The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 28, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florido, has most equable climate in country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit the the THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER VOL. LXXV No. 178 Early Smich Of City Offices Is Predicted US. Seeks To Warn Against New Incidents No Certainty Felt As To Avoidance Of Further Trouble By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON (# — The United States sought today by strong ‘words and tough action to warn Communist China against the dangers of any more plane-shoot- ing incidents along the Red coast of Asia. But U.S. officials were by no Poinciana Bldg. Eyed; Lang Says He Wants Move Indications are that most city administrative offices will be moved to Poinciana shortly. The switch of most of the city offices to the Poinciana Administration building which was recently acquired from the Key West Realty Company when they pur- chased 319 units of the housing project, was recom- mended recently by City Manager Victor Lang. Fin- means certain that such outbreaks could be prevented in the future. In fact, the existence of open con- flict between Communist China and the Chinese Nationalist gov- ernment on Formosa is regarded @s carrying a grave risk of more such affairs. The State Department an- nounced yesterday the dispatch of twin protests to the Red regime at Peiping, relayed through the British diplomatic representative there, Search Still On At the same time officials said that search and rescue operations by American carrier-based air- craft will continue as long as there is any hope of finding survivors or ‘wreckage of the British plane shot down off Hainan Island last Friday with apparent loss of 10 lives, Two Chinese planes said by this country to have opened fire on American planes taking part in this search were shot down. From |, Peiping came a defiant “grave protest” saying the American pi- lots had “arried out barbaric at tacks” on the Red planes. acts are a repetition imperialist .- America’s ‘aggres- sion,” said a statement by Chang Han-fa, vice foreign minister. It ‘was broadcast and heard in ‘Tokyo. Moscow Heard From Moscow also was heard from. The Soviet Communist newspaper Pravda called the U.S, actiun in shooting down the Chinese planes “a provocatory act designed to prolong tension in the Far East.” Pravda said the Americans had joined the search without an in- vitation from the British and that the British were angered at this “interference.” A Moscow radio account of the (Continued On Page Eight) KEY WEST'S TRAFFIC BOX SCORE July Date Accidents __ uM 301 ‘Traffic Injuries _ 4 34 ‘Traffic Deaths _ Q 0 Property Damage $7,101 $76,237 The injury of a two year old boy yesterday when he was struck by a car, points up the fact that accidents can happen in the twinkling of an eye. One moment the little boy was playing quietly and the next he had darted out into the street, The driver of the car had no ehance to stop. Happily, the Jad was not seriously burt. So, Mr. Key West Motorist, fet’s not confine our caution only to school and playground areas — let's keep on the look- out for kids everytime we get behind the wheel of a car. Let’s remember that the due date for a fatal accident in Key West, according to safety officials, has long passed. Drive carefully. ance Director Craig Bowen also spoke up in favor of the change, along with other city officials. Reasons for the switch, include the fact that the area is less con- gested than the ore near the city hall, there is plenty of parking there and the Poinciana building will provide more comfortable fac- ilities for city workers. Nothing Definite Lang said today, however, that no definite steps have been taken| ! to move the offices. He said that the Poinciana building is present- ly being used to store a quantity of old furniture. Lang pointed out that city of- fices can be moved to Poinciana with a2 manimum of alterations to (Continued On Page Eight) Pinder, Sher Named To Head est Commitee Joe Pinder and Paul Sher were named co-chairman of the Budget and Admissions Committee for the Community Chest of Key West, Inc., William R. Neblett, announced this morn- » ing, Other members of the com- mittee include Mrs. Mary Sinclair, Capt. C. L. Bennett, USN, Earl R. Adame, Manuel Lopez and Ernest A. Ramsey. The Executive Committee of the Chest in session yesterday noon urgently requested all agencies de- sirous of participating in the Uni- ted Fund Campaign this year for 1955 funds to file their letters of application with one of the co- chairmen on or before Thurs., August 5. Plans for the coming campaign are under way and the prospec- tive agencies must be known to the board before detailed planning can be done. On the executive committee, in addition to