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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-11
Monument To War
Dead Will Be
Dedicated Sun.

The monument 10 dead Of World
War One and Two IS wei IS
casualties Of The Kmean conflict
win be dedicated with appropriate
exercises 10 Bayvlew Park at s
pm. Sunday. April n.
he Key West Chapter 81 Gold
Star Mothers. headed b. Mrs
Msude Park watson win be Il
charge d The ceremonies. Ma.
fional leaders Of that orxanlsa.
ton are expected 10 Be n KEY
West for TIE ceremonies.
Funds for purchase az Ire mon.
umens. which viii he pisced IL
Bayvfew Park. we're raised b. he
Gold Star mothers.
Mrs. Watsen revealed plans fof
beaatfying q ne area abous ne
monument.
We plan 90 rake TIE Fpgs one
u TIE most beaufifnl Il ne civ .
Mrs. Watson sid. Tkls 6 he
least We can Do fg cur var
dead
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Criminal Court
Case Postponed

County Solicitor Allen B. cleare
today notified Sheriff John Spots
wood that the case Of the State az
Florida versus Henry Joseph
Feruau has been postponed.
The case was 70 be tried April
IA in Criminal Court and witnesses
had been given summonses ia ar.
eordanee with the schedule. These
witnesses win now be expected 10
appear when the case is called at
TIE next session Of the Criminal
Court.
Witnesses involved are Eddie
Clayton. Or, Fernandez. Jack and
Bonnie Gray. Jack Carboneil, Ed.
ward Ramirez and Mario Santana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-11
Red Cross Has
Active Year
In Key West

The Key West Chapter of the
American Red Cross is now en-
joying one of its most active years.
it was brought out at the meeting
of the directors of the chapter
Thursday.
"All Red Cross services in the
community are active the Rev.
Ralph Rogers, chairman, reported.
Briefly activities of the chapter
are:
Two first aid classes in session.
with water safety class to start
April 20.
The production committee is far
ahead of schedule. With garments
and comfort articles already ex-
pressed to military and veterans
hospitals in this area.
Gray Ladies, numbering "a. are
serving many hours at the Naval
Hospital, Boca Chica dispensary
and are giving monthly birthday
parties at the County old folks
home.
The Junior Red Cross has con.
Quoted a very extensive program
in all school. Gift boxes are now
being packed to send to Dutch
children, whose home cities re-
Gently suffered a great disaster.
Blood mobile units are making
regular visits to the city. The next
visit is slated for May 2s and %.
A staff aide graduation is sche-
duled for March. This group Of
volunteers is doing a splendid job
of clerical work at chapter head
quarters.
Home service, "the must Of
Red Cross is averaging los cases
a month. This service includes
financial assistance, counseling.
assistance with government forms
and as matter Of fact, any SER
vice, no matter how trivial, that
win assist the serviceman, or his
family.
The chapters annual meeting
Continued On Page Two)
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Photo Device
Patent Granted
To Perry Cofield

Washington, D. c. fwNSl - A
patent has been granted to Perry
C. Cofield Of Key West on a pho
tographic printer. U. S. Patent OF.
flee reported. Application was
filed with the Patent Office Au-
gust Is. 194s. The device is differ
ent in one respect from anything
patented or known, patent exam
ineTs found
An automatic exposure caleuiat.
Ing Photographic printer, II is
made up Of = housing, one side
Of the housing being open and
formed to provide ! frame upon
which a negative and printing pa.
per shereab0ve are poSitioned. II
has . pivosed opaque member
extending the length Of the exter.
TOR Of the housing. an opening ID
this member. 4 closure covering
the opening on the opposite side 81
the negative. II has : sheet Of
polymethyl methaeryiate between
the member and the printing pa.
per and . series nf openings SIS
stantially distributed over TIE sur.
face If the sheet adjacent the
printing paper whereby the Iighs
rays passing Through the negative
ard paper into the plastic sheet
may Be measured b. the Iighs
measuring means b ohtaia 4
measure &c light aenslty Ct he
negative.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-11
Byrd Predicts
Alteration In
Armed Forces
Ammo Shortage Probe
May Result In Change
In Management Set Up
BY DON WHITEHEAD

