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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
City Tax Millage Expected To
Remain At 24.5 For This Year
Warning To Motorists

Sayng horses have been proving night traffic
in the Stock Island Bridge vicinity recently according to reports
received by The Citizen
The horses wander along the side the boulevard evidently
grazing and frequently step the highway path cars
MRS George Mills White president of the Humane Society
ner says that the hands of that tied comes to
dealing with these animals because the has facilities
Tor caring for large animals The Society has issued
warnings in the interest of the safety and for the safety
OF the public when the of be
covered. ..-.., -
; City Law Cited
There law In the Key West City Code WHOLE
June 1857 effective July 3d. 1882 pertaining keeping cattle
and horses within the city limits which apparently enforced
round on Page no. Chaper Four Article Section A. the law
reads ' ~ ~
Requirements as to keeping cattle and horses
IT shall be unlawful for keep or horses
within the corporate limits of the city, accordance with
the following regulations:
cd Such animals be provided completely screened
stables. ~
W There shall be daily collection the manure on the
premises occupied by such animals and
and waterproof containers until disposed by
to the city dump trash pile.
W The premises which such animals kept shall also
be maintained in good sanitary not to create
nuisance and breeding place for flies"
since the owners OF the srayng animals
nave the good OF the animals and the public heart are
urged protect themselves by taking precautions on
e boulevard and Stock Island the bridge especially
after dark when these stray horses safety hazard
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
Spear Fishing Meet Slated For
Kew West To Drx4w Nail Notlce

Two spear fishing meets
one of which will draw nat
ional attention - are sched-
uled for Key West this sum-
mer.
1t. Jerome M. Bowling,
president of the Key Cudas,
Key West spear fishing club,
today announced the state
wide meet for July IS and
the national meet for August
20.
This marks the second
consecutive year that the
Florida state meet has been
held here.
The winning team in the national
championship meet in August will
be invited to attend the Information
al Underwater Spearfishing Cham
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08

piOnships in Rio de Janerio in De.
cember.
National Composition
Teams of spear fishermen from
all over the United States will be
here for the national champion.
ships.
Teams from is Florida towns
will take part in the statewide
meet here a week from next Sun
day, 1t. Bowling said.
He said he did not have a COM
plete roster of the towns yet but
that he knew the following towns
would be represented:
Key West, Bradentm, DANA,
Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando. Sar-
asota, Tampa, Fl. Myers. West
Palm Beach, and St. Petersburg.
1t. Bowling said he felt sure a
team from Tallahassee would be
entered and that possibly Miami
would enter another team. Two
Miami teams already are listed
for the state meet.
Small Beats Provided
Small boats from which the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
7CuiltyPleas
Entered Today

Seven persons today pleaded
guilty in Criminal Court before
Judge Thomas S. Caro-. Their
names, Offenses, and sentences
follow:
Jesse Thomas, uttering 4 forged
instrument, two years in the state
pen.
W. E. Moore, drunk driving and
reckless driving, $500 and costs or
90 days and drivers license re-
voked.
Lucien T. Ragonesi, drunk, SIS
or Is days.
Patrick Gryan, drunk, SIS bond
forfeited.
William Langstreet, illegally
parking on bridge, SIS bond for
feited.
Reginald H. Bigelow, speeding,
500 or 90 days.
JOHN w. Harrington, reckless
driving and no drivers license,
$35 or 30 days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
|PuertoRican
|Terrorists Get
Prison Terms

WASHINGTON R-Four Puerto
Rican terroriStS who shot up the
House of Representatives March
and wounded five of its members
today were given maximum prison
sentences ranging up to IS years.
A fiery brunette, Lolita Lebron,
"a, Self-styled leader of the group
received a sentence of from 16
years and 8 months to so years.
Her three male companions re-
ceived sentences of from rs to rs
years each.
US. Dist. Judge Alexander Holt
zoff said he felt maximum SEN
fences were justified because the
crime was $50 heinoUs, so infa-
nous, so daring and so atrocious
as to shock the conscience of the
nation"
Tougher On Men
The longer sentences for the
three men resulted from the fact
that jury convicted them last
month on five charges each of as
sault with intent to kill and five
charges each of assault with a
dangerous weapon.
Mrs. Lebron was convicted only
on five charges of assault with a
dangerous weapon.
Before hearing their sentences,
the four Puerto Ricans protested
anew that they merely staged a
demonstration in behalf of Puerto
Rican independence, and did not
intend to kill anyone.
Their lawyers said they would
file notices of appeal.
The men are:
Rafael Cancel Miranda, Is;
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
Miami Police
Push Search
ForSlayer
Known Sex Perverts.
Child MOlesters Are
Listed For Quizzing

