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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-29
Bids Will
Be Opened
September IL

The construction of .
one-hundred unit trailer
park ON Navy property be-
tween Flagler avenue and
Roosevelt Blvd.,. for the
housing of Key Vests
Naval personnel will be-
gin in the. near future,
Naval officials said today.
The project will be Fl.
nanced as a defense heus-
ing project by the Federal
Public Housing Authority,
according to q call for bids
for the construction issued
by that agency yesterday.
The project is an emery.
ency measure designed to
relieve Key Vests critical
housing situation.
The seven and Q half acre tract, Z
known as the East Martello Bat
terry Site" Is controlled by the
Navy under long term lease from
the Key West Improvement COM
pany Formerly, the area was
leased to the us. Army for use
as an artillery position during
World War II.
Work on the clearing o. the site
of the trailer park was completed
yesterday when the last OF
group of small buildings was razed.
Fifty Of the trailers, which viii
occupy the camp. have already
arrived In Key West. with the bal
ance expected shortly. They win
be rented to Navy families at rents
which have not been established
yet.
The sealed bids, for the construc-
ton, which were called for yes.
terday VIII be opened on September
18th according TO A. r. Hanson Of
the Public Housing Office In AZ.
lanta.
The work necessary 70 prepare
the area includes the construction
Of three accessory buildings hous-
ms layatories ana . pumphouse.
The project win also require the
installation Of water and sewage
facilities. Preparation Of the site
Is also 70 be covered IN the con-
struction contract.
A large recreation area 10. m
Guided in the plans for the housing
area. s.
The trailer camp win Be acces.
sible by two roads one leading 10
from Flagler Avenue and the other
from South Roosevelt Boulevard.
The decision to place the trailer
camp on the Navy property appar-
emily solved . problem that has
perplexed officials for months. ~
one time II was planned 20 place
CONTINUED On Page Sevenl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-29
Monroe County Blood Bank Affi|iates
With Dade CountyBIoo Bank; Never
AGAIN Will Blood Ever Be Wasted
Commissioner
Joe Allen
Praises MOUe

A veritable lifeline Of
blood was linked at an his
toric meeting between Dade
and Monroe county blood
bank leaders at the Monroe
County Courthouse last
night.
Monroe county Is now af-
filiated with the most adj
vanced blood bank system
Of the nation, the southeast-
ern Florida Blood Bank As
sociation, which is at the
top largely because Of the
pioneering efforts of DR..
John Elliott.
DR.. Elliott and his distinguished
colleague, DR.. Donald Smith, chief
Surgeon Of jackson Memorial hos
pital and President Of the Florida
Association Of Blood Banks ad-
dressed the earnest group Of Red
Cross members, Lions Club men,
bers, veterans and other leaders
who formed the two county blood
alliance.
II was not until DR.. Smith took
the floor that the audience learned
they had been addressed by the
developer Of the vacuum bottle for
storage Of blood and Of blood plas-
ma which have saved count
less thousands Of lives. DIR. Elliott
also developed methods for ship
ping lifesaving blood piasma over.
seas, Dr.. Smith said.
The two eminent physicians had
tsy.ecIleS {ow1f 10 key Welt last
night at the invitation Of DR.. Rally
Herr. leader Of the blood bank
project.
Through the Miami doctors CO.
operation, Monroe General hospi-
tails technician, Jose Cartaya has
now been trained to direct the
storage Of blood as well IS its
drawing. and separation. Or. Herr
said.
DR.. Elliott praised Monroe Gen
eral hospital and then launched in
TO his fayorite project:
"Yev are going 10 have bleed
barb IN Menros county 10 good
- any IN Florida"
Commissioner Joe Allen who
opened the meeting and introduced
DR.. Elliott praised the advances
made by the hospital which will
be the center Of the county blood
bank program. Allen said:
!. "ons Of HE great steps IN ihs
eevnty's medical history Il ihe
Continued On Page Seven)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-29
Vandenberg
Says Reds
Cant Win
Declares No Means
Exist For Stopping
An American Atomic
Counter Offensive

