The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 7, 1951, Page 1

a ene Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Se oe Che Ken West Cilisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER EN? Be The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services For 71 Yeers Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West HE U.S,A. No. 109 Caldwell Hits At A pathy In U nited Sates Says We Must Stop Defying The First Law Of Nature— That Of Survival WASHINGTON, May 7:—(#).—} Civil Defense Administrator | Millard Caldwell has urged what he called a “nationwide crusade against apathy.’ Caldwell s session of a two-day fense conference here. He declared that too many peo ple in this country fall into one of two groups — those who are thetic out the A-bomb and effects or those who are beset, “by fear and hetplessnes Said Caldweli: “Our problem to get those people to understanc that an etomic attack does not spell doom, to understand that by taking cer- tain simple precautions most peo- ple.can continue to live and to work, We must pe Cefying the fi thet of survival.” Caldwell declared that well organized civil defense can re- duce casualties from a bomb- ing atiack at least by half “and keep the cities and production lines in operation.” | President Truman is scheduled to address the delegates at a din- ner. tonight in the Statler Hotel. Secretary of Defense Marshall has VOL, LXXII. civil de- suade them to stop law of nature, been asked to speak at a luncheon z i today. ' Attending the conference are; of some 250 national or- ations. Represented are civic, fraternal, religious, professional, labor, veterans and women's} groups. Florida AP. Thanks, Navy ‘A’ letter to, ‘Comat We ford, public ‘information otfieer for the navy here has been re- ceived from E. V. W. Jones, State news editor for the Associated Press, who extended personal thanks to the navy for their work in the recent plane disaster here. The letter states: “I want to thank you, Capt.! R. S. Quackenubush, Jr, and other offic and’ personnel of the Naval base for your coopera- tion toward me and other news- papermen who were in Key West to cover the accident involving the Cuban airliner and the Navy trainer. “I realized that this was a busy and trying time for all of you and the emergency imposed heavy duties and responsibilities upon you, and because of this I was even more impressed by the cour- tesy and ready willingness all of you displayed without exception toward newsmen, “You made our job vastly casicr, but more important your splendid attitude. quickly dis- polled the flood of fgise rumors and permitted new. ories to be factual anc accurate. You have eur gratitude fer that Call on us whenever we can be ot service.” AF Investigs ates Airplane Cre sh ALBUQUERQUE, May 7.—(4 The Au Force is pressing an investigation of yesterday's B-36 bomber crash at Kirkland Air Foree base, near here. Twenty- three airmen wére killed in the erash, the fifth and worst B-36 ‘rash since the Air Force put the huge intercoastaf bombers into operation. Colonel Perry Griffith, the commander of the Air Force base, ays that witnesses are being summoned. But, he ys, “I don’t think there'll be any new de- velopments out of the investiga- tion.” GAS IS BEST COSTS LESS oke at the opening | | home | Nations Sarina os KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1951. Flanks Stab: | | TOKYO, May 7.—\AP today. toward Inje. On the western slack in the battlefroni. getting harder and harder to find. They’ve made their biggest bid on the western sector, against the R.O.K. forces northwest of Seoul. | Leave Rockets American jets left their rockets | today, while they concen- trated on bombing Communist troops, Supply and transportation centers north of Pyongyang, the; North Korean capital. | 35 shooting star jets made bomb} raids in three waves on railway yards. nemy Claims The enemy radio, has made some claims casualties. The Communist radio at Pyongyang s six United planes have been shot meanwhile, | of Allied | | + down, five airmen captured. The Reds also claim to have in-| flicted 326,000 casualties on Allied troops and to have destroyed or damaged throughout the war. Allied intelligence officers quote | \a North Korean officer a4 having +} told his troops “the war is about over.” There is no Allied interpretation of:this statement, but the ehemy officer is quoted as having said} there will be no new Red offen- sive. This Communist officer is quot- ed as having said American plan- es keep the Communists from getting tanks to the battlefronts from Manchuria—and so, prevent them from mounting an effective assault. | It is not clear whether the enemy officer has been captured, or whether someone who heard him has talked. However, he could have meant only that the war has reached a stalemate. be- cause, as things stand, neither} side can win. New Type Of Enemy Plane A new type of enemy night fighter has made its appearance over North Korea. Descriptions} are seanty, because pilots have been unable to get a good look at the enemy interceptors in the , darkness. Three of the enemy jets made unsuccessful attacks on an Amer-, can 9-62 Sunday