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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17

Two recent visitors to Key
West, Dick and Peggy Pollard of
The Philadelphia Inquirer, have
written a penetrating descrip-
ton and analysis of The Island
City. Their article appears in The
Inquirer's magazine section for
Sunday, December 8. 1t is we'll
illustrated.
The story is of particular in
tereSt to The Citizen because this
office was one of the first places
the Pollards visited when they
landed in Key West.
The Pollards say they drove
here from Miami, despite the
warnings of our Miami friends,
who dismissed the Keys with the
stock phrase, There's nothing
down there!"
I'VE disagree. Certainly Key
west ldChS Tic @SW dIIh dIIO SlLCIGI
of Miami Beach. Certainly it
needs a lot of developing. But it
has unquestionable virtues of its
own:
"(D Near-perfect weather;
"(2) The best fishing in the
United States;
"(3) The most reasonable re-
sort hotel prices we've paid;
go Historical interest.
Except for the palm trees and
the weather, it is in every way
the exact opposite of Miami
Beach. So, if you're looking for
such frills as plush hotels, gay
night life and fancy swimming
pools, stay clear of the Keys.
eff, however, you're interested
in such simple pleasures as fish
ing, surf swimming, sun-bathlng
or just resting in good weather al
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
Tisassi ! { n
Mainland; Back
In Local Jail

Newell Brown, Jose Fernan-
dez and Albert Disdall, prison
ers in the county Jail, were taken
out to work in the Jail yard yes
terday afternoon by Prison Guard
Alberto Camera, and disappeared
Gin two minutes" Camera said.
He estimated that it required
that time for him to go to the
Jail and return with another prls-
oner, and when he came back,
the trio, as he learned later, were
on their way to the bus station.
Brown had received money
from his folks as a Christmas
present, and it was with a part OF
it that he purchased tickets TO
ay the bus fare for the three 10
Miami. They had intended to
celebrate Christmas somewhere
on the mainland"
But they overlooked the tele-
phone, as others, who had tried
to escape from the county, had
overlooked it.
Camera reported the escape to
Sheriff Berlin Sawyer, who tele-
phoned to Deputy Sheriff An
drew at Marathon. When the
bus stopped there, Andrew enter
cd it and rearrested Brown and
his companions.
Sheriff Sawyer and Deputy
! Will Archer, informed that the
prisoners had been apprehended,
drove to Marathon and returned
to Key West with them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
Blbo's Secretary Due To
Arrive In Washington To
Testify In Senator's Case
%SECRETARY
LEAVING
SECRETARY LEAVING
SICK BED, SAYS HE
AND HIS FAMILY ARE
THREATENED
(Bx A.soeiatea Presal

WASHINGTON, Dec. led
ward Terry, who says his nerves
have been pretty well frazzled
during the seven years he has
been the secretary of Senator
Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi, is
due to arrive here from that
state at 2 o'clock tomorrow
morning to take the stand three
hours later to testify before the
senate investigating committee
that has been holding hearings
several weeks to determine
whether or not to recommend
to the senate to seat the Mississ-
ippian.
Terry declared his health has
been wrecked" because of his
activities in Bilbo's behalf, par
ticularly in the collection of cam
paign funds. He explained that,
during the entire time he has
worked for Bilbo, nobody who
asked for a favor was denied,
adding that, just as sure as a
favor was done, its beneficiary
was asked later on to contribute
to campaign funds for Bilbo or
his friends who were aspiring to
office.
Terry has spoken about con-
tributions made by war contrac-
tors, and that one of them, F. T.
Newton, of Harrisburg, Miss, sent
in a check Tor $4,000, though the
money was to be used in a cam
paign for one of Bilbo's friends.
From Mississippi, news was
received that Terry asserted that,
despite the threats that he had
| received against himself and his
/ family, he was determined to 90
Ito Washington and tell the truth
Eabout Bilbp to- the senate inves-
tfgating committee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
To OFFER ORDINANCE
TO GIVE $50 CITY EN-
PLOYES SIS TO S25
EACH
BULLETIN

The Key West Housing Au-
thoritY Is making application
TO purchase the Poinciana
Housing Project it was learn
ID today. City Manager o. ].
3. Ellingson said that a reso-
luton will be offered at to-
nights City Commissioners
meeting asking the commits
sion's approval Of the local
suthoritYis application to the
Federal Housing Authority
for the project.
The project would be used
for low.rent uses by low-in-
come families. The purchase
price paid to the Federal Gov
srnment would be the net
profit realized by the local
housing authority over a GER
tain period of years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
City Manager Has
Xmas Bonus Plan For
Commission Tonight
[N%ZlIlZl
Young Chemists
Mixture EspIodes;
Fire Dept. Called

