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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
TUG WILLET BROUGHT,
HILDI KNUDSON HERE
LAST LAST NIGHT;
KEPT OFF ROCKS

Disabled, the Norwegian tank
er, Hildi Knudson. was lowed to a
spot off Key West Naval Base late
last night by the Tug Willet, and
was undergoing repairs to her
mechanical equipment today.
USS. Clamagore, a submarine
attached to the Submarine Base
here, saved the Knudson from 60
ing on the rocks of dangerous
Cosgrove Shoals. Is miles west OF
Key West. when she lowed the
Norwegian vessel about 1000 feet
into deeper water.
In response to radiograms sent
out by the Clamagore, the Navy
tugs, Tuscarora and the Willet
sailed out of Key West harbor
within 20 minutes after the mes
sage telling of the plight of the
Knudson was received here from
the master of the SIS. Delaware.
1t was the first word received
here of the plight of the Knud-
son. The master of the Delaware
reported the Knudson was en-
deavoring to communicate with
his vessel by blinkers and that he
had no blinkerS aboard.
According to the master of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
Hearing Now
Peaceful In
Hughes Case

WASHINGTON. Aug. 8.-Sena-
tor Brewster and Howard Hughes.
millionaire film producer and
plane builder. having buried the
Ratchet temporarily, Hughes to-
day told the investigating COM
mittee about his early efforts to
Iget government contract for his
speedy photo-reconnoitering air
planes.
! A letter was read at the hearing
that had been sent by one of
Hughes publicity men to Marvin
Mcintyre, presidential secretary,
about the Hughes planes.
The matter came to the atten-
ton of President Roosevelt. who
turned it over to General H. H.
Arnold, suggesting that he inves-
tigate the new type of plane to
determine whether or not it would
be acceptable to the army.
Attorney General Tom Clark
said that he had decided to in
vestigate the charges brought by
Hughes against Senator Brewster
that the senator, according to
Hughes, had said he would stop
the investigation into the Hughes
government contract if Hughes
consolidated the TWA with Pan
American Anyways.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
Merchants Giving
Fine Support To
Labor Day Event

Key West merchants are giving
100 percent support to prepare
tons for the Labor Day celebra-
ton, Jayshee officials reported
today. At the same time, Dlrec-
tor Ivan Baggett announced that
|plans for the parade and all-day
program are rapidly taking
iShape.
Of l63 merchants contacted for
participating in the gift book
project in connection with the
celebration, not one has refused
to contribute some item of mer-
chandiSe or some service.
Proceeds from the book sales
will defray costs of the celebra-
ton. The remainder will be used
by the Jayshees' to help pay off
a $3.50 loss incurred personally by
Baggett on the rained-out Fourth
of July event and for the .pur-
chase of flags and other decora-
lions for future events.
Mrs. Norma Dopp. president of
the Jayshees, and Mrs. Edith
SWeeting committee chairman,
expressed qualification at the fine
support which they have received
from merchants and organiza-
lions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
Weather Bureau
Summary Tells
Of HeaUy Rain

Establishment of a new
rainfall record for July is the
outstanding feature of the
report. issued today. by the
Key West Weather Bureau of
its Genealogical summary
for last month.
= July. 1916. had held the
record for rainfall in Key
West for that month over a
period of lis years. going back
to the days in 1892 when the
Army Medical Corps record
ed weather conditions here.
In July. 1916. 1899 inches of
rain fell. but last month the
total went up to 1884. Com
pared with the normal, of 1928
for July in Key West. the ex-
cess was 1896 inches.
But the temperature in Key
West last month was only
sixteenth of a degree under
normal for July.
Prevailing wind last month
was from east. and the
wind of greatest velocity. "a
miles an hol'r. came from the
southwest on July 8.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
Seek Divorces

Petitions seeking divorces
we're filed yesterday with Cir
cult Court Clerk Ross c. Sawyer
by Doris Walker against c. L.
Walker, and by Helen S. Car
bonell Schuck against Louis H
Schuck.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
Wet, Dry Garbage Must
Be Separated By Residents,
CityManagerE llingsonSays

neer Robert H. Dopp and w. G.
Tim, supervisor of sewerage re-
moval. With Houser were Capt
Karl H. Johnson, executive of
ficer, Submarine Base public re-
lations officer Eli Vinock and
Commodore Laughlin, sanitary
officer. I
The parley was held to arrive
at solution whereby the city
can continue to use Navy dump
ing facilities. Some time ago, Ell
.lingson said, the city started
using Dredger's Kew for both
wet and dry garbage with Navy
permission. after a protest that
THE city was spilling its wet res
taurant garbage when loading it
on the barge which it then used.
Dredger's Key had been used for
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
WIAA.NIIZII
Bond Increased On
Man Who Smashed
Ernie Avila's Nose

