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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
Carl Hilton Is Elected
Community Chest Head

of Directors will be completed at
an early date. Three committees
will be named shortly by Hilton
to start preparation for the en-
suing year, one on Budget and
Admissions, one on Publicity and
a Campaign Committee.
Those attending the meeting,
with the organizations they rep
resented were: Vance Stirrup,
American Legion; Joe Pearlman,
Merchants Association; Mrs. Dan
Navarro, Municipal Hospital Wo-
mems Auxiliary; Miss Marie Har-
tell, Municipal Hospital; Rev.
John E. Pickens, Council of So
cial Agencies and County We'll
fare Committee; Mrs. Helen Nc
Neil. State Welfare Board, and
Joseph A. BOA, Boy Scouts. Hill
tom represented the USO, White
the Key West Housing Authority
and Hunter the City Recreation
Department.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
STENOTYPE STOLEN
FROM COURT STENO
REPORTED FOUND

Miss Mary Fee, popular ex-
WAVE and U. S. District Court
stenographer, reported the recov-
ery of her stereotype yesterday.
The device, used for taking a
verbatim record of court proceed
ings, was stolen from an automo-
bile the first day of the murder
trial of David Joseph Watson
1t was found yesterday on the
porch of a Fleming street home.
Following the theft OF the
stereotype, Miss Fee was sent two
substitute machines by pl a n e
from Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13

the election of officers, and the
result was as follows:
Commodore, Lee Pierce; vice
commodore, John U. Delgado;
rear commodore, Julius Bard
well; fleet captain, Captain Carl
Hilton; secretary and treasurer,
Aquilino Lopez, Jr.; directors,
John K, Clemmer and Andrew
Fraser.
Club members own seven
yachts, all of them small except
two 30-footers, owned by Fleet
Captain Hilton and Vice Com
modore Delgado. Other members
intend to have yachts construct
ed. and, as as soon as the num-
Der is considered sufficiently
large, yacht races will be held at
regular intervals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13

Carl Hilton, president of the
Board of Management of the
United Service Organizations,
was elected President of the
Community Chest of Key West
yesterday afternoon at meeting
of the Board of Directors in the
City Hall.
Hilton, captain in the Coast
Guard Reserve, succeeds George
Mills White, who was elected
vice president. White also Led
last years Community Chest
drive. j. -. .-
Other officers elected were
Dwight Hunter, City Recreatlonal
Director, secretary; and Jerry j.
Trevor, Florida National Bank
president, and for many years
president of the Monroe County
tuberculosis and Health Asso-
citation, treasurer.
Membership of the new Board
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
Watson Described As Savage
Barbaric' Killer As U.S..
Summarizes Case To Jury

In a relentless summation OF
the Governments case against
David Joseph Watson, of Norfolk,
Va, former Navy cook on trial
for first degree murder in the
U. S. District Court here, u. S
Attorney Hayford o. Enwall told
a tense jury this morning that
the defendant was guilty of the
savage, barbaric, wicked. evil
killing" of his shipmate, Benja-
min Leroy Hobbs, Nebo, N. c..
aboard the u. S. S. Stribling
July 25.
. There isn't a parallel in any
murder" with which he is IA
miliar. Enwall said. which can
compare TO the killing of
Hobbs. Speaking in sharp.
brusque terms, the husky
young prosecutor stated that
Watson Intended TO destroy
his victim if he would not
consent to his unnatural sex
desires"
Shaking his finger repeatedly,
Enwau struck again and again al
any theory the defense may pre-
sent that the defendant commit
ted only second degree murder
He cited Watson'S confession that
the cook struck Hobbs on the
head with a wrench and Their
tied a rope around the victims
neck when Hobbs cried out, pull
ing it tighter and tighter and
tighter -. ---~
after he took the rope off,
Enwall said, che felt the body
and it was still warm. 1t was {
deliberate, premeditated act.
watson must have had the
wrench in his hand when he
went OVER W 1CIl wv 1C3 LII
wall continued. The prosecutor
said the wrench was supposed tc
have been hung in a certain place
and was not readily accessible tc
Guntub 43.
AS the prosecutor continued
vehemently. some of the Jurors
leaned tensely forward on the
edge of their chairs; others rest
ed their hands intently agalnS
their heads. Judge w. HOLLAND
faced the north windows of the
courtroom, leaning back in nj
chair.
Enwall mentioned Watson
intercepted letter to his mother
in which the defendant said III
would commit suicide, as damn
inc evidence of his guilt, Al
innocent man." he said, "Woul'
fight it out"
! Shortly afterward Judge Hol-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13

