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Warmest City In Nation
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KEY WEST
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VOL. LXXV No. 61
State Road Chairman Recommends SBO Million
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Bond Issue For Four-Laning Overseas Highway
City Electric Company Lineman Dies
In Sigsbee Park Accident Thursday
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TOP MARINE VISITS HERE—Gen. Lemuel C.. Shepherd, Com
mandant of Ihe U.S. Marine Corps, holds a salute as he is ac
corded full military honors at the Naval Station.—Citizen Staff
Photo. Finch.
Housing Authority Will Ask
Navy For Reduced Water Rate
Scandal Rocks
Shaky Italian
Government
By WEBB MCKINLEY
ROME If)—Premier Mario Scel
ba’s shaky young government
rocked today at the resignation of
National Police Chief' Tom ma so
Pavone after court testimony
linking him with Italy’s biggest
postwar scandal—the mysterious
death of high society party girl
Wilma Montesi.
Resigning last night, Pavone in
• statement denied “indignantly
*nd in the most categorical man
ner- ’ allegations implying that he
had shielded—and received gifts
from—on£ of the men prominent
In the case.
He said he would take legal
fiction to clear his name.
It was a major headache for
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RAUL'S
DANCING
Saturday Night
Pierre Duval and
His Orchestra
Finest Food in the
Florida Keys
Dinner Served
from 5:30 - 10 P.M.
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- The Key West Housing Authority
will appeal to the Navy to sell
them water at a reduced rate af
ter the Florida Keys Aqueduct
Commission told them that they
cannot cut the price because of a
provision in a bond agreement
they made in 1952.
The Authority instructed general
manager Vance C. Stirrup to con
tact Navy officials and ask them
for the reduced rate at their re
gular meeting last night-
Earlier, Stirrup, acting on the
instructions of the board, had writ
ten Ernest A. Ramsey, general
manager of the Aqueduct commis
sion asking for the reduction.
His letter:
“The local housing Authority op
erates 1098 units (761 war housing
and 337 low cost) which consists
of six different projects. The wa
ter distribution system to serve
each of these projects was install
ed either at the expense of the au
thority or of the Public Housing
Administration. The maintenance
of each system is at the expense
of this authority.
“The average monthly consump
tion at all projects each month is
8 to 10 million gallons and 7 to 8
thousand dollars. Computation of
the amount of water consumed is
verified by reading only eight mas
ter meters in lieu of 1098 individual
meters by the Aqueduct Commis
sion.
“The rates charged by the au
thority for water consumption is
the same as schedule that applied
to the general public with an ex
ception. It is understood that Sigs-
Park and Peary Court pro
cures water from the Aqueduct
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METAL LATH
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THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A.
13,000 Volts Course Through Victim’s
Body Resulting In Instant Death
A City Electric Company lineman was killed instant
ly yesterday when he brushed against a live switch and
an estimated 13,000 volts of electricity coursed through
his body. • '
The accident was the first fatality for the company
since 1938 when a workman was killed on White Street
in a similar accident. It is the first such mishap since the
city took over the electric system.
Company officials identified the victim as Carl O.
Nielsen, 47, of the Stutz Hotel.
Commandant Of
Marine Corps
Visits Here
General Shephard Is
Accompanied By Air
Commandant On Trip
Two Marine generals, after an
overnight stop here, took off this
morning for Miami and Washing
ton.
General Lemuel C. Shepherd,
Commandant of the Marine Corps,
and Lt. Gen. W. O. Brice, Assis
tant Commandant, USMC, for air,
stopped here after a tour of Ma
rine ground and air maneuvers at
Vieques, an island between Puer
to Rico and St. Thomas, Virgin Is
lands.
The Marine fliers taking part In
the six-week-long maneuvers,
which are held four times each
year, are the Third Marina Air
Wing, based at Miami.
The ground forces are from the
Second Marine Division, Camp Le
jeune, N. C.
The two generate were accom
panied by Col. H. W. Buse, opera
tions officers at Marine headquar
ters. All three of the officers are
stationed in Washington.
The party arrived at Boca Chka,
Naval Station, about 3 p. m. yes
terday and drove directly to the
Naval Station. Rear Adm. George
C. Towner, commander of the Na
val Base here, met the party at
Boca Chioa.
At the Administration Building
on the Station, Gen. Shepherd was
given full military honors.
Gen. Shepherd then inspected the
Marine honor guard. He later call
ed on Adm. Towner.
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KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1954
The victim came here
from Hyannis Port, Mass.,
and had been an employe of
the City Electric System for
about three weeks.
