The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 9, 1950, Page 1

TEI TS a eT Che Ken West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1950 George Smathers |Voters Decide [Yale Graduate | ee Supervisor (Held In Death Battle For Wonsan Rages One Mile Arrives In Key West? Tuesday Of Prekdeer From City Limits This Afternoon At 5 es SO American Soldiers Have Crossed It Is His First Opposes Milton 38th Parallel In Large Numbers A. “Mickey” Visit To City Parrott | - Of Her Husband Since Nomination TOKYO, Oct. 9.—(AP).—One of the first battles in many days appears to be raging outside of the North Between 2,500 afid 3,000 voters) NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 9— ~ In May Primary Korean city of Wonsan. | | are expected to go to the polls|(#)—A 24-year-old Yale gradu- tomorrow and cast their ballots |ate is being held for the fatal] TOTS SLAIN, GANT ALE JAILED Senator - elect George Smathers and party will Just as expected, the Communists are fighting t hold their city on the east coast. in the special Democratic prim- | shooting of a Yale psychiatrist, e artive here this afternoon The South Korean Third Division is meeting 2 Red —_————___ yOu, .- LXXI. 38 239 Dead Man’s Wife Has Identified Man As Killer Arrives By Private Plane This Afternoon Voters will choose betwéen | | their North Haven, Connecticut Samuel B. Pinder and Milton A |bome. “Mickey” Parrott, the only can-| The prisoner is Theodore Trent- didates who have qualified for|Lyon of New Haven, Connecti- the race. jcut He was picked up by two ary for the office of Monroe Coun- | |Dr. iewis Thorne, and the Ee ty Supervisor of Registration. wounding of Thorne’s wife at £ at five o’clock by private Smathers will be met at Meacham a = city Pinder now holds the office by |SPringfield, Massachusetts, po- and county officials appointment of the governor and|licemen, who became suspicious counter-attack—about one mile southeast of Wonsan. The party will remain in will attempt to return by popu-|°f his actions while he waited for At that point, the South Koreans were stalled i= the Island City until 12 lar vote. Pinder, former city tax|# >us- their drive on the city by enemy artillery, mortar and noon tomorrow collector, was named for the job} New Haven police say the small arms fire. 4 Monroe C. - ‘ by Governor Fuller Warren tc|CTitically-wounded Mrs. . Thorne The Communists blasted away} in “ ty Com: Positively identified Trent-Lyon after the South Koreans had , sioner Joe Allen has stated replace John England who re- 3 on 4 two rivers just that Smathers will stay at La Concha Hotel, and may be seen that night by his} ————_______ many friends at the down- town hostelry. . This is Representative Smathers’ first vis- it to Key West. since his nomination in the Demo- eratic primary last May. It was in Key West that Hits Island Of Ambonia “Smathers first announced| - Ne Number Of his entry into politics. The' Casualties Is Key West Citizen printed) Given; Ask Red Smathers’ declaration for} Cross Aid the position of United Violent Quake AMBONIA, Oct. 2°.—(9)—A Signed from the office last April. His term will expire Jan. 1, 1951 Florica law provides for a special election when an elective officer resigns or dies more than 30 days prior to a general elec- tion. The decision to hold the! special election was made re- cently by the Monroe County (Continued On Page Eight) “Mickey” Parrott Announces For |County Position Milton A. Parrott, who is known over the island as “Mickey,” has as the man who shot her husband six times last night Police say their prisoner is bée- }lieved to be a iormer patient of the psychiatrist. Connectieut State Police Major }Leo Carroll said the Springfield |policemen found a 22 calibre pis- |tol and several bullets in Trent- |Lyon’s pocket. | He is being held on a coroners | warrant cal proféssor of psychiatry and mental hygiene at the Yale |school of medicine. \Pinder’s Friem s Friends Urge His Election Dr. Thorne was assistant clihi-; Fighter-bombers of the Fifth; Air Force lost no time in going} to the aid of the South Koreans. | Navy's Seet activities a the Key ii } i TT " r] ! CARTHY ROYALS (center) is jailed at Valdosto. Ga. for the States Representative. death of his two grandchildren. aged 2 and 4, who lived at near- violent earthquake has hit the| candidacy for the a island in the East Indies, thejpervisor of Registration in thej scene of fighting between the Im-/ special primary to be held to- government and South! morrow. In leiinscaaall A broadcast from the shocks hit Ambonia Also the underdog in the per, Smathers once more|” Damage was extensive was the victor. And now he|coastal districts, particularly Communism and its sympa-|seismographs in India. thizers, Smathers will be much appreciated in the trying years ahead for the United States. Key West welcomes home its representative in the U.S. Congress. Seven Workmen Injured In White i. Accident WASHINGTON, Oct. 9—(#)— Seven workmen were hurt in a scaffolding accident at the White House today. The men were taken to a hos- pital, and their condition was not critical. mor, north of Australia. the diilac- Authority Asked For Carrier From Key West Citizen) WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. Jackson, Interstate