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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Local Diver Will
Work In Disney
Underwater Film

Ed Ciesinski, Key West diver.
leaves Friday for Nassau to help
fllm another underwater movie.
The film he viii work on as as.
siStant to the underwater camera
crew is 10000 Leagues under the
Sea-" to be produced by Walt Dis.
ney.
Ciesinski said he knew of one
slterestng underwater scene-when
IA divers are shown burying a
dead diver in an underwater grave.
The same spot II miles from
Nassau that was used to film some
scenes for Beneath the Twelve
Mile Reef" will be used for the
new picture. The crews and actors
will be working in about 80 feet
of water.
Ciesinski, who also worked on
the reef film, is taking along his
own underwater camera to make
personal photos.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Four Are Held
For Murder
TryIn'4S
s'SoIution" OF
Reuther Attack
Is Announced

DETROIT R-Authorities, bring
ing criminal charges against four
men, announced a solution" early
today to the attempted assassina-
ton Of Walter Reuther, CLIO Unit
ed Auto Workers president, in
1913.
"This is the solution, but II may
60 farther" Wayne County (De-
troit) Prosecutor Gerald X.
0'Brien said.
Two of the accused men were
in custody. One was sought and
another is reported an inmate Of
a federal penitentiary.
O'Brien and City Police Com
missioner Donald S. Leonard To-
gether made the announcement Of
the arrests and charges.
Two of the accused men
were identified as Carl Renda and
his father-in-law, Santo (Sam)
Perrone, both witnesses before the
Kefauver Senate crime investigat-
ing committee here.
Renda was in custody at police
headquarters. Perrone was sought.
Also named in the charges were
Peter Lombardo, described as an
inmate of the penitentiary at Terre
Haute, Ind, and Clarence Jacobs,
identified as a Tecumseh, Ont,
television shop owner.
Jacobs was in custody in Wind.
sor, Ont.
Prosecutor o'Brien did not give
out full details.
However, he said:
"We have evidence as to what
actually happened. This is the solu.
ton but il may 60 farther. There
may be other inducements"
Warrants against the four men
contained two criminal counts. One
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Cop Calls For !
Requirements

Police had to call for reinforce
ments today when they were call.
ed to Whitehead and Angela Streets
to investigate complaints that q
man there had gone berserk.
Police officer R. L. James said
that when he tried to arrest the
man, whom he identified as Calvin
Perry, Of New York City, he was
pushed aside and the man attempt.
ed to flee.
James called police headquart.
ers and officer Lionel Soriano was
sent to the scene. They succeeded
in getting Perry into the wagon,
but only after James had been
struck two times across the chest.
Perry win be arraigned in City
Court today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06

dent. This YVES below HE National
medisn figure Of Q.N per capita.
u yves, also, below the medisn
cost smens cities IN IFS own
size group, $s.N per capita.
Included in these figures are ex.
penditures for new equipment, but
specifically excluded are pension
payments TO retirement funds and
to former employees.
About 80 per cent Of police de-
partment costs represents salaries
and wages, on the average. It var.
les from az per cent in small cities
to 81 per cent In cities over 5o0,.
600.
Throughout the country gener-
ally. police forces, confronted with
an increase in crime, are taking
steps to improve their efficiency
ard ecuipme-' N cope with tEs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Chamber Head
To Miami Meet

Mrs. Mary Lee Graham, presi.
dent Of the Chamber Of Commerce,
and Harold Laubscher. chamber
manager, win attend a meeting Of
the u. S. Chamber Of Commerce
tomorrow in Miami.
The session. workshop 10 dis-.
cuss the newest methods OF cham.
Der administration-will be attend.
ed by managers and presidents Of
chambers from the lower East
coast Of Florida.
Burrel Stevens, area manager
OF the U. S. chamber, viii conduct
the meeting at the Biscsyne Ter.
race Hotel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Bill Bailey Will Bring His
Al-Star Minstrels Here Soon
Lions Club To
Stage Annual
Show Feb. Is

