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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Miami Man
Badly Hurt
On Long Key

Manuel Lozano Oreta, Is. Of
miami was seriously injured when
he wrapped his car around" q tel
ephone pole on Long Key at this
morning, Florida Highway Patrol
man "Slim" Walker reported.
Oreta fell asleep at the wheel
en- route from Miami to Key West,
Walker said. The highway patrol
man was called to the scene by
water pumping station employees
on Long Key.
Walker worked for Is minutes TO
extricate the badly cut up man
from the car. He was pinned in,
bleeding profusedly.
Walker administered first aid.
He said the mans nose was al
most cut OFF, all his teeth knocked
out, lips cut. and three fractures
|of the left arm. Walker called
Brannan's ambulance in Tavernier
which rushed the injured driver to
DR.. Smiths hospital in Homestead.
Oreta lives at 1526 N. Z. Miami
Court. His 1947 Plymouth sedan
was totally demolished in the
wreck that nearly cost him his
life.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Chameleon Is
Requested In
Chamber Letter

Chameleons are earnestly want
ed by a fond parent in West vir-
ginia who saw q Key West variety
I'm the National Geographic
story on the Island City's flower
show.
So il any Citizen readers can
help this father provide his daugh-
ter with chameleon drop q not
TO Floyd L. Goodson. ri. Z, Box
81. Salem. West Va.
He wrote the Chamber OF Com.
merce which turned over the infor.
nation request to The Citizen:
Dear Sir.
Ny daughter Is wanting q cha.
fCoutinued On Page Threel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Cash Register
Theft Case
Is Continued
Conaty Makes
Guilty Plea;
Wants To Pay
Back W. Papy

The case of Thomas P. Conaty,
Jr., charged with breaking and
entering and larceny of a cash re-
gister from Whitney Papy's Joe
key Club was continued until next
Friday by Criminal Court Judge
Thomas Caro- in guilty plea ses-
sions this morning.
The nervous, hand.wringins &C.
eUsed sat with his wife during
fhs traffic cases and other Of.
lenses brought before ths Judge.
Finally. Whitney Papy, owner ef
fhs Jockey Club, was sent for 10
confer with County Solicitor Allan
B. ciearss yr. in court.
Conaty had pleaded guilty and
offered to make restitution to Papy
for the broken doors, and other
alleged damage at the night club.
Two weeks ago COnaty was ar
rested on Simonton Street follow
ing his fan down the stairs at the
Jockey Club. His fall was pre-
cipitated and accelerated by the
fact that he was encountered by
q 900 pound cash register he was
allegedly making way with. II con-
tanned $105.SO.
Today. white faced, and figety,
Conaty told the Judge:
81 didn't know + was h the
place until / came to in jail. =
COnaty, though he offered to pay
Papy all damages, said be could
only do 50 on week t. ,seek
basis. The Judge said sternlys
I'll am going to continue the case
till next week. It doesn't look too
good"
Conaty was, he said, drinking
heavily. The Judge asked his wife
of seven years what kind Of hus-
band he had been:
'Good," she replied tearfully as
she sat on the bench within the
bar in the courtroom.
Excessive drinking was hlamsd
In another case this nornins BY
James ovsTfon who pleaded
guilty 70 driving while insoxieaf.
I'd with his wife and children On
ths Lower Keys.
Overton. who was arrested by
Florida Highway Patrolman Jim
mic Wilder has been in jail on
$50 bond since Sunday. The Judge
gave him a suspended sentence Of
six months. and . fine Of SIS plus
costs.
IF you support your two chill
dren and stay out Of barrooms and
away from people while they're
drinking, you won't 60 to jail, !"
Judge Caro- said. 'sBut if you don't
you'll be arrested Immediately"
Overton assured the Judge that
he would stop drinking. He begged
for time to raise the SIS and costs
so that he could support his wife
and children. His drivers license
was revoked.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Invitation To
Truman For
XIV Trip Sent

