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Evening star., 1946-03-31
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 30.-A sug-
gestion that the State of Maryland
eliminate taxes on real and personal
property, leaving that source of
revenue to Baltimore City and the
counties, was advanced today by
w. Preston Lane, jr., Democratic
candidate for governor.
The State, Mr.. Lane said, could
look to other sources to offset the
losses.
Property assessments would then
be of local concern only, he said. and
the localities could assess as they
pleased. Without affecting the pro-
portion of State taxes paid by resi-
dents of other political subdivisions.
Mr.. Lane expressed confidence"
in the commission appointed by
Gov. O'Conor, with Judge Joseph
Sherbow as chairman, to study tax
and revenue problems. He said he
hesitated to make public suggestions
as to the course the commission
should follow but that it might
pursue with profit" a study of exist
ing tax inequities.
There can be no question that
inequities exist" Mr.. Lane said.
The taxpayers of Baltimore City
are entitled to fair treatment and,
if I am nominated and elected
Governor. I intend to do all in my
power to remove any just cause of
complaint. I believe that ways to
do this can be found by any Gov
ernor who is not afraid to tackle
the question.
Il am not unmindful of the fact
that some of the counties are unable
to raise the funds necessary to pay
the expenses Of meeting standards
required by the State. Where this
situation exists, there will be no
just cause for complaint if the State
continues to supply the necessary
funds to maintain standards re-
quired for the benefit and welfare
of all the citizens of the State"
Mr.. Lane declared any problems
involved in his plan on account of
State debt and outstanding bond
issues could be solved by "appro-
pirate legislation and by redemp-
tions in course of time"
Evening star., 1946-03-31
Group Health
Accepts First
Private Unit
Insurance Workers
Included in Plan
To Extend Service

Group Health Association. Inc
Yesterday announced it has accepted
the first group outside the Federal
Government as members under its
new plan to extend its prepayment
medical and hospital care.
Ihe initial private industry group
10 Join CHA are employees of the
washington office of the Farm Bu-
reau insurance Companies. The
membership of the group will take
erect tomorrow with the filing of
GHAs new charter which will ex-
tend medical and disqualification
services to employees in private in
dustry. George Frantz, manager of
the insurance firms Office here, pre-
sented the application of his en-
ployes at the CHA main clinic. 1929
street NV.
Harry Becker, president of the
CHA and consultant in medical care
administration for the Children's
Bureau OF the Labor Department. in
accepting the applications declared
we nope that many more employers
VIII make available to their employees
the opportunity to secure compre-
henslve medical care"
To Extend Care to 10000.
Mr.. Becker said the CHA plans
to expand its services to at least
$4,000 new members. At present the
ASSOCIATION has about 5000 mem
bers. The membership was limited
curing the war due to the shortage
OF doctors to care for new cases,
In line with the membership ex-
panslon program, the CHA will ex-
pand its clinic facilities and medi-
cal staff, Mr.. Becker said.
Under the new program, District
government employees will be eligible
TO JOIN. Colored groups also will
De admitted, Mr. Becker disclosed
aoolng that negotiations are under
way with Fredemen's Hospital for
the care of this latter group.
New Fees Effective Tomorrow
Nhe new fees, which were raised
from $2.25 to $3.50 a month for each
acllt and from $125 to SITS for
each of the first three children in
family, will 60 into effect with the
monthly payments of members due
tomorrow. Dues are to be less for
those already subscribing to hos
pltallzation insurance.
Individual memberships, which
nave been effective since organiza-
ton of CHA in 1887, will continue
10 be offered Government emploves.
but for new members in the District
government and the general public
memberships can be had only in
groups. Federal people also can
Join by groups. The new members
Will have the same voice in the
management of CHA, a medical CO.
operative, as present members have i
Under the rules, when there are
nVe employees in unit, group
membership must be 100 per cent. |
or people. For groups of from
6 to 10 persons, 80 per cent must
subscribe in order to join; from II |
to so employees, rs per cent; from
81 to 100 people, IS per cent and |
in units over 100, there must be
so per cent.
Mr.. Becker announced the ap-
pointment by the Board of Trustees
of Melvin Dollar to be executive
director of the CHA. Mr.. Dollar
for the past three years was on the
staff of the Bureau of Public Health
Economics of the University of
Michigan. For five years he has
been executive secretary of the
Committee on Economics of the
American Dental Accoojo +io,,
Evening star., 1946-03-31
Mount Vernon Citizens
To Meet Tomorrow

