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Evening star., 1946-09-17
Star Staff Photo.

Sinnot Devereux, the hero of Wake
Island and Col. Johnny Waters, SON.
in-laW Of Gen. George S. Patton,
jr., who was taken at Faid in Tunisia
and spent more than two years in
German prison camps mostly at
Offag g. The others we're the
young men who only two and three
years ago we're carried on page 2
of The Star, first as missing In
action then as reported in prison
camps.
Mrs. Doyle Is Chairman.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, chair
man of the War Hospitality Com
mittee was chairman. Joseph c.
McGarraghy, president Of the Board
of Trade, introduced the speakers.
Jan Tomason, concert meister of the
National Symphony Orchestra,
played selections on beautiful
violin made from bed Stats by Capt.
Glare Cline of Minneapolis, MINI.
1t sounded like a Stradivarius to
this untutored ear. Maj. Gen. Fred
erick L. Anderson. jr., assistant chief
of the air staff. told them he hoped
Secretary Patterson said that never
again would Americans live behind
barbWire-there would be no
more war or if there should be
America will be strong enough to
protect its own.
Col. Greening spoke for all the
POWs. He said:
Here we are-what is our
attitude?"
He scorned the idea that the
POWs had lost months. even years
of their lives in the prison camps
I've gained more from this ex-
perience than I ever gained before
or I ever will gain" he said. Il
learned what happiness is and what
hatred is and what true sorrow is.
I'VE talked about democracy be-
fore we went over, but when we
were captured we saw the other
side of the picture
An Average Fellow.
He said he was an average fellow
and that he wanted to come back
and kill every German man, woman
and child for what he was suffering
but when you had q chance to
think it over you found that be-
cause you were American that was
the very thing you were fighting
against"
He read the verses he had writ
ten in captivity, entitled, THE is
our story:
This is our story -.
The story of the Yankee Kriegies
the Americans
Who lost their freedom,
And in losing 1t learned for the
first time
What it meant to be free.
This Is our story :.
How we lived and laughed and dice
Behind the barbwire in an alier
| land because our country
Forgot that to be free you must be
strong and unafraid
He reminded the POWs of thu
Fight Russia Now posters tn,
Germans had put in the prison
camps in the last months of The
war, and concluded with:
Now much to my surprise we ars
being very gullible-that's my per.
sonal opinion-and we have gon,
whole hearted on a program started
before the end of the war"
Evening star., 1946-09-17

The Swans. up to this point, had
not been connected with the growing
activities of the car-stealing ring
The break came 10 days ago.
Policeman Siddall said Federal
Alcoholic Tax Unit men from Balti-
more found a 1916 Ford, apparently
abandoned on old Fort Washington
road near Chapel Hill Noting the
tag number, they reported it to
Prince Georges County police. Rou-
tine police work revealed that the
car had been reported stolen from
1911 M street NV, Washington,
early in August.
County police put 24-hour
plant on the car and checked
it for fingerprintS No one ever
showed up to strip the car, Police
man Siddall said, but the finger
prints of Pennal Swami were found
on pair of dark glasses in the
stolen car.
Pennal Swami, as already related,
was we'll known to police, as we're
his fingerprints.
The Swans made no move from
September until Sunday morn
ings' raid that police and Federal
agents did not know about. Their
tavern and homes in the 8700 block
of Livingston road. Chapel Hill, were
watched constantly. When one of
the brothers went somewhere, law
enforcement officers followed like
shadows.
Federal men, meanwhile, worked
on other pieces Of evidence-a pop
corn box found near a stripped car
an oil can, Buick heater, from a
stolen car, which had been resolo
in Washington.
When evidence considered strong
enough to convict the Swanns wa!
all in order, the FBI ordered tn,
raid, and it was a success. The FB
reported without comment that the.
conflscated a shotgun and loadee
pistol from the brothers.
Arraigned before United State
Commissioner Needham c. Turnag,
yesterday, the four pleaded no
guilty to charges Of conspiracy t<
violate the Auto Theft Act and wera
remanded to jail under $500 bone
each to await a preliminary hear
ing September go Reporters were
told they had no chance of making
bail.
The Federal Bureau of Investi.
cation, Maryland authorities, Wash
ington police, however. have said
they are not through with the mer
on only one charge each.
An FBI spokesman said agents
are still at work on the activities
of the ring. Prince Georges County
police are biding their time and
may file enough charges against
the brothers Ito send them to jail
for life" A good proportion of the
automobiles stolen we're from Wash
ington and the District Detective
Bureau has not shown it's hand yet
How many cars do you think the
Swami gang stole?" Policeman Sid
dali was asked.
He said the full score of their
depredations might never be known
but he added the same handiwork
was plain in scores of cases that in
vestigators know Of
There is no telling how many
cars are lying out in the woods
burned and stripped, that we will
never f1nd," he said. The Swans
are not likely to tell U.S." o
Evening star., 1946-09-17