MIAMI, Fla. RAMore than q
men were questioned and sever
were being held by police as homi
eide detectives sought TODAY tc
crack the kidnap-murder of 7.year
old Judith Ann Roberts.
1t Chester Eldredge, head of thu
homicide bureau, said however tha-
his men were without a definite
suspect.
The police still had about Al
men listed for questioning, al
known sex perverts and child mo
testers.
The body of blue-eyed judith
Ann was savagely beaten and raw
ished when found yesterday a few
blocks from Miami's City Hall al
Dinner Key.
1--WE will work around the CLOCK
until this vicious killer is in jail
said Eldredge.
no = 81 Ala
A report that the FBI was call
ing signals in the case was denied
by Edward J. Powers, special
agent in charge of the Miamp Of
flee. He pointed out that the FB]
lacked jurisdiction because the
body was not taken across state
Lines and there was no ransom
demand.
One suspect seized in a South
Miami bar, when the bartender
noticed blood spots on his clothing
was among those still being held.
Laboratory tests were being made
of his clothing. He denied beins
the area of the crime.
Judith Ann, daughter of a Balti.
more lawyer and labor leader, was
raped and murdered and her body
left in a palmetto thicket off fash.
ionable South Bayshore Drive, a
few miles south of downtown
Miami.
Seized From Bed
Five hours earlier she had beer
taken in her sleep from the home
of her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Rosenberg, about ~ miles
away in Miami's southwest section
She had been strangled, beaten
on the head and criminally assault
ed. A night gown had been ripped
flom her body.
The victims 3-year-old sister
Betty told police in the presence
Of a reporter that a "colored man.
had talked to her and judith on the
street Tuesday. A neighbor sale
she saw two Negro gardeners who
worked at the Rosenbergs talkins
to the children on several occa
sionS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
Mother, Son Die
In Home Fire

WAUKESHA, Wis Up - Robert
KneuSe awakened last night
Smelled smoke and rushed into the
living room where his wife Made.
line had been resting on a couch.
He found her covered with flames.
He tried to drag her from the
house, but failed. Neither could he
reach the bedroom where his three
small children were sleeping.
Driven back by smoke and
flames, he ran to summon a neigh.
Dor, and he and the neighbor
chopped a hole in the wall of the
chlldren's bedroom. They brought
out two of the children, Mary. 3,
ard Margaret, 2, but were unable
to find Robert Jr., 6.
Fremen later recovered the
bodies of the 35-year-old mother
aid her son.
The two small girls were dead
on arrival at a Milwaukee hospital
Fire Chief Franklin Wirth said the
fire apparently started in the couch
in the living room.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
Tots Screams
Save Her Life

SOUTH BEND, Neb. Up - A s.
year-old girl screamed bloody
murder" and saved her hfe-by
the hair of her head.
Linda Lehman of Grand Island,
NN., was playing in her grand
fathers car when the vehicle
started to roll backward to Park
Lake near here.
A witness said Linda screamed
bloody murder" and brought her
grandfather Orley Clement, on the
run. He was pushed into the water
by the car.
Gene Grimm of South Bend dove
into the lake and, reaching through
a window, grasped Linda's long
tresses and hauled her out.
Clements was pulled out by an
unidentified rescuer.
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spear fishermen will work will be
available from Cliffs Marine Sup.
ply on Stock Island.
The Greyhound, Capt. Tony Tar
racine, will carry members of the
press, contestants and a doctor
furnished by the Navy, 1t. John
son.
The Dixie D, Capt. Bill Bell also
will take contestants and others
to the reef where the meet will be
held.
Site of the meet will be along
the reef from American Shoals light
to the ] marker from s a. m. to
2 p. m.
Fish speared by each team will
be judged on point basis to de-
termine the winning team. All fish
that are caught will be donated to
charity.
For spectators, the glass bottom
sightseeing boat Fireball, Capt.
Clyde Montgomery, will make a
trip from 8 a. m. to / p. m.
On the morning of the meet. the
contestants will have breakfast at
the Flame Restaurant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
us. Threatens
VetoChina
EntryInU.N.
Dulles DenOunces
Peiping Regime
For Flouting U.N.

