The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 26, 1953, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Che Ken West The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. For 73 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. VOL. LXXIV Fingerprints Of Two Rape Out For Drink Of AEC Chairman Warns Russia Water; May Have ()f United States’ A-Bombs Left His Prints The question of whether formal rape charges will be | filed against a pair of local | men arrested Wednesday for investigation in connection with the rape of Navy wife, is expected to be decided today with the com- pletion of a check of the fin- gerprints of the suspects against those found in the United Street apartment where the attack took place. It was learned today that | during the 45 minutes while the men were in the attrac- tive young woman's bed- room, one of them went to the kitchen for a drink of water. They apparently drank directly from a water bottle taken from the refrig- erator there but it was im- Possible to obtain prints due to the fact that the contain- er was frosty and damp. However, a series of clear prints were obtained from the door of the refrigerator and they are being checked against those of the sus- . But today, a Sheriff's Deputy Slee oan pleted, i F a young were identified Me as Gabriel, 21, 1127 Emma Street and Andrew, dackson, 21, 716 Emma Street, Both unemployed labor They were jailed for investiga- tion after the attack victim spot- ted them in,a Duval grocery store. She notified police when they “acted strangely.’ Later she pick- ed one of the men out of a county jail lineup and positively identified him as one of the men who attack- ed her. The light at the time of the attack was poor, she said, making identification difficult. No charges have been filed in the case; pending further investi- gation. The penalty for conviction (Continued On Page Two) Navy And City Fire Departments | Answer Alarm Both the Navy and the Key! {20 ‘West Fire Departments answered ! an alarm this morning at 826) Whitehead Street, after a kero- | gene stove exploded and the) flames threatened to spread to} nearby dwellings. | Fire Chief Charles Cremata had a narrow escape when he ventured too close to the blazes and incurred a pair of scorched eye-lashes and a singed left arm. | He was attempting to put a foam) extinguisher into use. t ‘The home is occupied by Mrs Léasher Saunders. Total damage Was set at about $150, although Chief Cremata said that “it could phave grown into a really bad fire.” Damage consisted of scorch Occupational | County, State ‘Fees Past Due Dixon Launches Drive To Get Fees From Those Delinquent Now A drive to collect all delinquent state and county occupational lic- ense fees has been launched by the Tax Collector's office, Collector Howard Wilson announced today. Thomas Dixon, Deputy License Inspector is making the rounds to determine who 1s delinquent and to get them to pay np, Wilson said. General categories liable to pay the state and county occupational fees are as follows, Wilson said: Repairs and Service Restaurants Hotels Photography Shops Any vending machines whether of cigarettes, liquids or food. The county and state license fees became delinquent on October 1, Wilson said. Though the number of delinquents is not large, Dixon is tracking down at the present time and rounding up the tardy fee pay- ers. Legion Plans Gala Event For |. Fourth Of July A gala 4th of July celebration was announced during the regular meeting of Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, American Legion, on Wednes- day evening. Melvin J. Edwards, General Chairman of the celebra- tion, announced the following pro- gram: Friday, July 3rd — 7:15 p, m.: Radio Program — WKWF Speak- er — Legionnaire Kenneth Brown- ing. Saturday, 4th of July: Home — Stock Island 2 p. m. Pony rides for children (Courtesy of Islander Drive-In Theater) 3 p. m. Pet Show, auspices of Voiture Locale 728, 40 and 8 3:30 p. m. Baby Show, auspices | of American Legion Auxiliary Unit Legion 8:30 p, m. Presentation of Award to Outstanding Citizen of Key West 8:55 p. m. Guest Speaker on meaning of 4th of July 9 p. m, Spectacular Fireworks Display 9:45 p. m. ‘Merchant's Participa- tion Prize Event 10 p, m. Dance — Allan Duns- more, Dance Chairman Post Commander Bethel P. John- son indicated that a special bage- ball game would be held at Wick- ers Stadium on July th at 7 p. m. and on July Sth at 2 p. m. The competing teams will be the Coral Gables Legion Post 98 Junior Base- ball