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In a memorandum reference to
the effort now being made to ex-
tend the Overseas Highway over
the old F. E. c. r. r. right-of-
way, and to improve other parts
of the road, Representative Pat
Cannon today mentioned progress
that had been made todate.
The reference concluded with
the promise that Mr.. Cannon
would follow up and actively
pursue this most worthy pro-
ject".
The memorandum is reprinted
herewith in its entirety:
Having been able to help OBJ
tain a $2.OOO,OOO appropriation
for the Fresh Water Aqueduct to
Key West, efforts were next di-
rected towards securing for the
Navy and Army and citizens
generally the needed improve
ment of the highway to Key
West.
About the same time it APP
peared that Officers at the Key
West Naval Station had made a
survey of conditions as respects
the highway and had forwarded
to the Navy Department recon-
mendations that some means be
worked out to improve the road.
We then felt that the time was
opportune for taking the matter
up with the Navy Department.
which we did on June 10th, SUBJ
hitting all the facts and data at
our command.
Under date of July 9th, the
Navy Department through Rear
Admiral B. Moreell, Chief, Blu
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AIRFIELD WORKER
DIED LAST NIGHT
VICE ANNOUNCEMENT
LATER: RELATIVES IN
GEORGIA NOTIFIED

Burney Written, So, died in
the Marine hospital about IL
O'Clock last night. Mr.. Written
was employed as a carpenter
with the Ivy H Smith Company
and was stopping at the Roberts
House on William street.
Last night he was stricken
with a choking attack and was
ordered taken to the Marine hos
pital, where he died shortly aft
er arrival
His family. who are living in
Bailey. Ga, have been contacted
by the Lopez Funeral Home, to
find out what disposition is to
be made of the body.
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National Affairs Wait
For Democrats IoPick
Presidential Nominee
Delegates At Chicago Say
Roosevelt For Third
Term; President Still
WithhOlds Answer
thy Associated PressD

10y AnhOcIm0e0 RreBbb
WASHINGTON. July l3.-Na-
fional affairs paused today in de-
ference to the opening of the
Democratic Convention next
Monday in Chicago. Defense
program and things of national
moment were showed aside for
the time being to give thought to
The Democratic platform and
nomination of the men to head
the ticket against Willkie and
McNarY.
Of course, and there seems to
be no-One to argue the point, the
going prediction was that Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt would be
the ticket leader again this year,
despite absolutely no corobora-
tive advice from the President.
Reports from Chicago, however,
state that as more delegates ar
rive on the scene. the more it
appears that Roosevelt will be
chosen.
1t resolved itself, then, in not
who is the man., but how to
bring his name before the con-
vention. Most delegates agreed,
it is reported, that the President
wouldn't be given a unanimous
vote, rather huge majority.
President Roosevelt appeared
indifferent to the state of affairs
now existing. as he always has,
and made preparations today for
a weekend cruise down the Poto-
mac.
Two planks of the Democratic
platform have been shaped into
final form at Chicago. Those are
the foreign affairs and farm
question policies. The former
was practically dictated by the
Presidents recent message to
Congress which called for mo
war of aggression" and mo
American boys to Europe. The
latter treated on broad inter-
probation of aid to the farmers
with price-fixing the main theme.
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GRADUATION RITES
AT F.SC. july 20
Especial 10 The CiasenD

TALLAHASSEE, July 10
Forty-two students will be candi-
dates for degrees at the conclusion
OF the first summer session at
Florida State College Saturday.
July 20. according to announce
ment of the registrars office this
week.
The number is virtually the
same as the first session last
year.
The candidates are from q
Florida cities which include:
Boynton, Bradenton. Bristol.
Chipley. Coral Gables Eustis.
Graceville. Homestead. Jackson
vile. Key West. Lynne, Miami.
Monticello. Ocala. Okeechobee.
Orlando. Plant City, Punta Cor
da. Quincy, Sarasota, Stuart, St.
Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa.
Vero Beach, Wewahitchka and
Yulee.
The School of Education with
q candidates leads other divi-
sions of the college at this time
followed by the College of Arts
and Sciences with IL candidates:
School of Home Economics. with
3. and the School of Music with
2.
School of Education graduates
include Josephine Doughty,
Gladys Elizabeth Pinder and
Thelma Knowles Watkins Of Key
West.
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PROPERTY TAX
LEVIES DOWN;
WHO PROFITS!
INDIVIDUAL PAYERS UNABLE
TO FIND DIFFERENCE ~
THEIR BILLS: PROPER DIS
TRIBUTIoN NEEDED

