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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03
Bids For Improvement
OF Roads On Big Pine
Key Received January 6
COUNTY COMMISSIONS
VOTES FOR PROJECT;
KEY LARGO ROAD TO
BE PREPARED !.

County Commission decided at
last nights meeting to ask for
bids, returnable January 6, for
the paving of two streets and
bulldozing of four others on Big
Pine Key.
The bids will be for the paw
ing of Fifth street and Avenue
c from Fifth to the water, and
for bulldozing of First, Second
Third and Fourth streets.
On motion of Commissioner
w. A. Parrish the commission
voted to pave Fifth street and
Avenue c for distance of about
$50 feet. The pavement would
be IL feet wide, the bulldozing
of the other streets would be
the full SO feet.
A group of petitioners from
the Lowe Tract on Big Pine Key
came in to the commission and
asked for pavement of a road
through the area. 1t was deter
mined that no plat of the tract
had ever been recorded in the
county.
''You must record a plat and
then deed property to the county
on which to build a road" said
Commissioner Parrish. ''rhen we
can consider receiving bids for
the road"
The petitioners left, saying
they would record the plat and
get all the property owners to
agree on deciding property for a
road TO the county.
Allen Baker, owner of Key
Largo Harbor, yacht basin and
hotel development on Key Lar
go, requested the "county to re-
pair the old county road for a
distance of about three miles.
Commissioner Parrish said he
had recommended that the road
be put in first class condition.
Commissioner Clarence Higgs
then moved, and Parrish second
ed, motion to call for bids for
repairing the old county road on
January 6.
Sam Goldsmith requested the
passage of a resolution to can
eel a plat on record for sub
division on Upper Matecumbe
Key. He said a mistake had been
made in it. The board passed the
resolution.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03
Ihs Qtizsns Food Committee Suggest:
A PEACE PLATE" FOR TODAY
Saus WyssaN Saus Msat! Saus Tie psacs!


what can you do with veal shout
der or neck? Today's Peace Plate
from the Consumer Service Sec
ton. Citizens Food Committee, tells
the satisfying story. presenting
well-seasoned, tender Veal Stew
with Vegetables. Plenty of smooth
gravy to serve with the potatoes,
carrots and onions.
With the sturdy stew, serve hot
bran or oat mullins and a grape
fruit and lettuce salad with your
favorite salad dressing. Finish off
with lemon tapioca favored with
fresh lemon juice and grated peel.
VEAL STEW WITH VEGETABLES
M pounds veal shoulder or neck
Salt, pepper
Flour
u cup fat
cups water
8 potatoes (medium)
8 carrots
onions
Seasoning
Wipe veal with damp cloth. Cut into
serving pieces (about chunks). Season.
Roll In -four. Brown In hot fat. Add about
. cups Of water. II you wish, drop In q
cook slowly hour. Pare the potatoes
and scrub the carrots. Peel onions. Add
to veal. Add more water to prevent
burning and TO keep 2 cups Of stock.
Cover. Cook slowly another hour. Serve
veal In the center Of the platter. Arrange
vegetables around meat. Serve with
siishtly thickensd gravy. This may be
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03
NOTICE
Members Of the Volunteer
Fire Department:

MemDeFS OF the volunteer .,i
Fire Department:
Brother firemen, am a candi-
date for Fire Chief, in this COM
ing" Special4 election. Friday, De
cember 5, l947. l was a member
of the Paid Fire Department for
Is years until April 8, 1912, when
I retired and went to work for
the Government in the Navy Fire
Department, where ! served five
years and five months.
Three years, eight months of
that time l was chief of the Naval
Air Station Fire Department. l
resigned September 6, '1947.
believe that am qualified
for the position which l am seek
ing, hoping you will think the
same way and give me your con-
sideration.
remain, your brother fireman,
CHARLES r. WILLIAMS.
dec3-ltX
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03
TRUMAN REACHES