night. They! wade several passes over a period | of 20 minutes. That was the third ippearance the enemy planes, which presumably are Russian made. (Bryant, March Will Attend School Meeting Horace O'Bryant, of supervisor of public instruction for Monroe county will attend a mecting next Saturday in| Miami accom- | »anied by L. S. March, president of the 10th district of the educa- tional association The meeting convenes at 2 p.m. in the Dade County school ad- ministration building for the pur- pose of discussing plans for a convention slated for August 31. Supervisors from three coun- ties, Monroe, Dade and Broward, | are expected to be present along with school principals, presidents of the Ciass Room Teachers’ as- sociation and members of the }teaching staffs Poor Old Craig | SERVICE STATION Francis at Divisio: Phone 9134 On the east flank, South 1,900 Allied planes a | Cariad | Your PURE Beales |LET US cesses You" oa | chee eno TNS RRO A Allied Forces At Both Northward Today In Korean War Enemy Claims They Have Inflicted 326,000 Casualties On Troops ).—Allied Forces on both ends of the battle line across Korea stabbed northward Korean troops pushed anchor, others R.C.K. troops stabbed out northwest on Seoul. Meanwhile, other Allied forces are taking up the ~ The Chinese Communists still are well back from the fighting fronts, out of range of American Allied tank-patrols are spearing through the mans-land, in search of the enemy. Generally, the Reds are#——————--—--— artillery. deep no- a es Warren U nm To Have Johnston, Wolfson Testify TALLAHASSEE, May 7.— (®,.—The Florida House to- day named a three man com- mittee to urge Governor War- ren to use every means in his power to persuade William H. Johnson and Louis Wolfson to appear before the Haley com- mittee. The committee, composed of three former House speak- ers, went immediately to give the resolution personally to Governor Warren. The former speakers are Representatives Simpson of Jefferson, Murray of Polk and Beasley of Wal- ton counties. 200 Persons Are Reported Killed In Earthquake SAN SALVADOR, May 7.--().) —A dispatch from San Salvador says that at least 206 persons are reported to have been killed in an earthquake in El Salvador yesterday. The quake hit two cities—Jucu- apa and Chinameca. El Salvador in Central America is between Honduras and Guate- mala. The two cities hit are both be- tween 90 and 95 miles east of the, capital city, San Salvador. Jucu-| apa has a population of 12,000 and Chinameca has 17,000. The strong quakes destroyed} many homes,.and public build- | ings. Many persons were said to | have been buried in the ruins. Nearby towns also suffered | great damage. } Allithe town are Situated near San Migucl voleano, not erupt, Explosion Heard Sixty Miles Away SARNIA, May 7.—(4).—A giant blast of exploding gas rocked the huge Polymer Synthetic Rubber and Chemical plant near the West Ontario, Canada, city of Sarnia late last night. The blast was of such foree that it was felt 60 miles away in the an City of Londan. But no one was killed and police say only three workers were injured, and they were not hurt seriou: A highly inflammable ¢. is used in the production of synthe- tic rubber. Flames covered an area about 300 feet square, and shot more than 100 feet high. following the explosion. Port Huron, across the St. Michigan, lies just Clair river from Sarnia, near where the 87-acre rubber and chemical plant _ is located. Windows were broken in Port Huron, homes were shaken for miles around, and several doors were blown open at sion area. The Polymer plant is doing sec- ret work for the Canadian gov- ernment, so all gates to the grounds were locked ‘and guard-j ed immediately following the blast. Company officials said a statement will be issued morning. but ‘it did i one} town 45 miles east of the explo-| this | | | Capt. Adell NBI Witness This Morning i ; Deelares Most OF j Plane Parts For | | Reeonstri | mn | | Have Been Recovered The Naval Board of Inquiry ad- journed today to review testi mony and line up any further | witnesses in the investigation of ithe recent airplane disaster here. Principal witness this morning apt. Cecil C. Adell, top! utive of the naval base. In charge of the over-all search for wreckage of both planes and the victims involved in the crash, Capt. Adell said. “I believe we made every ef- fort, using all the ‘ facilities in the area and Lave recovered most of the plane parts for re- construction.” He outlined the area of search and stated that not only su ‘vaft, the Marianne barge, and submarines bad participated in me salvage work, but that air- ft, helicopters and blimps had aided The number of divers who ac j compli red tremendous tas | has 25 | the been estimated at Comdc. RoW. Salford, publist information officer, was expected! |to be a witness later today Last Friday, during the inquiry jan enlisted man told of servicing the na SNB trainer and of the | probable scating arrangement of the three officers and one crew- man aboard before the takeoff. Eye-witness of the civilian aircraft’ was Lt. Q. P. Willingham, FAWTU, who 6b- served the accident from the Boca Chica bridg He testified that he saw what he