Team and the Key West Am- erican Legion Junior Baseball All- Stars, | i Dean To Retire After Four Years . As Head Of Vital Atomic Commission By ELTON C. FAY WASHINGTON (%—Gordon Dean has bowed out as head of Amer- ica’s atomic program with advice to Russia that starting a war would expose her to a rain of U. S. A- bombs “‘of almost any size.” That was the picture Dean paint- ed at a farewell news conference yesterday before his retirement next Tuesday, after four years in the job, as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). “It would be a great pity,” he said, “if Russia started a war be- cause she assumed the United States did not have the power to eae to the point of destruc- Then, in contrast to the theory once held that bombs no weaker than the. “nominal” ones dropped on Japan could ever be made— equivalent to the energy released in the explosion of 20,000 tons of TNT—Dean said the U. S. now has a whole family of A-bombs. He told of ‘‘the development of a family of atomie weapons—a family which includes new designs of almost any usable energy re- lease, small or large, and of almost any size.” He suggested it might be helpful if an official indication of the “magnitude” the U, S, atomic weapons ie was given. But he didn’t y, to pProposala” that the number of Gene pee nn ay . He said it might help ‘the civil defense effort, which has been lagging, if Ameri- cans were presented with an offi- cial U. S, estimate of Russia's atomic capabilities. Yes, he said in response to a question, he had the information but it was not up to the AEC to issue it. He said that was some- thing for the White House, the National ‘Security Council and other policy-making agencies to decide. Dean was asked if there has been any serious effort to cut back the three billion dollar atomic expansion program authorized a year ago, “None that I know of,” he replied. To another question, he said the aircraft nuclear power project had been “‘stretched out” but ‘he said he had no strong cbjections. No definite date for attainment of the project is needed, he said, and it would be better to work carefully. What about the project for an atomic engine for a big aircraft carrier? . Dean said there had been a “slight change” in this. He indi- cated he expects a start on the program in 1954. Secretary of Defense Wilson has exhibited coolness toward the car- (Continued On Page Two) Key West Boys Are Chosen For Boys’ State Jobs Bob Muse has been elected | a tothe. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1953 Chinese Reds Hit Both Ends ed | Of Allied Lines Suspects Will Be Check Rapist Took Time! Hard-Fighting ROKs Hurl Back Most Of Commie Attacks By MILO FARNETI SEOUL (#—At least 13,000 Chi- nese Reds hit Allied lines on both ends of the Korean battlefront to- day, but hard-fighting South Ko- reans hurled back most of 10,000 Communists who attacked eight strategic outposts in the west. U. S. Sabre jets shot down two Communist MIG jets and damaged one in air battles over North Ko- rea this afternoon. The big-scale Red assaults op- ened the fourth year of war on this battered peninsula. Heavy fighting still raged on the East-Central Front where 3,000 Communists attacked ROK posi- tions near the junction of the Puk- han and Kumsong Rivers. It was in this sector that 30,000 Chinese shoved Allied lines back at least two miles two weeks ago in the biggest Red assault in two years. The Eighth Army said the new attacks left U. S. and other foreign troops virtually untouched and concentrated on ROK positions. The main weight of the Red assault fell on Allied lines block- ing one of the old invasion routes to Seoul. But the Army said most of the Chinese were thrown back from eight important hill outposts west of Yonchon, in the Little Nori and Old Baldy sector. Incomplete reports from the front said the Reds had lost 3,700 men killed and wounded up to 7 a.m. The South Koreans lost some ground during the night, but re- grouped and counterattacked, driv- ing the Reds down the hills, the Army said, In the East, 3,000 attacking Chi- nese knocked South Koreans off | three frontline Pukhan-Kums ; poe and were me other , the Eighth: Army said. Some military observers specu- lated that the Reds were trying to fight their way to a corridor of flat land which leads to the Hwachon Reservoir, about 25 miles to the south, An overcast sky hampered aerial operations, but ail Ailied warplanes swarmed over the battlefront look- ing for holes in the clouds through which they could pound Red