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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
Morrison Resigns
As Health Officer

Monroe County Health officer,
DR.. C. w. Morrison said today that
he had submitted his resignation
to the County Commission, effec-
tive September Is.
DR.. Morrison who has been serv-
ing full-time as health officer since
March will enter private practice
and will be associated with DR..
W. r. PlosS.
Gerald Saunders, chairman of
the board of county commission
ers, told The Citizen this morning
that 81 regret that DR.. Morrison
is resigning. He has done a good
job and it will be hard to replace
him."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
by FRED HAMPsoN

HONG KONG R - A United
States Consulate official said today
three Americans, ordered deported
from Red China after more than
. year in Communist captivity,
would not arrive here today.
The three are Richard Apple
gate, 81, Of Medford. Ore, 4 Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. correspon-
dent; Donald Dixon, Is, New York
International News Service CORES
pendent and Benjamin Krasner, 80,
. seascaptain, of Brooklyn.
The US. official telephoned from
the Hong Kong-Red China border
that there was no indication when
the trio would arrive. He did not
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
Woman Held As Nagramt,
Men Face Morals Charge.
Escapee Captured

Abslardo ousdsdo. a. from the State Road Camp
at Largo Florida picked this morning airport
whore he was attempting 10 take plane to Havana
Alert action Of IN Aerovas q employee credited with
thwartng the mans flight from this country Miss Alicia
ticket agent said that her attention drawn
when no approaching the gate leading field Upon
questioning she learned that he person
the ticket he held had been issued.
Miss Dax reported the matter Walter
manager who took the immigration authority Rogers
Brown.
Brown Questioned the who admitted his identity and
told Of his from the west camp
Ing q life sentence accessory murder.
Qusdsdo was repeatedly brought to Key West by
and driving blue bearing Hsboroush county
license After the picked alert
for the couple but
Citizen went TO press.
After his a the airport Brown took the convict
the immigration Office in the Federal Building.
he taken the County Jail and turned sher
office. He will be held In custody until officials
notified. Es
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
DiscOntissIa1sce OF
Ammo Use Set

The Navy Today ordered use
Of q batch Of srenadss diseen.
finved after ore Of Me grsns-
dss cost . man HE loss Of his
right hand.
jefferson Green, ~, gvnners
mate striker. was seriously In
ivrsd Friday when . grenade
he was handing exploded pre-
mafUrely. The accident ocevr-
70 a. sea aboard the UsS viii.
kis, q destroyer escort.
The commanding officer Of
she Atlantic Fleet, at Norfolk,
sem me dispatch ordering HE
Discontinued use Of ihs am
vnlfion vssfiI further nefies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE
ADDED TO CASH FUND

Contributions for the Roosevelt
Cash family totaling $21 were re-
ceived today.
The Baptist Latin American
Goodwill Center gave Sill and w.
R. Burns, Capt. D. C. USN, sent
a check of $40.
Arrangements are being made
for local organization to super
wise the fund and until they are
completed, The Citizen will con-
tinue to accept contributions to this
fund.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
Cigar Factory
Quilted By Fire

The Tropical Cigar Factory, slS
Duval Street, was Quilted by fire
last night. Fire Chief Charles
Cremata said that he is still in
vestigating the cause Of the blaze.
Witnesses said that fire engines
were on the scene within two min
utes after the alarm was called in.
Fire engines from number one and
three stations answered the alarm.
Damage was estimated at approxi-
mately 5000. Armando Bermuder
il the owner of the factory.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
Health Nurse To
Help On KEYS

Mrs. Pauline Carlson, public
health nurse, viii be in Marathon
and Tavernier on Wednesday to
assist in planning the pre-school
examination and immunizatio pro-
grams at the Sue M. Moore ad
Coral Shores Schools.
The program will be completed
in Key West schools when Mrs.
Jeanette Sawyer and Mrs. Ruth
Kramer, who are attending a B.
day public health seminar in Day
iona Beach, return.
Immunizations are also given at
the Clinic Building on Fleming
Street every Thursday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
Dime Collection
Results Sought

Bob Yoyinans, chairman Of
the Emergency March of
Dimes, announced this morn
ing that any ons who still has
the March Of Dimes containers
distributed throughout the city
during fhe campaign may either
return them to MerviIie Rosam
at the City Electric Office, cor.
ner Of Eaton and Simonton
Streets, or call Mr.. Rosam at
fhe City Electric Office and he
will arrange to have Them
picked Up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13

