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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-10
Jury Holds 2
Deaths Result
OF AutoCrash
F UNERAL FOR LEONARD
GUERRA WILL BE HELD
SUNDAY AT LOPEZ HOME
ON BAHAMA STREET

A jury investigating the
deaths of two men in a car-truck
crash on Overseas Highway
Monday night, yesterday return
ed a verdict that the men died as
a result of injuries suffered in
la smash-up. Peace Justice Ira
Albury presided.
Funeral services for Leonard
Guerra, AZ, one of the men who
died yesterday at AS a. m, in
Key West Municipal Hospital,
will be held at 4:30 p. M, Sun
DAY in the Chapel of Lopez
Funeral Home. Burial will be in
the family plot in City Gene
terry. The Rev. G. Leon Wells,
pastor of First Methodist (Old
|Stone) Church, will officiate.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Resale Guerra; sister, Miss
Elisa Guerra, and brother,
Joseph Guerra.
Mrs. Henry R. Rogers, wife of
the other man killed in the
crash, Henry r. (Rojas) Rogers,
Tampa, who came here with her
daughter, Kathryn, left for Tam
pa during the day. They visited
the home of Mrs. Bernard Allen,
1873 United Street. Allen is a
half brother of Rogers.
The funeral was held last
evening at the Pritchard Funeral
Home. Rogers body was taken
to Miami for cremation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-10
Eastern Star .
Meets Tonight

Homecoming night will be OBJ
served tonight by Fern Chap
ter, Order of the Eastern Star, in
Scottish Rite Hall, Eaton and ST.
monitor streets. A class of candi-
dates will be initiated.
Guests will be Mrs. Mary A.
Lowe, Mrs. Irene Adams and
Mrs. Myrtle Huston.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-10
CARS COLLIDE ON
SIMONTON STREET

Richard H. Buford, 824 Elem
ing street, driving a coupe, and
a State Road Department truck
collided last night on Seminary
street, near Angela street.
The right front fender and
light on Buford's car were dam
aged. The State Road truck was
not damaged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-10
REGISTRATION BOOKS
NOV ON FIRST FLOOR

Supervisor of Registration Roy
Hamlin said this morning he had
received so many complaints
from would-be registrants about
having to climb the two flights
of stairs in City Hall, that he has
placed the registration books in
the police station on the ground
floor of the building.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-10
Jaycees Complete Plans 10
Bring Civic Drama League OF
New York Here To Entertain
SERIES OF THREE PRO-
DUCTIONS WILL BE
PRESENTED in H. 5.
AUDITORIUM

The Key West Junior Chamber
of Commerce has completed its
plans to bring $500 legitimate
theater orchestra seats to Key
Westers and visitors for $500 per
performance during the coming
season. The Jaycees are accom-
plishing this by sponsoring local
productions to be staged at the
High School Auditorium by the
Civic Drama Guild of New York.
The Guild is a professional or
ganization, all members being in
good standing with the Actors
Equity Association, under the di-
ERECTION of Stanley Woolf, we'll
known Broadway director. Their
aim is to bring Broadway hits
TO those not having the oppor-
tunity to see them in New York.
Adhering as closely as possible
\ 20 the original production, they
bring their own scenery, settings.
ETC., many of which are prepared
by firms which produced the
originals on Broadway.
They have established an en-
viable reputation for their ex-
cellent performances, as evil
denced by their sponsorship
throughout the country by reput-
able organizations such as the
Jaycees, Lions, Kiwanis and the
Women's Clubs. The sponsor col
lects and holds all monies re-
ceived from ticket sales and The
Guild receives no remuneration
until after each performance.
This is assurance to ticket hold
ers that they will either see a
good performance, or receive a
full refund in lieu thereof.
Under Jaycee sponsorship, the
Guild will present a series of
three productions in Key West,
which will be the well-known
hits of kiss and Tell" on De-
cember LIST; Dream Girl" on
January 18th, and MADE in
Heaven" on March 1st. Each
play will run for one night only.
All seats Will be reserved and
serervationss viii he taken in.
chronological order, SO that the
better seats will be allocated to
those Who purchase their season
tickets first.
One ticket, costing $500 per
person, is good for the entire
series of three. plays, which
makes the cost $500 per per-
Torrance. If the original ticket
holder is unable to attend any
performance, he, or she, may
lend the ticket to a friend to use
at no additional cost. The orig
inal reservation made will apply
throughout the series.
The Jaycees start the ticket
distribution next week and Pres
ident Joe Pinder has announced
the following committees in con-
nection with this sponsored
project:
Publicity, Robert Pollock and
Isadore Weintraub; ticket sales,
Continued On Page Three
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-10
TOHN COBO NAMED
DEPUTY GRAND MASTER
OF ODD FELLOWS

