The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 8, 1954, Page 1

_ | Bey, West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Cutter Brings Tug Survivors ToShore Today One Still Missing Are Brought Home STANLEY ATKINS Sanaa CITY, Fla. #—The vana. More than 175 Flying Farmers of 53 planes started arriving at Meacham Thief Gets $153 As Woman Waltzes Ht cost a focat women $153 to trip the light fantastic in a Duval St. bar last night, police said to the report of Patrolman Edward Ramierez, the woman, identified only as a Mrs. Cummings, of 164-B Poin- ciane was dancing in the Downtowner Bar when the Meney was stolen from a poc- Students of all Key West public schoois Thursday night will take part in a huge physical -. education demonstration in the High t|School Stadium, it was an- nounced today. Miss Margaret Strassler, coord- j|inator of materials in the Monroe from exposure or of drowning. He said the three living ‘held the bodies as long as ‘was on hand when the cutter pic Ped immediately began a ‘investigation to deter- mine. whether a board of inquiry will be convened. He came here on orders of Capt. L. H. Byrd of New Orleans, district Coast Guard com- minder. : Survivors in addition to Capt. ‘Thompson are Otis Hyde of Tampa, John F. Wilson of St. Petersburg, J. J. Kerns of Tampa, Haskell Me- Lat of Spanish Honduras, Pru- itt Mullis of Tampa, and John Ko- essen of Detroitj. oe were identified as Wil- liam T. Royal of St. Petersburg, and Vesper E. Morri§ and Milton Harris, both of Tampa. ‘The Bertha R. Was operated by the Blue Stack Towing Co., of ‘Tampa,.a subsidiary of the Tampa County schools, said the program will begin at 7:30 p. m. No Charge She emphasized that the pro- gram is free and urged all par- ents and others to attend. The evening begins with the flag faising by U. John Delgado and the Key West honor guard. Dick Ertzman, speech teacher, will be the announcer. Wayne Hauxhurst, art teacher, and Miss Strassler have arranged the music’ for the evening. i Pupils Participate Pupils of the first, second, and the third grades will give demon- strations of mimetics and. rhyth- mie activities. Fourth graders will stage a leg ball relay race while fifth grade pupils will demonstrate self - test- ing activities. Sixth grade pupils will play cir- cle dodge ball and also dance a Virginia reel. The high school students will do folk dances and also demonstrate various games. Miss Strassler. said no special costumes are required. All that pa- rents are being asked to do is to take their children to and fro the stadium, NOTICE Sealed re will be ceived until 5:00 P.M., Seapacy ey ~ ba eae water ta i Florida ifications ‘will be the commission, comm Feserves the tight te et A ate and FLORIDA KEYS /EDUCT THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, Retract His Statement Morales Hits Attack On Men Of Cuba In Statement Today By JIM COBB Dr. Harold C. Campbell flatly refused today to either apologize or retract a statement he made last- week re- garding the alleged attitude of “hand-reaching Cuban males” toward girls in the Key West high school band. “It was the truth,” said Dr. Campbell, high school Crowd Hears Blessing From Ailing Pope Thousands Gather For Marian Year Closing Rites By FRANK BRUTTO VATICAN CITY (Thousands of prayerful Roman Catholics to- day packed Rome’s great basilica Bj of St. Mary Major to hear a sick- Apday on the two-day trip. First ll o’clock they had arrived in m Staff Photo, Don Pinder. Fla. Mullet Season Ends December 10 A state regulation which pro-— hibits mullet fishing after Dec. 10 will be strictly enforced this year, according to state conservation de- partment agents Joe Knight and John Castell. The law, which prohibits the tak- ing, posession or selling both black and silver mullet, sets a 40 day closed, season, ’ Several special conservation a- ents have been. added toenforee Tuling through the. state. The-law has been on the books for. several years, but has never. been wholly enforced. ‘ Reason For Ban Reason for the stepped-up en- forcement is that last year, dealers were selling silver mullet for food fish. Normally, only black mullet is sold for food while silver mullet is used for bait. Dealers and others . possessing mullet will be granted a five day grace period in which to dispose of mullet caught before Dec. 10 and still on hand when the closed season begins. Persons possessing mullet on Dec. -15, must make a declaration to the state board of conservation as to the number of pounds on hand and its location. It is illegal to possess mullet in any form that has ‘not been de- clared, after Dec, 15. F Reopens