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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-01
Vast Increase Shown In. il.
Postal Saving DepOsitss'
At Key West POStOMCG
RECORD SHOWS OVER
TWO MILLION DOL
LARS AT CLOSE OF
BUSINESS THURSDAY

Postal saving deposits in the
Key West Post Office increased
S310,983 during the last twelve
months, Postmaster Hollon R.
Bervaldi said today.
At the close of business on
January 81, 1945, the receipts
totsled S1,890,38l, but they had
mounted to S2,2O1,364 when the
office closed yesterday,
However, sale of postal stamp
stock fell off last month as COM
pared with January, 1945, when
it amounted to $26, 439.42. Last
month the. total was $15,666.42, a
decrease of 40 per cent.
Regardless of what the receipts
Of sale of postage stamp stock
this calendar year may be, they
viii in no away affect the pres
ent status of the post office,
which will continue under it's
present status till June 30, 1947
The reason for that is that in
crease of salaries for any calen-
dar year does not go into effect
till the beginning of the fiscal
year on July l.
July ! Of this year, salaries of
the postmaster and others will
continue 10 be the same as they
are now and the status of the
office, which exceeded more than
a quarter million dollars in
receipts last year, will be I'M
affected.
Receipts this year will govern
the areln. of salaries to become
effective on July /, l947.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-01
The Citi5en
SAFES 1910 In
Checks Here
Navy Photo

A. 0. Johnson was a wor-
ried man yesterday. He had
left $270 in travellers checks
somewhere over the city. He
checked at service stations
over the city and finally re-
ported it to the bank.
Employees at the bank
promptly told MIR. Johnson to
read The Citizen. He picked
up a copy and saw the ! Sele
stating that Leonard w IA
had found the traven~r's
checks.
fastening 10 the bank. Mr..
johnson Identified himself to
Postmaster Hollon Bervaldi
and was profuse in his thanks
to MIR. Warren. Leonard.
who is Familiarity known as
sisIe" to his friends. re ggiv
ed SIS for his honesty. He is
the blind operator of the
stand in the Postoffice. nj
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Bragas:'ssa Holds n 4.
Important Post
ONE OF FOUR SUPERVISORS
WITH PAN-AMERICAN
ANYWAYS

When an all-cargo Clipper loads
or unloads its express shipment
al Miami, it usually means that
Louis Anthony Bragassa has been
al work. One of four supervisors
of express at Miami, Bragassa has
completed his seventeenth years
service with Pan American World
Always. ..... r-.,....s..
Directly responsible for over
all express supervision during his
shift, he aalso takes care OF res.
ervationS for cargo space in adj
vance of each flight. ~.
Bragassa was appointed SUPER
visor of express in 1945. His Job
includes handling of truck facili-
ties for cargo carriage to and from
the express department and field,
maintenance of vehicle equip
ment, and control over receiving
and dispatching departments.
Hired at Pan Americans Key
West base station in 1929 Che is a
native of Key Vest, Bragassa
was traffic representative until
January, 1887. Then he took over
the job of express clerk. Until
his appointment as supervisor, he
was in charge of the cargo on
hand section.
With his wife and son, Louis.
Jr., age Is, Bragassa resides at
29T0 Bird Rd., Coconut Grove. His
hobby is deep-sea fishing.
After II years with PAA."
Bragassa said, I've seen lots of
changes from the days. OF the tn
motor Fokkers to our present g.
passenger Consultations"
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TI6ww%&l $3.50.
Pretender To
Spanish Throne
Off To Portugal
tBy Associated PressD

LONDON. Feb. l.-Don
Juan. pretender to the Span
ish throne, left here today
for Portugal. where. it was
reported. he was to meet Gen
eralissimo Franco on the
Spanish Portugal border to
discuss Don Juan's becoming
king of Spain. ~
However. on his arrival in
Portugal, he denied that ar
engagements, had been made
for him and the Spanish die
tator to meet.
Spain has not had a mon
archial form of government
since the late King Alfonso
fled from Madrid to Paris in
April. 1881.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-01
Blizzard Halls
Search For U.A.
Wrecked Plane
By Associated P.emsI

LARAMIE. WYo.. Feb. L.
Search for the United Air
lines passenger plane which
crashed near the top, of Elk
Mountain and is believed, Ito
have killed 81 persons was
brought tn q standstin today
by a blizzard that whipped
snow over the top of the t
mountain at rate of So miles
an hour and sent the rner- Z
curry down to five degrees
above zero.
Eighteen passengers and
three crewmen were on the
plane. and all are thought to
have been killed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-01
Crowd Collected
By Four Persons
NAMES MAY BE FICTITIOUS.
SOME CITIZENS
STATE