Firemen. responding TO q
call at the home of Commits
sioner Hunter Harden. S24h
Bahama Street. yesterday
about S pm. found a situation
very much like that once ex-
perienced by young Thomas
a. Edison or another great
inventor. Hiram Maxim.
It seems Sonny Harden.
young son of the commission
er. had been experimenting
with a chemical set and one
of his connections exploded.
That wouldn't have been so
bad. but the mixture explod-
ed inside of q desk drawer
into which the young chemist
had placed il. Fortunately.
the desk was on the back
porch.
BY the time the fire depart
ment got there. the blaze had
been put out with q fire ex-
tinguisher. There was almost
as much smoke as in the
Hollywood version of Hiram
Maxim's experiments ICON
Quoted by Don Amechel but
only the desk was burned.
At 2 am. today firemen
were called to a brush fire at
Reynolds and Washington
Streets. where they were
forced to fight with pumpexs
for an hour and twenty min
utes before extinguishing the
blaze.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
Arrested For
Bridge Stopping
Without sigma

Mrs. Virginia Nyberg, 3005
Flagler avenue, arrested by State
Road Patrolman Warren Bate
man on a charge of stopping on
the Long Key bridge without
signaling, has been released on
her own recoguizance to appear
in criminal court.
Bateman charges that, as a re-
suit of her stopping without Civ
ing a signal, a bus ran into her
car, causing damages estimated
at $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
Navy Blasts More
To End Dredging

Heavy blasting felt in Key
West during the past few days
is the result of stepped-up
dredging schedule at the Naval
Base, authorities said today. In
an effort to complete the current
dredging operations by Decem-
Der %, more frequent blasting
was resorted to.
The charges, however, have not
been increased and no, damage
has been reported despite the
great number of explosions. In
order to prove that the blasting
is strictly controlled in order to
prevent damage, the dredging
master set a pencil on end on
the second floor of the Admins
tration Building at the SuEma-
rine Base several days ago. 1t
is still standing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17

An ordinance proposing Christ
mas bonuses for approximately
$50 city employees will be offered
for passage at tonight's meeting
Of the City Commissioners in the
City Hall.
City Manager o. j. S. Filing
son said he was offering a meas
ure which would give the en-
ployes cash Yuletide gifts rang
ing from five to twenty-five dol
lars apiece. The bonus will
amount to two per cent of the
annual salary of the individual
but will not exceed $25 nor be
less than S..
The total cost of the action
will be roughly ST. 400. Ne bonuses
viii be given to employees Of the
City Electric System, the MEM
beers of the Civil Service Board,
the City Commission or to the
City Manager.
In connection with the pros
posed amendment of the Sunday
blue laws at tonight's meeting,
some strenuous arguments in IA
vor of beer and wine on the
Sabbath are promised. Adrian
o'Sweeney, president of the Ho-
tel and Restaurant Association,
said he would make another APP
pearance to argue for sale of
these beverages on Sunday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
Too Cold To
Hold Court lin
Durant Case
tBy The Associates Pre.sN

FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec.
17.-Too cold to hold court.
That was the decision today
of the presiding officer at the
trial of Colonel Jack Durant,
who, with his wife, Peggy Dur
ant, is C barge with having
stolen more than $2,000,000 in
gems and Jewels in the castle at
Kronberg.
Temperature in the room was
altogether too cold to continue
with the case, the presiding Of
ficer said, and added that there
was no coal with which to heat
the room.
Peggy Durant was convicted
two months ago of having par
ticipated in the theft.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
No Change In
Atom Bomb Plan
Baruch Asserts


NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Bernard
Baruch, chairman of the Atomic
Bomb Commission, stated today
that the United States will press
for the acceptance of its decision
for the control of the atomic
bomb.
Baruch on June IA explained
this country's position in state
ment made public at that time.
He said today that the United
States can not accept changes in
its plan, which, he concluded, he
hoped would be approved by De-
cember 81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
Rent Controls
Still In Effect

