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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Picture az Strand
Is AsCard " inner

"
1T Happened in Brooklyn"
playing today and tomorrow a
the Strand Theatre, is whole
some musical. favored with TO
nance, in which Metro-G Cold
wyn-Mayer stars Frank Sinatra,
Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford
and Jimmy Durante. The picture
was voted the box office Blue
Ribbon Award for April BY the
National Screen Council.
AS the picture Of the month
which can be enjoyed by the
whole family, it Is the second
Metro film to be voted that hon
or this year. In fact, March's
winner, The Beginning or the
End" was also a MGM picture.
The two pictures are strikingly
different, having little in conn
mon from the entertainment
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Decoration Day
Plans Discussed
By Legion ! osl

Plans for participation IN the
Memorial Day Services. May 80.
were discussed at last nights
meeting Of Arthur Sawyer Unit
|28 81 the American Legion in the
Legion home, White and Southland
streets.
The services will begin at 400
nm. May so at the Maine Plot
|of the City Cemetery. Members
|of the auxiliary unit. who will
lie dressed in white, will present
j wreath to all departed heroes.
They will meet at 3:45 pm. at
Harris School and will march to
the cemetery behind their colors.
n the morning Of May 80, Mrs.
George Skies, Mrs. Hester Rich
ardson, Mrs. Edna Patrick and
Miss Rose M. Sands will meet at
the cemetery to help decorate the
graves Of deceased veterans.
Miss Gretna Nice Claim, president,
presided at last evenings meet
ing.
After formal opening Of the
Mrs. Dorothy Daniels.
secretary, read the minutes Of
the previous meeting and also the
minutes Of the executive commit
tee meeting which was held on
Tuesday evening at the home Of
Miss McClain. The executive
committee meetings will be held
the third Tuesday of each month
and the next meeting will be held
at the home Of Mrs. Betty Saun-
Iders, 2702 Staples Avenue.
Motions were made and carried
that the membership chairman
present all membership applica-
tons to the executive committee
to be approved; that the delegates
to tn convention be reimbursed
for their banquet expenses; that
Junior members of the auxiliary
who are graduating from the high
schools this year be given a gift;
that two relatives Of members Of
the Legion and Auxiliary be sent
get-well cards, and that four
members of the Auxiliary be sent
sympathy cards. II was also vot-
ed to render aid to the family Of
a veteran who is i'll and unable
to work.
Officers present at the meeting
were: Miss Gretna McClain, presi-
dent: Mrs. Betty Saunders, first
vice president; Mrs. Hester Rich
ardson, second vice-president;
Mrs. Dorothy Daniels. secretary:
Mrs. Beverly Pinder, treasurer;
Mrs. Josephine Piodela. chaplain;
Mrs. Edna Pernick, historian;
Miss Rose M. Sands, sergeanA-at-
arms; Mrs. Barbara Whitehead,
assistant sergeant-at-arms, and
Mrs. Naomi Hort, Junior past
president.
Other members were: Mrs.
Mary Stirrup, Mrs. Tessie VIM
Imenauer. Mrs. Charlotte Navar-
70, Mrs. Kathleen Waite, Mrs.
Marie A. Hull, Mrs. Genevieve A.
Almyda, Mrs. Elsie M. Barnard,
Mrs. Clotilda Hartmann, Mrs.
Phyllis Mesa, Mrs. iSybii Brady,
Mrs. /, Mary Archer aaid Mrs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Jr.-Sr. High
School PIT. A.
Names Officers

The Junior Senior High School
P.-T.A. held its last meeting for
the school year, Tuesday night,
III the High School auditorium,
with Mrs. Reginald Roberts pre-
siding.
All business for the year was
closed up. A report from the May
Day Committee showed the fes-
tival, held in Bayview Park, was
. huge success.
The association voted $500 to
be. given to. the school for
Choral Robes" to be used at the
next school term when a School
Choir will be organized.
Mrs. Fernando Camus, Past
County Council President, was
installing officer.
Officers for the new school
year are:
President, Mrs. Samuel Higgs;
vice president. Mrs. Ted canova;
secretary, Miss Edna Wilson;
treasurer, Mrs. Elijah Sands.
Corsages were presented to all
incoming and outgoing officers
by Mrs. Oscar Cruz.
Principal O'Bryant presented
Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Camus
with president bars to be added
for extra years of service to the
past president pins that they
each possess.
Mrs. Higgs assumed her office
and appointed her committee
chairmen for the coming year.
Count Of parents found Mrs.
Miners class winner for halt
day.
After adjournment Of the
meeting, ice cream and cake
were served while all present
witnessed the display of dresses
in the corridor that were made
by the sewing classes Of the
school, including class night
dresses which the seniors have
made themselves. This class is
conducted by Miss Katherine
Lowe, home economical teacher.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
The Weather


