The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 29, 1953, Page 1

Turn On Your Porch Light Tonight And Help ~ Warmest City In Nation Today Was KEY WES: 68° Che Key West Citizer THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1953 PRICE FIVE CEN’ G 73 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West 41 Marti Fete Is Hailed |Spottswood Is Mum On Rape | Arrest Here On Wednesday THIS IDENTIFYING LABEL will be <on the milk bottles carried by all the mothers tonight in their march against polio, The label is printed in red and white. The marchers will stop at every house which has its porch light or some other beacon light burning between the hours of 7 and 8 o'clock. xk * xk * xk kek ‘53 Polio Drive Enters Final Stages As Mothers March Takes Place Here Tonight Tonight at 7:00, Scan County ;lio has taken a terrific toll of our} Mrs. Lopez said that everything will, unite in the final drive put the 1953-March of Dimes over the. top. és “That hour will mark the zero hour for the sfart of the Mothers’ March on Polio,” Mrs. Joe Lo- pez, chairman of the March said. “More than 200 public-spirited volunteers will contact every home. in the county to secure funds for the fight against infan- tile paralysis. “During the past five years po- Officials. Probe . Som night in @ main deck cabin world’s biggest ship. “Tt might have been accidental, it might have been willful,” said Southampton’s chief constable, Charles Box, after the mid-evening blaze. * press suggested sabotage. Scotland Yard sent a specialist to examine charred wood which — carefully preserved after The 83,673-ton Cunard liner is in drydock, undergoing her annual overhaul before resuming trans- F BetZ é 3688 The fire apparently sta! ws closet of a main deck cabin was the chief casualty-wrecked by the flames . Calif. uy — Blondie truck again last night, @ $5 holdup of a liquor store. oe AT THE OFFICE ‘OF OR. VALDES SAT.. JAN. 31 619 Duval a POR APPOINTM CALL 2-782! youth. Tonight, we of Monroe Coun- ty will have the opportunity to de- monstrate as never before, that we are ready and willing to strike back with every means at our dis- posal.” In street after street porch lights will gledm, and along highways and country roads, light. bulbs, lamps and candles will shine forth from windows, indicating that re- sidents are “at home” to repre- sentatives of a great cause. $250,000 In waters. |. Patrick Air Force Base officials jin nearby Cocoa have identified ithe two missing men as Airman 2c. John Manning. and Airman Ic. Thomas Db. Alles, whose wife, | Betty, lives in Eau Gallie. j The two Air Force enlisted men | ij were last seen Saturday morning | the pick of the over 400 dogs ken- | | Close at 6 P.M. Daily jwhen they rented a motor at a| Lake Washington resort is in readiness for the climaxing activity of the March of Dimes. The entire county was mapped out several weeks ago, a streamlined pattern of procedure was set up and the mothers received complete instructions for the “March.” Sirens and belis will signal the zero hour, Mrs. Lopez said, And the “contact mothers” who will visit each home will be “armed” with milk betties bearing ideni- fying labels. Equipment Will Track Betting |: ‘The "very. Iatest. equipment to Key West Kennél Club's new track, ‘will be in ‘use starting Saturday night when the track opens, Mr. William Stoughten, manager of the track, announced to The Citizen to- day. This is the Australian Totaliza- As Key West's Biggest SAN CARLOS AFFAIR ATTRACTED SCORES OF CUBAN VISITORS Impressive ceremonies honoring the memory of Jose Marti by Key Westers of Cuban descent along with oyer a hundred official visi- tors from that island republic came to a stirring climax last night with a patriotic meeting and reception at the San Carlos Insti- tute. Officials of that organization termed the day-long celebration one of the greatest demonstrations of international friendship ever to take place in Key West. Starting early in the morning with the presentation of Keys to the city to a group of distinguished visitors by Mayor C. B. Harvey on the steps of the city hall and con- tinuing through impressive rites at the Bayview Park Statue of Marti and at the city cemetery, the air rang with inspired oratory as Mar- ti, whose 100th birthday was ob- served yesterday was eulogized. Marti, who is termed Cuba's George Washington led the fight for Cuba’s independence. Featured at last night’s San Car- los ceremonies were addresses by some of the top orators in Cuba. Eatlier Ex-Cuban Senator Jose Manuel Castillo, who was instru- mental in the gift of the Bayview Park Stature to Marti had told a gathering of scores of local resi- dents and winter visitors of the stature of the man, Marti. “He never lost sight of the ideal of Cu- "The montimeat in the clly"ceme- ‘tery to the martyrs of the Cuban war for was also for- mally dedicated and tribute was Paid to the victims of the sinking of the USS Maine. In addition, local Masonic lodges were honored with the presenta- tion of- busts of Marti in rites at the Masonic Temple. Senor Plutarco Villalobo, trea- surer of the Republic of Cuba was the honored guest at last night’ '. |San Carlos proceedings. Villalobo, Eges o2885 PRESSZo SeeETF J i py i Hatin, htt e r.