WASHINGTON R-Secretsry Of
State Dulles said today the United
States would use its veto, II neces-
sary, to keep Red China out If the
U.N. Security Council. 49,
Dulles expressed complete con-
fidence the Red China regime
would be unable to gain abundance
at the fall session to any 81 the
principal U.N. organizations, In
Guiding the Assembly.
At a news conference, Dulles de-
nounced the Peiping regime for
flouting the United Nations IN Ko-
rea, supporting the Communists in
Indochina and generally failing TO
fulfill international obligations
Dulles said firmly, in answer to
questions, he did not believe there
would be any occasion for the
United States to withdraw from
the United Nations il Red China
is admitted, as Sen Knowland
(R-Calif) has proposed.
"Defsa tism" Raped
Talk of pulling out of the United
Nations, he said, strikes a note Of
defeatism which is entirely unjusti-
fled because the United States and
like.lninded countries have a pow
erful case for blocking Red China s
membership.
President Eisenhower said yester-
day he is completely and unalter-
ably opposed under the present
situation to the admission of Red
China to the United Nations"
His stand was believed to have
warded off likelihood of any early
Senate action to put Congress on
record with formal notice of Amer
lean withdrawal if Red China
should be admitted, as suggested
by Knowland.
Knowland himself has been cool
ing on his idea and Sen. George
(D-Ga) said in an interview he does
not now expect such proposal to
be offered.
George, who is senior Democrat
on the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, said he would oppose
such move because it might de-
prive us of freedom of action at q
critical time"
Other Comments
Dulles also said in dealing with
other matters:
l. Neither he or Undersecretary
Walter BedeH Smith has any pres
ent plans to return to the Geneva
Far East conference, even though
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov,
French Premier Pierre Mendes-
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
Robert E. Pollock Named CITY
Tax Assessor, Lang Announces
Appointee Has
Had Widespread
Business Experience

Robert E. Pollock, 527 Margaret
Street, has been named City Tax
Assessor it was announced today
by City Manager Victor Lang.
Pollock will fill the 5000 per
month post made vacant three
weeks ago by the resignation of
Sam Pinder, Jr., City Finance
Director Craig Bowen recommend
ed the appointment and Lang plac-
ed his stamp of approval on it.
Pollock was among three persons
recommended for the post by the
Civil Service Board.
A 45-year-old native of New
York, Pollock was engaged in the
operation of the jewelry business
his father established here in 1886
up until a few months ago. He
has been a Key West resident and
property owner for the past 10
years.
Wide Experience
Pollock has had wide experience
In the business world including the
operation of his own real estate
firm In New York. Previous to
that he was office and credit man.
ager for large distilling firm and
secretary to the general manager
OF the Semet-Solvay Company.
Active in civic and fraternal
circles in Key West, Pollock is
presently Worshipful Master Of
Dade Lodge, F and AM, secretary
(and past vice-president) of the
Key West Players, and a member
of the Elks, Shrine Club, Chamber
Continued on Page Two)
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Finance Office
Jumps The Gun
On Extending
The Tax Books
BIZ lIM COBB

