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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-11
City's Tourists
TOBe Presented
Show Wednesday

A colorful musical show, Best
Smile Forward" will be present.
ed for tourists and winter visit
ors at the Chamber of Commerce
Valentine Party in Jackson
Square tomorrow night at 8.
Besides the show, another
Queen of Tourists will be select
ed. She will be awarded full
day of entertainment, including
sightseeing. meals, theater tick
cts and other prizes.
A feature of the evening will
be the awarding of a free long
distance phone call home for
some service man who is in the
USO building on Wednesday
night. The winner will be chosen
by tourists present.
The musical show, under the
direction of Gerald Pinder, has
been presented several times
during the past weeks to various
military and naval units in Key
West, and has enjoyed a very
successful run. 1t brings together
some of the best local talent
along with special acts from Serv-
] ice men stationed here.
The drawing to select the
I Queen of Tourists was inaugural
cd at last Wednesdays Fun
/ Night, a regular weekly Chamber
of Commerce entertainment, and
/ proved very successful. Various
! firms in the city contribute
prizes which constitute a full day
( of entertainment for the lucky
winner
A poll of visitors will be made
early during the evening OF
Wednesdays performance, to de-
termine from which of the Al
{ states the most representatives
are present. A service man who
happens to be in the USO thai
evening, from the state that i!
best represented by tourists pres
ent. will be given a free phone
call to his home.
Refreshments, donated by the
Postoffice Inn and the Stutz Ho
tel. will be served.
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Conservatives
Prod Labor On
Fuel Shortage
(By Assoela,.a Presnl

LONDON, Feb. 11.-ConServa-
tiveS continued today to prod the
Labor government about the fuel
shortage.
Prime Minister Attlee, in call
ing on the people for support,
said that the government had
produced and was producing
more coal than usual, but that
the demand had so greatly in
creased it far exceeded the sup
ply.
lin Washington, it was said
that the United States probably
will not be able to assist the Brit
ish in building up their coal sup
ply. Two reasons were given for
that opinion; lack of ships and
the unfavorable British trade
agreement.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-11
City Commission Holds Budget
Hearing Tonight; Meets Also
At $50 P. M. Special Session
TO ALLOT FUNDS FOR
FISHING TOURNEY;
DRASTIC CHANGES EN-
PECTED IN BUDGET

The City Commission was to
start a busy afternoon and eve
ming at $50 o'clock today. With
the annual public budget hear
ing scheduled for 8 o'clock to-
night at the City Hall, the Com
missionerS were to meet two and
one-half hours earlier at a spc-
cial meeting.
The advance session will be
for the purpose of appropriating
funds for the Key West Inter
national Fishing Tournament
starting Sunday, and to name
temporary Municipal Judge.
Judge Enrique Esquinaldo is out
of the city and in his absence
yesterday. Judge William Al
bury presided.
Sharp opposition to the city's
record budget of $562,5l0 is ex-
pected at the evening hearing. A
committee of six representing
some of the most prominent mer-
chants in the city is to voice its
stand on a number of budget
items. Such able speakers as
Joseph Pearlman, department
store owner and chairman Of
the committee, and Paul Albury,
grocer and former city official,
will probably take the floor.
The city has had 500 mimeo-
graphed copies of the city budget
available. at the City Hall since
yesterday for citizens interested
in perusing the annual appro-
priation figures. Only a small
percentage of the 500 had been
taken at noon today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-11
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One american
Dollar Worth
Chinese
tBy The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Feb. Il.-An
American dollar is worth IT,
500 Chinese dollars. money
changers announced here to-
day.
They explained that Chi
nese paper money has reach
ed so low a level. workers
preferred to be paid in goods
than in money, regardless of
how much is given them.
Stores are crowded with
persons. carrying small bales
of money, anxious to exchange
it for merchandise. 80 "''
In the same statement about
the exchange rates of the
American and Chinese dollar.
it was stated that it requires
$4,000 Chinese dollars to
purchase an ounce of gold.
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4 ~ fkaES o. INST
Gffl DOC 4 iTCHER
RAD cd Bl COURT

HHHam "a Montgomery. city
a .af.rt pleaded guilty to a
.r "f reckless driving when
Eu.a before Municipal Court
tn.quf Esquinaldo yester-
H..
HnIa geometry . attorney told the
...f fHt defendant would plead
s IHt athCf charges were
.'Hasls8 namply a charge Of
......aa eHllt drunk and causing
HH a.isui FRIDAY night Mont
aH.r aaa unrd SIS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-11
TWO MARRIAGE
LICENSES ISSUED

