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Hartford chronicle., 1946-12-14
The Hartford Chronicle
IT SAYS HERE By Ed. Swett
Mississippi Mud

week has been dark, coal black.
 Newspaper columns have been
 glutted with gloomy reviews of
 a drama starring the greatest
 ham this side of the Shubert brothers, the imitable tragedian,
 John l.. The United Nations
 Assembly has spun dizzily from disarmament to Iran, to Franco,
 to atomic energy, and back to disarmament. Governor Dewey
 has set up a State War and Dis
 aster Military Corps as a possi-
 ble nucleus to mobilization for
 an atomic war. Strikes in-
 creased, industry faltered and
 radio commentators let their
 voices drop to the ominous
 drone of the early days of the
 war Then, just for laughs,
 just to provide relief to a too tense nation, a man who looks rather like lily white avocado
 (with ears) creaked into the headlines. Jackson, Mississip- pi and Theodore the Terrible Bilbo entertained a Senate com mittee and the nation.
 Theodore Bilbo today wears an off the head hair-do and the | Senatorial figure has withered away until his skin doesn t fit, but he can still be cited as a prime example of how to get ahead without one; how to suc- ceed with the bare minimum of assets. I've been told that if you choose a subject, however, trivial, and learn more about it | than any other person in the world, there is no possibility of | your not succeeding The choice | of subject will naturally deter mine the scope and character | of your triumphs but whether it happens to be splitting the atom, or throwing a football, or training feas, if you are better l informed or superior in per 1 formance to any living com petitor, you are bound to be | recognized. It seems probable l that when little Theodore was a lad and all the other kids | were calling names, Mrs. Bill bo's boy called louder and ug- Her names than all the rest. When he grew up he found him. self the outstanding name caller in a name calling county. And he was white. From these two assets a Senator was fashioned.
 Now after years of outliving and outcussing all other con- tenders for the title of number one Negro batter in the country, suddenly the man has been put in position in which he can not possibly avoid helping to advance the cause of Negroes, and right there is the comedy relief for the week s headlines. Theodore Bilbo is an entrant for the award given to the per son who has done most for racial progress in 1946. The trial in Jackson may have little effect on MT. Bilbo's' status in the Sanata IT. O,ar bo J3Ga,,I+
The Valley settler., 1946-05-23

Remember Memorial Day Services at tho Cemetery on Thursday Nay 30, held by the -4lnorican Legion Post No. Is in honor of our departed comrades.
The Valley settler., 1946-05-23

VETERANS HOUSING, CONT. from page will tal1o appl feat ions at tho Extension Office. It is desired that every one register as soon as possible so that the pro ject can be started, If it is found advi sabl e to proceed with the pro- joct. If the Federal Public Housing Authority can be convi cd that the hou SC s are needed here, they will transport surplus houses from either Whittier or Seward, rebuild and outfit them, and rent than at a vory rea sonabDo price tc Veterans. Wives or parents of Ex- Servi cemen should call at the Extension Office and register if their husbands ere working out of town and cannot get to he Office during the regular hours.
 Nov remember, get those applications for " Housing in before next Tedne sday evening, May 29, and be at the moeting at $500 PM. on that date at the Community Hall in Palmer.
The Valley settler., 1946-05-23

Appl ication blanks and other nocc ssary literature have been rocoi ived for the formation of the Ladies' Auxiliary of tho American Legion Post No. Is. Now let's get started. Lou Ra aru ssen has the bl anks at the Beauty Shop. Come in and sign up. 4 special meeting of the Post will be held on noxt Tod. evening at the C0nauni ty Hall and Logiona iros are rogue stod to bring the ir wives, mothers or sisters and have them enroll cd at that tiIno. A pro- lrninary set of officers will be elected and the app1 i cat ion for the charter will be forwarded for tion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Tax Delinquent
List Published

A tax delinquent list for 1916
and prior years prepared by City
Tax Collector Archie Roberts
was published in The Citizen yes
terday and will be published
three more times.
Publication of the list marks
the first time in fifteen years this
has been done. The municipal
law making publication of delin-
quent lists mandatory was abol-
ished in 1881 by action of Rep.
William V. Albury after the city
Jagged far behind in its publica-
ton payments.
With the economic resurgence
of the city concomitant with the
war years, the city commission
recently made mandatory again
publication of tax delinquent
lists.
There are Ills parcels delin-
quent. Amount of taxes involved
totals $172, 728.48. Tax certifica-
ties on the property will be sold
by Roberts at public auction Aug.
% on the City Hall steps,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Disputed Issues Take
Limeligghlt Tonight At
City Commission Meet

