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Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-15
Agreement Reached

After injection of au offer on fish prices by the Parks Cam ming company in the current fish prlce negotiations, it was re- ported yesterday that an agree ment had been reached on prices, with only minor details to be worked out before the official announcement IS made.
 An agreement was also reached in the cannery workers wage question. Last night the union executive board was in confer ence to draw up the agreement for submission for official accept ances from the canners.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-15
Pri0rities 

An encouragement for prospec- i've builders in Kodiak was con- tained in information received this week from the Federal Housing administration at Ju- neau, which points out that the regulations for Veterans housing do not apply to Alaska, and prl- critics are available in most cases iol Aiaskans.
 Although the Veterans Hous- ing restrictions on building do not apply here, in order to se- cure materials in the States as they become available it is help full and sometimes necessary to to have a priority rating.
 This priority rating is issued from the Federal Housing admin istration at Juneau. The prior ities are available first to veter- ans and those who build housing that they will make available to veterans for a certain period, but will also be issued to others, so long as the issuance does not in terfere with the veterans pro- gram.
 Full information and priority applications are available from V. G. Ellis, manager of the Kod- iak Realty & Investment com- pany, at the Bank of Kodiak.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-15
Plan More IKEA Units

The KEA is negotiating now for surplus electrical producing equipment with a view to expan- sion of the local plant. Herbert G. Bryan, REA senior engineer, told members of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday.
 Last year, he said, almost the full capacity of the plant was in use and the new units will allow for needed expansion. Present machinery is being dismantled and overhauled and a survey of the distribution system is being made with view to needed im- provements in 1t.
 Charles Kettle, chairman of the IKEA board, also asked that everyone cooperate by filling in their electrical survey question naires and returning them as soon as possible.
 Guests at the l,Inche ,n lnelud- ed Capt. Hansen. Gordon Jenk- ins, Otto Olsen, George King, Elton L. Bennett and MT. Bryan and MT. Kettle.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-15
Gail ChFist0pheTsoD Flies to States

Gail Christopherson, age 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Christopherson, left by plane Wednesday on a journey all by herself to Shelton, Wash, where see will spend the summer with her grandparents.
 Mrs. Margaret Plelage, of An ehorage, took her ID hand in that city to see that she made the change over to Alaska Airlines.
 Mrs. Christorherson is going to work in the bakery this sum- mer
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-15
Phillips Gets Island Mail Route

Ray Phillips has been notified that he has been awarded the Alitak mail route, which includes the mail route around the is- land, which has been operated by Robert Von Scheele. The new contract is to take effect July 1.
 MT. Phillips is now negotiat- ing for a surplus boat, of a freight and passenger type, for the run.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-15
Prepare Test Case

A test case in court IS being planned by the city in an effort to determine whether the city can tax lncome-producing i'm provements on property that comes under the restricted deed classification It IS hoped to have the case ready for the fall term of the floating court.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-15
Opening Of Center Set

Official opening of the Kodiak Community Center has been set for Sunday, June 30, according to an announcement by Marcus Myers, chairman of the Center program committee. All residents of Kodiak and vicinity are cor dially invited to visit the Cent CT between 3 and 10 pm on that day and meet the director, Ken Wade, and his family. Dancing and refreshments will be enjoy ed and the Center building and equipment will be on display.
 As an added feature celebrat- ing the opening of the Commun- ity Center several out-of-doors events will be staged. Among them will be kite-fying competi- tion, marbles contests, horseshoe pitching, archery competition and bicycle races for boys and girls. Complete details of the contest and lists of prizes will be announced next week.
 Although the Community Center is not officially open as yet, scores of Kodiak young peo- le are using the facilities daily. Nearly 300 persons visited the Center during the first 7 days after arrival of the new director. The plng-pong table and pool table are in use from morning to night and the iuke box has been used for informal dancing in the evenings and dancing instruc- tion in the afternoons. Athletic equipment and archery equip ment has been provided for use in the vicinity of the Center.
 Program projects planned by the committee at 8 meeting Wednesday night included the following:
 A photography contest to run during July and open to all resi- dents of Kodiak and vicinity.
 Hikes, picnics, bike-h,Fes and hlll-cllmbing during July and August
 A wild-fower show to be spon- sored by the Garden club.
 A Salmon derby" during Sept embef.
 Regular dancing and square
 (continued on page 9
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-15

