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The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

For a week now, writing this
column has been a terrific job. My
mind and my fingers have been
freezing as soon as ! sit down to
the typewriter.
So what is the answer? Well. .
today being Safe Driving Day and
Christmas being near, we'll just
let Paul H. Coburn of the National
Safety Council carry the burden OF
supplying today's copy:
The Biblical story of the first
Christmas tells about the Wise Men
who guided their camels by a
bright star in the East, to bring
rare gifts of frankincense and
myrrh.
This Christmas. the "wise men
of 1854 will be those drivers who
pilot their vehicles according to the
rules of defensive driving, and give
courtesy - one of today'S rarest
gifts.
From now until December 25th,
the streets will be crowned with
pre-occupied, package laden ped
estrians. as well as important mo-
torists. Very few of them will be
concentrating on pedestrian lanes,
traffic lights, or general traffic
conditions. With few exceptions,
they take it for granted that you
will look out for them - that, re-
gardless of circumstances, you will
give them the right of way.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15
Christmas Is
Over For Child

NEW CASTLE, Pa. Up - Four
year-old Susan Haufler had her
Christmas yesterday because doc
tors say stomach cancer may kill
her before Dec. Is.
Thousands of cards, some from
as far away as Alaska, and stacks
of gifts filled her room.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Haufler, had planned a
Christmas party but her mother
said, "She's just too sick so We
had to call it off. She went into a
coma for a while a couple of days
ago."
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15
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December IS, 1894

According to some expressions
heard throughout the city, relative
to the mass meeting that is to be
held in the city hall on Tuesday
evening, December 10, beginning at
s o'clock, there will be a large
number present, many of whom
will take part in the discussion of
the much talked of new manager
form of government for the City
of Key West, which is being pro-
posed by those who have inaugural
ed a campaign for the movement
which has been underway for sew
eral weeks.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15
ARMS INCREASE SEEN

TOKYO R-Prime Minister Ich.
iro Hatoyama will attempt to in.
crease Japan's armed strength
sufficiently to make possible the
withdrawal of U. S. forces pos
sible. informed sources said today.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15
STEIN. WINS CONTEST

Jerome L. Stein, YN3. of VX /,
won five dollars for submitting the
winning entry in a contest to name
the squadron's new fishing boat.
STEMS winning entry was Devron
Queen.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15
ANOTHER WAR RECORD HOAX

Representative Dougles R. Stringfelow Utah Repub-
can recently resigned his candidacy for reelection to the
House of Representatives after admitting he made up
fantastic story of his alleged heroic exploits as an O. S. S.
agent Mr. Strngfeow vowed audiences for some time
with stories about how he and some thrtyseven other
o. S. S. agents dropped into Germany to capture
German nuclear scientist
He reported that he captured Otto Hahn a famous
German physicist and sent him back to Allied territory
He eliminated coroboraon by the other members of the
O. S. band by reporting that they were captured or
killed by the Germans He himself he related had es-
capped a concentration camp where the Germans were
torturing the Americans.
During the recent campaign for reelection rumors
began to circulate in Utah that Stringfeow could not
back up his story The Army Times debunked his story
and a wire service reported the Army Times charge
The question whether the story true or not reached
all the way to the White House, where White House Of
ficials would not comment When confronted with many
doubts, Strngelow had asked President Dwight Esen-
hover to unlock secret O. S. S. files so that his story
could be verified
The also reflects the desire of the red-booded
Americans to have performed heroic services for their
country when its exsance threatened in the of
1941-45. This desire is very commendable and much
sympathy has been expressed for Representative String
fellow, who has now confessed his mischief. But de-
sire to have been hero should be allowed to play
havoc with the facts although frequently does not only
in Utah, but in all the other states
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15
December Is, 1894

A great deal of interest in Old
Fort Jefferson as a national monu.
ment was shown by the four men
from the National Park Service
who were in Key West Thursday
and Friday to study possibilities of
turning the fort into such a monu.
ment.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen Of the Of IFS read
but the editor the right to delete items which
considered bsoUs The writer's should be
fair eonfne the letters 200 words and write side
Of the only Signature Of the writer
letters and will be published unless requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