Park, New- York, N. Y., (Continued On Page Eight) island} Mr. Parrott said: said today a series of violent|/born Key Wester. I attended the} yesterday, sending up a gigantic tidal wave. There are said to be casulties, US. Senate race against|but no number is given. The the powerful Claude Pep-|brosdeast appealed for Red Cross holds the state's highest | the villages of Galala and Halong where casulaties were reported. elective position. This apparently is the same An outspoken foe ofjearthquake which registered on It had been said that quake's center was near the island of Ti- |New York To K. W. (From Washington Correspondent, »—& hearing will be held October 26, 1950, before Examiner L. A. Commerce Commission, at 641 Washington Street, New York City on the ap- plication of Herbert Orama, 109- 65 135th Street, South Ozone for au- az Ae ‘Visor.of registration on the Dem- “Iam a native) ocratic ticket.. Sam B. Pinder, in- cumbent, is a candidate for ‘the old Russell school in this city while being reared by Mr. Sam-, today issued this statement about uel E. Lowe, my parents having} his candidacy: died when I was six. I have} “Sam B. Pinder has demon- traveled over a large part of thejstrated his fitmess to serve world, both as a civilian and in|people of Monroe, faithfully = the armed forces of the United| efficiently. The registration States. I have served in the|books are saic in his hands. Un- Army and the Navy and am ajder him only those who are qual- veteran of both world wars. I} ified to vote as specified by Flo- believe that the fact that I wasirida’s Election Laws Pie arity wounded shows my loyalty and their names listed in my love of my country. | As an honest election pea | “I intend, if elected to serve,2m honest registration, it is most my county as faithfully as 1[ important to choose as supervisor }served my country..The adminis-|of registration a man whose in- tration of the office of Super-|tegrity can not be conscientious-/ visor of Registration is important, ly questioned. for that reason) and I pledge myself to give you; We favor,continuing Sam Pinder! an honest, efficient and impar-|im office. tial administration. Under me.| “Though the office of supervi- this office will not be dominated|Sor is essential to a fair and true by any‘one man or set of men. electoral expression, the total The office will be run for the|Vote tomorrow undoubtedly will people of Monroe County. }be small Because of that, we “I have spent my years re- have not only pledged ourselves} cently in rearing my son. mother-|'© vote but also to try to ner-j less since earliest childhood, put-|S¥@de our frineds and neighbors ting him through the local schools|*® €° to the polls. Please vote and I am proud of the job I have|*2™morrow. Voting is our primary done. I will give the -ame honest | 4ut¥ under our form fre effort to performing the duties of) " “rinatly, we feel sure that Sam| “Honest elections are the cor- |B. Pinder is the right man for nm. nerstone of our American system. supervisor of registration.” In his statement to The Citizen, in in 9. nomination. A group of friends} ~ $234,305.52 Collected By As Supervisor I pledge you that! registration of voters and the The worknien were part of the foree of men engaged in repair- (Continued On 5 eee Pe Paes Eig Eight) & z Fine Used Cars MILTON A. PARROTT “MICKEY” 6:35 Tonight. Over WKWF handling of the absentee votes will be honest, impartial, and according to the law: of the State of Florida. If you wish this kind . I solicit your votes to- Second Best Food Poor Old Craig | SERVICE STATION | francis at Division Phone $14) Your PURE OIL Dealer LET US cock Your 0: Second Best Drinks New Engine 1946 DODGE $995 4-DR. SEDAN Radio - Se Drive 1942 [anal 2-DR. - $595 PAINT OOD SV SI UVD ASSN V ‘AVd OL SHLNOW 12 SV CAR FOR CAR WE INVITE‘ COMPARISON AND DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT... WHEREVER YOU BUY... AS THE DEALER YOU BUY iT FROM. 50 CARS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE. OUR PAST 20 YEAR GROWTH IS YOUR GUARANTEE+1. 4S MUCH AS2I MONTHS YO PAY. A USED CAR IS AS GOOD AS THE counts are as follows: tel pa the auto and found it in flames when he returned. City In September For An 4 The All-Time Key West Record ==" | GURRENT TAXES ALONE TOTAL $166,013.41 LAST MONTH The greatest amount of collections in the City of ee Key West for a single month was announced today by City Tax Collector Archie Roberts. A grand total of $234,305.52 was taken in by Rob- erts’ office during September. The lights in the office of tax collector have been burning almost nightly for the past couple of weeks. Anyone passing city hall during this. time would have viewed the burning of the midnight oil. It has paid off for last month the office set an all-time record for re-} ; ceipts received. Receipts ver individual ac- Mar. athon Man Loses Arm In Delinquent taxes. $2,466.43. Current taxcs, $166,013.41. Occupational Licenses, $36,- 974.39. Scavenger, $3,790.57. . Sewer, $106.50. lost his left arm in an ice-grind- Fines & Forfeitures, $2,923. Election Fees, $112. Building Permits, $711.50. Sale Grave Spaces, $180. Auto Stickers, $6,777. Recreation, $221.97. Cigarette Tax, $9,046.44. Miscellaneous, $3,923.31.