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Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an tange of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXI. No, 1 ve CRIMINAL — COURT JURY LIST DRAWN Sixty names were drawn for juries to hear cases in Criminal Court the week of May 8, by Judge Thomas S. Caro this morn- ing after he had received guilty pleas from several men in Crim: inal Cour¢. The pleas of guilty, together with the sentences of Judge Caro, « follow: Bud Z. Phillips reckless. driving Highway. Lester H. Tucker for operating an automobile without a state license was fined the costs. Frederick H. Sandbrook for operating an automobile without a license, was fined the costs. Edward M, Diederich for op- erating a car recklessly on Over- seas Highway, fined $25. Roman OQ. Blanco for operating an automobile without a state li- cense, fined the costs. Willis G. McLaughlin for oper- ating a car without a state li- cense, fined the costs. Eddie McBride for operating a ear recklessly on Overseas High- way will be given a jury trial the week of May 8. James T. Weston for operating a car recklessly on Overseas Highway, fined $25. William H. Gilbert for operat- ing car recklessly on Overseas Highway, fined the costs. Rex E. Hawkins for reckless (Continued On Page Four) fined $25 -for on Overseas KEY WEST FLORIDA, FRIDAY, April 28, 1950 STUDENT DEMONSTRATORS REPULSED (®) Wirephoto A MOUNTED POLICEMAN leads away teen-ager Stanley Beck- er by the scruff of his neck in the repulse of high school students trying to besiege New York's City Hall Thursday. For the third successive day, the youngsters massed around City Hall in ef- forts to present Mayor William O’Dwyer with demands for more pay for teachers. Proceed With Plan To Prosecute Slayer Of Schuh ST. PETERSBURG, April 28.— (#).—Authorities are proceeding with plans to prosecute the slay+ er of Representative Charles J. Schuh, Junior. Ke pe Schuh was buried yester@ay after one on the city’s most im- pressive funerals, Charles Gifford, charged with first “degree murder, will be ar- raigned tomorrow before Peacé Justice Hdward P, Silk. The case will probably go before the grand jury Monday. If Gifford follows his announc- ed intention of pleading guilty, the case might be disposed of next week. For STATE SENATOR NORWOOD STRAYHORN oiled - al perienced Pull Lever 12-A .. dent yet«not~belligerent:- . TITO SEES NO DANGER OF WAR AT THIS TIME BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, April| 28. — (>). — Yugoslav’ Premier Marshal Tito has “held a news conference here, his first in recént years, The tore of it was confi- Tito declared that he sees no immediate:danger of war. He, ad- ded that he does not think Russia would run the risk of becoming an aggressor. In the sarhe vein, he said he sees no need for intensive war prepdrations. And he express- seeenpe@aecenuaeues Palace Theater JOHNNY MACK BROWN and MAX. TERHUNE in “Western Renegades” seen ewuneees en ed doubt that the United States would offer him arms. This last, statement came in answer to a question asking whether he would welcome assistance. With: Tegardto. tris. immediate neighbors, Tito said that his gov,’ ernment is‘ready to negotiate its differences with Italy. But he made it plain that he thinks the Italians should make the first offer on Trieste, and that Yugo slavia is not willing to give up (Continuea Un Page Four) WEAVER’S Stock Island Inn AIR CONDITIONED BAR and RESTAURANT OPEN ALL NIGHT —_————— All Monroe County Voters Can PULL LEVER 27-A to RE-ELECT J, CARLYLE ROBERTS Member of School Board (THIRD DISTRICT) His 10-Year Public Record As A Member of the Board Renders Him the Logical Man for Your School Board (Paid Potitieat Advertisement) (Paid Political Advertisement) Florida's Hard-Working SENIOR SENATOR CLAUDE PEPPER HAS EARNED Another Term in the United States Senate He Gets Things Done for Florida! (Paid Political Advt.) ELECT FOR.. COUNTY COMMISSIONER (Paid Political Advertisement) He Who Volunteered In Time of War Will Serve You Best In Time of Peace At Your Service tor Fastest, Economical Pickup or Delivery Service Greyhound Bus Express, and World-Wide Air Freight Service Via Scheduled Airlines Call AIR CARGO DELIVERY ‘Temporary Prone 18 1 USED CARS 1950 Model Willys Jeep Station Wagon 1950 Model Chevrolet Club Sedan 1949 Model Hudson Super Six 4-Door Sedan—Clean 1947 DeSoto De Luxe 4-Door Sedan—Clean 1947 Ford Super De Luxe "8 Tudor Sedan—Extra Clean LINDSEY MOTOR CO. 327 DUVAL STREET Across from Southern Cross VOTE FOR ‘Front Of London _ | Dock Strikers +--+ | 1 May 4 To 61s Annual Call For NRS Funds The period from May 4, to June 6, commemorating: the Na- vy-Marine air battles of the Coral Sea and Midway, has again been designated by the Navy Relief Society for its “Annual Call for Contributions” from officers id men of the Navy and Marine Corps. In Key West, as a result of the ity Carnival, the Navy wiety, Key West Auxil- a check for $7,000 There will be no formal drive launched during the above mentioned period, how- ever, it is the intention of the Auxiliary to publicize the _bene- fits, purposes and aids that Navy Relief gives to Naval personnel should individuals desire to con- tribute, the donations will be cheerfully accepted. Quoting from a letter from the, Chief of Naval Operations, “Thel Society is the Navy’s own private Charity. supported entirely by private funds chiefly contributed from service personnel and cili ian friends of the Navy. Its sole purpose is to assist, financially and with other services the -per- sonnel of the Navy and Marine Corps, those truly dependent (Continued On Page Fours Crack Open Solid LONDON, April 28.