In case you Key West pro-
perry owners are wondering
what your city tax millage
will be this year - it's a
good bet that you'll pay the
same rate you did last year
- 24.5 mills.
At least that's the rate be-
Ing used in figuring individ-
ual tax leyies, based on as
sessments prepared by City
Tax Assessor Sam Pinder,
Jr. before he resigned.
The books are being extended.
even though the Equalization
Board has yet to hold its first
meeting to approve the assess
ments. An employee of the city
finance office is presently engag-
ed in figuring out the actual tax
bill to be sent to property owners
based on 24.5, the maximum al
lowed by law, in an effort to keep
the city's tax machinery on sched-
Hle.
oUteoms Uncertain
But what viii happen if, when
the Equalization Board meets,
they toss out some Of the assess
ments has city hsl observers
guessing. II is a months work to
s'extend" the book. Deadline for
turning it over 70 the City Tax
Collector is August /.
City Manager Victor Lang has
prepared large chart used in
computing the individual tax bills
on the 24.5 mill basis. He said that
he is assuming that this years
millage win be the same as last
year"
But the city commission mas
never taken any official action on
accepting the tax rolls, or setting
the tax millage.
City officials admit that they
have departed widely from usual
methods of processing the tax rolls.
Usual procedure is for the tax
assessor to turn the books over to
the Equalization Board which
meets to hear complaints and
pleas for adjustments in individual
assessments from taxpayers. When
the book is Strengthened out to
their satisfaction, the board "ac-
ceptS" it.
Budget Prepared
Meanwhile, the city manager
prepares a tentative budget for the
city commissions consideration.
After the city fathers have revised
that document to their satisfaction,
they know how much money they
need to operate for the fiscal year.
Then they hold a meeting and
set the millage.
The tax assessor then extends"
Continued on Page Two)
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Property Damage $2.l7S $7I.3l
One Of the two accidents
which occurred yesterday fol-
lowed a pattern all too prev
alent in past weeks-it &C.
Cured at the intersection of
Truman Avenue and White St.
1t was the sixth accident to
occur at that intersection this
year.
Only one other intersection
Roosevelt Boulevard and 18th
Street has been the scene of
more accidents. There have
been eight there.
Both of yesterdays acct
dents were caused by careless
ness. In one, a driver was fol-
lowing another too closely and
the second was the result of a
car backing up without check
ing for oncoming vehicles.
The cost Of these lapses was
$22S in property damage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
Red Cross Disaster Aid In
Flood-Stricken Area Told
Executive Board
Of Local Group
Plans Activities

The new Board of Directors of
the local branch of the American
Red Cross held its initial meeting
last night. Ralph Rogers, chair.
man, opened the meeting with dis.
cussion of the past years activities
and the responsibility the board
possesses in rendering a civic SER
vice to Key West in the year to
come.
Mrs. Garcia Nettles, executive
secretary, discussed the organiza-
tional structure of the local board
for benefit of several new men,
bers.
Ed Bayly. newly appointed dis
aSter chairman, spoke of the known
refugees and the immediate plan
to follow if the Key West popu-
lace were to be confronted with a
hurricane or any other disaster.
Home Nursing Program
Leslie Ray, Red Cross Field Di-
rector, advised, from his past ex-
perience of going into disaster
areas that one of the most valu-
able phases of the Red Cross or
ganization is its home nursing pro.
gram.
Mrs. George Towner is the chair
man of this committee. Mrs. Town
er informed the board that a slim.
ulated program for home nursing
in Key West was to be put into eff
feet this fall.
Jack Burke, chairman of safe
ty service, informed the board that
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
NEW EXEC REPORTS
TO SONAR SCHOOL

A Silver Star holder, Cdr.
Charles w. Lynn, Jr., recently re-
ported to the Fleet Sonar School
as executive officer. Cdr. Lynn
was awarded the Silver Star for
gallantry in action while serving
on board the submarine $50 dur
ing an engagement off the Aleutian
Islands in World War Ii.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
ARMY RECRUITER WILL
BE HERE NEXT WEEK

M-Sgt. Henry J. Reynaud, Jr.,
United States Army, will be in Key
West on July Is and IA, and again
on July 26 and q, at the local
draft board office in the Post Of.
flee building.
He will arrive about 1000 am.
on July 13 and July 81 and will not
leave until 800 pm. the following
day.
Any one desiring assistance in
answering questions about enlist.
ment in the United States Army
should contact Sgt. Reynaud dur.
ing his stay in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
SEVEN ARRESTED AS
STRIKE ACITATORS

PANAMA R-Secret police ar
rested seven persons, including one
woman, last night and accused
them of agitating the four-day-old
bus drivers strike in Panama
City.
Secret Police Chief Jorge Luis
Alfaro said all seven were Com
munistS. The groundup of agitators
is continuing, he said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08

