The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 20, 1954, Page 1

Key: West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with ws ong average workers... . Just oe ly 14° Fahrenheit DIAL 2-566] ar 2-5662 Today Che Kev West Citisen VOL. LXXV No. 249 Jury Selection Continues For Marder Trial Sex, Romance Form Backdrop In Ohio Case . By WILLIAM NEWKIRK CLEVELAND (#— A fourth juror ‘was seated tentatively today in the first degree murder trial of. Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard. He ‘is Thomas J. Solli, a railroad foreman, the father of three chil- Previously duty in pe trial of the 30-year-old osteopath charged with beating his wife, Marilyn, to death, were a housewife, a steel plant timekeep- er, and the manager of a hardware store. For the second day, references to extra marital affairs of the de- fendant were voiced during the questioning of Solli. But again® Judge Blythin refused to allow any detailéd searching of the minds of prospective jurors as to their at- titude toward sex in relation to testimony that might be inroduced ‘ Exira-Marital Affair Yesterday, the name of’ Susan Hayes, former associate of Dr, Sheppard at Bay. View Hospital in nearby Bay Village, owe intro- pay The state claims it has a state- ment from Miss Hayes; 24-year-old medical technician; that she was ate with Dr. Sheppard more last spring while they in California, was the fourth prospective report he had received letter regarding the case. first he told Judge Blythin id received no such material. then to a second query he |: “Oh, yeah.” The ige asked: “Did it have any influence with you?” Solli replied, “‘Oh, no, I didn’t pay miuch attention.” Defense Questions Another indication that. extra “ap peared again today as defense torney Fred W. Garmone exam- ined Solli. f Garmone asked that if testimony ‘were given to the effect “that Sam Sheppard had affairs with women other than his wife .. vee feel in your mind that that would cause you to be prejudiced toward Sam Sheppard?” The judge sustained a state ob- Jection to the question. Garmone then asked whether Solli would be influenced by testi- mony “by women who will testify that they have some knowledge of Sam’s intimacies?” Again Judge Blythin sustained an objection from the state, Objections Upheld ‘The defense attorney ‘again tried to sound out Solli, as he asked: “If women testify they have some knowledge of Sam's life and those facts have nothing to do with the necessary elements of first de- gree murder, would you be prej- udiced toward him?” At this point Judge Blythin at- tempted to rephrase the question for Garmone. The judge asked: “If there should be testimony in this case ‘that is not bearing di- peiie! FF Ee accepted for jury | . would you |®4 THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST; FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1954 who responded to the appeal to have her blood typed at the Walking Blood Donor Center, in Lou’s Radio and Appliance Store, Duval Street. She’s shown undergoing the simple test under the supervision of Mrs. B. L. Lariscy (left) and Miss Catherine McDermott. both registered nurses. Tests will continue daily from Union Here Shows Growth 126 City, County, . Electric System Employes Members The Southernmost Feder- al Credit Union has made loans to city, county and City Electric System — em- loyetiudatelling $17,511, rding to their financial report released today. The report also shows that the credit union has $9,981.14 in out- standing loans and showed a pro- fit of $188.60 since it was organiz- Interest on loans has brought $501.85 into the treasury while ex- penses have totalled $313.50, Loans Made There are 126 accounts out of a potential membership of 250 work- ers. More than 100 loans have been made since the credit union was started, ‘The operation of the credit union — supervised by its membership — has come in for warm praise, from Harry O Bennett, Federal ex- aminer from the Miami office. Winston L. James, of the Key West Police Department, is presi- dent of the credit union. Other offi- cers include: J. E. Bardwell, vice president; Danilo Goodrich, secre- tary - treasurer; Eve Smith, as- sistant treasurer and clerk; L. W. Whitmarsh and Connie W. Jones, directors. The supervisory committee con- sists of Edna Clark, Paul D. Hud- dieston and Paul G. Albury. The credit committee consists of Mervin Thompson, Myrtle Roberts rectly on the elements of the crime in this case ... would you, on the basis of that testimony alone, ar- rive at a conclusion of guilt?” Then the judge sustained a de- fense objection to his own ques- tion, much to the amusement of the three defense lawyers in the courtroom, FBI DIRECTOR LAUDS POLICE The Key West Police Depart- ment has been commended by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for