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most equable climate in the
country, with an average
range of only 14° Fahrenheit
Gala H. S. Band Concert
In Commencement Finale
Aivard , Medals
Made To Seniors
Who Played For
The Last Time
f Last night was band night
Bt the Key West High school
auditorium and the 78 mem
bers of the school band rose
to the occasion.
Almost 400 people heard
the final program of the
school year for the band;
■aw awards presented to
band members and heard
Maj. J. B. O’Neal of Fort
Pierce, praise the organiza
tion “as a very good band.”
It was the final concert for 11
Seniors, who had graduated from
school last Friday, but remained
to play in the band Monday.
No greater tribute could have
been paid the graduates than
the words of Harold Casterton,
band director. He said, "Never
have I had better cooperation
from seniors than that given by
the 11 who are playing for the
last time tonight."
The one hour and a half program
opened with “Doc” Casterton di
recting. He lead the band through
the popular March. “Old Vienna,”
and Wagner-Fall’s Overture to
Tannhauser. The Patrol, “Ole’
South,” had the patrons humming
the tune as the band went to town
.■m LHs number from the
jwn o§Zamecnik. The band then
pi v* ‘A Ni r 'ht In June by
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the program. . r *
The veteran music critic and
director, Maj. O’Neal took over and
Jed the band through the classical
Suite of “Don Quixote” by Safra
nek as his opening number.
With Robert Sacker at the clari
net, the band played Edward Bar
ren’s solo “La Caress.”
“Musing and Cotton Blossoms”
and Don Moore's march the popu
lar “Marcho Poco,” with nine
year-old John Thompson twirling
the baton, brought Maj. O’Neal’s
part of the program to a rousing
conclusion.
.Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion Horace O’Bryant then made
the following presentation of
awards;
Tom Cornell, tho Arion award
for musical oxcollonct and abovo
tho avoraga in school studios and
oorvico to tho band abdva ro*
quiramtnts.
To Paul Braun, a sarvico mc
dal for hit splondid cooperation.
Both tho Arion award and tho
oorvico modal war# gifts of band i
director Casteron.
Band Roosters award for the
most improvement in the band
during the year for both girl and
boy went to Mary Harris and Rob
ert Sacker, both of whom play the
clarinet.
From on anonymous fiver
wont an award of SIO.OO to Adol
ph Alcolo for superior service os
tho bond's captain during tho
year. Adolph also won tho $50.00
Dr. William R. Warren Momor
lot award for tho most improve
ment in music during tho yoar.
Pins of award went to the fol
lowing twirlers, majorettes and
letter girls who graduated Friday; j
Elizabeth Walt.-raon, Camille Wal
terson, Nancy Brooks, Barbara
Jolly and Dale Mitchell.
Keys wore presented to the ;
following graduating senior it j
Barbara Adams, Adolph Alcala, ;
Tom Comolt, Gail Curry, Max
ine Hatley, Katherine Brady,
John McKiltip, Gone Lang, Eli- j
gabeth Russell, Dolores Vitiate
end Jimn Lyles.
Then as appreciation to those
Who helped the band during the !
year, the band dedicated “The
Lord’s Prayer,”
With “Doc” Casterton again di- j
feeling, the hand played George \
Handel’s classical Largetto, from
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Pipe Inspectors
Are Appointed
Two ptpe Inspectors were ap
pointed last night for the construc
tion of the Kt. Wet Sewer Sys
tens by the city cummUuon
The pair, Victor Lang, uf the
Southern Cross Hotel and Ed
Goehnng will keep close watch e
lh pro§u sof the cuostructk*. I
Ken West
Juvenile Council Discusses
Effects Of Home On Youth
Flag Day To
Be Marked By
Elks Sunday'
Public Invited
To Ceremonies
At Auditorium
The public is invited again this
year to attend the Flad Day pro
gram to be presented Sunday at
4 p. m. by the Key West Lodge of
Elks in their air conditioned audi
torium.
The Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks is the first and only
fraternal body to require formal
observance of “Flag Day.” This
unique honor as the originator of
“Flag Day” is most becoming to
the Order of Elks, for this organiz
ation is distinctively American.
Dr. Russell* Williams of Miami,
well known speaker, will give the
principal address.
Miss Katherine Boaz, member
of the Key West High School stu
dent body, will give a talk on “The
History of the Flag.”
Students from Pinder’s School of
dance will present a military drill
and tap.
