The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 4, 1952, Page 3

Photo by Westbo, Coast Guard ‘MASCOT OF THE ARIADNE, Coast Guard rescue vessel, “Bill” has endeared himself to the crew with his orderly habits and loyal devotion, Coast Guard Mascot “Bill” ‘A Pelican Of Certain Age, Uncertain Sex, On Ariadne LOYAL IN ALL WEATHER TO RESCUE VESSEL AT SEA The Ancient Mariner in the fam- ous rhyme by Coleridge was visited by an albatross. ‘The young mariners of the Ariad- ne, Coast Guard cutter rescue ves- their night and day compani more common bird, a pelican, who answ the name D » Bill re- scue ship all served in style by the Coast Guard at any time of the day or night. The crew will have none of this, however. Even a pelican must ob- serve Coast Guard chow schedule S. Crew members take turns catch- ing Bill’s chow with rod and reel and then feed him. His appetite matches that of most sea going species. One occasion Bill could be seen making way with nine medium sized fish without batting a pelican lash. He washed down this morsel with a quart of water. Bill is skittish about his age, but + | it has been guessed as one year by analyzed i) is so spoiled that even seek his own food but calls his loudly to be EXCURSION pt SAVE: 50%: PORTION ¢ OF ROUND © TRIP 4! TICKET. DAY ROUND Tap SUNG 1 OCT. OF ; ROUND * . TRIP wew vor $°1245° Weshingten s 10.42° Phledsphe * E15" Beltinere © 108° au canes @ U8 tax STIONAL CALL 1780 TEKET OFFICE: Meachem Airport Key Westers who have him. His habits' conform to the tradi- tions of the sea. He takes an oc- casional night out, but dutifully re- turns each morning at 6:30 for his morning chow. Unremorseful at his night on the town he announces his apie with his loud demanding calls. ‘One stormy midnight the Ariadne was sent out on an errand of mer- cey, Rodney N. Strelau, SK3, Bill’s biographer and keeper, searched the skies for the ubiquitous pelican. A good mascot should stick to a ship in foul weather as well as fail, The crew members had about given up their mascot as a fair weather friend, when over the ho- rizon swooping in for a two point landing, crying a shout of greeting and encouragement came Bill. The rescue mission was a suc- cess, as Bill's ship tenure will be — unless — and the crew has this one small worm of doubt, unless Bill turns out to be female pelican, in which case Coast Guard regu tions will demand his or her exile to the SPARs. AT LEAST 34 DIE (Continued From Page One) er down trying to get out,” Mrs. Dora Daniels, 17, Waco, said from a hospital bed. “‘They couldn't find the exit door,” She said a Negro soldier wha was thrown to safety “was brave enough to come back and pull us out.” The name of her rescuer was not learned. “There was a little baby,” Mrs. Daniel recalled. “It was lying in the middle of the pavement, burn- ing. Nobody could help.” Authorities were at a loss to ex- plain the accident, which may have been the worst traffic crash in Texas history, It occurred on a straight stretch of highway. ‘The southbound bus carrying 37 persons had left Dallas at 1:01 a. m. (EST) enroute to Brownsville at Texas’ southern tip. The north- bound bus was about to reach ‘Waco, The drivers were both killed— M. B. Herring, who had been driv- ing about a year, at the wheel of the northbound vehicle, Billy Ma- lone in charge of the southbound | bus. —— Chief Jesse Gunterman said Herring had just topped the crest of a slight hill. With many of the injured in crit- feal condition, it appeared the ac-! cident may be recorded as Texas’ worst. The record number killed in a traffic accident in the Lone Star state is 29 — all Latin Amer- ican citrus workers who died in a truck - train collision in Mareh, 1940, near Alamo in South Texa: ne pickup Key West and Vicinity: Cloudy with scattered thundershowers to- day thru Tuesday; continued hot and humid. Gentle to moderate va- riable winds except moderate to fresh in thundershowers, Florida: Partly cloudy to cloudy thru Tuesday. Scattered showers and thundershowers especially in afternoons, Little change in tem- perature. Jacksonville thru the Florida Straits and East Gulf: Light to moderate variable winds thru Tues- day. Partly cloudy with widely seattered showers and thunder- showers. m Western Caribbean: Gentle to moderate easterly winds thru jTuesday except winds variable over south portion. Partly cloudy weather. Scattered showers and a few thundershowers. ‘Weather Summary for the | Tropical Atlantic, Caribbean Sea | Area and Eastern Gulf of Mexico Conditions remain normat in the tropics with no signs of a develop- es disturbance. 