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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-05

loaned the CITY Dy the Ringing
Brothers circus.
This morning in Florida City,
the last community on the main
land leading to the Overseas
Highway, the Everglades Park
postal stamp was put on sale by
the Post Office Department. It
is a three-cent stamp, and the
first one was sold to Governor
Willard Caldwell. who was the
chief speaker at ceremonies that
began at $50 o'clock.
AS soon as the stamp went on
sale, twelve postal employees be-
gan putting the Florida City
postmark on 100000 envelopes
sent to Florida City by stamp
collectors from all over the ma
ton and from a god many for
eign countries.
Joseph j. Lawler, third as
sistant postmaster general, who
represented the Post Office De
partment at Florida City, said he
estimated that 100000 collec-
tors had arranged to get first
day stamps at Florida City,
John d. Pennekamp, legislative
chairman of the Everglades Ma
tjonal Park, has prepared the fol-
lowing brief history in connec-
ton with the establishment of the
park and which he related in an
address ,befoFetthe Florida Retail
Merchants Association in Orlando
ON October 20: -. l-J't
1t the Everglades National
Continued On Page Five
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left hand.
Good morning, everybody"
he called to the waiting newspa-
permen and photographers.
You're all looking mighty good
this morning"
'"The same to you, Mr.. Presi-
dent" replied one of the news
papermen.
Between two rows of seamen,
the President stepped on the
deck of the U-25l3 and was
greeted at once by 1t. Comdr. j.
B. easier, commander of the
submarine.
"How Eare you?" the Presi-
dent asked Comdr. easier.
I'm fine, Mr.. President"
Then Comdr. easier read the
wording of a certificate pre-
sented to the President by Rear
Admiral James Fife, command
er of the. Atlantic. Fleet Subms- .
rine Force. making him
qualified submariner.
The President broke into
smiles during the reading of the
certificate.
He shot several amused
plances at Admiral William ID.
Leahy, his chief of staff The
admiral broke into rare smile
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Hendersons To-:
Invest. Further
In Realty Here

Mr.. and Mrs. D., E. Henderson,
of huntsville, Alabama, who pur-
chased considerable real estate
when they, were in Key West a
year7ago. have returned to make
this city their home. They are
residing in their house at Gil
United street.
Mr. Henderson said today that,
aside from his pleasure in being
back in Key West, he has great
faith in. the future of this city
and has decided to make other
investments here.
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EHs Memorial
Services VIII Be
Held On Sunday

Annual memorial services of
Key West Lodge, No. ssh, Bene-
violent and Protective Order of
Elks, will be held on Sunday
afternoon. beginning at o'clock,
in the Elks patio, 313 Duval
street.
The services will be for 104
Elks who have died since the
order was organized in Key
West.
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Help Aduertise
Key Vest at
Everglades Park

The Key West Chamber of
Commerce is ready TO sup
ply anY Key Wester going
to the Everglades National
Park dedication at Ever
qlades on Saturday with
Key West literature.
Chamber will supply not
only literature. but window
stickers and bumper strips
to anyone driving to the
dedication ceremonies. where
President Truman. now in
Key West. will make the
principal address.
These will help adyer-
tise." said Chamber officials
today.
Anyone calling at the
Chamber office in Jackson
Square may pick up the
advertising material.
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President Truman And Interior
Secretary Krug TO Make
Chief Addresses

THOUSANDS EXPECTED TO BE IN EVERGLADES
CITY, COMMUNITY OF 800, WHERE DEDICA-
TORY CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD; EVER
CLADES PARK STAMP SALE THIS MORNING
Everglades National Park will
at Everglades City in Collier county.
Chief addresses will be made President Truman
Of the Interior Julius
his address 230
he will return to Key West to remain till Monday
Thousands expected attend the
City community of 8O0 and officials
to find for everybody Eight thousand
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Y.M.C.A GIVEN
YEAR LEASE ON
U.S.O. BUILDING
City Agrees To Furnish
Janitorial And Utility
Service; Snack Bar To
o- r. 80
BE Handled BY City

