The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 10, 1953, Page 1

Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WEST 63° WOMAN FENDS OCF /RAPIST’S ATTEMPT High Winds Cause Heavy Damage Here In Four Hour Storm On Fri. Escapes Death At Knifepoint From Attempted Midnight Rapist Terror struck night in the prowler infest- 2d area bordered by Sou- thard and Elizabeth and Simonton Streets last night. A young wif leep in her own bed, was the vic- tim of attempted rape at the point of a knife while aer husband was working. Nine men, all Negro are being held for investigation in Monroe county jail today, Sheriff John , Spoftswood said. | The young woman woke in her lark bedroom to find t ttempt- | id rapist on her b ugh her teighbors’ were still up and their touse lighted she could not sum- fon them. At this writing it is tnown only that she was saved from death and completion of the | tape by cool-headed threats she | fave the man, that her husband vould be home soon. Today she ind her husband are shattered vrecks following the experience. Sheriff Spottswood was immedi- y called at home by a city man who has been patrolling his ‘area, notorious for ‘peeping Toms,’’ and prowlers, Two hours ifter the attempted still an- ther prowler was arr-sted in this ame area. Spottswood and his deputies went te work rounding up sus- picious characters immediately. They dnd the husband of the wo- man searched till 5 a. m. and were up again at 7 combing the . They are imerregyting the nine meiv helt on toll. Pe. wow, They are. aiso: collecting foot prints, fingerprints, and any other evidence. s The attempted-rape comes as the tlimax of a long series of noc- turnal terrors in Key West. Women | lave been victimized by prowlers and peeping Toms to such an ex- tent that ‘the City police has a re- gular patrolman in this area. One woman who formerly lived alone {in this put her house up for a repetition of | the midnight visits of unidentified at mid- | VOL. LXXIV. No. 9 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JANUARY Sailor’s Condition Improves Slightly The condition of Bobbie Jes- sie, 27, local sailor who was seriously injured with a bullet wound through his heart on Army Court Conviets Woman On Husband-Slaying Charge iolent Storms ‘Sweep Most Of Florida Friday MIAMI, Fla. (#—Clearing skies and colder weather came to Flor- ida today in the wake of violent rainstorms and tornadic winds jthat left a dozen persons injured, four homes destroyed and 20 others damaged. The Weather Bureau said the DEFENSE ATTORNEY HOPEFUL VERDICT WILL BE REVERSED By WILLIAM C. BARNARD TOKYO (#—An Army court to- day convicted Dorothy Krueger Smith, a famous general’s daugh- ter, of stabbing her colonel hus- band to death with a foot-long hunting knife. The court sentenced her to life in. prison at hard Jabor. Mrs. Smith, 40, attractive. moth- er of two teenagers, was convicted of premeditated murder in stabbing Col. Aubrey D. Smith, 45, of Boonville, Mo., as he slept in their Tokyo quarters midnight Oct. outlook is for freezing weather |3. over North Florida and colder weather in South Florida Sunday. Miami likely will see a low of 40 degrees. Hardest hit by winds that reached hurricane or near hurri- cane force was the rural section near Plant City in East Hills- borough County on the Gulf Coast. There one man suffered broken ribs and 11 other persons were cut and bruised. Another twister slammed the coastal‘ resort city of Sarasota, causing damage estimated at $100,- 000 in sunken, boats, overturned trailers and shattered plate glass (Continued On Page Two. Closer Greek-Italian Relations Are Pledged ATHENS, Greece # — Visiting Italian Premier Alcide de Gasperi and Greek Premier Marshal Alex- ander Papagos have promised to strive for closer Greek-Italian rela- tions and world peace. ‘The two government chiefs made |their pledges last night in an ex- change of toasts at an official Greek dinner honoring the Italian (Continued On Page Two) ee eS is Premier. Seaplane Goes Ashore A nine-member court-martial board reached its verdict in 64 minutes of deliberation. It took slightly more than 30 minutes to fix the sentence. The head of the court, white- haired Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Sul- livan of San Francisco, wept as he read the sentence in a choked, barely audible voice. Mrs. Smith, daughter of retired Gen. Walter Krueger who com- manded the Sixth Army in the Pacific war, showed only one