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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-22
Tourists Shop
For Uranium

SALT LAKE CITY R-Uranium
brokers here report that they've
found a new clientele-tourists
A check of several brokerage of.
fices yesterday il dicated that bust.
ness is increasing among out-of.
towners who've heard of some.
times-fabulous penny stocks.
But a lot of people who come
in don't buy, broker Ramon N.
Bowman said. "They come in to
get information to take home to
their own brokers =. They don't
quite have the same fever that
Salt Lake people have about uran.
lum, but there's no question that
they want to get into the act"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-22
DOCTORS STRIKE

TOKYO, IN - Thirty doctors
staged a sitdown strike in front
of the Welfare Ministry today in
an attempt to block proposed cuts
in fees charged patients under q
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS low cost
disqualification program.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-22

Some forms of meat tenderizers
work like digestive juices and con-
etitute a form of predigestion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-22

China today, bringing out eight
British citizens and IS other nom
Chinese. There were no Americans
aboard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-22
IF YOU'VE LOST
YOUR APPETITE

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meat Tor Won Plus important Red
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Formula VIC b recommended to
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By aiding n ne formation otheme-
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Ask fcf Muiti.vitamin Formula v.io
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-22

Citizen Want Ads Bring Results
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-22

Refugees To Hong Kong
HONG KONG, R-Two British
ships arrived from Communist
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13
Wife To Appear
AS Witness In
Husbands Trial

ALLEGAN, Mich. R-The dark
eyed, brunette wife of DR.. Kenneth
B. Small was expected to take
the stand today as prosecution
witness in the first-degree murder
trial of her husband.
Mrs. Edith Small said: 81 hope
they get it over as quickly as pos
Sible.'
Her 31-year-old Detroit dentist
husband went on trial yesterday
in Allegan County Circuit Court.
He is accused of the May 20 pistol
Staying of his wife's sutton, Jules
Lack, As. New York industrialist.
DR.. Small's defense is based on
temporary yinsanity at the time of
the shooting. The defense waived
the right to stop Mrs. Small's test
imony.
Mrs. Small, mother of three
young sons, is to be called to the
stand by Prosecutor Dwight M.
Cheever.
Before the trial began, Mrs.
Small had said she wanted to do
everything possible" to help her
husband, whom she had planned
to divorce but changed her mind
after the shooting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13
Equalization Board
Considers Tax Levy
Group Turns
DO'On Sigsbee
Park, Peary
Court Complaint

The Equalization Board
turned down last night, the
annual complaint lodged by
the operators of the Sigsbee
Park and Perry Court hous-
ing projects against their
tax assessment.
1t marked the sixth con-
secutive year that the COM
plant has been filed. In 9TH
err years the Equalization
Board has taken the same
action - turned them down
flatly.
The plea for a reduction in their
assessment was filed by Sigsbee
Park, Inc. and Peary Court, Inc.
Reasons Listed
They claimed that the city has
no right to level taxes on the prop
erty because:
1. The land on which the pro-
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13
Fire Trucks Are
Quick To Arrive
At Fire Scene

Fire trucks from Poinciana and
number 3 fire stations were at the
scene of fire within three minutes
after being summoned by radio
from an alert policeman in a patrol
car last night at about 1880.
Police Officer H. S. Conley was
parked at the corner of north
Roosevelt Boulevard and Thirteenth
Street when he observed flames
from a fire underneath car driv'
en- along the Boulevard by Charles
Parks Of 1912 Olivia.
Conley Immediately called for
fire trucks, then proceeded to stop
the car that was on fire.
Parks stated that he had not
known that his car was on fire,
until o passerby yelled to him just
prior 10 his being stopped by the
policeman. The fire went out
when the ear stopped.
Fire Chief Charles Cremata,
who arrived on the scene with the
fire truck, investigated the alarm
and stated that the cause of the
blaze was from the emergency
brake band that had become lock-
ed against the fly wheel Of the car.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13
Charlotte Papers
Carry Key West
Pictures, Story