partment, who died six years ago.
Mrs. Conner was group super
visor in the department of the
service to the armed forces at the
Red Cross. She was member OF
Grace Episcopal Church, Woodside
and served for several years as a
Republican election judge at the
18th precinct, Wheaton district.
Surviving are two sons, Don
Conner, 10, recently discharged from
the Marine Corps, and Richard, Is;
her mother, Mrs. Louise Gibbs, and
a sister, Mrs. Edith Burkhard, both
of Springfield, Mass.
Funeral services will be held at
1870 pm tomorrow at the Warner
E. Pumphrey funeral home, 8434
Georgia avenue. Silver Spring. Burial
will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Leo }. StoIIo Appointed
Acting U. S. Marshal
By the As,oeiofsd Pres.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 17.-Leo J.
Stallo, chief deputy United States
marshal, has been appointed acting
marshal until the position is filled
by presidential appointment, Fed
eral Judge William C. Coleman an-
nounced.
A vacancy was created several
weeks ago when Marshal August
Klecka died. Mr.. Stallo has been
chief deputy since 1941.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Silver Spring Legion
Publishes Newspaper

The first issue of the Cissel-Saxon
Journal, four-page newspaper
published monthly by Saxon
American Legion Post No. Al of
Silver Spring. was mailed yester-
day to the 739 members of the post
Editor OF the publication is Will
liam j. Brannan, jr., and the gen.
eral manager is John Alexander
commander OF the post.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Man Called as Juror
Brings His Fire Truck
BY the Associoted Press

FREDERICK, Md, Sept. 17.-Ray
F. Steele, summoned as juror for
the September Circuit Court yester-
day, brought along his ladder truck
and tillerman-in case of fire.
Alton E. Shaft. the tillerman
was posted in the anteroom to
listen for alarms and haul Mr.
Steele out of court to chase the
fires, II any.
On second thought the court ex-
cused Mr.. Steele for the day tc
hunt up substitute driver for the
duration of the grand jury session
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Five Ships Due Today
With $500 Troops
BY the Associofed Press

Five vessels are scheduled to ar
rive today at East and West Coast
ports with more than 1900 service
personnel.
The arrivals:
At New York-Koundourio from
Bremerhaven, 10 troops; Joseph Gale
from Leghorn, 5.
At San Francisco-General Pat
rick from Yokohama, 2,433 troops.
At Seattle-Marine Serpent from
Yokohama, 2.433 troops.
At San Diego-General A. E. An
derson from Chan, 1850 Marine,
Navy and civilian passengers.
Evening star., 1946-09-17

county poll C e
and firemen's S
retirement act.
Now serving
as radio dis
patcher, he has
been a member
of the depart
ment for "a
years.
Mr.. E a S t,
known to many
county citizens
as Uncle Jim" "
said he will ap-
ply for retire
ment at the Oc-
tober meeting of
Evening star., 1946-09-17
O'Conor to Give Talk

Gov. O'Conor of Maryland, Demo-
cratic nominee for the United
States Senate, will deliver a Con-
stitution day address at Sis o'clock
tonight over radio station WITH.
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1946-09-17

HlSnG alteT q
short illness. She
lived at 10000
Sutherland road.
Silver Spring.
A native of
Attleboro, Mass,
Mrs. Conner came
to Washington
about 80 years
ago. She was
q graduate OF
C e n t r al High
School and the
widow of Robert
Conner, an Off
cial in the Dis
trict Health De-
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Brethren Conference Opens

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Sept. II
.(P.-Approximately $50 persons are
expected to attend the 147th three
day meeting of the Virginia Con-
ference of the United Brethren in
Christ opening here today.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Fitzpatrick to Speak

FREDERICK, Md. Sept. II R).-
John B. Fitzpatrick, commander of
Francis Scott Key Post, American
Legion, will address the Maryland
State Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution. today.
Evening star., 1946-09-17

James D. East. 62-year-old vet
eran Arlington policeman, will re-
tire soon, the first to leave the
force under the recently adopted
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Mrs. Rama Conner Dies
After Short Illness

Mrs. Rama Gibbs Conner, 43, an
employe of the national headquar-
ters of the Red Cross for IA years,
died at Doctors Hospital Sunday
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
WHAT'S AHEAD IN 1947?