sign of emotion—a slight quiver of her Jower lip. : £m On. previous deys of the’ trial, the attractive Mrs. Smith re- peatedly broke down and sobbed. The case will be réviewed by military authorities here and in Washington. A defense attorney, Lt.. Col. Howard S. Levie of New York City, said he was “very hopeful” the verdict would, be reversed. A prosecuting officer said Mrs. Smith would be sent to the United States in about two weeks and confined in a federal prison. Until then, she will be held in a prison ward of an Army hospital here. (Continued On Page Two) ; | the custody of Naval Authorities “ {Court Mond: Citizen Staff Photo COL, PEN EDGAR’S SEABEE broke from its single mooring line in Garrison Bight in the 55 miles per hour v veste damage to the r Forced out by owners of building. Must Vacate by Jan. 15 BIG SALE Everything Must Go! BUY NOW AND SiveE 33 1/3% to 50% RODACK’'S POINCIANA SUNDRIES Duck Ave ELKS CLUB REGULAR SATURDAY NIGHT BENEFIT DANCE and FLOOR SHOW By Popular Demand The Return! Nationally | of McConnei & Moore, Krewe DANCING FROM 10 ‘THLE 1 Music By Pinder's Orchestra ELKS ANNEX BLIC INVITED (tanner meme y and ianded on the jetty. Col. Edgar says that the blow did little lies between here and Dry Tortugas. Today he set about repairing it. Cocktail Hour Every Sunday | FROM 4 P.M. te 6 P.M. ELKS CLUB : “Peeping Tom” Is | Jailed Here Fri. Wednesday, was reported as slightly improved today by Naval Hospital officials. The sailor is still on the critical list but surgeons have expressed hope for his recov- ery. The sailor is said to be gaining strength daily and dec- tors say that “the longer he lives, the better his chances.” Frequent blood transfusions are being administered. Jessie shot himself accident- ally while standing watch on the submarine USS Sea Dog. Korean Ship Is Lost In Heavy Seas Friday Toll Of 249 Lives Reported As Seven Are Picked Up By BILL SHINN WINDS REACH 73 MPH AT BOCA CHICA U.S. ° WEATHER STATION Key Westers are mopping up to- | day in the wake of one of the worst tropical storms to strike the city in years. Torrential rains, ac- companied by winds which reach- ed hurricane strength in gusts, swept over the city shortly after noon yesterday lasting for a four hour period. ? Thousands of dollars in minor property damage was reported as a result of the storm, but general- ly, the city escaped large scale amounting to 3.38 Inches fell on the city, severely taxing the city’s inadequate sew- er system. Scores of motorists abandoned their stailed auto- ; mobiles creating a serious traf- fie problem when visibility was reduced to one-sixteenth of a | PUSAN, Korea, iA crowded Winds which reached a velocity |i@ mountainous seas and violent of 73 miles per hour in “‘instan- last night and sank with a taneous gusts” were reported by (Teported toll of 249 lives just out- | the Boca Chica Station of the U. S, | Side this big southeast Korean port. Weather Bureau while Meteorolo-| The Korean ministry of trans- gist in Charge Sam Goldsmith said [portation said today only seven of that peak winds of 55 miles per|the 256 aboard the 140-ton Chang hour struck downtown Key West. |Yung Ho were. saved when the The Boca Chica Station said that | Coastal vessel went down. The cap- 4.40 inches of rain fell there dur- | tain, Yang Mo, was amiong the ing the storm. Light hail also was | seven. — i observed there -- something that} Transportation minister Kim Suk was termed “very unusual” for the | Kwang expressed. belief that no keys. Americans were aboard the ship, The storm struck in the van |which plied daily between Pusan ‘ of a cold front which bore | and Yosn, 100 miles to the west on pn Key West {kor the north iiite. pr 2 hefeea Sz ey a Weather officials suid thir the | yhe storm was one of worst on {were mostly a thixed group of Ko- record, outside of “actual hurri- |rean men a women—farmers €ane conditions.” — and townsmen—coming to the Pu- Two inches of rain fell on the |san markets from outlying points city during one two hour period, |to either buy or sell. yesterday. provid Contractor Joe Sirugo, who is EBay pit rortigiautarspr the (74 building an outdoor theater on aster. He told the’ ministry his Stock Island was hardest hit by | snip was swung around vielently b the freak storm when he reported |. trementous gust of wind, ‘tet that a 50-foot movie screen being | things went black and the next he erected there was toppled by the |: iow was when he regained. con- high