Trends" the monthly publica-
ton of the Key West Chamber of
Commerce, reports that Key West
was able to obtain some good pub
licity in Charlotte, N. c., when
several news stories and pictures
of Mrs. Clyde Mclean of Charlotte,
the 10O0th summer visitor to re-
giSter at the Chamber office, were
sent to the Charlotte papers.
So far this year 48 news stories
have been released to the press
and radio by the Chamber of Com
merce. A 'ctal of AZ photos have
been mailed away to magazine
and newspapers for use in pub.
licity stories about the Island.
Nearly a dozen visiting writers
have been given interviews in the
Chamber office and staff mem.
bers have guided several parties Of
photographers, including two TV
men, around the city in search OF
| photo-stories.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13
Chamber Suggests
Vacationers Aid
In Ad Program

The Key West Chamber of Conn.,
merce is urging Key Westers who
are heading up the country for
their summer vacations to stop
In at the Chamber office and pick
up a supply of Key West folders
and advertising material to take
along with them.
The material can be left at
hotels or motels along the way.
The Chamber would like for each
Key Wester to give the hotel-keep-
ers a real sales talk at the same
time.
All southhound tourists entering
Florida on highways II, 1, and n
are receiving a special Key West
folder urging them to vacation
here.
Coupled with word of mouth"
advertising from vacationing Key
Westers, results will be felt in
increased summer tourist business
which win help not only hotels,
motels. and restaurants, but all
businesses in the City.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13
Housing QuestionnairesA Are
Given To Navy To Distribute
Naval Personnel
Housing Needs
Under Study Here

Five thousand housing ques-
tlonnaires today we're delivered to
the Navy for distribution among
service personnel.
The Key West Chamber of Com
merce drew up the QUESTIONABLE
IL response to a Navy complaint
that housing facilities here were
notwithstanding for enlisted
men.
The chamber had the list of
questions mimeOgraphed and then
sent them to the Navy.
The QUESTIONABLE covers ever
conceivable housing situation from
a PERSONS present address to the
number of rooms required.
A Navy spokesman said the
Navy is very much in favor of
the QUESTIONABLE and that they
will be distributed among personnel
today or tomorrow.
fIea BY Admiral
Rear Adm. George C. Towner,
commanding officer of the Naval
Base, is expected to make a
strong plea to have the question
naires completed and returned as
soon as possible.
The chamber now is working on
another questionnaire-this one to
be submitted to landlords. It is
expected that this QUESTIONABLE
will be ready for distribution in
a few days.
The following is the text of the
quiz delivered to the Navy today:
From: The Key West Chamber
of Commerce.
10: All Naval Personnel, Key
VI t, Florida.
Key West wants to provide the
living quarters you need at the
price you can afford to pay, but
in order to do so we must know
exactly what is required.
It is, then, of the utmost i'm
portance to Naval personnel as
well as to Key West that this
QUESTIONABLE be filled in COM
Continued on Page Two)
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Vietlninh POurs
.MortarFne
On French
By FORREST EDWARDS

HANOI, Indochina RAVietminh
mortarS shelled French army head
quarters at Son Tay, Is miles
northwest of Hanoi, last night and
sniper warfare rang through the
streets Of the defense outpost town
o. 200. ~s-ss--sses
A French army spokesman said
civilians were moving out of Son
Tay as rebel pressure built up in
that sector and across the northern
Forty-one rebels were reported
killed and II captured in various
actions during the night. There was
no announcement of French losses.
Between Son Tay and Hahoi Wet.
mimi guerrillas attacked a French
highway guard patrol but were
driven off by a tank squadron that
rumbled out of Son Tay to the
rescue. Twenty Vietminh were
killed and seven captured in the
roadside fight.
SHIPPER Killed
One rebel Sniper was killed on
a Son Tay street corner bu. others
apparently escaped.
Other fights were reported just
north Of Hung Yen, Is miles south.
east of Hanoi, and through the
Sept Pagodes.Luc Nam-Puh Lang
Thuong triangle, IS miles northeast
of Hanoi.
North of Hung Yen, rebel guer.
rilla and French-Vietnamese pa.
trolls clashed in small night battles
for possession of the supply road
from Hanoi.
In each fight, the French spokes.
man said, The Vietminh were
driven off before their demolition
units could cut the road. Twenty
rebels were killed and 10 cap.
tured in the area.
In the air yesterday, French
fighters and bomberS plastered
Vietminh bases north of Hung Yen
with more than 120 tons of high
explosives. Other planes bombed a
string of rebel bases north of the
Hanoi-Haiphong supply lifeline.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13
Thorne's
ToBe Exlllllned
In WillCase"
Chicago Officials
Aim At Fixing
Cause Of Death