* rel HL i F : fly except Sundays until | 6. The big Inaugural Race | will be run on Saturday night when neled at the track will run to de. termine the Loving Cup winner. long friendly to Key West, was in- financing the re- Only 619 Yours: Are Registered The number of Key Westers whe have registered to vote in the city now stands at but 619, Deputy Supervisor of Registra- pi Agness Lowe reported to- Y The Registration Office at the city hall is open daily. All Key Westers wishing to vote in the city elections in November must register. Armed Services Secretaries Up For Approval Speedy Action By Senate Committee Asked By President “““SHINGTON «#—Under pres- sure from President Eisenhower for yspeedy action, the Senate Services Committee today hearings on his selection business men to be sec- of the Army, Navy and Pespone. the committee convened, Explanation Of Korean Combat Raid Is Asked Operation Smack For Invited Guests Is Up For House Probe WASHINGTON (® — Rep. Hoff- man (R—Mich) today asked the House to demand a full explana- tion from Defense Secretary Wilson for an American combat raid staged in Korea last Monday be- fore invited guests. The attack, known as ‘Operation Smack,” stalled under heavy fire near the top of Spud Hill, north of Seoul. It was witnessed by Army and Air Force generals and war correspondents who were provided with advance timetables. Hoffman has prepared a resolu- tion asking the secretary of defense to explain “whether this raid was actually for justifiable military purposes or whether it was a show staged for some as yet anknown The resolution probably will be referred to a House committee which may summon}Wilson for an ) | explanation. the in- Another Republican House mem- | ber, Bray of Indiana, said yester- day he had demanded an explana- tion from the Defense Department. .| Bray, an Army reserve colonel ‘ Eisenhower's letter advised Sal- tonstall that formal nominations cent repairs and renovations to the | add monument in the City Cemetery. Following the showing of a Spa- nish movie, free to the public, the theater was thrown open and speeches extolling the virtues of Marti were made. Hundreds of Key Westers flocked to the meeting where refreshments were served. The San Carlos Institute the host at yesterday’s ceremonies. Julio Cabanas, president that organization and its board of di- rectors made the arrangements. The Cuban Navy frigate, Antonio Maceo, is in Key West having brought a group of distinguished visitors from Havana to this city. Churchill Is Full Of Confidence On Return From U.S. LONDON # — Prime Minister Winston Churchill returned home from America today full of con- | fidence that “‘nothing but good can | . |follow” President Dwight Eisen-| hower’s flying visit to Korea. | Tanned and full of bounce after | a Jamaican holiday and talks in; ; |New York with Eisenhower, the | . | 78-year-old leader plunged right | back to work. He huddled with | Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, | who held the reins of government || while Churchill was away, and | - | scheduled talks with other senior Cabinet ministers. Earlier, in Southampton, he held | an eight-minute news conference | aboard the liner Queen Mary which | brought him home. Asked whether | likely to follow Eisenhower's trip} to Korea, Churchill replied: “They | {Continued On Page Three) THE ORIENTAL PHARMACY EFFECTIVE FEB. IST THIS STORE WILL Open at 9 A.M. and | - “IT am sure you appreciate that since the confirmation of the sec- retary of defense has been so long delayed, he is most desirous of getting his full team into actual operation. “In order to make this possible, is it too much to ask you to call your committee to consider the confirmation of the three secre- Saltonstall also called attention of the committee tothe directive issued late yesterday by Charles E. Wilson, the new secretary of defense. The directive ordered Defense Department. officials to step aside in any business dealings with con- (Continued O- Page Three) “useful and positive results are) « with four years’ service in the Pacific, said he was “mad as hell” and “never heard anything like it.” A spokesman for the division “|which took part in the attack said in Korea today that “to call the operation a dress rehearsal is com- security reasons, said he considers Bray's criticism unfair and added: “There are no theatrical trappings. Not a single one. This is a deadly serious busi- ness and every one over here knows it.” In a statement, Hoffman said: “I am sure our people want to Public Servant Withholds Info On. Attempted Rape Complaint By JIM COBB A local man is being held in the Monroe County Jail on a charge of attempted rape on the complaint of a wo- man who says that he lured her to his trailer and then beat her severely after he attempted to criminally attack her. However, Sheriff John Spottswood, stolidly refused to discuss the case with the press. The Sheriff maintained a strict wall of silence concerning the charges which are generally held to be public No More “Red Tide” Reports Given Today Marine Research Vessel Checks New Sighting Wednesday No further reports of the dread “red tide,” which has been ob- served in the Key West area throughout the past week, were re- ceived today. Yesterday Joe Santini, boat cap- ‘Cosgrove light or 30-miles from Key West. He said tha an area agent Joseph Knight had notified marine research experts at the University of Miami separate reports of the dreaded marine scourge and they dis- mit marine organism Gymnidium Bre- vis which apparently exudes a sub- stance poisonous to fish in the area. In addition, patches of red tide # ii WILSON IS CONGRATULATED.—President Eisenhower congratulates Charles E. Wilson (second from left) at the White House in Washington after Wilson took the oath as Secretary of De- fense. Also present are former Nebraska governor, Val Peterson (ieft}, who took the oath as ad- ministrative assistant to the president, and Harold Stassen (right), who was sworn in as Mutual Security Administrator —(#) Wirephoto. information. The Citizen was forced to ob- tain information on the case from unofficial sources for the public, when Spottswood flatly refused to divulge any information with the exception of the man’s name, G. B. Duke, The Sheriff said simply that the man had been picked up and that he was being held under a bond of $2,000, He was jailed by Sheriff's depu- ties on a warrant issued by Justice of the Peace Ira Albury. According to unofficial the woman, who is Pregnant, was ceries with the ly lured her to made an reports, ‘months sloped. reported here in as weeks. . Army And AF To Be Here Feb. 3 At OUFPFY’T TAVERN 718 Dovel St. GOULD CURRY At The Piene 9-1 PM. Teste Angeie's Delicious i PIZZA PIES LTD