The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 13, 1954, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Key West Citis VOL. LXXV Ne. 217 THE Woman Held As Vagrant; Men Face Morals Charge Detroit Woman Tells Of Work As Prostitute Oliver Kemp and Ray- mond Goodreau were arrest- ed early Sunday morning by police officer B. Lloyd on charges of using their taxi- cabs for immoral purposes. Lloyd apparently made the arrest after receiving a statement from Mrs. John Barfield of Detroit, alias Rosie Goodreau, who had been arrested earlier on charges of being a vagrant. Mrs, Barfield said in her state- ment to the police department that she arrived in Key West on August 1 this year. Met Couple She related that she met a man and his wife who introduced her to Oliver Kemp, who they assured her would start her in a business. She said that they also told her to treat Kemp right because he could “do her a lot of good.” Her statement continued by say- ing that Kemp took her to Good- reau’s apartment, 708 Emma Street, and told her she could stay there until she got a job. She was there for about a week, Mrs. Barfield said, when Kemp told her that she would have to go out with men to make money for both of them. ‘3 “She added that she started the business about two weeks ago and worked every night until recently. sitting in the 116 club when Oliver Kemp drove up and beckoned her out to get in his cab in the back @eat. After driving around town, Mrs, Barfield said, they came along- side another cab. A sailor got out (Continued on Page Two) Cigar Factory Gutted By Fire ‘The Tropical Cigar Factory, 918 Duval Street, was gutted by fire Jast night. Fire Chief Charles Cremata said that he is still in- vestigating the cause of the blaze, Witnesses said that fire engines were on the scene within two min- utes after the alarm was called in. Fire engines from number one and three stations answered the alarm, Damage was estimated at approxi- mately $8,000, Armando Bermuder is the owner of the factory, Abelardo Quededo, 22, escapee from the State Road Camp at Largo, Florida, was picked up this morning at the airport where he was attempting to take a plane to Havana. Alert action of an Aerovias Q employe was credited with thwarting the man’s flight from this country. Miss Alicia Diaz, ticket agent, said that her attention was drawn to the man when he was approaching the gate leading to the field. Upon questioning, she learned that he was not the person to whom the ticket he held had been issued. Miss Diaz reported the matter to Walter Reimer, airlines manager, who took the man to immigration authority Rogers Brown. Citizen went to press. notified. By FRED HAMPSON HONG KONG (# — A United States Consulate official said today three Americans, ordered deported from Red China after more than a year in Communist captivity, ‘would not arrive. here today. The three are. Richard’ Apple- ton Bi 0h, Medford,” Orei, a Na-~ iting Co. correspon- Dixon; 25, New York International News Service corres- and Benjamin Krasner, 30, seacaptain, of Brooklyn. ‘The U.S. official telephoned from the Hong that there the trio Discontinuance Of |'Ammo Use Set ‘The Navy today ordered use of a batch of grenades discon- tinued after one of the grena- des cost a man the loss of his right hand. Jefferson Green, 29, gunners mate striker, was seriously in- jured Friday when a grenade he was handling exploded pre- maturely. The’ accident occur- ve at sea aboard the USS Wil- kie, a destroyer escort. The commanding officer of the Atlantic Fleet, at Norfolk, sent the dispatch ordering the Need For Safety To Be am Up Wrecked Cars Will Be Safety Week Exhibits By BILL GisB “Safety Week” for Monroe Coun- ty and Key West will extend from Sept, 20 - 26. You're going to have an opportunity to see the results ef some mighty bad wrecks, . Arrangements have been made with Jesus Caraballo’s wrecking service to place an exhibit at the corner of Fleming and Duval Sts. Neil Saunders is donating a sign. ‘The property owners represented by Attorney Julius Stone are co- Council in the hopes tragic accidents in this loca- can be prevented. fagner Sign Co, is donating $10 used toward safety promo- mong children, The. Navy has ission for a wrecked in See ex- for “Safety Week.” The Artman Press is donating a printed card which will request folks to enjoy the flowers while they are alive ‘80 that the bouquets won’t have to ‘be sent to the hospital or used at funeral. a x Don Nichols, local telephone company manager, has been the over-all program chairman of the Safety Council. His hard work has promeed the projects for Safety If plans develop successfully however, it will be difficult to give any one person in the Council cre- dit for outstanding work. — Too Many are contributing their every- thing toward the program. There’s Mrs. Alice Robinson, sec- retary of the group, Mrs. Teresa Braxton of the American Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. Dorothy Daniels of, the Band B Cycle Shop.