CHICAGO Up - Mrs. Marion
Thorne, wealthy Chicago socialite,
has agreed that her sons body
should be removed from its grave
for final efforts of medical scien.
lists to fix the cause of his myster-
ious death.
Il want to get at the truth" her
attorney, Bartlett Marimon, quot
ed her as saying.
The inquest In the case resumes
today.
Coroner Walter E. McCarron
said he will appear before Chief
Justice Charles S. Dougherty in
Criminal Court today to get legal
authorization to exhume the body
of Montgomery Ward Thorne, 20
year-old heir to q mail order for.
tune.
Psychologists Ask
The request came from a panel
of prominent pathologists who were
unable to determine the cause Of
death after reviewing the findings
of DR.. Harry Leon, coroner's physi.
clan who believes young Thorne
met with foul play.
Thorne died suddenly June 1s
nine days after he rewrote his will
and left three fourths of his estate
to his sweetheart, Maureen Ragen,
IL, and her mother Aleen. His
mother, who was sole beneficiary
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13
Did Knopp Catch The Jewish,
Or Did The Jewish Nab Knopp?
City Commission
To Meet Tonight

The city commission will
hold q special meeting tonisht
at Q o'clock.
Purpose Of fhe meeting Is .
discussion Of fhe negotiations
for buying the Poineians hous.
ing project.
The Key West Foundation
Co., owners Of fhe land on
which II stands, is diekerins
with the federal government to
buy HE housing units.
However, the city commits
sion is also interested. Last
week they made an offer Of
$20O, 900 for the property.
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AAHAOSAI NC oOohCAACOs
The letter further states,
II (Perez) file the following
charges for reason for your
suspension.
Incident Described
THAT Police 1t. E. Hernandez
was drunk and disorderly in a
public place in the City of Kew
West, Florida, namely: Chino's
Drive-In: on July S, 1854, which
said place is located on the corner
OF Flagler Avenue and First Street.
Key West, Florida, and acted in
such a manner that your conduct
was unbecoming a police officer
and such as to bring the Police
Force OF this City into disrepute"
The incident in question is re.
ported by a reliable source to have
occurred between the hours of 8
and p. m. in the evening of July
5 and not "late at night" as pre-
viously stated.
The letter to Hernandez also
states that he (Hernandez) has the
right to appeal to the Civil Ser.
vice Board for a hearing within
five days after the receipt of the
suspension notice.
The board will meet Thursday
night to hear the charges and
render a decision on the suspen.
sion.
Hernandez stated that he was re-
serving comment.
First Official Word
The letter of suspension is the
first official information on an in
cident that has been rumored about
the city for the last few days in
which an alleged brawl occurred
between a city commissioner and
a police officer.
Paul R. (Blondie) Roberts. the
commissioner in question, admitted
that he was one Of the people
filing a complaint. However he
said that he would present any
evidence he had at the Civil Ser.
vice Board hearing Thursday
night. "This is the only legal and
fair way to do it," he said.
Roberts did say that there
were no fiSticuffs involved. 'T did
not get out of my car" Roberts
said.
Perez also sent a letter to the
Civil Service Board that stated that
evidence would be furnished at the
hearing to substantiate his charges.
Jack Delaney, city commission
er, on request from The Citizen ex-
hlbited an unsigned letter from
"A Taxpayer" which told of the
alleged incident at Chino's Drive
In. The letter states: "This is be-
ing written in regard to the incident
which happened at Chino's Drive
In, last night involving one Of your
No Names In Letter
No names were mentioned in
the anonymous letter. The letter
states that it is not the first time
that unpleasant occurrences have
happened involving this lieutenant.
The letter queries as to how the
morale Of subordinate police Of
flcers can be kept at a high level
when the action of this police lieu.
tenant does not substantiate a high
degree Of good conduct.
The letter also stated that many
other people witnessed the incl
dent.
Jack Delaney said that he WIS
not one to condone an unsigned
letter and only brought it forward
at the request of the press. ne
added that the writer could very
well have signed his name for it
would have been kept confidential
If the writer had so desired.
Other commissioners were re-
ported to have received letters
concerning the incident.
Roberts said that he Is urging
anyone who witnessed the incident
lHnnfTA1nAA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13
City Building
Inspector Nets
Is Bucks Worth
Of Fish Monday
By JIM COBB

