The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 2, 1950, Page 1

VOL. LXXI. No. 1 (®) Wirephoto MAYOR JAMES M. CURLEY of Boston (third from left), who has coitiases many more serious Situations in his long political career, seemed downright flustered when all his bodyguards were unable to block Deputy Sheriff Margaret C. Long, who sought to serve him with a restraining or- der against issuance of permits for two drive-in theaters. She failed in this attempt but served the papers later. The other men in the picture are unidentified. CLARENCE HIGGS CHRISTMAS — DISPLAY WINS FIRST The Third Annual Lighting Contest, | jointly spon- sored by the Cova Cola Bottling Company and the Junior Cham- ber of Commerce was concluded this afternoon with the announce- ment of the winners. First Prize goes to Clarence Higgs, 517 Grinnell Street. His display, which wins $100, con- sisted of a revolving’ Christmas Tree, a talking and © laughing Santa Claus seated. in a rocking chair, "inerrily” greeting the pass- \ ersby. A: very interesting Christ- mas Mural, set in the gable end of the house, displayed a minia- ture Santa and his reindeer in silhouette. Twinkling stars and colored lights, diffused within. the mural, portrayed the scene in variable colors. The Second Prize of $60 will be presented to Mrs. P. B. Rob- erts, 1211 South Street. This dis- play consisted of a dual set. The front lawn group was composed | ‘of a choral group of dolls, “Ye : | Carolers.” Attired in finery of a style popular at the turn of the century, the trio rendered an al- most audible chorus of Silent | Night. Details weie carefully ad- (2) Wirephoto hered to and it was noted that even the large, hand-penned CARMINE VINGO (above), {notes on the song-book which the 20-year-old Bronx boxer, who fearolers held were a true intone- was knocked out Friday night ;ment of the hymn. The side lawn by Rocky Marciano in the sixth ‘group comprised a manger scene round of their New York bout, {The figures in this group we! DEATH HIS FOE is fighti is li és of heavy ardboard. Strings of te fighting for bls tte Hie (cijored: lights were used. very] once bededle js bs is h | effectively to decorate the ed “but still definitely on the @younding foliage and several! critical list” in St. Claire’s hos- pital. j colored lights were displayed in ‘the window of the residence. ohare > of Bo araiey bd us ; (Continued On Page Reds Scouting ees: 1d; Okinawa Base _ | American Soldier -'Under Arrest For to; OKINAWA, Japan, Jan. (#).—There’s a story today Soviet planes making daily re Shooting German | ance flights over the big American Air Base of Okinawa,! STUTTGART, Jan. 2—(@).— s off the China coast. The The U.S. Army announced tode source is an American Red Cress that an occupation soldier, Pri wethe I Sedat, Opec: nan) The Rea Grom auin, Feadlhand oo rests He's charged: with| Chtistmast~ icklautz, says unidentifie pisies which are believed to be | Shooting and wounding a young | aarpeigs ; erman bo! Russian, fly over Okinawa and | G&™ e | The Army announcement said | Smith and another soldier made advances to two German girls who repulsed them. Then they allegedly are said to have tried to} (Continued On Page Six) NEW YEAR S force a young brother of one of! SPECIAL $1.25 | the giris to lead them to the girls’ home. | gerd a When the boy refused, the (Tomato or Grapefruit Juice) s ish Bean or Vermicelli Soup) Army announcement related that; witnesses said that one of the! soldiers fired four shots, wound- ROAST PORK ing the German boy in the thigh. | Mashed Potatoes or The Army withheld the name! _ Candied Yams ‘of the other soldier, pending at Cranberry Sauce Lettuce and Tomato or Cole Slaw Peas ther investigation, TTD POOR OLD CRAIG rea SERVICE STATION Dessert Beverage RAMONIN'S poet ee el LET | Change Your Oi! ; under contro! PRIZE PLAY pehiss be f (®) Wirephoto JACQUELINE VAISSIERES, 6, plays with a pink python in the privacy of her Paris home after a judge’s ruling halted