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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Soviet Newspaper
Claims Crushing
.Of Reds Enemies

MOSCOW M-The Soviet govern
nent newspaper Ixvestia declared
today that the Communist party
has crushed all its enemies'' who
tried to undermine the unity Of the
PARTY and the confidence Of its
members in the victory Of social
ism"
The newspaper also warned In
an editorial that any leader who
neglects Communist theory Is un-
worthy Of the title and ..life sooner
or later win rid itself Of him"
"The united Of the party ranks. !"
Ixyestia declared, was, Is and
shan be the basis Of strength and
unconquerability Of our party. |"
(The Moscow dispatch, which
passed through Russian censorship,
listed no specific culprits. The
frequent references 10 party unity,
however, seemed 10 indicate that
the editorial was another blast q
the recent campaign against party
and government officials who place
considerations II ''nationalism"
above ! concept Of communism
embracing all the diverse national
ities which make up the Soviet
Union. This drive has resulted ID
the Replacement, Or purge, Of num-
erous government and party Off
(Continued On PAGE Tseol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Report Claims
Executions OF
German Police
W. Berlin Paper
Says 46 Have Faced
Firing Squad Since
June IL RevoIts

BERLIN @-The West Berlin
newspaper TeIegraf said today that
Is Communist German peoples
police have been executed BY
Russian firing squads Cor ''disotey-
Ing orders and resisting the Red
army" during tie June II workers
revolt b East Germany.
No fsOuree was given for the
repOrt, which Is considerably high
er than any previous estimate 81
the number of police executions.
Refugee reports have confirmed.
however, that he Red German
police proved Ii the uprising that
the Russians could not rely upon
them against their own people. The
''vopos" -volkspOlizei--o often refused
to fire on rioters and sometimes
even Joined the rebels. Nearly 500
have fled 10 West Berlin In the
last month.
Spurred BY serious food short
ages, the Communist East German
government hid out new promises
to disRruntled farmers today TO
lure them into delivering quotas
asked from the new grain harvest.
Quotas were reduced and more
credit. and farm machinery prom
ised, according 70 the West Berlin
Morsenpost.
Demonstrations IN front Of empty
food stores were reported in many
sections. The harvest, which began
last week, Is expected to be slim
because 80 many experienced far.
merS have fed 10 the West, and
those remaining have been ham-
pered by Communist red tape and
lack Of equipment.
DR.. James B. conant, u. S. high
commissioner in Germany, came
TO West Berlin today for an 0n-the-
spot study Of the situation caused
BY the Russian martial Law barri-
cade dividing the ftMr-pOwer city.
The three Western commandments
last night made = new demand on
The Soyiets to Life their armed
blockade Of the sector border and
restore to Beriiners nthe right 10
circulate freely throughout their
city. =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Fees
AreAdjusted

There win Be some changes.
made in the occupationaI license
fees for diaper services after
Frank BARITONE. proprietor Of the
Poinciana Dry Cleaners appeared
before the cry commission last
night to protest the Zee levied for
his neWiy formed service.
Bartolone said that when Be an
night 70 protest. the fee levied for
his newly formed service.
BartolOne said that when he an
Piled for . license at the city tax
collectors Office, be was charged
$as but that linen suppliers paw
cnly SIS. He averred that bis re.
ense fee should be the same.
Mayor c. B. Harvey agreed that
me figure would be ..fair enough
ana the commissioners moved thai
me city attorney draft a ordin.
anee making the change in the city
coda.
Y other action concerning lalrn.
dries. an ordinance setting the
license ices for automatic lauu.
dries. was passed on second read.
ing BY the commission.
The ices were set at SIS for the
hrst machine and four dollars Tor
each additional unit. Total Zee
shan not exceed SO, the ordinance
provides.
he measure was suggested AZ
ter il was pointed out d serne
small neighborhOod
were paying the saI
aR kxxnA a4na~. H. sssssa s9-s
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
City Fathers OK
New Rental Units

Harold Laubscher. i2zl Seniin-
my Street. was given permission
lasl night 81 the city commission
. construct four additional rental
units adjacent 10 his home.
AZ tie present time. Laubscher
has ave apartments n his home
nnd ~ pointed out that be did MOI
consider Il spot 1oning because Ne
owned TIE property and operated
tho apartments before tie xOnEng
classification was changed TO Res.
fdenea
Approval had been obtained pre-
Sioully from the Planning Com.
missa0n and the city fathers last
nighG voted unanimously 70 gram
90 request.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Bernard Frank To
Head Commission

