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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Key West Branch
Of Marine League
toForm Tonight

All former Marines and Ma
rines on active duty In the Key
West area are urged to attend
2 meeting to be held tonight at
500 p. m, in the office of the
Supervisor Of Registration at the
County Court House, for the
purpose Of forming a local de-
tachment Of the Marine Corps
League.
Any man who ever served in
the United States Marine Corps
is eligible for membership. Ma
rines now in service also are al
lowed to join.
The Marine Corps League Of
fers the former Marine an excel
lent opportunity to keep in con-
tact with the corps and to main
tain those close ties Of comrade-
ship formed during service in
the corps. It is fully recognized
by Congress and its charter was
granted in 1923. Act of Congress
gave the League national stand
ing in 1887.
The League is accredited by
the Veterans Administration and
its service officers are ready
and able to handle all uestions
and problems Of Marine vet
Grams. The League is the only
organization devoted entirely to
Marines. Membership in the
League does not prevent a man
from being a member Of any
other service or veterans group.
Tonight's meeting is to give
the interested former Marines
'..all the dope" and to launch the
movement aimed toward secur-
ing q charter for the detach-
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
T,celUe apply for
Licenses to We'd

Six applications for marriage
licenses were filed yesterday
with County Judge Raymond r.
Lord. The applications were
made by:
Glenn c. Grant, 81, of the us.
Navy, and ". Kruc X
cnberg. "a, of 1924 Margaret
street; Brooks Wright, Is. of US.
Navy, and Helen Moll, "a, of the
White House Hotel; Hamilton ].
Hulsey, "a, Of US. Navy, and
Beverly M. Englestad, %, of
Pensacola; Joseph S. Hedges, 81,
of us. Navy, and Rosemary
Richardson, II, of z Higgs Lane;
Ramiro del Real, As, of Del
monico Hotel, and Isabelle M.
Toca. 81, of 518 Duval street. and
John J. Hackett, Is, of U. S.
Navy. and Marie S. Ivy, 10, of
1880 Poinciana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Scusses Increase <, (
Here's ssiItIings; i.
Ss,ssgIta f0r Camp

key VESTS Boy Scout con-
sinment has now reached II
sroppH with the recent organiza.
sioa ef q third Sea Scout Troop
nv David Z. McCurdy. District
Hr0us Commissioner.
horcurdy reports that the city
has five white troops. three Sea
a<out troops and three colored
Scuus troops. There arc also two
celsred cub packs" Commits
sisuncr Mccurdy added that two
mare white troops are In process
~ organization.
Scout auth0ritics have been at
tempting "a secure buildings for
u nussiblc Scout Camp on West
Susnnnrland Key. Unused bar
racks n Boca chica have been
eyed with q view to securing
them. hut Rep. George Smathers
has informed Commissioner Nc
Curdy that the buildings have
s.s vet been declared surplus.
neccurdy said he had also
written u. 8. Senator Spessard
Holland explaining that the
srpuss need half q dozen bar
rncks buildings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
White Is Elected
Coul,cil d Ss,rinl
ASenticsp ysu11e11l