Neblett, are Admiral G, C. Towner, USN, vice president; Mrs. Mary Sinclair, 2nd vice pre- sident; J. J. Trevor, treasurer, and R, E. Evans, secretary. Mystery Deaths Are Probed In Arizona Town PHOENIX, Ariz. (®—Two myste- rious deaths at suburban Scotts- dale were being investigated today with the possibility of murder being involved. Last night Vernon Donn Freder- ick, 36, Scottsdale service station owner and city councilman, was shot to death in the living room of his home. About midnight Mrs, Faye De- mand, 29, plunged her 1954 Cadil- lae convertible into a nearby canal, the sheriff's office reported. After her body had been extricated, Dr. (Continued ©n Page Eight) Space now available Approved Sanitary CHILDREN’S Altention Trailer Owners! most modern and complete trailer court. Sewers and Facilities EVERY LOT LANDSCAPED ... SUNNY ISLE TRAILER COURT Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue STOCK ISLAND for rent at Stock Island’s PLAY AREA Ross Whitmarsh, of the George KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1954 Allen Apartmnets. Residents in th DEATH-DEALING DANGER—This abandoned ice-box, considered a possible death trap after several fatal accidents all over the nation in which children at play have been suffocated, still rests in a vacant lot at First Street and Fogarty Avenue, despite the fact that it was reported over a month ago by ‘ea, where there are a number of children, are hopeful that authorities will remove it soon. Shown playing with the ice box this morning is John Sheets, 2¥2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sheets, who live next door. Better be careful, Johnny.—Citizen Staff Photo, Sybil. _|Arkansas Vote |Council Asks Quarters For paveniles In County Jail Shows Slin McClellan Lead! Ellenders Coasts To Easy Victory In Louisiana Sen. Allen J. Ellender coasted to a fourth term in Louisiana’s Democratic primary yesterday and Sen. John L. McClellan (D- Ark) held a slender majority against his first primary opposi- tion in 12 years. The Democratic nomination in either state almost always means election. McClellan, his bespectacled face a familiar sight to televiewers of the Senate’s McCarthy-Army in- quiry, bid strong to wreck the comeback attempt of former Gov. Sid McMath. McClellan helped beat McMath’s bid for re-election as governor two years ago. Although leading McMath by a good margin, McClellan’s majori- ty was shaved by votes going to two other candidates. Failure to poll a majority would postpone a decision on McClellan’s third-term try until a runoff with McMath Aug. 10. Unofficial Returns Nearly complete unofficial re- turns gave McClellan 155,020; Me- Math, 120,785; Paul Chambers, 28,609, and Leonard Ellis, 2,900. McClellan’s majority was 2726. Ellender won over two oppo- nents in Louisiana, reaping a big margin in rural districts though losing New Orleans. The state’s biggest city gave a hometown nod to Frank B. Ellis, Democratic na- tional committeeman and Ellen- der’s No. 1 opponent. Late returns gave Ellender 252,- 815; Ellis, 154,008; and State Rep. Gilbert Fault, 19,527. In Oklahoma’s runoff primary yesterday, State Sen. Raymond Gary won the Democratic nomi- nation for governor, topping Wil- liam O. Coe by 17,000 votes. But |a major upset saw Lt. Gov. James E. Berry turned out of office for jthe first time in 20 years. Berry’s decisively liams, by Cowboy Pink Wil- a rancher whose fame was tongue-in-cheek hassle with Post (Continued On Page Eight) HAVE YOU INQUIRED AT El Pasaje Spanish Restaurant ABOUT THE Free 3-Day Havana Tour? 1005 TRUMAN AVENUE |try for a sixth term was spoiled | built on a strange name and a| Garcia Resigns From Coca-Cola Elio Garcia, 2501 Staples, yesterday resigned from the Key West Coca-Cola Company, Simonton Street, where he had been employed as General Ma- mager. Garcia had been in the com- pany’s employ for the past 21 y Two Minor Violations Of Truce Revealed HANOI, Indochina (# — The French command said today that only two minor military incidents had been reported in North Viet Nam since the cease-fire took ef- fect here yesterday morning. Other reports of truce violations were incorrect, a Frenzh spokes- man said. He listed these two incidents, both at the French post of Chi Dien, 37 miles northeast of Hanoi: Three rifle shots were fired at a French ambulance helicopter as it came in for a landing at Chi Dien. Fifty minutes later a single mortar shell hit the landing strip. Previous reports that the Viet- minh had continued attacking the ;Chi Dien post for several hours after the cease-fire were exagger- ated, the spokesman said. He added that a Vietminh am- bush of a road-opening patrol, re- ported previously as occurring aft- er the truce hour, actually had taken place before. Political Feuding But on the political front the |cease-fire was the signal for re- jmewed