The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 7, 1954, Page 8

Page 8 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘Thuredey, October 7, 1954 » Molotov’s Bid For 4-Power Walks Gains German Support By TOM REEDY BONN, Germany #—Soviet For- eign Minister V. M. Molotov's bid for naw four-power talks on Ger- mewn reunification gained quick support today in the West German Parliament. The powerful Socialist party— Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's chief opposition—demanded some new active step by the West to meet with the Russians on the ques- tion of German unity. It also urged the formation of a European se- |? act within the framework st the United Nations. Western observers viewed Molo- tov’s proposal as the opening blast in the Kremlin drive to torpedo West German. ratification of the recent London rearmament agree- ment, The first West German re- actin indicated the Soviet move may give the Chancellor trouble in his campaign to win approval at home for the London defense alli- ance with the West. The Socialist position was out- lined to Parliament by Party Chairman Erich Ollenhauer. He told the West German lawmakers that without a new effort to reach agreement with the Soviets on Ger- man unity, the London Agreement is a “useless” approach to a solu- tion of Europe’s problems. He declared the rearmament of ‘West Germany would be expensive, “dangerous” and, in the long run, no contribution to the world’s se- eurity. Ollenhauer’s demands differed little from Molotov’s proposal, proposal, made at an East Berlin rally last night on the eve of the fifth birthday anniversary of the Communist-ruled East German Re- for immediate withdraw- al of occupation jos ee ae Ger- mai new talks on German poe A ort the Soviet foreign minister said: “The Soviet government express their readiness to discuss propos- als made by the participants in the Berlin’ conference as well as any new proposals on free German elections.” Though Molotov did not specifi- eally commit his government to free all-German elections, in effect he offered the Germans the hope they. could reunify their country on that basis if they give up rearming and alliance with the West. In contrast to that, Molotov re- peatedly warned the West Ger- mans that acceptance of the Lon don agreement to give them soy- ereignty and arms within the NATO alliance would ere all pos- sibility of reuniting thetr divided country. At the Berlin conference early this year, the West proposed free all-German elections as the first steps towards unification. Under this plan negotiations for a peace treaty, would follow the formation of an all-German government. Molotov turned the idea down then. He insisted instead on the immediate conclusion of a peace treaty which Western diplomats said, would leave a unified Ger- many virtually defenseless on the Red army’s doorstep and’ with East German Communists in key government posts. Speaking to an audience last night that included ranking East German officials and _representa- tives of a dozen Communist coun- tries, Molotov also asserted; 1, Russia is prepared to discuss with the Western Powers at any time any method for reunifying Germany. 2. Whatever the West does, the Germans eventually will unify theinselves. 3. To ease the tense situation the Russians are prepared to with- draw from Germany as long as other powers do the same. Shrewdly timed, the new Mos- cow attack came just before the West German Parliament opened debate today on the London Agree- ment and as the French National Assembly gathered to hear Pre- mier Pierre Mendes-France's re- port on the nine-power talks. There was no immediate com- ment from the West German gov- ernment. In the United States, both the State Department and the Sum- mer White House in Denver re- fused to comment on Molotov’s 5 h. PMolotov as usual struck out against ‘‘aggressive circles in the United States,” who he charged were fostering a policy . leading to a new war. He repeated the per- ennial Soviet demand for conclu- sion of a German peace treaty based on the Potsdam Agreement of 1945. That pact provided for the demilitarization of Germany and the destruction of German war po- tential. He condemned the London Agree- ment on German rearmament as greatly increasing the danger of European war. LOW BID TOLD MOBILE (#—The Greenhut Con- struction Co. of Pensacola, Fia., entered a low bid of $240,846 for construction of several mainte- nance and technical buildings and a dispensary at Eglin Air Force Base auxiliary field No. 9, Army Aeagineers said qwayvuuiag. ’ Johns, Sowder To Confer On Polio Outbreak TALLAHASSEE (@—~Acting Gov. Johns scheduled a conference for p.m. today with State Health Officer Wilson Sowder to discuss the polio outbreak in Tallahassee which now numbers 227 cases. Leon County Health officer Joe Bistowich will sit in on the meet- ing. Johns yesterday asked the U.S. Public Health Service for immedi- ate help in coping with the out- break. Dr. Sowder said the chief need from the federal health service was “for advice rather than arms and legs.” He said he did not believe the Polio situation here was “any worse, but it is no better” than when he was in Tallahassee last week. Normally, the polio virus does not thrive in cold weather, Dr. Sowder said, and a break in in spread of the disease could be expected with the coming of fall. “But we do not have enough cold weather in Florida to make the change in seasons an effective a fighting the disease,” he said. Dr. Sowder said he had asked the Board of Health’s regional en- gineer, who covers all of West Florida, to drop his other work temporarily. and concentrate on a check to try to determine whether there is any sanitation problem in Tallahassee that could “be re- sponsible. Informed by reporters that Johns had said he was ready to ask the Cabinet Budget Commission for re- lease of emergency funds to fight the disease, Dr. Sowder said he could not give an offhand estimate how much would be needed but he “did not think a substantial sum would be necessary.” Dr. Sowder met in the gover- nor’s office with a delegation from Carrabelle in Franklin County to discuss the polio situation there. An infant died Monday night at Carrabelle and an adult died last night of what doctors said might ave been polio. TODAY'S STOCK MARKET NEW YORK (#—Active and high- er steel stocks provided a bright spot of progress in early dealings in today’s market. Gains in the steel section were fractional, but they were well dis- tributed. Elsewhere in the list, prices ranged from around 2 points higher to about a point lower, Rohr Aircraft was a feature. It was up 4 points yesterday day’s fourth most active issue, and today it started on 4,500 shares up % at 3256 and then moved a little higher. The stock was newly listed Monday and sold at 25 on its first trade. U.S. Steel opened on 1,500 shares up % at 58%, and improved in later trading. Among higher stocks were. Beth- lehem Steel, Goodrich, Boeing, and Amerada Petroleum. Lower were Goodyear, Kennecott Copper, Du Pont, and Homestake Channels Fail To Hold Raging N. Mexico Flood ROSWELL, N.M. —A 10-square mile reservoir and diverting chan- nels failed to hold a raging flood crest early today and flood waters pouring around the gates of the reservoir raced toward Roswell. Several families in south Roswell Were evacuated from their homes in the early hours of the morning and Mayor Bert Ballard said: “We feel there is a flood threat right now. The Rio Hondo is coming up. It has gone | out of banks on Virginia Street.” | The s waters reached the reservoir at 1:30 a.m. More |than 70 National Guardsmen and volunteers desperately sandbagged and rei ced the banks’ of the | Main diverting channel leading to i reservoir, “If the channels continue to hold, jthe flood threat to Roswell may | be over,” a spokesman said. “But |the water is rising and we can’t hold.” Ballard said the banks of the river outside Roswell had been re- inforced by 2,500 sandbags during the night under the direction of two engineers, ieee 5 aa In 1958 the United States had 880,175 ry school teachers, ae ae school teachers and | se] rincipals and super- Princip: pel the | toward the west. Further increase tell yet whether the channels will | ad ‘Weatherman Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy to cloudy today through Friday with showers or thunder- showers at scattered places. Not much change in temperature but becoming cooler Friday night and Saturday. Low tonight near 74 and high Friday near 84/85. Moderate easterly winds increasing to fresh and backing to northwest with moderately strong 25/30 mph off- shore Friday afternoon. Florida: Cloudy with showers through Friday. Windy and be- coming considerably cooler in north Portion. Little change in tempera- ture in south portion. Jacksonville through the Florida Straits: Northeast storm warnings displayed from Jacksonville to Titusville and small craft warnings southward from Titusville to Vero Beach. Moderate variable winds, becoming strong northeasterly over extreme north portion beginning this afternoon and moderate most- ly easterly winds elsewhere in- creasing to fresh to moderately strong tonight and Friday. Cloudy with showers. East Gulf: Moderate easterly winds becoming moderate to fresh over extreme north: by early to- night and elsewhere on Friday. Partly cloudy to cloudy with show- ers. Western Caribbean: Hurricane Hazel approaching eastern Portions tonight and in east portion on Fri- day. See latest advisory. Gale to hurricane force shifting winds near hurricane and Moderate, mostly easterly winds elsewhere through Friday. Showers and squalls near hurricane and considerable cloudi- ness with scattered showers else- where. ~ Weather Summary for the Tropi- cal Atlantic, Caribbean Sea Area and the East Gulf of Mexico: See latest advisory concerning hurri- cane Hazel in eastern Caribbean, There are no other tropical dis- turbances today. A strong high Pressure area over the Eastern States is causing fresh to strong northeast winds along the southeast U. S. coast and this will spread southward to Florida. This is a tropical Fall condition and not connected with a tropical disturb- ance, San Juan Advisory No. 8 Hazel 11:00 A.M., EST., Oct. 7, 1954 Naval reconnaissance aircraft Penetrated the eye of the hurri- cane Hazel this morning and found it some distance south of the Posi- tion: reported in the 6 a.m. advis- ory. This indicates that the hurri- cane has been moving in a more westerly path at a slower speed of about 10 mph. At 11 a.m., EST + + + 1600Z . . . the hurricane was centered at latitude 12.9 north, longitude 69.4 west, or about 60 miles northeast of Curacao, DWI. It has increased in intensity and is now attended by winds of 115 mph within 65 miles of the center in the northern and eastern semi- circle and within 20 miles of the center to south and west. Gale winds extend outward: 200 miles to the north and east and 50 miles in the area of hurricane and gale winds is expected during the next 12 hours with continued westward movement at about 10 mph. This is a very dangerous storm and vessels are advised to exer- cise caution during the next 24 hours. Precautions should be taken against possible hurricane winds on the island of Aruba this after- noon and early tonight. Next ad- visory will be issued at 5 p.m., EST., today. HIGGS, Weather Bureau, San Juan. Observation Taken at Post Office Building, 7:00 A.M., EST. Key West, Fla., Oct. 7, 1954 Temperatures Highest yesterday Lowest last night .. Mean Precipi Total last 24 hours Total this month .. Deficiency this month Total this year .. Excess this year Relative Humidity, 7 A.M. 89% Barometer (Sea Level), 7AM. Station— High Tides 6:22 a.m. 7:19 p.m. Tide high water Low Tides —— am. 12:52 p.m. SEATO RATIFICATION MANILA #—The representatives of Britain, France and Australia advised Philippine Vice President Carlos P. Garcia today that their governments “‘in all likelihood will | ratity”” the Southeast Asia Defense | Treaty signed at Manila last! month, a Foreign Office spokes-| man said. Pa Lattimorels B50 Crashes Indicted On Killing 11 Perjury Counts/Of Its Crew WASHINGTON W—Owen Latti- more, controversial Far Eastern specialist, was indicted today on charges of falsely denying he had been a “follower of the Communist line” and a “promoter of Com- munist interesty.” The new two-count perjury in- dictment was returned by a federal grand jury before U.S. District Judge Edward A. Tamm. In effect it substitutes for parts of an ear- lier indictment which had been thrown out by the courts. U.S. Atty. Leo A. Rover told re- porters he will move to have the new indictment consolidated with the five remaining counts of the older indictment returned against Lattimore i December 1952. Two of the seven counts of the original indictment were dismissed by the courts. One of the dismissed counts— the key one—alleged Lattimore