The accident occurred at
47 Arthur Saw’yer Road,
Sigsbee Park.
Fellow workmen were unable to
explain the cause of the accident.
They said that Nielsen was atop
a pole watching another lineman,
Steve Spaller, 2602 Harris Avenue,
who was at work above him chang
ing a connection.
Workmen said that they heard
a “funny noise” and saw Nielsen
slump in his safety belt. He had
apparently brushed against the
switch. He was not wearing rubber
gloves because he was not at work
on the line.
Resuscitation Try Fails
The current passed through his
left hand, through the left side of
his body and out his left foot.
Workmen immediately went to his
aid and applied artificial respira
tion as they lowered him to the
ground. But their efforts, as well
as treatment with a Pritchard
Ambulance pulmotor, proved fruit
less.
Physicians at Monroe General
Hospital worked over him for an
hour and a half but could not re
vive the victim.
Veteran Lineman
Nielsen was a veteran of 25
years as a lineman.
Others in the crew when the ac
cident took place included fore
man H. G. Widener, J. F. Farley,
R. S. Reeves and Spaller.
Widener said this morning that
he could not understand how the
accident occurred.
Unexplainable Mishap
“Nielsen was an experienced
man and we have the best and
safest equipment that money can
buy—it is just one of those things
you can’t explain,” he commented.
An informed source told The
Citizen this morning that the
amount of current that felled the
victim would amount 'to almost
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REP. PAPY ATTENDS I
TURNPIKE MEETING *
Bernie C. Papy, state represen
tative. yesterday attended the
turnpike meeting in Miami. He
represented Monroe County.
He said he believes the meet
ing at the Biscayne Terrace Ho
tel will develop many good things
for the county and the state. Papy
added that he hopes to see the
turnpike extended from New York
to Key West.
NOTICE!
Tangible and Intangible
. Personal Property
We are calling to the attention of every person, firm or
corporation in this county that has control, management or
custody of tangible or intangible personal property that April 1,
1954 is absolutely the deadline for filing these returns. Also if
'‘■ese returns are not filed they beer e 10?# penalty and the
. ex Assessor will eat the valuation.
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WEBB PROBES TOLL DISTRICT—CeciI Webb (right), chair
man of the State Road Department, meets Brooks Bateman,
general manager of the Ovrsea* Road and Toll Bridge District,
before today's meeting at the court house. Webb is probing
reports of irregularities in the operation of the toU district.—
Citizen Staff Photo. Finch.
Little Delores Has
Second Examination
By Specialists Today
Voting Asked
In Courteous
Cop Contest
MIAMI New contenders for
the title of “Most Courteous Law
Enforcement Officer” appeared
this week in all classifications of
the current American Automobile
Association contest, it was an
nounced today by Robert J.
Finley, manager of the AAA’s
South Florida Division.
He said a partial “screening” of
the heavy influx of ballots showed
that the following uniformed offi
cers were in the running for the
travel prizes offered winners in
each of the following classifica
tions (by 1950 Census):
1. Towns of less than 2,500 popu
lation Chief C. E. Griswold of
Ft. Walton Beach.
2. Towns of 2,500 to 5,000 Of
ficer Don Kiem of Vero Beach,
and Patrolman S. V. McMillan of
Palm Beach.
3. Towns of 5,000 to 10,000
Patrolman Harry Booth of Winter
Haven: Patrolman Cecil Miller of
Pompano Beach, and Patrolman
James Grantham of Delray Beach.
4. Cities of 10,000 to 25,000 Of
ficer Valee of Ft. Pierce; Patrol
men H. C. Cash, Paul J. Barton,
Lester Bullard and A. L. Burgess,
all of Ocala; and all of the follow
ing from Ft. Myers: Chief Burl
Underhill. Lieut. George Gallman,
Sgt. H. H. Raymond, and Patrol
men C. B. Daniels, Wallace Hen
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’ Family Expresses
Heartfelt Thanks
To The Citizen
By JACK M. LEVINE
NEW YORK CITY
Baby Delores Disgdiertt
whose mercy flight to New
York City was made possible
by the generosity of Key
Westers, was scheduled for
her second appointment
with eye doctors, here at
10:00 a. m. today.
Delores, accompanied by her mo
ther and father, Alba and Abelar
do, arrived on a Sky Coach-Safeway
plane at Marine Air Terminal, La
Guardia Airport at 6:15 p. m.
Tuesday evening.