John Cobo, 1910 Reynolds
street, has been appointed spe-
cial deputy grand master of the
Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows. Zone g., of the Grand
Lodge of Florida.
The certificate, with Lodge
Seal, was forwarded tn Cobo by
Grand Master S. G.. Wooten, of
Jacksonville.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-10
Jerry Carter
MadeChaiir i. i 4. .
OF Commission

TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 10
Jerry w. Carter, veteran men,
Der of the Florida Railroad and
Public Utilities Commission, has
been made permanent chairman
to fill out the remainder of the
two-year term of the late w. B.
Douglass. Carriers term as chair
man will extend through 1913.
He was elected to the commits
sion in 1884. ..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-10
apply To We'd

An application for a marriage
license was filed yesterday by
Walter c. Smith. 26, of 927 Di-
vision street and (Atha J. Wine
land, 81. of 81 Rest Beach. with
County Judge Raymond r. Lord.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-10
Property Sale

George L. Grim and wifi )
transferred to Katherine S.
Danford, Coral Gables. property
on Key Largo for $1,000, accord
ing to a warranty deed filed
yesterday with Circuit Court
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07

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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07

This newspapers Minneapolis
advanced thinkers relatively minded majority
America further substanasd last Friday when the
Minneapolis passed Employment Practice Ordinance
The discrimination
employment In Minneapolis . criminal Ohfsnse.
Thus Minneapolis became the third large city In America 10
recognise the essential fairness Of extending Job opportunity citizens
regardless Of creed color national origin The states Of New
York and Massachusetts, have FP Commissions which rsvou
tOnEsd employment patterns opening members Of oad
minority opportunities for ganfu employment their highest
S which denied them before FEPC Chicago and Milwaukee
councils have similar ordinances neither city
far the Minneapolis city fathers having the Law
labor unions and private employers
The In which these q Minneapolis aldermen stood
justice sight behold Political expsdsney
They could have svadsd the because there
Negro Jewish this city They did fear political
rStrbuon They could ha keep proposed
Sommes They could thousand
the law from coming However the credit Of
Of the council they voted
the majority counted against intolerance
The liberal majority aided by Mayor Hubert H. Humphreys
tenee and the Of the Mayors Council Human Relations
Joined by all except three conservatives the final passing Of the
FEPC BILL Strangely attempt 10 delay the council
from minority Of the Mayors Council Human Relations ended
failure and Minneapolis No. the municipalities
end the policy Of keeping from Eanu employment
Of the color Of his skin account Of his religion
Our hats OF the "a members Of tho city council who had
the and wisdom take stand for equal opportunity for all
May their tribs increase.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07
Do Minneapolis Negroes Won't Anythinq2

When the Minneapolis City enacted FEPC ordinance
there only members Of Negro community Tho lonely
Ave included the pastor the church.
ratOr cosmetic manufacturer paper.
dangerous apathy and shArEy community brings up
certain questions which worth pOndsring
Did these Ave the total interest tho 1000
Negroes Of Minneapolis In this important legislation We hesitate
to believe that they did Yet they the only
Are Minneapolis Negroes satisfied present position
they not interested the fate Of which
kind Of people those who content along with their
routine duties while people Of ErOupa
the YWCA board there chambers battling
for better deal for the Why did
the NAACP whose field civil rights conduct campaign have
m Negro membership hand least support
Clio and ALL representatives who there the job FEPC
put Overt
We have right where business
professionally all who have stake fuller job opportunities
for s people they serve Where veterans like tho
American Legion and the atsrna
opportunity granted their mSmbs' Where the club
children daily closed door Of en-
pOymSnt In bstsr jobs at higher Skin and PNyf
Was Negro community sufficiently informed to know
positions matter what their qualifications
city hall on Friday Jan. al
This asks those questions
and real than anger
by employers cost the Negro
and the country large knows the Illustrations blind
nRs and the Ills which come to those who are barred BY
rae making their Ghtful contributions
the wonder Why Negroes
u hs community anything badly enough help others
neht 10 gst H.
This Newspaper wagns battle for ySars job OPP
pornni for Negroes Long before had the
ndsd people industry and labor demanding
chance for Minneapolis Negro Industry spectacle
American city council Of - white voting
20 protect rights Of noFss Including the 1000 Negroes the
80 rS n" sSs S,,o % HS y .r
with Susnt b present certainly not AOpsfSl
or pretty pissur~
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07