Two marriage licenses were is
sued yesterday by County Judge
Raymond r. Lord. Those receiv-
ing them were John A. Blass, 81,
U. S. Navy, and Lee Russell, p,
684 Simonton street, and John
Shafchuk, 30, u. S. Navy, and
Josephine Gosselin, "a, 632 White
head street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-11
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
OF ROTARY TO HEAR
COMMITTEE REPORTS

Committee chairmen of the Ro-
tary Club will give their annual
reports to District Governor AL
bert Geiger of st. Petersburg at
the assembly of the local club
to be held at p. M, tomorrow
at the La Concha Hotel.
Governor Geiger will be the
guest speaker at the regular
luncheon meeting of the club
THURSDAY M ST Pauls Parish
Hall
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Tw.aLL[[II[l.
British Stage
Sham Battle In
Tel-Ayiy Roads
(By The Associated Pre..l

JERUSALEM. Feb. 1l.-Brit-
ish troops conducted a sham bat
tie in the streets of Tel-Aviv to-
day, and while it was in progress
Sir Allan Cunningham, hi & h
commissioner in Palestine, called
on the Jewish agency to assist
the British in stamping out the
underground
But the agency refused to CO.
operate, and the underground's
secret radio threatened a blood
bath" if the three convicted
Jewish terrorists are hanged by
British authorities.
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Merchants Opp Oppose
Sales Tax, Favor
City Budget Slash
COMMITTEE NAMED TO,
ATTEND APPROPRIA.
TION MEET; SUGGEST
MANAGER PAY CUT

KEY IVES, merchants and tax
psyera took a definite stand
against q city sales tax and moved
20 slash drastically the city's l947
reeofd- breaking budget at a mass
meeting In the County Court
House last night A reduction in
tha city managers salary fro m
$4,000 10 $4,000 was recommend
ed
Paul Albury. local grocer and
iugmeT city official, presided.
3aaeph hoza acted as secretary
and committee was appointed
e. attend the hearing of the City
Commission tonight on the 1947
budget Members are Joe Pearl
man. chairman: Paul Sher. Bow
nan Cutter. ]. Glenwood Sweet
lng
TIE presiding officer estimated
the attendance at about $50 per-
anns
Pearlman. Sher and others ex-
pressed strong opposition to sales
taKea such As proposed by City
Commissioners Albert Cooper,
Hunter Harden and Louis Carbo-
neil tnF various civic projects.
TIE speakers pointed out that Of
ilriml pfstOffiCc figures show $780,
900 worth Of goods came into Key
Neat cash On delivery, last year.
~ = sales Tax goes into effect, they
rlHlmed. the mail order business
siii b. increased five times its
pfsaeni volume and the merchants
sill suffer
4 nambcr 1t employees will be
laid of and because of the drop
ln huslnoss the anticipated rev.
enne from the sales tax will drop,
theF eoniendcd A sales tax
soald nut only be- a heavy bur-
sea sn ire merchants. they con-
NnueH bM un the consumer as
Atll exen children.
The gathering went over the
entire city budget. item by item,
raasing the meeting 10 extend
Wmtll after II pm Regarding the
sWeiawa M group tD opposed all
lme fea8ga ln salary FOR city en-
HlHes. eKeepi for City Engineer
halNtt q Dppp and City Finance
lhfaftaf Comptroller Charles
Mstefta 90 advocated that all!
efilrI aaiafies remain the same as
.ast wear 90 opposed purchase
4 nfN pailrc ur fire department
sfs 90 opposed installing radios
"a paiap ard fare vehicles; go OPP
faafa tadlflCation OF city ordi-
nauf fel advocated reducing
ffsH aiatt ui thc city manager to
ktm tl appuacd spending ST.
@ tn saithaN game gate keep
csc and officials. 90 opposed
g. nalnN $50 per month 20 Gre
atf an Htgt "a license weight
#ts sal# inspector t9) favored
o. Ht'ua 10 beast S25 600 Tor street
sna Hat.uH repairs OOj favored
H fsila atfun and reduction of
Hifnanle and operation eX-
Hf.n les aptl lng so frequently in
sH .ff departments
Aouth. WtttInH viii be- held
HHnHaf nahi when the commit
t.. HI fs sail report on the action
N iH utf commission A perm
sn.nl Iakpatgu, and Business
M.ns trsHau AI.l boz formed also
.f tHst tms
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Pmlie, Falls On Nan

