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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
COMMISSION TERMS
WOULD BE LIMITED
TO TWO YEARS IF
BILL is INTRODUCED
BY jim COBB

State Representative Ber-
ME c. Papy declined to COM
ment today in answer to re-
ports that he will introduce
a bill at the next session Of
the Florida State Legislature
making revisions in the city
charter.
The Citizen has received
many inquiries, including
two from top civic officials
asking for information on
the proposed changes which,
in effect, would make it nee
essary for all five members
of the city commission run
for reelection in the Novem-
Der balloting if they wish to
stay in office.
According to the present city
charter, two members Of the city,s
ruling body, Mayor C. b. Harvey
and Commissioner Jack Delaney
still have two years to serve on
their four year terms.
The three remaining members
terms will expire In November.
Two Of them, John esrbsnsIl and
Deiio cobo have snneunesd mat
they will seek recollection.
In 1945, the present election laws
were enacted whereby the six can.
didates who receive the greatest
numb of votes IN the regulzf
election compete the following
week in d "runoH election for the
posts. +
The man who receives the high.
est number of votes November 10th
is named mayor as well as gain.
ing a seat on the city commission
for 4 four year term. The second
highest is also in office for four
years. The third place candidate
receives a two year post on the
city commission.
However, If the proposed legis.
lation were enacted. all commits
sioners would serve for two year
period.
In addition, the bill would re-
portedly have provisions for the
Continued on Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
Instructions Are
Given For Making
Inquiries About
Flooded Countries

The American Red Cross today
authorized the League of Red Cross
Societies to expend up to $4,000
through the Netherlands Red Cross
for blankets and clothing needed
by Dutch flood victims.
This was only one sep taken by
this organization regarding tie
disaster in Western Europe. Others
were listed in a wire received this
morning by the Key West Chapter
of the Rcd Cross from the national
headquarters IN Washington
Cables expressing sympathy have
been sent TO Red Cross Societies
in Belgium, Great Britain, Ireland
and the Netherlands. In addition
yesterday a cable was sent to the
League OF Red Cross Societies Of
fering a Junior Red Cross contri-
button Of so. 600 gift boxes and 50
school chests and stating that the
Junior branch is prepared to con-
slider other requests for assistance
in meeting emergency or rehahi.
iitaiion needs.
Canadian Red Cross organira.
tons have authorized a eontribu-
ton ot clothing warehouses through
the League IN Ceneva
The Department cf State reports
that Red Cross Societies 10 Europe
are proving extremely hespfai in
assisting disaster victims. es.
peetaily 10 tie Netherlands. Robert
l. Lewis. director Of he uvgsni-
xasaga's activities IN Gern4any re
ports tAas e. ; Military M5sssua
beaded bs III f:earEsi Aaatsa4 s.
Eddy has established heaegaarsers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
Report Shows
Increase In
Funds
Bi-Annual Report
Indicates Eight
Per Cent Jump In
Revenue Receipts

Revenue receipts realized BY the
city of Key West during the first
half Of the fiscal year which be-
gan on July LIST, are equal to 66.44
per cent of the total amount es-
timated in the city budget, it was
revealed by City Finance Director
Charles Roberts in his bi.annual
financial report released today.
At the same time, he said that
expenditures from the General
Fund are equal to $500 per cent
Of the total annual budgetary ap-
preparations.
Total revenue receipts eomins
10 The city In fhe first six months
indicated On increase Of asa
per cert when compared with ihs
same period last year and Q
healthy jump Of asa per cent
over collections IN the ceres.
pending period in 1850.
Total expenditures for the period
are up 23.4l per cent over last
year and . jump Of nearly IS per
cent over 1850 is showing.
Expenditures for capital outlay
and operating costs are alp Isl
per cent when csntrasted with
1851 during the same period. They
are some 28.43 per cent over those
In 1850.
The city's operating expenses
were swelled by the 5000 "down
payment" on the purchase of the
Clyde-Mallory Dock facilities by
the city and the So, 600 paid TO
Clifford Cooper Associates, the
city's consulting engineers in the
construction of the new sewer sys-
TEN and tax ALLEGATIONS to the
Monroe General Hospital in the
amount Of s22, 721..0. These pay
Continued On Page Eight)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
Girl Hospitalized
In Auto Accident