The 1854 Lions Club Minstrel
Show will be packed with all the
nostalgia Of the Gaslight era when
Bin Bailey brings his famed troupe
of Ministries to town Feb. Is.
The Lions show, annually one Of
the top attractions in town, has
gone professional. Lions Club pre-
sident Paul Albury has announced
that planning is in its final stages
for the attraction which will be
staged in the tradition of AL G.
Fields, Neil O'Brien, Lew Dock
stader and Lasses White. They'll
erect a tent where the showing
win be held.
Bill Bailey's all star minstrels Is
the first professional minstrel at.
traction to tour the country in
more than Is years, since the dem.
Use OF the AL G. Fields and the
Lasses White shows. The old-tim.
ers have mourned the passing of
the colorful black-face shows and
Ideplored the fact that the younger
generation has missed a glamor.
GUS phase of the olden days.
The Bill Bailey Minstrels include
many of the old-timc stars and a
whole host of talented entertainers.
Minstrel fans viii again see such
old favorites as Happy Kellems.
Brother Slim Williams, Postum
and Blossom, Danny Evans, Clau.
de West.
The cast of IS also includes
many newcomers to the burnt-cork
ranks.
There will be the legendary
street parade with the blarine
trombones. heralding the coming
OF the walking gents and the min.
strel stars as they march down
Duval Street.
The Lions club win devote its
proceeds from the show to their
Blind Fund.
Members Of the Lions Club sery.
ing on the various show committees
include Paul Albury, Pres. Row
Duke, Edelmiro Morales, Allen
Hampton, Louis Carbonell, John
Parker, Arnold Brye and others.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Surrey Lists XIV And Similar Cities
Local Police Force Is Comparatively Small

This was less than Yves found
IN most cities. shs msdian bsins
LIS eeps per 1000 residents. Il
was less, else, than was shown
for most cities Of iss size srovp.
$1,000 10 $1,000 population, for
which HE median wss l.36 en-
ployess per 1000.
1t is pointed out that more DO.
lice department employees does
not necessarily mean more police
protection. In various communities
there are special traffic or other
local conditions that cali for ad.
iitional cops.
Companions are alss made N
ths study sf HE relative eess Of
police preisefien. On Key West
Il Is considerably lower than IN
most ether cities. The expsndi.
49, 3 rors .-.-s esln Oea
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Stock Island
ZoniingP Plea
Is Discussed
Business Zoning
Is Asked For
Some Sections

Sheriff John Spottswood last
night was asked if he had zoned
Mons place for business.
At one time Mons place, on
Stock Island, was bawdy house.
The question came up al the
county commissioners meeting
which was hearing pro and con
arguments on re-zonins lots five
and six, block 81, MeDonsld's
Subdivision. on Stock Island for
business.
Spottswood said:
81 served on the committee that
zoned Stock Island. l am unalter.
ably opposed to changing the zon.
ing"
A. R. Wolkoff, who favored
changing the coming from resident.
ial to business, asked:
Ibid fhe sheriff zone Mons
place for business?"
Did ! zoce Mons oisee for
husiness?" SpotfsWood repeated.
"Yes," Wolkoff said. ibid you
zone II for hvsiness?"
what do you have reference
fo?" Spotfswood asked.
WELL" Wolkoff said, Mons
place Is now 3 fraiIer park"
II have nothing to do with zon-
ing enforcement" Spottswood re-
piled.
81 have no knowledge of any
house of prostitution on Stock Is.
land"
Dave King, former city manager,
asked that the lots remain as resi-
deLtial property.
Sam Goldsmith, head Of the
v. S. Weather Bureau here, want
ed to know what kind Of . bus.
mess would be operated there.
Wolkoff said there would be no
business there, but duplex cottages
for residential purposes.
Maurice Jabour, who said he in
tended to purchase the property,
also said he would build cottages
there.
Commissioner Clarence S. Higgs
moved that the commission ask
Jabour to submit plans and speci-
fications of what he intended to
build on the lots. The commission
ers approved this and asked ia
hour to bring the plans to the next
meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Resun,iingOf
Peace Talk
Plans Hinted
Negotiations To
Take Up Planning
Talks Are Kept
Secret In Korea

PANMUNJOM IA US. diplo-
mat disclosed today he has been
feeling out the Reds secretly on
|resuming the stymied preliminary
Korean peace talks, but there was
no indication whether the Commu-
nists and Allies would return to
the conference table.
Kenneth Young q the us. State
Department said the hush.hush ne.
Igotiations have been handled by
q go-between, but he would not say
who It is. 1t could be India, Swift
zerland or Sweden, eacL of which
lis represented here.
From where ! sit / can't say
when it might be possible to re-
sumo the conference" Young said
in an interview after the secret
negotiations were announced in
Washington.
The talks broke down Dec. IL
when the Communists accused the
United States of perfidy. US. Am
bassador Arthur Dean demanded
a retraction and ended the six
weeks of negotiations after the
Reds refused.
Young said Russia's part in a
peace conference remains the
critical issue; the Reds demand
that Russia be seated as a neutral
and the United States has insisted
she either line up with the Commu-
nists or attend as a third, party
bound by conference decisions.
Speaking Of chances the Reds
win back down on their charge
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
New Outbreaks
OF Red Tide
Are Reported