on the left side. and Capt. Adell.
as his official host. sat between
them.
Every street had been cleared
of traffic over which the Presi-
dents car was scheduled to pass.
Roosevelt Boulevard, Division
street, Southland street were
lined with thousands of persons.
His car slowed down as it
reached Division street and ev-
eryone got a good view of the
smiling man who is the Presi-
dent of the United States.
The President looked clean
and fit, looked as though he had
been taking exercises and felt
right up to snuff. To look at him
you would have no idea of the
worries the President is put to
in running the country.
! AS his car entered the Subma-
rine Base a detachment of Ma
rines and sailors were on hand
to give him salute. Then a 81
gun salute was fired in honor
of the President.
Inside the base, which was
swept clean of all leaves and
debris, the car rolled rapidly to
the temporary White House. the
commandments quarters which
will be Mr.. Truman'S home until
Monday.
Entering the home he found
eight side boys" sailors who
were drawn up at attention. Mr..
Truman saluted the boys" and
quickly entered the house.
1t was later reported the
President enjoyed a rather late
luncheon served in the house by
his own crew of attaches from
Washington, who arrived here
two days ago and took charge
of the kitchen arrangements.
Tomorrow morning the Presi-
dent is expected to hold press
conference. There are now about
20 newspaper men and eight
photographers here. These men
all are from Washington and
reached here about an hour
ahead of the President.
At the Boca Chica Field the
President took off his hat and
smiled broadly at the battery OF
photographers. He was photo
graphed with Admiral Leahy and
Capt. Adell.
The President is due to remain
at the Submarine Base until Sat-
urday morning when he leaves
for Everglades, where he Is
scheduled to deliver a Commute
talk dedicating the Everglades
National Park which has Just
been presented to the nation by
the state of Florida.
Right after dedicatory ad-
dress, Mr.. Truman will return
to the Submarine Base here.
where he will remain until Mon
day. He leaves then for the re-
turn trip to Washington.
The beach at the Sub Base and
fishing boat is at the disposal
of the President. 1t is not known
whether he intends to go fishing,
but if he wants to the boat will
be ready for his use.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03

Son to Thompsons

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence v.
Thompson, 308 Margaret street,
today announced the birth of a
son on Saturday in the Key West
Municipal Hospital He weighed
five pounds, eight ounces, and
has been named Charles Clar-
ence.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03

Mcleod, Faye Bervaldi, Betty
Lord. Joan Lord, Betty Cruick-
shank, Ann Wellons, Shirley
Papy.
Ia: Fiesta: Rumba. Edna Del
Pine. Daniel Boza; Patsy Harri-
son, Marvin Boza; Nancy Nor
man, Ramon Delgado; Judy
Daughtry, Tom Bennett.
Song, Peanut Vender: Louis
Pineda and chorus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03
Goose Dropped
Into His Yard

BISMARCK, N. D.-Following
his barking dog into his back
yard the other day. Guy Larson
found a dead Canadian goose on
the lawn. The goose, shot in the
breast by hunter, had ap-
parent continued flying until it
dropped dead in Larson'S yard
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03
Mallory Chapter
Meets Tomorrow

= The Stephen r. Mallory,
Chapter, Daughters of the Con
federacy. will meet tomorrow af-
ternoon at 400 o'clock. in the
home of Mrs. George F. Archer,
1925 Newton street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03

Annual U. S. exepditures for
education more than doubled in
each of the ten-year periods
from 1910 to 1890.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03
CONTRACT AWARDED
From Page One)

Continued From Page One)
a swimming pool, or a beach,
said Parrish.
1t was pointed out by Chair
man Frank Bentley that a pool
would cost the county consider
able money to operate. Final
ly, Parrish joined with the others
in voting to award the contract
for the beach to TOPPING.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03

Production of commercial OK
ygen in the United States now
amounts to some Ia billion Gu
bic feet annually.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-03

In early North Carolina, mill
tiamen incapacitated in service
were treated at public service
and each was given slave to
work for him.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
SumueI G. Blythe

