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

Che Ren West Citis KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1953 Secrecy Shrouds Transfer Of Kidnapers To Kansas City Doubtful Of Marsh’s Part VOL. LXXIV Ne. 247 $24,000 Fund Shortage Laid To Mismanagement PRICE FIVE CENTS City Candidate Scores BPW ‘Town Meeting For —EEe_————————EEEE Navy Lieutenant Towner Cails Meeting To Stem Flood Of Rumors “Out and out mismanage- Named Secretary Of Labor ment” today was cited by, Rear Admiral George C. Towner, commandart of the naval base, as the reason for & $24,000 shortage in the ac-; counts of the Chief Petty Of- ficers’ club. The admiral “called a meeting of 200 CPOs in the base movie theater, he said, to clear up falsehoods cir- culating about the CPO club accounts. He said he had found no evidence of “culpability.” As Pogo 1, the admiral = ices to $24,000. He blamed command that. pre- for the trouble. Ad- did not mention said that the pre- never had ade- cro iil! ti | ee 4 Ee. i : I BRE gt reason for the loss, he ‘was that there were too SEverybody; On Page Five) swept over the state on/ @ path about 10 miles wide and from Punta Gorda side. Much of the state already was ‘waterlogged and rain from the tropical disturbance brought threat of critical floods in some sections. At Orlando, Sen. George Smath- fering worst flood condition in 50 years.” Sixteen major highways were closed to traffic because they were underwater or pocked with wash-' outs. An advisory at 5 a. m. (EST) (Continued On Page Five) Concert Slated San Carlos Institute announc- ed today that the Cuban Military Band, here in connection with the *El Grito de Yara” celebration, will give a concert in Bayview Park Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. PRIZES FOR— 1 Funniest, Mest Elks Club Annex PUBLIC INVITED Admission _ $1.00} | | WASHINGTON. —James P. Mitchell, assistant secretary of the Army for manpower, was ‘worn in yesterday as Secretary of Lebor, zeplacing Martin P. Durkin, who resigned —(?) Wire- photo. . Cab Driver Tells Of Work As Kidnaper’s Neil Saunders in announcing for the office of City Commi r in Grotip Four ‘had this to say: “Like any native son, who loves his home and his home town, I ‘want to bef make Key West the City it id be with intelligent inning, Ihave traveled and lived many places throughout the south and City Government being a hobby of mine I am, familiar with many kinds aad methods of running a municipality. “Our older residents know me and to them I need no introduction. To our newer citizens, I am forty nine, in the business of Outdoor Advertising and Signs. I am also a member of Civic end Fraternal Organizations whose names I'll omit as I did not join them for Political or Business reasons. I am a member of the Monroe Coun- ty Anti-Mosquito District, (no sal- ary), appointed by the Governor ‘in August, 1951 and su ently elected by a wonderful majority for a four year term “I have served as Chairman of this Board since its inception and the harmonious working of this group has made «record acheivement that has been com- mended by the State Board of Health, who is our Boss. | “Iwas a member of the Com- mittee who drafted our present City Charter and need no schooling in what a Commissioner's duties land job entails. I have no plans for spending our Tax Money on Million Dollar Deals, but I DO have ideas that our Tax Money could be better spent +, |Suiteases money, We still have about the same number of Garbage Trucks and employees that serviced us when the population here was 12,- 000 le - no wonder trash is dro} and left. The City Jail is a deplorable place aad needs many things, criminals should be punish-' ed, but not everyone who lands ry in this country. Most of them need two jobs so that they may be able to meet their expenses. The city has no money, yet every week we where something handed out in the City’s wonder- ful ‘Give - Away’ program. “Our streets need paving and it is being Materials COST NO MORE STRUNK LUMBER 120 Simenton St. near Bank Chauffeur ST. LOUIS w#—“I first thought IT had a ‘good-time Charley,’ then' I knew I had something worse,” the cab driver who tipped police to Carl Austin Hall, said, John. Hager, 39, spent nearly ys driving for and Greetilease of Kansas’City. ithe guarded secret until last night. After Hager was questioned exten- sively by FBI agents, Globe-Dem- ocrat reporter Ted Schafers locat- ed and interviewed him. Reward To Be Paid sters Union announced. Hager, a ‘driver for the Ace Cab Co. will get $500 from his firm, $500 from his Teamsters’ Local 405, and an- ‘other $500 from Dave Beck, inter-| ‘national president of the union. The cab driver told of meeting Pal is Beatie exeoyecya Wie getting him a date, carry: heavy suitcases, in which about ‘half of the $600,000 Greenlease ran- som money was found, at least five times, and finally getting scored |because of Hall’s actions. Monday afternoon “Another cab’ of | driver drove up and asked me if} 'T could get his fare a girl,” Hager |related. “The fare wi Jdressed man who appe: > jbeen drinking. He looked like a ‘good-time Charley’ to me. “The fare said his name was |Steve. I told him I knew a friend lwho might be able to get him a date. “I got two metal suitcases out ‘of the trunk of {put them in the T had a mer time getting both lgested I put \Steve said ‘No.’ Pick Up Girl | “We drove out to Sandy O’Day’s house (she now is held in Kansas'| ‘City as a material witness), picked jup Sandy, went to a bar and had isome drinks for which Steve paid | jwith a $20 bill. He shoved the jdoes the work, are the lowest paid here | Hager, an ex-convict, said he be-'| jcame suspicious that Hall might | be a policeman. When he asked | Hall about it Hall tolé him: } | “John, if you knew the truth, | jyou’d really get a kick out of it.” | Hager said he later got Hall a { Place to stay at a motor court, In Abduction KANSAS CITY # — Methodical investigation of all facets of the Greenlease kidnap - slaying was pushed today by authorities seek- ing to clear up discrepancies in stories told by the boy’s admit- ted abductors. Carl Austin Hall, 34, who planned the kidnaping, and Bonnie Brown Heady, 4i-year-old divorcee who took Bobby Greenlease, 6, from his private school, were to be brought here from St. Louis where they were arrested Wednesday. Time of the trip and the method of transportation were kept secret by federal authorities. Officials in St. Louis said details of the trans- fer were being withheld for secur- ity reasons. FBI agents said last night they would continue to question the pair after their arrival in Kansas City in an effort to fit together the missing pieces in the case. Still unaccounted for is $300,000, half the ransom paid by Bobby’s 71 - year - old father, Robert C. Greenlease, wealthy Kansas City automibile dealer, Hall, who had some $290,000 in his possession when arrested, has said he doesn’t know what happened to the re- mainder of the money, Marsh Still Missing Still sought is Thomas. Marsh, 37-year-old ex-convict, named by Hall as his accomplice in the kid- (Continued On Page Five) British Guiana As Calm Despite ndom Action © GEORGETOWN, British Guiana ‘®—With British troops and war-| ships maintaining crder at stra- tegic points, British Guiana re- mained calm today despite Lon- don’s ouster of six ministers on Communist charges and suspen- sion of the colony’s six-month-old Constitution. Washington backed up Britain, expressing grave concern over the threat to Western Hemispheric se- curity from a possible coup in s jthis South American colony by the “international Communist conspir- acy.” The U. S. State department expressed gratification that he “British government is taking firm action to meet the situation.” Steps were taken to officially in- form Latin American govern- ments of the U. S. stand. Ne Disturbances Five hundred troops of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers guarding govern-| ment centers in Georgetown and rounding plains reported no dis- turbances, Despite a state of emergency (Continued On Page Five) Tich sugar plantations on the sur-| Dies Of Polio Three new polie cases, one Navy Lieut. Jerome Edward Larson, 127 Sigshee Rd., Sigs- bee Park, died last night in the Naval Hospital of a paralytic form of the disease. Lieut. Larson was taken sick Oct. 6, Dr. Dalten said, end was ad- mitted to the hospital Oct. 8. Another paralytic case is that of a 26-year-old white wo- man. The third case reported today is a 27-year-old white woman stricken with a nen- paralytic form of pelic. These cases brought the Mon- roe County total te 40 for the year. During all of last year, only 14 cases were recorded. Having Loaded Questions aT oy Dead Rattler Tito Threatens |, = Use Of Arms \e Yugoslavia Does Not Recognize British-American Decision On Zone By ALEX SINGLETON BELGRADE, Yugoslavia @ — The hard-hitting Yugoslav lead- er told a cheering mass meeting| | not recognize the British-American| decision to cede the Allied zone to Italy. He announced he wa: sending troop reinforcements into Yugoslav-occupied Zone B. Zone A of the free territory of ‘Trieste would be considered by us as an act of aggression against | our country,” he warned. decided “to protect our interests in the spirit of the United Nations Charter,” he said: “Defense Of Peace” “Yugoslavia has the right to un- dertake all measures which stand at her disposal under the United ‘Nations Charter, including the use of armed force for the defense of Peace.” Tito told his listeners that no one has a right to place Yugo-' slavia and Italy on the same (Continued On Page Five) PROCLAMATION ‘WHEREAS National Business Women’s Week will be celebrated throughout the nation i on OCTOBER 1 and WHEREAS the theme of National Business Women’s beginning 1 and ending OCTOBER 17; Week, “The Ramparts We Build,” is a vital Principle in a great, free, and democratic country; and WHEREAS the