Bernard Frank, 100 Margaret
Street, was elected permanent
chairman Of the Planning Commits
sion to serve until after the Nov.
ember general elections At i meet.
ing held last night.
II has been the policy 81 ne
commission 70 name 4 chairman
from among The members Of he
panel at each bi-monthly meeting.
Following the election, 3 new
board win be named.
Only business discussed BY ne
commission last night was Z %.
quest BY Max Cohen. owner d Q
driven restaurant on Roosevelt
Boulevard 10 construct 3 shed
front on tie structure to protect
patrons from the sun.
Permission Of the planning EN-.
mission Is necessary for any 81.
struction % the Boulevard.
Cohen was quickly granted 80
mission 70 make the change when
L was determined that zonine 10
ccdure was being followed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Ike Ignores Some
Criticisms In
Interest OF Party
CO-operatior
~ JACK BRLL

WASHINGTON IN Congressional
leaders apparently don't have to
agree with President Eisenhower
on all major issues to remain on
the Republican enthusiastically
team.
Two important members Of the
Legislative squad have come up
with criticisms in the last few days
but the betting odds are long that
the President win ignore the In
cidents In the interest Of future
cooperation.
First Sen. Taft Of Ohio, the
majority leader, termed TOO wide
OPEN an administration proposal
to give the President authority to
dispose Of goyernment-held farm
SURPRISES to Allied foreign nations.
Taft predicted 10 such authority
would be given.
Then Sen. Knowland Of Cali
fornia, acting COP floor leader
while Taft Is sidelined with q hip
ailment and also chairman Of the
party policy committee, said South
Korean President Syngman Rhee
had not been sufficiently consulted
IN advance about truce terms by
either the Truman or Eisenhower
administrations.
Knowland obviously expected no
calldown such as some other pres
idents might have given . sena-
tOriaI leader VINO criticized the
administrations course in such
delicate negotiations as those being
carried on with Rhee.
Some weeks ago, Taft suggested
that IL the present truce efforts
fan, the u. S. should forget the
United Nations" 80 far as Korea
is concerned ami hold itself free
TO act Independently In the Faf
East. Eisenhower, at Q news con.
ference, said he disagreed with
TAFT but did not quarrel with the
Ohioan's right to express his views.
Taft always has eOntended thai
his support Of The nav administra-
ton leaves him Tree to criticize
proposals that he doesn't Ike.
Eisenhower himself has said he
isn't asking the legislative leaders
% follow him blindly.
Tan was not consulted about the
surplus crop disposal Legislation
betare II was submitted, although
KnDMland said Il was discussed
at . White House meeting when
The OhiOan was il And away.
Taft,s friends think me measure
might have been sent 70 Capit0l
HIN in quite Different form II III
had had q chance tc Offer his ad.
vice before Eisenhower wrapped /
aGOntinue0 On Page TwOl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Dog Tracks Must Hand Over
Extra Cut Pending Decision
STATE TREASURES
10 HOLD FUNDS
UNTIL JUDGE RULES

TALLAHASSEE n Florida dog
tracks are going to have to hand
over % the state IN extra cut
out Of wagering pools On heavy
betting days until Circuit Judge
Hugh n. Taylor decides whether
1 new Law requiring Il Is consti-
tlational.
But the Judge, while declining
10 stop enforcement cf the Law with
1 temporary injunction. ordered
the state treasurer to keep al
revenue collected under Il In q
special fund for distribution after
Nc gives : final ruling.
He SET July q for . final hear
ING Oh 4 Joint attack On tie statute
By the Volusia Kennel Club, Day.
tona Beach. and he Biscayne Ken
mel Club, Miami.
Attorneys for the dog tracks
argued ii q preliminary hearing
that the Legislature had uneonsti.
tnlionaIly Disseminated against
The more heavily patronized FLOR.
ida tracks.
he law retains TIE long. standing
n per cent cut taken out 81 each
dollar NJ On 1 dog race. uEtiI the
total wagering On any day exceeds
Ss0, 200 the staie continues % gea
per cent ard the track gets Il
per cent. Afier ne first So, 0ot
Of betting, The track GETS gradually
less and the state gradually more
up 10 SIS. 900 total wagering.
The dog track lawyers maintain,
rules laid down " lie U. s. 81.
preme Court II 0gerthrowing 1
Kentucky gross receipts tax based
On Z graduated scale.
Attorneys hor he state answered
that the Kentnehy case Involved
. tax On property q ! dry goods
store. and there was q great dit
ference Ii that and the revenue
frOm . commission On dog race
bets.
They maintxined tie tracks d0n'I
own TIE II per cent taken out d
bets and nalhing more Is involves
il the ease than q division o
that II PER cert between he stat.
and the tracks. They said pafi
'tonss~nsd On Paae Two,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07