TAMPA, Fla July I2-To.zl
state and county pruperfy tax
levies in Florida are down .
percent from the 1877 total Pre-
]. Collins. new president Of me
Florida Taxpayers Ass0cIzti11
said today an ms first stsiemeu
to members OF the Organizz1iun-
Get out your tax receipts fo-
the last y years. Mr Coins
urged taxpayers, and see II Eou
have had your share Of fhis s.
percent reduction IN total pr1p-
erty tax levieS.
The Florida Taxpsyerx Azzo-
citation has heartily endorse the
tax planlIs of GOvernrT-D eaEnz1e
Spessard L Holland berause. i
il is put into effect by . coope-z-
tive Legislature. il vii distrIbute
this substantial reduction % Al
taxpayers by means Of unIfurz
assessments and firm coIlecliun
of taxes from everybody siIke
Decrease General. Sawinss FeW
Records IN State Comptrul-
Ter Lees office. compiled fruu
reports by county tax assessurz.
show that the total CT Stale ard
county property tax asseSSmenEs
has decreased from SIS 46R .E2I II
1927 In only S26.6U7 $50 N 1ss8
The decrease is general fhrouEh-
out the state. but few indivi1irzl
taxpayers can find any CT a.
their tax bills. They should a.
their county tax sSseSs0rs ANY.
Monroe county. far IN
lance. levied total pr1per7Y
taxes of SS5eyssf IN lszT.
while IN ls3e tins coun1Ys
total iexies were only Ssz.osa
That is . decrease of SC pe--
cent. instead Of an inzeass
Of 60 percent as claimed bTn
recent report ouf Of JackEon-
vile which based is 6gursx
entirely On millsgeG
Tax asseSSors and Others nav
juggle rnillaEes and valuations
up and down 70 SUIT Their par
poses and to confuse the average
taxpayer. Mr.. Collins coufinue1
but those who lay their tax psF-
(Continued on Pare Fnur1
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BOMBS WE'RE FIzzERs
INV As.oeIased Pre..l

BOULDER, Colo.-A Boulder
woman peered into the furnace.
then called police.
Nav. lady, not bombs, said
the investigating officer. Those
things are settler bottle cap
sules".
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NOTICE. K. OF p.

All members of the Knights OF
Pythias are requested to be al
the Memorial Church Sunday
afternoon at $50 O'Clock. for the
purpose of attending the funeral
of Brother Chas. Pierce.
By order of the lodge.
]. WINFIELD RUSSELL.
jlyl3-lt KR. 6.
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PRESIDENT APPROVES
NEW CITY PROJECT
Especial to The c1u.e.,

Especial to The CftixenD
WASHINGTON, July IA
President Roosevelt today
approved WPA project No.
5o0oz. which calls for an ex-
penditure of s3.5ss TO be
used to index the minutes of
the City Of Key West be-
tween the years 1915 and
1888. inclusive.
This project matches a
previous project that has
been approved for the index-
ing Of all City ordinances
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Key West EaE6z, - -
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| Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For go Years Devoted to the
| Best Interests of Key West
Evening star., 1940-05-09
1,I35Z3il433
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...no more knee humping. You
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New improved Steering! Roller
bearings on the kinepins make
steering and parking far easier.
Road shock is minimized.
so% to e5% Better headlight.
NewSealed Beamheadlightsa add
greatly to driving safety.
New Floating Ride! Engine re.
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7h". All passengers ride ezra.
died" between axles. No more
over.the.wheel bounce.
100 Horsepower Engine. In
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New Room. Front seats l" to 7"
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PRICES $40 TO S4s LOWER
THAN LAST YEAR
TUNE IN MAJOR BoWEs, THURSDAY,
{. B. S.. 80 P. M. (. ST.
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Health Officers Told
To Tighten Guard
Against PestiIences
West Is Warned
> Against Plague Peril,
South Of Typhus

