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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
To Dredge Basin
And Channel In
Boot Key Area

Earl E. Pfeifer of Marathon
has prepared plans for the dredg-
ing of a channel and the con-
struction of a basin at Boot Key
Harbor on land -ewned -Pfeifer
and others in that vicinity.
The proposed channel will be
80 feet wide and four feet deep
and will continue the natural
channel to Boot Key. The basin
will be 100 feet in diameter and
will have a depth of four feet.
Plans have been filed with
Army engineers at Jacksonville,
who announce that no hearing
will be held on the application,
but added that anybody who
wishes to protest may do so in
writing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
Assassination
Threats 'PhOned
British Officials


LONDON, Nov. 11.-Scotland
Yard is on the alert to protect
Prime Minister Attlee, Field Mar
shall Montgomery and Foreign
Minister Bevin, who have been
threatened over the telephone by
what the Yard says are Jewish
extremists"
The threats were shade because
of the conditions that prevail in
Palestine, particularly the con-
tinued refusal Of the British, who
have "a mandate over that coun-
tia to let the quota Of Jews be
Exceeded in attempts to enter that
31ntry. AS a result, thousands
Of Jews. have been placed In de-
tention camps on the island of
Cyprus.
Scotland Yard detectives are
active today in trying to trace
telephone calls that were recelv-
ed by Attlee, Montgomery and
Bevin. The callers threatened to
assasSinate the three British Of
fiCialS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
Work To Start
On Kress Store
Not Later Feb. !

Manager Avant of the Kress
store in Key West said today
that company officials have in
formed him that work on the
proposed addition to the store
will begin not later than next
February /. Plans for the pro-
posed building are almost COM
pleted, and shortly will be given
to contractors for bids.
The addition will cover the en-
tire adjoining frontage of 46
feet, which the company bought
from the Babcock heirs for $751;
500. The wall in the present
store on the soutneasterly side
will be knocked out to connect
it with the addition, which will
cost $4,000, Avant stated. He
added that the addition will be
aforementioned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
Talk With Mother May Send
Watson To Chair Is View As
Trial Enters Its Second Week

and went to the place where
he usually went to sleep.
He then said he noticed
person lying on the deck in one
of the gun tubs on the boat and
that he went over towards the
person lying face down and he
started to bother with him like
he was a woman. He said that
the person woke up and called
him by name and said. Wat
son. / am going TO report you
to the executive officer in the
morning.
He then said he reached
around for something and
found a wrench and hit him
over the head. kept hitting and
hitting him. then took a piece
of canvas and wrapped II
around the head of the person
and pulled il tight so he
wouldn't scream. wouldn't be
so loud-a piece of rope attach
ed 10 the canvas. He drew Mat
line around the neck OF the
person there and kept pulling
and pulling it until the body
was quiet"
This mornings session was:
highlighted by the reading OF
Watson's written confession.
most of the details of which
are too revolving for ~puhlica-
ton. The statement is substan-
TALLY the same as that which
he gave his mother so tar as
the act of murder is concerned.
Because of the courts ruling
that Watson had not been
brought before a us. commlS-
sioner and had been denied Ger
tain other rights, the jury was
not allowed to listen to ProSecu-
tor Enwall's reading. AS he read
that part of the confession telling
of the 19-year-old Hobbs last
moments, Watson's mother wep'
bitterly.
Defense Attorney John q
Sawyer said this noon that so faI
as he can see now nothing can
be gained by having Watson OF
his mother testify" AS court
adjourned at 1890 pm, Sawyer
and Enwall were wrangling ovel
admission into evidence of the
wrench with which Watson is al
legged to have hit Hobbs.
In an effort to speed up the
trial Judge Holland ordered the
court to be reconvened at 1:3C
instead of 2 pm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
Faith With Faith And Goodwill
With Goodwill To Guide Truman
In Dealing With Republican Bloc
'PRAYS WISDOM AND RE
STRAINT WILL GUIDE
EXECUTIVE AND LEG
ISLATTVE BRANCHES
(By The Associated Pre.sD