The Key West co.nrss Il ~. ss
Agencies elected t:eesns 49,
White a. president. Ises 1ashn
Mrs.. ' esss' ssss:ttll 49, -. u
lbs May hancbsssn meciinN las
Friday Five diruetsss weFe alsa
selected. comprising Mr.. Itai'y
Morgan. Miss Marie tEsttnti
Dwight Hunter. RVv. q ~ gsAsm.
son. and Frank Adams.
The possibility II a saWaHNs
camp for chsidsn was axasn ga
eussed and the suggestion ~ tis
com,nitsee accepted. nasutly. lissi
the Council csoieFste with tisV
Sand and sun Club ~ a. eff.a1s
toward q ramp. Fsthrf than ~ ~
sct up a cunI,ctsaa ssanp.
Blake CLARK. dis'fat aiisFt.,
State vucsiional lss.laslssiitaisai
Servire. Wa gllesl sps'skri. o.
seniing in lnost tniese4ssasG sfs'i
instructive lnsnn.r tiss @tsk -
this service. lie ssstsd tisat stsls
nj present q representative @as a.
Key Wes, only two dsya wswR y
month. thus tiu. wvula b. 49,
creased even b. q fuii sinH sssn q
opportunities fVf SeEvWS ~tfe
found.
THIS service ~ fres ~ ga, wtsse
OF colore,l No uss nswa -
''patiper" and lhr snsae esisHi
rs toward yclf insptvvtns agsa
support. Thls sefyhe nstast
education. training. nwsiisal ss4
hospital sid, and l,rlp sn 4safitw
necessary equipnat ~ Cisak utM
cd tha, any Needing saaeh sslp lm
asked Ia contact the Serves "a
once. This can hc dssnp tlsgsas&a
the State Welfare bsssd oa aastt
al the Miami ofliee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Three 'PfopeItits>
Change Ownership

Mr.. and Mrs. John G.. Albury
transferred to Edward f. John
son and wife,, 1921 Newton street,
property near the corner of
Georgia and Newton streets. for
$1,000, according to a warranty
deed filed yesterday with Coun-
ty Clerk Ross c. Sawyer.
Taylor Construction Company
transferred to Charles F. Whit
man a property in the l. IN e
Grove subdivision, for $4,000.
James o. Garrett, as admins
TRAITOR for the estate of Clinton
o. Garrett. late of Miami, and
others, transferred to the Model
Land Company "a acres of land
on Key Largo for nominal sum.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Adams Sentenced to 90 DAYS
for Assembling An Old Man
UNABLE TO PAY $3.50
FINE AND COSTS; DE-
CISION AWAITED RE-
SUIT OF INJURIES

William Adams, who pleaded
guilty to assaulting a 69-year-old
man, was sentenced to pay a fine
of $3.50 and costs or to serve go
days in County Jail this morning
when he appeared before Judge
Thomas S. Caro- in Criminal
Court.
Adams, who allegedly beat Jul
Illus Pinder during an alteration
at his home, three weeks ago, was
unable to pay the fine and he was
sent to the Jail. Pinder has now
fully recovered, or the sentence
would have been considerably
heavier, the judge warned Adams.
James Dixon, colored, who was
charged with breaking and en-
Itering with intent to commit a
felony, was sentenced to one year
i'm County Jail by Judge Caro-.
Dixon pleaded guilty to the lesser
charge of breaking and entering
with intent to commit a nnisde-
meanor. He allegedly entered the
premises at 312 Simonton street.
!, John E. Reilly, of the Gulf
Stream Lodge, Key Largo, and
Henry j. Bogaards, Anglers Inn,
Key Largo, pleaded guilty before
Judge Caro- to selling liquor on
Sunday. They were each fined
$50 and costs, which they paid.
/ Ross Dodd and Harry Gates,
charged with trespassing a home
atrAnn and Front streets. were
disc Charged. County Soiicft0f Az
Ian B. Cleare.. Jr., asked for a
nOlle PROSE- of thei case when he
learned the men had been in Jail
for six weeks and when the prose-
cutting witness wished to- with
draw the charges. aIioa'- 2
Yesterday afternoon jury in
'Crinainal Court acquitted Thohss
Knowles, Miami, who was scharg-
eds BY State Conservation Agent
Joseph Knight with possessing
understood sponges. Defense
Counsel George Brooks argued
that there were few small
spongcs in more than 100 bunch
es, and that there was no intent
to violate the laws specifying five
inches in diameter as the width
a sponge must be.
Court recessed until 10 am.
tomorrow at noon today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Huge Signboard
Advertising City
Is Seen by Many