Vance Stirrup, chairman of the
committee, will perform.il flag dis
posal ceremony. All organizations
having old flags to be disposed of
have been requested to have same
at the auditorium Sunday.
Vocal selections will be sung by
Judge Eva Warner Gibson.
Officers of the lodge will present
the Elks Flag Day Ritual.
Assisting Stirrup in arranging
the program are Robert M. Dan
iels, Frank Romaguera, Charles
S. Kraegar and Louis Carbonell.
South Koreans
Demonstrate
I Against Truce
By WILLIAM C. BARNARD
SEOUL (JR Hundreds of thou
sands of chanting South Koreans
surged through Seoul and other
cities today in angry demonstra
tions against an impending armi
; stice.
Some rocks were hurled by one
! mob of more than 100.000 which
stormed a barricade of bayonet
-1 wielding U. S. military policemen
and Korean police outside the
! Eighth Army headquarters com
pound here.
Fire hoses played on the street
! ahead of the advancing mob halted
its forward momentum. As the
crowd milled around. 50 Korean
policemen waded boldly in, shout
ing and shoving. A few minutes
later the crowd began breaking up.
No U. S. military personnel
were reported injured, but many
Koreans in the unruly mob were
trampled.
One American MP was grabbed
by the mob, but a Korean police
man rescued him uninjured.
! Other thousands of South Kore
ans staged protest demonstrations
I in Pusan, Taegu and Suwan in re
| sponse io government pleas for an
j all-out show of resentment against
an armistice which would leave the
country divided and Chinese Reds
in the North.
President Syngman Rhee con
ferred with a group of South Ko
rean Array officers late Tuesday
after earlier meetings with Lt
Gen. Maxwell D, Taylor. Eighth
Army commander, and his Cabi
net and a National Assembly crisis
committee.
After the Cabinet meeting. As
sembly Vice Chairman Yoon Clu
Yung said the joint session reaf
firmed decision* to continue the
war, refuse to recognise an armi
stice based oo the May 25 U. N.
proposal and to fight Indian troops
if they enter Korea.
In Pusan, the National Assembly
was scheduled to hear the crisis
committee’s recommendation that
it declare war on Indian truona if
they land in Korea to guard Atttetf
held prisoners.
The prisoner exchange agra*
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VOL. LXXIV No. 137
School Behavior
Often Caused By
Maladjustments At
Home, March Says
The fact that many school pro
blems of behavior arise from emo
tional disturbances at home
brought about by parents, was
stressed at a meeting of the Mon
roe County Juvenile Council last
night at the Clinic building.
President Lei and March and
Miss Eliza Fike, State Board of
Welfare secial worker led the
discussion on youth omotional
problems following the shewing
of tho 20 minute mental health
film “Angry Beys.”
The film, mad* and released by
the Michigan State Board of Pub
lic Health, tells the story of a boy
who steals at school because of
his maladjusted home life.
The Michigan Board not only
produces such mental health films,
but also had a wide network of
guidance clinics in its state with
teams of psychiatrists, psychia
tric social workers and other staff
members, March said. He pointed
to the need for such facilities in
Florida.
Miss Fike pointed up the film
by leading the discussion of mem
bers after its showing.
Mrs. Grace Crosby said that she
felt there was a need for more
religious training in the schools to
help resolve their emotional dis
turbances.
March said:
“Although our school system
does not provide religious train*
ing wo allow Bible teaching to
children in elementary school
after school hours. This teach*
Ing is available at Truman, Her*
ris end Poinciana on a regular
schedule. Any child who wishes
con sit in on tho Bible lesson.
Rabbi Abraham Schwartz gave
a fine talk on the fact that chil
dren do welcome religious dicus
sions. He said this was based on
his own experience.
The Council moved on to the
business of revision of its consti
tion following the film discussion.
Headed by Glenwood Sweeting,
president of the Harris School
PTA, the constitution revision com
mittee will bring the document up
to date to fit Monroe County needs.
The old constitution had been
modelled after those of other com
munities. Louis Rockoff. active
council member, led the discus
sion on the constitutional amend
ments.
Seniors Graduate
At Coral Shores
The first commencement exer
cises in its history will take place
at Coral Shores school tonight at
8 o'clock when 13 Seniors graduate,
it was announced today.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion Horace O’Bryant will confer
the diplomas on the boys and girls
at tbe school.
