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

No. 104 rd Of Inquiry Xxamines Death Of Mullen: Infant by Apparently»——__—_—__—_ After Feeding However, Infant Must Have Strangled In Crib Of Trailer- Home At Fort Taylor A Naval Board of Inquiry. was today investigating the death of the infant.daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Mullen Saturday evening in the trailer home occu- pied by the family at Old Fort Taylor. Mrs. Gail M. Mullen, the ba- by’s mother, reported to Roy Hamlin, peace justice, who inves- tigated the case until the investi- gation was turned over to the Navy, which has jurisditcion over Fort Taylor, that she fed: her daughter, Nancy Lee, who was born January 17, 1949, at about, 7:30 p. m., Saturday, After feeding the child, Mrs. Mullen said the baby apparently ‘was going to sleep. Then she left the trailer for about 15 minutes, going to an adjoining trailer to talk to\a neighbor. At about 7:45 p. m., she return- ed and found the baby resting against the side of the crib. Then she noticed that the child was ap- parently unconscious. She gather- ed child in her arms and ran ‘the trailer. to the home of another hbor, Mrs. Mullen, induced a to drive her to Naval Hos- When she got there the Na- said the baby was ? said apparent- strangled. There be no marks on the named ranking Navy officers. acts just like a civilian jury at an inquest. 10 PERSONS i ; base The board Went To Sleep GI To Be Court Martialed He, Drunk, Ran Amok (By The Associated Press) BERLIN, May 2—American military police headquarters said today that Recruit Russel Jones, Fall River,, Mass. who ran amok yesterday dnd shot and killed two men and a woman, will be court- martialed on charges of murder. Yesterday, Jones,. a military policeman, got drunk while} off duty, put an. M. P. badge his arm and demanded a jeep at a motor pool. He was refused the jeep, snatched a carbine from the man in charge and killed. him. Jones then hopped into the j and began a wild ride: He saw 2 German girls at a roadside, stop- ped the jeep and told them to get in. They refused, and he shot one of them. The other, fearful of be- ing killed also, got into the jeep but succeeded in leaving it by a ruse. Jones then shot and killed another man and then wrecked the jeep in a ditch. | Several soliders who knew him said that he always became very excitable when. drunk. { (Jones’ foster mother and/ his wife in Fall River denied he was > iquor. He was married 2: ago and’ his wife is about have a baby. News of his trip- ple killing has distracted her and his foster mother.) SWORN ~ IN AS CITIZENS IN FEDERAL COURT HERE Judge Holland Dismisses Suit Of $141,505 Against City Today ‘Ten persons took the oath of al- legiance to the American flag from Judge John M. Holland, Mi- ami, in the opening session of the Spring Term of the United States Court for Key West this morning. About 80 Key West high school studnets were on hand in Fede- ral Court to observe the swearing in of the new citizens. Attorneys J. Lancelot Lester, Ignatius Lester, his son, and John G. Sawyer spoke of citizenship and told what the act of taking the oath of allegiance meant. The high school pupils at the ceremonies were in charge of Mrs. Charles Thompson. Those on the naturilization cal- endar were Pierrette L. Epel, Paula Marta Landrian, Georgiana Sawyer, Melba Esther Ramirez, Irma Rosa Hulslander, Lois Ja- net, Winfield Statin, Israel Ne- grin Sanchez, Rosaline Philome- na O'Connor and Ella Gardner. Judge Holland dismissed the suit brought by Harry H. Heim- ple against the city for judgment of $141,505 for want of prosecu- tion. It is understood from Ignatius Lester, the city attorney, that the case —_ involved. old city bonds, 0 Build Piers, i Yacht Basins At Marathon Marginal wharves and finger piers are specified in an applica- tion received by Army engineers in this district to be constructed for Floyd W. Davis off his prop- erty near Highway No. 1 at Mar- athan. He also intends to have built two yacht basins and an approach channel leading to the finger pi- ers. The easterly basin -will be 425 feet long and 275 feet wide, and the westerly basin, 190 feet long and 125 feet wide. The engineers say no hearing will be held on the application, and that objections may be filed in writing with the engineers. |{Harold Sends Box Of Shells To Boy Harold Laubscher, manager