The stage is set, the issues
drawn, and the fireworks ready
to 60 off tonight at o'clock
when the City Commission meets
midst an atmosphere of public
petitions. spontaneous resigna-
tions, and holly disputed inter-
pretations of the City Charter.
Latest question to disturb pub
lie opinion centers around the APP
pointment last night of City Clerk
Roy Hanlin as Director of Public
Safety by Acting City Manager
w. w. Demeritt, following yester-
days resignation from that post
of City Commissioner Albert
Cooper.
Ii Mayor Demeritt's appoint
ment as Acting City Manager is
proved inconsistent with City
Charter provisions tonight, will
his appointment of Hamlin also
be invalid, citizens are asking.
A petition circulated through
the city yesterday calling on city
commissioners to rescind their ac-
ton in naming Mayor Demeritt
as Acting City Manager and call
ing upon Commissioner Cooper
to resign as acting Director Of
Public Safety. Cooper resigned
the temporary post as a result.
The petition was reported to be
sponsored by the Charter Group,
an organization which drafted
the present City Charter. Attor-
ney John C. Sawyer, who was re-
tanned by the Charter Group to
present the petition to city COM
missioners tonight, said Cooper's
resignation would not stop pre-
sentation of the petition, dcclar-
ing his clients believed Mayor
Demeritt could not legally be
Acting City Manager.
Discussions around the City
Hall this morning also included
queries as to whether or not the
City Clerk, under weight of duties
that included election registration
officer, clerk of the Municipal
Court, and recorder of commits
sion proceedings, in addition to
many other tasks, could ade-
utIateIv assume the dIttiac nf an
other department.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Warming Is Given
On Unauthorized
Money Collection

Ralph Sierra, chairman Of the
local chapter of the National
Foundation of Infantile Paralysis,
stated today that it had come to
his attention that local Boy
Scouts in the Poinciana area are
soliciting funds for the Infantlle
paralysis foundation in a door-to-
door canvas. He haa heard that
a whale of a collection" was be-
ing made. Mr., Sierra urges that
this unauthorized collie ctio n,
which is a direct violation Of the
bylaws Of the Foundation be
stopped immediately, and if pos
sible money collected by returned
to the individuals contributing
same.
One Yearly Collection
There is only one collection
sanctioned by the Foundation to
be made yearly. These petty
drives" must stop, emphasized
Mr.. Sierra, and added that If
there are any families stricken
in Key West at any time, to no
tify the local chapter and II they
are in need of any aid, financially
OF medically, the aid will be
granted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Car Total Loss
In Which Navy
Cobs Crashed

w. ]. Putcamp of the Putcamp-
Alexander car rental service told
The Citizen today that the auto
mobile in which one sailor was
killed and another seriously in
jured when il crashed near Rock
Harbor late Saturday night is a
total loss.
Mr.. Putcamp rented the car to
the sailors Saturday afternoon
and went to the scene of the ac-
cident yesterday to see if it could
be salvaged.
He said that three automobiles
were involved in the accident
which killed Motor Machinists
Mate Robert d. Mundy and Sc
riously injured Ships Cook w. j..
Jordan.
At the time of the accident, Mr..
Pltcamp said, both sailors were
taken to the Dade Counts Hos
pital at Miami, but Jordan has
since been moved to the Navy
Hospital at Opa Locka. Mr.. Put
camp said he tried to visit the
sailor yesterday but his condition
is too critical to permit visitors.
Attendants at the hospital, Mr..
Putcamp said, told him that Jor-
dan is suffering from severe
head injuries, and while his con-
dition is regarded as serious he is
believed to be out of the danger
stage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Overseas Bridge
Tolls Continue
To Be Greater