WASHINGTON R-Sen. Byrd
(D-Va) predicted today the entire
management set-up in the armed
services win be overhauIed as a
result of a Senate investigation of
ammunition shortages in Korea.
The Virginiani said the ammuni-
ton inquiry has revealed an I'M
believable lack Of good business
management.
II intend to follow this thing
through and see that il is done, !"
Byrd said. Then he added with 4
grin: "And / think everybody
knows I'm not accustomed to
starting something don't finish. !"
He said he was convinced bust
nessmen should be put In charge Of
handling military contracts and
deliveries Of goods. The military
would still have the right to sssay
what they need" he added.
Byrd went on to say Ii 40 inter-
view be was convinced the people
Of the nation "are Thoroughly dis
gusted with the business manage
ment Of the armed services. He
said he was confident the new Sec
Rotary Of the Army, Robert Stew.
ems. would get results Ii his depart.
ment.
Byrd's remarks grew out Of q
Senate armed services subcommit-
tee inquiry which has revealed
there was no real ammunition
production in this country until
two years after the Korean War
began.
Testimony has been given that
during this two.year period, the
Army used reserve stocks LEFT over
from World War II and seriously
depleted these stocks In certain
types Of shells.
Yesterday Byrd said that, II the
military leaders conducted every
thing as they have this ammuni-
ton shortage, the country can have
no confidence Of security. Byrd
followed this up in his interview
BY saying there was some excuse
for failure to get ammunition pro-
duction going Ia the first six
months Of the, war. He conceded
at that time there was q general
feeling the war would Be ! short
one.
Then he added: sBut after the
Chinese Communists entered the
war In November, 1850, there was
no excuse anywhere. Gen. Douglas
Macarthur himself warned this q
new war
He noted that former Secretary
of Defense Robert A. Lovett and
Continued On Page Two)
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Elusive. Charlie Guerrero
Nabbad In Buffalo NY
Broke, Hungry
Fugitive GiUes
Up liz Western
NelU York City

rB1 agents have been
conducting a nationwide
search for Charles Guerrero,
who escaped from the Dade
County jail, but it took a
mothers fearful plea to
bring about his apprehen-
sion, one week and 1900
miles later. After a nerve
wracking period Of flight,
Guerrero gave himself up
in Buffalo, New York after
a phone conversation with
his mother in Texas.
The 24.year old Mexican shrimp.
er was sentenced to four
years and eleven months in Fed
eral Court for the theft of a shrimp
boat Ii Key West which he took to
Cuba where he was captured.
Guerrero was the third Of the
seven prisoners who engineered
the break from the oath story Of
Dade County's escape proof
county jail to be nabbed.
While Guerrero was reported to
be somewhat non-committal on his
activities since he gained his free
dom, his statement to FBI men in
Buffalo indicates that he never did
get to Key West following his
flight from confinement.
Several unconfirned reports
have been received throughout the
past week that he was seen ia Key
West but he told the agents that
he started for Key West and then
changed hts mind and went north.
He started out in the company
Of two other escapees. Gilberto NJ.
Cervantes and Charles r. Lamb
for Key West right after they got
Oui Of jail.
He said that the group separated
Continued On Page Twol
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Yachting Couple DeplOre
Lack OF Facilities In XIV
Article In April
Issue OF Yachting
Describes Tough
Dockage In XIV

Key Vests lack of yachting
facilities are scored in an article
in the current Yachting" by Ed
ward and Mary Stevenson.
The sea-going couple made a
cruise last winter from Bablon.
N. Y. down the Inland waterway
to Marathon, on the outside to
Key West and finally to Havana.
They call their article Island Of
Enchantment" but it does not re-
fer to Key West.
Though they we're grateful for
the aid received from Navy per-
sonell here when their engine died
off at Aeropalms, they say of our
dockage::
Arriving at the Gulf Oil dock
we were told we could proceed in
side the basin and tie up to the
inner face of the pier, which we
found to be ancient. rough and I'M
protected from the surge of the
sea. After my experiences there.
If | were ever to make the pass
age again, / would take my de-
parture from Marathon and 20
directly to Havana, avoiding the
doubtful values of dockage at Key
West. for the distance is not
much greater
The Stevensons found that they
did get a modieoum Of shelter in
the northwestern ''in the lee of a
small island" about half a mile
away from the Gulf Dock.
They are very congratuIatory at
the expeditions handling given by
Senior Oscar Morales, Cuban Con-
sui clearing them for Cuba.
'The procedure was simpler
than that which was required of
us to leave our own country. Why
is should be so complicated for a
u. S. citizen to pay visit to
neighboring country in the Carib-
bean with his yacht, | don't know,
but am Of the opinion that some.
thing definite should be done TO
encourage other people to make
these trips, so full Of pleasant and
surprising experiences.
AS the Stevensons rode at anch-
or near Key West. they we're bit
by a shrimp boat which succeed
ed in hooking the end of our pull
pit with one Of her shrouds, carry.
ing away the end Of the pulpit,
rail and all. The captain OF the
shrimp boat apologized profusely
for his error and promised to send
Continued On Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-11
Texas Hill In
Korea Changes
Hands In Battle
BY STAN CARTER

