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The Nome nugget., 1946-03-08
OPERATION OF OCEANGOING
 VESSELS BY THE ALASKA RR.

Extension of the services of The Alaska Railroad to include the operation of oceangoing yes selS between Alaska and the con- tinental United States has been approved by the House Territories committee in reporting Delegate Bartlett's enabling legislation to the House.
 The measure has the approval of the Interior Department, and in a letter to the committee in cluded in the report, Acting Sec retary Chapman stated. in part. as follows:
 Steamship service of private carriers between the States and Alaska has long been unsatisfac- tory, although the rates have been substantially higher than for com parable service elsewhere. The ships used have been old and of poor quality and irregular in their operations. Since 1922 the War Shipping Administration has been operating these ships. and now that the war is over it is pro- posed to turn them back to the private operators. .. The steam ship companies claim that they cannot take their ships back from the Government and maintain service under existing freight rates and passenger fares. On their
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-08

operating costs and is the result of strong protests made following announcement that Alaska freight and passenger rates would be in- creased many times over present rates when the operation was re- turned to private ownership.
 Ut is estimated that well over half a million dollars month will be saved the people of Alaska so long as the service remains as a government operation" Delegate Bartlett stated in applauding MT.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-08
function in a normal way.

function in normal way
 For more than century and a half 1t has been the proud boast of the American people that they lived der government of laws. Now, these seems to be labor dictatorship in this country Continuance of nicipa services upon which the health and we'll being of millions of inhabitants of large cities dependent is at the mercy of organized groups And of them seem to have adopted 'public-be-damned" attitude that is downright shocking.
 In Houston, Texas, strike of city employees has stopped the removal of garbage and it has been piled in the streets for nearly week Strikes in Detroit have curtailed threatened milk and bread deliveries A milk strike has been threatened in Cleveland. The threat of an electric strike hangs over Pittsburgh
 Any kind of strike is serious enough, but work stop pages which cut off food deliveries and vital utility services in large cities calamties Calvin Coolidge had the right dea-There is right to strike against the public safety by anybody anywhere, anytime" Surely it is possible here in the United States to work out peaceful and orderly method for settling all these industrial disputes without resort to jungle tac tics
 There seems to be no reason for a transportation strike in New York City. Mayor ODwyer said he sidered the wage increase sought just cause that could be settled without any Walkou AS to the unions principal demand that it be recognized the sole and exclusive bargaining agency for all civil service poyees the mayor declared that cannot and will not be granted because it is forbidden by law Certainly the union cannot expect the city to violate state law So that demand should be withdrawn.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-08
GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE OPERATING ALASKA SHIPS

It is understood an order ap- proving continued operation of Alaska ships by the War Shipping Administration during the months immediately ahead will be ap- proved by John w. Snyder, Di- rector of War Mobilization and Reconversion.
 This action will allow the gov ernment to absorb any deficits in
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-08
STRIKES, STRIKES -?
By Bruce A. Gustin, in The Denver Post

By Bruce A. Gustin in The Denver Post
 What is this country coming to? Sunday night Mayor ODwyer of New York City appealed to CLO. president Murray his position and influence to prevent threatened strike which would tie up the ctys sub- ways streecars and buses. Just think of that The ecuve head of the biggest city in the nation and in the world is forced to get down his knees to labor union leader and beg that strike be- called off ity of seven million people continue to exist and
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-08
THE PENDULUM SWINGS
(ROcky Mountain NeWS)