Monthly collection of tolls on
the Overseas bridges continues ITO
be larger than the receipts for the
same month last year, according
to a statement received today by
The Citizen from Auditor Cliff
ford G.. Hicks. Tolls collected
last month were in excess OF S4.-
600 for July of 1945.
Receipts last month totalled
S26. 1880, and in July of last
year, $22,O57.75.
Passengers last month totaled
28,314, and in July of last year,
29,293.
Reason for the advance In col
lection is in the number of motor
vehicles that passed over the
bridges in July of last year and
this year. The latter totaled 49,
3O2 as compared with 8,439 in
July of 1945.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Six Local Girls
Are interviewed
For Nurse Glass

Six Key West girls who plan
to enter the nurses training
school at Jackson Memorial Hos
pital as student nurses in the
Sept. II class were interviewed
Monday by Miss Geneva Sim
mons, RN, director of student
activities for the school at Ameri-
can Red Cross headquarters here.
The girls, who were interview
ed at half-hour intervals, includ-
ed the Misses Barbara Johnson,
Joan Talon, Carmen Reyes, Mary
Doggart, Bertha Perez and Gloria
Acevedo.
Appointments for the prospec-
tive students had been arranged
by Miss Sue Holmes, executive
secretary of the local Red Cross
chapter, which with other South
Florida Red Cross chapters from
Fort Lauderdale to Key West has
been conducting an intensive
campaign to recruit at least 40
student nurses for the school by
August z.
Applications for admission to
the schools September class will
be accepted through Wednesday,"
Miss Simmons said. I'VE will
hold classes in February and
September of 1947, however, and
those girls interested in entering
training in either of these may
make application at any time, .
she said
Further details on becoming a
student nurse may be obtained
from Miss Holmes at Red Cross
headquarters here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Woman Is Treated
For Scalp Wound

Hazel MCGEE, Is year old
Negro, of S05 Baptist Lane, was
admitted to Municipal Hospital
at midnight last night suffering
from scalp wound said to have
been caused when friend hit
her with a stick of stove wood
Several stitches were required
to close the wound, hospital at
PENDANTS said, but the condition
of the woman was not regarded
as serious.
After receiving the first aid
treatment, Miss MCGEE was per-
mitted to return to her home.
She was taken to the hospital
by Patrolman Eugene Sanchez.
No arrest has yet been made in
the case.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Two Register
For Election
I'm November

"How many registered yester-
day." John England, supervisor
of registration, was asked today
by a Citizen reporter.
"Two," Mr.. England replied.
Which was in keeping with q
story in last Saturdays Citizen
about the opening of the registra-
ton books on August 5, when it
was remarked that the registra-
ton would be light, as there is no
contest in the general election.
The books will remain open
till October IL for the election on
November 5. Residents who quail
flied for the primary do not have
10 re-register.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Verbal Shots
Between Byrnes
And Molotoy
my Associated Pressl

PARIS, Aug. 6. James F.
Byrnes, secretary of state of the
United States. and Foreign Com
missar Molotov of Russia ar
raigned each other in fiery
speeches today.
Byrnes was the first to speak.
He said that Molotov tried to get
the Big Four to agree on a chair
man, whose name would be sub
mitted to the 81 nations when
they assembled, and Byrnes re-
piled that he favored the nations
choosing their own chairman.
He added that Molotov advo-
Gated the council of Big Four's
debating the procedure that
would govern the assembly in the
consideration of various matters,
and that he. Byrnes, favored the
assembly's deciding on the pro-
cedure.
Byrnes then pointed out that
whatever Molotov would say in
reply to his statement would be
published in the newspapers of
the United States, for 1--WE have a
free press, and asked if papers
in Russia would quote him when
he explained how this country
helped Russia in her adversely.
Molotov replied that the U. S.
may have free press, but that an
American paper he held in his
hand did not report his speech
of two days ago, but did con-
tain sharp criticism of his
speech. He added that, contrary
to Byrnes' charge about the pro-
cedure of the assembly, he made
his suggestion in the interest Of
precision, not restriction.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06

