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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08
Gerard
Appointed
Aldermen
Barber Assumes
Former Titles
This Morning

William v. Gerard, well known
local barber. assumed two former
titles today-alderman and commits
sioner Of the board Of finance. 4
He was officially appointed this
morning to both municipal boards
by Mayor John s. Monagan, replac-
ing J. Peter Costigan, who was
elected alderman on the Republican
ticket in 1915 municipal elections
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08
Truman 8 EmergencyBO0rd
May Deter Railroad Strike

D0Ilns' Day ln6Tsa5es and 4 nov e0ns
tract,
2, white House Secretary Charles
q, nees said President Truman
W0uA appoint "a emergency board
very RhaFtly'' q ageFl a strike by
two powerful railroad unions, nat
for Z A. N. Monday.
3, TIE National Labor Relations
Board ruled fhat feFemen and So
peFVlsofp employees may organise
and affiliate with unions q pTedie.
ton Wlfkefs,
4. A senate asaeommli lfe. ohaEapa
Hllh afaflIas anlisslflka legislation,
l1lnL.n1.a q pc D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08

Government labor officials sought
settlement today of strikes and
threatened tie-nps IN the Aniemo-
tive, railroad and coal mining lns
duglTieR
with a FUN scar Of lahaP peace
promised In The felephona Industry
by a new wage agreement. the hume
Der u ", ., workers made Idle ~
strikes totalea approximately SAL
eoe
Major labor aerelonmenls.
4 Drllers Cor the konlsgllis, Ky.
Railway O.. lei t'aalF IsSs So mId.
night last n|4lll h slinuafI g de-
msna1 fw laat faaKf cAllalmaa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08
Reds MayLeGUe Manchuria
When Marines Leave China

Russian Friendship for China 81
with the help he said Russia vas
giving the Chinese h ManehuFia.
MalinoTakV spoke AZ q Red Army
day banquet before hlgh Soviet and
Chinese officers and nolahlas The
speech hitherto hes not haan pub
ilahed,
It was learned anlhQfitntlFelg
that MallnoNasy aaid IN part:
China and Russia are real
friends. We don't want any other
country q harm this fFlnndshlp. es-
peclaIlg those people wearing white
gloves esd carrying sold - lhaIE
tcena a Fans a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08
WHEELER CITED

Tokyo, March e-(UPl-col. Her.
bert B. Wheeler. West Newton,
Mas, military secretary Of Gen,
Douglas Macarthur, today was
awarded the bronze star for "heFoie
achievement" N the initial landing
on the Philippines.
The citation said Wheeler assisted
In staff work before the landing
with Macarthur on Leyte In the In
itlal assault eehelon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08

Velerann- Write Of cal foF infor.
nation nnalneaa Administration
Ceufss. Ront w. College. 81 eentfal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08

ScoUiLL's Continue
Negotiations; Rodney
Chase Optimistic

The strike against the brass ndustrys big 81 appar
emily moved toward climax today, direct negotiations
between the Scovi Manufacturing Company and commit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08

Security Council
May Act Against
.RusSiansMarch21
BY n, H. sHACKFoRD
UNITED Press Staff CorrespOndentl

Washington, March S-(UP)-The Soviet Union ac-
cused Of undermining international confidence by ranan
policy today faced the choice of withdrawing her troops
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08
Monaga11;s Stand
On Housing Sought

The Waterbury Veterans Committee for Housing Action
today voted to ask Mayor John Monagan stake posi-
tive stand for against the proposal that the city accept
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08

lkaltoFs Notei fallewing Il The
fiFst dispatch received from ney.
nolds Packard. veteran unltea
Press FoFalgm Correspondent, from
Chunaehun, capital af ManehmEla.
Packard has heen reporting active
tiles of the Russian Army w Muk-
den and ChMnaehun.l
ny REYNOLDS PACKARD
United Press Staff Correspondent
Ghungchun, March 4fCoFgeeD -
Cup -unImpeaehahle sources dis.
closed today that Mafahal nodlnn
Afallnovsky. Soviet commander IN
chief IN ManehnFla. recently warn.
"a the United States fhat Russia
nlll mol allow nnF lnlefief4nto with
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08

