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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
C. OF C. Leaders
See Good Winter
Tourist Season

Prospects for the winter tourist
season came in for discussion At
the Chamber Of Commerce office
today. without desiring to "stick
their necks OUT" Chamber officials
agree that indications point 10 an
other good year.
Actual inquiries received al the
Chamber office from prospective
visitors were down only a fraction
over the month OF November last
year. During the past 30 days loIi
piece Of mail we're received A
compared with 1917 letters during
November last year. Records show
however that December Is the biz
month for prospective tourists 10
write Florida resorts about vaca.
ton possibilities.
Last December the Chamber 81.
flee received 1900 inquiries from
potential visitors, nearly 10 per
day. II is believed that this years
volume viii be greater.
In November this year the num-
Der Of visitors seeking information
at the Chamber desk picked up
considerably. During the past 80
days Isl tourists registered az
compared with only 544 for the
same period last year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
Eisenhower
Voices Doubts
OF Tax Raise
Support Of Dulles
Criticism OF
Sen. Mccarthy
Is Given Today
BY 60 cREAcH

WASHINGTON R-President
Eisenhower said today he doubts
whether taxes next year can or
should be raised above the present
level.
Eisenhower made the statement
in reply to questions at a news
conference at which he also sup
ported Secretary of State Dulles in
statements Dulles issued yesterday
in criticism Of Sen. Mccarthy
(R-Wis) in the field of foreign
policy.
On the big domestic problem of
taxes and government finances
generally, Eisenhower said that
what the administration can do to
bring the budget neal to balance
is to eliminate duplication and i'm
prove efficiency generally.
He said his officials are taking
a number of steps toward this end
and added he is prepared to take
credit in advance for them.
Eisenhower also:
/. Declined to speculate on the
prospects for meeting of West
ern Powers with representatives
of the Soviet Union. Asked about
such prospects on the basis Of the
Continued On Page Five1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
Two Are Hurt
In Car Crab

Two accidents which occurred
yesterday within five minutes a.
part caused injuries to two per-
sons and damage to three auto.
mobiles, police reported today,
A car owned by Police 1t. Gene
Hernandez figured In both crashes,
police said.
The first occurred at $40 p. m.
at the corner of White Street and
Flagler when the car collided with
an auto driven by Harry G. Higgs,
81, 2O07 Flagler Avenue. Police
said Higgs suffered cuts and bruis.
es and was taken to Monroe Gen.
eral Hospital. His daughter, four.
year-old Harriet Higgs, the report
said, was also hurt although the
extend Of her injuries was not Civ.
en-.
The identity Of the driver oil
Hernandez car at this time, is not
known, according to the police re-
port of officer John Linehan, who
investigated the crash.
Five minutes later. at Sis p. m,
Hernandez car was involved in
in another accident. this time al
Roosevelt Boulevard and 18th
Street. Linehan's report or this
miShap said that Hernandez was
The driver and that be struck a car
operated by ]. w. Csrtee, Is Main
Road, Sigshee Park as il was pass.
Ing through the light.
No charges were brought as a
result of either accident.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
Town Rallies To Aid Lad
Threatened With Death
From Rare Type OF Cancer

/ Only short time ago, Louie
"Bunky" Russell was a happy IL
year-old Marathon lad helpinI
around the filling station owned
by W. A. Parrish, Jr., where hi!
father, Louie Russell, Sr., is nigh
attendant. He had finished hi:
junior year at Key West High
School and looked forward to beinl
a senior at Coral Shores Schoo
this year.
/ But RunkY's and his parents
/ plans for his future were dealt
. cruel blow. He became III,
and the sickness was diagnosed
as q rapidly developing rare
form Of cancer, which was pro-
noUneed ineUrabIe by prominent
doctors who examined him.
, The people in Marathon, how
ever. unwilling to let he case res
there, rallied round and collected
enough money to send Bunky Il
Dallas Texas, for an examination
at the Hoxsey Clinic, which special
lies in the treatment of cancer
patients. There was no charge fol
the examination, and the doctor.
there, after thorough going check
gave Bunky and his parents a caut
iouS word Of hope.
They did not. Of course, quar-.
sntee cure, but they said that
with further treatment they mieht
be able to arrest the course Of
the disease and give Bunky q
chance TO live.
Very few families are able q
bear the expenses involved in such
serious Illness, and Bunky',
family with two younger children
lis no exception. The Hoxsey Clinic
will not charge for its further ser
vices, but there is still the problem
of air transportation back to Dial
las soon so that he can be giver
his chance at life.
The Marathon people, therefore
are again showing their mettle
and they have planned gala ben,
eft dance Saturday night at the
Chamber Of Commerce Building In
Marathon to make money for Bun.
ky.
They hope. from The proceeds
Of the affair. not only TO be able
10 supply funds fer transports.
iion 10 the Clinic, but also 10
have enough 70 furnish The youth
with some Of the things that will
make his life happier while he
awaits the final outcome.
How is Bunky himself taking al
this? Wen, he hasn't given up, moi
Continued on Page Five)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
Senate Spy Hunters Consider
What To Do About COulzenkO
Ex-Red Is Said
To Have Refused
Meeting With
US. Interviewers
BY JOHN CHADWICK

