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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23
State School
Here Tonight
Will Be Dinner
Guest Of Local
Masonic Fraternity

Problems confronting Florida
schools will be the topic of a talk
tonight by Thomas D. Bailey,
state superintendent of public in
Struction.
He will speak at S:15 p. m. in
the high school auditorium.
Bailey, accompanied by Horace
O'Bryant, county superintendent of
public instruction, was due here
this afternoon from Miami on the
National Airlines flight.
0Bryant was on the platform
yesterday when Bailey addressed
the Miami Branch of the Ameri-
can Association of University Wo-
men. ss
Reception Blamed
From Meacham Field, Bailey
and O'Bryant will drive to the
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23
KEY VESTS
TRAFFIC BOX SCORE

~e~9~ --~SfSSP #SVEV0S
Yesterdays accident involving a
young bicycle rider illustrates
tragically the need for intensive
safety education among the city's
youngsters.
There is a city law which pro-
hibits two persons on a bicycle and
also one which states bicycles
must carry lights after dark.
Both were violated and the re-
suit was a serious accident.
And three other accidents yes
terday we're all caused by So
called "minor law violations" i. e.
failure to stop for a sign, parking
too far from the curb and backing
out of a driveway without exer-
cising proper care.
An article that ought to be re-
quired reading for all traffic law
violators who think they are being
prosecuted by police appeared in
last Sundays This Week Magazine.
It's title: "Why I'm Tough Cop"
It was written by a member of
the Connecticut Highway Patrol.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23

cost would run to $2, 200, 600.
This canal will then be given out
right to the City of Key West. Land
on either side of the canal will,
of course, remain the property of
the group. The canal will be avail
able for free use to the public.
Golan last night requested that
a large area of the boulevard be
zoned Business CAL" and that the
area be extended from 150' to 500
deep. He stated that he was making
efforts to get huge shopping area
with sufficient parking in that Sec
ton of the city.
Said Golan: 1--WE gave the City
of Key West, 500 on the boulevard.
Who else ever made a gift to the
City? We will put the canal in at q
cost of $1,000, 900 and give that to
the City,
Commissioner Jack Delaney
wanted to know why wasn't the
land plated so that fair taxes
could be collected instead of left
only as acreage at little taxes.
Golan replied that as the land
becomes more developed it viii
bring more taxes and that their
whole investment has been gam
BILE and an awful tough gamble.
The Chicagoan said that it was not
a one-way street at all, and cited
cases where it is costing him ST.
500 to fill one lot, and that the
sales price is $500 below cost.
Chairman Cecil Carbonel of the
Planning Commission was all for
the Golan suggestions and cham
pioned t. need for greater set
backs. He Reclared that a Key
West developer had been turned
down becatise of insufficient set
backs in the area across from the
Boulevard Drive-In where so apart
ments were to have been built.
Land Given
It was brought out at the meet
ing that Mr.. Conley had given six
acres of land to the Catholic
Church on the canal, and that Mr..
Golan would give the Lutheran
Church some additional land. Both
churches would have to build ca
nal in front of their property to &C
quire title.
Businessman Golan made it
plain that the city can expect 10
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23
Tony Pazo May
Hold City Record
For Most Arrests

Workers In the city hall were
bordering today what they figure
is some kind of a record.
It's the record for the greatest
number of arrests, believed to be
held by one Tony Pazo, a frequent
guest of the city in their jail.
Pazo was jailed Sunday and fin
ed S. for being drunk and dis
orderly in city court at about 3
p. m. yesterday by Municipal
Judge Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr.
It marked his 18th arrest since
1915. I
But that isn't all - at 5 p. m.
yesterday Pazo was again jailed
by Patrolmen Mario Santana on
Duval Street - running his string
up to 70 arrests and giving him
the unofficial city record.
His cell-mates in the city jail
were repeatedly green with envy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23
|Jaycee Dinner
Plans Advance

Reservations are being accepted
for the annual Junior Chamber of
Commerce Good Government A
ward dinner to be held in their
Flagler Avenue clubhouse Wednes-
day, March 81.
Earlier it was reported that the
dinner would be held March "a.
This was in error, according to
Jim Keen, chairman of the affair.
The Jaycee Good Government
Award will be presented to some
public official at the dinner. Dane.
ing will follow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23
.USO Announce
Rules For
Letter Contest
End Annual Mothers
Day Event Set For
Local Servicemen

