The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 4, 1954, Page 1

Che Ken West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER ‘VOL, LXXV Ne. 30 Eleven Persons Qualify For GOP |ntun: 8«°y Democratic Committee Elections Two Republicans, Nine Democrats File With Circuit Court Clerk Here Nine Monroe County Dem- ocrats and two Republicans have qualified for election to the state executive and district committees of those parties in the May primary elections it was announced today. Those groups are re- In Driving H sponsible for the ‘policy- making and functioning of] "eet tl et the parties on a county-wide Kay, Meet daring 1952 took place t i $ Man aoe a i And four out of five of those ac- cidents were caused by one of the precincts in Monroe County, |cars involved failing to stop for candidates filed from only begd a@ stop sign -or a traffic seven of them.. However, That information was contained those elected may fill outjin a report compiled by the City i Manager's Office. It will be sub- the vacancies by appoint- mitted to the National Safety The report also shows thet the second largest cause of traffic accidents involves parked cars. About 25 per cent of the city police department accident re- ports show that one of the cars was parked at the time, City Manager Victor Lang added that the majority of such accidents in- of} volve hit-run drivers. He said further that during the Russia’s Chief Red ost Accidents Here Happen At tersections Lang’s Report Points Out The Chief Hazards Persons qual for election to the State Demo- cratic Executive Committee; Thomas Moore, 4th Precinct; P. A. MacMasters, Vth Precinct;. Christian Nonnemacher, Sth Pre- cinet; Faye E, Dickens, 10th Pre- einct; Norma L. Sawyer, 13th Precinct; Theresa Braxton, 4th Precinct and Rose Catala Uzela, Nith ‘Precinct, Next highest on the list of acci- dent causes, is one car ramming into the rear of another stopped for a sign or light, “it all adds up to the fact that 90 per cent of the traffic acci- dents in Key West are caused by careless or discoyrteous driving,” Lang concluded. The report shows that a total of $90,000 in damage was caused here Republicans to qualify were|in 1952: by traffic accidents. Poy McDonough and Mildred. the 474 accidents reported, Both indicated their intention of| ever, being elected to the Republican} One fatal accident, involving a State Committee, Mother Sends Money To Cover _ Son’s Misdeed CLEVELAND (®—“I'm ‘writing this letter with great apology and hope you will understand.” An unsigned letter with $15' at- tached began with those words. pon parectey te the Sey- | the letter continued: oe “My son came home with a Dirthday gift for me. I couldn't understand where he got motorcyclist, happened on Roose- velt Boulevard and the other at Flagler Avenue and First Street. Eaton Street was listed as the area where the highest percentage of accidents occur. Woman Admits Guilt In Case Of Poison Candy Wife Of Sunday School Superintendent Felt That She Was the (Continued On Page Two) Socially Neglected Elks To Fete Past Rulers With the favorite Spanish dish of yellow rice and chicken on the menu, a large turnout of Elks is Wad Lode oe ae Key je observes R ules night, ‘ast Exalted Rossasco, vice-president State Elks ‘Assoclation’ Florida South, will pay an official visit to the Lodge, ~<a Earl Adams, Exalted Ruler, has @nnounced that past Exalted Rul- ers will be called on to take over the various official posts for to- BENDIX Of Key West] is indefinite. Service On All Appliances TEL. 2-651] TAMPA, Fla. @—The mystery of the poison candy sent to mem- bers of the First Baptist Church of Lake Wales was solved yester- day with an admission from a 49- year-old housewife, wife of the church’s Sunday school superinten- ‘dent. Brought before U.S. Commission- er Paul Pinkerton here, the chief concern of Mrs. Letha Della Over- seemed to be her husband. “T don’t want to hurt my hus- band,” she told reporters, “He is such a good man.” The only words she spoke to Commissioner Pinkerton came be- tween sobs—“I'm guilty.” ‘About 20 persons became vio- lertly ill after eating the arsenic- tainted homemade fudge, but all Commissioner bond at $2,500, Date of the trial Mrs, Overton