SEOUL 1.-TWO Chinese Com.
munist companies, about $50 men,
today drove South Korean infan.
trymen off Texas Hill, a she'll.
pitted 1000 foot Korean peak
which has changed hands nine
times in the past week.
The ROKs hurled two counter
attacks against the hill after dawn,
but both were beaten back, an
Eighth Army briefing officer said
The Chinese attacked with hurp
guns. hard grenades. mortar and
artillery less than IL hours after
losing the bill Ii the furious see
saw battle which has ragged almost
continuously since Sunday.
The Texas Hin fight was the
only major action along the iss.
mile battle front as negotiatnrs ia
Panmuniom signed an agreement
for exchanging sick and wounded
prisoners which could pave the
way 70 q Korean truce.
Friday nfght. B29S from Olina.
"a bombed ! lis-acre Communist
supply dump near Sinanju. leav-
Ing il 4 mass Of flames. The dump
had been LEFT untouched for weeks
while the Reds stocked II with
valuable war materieI
-Four q. N, planes we're lost be.
hind enemy lines during the past
week. One at the four The first
Y. S. Sabre Jes lost in air combat
aimee March i3--was plloted hy j
double MIG ace. Capt. Harold
Fischer Jr., Of Sea CITY, Iowa.
Fischer failed % return nom his
Toth combat mission Tuesday and
The Communist radio has said Ne
was captured after paraehuting
from bis sripplcd plane.
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Reason for the negative vote. il
was reported, is the fact that Gu
ban hackers of the project would
have to kick in some two million
dollars as their share Of the fin
ancing while the American com.
pany involved is merely giving
the ship to be used in the proposed
three weekly service.
They state that the value of the
ship, a converted Navy LSD, is
nowhere near equivalent to their
investment.
The latest announcement came
on fhe heels Of . report by the
officials Of ihs Bsneo Asrieola Y
lndussFia who inspected the ves-
sci last week IN jacksonville
and said that they were "eom-
plssely satisfied" with The pro-
gress Of negotiations TO date.
A long series of labor disputes
has marred the planning for the
ferry line, but they were finally
believed 20 have been ironed out
with the agreement Of the Havana
stevedores to handle the cars car.
ried by the ship. However, they
insisted that the ferry not carry
any cargo or trucks to the island
republic.
Just Whist effect sha latest
move IN Ere Cuban Capitol win
have on the nssesiations, is hro-
blsmaiirsI. President BsiIsis
could eeneeivabIy ovsrrule Ne
decision Of fha 'consuliing
body" since they have IRE pew.
81 Of recommendation only. The
members Of that group are 90
pointed by ihe president.
The 81 member group consider
ed the decree granting an OK tr
the ferry project from the mem,
bers Of the Presidents Cabinei
and then voted unanimously iol
its veto.
Most of It's members agree that
the ferry project would be .
good thing for Cuba : in The ~.
ture." They say that Cuba is mo-
In . position 10 handle such 1
large number Of tourists al this
point.
There would be more cuhans
going to the United States thar
Americans coming here . one
Continued On Page Two1
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Identification
Was Not Positive

Police officer william Bethel
stated today that ne did not pos
lively identify John W. Turner.
who was arrested Tuesday night,
as the man who had been seen ID
the Charles street vicinity on
several occasions and whom he
had been keeping under observe
tson. Bethel said merely thai
Turner was 81 similar appear
anee - TIE man he had been
watching
Turner wHs picked up by po-
lice Is . suspected pruwieT when
he had been apprehended after
turning IN between twO hOuses
On Charles ST.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-11
Hope For Key West-Hayana Ferry
Operation Fades With Cuban Edict
Havana Decree Says Deal
Is Bud Risk" For Cubans

The fate of the proposed Havana-Key West ferry
line remained up in the air today after the report from
Cuba that it has been voted down by Cuban
officials as bad business risk According to the Ha-
newspaper, Diario de la Marina the consulting
body of the government (which Is equivalent to our
congres) voted reject the proposal though the
financial agency which would have furnished funds for
the project had given it their approval
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-11

The Associated Press Teleiype
Features and Photo Services.
For 7a Yeurs Devoted to the
Best Interests Of Key West
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News Briefs