(Rocky Mountain News)
 It's long worm that has no turning, however the saying goes Anyhow seem to be approaching end of an era in politics.
 For several years running now, the labor herarchy with its organized propaganda has been quick to put the smear of reactonary anyone not approving 100 percent whatever the herarchy wanted not opposing completely whatever the heirarchy opposed.
 But the tactic of dividing all Americans and their newspapers and their lawmakers into twocategor ieS-enemieS and SaveS-S reaching it's cOme-uppance Whats going happen to the big boys of labor is about the same thing that happened to Wayne B. Wheeler and the power thirsty prohibition crowd And the same thing that happened to the big boys of Wall Street when the investors and the public grew tired of being damned.
 The trend is the various public opinion polls showing that labor union members have grown weary of being showed around and called out strikes just to demonstrate the labor bosses power.
 The trend seen in last weeks 258to155 vote in the House of Representatives for passage of the Case Bill That blunder-buss measure was born in resentment, drawn hastily, never considered by legislative com mittee-an example of how not to legislate.
 Like most punitive measures, it would probably do more harm than good But with chance to modify it except in the hurlyburly of floor debate, in the show down the Congressmen had to vote for the Case Bill nothing. So they voted for the bil because they sympathetic with it's main purpose which was to cut down to size the too-powerful labor bosses.
 Cool heads of the true friends of labor-we refer to the workers not union bosses-wil be needed to per suade the Senate to substitute moderate, work able measure.
 There signs that the change in the political eli mate is percolating to high places in the labor movement. For thing that two-hour cty-wide strike scheduled for yesterday in New York called off
 It would have been strike that had nothing to do with wages, hours working conditions-merely demonstration of power Fortunately Philip Murray and other eaners wisely decided that this time to be flexing muscles just for the hell of it.
 In this reaction against labor bosses let's not forget that the legitimate obectves of labor unions are ob- jectives likewise for the common good.
 Those legitimate aims steady employment steady pay the right to work in dignity without fear dis elimination the right to fair and expanding share in the wealth which the workers efficiency and produc- tivity create. Let's get back on that beam.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-08
s17E NEWS LETTER
 NVk@EU1SSlRQ)lS1

By MARY LEE COUNCIL Bob Bartlett. Delegate
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29

CURTHERSVILLE, Mo-, July
29.-Ten to IS persons lost their
lives at midnight last night when
ferryboat was rammed In the
Mississippi, near here, by a huge
oil barge.
1t was shortly before midnight,
while the ferryboat was nearing
its destination. that it was ram
med broadside by the barge.
The ferryboat was towing a
barge on which were six automo-
biles, occupied by from Is to 30
persons. All the cars were thrown
into the river and sunk. One of
those that went to the bottom
carried down a bride and
her husband of a few hours.
From that automobile only one
person escaped. He said he broke
the glass of d window to crawl
out. and that he seized the brides
left hand to pull her through the
opening.
Before l succeeded in pulling
her through, our grips broke ano
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
Suspect In Death
OF Sailor Tries
To Kill Himself

The Negro stewards mate held
in connection with the death of
sailor aboard the USS Stribling,
has unsuccessfully trie d three
times to commit suicide, it was
learned today. The first time he
attempted to strangle himself
with his tie, the second by strik-
ing his head against the wall of
his cell, and the third by hack
ing his tongue With his teeth. !.
A cloud of mystery still sur
rounded the death of the sailor
identified as Benjamin Leroy
Long Hobbs, seaman second class
of Nebo, N. c., scheduled for dis
charge today,
The suspect, a member of the
Stribling's crew, has been in Gus
tody since shortly after the vic
TINS bludgeoned and strangled
body was found almost nude in
a gun turret.
Unauthoritative sources state
the FBI and Naval intelligence
had established that Hobbs had
apparently not walked to the
turret where his body was found.
Clad only in a pair of shorts
partially torn from his body, the
sailors shoes and other clothing
were found near his bunk on a
lower desk, yet the soles of his
feet were spotleSS.
Whether or not Hobbs was
killed by blows on the head or by
strangling was not yet determin-
ed. The possibility of struggle
was discounted since several men
were sleeping on the deck nearby
and guards were on duty imme-
diately below. none of whom
heard any unusual sounds.
After the body was found the
entire crew was assembled and
the skipper personally checked
every man on board. The body of
the dead seaman was not allowed
to be viewed BY friends who
were told, the. sight was too Cruel
ling. Naval officers have also at
tested to the. hideous condition of
the body
The Destroyer Stribling was
formerly commanded by Crndr
john. D.. Buckley of '"They We're
dependable" fame.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
Rep. May Strikes
Back AT Senator
Mead OF N. Y.
tBy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, July 29.-Rep-
resentative Andrew May of Ken
lucky, in CONNIE fling on charges
against him in connection with
munitions contracts during the
war, asserted that Senator James
Mead, chairman of the investiga-
ton committee, was pressing the
Investigations for political rea-
sons.
May added that Mead hoped
that the investigation would en-
nance his political stock in New
York, where he intends to run
for governor.
$50 far as the investigation
concerns me-" May said, "Sena-
tor Mead is using it as a stepping
stone in his aspirations in New
York"
The committee announced that
its investigation also will include
reports of defective ammunition
that was supplied the country's
armed forces during the war. In
some cases, the committee said,
shells exploded prematurely and
killed our own men.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
BOCa ChiCa Air Base
Or MGaClaTllMFlG|dNI
Be AiTpOTtNOf Entry
CUSTOM s OFFICIALS
CALL MEETING FOR
TOMORROW TO DIS
CDss PROPOSAL