— these women are working harder than the men for Key West Safety. Outstanding Work Among those men who afe con- tributing outstanding effort — to name just a few — there’s Morris Stutz of Key West Flooring, Nor- ~|man Markwell of the Casa Blanca Motel, Ed Bayly of the Navy Civil Service, Norman Berg, another Ci- Kong-Red China border| aboard Applegate's yacht, was no indication when | after it “‘intruded into China’ would arrive. He did not) ritorial waters of Kwangtung.” Brown questioned the man, who admitted his identity and told of his escape from the west coast road camp. He was serv- ing a life sentence as‘an accessory to murder. Quededo was reportedly prought to Key West by a man and woman driving a blue car bearing a Hillsborough county license. After the escapee was picked up, an alert was issued for the couple, but no trace of them had been found when The After his capture at the airport, Brown took the convict to the Immigration Office in the Federal Building. he was taken to the County Jail and turned over to the sheriff's / office. He will be held in custody until state officials are From there No Word Given On Arrival Of Americans Deported By Reds elaborate but said the border watch was suspended until tomor- row. Peiping Radio said yesterday the trio were ordered deported from Kwangtung Province. Hong Kong borders Kwangtung. Sentenced As. Spy Peiping Radio also said. Hugh Francis Redmond, former New York business man, had been con- victed of espionage in Shanghai and sentenced to life in prison. Peiping said the Applegate trio was picked up by a Red coastal defense unit March 21, 1953, Kert, 's ter- The trio had planned to sail to Macao, Portuguese colony on the mainland, to pick up David Cicero, INS Newsphoto Service photogra- pher and return him. to Hong Kong. Peiping Radio said the Chinese Ministry of Public Security recent- ly ordered the three deported and instructed local authorities in Kwangtung Province to carry out the order. Yacht Confiscated ‘There was no indication of when or where they would be released. The broadcast said Applegate’s yacht had been confiscated. Consulate officials and police stood by at all Hong Kong border stations yesterday but there was no sign of the three. Applegate, a World War II vet- eran, was NBC’s Hong Kong cor- respondent. vy Chief, Frank Bartolone of Poin- ciana Cleaners, Clifford Raines, Navy Safety Director, Watson Rop- er, sheriff’s-office. Space doesn’t permit giving cre- dit to everyone. It should be point- ed out that the Key West Police Department, represented by Offi- cer Bernard Waite, as well as the Key West Fire Department are amongst the main backers of the Safety Council. As a matter of fact, just about everyone in City Hail is a loyal member of the outfit. Kiwanis Kids’ Day The Kiwanis Club is planning an International bids’ Day, Sept. 25, In order not to have any conflict with this annual event, the Key West Safety Council intends to step back and let the Kiwanis take over. The Strand Theater and San Car- los, Theater have already offered to show free safety movies on Sat- urday morning to children. Ki- wanians have indicated that they would like to help with this pro- ject. Since the Safety Council it- self, seeks only to work in the back- ground, the Kiwanis Club offer has been enthusiastically received. And — believe it or not — there is going to be a Safety Queer! We'll tell you a little about her to- morrow. Escapee Cavtured’ SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER In: T KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER’ 13, 1954 HE U.S.A, PRICE FIVE CENTS Police Arrest Two, Clear U Gara en ARRESTED ge FEY Q4S—Edwin Rotinson, ing arrested 6n charges of suspicion of grand 5 Tarceny. © Robinson leh, and Lordy McMiller are shown in City Jail after be- confessed fo taking @ new sta- tion wagon and a cash box containing about $2,000 from the Twins Garage on Duval Street early Sunday morning. MeMiller confessed to receiving the money from Robinson and hiding it on Sugarloaf Key-—Citizen Staff P! hoto, Sybil. === Dime Collection Results Sought Bob Youmans, chairman of the Emergency March of Dimes, announced this ‘morn- ing that any one who still has the March of Dimes containers distributed throughout the city during the campaign may either