The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 21, 1954, Page 2

Page 2 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Monday, June 21, 1954 Truman Is In Good Shape | After Surgery Doesn’t Want Any Special Treatment KANSAS CITY w — Former} President Harry §. Truman,- re- Ported in satisfactory condition to- day after an emergency operation, Probably will be able to leave the hospital in 10-days. His appendix and gall bladder Were removed early yesterday. The 70-year-old ex-President was able to sit up in a chair for a brief period yesterday. He told his doctor he considered himself just another patient at Research Hospital and didn’t want any fuss made in his behalf. Dr. Wallace Graham, his physi- cian who also was his personal doctor during White House days, said Truman should be able to leave the hospital in 10 days if all goes w “Perfect Patient’ “Mr. Truman is a perfect pa- tient,” he said. ‘He expects you to know certain things and he ex- pects you to be sure of them. Then he doesn’t fuss or worry. He de- cides to get things fixed.” The physician said he was ‘“‘very fll” when he entered the hospital but had stood the operation ex- tremely well. He first became ill Friday night while attending the play “Call Me Madam’: at the outdoor Starlight ‘Theater. Mrs. Truman remtained at the hospital during the operation. After a visit with her husband later in the day, she said he was “in good spirits as usual.” During his seven-year stay in the White House, Truman suffered sévéral gall bladder attacks and had periodic X-ray checks, Dr. Graham disclosed. The doctor said these were painful but not very ‘severe, He described the gall bladder as being in gangrenous condition at the time of the surgery. Probe Into Heir’s Death Intensified. Recent Revision Of Will Reported To Authorities CHICAGO i — Authorities to- day intensified. their investigation of the mysterious death of the 20- year-old heir to a million dollars after being told the young man revised his will recentiy to make his fiancee principal beneficiary and had expressed doubt he would live to come into his own inheri- tance. Montgomery Ward Thorne was found dead in his studio apartment Saturday. Coroner Walter E. Me- Carron there were four needle marks on his arms but no evidence he was a user of narcotics, The coroner ordered an analysis of vital organs. Fiance Questioned He said he also has sent investi- gators to Birmingham, Mich., to interview the 25-year-old daughter of a prominent Birmingham fam- fly. He said the girl, an art student, occupied an apartment adjoining Thorne’s until Friday. McCarron did not name her. Jay Stough, who said he had been young Thorne’s lawyer for some time, told Detective Capt. Harry Penzin that Thorne less than 10 days ago changed his will to make Miss Maureen Ragen, 18, chief beneficiary and executor. \.. _ Penzin quoted Stough as saying “Thorne, grandson of a former ipresident of Montgomery Ward & Co., “was afraid he would never live to collect his inheritance. He asked me to assure [' ‘ would be a very thorough investi- gation . . . if he died.” To Inherit In Oct. Stough said Thorne would have begun receiving $1,000 a month in- come from the estate of his father, Gordon C. Thorne, after this 21st birthday in October. The father’s will provided the income would jump to $3,000 a month at age 30 and the son would be allotted the principal of his inheritance — esti- mated at a million dollars — at age 35, the lawyer said. Miss Ragen, to whom young Thorne’s new. will left half of his estate, is the granddaughter of the late James M. Ragen, racing news service publisher who was shot down by gang assassins in 1946. mainder of young Thorne’s be divided among relatives, includ- ing one eighth to his mother, Mrs. Marion Thorne. Mrs. Thorne, fourth wife of Gor- don C. Thorne, whom he married in 1929 after she, a nurse, cared for him through an illness, was sole beneficiary under the son’s original will, Stough said. That will, the lawyer said, was drawn oon after the boy’s 18th birthday. ) -|filed protests with Czechoslovak | HOTEL-MOTEL DIV. OF C. OF C. TO MEET Mel Levitt, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Hotel-Mo- tel Division, has called a meeting of that group for 1 p. m. Wednes- day, June 23, at Lee’s Orient Res- taurant. It will not be a luncheon meet- ing. The restaurant fs efosed on Wednesdays. All members are re- quested to attend. CZECH REFUGEE SHOT SCHIRNDING, Germany — Czech Communist border’ guards | shot and wounded a Czechoslovak | refugee crossing into Bavaria near here, then entered West German territory and took him back, Ba- varian