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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
Mass Hysteria'
Cause OF Seeing
Flying Saucers'
Iuy Associated PressD

WASHINGTON, July O.
Spokesman for the Army and the
Navy today called on the people
al the United States to stop
seeing" flying sauccrs, for the
simple reason that there are none
Ia see.
That conclusion WIS reached
by the two armed forces after an
investigation of reports from 40
states that flying saucers had
been seen i'm those areas.
A scientist, whose name was
moi disclosed, assigned the see
ing" 10 mass hysteria. He said
that the hystcria had spread from
the United States to parts OF
Canada and Hawaii.
He advised the people of the
United States to calm down
their emotions. So much talk
about the prospect of war has
caused people not only to "feef
conditions that do not exist, but
also 10 "see" things that. exist
only i'm the imagination.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
SRD Must Place
Blinker Lights

Upper Keys will have to wait
for action by the State Road De-
partment to settle the question
of installing blinker lights along
Overseas Highway, the County
Commission made it clear last
night.
Judge Ed Lowe, of Tavernier,
rose Mt ask the commission what
had been done about installing
the lights along the highway.
I'VE certainly need such lights
at Tavernier, Islamorada and at
Marathon" said Lowe. There
have been a number of near &C
cidents at the crossings of the
highway, and we feel installa-
ton of lights will save lives"
Commissioner w. A. Parrish
Continued on Page Four
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225,OOO Miners
Return TO Pits;
More Going Back
tBy Associated Press,


WASHINGTON, July 1.-Two
hundred twenty-five thousand
soft coal miners are back in their
pits today, and it was said that
an agreement is expected to be
reached with southern operators
by tomorrow.
: Union leaders and representa-
tives of the southern operations
are scheduled to meet late today
to settle minor differences over
some provisions of the contract.
John l.. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, said this afternoon ti.dt the
contract with the miners is the
best in the history of labor in
the United States. Thei, wages
have been increased $l.20 each
daily, and the number of work
ing hours has been reduced from
nine to eight day.
Some steel men said that the
increased wage scale will put a
burden on steel producers, but
Benjamin Fairless, president of
United States Steel, asserted that
the agreement with the miners
has averted a disruption of indus
tries depending on coal for their
operation.
The increased wage scale
means that the householder will
pay 81 more a ton for coal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
43 Per Cent
Increase In
County Budget
ADOPTED TENTATIVE
BUDGET LAST NIGHT;
TOTALS $393,85O FOR
NEXT YEAR
TENTATIVEk,

A tentative budget calling for
the expenditure of $395,85 an
increase of $ll8,949, was adopted
for the next fiscal year by Mon
roe County Commission last
night. This represents an increase
of 43 per cent.
Final budget will be adopted
after the terms of the 1847-'48
tentative document shall have
been advertised for two weeks in
The Citizen.
At all events, the budget must
be completed and ready for final
adoption by Aug. Is. The next
fiscal year begins Oct. |, so that
funds may not be available until
after that date.
In adopting the final budget,
the commission may decrease, but
cannot increase, the figures in the
tentative budget: so in all prob
ability IL will be considerably
decreased by the time of final
adoption, some of the county
commissioners indicated today.
Among the amounts to be rails
cd next year. which were not in
cluded in the budget this year, are
the sum of $4,000, which must
be paid against the total of $50
600 as the cost of Municipal Hos
pital, and the sum of $500 which
will be paid toward the $l2,500
IL has contracted to pay the gov
eminent for the County Clinic.
1t was pointed out that the hos
pital as it now stands cost the
ISL federal government a total of
$375,000, while the clinic cost a
tota lof 100000.
II was also announced that the
budget covering the welfare de-
partment had been advanced S.
900 and the commission has also
voted to give the Elks $4,000 to-
ward defraying the expenses on
the coming of the state conVen-
ton of the Organization here next
May. and TO give $1,000 to the
Boy Scouts.
None of these items were in
last years budget" said a men,
br of the commission. THE adop-
ton of the tentative budget isn't
final. SO we will probably reduce
il somewhat before we finally
adopt it,"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
COUNTY MAY BUY CIGAR
FACTORY FOR $4,000 AS
HOME FOR OLD FOLKS