At the suggestion Of City Com
missioner Louis N. J. Eisner, the
following letter was dispatched 70
former president Harry S. Tru-
man at his home in Independence,
Missouri, today. It was signed By
the City Commission and CITY
Manager Dave King.
February !, 1853
Mr.. Harry S. Truman
Independence, Missouri
Dear Mr. Truman.
We, the elected Representatives
OF the people Of the City Of Key
West, Florida, on popular demand
request that you and your family
visit US at the earliest possible
date.
The people Of Key West have
been accustomed to seeing you ar.
rive, depart. and during your stay
stroll the streets, visit the shops
and pass the time Of day with
those encountered enroute. During
those past visits that you have
made to Key West, most Of your
time was consumed in handing the
affairs OF state. We all feel that
you should have q vacation In Key
West without the burdens Of gov
eminent affairs being predominant
ly on your mind at al times.
After your many years IN the
White House the people Of Key
West desire that you accept their
Continued On Page Three)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06

sessions were charged with ex-
,cessive speed on reckless driving
counts.
Evilo Forms was fined $50, costs.
and his license suspended for 60
days on . speeding under . light
charge, brought by Florida High.
way Patrolman Jim Wilder.
Ralph Simmons was fined IS
and costs with his license suspend
ed for 90 days.
Bruce Stone was fined SO for
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Early Morning
Blaze Believed
To Be York OF
Pro,Oling Firebug

Arson is suspected as the
cause of a fire which broke
out early this morning and
damaged one of Key Vests
most historic old landmarks.
Fire Chief Charles Crema-
ia said today that he is con-
vinced that a blaze which
caused several thousands of
dollars in damage to a home
owned by Mrs. Miriam Ill
ingsworth at 615 Elizabeth
Street was the work of a
Afirebug."
The building, a three story
frame structure which has stood
at the Elizabeth Street address
nearly a century was badly dam
aged by the flames which were
finally extinguished by fireman
who fought for an hour and . half
to bring them under control.
- don't have On enemy In the
world that ! know cf - I don't
ksow why anyone would do such
> hing" Mrs. liiinssworfh said
mis- mernina.
The fire was first discovered by
y neighbor who said that he arose
early this morning and noticed a
small blaze atop . pump house
adjacent to the home. He said that
n lust q few moments, the flames
had spread over the entire side Of
TIE house.
Firemen from both the Number
Three and the Main fire station
rushed to the scene and fought the
blaze which left one side Of the
home charred shell. A couple who
occupy m apartment at the rear
Of the home were forced to leave
to escape the flames.
The possibility that q prowler re-
ported In the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Dillon TOO Southland Street,
near the scene Of the fire, may
have been the person that set the
blaze is being investigated by au-
thorities.
Mrs. Dillon said that early this
morning, she was awakened when
she heart footsteps in the house.
She jumped out of bed and the
man fled the house, she added.
A few minutes later, she smelled
smoke and noticed that the Illings.
worth home was afire, she con-
tinued.
Mrs. Illingsworth, the daughter
of B. p. Baker, at one time pro-
minent Key Wester, was born in
the home on Elizabeth Street. Long
active in women's and community
affairs, Mrs. Illingsworth was the
wife Of Haydn Illingsworth. pro-
minent musician now deceased.
Firemen Of under the direction Of
Chief Cremata. aided by Assistant
Chief Charles Torres fought the
blaze.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
BULLETIN

Four crew men were reported
injured when . boiler exploded
at sea aboard the USS cool-
baush. De. at 1907 today. The
extent Of the injuries TO fhs men
was not learned. but HE ship wss
able to return to port under her
own power.
The coolbavsh Is attached 10
Destroyer Division 60l here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
vandaIs Cause S3S> 900 In DSaHss6da9 To
Monuments In City Cemetery Today
Arson Hlnted In Blaze Here
DULLES ARRIVES IN HOLL4ND