WASHINGTON Up - Senate spy
hunters meet today to decide what
to do about questioning Igor Gou.
zenko. They disclosed yesterday
that the FBI reported information
from the former Russian code
clerk had enabled 1t to identify a
US. scientist as a Soviet agent.
Chairman Jenner (R-Ind) of the
Senate internal security subcom.
mittee, indicated the group was not
likely to press the issue in view
of Gouzenko's reported objection
to being questioned. Jenner said
In an interview in Louisville. XIV.
4 don't want him to testify if he
feels it viii endanger him and his
family"
Gouzenko, who once expressed
Willingness to talk to the inyesti-
gators, said in a copyrighted ar
ncle written for the St. Louis Post.
Dispatch and Toronto Telegram he
decided not to allow the interview
for reasons of personal and family
safety. He has been living in an
undiscloSed place under an as.
sumed name, with Canadian gov
eminent protection.
The internal security Subcommit-
tee, IN releasing excerpts from the
November 1s4S FBI report. deleted
the name of the scientist. de-
scribed by the FBI as a wartime
eonsultant to Fleet Adm. Ernest
y, King, then commander in chief
of the US. fleet.
The FBI said, as quoted by the
subcommittee, that its information
indicated the scientist may have
furnished data on the Nays prox.
unity fuse to DR.. Allan Num- Nav
British scientist Who confessed IN
1886 to passing atomic secrets to
the Russians.
This portion of the FBI report
was revealed by the subcommittee
as one of the reasons it wants to
question Gouzenko, who fled from
the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa in
september ls4S and tipped Canadi-
an authorities to a Russian spy
Continued On Page Five)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02

ly salary.
Ulchar, 6l4 Grinnell Street,
last night had asked the Coun-
ty Commission to set the date
for the February election. but
when he was informed of the local
bill passed by the last State Leg
iSlature, he said that there would
be no need for an election.
County Legal Adviser Sawyer
informed ulehsr that The County
Commissioners did not prepare
the local bill and had no know
ledge Of the bill whatsoever, that
their only function Is to set the
date for the February election.
The present bill introduced by
State Representative Bernie c. Pa.
Ply came about when the late Gov
ernor Dan McCarty vetoed a local
aqueduct bill that would have al.
lowed the present commissioners
to vote in their successors when
their terms of office expired.
Had the $4,000. 900 bond issue
passed then ths control Of the
Aquedvet Commission would
have passed 10 the District mem.
bsrs 10 be elected In February.
Reason for fhe non.frsnsfer 10
That obligations are still present
on the Aqved0es Commission and
must be liqvidated before the
District members could assume
responsibility.
That any Monroe County re.
sidents win run" for the Aque-
duct District is not very likely
since the victorious group of can
dates would % without any au-
thority to opersse the Aqueduct
Commission. Actually the District
group would dra no salary until
they took over coHtrol Of the Aque-
duct system, and that could only
be done when a bond issue was
foated to remove present indebt.
edness of the System.
Under the bill, the county CON-
missioners viii set the date for the
election any time in February,
1854. II is possible that the date
will be set at the next meeting,
Dec. 8.
II Is up to the states attorney
general TO set the date for pros
pective candidates to qualify. That
date had not been set as of today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
Commissioners May Form
Panel To Air Corruption
Ordinance Calls
For Jail Terms
For City Workers
Refusing To Talk
BY JIM coss