third floor of the old cigar fac
tory had been leased to the Key
West Art School for period of
one year. and that the lease
would run indefinitely as long as
the county wanted it.
Listed in the warranty deeds
in the office of the Circuit Court
clerk as the owner of the prop
crty is Tom Hanlcy, 512 Simon
ton street. He purchased the
property from a .Santaella g.
Co., Inc. on May 9. 1914, for $14,-
600.
The property is assessed at
$l3.350, according to the records
on file in the office of the county
tax assessor.
Commissioners took the view
that it would cost approximately
$4,000 to build the concrete
block structure at Staples and
Second street today.
1t was reported at the meeting
last night that one floor of the
three story structure would take
care of all the inmates of the
Old Folks Home 1t can be con-
verted as d home for approx
mately $4,000, the commissioners
were informed.
The property consists of five
lots about PSI feet by 100 feet.
The commission cancelled the
proposed purchase of a lot from
J. Frank Roberts in Second
street on which it was proposed
to build the new county home.
Two other lots, adjacent to the
Roberts property, were to have
Continued on Page Three)
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Cancelled Plans For Free.
ton Of Home On Three
Lots Located In Second
Street

Monroe County Commission is
considering proposal to buy the
old Santaella cigar factory at
Staples avenue and Second
street for $4,000 and convert it
to use for an Old Folks Home.
The commission also announc-
ed last night that it had can
celled plans for the erection of a
new Old Folks Home on three
lots in Second street at cost of
approximately $4,000.
Fred J. Dion, local realtor, who
submitted the proposal to the
commission last night at first Of
fered the property to the coun-
ty for $4,000, but later, in con-
ference with the members of
the commission, dropped the
price to $4,000.
1t was announced that the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
Key Property
Changes Hands

Several pieces of key property
changed hands yesterday. accord
ing to warranty deeds filed with
Circuit Court Clerk Ross G. Saw
yer.
Rubbie l.. Burton and others
transferred to H. S. Mckenzie.
Tavernier, property at Tavernier
for nominal sum.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Mckenzie
transferred to John Mckenzie
property at Key Largo for nom
NAL sum.
Martha A. Neil transferred to
II. S. Mckenzie, Key Largo prop
erty for nominal sum.
r. g. Warren Russell trans
ferred to Mr.. and Mrs. Warren r.
Bland, 1Slamorada, property on
Upper Matecumbe for $500.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Reese trans
fcrred to Earl f. Pfeifer, Mara
thon, property at Marathon for
$3.50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
RADIO HANS PLAN
HURRICANE NETWORK

Definite arrangements will be
made for operating Red Cross
hurricane radio network Mon
day night when the Key West
Radio Amateurs Club meets at
the Sun and Sand Club at the
end of Duval street at 1880
o'clock.
At least four operators have
indicated their interest in man.
ming the network and more de-
tails will be worked out at the
meeting. Plans for new location
for the club will be introduced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
w.Gw-wIIZZZZ
Frost Couldn't
Make "BeIieUe 1t
Or NOt''; NO,U liz 1t

No one was more surprised
than r. L. Frost. in charge
of the U. S. Weather Bureau
here. when his picture re.
Gently appeared in one of
Bob RipleY's Believe 1t Or
Not" cartoons. Ripley told
his readers that Frost heads
the Weather Bureau here
"the only American city that
has never had frost" /
Frost tried a number of
years ago to have Ripley
publish Believe II Or Not"
oddities which he had picked
up in his lifetime as a
weather expert.
Il sent in dozens of sug.
gestions-sll pretty good.
too" Frost said. but Ripley
never used one Of them.
Now ] find out he has run
my picture"
Frost appeared pleased at
/. the clipping from the Chi
cago American Herald relay
ed TO The Citizen by Mer-
rell Sands. 2840 Seidenburg
avenue. The cartoon was sent
Sands by Mrs. G Gorge
Koenig. the former Sylvia
Sawyer of Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09