CONTINUED on Page s.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06
CLOTHES FOR VETERANS

sp ,paWS story from Washington says
that the government has called upon re-
tail merchants to reserve sufficient. cloth
ing to supply veterans, even if it takes, one
hundred per cent of their stocks. 4 :
We thoroughly applaud the purpose
of the Civilian Production Administra-
tons suggestion but we are not inclined
to approve the method adopted. There is
a serious shortage of clothes and the re-
to secure what they need. In fairness the
veterans are entitled to preference and it
should not be based upon suggestion or
depend upon the voluntary action of re-
tailers.
There have been many instances in
Monroe county where retailers have
taken it upon themselves to give prefer
ence to supplying the reasonable wants of
veterans. We have heard of numerous ex-
amples to this effect, which is commend
abe, we think, to the retailers. At the
same time there may be many ex-service
men who have not been the beneficiaries
OF such thoughtful consideration
If service men come home from war.
after fighting for their country, they are
entitled to break Certainly, they should
be permitted to buy clothes, even if civil
ians have to wear what they have for
year, or more. The government should
promptly ration clothing sales, if neces-
sary, to assure that the returning veter-
ans get what they require and the process
should not depend upon the within of indi-
viduals, whether retailers or civilian Gus
toners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
BY RUSSELL KAY ;

central section and East Coast
before the election. He has made
it point to visit every news
paper office en- route. and reports
a cordial reception from most
publishers who tell him he is
the first candidate in his group
to visit them. 49,.
1t looked for time that.,Jerry
Carter was going to get by with
out opposition buts two men
qia1lfied with. Secretary eASState
Bob Gray just before the dead
line on March % Those oppos-
ing Carter in Group 2 for office
Of railroad commissioner are
Carl NJ. Taylor of Jacksonville
and Joe Williams of Tampa.
Taylor is chairman of the Duval
County Democratic Executive
Committee. Williams, like
Brown, is a newcomer to poll
ties but has an excellent record
as an able business executive and
is planning an intensive cam
paign in the few weeks left be-
fore the election. The Genial
Jerry has the edge on his op-
ponents since he knows more
folks AMI more folks know him
than most any other man in the
State. The name Jerry Carter
alone5isSworth a whole sheapMof
votes and if either of his on
ponents succeed IN unseating
HIM it, will be necessary for
them to impress their names
and their qualifications on lot
of folks ina mighty short time.
Jerry has never bothered to talk
much about his fitness for the
job but has appealed for votes
on the ground that if he wasn't
elected he might have to work
for a living and he has offered
his wife and children as good
reasons for electing him and
once campaigned on the slogan
Lets get more fun out of life"
1t remains to be seen whether
or not folks are tired of poll
ticians. If they are they may
give Jerry and the others the
go-by in favor of newcomers in
the political arena.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06
TO HAP INTERNATIONAL AMITY

stThere are two bills pending before
Afhgress witch seek to encourage the
rlow of foreign students into the United
Hlaes and 10 facilitate the mutual ex-
vhsnwe III students between this country
sna other lands.
e Nearly every American knows about
me system Of Rhodes scholars, which has
yo4ered understanding between the Eng
disappearing peoples. by providing facill-
Fies FOR American students to study in
England. Most Americans know that the
a'nihed States. after the Boxer Rebellion
~ CANA. returned most of its share to the
@'hinsse and that China. in gratitude, used
8hafignds 10 educate students in this
@fkis beheflclal effect, of both schemes
80 bSen apparent fer many years. tHabl
~lFods of Aueriean leaders have visited
9nsland ~ Rhodes scholars. studied in
1htisA hslit,itlons and Returned to this
] ountfy with clearer perception of Brit
an civilization than would have been pos
~ible otherwise. In much the same way
snore than one hundred Chinese students
have graduated in the United States every
4cnF Co return to their homes, carrying
hu American viewpoint.
With these examples i'm mind, we
xail attention TO the bill introduced by
Senator j. William Fulbright of Arkansas,
aNhieh provides roughly that some of our
surplus war material now scattered all
over the world. be sold to foreign coun-
tries with the idea that the nations I'M
able % pay Us in current funds, might
establish an endowment which would
support regular exchange visits between
students and citizens of the two couns
Hries
The other bill. introduced by Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom, of New York. is
based upon the acute shortage of dollar
exchange. which now threatens to pre-
vent foreign students from coming to this
country. Mr. Bloom would extend facilities
for exchanging dollars. students and tech
.uicians along the line of those now in APP
Grafton in regard TO Latin America and
81 China.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06
POSTWAR MARINE
HAS BETTER FEET
tBx Associated Prcssl