An emergency ordinance,
establishing a Committee
To Investigate Misfeasance,
Malfeasance and Nonfeas-
ance, If Any, OF All Officers
And Employees of the City
OF Key West" will be con-
sidered this afternoon at q
special meeting of the City
Commission at 5 p. m.
The committee will appar-
emily replace a so-called de
cency committee" which
was formed two-weeks ago
but which has never held a
formal meeting. That COM
mittee, consisting of Mayor
C. B. Harvey and Commits
sioners Jack Delaney and
Louis Carbonell, was formed
with the announced intention
of investigating prostitution
operations in the city.
However, II the ordinance to be
considered today Is passed, the
number OF persons sitting on the
committee win be increased to the
five members Of the commission
as well as three citizen members
and will apparently confine its eff
forts to investigating corruption In
city hall. The action comes on the
heels OF charges leveled by a self
confessed streetwalker, who testi-
fled In City Court that she had
been approached for payoffs from
4 Key West police officer.
The new committee. which viii
be appointed by the Mayer under
the terms Of the erdlnsnss, also
will be given special funds and
the power to appoint special In
vasiisators TO aid them in their
detective work. The measure al.
80 calls for q report on their
findings TO be submitted mot
later than 30 days from the ap-
peinamsnt 81 the third member
~ the group" AZ which tina HE
eommitiae will be considered 10
be dissolved.
The City Attorney viii act as leg.
al advisor to the group.
Teeth we're placed in the power Of
CONTINUED On Page Fivel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
Truman Calls
AT AP Office
For Days News
COuldn't Keep Up
Since Strike Has
Cut Off Publication
OF N. Y. Papers

NEW YORK 1-Former Presi,
dent Harry Truman curtailed his
usual morning stroll today to gel
his news first hand in the head.
quarters of The Associated Press
He also pitched In briefly or
photo desk operations where he
got on the nationwide WirephotC
network to announce a picture
ItrsnsmisSion--and threw in a BIZ
OF ad-libbing.
Truman dropped in at the AP
headquarters in Rockefeller Cen.
ter after commenting during his
stroll that he hadn't been able tc
keep up on the news because OF
the current photo-engI AYERS strike
which has stopped publication oil
New York City's seven daily news.
papers.
Il didn't expect TO see you this
morning." he greeted Associated
Press staffer Richard Feehan as
he stepped from an elevator in
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to so or
his morning walk. Only one other
reporter, a magazine correspond.
,ent, and photographer were or
hand to lein him in contrast to the
dozen or so usually waiting.
Feehan explained be was on the
job because AP activities aren't
limited to New York and Truman
said "0h, yes"
As the group, including Tru,
mans biographer, william Hill,
man, headed croSstGwn. Truman
told Feehan he had been listening
TO news reports on the radio but
'it wasn't enough.
why don't you come up to the
office and get up to date" the
reporter suggested,
Fine" Truman replied as Hill,
man nodded agreement.
Minutes later he was carefully
scrutinizing stories as they came
in on teletypes of various new:
circuits. He paused briefly in hi:
reading to have his shoes shined
Then as be went back to the
teletypes he asked: DO YOU Save
(C@SGnued On PAGE Five)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
Program Set
For Visit OF
Cuba NeWsmen
Sightseeing
And Parties
Slated For
Cuban Press

A program for the entertainment
of more than a score of Havana
radio, television and newspaper
commentators was released today
by City Manager Victor Lang. The
newsmen viii arrive here Sunday
for two-day visit as the guest of
the City.
Lang said that they viii be met
at Meacham Airport at 10 a. m,
Sunday and will be carried through
the city in a motorcade to the
city hall where they will be formal
ly welcomed by Mayor C.. B. Har-
vey and the City Commission. Keys
to the City viii be presented to
the visitors at this time.
Visits to the monument 10 Jose
MART in Bsyview Park and The
Maine Monument and shrine 10
the Key West heroes in ths Cuban
revolution in the City Cemetery
are next on the program.
They will be feted at noon with
a luncheon at Lees Orient Rest
aurant and during the afternoon
viii be taken on a sightseeing tour
of the city including the Navy Yard
and the aquarium.
They will leave at 3 p. m. for a
trip up The keys as far as Pigeon
Key and will return to the city in
time for a cocktail party at 6
p. m. in Benny's Cafeteria. An in
formal dinner is also set there for
7:30 p. m.
Monday morning viii be left free
for shopping and the group will
CONTINUED On Page Five)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
Strikes Darker
Labor Picture
In US. Today
LOngshOremen
Return To Work
After Days Layoff
BIZ THE ASSOCIATED Press