Jan. 19 The mullet closed season’ ends at midnight, Jan. 19. . Laer During the 40 day closed no mullet can be sold or tra: ed within the state of Florida cept salted or smoked mullet frozen silver mullet. In order to sell or transport these types of mullet, they must first be declared and the possessor must ‘make application to the board ef conservation in Tallahassee for a permit to sell or transport said mullet. Frozen silver mullet can be sold to bait dealers only. Mullet in any form, possessed and declared-on Dec, 15, can be sold and transported out of the state of Florida if the possessor makes an application to the board of conservation for a permit to sell and transport the mullet. Persons possessing frozen mul- let that have been declared: and desire to smoke said mullet for sale within the state of Florida, can do so if they first obtain a permit from the board of conser- vation. j | Penalty for violation of the law can range up to a $600 fine and six months imprisonment. In addition, state licenses upon conviction. food and fish dealers can lose their | President Sees Less Fear Of Global War By D. HAROLD OLIVER WASHINGTON 'P--President: Ei senhower ‘said today he believes: the fear of a global war is at a lower level now than at any time in the last few years, The President was asked at his news conference whether he be- Hlieved the chances of peace are brighter than at any time sinve he took office two years ago. Eisenhower said he wanted to differentiate between peace and an armistice, but stated he _ believes far of a global war is less now. than at any time since he went abroad to head up NATO— the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- tion. That was in January of 1951, The old Indian treaty room where the President traditionally holds. news conferencés was jam- med with more than 200 Teporters anxious to question Eisenhower about Sen. McCarthy’s charges of weakness against communism, Questioned On Charges Eisenhower refused to make a reply, recalling that he does indulge in personal vitupera- , but stands for positive things While a!ways upholding the right Of. Congress to investigate legiti- mate affairs in the executive branch. : Asked about the statement by Paul M. Butler, the new Demo- ¢ratic national chairman, that Ei- senhower lacks the “capacity to lead and unite the American peo- ple,” the President once again said he (Was not going to reply to an individual attack diréetly. But he declared in a firm voice that he had heard such charges before and that too often politicians look into a looking glass instead of a window. Other Subjects Covering many other subjects, the President had these things to Say on other matters: Atoms for Peace—Today is the first anniversary of his talk before the United Nations (Continued on Page Nine) ite? bed blessing from Pope Pius XII closing the Marian year. Pope Pius’ blessing as well as an Ave Maria and a. few words of greeting were recorded for broad- cast from his sick bed by Vatican radio and the radio networks of other countries. Arrangements were made for the Pope’s words to be heard both inside the basilica and in the square outside, where thousands gathered. The Pope’s blessing was “‘urbi et orbi”—to the city of Rome and the world. The Marian year was inaugu- rated a year ago today to honor the Virgin Mary upon the certen- ary of the dogma which proclaimed her immaculate conception. Last Dec. 8 Pope Pius rode in triumphal procession from St. Peter’s basilica to St. Mary Major. Even then he was not a well man, Today he was so ill that the fact he had walked his first few steps, leaning on the arm ofa physician, was world news. ‘ Sits In Chair, | ‘ “the pontuf had been ied ‘to an easy Chair for five minutes while his bed. was remade. It was his first time out of bed since a serious collapse Thursday raised grave fears for his life. An authoritative source said the pontiff’s doctor, Riccardo Galeazzi- Lisi, plans to walk his patient daily, gradually increasing. the number of steps, as a precaution against ill effects from prolonged immobility. At noon the Vatican announced that the Pope’s recovery continues. Thunderstorms over Rome last night disturbed the Pope’s rest, but the day was bright and sunny for the final celebrations of the year honoring the Virgin Mary. A television set installed in his bedroom brought the Pope a close- up of the street celebrations and church services in honor of the Virgin. Assists In Mass The Pope assisted this morning from his bed in celebration of Mass. Later he recited prayers to the Virgin with the Rev: Robert Leiber, the German Jesuit who is chief of his