Municipal Judge Enrique Es-
quinaldo raised the bond on Juan
Quesada, 907 Division street, from
$3.50 to $3.50 this afternoon when
the former Tampa man was ar
raigned on charge of assault and
battery on Ernest Avila, young
war veteran, scoutmaSter and
University of Florida student.
Avila, who was released from
Municipal Hospital this afternoon
with badly broken nose, was un-
able to appear in court. The case
was continued over until 2 pm.
Monday.
Quesada said in the city Jail
this morning that he ran into
Avila's car at Simonton and Di-
vision streets when Avila failed
to give warning signal of left
hand turn. Quesada was driving
a 1886 Ford containing his girl
friend, Miss Esther Gutierrez, and
her mother, Mrs. Lola Beiro, 800
Elizabeth street. The accident oc-
CURED about 11:15 pm.
Avila'S car contained Archie
Potter, assistant Boy Scout COM
missioner for this district, and
Mrs. Joy Baldwin, a cousin.
An argument ensued following
the accident and Quesada admit
ted striking Avila. Hospital au-
thorities said it must have. been
terrific blow as the young man
was in deplorable shape when
admitted to the hospital, his nose
smashed and features beSmeared
with blood.
Judge Esquinaldo's increase of
the bond on Quesada indicated
that the latter may face a severe
penalty. Avila's father, Ignacio
Avila, appeared in behalf of his
son and in a voice trembling with
rage asked the court to see that
the case is prosecuted to the
limit.
Officer Frank Jolly made the
arrest of Quesada. He was charg-
ed with causing an accident and
leaving the scene., as we'll as for
assault and battery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
Sailor Fined $50
After Car Crash

j. w. Bradley, a sailor. was
fined $50 in Municipal Court this
afternoon for driving under the
Influence Of intoxicants and caus-
ing an accident.
Bradley was arrested at 1905
am. TODAY by Officer Wilson Jolly
after driving through a red light
at Simonton and Division and col
lldlng with a taxi driven by Chas.
Reyes. Bradley said he had in
surance to cover the SIS damage
done to. Reyes car.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
SCHOOL BELLS WILL
RING AGAIN SEPT. 2:
SCHOOLS NOW READY
TEACHERS TO REPORT
THIS YEAR DN AUG.
ID; TO HOLD SERIES
t+
OF CONFERENCES

Teachers of Monroe County's
public schools will report for
duty this year on Aug. L3. ac-
cording to an announcement to-
day by Willard NJ. Albury,
superintendent of public instruc-
ton.
Pupils Will report for school
on Sept. 2, the day after Labor
Day. There were zoos students
registered in the public schools
here last year, but it is consider
ed probable that there will be a
slightly larger number for next
year.
Children will have to- go to
school next year total of 1870 ac-
tual days on school work, an in
crease of about week over last
year.
There were $50 students in
the public schools on the upper
keys last year, Albury said
"All the school buildings arc
nearing 100 per cent perfection,
now" said Albury today. There
will be more rooms in the schools
generally, for we are fixing up
the old kindergarten school on
Reynolds street as a school for
the primary grades, especially at
Division street school
II believe that Monroe's schools
now compare well with any other
county in the state. They are
first class in every respect,
great improvement over a few
years back"
Teachers will discuss school
plans and prepare their work for
the coming year when they re-
port at the schools Aug. Is.
There will be a number of con-
ferences between teachers and
the principals and the supcrin-
tendent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08

Delaware, the Knudson was dis
abled and possibly was drifting
aground. He said he was unable
to reach the Knudson by radio.
Then Coindr. E. S. Steffanides
master of the Submarine Clama-
gore. who was running in the vi
cihity of Cosgrove Shoals, came
across the disabled KnudSon. The
submarine raider Immediately
took the Norwegian vessel in tow
and stod by her until the Willet
arrived on the scene.
The Clamagore then continued
on her way to st. Petersburg,
where she will remain this week
end.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
PEOPLE MUST COOPER
ATE OR NAVY DUMP.
ING FACILITIES CAN'T
BE USED. HE ADDS