thought was a puff of smoke jin the sky area, but that he did not sce the crash of the navy plane, nor any coilision. His testi- mony was technical and aecuraté as to the time and position of t Cuban, plane while it turned an plunged after a bricf interval oi flight. Lyerly To Address Engineers’ Club E. E. Lyerly, of the electronics office of the Charleston Naval | Shipyard, will be the principa! | speaker at the meeting of the Key |West Engineer's Club Tuesday evening at the club rooms, Build- ing 55, U.S. Naval Seaplane | Base, on Tuesday, May 8. Lyerly’s subject will be “Ra rumentation” he will strate how to determine if ‘a or article is adioactive | and its deg of radioactivity and ; how to protect personnel working | with such articles and/or in con- | taminated area, by measuring the |strength of the rays and com- | puting the time exposed. It is the} | time/strength of the ray expos- | ure that can be injurious or fatal to those subjected to atomic ra- diation. Charts will be used to illus trate the’ progress of Nucl ies beginning with the di y of X-vays by William} n of Germany in 1895 and h the general theorv of relativity advanced by Albert Kinsteimin 1915 up to the present ; time | demonstration is Jit will reeord the equipment uscd in’ the so sensitive that presence of af radium dial watch locked in aj sheet metal box and will also} j register the cosmic ray radiation from space. Cosmic rays are very weak at level but increase in strength with altitude. The * ger Counter” which is the bas of some of the present day Radiac equipment was originally de-| signed to measure these cosmic ays. In Ho: pital | TULSA, May 7.—44).—Film| Star Shirley ‘Temple underwent an emergency appendectomy at Hillerest Memorial Hospital here last night. She was stricken with appendi- citis while motoring with her husband, Charles Black, a tele- vision program salesman. |Bricks! Bricks! Bricks! Last chance to get old hand- made colonial bricks. Visit Key West Army Barracks. 601 White Street. Telephone 1883. ABCD CORPORATION | SeeuBRay ire kee RON fall of the|‘ ! fice of building inspector PRICE FIVE CENT: MacArthur Plan Wil Ri All-Out War With Sovi SO SAYS GENERAL MARSHALL IN ADDRESS TODAY BEFORE SENATE WASHINGTON, May 7.—(AP).—Gencral Marshall| has opened the administra MacArthur. Testifying for two hours and a half before Senate the defense secretary declared that Mac- investigators. Arthur’s Korean war idea with the Soviet Union.” Marshall did say, how is now discussing with othe recommendations—a naval He added that the ques- tion has not been. brought up as a formal proposition. however. Marshall concluded his first day of testimony at 1:10) p. m., Eastern Daylight Time. He’}l be on. the nd again tomorrow mornin The defense secretary declared! that the ¢ istration’s _ policy has not wavered about de’ i Formosa to the Chinese Reds and also. opposing giving Red China a ‘| United Natibns seat. Marshall made a significant dis- closure about a January 12th memorandum of the joint chiefs of staff which MacArthur has imed supported his proposals fighting the war harder against Red China: The defense secretary said the memorandum contained sixteen -ourses of recommended action— and only four were. quoted by acArthur. And Marshall said e meme dum was drafted for e if American troops. bad to hdraw from Korea —,it was carded whcn it became ap- garent that the G.L’s had turned the.tide of battle. Marshall declared that Mac- Arthur’s policies. would risk an vll-out war even at the expense af Josing + ofr Adlies and wreeking the ‘coalition of free peoples throughout sthe worl t atte outset of fst testimony, he defense secretary said he de- plored . necessity of having to vestify in contradiction to a brother Army officer Shrimper Dies Aboard Vessel Fred H. Norris, 62, died Satur day morning at sca on board the! S. S. Kenneth McKay. The body by Lopéz funeral home to Hou ton, Texas. Survivors: wife, M F. H. Norvis. Norris was a boats- wain on the ship. Building Permits Permits issued here in the of- Ralph Russell included. a $500 roof re- ir job at La Concha hotel. Mrs, Jean Thomas, 913 Geors street, obtained a permit to en-} close a poreh for $75. | Chambers’ Minutes Differed From Miami Article Rev. George M. iiay today issued the following state- ment: “¥ find that the impression I received from a recent ar- ticle printed in a Miami pa- per concerning summer vaca- tion plans as proposed by our Key West Chamber of Com- merce is not in keeping. with the minutes of the chamber's, _ meeting held last Thursday. in which leading citizens of Key West were in attendance. “I am happy to know this and regret that a wrong im- pression was made, not only upon me .but many other citizens who read the ac- count.” Se 2 AEN ARES CORAL ISLE TRAILER PARK Stock Island—U.S. No. 1 SANDWICHES . . BEER COLD DRINKS .. ICE Mgs. Alton Park. Arthur Hollerich’ eA MRR is being sent today} Se eee an De Luxe Service For War 7 as E tion’s case gainst — would risk “an all-out war ever, that the United States r nations one of MacArthur’s blockade of Red China. Soviets Don’t |Seem To Like | Paid Vacations MOSCOW. May 7.—(/P).