More than IS Key Westers have
examined the mammoth signboard
advertising the city since an
nouncement of its compilation at
Neil Saunders shop in Sim0nt0n
street was made in yesterdays
Citizen. The sign will be dis
mantled tomorrow night. prepara-
tory to erection on Highway No.
4 between Fort Lauderdale and
Palm Beach.
1 More than SO feet long, II feet,
4inches high, with letters five and
six feet wide, the sign stresses the
|yacationlanl theme 81 Key West.
The Hotel and Businessncn's -
ISOLATION may well be prOud ~
their choice. slse * IS
Saunders said that although
this sign will rent at $3.50 PER
Years hc-eJ slRst .sfieuGf TO make
|anotl similar teffnk y This
being the first, he is willing IN
rent it at q low figure be. said.
Others will rent slightly higher.
Under his arrangement with
the Association 4 Skaartlesa sYN,st
|repaint the sign every eight
|months.s,s He also is. naturally he
|sponsiblc for its maintenance. BE-
ling the owner, and figures he will
have to replace the posts support
ing sign at least every three
years.
Manager j. ID. MscAndrews of
the Hotel La Concha. president Of
the Association, says that other
signs will be sponsored as soon
as funds are available. Each sign
will be different, he added.
In bringing out the vacation
theme. Saunders has used each
of the immense letters i'm KEY
WEST as picture frame Of some
recreation or institution in the
city. Thus. in the letter ~" Is n
drawing of deepsea fisherman
landing huge ssilfish. In the
"E" a golfer is pictured teeins
off and in "Y", rumba dancer
is contributing her talent.
The city's churches and schools
are typified in the "W", and in
the "E". baseball is represented
by batter taking a terrific
swing. A sailboat skins over the
waves in the $50, while a girl i'm
a bathing suit is standing ON u
diving board in THEFT
Above KEY WEST is written
over the entire length of the sign,
Americas Only Frost-frec. Year
Round Vacationland". Beneath
the city's name is written, Mod
ern Accommodations, Excellent
Restaurants"
After dismantling the sign to-
morrow, Saunders and his assist
ants will outline the main letters
with a reflector paint. imported
from Czechoslovakia. making the
sign visible at night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
PROGRAM Planned
for Memorial Duv

Tentative plans for a fitting
observance of Memorial Day
here were made last night at a
meeting of representatives from
the American Legion, American
Legion Auxiliary. Veterans of
Foreign Wars and the v. F. w.
Auxiliary.
A special program is being ar
ranged, to be held at 4 p. M, at
Maine Memorial Park. Full de-
tails will be announced at a
later date.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Stars
fsr New States

~ nDwsDossupes
XUUG1oxAu. Alosha. - WHIST
! y hnDDonD - 90 o1ssy's ssass
n 81 when ssauelser state joins
~ unkon, Urging Alaskan
sia1ehoot. M kctchiksn Chron-
ir1w ms two ideas about what %
- n essc Alaska Odds that 40th
star ~ upset the six rows of Q
stars
v1ut n suwscsts . field VI z
rows ~ 7 STARS. making 20.
- there's Hawaii. which al
- mtxhs hccosnc . state. The
Chrenirlr says In that case VIC
mtuh1 keep the : = Q pattern, and
- 60 tNosth) star above the
- rew. Then " Hawaii comes
shsag with another. Il can 90 UNI
orsn~eeh she field.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Dion Will Start Large Store for
A. & ?. Grocery Chain Within 80
Days On Division Street Site
STORE WILL BE ABOUT
50 By l35 FEET. LOT
WILL HAVE LARGE
PARKING SPACE

A large store will be started
in Key West within 80 days and
it will be leased to the Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
pany chain grocery stores, it
was announced yesterday.
Fred ]. Dion, local realtor. re-
turned from Miami with word
that he had concluded a deal
with the A. & p. people where
by he would construct $500
building for lease. to the COM
pany.
Location of the store will be
in Division street between Duval
and Simonton streets, adjacent to
the West Cottage Court. The
building will be approximately
6,700 square feet, running about
so feet in width and about 1856
feet long. Dion said.
in addition to the store, there
win be about $4,000 square feet
of free parking space around the
store" Dion added. 1T will be
in keeping with the modern type
of construction followed in all
the stores of the "A. g. p"
Dion has purchased the prop
erty on Division street. 1t fronts
1873 feet on Division street and
runs 1876 feet deep. He bought
the property from Wall Brothers,
Hollywood contractors. The sum
involved was not announced.
The A. & p. store will be the
second chain grocery storee to
locate in Key West. The first was
d Pigley- Wigley store which
was located on Duval street. The
business failed soon after the
store opened.
There are now two other chain
stores here. One is. the Sears,
Roebuck Company store at ST.
monitor and Fleming streets, and
the other is the S. II. Kress &:
Company store, 500 Duval street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Saunders, Picke,ss
at State Meeting

