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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-16
KEY WEsTER.
rye oLDE LIGHT"


Editor, The Citizen
May 7 thank you for printing
the letter, "Ye Olde Light" writ
ten by Joseph M. Villar. 1t APP
'peared in The Citizen several
days ago; was niasterfully writ
ten and well expressed.
I Mr.. villar has innun1erable
friends in Key West who admire
his civic pride.
The Lighthouse, the only light
house in these glorious United
States entirely within city linn
its, operating, was 100 years old
December 6, 1916.
II is a landmark visitors thrill
to see. Many delight to. climb its
spiral stairs to view the beauti-
lful waters surrounding enchant-
ed Key West.
Numerous captains h ave told
/ me its light can be seen for 20
miles at sea, and its aid to fish
ermen and spongers is unques-
tionable.
/ For over 100 years it has
guided ships to Key West port;
and why it should be abandoned
now is incomprehensible. "Old
eIronsides" is still afloat because
sof splendid duty performed. The
Key West, lighthouse has prob
ably saved many fisherman's
life with its guiding light. which
SHOULD never be dimmed.
Mayor Demeritt, please con-
stinue your heroic struggle to re-
tain the light, for what Key
West needs most is light. Wis
sitOrs often ask about the aviary
1 the mayor kept at the Light
house in days of yore. and keen
disappointment is theirs to learn
lit has vanished.
No loyal Key Wester would
want the light blown out forever.
It is as much a part of Key
West, as its streets.
WILLIAM MEYERS.
Key West, Fla,
May Is, 1947,
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Who krrows?.

!. What percentage Of Pales-
tines 100000 population is Jew
ish?
2. Where is the palace Of the
League of Nations?
3. What is the Sacred Cow?
4. What is meant by the fear
that business Twill price itself
out" of the market?
!. 5. How much lend-lease did
Russia receive from the U.S.?
6. Is it correct to say Boulder
Dam? @
Z. Who is John w. Studebaker?,
8. What nation is about to ma
tionalize inland transport?
8. What is the velocity of light
10. When it is II o'clock noon
in Washington, what is the time
in San Francisco?
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Editor, The Citizen: 81
4 should like to remain anony-
EEEicsxs IN this but would Hike to
pass on q: most pleasant expert
|ence had yesterday.
L + have 3 lease which expires
III tle fan, but which states
plainly the.rental for each month.
Imagine my surprise and,'I must
say respect, for the owner, who
his decided to reduce the sum-
|n1er rental considerably
/ realize all owners cannot do
this, but oh, there are many
who could, and by doing SO start
that downward trend away from
initiation.
! Believe me, my reaction to
this gesture is a feeling that it
n an idea more should have.
ANONYMOUS.
Key. West, Fla,
May IA, l947.
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ground in any city Of our land
where Jew, Negro, Protestant,
Catholic and Pittersfield unfor-
tunates all sleep within the
boundaries of one sole same
Gods Acre." with no demarca-
ton barriers to indicate differ
ences of beliefs and classes.
And besides, stranger, while
you are at grips with the vast
significance of this unique ex-
ample of harmonious human. be-
havior, you may at the same
time, feast your eyes on much
artistic beauty in the also unique
designs of ornamentation in ma
sorary so plentiful in this GEM
etery.
Especially touching is the sight
of many neatly trowled double
rectangles, walled up high above
ground-"Father," and Mother"
sleeping there as in modern age
twin beds.
+ Many of the burial lots are
completely rooted over, while
many have been thoughtfully
equipped with well pumps to in
sure a convenient water supply
for flowers, shrub or tree.
Yes, those Key Westers are
truly a peculiar people; a fine,
great people.
One of the old timers said to
me the other day: "Key West
has seen its best days-we used
to be like one big family here;
now. with this long war and all,
we have everything in the line
of people"
j. H. PETIT.
GIG Grinnell st.
Key West, Fla,
May Is, l947.
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NO. i

