The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 2, 1949, Page 1

He Rol Says Ht Wasw't Necessary For Deputy To Shoot; Tells Of" Hospital Escape David Matthew Lathers, 24, Daytone Beach, pleaded guilty late yesterday to charges: -of,! bresking into a restaurant-and carrying a deadly «weapon: » Peace Justice Ira Albury held ever, that for Deputy Sheriff Albert Gwynn‘ to shoot him. “I was not going to shoot the deputy”, said Leathers. Gwynn or- dered him to drop a 25 calibre pietel be held his hand and then fired the shot that Lathers’ right h te do wo. Leathers was Memoria) Hospital. Wednesda: evomng pital, by smasing a chain looped | wound the bed by the sheriff's efor, and then leaping through | the window his room. two | whe ened when he got out he would} shortly after it came carried him as far as Boca Chi-| ce and anether from a State Road Depertment truck in which he, oule to Big Pine Key Roreiving call from « telephone linemait, who | euperted Lathers was the man whe fled from the hospital, the dey before, State Highway Pa- Senator Lucas Have Marshall Enacted Before Day Is Over | * Senators Vaft And Heenell Sounedly Defeated la Attempt To Hedere mount Of Bill (My The Rencrtnted Press: WASHINGTON, April 2 Hay ng beaten down an attempt yes ny coduce the amount of Morshall Plan bill by 10 percent, Senator Seutt Lucas said that he cemted to keep the pate in a I the measure ' teverably However, { hos colleagues think «i net be adopted until Monday of Tuesday of next week. , nets Taft Republican, Ohio, ot Geneter Ruwell, Democrat, warn led the fight against the ome of the lean at $5 billion Smee ee Rach declared he -_ amount should be it 6 per cont. Luca od On Page IDEAL CAFE Corner of Duval and Petronis Six? ‘la*solid fill: mole ‘of stone along taken to bev os ‘T-shirt and soiled he eseaped from the hos- | downeast as he came before Al- ‘| the &tate prison in South o.. Guilty ToCharge For Sea Work {At Marathon J. W.. Howell has applied to the Army. engineers. in this dis- trict for permissioin to construct | his property at Marathon. The intention is to build a mole 10 feet wide and 100 long, extend- ing into the sea for a distance of Application: has been received from ‘H. M. Pritchard for a mod- ification of ‘a’ permit issued on April 1, 1947, to construct break- waters-and dredge a channel and @ yacht basin in. Boot Key Har- bor, along the ‘westerly end of Key Vacas, in the Marathon area. trolman W. A. Stevens picked up Deputy Sheriff D. M. Andrews at Marathon and went to Big! Pine Key. Lathers was arrested by the two officers and lodged in jail Thursday night, less tan 24 hours after his escape from the hospi- When he wass arraigned before ers was unshaven, and wore a 100 feet. ' WINSTON CHURCHILL tells Margarine Bill ‘Set In Senate (hy Phe Axsoeiated Presa) WASHINGTON, April 2—Sen- ators from butter-producing states are expected to filibuster against the bill, removing the tax on oleomargerine, that passed the peentrated ip when he failed | Justice Albury yesterday, Lath-! house yesterday by.a vote of 287 | to 89. plaid pants. He Y |appeared unexcited, but was Following the hearing, Lathers told Chief Deputy Sheriff Web-|* ber about his fear that an at- Spmpt with ina chain at aroli- “We had trouble and he threat- ki’ me”, said Lathers. He also seid he had served time in a North Carolina state prison. He said the fear he had drove him to eseape from the hospital. | Lathers said the stiffness in his right leg was caused by sun- burn, and not due to the wound | inflicted by Gwynn. Striving To | Plan Bill ‘Delegates Talk Today Of Senator Wiley, Bepublican,.; Wisconsin, will lead the fight: against the bill's passing the sen- | But Senators who favor the! be made on his life | measure declared, today that they: he had séry-} do not thi itiqn to. the. bill: will ‘develop “into ‘a’ filibuster. Senator Maybank asserted the measure would come to a vote up for dis- ct in the senate. He stated he felt confident it would pass by a fairly large are sion Key West To. By Speetliopt ntland Rice Picture Will Be Photographed By ‘s Paramount Men West is