The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 6, 1954, Page 2

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, March 6, 1954 Stevens’ Aide Resigns; Raps Lack Of Support ‘Higher Up’ McCarthy Hassle Has Repercussions In Army Department Page 2 been coddling Reds. McCarthy re- plied he had made no such blanket condemnation of the Army, but he jinsisted that “certain individuals WASHINGTON (®—One of Secre- in the Army have been protecting, tary of the Army Robert T. Stev- promoting, covering up and honor- ens’s chief aides has resigned,| ably discharging known Commu- deploring what he termed a lack|nists” of “full fighting support” from Technical Responsibility higher up for Stevens in his trou-| wilson told his news conference bles with Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis). Thursday that Stevens was “tech- Showers elsewhere by tonight or his wife and young son. When both) Both Bateman John F. Kane, a special assis- ically responsible’ for the way tant under Stevens and before that Peress’ case was disposed of, under former Army Secretaryisince the Army secretary is top| Marine Forecast for Jacksonville|Sion, he is unable to reconcile him-|with the knowledge that when thi Frank Pace, announced his resig- man in his department, The de- nation from his $10,000-a-year job fense chief also conceded that yesterday in a letter congratu-'Steyens might have done better, Jating Stevens on the gallant|but he noted that this was a battle you are trying to put up “hindsight” estimate. for the Army.” : | In his letter of resignation, Kane Kane, reached by phone, did not —an Army employe seven years— say which of Stevens’ superiors|held that the Army “should never! he felt hadn't rallied to the secre- be subjected . . . to politics of tary’s side in the dispute over;any kind.” McCarthy's handling of an Army| He said he realized Stevens had, general questioned in secret ses-'been “hurt” in his battle with Mc-| The and Stars In Weatherman Movie Coming To ‘Says Drive-In Theatre Z Ray Milland, who won an Acad- Key West and Vicinity: Partly emy Award for his roles as the al- cloudy and warmer today with a/coholic in “The Lost Weekend,” /chance of some light rain here late|offers another powerful perform- this afternoon. Mostly cloudy with!ance as a man driven to drink |a few scattered showers tonight|when tragedy strikes his home in and- Sunday. Gentle to moderate|“‘Night Into Morning,” stirring M- east and north east winds today, | -M drama opening at the Islander |mostly moderate and northeasterly|Drive In Theatre Sunday. Sunday. In the new story, Milland enacts State of Florida: Mostly cloudy|a college professor whose interests with occasional rain in extreme are equally divided between his north portion and widely scattered te.ching caree and his devotion to are suddenly taken’ from him in Sunday, becoming partly cloudy by} the holocaust of a furnace explo- \Sunday night. Slightly warmer. |Thru Florida Straits and East Gulf|Self to the blow and his disintegra- Area: Moderate north to northeast! tion sets in, Arrested after a drun- winds in the north portion and mod-)/ Ken driving accident, he is releas- erate mostly northeast to east|¢d through the intercession of his ‘winds in the southern portion thru Closest friend and the latter’s fian- Sunday. Increasing cloudiness with|C®® 24 the ‘Shock of realizing the occasional rain in the extreme |“egtadation into which he has fall- north portion and a few showers | ©? turns him toward the escape elsewhere Saturday night or Sun-|of suicide. How Professor Phillip day becoming partly cloudy Sun.| Ainley is prevented from taking day night. his life and the events which re- ROAD AND TOLL LEADER OF FANATICAL (Continued from Page One) (Continued from Page One) County residents and businessmen the Nationalists from the windows do not pay the tolls. explode on the street. DeMerritt then took up another! No one was wounded. Miami newspaper charge — that’ More than 1,000 civilians were |State Representative Papy had milling around the building when been a freeloader on the district the police threw in their first tear in taking trips to Tallahassee. i 5 |gas bombs. Said DeMerritt: The police said most of the “From time to time it is neces-Jeaders among the 37 for whom |sary for representatives of the warrants were issued have now district to go to Tallahassee on peen arrested in the island-wide |highway business. Mr. Papy’s ex-/sweep. The only trouble during perience in Tallahassee often made these arrests occurred at Albizu’s it possible for us to get quick ac- apartment. \tion on district affairs and it seem- No D. C. Hookup ed to us his presence was a good Police Chief Salvador Roig said jinvestment.”’ | Bahia Honda Plan .,, the basis for the arrests here. The and DeMerritt joj¢ai politicians were picked up, said funds had been spent to build pe said, simply because they were \park facilities at Bahia Honda members of a subversive group fara Jai valaa © and were being charged with vio- district’s indebtedness is liquidated, \the facilities will be turned over jto Monroe County. This will be done, they said, under terms of ;, legislation already passed. Bateman and DeMerritt also said that the district has deeded jn has land in the county for the use Of freoq Alb schools and for a Boy Scout camp |in the Summerland Keys group. ion. Asked by ere lfused to say. reporters \September. He had been prison terms totaling 54 years fol- the Washington shootings were not ng a local act against subver- whether had been a plot here, he re- Roig said Gov. Luis Munoz Mar- revoked a pardon that izu Campos from jail last given === = _— COURT APPOINTS (Continued from Page One) ing the defense in the present case, as chief government prosecutor | in the San Francisco perjury trial | of H. Bridges, and the present MRS. LILLIAN F. pros Rover, defended ane ii aoe. other Puerto Rican in a sensation- KNOWLES al case involving an. attempt on | Mrs. Lillian F. Knowles, 73 former President Truman’s life in = 1950. ce a me Bridges was convicted, but the after an extended ‘conviction later was set aside by ; She is vived by one . the Supreme Court. ter, Mrs. Marie Knowles Va Oscar Collazo, the Puerto Rican \la; one son, liam A, Knowles Rover defended when he was in lof Sox -: and two sis- Private practice, was convicted t Hilton and Mrs, 49d sentenced to death—a police. man had been killed in the attack Funeral services will held 0m the President's temporary resis Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock dence—but Truman commuted the from the First Congregational Penalty to life imprisonment. Church with the Rev. Charles Meeker, pastor, officiating .The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 with Pritchard Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in the family plot in City Cemetery, died Chas. . Roberts be When an earthquake hit San Frat cisco in 1906, nearby land slipped sideways 21 feet. CUVE wx cir oF HEARIN READ THE CITIZEN DAILY RADIO ano CIFELLY'S foc | W. H. Parrish, veteran Mara- lowing a revolt he led in 1950. Observations Taken At City Office store him to normalcy make for a thon real estate developer, de- Factory Methods Used— (ENITH, i‘ drama permeated with suspense Fifty persons were killed in that, outbreak, sion. The Wisconsin senator has|Carthy, adding “if you hadn’t been fended the integrity of the com- been: criticizing the Army for the/fighting, you wouldn’t have been| way it has dealt with alleged Com- hurt . . . that is why various other munists in its ranks. ‘people in government have not! Army Excluded fought before you did.” But the only officials who rank, But even.so, Kane urged Stevens above Stevens are Deputy Secre-|to stay on and fight “for the firm) tary of Defense Roger M. Kyes, establishment” of his principles.| then Defense Secretary Wilson and!Wilson said Thursday he doesn’t Kane did say he excluded “every- expect Stevens to quit. body in the Army” from his lack! Stevens To Appear of support charge. Stevens is to appear before Mc- The Chicago Tribune said last Carthy’s subcommittee in closed! Key West, Fla., Mar. 6, 1954 at 7 A.M., EST TEMPERATURES Highest yesterday Lowest last night Mean .. Normal .. PRECIPITATION Total last 24 hours Total this month Deficiency this mont! Total this year .... and gripping emotional intensity. Milland does a superb acting job in the role of the bereaved profes- sor whose values become abruptly distorted at the loss of the two people he loves most, and the tra- gic aspects of his downhill slide keep the spectator in a relentless grip. Also excellent are John Ho- T. ins.|diak and Nancy Davis as the cou- T. ins. . +25 ins. .08-/engagement is endangered because 4.62 ins. CF one . ple who befriend him and whose! mission when he said: | “Their attitude cannot be im- proved upon. They have done much for the community.” HELICOPTER CRASH (Continued from Page One) jton National Cemetery, Fort Mey- jer, Va. Lt. (jg) H. P. Kannofsky, Bell- jmore, L. I, N. Y. Your Grocer SELLS That Good STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN — TRY A POUND TODAY — | HEARING AIDS Brighten the life of a hard-of- hearing friend or loved one. Vast or phone today for com- plete information. It’s so easy +++80 thoughtful | AMY OPTICAL | DISPENSARY 423 Simonton St. Phone 2-7522 | All Work Guaranteed |Marine Radios & Asst. Equipment FOR PROMPT