You don't have to 60 out in the
Gulf Stream to catch big fish-and
you don't have to 60 far from The
Citizen office to hear real fish
stories.
Those points were proven by
City Building Inspector Ray Knopr
when he landed a giant, 4OO-pound
Jewish last night at the site Of
the old Porter Dock - only two
blocks from the city hall. And
this morning, he RECALLED nearly a
score of Spellbound listeners in
the office of Finance Director
Craig Bowen with a stirring tale
of his exploit - a tale that should
rate as the fish story of the year.
1t started out as a routine day
for reporters on the city hall beat,
until they hit Bowen's office.
Nobody NibbIed
They were questioning Bowen
about details of the city budget
when Knopp strobe in with a Swag-
ger and said: 81 guess you heard
about the fish I caught last night. p"
Nobody nibbled at his bait.
II guess you heard about the
fish 1 caught last night" Knopp
repeated. 1t was clear that Knopp
was going to tell his fish story.
Bowen's office staff and reporters
resigned themselves to listening.
But it wasn't an ordinary fish
story-when he had finished, lis
teners gaped at him in open
mouthed wonder.
/ That jewish actually caught him
self.
Pause Fer Effect
"Well," Knopp said with a well.
timed pause for effect), ''it hap.
pened last night when l got tired
of sitting and looking at the wall.
paper. 1 told my wife that / was
going to walk down to the dock
(about a block from his home)
and catch myself a shark just fol
kicks"
Knopp gathered together a hall
inch line and a length of chain
drove out Roosevelt Boulevard
and swiped an old fish head from
a garbage can near the charter
boats for bait.
Perfect Night
The tide, Knopp related, was
slack "a perfect night for jew
fishing. He set his line far out in
the channel, sat down, lit a Gig
arctic and thought deep thoughts
It was very relaxing.
It was only a few minutes later
that the huge Jewish struck.
1t wasn't long before Knopr
knew he had a monster on the hook
Alone, he waged a silent and des'
perate battle with the underSea
giant. 1t took all the skill he pick
up in years of commercial fishing
to keep on even terms with the
Jewish. He snubbed his line
Continued on Page Two)
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KEY VESTS
TRAFFIC BOX SCORE.

Properly Damage S2.740 $7Ls76
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Registration, List
Rule Announced

Persons whose names were
removed from the registration
lists can have their names 70.
stored by calling st HE office
Of Sam Pinder, supervisor Of
registration, In the county
court house.
The deadline for restoring
fha names and aIse fer HE
registration Of new voters 10
Oct. Z - 30 days prior 10 the
November election.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13

For Quick Communicated
Use CLASSIFIED Adsl You'll
reach buyers and sellers
tenonts or workers lu9s
DIAL 2-S66l O. 2-S662.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13

The only accident to occur
yesterday, the 14th during the
month of July, was caused by
inadequate brakes. Damage
totaled $165.
Remember, motorists - it's
Just as much against the law
to drive an unsafe automobile
as it is to run traffic light
or exceed the speed limit.
Good drivers drive safe cars.
Tell a mechanic-not a jury
that your brakes won't work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13
Suspension Letter Is To Be
Handed To Police 1t. Today
Chief Perez Reveals Details
In Case Of 1t. Hernandez
By BILL sPnLMAN

Police 1t. E. Hernandez was suspended today from
the Key West Police Department for thirty days without
pay with recommendations to the Civil Service Board for
permanent suspension if the charges against him
found to be valid.
Chief of Police Bienvendo Perez in letter of sus-
pension to Hernandez stated that deemed
in the best interest of the police department that he Her
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-13
Signing Of Lease Brings
KW-Hapan@ Ferry Closer
Commissioner To
GiUe Final Okay
To Terms Tonight