Tomorrow afternoon, beginning
sf p O'Clock. a meeting will be
heid in the customs offices in the
friefai building 10 discuss a pro-
EUai % make either the Boca
Chica 81 Meacham field an. air
pst 81 entry. Floyd Soper. dep
50 colieclor in charge. informed
Tlle Ciiixen today.
Calirctor Soper explained that
kT had bcrn directed by head
aaaFters In Tampa of the customs
frHiee ia Florida TO invite all
AFy Wesiers. who are interested
6n 80 airport Of entry, TO attend
Ehe wEetine.
~ sad he had invited the city
FfHamss.oH and the county COM
Halssan through the city and
esaaufT clerks. and had asked the
ffi0fHAeF ~ commerce TO send
representatives 10 the meeting.
-iissweTuf," he said, "we well
fsane aii Key Westers, who are
iniffWsied IN the proposal, to at
isna ire meeting. Customs Off
eaalE arr concerned only in OBJ
teintuG an airport Of entry in Key
West and u may be Meacham
f.eia aF the Boca Chica field that
p owned ~ the county. 1t is to
ssses both fields, or the adj
kanisHrs ID both fields, that the
FfNt.fa viii he held"
a. siaied that Arthur T. Brant-
AF &ili BE- in Key West to attend
tla faesstlng as representative
- tanHla customs headquarters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
County Faces
Highest Taxes
In It's History

fT fei,f thousand extensions
sa ~ made in the Monroe
ra4ls tax books before they
Nan be turned over to the tax
essilettsf b the tax assessor, AS
sw Claude Gandolfo said to-
aaf 81 added that his work can
mM he Begun until some time
efie Auenst 8, the date on which
tae euuntY commissioners will
aaia shear next meeting.
Ganaolio explained that the
esmmaission must fix their millage
lalnse he can begin to make the
exiemsion IN his books. What the
a.sil4Ee Nill be is a matter of
eoateetufe The tax roll this year
Is mae than S4.0OO,0OO in excess
- Ma wear. and II had been ex-
pN1ea TIE millage would have
hesn decreased, as will be done
H Ne cay -
lnslead the school millage has
an hikfd and II was said at
tlss epari house that similar ac-
Nn probably will be- taken by
fise commissioners. if they de-
rae g. pat into effect their
tfzlta4tFt program. Should that
aflun D. taken, the county will
hase as highest taxation in it's
as1Hy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
Sub Base Decrease
Governed By Vets
Preference Ruling

In complete compliance with
the Veterans Preference Act and
Civil Service regulations, the "a
veterans included in the 428 en-
ployees released from the Sub
marine Base Friday due to Naval
budget restrictions and decrease
in work load. were and are being
given every opportunity to quail
ify for other ratings. the Person
ne lRelations office there pointed
out today,
The statement of the Person
mel Relations office there pointed
ing the announcement Saturday
by John p. Luke. Assistant State
Service officer. that he had re-
ceived complaints from veterans
among those discharged at the
base. declaring they were laid off
(Continued ON Page Fourl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
Tells How IoCet
Surplus Material

Graphic explanation of how
and where to obtain surplus war
material is now available free of
charge at post offices and other
public buildings throughout
Florida, it was announced by
War Assets Administration Of
ficialS.
In the form of a 80 page illus
trated booklet, the handy guide
offers prospective buyers of sur
plus property all necessary in
formation in order to take adj
vantage of the opportunities Of
fered in surplus disposal.
Priorities accorded to veterans
and other groups are explained
and the publication tells where
to get information on sales and
lists sales offices of WAA and
other disposal agencies.
Also included are veterans and
small business certiflcatlon Of
fees with addresses and tele-
phone numbers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
Conference Of q Nations
Viii Be Successful, Was
Generally Believed To-day
Robber Surprised Attempts
Murder OF Police Officer

