The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 6, 1954, Page 10

Page 10 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, August 6, 1954 Hunt Is § till - Officials Are Not Surprised {Qn For Killer By Dismissal Of U.S. Protest Of Crime Foe By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON (#—Communist China’s double dismissal of Am- @ican protests was shrugged off by top U.S. officials today as a gesture which could not erase the record made against the Reds, Protest notes were sent to Pei- ping through the British govern- ment over a week ago to register anger at the killing of three Ameri- cans in a British airliner shot down by. Communist fighters July 23 off Red-held Hainan Island. The United States demanded punish- ment of those guilty of the attack and compensation for the three ‘ Americans killed and three others injured. The Reds rejected this protest as ‘well as one against attacks on Am- erican fighters by two Red fighter aircraft. The protest against the fighter attacks was strictly for the record since American planes shot down the twosRed aircraft. In a second note on Wednesday, the United States renewed the pro- test and demands for compen- sation, Washington told the Chinese ponsibility. for the ‘deaths of the Americans Peiping announced yesterday that the Reds, who have apologized to Britain and offered to pay damages, again refused the American note, Officials here said other steps were under consideration, but that wejection of the protests was rela- tively unimportant for these rea- sons: 1. The United States made its teal reaction known when it dis- patched two aircraft carriers to the trouble area immediately after the July 23 attack on the airliner and— whatever the provocation—shot down two Chinese fighter planes. Kt was suggested that was strong action which the Reds would read- ily understand, 2. The protest notes Secetiee along with other official actions, have sought to make clear to gov- ernments and ‘peoples in mnay lands the ruthless conduct of the Chinese Reds in attacking the un- armed commercial airliner in the first place. Peiping’s explanation to Britain was that the plane had ALL SET for SCHOOL been mistaken for a Chinese Na- tionalist bomber. 3. The United States can and will make full use of this affair in ar- guing in the autumn session of the United Nations against any move to give Red China U.N. member- ship or leglaize its existence in any way so far as the U.N. is con- cerned, And even if the Reds had given assurances that such incidents would not be repeated, authorities said they would not be taken seri- ously, They also suggested that no Chinese pilot is likely to be punishe for killing Westerners, whatever the Red regime may eventually claim about that. This leaves the question of com- pensation for persons killed or in- jured. State Department officials are trying to figure that mut now. Cease-Fire Is Ordered In Laos SAIGON, Indochina w — The French and Communist--led Viet- minh ordered a cease-fire in Laos today, completing the third of five steps to muzzle guns throughout all Indochina. The truce went into effect in the little kingdom at 8 a.m. (8 p.m. EST hursday). he step-by-step Indochina cease- fire took effect in North Viet Nam on July ,27- and in Central Viet Nam on Aug. 1; hese were the two main battle areas. The truce will take effect tomor- row in Cambodia and finally next Wednesday in South Viet Nam, the region around Saigon. JAP RULERS TRY FIRST PLANE RIDE TOKYO — The Emperor and Empress left by special train today on an 18-day trip to Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. An elaborate sea and air convoy is escorting them.. The Emperor and Empress will take their first airplane ride on the return trip to Tokyo. 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The brightly lighted cafes and honky-tonks where carefree sol- diers from nearby Ft. Benning, Ga., spent millions of dollars a year on gambling, prostitution and other lurid frolics have been closed outright or put on short rations. Their liquor and beer licenses thave been suspended. Many of the gaudy night spots have been pad- locked by raiding National Guards- men who found hundreds of slot machines, lottery tickets, crooked dice, and telltale hypodermic nee- dies and vials which gave evidence of narcotics traffic. The troops have taken over all law enforcement functions in Phe- nix City and most of Russell County, stripping the civilian po- lice of even the right to carry guns. That was done under an un- Precedented limited martial law proclaimed by Gov. Gordon Per- sons. Except for police duties, how- ever, other civilian offices—includ- ing the courts—were left untouched by military rule. In almost daily arrests, the steel- helmeted troops and reinforced Squads of state highway patrolmen have brought more than 50 persons into custody, including two public officials, two civilian deputy sher- iffs and one of the reputed vice lords. Other gambling big shots have been called in for questioning. Phenix City’s Mayor Elmer Reese was arrested on charges of wilful neglect of duty because of the gambling which went on. Circuit Solicitor Arch Ferrell, the county’s ousted criminal prosecu- tor, was jailed for drunkenness, fined $100 for drunk driving and his driver’s license suspended. Ferrell, who already had been relieved of duty, also is under in- dictment along with two others on charges of vote manipulation in an effort to defeat the anti-vice cru- sading Patterson in the June 1 Democratic primary runoff elec- tion. Patterson, promising to rid Phe- nix City of organized vice and law- lessness, was nominated for attor- ney general of Alabama but was assassinated before he could take office. Indicted with Ferrell