Acting City Manager Trevor
told the City Commissioners last
night that he and the Army and
Navy Department of the Y.M.C.A.
had reached an agreement
whereby the city of Key West
will lease the Jackson Square
USO to the Y.M.C.A.. as is and
agree to have the city pay util-
tiles, keep up maintenance of
the property. Originally the Y.
MICA. desired $4,000 to run the
Continued on Page Four
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Truman HOnOred And
Presents HOnOrS To
Sub Men Here TODAY
PRESIDENT PRESENTED WITH CERTIFICATE
AND PLAQUE; AWARDS MEDALS TO
FOUR SUBMARINE OFFICERS

President Truman became qualified submariner and awarded
medals to four Navy officers today.
Smiling broadly he walked along the toward the Sub
U2513 President Truman acknowledged the sounding of
bg he approached the ship aboard which he be honored
and to present honors.
He wearing white seersucker suit yachting white
shoes and carried white handkerchief in the left breast of the
He in hiSk--
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as we'll and whispered briefly
to the President.
That finished, Comdr. CASTER
then presented Mr.. Truman with
bronze plaque fashioned from
the emblem of submariner.
The President opened his coat
and pinned it on his necktie.
From Rear Admiral James II.
Continued On Page Seven)
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Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country, with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1947-05-25
By the Associoted Press

BERLIN, May 24.-Loot searchers
have found six valuable paintings,
stolen from the Netherlands by
NaziS, right in the middle of Amer
ican military government head
quarters where they were decorat-
ing the Offices of Gen. Lucius D. Clay
and his deputy military governor
Maj. Gen. Frank A. Heating,
How did they get there?
Slightly red in the face, American
Military Government issued an off,
cial news release today explaining
that the paintings we're bought in
good faith" from a German firm of
interior decorators in Berlin for &c.
400 marks (s6,64o at the Army rate
of exchange).
The German decorators (Horn
Bros.l explained that they had
bruoght them from the Roomerbad
Hotel at Badenweiler, Baden, in the
French zone.
There would, indeed, have been
seven paintings on headquarters
walls, the official release &C
knowledged, but one was destroyed
in fire at the German decorators S
warehouse while the picture was be-
ing refurhished for hanging. This
was q Damschroeder which had
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Lost Roxas Plane Found
Wrecked in Mindanao
BY the Associuied Press

MANILA, Sunday, May 25.-
President Manuel A. Roxas an
nounced through his Office today
that his personal plane, missing a
week with high Philippine govern
ment officials aboard, had been
found wrecked on Northern Min
danao and there was no sign of life
in the vicinity.
Maj. Gen. Rafael Jalandoni, Phil
ippine Army chief of staff who di-
rected the Widespread search, re-
ported to the President that the
wreckage appeared partly burned.
He said the identification was
verified by at least four other search
planes from numerals on the tail of
the ill-fated luxury transport.
The wreckage was sighted 20 miles
south of DanSalan, which is near
the coast in the northwestern part
of Mindanao.
Gen. Jalandoni reported that a
ground party hoped to reach the
scene over well-defined trails within
six hours.
At least II government officials
and crewmen were aboard
Evening star., 1947-05-25
De Casper Starts Job
Reforming Cabinet
By the Assoeioted Press