police reported today. German officials said they have| authorities. Guatemala’s President (Continued from Page One) taking-over of private automobiles could mean he plans to' emulate the famous “taxicab army” which France rushed up to defend the Marne River during World War I. There was no immediate reac- tion to diplomatic developments at the United Nations and elsewhere on Guatemala’s charge it is the victim of aggression. At an extraordinary Sunday ses- sion, the U.N. Security Council unanimously called for a cease- fire in Guatemala. The resolution, proposed by France, also urged all U.N. members not to aid either side in the struggle. U.N. Action The move came after the Soviet Union vetoed a U.S.-supported bid to turn the complaint over to the Organization of American States and demanded the council itself act on the case. An American woman correspond- ent in the Guatemalan capital, broadcasting over the Columbia Broadcasting Sy stem, reported yesterday the Guatemalan army did not seem to be making any preparations to resist the invasion. She said few troops were to be seen on the streets of the capital city. The correspondent, Flora Lewis, is representing the London Daily Express in Guatemala City. Rebel headquarters here report- ed the capture of three towns near the Honduran border—Asquipulas, Jocotan and Quezautepeque. It al- so said insurgent forces had cut the vital railroad from Puerto Bar- trios degtertemals City near Moralege™ * (Ateah® eUnited Nations, Guate- malan representatives confirmed the fall of Morales and Asquipulas. They said the invaders also had taken the town of Bananera. All three were described as small towns, close together, about 10 miles inside Guatemala.) Targets Told A spokesman for Col. Carlos Castillo Armas, leader of the “‘lib- eration army,” said here the drive toward the Pan-American Highway was aimed at Jutiapa, a town of 5,000, some 45 miles south of Guatemala City. It lies 20 miles north of the El Salvador border. Other rebel units also were re- ported heading toward Asuncion Mita, a town of 3,000, 13 miles northeast of Jutiapa. Reporting the dropping of sup- plies to insurgents inside Guate- mala, the spokesman said small- scale uprisings had occured at Tutonicapan, Retalhuleu and Hue- huetenango, towns north and west of. Guatemala City, nearer the Mexican border. Desertion Claimed Rebel headquarters claimed gov-| ernment soldiers “‘are deserting to) our side” and declared the Arbenz | government had no confidence in its army. Spokesmen gave no esti- mate on the number of deserters, however. A spokesman said the rebel force consisted of 5,000 men, all Guate- malans. The Arbenz government has charged. Castillo Armas received aid from Nicaragua. It also has asserted the rebel force is com- posed of adventurers from other Central American nations, in addi- tion to Guatemalan exiles. The Guatemalan fighting sparked some anti-U.S. demonstra- tions in other Latin-American nations. Havana Incidents In Havana, police reported a group of Cuban Communists at- tacked the office of the United Press, throwing stones and other objects at the news agency quar- ters. Windows were broken but no one was injured. Police said they made some arrests. | Chilean students shouting pro- Guatemalan slogans burned the U.S. flag in downtown Santiago Saturday night. The demonstrators represented seven political parties, ranging from left-wing Socialists to conservative Social Christians. In Buenos Aires, the pro-govern- ment newspaper Critica said Guat- emala is “‘surrounded by enemies” giving help to “exiled Guatemalan revolutionaries.” “In the first Ar- gentine newspaper comment on the uprising, Critica said the Guate- malan government “clashed with the powerful interests of the Unit- ed Fruit Co. and its subsidiaries” while fighting for national sover- eignty. Read Citizen Daily TODAY'S STOCK MARKET NEW YORK (#—The stock mar- ket was generally higher today in early dealings. Major divisions going higher in- cluded motors, utilities, coppers, chemicals, electrical equipments, and steels. The radio-televisions were some- what depressed. Otherwise the market was ‘mixed to steady. Studebaker started on 7,000 shares up % at 18% and Packard had an early block of 6,100 shares unchanged at 3%. Over the week- end, it was disclosed that the com- panies had reached agreement on merger plans. Among higher stocks were U. S. Steel, Republic Steel, Douglas Air- craft, Southern California Edison, Kei aecott Copper, Dow Chemical, General Electric, Santa Fe, Sin- clair Oil, and U. S. Gypsum. Lower were G ener al zmotors, Goodyear, United Aircraft, Radio Corp., American