land called the 1890 p. m. re-
cess. It was expected that the
rest of the prosecutions sum-
nation and that of Defense At
torneY John c.. Sawyer would
take most of the remainder of
the afternoon. II appeared
probable that the jury would
be given the case either late
today or early tomorrow morn
ing.
Enwall also attacked the de-
Tense contention that the Govern
ment did not have jurisdiction OF
Pier 8, where the Stribling was
tied at the time of the murder
He showed 1845 maps describ-
ing land acquired by the United
States at that time and said that
the purchase included land In
the contiguous sea as well as that
actually described,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
Republican
Senator'S Talk
On Labor Bills
lBx Associatea Pressl

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.--Re-
publican Senator Ferguson said
yesterday that. so far as he knew,
the Republican congress, after it
convenes next year, will not fa-
Their any drastic anti-labor bill.
However, he said he will spon-
sor bill outlawing jurisdictional
strikes.
Senator Ball, who spoke about
his intended labor bill yesterday,
said it will deal with the closed
shop. He declared that the closed
shop is out of line with a democ-
racy or any other type of free
government.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
Drive Of Chamber
OF Commerce Starts
On November q
ao TEAM CAPTAINS ARE
CHOSEN To LEAD
CAMPAIGN, PRICE DE.
- nInES DETECTIVES

Nhs Chamber Of Commerce
asaTtsa ulobiliflng on an impress
mHa seaie yesterday when 80
femm esptains were chosen to be-
$50 systematic drive for mem
tesship nna funds 10 he used for
TIE hsttssment q Key West.
seetmK a the County Court
Atauss tte Beard of Directors
afe4 afhHf members set Novem-
80 = - the opening date of the
saHneien Memberships will sell
bH 80 annually Larger firms
go ~ URGED 81 subscribe to
nmgs masse than one member
shn
FaHsisirni Clcm Price, newly
ssftFd hsad IL the Chamber.
Fsantesl uut that cover 900 occu-
E@ahnal hCuusCg have been is
siaa in key West. OF this num-
hsf ~ businesses. approximately
80 hnla membership in the
fhaHatsar
fhsa coalition must be cor.
Fsetssf BE- asserted. The Cham
be4 ~ Commerce Is the logical
aasmrF o. d. the work of Undue
sna asfisiale money into the city.
a. efieg tn do this. funds are nee
essay wsth which to work.
Giles Tourist Trade
tine - The primary functions
- tlae organization Is to bring
wms tuuFists here" Price said.
o. aFdeg 81 induce more tour
h8s o. fugne 81 our city, we must
- atsi and diR zap this source of
frssniss u wtil have to be ac-
fsmrli hed by .moans Of adver-
lisimM. sensling publicity material
e. Aegthgfn papers and maya
sinea end eFccting signbOards on
a laie highways We must dis
tfsbnle al the Key West litera-
faru tsat Ne can publish.
~Ef 81 aggressive campaign is
naafs auuong prospective vaca-
faanlsts tn the North, we can Sc
gsgN - many tourists for Key
Wmsf - Ne can possibly accom-
assab The Chamber of Com
mse8ss organization is willing to
a. g. at for the city and asks
that citizens stand behind
tfasa \ their efforts"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
Approval OF
Liquor Licenses
In Monroe County

SIX liquor licenses, as follows,
were approved last night by the
county commissioners:
Max Herman, Overseas Hotel.
Leonard Guerro, Steak Inn, 206
Duval street.
Byron Baird, Three Bees, Up
per Matecumbe.
John Paul Hawthorne, Trades
wind Club, 500 Caroline street.
Park Alan Buck Grundy, Ii
quor package store, Islamorada.
Henry j. Dohrman, billions
Fishing Lodge, Snake Creek,
Islamorada.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
NAVY OPENS BIDS
ON MOTOR BOAT

The Submarine Base is offering
a 16-foot, 20-knot per hour motor
boat for sale on a competitive bid
basis. Bids will be opened De-
cember 2, 1916.
The boat is available for in
spection at the Supply Scrap
Yard, 800 a. M, to AIS p. m.
Monday through Friday. Bidding
papers are obtainable at the Sub
marine Base Supply Office,
Building ia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
Con lniSSiOnerS
Award Contracts
For Four Roads