came to Tampa | voluntarily with her husband, Jesse Overtor, a bookkeeper at! Lake Wales. She was arrested onjci (Continued On Page Two) FEBRUARY 5 and 6 Saturday, 2:30 and 9:00 P.M. Saturday, 2:30 and 8:30 P.M. Pinkerton _se/eii Spy In Japan Changes Views, Flees To Freedom Handsome Lt. Col. In Red Army Is Cooperating With Americans Now By JOHN RANDOLPH TOKYO Lt. Col. Yuri A. Rastovorov was revealed today as Soviet Russia’s chief Red spy in Japan and a youthful protege of Lavrenti Beria, recently executed chief of the Soviet secret police. Informed American sources said Rastovorov, who. asked an Ameri- can. Army intelligence unit for Political asylum Jan. 24, was trained on the “Japan desk” of a special Soviet Foreign Office section under direct control of Beria’s MVD organization, Once a personal courier for Beria himself, Rastovorov appar- ently was headed for a brilliant future in the Soviet secret service. But, the source said, a growing admiration and “weakness” for Americans, possibly Beria’s execu- tion, and finally direct orders to return to Moscow sparked his de- cision to change sides. His conversion, long and delib- erately sought by crack U.S. Army operatives, is called by observers here the most brilliant piece of American. intelligence work. publicized since the start of the cold war—and a blow at Soviet * yesterd: cooperating with American at the big US. base on a, Was described as a dash- ie Soviet spy who moved easily in Tokyo social cir- cles and who cultivated Americans. “He even ate and drank at American Army officers clubs,” the source said. Some of his hosts did not know whom they enter- tained. Some knew all too well, It also was revealed that at the BARBARA MAE CEJUDO will when the baby was delivered 1: —Citizen Staff Photo, Finch, CHICAGO #—This is the tre- mendous price the nation paid for accidents in 1953: sate . Killed: 95,000. Injurdd The) gest; $9,100,000,000. the National Safety Council. It. noted that the 1953 accident; ay |death toll was 1,000 below che 1952) total. But it also noted that it was more than three times as great as the toll of America. ~ the entire Korean War. The motor vehicle held its piace as the No. 1 accident killer. Traf- fie deaths numbered 38,300. That was a gain of 300 or 1 per cent over 1952. The traffic total’ was the third largest in history, exceeded only in 1937 and 1941. time of Beria’s execution, Dec. (Continued On Page Two) Woman Fined $50 On A andB Charge A local woman was fined $50 yesterday on an assault and battery charge after a trial before U. S. Commissioner William V. Albury, The case came under federal Jurisdiction since the incident re- sulting in the charge occurred in the Peary Court Navy Housing pevieet which lies on government The woman was. identified as Mrs. Louise Nemec. She was ac- cused of striking a neighbor, Mrs. Virginia E. Favors with a broom | i discussed at their) that of four said is not as good , other 13 motes! i of last George Bonamy also reported to} ‘the group on a conference with Ci- Manager Victor Lang by a com. ittee of motel men concerning | { ise“ problem. Bonamy re-) Progress is being made.' “ANN Fatalities in home accidents his wife} Only two deaths resulted from!23, Rastovorov made contact with|numbered 28,000, a decline of how-|American Army agents who shad-|1,000. Accidental deaths at work were unchanged at 15,000. Ned H. Dearborn, president of the ‘council, said, “No civilized nation can long endure this tragic and disgraceful waste of man- Power and resources from acci- dents that are avoidable.” ‘Thé bill was added up today by, be one-year-old mday. Her mother, Mrs. Oscar Cejudo, 626 Carson Lane, feels that she and Barbara Mae owe their lives to the March of Dimes. Cejudo was in an iron lung, suffering with bulbar spinal polio, Mrs. last Jan. 8 by Caesarian section. Nation Pays Tremendous Price For Accidents In 1953, Report Reveals and the number of miles they {traveled reached an all-time high. Thus, the death rate per 100 illion-yehicle miles was estimat- ed_at J—the lowest rate on record. ‘TiSeeWidents resulted about 4,390,000 nonfatal. injuries. Falls brought death to 20,200 persons, “I-per cent fewer than in 1952. Burns cost 6,400 lives, a 