The Mount Vernon Citizens Asso-
citation will hold its quarterly meet
ing at pm. tomorrow at the Mount
Vernon Fire Station, Fort Hunt
road.
Subjects to be discussed include
zoning problems, reduction of tele-
phone rates, trash collection, school
problems and mosquito, water chest
nut and japanese beetle control.
Evening star., 1946-03-31

tomac Park and development of
recreational facilities in the general
vicinity of the Pentagon Building
would meet the needs of Govern
ment employees.
He said that removal of the pres
ent tourist camp would require legis-
lative action which could hardly be
obtained this year.; its expansion
Is needed now to help meet the
housing shortage, and that it is sit
uated on land for which the Dis
trict paid only small part of the
cost" and in which visitors from
all over the country have a substan-
tial equity"
Evening star., 1946-03-31
University Park Citizens
To Meet Wednesday

The University Park (Md.) Citi-
zens' Association will meet at 8
pm. Wednesday at the school,
S. S. Stabler, president, said the
group plans to build four fireplaces
Tor the use of Girl Scouts and
Campfire Girls on a 17-acre tract
owned by the town.
Evening star., 1946-03-31
Blair Glasses Announced

Registration for classes in business
and mechanics will be held at
7:30 pm. Tuesday at the Montgom-
cry Blair High School, Silver Spring
Evening star., 1946-03-31
Woodmont PTA to Meet

The Woodmont Parent-Teacher
Association will hold its regular
monthly meeting at o'clock tomor-
row night at the Woodmont School
a Arlington.
Evening star., 1946-03-31
PTA to Meet in ArIinaton

The monthly meeting of the Wood
row Wilson Parent Teacher Associa-
tlon, Arlington, will be held at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the school auditorium.
Evening star., 1946-03-31

MADEIRA and her 5weekod colt of the Ippzaners
TO be shown at the show of German the Armv
mount Station in Front Royal Va The black colts turn white
during the first The Lppzners bred by the
Austrian emperors since the 17h century were trained
IN dressage at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna
Star
Evening star., 1946-03-31

local advertiser using space of this size
in The Sunday Star to reach over 100000
families every week for year (52 times)
spends less than u cent family per wear
to tell them about his business. This is
half the cost of postal card to reach
them once.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14
Water Pipeline
Conversion In
Advanced Stage
All Pipeline Above Water.
; Except Drawbridge AT
Moser. Jewish. Channel
Five

Work on converting all pipe
line sections of the water pipe
line from Florida City to Key
West to positions above water is
in an advanced stage, Command
er Allen Hoar, MOB Public
Works Officer states.
There are three draWbridges
which will require the under
water sections. These are Moser
Channel, Channel Five and Jew
fish Channel. These are only
short spacings. Moser Channel is
completed.
At present 5000 feet of pipe
which was in reserve are. laid in
the area where a conversion. is
planned and then the Florida
Keys Aqueduct Commission
warned a week in advance that
the break will be made and the
water shutoff to make, connec-
ton so that the Commission may
fill it's tanks. Then the connection
is made.
The pipe is being laid mostly
on piling but also alongside
bridges.
The conversion is done prin-
cipallly to eliminate undue cor
rosion of the pipe underwater
due to electrolytic action, Com
mander Hoar said.
Last week work was progress
ing at Stock Island Bridge and at
the same time additional work at
Jewish Creek on pipelines was
taking place. Roosevelt Boule-
ward bridge is another spot where
the conversion will have to be
made nearby. The work is cost
ing about 100000, Commander
Hoar said
Recently Tavernier Creek,
Snake Creek. Whale Harbor and
Jewish Creek have been con-
verified.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14
Lions Taking
....s Street Poll
Purpose Is To Determine
Sentiment On Chang
ing Of Names