In a telegram received early thi
afternoon by The Citizen frou
Rep. Smathers in Washington, h
said:
Il am happy 10 advise that
after considerable negotia-
tions the Navy Department
is going to transfer the Spc-
cisl Weapons and Devices
School from the Submarine
Base. New London. Conn.,. 10
the u. S. Naval Base. Key
West Fla.
.Although the work of the
school is of highly classified
nature. it may be stated that
the school expects to have n
student BODY of two hundred
enlisted men and twenty
five officers.
III is estimated that this
schsofssFsyrall viii be some
where between six hundred
thousand and seven hundred
fifty thousand dollars a year
for Key West. ! know that
you and the citizens of KEY
West would be interested in
this"
City Commissioner Louis
Carbonell was also informed
today by Rep. Smathers that
the Navy Special Weapons
and Devices School at New
London will be moved here.
The announcement verifies
reports that the Navy has
been seeking facilities here
TO accommodate large
transfer Of personnel to the
Key West base.
New London is the only
other submarine base on the
Eastern seaboard. The action
in moving the special
weapons and devices school
here is in keeping with the
Navy policy of using the ex-
cellent facilities offered by
the Key West base for in.
struction purposes.
The new school will take
rank with the Fleet Sonar
School as leading source of
instruction for specially Sc
lected Navy personnel.
Because of the highly Sc
cret nature OF the school.
none of the official staff Of
the Key West Naval Base
would offer any comment
about the Smsthers an
nouncement.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09

rcsenting the owners of Lots l
to 3 at Caribbee Beach. for q
reduction from $4,000 to $4,000.
Assessor Gandolfo defended his
assessments vigorously before the
members of the commission.
Il regard my assessments as
fair in every respect said Gan
dolfo.
The commission voted to reject
the applications for reduction
without comment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
Positions Open
For Craftsmen.
Civil Engineers

The Board of Civil Service Elk
aminers for the United States
Atomic Energy Commission. Oak
Ridge. Tennessee, today an
nounced the closing date for re-
ceipt of applications for the ex-
animation. which it announced at
an earlier date for the position
of engineering craftsman has
been extended indefinitely. APP
plicationS will be received until
the needs of the servivce have
been met. Entrance salaries for
these positions range from ST.
$1,000 through $3,397.20 per an
mum.
Applications will be received
also for civil engineers whose en-
trance salaries will range from
So, 1920 to $9,975.
Persons appointed from regis
tiers established as result of this
examination will be employed at
Oak Ridge. Tennessee, perform
ing work in one of the following
branches of engineering drafting:
Architectural; civil; electrical:
general; mechanical; structural;
Ior Typographical. Applications
should be forwarded to the Board
of Civil Service Examiners for
the United States Atomic Energy
Commission, p. 0. Box "E," Oak
Ridge. Tenn. Full information
regarding this examination is
available through A. Pastorini,
Secretary of the local Board of
Civil Service Examiners at the
/ local post office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
ZZZZlZIZZ
Weather Data
In Key Vest
During June

While Key Westers are
aware July is setting a record
for rainfall during that
month. June also seemed to
be a rainy month";" but rec
ords issued today by the To-
cal Weather Bureau show
that the precipitation last
month was only seven one.
hundredfhs of an inch above
normal.
Normal rainfall for June
in Key West is 4.24. and last
month il was AL.
ormal temperature in
Key West last month was
only one degree above nor
NAL. s2.9 to SIS.
Prevailing wind during
June was from the east. The
highest velocity of wind. rs
miles en- hour. came from
the southwest. On June II.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
SCOUT or MONTH
To RECEITE TROPHY

ScOutmsSter Ernest r Avlla If
Troop 50. announced today that
a trophy. donated bv the Rotary
Club. will be awarded the hon
or scout of each month In Key
West.
The award will bc made ON the
basis of achievement m scouting.
First presentation Will be made
August IS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
w. w' ~ ~. ~ w. ~ W ~ n
German Refugees
Leaving Denmark

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
5000 German refugees are being
repatriated every week to the
Russian and American zones in
Germany but there are still more
than 10000 refugees in Den
mark, refugee administration
leader Johannes Kjaerboel said
today.
These refugees represent a
! heavy strain on Denmark'S eco
nomy, he added, as every refu-
gee costs the country about go
cents daily.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
Request $4,000
'ToHelp
Cost OF Meeting
SOUGHT BY ELKS FOR AN
NUAL STATE CONVENTION
TO BE HELD HERE: ACTION
TAKEN AT BUDGET SESSION

