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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-30
No Trial Date Is Set For
Ten Accused Bar vio|ators
Ten Local People
Arrested By State
Liquor Board Men

No date has been set for.
preliminary hearing or trial
for. 10 Key Westers who
were arrested in an early
morning shakedown Sunday
in the city's bars by State
Beverage Dept. agents on
charges ranging from serv-
ing liquor to minors to
operating a gambling
house.
Both Peace Justices, Ira
Albury of the First District
and Roy Hamlin, Second
District, said today that no
complaints had been filed
with them following the
large scale raid in which Ia
State agents checked nearly
thirty local bars for viola
tions.
The score now stands at 10 ar
rests including that Of the secre-
tary and business agent Of the
local bartenders union.
The raid was the second in two
weeks although the earlier check
resulted in just one arrest Of local
bartender in the Sand Bar on Du,
val Street. He is sim awaiting a
hearing.
Led BY John H. Stafford, assistant
director Of the Stale Beverage De-
partment, the raids we're conduct
ed by a force Of agents recruited
from the Miami area in coopera-
ton with Sheriff's Deputies and To-
cal pelice.
The closed IN on the Celebrity
Club 124 DuvaI Street where they
arrested Mona DelMonte, manager.
who gave her age as 81, along with
the bartender. Joseph Gid who Is
an official in the Hotel and Re-
taurant Employees and Bartenders
Local 1856. The pair was later re-
leased on $500 bond on charges Of
selling liquor to miners,
Cecil's Bar of Music. 623 Dnval
Street also was hit by the agents
and Ida Kaplan. "A was taken into
custody on the same charge, as
was Leon Strauss, %. Of the Jungle
Bar.
Largest haul however. was made
at Petronia and Thomas Streets,
IN the Blue Heaven Billiar parlor
where the manager, Wheeler Gan
dolfo. so. was jailed on five sepa-
rate charges including that Of OPP
Grating a gambling establishment,
selling whiskey without a license,
possession Of gambling devices
and possession Of lottery tickets.
Bond Of $500, totalling $500 was
set on each count.
Four patrons Of the poolroom,
Alfonso Bailey, ~; Henry w. Scott,
rs; Gilbert Curry, "a and Joseph
PORTER, Is, were also taken into
custody on gambling charges.
Another man Oscar Mcintosh
CONTINUED On Page Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-30

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Features and Photo Services.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-30
Woods Hearing
Today At4:3O

Robert Woods, accused Of a..
sault with attempt to commit
murder On his brother-inlaw Ro-
bert Curry. contractor VIII have
. preliminary hearing before
Peace Justice Roy HamIin today
at 40 p. m.
Woods. Il is charged, tried to
shoot his hrDther.in-law At Bo1o's
outdoor theater on Stock Island.
The gun failed TO 90 Of.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Committee Approves Durkin;
Taft Offers No Objections
Ohioon Questions Nominee Briefly
At Hearing Lasting Only % Minutes

that the law could be made
workable by amending it.
Mr.. Durkin is president of the
AFL Plumbers and Steamfitters'
Union. He told the committee
he was breaking all ties with
the union, but that as a union
member he was entitled to GO
back to the post at some later
date if he decided to.
The Secretary-designate also
supported Gov. Adlai Stevenson
against Gen. Eisenhower in the
recent presidential campaign. He
is lifelong Democrat.
1t was Mr.. Durkin's political
and union connections that
caused Senator Taft to be critical
OF his appointment.
If he is confirmed, Mr.. Durkin
said he would run the Labor De-
partment in the interest of the
wage earners and the public
rather than as representative
of a labor organization.
Reports No Trouble With Reds.
In his few questions, Senator
Taft asked Mr.. Durkin if he had
had any trouble with Commu-
nists in his union. He replied
that communism had been no
problem to the plumbers.
Confirmation of Mr. Durkin
(See CABINET Page A-4l
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Eisenhower 10 Bid
Final FareweIIs 10
Columbia j. TODAY
Winds Up FinoI Tasks
Before Inauguration;
Is Due Here Sunday
O., l@.~l f..
By Joseph A. Fox
Star Stoff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Presi-
dent-elect Eisenhower was get
ting ready today to cut his last
ties with private life-and move
on to Washington.
Some final work remained to
be done on his inaugural and
state-of -the-U Union messages,
and there was the customary
calling list to be disposed of.
This evening he says his formal
farewells to the faculty and stu
dent body of Columbia Univer-
sity. which he served as president
from the postwar days until he
went back to Europe to direct
the operation of the North At
lantic Treaty Organization.
The Columbia University cere-
monies began today at a lunch
con OF the university's Board of
Trustees at the Links Club. Aft
erwards. the general stopped by
a meeting OF the Institute OF
War and Peace.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon he
speaks to the Columbia student
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Morse Offers Bill
To End Segregation

