The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 1, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Floride, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average resagglclr 14° Fahrenheit & Suggests More Aid There As Solution To Red Problem By JIM COBB \ “It's not too late to win the friendship of our Latin-j American neighbors and av-| ert the threat of communist | infiltration in the western | hemisphere.” That was comment today of Mrs. Hermia C, Parker, one of the few American women sea cap- tains, who put into Key West aboard her 90-foot freighter, the Iceland. i The vessel came here for repairs Captain Parker who had been plying the seas for some years, holds that this country can ease the thorny Latin American situa- tion, which has been brought to a head with the reports of Com- munist sponsored arms shipments té Guatemala, by promoting closer relations with South and Central | American countries. . She blames a pitifully low stand- ard of living in some of those be for the present situation. “If we cag give those countries the benefit of our knowledge and promote a free interchange of img ‘formation. — abil tural information — we can win|” Evacuated By ‘Copter Today them. over,” commented Captain Living Standard Compared She ‘pointed out that many of the countries in question have a very low standard of living—large- ly bécause they have never had the opportunity of exploiting their resources—largely agricultural. “Many of those people plough their fields with a crooked stick and pay for a crop,” she said. “But if we could go in there and show them how to adapt their crops to the soil and increase their standard of living, we wouldn't have the perilous situation we do » ‘People with empty stomachs are ready for anything—that’s why the Communists have been so suc- cessful in Latin America,” she commented. Insight Gained Captain Parker gained her in- sight into the Latin American situation during a sea-going career that started before World War II and that has seen her shipping on vessels traveling throughout the area. ‘ The Icefield, a 48-ton wooden freighter built in Nova Scotia, however, is the first vessel she has ever owned. Her husband, Henry B. Parker, serves as chief engineer aboard (Continued on Page Two) © Parking Meter Looted Near Sheriff’s Office Myrtland Cates, Jr., city pur- cheats agent, reported today that he discovered a parking meter that had been torn apart with the money missing. The meter had been located on Whitehead Street in front of the sheriff's .office. Bernard Waite, it was reported, found the stolen meter parts minus the nickels on Rest Beach between the water and road. The meter on Whitehead Street near the sheriff’s office is the sec- ond meter to be burglarized with- in four days. Cates reported that a meter had been tampered with on Fleming Street near the Gas Company last Thursday. However no money was taken from the - Fleming Street meter. The police department is investig: ¥ DIP LUMBER and FURNITURE in “Woodlife” Tank Strunk Lumber 120 Simonton Street, near Bank —_—$— 4 LADY SKIPPER—Cepiain Hermia C. Parker, captain THE ; Sea Captain Sees pe In Latin Americ of the freighter, Icefield, which put into Key West for repairs. Monday, insoluble. She says that it is holdg that the present thorny Latin American situation is not up to this country to promote close relationships with those countries to. avert Communist in- filtration, Captain a is also the owner of the vessel, Snail’s-Pace Progress Made On Cease-Fire By MAX HARRELSON GENEVA (#—The _ snail’s-pace progress toward ‘m Indochina cease-fire inched along today with French and Vietminh military rep- resentatives scheduled to meet for talks to arrange opening of actual negotiations later this week. Meanwhile, the nine-party con- ference on the Far Eastern battle- ground was in recess for a day, snarled over Communist proposals for ae‘‘neutral’”” commission to po- lice any truce that may be achieved. The French-Vietminh meeting to- day was called to work out pre- liminary details of negotiations expected to begin Thursday — on the question of zones in which the rival forces would assemble if and when a cease-fire is effected. To Attend Talks In the subsequent talks Col. Jules Fleurant is to represent France and Ta Uang Buu, Viet- minh vice minister of defense, will attend for the Reds. New difficulties over the cease- fire question arose yesterday when | the full Indochina conference came | to grips for the first time with the problem of policing an armistice. | The Communists proposed es-| tablishment of a Korea-type police body—part Communist. the rest non-Red — for Indochina. The Soviet Union nominated Commu- nist Poland and Czechoslovakia, along with India and Pakistan. The West quickly objected, charging | that the Korean Neutral Nations | Supervisory Commission had failed | to work because of vetoes by its Communist members. Debates To Resume ~ Debate will be resumed tomor- row when another secret session is scheduled. Soviet Foreign Minister | ‘V. M. Melotov is expected back | from his Moscow talk by then. | Brooklyn Soldier Is ‘Taken To Fairbanks For Hospitalization FAIRBANKS, Alaska (® — A Brooklyn soldier injured May 16 in a fall on towering Mt. McKin- ley was evacuated by Air Force helicopter early today and flown here for hospitalization. Doctors said the soldier, George Argus, broken in a 1,000-foot fall that: killed a companion, was alive but unconscious when lifted from the mountain by a helicopter pilot who “squeezed every inch out of the altimeter” to reach him on the ice of Muldrow Glacier. Reached At 6,500 Feet He was reached at about the 6,500-foot level of the 20,690-foot peak, the tallest in North America. A two-engined plane picked Argus up at Minchumina to fly him to Fairbanks. The helicopter, piloted by Capt. Ralph Searle of the 74th Rescue Squadrén, returned to the mountain to begin evacuation of eight mem- bers of the rescue party who brought Argus down the ice-cov- ered mountain. Argus’ hip was broken when he and three companions tumbled down the treacherous mountain slope while attempting a climb ‘May 16. George Thayer, 27, of Reedsboro, Vt., was killed but the others, Morton Wood and Les Vier- eck, escaped without seiious in- jury. Pfc. Companies Report Wood and Viereck left Argus in an improvised tent May 23 and (Continued, on Page Two) 12 Meet Violent ' Deaths In State Over Weekend Twelve persons died violently over the long Memorial Day week- end in Florida, 10 in traffic ac- cidents and 2 by drowning. persons were killed Moncey when their car sideswiped another The conference planned to con- | and plunged into a canal near tinue discussion also on other) issues, including proposals for ex- change of prisoners and Prohibi- | tion of reinforcements from outside. The proposal for a four-natjon| supervisory commission was ad- vanced yesterday by Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. Belle Glade. Dead were Warren K. Veasey, 37, Indianola, ,and Mrs. Nellie |Johns, 41, West Palm Beach, a passenger. The bodies ‘of two men who |drowned while fishing in the St. Mary's River near Jacksonville were found Monday. They were Objecting to the Red proposal, (Continued on Page Two) identified as Freeman Hodges, 28, (Continued on Page Two) " whose hip was a: SOUTHERNMOST NEWSBAPER County Tax Collector To q Attend Parley Wilson Lauded On 100 Per Cent Collection Here County Tax Collector Howard Wilson will attend a meeting of the National Association of County Officials in Omaha, Nebraska; June 9, ‘he said today. Wilson, at IN TH EY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDM, JUNE 1, 1954 li E U.S.A. PRICE FIVE CENTS. phn Denies Asking N.Y. i e : @ Assignment For Schine : McCarthy Aide Disputes Testimony Of Army Sec’y, Army Counsellor the time he was invited, was also|; ~~ lauded for his record of 100 per cent tax collections in Monroe County for the past two years. He is the only sffth officer in the state to compile such a. record. Wilson was invited to attend the parley by Ray Clements, of Quincy Florida, a past president of the Florida County Tax Collectors As- sociation. a Compliniént Given “In view of the fact that you have made such an-outstanding re- cord in your country, especially in collecting 100 per cent of your tax roll in the last two years, and that you are profoundly interested in performing to. the fullest the duties of a county official, I extend to you a most coi - invitation to attend the Omaha Meeting with mg Clements said in his invita- Wilson, announced on May 19| ° that as a result of the 100 per cent collection of Monroe County taxes, he seés jittle likelihood for a real estatesizicrease here. - Total amount of the county tax roll was $640,208.93. This figure ac- counts only for real estate and per- sonal property taxes. Automobile and other revenue handled by Wil- son’s office is not included. Holiday Death Toll Passes, ‘\At Least 343 Die In Weekend Traffic Accidents By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The nation’s violent death toll over the extended Memorial Day holiday mounteé past the 500 mark today. Traffic accidents, as in other holidays, was the No. i killer. There were at least 345 persons killed in auto accidents from 6 p.m. Friday until midnight Mon- jay. The death toll on the highway was more than 100 above the num- ber killed in auto “over a comparative period of two weeks earlier and. topped 340 Council in a pre-holiday, ent, In addition to traffic d s, 86 persons lost their lives by @rown- ing and 70 others ar in accidents of imiscstiantdie Becee In the two-day holiday last year 501 were killed. The record Memo: rial Day. death toll of 571 in a four-day period was set in 1950. This year’s traffic toll was nzar the record of 363 in the three Memorial Day holiday of’ 1952 An Associated Press violent deaths was taken p.m. May 14 to midnight the same time span as the rial Day holiday, and total of 243 traffic deat (Continued on Page KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE Te Pate May Accidents _.