here will be maintained IN Q
fully operational status.
When a rumor spread over Key
West few weeks ago that the
navy yard would be returned to
a care-taking basis, Mr.. Papy inn
mediately contacted Senator Pep
per, explaining in detail the re-
port Mr. Papy talked to Senator
Pepper over the telephone, and
sent him kilograms and letters,
requesting him to take UP the
matter with the Navy Depart
ment. AS result, Mr., Papy re-
ceived the following telegram:
"The following letter, signed by
Admiral A. G. Noble, Bureau OF
Operations, today, has just been
read to me over the telephone.
Quote. Immediately after your
telephone call concerning the al
legged closing of the naval base
at Key West, Florida, the entire
Key West naval base situation
was investigated.
Present plan calls for main
fenance of this base in fully
opeTational status.
"The Bureau of Ships advises
that necessary funds will be made
available for carrying on work
COMMENSURATE with the base mis-
sion and postwar requirenle11fs
of this port.
1.-THE concern of Key West en-
.p1oyees is appreciated and It is
believed that the misunderstand-
ing has been caused by thesuIa-s
familiarity with navy fiscal ar
rangen1ents. Reduction Of navy
activity from waI 10 peace time
status will naturally caIl Tor some
reduction in personnel at the Key
West base. But there are no
plans to close the base or to stop
ship repair and maintenance work
and no large scale reduction in
present employment level is con-
templated. Unquote."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
New Polio Case
Reported Today

Or. James Parramore, county
health officer, reported the sec
ond case of polio within thirty
days today with admission to the
polio ward at the Naval Hospital
of chief petty officer, 33, who
resides at the Naval Air Station
housing project.
A 25-year-old expectant moth
er was admitted to the Naval Hos
pital Sunday with polio. Wife of
a Navy enlisted man residing in
the Naval Air Station housing
project, she was the first case re-
ported from that section of the
city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Sgt. Boykin To SerUe
As Acting Lieutenant

Police Chief Bienvenido Perez
announced today that he had ap-
pointed Sgt. Henry B. Boykin as
acting lieutenant to fill in for
1t. Joseph Kemp who on Monday
started a 15-day vacation. Patrol
man Eugene Hernandez will
serve as acting sergeant in Boy
kin's place. Chief Perez said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Labor Day Committees
Will Meet Wednesday

All committees working on
the Labor Day program will meet
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
in the City Hall to make reports
and discuss plans for the cele-
bration, Dwight Hunter, Director
of Public Welfare, announced to-
day. All committee members are
urged to be present, Mr.. Hunter
said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
BUSINESS DRIES UP

CAPETOWN. - (AP) - South
Africa's dehydration Industry,
which supplied dehydrated vege-
tables and soup mixtures to the
navy during the war. may have
to close down. The factories were
mainly supported by large orders
from the British Admiralty, now
ended.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
British In
Quandary Over
Palestine
ms AssocIated Pressl

49, taNNDNhAt19SA
LONDON, Aug. 6.-The British
cabinet is in a quandry about
Palestine. The government adj
mitted today that it is consider
ing giving up the Palestine man
date.
1t was announced that the cab
met would Withdraw its proposal
to have 100000 Jews from var
ious parts of Europe enter Pales-
tine.
The suggestion to create two
zones in that country, one for
Jews and the other for Arabs,
was opposed by leaders of each
of those races.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
In
Georgia Arouse
Washingtoniians
nx Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. eff
teen thousand whites and negroes
paraded last night down Consti-
tuition avenue in protest against
the recent lynching of four neg
roes in Georgia.
The crowd stopped at the Lin
coin memorial, where a mass
meeting was held.
Several speakers accused Gov
ernor-elect Talmadge of Georgia
and Senator Bilbo and Represen-
tative Rankin of Mississippi of
being rabble rouserS, and mem
toned their names frequently In
connection with the lynchings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
oVERCHAnGED

WASHINGTON. - Sc n a TO r
Glenn Taylor of Idaho said today
that he had obtained information
showing that the government was
overcharged for freight on many
occasions during the war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
FIRE ON MARINES

cHUNGKING. - Ano tn r
truckload of Marines were fired
on by snipers today. Commander
of marine forces said that when
ever the marines are attacked.
they will shoot back.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
COunty's Tentative Budget
May Be Pared Down When.
Commission Meets TONIGHT
TAXPAYER DECLARES
ONLY WAY follower
TANEs Is TO MERGE
CITY AND COUNTY