Sixteen year old Barbara Fob.
1909 Albury Street. is in the Navy
Hospital as the result OF an acct.
dent involving an automobile and
a motor scooter al the corner Of
Grinnell and Southland Streets Tues
day afternoon.
Miss Foh's injuries were dag
nosed as q fractured ankle and cuts
on the leg. head and about the
eyes. The driver Of the scooter
was william G. Whalen, is, stu.
dent, Of the Naval Base.
Mrs. Josephine Esquinaldo, Il.
1908 Patricia Street was the driver
of the automobile involved in the
mishap.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
Dave Sholtz Will
Pay Visit To Elks

Dave Sholtf. former Grand Ex-
allied Ruler Of Elks. viii be guest
Of honor at the regular meeting Of
Key West Lodge No, 551 to be held
9 pm Thursday.
The ferHier governors visit w-Ssl
mark the first time in the s. yeaTs
history Of the kes West lodge that
past grand exalted ruler has at
tended q meeting.
Shostl win be no stranger 10 the
Key West Ledge lie vas = fire.
qaeut visitor tn lecsl meetings
when he Was Stationed in hey West
IS Navy officer during World
War l.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04

: According 10 HE laws - Me
State Of Florida, each year fhe
city and county tsx eelleeior b
sushoriRed 10 sell TAX certificates
| on ell Delinquent land IN shslr
Jurisdiction. The buyer 81 ihe
certificate 10 rsqulred by Law 10
held h for iMe yssrs, durin0
which time shs properly swnsr
can pay ihe taxes and Interest
and reclaim his title.
In such sale In 1850, one Bob
Harill purchased the tar certificate
on land which was held in the name
of Mary Ward Cheyney. The and
was described in the deed as being
Lot 10. Square 10. Tract 20 within
the boundaries Of the city Of Key
West.
In July Of 1852. since no claim
had been put forth by Mrs. Chey.
ney or her heirs. Harill surren-
dered the tax certificate TO city tax
collector Archie Roberts and made
application for the tax deed.
According to the law, Roberts
turned the deed over 70 County
Clerk Adams for the sale. An aue-
ton was advertised, and again the
owner had an opportunity 70 re-
deem the land prior to he sale.
Ne elalmsufs haslng sppeared,
On Aysuss - ssx DECD asesisn
wss held snd Rsssiie Genres cue
esssfulIy be h ne prepsriy isr
$I.i1s.
Upon receipt Of the payment By
Gomez, Adams returned 10 Harill
the $3.50 he had paid as the pur-
chase price Of the tax certificate:
redeemed three individual tar GER
ltifieates which the county held
against the land for sl5.ee: and
paid $3.50 for the services Of the
County Clerks office in the matter.
This left the aforementioned
81 ,0l4.o5. An advertisement was i'm
serted in The Key West Citizen
giving the original owner, Mrs.
Cheyney. or her heirs their final
chance to apply for the fund. When
they did not appear. the money
legally became the property Of the
city Of Key West.
Although Monroe County has fire.
quenily benefited In matters Of this
kind. this Is the first time that the
city has realized anything from the
sale Of tar delinquent land.
AZ the same time he turns the
above amount over 10 tie city.
Clerk Adams revealed that he h
turning over 70 the County q. go 81
realized from sales held Ia 1861.
This amount came from the sale
Of three lots. two Of which were
In the city q Key West and had
been owned BY one Tablet Fisher.
The other was located On ley Lar
50 and had been he property e
Henry d. Love.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
.Meaeham Airport Scrap
Heard By Commission
PILOTS, FARALDO
CLAIM SAFETY
RULES OF CAA
ARE VIOLATED

Accusations and counter-accusa.
lions of violations of CAA safety
regulations were flung by private
pilots and disputed by Meacham
Airport Manager George Faraldo
in . lively discussion at County
Commission last night.
The pilots, led off by free lance
flying instructor Claude Hendrix
complained that Faraldo wouldn't
permit him to. work on his plane
at night, but that repairs on Faral-
dos planes continued.
Hendrix said that number Of
pilots wanted to fly at night out
at Meacham and we're willing to
buy their. own flares If they could
get that permission.
Chairman Of the Commission Air
port Committee Clarence Higgs
said that CAA bars flying after
shutdown at Meachari.
Faraldo cited violation after vio-
ilation against CAA regulations al
|legedly made by Hendrix and seven
other pilots. He said that he had
repeatedly ordered them to stop
"buzz Jobs" over the Keys Chat is
diving at persons or objects), and
to stop violating traffic patterns
above Key West. Faraldo presented
to County Commissioners last
night a letter he had from CAA
Senior Inspector, Second Region,
E. j. Uric which states:
''This office has always regard
ed your integrity and judgement
as airport manager to be beyond
freproaeh."
r Fsralde said that the import.
anes 81 Key Vests safety re.
cord 10 heightened by HE fact
ihst Key West rates fourth on
Ne national lisf Of sirnorfs in
volume Or ineoning International
h flights.
1--WE have q good safety record, "
Faraldo stated. - intend to keep
It that way.
Among the pilots who complained
abesit Earaldo.s discipline at the
airport were =. G. Murray, Jr.,
Arthur Holierich, Charles W. Shep-
herd and q Navy Chief named
Ward. Some of these men own
private planes and keep them at
Meacharn Earaldo complained that
they are actually acting as COM
Continued on Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
Happy Families Hail Return
OF Submarine Sea Poacher