an outstanding nationwide publi- Key y break, it was announced by’ j the Chamber of Commerce today. . Alliance Pact (By The sasee re WASHINGTON, April resentatives of the nations that the North Atlantic Alliance held a meeting here to- day to discuss provisions in the measure, preliminary to signing it next Mond: It is expected that it will be signed by _ representatives of 12 nations. E en dele; s already will enter are here, and the one from Den-' mark is arrive to- morrow Russia is still objecting adoption of the treaty, «Continued On Pa, expected to to the , | which” is —Rep- | Those Fascinating Keys, the ti- | tle of a Grantland Rice Spotlight to be filmed by Para- mount photographers beginning April 6th, will feature colored | movies of the Keys from the mainland to Dry Tortugas Along with the filming of the Paramount re e, another film will be made simultaneously, which will be released to te FOR SALE! FOR SALE! 21-FOOT SPEED BOAT 35 mph. - Chrysler 8 cyl. Motor PRICE: $1095.00 MONROE MOTORS RAUL'S CLUB On the Boulevard by Airport PHONE 9287 10:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. MUSIC by The Debonairs 80 Door Admission $10.00 DOOR PRIZE esac PUBLIC NOTICE MR. JOHN TASSOS Is No Longer Employed, nor Authorized To Do Business for HUDGINS & ALFONSO, Incorporated ENGINEERS and CONTRACTORS Summerland Key, Fla. | hands of the United States stopped Communists from ovérrunning Europe and bombing London. He is addressing the Mid-Century Convocation of Heatecnier Institute of Technology. - At right is M,LT, Dean Everett M. Baker. Fight “Against also Other Publicity Break (a again to receive! Completely Rebuilt EWSPAPER IN T @ Wirephoto his audiente in Boston Garden’ that only the atomic, bomb. in th> ‘Landlords Of 36,000 ‘Rental \Units In Four States Given ‘Permission To Raise Rents | { Infant Daughter _ ‘Died Thursday Andrea Shirrell, three months. WASHINGTON, April. 2— of age, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. _. Tighe Wood, rent control expe- Ray A. Shirrell, 128-F Poinciana ‘Place, died’ Thursday, after a! diter, announced today that he short illness. ' had permitted landlords of 36,000 Funeral services.were held ‘this | | units in ‘four, states to raise Tents. eae fain’ the: coma eh of ete + He warnedsthat if ‘there is any ard “Parierar Home, thi resorted” te, ‘He will’ im- j * gouging {Mass Stange te %Sen Cathohe, oun Feria, We But Expedited Wood Says That If There I Is Any Gouging, Controls To Go Back On (Ry ‘The Associated press) HE USA. Explanation Given Today By Public Information Visitors Denied Right To Go Through Mr, Traman’s Local Home For Security It was explained in the office of Public information of Key West Naval Base today that the Little White House was restricted to visitors for security reasons. “In the first place there are no { public rooms in the Little White House such as are visited. byj mary persons in the White House ! at Washington", said an officer} of the base. “If we allowed visitors to go through the Little White House there would be danger to the ALLOWED IN” WHITE HOUSE == STARVED BROTHER LEFT BIG FORTUNE eater: o furniture. We have no funds with which to employ suitable guards | at the Little White House. “The rooms are! small’ and ‘thy furnishings fit them. To let vi: tors go onto the grounds of Tithe White House would onan ger the grass, shrubs and other telegram that ‘his’ brother, Jo- | "Wie Sy Final consideration to be given to changes in the city ithe members of the { mission at a meeting Monday night. The minutes of a special ‘i were submitted to City Manager | Ralph D. Spalding by City Adtor jney Ignatius Lester. 2 | The city manager said terlay that the minutes were uneormmet . \s@ and that he wanted first te submit them to the members of | the City Commission for their t- nal consideration before reless- ‘ing them for publication. | ture. | , | Store: controls in “those foliage. <eas Also coming © at, the "meeting Nae tia Of the U.S: where “gouging occurred. How-| “Visitors may photograph the | $22 Bowens: died of malnutri-’ Monday night ' the objection of avy officiated. i ne added, that he {¢xterior f 4he Little White ga eo the Key West. Garden Club and Besides the parents, she is ‘House and may go. near it. But! left @ fortune estimated at $500.