The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 18, 1954, Page 1

Do Your Part For The Success Of Safety Week — Sep Key West, Florida, has the most equable climgte in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit SHRIMPER CHRISTENED--"I christen thee Danil.” With Shose words, Barbara Ramirez, 15, named her father’s new 70- . foot shrimp boat today as she smashed a bottle of Old Sour on the prow. The christening and launching were at the foot of Simonton Street. Red and gray ribbons, Key. West High School colors. were Steff Photo. Sybil. tied to the botile, See story on page 7.—Citizen hie Trap Man Who Planned To Molest Beauty Contestant NASHVILLE, Tenn. —A big man whose revolver clicked on its only empty chamber was shot down in a police trap yesterday in the climax of a teiephone cam- paign to rape a Mrs. America contestant. The man, booked ny,police as; - James Bryan, about 27, of sur- freesboro, Tenn., was in critical condition after surgery at a hospi- tal last night. Police said Bryan had been scheming to molest the woman since he saw her picture in a news- paper during last winter’s prelim- inaries here of the Mrs. America contest. Trying Since July “He’s been calling her up since July,” Detective Lt. Sidney C. Rit- ter said. “‘He called two or three times every day and once as high as seven times. He threatened to rape her and murder her husband and children if she would not meet him.” The woman’s husband reported the matter to police Monday. Then plans were laid for yesterday’s trap. The housewjfe agreed to a date on one of the threatening calls. Ritter was standing behind cur- tains and another oificer in a clos- ps alee seamed Police Lauded By Commission ‘The Key West Police Depart- ment received an official letter ef commendaton today from thr city commission for their effi- cient work in apprehending a pair of hoodiums who robbed the Twin’s Garage, Duval St., here last week. Addressed to Police Chief Bienvenido Perez, the ..letter ommended him and his men for solving the crime and re- eovering all of the stolen pro- perty in rapid fashion. The letter also pointed out that the “general public is high in their praise of the police de- partment.” J. R. Stowers Co. Will Be In New Location 505 Southard St. (Around the Corner _ Brom Their Former Store) _ ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 et when Bryan knocked on the jdoor. The woman answered. “As soon as she opened the door, | Bryan pushed his way in and |locked the door,” Ritter related. “He stuck a pistol in her ribs and told her to take him through the house to see if it was clear, ‘ Empty. Gun “When he got’ about three feet from me I stepped out. He turned the pistol from her and rammed it right in my stomach.” Bryan snapped the tr:gger on the empty chamber just as Ritter fired his own pistol. Ritter’s bullet struck Bryan in the right shoulder. “The woman herself carried it| out right up till the time the shoot- ing started. Then she collapsed,” Ritter said. | Police said Bryan, a married man with no prior police record here or in Murfreesboro, would be charged with attempted rape, at- tempted murder, assault with’a pistol with intent to commit mur- der and with carrying a pistol. Bus Schedule Set For Sigsbee School Children The Key West Transit Company has set up the following schedule for Sigsbee Park School children: Leaving for Pbinciana School at 7:20 a. m. a bus marked “Special”; fat 7:25 a. m. a bus marked “Sigs- bee,” and at 7:45 a.m. a bus mark- ed “Sigsbee.” Returning from Poinciana School to Sigsbee Park: At 2:00 p. m. a bus marked “Sigsbee”; a 2:30 p. m. a bus marked “Special”; at 2:45 p.m. a bus marked “‘Sigsbee.” For the Convent and St. Joseph’s: Leaving at 8:10 a. m., marked Sigsbee Park. This bus returns at 2:30 p. m. For the high school: Leaving at 7:40 a. m., marked “Special,” and returns at 3:10 Pp. mm Typhoon Loses Force In Japan OSAKA, Japan (® — Japan’s second typhoon in a week | jslammed into teeming Honshu Is- | land -today, quickly lost some of its fury and changed course for Tokyo. Weather forecasters said storm’s 7$-mile-an-hour winds weakened as the storm raged over Shio No Misaki, the southernmost tip of Ja- pan’s main island. They predicted the typhoon will { Fire Bell To Toll For Fatalities Beginning Monday at 9 a.m. and continuing each day next week, Safety Week, the Key West fire bell will toll once for each traffic death that has oc- curred in Monroe County since the first of the year. The figure now stands at 14. Thirteen deaths have occurred in the county and one within the city limits of Key West. The activity is one of the many scheduled to make peo- ple safety conscious. Issuance Of Beer License Is Protested Second Reading Set By City Commission For Next Meeting A petition opposing a beer and wine license for Jimmy’s Drive-In, Fifth Street and Flagler Avenue, will be