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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-19

GAN DIEGO. Calif.-The Nays
~ ice cream man of Guadalcan.
al" Ii. Guy J. Norwood is out of
the service-retired after 80 years
of growing up with naval avia-
ton"
Norwood was on Guadalcanal
when men. hot and weary from
beating back Japanese attacks
under the blazing tropical sun.
even prayed for ice cream.
He rugged up a machine that
reached daily output of 1000
gallons of ice cream.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-19
Solons Act Tonight On
Go. HomeLot, Duval St.
Lights, Golf Request

ITO PASS ON CHANGING ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS
BOARD AND PURCHASE OF
MOSQUITO MACHINE
City Commission will take action several important
items of business tonight, including
~ Feeding of a on o county for
county home;
~ Setting up $4,000 special fund for
the City Electric System for buying 81 400 watt
street lights for Duval
(2 An ordinance changing the qualifications
members the citYs of Electrical Examiners
4 Appropriation of $4,000 renovate the municipal
golf greens:
t5 Purchase of Sl7oo "Tifa" insectcde applicator
The lot for the county Municipal
Hospital Stock Island ITS by 100 and
the proposed ordinance would be county
view of the benefits which
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
Nationals Move To Eliminate Communist Threat

PEIPING, (H) - Trains moved cautiously along the Communist harrassed Peiping-Tientsin rail road today as a government off cial promised drastic steps" to eliminate the Red threat to the threat to the line which 2,000 Amerlcans would use for their imminent withdrawal from Peip- ing.
 Gen. l.. Tsung-Jen, director of the Generalissimo's Peiping office, told neWsmen garrison forces had been increased in this area and the rail line would soon be free of in reference.
 Fighting still was reported, how ever, at some points along the cor ridor from Peiping to the Sea.
 The departure date of the U. S. truce headquarters personnel and their wives and children is ex- pected to be announced within 24 hours-a part of the general Amer ican withdrawal from China.
 nless a truce should end the fighting along the 115-mile route , he coast, they will have to leave by air which would mean aNandoning much equipment in Peiping, or run the gauntlet on the Peiping-Tientsin railway under U. s. Marine qua d
 Continued on Page Four)
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
Murray Cites
 Alaska As Answer; Newsprint Needs

WASHINGTON, (P) - Senator Murray O.-MontD, today cited Alaska as the answer to the needs of United States newsprint con- sumers, describing it as the most feasible place for immediate ex- pansion of neWsprint production.
 The retiring chairman of the Senate small business committee said in his final report that 25 per cent of the nations neWsprin. needs could be met from develop ment of the Alaskan industry without interfering with the con- servation program.
 Murray said Alaska has been little more than a promised land for too long and a newsprint in dustry would be an immediately practicable way to convert some of the promise into reality"
 He estimated that between 20 and 30 million dollars would be needed to establish the necessary mill and waterpoWer.
 Shortage of labor inadequate power and the high cost of devel- opment were listed by Murray as major obstacles. But he said it was believed that four mills making use of the pulp timber allotment in the Tongass National Forest area would ease the pressure on
 Continued on Page Five
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
SS. Alaska Runs
 Aground; Safe In COrdOva HarbOr

SEATTLE, CP)-The steamship Alaska lay at a Cordova wharf to- day with ninety passengers and 4OJ crew members safe after an exciting l8 hours in which the ship ran aground and later narrowly avoided sinking in Cordova har- bor.
 The Alaska awaited arrival of a navy tug from Kodiak to deter mine extent of damage caused to the vessels forward hull when she grounded at Orca Bay, off Cor dOVa, in storm early Sunday.
 Alaska Steamship company off cials here said navy divers would examine holes in the hull to see if temporary repairs would be made.
 The Alaska was bound from Yakutat for Cordova, Valdez and Seward when she grounded. The ship radioed for aid as water rose in her No. l and No. 2 holds in the harbor. while the Coast Guard cut terS Wachusetts and Cedar raced from Ketchikan to aid the dis abled ship. Capt. Percy Self man euVered the vessel to the dock about midnight.
 The passengers and creWmen still were aboard today, company officials said, because of insuffi- cient housing in Cordova. They said no ship would be ordered to axe the passengers off until a diver made report of damage.
 E. M. Pettijohn of the Cordova Times said Captain Selig estimat- ed three or four days would be needed to repair the damage.
 Pettijohn reported there was only momentary exc { e m n among the passengers, although a bitter north wind whipped the har- Dor and the temperature ranged between zero and l2 below.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
II Sentenced For Abuse In Camp

