The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-18
KEMP REFUSES

% the matter. tie ASKED nat TIE
committee Be sppoinied 10 air the
situation which has been under fire
from Rear Admiral George c.
T0wner. Navy Base Commandant
Coz several weeks
III Is time for thiS commission
10 take action 10 clean THIS thing
up for eood. said Carbonell.
lie commented on . report that
cab drivers have voluntarily stop
ped soliciting business for the q.
Va prostitutes by saying that they
have simply moved their base of
operations from Duyal TO Elizabeth
Street
A report from Pttrulman BIN
Glib. uho was stationed Al Duval
and Greene Streets Monday night
IN an effort 20 crack down On op-
erationS there said nat "the AREA
vas clean
Carbonell said that he was re-.
commenting action because he
thought the city should protect is
lifeline - the Navy Ne ASKED that
ne drivers whose names appear
IN a report submitted 10 TIE com.
mission BY the Navy be called be.
fore the ''deeency committee" and
II found guilty that their licenses
be suspended.
However. he mentioned the fact
that be knew one man on the list
was not Involved IN proxtituslon.
Frank Bartolone. local business.
man also appeared AZ the meeting
90 launch . sharp attack 81 the
police department Cor permitting q
situation which he termed .
shame 10 key West
BaFtoloEe limited that local Dor.
dellos might have Leea protect
ed 3"
who has been protecting pros.
titutes In tins city Are we blind
- does the Navy have 10 cone
over and tell us xe have houses Of
prostitution We know who these
protectors are. bot Any do &c per.
NIT ~" Bartolone asked.
Ne also suggested that the pro-
posed committee be enlarged, that
Admiral Towner be allowed 10 ap.
point tao members and thAt the
key wfst Ministerial Association
be represented He recommended
that any "eity employees" Who are
not doing their jooS. be replaced.
Freshmen cemnissionar paui
a.. Reb@Tss then took - ere
Issue whsn No ssksd Chief kswsp
whY Ne he'd re- sfstiened sfslesr
eibh 81 ovvsl ard Greens
Streets pTieF - hasndsv aishs.
Gle hes . Fepytsfiea tes hsins
Q ens-asn vice sauad.
Kemp answered mat query With
lengthy statement In which ne
said that he "hsf been working
With the Shore Patrcl on TIE mat.
ter and that seyera, arrests had
been made IN an effort 70 stamp
0ut prostitution "
his Lieusenauts. he sad. had
bern Instructed 10 keep q close
watch or the situation. TIE added
that he had assigned Gibh 10 the
Duyal Street beat al one time but
that he had been transferred 20 the
Roosevelt Boulevard Charter Beat
Docks because he vas valuable
IN answering tourists questions "
Kemp added that the Sensor
shore Patrol officer bad commend.
ed him 81 . receni meeting a the
Arned Forces DISCIPLINARY Beard
connecting that ne had received
better cooperation here than IL any
ether CITY ke had bees stationed
IN"
Nexter eaFFess. leesl mssi.
sisn. hismsd shs snairs sissasssa
or re Navy N Q whimsisal CO.
tsnss 81 psesfisgfiea. 80 held
thsi re NsvY nsvsr shsgia nave
siessd ss~a ths 'lssisimsse"
hesssa
Tie aria are m0ytng int0 t0wn
- after al, they have 10 make a
liylng too sad RAFru1o. lie al.
% pointed OF thai they % cot
have 10 PAY the Customary S. Zee
10 the bordello oaner under the
present setup
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