Rent controls are sin no way
affected" by the present execu-
tive order providing for merger
of OPA with other agencies into
the new Office of Temporary
Controls, Leo H. Warren, Area
Rent director, was advised today
by the Regional OPA office in
Atlanta.
Under present plans, we con-
tinue our rent operations with
out interruption, as an admins
trative unit under the new agen-
cy," Warren said. He added that
OPA's enforcement division still
retains full power to enforce all
provisions of rent control regu-
lationS."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17

Police were called TO the nome
of Raymond Roberts, $40 Carson
Lane. about 10 o'clock last night
on complaint that someone was
irving to break in the Roberts
residence.
Patrolman Frank jolly re-
sponded but found no trespaSser
on or about the premises.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
Nary To Recruit Here

The u. S. Navy will resume its
recruiting station in Key West,
Chief J. w. Barth of the Naval
Recruiting Station in Miami. said
today. Barth will be at Room
212, Federal Building, on Friday,
December 20, to take applications
for enlistment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
Death Toll lin
- =
Winecoff Fire
J, Drops To liz
(By The Associated Press)

ATLANTA, Dec. 17.-Total of
deaths in the Winecoff hotel fire
was not 121, as had been an
nounced up to today, but 119 in
stead, police reported.
Police explained that one name
was a duplication, and that the
name of a person who had been
saved was listed among the dead.
The discrepancies were diScov-
cred when the Red Cross and the
police checked their lists.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-17
Chief Perez Returns

Chief of Police Bienvenido
Perez returned to his post yester-
day after being confined to his
home for four days with a
bronchial trouble.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-29

heart Q was scored and the .
rufiei by the diamond 3 In the
dummy now. West brought out the
club ]. which "a covered by the
X AMI A West let The heart z
next North. to preyan NJ q ccond
trick IN the dummy used his ia
mOnd X and then led Rus last uIa-
monG. the . The ,lmmEs 10 got
that The club Is was ssat to the O..
cleariug that suit. and the dia-
mond J took out S's.ta's last
trump Three Gibbs tnen finished
the hand. West having lest tricks
to only the heart \ ai de
mona *
Explaining his terrible business
double. North informed South that
he considered the l1tt,r's FIST
round informative double as sh6t.
ing more strength He will not
make that mistake again, ha..-
yer If he had stopped TO think
more clearly. he would have real
lied that he himself would have
made that double on the same
kind Of hand. on his own last turn.
either a 3-Spadc bid or Q pass
would have been better than the
double, though the spade bid could
have been set a bit. partly hcaU"S
of EaSt'S marked spades.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-29

Notice is hereby given that hive
this day qualified as Administrator
of the Estate of the late l.. c. Stone.
All persons indebted to said estate
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-29
FOR RENT

'oh RENT OR SALE HOUSE
ialler completely furnished for
1isht house keeping. Located on
Dahhey road. See or call Tobjas
Nearncy. 28-2U
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-29

RADIO SERVICE-OVER 20 YEARS
experience, modern equipment,
and a complete stock of tubes and
repair parts, guarantee you first
class radio service at a reasonable
cost. Complete factory service on
any make radio. Jenkins Radio &
Sound Service, Phone 446.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-29
NOga; L.

The UNDERSIGNED having qualified
Administrative Of the estate OF
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-29

low LINES, STEEL NAMES,
Trace Chains, Horse Collars, Back
Bands, Brides, Cow Halters, Ca'i
IIalters. Also, Picks and Mattacl
al Watkins Hardware Co.. 29-o,.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-29
SCOTS SCRAP BOOK

-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-29

3ADIO BATTERIES: y AND |
Tack TO fit almost any model radio
eos tax included. c. J. Flemin
Co. The Farmers Store
20-3l-ls
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-29

Distributed ~ Kin Features Syndicate. Inc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
Matter OF Fact

plause of the North, the Negroes
voted in really important numbers
for the first time; and Eugene Tai
madge, the most furious Negro
batter in the country. will snap his
red galluses in the State House next
November. To confuse the issue
still further, in Alabama, the liber'
al oasis, an amendment to the
state constitution may well be pas
sed. It is frankly designed to Olsen
franchise the Negroes, and one dis
tinguished Alabama jurist calls II
the most reactionary provision ever
proposed in any state.
This record of political contra
diction could be extended indefln.
itely, and in many sectors. In
Louisiana, the back of the corrupt
Long-Maestri political machine ap'
pears permanently broken. Yet ir
Tennessee, the redoubtable boss
E. H. Chump rides higher thar
ever. In Kentucky, the Republicans
See MATTER OF FACT On Page
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
VlLMlNCTON'S Y
GIVEN CITATION
Army And Navy Award In
Recognition OF Its
US0 Activities