Charged with disorderly pro,
coedingS; allowing a crowd to
collect are John Pla, Rene
Perez, John Roberts and f.
Sanchez.
Questions around town reveal
cd that only one of these names
are know as gambling house
operators. Some Citizens stated
that often times persons are
"pinched" on these charges who
give fictitious names or allow
an employees, name to be used.
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Nav yard Civilian Personnel
N|Wi|I Be Cut 200 By April |
So DISCHARGE SLIPS IN
INDUSTRIAL DEPT:
Is FOR CLERKS AND
MESSENGERS

Cut of zoo persons neccssitated
by a reduction in the Bureau of
Ships Budget for Key West Nav
al, Operating Base, was announc-
cd today by J. Hartman Brodow-
ski, MOB Civilian Publicity Di-
rector. Total number of en-
ployees will then be 1900.
''This cut is TO be accomplished
by April T., Mr. Brodowski said
department heads and employ
ees will be the first to learn
about it.
Sixty seven, persons have
received the form cards which
read that due to the reduction in
the Bureau Ships budget their
services arc hereby terminated.
Appreciation for their services
rendered during the war is ten-
dcred in the card.
Personnel are to be. released
from the following departments"
Mr.. Brodowski said, Personnel
Relations, Labor Board and In
dustrial Department" 500
There are those groups which
will be first to be affected by
the cut. Mr.. Brodowski said and
named Cd temporary employees.
(2) those above the retirement
age OF 70 years, (3) all aliens or
non citizens.
Of personnel in these three
fields there will be no transfer
Othe, affected by the discharges
may be sent to some departments
in the yard which are under
stated. Other departments which
are overstaffed will have lops in
their departments with possible
transfers to other departments.
The reduction which has been
started will continue until Mar.
/, Mr.. BrowdowslSi said. If by
.thatstime the quota of 200 is not
reached then further discharge
cards will be issued between Mar
r and April /.
This further move will then
go into the field of war service
employees. These may be re-
leased 0rding to their rating
which j. II, good or better and
other lower ratings. The next
step is then to take the field OF
permanent employees and their
ratings will be considered. Final
~ there are the Al employees
who will not be affected by any
cuts.
Nc veteran in these various
groups of employees will be dis
charged Mr.. Brodowski said.
Those who are moi ir the
Alien. Over Retirement Age
group 81 temporary employees
will be offered pbsitions in
other ravst base Throughout
the country or in Peatl Harbor
or Puerto Rico If their ranks
become eligible for discharge.
Families may follow the work
ers within 30 deYs under the
government order. Z
Mr.. Brodowski said that 50 dis
charge slips had been mailed in
groups two and three which con-
sist of helpers in the Industrial
Department. In groups lab in
Guiding messengers and clerks
there are 16 discharge cards yet
to go out. All department heads
have not turned in their recon-
mendations as yet, Mr.. Brodow-
ski said.
Mr.. BrodoWski was very en-
phatic in stating that this was
not a reduction in force although
reduction in force procedure was
being used.
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SHOWS INCREASE

NEW ORK.-During the ten
years preceding Word War ii,
the population of Ind a increased
slightly more than 50,000,000 de-
spite death rate three times
that of the United States.
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Police Fines
Soar 10 $4,000
JANUARY LAST YEAR ONLY
$2.767.50: DECEMBER
HAD DROP

Pol &C Fines and Forfeitures
record for the month of January
total So 016.50, according to rec
ords in City Clerk Roy Hamlin's
office.
January of last year showed
a total of S2,767.50. December of
1945 was considerably less than
December of 1914.
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Lopez Bike
Is Stolen

Bicycle has been stolen from
Julio Lopez and reported to the
Police department of the city.
No trace of the bike has been
found as yet.
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Temperatures
Highest