of the Key West Chamber of Com- merce, gets many strange re- quests for information or advice. This morning he got a letter from a Brooklyn woman asking for osme sea shells which she said her little boy was collecting. “T have heard shells found near you are quite good and I live in the city and I don’t get a chance to find any, wrote the woman: “Td apreciate it if you would Since June, 1943, when the suit} send me some shells, for my Bob- was filed, refunding bonds in the amount of $141,505 have been is- sued to Heimple. by is colecting them.” So Harold promptly went out and got some shells and mailed them to Mrs. | Brooklyn, N. Y. | CHICKEN. WIRE | TELEPHONE 016 Men In Germany When Rosalind Hardt, STRUNK LUMBER YARD TWISTER KILLS CHILD, INJURES SCORES THIS TWISTED MASS OF WRECKAGE was al through Norman, Okla., Saturday. Oklahoma. It was used by the air forces during World War Il. than 50 persons injured by series of twisters thoughout the state. THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1949 Damage was severe at the air * (#) Wirephoto}| their conferences the latter part hangar and an airplane before a tornado ripped ‘base, near the University of A child was killed and more Humane Society | To Give Pet Show Next Saturday | i A city-wide pet show, which: will be of interest to adults as! well as children, will be held next! Saturday morning in Bayview Park, beginning at 10 o'clock. This show is in celebration of “Be Kind To Animals Week,” which is being observed over the nation. The schools are cooper- ating with the Key West Humane 1 Society to make the event a suc- cess. Boy and Girl Scouts are also assisting. t Miss Joyce Williams’ art class at the High School has made pos- ters forthe show. Ttem-.of local and national Moet will ‘be broadcast over radio station WKWF at 1:15 during the week, ‘Mrs. George Mills White, presi- ‘dent of the Humane Society here, ' spoke today and Mr. Henning, the humane agent, will be inter- viewed by Ruth Newton some- \time this week, the date to be | announced later. Mrs. White urges that the pub- lic go out to Poinciana Place this week to inspect the kennels and see the animals housed there. Mr.! Henning will be glad to receive visitors and tell them as much as possible about his work. New kennels have ~replaced those wrecked by the hurricane last {year and Mr. Henning and the Humane Society are justly proud of the new buildings. The ad-: dress is 240-C in Poinciana Ex- tension and the telephone num- ber is 1050-J. Both Praise Key West; Say Cooler Here | In Summer Than H In North Carolina { Carl Géerch of Raleigh, pub-' lisher of North Carolina’s state magazine, and George P. Goeghe gan, also of Raleigh and vice- fe president of the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, arrived in| Key West Saturday evening in| Mr. Goerch’s private plane. They are planning to spend several The Key West Players Present 3 One-Act Plays "MY FRIEND CURLEY’ y "HELENA’'S HUSBAND‘ A DELIGH L COMEDY “THE VALIANT” A STIRRING DRAMA Barn Theatre May 2nd Thru May 7, 8:30 P.M. Tickets $1.50 Incl. Tax’ At Key West Drug Co. D Or At = Prothinent North Covalinians Getting Data For Broadcast And Article About Key West .*———. ‘thing that is j that is : wonderful jall the . other CITY: AT MEETING Three Officers Arrive At Boca Chica Field Ensign Wendell C. Forehand, U. S. Navy, recently reported to the Fleet All Weather Training Unit, Boca Chica Field, Key West, from, Fighting Squadron 42, sign Forehand and Mrs. Fore- hand and their daughter Gale, are now residing at 1006 Von Phister street Key West. Lieutenant Walter H. Scott re- ported to Fleet All Weather Training Unit, Naval Air Station, Boca Chica Field, Key West, } Florida on April 8, 1949, from Naval Air Station, Glenview, Il- | linois. Lieutenant and Mrs. Scott are now residing at 1440 Grinnell; street, Key West. LCDR William T. Harding re-| cently reported to the Fleet All Weather Training Unit at Naval Air Station, Boca Chiéa Field, Key West. LCDR Harding re- ported from Fighting Squadron 11, of which he was the Executive Officer. LCDR Harding, Mrs. Harding and their two children, Mariana and William Jr., are now residing at 502 United street, Key West. days in Key West, following which they will visit Cuba for a week or so. Mr. Goerch is gathering infor- mation for an article on Key West which he plans to