Harry Bell, of Anacortes, Washington. spent several days Tn the hospital last week for treatment for acute nephritis. He returned home on the Lakina
Kodiak mirror., 1946-06-15

The body of Leonard c. John son, skipper who drowned at Er- skine's dock, was shipped on the Lakina for Ketchiksn, via Se- attIe, for burial
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
Red Espionage
In Canada Will
Get Attention
EXPECT ERcussfoN OVER
ACTIVITIES in PARL1AMEET,
WHEN ORGANIZATION BE,
GINS SESSIONS

OTTAWA, Feb. 49, -Disclcs-
ure, two days ago by Prime Min
lister Mackenzie King, of Russian
espionage activities in Canada, is
likely to have its repercussion
when parliament is convened on
March IA, it was said here to-
day.
Canada's. government is liberal,
and it was declared that the cone
servatives will take advantage of
the prime minister's admission ct
a spy ring in Canada to decry the
liberal governments neglect Of
not having discovered the plot be
fore.
1t was intimated that some
members of thetspy ring had en-
tered the United States from Cam
ada, and another report said that
sFBI agents sweF making an inves-
,tigation of the ring in Canada.
That report was denied off
rcialls though ita ives admitted
that there are some FBT agents
in Canada as liaiSon officers, as
there are some Canadian mounted
police representatives in Washing
ton as haison officers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19

ro.u f1o,ro;ee;o,or Mox;r,o
L9u'S So 1850 ha,d IS az
vdluez was eleeeeo 80 neau " e
hey west ): business wen nss9-
clatioh IN feorsaiizid.,oli me-
ing heio last nlent q. .ne aiilieA
Oh tne Songreea'io,iai enu.' n.
ASKED II ne Wouto accept WI
Vai'eN Saiu .iiae = Ae W.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
Former. Gas
Companies Had
Problems

Here is a little sketch about
gas companies in Key West
from Judge jefferson B.
Brownies Key West. the Old
and The New:
In March, 1884. a gas COM
panY was incorporated and a
plant erected back of Emma
street. near what is known as
the Fort Pond. The gas ,furnr
ished was smoky and Of in /
ferior lighting power and the
company did not prosper.
After a time Mr.. John Jay;
Philbrick acquired a con .
trolling interest in the stock
and on the establishment Of
his electric lighting plant in
1880, the manufacture of gas
was discontinued.
In 1911 the circuit court.
upon the application of the
city, declared the gas fran
chise forfeited for non-user.
In 1912 the present Key
West Gas Company plant was
established and gas furnished
the citY's users with mixtuee
of coke and OIL"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
February 20 Delinquent Taxes
Deadline Scheduled Tomorrow
When New Commission
Went Into Office City
Was Owed $500. 900; De-
LUCE Of Payments Now q

I
ii Figures are not yet available
on the amount of delinquent
taxes (which remain unpaid in
the city, according to Finance
Head Charles Roberts who states
that he will compute the unpaid
Delinquent taxes within the next
few days.
Deadline for those wishing to
pay their delinquent taxes is
February 20 which is Wednesday,
according to an ordinance passed
by the city commission.
When the new city commission
went into office and began their
drive to collect all delinquent
taxes there was about 100000
owed the city. In january alone
there were $6,6O9.09 of delin-
ouent taxes paid, according to
Finance department figures.
There is a big rush of pay
ments this month just before the
deadline
Hundreds of statements of de-
linQuent taxes owed the city have
been sent out by Tax Collector
and Treasurer Archie Roberts
with many Of the payments conn
ing back with the statements, Mr..
Roberts said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
IMaximo Valdez Elected Ed dead
K. W. Business Mems Associations

It was voted last night to hold
meeting on the first and third
Wednesdays of each month with
one of the meetings dinner
meeting to be held at local
restaurant.
Tom Wilson asked John Spots
wood, new secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, to pre-
sent plans of the chamber but
MIR. Spottswood replied that after
March Il he would go into office
and would then confer and bring
back recommendations of the
sChamber! He asked that the CONF
mittee be appointed to consider
suggestions of the Chamber of
Commerce but was told that
these matters could be submitted
to- the Board of Directors meet
ings of the Association. S
1t was reported to the meeting
that 500 had been paid to the
National War Fund drive of
which the community chest is
& part and A. r. Wolkoff was APP
pointed chairman of a commit
tee to inquire as to the manner
III which the Community Chest
funds are to be spent in Key
West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
$4,000 Garments,
1000 Shoes Are
Collected Here
VICTORY c-oTfilNc DRIVE
CONES TO END: REPORTS
ARE MADE: GERALD sAUN.
DERS, CHAIRMAN