return them to Merville Rosam at the City Electric Office, cor- ner of Eaton and Simonton Streets, or call Mr. Rosam at the City Electric Office and he will arrange to have: them picked up. Morrison Resigns As Health Officer | Monroe County Health Officer, Dr. C. W. Morrison, said today that he had submitted his resignation to the County Commission, effec- tive September 15. Dr. Morrison who has been serv- ing full-time as health officer since March will enter private practice | and will be associated with Dr. W. R. Ploss. } Gerald Saunders, chairman of} the board of county commission- ers, told The Citizen this morning that “I regret that Dr. Morrison is resigning. He has done a good job and it will be hard to replace him.” Health Nurse To Help On Keys Mrs. Pauline Carlson, public | health nurse, will be in Marathon | and Tavernier on Wednesday to assist in planning the pre-school examiation and immunizatio pro- grams at the Sue M. Moore adj Coral Shores Schools. The program -will be completed | in Key West schools when Mrs. Jeanette Sawyer and Mrs. Ruth Kramer, who are attending a 3- \not far from the house. 12-Year-Old Boy Admits Slaying Dad ZANESVILLE, Ohio (®—Police said sixth grader David Larry In-| gles, 12, admitted shooting his fa- ther to death yesterday after com-| ing home from Sunday school. Chief George Hodgson and Mus- kingum County Prosecutor Joseph McNerney said David in 2 signed statement admitted he had planned for two or three weeks to kill his | father, John Ingles, 36-year-old | handyman, because “Dad was| mean to me, “He threatened me and mother a thousand times.” | Chief Hodgson said the statement gave this account of the shooting: Missed At First David came into the house while ! his father was alone and in bed. He | took a fancy .22 caliber target pis- tol, decorated with imitation gems, ! from a hiding place and shot once | but missed his father. “What are you doing?” the fa- ther asked. “I’m going to kill you,” David said he told his father. The state- ment quoted David as saying, “when my finger was on the trig- ger I couldn't stop shooting. I don’t know how many times I shot.” The father staggered from his bed and grabbed David’s ankles. The boy fired again. Coroner S. S. Daw said the last| shot followed the right shoulder | blade into Ingles’ heart as he was| leaning over. | Ingles was shot also in the ab- domen and the left leg, Daw said = Gun Hidden After shooting his father, David said in the statement, he wrapped the gun in a house dress helonging to his mother and hid it in weeds Judge’s Office Sets Sat. Hours The offices of County Judge Raymond Lord will be open on Saturday, September 18, and Saturday, September 25, to ac- commodate persons wishing to purchase Florida driver's licen- ses. The office will be open from 9:00 a, m. until noon on the above 5. Judge Lord said this morn- ing that the sale of licenses The deadline for purchasing driver's licenses is October 1. The Florida law requires that the licenses be renewed year- ly. The cost is one dollar. New 66-Passenger School Bus Here A brand new 66 - passenger school bus was placed in service this morning to transport students from Boca Chica and Stock island, it was announced today by Hor- ace O’Bryant, county school super- intendent. O’Bryant also said that due to the large number of first grades students enrolled at Poinciana School, all first graders from Bo- ca Chica and Stock Island would be taken to Reynolds School. All other elementary students from these areas will continue to attend Poinciana School. Students in the upper grades will be transported to Key West High |School as in the past. | CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ; ADDED TO CASH FUND Then he went to his grandpar- ents’ home where his mother was Contributions for the Roosevelt ,Cash family totaling $21 were re- day public health seminar in Day- | Visiting and acted as though noth-| ceived today. tona Beach, return. } Immunizations are also given at! the Clinic Building on Fleming Street every Thursday. MARGARINE TO Gls SEOUL (#—For the first time in years, U. 8. soldiers in Korea this week will be spreading bread with butter instead of oleomargarine. ing had happened. The Baptist Latin - American “Only me and Whiskers (the cat) Goodwill, Center gave $11 and W.