Temperature data Tor the 24 hours
ending 1880 am.
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Associated Press Day Wire
Service and AP Features
For &c Years Devoted to the
Best interests of Key West
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Evening star., 1946-12-27

will not do the job that needs to be
done.
One new source of funds, he ex-
planned, would be an amended
Washington hospital center law. The
law now authorizes $35 ,000, 900 for a
/, 1,500-bed hospital center to house
Garfield, Emergency and Episcopal
Hospitals.
When the law was passed at the
last session of Congress, a provision
making about $15,000,000 of this
total available to hospitals not join
ing the center was stricken from the
bill. ....
A movement now is under way tc
have this provision written into the
law. If successful, Children's Hos
pital might get 81, ,00O,0 900 or more.
DR.. Blair's forebear, Francis Pres
ton Blair, came here from Kentucky
in 1882, when jackson was president,
and founded the now defunct Wash
ington Globe and the very much
alive Congressional Record.
DR.. Blair is graduate of Harvard
Medical School and was a child
specialist on the associate medical
board of the hospital before entering
the Army Medical Corps during
World War II.
He has given up his private prac-
tice to become the hospitals di-
rector. "It's going to be a full-time
job" he said, adding however. that
he would be able to consult on the
outside.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
New SwindIe Uncovered
In Housing Shortage Here

Police today sought s. smooth
talking stranger who, according to
the Better Business Bureau, intro
duced to Washington one of the
newest swindles arising from the
housing shortage.
The bureau was advised the man
first went to a real estate firm and
signed a contract to buy house,
giving a $500 check as first payment
and obtaining keys to the property
The check was returned yesterday
as worthless.
With the key, the man located at
least one, and possibly other house
hunters and showed the residence
In the one case reported, the pro-
spective tenant eagerly agreed to
take the house on one-year lease
at $75 a month and paid $3.50 to
cover the first and last months rent
The Better Business Bureau says
others may have been victims of the
same racket. The bureau also be-
Heves that the swindler timed his
operations so he would be out OF
Washington before his check was
returned.
Authorities and protective bureaus
in other cities have been advised to
be on the lookout for similar
rackets. Meanwhile, the bureau here
advised house hunters to be sure
they know with whom they are
dealing before paying out any cash
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Scout Drive 10 Aid
Milk Bottle Return

Boo Scouts of the District area
have swung into the campaign of
Washington dairies to retrieve 5000
900 milk bottles sorely needed in
supplying local consumers.
Approximately 100 Boy Scout
troops, totaling 1000 boys. have
volunteered their services, the Ma
tional Capital Area Council, Boy
Scouts of America, announced yes
terday.
The dairies estimated the number
of bottles not in service in this area
at 100000. 1t is almost impossible
to get raw material for making new
bottles, Harold Ganss, Civic Service
Committee chairman for the Scouts,
said. The only solution, he said,
is to get the old bottles back into use.
The campaign began last Friday
and will continue through next
Friday.
Scouts are busy now delivering to
householders' doors notices inform
ing them of the boy Scout Emer-
gency Milk Bottle Cleanup Cam
paign." These notices are followed
by call from a Scout to collect the
bottles. These are delivered to a
number of centers which have been
set up. The dairies collect them
from these centers,
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Overburdened Municipal Court
Handles 100000 Cases in '46

available, it was pointed out. Be-
cause of the jam, cases frequently
must be continued to another date,
because they cannot be tried as
scheduled.
Under the assignment commits
sioner system, special calenders
would be set up, and cases will take
their turn and be scheduled for
trial on specified dates, according
to the estimated number of judges
available. This would prevent cases
being scheduled for trial when
Judges are lacking to hear them and
would permit the time of judges and
clerical personnel to be used more
effectively.
Judge Barse also pointed out a
backlog of jury cases in the land
lord and tenant branch was finally
brought up to date in October by
temporary assignment of two and
sometimes three, judges from the
Municipal Court :. of Appeals. He
said a series of amendments have
been added to the rules OF the court
which makes for more effective pro-
cedure and eliminate dilatory tactics
by those seeking delays in trials.
1t also was learned yesterday that
Juvenile Court handled nearly 5000
cases so far this year and that more
cases of a serious nature were ham
died in 1916 than In previous years.
A breakdown of these cases will be
made in the courts annual report
to the Commissioners, which is due
next month.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Mrs. Mary c. Renshow
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary C.
Renshaw, 78, who died yesterday at
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, will
be held at pm. tomorrow at the
William Reuben Pumphrey Bethes-
da-Cnevy Chase Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Rockville Union
Cemetery.
Mrs. Renshaw, a native of Luray,
Va, had lived in Bethesda for 81
years and was the widow OF the late
William Renshaw, a farmer.
Surviving are three sons, Charles
H. Renshaw, Alexandria, and Lewis
C. Renshaw and Vernon A. Rem
shaw, Bethesda; three daughters,
Mrs. Leonard Morrison, and Miss
Mamie Renshaw, Bethesda, and
Mrs. Arthur Hise, Riverdale; a sister
Miss Annie Meyer, Bethesda; a
brother, George Meyer, Damascus;
9 grandchildren and S great-grand-
children.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
New Tire Problem Won't Vex
1o47 Motorist, Survey Shows