OCEANSlDE, Calf. = I h e
Marine Corps postwar feet are
improving, says 1t. (jg) Tur~
cheon, chiropodist, who has seen
many a pair march to war and
come limping home. ae
The Camp Pendleton training
and replacement special credited
the Improvement to a reduction
of combat training and the re-
placement of battle veterans by
younger men.
This, he explained, was tending
to eliminate marching fracture
the most common Leatherneck
foot ailment during the war.
Turcheon based his conclusion
on examination of $4,000 feet
which, with their 10000 toes,
he estimated, would reach five
miles if placed end to end.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06
WHO KNOWS?

|. What has been po~sponed 4
Bikfnf7
Q. How win you tell officers fram
enlisted men after mid-iazaf
3. How is legislation inlslalzs
in the Soviet Union?
4. What position is held u
DR.. Quo Tai-chi?
5. When win the FAilip2Eas
Islands set independence
6. How did Japan Fank
world commerce. before TIE -.
7. Who wrote: Full manv !
flower IL born 30 blush unaaea
and waste It's sweetness On "a
desert air?"
8. Does Great Britain propue
eventual medical care for "A
Britons at the expense of u
state?
9. How do Hindus and Mahs
lens compare in number u
India?
10. The Progressive Party IN
voted to rejoln the Republics
Party: when was IL founded7
ANSWERS on Pace FousI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06

rectly to my stepfather and told
him about it."
MY dear" Rush started.
And while you are supposed
to be protecting me I get knocked
out and left on the floor in your
room"
Rush cooked one eyebrow and
hooked at her. She Didn't bfush.
Eyes, who took of nay clothes?''
II imagine the same person that,
hit you on the head, Il ,.,....o..s5
sAnd why did he hit niea" =.
THAT ! ann pretty sure Of He
wanted to search you Thoroughly"
This time she bIashed. But it
didn't halt her.
what was he hunting fora"
She was blufing and Rush
knew ii. He wondered why and
in the same second called her
bluff,
For q pair q very special EN-
She called the bluff. Her eyes
opened In an expert edition of
a startled stare. Her mouth hung
open Just the right distance. It
was good, too good
What in the world would I
be doing with a pair Of ener-
alds?" 50
/ Rush was saved an answer by
+ the arrival Of their breakfast. The
waitress set it before them and
departed.
/ who searched r4ae7"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06
51 4

found his favorite table by the
window, and opened the paper he
found lying there. He learned
from a column on the first page
and a half-column on page FIVE
that the police knew nothing that
they didn't know the day before.
He wished that he didn't know
so much more than they did. He
'disliked holding out on the legal
ly constituted authorities but he
didn't see how he could tell them
anything without violating his
agreement, in spirit at least, with
sGerfnaine.
Rush held the paper aside and
looked at the menu the waitress
put before him.
cry me couple of eggs
straight up. Side of Americans,
dark toast and coffee"
Make that two, except for the
potatoes" said voice from the
chair opposite him.
Morning, Hope" Rush said
when did you arrive?"
while you were reading the
paper. You would make a very
poor husband"
Il have no intentions of MAX
ing any kind of husband at ALL
Il "Mr. Henry"
Rush ignored her. Whats on
your rnind?"
Must there be something's"
Rush looked at her. 1t wasn't
Phard. I'm my books, lady, you are
ia babe who never does anything
Eunless she has a reason" :,
l Hope smiled and the rnomen-
fary' hardness. at the corners oil
kEier mouth relaxed. eThat might
be true, most of the time" a9uilns
/ "And the rest of, the, timer ar
! 81 have nay moments" 49,
/ els this one of thena?" 90
/ "No." Hope said, A"no. it isn't
I want something Or rather,
want to know something"
"Shoot."
"Why are you double crossing
me?"
/ Rush could onlv look at her.
81 gave YOU thousand dollar:
/ for protection and you went di.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06
Chapter 13