winds. The massive frame- sciousness in the storm - tossed work was left a twisted mass of steel by the blow. Sirugo said that ae was about 10. p. m. the opening of the theater, original- ly set for January 30th, will be a Navy and police postponed at least two weeks by ts pic fy the captain, four the damage, which was estimated | P85sengers and two crewmen. They to amount to $5,000. Sirugo also | Were brought to Pusan for first aid said that a scaffolding and a bull- | ‘eatment. dozer were damaged severely by | Rescue boats—stil! hampered by flying lumber which was strewn |Tough seas—continued a search to- over by a 1500 foot area. day but the ministry said there A steel roof at Sher's Jewelry | Was “no hope” for finding any store on Duval Street was blown | ™ore survivors. off at the height of the storm and| The Chang Yung Ho sank out- city firemen were called to the | side rae sige shot scene to stand by mout The Coast Guard, however, re- |River—and in the same general ported that it did not receive a |#"€4 where another Korean-coastal single emergency call as a result| (Coatinued On Page Two) | of the blow. Most of Key West's pi 300 shrimp fleet was either tied | Slight Damage Caused By Fire At Mom’s Friday (Continued On Page Two) Slight damage resulted last night from .a fire caused by a short cir- cuit at Mom's Tea Room op Stock Island. Firemen were summoned there shortly after midnight when wiring, | which became damp in yesterday's torrential rainfall ignited the blaze. Two engines from the main fire Station answered the alarm which was phoned in from the well known house. | The blaze was quickly extinguish- Robert A. Harold 25, Navy en- | listed man, was jailed last night on a “peeping tom"? charge as a result of an incident in which he was observed looking through a {window at 529 Elizabeth Street. Patrolman Eugene Rogel, who ; captured the Navy man while | making his beat shortly after mid- | | night and then he was released in| He will be arraigned in City | WANTED EXPERIENCED D. C. Wet Cleaner APPLY AT COLUMBIA LAUNDRY | West Martello Art School COUNTY BEACH j Portrait Landscape 49 OF Pissiaceg ISfy TOWN, Citizen Staff Phote JAY WRAY. Preview Lounge entertainer, had his car parked on Simonton Street in front of Lindsley Lumber.Company when the storm broke yesterday. Then the force of the high speed winds uprooted this large tree and smashed it into the engine and front of the wagon. Wray’s station wagon suffered more damage than any boat or plane in. Key West. Moral—It's safer to be on water in a‘storm—maybe. Searchers Fear 2 Assault Charges Upper Keys € Of C Wreckage Is Now |Made Against Man|To Hold Election Covered By Snow HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, @—Searchers feared \today the y re we we c Wednesday with 4 at aboard, may be snow covered, making it invisible from the air. The plane is believed down some- where in the rugged mountain country along the Utah-Idaho-Wyo- ming border. It was en route from Seattle to Ft. Jackson, S. C., with 37 Korean veterans and three crew members. Air search directors scheduled a meeting at Hill Field early this morning. The search, which has included over 50 aircraft, will be (Continued On Page Two) Two charges of assault and bat- tery with a deadly weapon were Jodged against James Alexander, no home, by city police last night after a knock down-dragout battle, Petronfa Street wiih resulted in two people being hospitalized. Miss Lucy Sloan and Isaiah Leo- nard of Petronia Street were rush- ed to the Monroe General Hospi- tal when they incurred severe cuts and bruises in a tussle in which they were assaulted with fists, a knife and a broken beer bottle. According to the police report, the battle started in a Petronia Street bar when Alexander slapped Miss Sloan and then followed her outside and cut her severely about the body with a knife. When Leon- ard interceded he was slashed with (Continued On Page Two) Of Directors Mon. Election of Directors is scheduled for the meeting of the Upper Keys Chamber of Commerce on Monday, J #42 at 8 oclock at the Ci an Club. Ballots have been mailed to all members. They will be opened at the meeting and after counting those elected will select officers to serve for the coming year. Slate includes Martin Dewey, George Rawlins, Bill Smith from Islamorada; J. C. Baldwin, Mrs. Mary Easton, Pat Ellis, Harry Harris, Tom Vaughan from Taver- nier; Mrs. Carolyn V. Cohen, A. M. Cunningham, Henry