ROME, May 24.-Alcide de Gas
peri picked up today the bag OF
troubles he had dropped on Ptovi-
sional President Enrico de Nicola s
desk IL days ago and started the
task of forming a new Italian gov
eminent.
Smiling wryly as he left the presi-
d ential palace the 66-year-old
Christian Democrat leader an
nounced that he had been desig-
mated to attempt to solve the crisis
provoked by his resignation as pre-
mier.
He then drove off to begin a round
OF conferences with party leaders
which Christian Democrats hoped
would result in broader coalition
than the squabbling three-party
alliance with Communists and So
cialists which collapsed twice in
four months.
Should he fail to bring Commun-
lists and Socialists into a braodened
government two othe- courses were
open to him, both politically risky
in view of the approaching elections.
One course was to organize gov
eminent of Christian Democrats
exclusively, the other a government
of Christian Democrats and some
minor leftist and rightist groups.
Either course would open the
way for outright opposition from
Communists and Socialists who hold
It's seats in the 556-member Con-
stituent Assembly and dominate
the General Confederation of Labor.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 24.-The
six-month- -old investigation in
the Staying of Republican cam
paign worker Joseph Scottorig-
gio received new impetus today
with the identification of body
hauled from the East River as
that of an important" witness
in the case.
At news conference held shortly
after fingerprints of the corpse were
found to tally with those of the
missing witness, New York County
(Manhattan) District Attorney
Frank S. Hogan disclosed that he
had asked Congress to reopen its in
vestigation of the Staying and added:
There might be testimony in our
possession which might be of interest
to them (Congress) in regard to free
dom of elections. I have certain in
formation that might bring around
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Swift Action Sought
By Marshall on -Four
Foreign Affairs Bills
Aid to Refugees, Military
Missions, Arms Sole and
Broodcdsts Called Urqent
BY the Associoted Press

Secretary of State Marshall
pinned urgent tags yesterday
on four foreign affairs measures
which have made slow progress
in Congress in a drive to get
them passed by June 80.
officials said the legislation is
needed promptly in view of the
start of the Governments new fiscal
year July /, or the expiration of
certain presidential war powers
June 80. They indicated fresh ef-
forts will be made to get congress
'sional action.
The four bills would authorize:
l. The United States membership
in the International Refugee Or
ganization, which is getting ready
to take over Army and UNRRA
responsibilities for displaced per-
sons in Germany and Austria.
Passed by the Senate, it awaits
House consideration.
2. The sending OF military and
naval missions to other countries,
needed to keep wartime missions in
China and Iran 1t is still in con-
gressional committees.
3. Sales of arms to friendly foreign
nations through amendment of the
Neutrality Act. No congressional
action has been taken.
4. Continuance of the Voice of
America broadcasts and other
foreign information activities. 1t is
due for House consideration this
week: no Senate action has been
taken.
Treaty Approval Sought.
The Administration also is eager
for the Senate to ratify the peace
treaties for Italy. Romania, Hungary
and Bulgaria but there is no June
80 deadline involved Chairman Van
denberg expects to call them up
after the Senate completes work
on the tax and labor bills.
State Department officials said the
new four-point priority list repre-
sents reshuff1ing of the list orig
inally drafted by Gen. Marshall early
this year.
The original list was topped by 10
measures labelled urgent items in
order of priority" 1t included II
others tagged important" for this
(See FOREIGN, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Finding Of Witness Body Spurs
Scottoriggio Staying Probe
New York District Attorney Asks Congress
To Reopen Inquiry in G. O. P. Workers Deoth

some changes in congressional elec-
tions."
Mr.. Hogan did not amplify his
statement and would not say
whether he referred to any specific
congressional district.
Mr.. Scottoriggio, a Republican
campaign worker in the 18th Con-
gressional District where incumbent
Representative Marcantonio, Ameri-
can Labor, of New York won re-
election, was beaten on his way to
the polls last election day and died
two days later.
The body was identified today as
that of Anthony Lagano, former
election district captain for Mr..
Marcantonio. 1t was hauled from
the river four days ago.
Mr.. Lagano was identified from
fingerprints on file at the Municipal
Department of Correction where he
formerly had been employed as an
(See SCOTTORIGGIO, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-05-25
France Requisitions
Gas, Power Workers
In Threat Of Strike
IS, 900 Under Government
Control in Showdown;
Romodier May Use Army
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Sunday, May 25.-The
French government today requi-
sitioned all workers in the
French fuel gas and electric
power industry to fight SLOW
down and meet the threat of a
token strike by $4,000 employees
protesting the governments re-
fusal to increase wages Is per
cent.
A decree extending government
control over the industry was signed
yesterday by Premier Paul Rama
dier and went into effect today with
its publication in the French Off
cial journal.
Mr.. Ramadier also deliberated
whether to call out troops to guar
antee an adequate output of fuel,
power and gas in the face of the
showdown and the 24-hour strike
called for Wednesday.
The decree places in a 'state of
requisition" all personnel of the gas
and power industry, with Robert
Lacoste, minister of industrial pro-
duction, and Edouard Depreux, in
terror minister, charged with the
operation of the industry. Since
the industry already has been ma
tionalized, personnel was chiefly af-
fected by the new order.
Challenge to Union Chiefs.
The decree was a challenge to
union leaders who ordered gas and
electric power reduced Immediately
throughout the nation after the
government denied the workers con-
tention they were entitled to the
wage increase because they had
raised the power output so per cent
over 1888.
The union ordered showdown
would cut off fuel gas throughout
France except for meal times and
probably would necessitate electric
ity cuts such as France experienced
(See FRANCE Page Ar
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Bradley of Michigan Dies at 4o
On Coast Guard Academy Visit
Head of House Group
Complained Recently
Of Party Pace Here

