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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-02

one season. Some of the concen-
trations of Armed Forces have all
ready been disbanded, but in 9TH
er places vacationers will have to
share the total housing accom-
modations with remaining uni
formed personnel and war work
erS who have not yet gone back
to peacetime jobs.
Although a number of re-
sorts will have room for many
vacationists. some of them that
used to provide spotless and eff
fortress service have gone a bit
down at the heel and out at the
elbow. In any event. it will be
safest to make reservations
well in advance service that
the AAA. needless to say. is
happy to render.
Some things in Florida have
changed little, if any. There is
courtesy, for instance. If you are
weary of sassy clerks and wal
tresses, and the general level of
rudeness on the part of others
who serve the public, it will be
like. a lullaby to hear again the
sincere politeness of the South. 1t
still has not returned to its pre-
war level, but since courtesy and
hospitality were a stock in trade,
ii never sank to the abyss of
crudity observed elsewhere, What
a Floridian might consider diff
dence today will still sound like
smiling solicitude to a Washing
tonian
Florida Keys Fishing
Among other things not chang
ed-except for the better, in some
ways-is fishing. 1t is still won
derful in Florida Neither sub
marines nor bombing practice nor
mines seem to have deferred ma
ture from the swift operation of
multiplication tables among the
gamsters, and the reefs and bays
are teeinmg. The charter boat
situation is not so good. Many
boats were laid UP or worn out
in the war, and there will be a
scarcity until new ones are built,
despite the, feverish activity Of
boatyards to repair and recondi-
ton everything that can carry an
anglcr. 1t looks as though you
Will be able to get out to the Gun
Stream and the reefs, all right,
but not SO, often, te,o ~ <sAsag,
Hence bridge fishing and
,skitf fishing. have increased in
popularity, That is one of tHa /
reasons that many first post
war tankfuls, of gasoline were
burned on trips down the Over
seas Highway. =. whose many
bridges link the myriad Florida
Keys south of Miami clear to
Key West. This highway. one
of the relatively few to benefit
from the war, has new wonders
to offer the motorist. It now
passes through much new ter
ritorY on a magnificent road
bed with superb surface.
After the war started, Key
West, the sunny Southernmost
city in the United States, lying at
the end of the highway, was trans
formed almost overnight from
quiet, restful island community
to an over-jammed hubbub of
Army and Navy activity. To sup
ply the qnadrupled population
and the construction expansion,
the Overseas Highway roared
night and day with heavy trucks.
New Highway 'h@ lif
The older parts of the road
Continued on Page Five l@1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-02
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-02
Florida And Other States
Will Continue To Grow Al
Expense OF Other Sections

NEW YORK, Feb. 22Forida to demand the and
and the five West Coast far ducts to which they have
South Western accustomed in the oci
gained population rapidly Another promise for contir
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-02
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Truman GiUes
Gen. Bradley
Full Support
my Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. Feb. a.
President Truman gave his
complete support to Cen
eral Omar Bradley this after
noon and spoke of the. fine !
way" he is conducting the
Veterans administrator blu:
reau under almost insur-
1nountable difficulties. White
House secretary, Charles Rcss..
stated. ~ W ''7f : '''''
Veterans of Foreign Wars
in Michigan said the Amer
lean Legion is leading with
its chin" in its attack on
Bradley. and United States
veterans in Seattle. Washing
ton. wired General Bradley:
we resent the unjustify-
able attack made on you by
the American Legion"
Every veterans organization
in the country. except the
American Legion. announced
its confidence in Bradley and
his ability to conduct the af-
fairs of the Veterans Admin
istration.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-02
Current American Motorist
Carries Story OF Key West

There is 4 sort of happy, teen
age philosophy n the Florida air
these days-cheerful, hopeful,
and spiritedly confident of the fu-
ture, according to an analysis of
the states early stages of postwar
adjustment contained in an art
icie by Oliver Griswold, featured
i'll the current issue of the AMER
ICAN MOTORIST, official publ
cation of the American Automo-
bile Association. Mr.. Griswold
is now in Key West.
The article, entitled Recover
sion to Leisure, which is illus
trated with Mr.. Griswold'S photo
graphs, goes on to state that this
philosophy lis an excellent ingre-
dent to mix with the bright sun
shine, the brilliant flowers, and
the neVer-aging, shining sea- 1t
is good atmosphere for the weary,
the rundown, and the jittery, as
well as for those who just want
to. play for a while for the fun
OF it." s' ts
Written to indicate to potential
tourists what they may expect to
find in postwar Florida, the art
icle continues:
Florida Went Military
Like many spots on the globe,
Florida was stirred to the depths
OF her economy by the war; the
state as a whole was as much, if
not mere, of an armed camp than
some resort areas. Huge flying
fields and training schools, talk
ing advantage Of the year-round
outdoor weather, sWelled little
communities with vast, milling
populations. The air sWarmed
with planes of all shapes and
sizes. The airportS hustled and
rumbled, and the sidewalks of
villages, towns, and cities looked
like Times Square on shore-1eave
Week-ends. Hotels and beaches
were populated largely by drill
ing, studying, serious-minded
young men and women who had
little enough time to look up at
the star-velvety sky, even for ce-
lestial navigation practice.
But General Macarthur had
hardly gotten ashore in Japan
before the citizens Of Flor Ida
were whipping cut their 1@%i-4
brushes. lawn mowers. praning
Shears. Hammers. and trewels
to pretty up for the tourist sea-
son. Labor. as elsewhere has
been }Scaree for fgconversion
tasks. 8 It must Be Remembered q
that The folk who used to rum
the charter Boats. cut bait. wait
o on tablss run sightseeing tours.
and make fishing tackle. have
been in airplane repair shops.
USO canteens. shipYardss land
the Armed Forces.
This has meant that ever since
the war ended, the owners, them
selves, have been working, and
working hard. Helping, are many
Dung men and women from 9TH
er parts OF the country who train
ed or served in Florida, who grew
to love the place, and are staying
on. Still more are coming back
to go into business and make the
state their home. All of these
together are working with vim
and, vigor to put Florida's house
in order.
Lots To Be Done Yet
Nevertheless, there is still a
lot to be done. Reconversion to
leisure will be spotty-more rap
id in some places than others. and
not to be totally accomplished in
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-20
357,525  ByStrikes
 G.M. .WoIkout
 Remoins Major
 Unsettled Dispute
Bv TJNTTED PRESS