A bill to end racial segregation
in Washington was introduced in
the Senate today by Senator
Morse, Independent. of Oregon.
He is expected to be a member
of the Senate District Commit
tee. although he has not ac-
cepted the assignment yet.
The Oregonian said President
elect Eisenhower gave his solemn
word during the recent campaign
that he would stamp out dis
elimination in the Nations Capt.
tai.
II will do everything in my
power to help end segregation
here as Gen. Eisenhower has
urged" said Senator Morse.
His bill would set up small
commission which would start
out to settle complaints of dis
elimination by education and
Cancellation"
If these methods fail, the COM
mission would have power to
conduct formal hearings based
on sworn charges filed by those
who claim to have suffered dis
elimination.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
By ChorIes J. Yorbrouoh

"The last shall be first. and
the first last: For many be
called but te1D chosen. Mat
theD, 20:16.
A non-sectarian float. the last
to be included in the inaugural
day plans, will be the first in
the Pennsylvania avenue parade
next Tuesday.
Behind the float is a story of
half-dozen contributors who
not only agreed to remain
anonymous, but insisted that
they do so. The float will cost
more than $1,100.
George P. Lamb, chairman OF
the Inaugural Float Subcommit-
tee, said "the committee hand
picked a few people whom they
felt had enough God in their
hearts to want to take part. 1t
had to be on an anonymous basis
They are never to mention their
part. They could expect no pa
rade tickets or complimentary
admission to the sold-out in
augural ball.
Their only satisfaction will
be in their own hearts"
Since the idea of floats was
conceived for this inaugural. the
word went out that the commit
tee wanted above all things a
religious float. but it had to be
non-Sectarian. A
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Eisenhower's Aides
Named at Pentaqon

The Pentagon today disclosed
the names of the men who will
be President-elect Eisenhower
military, naval and air aides at
the White House.
1t. Col. Robert L. Schulz will
succeed Maj: Gen. Harry
Vaughan as military aide. and
Comdr. Edward l.. Beach will
take over as naval aide. succeed
ing Rear Admiral Robert L.
Dennison.
Maj. William G. Draper has
been designated as Air Force
aide and personal pilot to the
new President.
Maj. Draper lives at 8715 Geren
road. Takoma Park, and his ia
ther is James D. Draper of 1925
Noyes drive, Silver Spring.
Col. Schulz was with Gen. Eli
senhower as transportation Off
Ger from November. 1945 to Feb
ruary, 1947, when he became his
aide Col. Schulz entered the
Army in 1912 as a reservist and
was integrated into the Regular
Army in 1947.
Comdr. Beach is the author of
the current best-selling book.
Submarine" which recently was
published serially in The Star.
He now commands the new sub
marine Trigger which recently
visited the Naval Gun Factory
here He formerly was an assist
ant to Gen. Bradley. chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Admiral Dennison has been Or
dered to command Atlantic Fleet
Cruiser Division Four.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Group Insisting on Anonymity
Provides Non-Sectoriun Float

No religious organization. no
individual, nor any group VOL
unteered.
The deadline for submitting
float designs was II noon last
Saturday. BY that time Mr..
Lamb had rejected the offer of
one man to pay the full amount.
Mr.. Lamb rejected this Offer
"the credit. however anonymous,
should not go to any one man,
but should represent the spirit
of number of people"
BY Saturday night, six hours
after the deadline, Church Archi-
tect Ludwig Joutz had submitted
a rough design which drew en-
thusiastic response from the
committee.
The float. now being built in
the Armory basement, will carry
large Photographic murals show
ing:
Crowds emerging from st.
Patrick's Cathedral in New York,
the new mosque on Massachu-
sets avenue. a Washington syna-
gogue. church services in the
field in Korea, New England
church and the chapel at Prince
ton University.
On top of the float will be a
central edifice of white pillars,
topped by gold half dome.
Across the sides will be Gothic
lettering in gold Freedom to
Worship"
Evening star., 1953-01-16
McKeIdin Rejects Resolution
To Call Inaugural Holiday
aich haven't prepared for a

which haven't prepared for a
layoff.
Il am sure that President
Eisenhower and Vice President
Nixon will appreciate the gen.
erous intent of the State Senate
and the general good feelings
of the people of Maryland which
already have been and shall
continue to be amply demon
strated," the Governor said.
He referred only to the Sen
ate resolution, but the House of
Delegates adopted one just like
it.
Both the Senate and House
agreed today on a holiday for
the legislature. Neither will con-
vene again until next Wednes-
day. ..
Virginia banks, which will
close Monday in honor of the
birthdays of Lee and jackson,
will be open Tuesday.
Evening star., 1953-01-16