personal secretariat. Today was an important one for the pontiff, who inaugurated the Marian Year just a year ago to honor the Virgin and commemo- rat the centenary of the dogma of her immaculate conception. The dogma established as Roman Catholic’ faith the belief that Mary alone of mankind was born wit a- out the stain of Adam and Eve’s original sin. Roman Catholics throughout the world have been holding special services and congress in her honor. HOAX ADMITTED CLEVELAND (® — Police have freed Henry W. Fuehrer, 52, who admitted his story of accompany- ing a “bushy-haired” burglar to the house where Marilyn Sheppard was killed July 4 was a hoax. Officers said Fuehrer was in jail asking an;in Knoxville, Tenn., the night of Ithe slaying. Why Not Come To The Casa Marina Hotel For Dinner Tonight? FULL - COURSE DINNERS commence at $2.50 SPECIAL RATES FOR PARTIES IN THE U.S.A. FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1954 County Board Takes Action On Key Largo Park At a brief meeting last night, the county commissioners took this action: 1, Voted to call for bids at the second meeting in January for a new patrol car for the sheriff's department; 2. Confirmed the appointment of Dr. Francis X. Walsh, of Boston, as new county health officer; 3. Voted to accept four acres of Key Largo land as a county rk 7 e Charles F. Krieter, according to Commissioner Harry Harris, said he will deed the land to the county for park purposes. The four acres lie on the ocean side of Key Largo behind the Rod and Reel Motel, Harris said. Supreme Court Gives Gambling Stamp Ruling Tax Stamp Can’t Be Held In Evidence ida, law_ making Possession of a federal gambling tax stamp prima facie evidence of a state gambling law violation was knocked out by the State Supreme Court yesterday. The court ruled the law uncon- stitutional on the grounds it could deprive a defendant of his liberty without due process of law and could deny him the equal protec- tion of the law. In its 5-2 decision, the tribunal ruled. there must be supporting evidence of gambling to warrant holding a person possessing a gam- bling tax stamp. The court ordered release on a writ of habeas corpus of Amos Jefferson who had been arrested in Duval County Aug. 27, 1953, with a gambling stamp he admit- ted he had purchased a short time before. Gambling Charge Jefferson was charged with be- ing a common gambler and there- fore a vagrant. He failed to obtain his release on a writ of habeas corpus in Duval County Circuit Court. On his original appeal to the Supreme Court the 1953 law was upheld by a 5-2 decision and Jef- ferson was denied release. The ruling holding the law unconstitu- tional game on a rehearing. Justice John E. Mathews, who wrote the majority opinion filed yesterday, said: “The mere possession of, the stamp cannot be prima facie evi- dence that the appellant (Jeffer- son) has been guilty of a crime when there is no evidence of any kind that a crime has been com- mitted. It is well established that the basis of a presumption must be a fact and that one presump- tion cannot be the basis of another presumption. The fact that a crime has been committed cannot be es- tablished by presumption.” Circuit Judge Joe Eaton of Mi- ami Sat with the court in the case as a substitute for an absent. jus- tice and held with the majority. Chief Justice B. K. Roberts and Justice Glenn Terrell, who wrote the original opinion upholding the law which was reversed by yes- terday’s majority ruling, dissent- ed. Among the other rulings was one upholding validity of a 21 mil-' lion dollar bond issue by the Dade{ County Port~Authority for - sion and improvements to the Mi- Airport. ami International AWNING WINDOWS AT . Strunk Lumber 120 SIMONTON, near Citizen Bld’g. 4 For Quick Commi Use CLASSIFIED Ads! You'll reach buyers and sellers— tenants or workers DIAL 2.5661 or 25662 Today principal, “and I never back Result of Dr. Campbell’s utterance was another blast from Key West’s Cuban Consul ‘Oscar Morales. Morales, who filed an official pro- test Monday with the Cuban State Department, castigated Dr. Camp- bell for what he termed “an un- called-for insult to the people of Cuba.” ‘ Morales’ View “Tt is not a question of whether or not the statement is true or un- ure — it is the fact that a man in his position would make such a statement that demands an apo- logy,” said Morales. The consul issued a blast Mon- day against Dr, Campbel’ speecs day against Dr. Campbell’s speech in which he expressed fear that Key West - Cuban tourist rela- tions might be hurt. The situation arose when Dr. Campbell, in commenting on the high school band during a talk be- fore the Junior Chamber of Com- merce Dec. 1, said that “hand - Teaching Cuban men” molested fe- male members of the band during their appearance in Havana in the parade touching off Cuba’s annual carnival season last February, Havana Stirred When word of © Dr.