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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-31

80, former Hitler Jugend
colonel, as custodian of a consid-
cradle amount of Hitler youth
funds. Heidemann, who is under
arrest, set himself up as owner
and manager of a Bavarian truck
ing firm and as a director IN a
number of other companies.
Heidemann was able to win the
confidence of American military
government authorities, and the
Observation-Disclosures corps purpose
ly let his masquerade 60 on. Heide-
mann expanded his activities, OPP
ening branch offices Of his firms
in major cities in the two zones,
which he stated with former high
ranking Hitler youth personnel.
AS the tentacles of the move
ment brought in new recruits,
Heidemann gathered about him
self a select, trusted group of men
who became his contact agents,
moving freely about Germany in
the guise of travelling statesmen.
Early last fall, another under
cover group began to organize in
northern Germany under Will
Lohel, former Reich youth directo-
rate official. He proposed a mer-
ger with Heidemann's financially
powerful group. Heidemann, Sibert
said, believed merger was not
timely. The subsequent wrangling
tipped the watching counter-intelli-
gence men to the existence of the
northern group.
With this evidence of spreading
influence, British aud American
authorities decided it was time to
crack down. In mid-December Ak
mann and his two chief contact
men, Gustav Hemminger and
Ernst Overlook, were seized. A
short time later Heidemann and
seven of his closest co-conspirators
were thrown into jail.
Then in a two-zone manhunt
agents tracked down and arrested
the 200 conspirators Of the inner
circle, who knew all the secrets
of the organization. Last night
troops struck in the big dragnet
operation.
A number of those seized last
night and this morning may be
released later if it is established
that they had no inkling of the
ringleaders' real plan, Sibert said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-31
GERMAN FANATICS AND
ALLIED TROOPSBATTLE
CONFINED from Page One)

Gen. Edwin L. Sibert. U. S. intelli'
gence chief asserted.
THE back of the movement is
broken"
Cne-armed, 32-year-old Arthur
Axmann, former Nazi ''Fuehrer OF
German YOUTH was seized three
months ago, along with a number
of his closest henchmen. He was
identified as the leader of the en-
tire conspiracy, whose key per-
sonnet was made up Of former Hit
Ter jugend officers.
1t was IAN attempt to build up
an organization on Nazi ideals
which would eventually become a
powerful influence in German at.
fairs" the statement said.
The statement was given to cor
respondents while the roundup was
in progress. A full report on the
success of the dragnet awaited
word from all parts of the British
and American zones.
Plot Discovered
Sibert said U. S. intelligence
agents discovered the plot just
after We day. Immediately coun-
ter-intelligence went to work, infil-
trating the rganization as mem
bers, and keeping a close watch
on its search for "reliable' per-
sonnet which would begin the re-
vival of Nazism.
Its recruits were all high-type,
intelligent, white-collar leader ma
terial," Sibert said, and any one
of the inner circle could have been
a new German Fuehrer.
The group had two principal
aims-the formation of an econ
omic structure that would give
cover and backing to the second
phase. a long range subtle in
fuencing Of German politics along
the lines of the Fuehrer principle. 4"
principle"
The organization first was form
ed in western Germany by high
officers of the Reichs Jugend Fueh-
rung CHitler youth headquarters
who moved about the country with
messages for former Hitler youth
members and members of the
"Bund Deutscher Maedchen" Ger
man girls movement. Their assign
ment was to find out which of these
would be suitable for the recon
struction of Germany along Nazi
lines.
When the organization began to
expand, American and British
agents decided it was time to begin
the breakdown, which started in
mid-December with the leaders of
the movement. Last week Ameri-
can agents found the Nazi activi-
ties spreading to the Soviet zone,
and turned their information over
to Russian authorities.
AS the war came to an end Ak
mann appointed Will Heidemann,
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was in good condition Or in need
Of major repairs, the number Of
rooms in it, whether it possessed
toilet or bathroom facilities, whe-
Their occupied, vacant seasonally
or vacant non-seasonally, whether
owner or tenant occupied, the
monthly rent, if tenant occupied,
or the estimated monthly rent if
owner occupied. If tenant occu-
pied, does the lease include use
Of furniture? If there are any
vacant dwelling units in Whining
ton, information should be given
as to whether or not such units are
for rent; rented and not yet oc-
cupied, for sale only; sold and not
yet occupied; or other.
All questions on the schedule.
if properly and completely answer
ed, will provide a social and Acono-
mic picture that should be Of great
value in determining the postwar
prospects Of Wilmington in its
effort to procure new industries
Pownelle concluded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-31
Canadian Communist
Freed On Large Bond