her daily public appearances with her sinuous playmate. Jac. queline and her friendly python were the principal attraction at a Montmarte sideshow until protests were lodged in alarm over the child's safety. father said the python was as harmless as a kitten in the cool } climate of Paris, but the judge ruled against further public ap- pearances, Fire Causes s Big |Loss: Apartment ‘Is Destroyed Fire caused several dollars worth of apartment house , ton Roberts at thousand damage at the owned by Mil- 200 Catherine st., at 1:30 a. m., Sunday When firemen of Companies 1 and 3 arrived at the scene flames were shooting out of the roof of the two-story building, Chief Le- roy Torres said today. Lines of hose were soon placed and the fire was brought rapidly The (Continued ¢ ames .virtu- Visit the Wedding Ring Store eThree - Five Day Repair Service All New and Repaired Watches eELECTRONICALLY TESTED for ACCURACY Knonles Jenelers 504 SOUTHARD STREET Her | ‘Big Manhunt On - For Escaped: Convicis Today : in Arkansas near, the city of Tittle Roek, where three or four escap- Sereren ed prisoners from the .state pri-}. son farm are. believed to be hitl-} ing out. A town marshal was shot last | night and police officers have had two brushes with men driving a stolen car over 80 miles.an hour within 25 miles of Little Rock, At a road block near Kenneth Grentley, was shot an wounded in the.arm.in a gun battle with, three. men ‘ina car, That shooting: came ishortly after three men had stolen, a car Arkansas, the night city ogee Dewey To Rap |’ The three men. who shot t Lond okes’ marshal sped west toward “Little Rock at terrific speed. Two state ploicemen picked up the chase when the car, whipped past them’ at a speed estimated be- tween 80 and 100 miles,'an hour. The car’ missed a curve and plunged into a clunip ‘of bushes, narrowly missing a carload \of nolicemen from North. Littl Rock, eastward bound to join the manhunt. Police began shoothas but the one man they saw got away. Of- ficers said they found a revolver in the car that was stolen from the Tucker State Prison farm early Saturday when: four con- lvicts broke out after killing a trusty-guard. State Police believe one of the four escaped prisoners may have been killed by his companions. One of the men tied up by the three men near England told po- lice they told him they had wiped out one of their companions. The Superintendent of the Ar- kansas Penitentiary System, Lee Henslee, said of the escaped con- victs, “they'll never be taken alive.” At the Tucker Prison farm, ‘Warden Hosmer said the vonvict| vader is James Perry Williams of Sheridan, Arkansas. Hosmer says Williams killed the trusty guard, Bill Bohannon, Saturday in the break-out. County Board To Open Bids For Baseball Field Bids are to be opened at a meeting tomorrow night of the Monroe County Commission for the construction of a baseball diamond in the new Negro beach, it was announced today. The baseball field will be paid for from the $5,000 which the Commission has set aside in the budget this year for the deveiop- ment of the Negro recreation jarea in Old Fort Taylor. Aside from the receipt of vids {for the baseball field, it is ex- pected that only routine matters jwill come up at tomorrow’s meeting. |Budget Will Be Discussed By Board Wednesday It is expected that this year’s budget will get some attention at the meeting of the City Commis- sion scheduled for Wednesday night. The commission postponed the meeting from tonight until Wednesday be @ today is be- ing observed New Year’s Day. City comm oners are hopeful i of having money budgeted _ this year for new streets, to expand the facilities at Wickers’ Field and for the annual boat race from Miami. The construction of new streets should be provided for, Commis- sioner Louis Carbonell said today. {Continued On Page Six’ | EES EEE ESSELTE ERIS ETS, BOAT BAR 503 Duval Street Phone 9165 AIR-CONDITIONED Sports Results Daily Key West’s Most Comfortable Bar NE A feare