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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
BY JOHN N. HIcHToWER


BERLIN R-Russia and the West
ern powers deadlocked beyond any
apparent hope of compromise il
the Big Four conference today
over plans for creation of a new
alderman government.
Officials said the United States
Britain and France were unified in
iron determination not to yield in
the slightest on their. demand for
free elections throughout East and
West Germany as the essential
fEst steR toward new govern
lHent.
US. Secretary of State Johr
Foster Dulles was drafting a state
ment designed to impress this
upon Soviet Foreign Minister VIM
Molotov. But there was no pros
pect of any yielding either in the
Soviet position for merger of thu
East German Communist and the
West German regimes as the prop
er first step.
Today's sixth session Of the Der
lin conferences opened a new
round on the German issues which
finally came into focus with these
fwo dpvol0DmpnfS.
/. British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden formally proposed ;
five-stage plan backed by all three
western powers for creating a uni
fled free Germany able to line VI
with the West.
2. Molotov began a fight to wiz
Western recognition of the Eas
German regime by demanding tha
both West and East German re
representatives. be admitted to the
conference while Germany is being
discussed.
Molotov was Immediately turned
down by al. three Western mini
sters but he Insisted that the issue!
carry over until today. His i'm
mediate tactical purpose is to tr.
to embarrass the western power.
before the German people by ar
guing that they are deciding the
fate of Germany without German
representation.
Actually the western countrie!
are working hand in glove witt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30

NAL filed the request for
permission to use Boca Chica
Field with Naval authorities
here.
The request is being for
warded to Washington
through channels.
Capt. C. L. Murphy, chief Of staff
to Rear Adm. George c. Towner,
commander of the Naval Base
here, today said:
"Ths commanding officer Of
the Naval Air Station has inter.
posed no objections. The reqves.
Is being forwarded, through chan
nsls, 10 the Chief Of Naval oper.
asions for action"
The NAL spokesman said:
"If We can move from Meacham
Field to Boca Chica, we will use
a Convair for daylight flights"
The Conyair is a new 44-passen-
ger ship.
"Mr. Baker" he added, "alse
wants TO put . 0c-6 night coach
into Key West. This would simply
mean extending fhs already sx.
listing New York-iAisml night
coach service"
George T. Baker is president of
NAL.
NAILS dos planes can carry u
passengers, the spokesman said.
''Meacham Field" the spokes-
man continued, sis inadequate. II
lis just too small for operations of
loaded Convairs and DC-6's."
The spokesman also said that
NAL Is In fhs process Of selling
fhs Leekheed Lodesters tl4-pas.
ssnseF plsnesl which the line now
flies between Miami and Key
West.
He said the Lodestars make ideal
lexecutive-type planes after the In
teriors are remodeIed. After chan
ging the interiors, NAL plans to
sell the Lodestars for use of bust.
ness executives.
Meanwhile, three top Key West
hotel men who asked NAL to re-
store three cancelled flights were
told by NAL the flights would i'm
mediately be restored here il the
Continued on Page TwoI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
Use OF Boea Chiea Field By Nal Is
Favorable To Navy Authorities Here
Navy Man Charged Formally With
Rape On Complaint OF Baby Sitter

rape charge lodged today against Frank E. Senk
Poncana, 2yearod Navy who aegedy forced 1yearod
baby sitter submit to his advances.
Senk. who attached Ashp Development Squadron II
ches Naval Air Station. Jailed Wednesday night
city police the complaint Of another young girl who said
made indecent advances TO her.
This morning Peace Justice Roy issued
may charging Senk with the crime The complaint signed
THE 7yearod girl Hamln said that he viii hearing soon
probably next week
Senk also faces The possibility that he will charged
with attempted in connection with the incident involving
l4year-old girl.
Married and the father Of boy Senks home address
was listed by the Navy 4 Merchant Street. Ambridge
Pennsylvania He has been In the Key West about Is
months according to police
He admitted during gring police headquarters
relations with the girl.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
.Papy Announces
Road Contract

