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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-24
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS Navy Day Nineteen Hundred and Forty
M lsas tho people OF the United States opportunity
- salsasa ne achievements OF our Navy, and;
WNEnEAs this first Navy Day following demobll-
s.sa ffans mankind greatest offers an opportunity
- sshlae recognition OF the peocetime mission OF the
asaas ~ gaa4d our notions freedom. and;
WHGEhEAS this yeor is especially appropriate
aeaasaa honor the veterans OF World War IL ana TO
ek.ssssa he importance OF maintaining strong peace
- Nawal Reserve trained and ready to man our fleet
= Aa swuni o national emergency. and;
WHEREAS the slogon for Navy Day. this year is
HVaaf Navy. Victor in Wor. Guordion in Peace.
FtfEhFFORE l. William w. Demerit Mayor of Key
49, Fioaa hereby proclaim Sunday October Twenty
1910 Nineteen Hundred and FortYSix as Navy Day
- ruu upon all citizens OF Key West Florida to take
sam - ohsmsvonce OF this day through the many chon
aala apen 10 them
Hssssa unto | have sci my hand this Oath day of
0ssahsa. 1855
VIM W. DEMERITT,
Mayor. City of Key West Florida.
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Navy C {, IN! !! nd.
So -. Sc sss4-sss4s a--sES -, II
And Adams Speak
To Rote Members

RotarianS at their weekly
Thursday luncheon held in ST.
Paul's Parish Center on Bahama
street, heard President Earl Adj
ans speak on the Importance of
congressional committees during
budgetary time rather than after
reductions have set in.
The President turned the pro-
gram over to Captain Tucker
Gibbs, USN, who introduced the
commanding officers of the vari-
Gus naval installations. Among
those introduced and who gave
comprehensive talks were Cap
tains Cooper, Saunders, McFad-
den, Davis.
The Naval Air Station COM
mandant, Capt. Cooper, invited
all Key Westers to view the sta
tons planes and installations,
which he said would be open to
public view after the submarine
base activities have concluded.
He further added that anyone
would be allowed to look into the
planes, but not to enter them,
for he said he can remember the
experiences suffered by the Mis-
souri, when that ship was board
ed by school kids, costing dam
age of $4,000.
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Change Of Vote
Brought Purchase Of USO

some of the context of papers
connected with the purchase, adj
vocating the Qualification of GER
tain antiquities chiefly in re-
spect to whether the building
could be used for other than re-
creational purposes after the USO
relinquishes it. The deed says
that the building must be used
for five years for recreational
purposes. This caused the mayor
to point out that if the city
wanted to give the Chamber of
Commerce offices in the building
it could be restrained from do
ing so.
Brennan shook his head and
said that as long as the building
is used for recreation it did not
make any difference what else
was done with it. Lester said the
question was open to various IN
Expectations as worded in the
deed, and advocated changing
the wording.
Brennan, however, who had to
take plane for Miami later In
the afternoon, told the Commits
sion, according to one OF the
Commissioners, that if the pur-
chase was not accepted yesterday
the deal might fall through. He
explained that an order has al
ready been issued to freeze" all
such buildings in their present
status.
The three commissioners were
impressed by the written opinion
of the government attorney and
asked Brennan if the copy he had
presented could be retained In
the event any litigation concern
ing the property should ever
arise. Brennan turned the opinion
over to the Commission. Follow
ing the Commissions subsequent
approval OF the ordinance au-
thorizing purchase, Brennan was
given a check for $4,000 signed
by City Manager O., J. S. Filing
son. :. = g.,
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''NayyNissht
Tonight At
Lions Meet

This will be NAVY Night at
the meeting this evening of the
Key West Lions.
Addresses will be made by the
commanding officers of the Vari-
Gus naval activities in this area
and by the commanding officer
of the Army Barracks.
Joe Allen will be chairman of
the program committee and will
introduce the speakers.
Lions tonight will complete ar
rangements for their partlclpa-
ton in the Navy Day parade
on Saturday.
They also will make further
preparations for the presenta-
ton of Key West Capers' on the
evenings of November IA and Is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-24