feuding betweea rival anti-| Communist factions in both North| and South Viet Nam. In Hanoi, Vietnamese offici. is were locked in a struggle which a French official said was er’an- gering the evacuation of Vice mese civilians before the C~ mu- nists take over the cit days hence. One group —- .» Cc perate with the French; the other insists that the evacuation be an all-Viet- namese show. Since th= Vietna- (Continued on Page ight) ‘quent children. <I” ¥— + Discussion Of Work Of Welfare Worker Conducted At Meet The regular business meeting of the Juvenile Council was held on Monday evening at 8 p. m. in the Monroe County Health Clinic build- ing. Albert Carey, president, pre- sided. After a lengthy discussion on quarters for confinement of ju- veniles in Monroe County, presi- dent Carey appointed a committee to contact the County Commission and request that the $5,000 in the budget, earmarked for renovation of the jail be used to provide spe- cial quarters in the Monroe County jail for juveniles. Members of the Council asked for a clarification of an article that appeared in The Key West Citizen on Tuesday, July 20, in the form of an interview between Ja- mes Johnson, child welfare work- er and a Citizen reporter. The discussion pointed out some { errors in the article, most impor- tant of which is the fact a child welfare worker does not have first jurisdiction on dependent or delin- Referral Cases Welfare workers work on cases | referred to them by the Juvenile | Court. Johnson was basing his in- formation on a 1946 law. | The 1951 Juvenile Act of Flori-| da gives the Juvenile Court, throughout the state, first jurisdic- tion over dependent and delinquent | juvenile cases. IN THE | Stopped.” The Ken West Citisen U.S. A. ights, For Quick Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll tenants or workers .. just DIAL 25661 of 25662 PRICE FIVE CENTS Ike Tells Reporters Rhee Proposes U.S.-Supplied Asian Army Fiery South Korean President Speaks To Senate, House’ WASHINGTON (#—South Korean President Syngman Rhee proposed today that an Asian army of more than two million men, backed by U.S. guns, planes and ships, launch a counterattack on Communist China. In a speech prepared for delivery before a joint session of Congress, the fiery 79-year-old Korean leader said: “Let us remember that peace cannot be restored in the world half Communist and half demo- cratic. “Your momentous decision is needed now to make Asia safe for freedom, for that will automatical- ly settle the world Communist problem in Europe, Africa and America.” Soviet Strategy Rhee told Congress the essence of Soviet strategy for world conquest is to lull Americans into a “sleep of death by talking peace until the Soviet Union possesses enough hydrogen bombs and intercontinen- tal bombers to pulverize the air- fields and productive centers of the | Peo) United States by sneak attack.” Rhee has long advocated re- suming hostilities in Korea to drive the Communists out of the northern half of his divided land. But this appeared to be the first time he proposed an all-out attack on the Chinese mainland itself. He did not call for the use of U.S. foot soldiers. Rhee’s call to arms ran counter to U.S. policy, expressed by both President Eisenhower and Secre- tary of State Dulles. Both said publicly last week the United States does not favor resumption of the Korean War. Backing Needed “The American Air Force as well as the Navy would be needed to insure the success of the counter- attack on the Red Chinese regime,” Rhee said, adding: “But let me repeat, no American foot soldiers.” And, the South Korean leader asserted: “The Soviet Union will not stop of its own volition. It must be Urging the United States to act now, Rhee said the Kepublic of Korea has offered this nation its 20 equipped divisions and the men to make up 20 more. He said a million and a half young Koreans ask wi ur. .5| better than to fight for the cause | (Continued on Page Eight) Mother Of Eight Shot In Dispute MACCLENNY (—A 29-year-old It was also pointed out that) Johnson is the third Child Welfare | Worker who has worked in Monroe | County. After the above discussion Ju- venile Judge Eva Warner Gibson complimented Johnson on the splendid work that he is doing in Monroe County. President Carey also appointed a (Continued On Page Eight) Dr. Jos. J. Groom | Eye Specialist, M.D. Will Be Here For CONSULTATION On Saturday, July 31 FOR APPOINTMENTS CALL DR. J. A. VALDES 2-7821 mother of eight children was shot to death at her home near here Monday night after a family argu- ment. Her husband, Early Thorn- | ton, 32, was being held in Baker | County jail pending a coroner’s| inquest. Sheriff Asa Coleman Jr. said| Thornton slashed his neck after | felling Mrs. Thornton with a shot-| gun blast. An 11-year-old daughter | witnessed the killing, the