- Campbell’s statement reached Havana, it caus- Wealthy Toy Store Owner Slays Two LAS VEGAS, Nev. «®—A well-to- do toy shop operator shot his wife and another woman to death in a wild shooting spree last night be- fore the frightened eyes of two childern, After a five-hour manhunt that included a house-to-house search and blaring loudspeaker requests for residents to stay inside, three members of a posse arrested Fred Fowler, 54, early today. Police Lt. Ray Sheffer said Fow- ler told him while being booked for murder: “I’m glad I shot my wife. I’in sorry I shot the other woman.” Killed in the Fowler home were Mrs. Dorothy Fowler, 38, who di- voreed her husband three months ago. and received the house and business as part of the settlement; and her friend, Mrs. Emma Lou Cotner, 35, a visitor. Children Watch Police said the Fowler children, Frances 14, William 7 and Freda 6 and Mrs. Cotner’s 4-year-old son, David Jr.,’ were in the house, David, who had just been awakened preparatory to being home witnessed the shoot- ing. So did Frances who called police to say: “My daddy just mommy.” The children ran across the street to a neighbor’s house. Police said David told them later. “Bang, bang. My mother fall down.” shot my The assailant fled after the shoot- ing and a four-state alarm was put out. Officers here began one of this city’s largest manhunts. COLLINS RETURNS TALLAHASSEE (®—Gov.-Elect LeRoy Collins will return to Flor- ida tomorrow from his trip ‘o Guatemala, Venezuela and Pan- ama. MUMPS AT 102 WAUKON, Iowa (#—Mrs. Mary Ann Healy has the mumps. She’s 102. Waitress Wanted SHORTY’S DINER 116 DUVAL STREET PRICE FIVE CENTS down from the truth.” ed an immediate protest in the Cuban capital. A Cuban newsman, Luis Alvares y. Rosado, of Prensa Libre, said that while the Cuban radio has car- ried nothing but patriotic programs for the past two days due to a na- tional holiday, the airwaves have been full today of comment on the incident, When contacted by The Citizen today, and asked if he had any comment, Dr. Campbell said. flat- ly: “No.” 2 “Not Misquoted’’ He added that he had not been misquoted but opined that he had said “nothing to cause all this up- roar,” Meanwhile, both Monroe County school superintendent Horace 0’= Bryant and school board chairman Gerald Adams, have declined to comment on the matter.. The Citizen has learned, however, that a delegation of parents will appear at a ‘meeting of the school board next Tuesday to discuss the matter, Julio Cabanas, Jn, president of the San Carlos Institute, today is- sued a statment deploring the bad publicity resulting from the imci- ' +. Bad"Publicity Deplored “We have been working for years to promote good relations between Key West and Cuba to cultivate our tourist business. If people are going around spreading the false impression that people are a bunch of monsters over there, it is going to hurt us,” said Cabanas. He added that in 1953 San Car- los, supported by the Cuban gov. ernment, sponsored the trip to Ha- vana of the band and that he per. sonally inspected the accommoda- tions and supervised the arrange- ments. “Both the crew of the and the Cuban officials did eyei in hteir power to see that the chil- dren were made comfortable — they were gentlemen in evry res- pect,” said Cabanas. Jaycee President Gives Statement On Controversy Jaycee President Harry Knight today issued the following state- ment: In view of recent statements in local and out of town newspapers concerning alleged statements by Dr. Harold C. Campbell at the Junior Chamber -of Commerce meeting on December 2, 1954, I feel that the ‘following statements should be given to clarify the mis- understandings that have arisen, The original article as published in The Citizen of Dec. 3, 1954, was correct; however, subsequent arti- cles have not dealt fairly with the subject. Dr. Campbell did not in any of his statements ridicule, insult, or cast aspersions upon the good peo- Ple of Cuba. At no part of his speech did he state or insinuate that Cuban men did not respect their women. It was my understanding through out Dr. Campbell’s talk that he had only one thought — namely, to see that proper arrangements were made for the Key West High School band while in Cuba, NOTICE TO ALL SCOTTISH RITE MASONS Election of officers in the West Consistory will be p-m., Thursday, lowed by meeting of