Key Westers will be asked
from now on to separate their
wet" and dry" garbage. City
Manager o, J. S. Ellingson an
nounced today, or face the prob
ability of having the Navy dump
ing grounds on Dredgers removed
from city use.
The city managers statement
came following a meeting with
Capt. Harold A. Houser. COM
mandant of the U. S. Naval Base,
on sanitary problems. Ellingson
was accompanied by City Engi-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
Rep. Smathers
Not In '48 Race
For Governor
TELLS LOUIS CARBO-
NELL OF DECISION BY
PHONE; WANTS TO
FINISH SOLON JOB

Rep. George Smathers will
not run for governor in l948. he
announced today insMiami.
In a telephone conversation
with City Commissioner Louis
carbonell. Smathers said that
he wants to stay in Washington
to finish the job he has started
there.
Because of the numerous re-
quests which he has received to
run for governor he felt obliged,
he said. to give the matter serious
consideration before making his
decision. He finally decided, he
continued. that he would not be
doing right by his constituents if
he came out for governor now
without further showing his val
nc as a congressman.
Consequently, he will not run
for governor. Instead he will
throw himself into the task of pre-
pairing for the next session of
Congress and for running for re-
election next year.
Smathers' decision is in ac-
cord with the viewpoint of The
Citizen publisher. In fact. the
latter. like many others. wrote
the young congressman recent
lY. expressing the view that
I'VE would rather have you in
Washington than in Tallahas-
sec."
Commissioner Carbonell ex-
pressed qualification over the
wisdom of Smathers' announce
ment. He remarked that the
congressman is young and has
plenty of time to run for COVER
nor. Smathers remarked during
the conversation with Carbonell
that he felt that after another
term or two in Washington he
would be in a more advantageous
position tn seek the governorship.
The congressman has been un-
der considerable pressure from
Democratic leaders to forego the
gubcrnatorial race. Gael Sulli-
van. executive director of the
Democratic national committee,
and House Minority Whip John
w McCormack IF MaSSashucettc
are said TO have made direct APP
peals 20 Smathers to return to
Washington.
Yesterday. Smathers had lunch
ION with Dan McCarty. former
speaker of the State House of
Representatives, who is believed
10 be certain candidate for gov
crhor. Smathers also has talked
over the coming race for governor
with State Senator w: A. Stands
Of Gainesville and Fuller Warren
Of Jacksonville, both of whom
have been mentioned as probable
candidates for governor.
Rep. Smathers left Miami today
for North Carolina to resume his
vacation. He will make a speak
ing tour in September with Key
West as one of his first stops.
During his three-day visit here,
he will deliver an address in Bay
view Park. Commissioners Carbo-
nell announced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
Disabled Norwegian Ship
lowed To Key West After
Submarine Saves Vessel
Building Permit
Taken By Bonomy

A permit calling for the con-
struction of six duplex buildings
at the corner of Simonton and
South streets, was taken out this
morning by Michael Bonomy at
the office of Building Inspector
Enrol Sawyer. The construction
cost is $4,000.
Each building will DE for two
faI,ilies, so that d total of IL
families will be housed in the
six buildings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
Judge Holland Today
Defers Sentencing OF
Watson Until Aug. Is
WILL HEAR MOTIONS
FOR NEW TRIAL AT
THAT TIME; JURY
FINDS HIM GUILTY