Rules for the second annual USO-
YMCA Club Mothers Day Letter
Contest, April 2 to %, were an
nounced today by Harold R. Laub-
Scher, chairman of the Contest
Committee.
AS approved by this Committee
at a recent meeting, the rules
show little change from those of
last year. They are:
l. The Key West USO-YMCA
Club Mothers Day Letter Contest
- 1854 - is open to (enlisted)
members of the Armed Forces of
the United States based in the Key
West area and whose mothers re-
side within the Continental limits
of the United States of America.
2. Each contestant shall write a
letter to his Tor iler) mother -
AZ appropriate for Mothers
Day.
b. on USO stationery, using
one side of the paper only.
@ containing no indication as
to the family name, or the
hometown of the mother or the
contestant, or of the contest.
3. Each letter shall be placed in
an unsealed, addressed and stamp.
ed envelope with the contestants
complete return address in the up
per left corner of the envelope. All
letters entered will be mailed for
delivery by Mothers Jay.
4. Each letter entered in the con-
test shall be handed to the Infor-
nation Desk Host or Hostess, at
the USO-YMCA Club, $50 White
head Street, Key West, before mid
night Thursday, April %, 1854.
5. The mother of the writer of
the letter judged as best will be
brought to Key West for the Mo-
theirs Day weekend MAY 7-10) by
airline, round-trip ticket between
Key West and the commercial air.
field nearest her home to be pro-
vided by some Key West Rotar-
ians.
Prizes to be sent by community
organizations to the mothers of a
number of letter writer's will be
announced before the Contest be-
gins.
6. Each contestant upon enter
ing a letter automatically grants
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23
Jailed On Grand
Larceny Charge

Edward Leon Robertson, 81, to-
day was in the county Jail in lieu
of 1000 bond on a grand larceny
charge in connection with a car
theft.
Robertson yesterday was fined
$500 or sentenced to $50 days in
city court on six charges ranging
from being in a stolen car to
carrying a concealed weapon, po-
lice said.
A hearing has been set for 10
a. m. Wednesday before Justice OF
the Peace Ira Albury. Robertson
lives at 210 Truman Ave.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23
Little Dolores
Home Tonight

A Monroe County Sheriffs
car will meet tiny Dolores Diss.
diertt tonight at the 18th Street
Airport in Miami when she ar.
riVes from New York where
she received treatment for an
eye disease.
The girl, along with her pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. AbeIardo
Disgdiertf, are scheduled to ar
rive there aboard a safeway
airliner at about 8 p. m. They
will then be whisked into Key
West.
Surgeons, who treated her in
New York, say that there is q
good chance that the girl will
gain normal vision in the fu.
fUre. She is slated TO return to
New York for further examina.
tion in about four months.
The Citizen spanked q drive
for funds TO finance her "trip
TO New York for treatment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23
Carbone|| To Ask Probe Of Police
Department At Commission Meeting
Cites Incident
Of Intoxicated
Cop Who Picked
Fight Last Week
BY jim COBB