A joint Army and Navy citation
has been awarded to the Young
Mems Christian Association, it was
announced today by J. B. Hunting
ton, general secretary.
The honor, which the "Y" here
Shares with other Y. M. C. AS
throughout the country, was con-
fes"ed in recognition of it's USO
activities.
Hailing the Y. M. C. A. for mobi-
lzlag its nationwide resources, in
gliding Army and Navy Y. M. c.
a to serve the spiritual, educa-
tonal and welfare needs of men
and women in the armed forces,
me citation states that the contri-
butloa Of the "Y" was of substan-
uaI aid in the successful prosecu-
lon Of the war and in preserving
me basic values of American
democracy"
According TO M. Huntington, the
Y in this city and throughout
me country aided essentially
through its operation of 500 clubs,
Us one Of the six agencies com
prsing the USO.
ne also disclosed that in addition
u training thousands Of junior host
eSSeS Tor USO work. the "Y" as
sished more than 700 trained pro
SSslonal ~" workers to key post
IN the agency,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
FOUNDATION LAID
AT VENEER PLANT
North Carolina Lumbe,
Plant To Rebuild AT
Whiteville

WHITEVILLE, Aug. 2o-Newly-
laid foundations mark the initial
work in the reconstruction of the
North Carolina Lumber Company
veneer plant, which was destroyed
by fire last June, the damage wa
estimated at that time to be over
5000, 900.
Leon Bradley, general manager
of the lumber company, acchalmS
the plant now under construction
is "among the finest in the state
The actual construction of the
buildings is expected to begin this
week with operations to be resum-
ed in about so days. Even more
modern than its predecessor, which
was comparatively new at the time
of the disaster, the new factory
will be prepared to double the
capacity and will employ approvl-
mately one hundred more workers.
bringing the total of veneer EN-,
Sloyes up to around IT'S.
The equipment, which is to be
housed in two buildings that will
provide 80, 900 square feet of floor
space, will be new and up-to-date
in every respect, the general man,
ager said.
The new plant will occupy 9
site just west Of the burned build
ing, Bradley disclosed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
CELEBRATED GENTLEMEN

CELEBRATED GENTLEMEN -
1t was 81 years ago in the lost year
of 1909 when the President of. the
United States and a famous million
aire came for a visit along the
Cape Fear.
But an on-the-spot Photographic
record Of the big event was no:
lost, as You can see by the picture
at the top of the page. 1t is also
likely that the memory of the gala
occasion has not lost itself from
the minds of many Wilmingtonlans
who witnessed it.
For those of you who do not re-
member and for those of you who
were born after 1909, we now iden-
tify the two celebrated gentlemen
as President William Howard Taft
and Col. John Jacob Aston.
OLD GLORY WAVED-The per-
son to whom we are indebted for
not losing this historic photo OF
y~esteryear is Mrs. Paul Fowler, OF
215 Red Cross street. According to
Mrs. Fowler, this is the story be-
hind the picture:
The President, accompanied by
the Colonel, came here for an Off
cial visit in 1909. AS you can OBJ
serve in the picture, practically
the whole town turned out to have
a look-see at the corner OF Thlrd
| and Market streets. The children
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
FOOT
COACH SUCCUMBS
Fielding H. Yost, Univer.
sity Of Michigan Stra-
tegist Dies Tuesday

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Aug. 20
P)-Fielding Harris Wurry Up)
Yost, who built a national reputa-
ton as a football strategist during
80 years with the University OF
Michigan, died Tuesday of a gall
bladder attack.
He celebrated his 18th birthday
April 80.
Although he had been in failing
health for several years, Yost's
death came suddenly. He had walk
ed around his Ann Harbor home
Tuesday morning and was appar-
emily gaining strength following a
recent illness.
His career as a football coach
began in an era of mustached play
ers CARRIED in turtleneck sweaters
and ended in q day of giant stadi-
ums and cheering multitudes.
Since 1910 Yost had been in vir-
tual retirement, although holding
the post of athletic director emeri-
tus at the Ann Arbor institution.
His condition became serious
enough this spring to warrant his
disqualification in Battle Creek,
Mich. However, he was released
within a few days and allowed to
return to his home in Ann Arbor.
Mrs. Yost, whom he married in
1906, was with him when he died.
They have one son, Fielding H.
Yost, Jr.
Yost also is survived by two
brothers, Ellis of Mt. Pleasant,
Mich, and Nicholas of Fairview,
W. Va, and a sister, Mrs. Charles
Barry of Morgantown, w. Va.
Renowned Taticiaa
Fielding Yost, renowned as a
gridiron tactician, won the first
Rose Bowl game with his Michigan
squad in 1901, developed Mich
igan's famed "point-a-minute"
team that rolled up 2,841 points to
AZ for the opposition during the
years 1901 to 1905, and turned out
Is All-Americas during his long
tenure at Ann Arbor.
See YOST on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
PRESIDENT HEARS
FROM SEC. BYRNES
Truman Turns Southwark
After News OF Yugo-
slav Situation

