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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-20
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name:
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-20
Home After Two
Years In Hospitals

CUMBERLAND, Md. - After
spending more than two years
in hospitals, Cecil d. Warwick, 8,
is back home. On Mothers Day,
l945, the fubby cowboy pants
Cecil was wearing caught fire
and he was terribly burned on
both legs. Now, after IA opera
tions and countless skin gratis,
the boy is able to walk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-20

A new product known as al
lylsurcose, which has been de-
veloped from sugar by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, is
used as a finish for furniture,
walls, woodwork and other in
terror surfaces and will with
stand marking by water, heat,
alcohol, acids and grease.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-20

mas sermon will also be deliver
ed at the ii a. m. worship.
The Rev. M. Wells, pastor of
First Methodist Church, will
speak at the 1880 p. m. Youth
for Christ Rally in the church
tonight.
Communion service will be at
$50 p. m. Sunday in the Key
West Church of Christ.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-20
Game Multiplying
In Moscow ~Ob1ast

Observation-Disclosures boars
and elk are multiplying in the
forests of the Moscow oblast as
they did 800 years ago. A census
for l943-l944 showed theoblast
had about $500 elk. Last year
the number reached about 1000
The bears are increasing. They
were brought here a number of
years ago from the south.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-20

DALI tabove). IA years old. is
held in detention at the City
Farm in Norfolk. Va. She and
her sister. Frances. Is. who is in
custody of her parents. eloped
with two Norfolk men and were
married at MoYock. N. c. The
husbands. Milton Tyndall. "a. and
Floyd Swanner. 81. have sought
writs of habeas corpus in attempts
to get possession" of their brides.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
Courthouse Square?

Jackson County will build a new court
house, according to plans, on the block COM
monty known as the ALLEY Property" and
located on Watts Avenue. Pascagoula's new
est and best street.
"A great deal of discussion has already
taken place as to whether or not it is wise
to build at this time but we want to discuss
another deposition: The disposition of the
present court house grounds.
Whether we build this year or ten years
from now, it is generally agreed that the
new site will be utilized, leaving the pres
ent 225-by 300 foot block surplus. Informal
suggestions have been made that the prop
erty be Q) sold for commercial purposes
60 the building converted into a library and
kor museum (3) the properly be used for the
establishment of a veterans center () the
buildings be removed and the land decided
To the city for the purpose of establishing a
park.
We believe the second and third PROPOSE
tions are automatically eliminated by the
poor condition of the building. The founda-
ton is virtually gone and repairing it is not
practical, otherwise it could be repaired and
continue in use as a courthouse until build
ing costs become lower.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
Sale of Government Housing

tlemen did not like the announced Federal
policy, SO the Jensen subcommittee together
with the Wolcott committee informed the
FPHA that all sales must be strictly cash
on the barrellhead.
Under this directive the houses would have
been sold in blocks, and only heavily fin
anced syndicates would nave been able to
purchase them. Also, in this manner the
government would have lost untold millions
of dollars as these houses sold in block would
probably nave brought about so per cent or
less of appraised valuation.
In turn, these units would have been sold
back to veterans and non-veterans on terms
at a handsome profit, or where feasible,
rented at today's inflated values.
The Congressional bill authorizing FILA to
guarantee loans on purchases of these units
at 80 per cent of appraisal slipped through
during the last three days before recess, and
has prevented a gigantic swindle. 1t has also
given veterans and occupants their rightful
chance to purchase these homes at fair prices
and on terms that they can afford.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

The sale Of government owned housing
units in Pascagoula under FILA guarantee of
loans for purchase is good news for more
reasons than one.
In the first place it will enable veterans
as well as non-veterans to purchase homes
on terms that they can afford. 1t will make
homecoming citizens of a large portion of
our population and give Pascagoula as a
whole a boost in morale and a sense of sta
bility that could be achieved in no other way.
In the second place it spikes a scheme that
would have thrown government-owned war
housing throughout the nation into the hands
of investment syndicates, or others with
large amounts of cash lying handily around.
Up until last Spring it had been the an
nounced Federal policy to dispose of war
housing to occupants and veterans on a long
term financing plan.
Then up popped Rep. Wolcott, Republican
chairman of the House banking and cur
rency committee, and Rep. Jensen, Republi-
can chairman Of a subcommittee of the House
appropriations committee. These two gen.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
World Food Situation Tough
All Over