sheriff | said. | Thornton was taken to Jackson-| | ville, treated and released to Baker | County officers. His condition was | not believed serious. Sheriff Cole- man said Thornton had been drink- ing before the shooting. | HOUSES SMILE . . . when! Painted with BEST PAINT| Sold from STRUNK LUMBER 120 Simonton, near Midget Bar President Says Plane Attacks Were Aimed At Splitting Allies By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH WASHINGTON (AP) — President Eisenhower said to- day the Chinese Communist attacks on American and British planes are part of the Red plan to split the West- ern Allies. He declared the fend its rights. United States means to de- The President told a news conference the American rescue planes which were attacked by the Chinese Com- munists were engaged in legitimate business. Kiwanis Hears Facts About The Weather Goldsmith Tells How To Prepare For Storms Here By BILL SPILLMAN “The tide is the thing that will kill you in a hurricane,” Sam Gold- smith, head of the local weather bureau, told members of Key West Kiwanis Club last. fight at their weckly meeting in thé dining room of the La Concha Hotél. In describing the worst effects of a hurricane and ways prevent the loss of life, Goldsmith advised people to stay out of rickety shacks near the beach. Goldsmith said that only four hurricanes have hit Key West in the last fifty years. Key West gets in the news but it is Miami that gets the hurricanes, he stated. “You can see that we don’t have many hurricanes here.” Bill Neblett, acting program chairman, introduced Goldsmith by saying that weather to Key West- ers is more than a conversational matter when we hear of the rest of the country having temperatures of 114 degrees in some places. Hurricane Precautions In explaining some precaution- ; ary measures to be taken during a hurricane, Goldsmith said that windows should be protected by blinds or shutters. He said that pressures of five hundred pounds could be exerted against windows by hurricane winds. “Have ample food stored for the emergency,” he said. “Fill your bathtub with water. Don’t listen to rumors. Listen to your radio for the news. Just don’t get excited and trust in the Lord.” He added that people should not go outside their houses it the wind suddenly stops because this is the eye of the storm passing over. To prevent pressure being built up inside houses and causing the roof to be blown off, Goldsmith said that a window or door on the lee side (opposite side from which (Continued On Page Eight) The United States means to defend its rights whenev- er it is engaged on legitimate business, he said. The American aircraft shot down two Red planes after being attacked over the South China Sea. The President also dealt with these other matters: LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM Eisenhower said he would be more than bitterly disappointed if Con- gress should adjourn without ap- proving such administration meas- ures as those dealing with foreign aid, farm policy, tax revision, housing and social security. And he added, in reply to a question, that he feels an increase in the 275-billion-dollar national debt ceiling is inescapable. ANGLO-EGYPTIAN—He said he is highly pleased with the agree- ment reached by Great Britain and Egypt on terms for settling their argument over the Suez Canal Zone. The agreement reflects states- manship and patience on both sides, he said, adding that he hopes Egypt now will be able to advance with her friends from: both econo- mic and security standpoints. POLITICS—Eisenhower said he ea supports Sen. Cooper (R-Ky) for re-election despite Cooper’s break with the administration on two votes in connection with the atomic energy bill. The President said Cooper came to him and was honest about the whole thing in explaining his posi- tion. He said he respects the sena- tor’s opposition on a legal question involved in the issue. FOOD PRICES—The President expressed the hope that food prices will stabilize if Congress passes the administration bill calling for a flexible farm price-support pro- gram instead of the rigid support plan now in effect. TARIFFS—The United States, the President said, must continue to qork for a freer flow of world trade, even though he found it necessary to hike the tariff on certain imported watches up to © per cent. Eisenhower ordered the increase yesterday. Switzerland, which sup- plies this country with most of its imported wateh movements, said the tariff hike dealt a serious blow not only to existing good relations between Switzerland and the (Continued On Page Eight) You Have Tried The Rest, Now Try The Best We Have Just Received 28 . 1954 FORDS 7 1954 FORD TRUCKS 3 1954 1954 MERCURYS LINCOLNS A LIBERAL DISCOUNT ON ALL CARS SOLD FOR NEXT 10 DAYS... 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