WASHINGTON, Nov. li.-It
would be unwise for either the
executive or the legislative
branch of government to en-
bark on a course for partisan
gain, as result of the Republi-
can victory last Tuesday, Presi-
dent Truman said today at his
press conference.
He added that he hoped and
prayed that, instead, a spirit of
wisdom and restraint would
guide both branches of the gov
eminent in whatever action they
may take. To attempt to tamper
with the process of government
by either branch, he declared.
would be against the public in
tereSt.
Truman said he accepted, as q
good American, the will of a ma
jority of voters in Tuesdays
election, and he will be guided i'm
all his acts as president 10 try
to conform with that will. But
he asserted that he knew of no
cabinet members who were going
to resign, as it was not required
that they resign under the Con-
stitution of the United States.
AS for himself, he stated that.
from day to day, he was going
to do what he considered best
for the welfare of all the people
of the country. He will cooper
ate with every member of the
congress in meeting faith with
faith and goodwill with good
will.
After the press conference. the
president went to Arlington
Cemetery to join in the formal
observance of ArmiStice Day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
State Chamber
OffersHighway
Safety Program

ORLANDO, Fla, Nov. ia
broad program designed to make
Florida 'the safest place in which
to live" was outlined here yeSter-
day at a meeting of Governor
Willard F. Caldwell's Highway
Safety Conference.
Walter l.. Hays, chairman,
Salty and Health Committee,
Florida State Chamber of Com
merce, presented a detailed plan
similar to one which, he said, has
reduced traffic deaths in Okla
homa Is per cent in nine years.
The plan, briefly. proposes. es-
tablishment of a headquarters,
preferably at Tallahassee. Every
peace officer in the state would
be required to report every acct,
dent on special forms. This would
permit study to determine
what causes most accidents IN
Florida.
Local safety committees would
be established in every COM
munity. The clearing house
would be incorporated, not for
profit, and 81 per cent of the
stock would be in the hands of
the membership of the Press AS
cociation, including dailies and
weeklies. At the end of each
month the Director of Safety
would forward to the local chair
man a report on his community,
a copy going in the local news
paper"
THE publishing of facts Hays
said. "even though they were not
good, would cause a community
to get together and take such
action as would be necessary to
remedy local conditions.
He also suggested a state slo-
gan. Florida, the Safest State
in Which to Live"
newspapers are responsible
for about IS per cent of the safety
progress through public educa-
ton cruSadeS," Hays said,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11

AS the Governments case
against David Watson, colored
ex-Navy cook on trial for first de-
gree murder in the u. S. District
Court here, entered its second
week this morning, it became ap-
parent that the climax of the
prosecutions case thus far, at
least, occurred late Saturday.
The jury had been barred from
hearing written confessions
which Watson gave describing
the murder of his Shipmate, Ben
jamin Leroy Hobbs, but Wallace
B. Foard, nattily dressed former
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agent, hit the defense it's most
telling blow when he related
a verbal conversation overheard
between Watson and his mother.
1t is this conversation which the
prosecution is chiefly counting
upon to send the chunky cook to
the electric chair.
Judge John w. Holland had
refused to allow as evidence
written confessions on the
grounds that Watson was not
given his constitutional rights.
The verbal conversation with his
mother however. was admitted
since it was purely voluntary
and he had been allowed the Gus
tomary rights of an accused per-
son.
Foard's testimony, the most
damaging which u. S. Attorney
Hayford O. Enwall has brought
before the jury, was verified by
two FBI agents. Foard testified
as follows, regarding the CONVEX
sation between Watson and his
HlOIIlGl.
Watson was brought from
the brig under marine guard.
After they embraced in greet
ina, we left the mother and
the defendant together in the
room. Outside the room
could hear the defendants
mother screaming. Don't kill
yourself. David. Don't Kill
yourself. Don't take your lie.
II went into the room. They
were talking. When came
back in the room the defend
ant was just telling his mother
that he had returned from lib
erty on the night of July z4in
and that he had got his bedding
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
UnemplC. ment Checks
Sent To Six Here

Monroe County recipients Of
u IN m p loym ent compenSa-
ton checks for the week ending
November 2, numbered six. all
of whom were men, Carl b
Smith, chairman of the Florida
Industrial Commission, reported
Checks totaled $4,000
Throughout the state payments
amounted to SIS, 15050 and were
made to 4,823, of whom 2.376
were men and 2.447 women In
this county the compensated I'm
employed were classified as
Baggagemen, |; carpenters. J.,
truck drivers, 2; construction Ia
borers, 2. All were men.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
COUNTRY'SIONCESTC OMMUJ TER
4
Fan Buren, Flies Here From Michigan Every 2 Weeks
CATCHES 5TH HEIDI HO SAlLFISEI


Street. The son attends St.
Joseph's School on Simonton
Street.
Frederick II. "Old Man"
Green. well-known local resi-
dent, went on the trip in
tending to write an article
about it. He fell seasick, how
ever, and was able to jot
down only a few feeble notes
which he later gave The
Citizen.
Capt. Maxwell was quickly
engaged by George White. To-
cal sportsman, for another
trip today. The skipper pre-
dicted that he would bring in
his sixth "sailer" in six trips
but he isn't telling where he
finds them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
OPA Liquidated
ByEnd OfW Rice,
Sugar, Rents, Continue
ANOTHER AGENCY WILL
HANDLE THEM: PRIC-
- NOT EXPECTED TO
@nlN WILD"