and fe \Socialized Medicine — will deliver'a heavy attack on so- ¢ialized medicine ahd the Tru- man admniistration. on. Wednes- day. The iast will .come in Gov- ernor Dewey’s annual message to the New York State Legislature. Dewey will criticize what he ls the Federal . government's lan for nationalizing medical taking over the whole field of health on a completely socialized basis, as in Britain. In New York State, Dewey |will say, the highest health and Welfare standards in the world have been achieved, within the terprise system and without ving the government run the lives of, its people. He will add that New York proposes to continue developing its program along these lines. The Governor will tell a joint opening session of the Legisla- ture that New York can continue its far higher standards and avoid what he will describe as the degradation and humiliation of a government operated, social- istic system. He wil tell the State lawmak- ers. that New York has comprehensive, high: rd medical care program in the world for the needy. In addition, he will say, there is no taint of socialism to the state program, despite the fact that no person in New York need go without: medical care because he lacks the money to pay for it. Dewey has been a strong oppo- nent of the proposed compulsory health insurance plan sponsored by Federal Security Administra- tor Osear Ewing. When he campaigned last Fall | for the eiection of John Foster Dulles to the U. S. Senate, Dewey consistently attacked the plan and called it socialized medicine. Dulles, who had been appoint- ed to the Senate, also attacked socialized medicine vigorously in his losing campaign against For- mer Democratic Governor Herb- ert H. Lehman. Kate Carney Died Last Night In London Hospital LONDON, Jan. 2.— (%). — A comedy. ‘queen of the British Mu-} sie halls in the days before World Wir 1, Kat¢ Carney, died last night in & London hospital. She was 80. A veteran of more than 50 years on the stage, she took part in the first royal command per- formance in 19 These perform- ances have since become a Bri- tish stage tradition. Volunteers Elect Officers Jan. 10 There will be a general elec- tion of officers of the Volunteer Key West Fire Department at No.| 1 Fire Station, on January 10,| John W. Roberts, department sec- retary id tod apdidates are: For Chief, Lefoy ee sis First Assistant Chief, Colton Pais; ; for Second Assistant Chief, Ralph Braun, and John Spottswood; for Secre- tary, John W. Roberts; for Treas- urer, Paul Archer and for two Department surgeons, for which there are no candidates. SHEETROCK Strunk Lumber Yard 120 Simonton Street PHONE 816 BSBESBBB BRB RBBB SS Palace Theater IDA LUPINO and IN THE = S.A. | ACCUSED DOCTOR RESUMES PRACTICE Helen Maciolek. FREE UNDER $25,000 BAIL, Dr. Herman N. Sander (left) re- sumes his medical practice in Manchester, N. H. Dr, Sander was charged with murder in the death of his cancer patient, Mrs. Abbie C. Borroto of Manchester. (P) Wirephoto At right is his nurse, Miss pasoen) SHEFFIELD, Eng., Jan. 2.—(P). ~—A British cement company has demanded a public apology from the Labor Party for calling the firm a part of an industry com- bine. The Ketton Portland company sent a letter through its lawyers asking withdrawal of the statement and a published re- traction. One plank in the Labor party platform for the 1950 general ection calls for. state ownership of the cement industry. Faking Production Reports To Moscow BERLIN, Jan. 2.—(4).