the city in greater volume beginning
next week.
Asked about the report that new
synthetic rubber tires should be
driven slowly for a long time, before
they are safe to run at higher speeds.
several sources said this was an
erroneous idea. Most new synthetic
tires can be driven at any reasonable
speed as soon as delivered, they said.
And some are SO designed, it was
claimed, that they are supposed to
be better than prewar tires with high
crude rubber content.
A majority of truck tires. one
dealer said, have a higher percent
age Of crude rubber than they did
before. Sometimes this now runs as
high as 80 per cent, he said.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Dondero Seeks
Craftsmanship
Of Public Works
D. c. Development
To Be Under New
House Committee
By Rudolph Kouffmonn II

Representative Dondero, Republi-
can, of Michigan told The Star by
telephone from his home in Royal
Oak, Mich, he is seeking the chair
manship of the powerful new House
Public Works Committee, called for
In the Congressional Reorganization
Act.
Mr.. Dondero, who has represented
the 17th district since 1888, out
ranks all the Republicans now serv-
ing on the four House committees
which will be amalgamated to form
the public works group.
Mr.. Dondero said he would prefer
the public works Craftsmanship to
that of the House Education Com
mittee of which he is also the rank
ing Republican member.
d. C. Development Involved.
"If they play the game according
to the rules" Mr.. Dondero said, "I
should receive that craftsmanship. !"
If Mr.. Dondero gets the post he
will be able to play leading role in
projects involving roads, post Offices,
bridges, dams and other improve
ments.
What's more, he and his commit
tee will have a hand in virtually
every phase of the Capitals physical
development.
The new committee will assume
the functions of the present House
Committees on Public Buildings and
Grounds, Rivers and Harbors, Post
Offices and Post Roads and Flood
Control
Many Major Projects.
Some OF the major projects which
will come before this amalgamated
committee are:
l. The Governments 100000, 900
Federal building program.
IA measure authorizing the new
District Court and Court of Ap-
peals Building to be placed at Third
street and Constitution avenue
NV, plus the formula for its joint
Evening star., 1946-12-27

More than 100000 cases already
have been handled in Municipal
Court this year to make it probably
the most overburdened court in the
District. it was indicated today.
1t is expected tina an increase OF
about 27 per cent in the caseload over
that of the last fiscal year will be
shown in the annual report OF the
court to be issued next month.
The court, with its criminal and
civil divisions, handles all petty
crimes, a large number Of grand
jury referrals, civil actions up to
So ,0O0 landlord and tenant cases
and small claims.
Chief Judge George P. Barse, who
released the statement yesterday,
again asked for three additional
judges for the court. He also said
administration of the court would
be improved by establishment of an
assignment commissioner system in
the civil division, like that now in
use in District Court.
At present, the statement said, all
civil cases other than those allocated
to the landlord and tenant and small
claims branches, are scheduled for
hearing and trial each day in what
is known as the Central Assignment
Branch.
The result is that the amount of
cases going to Central Assignment is
increasing each day to an extent
which precludes their satisfactory
disposal by the number OF judges
Evening star., 1946-12-27

financing by the Federal and Dis
trict governments.
8. A bill to chart the development
Of the Capitals long-sought sports
center and stadium at the end OF
East Capitol street.
4. A provision authorizing the de-
velopment OF East Capitol street as
an area for future Government
buildings.
s. A bill to require off-street park
ing facilities in all new public
buildings.
6. Legislation calling for sur
vey of large land holding institu-
tions in the District to find If some
could not be removed from the
District and the land used to meet
urgent city needs.
Pollution Problem Included.
8. Pollution control measures
sponsored by the Interstate Com
mission on the Potomac Basin.
10. A plan for half-century de-
velopment of the Metropolitan
Washington water front.
II. A measure to control water
chestnut growth in the Potomac
River.
IL. Dams and food control works
throughout the Potomac Basin.
13. A plea for new buildings for
the Zoo and the Smithsonian In
stitution.
IA. A request for additional stor-
age facilities for the Library OF
Cong, ess and the National Archives.
Evening star., 1946-12-27

