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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-24

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Bought and Sold. Key West
Electrical Repair Co., 6l6
Whitehead Street. Phone 739.
We call for and deliver.
MARRIOTT
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West Electrical Repair Co.
MARRIOTT
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Notes (Promissary), lc each. Art
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
GIRL SCOUT DRIVE
 OPENS HERE MAY 19

Monday. May 19, through Satur- day, May 24, are the dates set for the annual Girl Scout finance drive in the Gastineau Channel area, according to an announce ment made by Mrs. L. Scott Mur- phy, G. s. Commissioner.
 Charles Smith has accepted the appointment as finance chairman A meeting was held Wednesday night in the City Council Cham bersl for the purpose of discussing past drives and making plans for the present one.
 The Mariner Scout troop had made posters for window displays, and committee headed by Mrs Jack Fletcher will arrange window showings of troop work for the year. Mrs. Mildred Hermann yice-commissioner and publicity chairman, will plan the newspaper and radio publicity.
 The Court of Awards will be held May II at the Juneau High School, Mrs. Murphy stated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
AFL, CI0 LEADERS GO INTO PUDDLE
 TO TALK MERGER

WASHINGTON, May 1.-REThe AFL and CIO shake hands today and begin talking about merger.
 Labor bills in congress hastened the meeting.
 Both rival leaders-William Green of the AFL and Philip Murray of the CIO-asserted in advance of their huddle that they have an "open mind about how to solve the major obstacle to unity.
 But little optimism could be found in either camp over the prospect of an early consolidation of the AFL's 7,50O0O0 and CLOS 6,0OO.000 members.
 Murray thinks the two groups should demonstrate their solid arity first in fighting off com- mon. foes, wherever they may be. After that, would come talk about physical consolidation.
 The AFL leadership wants the unions in the CIO to come back under the Federation's banner possibly with a brand new name as the first step. Then coopera- ton would come naturally, the AFL contends.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
TICKETS ARE TOLD 10 HOLD LINES IN
 TELEPHONE STRIKE

WASHINGTON, May 1.llR- Telephone strike leaders called on pickets to hold their lines today as government conciliators predicted an important development at negotiations going on in the capital.
 The National Federation of T'eie- phone Workers, directing the 25- day-old walkout, sent officials to New York in an effort to head off a back to work movement and per- suade members of four independent unions not to accept a tentative settlement.
 Peter J. Manno, government conciliator, said a break might come at an afternoon conference here between officials of the American Telephone and Telegraph Long Lines division and the Ameri- can Union of Telephone Workers.
 The development failed to ma- terialize as expected yesterday, but Manno told reporters it was only postponed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
WEATHER STALLS
 SEARCH, MISSING
 CANADIAN PLANE

VANCOUVER, B. C., May l.-tR Veteran airmen, their faces grim and lined with weariness after two days of .eye-straining flying, watched impatiently today as heavy overcast and pouring rain tempor- arily halted the air search for Is persons aboard a Trans-Canada Airlines transport missing since early Tuesday morning.
 Searchers pinned fading hopes of early discovery of the plane on a report yesterday that a strange object 9had been sighted on the south side of Thunder Mountain, a 3,500-foot peak just north of Great Central Lake on Vancouver Island.
 Veteran pilots gave. considerable credence to the report because the locality is only few miles to the right of a radio beam leg. An R.CA.F plane was turned back by mountain hiding clouds and snow furries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
KEEP ARMED, INSTRUCTIONS TO RUSSIANS
Maintain "Fighting Pre- pdredness" Forces Are
 Told on May Day