publish in his magazine, and he also will use some of this material on his regular Sunday evening brvad- | e r. Goerch and Mr. ghegan are staying with Victor Lang, of the Southern Cross | Hotel, an old friend who former- | ly lived in North Carolina. “One of the most interesting places I’ve ever visited,” Mr. Goerch said, in commenting on Key West. “There's only one} needed here, and about your climate, fishing and attractions. Most | people have an idea that Key | West is unbearably hot in the }summer months. As a fact, my ‘home-town of Raleigh is much , hotter than it is here. We quite | frequently have the temperature | registering above 100 degrees.” | publicity ‘For the Good of Your Business. | ! Switch to | Dodge “Job-Rated” Trucks | Fit Your Job NAVARRO, Inc. | 601 DUVAL STREET led to B COMMISSION _ (MAY CHANGE ZONING TONIGHT May Make Both Sides Of Dey Street Residential; Other Measures Up An ordinance amending the zoning laws so as to make both sides of Dey street between Si- streets zoned-for residence B will be in-~ troduced at tonight’s meeting of monton and Elizabeth the City Commission. |All Ready To © Lift Blockade ~~ InBerlin BY The Associated Preset WASHINGTON, May 2—The Big Four, representing the Unit- ed States, Great Britain and France, are expected to resume ;of this month, probably in Paris. | It was unofficially reported to- day that they will meet at that time, and it was added that, if such is the case, it will not be long before the blockade in Ber- lin will be discontinued. Reason {for that statement is that the Al- lies insist that the blockades be | removed before the Big Four be- gin their sessions. Phillip Jessup, United States ambassador-at-large, said today that he and Jakob Malik, the | Russian representative, have con- cluded their discussion of the blockades. Everything has been. agreed on between the two, Jes- sup added, and it is now up to the Kremlin to say when it is ready to open up traffic to the western zone of Berlin. ° ° Social Security ‘ ° |Work Subject Of > Weaver's Address . The present zoning law says! club, announced today that W. A. that one side of the street will be restricted to residences and the other side for industrial purposes. The residents have asked the city to make it all residence. Under a measure by which the commission if it so decides,.may pass says that the City Electric System may be operated at an increase over the budget require- ments in the fiscal year ended March 30. Not only the cost of fuel for the generating units had increas- ed by $22,020, but the company also spent several thousands over the budget estimates to handle the hurricane of last September. The commission must approve of the increased budget allow- ances. In another ordinance to be sub- mitted tonight to the commission- ers it provides that all itinerant and studio photographers pay li- censes and establish their dences in the city. Failure to get licenses would cost the photogra- phers fines of $250. or 60 days in jail. A beer and wine packaged li- cense in behalf of I. F. Weintraub, 700 Elizabeth street, will also be introduced at tonight’s meeting. Three Arrested On Traffic Charge There persons charged with trafic violations were arrested yesterday by the State Highway Patrol and the sheriff's office here. Alford W. Lach, a sailor attach- Chica Naval Air field, was charged with with permit- ting an unlicensed person to op- erate his car. State Highway Pa- Chick, and charged here with op- erating the car without a permit. Weaver, M ami, South Florida di rector for the Social Security Ad- ministratioh, will be guest speak- club. The meeting is set for 6:45 Pp. m. tomorrow at South Beach restaurant. 2 Weaver, who is_ thoroughly conversant with all details of so- cial security, will reveal many facts unknown to most persons in his talk. It was announced that the reg- ular monthly meeting of the board of directors will be held Friday at 8 p. m., at the home vice president. Now 30 Miles One Communist Column Swinging ‘Toward Hangechow, 120 Miles 'To South (By The Associated Press) SHANGHAI, May 2—Commu- be only eight miles from Hang- } chow and are meeting with little resistance. The Reds are within artillery range of Hangchow, that lies 120 miles southwest of this city. The capture of Hangchow will |put off the last escape route to the south, Nationalists in the gar- rison in that city are said to have thinned out to only a small part | trolman C. C. Reynolds also ar-jof what they had been when the j rested his companion, Norma M. Reds had crossed the Yangtze. Determined resistance will be ! made here, Nationalist command- Deputy Sheriff Frank Webber - arrested C. E. Weaver, Duval st., r reckless driving land. They ill later appear be- fore Peace Justice Roy Hamlin. TIGERS GROWL But the GEARS In Your Car Should Be Quiet See Your Favorite Mechanic WE HAVE THE NEW PARTS | Roy's Key West Auto Parts Co. Phone 442 a sce er a mm 121 Duval Street on Stock Wanted! Wanted! Couple to Manage Small Hotel— .