The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 25, 1952, Page 1

ee Key West, Florida, has the Most equuble climate in the county, with an average tange of only 14° Fahrenheit Abit i a paisa REED Che Key West SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER ey — VOL. LXXIII. No. 22 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 IN The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Servi For 72 Years Devoted Best Interests of to the j Key West The e The Piace: Of The I American Sabre 4, Jets Down 10 Re The ik » Concha Hotel Question: Wnat Do You Like Most About Key West? Series Of Ground * Fights Broke Out Morris Draws Along West Front | Between Patrols Two Years SEOUL, Korea. P— Ameri | [yy State Pen }cau Sabre jet pilots today shot | | down 10 Red jets over North Korea | | in one of the biggest air tolls taken | jin the Korean War. One other MIG probably was de- | stroyed. At least three other Red ; | planes were damaged. { | American airmen fought. four separate encounters with the Com- munist MIG-15s Over \ Northwest Korea, the U)S. Fifth Air Force said. © Five MIGS 'were blastedvout of the sky in’a racingd@ogfight late in the afternoon by Sabres of the Sist Fighter Interceptor Wing. An- other Communist plane also was damaged in this fight. Three more MIGS were bagged wed: Inter Cleare Praises Webber During Criminal Court: Thompson Gets 1-Year On Larcency Charges Wayne K. Morris was sentenced | to {wo years in:the State Peniten- ; tiary this (morning. om.conviction af | grand olareeny cand, hrakie~ ' enteringyitm,: a packed Simnicai! Court! sessions tox Judge: ThomaéiS: Caro Sentenced | Morrisxwho was caught holding a! bag of $85.68 in silver at the Caribe restaurant last October. 30. Police arrested him at the time and turn-} TONY WALKER of Warrenton, ae. by Fourth Fighter Interceptor|@d him over to. the Sheriff's de-| Virginia. “You have very Wing Sabre jets in another fight |Partment. Defense attorneys for fine accommodations for win- |late in the day. ‘Morris were William V. Albury ter visitors like myself. Key | The other planes were accounted | and Enrique Esquinaldo. ie. | 2} > change {fF in ea:-ser battles. |’ The report filed by Peace Justice ; est is a welcome change |” New snow covered quiet ground |Ira .Albury listed eight state wit-| from the traditional architec- fronts while the explosive jet war |Messes in the case. Among them were Sebasitian Cabrera, Sr. and ture of the north ¢ Jr. The latter is owner of the The people: | erupved in MiG Auey. There was no hint of how Amer- pus cory dingy and ‘:helptul to jican planes fared. Under a new | restaurant. strangers and the semi-Cuban | policy U. S. air losses are|. Judge Caro imposed a year's atmosphere is pleasant.” | announced only once a week. sentence in the county jail on Ge- ns In the rapid fire air action Lt.|}orge 0. Thompson. Actually | Robert H. Moore of Houston, Tex.,|‘Thompson was found guilty on | set one MIG-15 on fire and seconds | three charges, the most serious of | later destroyed a second plane. which was grai.- larceny, stealing | “I was so close to the second|a watch and $43.12 from a sailor. | MIG that when I hit him he blew | For two lesser charges, petty lar- up right in my face,"’ Moore said: | ceny and issuing Larva checks, , “I flew right through his explo-| Thompson . was mtenced six sion which caused. me to fame | months on each. judge showed In other words, his “‘engine | teniency after watning Thompson, died.” we ‘ and will. allow: sentences to Moore glided from nearly’ $0,600 | run concurrently. He pointéd out feet down to 13,000 feet before he | to the young man that his offenses | Sot his jet going again. 7 | were a ‘pathway to the penitenti- | He was credited with a probable ary. | for the first MIG. It happened in | ‘City policeman. Carabolla and! Pala fight this afternoon between 15 | Hall testified in the Thompson out.”” “Planes Over Korea Rodriguez, Coto Of Key West Buy | Gambling Stamps by bps aaa i — There ications ‘gamblers who filed a returns under the new federaf |; are under scrutiny by some state enforcement officers. John L. Fahs, federal revenue cv .ector or Fiorida, Thursday about a half dozen Flor- | ida officers have inspected wager- | ‘ing returns. Several have asked ! for certification of names and ad- dresses of persons who have pur- | chased gambling tax stamps, Fahs | | said. | Names and addresses of those |who buy the stamps are public; | information. Tax returns are not, {but they are available to certain saw enrorcement oficers such as jokes or chiefs of police who] | make written application. Fahs said he could not identify the persons making the inspections. A total of 428 stamps has been jissued in Florida, including four