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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
City's Receipts
Cent
Report States
Monthly Statement
Indicates Drop I'm
Spending As Well

The healthy financial condition
of the City of Key West was point
ed up today when the monthly re-
port of Finance Director Charles
Roberts was released.
The report revealed that while
fhe eify's revenue receipts have
jumped a total Of ~ per cent
when compared with December,
1857. disbursements have shown
an increase of but iwo per cert.
Healthier tax collections were n
evidence in the statement when Il
was pointed out that current tax
payments have jumped a total OF
S, 883.49 to $16,395.s2.
Other increases were shown in
income from SeaYenser Service
fees which jumped $i262.eT
bringing $9.os4.62 into the eity's
Golfers and in Sewer Service as
sessments which rose TO T,l67.ai.
an advance Of sa,0s2.6l.
The Navy also paid 81 ,579.04 into
the city treasury in the form OF
delinquent sewer fee.
Fines and forfeitures for the
month amounted to 81, 264.00. an
increase Of S117.13. The city also
received a payment Of 81 ,06s.75 re-
presenting interest payments on
u. S. Treasury bonds.
Non-revenue receipts received by
the city included a payment by the
Key West Golf Club on their loan
amounting to $500. 90. contributions
by city employees to the pension
fund of $2,072.s6 and redeemed
Individual Tax Certificates totalling
$475.6s.
Disbursements for the month in.
cluded a payment OF l,952. Is
from the Cigarette Tax fund for
the purchase Of mari for street
repairs. In addition S1O7s.s2 was
paid to the Monroe General Hos
pital for maintenance and operat-
ing expenses as per special tax
levy.
The city's cash balance. incIud-
ing SIS. 900 in U. S. Treasury
Bonds, stands at ss24.2s34i
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
Wounded Sailor Is
Still Improving

The condition Of Hobbis Jessie,
n year old Navy man who was
accidentally wovndsd with . bvI.
let through iha hesrt "eonfinves
10 show daily improvement"
Naval HospItai officials reported
to-day.
Jessis was The victim "a . self
inflicted wound nearly q week
ago when his pistol aeeldsntally
discharged rs he was standing
sentry duty aboard The uSs Sea
Dog.
immediate surgery and IRE.
qUent blood irsnsfusiens are
credited by medical men Ter say.
ing HE sailors life. He ID given
. good chance Of surviving The
serious wound, but Is still on the
critical LIST at the Naval Hospi-
tai.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
Queens Receive
March OfDilnes
Fund Credit
Annual Children's
Parade Donations
Given To Queens
Campaign Treasury

The race for the title os Queen
of the March of Dimes Polio Fund
In Key West is waxing hot and
heavy according to reports of the
fund raising committee when they
announced that contributions re.
ceived from the public during Sat.
Iurday's annual Children's Parade
which reached a total of $127.67
have been apportioned among the
Queen candidates.
The sum was pro-rated among
the Queen candidates who rode in
the parade, each Queen receiving
$11.60 credit or 116 votes. The
winning candidate viii be crowned
at the annual Presidents Birthday
Ball at the Casa Marina Hotel on
January 31st.
The Children's Parade was pro-
nounced a rousing success this
year and the contestants for the
various prizes we're so original that
the judges found it necessary in
many cases to award duplicate
prizes.
The following prizes were award
ed:
Prettiest costume: Wanda Slo.
cum, Barbara Ford, Sylvia Robin
son and Marylin Mewshaw.
Decorated bicycles: Charlotte
Baker, Linda Bruce and Amelia
Ramona Cruz.
Smallest pet: Merle Deland.
Decorated wagon: Joe Perez,
Victor Larsen and Marsha Nome.
macher
Largest pet: Betty Whyms.
PrettieSt pet: Glenda Roberts.
Most Unusual pet: Helen Hut
chins.
Cowboys: Pewee Willie Peters,
Harry Mitchell. Henry Spicer, and
Cecil Bains.
Doll carriages: Mary Morales
and Patricia Murphy.
Best doll: Elaine Stark.
Marching Units; Douglass School
Drum and Bugle Corps. Girl Scouts
and Douglass School Maiorettes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13

