The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 24, 1954, Page 7

* US. Will Lodge Strong Protest Against Imprisonment Of 13 Americans Held Since The Korean War By Communist Chin By DONALD SANDERS U: make every effort to effect the release of these men who have ‘Un: periods of imprisonment,” the. de- partment said. 5 The sentences by a Red Chinese military court, announced by .the Peiping radio yesterday, were la- beled by the State Department as “further proof of the Chinese Com- munist regime’s disregard for ac- cepted practices of international conduct.” In a separate statement, the De- fense Department said the action “illustrates again the bad faith, insincerity and amorality which have characterized” Red China’s conduct of its international rela- It said; “The Chinese Commu- nists...are holding the American servicemen as political prisoners in violation of international law, the rules of war and the Korean armistice agreement.” The State Department said the U.S: consul general at Geneva, Franklin C. Gowen, “‘is being in- structed ta emphatically protest. ... the continued wrongful detention of these American citizens.” Gene- va is. the United States’ only of- ficial contact with Red China, which ‘it does ‘not recognize. Judged on the basis of past ex. perience with Peiping, it appeared problematical what would come of the protest. Sen. Mansfield (D-Mont) termed the Red action “outrageous” and urg an investigation by the Nations. Sen. Welker (R- Idaho) proposed that this country use “force.” Sen. George (D-Ga) said if such incidents continue the United States might have to take “drastic action.” Eleven of the men involved were crew members of a U.S. B29 shot down Jan. 12, 1953. The United States announced Aug. 19 that 15 American airmen missing in the Korean War were known to be alive. It contended they were being héld by the Reds as political pris- oners. ‘The government said these 15 ‘were among a total of 526 Ameri- cans missing: and demanded a Peiping accounting ‘and their re- turn, dead or alive. The downed B29 had* been com- manded by Col. John Know Arnold dr., of Silver Spring, Md., said by Peiping to have drawn a sentence ot 10 years. His second in com- mand, Maj. William H. Baumer, Lewisburg, Pa., drew eight years. Peiving said three members of the B29’s crew died when it crashed, and that the nine other ™members were given sentences ranging from four to six years. Even heavier sentences were a nounced for ‘two young New Eng- landers the Red Chinese said were captured Nov. 29, 1952, while drop- ping supplies to “American espio- nage agents in northeast China.” Washington said they were lost be- tween South Korea and Japan, and that it does not know how they fell into Red. hands. The Stafe Department said the announcement of the prison terms for ‘these two, John Thomas Dow- ney, 27, and Richard George Fec- teau, 27, was “the first: word we have had that they are being held by the Chinese Communists.” The government said Downey and Fecteau were civilian employ- es of the Army, and it accused the Chinese Reds of deliberately. con- cealing information about them during the Geneva conference, at which the fate of Americans held in China was discussed. Downey, from New Britain, Conn., is a cousin of singer Morton Downey. He drew a life sentence. Fecteau, a former Boston Univer- sity football Mass., drew 20 years. Peiping’s version was that these to Japan in a plane which was under military contract to the Far |}East Air Force. The search in- stituted at the time failed to pro- duce any trace of the plane, and Downey and Fecteau were pre- sumed to have been lost. As for the B29 and her crew, Peiping said the plane was shot. down “after intruding into China’s territorial air space” over Man- chura, across the Yalu River between North Korea and China, It said Baumer, the second in command, “on many occasions had carried out air re- connaissance of China’s national defense installations.” The Defense Department said the B29 Was on a “routine flight near the Yalu River” when shot down, and it added that the “Com- munists’ charge that these men Arata prisoners’ is palpably The Peiping broadcast said nine Chinese—termed “former officers of the Chiang Kai-shek gang” — were sentenced as American spies in the same case. It said four were condemned to die, four were given life terms and one 15 years, Details of the trial were lacking, but the announcement said the Americans had Chinese defense counsel, The State. Department noted that the 11 airmen had already been held in Red custody for nearly two years, and said the Communists continued to detain them despite terms of the Korean truce pro- viding for exchange of war pris- oners. Sen. Mansfield urged that “this whole matter of the imprisonment ,0f .these Americans on false charges be placed before the United Nations immediately and that the United Nations be asked to appoint an investigating body at its earliest: convenience.” Sen. George, without elaborating, said