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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17
Advertise Key West
Council Assemblies

At a meeting of the Advert So
Key West Council, held in the
Chamber of Commerce. office,
q Chairman Jack Sellers presiding.
Jack Delaney agreed to continue
as secretary pro tenn until a
permanent secretary was elGctcd
A. r. Wolkoff. chairman Cf the
ways and means committee, was
elected treasurer and II. C.
Hodge, vice chairman.
Detectives of the council are
stated to be. first, getting street
names in both Spanish and Eng
liSh at each street intersection:
secondly. to promote a question:
naire for wide distribution
among residents and visitors
Just what does Key West mean
TO YOU"
All asking for suggestions as
reOpening the aquarium. estab-
fishing an art gallery, labelling
our exotic trees rehabilitation
of the Botanical Gardens on
Stock Island.
The Chamber of Commerce
distributed stickers for luggage
and windshieldS to those present
with the understanding thu.
they were to be further dIstrib-
uted where they would be mede
use of; and announced that
bumper strips for cars were now
available for free distribution.
The council adjourned 10 meet
on Wednesday, Dec 10, a. the
Post Office Inn. 49,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17
Vice Commander Of American
LGQiOn In Florida COnfGTS
With Officials On HOUSING
al Mills Returns To
Key West YESTERDAY
From Meeting He'd Iu
Miami

Al Mills. wee commando .- Tie
American Lesion IN FIarGa -.-
turned yesterday from lL.--.
where ne had attended, d CONFER
cncc with Dadc county car~
sioners regarding the hou
shortage along the cast coast t-..
Datyona Beach 30 Key West o---
or Leg.onnaIres present 81 tine
conference were Colonel Atul.-
-r Marty Deer, !. +. W.-.4as
and Frost Bai-cy
Nj Mills sand that the repre-
sentative OF the Federal Haasl.-
Authority IN Florida was prg-ea.
IL the meeting and DECLARED. u.
ga on an inrcstIEati1E. that from
Daytona Beach O. Key Wea
there arc 10000 war veterans ula
arc without housing acrOmuu5--
tiOns
@AlN " t-t Att ttt4l AiAtlllNs ~ 10 I|a.
explained. IS coopcratInc with Che
Lcglonnalrcs IN trying o. ease tho
housing shortage for Veterans On
,hC specified district A. be-
ginning, the department ha.
agreed to turn over % tho DAD.
county commissioners 500 hut
mcnts in Miami which arc
cqGipcpd with all modern con-
Vcnlcnccs Payment 10 the dc-
partnent IS placed IL 81 each. hll
he commissioners must agree o.,
Taintain the hUtmcnts. the cos.
II which viii range between $40
900 and $4,000.
Other surplus housing accom-
modationS that the Department
has in the district. Mr.. Mills stat
ed, Will be offered 10 commi.-
sioncrs IN other counties IN the
district on a similar basis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17
GEORGE E. SOMERS
AND WIFE ARRIVE

George E. Somers, Radio Elec-
trician in the Unted States
Navy, accompanied by Mrs.
Somers, arrived IN Key West
Saturday afternoon from Seat
tie, Wash. where they had been
residing for the past fifteen
months.
Mrs. Somers was formerly
Miss Leota Grillon, dauhgter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard B. Grill
Ion of 1914 Southland street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17
May Name City Manager Al
Commission Meet Tomorrow
ACTING CITY MANAGER DE-
MERRITT ANNOUNCES DECI-
SION ON APPOINTMENT
NEAR

Naming of the city manager
may be accomplished at the reg
ular meeting of the City Com
mission tomorrow night at City
Hall at 8 pm, Acting City Mana
ger w. w. Demeritt said today.
The salary which has been pro-
posed for the manager IS $500 a
month, $4,000 yearly although
there may be a trial period in
which a monthly salary OF $3.50
will be paid, Mr.. Demerltt said.
All names which have been sub
mitted have been carefully gone
over by all members of the COM
mission to ensure selecting a good
man, Mr.. Demeritt said, and stat
cd that the time has come to make
a decision.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17
w<HwEIHw ~ wGZnIAg
AUSTRlANS APPEAL
TO ALLIES AGAINST
PROPOSED coming


VIENNA, Dec& l7-Aus-
tran officials today appealed
to the Allies to discontinue
the div sion Of Austria iniO
four zones under the DOM
nation of the United States.
Great Brit,in, Russia and
FA'nce.
The officials declared that
the division of the country
into zones is gradually stiff
ling the economic Ese Of
Austria and is contributing
daily to increasing the ranks
of hunurY Austriens. Be-
cause of different restrictions
in each IONS, it was added.
even the transportation sYs-
tenn is adversely affected.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17