The first U. S. homestead law,
permitting receipt Of title to land
by those who lived on it and met
certain conditions, was passed in
1862,
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

W. E. Van Loon, state automo.
bile tag agent, checked up 70 au-
tomobiles without necessary licen.
ses during his stay of three and a
half days in Key West.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

TOKYO R-Japanese armament
pants may be on the verge of a
minor boom. 'Kyodo news service
reported that negotiations are un-
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

Ancient peoples often believed
that poisonous honey could be made
bv bees from certain flowers, but
modern research fails to confirm
such a thesis.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

der way for repairing Fs6 Sabre
jets for Nationalist China, four sub
marines for Thailand and building
20 gunboats for Burma.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

Housing Authority of the City of
Kew West has mailed a check for
S. .347. so to the local Board of Pub
lie Works, Director Wallace B.
Kirke announced today.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

Back in the thrtes fellow predicted the world
would come to end in 1880 We haven't heard from him
lately, though.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

There are some bright boys and girls who are already
expressing their complete confidence in Santa Claus
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

Alcohol and driving bad combination but no
worse than jurors and law enforcement officials who do
not throw the book at offenders
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

BY the time the average politician is ready to lead
the people several miles ahead.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

Radio and TV commercials are probably responsible
for the rising suicide rate
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-15

The unemployed not all eager to find what they're
looking for.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
James Still Wants
'TOBe Candidate
In June Primary

Los ANG ELES R-James
Roosevelt is seeking his party's
endorsement as Democratic can
didate for Congress from the 18th
California District.
But he has notified the 18th Dis.
trict Council, which meets here
tomorrow afternoon, that he may
not abide by its recommendation
if it picks another of the II aspir-
ants for the nomination.
That means, said Miss Rosalind
Wiener, Los Angeles City Council
woman and president of the coun-
ell, that the son of the late Presi-
dent might be a candidate in the
June primary without the councils
endorsement.
Mrs. Romelle Roosevelt's attor.
agreed yesterday to a postpone
ment until May 10 of a deposition
hearing in her separate mainten-
ance suit against her husband be.
cause of his political plans.
Roosevelt was ordered Feb. "a
to pay S1,265 temporary monthly
support to his wife pending trial
of her suit, in which she accuses
him of infidelities with a dozen
women. The case is not expected
to go to trial for perhaps a year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
Legion Contest
.W'innerToBe
Here
Ramos And Winner
From Coral Gables
Compete Tonight

Tonight at the Key West High
School Auditorium at 7:30 p. m.
Hilario Ramos, Jr., Key West High
School Senior will compete against
Ed Laudacer, II, Coral Gables
High School Senior for the seat in
the Southern Area meet of the
18th Annual High School Oratori-
cal Contest.
Both of these young men are
very well versed on the Constitu-
ton of the United States of Am
erica, which is the subject of these
contests. The public is assured of
an excellent competitive contest.
Ramos last week defeated Miss
Jackie Delaney for the Monroe
County crown and will represent
Arthur Sawyer Post % in the 10th
District. Laudacer also last week
defeated several contestants for
the Dade County crown and will
represent Lindley-DeGarmo Post
70 of Coconut Grove.
The winner of this contest will
next compete in the Area contest
and the winner of the area will
then later compete in the state
finals. Department of florida fin
alists are normally awarded none
tary awards for their efforts.
After the state finals the contes-
tants next compete in the Regional
Contests and thence the winners
compete in the National Finals.
Finalists in the National Contest
are awarded scholarships in the
following amounts: First place,
$4,000, second place, $500, third
place, 81 900 and fourth place, $3.50.
In 1888, the first year of the con-
tests there were only about 200
National contestants and the grand
prize was a wrist watch for the
four top finalistS. Since then the
contests have gradually increased
to the point where last year over
5000 contestants competed for the
four top positions. AZ of the 4S
states had contestants competing
in 1858.
The public is cordially but
strongly urged to be in attendance
at this district meet and show
Dade County what Monroe County
can do for its young Americans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
PoliceSeize
Guns; Arrest
'TwoCubans
Anti-Batista Group
Is Questioned In N. Y.
After Cache Is Found