8:16 a.m, 1:25 a.m, 9:32 p.m. 3:45 p.m. CITY COMMISSION (Continued From Page One) noon. The regular 6 to 9 p.m. clos- ing hours will be continued if the measure is passed. The ordinance will cover the ter- ritorial limits of Key West and will not include private residences, A resolution calling for the grant- ing of a tract of on Jackson Square to the Fl Keys Aque- duct Commission will also come up for vote. The land will be used for the construction of a one-million gallon tank for the storage of wat- er for use in the event of a water emergency in Key West. The City Planning Commission will be limited to seven members, if a resolution calling for the es: tablishment of a policy of appoint- ing that number of persons to the board, is passed. The reason for the planned change is the difficul- ty in obtaining a quorum with more than seven members on the panel. 1 Motion for the authorization of payment of $3,150 to the M. E. Bennett Construction Co. will be discussed. The payment is for the construction of a+ building at the City Cemetery by that company. FRANK CATES (Continued From Page One) where “Pop” called State Highway Patrolman Marvin J. Wilder. The two sailors walked in saying that they had taken their buddy Whelan to the Naval Hospital. The other two sailors in the cab were John C. Childs, SA, O’Brien and William E. Peckham,, SKSN, SS O’Brien. Whelan, who is still on the Tious list but in fair condition the Naval hospital, is charged with armed robbery at this time. Ac- tion on the case will be delayed pending his discharge from the hospital, Hamlin said. Cates, after having eight stitches inside and outside his mouth, and his eye cut treated insisted on leaving Monroe General hospital. He is undergoing a complete med- ical check up today to ascertain if his ribs are broken from the kicks. The bloody shirt worn by Cates, the broken eye glasses with the right glass completely out, and the fragments of the Schenley whiskey bottle found in the cab are being held by Justice Hamlin at his of- fice. Cates told The Citizen that the pocket knife he used on the sailor was the one he always carried with which to clean and cut his finger- nails. Cates has been a cabbie for the Downtown Taxi company for three years. A native Key Wester, he and his family live at 216 Simon- ton street. Whelan is the son of Mrs. Edna Whelan, 82 Roxbury street, Massa- chusetts. wv tnt 2244444. Boy For Prines Mr. & Mrs. Clyde E. Prine are the proud parents of a baby boy— 8 pounds, 5 ounces — born Wed- nesday, July 30, at the Monroe General Hospital. Both mother and baby are doing fine. The baby is named Charles Car- lyle. Mrs. Prine is daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Veral C. Roberts, Sr. Apply To Wed Max J. Husted. 19, Fleet Sonar | school, and Bonnie L. Hamilton, | anne }18, 1118 Curry Lene, have applied | made an application for a marriage | for a marriage license at the of- | “High Jumper” : 4 a a % 7 3 4 : Citizen Staff Photo “BUTTONS” A 450-POUND PORPOISE, proves that water can furnish sufficient leverage for a 14 foot jump. His trainer claims that Buttons is second only to a champanzee in intelligence, THOMPSON GIVEN (Continued From Page One) $14.50 to police. It was two days later, July 4, that he identified Thompsomin 4 ine up of four men at the police station. Another Peet =) Citizen Staff Fhoto GEORGE THOMPSON | sailor who identified Thompson, and City Policeman Lt. Gene Her- nandez also testified. The jury deliberated only five minutes, before bringing in its ver- dict of guilty. Also sentenced today, was Ruby Stokes, alias Jones and Wilson, and Daisy Taylor to a year in county j jail for aggrevated assault. Miss Stokes who is colored has a long record including drunk charges, some for misdemeanors, investiga- tion, covering the cities of Colum- bia, S. C., Savannah, and Pensa- cola. She appeared in court today, and pleaded guilty to the assault charge. Tomorrow the jury will hear the eases of the nine men and women out on $50 bond on gambling char- ges from The Rocks in Marathon. The group was raided by Chief De- puty Sheriff Tommy Dixon ten days ago. They had