If you want to know,
what is likely to happen in
1947, you may be interested
in the predictions of the
Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies, which has a good
record in connection with
predicting what is about to
happen in the near future in
this country.
The Bureau says that the
national income will climb
to S175,O00,000,000 n eX t
year but will start tapering
off toward the end of the
year. This compares w / t n
the estimated $165,0O0, OOO,-
600 for 1916, which is the
highest on record to date.
A decline in industrial
production during the latter
part of 1947 is based upon
the belief that the backlog
of consumer demand for in
dustrial products will be-
come more nearly satisfied,
with the exception of auto
mobiles and housing.
While calling attention to
the prospective increase in
national income the Bureau
says that the net income of
agriculture may drop as
much as ten or fifteen per
cent. This is based upon the
belief that consumers will
devote buying power to in
,dustrial goods and the fact
that farm production costs
are expected to increase.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
Charles WardtOW Opens
Insurance Agency Here

In the columns of today's Citi-
zen, Charles Wardlow announces
his assumption of an insurance
agency here under Professional
Insurance Corporation, whose
offices are in Jacksonville. Err
win Waller, past state president
of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce, is president of the COM
pany.
WardloW asks the residents of
Key West to call 1919 or 748-W
and allow him the opportunity
of informing the public. the adj
vantages of taking out a policy
that will cover the entire fam
lily for a small monthly charge.
Wardlow is the only local rep
resentative of an insurance COM
pany specializing in the selected
field of insurance for hospital,
maternity. surgical. medical and
doctor costs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
HURT BY OWN ARROW

VINCENNES. Ind - Pete
Stewart recently had reason e.
paraphrase thus: Il shot an affu@
into the air, ID fell % earth ! a.
know where" BoTrowina hia
sons bow. he shot an srrow ~
ward. II fell straight down. hit.
ting him on the head ana aend.
ing him To the hospital O. have
his scalp Sewed up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
RauI's Cires Thanksgirin"
Ere Dance. ShOar Tonight

A formal Thanksgiving Eve
Dance tonight is the order of
things at Raul's Club on the
Boulevard. The host will be
Mark Stanley Crunch and his
lovely wife, Sylvia. They assure
the public a good evening of en-
Itertainment and dancing, Of
course. with a. floor show of ex-
fraordinary elegance, starring
Paul Baron and featuring Betty
Blue, songstress, with a lovely
voice, who has the ability and
does put over her songs in a
manner that pleaSes.
Elsewhere in today's Citizen
the announcement of this event
appears.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
WHY NOT FLORIDA?

The United Nations, after
having a hard time to locate
a site within two counties
ON the New York-Connecti-
cut border, has decided to
broaden its search to cover
the entire United States.
This action, of course, multi
flies the prior decision at
London to cOnfine the loca-
ton to the two counties
whose residents voiced many
objections to clearing out an
area for the international
organization
The newspaper reports
tell us that the United States
government objected to the
plan to reopen the question
Of locating the general
headquarters. There may
be excellent reasons for this
opposition but we cannot
imagine what they are.
Certainly, in this expansive
country there are places
where the United Nations
can locate an area, contain
ing the square miles neces-
sary to house it's work and
workers.
Some weeks ago we sug-
gested that the United Ma
tons is all organization big
enough to mark out for itself
an area almost anywhere,
. following the example of
the government of the Unit
ed States which, in the early
days ef the republic, aban-
doned Philadelphia an d
New York as capitals and
set up its own district for the
. purpose of establishing it's
governmental machinery.
The United Nations can
easily find, within the bor-
ders of this country, an area
where it will be welcomed.
What the site lacks, i'll the
way of building and facil-
tiles, can be constructed, and
adequate facilities for trav-
cling will automatically be
provided. In fact, a site
within Florida might not be
bad, either for the UN or
the people of this state.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
Thanksgiving Eve Dance
Al La C0nclsa Tonight
A Thanksgiving Eve Dance Is