~ In6 ASS0StAb ED PkES9
The Go United Steel Workers
union called q strike today against
two of the nations largest can
makers, but longshoremen in New
York and New Jersey returned to
work after a one day work STOP
page.
A third major labor dispute, In
volving photo engravers, tied Up
six of the seven major New York
City newspapers.
The waterfront work stoppage
ended with a steady return of
workers to piers after a one day
rebellion against rules of a newly
created commission which now
controls the harbor area.
The latest strike was called at
midnight by the CIO United Steel
workers against the American Can
Co. and the Continental Can Co.
They employ some 5000 USW
members in So plants in 80 states
and five plants in Canada. Wages
were the chief issue in the dis
quite. Picket lines were set up at
several plants at the midnight
strike deadline.
In New York, longshoremen by
the hundreds started the work
Stoppage yesterday as the New
York-New Jersey Waterfront Com
mission, organized to rid the docks
of rackteeering, became fully eff
Ifective.
Picket lines were set up outside
piers by many longshOremen who
were refused employment registra-
ton cards by the commission be-
cause of criminal backgrounds.
Many registered longshoremen
joined the picketiug men in SYM
patty and others with cards re-
fused to cross the picket lines.
The stOppage, which started on
Hudson River piers in midtown
Manhattan, spread quickly to other
docks in Manhattan and Brooklyn,
and across the river to Jersey City
and Hoboken, nj 4. -
A federal investigation Of pos
sibie violation Of q Taft.Hartley
antistrike injunction was started.
The New York Shipping Assn.
charged the stoppage violated a
Taft-Hartley law injunction issued
Oct. 5 which ended a strike on
the waterfront involving $1,000
East Coast longshoremen. The fed
eral court restrained any strike
during an SO-day period expiring
Dec. "a.
The shipping association, which
represents 40 shipping and steve
doring companies, said the walk
out has tied up practically the
entire port" The commission, how
ever, said less than IS per cent of
the piers were affected.
In the New York newspaper
strike, the 400 striking photoen-
gravers were to vote today on
whether to arbitrate four dead
locked issues. The chief issues in
the strike, which started last Sat-
urday, were wages and welfare
benefits, hours, the number of an
nual holidays and the duration of
a new contract.
Members of other newspaper
unions honored the photoengraV-
|ers' picket lines, forcing the six
newspapers to halt publication.
Continued On Page Five)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
Aqueduet District Victorious Group
Will Have No Authority Whatsoever
Present Commissioners To Remain
In Control Of Local Water System

The Florida Keys AQueduct Commission election
scheduled for February has turned be election
in only prospective candidates Anthony Ulchar,
Billy Freeman and lsadore Rodriguez have found out.
The election will be held in February but those elect
ed will have say operating the Florida Keys Aque
duct system and will draw salary County Legal Ad
wiser Paul Sawyer stated that the present commissioners
will remain in control and will draw the usual $50 month
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
Ineligible Voters
Will Be Removed
From County Roll:

Steps to purge the rolls Of per-
sons no longer eligible to vote in
Monroe County are under way
here.
Sam B. Pinder, supervisor of
registration, said that forms will
be mailed out to every voter on
the roIls-about 1900 persons-to
determine if they still are residents
Of the county.
According TO q 1919 state law,
Pinder said, supervisors Of regis
tration are required 10 mail out
such forms every five years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
Man Held For
,EmbezzIement

Alvin A. Merritt. IS. Of the
Cactus Terrace Motor Court.
Us Truman Ave., today was in
the county iail. charged with
emhexxlement.
Sheriffs deputies said that
Merritt embeEzled $500 that was
left with him by his employer.
Glenn Kirkpatrick, . sub con-
tractor At Boea chies Field,
with which TO pay employees.
Merritt, took the 5 p. m. bus
TO Miami. A radio message
from the shsriff's office 10 the
highway patrol led TO Merrift's
capture al Tsvernief.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-02
NOTICE

II il requested that persons filing for Homestead Exep
ton bring their bill to this office when filing you
wholly exempt and paid in the County you
may ask for tax receipt Al the Tax Collectors office
We viii start accepting Homestead Exemption aprlies-
cns January 1854 until April l. 1854. inclusive Please
bear in mind that you file this application granted
Homestead Exemption.
CLAUDE A. GANDOLFO.
Monroe County Tax Assessor.
Evening star., 1953-04-29
Legion Auxiliary to Present
benefit Variety Show Friday
UIine Arena Event
Will Help Groups
Child Welfare Fund