The city's purchase of the
Jackson Square USO property
yesterday is described by several
officials as one of the best bar
gains Key West ever made.
City Commissioners Hunter
Harden, John Carbonell and
Louis Carbonell made no efforts
to hide their pleasure at the &C
QUESTION of the fully-equipped
building and extensive lot for
$4,000.
Both Frank Adams, USO di-
rector here, and ]. r. Brennan
of the Federal Works Agency,
who negotiated sale for the gov
eminent, commented that the
price paid by the city covers
only fraction of the normal
value of the property, which is
estimated by one official at $780,
600.
Mayor William w. Demeritt
was lauded by the three commits
sioners for volunteering to change
his original vote against acquir-
ing the property. When the roll
was called, Harden and the two
CarbonellS voted yes" Commits
sioner Albert Cooper was absent
and the Mayor voted mo" City
Attorney Attorney j. L. Lester
Immediately arose and said that
he would kill the issue since the
ordinance authorizing the pur-
chase was an emergency measure
and required a unanimous vote.
The mayor then remarked that
while he felt that the purchase
should not be made until various
clauses in the deed were clarified,
that he would change his vote.
eff my: worthy colleagues" ne
said, can; place themselves in
jeopardy in an effort to help the
city, / certainly can also" There
subol1 he changed his vote and
the measure was carried, 4 to O..
- :, Question Lease
The city attorney criticized
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-24
Parade To Include
Champ MajOrette
and COnga Line

The national baton twirl-
ing champion. Miss Betty Lou
Whitehouse of the University
of Miami. will lead the Key
West High School band in the
Navy Day Parade Saturday
morning. Gerald Saunders.
Navy Day Committee Chair
man. said today.
Miss Whitehouse. widely
known drum majorette. is
four times winner of the
acrobatic baton twirling
championship.
Another colorful addition
TO the parade ranks is the
famed conga snake line
led by Ebert and
Edna Boza. King and Queen
of Rhumba. All those who
took part in the Labor Day
Conga line are asked 10 meet
MIR. and Mrs. Boza today al
7:30 p. m. at the corner OF
william and Catherine
streets for rehearsal and in
structions.
Meanwhile. the USO an
nounced that a large float
will be entered in the parade.
featuring Ia girls amid a pa
triotic color scheme.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-24
France Today
Reported Acute
Beef Shortgae
Guy Associated Press)

PARIS, Oct. 24.-Shortage of
beef in France is becoming acute
Government officials said to-
day that the reason for the short
age is because French farms re-
fuse to sell beeves. on the hoof at
S2l a hundred pounds.
The farmers are holding back
for higher prices, but a govern
ment spokesman stated that an
advance would not be granted,
and that the government would
relieve the shortage by ordering
beef from Argentina and else
where.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-24
Landlords In
Two Cities Not
Joining Strike
.By The Associated Prexu

ATLANTA, Oct. 24.-Land-
lords Association in this city an
nounced today it will not take
part in the strike against OPA
rent-ceiling prices that was start
ed in Seattle yesterday.
miami reported that landlords
there and in Miami Beach would
not join in the strike movement.
1t was explained that at Miami
Beach many apartments have
been kept vacant by landlords
during the summer, and will be
available for occupancy when
the winter season begins, I at
much higher rates.. /
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-24
Beef Production
Tripled Recently;
Prices Still High
,By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a. =
Packing houses throughout the
United States have tripled their
production of beef the last week
as compared with the week i'm
mediately preceding the removal
of OPA ceilings, the department
of agriculture said today.
Even with the stepped-up pro-
duction, department spokesman
said that prices likely would con-
tinue to be high for several
months. He explained that pric-
es probably would not reach
reasonable levels" until next
spring.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-24
GIs Who Make UnproyOked
Attacks On German Civilians
Cited AS "Young HOOdlums'
tI3 ARRESTED; AGED
GERMAN AND tsATEige
Lie PRIEST AMONG
VICTIMS