Telephone, Amer- ican Smelting, Du Pont, American ‘Tobacco, Standard Oil (NJ), and United Air Lines. NAVY WOULD HAVE (Continued froin Page One) of the Navy Department in discon- tinuing the bus service. “Many thanks and best wishes. “Sincerely yours, “GEORGE SMATHERS “United States Senator” Admiral’s Letter The letter from Adm. Good, dated June 15, to Smathers fol- lows: “My dear Senator Smathers: “This will acknowledge your let- ter of June 10, 1954, enclosing a telegram from Mrs. Mary Lee Graham, President, Key West Chamber of Commerce, in which she protested the discontinuance of Naval bus tours, Key West Naval Base “This matter was carefully considered in connection with your letter to Mr. C, W. Mont- gomery, Key West, copy of which was forwarded to the Navy with your request for such comments as might be consistent. “Decision to discontinue the Navy bus tours of the Key West Naval Base was made because] 4, such use of Naval buses is clear- ly in contrayention of the policy of the Secretary of the Navy to refrain from competition with priv- ate enterprise unless it is neces- sary for the government itself to perform the particular service. I am informed that there are commercial facilities which can provide a similar service. The Commander of the Naval Basey Key West, has been authorized to arrange a schedule when com- mercial sightseeing . buses can enter the Base with appropriate security restrictions. He has been further authorized to use Navy busses for sightseeing tours within the Base on special occa- sions such as the observance of Armed Forces Week or in sim- ilar circumstances when the best interests of both the government and the public would be served thereby. “I must therefore advise you that I cannot re-establish Navy bus tours of the Key West Naval Base except as outlined above. “I trust the foregoing informa- tion is satisfactory. If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call on me. “Sincerely yours, “R. F. GOOD, “Vice Admiral, USN.” Smathers To Mrs. Graham The letter from SmatHers, dated June 18, to Mrs. Graham fol- lows: “Dear Mrs. Graham: “Confirming information given in telephone conversation with you and Mr. Peek, my Assistant today, I am enclosing the reply from Ad- miral Good of the Office of Naval Operations in response to my re- quest that the protest from the Chamber of Commerce to the dis- continuance of the Navy bus tours receive every consideration. “As stated—with particular ref- erence to the letter from Mr. C. W. Montgomery—it is our general policy to forward to appropriate sources of the Government any communication sent us from any constituents, for official replies. Mr. Montgomery had written. a let- ter to the Secretary of the Navy | and a copy was sent to my office. “In addition to the information |in Admiral Good’s letter we were | advised in telephone conversation | with him that the bus tours had | been arranged on the local level— jthat is, by the Key West Naval | |Base, and had not received ap- proval of the Department of the | Navy in Washington. It was the determination of the Secretary of | the Navy, Mr. Thomas, to suspend such tours as soon as he had learn- ed of the situation. We were ad- | vised that had the suspension not | taken place the Navy Department ran the risk of losing appropria- tions for their Navy buses, as these appropriations are for offic- ial purposes and needs of the Navy and funds could not be appropria- ted for buses to be used in an | unofficial way. You will note the further. point made that the Sec- retary of the Navy desires to ad- here to his policy to refrain from competing with private enterprise unless it is mecessary for the | Government itself to perform the | particular service. | “You will note that while the EDWARD SCHAFFER (Continued from Page One) in the Hospital Division was Dr.’ George Guiterrez whose name oc- curs prominently in the medical annals of the island. Doctors Of Yesteryear Other doctors who will be re- membered here with whom he worked were Dr. M. S. Lombard; Dr. Bob Hart, Dr. Carnes, Dr. Braund and Dr. Rubino. Schaffer recalled also that the chief clerk of the Marine Hospital when he entered the U.S.P.H. service was Margarita Lacedonia, now Mrs. Mitchell. When the Marine Hospital dis- continued activities here, the of- fices of the Hospital Division were moved, and Dr. Ralph Herz is at present medical officer of that division. After the 17-year term. of Hos- pital Division service, Schaffer was transferred to Miami, where he was assigned to the Quarantine Service with which he has worked ever since. He has been Quaran- tine Inspector of the Port