Both gals blasted tSssIFal
housiq SD atisp in stateme tzlN
the pfesS Mo4saE Na
The Gllinfed kxAXsy W,st
rents pe too high and thitM S
"qualit /" is substandard. /CF
They \dsAnesd the >p3ksBjlity
that the NavySNnay. End 1t Secs
sary to pull 6meS % ~ units
out Of Key West i something isn't
done to relieve the situation.
Nc Shortage
But, at the meeting of the
Chamber committee headed by
Paul ]. Sher, the opinion was ex-
pressed that there are currently
more dwelling units available for
rental than there have been for the
past several years.
The committee had been formed
by Chamber president Mary Lee
Graham at the request of the
Board OF Directors OF that organic
alton.
Mrs. Graham told the group yes
terday that Admiral Towner had
said there were s25 Navy families
in need of housing at the present
time.
A. Maitland Adams, president of
Thompson Enterprises told the
meeting that there are plenty Of
one bedroom apartments in the
city but that If the Navy is looking
for two or three bedroom housing
or cheaper rents ~ 1--WE can't pro-
vide it"
Faliaeiovs Claim
Adams also took sharp exception
to Amdreris' alnowT daya andlter
to Admiral Towner's figure on the
number Of families wanting hous-
ing.
Its fallacious," he said. at 10
never adjusted when Naval per.
sonnet is transferred, given temp.
orary duty or leaves the city for
some other reason"
He pointed to other Navy cities,
saying that the problems here 10
not different, or any more acute.
It was generally agreed at the
meeting that federal action in
building another large low-cost
housing project-as indicated earli-
er, might prove disastrous, spend
ing on the type Of units and in the
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
CLEARE BACK ON JOB

Allan B. Cleare, Jr., county
solicitor, was back on the job to-
day after a brief illness.
During Cleare'S absence Bob
Youmans batted for him as act
ing county solicitor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08
Chamber Sets Early Date
On Local Housing Survey

NdUdI Personnel To Be Queried
On Rents, Availability; Of Units
The Key West Chamber of Commerce is going right
to those who should know all about the situation in
effort to determine the authenticity of the Nays claim
that there shortage of housing for Navy personnel
here
Their fact finding committee voted at q meeting
yesterday to distribute QUESTIONABLE among Naval
sonnet to their opinion of the housing situation COIN
cides with that of Rear Admiral George c. TaWneg
G Gsna1s G. 'ssf 11 %sns Sea- s.i
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-08

For Quick Communicative.
Use CLASSIFIED Adsl You'll
reoch buyers and sellers
tenonts or workers Just :.
DIAL 2-S66l OF 2-S662.
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KEY VESTS
TRAFFIC BOX SCORE

Properly Damage S2.l7S $7l.sll
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WlX1zNeRf AHe.

vision Is INSTRUCTED by stuff piled
In the rear. Children riding In
the back seat Of four-door auto
mobiles may open doors and roll
out while the ear is going at
high speed. or may be thrown
against objects within the car.
Unfamiliar roads. hurry to arrive
at q destination, and fatigue
from excessively long hours OF
travel, all contribute to acci-
dents. The remedies are obvious,
Follow the Rules
Every one physically able
should know how TO swim. and
those who cannot should stay
out Of boats except In case OF
necessity. But even good SWIM
mers may drown. This usually
happens in strange waters,
especially in large lakes or the
ocean where there is an under
tow. or when swimmers violate
some OF the basic safety prac-
tices: Never swim alone; never
swim after dark; never dive into
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Rehoboth
Continued from Page E-s.)

billions OF students work to be
on display between July rs and
August 2 in both the league stu
dos. Mrs. Guy West Of Reho-
both and Pittsburgh win assist
Mrs. Baldwin.
Gen. and Mrs. Ross r.. Hoyt
have arrived in the Heplopen
Acres Yacht Basin aboard their
40-foot cruiser Nina. and expect
to remain wen into August
Mrs. Thorpe Hostess at Purty
Mrs. George C.. Thorpe Of
2139 Wyoming avenue. Wash
ington, who has been occupying
the Ridgley cottage here on
Stokely street at the Boardwalk
since late in June, was at home
July II at a party for members
of the Washington set and other
friends Of the resort. Among the
28 guests those invited from the
Capital area were Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Fleming, Mr.. and Mrs
Hobart M. Corning. Rear Adj
miral and Mrs. j. Lockwood
Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton
Owens, MIR. and Mrs. Richard III
Joslyn, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Donohue, Gen. and Mrs. Charles
B. Drake, and Mrs. Thorpe's
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
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flesh is hooked. and definitely
tragic II an eye Is penetrated.
Casting and other manipulation
should be practiced away from
other people until proficiency is
acquired.
A good pair Of cutting pliers
should be in every fishing kit. II
the worst should happen, cut the
fishhook OF and pass it through
instead Of ripping the barb
backwards through the flesh.
Stray shots remain a problem
in hunting season. There is a
whole manual Of safe gun prac-
,tices, and this should be learned.
OF special Importance is the con-
troll of that impulse to shoot
anything that moves, without
being sure that it is the game
and not another hunter,