Thursday. Persons issued stamps ‘Thursday included: »Domingo Coto, 927 Truman:Ave., and Evaristo Rodriguez; 505 Amel- ia, St., both of ope West. ‘Hit-Run Car Damages Auto Yesterday Police Seek Vehicle Bearing Insignia License Plates In Fleming St. Crash Four traffic accidents, including a hit and run collision, marred the interna! | | | Past twenty-four hours, At 8:30, P. m. yesterday. a 1951 Studebak- | er Sedan parked on Pleming st. was struck on the right door and | frent fender by an automobile driven by Evilio Vargas resulting in damage to the right front fen- der and grill of the Varies vehi- ' \ | clei. Ouellet was placed under "arrest and later released on $50 cash bond. Early last evening an automo- bile driven by Mrs. Flossie Baker !of 2501 Harris avenue was struck . | Sabres and 16 Russian - type jets | case. _| which had just crossed the ‘raga County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare, | from Manchuria. | Jr. interrupted proceedings in the “We: went right down on top of | courtroom long enough to express them,” Moore said. “I pulled up| his regret at the resignation of | right on top of one and raked him | along his left side from about 200 bei *| feet range. The whole top of his | fuselage burst into flames. I was | Zoine so fast that I sailed right | past him and ended up just behind | his right - hand wingman.” That was the jet that exploded Moore's face. The other jet was blown up in| the same battle by Capt. Mose W. T. ‘I want to thank Webber for his diligence and his cooperatice efforts | with my offi¢e to see the law en- forced. I am glad to -:now that he | will have a chance to benefit him-} self by his change. “Webber broxe the safestealing gang in this city. Though we never could prosecute the gang, Webber aa of ene, Ga. lbroke it up and they have left butlete es Fie is machine-gun | town. Webber has fought fire with ead sa th into the Red flight | fire. He has made it so hard for ader and the MIG “started throw: | some suspects,- that they had to ing pieces. It 4it up and a long | jeave town VERNON EMKEY of Miami, said, “The fishing. It seems I can't miss when I go out. There are plenty of boats and guide service. I'm here on business but I can’t wait to bring my | in wife here. She doesn’t particu- (Continued On Page Six) | The F acilities ‘AL Chief Deputy Sheriff Frank Web-: jon the left front fender by a car jdriven by Robert Burton Lee near {the Fleming and Simonton Street ‘interesection. After investigation by police officer Soriano, both par ties agreed to settle out of court ; When Mrs. Jeannette Esther Wheeler of the El Prado Motel pulled away from the curb on {Greene street her automobile was | str ick on the left side by an auto. mobile driven by Paul Donnelly | Upper Darby, Pa. The parties jagreed to settle the damage be- j tween themselves. | [Russell Issues Four Building Permits | 4 R A U L 'S Paty hate sane. out, | “The people of Monroe County), Four small building permits were r i feet penta ‘tifa they appa 100 [owe you @ grea: debt, Frank,” rissued todav from the office af} OR SPECIAL PARTIES } | (Conti ‘On'P, e pew 'Cleare Said, and shook ‘hantis) with; Ralph Russell, City Building «In- 7 bat ‘ETS Oontinued On Page Six) | the tall’ ‘Chief Deputy. “I ho; rit! spector. They inciuded thos: issu Add dat Reasonable | nines nave the pleastte of working with|ed to John Blackwell, Sr.. who wi!l; Pricdd ‘Can Meet All Competition Anywhere SO FOR YOUR PARTY— HAVE THE BEST RAUL'S FRI. & SAT. you again," Judge Caro !Cleare and said: INVENTORY SALE | 25% OFF LIST PRICE} on coneurred {with iff some day.’ | The court ‘resumed the business | before it and sentenced Russell PURE RUBBER TIRES) Orlak to six months unless he pays costs of $23.56 on an assault and GUS AYALA Black and White Sidewall battery charge James Carlton & His Orchestra |eiven 90 days on an assault and| k NAVARRO, Inc. |batery charge. James Carlton } ntinued On Page Six) (cc TEL. 600) * AT WICKER STADIUM BIG SHOW TONIGHT pevcbatidStud by ddl Mmnelad Cleveland Indian Jackie Price CONCERT BY ‘THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND | Thompson Enterprises. Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION | Phone MAC’S PLACE Seca Chica Beach BEGINNING SUNDAY, JAN. 7 is AM. TILL 1) P.M. 