Carl j. Ingraham, one of the
-four policemen recently reinstall-
ed by Civil Service Board, was
walking his recently assigned
beat peacefully 1870 this morn
ing, when he noticed someone
attempting to enter the soft
drink stand in Bayview park
near the softball diamond. Police
Officer lngraham ordered out in
a loud voice Halt" the only
answer he got was two shots
from a 38 revolver. One of the
shots tore a large hole in the
fence right near where Ingraham
was. The local policeman opened
fire Immediately and got two
shots at the stocky built man APP
parently wearing either a light
brown suit or a grey suit, SINH
lar to the uniform worn by the
services.
Ingraham doesn't believe that
he hit the burglar, at any rate
the attempted police murderer
got away. Ingraham stated that
his attempted assailant was a man
about 5 feet seven inches, and
was very stockily built and in
his late 20's. The officer doesn't
believe that he could identify the
man.
After the four shots rang out, a
large crowd gathered and there
was rumors that there was blood
near the soda stand, though this
was not SubStantiated
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
Perez Suspended
BY Acting Chief

On recommendation of acting
NNue Chlcf Tom Watkins, Bien-
Hsnla Perez. appointed Police
Ef effective Aug. /, was sus-
nnta8 saturday for one doy by
Nsfurfaf ul Public Safety Albert
Cmuaf ga q charge of failure to
$50 80 duty and reporting late
a. aNfE feCently.
M1ksns appointed by former
Cav ManaRcr Dave King while
~ puilco Chief Louis Els
s un vacation. notified Pub
fV Director Cooper of the
uendation for suspension,
faV Perez was suspended
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
Ferryboat Hit In Mississippi
And lOTo i Lose Their Lives
tBy Aa.ocsated Presss

l was unable to find her hand
again." he said. He explained that
twice, as he was trying to reach
the surface, his head bumped
against the stell bottom of the
barge. He succeeded on the third
attempt, and was grabbed by two
men who pulled him aboard a
boat. s,-
In the barge were $4,000 bar
rels of oil. The captain said con-
fusing signals were the cause OF
the accident.
Work of bringing the automo-
biles to the surface is now under
way. 1t is not known yet how
many persons were trapped IN the
cars, though the estimate ranges
from 10 to Is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
City Commission
To Meet AT 5:35

A special meeting of the City
Commission will be held at 5:35
o'clock this afternoon to pass a
resolution authorizing Mayor w.
w. Demeritt, also acting City
Manager, to sign checks for civic
expenditures. The resolution is
necessary following former City
Manager Dave Kings resignation
Friday.
Although several candidates to
fill the vacancy of City Manager
are under consideration, no move
has yet been made for the sGlec-
ton of any particular applicant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
Cooper To Open
City Hall Office

Newly appointed Director of
Public Safety Albert Cooper,
whose jurisdiction covers the Po-
lice and Fire Departments, is
opening an office in the City
Hall with hours from 6 p. m. to
8 p. m, on Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday, and 8 a. m. to IL
o'clock noon on Saturday.
All persons having questions
or problems connected with eth
er the police or fire departments
are invited to visit the public
safety director during his office
hours.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
EVEN TASS, RUSSIAN
NEWS AGENCY, De-
CLARED THAT AS
SEMBLY WOULD
AGREE ON TREATIES
tBy AssoeIated Pre.sl

PARIS, July 29.-Shortly be-
fore representatives of 81 ma
tions assembled today in the Lux
embourg Palace, lass. a Russian
news agency, predicted that the
conference would be successful
in the consideration of treaties
for Italy, Bulgaria, Romania,
Hungary and Finland.
Statement by the Tass cores
pondent was an echo of a pre-
dletion made by Secretary of
State James F. Byrnes. He de-
clared that, SO far as could be
foreseen, the conferences would
prove to be successful.
1t was the first large-scale
meeting of representatives of the
United Nations since that Or
ganization was formed. However,
it was explained, the decisions
reached at the conferences would
not be final. They must be APP
proved by majority of the
United Nations when they meet
next fall.
Byrnes stated that he thought
there would be agreements of all
the 81 nations, in session in the
Luxembourg, on major issues.
Georges Bidault. president of
France, welcomed the represent
tatives. He also said he was con-
fident that there will be general
agreement at the meetings of the
81 si1ations.
Before the session was called
to order Bidaut conferred with
Prime Minister Clement Attlee
of Great Britain, who is repre-
senting that country in place of
Ernest Bevin, who is indisposed,
and will remain away from the
conferences for week on orders
from his physicians.
Bidault explained that the rea-
son for his and Attlee's meeting
was because they had not con-
ferred with each other for three
months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
No Unemployment
Payments During
Week OF Twentieth

