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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1947-02-06

olCliouSH v II y
number is over
whelming a n d
the new align
m e n t S create
some unavoid-
able confusions.
r e a S S j g n =
ment of some
bills is not i'm
possible.
HEARINGS
AAhave begun
in both Houses.
T h e Senate
Committee on
Labor and Pub
lie Welfare will
start hearings
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1947-02-06

0NE of the happiest Of appoint
~ ments under the Reorganiza-
tion Act is that of Everett Dirk
sen, (Ill.) to the District Commit
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Foreign Owned Assets
In u. ). Greater Than
Before Pearl Harbor
BY The Associated Press

Despite the world shortage Of
dollars to pay for United States eX-
ports, foreign-owned assets in this
country are greater than before
Pearl Harbor.
A new Government estimate today
put them at $4,000, 100000 as of
the end Of June.
Even allowing for shrinkage since
then, officials said, the total still
Is greater than the $12, ,738, zoe, 900
figure shown by Treasury survey
as of June. 1941.
The new estimate, contained in a
Commerce Department analysis,
breaks down the total as S. 800, ,0O0,-
900 in bank balances, 81 400, 900 900
in short-term assets such as credit
balances, and 5000, ,000,0 900 in long
term assets, including $500, 900, 900
in stocks and bonds.
Mostly Privately Owned.
But neither these assets nor for
eign gold reserves, estimated at SILL
400,000,000 at the end of June, are
regarded by officials as the solution
to the dollar shortage of nations
buying more from the United States
than they can pay for with their
present production.
Government analysts explain:
l. The stock and bond assets are
mostly owned by private citizens
and not available to help meet
Government debts.
2. The other long-term assets in
clude such things as real estate and
interets in trusts and estates, which
not only are privately owned but
cannot readily be converted into
cash except at sacrifice prices.
3. The total holdings are not
evenly distributed. Some of the
neediest countries have small hold
ings while some less needy coun-
tries have greater shares of the
total.
Nine Billion Belongs to Europe.
There were no estimates for spe-
cific countries, but the analysis said
that about $4,000 100000 of the COM
bined gold reserves and bank bal
ances in the United States belong
to Europe, about $4,100,000,000 to
Canada and the Latin American
countries, and $3,500,000, 900 to Asia,
Africa, Australia and other areas.
Foreign capitals, meanwhile, are
echoing with reports OF schemes to
Evening star., 1947-09-19

have been given. Many married
couples who first met at Penthouse
are expected at the ball.
Other special guests include Ad-
niiral Glenn B. Davis, Maj. Gen
Walter K. Wilson, WAC Maj. Beryle
Simpson, WAVE 1t. Comdr. Julia
Wilson, Miss Mable Cook, first Pent-
house director; Miss Annie Kate
Gilbert, USO regional supervisor
and James P. B. Duffy, national
USO volunteer legal adviser.
Evening star., 1947-09-19

cope with the mounting difficulty
of paying for adverse trade bal
ances with the United States.
Canada's Deputy Finance Minister
Clifford Clark conferred here with
Treasury officials yesterday while
Ottawa buzzed again with talk of
possible devaluation of Canadian
currency, bonuses to gold producers,
import restrictions and a request for
a loan from the United States.
United States officials said Mr..
Clark made no request for loan
and there was mo discussion" about
one, just IAN exchange of views on
the financial and economic situa-
ton"
In London. there were reports
that South Africa might put all her
s420, ,000, ,000-a-year gold production
at Britain's disposal instead of re-
serving about half that sum to pay
for imports from the United States.
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Hat Worn by AIibi Witness
Speeds Conviction in Theft

to court. He said he got 1t from the
room he had occupied with Nolan.
The witness explained he thought it
belonged to Nolan.
Prosecutor John P. Burke became
suspicious, after Mr.. Lewis had OBJ
served the hat and thought 1t looked
like his own. The hat was too large
for Nolan, and too small for John
son.
Mr.. Lewis then looked at it raised
eyebrows and said it was his hat.
His initials were on the band.
Mr.. Burke said johnson undoubt-
edly believed the hat really be-
longed to Nolan.
In any event, the jury didn't have
to deliberate very long. It found
Nolan guilty. Sentence is pending
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Nimitz 10 Be Honor Guest
AT Penthouse US0 Fete

Fleet Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
will be guest of honor tomorrow
when the Penthouse USO, Seven
teenth and K streets NV, first
USO opened in the District, cele-
brates its sixth birthday.
The sixth birthday ball will In
clude a dinner at 6 pm. and dancing
starting at $3.50 pm. to orchestras
both in Barker Hall and on the
Penthouse roof.
More than 100000 servicemen
and women have entered Pent-
house USO since it opened in 1941,
an official disclosed and 1,845 dances
Evening star., 1947-09-19