WITH PRESIDENT TRUMAN IN
THE ATLANTIC, Aug. 20 - ~
Secretary of State Byrnes gave
President Truman a full account
of all developments in the Yugo-
slavian situation tonight with a
transatlantic telephone call from
Paris to the yacht Williamsburg.
Press Secretary Charles C.
Ross disclosed this shortly after
informing reporters that the presi-
dental yacht is headed now to a
berth Thursday afternoon at Ber-
muda.
The President, Ross said, "has
no statement to make at this time"
He added that. whether he will
have a statement depends on de-
velopments in Europe"
The situation involves attacks
upon American transport planes
and fighting in the Trieste area.
Ross radio-telephoned newsmen
aboard the Navy ship Weiss a few
minutes after Byrnes and the
President concluded their talk.
Ross said he had had a call from
the Boston Record which had a
report that the President had tele.
phoned Byrnes presumably to give
him instructions.
1.-THE facts are Mr.. Byrnes called
the President from Paris about
See TRUMAN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
The Weather

FORECAST
For North Carolina: Partly cloudy
Wednesday,, scattered thunderstorms II
extreme eastern section Wednesday aft.
ernoon; not quite SO hot in western sec
ton, otherwise little change in temper
ature.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hour!
ending 1870 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1880 am. 78; 7:3o am. 70; 80 Pm. So
7:30 pm. rs.
Maximum 81; Minimum GO; Mean "a
Normal II.
Humidity
1870 am. 81, 1880 am. IS; 1870 pm. 90
1880 Pm. Sc.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 p.m.-
2.53 inches.
Total since the first of the month.
{. 80 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by U
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey,
High Low
Wilmington - 4:19 am. 1874 am
sos PM. - pm
Masonboron inlet 2:09 am. 1926 am
2:54 pm. 9:23 pm
Sunrise 5:38: Sunset 6:52; Moonris'
-; Moonset 2:45 pm.
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at
am. tuesday,, "a feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
ITALY REQUESTS
PREAMBLE CHANGE
Wants 1t To Give Her Bet
ter War Record; Lacks
Approval

PARIS, Aug. 2o.-P)-1taly ap-
pealed today for a re-wording OF
thu Italian treaty preamble to give
her credit for a better war record,
but the Italian political and terri
torial commission of the Peace
Conference failed to endorse her
memorandum.
The door was left open for posi-
BILE preamble notifications, how
ever, since the delegation of any
member nation of the conference
may present any Of the ideas en-
bodied in the Italian proposals as
its own, to be voted upon formal
ly.
In addition to the document dis
cussed by the commission during
the day, members of the Italian
delegation released tonight memo
See ITALY on Page 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
Tito Denies
Plane ~.
W - ~
Yugoslav +. 4ller Ignores
Claim u. S. Transport
Was Shot Down
ANOTHER NOTE SENT
American Troops Parade
In Plain Sight On
Morgan Line Edge

LONDON, Wednesday, Aug. 21.-
up - Marshal Tito, premier OF
Yugoslavia, denied today in a
statement broadcast by the Bel
grade radio that an American
transport forced down in Yugo'
slavia on Aug. 9 had been lost In
the clouds.
Tito declared that Yugoslavia de-
sires peace, "but not at any
price"
The broadcast said that Tito was
an eyewitness to the forcing dowr
of the American plane on Aug. 9,
explaining that he vas vacationing
in Slovenia in the region where
the American plane landed"
The broadcast statement, issued
in London by the Yugoslav news
agency, made clear that Tito's re-
marks applied only to the plane
forced down on Aug. 9 and not to
a second plane repeatedly shot
down by Yugoslav fighter planes
on Monday.