NEW YORK R-Police seized an
arsenal in a deserted looking
Manhattan store yesterday and
placed two Cubans, alleged oppo-
nentS of the BatiSta regime, under
arrest.
Detectives swooped into the
store, on West goth Street, yester-
day and came up with crates of
mortar shells, anti-tank guns, Gar
and rifles, grenadeS and a big
supply of shells.
Later Mario Cruz, "a, and Ro-
berto Oscar Acevedo, 36, were TAX
en- into custody. They were booked
early today on charges of violating
the weapons law.
Police Commissioner Francis w.
H. Adams described them as men,
bers of a Cuban organization OPP
posed to the regime of Fulgencio
Batista, president of Cuba.
Eight other persons we're ques-
toned by police and released.
Among these, Adams said, were
six men and woman known as
members of anti-BatiSta organiza-
tons.
The arnsenal is the second dis
covered in the metropolitan area
since Carlos Prio Socarras was
ousted as president of Cuba by
BatiSta in March, 1852.
Adams and other police officials
gave these details on the latest
arms seizure:
Cruz, a bus boy ordered by i'm
migration officials to leave the
United States by April %, and a
resident here since 1915, rented the
store for SITS a month last Novem-
Der. They said it was to be used
to manufacture crates. Recently
trucks started unloading heavy
cases outside the store, the window
of which had been painted black.
The Cubans contacted an en-
ploye of Stevedoring firm several
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
Nationalist Party Probe Set
Court Appoints Attorneys
To Defend Puerto Ricans

ling here "to defend independence
of our country"
The judge entered innocent pleas
also for the three men-Rafael
Cancel Miranda, Andres Figueroa
Cordero and Irving Flores Rori.
guez-on 1.-The same grounds"
Each is charged on five counts
with assault with intent to kill and
on five counts with assault with a
dangerous weapon.
Moreover, US. Atty. Leo A.
Rover told the court the condition
of Rep. Alvin M. Bentley (R.
Mich, the most seriously injured
of the congressman who were shot,
is still a touch and go PROPOSE
ton" If Bentley should die, he
said, the government will prompt
ly seek indictments for first de-
gree murder.
Bentley was listed at Casualty
Hospital as in serious condition
A bullet shattered his liver and
pierced other organs.
Rep. George H. Fallon (D-Md)
was well enough to 60 home from
the hospital yesterday. Three other
victims were still hospitalized, but
reported improving. They are
Reps. Kenneth A. Roberts Cd
Ala), Clifford Davis (D-Tenn), and
Ben F. Jensen (R-Iowa).
Judge Morris named F. Joseph
Donohue, former chairman of the
District of Columbia Board of
Commissioners, as senior defense
counsel. Myron G. Ehrlich, Abe
Goldstein and Ben Noble will be
associated with Donohue. They are
not paid for their defense services.
Judge Morris set April 5 as the
trial date for the Puerto Ricans.
The defendants went back to Jail
in default of $10O,OOO bond each.
BY coincidence, Donohue, head
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
Jaycees Say
Don't Delay,
Register Today

Jim Keen, chairman of the
Jaycees public affairs commit
tee, today said the group is
using the above headline as a
slogan in this years get-out-
the-vote drive.
He said he wanted to call
the attention of all eligible vot-
erS to the fact that this cleo
ton is very important.
Among offices TO be filled
are those of governor, con-
gressmen, state Representative
es, state senators, and county
commissioners.
"And you can't vote unless
you register" Keen added.
There is about another month
remaining in which to register,
he said.
Keen also pointed out that if
you let the deadline pass for re-
turning registration cards to
Sam B. Pinder, supervisor of
registration, you must call at
Finders office in the county
court house to register.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
BY KARL r. BAUMAN