AND RELIABLE | SERVICE —SEE... | DAVID CIFELLI | 920 Truman Ave. (Rear) TELEPHONE 2-7637 i Hodiak’s jeal his fian-} pj iati _ STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE | Excess this year “11/20 ing | Hodiak’s jealousy of an-| Chief Aviation Pilot M. B. Port night that Stevens was “reliably! reported” to have resigned. | session, probably next week, for| a discussion of the problem of cee’s interest Lewis Stone lends his usual sym- in the professor. | But associates and Mrs. Stevens|disposing of subversives found in said early today the secretary had the Army’s uniformed or civilian! “absolutely” and “definitely” notjcorps. The meeting was suggested resigned. by Stevens’ legal adviser. Stevens, away from Washington,| Sen. Lehman (D,Lib-NY) com- could not be reached for-comment.'plained that administration lead-| Administration officials and Mc-jers are afraid to tackle McCar-| Carthy have been embroiled in thy head-on. | controversy since Stevens severa)) Lehman said in a speech pre- weeks ago asserted he would not/pared for delivery in New York, stand by and allow Army witness-|where he is receiving the John es to be browbeaten by congres-/Dewey award given by the New sional committees or by anybody'York Teachers Guild: else. “Here is a man (McCarthy) and pathy and authority to the role of the university dean, and Jean Ha- gen contributes a memorably etch- ed characterization in the part of a girl of questionable morals. Standing out in smaller roles are -|Rosemary De Camp, as Milland’s -/and Jonathan Cott as two students whose happiness is precariously juggled in his hands. “Night Into Morning” has been given incisive direction by Fletch- er Markle, who has achieved dis- tinction as writer, actor and direc- (Naval Base) High Tide Low Tide 11:06 a.m. 4:47 a.m. -|doomed wife, and Dawn Addams/ This happened after Brig. Gen. et Camp Kilmer, N.J., had co: plained to Stevens about the way) McCarthy questioned him on the discharge of Maj. Irving Peréss,! a dental officer whom McCarthy) called a “Fifth Amendment Com- munist.” Order To Zwicker Stevens ordered Zwicker and an- other general to ignore a McCar- thy, subpoena, ybut later rescinded thiS order after a “‘peace confer- ence’ with McCarthy and Repub- lican members of McCarthy’s Senate investigations subcommit- tee. The agreement was generally Wegarded as a Stevens retreat— an interpretation the secretary} challenged. Stevens—after a round) of Pentagon and White House con- ferences—issued a new statement) Teemphasizing his determination never to permit abuse of people a force to be reckoned with, and yet there seems {o be none cour- ageous enough in the administra- tion to reckon with him.” The New York senator said Mc- Carthy could have embraced Ei- senhower’s “fair play” statement! “without too much embarrass-| ment”, but chose instead “to test| his strength by a direct attack on the President.” McCarthy To Miami McCarthy -had left for a week- letter was made public. He de-| clined. comment when he arrived in Florida and he wouldn’t tell reporters what he might investi- gate in that Florida city, but he} indicated it could have some in-| fluence on his subcommittee’s| plans for next week. | The subcommittee now is sched- end trip to Miami before the Kane| (north end) |(—)—Minus sign: —— pm. 5:35 p.m. ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Time of Height of Station— Tide high water Bahia Honda (bridge) —oh 10m No N ey (east end) ....+2h 20m |Boca Chica Sandy Pt. |Caldes Channel 9.0 ft. —oh 40m +2h 10m +1.4 ft. Corrections to be subtracted. \(+)—Plus sign: Corrections to be added. Temperatures At 7:30 4.M., EST uled to resume on Wednesday public hearings on alleged Red Atlanta tor of such top-flight radio shows as CBS’ “Studio One” and the Ford »|Radio Theater. In this, his first film directorial assignment, he proves himself equally successful in the medium of the motion pic ture cameras. Edwin H. Knopf pro- produced, POLICE SEIZE GUNS (Continued from Page One) days ago with a view toward pos- The stevedoring firm tipped po- \lice, Yesterday about a dozen detec- tives raided the store while some 70 others fanned out over the neighborhood and covered the raid- |ing party from nearby rooftops and | windows. A check showed the arms were American made and packed pro- jfessionally for shipment. A pre- sible shipment out of the country. | under him. McCarthy has stead-|infiltration of the staff of the Fed- fastly refused to concede he everjeral Telecommunications Labora- abused any witness, jtory at Nutley, N.J. The plant) President Misenhower at mid-jdoes electronics research for the! week told a news conference he!Armed Forces. | believes in “fair play” by