Martin P. Durkin, 59-year-o -old
AFL official, today received the
unanimous Endorsement of the
Senate Labor Committee as Sec
retary of Labor in President
elect EisenhoWer's Cabinet with
out a protest from Senator Taft
Republican Of Ohio.
The committee voted to rec
ommend confirmation of Mr.,
Durkins appointment after a
hearing which lasted only %
minutes.
There was no objection from
Senator Taft. who previously
had termed Gen. Eisenhower S
selection of Mr.. Durkin as in
credible"
Senator Taft asked only a few
perfunctory questions during the
hearing.
Most of the questioning came
from Senator Nicely, Democrat,
of West Virginia, who sought
Mr.. Durkin's views on the Taft
Hartley Labor Relations Act.
Once Advocated Repeal.
Mr.. Durkin replied that his
experience with the law in the
building trades had been un-
satisfactory and that at one
time he advocated its repeal. He
added that now it was his belief
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Stocks Drop Sharply
In Selling Burst
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-A burst
of selling hit the stock market
today and showed prices down
sharply.
Losses extended from a few
cents to between 81 and SO a
share. Trading was SO heavy the
high-speed ticker fell behind as
much as two minutes.
The congestion of selling
started shortly after noon and
lasted around a quarter of an
hour. When the burst spent it
self. prices recovered a small
portion of their extreme losses.
The market at the start was
faced with the move late yester-
day by the Federal Reserve in
raising the rediscount rate to
per cent from ia, an action that
tends to tighten the reins over
credit imitation.
There also was the unexpected
plan by President Truman to re-
serve off-shore oil lands for
national defense.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Broyhi|I and Hyde
Are Placed on House
District Committee
Two Other First-Term
Republicans Also Named,
Completing Setup Of rs
Bv Harold B. Rooers

The House District Committee
was completed today with addi-
ton of four new Republican
members including nearby Rep
resentatives Broyhill, of Arling-
ton, Va, and Hyde, of Bethesda.
Md.
The other two new majority
members are Representatives
Hillelson. of Missouri. who de-
feated Pendergast-supported
Democratic candidate, and Cub
ser. of California.
The rest of the District Com
mittee. totaling 25, will consist
of members who served in the
SD Congress. There will be /;
Republicans and IL Democrats
on the committee. as compared
with Ia Democrats and ii Re-
publicans in the 82d Congress
where the Democrats had a
larger majority in the House.
Membership of the District
Committee and all other remain
ing committees not previously
appointed were expected to be
formally approved this after
noon by the House. The men,
bers were selected by the Repub-
lican and Democratic Commit
toes IN Committees
Simpson to Be Chairman.
Representative Simpson, Re-
publican, of Illinois is to be
chairman of the District Com
mittee succeeding Representa-
tive Mcmillan. Democrat. of
South Carolina. chairman in the
82d Congress.
The first meeting of the new
District Committee probably will
be held some time after inaug-
uration. Completion of the Dis
trict Committee membership
brings the selection for congress
sional committees dealing with
the District virtually to a close.
The way soon will be opened for
action on bills and the city
budget.
Senator Dirksen, Republican,
of Illinois. was named late yes
terday to head the Senate
Appropriations subcommittee
handling the budget.
Although the local SLABS mil
lion budget is first to be handled
by the House. Senator Dirksen
said this will mot prevent us
from taking the figures and max
ing surveys and explorations"
The legislator. however, re-
Trained from comment on the
(See COMNfITTEE Page As
Evening star., 1953-01-16

body, and at 5 to the fac
ulty. Between times he accepts
check from the Damon Run
yon Memorial Fund to finance
cancer research at the univer-
sity.
Tonight at the Hotel Astor
he will attend a dinner honor
ing Young B. Smith, dean of
law at Columbia. The general
also will speak at this affair. as
will Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and
Federal Judge Harold r. Me-
dina.
Tomorrow the PRESIDENT -elect
shuts up shop at the Commo-
uore Hotel, where he has been
assembling his team" for sew
eral weeks, and on Sunday he
goes to Washington. He'll be
in the Capital in the evening
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Bishop OMAN Sees Hospital
As Asset to Spring Valley
Methodist Leader Tells Zonng Hearing
Of Plans to Expand American U.