A Thanksgiving Eve Dance Is
announced by J. D. McAndrews,
manager of the La Concha, to
be held tonight in the air.
conditioned Rainbow Room OF
the hotel.
Music for dancing and the en-
tertainment of those present Will
be by DEE Buffers Orchestra, an
all-girl organization that always
gives a good account of itself IN
the playing of dance tunes.
Elsewhere in today's Citizen the
announcement of this dance APP
pears.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27

We are for labor organl-
cations, and think they have
done much good for them
selves and others, but some
times they act in a way to
give their enemies a stick
with which to beat them
over the head. Mostly it is
through power-drunk labor
leaders who, in order to hold
their lucrative jobs, are
disrupting t h e economic
condition by their constant
demands for changes of one
sort or another, some inslg-
nicifantly trivial.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
La C0ncha Plans Elaborate
ThnnksqirinQ Day Dinner

An elaborate Thanksgiving
Day Dinner menu is published IN
today's Citizen by the La Concha
Hotel. The management of this
hostelry invites all to enjoy their
Thanksgiving Day Dinner in the
newly decorated dining room.
The meal will be prepared by
the newly appointed chef, Alfred
w. Moran, a man of wide expert
ence in catering to guests Of ex-
acting taste. The menu is elabor-
ate and offers wide choice Of Sc
lection. Dinner will be served
from IL noon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
sToP LEWIS NOW

That was a stirring tele-
gram, published in Mon
DAYS Citizen, that Senator
Harry Byrd sent to Presi-
dent Truman while he was
in Key W est, regarding
John L. Lewis, president of
the United Mine Workers
of America.
Our democracy is a hol-
low sham" Byrd declared,
IF one man can stagnate
the activities of 142 millions
and bring distress and suf-
fering to the homes IN our
land"
Byrd asserted that Lewis
is arrogant" Some OF that
arrogance is innate, but
much of it has been built up
in the last IA years. In that
time, except during Tru-
mans administration, Lewis,
as well as other labor lead
ers. was appeased and cod
died. Practically everything
he demanded was given to
him. by or with the help of
the federal government. The
time has come now for hIm
TO be set on his launches.
The Citizen joins with
Senator Byrd in believing
that President Truman will
not back down an inch in the
governments fight against
Lewis. He must be shown
now, or our democracy will
be the laughingstock OF
other nations. that he will
not longer WELD the power
10 upset the industrial ac-
tivities in the United States
and 10 force her people IN
TO many inconvenience,
some of which border on
distress.
How long would Lewis
have lasted in England, for
instance. the country IN
which labor unions were
first organized? No other
nationalists are more jeal-
Gus of their rights than
EngIishmen, and no other
nationalists are more resent
full than they are OF the
abuse of those rights.
Coal must be mined, or
business will be disrupted
and millions of Americans
in many parts of our country
will suffer from the bitter
winter weather. II NEVIS
and his union will not mine
the coal, then President
Truman, as Senator Byrd
suggested, must find other
ways to obtain the goal,
Stop Lewis now. Z
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
Ocean ViesC Dining h0s1Es
Plans For Ampie DiHHev
On Thanksgiving Do, Here

The Ocean View paninR hoaNn
$40 United street.. saya. III 3
Give Thanks Together t9en
they publish the menu Of IT, iiue
Thanksgiving Day Dinner 81 D.
served from eleven o'elock. krpm
reading this announcement sie0-
where in today's paper. = esr-
tainly viii be very gessa sates
flying meal al . popuiaF pFser
The Ocean view Dinine noona
is one of the better plaees B.
dine. Families are especially in-
vited to dine at the Ocoan Nlew
and bring the children, whu w3i
be served ut half price
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
Cosmopolitan Grill Offers
10 Course Thanksgiving
Day Meal For Tomorrow