LONDON, May 1.--R-Russia $ Miniser of the Armed Forces, Nl- !solai Bulganin, called on the So- viet Army, Navy and Airforce today to maintain their lighting pre- paredness" in an order of the day issued as millions celebrated May Day-Europe's Labor Day.
 Many nations, which have veered to the Left since the war. joined with the Russians in observing the day. holding rallies and parades to coincide with show of Soviet mil itary strength through Moscows Red Square.
 It was legal holiday for the first time in Belgium and Norway. Workers in France also got the oay off and in Russia a three-day holl- day was proclaimed as Moscow set off its biggest May Day celebration.
 Significantly, in Moscow, the DIG lures of the Politburo were arrang- ed to show Stalin in the center, Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov at his right and Lavrenti P. Beria, at his left. reflecting Beria's steady climb to great influence in the Soviet Union. He is a Vice Presl- dent of the Council of Ministers and former Commissar of State Security.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
NINE MEN KILLED,
 GOAL MINE BLAST

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May l. R-Eight of II men working in the Spring Hill coal mine near here were killed by an explosion yesterday.
 Bodies of the dead, all brought to the surface during the night were identified as Calvin Wilson, about TO, pit foreman; Steve Sum- mers, about 55; Mort Gates, about 55; all of West Terre Haute; John Brown, 55; Fern Earhart, about 50; Barney Riggs, 67; Desire Lete, 58; all of Terre Haute, and Chauncey Blackburn, about 50, of Liggett, Ind.
 Dr. c. L. Puckett, mine physi- clan, said none of the bodies showed any signs of burns, but that Earhart's head was crushed.
 It. Comdr c. E. Poe, Federal Administrator of Mines for Indi- ana, said the mine had not been operating for production since the closing order issued by the govern ment following the March 25 dis aster in Centralia, H., mine.
 The Navy administrator said limited number" of men had been working, in the mine under special agreement to complete new shaft and for general cleanup work" preliminary to federal in- Spection.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
STRIKE AT WRANGELL

WRANGELL, Alaska, May 1.- The Shrimp Pickers Cannery Work CTS Union, AFL, officially struck this morning, forming picket lines at the Reliance Shrimp Cannery
 The union is demanding p cents a pound straight time in prefer ence to settlement made at Pe- tersburg with CIO pickers on a sliding scale of paying 19 cents a pound with price of shrimp at 90 cents a pound. There will be a un- ion meeting tonight to try for a settlement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
 STRIKES GETS
 SENATE 0kEH
Toughening Amendments Approved for Legis-
 Iation on Labor

WASHINGTON, May 1.--IR-- Elated over preliminary victory, Republican leaders said today that "toughening' amendments to the Senate union-strike curbing bill are as geod as approved.
 Btu they shied away from com mitment on whether the Senate could override a possible veto by President Truman. Opponents of the bill, mainly Democrats. predict a veto and claim it will be upheld for lack of two-thirds vote.
 Senator Wherry tNeb), the Rs publican whip, told reporters yes terday's smacking defeat of an eff fort to send the bill back to com mittee to be split into four mea- sures, assured final passage of the ominus legislation, plus pend ing GOP-sponsored amendments.
 The motion to recommit the bill, offered by Senator Morse 6R-Ore) i, was defeated on a roll call vote, 59 to 35
 On the vote yesterday, AS Repub- licans and II southern Democrats voted against the four-bill motion. Favoring it were 33 Democrats and two Repuhlicans-Morse and Sem ator Langer iNDO.
 The 59 votes mustered against the Morse motion were four short of ts1e two thirds that would be 'iiecdaa4ay ~to elIaliify veto with the same number voting.
 COP leaders agreed that a final vote on the bill will not come until next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
TRUMAN SUBMITS
 REORGANIZATION
 PLANS, CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, May 1.--R- President Truman today submitted to Congress government reorgani- zation plans which would give the Secretary of Labor direct control over administration of wage and hour laws.
 They also provide for keeping the United States Employment service under the Department of Labor and for the Labor Secretary to coordinate administration of acts regulating wages and hours on Federal Public Works contracts
 In addition, the President recommended to Congress the es- tablishment of a single agency for the administration of Housing programs, and asked legislation to continue the present internal organization of the War and Navy Departments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
NEWS GATHERING AGENCIES SEEK
 CHANGE IN LAWS