A poll to determine public SEN
timent relative to the idea OF
changing the names of the streets
of Key West to numbers was
started today by the Key West
Lions Club. Some three thousand
families will receive question
aire cards with the request that
they check either yes" or mo
on the question and return same
to the Club Secretary, Gerald
Saunders.
.yThe general idea is TO-, chahge
FM names. and havy Itheh streets
run in one direction anu avenues
IN the opposite with the alleys
'designaied asfcour1sfand terraces
For example Front Street would
be designated as First Street
Greene Street, Second, Caroline
Third and so on out to South
Beach. Emma Street would then
be designated as First Avenue
Thomas, Second Avenue; White
head, Third Avenue; Duvali
Fourth Avenue and so on 70
North Beach and on out to Poin-
ciana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14
John CarbOnellly
Comes Out For
Representative
Announces He Will Not
Father Amy Local Law
In The Guise Of A Gen
eral Law"

Today John Carbonell, Jr., for
mally announces his candidacy
in the May Primary, for the
Democratic nomination for rep
resentative in the legislature
from Monroe county. In discuss
ing his candidacy, Mr.. Carbon
ell said:
CAS- ISwas born and grew up in
Key West, and as practically
everybody in Monroe county
Knows NEIL feel there is no need
for me to go into a lengthy ac-
count of my moral, business and
political life. Sufficient to say
have lived uprightly and have
never broken my word, as every
body who knows me intimately
knows is true.
Il am aware that the practice
of making promises when one is
running for office is frowned on
but this promise I am going to
make I feel confident would be
made by every conscientious man
and woman in the county: ]
promise that, if l am elected, ]
will not father any local law
under the guise of a general
law, as our supreme court has
referred to one of Monroe Coun-
TVS laws passed at the last SEES
sion of the legislature. One OF
these so-called general laws has
had a most perniciouS effect in
Monroe county. That local law
under the guise of our general
law" abolished our juvenile
court, and since July Is of last
year a colored boy, charged with
juvenile delinquency, has been
kept locked up in the county
Jail because the court, in which
he would have been tried, was
abolished, not to save the people
money, because the salary of the
juvenile judge was continued
even though he did not serve.
And for what reason was our
juvenile court abolished? Fol-
what reason, 1 repeat, You know
and l know, and hundreds OF
Key Westers, including myself
who have been trying to get back
our juvenile court, know.
Il have always believed that
the people should decide what
type of local laws we will have
regardless of what they may be
For that reason, if I am elected
l will introduce a bill designed
\, to consolidate the city and cOun-
ty governments at a saving OF
tens of thousands of dollars to
taxpayers annually. But to that
bill will be, attached referen-
dunn which will let the people OF
the county themselves decide the
proposal"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14
Commission Gets
More Water Than
In Original Plan
Receives 100000 Gallons
Or About e-Third
Daily: Contract Calls For
100000 Daily

According to the agreement
with the Navy and the Florida
Keys Aqueduct Commission the
Commission, which supplies the
City of Key West, receives one
third of the water produced and
most of the time receives an adj
ditional amount of water which
is not needed by the Navy, Com
mander Allen Hoar, MOB Public
Works Officer said.
Similarly the Commission by
the agreement is required to sup
ply one third of the monies for
upkeep, repair, maintenance and
improvements. Navy may ask for
these monies in the future. Main
tenance and improvements have
cost the Navy about the same as
the original cost of building the
line, Commander Hoar said,
which is about 100000. The
Navy in the agreement pays for
tWo-thirds Of the improvements
and repairs, but in reality has
been paying for all.
Key West when the line is
operating receives 100000 gal
Ions of water a day in addition to
the surplus Navy water.
Since about 2.3 million to "a
million is produced daily the
Commission actually is entitled
only to 100000 gallons.
The line is essentially a mill
tary line, Commander Hoar said,
and probably the Navy will not
turn it over to the city. This will
work TO, the benefit of the city
since the Navy now has a larger
share of the expenses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14

