The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 24, 1950, Page 1

errr cere enntnneeen: VOL. LXXI. No. 20 Chiefs of Staff: Gen. J. Lawton Gordon Gray. Secretary of the of the university. THEY URGE EXTENSION OF DRAFT ae LC) | (®) Wirephoto ‘THESE THREE TOP RANKING MEN OF THE ARMY appear before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington med urge extension of the draft for three years beyond next June Left to right: Gen. Omar Bradley, chairman of the Joint Collins, Army chief of staff, and Army. Gray recently was chos- en by @ nominating committee to be president ‘of the Greater University of North Carolina. His nomination will be presented to the university's board of trustees Feb. 6. the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal and Sentinel, is an alumnus Gray. publisher of Pen WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—(P). Acoofdirig to the head “or” the biggest stee| company in the U. &., the recent boost in the price @ steel should have no harmful ts on prices in other in- tries Pre the dus fent Benjamin Fairless of United States Steel Corpora- sny upward changes in be d more to in- wnsportation and to any change Ww Pp ie f steel.” this statement Senate-House probing tee! industry. The was the first »ymmittee opened Steel the price of steel dollars per aid today that ympany or- yu) he put it, “Made ncreases in Fa uid this in- ve Union th a it rinks $25.00 REWARD FOR INFORMATION leading the Arrest and Conviction of Person. or Persons. destroy eg County Benches and other cunty property at the New eunty Beach MONROE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS on Program Said To Be Main Reason For Steel Price Increase, Declares Fairless creased cost included such items @ new: insurarice and persion ‘pro~ grams estimated at $67,500,000 and an increased Social Security tax estimated at $3,400,000. The Big Steel leader said, “These costs alone are $3.88 per ton and more than offset the } $3.82 per ton which we hope to ‘obtain from our price increases.” | In his statement to the con- gressional group, Fairless added that these price increases were “Modest in character” and that there was “No mystery” them. He disclosed that U. S,j Steel's costs had gone up, and so had freight and fuel oil. But Fairless put the reason for the price increase chiefly on the pension and insurance programs. Said he: “We favor pension and insurance benefits for our em- |ployes. Our earnings, however, ‘are not sufficient to permit us to absorb the large cost That is the reason we raised the prices.” 2 | | GUNMEN AGAIN ROB PAYROLL IN BOSON |Sam Smithwick | Murder Trial ‘Resumes Today ALICE, Tex., Jan. 24.—().— Texas Rangers and other lawmen will be present today when the “|murder trial of Sam Smithwick resumes Smithwick is a former deputy heriff, ch with Broadcaster Bill Mason in ed slaying dio this city after Mason had criticiz- Jed him on the air. The trial has raised tempers Last night, someone fired |shots from ambush at the’ pr two |cutor, James Evetts. The pr |cutor said he did not know certain whether the shooting was connected with the current tria or not. "e SEB BEB eeoees Palece Theater Warner Baxter and Fay Baker in “THE GENTLEMAN FROM NOWHERE” (eee eeeeeeeoe | about | involved. | for | * inee oy ti Coplon Spy Trial Begun Today In New York City NEW YORK, Jan. 24.—(#).— |The long-delayed spy conspiracy {trial of Judith Coplon and Valen- tin A. Gubitchev began today. Selection of a jury got under way after Federal Judge Sylves- ter Ryan denied a number of de- fense moves that would have de- layed the trial still further. An attache of the Soviet Em- bassy (Yuri Novikov) sat with [= Russian engineer Gubitchev by special permission of the mention be made during _ this trial that Miss Coplon, formerly a Justice Department employe, already has been convicted on a similar spy charge. Miss Coplon’s lawyer, Archi- bald Palmer, moved for a post- ponement until the appeal from her earlier convictions has been decided. He also asked adjourn- iment in view of evidence that the FBI made extensive use of wire-tapping in investigating Miss Coplon and Gubitchev. Pal- mer said: “I believe this girl would have a fairer chance if a delay were granted, now that this skeleton (wire tapping) is out of the tions. He also rejected renewed motions by which Gubitchev sought a separate trial and plead- ed diplomatic immunity. Gubit- chev isa United Nations em- ploye, suspended since his ar- rest. ° Coal Strike Hurts Steel ° Production PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24,—(#).