State Representative Bernie C.
Paoy announced today that worl
win start Immediately on the re
Surfacing of the ''old Stock Islant
Road"
Papy said that the State Road
Department has awarded a con
tract amounting to $79,l61 to The
Ronlee Construction Company, o.
Miami, for the work.
Papy returned yesterday from {
meeting of the State Road Depart
ment in Tallahassee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
1853 Was FIorida's
Second Wettest Year
In Recorded History
Year OF Alternate
Drouth, Floods
Is Reported On
BY Weatherman

BY Weatherman
Last year was Florida's
second wettest since 1891
when tabulations of rainfall
began.
Still in first place for wet
ness is 1947 with a statewide
average of 1910 inches.
Last year 6s.66inches of rain
fell.
In releasing the figures today,
the Weather Bureau said rainfall
was above the seasonal average in
every month in 1853 except March
and May.
March averaged only slightly
below normal while May was vn-
usually dry with some stations
receiving no rainfall during the
month. This drought condition
persisted over portions Of norih-
esst Florida through June bot
was effectively relieved by rains
over the remainder Of ihe State.
July, while unusually wet at q
few stations across the central Pen.
insula, averaged only slightly
above normal, but was followed by
the wettest August on record in
the upper east coast sections.
Continued rains in September
and through the first 10 days Of
October resulted in serious flood
condition in the area between Lake
Okeechobee and the lower east
coast and damaging high water
levels in the river basins Of the
Peninsula, especially the Kissim-
NEE and st. Johns Rivers.
Temperatures averaged above
normal for the year, but except
for IN ehnormslly hot land dryl
May. temperature excuses oe-
CURED a. HE most welcome
time February and March.
Temperatures averaged about
normal during the remaining
months Of HE year, and, In GEN
eraI, eloudiness and showers pre-
vented any sustained hot perlods
Of consequence during the sum.
msr months.
The highest temperature record
led was 104 degrees at Live Oak,
Ocala, and LaRelle during May and
the lowest was % degrees at Com.
pass Lake in January. The --latest
freezing temperature in the spring
occurred at Melville on April Il,
and the earliest in the fall was re.
corded at Chipley on November TO-
Three tropical storms reached
the state during the year. two Of
WlllGA 1dAlCu W ACd(h huA IN ak
force winds. The first moved In
over extreme northwest Florida in
the vicinity of Panama City on
June 6 with highest winds 404S
Imph.
The second reached the coast In
the same vicinity though a short
distance further west on Septem'
Der s. This storm was of hurri
cane intensity but crossed a spar
Isely settled area with relatively
small damage.
The third crossed the South por.
ton of the State from the Fl. Ny
lers-Punta Gorda area to the Verc
Beach area on October 8 with
slightly less than hurricane force
winds.
Nineteen tornadoes and eight wa
IterSpouts were reported during the
Continued On Page Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
CONGRESS
HICHLICHTS

WASHINGTON B--A tangle OF
words springs up in the path OF
the hotiy disputed Bricker plan to
curb treaty powers.
Backers Of President Eisenhower
and OF Sen. Bricker (R-Ohio)
sponsor Of the proposed constitu-
tional amendment. skirmish on the
Senate floor during the issues
first week Of formal debate. More
words come from offstage huddles,
where Senate leaders seek a for.
mua that'lI win nod from both
sides.
Democratic Sens. George oil
Georgia and McCarran Of Nevada
come up with differing proposals
Of their own. Senate Majority
Leader Knowland Of California
repeatedly submits a new set oil
words to Eisenhower. A comprom-
ise isn't ruled out, nor is II
reached. The debate rolls on.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
Extension OF Night Coach Flight
To XIV. Considered By Airline
BY DENIS sNEIcR

The best air service this town ever had today was
step closer.
The commanding officer of the Naval Air Station
has no objections to National Airines using Boca Chica
Field.
NAL wants to extend its New York-Miami DC-6
night coach service to Key West if the Navy okays NAL
use OF Boca Chica, spokesman for the line said today,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30

Tanks-Sen. Kefauver (D.Tenn)
tells the Senate Armed Services
Continued On Page TwM
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30