The HAGUE. The Netherlands (AP) - John Foster
Dulles arrived in Holland today for firshand survey of
damage wrought by the nations flood disaster and its i'm
pact on European defense planning.
President Eisenhower's big four-motored plane
brought the U.S. Secretary of State and American FOREIGN
Aid Chief Harold Sassen safely earth at
Schpo Airfeld after hours flight part of it through
fog, from the West German capital at Bonn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Tombstones Smashed,
Maine Monument IL
Desecraied In Early
Morning Destruction

Night marauding vandals
who invaded the City Gene
terry early this morning caus-
ed an estimated sSs, 900
damage there including the
dissertation of the federally
owned and maintained USS
Maine Plot.
Apparently indiscrimin-
ately. the unknown vandals
ranged through the ceme-
terry from one end to the
other smashing monuments
and headstones, hurting
flower vases to the ground
and uplifting fences.
The marauders eluded q
police department dragnet
which searched for them for
more than an hour.
Damage ranged from me des-
truction Of 1 5000 statue Of an
angel which stood five feet hin
and weighed several hundred
pounds, erected 10 the memory e.
Maldie Valdez In the Curry Plot Is
the smashing OF : headstone O. the
grave Of one Moses Cofferd. u 81
Navy, . victim q the sinking q
the UsS Mare b Havana Harbor
IN 1898.
The valsLy rDsslamenf vas 3D..
ed from Is base and left resting
On the ground while the maraudcrs
uprooted TIE colferd headstone
from the fround and smashed Il
across Esarby marker, breaking
II Clearly apart.
Graves Of prominent Key West
ers were included IN the vandai's
assault including that Of Norberg
Thompson and the Curry family.
Grim faced police and city Of
heiah today were 1t . loss 10 exc
plain the damage wrought BY what
they believed 10 be Z group Il
grown men.
Cemetery ssxson Rspinsld Rvs-
sell said nils nernins, 90 ~
sadly surveyed ne hsvoe NAT hs
"doubtsd y any swe msn n Key
West could hsvs dsns mat
dsmses. Thsy must have ussd .
sIsdse-hsmmsr.s
Since the Maine Plot d . Gov
arnment reservation, owned and
lContinued On Pass Thresl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Traffic Cases
Disposed OF In
Criminal Court

A jury win be drawn next Fri
day for Criminal Court trials to be
held in the following weeks. Grim
inal Court Judge Thomas Caro- an.
nounced today.
Most Of the offenders in today's
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-06
Everglades Expansion
Played By Big Dinner
AseIson Says
Us. Park Wants
225,OOO Acres
More II, County