WASHINGTON UR-President FL
senhower wants former Sen. Harry
P. Cain Of Washington State and
former Gov. Thomas ]. Herbert
Of Ohio to fin two places on the
Subversiye Activities Control
Board.
The President nominated them
yesterday TO be members Of the
five-man board which has been
handling a case designed to force
the Communist party to register,
list members and account for its
finances.
Cain was named 70 succeed Peter
Campbell Brown. present chairman
who is resigniBg. Herbert. a cleve.
land lawyer. fills q vacancy.
WASHINGTON gH-The govern.
ment is giving another so million
pounds Of butter. out Of its ia
million pound supply, to the school
lunch program aud charitable in.
situations.
The Agriculture Deparimenl
hought the butter n rccenl monlls
under q dairy price support pro-
gram. 10 January h gave a nil.
lion pounds TO the same agencies.
COLUMBUS. q. H-Seven-year-
old Joyce Haimerl, on her way 10
spend the night At the home a
second grade classmates, was
killed yesterday when = heavy
truck crashed into Z loaded school
bus near here.
Twelve other children and the
woman bus driver were injured.
The big truck buried is front
end through five ruws Of sesls.
and the locked vehicles bounded
400 feet down The road. ddeswipikg
two automobiles. The truck driver.
Jacob + Dahms. "a. covlnrion,
KY, was held Tor investigation.
WASHINGTON ts-The Defense
Department has cut lis May doctor
draft quota from 800 q zoo. hut
ordered ees doctors and rs deu-
fists indicted in june.
The May quota for dentists vas
left At los.
Selectivs Service said 4 vas Or.
derisg ioeal draft boards 70 slnp
physical examinations and fnduc-
tons Of priority 81 doctors born
before Aus. u. 1919. The priority
includes those Who had 10 World
War II services and received no
government aid Il their medical
education.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-11
Road Back Opens For Allied
Soldiers Held In Captivity
First May Be
Released Next
Wednesday By
Present Plans
BY RoBERT 3. TUcKMAN

MUNSAN lR-The road back
home opened wide today for 100
American prisoners of the Korean
War, 4SO other Allied captives and
t thousands of Communists
all sick or wounded. The first Of
them will start the joyous journey
perhaps as early as next Wednes-
day.
An historic agreement, made
possible by the thaw in world
wide communism and negotiated
and signed in six swift days at
Panmunjom, pledged the first pris-
oner exchange of the 3S-months.
old Korean War.
1t may have laid the foundation.
too, for armistice in Korea.
The Communist spokesman al
the signing ceremony today in the
tiny truce village Of Panmuniom
pressed impatiently for resump-
ton Of the fuII-scale armistice
talks. They have been deadIocked
for year and suspended since
Oct. s over the last big issue Of
exchanging war prisoners.
North Korean Maj! Gen. Lee
Sang Cho told the Allied haison
team:
"0ur side considers that the
plenary session Of the delegations
of both sides should be resumed
immediat discuss and settle
the entire question Of prisoners Of
war 50 as to realize an armistiee
In Korea.
U. S. Rear Adm. John C. Daniel
said the U. N. Command in Tokyo
would give an answer.
Gen. Mark Clark, u. N. Far
East commander, already has
said the truce talks can be re-
sumed after settlement of the dis
abled prisoner exchange.
But the exchange Of sick and
wounded captives, some Of them
undoubtedly prisoners since the
first days Of the Korean War near.
ly three years ago. was the big
lob for the moment.
American engineers raced a
deadline to complete roads and
camps within the receiving zone
at Panmunjom before Tuesday.
Doctors, nurses and corpsmen
waited eagerly 10 miles away at
Munsan's freedom gate for the in
flux of disabled allies.
Scores Of helicopters and am
balances were readied for the job
Of transporting them.
Most Of the Allied sick and
wounded viii be rushed 10 their
homes by plane Immediately after
they Cross the line, II they are
able to travel. The others VIII be
taken to hospitals IN Japan. The
Americans among The latter viii
go to Tokyo and Yokohama.
The exchange must be com.
pleted within 20 days after il
starts. II must begin not later than
April n and can start earlier.
Besides the 10 Americans, there
are 20 British, Is Canadians.
Turks, Greeks ard Dutch and
about so South Koreans in the
group the Communists win re-
lease.
The Allies VIII give Up 500
North Koreans and roo Chinese Ii
the rate a. 500 daily. The Com
nunist rate VIII he 10 men daily.
The signing a. the pact for en-
changing the disabled eaptives
was = simple ceremony. Il
started II I1:os nm. 1905 pm,
lContinned On PaKa Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-11