PALMETTO u New outbreaks
OF red tide have killed thousands
OF fish, mostly mullet, in riyers
and bays along the Florida West
Coast from Tampa to Little Mar.
60, 1t was reported today.
Melvin Davis. state ronseryatjn
officer, said thousands Of dead
fish were spotted in Tampa her
Celia and Sarasota Bays and that
other thousands lay on the bottom
Two University of Miami ma.
rine laboratory employees reported
a mild outbreak killed hundreds
OF mullet in the vicinity of Little
Marco Pass on the southwest Flor.
Ida coast.
City crews, at Palmetto and IRA.
denton hauled away several truck.
loads of dead fish killed by the
red tide, gymnodinium breyis :
microscopic organism which moi.
sons fish and turns the water !.
reddish bror
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Former Chief
.Honored Today

Retired police chief Joe Kemp
was given a commentator today
by the city commission for nearly
thirty years of faithful service to
the city.
Kemp was presented with a
handsome document bearing the
seal of the city which eulogi1ed
him for This faithful service to the
city in positions of increasing re-
sponsibility over a period of 30
Years
-1SN az Np.~1SaI Az
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Kew West Woman's Club Burns
Club House Mortgage Tuesday
Mrs. William Warren
Tells Of Courage
And Foresight OF
Mrs. Frederick Knapp
BY SUE JONES

There was = fire at the Woman.
Club Tuesday afternoon, but M
one even thought of calling til.
Fire Department. Il was Just thu
mortgage being burned. Mrs
Wallace Kirke, president, presided
at the blaze assisted by former
presidents, Mrs. William Warren
Mrs. Dan Navarro, Mrs. Lee God
|dard and Mrs. George Mills White
The meFiesss blaze burned
msrrily 70 the tune ''Ths Bess
Things In Life Are Free" played
BY Pierre Dvvai On his plane &C.
eerdian. As HE fire subsidized, the
Hismhsrs joined their president
and past presidents In sinain,
the Dexeiosy. There were many
present 10 whom the simple, i'm.
prsssivs esrsmeny was HE hap.
py evfeome o. years q hard
work. hsartaehss and headaches.
Prior to the actual burning, eacl
|of the past presidents gave re
sumo of the Accomplishments o.
her administration.
Mrs. william Warren, Key West.
beloved senior clubwoman, tolt
how the Woman'g Club sold 1t.
first home at 1907 Truman Avenue
and purchased the present build
ing. Mrs. Warren said that she
was sincerely grateful that aftel
ID years of continued, wholeheart
ed effort, we may now say thai
we own our Club House !"
MRS. Warren was ere Of HE
club members who % strongly
advocated ihs purchase ~ . time
when HE club funds wars very
lew. Mrs. frederick Knapp was
president q HE Woman's Club
% the fime.
Mrs. Warren told of how at tht
outbreak Of World War II thu
knights of Columbus building was
converted to q Servicemen's Center
and it was imperative to find an
other place to house ~ alDfaFy.
Mrs. Warren aaid, Il feel that We
all owe Mrs. Frederick Knapp !
debt of gratitude, for it was be
cause Of her vision and foresight
and courage, and I stress the WORD
courage, that today we are the
owners Of this beautiful old home
It is my earnest hope that the fu
ture clubwomen will appreciate
their heritage and retain the origi
nal beauty Of this, our club home.
Mrs. Dan Navarro, in speaking
of the purchase of the present
building from the Helling family,
told how Mrs. Knapp spent hour.
personally cleaning and varnish
ing the Library shelves. She touch,
ed briefly on how the members
went about financing the purchase
Of the building and maintaining the
Library.
Mrs. Navarro said, "The best
New Years message ! received
was Mrs. kirke telling me that
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Yes, The Mail
Still Comes To
Key Vest BY Air

National Airlinss still Is fiy.
ing sirmsil 10 and from Key
West.
A. last nights meeting Of The
county commissioners. Corn.
missioner lee Allen said air
mall had been discontinued.
Today. Allen said he meant
that HE service had been cur.
tailed.
Lee n. Goddard. acting posi-
master, to-day said the service
was eUrtsllsd since Jan. !
when NAL cut three Of It's four
daily flights between here and
Miami, but that NAL Is flying
mail daily.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Theft Loss Is
Today