The exercises at Coral Shores,
complete the commencement acti
vities that began last month and
included graduation of students at
Key West High, Douglass, and the
Convent of Mary Immaculate.
Only One Protest
On Taxes Heard
Only one protest concerning tax
assessments was received last
night by the Equalization Board et
their meeting in the city hall.
L. P. Artman, Jr., owner of the
Florida Keys Star Publishing Com
pany. said is a written statement
that ius personal property assess
ment is unfair in that it tort-eased
over last year’s levy without pro
per cause.
City Tax Assessor Sam Pinder.
Jr. was instructed by the board to
make an investigation tato the
matter.
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MRS. MARY SUE DEMERITT, who celebrated her 84th birthday
last Thursday, will be on hand tomorrow to greet her iUustrious
grandson, Manuel “Pete” Fernandez, Key West born war hero
when he arrives in Key West. Mrs. Demeritt is looking forward to
attending a dinner at the Lions Club Thursday night—Citizen Staff
Photo;
Pete Fernandez’ Grandmother
Not Surprised At His Exploits
New Trial Is
Refused For
Rosenbergs
Judge Also Refuses
Stay Of Execution
For Condemned Pair
NEW YORK (J*—Federal Judge
Irving R. Kaufman refused again
yesterday to grant anew trial to
condemned atom spies Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg.
The judge also refused to grant
a stay of execution pending appeal
of the denial of anew trial.
The latest in a long series of
moves by defense counsel involved
four hours of argument before
Kaufman, who originally sentenced
the New York City couple to death
more than two years ago.
U. S. Atty. J. Edward Humbard
opposed the defense moves.
The Rosenbergs arc scheduled to
die in the electric chair at Sing
Sing Prison, Ossining, N. Y.. on
the night of June 18 for conspiracy
to transmit atomic secrets to
Russia.
Defense Counsel Emanuel H.
Bloch asked yesterday for anew
trial on the ground of what he
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, on Wednesday, June It, 1953, Key Wes* bem
Captain Manuel “Peto” Fernandez. Jr., Fereen jet act, will
return to visit his piece et birth end beyheed, end,
WHEREAS, his relatives, friends end people et this com
munity consider him to be the tymbei et this country's effort
to preserve its freedom end desire to shew recognition of Ids
achievements. New Therefore,
•y virtue of the powers vetted in me es Mayer of The
City a# Key West, Florida, I, C. B. Harvey, do hereby pro
claim Wednesday, June It, 1953, to he
MANUEL "PETE''
FERNANDEZ DAY
e dey set sport tor his friends, relatives and citrons of Key
Wee* So welceme Manuel ~Pe*e" Fernandez's return and
demonstrate their happiness over his waptoito against the
enemies of this country and to perttetpetg to celebrating hit
eneaoJ* menß Ti m-wn
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WITNESS my hand end seel of the Cdy of Key Went,
Florida, Mm fth day of June, !*SJ.
fad-1 C • MAE VC Y,
Moyer of The Cdy
of Key West, Florida.
KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1953
84-Year-Old
I Key Winter To
Returning
War Hero Thursday
There is at least one Key Wester
who U not at all surprised that
“Pete” Fernandez went out Into
the world and mane his mark as
one of tbe nation’s top ranking jet
fighter pilots.
Mrs. Mary Sue Demeritt, 84-year
old grandmother of the war hero
whose exploits have captured the
imagination of the nation is that
Key Welter and she doesn't plan
on missing a dinner to be given
in Fernandez’ honor Thursday
night.
“They won’t be able to keep me
away,” the bright, alert octogener
ian said yesterday in her Thomp
son Lane home when asked if she
would attend the fete.
Mrs. Demeritt made a (rip to
Miami last week to greet her il
lustrious grandson but bad weather
kept her away from • $6 per plate
dinner given in hiz honor. She did
appear on television, however.
“I didn’t get to see very much
of Pete - they’ve got him ail holed
up in a hotel and he is awfully
busy making speeches and attend
ing dinners,” Mrs. Demeritt com
plained.
She told of how, as a youth,
Fernandez was fascinated with air
planes. He bought his first model
plane with savings from his paper
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Mayor Proclaims Thursday
As "Manuel Fernandez Day"
Big Parade Is Scheduled
Miami Police Aid
Key Westers Mon.