In writing of events of import
ance during the past century on
this island, sentimental attach
ments are apt to blur ones per-
spective, and defect the accura-
cy of ones aim inS attempting to
cover in allotted space the spirit
and setting of a dearly loved
spot where friendships thickly
cluster, and myriad ties of tend
er intimacy bind the affections
in loyal conspiracy against those,
who would compare the old Key
West with it's leisure and charm
with the more modern city. In
both the old and the new have
been found the panoramic fresh
ness of it's tropical setting and
happiness in the cordial warmth
and neighborliness of its friends
inhabitants.
Througout. the years from the
time of the first settlers to the
present, the charm fingers, draw
ing back, again and again. those
who wander away, holding those
who remain in willing captivity
The first outstanding event in
the history of the island was the
purchase of the island by John
w. Simonton, a shrewd business
man of Mobile, from Don Juan
Pablo Salas to who the island
had been granted seven years
previously The grant was made
to Salas by Don Juan de Estrada,
then governor general of Florida.
In bestowing the island on Sal
as, who was an officer in the
Royal Spanish artillery, it is
stated that it was in recognition
for meritorious services render
ed.
The grant must not have been
greatly appreciated by Don Juan
and he must not have considered
it more than wave washed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14
Coin Tossing
Brings Back
The Old Days

Just like the old days"
Key Westers and visitors
alike cried as little colored
boys put on a grand exhibit
ton of diving for coins at the
foot of Duval Street Sunday
in an exhibition sponsored
by the Advertise Key West
Council.
The colored swimmers
who are crackerjack am
phibious men carefully
coached the audience into
throwing the coins and max
ing it a colorful show. One
lady was exhcrted to throw
three coins at one time and
when she did the colored lad
dived deep and finally came
up. How many coins did
you throw in. lady" the
boys asked. Three. came
back the answer. with the
thought that probably one of
I the coins had been lost.
Whereupon the swimmer put
threeeshining coins. one after
the other. into his mouth to
the delight of all.
Ten dollars in silver. with
some fiftY-cent pieces. were
thrown into the water by the
Council members. headed by
Oliver Griswold. Tom Viii
son and E. Wolkoff. Mad
scrarnbles after the coins re-
suited. Some of the coins
were thrown to the little
boss. who could not COM
pete with the larger boys.
Photos were taken by the
citY's best photographers.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14
Marathon Pump
Station Ready In
Another Month
Will Give More Water To
City: Less Pre- ssur e
Through Lines Lessons
Breakage

New Marathon pumping sta
ton is expected to be placed in
commission probably next month,
MOB Public Works Officer Com
mander Allen Hoar announces.
This will result in an increased
output of water for the city,
which the city needs at present.
At present there are 220 pounds
of pressure at Florida City and
there has been some trouble
With lines breaking with this
high pressure. With the new
pumping station the pressure at
Florida City will start at $50
pounds and will reach Marathon
at Is pounds pressure. Then the
Marathon pumps will pick up the
water and send it on to Key
West at IS pounds pressure.
Thus there will be more water
at a lower pressure through the
lines. Aqueduct Commission has
asked for 1,250,000 gallons daily
where they are getting only l.
100000 gallons now.
A three hundred and seventy
five horsepower engine has been
brought down from Florida City
and is being installed in the
Marathon station. New electric
pumps at Florida City have re-
leased this diesel.
The present water line is 19
inches in diameter and water is
pumped from three 10-inch fifty
foot WHEELS at Florida City
New electric pump at Florida
City is expected to be ready to-
morrow and the new diesel en-
giue is being assembled at Mara
thon now.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14

wind swept island in the ocean.
However this may be the Spani-
ard and Simonton met in a Hav-
ant cafe one evening and the
transfer of the island to Simon
ton was formally made on Jan,
10, 1922. The price paid was equi-
valent to $4,000 American
money.
If Don Juan Pablo regretted
his sale to the American we have
no way of knowing but it is safe
to say that Simonton did not, for
he very promptly sold portions
of the island that paid him 100
per cent on his investment.
The following month Lieutent-
ant M. c. Perry, commanding the
United States schooner Shark
took possession of the island in
the name of the United States
and the first American Flag
raised. This must have been the
first event that brought together
the few. residents of the island
The date is commemorated in the
Pent family as the birthday OF
Anthony Pent whose descend
ants resided here, at this time
r. Far from home and loved ones
the first settlers who came from
the Carolinas, Virginia, New
York. c Connecticut, with a few
from France and Ireland, must
have longed and waited expect
antly for those vessels that would
bring tidings from the outside
world so it is likely that mail
days were gala days in the cal
endar of those early residents
There are many residents OF
Key West at this time who can
recall when Key West received
a weekly mail (weather permit
ting) and old inhabitants fire.
quently recount how their par
ents and grandparents put aside
all work from the hour the mail
vessel was sighted until the last
letter had been handed out, and
the newspapers a month or so old
had been read by everybody on
the island.
(To be continued)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14
Only Two
Cities Being
Picketed
UNION STILL ACTIVE
IN NEW YORK CITY
AND CLEVELAND. o.
nv Associated PreSsl