Chapter To-
CUNLIGHT streaming through
= the open window crept down
the wall of Rush's room as the
sun itself rose higher in the morn
ing sky. The bright light hit
Rush's eyes and brought him half
awake seconds before the alarm
clock on his bedside table COM
pleted the job. An arm detached
itself from the single sheet that
covered him and turned off the
alarm with an ease born of long
practice. He looked around and
his eyes widened until he remem-
bered he wasn't in his own rooms.
The color scheme and shape were
the same but it lacked the famil-
lar feeling of hts own apartment.
He wondered If the home feeling
would be there when they put
it together again.
The sun Yves warm and he
turned his head away from the
window to shade his eyes. He let
his mind drift over the facts he
had stored there. There weren't
many Of them and they didr' [
make much sense the way he had
them fitted together now. 1t was
easy to- see that there were some
very valuable erneralds floating
around somewhere loose. Jago.
Hope, Wilmer, the SultFy Myrna,
all seemed Jumped together. Brin,
obviously. was on his own. But
where did Paul Germaine. the
younger, enter the picture? What
did leslie know? Because Rush
was sure she knew something. He
looked at. the. alarm clock and
found that a full half hour had
Slipped by since it had first ra11g
at Eight O'clock. He stretched
threw back the sheet, and slowly,
with no jerky motions. raised first
his head and then the rest Of his
lean length from the bed.
Rush caught a cruising cab
after walking a block from his
apartment. It deposited him TWEEN
ty minutes later in front of his
Office building. He entered the
coffee shop on the ground floor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06
SOMETHING OF A BOOM

Tolls on the Overseas Highway
bridges continue to show large advances
over the collections in similar months of
the Immediately preceding year
And the story that the increases tell
is that more people are coming to Key
West, and that the traffic on the road is
greater now than during any other time,
excepting one month at the height of the
war.
Passengers who used !. the bridges
last month were in excess of $4,000, and
the gain in tolls over March of 1915 was
more than $4,000. oo..
et Good" is the answer of Kew West
business men when they are asked how
is business, and the increases in collection
of tolls is one reason why business con-
tinues good in Key Wet
What the city needs more than any
thing else at present is for it's advantages
to become known to the largest possible
number of residents of elsewhere in Flor
ida or in other states.
They come, they see, and are
pleased, and in many cases, because of
their satisfaction, they invest here or re-
side here, in some instances for several
months. There are a few cases where
visitors have become residents, and that
condition is likely to occur more frequent
ly in the days to come. IL sua,q 2 4af
"" D Several other keys in the southerlyi
rchainIlarey experiencing decided groWths,
and iFpIthe1 northef1y chain activftyl inp de-
Veiopment is mefes pronounced than ever
before. '"' % 'f' f
Is it too much to say that the Florida
Keys are now experiencing something of
boom?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06

With the May primaries but
a few weeks away there is still
little interest evidenced in the
coming election as far as the
general public is concerned.
Former Governor Spessard L.
Holland is the only candidate who
seems to be making a real
campaign and he is going at it
with as much vim and vigor as If
he faced equally active OPP
ponentS. " I'M .''' ID ?. F.. -
Lex Green has not started
campaigning, although he is
getting organizations set up
throughout the state. An ear all
ment has prevented his taking
the stump but he is expected
to do so shortly.
Polly Rose Balfe, after brief
squirt, seems to have quieted
down while other candidates
show little evidence of offering
anything in the way of spirited
opposition to former Governor
Holland.
The free-for all in the race for
railroad commissioner in Group
/, to replace Commissioner Gene
Matthews, is beginning to warm
up. Eight candidates have quail
fled, Joseph B. Abram of, Jack
sonville, F. D. Akin of Miami,
Fred w. Brown of Tampa, Will
bur G. King 8of Zolfo Springs,
H. E. Moore of Tallahassee, IA.
Vim. Morrison of Miami, A. A.
Carney, Poston. of West Palm
Beach and George A. Lane of
Bradenton
King and Poston, both poll
tically wise and experienced
campaigners are counting on
support from county officials and
legislative friends. King, as a
former candidate for the office
. and State Senator, feels con-
fident he will get strong poll
teal support, while PoSton, with
a strong following among Coun-
ty Commissioners and a wide
acquaintance among legislators
and state and county officials,
contends that he will hold his
own as far as Court House sup
port goes, anywhere in the State.
H E. Moore, who has spent
many years as a State Auditor,
working with the Auditing De-
partment and with the Comp
troller, enjoys wide acquaint-
ance in the same circles where
King and Poston claim their
strength and it will be interest
ing to see which one really is
the fair haired boy in this
respect. &*s.'
Fred w. Brown of Tampa,
with no political experience or
background but with many years
of experience in transportation
and communications work, is
counting on Mr.. Average-Citizen
for his support and for the past
go days he has been on the road
contracting as many folks as he
possibly can and reports this
week that he has visited every
community of any size from
Pensacola to Fl. Myers on the
West Coast and will cover the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06
: AWAKE BUSINESSMEN!