$4,000, New Station Wagon
Recovered In Sunday Action
BY BILL sprLLMAN

Quick action by the city police department early Sum
day morning resulted in the capture of Edwin Robinson
III and his accompice, Leroy McMiler a. on charges
of grand larceny.
opnson' after careful questioning by police officer
Bernard Waite and It. Jimmy James confessed IN break
ing into the Twins Garage early Sunday morning and
taking new station wagon and cash box containing
about $4,000 and valuable papers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
MARGARINE TO GIs

SEOUL LR-For the first time IN
years, U. S. soldiers in Korea this
week viii be spreading bread with
butter instead of oleomargarine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
Van Fleet Raps
US. Policy
InFarEast
Former 9th Army
Head Denounces
Korea Armistice

WASHINGTON a. Gen. James
A. Van Fleet says the United
States has failed to capitalize on
free world strength in the Far East
and faces the strong possibility Of
a catastrophe in Asia.
"Our real strength in the Far
East rests in Korea, Formosa, the
Philippines and Japan" Van Fleet
said in copyrighted article in the
magazine us. News and World
Report. Southeast Asia has little
to offer In either military or moral
strength.
"But in the eastern area Of
strength, we have I'd prevented
Japan from rearming, ca isolated
the government Of the Republic Of
China and go immobilized our
power in Korea by an armistice.
$50 now Red China, with COM
plete immunity in the north and
east, is free to ID consolidate
within, (2) move south against
weakness and CD talk tough at any
and all conferences"
"stilI Timely"
Van Fleet, former commander
of the 9Th Army in Korea, said he
wrote the article year ago but
did not make it public. Now, on his
return from a presidential mission
to Korea, he said, it ''is just as
timely as when written"
Denouncing the armistice in
Korea as one Of political expedi-
ency, Van Fleet said the loss of
Korea and Indochina to the Com
munists would mean that they
would 'irresistibly overflow" ia
pan, Formosa, Thailand, Burma
and the Philippines probably
without firing 4 mortar" and he
added:
"once the free world is shut off
from these priceless raw materials
what hope remains for the
Middle East, for Africa or for Eu-
rope or for US: AS a soldier can
only admire the brilliant simplicity
of their battle chart"
Van Fleet termed the Korean ar
mistice a profound mistake which
1.-THE American people should
greet &. with a sense of shame"
Ne Basis Fer Peace
"For an armistice is indicated
only when a political settlement
is in sight," he confined. "And
clearly, to me at least, we had no
basis for one either in Korea or
anywhere else in Asia, for the
Kremlin's major plans remained
unchanged -.
I'm our obligations to our United
Nations Allies, / see nothing which
compelled us to surrender to the
Communist Chinese the initiative
in the war. And with these distant
(U.N.) political committees in
command of our battle lines, we
had to put aside all the great les
sons we had learned from Ameri-
can military history.
''Our superb fighting men plus
the equally superb divisions of the
Korean Republic might have en-
gagged and destroyed the enemy.
Instead they became pawns of that
diplomatic caucus"
Van Fleet said he does not be-
lieve the Russians would have
come to the aid of theChinese
Reds had the U.N. war effort been
extended to bomb Chinese bases.
Major War Unlikely
During the next two or three
years." he said, sit is inconeeiy-
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He made his confession
in the presence of a notary
public and other witnesses,
including his accomplice,
McMiller.
Tells o. Entry
Robinson, in his confession stat
ed that he entered the garage To-
Gated on Duval Street through a
large exhaust fan opening. Once
inside, he said, he took the cash
box from under the counter and
placed it in a new station wagon
inside the garage. He then opened
the garage doors from the inside
and drove the station wagon 10
sl6 SINNERS Lane, the home of Nc
Miller.
There, he related, he woke uu
McMiller BY yelling through a win
dow.
Il want you to save a box for
me-" Robinson Is reported as say
ing.
Whats in it?" he was asked.
Money" he vas. reported "a
have answered.
Entry Reported
The police were first called into
the incident when patrolman Al
bert Smith received word from
Gilbert Delpino, who lives across
the street from the garage that
someone had broken into the gar
age. Ratrolman Howard Harris
made the arrest when he saw
Robinson speeding down the street.
after ne had dropped the cash box
of at the McMiller residence.
Police officer N. Santana said
that ne and patrolman Brian LLOYD
Immediately answered the call 20
the garage. After investigating the
area around the garage they pro-
ceeded to Thomas Street to assist
Harris in arresting Robinson who
was scuffling with Harris at the
time they arrived.
Booked On svspieion
Robinson was taken to city fan
and booked on suspicion of grand
larceny. Officer Waite, who cues
toned Robinson, said that first he
denied any connection with the
larceny charge. However. later he
broke down and confessed, impli-
eating McMiller.
Waite said that after Robinson
confessed, he and officers SAM
tana, Smith and Lloyd went to the
residence of McMiIler. The chill.
dren In the home said that McMil-
Ter and his wife were on the KEYS
fishing.
Waite said that they searched
the house and broke into a tool
shed behind the residence but
found no evidence.
After searching the house. the
officers checked several cid cars
parked around the neighborhood.
During this search, they reported.
McMiller and wife drove up in a
green 1883 Chrysier.
Held On Svspieion
McMiller was Immediately ar
rested on suspicion of grand lar.
ceny.
At city jail, McMilIer denied al
connection with the charges.
Waite said that at the time Of
McMiller's arrest, he had with
him two small fish to lend weight
to the fact that he had been on a
fishing trip.
When McMiller denied any con-
nection with the incident, Waite
said that he had McMiller's wife
arrested on suspicion. Waite also
said that q check of McMiIler's
past revealed that he had .erved
a year in q New Jersey work Eouse
for shooting q man in the back.
Waite said that he informed Nc
Miller that Il didn't make -,uch
difference whether he confessed
or not because they had enough
evidence to send him up for not
registering as . felon. At this
point, Waite said that he LEFT the
jail.
csvpls ovssilsnsd
1t Jimmy James took over at
this point. He stated that he IA.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
Detroit Woman
Tells OF York
As Prostitute