FH"NtNF ~H3*@A'tAFstAAV~ANA . " - AAOAN
. meeting tonight to consider the
saapiion Of a budget. based on q
teniatiye budget. totaling $343,-
eei. the highest in the history
"A Aonroe county.
80 FAR as The Citizen coule
barn today, the commissioners
are keenly aware of the taxation
that would be involved were the
egaEct as high as the tentative
badEet. and one of them remark
81 that ne thought the amount
Nouid have to be pared down.
Commenting on that pared
dov'n". one of the city's largest
taxpayers said:
a commend the county com
tnizkiuners for their ambition to
esquire the municipal hospital
the county clinic and the pro-
used construction of a wharf
for yachts and charter botas, but
wore those proposals put into
eflcct what would they mean
io the taxpayers. in Monroe
ftYuntyy
fiTst, let us consider the hos
pital II il meant only its acquisi-
tiun lor $4,000, it would be an
execiient stroke of business for
the commissioners. But how
nioul It's maintenance and oper-
atasn which cost from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year? AS the hospital
authorities will tell you, at nc
time, since it was opened, has
the hospitals income, including
tise t30 oo1 from tile city and
fhe county. been anywhere near
4effaying expenses. Every year
aiiefe has ben shortage, and it
hAa ran into many thousands Of
dollars. YWho will pay those
siipslages il the county acquires
tbr hospital? The taxpayers.
The same thing applies to the
ciinic and the proposed wharf
more taxes for property owners
D. pay.
But let's be frank and consid-
a. tlsose projects in their proper
hight. They are essentially city
projccis. and why should the
taxpayers else where in the
county pay for them?
The only way out / see tC
ease the burdensome taxation in
Key West is for the city and
county 20 merge, as advocated by
Tla Citizen for a quarter of
century Let's take look at the
city. Until recent years, the may
of. the tax collector, the tax as
snsaof. the city attorney, the city
clerk and other heads of depart
ulcnts did their own work. Ane
chat have we there now? Secre-
taries and more secretaries
Somebody may say that the bust
ness Of the city is larger now
biIf that IS not the case. Wher
Key West had a population o
more than $4,000 the heads o
departments did their own work
Naturally, that brings to mine
this question, Why don't they dt
ID nowg
4 don't want to be too critical
bat Il seems TO me that in thu
city a is considered a major
pollcy TO create more and higher
uaid Jobs. Were the county anC
city merged. we could do away
with all city employees excep
thuee in the fire department, the
police department and the scav
anger department, thereby saw
fua tens Of thousands of dollar
la salaries over the period OF
Yeaf.
-As The Citizen recently re
marked. We no longer have lusl
tiss,es IN Key West. Business ha
fallen off. which means smalle
snoomes generally, and yet tn
- -. ICING I'm and lID anC
mp The only way | can see Z
w..ke them come down is t.
- IL ..na,,Afu COW
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
MAY RESUME DRAFT

WASHINGTON. - The war
Department announced o d a Y
that so few Americans are en-
listing in the army. despite the
so percent increase in wages, the
draft may be resumed on Sep
TENDER |. Only $500 of the. re-
CURED $4,000 are enlistin
monthly. the department stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Late Bulletins
40 ITALIANS KILLED
lBY Associated Pressl

HoME.-Twe persons were
killed and more than 100 injured
in riots today between police and
farmers near Salerno.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06
Full OperdtiOnd Status IN
Navy Yard, Admiral A. c. !
Noble Explains In Letter
y CONTENTS OF LETTER WIRED BY SENATOR
PEPPER TO REPRESENTATIVE
BERNIE C. PAPY

Inspiring employees in the Navy Yard and Key Wesers
generally from Washington yesterday in telegram from
Pepper Representative which
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-06

R Day Wire Services
nm& Ap Features
Zee - Years Devoted
- tie nsst Interests
~ Key West
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-05
Wade

Services are being conducted
at Caswell Springs each morning
and evening. There were three
fine services and Sunday school
with dinner on the ground Sun
day. The Rev. Baggett is preach
ing.
Tho Rev. w. c. Wyatt filled
the Baptist pulpit Sunday morn
ing ard evening. He was the din
ner guest Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. ID. Mailman.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Faggard and
family ware dinner guests of
Professor and Mrs. N. c. Ever
cit sunday.
The Women's Home Demon
stration club enjoyed their
monthly meeting in the home of
Mrs. G.. C.. Carter Thursday af-
ternoon with Is women present.
The new home demonstration
agent was present and there was
a round table discussion on the
development of the negro race
after which Miss Mckinley dis