in taxes; to the city.
Officials Of the company had
threatened to take the matter TO
the courts on June is. when they
protested that their assessment was
too high. In addition, they ques-
toned the legality Of the city levy.
ing taxes against them since the
projects ara On federslls owned
property.
At that time, the value Of the
two properties for tax purposes
was set at 81, 7OO. 600 BY City Tax
Assessor Sam pinder. Jr. The
figure Is but a per cent Of the
amount of 1 mortgage held on the
projects.
on Ire basis q thls years. rate
81 rs mills. ne Yield would
have keen shovs 81. 80 atlos The
fouF pr s6ni dlseeUnf d allowed.
howavtE. since me county was
expected 70 assess ne prepeFiY
81 ne same rate, HE eernpsUy
would hova paid FETAL taxes y ne
ely ard eevnsy ~ sheUs 80. 60.
which amepHi they elalmeb HAY
eeuId nsf paY sIa1a fGoy hsts
lust SIS 900 set asids fsr sax peg.
psses feE - year.
But, yestsrdAy the city and
county compromised hy adjusting
The valuation 50 that Tie company
win pay only sSs.0O0 each 20 the
city and county. The figure Is net
with no discount to be allowed.
The operating company Is expect.
cd 70 agree % the amount.
However. they have indicated
that they win pay under protest,
to protect them In future negotia-
tons.
The city was advised 10 make
the arrangement to avoid possible
costly litigation.
The two housing projects have
long posed Imotty legal problems
stemming from the city's claim
that they can tax the property.
& On June Is, Joseph DAWN 81 the
operating corporation filed an H.
point brief stipuIating that the land
Is owned BY the government and
that their only interest in II Is .
long term lease after which the
Continued On Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Grows
For Boy Who Fled
East Germany

BERLIN "a Gifts and offers Of
adoption are shOweFing on an IL.
year-old East German boy from
Americans touched BY the Story Of
his dramatic escape through the
Iron Curtain.
Two American families want 10
adopt little Peter Won Dsikowitzky.
A group Of Birmingham, Ala,
school children sent him gifts To-
talina slH3.
Peter, an orphan, was living with
his aged grandmother when she
fell critically u during the bloody
East German workers revolt last
month. To escape Z Communist
orphanage, Peter fed to West
Berlin. Communist police, moved
to temporary kindness, let him
through the border barrieade 81
tanks ld guns.
But when Peter reached his aunt
in West Berlin. be found her Job
less. She didn't know h6w she could
support him.
His aunt smiled with relief land
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Charter BOatnen
Ask That Police
Officer Be Named

The Key West Charter Boat
mems Association asked the city
commission last night that d for.
rner Key West policeman, who re-
signed from the force, Be return
Cd 10 his beat at Garrison Right.
The former officer, Fernando
Stirrap, had been stationed near
the site where the Key Vests
charter boats are tied up and the
boatmen reported that daring he
year and = half be had patr0ued
the area, conditions there were
much improved.
IN the two weeks since he r.
signed, hundreds Of dollars II d.
mage and stnlen equipment have
been reported, the bOatmen said.
A petition bearing S. names vas
presented It the meeting - OH.
Gals az the organization.
Commissioner Louis n, ]. Eisn.
er moved acceptance Of he re.
commentator Of the boat owners.
He hailed the presence 81 dead
fish IN the hight Is . miserable,
dirty. sinking naeass and asked
that the patrolman devote his IL,
forts 70 cleaning up that situation.
The commissioner voted unanl,
mously to approve Stirrup's ap.
pointmenk. Under I change Ii the
city charter passed recently By The
state legislature, appointments. Ars
made ~ the police chief but an
subject % the approval Of the cts
commission.
John West. speaking for the beat
mems association. thanked ~
eommissicnare - th@is A-.saa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
~ Proposal OK'd
Commission

