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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-31

MARCH 31. 1927 Harry L Lucas left for the south the Yukon on a
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19
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auditorium by his teeth; a
breathtaking aerial ballet on
high swinging trapezes, and a
handful of riotous clowns.
Faculty directors for the big
show are: Mr.. T. r. Miller,
boys athletic instructor; Miss
O. Victorik, girls athletic in
structor, and Mr.. James San
ford, music director.
Student managers are: Gene
McGarrahan, business mana
ger; Eugene LAPEL, produc-
ton manager; Bill Dolan, pub
LEFTY director; Jack DePew,
master of ceremonies; Harry
McCleary, property manager;
Ted Otterbacher, chief cleo
trician; Normalee Cook,
queens contest chairman;
Rose Sattler, Barbara Raper,
souvenir program chairmen;
Carol Sheets, concession mana
ger; Jean Mellon, head usher;
Marion Owen Nancy Cum
ningham, check room mana
gers; Jay Burgess, master of
the clowns; George Youngren,
music director; Geneva
Rocks Marge Neave, CO.
directors of girls acts; Dick
Eagle, director of boys acts;
Elinor Cliff, decorations chair
man. The faculty assistants
are: Miss Gleiss Mr.. Gardner,
programs; Miss Drummond,
concessions and ushering; Mr..
Sanford, clowns and publicity.
Tickets went on sale at
the high school Wednesday,
March IL. All seats are reserv-
ed for the evening perform
ances.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19
STRENGTH FROM THE
HILLS

Flee from the ruts of a rough
by-way,
Come where the paths of life's
highway
Lead through the hills. When
the roads mire,
Climb out, climb, keep climb
ing, higher.
Fear not the winds as cross
roads meet,
Strength will endure though
weary the feet,
Mind not the clouds that hide
the view;
Watch for the riffs where the
sun shines through.
Keep looking up where the
fleet birds fly;
Reach for the stars, higher up
in the sky.
You can attain what you de-
sire,
Keep reaching up! heep
reaching higher!
Think brighter thoughts; the
thought will give
Strength to striving soul to
live;
If you would glow with the
the hidden fire,
IT'S found above, Keep looking
higher.
God giveth strength, tired
limbs grow strong,
Lighters the load, when the
way seems long;
God is the Light, when the Wis
ion is dim,
God is the Life, keep trusting
Him.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19

stay out of the market until it
reverts to the steady waltz
time of prewar.
This plan was brought to
light at the first convention of
the Western States Tea Asso-
citation here. Tea importers
and distributors gathered in
this city to discuss besetting
tea problems-over coffee and
martins.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19

very soon, according to one
authority. Much expensive re-
search and development has
yet to be done to convert ato-
mic power to practical use.
The heavy shielding material
necessary precludes it's appli-
cation to the modern motor
vehicle.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19
THIS WEEK AT
ZION GARDENS

By popular request we will
again give series of articles
similar to those presented last
year, hoping the suggestions
may be beneficial to those who
plan a flower or vegetable
garden this year.
Spring is not far away now,
even though it is still cold and
there is some snow left.
Tomatoes, which are our
specially, are already up, and
the seeds for the great spring
planting season are all in. AS
is our practice, we have select
ed the varieties that do best
in this area.
Cabbage and cauliflower for
the early gardens are also up
some celery too.
Saliva is being grown in
greater quantity than ever, as
we have never had enough OF
this excellent plant.
Bulb stock is excellent. JON
ouils are really plentiful and
Hyacinths and Tulips are look
ing fine for the Easter trade.
Geraniums - the like OF
which we have never before
grown - with excellent large
blossoms and foliage will
make them truly the princi-
pal plant for window boxes
and borders.
We would remind our
friends of the flower show in
Chicago. It should be most in
teresting. Both of us plan to
attend so as to CLEAN all we
can of what is new.
Our hours are from 900 to
600 daily, except on Sunday
we are closed. It will not be
long until these hours will
have to be heightened.
Our hopes to have a fine
store built have been dashed
for a while; so we will not be
able to add the services we
planned to give you. However,
we will still do our best to
serve you in our present build
ing.
Floral arrangements for
weddings and funerals will re-
ceive our careful attention. De-
corations for weddings and
parties will also receive
prompt attention. Corsages are
made to order or while you
wait.
Whether cut flowers, gar
den plants, or Towering plants
are needed-we will try our
best to please.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19
The answer to a stenograph-