FORECAST
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy. tonight and Saturday:
some indication 81 widely scat
tered thundershowers. Continued
warm. Moderate southeasterly
winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy through
Saturday with widely scattered
showers and thunderstorrns Oc-
curing mostly in afternoon or
evening; continued warm.
jacksonville through the Flor
ida Straits and East Gull Of Mex
leo: Moderate winds. southeast
erly over south portion and
south east to south over north
portion today, tonight and Sat-
.urday; partly cloudy with wide
" scattered showers and thun-
derstorms.
Jacksonville to Apalachicola:
No small craft or storm warn
ings have been issued.
REPORT
Key West, Fla, May %, l947
observation taken q $50 an.
TemporotllSeo
Eastern Standard Time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Mrs. Yutes Has
Book Published

Mrs. Magdalena Eugene
Yates Of Key West today receiv-
ed from her publisher the first
copy Of book entitled "A Trip
Through the Florida Keys and
Other Stories" The name alone
should be Of considerable inter-
lest to Key Westers.
Mrs. Yates describes her early
life in Nassau where she was
born and especially her years
aboard the yacht, Norma,
where she and her husband, Tony,
lived for seven years. The yacht
was moored in Garrison Blight
for a considerable period.
Key Westers will remember
Mr.. Yates as chief engineer Of
the Key West Electric Company
for AZ years.
Following their lie on the
Norma" which was lost in a
1883 storm, the Yates built a
home near the present N avail
Hospital, but upon construction
Of the latter were forced to leave.
They then purchased another
yacht, the South Wind, and sail
ed through the Florida Keys.
Yachtsmen should find the
book Of interest as it contains
some information on moorings
and locations in the, Keys.
Mrs. Yates had $50 copies. OF
her book published by the Hob
son Book Press, New York, by the
offset method.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23

t.Tss5s - 90 fSlfE - - ~ = 5S}oS6
Herbert Marshall, actor, born
in England, 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
standpoint but the public - =

standpoint but Ire public - =
Catholic taste II screen fnre
Ii spite of the real = oll~g.1
appeal which Frank Sinafra -
for the bobbysox branch p -
family trade. this y ne 1E.
Blue Ribbon picture in wn1en
he has played. For kathryn
Grayson il is the second winner.
as she won with 1.-TWO Siseers
from Boston, (MGM) last Ju1ae.
The same is true for Peter Law.
ford and in the same film. ana
for Jimmy Durante. Jimmy also
had credit from ''Phant0m Pres.
Iident'' (Para) for October q
1882.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23

John Stuart, board chairman
Of Quaker Oats, Chicago, born in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 20 years ago.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-11-22
Screwy Skits Slated For ScreubaLI Show

No matter who loses, it will be the audience who wins when the curtain goes up on the Screw ball show of the senior class at 8 o'clock next Friday evening. Seniors have planned a full two hours of entertainment, with the accent on the unexpected.
 The fun will begin right at the door, when some customers will be given a slightly new yer sion of the double or nothing" treatment. But just to show their hearts are in the right place, the seniors are even planning to pay some folks to see their show. Folks will never know, though, until they step up to the ticket window, which way their luck will run.
 Seniors don't talk much about the events on the evenings pro- gram. Anything can happen, and it's likely to-" they warn. They do say there'll be most unusual model parade" as one big production number. Movies, too, will be included, but they'll be far different from any movie Valley folks can see at any other theater.
 As a special attraction that evening, seniors promise to give away, from the stage, "a real live baby" to some member of the audience.
 All 25 members of the senior class will participate in a stage number during the course of the evening. The production is plan- ned to raise funds for the an nual senior ball, to be held late next month.
 Tickets will be sold at the door, and all Valley residents are invited to have fun with the senior class next week. If the production is favorably received in Palmer, seniors may take it to Wasilla for presentation there.
 The screwball planning com mittee, headed by Bob Lucas, promises further announcements of program developments in next Tuesdays Frontiersman. Bob's fellow Screwballs include Babe Larsh, Evon DeLand, Hilda Sten- wall, Walter Stevens and Alice BouWenS.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-11-22
Wasiilla Women Want To Play Basketball