ina separate interview, “I don’t know what we can do about it now, but if these incidents con- tinue we may have to take drastic action in the future.” ‘id that if the Peiping radio version is correct “we should act with the only thing the Com: munists fear—namely, force.” “T am sick and tired of this changing back and forth of our foteign policy,” he said. “@ne day I hear of massive retaliation. The next day I hear of coexistence. I think the. American ~ people throughotit the @dand will stand up and be heard...” In Ottawa, meanwhile, it was announced that RCAF Squadron Leader A, R. (Andy) MatKenzie, 34; will be released by the Chinese at Hong Kong Dec. 5. ies. gr years as a prisoner of Wht” TODAY'S STOCK MARKET NEW YORK wm — eas Market swept ahead toda: early dealings, continuing its climb into new high ground. Buying. demand was strong at the start, and the tape’ had diffi- culty in keeping step with dealings. Sunray Oil, yesterday’s most ac- tive issue up 1%, opened today on 8,000 shares up % at 21%. Standard Oil (NJ), second most active yesterday up 3%, started to- day on 6,000 shares up 1% at 105. Among other blocks were General 4,000 shares up % at 93, Pan American World Airways 3,000 up % at 17%, and International Nickel 5,800 up 25% at 58%: Pepsi-Cola was active and up a major fraction on a dividend in- crease, and Lockheed was ahead, after announcing its new jet air- liner plans. Among other gainers were U.S. Steel, Chrysler, Goodrich, United Aircraft, Radio Corp., Dow Chemi- cal, and 20th Century-Fox. SPEND. THANKSGIVING at... The Key Wester Pool Side Special Cabana Rates for the Day THANKSGIVING DINNER tom $2.50 Dining Room Open 12 Noon Until 8:30 P.M. Advance Reservations Suggested . CABANA RATES ON REQUEST— CALL MANAGER, 2-567] THE KEY WESTER player from Lynn, | Wednesday, November 24, 1954 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ~ Page 7 Movie Company Left Lots Of - Money In Circulation Here — The last remnants of th left Key West this morning. e Paramount movie company Behind they left a good many well-wishing Key West- ers who look forward to the release of the movie, “The | weath Rose Tattoo,” local residents who followed with interest the filming of Tennessee Wi In addition Paramount left be- hind a good bit of folding money which is currently in circulation. The Key West Chamber of Com- merce released some figures to- day, which were made available by Richard A. Blaydon, production manager of the company, just be- fore he left this morning. $95,000 Spent The total sum of money paid to local firms and individuals while Paramount was on location here amounted to $95,000. Of the 105 people brought to the city with the company, it is esti- mated that during the three weeks they were here, the additional mon- ey they spent individually shot the total expenditure well over $100,000.’ Including extras who worked in movie scenes and additional labor hired by the company, a total of 300 differenct persons were on the Paramount payroll. Chamber Aid Chamber of Commerce manager Harold R. Laubscher said the Chamber worked closely with the movie company during the entire stay here. In a number of instances he said it was possible for the Chamber 'to locate properties, and pieces of necessary equipment on a purchase or rental basis that normally would have been ordered out of Miami. In only a few cases, Labuscher said, was it necessary for the pic- ture people to order supplies and equipment from out of the city. Value To City The Chamber enthusiastically Pointed out the economie value of. a motion picture which is made in any community. Assuming that the average tourists spends 10 to 15 dollars a day for room, meals, entertainment and a few purchases, it is easy to see that money-wise, Paramount’s visit here was equi- valent to approximately 8,000 visi- tors, for a one day period. Tennessee Williams’, author of “The Rose Tattoo,” was largely responsible for, enlisting the inter- est of Paramount officials in film- March the Chamber. has been in eorresponiénce with Hal Wallis (Prodtietions and Paramount Stu- dios help sell the idea of using Key West as a locale for the film- ing’ of the picture, Charles Must Wait For T-0-Y Mystery Solution ATLANTA, —The mystery of the missing T-0-Y-S_ will puzzle 4 - year - old Charles Azar until Christmas morning but police have already solved the case. Charles called headquarters yes- terday to report the disappearance of a large box from his home shortly after it was delivered by a downtown department store. “Send police please,” the little boy begged Sgt. Charles Blackwell. The officer was puzzled and asked the caller to repeat the request. “You come here,” the small voice insisted. Blackwell then asked the caller how old he was, “You wait and I’ll ask Mama,” the small voice said. Mrs. George Azar came on the line and explained her son was worried about the disappearance of a large box. He dialed the op- erator when no one was looking and asked for police headquarters. She said the package contained— and then she stopped to spell out the, word—T-0-Y-S. “We carried the T-0-Y-S to his A-U-N-T’S House,” she said. Woman Indicted In Embezzlement TAMPA W— A federal grand jury has indicted a woman teller at a Cocoa bank for embezzling $2,845 from her mother and half brother. z | The indictment charged Mrs, El- | izabeth Hardister Yacono with tak- | ing $1,300 from the account of | Mrs. Leona Hamel at the Barnett | National Bank of Cocoa and with | taking $1,545 from the account of George E. Hanley. Frank J. Musearella, assistant | °!