private individuals are now carry
ing petroleum products between re-
fineries and bulk plants on a char
ter basis. Have a talk with that
big oil company in your city.
PICK UP AND DELIVERY
SERVICE: Many large interstate
truck operators lack the Organiza-
ton necessary to tap the volume
Of freight available in wide areas
surrounding the cities and would
welcome the cooperation Of local
truckers who would assemble and
deliver freight in the immediate
community as well as the country
areas. Tell 'em you can do the job
for them.
A HUNDRED OTHER WAYS
There are a hundred other ways
you can make money with n truck,
but they are all outlined for you in
a booklet put out by the Commerce
Department called Establishing
and Operating a Trucking Bust
ness" You need it and it's yours
for 20 cents at the Superintendent
Of Documents, Government. Print
ing Office, Washington 20, d. c.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07
Publishers
Corner

who call items
phone unconsOus give department people some real head
aches a good Of becoming prematurely
Take the furnishing the initials and correct spelng
Of About 30S friends who call Us to report social
the initials Of only portion OF
about spelling Of Very
readily they tell that Medame Smith, Jones and Brown were pres
lady sweety 1--WE hOp requests the
first initials of "Mesdames Smith, Jones and Brown the re-
actions varied Some ladies will state begerenty WELL don't
their That isn't tH Others viii
spelling of isn't necessary
that single individual who pleased when public
prints carried his mspeed with somebody eses initials
think should print the last
without the initials would be calamity that Mr. Jones Mr.
GOdOcks" cocktail party with
specifying Brown There
gentlemen Cities whose Jones and the
legion identify by initial the
participant been known domestic
complications and and then divorce court aeOn
Dear Ladies' Please identify by and
time and perhaps Jones Brown peck Of trouble Better STILL
write your items out and send them in by mail.
Way back in 1885 when this just getting started and
had financial problems William Mannhme St. Paul hnancier
sion the request when had the
the an through negligence did not Mr. Mann
hemer We always said do the day During all that
time he the When he left St. Paul officer in
the Army the followed him. Never did he remind of
that SO bucks
Several months gathering noticed him and his
wife We him check for that long due obligation
At the close of the meeting he walked and cOmpmened
the growth the its service the community and handed
back the $50 He said You this help other
Negro trying world" We thanked
him with mixed emotions.
Mr. Mannhemer relish mentioning
think the people Of St. Paul ought to know the kind people has
population. proud negligence
charging obligation this fine We put off put
handling obligations but have learned
other lesson. CECIL E. NEWMAN
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07

editcr's Nstsl pr, CLARK Foreman 81
Atlanta, Ca, sp~aklns IN Minneapolis
Tuesday, alsAa said tAs NorthsEp owned
t,seswta RoweF and light Co. dsAaitsly
haekra 0sNe rAlmaaGN. white suprpmasy
candidate Tor tisorsiA RuvsrWeF, and that
u waa esAlRd HERMAN rainaars's ssisHrs
- the nsSornsrship ~ farps,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07