A camera, raincoat and two
wooden shirts were reported stolen
today from the automobile of q
winter visitor parked in front Of a
Simonton Street motel.
The theft victim was identified
by police as Dr.. John F. 0'Brien,
Waterford. Conn.
DR.. O'Brien told police officer
Edward Ramirez that he had left
the trunk of his car unlocked while
he was in his motel room. Police
are searching for the thief.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Polio Driue
Set

a msefins to outline HE
ersanixaiion for the 1854 March
Of Dimes will be held toner.
row night 1T . p. N. in the
court room Of The county court
house. All interested persons
were asked 10 attend by Paul
J. Shers county chairman Of
the March Of Dimes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06

The airline's action came
as a new rate structure went
into effect at Meacham Field
on Jan. /. Part of the new
rate set-up is a 50-cent per
passenger charge for per-
sons arriving or departing
the field. This is the princi-
pal point in dispute between
NAL and the county.
The airline calls the charge a
head tax.
The county says the charge Is
part of its landing fees.
Commissioner Joe Allen sue.
sssted that fhs commission %.
fition the CAB 10 Investigate
The situation with National Air.
lines.
"lf We are wrong" he added,
I'VE want to know II. u we are
right, we else want 10 know H."
He also said he wanted to do
something to alleviate the situa.
ton caused by the discontinuance
|of the three flights.
~ want National Airllnes 10
continue flying here" he said,
"buf we must have service - n
not by National then by some.
one else, but ! would prefer
them."
Allen said he also thought other
interested groups should petition
the CAB TO investigate.
Louis Gonzales, who drives the
Limousine to and from the airport,
said he didn't think the SO-cent
charge per passenger was right.
This Is hurting a lot Of people, 4"
The said. at would be better to wait
until the season is over"
Bill Fredetie told the eemmis.
sioners some shrimp beats were
tied Up because they could not
get engine parts which were
being shipped by air express.
He warned that This would hurt
Key West because shrimp boats
won't return and then the shrimp
fleet will disappear.
Paul Sher told the commission
|ers:
at seems to me that you are
not sure whether you are right or
wrong"
He then suggested that q mora
forum on the new charges be de-
clared until the CAB can arbitrate
and rule on them.
Allen took the floor and spoke
for rs minutes,
He said he knew that q lot OF
people were being inconvenienced
but the commissioners were doing
what they think is best. However,
he added that II anyone else had
a plan for raising money for the
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Especial 10 The cisizsn)

NEW YORK - Key West
has a smaller police force,
in proportion to its popula-
ton, than have most cities
in the United States. This is
brought out in a study made
by the International City
Managers Association, based
on data gathered from / ,209
cities with populations over
10000.
AS of the early part Of last year,
the figures show. there were Is
full-tme nof, eu,n'ovees, includ.
the Key
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
DeadIi,,e Set

Feb. 9 at noon Is HE deadlins
for candidates 70 qualify for
election as Aqveduet District
commissioners. The election Is
Feb. q.
Those dates were SET last
night by the county eemmis-
sioners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
.Resurfacing Bids
To Be Received

The county commissioners will
meet in special session Jan % at
2 p. m. to receive bids on resur-
facing about 100 feet of Parker
vile Road on Matecumbe Key.
Commissioner Harry Harris ask
ed that this be done at last nights
of the commissioners. The
motion carried.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
March Of Dimes Drive Is
Under Way In Key West
Need For Extra
Effort Ii, 81
Is Explained
BY Chairman