It required the services of
the Missing Persons Bureau of
tho Miami Police Department
to locate Captain Manuel
“Pete" Fernandez, Key West
born war hero, in Miami end
issue an invitation for a visit to
Key West.
Louis Carbonell, who coneaiv*
od tho idea of a “Manuel Fer
nandez Day" here, said that
whan ho called tho swank Sans
Souci Hotel on Miami Beach,
where Fernandez was suppos
edly staying, ho was told that
Fernandez “was not there."
In reality, Fernandez was
"holed up" in tho hotel and tho
ovorzoaious management,
striving to protect tho Captain's
privacy, did not relay many of
tho phone colls ho rocoivod.
Hence, tho police wore press
ed into service; they succeeded
in reaching Fernandez end ho
accepted the invitation.
Russia Makes
Peace Gestures
To Austrians
Second Move Is
Made After Lifting
Of Military Control
VIENNA, Austria td Russia
made its second gesture in 24 hours
to occupied Austria today by agree
ing to the discharge of two top
ranking Austrian Communist police
officials in Vienna.
Austria government sources re
vealed the new Soviet step only a
few hours after Russian troops
moved back a fringe of the Iron
Curtain by lifting permanent mili
tary controls on the demarcation
line between the Soviet and the
America and British occupation
areas.
Russian high commission officials
notified the Austrian government
the Soviets no longer would Insist
that the police chiefs of Wiede
and Brigittenau - two Russian
occupied districts of four - power
Vienna should remain in office.
When Austria’s Communist party
made an unsuccessful attempt to
overthrow the pro-Western govern
ment in October, 1950, tbe two po
lice chiefs were ordered fired by
the Austrian ministry of the in
terior.
But the Russians insisted they
remain in office and on the payroll.
The ministry of the interior was
forced to agree, but ever since,
the Austrian government has been
putting pressure on the Russians
to agree to their dismissal.
In another unexpected move is
tbe Kremlin’s ’’peace offensive,”
the Russians abolished permanent
troop controls at road and rad
crossing points along the 225-mile
demarcation line between the So
viet zone and the America and
British mnes. Tbe Soviets said
henceforth they would carry out
only periodic spot-checks of travel
ers and freight to prevent ‘ import
of weapons, ammunition and ex
plosives into the Russia* so**.”
Lost Pet Cat
Can Be Gotten At
Humane Society
A beautiful grey pet cat. obvi
| omJv feet, ha s adopted tee h*SH>
of Mrs Ruth Bowen 13* First
Street, as her temporary shelter
The cat presumed a male, hat
a roller, bed no inhSntice m
it He has been trying to make
Sneeds with sirs. Bowen's wtrod
hatred teener, hot only mem ed*
lin making himueii cs* acted Mrs.
Bowen m ***dasg %m wet to the
Humane Society In preserve her
l dag's pence ef mini.
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■ rail the Society at 24414. he r
shn mi h akin to rtetata Bam.
PRICE FIVE CE
City Commission Will Honor KIT
Born Ace With Luncheon Thurs.
Key West’s own Manuel “Pete” Fernandez will be
honored with one of the greatest demonstrations ever to
rock the Island City, it appears today as plans advance for
a celebration mailing the arrival of the Korean War hero
here Wednesday.
Plans snowballed for the affair as Mayor C. B. Har
vey today issued a proclamation designating Thursday as
“Manuel Fernandez Day” and at the same time announc
ed that the City Commission will honor the 28-year old jet
ace with a luncheon at noon, Thursday.
KW Boatmen
Invited To
Enter Races
$7,500 Prizes
Offered To
Winners Of
140 Mite Race
Sponsors of the Gold Coast Mar
athon Boat Race from Miami to
West Palm Beach and return have
invited Key West boat owners to
compete for $7,500 in prizes in cash
and merchandise.
The Pelican Harbor Yacht Club
of Miami, sponsor of the annual
140 mile race wrote the Key West
Chamber of Commerce yesterday
asking the Chamber to spread the
word around in the city.
"We are genuinely interested
in petting e cress-section of en
tries from alt ever the State end
ere wondering if you would hand
le if with the beat enthusiasts in
yeur community.”
The Yacht club says that any
boat, outboard or inboard, capable
of doing 25 miles an hour or bet
ter is eligible.
In three out of the five yean
in which the race has been held,
boats of 30 miles as hour average
or under, have won. The race is
going to be held this year mi July
25th going up to Palm Beach. En
tries will return on July 2s.