Communist files--A Senate In.
ternal Security subcommittee
probe gets underway on CHARM an
Jenner's (R-1ndl charge that a 1914
White House order directed the
Navy to destroy some Of its files
on Communist activities. Also like.
~ to come under scrutiny: a re.
port by Sen. Bridges (R,NH) of 4
wartime order for the destruction
Of "all records Of a subversive
nature about individuals in the
Army"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30

Economic Eisenhower's yearly
economic message to Congress
sees bright prospects for still high.
er standards Of living, but eau.
tons against complacency and
promises government use of anti
recession weapons If needed. COP
legislators call 1t a good program.
Democrats charge 1t falls short Of
effective action against a current
business dip.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30

Housing--An Eisenhower mes
sage on housing draws more wide
spread acclaim from the Capitol,
although some Democrats crit.
cize Il for asking too little and
some Republicans for asking too
much. The White House wants
5000 public housing units a year,
q billion dollar Stun clearance
project, more federal loan insur.
ance for new and old houses and
Tor rehabilitation and repairs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30

Coffee-The soaring price Of q
cup Of java triggers investigations
by the Federal Trade Commission
and the Senate Banking Commit
tee. New York Banker Chester
Dewey tells the senator's Ameri-
cans taught their Latin neighbors
how TO raise prices, "and they are
very apt pupils"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30

Beeson--The nomination Of AL.
bert c. Beeson to the National
Labor Relations Board squeaks BY
the Senate Labor Committee on q
straight party vote, 7 to 6, but
faces new trouble on the Senate
floor. The reason: a developing
row over whether he has any
arrangement to 60 back with his
former private employer after
serving a while on the board.
Condon-Rep. Condor (D.califl,
getting a self-requested hearing
before the Joint Atomic Energy
Committee to answer charges OF
Communist affiliations, swears
neither he nor his wife were ever
Communists or that he attended
any meetings he knew to be Com,
munist.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
>unneIs and Tewiger Find Best Way to Silence Criticism
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN-

OFF TO THEIR BEST START in years. AL Lopez and his
Cleveland Indians must be wondering what they have do
in order to stay top. If 6e7 percentage isn't good
what
Evening star., 1954-06-09
How to Frustrote Fans
By GoyIe ToIbot
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, June 9.-The
utter nonsense involved in at
tempting to judge a prize fight
accurately, providing the prin-
cipals are fairly evenly matched,
was never better illustrated than
in the televised number between
joey Maxim. the former IT'S
pound champion, and Floyd Pat
terson, the Olympic phenom, in
Brooklyn the other night.
A few more like that and the
home expert, who has been con-
scientiously learning to score
jabs and hooks. will be justified
in throwing away his pencil. If
the men who make their living
at it can't come within a country
mile of agreeing on a winner,
what chance has an outsider of
attaining any degree of skill at
the new parlor game? It's
frustrating.
At the end of eight rounds of
spirited milling before a small
captive audience and television
fans throughout the country,
the three ring officials agreed
unanimously that Maxim, the
somewhat blubbery veteran, had
scored a clear-cut victory over
the 19-year-old Negro who had
won his first 13 bouts as a pro-
feSSional.
One of the judges, Arthur
SusSkind. who fought as Young
Otto and is considered one of the
soundest officials in these parts,
voted the Maxim ticket, I'll. The
other judge, Joe Eppy, made it
5-3. Referee Ruby Goldstein
gave it to joey. 4-3-1.
There was considerable booing
at the verdict, but the COM
mentator on the TV screen said
soothingly that the sounds you
heard came from Patterson's
friends and neighbors. He i'm
Evening star., 1954-06-09
White Sox Ape So Yonks
With Victories in Bunches

want to settle things early.
They have won six in a row and
regained the league lead they
lost May Is. They won No. 6 by
beating Philadelphia. 9-3, last
night. Cleveland dropped one
game behind with So loss to
Washington. The Orioles de.
feated the Red Sox. IA.
Milwaukee, which can't seem
to win at home. lost to the
Giants. 6-5. while in other Ma
tional League games. the Cubs
beat the Phillies, 6-5: Cincin-
natl blanked Pittsburgh, SO.
and the Cardinals snapped the
Dodgers winning streak at 10
games. 1913.
Yankees Series Coming Up.
AS for the White Sox, they
plan to keep on winning. It
figures to be a job. They'll leave
Philadelphia tomorrow night for
a four-game series with the
Yankees.
Manager Paul Richards sees
nothing unusual about Chicago's
first place position. I'VE expected
to get there" Richards said.
"And We expect to stay there"
The team is playing the way
it's supposed to, according to
Richards. and its chances Of
Continued on Page CA, Col. ~
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Games Today.
Games Tomorrow.
NATIONAL.