County commissioners last
u att awarded four contracts
fur the regarding, resurfacing
saueling and oiling of three
streets al Marathon and one at
TaveFnicf
Charts TOPPING and Sons was
aiVrn the contract to repeir the
Marathon streets at the follow
ina bids
Thud street. S4O56.20; Fourth
street. s3.B63 %; Louisa street,
g1an3 50
Alanxo Cothron was awarded
tiss contract 10 improve Preston
strert on Upper Matecumbe at a
csast of S4.354.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
KEY VEST VETS
START RECEIVING
TERMINAL PAY

Al least four Key West
veterans have received their
terminal leave pay. in ac-
cordance with a law passed
by the 18th Congress.
The payments are made
for unused furlough time ac-
cumulated by enlisted men.
Amounts under $50 are paid
in cash. Payments of larger
amounts are made in $50
war bonds. If. however, the
payment is more than an
even multiple of so. the bal
ance is paid in cash.
In other words. veteran
due $l45 receives two $50
bonds and S45 in cash. A man
due Sl55 dollars receives
three $50 bonds and SIS cash.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
Coal Contract
Meeting PutOff
Until Today
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The
conference between Secretary of
the Interior Krug and President
Lewis of the United Coal Miners
of America, scheduled for yester-
day afternoon, was postponed
until today.
It will be the second meeting
between them on the contract be-
tween the union and the govern
ment. The contract will expire on
November 20, and Lewis has
threatened a strike unless terms
acceptable to him are agreed to
by Krug.
1t has not been publicly dis
closed what the terms are, though
it is known they will call for
shorter hours and higher wages.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
I.D.C. Meets Tomorrow

A meeting Of the Stephen r.
Aiallogy Chapter, United Daugh-
tiers a the Confederacy, will
meet "a 4.3O p. IN, tomorrow at
the hou,e of Mrs. George Archer,
ts23 Newton street. All members
afe urged 90 bee present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
ROgeli0 Gomez Emissions
Shore Front In Key West
Comparable WithAny In US.
EXPLAINED HIS PLAN
LAST NIGHT AT SEES
SION OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS

Rogelio Gomez, at a meeting
last night of the County Com
missioners, envisioned a winter
resort on the south shore in Key
West that would be comparable
in attractiveness with any other
in the United States.
His suggestion was an out
growth of the unsuccessful ter
mination of the proposed transfer
of the William r. Porter land, in
that vicinity, to the dupont in
terests at a reputed price of
$4,000.
Gomez proposed to the COM
missioners that the county buy
the land, approximately 600
acres, to be used for a hotel.
apartment and cottage site, to-
gether with a beach that would
extend from the south end Of
Bertha street to the head of the
island.
He produced figures TO show
that the county, in making the
proposed Improvements, would
be able to sell lots at prices that
would total 100000.
AS to ho' lis, which would
string out along the entire beach
front, he advocated that the
county give any person or com
pany lot with a 100 feet beach
front and a depth of us feet that
agreed to construct a hotel of at
least 100 rooms. Twice the foot
age would be given for the con
struction of a hotel of 200 rooms,
and three times as much for one
of 800 rooms.
Could Sell Lois
Inside the line of hotels. lots
could be sold for the construction
of dwellings or apartments. The
county would sell one lot for
$4,000, and if the buyer con
structed a $4,000 dwelling. an
adjoining lot would be given 10
him. .'''
That gift, Gomez pointed out,
would be an incentive TO buyers
to construct first-ClaSs homes or
winter residences. He stressed
the fact that a natural beach ex-
listed along the south shore from
the time Key West was settled
by white men a century and q
quarter ago until the boulevard
was built over the beach.
Further comment. though not
by Gomez, was that the sand
dunes behind the boulevard, tes-
titled to the type of beach that
ran along the shore before the
construction of the boulevard Il
was recalled also that what Is
now called Rest Beach was COW
cred, further out into the Sea
than at present. by white sand At
a far greater depth than 1t Is now,
and that thousands of cubic yards
of sand was truCked away from
the beach and sold for industrial
purposes.
Remove Boulevard
Gomez idea is TO tear up the
boulevard from Bertha street 20
a point in the vicinity Of the sec
ond Martello Tower OF Raul =
Club and use the mari and rock
to fill in the low land, now Gov
cred with braCkish water With
the boulevard out Of the way, he
maintained that a natural beach
would form along the shore M 2
similar manner to what it dad be
fore the beach was covered by
the boulevard
On addition" Gomez cOnclud
ed, I'm purchasing the Porter
property. the county would come
! into possession Of al sifiield,
(COntinued on Page 1Wuj
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-13
King George Tells
Parliament About
British Labor Aims
CBy The Associated Press)

