The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 10, 1953, Page 2

Page 2 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, January 10, 1953, Rosenbergs Ask For Presidential Clemency Today WASHINGTON (#—Julius Ethen Rosenberg, the convicted atom spies, appealed to President Truman today to spare their lives. They have been sentenced to die in the electric chair at New York’s Sing Sing prison next Wednesday, for conspiring to give atom secrets to Russia. A representative of defense coun- sel filed the plea for presidential clemency at the justice department at 9:30 this morning. Federal Judge irving R. Kauf- man of New York had given them until today to file the petition. He said its filing would automatically mean a stay of execution until five days after the president announces his decision on the clemency ap- peal. The Rosenbergs, husband and wife, have lost all their court ap- peals and the appeal to the presi- dent was their last resort. Marching pickets asking. clem- ency have been patrolling outside the White House in recent days. A Justice Department official said the appeal goes now to the department’s pardon attorneys who will review the whole case, They will make their recommendation to Attorney General McGranery and he in turn will give his to the president. The official described the petition as quite lengthy but said he didn’t yet know on what arguments it was based. Rosenberg, 34, and his wife Ethel, 36, were convicted March 29, 1951 of conspiring to turn America’s atom bomb secrets over to Russia. In denying judicial clemency last week, Judge Kaufman called their crime worse than murder. The Rosenbergs have maintained they are innocent: WOMAN FENDS OFF (Continued from Page One) trespassers. Another woman found a prowler at the foot of her bed, ready to spring at her. Still an- other, a young mother, got out her husband’s shot gun when she noticed a peeping Tom at her bed- room window. Today the latest victim, who was nearly raped by the intruder, is recovering from the shock of the nightmare incident. Her husband is cooperating in every way to track down the attempted rapist. Physical evidence collected in the case is in Sheriff Spottswood’s vault at the new jail. It will be picked up by the head of the pre county criminal bureau of investi- gation next week and processed in the Dade county laboratory. UPPER KEYS (Continued from Page One) Paul Bridgham, L. L. Bucklew, A. Ellis and Evert Perkins. Ten members serve on the Board of Directors. At this meeting returns will be made on the current drive for new money: Cash prizes are being of- Wylk's Supper Club Key West’s Newest and Largest Supper Club RENOVATED AND RE-DECORATED PRESENTS NIGHTLY and j G.|heavy downpour. -|East Germany Is Threatened With | Commie Purge BERLIN (#—The West Berlin Telegraf said today that a Mos- | cow-ordered purge of East Ger- many’s Communist Party is threat- | ening the position of Premier Otto | Grotewohl, a former socialist. The newspaper said party boss | Walter Ulbricht, an old-time Com- munist who returned from his Mos- | cow exile to Germany as a Soviet citizen in 1945, is trying to take the premiership away from Grote- wohl. Ulbricht at present is first deputy premier, To prevent an open fight, the Soviet Control Commission has re- ferred the matter to Moscow for top-level decision, the Telegraf | added. The official newspaper of the east zone’s ruling Socialist Unity (Communist) Party, Neues Deutschland, called on all 1,500,600 party members today “to confess honestly any dark points” in their Past. It said this is the only chance for all comrades to help make good past crimes against the party. To withhold the truth would be re-| garded at least as seriously as any failures in the past, the newspaper declared. Neues Deutschland addressed its warning especially to party mem- | bers who sought asylum in western countries when the Nazis assumed power in Germany. DEATH MISS PURA NAVARRO Miss Pura C. Navarro, 68, who resided at No. 2 Aronovitz Lane, died last night at the Galey Mem- orial Hospital. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 5:30 in the Chaple of Pritchard Funeral Home with Fr. Michael Cronin of St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in the Catholic Cemetery. Rosary services will be held to- night at 8 o'clock in the Pritchard Chapel. VIOLENT STORMS (Continued from Page One) windows in waterfront hotels and downtown stores. The winter quarters of the Ring- ling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus just outside Sarasota escaped damage. Lakeland and Clermont also re- ported minor wind damage to houses, communication lines, trees and shrubbery. Racing went on at Tropical Park outside Miami but the track was a sea of mud and ‘the power flashed off and on during the Disrupted communications and littered streets were reported along the East Coast from Palm Beach to Key West. Winds up to Needs Of Modern Living Receive ‘Papal Attention By FRANK BRUTTO today directed that