Oliver Kemp and Ray
mond Goodreau were arrest
ed early Sunday morning by
police officer B. Lloyd on
charges of using their taxi
cabs for immoral purposes.
Lloyd apparently made
the arrest after receiving a
statement from Mrs. John
Barfield Of Detroit, alias
Rosie Goodreau, who had
b e n arrested earlier on
charges Of being a vagrant.
Mrs. Barfield said in her state
ment to the police department that
she arrived In Key West on August
] this year.
Net Couple
She related that she met man
and his wife who introduced her
to Oliver Kemp, who they assured
her would start her in business.
She said that they also told her TO
treat Kemp right because he could
ado her a lot of good"
Her statement continued by say
ing that Kemp took her to Good
reau's apartment, 70S Emma
Street, and told her she could stay
there until she got a job.
She was there for about a week,
Mrs. Barfield said, when Kemp
told her that she would have to 60
out with men to make money for
both of them.
She added that she started the
business about two weeks ago and
worked every night until recently.
Arrest Threatened
On September 2, she said, she
went 70 Miami with Goodreau and
j man named Riley, hut that she
returned to Key West after Kemp
had threatened to have her arrest
ed. She returned to Key West on
September 2, she added.
On the night of September IL,
her statement read that she was
sitting in the 116 club when Oliver
Kemp drove up and beckoned her
out to get in his cab in the back
seat.
After driving around town, Mrs.
Barfield said, they came along
side another cab. A sailor got out
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
No Word Given On Arrival OF
Americans Deported By Reds

elaborate but said the border
watch was suspended until tomor.
row. Peiping Radio said yesterday
the trio were ordered deported
from Kwangtung Province. Hong
Kong borders Kwangtung.
Sentenced As Spy
Peiping Radio also said Hugh
Francis Redmond, former New
York business man, had been con.
yicted of espionage in Shanghai
and sentenced to life in prison.
Peiping said the Apologize trio
was picked up by a Red coastal
defense unit March q, 1853,
aboard Applegate's yacht, Kert,
after it ''intruded into China's ter
ritorial waters of Kwangtung."
The trio had planned to sail to
Macao, Portuguese colony on the
mainland, to pick up David Cicero,
ms Newsphoto Service photogra-
pner ana return MIN to Hong
Kong.
Peiping Radio said the Chinese
Ministry Of Public Security recent
ly ordered the three deported and
instructed local authorities in
Kwangtung Province to carry out
the order.
Yacht confiscafed
There was no indication of when
or where they would be released.
The broadcast said Applegate's
yacht had been confiscated.
Consulate officials and police
stood by at all Hong Kong border
stations yesterday but there was
no sign of the three.
Apologize. World War ii vet
eran. was MICS Hong Kong cor
respondent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13