BERLIN, Oct. "a Thirteen
GIs were arrested by the Amer
lean military police last night ard
this morning on charges If brutal
attacks on Germans.
The American command an-
nounced that it is going 10 Con-
tinue its action against irTespun-
sible GIs until an end Is pat tn
their brutal and unprovokcd at
tackS on German citizens.
young hoodlums" Is the way
the GIs arrested were character.
lied. Spokesman for the military
police declared that the hood
lums" had not fought in the war.
and that they are now tfying g.
show their bravado by lighting
against inoffensive Germans.
Among the men whom the Cts
beat up last night was an aged
German, and this morning they
brutally attacked Catholic
priest without any provOCstiUn
whatever. He was walking al0ng
a street when he was struck b
one CT and, before he recovered
from his surprise. was punched
by another.
Warnings have been issued O.
all GIs in the American xOue ul
occupation that they viii be
punished severely for attacking
civilians without prOvocsliun
Military policemen have been Ca
dered to keep a wstchiul eye ipf
the "hoodlumS" among the Amer
lean army of occupation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-24
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WHERE TO DANCE
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kIRkE TO LEAVE FOR
NATIONAL CAPITAL;
NAVY OR PRIVATE
GROUP MUST EVEN
TUALLY TAKE OVER
PROJECT

The committee representing
the Poinciana Housing Project
conferred with Capt. Henry M
Cooper, commandant of the Ma
val Base, this morning. After as
certaining the Navy's position in
the present problem which in
wolves possible seizure of the 210
family units of Poinciana, the
committee sent the following tel
egram to Wilson Wyatt, Housing
Expediter, Washington, D. c.:
I'VE. the residents of Poin-
ciana Housing Project. Key
West. Fla. who are veterans
and civil service employees.
strongly urge the FILA to hold
transfer of this project for
period of six months"
(sd.) E. F. HAURY.
Chairman of Committee
for Veterans Housing.
In the meantime, Wallace
Kirke, director of the Key West
Housing Authority, completed
plans to leave Key West tomor-
row on a trip which will take
him to Washington on Monday.
There he will see Abner L. Sill
verman, deputy assistant on the
Committee for Management, Fed
eral Public Housing Authority,
who has charge of transfers of
FPHA projects to the Navy.
Kirke said he was going ito
try to hold Poinciana project for
the civilians.
At the meeting with the Naval
Commandant, the committee con-
sisting of Haury, chairman; N. H.
Pepper, Mrs. Mary A. Barrett,
Mrs. Earl S. Keirstead and Mrs.
Lucille Calverly, was given some
revealing information by 1t.
Commander w. r. Yankey, Hous-
ing Officer.
Yankey was in possession Of
correspondence which showed
that the Atlanta office of the Fed
eral Public Housing Authority
had originated the move to dis
pose. of Poinciana Project. I'm
der the Lanham Act such prof.
acts must be- disposed of, Yankey
aid, .ds~soofn4 rs possible: '2+a-
Apparently after receiving
word from the Atlanta office,
the National Housing Agency in
Washington, in letter signed by
Neil Dalton, Deputy Expediter,
informed Admiral j. F. Jelley,
Assistant Chief of the Bureau of
Yards and Docks, Navy Depart
ment, that it was necessary to
dispose of Poinciana and asked
if the Navy desired it and could
use it as part of the Key West
Base.
The Navy Department then
asked Capt. Cooper here if the
project was desirable, Cooper
had a study made and in his re-
ply that it was desirable pointed
out that 40 percent of the resi-
dents were key naval base per-
sonnet, 80 percent were other CT
william employees, 20 percent were
not connected with the base and
10 percent were service person
; mel.
Yankey explained that if the
Navy did not take the project it
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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-23
THE UNION COUNTY JOURNAL, MARYsvILLE OH