An ordnance granting = ifan-
eAiso for ielevisi0n operation here
Q John II Sp0ttswood. was pass
"a o. first reading last ntght BY
De civ commission.
ne measure win allow Spots
WOOD d install cables throughout
SAe ely ID carry ouloftOWn pro
gEams directly % homeowners.
During the discussion Of the
measure, Mayor c. B. Harvey.
went On reeurd . as asking that
ot1suoOd DOT be granted a. ex-
elusive permission 10 operate in
Key West but Il was brought out
Mat Under the CIV charter, TIE
franchise could not Be considered
q exclusive
0uk the Mayor Insisted thai the
ordinance BE- amended d read
NnA exclusive anyhow.
- paeaaA uNAnluaaasle
+
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Increase Of Nearly 8OO0OOO
IN County Properly Values SbOun
Tax Assessor
Cites Building
Boom For Jump
m Assessments

q huge Increase Of nearly
nAlIIion dollars in Monroe
County property valuation
wna reported Monday By
County Tax Assessor Claude
andoIfo II ! meeting Of the
Equalization Board.
However. the tax assessor
haid that the tremendous
Iunnp ii the tax roll was the
result 81 ! building activity
both ID Key West and on the
keyb, and not because Of
large scale increases IN tax
assessments.
Candollo said that BE made
eome Adjustments ii assessments
g kesp them II line with The val.
uniion 81 he properly, but that
nanrnily, ne 1853 levies remain
enchanted from last year.
DirrepE jump shown % the tax
xoII a b real estate taxes which
increased 6 ,7s $50 % { whOpping
total q ~ t71 $50.
Personal property assessments
for f1ss tetal a. ga ,lI0, "a increase
&C 81 .ig SO uFer last year.
AZ ~ sdme time. homestead
ezempllons rose almost half.
milllon dollars o : total of $lo.'
gsi. GO.
Ite total tax yield win not be
fconllnued % Paae TwoI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Chinese Renew
OF
Hill Positions
Savage Fighting
Follows Barrage
Against Outposts
BY ROBERT GIBSON

SEOUL N - Chinese troops
snapped four days Of rainy silence
On the Korean battlefront today
with attacks against American and
South Korean hin positions on the
n1uddied Western Front.
Infantrymen Of the u. S. It'll
Division clung grimly to the top
Of Pork Chop Hill after more Than
1000 Communist seized the
TANKS Of the outpost in savage
hand-to-hand fighting.
Five miles to the southwest, an
other 1000 Reds smashed against
Arrowhead Ridge, but the South
Koreans held their ground.
Attacking behind d laundering
IS .0Oo-round artillery and mortar
barrage, the Reds pushed through
ankle deep mud early today and
leaped into American trenches on
Pork Chop.
Both sides called reinforcements.
After eight hours Of furious fight
Ing, the Seventh reported Ii was
holding s0lidly to the outposts' cen
trail position.
II was the first big Red assault
on an Ameriean-heId position since
June Is when the Chinese bit the
u. 5. 3rd Division at Outpost Harry
along the main invasion route to
Seoul.
The South Korean End Division,
battered BY $500 rounds Of Red
artillery and mortars, threw off
the Communist attack after hours
Of hitter fighting. In the afternoon,
the ROKs reported the Reds had
Withdrawn some elements.
a tapering-off Of heavy rains
that al but grounded Allied planes
the past three days allowed the
Fifth Air ForH - aen1 some
fighter. benabsxl roaring over front
Iiuer.
Twenty ~ Thnnderjets sWeIa
low over Red positions d The KnnIk
song ectOr ID the West dropping
napalm and high explosives on the
Communists.
Night-flying B26 bOmbers, aided
by two CATS lighting up the battle.
lines with flares, bombed Red POI
sitiOna near Pork Chop and Arrow
head. Results Of the bombings
were not evaluated.
Minor ground action was report
ed southeast Of the Kumhwa-Kum.
song road, where Allied guns dis
persed Red attack.
An Eighth Army briefing officer
said - patrol clashes nared else
where along the curving 15S-mile
tunt, mostly ii the east-central
and eastern sectors.
With the rains subSiding, Allied
and South Korean aathorities be-
gan estimating damage caused by
the dOwnpours that dropped up to
50 inches since Saturday night.
The Korean government esti-
mated that 1900 persons were
temporarily homeless, AIS houses
flooded, 40 others destroyed,
mostly in the provinces southwest
of Taegu in Southeast Korea.
Sixteen Koreans were reported
dead, six missing and IS injured.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
One-Way Traffic
Ordinance Passed

An ordnance was passed iasl
night By The city comm.sslon g
second reading. designated Al
Street, between Greene and Front
Street, As : one way thorouehfsrs.
The measure wiIl take effect
after Il Is advertised legally. Com
missioner Louis n. ]. EisneR 80.
gested the move to relieve traflie
congestfon.
There VIII be parking on lAe
east side Of the street only wAes
the bin becomes Law.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
City Makes Agreement With Housing
Project Operators On Tax Question
Compromise Agreement OK'd
By City And County AtMeet