WASHINGTON, JAM 1.-THE
telephone t.eup was pretty well
broken throughout the country
this morning. In only two
places, New York City, and
Cleveland, Ohio, were telephone
plants still being picketed.
1t was said that probably
there were a few other outlying
districts in the county where
picket lines still were formed,
becat.- the order, calling off
the pickets, had not been receiv-
ed there. ---- --
The strike, if it comes, has
been postponed till February Is,
assuming that there are no
wildcat walkouts. Opinion was
general here that differences
between the companies and the
workers will be settled before
the extended deadline.
Two hundred thousand CIO
electrical workers in various
parts of the country are slated
to go on strike at midnight to-
morrow
Wednt ay 235,000 Clio and
AFL meat packing workers are
scheduled to go on strike, and
experts estimated that, if the
strike occurs, there will be .
meat famine in the United States
in a week. Differences between
the workmen and packing house
officials were considered at a
conference held yesterday, but
it was reported no progress had
been made.
Action on the threatened
strike of steel workers, which
would involve 100000 men, has
been postponed till next Sunday
night Efforts are being made
to settle the difficulties before
that time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14
Arrest P.O.
Auto Parkers
Those Parking On West
Side Of Street To
Be Excused

City Manager Dave King said
today that arrests on the west
side of the block between South
ard and Caroline streets would
be Cancelled following mistake
of city patrolmen in interpreting
a city ordinance.
Mr.. King said that all arrests
of persons parking their cars on
the east side of the street will be
continued and those made last
week will be held correct.
The area affected on the east
of the Post Office. The curb
side of the blocks in question in
Guided the curb directly in front
across the street is free for park
ing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14
Bailey Funeral
This Afternoon

Funeral services for James B.
Bailey, 80, who died Saturday
morning at his residence. 14l4
Angela street, will be held this
afternoon at 400 o'clock at the
chapel of the Pritchard Funeral
Home, Rev. E. S. Doherty, pas
tor of the Ley Memorial Church,
and Rev. w. F. Bowery, officiat-
ing.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Myrell Bailey; one daughter, Miss
Clara Bow Bailey, and one son,
Billy Bailey. of Key West; foster
mother, Mrs. Carrie Shaw of
Miami; one sister, Mrs. Stella
Hoard of Persia, Tenn, and one
brother, Clarence Bailey of Poor
IA, Ill
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14
Greyhound To
BE Sold Soon
Scavenger Boat Has In
sufficient Horse
power

City Manager Dave King said
today that he would recommend
to City Commission that the
scavenger boat at the foot of
Simonton street be offered for
sale.
Mr.. King discharged operators
of the boat last week and today
said that the boat did not have
sufficient horsepower to tow a
large scavenger barge and serv-
ice the city and that it would
soon deteriorate if kept by the
city on dry dock.
The boat is named the Grey
hound" m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-14
Maues Bring
Cruiser From. /
s. ene HudsOnsRipeE

II tt Ef4;J4AafI NJ.
Brooke Maue, survivor of
one of the wars most heroic
actions. is visiting in Key
West and caught a 4l-pound
Jewish recently.
Maue was a member of
the ski-troopers of the 10th
Mounted Infantry who fought
in Italy. Out of his group of
SO men only four came out
unscathed.
Mr.. Maue is here with his
father and mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ]. PhYlles.
The Maues came to Key
West in their cabin cruiser,
having journeYed all the way
from the Hudson river in
New York to Key West on
the Intracoastal Waterway.
They are from Ossinning. N.
z. where they are engaged
in the oil business.