Final results of the Victory
Clothing Drive as announced by
Chairman Gerald Saunders in
cluded $4,000 garments and 1000
pairs of shoes collected in Key
West and shipped overseas.
Mr.. Saunders said that the
clothing was. shipped to Gaffney
North Carolina, Treasury Pro-
curement Division from where it
is to shipped to Asia, Philippines
and Europe.
On the committee with Mr. !.
Saunders were Isadore Vein
.traub, education chairman; Rob-
Iert billiard, collections chairman;
Earl Adams, publicity; Edelniro
Morales. clothing security chair
man; Leo Cohen, packing and
shipping superintendent; DR.
Delfo Cobo, reports chairman
"a letter has just been received
from Dan A. West, executive di-l
rector of the Victory Clothing
Collection in which in behalf of
Henry j. Kaiser, national chair
man stated ut is Our constant
wish that you and the other g.
900 chairmen could loan over
with us the inspiriting reports
coming in from every part of the
TInitad Cfafac T.ika voItY cayy,
these all reflect wide community
cooperation and enthusiastic par
ticipation and. response. :. To
me personally it has been a great
'"ivilepe to york agian in such
close association with you and
those others over the country
who have so ably and generously
taken the responsibility of lead
ership in their own communities
for this second clothing drive"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
January CITY Revenue.
Amounts To S39,69645
GEN. REVENUE FUND
GETS NET $15.256.85;
REAL ESTATE TAKES
PAID. $I3.623.9l

Total amount of revenue of
the city of Key West during the
month of January was $30,6J6.45
according to records in the office
of Finance Head Charles Roberts.
This was apportioned as fol-
lows:
General Revenue Fund, $15,-
551.12 less discounts of $294.27 or
total of $15,256.85.
City Hospital, $982.83.
Scavenger Fund, $3,60000.
Sewerage o. & M, 5$2,176.25.
Street paving, $482.85.
Bond Refunding, $4,722.30.
Permanent Bond Refunding.
$2,37L87.
Interest and Sinkings $978,26 /
Judgments Special, $125.24.
Revenues brought in were as
follows:
Real Estate Taxes, $13,623.91.
Personal Property taxes, ST.
051.4i.
Discounts and attachments of
$302.67 were subtracted from the
above amounts.
Delinquent taxes, $6,609.09.
Interest on Delinquent taxes
were $915.56.
Street paving and sidewalk
assessments less attachments were
$482.85.
occupational licenses were ST.
055.75.
Penalties of occupation licenses
were S10.77.
Bicycle licenses were SLOT.
Scayenger service fees were
$4.O56.53.
Sewer service fees, $2,176.25.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
City Funds To.
Be 4Amalgamated
scAvENGER AND INDIVIDUAL
a0 JUDGMENTS FUND
Jrot CANCELLED

Analgamation of funds in the
city will greatly reduce the num-
Der of funds the city has in legis-
lation proposed by Finance Head
Charles Roberts. at the last meet
ing of city commission and which
was approved.
The ordinance directing Mr.
Roberts to make the amalgama-
ton is expected to be passed to-
night.
The funds which will remain
will be the General Revenue
Fund, City Hospital, Sewerage
Operation and Maintenance.
Street Paving, Bond Refunding,
Permanent Bond Refanding, In
terest and Sinking Fund, Special
judgement Fund. The oscavenger
fund will be cancelled as will
also four ar separate judgment
funds. Scavenger fund goes, into
General Revenue and Judgments
funds go into the one Special
judgment fund.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19

M & 81 fs9syd IA sseeiisfvd Puess,
TOKYO, Feb. 10. Emperor
Hirohft6, wearing a gray bust
ness-like suit today headed a
motorcade among the ruins of
this city. He stopped at several
points and spoke to Japanese
telling in the ruins.
It could be seen readily that
the attitude of some Japs toward
their emperor had changed. While
some of them turned their backs
to him while in his presence, in
accordance with age-old custom
others merely bowed, while still
others continued to perform their
work without any apparent con-
sideration of him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
Man In
Dying Condition
JACK CHARLES SMITH UNI
conscious AT NAVAL
HOSPITAL