WASHINGTON May l.4-lRs e. c. Blohm of Chicago, represent ing approximately 800 newspapers, has asked Congress to safeguard freedom of the press by making it clear that news gathering agen- cies may choose their own mem bership without violating the anti trust laws
 The newspapers Blohm represents have organized into the News Publishers Association to Amend the Antitrust Laws
 The Association is supporting legislation introduced by Rep. Ma son (R-IlD to clarify the status of news gathering agencies as a result of the l945 Supreme Court decision in the Justice Depart ment's antitrust suit against the Associated Press.
 The Court directed the AP to amend it's bylaws which permit ted member to consider the com petitive effect of an application for membership.
 The Mason Bill would specify that activities and operations of mutual newsgathering agencies are not subject to provisions of the Antitrust Act.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
SHOP
 0UTLAWiNG
 UP TO US((

WASHINGTON, May 1.-tR- A proposed labor policy which would outlaw the closed shop and re- quire a secret ballot of employees before the calling of a strike was presented today for consideration by the United States Chamber of Commerce
 The resolution was drafted by the Chambers Remember policy committee headed by w. A. Klinger, Sioux City Iowa, builder Ap- proval was expected late today at the final business session of the 35th annual convention.
 The proposal was far more dras- tic than some officers had antic- ipated. It did not call for the outright ban on industry-wide bar gaining contained in a House-ap- proved labor bill, but did urge fed eral prohibitions of, "monopolistic practices through industry wide bargaining or other means.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
4DEAD, 10 HURT;;:.
 TRAINS WRECKED.
 IN FREAK CRASH

HUNTINGDON, Pa, May 1.-R Steel plates protruding from a moving freight train early today ripped a hole in the side of the Pennsylvania Railroads flyer, The American, and wrecked another freight, killing four persons and injuring 40.
 The freak crash occurred five miles west of here at 1:47 a. m. (EST as two 16-foot long sheets of steel, lengthwise on an open gondola of a westbound freight, shifted suddenly so that their ends stuck out over tracks on both sides.
 Into one of these Instructions plunged the New York to St.. Louis sleeper coach passenger train, also westbound on the parallel tracks.
 Moments later a freight moving east smashed into the steel pro- truding on the other side. send ing the engine and tender crashing from the tracks and temporarily tying up all four main tracks of the PRR.
 Two soldiers were the first iden- tified among the victims. They were Joseph Selmick, Jr, IS, of Pleasant Gap, Pa. and Sgt. Rob- ert E. Deavers (age unavailable) ], of Trainway, o. The two uniden- tified were a man and woman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
MEXICO. TO
 GET CREDIT
 FROM U. 5.

WASHINGTON, May 1-R- President Truman and President Aleman of Mexico announced to- day the United States will approve additional credits to Mexico and that the two nations have agreed ito stabilize the rate of exchange between the peso and the dollar"
 A joint communique said the amount of the credits are not es- timated, but will be used to assist in financing a number of projects" presented to the Export Import Bank by the Mexican government.
 The projects, it continued, "are designed to make the greatest and earliest cont ibution to the econ- omy of Mexico"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
The w ashingt ion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON - The death of Evalyn Walsh Mclean of Hope Diamond fame closes unique chapter in the life of Washington a chapter featured not only by poker parties and politicians, jew els and caviar, but by humanity and humility.
 The latter was side of Mrs Mclean that the public did not know about. Probably no one per- son in the capital did more TOT servicemen during the war than Mrs. Mclean.
 Though she went in for celebri- ties, Mrs. Mclean had an even longer list Of friends whose names meant nothing in the society col umns, but who were just plain folks. They were invited to hel house because she liked them.
 Mrs. Mclean always said thai the Hope Diamond brought her bac luck, yet she chung to it. Her first child was killed in a traffic accl- dent. Her husband died in an asyl- um for the insane. This winter hei only daughter, the wife of ex-Sen' ator Robert Reynolds of Nortf Carolina, died of an overdose ol sleeping tablets.
 Friends sometimes asked Mrs Mclean why she did not sell tht Hope Diamond Her reply was thai it would only bring bad luck tt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
HOPE DIAMOND TO
 BE KEPT IN TRUST
 FOR NEXT 20 YEARS