For more than half century the byline
of Samuel G. Blythe was familiar symbol
OF American news writing at its best.
His chosen field was that of politics, and
none of his contemporaries was more
intimately acquainted with its ramiflca-
tions, its characters, its effects. Between
1886, when he joined the staff Of the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, and
1910, when at last he retired, he knew
every President and practically every other
important figure on the Government side
of the American scene His reporting was
factual, his interpretations scrupulously
objective. Yet his work did not lack
warmth and sympathy. He wrote with a
frankly vital concern for people as human
beings Mere statistics meant little to
him. What he wanted to discover-and
then reveal-was the story behind the
surface, the spirit within the event.
Especially as Washington correspondent
for the Saturday Evening Post from 1907
onward, Mr. Blythe covered" the political
evolution of the United States. Historians
decades hence will find In his articles the
data they will need for Judging the era
Evening star., 1947-07-25

to which he belonged. He took himself
seriously and the fruits Of his labors there
fore have permanent worth. But he was
not painfully solemn, never pretentiously
pontifical His sense of humor was keen
he frequently dealt with his material
with an unconcealed smile. The Gin
tellectual acrobatics" Of certain aspirants
for high Office amused him, and he did
not hide his reaction from his readers.
Perhaps at heart Mr.. Blythe specialized
in politics because he was by nature
philosopher There was Hnship between
him and the David Grayson of Ray Stan
nard Baker. Conceivably, they inspired
each other. In any case, the author of
"A Calm Review of Calm Man"-to which
President Harding allegedly was listening
at the moment of his death-was himself
placid, tolerant, liberal of instinct, courte-
GUS in manner, kindly in temperament.
Such men may be out of place in cross
times, but if so it is a pity. They are
needed, they do not live in vain, they
should be remembered with gratitude and
doubtless they will be-
Evening star., 1947-07-25
CLIO History Recalled
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Bernard Phillips letter Of July 10 disagrees
with statements made by Fletcher Pope that:
"Mr Wallace. Senator Pepper, Mr. Reuther,
Mr. Bridges and John L. Lewis, ct al" are
giving "aid and comfort" to the enemies OF
America, and Mr.. Phillips carefully excludes
Mr. Reuther and Mr.. Lewis from such unhappy
connections.
Past records, however show that: I'm the
early days Of the New Deal, when the Old
Guard in the AFL was turning its back on the
opportunity of organizing millions of unskilled
workers in industry-wide unions, Dubinsky
Joined John l.. Lewis In creating the commit
tee that later became the Congress Of Indus
trial Organizations; but when Mr.. Lewis made
partners with the Communists and hired hun
dreds of their painting young organizers to 60
out and corral the unorganized Dubtnsky
warned him that the Communist Party with its
swollen power would try to capture the CIO"
Perhaps Mr.. Pope might have reference to
some Of these past performances.
STAR READER.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Removing q Source Of Friction

Congress has sent to the President
measure which will correct an lnequlty Oh
long standing and remove an annua!
source of friction between the municlpal
and Interior Department authorities. Tne
measure provides for annual REIMBURSE
ment to the District of funds spent on tne
United States Park Police.
The Park Police were authorized IN 1867
in an act which placed them under tne
exclusive charge and control of the director
of the National Park Service" AT that
time the Federal Government was splitting
all local expenses fifty fifty with the Dis
trict government. But while the Federal
share has been reduced through the years
Ut is something over II per cent this
year) the cost of the Park Police, propor-
tionately and in total amount, has
increased.
Source of greatest friction, however, has
been that while the people OF the District
furnished most of the money for the Park
Police the control remained exclusively
with the Interior Department. few
years ago Congress approved bill merging
the Park Police with the Metropolitan
Police, hoping to remedy the matter In
that fashion. The President vetoed It,
The arrangement just approved, however,
is not expected to run into any opposition
from the Interior Department. The tend
ency there as matter of fact, is to favor
it. The Park Service has consistently held
out for its own Park Police. 1t has never
made any objection, however, to paying
for 1T.
This move by Congress is in line with
changing attitude toward the District,
with increasing disposition to clear up
continuing sources of controversy. Some
very able men in Congress are taking an
active interest in District affairs, with
the result that everybody is getting a
better deal all around. This year the
House Appropriations Committee reiter-
ated g. previous requests to the, Com
inissiorers to prepare flegislationr for
transfer of the expenses for the National
Zoo to the Federal Government. "' = It
is the opinion Of the committee" the
report said, that the financial response
bility for the maintenance and improve
ment Of this park is =; responsibility Of
the Federal Government and should not
be a burden upon the taxpayers of the
District of Columbia"
The Commissioners no doubt will take
full advantage Of the Appropriations
Committees invitation to get busy.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
KinfoIk