WASHINGTON. Nov. lit
So Estimated today that OPA
$50 ~ Stipulated by the end of
us weeh.
Va President Is expected to
Naa see tent sugar and rice con-
sga tsHsieg the operation of some
afheF governmental agency.
MhA1w Hufhina was said about the
amwssnaance of rent and rice
ew#sewia. "a wss asserted that the
swN1Hai sn tiae sale of sugar prob
afse maM ~ continued through
a8 t#a1
a spokesman Tor OPA stated
$50 "a was nul expected that
wNss Nuslid run wild" as a re-
go e the Presidents removing
esaffuls over everything except
aa8a. Fiee and rents.
NamaeFs were called on to
49, - ti.etF production so that
m wsli insect the record figures
- taaf Feaf With an abundance
81 maNniiea. Il was explained, it
e 81 mas b. inng before the law of
EeiF and demand will be in
fa6 faIre. and will put an end
o. asiempss a. boost prices to
saaHeaNamaiaie heights.
fiawwvef. as q result of remov-
ma eumtFuls on wages. it is ex-
pessesf that there will be strikes
shguuNhaslt the country. One
aNmasns who cntertains that be-
bsf taeph Bali. Republican, de-
etaFea that u the nation finds
HaeH in the throos Of widespread
afffAea. he viii offer a bill in the
nmaf eanaFpss that will outlaw
s1stAea in key industries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
10000 Killed,
2a.0OO Wounded
In Bengal Riots
80 Sc associated Pressl

MuMnAY. Nov l1t-Num-
49, ~ peFsons were killed In
thsta - ere east Bengal province
msH feagh five figures" it was
annaunced today. which init
asassa that ID least 10000 have
80 ihelr lives
Nhm seine announcement stated
fsaa ghe wounded is double
tkaa nutnlser
Censlgtuns iu east Bengal have
hems ao terrible. Mahatma
tshansli. who Is In this city, said
t8ay he b preparing a state
menf. calling on the govern
msmt o. take action to stop the
fHalma
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11

The longest commuter in
the country. T. Fl. Van Blu
rem. of Sturgis. Mich, who
flies to Key West every two
or three weeks. brought in
the fifth sailfish in a row yes
terdaY caught aboard Capt.
Leo Maxwell's Heidi Ho".
Both Van Buren, and Capt.
Maxwell were the envy of
surrounding fishermen and
shippers when they exhibited
their 6-foot. 1917 inch catch.
The proud owner had the big
fellow sent to Miami for taxi
denny soon after reaching
shore.
Van Buren's wife and son
are spending the winter here
attheir new home. 1925 Laird
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
City Hall Bell
Tolls For goth
Arn.istice Day

The City Hall bell tolled at
ii o'clock this morning in
Armistice Day observance as
the memories of Key West
residents drifted back to 20
years ago today when World
War I hostilities ceased.
Veterans of both wars were
honored at appropriate and
well attended ceremonies
held at 1890 am. in BaYview
Park by the Veterans of For
eign Wars. Post No. 39ll. and
Arthur Sawyer Post No. 20.
American Legion.
One veteran of World War
II wondered if a day in honor
of the Arthur SawYers of the
194l-'45 struggle will some
day be set aside.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
Mrs. DOwIimg Dies
Here Yesterday

hfrs Altce Dowling. 66, widow
- tha late stephen t. Bowling,
- sfashe. Fis. died yesterday
sfssgnssn ~ the US. Naval Hos
Nsgal nflrf an illness of several
es8ha
See bszly is being sent temor-
ra 30 Zee Priichsrd Funeral
anse a. siarke FOE funeral serv-
es an1 burial IN the family plot
- ssHp Cemetery.
Nie Survivors include two
asahisrs MIS- Clara Woodward
a aiu Dollie Reddish of Key
Mest 3 sister. Mrs. Lula Bowling
~ HafHd and three grandchil-
asn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
100000 Pounds
OF Sugar Burned
In Three Mills
INV The AsSorinte0 PpessJ

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. IL
ive%hundred thousand pounds OF
sugar were burned today in three
mills owned by the American
Sugar Refining Company at Ar
ably, Louisiana.
Firemen on land and firemen
in fireboatS on the Mississippi
fought the fire, and were success
full in stopping it from spreading
to other mills, which contained
Is million pounds of raw sugar
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
Thomas SmicegO0d
Winner Of Scholastic
Honor At School
Especial to The CitizenD