Rights Upheld
By Ga. Court

ATLANTA R - Chief Justice
W.. H. Duckworth of the Georgia
Supreme Court commented on the
bench today that newspapers have
right to criticize courts because
in this country we do not have
belief that the king can do no
wrong"
He made the remark at the Su.
preme Courts hearing of argu-
ments on the appeal of two Atlanta
Constitution editors for contempt
of court citations in Superior Court
at Rome, Ga.
II do not think you will find
any court willing to hold a news
paper in contempt for criticizing
judge" Duckworth told special
prosecuting attorney S. w. Farriss
of Rome. Farriss argued that the
Supreme Court should uphold the
citations.
Farriss had told the court, 1--WE
need laws to protect courts against
attacks on their integrity" Chief
tContinu On Page Threel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
Red Life Line
Hammered By
Plane Strike
Area Plastered
With loo Tons
nf Bombs In
,Ight Attack

Scout. Ln--Ihe U. s. 5th Air
force hurled a crushing 440-plane
strike against Communist rail IA
ailities deep in northwest Korea
oday. 1t was the seventh hammer
ne blow on the Red life line in
i've days.
U. S. Sabre jets, flying protective
over, downed two Communist
MIG-15s, probably destroyed one
nd damaged another, the Air
Force said.
The fighter bombers streamed
north in morning and afternoon
raids of go planes each only a
tcw hours after BIO Superforts
llastered the area with 100 tons
Il bombs in a night strike.
Biggest news on the ground front
vas that two fresh Chinese Com
munist armies.-a about 10000 men,
lave moved into the line on the
western front. Intelligence officers
aid there was no indication of
any new Red offensive in that
srca, however They SAID one badly
mauled Chinese army was being
,uIled out of the line.
The warplanes piled rubble atop
rubhIe in their pulverizing attack
m a bridge complex north of Sin
aniu. The bridges span the Chong-
chon River and form bottleneck
in the supply line which tunnels
Red war equipment from Man
churia and China southwark to
he front.
Clouds of smoke beloved high
aver the target and prevented full
observation. But the Air Force said
he raiding warplaneS scored num-
erouS direct hits.
Today's raid was the heaviest
EVER to hit the Sinaniu area. but
il fell far short of a i,40S-plane,
iawn-to-duSk plastering Of pyong-
wang last Aug. y, The North Ko-
rcan capital also took a 400 :
plane blow last July, and ham
mering by about 500 warplanes
last May.
An Allied raiding party stabbed
into Red lines in bone-chilling pre-.
lawn cold today and warmed up
CONTINUED On Page rhreel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
u. S. Applicants
For UN Positions
Under Scrutiny

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. B-
United Nations Secretary General
Trygve Lie has agreed to stop
hiring Americans as employees of
the world organization until appli-
cants have been checked by the
FBI or the u. S. Civil Service
Commission.
The move is the first step in a
cooperative effort by the U. N.
and the u. S. government to rid
the secretariat Of American en-
pIoyes disloyal to their own gov
ernment.
Lie and four of his top assistants
conferred most Of yesterday with
u. S. officials on ways of putting
into effect loyalty program or
dered last week by President Tru-
man, The President acted after Lie
had complained that in many cases
he was not given sufficient infor-
nation about allegedly disloyal
Americans to take any action.
No formal statement was issued
after the conference but u S
sources said present and future
American employees of the L. N.
would be subject 10 the same loyal
~ investigations as regular U. S,
government workers. Lie. however
win be the final Judge Of whether
they should be employed.
U. n. sources said they assumed
the investigation would start with
nine Americans whom the State
Department has already reported
90 adversely. Lie SaI0 these nine
were among these on whom he
lacks sufficient Information TO act.
The L. s sources said all 1851
American employees Of the T.. n.
would be checked By the L. s.
Civil Service Commission and 34s
Americans ia higher posts would
be subject TO i full-Scale FRi field
probe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
Seven Havana
Bound Pilots
Arrive Monday
Ann slal "Snowbird"
Flight Completed
Without Mishap