When Daniel Johnson, came to
District Court as witness in a
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny case
yesterday, his ill-f1tting fedora
knocked his testimony into the pro-
verbal cooked hat.
johnson, colored, was called to
furnish an alibi for Wilbert S. Nolan,
"a, also colored, with whom he had
roomed in the 17c0 block of Seventh
street NV. Nolan had denied he
had been near an apartment in
the 1400 block r street NV. when
clothing and other items were stolen
from William Lewis. Johnson testi-
fed Nolan was nowhere near the
Lewis apartment the night of the
theft.
johnson wore a light colored hat
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
Carbonell To Hit
Use OF Sid wialks
For Goods Display

City Commissioner Louis Car-
bonell said today that he viii
wage an about fight Tuesday
night at the commission meeting
against the ordinance which
would permit display Of fruits
and vegetables on the city's side
walks.
Encouraged by vigorous let
ter to the commission from the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Carbonell said he would present
an even stronger front than last
time when he opposed passage Of
the measure on first reading. The
vote was 4 to l..
Whether the Jaycee protest
will swing any votes against the
ordinance is not known but il has
caused some serious deliberations
in the City Hall. The Jaycee's
acting secretary. Kermit Levin.
informed the commission that not
a single merchant in the organi-
cation Is in favor Of the bill.
Carbonell said he would also i'm
troduce an ordinance prohibiting
the appearance on city streets lot
men without shirts. He said ;lte
had no objection to shorts 50 lQlig
as the wearer doesn't 20 to the
ow4ros,nn ~ usnax.isHa ma hsu0 cleo
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
Leyocs Hold AS.
Quake Shakes
Flooded Areas
ssss1d ps.s.oossy .xn "A,

ST. LOUIS, June 30.-At 1890
this morning an earthquake
rocked this city. shaking down
chimneys in some instances. and
it was feared for a time that it
might have disrupted some of
the dikes and levees that are
holding back the Mississippi's
flood waters, the highest in
more than a century.
But Investigations made by
army engineers and others
showed that the temblor had not
broken any of the levees,
though, it was explained. they
may have been opened sufficient
ly for water to seep through. The
earthquake was felt in a radius of
30 miles, and lasted 10 seconds.
Thousands of men are at work
sandbagging levees along $50
miles of the river front. The wa
ter is still rising slightly, but
levees were reported to be
holding.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
Hearing viii Be
]. HID | Late Today
0n Haheas Co,:p,,I


hearing on an application
for writ Of habeas corpus filed
by attorneys for Joseph E.
Dunno, who is charged with nom
support Of two children. will be
held late today by Judge Aqui-
limo Lopez, Jr.
"The defense of our client
will be presented in court at the
proper time" said Attorney J. M.
Whitson, one of the counsel for
Dunno. today.
Attorney Whitson said he was
misquoted as charging the gov
ernor s'has signed extradition
papers without looking at the
Indictment"
''The paragraph in said state
ment, appearing in The Citizen,
referring to any contention made
by me at>the hearing is entirely
erroneous" said Whitson. "The
warrant in question was signed
by the governor a day after
had left Tallahassee.
Il have no criticism of the
executive authority or of any
one connected with or under his
office as regards the treatment
accorded me while at Tallahassee
in connection with this case
which treatment was as good as
could be expected by me under
the circumstances.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
Judge L beside
Injunction Case
Wednesday AN.

Whether to give p. J.. Con-
way, Pittsburgh, Pa, a temper
airy injunction against Tax Col
lector Howard E. Wilson to pre-
vent him selling property to
to satisfy payment of intangible
taxes, will be determined at 10
a. M, Wednesday by Judge
Aquilino Lopez, Jr., of Circuit
Court.
It was enormously stated in
The Citizen Saturday that a
temporary injunction in the case
had been signed by Judge Lopez
on Saturday. In fact, the petit
ton was filed on Friday and the
time was set for 10 a. m.,' Wednes-
day, for a hearing in the mat
ter.
Intangible taxes assessed
against Conway amounted to
$605 last year. A total of $4.069
in intangible taxes against Con-
way remains unpaid on the
county's books.
In the suit for the temporary
injunction. Conway alleges he, is
not a resident of Florida and is
in fact a resident of Pennsylvania.
Judge Lopez had no occasion, as
stated in The Citizen, to go into
the facts in the case and did not
issue a temporary injunction at
the time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
Fiscal Year
To Start With
Large Balance