An all-star variety show will
be held at 1880 pm. Friday at
Uline Arena to benefit the Dis
trict American Legion Auxiliary's
child welfare fund.
The program, staged by the
auxiliary, the Forty and Eight
and the Eight and Forty, will
include vocal selections, tap
dancing. folk numbers. aero
battles. piano recitals and hula.
A highlight of the program
will be Miss Gunvor Santelius,
secretary to the Swedish Ambas-
sador. She is a former Swedish
concert and club singer.
Many local radio and tele-
vision personalities are expected
to appear to aid the child well
fare fund. The show is to be
directed and produced by Sylvia
Dewey Of the Junior Revue
television program.
The show will begin with a
concert by the Metropolitan Po-
lice Boys Club Band.
Friday has been proclaimed by
President Eisenhower as Ma
tional Child Welfare Day. Pro-
ceeds from the performance will
Evening star., 1953-04-29
City Heods Approve.
Fines Of 2 Policemen

The Commissioners yesterday
approved fines levied by police
trial board on two 9th Precinct
policemen who were suspended
on March 18 for rnishandling
four bottles Of whisky belonging
to a dead man.
Pvt. David E. Wollett was fined
a total of $3.50 on two counts of
conduct prejudicial to the repu-
tation and good order of the
force and Pvt. Harold D. Bowers
was fined $125 for one count of
the same charge.
A third officer, who committed
suicide after the incident, was
Corpl. Raymond E. Evans, who
shot himself through the head
in the basement of the 9th Pre-
cinct stationhouSe moments after
being suspended.
Evening star., 1953-04-29
PerIman Receives Honor
For Civil Rights Cases
BY the Associeted Press

BALTIMORE, April 29.-
Philip B. Perlman, Baltimore at
torney who was Solicitor Cen
eral of the United States during
most of the Truman administra-
ton. was honored here last night
as a winner of battles against
segregation and discrimination.
The Baltimore branch of the
American Jewish Congress. at a
testimonial dinner. designated
him 1882 Champion of Human
Rights"
The guest and speakers list in
cluded Associate Justice Tom
Clark of the Supreme Court.
Senator Lehman, Democrat. of
New York. former Attorney Gen.
eral j. Howard McGrath, and
DR.. Israel Goldstein, president Of
the American Jewish Congress.
DR.. Goldstein cited Mr.. PERL
man as the key man IN two hu-
man rights victories before the
Supreme Court.
One was in the case in which
the court invalidated restrictive
covenants in real estate trans
fers. The other was one in which
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission had upheld q railroad
allowing segregation of Negro
passengers in&its dining cars. DR..
Goldstein said that when that
case came to the Supreme Court,
Mr.. Perlman took an unprece-
dented position. Instead of de-
Tending the Federal agency,
technically his client. "he filed a
brief on behalf Of his real client
the American .people-and
urged the court to declare. such
SEGREGATION unconstitutional"
Evening star., 1953-04-29
VPI Meeting Set

BLACKSBURG. Va, April %
Especially - Public communica-
tions in Virginia will be the
theme Of the 26th annual meet
ing Of the. Virginia Social Sci
ence Association at Virginia Tech
Saturday, DR.. Leland B. Tate.
professor Of rural sociology at
VPI and chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements, has an
nounced.
Evening star., 1953-04-29

be used to aid underprivileged
children. The organization also
aids the children's wards of Gal
linger Hospital, the Children's
Convalescent Home and individ-
ual children in the city's poorer
sections. The show also will fur
nish funds to send children to
summer camps.
Tickets are on sale at booths
at S. Kann Sons Co. department
store and by Legion and auxil-
iary members.
Evening star., 1953-04-29
ADVERTISEMENT.
New Denture Cleanser
Stops OdOr From
False Teeth

Unpleasant false teeth odors. stubborn
tobacco stains and ugly food tarnish dis
appear quickly from dentures soaked q
few minutes daily in = sTERA-KLEEN
solution. This safe. modern cleanser. de-
veloped by q dentist. gently keeps plates
sparkling clean. natural lookinR-free Of
bitter "after-taste" without harmful
brushing or scrubbinR.
Evening star., 1953-04-29

CELEBRATE 5Oth YEAR OF
MARRIAGE Mr.. and MrS.
Samuel r.. Caswell of 4O5
Sixth street Sc. celebrate
their golden wedding ami
versary today. MIR. CaSwell is
a retired grocer. Both are
natives of the District. The
couple has one son, one
daughter, two granddaugh-
ters and one great-grand-
daughter, all of whom will be
present at a reception in the
Caswells' honor Sunday.
-Finnigan Photo.