HAMBURG, Germany. (P1 - Five women and six men were sentenced to death by a British military court here today after conviction of abusing and killing Allied personnel in the Raven bruck women's concentration camp.
 One of the women sentenced was an internal onal spy and ad- ventures, Carmen Maira Mory. She paled, lowered her eyelashes and made the sign of the cross as she stood in the dock.
 Then she turned and stumbled out as one after another of the ac- cused IS camp employees-main!y doctors and nurses-entered the dock to hear their fate.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
PA Planes Guide Lost Pilot

SEATTLE, (P) - Two Pan American passenger planes helped guide a lost private plane to a safe landing in British Columbia yesterday, PAA reported today.
 The pilot of small twin-en- gined plane radioed Ketchikan that he was lost, and described his surroundings. Capt. Richard Hawley, pilot of a southbound PAA plane contacted the lost pilot by radio and determined he was in the Moffett area over the Queen Charlotte Islands. Meantime a northbound PAA plane sighted the lost pilot and guided him to a landing at Sandspit B. C.
 The name of the lost pilot was not learned here.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03

GARLAND, Pa. (4) - The en- gineer was killed and six other men, including a passenger, were injured in the derailment of seven of nine cars of an eastbound Penn sylvania railroad tram near here last night.
 Lloyd A. Geart of Erie, Pa, died of injuries suffered when ne was pinned under the wreckage of the Erie-t Philadelphia flyer.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
KIRKLAND, (P)-Two children

KIRKLAND, (P)-TWo children were killed when a landslide de- stroyed their home northwest of here. Their bodies were found Sunday afternoon after rescuers had battled more than 12 hours with bulldozers, other heavy equipment and fire hoses to clear away the debris.
 The children, Allison Bicanic, 12 and his sister, Judy Ann, 3H, were engulfed in their bedroom when a 50-foot mud cliff over hanging the home collapsed. The bodies were found beneath eight feet of debris.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03

WASHINGTON, (P-The Su- preme Court today concluded an other session of handing down opinions without ruling on the governments contempt case against John L. Lewis. It was the courts first opinion day since Jan uary 20. The next will be Monday, February 10.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
JUNEAU, (P)-In an advertise

JUNEAU, (P)-In an advertise ment, postponing many church ac- tivities because of the cold wea- ther, the Rev. Robert Webb, Epis- copal priest, also announced "there will be no objection to members of congregations wearing the most convenient clothing to church ser vices during this cold weather. In other words, ladies may wear slacks to church, if they desire. This is only an emergency mea- sure."
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03

DENVER, (AD - Lowry Field medical officers today were trying to determine the germ responsible for an epidemic of respiratory ail- ments which resulted in post quarantine of 14,000 soldiers, but which was pronounced now under control.
 Col. Robert Platt, post surgeon, reported 95 per cent of the posts personnel had been inoculated with vaccine which produced highly favorable results"
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03

LOS ANGELES, (RD - UCLA has been selected as host for the national intercollegiate tenni S championships here June 23-28.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03

PARIS, (P) - Marcel Cerdan, French middleweight champion, won the European 160-pound title by knocking out Leon Bouquet of Belgium in 2:06 of the first round af their scheduled 15-round bout Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
LIFTING THE LID AT JUNEAU
Especial to The Nugget

JUNEAU, Feb. 1 $40 p.m.-
 Republican Representative from the Third Division introduced in the House Saturday a measure which would appropriate $900 to buy medals for members of the Alaska Territorial Guards.
 Representative Mrs. E. E. Eng strom of the First Division intro duced a measure in the House which would require the enrich ment of flour and bread to meet certain standards as to vitamin and mineral contents. The Terri torial Board of Health to be made the enforcing agency, with penal ties provided.
 Representative Steve McCutch- con of the Third Division intro duced a measure for the creation of an Alaska Transportation Au- thority, with the auditor and at torney general, and highway en- gineer as members, to construct, develop, improve, own, operate manage any and all types of water transportation facilities in the Ter ritory.
 Introduced in the House a join, memorial which prays Congress to enact legislation to grant every res ident of Alaska now in the armed forces a tract of land not to exceed 160 ares, upon disharge, and that a patent is to be issued.
 JUNEAU, Feb. 3, 12:40 p.m.-A joint memorial addressed to Con gress, Delegate Bartlett, and the Maritime > Commission, protests any raise in the freight rates to Alaska.
 Rep. Gill R.-3rd Div) introduces a bill for a gross tax of one-half percent over $500 on single per sons, and 5000 on married ones.
 Sen. Norman D. Walker O. 1st Div), is seeking the termination of the veterans special tax on March 31, 1949, instead of when $3,250,000 has been reached.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
DAVID HENRY ARRIVES FROM SOLOMON