in sufficient numbers TO challenge
white supremacy rule in all the
large cities and counties. except
Birmingham.
Elite Voted To Bar Race Voters
The "Silk stocking" folk Of Bir-
miREhAm---the third most impOr.
tant industrial city In the nation
In time Of WRr--VOted yerwhelm.
InKly for the amendment. That was
Indeed an eye-OpeRer. Who would
have thought that the elite Of Bir-
WlnEham would support q measure
introduced BY . lAwmAksr frop the
infamous Black Belt section OF Ala
hama, where In some counties there
are three colored persons 20 every
white person.
The Alabama News Magazine,
so-eallsd mouth piece Of the re-
dictionaries, In commenting on the
election pointed out that for q long
time there had existed q cleavage
between the industrial and allied
interests and the dominant white
land-owning group Of the black belt
where In many counties there is
said not TO be . single eolored
voter.
II Is very important that the
power, steel, railroad and allied In
austrial groups Of this nation get
busy and get Il out Of the minds
Of those who think that some Of
these groups are fonentsrs Of
strife, rNcism. fascism and white
supremacy tomfooleTy.
American industry has eoatrlh-
uted . great deal to our standard
u living. but Ws can not sit By and
permit u to divide. conquer and
easlavs the American people o. 80
lafariats them that IN desperation
they are driven 20 tear down the
great and good American in.tita-
tsoas Which Il has taksa haadreds
81 years 90 build ~.
II subvsrsivS forces are cut 10
rOb industry Of It's shirt and then
have Il arrested for indecent en-
posture, n stop should BE- put 10
the destructive activities 81 these
forces. There Is such q thing a.
bsing destroyed BY the thing one
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07
Il Didn't Reod Very Pretty

The MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE did most remarkable
thing for daily Friday January a. printed article
SA columns length by ya EhrsnbuTE Russian writer which
eomplsts indictment Of Americas racial policy has been
printed In American daily Ehenbug
tuEe Of Americas treatment Of la largest minority the Negro II
wasn't pretty picture. aa#,
Ehrenburg reported his article the things the press
has printed for which millions very
little about for has not been the the northern daily
touch the American problem gingSry fashion The
TRIBUNE therefore, rendered Northwest
printing from the foreign observer tho real the eond
tons under which the millions Of Americans Of Negro ancestry live
American writer could have
the Russian perhaps but maybe would printed IT,
least we've II happen
carrying the scholarly articles on
hs problem" by ChAa Johnson president Of Flax University
is editorial page interpret people
this section the Unconditional facts about Americas
feet" The TRIBUNE commended willingness help
spotlight the pressing problems
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07

builds II one neglects to see that
what one builds Is possessed Of a
casually observed that I had been
informed that morning that the
Georgia Power Company and allied
interests were backing old Gene
soul and a sense Of social response
blity.
Commentators Render Service
Contrary to many southerners, !
hold that the Walter Winchells,
Drew Pearsons, Orson Wellses and
others can render no greater service
to the nation than by keeping the
glaring light Of pitiless publicity
trained on the efforts Of unen-
lightened racists and those who are
out to make money by dividing and
conquering the weak.
Let the demagogues praise their
bigots, let them elect them to high
oiFice-@they can be broken down
in spirit by ridicule and continuous
exposure Of their dirty linen. There
is only one way TO get rid Of a
deadly snake and that Is by crush
ing its head. OF course, you can
make him get rid Of himself by
constantly Fostering him until he
bites himself and dies Of his own
poison.
When you read Southern En-
pOsure," "Color Blind" or Lillian
Smiths writings you get n peek at
such power as Is alleged TO be be-
hind the Talmadges and other I'M
enlightened racists, opposition to
fair employment legislation, pro-
ponents Of segregation laws.
People Grateful For Pitiless
Publicity
The people Of the deep South are
grateful to the magazines, news
papers. radio commentators and
social scientists who have kept the
pitiless light Of publicity turned on
the evils Of the South as well as
the rest Of the nation. This has. in
q measure. retarded the efforts Of
those who continue TO fight the
war between the states and to doom
eOlOred people TO the status Of q
ssrf.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07
LETTERS
Vets Urged 20 Hang On 70