their bond re- duced at a preliminary hearing last week before Peace Justice Roy Hamlin. Minoca Council Will Meet Minoca Council No. 13, Degree of Pocahontas, will meet Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 8 p.m., in the Redman Hall, Caroline St Pocahontas Nimia Sikes urges | all members to attend. Wenonah | Maria Arango will be hostess for the evening. Punch and sandwiches will be served. fice of County Judge Raymond R. Lord. John Louis Hogan, 22, Recreation department, Naval Air Station and Faye La Vonne Jensen, have also license. Charges Are Readied In Bookie Raid MIAMI (®— Sheriff’s deputies to- day planned to press charges against at least two men allegedly involved in hijacking race results from Associated Press wires. William M. Dorn, an electrical expert, was held under $5,000 bond on a charge of violating the Flor- ida Wire Tapping Act. Chief Deputy Sheriff Hal Mcin- tyre said he would go before the county solicitor today to swear out a warrant for the arrest of another man whom he did not identify. Dorn was arrested Saturday when deputies and Pinkerton de- tectives raided a rickety, air-con- ditioned cupola atop a downtown building which housed a teletype machine set up to “steal” race results. Arthur S. Fish, engineer in charge of the local Federal Com- munications Commission office, | said tapping a news wire would be a federal offense. Southern Bell Telephone Co. of- ficials said the old model teletype machine found in the cupola did not belong to them but was of a make that could be bought in the open market. “It is entirely possible this was the only wire service of its type functioning in Dade County,” Me- Intyre said, adding there may have been several buyers of the tapped- wire service, possibly including three men seized in a raid last Thursday on a walk-in refrigerator equipped as a bookmaking center. David S. Elder, owner of the building which houses the Elder Fan Co., said a room in his shop had been rented for the repair of teletype machines but denied any knowledge of the wire - tapping operation. A trap door led from the fan company to the roof-top cubicle. | The tap came out of a terminal box on the rear wall of a newly- remodeled television studio belong- |Mutilated Body OKLAHOMA CITY W— A sob- bing sister and. grief - stricken brother early this morning identi- | fied a mutilated, headless murder +! victim as Betty Jack Stevens, 21, Dallas waitress. The girl’s nude, tortured torso, with the letters “raf” carved into the abdomen, was discovered Wednesday in a dry creek bed near. Yukon, Okla. : Identification was. made Sunday from the victim’s fingerprints. O. K. Bivins, chief of the Oklahoma Crime Bureau, said Miss Stevens ! had a criminal record in both Texas and Oklahoma. Officers believe she may have been a victim of gangland revenge. The girl’s sister, Helen Stevens, | 26, Texarkana, Tex., broke down completely when she viewed the body. A brother, Eddie Stevens, 24, | Dallas, identified it by scars and birthmarks. | ee ‘Korean Politics By STAN CARTER PUSAN, Korea ( — South Ko- rean police-and troops have been alerted for possible Communist guerrilla interference Tuesday in the republic’s first popular election of a president and vice president. A government spokesman said | reports had been received that the ~ Communists had ordered guerrillas to disrupt the election. The republic has 8,218,000 eligible voters. : Syngman Rhee, 77, the nation’s first president, is considered cer- tain to be returned to office. But Rhee, using public pressure and police, recently forced the As- sembly to change the constitution to provide for the popular elec- tion. Rhee has made no campaign speech. Since his is the only name and face known to the bulk of the voters, his three opponents are given little chance of winning. They are Cho Bong Am, vice chairman of the National Assem- bly; Hugh Cynn, former ambassa- dor to the U. S., and Lee Si Yung, former vice president. There are nine aspirants for vice president. Six are classed as Rhee supporters but Rhee has endorsed no one. Lee Bum Suk, who as home min- ister directed recent arrests of Rhee’s political opponents in the fight with the Assembly, was nom- inated by the dominant Liberal) Party, Rhee’s own. Dr. Clarence Ryee, director of the office of public information, estimated that 90 per cent of the eligible voters could ballot at 5,893 polling places. The polls will be open for 12 hours beginning at 7 a.m. tomorrow (5 p.m. Monday EST). After the election ballot boxes will be sealed and taken under guard to county election commit- tees in 163 places. Counting will begin Thursday but fairly complete returns are not ex- pected until Friday. WORST BUS CRASH (Continued from Page One) sleet storm went off a bridge into a river, killing 20. Nov. 26, 1945 — At Chelan, Wash., a school bus hit a rock and went off the road into Lake Chelan, kill- ing 16. April 29, 1951 — At Weirton, W. Va., the driver lost control of a bus on a hill and crashed into a wall, killing 15. 