Chicago, 8: Phila.. s.
N. Y, 8; Milw., 5.
st. l., 10; Bklyn., 8.
Cine. 3: Pitts. 0.
Games To-day.
Pitts. ct Cincin (n).
N, Y. ct Milw. (n).
Bklyn. at st. L. (nl.
Phila. at Chicago CD.
Games TomorroW.
Pitts. at Cincinnati.
New York at Milw.
Phtla. ct Chicago.
Bklyn. at st. Louis.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
How to Frustrote Fans
Moxim-P Patterson Snofu q Blow
Below the Belt to TVScorers

piled that any disagreement with
the verdict was not to be taken
too seriously.
Clustered around the ringside,
however, were IL, boxing writer's
representing New York news
papers and the wire services.
For possibly the first time in his
tory, the II were found to be in
complete agreement. and aggres-
Sively so. They agreed that Pat
terson had whipped Maxim, by
margins ranging up to 6-2.
BY the time Patterson's man
ager fully grasped the import Of
this, he was threatening to pro-
test to the State Athletic Com
mission. Such a protest, with a
quarter added, would buy him a
good cigar. Patterson, when
asked how he felt about it, said
he didn't know. Maxim, trying
to be reasonable, said he thought
he had won it by about 5-3.
AS a broad guess, we would
say a majority of the television
(See PATTERSON, Page C-5O
Evening star., 1954-06-09
BY the Assoeiessd Press

There Is only one way to win
a baseball championship and the
White Sox believe they've finally
mastered it. In fact. the Chi
cagoans are thinking of employ
ing the same system the Yam
KEGS used last year: Win 'em by
the punches and let the hopes of
the opposition die In your dust.
On this date last season, the
Yankees were blowing the lid
OF. They had won IL in q row
and were enroute to an 18-game
streak that powered them to their
fifth straight pennant. They fin-
ished with an 81a-game margin
over Cleveland, the runnerup,
and an 111a-game lead over the
White Sox.
The Yankees, who are getting
their share Of humps this year,
could do practically moth
ing with Billy Hoeft last night
as the 22-year-old Detroit south
paw pitched a two-hitter to lead
the Tigers to an 80 victory.
Hoeft had a no-hitter through
six innings and became the first
pitcher to shut out the YAM
KEGS twice this season.
Things are tougher for every
team this year, but the White
Sox are acting as though they
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Paul GieI Will Sian
Fat Contract Today,
Probably With Giants
BY the Assoeioied Press

MINNEAPOLIS, June 9.-Paul
Giel. Minnesota's All-America
halfback, whose football exploits
overshadowed brilliant college
pitching career, is expected to
sign a bonus contract today with
the New York Giants.
Besieged. by queries at a testi-
monial banquet last night, Giel
commented only that announce
ment of his signature to a "ma-
jor league contract" would come
today.
He refused to mention what
team it would be, but sources
next to him said fatty it would
be the Giants.
Giel said he would sign with
in the next "a hours" but that
any official announcements
would originate with the club.
1ra1le0 Dy Scouts.
The 21-year-old righthander
had before him a decision that
has been preferred few athletic
greats in recent times. Major
league scouts trailed him
throughout his Big Ten baseball
career. Football representatives
from both the National and
Canadian Leagues offered sugary
inducements for the last two
weeks.
But Giel steadfastly insisted
that his future lay in baseball.
Under the bonus arrangement,
expected to run well into five
figures, Giel would remain with
the Giants for at least two years
and would not be subject to a
farm out.
The two-time football ALL
America first attracted big
league attention by winning five
Big Ten games as a sophomore
with an earned-run average of
0.42.
Overall Record 1873.
His overall record as Min
nesota pitcher is 1913. He won
three consecutive games this
year before running into some
difficulty toward the end of the
season.
Scouts who have pursued him
through every one Of his start
ing appearances this year agree
the 5-foot-11 185-pounder has a
major league fastball. His con-
troll is adequate and he has a
good curve ball.
But it was in football that
Giel acquired nationwide fame
and comparisons with the great
broken-field runners Of the past
few decades.
Won Many HonOrs.
During his three years as a
tailback, the earnest youngster
won virtually every individual
honor in football except the
Heisman Trophy. He was nosed
out for that award last year by
Johnny Lattner of Notre Dame.
Canadian football officials
made vigorous efforts to sign
Giel last week and George Halas
Of the Chicago Bears offered to
meet any figure proposed by the
Canadians.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Kuenn Happy That His Bobb|e
Didn't Cost Hoeft a No-Hitter