— The continuing coal strike is hav~ ing its effects on other vital in- dustries. Some 63,000 soft coal workers still are idle, and the walkout has forced the Crucible Steel Corporation to reduce its operations in Midland, Pa. Cru- cible has laid off 500 workers the coal shortage continues. At the same time, a General Motors spokesman says his firm has been notified by steel com- panies they may have to shut down this week for lack of coal. He did not name the steel com- panies. Another GM official says the huge automobile corporation will have to shut down in 30 days if the steel supply is cut off Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company also made plans to cut back production at its works in Youngstown, O. No figures given on the number of workers that will be affected Meanwhile, miners in six states court. Ryan also directed that no closet.” Judge Ryan denied the mo- and says the total may reach 1,- 000 by the end of the week if continue to sa N work.” ‘0 contract, no Eugene L, Roberts Announces For School Board Eugene L. Roberts today an- nounced for Member School Board, Third District. Mr. Rob- erts had the following to say in behalf of his candidacy: “I am very much __ interested in the young people of our city, and want to see them develop into clean, wholesome, honest citizens. And if e@ a member o fthe School Board, I have only one promise to make. That I wil rve faithfully and to the best my ability, work- ing at all times to help better our educational system. “I believe if we all rk for better sche with room for h cl schoo cilitie ers 3 perience, not be fore we wi e in our their education is at s Bargain 1949 cs Used Outboard Motors r Spertwin, cee 100.00 - Twin ‘ALLIGOOD MARINE 629 Front Street Phone 1696 Your Authorized Johnson Dealer te ee a eee a ee i \ -|search the area. Now it’s clamp- “|ed down a curta -|the whole educational | the ‘Unidentified Sub he Ary THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1950 Dr. Walker, Miami.Ghamber ; Head, Will: Address. Meeting Of Lecal Chamber, Jan. 30 TUCKER ACQUITTED 41 ' (#) Wirephoto PRESTON TUCKER (above), head of the ill-fated Tucker automobile firm, smiles hap- pily in Chicago after a jury ac-. quitted him on charges of mail fraud, and conspiracy. He was also cleared of accusations that he violated Federal Securities and Exchange Commission rul- ings in the financial promotion of his corporation. Seven asso- ciates were acquitted of similar charges. Another Merey Slayer On Trial For Life Today BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Jan. 24. —().—Twenty-one year-old Ca- rol Ann Paight went on trial to- day for the so-called mercy s ing of her policeman father. Carol Ann is accused of sec- ond degree murder. Her lawyer said she wouid plead temporary insanity, shock brought when she learned her father was incurably ill of cancer. He was shot to death September 23. Twenty-six prospective jurors were sworn in today at the start of the first trial of its kind in the history of Connecticut. Just before the trial started, Carol Ann—composed and dry- eyed— walked into the crowded courtroom with a woman ma. tron. Her mother sat down in the front row of the courtroom seats The state charges that Carol Ann stood by last fall when her | | a on father, Stamford Police Ser- geant Carl W. Paight, entered Stamford Hospital for a check- up. Carol Ann is~ accused of walking out when she learned 