were the state’s highest legal officer, Atty. Gen. Si Garrett, and Lamar Reid, chairman of the Jefferson County (Birmingham) Democratic Execu- tive Committee, who. resigned fol- lowing the indictment. Garrett recently was seriously in- jured in a car wreck and now is in a Waynesboro, Miss., hospital with a broken neck. Gambling czar Godwin Davis Sr., another of those arrested in the mushrooming vice cleanup in Phe- nix City, spent six days in jail be- fore he could raise bond of $22,000 on 44 gambling charges. His son, Godwin Jr., picked up on similar charges, made his bond after 72! hours. Chief Deputy Sheriff Albert Ful- ler, whose flair for wide-brimmed hats and ornate pistols made him almost a legendary figure in Phe- nix City, was charged with violat- ing Alabama’s election laws by un- lawfully influencing voters in the recent primary. Another deputy, Aaron Smith, was arrested later on similar charges. The grand jury which indicted Ferrell, Garrett and Reid on the vote tampering charges in Birm- ingham said in its final report that the campaign of Patterson’s runoff opponent, Lee Porter of Gadsden, was “financed almost in its en- tirety by the Phenix City racket- eers. That conclusion came after the elder Davis told the jurors he and his pals gave Porter $22,600. Patterson had planned to appear before the grand jury to tell what he knew but was slain a few hours after he made that known. An emergency grand jury has | been called back into session at Phenix City Monday to start hear- | ing testimony about the rackets | which flourished before Patterson’s death, and to prosecute the killer if he is found. The jury was empaneled after Gov. Persons forced the resigna- tions of the old Jury Commission | and a special judge threw out the entire jury box so fresh names would be available. In most fishes, the eggs are fert- ilized after they are laid. Unlike some other rabbits, the newborn snowshoe rabbit has its eyes open and can run around the day it is born. Police Search For Tot Missing In Stolen Car ALLENTOWN, Pa. #—A four- year-old boy was sleeping in the back seat of a car when it was stolen from its parkirig place in front of a supermarket last night. Today local and state police re- Ported they had made no progress toward tracking down the boy or the car. Mrs. Albert Parker, 35-year-old | machinist’s wife and mother of missing blue-eyed, blond Bruce, said she prayed “through a sleep- less night that wherever he is, my little boy will be taken care of.” Police said Mrs. Parker told them she left the keys in the igni- tion of the car when she went to the supermarket on Union Blvd. The car belongs to the boy’s aunt, Mrs. Margaret Haas of Bethlehem, police said. Mrs. Parker returned 25 minutes later to find another car in place of the black 1948 (Pontiac) sedan she was driving. She and Mrs. Haas searched both sides of Union Bivd., when they returned from their shopping tour,- but failed to find the car. New Security Check Planned WASHINGON ®—A new sys- tem of checking on what happens to the case of a government work- er flagged as a possible security tisk was ordered into effect late yesterday by President Eisenhow- er. The order requires each depart- ment and agency head to report to the Civil Service Commission “as soon as possible’ what action has been taken in suspected se- curity cases. In cases where a “full field in- vestigation” is made, the report must be made no later than 90 days after receipt of the final re- port, Police Chief Is Found Guilty COLUMBUS, Ohio » — George W. Scholer was named Columbus chief of police a few weeks ago. Two weeks later his automobile and that of a patrolman crashed at an intersection. The chief was arrested for fail- ing to yield the right-of-way. ‘The patrolman was not held. Judge Charles R. Petree found the chief guilty in -traffic court yesterday and fined Scholer $10 and costs. The chief paid it, ‘then congratu- lated. the officers who had inves- tigated the case on their fair and unbiased reports. SUICIDE REPORT -: IS EXAGGERATED LOS ANGELES (# — Police cars, ambulances and newsmen sped to the Hall of Justice yesterday. Someone had reported two’ men were about to jump from the eighth-floor ledge. Turned out they were county jail trusties cleaning the pigeon- populated ledge. CAPITOL COPS ARE (Continued: From Page One) moned to the senator’s office by Douglas himself. Led by Sgt. Gordon S. Huff, the squad was directed by Douglas to use its enforcement powers to re- move five members of his staff. It was just after 9 p.m. “You’re serious about this?” Huff said he asked Douglas. Huff, quoting the senator as say- ing he was dead serious, said it was the “most unusual request we've ever had.” “Dead Seriovs” Douglas declined to comment when asked about the incident ex- cept to say it was strictly a family matter. But inquiry among other sources disclosed this story: At 2 a.m. the morning of. July 23 Douglas was napping on his office couch during an all-night Senate session. When his secretary woke him up he found several of his aides still at work, although Senate office aides are not paid for overtime work. Apparently worried because his staff wasn’t getting enough sleep, Douglas dictated a memo to all hands which said: Closing Set “All doors will be locked at 9 p.m. and all people will be out. . + « The Capitol police have au- thority to enforce this provision. .+« I mean business on this. Now all staff members, and I mean all, under no circumstances will work or stay in the office after 9 p.m.”