Each one brings Nth him to eartbi
Some tired kinshtps Of his BIRTH
WILLING or un,otlltrg, oto1ls
Patterns from preceding bones. r
Blood ,Dhose type Is set totthtn t.rs,
Its periphery OF skin. sro.t
, rtiaN
Yet Is each, Hte-toandertng, -,
Orphaned, halt-renenbertng a,sn
Hunting under noteless skies IN. 40"
Features he Mould recognize, *. -.
Coming on quick hints ana traces
In the most unlikely places ~
So each seeks and each must fnd
children, parents, OF his mind
Those In 1Dhons there rings out tree
The clear poice OF Identity: -
These are ktntolk set apart
BIZ election Of the heart.
VIRGINIA SCOTT MINER.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
The 'ReuI Truth

Charging Bulgaria, Albania and Yugo-
slavia with being menaces to international
peace, Herschel v. Johnson, deputy United
States delegate to the Security Council,
said that if the real truth" could be dis
cussed in the Council these Balkan nations
would find themselves in a difficult
position.
That this is correct, as far as it goes,
is hardly open to dispute. But If the dele
gates felt free to speak the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth in
the Security Council, their Indictment
would not be confined to these satellite
countries.
No one believes, least of all Mr.. Johnson,
that the governments Of Bulgaria, Albania
and Yugoslavia are free agents, framing
and executing their own policies. If they
are a menace to international peace 1t is
because the larger menace of the Soviet
government stands behind them, calling
tended, not to promote peace, but to make
peace in any real sense of the word i'm
possible of attainment.
OF course, Mr.. Johnson knows this and
so do the other delegates. Yet for reasons
which they consider Valid and which may
be valid, they do not feel that at this time
they can 60 the whole way in calling a
spade spade. It is significant, however,
that diplomatic niceties are being dis
pensed with in talking to the Russian
satellites. This is an important step
toward open discussion of the real truth"
of what is wrong in the world today.
And it may be that the pressure of events
will drive the delegates the rest of the way
to the point where they will come right
out and say that the real menace to inter-
national peace is not only the attitude OF
the satellite countries, but, more i'm
portantly, the attitude of the Soviet gov
eminent, acting through its satellites.
This might prove to be the straw that
would break the back of the faltering
efforts at Lake Success to find formula
for living in harmony with the Russians.
But those efforts have already reached
point where it seems almost fatuous to
hope that anything constructive will come
out of them.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Russia and Jupon