State Road Patrolman S.. R
(Slftn) Walker said this morning
he had just left the Key west
Naval Hospital, and that Jack
Charles Smith, who was found
under a stolen car in the man
groves on Boca Chica, was, un7
conscious and In a dying condi-
ton.
Smiths chest was crushed. The
car that was found on top of him
had been stolen at $50 o'clock
Sunday morning in West Poin-
ciana. The theft was reported to
the sheriff's office and descrip-
ton Of the car was telephoned
to Patrolrnan Walker at Mara
thon.
He was watching for the car
at that point, while Deputy
Sheriff Moreno Wallace was
looking for it in this vicinity.
A marine and sailor saw the
car plunge over the shoulder of
the road near sentry box No. /
loptBeca tChica, reported the ac-
cident to the naval hospital, and
Smith was taken there in an am
bulance and put under an oxy-
gen tent. ,at uo bao
Ion request of Patrolman Walk
err Smiths fingerprints were
made and copies of them were
given ITO Sheriff Sawyer, who
sent them to the FIJI in Wash
ington this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
Lions Club Will Be Asked
Sponsor Council; Or
lliiganizsd AiraAdy Is Poin-
irianal Council
Cartoon BY Brunetti)

isAt the next Lions Club meet
ing Lieutenant Ray Atwell in
charge OF key West Police Asso-
citation, stated sthats the question
of the Lions club sponsoring a
council will be brought up.
There is one council now
which mas already been organic
ed, PoinciaE7as PWBo6thers are
plannednfor stheneityaQot1e for the
area south of Division street and
one for the area northwest of
Division.
s George Cary has. donated two
tennis nets and two punching
bags to the PALS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
National And Communist Units
ReportcdF Fighting In Manchuria

l NANKING, Feb. 19.-Reports
were received here today that the
agreement between nationalist
and communists to cease HOSTILE
ties was not being observed south
sof Mukden in Manchuria.
/ National and communist forces;
were fighting along a 45-mile
front, with the advantage in fasI
9vor of the former. 4
lieutenant General Weidera
smcyer and Generalissin1os Chang
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
Safe MOUing
Problem Is
,SLged,,,
|aNDFSs i fso.na tksfs seemed

lOFSi b isosmaAsSkeFs seemed
to be "a problem.
The safe which was to come !.
out of the tax collector treas
urer's office upstairs might
not fit in the doorway of the
new office on the first floor
of the City Hall.
Measurement revealed that
it would not.
All. but then the wooden
door janb which was inside
the new doorway was taken
out and then there was space
enough for the safe to pass
through.
Best heads were put togeth- J
er on how to bring the safe
from the second floor down
the high steel steps of the
City Hall. Blocks and tackles
are strung out today ready for
the problem when it arises.
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49,. ~ -.
Telephone strike
.Bei,sg nHeld4OH

- -, Try Associated PreSHl
WASHINGTON. Feb. H.
Settlement. after a l2-hour
conference. of the differences
between 1000 long-distance
telephone operators and A. T.
and r. officials. has put an
end temporarily to the threat
ened nationwide strike Of
telephone employees.
The 1000 workmen return
ed to work. pending the hold
ing of a conference Thursday.
when they agreed to state in
writing their grievances
against the A. T. and T.
=. -.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19

There viii be meeting of the
independent Order of Odd Fell
lows. CUBA LODGE NO. Is. held
this evening at 1880 at hall on
Elizabeth street. AL members
cordially invited. -
LUIS ALFARCg Noble Grand.
SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ. Sec.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
american Flag
Torn DOst,,s B
Indian Sailors
(RN As.ecIate sl E,resal

BOMBAY Feb. ~. Sever,
hundred sailors Of the ReYss.
Indian. navy tore down an
American flag today. aftack.sl.
ed an American ! sergeant!
though he was not injured se-a'
iEiouslY stoned tl,cars. broke I
ashopJsTindows and walked offIa
with foodstuffs. SO SIS
They said they were rioting
as demonstration against
the quality and quantity Of
food they were receiving and
also against the withholding
of allowances that were due
them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19

lKai-Shek had a conference here
today, at which it was decided 70
send eight Chinese armies into
Manchuria to replace Russian
troops in that country.
1t was announced that prepare
ltions are being made to ship from
China to Japan 10000 japanese
soldiers and 189, 900 Japanese CT
williams, who, during the Chinese
aJapanese war, had streanied into
China IN the wake of Jap troops
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-19
PropanG Gas 10 Be Supplied
city In Next -Four Months
WITH NEW GAS. ALLAN
HAMPTON. OF XIV.
GAS CO.. SAYS. CAN
SUPPLY ANY NEED"