Surg. Gen. Thomas Parran called
on the State and territorial health
officers of the United States at their
annual meeting today to tighten
their defense lines against great
pestilences whose deadly viruses are
lurking in the background of Amer
ican life.
1t Is especially important, he said,
that State health authorities In the
West remain constantly on guard
against bubonic plague, the malady
which nearly depopulated Northern
Europe in the 18th century. He also
warned health officers in the South
ern States to renew their vigilance
against typhus fever, for which a
presumably efficient vaccine has re-
Gently been developed for the first
time by the Public Health Service.
'Lest we be lulled into compla-
cency by accomplishments" DR..
Parran said, "let me sound a note
of warning against possible out
breaks Of plague, typhus fever, yell
low fever or smallpox. Evidence
thus far assembled would suggest
that infected rodents may be found
in all States comprising the Pacific
and Rocky Mountain groups. It has
even been suggested that plague in
lection may exist in rodents of cer-
tain States in the Plains. Murine
typhus infection is endemic in some
Of the Southern States. The Incl
dence of human typhus seems to be
increasing within these States and
the disease is extending to sur
rounding territory. At present the
infection is spread by rat fleas, but
psychologists suggest the possi-
bility of louse-born typhus. particu-
larly If the infection should become
established in Northern industrial
centerS.
Planes Bring Yellow Fever Peril.
For number of years this coun-
try has escaped the ravages of yell
low fever, due to our rigid quaran-
tine regulations and to geographic
separation from infected places
Air transportation has lessened this
separation in terms of travel time
and has rendered effective quaran-
tine more difficult.
"At almost every conference it Is
necessary to call attention to the
high proportion Of people who fail
to be vaccinated against smallpox.
Earlier in the year there was danger
that smallpox might reach epidemic
proportions. Fortunately the imme-
diate danger has passed. This ex-
perience may be a warning of the
hazards that lie ahead unless pre-
ventive measures are instituted.
"The Public Health Service calls
on all Western States to become
more aware of their potential plague
problem and on the Southern States
to take aggressive steps against
typhus. All States seem to be about
equally remiss in failing to promote
vaccination against smallpox"
But with these increasing dangers,
DR.. Parran said, have also come the
prospects of ridding the country
Evening star., 1940-05-09

entirely of three dreaded Infectious
diseAses-the two venereal maladies,
gonorrhea and lymphogranuloma
end the eye disease, trachoma, which
Is especially prevalent among the
American Indians.
Wonder Drugs Help.
From limited experimental data
at hand, he declared, it appears that
the two new wonder drugs, sulfanil-
amide and sulphapyridine, are al
most specifics against these dis
eases. The fight, he said, calls for
aggressive programs which must
be Nationwide in scope.
On the other hand, he said, the
remarkable success attained in
the treatment of pneumonia with
sulfapyridine has led some health
departments to abandon their efforts
to provide supplies of anti-pneumoc-
cocus serum. This may be bad
move, he indicated. and urged that
the serum work be continued at
least until the results of Nation
wide survey by the Public Health
Service in cooperation with hos
pitals and clinics is completed.
The greatest advances in medicine,
Surgeon General Parran said, have
been against the communicable
diseases which, after all. play a
very minor role in sickness and
death compared to the malignant
and degenerative diseases.
Diseases Of Later Life.
"One factor alone, a shift in the
age composition of the population, 4"
he declared, "is sufficient to assure
further increase in the Importance
of the diseases of later life. Against
these disorders the usual preventive
Evening star., 1940-05-09