David Henry arrived, via dog team, from Solomon last week to visit with MT. and Mrs. Richard Nershack.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
NEWS IN BRIEF

BOSTON, (A) - Ted Williams, Boston Red SoX slugger, today signed his 1947 contract-reputed- ly calling for between $60,0OO and $70,000.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
EXTREME LOWS REPORTED IN THE INTERIOR

Unofficial reports for extreme low temperatures over the week. end are Mayo Yukon Territory with a temperature of -79 and Tanacross, Alaska with a temper ature of -72.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03

SEATTLE, P)-Butter was up a cent again today while eggs tumbled one to three cents dozen on Seattle's produce row.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
Disastrous Fire At Valdez

SEATTLE, (R)-The Commun- ity hospital at Valdez, was de- 5troyed by fire today, the Valdez operators for the Alaska Commun- cations System reported to his Seattle office. The brief message sad patients were being cared for, but gave no other details.
 SEATTLE, (P)-A fast spread ing fire at Valdez destroyed the community hospital and three ad- joining houses at midnight, burn ing, fatally, one elderly patient and forcing others to flee in freez- ing weather. The damage is es- timated at $5O,00O.
 Mrs. William Schmidt, lone nurse on duty, risked her life to carry bed-ridden patients from the lower floor. The name of the pa tient who died was not immedi- ately available.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Late News
Bulletins
Grace Homers in First

Grace Homers in First
ST. LOUIS.-Joe Grace, first
man at bat for Washington to-
day, got his first home run of
the season to give the Mats a
1-to-0 lead over st. Louis in
the first inning.
Record hanging Admitted
Robert p. O'Connor, a Cars
son employe, testified in Dis
trict Court today that he
changed company records at
the direction of Defendant
Henry M. Carson and other
company officials while Senate
investigators were looking
into its operations, to indicate
the company had acquired
Sl0,850 worth of lumber the
Government contends was
never received. He testified in
the trial of former Represent
ative May of Kentucky and
Carson combine officials.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Truman Asks Congress to Shift
USES Control, Continue WAA
Says Approval Will Retain Improvements
Under War Powers Act on Its Expiration

President Truman today asked
Congress to approve two gov
ernmental reorganization plans.
They include provision for per-
manent transfer of the United
States Employment Service from
the Federal Security Agency to
the Labor Department and for
continuing the War Assets Ad-
ministration as an independent
agency on expiration of the War
Powers Act. @
The President said congressional
approval will preserve wartime i'm
provements made by executive or
ders issued under the First War
Powers Act"
Under the Reorganization Act OF
1945, the plans will become effective
after 60 days unless, in the mean
time, Congress has passed a con-
current resolution rejecting them
The plans submitted today also:
!. Transfer to the ATTORNEY Cen
Evening star., 1947-05-01
By the Associated Press

House Republicans have decided
20 set up the job of "co-ordinator
Of information" to keep all members
posted. on lawmaking matters.
The fact-finding job to be filed
by an appointee of Speaker Martin,
will pay UP to $4,000 a year and
carry perhaps $4,000 more for Office
help and other expenses. 1t will
come into being as soon as the
House passes a resolution creating
it-possibly this week. Neither
Senate nor White House approval
is required.
Since the resolution originated
in high Republican circles and was
sped through the House Administra-
ton Committee in short order. its
passage is considered a foregone
conclusion.
Democrats on the committee said
they are not too keen about the
idea but will not oppose it.
The information co-ordinator, Re
publican leaders insisted without
permitting use of their names. will
not be publicist or q propaganda
Evening star., 1947-05-01
G. O.P. to Employ 'Foct-Finder'
To Keep House Posted on Issues