Ninety-two General Motors Cor poration plants were idle for the 120th day today as the 175, 900 strikers were kept from their jobs by the refusal of 65,000 to sanction the back to work movement until local grievances were settled.
 The GM strike remained the major unsettled postwar labor dispute. A return of the strikers would cut in half the number of idle workers across the nation, which now stands at 357, 7,525.
 The United Automobile Workers (CI.O0 formally declared yesterday that its strike against GM was ended, but the Corporation said 1t would not recall any of the workers until all had agreed to return.
 JAW locals at all but 27 of GM's plants have voted to accept the 18 1-2 cent pay increase settlement and return to their jobs. The others voted to hold out for settlement of local issues.
 A disagreement between JAW and GM officials over return-to-work terms prevented the other 10000 employees from returning to work.
 Walter P. Reuther, JAW vice. president, said 1t had been under stood that production would be re- stunned immediately in those plants where employees had voted to re- turn to work. Harry w. Anderson, GM vice-president said, however, that the company had warned the union no workers would be recalled while any of the locals remained on strike.
 Westinghouse Progress
 At New York, meanwhile, settle ment of the 65 day-old strike of 75,000 workers against Westinghouse Electric Corporation appeared near after the company submitted an un- disclosed wage proposal at nego- tiating session yesterday.
 and the United Electrical Workers (CI.O0 were to be resumed today. Federal mediators were to attend the morning session at which the union was expected to reply to the company's proposal.
 The wage offer was the first the company had made in response to the unions demand for a 25-cent hourly pay increase. U-E has settled strikes against General Electric Company and General Motors Elec- Continued Page 14-(357 ,525)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-20
20 Percent Service Pay RuiseAsked
 Army and Novy
 Says PIon Will
 Lure Volunteers

Washington, March 70 OP) - The Army and Navy asked Con- greSS today to increase service pay 20 percent to try to attract volun- teers away from well-paying civil ian jobs.
 Secretary of War Robert P. Pat terson told a Senate Military Af- fairs subcommittee that the num- Der of Army enlistmentS "still re- mains far short of the number re- quired," and that there is mo solid ground" for assuming that all Army jobs could be filled with volunteers.
 Secretary of the Navy James V. ForreStal testified that, without the increase, the Navy could not hope to attract enough volunteers o maintain an adequate Navy for na- tional defense.
 The Army and Navy heads testi- fled as the Senate and House Mil itary Affairs committees scheduled hearings tomorrow on proposals to extend the draft beyond the pres ent expiration date of May IS. The committee had been spurred to quick action by the mounting ten- sion in world affairs.
 Ike Okays Plan
 Patterson testified that Army Chief of Staff General Dwight D. Eisenhower also backed the 20 per cent pay increase as a means of attracting volunteers.
 "You are aware of my deep con- cern over the ability of the Army to procure enough volunteers to maintain adequate defense estab- lishments within this continent and at our bases overseas, and above all to meet our commitments to fur nish forces of occupation in enemy lands" Patterson said.
 There will be no peace unless we take the measures necessary to maintain our forces in Japan and Germany. Although the recruiting campaign of the Army has been successful, the number of enlist ments still remains far short of the number required.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-20

 Asks Review

Hartford, Conn, March 20-CUP) A petition for review of mini mum wage order was filed in Su- perior Court today by the w. T. Grant Company, which maintained that commissions shouldn't be in- cluded in calculating overtime pay in the mercantile trade.
 The order calls for time and 8 quarter for more than A hours a week and specifies that commits sions shall be considered part of wages in computing the extra rate.
 The Grant Company at first sought temporary injunction but dropped this action after the State Labor Department agreed not to enforce the order as far as the firm was concerned until the petition has been heard. It is returnable be- fore Judge William Shea April 2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-20