The Cosmopolitan Grill, at 528
Fleming street, will serve a COM
plete ten-course Thanksgiving
Day Dinner from eleven O'Clock.
A choice of roast turkey, roast
Long Island duckling, southern
fried chicken and T-bone steak is
offered, with all the good things
that go to make up delicious
meal.
Clara Boyer, who operates thus
popular Dining Room, especially
requests families to bring their
children, who will be served the
complete meal at half price.
Elsewhere in today's Citizen VIII
be found the announcement OF
the Cosmopolitan Grill.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
The Weather
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy with little change in tenn
perature this afternoon, tonight
and Thursday. Moderate to fresh
easterly winds diminishing late
Thursday.
s Florida: Partly cloudy, ,contin-
ued warm south and central por-
tons today and over south por-
ton Thursday. Mostly !, cloudy
with showers and cooler extreme
north portion today and over
north portion tonight and Thurs
day.
Jacksonville through the Flor
ida Straits: Moderate to fresh
east to southeast winds over
south portion through Thursday.
Moderate southeasterIy winds
over north portion through
Thursday except shifting to north
easterly over extreme north por-
ton Thursday. Cloudy with
showers over extreme north por-
ton tonight and over north por-
ton Thursday: otherwise partly
cloudy.
East Gulf of Mexico: Moderate
to fresh east to southeast winds
over south portion through
Thursday. Moderate southeast
erly winds over north portion
shifting TO northeasterly extreme
north this afternoon and over
porth portion tonight and Thurs
day. Cloudy with showers eX-
IRENE north today and over north
portion tonight, and Thursday;
otherwise partly cloudy.
Jacksonville to Apalachicola:
No small craft or storm warnings
have haen issued
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
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FRANCIS W. SCANLAND.
ha.aag.A

In re: Estate OF
FRANCIS W. SCANLAND,
Deceased.
TO ALL CREDITORS ANR PER
SONS having CLAIMS OR DE-
MAEDS AGAINST SAID ESTATE:
You and each Of you are hereby
notified and required to present any
CLAIMS and demands which you, or
either of you, may have against the
estate Of Francis w. Scanland, de-
ceased, late of said County 10 the
County Judge OF Monroe County,
Florida, at his office in the court
house of said County at Key West,
Florida, within eight calendar
months from the time Of the first
publication OF this notice. Each
claim or demand shall be in writ
ing. and shall state the place Of
residence and post office address
OF the claimant, and shall be sworn
to by the claimant, his agent. or
attorney. and any such claim or de-
mand not SO filed shall be void.
MILDRED Il. SCANLAND,
AS eXecutriX of the Last Win
and Testament of Francis w.
Scanland, deceased.
nov 6-I3 -20-27. 1916
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27

Two-thirds of the worlds
population, in a normal year,
fail to secure a full diet and
until the economy of the
world is rearranged the
hungry will be with us. 1t is
not likely that the economy
can be so arranged that
there will be no poverty
everywhere, for ''the poor
always We have with you"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27

Alabama state laws provide
that no one sentenced to death
in the states courts may be ex-
ecuted without a clemency hear
ing by the governor in person.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
Key West In
Days Gone By
AS TAKEN FROM FILES
OF TIE CITIZEN OF
NOV. 81. 1886

Work on the Overseas High
way bridges will be started to-
morrow. A contingent of. work
men left here today for Lower
Matecumbe, where construction
will begin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27

The President Of the United
States cannot be paid his salary
he must file q claim against
the government each month for
monies due.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27

Fern Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, will hold memorial
services Sunday afternoon in
Scottish Rite Hall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
REPORT

Key West, Fla, Nov. q, 1916
observation taken at $50 am.
Eastern Standard Time,
City Office
Temperatures
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph;
Life has taken on a new
lease Of life"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27

An intelligent man is
rarely fooled by what peo-
pie say about him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27

York is one of the oldest set
Elements in England.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
LEGALS


Notice is hereby given that On
.ihe 2lst day Of December, Al.
slJ4s, rhe undersigned, - Commit :
tee Of the person and estate OF
Jerome Blum, an incompetent per
son, will make application TO the
honorable Ra ymond r. Lord. Coun-
u Judge Of Monroe County. Flor
ida, for authority to sell the follow :
ing described real estate, the prop
cry Of said wardl
on the Island AOf Key West,
known on VIM A. Whitehead =
map, deIineated in February, Al
1929, as part Of Tract Seven GDi
commencing on the Northeast
side of salt Pond Road Three
Hundred and Seventy Eight Feet
from the corner Of Angela street
and Salt Pond Road and running
Southeasterly on the Northeast
side Of salt Pond Road Forty
nine tt9) feet. and extending
back at right angles Northeast
erly 10 the waters Of the Cuff,
with riparian rights.
FRANCES T.. BLUM,
Committee Of Person and
Estate Of Jerome Blum, an
Incompetent person.
nov 20-2I; dec all, 1916