Europe has been brightly
spotlighted in the world food
shortage picture, but bare cup
boards surround the white circle
as far as Asia.
The United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organizations re-
port on food prospects for the
next year emphasizes that scar
cities reach round the globe.
UNFAO says things will not
get better for a long time.
Fear of surplusseS by food
producers constitute one of
UNFAO's toughest problems.
Producers believe shortage of
foreign exchange will reduce
demand for imports; that in any
case demand will shrink when
rehabilitation needs have been
met, or that synthetics will dis
place many farm products.
Therefore, they hesitate to in
vest heavily to develop new
production for export which
NAV not paw off. Already
some produeers-natural rub
Der. for instance-find their
livelihood threatened.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

We believe the best interests of all of the
people of Jackson County, to whom the court
house property actually belongs, would be
best served by the establishment of the park.
Our plan would call for the widening of Mag
nolia Street on the east side of the property,
the establishment of a public parking lot on
the south side, and the park section to in
clude twelve of the fourteen beautiful oak
trees now standing on the property.
The expense the City of Pascagoula would
incur in establishing and maintaining the
park, we believe, would be more than offset
by the addition of the park to city property.
For the citizens of the rest of the county, it
would provide a neutral ground and a place
to relax and rest on their trips to the county
seat. Public restrooms would be provided
under the plan, as well as benches, water
fountains, and perhaps a platform for con-
certs and other outdoor affairs.
To those who think the property should be
sold for commercial purposes, we ask. When
will another opportunity present itself for
the establishment of a park and public
square in the downtown section of the city?
We believe all of the citizens of the county
deserve a little elbow room," even in the
heart of the county Seats business section.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

ind and let us know before not
after, the test.
With fall, too, comes thoughts
of hog killing and Camp Meet
ing, football games and squirrel
season, and the prospect of long
winter evenings that are a JOY
to a person far behind in his
reading.
Where has the summer gone?
the political primaries are past,
the swimming season draws to
a close, the crowds on Pasca-
goula and Ocean Springs
beaches will dwindle rapidly
now that Labor Day has come
and gone. The sail boats are
being beached for the winter
and the stores are displaying
their winter clothes.
Here we make only a token
preparation for winter, but in
the northern states they really
prepare these days for the cold
days ahead. And in Europe,
torn with strife and still sick
from the war, it must be a bit
ter task. The late drought
ruined the crops and cold and
hunger will stalk the popula-
ton in those unhappy lands be-
fore spring returns to their
part of the earth.
We feel sorry for the people
who lament the passing of sum-
mer but we are coming into
our own now. as far as the sea-
sons are concerned. The crisp
nights-football weather = the
bright, chilly days and, yes,
even the rainy winter nights
and gloomy days that to us only
make a fire feel more cheerful
and the lights of evening a
pleasant daily event.
Camp Meeting in October,
Thanksgiving in November,
Christmas in December, New
Years in January, Mardi Gras
in February or early March.
Football, basketball and hunt
ing seasons during the same
time. Isn't that a happy pros
pect?
So we will sing no ode to
the summer that is passed and
will regret its passing only as
all mortals must regret the pass
ing seasons that shortens their
span upon this earth.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
APP Newsfeatures