City Commissioner Louis
Carbonell said today that he
will ask for a "full-scale in
vestigation" Of the police de-
partment at the regular
meeting of the city commits
sion next Monday night.
Carbonell said that he will
request an open probe into
the operation of the depart
ment and a formal check in
to reports that an intoxicat-
ed patrolman "picked a
fight" in the colored section
of the city last week and
wound up with a slashed
throat that required six
stitches.
II have received six reports on
the incident and / want to know
why this sort of conduct is per-
mitted from members of our police
force" Carbonell declared.
Incident Reported
The commissioner related the
incident this way: The officer in
question repeatedly became intoxi-
Gated in the bar at the American
Legion Home on Stock Island. He
then went to another bar in the
colored section of the city and
picked a fight" The result was
that he was beaten and badly cut.
Carbonell added that, according
TO the reports he has received, the
officer went to his car and re-
turned beariag stol.
"He threatened to kill them all, !"
Carbonell stated.
A colored police officer then re-
portedly came on the scene and
disarmed the officer. No arrests
were made, according to available
reports.
Questions Asked
"What | want to know is why
that man is still on the police
force, why no charges have been
brought and why this sort of thing
should be permitted when the po-
lice arrest people every day for
things they are doing themselves, !"
Carbonell continued.
Things like this should never
happen, the police are our good
will Enthusiastically have got
to stop making monkeys of them
selves in public" he added.
"I'm going to insist that these
people appear before the city COM
mission in open session." Car
bonell stated.
He also said that he will make
a formal request Monday night
that two additional police officers
be appointed to ease a reported
manpower shortage in the depart
ment.
Chief Raymond Cabrera has re-
peatedly complained that he has
been handicapped by shortage OF
officers.
1--WE have got to get out of the
village class-we are a city now,
said CarbOnell.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23
SLEEPY THE SAILOR
FACES B & E CHARGE

The sailor who was found asleep
in the home of Rabbi Abraham
Schwartz, 52s Simonton ST., today
faced charges of breaking and en-
tering. He was being held in the
county jail.
Police identified the man as
william Kenneth Greener of the
Naval Station. He was found
asleep in bedroom of the Rabbits
home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23
Johns Favors Western Entry
But No Expansion For Park

:. TALLAHASSEE RI-As far as
Acting Gov. Johns is concerned,
the Everglades National Psrk can
have a 300-foot right of way over
state land for a West Coast en-
trance road but not another inch
for expansion.
And despite plain differences
from Florida'S two senators that
they won't go along because they
feel the state is bound by its bar
gain, Johns said he favors asking
Congress to return the oil leasing
rights which the state relinquished
on 425, 900 acres it gave to get the
park established. About 760, 900 9TH
er acres in the park are open to
drilling, much of the area on state
leases.
Park officials and representa-
tiveS of Fort Myers and Collier
County said the road right of way
proposed by Johns wouldn't satisfy
them. They insisted they want the
state to give the $1,000 acres of
land and $1,000 acres of water
bottoms it owns just south of Ever
glades City to round out the park
Gulf Coast holdings by addition of
needed attractions.
Trustees Silent
The four other Cabinet members
who sit with Johns on the Board of
Internal Improvement Fund trus-
tees and hold title to the land for
the state didn't indicate how they
would vote.
1t was the sudden Jan. 10 with
drawal of 1851 agreement to
donate land for park extension that
brought the whole question up for
review and public hearing.
U. S. Sens. Holland and Smath-
erS joined Conrad Wirth, director
of the National Park Service, in
asking the Cabinet to reinstate its
agreement.
They said they felt the state
officials were committed by 1s47
resolution to make no changes in
park policy matters without con-
Sultation with park officials and it
always had been a joint undertak-
ing with the state usually pushing
! the park.
Atty. Gen. Richard Erwin said
he didn't feel bound by any reso-
luton the Cabinet adopted before
he was a member. And several
lawyers among opponents of park
expansion said they felt the Cabi-
net was not committed against re-
| Scinding It's -~--s>~- ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23

Desl w.
wells JlA SAs, >e@ The northern
park boundary, Smathers said $50
far as I've been able to ascertain
from qualified biologists it still
has not been proved that we sud-
denly are about to discover a great
oil field within the boundaries Oh
the park
Johns repeated his recent cam
paign statements that he is conf
dent oil can be founu in the park
There were oil men in the audi
ence, including representatives o.
the companies which have found
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-23
AXES BOND

....4olas Patrick Zoppi, SO, OF
SO7 Eaton St., today was free in
SITS bond on charges of operating
a motor vehicle with an improper
license and using open profanity.
Ira Albury, justice of the peace,
issued the warrant, the sheriff s
department said.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-01-27