The answer to a stenograph-
er's prayer - an "errorless"
electric typewriter - has been
patented. Unlike standard
typewriter, it works on the
principle of the linotype, set
ting up an entire line which is
visible above the keyboard. If
there is an error, the operator
presses button and elimi-
mates the mistyped character.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19
TEA PRICES

The market in India and
Ceylon, the Worlds major tea
producing areas, is now 200%
over wartime levels. To meet
this rise, American importers
have mapped a trade strategy:
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19
HIGH SCHOOL CIRCUS
Zion-Benton High to Present
Performances March "a, 26,
% and 20.

The Zion-Benton Township
High Schools Seventh Annual
Gym Circus is only two
weeks away. Preparations
have already been made to
make this years circus the big
gest and the best show ever
put on by the students.
Mr.. T. Ray Miller, director
and ticket chairman, has set
March "a and &c as matinee
performances, and March 20
and 20, evening performances.
Because of the great demand
for tickets and the lack of seat
ing facilities, parents of grade
school students are urged to
attend the matinee perform
ances with their children.
Highlighting the circus will
be an "iron-jaw wizard" who
is said to defy gravity by pull
ing himself to the top of the
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19
ANOTHER KITCHEN
RELIABLE

Add a small paint brush to
your kitchen kit. It's the best
bet for removing crumbs from
the electric toaster or waffle
iron.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19

is blossom time the International Amphitheatre in Chi
National Flower Garden Show March 10th
for eghtday stay Above lovely Victoria Sherry who plays
the star role of tz the popular Schubert Opera Blossom
Tme prevew of the Show by posing pretty bower
of flowers with big bouquet of daisies her The National
Flower Garden Show, the the floral
world million dollars flowers exhibits and dis
plays from all over the nation and abroad.
Mrs Anna Fisher has still advance tickets at her place.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19

Idaho is one of the leading
states of the Union in the pro-
duction of sheep and wool.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-03-19

Automobiles powered by
atomic energy are not likely
to be racing over the highways
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Misconduct OF
Teacher Ends
Pension Right

TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 28.-A
teacher guilty of serious miscon-
duct is not entitled to benefits
under the state teachers retire
ment act, Attorney General j..
Tom Watson has advised State
School Superintendent Colin
English.
Superintendent English had
asked the attorney general if a
SCHOOL principal convicted of
statutory rape on one of his stu
dents can claim a pension under
the retirement act. The attorney
general noted that Florida law
is silent on :. that subject. but
said the weight of authority is
that pension is a reward for
long and faithful service, and is
not. sright that anyone; can
claim. sThe principal, he added,
is entitled to refund of money
he Shas; paid into the fund, but
not TO any pension benefits. ( +
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Cuban Plaque Is
Unveiled In City

Mayor Demeritt. acting for the
City of Key West, and Luis
Collado, sub-secretary of defense
apda&personaI representative Aof
Cuba's1 President, Ramon Grau
San Martin, this morning led
impressive ceremonies at the I'm
yelling of the Cuban plaque at
City Hall, Greene street.
The mayor accepted the
plaque in the name of Key West,
and personally thanked the dom
ors. Demeritt's speech was well
appreciated by the group attend
ing the ceremony, and was re-
ceived with large applause.
Nordase de Armas, CONAN
dante and founder of the Ma
tional Explorers of Cuba, also
delivered a speech.
The plaque which is on the
west end of the City Hall annex
facing Greene street is Inscribed:
'Key West fue para Jose
Marti-Taller donde Modelo La
Libertad de Cuba. Los Explora-
dores dejan Constancia de SUI
Gratitud. Oct. 81, 1947."
Key West was for Jose Marti -
the place and model of Cuban Lib
erty. The Exploradores Nacion-
ales will keep alive the con-
stancy of their gratitude.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Navy To Receive
Bids For School

Sealed bids for work on the
Special Weapons School here will
be received until II am. October
30 at the office of the Public
Works Officer of the Submarine
Base and will be publicly opened.
The bids will be received on
alterations to two concrete block
buildings and one wood building
for the school. Work consists of
earthwork and paving, fencing,
concrete work, carpentry work,
plumbing, electrical work, mon
orails, derricks, electric hoists
and painting.
Earlier bids received for the
work were regarded as too high
by the Navy. The school is to be
moved here from New London,
Conn, after the work is finished.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Six Billions
Will BeCOStOfA
Help ToEurope
THAT SUM TO BE SPENT
In 1913; So BILLION
OUTRIGHT GRANTS;
81 BILLION AS LOANS
tBy The Associated press,