WASHINGTON Up - Court-ap.
pointed attorneys today assumed
responsibility for defense of fou1
Puerto Ricans charged with
wounding five members of Con.
gress in a wild shooting demon.
stration Monday.
US. District Judge James w.
Morris assigned the attorneys at
a brief hearing yesterday.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, mean.
while, Courtney Owens, represent.
ing Chairman Velde (R-Ill) of the
Committee, conferred yesterday
with Gov. Luis Munoz Marin, pre-.
sumably on plans to investigate
activities on the mainland by the
small, fanatical Nationalist party,
A resolution was introduced in
the commonwealth senate for
formation of a special security
commission to investigate the
party.
AT the arraignment here yester.
day, the judge tried to explain to
the defendants the significance OF
entering pleas and their rights to
counsel and a fair trial.
Harry Hastings, a secret service
agent stationed in Puerto Rico
was called in as a Spanish-English
Interpreter.
Finally Lolita Lebron, self-styled
leader of the Nationalist demon.
strators, said:
Il would like it to be charged
that what l committed was the
defense of my country"
But do you enter a plea OF
not guilty?" the judge asked.
Yes, on those grounds" Mrs.
Lebron replied.
One of the three male defen.
dants said something about com.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
Complete Sex
Change Told

LONDON R-Hormone treat
mentS and three years of plastic
surgery are reported by the Press
Association to have transformed
a British World War II fighter
pilot into a woman in what may
well be the most complete change
of sex in the worlds medical
history.
The British news agency said
last night it has documents to
prove Bob Cowell, IS, a former
Royal Air Force lieutenant and
father of two children, is now a
female.
Its account, the source of which
was not given, said Cowell-di-
vorced by his wife in 1852 on
charge of desertion-is now living
somewhere on the continent" as
Roberta Elizabeth. Relatives were
reported caring for their daugh-
tiers, 10 and IL.
According to the Press Associa-
ton dispatch:
Cowell came from prominent
family. His father is Maj. Gen.
Sir Ernest Cowell, an honorary
surgeon to the late King George
vi. During the World War II afri-
can campaign, the elder Cowell
was President Eisenhower'S direc-
tor of medical services.
Young Cowell went in for rugged
sportS-rugby football and auto
and motorcycle racing. AS a Spit
fire pilot, he chalked up a good
record in wartime dog fights. He
spent six months as war pris-
oner after being shot down over
Germany.
In 1913, however, he started
hormone treatment to switch his
sex after noticing a change in his
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
'Helicopter Crash
Victims Are Sent
Away For Burial

The bodies Of the six Navy men
VINO died in the flaming crash OF
two helicopters all were sent to
other cities for burial, the Prit.
chard Funeral Home announced to.
day.
Here are the names and the
cities to which the bodies were
shipped:
1t. (jg) Robert Kuhn, Highland
Park, N. Y.
1t. H. NJ. Walters, Jr., Airing.
Continued on Page Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
Road And Toll Bridge District Opens Books
For Citizen Reporter In Answer To Charges
Commission Seeks To Refute
Charges OF Irregularities

The Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District
mission today opened its books for The Key West C-
zen.
Today's open door policy on the part of the
mission in answer to charges in Miami newspapers
that the commission had held meetings and that
there had been Irregularities in the conduct of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
.Mackey Surprises
Burglar In Home

Charles W. Mackey entered his
home, 1916 Eagle Ave, at 9:05
p. m. yesterday and heard some
one moving around in the house.
Mackey later told Patrolman
John D. Linehan that he thought it
was his wife.
1t wasn't. 1t was a burglar.
Mackey turned on the lights and
found the house ransacked. The
burglar had fled without taking
anything. Entrance was gained by
cutting the screen of the rear
door.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
State Welfare Dept. Checks
Prospective Adaptive Homes