measures are not especially ~
plicable. Skilled diagpostic service
must be made readily available In
order that departures from normal
may be detected in their incipiency.
Not infrequently the remedial meas
ures indicated cannot be applied
either because the facilities are not
available in the community or be-
cause the individual does not have
the means to defray the cost.
For some persons medical care
alone is not sufficient, but in addition
an altered regimen Of life Is indi-
Gated. Hence the necessity for re-
habilitation and vocational re-edu-
cation"
Evening star., 1940-05-09
Diseases Of Later Life.
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Evening star., 1940-05-09

One Of the outstanding changes
IN public health prospects, DR.. Par.
ran told the health officers, comes
from recent scientific findings In the
field Of nutrition. Until quite re-
Gently about al any physician, public
or private, could do in this field was
to urge "well-balanced" diet. To-
day the surgeon general said, such q
term has little meaning and the task
becomes that Of prescribing specific
elements In the diet.
Evening star., 1940-05-09

To raise more food, golf courses in
England are being turned into
gardens.
Evening star., 1940-05-09

HALEY's, NC.
zo1e : nksstxRNNiiMT "a NY xo4oss Sn6assa' 1900
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Evening star., 1940-05-09
DEsoTo-PLYMouTH DEALERS

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Evening star., 1940-05-09

NICK BoMBARD. NC.
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RUSSELL CARTER
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Decatur 1900

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Evening star., 1940-05-09

TUNE IN MAJOR sowEs, THURSDAY,
c. B. s., $40 P. NJ, {. D. ST.
La gaceta., 1940-12-23

ra do la ofisiaa. Aun aquellas
que tienen mas suerte y cuyas
solieitudes Sc resuelven favora..
olemente, encuentran I'm amar-
90 dssengaho al final de su via
je.
Ell Paris del otono de 1910 nc
Is Ell Paris de sus suenos. En-
uentran a sus maridos o hijo
taciturncs Y silenciosCs. Toda.
yrsgun 5 que hacen sobre To-
2ai es c-upados, sobre los asnti-
;ier.ca dc suS h~abitantes, O a.
cerca del curse de la guerra, son
)ntess ada3 con evasiones O con
ell silencio mas profundo. Los
..ombre2 siry ndc en- los terri
,orios ocupados estan vigilados
astrechamente por la Gestapo y
ma orden severisima de silea-
10 esta impuesta s:5re ellos.
Varios cbaarvaGores neutra-
% en- la Francia ocupada, ha-
IN de de.file de "soldados scr
do-mudos'. Estos hombres Wis
n urformes britanicos y sor
sooltados a traves de las Gale
ONO prisionercs de guerra. Es-
/ estr!cta y rigurosamente pro-
libido ell acercarse a estos pri-
ionercs 0 dirigirles la palabra.
i pueden cir, nj puedsn ha.
lar. Estes prisiOnerOs britain
IS son mostrados por Gales v
]laza9 como prueba evidente Y
Jiviente de que parte de las Is
IS BritanicaS sgta va en- mancr
. los alemanes. A pesar del vo.
% de, Silencio impuesto sobre es
as tropas, es claro y salta a Ia
vista que son, como TODD ei nun
do sabe, soldados alemanas yes
tidos con uniformes britanicos.
Es una nueva treta para enga-
mar al pueblo aleman, Y aun tai
gez al ejercito alemany o a par
tie de el, en- la creencia de una
rapida victoria final. Aunlue
los hombres Sc prestan a una tai
forma de engano con "secreto
professional, la mujer 10 mira
con ell mayor desagrado Y dis
gusto. Para elias es simple y la
namente una eStafa humillante
y degradante para sus espoSos {
hijos. Estes deSfiles de prisione-
70 britanicos "ersatz', o sint9ti-
cos, serviran para muehss CHS
ses y bromaS en- los refugios u
rante largas noche3 del pr6ximo
nvierno.
Las primeras palabras de cri-
tica libre contra ell regimen Ma
ri, dejando entrever dudas So
bre una temprana victoria Y de
miedO de perder la guerra, ma
bladas y emitidas por sencillas
amas de casa cansadas en- un re-
fugio aleman, pueden muy bien
encender la rebeldia del pueblo
aleman, Y ser ell fin de la estruc-
tura Nazi en- la esclavizada Eu-
ropa.
La gaceta., 1940-12-23