In discussing the tagging of
dogs, MI. Pusey emphasized the
facl that licensing Is licensing OF
owners and not Of dogs, and that
the owner Is supposed 10 live up
to specifications provided III the
city ordinances which have been
approved and adopted. He also
pointed out that thee L. a stat
law prohibiting the running at
large of NANCY dogs. The DIS
case, he explained, Is highly con-
taElOuS.
Mrs. Catherine Marshall read
the trcasurcr'5 report, which
showed the extreme need OF funds
for tn. society. She also read "a
report on the first six month OF
the society and It was moved and
seconded that that report bc made
public The report follows.
During the month of July the
Continued On FaEC Four
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PYTHIAN SISTERS
WILL MEET TONIGHT

Key West Temple No. 20,
Pythian Sisters, will meet to-
night at 7:3l in the Knights pf
Pythias Hall for their regular
bi-monthly meeting,
The meeting viii be followed
by the Annual Christmas Rerty
and gift exchange and all mem
bers are urgedJto attend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17
THREE OFFICIALS
HOLD CONFERENCE
SECOND MEETING OF BYR-
MES, BEVINS AND MO-
LOTOV IN MOSCOW

MOSCOW. Dec. II. - Secre-
tary of State Byrnes, Fore On
Minister BeVins and Comm4s-
sar Molotov began the second
Of their conferences this after
noon at + o'clock, Moscow time.
1t was said that the matter
that will come Up first for con
sideration 5 the atomic bomb.
BevinS told correspondents
that trey should not he too
anxious over receiving news
about matters discussed at the
conference, and assured tncm
that statements would be issued
at the proper time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17
WILLIAM WICKERS
BURIED ON SUNDAY

Funeral services for William
Newton W.ckers, 81, who died
on Friday morning, were held
yesterday afternoon at the
Lopez Funeral Home, with serv-
ices conducted by Rev. J. H.
Johnson, S. j., OF the Catholic
Church.
Burial took place in the fam
lily lot in the Catholic cemetery,
with pallbearers serving at the
funeral being selected from the
membership of the Key West
Fire Department.
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City Commissioner Explains
Issue About Parking Meters
GIAglswI So s. Sy1 - sw1S
LARGE CONTINGENT
CT SOLDIERS HAVE
ARRIVED In U. S.
nv Associated prcSSp

WASHINGTON, Dec. H.
FiftY-one thousand soldiers
arrived in this country today
10 spend the Christmas hell
day. They will be huTriedlY
passed through processing
camps so that they may e.
rive home before Christmas.
The soldiers landed -
points on both the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts. and So
ships were used to pring
them home. The largest
number to land at any place
was $4,000. who arrived in
New York City On nine
ships, including the liner
Europa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17
HOUSE OF LORDS
DISCUSS LOAN TO
BE MADE BY u. S.

LONDON. Dec. l7.-Brit-
aims staid House of Lords
today began discussions
about the proposed loan of
the United States to Eng
land and also the Breton
Woods agreements, wkich
England must accept in or
der 10 acquire the loan.
Some of the lords made
speeches opposing the loan
and the agreements, but If
was said that a majority will
vote favorable on both pro-
poSals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17
PETRONIA STREET
BEING REPAIRED
TEMPORARY REPAIRS DONE;
COMPLETE REPAIR
LATER

Acting City Manager w. w. De
merritt said today that temporary
repairs are being made on Pc
trOnia street by Public Service
repair men.
Following these temporary re-
pairs later on the entire street
will be scarified and a surface of
mari and oil laid, Mr.. Demeritt
said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17
License Owners

in the lower grades of publ,
schools.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-17

Associated Press Day Wire
Service and Alp Features
For 65 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
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- ~. ~ ~ 81 - i
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-28
Miners Seek Duration Pact
To End Threat OfStrikes