.. The senator made an exception only for himself. The memo, tacked up on the office wall, was ignored. Then night before last Douglas came into his office from the Sen- ate shortly after the curfew hour and found four employes still work- ing. He telephoned the Capitol guard room and asked for help “to get my staff out of here.” A"l Hands Die In B47 Crash FAIRFORD, England — A U.S. Air Force B47 Stratojet bomb- er crashed near here today. The Gloucester fire brigade said all four crewmen were killed. The firemen said the bomber crashed and burned on takeoff. A U.S. Air Force fire truck over- turned in its rush to the crash, delaying other fire fighting equip- ment and ambulances. The six-jet plane was the second of its type to crash in Britain with- in the past 18 days. On July 20 a B47 came down near Little Faring- don, killing one airman and injur- ing three others. WOMAN WEEPS (Continued from Page One) two sons whom she was preparing to take for a swim was Mrs. Pat- tricia Oberhaus, 36. Held on a murder charge after fleeing the scene in her new Cad- illac was Mrs. Doris Gloss, 40. She could give no reason for the shoot- ing, but police said her commit- ment to a mental hospital had been recently recommended by doctors. Mrs. Oberhaus was in the drive- way of her home in this fashion- able San Francisco suburb when Mrs. Gloss drove up. They chatted a few moments, then Mrs. Gloss whipped a revolver from her purse and fired three shots, police said. Sens Watch As the dazed boys Tom, 10, and Michael, 8, watched their mother slump to the pavement, Mrs. Gloss hurriedly backed her car out of the driveway. She hit a tree and narrowly missed a steamroller. A few minutes later, Mrs. Gloss drove up to her own home and got out of the car brandishing the re- volver. . Two neighbor women, seeing the gun, ran to invesigate. When Mrs. Gloss fired a shot into the air, one seized .the gun from the hysterical woman. She was sub- dued by other neighbors and police who had just arrived . Police Inspector William Kieler said Mrs. Gloss moaned repeat- edly: “I just shot my best friend. 1 don’t know why.” Vernon Vale, assistant district attorney, said he learned Mrs. Gloss suffered a nervous break- down recently and that Mrs. Ober- hauser had been instrumental in helping her during the period. Doc- tors who examined her had rec- ommended that she be committed to a mental hospital. LOVE TRIANGLE ENDS IN KILLING MIAMI BEACH W—A feud be- tween a cook and a waiter over the affections of a barmaid ended in the fatal shooting of the cook early today, Police Chief Romeo J. Shepard reported. JET AVIATION 1S (Continued from i2ge One) carrier-based aircraft to hold the international speed record. The film showed many of the phases of the preparations for the trials and the actual clocking of the plane as it flashed by. Visiting Rotarians introduced by the fellowship chairman, Art Hunt, were Frank Pease of Suffolk, Con- necticut; Clarence Ayers, Coral Gables and C. D. Nichols of St. Petersburg. Mr. Nichols is the father of Don Nichols, one of the newest mem- bers of the Key West club. A letter from the retiring Dis- trict Governor, Edwin Trevor was read by president Paul Sher. The letter announced the new at- tendance standings of the clubs in this district. LIONS CLUB DEN (Continued From Page One) over to the corporation treasurer. “I’m mixed up in politics,” he) said, “I never like to handle mon- ey.” The Lions Club has formed a corporation to build the new Lions Den out near Hilton Haven. The members of the corporation consist of past presidents of the club. The corporation was formed to prevent reversion of the property owned by the club to the Lions club Inter- national should the local club ever disband or disolve. Certificates called “Lions Scrip” were put on sale to the members of the club. The scrip is a receipt for a loan of money to the club for the construction of a new Den. Paul G. Albury bought the first $20 worth of Lions Scrip. The club is hurrying is prepara- tions for the construction of the new Den. Plans call for the act- ing of the present Den by January the first of next year. Past President Allan Hampton gave the members a talk on Lion- ism. ‘“‘We’re a service organiza- tion,” he said. “We're not a social club.” He urged the members not to be just dinner members and request- ed that they rededicate themselves to Lionism. In the routine business of the meeting, it was announced that Kingman Curry had been re-instat- ed as a member. Louis Eisner reported on the pos- sibilities of the club selling brooms to raise: money as a project for the emergency March of Dimes drive. Eisner said that the brooms made by the blind cost approxi- mately $12 a dozen. A member of the club pointed out to Eisner that he could buy the brooms locally for about 60 or 65 cents wholesale. Action was postponed on the pro- ject until the price of brooms or whisk brooms could be ascertain- ed. 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Situation Improves “Except for the weather, the situation is looking up,” John Be- thea of Tallahassee, chief of the Florida Forest Service’s Fire Con- trol Division, reported late last night. “But it’s a potential powder keg. We don’t know at what min- ute it will get away from us.” Fire fighters had plenty of trou- bles. They had to contend with record August heat yesterday. The thermometer reached 102, the hot- test it has ever been in August and only three degrees short of the all-time high. They were heckled, too, by a series of lesser blazes breaking out in other sections of the county. Crews had to be tater + a main blaze to fight the others be- fore they became daug-..u.. Two sprang up on Little Talbot Island to the northeast, two near U. S. 1 south of the city, one southeast and late last night an- other south west. J. P. Schuck, chief investigator for the forestry service, said he is working on reports the main fire was started by juveniles. 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