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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11
Hal Boyle
Says
" HAL DoYLE

NEW YORK AThe ordinary
newspaperman rarely looks for,
expects, Or needs public sympathy.
But At this moment need !
shoulder TO cry onand, u you've
got two, III weep on both Of them.
I'll tell YOU what breaks more
newspapermen's hearts than PEG.
pie who won't talk and that Is
typewriters that won't work.
IN war or peace It Is type-
writer's. / hate typewriters.
don't suppose anybody ii the
whole world hates typewriters
more than I do - Or for more
reasons.
The public thinks an . news
paperman has 10 do IS 10 learn
what has happened, and then tell
i. That Is really ~ Ne does have
70 do. But to set the news back
home where they can print Il he
has 70 use = typewriter, 4 tele.
phone, OF . cable.
II any war reporter or foreign
correspondent told the fun story
Of The hearthreaks that had
come 70 him through his ktth u
the telephone. cable, 81 wireless
wen, ! don't think any honest news
paper reader az radio listener
could stand the strain on his sym
patty. He would have to break
down and weep out 81 general
good win. After al, ii wartime
they don't assign chaplains to the
newspaper corps but they prob.
ably win the next time.
There was the period ii Norm.
andy In 1914 when news SEMI
hy the usual means Just seemed
Il to make an echo and SET nowhere,
So h desperation some U. S. Sic.
NAL Corps pigeons, quickly tested
for carrying power rather thar
loyalty, were freighted with newl
bulletins and picture negatives end
thrown II the general direction d
London and New York.
You know where he ringleadeT
pigeons showed npg Ii Berlin. III
German newspapers had ! field
day printing the Allied news hul
letins and photographs.
Now. never mind that pigeon and
his refneling problem, which, y
far as / know, i sim officiaIly
! feafhered mystesy. Let's get hael
10 typswriters.
/ One brand new one I druWnei
trying % land IN French NorOec0
borrowed another from The Army.
III nHrsed begged. pleaded. pam
Epered that typewriter unf1 / ~
> Shanghai il 1876 and gave /
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11
TOT Killed BY TRUCK

ALAMEDA, Idaho n An IS.
mOnth-0ld Alameda, boy was killed
Friday when be was accidentally
run over ~ ! truck driven y
bis uncle.
The victim was Steven Ray Pan,
mel, son q Mr.. and Mrs. MaEri01
Pannel.
Alameda Police Chief G. NJ.
ChattertOn said the boys father,
and his uncle, Carlyle h. Bassets,
n, Alameda, had been unloadins
scrap metal from the truck which
was backed into the driveway. AZ
Bassett drove The truck out d
the driveway, the boy ran from 1
neighbOr's yard into Ne path d
the truck.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11
Prison Strike
Open
Revolution
Situation u
Out OF ConsroI
In Salem, Ore.

SALEM, ore. GA aitdown
strike hy l,10o peEitentiary con
victs gol cut e ils laaders' hands
and became an apen rebelIien last
night, Warden Carcass J. GLADDEN.
reported.
he said TIE situation vas ''out q
control"
A group a. older eonyiets started
he strike % enlnree demands for
better prison conditions. Their de.
mands wers rejoeted 1T the Mlost
part and The leaders we're wiling
TO give up late last night, GLADDEN.
said.
But By then Z group d younger
convicts had gained eontFol and
they continued the rohelllcn.
GLADDEN. said he didn't know
what was going On Inside the prison
walls. All guards and state police
were On the outside.
The last 70 get out were two
elderly guards wnO had barTicaded
themselves n the prison hospital
with two seriously o. eonvicts.
Other guards rescued them b
placing q ladder against The hos.
pitaI walls and bringing them
down. The ~ conYicts were lefl
inside.
The rebelliOus prisoners have
demanded medical atkension for
The two patients but GLADDEN. said
be would not send anyone N for
fear be would - held hostage.
Earlier GLADDEN. had said wen
get those two men Out and then
to hell with the rest IL them. =
GLADDEN. identified ne tMo older
strikeleaders as Alex PupekO, !
convicted fofger, and Duproe Poe,
convicted slayer. They headed
an 1l.man committee which pre-.
scented q long list o. demands yes.
terday morning when The eonvict1
refused 10 80 to work.
GLADDEN. announced that be wa
rejecting the demands. he said
some were unreasonable and that
others were being corrected.
POpeko and Poe met with him
and were willing to eau TIE strike
of. GLADDEN. said. They were q
get the men back IN their cells,
but By then new leaders had taken
over.
The eonviets are x compiled
control Of the inside Of the prison.
They have access to az facilities
including the commiSSary.
Reporters, outside TIE prisou,
said there were no sirns 81
sounds indicating riot Or disorder,
GLADDEN.. who formerly was viii
the federal prisons system, came
here April after the previous
warden had been dismisaed -.
cause q unrest 1t the prison.
The cOnvicts are cbiecsina "a ~
steFner discipline, Claddsn said,
Convict demands included:
Improvement II laundry serviee,
food and clothing.
Inspection 81 TIE prison hy the
press and health authorities
Changes II the practice IL plac.
Ing unrlly prisoners d isolatior
and aanrAaalinn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11
Safe Journey
.IHlroughSenate
Promised EPT
BY JOE HALL