One problem the motorist can
write of his books for 1947 is new
automobile tire.
The supply is increasing steadily
here, especially in popular sizes for
the smaller cars, according to a
survey.
From one of the big tire COM
panieS came word that tires are be-
coming so plentiful "well soon have
to begin a campaign to sell them"
Some odd sizes are bit short. But
the type known as 600 by 16, which
meets the needs of most motorists,
is said to be plentiful.
One dealer said the demand seems
to be still greater than the supply.
but shipments will begin rolling into
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Mass Planned Tomorrow
For Thomas |. Kinney

Requiem mass for Thomas Law
renee Kinney, rs, who died Wednes-
day at his home, 224 Thirty sixth
street NE, will be said at am.
tomorrow at st. Francis Xavier
Church, Twenty eighth street and
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. Burial
will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Kinney, a former Capitol
police lieutenant, served on the Hill
force for more than 10 years. He
came to Washington in 1912 with
the late Senator William E. Chiffon,
Democrat, of West Virginia.
During World War II, he worked
in the District Chapter of the
American Red CrosS, retiring in
December, 1945.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Julia Kinney; two sons, Thomas l.
Kinney, jr., and Herschel Phillips
Kinney, all of Washington; a
brother, Albert Kinney; two sisters,
Mrs. Ella Bayes, both of Mont
gomery, w. Va, and Mrs. Alice
Chaplin, of New York City; stepson
James H. Fraley, OF BerWyn, Md,
and one granddaughter.
Evening star., 1946-12-27

II ar b or, the
naval construc-
tion battalions
reached a war
time peak of
$500 workers
who often were
called upon to
do fighting as
well as building.
Today the au-
thorized COM
plement of the
organization is
1000 men.
As a skeleton
force they will
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Thieves Take Bicycles
Belonging 10 Four Boys

Four boys, one of whom had saved
his earnings from paper route to
buy a bicycle, were minus their
bicycles today because Of thieves.
Charles w. Klotz, jr., IA, Of 1889
South Carolina avenue Sc, who
bought his bike a week ago with
SAL earned from his paper route,
reported that it was taken yester-
day from in front of the home OF
friend in the 1900 block Of Bay
street Sc.
The stolen bike which belongs to
william Garner, IL, of 428 Seventh
street S.W., was his Christmas pres
ent. 1t disappeared from the front
of his home.
Detective T. A. Fitzgerald, chief
of the bicycle squad, also was in
vestigating the loss of two bikes by
John D. Giles, II, Of 1865 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc, and another by
Halvor Adams, 536 Thirteenth street
Sc.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Labor Officials Strive
To Avert Cafe Strike

Hope of preventing strike next
Wednesday of the 1000 workers
employed in the So Federal cafe
terias operated by Government
Services. Inc, rested today on the
success of Labor Department at
tempts to work out an agreement
between management and union Of
ficials.
GSI representatives were to meet
at pm. today with officials OF
the United Cafeteria and Restau-
rant Workers, Local All, with Com
missioner Richard Goodrich of the
United States Cancellation Service
and two Of his aides in attendance.
Mr.. Goodrich has declared that
he and his staff will devote all of
their time between now and next
Wednesday in an effort to prevent
the strike. which would consider
ably disrupt operation of Govern
ment activities and Inconvenience
Federal employees
The union is asking for 20-cent-
an-hour raise, while the company
has countered with an offer of a
6-cent-an-ho increase. Labor De-
partment officials believe there is
room for compromise between the
two figures.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Girl Receptionisi Beaten
And Robbed on Street

Miss Ruth NJ. Carter, 20, re-
ceptionist at the Warner Bros.
studio here, was beaten and robbed
late last night as she was walking
in the 2100 block of o street NV.
near her home.
The girl is confined to her home
in a private physicians care fol
face cuts and broken teeth suffered
in the attack.
Miss Carter told police a colored
man accosted her as she was about
to enter her home at 2118 o street
NV. and asked her location of the
Braddock Apartments. When she
replied that she did not know
Miss Carter said, the man hit
her in the mouth with his fist,
knocking her down. He then
grabbed her purse containing $27, q
rosary and an airplane pilots
license and fled. He was described
as five feet eight inches tall, about
$50 pounds, wearing brown leather
jacket, dark trousers and no hat
according to police.