pre- sented to the city commission meeting Monday night, it was learned today. The petition is reported to con- tain dozens of names. At the first reading, Sept. 6, granting of a license was approv- ed. The second reading. will be Mon- day night. Rejected Before City Commissioner Lou Carbonell said the subject of a beer and wine license for Jimmy’s Drive-In has come up before and always has been rejected. Fernando Camus, 1420 Sixth St., said he has been fighting the grant- -hing. ef 2- bree dnd wine license in that area for about nine years, “It is not Jimmy’s Drive-In par- ticularly,” Camus said. “I am op- posed to granting anyone a beer license in that area.” Many Signatures Camus added that he had seen one petition containing “35 or 40 names.” He said he thinks there will be more names than that when the petition is presented to the commissioners. One resident of the neighborhood pointed out that the area is zoned AB, which is residential. He said the commissioners would have to spot zone to permit a beer and. wine license and he did not thing such spot zoning was legal. Ballots Mailed For C. Of C. Vote On Directors Ballots were mailed today to ov- er 400 members ot the Key West Chamber of Commerce. who will elect a new board of directors to serve the organization for the com- ing year. es of 334 Chamber members ap- pear. The membership will vote for 8 persons and the ballots will be counted on September 26. From the primary election, the highest 16 names will be placed on a final ballot which will be sub- mitted to the membership on Sept- ember 28. The membership will vote again for eight members. Those eight receiving the highest number of votes will be elected to serve on the board. Of those, the four with the highest number of votes will serve.2 year terms. Supervising this year’s elections for the Chamber are Ken Long- hurst, Ken Kipplinger, Norman Markwell and Manuel Lopez. rest DANCE ree: TONIGHT American Legion Home STOCK ISLAND 10:00 P.M. Till “??” John Pritchard and Orchestra be downgraded to a mere tropical storm when she grazes Tokyo. AWARDING 40/8 PRIZES On this primary ballot the nam-/ NE KEY WEST, a big boost to local commerce. FERRY PROMOTION—The colorful billboard shown above at a busy intersection in Miami is only one of several that the Carib- bean Ferry System, Inc., has erected to advertise the auto-ferry service set to start Oct. 2 between Key West and Carden: Cuba. Business men are confident that the ferry will provide WSPAPER + FLORIDA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1954 By G. MILTON KELLY WASHINGTON (#—Sen. Edwin C. Johnson (D-Colo) said today he looks for an early Senate com- mittee report—perhaps by the mid- die of next week—on censure charges against Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis). However, Johnson, vice chair- man of a special committee that has been studying those charges, said he feels the Senate should wait until after the November elec- tions before tackling the matter. “October will not provide a wholesome atmosphere for deci- sion of such a question,” Johnson said in an interview. ‘He added he doubted ‘‘calm, considered judg- ment” of the issue would be. possi- ble in the heat of an election cam- paign, { Closed Door Session In advance of a closed door meeting of the committee. Chair- man Watkins (R-Utah) declined to say whether he agreed with John- son’s forecast of the timing of a report. Sen. Ervin (D-NC), another com- mittee,member, said in a separate interview he hopes the report on the censure case can be completed by midweek, but he declined to discuss the matter further. The committee of three Demo- crats and three Republicans last Monday finished nine days of pub- lie hearings on the censure charges which Sen. Flanders (R-Vt) initi- Youth Admits Fatal Stabbing LAFAYETTE, Ind. W—A _ 20- | year-old youth with a 10-year back- |ground of juvenile. delinquency |confessed to Lafayette and state police last night that he killed the woman probation officer who had tried to reform him. Detective Capt. Harol¢ Flower Mullins made a written confession to the fatal stabbing of Mrs. Grace Bauer, 74, less than 24 hours earlier. The detective said Mullins re- lated that he hitchhiked from Cali- fornia about a week ago and went to Mrs. Bauer's home becagise he needed money. The statement said he tried for four hours to talk her |into giving him monev, then hit |her with a jelly giass and stabbed | | her with a pocket knife. | Body Found | The elderly woman’s body, with bruises over the right ear and a puncture wound in the back, was found on her porch yesterday morning. Capt. Flower said Mullins re- | lated that he fled from the house | without taking anything and threw away his knife in an alley. The |detective said the youth had been |seen at the Bauer house earlier Thursday night and he was picked up at a cheap hotel. Police records showed a 10-year list of petty charges against the youth and indicated his case first was referred to Mrs. Bauer about 1944, Early Windup By Committee Seen In Hassle Over McCarthy of the city police said James R.