MONTREAL, March go u.p
Fred Rose, Communist narah
OF parliament awaiting trial ~
charges Of spying for Russia, wan a.,
released rel from jail today in so
900 bail. IL 9=0''
City Councillor Michael Bub.~
said the bail had been raised ~
Roses relatives and friends y
Bail originally was set ~ go
600 but was increased on Tb mr.
day when Rose was Committee IS
trial following the hearing 1oF
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-31

of school at any time siIce Jan.
l, 1916. To measure the extent Of
in and out-1nigration since the gen.
eral census of 1910, the schedule
calls for information on where each
person lived on April /, 1940-whe-
Their on a farm or in a city and
whether that city Of residence was
Wilmington or some other place.
Il also calls for the county and
State Of residence in 1910. In order
TO get a count Of the population
actually present in Wilmington, as
well as that usually resident there,
the schedule provides place for
recording visitors staying overnight
or longer. For those persons who
are visitors, the schedule contains
question to determine their usual
place OF residence.
If the family contains veteran
Of World War II, present or in the
armed forces, il should be noted.
The census will get measure
of the actual or potential labor
force Of Wilmington applying to
all persons Il years Of age and
over. The schedule calls for in
formation on what each person was
doing, if anything. during the pre-
ceeding week, whether employed
for pay or profit or whether en-
gagged in unpaid family work. If
unemployed, was the person look
ing for work last week? Or did
this person have job or business
at which he did not work last
week? If working, how many
hours did this person work last
week, including unpaid family
work on the farm or business? If
working or looking for work, what
kind of work was this person do
ing? Example: punch press
operator, stenographer, farm lab
orer, projectionistl. What kind Of
a business or industry was this
person working in? Example:
automobile factory, law office, gen
SA al AoA Al, IllOLiOll plCtQ4 tl1cdlClJ
Because it is important for Will
mington to be able to show its i'm
portance as market center, a
question will be asked on how much
did paid workers earn during the
week before April l.
Housing Information
One of the most important OBJ
jectives of this special census is to
obtain complete information on
housing facilities, including all
dwelling units occupied or vacant.
Whether residence was in an ordi-
nary dwelling, a trailer or tourist
cabin, a hotel, dormitory or room
ing house, an institution, hospital,
etc, should be indicated. If in an
"ordinary dwelling the record
should show whether it was in
one-family attached house or
two, three, four, or five-tamily
or more structure.
The schedule will seek to deter
mine whether such dwelling unit
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MRS. J. F. WILLIAMS

CLINTON, March 3O-Mrs. Jo-
suah F. Williams died in her home
near Warsaw at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon following prolonged
illness.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from the home tomorrow
afternoon at 4::30 o'clock with
burial following in the family
cemetery near the home.
Mrs. Williams is survived by
two sons, DR.. L. P. Williams, Eden
ton, and Sam A. Williams of the
home; two daughters, Lucy Will
liams and Mrs. Henry Afford, both
of the home; two sisters, Mrs. l..
w. Moore, Charlotte, and Miss
jamie Williams, Wilmington, and
one brother, Ben Williams, Wal
lace,
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MRS. KATHRYNso. KELLowAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Kath-
ryn Getaway Holloway. former
Wilmington resident who died yes
terday in Greene, N. Y, will be
held tomorrow In Greene, N. Y,
from her home there at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. Holloway was the widow OF
the late c. J. Holloway.
Survivors include her mother,
Mrs. J. H. Getaway, Wilmington;
two daughters, Jean and Patti
Broun, Greene, N. Y; son, Don
aid Broun, Denver, Colo; two sis
tiers, Mrs. B. E. Hollis and Mrs.
Frank Hollis, Wilmington, and two
brothers, Henry J. Ottoway, Will
mington, and N. R. Getaway, Bos-
ton, Mass.
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FIRE BOX WRANGLE
TAKEN INTO COURT
Continued from Page One)