had the following businesses:
Five general stores, operated by
Peter S. Howe, M. S. Elder & Co..
Henry Williams, Shepherd Hum
phrey and ]. w. Gregg; two gro
ceries, by William Bloomer and
Adam Allen; one drug store, by
r. L. Ellsworth; one harness shop
Jefferson Boyd; farm machinery
Smithston & Co.; three boot and
shoe shops, w. H. H. Fleck, I. B
Sampson and James Mcdonald
wagon maker, Frank Schmidt
livery, Rosebrook & Bros; three
blacksmiths, S. T. Reams, Wooley
& Son, and Gustavus Garwood;
grist mill and warehouse, by
Burke, Greathouse & Monegar;
saw mill and handle factory, by
Boyd Bros. & Co.; tile factory, by
Stewart Bros; two millinery and
fancy stores, M. c. Allen and Mrs.
Eusebe Overshiner; one hotel, l..
M. Beebe; one lawyer, Brice
Williams; two physicians, DrS. D.
H. LeVan and c. w. Morrow, and
one veterinarian, Dr. Robert Stew
art.
At the time the Mt. Victory
school was one of the show places
of the community. The first school
house was small frame, erected
soon after the town was laid out.
Shortly thereafter, a larger frame
building, with two rooms, was
erected for the school. But in 1875,
larger brick building, with four
rooms, was put up at cost of
$500. 1t was one of the most COM
plete public school educational
centers for smaller community
in this entire vicinity.
Then, in 1876, the high school
impairment was made a town.
ship school, open and free to all
in Hale township, thus making
advanced learning available to
Everyone. The Mt. Victory school
today continues to reflect the pro-
gresSiveness and desire for learn
ing evidence by the scholars and
school board members more than
70 years ago.
Likewise, the Mt Victory bus
mess houses reflect the progress
i've spirit which has always been
shown by the community. 1t has
prosperous stores with complete
stocks of merchandise, housed in
up-to-date buildings. Included in
the roster of business firms are:
Fred Kennedy, Ford Sales and
Service, whose business mas been
built throughout the Mt. Victory
area by money back guarantee
on all repair work; the Martin
Self Serve Food Market, one of
the most complete small-toWn
food stores to be found anywhere;
Tschudy's Electric Store, carrying
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-23

Converse, while subsequent addit-
ions were made by Abner Snoddy
and Peter S. Howe, the latter be-
ing in June, 1872.
The community's name came
about from an unusual incident
one of the most interesting stor-
les of earlier history in this Sec
ton. 1t happened as follows:
The lana upon which the town
was laid out belonged to the es-
tate of Cyrus Ollie and was soon
to be sold at an administrator S
sale. Samuel Mccullough had just
laid out the town of Ridgeway,
and for the interests of that viii
lage, desired to prevent the start
lage, desired to prevent the start
ing of another town there; there
fore he made an effort at the pub
lie sale of the land to outbid all
others, and purchase the land and
turn it into pasture.
But Ezra Ollie was on the alert;
he bid off the land and returned
home rejoicing. He was met by
Thomas Mccall, who inquired
who succeeded 10 buying the land.
Mr.. Ollie replied, I'VE did," and
Mr. Mccall Immediately exclaim-
ed, Victory! Victory! It's name
shall be Mt. Victory" And the
name was adopted by the pro-
prietor of the town, and by that
name has been known ever since.
Before the town was laid out, a
cabin had been built on the land
by Thomas Manley. He moved "a
way, and the cabin was occupied
by Stephen Strickland; then Ezra
Ollie lived there for a time.
After the town was laid out, the
first building erected was a small
frame, built close by the above
mentioned cabin by Daniel Stone,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-23