County Commissioner Gerald
Saunders and Rev. John f. Pick
ems, president, Monroe County
Child Welfare Council, attended
the meeting of the Florida Chill
dren's Committee Region v, at
West Palm Beach, Monday.
While the Children's Commit
tee for Monroe county,, as APP
pointed by Governor Caldwell,
has not been functioning. Rev.
PickenS made a rather detailed
report showing work being done
in the county equal to that of
any other county in the state.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Can Not Force
Group Insurance
On Employees
(sreeial 10 The Clesaees

\ TALLAHASSEE, May H.
An employer cannot make q per-
son agree to take part in a group
insurance plan as a condition Of
employment, Attorney General
J. Tom Watson has advised State
Treasurer and Insurance Com
missioner Edwin Larson.
I The declaration OF Rights Of
the Florida Constitution will not
let an employer restrict a citi-
zen's right to work by any such
requirement, he added.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Germa0y's Millions
Cry For Food While
Relief Being Sought
1lII1SH TOt0lAlvk1lv6
Orf1(;Ens A11n1vg ~
LONDON I'd lDlxG:Qjss
CRAVE SITUATION

LONDON. Mar i3.--ruml xlsos.
ages in the Anwriran snd British
zones In Germany are rrported -
be critical.
That is Particularly trsw in siss
zone eccupied ~ nritkh i1ust,a
Three t0p-rsnkis,g British n1Iaxsa
arrived here today from t;esmsnx
IN confer with tbc sox~snusne
about the scute shortage III fsw~l
In the hops that quirk aetson mag
be- taken IN avert q sitltatiun thst
may verge on famine rsnsfs.
tions.
Germans ARE eemplaananw
throughout both xones alxnss sise
small amount III fss,d they asr aI,sT
10 obtain 10 maintain Isfe. MI.
lions, u Ii skscr>rd. - te t~d
night after might hungry. EVEN 10
Frankfurt. where. thFusRh lh~
black market pcoplc with mpsnpg
had been able tn vet eaeuxh b.
eat.
But the shortage has h<vvuw So
acute not even the oprsal.ts II
the black market have bern aa.is
10 obtain II In sulflcielA ouansa-
ties, ss y result of which m@n3
Of them are reported ~ h~ye sma-
pended operations.
British and American aushaga.
ties declare that naany Grsmamn
farmers are hoardsng fa~sa. anA
that there src alsogethes lpo mans
cattle in SONS areas. Ths mes
thorities are eonxleefin9 t@ksmR
action 10 seize some n tes sasasN
10 help provide food o. tsxs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Admiral Leaves
City Wednesday

Rear Admiral James Fife,
USN, commander of Submarines
of the Atlantic Fleet. who is in
speeding the Key West Naval Sub
marine Base, will leave here to-
morrow bound for Norfolk. Va.
and New London, Conn, his head
quarters.
Admiral Fife is accompanied by
a staff of officers. He arrived
here Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Ship On. 4. x. |! ]! !! !.

iItSS. PcS-l3s6, under the COM
mand of Eng. H. F. Rice, which
left here Friday for training and
recreation cruise, will arrive back
here May 10, after visiting Miami
and st. Petersburg.
The ship is attached to the
Fleet Sonar School Squadron.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
BIG LOAN