faum % N tningct 80, Of 800
tf stgett was taken to
.H ManfWal Hospital Yesterday
alt. uulIs trli 0u has back at
f.. saH oH Company oil well
H N rn. krt. where he Is
.HIH.I 900, hospital reported
.H.I u. .a.tWp occurred and
.rH tH. man would be- able 10
s Hsat 200 day ur two.
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Harry Harris
Made Constable

tBy The Associated Press)
TALLAHASSEE. Feb. IL
Harry Harris. of Tavernier.
former Monroe county COM
missioner. was appointed to-
day by Governor Caldwell as
constable of the third district
in Monroe county.
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BELIEVE IT OR NOT RIPLEY'S
X X
Famed Graft Has Gold AnchOr and Phone To Ne,e York
X X
CHINESE JUNK DUE TOMORROW
BY JAMES r. YOUNG

fEDTORS NOTE: Mr. Young, widely known cor,
author of Behind the Rising Sun and
authority opon where he spent Is yeors is close
friend of Robert believe 1t or Not Ripley Mr.. and
Mrs. Young have been the guests of Mrs Jessie Porter
Kirke here
Evening star., 1947-03-29
'Big-Time' Numbers
Operator Is Given
s 10 IS Months Term

A man described by police as "one
OF the biggest numbers operators
in the District" was sentenced to 6
to 18 months in Jail yesterday on
gambling charges by Justice Alex
ander Holtzoff of District Court.
The convicted gambler is Earl H.
Mcdonald, 38, of the $500 block Of
Thirteenth street NE. He was re-.
leased under bond, pending appeal.
McDonald's sentence was believed
to be the heaviest given in court
this year for gambling. Heretofore,
defendants in gambling cases have
been given suspended Jail sentences
and ordered to pay fines. Many of
them, however, have been small
scale numbers operators.
In another courtroom, Justice
Holtzof gave Bernard Dunham, 26,
colored, 900 block of Golden street
S.W.. a suspended jail sentence and
finec him $75 on numbers charges.
In so doing, the jurist described the
defendant as an "underling" and
said the lends of justice" did not
require that the defendant 60 to
prison.
Another man, Joseph Washington,
48, colored, of the 1900 block of
Twelfth street NV, who had been
indicted with Mcdonald on gam
bling charges, was given so days in
Jail. He also was released under
bond pending appeal. Police said
Washington worked for Mcdonald.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Officers Convoy Milk
In Louisiana Strike
BY the Associated Press

ANTE, La, Mar. 29.-Milk flowed
into Baton Rouge and New Orleans
last night as armed officers of the
law conveyed trucks to prevent
striking dairymen from seizing
them.
Sheriffs Teddy Martin and New
man de Breton of West Feliciana
and East Baton Rouge Parishes,
respectively, conveyed trucks car
rying $500 gallons of milk from
st. Francisville to Baton Rouge.
The trip was made without Incl
dent after Sheriff Martin had
warned that if strikers attempted to
seize the trucks, we're not going to
arrest 'em; we're going to kill EN-"
At New Orleans, distributors re-
ceived 10000 gallons of milk by rail
in cars which passed through Amite
unmolested. Earlier this week two
trains were stopped here and their
milk cargoes dumped.
H. w. Maitrejean of st. Charles
Dairy at New Orleans said the re-
ceipt of the milk brought the city's
supply back to normal"
The strike was called Monday by
members of the AFL Dairy En-
ployes. Cheuffeurs and Mainten-
ance Employees and the Interna-
tional Teamsters' Union after New
Orleans distributors announced q.
cut in the price of milk with per
cent butterfat content from $575
to S. 20 per hundredWeight.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Job Super-SenioritY
For Veterans Upheld
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. pa
Federal judge here has upheld a
Civil Service Commission order
giving veterans who had permanent
civil service jobs before they en-
tered the armed forces super-sen-
iority over all other Federal en-
ployes.
The decision, issued by Judge Guy
K. Bard, held that Thomas w
Kirkman, So, of Philadelphia was
rightfully dismissed as machinist
in the Frankford Arsenal after
more than 16 years of service to
make way for veteran. =.
Mr.. Kirkman had argued that
many veterans had been in the
Federal service for shorter periods
than he. The court was asked to
restore him to his job.
Judge Bard said he based his de-
cision on the Veterans Preference
Act of 1914, and not the so-called
CT Bill of Rights. The Supreme
Court has held that under the CT
bill veterans in private industry do
not have super seniority rights.
Many nonveteran Federal en-
ployes, with many years of service
to their credits, have been dis
missed in Navy yards and Army
arsenals throughout the country
during the last year as a result Of
the Governments reduction force
program.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Indian Troops Called
As Rioting Continues
BY the Associated Press