- | others to the ,roposed ordineme: vived by the maternal grandpa innitiorda;cas- fe at | We cannot not permit. visitors to} 900. Jerome and his wife live | which would give the City Elec en at van st Anthony Jo. | they will’ not ¢ > unfair rents,|80 through the building itself,” | on a combined old age pension | tric System aythority to cut trees pity Ror Manas plete | Tighe Wood stated that he has'| 2 = —- * | of $90 a month. that iotgeins with thi -—_—_———. not yet established a “yardstick”! Raton Elon 59” TE re meny <oo noe eemeoee “Sa rents throughout the coun- Temperatures try. Much time is needed, r- Get bee jhaps two or three week ht At 7:30 AM, EST CI I y MAKES MO | 0 studying conditions peculiar to] y before he makes his} | Station— ale ey 7 X a] | decisions about rent adjustments. | Atanta 7 END SEW AGE ODORS He said further that he believes | Augusta 49 Es | the housing situation has improv- ; Billings 28 ed considerably throughout the; Birmingham 47 But Cannot Operate * ovies | country during the last y Bismark 25 = ¢ ‘ ; ;Only ‘comparatively few com- , Boston 43} And Maintain ae hae: Florida Stat | plaints, as compared with those | Buffalo 32 Tres 1. joard of Healt jin 1946 and 1047, are now being | Chicago 28 Treatment Plant “It has been —recommende | sion stations around the country, | received about the inability of| Corpus Christi 58 Bdek Few . that additional supervisory. pe | for broade: | people to obtain housing accom- | Denver der Presd¢nt Rates sonnel who can devote the | Howe Sa r, director of the | modations. Detroit Recommendations . of. State tte time athe porccentigy ‘ ' : é aS rete Paks 3 treatment be secured, that ¢ Advertising commission, : Only : yee Brush Galveston followed for use of a portion of sary funds ce and mainta while in the city yesterday said | Jacksonville the equipment in the purifica- the Sewage Treatment Plants im that the photography and” re- Fi "i ] M: , a] | Kansas City 37 | tion system, it was announced the most efficient operating con Hae ae oud headquarter } ires in arcn | KEY WEST 80| today by city officials dition se -_ oo emp : in Key West while engi in | ; " s cea consultants to study the ove making the film. It will require | | There were only 22 brush tives | Kev West Airport 77| However, it was stated the col- “sewage problem of the eit over two weeks to make the pic-,/ during the month of March, ac- | 10S Angeles 32 [lections for sewer services at the “In connection with the eder ie cording to a report filed today | pulsyille 53) Present rates have-not been up, the State Authorities vee end The film which will feature a Cae f ey Torres with | Miami. 75} 9 eepeciations and at the pres- Gee ee of the use ‘ . slic or tri » mainla i ana Ra . Spald- . r pment the many: Views of Key West anuioe? _ Aitotal of 3@>bcuuh’ fires broke BIC DIUS eal ee s uteae ae operating sther | mcndation is being followed eal people will be asked to parti- out in the city in March, 1948. | New ae Hl eres saab Se eis aa ane “In this connection, the € cipate in action of shots. March is usually a month of high | No toil 5 000 for the treatment 4 /¢ctions for sewer service The television film is to be re- Winds, and in the dry under- Oklahoma City "3 present rates have not been up x, a gre = po aad a ja y id “ nthe? ns & - - (Continued On Page Six) Krav brush fires start easily.) Omaha S51) Theietatement-of city officialel{? expectatic ns and at the pre he chief said. | . a ent time are insufficient to pr | Pensacola 60] is as follows vide adequate operatin e MIAMI KEY WEST | SSRs cece | 02 40| ference among State and County Maintenance expenses loge 2 : oper payments on the BARGE LINE. Inc. TICKET OFFICE | St. Louis AO; Saniieryy Siltharities; and jreneot ag of $65, 000 for the ‘Trestment CLYDE-MALLORY D2CKS | San Antonio 45|sentatives of the Navy, the TELEPHONE 6 ALL AIRLINES ‘San. 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