| ated in the closing days of the recent congressional session. Flanders called on the Senate | to censure McCarthy for what the Vermont Republican contended |was conduct unbecoming a senator ‘and tending to bring the Senate into disrepute. is Charges Filed Subsequently, he and Sens. Ful- bright (D-Ark) and Morse (Ind- Ore) filed partial charges to sup- port the censure resolution. The committee then culled these to 13 which it grouped under five gen- eral headings. Testimony was taken on these five groups of eneres, Flanders last night made public a letter to Watkins in which he | wrote that McCarthy had attacked other senators “in vulgar and base language impugning the in- tegrity and loyalty of individual senators and degrading the dignity of the Senate as an institution of | American public life.” McCarthy’s office said he was} not available for comment. Flanders’ letter was dated Sept. 10 and he said it was sent pursu- ant to the committee’s announce- ment it would receive information informally to help it in its inves- tigation. Flanders’ Letter The Flanders letter dealt with two of the charges — that Me- Carthy allegedly had ridiculed and defamed his colleagues and that jhe allegedly used “distortion and | innuendo to attack the reputations” of other prominent citizens such as former President Truman, Atty. Gen. Brownell and Gen. George C. Marshall | Flanders said McCarthy’s state- ments about fellow senators | ranged from “‘calling senators liars | to labeling them as dishonest men }and men who would shield and protect traitors.” The Vermonter said he intention- | ally omitted from his charges against McCarthy mention of re- |marks he said the Wisconsin sen- ator made about him. Flanders said these remarks were “so ab- surd as to be harmless.” McCarthy's Testimony When McCarthy testified before the Watkins committee, he did not | dispute that he had described Flanders as “senile” or that he had said he thought a man with| a net should take Flanders “to a/ | good quiet place.” Rather, MeCar- | |thy said Flanders had been rough- | er on him and had likened him to} Hitler. | In all, Flanders listed in his let-| \ter 18 instances of what he claimed | were attempts by M-Carthy to de |grade various senators. “If we fail to meet this chal- lenge,” Flanders wrote, “we have the Senate debased and in the fu- ture unprotected from the vilest sort of demagogy and unprinciple¢ attacks.” { GOOD BOAT MATERIALS — at Strunk Lumber 20 SIMONTON ST., near Docks ¥ IN THE is U.S.A. ev West Cilis SOUTHERNMOST Battle Today For Control Of Party Grand Jury Turns In Final Report Monroe County's grand jury turned in its. final report yes- terday — five typewritten lines. This is it: “Since the filing of its in- terim report, this grand jury has investigated or considered several other matters but no true bills have been found. “It is the desire of the jury to adjourn subject to recall by the court,” Not included in the five lines was the salutation te Aquiline Lopez, Jr., Circuit Court judge, and the date — Sept. 17, 1954, Two Escapees Nabbed, Two Still At Large Federal Pen In Atlanta Is Scene* Of Big Break ¢ ATLANTA — The Atlanta Federal Penitentiary’s biggest break in history left two prisoners at large today after bloodhounds led to the capture of two others last night. Yesterday’s escapees, George H. Evans of Douglasville, Pa., and {Charles Richard Perry of Mem- phis, Tenn., both 29, slipped through a sewer pipe yesterday afternoon to short-lived freedom. They emerged in a woodland sev- eral. hundred yards from the prison walls. They were captured only a few hours apart last night. Wednesday Escape Two others, George Ellis, 29, and Charles Edward Stegall, 36, made their getaway Wednesday through the same sewer. Warden W. H. Hardwick said they twisted an opening in a barred grill that cov- ered the sewer and then slithered to freedom. Despite an intensive search after Ellis and Stegall escaped, guards | did not discover the sewer open- ing. The last break from the Atlanta Pentitentiary was in 1923, when George (Dutch) Anderson tunnelled out. Atlanta, with 2,500 prisoners, rated third to Alcatraz and Leavenworth in prison security among federal institutions. Varied Sentences Perry, a truck driver, is serving a 10-year sentence for post office burglary and other offenses. He was sentenced in New York City and is wanted in Denver, Colo. Evans, also a truck drive-, s serving three years for car theft. He was sentenced in Baltimore. Ellis, a Chicagoan, was serving 20 years for bank robbery and Stegall, of Louisville, Ky., was in for 25 years for armed bank rob- ery. TERRORISTS RAID NAIROBI, Kenya —A terrorist gang raided