CALCUTTA, Mar. 2e.-Troops
helped civil authorities try to restore
order here today as Hindu Moslen
violence continued into fourth day
Police reported II modernism.
Guiding stray stabbings and other
assaults, attempted looting and ar
son-in the early morning hours anc
said they had opened fire % times
and made 43 arrests between / ano
II am. A check Of hospitals last
night showed that eight persons
had been killed and SO hurt yester-
day.
The Army estimated that $50 In
dian soldiers were being employed
for patrol duty in the Mincktala and
Beliaghata districts of East Central
Calcutta and along the upper Circu-
lar road, center of disturbances be-
gun last Wednesday. A Bengal pro-
vincial government spokesman said
last night it was the first time since
December that troops had been used
to put down such disorders.
Tension existing in some sections
showed signs of easing today, but in
places where Hindu and Moslem
communities bordered people re-
manned jittery. Nine areas of CAL
cutta had been put under curfew
lasting 141a hours day.
A delayed report from Gaya In
Bihar Province to the west disclosed
yesterday that soldiers Thursday had
killed five striking policemen with
gunfre in dislodging strikers en-
trenched in the armory and treasury
Officials said the police strike, for
higher pay and against a provincial
ban on police union organization
meetings, had spread throughout the
province.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
BY the Associated Press

Ohio's favorite-son candidate
for the 1948 Republican presi-
Dental nomination apparently is
to be Senator Taft.
Ohio Republican leaders, several
of them reported privately, agreed
last night at a dinner at the Taft
home here to give him their solid
support. No formal announcement
of the decision was made.
Among those at the dinner was
Ohio's other presidential possibility,
Senator Bricker, former governor.
Reports have been current for sew
eral months that Senator Bricker
planned to step aside in favor of
Senator Taft and thus assure the
latter of solid Ohio Republican sup
port. Neither Senator Taft nor Sem
ator Bricker has confirmed such re-
ports.
Senator Taft sought the presi-
dental nomination in 1910 when it
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Ohio Republicans Back Taft
AS States Choice for 7048

went to the late Wendell w. Willkie
In 1914 he supported Mr.. Bricker,
who was nominated for vice presi-
dent on a ticket headed by Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey of New York.
Senator Taft is expected to with
hold announcement of his 1948 can
didacy until after adjournment of
Congress.
Ohio Republican leaders met at
Senator Taft's home in connection
with a visit to Washington of Gov.
Thomas Herbert and Republican
State Chairman Fred Johnson.
In addition to Gov. Herbert, Mr..
johnson and Senators Taft and
Bricker, those attending the dinner
included Representatives Brown,
jenkins and Bender, Ohio Republi-
cans; John Marshall, former as
sistant State attorney general; Paul
Walters, Cleveland; Ben Tate. Gin
cinnati; former Representative John
Hollister, Cincinnati, and Thomas
Powers, brother-in-law of Senator
Taft.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
GoIdsborough Urges Action
To Defeat Depression
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 29.-Justice
T. Alan Goldsborough of the Dis
trict of Columbia suggests establish
ment Of permanent consumer credit
to help defeat the depression he says
is inevitable in this country.
Justice Goldsborough, who en-
joined John L. Lewis and his AFL
United Mine Workers from striking
against the Government, predicted
also that the United States would
not become prosperous from foreign
trade.
Addressing the, eighth annual
meeting of the Maryland Society of
Pennsylvania last night, Justice
Goldsborough said that to his knowl-
edge the United States has been
lending money to foreign govern
ments for more than a quarter of q
century to buy our goods and return
nothing for it.
In other words, we have been try
ing to get rich by giving our wealth
away. Expressed in another way
we don't know enough to distribute
it to our own people, so we Just give
lit away" Justice Goldsborough said
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Efficiency
Continued From First Page.)