also challenged the validity Of the
motion made by Councilman Har-
riss Newman which precipated
the council vote and ultimate
award of the contract to the Horni
company.
Reciting Newman's motion, as
taken from official minutes of the
city councils March Is meeting,
the GameweE complaint said:
Newman's Motion
Councilman Newman moved
that the City approve the bid of the
Wilmington Electrical Supply COM
pany for furnishing Ill Horni Fire
Alarm boxes at the cost stipulated
in said bid, provided that good and
sufficient bond is furnished in &C.
cordance with the specifications,
and further, that the boxes to be
furnished under said bid for con-
tract shall comply with the specifi-
cations and shall, among other re-
quirements include enamel cover
ed wire on tap bell coil and magnet
coils, silver plating On ground lever
contact, and the timing to be as re-
quired by specifications. The fore
going requirements having been
discussed with, and agreed To by
Mr.. Peterson, representative of the
Horni Company.
The motion was seconded by
Councilman Currin and received
the affirmative votes of Council
men Newman, Currin and Wade;
and the negative votes of Coun-
cilmen LeGwin, Pollock and Yopp.
The vote being a tie, the Mayor
cast the deciding vote in favor
OF the motion, and thereby, duly
declared it duly passed"
Questions Minutes
The complaint further alleges
that the motion. as prepared by
Benson, did not reflect ''in it's en-
tirety" the minutes of the meeting
and further allegedly s:aiied to in
clude one Of the provisions re-
CURED of the Horni company land
agreed to by those concerns.
The coding mechanism, tap
bell, telegraph key and jack block
shall be mounted on an insulating
panel. All wiring shall be in
grooves on the back of the panel
so that there shall be no exposed
wires or connections. And insulat-
ing cover of moulded bakelite shall
enclose the jack block; connection
to the jacks shall be made by
special plug through entrance holes
in the cover"
According to the Gamewell COM
plant, the Horni box, as submitted
in sample with that company's
bid, failed to meet published
specifications on IA points. 1t also
complains that the city's represent
atives engaged in discussions with
the Horni representative in viola
ton and utter disregard to the
law" concerning specific require
ments the city wished to be met in
performance of the Horni contract.
Seeking judgment, Gamewell
asked that the city's contract with
Horni be declared null and void
and that the Gamewell company
be declared lowest responsible bid
der and, consequently that Game
well &c awarded the contract to
furnish the Ill boxes on the basis
Of its $13, 597 so bid.
Accepting service Of the court
order, Mayor Lane said he pre-
ferred to refrain from any COM
ment until after consulting the city
attorney. Nichols echoed the
mayor'c dac1aratiop
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-31
The Weather
Eastern Standard Timel
IRy IL 6 Weather Bureaul


Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending Z: 80 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am So; 7:30 am S.; 1880 pm IS; 1880
pm 10.
Maximum 70; Minimum IS; Mean 81;
Normal 81.
Humidity
1:3O am "a; Z 30 am 90; 1 80 pm so; 1880
pm IA.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 pm
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month
2.07 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
u. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington ---- 8 :32 am. $40 am.
3:48 pm. 1888 pm.
Masonboro Inlet is am. 1905 am.
6:33 pm. 1882 pm.
Sunrise Sol; Sunset 6:32; Moonrise
SPA am; Moonset 500 pm.
WASHINGTON, March 30 Up -
Weather Bureau report of temperature
and rainfall for the. "a hours ending 8
~,
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Obituaries
WILLIAM I. HORNER

WASHINGTON, March 30-(P)-
William I. Horner, 81, legislative
representative of the National Fed
Grafton of Postoffice clerks, died
yesterday at his home in nearby
Arlington, Va.
Formerly of Nashville. Tenn,
Horner was graduate of Cum
berland University School of Law.
Burial will be in Arlington Ma
tional cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-31
KIDNAP CASE FIGURE
SUES POLICE CHIEF
CONTINUED from Page One)

The civil suit claims s.1e was I'M
lawfully removed from Annapolis,
that her reputation was damaged
and she had committed no crime.
Laughlin said an extradition
hearing has been set for April 9.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-31
STRIKE POSTPoNrr

3 BUTTE, Mont, March 3o-lp
A strike called for tomorrow =
suite copper mines and in smeIter.
at Anaconda and Great Falls VS.
postponed late TO-DAY "aA
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-31

When cooking wear a skirt over
your shorts to protect your laes
from scattering fat or spillovers
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Briefs
GUEST SPEAKER

The Rev. X. d. Pogue, former
U. S. Army chaplain will be
guest speaker at a meeting of
the Missionary Society of
Chestnut Street Presbyterian
church tonight at $3.50 o'clock.
He will talk on the Holy Land.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-31
PASSION PLAY