Kenosha, Wise. - Don't
forget to set aside Sunday,
February 18th, for that forth
coming gala event, "Amity's"
25th Anniversary celebration,
which will be held at the Po-
lonia Hall in Kenosha.
With us on the festive oc-
casion will be bro. Stephen F.
Brkich, Pittsburgh, English
Editor of the Zajednicar, who
has. accepted the Lodges in
vitation to address our cele-
brants during the course of
this salute to our Silver An
niversary.
The program, beginning at
2::3O PM, will feature the
Amity Girls Glee Club, who
have been busy as beavers
getting their vocal chords
back into shape after a long
absence from public singing.
The program will be based
on song hits from past Amity
programs and will feature a
gypsy number in costume, and
also a Yugoslav cabaret scene
with the girls singing favorite
folk songs dressed in native
costumes.
Charles Elias and his Sere-
naders will render orchestral
selections and will also accom-
pany the girls during the
cabaret scene. Later in the
evening GOO PM he and
his boys will play for dancing
! in the spacious dance hall so
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-01-27

Among our kolo dancers
will be Mary Ellen Novaco-
vich, Georgina Deretich, Vir-
ginia Pavlovich, Georgia and
Mary Ann Hoar, Teresa Tau
scher, Barbara Ann Rut-
ledge, Linda Wathen, Judy
Franusich, and Suzanne Clay.
Dance In Another Hall
Then the sextet will pre-
sent two surprise dances of
the Roaring Twenties" in
appropriate costumes.
Appearing in the Group
will be Mrs. Mary Ann Sou
rich, Kay Jagich, Stella ia
gich, Madeline Pavlovich, Ma
ry PHO, and Ann Konsuo. The
Tamburitza Orchestra will al
so furnish some selections.
After the Program, there
will be dancing to a Modern
Orchestra from 10 PM. to 1
AM. at the I.O.O.F. Hall, on
Third St., and, of course,
plenty of refreshments.
Continued On Page 81
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domen in two different places.
It was not until he arrived at
a mobile hospital that Tommy
realized that he had also been
struck in the right eye.
Headed Counter Attack
The citation awarding him
the Silver Star reads as
follows:
During the defense of
friendly positions against the
enemy, Pvt. Gojmerac volun-
tarily exposed himself to enc
my fire to get into an advan-
tageous firing position from
which he could fire effectively
upon the enemy ana relleVe
his platoon which had been
pinned down.
accomplishing this, Pvt.
Goimerac crawled to within
grenade range Of the enemy
position with hand grenades.
AS the assault continued, Pvt.
Gojmerac gave covering fire
until he ran out of ammuni-
ton. He kept up the fight
with hand grenades.
after the platoon SER
geant had been wounded, Pvt.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-01-27
"Amity" Props For Silver Anniversary


that you can DANCE to your
hearts content.
Working on the committee
for this great occasion are
Stella Jambrek, chairman
(who, by the way, was one of
the Charter members of Ami
ty and also a Charter member
of Kenosha's Junior Order
Nest 59); George and John
Deck, Jr., in charge of the
liquid refreshments; K It e
Kufrin, chef in the kitchen;
and Anne Damjanovic, in
charge of refreshment tickets.
The Glee Club, dressed in
their Yugoslav costumes, will
act as mattresses during the
supper which will be served
about $50. Admission tickets
for this gala occasion can be
purchased from any Amityite,
and refreshment and supper
tickets will be available at the
Hall.
Oh, yes, forgot to include
the comedy part of the pro-
gram. A revival of Amity's
performance of rs c h ool
Days" Of years ago will high
light the program. Altho Bet
ty Basteen is too many miles
away from us to give her
"scre m" performance of
"Rebecca", the number will
be performed by many of the
original cast.
Helen Schantek, Member
Entertainment Committee
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-01-27