agent for Congress, but will per-
form real and necessary service"
I'VE haven't been able to get the
desired results from the legislative
reference service, which we reorgan-
lied last year. one of them de-
clared, so we have decided to pick
our own man and give him an ade-
quate staff"
The reference service, branch of
the Library of Congress, was ex-
panded under terms of the 1916
Congressional Reorganization Act.
With the approval of Speaker
Martin, the new co-ordinator will
select assistants to help him. He
may be limited to total outlay for
salaries and operation of $50, 1000
year.
His duties, as outlined in the legis-
lation introduced by Representative
Reed. Republican. Of New York, will
be to assemble. analyze, coordinate
and make available in digests, COM
pilations, and otherwise, data with
respect to legislation, for the use of
the committees and members of the
House. without partisan bias in
selection or presentation"
Evening star., 1947-05-01
'$114,OOOfor Brown School Plan
Approved by>Commissioners

sands of young people living in
Chevy Chase. Backed by The Star.
the residents of Chevy Chase, with
officials of the library and recrea-
ton boards, conducted an intensive
campaign. Lack of recreation
throughout the area as we'll as the
inadequacy of the present Chevy
Chase branch library were cited as
arguments.
The Commissioners approved the
idea in February, but difficulties
since have arisen over the cost of
alteration.
Mr.. Fowler explained that of the
fund requested for operation, $4,000
would be allotted to the Library
and $4,000 to the recreation CEN
ter The Library estimate is in
addition to the budget request for
operation of the present branch.
About 10 per cent of the $50, 900
for alteration would be spent to
develop the recreation center and
80 per cent to remodel the new
quarters for the branch library.
Recreation Supt. Milo r. Chris
tiansen explained that the project
(see e. v. BROWN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Warm Day Forecast Here
With Rain in Afternoon

Today will be mostly sunny, warm
and humid, with more rain late this
afternoon and tonight, the Weather
Bureau forecast this morning.
The temperature Is expected to
reach the middle Dos by this after
noon.
Yesterday the temperature climbed
to SO degrees by 800 pm. The heat
was broken shortly after p. m. when
a doWnpour of rain, accompanied
by an electrical storm, struck the
city. The Weather Bureau recorded
As inches of rain.
Tomorrow will be sunny, windy, a
little cooler and less humid, the
bureau said. No rain is in sight for
tomorrow.
Damage to a telephone cable by
last nights electrical storm resulted
in interruption of service to about
200 subscribers on the Falls Church
and Daleview exchanges in Fairfax
County, the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Co. reported
Service was expected to be COM
pletely restored today.
Evening star., 1947-05-01

The District Commissioners today
approved the revised estimates for
remodeling E. v. Brown School as
a library-recreation center, thereby
clearing the way for Congressional
action on the long g-awaited project.
District Budget Officer Walter l..
Fowler said the Commissioners had
instructed him to send to the Budget
Bureau an estimate of approximate
ly $4,000 to cover costs of altera-
tions and $4,000 for stating and
operation of the combined center
during its first year of operation
Mr.. Fowler explained that the
budget request will 60 to Congress
as a supplemental appropriation in
the 1910 budget. Under this ar
rangement, funds would not be
available to start the renovation
work until after July /, he said.
The commissioners approval is
the latest step in q campaign which
has been going on since last Nove1n-
Der to transfer the old school at
Connecticut avenue and Mckinley
street into center, housing a
branch library. that will provide
supervised recreation for the thou
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Student Art Exhibit
Opens at 3 Pm. in
Commerce Lobby

The Evening Star Student
Calendar Art Exhibit will be
formally opened in the audi
torium and lobby of the De-
partment of Commerce Build
ing at 8 o'clock tonight, at
which time the names of the
six winners will be announced.
The Central High School
Band will play, the chorus
from Browne Junior High
School will sing, and the
awards will be made prior to
the official opening of the dis>
play ofmore than 500 pictures.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
4 Killed, 40 Injured
As Steel Sheets Rip
Side Of Pennsy Train
Cargo on Freight Car
Shifts, Striking Coach
On Passing Flyer
BY the Associated Press