Key West played host yester-
day to seven members of the
Florida Air Pilots Association
who made their 10th annual
"Snowbird Flight" from Miami
to Havana.
While but seven private plane
pilots making the jaunt needed
to stop in Key West for refueling
on the trip to the Cuban capitol,
the entire contingent of So planes
will land here on Thursday when
they use Key West as their port
of entry back to the United
States.
Local Coast Guard Officials
said today that the airlift was
without rmishap when Havana
authorities radioed that all of
the planes had landed there
safely. One hundred and fifty
pilots had been originally
scheduled to make the trek but
ally actusiiy took o4he air.
After two days of sightseeing
in Cuba, they will return to their
home base in Miami.
Customs and immigration in
spections for the group will be
held here in Key West upon their
return.
Coast Guard ships, personnel
and aircraft had been alerted
from Key West to St. Petersburg
to patrol the route of the mass
flight.
A Coast Guard mobile radio
unit in addition to the
Civil Aercnaufics Administra.
ton communications setup was
on hand al Msaeham Field
throughout the day on Mon.
day to guide the aircraft. most
OF which were radio equipped
on the way TO Havana.
The Coast Guard vessel Mem
esis as well as the Key West
based cutter Ariadne were on
tap at sea to patrol the area.
The weather remained fair
throughout the day although
there were stiff headwinds in
evidence. the pilots said.
Most OF the planes were able
to hop nonstop to Havana from
Miami but those who stopped.
did so mainly for the purpose of
refueling. Airport Manager
George FaraIdo said
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
Vote Registration
In City Is Light

Voting registration N ket
continues 10 be light De .3u;y
Supervisor Of Registrations Agnes
Love today reported that but 2@7
voters have indicated their inscn,
ton to cast their baliotg in the No
venber City elections when three
city commissioners will be elected
Mrs. Lowe reiterated today that
ali voters. regardless Of ahen ihey
last eeui to TIE polls. wta be re.
qnired 10 register il they Mani 70
vote in November under the city s
revised system # registration
Ter thousand voters are expect.
ed 10 register this scar
The registration offlce is open
Monday through Frdsy fFou . %
an. smith 500 pm @Iis TIE ex-
ceptlon 81 The hours frorn noon III
I'll Ia pm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
Medical Society
Holds Meeting

The Monroe County Medical So
ciety held lis regular meeting last
Thursday at the Monroe General
Hospital with DR. ]. Laneeict Les
ter. Jr., president in the chair.
The group held discussions On
matters both 10 the staff and 10
the administration II the hospital
Willard Alhury. administrator Of
the hospital, was present at TIE
meeting.
Il Is anticipated that the Medi.
cal Society under the leadership
Of Is nex officers Afl accomplish
rauch during the ensuing rear. Dr
Alien Shepard Is secretary
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
City Electric
Officials Meet

Date OF formal opening Of the
5000. 900 steam electric plant a:
Caroline and Grinnell street ard
Of the eIectrifica;ion Of the Low
CT KEYS, were 10 be discussed 4;
the Utility Board meeting al
City Electric System at today
The transmission lire through
Big Pine Key should be finished
nv February /. ID w1S announced
by CITY, Electric officials, Tire
10000 XIV steam electric plan:
in Key West is going throaga
final tests al ;he present. Dss<iIca-
tlon If the plan. wel kse nsasfe In
the nesr future
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
Thomas St. Area
Playground Gets
Boost Forward

The playground for colored chill
dren in Key West is nearer to be-
coming a reality today following a
meeting Monday when Mayor c. B.
Harvey and City Commissioners
Louis NJ. j Eisner and Jack De-
laney conferred with leaders Of the
Woman's Civic Club and with L. A.
Gabriel.
Mrs, Grace Palacios. Mrs. We.
more Mingo and Mrs. Ella Albury
had asked that the meeting be held
so that they could give their ideas
on the promotion of the playground
The Commissioners we're inform
ed that as far back as 1922 the
Won1an's Civic Club has been in.
teres'ed in further .aa the idea Of
a play area with equipment and
proper supervision for the colored
children.
This club VAS the sctjve force
behind the Nelson Engiish Park
shlch vas in operation from 1923
until the government took over the
area IT occupied when IL enlarged
the Navy Base area In 1854.
Since that time the club has had
a fund Of 500 Witch il has held
until such time as there vas an
opportunity to devote il 20 Tire w0rk
for which il vas earuarked.
The City Commission Is noR in
process of acquiring four lots at
the fool q Thomas Street 10 ~
made lato = play ground TIE Com
niss0neTS Rers happy TO Iearn
that the WognanS Csve Club IL
eager 10 take over operation II tne
completed project and wrii eevo.e
their fazdx and efforts tfswsra
nak4ag Il . goanx opeFaGAan-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
AT CONTRACTS GIVEN