Representative Fred Bradley,
Republican, of Michigan, died
yesterday of a heart attack at
New London, Conn. He was 40.
Mr.. Bradley, chairman of the
House Merchant Marine Committee
and veteran of eight years service
IN Congress, was stricken while visit
ing an officers room at the Coast
Guard Academy at New London. He
died few minutes later in the in
firmary, according to Associated
Press reports.
Only recently Mr.. Bradley re-
ported he was being worn out by the
terrific pace and physical strain of
the seemingly endless round of par
ties" which he said are the lot of
legislators in Washington.
He was apparently in good health,
however. He was a powerfully built
man with broad shoulders and had
returned recently from an official
visit in Panama with a healthy coat
of tan. But Mr.. Bradley was aware
of his heart condition. He spent
several weeks in the Naval Hospital
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Nuzi- Stolen Dutch ArtRetrieved
From Clay and Keoting Offices

been bought by Military government
for q, 800 marks ($2,260).
Agents of the military govern
ment Monuments, Fine Arts and
Archives Section found the pictures
when they undertook to trace Meth
erland and restitution claims.
On the wall of Gen. Clay's office
they found Van Dyck's Portrait of
a Woman bought for $500 marks.
On Gen. Keating's adjacent walls
they found five more paintings, a
Bidders Landscape d4,200 marks i,
Waterfall" by Bassano u0,500
marks, Salvador Rosa's Two
Mounted Riders" and Battling"
(both $500 marks, and Canaletto's
Grand Canal t22,5oo marks.
The agents have traced millions
of looted articles, from masterpieces
to sewing machines, in their tricks
across Europe but none of them
cared to talk about this find.
A subordinate of Col John H.
Allen, section chief, indicated, how
ever. that the Dutch might have
given some hints as to where to look.
There were blank spaces on the
Office walls of Gen. Clay and Gen.
Keating today.
Meanwhile, Horn Bros. got note
from military government saying,
We want our marks back"
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Senate Group Moves
To Block Demotion
OF Army Scientists
Many Key Men Reported
Ready to Quit; Threat
To kutionokSecurity Seen
By Joseph Young

The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee has moved to prevent the
mass demotion of thousands of
key scientists and other profess
sional civilian employees in the
War Department, it was learned
last night.
In closed session Friday with
War Department officials, Senator
Tllye, Republican, of Minnesota or
dered the department to submit its
demotion plans to the committee
before putting them into effect. The
downgrading of top personnel Is
scheduled to begin during the lat
ter part of June.
Senator Thye, chairman of the
special subcommittee investigating
the situation, bluntly told War De-
partment officials:
This committee doesn't want to
see the mass resignation of some of
our most important scientists that
would result from indiscriminate
downgrading."
Many Threaten to Quit.
There have peen reports that
many War Department scientists,
disgruntled over their forthcoming
demotions with attendant lower pay,
have threatened to quit. Other pro-
fessional personnel, including bu-
reau heads, are also disgruntled.
The committee also instructed the
department to allow some of the
generals who oppose the program to
present written statements to the
committee. One of the top generals
in the Pentagon told The Star last
night that the demotions ordered by
Under Secretary of War Kenneth c.
Royal will seriously threaten our
national security"
The general said that before the
war the department had been handi-
capped in obtaining top-flight civil
ian personnel due to it's ow-classi-
fication program. "It was only after
we reclassified many jobs to top
grade classifications that we were
able to obtain the kind of men that
we want" the general added. Now
we are in danger of losing many of
them"
The Civil Service Commission is
also investigating the situation to
determine whether any irregulari-
ties are involved Il
Reason for Move Cited.
Chief reason f@r the demotion
order is the feeling of Mr.. Royal
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Prisoner S Escape
From Lynch Mob
Believed Certain
North CuroIinu Women
Tells of Seeing Mon Run
From Crowd at Jail
By the Assoeiafed Press