Historically happy wives and
flocks of eager-beaver children
stood by at Pier 5 on the Naval
Station shortly before II a. m. to;
day to await the arrival Of the
Submarine Sea Poacher" just re-
turning from nearly four months
in the Mediterranean.
The Sea Ppachef, carrying a
crew Of. eight officers and 7O-plus
men. IS skippered By. Cdr william
n. Gibsoa. !. ssaesl
Il lowed q runaway nlnan to Boca
Chsea from ouA in the lri1y deep,
and the story was covered by
Lie magazine.
fe, Logneing and real, but not
in pr nted form was evident this
n.n.ning when families Of sub S
personnel stood scanning the hori-
ron for first glimpse Of the coming
toSfer.
Sc ssipper's wife; Mrs. Gibson
w there with their two children,
both blonde like herself, alternating
her concentration on the antics Of
SIX year old Rick and four year
Cd Mari who hadn't seen their
father aince before Christmas.
Mari was Seif-possessed and clutch.
ed doll. Rich was a little shyer
ard IA the big moment came
hl.s.ed his I against his fathers
Size as the cameraman caught the
family reunion.
A cry OF There she Isl" clarion.
cd in the bright sunny air as the
'sSea poacher" eased its way to-
ward the pier. The anxious women,
shepherding their little charges.
moved up to stand in line at the
edge OF the dock. Some of them
began waving frantically when the
submarine was still in the dis
lance.
Vivacious Mrs. Gibson, dressed
in a lightweight white wool suit
with gold trim, adjusted her little
round hat trimmed in red. blue
and green, and stamped a gold
sandaled foot. Reckoning impatient
ly, she said, Come on, come on
can't stand thts much longer"
Then she grinned and said. Eve
never tainted, but everytime we
90 through this. feel as If
would keel over any minute"
Commodore e. II. Andrews stroll
led leisnrely toward the group and
his arrival had a calming effect
temporarily. But when the Sea
Puaeher" finally tied up along side
the Sea Cat. the advance guard
Of impatient wives and Scampering
offspring moved in like a wave
Only the ceremony Of Capt, An
drewS being piped aboard as hcac
of the welcoming group stood be
tween them and the ecstatic mo
ment of reunion.
About so OF the men on anchor
detail stood on the deck, some il
Continued on Page Eightl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
.Reroofing OF
Schools OKd
By School Bd.

4 =. = -
Bids are being called for TO re-
roof ..1e Key Vest Junior High
School and auditorium, and Dou-
glass school, it was announced by
Superintendent OF Public Instruc.
ton Horace o'Bryant today,
Three of the five school board
members were present IT the
monthly meeting last night. Billy
Warren, Earl Duncan and Edney
Parker reported on the school
board conference they had attend
ed in Tallahassee. They stated that
Monroe County compares very
favorably with other school boards
in the state, according to confer.
enee reports.
The Board Of Public Instruction
signed contracts with the school
architect for expansion of Truman
elementary school and the new
school administration building 10
be erected on jackson Square.
The Board approved a grant Of
$500 for musical instruments for
Douglass school band. Y
Deeds for the eight acres Given
by the Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge District and the property
at Poinciana between the school
and 18th street were also accepted.
Superintendent o'Bryant was ask.
ed to write letters Of appreciation
to both the Toll Bridge District and
the City which granted the local
property.
The Board confirmed the en-
Continued on Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
S2l,5Sl Contract
Goes Cotllron

A'onzo Coshror. contractor Was
awarded ST 81 hv County Com
mixxioners last nlght for Keys
road Jobs.
Cothrua vas sole bidder on re-
sarfacing projects which include
roads IN TayeTnler. Key vsea and
Marathon Beach.
Another coasract u 81 80 waa
awarded to NJ Y. Eennesi COO
s,Faction eoEnpsns for gates Knc
fenefn9 aFtsfnd Inc nev u nres
eoasn ia f-hsg3ev Tees@s ~st
seas ost sssf hs uass tNo aatlsrs
bladaag Sz.3sa co the 20.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
Car Lot Lease
|ToBe Revoked
|Ry Commissioners