conditions for receiving communion and celebra- |ting mass in the Roman Catholic Church may be relaxed where ne- cessary to meet the needs of mod- ern life. He issued a new “apostolic con- | stitution” permitting bishops to authorize afternoon mass after four o’clock to accommodate work- ers who otherwise might not be able to get to church. He ruled also that the taking of |plain water no. longer constitutes a breaking of the fast before communion, and that in certain not including alcoholic liquids, may |be taken up to an hour before communion. Until now Catholics have been obliged to obstain from both food and water from mid- night until receiving the sacrament at communion. The Pope declared, however, that persons.who are not greatly in- convenienced should continue to follow all the old prescriptions of the church for receiving commun- ion. A Vatican press office summary said the pontiff was moved to alter the conditions of the ancient ritual |of communion because of difficul- tries where the church is being persecuted, and because of changes in modern life particularly among night workers, mothers and school children. from the Supreme Sacred Congre- gation of the holy office--one of the Vatican’s 12 bodies governing church matters--prescribed several constitution. The first said those not situated in particular conditions must con- tinue to observe the eucharistic fast from midnight, as heretofre, with the exception thai plain water may be taken. The second said the sick, either in the form of liquid or true medi- cine, excluding alcholic drinks IF YOU WANT TO TAKE «@\ FARM TRAINING UNDER THE NEW KOREAN GI BILL, YOU HAVE TO OWN OR MANAGE { A FARM... THIS TRAINING” COMBINES CLASSROOM STUD! WITH PRACTICAL WORK ON Such A Sail 73 miles an hour in gusts pounded Key West, where more than four inches of rain fell. ANN DENNIS — Singing Star of Rosalind, Polonnaise and Madame Du Barry ANGELINA AND FRANCISCO AL ROBINSON AND HIS LITTLE PAL, ALKALI IKE GLORIA LEE — Montreal’s Gift to Key West MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS BY LES ROHDE MUSIC FOR DANCING NIGHTLY NEW SHOW NO COVER OR MINIMUM TO 10 P.M. | a Angelina | CHICKEN EVERY MONDAY and Francisco, HELD OVER ONE MORE WEEK HAVE You MET OUR FAMOUS Mixologists at the HORSE SHOE BAR? Reservations PHONE 2-3833 Moderate Prices U.S. No. 1 On Stock Island DINNERS FROM 5 P.M. to 5 A.M. CATICAN CITY (P—Pope Pius | cireumstances some nourishment, | c: A specially prepared instruction | points about the new apostolic | priests or people, even if not con- | fined to bed, may take something | Vic Vet says] es! | | The Seve Key W with po \ shov night. Colder tonight Moderate to fresh ie? eines ity of scattered light clearing by nd Sypday. | southwest and| winds becoming ROSES and north and moderately strong hore. SMALL CRAFT WARN.| cloudy west | terncon. cksonville thru the Florida Smail craft occasionally mod- hwest to west} y diminishing today | moderate northwest- | and Sunday. Partly | cloudy weath er. Western Caribbean: Moderate, ionally fresh mostly west and | northwest winds over northwest} portion today and Sunday. Partly cloudy weather with few showe! | Observations taken at City Office Key West, Fla., Jan. 10, 1953 9:00 A.M., EST Temperatures Highest y day .. 7 63 70 69 Precipitation Total last 24 hours ....... 3.38 ins, t 3.72 ins 3.08 ins. 3.72 ins. 3.08 ins. Relative Humidity at 9:00 A.M, Barometer (Sea Level) 9:00 A.M, 29.92 ins.—1012.6 mbs. Tomorrow’s Almanac Sunrise 7:16 a.m. Sunset 5:56 p.m. Moontise 3.11 a.m. Moonset .. 1:58 p.m. TOMORROW'S TIDES (Naval Base) HIGH 7:06 a.m. 5:13 p.m. 5:49 a.m. 4:12 p.m. Low 10:40 a.m. 11:54 p.m. 9:42 am. —— p.m 000 ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Time of Height of Bahia Honda | (bridge) ——oh 10m | No Name Key (east end) —+2h 20m | Boca Chica | Station— Sandy Pt.) | Caldes Channel (north end) 9. ft Tide high water —oh 40m +2h 10m +14 ft. {—)—Minus sign: Corrections to be subtracted. (+)—Plus sign: Corrections to be added. TEMPERATURES AT 7:30 A.M., E |Atlanta .. | Augusta | Birmingham | Boston | Chicago )Denver . | Ft. Worth | Jacksonville ...... KEY WEST .. | Key West Airport .. Los Angeles .... | Louisville .. Meridian ... Miami ..... 7| Mrs. ia NEWS | BRIEFS | Until about 1860, the flail was the chief means of threshing graiz. There are about 225 species of tortoise. About a pound of coal is consum- ed in the manufacture of every pound of starch. Tigers do not usually climb trees, but they have been know to do so in terror, notably in a flood. Mecca, Moslem sacred city, is linstalling a radio station to broad- cast its calls to prayer. In 1952 the United States shin- ped about two million tons of coal a month to overseas destinations. In most cases lightning jumps \from a positive charged cloud to a negative charged earth, but it is sometimes the other way round. When water is added to wood, its substance becomes less stiff be- {cause the substance begins to change in a manner which, if con- tinued, would be