DETROIT Up - Gen. Hoyt Van
denberg declared today that ''the
means do not exist for stopping an
American atomic counter-offensive
NOR are such means likely to ap-
pear in the near future"
The Air Force chief of staff said
he was led to that conclusion
through "all the available evi.
dence, based upon our own ex-
haustive and continuing tests and
further reinforced by the expert
ence of friendly air forces.'
In an addsess written for the
Air Force Association Prepared
ness Day luncheon, vandenberg
stressed these other points:
/. II is economically possible
now to use new-style atomic weap-
ons against all types Of targets
not merely the larger, more ex-
tensive targets.
He said this fact is "well known,
not only to ourselves but also to
our enemies"
2. The trend toward complex
air combat aircraft should be re-
strained.
But" he added, ''let US not de-
lude ourselves into believing that
fleets of cheap hot rod airplanes
viii bring the economy we all de-
sire.
'"The right solution, we are con-
WINGED, lies not in masses Of rel.
atively cheap and simple aircraft,
but rather in the careful choice
Continued On Page Severn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-29
. WORDING OF
QUESTION ON
BALLOT NOT
DECIDED YET

A last minute rush to register
for the dog track referendum took
place at the office Of Supervisor
Of Registration Sam Pinder today
and yesterday.
Pinder win keep his office open
tomorrow from 9 to II, noon for
the convenience Of those who have
not registered since January /,
1850, and want to vote in the dog
track election. September 80.
Only those who have not register
ed since January /, 1850 need wor.
~ about registering now, Pinder
said. Registration books for the
Presidential, general election will
be open until October 4. a month
before the election.
Yesterday 20 Monroe county
citizens came into Finders office
and registered. Half q 1ozen more
came in this morninI.
All seemed quiet on the dog
track front. with neither propon.
ents nor opponents making any
public statements at this time. ],
was predicted that following he La.
Dor Day weekend. he campaign
for the voters yes or no will be.
gin. II Is estimated that some T.,
900 Of the more than 1900 register,
ed voters Of the county viii turn
out for the September 30 referen
dunn.
Wording Of the question to b
Continued On Page Severn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-29
CITY SENDS OUT BILLS OF
NEARLY S500>000 TODAY
5000 Tax
Statements
Are In Mail

About half a million dol
lars in taxes will be paid by
Key Westers beginning
Tuesday at the City Tax
Collector Archie Roberts
office.
The $414,564 yield is
based on the aggregate city
tax roll of real and personal
property valued at $23, $685.
76O, Roberts said.
The City Tax Collector mailed
out 5000, 1852 tax statements on
real and personal property today.
Tax roll opens for collection Tues
day morning at s, o'clock.
Taxpayers must bring their
statements with them when they
come 10 pay their taxes, ROBERTS
said.
Discounts are made for taxpay-
ers who pay up in the next four
months. Taxes become delinquent
after February I, 1858.
If you pay your taxes in Sep
TENDER, you'll get four percent
discount, Roberts said: three per-
cent in October, two percent in No
vember and one percent in De.
cember. In January, taxpayers GET
no discount, and after February 1,
they are delinquent.
Roberts said that the 1852 tax
roll il complete to January 4. 1867
Continued On Page Seven)
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-14
I AM AN AMERICAN DAY

Attention is called to "I Am an American Day. by Governor Ernest Gruening in proclation reminding the people of Alaska that May Is is the 14th annual observance of that occasion.
 The proclamation reminds us that "Ths is special opportunity for Americans to give recognition to the great blessings which their American citizenship con- fers upon them and that Alaskans living they are in part of the continent ruled by absoutst Czarst government would, if the old sovereignty had continued, be under the heel of even more op- pressive totatarian tyranny than then, and that we should be eternay grateful for the historical events which led to our coming under the Stars and Stripes
 The proclamation also points out that due to our geographical position we should fee specific sense of responsibility to be alert and vgilant and make democracy living faith and shining example of what government by consent of the governed signifies in terms of human happiness
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-14
Famed KuskO Steamer Saved From Oblivion
 By Robert Knox
 Anchorage Daily News)

The last of the colorful paddle wheel steamers on the Kusko- kwim river is scheduled to make one more trip down the river as soon as the ice goes out.
 The Northwestern, a proud old wood-burning. stern wheeler, will be moved from McGrath down the r'ver to Bethel where it will be moored permanently to serve as a roadhouse and tourist attraction.
 Ray Peterson, president of Northern Consolidated Airlines, announced recently that his firm has purchased the Northwestern rescuing it from the ''bone- yard" final resting place of the paddle-wheel ships which pio- neered transportation on the river.
 Peterson said the ship will be used to replace the airline's road house at Bethel which was de- Stroyed by fire last winter.
 The company has not yet de- cided whether the Northwestern will be moored in the river at Bethel or pulled up on the beach. However, the ship will be kept
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-14
Marine Fighter Plane Breaks BPS In Two 5 Miles High Over Pacific

