The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 21, 1954, Page 8

Page 8 Chaplains Pray In Jump From Disabled Plane By HERBERT D. WILHOIT NEWHALL, Calif. “#—Praying as they parachuted in shirtsleeves, ‘35 chaplains landed safely minutes before their disabled Air Force C46 plane crashed and burned yes- | terday. The three crewmen also bailed out successfully. “You can be sure there was plenty of praying going on,” said the Rev. Lertis R. Ellett of Lawn-| dale, Calif., Church of Christ, who is an Air Force reserve colonel. “This was an occasion when, doubly, we were practicing what we preach; namely, prayer,” said the Rev. Neville E, Carlson of Fillmore, Calif. “The Lord was with us in many Ways, even to the fact that the fire in one engine was on the right side of the plane and the door through which we jumped was on the left,” said the Rev. Bertil Von | Norman of the West Hollywood Presbyterian Church. The group of Civil Air Patrol chaplains fror Southern California left Burbank at 3:03 p.m. (PDT) in. the C46, bound for a regional CAP chaplains’ conference at Sac- ramento scheduled for last night and today. The plane crew included the pilot, Capt. Thomas E. Willson, North Highland, Calif.; Lt. Earl Wi Meredith Jr., Sacramento, and Sgt. Lloyd Plew, Globe, Ariz., all stationed at McClelland AFS, Sacramento. The chaplains and crew were wearing back parachutes and had been briefed before take-off but none of the ministers had ever jumped before. Minutes after the departure, smoke began trailing from the G46. Vibration was felt in the ship, then the right engine caught fire. As Lt. Meredith and Sgt. Plew carried the pilot’s instructions to the chaplains to bail out at about 3,000 feet, the right engine fell away. Mr. Von Norman, a CAP major, was credited by his col- leagues with calm heroism as he helped the chaplains adjust their *chutes and shepherded them out the door. Hé€ was the last chap- lain to bail out. The crew followed, with Capt. Willson the last to jump when the ship was probably no more than 1,000 feet up just west of the Los Angeles Police Rehabili- tation Farm for Alcoholics at THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, September 21, 1954 The Weatherman Sage Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy and widely scattered show- ers and thundershowers through Wednesday. Little change in tem- peratures low tonight 78 degrees, high Wednesday 90 degrees. Mod- erate southeast to south winds to- night and Wednesday. Florida: Partly cloudy and wide- ly scattered showers and thunder- showers through Wednesday. Lit- tle change in temperature. Jacksonville through the Florida Straits and the East Gulf: Mod- erate winds southeast to south over the southern portion and south to southwest over the northern por- tion becoming variable in the ex- treme north on Wednesday. Partly cloudy weather with widely scat- tered showers. Western Caribbean: Gentle to moderate east to southeast winds through Wednesday. Partly cloudy weather with a few widely scat- tered showers. Weather summary for the Tropi- cal Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Gulf of Mexico: A weak easterly wave extending from the western bahamas southward a- cross western Cuba is attended by above normal shower activity es- pecially in central. Cuba and the central Bahamas. Weather condi- tions elsewhere in the hurricane belt are about normal with no signs of a tropical storm. Observation Taken at Post Office Building, 7:00 A.M., EST, Key West, Fla., Sept. 21, 1964 Temperatures Highest yesterday 89 Lowest last night ~ 78 ee ERE Normal 83 cipitation Total last 24 hours __ Trace ins. Total this month ______ 4.27 ins. Exces sthis month —__ 0.32 ins. Total this year 32.19 ins, Excess this year 5.35 ins. Relative Humidity, 7 A.M. 82% Barometer (Sea Level), 7 A.M. 29.95 ins.