PARIS.-A local paper today
published = story. which has not
been confirmed by the govern
ment. that France is on the eve
Of getting = loan from the United
States ION q vast scale" for the
rehabilitation Of France.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
|hoslard|| Arrested
XII for Noll-S''pPPprt

James Howard il, being Il cid
10 CsuIssys 1ail Tor NJ Gillead;,.
O., authorities, who charge him
With non-support Of his family
there. Someone from Mt. Gillead
is expected here late today to
return Howard to that city. I
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
Late Bulletins
(BY Associated P1sss)
LABOR BILL PASSED

WASHINGTON. - The senate
today passed the Republican Ia
Dor bin By 50 10 -. a Demo-
cratic substitute: less drastic. was
The White House did
not indicate whether or not the
President viii approve or veto the
bill.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
SALARY SIT AZ
stun MaD<tlo1. \

TALLAHASSEE. Mas o.
Representative tsesslie & Pa
has introduced house bell Tss
fixing the salary oG sgse Mnus
county Probation oilsceE "a sIea
u month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
MILLERs STRIKE

PARIS.-Workefs in the Paris
Milling Company's plants went on
strike today. demanding higher
wages. ranging up to Is francs in
crease IN hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-13
NEGOTIATIONS STALLED

WASHINGTON. - Negotiations
with representatives Of the West.
ern Electric. an affiliate Of the
A. T. & 7. Company. to end the
telephone strike. was reported to-
dap to be at a standstill in this
city. st. Louis and San Francisco.
Strikers are demanding IN in
crease in wages UP to IS q week.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Britain Extends
Home PowerCu
To Entire Nation
More Thun 5 Million
Workers Now Out;
Disaster Feared
BY fhe Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 12.-The Min
istry of Fuel and Power extended
domestic electricity restrictions
to the entire country today as a
Board of Trade spokesman esti-
mated that between 5,000,0 and
100000 workers had been
thrown out of jobs, many onto
the dole, by Britain's unprece-
dented coal crisis.
The daily cuts, effective tomorrow,
will be for five hours duration
from $50 to 11:30 am. and from
1880 to $3.50 pm. except in the
southwest, where they will be from
9 to noon and from 2 to pm.
Drastic street Fighting reductions,
amounting to blackout conditions,
also will be imposed by night.
Disaster is imminent" the Cham
ber of Commerce at Liverpool
warned in connection with the cur
tailment of exports.
1.-THE present emergency has had
an immediate effect on Great
Britain's standard of living and
powers of production and may de-
Evening star., 1947-02-12
(see BRITAIN, Page A-z0
Fire Damages Office
OF French Mission

An office occupied by the French
diplomatic mission, at 1922 Eight
zenith street NV, was damaged
this morning In q ti1ree-alarn1 fire.
The four-story brick building,
formerly part of the military mis-
sion, was recently occupied by repre-
sentatives Of the French 1iaison with
the United States Department OF
Agriculture.
The only occupant of the building
at Z am, when the fire started, was
French Embassy stan employe,
jeremiah Henry.
MIR. Henry said he was sleeping
in second-fioor bedroom and was
awakened by q noise"
Discovering that smoke was pour
ing into the room, he finally sue
ceeded in making his way to the
street.
Firemen limited the blaze to the
two lower floors, according to Deputy
Chief F. G. Berry. An Embassy
official said he could not estimate
the damage until an inspection had
been made.
John wilkins, who occupied a ho-
tel room facing the rear OF the
French mission, reported hearing
an explosion Immediately preceding
the fire. Richard Bowling, an en-
ploye of another French Embassy
building half q block away, said he
also heard the blast.
Neighbors said they thought the
noise was caused by q furnace ex-
plosion, but Fire Marshal r. G.
Roberts said he was unable to ac-
count for the blast. He said the
flames began In the basement and
swept UP dumb-waiter shaft tc
the second floor.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
; Teen-Age Bandits
Hold Up Lunchroom
Nv the Assoeioted Press