me an error or called 1t q hit.
I would have felt terrible If that
was the play that deprived Billy
of a no-hitter.
Hoeft, who admitted it was
the best game he's pitched all
year. said he didn't feel badly
when the official scorer called
that play a hit.
"Sure, knew that put an end
to my no-hit try" he said, "but
I didn't feel badly about it. I
figured that made up for an out
I got earlier. In the second
inning, AL Kaline, our right
fielder. made a spectacular catch
of liner by Bill Skowron. That
was labelled base hit all the
way"
Hoeft was unbeatable as he
mixed up his fast ball and sharp
breaking curve. He walked only
one batter and was never in diff
Guilty. It was the third shutout
the 22-year-old Oshkosh native
has turned in this season. Oddly
enough, though. it was his first
nine Ginning shutout victory.
Back on May 2, Hoeft blanked
the Yankees on one hit but the
game was halted by darkness at
the end Of five innings. Andy
Carey got that hit with two out
in the f1fth-a two-bagger.
Exactly a week later Hoeft
hooked up in a 10-inning score
less duel with Billy Pierce Of
the White Sox and again dark
ness intervened.
The victory was Hoeft's third
against four defeats. It also
made him the only southpaw
with two decisions over the world
champions. Willard Nixon, q
Boston highlander. is the only
other pitcher to defeat the Yanks
twice this season.
Evening star., 1954-06-09
Major League Standings
WEDNESDAY. JTyNE q 1osA
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.

Results Yesterday.
Wash, s; Cleve., 2.
Detroit. 8; N. Y, 0.
Balto., z; Boston. 4.
Chicago, 9; Phila., 3.
Games Today.
Cleve. at WASH. $50.
Chicago at Phila. (n).
Detroit at New york.
BALTIC. ct Boston.
Games Tomorrow.
Cleve. ct wash, $50.
Chicago at Phila.
Detroit at New York.
BALTIC. ct Boston 2).
Evening star., 1954-06-09
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, June 9.-The
happieSt person in Detroit'S
clubhouse after last nights 80
victory over the Yankees was
Harvey Kuenn. the Tigers fine
young shortstop. =
It wasn't because he collected
four hits and drove in four runs
in his best batting show of the
season. It was because of a hit
made by another player-and a
Yankee player, at that.
It sounds confusing, but it
makes sense.
For six innings Billy Hoeft,
young Detroit lefthander, had
tanned the Yankees without a
hit. With none out in the sew
enth, Irv Noren hit q sharp
grounder past the mound to the
left Of second base. Kuenn
slapped the ball down but
couldn't hold it, and it went for
a single, the first by the
Yankees.
Then came the eighth. With
one out. Jerry Coleman lined a
fast ball to center fol- a double,
the second Yankee hit and the
first one that wasn't tainted.
That was the hit that made
Kuenn so happy. Had Coleman
not connected safely, Hoeft
would have been deprived of a
no-hitter because of the excus-
able slip by Kuenn. What made
1t more embarrassing was that
Kuenn and Hoeft are roommates
and great friends.
II had the ball all the way"
Kuenn said. II was just about
to grab it when it took a hop
and hit me right on the thumb.
I felt so badly I didn't even
bother to check with the score
board to see whether. they gave