of Key West for about six years. Present offices of the U.S.P.H. Quarantine Station are in the fed- eral buildig hnere. Dr. A. H. Ham- ilton is medical officer in charge of the Quarantine Station. Protection Afforded The work of the Quarantine of- ficers here is to aid Uncle Sam in the unremitting fight to prevent the entry into this country of com- municable diseases, both of human beings and animals. At all ports, officers of the Pub- lic Health Service are always on the alert, inspecting ships, air- craft, individuals and certain ani- mals and imports from foreign countries to prevent the importa- tion of diseases into the U. S. Schaffer, as Quarantine Inspec- tor, goes onto all ships and planes 50,000 KEY WEST (Continued from Page One) ceive the folder are asked to bring it to the Key West Chamber of Commerce and receive a mem- bership card in the Chamber’s “King Conch Club.” A new card is being designed for that fast-growing-in-popularity mythical. organization. The new advertising packets will be distributed during July, ist and September by the Highway Distribution Service. Upstate advertisers who have used this service in the past agree that it pays off, and in view of the fact that 90 per cent of Flor- ida’s visitors travel by car, it is obvious that this advertising gets into the right hands. POLIO REPORTS ARE (Continued from Page One) vacation sometimes: the Chamber, asking if it iaysafe for them to comé down. It is possible to give these inquirers facts, but much harm is done by those who just read the articles and don’t bother to write for more informa- tion. No one wants to “whitewash the situation nor make it appear that polio is not a serious thing. How- ever there are certain facts that the AP and UP articles should carry in fairness to any commun- ity. The public has been misled and it has hurt the tourist business here to some extent. STREET PAVING (Continued from Page One) city’s more heavily travelled areas. Flagler Avenue Project Paving in the First and Fifth Street area (south of Flagler Ave.), is being held up until a storm sewer project there is com- pleted, he pointed out. Repairs to the paving on Flagler Avenue, a state-owned thorough- fare, will probably be put out on contract, Lang revealed. He said that paving of that street pre- sents special problems that can probably be better handled by a contractor, He estimated cost of the paving at about $5 per square yard. There are from six to eight- thousand square yards of paving to be done on Flagler Avenue. suspension is general in the great- est sense, the local Base has been authorized to use Navy buses on special occasions and under cir- cumstances outlined. “I reiterate that the action in suspending the buses was an initial and official action of the Secra- tary’s office, Department of the Navy, and certainly one about which I have no authority. As the action emanated from the See retary of the Navy, further pro- tests should be sent to him direct. “In the meantime, I hope con- ideration may be given to the possiblity of the Chamber of Com- merce or Jaycees undertaking as similar to the Navy bus tours. You will note in Admiral Good’s letter he states the Commander of the Base has been authorized to arrange schedules when commerc- ial sightseeing buses can enter the Base. “With kindest regards and trust- ing the information contained in my letter to you and the one from Admiral Good will satisfactorily explain the situation, I am “Sincerely yours, “GEORGE SMATHERS, “United States Senator. “P. S. — Sinee writing the above a letter came from Harold and I | shall appreciate your calling my a project sightseeing bus tours! coming from any quarantinable , go, but in general ocean traffic if area to give a thorough inspection passengers’ immunization rec- ords, passports, reasons for their @oming to this country, ete. Quar- antinable areas are South Amer- ita, Asia, Europe—in fact almost all foreign countries, Cuba, Nassau and the Bahamas are not considered quarantinable areas, but even from these coun- tries, Passengers must be inspected for immigration if they are com- ing to this country for any medical Purposes, Animal Entry So far as the entry of animal fe is concerned, the service at this time pays especial attention to the import of Psitticine birds (par- Tots, parakeets, etc.) which some- times carry the dread disease Psittacosis, which is dangerous to human beings. Import of these birds is rigidly controlled at all Ports of entry into the United States. _ The Quarantine Service works in close cooperation with immigra- tion and customs officials here, as well as at other points of