____ 42 Traffic Injuries __ 8 43 Traffic Deaths 8 0 Property Damage $10,070 $58,856 Four more accidents were re- ported in Key West since the last time the traffic box score was presented. These, like most accidents, resulted from someone violating a traffic law. As far as the deaths go, the city is still keeping its record. However as soon as the sewer people finish on Von Phister Street a traffic death may come from the speedsters who race track because the police are usually on Flagler A) z When -you speed on Key West's back asking for trouble because of the corners are very few people stop signs. Ten-Yez 2 “UNITED NATIONS TROOPS”—pass in review before young Lee McGaughey. The ten year old son of Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs, W. H. McCaughey, 41 Maine Road, Sigsbee Park, has collected 15000 authentic miniatures representing most ‘of the armies of the world. Lee’s hobby was started three years ago when his grandparents gave him a set of the toy: soldiers Old Look Over Tax Rolls Thursday A special meeting of the City Commissioners was postponed un- til Thursday night at 5 p. m., it ‘was announced today. The meet- ‘ing had been requested by the City | Manager Victor Lang and City Commissioner Paul (Blondie) Rob- erts. The purpose of the informal meeting is to look over the tax Tolls before the equalization board meets on Monday, June 7. |. The delay was announced by- ing who stated that the city tax /assessor was not quite finished with the total computations. © City Commissioner Delio Cobo Said that he is very much interest- ed in having the meeting because he wants to discuss certain appar- ent discrepancies where property is assessed for practially nothing and is for sale at fabulous prices. ; ‘A rumor is being checked that; the commissioners may vote to publish the complete tax roll of the city in the paper. The measure is mot required by law. However the publishing of:the roll will enable @ach person gho has taxable pro- to compare his tax assess- ment with that of other similar property owners, it was stated. No Injuries In Two-Car Crash On Boulevard. No one was injured in a two-car collision at the intersection of Flagler Avenue - and Roosevelt Boulevard yesterday afternoon at about 4 p. m. Police Sergeant Frank Caraballo stated in his accident report that a 1950 Oldsmobile driven by Elan- der Robert Smith of 706 White! Street, while proceeding south on the Boulevard, skidded over into the other lane of traffic and col- lided with a 1951 Ford driven by Wesley Onis Lane of 227 B, Poin- ciana. : The car driven by Smith was were taken to Frank’s Gulf Sta- tion, owned by Police Sergeant Has ‘In Miniature for his birthday.—Staff Photo’by Collected | § se McCaughey Is lent Collector Of By SUE JONES: Ten-year-old Lee McCaughey has a whole United Nations army —in miniature. There are some 1,500 “troops” in his army which includes authentic “regiments” representing everything from Scots Highlanders in kilts to French Foreign Legionnaires, with a few medieval knights and Civil War soldiers thrown in for good measure. The collection started three years ago when Lee received a box of soldiers as a birthday gift from his grandparents, the Laud- erdale Leys of Newport, Rhode Island. Since that time, all his friends and relatives find his interest in his toy soldiers a real help when birthdays and Christmases roll around. Imported Figures Most of the colorful little fig- ures are imported from England, and when lined up on_ parade, they cover a table almost six feet long and about four feet wide. It makes an impressive sight. Included in the collection is a replica of the gold coronation coach with the traditional escort \2f household troops. Last year, Lee entered his cor- onation parade in a window dis- play in a Newport department store window. The colored pic- tures were sent to England and won fourth prize in a national “| contest. There is also a tiny miniature of Queen Elizabeth dressed for the traditional “Trooping of the Colors,” and an anti-aircraft bat- tery with a searchlight that real- ly works. Military Knowledge Lee knows nearly every regi- ment in the world, according to his father, Lt. Cmdr. W. H, Mc- Caughey, commanding officer of the submarine “Trutta,” and, in- cidentally, he used to collect toy soldiers himself. Lee’s idol is Douglas Fair- banks, Jr., who has perhaps the finest collection of military min- (Continued on Page Two) Wanted: Operating Room Nurses MONROE GENERAL HOSPITAL Caraballo. Damge to both cars was‘estimat- ed to be approximately $975. v Call 2-2431 Mrs. Fields, Head Nurse % 'On Look-out WASHINGTON (AP) — Roy M. Cohn denied today ever asking that Pvt. G. David Shine be assigned to the New York area — disputing testimony from both Secre- tary of the Army Stevens and Army Counsellor John Ad- ams. Cohen insisted Adams was “quite mistaken” in de- claring that Cohn exerted extreme pressure to getia New County Tax Sale Was Held Today A total of 420 tax certificates against Monroe County re: s= tate were to be placed on sale at noon today in the county courthouse. . But County Tax Collector Howard Wilson said