There were no payments of UNI
employment compensation in
Monroe County during the week
ending July 20, Carl B. Smith,
Chairman of the Florida Indus
trial Commission reported.
Throughout the state, he said,
payments totaling $131,356 were
made to 6,535 persons, 93,727 men
and 2,808 women. This was an
increase over payments of $94, 772
made the previous week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
A Plane Is Grounded
(Mr. Taxpayer Wake Up)

(Mr. Taxpayer Wake up
To fly a plane. you must
have a good motor, with good
clean spark plugs. If the
plugs are clogged all the
time, the plane will never
get up.
Now, MIR. Taxpayer. and
Citizens of Key West our
city is the wings and fuselage
of an airplane. the motor is
our City Manager, the spark
plugs are our Commissioners
and some other city officials.
and as long as we have UNI
serviceable spark plugs IN
our motor we will never get
our plane up.
MIR. Taxpayer you are the
pilot of this plane. The tour
lists are the passengers, so if
the passengers see our plane
down for the lack of good
clean spark plugs the passen-
gers will say, we better stay
out of that plane.
So, MIR. Pilot. we better get
together. and change the
plugs. for a good clean motor
can't function with wrong
kind of plugs. so let's get to-
gether. and get our plane up.
and keep her flying on the
beam.
A Citizen and Taxpayer
UAdyt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
THREAT BY LABOR

WASHINGTON. - Spokesman
for the Independent Federation
of Labor Unions of America said
today that if prices of commodi-
ties continue to advance. the
workmen must be given higher
wages. or there will be nation
wide strikes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
Late Bulletins
PULL DOWN HOTEL.
lBY Associated Press

JERU S ALIEN. - BRITISH
troops are pulling down danger
Gus portions of the King D vi d
Hotel which was bombed last
Tuesday. The count of dead today
reached IS. with the missing
placed at 20.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
REDEsIGNED WARsHIps

BIKINI.-Vice Admiral BlandY
said today. as a result of the
atomic bomb tests in Bikini To-
good. warships must be redesign-
ed TO meet changed conditions
in the event of another war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
BRITISH SOLDIER KILLED

JERUSALEM. - One British
soldier was killed and another
wounded in Palestine today dur
ing riots by Arabs. British troops
are searching for the assassins.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
MUNICIPAL STADIUM
COMMITTEE TO MEET

A regular meeting of the NUM-
cipal Stadium Committee will be
held tomorrow at 8 pm. in the
City Hall office of President Roy
Hamlin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29
REJECTS OFFER

BOMBAY. - The M o | m
League announced today il had
rejected the British offer of in
dependence for India.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-07-29

Carl J. Ingraham, one of the Z
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-22
QbtMNhoM||9z''||'|j.j!!g''''
|U1M6Ilzzza IS

Even an old funnel can be CLAM
orous. Paint it to match your
kitchen color scheme and hang it
on the wall as a holder for a ball
of Irvine.
To remove old glue from furni-
ture easily and quickly, wash it off
with hot vinegar. Let wood dry
thoroughly before applying fresh
glue.
Before replacing broken pitch
fork handle or anything similar,
boil the end of the new handle for
about five minutes. Then the fork
is easily driven in.
No squeaks if you make oiling
your sewing machine a habit. To
oil sewing machine properly, put
the oil on every place where one
part rubs against or turns within
another.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-22
DIFFERENT INFECTION

Mary was new in service as a
maid, and when she went home for
q visit on her day off, her mother
eagerly inquired about her job.
"Oh," said Mary, ''the mistress
is most affectionate and kind"
Flows that?" asked the proud
mother.
"Why, whenever / do anything
wrong, she calls me dear, dear'i"