melting. The term “tank” to designate an armored vehicle was first used by the British in 1915 whea they |sought to conceal the nature of | the new weapon they planned to use. | ARMY COURT (Continued from Page One) The prosecution presented 15 wit- nesses and the defense six. | The Smith’s Japanese maid, Shi- |geko Tani, 28, who said she was jalong in the Washington Heights home with the couple the night of the stabbing, testified that the colonel told her Mrs. Smith had stabbed him. The maid also quoted M Smith as saying, “I’m so glad I did it.” A neighbor, Lt. Col. Joseph Har- din, said Mrs. Smith blurted out: “Too bad I didn’t get him in the heart.” Two Army nurses testified that Mrs. Smith said she stabbed her husband as he slept. Not once in the six-day trial did the defense contest the charge of premeditated murder. It based its case on a contention that she was temporarily insane, because of an overdose of drugs, and that she was gripped by an “‘irresist- ible impulse.” The Army’s top psychiatrist, Brig.-Gen. Rawley E. Chambers, was flown by the Army from Washington, to. testify in Mrs. Smith’s behalf. For four years he had been her personal physician in San Antonio, Tex. He said she was addicted to alcohol and seda- tives. Chambers told of what he called “explosive episodes” in San An- tonio. He said they took place after Mrs. Smith had indulged in over- )doses of sedatives. Chambers said Mrs. Smith once knocked down the wife of an of- ficer at a club, then jumped over |a@ second-story bannister. Result: la broken kneecap. |. Many times, he said, she slashed her wrists and elbows and threat- said, she threw an ashtray at her }Son, who was trying to help her. | He said he was certain that | Smith was temporarily in- sane and in the grip of an irresist- ible impulse at the moment Smith was stabbed. Near the close of testimony, |Mrs. Smith shouted “stop!” and broke into tears when Col. |W. H. H. Jones, prosecution at- |torney, said: “I defy you to produce one ex- ~ Pression of regret from this wom- , 20 for the crime she has com- + mitted.” Pensacola ittsburgh . Roanoke ... Subscribe to The Citizen STRONG ARM BRAND COFFES Triumph Coffee Mill at ALL GROCERS Your Grocer SELLS that Good STAR * BRAND end CUBAN -—-TRY A FOUND TOVAY— _Mr Smith did not testify. "RUGS CLEANED All Formal Garments chemically Processed. All work guaranteed 1| and fully insured. POINCIANA ened to shoot herself. Once, he} day night. Thirty-three crewmes were picked up by three vessels— a Japanese patrol boat, a British freighter and a Nationalist Chinese ship. Subscribe to The Citizen JOE'S KOREAN SHIP (Coniinued from Page One) vessel k nearly a year ago with HIGH WINDS CAUSE (Continued from Page One) up securely in its berths or safely riding out the storm at sea. ja of 150 Koreans. No damage was _ reported at| Evan as the news of the sinking Meacham Airport. All commercial | y ounced, the Japanese Mar- airliners, flying between Havana, | iti y Board (Coast Guard) Miami and Key West were ground- | s it had picked up an SOS from ed by the high winds. Korean ship Alchong near Tsu- The city’s traffic warning system | Chima Island in the Sea of Japan. and street lights were functioning} The board said the vessel re- Poorly as a result storm damage. ported it was in trouble and carried Crews from the City Electric |@ ¢ f 33, but did not describe system were working overtime to- day to repair the damage. “A lot | of little things were disrupted in|Ho was the latest in a series of the storm and it will take time | storm-caused ip accidents and to repair them,” a spokesman for | distress calls in the Pacific during that company said today. | the week, The most extensive damage in| Little hope was held for eight the city seemed to be the several ;crew members listed as missing score trees which were toppied|in the breakup of the Swedish tank- by the high winds. One of them |eT Avanti south of Japan Wednes- struck and badly damaged a sta- | tion wagon owned by Jay Wray Last Times Today local nightclub entertainer. SEARCHERS FEAR (Continued from Page One) with reorganized at the meeting Air Force officials said. i If the wreckage is covered by , Ray Bolger, Doris Day, Eve Miller and Geo. Cixot snow it may not be located before | spring. But hope remains that some The Best Musical of 1952) In Technicolor of the passengers may be alive to signal aircraft flying over the rug- | Last Times Today SUN. - MON. THE WILD) MONTANA ne | scriptions seen in the séarch area | with still came into search headquarters | Stewart Granger yesterday. But investigations pro- | duced nothing tangible. and Syd Charisse Adventure SLOPPY of the Chang Yung AIR CONDITIONED Mat. 2 & 4:06 Night 6:12 & 8:18 SUN., MON., TUES. OPERATION SECRET with Cornel Wilde, Phyllis Thaxter, Steve Cochran and Karl Malder World War Il War Drama POOR OLD CRAIG | SERVICE | Ssqzag STATION | SERVICE Francis at Truman DIAL 2.9193 YOUR PURE OIL DEALER Tires . . Tubes . . 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