4 per cent decrease. Firearms fatal- “s rose 4 per cent to 2,450. wnings were unchanged at 0. Accidental deaths showed an in- crease among the new generation —vietims 5 to 24 years old. There was no change in the 25 to 44 age bracket. Decreases were shown for children under 5 and adults over 45, The estimated economic loss of |$9,100,000,000 covers both fatal and nonfatal accidents. It includes wage losses, medical expenses, in- surance costs, production delays, IN THE EY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1954 U.S. A. For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers . . . Just DIAL 2-5661 or 2.5652. PRICE FIVE CENTS Miami Beach Auto Rental Firm Files Suit Against Trial Of Bar |= Owner Postponed Until Monday The trial of a 1ocal bar owner! |charged with serving alcoholic bev- erages to a minor and allowing a minor to participate in a “strip| |show” has been postponed until |next Monday, it was reported to-} ‘day. The bar owner, Jim Mattingly,} jof the Habana Madrid Club, was) arrested Tuesday night by Patrol- man Eugene Pinder who said that) |he observed a young girl “strip-| ping” in the show at the Habana Madrid. He questioned her about her age’ and she reportedly replied that she “was 21.” Pinder said in his re- port that he doubted that state-| ment and took her to police head-} quarters where she admitted to being only 18. Pinder added that he also found B-Girl “sticks” on her person. B- Girl sticks are drink stirrers whi_. drink pushers are issued with each drink to account for the number of, ‘drinks they have induced patrons: to buy for them. Each has a num-' ber identifying the girl that re- jceives them and at the end of the week they are cashed in with the bar owner to determine the B- Girl’s Pay. y Mattingly was released under, ‘bond of $250 for appearance in city court. Blimp Squadron Gives $529 To March Of Dimes Officers and men of Airship De- velopment Squadron ONE (ZX-11) proudly turned over to Paul J. Sher, Chairman of the 1954 March jof Dimes drive, the sum of $529, Tepresenting an average of about {$2.a man. | Last fall’s polio outbreak hit two: lyoungsters of personnel attached | The City Is Quoted In ense Law Residence Requirement iscriminatory, Arbitrary ‘Call * ~! & beefing has been set in Miami for next Monday by Circuit Court Judge Pat Cannon into a suit for in- junction brought against the city by a Miami Beach auto rental firm. The suit was filed in Key West yesterday by the Couture Company in protest of a city ordinance which says that it is necessary to have ten years residence be- | fore obtaining an occupational license to operate a car rental agency. They were awarded a contract December 30 by the County Commission to operate the car rental concession at Meacham Field. Citizen Story They were low bidders on the contract but when the |city ordinance was brought jup, they filed suit to have \it thrown out. The city Tax | Collector's Office said today that they have received no application for such license from the Couture Company, Attorneys for the Miami Beach concern attacked the ordinance in their petition for a “declaratory decree, injunction and other relief"? by saying that dt is “arbitrary, un- reasonable and discriminatory,” They added that it is in viola- tion of the Bill of Rights, the 14th Amendment to theconstitutionand thatthe | no right, tts charter; dinance. Vacarro Paper Special Edition Of Memphis Paper Honors National Press Club Head Tony Vaccaro, who will be re- membered by Key Westers as one of the most. popular members of Ex-President Truman's _ press » was reecntly el lected presi lent of the Na al Club fh: Wash. ington, D, C. damage to equipment and prop- to ZX-11, little two year old Harry It is traditional, when a report- er reecives this honor, for the paper that sent him to Washing- ton to put out a special edition entirely about him. Vacearo, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, went to Washington from the Memphis Commercial Appeal. On the front page of the “Tony Vaccaro” edition, William Beale, Chief ‘of the Associated Press Washington Bureau, quotes the December 7, 1951 edition of the Key West Citizen: * “The Will Rogers of the White} House press fraternity is Tony Vac-| caro. His brand of humor, deliver-| ed deadpan with a Tennessee ac- cent, kept the Rotary Club mem- jerty. Last year. ended with traffic deaths on the upswing. The Decem- ber total was 3,930, That was 6 |Erb, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Erb and little two year old Char- \lie Johnston, son of Ledr. and Mrs.