which was the first store for the
new town. This was in the fall of
1851. In 1852, Seaman and Ollie
erected a long frame building,
just south of the railroad. In this
building Mr.. Seaman and his
brother, George, put in a general
stock of merchandise and for sew
eral years carried on quite an ex-
tensive trade.
The next store was opened by
David Ellis and Elihu Curl and
about this same time 1883 '54)
the post-office was established
with David Ellis as postmaster,
Russell & Elliott were the first
blacksmiths. The first physician
was DR.. Converse. The first hotel
was kept by Jefferson Babcock,
who was succeeded by Lewis
Cowgirl. In 1928 Ezra Ollie
erected large warehouse by the
railroad, which became a grist
mill later on.
The first child born in Mount
Victory was Lafayette w. Ollie,
and the first born in the township
was Blaire Ollie, in the spring of
1882.
The first saw-mill in the village
was erected by jeremiah Elliott,
about 1851. 1t was run by steam
power and sawed large quantities
of ties for the railroad, whose
trank was then being laid through
the place. He was succeeded in
the ownership of the mill, about
1854, by Joseph and Eli James,
who continued to run it for many
years, but it went into decay and
out of use. A grist mill was erect
ed in the warehouse, in 1881 by
Carter & Howe.
BY 1885, the village had grown
to population of about 500, and
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-23
: Greetings from MT. Victory

a complete line of home and farm
appliances; File Hardware Co.;
Jim's Dry Cleaning establishment;
the Sherman g. Mackey Funeral
home, ,and the Sherman Furniture
CO., two up-to-date establish
ments; the Mt. Victory State
Bank, with resources of more than
S935, 900; the Mt. Victory Milling
co. and the Mt. Victory Elevator,
and milling services to farmers;
the Mt. Victory Lumber CO., a
complete service for builders;
Fraber's restaurant and the Isaly
store; c. D. McClain, proprietor of
Macs cafe; Martins Hatchery; AL
Pennock, proprietor of Pennock's
Electric Shop; Milo Berry, Nc
Cormick-Deering farm machin
cry dealer; Blacks Fur Shop; San
A-Pure creamery; Mt. Victory
Custom Cannery; Mt. Victory
Service Station; Evidences Beauty
Shop; and Don Williams grocery.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-23
White Sauce Substitute

Cream of mushroom soup can be
substituted occasionally for white
sauce. 1t has a different-and very
pleasing-havor.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-23
A BRIEF HISTORY OF MT. VICTORY

Mt Victory thriving pro- by Millar Ollie
gressve community of 645 Aug 1851 1856
surveyed and laid out don made by M
Evening star., 1946-10-09
Mrs. Reynolds Left $4o7 900;
Husband, Child to Share 1t

Mrs Evalyn Mclean Reynolds, a,
who died here September 20 from
an accidental overdose Of sleeping
tablets. left an estate valued at
$497 900 to her only heirs-at-law,
her husband, former Senator Robert
r. Reynolds of North Carolina, and
their daughter, Mamie Spears Rey-
nolds, who will be 1 years old this
month. 9sI
+ Petition for administration OF the
estate, filed at District Court, said
there was no will. Under the law,
counsel said, the husband viii re-
ceiye one third OF the estate and the
child tWo-thirds.
The petition asked that Mr.. Rey-
|nolds be named administrator which
was done through an order signed
by Justice James w. Morris. An
other order also named Mr.. Reynolds
Evening star., 1946-10-09
Alaskan Statehood
Proposal Winning
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. g.. The
capital city of Juneau indorsed the
proposal for statehood for Alaska
by a 7-to-6 margin in yesterdays
general election while scattered re-
turns from other sections of the ter
ritory indicated the proposal was
carrying by almost 2-to-1 margin.
The vote on the advisory referen-
dunn here was 778 for statehood and
$40 against. In the first division,
of which Juneau is the center, the
vote was 1880 for and 1.176 against
withonly 81 precincts out Of So re-
porting.
Voting was the heaviest since 1910.
First division returns gave. Dele
gate E. L. tBob) Bartlett q lead Of
! oS7 to 1,041 over his Republican
Opponent, Almer ]. Peterson Of
Anchorage.
A heavy Republican vote was in
dicated, however, and the possibility
loomed that the Republicans would
increase their strength In the ter
ritorial Legislature.
The referendum viii determine
whether Alaskans want Congress To
make their $50, 400-square mile ter
jritory into the Nations largest
State, but favorable vote would
be only the first step toward state
hood. An enabling act would havs
Ito be passed by Congress and .
constitution adopted to create the
State.