( Meacham airport took the spot
light in discussion at the County
Commission meeting last night
when Mrs. Elizabeth Burkis asked
Commissioners to renegotiate her
parking lot lease there for a lower
figure.
Mrs. Burisis had beeA awarded
the years lease for the lot which
lis adjacent to Meacham. Monday
night, City Commissioners, over the
strong protest OF County Commits
sioners. spot zoned an area ad.
jaeeut to that for a private park
ing lot to be leased by Marco
Mesa from Vincent Conley.
County Commissioners have stat
ed that they viii not be able to
finance building an airport ter
minaI unless they can count on
guaranteed income from the coun-
u leased parking lot. They state
that now that the city has spot
Ioned land for q lot next to the
eounty's. II win threaten their in
come. The Meacham Field parking
lot has been q nice source of re.
venue in the past, because it held
q monopoly on parking space al
the airport. The introduction of a
new private LOT viii affect the
business Of the eounty's lot, it is
pointed out. Mrs. Rurkis' request
for renegotiation Of her lease from
the county vas referred to the
Commission airport committee
headed by Clarence Higgs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04

count from official and bsst svan
able unofficial sources wass
Holland. i.osa.
England, BIT.
Lost IN ships 81 sea, -.
Belgium. II.
Total. i.ei3.
An estimated % 80 pernens were
homeless. ~. 600 Ia Britaia ard
600 In Holland. Thcusapds we're
believed ssill missing 10 tks 80
eonntries.
The bodies ~ four more AmerS
cans wers recovered from thetg
homes On Engisnd.S east eosst q.
day. raising The tol5 q knewn
America dead 70 IS. Three ethers
were missing and presumed iost.
he siiuatioa - gisnes ID The
lcontlnBed % Page Eleht)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
Sailors Condition,
Is Every Critical

The condition Of William Carl
Cooper, local Navy man was
listed today IS VERY critical" hv
Naval Hospital officials. Cooper
was injured in an automobile
crash on Roosevelt Boulevard
early Tuesday morning.
Suffering from . fractured
skull. fractured neck and pelvis,
physicians said today that no Is.
barely holding his ewn."
A passenger In The car. VIII
liam Burnett, is also In the hos.
pifsl suffering from . fractured
pelvis, serious internal injuries
and severe eentusions about fine
head. His condition was given ss
good"
A third rider IN, ths vehicle
driven BY Cooper, which turned
ever twice when u went cut %
centred on cvrvs. r. /. Grub.
escaped with slight cuts and
bruises. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
City Of Key West Comes Out Ahead
In Tax Deed Sale For First Time
City Charter Change Is Run,orad
Earl adams Turns Oper Sum,
Of $I,Ol4.O5 To City Funds

For the first time in its history the city of Key West
richer through the sale of tax delinquent land County
Clerk Earl Adams disclosed today. Adams paying over
to the city Golfers s1O14o5 which has been held up
the event that the original of the land her
heirs should come forward to claim it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04

One of the most encouraging
facts. is the extra interest and eff
fort made by various activities on
their own initiative. A fine exam
pie of this extra effort is the dona-
ton of the USS Saufley. Typical of
the cooperative spirit displayed by
local Naval activities, the person
mel of the Saufley contributed to
the general funds and then, in a
Continued on Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
March OfDimes
Drive Success
Is Expected
Marathon Reports
Huge Increase In
Fund Gifts Over
Last Years Sum

While final returns for the March
Of Dimes Campaign will not be
available before February Is, it
appears that Monroe County will
reach its quota for 1853, Chairman
Bill Neblett said today.
The first community in the Coun-
ty to announce their final results
in the March of Dimes was the
town Of Marathon. By telephone to.
day, Mrs. Chester Tingler, Chair
man of the Dimes Campaign for
Marathon announced that grand
total of 81, 1899 had been collect
ed.
This sum far exceeds last
years total, said Mrs. Tingler,
and we are very proud that Ma
rafhon has come through for the
March Of Dimes, as we all real
lie the urgency Of the polio drive
This year.
Among the outstanding activities
in the Dimes Campaign in Mara
thon Mrs. Tingler cited the 9Th
and 7th grades of the Sue M. Nor
ris School, under Mrs. Beryl Guth-
RE. Not satisfied with the first sum
which they raised, the children
from this school room devised an
activity of their own to raise addi-
tional funds for the Dimes Cam
paign drive.
In her report to the County
Chairman, for submission to the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, Mrs. Tingler listed the
following activities:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-04
ATTENTION
ROT4RT4NS.