| the available chairs. and the
throng overt1oWed into the COR
ridor. Extra chairs were set up
there, along with a hastily
rigged loudspeaker.
Bishop OMAN decried what
he called this picture of Shrek
ing ambulances and professions
of drunks to the hospital which
he said mad been painted by op-
ponents of the hospital project
Il never knew a hospital like
this" said the Bishop. II can t
understand this picture. always
thought of a hospital as d quiet
area"
Fits Expansion Plans.
He said the new hospital is
required in plans for the uni.
versity's expansion. Those plans
may include a school of medi-
cine, he said. The bishop de-
/ scribed the project as of nationa
Importance.
Besides Bishop Oxnam's ap.
pearance. a petition was pre-.
Sented from Al of the 49 Meth.
Icoa c,1roY r7xy TYAN -
Evening star., 1953-01-16
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 16.-Mary-
lands Republican Gov. Nickel
din turned down today a re-
quest by the predominantly
Democratic General Assembly to
declare Inauguration Day next
Tuesday legal State holiday.
The General Assembly had
passed resolutions asking the
Governor to declare the holiday
so every one could take part one
way or another in the G. O. p.
celebration.
But Gov. McKeldin, who put
Gen. EiSenhower's name in nom
ination at the Republican Con-
vention last summer, said no.
Business would be "discom-
moded" by the closing of banks
on such short notice, he said.
And it would be a setback" to
State and municipal onicen
- a.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Spy Suspects Seized
In Vienna Appear in
D. Court Day Later
Arroignment Postponed
To Monday to Give Them
Time to Read Charges

Two spy suspects appeared in
court here today "a hours after
they were arrested in Vienna, but
legal action was postponed be-
cause they hadn't had time to
read the charges against them
selves.
The men-Otto Verber and
Kurt L. Ponger-Were tired and
disheveled as they went before
Judge Alexander Holtzoff of the
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Trial to Have Papers.
Judge Holtzof wanted to hear
the men plead guilty" or not
guilty to the charges, but dis
covered the Vienna born sus-
poets had not contacted lawyers
and had not even received copies
of the indictment; charging
them with conspiring with Yuri
V. Novikov, Second Secretary of
the Soviet Embassy here.
Judge Holtzof postponed the
arraignment until 10 am. Mon
day, but continued bail of $50, 900
for each of the defendants. He
approved the high bail at the
request of the Government "in
view of the seriousness of this
case and in the light of the Gov
ernment's experience in Com
munist cases."
Verber and Ponger, arrested
yesterday morning, arrived early
today at Washington National
Airport, received preliminary
hearing before U. S. Commits
sioner Lawrence at 2::21 am,
and then went to sleep in the
District Jail. After today's hear
ing before Judge Holtzoff they
returned to Jail.
| Another American Seized.
Authorities running down
every tentacle of the alleged spy
network struck again in Vienna
this afternoon. They seized
Ernest Pislowitz, 4O-year-old
United States Army veteran who
has worked for several years as
linguist with United States
Army Intelligence-the same
branch that used Verber and
Ponger as servicemen during
World War II. PisloWitz was
born in Berlin in 1912, and nat
uralized in Washington in 1914.
/ Authorities also picked up
Verber's wife, Eva, and his
father. Jakob Verber. They were
not charged, but simply were
asked to answer questions VOL
unfairly.
Walter LAUDER, who, like Ver-
ber and Ponger, is an American
student, also was arrested. Au-
thorities are looking for his wife,
who is believed to have fled into
the Soviet sector of Vienna, the
Associated Press reported from
the Austrian capital.
One other man is known to
have been seized, but United
States officials withheld his
name.
While wholesale questioning of
| Continued on Page ALL, Col. IL
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Ba|timorean Killed by Car
On Highway at Muirkirk

A Baltimore man was killed
last night when struck by a car
as he walked across Baltimore
boulevard, near Muirkirk. Mary
land State police reported.
He was identified by an in
come tax return slip in his
pocket as James Lee Jones.
about 35, colored.
Police said the driver of the
auto was John Henry Harris, 20,
of Beltsville, Md. He was not
charged.
DR.. John T. Maloney, Prince
Georges County medical ex-
aminer, pronounced the victim
/. dead at the scene.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
The New Cabinet:
George Humphrey

