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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Boy Fires Shots
ToStop Burglar

A l4-year-old son fired two
shots from revolver in an effort
to stop John Biggers, colored,
when he entered the home of Os-
car (Pita) MILAN, 100 Whitehead
street, it was brought out yester-
day at a hearing before Peace
Justice j. Y. Porter, Nv.
Jackie MILAN awakened during
the night and found a man in the
house. He got a revolver and
fired two shots at the man, who
escaped. He was subsequently
captured.
Biggers pleaded not guilty TO a
charge of breaking and entering
the MILAN home. He was held
under $500 bond for the action Of
Criminal Court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23

~ JD4g AnD1eoDte0 RHeo9D
GRANDV1EW. No, May 81.
This IS the seventh day President
Truman has been here or in near
BY Kansas City, as the result Of
the illness Of his mother. Mrs.
Martha Truman, and he has not
indicated when he win return to
Washington.
E Unofficially, il was stated that
he probably win remain here UNI
III ! decided turn for the better
Is noted in his mothers condi-
ton.
Mrs. Truman is reported to
have passed ! good night. and is
in Z cheerful mood. though her
condition IS still weak.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Mrs. ]. Ronlaguerai'
Died This Morning

Mrs. Juana Romaguera. "A,
died this morning at local hos
pital after a short illness. Mrs.
Romaguera's residence was at 71S
White street.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock
from the residence to st. Mary'S
Star of the Sea Catholic Church,
Father Murphy officiating. Burial
will be in the family plot in City
Cemetery, with Pritchard Fu-
neral Home in charge Of arrange
mentS.
Survivors are: Two sons, J0a-
quin Romaguera. Miami, and
Frank Romaguera. Key Wcst;
three daughters, Mrs. Jose San
chez, Mrs. Grace Hilton and Miss
Rosario Romaguera; two nieces,
Mrs. George Lucas and Mrs. An
gela Sawyer, and six grandchil-
dren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
State Park Director 'Favorably
Impressed BY Botanical Gardens
For Use As State Waysidc Park
wa OTHER PARKS, IN
ADDITION 10 THOSE
ALREADY IN Use, MAY
ne ESTABLISHED

The state Is seriously consider
Ing the city's 30,acre Botanical
Gardens site on Stock Island for
use tas . State Wayside Park, it
was learned today. City Mama
ger q Us. Alltngson said that
Louis Scogsihs. state park direc-
tor. leaked pyer The ute this week
"a m =. sseasel sas ~-siss-'
Sc0a4ins was accompanied by
c. +. Daniel, landscape architect
with 1.-THE park department, and
William Freeman, park superin-
tendent Of Fort Lauderdale and
supervisor of the Hugh Taylor
Birch State Park there.
The state park director indicat-
ed that at least two wayside parks
will be established in Monroe
county, in addition to those al
ready in use, If the State Legisla-
ture appropriates the necessary
funds included in the budget for
this purpose. He was ! highly
pleased with the Botanical Gar
tiens site, terming it one of the
best he had seen.
II the entire 3O-acre site we're
developed by the state as way
sid park it would be one of the
largest in Florida. Mayor w. w.
Demeritt said this morning that
lit would be an additional point
Of interest within our gates"
Whether the state would lease
or buy it is not known but it was
deemed probable that it would
desire complete ownership if it
took the responsibility of develop
ing it. Prospective development
would include construction of
roads, camping facilities, land
scaping and conversion Of the old
railroad bridge into fishing
pier.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Accident Damages
!. S'c!ayenger Truck

About Sl00 worth 0f daspage
occurred to a city scavenger truck
about $3.50 am. today when il
,collided with a car driven ~ Brnr
est Balint Of Ohio.
Seely Knowles, driver of the
city truck. was turning into the
Dredgers Key road Oft Roosevelt
Boulevard when the two vehicles
came together. Balint was fined
$25 on a reckless driving charge
in Municipal Court this after
noon.
The city truck continued tenn
porarily in operation. although a
fender and headlight were
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Income Tax
Bill May Come
Up Next eek

WASHINGTON. May q. Sem
ate Democrats tried today 70
defer action indefinitely on the
income tax bin, but Senate Re-
publican leaders said they felt
confident they had sufficient
strength In the Senate to bring
The bill to = vote some day next
week. s IS,
The bill would reduce taxes
10h 10 80 per cent, chiefly n
the lower income brackets.
Senate Republican leaders also
stated that they expected the sem
etc and house conferees on the
Labor bill will come to an agree
ment by next Wednesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23

''Word has reached me that
there lately has been an influx
Of stray women into the CITY," the
sheriff added. Il want to make
Il clear that we offer them no
haven. They will start packing
right away.
This Is no temporary order. !
mean to keep the lid down. II is
10 stay down the remainder Of
my term"
The sheriff's deputies were
busy last night, but said today
that they had noted NO violations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
ACCUSERs Or
pApY TESTIFY
BEFORE /: JURY
Oldham and Camp Take
Stand in Probe of Key
Wes,er's Alleged Bribe
Offer