It Jimmy James took over at
this point. He stated that he m
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13

During the next two or three
years." he said, sit is inconceiy-
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-29

NICK GEORGE MoNTos. with oIio....
Nick 'WotIey. Little Nick" and Others
unlowfuI fight TO aveid prosseusion--
robbery; interstate tronsportoiion Of
stolen property.
DESCRIPTION: Age 81, born Novem.
Der 8, 1916, Tampa, Fla. mot verihed):
height, feet inches; weight $50
pounds; build, small; hair, black; eyes.
blue, wears glasses occasionally; COM
Plexion, ruddy; race, white; nationality,
American; occupations, laboter, painter,
bookbinder; scars and marks, 6-inch cut
scar outer left elbow, long, dim scar on
back of left little finger, H-inch scar on
right side Of forehead, H. inch blue dag
onal scar on right temple, scar on left
eyebrow, numerous skin blemishes and
marks on face.
Federal complaints were filed at way.
cross, Ga, on August %, 1851, charging
Montos with unlawful interstate fight
to avoid prosecution for robbery, and at
Chicago, ILL.,, on March 4, 1854, charg-
ing him with interstate transportation of
stolen property.
Any person having information which
may aid in locating this fugitive is re-
quested to contact the nearest Office of
the FBI, the telephone number of which
appears on the FIRST page Of local tele-
phone directories.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-29
THEY YEARN AND YEARN TO RETURN
TO THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS

Key Westers fumed and some of them cursed up to
10 Is ago, when Florida cities on the main
land almost continuously knocked" us to keep or try to
keep tourists from coming here but if they knock
now 1t is of little consequence to U.s. We are progressing
as we have never progressed before and have been given
nationwide publicity that brings tourists here in summer
well as in winter.
The Citizen, on Saturday, told about the ''knock-
ing Key West got 20 years ago when the FERA took
over the government of the city But after the FERA
PRED the knocking continued Tourists no many in
those days) who here, said they had been told
when they coming to Key West to take water with
them because there not any water here fit to drink
They were told further that we didn't have a sewer
system and entertainment whatever for There
were other dsparagng things but like old times, hose
days are gone forever"
No other city in Florida, comparatively has had
the upsrge in growth and prosperity that has occurred
in Key West 1t is outstanding also comparative
scale, tourist center Last winter while cities in
Florida complaining about falling off of tourist
trade Key Vests hotels moels cottages and apartments
filled to overlooking. Month after month"; the Over
Road and Toll Bridge District recorded an increase
in traffic up to the end of February
And now at the height of summer, tourists are still
coming to town. OF course, their numbers far small
than what they during the winter season. they
continue to arrive day after day. and at least place
to them which closed during the 1858 summer
is open.
Not only Key West but also the entire chain of Flor
ida Keys have been given nationwide publicity. AS for
Key West also given international publicity dur
ing the eleven times President Truman occupied his Little
White House here.
AS The Citizen had noted before, Key Vests growth
in the last 10 years has been substantial the chief
manifestation of which has been the construction of
dreds of buildings.
At least city the mainland is perturbed by
the rapid growth of the Florida Keys DUE in a great
measure, to the coming of and more tourists Years
ago. the big majority of tourists didn't farther south
noda
down through the Florida Keys, with Key West in most
cases, as their objective.
Once they the South Sea Islands" of America,
tourists yearn and yearn to come back again.
Most people eager to help the other fellow, as
long as he has the money to pay for it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-29
This Rock
Of Ours
By Bill Glib

This is one of those weeks I've
heard other people speak about -
week when everything goes
wrong. All newspapers abhor typo.
graphical errors yet every news.
paper is filled with them. Some.
times these errors can be funny
- sometimes they sort OF put a
guy on a hot spot.
Last Monday, l ran a column
joking about women in shorts. Said,
81 almost drove through d plate
glass window. ;" When the col.
umn was published, it read: 81
drove through a plate-glass win
dow"
That mistake wasn't too bad.
Didn't do any harm. However
Wednesday, the column, while
speaking of charity said: "Most oil
us want to help folks in whatever
way we can. Usually, our dona.
tons may not be more than a dol.
lar or two but we don't want 90
percent of this amount to 70 into
the pockets of some CRATER on the
SidelineS."
That typo was rather rough!
My original copy used the word
"grifter" not CRATER" l apollo.
giZe to anyone who read the col.
umn and became angry.
"Grifter" means a person who
manages a side-show, etc. It is a
legitimate term. The object of my
column wasn't to abuse charitable
work but to find someway in which
we could have more confidence
that our money was being spent
wisely.
Nice Letter
Here is a nice letter that / re-
ceived yesterday and particularly
enjoyed - primarily because it
shows keen insight and praises a
minister of whom I've heard many
good reports:
Dear Mr.. Glib,
never fail to read This Rock"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-29

You write everyday and l sure do
agree with everything you say.
There is only one thing l know
you need - and that is to be a
Christian. L wish you would 20
to a good, Christian church and
hear the Gosepl. The Reverend
Link is a man Of God, preaching
the Gosepl. think you would en-.
joy his preaching.
In fact, I'd like for you to have
a talk with him. To know him is to
love him. What you need is some
good spiritual food. What you write
will do lot of people good, it will
open their eyes to a lot of things.
Sincerely,
Name Withheld)"
Eliminated Part Of Letter
I've eliminated portions of the
letter which might tend to identify
the writer. AS said before, the
letter showed keen insight. That
sentence which read, "You need
toll a Christian" sort of set nae
to thinking.
Am l a Christian. Are you a
Christian? How many of lis
who profess the Name actually live
the life of a Believer?
Quite frankly, I've failed and
most of my failure is due to sci.
fish desire, to lego" spelled with
a lower case &c"
A Catholic priest once told our
high school class that there was
a little bit more to Christianity
than just going around calling
yourself Christian. Although |
was a Protestant and his words
were being delivered % the Ca.
tholic boys, 1 think that lecture
was one of the turning POINTS in
my life. Ever since then, I've been
trying to discover - what is a
Christian?
Do you know?
/ think I'll have a talk with Mr..
Link.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-29
||Triplets Suffer
Eye Disease

FLINT, Mich. B-An incurabls
eye disease has left two s.month.
old triplet girls blind and the third
sightlesS in one eye.
The children are Anita Sue Ian.
ct Kay and Debora Lynn Price
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Elme-
Price of Flint.
The triplets each weighed less
than three pounds at birth-last
Nov. Is.
Their mother only recently no.
tlced Debora and Janet were
blind. Mrs. Price told doctors the
girls didn't reach for things like
other children do.
Specialists at University HospitaI
in Ann Arbor said the triplets were
suffering from retrolental fibro.
plasia. They said the disease At.
tacks underweight children partic.
ularly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-29
|Cov'tTakes
Over Defense
OfCoventry

COVENTRY, England, R-The
Churchill government took over
the civil defense reins of this war
battered city this week. Socialist
city councillors washed their hands
of the whole business months ago,
contending civil defense is useless
against an H-bomb.
Civil defense work will 60 on
just the same, with the city's 5000
volunteer workers putting in two
or three hours a week at first aid
lectures and rescue drill-and the
national government will continue
to foot the bill.
The Council voted last April to
disband its preparedness machin-
cry. One H-bomb on the city, they
said, and there wouldn't be any
body left to rescue anybody else
anyway.
Personal appeals by Home Sec
rotary Sir David Maxwell Fyfe
failed to move the Council, so last
week the government stepped in
and appointed three outside Off
Gals to form a commission and
run the show.
It has all worked out nice and
smoothly. The government keeps
civil defense going in Coventry
and the Council has registered its
protest.
The only people likely to be not
so pleased about the whole business
are the local taxpayers. Getting
three top officials in from London
is going to add a penny or two
to the local taxes.
Under a 1913 act of Parliament,
local authorities have to foot the
bill for any outside help sent in
to carry out duties they refuse to
ACCEPT. 4