| knew,” Hodgson quoted him as R. Burns, Capt. D. C. USN, sent saying. a check of $10. Hodgson, who described David Arrangements are being made as an ardent comic. book fan, said for a local organization to super- the boy wore a cap gun holster vise the fund and until they are under his shirt while the lengthy, ' completed, The Citizen will con- detailed statement was being pre-, tinue to accept contributions to this pared. ltuna. g Theft In Short Order $2,000, New Station Wagon Recovered In Sunday Action By BILL SPILLMAN Quick action by the city day morning resulted in the 21, and his accomplice, of grand larceny. police department early Sun- capture of Edwin Robinson, Leroy McMiller, 44, on charges Robinson, after careful questioning by police officer Bernard Waite and Lt. Jimmy James confessed to break- ing into the Twins Garage taking a new station wagon and a about $2,000 and valuable papers, Van Fleet Raps US. Policy In Far East Former 8th Army Head Denounces Korea Armistice WASHINGTON # — Gen. James A. Van Fleet says the United States has failed to capitalize on free world strength in the Far East and faces the strong possibility of a catastrophe in Asia. early Sunday morning and cash box containing He made his confession in the presence of a notary public and other witnesses, including his accomplice, MeMiller. Tolls OF Entry Robinson, in his confession stat- , Jed that he entered the garage lo- cal ited on Duval Street through a large exhaust fan opening. Once inside, he said, he took the cash box from under the counter and placed it in a new station wagon inside the garage, He then opened the garage doors from the inside and drove the station wagon to “Our real strength in the Far| . strength. “But im the eastern area of strength, we have (1) prevented Japan from rearming, (2) isolated the government of the Republic of China and (3) immobilized our power in Korea by an armistice. “So now Red China, with com- plete immunity in the north and east, is free to (1) consolidate within, (2) move south against weakness and (3) talk tough at any and all conferences.” “Still Timely” Van Fleet, former commander of the 8th Army in Korea, said he wrote the article a year ago but did not make it public, Now, on his return from a presidential mission to Korea, he said, it “is just as timely . . . as when written.” Denouncing the armistice in Korea as one of political expedi- ency, Van Fleet said the loss of Korea and Indochina to the Com- munists would mean that they would “‘irresistibly overflow” Ja- pan, Formosa, Thailand, Burma and the Philippines “probably without firing a mortar,” and he added: “Once the free world is shut off from these priceless raw materials : + + what hope remains for the Middle East, for Africa or for Eu- rope or for us: As a soldier I can only admire the brilliant simplicity of their battle chart.” Van Fleet termed the Korean ar- mistice a profound mistake which “the American people . . . should greet .. . with a sense of shame.” Ne Basis For Peace “For an armistice is indicated only when a political settlement is in sight,” he contined. “And clearly, to me at least, we had no basis for one either in Korea or anywhere else in Asia, for the Kremlin’s major plans remained unchanged . . . “In our obligations to our United Nations Allies, I see nothing which compelled us to surrender to the Communist Chinese the initiative in the war. And with these distant (U.N.) political. committees in command of our battle lines, we had to put aside all the great les- sons we had learned from Ameri- can military history... . “Our superb fighting men plus the equally superb divisions of the| Korean Republic might have en- gaged and destroyed the enemy. Instead they became pawns of that diplomatic caucus.” Van Fleet said he does not be- lieve the Russians would have come to the aid of theChinese Reds had the U.N. war effort been extended to bomb Chinese bases. Major War Unlikely “During the next two or three years,” he said, “it is imconceiy- (Continued on Page Two) “What's in it?” he was asked. >” he was: teported to have . i i PET i Waite said that they searched a and broke into a tool si behind the residence but found no evidence. During this search, reported, MeMiller and wife’ drove'e ter green 1953 Chrysler. Held On Suspicion MeMiller was immediately ar- rested on suspicion of grand lar- ceny. At city jail, McMiller denied all connection with the charges. Waite said that at the time of McMiller’s arrest, he had with him two small fish to lend weight to the fact that-he had been on a | fishing trip, | When McMiller denied any con- nection with the incident, said that he had McMiller’s wife arrested on suspicion, Waite also said that a check of McMiller’s Past revealed that he had erved a year in a New Jersey work louse for shooting a man in the back. Waite said that he informen Mc- Miller that it didn’t make —nch difference whether he confessed |or not because evidence to s point, Waite said that jail. Lt. this