WTESBADEA. Germany The
e. S. AIR Force announced today
ss has awarded eaasrsGt4 tntsgl8ne
szge 90 20 German firms - bsisla
rocket z1agaex assemblies and Ia
alters for lts et piases
The ananuneNr ners sad re gBek
efa2areasyx esssAa - sasss SO 90
es here sfor pgacsce fir-g
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
Crowded Criminal Court
Session Launches New Year
JUDGE CARO-,
SOLICITOR CLEARE
CLEAR DOCKET
OF MANY CASES

- SNOAS "a %oSGS were udQQl6u
by Criminal Court Judge Thomas
Caro- and County Solicitor Allan
B. Cleare, Jr. last week in the
first court session of the New
Year.
One young veteran, George Jen-
kins had asked Capt. D. M. An
drews, deputy sheriff to put him
in Jail because he didn't want to
get in trouble. Capt. candy" said
he willingly put the young man
in county jail. The boy said that
every time he gets paid, he gets
drunk, that he can't help him
self. The young man was referred
to the Veterans Administration hos
pital for treatment.
He said:
I'D rather be in Jail than hurt
anyone.
Judge Caro- deferred sentence on
him, and called in Jack Baker,
county Veteran officer for help.
Francis Holland was fined SIS
on reckless driving; John Bartus-
vich was fined SIS for driving while
intoxicated. His license Is revoked
for a year. Ray Garcia was fined
five dollars for driving IS miles
per hour at night. Charlie Mang-
ham. Jr. was fined $50 and had
his license revoked for driving 20
miles per hour at night.
Golfer Cole Pinder was fined $40
for driving IS miles an hour at
night.
j. Rasmussen was fined SIS for
driving while intoxicated. His
license was revoked for a year.
James Roosevelt Bush was fined
$40 for being drunk. He testified
before the Judge:
Il got doped up on a couple of
drinks
John Farwick was fined five dol
lars for doing 65 miles per hour on
his motorcycle. Station Patrolman
Jimmie Wilder put in a word for
Farwick saying that he is a men,
Der of the Motorcycle club which
is trying to build safety conscious
ness among its members. Another
motorcycle driving sailor was also
let off with five dollars on his
reckless driving charge, because
he is too a member of the club.
Cathleen Joan Campbell was
fined five dollars for doing rs miles
per hour at night. Her husband ap-
peared for her. Wilder said they
were among the incest people he
had met in a long time.
Robert Leroy Barnard was fined
SIS for reckless driving.
Rudolf Sanford was fined $40 for
speeding.
Henry CANDLES alleged assault
on Police Henry founders viii
come before court later. founders
testified to the attempted violence
on the part of Gamble. CANDLES
bond is $3.50.
Judge Caro- said:
"I'm not going to have anybody
beating up officers
Joseph V. Jackson accused of
breaking into Rogelio Conner place
of business with intent to commit
larceny win appear again in court
when his FBT record is available
Calvin White. who was driving
the U. S. Mail truck when it col
lided with car. causing the loss
of an arm to Joseph Leshkosky.
viii come before the court again
when the victim appears. il was
decided. In a civil settlement Of
Continued On Page ThreeI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
State Calls Four Of16 Witnesses
As Carmichael Case Commences
Accused Father And Son On Trial
On First Degree Murder Charge
BY SUSAN MeAvoY

The long awaited trial of Carl Carmichael Sr and
Jr Georgia contractors for the alleged first degree MUIR
der of Allen Harris, Negro opened this morning with
State Attorney j. Lancelot Lester presenting four of his
16 witnesses.
Defense attorneys Will Albury and ENRIQUE Esoui-
nado moved at II noon to dsquay the autopsy report
of Miami pathoogs Dr. Victor Caderan on grounds that
he not licensed to practice medicine in the State of Flor
ida as physician. He is an inferno only they said
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13