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 12.-
Three youthful Chicago 'hoodlums
masked and armed with pistols, ter
rorized attendants and five GUS
toners at an East End lunch room
early today and escaped with SIT &c
scooped from the cash drawer, pollce
reported.
Detective 1t. L. B. Warren an
nounced that one of the boys was
captured 20 minutes after the hold
up, a second escaped in a hail OF
gunfire, while no trace has been
found of the third youth, believed
to have been the leader.
1t. Warren identified the captured
youth as Francis Brasseu, 10. OF
Chicago.
He said investigation had estab-
lished the leader was IL and the
second youth, who escaped while
police fred at him, was Is years
of age.
1t. Warren said the robbery was
staged with the audacity OF expe-
rienced gunner.
Among the effects 1t. Warren re-
ported finding on Brasselfs person
was letter from Probation Ofhcer
T. E. Barnacle of Chicago which
read:
'It is known to this court that
once again you have been ques-
toned by the police. Let me remind
you that if you are in any more
diff1culty and 1t is brought to the
attention of the Juvenile Court, you
haye one-way ticket to the Illinois
SITE School at st. Charles"
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Fight on Communism
Caused His Dismissal, ,
Ex-NA Worker Says
Adds He Has No Proof
LiIienthol Aided or
Approved Of Reds
BY the Assoeiofed Press

A former employe of the Ten
nessee~ Valley Authority testified
today he was fired because of
his opposition to communism in
the iva, then headed by David
E. Lilienthal.
The testimony was given by James
L. Smith of Knoxville, Tenn, to the
Senate Atomic Committee which is
looking into Mr.. Lilienthaps nomi-
nation as chairman of the Atomic
Energy Commission. Mr.. Smith,
former head of the iva files and
records section, added that he had
no proof that Mr.. Lilienthal, as iva
chairman, ever approved or stimu-
lated communism.
The witness was summoned at the
request Of Senator McKellar, DEM
ocrat, of Tennessee, who claimed
victory today In his fight to block
Mr.. Lilienthal's confirmation. Sem
ator Mcclellan contends Mr.. Lilien-
thai is the "No. / Communist" in
Tennessee.
Mr.. Smith told the committee that
the charges against him alleged
unsatisfactory service" although he
had received nine promotions from
the time he was hired in 1888.
"It is my firm conviction that I
was discharged because OF my OPP
position to communism in the IVA
he testified.
Senator McKellar, in claiming
victory in his fight against Mr.. Lii
ienthal's appointment, told report
ers that he felt the Senate will
never confirm him" He added:
II don't see how anybody can
read the record Of these hearings
r-,-~yrT%1 - a l---
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Public Aids Wilson's Family,
But Ignores SIoying Victims

offered any financial help to the
Lowe family.
The Lowe family is not complain
ing. They were just a little con-
fused out at their home at 1926
Neal street, NE.
dad, OF course, left nothing when
he died." Mrs. Lincoln Sharpe, Mr..
loves daughter by a previous mar
riage. said today. "He worked right
up to the minute he died, and
worked hard. But he never was
able to put anything aside"
Gosh" she said, when was q
kid / can remember we never had
any money to spend, and these kids
today haven't got anything either.
What's supposed to happen to them?
I guess sympathy is funny thing.
the way 1t works.
Mrs. Sharpe said theA Loves are
lsee WILSON. Paa4 A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-02-12
GueISuIIivunL Leaves Post Office
For Democratic Committee Post

er authority than Mr.. Macy, reliev-
ing Mr.. Hannegan of much COM
mittee work. Mr.. Hannegan has
announced he is complying with
President Truman's request to stay
on as chairman and in his cabinet
job, too, after spending several
months in Florida recovering from
an illness caused by high blood pres
sure. VI
The White House announced Mr..
Sullivan's resignation by making
public an exchange of letters be-
tween him and President Truman.
Accepting the resignation, effec-
tive at the close of business today,
the President assured Mr.. Sullivan
of my heartfelt appreciation Of the
faithful and eficient services which
you have rendered"
Mr.. Hannegan announced he had
appointed John J. Gillen, 39Syear
d lSee SULLIVAN, Page At