1e- was doomed, and returning ater with his own. service re- volver. Sergeant Paight was shot as he slept. He never knew the ature of his illne Reported Off Kodiak Island WASHINGTON, —There 24.4). a flurry of excitement Jan. in defense circles over an un- identified submarine that's been reported off Kodiak Island in{ Alaska. It is said to ha¥e:' appeared within one-half mile of the is- land, where the U, S., Navy, .has one of its Far Northeth ‘bases. sent out planes to The Navy 1 of secrecy on operation. Results of} earch have not been dis- closed A civilian reported seeing craft. TICKET OFFICE ALL AIRLINES PRICE TOURS 411 Fleming St. Phone 124 government crew the underseas * ! | ! | . | case. 7A, bee Eight-Year-Old Girl : Accuses 48-Year-O Man Of Molesting Her Cable Confronts * een co wa (ARRIVES TOMORROW An eight-year-old girl told a General Gathering Of Chamber’s Entire Membership To Hear Dr. Walker Dr. W. H. Walker, President of | the First Federal Savings and| Loan Association of Miami, and also’ President of the Miami Chamber of Commerce, will ap- pear in Key West on Monday, Ja- nuary 30 to address members of the Key West Chamber of Com- merce in that organization’s gen- eral membership meeting. straight forward story in Crimin- al Court before a jury and Judge Dr. Waiker, who several]Thomas S. Caro this morning,} BOMB BLAST FAILS, will arrive at months ago was appointed Chair-| telling how she was led into a va-| SUSPECT ARRESTED West Neval Base tomorrow Cumpite pram sete “citizen's cant house at 400 Duval street e | in connection with Anti-twhes- conducting a World’s Fair in Mi- andsmolesiad Dy igang ce hak tine affairs carried on here. ami, will discuss plans that have] |” aittine bates Nes ca dhe sete Vice Admiral F. S. Lowe, US; ee ape pa CoRMECTION wh ness stand. He is Albert Cable, Admiarl| MF. Scheottel, Key West Chamber of Com-| 48 who had been previously con- ; Rear Admiral Lieyd Har merce officials are very enthusi- ise seabed oo Maries USN; Hear Admiari D. ¥ astic about learning more of the Pat atte: eee hon , USN, and Rear Adwiet proposed plans that are being laid | oer regi . Grant, USN, will ale errive in connection with the Interna-| charge filed against him in Key the Naval Base, tional Exposition. President Joe| West. iit oiceainaete pecemelly Allen has urged that all Chamber e jury was still considering Kimball. members attend this meeting on| the case this afternoon. The Jon- teday will be Res: denyety a0 and eas Dee Weiner: John K. Austin, Merritt A. Sands, B Momen, USN, P ° J Norman J. Lowe, Dewey J. Buck- pote ur ley and Raul A. Sibila. ae rosp ective or The girl and her mother took’ the surface @ A h I the stand this morning. The girl, | @0 down, and whe & pproac hn talking low, answered all the/| with the group reach . questions asked by Allan B.} here tomorrow. Co li C Clere, Jr., the county solicitor, | wes eppointed by rneius ase honestly and apparently unafrai j Truman os Under Se TAMPA, Jars: 24—(49-—A. pros. | Sem anid she Rad compe: Goa the Navy for Air on pective juror in the murder trial | #0Wn 10 #0, to @ DiCaeeind and 11, 148. On May of Ward C. Cornelius says a rela-| 7hen she enamgee aey varlor in- as Under Secretary of tive of the defendant approached bing P | appointed by the stead. She said she paid for a-so- da, but didn’t have the sales tax of one cent. “That wan Ll me the ica H said the little girl plainly. “ om gave it to the waitress. Then hel ee cn pogo offered to take me to see some |¢ - VO). Te bunnies. We went to the vacant) Tumbia, S. C.. was arrested by house. I didn’t see any bunnies.’ Police who frustrated an at- He scratched my leg. I began to] tempt to dynamite the tower cry, for I was scared. of radio station WBT in Char- “Then a policeman came to the} lotte, N. C. Officers said he was seized as he lit the fuse on doorway of the home. I was very glad to see the policeman. That's a bundle of dynamite and threw it under the tower. Police, for the | all 1 know about it.” tipped off in advance, had pre- Hilary Albury, serving as de- tt at the request of tonsa nny a viously found the explosive and removed the caps so it would (Continued On Page Three) not explode. 