Inc trlal resumed at 1:30 in Cir
cult Court, with Judge Aquilino
Lopez, Jr. presiding.
Albury showed this morning that
he will fight for the lives of his
clients, father and son. with a de-
Tense based on numerous obiec-
tons to every move of the State
Attorney.
The court upheld some of the
objections and permitted Albury
first to introduce the autopsy re-
port Of Dr. L. H. Comfy as defense
evidence, and then to withdraw it,
over the objections of Lester.
The battery of state witnesses
was led off by City Policeman
Will Archer who described the
morning of December II, 1851
when he was led TO the dead
body Of Alien Harris. or Mellow
Moon in shallow water off Stock
island" AZ fhst fine Carl, Jr.
told Archer that he did not
k-ow fhe nude dead man. that
he had neyer seen him ss::sss.
Albury objected shen Lester
presented photographs Tor identifi-
cation, taken Of the nude dead man
by former Citizen photographer al
Palmer. He said that Archer was
not a Photographic expert. The
photos were admitted as exhibits
by the CDurt.
Kenneth Sandberg, 21.year-old
Chicago. H.. sailor stationed nj
VX-1, Boca Chica viii be the prin.
ciple state witness on the events
leading up TO the death Of Mellow
Moon on Stock Island. He has testi--
fled four or five times before al
the coroner's inquest, before the
Grand Jury, and at the hearing
before Judge Lopez at which the
Carmiehaels were released on
large bonds.
Sandberg, in his whites, sat In
the front row of the court room
next TO the Carmichael family.
AlburY challenged the STATES
right 10 present Or. Victor Cal.
dorian. jackson pathologist's
autopsy, on grounds Of his be-
ing en- inferno rather than q
physician licensed 20 practice
in the State Of Florida The
uuasticn was 10 be argued
without fhe jury as court re-
convened at l:30.
Coroner Roy Hamiin who order.
ed The auloDsles on the body Of
the dead man testified. corroborat-
ing Arehcr's statemeat that he
was nude. lie would not be pinned
down on the fact that Or. Comfy
performed the first autopsy, stat.
ing that he had nos witnessed If.
He said that he had ordered that
autopsy the same day the body
vas found. Dece mber II. 1852 THE
l7ter au'opsy was 1ls0 ordered By
Iiamlin. Vance silrrup formerly
Of Pr]schard Funeral home test.
fed also
s>hetp's1 10 appear fer the
state were Iskn Tyler. pads
County Eel; fsfmsF Chlss De.
putty sheriff Frank Nsbssr 81
hsnrea County: sx.sheriH Der.
lin Sawyer; Ps'isa officer Ess-
ward Harris; essr7s Dssos, gs.,
former csti-s af'sssF. forrnsr de-
rvfY shsr.H TeramY Oxen. snd
others.
Coansy sasjciter Allan B C7eare.
Jr So Wssh Lester ii the key
table IL the courtroom. facing the
tarors A'lssry and Enrique q
Coaiigae6 10 Psgs Threi
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
BRITISH PLANE LOST

CAIRO, Esgpt p British Roy.
al Air Force Hastings aircraft ca
. routine flight over the Stse1 Canal
Zone crashed Monday aad al nine
crewmen aboard yere killed
a British military spokesman
sad tAe cause of re crash had
not been determined.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
Masonic Notice

spssisl csrwsagnleatisa 81 Dsds
Ledge Ne. ~. = q 4. a.. Wed
nssaSy evening, La. Isfh, Of 10
Pm. G. 4. csaFs2.
al Ersegsa An5fsntt<a IS ssli
as ksEsss lassoas are invited -
aftsn5
PAUL c. HEFLtst,
vi. ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13

Key West. Florida. hos the
most equoble climate in the
country. with ON Gverogs
smqe Of only IA Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13

3 O. MEECNe
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Milford chronicle., 1953-09-04
If Pastures Are Short
Give Cows Extra Feed

Many pastures become short be-
cause of dry weather during August
and September. If milk production
is to be maintained and COWS are
to go into the fall months with a
good condition of flesh, pastures will
have to be supplemented with extra
feed, points out Associate County
Agent. George X. Vapaa.
He offers several suggestions that
may be timely.
1. Many dairymen have silage
left over from the winter feeding.
Feed this to supplement the pasture
2. New grass silage is excellent
feed and can be replaced during the
fall months.
3. Dry hay is always an excellent
feed to supplement pasture. Or a
combination of dry hay and silage
may be used to good advantage.
4. Grain usually is necessary
when pasture is short. The protein
need not be over 16 per cent. The
amount fed daily will depend on the
other feeds available, milk produc-
ton, and the condition of the cows
Fall and winter production are
important. This is usually the period
Of higher milk prices, and increased
milk output at this time also helps
to level-off year round production.