WASHINGTON A-The Senate's
two top tax experts today pledged
10 try to give President Essen
hower's proposed extension Of the
excess profits tax 4 quick and safe
ride through the Senate after its
rocky trip Ii the House.
The House climaxed weeks Of
bitter scrapping yesterday and
finally handed tie President his
biggest legislative triumph Of the
session By passing the measure,
Sz
Sens. Millikin (R.CoIol and
George (D-Ga), the chairman and
senior Democrat respectively on
the tax.writing Finance Commit.
tee, promptly threw their full
weight behind quick approval IN
The Senate.
The bill Is expected to have 1
much smoother road IN the Senate
with al Of the leaders committed
to Il In the house, lis chances
nearly were wrecked BY the
adamant opposition of 7s.year-old
Chairman Daniel A. Reed (R-NYl
Of the Ways and Means Commit.
tee.
The administration strategy III
the Senate obviously was to try to
set the bill passed without amend.
men. That would send II to Eisen.
howef's desk win no need for 4
conference with the Houses par
ley n which Reed would head tie
House group.
However, this strategy faces a.
obstacle Under the rule which
governed House debate yesterday.
no floor amendment could be az.
fered But the sky Is the limit ii
the Senate. A number Of amend
ments to relieve claimed inequities
to small business in the excess
profits levy are likely to Sc
offered.
Milllkin said in an interview he
was supporting the six.mOnth ex.
tension from rs expiration June
- to Dec. 81 because the admin.
istration needs the estimated 500
million dollars Of extra revenue
The finance chairman said his
committee would meet on the bin
early next week and hold only
abbreviated hearings. He said he
was not sure even Secretary q
the Treasury Humphrey would Sc
called.
George said in separate inter.
view he considered the excess
profits tax vicious ii many r..
spectS." But be said:
u win so along with ! short
extension. because the administra.
ton must have all the revenue /.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11

70 give away or sen some Of the
three billion dollars Ia crop sur
pluses either held by or under loans
from the Commodity Credit Cor.
poration. But Democrats protested
he was asking for j blank check
and Sen. Tan Of Ohio, the ailine
Cop leader. said the request for
authority was too broad.
However, Chairman Aiken CIR.
vi said be thinks The Senate
Agriculture Committee, which he
heads. VIII be able 10 come I'D
with ! satisfactory compromise
next week. ii time for action On
the measure in iris session.
Congressional leaders, generally
we're agreed that the U. S. OUGHT
to move swiftly On the psychol0g-
zeal front to take advantage 81
Rnssia's internal difficulties and
e exploit the unrest il safeIs4s
countries
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11
Reds Face Choice OF Accepting Aid
From us. Or Letting Germans Starye

WASHINGTON "a - President
Eis1nk0wef otler Of food for
rebaIiious EAT Germany faced the
ouarf1llnr KfNmlin today with i
rholea helMnta accepting capital
lts IA s letting Germans 60
hungry.
he b. s proposal yesterday
8 hesln INN, Hate delivery 81 Is
miIllon ddIlafS MUfth 81 food to
Germans 0itte1ntrelled East
egn zone M ma0e directly to
Moscow.
Ihal hypsf1 tlle East German
Communist 0NDkdfnenl, which the
q. 8. has nte6f recognized, and
pit lh1 lssne aunfeIy up % the
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11
FOREIGN MINISTERS AWAIT REPORTS

tnhllA rights & p1lilical and pr
aonal freednm sktoushoua she com
~ g = initial SEP iouapd M
fieatfon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11
LOWE RECOVERS