A menudo Sc pregunta GUAM
.os Nazis hay en- Alemania y
con a paso del tempo Y los SUI
,esos la pregunta adquiere mas
mportancia.
Calculando ell total de la per
)laci6n de Alemania como de H.
nos ochenta millones de habitar
te2, veinte millcnss de clos es-
an bajo las armas, va sea en- 81
3iercito, ell S. S. ell S. A., en- IA
c~olicfa, la Gestapo o en- la Ju-
ventud de Hitler. Esta perte de
IA pcblaci6n esta mejor alimen-
tada y vestida que compatrio-
as, conservando un estado es-
yseial de mente para cumuplir
ma mission definitiva. Estes
hcmbres son la aristocracia Dc
la moderna Alemania y la ma
yor parte de ellos, a 10 menos,
no ven la raz6n por la cual mo
dificar ell orden de cosas existsn
lie del que sacan provecho per-
sonal. Esta aristocracia mascu-
lima esta equilibrada por un CRU
po de mujeres mas o menos l.
quail, numericamente entire las
edades de dieciseis y sesenta d
nos Y cuya condici6n es la de
"ilota" o sea la de esclavo do
mestico. La mujer, generalmen-
tie hablando, no es absorbida por
la maquina de guerra, aunque
muchas estan empleadas en- Off
cinas y talleres. Para la mayoria
de estas mujeres la guerra es
una experienced pasiva, un SUI
.frir privaciones sin esperanto.
AL mismo TEMPO, la mujer, aun
en- la Alemania Nazi, no esta
estrictamente sujeta a la dis
ciplina como ell hombre. Todo
cuanto sobrevive de vida priva-
da en- Alemania, Sc refugia en-
la poblaci6n femenina. Esto es
debido en- parte a que 81 instinto
natural en- la mujer es por la vi
da privada y de familia, y en-
parte a que una gran proper
ci6n de la poblaci6n femenina
esta Tornado por amas de casa.
Ell anna de casa esta menos suie-
ia a la autoridad gobernativa y
a la discipline official que la o
ira parte de la poblaci6n. Elias
no tienen superior Immediate.
FL resto de la pOblaci6n, los in
fantes y los apcianos no tienen
vcz en- su propio destino.
Durante muchos amos Ia mu-
jer alemana ha sufrido priva-
clones y SACRIFICES, una vida de
tarjetas de raciones y de mer-
cancias sipteticas y substitutes.
Mucha de la propaganda Nazi
fue dirigida a manteHeF a la
mujer en- I'm estado de esperan
"a histerica aguardando la lie
9ada del RENO de los cielOs en- Ia
terra. La guerra en- 81 misma
cay6 como una gran desiIuci6n
sobre la mujer alemana. No so
lameBte era ella, como toda mu-
jsr, opuesta naturalmente a Ia
guerra, sine que tambien su es-
tallido fue una admission DE que
81 Fuehrer habia mentido Guam
do sepresent6 a las madreS ale
manas como 81 angel de paz. Sin
embargo, antes de que esta desi-
luci6n pudiera tomar lorna ac-
tiva, les victorias alemanas ST.
guieron con les consiguiente
gritos y vociferaciones de triun
TO acompahados de schemes
promesas de que la paz seria
pronto restablecida.
Con ell comienzo del Segundo
i~nvierno de guerra IN percepti-
BILE Gambia en- la actitud de la
mujer alemana es cast inevita
bic. IQue impcrtancia tienen los