The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 29, 1954, Page 1

most equable climate in the country, with on range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOL. LXXV Ne, 128 Saati ett ORIGINAL ILLEGIBLE | y Key West Citisen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1954 Freighter Alfhem Left Key — West At 5:30 This Morning Vessel Violated Monroe Doctrine By Taking Arms To Guatemala By DENIS SNEIGR The Swedish freighter Alfhem that delivered Com- munist arms to Guatemala ‘sailed at 5:30 a. m, today from Key West. k Waterfront scuttlebutt in-| } dicated the vesgel sailed for Cuba to pickup a cargo of sugar. ; The vessel safled.into port here yesterday at %a..m. un- |? ~ der the guns of the destroy- er escort Loeser although |) State Department officials Hens aS to questioning on ! sub) a ntary basis. While the Alfhem was anchored off the Naval Station, the Loeser stood by. Coast Guard,and, small patrol craft cruised eround the Secret Proceedirgs The doings aboard the freighter yesterday were shrouded in secre- cy. Newsmen were not permitted to board her and a Coast Guard patrol boat tried to chase away a craft chartered by the Key West itizen. OiAithough the Coast Guard would not permit Bill Spillman, Citizen reporter to board the freighter, Ci- tizen Photographer Sybil Arrington ae oe RICHARD THOMPSON. age # of 136-B Peary Court, is being shown how a firs truck works by Fire Chief Charles Cremata. |, Richard where the “j up at City Hall yesterday and wanted to know ” was. He said that he had the day off and came down to see how ithe city “works.”—Citizen Staff Photo by Sybil. Dick Thampoon isits City Hall City Hall was visited by Rich- ard Thompson, 8 years old, yes- terday morning who wanted to Judge Fines Peeping Tom $100 George Fahnestock was fined $95 and $5 cost in City Court Thurs- day on charges of disorderly con- did. get the only news photos of the| know where the Judge was. Rich-| duct; to wit; a peeping Tom. me Navy released photos of the Alfhem later yesterday. Arms Delivered The Alfhem picked up $10,000,- ard gave his address as 136 B Peary Court. Eve Smith who works in the city finance office said that she saw Police officer Smith testified that early Thursday morning while standing on the corner of Simonton and South he observed a foreign car pull up into one of the motels worth: i Com-| Richard out in the court room and | with a young girl driving. Smith pat ict Stettin, sabe and questioned him as to why he- was; related that the girl parked her car delivered them to Perto Barrios, Guatemala. Last Sunday three fleet-type subs — the Sea Poacher, Threadfin and Balao — sailed from Key West on ‘war patrols. Whether it was one of these subs, the Loeser or an airplane that picked up the Alfhem, could not be learned. However, it seemed clear that U. S. submarines. were patrolling the Yucatan Channel between Cu- ba and Mexico. The Associated Press reported ser Tame S that the captains of RAUL'S MEMORIAL DAY SERVED ALL DAY SUNDAY, FROM. NOON TO 1@ P.M, Bring the Family SPECIAL * CHILDREN’S DINNERS Air Conditioned there, Has Day Off ‘off and I how the city Richard was given a tour of the city jail by Police Chief Perez and shown around the fire station by Fire Chief Cremata. When the Citizen photographer wanted to take his picture he re- fused but said “I'll go home and ask my mother.” Richard was wearing his school safety patrolman belt and badge. jpbeerees oneal ianesent tte boy. fiance sansa casi ice hate areata MASONIC NOTICE All members of Anchor Lodge and one guest are cordially in- vited to attend Shrimp Enchil- ado Supper on the roof garden of the Masonic Temple, Mon- day, May 31. By order of: JOHN RIVAS, _W.M. GERALD ADAMS, Secretary. LOT FOR SALE - 50’ x 100° PRICED FOR QUICK SALE HARRIS AVENUE Just Off Fifth Street Has Poured Concrete Founda- dion ... COMPLETELY Filled $1800 Cash or and went into her room. He said immediately after the car pulled in he saw a barefoot and shirtless figure approach the window and started peeping in. Smith said that he was standing (Continued on Page Two) The World Has Greatly Commie Is Ousted By Guatemala GUATEMALA (# — Jose Manuel Fortuny, head of Guatemala’s Com- munist party and close adviser to President Jacobo Arbenz was re- lieved of his post, pai head- quarters announced today. The announcement