—West- ern Socialist circles said today that the Communists are in real trouble with Moscow for failure to promote prosperity in Eastern Germany. The British-licensed Telegraf, edited by Socialists who have many party friends in the Soviet zone, said the Russian t col ‘mand has sharply rebuked the astern G nment for accounts, which (Continued On Page Six WRESTLING Tomorrow, 8:30 at SIMONTON and GREENE STREETS Sports Arena Main Event BOBBY ROBERTS vs. ABE COLEMAN Nell Stewart vs. \ Jean Weston GLENN FORD in “LUST FOR GOLD” SSBB BB eeeeee Gen. Adm. . $1.00 (Incl. Tax) Reserved Seat, $1.25 (Incl. Tax) NDS_APOLOGY FROM LABOR PARTY Cement | THREE MASONIC LOBGE OFFICERS INSTALLED —~--™ Officers were installed for three Masonic Lodges in Key © f West in a joint installation cere- German Reds Are mony held at Scottish Rite Tem- The statement which offended the local firm appeared in a party handbook for speakers. In a sec- tion discussing the cement indus- try the handbook described Ket- ton as part of a combine known las the Tunnel Group. Lawyers for Ketton said, “The implication that our client com-| pany is controlled by any other ; cement manufacturer is most da- r Party spokesman in} he letter is under consideration but there v t be }any commeni at this time ple, Friday, December 30, under the direction of R. W. D.D.G.M, James P. McDermott, 24th Mas- onic District. 2. W. Past D.D.G.M. Frank O. Weech as _ installation offi ssisted by R. W. Fernan- do E. Camus as Marshall. Officers of Dade Lodge No. 14: W. M.—Charles S. Taylor, S.W. Henry Higgs; J. W.—Willard F. Cook; Tre rer— Douglass R. Trevor; tary — Frank O. Weech; S. D.—Walthor M. Laz- ier; J. D.—Robert Pollock; Ss. Leo Cohe! S.—George H. Conant; Tyler—George Schrei- ber; € lain—Luth H. “Muse, Marshall—Vance C rup. Nick Badovinatz Dies Of Injuries Suffered In Crash A Navy Chief Petty Officer is dead and two civilians were in- Jured folowing a collision of two automobiles in Overseas Highway about three miles above Boca Chica Naval Air Station at 3 a. m. Sunday. The dead man was identified as Nick Badovinatz, 32, whose home {town was Roundup, Montana. His next of kin was listed at the U. S, Navy as his father, George Ba- dovinatz of Roundup. Injured were Miss * “Tiny” Hud- gins, 16, daughter of Henry C. Hudgins of Summerland Key, and Fred Lasley, 20, of Key West. Miss Hudgins is in Municipal Hospital, while Lasley is a pati- ent at Naval Hospital. They were both badly bruised and suffered from shock. They will both be released by the hos- pitals in about a week, Hudgins this morning told The Key West Citizen when he was reached at Summerland Key. Chief Badovinatz was driving alone toward Boca Chica; aceord- ing to the Public Relations Office at the Naval Air Station, -at the time of the accident. It is presumed that Chief Bad- ovinatz fell asleep at the wheel of his car. In all events, Lasley, driver of the other car told au- thorities that the chief’s automo- bile was seen coming directly towards him. “The car was on the wrong side of the road”, said Lasley. “I im- mediately Pulled over to the right and stopped my car. Chief Bddovinatz was thrown heavily against the steering wheel of his car. A passing mo- |torist took the chief to Naval | Hospital where he died at 1:30 p. m. yesterday. He suffered mul- tiple injuries, but the exact cause of death will not be determined et after an autopsy is perform- ed. Both cars were demolished in the crash, the Public Relations Office at Boca Chica announced. Chief Badovinatz was listed as a chief mechanic who worked in the Transportation Department at Boca Chica Station. Late Bulletins... LATEST WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF By The Associated Press 308 DIE THUS FAR NEW YORK.—The death toll from all accidents’ thus far over the holiday weekend has rdached 308. Traffic accidents have taken 203 lives, It seems doubtfal th the final traffic accident figure for the three days will reach the 330 figure pred: d by.the Na- tional Safety Council. Fires have claimed 40 lives, and persons have died in miscellaneous acci- dents. ROBBED OF $10,000 ATLANTA.—A retired Ohio produce dealer told police here last night he was slugged and robbed of $10,000 in cash by a negro couple. Fifty-eight-year-old Clarence J Knittle said he wa driving to Florida with his “1 Officers of Dr. Felix Varela j Lode: se No. 64 : _|. W. M.—Benjemin Fernandez; - W.—Jose C. Sanchez; J. 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