| Husband can be Employed Else- ; where ... Apartment Furnished Reply to BOX 708, CITY Eugene Anheir,. program ehait- man gene Anteit, ‘West Kiwanis er at this week's meeting of the | of Dr. Allen B. Shepard, club | » =>* Convention Opens Tomorrow, Closes Thursday; Women’s Aux. Also To Meet cK Five hundred delegates and tending the Episcopal Diocesan Convention which beginning tomorrow and lasting until At 10 am. tomorrow registration will be Hotel. At 5:30 p.m., the convention will be organised | See Page Four For Complete Program of Diocesan Convention Club in Duval street, At 6:30 p.m.. there will be @ dinner for the laymen attending the convention, TRUMAN TEST | CIRCUIT JUDGE J. P. man (above) of Ackerman, Miss., is currently in the na- tional political spotlight. He is the choice of Sen. John Sten- nis (D-Miss.) for U. S. attorney in the north Mississippi district. Stennis’ recommendation was | presented personally by the | senator to President _ Truman, and the President's unannounc- ed decision is being heralded by Dixie Democrats as an in- dication of the firmness of his “party loyalty” patronage test. Sen. Stennis opposes Truman's civil rights program. | China’s Nationalist Forces All Set For On-Coming Reds, resi- | From. Shanghai ers stated today. They added that the Reds are about 30 miles away and are advancing slowly and cautionusly Besides the fight that will be waged against them at the out- posts of Shanghai, the Reds will nist troops are reported today to} be met with fire from the tops of high buildings in Shanghai. Hundreds of guns of various. types are aimed from housetops on points along the Whangpoo River, which the Reds must| cross before they enter Shanghai. The Nationalist command said further, in explaining the nature | of their defense, that they are | well prepared to beat down any } uprising of communist fifth col- umnists in the confines of the city (Some congressmen in Wash- | ington are asking what has be- }come of all the money and sup- (Continued On Page Three) Palace Theater RITA HAYWORTH and ORSON WELLS in i ‘The Lady From Shanghai’ 2 | ETT TEEDS POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Division Phone 9134 Your PURE OIL Dealer LET US Grease, Spray or i visitors will be in Key West at- 2 F i i z if ' F > 8 West Literature Twenty-five hundred Key West booklets were given to Florida Greyhound Lines by the Cham- ber of Commerce today for dis- tribution in a number of northern cities. The Jacksonville ofice of Grey- hound Lines. wrote to Harold Laubscher, manager of the Cham- ber of Commerce, stating that Greyhound is going to send u representative through a number of northern cities by automobile. The literature distributed by the Greyhound representative will be carried free, and Grey* hound Lines also paid for the folders from Key West to Jack- sonville. Apply To Dredge Two Channels Off Marathon Army engineers, in this district, with headquarters in Jacksonyille have received applications for permits to dredge two chan- nels in the vicinity of Marathon. Mrs. Edna M. Vogstad asks for a permit to have a channel dredg- ed on the northerly shore of Key Vacas in Boot Key Harbor. The application specifies a channel 45 feet wide and five feet deep, ex- tending 500 feet from the shore to an existing channel. The other application was filed by J. L. Ribble, who intends to have dredged a channel 45 feet wide and four feet deep at low water, extending 400 feet into the sea from his lots in the Adams subdivision. The engineers state that no hearing will be held on either ap- plication, and that objections may be filed in writing to the engi- neers. : FRESH JUICES GRANGE ... GRAPEFRUIT... 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