organization of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Incorporated, is the advancement of business and industry; AND WHEREAS the Key West BPW Club, as an affiliate of the National tributing much toward the im; of the National Federation contributing much toward Federation, is likewise con- t and progress of business, industry and civic needs in our community, NOW, THEREFORE, |, C. B. Harvey, Mayor of the City of Key West, Florida, do hereby begining October 11 and ending Octo- week proclaim the ber 17, 1953, as Business Women's Week in Key West, and urge our leaders of busi- ness and industry to join in this observance. at Lescovae that his country does i “The entry of Italian troops into, - ———e eee ae Found Hurt 'On Caroline St. | rex reported that he was called j |. Declaring that Yugoslavia had ka WALTER YATES, of Stock Island, holds the five-foot, 10-inch rattler he killed this morning on Sugarloaf Key. The snake had 10 rattles—Citizen Staff Photo, Finch. Stock Island Man Kills Rattlesnake On Sugarloaf A five foot 10 inch diamond rattlesnake was killed on Sugarloaf Key today by Walter Yates of Stock Island. Yates, operator of the Overseas Lunch an Stock Island, was at his fishing camp on the old highway on Sugarloaf. He was walk- ing along the old road about 7:30 a. m. when he heard the snake buzz a warning. The repitle was coiled, ready to strike, under a small bush by the side of the road Yates picked up a length of one-by-six that was nearby and hit the snake in the head three times. The snake had Yates said he had seen hunters on Sugar Loaf and hoped that 10 rattles and weighed seven and a half pounds. I they were aware of poisonous snakes in the area. Incidentally, Yates didn’t catch any fish this morning. US. Troops Line Up To Prevent Attack By GEORGE MCARTHUR PANMANJOM @ — American “alert troops” with tanks and flamethrowers took up positions Pointing south today in an omi- nous warning against South Ko- rean threats to attack indian sol- diers guarding war prisoners in the neutral zone. A man identified by police only as Roy Fisher is in criti- €al condition in Monree Gener- al Hospital today, apparently as the result of » beating. Police officer Edward Rami- Caroline and William Streets 6:30 a. m. today. He said Predicts No | Response To | Oct. 15 Meet By JIM COBB A candidate for the City Commission lashed out Fri- day with a bit of sharp criti- cism aimed at a “town meet- ing” program to be sponsor- ed by the Key West Business and Professional Woman's Club October 15, | The candidate, who asked that he not be named, scor- ed the meeting as a “rig- ged” affair complete with \“loaded questions designed to make the present city ad- ministration look good.” The BPW has prepared a list of 16 questions concerning muncipal affairs and they say they will al- low each candidate who so desires o speak for 10 minutes to answer them, ) Mrs. Grace Crosby is chairman of the affair. It is a function of the BPW National Business Wom- M *amang eRe , “thts affair has not the slightest resemblance to a genuine town meeting,” saig its critic. “They ought to let the audience ask the questions.” * questions they have are like asking us if we still beat our wives. I’m not going to fall for that kind of stuff,” he con- tinued. He added that he did not be- “eve that more than one or two candidates would speak at the meeting unless they changed the » »rocedure to allow the candidates ‘o expound their own ideas, “I'll Se glad to appear — but not to answer a bunch of loaded ques- ions. I’m not a jewfish sitting out ere in channel waiting to swim ato a trap,” he continued, “The citizens of Key West will be pre- sent — why not tell them what they want to know?’ : Questionaires have been sent to each of the 17 candidates for elec- | tion to the city commission. They must discuss the 16 questions put to them by the BPW but may use any time left out of the 10 minutes they are allowed to discuss their own platform. The complete list of questions: 1, Do you think bay bottom land should be released (or sold) to pri- vate citizens? 2, Are you in favor of City Mana- |ger or Mayor-Council form of elty government? Why? 3. If you favor City Manager form, do you prefer it as it was |prior to the last session of the state legislature or as it is now? Why? What is the difference? 4. Do you foresee any reduction \in taxes? If so, wnere? How? 5. Do you foresee any reduction in utility rates? If so, where? How? 6. What major improvements do you promise to work for, if elect- ed? | 7, How do you pian to finance jthese improvements? | 8, Do your plans include provid- ing for the youth of the communi- ty? If so, how? 9. Do you plan to make no @s- crimination regardiess of race, color, or creed? 10. What, in your opinion, fs Rey West's chief industry or source of revenue? What do you plan te do jto help retain or enhance (im- iprove) it? 11. If elected, will you try to $m- WILL BE IN THE OFFICE OF FOR APPOINTMENTS