HOLLYWOOD q Edmund Lowe
q The films Il making 1 dow r.
covery from virus pnennonia, Ms
physicians said today.
He had every complication i'm
aginable. and We had our hands fun
for . while, but he's alouly i'm
proving now" said Dr.. W. G. Xix
son il.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11

More than 5000 persons WORK
IN the production Of dairy products
II North Carolina.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11

TOR thousands a. years, honey
VS. almosl mans only source d
sweetening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-11

European Defense Community
Dnlles stated The u. s. view that
The treaty under which West Ger.
many would Be permitted 70 r.
arm n. 4 European army should
Be speedily ratified. BidauIt
stressed the difficulties 81 getting
French parliamentary approval.
Big Four meeting u Eisenhow-
&, MalenkOv. Prime Minister
Churchill and French Premier La
mel There appeared 10 be agree
nnenk that ne important question
s one IL timing. Dulles indicated
TIE u. s. government does not
think this i tlle time for such 4
session and looks for no magical
solnti0n from i.
Salisbury said his government
wants meeting, but 1t the proper
time. and indicated he would not
press for aetion nov.
Bermuda conference The post
poned meetinE a Eisenhower.
ChnrehiII ard Laniei was talked
about e. 4 conference which may
SIN be heId, and e. 4 desirable
preliminary - any Biz -Four top
Isyci taIka.
Germany he ministers aRreed
d discuss lnfer the West German
government proposal fOr ..inmed-
late measnres.s ne measures, 4
apprOved hy Russia and ne West
en- Powers, would remove East
West barriers Id Germany and s.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-17
Mrs. Briinton
Passes AWAY
This Morning
Sudden Death
Grieves Many
F.. -.ds And
PG'-.tives Here

Mrs. L. C. Brinton, prominent
Key Wester died suddenly this
morning at the Naval Hospital.
following a recent attack Of flu.
The former Harriet Babcock,
daughter of a Key West family,
Mrs. Briton was the widow of Col.
L. c. Brinton.
Her niece Mrs. Clyde w. Brun-
son, widow of Admiral Brunson,
was with her when she passed
away at 8 a. m.
Mrs. Brinton lived at 1880 john
son Street. She was active in the
Woman's Club, Key West Art and
Historical Society, and other civic
clubs.
Her nephew Dan L. Navarro Is
making funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Brinton is survived by the
following nephews and .nieces:
Dan Navarro, Mrs. Brunson, Ray
E. Navarro, Babcock Navarro,
George Babcock, C. Guthrie Bah
cock of Miami, Mary Babcock
Stadig of Homestead and Rosalie
Pillans.
Funeral arrangements viii be
announced tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-17
Stolen XIV Car
Wrecked On
Long Key Bridge

a 1853 Pontiac, stolen from
Jchn Bornowski, uSN, a. . Sea.
plane Queen parry last night was
found Nils morning smashed on
Lens Key Bridge 20 miles from
here. he Told The Citizen.
Bernowski said he and his
daughter searched for she car to
fetch her mother 10 shs parry.
II was missing with me keys in
II. Ne reported u TO fhs police,
sheriff and highway patrel.
Florida Highway pasreImsn s.
R. Walker discovered the csr
iris morning smashed. n ives
said by psssine motorists that
swe sailors we're seen leaving ne
ear.
II snairs Isfs - n M e.
and NE front wheel wsrs wreck
q bringing damages 70 $50.
The car. seeerdins 10 Walker
evidently NE ire bridge bounced
100 feet ard nv me bridge sgain.
Bernewsli, who u Insured. has
ssked me shsrlffs department
70 sst finssrprinss from shs ear
In On sfferf 10 ascertain me
thieves.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-17
ElectrOnics
Exhibit To
Show In XIV
65 Branches
OF Science To
Be On View