AMES, Ia.-Iowa State Col
lege has just turned out its
first class of six graduates in a
newly established course in
agricultural climatology.
r. E. Buchanan, dean of the
graduate school, said five of the
six graduates stepped into jobs
with the u. S. Weather Bureau
but he predicted Genealogical
research would become an in
creasingly important field of ac-
tivity.
The sixth graduate, Jose Me-
moria of Vicosa, Brazil, will re-
sumo a teaching career at the
Minas Geris State College of,
Agriculture in Brazil.
The six students, all of whom
were granted master of science
degrees at the end of the sum-
mer term, were college gradu-
ates, had farm background, and
all had served as military
weather officers during the war
Dean Buchanan explained
that an agricultural climatolo-
gist is not a weather forecaster
in the usual sense. Instead, he
studies all aspects of the wealth
er in a given area to help solve
agricultural problems. He adj
vises on planting dates, on ero-
sion control, and on whether a
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

through the mails, and solicit
expert advice before investing.
Over in Louisiana eight per-
sons have been charged with
criminal offenses in connection
with recent forest fires that
swept one area of the state.
These men face either stiff
fines or prison sentences if con-
victed of the charges. In our
own state the setting of a forest
fire is regarded as a misdeam-
or, and a convicted person fin
ed SIS to $25, despite the fact
that probably thousands of dol
lars worth of timber is ruined
by the fire that he is response
BILE for. The only way to dis
courage and control woods
burning is to change the law,
so that they can be carged with
a felony and Jailed for the of
Tense.
The discovery of an 800 gal
Ion capacity whiskey tsill, right
here in our own county this
week is a perfect example of
Just how we'll prohibition
works in our state. The 200
gallons that the still was able
to produce each day would sup
ply more than a pint a month
for each man, woman and child
in the county.
The federal agents who con
Quoted the raid estimated that
the government would lose
three-quarter of a million dol
lars each year in taxes in one
such operation. And where does
that money, plus the sale value
of the moonshine go? Right
into the pockets of the boot
ieggers and back-alley peddlers
of moonshine who pay little or
no taxes and contriblte nothing
to their community in any way.
We firmly believe that men
would make, sell and drink
whiskey if the death penalty
was automatis for any person
caught within a hundred yards
of the stuff. How much longer
will we continue to bury our
heads in the sand?
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

Eggs at 81 a dozen, butter at
81 a pound and meat at S1-plus
a pound, and other staples of
living at proportionate prices.
That's the prediction made by
those who know concerning liv-
ing costs this winter. So the
endless cycle goes. with living
costs for the average family
managing to stay several jumps
ahead of income. Despite the
plea of manufacturers that in
creased costs of production
must be passed on to the pub
lie in increased prices, corpora
ton earnings are at the high
est level in history, and in
creased prices are rejecting in
a large measure, not increased
costs and increased income for
wage earners, but increased
profits which is gradually
draining of the backlog of saw
ings accumulated by the aver
age American family. The same
thing happened after the first
World War, and ended in the
crash of 1923 and the resultant
; painful depression. We are
headed down the same path to-
day. II is too bad that we can't
learn a simple lessen that his
tory teaches US over and over
again the same given cir
: znmstances always produce the
same result.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
GaIahad, Jr. Is
At 1t Again
APP Newsfeatures

BUENOS AIRES-"Sir Gala
had Junior" is at it again.
Ernesto Sambucetti, 71-year-
old boxer, first came to promin-
ence when he tried to halt the
eviction of an old woman be-
hind in her rent payments. He
beat up two policemen before
reinforcements took him off to
Jail. A few days later he
knocked out another police
man to escape.
Then somebody told him
about the boys in the reform
atory, on an island in the Tigre
delta near here. The island is
known, to the more sensational
press as Devils Island"
There have been recurrent
Investigations of conditions
there, but young Ernesto took
more direct action. Twenty
youths escaped from the re-
formatory and found refuge on
a farm. Police re-arrested them
and reported they said Sam
bucetti had helped them.
Police still wanted to talk to
him about the mass escape
when he showed up atop a 120-
foot steel tower on the site of
the new National Mortgage
Bank.
Sambucetti wrapped himself
in a big Argentine flag and
threw down a note saying ne
would stay on the tower until
President Peron promised TO
investigate the reformatory.
Two workmen started up the
tower to dislodge him, but re-
turned when he threatened
them with a pistol.
Finally a corporal of the
Presidential Guard under a flag
of truce climbed the tower and
delivered a note promising the
investigation.
Sambucetti came down,
where there were police await
ing him in the matter of the
damaged policeman and the
mass escape. But while they
were working on these affairs.
President Peron ordered the
promised investigation.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
81 N l!E;!HI![!!|l!l1tEs
By NOLLE T. ROBERTS
.1I4HS