*S%*- U.S. district attorney, said Mrs. Yacano is accused of taking the money by signing checks for sums | ranging from $25 to $250 over a Period of almost a year. illiams’ book, as it was being Produced in several locations about the city. Owen May Be Beverage Head TALLAHASSEE (# — George Owen, assistant attorney general in charge of anti-bookie law en- forcement, may become state bev- erage director when Gov.-Elect LeRoy Collins takes office in Jan- uary. Published reports that Owen was in line for appointment by Collins were described as “good specula- tion” .yesterday by Joe Grotegut, a Collins’ aide. : Owen declined comment, saying it would be improper for him to cated he would be receptive to an offer of the post. A former University of Florida football lineman, Owen has head- ed. Atty. Gen. Richard Ervin’s tacket busting division since pass- age of the anti-bookie law in 1949, The present director is A. E. McKinney, an appointee of Acting Gov. Johns. The speculative makeup of Col- lins’ “little cabinet” now. is about complete. Capital forecasts are: Wilbur Jones,-Miami tax and financial consultant, chairman of the Road Department; Tom Man- uel, Fort Lauderdale, McCarty- appointed road board member sus- pended by Johns, Turnpike Auth- ority chairmanship; J. Saxton Lloyd, Daytona Beach, also under ‘ion as a road board mem- ber, Racing Commission chair- man; Richard Edgerton, Mt. Dora, hotel commissioner; and James T. Vocelle, a McCarty-appointee who survived the Johns purge, will remain as Industrial Commission Chairman. Familiar Jail Inmate Draws Deferred Term Paul Durham, 33, well known county jail inmate, was given a deferred sentence today by Crim- inal Court Judge Thomas S. Caro — provided Durham continue his good behavior. . Durham was’ charged‘ with fail- ing to register as a convicted felon. He said he was working'con a shrimp boat. Durham has been in the county jail during the past yearion a bum check rap and for speeding in a stolen car. The owner of the stolen car re- fused to press the ute theft charge and Durham was not tried on that count. He also escaped from the county jail when he was a trusty but was captured in Miami the following day. Jap Fishing Boat Survivors Can’t Identify Attacker NAGASAKI, Japan #—Survivors | of two Japanese fishing boats sunk | in the East China Sea Monday said |tonight it was too dark to make lout the nationality of the at- tackers. | Iwao Takashima, captain of the Yamada Maru No, 32, told repor- ters, “We, saw the ship dimly, but could not determine whether it was a steel vessel or a wooden ship. We had, of course, no idea what nationality it was.” Nakamura, skipper of the Japanese coast guard boat which brought the 20 survivors to Naga- | saki, said, “Maybe Chinese Nation- alist vessels were involved.” He | quoted the survivors as saying, however, that they could not iden- | tify the aggressor. Takashima, wounded in both | legs, said he had not been told to} stay away from the waters east of the Tachen Islands, scene of Chi- jnese Communist - Nationalist MARKETS CLOSED NEW YORK, #—Financial and commodity markets the | United States will be closed Thanks- Inter-American Conference Will Thresh Out Numerous Proposals About F uture i > By REGINALD L. WooD QUITANDINHA, Brazil w—Dele- + | gates to the Inter-American Eco- nomic Conference prepared today . | to thresh out a score of Western Caribbean: Moderate north to eye winds through Thursday. el skies with widely scattered ron i Mary And Her Lamb Linked To Thanksgiving SPRINGFIELD, Ohio # — It’s generally known that Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the annual Thanksgiving Day observance back in 1863, Likewise, the- words and verses to “Mary Had a Little Lamb” are pretty familiar to most Americans. But how many know that .| much of the credit for the obser- Total this year . Excess this year discuss the matter, but he indi-| Sunrise . | of Thanksgiving today at a 10:25 a.m. 3:39 a.m. 9:21 p.m. 2:48 p.m. ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Bahia Henda (bridge) ....—ch 10m 9.0 tt. (east end) ....