JACKSON, N. c., May "a
There were strong indications
tonight, officers said, that a ter
rified colored man, apparently
facing death at the hands of
armed, masked white men, made
a desperate breakaway from his
captors and sped into the pre-
dawn darkness Friday as a bull
let Whistled past his head.
Developments today gave rise to
a theory that the frightened man
Goodwin Buddy Bush, gambled
with death and won; that bullet
fired after him by one of his alb
ductors missed its mark and that
the band which forcibly took him
from Northampton County jail here
yesterday morning, fearful of Great
ing too much of a stir, abandoned
their plans and left the scene quick
ly.
Previously, it had been thought
likely that the man, held on a
charge of attempted criminal as
sault of young married white
woman in Rich Square, tiny COM
munity II miles away, had been
lynched. A two-day search by some
three-score Federal, State and
county officers has brought no trace
of him-or the white men who alb
Quoted him.
Woman Saw Man Run Away.
Rosa Howard, a colored woman
who lives across the street from the
Jackson Jail, told Solicitor E. R.
Tyler she saw a man break away
from a crowd in front of the Jail
early Friday morning and run
across a yard next to her house.
She said, in an affidavit, that one
man fired a single shot in the di-
rection of the Aeeing man and
then entered one of several parked
automobiles, which Immediately
drove away.
The woman was unable to say
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Meader Quits as Counsel
For Senate War Probers
By the Assoeioted Press

George Meader resigned yesterday
as chief counsel for the Senate War
Investigating Committee. William
P. Rogers, former assistant to Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey, was reported in
line to replace him.
Mr.. Meader wrote Chairman
Brewster that he had desired for
some time to resume his private
law practice after having served
on the committees staff for four
years and would like to make his
resignation effective July /.
Mr.. Rogers, "a, graduate of the
Cornell Law School, was assistant
New York district attorney under
Mr.. Dewey and remained in that
post under Frank Hogan until Mr.
Rogers entered the Navy. He was
a lieutenant commander.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
By Joseph A. Fox

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May "a
Mrs. Martha Truman is growing
weaker" President Truman said
tonight.
At. the end of week In which he
has been daily at the bedside OF
his 94-year-old mother in Grand
view, the President told reporters
who asked about her condition:
"She is just about the same.
There is not much change. She is
a little weaker If anything. She
slept most of the day. I talked to
her on several occasions"
The President remained at his
mothers home until the dinner hour,
then drove back to his quarters at
the Muehlebach Hotel to spend the
night. unless the mothers condition
grows graver.
He smiled as the crowd which
watches his passage through the
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Mrs. Martha 1rumun Grows
Weaker, Sleeps Most Of Day

hotel lobby twice daily broke into
the usual restrained hand-clapping
when he alighted from his car and
walked briskly to an elevator.
Earlier, White House Secretary
Charles G. Ross quoted Brig. Gen
Wallace Graham, the attending ply
sician, as saying. Mother Truman's
condition Is such that / would not
be justified in advising President
Truman to return to Washington
at this time"
That statement was prompted by
a question as to the physician's
opinion at this time, in view of hi.
statement Wednesday that thu
slight little farm woman was show.
ing signs of progress after success.
sive relapses a week ago while
seemingly convalescing from a hil
injury, and that he might be IL
position within a couple Of days t.
(See TRUMAN, Page A-D