HUNTINGDON, Pa, May L.
Sheets of steel protruding from
"a moving freight train early to-
day ripped hole in the side of
the Pennsylvania Railroads S
flyer, the American and wrecked
another freight, killing four per-
sons and injuring 40 others.
The freak crash occurred miles
west of here at ! AT am. eastern
standard time) as two 16-foot long
sheets of steel, laden lengthwise
aboard an open gondola of a west
bound freight, shifted suddenly so
that their ends stuck out over ad-
joining tracks on either side.
Into one of these distractions
plunged the New York-to-St. Louis
sleeper-coach passenger train, also
westbound on the parallel tracks.
ends of the inch-thick steel bit into
the fourth passenger car, tearing a
tremendous hole in its side. The
engine, mail Car and another coach
also were damaged.
-Four Tracks Tied Up.
Moments later another freight
moving east smashed into the steel
protruding from the other side,
sending the engine and tender
crashing from the tracks and tenn
norarily tying up all four main
tracks of the Pennsylvania line.
The dead and injured in the third
fatal collision on the Pennsylvania s
Middle Pennsylvania division in
three months all were riding the
passenger train. Casualties were
rushed to Huntingdon Hospital and
to the Altoona Hospital 80 miles to
the east. Many of the casualties
were military service personnel.
The railroad listed these dead:
Joseph Selnick. jr., 18, soldier,
Pleasant Gap, Pa.
Sergt. Robert E. beavers, Trinway,
Ohio.
Herbert Bertram Huetsch, Colum-
bia, Ill.
An unidentified woman.
The dead woman, apparently
about 35 years old, was believed to
be the mother of an unidentified
baby among the injured taken to
Blair Hospital. The baby, wearing
only diaper and shirt and swathed
in a towel, was not seriously injured.
"a casualty list announced by
the Pennsylvania Railroad listed
these persons from the Washing
ton area:
michael NJ Prencipe, 234 Ran
dolph place NE. lacerations of
left hand and bruised arm.
MRS. Doreen Harlow 3 Fort
drive, Alexandria, bruised elbow
and cut wrist, and her son Joey,
facial cuts.
tSergt. Oliver Kreider, Fort
Myer, head and face injuries)
The collision occurred at Boyer
Ridge where the Pennsylvania Rail-
road line winds through the rolling
hills of Central Pennsylvania along
the Juniata River.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Bill for S50OPay Boos'
For Federal Workers
Introduced in House
CeIIer Measure Would
Give Flat Increase to
Offset Living Cost Rise

A Federal pay bill giving Gov
ernment workers a $500 annual
wage increase to offset rising
living costs was introduced
today by Representative Celler,
Democrat, of New York.
Several other members, including
representative Holifield, Democrat,
of California, have indicated that
they also will introduce bills along
the same line
Mr.. Celler's Office said the bill will
provide for a fat $500 wage increase
for all Government workers.
Informed of Mr.. Celler's measure,
Chairman Rees of the House Civil
Service Committee said his group
will give the legislation our con-
sideration in due time"
The Celler bill is the first Federal
pay raise measure to be introduced
during this session of Congress
Earlier attempts by Federal employe
groups to secure introduction of a
wage bill had met with failure.
However, Mr.. Celler and some OF
his colleagues decided to back a
Federal pay measure following the
recent cost of living wage raises
granted workers in the auto, steel
and other industries.
Federal employees unions realize
that the chances of getting a pay
increase from the present economy
minded Congress is rather slim, but
union leaders feel that the recent
wage increases won by workers ir
private industry will aid somewhat
the chances of Federal workers tc
win similar pay adjustments.
Leading the fight for cost of living
pay increases are the CIO United
Public Workers and the various AFT
postal employe groups The CIC
union has been waging its fight
since the beginning of this session
of Congress, while the postal groups
have only recently started their pay
drive.
Government employees have been
given two pay raises during the last
two years totaling 80 per cent, but
these fall considerably below the
wage gains won by private industry
employees since 1941. In asking for
further wage increases, Federal en-
ploye groups point out that the cost
of living has gone up an estimated
II nor nnYt sinna 1Qd1
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Military Display Toned Down
In Soviet May Day Observance
StoIin Watches Relatively Small Parade Of
Armed Forces From Atop Lenin's Tomb

gan, Marshal Budyenny declared
the Soviet people were moving to-
ward new successes in achieving
Communism, equal rights of the
people and honest collaboration
between nations"
He concluded with the cry: "Hur-
rah for Comrade Stain"
A hot bright sun beat down from
bright blue sky as massed bands
played the Soviet national anthem
and the Kremlin guns doomed the
decreed 20 solvoes.
Then the parade started, with
cadets from Frunze Military Acad-
emy, led by heroes of the Soviet
Union, leading the way. Following
them came long lines of medal
laden heroes from the battles of
Berlin, Budapest, Stalingrad, Lenin-
grad, Vienna.
The military part of the parade
was relatively small this year and
ended at Ills am, to be followed