falsely denied before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee that he had been a Communist sympathizer or promoter of Red causes. The courts held the word ‘“‘sym- pathizer” was too vague. The new indictment nowhere uses the word “sympathizer.” The new allegation is that Latti- more “knowingly and intentionally followed the Communist line in public and private statements, in his conversations, and in his wide- ly disseminated writings, both in the United States and other parts of the world.” The indictment further charges that his statements, conversations, correspondence and writing ‘‘con- tain several hundred instances de- noting that the defendant was a ‘follower of the Communist line’ ” Lattimore, a resident of Balti- more, has been called a Commu- nist agent by Sen. McCarthy (R- Wis) and by the Internal Security subcommittee formerly headed by Sen. McCarran (D—Nev). He has denied the accusation throughout four years of commit- tee room and courtroom argument. An earlier federal grand jury in- dicted him in December 1952 on seven counts of perjury growing out of his 12 days of testimony be- fore McCarran’s subcommittee earlier this year. City Endorses Second Highway The city commission last night passed a resolution endorsing the construction of a second Overseas Highway from Big Pine Key to Cape Sable. The resolution pointed out that the present highway is vulnerable to hurricanes, acts of God and ae- tion of the public enemy and re- commended that construction of the alternate highway be started at the earliest possible date. Mayor C. B. Harvey pointed out that the commission passed the same endorsement about two years ago. Appraisals Given On Parking Land The city commisson voted last night to meet in the near future with realtor Fred Dion to discuss the purchase of land at Angela and Simonton Sts. for use as an off- street parking lot. They took that action after con- sidering two appraisals on the land which had been offered to them for $100,000. The offer was made by Dion who represents the owners of the land, Brown Properties. One appraisal, submitted by the Key West Board of Realtors, set the value of the land at $73,150. The other, appraisal, made by real- tor Cecil Carbonell, amounted to $60,370. The property is on the city and county tax rolls for $24,500. 1938 City Bonds Will Be Retired The city’s bonded indebtedness was reduced by $9,946.60 last night when the city commission voted to retire some of its series 1938 re- funding bonds. The action was recommended by City Finance Director John Day who said that the city can save considerable money in the future. |He pointed out that the interest rate the city pays on the bonds, now three per cent, will jump to four per cent in 1958. The bonds were offered by the M. H. Bishop Company, Minnea- polis, Minn., for less than par value. Ferry Load Told The “City of Key West” left at 10 o’clock this morning carrying 32/ J passengers and 18 cars. ‘ The ship is expected to arrive in Cardenas, Cuba, between 6 and 7 Pp. m. F Several passengers. who aftived too late for this morning’s depart- ure will make the trip on Saturday. The ferry will return to Key | West Friday afternoon. \ WILLOWS, Calif. w — An Air Force B50 weather reconnaissance plane crashed, exploded and near here last night, kill- ing at least 11 of the 17 men aboard, Four enlisted men miraculously survived. Two crew members are missing and feared dead. The big plane, on a routine mis-| from its base at Biggs Air Force Base in El Paso, Tex., dived out of murky skies and hit the earth with a shattering roar at 7:12 p.m. A huge ball of fire burst into: the skies, visible for miles, Sgt. Frank Imely, S. Sgt. Joseph E. Wittene and Airman 1.C. John B. Patton parachuted to safety at the last moment. T. Sgt. Natuidad Vasquez was clear when the plane hit, Their homes were listed as Bigys The Air Force gave no hint as to the cause of the crash. Six hours after the crash, Vas- quez was still unconscious in the Willows General Hospital. Wittene, Patton and Imely were also in the hospital, but appeared to be suffer- nothing worse than shock. Air Force officials said 11 bodies had been recovered, some badly burned, Patton said a fourth man who bailed out plummeted to death. His body was found near the wreck- age. Willows is at