Amerlcan braSS company NOVe1n- Der 21, 1943.
 The high court, in a unanimous decision, reversed decision of Su- perior Court Judge Charles J. Mo Laughlin, and ruled judgment should be entered dismissing the claim of Mrs. Clara Michaud Labbe, mother of the accident victim.
 O'Connell Upheld
 By reversing the Superior Court decision, the Hartford court sps- tained the original finding made by former Compensation Commission CT John J. O'Connell, who had ruled that Michaud's death "did not arise out of or in the course of his em- ployment."
 Michauds body was found in a soap and hot water solution at the manufacturing concern December 1, 1943, 10 days after he was last seen. The 24-year-old employe had been seen entering the plant for work on the 10:30 D. m. to 6:30 a. m. shift, but not thereafter.
 Following a denial of benefits last May g by the commissioner, Mrs. Labbe appealed to Superior Court, and her appeal was sustained last October 19 by Judge Mclaughlin. The firm then appealed to the Hart ford court.
 FactuaI Issues
 The Supreme Court held the com missioner's ruling was based on factual issues, which neither it nor the trial court could override.
 The sole question was whether Michaud's death arose out of and in the course of his employment, the high court memorandum states.
 Tt arose in the course of his em- ployment if it occurred within the period of his employment, at a place where he might reasonably be and while he was reasonably fulfilling the duties of his employment, or engaged in doing something incl dental to it," the memorandum, Continued Page 14-(SUPREME)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-20

TOT the SCaTC or a SCrlKe dgdlIlSC GAlS company. John J. Driscoll, state c. I. O. secretary, said that approxi- mately $50 employees will be involved.
 The union seeks a wage increase of 18 # cents for all employees and other changes in the current con- tract.
 U. s. Conciliator J. H. DeCantil- lon visited the CI.O. district office today to make a last-minute effort to have the union agree to an- other extension of the current con- tract. The negotiating committee, however, voted to let the latest extension of the pact expire today. The contract was to have expired earlier in the year but had been extended on a month-to-month ba- sis by agreement.
 MT. Driscoll said that difficulty was being experienced in reaching an agreement on maintenance of the plant during the strike. The union committee was making ef- forts to arrange a conference with city officials of Torrington to dis cuss peaceful picketing and main tenance of the plant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-20
Over15,OOO  Workers Idle
 CIergymen Offer Aid in Stamford
 Lobor Dispute
(By United Press)

Connecticut'S major strikes. af- fecting more than 15,0O0 employees, remained deadlocked today with no immediate prospect of settlement.
 At the Yale & Towne Manufac- turing Company, Stamford, where $500 have been out for 20 weeks, a group of clergymen offered labor and management list of Ii prom inent persons to intervene in the controversy with the hope of get- ting both sides together for defin- ite settlement conferences. At the same time, the AFL International Association of MachinistS and other labor groups, prepared to send a delegation to Washington to solicit the assistance of Connecticut con- gressmen and the Secretary of Ia Dor.
 New Slogan
 The Pratt & Whitney Division of Niles -Bement- Pond Company, West Hartford, was threatened with a walkout of maintenance workers as the CIO United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers insisted on an 1872 cents an hour increase for B. 900 strikers. The Union adopted a slogan Make Hartford an 185k Gents Town Instead of a Ten Cent Town" The Company had offered ten cent increase which was turned down.
 The Connecticut State Employees Association, meanwhile, asked for pay increases for 13,O00 members which would cost the State an estf- mated $5,000.000 @ year. Special legislation would be required to meet the demands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-20

Changes in the company's original proposal were advocated by union spokesmen, and rnanagement's re- ply was said to be due this after" noon.
 Bargaining Status Secret
 Official news of the progress or negotiations was unavailable, both parties having agreed to secrecy on the status of bargaining. Jodnlng in the NO comment" school was U. S. Conciliator Walter Maggiolos who arranged the negotiations which mark the first direct inter- course between management ond the union since the A.B.C. strike started Feb. 4.
 The company's original offer, The Democrat learned, called for pay increase of IS 1-2 cents an hour for an estimated 11,000 employees of the Waterbury, Torrington and Ansonia plants. Similar offers would pre- sumably be made for the Buffola and Detroit plants, where strikes are also in progress, and the KenoSha, Wis, plant, where employees also seek higher pay.
 There was no change in the strike situation at the Chase Brass & Copper Company, where employees also walked out Feb. 4. The strike committee of Chase Local, Mines Mill & Shelter Workers, 0. I. O. met this morning at c. 10. head- quarters, 95 North Main Street. In joint statement last night, James McGrath, president of the local, and Renato Riciuti, recording sec- retary, announced that the strike at Chase's Cleveland plant is con- tinuing.
 Arbitration Proposed
 Through its own channels, The Democrat learned the original A. B. c. proposal made yesterday list- ed non-payment of the ,compen- satory bonus as one of the quali- fications. The union had proposed Saturday that this issue, involv- ing payment of over $I,0O0. 600 to 1 1900 swing shirt workersssbe sub- mitted to arbitration.
 The company also stipulated that payment of the increase be subject to approval by Chester Bowles, di- rector of Economic Stabilization. and also be conditioned on further Novo+io,1ad -Dara a fnF. ANyN