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. - 1t
will cost the United States So bill
lion next year to pay for the OPP
Grafton of the Marshall Plan in
western Europe, it was estimat-
ed today by government Of
ficials. Two billion will be in
direct grants, from which there
will not be any return, and the
other 81 billion will be in loans.
Under the arrangements, it is
proposed for the governments
helped to sell supplies from the
United States to their people and
to use the money thus received
for constructive projects. Thus,
1t Is reasoned, each country will
be helped in two ways, in feed
ing and clothing its people and
in completing construction work.
But help must go forward to
the people of some of the coun-
tries concerned before the end
of this year, Republicans and
Democrats agree. Senator Rob-
ert c. Taft said that, at the spe-
cial session of congress, action
will be taken in time to have
supplies of some types reach Eu-
rope before Christmas.
However. Republican and
Democratic leaders are not
agreed On what action will be
taken to fight high prices at
home. Leaders, instead, rcsorted
to blaming the 'other side" for
the high cost of living. Some
foodstuffs may have price con-
,trolss pad Aors them, but others
will not be Under ceilings be-
cause of the opposition of sew
eral blocs, including farmers and
dairymen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
1914 Additional
Electors Qualify
For AZ Election

One thousand and forty-four
more qualified voters have reg
lstered this year as qualifying
deadline was reached yesterday
afternoon at S o'clock.
The new all-time high in regis
tration for the city is now set at
6,037 Despite this, actually about
3O% of the total qualified cleo
tors are not eligible to vote as
many have left the city since the
re-registration of 1945.
Vote of November A should be
smaller than in the general cleo
ton of 1945, political observers
have told The Citizen.
Individual precinct increase is
as follows:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Chamber Members
In New Directory

Three thousand copies OF "a
Business Directory and General
Information About Key West"
have just been turned over to the
Key West Chamber Of Com
merce by The Artman Press.
The directory lists the firm
names and individuals who are
members of the Chamber of
Commerce as of August /. The
Chamber frankly admits that
since the publication date some
names have been added to the
membership and some have dis
continued.
"This booklet will be reprinted
in a year and will be brought up
to date" is a statement on the
inside cover of the booklet.
The cover of the booklet is
antique stock, or heavy paper,
while the inside "a pages, are
carried on ordinary white paper.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Hamlin, Others
ArcSubpoenaed

Roy Hamlin, Supervisor of
Registration, and Archie Roberts,
city tax collector, along with
other Key Westers, today receiv-
ed a subpoena to testify, Tues
day, November 3, in Miami.
The city officials are to appear
in the case of Lloyd w. Tharp,
who is charged with falsely OBJ
tanning sugar stamps.
Tharp allegedly obtained the
stamps on statement that he was
operating. a wholesale sugar bust
ness.
Hamlin, upon receipt of the
subpoena, contacted City At
Attorney j. Lancelot Lester with
a view to having his appearance
postponed until after the No
vember 4th election.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Hundreds View
Navy Aircraft
AT BOca Chica.

/ Hundreds of Key West citizens
and families of Navy personnel
attended the open house held on
Monday by Anti-Submarine De-
yelopment Squadron One at Boca
Chica Field in commemoration of
Navy Day.
The public was afforded an op-
portunity to closely inspect such
Navy aircraft as the P2V-1 Navy
Neptune), the same type as the
famous "Truculent Turtle" which
made a nonstop flight from
Perth, Australia, to Columbus, o.;
the PB4Y-2 (Privateer), the F7F
(Tigercat), night fighter; TBM
(Avenger), torpedo bomber; SB2C
Helldiver), scout bomber, and
F4U-4 (Corsair), fighter.
In addition to the aircraft dis
play, the public was attracted to
an extensive exhibition of equip
ment in Hangar No. 2. Of par
ticular interest were such items
as aircraft engines and parts, ra-
dar, some buoy and receiver, Ca
meras of various types, survival
equipment, and an ordnance dis
play. which included bombs, ma
chine guns, aircraft torpedo, py-
rotechnics, and other equipment.
The Link Trainer building was
also open for inspection, and it
was demonstrated how pilots may
practice instrument flying while
remaining on the ground.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Maxine Diaz
Died This AM,