—1014.6 mbs, Tomorrow’s Almanac Sunrise 6:16 a.m. Sunset 6:24 p.m. Moonrise 2:14 a.m. nearby Saugus. The plane crashed and. burned on the farm, only 75 feet from where the nearest inmates were working. A half dozen of the chaplains suffered cuts or bruises, wrenched legs or shoulders but none was seriously hurt. Top Cast Seen In “Stalag 17” At The Monroe “Stalag 17,” the powerful com- edy melodrama concerning Amer- ican pyisoners-of-war in Germany during World War II, was cheered and honored as a Broadway stage Play for three solid seasons. Now Billy Wilder, one of Hollywood's most abe and versatile film crafts- men, has made this wonderful hit into a motion picture. Retaining its original title and starring Aca- demy Award winner William Hol- den, Don Taylor and Otto Premin- ger with a featured cast that con- tains many of the stage actors who contributed so greatly to the play’s startling success, ‘Stalag 17” is due to open Thursday at the Mon- roe Theatre. As released through Paramount Pictures, with Billy Wilder hand- ling both the production and direc- torial reins as well as collaborat- ing with Edwin Blum on the screen play, “Stalag 17” is the tensely dramatic, yet hilarious story of a group of airmen interned in a Ger- man prison camp. It concerns the men of “barracks four” and their efforts to learn the identity of the informer amongst them who they know is reporting all of their plans to Preminger, the notorious camp commandant. Prime suspect is Hol- den, a cynical sharp-tounged G. I., who spends most of his time bar- gaining and bartering with the Krauts. Surrounding this basic plot are the hilarious antics of the men as they improvise simple pleasures to while away their endless hours. The ingenious methods they use to break the monotony of the days as well as the excitement engendered in their attempts to harass their captors reportedly makes for a boisterous, roisterous and suspen- seful two hours of film entertain- ment. All of the raucus doings of the captives, however, are under- lined by the tenseness of the sit- uation involving the identity of the traitorous informer who is living as one of them. JAPS ARREST MAN TOKYO (®—Kyodo News Service LOCAL SEA SCOUTS, their leader H. M. Williams and Chaplain E. Stretch, USS Bushnell, are shown on the SS Ship 250, which was presented to the troop yesterday. (See story, Page 1.) Phenix City Doctor Gets | Official Post | By REX THOMAS PHENIX CITY, Ala. ® — A young physician rode into office! here yesterday in a City Commis- | sion election hailed by anti-vice crusaders as a roaring protest | from the people against racketeer | tule in Phenix City. | Dr. Clyde M. Knowles Jr., who had the support of the racket- busting Russell Betterment Assn., was elected to the three-man Com- mission with a majority of al- most 2 to 1 over the combined vote of four opponents. Armed National Guard troops | stood watch at each voting place! throughout the day and escorted election officials to City Hall where the ballot boxes were turned in aft- er the polls closed. Gov. Gordon Persons ordered the guardsmen to police the voting places to prevent a recurrence of past elections which repeatedly brought complaints of wholesale ballot frauds. Complete but unofficial returns | gave Dr. Knowles 2,000 votes against a total of 1,250 for the other candidates. Runnerup was Judge John Free- man of the Russell County Inferi- or Court, who polled 941 votes. Moonset 3:42 p.m. TOMORROW'S TIDES (Naval Base) Time ef Height of Station— Tide high water High Tides: , Lew Tides 6:18 am: 2:27 paw. “2:10 pm ADDITI TIE DATA Reference Key West Bahia Honda . (bridge) .....-oh 16m 9.0 tt, (east end):_..:2h 20m Boca Chica Sandy Pt. —ch “4m No Name Key Caldes Channel (north end) +14 ft. (—)—Minus sign: Corrections to be oeppconved: be Plus sign: orrections lea be added. US. Works For Gls’ Release FRANKFURT Germany #—The U.S. Embassy in Prague said to- day it is pushing negotiations for the release of two American sol- diers seized by a Communist Czech patrol last Friday. “We're still trying to get them released,” an Embassy spokesman said. “‘We’re always hopeful about these things. It’s much too early to be pessimistic.” The two soldiers are Lt. Richard P. Dries of New York City and Pfc. George Pisk of Austin, Tex. Air Demonstration +th Yom Grover F. Harden was third with 153, followed by Tom Corley with 123 and W. H. Marlowe with 33. The winner succeeds veteran Commissioner Ay Le »Gullatt, who declined to seek-re-Clection: after 22 years in office. The other two commissioners, “Mayor Elmer Reese and