Bitter opposition to exten,
sion Of Everglades National
Park into the north section
Of Monroe county, was ex.
pressed to The Citizen yes
terday by War Axelson,
owner of $4,000 of those
acres.
Axelson came into the office
armed with facts and figures he
presented to corroborate his posi-.
ton, namely that the u. S. Park
Service is seeking an additional
225,0OO acres Of Monroe County's
northern area on the mainland.
"AlI that would be left Of Mon
roe County on ihe mainland
would be $4,000 acres, u the Park
Service goes ahead and con.
demns this land" AxeIson said.
Axelson's father-in-law owns &c.
600 acres of the Monroe County
Everglades land. Holding AZ, 900 to-
tally, the two men are the largest
owners Of property on the main
land in the county. Joe Hopkins,
who holds 80, 900 is the second lar
gest.
These owners and 300 others are
organized into the Everglades Ma
tional Park Land-O Owners Associa-
ton.
Axeison's request TO ihe County
Commission on Tuesday night
that II psss . resolution opposing
Park extension was referred 10 .
special committee with Commits.
sionsr Harry Harris. chairman,
Frank Bentley and Joe Allen on
II.
Axelson said that his position on
opposition to Park extension. coin
cides with that 81 the large oil
companies which have been MAX
ing tests in the area.
Our Increasing numbers o.
settlers and tourists and our oil
development require thar these
lands be kepf for the use 81 cur
citizens"
The Park, according to Axelson,
lis already too large. II has 1,2O0,-
600 acres, the third largest park
in the U. S. Yet, it is trying to add
40O, 900 more acres. 225 900 Of which
is in Monroe County"
Right now five big oil companies
have oil, gas and mineral leases in
the non-park area Of Monroe Coun-
ty on the mainland. Humble Oil
and Refining company, a subsi-
diary of Standard Oil leases about
5000 acres. Magnolia Petroleum
company, subsidiary of Socony,
has q lease on about a 900 acres.
Continental Oil has leased about
$4,000 acres. Gulf Oil has leases
on bay bottom and shore bottom,
he said Of more than 5000 acres
Of Monroe County land. and Com.
monwealth Oil company has about
10000.
Interest Of oil companies In
Monres County mainland proper.
~ scared when . well drilled n
1851 showed oil. Site 81 she well
Was 81 me Junction 81 Monroe,
Dads. and Collier County, HE
Monros County Loop. -.
Seismographic work also showed
up potential oil sources near Key
Largo. Companies are now plan
ming to drill at the 20 mile bend
with the same rig after they are
tContinu On Page Threel
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-09-25
"Greus Books"
Leaders Being
Truinad A. ~"

James Holton, an assistant re-
gional director Of the Great Books
Foundation, IL conducting training
sessions for group discussion lead
ers at Nicholson Hall, University
Of Minnesota.
Mrs. Lorene Under, readers Ad-
wiser at the Minneapolis Public
Library, said that the free ses-
sions, held on consecutive Mon
days viii continue through Octo-
Der 18th. This years sessions viii
train both old and new leaders.
The Great Book discussion
group is q method Of adult edu-
cation. Adult groups read and dis
cuss selected classic books. This
method results IN learning mans
great ideas and developing an In
sight into his basic problems. Pur-
chase Of books IL not required for
membership, though they may be
bought through the Foundation.
Anyone interested may obtain
further information from the pub
nc library.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-09-25
AUTO COLLISION
FATALLY INJURIES
MRS. GRANTHAM

4 popular young Twin City
matron, Mrs Ollie (Vernicel
Grantham OF 81, Paul. died Mon.
day, q few hours after being
thrown from = car driven by her
husband. Dr. Ollie 0rantham,
early Sunday morning. Sept, 20.
The Grantham machine was
struck by an auto driven by Ray.
mond I. EiledEe, ~, 2Oo7 sclby
Ave.
ElledEe was booked by
Minneapolis police on u charge u
drunken driving, driving without
. proper drivers license and go-
ing through u stop sign.
The accident occurred at the In
terHection Of Fourth street and
10th Avenue so, The Elledge car
struck tho right rear side Of DR.
Grantham'a car which turned
around on the wet pavement three
times, but remained upright,
0rantham struggled with the
wheel 10 keep tho car from hit
ting n telephone pole, so preoc-
ouplcd was no In trying To con-
troll the car that he did not notice
that his wife was not beside him.
A. the car slid TO n stop. he dis.
covered that she had been thrown
from the door and her head had
hit street curb, She was rushed
10 the Minneapolis general hoa-
pital only four blocks away where
every effort was made 60 save
her life.
Mrs, OranthRm's skull was frRc-
tured At q point where II would
have been imposSible 10 save her
life by surgery
Funeral services were held at
2 p, m. on "wednesday. September
~. from 81. Phillips Episcopal
OF which she wRs a mem
Der, with Father DcnEii A. Carly
officiating.
Other survivors besides her hus.
band include her mother. Mrs.
Cora Rodney Of Seattle. Wash.
two sisters. Miss Ina Miller Of
and Mrs. Fern willard Of
Chicago. who attended the SER
vices.
Burial was In Oakland Cema-
terry with Brooks Funeral Home
In charge.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-09-25