An electronics exhibit with more
than IS branches represented will
come to Key West March 10, il
was announced today by Florida
State University.
The exhibit which was arranged
by Arthur II. Lynch and Asso-
ciates Of Fort Myers, was first
shown at FSU through the efforts
Of DR.. Guenter Schwarz. head Of
the FSU department physics.
The electronics exhibit makes a
special appeal to science students,
military personnel. electrical and
radio engineers, oil wei operators
and various technicians In such
fields MS music. radio and tele-
vision.
FSU students expressed special
interest in device for measuring
frequencies to an accuracy IL one
part in one million, remaining
within that limit = month at
time. II Is known IS q Hewlett.
Packard frequency counter, used
for rapidly measuring crystal fire.
quencieS such as tkose employed
to control the emitted wave from
boradcast stations. police and fire
departments. fishing boats and
other commercial radio transmit
tiers.
Another device which attracted
much student interest al FSU was
the Sierra amplifier. When used
In eOnjaetina with special traduc-
ers. il win accurately measure the
bead In > three foot one inch
thick wooden iahls produced By
the weight of hals q dollar. One
oG is commercial spplications IL
tCousln0ed On Page Tenl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-17
Motion 10 Fire City Manager Fails
AT Commission Meeting Here Mon.
CdrboneI Urges Custer OF Dare
King, Charging Not City Resident

City Commissioner John Carbone, in surprise
move at the regular meeting of the city commission last
night introduced motion calling for the firing of City
Manager Dave King, saying that he was not eligible for
the job since he is not resident of Key West The at
tempt at forcing Kings custer failed however, when it
never came up for vote.
The move struck with sledge hammer impact and
resulted IN sprinkling of applause from large gal
ery made up largely of local bar owners exB Girls and
King has been under fire from some quarters
for his fearless insstence the enforcement of re-
Gently passed ordinance Apparently the local
contingent of drnkpushers had been tipped off that the
move planned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-17
Motor Caravan
Is Prelude To
Carnival Start

&. ( y. ! Z
The 1888 Navy Charity Carnival
plans to end its promotion CAM
paign with bang tomorrow with
an auto caravan through the lower
Keys.
Ten gaily decorated convertibles,
with each Carnival Queen contest
ent being represented, viii descent
upon Marathon and Key West,
plugging for the three-day charity
show which opens February 10 at
the Navy Seaplane Base in Key
West.
The brass section Of the Key
West High School Band will supply
music for the caravan in Mara.
thon, which is expected to depart
from Key West early Wednesday
afternoon. When the caravan re-
turned to Key West, 1t viii be
joined by the Third Marine Air
Wing Band,
At Marathon, the Carnival Cara.
van viii be met by Captain
Andy" who viii escort the cara
van during its Marathon run.
The presidents OF the Marathon
Chamber of Commerce, and Lions
Club and the Commander of the
American Legion Post will also
meet the caravan. State highway
patrolman Jim Wilder will escort
the caravan to and from Mara
thon. During It's parade through
Key West. the caravan viii be
escorted by four Key West mount
ed police officers.
At 6:2S p. m. the caravan win
stop al the county courthouse
where the key TO the city win be
presented to Captain A. r. Buck
ley by Mayor c. B. Harvey. Also
present at this ceremony viii be
City Manager Dave King. County
Commissioner Gerald Saunders.
Police Chief Joe Kemp. Sheriff
John Spottswood and the Board
Of Governors Of the Carnival, Cap
tain w. P. Schoeni. Captain B. z.
Bradley, Commander c. NJ. Hen
derson, and Commander J.. B.
Carroll.
The itinerary is as follows:
ISIS p. m. Caravan win assemble
at the Main Gate OF TIE Seaplane
Base.
I;5o p. m. Caravan departs for
Marathon.
GAS p. m. Caravan assemble al
the Trading Post" in Marathon.
Sis p. m. Marathon tour begins.
400 p. m. Depart for Key West.
500 .. m. Depart the Seapiane
Base Tor parade through Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-17
SCOT Blanket
Regretted By
City Electric
Draft Fam Leak
At S AM. For
Five Minutes
Released Crime

