The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 17, 1953, Page 1

tangs of only 14° Fahrenheit : THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. fio. LXXIV Ne. 144 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS ef Navy Raps Participants In Charity Stag Affair Three Convicted In Connection By JIM COBB Three Navy men have been convicted on charges stemming from their participation in a “stag smoker” held in a Duval Street social club in Febru- ary, for the benefit of the Navy Charity Carnival, it fias been learned. Charges ranged from sodomy to con- duct of a nature to bring dis- credit to the armed forces. Four more Key West bas- ed sailors, including a Lt. Commander, face court mar- tial in Charleston, South Car- olina, for their part in ar- ranging and participating in the smoker which reportedly degenerated into a sexual , Tea Room Girls from Mom’s Tea Room, now defunct Stock Island bordello, were the star performers at the event and the Navy men allegedly ed supporting roles for the vacation of the audience which tributed heavily for The affair was such as is known as a “participation the sailors mounting le the girls were per- sex Randall D. Sparks, received a and a two month jail term lavy man, Chief, Le- was fined $480 for conduct ‘to bring armed igre Accreditation Surveyors With Lewd Show "To Study Monroe General Will Be Cited Here Friday Navy Officer To Receive The Legion Of Merit For Valor Five Key West Navy men will be commended here Friday, in- highly coveted Legion of Merit medal at an Admiral’s Inspection, it was announced today, Commander Harry J. Gallagher will be the recipient of the Le- gion of Merit as a result of meritorfous conduct in the Korean ‘Five Navy Men | cluding the presentation of aj}-mission Gerald Saunders presided | performance of their duties. They are: Chief Hospital‘Corpsman Jo- seph DeKehoe, Chief Boatswain’s Mate Herrick B. Cook, Seaman Ronald D. Hawkins, Calvin G. Hampton, HN, USN, and James «titas tion, given in the name of the President, follows: Z “For. exceptional meritorious conduct in the performance ‘of outstanding services to the Unit- ed States as Commander Mine Di- vision Eleven during sustained combat operations against enemy Invitation Given By Commissioners And Doctors At Special Meeting - A team of surveyors from the, National Commission for Accredi- | tation of Hospitals ‘will be invited | to-come to Key West and survey Monroe General to ascertain its fitness of accreditation, it was agreed by County Commissioners | and. doctors last night. The - surveyors will come to Key West from Chicago at their Own’ expense, it was explained, Chairman of the County Com-/ at the meeting which took place in the Board room of the hospital. Dr. J. Lancelot Lester, Jr. and Dr. Allen’ Shepard were the only two doctors present despite the in- vitation extended to the ‘entire medical :satff of the hospital. It was explained that Dr. Ralph Herz war-zone and a quartet of Navy] is out of town. enlisted men Will be honored for L acts of bravery and exemplary list “of requirements for an: accre- Dr. Lester read from the check dited: hospital. Only 31 hospitals in ‘Florida are fully approved by the Commission. Many of them he explained, could: ofly apply to a large de- partmentalized hospital. At Mon- roe ‘Genéral with its small staff, speeializat North Korean and Chinese Com- |t munist forces from 28 January 1952 to 1 February 1953. During this period Commander Gallagher consistently demonstrated an ag- gressive competence which has demanded a high standard of performance from his ships, While in command of various Task Ele- to} ments conducting sweeping op- been convicted but today, Ben Berry, Naval Sta- ‘Legal officer said iow —— g to information at ha’ ey "§ was scheduled to to this morning. ahs Commander Jerry McDaniel, ‘ officer and public infor- tion officer at the Naval Air tation, is also slated to go to trial on charges of conspiracy, disobedience of a law and conduct unbecoming an ieee ‘be tried in Charleston ude Seaman Vintor M. Cramer Boatswains Mate Raymond R. i Both face charges of cy. nit Filed Here Paul's Boat Supply is suing C. erations, he had complete control of the minesweeping problems at all times, and his operations were conducted in an_ effective, efficient, and aggressive manner. During numerous sweeping op- eration sat Chongjin, -Wonsan, Songjin, and Hungnam, Comman- der Gallagher was called upon to provide gun fire support for the smaller minesweepers operating in company. He demonstrated cool courage in rendering this fire 1} support and often found his ship straddled by eremy gun fire when it became necessary to maneuver. close into shore to protect the small sweepers, or divert the ene- my fire from them to his ship. Commander Gallagher served un- der the operational control of the East Coast Task Element Com- mander in charge of all Blockade and Patrol ships in the Songjin- Yang Do area. His jeous “Gross Neglect Of Children” Is Charged; Mother Missing Since Monday Night Juvenile Court Hearing Today “I Wonder Where Mommie Is?” ao, ‘*€ JUVENILE COURT JUDGE Eva Warner Gibson and Probation Officer Isabel Fleming found these two children deserted by their mother yesterday morning. The mother, wife of a service man, has not been seen since Monday night. The one-year-old girl and the four-year-old boy spent last night with their father in their apartment pictured above. A neighbor is caring for them until “Mom- On “Desertion” Of Youngsters By SUSAN McAVOY The Navy mother of a one-year-old baby girl and a four-year-old boy is being sought by Juvenile Court author- ities to answer charges of “gross neglect of children”, Juvenile Judge Eva Warner Gibson said today. | = | The youngsters, described by Probation Officer Isabel | Fleming as living in “filth such as I have. never seen”, | were reported to the Juvenile ‘care on Monday night. The Rosenbergs Win Indefinite Execution Stay Justice Jackson Grants Appeal But Brownell Asks Reversal WASHINGTON w — Julius and Ethel Rosenberg won a stay of mie” comes home.