The Minnesota State CLIO con-
vention last Sunday. Sept. 20, In
structed its executive board to set
up a statewide committee for civil
liberties and human rights. The
committee shall study and In
vestigate questions involving civil
liberties and human rights" re-
port their findings TO the State
CLIO Council and recommend a
program Of action and educational
activities.
The clio committee was further
instructed TO cooperate closely
with the United Labor Committee
Of Minnesota for Human Rights.
In q separate resolution the
United Labor Committee for Hu-
man Rights and Hubert schon, its
executive director, were COM
mended for their untiring and
devoted efforts in behalf Of
human rights"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-09-25

keeper and head sawyer at the
mill: Moses operates the saw in
the woods. Telling the trees; John
uses tractor and cable % drag the
logs 10 the loading point; Nelson
operates Q Ebiddsr which loads the
logs on huge traiIsr-trueks: and
Isaac drives one % the trucks.
hauling logs 10 the mill and lun-
Der 10 town where nnst 81 u n
delivered 10 q sash and door fac.
tory.
The brothers buy timber stand
ing. spend three days q week In
the woods Telling trees and haul
ing them 10 the min. and two
days q week saving the logs into
lumber. On an average they pro
duce about 1900 board feet Of
lumber . week for which they eoi.
Isct from go 10 800 pr thousand
board feet
Zach Of the str brothers. mana
ger and bOokksepsr and truck
driver alike. draws the sans pay.
lives IN the same kind Of attrsc-
tive modern home. and gets W'ha,
Erocs1ss he needs from their
partnsrHhIp store. water. electric
lty. liquid EAs for heating and
cooking. And RssoliDs for their
Joantly owned ear are furnished
zach bsOGbsr has charge q ths
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-09-25

slonn OF tho grand lodge and the
Prince Hall grand chapter, Order
OF tho Eastern Star. State Of
Minnesota and Jurisdiction In
winnipeg, last week,
There were representatives
from lodges and chapters In the
Twin Cities. Duluth. winnipeg,
and Sioux Falls. South Dakota,
visitors came from Hamilton, On.
tario. Detroit and Toronto.
The host lodge. Regent No, q,
and host chapter, MiEpah No q,
headed by Jerry Bnaco and Mrs,
Helen Bailey, spared no efforts
TO make the sessions . success
Delegates were guests In the
Royal Alexandria. McI.Aren.
brunswick. Cornwall and BELL
Hotels, Grand Lodges sessions
wero held In tho HAN Of the Lith.
uiahlan Social Club! meals were
served In tho Regal drug stare.
A solemn memorial service for
tho deceased members was oh.
served Rt Pilgrim baptist church
In ~. Paul on Monday evening.
conducted by past grand master
Charlrs Doty,
Grand Lodge sessions were
by tho grand master with
devotional exercises conducted by
A. w, Warrington OF Winnipeg.
For two days, September 10 and
10, business was the order Of the
day. Reports Of the grand master,
grand officers, deputies, and wor-
MhIpful masters OF the subordinate
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-09-25
sAN FTlANBIsCO ASST.
D.A. GETS PROMOTION

BAn Francisco Il AMP Cecil
v. Poole. q deputy assistant dis
trict attorney Of San Francisco,
Superior court trial division Of
has been appointed 20 head the
the District Attorneys office. u
was announced last week by Dist.
Atty. Thomas G, Lynch.
Poole. 30. win assume his new
post Nov. !, upon retirement Of
Elton LAwisaS. LAwIsas IL return
Ing 20 private practices.
Poole was appointed q deputy
assistant 10 the district attorney
In May. 1868. and II considered
one Of the city's most able prose
cutora lie IL a graduate Of the
University OF Michigan and Mich.
Ean Law School and also holds .
master Of laws degree from Har.
ward university
Hs IL married % the former
Charlotte Crump Of st. Paul.
MINI They have two young
daughters Mrs. Poole IL the
daughter Of Or. and Mrs J. w.
crump Of g. Paul.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-09-25