The 1854 March of Dimes
has begun, according to Paul
j.. Sher, campaign chairman
for 1854. The official dates
Of the drive are Jan. 2 to
81. Organization plans are
complete and the drive will
gather volume during the.
month.
II Is essential, said Sher to top
last years effort. 1888 was an cpl
demic year In Monroe County.
A. Of December IS, 1853, the
local Polio Chapter had on hand
ihe balance 81 $7sl.sI, havins
spent $l6,7ss.I6 during 1853. In
addition, the local chspisr owes
$4,000 10 Variety Hospital for
Key West cases treated there, 80
that an alarming deficit faces
ihe local Chapter 81 the outset
of the new year.
Key West and Monroe County
have reason to be grateful to the
National Foundation which came
TO the aid Of local citizens in time
20 stop the spread Of the 1858 cpl
denic.
Over 1900 injections Of Gamma
GlObulin were given to children
and pregnant mothers in 1858. This
cost approximately $50, 900. or the
total injections given, 4,l98 were
given to Naval Personnel.
This u ihe second time that
the Nsilonal Foundation has
come 70 ne rescue. !" said sher.
\ y ouFssiNle4 responsibIliiy 10
respond sshsreUsIy 10 The appeal
Urls year. Give 10 help the less
Fortunate - POLIO Il no respeefsr
q psrsons or ages. Give mere IN
fiity.four,"
Here Is the organizational set-up
for the 1854 March of Dimes In
Key West:
Paul j. Sher. county chairman;
Lnuis Carbonell, city chairman;
William Neblett, publicity direc.
tor; Merville Rosam, treasurer.
Some Of the divlson chairman
already have been named. There
are more appointments to be-
made 81 . meeting tomorrow
night In The court room Of che
court house.
Those division chairmen who
have been appointed are:
Sam SHERMAN, business and la.
Dor: Harold Campbell, schools;
Nell Rose Lopez, Mothers March,
Elsie Peters, March Of Dimes
cards; Norton Harris, coin collec.
tors: Mrs. Myrtland Gates, March
Of Dimes Queen; Joe Lopez, sports
events: Beta Sigma Phi, theater
collections; and jeff knight, pro.
motions.
Any, Girl who wants 10 Be !
candidate for ths Queen Of the
March Of Dimes, should Get In
foueh with MRS. Myrflsnd Gates
81 telephone 7.3643.
Candidates, Sher said, should get
an organization to sponsor them by
contracting the heads of the various
organizations.
Only one organization can spon-
sor one girl, he added, and there
viii be no multiple sponsorships
The queen, to be crowned at the
annual March of Dimes bali, win
be the girl who collects the most
money for the March of Dimes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-06
Civil Aeronautics Board
Is Asked To Investigate
Cut In Nal Flights Here
County Board Hears Further
Discussion Of Airport Problem

After 50 minutes of speech making and debate. the
county commissioners last night voted to ask the Civil
Aeraonautics Board to investigate National Arnes dis
continuance of flights to Key West
On Jan..1, NAL dropped three of its four daily
flights between here and Miami
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Body Of Navy Man
Found in Potomac
After Hunting Mishap

The body Of . Navy chief petty
ofiicer. who drowned yesterday
In the Potomac River while duck
hunting near woodbridge. Va.
was recovered today by the Penn
Daw Rescue Squad.
The missing man. Cecil G. Har-
rold. %. an instructor at the
Naval Receiving Station. dis
appeared about Ais pm. yes
terday when the boat In which
he and q companion were using
swamped about 500 yards OF
shore.
The other man, Chief Petty
Oficer Vernon West, 40. also an
instructor at the Receiving Sta
ton, managed to swim to shore
and summon aid.
MIR. Harold, father Of three
small children, lived at 8 HAM
mock Green S.W. He taught at
the IRE control school, as does
Mr.. West. Mr.. West lives OF
8 Rudder Green S.W.
Mr.. West told police the boat
was swamped when Mr.. Harold
swung the motor around sharply
to avoid hitting a hunting dog
which had just leaped from the
boat as Mr.. West reached out
to retrieve o duck decoy.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Dairy Tax Proposed
For Promotion Fund
BY the Associated Press

Two big dairy groups will ask
Congress to authorize a small,
indirect tax on milk producers
to finance a campaign to boost
consumption of dairy products.
The proposal was outlined
yesterday by Otie M. Reed,
Washington representative Of
the joint committee of the Ma
tional Creameries Association
and the American Butter Asso-
citation.
Mr.. Reed, asserting that dairy
ing is a "sick industry" said one
way in which it can be helped is
to undertake giant promo
tional campaign to increase
consumption of its products.
Money to finance the CAM
paign, he said, could come from
a so-called processing tax. The
tax. he said, would also provide
funds sufficient to pay for mar
keting research and to find new
uses for milk.
Under the proposal producers
farmers who take the milk
from the cow-would pay, for
example, 4 cents for each 100
pounds Of milk they produce.
Mr.. Reed estimated, on the
basis Of present milk produc-
ton, that the tax could yield as
much as $40 million q year.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Recreation Group
Buys Herndon Site

A 10-acre recreation site has
been acquired by the Herndon
(Va.) Recreation Association.
The association. formed by the
Herndon Lions Club, bought the
property on the north edge Of
town from the Detwiler Estate
for about $4,000. William F.
Enderle, president Of the nom
profit association, said the heirs
sold the property "for much less
than it's worth because we told
them what we planned to do
with it."
The first project of the asso-
citation is a swimming pool but
problems of financing construc-
ton still must be worked outl
Herndon has no swimming pools
at present, Mr.. Enderle said.
Future plans call for q lighted
baseball and football field, q
picnic area and other installa-
tions.