With the numerous outboard and
several Inboard owners on the Is
land and the Keys, there should be
some entries from the area, it was
said.
The Yacht Club urges any boat
owner who would like to enter the
race to get in touch with the Pel
ican Harbor Yacht Club, PO Box
521. Little River Station, Miami,
Fla.
Fight On Today
To Give Ike
Freeze Powers
WASHINGTON <*-House Demo
erats planned a last-ditch fight to
day to try to give President Eisen
hower power to freeze prices,
wages and rents in a future emer
gency, but they conceded prospects
for success were dim.
The House called up for action
what is left of the Defense Produc
tion Act: a bfll to renew for a
year heyood June 39 government
authority to allocate critically
scarce defense materials, and to
continue some financial aids for
expansion of defense production.
That's about afi that la left of
the vast economic controls program
launched shortly after tbe Korean
War started. President Eisenhower
scrapped price aod wage controls
shortly after taking office.
Republicans in the House Bank
ing Committee kiSed, 15-13, a
Democratic mm* for standby cow
trol powers. GOP leaders were cam
fittest they eouid beat the
by an ms larger mar gas oe the
an
IWWF.
The HmiH own m itt oc wrote into
the bil a neMrovwrsfoj section to
extend the authority ef the secre
tary eg agriculture to damp stmt
<r*4a* l imports of fatiuand rite,
mrtndmg dairy products when
they began tw tern American ptw-
The bil as paaaud by the Senate
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and Photo Service*,
'Best Interests oi Key We*L
- The affair will achieve a festive
and patriotic note with the City
Electric System draping Duval
Street, which will be the route of
an impressive parade, with flags
, and ‘‘welcome home” signs in
front of their business places.
Bands and cheering crowds will
line the route of the gala parade.
Fernandez, who has captured
, the imagination of people all over
j the nation with his exploits, will
arrive by plane at 5:02 p. m. Wed
i nesday. He will be met at Mea
cham Field by representatives ef
the city, county, Navy and tbe
Lions Club. It was at the invita
tion of the latter organization that
the scenes of his boyhood.
Accompanied by his mother,
Mrs. Effi# Ftrnindti and
friend with whom he served in
Korea, tho boro will bo whisbad
is an opon car behind a Petfco
escort to tho comer of Trwoin
Avenue and Duval Street where
tho Fleet Sonar School bond wilt
bo standing by. Tho group will
then proceed doom Duval Street
to tho Lo Concho Hotel whore
tho Moyer will present the Keys
of the City Is tho ace.
Following the official greeting,
the war hero is expected to spend
Wednesday evening with his fam
ily and friends.
High point of the two-day cele
bration. will be the Annual Lions
Club Installation Dinner Thursday
evening. Fernandez will be tbe
featured speaker at tbe affair. He
will be whisked out of the city
after the dinner since he has a
speaking engagement in Tamps,
Thursday noon.
Unco hia arrival In tho United
States, late in May, Fernandez
La* Loon in monattirob rlam A—
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speaking engagements end bon
ers. He is the soc end rank Inf lot
ace in tho Air Force with 14 kiHs
to his credit.
Fernandez has continually
minimized his eipieitf and in*
slats that all ef Ilia honors be
stowed on him, in reality, bo
long to ell of tho men fighting
in Korea.
Tbe return of the ace, who has
always expressed pride at bring a
Key Wester, to the scene of hia
early youth, was the chief topic of
conversation around the city this
morning among Key Westers wbe
can recall the filer when be was
a youngster *‘i knew him wheat .
. was on the lips of scores ef
Key Westers.
Tbe Urns Club dinner wfQ mark
the 15th anniversary of the local
service organization.
Paul G. Albury wffi receive He
gavel as president of the group
from outgoing president Enrique
Rsqumakfo, Jr. Other officers fe
elude: Edrimiro Morales, first
vice president ; Roy Duke, second
tics president; Bernard Frank,
third vice president; Andrew Gar
cia, secretary ; David Sima, tran
som; Jack Burke, tsß twister
sad Roy Grossman, Urn tamer.
Directors include Ed SrbwieteM,
Jack Oark, George Retd aad I.
Wdlard a. Saunders.
City Electrical
Inspector Qufy
City Electrical laeperiezr Ate*
Luhtasky has submitted Mb rteig
nation, effective a* soon it s vs
placement can be bead, R was ra
ported today for Qgy MlHid*
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