+2h 20m Boca Chica Sandy Pt. +h 10m Temperatures AT 7:30 A.M., EST BSLESABREERSESRSESESSERASSSNSERESSSERS PLANT CITY —The Turkey Creek Baptist Church is richer by $230 today from an auction sale of the season's first pint of strawberries brought to this berry center, - The produce firm of Wishnatz- ki & Nathel was the top bidder for the berries, grown by J. C. Wynn of the Turkey Creek com- munity. The first pint last year, sold Dec. 2. brought only $185. STOCK ISLAND GAS DEALER WINS PRIZE -; vance of Thanksgiving is due to the same woman who wrote the -|famous nursery rhyme? Well, it is, according to a Witten- berg College professor who be- lieves Sara Josepha Hale, author |, of “Mary,” was the one’ who spurred President Lincoln’ into making the holiday proclamation. Dr. Paul F. Bloomhardt, head of the department of biography at Wittenberg, spoke on the history ‘school assembly. : Observance of the holiday had been sporadic and localized until Lincoln's term. It wasn’t until Mrs. Hale proposed in 1861 “to have the day of our annual Thanksgiv- ing made a national and. fixed Union festival” that the event was proclaimed a national holiday, :ac- cording to Dr. Bloomhardt. Yellow Fin Tuna Found In Gulf . PASCAGOULA, Miss., (#—Five yellow fin tuna have been taken from the Florida Straits between Florida and Cuba by Japenese long line method, indicating a larger fishing area and a longer season than was previously be- lieved. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ser- vice exploratory vessel Oregon, which returned yesterday from a four-week cruise, had landed 35,000 pounds of the commercial fish. on four previous’ cruises in the Gulf of Mexico but they were caught during warmer weather and fur- ther north. AME Zion Church Holds Its 64th Conference Here ‘The South Florida Conference of | the AME Zion Church today was holding its 64th annual conference at the Cornish Memorial Church, of which Dr. A. F. Hooper is pastor. Bishop Herbert Bell Shaw, pre- siding bishop of the Ninth Epis- copal District, is in charge. He'is assisted’ by Bishop J. W. Martin of the Second Episcopal District. Mrs. Ardella Shaw, supervisor of the missionary workers, is conduct- ing this phase of the work. She is assisted by Mrs, Ola M. Shaw, sup- ervisor of the Second Episcopal District. The conference opened last night with an inspirational worship ser- vice. The annual sermon was by the Rev. W. L. Sander, pastor of the Zion Tempe, AME Zion Church, Gainesville. Holy Communion was adminis- tered by the bishop and the pre- siding elders. 22 Sonarmen In Fri. Class ‘Twenty-two sonarmen were gra- duated from the Fleet Sonar School last Friday, the Navy announced today. e Top man in the class was Dale W. Zentz, who scored 3.59 for the six-month course. Runner up was Richard B. Weaver who scored 3.- 56. The sonar school also announced today that two members of its staff made chief petty officer — Eugene R. Lord advanced to chief metal- smith“and Wade McCall to chief sonarman. Feast For Gls SEOUL # — American soldiers in Korea will feast Thanksgiving Day thus: Shrimp cocktail, roast young turkey, dressing, oe st ones eee re grams y was y Jorge Prat, Chilean treasury min- ister. It called for creation of en inter-American fund, drawing its contention that the resources of the “Ella Collins” Will Be Back In Service West's -oldest sponge boat was a bit premature, it seems. international ——. es Proposed recently by World Bank governors, . together with funds available from the Export adequate to meet their needs.” Another Chilean proposal - ¢: for organization of a comme It is i believed vihe Und thclse win oaneoe Wei Lane because it wants a free hand to deal directly with indvidual na Jaime Debot Velasco, Ecuador's economy minister, Point program which drew the tention of many . delegates. 0 speed Latin-American develop- ment, he said his nation wanteds. 1, Just prices which would have. ‘reasonable relationship” with a The “Ella Collins” is far from | the end of her service. ‘That information was relayed to ‘The Citizen today by Irving Jones, 128 Front St., who announced that he has purchased the venerable craft and is presently giving it a general overhaul and will have her back in service in two weeks, Long Service Waterfront frequenters had mourned the passing of the 26-foot eraft which had long been in ¢on- tinuous ee for more than 50 years, owner, Nelson Spencer, 306 Peacon Lane, had announced that he had abandoned the boat after it had developed a leak while he was in a Miami hospital. But Jones spotted it aground on a sandspit in the Northwest Chan- nel and made an offer to buy it. His proposal was accepted and lo- cal fishermen who have developed a deep affection for the trim ves- sel are happy today. Jones, who has “‘fished for every- thing in the sea” says he will use the boat for mackerel and snapper fishing. SEN. NEBLETT TAKES (Continued from Page One) 14 years in the Navy. He retired Dec. 1, 1947. . During World War II, he was commander of the Naval air faci- lity at Fortaleza, Brazil, for a year. He also was officer in charge of the Navy’s aviation cadets, Bureau of Personnel, Washington, D. C. During World War II, he also served as assistant chief of staff of the advanced training command ee the Naval Air Staton, Jackson- le. 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