Maxine Diaz, 70, died in his
residence at 804 Elizabeth street,
at 3:45 a. m, today.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at $40 p. b., i'm the
residence. Father johnson of the
ST. Mary's Star of the Sea Cath
olic Church will officiate. Burial
will be in the family plot in the
Catholic Cemetery, under the di-
rection of the Pritchard Funeral
Home.
Survivors are, five daughters,
Mrs. Earle Wines, Mrs. Emelia
Stokes, Mrs. Elena Chancellor,
Miss Juliet Diaz, Miss Lourdes
'Diaz; one son, William Diaz, and
two grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Humane Society
Needs Funds For
Key West Work

The Humane Society of Key
West needs funds to continue its
work. In a letter sent out over
the signature of Janice M. White,
president, this past week, the
figure 2,493 is given as the num-
Der of animals handled at the
shelter in the two years since
the society was organized.
Though these are impressive
figures, says tfie letter, aes--
pecially as only one person is
employed by the Society, Key
Vests streets still TEEN with
pitifully neglaeted 4 dogs and
cats" :.y1Ss
Giving reasons for the need of
funds the aettercontinues, eve
Weres extremely fortunate in
having Kennels, formerly used by
the sK-pisf Corps, contributed
by tie ! Navy: Now, however,
they ore badly ,in3need Of repair.
|. The salary of the Humane
agent, always inadequate, must
be raised Immediately to help
compensate for the increased cost
of 'living-and we have been
forced to incur heavy expendi-
ture for a new truck.
"Since only half of past ex-
penses have been paid by the
City and d small amount pro-
cured from the sale of tags, the
Society is appealing to your
sense of responsibility for civic
betterment and to your human
ity in asking for a contribution
to help in this important work
can annual Contributing
Membership is 81. A sustaining
membership, from SIS to $50
Cheeks may be made out to
the Humane Society of Key
West, and mailed to Mrs. Cyril
Marshall, Secretary, at 213 Teie-
graph Lane, Key West"
The financial statement and
l948 budget are given in the let
ter as follows:
! City appropriation, $1,000; net
sale of tags, $40; boarding of
animals, ETC., $24O. Total, $2,180.
The new budget: Salary of
agent, $4,000; food for animals,
$240; auto expense, $40; medi-
cines, $50; telephone, $50; repair
of kennels, $3.50. Total, $3.50.
The literature mailed out by
! the Society also includes frag-
ments from letters and state
ments by residents in praise of
Mr.. Henning, the Humane agent,
and the work of the Society.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Guard Equipment
On Way To City

Captain Will E. P. Roberts,
commanding officer, Battery A,
812th A.A.A. Gun Bn., stated this
morning that all organizational
equipment for the National
Guards would be in the city
within the next ten days.
Last Sunday at 10 a. M. the
guards of this city received their
first pay checks. Officers and
men received a total of $1,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Jaycee Campaign
Starts Saturday

Jaycees' cleanup campaign
will start at 10 a. m, Saturday,
Nov. /, with a tin-can matinee
at the Monroe Theater,
Admission for moving pic
ture will be Is rusty tin cans.
Only children under 16 will
be allowed to attend the per-
Torrance.
The City of Key West will CO.
operate by having a city truck
on Duval street in front of the
theater, where the tin cans will
be tossed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Milan Reminded
OF Mussolini's
Anniversar,
Try The Associated Press,

! MILAN, Oct. 28.-Fascists in
this city today commemorated
the twenty-fifth anniversary of
Mussolini's march on Rome at
the head of the Black Shirts by
plastering the city with pictures
of Mussolini and posters prais-
ing him and calling on Italians
to combine to bring back Fascism
to Italy.
Most of the pictures and post
ers were put up during the
night, but police succeeded, in
the early morning hours, in ar
resting 43 men while engaged in
poster work.
Fifteen miles south of this
city, in the attic of high school,
police found a cache of machine
guns, hand grenades, ammuni-
ton and thousands of rifle bull
lets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
PROMINENT CUBANS
VISIT THE CITIZEN