HIn VIZ. Aoso<~ A1nns.os-
! !; 8 s. 49, 49, ... 1870 g
,IaI - 49,. s..Is 1s g.. gs'sS 81 ]: =.
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ans $500 49, nas k /, I.
seln ~ .ie 1nIalOanu, q
ke - O.ne DuIe.u =.
ntlties y Ine Onlse0 o.a.cs
favor : nose iocalitles
WneFe the greatest politlcai
n9tn y cenpeied
NC upon z tlmes Wnyn
ney ~ est was the iargess
Iclfy ~ FIor1da, q mao 2 de-
cssWe voice "a Wnex was
cone y Toiioa: eitneF ~
3 state or the 1edeFai gov
sEnment.
nut f0r g eOod many
years Key west mas Deen
4ettlng the small emo 81
mourning wnen some.ning Y
wanted was desired Dy 2
larger cry ~ rl0nda.
foiitlcai influence. exert
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The Answers
1. About one-third.

/. About one-third.
2. On Lake Geneva, Switxer-
land. !;
3: The Presidents personal
plane.
4. The idea that high prices will
slow down sales to the point of
reducing production and CAUSING
unemployment.
8. About $ll billion.
6. No; the official name is Hoo
YER Dam.
z. us. Commissioner of Edu-
cation. Il
8. Great Britain.
9. 1929 miles a second.
10. 900 am.
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-. 80.
IN 1o02, C0ngreaa passed
the Reclamation Act and to
prevent land speculations
ard profIteering. ct . limit
of 10 aeres for private
ewnernhip of land irrigated
~ Government projects.
Under the program. the
5oo-mile-lonx Central VAL
hey. California. Was irrigat-
cd and : number Of inde-
vpendent farmers settled the
region. There are similar
projects In Colorado, Texas
~
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Two excellent examples
of the intensified efforts Of
retailers to do something
! constructive about the price
'prOblem have recently app
;peared.
A retailers organization
whose membership is large
.Iy made up of stores deal
ing in mercantile lines, rec
commended that st or e s
pledge buyers to seek out
and eliminate over-priced
goods; that they pass on to
consumers intact any price
predictions obtained; and
that they apply the same
price economies to their
own, operations that they
are now demanding from
suppliers.
IN the food field, one Of
the country's largest chain
systems announced that it
can and will contribute to
reducing the cost of living
by Immediately dropping
retail prices on existing in
iventory w h e n wholesale
prices 60 down; that it will
attempt to further reduce
the inlbetween costs of dis
'tributing foods; and that its
policy will be extremely
small profits based on q
large volume Of business.
In this connection, it pointed.
out that its net profits were
l 1-S cents per dollar Of
sales IN: 1916.
netaning,s 0f course, ID
but one segment of the econ
0my and many basic costs
are completely beyond its
control. But the fact that u
Is dev0ting its resources t0
the price problem IS one Of
the healthy signs Of the
times.
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We find it difficult to
reconcile statements that
we often hear: (1l That the
home is the salvation of the
nation and ca. That the
modern homes are places Of
perdition, running the rising
generation.
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II. ALI llsadiustment Allowances
Is: Conversion Privilege to perm
aren't policies Standardization y. =.

le. Education and/or training
must be completed under PL
$40 or PL 16, as amended
II. Rights to- apply for Loan
Guarantees under Servicefnefi's
Read5ustmef1t Act Of 1914; Is
amended expire ----.-----------. - :
Is. appeals may BE made for He-
view Of Discharge ..--.-:-.--. :
10. Waiver Of payment Of NStI
premiums after six consecu-
tive months total disability
and while insurance in force
under premium paying con-
oltiCng .-.---..-4-----
20. Disability hcome Rider pays
$S.Q0 Per month for each $l,-
0oG ct, insurance. To- which at-
tached. Con which premiums
for thisi provision and the pol
icy are not III .default for total
( disability, ssarting on, first day
Of seventh consecutive month
|. of tota1 disability ------..--...-..-....
d. Surtlsis properly priority can
F BE- exercised rs loue as WxA.
/ has s,tfriis items for sale -.
"a Job-firdinG assistance throsixh
USES for its successor .aeen-
cies in stSNes) q
%. Insured veteran may ckaS6e
plan' Of converted Insurance,
reduce alAOvht of insurance,
|. ,chan1e beaefieiaries. -SfAer
converted insurance is in IL
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l;tor The Citizen:

Editor, The Citizen:
II the Navy is SO anxious to
acquire additional housing quar-
tiers for Naval personnel, why
don't they use those house trail
gers stored at the Sub Base?
These house trailers stand idle
(but well guarded) near the
movie house. Why doesn't the
Navy fix these trailers up and
either rent or sell them to Ma
val personnel? Why aren't those
strailers put to some good use?
Or give some good reason why
they stand vacant while Navy
sfamilies search for some kind of
living quarters at a reasonable
rent.
KEY WESTER.
Key West, Fla.
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timetable a1ouE u knpw when
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c0auA dseaS t1i6Az sefsue LIE Insurance that he
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/ Next year. about this
time, the newspaper col
|umns will be filled with ar
Elfcles telling You who will
he the next : President fof
the United States.
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The Weather
Ef1REf.AH

Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy and continued warm,
Moderate easteriy winds today.
tonight and Saturday.
Florida: Partly cloudy and con-
tinued warm today, TONIGHT ana
Saturday. Few widely scattered
thundershowers over north pOr-
ton during afternoons.
East Gulf and JaclucnvilIe
through the Florida Straits: Gem
tie TO moderate winds, easteJ1y
over south portion and south 70
southwest over north portion to-
day through Saturday. Fair to
partly cloudy weather.
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Days Csas II
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mrs. J. Lsneelss Lessss. three
of her children snd their guests
were rescued from q sinking
moterboat yesterday in nncs
Chica channel. Mrs. Lssesr. IN
children and 10 others we're ~
the Lester motosbeaa Cor ~ e.
ternoon's cutting. while pswinu
through the channel. the bnoa
struck . jagged piling end began
to fiji with water. Leland Saw
yer and Harry Beaver. In oehes
boats, heard the calls Cor kclp
and rescued the occupants nj ~
sinking usotorboat.
An explosion. believed %
have been q charge AZ dynamite.
damaged house last niehs 10
Passover street. Two NIGHTS nUo
a similar explosion damaged .
house in Galveston alley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sawyer
sailed this morning On the seessn-
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Before 1850

BEFORE lS5U
2 Years After Discharge
Cor end Of wars. whichever is
later)'
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tor.- end Of war, whichever is
later) >.
5Years After Taking Out National
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ever is later
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Prscipitnt5o9
Rainfall, "a hours ending
$3.50 am, inches
Rslativs fiunhidasy
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u. Eligible to initiate Educatioalal
or Vocational HehaBiIitatidh
rights under PL 346.. andl0f
PL -lB as amended -- -.
10. Conversion. PAvilege toci perm
j. ansnt policies 3 - = !. Z
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NOTE End a var ID dsss 10 - 81 ~ cs~~~~ h~~~mm~
psoclomoGoa. Dus ed n 80 81 - s<x~ 49, ~&k.
tees in 7squlus hsoncAss - omrS 6<~s un18 eoH~~x
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TIDES
T0n10kf0W
Naval Base