Dr. Seth Floyd, weren’t up for election this year. Dr. Knowles is chief of staff at the city-owned Cobb Memorial Hos- pital. The 32-year-old physician is a Korean War veteran. He was the first doctor to exam- ine the body of slain vice foe A.L. Patterson, whose assassination June 18 brought on the cleanup in Phenix City that led to the young physician’s election. While the voters were choosing a new commissioner, a vice-hunt- ing Grand Jury returned to work after a two-week recess and re- sumed its inquiry into alleged widespread vote frauds in another election—the Democratic primary last May 4. LIGHT TROUBLE IS FROM THE BIRDS ROWLEY, Mass. (®—The trouble Russell Worthy has with house lights since the recent hurricanes is strictly from the birds. “Hundreds of starlings are using the electric line as their favorite | roosting place,” he said yesterday. “The wire sags under their weight | and every time they pounce on it, the lights flicker and dim through the. house.” WUERZBURG, Germany # — Twelve U.S. Army helicopters air- lifted 172 combat-equipped infantry replacements to their foxholes 25 miles away from rear positions in 2% hours today. The demonstration was conduct- ed by the U.S. 1st Infantry during its fall maneuvers here. Army ob- servers said the same operation by truck would have taken twice as long. Woman Flier Honored ISTANBUL, Turkey (‘#—Jacque- line Cochran was awarded the golf medal of the International Air Fed- eration today as the outstanding pilot of the year. The noted Ameri- can woman flier said in acceptance “aviation has been my passport to happiness.” HE DIDN’T LEARN EASTHAMPTON, Mass W—Ed- today reported the arrest of a|ward Hanlon, 77, stepped from a young man who was quoted as say- ing he planned to kill Prime Minis- curb three years ago and fractured his right hip. ter Yoshida unless he abandoned plans to laaue op a world sa He stepped from the same curb yesterday, fell and fractured his aes ag. in Columbia Pictures’ complete } La SSS ss CUB MASTER NEEDED Pack 253, Boy Scouts of Am- erica, needs a cub master, Tony Martinez, scoutmaster of Troop 253, said today. He asked that any man over 21 years of age who is inter- ested in working with boys to contact him at 1010 Truman. Interested persons can also con- tact Leonard McElveen, a Boy Scout official, at 1220 Royal St. GOP Leaders Take Look At Party Chances . By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH DENVER (#—President Eisen- hower and Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall, take a hard new look today at GOP chances for maintaining control of Congress—and at the President’s role in the campaign. Hall flew in from Washington for a summer White House confer- ence with the President as Eisen- hower made ready to start a fly- ing speechmaking tour of the far west tomorrow. The tour will take him into Mon- tana, Washington, Oregon and Cal- ifornia—an area where there are three important Senate races in the November elections, plus ‘contests for all the House seats of all four states. “The President and Mr. Hall are going to talk over the political situation generally, with of course special attention to the states the President is about to visit,” White House Press Secretary James Hagerty said in advance of today’s conference. Hall brought with him three key aides—James Bassett, publicity chief for the Republican National Committee; Robert Humphrey, in charge of organization; and Val Washington, who handles relations with minority groups. The quartet came to Denver with |Maine’s election of a Democratic governor last week stil! uncom- fortably fresh in Republican minds, and with opposition criticism of the Eisenhower administration mounting as the campaign goes into the home stretch. The President so far has cam- paigned in a restrained kind of way, strictly according to the pat- tern he set out for himself months ago. BOMBARDMENT ON TAIPEH, Formosa (#—Chinese Nationalist guns on Quemoy stepped up.the bombardment of the Red mainland today and Na- tionalist air-sea strikes along the coast continued for the 19th straight day, the Defense Ministry announced, THE COURT MARTIAL INCIDENT of “The Caine Mutiny.” Technicolor version of the Pulit- zer