A request that $4,000 be ap-
propriated by the county toward
defraying the expenses of the
annual state convention of the
Florida Lodge of Elks was defer
red last night by the Monroe
County Commission until it
makes uo the 1947-48 budget.
P. S her, a representative of
the local Elks Lodge, said that
the convention was expected to
bring 1000 delegates to Key
West and that in all likelihood
fully 5000 persons would be
here to attend the annual meet
ing.
Later the commission met to
consider the budget and one, of
the first items approved was 3d.
600 for the Elks convention. It
had previously been suggested by
Chairman Frank Bentley that the
commission would defer action
until it considered the budget.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
McCarty Says.
Willing To Run
For Governor
JAYCEE SPEAKER WILL EN-
TER RACE IF CONTINUES
TO RECEIVE SAME ENCOUR.
AGEMENT
BY JOHN r. VOSBURGH
City Editor The Citizen


Dan McCarty, 35-year -old Fort
Pierce citrus grower, said last
night, after his address to the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
here, that he will become a can
didate for governor of Florida in
1948 if he continues to receive
the same encouragement he has
been getting recently.
The scholarly looking ex-
Speaker of the State House of
Representatives. said. Il am
very much encouraged by the
comments which have been
expressed in Miami. here and
elsewhere. If things continue
to develop and I continue to
receive the same encourage
ment. I will become a candi-
date for governor"
The ex-Army colonel was the
principel speaker at the installa-
ton ceremonies of the Jaycees
at the Fort Taylor Officers Club.
where Joe Pinder, young bank
|employe. officially accepted the
reins of president from the out
going leader. Jack Delaney.
Taking office with Pinder was
City Public Service Director
Robert Dopp. vice president;
Kermit Levin, Key West Hous-
ing Authority official, secre-
-tary. and Wilbur Ward. bank
|employe, treasurer. Ward con-
tinues in office from his 40
term. Bob Saunders, Chester
Knowles, Bill Humm and Charles
Wardlow were installed as Board
of Directors members.
Speaking on Opportunity
Equals Responsibility" McCarty
said the Junior Chamber of Com
mercc has an unparalleled repu-
tation in Florida for progressive
action. He recalled the long but
finally victorious fight which
he waged in the State LegiSla-
ture for three pieces of legisla-
ton backed by the Jaycees: state
drivers licenses. State Highway
Patrol and elimination of live
stock along the highways.
The first two measures were
passed in 1889. AS to the third,
so much pressure has been devcl-
oped, McCarty said, with a view
to stop cattle from roaming along
the highways that the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Which for
merly reported 30 per cent of
Florida livestock roaming free
now reports 80 per cent of them
as being fenced in.
McCarty urged the JayceeS to
keep up their fight for a new
Constitution and suggested that
they work for establishment of
a State Tax Commission. Some
areas now permit lower assess
ments than others, he said, and
the lower the assessments the
more state aid those areas re-
quest
1--WE need group of experts
in Tallahassee" McCarty went
on, "to keep the people and leeis-
lature well-posted on fiscal af-
fairs of Florida. Forty-four states
have State Tax Commissions.
There will never be one in Flor
ida unless the Jaycees support
it
with 81 counties in the state.
there are 81 different yardsticks
by which property can be as
sessed. A filling station on the
Monroe county side of the Dadc
county line may pay d certain
of tax and filling sta
ton of the same size and type
across the line may pay an en-
tirely different amount. AS it is
now. the man who has the most
influence has the lowest taxes.
These evils would be remedied
Continued on Page Four)
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Try Associates Press,

WASHINGTON July 9.-The United Navy today
will lin the future Special Weapons
vices School from New London. Conn. Key
w. John Kenny assistant secretary of the Navy advised Rep
resentaiive Smahers I'd. 'Fls.) to this effect
The school has staff six officers
with lS officers and $50 enlisted in Kenny
expand student officers
and 200 enlisted
Sea and climatic conditions generally favorable for
work of the school in the Key
Smsthcrs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09
NAVY TO HAVE WEAPONS SCHOOL HERE
ANNUAL PAYROLL OF 225-
MAN UNIT WILL TOTAL
MORE THAN 100000

Assistant Secretary Of Navy w. John Kenny Advises
Congressman George Smather That Special weap-
And Devices School To BE Moved Here From
New London, Conn.,, In Near Future
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09

Aey West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country. with an average
range of only IL Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-09

In a telegram received early this
afternoon by The Citizen from
Rep. Smathers in Washington, he
Sald:>
Evening star., 1947-10-27
Recreation Unit 10 Discuss
Community Chest Support