— Pravda said today dozens of Soviet geologists suddenly get an urg? in the sprinetime to do research on landslide pre- vention in the Southern Cri- mea. The end up. Pravda ex- plained, vacation with pay. The Communist party newspaper said it found that government organizations are spending hundreds of thous- ands of rubles sending ex- Perts to balmy Black Sea va- { Bik gecaR TSF Rrra ssn oie cation centers during the re- soe i be AN UNIDENTIF: Me totes a lh hb dissertations while the. or- zoel is _— T found to do with clubs fa Koren and bow the MP could be failed into such unusual servic... Feuman Will Aa MacArthur In $ DISCUSSSES MaeARTHUR’S TESTIMONY WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS. TODAY WASHINGTON, May 7.—(/P)—Président’> Truman diseusacd General Douglas: MacArthur's testimony with congressional leaders today in preparation fgr a major foreiga policy speech tonight. Speaker Rayburn told reporters that the MacArihur case eanic up, during Mr. Truman's regular Monday: morning conference with . dehis Capitol’ Hill spokesmen. ganizations for which they work pay their salaries. plus on tel alent oe a iw ‘our It’s Jucky. termark: ed, that there is a fair amount of space in the { dlatiee ‘Otherwie.! pear expeditions wor * “eLeer its: ing The paper was quick to point out that landslide pre- vention was an important matter. im the South Crimea, where the government is in- vesting large sums in resort construction. But the research of years hi 0 far produced no results, Pravda said, be- cause of poor organization and a lack of really serious 2 ¢ { ‘The Preside: speaks at 1 study. x National Guar d EDT at a federal civil defense The Communist _ organ dinner at the Hotel Statler. It will quoted one Soviet professor be his first formal speech since. thus: Landslide research in Thanks Navy Fer Its Assistance On the eve of Armed For , the general he —removetl © from command appeared before Senate | committees, inquiring into foreign ' poliey and the Korean wat. * ec yl ta Week, Lieutenant Clyde Stickney che eae pbs had eommanding officer ‘of Key gone over MacArthur's te: ssi. mony West's National Guard Unit, has with thé President, replied: | the South Crimea has turned into something like perpetual motion or the squirrel cage— much motion with no results. ane oe written Captain O. A. Smith,|> “ag T have said before, ho two City Commission commanding officer of the Key} or ‘three people can get Lodether West Naval Hospital, thanking} pow without discussing General {im for physical examinations} ypacArthur. We didn’t cdine “10 | Meets Tonight n ty all) G4 members of the} any conelusion about Mr. MacAr- unit when it was called to active ) thu.” yenagene | The! city’ commission Upetine duty. Vice President Barkley, Senate “The undersis ened wont tike to! Majority Leader McFarland ant s. his appreciation a House Majority Leader MeCor- jtonight, set for 8 p.m. in the j courtroom of the city hall, prom ee SRUETESS i gratitude,” the letter said, “forl mack participated in the confer- ises interesting development ac-} i. admirable co-operation of; nee. A member of General Omar cording to proposed resolutions tol our command in processing the Bradley’s staff gave the “rouo a be presented City, Dave King for approval. First on the roster concerns the by officers and enlisted men of - this nization, uch wonderful Manage briefing on the military situation in Korea. inter-servicr 0-1 ation erits the highe conistruction of a concrete grand | @OPCTmMon: merle opal) Is ce waise indeed, for without your | stand which will cost $29,785. The] :elp it would have cen very IS EXTINGUISHED grandstand is one of the suggested | 1ifficult to process. these men i] yy damage was doné at ba jimprovements for Wickers Fiele | »rder to go into Federal Serv 1 Concha hotel Saturday evening Municipal stadiym. swe did on May 1. . S nd although artirient wes Estimated cowt of a concrete ‘May all units of the © variors called shew oesceet pommartinas block and cyclone fence to be} cervices work together this well, the kitchen. put up around the auaiasd b inthe troubled days, ahead, and Grease blaving on a hot grill caused the smoke. saree: Two street. drains hatha. Be flushed of gasoline” one Dawet street yesterday in the SO Ie. ‘Torre’ said toda: bleachers is $5,166. The work will be done by the M. E, Bennett construction com pany. Another resolution up for adop tion is the agreement between the city and the Harvey Waste con cern which covers the salvaging of serap paper from the city dump. It will also be proposed that the building at 604 Duval street be demolished as it is structurally unsound and a public hazard. Authorization for the purehase of two City of Key West perman- ent refunding bonds and accrued interest, amounting to a total of $2,120.33 will also be asked. A complete balancing of the city budget for the fiscal year of| 1950 by making inter-account transfers will be introduced in anj emergency measure resolution on final amendements to the budget. has nothing 1. fear.” Week begins end Armed celebrated, Ameri Armed Forces rext Sundey, May s Bay. will, be Saturday, May.19, 194 947 Studebaker Business Coupe—Champion * New Feather Gray Paint Price: $675.00