—(4).— Britain’s Labor government has cracked open the solid front of London dock strikers. They have been idle in what port officials called a Communinst-inspired strike. Faced with a government-ap- proved ultimatum to get back to’ work Monday or lose their jobs, 2,000 of the 14,000 strikers have wated to be on the job tomorrow. murning:>” ~ Other meetings of strikers haye been called, | It is the first defection in the| ranks of the dockers who quit | work ten days ago in protest | (Continued On. Page PR B.W. Ketchum | For JUDGE of the JUVENILE COURT IGA Mint." 16K Political Advertisement) (Paid Poor Old Craig SERVICE STATION Francis at Division Phone 9134 Your PURE OIL Dealer LET U Grease, Spray oz Change Your Oil WEEK-END SPECIALS Lemon Cheese LAYER CAKE 49c Chocolate Meringue PIE 48c Headquarters for BIRTHDAY || and WEDDING CAKES | H MATCNETT S BAKERY || 901 Duval Street | PHONE 301 | | LOUIS CAI J. Y. PORTE Nit FIELD DENIES EVER SAY IN OWEN LATTIMORE FOUR MEN IN THE U.S.A. Ghe Kev West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER The Associated Press Teletype. Features and Photo Services For 70 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West | Zo tac Five Cavs UNHURT CRAWLED OUT OF THIS WRECKAGE THE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE CREW ESCAPED INJURY in the destruction of this Air Force G-54 transport plane near Hartsville, S.C. Flying from Camp MacKall, N. C., in war games known in a field and burned. The crewmen s “Operations Swarmer.” the big ship crash-landed crawled out before the fire gained headway. (P) Phe American Professor, Newspaperman Murdered By Gang In Western Java Mail Service In Key West. Will. Not Be Affected Mail service Key will not suffer at all in accor- dance with the Post Office De- partment’s Washington orders ‘to immediately provteed with readjustment of delivery routes” in was announced Friday by Holfand Bervaldi, postmaster here. “One. mail delivery arrives here at 4:30 p.m. and it is 5 p.m. (Continue? On Page Four: Fine Fishing Tackle Thompson Enterprises, Inc. Hardware Division—Phone 886 BINGO Every Saturday Night 8:00 P.M. JACKPOT, $55.00 FREE EATS AMERICAN LEGION HOME STOCK ISLAND HELP ELECT BILL LANTAFF Your | boned SSiiiad DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES MAY 2 AND MAY.23, 1950 a West | Stopped And Report Shooting, To Military Men JAKARTA, Indonesia; April 28.—(#).—Two United States citizens, Time and Life corres- pondent Robert Doyle and Yale University Professor Raymond Kennedy, have been found mur- dered in West Java. Their deaths were reported today by a U. S. observer | Jakarta, Colonel Karl seit og (Continued On Page Five) 3O@8O9SS9 E6680 Pull Lever 11-A RE-ELECT James A. FRANKLIN STATE SENATOR EXPERIENCED: 8 years service as your Senator ABLE: Proven ability to obtain bene- fits for District AGGRESSIVE: Will continue to work for im- provement of Disirict (Paid Political Advertisement) e Killed Thursday; Excise Tax On: To 10 Percent —The House Ways to ten per cent, in this action. (Continuea Ou Page Fiver STEAKS - STEAKS Featuring : BROILED STEAKS Served from 6 P.M.-1 A.M. PALM CLUB STOCK IBLAND MOST ECONOMICAL TRANSPORTATION! 1950 English Austin 30 to 40 Miles Per Gal. Liberal Trade-Ins .. . Financed 24 Months NAVARRO’S WASHINGTON, April 28.—(). and © Means Committee has voted to cut the excise tax on night clubs, from the present figure of 20 per cent The committee reversed ‘itself In addition to cutting the night ED’ Refuses To Tell Senators Whether He Is Communist (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Apr. 28. Frederick Vanderbilt Field swore under oath to- day that he is not a spying agent for the Russians, but he refused to tell senators whether or not he is a Com- munist. Field was called before a Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee because of testimony the group re- ceived last week from the former Communist Louis Budenz.. Budenz | quoted Field as telling him that Owen Lattimore was a Communist. Budenz also testified that Field and former Com- munist Chief. Earl Brow- der had praised Lattimore for infiltrating Communist- minded writers into the In- stitute of Pacific Affairs. Field told the committee that he had been employed by the Institute from 1928 (Continued On Page Four) France Fires Top Man In Its Atomic nto. pe aan oe mat in its tist Frederic Joliot-Curie. Leaders of center and right- wing parties and newspapers haye been demanding such ac- tion since early this month, At that time, Joliot-Curie told (Continued On Page Four: