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

For Quick. Communication, Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers .. . Just DIAL'2-5661 or 2-5662 Today - Death Probe Set VOL. LXXV No. 274 Spray Planes Will Be Used To Combat Mosquito Swarms Three spray planes to help kill the expected swarm of mosquitoes from last Saturday’s record rain will ar- rive here tomorrow, William W. Warner, director of the Monroe County Anti-Mosquito District, said today. ‘The three airplanes are heing Mosquito District, Warner added. One plane, operating out of Mea-| ¢eham Airport, will spray along ‘Lower Keys. The other two planes will handle the remainder of the a Pee Torrential Rains Said Warner: ‘ ‘The torrential rains that fell in ‘Monroe County last weekend, leav- 20 i ices Committee in 1955. will head the committee fl s2 Fe stroyers, with emphasis on atomic- powered craft. ‘BALTIMORE, Md. W#—An in- has begun to determine the cause of the death yes- terday of Joan C. Miller, 11. Don- ald Miller, the girl’s father, said she had been suffering from shock and hysteria since learning of her grandfather's death. Joan’s grandfather Barney A. Miller, 60, of Jessup, Md., was Killed last Monday by a tractor- trailer. The girl was’ extremely de- Place Your Orders Now! 417 SIMONTON STREET Johnson Asks Addition To Censure Report McCarthy Is In Bethesda Hospital With Sore Elbow WASHINGTON, (#—Sen. Edwin €. Johnson (D-Colo) today asked that the Senate add to the Mc- Carthy censure resolution a new section condemning the Commun- ist party in this country and urg- ing continued investigation of it. Jolinson made this move as | $02. Senate leaders consulted on wheth- er to continue sessions while Sen. McCarthy is absent and in a hos- Senate convened at 11 a.m. (EST) and Republican Leader (Calif) told reporters the censure debate would continue at least temporarily. Johnson is a member of the special -six-man committee which recommended censure of McCar- i iy Ff 2 z i i a days.” Man Faces Three -|Traffic Charges A local motorist faces three traf- fic charges as the result of an ac- Flagler Ave. and St. when a motor scooter op- by Carales, 26, of » collided with an to ‘ was cred hes Mil- Srant the right of way. Miller was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless: driving and causing an accident. rE ze lent to Coroner Denies Statements On Murder Cause Tells Of Checking Rumor Dr. Sheppard Couldn’t Be Father By RALEIGH ALLSBROOK CLEVELAND (#—Coroner Sam- uel R. Gerber denied today that he ever said Marilyn Sheppard was beaten to death because she was Pregnant, but he. admitted check- ing into a rumor that her husband, charged with the killing, was sterile. “Did you ever assert that the murder was the result of the preg- nancy of Marilyn Sehppard?” asked William J. Corrigan, chief defense counsel for the slain wom- an’s husband, Dr. Samuel H. Shep- pard, 30-year-old osteopath. “I never did,” replied Gerber. Corrigan then demanded whether Gerber had not intimated the bru- tal bedroom bludgeoning of duly 4 was the result of the victim’s four- month pregnancy with her second “L-never heard of it,” the coro- ner answered. Sterility Question The possibility of the defendant’ s being sterile was touched upon at the murder inquest last summer, but no evidence has been intro- duced to support or refute the widespread rumor, Earlier, the coroner, on the stand for the third straight day in the nearly five-week-old trial, brought into court a number of articles removed from Sheppard’s lake front home. They included a shot- gun which Gerber said was taken from the house by Dr. Richard ane brother, and later. in Gerber’s collev- i pipe the guar; two towels Ger- blood,” and found like- . The was picked up the day of murder in rch by police issing T-shirt wit- wore on the T-sI me al are The defense counsel then asked if it wasn’t a comparatively simple matter to expose stains in the dark by using a “luminal” spray. coroner said it was consid- erably more complicated than Cor- Tigan made out, and in the inter- change asserted: “You're 100 per cent wrong... Luminal must be used with abso- lute care.” The 60-year-old coroner, the state’s most important witness to date, has testified he found the impression of a surgical instru- ment on the bloody pillow found on slain Marilyn Sheppard’s bed. He also has supported the state’s contention that police autherities had to wait until four days after statement from Dr Shenbard, ment Dr. . Dr. Sheppard, 30, is accused of killing his wife Marilyn, 31, with 27 or more blows on the head in the bedroom of their lakefront home. The murder weapon has never been found. Firemen Chop Up Hotel Walls NEW YORK #—Firemen had to chop through walls on all 22 floors | of the Biltmore Hotel yesterday to make sure an incinerator flue fire was out. A fire official said intense heat in the flue, which extends the height of the building, had started insulation smoldering. The only way to make certain no fire lingered was to stip off all the insulation. It was not determined what made the intense heat in the in-| cinerator flue. } The hotel declined to estimate) the damage. | TIME OFF—Movie star Burt Lancaster, sporting a rose tattoo on his chest, scenes today during the filming of “The Rose Tattoo.” ‘women who are appearing in —Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. the movie. Key West Shown with him is a group of local phase of the production will end Sunday. “Tattoo” Has Oscar Chances, Veteran Film M Priest Freed { From Red Jail Tells Ordeal HONG KONG (#—The Rev. Al- bert Sghier, Belgian Roman Cath- olic missionary who emerged from Red China this week, said today that the report of his death pub- lished by a church society in Bel- gium two years ago was only half true. He was only half dead. Father Sohier, 39, who spent 3 years and 4 months in a Com- munist jail in Peiping, was Te- leased early this month and ar- rived here by ship. He said from a hospital bed today he did not know why the Communists arrest- ed him nor why they released him. He is still weak from his treat- ment in jail. He has a hump in his back from a dislocated verte- bra which was not attended to. He has chain scars on his wrists and ankles, and slash scars on his hips and back. : Early Arrest Born. in the Belgian Congo, So-} hier went to China more than 10) years ago. He was arrested in one the first roundups of priests. He was reported dead in 1952 and a pamphlet on his career and death was published in Belgium at the time. He said he was half dead at the time—from chains, beating, back injuries, endless questioning and sleeplessness. When the Reds told him he was being released and deported, they instructed him to “tell the world that we have stopped physical tor- ture in jails.” The Communists charged the priest with a string of offenses, from spying to sabotage, but So- hier thinks the roundup was to eliminate resistance to Peiping’s reform church, Queen Mother Leaves For Home NEW YORK (#—Queen Mother Elizabeth of England sails today for home after a 22-day visit to the United States and Canada. She came to New York by plane from Ottawa yesterday and went immediately to the liner Queen Mary. ‘The Queen Mother, who spent five days touring Canada, was by a throng of admirers both at La Guardia Field and at the ship’s pier. "To one and all she smiled gra- a waved and called “good- y- ker Deelares a _ Made Here-With Previous Winner By JIM COBB “The Rose Tattoo’” will be ‘a picture of academy award caliber, according to producer Hal Wallis. “We think it is as good or better:than ‘Come Back Little Sheba’,” said the veteran film-maker as he relaxed on the set of the filming of Tennessee Williams’ play at Duncan and Pearl Streets this morning. ~ Nov. 29 Given As Possible Date Of Meacham Report WASHINGTON #—The Airport Use Panel said today discussions are still under way on proposed improvements to Meacham Field, Key West, Fla., and that a report will not be ready for ten days or more, The panel met yesterday and the Meacham Field situation was discussed again but there was no information as to what’took place. Joseph Johnson, panel secretary, told a reporter the report might be ready on Noy. 29> The improvements to Meacham would include extension of a run- way which the Navy has said might interfere with operations at nearby Boea Chica Naval Air Station. The Navy, when asked if it has taken an official position on the Tunway extension, said the matter is still in the discussion stage. The panel has before it a sug- gestion by the Air Transport Assn. that commerciak planes be allowed to use Boca Chica. The ATA said National Airlines which now operates at Meacham could fy larger planes to Key West if Boca Chica were available. The association has said further that it would be a waste of federal money to improve Meacham be- cause of its limited use as far as big planes are concerned. ° . ° Juniors Aid Drive The Community Chest got a boost Tuesday night when the Junior Wo- man’s Club announced that $150 had been raised at the softball game with the Lion’s Club last week. : The Juniors expressed their ap- preciation to the Lions Club and to the public for their fine coopera- tion in this Community Chest pro- ject. The shooting will continue through Sunday when the Key West Phase of their activities will wind up. More than a hundred actors and technicians have been hard at work here for more than two weeks .No Expense Spared Wallis pointed out today that no expense has been spared to bring to the film the best in acting and technical talent available. He’ll also cash in on the foreign market for the film. It is no secret that for Euro- pean film makers are eyeing the progress of “Tattoo” with interest due to the fact that Italian Star Anna Magnani is making her, Am- erican debut in it. Male lead Burt Lancaster is also a favorite of foreign film-goers. Box Office Appeal Wallis also commented today that he feels ‘‘ ‘The Rose Tattoo’ will go over big at the box office because “it has a lot of popular appeal.” He said that it will probably not be released until next fall. Actual shooting will-not be con- cluded, he added, until the end of December. The musical score will be com- posed by Alex North, Wallis con- tinued. Since the film is a “mood picture,” the ‘music will probably be kept simple, said Wallis. Pleasing Progress Director Danny Mann, while he expressed .pleasure over the way things have been progressmg on the film, would not commit him- self on the possible quality of the end product. “I never think further ahead than the next scene,” said Mann. Today, a total of 10 Key West women got into the act. They were: Marjorie Allen, Zenada Poret, Ma- rie Santana, Jacqueline Dazz0; Ma- ry Clayton, America Arango, Mar- tha Arango, Caridad Anti, Marie Cisarano and Helen Larsen. SO. CAL. SHAKEN LOS ANGELES — A short, sharp earthquake jolted Southern California points yesterday. The shock was felt in Pasadena, Glendale,, Burbank, Van Nuys, Hollywood, Compton, and Los An- geles. It swayed buildings in San- ta Barbara and light fixtures in Ventura. No damage was reported. Survey Team for Monroe County toda ings — including a $2,302,040. This figure is only for new construction. It does not include money for new equipment in the classrooms and other facili- ties. Horace O’Bryant, superintendent of public instruction, called the figure “‘very, very conservative.” The money to finance the pro- jected building program would come from Federal funds, state funds, and from a bond issue, .O’Bryant added. About $700,000, he said, would be! state funds, and about $440,000 would be Federal funds. The re- mainder would be through a bond Federal funds already have been allocated for extensive improve- ments at Key West High School. Federal approval to divert this sum — -. $250,000 — to the new building program will be sought, O’Bryant said. Most of the $2,302,040 will go for the riew junior - senior high school to be built at Duncombe and Flagler Avenues where the school system owns 14.76 acres of land. In its recommendations, the sur- vey team visualized a $1,064,880 plant on the site to handle grades from 7 throwgt 1,226. pupils. The total number of students was broken down into 662 senior high pupils and 564 junior high at the new school. - This will. leave the bulk of the; junior high school ‘students attend- ing the present high school which will be turned over to junior high studies entirely. The present high schol annex will be used as an . elementary school. In the new junior - senior high school building there will be 35 classrooms, two science laborator- ies, a home economics suite, a commercial suite, an industrial arts shop, a music and band room, an auditorium, a cafeteria, a gym, a library, a clinic, offices and auxi- liary facilities. i The high school annex will be converted into an elementary school at a cost of $32,000, The pre- sent band room will be changed to a library and the home economics suite will be divided into two class- rooms. » Seven new classrooms and a ca- feteria will be added at the annex. At the present high school, plans call for a new building across Whal- ton Street to provide a band room while one of the high school’s la- boratories will be converted to a home economics room, These alterations are estimated | 300. to cost $19,400. The survey team, in outlining these expanded facilities for jun- ior and senior high school students, predicted that by 1960 Key West will have 662 senior high pupils and 1,364 junior high. For each of the county’s other 12 — a total of 540 PRICE FIVE CENTS Recommends New School Construction By DENIS SNEIGR A multi-million dollar schoo 1 construction program y was recommended by a State Department of Education survey team, The survey team, ending a two-day look at the coun- ty’s schools, set the figure needed for new school build- @ew junior-senior high school — at 7,333 Students Predicted By 60 By 1960, Monroe County will have 7,733 public school stu- dents, the survey team pre- dicted, At present there are about 4,660 students in the county. The survey team based its Prediction on the 11.5 per cent annual increase in the county's school population. MERRIE SES t oe using part of the dining room, Cost: $12,000. Sue Moore School at Marathon — This rapidly growing school came in for considerable attention, By 1960, the survey team: pre+ dicted Sue Moore -will have 505 elementary students, 202 junior high students, and 140 senior high students. The survey team recommended that Sue Moore be re-classified as a permanent school center to han- dle grades from one through 12. At present, Sue Moore teaches grades from ‘one through nine. The recommendations call for seven more elementary classrooms, 10 high school classrooms, a sci- ence room, a home economics room, a music room, a cafetor« ium, and a library. Cost for Sue Moore School: $312,< The school system, O’Bryant said, owns enough land — seven acres — there now to take care of the expansion, Coral Shores School at Taver> nier — By 1960, the survey team said, Coral Shores will have 330 elementary pupils, 140 junior high and 96 senior high. The recommendations mean add- ing one elementary classroom, sev- en high school classrooms, a seis ence room, a music room, a cafes teria, and convert the’ present ca» feteria to a home economics suite, Cost for Coral Shores School: $170,200. By 1960, said the survey team, a new elementary school center of 19 classrooms and auxiliaries: will be needed in Key West or. on Stock Island. ' Cost of the new school: $225,520, | Also, said the team, a one-room | Negro school should be built in the vicinity of Newport on Key Largo when needed. te Grace Jones Negro School at Marathon — This school now uses a small church building. The sur- vey team recommended that a one- room building be built, Cost: $10,800. Douglass School — Add seven classrooms and a combination gym | and auditorium, using the present auditorium as a library. Cost for Douglass School: $191 The survey team was headed by B. R. Tilley, assistant in surveys, and L, S. Barstow, assistant in fin- ance. Work Starts On schools, the survey team made re- commendations. Here they are by schools: _ Harris School — Recommended this be set up for 570 students py removing the present portable classrooms and adding 10 new per- manent rooms in a two-story wing for a total of 19 classrooms. A cafeteria also will be added. In the corner rooms of the build- ing, the partitions will be remoy- ed to make two small classrooms into one big room. These big rooms will contain 29 square feet more than the State Department ef Education recom- mends for classrooms. Cost for Harris School: $162,000, Truman School — Recommend- Traffie Report Preliminary work started today on compiling Key West’s annual traffic report to be submitted to the National Safety Couneil, ae- cording to City Manager i Lang. e It will mark the second year Key West has filed such a Charles R. Butler, of the city’s public service department js in charge of gathering the data: the massive nine section Lang also announced that West now ranks 73rd among 141 cities its size in traffic safety, al- though the city’s rating will pro- bably. drop somewhat due to the ed that it be set up for 720 stu-|}6> dents. Enlarge the cafeteria by tak- ing in one classroom and decrease the student capacity by-one class- room. ; No cost figure given. Reynolds School — Set for 210 students. No changes recommend- ed. “Peinciana Schoo! — Set for 840 students. Expand the kitehen by high accident rate during Novem-