whether the present efficiency pro.
gram needs to be overhauled.
Mr.. Riley said his staff will rec.
ommend any remedial legislation tt
the full committee that is deemed
necessary.
Dissatisfaction Reported.
Others who were expected to testi.
fly today are John Overholt, chief o1
the Civil Service Commissions eff.
cheney rating division, and A. Heath
Onthank, personnel director of the
War Department.
Mr.. Riley said his staff has founo
considerable dissatisfaction among
employe groups over the present ef-
f1ciency rating program. Charges
that bias and favoritsm play i'm.
portant parts in the ratings giver
employees by some supervisors have
been made to his staff, Mr.. Riley
said
Other complaints have been made
that there is no close understand.
ing on the part of Federal official:
and rank -and-flle personnel on the
functions and duties of a particular
job, Mr.. Riley said.
Every Government employe is
graded annually on his efficiency
The grades are as follows: Unsat.
isfactory, fair, good, very good and
excellent.
Excellent" and very good" rat.
ings are eagerly sought by Federal
employees since it largely deter.
mines their chances for promotion
in the Government service. On the
other hand, unsatisfactory" ano
fair" ratings are likely to lead te
an employees dismissal during the
current reduction in force program
Evening star., 1947-03-29
telephones
Continued From First Page.)

mitted to an antilabor, strike.
breaking program.
Other Democratic members whom
Mr.. Lesinski said he consulted were
Representatives Kelley of Pennsyl-
vania, Madden of Indiana, Klein
and Powell of New York and Ken
nedy of Massac achusetts.
Basis of Rejection.
Mr.. Robinson said that his union
rejected the company arbitration
offer because it applied only to
basic wages, one of a large number
of demands, and even then the
arbitrator would be limited to find
ing whether his union members
were being paid wage comparable
to that being paid by other en-
ployers in the community to work.
ers of similar skill. He said the
arbitrator could not consider living
cost rises of the past year or the
ability of the company to pay
higher wages.
The Policy Committee Of the
National Federation of Telephone
Workers, which has been meeting
here all week, recessed the session
until Monday, subject to an emer-
gency call.
In Virginia, representatives Of the
Chesapeake g. Potomac and the
Virginia Federation of Telephone
Workers will go back to collective
bargaining Monday morning in
Richmond for their first meeting in
10 days.
Neither the company nor the
union had anything to say for pub
lication today on the likelihood of
reaching agreement at the con-
ference.
In New York, the Labor Depart
ment Cancellation Service an
nounced a meeting today between
the Long Lines Department of the
American Telephone & Telegraph
Co. and the American Telephone
Union. The union was the key to
settlement of last years telephone
dispute. 1t represents 10000 work.
ers in AZ States.
Meantime, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported that telephone
workers over the country received
an average weekly wage in January
Of $43.19. This was an average of
the higher paid maintenance men
and technicians and the lower paid
telephone operators.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Moscow
Continued From First Page,

to be weak, because she no longer
can get what she wants out of the
eastern zone. Where the possibili.
ties of acceptable compromises lie
under the circumstances-if in fact
they exist at all-is what Gen
Marshall, and presumably others
want to find out.
Concessions which might be made
on many points in dispute would
not solve the key problems, West
ern officials point out, and pros
poets for real accomplishments here
are slight unless one side or the
other decides to give way.
In Berlin, an American Military
Government representative said yes
terday that the four occupying pow
ers had agreed to include "practi-
cally any factory that anyone wants
to inspect" in their joint inquiry
into the progress made in getting
rid of Germany's power to make
war.
Teams on the first Big Four in
spection tour in January visited only
plants on lists made up by the four
zone commanders. However, in pre-
paration for the next tour prob
ably next month, the United States
spokesman said, each power has
turned in long supplementary list
Of factories it wants inspected in
other zones.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
New York Transit Workers
Vote 10 Seek Pay Boost
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 29.-The city's
subway, elevated, street car and bus
workers, through the CIO Transport
Workers Union, voted last night to
ask for higher wages, reduction Of
working hours, increased vacations
and an improved pension system
for the fiscal year starting July /.
While not setting a definite figure,
Michael Quill, international presi-
dent of the union, and other speak,
ers hinted that they would press
for an increase of from 16 to 25
cents an hour.
Union leaders said they were pre-
pared to solve the matter through
collective bargaining. IF that
doesn't work out, we are prepared
to take our case to the people, !"
they said.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Grain Prices Strong
Due to Rise in Parity
By me Associated Press

CHICAGO. Mar. 29-Grains were
strong at the opening on the Board
of Trade today. Buying was based
on sharp increases in parity prices,
announced late yesterday by the Ag-
riculture Department.
Wheat started to 81 cents high
er, May 2.60-2.61A, corn was A-124
higher, May s182-1.83h, and oats
1h h-2A higher, May 91-91A.