WASILLA - Feminine court stars of former years are attempt ing to revive community inter- est in women's basketball. Mrs. Clarence Betts is organizing a town team of Wasilla women, which hopes to meet Palmer and other women's team in competi- tion this season.
 Ernest Line, high school in- structor, has offered to coach the group. There will be no other basketball in Wasilla this year, for a high school team has been abandoned for both girls and boys.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-11-22
Wasilla Buys A Cemetery

WASILLA - That much dis cussed community enterprise, Wasilla's cemetery, is beginning to be an actuality now.
 Members of the Cemetery As sociation recently purchased a plot of land from Fred Nelson, to be used as a cemetery site. The burial ground is located a mile north of Wasilla on the FishhOok road.
 The five-acre lot already has been surveyed, and community residents are now at work slash ing and 'dozing. It is hoped most of this preparatory work can be finished at the cemetery this winter.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-11-22
It's A Holiday

Next week students and teach CTS at Palmer school will get a two-day break, their first since the potato vacation. Thanksgiv- ing and the Friday following will be full holidays for Palmer's pupils.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-11-22

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
.l947 WHEAT CROP
TO TOP RECORDS
North Carolina Estimate
Placed Al 7,953,000
Bushels For Year

WASHINGTON, June 10 az -
The Agriculture department re-
ported today that the indicated
production of all wheat this veal
i. 1,409. 800, 900 bushels, the 1arg
est of record.
This forecast compares with l.,
275, 900, 600 indicated a month ago
with last years record crop of l.,
155, Ills, GOO and with a 1O-year av'
erage OF 843, 692, 600
Crops for which forecasts were
given included:
Peaches SO, 1873, 900 bushels com
pared with So, 643, 900 last year ane
g., 1886, 900 for the 10-year average
The indicated acreage of winter
wheat to be harvested, the yiele
per acre, and the indicated pro
duction, respectively, by major
producing states included.
North Carolina 482, 900 acres;
1875 bushels per acre and 1858,
600 bushels production; South Car
Dina 225, 900; 15.5 and 8, 1913, 900.
The indicated production o
other crops by states included:
Oats
North Carolina 12,0 29, 900 bush
els; South Carolina 10, 472, 900.
Peaches
North Carolina 1888, 900 bushels
South Carolina 6,942, 600.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
And So To Bed

All ofsyou folk who have fol-
lowed the morning quips Of
the "And So To Bed Editor"
will be pleased to know the
tables-0r to make a pun-the
tales are being turned today.
Fifteen years ago tonight
at eight o'clock he was play
ing baseball on a team known
as Myers Scouts, a fast semi
pro outfit, coached and man.
aged by the Rev. C. c. Myers.
At that hour he was suppos-
ed to have been standing before
a preacher with his best girl.
He was on third base, the other
two were loaded, and q man
was At bat. He suddenly re-
membered what he had pledg-
ed himself not to forget.
With the game at that crucial
stage, he went tearing across
the field like something gone
stark mad, jumped into = Ford
roadster,-which already had
gained fame for like trips to
South Carolina-and kept his
date. u
If you haven't gueses it, he
Sas almost Oh the threshold
Of a worse predicament last
might when he suddenly re-
membered what June 18th was.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
NATION NOW LOSING
1900 TONS OF COAL
DAILY BY HOLIDAY

WASHINGTON, June 10 -(P--
The Federal Coal Mines admins
tration estimated that $4,000 coal
miners, in Western Pennsylvania
were idle today in what Some
United Mine Workers officials de-
scribed as a protest against pas
sage of the Taft-Hartley labor bill.
The GINA, whose authority to
operate the mines expires June
80, was assembling it's own figures
on extent of the walkout but made
no special investigation to place
the blame, a spokesman said.
The % mines affected are prop
erty of steel companies except
four mines of the Pittsburgh Con
solidation Coal company. The idle
miners normally would produce
u, 900 tons of bituminous coal a
day, the coal mines administration
said,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
Along The Cape Fear

tlonal ships. That latest assign
ment OF Liberty vessels, said the
government, mast be completed
by January 20, 1914.
Again it was necessary to ex-
pand the yard and its equipment.
Eighty more acres Of land were
purchased. Large fabrication
shops we're built. A full-scale mold
lof.. was erected.
NEW LAYOUTS-The new land
was laid out for storage, layoff
and fabrication OF steel. Certain
smaller shops we're removed from
the original yard and the space
thus vacated used tor the expan-
sion of other new and needed
shops.
The second and third vessels
were launched early in 1912. With
their launching the company's
yard had assumed the position OF
a thriving and first class yard to
be ranked with any in the nation.
Heavier and still heavier lifts OF
construction material were made
possible thus permitting larger
sub-assemblies and speedier land
ings. Extension of the sub-assem-
blies was advanced. Removal OF
much stored material to the north
portion of the yard gave needed
room in the section OF the yard
in what was known as the erection
area-the part Of the yard used
for the actual construction Of ives
sells. .A..-'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
MILLIONS LOANED
TO N. c. FARMERS
Production Credit Direct
ors Hear Address, Re-
ports AT Convention