posi- tions, The Air Force said 141 fighter. bombers hit the attacking Reds up to early afternoon, and hundreds more were waiting for the sky to clear, Returning Pilots reported heavy Red antiaircraft fire in the Little Nori area, Twelve B29 Superforts from Japan bombed two Communist ey sae troop centers on Ko- reas East Coast near Hamhi early Friday, a Vandal Damages Four Cars Today An unidentified vandal caused damage to four automobiles on Simonton Street early this morn- ing, it was reported by police. Desk Sergeant William Gibb said that he received an anonymous telephone call that a man wearing 2 Navy uniform was seen walking | Canada, was Understanding Attempt Made By India To Call UN Meet U.S. Opposes Calling Of U.N. General Assembly Now By STANLEY JOHNSON UNITED NATIONS, N. ¥Y. @— Over strong U. S. opposition, India tried today to line up support from a majority of the 60 United Nations for an immediate U. N. General Assembly session. cn the Korean truce huddle. Indian Prime Minister Nehru told newsmen in Cairo it was time for the U. N. to “make it perfectly clear that the U. N. Command is master of the situation and nobody else — not President Syngman Rhee.” Many diplomats here agreed, however, that the U. S. opposition would prevent any Assembly meet ing until the Americans are ready for it. Some observers speculated that Nehru’s call for the session, made in a cable yesterday to Assembly President Lester B. Pearson of ‘the Premier's way of. mu. N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold was flying to Ot- tawa today and was to discuss Nehru’s message with Pearson. An‘Assembly resolution in April directed Pearson to eall the group back into session after an armi- stice or whenever a majority of the aations agreed Korean develop- ments required a meeting. Chief U. S. Delegate Henry Cab- ot Lodge Jr., told newsmen, how- ever, he could imagine nothing more likely to prejudice current \U. S. efforts toward an armistice j than the Assembly meeting Nehru seeks. Officials in Washington also said | they did not feel an Assembly sion would be useful at a time when the Korean situation was so fluid. The U. S., they added, does not concede the iruce efforts have broken down. Britain's U, N. delegation said jt felt nothing like a special session should occur until after President Eisenhower has had every oppor- tunity to bring Rhee around or otherwise work out the stalemated truce. The text of Nehru’s eable was not made public, but India’s chief |U. N. delegate Rajeshwar Dayal jtold newsmen his Premier mes. | ‘ruc (Continued on Page Two) Damage Is Slight In Mattress Fire “}ertson, talked with 33 | ronia, ripping the aerials off park-| morning in a mattress fire which along Simonton Street, near Pet-| Slight damage was caused this ed cars. broke out in an apartment above Two police ears were dispatch-| the Sand Bar, Duval and Caroline Between Ike’s Envoy And Rhee Hinted At Robertson And S. Korean Head Discuss Terms By ROBERT 3. TUCKMAN SEOUL t#—President Eisenhow- rea’s aged, intractable President Syngman Rhee, conferred at length today and it was hinted later they might reach an understanding on the armistice crisis. The emissary, Assistant U. S. Secretary of State Walter S. Rob- e for two hours and 45 minutes.” Robertson told newsmen: “We hope we are making prog- ress in removing misunderstand- ings.” He said there would be further discussions with Rhee, but did not say when. The Korean Public Information Office quoted Rhee as saying the discussions had been “very good” and that an undersianding might be reached. Beyond that, there were no in- dication- of how much they had eased the crisis created by Rhee’s insistence om drastic revision of the armistice terms—all but signed by the U. N. Command and the Communists after nearly two years of hard bargaining. The truce teams on June 9 had removed their last major obstacle to an armistice when they agreed ona formula for disposing of Chi- nese and North Korean war pris- oners refusing to 1 to Red prisoners last week on Rhee’s orders. Rhee insisted his government would never accept an armistice on present terms. He demanded withdrawal of ail foreign troops and a mutual. security pact with the United States as his ‘minimum conditions.” Gen. Mark Clark, U. N. com- mander, paid Rhee a hurried visit earlier this week, but the 78-year- old chief executive didn’t gudge. It was in this tense atmosphere that Robertson began his confer After the first conference, Rhee said “Mr. Robertsun has brought good