A passion play "The Upper
Room" will be presented to-
night in St. Thomas church
auditorium, 100 s. Second
street at 8:15 o'clock by the
pastor Father Thomas Mona
han. The public has been n
vited.
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OBSERVATIONS
BIZ TURNER ROCKWELL

A bulletin recently issued by the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Atlanta points to the
Industrial changes in the South during the
war years and calls attention to the posi-
bilities for retention of many of the gains
made and the betterment of the economic
status of this section.
There has been such marked develop
ment of the industrial phase of the South's
economy that we may we'll look to the
future in the full confidence that the South
will no longer depend almost entirely on
farm products for its livelihood.
In the war period, as the bulletin tells
us, there was notable increase in the
number employed in manufacturing as
compared to agricultural employment. Not
only is this true but many parts of the
South that formerly knew little or nothing
of manufacturing activity became centers
of industrial plants.
For the first time in its history the South
finds itself with ample capital to finance
both industrial and agricultural expansion.
Indications are that there will be q
strong demand for agricultural products
for some time and this should give assur-
ance that the farmers of the South will
continue to receive favorable returns from
their crops. ''
, The South is no longer looking upon it.
self as unable to fight its own battles and
chart its own future. 1t is awakening and
looking to the future with confidence and
there is che firm conviction that never
again can it be justly referred to as the
nations economic problem number one "
On the other hand, there is good reason to
look to the South as the nations number
one opportunity.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-12

Parent-Teacher Association, Dr..
Fred Carbonell. Key West Pro-
visions Co., Key West Transit
Co., Gomez Furniture Store,
Girls Athletic Association of Key
West High School, Rotary CLUB,
Horace O'Bryant, Key West High
Lunch Room, Joe Pearlman, Louis
Carbonell, Key West Jewelry Co.,
Kantor's Mems Shop, Johnnie's
Lunch, Juan Mayg, Cobo's Gro
Gerry, Home Drug Store, Palms
Grocery, Pollock's Quality Jew
elerS, Pauls Tire Shop, Lou Smith
Auto Service, Pritchard Funeral
Home, Yates Refrigeration, Island
City, DR.. Rodriguez, Key West
Furniture Co., Rubin Appel,
Genes Newsstand, One Way, Or
iental Pharmacy, Broadway Mar
ket, Curro's Bar, Cave Inn Pack
age Store, Cave Inn Restaurant,
Tropical Trader, Pepsi Cola, Fish
er'S Gifts, Fiesta Restaurant, Paul
Baron School of the Dance, Beach
comber Gift Shop, Southernmost
Florist, Wing Lees Grocery, Dew
ey's Place, Cecil's Bar, OK. Shoe
Shop, Cabana Bar, Bernie c.
Papy, Monsalvatge Enterprise and
ThompSonS Enterprises.
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NICKEL SQUEEZE"

Editor, The Citizen:
To Mr.. William r. Porter, ]
take my hat off, because Mr..
Porter has worked zealously for
Key West during his years of
public life and Key West decides
she has to squeeze a few nickels
out of parking meters in front CT
his home.
An item l saw on menu re-
Gently in Miami, white Angels
in Homes Shiny
oyster wrapped in bacon-is that
how money-mad we are or are
we oysters wrapped in bacon
strips?
Key West is so darned hard up
it pays twenty thousand for pen
sions. Come on, taxpayers, let's
unite and secure legal counsel
and take some of these matters
to the courts! Why not give the
policemen pencils and apples to
sell? That would bring in a few
more nickels.
We do have a few congeSted
blocks where the meters are need
ed but the final coup de grace
has been added to Duval (Honky
Tonk) Street by adding those
hitching posts every twenty feet
apart. All we need is a couple
of tobacco-chewing Crackers to
finish the picture.
We squeeze a nickel here and
spend a dollar there. We are be-
coming so tin-horned and money
mad We'll soon be putting milk
bottles on the corner and coun-
tiers with sign, Put your nickel
here-support your city"
Let us look close to every nickel
of the taxpayers money-eas/
come, easy go-not enough tax,
some more.
We need a Taxpayers League
in Key West such as Miami and
other cities have to check the
expenditures and taxation.
l do say, Mr. Porter, the City
of Key West, upon your retire
ment from a-publie life that mas
been unselfishly devoted to- the
city, is .angratefulf in hanging
those parking meters around your
neck like a Merit Medal for Val
orous Service. Yours is a private
home and we need those nickels
pretty darned bad-maybe we'll
forget your efforts to bring the
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RSP0RTS u
Baseball DiamondbaH ~LNl
Eooshall Basketball Swimming YIN VI
Tennis Golf Track nsE\o
High School Cage Team
Grateful For XIV Backing
BY FRED HOFFMEISTER
Coach. Key West High School