Reference Station: Key Wet
TisnA 81 Ysuhx -
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Key West, Fla, May l6, 1947
observation taken q 8:3o slsa-
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Key West, Fla,
May Is, l947.
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Eastern Standard 1lns
City once
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-08-23
mpr rpnpt untt
Ghrtftrnufrfnlgungrn?
gou 6. 5. &ei 6enberger

gs eab cine 3eit, oa puroen mir
ale Gage in Breiie itno Gabio iiber-
idpemmt nit 8eridten iiber Sitlers
Gbriltenoerfolsung. Seit BEN Sagen
yeros gab es nlDts oergleihen. gs
mar bel @ott lhlimm genug, tauieno-
oe BON 8rieitern in 9euti6lano uno
Seiterrei6 fiilten Die &on5entrations.
lager, mebr als elmer biiBte iein 2eben
elm = als WartDrer in bes @ortes
politer 8eoeutung. Dariiber ourftet
mir in Der Nadfriegs5eit Iebr menig
erfabren. (Shon felt Monaten lit bon
5ipei Steaen aus oas 8u6 8ii6of
Neubduslers iiber bieie Sragen an
mid unternegs; aber es ging mobl
- oerloren.) } 8teGeiht itn6 Die &1mp.
fer segen ben Naaismus nod nidt
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-08-23

iei6 Der Qeib Ghriiti uro. nIs Eeile
betradtet, Seine @lieoer" (1. Ror.
~, 26 ID. l1n6 anYhIieBe1o an 0ds
&apitel iiber Die Stride als 2eib
|Gbriiti" folgt bns rSobelieo Der
2iebe".
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-08-23
Die weltberiihmte st. Bene.
dict-Wundsalbe

grprobtes Seilmittel gesen ole
Grten bon aIten uno friiden @un.
Den, @eihmiiren, @emGhien, Bib.
tpunben, &arbunfeln ulp. 8itte @elb
nur burd Boit Wonep Sroer au idif.
ten. Seine Stan1ps. Sed3ig (6O)
Gents Die Shabtel BEL
J. L. STAAB
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
Anne Stonemetz S "a
Wins Golf Tourney

Anne Stonemetz- Army Nays
club champion whose expected bid
for high honors In local women's
golf was halted by an appendix OPP
Grafton, returned to her early season
form yesterday for net honors in
the Prince Georges women's invita-
ton, her first triumph since the
Keefer Cup.
Miss Stonemetz had 4l43-84, low
score for the day by three strokes,
but she took low net of $3.50
which loft gross honors to Mrs.
Betty Meckleys 81. Second net
went to Mrs. T. E. Fairchild of the
host club with 110-29-8l and low
puts to Margaret Cox with g.
Mrs. Rex Howard posted pair OF
88s for q 176 gross total and de-
Quoted 10 handicap strokes for 166
and the winning net score in the
annual Rule Cup play of the Ken
wood women golfers. Second was
Mrs. A. J. Howard (no relation)
with 1a3-104-207-38-169 Mrs,
Pearson Menoher won third net with
190-l8-192 and Mrs. Richard
Kreuzburg capture gross honors
with 1911
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
Fox Hunt Horse Show
To Be Held Monday
Near -Four Corners
By AnaeIino J. corobeIIi

The Maryland State Fox Hunters
Associations 18th horse show anc
races on Monday, beginning at II
M. at Marian Curran's farm neal
Four Corners, Md. will usher ir
the busiest fall show season in his.
tory for horsemen in this area.
The Maryland fox hunters event
lists IA classes, with champions tc
be pinned in the jumper, hunter
and gated division. The first race
is s4-nile event, to be ridden al
catchweights and in colors. The
second is l rs miles, also ridden al
catchweights and in colors. The
third feature of the day is the fox
hunters race over a 2-mile tagged
timber course. This race Is open
only to gentleman riders and they
will be required to wear hunting
pink.
Additional information may be
obtained from E. F. Hidgon, Emer-
son 7791, or T. H. Quinlsn, Shep-
herd 1882.
On the horse show agenda fol-
lowing this show and ending with
the National Horse Show at Madison
Square Garden, New York, are the
following events of local interest:
use, seDtegnsr myirsi1ia JSskey r Club
September North End Junior Horse
and Pony Show. North End show grounds,
East-West highway, Silver Spring. Md;
Show. J. B. BANDS farm. Suitland, Md.
September 21-Almas Temple Shrine
Horse SHOW, Meadowbrook horse show
grounds, East-West highway, Chevy
September 27-Forrestvills Horse Show,
Forrestville, Md.
September 2s-Washington Bride Trails
Association Member Horse Show. Eauita-
ton Field, Rock Creek Park.
october 3-5-Farmington Horse Show,
October Mclean Horse Show, Nc
Lean, Va.
October 12-Rotary Club of Washington
Horse Show, Meadowbrook horse show
grounds, East-West highway, Chevy Chase
Md
October a5-26-chevy Chase Horse
Show. Rays Meadow, East-West highway
Chevy Chase. Md.
october 90 November 2-The Presiden-
tial Horse Show. Uline Arena.
November 4-11-National Horse Show.
Madison Square Garden. New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
Marx Nine Opposes
New Orleans for
Diamond Crown
Nv fhs As,ocjo}ed Press