setting up a uniform crime re- port system — the first time in the history of local law enformce- ment. In a personal letter to Chief Bienvenido Perez, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, said that “your ac- tion is of great value to us in our work.” NAMED FOR GENERAL Fort Taylor here was named for Gen. Zachary Taylor; commander of United States troops in the Sem- inole War, 1835 - 42, according to the October issue of The Bell Tel News. The fort was built from 1845 - 1861. Good Strong BOAT POLES at Strunk Lumber 220 SIMONTON, near Docks ETS f and Elizabeth E. Singleton. Thieves Enter Two Stores Here In Night’s Work Two stores were victimized last night by thieves who obtained a to- tal of $256 for their efforts, police reported today. They identified the stores as the Victory Cash Market, 804 White St., and the Thompson Hardware Store, 920 Caroline St. According to the report of Pa- trolman Harry Sawyer, the thieves gained entrance to the hardware store by forcing the bars and cut- ting the screen on a small window in the rear of the building. Mana- ger Charles Thompson said the loss ineluded a 30 - 30 Marlin rifle, a 12 gauge shotgun and six rods and reels valued at $221. The marauders combined their thievery with vandalism in the food market when they scattered a quantity of milk and ice cream ov- er the floor and topped it off with jeigars taken from the shelves. They forced the’cash register and took $35 in cash, along with about $8 from a tax bank. Then they Poured milk into the drawer of te Cash register. Proprietor Auster Alexander reported the theft. — The Sheriff's Department is in- Westiggiing Bema nabboucs. 4:30 until 6 p.m. through Nov. 1.—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. Contributions Are Accepted For Hurricane Relief Drive Contributions from Key Westers who want to help the thousands of persons who lost their homes — and part of their families — because of the ravages of Hurri- cane Hazel, are being accepted at the local Réd Cross office, according to the Rev. Ralph Rogers, chairman of the Monroe County Chapter. The Red Cross has been conduct-— ing a full scale disaster relief cam- | paign in the stricken areas in an effort to relieve the suffering and ease the burden of an estimated four million people, Destruction Told Rev. Roberts, quoting from. offi- cial Red Cross reports; said that Hurricane Hazel destroyed 1,500 buildings and damaged 10,000 more in slashing a 120 mile path through the Carolinas, Virginia, Pennsy!- vania and New York. The most concentrate destruc- tion, according to the Red Cross, | was from Myrtle Beach, South Ca- rolina to Wilmington, North Caro- | lina, where approximately —_ 1,000 | homes — mostly summer cottages | were destroyed or badly dama-| ged. Limited destruction to inland | ‘hey wish them to be spent. homes was reported, but Ameri- can Red Cross vorkers said that) = A | Interest Shown Legion Guard In College Plan Of Honor Plans Forty-three Persons have re- Parade Activity turned survey blanks for Mia- mi University courses that may be opened here about the end ‘Plans for the participation of] f January. the’Key West Guard of Honor in| Whether the courses will be- the Veterans Day Parade were| gin here depends on the num- formulated at the regular meet- | ing held Monday evening at the | Legion Home, Stock Island, Cap- | ber of persons desiring them. Those who want survey tain U. J. Delgado announced to- day, blanks should phone 2-2461 at the Monroe County School ad- The Honor Guard will partici- | pate in the brief memorial serv- there ‘was heavy damage to stores, |barns .and other buildings. Red Cross Aid An estima’ sheltered and# and othe?-ag area as Hazel hit the seaboard. Most of them have’ been returned to their homes except in Pitts- burgh area where torrential rains have flooded streams. There were nearly 150 lives lost in the United States and Canada to the fury of Hurricane Hazel. In ition, there were 100 deaths on the island of Haiti. All persons wishing*to contribute for the relief of disaster victims may designate the specific area eadi ies inthe aes IN THE U.S.A. | Britain’s Food Supplies Are LONDON Striking dockers | walked off the liners Queen Eliza- |today, spreading the shipping par- alysis that now threatens this is- land nation’s food supplies. | Approximately 39,000 men—half | Britain’s waterfront working force |—were out at London, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Hull and Southampton. | Some union leaders striving to get the men back to work say the Wood Tells Need For Boy ‘Scout Leaders Kiwanis Hears Dist. | Scout Commissioner At Weekly Meeting Eighty per cent of the lo- cal ‘supervisory personnel for Boy Scouts are Navy |men, George Wood, District Boy Scout Commissioner, told members of the Kiwanis jclub during their weekly | beth and America at Southampton | Threatened If Strikes Spread | strike is being fomented by Com- | munists. Prime Minister Churchill's Cab- inet may decide later today to use troops to unload ships—particular- }ly those with cargoes of meat, butter, eggs and fruit—if the men | don’t return to work by Saturday. These vital cargoes are begin- ning to rot in the ships. Ports Tied Up The strike picture by ports: | London—26,000 men out, includ- plete paralysis of the port. Liverpool—8,000 out working. Birkenhead—Entire force of 2,- 000 out. Hull—2,000 out. Southampton—Situation still flu id but nearly 1,000 men either re- fused to report to work this morn- ing or walked off ships being worked. A snap meeting called by unof- fical leaders spread the strike to Southampton this morning after dockers there voted overwhelming- ly at a meeting last night to stay on the job. About 700 workmen met near the dock labor board office this morning and a self-appointed lead- er shouted, ‘‘All who want to go out step over to the left.” When about two-thirds of those present complied, the leader “Right, we are on strike. Another meeting last nfght in the La Concha hotel. Wood, vaged the. ers. to as sist in finding loeal civilians to take the responsible Scout posi- tions. “Navy men will do the leg work,” he said. Civilians Needed Efforts to get civilians to fill the positions vacated through transfers | of service men have not been too | successful, Wood stated. He added | that in one year’s time, Boy Scout membership here in Key West has { jumped from 167 to over 500. | | In explaining the accomplish- | ments of Boy Scouts, Wood told of | how 30 per cent of the two mil- | lion men serving in the Pacific theatre of operations during World War II were former Scouts. This |30 per cent received over 80 per cent of awards given out. Materialism Rapped “So many people today are wor- shipping the golden idol that they don’t have time for their chil- dren,” Wood said. On October 26, the Hollywood Ki- wanis Club will be the guest of the local organization. Hollywood mem- bers sponsored the beginning cf the Key West club six years ago. Civil Defense will hold a meeting Monday night in the JayCee Club house on Flagler Avenue. Kiwanis meeting here tomorrow morning.” Werd of this mee spreat quickly to the. piers. and_ ship: where-mien- iiréady weve at work. Loaders Leave Fifty-five men loading 100 tons of cargo into the America walked off at once. The liner arrived at Southampton from Bremerhaven, Germany, and was scheduled ‘o sail this afternoon for New York. More than 120 passengers were booked to embark here. Many, but not all, of the men loading cargo and stores aboard the Queen Elizabeth also downed tools. The 83,000-ton Cunard liner is due to sail early tomorrow with Queen Mother Elizabeth aboard. The Queen Mother is traveling to the United States for a visit. Shopkeepers predicted severe food shortages, especially of meat, butter and eggs, unless the 17-day- old walkout is ended by Saturday. The stoppage is holding up 200 mil- lion dollars worth of exports and imports and poses a serious threat to Britain’s whole economy. Labor Minister Sir Walter Monckton pledged the government yesterday to “any steps which may become necessary to protect the national interest.” HUFFT REPORTS HERE Lt. John C. Hufft, USN, has re- ported to the Naval Air Station as is requested to send a representa- | tive, public works officer, the Navy an- nounced today. ministration building. ices to be conducted prior to the start of the colorful parade at 7:30 p.m. on November 11. The memorial services will be con- ducted at the reviewing stand to be located at the intersection of Southard and Duval Streets. Additional activities for the | Honor Guard were also announc- | ed as follows: November attendance at} church services, Fleming Street | November 26, participation at the | Methodist Church, at 10:50 a.m.; | Shrine Football Classic; Decem- | ber 5, participation in the me-} ™%& morial services at Indian Key} | Fill. 4 | The Key West Guard of Honor} is now entering its 10th year of} service to the American Legion. | Captain Delgado stated that the Guard was organized on October | 31, 1945. Since its inception, it} has maintained an enviable -rec- ord of accomplishments. Burton To Speak W. A, Burton, administrative as- } sistant to National Airlines presi- dent George Baker, will speak to- night at the meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The meeting is slated for 8:30 at the JayCee Clubhouse on Flag- ler Avenue. ; Burton will present NAL’s side ‘of the dispute with Monroe County over Meacham Field fees, etc. The public is invited to attend the meeting. Elizabeth and Eaton Streets. which were brought here from St. Augustine. The The surreys (with a fringe on Wardlow.