Prize novel, has Jose Ferrer questioning Humphrey Bogart. as Captain Queeg, while Van Johnson looks on, Fred MacMur- ray also stars at the Strand Theatre beginning Thursday. \N. Y. To Name “ht Demo Candidate {Surveys Gity For Truck Co. Bead Shuts Down In | Labor Dispute — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (®—John B. (Jack) Cole, president of the American Trucking Assn., today ‘| kept the major freight line he built from one truck back in 1933 shut down because of a stubborn labor dispute. Cole and the AFL Teamsters Union are deadlocked over his pro- posal that his drivers agree io elimination of pay they now re-| ceive during breakdowns and lay- | overs. | Cole said his‘company is in fi- nancial difficulties and this action would help the line get back on its feet. The proposal was turned down by the union. “Non-productive pay,” said Cole, accounts for between 20 and | 25 per cent of the Jack Cole Co.'s! $200,000 monthly payroil. | The union drivers offered to lend | the company 20 per cent of their | pay for the next six months. Cole | rejected the offer because “we| didn’t need to borrow money, we | “As far as I’m concerned I'm not going to operate unless I can make money,” the company presi- dent declared, He said drivers were being paid off as fast as they presented their | trip orders and other claims. M. R. Sherman, business agent | of Teamsters Local 612, had said | yesterday that about 50 per cent| of the drivers hadn’t received their | pay. He said some of them were looking for jobs with other firms. | Cole halted operations of his line | Thursday. | The Jack Cole Co., which its | president said grossed about six million dollars a year, began oper-| ations in 1933 with one truck, and | with a small garage for headquar- ters. It was incorporated the next | year, | The line has about 400 drivers and 500 pieces of equipment. Coie operates in 20 states and has term- inals in New York, Philadelphia, Akron, Cleveland, Detroit, Cincin- nati, Indianapolis and Chicago. Poles Seized TAIPEH, Formota (® — Eleven Polish crewmen from the seized freighter President Gottwald have | been granted political asylum by | Nationalist China, the Foreign Of-| fice announced today. | The 5,058-ton freighter was pick- ed up by Nationalist warships | while en route to Red China May | 13. Poland claims ownership of the | Gottwald. The Nationalists con-| tend it is owned by the Sino-Polish Navigation Co., a Chinese concern. | needed to make it.” ~ | | Among U. S. wearers of eye-| glasses about 61 per cent use plain lenses and 39 per cent bifocals or trifocals. | and CUBAN The campaign for control of Con- gress was temporarily eclipsed to- day by a contest between Averell Harriman and Rep. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York. The edge appeared to lie with Harriman, former foreign aid di- rector and unsuccessful candidate | for the nomination in 1952. But Roosevelt predicted he would win in “a very | close contest.” Balloting at the party’s conven- tion in New York City comes to- night. LICENSE FEE SET BY COMMISSIONERS Numismatists and _ philatelists | can’t operate for nothing in Key West any more The city commission slapped a $25 occupational license fee on them last night. Numismatists are coin collectors and dealers. Philatelists collect and deal in stamps. Adult Evening Courses Listed Dr. H.C. Campbell, principal Key West High School, announced today that adult evening classes in the following subjects are now in operation: Conversational Spanish, book- keeping, typing, English for the foreign born, sewing, and electri- city. In addition to the above subjects the High School will offer any sub- ject provided there is an enroll- ment of 15 or more students. Some of the classes which you can now register for are: Child rearing, higher match, ele- mentary subjects, plumbing, wood- working, physics, carpentry, citi- zenship, art and shorthand. Dr. Campbell further stated that anyone interested in any of the above classes should meet in the high school auditorium at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow, Toll Of Red Troops Reporte HONG KONG (®-—A Chinese merchant from Amoy estimates Nationalist attacks on that