The quarterly meeting of the rec
reation division of the Council OF
Social Agencies will be held at noon
November 8, at the YWCA, Seven
teenth and K streets NV.
Miss Elaine Exton, youth chair
man of the District Federation OF
Women's Clubs, and j. C. Turner
of the Central Labor Union, will
speak on support of the Community
Chest drive.
Edward j. Keyes, executive di-
rector of the Chest Federation,
also will speak Ernest F. Henry
chairman of the division, will intro
ouce the following committee chair
men to report on the divisions S
plans for the coming months:
John Bartlett, public relations;
Miss Exton, youth council; Austin
Welch, social action; Miss Gretchen
Rickei, hospital recreation; Harry
English, admissions. and Wayne c.
Sommer, American Camping Asso-
citation liaison. Miss Dorothea Sui
livan, Milo Christensen and Charles
Brightbill, training committee con-
sultans, also will report.
Reservations for the luncheon
meeting close next Saturday and
may be made with Jack P. Houli-
ham, recreation secretary OF the
Council 1101 M street N. w.
Evening star., 1947-10-27
Historical Records
Put in Cornerstone
OF St. PauI's Church

Members of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church yesterday held cornerstone
laying ceremony for their new build
ing on K street between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-lfth streets
NV. Ground breaking ceremonies
were held last January.
The congregation, assembling al
the site following services at st
Thomas Episcopal Church, placed
various objects in the cornerstone.
Among them was a copy of the
parish record, dated February, 1908
picture of the old st. Paul's
Church at GIT Twenty-third street
NV, which was torn down il
1e45 to make way for the new
George Washington University Hos
pital, and a copy of the parish his
tory.
The Rev. Arlington A. McCallum
rector, and the Rev. G. B. KinkeaC
of New York, former assistant rec.
tor of the church, were in charge
of the cornerstone ceremonies
Twenty-Five members of the choir
led by Russell Kinds, sang.
st. Pauls Church was formed ir
1866 as q mission. A year later tht
parish was organized and the frs
rector was the Rev. Augustus Jack
son. It's first church was built il
1868 at cost of $4,000.
One of it's five rectors was tht
late Right Rev. Alfred Harding, sec.
ond Bishop of Washington. Mr.
McCallum, the fifth rector, has beer
pastor of the congregation since
feo4 ~ - 81 +s@-a~vst' '@s ~ ~ ~
Evening star., 1947-10-27
-Four Youths Under Arrest
In Disappearance Of 6 Cars

Four teen age suspects in the dis
appearance of six business coupes
from the garage of Thompson's
Dairy. 2012 Eleventh street NV.
over the week end were held by
authorities today.
Police said the oldest, 19, would
be charged with unauthorized use
of an automobile and the other
three, aged IA, 16 and II, would be
held for Juvenile Court action.
Two of the youths were arrested
with one of the cars last night at
North Capitol street and Florida
avenue. The others were arrested
at their homes. Police said the
boys took the cars for Joy rides
and then abandoned them. Two OF
the three taken Saturday night
were recovered Sunday and were
among the three taken last night
All of the cars. used by milk sales
men and route supervisors, were re-
covered,
Evening star., 1947-10-27

putting out blazes before they get
beyond control.
War Spurred Program.
It took a war to bring the forestry
program up to it's present standards.
The Maryland General Assembly in
1943 appropriated sufficient funds to
purchase trucks and equipment in
an effort to keep down the waste
of forest land, the timber of which
was needed for war emergency con-
struction work Another reason for
the appropriations and perhaps the
main one, was that the Government
feared fires on the mainland near
the ocean shorelines would make
perfect silhouette targets of Ameri-
can and Allied ships for lurking
German submarine in the Atlantic.
Because of the appropriations. the
forestry department now is equip
ped with fire trucks, jeeps, bulldozers
and sufficient paid manpoWer to
combat fires.
Most of the water used by forest
rire fighters when no streams are
available comes from fire plugs"
scattered throughout the country
side. These fire plugs" consist of
specially drilled wells tapped onto
underground streams. More than
so such holes are located in Dis
trict No. 2, about five miles apart
Among the latest equipment with
which to fight fires are Indian back
pumps, portable attachments which
are placed on the backs of indi-
vidual fire fighters. Another is the
Beetle Plow," a tractor with disc
plows on front to uncover dirt te
prevent the spread of flames. Also
new is.a fog nozzle" an attachment
placed on hose to create a-#fee
spraying effect rather than a direct
stream.