City Electric engineer and ex-
ecutive expressed regret today at
the blanket of SCOT which cover
ed some houses on Grinnell Street
and in the area at this morn
ing.
The cause was Q leak In The
draft FAM" Chief Engineer l..
w. Whifmarsh told The Citizen.
These things happen occasion.
ally. A. ! .. m. I was here al fire
plant and everything was ell
right. Then a. S she draft fan
cot . leak which expelled HE
scot for about rive 10 seven
minutes"
The Citizen visited the home Of
Mrs. N. L. osterhoudt, one Of the
housewives whose house was SCOT
ed.
She was In the midst Of mop
ping up the SCOT with soap and
water. She showed me how it
spreads when she tried to brush
II, large glohules of it off her win
down sills, lamp shades and floors.
The lamp shades are ruined"
she said. .'We cant wash those.
SCOT is everywhere, in the bath
room. kitchen, bedroom. I've had
to take all the sheets and blankets
off this bed, they were covered
with IT,"
The same SCOT blanket descend
ed on Mrs. 0sterhoudt's neighbors.
One Of them who owns q white
cat woke up to find q black cat
this morning. she said. Other had
the same CRIME on all their SUI
faces.
C. A. Van Deursen, manager Of
City Electric said he was deeply
sorry the sooting occurred. He and
whitmarsh both said ii was an
unpredictahle leak. Last occur
renee Of the sort blanket was
about two months $50. Whitmarsh
said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-17
Tag Deadline
This Friday

Monroe county motorists are
urged to come In and get their
1853 license tags before Fridays
S p. m. deadline by County Tax
Collector Howard wilson.
After Friday evening, motorists
win be issued summons for violas-
ing the state Law which says that
al vehicles must bear 1859 tags
following that date.
Lines are steady but not long
ut Wilson'S office. Monroe county
residents must also obtain their
Overseas Highway stickers In the
office Of Supervisor of Rsgistra-
ton Sam Pinder.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-17
Victor Lowe To Attend Tampa
Annual Civil Service Meeting
AnnuaL Session, Is
Set For March 10

Victor Lowe, first vice-president
Of the Florida Association of Civil
Service and Personnel Agencies
viii attend the 18th Annual Con-
ference of the Association to be
held in Tampa, March IL and Is.
As vice-president Lowe viii be
next years president and viii is
sue an invitation to hold the 1854
conference In Key West.
There are over q hundred men,
bers of the Association made up
Of Civil Service executives in Flo
rida and Washington as well as
Canada.
Lowe was notified today by Ed
ward B. Hood current president
Of the organization that he had
been selected as one Of the leaders
and members Of the panel discus
sions and was asked for approval
Of the program. Lowe said he
would accept the nomination and
on the second panel set for Thurs
day afternoon, March II, win be
one Of the speakers on the
subject: "Public Relations for
the Civil Service Employees"
Panel Chairman for the topic is
Harry A. Pierce, vice-chairman of
the Duval County Civil Service
Board. Other members who will
conduct the panel with him and
with Lowe are Charles S. Bennett,
Personnel Director, Duval County
CSB; Elroy C. Wine, member Of
the Miami CSB and Warren H.
Edwards, member Of the Florida
Merit System, Orlando.
I'D conference win get underl
w. e SIS am. Thursday, March
II. At the FIoridian Hotel, with re.
Sistration. President Hood viii
open the assembly at 1000 am.
Mayor Curtis Hixon Of Tampa
win make the welcoming address.
Panels and business sessions
win continue through noon, Fri
day. March II.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-17
Boat Destroyed By
Fire Monday Night

A 32.foos motor launch was total
" destroyed by tire last night at
Rest Beach. fire chief Charles
Cremeta said today.
TIE boat. which was Up On the
ways for repairs was amaxs Of
flames when firefighsers from
both the Main and Number one
fire stations reached the scene in
answer to = box alarm turned In
by Police Officer Frank Carballo
AZ $50 ?. m. They were unable
10 check the flames.
TIE iaensiiy Of the oWner of the
bat net known al ihsx time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-17
Commission Moves
Aid For Douglass

TIE city doesn't have much In
the way Of cash but the city COM
mission indicated last night that
they win offer all the aid possible
to send the Douglass High School
basketball team 10 Fort Pierce
next month 10 participate in an
area tournament.
They moved to give the team
"all the aid possible" Buty city
finance director Charles Roberts
said that probably would amount
to but $50 since the city does not
have much cash in its Golfers and
the budget does not provide for
such expenditures.
The team needs q total of $685.. 90
to make the trip.