Com- |munist port have killed 2,000 Red Chinese soldiers. The merchant crossed the bor- der into this British colony yester- day. He said he based his estimate on the number killed on the water- front near the street where his shop is located. The merchant asked that his name be withheld because his fam- ily is still in Amoy. POPE IS BETTER CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — A Vatican source said today Pope Pius XII, who canceled a speech Sunday because of a slight indis- position, was a little better today. However, the source added, phy- sicians have counseled the pontiff to cut down on his work schedule to recover from his fatigue. STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE Triumph Coffee Mill at. ALL GROCERS Your Grocer SELLS That Good STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE — TRY A POUND TODAY —- What Are Your Printing Needs Democratic presidential | Movie Producer ° . Film Location Hal Wallis, Paramount Pictures producer-director, today was look- ing over Key West as 2 possible site for a movie version of “The! Rose Tattoo.” | Harold Laubscher, manager of | the Chamber of Commerce, said | that Paramount had written the| |chamber some time ago, asking | | for photos of run-down, old houses. | Photos of several such houses! | were mailed to Paramount. The |movie company, Laubscher said, | wrote back and said the houses | pictured were not crummy enough | und did Key West have any worse) ones. j Laubscher said he wrote Para-| mount and told them that Key West had many houses that were | crummier than those pictured. He said he sent more pictures to prove it. | TODAY’S STOCK MARKET NEW YORK, #® — The stock} market quietly marked time today | in early dealings. The pause followed a fall yes- terday when the market closed lower after a higher start. Most major divisions of the mar- ket were either mixed or steady, and price changes were unusually | small. Among higher stocks were Philco, American Cyanamid, Kennecott} Copper, General Electric, Com-| monwealth Edison, Chrysler and Youngstown Sheet & Tube. Lower were American Airlines, | Du Pont, American Smelting, Boe- | ing, U. S. Steel, International Harvester, U. S. Rubber, and Re- public Steel. BURGLARS SHOULD HAVE READ BOOK EXIRA, Iowa #—If these bur- glars had read a book, their break- in at the Exira Seed Service would have been much more profitable. | Authorities said the burglars | broke into the seed store early yesterday, punched the safe and escaped with about $20 in silver. But they threw aside a bank book which had $354 in currency tucked between the pages. CALIFORNIA SPENDS MILLIONS FOR ROADS LOS ANGELES (#—Gov. Good- win J. Knight says California is spending a million dollars a day for highways. The governor spoke yesterday at a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of an overpass at Sepulveda | and Sunsets Blvds. FREE! — FREE! — FR 3-Day Tour To Havana Inquire At EL PASAJE SPANISH RESTAURANT 1005 Truman Phone 2-616 | road commission said: LAND WORTH (Continued from Page One) road district land when the bond- ed indebtedness was retired. “The property rightfully belongs to my people who bought and paid for it.” he said. The board then voted unanimous- ly to grant the land to the county, Joy At News Today’s development was receiy- ed with jubilation by county offie cials and members of the Overseas Road Commission. Anthony Demerritt, chairman of the road group said: “It certain. ly came as a surprise to me — it was the only fair and just thing to do. It has be a the past few months to k ownership of the land County where it belor Demerritt also lauded Rep. Papy for his work in gaining the land, “Mr. Papy is the man respone sible for this — he worked unceas ingly on the prob! credit should merritt Gerald Saunders, chairman of the Monroe County commission hailed the land acquisition as “‘be- ing in the best interest of Monroe County.”” Long-Range Plans He added that it may be pos- sible in the future to reduce taxes by using revenue from leased lands to finance county operations. Hilario Ramos, a member of the “Tt was my ambition to save that land for the county. 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