WASHINGTON, June 3d.
The most heartening announce
ment made here today was that
the federal government will be-
gin it's fiscal year tomorrow with
a balance of one and one-quarter
billion dollars.
The soft coal situation was
thought in some quarters to be
in a fair way of settlement by
the time the miners end their
Today vacation on July 8. At
noon today the mines were turn
ed over to the operators by the
government, and it was said that
several of them had had salts
factory secret talks with John
L. Lewis.
The Department of Labor urg-
ed that formal talks now be
held, and it was said that ma
jority of operators are agreeable
to the proposal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
RObertses Back
From Vacation

MIR. and Mrs. J. Carlyle Roberts,
|625 Francis street, returned to
their home Friday night from q
months vacation. during which
time they visited relatives and
friends in a number of cities and
Estates.
The Robertses stopped in Miami
and Tampa in Florida, Atlanta,
Ga, Hendersonville, N. c., and
Lancaster, Pa. They travelled one
route in slow stages to Lancaster
and returned by another scenic
route. The Key Westers report
that its hotter in cities to the
north than here.
Mr.. Roberts is assistant tax
collector in the office of City Tax
Collector Archie Roberts and re-
turned to his duties in the office
today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS. The United States Junior Chamber Of Com
merce the Florida Junior Chamber of Commerce the Key
West Junior Chamber Of Commerce and its members ore
decang their efforts towrd greater America. greoter
Florida and greater Key West. and
WHEREAS. The young men Of this city feel they CON
best their community through Notionu Independence
Week. q much priced and admired program and
WHEREAS. The program Of service as presented by
the ocol and nuionol Offices Of the Junior Chamber
Of Commerce is helpful in presenting projects that will i'm
the puioc stous OF the citizens OF this community
WHEREAS. The Key West Junior Chamber Of Com
hos pledged oil OF its services to the welfare OF oil
Americans
NOW THEREFORE. l. VIM w. Demeritt. Mayor of the
City Of Key West Fo. believing that the oms, ideos and
accomplishments Of the young men exempifed by the
Junior Chamber Of Commerce worthy Of the attention
Of oil citizens within this community do hereby proclaim
the interim between June 80 und July l947 NATION
AL INDEPENDENCE WEEK." and urge the citizens of this
city to give full consideration towards their country ond
the patriotic ideus for which it stonds for.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF have set my hdnd and
hove caused 10 ox the Seed Of the City Of Key West Fla.
this 2sth day Of June ls47.
Muyor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
Veterinarian May Exhibit
Rabies Movie To City Solons;
Cites Horrors OF lissas'
HOPE ONCE PERSON
SHOWS SYMPTOMS,
TREATS 80 DOGS

DR.. Stanley Wasman, Miami
veterinarian, said here yesterday
that he. may attend the City
Commission meeting tomorrow
night to emphasize the need of
an ordinance compelling rabies
vaccination Of all dogs in Key
West.
His face covered with perspira-
ton as he worked on one of the
3O-some dogs which he treated
here yesterday, DR.. Wasman said
that he would like to present a
15-minute movie to the Commits
sion showing the horrors of
rabies.
The movie was prepared by
the Rockefeller Foundation
during = $3.ooo.ooo study Of
the Sffliction. The investiga-
tion showed. Dr.. Wasman said.
that There is no cure for
rabies once a person shows
symptoms Of H." He advocates
immediate Pastsur treatment
IF there Is any reason what
soevsr to believe q dog has
rabies"
Part of the Rockefeller Foun-
Continued on Page Three)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
Repairing And Renodelinss.
Three Public Schools Here

built at Division Street School
for use as cafeteria. The new
room will be used as a kitchen,
Albury said, leaving for the dim
ing room the present 20 by 30
foot room which has been used
both for a kitchen and q dining
room.
The auditorium at Division
Street School Is being remodelled
along the lines Of the Harris
School auditorium, Albury also
revealed.
AT the Harris School, two class
rooms are being converted into a
library and reading room. The
reading room and library have
been in q small room, and the
new arrangement will be well
coined by teachers and pupils.
Another room in Harris School
is being converted into use as a
classroom. It has been used as q
room occupied by teachers.
All these improvements are be-
ing done by day labor.
z. E. Hamilton, principal Of Di-
vision Street School, will be in
charge Of the first graders when
they enter the Reynolds street
school this fall.
THE children will have a fine,
big playfield at Reynolds street"
Albury said. There isn't so much
traffic around the school as al
Division street and they will be
much safer. We will be able to
serve light lunches and drinks al
Reynolds street."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30