7 WRECKS ON (Continued *rom Page One) Key, landing her and the car in a pond. She swam safely to shore, and suffered bruises only, though Wilder took her to the hospital for a check up, and possible brok- en ribs. The trotting horse Ford Han- over Was unraced as a two-year- old and won 11 straight as a three-year-old last year. ing to WTVJ. The television station | does not receive Associated Press race or news wire service. Dorn formerly operated the Tow- er Radio Service, which state and county officers described as “the nerve center for relay of racing information to Dade County book- | ies” when it was raided in 1950. Dorn was acquitted of bookmak- ing charges at that time. REV. I. D. EVANS OF FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. WILL AN OLD-FASHIONED REVIVAL HOLD Monday, August 4, 1952 Today’s Stock Market By RADER WINGER NEW YORK W— Considerable irregularity in prices, mostly on the losing side, today marked the course of the stock market. There was no great selling pres- sure, and almost all gains and losses were fractional. The pace of trading was slow— at a rate of around a million shares a day. On Friday business amount- ed to 1,050,000 shares. Steels held steady. The industry crippled by the long strike, is rush- ing back toward pre - strike pro- duction which the magainze Steel predicts will be reached in three weeks. Railroads, one of the best of the recent market leaders, showed an irregularly lower trend without em- phasis. Motors were mixed as were most other major sections of the list. utilities held steady. Air lines had an early upside push and then turned quiet. Higher stocks included Chrysler, Santa Fe, Montgomery Ward, Pan American World. Air Ways, Allied Chemical, American Bosch, and Zenith Radio. Lower were Stude- baker, Goodyear, Caterpillar, Ken- necott Copper, Dome Mines, Dow Chemical, General Electric, New York Central, Southern Railway, and Standard Oil (N. J.). DuPont was off fractionally. ‘The company reported first half earn- ings equal to $2.12 a share as against $2.50 a share in the first half of last year. Trading in fhe curb market was lively with prices mixed. Higher were Capital Transit, Creole Pe- troleum, Leduc Oils, and ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Terrible Temper CORTLAND, N. Y. #—Ivan Guy Jr., is two years old—and tight-fisted. The baby turned blue in the face Sunday after his piggy bank had been taken away from him. Firemen were called to adminis- ter oxygen, and Ivan recovered. The boy’s father, Ivan Sr. said he had just helped the child de- posit some pennies in the bank. Little Ivan has a terrible terh- per, the father said. SS General Promoted TOKYO w— Brig. Gen. Haydon L. (Bull) Boatner, who tamed re- bellious Communist war prisoners and brought peace to fiery Koje Island, today was promoted to ma- jor general. Gen. Mark Clark, Far East Su- preme commander, in a statement hailed Boatner’s performance in restoring order on Koje, the rocky island off South Korea where red captives staged bloody riots and kidnaped one Koje commander. Boatner now is in charge of all prisoner camps in Korea. Rotary Electric Steel. Lower were Humble Oil, U. S. Foil “B”, and Webb & Knapp. Corporate bonds were steady. U. S. governments in the over the counter market were somewhat lower. STRONG ARM BRAND COFFE Triumph Coffee Mill at ALL GROCERS “We'd find your car faster, Lady, if we had the check number.” , » Knowing the number also saves time when you place a Long Distance telepitone call. Your call goes through faster if you can give the Operator the out-of-town telephone number so she won’t have to call “Informa- tion” in the distant city. 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