SECRETARY HUMPHREY-One Of
the sreotest enthusiosms OF George
Humphrey. incoming Secretary Of the
Treasury. IS the teom OF CO. workers
he will bring into the new odministro-
tIon. The Cleveland industrioiist is
introduced by Stor Reporter George
Kennedy in another orticle on The
New Cobinet" on page A-3.
NEW FACES IN CONGRESS
John J. Rhodes, Arizono's new Re.
pubIieon House member. hos mon
oeed to spore time from his law
proct,ee for widespread civic octiW-
ties. Background Of the 36-yeor old
Air Force veteron is presented on
poee Bill.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Bandits Get $4,000
In Trenton Bank HoIdup
By the Asseeiated Press

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 16.-
Three bandits held 10 bank pa
irons at pistol point today while
they scooped up about $40.p00
from tellers' cages at the Broad
Street National Bank.
Police said the bandits walked
into the banks Hamilton Branch
shortly after an armored car
delivered money to meet pay
rolls of nearby industrial plants.
They picked up the cash from
three tellers' cages in five min
utes and fled in a car parked
nearby. No shots were fired.
Evening star., 1953-01-16

had given his approval to the
appointment of C. Wesley Rob-
erts of Oskaloosa, Kans., to be
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
Selects ID. C. Attorney.
In deciding on Mr.. Watson
for the $4,000 job of commits
sioner of patents, the President
elect selected the senior partner
of the law firm of Watson. Cole,
Grindle & Watson, which has
offices at 815 Fifteenth street
NV, Washington.
Mr.. Burgess, who became di-
rector of the census at $14,8OO,
is described as "a nationally
recognized expert in statistics
and statistical methodology."
He is at present serving as
consultant for the law firm of
Root. Ballantine, Harlan. Bushby
q Palmer of New York City
to the Operations Research Of
flee at Chevy Chase. which is
making studies for the Army.
Ger. ElsenhoWer's approval of
Mr.. Roberts as party chairman
was announced after a confer
ence by former Senator Harry
Darby Of Kansas, a member OF
the national committee who has
headed a subcommittee set up
by retiring Chairman Summer
field to choose a successor. Mr..
Darby said that the subcommit-
tee selection was unanimous and
he described Gen. Eisenhower
as being very happy over it,"
Up to Committee.
However, Mr.. Darby said, Gen.
Eisenhower was careful to make
it understood that the selection
of a national chairman is up to
the national committee. Mr.
Summerfield served without pay
but the executive committee of
the national committee is meet
ing tonight, and will decide on a
salary for the new chairman.
Those who sat with Mr.. Darby
on the subcommittee of selection
were National Committeeman G,
Mason Owlett of Pennsylvania
and c. c. Spade of Florida. and
National Committeewomen Mrs.
Wesley Dixon of Illinois and
Mrs. Neal Tourtel1ette of Wash
ington. All but Mr.. Owlett were
present at today's meeting here.
To Meet Tomorrow.
The National Committee will
meet at the Mayf1ower Hotel in
Washington at 10 am. tomor-
row in open session, to listen to
reports by Senator Dirksen OF
Illinois. chairman of the Repub-
lican Senatorial Campaign Com
mittee; former Representative
Len Hall of New York, of the
Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee; Mrs. Ivy
Priest of Utah. assistant chair
man. and the head of the Young
Republicans.
After luncheon, at which the
committee members will be
guests, the committee will meet
in executive session to receive
the resignation of Chairman
Summerfield and to elect his Sue
cessor.
A reception in honor of the
National Committee will be held
at $50 pm. and the committee
will be entertained at dinner at
8 pm.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Weather Outlook
For Inauguration
Isn't Very Good

The Weather Bureau came
up today with it's first fore
cast covering the Inaugural
ton period and the outlook
isn't bright.
In a prediction for the
five days starting tomorrow,
the bureau said:
Temperatures will aver
age near normal. Washing
ton normals for the period
are A and % for the daily
high and low. Much colder
tomorrow and no important
changes for the remainder of
the period. Rain the first
part of the week, ending
Monday night or Tuesday,
totaling y to / inch"
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Picture on Poee AIT

Picture on Pooe AIT
versity into an institution of
great national Importance. He
urged the District Zoning Com
mission to allow the hospital as
a start on this program.
The Methodist Bishop ap-
peared before a crowd of more
than 600 spectators who gath
cred on the fifth floor of the
District Building to hear uni
versity spokesmen defend the
hospital project.
Crowd Overflows Into Hall.
Spring Valley home owners,
who presented opposing argu-
n1ents at an earlier session. COM
peted with university students,
faculty members and officials for
Evening star., 1953-01-16
U. S. Freiehter Aground

HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. f6
P.-The United States freight
er Southstar ran aground in the
Elbe Estuary today in dense fog.
Shipping authorities said the
8.173-ton vessel, en- route from
Hamburg to Antwerp. was in no
danger. n