IHElK VESSEL SHyENE-
LY D AMACED By
LIGHTNING 4 MILES
err CITY

Two unidentified Key West
high school youths probahly
owe their lives to two local cou
plies who rescued them IRON
drowning in the Atlantic Ocean
last night after their sailboat was
struck by lightning and severely
damaged.
Their rescuers were Mr.. and
Mrs. Darnell Carey and Mi. and
Mrs. Eugene Skaggs, who were
in launch on a fishing trip with
their two daughters. when they
heard the yells of the youngsters
about four miles off Key West.
This was at 8 p. IN.
They pulled their launch
around and saw the two youths,
bailing frantically to keep their
l2-foot sailboat afloat. They soon
had the boys aboard their boat
and bound for this city. where
they towed the damaged boat
to the pier in front Of the for-
mer North Beach Inn.
The boys told them alter they
got aboard the boat, that at
about 7:30 o'clock last night, thsn|
were sailing toward Key q
|when 4 bolt of llnn& sl1ot but
/ III ~ nv and si1ansl 4 $a rnnst.
Then " ,plk f01ko out =
board in the bottom Of our boat
and left us stunned" one Of The
boys said. eve had only two
,,ssnasll aeQs for bail - Rat 4e
got tO WORK as soon as We c6ilt},
to get the water out of the boat
and to remain alive.
Then we saw your b0at-and
were we glad! Whew, it was a
close shave. | don't know wheth-
er we could have gotten ashore.
the way the boat was smashed
by the lightning"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
IMPROVEMENTS UNDER
WAY AT DIVISION,
HARRIS AND REYN.
OLDS SCHOOLS

Rather extensive repairs and
improvements are being made
this summer to Division Street
School, to Harris Elementary
School and to the former public
school Kindergarten on Reynolds
street, Willard M. Albury, super
intendent of public instruction,
aDnounced today.
The Reynolds street kindergar-
ten is being put in shape for use
q first grade pupils now enrolled
and to be enrolled in Division
Street School. Four additional
cIassrooms for the Division Street
School, which will make unneces-
sary the use of a Sunday School
building of Ley Memorial Metho-
dist Church as classroom, are
thus assured.
a room IA by 80 feet is being
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
Volunteers For
Parade On Fourth
Aslced To Call ~

with ths homsstrstch in
sight for arranging tho
Fourth 81 July Fiesta here,
General Director Ivan Bag
gett called today for vclun-
teer assistance from all citi-
gems. business firms. civic
organizations. fratsrnal
g1oups. veterans posfs. or
Navy. Army or Coast Guard
units interested in partici-
patins in the parade Fourth
q July morning.
Dasssif's phone number
Is q.
The director announced
ths4 mo Key Wsst onAhoard
Motorboat club has arrang-
"a : thrilling schedule to be
held of South Beach 81 2
>. M. on the Fourth. Water
slEiisrs end aquaplsne per-
foTmars win b on Tho pro-
gram.
Meanwhile, u The sugges-
ZION Of the Junior Chamber
Of Commences. Mayor w. w.
Dsmsritt issued . proclama-
iion today establishing the
period from today through
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
x-RaysofA AL
Key Westers
Start Today
COUNTY. TuBERcULosls As
socIATIoN AND STATE CO.
OPERATE. UNIT At BocA
cHIcA NOW