There will be ma lunch.
con m Getting Thursday.
Ladies Night will he held
Thursday night. Feb. , at
the Casa Marina Hotel.
(sd) RALPH ROGERS.
Secretary.
Evening star., 1953-03-26
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 26.-Tommy
Collins Of Boston has been moved
from the No. 2 spot in the
featherweight list Of contenders
to the same position among the
lightweights in the new monthly
ratings of Ring Magazine.
The hard-hitting Bostonian
gets his chance to top all of the
135-pounders on April "a, when
he meets Champion Jimmy Car
ter in a title fight at Boston.
Ring Editor Nat Fleischer said
he shifted Collins to the heavier
division because the fighter told
him he can no longer make the
featherweight limit Q26 pounds)
and because of Collins success
against lightweights. Tommy's
victims include Lauro Salas, for
mer lightweight champion.
+. Arauj0 Retains No. / Spot.
George Araujo of Providence,
r. l., who is supposed to get a
shot at the Collins-Carter win
ner, held on to his No. l spot
but the rest of the top 10 was
reShuff1ed. Behind Collins comes
Paddy de Marco. Eddie Chavez,
Johnny GonsalveS, Armand Sa-
vote, Arthur King, Henry Davis
and frankie Johnson of Eng
land.
The top heavyweights main
tanned their positions but Bob
Baker of Pittsburgh moved into
the No. 5 spot and veteran Jim
my Blvins of Cleveland fell from
fifth to ninth.
Danny Nardico of Tampa ad-
vanced from fourth to third in
the light heavyweight class,
changing places with Harry
(Kid) Matthews.
Turpin Tops List.
In the muddled middleweight
division, England's Randy Tur-
pin, Carl (Bobo) Olson of San
Francisco, and Frances Charles
Evening star., 1953-03-26
BY the ASsoeiofed Press

HERSHEY, Pa. Mar. 26.-
Hayes Alan Jenkins, 18-year-old
Akron, Ohio. youth, thinks he's
on his way toward establishing
himself as the top male figure
skater in the world.
Jenkins, already holder of the
1853 world and North American
titles. piled up a comfortable lead
in the opening round Of the
senior mems class yesterday
as the national championships
started at the Hershey Arena.
Hayes developed into a skater
of national prominence at about
the same time the nearly-legend-
ary Dick Button took over the
headlines. Jenkins finished sec
ond to Button often, but now
that Dick has turned profess
sional. the Ohio youth has the
opportunity to move into the
vacant titleholder's spot.
Tomorrow jenkins will skate
with the other three COMPETE
tors in the free style event to
determine the winner.
Jenkins was awarded first
place in yesterdays school fig
ures by all five judges and cim-
piled 800.6 points. Second was
Evening star., 1953-03-26
LITTLE SPORT
Bocchicchio Now Hopes
To Attend WaIcoft Fiuht
By the Associoted Press

PLEASANTVILLE, N. j., Mar.
26.-There appears to be a
strong possibility that Felix
Bocchicchio, Jersey Joe WAL
colts manager, will be in the
challenger's corner when Walcott
meets Heavyweight Champion
Rocky Marciano at the Chicago
Stadium April 10.
Bocchicchio, who suffered a
heart attack in January and
was hospitalized six weeks, was
examined thoroughly by a heart
specialist this week. He was told
he could return to the routine
he followed before his illness and
could go to Chicago for the fight.
Asked if that meant he would
be in Jersey Joe's corner, Boo
chicchio replied: "If 1 go to
Chicago I certainly will be in
Joe's corner"
However. he added, he wanted
to get the opinion of his personal
doctor as a double check.
Walcott will work out here
through next Sunday and fly tc
Chicago Monday.
Evening star., 1953-03-26
Indiana Coach Honored
By Philadelphia Writers
BY The Assoeioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 60
Branch McCracken, who guided
Indiana to the Big Ten and
NCAA titles, has been named COL
lege basketball coach of the
year by the Philadelphia Bas-
ketball Writers Association.
The Hoosier coach, whose team
had a I'll big ten record and
q 1913 overall record, took leave
of his current job of coaching
the All-Star team in New York
to accept the award at the
writer's annual banquet last
night.
Bob Cousy. star of the Boston
Celtics and Tom Cola of La Sale
and Ernie Beck of Pennsylvania
also were honored. Cola and
Beck were co-winners of the first
Robert v. Geasey memorial
award.
The award is in honor Of the
late Temple University public re-
lations director.