great southern university. I have
found myself trying 70 answer a
question that has worried me for
many years. Many, many times
in London, particularly when talk
ing TO African and Asian students.
the question would arise; How
can we be expected TO take Ameri-
can democracy seriously, 10 lead
our people into closer alliance with
the West, when they practice or
allow such tremendous discrim-
inRtion against their own oolored
people" British colonialinm they
criticize fiercely. but they have an
especial soreness toward the Unit
ed States. 1T always talks 10
much democracy, and yet :"
How could l give an honest an
swer TO this question? When ! re-
turn 10 Britain 10 teach "AmeTi-
can political thought" ] will be
faced with II all the time. But I
think I can now give some kind Of
proper answer.
was very fortunate 10 be able
10 attend the tenth Summer Con-
ference Of the Institute Of Race
relations at Fisk (Negro) Unlver-
sity. II Ii supported by the Home
Missions Society Of the American
Congregational churches. Here
men and women, white and Me-
gro, gathered from all over the
nation, all engaged In work In
race relations. There wero men,
bers Of church organizations OF all
denominations. Urban Leagues,
the NAACP. (NationAl ASsocia-
ton for the Advancement Of the
Colored Peoples). university 90
biologists, all manner OF social
workers and school officials and
teachers In plenty.
One rarely hears In Europe Of
the unspectacular work OF such
people. sincere, earnest. dedicated
people, striving TO make democra-
tic practices catch up with demo-
cratic ideals In the field Of race
relations.
There were, for example, MEM
bers Of Friends Service Commit
tees. who work fun time In var
ious cities 10 achieve, IN one case
the end Of q segregated city trans
port system. In another the EN-.
plOyment Of Negroes on equal
terms by certain large business
firms. Ministers working on their
own congregations and through
them the business life Of the city
Teachers being able 20 OBJ
tain representation for Negroes on
school boards and In teacherS a..
sociatIons.
In all I gained q picture Of O
vast amount Of quiet preparatory
spadework toward Indignation.
Many Negro people organizing all
CONTINUED on page -
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-09-25
SrEPHEN 1. MAXWELL
PASSES GAR EXAMINATION

Stephen l. Maxwell, s22 Car.
roll Ave. who recently passed the
state Bar examination will be
sworn in Wednesday. September
30. In the Supreme Court Cham
bers, State Capitol Building. st.
Paul.
Mr.. Maxwell IL the son Of
Mrs. Ethel Maxwell Williams
1859 Roblyn, former teacher, So
cial worker and member OF the
Ramsey County welfare board.
He served In the Navy during
World War II. He In married TO
the former Betty Rodney Of
Duluth. The couple have two
children.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-09-25

car one Sunday In six
The brothers are operating the
sO-acre rented farm now mostly
10 raisS food for themselves. In
the area where the saWmlIl IL Bit-
uated. they own n acres on which
They have buih seven modern
homes for each brother and
his family, and one for thsir
mother and Eistsr. The homes are
idsntIeai. except for color
State Agent Stone points out
that more and more farmers may
have 90 develop Sff.farn Eldslinss
In order 10 provide fBil-tims en-
ploymsnt for the family The
Dumas brothers." he says. ARE
an example Of what can be dons."
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-09-25
KAPPAs PLAN TO
HOLD ORGANIZATIONAL
MEETING SUNDAY

The Kappa Alpha Psi Frater-
nifty win have an organization
meeting on Sunday. September n
at the Sterling Club, BIS N. Dale
St. 81. Paul. DR.. Emmett J.
Scales Of Des Molnes, provincial
polemarch, win preside.
Plans viii be made for the In
auguration Of q graduate chap
ter and preparations for the ar.
rival Of the Grand Polemarch on
October 9.
All graduate and undergrAdu-
ate members are urged 10 attend
this meeting.