WASHINGTON, May 1.--tR-- Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean made sure of keeping the famous Hope diamond and it's traditional i'll fortune away from her seven grandchildren for at least the next twenty years. She died Saturday.
 Under terms of the wealthy so- ciety matrons will the hard-luck jewell, along with the Star of the East and other gems in her fab ulous collection, will be held in trust until 1967
 When the fifth youngest of the grandchildren reaches the age of 25, all seven will be asked to agree on a property division plan for splitting up the gems. If they cannot agree, the jewels will be sold and the cash distributed equal ly among the seven.
 Meanwhile the collection is to be kept in safe custody by four trustees named in the will.
 They are Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy and the former gov- ernment antitrust lawyer. Thur man Arnold. and two Catholic clergymen, Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen and the Rev. Edmund J. Walsh.
 No value was given for the es- tate by the lawyers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
ARABS WANT
 ACTON FROM
 NA55EkBlY
FAC Calls on 4 Countries to Withdraw Unless
 Jews Admitted
By MAX TIARRELsoN


 NEW YORK, May 1.-tR- The Arab countries took their fight to the floor of the United Nations Assembly today in an effort to overthrow steering committee ruling against immediate consider ation of Palestine independence.
 The fight was taken to the 55- nation membership by white-hair- ed Paris Fl Khoury, Syrian dele gate, who had joined the represen- tatives of four other Arab coun- tries in their losing two-day battle before the steering committee.
 The committee rejected the Arab demands late last night by a vote of 8 to 1.
 Fl Khoury told the assembly that Syria could not acquiesce in the committees ruling and urged that the member nations vote to include the Arab proposal on their work sheet for the present extraordinary Palestine session. A two-thirds majority was needed to approve the proposal.
 The battle was renewed in the midst of these developments:
 l. The political action commit tee for Palestine in a telegram to President Truman protested United States opposition to asking the assembly's steering committee to act immediately for Jewish par ticipation in debate here.
 D. The political action commit tee also called on Poland, India Czechoslovakia and Ecuador to withdraw from the assembly un- less the Jews are given a voice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
BRISTOL BAY AREA
 WAGE DISCUSSION
 STARTS IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, May I.-lR-Abe Le- hto, secretary treasurer of the Alaska Fishermens Union, has arrived here from Anchorage to begin negotiations with fishing companies regarding wages and working conditions during the salmon season in the Bristol Bay area
 Lehto said he doubted that an agreement could be reached until the first part of June. Last years contract, he said, was sign ed June 3. The Bristol Bay area opens June 23.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01

JONESBORO, Ark. May l.--tR-- Cyclonic winds whipped through large portions of northeast Arkan- sas and southeast Missouri just before dawn today injuring many. persons and causing widespread property and crop damage.
 No fatalities are reported.
 It was Arkansas second wind storm this week Nine persons died in tornado in the northwest cor ner of the state Tuesday night.
 Largest communities known to have been hut were Jonesboro and Blytheville. each with a population of about 12,00o: Paragould, 10000; Osceola, 4.o00 and Marked Tree 5000; in Kansas and Steel. Mo, about 4,000.
 An undetermined number of in- jured was taken to Blytheville hospital Thee persons injured at Marked Tree were hospitalized at Memphis. Two were known to have been injured slightly at Paragould. Two were critically hurt at Cara way.
 Lack of communications from here to Kennett, Mo, led to the belief that community may have been damaged.
 Other communities hit include Leachville, Kaiser, Joiner, Manila, Bono and Philadelphia.
 A school building at Philadelphia was reported to have been virtually demolished. Torrential rain accom- panied the northeast wind
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
SALvATI0N ARMY
 NEEDS $1,450 TO
 REACH QU0TA SET