that the actual number of parcels of land to be sold would be deter- mined by how many county tax payers appear at his office be- fore noon to pay their taxes and avoid sale of certificates. He said that a good response had been received in recent days after the lands had been ad- vertised in The Citizen. The certificates were to have been sold to the bidders offer- ing lowest interest rates. Maxi- mum interest permissible un- der the law is ten per cent an- nually. Guatemala Is. ee oo For Fugitives Close Watch Kept Embassies Today By JACK RUTLEDGE GUATEMALA ( —Guatemala’s leftist- government kept a close watch on Latin-American embas- sies today for fugitives from a roundup of underground opposition leaders. Local newspapers said wide- spread police searches ge far had uncovered nothing to support the government’s charges Sunday that plans were under way for an upris- ing and arms had been assembled secretly. One diplomatic source viewed this as evidence that anti-govern- ment forces had “well-organized intelligence” forces, enabling them to learn “‘an hour or two before the raids that they are coming so they can escape or seek refuge.” Five Find Asylum Five leading opponents of Pres- ident Jacob Arbenz’s regime al- ready have found asylum in the embassies of El Salvador and Ecuador in accordance with the Latin-American political tradition that sanctuary must be given to political fugitives. Reliable reports said the govern- ment was maintaining a guard on these and other embassies to pre- vent other fugitives escaping to them. Guatemalans have been jittery since the United States began blasting their government for re- ceiving a large shipment of arms from Communist Poland two weeks ago. “Recruiters” Reported The newspaper El Espectador said “recruiters” for Col. Carlos (Continued on Page Two) DR. WM. W. DEMERMIT IS ASST. DEAN OF DENTISTRY AT N. C. Robert House, chancellor of the University of North Carolina, has announced the appointment by the Board of Trustees, of Dr, William W. Denieritt to the position of as- sistant Dean of the School of Den- tistry. Dr. Demeritt will also retain ~ The new assistant dean is the son of Mrs. William Demerritt, 920 Fleming St., and the late Captain William Demeritt. | On Latin-Ameriéan | York — for Shine. Colfn, chief counsel for the McCarthy Investigating Sub- committee, was on the stand for more cross-examination in the 24th day of the Army- McCarthy hearings. Special Counsel Ray H. Jenkins recalled Adams’ testimony that from Nov. 18 to Dec. 8, Cohn re- Peatedly tried to get Schine as- signed to the New York area. Schine, wealthy young New York- er, had been a McCarthy subcom- mittee consultant beforé he was drafted into the Army Ney. 3. The Army accuses McCarthy and Cohn of improper pressure for favors for Schine. The McCarthy e&mp coun- ter-charges the Army used Schine to try to “blackmail” the sub- committee into dropping its inves- tigation of the Army. “True Or False” Jenkins wanted know if Adams’ testimony al the Nov. 18-Dec. 8 period was “true or false.” Cohn declined to use either word, but he said Adams was “quite mistaken.” The 27-year-old M sub-- committee counsel- said Schine’s status was discussed only “infre- quently” during that period. Cohn said Adams at that time never in- dicated he felt he was being abused about Schime. And, Cohn said, from his mem- ory of his conversations. with Adams, “no reasonable person” would say Adams had been abused, Cohn also denied a charge by Adams that the McCarthy subcom- mittee shifted its hearings from New York to Washington on Dec. 8-9 because a newspaper strike in New York City would prevent the subcommittee from getting pub- licity. Note In Record Cohn put in the record a note he said had been handed him saying the strike wag not under way on Dee. 8-9. The strike ended Dec. 9. McCarthy broke in to say if there was anything improper about shifting the hearings, “I was the man at fault.” McCarthy said he would be glad to explain why the hearings were held here. This drew a rebuke from Chair- man Mundt (R-SD), who declared (Continued on Fage Two) Navy Expresses Gratitude To AF Day Helpers City Commissioner Louis f{ar- bonell is being presented a “Cer- tificate of Service” from Admiral Towner, Commander of Naval Ac- tivities in the Key West area. The certificate of service is being pre- sented to Carbonell for having made an outstanding contribution of service to the observance of Armed Forces Day. Carbonell was the Civilian Chair- man of the~Armed Forces Day Festivities for 1954. In all past activities, the Navy has made ar- rangements; However this year the festivities. were completely managed by Carbonell. Certificates of Service are also being presented to the Lions Club, Douglass High School, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Elks Lodge, Kiwanis, Key West High School, American Legion, Business and Professional Woman’s Club and the City of Key West. STEAMED SHRIMP All You Can Eat $1.95 Served with Cocktail Sauce, © French Fries and Cole Slaw Caribe Restaurant Opp. Aquarium Parking Lot