LOS ANGELES, (P)-Five sur viving B-29 crewmen told We'd nesday of the terrific impact which knocked four of them un- conscious when their big bomber and a Marine fighter plane col lided Tuesday nearly three miles above the Pacific Ocean.
 Altogether six members of the crew parachuted to safety and seven are missing. One Marine, presumably the pilot of the Ma rine Corsair fighter plane, was killed. Those rescued suffered only minor injuries.
 Witnesses said the big bomber appeared to break in two, the for ward section exploding into flames.
 Navy and Coast Guard vessels continued searching southwest o1 Santa Catalina Island for any sign of additional survivors.
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-14
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS

Arriving from Seattle were Charles Eddy, Larry and Jimmy Pagan, Doyle Lathrum, Mrs. E. Myntti, Mrs. l.. Oliver, Clyde Smith, and Otto Wihl.
 Arriving from Fairbanks were Harold Leinbach, Soren Ander- son, Mrs. Flora Lee, Norman Stines, Sgt. Collier, MT. and Mrs. l.. Bronson, Jack Flick, George Wilkes, William Douglas, and Da- vid Blunt.
 Departing for Fairbanks were Charles Krogel, Earl D. Alexan- der, Janet c. Alexander, R. l.. Reed, l.. A. Griffen, Rev. O. A. Lee, and Bob Peterson
 Departing for Seattle were Mrs. Anne Tveter, Carl, Paul, and Elizabeth Anne Tveter, Mrs. Don aid Lyle and Donna Lyle, Mrs. Paulos, MT. and Mrs. C. J. Cham pion, Glen Caldwell, Bessie Nc Cafferty.
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-14
COMMUNISTS RESENT POSTER" STORY

VIENNA, (R-The owner of bookstore in Brattislava, Czecho- slovakia advertised four Russian books in her window and almost immediately was arrested by po- lice, the Vienna newspaper "Wie- ner Kurier" reported Wednesday.
 The bookstore proprietor had written the titles on a poster in the following order:
 "We Want to Live"
 "Far From Moscow"
 "In the Shadows of the Sky scrapers"
 "Under A Foreign Flag"
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-14

intact to give tourists in years to come an accurate picture of the pioneer river boats.
 The Northwestern was built in Portland, Oregon, in 1912 and first saw service hauling newsprint for some pulp plants.
 Many famous pioneer rivermen explained the Northwestern on it's numerous runs up and down the Kuskokwim. They included CIV. Adams, famous Yukon River skipper; Eli Walker, Peter Snow, and the ships most recent cap tain, Roy Atkins.
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-14

A queen bee sometimes lays as much as her own weight in eggs during single day.
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-14
Washington News Letter

Washington News Letter By Mary Lee Council Secretary to E. l.. Bob) Bartlett Delegate in Congress from Alaska
 Housing
 The Senate Banking and Cur rency Committee heard the Rev Paul C. O'Connor, S.J., and Dele gate Bartlett testify this week in favor of a $1O million increase in authorization for the Alaska HousingAuthority revolving fund.
 The provision, which would raise the revolving fund authori- zation from $15 million to $25 million is contained in a bill seek ing amendments to the Defense Housing Act.
 Father O'Connor of Hooper Bay is chairman of the Alaska Hous- ing Authority, which administers the revolving fund for which Con- gress has appropriated the full $15 million authorized in the AL aska Housing Act of the 81st Con- gress.
 The fund was provided to assist in developing housing in the ter ritory whereby the Housing and Home Finance Agency of the fed eral government purchases bonds of the Authority to finance pre- construction loans to private con- tractors for purchase of materials and equipment, construction loans otherwise unavailable in Alaska for individual homes; direct con- Struction in smaller towns where no private sponsors can be found and small % so-called character loans to natives for construction of minimum standard housing in remote areas.
 Father O'Connor made special mention to the committee of the success of the remote dwelling inn provement program which en- ables the Alaska Housing Author ity to make rehabilitation. loans up to $500 for natives, pointing out that improved housing in some of the native areas is responsible for reduction in infant mortality of we'll over 50 percent.
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-14
Swan Lake Project

hope that there will be tune to try to obtain congressional auth orization before the session ends. The report favors single-pur- pose power project at Swan Lake near Ketchikan with capacity of 13,5OO kilowatts at an estima- ted cost of $13,562 ,0OO. The cost would be returned to the govern ment in 50 years with 213 Q yin- terest.
 Alaska Communication System
 Chairman Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee, at the request of the Department of De- fense has introduced a bill author izing $4,517,OO0 for construction of living quarters, operational buildings and utilities at 30 sta- tions of the Alaska Communica- tions System, including $162, 100 for Nome.
 "This program of rehabilitation and new construction" the re- quest stated in speaking of the program started in 1948, twas necessary in order to replace the inadequate, temporary wartime and prewar construction, in many places consisting of merely tar paper covered shacks. The pro- gram has now progressed to the point that it's conclusion is in sight. The present proposal in- cludes construction of living quar- ters for GA families, troop hous- ing, operational buildings and utilities.
The Nome nugget., 1952-05-14