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Nov.
Thomas SWicegood,
grandson of Capt. T. L. Pinder,
SOC Smith street, Key West. Fla,
has been awarded the Blue and
Silver ribbon with silver star for
academic excellence the past
month at Admiral Farragut
Academy. IAN Honor Naval
SCHOOL, here
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
Plane Strikes
Power Wires,
Two Killed

CLEVELAND, Nov. 1.-THE
pilot and co-pilot were killed in
an airplane that crashed near
here today.
Eighteen passengers were in
the plane, and all of them were
taken to a hospital. Eleven OF
them. after emergency treatment,
left for their homes.
The crash was caused by the
planes striking high-poWer wires
while trying to make landing,
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Miss Crisp Wed

/ The marriage of Miss Joyce Caro-
Crisp, daughter of Mrs. Thomas B
Crisp, to Mr.. Arthur Crawford Har.
man, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Har-
man, took place recently in Chevy
Chase Methodist Church, the Rev
Clifford Homer Richmond offciat-
ing. A reception followed in the
home of the brides mother.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Capt. Thomas B
Crisp, and attended by Mrs. Crisp
as matron of honor. Miss Anna
May Gaegler was maid of honor
and Mrs. Albert Homburg and the
Misses Betty Bond and Alice Long
ley were the other attendants. Miss
Gail Crisp was flower girl.
Mr.. Maynard B. De Witt served
as best man for Mr.. Harman and
the Messrs. Donald Crisp, Robert
CARRIER, James Martin and Robert
Ogozalek were ushers.
The couple are residing in WASH
ington following a wedding trip to
Spring Lake, N. j.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Miss Klingenbagen,
Mr.. AVaLL0ne Wed

Miss Mary Alice Klingenhagen.
daughter of 1t, Col Fred j. Klingen-
hagen, U. S. M. c., and Mrs. King
enhagen, became the bride Satur-
day of Mr.. Gabriel S. Avallone, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Avallone Of
Brooklyn, NJ Y. The Rev. Edgar A.
Lang, dean of men at Catholic Uni
verSity, officiated at the noontime
ceremony in st. Martins Church.
| The bride was escorted by her
father to the sanctuary where she
was met by the bridegroom and his
cousin, Mr.. Sylvester Di Stasio, who
served as best man. She wore a
gown of white China silk and long
veil draped from pearl coronet
and carried white prayerbook
overlaid with a white orchid.
Miss Rose Klingenhagen attended
her sister as maid of honor, wearing
blue marquisette gown and carry
ing American beauty roses in a
Colonial bouquet, and another sister.
Miss Patricia Klingenhagen, and
Miss Nancy Raden, who were brides
maids, wore pink and yellow mar
quisette, respectively. and carried
Colonial bouquets of mixed flowers.
The guests were seated by the
Messrs. Anthony Catanese and Al
fred Salzano of Brooklyn, Vincent
Giordano of New York City and
Amadeo Iorio of Jamaica, Long Is
land.
The bride was born in Honolulu
and has lived in Guam and China.
She was graduated from Trinity
College in l945 and has been
I Roxyette at the Earle Theater in
Washington and at the Radio City
Music Hall in New York, using the
stage name Judy Hagen.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Auxiliary H0n0rs Mrs. Fraser
On 18th Birthday Ann. uersarv
Bv Ruth Dean

known as Grandmother" to all the
/ boys.
AS a tribute to her long years OF
service, Mrs. Fraser received amonf
her shower of gifts yesterday an iceo
tea glass set given to her by the
boys of the Police Boys Club OF
No. II precinct, who had put theil
pennies together" to give it to her
In true birthday tradition the
more than 40 guests feted Mrs
Fraser with song, after which the
party retired with the hostess to the
terrace where a delicious barbecue
luncheon was served.
Prominently displayed in a little
nook was TERED birthday cake
decorated in pink and white, with
the two large blue numerals, IS, sci
on top.
Among those present were Mrs
Fraser's sister, Mrs. Blanche
Wemple; Mrs. Harvey Callahan
wife of the present superintendent
of police, and Mrs. Ernest w. Brown
who with her husband. the former
superintendent of police. founded
the auxiliary more than 10 year.
ago.
/ 1t was announced that the NOR,
than $1,000 realized from q silvel
tea given in May, will go toware
equipment for Camp Ernest w
Brown, which is supported by th'
group. Plans are now being mad
for dedication of a new cabin at tn
camp to be named in honor of Mrs
Arnold, vino is president of the aux
iliarV
Evening star., 1946-07-03