Twenty-Five prospective adaptive homes in Monroe County
being investigated by the State Department of Public Welfare
The Is children involved placed through licensed child
placing agencies The welfare department is investigating the
homes and will make recommendations to the Circuit Court
nection with adoption proceedings.
The Citizen learned that the Is children
father adoptons That is widow Divorce with children
maries and the husband wants legally adopt the children
Others of the children The Citizen learned placed in
the prospective adaptive homes by doctors
One child understood placed in prospective adaptive
home by Mrs. Eva Warner Gibson Judge of the juvenile
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
Wreckage Of C47
Is Spotted Today
Buried In Snow

NICE, France REPolice head.
quarters in Nice said today the
wreckage of a missing us. Ali
Force CAT had been spotted in the
mountains behind this French
Riviera city.
The plane was carrying 20 per.
sons when it disappeared Thursday
on flight from Rome to Bitburg
Germany.
The police said a wing of the
plane had been spotted by a
French farmer, Etienne Gallean
through field glasses, and that they
had confirmed his report.
The plane, mostly buried in
snow, was at 1890 feet in the
Alps, 10 miles southwest of the
Ski resort of Auron.
The wreckage was located only
seven miles south of where an Ali
France passenger plane bound for
Saigon, Indochina, crashed last
year, killing famed pianist Jacques
Thibault.
Police said as far as they could
learn there was no sign of life
around the wreckage. They added
there were indications the crash
had caused several avalanches al
the site.
Police Immediately began organ.
tzing foot parties to so to the
scene, which they said was in a
region very difficult to reach. They
said professional mountain climb.
ang equipment would have to be
used.
The plane was identified by
markings on its wings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
For
Little Dolores
idExpressed

Little Dolores Disgdiertt's grand.
father, Orlando Rodriguez, came in
The Citizen office this morning and
thanked the staff for starting
the ball rolling" on the fund raised
to send the baby to New York for
medical treatment.
The baby;s story first appeared
in the February IL issue of The
Citizen, telling how the family was
in need of financial aid. in the
past three weeks more than $4,000
has been contributed.
The Disgdiertt's will leave Key
West Tuesday morning for New
York where Dolores has an ap-
pointment with an eye specialist.
Kennel Club Collection
Members of the Island City Ma
Wy Wives Club will be at the Key
West Kennel Club tonight to &C.
Icept contributions for the little De-
lores fund, it has been announced
by Max Carey, general manager.
Contributions received at The
Citizen office include $17.19 from
H. R. Demerritt's 7th grade class
at the high school annex; Brush
sent S12.70, Mr.. and Mrs. "W. B"
So and an anonymous contribution
of 81.
The Latin-American Social Club
collected SIPS from members and
their friends which was given d.
recuy to the family for personal
expenses while in New York.
!. The following persons gave to
this fund: Reverend Teddy Abreu
and Armando Fernandez, $40 each.
Florencio Busot, a friend, Chachi,
Manuel Garcia, Mr.. and Mrs. Man
uel Gonzalez, Juan Soriano, S.
each. Robert Lowe, Nestor Dolls,
V1eta Garcia, Jesus Carmona.
Virginia Solano, Dulce Perez, the
Harlem Inn, Cyrano, Margaret
Mitchell, and Jose Martinez, 81
each.
Contributions of 81 from Albert
Pazo, Mr.. Grass, Mario Sanchez,
Damilo Martinez, Armando Cuna-
lejo, Eriverto Rodriguez. Claude
Valdez, Dionisio Diaz, A. BOA. Jr..
r. Vargas, Curito, c. E. Himphries,
Sanduyt, W. Umble, Evelio Var.
gas, and L. CardenaS.
A check for SIS from the San
Carlos Institute was included in
the amount raised.
Lions Club president Paul AL
bury released the following list of
contributions recently received by
the club; Supply and Fiscal De-
partment at Boca Chico, Sill; E.
Dealph, S.; A and B Fish Co., S;
Night Crew, Fawtu Parachute loft,
IS; Bayside Trailer Park, S.; John
L. Day, So; Gordon D. Hamilton,
Jr. 81; and George and Grace
LaudenSlager, 81.