Legal Blanks al The Nugget office
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
Supreme Court
Backs Ruling
On Race Info

TALLAHASSEE LR - Florida'S
blackout on racing information un-
til 80 minutes after the posting of
the official results of horse race
today was upheld by the state Su-
preme Court.
THE bookmaker is the only per-
son complaining and the only one
who, it is charged, stands to lose
by enforcement of the statute, ;"
the court said.
The court ruled the legislature
rightfully exercised the police pow
er of the state in prohibiting trans
mission of racing information dur
ing the period beginning one hour
before the first race of any day
and ending 80 minutes after the
posting of the official results of
each race.
The Supreme Courts opinion,
written by Justice Glenn Terrell,
reversed a ruling by the Dade
County Criminal Court of Record
in which Judge Ben c. Willard
threw out a charge against Benny
|. Ucciferri that he violated the
30-minute rule on communicating
the result of a Tropical Park race,
Jan. 4.
/ Ucciferri contended the time
limitation violated his constitution
al right of free speech.
The legislature declared in adop-
ting the act it was for the pro-
lection of the morals of the people
and 1--WE are enjoined to construe
it literally for that purpose" JUS
tice Terrell wrote
The purpose of the statute was
not to inhibit the giving of racing
information to the public as news,
but to prohibit its use for an un-
lawful purpose that is to say,
bookmaking," the court said.
"After the time limit expires,
the information becomes public
property and is no longer valuable
for bookmaking purposes,
1.-The difference between private
wire service and the same service
furnished by news periodicals is
one of speed and organization
whereby the information secured
can be placed in the hands of the
purchaser and used for gambling
| purposes before it is published and
becomes public property.
Except for this element, the
'bookie' business would not be
| profitable, and doubtless would not
exist"
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
ToduY's
Stock
Market

NEW YORK Up - Stock prices
moved unevenly higher in today's
market.
Most of the gains were limited
to less than a point, and some
sections of the market, notably
petroleums, fell behind.
Stocks in higher ground included
Zenith Radio, Admiral, Boeing Air
plane, Paramount Pictures, Union
Pacific, Santa Fe, Allied Chemi-
cal, American Can, International
Telephone and Johns-Manyille.
Philco was depressed after re-
porting third quarter earnings
equal to 4S cents a share against
go cents a year ago. Also lower
were Gulf Oil, General Motors and
Douglas Aircraft.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
FIVE DEAD IN

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exercise in amphibious warfare
which was nearing its climax TO-
day. Final exercises, an amphlol-
Gus assault landing, were post
poned until tomorrow because OF
the collision.
The 1,06O-ton Ruchamkin, wnicn
has a normal naval complement
of 10 officers and ITO men, was
rammed amidship on the portSide;
at about a. m. The vessels NO. z
engine room and two of her COM
partments were flooded by TWO
feet of water pouring through
20-foot hole. The ship was reported
in no danger.
The tanker Washingt0n's DOW
was stove in for a distance OF 10
feet.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
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CONTINUED From Page OneD
cleaners 60 UP to Summerland
weekly.
The value Of the property is con-
siderable as shown by sales being
recorded every week or so in the
courthouse.
Value of property will be en-
hanced further by the new roads
recently approved for Summerland
Key.
Large buyers of land on Sum-
merland Key include Chicago and
New York owners, one of whom
is planning a luxury motel on the
property nearest the highway.
Henry Hudgins, engineer and con
tractor made the offer to the Navy
Charity Carnival Committee last
week. 1t was readily accepted.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
Bird Season
To See Ample
Game Supply