Just as you backed the attack
against despotism by your purchases
OF War Savings Bonds, 50 you are
insuring your own independence by
investing regularly in these same
bonds
Evening star., 1946-07-03
SHrer Spring B. & P
MstaHs at Dinner

installation of newly elected Off
GERS of the Silver Spring Business
and Professional Women's Club was
held this week at a dinner meeting
at Hayden Farms, with Miss Adele
Stamp, dean of women at the Uni
versltv of Maryland and a member
OF the Prince Georges Business and
Professional Women's Club, con-
Quoting the ceremonies.
Mrs. Nina Poole, who was installed
as president succeeds Mrs. Gene
We've H. Wells. Other new officers
are Mrs. Adele Clarke, first vice
president Mrs. Wells, second vice
president; Mrs Neva Melton, re-
cording secretary: Mrs Aline Kath-
meyer, corresponding secretary; Mrs
Lucille Fitzcharles, treasurer: Mrs
Ethel Fields, parliamentarian, and
Mrs. Ruth Fleming and Mrs. Helen
Mason, auditors.
The club voted to raise 1000 to
establish a room in the proposed
Silver Spring Memorial Hospital
The group also adopted a@resolution
pledging cooperation with the Pres
ident's request to hold the price
line"
Evening star., 1946-07-03

( tertain a few friends at dinner to-
morrow in her home on Prospect
avenue, and after dinner she and
her guests will sit in their lovely
garden and watch the magnificent
fireworks display originating on the
Monument Grounds.
Too far away to see the fireworks,
but having a whirl of their own,
will be the people on the dinner to
be given for Miss Mira Noyes to-
morrow evening at the Chevy Chase
Club. Miss Margaret Blair Shu-
maker, daughter of Mrs Samuel
Robert Shumaker and the late Capt.
Shumaker, U. S. N, will be hostess
at small party for the debutante
daughter of Mrs. Laurence H. Green
and the late Mr.. Theodore Prentice
Noyes. Miss Noyes will make her
formal bow to Capital society on
Saturday. Another affair in her
honor will be Mrs. John Bowman's S
cocktail party on July 20.
Another party on this weeks un-
crowded schedule is the dinner be-
ing given tonight by Mrs. Randolph
Huntington Miner in honor of Ad-
miral and Mrs. Edward C. Kalbfus
1t will be small, all Navy affair
at the F Street Club to saw fare
well to this popular couple, who
will be leaving in few days to re-
turn to their home in Newport.
Admiral Kalbfus, director of the
Office of Naval History, has been
retired.
Mrs. Miner herself is just back
from New York, where, by the way,
she says the shops are practically
empty. On July IL she will leave
for the West Coast, where she will
spend the summer in Pasadena.
On Friday night there will be
some gayety in the home of Capt.
and Mrs. Chester Wood. Supper in
the garden of their Georgetown
home will celebrate two anniver-
saries in one festive though small
party-their 14th wedding anniver-
sary and Capt. Woods birthday
/ The Woods, with daughter. Delight
Wood, who looks like her name
sounds. will go as usual to Stoning-
ton, Conn. later in the summer.
Others going places include Mrs
Stanley K. Hornbeck, wife CT our
Ambassador to the Netherlands,
who emplaned yesterday for The
Hague after five weeks in this coun-
try. Judge and Mrs. Stephen r.
Collins of Chester Hall, Chester
town, Nd, are in town, staying at
the Sulgrave Club for couple of
days before Mrs. Collins, the for
mer Miss Dorothy Spencer of New
Orleans, leaves for her Louisiana
home to visit her mother. Also of
this week will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Sumner Welles. who will head for
Bar Harbor on Saturday.
Evening star., 1946-07-03

bride was given in marriage by her
uncle. Mr.. Bruce Raeder of Chin
ella, Pa. She wore a white crepe
dress and short veil of illusion
held in place by bandeau of white
flowers. Her bouquet was of white
roses and stephanotis. Miss Audrey
Blessing was maid of honor and Mr..
Ernest Hix was best man for the
bridegroom, who is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin H. Evans. Mr..
Robert Williams and Mr.. Jack
Xanton served as ushers.
Mrs, Evans is graduate of Wyom-
ing Seminary and attended Ameri-
can University where she was q
member of Delta Gamma sorority
Her husband attended George Wash
ington University before entering
the Marine Corps in 1912. He served
as first lieutenant, plotting tor
pedo bombers on Guam, OkinaWa
lie Shlma and other Pacific Island
Marine bases.