The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 5, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equitable climate in the average Fahrenheit country, with an range of only 14° VOL, LXXIII, No, 135 The Ken West Citise THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1952 Associated Pre-s Teletype res and Photo Services Devoted to the * Key Wes 72 Years Interests PRICE FIVE CENTS Jack Sellers, Wife HILL DENIES GUILT OX 2ND DEGREE SLAYING CHARGE Injured In Crash; Condition Is ‘Fair’ Accident Took * Place In Miami Beach This Morning At 12:15 Monroe County Deputy Sheriff John William Sellers and his wife, | — Lorna, were injured early this | . morning when their car skidded, hit.a-light pole, and overturned. , ‘The accident oceured at 12:15 a. m, in Miami Beach, 53rd. Street and Collins Ave. Both Sellers and his wife were taken to St. Francis Hospital where their condition is described as fair. Miami Beach Patrolman George Barnes reports that Mr. Sellers was driving the car. F According to Patrolman Barnes, | the car skidded 256 feet, hit an electric light pole, skidded 23 more feet, jumped the curb, and con- | tinued 77 additional feet into bushes | and trees. It turned over two or three times before coming to a stop. Both Mr, & Mrs. Sellers were ap- parently very lucky to have es- eaped serious injury. Local Businessman Mr, Sellers, more familiarly known as “Jack”, is a popular, young, Key’ West businessman. He | > is a part owner of Monroe Motors, on White St., and has an in- dn the Key West Transit in civic interests and his hobby of late has in the of tennis, He is of the Key West Tennis ‘Blooming’ Plaster points out some of the “bio . ing” plaster that has caused so much concern to school officials. For further details, see story on this page. Mr. Pierce is an old- timer at Reynolds school. His total length of service is nine years with the school system and he has been at Reynolds for four years. He says that the present crumbling of the plaster began three to four years ago folowing a hurricane, hey AFe the "parents of | = two girls and three Vessel Overturns; Six Are Killed MIAMI (®—Six persons lost their lives and 17 others were rescued | Sunday When the island motor ves- sel Zelma Rose overturned in rough water about 40 miles frem Nassau, Bahamas, according to re- | ports reaching Miami today. The accident occurred at 2:50 @.m. near Six Shilling Cay, about Reynolds School 40 miles east of Nassau, Needs Repairs . Two Miami men, Sam~Wolf and | p Robert Little, searched the area iS OB t for an hour and a half in their) §SQVs r Beechcraft plane. They had flown | ay yan fo Nassau for the week-end. Wolf said they saw no survivors but spotted wreckage and radioed the position back to Nassau The dead were identified as Cona Newbold, 23, a nurse; her sister, jo ay — ——, sous | For nearly an hour last Tuesday ef: Welbourn Pinder, a crew | Diaht, they discussed ways and member, all of Nassau; Ephram, | means of rectifying the present sit- a Negro native of Andros Island Crumbling plaster and ‘porous | brick at Reynold’s St. School are} causing deep concern to school) board members and Superintendent Horace O'Bryant. uation, | and that a hearing will be held | soon. end Cherles Algreen, 44, of Cur-| «7 need some expert advice,” rent Island. | + . Survivors said the 30-ton Zelma | frankly spoke Mr. O’Bryant. He Rose turned over in 15-foot waves | Made the.rounds of each board while most of the passengers were | member to find out if any of them below decks. | had experienced similar difficulties | in buildings around Key West. No Promenade In | one was able to offer any help. Marathon Sat. Mr. O'Bryant is writing to a com- pany that a in water mp ete., to tind out if The regular monthly promenade st a solution, | of Voiture Locale 728, 40 and 8 leds: teense? fun and honor Group of the Ame a | jean Legion, will be held Saturd fact that evening at Marathon, Chef de Gare d around A. M. Morgan annour day window sements A large group of local voyageurs the plaster oes not ap- will leaye the City at 6 P.M. on R “blooms out Saturday on the bus of the | West Guard of Honor to at says meeting. ge oi Nomination of offic t system ensuring year will be cheaply annual election is s< thou the July meeting ig Would not only act from the Complete Stock of Mechanic HAND TOOLS | wife at the point of @ knife, with| x kk xk Accused Is Called “Quiet Plodding Man”; Hearing Soon By 3USAN McAVOY The present employer and a former .employer of William Stubbs. held in county jail on a charge of: investigation of at- temptec rape say that Willie is good boy, and they don’t be- lieve he could have been the man who climbed into bed with a white woman early Sunday morning. M. E. Bennett, contractor, for whom Stubbs has worked three years, said: “Whoever was the offender should pay for it, but it doesn’t seem like Stubbs. He’s a quiet, plodding type, has a big family.” A former employer of Stubbs got on the phone to urge Peace Justice Roy Hamlin to hold a preliminary hearing as soon as possible to as- certain if Stubbs is really the man whom the young matron accuses of the crime, The woman, who is married and also works, filed her affidavit with d pot ig one eye. He ‘ed when she screamed, she) said. In cases of attempted rape the identity is not made , Woman, could not be locate her residence this morn- ing or at her place of work. She had Tent part of the morning with Hamlin, according to neighbors. While this feporter was sitting in the office of County Judge Raymond R. Lord, a Negro Employers Question That Stub BENNETT FIELDING HILL, 22, USN, sits on the prisoner’: Mr. and Mrs. Hefbert Hill of Gloucester City, N. J first time by his parents this morning in the court his hand on his son’s shoulder, k ago, moved to the table with his attorneys, William Albu ‘y and E) kX * irigue Es: inaldo. bs Is At yee Sailor And His Parents As Murder Trial Opens xk Citizen Staff Photo | as the jury was picked for his trial bench in Criminal Court today, between his father and mother Hi i of second degree murder of George Hopkins, was seen for the 2 the alleged murder on February 2. His father said as he put “He's a good kid.” Hi thinner than he did at the preliminary hearing, two months xk * tempted Rapist kk * oo Chosen As State Begins Case Against, Sailor Accused. Of Hopkins Murder By JIM COBB Bennett Fielding Hill began his fight for freedom today in Crimi- nal Court against the second De- gree Murder charge held against him in, the slaying of George H, Hopkins on the morning of Febru- ary 2nd. Before County Judge Thomas S, Caro, the 22 year old sailor entered a plea of “not guilty” when the in- dictment charging him with the fa- | tal slugging of the 50 year old Con- j necticut hotelman whose battered corpse was found early on the morning of the Feb. 2nd at the foot of Simonton Street was read to him by County Solicitor Alan B, Cleare who is prosecuting the case |for the state. | The defendant, who appeared in | the courtroom in Navy blues seem- ed somewhat paler and thinner that Bees his previous appearances. He has been held in the Monroe County Jail since his arrest by the Mon- jroe County Sheriff's Department about 30 hours. following the find- ing of the body of Hopkins. |" Mr. and Mrs: Herbert Hill, par- jents of the defendant are in Key , west for the trial. They greeted teu son warmly ind sat with him for a period before the pro- ; ceedings began. Hill chatted and {smiled volubly and seemed to he | confident of a verdict in his favor | The elder Hill, who journeyed from his home in Gloucester City, Ne Jersey to be with his son express- j ed disbelief that his son could have committed the crime. He said “He has always been a good boy and never given us any. trouble.:1 jhave a two weeks vacation from jthe Railroad and Mra. Hill and Tf | are going to stick with him no mat- woman and two children came in to see him. “Mr. Lord, Willie's mother is in New York, but she asked me to come and see you, and see what could be done for Willie, until she gets back. Willie is a good boy.” Judge Lord told the woman that J. Y. Porter is representing Stubbs, Truman Will Attend Dem. Convention But Will Go Only After Democratic Presidential Nominee Named Hamlin said he will hold a hear- ing as soon as Criminal Court ad- journs. The presence of County So- licitor Allan B. Cleare, Jr. is neces- sary he said for the hearing, and| Cleare is at present tied up in court with the Bennett Hill case. | id ft "| WASHINGTON w& — Presiden’ Die ieee De ccc ny | Truman said today be will atten ders to Yelbase fete on the case. | the Democr National Conven- It was common talk at the court- house, however, that blue suede! dential nominee shoes and hat found in the room) 10 1. of the accusing woman, did not fit; Stubbs at all. | The President added tha “Stubbs would never have had a/ “ke to attend the whole Ch pair of blue suede shoes, anyhow, (Continued On Page Three) tion after it ep will ne n its presi at | Woman’s Auxiliary Monroe General Hospital Declares Conly’s Criticism Not ASKS ALL Blast Detonated “Ds ene: POLITICS s criticism of Hospital today LAS VEGAS, Ney ir t from the Wo- blast n es tten a letter f t hich they say hi t ver been in y ask the in making institution jotten and ‘iron out” orange shots st themselves of clouds, which gestion offeted by the luminated by the one man said, “ ‘He was too | with his money.” Bennett said that Stubbs had to| be close with his money to support} his large family, } The last rape charge in the coun-| ty came to trial last fall. A sailor) was accused of attacking a house-) her child in the car, He was ac-| quitted. The present attempted rape case comes at the end of two Months ™ 148 Ford Fordor $695 when three women in the Simon $235 down ance 12 ton street, Elizabeth street area mos. at $49.85 have complained to the police of peeping toms attempted strangu Pentia Full Price jail until a hearing is called and it is determined whether or not be is the man identified by the young! Guaranteed jor Lije Roy’s Key West FOR HOT BOLLOS ] and SHRIMP CROQUETTES Try Auto Parts Co. EL PASAJE TELEPHONES i877 - 1878 RESTAURANT 121 DUVAL STREET ATTEN SS 1085 Truman Ave. TICKET OFFICE ALL AIRLINES PRICE TOURS 411 Fleming St Phone 124 Ford Inc. F "7 wire sy Ph. 725 / | To lease Key West j Keys. Hotel- j OPEN EVENiNnGs / lotor ¢ or Apart. : j t Ho Must be O. BOX 207 Justified in | Bundy Sied, Head Of USO s Council nar Scho« Pet dent, and H. Harzold, F Darby. Secretary SOSN corat The ¢ to b and fe NCCS Council ‘the USO NCCS USS Bache Chairmar USO NCCS a LUNCH DINER _ Open doing good business Can be moved any Must sell $750.00 Cas sh equipt Phone 2271-XW after —|ter what happens, The Hills are | staying at the home of a friend of their son's, a Navy Chief attached | to the USS Gilmore Following the reading of the in | dictment, it took about one hour for |the selection of a jury The six man panel includes five Nave! stg — | tion employes and an insurance | mah. Both the defense and the pro. secution excused 5 jurors for rea- son. Those selected include: Ger j ald W. Myers, James W. White, | Jesse J Montgomery, Benjami in | Saunders, Charlies: §. Matthews and Leland S. Gwinn, Before the Swearing in of the jurors defense attorneys Enrique Esquinaldo and William Albury asked Hilf if he was their #tisfied with the selection, He re- plied, in a low voice “It’s alright with me. When Scticitor Cleare read the tment to the jury, the poss bi ity that a large bone, introduced at the preliminary hearing as an alledged murder weapon will not he # factor in the State’s case was Rit ed. The information in the in ent charged that Hill as ~ {8 Hopkins with a biunt in- ‘De strument, but that “said instra- ment is unknown.” The bone was thn found at the scene of the slaying by Sheriff's Deputy Serge He e nan B Testimon f just one witness wa day priow to the noon ad nt as William C « t of find: ne di. deceased about 7:20 on the e itor s ng of Three) NEW FABRICS a Gifts for Homes SLIPCOVERS DRAPERIES, Ete. Made to Order caroline shop 723 ANN PHONE 1502