This fall, we won't want to
miss syrup making.
It's a little early to bring it
I'D since no one makes syrup
much before the first of No
vember, if our memory serves
us correctly, but last year we
fooled around and didn't get to
see a stalk of cane ground OIL
smell a pan of juice boiling.
We don't want that to happen
again, and we herewith call on
some kind person to let US
know a little before hand when
they plan to make their syrup
so that we can be on hand for
a cup Of juice. We would pre-
fer a one-horse, handled rig,
if one is still in use, where you
sit under the pole to feed the
cane and duck every time the
horse pulls the pole by in the
endless cycle that gets him no
where but gets the juice out of
a load of cane, eventually.
We are willing to feed a little,
to earn our keep, or even skim
a little if the yellow jackets
aren't too thick anything ex-
cept fire the boiler with light
wood on a hot afternoon or
carry out the chews on a -fros-
ty morning.
There we draw the line.
We suppose the cool breeze
Sunday afternoon or the sight
of youngsters on their way to
school Monday morning got us
to thinking about it. Or per-
haps it was the mention in
editors column of fall in last
weeks paper. Or perhaps it
was wishful thinking of frosty
mornings while we sWeltered
in the heat wave.
Anyway, we would give a
dollar right now for a cup of
cold, fresh cane juice. But it
must be fresh and unstrained.
We believe people who don't
like cane juice have had some
fifteen : minute : old strained
juice showed off on them. Its
no good. You must do your own
straining, through your teeth,
or swallow the bits of cane
pith and shucks and risk chok-
ing. And ice or artificial re-
f%rigeration ruins the deal. And
that is no notalgic theory but
a fact.
Try it yourself on a cold morn
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
Tells Of Hardships Faced By
Civilians in GERMANY

Under the auspices of the
Seventh Day Adventists church
packages of food and clothing
have been sent to the people in
the war torn areas.
This week Mrs. Annie M.
Hudson. chairman of the COM
mittee received an interesting
letter of appreciation from one
of the recipients. The letter is
as follows:
Dear Mrs. Hudson:
Through the Evangelical help
in Frankfort on the Main l
received a pair of working
trousers which were given by
you, and in the pocket | found
your address. | would express
my great gratitude for it. l
really needed this pair of
trousers.
| understand that many things
are sent over by the Christians
in America, but the distress is
still so much greater. We have
passed through many sad ex-
periences during the last years,
but the war seems to have no
end for us UP till now. Although
| am already AZ years old, |
had to be in the army for SIX
years and spent a year and a
quarter as a prisoner of war.
When | came home a year ago
| found my wife and my four
children alive and the Lord be
praised for that. They all were
living in one single room. Our
house was destroyed by bombs,
and now | have built out of
the debris a little, primitive liv-
ing place, and l hope that l
shall succeed to enlarge it by
and by. But of course every
thing is lacking and it is i'm
possible to buy anything here
in Germany, no clothing and
no underwear, no furniture,
and no kitchen utensils, but to
find the daily bread causes the
greatest distress. | have a boy
of seven years and his weight
is only 80 pounds. Besides that
| have two boys at the ages of
IL and Is, and a girl of 2l2
years. These cry always for
food. What good times did we
have in our younger days in
comparison to our children in
these days!
II YOU should know somebody
in your church who would like
to send a package to Germany,
please give him our address.
| am the sexton of the Evange-
heal Lutheran Church of st.
Matthew in Frankfort on the
Main, and besides my own chill
dren there n many others in
the church who are hungry.
Those who have no connections
with the farmers, and those who
have to live on the rationS, they
will never get satisfied. We re-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
Russia On the Build