The Monroe County Health De-
partment, in cooperation with the
Monroe County tuberculosis and
Health Association, commenced
free chest X-rays today Of all per-
sons in the Key West area, both
Servicemen and civilians.
Under the direction Of DIR. J. B.
.Parramore. county health officer,
"a mobile X-ray unit Of the State
Board of Health, Bureau Of Tu-'
berculosis, was set up at BOca
Chica, where it swung into action
at 9 o'clock this morning.
X-rays of all inhabitants Of the
island and Boca Chica, both white
and colored, Is years of age or
older, are expected to have been
completed by July 10. Another
unit for civilians will start serv-
ice at the County Health Depart
ment Wednesday, for white and
colored.
The ,Jayshees, under Mrs. Nor
ma Dopp. president, are in charge
of securing volunteer workers to
assist in the examinations.
The places selected for the X
rays and the hours follow:
Civilians
Health Department, Wednes-
day, July 2, white and colored-
n. IN - ~ .oN .,s,,o anl ~, - ~,
Poinciana Community Hall,
Thursday, July 8, White--i TO 4
pm.
Harris School, Thursday. July
10. WHITEHEAD to 1890 am. and
| to 4 pm.
Harris School. Friday. July IL,
|white-9:30 to 1850 am. and
Il to A pm.
Harris School, Monday, July Ia,
'white-9:30 to 1880 ssax.l
q to 40 pm. NJ:
Harris School, Tasefa tly 81
white $50 10 tt:SO am. and
-; fs Wednesdax,
jury 10, CO4OfSu9.SO TO fI:S0
am. and to 4 pm.
Lincoln Theatre, Thursday, July
II, colored-9:3O to 1880 am. and
l to A pm.
Health Department, Friday,
July IL. white and colored-9:30
to 1880 am. and to 4 pm.
Naval Personnel
Boca Chica, Monday, June 30
8 am. to IL m. and l to 3 pm.
Boca Chica, Tuesday, July l.
9 am. to IL m. and l to pm.
Naval Hospital, Thursday, July
SO to IL am.
Craig's Dock, Monday, July p
8 to II am.
Naval Air Station, Monday,
July ii to 3 pm.
Submarine Base, Tuesday, July
8-9 am. to IL m. and l to 3
pm.
Submarine Base, Wednesday,
July 90 am. to IL m. and to
3 pm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
Sub Base To Be
Open TO Visitors
On July 4, 5, {

Key West Submarine Base is
planning an open house for visi-
tors July 4, 5 and 6.
General visitors will be adj
mitted to the base through the
Southland street gate, from l to
$50 pm. on the three days. All
ships on duty here at the base
will be open for inspection.
On Sunday, July 6. the ami
Continued on Rage Fourl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
KEY VEST POET
PUBLISHED IN
NEW ANTHOLOGY

With the publication today of
Songs of the Free" an anthol-
,ogy of postwar verse, the Crown
Publications of New York con-
tributes another volume to the
growing list of postwar litera-
ture.
Among the hundreds of poets
included in this comprehensive
book is Mrs. Margaret Rhodes,
Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
]. Saunders
Is Elected
70 Vet Office
CHOSEN VICE PRESIDENT:
KEY wEsrEAs AMONG MAUI
THUS PATIENTS 70 De
MOVED

Jack A. Saunders Of Key West,
Monroe County Veterans Service
Officer, was elected vice presi-
dent Of the South Florida Asso-
citation Of Veterans Service Of
ficers. organized last week at a
refresher conference held at
Dinner Key by the Florida State
Veterans Service office.
Saunders, who returned this
week END, reports that the Vet
Grams Administration Nautilus
Hospital Is being discontinued as
OF July z, and all patients are
being transferred to Pratt Gen.
erla Hospital. Six or seven Key
West veterans are among the
Nautilus patients TO be moved.
Ten south Florida counties
were Represented al the confer
ence and the Veterans Admins
tratiOn various organizations
had their service officers in at
tendance. The service officers de-
8cided TO organize for the pur-
pose Of better representation for
the veterans in this area.
George T. Peers Of Palm Beach
was elected president, and Col.
!. .. Murray of BrOward coun-
". secretary treasurer. Various
resolutions were drawn up and
adopted for presentation to the
Veterans Administration and
others in authority for the treat
ment of the veterans in regard
tos claims and other problems.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
ll-Month- Old Baby Found Here;
Probation Officer Says Large
Number Such Cases Pose Problem

in rooming house here Saturday. uppmenhY abandoned
Speaking in with the Mrs Elizabeth Singleton.
unclaimed bubiss found here recently hos erected serious
problem. h
80 many babies have bssn sent 70 founding homes
Key West rscsnilY~ A sinGlston said that don't
know Il place this child"
The baby found Saturday by Mrs Mary Watson Wat
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-30
Rep. Snnatllers
10 Speak Here
During August
NOUNCES l4TH AS
PROBABLE DATE FOR
PARK ADDRESS
|UIS CARBONELL AM

| Congressman George Smathers
Twin make a report to the peo-
MIR sneech g. Kev West d,,ring
-. $3.50 g ~ 80. 49,,
missioner LOUIS SarDoneA salo
today. Following q conference
with Mayor w. w. Demeritt and
City Manager b. j. S. Ellineson,
r.,,,o..u t.r.at;v.lv g. the
cue aos nursaay' Auk' =
The Smathers speech, IN which
he will detail MIS- reasons for ia
voring or opposing bills passed
during his first session in con-
sress. will be made in Bayview
Park. ureceAed bv 4 band con-
go
r..,.. ~, .,.,.1 .e,.;.. u
$1,000 !: -. s"sAs go. 800 e s
80 $3.50 A, ~, p1f J. . ~
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