The Salvation Army Maintenance Campaign is $1,450 short of the budget quota of $4,550 set to meet the needs of local work, reported Brig. c. O. Taylor today.
 A few districts and firms have not yet completed their solicita- tions. Salvation Army workers will call on anyone who desires to make a contribution if they will phone a contribution, if they will tele- phone 254.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
Girl Baby Born 10
 A(fress Beiie Davis

SANTA ANA, Calif., May 1.-lR -Thirty-nine year old Bette Davis first child, a seven-pound daughter, was born today by caesarean sec tion at the Community Hospital. Dr. Vincent Carroll said both "are doing nicely
 She and William Grant Sherry were wed in 1945.
 Among the flowers was a gar- denia arrangement from Miss Da- wis mother, with a card saying: will be in the front row as all ways"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May l. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4, American Can F, AnaconGa 36ss, Curtiss- Wright 5. International Harvester 83, Ken necott A, New York Central l5i2. Northern Pacific 1875, U. s. Steel 695s, Pound s4.02&.
 Sales today were 920.o00 shares.
 Merrill-Lynch averages today are as follows: industrials l7l94, rails 45.37, utilities 34.19.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Northern Voyager, from Seattle, in port.
 Aleutian, from Seattle, due to- morrow afternoon at o'clock go- ing west.
 Princess Louise, from south, due Saturday afternoon or evening.
 Palisano scheduled to sail from Seattle May g.
 Square Sinnet scheduled to sail from Seattle May 2.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
OVERNIGHT AT BARANOF

Registering overnight at the Baranof Hotel, and leaving today for the Westward were Henry E. and Herman o. Shade of Clark's Point, Alaska; Gene V. O'Blisk from Portland, Oregon and William Miller from Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
sITKA COUPLE THROUGH

MT. and Mrs. Jacob H. Engleman of Sitka arrived in Juneau yester- day from Seattle with Pan Ameri- can Airways and stopped overnight at the Baranof Hotel They check out this morning to fly to Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
AT THE JUNEAU

New guest; yesterday at the Ho- tel Juneau were Felix F. Hakkinen from Haines, MT. and Mrs. M. l. Sanstrom from Cobol, and Earl C. Intolubbe, superintendent of Wran- gell Institute.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
PEINCETON-HALL HERE

Motorship Princeton Hall, Pres byterian mission boat, sailed this afternoon from Juneau to Hoonah, Pelican. Rake and Petersburg. On board were Skipper Roland Bur rows. Mrs. Burrows and General the Rev. Paul Prouty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
GRADE SCHOOL MAY FETE FRIDAY NIGHT

The Sixth Street entrance only will be used at Juneau high school tomorrow evening, May ?, when the annual grade school May Fete is presented, the committee an- nounced today. The pageant, Re turn of Spring" will be given at o'clock and there is no admls- sion charge.
 Daily rehearsals have been un- derway for the past two weeks. Colorful costumes on the chllorrl will change them into birds, butter flies. pansies, rosebuds, and even Alaskas flower, forget-me-nots. Two capering and realistic rapplts will come gamboling onto the scene Before the evening is over.
 The theme of this years pro duction is the old Greek legend of Pluto and Persephone, explain ing the change of the seasons. More than 500 grade school young sters will participate. All grade school teachers are cooperating ln the presentation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
CAA EMPLOYEES HERE

Mormon J. O'Bryan of Anchor age, and Carl E. Schlichtig of Ya- kutat, both with the Civil Aeron- autics Authority, flew to Juneau yesterday and are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
SECOND WHISPER HITS ARKANSAS AREA
CHENA SLOUGH ICE OUT
 AT I1:O5 THIS FORENOON

Private advices received in Juneau this afternoon stated the ice in Cinema Slough, in front of Fairbanks, went out at 11:05 o'clock this forenoon. Payoff went to Louise Miller and Eddie Anderson.