ONDON, Nov. 13.-Klng
&c or e addressed parliament
yesterday on further plans of the
Labor government to sociallze
industries in Great Britain.
He stated that the govern
ment's next move is to sociallze
electricity and transportation, in
Guiding the operation of trains.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-10-10
Walnut Ridge

Walnut Ridge, Oct. - Several
from this vicinity attended the
celebration Sunday at the Carlisle
grange hall in honor of Dorinda
Smiths birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gene
Wharton of Summerfield were
callers on the Ridge Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Horton, of
GAINESVILLE spent Sunday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Nose Horton.
Mrs. Lizzie Pepper of Cleveland
spent a few days recently at Hidge
Kings.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. o. Horton, Irene
and Jimmy Horton were callers at
Caldwell Saturday Afternoon.
Mrs. Emma King has gone to
Akron to spend the winter with
her daughter, Gay.
Maxine and Janet Morris spent
the weekend at Otis Martins.
Mabel Horton spent Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Esther Horton
Mrs. Mary Huffman and son
William Warner, were callers al
John and Welcome Horizons Sun
day afternoon.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-10-10
Dexter City

Dexter City, Oct. 9 - Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Moseley left last Wed.
nesday, having been called to Salt
Lake City, Utah, where Mr.. E. E
Lee is i'll in a hospital, Mr.. Lee is
Mrs, Moseley's father. They expect
to spend several weeks in Calf
ornia with Mrs. John Moseley and
Leonard and Harry Lee.
Bernard Hayes and son, David
of Columbus, spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Hayes.
Mrs. Minnie Stallings spent Sun
day with her brother, Quinn Til
ton, of Marietta, and enjoyed a
family dinner. The guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Hayes and
son, David, of Columbus, Mrs
Rachel Mosely of Los Angeles
Calf, Mr.. and Mrs. Van Riney and
the host and hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Clymer
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clymer
Mr.. Clymer is moving his family
to Columbus from Norfolk, Va.
where they have lived since being
discharged from the navy.
Manford and Bert Young of Can
ton spent the weekend with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Young
of Crooked Tree.
Beverly Robinson and Adele
Miller spent Sunday p. m. with
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-10-10
More Noble County
BOYS Enlist In Army

A new recruiting procedure was
announced today by 1t. r. L. Nc
kenzie in charge of recruiting for
the regular army in this area which
includes Muskingum, Guernsey,
Coshocton, Noble and Perry coun-
ties whereby previous service men
of the army navy, marine corps and
coast guard may enlist in the regu-
lar army with a grade Commensur-
ate with their previous training OF
experience while in the service
Heretofore, only eX-army men
could enlist in the army and re-
tain a grade commensurate with
previous training but the new pol
icy provides that if the eX-naVy
marine corps or coast guard men
were discharged anytime on OF
after May II, 1945, and provided
the enlistment is for a period OF
three years they may be eligible
for a rating ranging from the sec
Ond to sixth pay grades.
Notification of the eX-serVice-
mans previous records will be
based on their discharges and sep
aration certificates, which, for the
army men, the Form 100: NAV
PERS Form 533 for navy and coast
guard personnel and NAV NC
Form TSP for marine corps per-
SOnnel.
Three men from the Caldwell
area were accepted for enlistment
through the GAINESVILLE office. They
were: Harold C. Hanes, Summer
field; George c. Bell, Route l
Malta and Stephen E. Thomas OF
Belle Valley.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-10-10
Farm Bureau Announces
Legislative Program