the head of Sacra- uae Valley in northern Califor- in Af Slain After g Wife DE FUNIAK SPRINGS wW—A drunken father killed his estranged wife and then was shot to death by her father near here yesterday, Walton County Sheriff Aubrey MacDonald said. Dead were David Nobles, 43, and Anita Kemp Nobles, 22. No charg- es were filed against Mrs. Nobles’ father, Charlie Kemp, the officer said. The shotgun slayings oc-| curred at Kemp’s home at Paxton about two miles below the Ala- bama line. MacDonald, who said he had re- cently jailed Nobles because of a “fuss” with his wife, gave this account: Nobles, who had been drinking heavily, went to Kemp’s home. When Kemp asked him to leave he said he would return and kill everybody there. Nobles came back shortly, kicked the front door open and shot his wife who was ironing in the front room. While Nobles was reloading the gun, Kemp, stand- ing in a side bedroom. shot him with a 410-gauge shotgun. Adriane Nobles, 14, Nobles’ son | by a previous marriage, told a| coroner’s jury his father took | him to the Kemp home and told | him to stay inside the automobile | because he “might get killed.” The boy said Mrs. Nobles and her | three small children had been liv- | ing with her parents. Nobles had | two other children by the previous marriage. County Judge Joe Dan Trotman said a coroner’s jury, which did) not return any ruling, would be recalled at a later date, Mayor Pans Tow Truck Sirens Mayor C. B. Harvey suggested last night that the police depart- ment maintain a close check on the Bractice of automobile tow trucks using sirens and flashing red lights while enroute to the scene of accidents. “T don’t think it is necessary,” said the Mayor. The discussion took place during the consideration of an agreement | between the city and local garage owners for the rotation of wrecker | service. The agreement, approved | by the commission last night, stat- es that the service shall be rotat- ed on a monthly basis, unless the | owner of the car being towed ex- presses a preference. | Action Deferred | On Tax Change Action on a resolution which | would reduce the personal proper- | ty tax assessment on the Western Union Telegraph Co. by $6,005 was deferred last night by the city com- mission. Reason for the drop in assess- ment, according to city Attorney . ¥. Porter, is that an error was | committed in computing the assess- | ment. The company was billed on | the basis of an assessment of $33,- 627, while the correct figure is $27,- | 672, Porter said. Commissioner Paul R. Roberts |. asked that action be pending further study. Joe Departs, Marilyn Weeps, And Movie Can’t Go On By JAMES BACON HOLLYWOOD (#—It’s back to the ‘Seven Year Itch” today for Marilyn Monroe with no Joe Di- Maggio to scratch her back. And there is no joy in Fisher- man’s Wharf today even though the mighty DiMaggio has struck out for there. Marilyn slept alone last night in the $1,000-a-month Beverly Hills home that she and Joe rented. She planned to report for work on her picture at 9 a.m. - DiMaggio left her yesterday in about as final a departure as Hol- lywood ever has seen. He came out of the house with his bags packed and a grim smile on his face. Marilyn, for the first time, lost her composure before the press yesterday and had nothing to say. She sobbed almost tc the point of collapse. Some cynics called them phony tears but Marilyn would be the first to admit that she isn’t a good enough actress to play the scene the way it was played. Her departure from the house was billed as a return to work but actually it never was intended to be. She wasn’t in the mood to play comedy and after a five-min- ute drive to lawyer Jerry Giesler’s office, she returned home. Joe said as he drove off for San Francisco in his Cadillac: “San Francisco always has been my home.” JAYCEES ENDORSE NEW ROAD PROPOSAL Members of the Junior Chamb- er of Commerce voted to endorse the idea of a new overseas high- way from the vicinity of Big Pine Key to Cape Sable on the Florida mainland. The JayCees wanted it under- stood that they were not endorsing any particular way to finance or construct the road. The acton was taken after Joe Russell of the Lower Keys Pro- perty Owner’s Association made the request. ; FIRE DESTROYS FUEL EL DORADO, Ark. — A roar- ing fire destroyed 62,000 gallons of asoline, kerosene, diesel fuel and tractor distillate at a Lion Oil Co. bulk station here yesterday. Five storage tanks and two buildings were also wiped out. AID TO INDOCHINA BANGKOK (#—The Thai govern- ment will give direct economic aid to the Indochina states of Laos and Cambodia “in order to build up the fence for Thailand against communism,” authoritative sources disclosed today. Subscribe to The Citizen—25c Wk, = = > == = hy \ “iM f\ lV A//] l\ NI TT | LENIN) As Scheduled Atomic Sub Has Plumbing Trouble WASHINGTON — Seemingly simple little plumbing trouble—the wrong kind of pipe—probably wij) keep the atomic submarine Nay. tilus immobilized until early next year. The Navy said yesterday that somehow—it is investigating to find who was responsible—sections of ordinary welded piping were in- stalled in a steam line where spe cifications called for seamless stee} tubing, Now workmen and inspectors are following laboriously along the | hundreds of feet of 1%-inch steam line of the turbine system, cutting | out samples and analyzing them | to find which is the correct pipe and which the wrong kind, MYNAH BIRD HELPS MIAMI W—A talking mynah/ bird won a $2,512 judgment for} its owner in court here yesterday. | Shary O'Hara had it talk with! Judge John C. Wynn to substan-| tiate her claim on the value of five similar birds of hers she! said were “starved to death” at a pet shop in 1951 run by John C. Lucadema Sr. to whom she paid a $376 board bill. j CITY COMMISSION PAYS ITS BILLS The city commission authorized the payment last night of outstand- ing bills amounting to $9,126.90, The payments included $4,668 to Monroe Motors for two police cars and a truck; $2,847.54 to the Por- ter - Allen Co. for insurance; $1,- 051.14 to the Shell Oil Co. for asphalt and $560.22 to the Rhodes Parking Meter Co. for spare Parts. | Former Prison Guard Is Apparent Suicide JACKSONVILLE (#—Marion T. Croft, 40, former guard at the Du- val County prison farm accused of buying stolen tires, was shot to death yesterday at Sanderson in Baker County. Mrs. Asa Coleman Jr., Baker County deputy, said it was an ap- Parent suicide, MIAMI REGISTRATION MIAMI (#—Carl Holmer, Dade County supervisor of registration, today reported 293,270 registered | voters in the county, including | 193,609 freeholders. There are 259,190 registered Democrats and 32,873 Republicans, 1,146 ‘Independents and 61 com- munists. ‘Lutherans ‘Study Chureh Unity Plan - By GEORGE W. CORNELL TORONTO P—A vast program |for pyramiding controls within the United Lutheran Church in Ameri- | Ca was over its first major hurdle jtoday. But the controversial plan faced extended debate in the extended debate in the church’s 19th biennial convention under way here. Convention delegates began con- Sidering the proposals Point by Point after blocking a move to |scrap the whole plan for the time being Opposition to convention action on the program, described as “the most momentus in the history of the church,” developed last night in a motion by the Rev. J. J. Scherer of Richmond, Va. He advocated turning the entire | 118-point plan back to a committ: jfor another two-year study, decla ing that on a matter “so vital,” more time is needed to “study, think and pray.” But the Rev. W. Carl Satre, To- ledo, Ohio, who heads the com- mission which drew up the plan and sent it to delegates two months ago, called this an effort to “sty- mie and gag the convention at the beginning.” Pastor Satre told delegates they would “be the most frustrated body of men and women in the world” if they had to go home and say they did not even disiuss the proposals. He said the program, aimed at laying down lines of supervision over the church’s now-disconnect+ ed and independent agencies, put before the denomination the “most momentous” decision in its 36-year life. The church has more than 2,150,- 000 members, chiefly in the United States but also in Canada. It is America’s biggest Lutheran body, Dr. Franklin Clark Fry of New- York was named to his sixth two- year term as president. 131 REDS SENTENCED ISTANBUL, Turkey (®}—A Turk- ish military court sentenced 131 Communists today to prison sen- tences ranging from 5 months te 10 years in the biggest mass Red | trial in Turkish history. 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