ideas _ our mutual under- standing being greatly improved.” The Public Information pared gre statement: 4 part of the eon- ference Prime Minister Paik Too | Chin, Foreign Minister Pyun Yung | Tai and Defense Minister Shin Tai | Yung were also present, but later President Rhee had exclusive talks | with Mr. Robertson.” In the afternoon Kobertson called | on the foreign minister, one of the most outspoken opponents of a/ e. | | | | Pyun said later, “Helpful vistas | were opened.” Robertson made no thet meeting. Robertson was accompanied to/ the Rhee talks by U S. Ambassa- dor to Koréa Ellis 0. Briggs. j After leading him into a spa-| | ¢lous conference room, Rhee said: | “The Korean people are happy | i ed to the scene but a search re-| Streets Fire Chief Charles Crema- | vealed no trace of the person who ta said today. caused the damage. | Firefighters from the main sta- [come to some agrecabie arrange- {the space is inadequate, In fact, | July 15 Meeting May Bring New § Says Fla. Child A comprehensive report detention space for juveniles released by the Florida Chil | ing of local leaders who atte The eight page memorandum, | packed with facts was sent to the! |following Monroe County citi who attended the original me and or showed their interest in the problem of juvenile detention: Judge Gibson; Paul Esquinaldo and Walter Reif, Key West Jay- |cees; Mrs. Mary Milner and E. 0. | Sehweitzer, Monroe County Schools; Louis Rockoff, Monroe County Board of Visitors; Susan McAvoy, Key West Citizen; State Representative Bernie C. Pay Joe Allen, Monroe County Com- missioner; Eliza Fike, District Welfare Board; Amelia A. Camus, County Children’s Committee; Da vid McCurdy, Key West PAL; | Sheriff John Spottswood and Hank | Day, Miami Daily News. PROBLEM “PROVIDING FOR THE DE- TENTION OF JUVENILES.” FACTS 1, According to Juvenile Judge | Eva Gibson the need for detention facilities is acute. During April, 16 children needed detention, but plans for 10 children would be adequate usually. -2. There is one approved foster available and being used at by the Juvenile Court, but | the home is vot even available »sonal plans. 3. Sheriff John Spottswood has Notified Judge Gibson that he will, not.detain juveniles in the new} county jail unless she so orders. | Even then he protests this prac-| | tice. Judge Gibson agrees that} jails for @iults.-- no matter how} new - are not proper for children jand youths. She insists that she | will use the adult jail only for ex-) | treme measures, 4. The County Commissioners | | Point out that the County can not, | build a facility for children at this‘ | time. It will take 15 years to clear | up the indebtedness recently in- curred by erection of a County jail and the renovation of the Court- S| the 4 occasions. when ‘‘extras” inter‘ere} ,| with the foster family’s own per: |‘) Spotlight Of Expert Attention Is Focused On Juvenile Detention In County Solution, Authority and"plan on the problem of in Monroe county has been dren's Commission executive secretary Mrs. Sylvia Carothers. The detailed report points’ toward the July 15 meet- nded the first meeting held er’s special envoy and South Ko-| May 29 at the call of the JayCees, as mediators, and Juve- nile Court Judge Eva Warner Gibson. mosphere, no matter how modern jail, is no place for children, Mr. Alle suggestion, at that time, was countered with one from the school spokesman that a house be rented and staffed with a “child conscious” couple who could be responsible for children who need detention until better or permanent plans could be worked out for them. At the May 28th meeting the Ju- venile Coyrt personnel, Judge Gib- son and Mrs. Fleming, told Mr. ; Allen they did approve his plan to use the jail since the need was immediate, but it was hoped that | it would be considered as a tem- porary measure and that other plans be put into motion as soon as possible. Sheriff Spottswood said he would cooperate in any plan finally sel- ected regarding the use of the jail, but he Jet it be known that be did not believe an adult jail was the place for children. (This was |a strong poiat in the May 28th dis- j cussion. Once jail facilities are | prepared to receive childfen all ef- forts to provide space elsewhere might be slowed down, Further- stitution ‘more, the administration of an ~ adults 7 mary istrator — ceration of sdults.) Later in the meeting, the per- sons who thought ef the renovat- ed jail as an immediate reliei plan were disheartened to. learn that it could probably not be