Grant, B. D. McLean, Frank Unger from Key Largo. Carry over members are (Continued On Page Two) GOP Will Try At Budget Slash Next Week By WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST WASHINGTON — House Re- publicans hope to get started next week on the job of trying to slash 10 billion dollars from President Truman’s proposed new budget ' without waiting for President-elect | Eisenhower to suggest any cuts, | budgets is familiar talk in Con- | Dulles, secretary of state-desig- Chairman Taber (R-NY) of the House Appropriations Committee, which initiates budget legislation, said subcommittees are expected {to be in action by the end of next |week on the many jcomprise the budget. items that The Republican Committee on Committees is due to make its recommendations next Tuesday for new GOP assignments to the ap- propriations committee, which will be dominated by Republicans hold- ing 30 of the 50 seats. Republicans in Congress gener- ally cried “‘spendthrift” yesterday when Truman sent up his proposed budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. The $79,578,900,000 blueprint for fiscal 1954 expenditures is nearly seven billions less than the one Truman submitted a year ago. It contemplates boosted foreign aid and defense spending and, the President estimated, will spell a federal deficit of nearly 10 billion | dollars. House Speaker Martin (R-Mass) Ceramics Hand Weaving Children’s Classes Elviry B. Reilly Lephe Heiden Bill Greene Margot Sycks DEMOCRATIC HAMBURGERS WANTED — JO! New Yorker wants te become | Key Wester, have seid paintings, | Winter Registration Thursday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m.4 p.m. VISITORS INVITED BEGINNERS WELCOME Fer infermatien Dial 2-3717, 1-4 P.M. or Dial 2-3913, 12-5 P.M. j | silver, books, records, men’s cloth- | ing. Former art instructor, gallery director. Can type, de general Alse Music 8: GiBBY WEECH aad clerical and office werk, window MIS MELODY ENTERTAINERS dispisy, interior designing ROAD IN FAIR CONDITION AGE 4%, HARVARD. ETC. MAC'S PLACE = nonrars Ww rice BOCA CHICA BEACH Mote! La Concha | sr neuen neni cannes a Republican Prices called it a “phantom budget” and told reporters: “At the proper time the new administration will submit its own Program, and a balanced budget to support it.” Slashing of Truman - proposed gress. However, lawmakers often have talked economy in January and voted billions in July. Both the Senate and House held perfunctory sessions yesterday After receiving the budget propos al. read by clerks, they knocked off until Tuesday | Taber said present plans are to | consider the budgets of individual | agencies in separate bills, as in | past years, and not to lump them jau in one measure. There is strong | sentiment in the Senate for return to the one-bill method of handling jappropriations, which was tried | several years ago and promptly {2 indoned. | “We will start our hearings as soon as the committee is organ tized, probably late next week,” Taber said. “We won't have wait for a revised bud from President Eisenhower, since the early part of the hearings will be devoted principaliy to the general Picture rather than tc details Taber said he has no plans to meet with Joseph Dodge, Eisen- hower’s selection as budget direc to tor, but will be available for dis- cussions if invited. Dodge has dis- closed plans to confer with new Cabinet heads on their budget needs. Reports | Capitol have reached Jobn Foster already Hill that nate, has put out word that the original State Department budget prepared by the Truman adminis- |tration could be cut sharply The House Appropriations Com mittee will operate through 12 sub- committees, each headed by a | Republican and each handling the budget of separate federal agen- jcies These departmental budgets jcombine to account for the total of $72,900,000,000 in new appropria- tions requested by President Tru- man for the coming fiscal year. The committee operates on the appropriations bills only and not on the government's spending bud- get which comes from money al- ready provided Taber and other top Republicans are determined to prevent any heavy deficit and at the same time provide some tax relief, even though slight, for individuals To accomplish that their current goal is a cut of 10 lion dofiars in new appropriations so spending in the fiscal year would balance with estimated tax revenue. SAT. 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