It appeared today that on
ly a major upset could stop
the beginning of Key West
Havana ferry service by
September /.
The city commission a.
greed to a 2O-year lease on
the Wagner property.
Tonight, the commission
ers are expected to give
their final okay to the lease
terms.
Tomorrow, Commissioner
Louis Carbonell is to take
the lease to Miami for deliv-
cry to the Caribbean Ferry
System, Inc.
The lease between the city and
the ferry system includes an OPP
ton for the company to buy the
property within 10 years at a
price to be agreed upon at the
time of the sale.
Terms Of Lease
Terms of the lease call for the
company to pay the city 800 q
month rent for the first 10 years
and $3.50 a month thereafter.
Last February, the city leased
the same property to Joe. Sirugo,
Key West promoter. He also pro-
posed to start ferry operations.
However, last Saturday, Sirugo
relinquished his lease.
Carbonell met yesterday in Mi.
ami with N. c. Hinss, executive
vice president OF the ferry COM
pany.
At that time, Carboneu said
Hines agreed that his company
would lease the property.
Earlier, the company and the
city had been negotiating a lease
on the old Clyde-Mallory Dock
However, they failed to reach ar
agreement.
Long Range Plan
The Caribbean Ferry System
proposed to link several Caribbean
countries and also have a tie ir
route with the Pan American
Highway down into Central ano
South America.
The company has promised
Carbonell said, to start immediate
construction of a dock at the
company's expense.
Ferry service is promised by
Sept. l.
The company's ship, the Pa
tricia, a 225-foot converted Ism
Qanding ship medium), is now
undergoing conversion at the
Dade Dry Dock in Miami. The
ship is due for its shakedowr
cruise beginning August %.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-21

Mayor Harvey's designation ID
Ia Noise Abatement Week" nigh.
much more sensibly be extended
to "Noise Abatement Year, though.
Biggest kick that This Rock" has
IS against barking dogs. Walking
down the street at night il an ex.
lperience similar to strolling around
the dog tracks kennels. And, al
though they say Barking dogs
don't bite" I've never put too
much confidence In the statement.
The loud juke boxes seem 10 be
confined pretty well to the lower
END Of Duval st. Since this is a
more or less boisterous section %
town at night anyway, the sit,,ation
could be worse.
Police Captain
Does the Key West Police force
really need man to hold the jot
lot Captain q Police?
Commissioner Carboneli hae
some good points in his argument
that there IS already '.too much
Igoad braid In the department. .
However, 1t seems 30 be Q ques-
ton Of the distribution rather than
the fact that the supervising o.
Ificers are not needed.
For instance, on the day watch
i has been customary 10 assign
. Chief, q Captain, q Lieutenant,
two Sergeants, and one patrolman.
This left the latter guy with the
responsibility Of attempting TO pa.
Itrol the entire Island Duval St.
excepted.
Police work isn't confined 30
simply arresting DRINKS Or nabbing
a speeier now and then. A SUBJ
stantial portion OF most well-round-
led law enforcement programs is
devoted to public relations. We
need a few more patruiman stra-
logically located around town to
help our many tourists.
It seems advisable moreover, 10
have q Captain Of Night Police
who could give closer supervision
to both the departments ranking
officers and patrolmen. In this
way much Of the unstable policy
OF having two lieutenants adopt diff
feent policies at night could be
eliminated.
We shouldn't forget either that
the Fire Department has it's own
Captains. There Is certainly no rea-
son why rank Is needed more IN
that type Of work than i Is with
the police.
Enough about the subject. The
Commissioner are going TO do
what they feel b bet regardless
LOT This Rock"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-21

planted off-color stories about Jane
in the gossip columns.
Jane admits that she might stin
be . receptionist in q doctors Of.
flee If Hughes hadn't discovered
her, but she candidIy wonders d
IL has been worth II.
IT got 50 / couldn't 60 any.
where without people expecting me
TO walk in with five men under
my arm and no clothes on. Then
1 was supposed to pull = gin bottle
out of somewhere and proceed "a
raise all kinds of he'll. That's VIVA,
that sinking Outlaw publicity did
for me-"
The publicity was entirely for.
eign to the off-screen life Of Jane,
one of the cleanest living Of all
stars. She tells why she posed for
the famous cheesecake:
'Of course, / realized what the
photographers were up to when
the first batch Of pictures were
made. Dumb me. | just didn',
know how to say no."
Things were different on
French Line"
THAT controversial costume
wore in the picture actually was
a moral victory ON my part. You
should have seen the 10 others
refused to wear.
"The first was nothing but q G,
string and two bra patches about
as big as a silver dollar. / fought
i hollered and / beefed. Their
when | became emotionally done
in, ! took off for the beach and
stayed there for a week while the
picture waited. Finally, / accepted