They were met by Disgdiertt’s old
er brother, Mario. This reporter
and wife, Anne, also were at the
airport.
“God bless the Key West people
for making this trip possible to try
to save our baby’* sight” were the
first words uttered by Delores’ pa
rents upon meeting The Key West
Citizen reporter.
They are staying at the apart
ment of the Mario Disgdiertt fa
mily at 321 East 153 Street, Bronx,
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NOTICE! NOTICE!
Fourth Audubon
SCREEN TOUR
Key West High School
Auditorium
Mon., March 15, 8 P.M.
WALTER H. SHACKLETON
Narrating His Color Film
“ODDITIES
IN NATURE”
SINGLE ADMISSIONS
(Fed. Tax Included)
Adults 7S
Servicemen (through 1/c)
and Wives 30c
High School Students 30c
Juniors s. 20e
MONROE COUNTY
AUDUBON SOCIETY
Webb Meets With Overseas Road
Road And Toll Bridge Commission
An 80-million dollar bond issue to four-lane the
Overseas Highway should be floated. Cecil Webb, chair
man of the State Road Department, said when he brought
his investigation of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District to Key West at noon today.
He is probing newspaper reports of irregularities in
the operation of the district.
Vehicle Tag
Sales Are High
For Monroe
Wilson Estimates
16,000 Will Be
Sold During Year
Vehicle tag* sold in Monroe
County so far this year almost
equal the total number sold in all
of 1953.
Howard E. Wilson, county tax
collector, noted that fact today in
announcing the number of 1954
tags sold.
So far, 12,066 tags have been
sold. Last year, 14,218 tags were
sold. Wilson predicts that by the
end of 1954, more than 16,000 tags
will have been sold.
Monroe Was 22nd
Last year, Monroe County rank
ed 22nd among the states 67 coun
ties in the number of vehicle tags
sold.
The 14,218 tags sold in 1953
were valued at $232,910.09.
During 1952, 10,270 tags, valued
at $166,961.68, were sold in Mon
roe County.
The 12,066 tags sold so far in
1954 brought in $232,795.12.
Here is a breakdown of the ve
hicle tags sold so far this year:
Passenger Cars
Plain tags 6,434
W tags 2,483
D tags 136
Taxi tags 105
T tags 66
Motorcycle tags 661
Q tags 9
M tags 32
WW tags 21
Total • 9,947
Trailer Tags
MH tags 264
BB tags 53
L tags 66
OV'2 tags 39
O tags l
B tags 6
V tags 402
Total 831
Trucks
GK tags 660
CV tags 368
GH tags 219
K tags 24
G tags 5
GW tags 6
C tags 6
Total 1,288
Mexico, UJS.
Debate Today
By E. L. ALMEN
CARACAS, Venezuela I^—The
good neighbors of the Rio Grande
—Mexico and the United States—
lined up in friendly but earnest
opposition today in the 10th Inter-
American Conference debate on
the Red peril.
Both agreed that communism
menaces the peace and welfare of
the Western Hemisphere. They
differed sharply on the beat way
of dealing with it
The United States wants adop
tion of its draft resolution pledg
ing the 21 American republics to
take joint action against any at
tempt by international commu
nism to take over om of their
governments.
Mexico wants the warning ad
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Webb made his statement
about upping the highway to
four lanes to the seven-man
Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge District commission.
He said it was his opinion
that the highway should he
increased to four lanes
through the bond issue.
He added that the district should
keep the tolls on the road and
“you’ll see this part of the state
develop as it should. You have
God-given resources here and you
should take advantage of them.”
Webb said, “When the state
takes the tolls off, I don’t know
what is going to happen. ,r
Repair Estimate
State Road Department engi
neers, he added, estimate that it
would cost two million dollars im
mediately to put the road and
bridges in good shape.
Dave Turner, a member of the
state road board district that runs
from Key West to Fort Pierce,
said:
"Frankly, I don’t believe the
road department would spend
three to,/our million dollars keep
ing up that road.”
Joseph £leare, member of the
district commission, agreed, say
ing: “We are going to get into a
fight with 66 other Florida coun
ties for funds.”
Meet At Noon
The meeting began at the county
court house at nooq with a state
ment from Anthony Demerritt,
chairman of the district commis
sion.
“The district commission, ** he
said, “is operating the same as it
ever did. We inherited it and did
not institute it. We have adhered
to procedures outlined by previous
commissions.
“To my personal knowledge,
we have always adhered to the
statutes. We have always had
approval from the Board of Ad
ministration in Tallahassee be
fore any action ever was taken.
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