Representatives of 81 production
Credit associations in North Caro-.
lima opened their annual three-day
conference yesterday afternoon al
Wrightsville Beach and heard DR..
G. W. Forster, head of the Agri.
cultural Economics department oil
State College, emphasize the i'm.
portance of the economic situation
in relation to agriculture and how
agriculture was affected by the
war.
DR.. Forster's speech followed
0 opening remarks by Julian H.
Scarborough, president of the Cor
poration, in which he said that q
million dollars were loaned to
State farmers since Jan. /.
Scarborough noted that 90, 900
people in the State we're members
of the Pea. He said that the Pea
program whereby farmers can
borrow $50 to $50 coo for h e i 1
short-term crops such as tobacco
and cotton, has been approved by
all members.
Loans Increase
Money loaned this year has II.
creased 20 per cent and member.
ship has increased 10 per cent, Ike
Corporation president said.
A panel discussion followed
Forster's talk. This was led by S.
c. baltimore, vice president of the
non-profit corporation.
Last night the 12o directors and
secretary treasures held nc
special sessions. The evening wos
spent in recreation. q
A t 9 a. m. today DR.. T.. D.
Baver, dean and director Of the
State College of Agriculture viii
speak on whats New in North
Carolina Agriculture"
After this session. the represent
atives will hear George Burnette,
treasurer of the Corporation, dis.
cuss association ownership.
During the afternoon a picnic
and fishing are listed on the p :
gram. Thursday, the final day. 6
short business session will be held
The convention will wind up its
affairs about noon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
ALABAMA MAYOR
HALTS LYNCHlNC
Hurt,boro Official Takes
Negro, With Rope On
Neck, From Crowd

HURTSBORO, Ala, June l0-R
y l~s-year-old Negro was res
csed by the town mayor and three
other white men today from a
mob which had the youth hogtied,
/, rope Topped around his neck and
which was threatening to lynch
him.
The mayor 46-year-old Hurt
vann, said he persuaded the
crowd, growing larger and
tougher" by the minute to release
the Negro, Jimmy Harris, because
that is the best wayne ought
to let the law take its course
Vann said the Negro mad been
seized by the mob after a white
woman reported he broke into her
home and attempted to crimlnally
assault her. Mayor Vann said the
woman's screams brought a
heighbor who threw the Negro
into the street."
Immediately. he said, a mob
gathered, seized the Negro and
lashed him with a rope obtained
from a nearby truck.
Negro Postrate
Mayor Vann, former / ayor H.
NJ. Rutherford and his son, Phil
and City councilman H. T. Ellison
arrived as "about Is" white mer
were beating the Negro with the
rope end and their fists. The Ne
gro was PROSTATE, the mayor
said,
The crowd, said the mayor, was
preparing the lynch the Negro or
a tree near the center Of this
S0utheast Alabama town of abou'
vie thousand population.
Mayor Vann said he rushed
harris to a pickup truck and rae
|" out OF town. Il knew We
Souldn't have a chance if he stay
Cd there" he said.
outside town, he switched to
sIlVate car and sped towards the
russell county seat, Phenix City
A-sh(een miles from Hurtsboro
ae met County Sheriff Ralph Mat
news and State Highway Patrol
MIeh and placed the Negro ir
helf custody.
harris was rushed to Phenia
wy jail and then to the state
p,,soh in [ontgomery "for his
Protection"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11

U. S. GOES TO WAR-As wal
for this country approached, the
North Carolina SEipbuilding COM
pany in its five years Of vessel
construction, pushed its program.
Dramatically, on Decembec 8,
1941, only a few hours before the
Japs pulled their sneak attack on
Pearl Harbor which was to plunge
this nation into war, the first OF
the Liberty ships was launched at
the Wilmington yard. 1t was the
S S. 'Zebulon 3. Vance" named
in honor of Mort, Carolina S re-
construction period governor.
The vessel was christened by
Mrs. j. Neville B,oughton OF Ra-
leigh, then the states FIRST lady.
After extensive service as a
freighter, this ship was converted
into. an army hospital ship. 1t was
renamed the S. S. John j. Meany,
and its home port was Charles
ton, S. c.
At the present, this ship has
been transferred to the army
Transportation corps. It is engag-
ed in bringing British and other
war brides to this country.
COMPANY GETS MORE CON-
TRACTS-With this nation in the
war Uncle Sam once more called
for still greater speed in ship con-
struction. To that call the North
Carolina company responded in
January 1912 by accepting a con-
tract for the erection Of So addi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
WILMINGTONIANS MOP
BROWS AS HEAT WAVE
CONTINUES UNDATED

Wilmingtonians looked at the
pavement downtown yesterday
ard wondered if it would fry an
egg. It was 90 degrees, according
to Weatherman Paul Hess.
But residents of the Port City,
while hopping their foreheads
were still faring better than other
North Caro1inians in the five-day
heat wave.
In Charlotte the mercury climb
ed to 97.8 degrees-a new record
for June 10. At Greenville another
81 degrees was recorded. Green's
boro tied with Wilmington with 90
degrees and Raleigh was a cool
81.
While weatherman Paul Hess
cited the possibility OF thunder
showers as some relief to the heat,
nothing could be promised before
Thursday. Then the temperature
is expected to drop only slightly.
Weather records show that the
90 degree mark has been hit for
the past five days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
B00KM0BJLE USED
BY SAFECRACKERS
professional Yeggmen':
Loot Mule Company
Stronghold OF $4,000

DUNN, June 1O-(P-Sheriff Bill
Salmon said today that ''profes.
slonal yeggs' apparently were re-
sopsible LII three bold rofterles
at Ellington yesterday, including
the then Oh more Inan 50, GU0. i
Burglars broke into the county
garage and stole the county Book.
mobile used later in the other two
robberies, the sheriff said.
Ir the second breakin, the bur-
glars entered the office of a mule
stable operated by John Balance
Lee, prominent livestock dealer
and professional bondsman.
A bird dog was found slain in
the stable and Lees safe apparent
ly after the robbery, the seriff
ported. Lee said about $4,000 in
cash had been taken from the
safe.
Salmon said the thieves also en-
tered the Sanitary Cleaners. How
ever, nothing was reported stolen
and Salmon surInized that the
would be burglars were brighten
ed by a night policeman checking
his route.
State Bureau Of Investigation
agents have been called into the
case, the sheriff said, but no clues
sufficient to 1aAo an arrest have
boop dicoovorad
The pickup truck taken from the
county garage was found turned
over in a ditch nea Raleigh short
ly after the robbery the sheriff
said. The Rookmobile. n Of the
best known vehicles in the county,
was found abandoned a short dis
lance from the garage.
Tools Identified
Tools found at the cleaning plant
and stable were identified as those
taken from the garage, the sheriff
declared.
The sheriff said the Lee robbery
was similar to the blowing of a
safe a few days ago at nearby
Linden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
PENNY POTATOES
OFFERED BY U. S,
Agriculture Department
Ready To Sell 1947 Sur
plus AT This Price

WASHINGTON. June 10 Up -
The Agriculture department in.
formed Congress today it is will.
ing to sell potatoes at one cent a
bushel for industrial use to pre-.
vent dumping of surplus crops.
The offer, vas made before the
House Food Investigating commit.
tee which is checking on the de-
struction of surplus potatoes
acquired under the government S
price support program. Some in
Alabama were doused with kero.
sene.
S. r. Smith, chief of the de-
partment's fruit and vegetable
branch, told the committee d j S.
position Of the potatoes is his re-
sponsibLity. The potatoes were de.
stroyed he said, only after every
attempt was made to find a use
for them.
81 abhor the destruction Of
food" he said, Put what can we
do?"
Wouldn't it be better 10 ler
poor people cone and get these
potatoes instead OF putting kero
sene On them?" asked Rep. Hover
(R-IoWa).
Smith replied that this woulc
seem to be the humane thing to
do" But, he said that under the
support program established by
Congress the government is oblig'
ed to remove from the market
potatoes that will not bring the
designated price.
Support Price
The price cannot be maintained
he commended, by giving away
those potatoes to the general pub.
lie.
Smith said the government
might be called upon 'at any min
ute" to take 200 carloads of pc
tatoes in South Carolina. Unless q
use can be found for them quick
ly, he added 'There would be nc
place for them to go but to the
dump"
He said the government Dough
II. 500. 900 10000 md sacks. of Maine
potatoes last year Of which abou
80 per cent we're U. S. No. 1 quail
ty.
He listed their disposal as fol
lows: $50, 900 sacks to schools ane
charitable institutions, 900, 900 tt
a1cohol, $500. 900 to export, 1000
See POTATOES On Page Two