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81 P)-
Bituminous operators set their
sights today on a duration con-
tract to minimize labor problems
as the hour for momentous wage
negotiations with the miners drew
nearer.
Both the operators and officers
of John L. Lewis United Mine
Workers held meetings today in
advance of the start of negotia-
tons Thursday. The situation al
ready was beclouded by Lewis
technical notice of possible
strike and reports of prospective
further decreases in the Nation S
dwindling coal pile.
The operators chief objective is
the duration contract which would
take them through both the Euro
pean and Japanese wars without
disruption or interruption of work.
The present contract, which ex-
pires March 81, was for two years.
About 20 of the 70 operators
who deal with the UMWA were
here today. Many of the operators
Will be represented in the wage
parley by their associations.
No early announcement came
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-28

out of today's meeting of the
UMWA scale committee, made up
of Lewis. Vice President John
O'Leary and Secretary-Treasurer
Thomas Kennedy.
Lewis filed the strike notice yes
terday in accord, he said, with
the Smith-Connaly Anti-Strike Act
which requires 80 days of notice
in advance of a strike vote. He
asserted the miners are earnest
ly DESTROYS of avoiding" a strike.
Gloomy reports of the country S
coal production prospects and sup
ply came from Interior Secretary
lckes and the bituminous coal in
stitute.
In his capacity as solid fuels ad.
ministrator, Ickes told III War
Production Board that a $4,000, 600.
ton deficit is unacceptable this year
If the European war continues
through the year. While require.
ments continue at peak levels, he
said, production has hit the down.
grade, mainly because of the man.
power shortage. An additional 3d..
600 men. will be taken this yeal
from the bituminous industry
whose work is down to a low OF
395, 900 men, the Secretary said
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-28
Obituaries
MRS, IDA BATSON

HAMPSTEAD, Feb. q - Mrs.
Ida Batson, IS, died at her home
near here at 7:30 pm. today.
She is survived by two sons,
W. L. and G. T. Batson. of Will
mington; three daughters, Mrs. l.
D. Shepard, Mrs. j. H. Edge and
Mrs. L. R. King, of Wilmington;
two brothers, L. T. and W. G. Hall
of Hampstead; and sister, Miss
Minnie Hall, of Hampstead.
Funeral services will be held
at pm. tomorrow at the Bar
low Chapel church. The Rev. J.
O. Walton. of Wilmington will Of
ficiate. Burial will be in the fami-
ly lot near Edgecomb.
Active pallbearers will be her
nephews, w. N. Batson, Stacy Bat
son, Arthur Batson, Harvey Hall,
Murray Batson and Skies Howard.
Honorary pallbearers will be DR..
L. D. Bryan, Jess Justice, Levi
Justice, A. S. King, Robbie Bat
son, Leonard Thompson, E. D. st.
kinSon, H. F. Snow, w. E. White,
Ivy Strickland, L. L. Wood and
V. H. King, Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-28
U. 5. P0STP0NES
PEACE DECISION
Continued from Page One)

(COntluueQ from rage UneJ
the declaration would 60 to the
steering committee and then to a
plenary session Of all the dele
gates, probably at the end of the
week.
It seems clear that full adher-
ence by the United States would
require Congressional approval,
probably a two-thirds Senate rati-
fication as for any other treaty.
The United States position thus
far has been not to make COM
mitments, which would necessitate
Senate action, before the United
Nations conference in San Fran
cisco, set for April Is.
The intention Of the committee,
on which delegates of all the 10
countries here were represented,
to pass the declaration unanimous
ly was clear.
They had already acclaimed the
resolution which was about to be
set down as passed when Austin
jumped up with his split-second
request for postponement OF a
vote"
It is obvious that til United
States delegates will get to work
quickly to determine how far
Washington is now willing to 60.
There has been difference Of
opinion in the delegation which ap-
parently was heading towards a
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-28
HEALTH SURVEY
SET FOR REVIEW

Final touches were put last night
by DR.. A. H. Elliot, Mayor Ronald
Lane and DR.. John C. VESSEL to
the CityCounty Board of Health S
commentary which will accompany
the 61-page U. S. Public Health
Service survey of local health &C
tivity tomorrow in it's presentation
to the City Council.
Board members described their
addendum to the Federal report
as non-controversial and said that
no member of the Board would
be delegated to go before the City
group to argue points touched on
in the survey. In view of the fact
that the U. S. P. H. S. was called
on to conduct a search for RENE
diable faults in local health work,
it was explained, the general tone
Of its findings could almost be
called Complimentary.
The commentary appended by
the Board was described by DR..
Elliot as general in most of
its application and as centering
upon the Boards opinion as =
which Federally-recommended i'm
provements were financially FEAST
BILE and which were not. In large
part, DR.. Elliot implied, the City
County Board members had found
the u. S. P. H. S. suggestions very
desirable'' but probably beyond
the community's present means.
In addition to consideration of
the Federal health survey report,
the Council is expected today to
endorse City Attorney w. B. Camp
bells nomination for appointm ent
to fill the Federal District judge
ship to be vacated by Judge Isaac
M. Meekins and to hear a report
from committee instructed a
fortnight ago to receive bids on
construction-mate for the pro-
jected 100000 municipal refuse in
Generator.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-28
Churchill Says Allies
Ready For Nazis Fall