entry. Work at the Key West station is fairly routine, Schaffer says; with most of the work being centered at the airport where the tourist traffic between -here and Cuba brings the bulk of the work in which he is involved. Sometimes the emergency landing of a plane from a quarantinable area en- forces a closer check than is need- ed in the ordinary course of events. A few yachts put in here from foreign ports, requiring a close check of the passengers and car- No Money Down Sale Now Going On Buy Now and Savel EISNER FURNITURE CO, Peinciana Center Tel. 2-695) For A Quick Loan $25 TO $300 See “MAC” 703 Duval Street TELEPHONE 2-8555 POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman DIAL 2-9193 Your PURE OIL Dealer Tires . . Tubes . . Batteries ACCESSORIES Litile Theatre 922 TRUMAN AVENUE “Air Cool” Showing Monday ... 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And where the Navy cap emblem is backed by a pair of crossed an- chors, the emblem of the U.S. Public Health Service is backed by a fouled anchor crossed by aj caduceus. ae Anyone familiar with medical service knows that the caduceus (the winged staff with two ser- pents twined around it) is the traditional symbol of a physician or medical corps. Schaffer ex- plained. that the fouled anchor is also traditional as a sign of trou- ble, which the U.S.P.H. Service is always alert to stave off so far as the health of this country is concerned. Service Since 1844 The Public Health Service was ee CIFELLI'S sv sera TV Service Factory Methods Used— All Work Guaranteed Marine Radios & Asst. 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O.D. $445 “52 FORD, Club Cpe., new paint, seat covers $1195 ‘83 STUDE, Champ, 4-Dr., Radio ____. $1495 ‘48 CHEV., Aero-Sedan, 2-Dr. _ $350 ‘46 PACKARD, 4-Dr. ___$253 ‘48 CHEV., Convt. ____$385 So TERRIFYING THERE Was Box Office Open: 3:45 - 9 P.M. | letter and enclosure to his atten- ' tion.” ‘A HorRor-HorDE Se founded in this country in 1844, and its aims and energies ha been directed since that time to the same end they are today. It has been, at various times, under different departments and agen- cies of the federal government, and it is now a branch of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, a new cabinet de- partment created under this ad- ministration, with Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby as Secretary. Schaffer says that he has en- joyed his entire 30 years of ser- vice, having found it always a challenging and interesting job. He has about 10 more years to go before he reaches retirement age, and he hopes to continue in his present position for the rest of that time. As a matter of fact, he feels that by now he is practically a Conch, having come to Key West as a young man, married a Key West girl, reared his children here, and spent so much of his life since right here on the is- land. Key West family His wife is Nell R. Albury Schaffer, chief telephone operate at the Naval Hospital. Mrs Schaffer also has seen a long pe riod of service helping Unc) Sam’s work. While her husband was with the Quarantine service in Miami she worked as a Navy ’phone op erate at Opalocka and also a 7th Naval Sistrict Headquarter: in the Dupont Building in Mi. ami, where she was chief op erator. Their two daughters, Rae Louise Russell and Frances, were brought up in Key West. Rae Louise lives in McAllen, Texas, where her husband, Ralph B Boyd, is with the immigration border patrol. Frances is mar- ried to James H. Wilson, a law- yer in Atlanta, Georgia. The Schaffers own their homd on Avenue E, and Schaffer says that they expect to spend the rest of their lives here. “I may have been born a northerrier,” he said, “but I think I can honestly claim to be a true southerner now.” Read Citizen Daily OPENING Air Conditioned Dining Room THE BOULEVARD DRIVE-IN “From the Ocean to the Frying Pan” All The Fish You Can Eat $1.25 COLD SLAW, FRENCH FRIES, BREAD AND BUTTER All The Shrimp You Can Eat . . $1.25 SHRIMP STEAMED IN BEER, COLD SLAW, LETTUCE, TOMATO, BREAD AND BUTTER ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD At the Corner of First Street WHEN IN ROME 7:45, and 11:2 KIND LADY 9:56. ONLY JALOPY NITE HAS BEEN POSTPONED’ TEMPORARILY Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday LISEAND ULSIRE STRAND “ 1:55 & 4:05 Night 6:15 & 8:25 AIR CONDITIONED ae ea June 24 - 25 - 26 MERBRT YATES presents LAST 2 DAYS Mon. and Tues. wee ee owe SS ES WHITMORE - EDMUND GWEN «JOAN WELDON ~ JAMES ARNES NOW7" ey by TED SHEROEMAN © iy Brome Kase’ « Deter by SORBOM BOVGLRS Cartoon 1:45 - 9:00 P.M. 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