—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. <4} ing 4,500 tug and bargemen. Com- | and 5,000 | shouted, | spending habits of people in table. food than is evident in most Surveyor On Old Rail Line Testifies Here James E. Cotton Lived Here In Railroad Days James E. Cotton, 75, who | | helped survey the railroad j from the mainland to Key West, today testified in Cir- cuit Court as to the location of that-lined* " Cotton, who now is an engineer with the H. C. Nutting Testing La- boratory, Miami, was a witness in the state - county suit against five Stock Island property owners and |leasees who, the state contends, | have buildings on the right-of-way jof U. S. 1. 4-Laning of U. S. 1 The suit, which resulted in a |hung jury and mistrial last July, |is a preliminary to widening U. 8. |1 to four lanes from Key West to | Boca Chica. | Defendants in the suit are Alton |G. Parks, Lawrence Dion, The Sin- clair Refining Co., Adolfo Bozo, Charles L. Moody. Hearing the case are Judge Aqui- lino Lopez, Jr., and a six-man jury — G. W. Drummond, Jose S. Ponce, Cecil C. Russell, Felipe Marrero, Wilson Jolly, and George Garcia. | Cotton worked on the railroad | from the beginning of the survey | in 1904 until 1922. Old Key West He said he lived in several hous- |es in Key West while with the Flo- rida East Coast Railroad, One place, he said, was the old Maloney house near Harris School. Cotton also said he lived in a | house on Truman Avenue (then Di- | vision Street) near the Catholic Church. | “That was just about the time | they were building the church,” se added. ‘Father Flynn was the pas- tor. As I remember, he did just about everything. He was the con- tractor and the straw - boss, too, Father Flynn was a fine man.” Cotton was born at Oakfield in Audubon County, Iowa. “It was a little town on the stage line to Council Bluffs,” he said. * ANNOUNCING 312 SIMONTON STREET Thursday, 6 into a modern March that the spacious lobby of coffee shop. This PRICE FIVE CENTS $7,578,000 Was Spent For Food Here In 1953 | Key Westers Eat Higher On The Hog’ Than Others (Special To The Citizen) NEW YORK (PRNS) — Housewives in Key West spent $7,578,000, or an average of $806 per family, on food during 1953, a current copyrighted study of the the United States shows. Out of every dollar spent in the Key West retail stores last year, 32 cents went to buy food for the family The report, prepared by Sales Management, reveals that the local spending pattern shows more emphasis on other cities throughout the country. Nationally,eom pared with Key West’s 32 per cent, less than 24 per cent of retail spending is. for edibles. Comparison Made In the South Atlantic States and in Florida it is 23, per cent. The average per family in these states was $784. This ability to spend more for food is considered as an indica- tion of higher living standards. The $7,578,000 expenditure is a notable increase over the $7,186,- 000 spent for- food in 1952. This sum, apportioned equally among the local residents, repre- sents purchases in the meat mar- kets, grocery stores, bakeries and other establishments of the sort. High Qn The Heg J q The pear entice in; erica is eal than any other in history. 7 and better food is being consumed by a public whose net disposable - income last year was at a near- peak level. The good earnings accounted for by Key West residents made them- selves evident in other retail lines used in the study as indicators, Sales of automotive equipment cars and trucks, farm and accessories, oan 119,000 in the year, equal to 9 per cent of the retail dollar. General Merchandise Also reflecting the good local con- ditions were sales of general mer- chandise, which reached a volume of $1,347,000. This represented 6 per cent of the dollar. Stores selling furniture, house- hold equipment and radios had a $1,469,000 year, taking a little more than 6 per cent. Drug store business in the Bs came to $830,000, almost an tional 4 per cent. |Mardi Gras Is Film Setting The Mardi Gras Club, Duval St, will be utilized for a scene in the filming of The Rose Tattoo, Tea- nessee Williams’ play scheduled to be made here early in November, it was learned today. Reports are that both interior and exterior shots will be made. The club will be remodeled to resemble a gambling casino, The Citizen was told. First members of the cast and Production staff will arrive at the Casa Marina Hotel Friday, The film will co-star Anna Magnani aod Burt Lancaster. THE OPENING of the CORAL COFFEE SHOP . OPPOSITE POST O 6 A.M. to 10 P.M. HOTEL \APTS. announced the hotel would be which is the honor and the integrity the highest standards of purity and absolute cleanliness we so dearly cherish in keeping Again | wish to thank the me the opportunity of serving