/ der British command will be Of
fered citizenship in the British
Empire if they do not wish to
return to Poland.
5. A strong France and a strong
French army is a cardinal point
of British policy. France will
share with Britain, Russia and the
United States the occupation and
control of Germany. France and
China, with the Big Three, will be
the hosts extending invitations
to the San Francisco Conference
Of United Nations to the states at
war with Germany and Japan by
March and which have adhered
to the United Natior Declaration
made in Washington.
g. The new world security or
sanitation cannot be based on
dictatorship of the great powers.
1t is their duty to serve the world.
not rule it,
7. Stain made the most SOL
emn declarations for maintenance
of the sovereign independence of
Poland. IN which the United States
and Britain joined. The Poles will
have their future in their own
hands with the single limitation
that they must honestly follow in
harmony with their allies policy
friendly toward Russia"
s. Stain and the Soviet leaders
wish to live in honorable friend
ship and equality with the west
ern democracies and Il feel also
their word is their bond. l know
of no government which stands to
its obligations more solidly than
the Soviet Russian government. g..
somber indeed would be the future
of mankind if some awful schism
arose between the western demo-
cracies and Russia and the future
world organization were rent
asunder and new cataclysms of in
conceivable violence destroyed
what was left of the treasures and
liberties of mankind"
9. Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden and Maj. Clement Attlee,
deputy Prime Minister and lead
err of the labor party, will be the
chief British delegates to the San
Francisco Conference, thus assur-
ing both of Britain's major par
ties representation in the shaping
of the postwar organization for Sc
curity.
The Prime Minister opened his
speech, which lasted just 10 min
utes short of two hours, by ask
ing for a strong expression of sup
port from the House in order to
strengthen Britain's posi- n
among the Allies.
There was no doubt that when
the debate terminates on Thurs
day the government motion would
receive a heavy majority. A small
group of conservatives filed an
amendment regretting the Polish
decision contrary to Article Two
of the Atlantic Charter" and said
they would seek its adoption.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-28
Americans Drive To Erft:
Threaten Valley OfRuhr

the speedy column skidded to a
stop and the infantry piled out to
belt the NaZis around until they
surrendered. Then the trucks rolled
on again, sometimes sending as
many as 100 Germans toward the
rear guarded by two Americans.
More than 700 prisoners were taken
by noon.
Fast-walking infantrymen fol
lowed the motorized spearhead
through the day and were expected
to catch up with the trucks tonight.
Tomorrow they will take their
turn riding as the smash toward
the Runr continues. The men of
the task force are travelling light,
but supply trucks are rolling along
with them, loaded with food, gaso-
line and ammunition by the car
load.
Also accompanying the Dough-
boys is battalion of field artil-
lery, tank destroyers and sufficient
fire to take care of itself anywhere.
Engineers also are along to repair
quickly bridges blown by the re-
treating Nazis.
So swift was the thrust today
that an entire battalion of German
field artillery was overrun just out
side Wegberg and all it's 88mm.
guns captured intact, along with a
German major and his staff.
While Task Force Church" sped
northWard past Observation-Disclosures
in its thanking maneuver, another
American Ninth Army force drove
five miles up the main road from
Erkelenz and captured !. Hheinda-
hlen, only some three miles from
Observation-Disclosures. This apparent
ly was to be a direct assault on the
important industrial center, which
had a peacetime population of Ill.,
800. A small tank battle swirled
briefly around Rheindahlen before
the town was entered.
For the first time since the
American drive began, the Ger
mans challenged the First Arrny's
drive west of Cologne with import
ant armored strength. Eleven Tiger
tanks and five small Mark SIS
came out and engaged two Ameri-
can columns converging on Sindorf,
but they were smashed back after
roaring battle. Another enemy
tank force was driven off near Els
dorf.
This was taken as an unmistak-
able sign that the enemy hoped to
slow the American advance at the
Erft river long enough to give dis
organized German units time to
recover from the beating they had
taken the past five days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-28