congres-| On call to return for further) sional investigators. He didn’t questioning is Peter A. Gragis of mention McCarthy by name, but| Levittown, N.Y., an admitted for- coupled his remarks with praise|mer Communist who swore yes-| for Gen. Zwicker. terday he belonged to a cell of| The next day, Secretary of De-/Reds at the big laboratory in the! fense Wilson dismissed as “tom-|1940’s, but that he had no know- myrot” charges the Army bas ledge of any espionage there. | PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the week of March 7-13, inclusive, has been set aside as Hospital Observance Week to render appropriate honor to the Woman's Auxiliary of Monroe County Hospital, and, i WHEREAS, our Woman's Auxiliary of the Monroe General Hospital has rendered invaluable services to the County with their untiring effort and undiminished en- thusiasm in helping to maintain and improve the hos- pital, and, WHEREAS, it is fitting that our gratitude for the de- votion of the Woman's Auxiliary be given concrete per- sonal expression, NOW, THEREFORE, by virture of the power vested in me as Mayor of The City of Key West, Florida, I, C. B. Harvey, do hereby proclaim the week of March 7-13, 1954, as |Birmingham ... |Chicago |Augusta liminary court, prior to a more 5 detailed inventory today, revealed 27 large caliber anti-tank guns, 24 jcases of ammunition for them, 25 7|garand rifles with four cases of bullets and 250 hand grenades. Following the raid, agents of the FBI, the Customs Service and the Immigration Service joined in the questioning of those rounded up by Police, | Adams said he saw no link be- tween the arsenal and the recent Puerto Rican shooting in Congress, but he obtained cancellation of a Spanish-American rally scheduled for last night a few blocks from the |arms cache, | The meeting, sponsored by a Council of 34 Spanish - American |groups, had as its theme better understanding between Spanish - speaking people and other resi- |dents of New York. In December, 1952, police found grenades and other explosives in a vacant filling station in Mamar- oneck, N. Y. Four men were ar- rested and accused of plotting a “Christmas revolt” in Cuba, Prio, a refugee in Miami, Fla., then denied any knowledge of any plot for an uprising against Ba- Boston .. Buffalo Charleston .. Corpus Christi .... enver El Paso Ft. Worth Galveston Jacksonville Kansas City |KEY WEST Louisville Meridian Miami Minneapolis Memphis New Orleans Last Dec. 4 Prio was arrested on federal charges of conspiring to smuggle arms to his homeland. He pleaded innocent to the indict- ment and is now free on bail while awaiting trial in New York, A co- defendant is his minister of in- terior, Segundo Curti, 43. JAMES STILL WANTS Tallahassee Tampa .... Washington They're His Pals DETROIT # — Mrs. Lillian Squires said in a divorce petition) today that when her husband, Wil- er, Jr., Washington, D. C. | Chief Electronics Technician T. \J. Bignan, Portland, Ore. | Electronics Technician J, K. 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Pee ss 1 ware OSES RPGHRRGE Mat. 3:30 Night 6:30 & 8:36 AIR COOLED OBSERVANCE WEEK and call upon my fellow citizens in their homes and places of business to participate in every way in exer- cises expressive of our recognition of the unselfishness, gallantry and uncompromising devotion to duty char- acteristic of the women who have with high honor aided our Hospital in every way. Witness my hand and seal of The City of Key West, Florida, this 6th day of March, 1954. (s) C. B, HARVEY, Attest: Mayor. VICTOR LOWE, City Clerk. that his body showed prominent feminine sex characteristics. The next step was plastic sur- gery. Undergoing operations at a London hospital by one of Britain’s most eminent surgeons, he grad- ually emerged as a female. ; Doctors verified to registry offi- cials that he was a woman, A substitute birth certificate was fishing, I have to sleep in the, car.” The husband has not filed an! answer to the suit which alleges cruelty. |Fine Raps McCarthy | SAN FRANCISCO i) — Republi- can Gov. John S. Fine of Pennsyl. vania yesterday described Sen.\issued May 25, 1951, for Roberta McCarthy (R-Wis) as “‘just anoth-|Elizabeth Marshall Cowell. er actor on the stage,” receiving) She went abroad after living a Publicity out of all proportion to/while with her parents in Croydon his influence on American opinion.'and with her married brother and Gov. Fine talked to a news con- sister, ference in his hotel suite here. | Neither of Cowell’s daughters Fine said McCarthy’s conductjhas been told about the sex while questioning Brig. Gen. Ralph change, Their mother has married W. 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