The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 4, 1952, Page 1

rcrereemnmirmmnamsi ican casunssaseesina key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit erp SSMS EOE VOL. LXXIII, No. 185 Helicopter Flyers i Get Wet Ci a KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1952 Frank Cates Defends Self With Knife During Stock Island Robbery Attempt * Official U.S. Navy Photo \ : ; + (SUNDAY AFTERNOON OFF DREDGERS' KEY. four helicopters were engaged in routine activities during the course of which , ong of them Roy Helm of North: were brought safely to shore p forced landing in shallow water. wolina, eo-pilot, CCDR. V. The only injury to the three men aboard was a dunking. The pilot, Lt. E. Donald Bursik of Ravenna, Nebraska and passenger“V. R.. Butler AD3, two ‘unidentified young Key West fishermen in a very heroic rescue. When Two Texas Buses Crash Buses, Are Crammed With Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen WACO, TEX. — Two Grey- hound buses collided head-on to- day,erupted in flames, and be- came funeral pyres for at least 28 persons. The toll may go to 33. The big vehicles smashed to- gether seven miles south of here just before dawn. A @eath count was difficult be- cause many bodies were so badly burned they fell to pieces. Funeral ho hich had reported 34 bod- . m. (EST) revised the Many servicemen returning to their bases from week - end leaves were among the dead and injured. ‘Twenty + four passengers were brought to Waco hospitals, many critically hurt. Five of the 57 pas- missing. The buses burned almost to rub- bish. Burned shoes, parts of purses and their scorched contents, lug- ge tags and other clues to iden- is were sifted from wreckage. told of the gray-dawn the buses met at about 5 U. S, 81, heavily-trav- eled route between Dallas and the te capital at Austin. “It was horrible, people were @ereaming and knocking each oth- (Continued On Page Three) CBS Company Sells Land - CBS Construction company has Gay. Figet sale was made to Mr. and Birs. Leroy D. Lafler, 2205 Seiden- berg avenue. The other sale was to Mr, and Mrs. J. L. From, Jr., $103 Fogarty avenue, Key West. 417 EATON STREET Office hours 10-12 2-5 Saturday 10-1 AND BY APPOINTMENT TEMPORARY PHONE 1300 May Re-Survey Men Exempted From Service WASHINGTON # — Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey says a resurvey of men deferred from military service because they have depend- ents ‘may soon be necessary if the armed forces are to be kept at . | their present levels. Hershey, the director of selec- tive service, expressed this opin- ion today in an editorial in the publication, ‘Selective Service,” which is sent to the 4,000 local draft boards over the nation. Hershey said the manpower pool for the draft on July 1 totaled about 1,200,000 men. The question which ‘must be faced in the not too distant fu- ture,” he said, is the source of the manpower which will inevita- bly be needed. The group of about 900,000 de- ferred in Class A because of de- pendency, he added, “‘is one of the largest that can be made avail- able to supplement the present sup- ply of manpower available for mil- itary service.” A selective service official told a reporter no official action has been taken toward a resurvey of the 3-A men. In another week-end develop- ment, it became known that the Army and Air Force are planning to release reserve officers who de- cline to accept commissions of in- ‘definite length. The Navy and Ma- rine Corps already are doing this. BULLETIN Tonight’s scheduled base- ball game between the Key West Conchs and the Havana Cubans has been postponed because of wet grounds. The Conchs will meet the Tampa Smokers tomorrow night in the opener of a three game series. TS POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman Phone $194 Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires .. Tubes . . Batteries + + Accessories i iaeiddeadaieeteiteeiadeieeeemeeee undred Cuban Teachers Due Here Tuesday Bloodmobile Unit Due Next Week The American Red Cross Blood- mobile unit will be at Monroe Ge- neral hospital a week from today to take blood from donors, it was announced, Persons who wish to give blood to the Red Cross should call the chapter at 286 to make appoint- ments. Dr. Ralph Herz is blood program chairman of the Red Cross, Dr. J. Lancelot Lester ig o0- The blood donor committee is meeting with Miss Anne Johnson, Blood program field representa- tive to complete plans for the vis- it, tomorrow, Worst Bus Crash In HWay History buses near Waco, Tex., was the worst bus accident in National HARDWARE DIVISION St. Phone 886 7 Wrecks *. On Highway This Weekend Extent Of Injuries Of Victims Unknown Pending Highway Patrol Reports Tomorrow A bumper crop of seven acci- dents took place over the week- end on the Keys, it was learned today. Names, extent of injuries were unknown since Florida State Pa- trolman S. R. Walker could not be reached, Three women were in one acci- dent on Long Key Saturday, injur- ing one so that she is now in St. Francis hospital, Miami Beach. Three sailors crashed in a single car accident turning over three times at Bahia Honda, Sunday at 4 a. m. The boys were taken to the Naval hospital by a passing motorist before Patrolman Marvin J. Wilder got there. They suffered possible fractures of shoulders, abrasions and bruises. A Saturday night accident at Snake Creek involving three cars resulted in two persons being taken to the Homestead hospital. Sunday afternoon two cars smashed on Plantation Key with no injuries resulting. A car ran in a ditch just south of Tavernier, and turned over three times with no injuries. Saturday afternoon at 2:45 0o’- clock Katherine Helen Lindquist, of Al's Fishing camp, lost control of her car when the steering mechan- ism broke down. The car turned over into a small pond north of Kemp Channel on Summerland | (Continued On Page Three) xk Ghe Ren West Ci THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. ek ® ee ® The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. For 72 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS * He ¥ Electric Poles Destroyed By Fire, Lower Keys Project May Be Delayed Arson Expert Is Called In To Investigate Cause Of Blast And Fire A possible delay in the completion of the Big Pine Key electrification project loomed today, when it was learned that a fire destroy- ed about 250 poles which were to be used on the line, while ‘they rested on a Florida East Coast Rail- road siding in Florida City early Sunday morning. Arson is suspected in the fire which was touched off by a tremendous blast which shook the upstate city. Police in Florida City report- ed the finding of six five-gallon gasoline cans near the scene of the blaze by firemen who fought pest Victim Of Beating It took-firefighting units from |.\j both Florida City and Home- stead over an hour to quell the blaze. The poles were impreg-| § nated with creosote, which made | ' them highly inflamable. Authorities in Florida City have called in a Miami arson ex- pert to aid in their investigation. Damage in the fire was set at $6000 by officials of the Roy Richards Construction Company who were awarded the contract for the construction of the Big Pine Key line. The total value of the poles was estimated to be $7500. The poles, the officials said, are of u special type and diffi- cult to replace, indicating a pos- sible delay in the construction of the line which was to have been completed early in December. Work on the placing of the poles, which will stretch from Key West throughout the length of Big Pine Key, began today with the first seven in position. 2 Women Carried To Hospital Over Week-End A woman identified as Mrs. Ruby Gibson, 39, was rescued from the ocean at the foot of Elizabeth street early last evening by her husband | with the aid of Police Officer L. So- riano. Mrs. Gibson, was taken to the Monroe General Hospital. Mrs. Ula Bodine of the Over- seas Hotel, the wife of a Navy man now stationed in Boston, was rushed to the Naval Hospital this morning. Police think she took an overdose of sleeping pills. Police Officer R. E. Garrison made the investigation. THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY HAS OPENINGS FOR SECRETARIES, ASSEMBLERS, LABORATORY TECHNICIANS, UTILITY CLERK, ANALYST FOR DETAILS SEE CLASSIFIBD AD SECTION FOR INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT PHONE 1771 Citizen Staff Photo FRANK CATES, 72, showing his cut lip, eye, and bruises after after he was allegedly beaten by James Edward Whelan, 20, SS O’Brien, Saturday night. He stabbed Whelan with his pocket- knife, he says in order to save his life. Whelan is on the serious list at the Naval hospital, City Commission To Discuss Changing Regulations Of Bars Proposed Ordinance Would Make Barrooms Close At 2 A.M, Tonight’s regular meeting City Commission promises hot one, when an ordinance pro- viding for drastic changes in the regulations covering the sale of alcholic beverages in Key West is slated to come up for first reading. The session is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the City Hall. The ordinance, which will force the bars to shutter their doors at 2 a.m. instead of the 4 a.m. clos- ing hour adhered to in the past, is expected to meet stiff opposition from local tavern owners. The issue was brought up at an earlier commission meeting, but was dropped. ' The measure will prohibit the sale or consumption of all alcoho- lic beverages between of the bea Thompson Given 6 Month Sentence George Thompson, 30, was con- victed of larceny and sentenced to six months in the county jail at jury trial today. Judge Thomas Caro in passing sentence on the man who was con- victed of taking $14.50 from Donald Andrew Wylie on the promise of getting Wylie a girl, said to the prisoner: “You've been in trouble before. You served six months. I hope you will mend your ways, other- wise you are on the way to the penitentiary.” The second complainant against Thompson, Neil L. Gheradi, Jr. Man Hospitalized With Punctured Lung Will Be Brought To Trial Frank Cates, 72, cab driv. er, after being badly cut with a whiskey bottle, curs- ed, and kicked while he was prostrate, rose and stabbed his assailant, James Edward Whelan, 20, SS O’Brien, on the old highway en route from Mom’s tea room to i I ee ae a3 S82. gs & Hl F i 5 2 as il 7 Ht 2 g i 2 a g rE Es. Fe é ig aé sg 3g i 4 H| | 3F $2 °F i i azf i z i ny Ene set E ad F3 z & | : FEE Ht a 2 az [be f 83 Be if i i i ; E ; 5 eft e § i 5 e i é i i : i i ; i i iE f f E BE i f g i