compromise Of accepting a reso-
luton to consult when aggression
threatened.
This would fall considerably
short of the Declaration of Cha
pultepec' W it h its compulsory
sanctions whenever the territory
of an American state has been in
vaded.
On this point. it goes beyond the
Dumbarton Oaks plan which pro-
vides for a vote of the World Sc
curity Council in all cases of
threatened rupture of the peace.
Dumbarton Oaks also ornits the
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-28
YANKS COMPLETE
VERDE CONQUEST
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Continued from Page One)
American 14th Corps ran into stiff
fened japanese resistance. The
Yanks threw back three counter
attacks.
Fred Hampson, Associated Press
war correspondent, reported that
troops of the First Cavalry di-
vision south of Antipolo fought a
battle the easy way. The japanese
started an enlightenment of the
American position. The dismount-
ed troopers withdrew under cover
of night and the two converging
Japanese columns collided and
fought each other for hours. Caval-
ry commanders reported Japanese
casualties were satisfactory"
The Americans increased their
hold on Corregidor island and in
the Caraballo mountains leading
to the Cagayan valley on north
east Luzon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-28
GEN. WATSON, AIDE
TO FDR, IS DEAD
Continued from Page One)

each of his important foreign mis-
sions.
Watson, a native of Eufala, Ala,
had a picturesque home in Char
lottesville, Va, where the Presi-
dent visited on several occasions.
He was the fourth member of
the White House secretariat to die
within the past 10 years. The 9TH
ers were Louis McHenry Howe,
Marvin Mcintyre and Miss Mar
garet Leland.
He was named military aide to
the President when Mr.. Roosevelt
was first inaugurated in 1888. Six
years later, he was assigned the
additional duty of White House
secretary. He also has served as
an aide to President Wilson at the
Versailles Peace Conference.
Watson was former Army foot
ball star. He played tackle While
at West Point. It was there that he
acquired the nickname PA" be-
cause he was the oldest man in his
class. He was "a when he gradu-
ated in 1908.
He served with distinction as an
actilleryman during World War l.
He arrived in France In January,
1913, in command OF the FIRST
Battal of the 18th Field Artil-
lery. His outfit first was placed IN
the Toulon-Tyoyon defensive south
of Verdun. Later, it took part IN
the Aisne-Marne and st. Mihiel Of
fensives.
His battalion was the first Army
unit to be placed in firing posi-
tion at Belleau Wood. For gallan-
trv there, Watson received awards
from the French and U. S. gov
ernrnents.
After the Armistice, he was Or
dered to Paris as a Junior aide to
President Wilson and later return
ed to the United States in that
capacity. He returned to France
to attend artillery schools and serv-
ed as military aHache to the
American Embassy in Brussels,
Belgium, from 1927 to 1881.
Watson was lieutenant-colonel
when Mr.. Roosevelt named him
as his military aide in March,
1888. He was promoted to brig
adler general and retired at that
rank from active duty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-28
Continued from Page One)

through. Two main German strong
holds, Calcar and Udem, were
captured, though at last reports
there still was some house-to-house
lighting in the former. So many
German prisoners were rounded
up today that they clogged traffic
and were hard to handle.
1T is costing us to advance-but
we are advancing" declared a
British officer. We've broken their
backs in this attack"
Sixteen German towns fell to the
First Army on its 25-mile attack
front across the Roer river west
OF Cologne, and tonight Doughboys
and armor were fighting in Sindorf
just over mile from the Erft river,
which at that point consists of a
number OF creeks winding through
marshy land rather than a single
stream.
The plains west of the Erft are
damned with American armor,
guns and vehicles, and roads are
heavy with traffic of an army
on the move. There is crushing
power evident all along the front
and the strength which the Ger
mans have thrown in to stop the
push scarcely has slowed the for
ward surge.
Once across the series of Erft
waterways the hard-driving armor
and Doughboys of the 104th and
Eighth Infantry Divisions, which
are spearheading the smash at
Cologne, will find only flat plains
between them and the Rhine, said
Associated Press Correspondent
Don Whitehead. Heavy American
artillery already is throwing shells
into Cologne, adding to the great
destruction done to the cathedral
city by Allied bombers.
For the second day, dripping
skies held tactical air support of
the Allied armies to minimum,
but the extent of the advances
scored indicated it was not great
ly needed. The Eighth Air Force
sent more than LOO Flying Fort
resses and Liberators smashing
against rail centers at Leipzig and
Halle in the ninth straight day
Of heavy bomber operations.
In their spectacular dash north
ward to flank Muenchen-Gladba
infantry of the 84th "Railsplitter"
Division dashed their machineguns
to the tops of big Army trucks
and roarcd away before dawn to-
day, preceded by tank battalion
with other Doughboys clinging to
the armored sides.
As opposition was encountered,