TALLAHASSEE R--An airplane
survey of Florida shows plenty of
ducks and geese awaiting hunters
when the states migratory bird
season opens Monday.
The Florida Game and Fresh
Water Fish Commission predicted
a record harvest of ducks and
geese this year."
The commission said its pilots
saw large numbers of ducks at
the mouth of the Escambia River
in Northwest Florida, around the
Choctawhatchee Bay, on many
Holmes, Washington, Jackson and
Leon County lakes, Lake 0keecho-
bee and in the st. Johns and Kis-
simmee River valleys.
Other good shooting prospects
were reported at the upper end of
the Indian River, Payne's Prairie
in Alachua County, the lower Ever.
glades, Lake Apopka, Gulf Ham
mock, Merritt's Island, on Alachua
County'S Orange Lake and on Sem
mole County's Lake JesSup.
Edward B. Chamberlain, federal
aid wildlife co-ordinator. reported
many canvasbacks in the Kissim-
NEE Valley and along the Gulf
Coast from Citrus to Franklin
Counties.
Chamberlain said the best goose
hunting viii be between Cross City
and Apalachicola in North Florida
but some Canada geese also have
been noticed on Lake 0keechobee
and in Palm Beach, Marion and
Alachua Counties.
The duck and goose hunting sea-
son viii run until Jan. 10 with
shooting beginning at noon Monday
and following days from a half
hour before sunrise to an hour be-
fore sunset.
A daily bag of four ducks and
six geese-three Canada and three
blue-is permitted, The possession
limit is two days duck bag and
one days goose bag. Only one
woodduck is permitted in the daily
bag.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
Rotary Hears
Evans Speak
On USO Work

US0 work was the theme of the
chief speaker, Dick Evans, head
Of the organization here, when he
addressed the Rotary Club at their
regular luncheon meeting held yes
terday shortly after noon.
Evans outlined the history of the
USO beginning February A, 1941,
when it was decided by the War
Department that activities of YIN
CA, YWCA, and other groups il
association for the Armed Forces,
should combine efforts. Evans sale
that after World War II was over,
the activity died down, but that
with the draft in 1948 and ir
1851, when the Korean War eX-
banded, the agencies were re-
organized. The work reaches all
over the United States and extends
10 Alaska, Korea and the Euro
pean and Pacific areas.
USO is national organization,
Evans explained, but local per-
sonnel and local cooperation is
utilized to provide recreational
activity for men and women in the
service.
''We try to help with problems,
including the spiritual, getting ac-
quainted and getting settled in new
localities, and with recreation, he
said, with emphasis on the latter.
''The reason we don't have great
spiritual and religious problems is
because local clergymen and well
fare workers take capable charge.
Our biggest problem is that of
finding recreational activity for
service personnel"
Evans gave sound financial re-
port of the local USO organizations,
a breakdown Of the departmental
expenditures and the programs pre-
Sented.
He also told of the $33, 900 ex-
pansion work on the new building
here for USo projects. The meat
of his talk was to inspire citizens
to help in providing other outlets
for Servicemen so as to include
making friends with a better ele-
ment. Impressions Of a eommu-
nifty are gained BY the people they
know" Evans said. He emphasiz-
ed friendship. especially for those
new to the unsettled routine of
being in the country's armed for
ces.
Evans cited figures to underscore
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
Wingless Plane
Fails In Flight

SANTA ANA, Calf. LP "A wing
less plane that made a forced land
ing in a plowed field on its maiden
flight yesterday, is going to be
tried again after its builder, Will
liam E. Horton, does some re-de-
signing.
Back to the drawing board, +"
Horton quipped to newsmen. I'm
convinced the design is sound, but
it needs a lot more improvements
"a lot more development"
The strange looking craft took off
from Orange County Airport yes
terdav.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
COMING EVENTS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IA
Alcoholics Anonymous, First
Presbyterian Church Annex,
8 pm.
Old fashioned Hymn sing and
fellowship hour, Poinciana Bap.
list Church, sponsored by
Youth for Christ. 7:s0 pm.
knights Of Pythias, Pythian Hall,
8 pm.
Fern Chapter, No. 2l, oES, at
Scottish Rite Temple, pm.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15--
Youth for Christ Rally, Fleming
street Methodist Church, 729
Fleming street. 1880 pm.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER IT,
Key West Temple No. 20, Py-
THAN Sisters meeting, 1880
PM, X. Of p. Hail.
W. S. c. S. of Ley Memorial
Methodist Church, 7:3O pm,
church annex.
Elizabeth Taylor Circle of WMU,
First Baptist Church, annex,
3 pm.
Juvenile Council, clinic Bldg, 8
pm.
Women Of First Presbyterian
Church, at church, 8 pm.
key West Duplicate Bridge AsSo.
citation. Jaycee Club House.
Flagler Ave, 7:45 pm.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER lS-
Kiwanis Club. dinner meeting
$50 pm.
Youth for Christ Bible Study
Methodist Church, 729 Flem-
ing street, 7:30 pm.