Setting its gear for action during
the next legislative session of the
General Assembly and the u. S.
Congress, the Ohio Farm Bureau
announced 10-point program to-
day which is aimed at bettering
conditions on Ohio farms, accord
ing to d. r. Stanfield, assistant
legislative director of the organiza-
ton.
The program favors enactment
of legislation improving rural
schools, expansion of cooperatives
improved rural health services
better farm marketing conditions,
a national fertilizer program, ex-
tension of REA lines, conservation
of natural resources, improved
rural telephone service, regulation
of strip mining, and the expansion
of foreign trade
At the same time, legislative de
partment officials are urging the
farmers to study the records OF
candidates before voting in the fall
election. "All records show the
fighting representation given the
farmers cause in both state and
national capitals by the Ohio and
the American Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton" Stanfield stated. Voting re
cords of the Ohio delegation in
Washington on major farm issues
are being mailed Farm Bureau
members. Simil2r facts are being
prepared ABOUT the records of state
senators and representatives
''The Farm Bureau has never
engaged in partisan politics and
does not back candidates" Stan
field said, " but we do urge every
farmer to talk with his representa-
tives, and to study the voting re-
cords where they can be had
Where there is no voting record
we must judge candidates on the
basis of past statements and opin-
ions. Most representatives welcome
an intelligent interest on the part
of voters and want to serve the
best interest of the people they
represent
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-10-10
Price Is Big Factor
In Farm Prosperity

Farm income is the product OF
total farm goods multiplied by the
price per unit; but comparison
of the parts played by volume
of goods and by the prices received
for them indicates to rural econom-
lists at Ohio State University that
god times for farmers are much
more a matter of price than of big
crops and large herds.
From 1915 to 1919, total u. S.
farm income rose 1870 per cent but
farm production went up only
about IS per cent. That is one of
the periods which the rural econo-
mists point out as illustrating the
relative Importance of prices as
compared with volume of products
sold.
Another convincing mass of evil
dence is contained in the records
for the years 1902, when farm
income in the u S. dropped almost
so per cent although the volume
of farm goods sold went up slightly
in the same three years. From 1882
to 1887, u. S. far income rose more
than 80 per cent although the
amount of farm goods sold in
creased only a little over Is per
cent.
In 1945, total income of farmers
of this nation was almost two and
one-half times as great as the an
nual average in the period 191O-14,
but agricultural production in 1945
was up only about 70 per cent
above the average per year for
1904. There has been an almost
constant slow upward trend in
farm production since 1915 but
farm income has swung in wide
see saws up and down..
The University rural economists
say that Ohio farmers have some
advantage over producers in some
other areas, because Ohio cities
provide local markets for lots of
farm goods. Prices for farm goods
on these Ohio markets do not fall
quite as low as at places where
all produce has to be shipped long
| distances.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-10-10
State Highway Department. 70
Make Survey o. County Roads

State Highway Director Perry 7.
Ford today granted a 90-day ''mor-
atorium" on the recently frightened
truck overweight and oversize
regulations issued by the State
Highway Department.
The decision to grant the "mor-
atorium" was reached after two
meetings with protesting haulers
affected by the regulations and by
the mounting shortage of freight
cars. The second meeting was held
in Director Ford's office yesterday.
The director also announced that
his department would make a sur
vey during the next 80 days in
every one of the states 88 counties
to determine the type of hauling
that originates from Ohio manu-
facturers, dealers, and any other
heavy-load users of the states
highways. The present regulations
will be reviewed after the survey
is completed and the findings of
the survey will be Incorporated in
new regulations which will go into
effect about January l, 1947. Mr.
Ford said.
All the affected haulers attend
ing yesterdays meetings agreed
with the Highway Department
that the war-loosened restrictions
should be frightened, Director Ford
said. They requested a transition
period. however. They also agreed
that during this 90-day period all
requests for overweight or over
size loads should be screened care
fully by the Highway Department
and that permits should be issued
only where the type of load and
condition of road warrant and
where an emergency exists.
Director Ford said the chief rea-
son for granting the 90-day "mor-
atorium" was the shortage of rail
road freight cars which has be-
come acute since the recent new
overload regulations were written
1t would be impossible for con-
struction of roads and private pro
jects to proceed during the re-
mainder of the construction season
If heavy equipment cannot travel
by rail, the director pointed out.
The director said that a recent
business publication predicted q
weekly freight car shortage OF
$4,000.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-10-10
ENJOYING FURLOUGH

TIA Raymond Drake, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Drake, 829
Lewis street, is home on an l8-day
furlough and will receive his dis
charge at Ft Sheridan, Ill, the
21st of October
He entered service in December,
1914 and received basic training at
Camp Blanding, Florida, going
overseas June l945 Serving with
the 7th division on OkinaWa and
later with the occupation forces in
Korea.
He wears the Asiatic- Pacific
theatre ribbon, good conduct medal
World War II victory medal, oc-
cupation ribbon, and the expert
infantryman's badge,
He was a student at Mt Union
college prior to his induction into
the service.