2,700 Apply For Insurance Rebates In Key West him about the case. The statement came from E. B. Cunningham, of Plant City. He told Circuit Judge L. L. Parks the relative had asked him “How he felt” about the trial. +Another Veni in, who was selected for the jury, said a friend of the Cornelius family had commented to him that his name was on the jury list. The juror, J. M. Walker, said he walked away and.declined to discuss the | ia The sta, of Kimball and Admirals wil be concerned ei) the development «of the Ant Submarine Warfare ad here 12 Frenchmen Miami Man And {Land In Antaretie Wife Killed For Year's Stay Cornelius is on trial, ot second time, on a charge that he killed the Reverend J. P. Lane, a.baptist minister. The shooting occurred several weeks after the preacher eloped with Cornelius’ teen-age daughter, Ann. The first case ended in a mis- trial. Gorgeous Gussie | I T . ¢ h |} PARIS, Jan o , A Says Engagement There have been about 2,700! n tram Uras | pedition ef 13 Preashesss applications for insurance rebates } MIAMI, Jan. 24 = s tele a H N E d d filed in the office of the County Semnnbaiies ; ain as Now Ende Veterans Bureau and Eugene An-| mi man and hi were killed | {last night when the automobil HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 24.—(#).— heir, the Veterans Administration The India romance of Gorgeous|¢Mtact representative here, it | crashed into ar Coast | 4 ‘ Gussie Moran and a British busi-| W@s learned today. Line passenger tr wreck | yea ose nessman has taken a new turn. | Jack Saunders, head of the/occurred on the outskirts of | #et On Saturday, Ceorgeous Gussie j Clewiston |e ‘ said she had met love at first{in addition the two offices have! police of Clewistor The polar @xpedities ght. At the other end was busi-|handled the applications of be-/the dead as BF. Tho me Fr 7 er te nessman Anthony Davenport. (Continued On Page Four) of 2859 N.W Te _— “ But today Gussie reports the agile ts ., engagment is postponed, indefi- M Thompson, 58 4 : ; ° the ns ha np George Smathers Naval Station nd a-| A . ‘ . kf tad - © : 1 n the T Qualifies For For Hull Repairs |: pomp tng | The Jose Marti, a frigate in the cathe Senatorial Race Lewis Driven Off TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 24 —There are now two candid Vaults OF Brinks pulled into the & aval Station yester Cuban Na of the U day and was immediately put on Ss. ate: e nn jay and was immediately Pot «(Highway Today officially entered in the United : © . . States Senate race repairs to her omy Se iaaal ber 2 i a o oy uieute: dd C. tt Congressman George Smather; Pe evan Pett i a & . a a Are Getting New Reels hdres ae wa bles rote the Marti left Cuba Sunday} ca, report t p p T 0 . paanrs 4 « as. driv t oO ea Senator Claude Pepper. night. Seretrieea ahs ; : rotection oday Pepper filed his papers last The skipper of the Marti took|H “yw ne ' Thursday papers last} or into the basin and brought] across Har — pile her to the Marine Railway with-| wa il eat the INT out the aid of tugs which were] sid¢ t ut $200 < Hr om l 385 H d standing-by in the event they} damage we th al 7 omestea were needed sheriff's of fice rte “ ‘ The Marti will be here prote " about on? week. During he here she will undergo nec repairs to her hull and other parts of the ship. Exemptions Filed So far 1,385 homestead exemp- tions had been filed in the office Selects Santana iNew Patrolman of Tax As. or Claude Gandolfo. Gandolfo s that last year there Mario E t ag were a total of 2,500 homestead ee ; exemptions granted, but that this NOTICE Bone 3 t WEAVER'S year he expected two of three ; A ene hundred additional. Scottish Rite Masons a go on di Wednesday. January 25, there will be a joint meeting of Con- sistory and Temple Association. 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