Nothing could be less surprising tnan
Russia's rejection of our proposal Tor an
early eleven-nation conference to begin
work on a peace treaty for Japan. Nor
could anything be clearer than the fact
that this ought not to be allowed to stymie
action, The United States ard the other
members of the Far Eastern Commission
willing to cooperate have every reason to
undertake the task-without Soviet par
ticipation-at the earliest possible moment.
Under our proposal the commissions
members would meet next month, or soon
thereafter, to initiate the drafting process
and to hear the views of all other countries
at war with Japan. This would then be
followed by q general conference for final
action. The Council of Foreign Ministers
would have nothing to do with the pro-
cedure. There would be no veto. Decisions
would become effective on the basis OF an
affirmative two-thirds vote. In short,
the peacemaking in Asia would not be
bedeviled as it has been in Europe by the
power of one nation to block progress
simply by saying mo"
In refusing to go along with this plan,
the Russians have accused our State
Department of acting In a "unilateral"
manner in proposing it. Moreover, they
have cited a number Of agreements
notably the Potsdam agreement-in an
effort to show that we are obligated to
use the veto-laden mechanism OF the
Foreign Ministers Council in dealing with
Japan. But the Potsdam text contains
no such specific obligation, though Mos
cows hair-splitters undoubtedly can draw
up lengthy briefs arguing that it is implied
Whatever they may contend, however, the
fact is that we have not committed our
selves to paralysis or to the kind OF frustra-
ton encountered in drafting the European
settlements-a Illustration caused solely by
Soviet delaying tactics and deliberate
Soviet obstructionism.
It is because the Russians find this
obstructionism to their interest that they
have rejected the vetoless procedure pro-
posed for the Japanese peacemaking.
They can be answered effectively in only
one way: The United States, Britain,
China Australia and the other members Of
the Far Eastern Commission must refuse
to be forced to do nothing simply because
Moscow wants nothing done or insists upon
having things done in its own way. They
must 20 ahead with the settlement without
the Soviet Union if the Soviet Union will
not cooperate Certainly, it is far better
to do something without the Russians than
to do nothing with them. The western
nations are following that procedure now
In drawing up plan for European recov-
cry. The same course can be followed as
regards a treaty for Japan. To be sure,
such separate action must be less salts
factory than action by all the powers to-
Evening star., 1947-07-25
On Helping Ourselves
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Eoltor OF Inc Stat.
On July Is. The Star published an address
by Secretary Of State Marshall concerning
the re-establishment Of peace In the world
The Secretary said that the aid granted our
friends in Europe would affect the lives and
fortunes of people in every State Of the Union
All Americans want to aid the people in the
Old World, and too, there are folks at home
that want help also.
For example: The residents OF the City OF
Washington should be aided by the right to
vote in national and local elections. The
plain people of some States should be neiped
by the abolition Of the poll tax. And the
Hawaiian Islands and Alaska should be granted
Statehood.
Then, with clean hands, the United States
could show an example Of peaceful democracy
to the Old World nations
DAVID r. MIDDLETON.
Evening star., 1947-07-25

gether, but a reasonably effective settle
ment ought to be possible with it.
Japan has its own government; 1t Is
practically disarmed; it Is not cut up into
separate occupation zones. These and
other favorable factors make the problem
of writing a peace for it much less difficult
than the problem of the European settle
ments. The members of the Far Eastern
Commission, whether Russia holds out or
not, should begin acting on the matter
without delay, They cannot let themselves
be paralyzed any longer by Soviet nay
saying without doing violence to common
sense and hurting their own best interests
Evening star., 1947-07-25
The Senote's Visitor

There seems to be some doubt whether
President Trumans surprise visit to the
Senate was unprecedented, or whether
George Washington paid similar call on
the legislators on hot August day back
in 1889. But If Mr.. Truman is the first
to break down the unwritten rule that a
a burned child avoids the fire, he has
achieved something for which he merits
a figurative pat on the back.
After all, why should not the President
especially when he has been a Senator
himself-drop in on the Senate from time
to time for friendly visit? Surely that
is not going to break down our form of
government or wipe out the constitutional
distinction between the executive and
legislative branches. Yet, giving George
Washington the benefit of the doubt, 1t
had not been done for 158 years until Mr.
Truman called on his former colleagues
this week.
This is not an incident from which one
can distill any significant conclusions It
does not herald the dawn of new day
IN the relationship between President and
Senate. Nor does it mean that party lines
have been broken or party divisions closed
The President is still Democratic Pres
ident and the Senate is still securely in
control of the Republicans.
All that this incident signifies is that
our President and Senators are human
beings. Sometimes we tend to forget this
Upon occasion, or so it seems, we expect
Of our high officials a perfection of per-
formance that could come only from
supermen. So 1t is good and wholesome
thing to be reminded that they are pretty
much like the rest of us, to know that the
President of the United States, with all
OF the cares and responsibilities of that
office, can yearn for his old associates and
find time to drop in for visit with them.