said Fortuny was relieved as secretary gene: because of his health. But observ- ers speculated it might indicate a split inside the party or that Arbenz was forced to remove bim to remove the stigma of commu- nism from the government. Fortuny, as secretary general, was rated as top man in the nation’s Communist party. He was also a member of the im national Democratic. front. [some observers beli ‘yemioval ae pally leader automatically removes: hith from the Democratic Front, The independent newspaper La Hora said Fortuny had been ousted after a heated party meeting. Another. announcement ‘today said Defense Minister Jose Angel Sanchez has decided not to visit the United States as planned, until the- situation eases. “ The move came as tension gripped the country in the wake of U. S. State Department accusa- tions that Guatemala has received arms from behind the Iron Cur- tain and reports from Washington that the United States was think- ing of recalling its air and mili- tary missions t6 Guatemala. In Washington, Sen. Smathers (D-Fla) said last night the ship- ment of Red arms to Guatemala was “Russian intervention in Latin America and emphasizes the chal- lenge this nation has no’ choice but to meet.” “We face the ugly and infuriat- ing fact that we now find Russian intervention in this hemisphere on an alarming scale, in violation of the Monroe Doctrine,” Smathers declared. Last night the government is- sued two emergency regulations as (Continued on Page Two) Noted--fnd Lon ist Of Auto Inspections Mey Be Found Craig Bowen, city finance direc- tor, said today in a letter to the City Manager and City Com- missiqers that his department is studyitg a method to determine whe a true cost accounting system is instituted by; means of which proper allocation of all ad- ministration and overhead cost may be charged against particu- lar services. Bowen stated in letter, “We know, for example, what it cost to collect garbage or pave streets as far as direct cost are concerned, but to determine true cost, we must also have a means of charg- rai}i2g to that function of municipal operation its share of administra- tive and overhead expenses.” _ Study Costs | It has been speculated Aat the administrative cost study of var- ious publicactivities was begun in ‘an effort to deter: what, if any, ‘pf the cost of giying automobile ‘inspections cou bg hares for administrative pu: Be G nell has , ant ordinance at meeting: of the city & s to reduce the cost of .automolile inspections to 50¢, The fee is nw $1.50. The City | . Manager had saif that he was not sure on the exa¢ cost of the in- spéctions and that he wasn’t sure if for exanple that some of his pay shouldnt go toward the’ cost of giving the inspections. Child’s Arm Is Broken In Fall Little Patsy Valdez, agg 5, of 1810 Virginia Street fell “ broke her arm while playing Thursday afternoon near hir home She had made it to her home and was crying in agghy on her front porch whew over/a hundred people gathered near /the scene. Traffie was congested in front of the home to the extent that the car to carty Patsy tothe hospital could not get through, Special Police Officer R. J. Lew- is was near the scene and took the ‘initiative. Hj immediately di- rected. traffic lear the area. Patsy was ca to the Monroe County General ital where her arm was set in ¢plaster cast. She was Observed ysterday in good IN THE ited that] U.S. PRICE FIVE CENTS Mayor Harvey Politely Answers Police Critic America Honors Tells Of Many Changes To Be Its Soldier Dead Tomorrow | Made In Dept; By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS With prayers for a peaceful fu- ture, America honors its soldier dead once again this weekend. The traditional rites across the nation will occupy two days this year, with some on Sunday and others on Monday, because Mem- orial Day falls on Sunday. But they will be no less fervent, coming as they do at a time when the hydrogen bomb and other awe- some weapons cast their dread- ful shadows upon the earth. The services will take many forms, ranging from quiet prayers to God for national. guidance to the strewing of flowers upon the seas which wash America’s shores. Then, too, there will be parade and pageant. For millions of Americans, the ill roll along the? weather is good,’ 5 It also estimates the lives of 340 2 | citizens will