Kukenya Prison 25 |miles outside Nairobi last night, killing a guard and freeing some 200 Mau Mau prisoners. DUFFY'S TAVERN Saturday Afternoon, 4:00 - 7:00 HILLBILLY and MOUNTAIN Key 218: From Kickoff peared to be a bitter fight for ery even as the campaign for was getting started. Biography Of Key Wester Is Published Key West Born Stephen Mallory’s Life Story Told The story of one of the most colorful personages: in the South’s history is. be- ing ‘published today. It's a biography of Key West - born Stephen R. Mallory, Confed- jerate Navy Chief, written by | Joseph T. Durkin, of Georgetown | University and being published by jthe University of North Carolina Press. | { | First Such Book It is the first full length bio- graphy of the Floridian whom Douglas Southall Freeman called “one of the ablest and least un- derstood men at the head of the confederate government.” Mallory was born in Key West in | 1810 or 1811 (date uncertain). As a child he was fascinated by ships; |many a time he had sat on the |wharf at Key West and watched the ships leave for distant ‘ports. ;He served in the United States | Senate from 1851 to 1861 and was | Secretary of the Confederate Na- | vy from 1861 to 1865. Naval Genius Under his administration the Confederate Navy is credited with | revolutionizing naval science. His genius was responsible for the first ironclad vessel of war, the Merri- mac (the Virginia), capable of ac- tual combat. He died in Pensacola in 1873, his life having bridged early years in an undeveloped sec- tion of Florida and later years in the Reconstruction era of the state. The author was encouraged to write this book by Douglas South- all Freeman who wrote; “Father Durkin has had access to material no other writer has tapped. He has chosen, in addition, to write about the man who was, I think, with the possible exception of Ju- dah P. Benjamin, the ablest man in President Davis’ Cabinet.” CASH FAMILY AID RECEIVED TODAY The Ship’s Department at the US Naval Station has contributed an additional $3.50 to aid the | Roosevelt Cash family. Future contributions may be ta- ken directly to the family’s dence at 318 Angela Street or brought to tributions ily. | Feud At Indianapolis Arises Dinner Plans By The Associated Press Democratic factions were locked today in what ap- control of the party machin- control of the 84th Congress A Democratic conclave at Indianapolis, billed as the kickoff of the party’s drive to capture a majority in the next Congress, produced angry interview statements by National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell and former Chair- man Frank McKinney. Mitchell, a backer of Ad- lai E. Stevenson said a former official” of the na- tional committee has tried to insure the failure of a $100-a-plate party dinner which Stevenson will ad- dress tonight. And McKinney, once the favorite Party chieftain of former Presi- dent Truman, said the Mitcheil organization failed to sell the 1,000 seats for the dinner. He said the tickets found few takers at a cut rate of $7.50. Truman’s Part Truman, still convalescing from major surgery last June, said yes- terday in Kansas City he'll have to take a back seat during the campaign. But both Democrats and Republica: made it clear his name will not be forgotten. Mitchell said he had been forced to halt printing of official pro- grams for tonight's dinner to insert a portrait of Truman. A picture of Stevenson, the 1952 Democratic Presidential candidate, already was in the program. In St. Louis, Vice President Nix- “ {on last night invoked Truman's name as symbolic of what he said would happen to the government should Democrats win the election, The result, he said, would be “Tru- manism.” Nixon’s cross-country campaign tour was eclipsed, for the moment, by the Democratic feud at Indian- apolis. Squabble Seen As Local Democrats generally regarded the squabble as primarily a local fight between dissident party lead- ers. There was ample evidence, however, that it goes to the heart of a battle for party control after Mitchell retires. He has said he'll step down as chairman after the Nov. 2 elections. McKinney dnd Paul M. Butler, who may succeed Mitchell, are both from Indiana. Butler is In- diana national committeeman and a South Bend attorney. McKinney is an Indianapolis banker. Mitchell told a newsman he has no doubt a former committee of- ficial has tried to make him and Butler look bad on Stevenson’s ap- pearance. He said his critic— whom he did not name—hopes to contrast tonight’s affair with a testimonial dinner for McKinney last Oct. 10. On that occasion, a sell-out audience greeted Truman. Despite the offstage battle, Dem- oerats at Indianapolis continued 0 express optimism about the out- come of the campaign. They con- centrated their fire on the record of the Eisenhower administration. Nixon also emphasized the Ei- (Continued on “age Eight)