your Lodge Secretary for the
protection contained in this
New Disability Plan.
Under this Plan you must
pay 40 cents monthly, if you
are under SO years of age.
That's a mere Is cents more
than you are paying at the
present. Those over 36 years
of age must pay 60 cents
monthly, or 35 cents more
than they are now pIying.
These rates are for Single
Indemnity.
Those desirous of applying
for the Double Indemnity pro-
lection will pay double the a
mounts stipulated in the a
bove paragraph. i. e., 80 cents
monthly up to age So and
S1.20 after that period in life.
Further, those making the
changeover to the New Plan
before June 80, 1854, will not
be required to submit to a
medical examination unless
they apply for Double Indem-
nifty protection. However, the
Croatian Fraternal Union will
pay up to $500 toward the fee
which may be charged those
undergoing a medical exami-
nation for the purpose.
Can Plan Benefit You?
The logical question to ask
about the New Disability Plan
is: Will l really benefit by it
should l become disabled or
Continued On Page 81
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Program will feature a one
act comedy, "Stidljivi Mlado-
zenja", and a Musical Variety
Program featuring Polly Ann
Previsich, Mia Ristich, the
Junior Kolo Group, the Tam
buritza Orchestra, and the
Lodges Sextet of Dancers.
The play will prove to be
a hilarious hit, and the cast
will include such able MEM
bers as Ann Konsuo, Kay ia
gich, Mrs. Mary Lawrence,
John Scurich, Pete Scampa-
via, and John Kordesich.
AS for the musical portion
of the Program, what better
stars could we get than Polly
Anne Previsich or Mia Ris-
tich,. who will again render
vocal renditions in their own
inimitable way, which all of
you have always enjoyed.
Our Junior Kolo Group will
dance several kolos, in color
full skirts and blouses (and
have they been having fun
practicing under Mrs. Mary
Ann Scurich's leadership.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-01-27

JohnstOwn, Pa. The Gro
attain Colony of Johnstown
will pay tribute to one of it's
favorite sons and most shot
up heroes of the Korean War,
Pvt. Thomas ]. Gojmerac, on
Sunday, January 81, at a huge
Dinner-Dance sponsored in
his honor at the Croatian
Hall, Broad St., at 600 Pm.
In August of last year, Pvt.
Gojmerac quietly returned to
Johnstown and civilian life,
with an eye missing and a
half dozen or more scars to
offer mute testimony to a ca
reer which was as brutal as
it was brief.
Only a few close friends
and members Of his family
knew about Tommy's ordeals
until the "Johnstown Tribune
Democrat" broke the story
which announced in Washing
ton that the popular C. F. U.
Lodge 5 member had been a
warded the Army's coveted
Silver Star for gallantry in
action.
He Went Through Hell
We quote from the Johns
town paper: - after being
felled on four different occa-
sions within six weeks, young
Gojmerac was satisfied to
pass up any Homecoming faih-
fare and forget the entire
shooting affair"
ut was just good luck to
get back home," said COME
rae, whose life has been one
hospital after another since
November 4, 1852, at which
time his outfit was finally
evacuated from the front
lines.
When he pulled himself
from the rubble, he found
that shrapnel had pierced his
right arm and also his ab-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-01-27
Lodges In States And Canada Urged To
:. Celebrate. Society's 10Th Anniversary
SCRIBE APPEALS FOR UNITED OBsERvANCEs

Hamilton, Ont. - In the
year 1854, the Croatian Fra
ternal Union celebrates it's
Goth Anniversary, and issues
an appeal to all it's affiliate
Lodges and Nests to join to-
gether to help make this a
historic year in many re-
spects.
The Supreme Office urges
us to fill up the year with
social events such as picnics,
banquets, concerts, dances,
etc., all dedicated to the OBJ
,servance of this great mile
stone in our history.
We feel that since this is
our Society's Goth Anniversa-
ry, it would be fitting and
proper that our Lodges band
together to stage fraternal
gatherings in secti on a !
groups. We have in mind, for
instance, a picnic sponsored
by the United Lodges of
Pennsylvania, of Southern
Ontario, Northern Ontario,
Northern Quebec and so
forth.
It is further our suggestion
that at each one Of these pro-
posed ventures, a speaker
from the CFU Home Office
be present. These big celebra-
tons should attract many
non-members who will be-
come, nevertheless, potential
members. Here will be our
golden opportunity to talk
them into joining our ranks.
Literature Would Help
It might not be a bad idea
to have a liberal scattering of
literature pertaining to the
workings of our great organ
ization on hand for those
who care to learn about our
Society. A fraternal gather
ing such as we have in mind
would be the ideal setting for
inducing a non-member to
join our brotherhood circles.
This year, each and every
member should resolve to
sign up at least one new men,
Der. The Officials in Pitts
burgh are doing their share
and a fine job, but we must
cooperate with them in order