JOHNsTOWN. Pa, Aug. 2s.-With
one defeat apiece scored against
them, the Marx jewelers. of Wash
ington. D. c., and the st. Aloysius
nine from New Orleans battle it out
tonight for the All-America jun
ior amateur baseball tournament
title.
The Washington team scored a
double victory last night to become
a definite. threat in the champion
ship game. The jewelers. eliminated
the Concord IN. H. Juniors, 4-3
then administered an 81 trouncing
to the previously unbeaten Saints.
Bobby Rohr. who homered in the
second game, featured the Wash
ington hitting.
Sal De Giorge. Washington CATCH
er. found the tourney rather rough
going last night. He was hit on the
head twice with pitched balls while
batting, once in each game. But De
Giorge, sparkplug of the team, kept
playing despite some loose teeth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
Kramer's Dominance
Makes j. ). Choice
For Davis Cup
By the Asseeieted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s,-The his.
tory of Davis Cup play shows al
too clearly why the American team
with big Jack Kramer on its side
will be heavy favorite to defeat
the Australians this week end at
Forest Hills and keep the huge bowl
in this country for another year.
Although the matches were de-
signed to afford test OF balanced
team strength between Nations, the
simple fact has come to be recog-
nized that the country which has
one really great amateur tennis
player-the best In the, worlds
Just about q cinch to hold the
trophy.
Going back to Bill Tilden's time
starting in 1920, when he and Little
Bill Johnston brought the cup back
from Australia, the rule has held
without exception. 1t virtually is
impossible to spot team two singles
victories in the challenge round and
make up the deficit.
AS long as Tilden was the giant OF
the worlds courts. the United States
kept the cup. Then, in 1927, the
French came up with not one. but
two, of the games greatest singles
stars in Rene Lacoste and Henri
Cochet, and they were of on a long
rule.
In 1893 Fred Perry of Great Brit
ain developed almost overnight into
the games top figure, and from then
until 1s37-after Perry had turned
Professionalism Bull was un-
peatable on his home battle-ground
at Wimbledon.
With Don Bulge beating the day.
lights out of all he faced, the United
States scored an easy victory In
1887 and had no dif1iculty defend
ing against Australia In 80. But
then the terrific redhead turned
money player and again the cup
was on the move.
The 80 challenge round at Phila-
delphia, which Jack Bromwich and
ADRIAN <4ulSG Wou lux Aus1A clio
after having lost both Of the open
ing days singles, was the first one
in 20 years where neither the de-
Tending team nor the challenger
boosted really outstanding sin
giles player-that Is, a player OF the
first magnitude who figured to
rtrounce any man he met.
The Aussies won that one mostly
on fight. After both had been
beaten on the first day, they shook
hands on a solemn pact to win the
doubles together and to take the
remaining singles. Bromwich gave
frankie Parker an unmerciful lick
ing on the third day and Quist out
gained Bobby Riggs in a real
thriller.
Jack Kramer. incidentally, got his
Davis Cup baptism in that debacle.
He and Joe Hunt, who later was
to die when his combat plane
plunged into the sea. were beaten
soundly and scientifically by Brom-
wich and Quist in the doubles.