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A ALL PROC said | Says Truman PRICF FIVE CENT: Beachcomber, CG, Navy Rescue Man Drowning At Sea Welfare Of Country First sive Policies Of Progre Democratic Party Have Restored And Kept Prosperity By JACK SELL KANSAS CITY.Kas. “? — Presi- gent Truman’ today skefehed a ace, progress and prosperity pro- fam designed to win the’ Novem- fr elec but declared his party +i play politics with national ! *efease. i } He sa “if anybody is to vay polities with the welfare of | vy. it wil not be the | Party | were contained in message to a 15 - state Midwest emocratic conference opening to- | y: i ‘This year of 1952 will be a criti- year in our struggle to achieve wid peace,”’ he said. ‘‘V in e middle of a great national ef- ‘t to build our defense and help ; mee nations to strengthen them- selves. If we falter now or lose heart and turn aside fram the pro- Key West traffic scene during the | 8™am we have laid out for our-| selves, we can fail.” His message was in the form of | * letter to Conference Chairman James C. Quigley of Nebraska. It came \amid speculation that | Mr, Truman. (1) will run for the | Senate in Missouri at the end of his term, (2) is a candidate for ! } re- election. (3) he wants to aks his“ sticce: Out of this cont lision one salient fact stood out nominee they consider especially attractive, Midwestern want Mr. Truman to run again. Three leaders of the meeting pre- dicted the conference would go on record unanimousiv approving a resciution urging the Erenident to seek anot sr term ‘is prediction Joke More o towa 2 sex and Carl V. Rice, Kansas national committeeman. On prosperity, regarded by most Democrats as their best campaign issue this year, the President said in his letter to Quigley “The progressive policies of the Democratic Party have re. Stored and maintained prosperity, (Continued On Page Six) were Quigley, | Key West Players SMASH HIT “BORN YESTERDAY” held over for the second! big week at The Barn Theater Tickets mow on sale at Faye's Gift Shop in the La Concha Hotel Curtain 8:30 $1.50 tax Incl. Mothers Will March on POLIO THURSDAY, JANUARY 31 7:00 to 8:00 P. M. LEAVE YOUR PORCH LIGHT BURNING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED CALL 1736-J OR 2390 AFTER 5:00 P. M. re. Friday, Jan 25th DMISSION: ADULTS $1.00 CHILDREN 50c EEDS TO Lacking any other | leaders | * D. Gonzaley Kyak Capsizes In Rough Water By SUSAN McAVOY Domingo Gounzale: 800 Whitehead street, wa- saved from drowning in jlast night’s rough seas by tthe combined efforis of |Osear “The Beachcomber” | Teller in his 12 foot sloop, 'Navy helicopters sand: the /Coast Guard.38 foot boat. | Charles »Mundy, © Casa | Marina “beach ‘bey. called \Boca Chiea, when he saw | Gonzalez capsize in his , kyak, half a mile out to jsea. Gonzalez, alse em- ployed by the hotel, had lrushed out kyak to jtew in a drifting outboard | motor boat. | A Navy helicopter rush- ed to the seene as did the Coast: Guard, boat and. a Navy eras per. The Coast Guard the kvak but could Gonzalez immediately Oscar, the beach comber, me in a midnight interview ring wet trom his night fe eek waters: “The helicovter Reseues Dro owning Man 29 Ze ey nicked not up. find told I the Coast Guerd hed tha mar wo. because T left and ev Aad the kvek a tow. : sabi ae Beach, he my sloop. Br aH itleon Staff howe! OSCAH’ THE BEACHCOMBER” TELLER: on his stodp “Minini” onto Which he pulled Domingo Gonzelez who was sinking fast - | in the rough waters off Whitehead and South street last evening. a mile off the foot of ‘White- Oscar heard and saw the drowning man as he was heading his | read sitet. Then 1 pes | sloop for Best Beach. | igre * ie wan suki Tie eae | threw hima line and he held T \V iT] on to it. I pelled him up ° into ruman Wl i e my bost and\asked him if he could hear me, He said yes. 1 5 B Ask d T told him, take\it easy.” € ed 10 n Suez Cibiate: probed to Tella ‘ waterjout of me. Get Run Again Canal Battl a ar / ‘Lana attle (Continued On Page Six) Need Of A Strong British Troops And a on ; Democratic Candidate Tanke Intend To | ;. Suen My Tice . P Palace 4 cuter” hi pease Alaa Disarm All Egyptian j ; : Ske Party Leaders | Palin Whip Wilson hs urzy Knig! WASHINGTON (?—Congressmen | By TOM STONE ie a reached widely differing conelu-| Caro, Egypt, (P-British troops “NEVADA BADMAN sions today as result of Presideftt| ang tanks fired through smoke | TS Truman’s remarks “about leaving ! <4 tte en§ today in a six - hour battle | = ze the door open far him to rum ‘or | "digagm all, Bgyptian police in| pis old 5 ene of it saaior Sten: Canal trouble spot CIFELLI'S re rhs tention Gf the, Missouri sit-toftemeiie.-At least 36 police and AMERICAN, RES a nation only tc 4 the picture for’ Bn Page Six) | Specializing, in Home Cooled Food. gazers Cid appecr to be TT | Orders to: tekezout: ent about one thing— SER ean ™ RS: & that Mr. Truman probably planned } POOR OLD CRAIG | Free Parking in Rear his words to add to the mystery | SERVICE STATION | NEW dees ane rezarding his plans : id 'Francis at Truman Phone 9124, 11:20 A. M. Te 12 MIDNIG# i® one Pi essed to know ol Yi PURE aah H sure, but there were renewed pre. 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