Death sentence for David
Joseph. Watson, found guilty last
night Of first degree murder with
no recommendation for mercy bv
the Federal Court jury, was def
erred today until after Friday.
Aug. Is, by Judge John w. Hol-
: land
At that time Attorneys John
G.. Sawyer, Key West. and A. c.
Dressler, Miami, will argue mo-
tioRs filed today for a new trial
for Watson, charged with the
killing of shipmatc here July
25, 1916, and for an arrest of tho
sentencing of the man.
Sawyer, in the absence II
Dressler. who had returned u
Miami last night, filed the mo-
tions in Federal Court and re
quested Judge Holland for TIM
in which to confer with Dresslc-
DClci z presenting tiio a. 6hliitAAn
Judge Holland immedistelc
set Aug. Is at 2 p. m. in the fed
eral Court at Miami. for the az
gunentS to be presented, u s.
Attorney Herbert S. Phillips. who
was served with copies of the
motions this morning, had no
comment to make.
Before recesSing Federal Court
! here. Judge Holland thanked the
members of the jury, the court
attaches and Sawyer aud Dress
Ter for their parts in the trial of
Watson
One of the jurymen then stood
up to thank the court foc The
courteous treatment that jurors
had received.
Watson displayed no emotion
when the jury brought in its YER
dict at 9:2l p, m. last night. he
had sat inmobile in his chair.
staring straight ahead of him. all
during the trial. He maintained
Vhe same posture, the same APP
parent disinterest in the proceed
ings, when the first degree mur-
der verdict was rendered.
Again this morning i'm court.
Watson again sat quiet. still
staring at nothing in front %
him. His Mother, Innl Wal.
son, Norfolk. Va, who had SGT
back of Watson during tho trial
burst into sobs. She cried again
this morning in the halln ~
while waiting for Watson 10 bc
brought into court.
The case went to the jury IT..
AS p. m. yesterday after JUDI"
Holland had read the laws rclat-
ing to murder to them and tpld
the jurors that from the cvi-
dcnce submitted to them during
the trial that if the found ,hr
defendants mind diseased he hc
could be found guilty Of no
crime higher than second degree
murder.
Phillips branded Watson a. q
cunning murdered in his closing
arguments to the court He said
he had killed the young seaman.
BENJAMIN Leroy Hobbs. Ncbo,
N. c., to prevent a couItmartial
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
Property Sales

Mr.. and Mrs. George Lee sold
to Louise E. Lee, SOC Fleming
street, about four acres of land
on Boca Chica Key for $4,000,
according to warranty deed filed
yesterday with Circuit Court
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Sanders
sold to Mr.. and Mrs. Vinicio F.
Bravo a property in Elizabeth
street for $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman D. Art
man sold to Edwin F. Trevor,
1927 Division street, a property
near Won Phister and Whalton
streets for $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-08
Churchill, In
Commons, Hits
Labor Party
ASSERTS 1T IS TRYING TO
PUT INTO EFFECT DIcTA.
TORSHTP IN GREAT BRIT
AIN
tBy The Associated Press)

By The Associated PressD
! LONDON, Aug. 6. - Former
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
today blasted the Labor govern
ment in the House of Commons.
He asserted that the Labor
party is trying to establish a to-
talitarian government in Great
Britain, even to deciding when a
man can work and what type of
work he is to do.
Churchill declared that Labor
! is trying to throttle individual in
itiative in Great Britain by pro-
'viding pattern for every man
and every woman's life. The La
Dor party, he doomed, wants a
BLANK check to establish a dicta-
torship."
He appealed to members of
commons to oppose the govern
lment's new "austerity plan, but
when vote was taken Prime
Minister Attlee was upheld by a
smaller majority than had been
|given him on other measures.
New York reported today that
motion picture directors have
called a meeting to be held in
that city to consider the latest tax
increases by Great Britain, which
includes a IS percent tax on
American films shown in that
country. The, likelihood is that
the directors either will decide
not to send any more films to
England or to advocate similar
tax in this country on English
films shown here. 1t was reveal
ed by the directors that one-third
of their income from motion pic
ture films had been received
from Englanti.)
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22
Notice

We are now open for business in our Beauty shop and Lingerie shop. Our operator is Barber Fry, recently with Charnelle's of Seattle.
 Our Christmas stock is here, including handmade baby clothes and Nylon stockings, all sizes and shades
 We are open from 9 am to 8 30 pm from now through the holiday season.
 Smiley Bleiehner
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22
Pacific Northern
INCOMING

Helen Cass, Paul Odlaug, A Verle Collar, MT & Ms. Wilton T White, Father Conwell, Helen Halliday, H L Price.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22

A jury of twelve Tuesday found Ali Torgramson, owner oi the Lyric theatre building, guilty of constructing or repairing the building without 2 permit. The complaint was signed by Mayor Lee Bettinger.
 City Magistrate G. W. assess. ed a fine of $5 and costs.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22
Fire Talk Given

George Stahl, Navy district staff fire marshal, spoke at the Rotary Club Tuesday on fire prevention and movies were shown on the Chemistry of Fire"
 Guests included Jack Freund, Glenn Trileblood, Don Crawford, Verle Collar, and Paul Odlaug.
 At a directors meeting after the luncheon approval was given to allot one thousand dollars of the Rotary playground fund to playground work at the Com munity Center, principally to fill in the Catholic church lot, whose use has been donated for play. ground activities.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22

Sales were recorded this week of Lot seventeen Block nineteen by Una McDonald Sutherland to Malcolm and Alice McDon. aid; and of the Cheechako cafe equipment by Martin Jensen and Jan Beukers to V. G. Ellis
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22
OUTGOING:

Eleanor FIack, Father Con- well, Ivan Fox, Ira Matteson, Earlene Day, MT. & Mrs. L K Wodlinger, George Root, Pryce Hartman, Paula Sheratine, Richard Butler.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22

Applications for marriage li- censes have been made by Reb. ert Williams. U. s. Marines, and Marjorie Ellen Fadaoff; and John Clifton Wagner, patroIman and Martha Patarochin.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22
Notice

All desiring to go te the din- ner at the base Tuesday even- ing, Nov. 25, should report at the Legion Club, Post r, Kod- iak, at pm.
 Transportation will be fur nished.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22
Mrs. D. G. Utt

The above-named person may call aS CRRISTY'S Bakery to- day and receive the Weekend Special FREE. ladv]
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22
NOTICE

Wire a floral centerpiecs for the Thanksgiving dinner table at home Let it take your place. Kodiak Florist. (0pen noon to six.)
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22
Hospital News

Admitted for medical treat ment during the week were: Ted Lauth, Mrs. Nellie Nagle, Roger Smith and Allen Abston.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22
Baptist church.

The girls are making plans for a mother-daughter tea on Dec. 3 -Alice Ponchene, Scribe
Kodiak mirror., 1947-11-22

Mrs. Russell Varland has or. gsuiaed 2 group of Camp Fire Girls, to be sponsored by the
Evening star., 1947-04-16
70 6.U.AIunni in Congress
10 Be Dinner Honor Guests

Twenty members Of the Eightieth
Congress who are alumni of George
town University will be honor guests
at the 15sth anniversary dinner OF
the Georgetown University Alumni
Association next Wednesday in the
Mayf1ower Hotel.
The members are. Senators OMa-
honey, of Wyoming; McCarran, OF
Nevada; Chavez. Of New Mexico
and O'Conor, OF Maryland, all Dem
|ocrats, and Representatives Sadlak
Foote and Patterson, all of Con-
necticut; Boggs, of Delaware; Twy-
man, of Illinois; Harness, of Indi-
ana; Clason, of Massachusetts
Bakewell, of Missouri; Leonard w
Hall, Of New York; Lemke, of North
Dakota, and Simpson OF Penmsyl-
vania, all Republicans, and Harri-
son, of Virginia; Hart, OF New
Jersey; Walter, of Pennsylvania
and johnson and Kilday, of Texas
all Democrats.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

constitutionality Of the strike law
II orders the State, Its officials and
agents TO hold In status quo III
actions at Inv, both civil and
criminal, brought, under the anti
strike statute. This provision Il
directed at the civil suit filed against
the union by the State and the
arrest Of three ofdcers Of the union
the Trafic Telephone Workers Fed
Grafton Of New Jersey.
The order also provided that nc
further criminal or civil actions may
be brought under the strike Law
while the order is in effect.
Walter D. Van Ripper, New Jersey
attorney general. said after signing
OF the. order, that amy person violat-
ing 1t will continue to do so at his
own peril. The judges ruling pre-
vents enforcement Of the act until
Evening star., 1947-04-16

were released In $500 bail After thetl
arrest last Friday and are awaiting
action of the grand jury. are. Mrs
Mary H. Hanscom. president: Mrs
Virginia WigglesWorth. vice presi-
dent, and Mrs. Elizabeth r. Siciliano
secretary y-treasurer. Mrs. Siciliano
the former Elizabeth Ryan, was
married Sunday with court permis-
sion.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

its constitutionality can be deter
mined ~ the three-judge court"
The new law provides for civil
suits Of 10000 day against either
the company or the union for re-
fusal to arbirtate;; $4,000 q day fine
against the union for failure to
return to work in State seized util-
tiles, and $3.50 to $500 day fine, or
30 days in jail, against individual
employees for failure to return to
work.
The three union officials. who
Evening star., 1947-04-16
u. 5. Court Resirains
Jersey Enforcement
|Of Aniisirike Law
y ,hs Assseie,sd Press

NEWARK, N. j., April l6.-Fed-
|eral Judge Guy 1. Fake signed an
order last night temporarily re-
|straining the State from further
enforcing its new public utility anti
strike law against the telephone
operators union which is on strike
against the New Jersey Bell Tele-
phone Co.
The restraint Is operative until
April % when q three Judge Federal
Court will sit to determine the