be, snuffed out in the heavy travel, < Millions of other persons will travel by tain, plane, bus. and boat. President Eisenhower, acting in conformity with provisions of a congressional resolution approved in 1950/issued a proclamation des- ignat Sunday as a day of prayer for lgsting peace. The proclamation ‘said: “We should keep faith with our heroic dead by humbly and devout- ly supplicating almighty God for guidance in our efforts to achieve a peaceful world.” It then designated the hour of l1_a.m. (local time) in each lo- cality for people to “‘join in prayer for God’s help in. reaching the coveted goal of amity. among na- tions.” Monday morning, at memorial exercises at the Arli: Nation- al Cemetery, the President will lay a wreath at the tomb of the spirits, playing @ her front porch. g Reme shred Unknown Soldier. tdtar the a tradition which v4 Pare egan spontaneously the South following the Civil War, graves will be decorated in be eteries across the country. At the same time there wi numerous formal memorial ices conducted in the cem One of these will be at th erans Administration Center etery at West Los Angeles, » Te per- California’s Gov. Good! Knight will make three Mi Day addresses during An yhusual event will occur at Detroit. Some 175 members of the Queen’s York Rangers, a Toronto regiment, will come from Canada to return a flag taken when the city surrendered to the regiment in 1812, The Canadian unit, which also had helped capture the city from the French in 1760, is returning the flag as a gesture of modern day friendship. On Monday, the Canadian troops will join in the city’s Memorial Day parade, War veterans of San Francisco’s Chinatown will gather at famed St. Mary’s Square in Chinatown Sunday afternoon to present the city a large bronze plaque mem- orial. It names. Chinese-Americans who died in World Wars I and II. Hope Different By BILL SPILLMAN Mayor C. B. Harvey in an interview with The Citizen today said that some dis- crepancy exists between the Staunton P. Nickerson, and the statement made by him in a letter to the Editor of The Citizen, Nickerson wrote a letter to the mayor in which he complained about abuse be received from the police:de- er Ram ing a he was to get another drink. The states that the wa- gon was called and Nickerson was placed in jail where he immediate- ly passed out. Harvey said that if Nickerson knew the context of the police re- port on Robert M. Hope he proba- bly would not want to associate his case with that of Hope. Nickerson quoted from a letter from Hope in his letter to the Edi- New York City will have many |tor of the Key West Citizel. Hope observances, the feature being a|had also complained that the Po-: parade Monday on Riverside Drive by the Grand Army of the Re- public. THREE PERSONS ENTER GUILTY PLEA Three persons Thursday pleaded guilty before Judge Thomas S. Caro in Criminal Court. Their ea offenses and sentences fol- Joe L. Mills, no driver’s license, $1 or 1 day. Roger A. Louf, reckless driving, $50 or 60 days. Fay C. Andrews, petty larceny, dismissed. Doubleheader Softball Tonight BAYVIEW PARK Deerfield Beach Key Wes All Stars (Civilian and Navy) FIRST GAME, 7:30 P.M. I Thank You To all my friends of Monroe County: Many thanks for the wonderful vote you gave me on May 25th. | consider this an honor that will always be re- membered. WILLIAM A, _ FREEMAN, JR. lice had abused his privileges as a The police report on Hope, made by Police Officer Armando Perez, states that in Hope’s case, the own- er of a local bar made a complaint against Hope. He had been warn- ed by the police officer once be- fore he was arrested and had been given a chance to go to his hotel to sleep it off but had returned to cause trouble. The report on Hope also stated that a witness in the incident had made a grave charge aBainst Hope which was reported to have caus- ed the disturbance on which Hope had been arrested. Harvey also stated that some ap- Parent discrepancy existed be- tween the letter that Hope wrote to Nickerson and the copy that Hope sent to him. A letter from Mayor Harvey to Nickerson is printed below. The Police report on Robert M. Hope is not being presented in this ar- (Continued on Page Two) BENNY'S CAFETERIA TO THE GOOD HUSBAND Give Your Wife A Day Off On Sunday BRING HER TO BENNY’S 909 Simonton Street PHONE 2-6932 :