While pitifully-lagging Unit
ed States production of freight
cars retards a dozen key indus
tries, the Soviet Union claims
that its output Of railway cars
exceeds the pre-war level.
This information is contained
in the current issue of the USSR
Bulletin, a propaganda booklet
published by the Russian en-
bassy in Washington.
Another note on Soviet indus
try states that the Russians are
starting to make refrigerators,
motorboats and lifebuoys from
a new plastic materials of ex-
ceptional lightness weighing
l-20 as much as water, is as
much as cork.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
Capital
Boilermaker. Electric Union
Chiefs May Get ALL Posts
World Food Shortage Tough;
No Near Betterment Foreseen
Special to Central Press


Washington-The AFL exec
utive council, top governing
body of the Federation's more
than seven million members, is
expected to get two new mem
bers at its forthcoming Chico
go meeting.
A couple of retirements are
in order and it is believed that
Charles MCGOWAN, head of the
boilermakers, and Daniel w.
Tracy, president of the electric
al workers, will move in the va
caneies.
MCGOWAN and Tracy are
longtime close friends. They
have worked together well in
union affairs and will add con-
siderable strength to the ALL
council. several of whose mem
bers have been in i'll health
and inactive for many months.
Tracy served as assistant sec
rotary of labor under Frances
Perkins, but resigned a little
over a year ago and immedi-
ately was reelected president
of the electrical workers.
The latter union should have
little difficulty under the Taft
Hartley law. The electrical
contracting industry has been
free of major strikes for some
25 years as a result of a joint
union management council set
I'M to adiudieate differences.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

Cries of Hell Hitler are
echoing in London slumS, we
are told, and the British press
is swinging into action against
an incipont Fascist movement.
Fascism, bigotry and intoler-
ance thrive on a diet of ignor-
ance, poverty and hunger. We
have sporadic developments OF
this kind in the u. S. in past
years and we saw also bigots
preaching hate and intolerance
rise to an uncertain peak of
eminence during the lean days
of the early and middle 30's.
The best defense against Fas-
eism and Communism is not
suppression, but a firm belief
in the blessings of Democracy,
with this belief rooted in the
fertile soil of good and intelli-
gent government for all the
people and a respect for the
dignity of man regardless of his
race or creed.
. =
Veterans flush with proceeds
from cashing of terminal leave
bonds will become the target of
raeketeers drought the nation
with get-rich-quick schemes
designed to separate the vet
eran and his money as quickly
and as painlessly as possible.
The veteran should investigate
closely these schemes, partieu-
larly those that reach him
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12

ceive now only 100 grams Of fat
for one month. The worst is
that there are no potatoes lett
and we were just living on po-
tatoes. If we would not e
eeive the American help of
grain and other foodstuffs many
of us would have just died of
hunger. But we do not want to
despair. Always when the
need is greatest, God is near
est. So this time will pass also.
Therefore | would like to ex-
press my HEARTFELT gratitude to
all those Christian givers in
America, and also l ask the
Lords blessing in a special
manner upon you. | remain,
Sincerely yours,
EMIL JUNKER,
Frankfort on the Nam
Platz der Republik 33
Germany-American Zone
p. S. If you want to answer
YOU may write in English. MY
big boy knows to translate it.,
but in order to write English
his knowledge is not advanced
enough.
Anyone who wishes to make
a contribution to this worthy
project may do so by calling
or getting in touch with Mrs.
Annie M. Hudson, 346 Sar-
rain Ave.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-09-12
Chronological Research Is
Important to Agriculture

new crop may be suitable for
production in a given vicinity.
Agricultural experiment sta
tons, large farm management
concerns and food processing
companies will have increasing
employment opportunities for
climatologists in the future,
Dean Buchanan predicted.