The City Of Key West has agreed to adjust the tax
levied Peary Court and Sgsbee Park Naval
Housing Projects to avoid possible costly legal battle
which threatened by Stockton Whatley and DAWN.
nc operators Of the projects who protested that the
were too high.
The City Commission met yesterday in joint session
with the County Commission who indicated that they will
match the citys assessment
Yesterdays action was in effect, compromise with
the approximate net tax yield from the property reduced
from about $4,000 to $35.O0O The operating company
had earlier asked that they be made to pay just $4,000
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07

Key West fiorido. hos mo
most equ1ble climoss IN the
country. with On average
runcs Of only ll' fdhrsnheia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Prcsident Does Not Demand
disagreement From c P Team
Recruiter Here

The United siaaes Army snd
Air FoFes Recruiting Ser
ssans, M-sst. Jimmie West will
s. n Key West On July % end
a 81 NJ Pest Office from :
). n. sill $50 >. N. fer ihs
procurement 81 enlIssmeIsss n
ire U. S. Air FeFes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-21
Sidney NJ. Kotu|ak,
Shoe Store MANAGER

Sidney M. Kotulak, As, mana
ger of a Felser- Scott shoe store,
died Monday at Washington
Sanitarium following an opera
ton. He lived at 2810 Shipley
terrace Sc.
Mr.. Kotulak was born and edu-
Gated in Nanticoke, Pa. He
worked for a shoe store in Penn
sylvania before coming to WASH
ington II years ago when he be-
came affiliated with Felser- Scott
at 3139 M street NV. He was
manager of the M street store
until July, when he became man
ager of the Silver Spring Branch.
Survivors are his widow, Helen;
two sons, Richard r. and Ronald
H., both of the home address;
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph.
Kotulak and a sister, Pauline,
and two brothers, Henry and
Francis, all of Nanticoke; three
other brothers, Victor, Baltimore;
Joseph, an Air Force warrant
officer, 1914 G street NV;
Stephen. 1857 Wisconsin avenue
NV. with the Army Map Serv-
ice, and three other sisters, Mrs.
Celia Lankoski, Scranton, Pa;
Mrs. Jennie Rembelas and Miss
Josephine Kotulak, both of New
York.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 am. Friday at st. Teresa's
Catholic Church, Thirteenth and
V streets Sc. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-21
AT Opens Pilot Training
To High School Graduates
BY the Associated Press

The Air Force has announced
that pilot training will be opened
to civilian high school graduates
beginning November /. The
move is designed to stimulate
applications for flight training.
Heretofore civilians have had
to complete at least two years
of college before being eligible
for military pilot training. :
Enlisted airmen in the Air
Force have been eligible for pilot
training for two years. and last
August the Air Force made high
school graduates Of the avia-
ton cadet program eligible for
observer training on an expert
mental basis.
The Air Force said the lower
ing of formal education re-
quirements for plotting candi-
dates does not indicate =any
lowering of selection standards
since high school applicant must
pass the same qualifying tests
as those with two or more years
of college.
Civilian applicants who quail
fly for pilot training will be
authorized a four-month defer
ment from the draft pending
selection and assignment to
training, the Air Force said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-21
Fred E. Albert, 81,
Wrote Song Hits
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-Fred E.
Albert, 81, composer of a num-
Der Of popular songs, including
Bing Crosby's theme, when the
Blue Of the Night Meets the Gold
Of the Day." died yesterday of a
heart attack.
Mr.. Albert once was president
Of the American Society of Com
posers, Authors and Publishers
(ASCAP).
He was comforting with Her.
man Starr of the Music Publish
ers Holding Corp. in the corpora
TONS Madison Square Office
when he was stricken.
Songs Mr.. Albert wrote in
cluded "I'll Get By" Mean to
Me-" walking My Baby Back
Home" and IT Don't Know Why"
Others are my Mammy'S
Arms" In Shadowland." May
be She'll Write Me-" Navy
Blues" IT Wake Up Smiling"
Love, You Funny Thing" "Why
Dance?" I'll Follow You," "Sing
an Old Fashion Song" and Life
Is a Song"
Also There's Frost on the
Moon," "In the Middle of May"
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and
Write Myself a Letter." "Take
My Heart" and 1.-THE Moon Was
Yellow"
MI. Albert is survived by lbs
widow and two sons.