Within two to four months the
city of Key West will have new
gas supply which will give
patrons hotter, cleaner, and
better gas at the same price they
are paying now, Allan Hampton
of the Key West Gas Company
announced today.
ran ordinance will be introduc-
ed tonight before city commits
sion which will allow a change
over Of the unit to be charged
from price per'cubic foot to price
perathermal unit, which is the
measure OF, the new gas.
4 tAccording to the ordinance the
old price per 1000 cubic feet for
the first 1000 cubic feet is $2.0G
Under the new ordinance this
price is the equivalent of $3.50
cents per therm. This is the price
which will be charged for each
of the first 1913 therms.
In the second category Sor.
the range of Al therms a price OF
GIL cents per therm will be
charged. The old price in this
category was SLIGO per 1000 cubic
feet.
In the third category which in
cludes all therms over 81 price
of 26.1 cents per therm will be
charged. The old price was $1.45
per thousand cubic feet in this
category.
The minimum charge for al
months operation connected to
the Gas system will continue tot
be $3.50 with no discount allow
ed.
Fully Automatic
Instead of putting out Sis
British Thermal Units the new
gas will have a heat capacity of
7.5O BTU's, Mr.. Hampton said.
The new plant will be fully
automatic, 8 Mr.. HAMPTON said
with the same, gas piping system
used and connected to the plant
which WilINbe9 situated at the
same location it is now, on Cath
crime street.
The old plant will be kept here
for use in an emergency, Mr..
Hampton said.
The present gas distribution
plant was established in. 1912
Mr.. Hampton said and consists
of burning coke in ovens with
an oil mixture to enrich the gas.
This is the system which will be
entirely done away with! There
will be no smoke to complain of
in the future in the area Of the
plant Mr.. hampton added.
The new gas is a Propane Air
Gas and will be trucked into
Key West from Miami. The tank
here viii be of $4,000 gallon cap
,acity which is Approximately
two weeks capacity under pres
ent conditions. Later the com
pany is planning to secure an
other $4,000 gallon tank for
storage purposes. atf3)
:. with Key,ifWest expanding,
Mr.. Hampton said, the old sys-
tenn became overloaded and this
system of supplying gas was de-
cided on. II will keep pace with
Key Vests needs. The old sys-
tenn was designed for about 20
900 persons and since then Key
West has grown.
Pressure will be maintained. in
the lines at minimum of three
inches, except in emergencies ac-
cording to the ordinance we
will be able to continue dispens-
ing gas through the hurricanes"
Mr.. Hampton said. Previously
because of strong winds at the
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Temperatures

Temperature data for the "a hours
ending TAO a.rn.x
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HirOhito Heads
Motorcade Over
Tokyo's Streets
EMPEROR VISITS RUINS OF
CITY AT SEVERAL POINTS
WHERE JAPANESE WERE
a sss,s.iiaft Il 4 f.rassl

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Plan PALS Southeast, Northwest
OF Division Street---Ray Atvell

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Associated Press Day Wire
Service and Alp Features
For &C Years Devoted to the
Best interests of Key West
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-19
OFFICE
TO CLOSE FRIDAY

The United States Employment
Office here VIII be closed Friday
IN observance of George Washing
tons birthday, Hall Brooks, man
ager, announced today.
Mrs. Naude killian, unemplov-
ment compensation representative.
will be at the office I'll day, how
ever to perform her regular duties,
he stated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-19
Rollins Attends
Raleigh Meet OF
Superintendent

Superintendent +. NJ. Rollins, of
the Henderson and Vance county
schools, attended the meeting Of
lorth-central district superintend~
MS IN Raleigh Monday, Randolph
Benton, superintendent OF Wake
county schools and president Of the
district, presided.
\ round table discussion on con-
solicited high schools, the child
feeding program and the merit sys-
TEN was had al the afternoon SEES
sion \ dinner meeting was held at
the Hotel Carolina, when Dr.. c
Sylvester Green OF Durham discuss
ed an advanced school system.
The north-Ccntral district is COM
posed of II counties, with 25 super
intCnGcnts.