—Citizen Staff Photo, 10 Local Boys Civic Groups Sponsor Youths For Trip To Tallahassee Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, Am- erican Legion, announced today the names of the local High School ; boys who will attend Boys State at Tallahassee, June 21-27, The} boys. will leave Key West on Sat- urday at 5 p. m. by bus, { The names of the boys and their sponsors are as follows: | C. B. Harvey, Jr., son of Mayor and Mrs, C, B, Harvey, 518 Wil-. liam Street, sponsored by Arthur Sawyer Post No, 28, American Le- gion. Robert L, Muse, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Muse, 513 Margaret Street, sponsored by Arthur Saw-; . | yer Post No, 28, American Legion. Ronald W. Pinder, son of Mr. and Mrs, Darnell Pinder, 2915 Sta- ples Avenue, sponsored by Arthur Sawyer Post No, 28, American Le- in. Glynn R. Archer, Jr., son of Mr. .} and Mrs. Glynn Archer, Sr., 1214 Von Phister St., sponsored by the Scottish Rite Bodies, Key West/ Street, sponsored by ,Voiture ~ eale 728, 40 and 8. Hilario Ramos, son of Mr. and} Mrs. H. Ramos, Sr., 211 Duval Street, sponsored by Veterans of Home, Sweet Home! PHOTOGRAPHED at the order of the’ four-year-old waits for who Monday night, according to Judge Eva of his one-year-old sister brought a neighboring housewife upstairs. She is caring for the children while the mother is juvenile authorities.—-Citizen Staff Photo. being Ring ing thes execution from a single Supreme Court justice today but the govern- ment immediately moved for are- versal by the full court, Atty. Gen, Browneil, in announc- | ing the appeal to the entire bench, described as “unprecedented” the action of Justice Douglas in grant- sindefinite stay to the atom fate same tints Wey Wabi (D-Ga) told the Héuse he would introduce a bill to Douglas. Cheers applause greeted Wheeler's Just when the full rt will take up the government’s reversal motion was something for Chief Justice Vinson to cecide. © The tribanal on Monday a recess until October, but’ can reconvene the court at any time. The court on Monday had re- jected by a 5-4 vote the Rosen- bergs’ plea for a stay of execution and a review of their trial. Douglas based his action today in granting the stay on the question ch Sustice of whether the Rosenbergs were tried and sentenced under the proper law. In a statement accompanying his decision, Douglas said “Although I have the power to grant a stay, I could not do so responsibly on grounds the court bas already re- jected.” This was a reference to the the ground they were unfairly con- victed. Douglas voted with the mi- nority then. He noted that he based his ac- tion on a point rot previously raised in appeals to the high court. Douglas said fe has serious doubts whether the judge who sen- | tenced the couple had the right to send them to the clectric chair} because they were fot tried under | (Continued On Page Two) P 5 Is Trapped For False Cheeks 0Bryant Meets court by landlady Mrs. Vera Lowe who said the children had been left without food or father has been looking for his wife since Monday night he told Judge Gibson. Judge Gibson investigating the case, found the beautiful children being temporarily cared for by a neighbor living downstairs, in the old Key West. house. She has no foster homes available for the youngsters pending the solution of the case. - The wife, according to a sitter who was called in Sunday night, was drinking heavily at that time. This sitter said she saw the mother “passed out across the bed, nude” in the apartme@nt when she went there late Sunday night. According to neighbors this is not the first time the mother has abandoned her children. Last time it was for a week, sald the neighbor. The court said’ that both wife and husband “drink heavily.“ Today the-little boy clung to the neighbor and to Juvenile Court au- thorities, crying his heart«out at the sense of logs. Covered with Higa worm and he Sheriff John Spottswood. faction, if any, will be the Navy on the parents known ast this wri The house in ily lives has five courag conduct, daring initiative, and steadfast devotion to duty were at all times in keeping with the highest. traditions of the United States Naval Service.” : Both Bampton and Kennedy were cited for “their alertness and Foreign Wars Post No, 3911. By FRANK O'BRIEN maneneien ~ a pom John S, Aymong, son of Mr. and| WASHINGTON w—Burope’s In-| sang who “for yeers Mrs. Robert H. Peck, 2908 Staples | ternational Police, urged on by the | Many. aliases” cirected counter- Avenue, sponsored by Key West/U. S. Sec: i iy | felting of traveler and bank checks, Rotary Club, have j their sale. He engraved of Islamorada for collection a promissory note of $217.51, ac-| d to a suit filed in Circuit With State School Superintendents Superintendent of Public Instruc-| a | tion Horace O'Bryant is in Gaines- Hierro Martinez said in a report | ville with fellow - Superintendents | 2 to U. E. Baughman, chief of the at a special meeting, it was leara- Ralph W. White, son of Mrs. W.| Caught in Interpol's @ragnet, |U. S. Secret Service, that ed today. pletely bewildered, ;3. Hjort, 514 Margaret Street, | along with 23 others, was shadowy | Perez was so Legislation passed by the 1953 | miserable. Was an-/ sponsored by the Elks Lodge S51. | Felix Quintana Perez, de- did not Florida legislature is the subject | Whether the John L. Keiser, residin; at the| scribed Spain's security chief, ‘ identity. meeting. O'Sryant returns to mother will men (Continued on Page Two) | Gea. West Thursday. to the Ball Came JUNE 1-2-2. 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