Key West High School wishes
90 thank the civic organizations
merchants and citizens who Sc
generously donated funds to en-
able the basketball team TO 60
70 the state tournament at Mt
Dora. Fla.
We left Key West Wednesday
az 2 pm. and arrived in Mt. Dora
a. III am. on Thursday, a trip OF
go miles.
nit Dora Is a colorful town IN
the heart Of the orange country
We were received graciously by
the people Of Mt. Dora and quar-
tered in private homes. f
Although we did not win the
tournament. we left a favorable
impression on the citizens of Mt.
Dora end were extended many in
vltati0ns 20 return. ''' "
Your team made a favorable
showing and as coach I am proud
of this years basketball team
and believe they have fought and
worked hard enough to merit
PRIDE In them by all Key West.
The following persons and or
carnations made il possible ioi
us 20 represent Key West at the
state tournament:
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Crack Red Raiders Defeat
mob Marines Again, 3lto3l

The crack Red Raiders basket
bell team scored another victory
last night al the high school gym
- the expense of the MOB Ma
rinus. 34-3i. The Raiders, who be-
nan rolling IN the second quarter,
siuwed down considerably in the
imEa two quarters However. they
wMre nbie % keep their defeHsq
TART en0ugh 10 that the Marines
wssuld have q difficult tutic m
ssTing Harold Haskins, star for
60 Raiders. netted , field goals
tara total o. rs points His Near
ess sseend sas Tiny Ralpn A.
noid with B. Downtown. husky
Marine center. sank field goals
Coz . total Of 10 points. He
starred for the Marines in both
uffensr and defense
The Raiders will play a league
game tonight against the Divers
- 3 o'ciock. In their last meet,
the Raiders rompcd the Divers,
so-t8 However. since then the
DIVERS have been strongly rein
forced. and u IS expected that
fheg will give the Raiders a
sfrong opposition.
Marines . : % 81
n.isers Q % 20 "a
IN the preliminary game. the
hinh nying Lions girls basket
haii team uutscorcd a hard fight
ING Convent team. q &c. The
Icons took the lead in the first
few minutes Of play and kept in
croasing the margin as the game
ufuartazsd. The Lions height
was great advantage TO them
Ia setting tho rebounds. The
Icons scoring was done by sharp
slsastlng Cleo ROssm who Melted
~ paiuts Close behind her was
us.lurcs Thornley, with 10. For the
Convent. Dolly Mora. made 10
points 90 lead her teams offense
- rs rs 80 AZ
rso.rt,.rt 5l2 II &c
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ferring to serve the country to
which he had become a part.
Mr.. Mataush states that it took
a long time to build up their top
flight original criss-cross aerialist
act, and that much practice will
be needed to timber up after a
"lay-off" of five years.
Doffing greasy, stained machin-
lists work clothes for the colorful
big-top tights, Frank Mataush
and his troupe are well on their
way practicing for the greatest
show on earth, which leaves
Sarasota about March 9th for the
circus grand opening in Madison
Square Garden, New York.
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NAVY CIVILIAN NEWS
By ]. HARTMAN BRODOWSKI
MOB Civilion Publicity Director


"He floats thru the air with tie
greatest of ease "a song
that could have been very aptly
written about Frank Mataush,
formerly a machinist in the X-31
Inside Machine Shop.
Mr. Mataush, born in Russia,
has thrilled audiences across the
continent of Europe. Frank, now
naturalized American citizen,
has recently resigned his job at
the Key West Navy Base and is
returning to his former position
as member of the Flying
Otarises", family aerialist team
now connected with the Ringing
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Cir
Gus.
'The Flying Otarises" act brok :
up during the war when the Ma
taush brothers: Constantine, Bill,
Alfred and George, joined the
Army to help defend their newly
adopted country, while Frank
piled his skill as an expert ma
chinist with the Key West Naval
Base. At the cease of hostilities,
Frank is now joining the other
members of his trouping family
at Sarasota. All are again uniteI
except Sgt. Constantine Mataush,
who lost his life during some bit
ter fighting somewhere in
France. Constantine enlisted in
the Army still a Russian citizen
and obtained his citizenship as a
private. He was offered an hon
orable discharge because of being
38 years old but refused it, pre-