|the first time I’ve seen the group |T. H. Johnson. |sit through an extra quarter of an Commanding Officer of the Squa-|hour without protest or restless- bers spellbound during the lunch- eon club meeting yesterday. It’s : ent higher,than in December There were some relatively tgs xecerecks bright spots in the otherwise grim array of statistics. The 1953 death rate for acci- dents of all types was 60 per 100,000 population, That was the lowest on record. * Nevertheless, one out of every 16 persons in the United States suffered a disabling injury last year, The 38,300 traffic deaths were recorded during a year when the number of vehicles on the road Navy Yard Worker Faces Trial In Federal Court A civilian employee in the Navy! Yard faces trial in Miami's Feder-; al Court on a grand larceny charge jand officials here have hinted that more arrests will follow. The man, identified as Cleveland is| Jones, formerly of 323 Petronia Street, was bound over for trial after a hearing yesterday before U. S. Commissioner William V. Al- bury. Bond was set at $1,000 and Jones was later taken to the Dade County Jail in Miami to await trial by U. S. Marshal E. Jackson Butler. | Jones was jailed and charged with the theft of copper cable valued at $1,575, from the Navy. Testimony at the hezring reveal- ed that Jones later disposed of the! ire at a local junk yard for $140. He was arrested and charged with violation ot Title 18, section! (Continued On Page Two) ALL STAR BROADWAY CAST GET YOUR GUN ‘dron is Captain H. C. Spicer, USN. Grader Breaks, Ignites Gas Main REDONDO BEACH, Cal.—Firemen tried to save a small restaurant near the spot where a highway grader ram into a 12-inch underground gas main on the outskirts of this Los Angeles suburb. The escaping gas caught fire and the grader was burned up in the 50-foot flames. | No one was injured, but a fireman was overcome by the heat—(#) Wirephoto. x 6 (Continued On Page Two) They further stated that the or- dinance amounts to “unreason- able restraint to intra-state com- merce.” The suit was filed in the name of the Couture Company and H, Earl and Robert Smalley. Reason for the Miami hearing Is that Circuit Court Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr., is in Pensacola to at- tend a Circuit Judge’s meeting. He will not return until February 11, City Attorney J. Y.» Porter said today that he had not had a chance to study the complaint and that it would be up to the city commis- sion whether or not he goes to Miami to fight the case. The case is expected to closely parallel an earlier suit for injunc- tion brought by Burdines, Miami Department store against the city lin protest of an ordinance setting @ $2,500 license fee for out-of- {town concerns. making deliveries jhere. “TAL A temporary injunction was granted against the city in that case, The Couture Company, which op- erates a total of 102 car rental |stations throughout the nation, re." jceived the contract from the coun. |ty after they bid a low of 11% per cent of their gross income and a \$4,000 guarantee annually for a \five year period. | They proposed to start opera \tions with 25 ears and add more jas they are needed, | The city license fee is $5 an- ‘nually for each car. The Couture |Company has lodged’ no protest on that fee and is apparently fighting fy only the ten year residence require- ment, al “In Memoriam” Meeting Slated The Key West Lions Club will hold an “In Memoriam”. m tonight for Bernard Frank, at the |Lion’s Den on Seminary St., bee ‘ginning at 6:30 p. m. All members jare urged to attend, Frank was @ |third vice-president of the club af | time of his death and served sever- jal terms as treasurer. He was an | outstanding worker, FENCING and POSTS Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton St. near Aquartem Tickets On Sale At Door KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM