecting pay made out
to the "phantomS
! De VincenZo said that each
Saturday morning the II men who
had the public loading conces-
sions at the Holland-American
Line piers in Hoboken gave 10
per cent of their total receipts
to Florio and Joe Branda, who
was not further identified.
Public loading is the moving of
goods from trucks to piers, and
vice versa, as contrasted with the
llongshore job of moving goods be-
tween the piers and ships.
De Vincenzo said loans to work.
men on the piers were controlled
by Tony Auregemma, whom a
commission attorney said was
known also as Tony Macaroni.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
District Woman Dies
In Car-Truck Crash

Miss Elizabeth Cugle, %, of 2022
Columbia road NV, was killed
early today in an automobile acci-
dent on Route 40 near Havre de
Grace, Md, the Associated Press
reported. .
Miss Cugle and Miss Rena S
Burrows of Fort Jackson, S. c..
were driving home from a trip to
New York. Police said their Cal
crashed into the rear of q lumber
truck. A beam on the truck
pierced the automobile windshield
Miss Cugle was dead on ar
rival at the nearest hospital. Miss
Burrows was admitted with head
injuries and broken arm.
The truck was driven by John
Fosque, 5S. of Onancock, Va.
Miss Cugle lived with her moth
Ter. Mrs. Elizabeth Neagle Cugle
at the Wyoming Apartments. A
native of Washington, Miss Cugle
was graduated from George Wash
ington University and served as a
WAC officer during World Wa1
II. She had been employed fol-
the past two years with the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. as q
library assistant.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Lewis $4,000 Check
Supports Strike In Japan
by the Assoeiated Press

TOKYO. Dec. 15.-A $4,000
check from John L. Lewis arrived
today in support Of the 60-day-
old nationwide strike of Japan'S s
Federation of Coal Miners Unions.
Federation Chairman Akira
|Tanaka announced receipt of the
check from the head of the
United Mine Workers of America
just as the japanese government
called for q 50-day suspension of
the strike.
Dick Deverall. head Of the
American Federation of Labor
Bureau in Japan, told the AS
sociated Press he asked MIR. Lewis
to support the strikers after
inspecting the mining situation in
Hokkaido, Japans northernmost
island.
The newspaper Asahi suggested
the miners might disregard the
governments order to suspend the
strike effective tomorrow night.
The walkout - supporting wage
|demands-has curtailed industry
and transportation. n
Evening star., 1952-12-15

the girls. he decided it was ''The
Night Before Christmas" and it
was sung. A policeman assigned
to the outside of the residence
ioined in.
The President-elect, who re-
turned yesterday from a trip to
the Korean front. told the stu
dents: "You certainly have made
this a nice Homecoming"
Now is the time for the fruit
cake" he said. apparently refer
ring to the custom of rewarding
carolers with cake. Smiling at
the girls, ne told them, 81 hope
you all have A-pluses."
Judith Leverone. 81. of Boston
asked him If he wanted to hear
amy other favorite carol. He re-
|quested 20 Come, All Ye Faith
full"
BY this time 10 neighbors had
Joined in the singing, which was
accompanied throughout by a
student accordionist, Alexandria
Comini, 10. of Dallas.
IA Noting that Gen. Eisenhower
Evening star., 1952-12-15
lea for District
Holiday Dec. 26
Goes 10 Truman
AFGE Contends Civ
Can Afford to Give
Workers Extra Day

A plea that the 10000 District
Government employees be per-
mitted to enjoy a post Christmas
holiday along with their brothers
in Federal service was on it's way
to President Truman and congress
sional leaders today.
The request was made by James
A. Campbell of the American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees,
according to Federation an
nouncement.
A wire to the White House ap-
pealed to the Presidents fair
minded attitude toward employees
and their problems" to intervene
with the District Commissioners
for the December 26 holiday.
The Commissioners ruled out
the extra holiday because they
felt the city couldn't afford it.
Making Cost Inquiry.
The federation announcement
said it also was making it's own
inquiry to support a contention
that the estimated 100000 cost Of
holiday overtime for those en-
ployes required to stay on the job
could be absorbed in the District
budget.
Mr.. Campbell said the fedora
ton is getting in touch with the
District Committee chairmen in
Congress. He suggested that Con-
gress could make special provision
for this additional fund.
There is absolutely no justice
to the situation, where Federal
are able to take Decem-
Der 26 off and the District en-
ployes are denied it after it has
been specifically authorized by
executive ORDER" Mr.. Campbell
said.
Declares Funds Are Ample.
Mr.. Campbell has recommended
getting a commitment from the
new District Committee chair
men to seek to have Congress
make up the necessary funds if
it cannot be met with present
funds. Mr.. Campbell contended
there were sufficient funds, how
ever, and said the federation has
reason to believe that The pic
ture is not as black as it has been
painted"
Commissioner Donohue had
stated earlier that the city could
not follow President Humans
lead in designating December 26
as an official day off, explaining
that budget cuts this year left
the departments with no funds to
absorb the double time pay neces-
sary for those kept on the job.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Any Cut in Taxes Before 1854
To Be Small, Survey Indicates
New Congress Appears More Anxious
To Curb Spending and Balance Budget First

to IS representatives-about 81
per cent of those taking stand
who want to go slow, or not go
at all. on revenue cuts.
Senators More Cautious
The Senate was even more eau
tious. Only 10 Senators took an
outright stand for early tax cuts,
while IL stood up in opposition.
And 18 Senators-including sew
eral of the most influential-said
let's balance the budget first and
then see what can be done about
cutting taxes.
Opinion was divided closely on
what taxes should be reduced
whenever Congress gets around
to it. Among lawmakers men
tioning specific types of reduc-
tions, AZ said they wanted to
cut individual income taxes; &C
asked for cuts in excise (sales)
taxes, and 80 wanted to reduce
either income or excess profits
taxes on corporations.
Fifty replies were expressed in
generalities which failed to in
dicate a leaning in any one
direction. And 1853 Congressman
either could not be reached OF
declined to respond. The survey
makes no attempt to forecast
specific congressional action-it
simply reflects the opinions of
congressman willing to state their
positions.
Among the large number of
(See TAXES paue A.2N
Evening star., 1952-12-15
4o Trapped by Flood
In Philippines Mine
BY the Assoeioted Press

MANILA, Dec. Is. Forty-nine
miners were trapped and presumed
killed today when a river broke
through a gold mine shaft and
engulfed them in a laundering
wall of water.
1t was the worst mine disaster
on record in the Philippines.
The water rushed into a 400
foot deep tunnel of the United
Paracale Mining Co. on South
eastern LuZon.
j. v. Stapler, company spokes-
man. said:
The whole mine is reported
flooded. There isn't a chance that
they survived"