BRUNSWICK, Germany q
West German police reported iodsy
that Communist border guards shol
and killed : 17.year-csd East Ger
man yonnastsr issi nirht - hs
vas trying 70 Gee irfo West Ger
many. Another boz accompanying
him reached West Cermxn terri
tory safely.
Police said shs sho4lne occurred
near Heimsseaf s0sixf sasdlere nne
commun1fl poilcs Nfrs eofdoaine
Ell TIE seeBs. theg ad6ed.
ROTTERDAM ne Nefhefisnss
he 7.s874on & S. nerehani
sap AsnsFiean gssske va resrse1
q have refcsied hefseif asfar hef
enn power toa4g after funrlsa
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afked ~ iaK atsi9fsacs a i4tef
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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-16
BUXTON HOME CLUB
MEETS WITH MRS. THARp

The Buxton Home Club held
its Oct. meeting at the home OF
Mrs. jeanne Tharp with "a mem
bers and two visitors. Mrs. Kirby
of Raleigh and Mrs. Nudge Bran
mer of Ohio. The devotion was
given by Mrs. Tharp. The fall
federation was announced to be
held at Mays Head Casino, Tues
day, Oct. %.
The yard and highway beauti-
fication campaign and Xmas
door decorations, with Mrs. Pearl
Midgette chairman, is planned.
Officers of 1953-54 were elect
ed as follows: Pres, Mrs. Grace
Basnett; vice pres, Mrs. Paula
Fulcher; Sec, Mrs. Jean Holton;
tres, Mrs. Patsy Robinson.
Mrs. Laura Hooper gave a pro-
ject report on the correct way to
do your laundry.
Miss Mary Kirby Home Agent,
demonstrated how to have good
taste in your home. And exhibit
ed attractive articles of hand
work.
Games and contests were en-
Joyed after which the hostess
served delicious refreshments,
carrying out Halloween motif.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-16
HATTERAS PERSONALS

Mrs. Robert Loar (the former
Milly Peele) and daughter, Susan
Elaine, are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Loar, who is a resident of
Seattle, Wash, is home for the
first time in eight years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wheeler
and Miss Radie Wheeler were
guests of Mr., and Mrs. Norman
Dudley over the week end.
Miss Delanie Shyron was home
for several days this week visit
ing her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Midget,
Mrs. Rowena Midget and Mrs.
Carl Guard and children were
guests Sunday night of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernal Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Daniels
are visiting relatives in Wan
cheese. Mrs. Daniels has been
spending the summer at Hatteras,
where Mr.. Daniels joined her this
past week from Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amy Burrus
were home over the week end.
Mrs. Ceramic Hamer and
girls, Fern and Terry, motored to
Elizabeth City Friday.
]. w. Davis was the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nacie Austin
Thursday night. He visited the
Ruritan Club.
Beverly O'Neal and Miss Ruby
Oden, of Norfolk, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie O'Neal
this week.
Cecil Balance is in Norfolk
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Will
lam Lingo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Austin
motored to Kitty Hawk Wednes-
day for medical purposes.
Mrs. Pauline Oden has been
to Norfolk for several days.
L. L. Austin and Mr.. Levin
Stowe were in Raleigh this week
end sight seeing.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Austin
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-16
COLUMBIA CLUB HEARS
HELPFUL. HOME HINTS

Columbia. = The Columbia
Home Demonstration Club met
Oct. 9 with II members present
at the home of Mrs. C. Earl Co.
hoon, with Mrs. Cohoon and Mrs.
w. v. Reynolds as hostesses. The
devotional was given by Mrs. E.
]. Brickhouse.
Highlights of the meeting were
two demonstrations by members.
One ''The Will to change things
that you do not want, with the
showing of old picture frames
which had been converted into
lovely conversation pieces, and
the method of conversion; the
showing of clippings of interest
ing furniture, which were re-
nodded from old discarded items,
by Mrs. William C. Liverman,
and a demonstration of "How to
make your yard beautiful" with
fall plans, by Mrs. James w.
Swain.
The president announced that
a bazaar would be held on the
first Saturday in December in the
Agricultural Building.
Plans were read for achieve
ment day, classes of articles to be
displayed and judged, and the
following committee appointed:
Poster, Mrs. Earl Meekins; Veg
etable Tray, Mrs. R. S. Bateman;
Flower arrangement, Mrs. Lloyd
Davenport; Canning, Mrs. D. M,
Bridgeman; Arranging Commit
tee, Mrs. William Liverman.
A demonstration Buying Kit
chen Tools" was put on by Mrs.
Mary Ann Combs. Refreshments
and social hour were enjoyed.