Editor, The Citizen;
The forthcoming Key West
Cuba ferry should be studied by
veterans who desire to start their
own business. This ferry will ex-
ert a tremendous impact on the
tourist trade of Key West. Mil
lions Upon millions of new cars
are on order, to add to the mil
lions already in possession of the
public. A war postponed urge
to travel by weary public will
result in new traffic records be-
ing set, ever higher and higher.
1t is safe to assume that rea-
sonable percentage of these car
owners will want to tour Cuba
in their cars and satisfy latent
urge in all of US to visit for
eign country.
Now examine the facilities at
present available to accommo-
date these new tourists. Are
there sufficient gas stations,
auto-mechanic shops, tire shops,
luncheon and snack bars, camp,
etc, along the keys and in Key
West? l don't think so. Souve-
Mrs made of shells and other
sea life should realize a tidy
profit to the vendor If strategic
ally placed. There are services,
not now provided, that would
be eagerly paid for by the tour-3s
lists. An accelerated. promotion
program of the fishing sport at
Key West will induce many tour
lists and their families to remain
at Key West. Babies have to
have their diapers cleaned. Dia-
per cleaning establishments are
booming in other parts of the
country. Live bait is always a
problem to the fishermen, and
small boats and outboards are
not now readily accessible for
U-drive hire to fishermen. Any
intelligent veteran can sit down
for a night and surely reason out
something.
With loans guaranteed up to
so per cent by the Government,
banks will be willing to lend up
to a maximum of $4,000 to vets
with sound ideas. Fear of going
broke has no place in vets
mind. This country was built by
men who took a chance. Henry
Ford was in debt and flat broke
when he founded the present
huge automobile industry. If you
have CUTS and a reasonable
amount of intelligence you will
succeed in one of ife's greatest
ambitions; being the master of
your own destiny.
So take advantage of this
blessing of a new ferry to Cuba
and act now.
VISITOR.
Key West, Fla,
April 5, 1916.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06

VIA alvsays seek the truth and print it without
fsar and without favor; never be afraid to attack
asone o. 10 applaud right always fight for
pfumess never be the organ or mouthpiece OF
am pssnam. elique. faction or class; always
a. les utmost Tor TIE public welfare; never
anleEais coFruption o. injustice; denounee vice vic.
assa uraine virtue, commend good done by M
alv.daai O. organization; tolerant of others
flshin views and opinions print only news
thai an elevate and NOT eontaFhinate the reader;
nsgtr compromise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06

Sunday. April 7th
A. NJ. 20 Noon
800 Weather Report
8:05 News
BIS Concert Hall of the Airs
8:45 Singing Evangelist
900 Church, U.S.S. Gilmore
1000 Bible Class
1890 Men of Note
1880 Rev. c. T. Howes
11:50 Weather Report
11:55 Al and Lee Reiser
Noon to o p. NJ.
1900 Pilgrim Hour"
1890 Lutheran Hour"
Loo Radio Warblers"
lis uka Chase
1;30 Sweetheart Times
200 Pro Arte Quartet
2:3O Bill Cunningham, News.
2:45 The World Tomorrows
800 Songs Along the Trails
$3.50 Vera Holly Sings
400 Murder is My Hobbys
4:30 True Detective Mysteries.
500 TIE Shadow
$50 Quick AS A FLASH
6P. NJ. to Midnight
800 Those Websters*
$50 Cedric Foster. News
Gas Quentin Reynolds
ZOO operate Revue"
7:3O Louis Prima's Orchestra.
SEQ A. L. Alexander
$3.50 Don't Be A Suckers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes express
siOns OF the views of its read
crs. but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items which
are considered Iibeions or unvar-
ranted. The writer's should be
fair and cOhfine the letters to
300 words, and write ON one side
of the paper only. Signature of
the writer's must acc0p.pany the
letters and will be PUBLISHED un-
less requested Otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-06

While Spessafd' L. Holland, now.
campaigning for the Democratic nominal
ton for the United States senate,-swas
governor of Florida, the proposed Ever
glades National Park was well. advanced
during his administration He con
sistently advocating the establishment of.
theVpark, and in his sRee ches is@p1edging
himself to foster~it ~whenszahel becomes
United States senator. He thinks that not
only Monroe and Dade counties, but the
entire state would benefit through in
creased revenue from new capital brought
into the state as result of the gasoline
taxes and expenditures of the thousands
who will visit the park, and while Hol-
land did not state so, further benefits will
derive from the thousands who have never
visited Florida and who will become
enamored of its charms and remain perm
anently