Alexandra Agramonte, who is
a newsman with the newspaper
Ell Mundo of Havana, and a
member of Consejo Nacional de
Veteranos de la Independence
of San Lazaro, sGF3, and Captain
Juan Gomez, of Exploradores
Nacional de Cuba, were well
coined visitors at The Citizen Of
flee yesterday.
They came to Key West to at
tend the ceremonies in connec-
ton with the dedication of Boy
Scout plaque at City Hall. They
said they were delighted with
their visit to Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Ships Begin To
Return TOPOrt

A total of 10 ships of the
us. Navy which left Key West
for other cities to take part in
Navy Day celebrations will be-
gin returning to their bases here
this afternoon.
The USS. Gilmore, a subma-
rine tender, the largest ship at
Key West, is not expected to re-
turn from New Orleans before
October 81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
10 Absentee
Votes Date

Supervisor of Registration
Roy Hamlin said this morning
that 10 absentee votes have been
cast to date for the November
18th election.
Individual vote by precincts is
as follows:
First precinct, 2; End precinct,
l; 3rd precinct, 0; 4th precinct,
4; 5th precinct, 3; 9Th precinct,
9.
ALI absentee votes must be
voted in the city clerks office,
City Hall. ss
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Key Vest, Navy and PAA
Years Ago
Today
BY
II It. WEBB

Well, folks, twenty-eight years
ago today l landed in Key West,
Fla, and tied up at the Navy
Dock. We had left New York
about the 5th of December-and
it was zero-weather. We tied up
at the navy yard in Norfolk
about the 9th of December and
left there about the 10th of De-
cember, and stopped over al
Charleston to cash our checks
Left Charleston the 18th of De-
cember and put in at st. Angus
tine, Fla.
We had orders to anchor off
shore but one captain missed the
channel and headed straight for
the docks and tied up and before
the commander could get to him,
he had boatload of lovely ladies
and tourist. Well, the old man,
as we called him Captain Black,
broke down and let us all come
in and tie up at the dock. Boy,
did we have time.
St. Augustine took us over and
blocked off the streets and they
hired a band and we danced all
night and the next night, as we
had some heavy repair work to
do the next day in order to hold
our ships in port.
Well. needless to say, the old
man was plenty sore, SO we had
orders that we would have to
leave, even if he had to tow us
out. So we left at day-break.
Well, Key West was our next
stop, but one ship after another
broke down just before we hit
Miami's Government Cut, so we
toWed one in and tied up at the
dock. One very small pier then
and dance hail at the east end
of Flagler Street, which, by the
way, was all swamp.
Boat houses were tied up all
along from Eighth Street to The
pier at w. Flagler Street. Well,
we had two-day stay in Mi
ami and were enjoying our lib-
erty, but at night the mosquitoes
ate us snow birds up alive.
We arrived the next day in
Key West, Fla, about the 21st
of December. What did we do
first? We had been on the go
and was supposed to be in Key
West by the 18th of December.
So all of our Christmas packages
and mail from home were sent
straight through to Key West,
Fla. Well. we got our packages
and mail for several days after.
Had a nice Christmas on board
an da few were invited out. Well,
we began to feel our way around
and we didn't find things like in
ST. Augustine, which had hardly
seen ship or sailor. People here
in Key west had a base and over
the war had some Is to 20 thou
sand of them come and 60. So
it took us some time to get &C
quainted, but we did and many
of the boys married Key West
girls as l later did, too. Well,
late in September of 1919 we
had warning of big blow COM
ing. Everybody was excited, ex-
cept us, as we had had many
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
Property Sales

William H. Sutcliffe and wife
sold property for $4,000 to L. A.
Ybanez and G. c. Krause, both
of Coral Gables, on Matecumbe
Key, according to warranty
deed filed yesterday with Circuit
Court Clerk Ross c. Sawyer.
Lois c. Busto sold property at
Won PhiSter and Leon streets for
5000 to Ellis C.. Archer, 1890
Fleming street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
HAnLN CALLS FOR
MEETING FRIDAY

Supervisor of Registration Roy
Hamlin today issued a call to all
clerks, inspectors, and policemen
to be at City Hall at 7:30 p. M,
Friday, October 81.
At this time, Hamlin will give
final instructions to this group.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-28
SCOTS Condition
Still Is2Critical

Arthur r. Scott, 16, who was
stabbed during an alteration
Sunday night at the corner of
Petronia and Whitehead streets,
is today still in a critical condi-
ton.
Scott was given a blood trans
fusion yesterday morning.