put into effect before January 1, 1954, Mr, Allen is a firm advocate of the foster home plan for detaining children and has taken leadership in earmarking county funds for the program, and on May 28th he reaffirmed his position, on this pro- gram. Unfortunately, this program has lagged because of the inabi- lity on the part of the State De- partment of Public Welfare to pro- house. | vides child welfare worker service COMMUNITY ACTION on a continuous basis. (The belief 1. Many Organizations had sent! has grown on the part of others resolutions to the County Commis-|in the community that foster sioners requesting immediate at-! homes are impossible to find. Key tention to the problem. The Key) west is growing and housing is West Citizen; The Miami Daily|hard to find. It seems logical for News; The Miami Herald and WK- | iaymen to conclude that « foster WF each emphasized the impor- | home program can not be an ans- tance of the issue by keeping it wer to the problem.) before the public. | The problems that were reveal 2. Several meetings were held | oq during the meeting, were large around the problem. Finally, Jay-| jy based on misunderstanding, The cee President Paul Xsquinaldo and | County Commissioners did not Jaycee Detention Facility Chair-\know about the great volume of man Walter Reif called a special | work and the severity of the pro meeting on May 28tu to clarify the | biems that are being handled by problem, County Commissioners, | the Juvenile Court, It is hard for Juvenile Court Judge and Counsel-|them to understand why Key West lor, High School Personnel, rjchildren are suddenly so in need fare Department Supervisor, Coun-| of an expensive detention facility, ity Board of Visitors and others jincluding Children’s Commission | Executive Secretary were there 3. The following evening the Monroe County Juve jmet on the same # jdren’s Commission Se Many were unaware that County Commission could not build another facility for 15 years. Nor was it generally known that the o ad land upon which as fact d someday be built. It was announced that the Post | Re? Densid Phair bac powoe ytd bas taken the sponsorship of Boy | torney of Air Force County in the four cars were damaged. Seout Troop 256. The Post's Troop | i953 Florida Boys’ State sponsored | — Committee consists of Norman C.) yy the American Legion and held | Kranich, Chairman; M. E, Lewis, | on the campus of the Florida State | Louis Ismay and LeVan C. Reber. | University. The annual installation cere-! . monies for Marathon Legion Post mcs ant bua anieniotaniee was announced for Saturday, | snotastic ability to take part in uly Lith, The Key West Guard of | sham government at the bart on . Honor will assist District Com-! ital to learn the principles of rere of (Continued On Page Two) jican government and their rights @ - | p WANTED Edwards To Go To. dministrative or vi ’ . Supervisory Work | Natl. Elks’ Meeting tnd Fred Edwards, secretary of the) some bor will be elected Gover- y West Lodge of Elks, is at-/nor and will handle problems with mg the Eiks National Con-! his Cabinet and Legislators, as in nat St. Louis, Mo, starting getual government, July 4. it was announced todsy.| Highlight of each Bors’ State leg- | Exalted Ruler of KW Elks. | islative session, os with Florida's Earl Adams, had been originally | legislators, is the floor battle over led to g Edwards wik | the adoption or rejection of contro- i is Place. ‘Wersial Calis, 7 s proposed by s member faculty at the meet od be given irome inued on Page Two) A check of the area showed that | tion, extinguished the blaze with a ‘booster hose, Cremata said. @d walls in the kitchen and an adjoining room. The Navy brought thei: Into play under « p they answer the alarr 32 at the cor Southard Streets Was high in his praise ‘Chief Harry M. Baker firefighters. , |} ment while you are here. A hearty | welcome to you, sir.” tended Robertson responded: | DISCUSSION “It's a great pleasure to be here! At the May 2th Mortis and I am honored to have the op- by Jaycee P County ¢ rn explained that’ since could not build a sepa ty he was willing to make @ pro posal at the next Co’ meeting to convert part ef floor of the new ters for juveniles. Pr suggestion was disapproves spokesman from the school on the ground that youngs'e: a need a family envir (awaiting hearings and fo: ig and his y at 2:00 P.M. THE FIREBALL Will Resume Its GLASS BUTTOM SIGHTSEEING CRUISES Sumer Rates In Effect 12 Noon to 9 P.M. 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