Service Life Policies
Editor: National Service Life
Insurance was something Of q god
send 10 our soldiers, sailors, ma
rines, and coast guards while they
were on active service. Those
servieemen In an outfit who weren't
at one time or another insured for
some amount within the $1,000 10
$4,000 range were few and far
between.
But whom the war was over,
many . CT who no longer wished
10 have contact with anything
identified with the military made
n special and delightful point Of
disseminating his government In
Suranee. Some took out the insur-
ancs whils In the service, made .
few payments on II, and then (per-
haps when the immediate danger
10 life became remote) dropped IL.
Others held on still longer. They
paid the premiums on their insur-
Ance while In the service and for q
short time after discharge but
eventually allowed II 10 lapse either
because Of their own indifference
or because Of the uncommonIy slow
service they got from the trc-
msndOualy overburdSned Central
Office Of the Veterans Admins
tratiOn.
But the Veterans Administration
has now decentralixed itA activities
10 several branch offices through.
out the United States, and unques.
tlonAbly future service 10 the vet
eran win improve.
National Service Life Insurance
Ia one Of the positive benefits avail
able 10 veterans Of World War II.
Moreover, II Is M vital and neees-
Sary y peacetlme protection as II
was In wartime. So here's a help
ful hint TO Vets who have at one
time OF another held government
insurance and have since per-
mitted II TO lapse. Reinstate that
insurance RIGHT Nowi You have
until February I, iO47 Tor within
six months after the date Of lapse,
whichever In latsT) 10 Teinstate all
or part Of your insurance simply
by filing out q short form stating
that you are now In n good health
As you were on the date your In
suranee lApsed. This form must be
accompanied by two monthly pre-
miums on the amount Of insurance
you wish 10 reinstAte. After
February I. 1947, q complete land
touRhD medical examination will
be required for reinstatement.
Parents, wives (husbandsD and
relatives Of veterans who have let
their insurance lapse should strong
ly urge the veteran 10 protect him
self and them by rcinstAting his
government insurance Immediately.
Instructions and the necessary
forms for reinstatement can be OBJ
tanned from the local Veterans
Administration Office or from tho
Branch Office located In Building
1905, Fl. Smelling, Minnesota.
Now II you Vets pass up this
last, best chance TO protect yourself
and your family without going
through the riRors and uncertain
ties Of q physical examination,
don't come singing the "blues" to
me when you finally get around 20
attempting reinstatement Of your
insurance and the doc says, mo"
Remember; the dsadline for most
Of you IL February I. i947l
Kenneth Wilson.
Service officer,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07
Dear Joe
By JAMES L HICKS

A HORSE YOU CAN RIDE
Joe, are you still walking around
here looking for a horse you can
ridef Well, son. why don't you try
riding a truckf That's right
that's what you rode on the Burma
Road and the Red Bali Highway
isn't III II you kept a truck roll
Ing over those roads you should be
able to keep one going or Highway
60, so why don't you 20 into the
trucking buSinessH Here's how.
LOOK AROUND A BIT
Make q survey Of the business
men In your local community and
write down the answers to these
questions;
What trucking service will the
business man require per day or
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07

firms in the United States were in
dividual proprietorships. So far as
local and interstate operations are
concerned, in 1912 more than A.
OO0, 900 Of the 4,659,0OO trucks in
the United States were engaged in
local operations with only 675, 900
doing eity-tO-city transportation.
THE MAN TO SEE
Make up your own mind, Joe,
but II you decide to operate only in
your home state but not strictly
local, you will be required to prove
that your operations meet a public
need and that you are financially
able to meet your obligations. To
do this you must apply for a certif-
cate Of public convenience and nee
essity il you desire to operate a
common carrier, or for a permit II
you wish to operate as a contract
carrier. In any event, write n let
ter to the Secretary Of State in the
state in which you plan to operate.
He will give you all details on what
to do.
II you propose to operate in more
than one state, that's a job for the
federal government and instead Of
writing your Secretary Of State you
must write the United States Inter
state Commerce Commission at
Washington %, d. C. II you can't
make up your mind on which one
you prefer-hell, write 'em both
that's what they get paid for, to
answer letters.
THE HAUL
OK, so you got your license.
Where do you start? Where are
the opportunities?
HAULING FOR STORES: Many
retailers are in need Of trucking
services to haul goods TO and from
the freight station and to make
deliveries. Make arrangements
with two or three grocery stores
to DO all their hauling.
HAULING FOR CONSTRUC-
TON JOBS: Extensive building
operations raw being planned in
many cities offer many opportuni-
ties to start a dump truck service
to haul dirt and gravel to building
projects and for use in street and
road making. Button hole those
job contractors.
HAULING OF PETROLEUM
PRODUCTS: Trucks owned by