NUy TIE AoooeSote0 4xeogt
TALLAHASSEE, May a..
The special grand jury chosen to
hear charges that State repre-
sentative Bernie c. Papv Of Key
West offered brides to influence
votes on the bookie wire service
bin convened here at 10 o'clock
this morning.
Witnesses heard during the
morning were Rep. Bradley Cd
ham of Sanford, and Rep. Clar-
.ence Camp. II, Of Ocala, the two
House members who have assert
ed that Papy offered them cash
to vote against or not to vote on
the bill.
In order to permit Governor
.Caldwelrs special prosecutor,
Phil O'Connell, States Attorney
from West Palm Beach. to take
part in the investigation, the
jurors were dismissed yesterday
after a brief session.
The jury is regarded here as Of
high calibre. Its foreman is B. A.
Bagsdale. Sr., Tallahassee cleo
'trical contractor. Assistant fore
man IS Rainey CaWthorn, former
member Of the legislature and
captain and star of the Univer-
'sity Of Florida football teams of
some years ago. He now operates
a service station downtown.
After swearing in the jury
Circuit Judge w. May told the
10 men that they would be given
wide latitude in investigating the
charges against Papy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
So Florida Urged
10 Back City's Fight
For Deepening Canal
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Navy Still Needs
Housing Here For
approximately 500
TATEN1ENT FROM SEC
RETARY OF NAVY M.
vEALs DESIRE ron
LIVING SPACE IN CRY

There is at present q waiting
list Of approximately 500 officers
and men Of the Key West Naval
Base for houses here. Il was an
nounced today BY Capt. Henry
M. Cooper. USN, commander u
the United States Naval Base
here.
In connection with the need
for Navy housing in KY West.
Capt. Cooper released a state
ment from the Secretary of The
Navy for the guidance Of the citi-
zens. The message reads as fol-
lows:
1.-THE Navy Department has APP
piled to the Federal Public Hous-
ing Administration for Defense
Housing Project 8073 known as
Poinciana Place. Key West, Flor
ida, which FPHA is required by
law to dispose Of. This project
provides the first opportunity the
Navy has had 10 ease the criti-
cal housing deficit existing in the
U. S. Naval Base at Key West.
''The Base has long been listed
among the Naval Stations at the
top Of the priority list of installa-
tions urgently requiring living
space for the families of perm
anently stationed personnel.
although the addition of
these units would increase the to-.
tai number of housing facilities
to 612, including trailers and low
cost rental units, it will still leave
a deficit of 126 families of perm
anently stationed personnel with
no housing available to them.
The transaction would be made
at no, cost to the. Navy other
than tho subsequent mainten-
ance c6sk.
After making formal applica-
ton for the housing. Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy w. John
q. Kenny sai1 The present sif-
uation presents an entirely diff
.ferent picture from that in war
time.
During the war there were
1,272 units Of housing available,
whereas unless the Poinciana
Place is obtained, there are now
only 402 units with a need for
1913 units. There can be no ques-
ton that there is currently not
adequate housing for the fam
lilies of service personnel at Key
West"
In relation to the above state
ment, Capt. Cooper desires TO
point out that the l,272 units
mentioned above include all of
the defense housing constructed
in Key West, and for which the
Navy had top priority for its
civilian personnel and a limited
percentage of service personnel.
The Navy did not directly control
these units, but rather had a
priority on them.
The figure of 6l2 given in the
Secretary of the Nays state
ment includes 305 Navy low cost
rental quarters now being operat-
ed; 38 public quarters located at
the Submarine Base, Naval Hos
pital, and Seaplane Base; 40
trailer units, for which funds
have been received, to be reac-
tivated; 20 units to be converted
from barracks at Boca Chica
Continued on Page rwo)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Graduating Glass
Lions Club Guests

Graduating class Of Key West
High School had its first public
gathering last night when all the
members were the guests Of the
Key West Lions Club at a barbe-
cue ct the den on Seminary
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Hotel Letter Prompts
City to Silence Cafe
Music, Noise at 100
OMMISSION IN SPECIAL
MEET ORDERS LAWS.
INVOKED, VISITORS
COULD NOT ENDURE

The city moved last night to 81
lencc all juke boxes, 0rchestras,
radios and other matchmaking de-
vices in cafes, restaurants, bars
and hotels at midnight sharp. The
action was taken In accordance
with instructions given City Man
ager o. J. S. Ellingson by the City
Commission in special session
yesterday at $50 pm.
A strongly worded letter from
j. d. McAndrews, manager Of the
Lac oncha Hotel, to the city mana
ger protesting that 4 downtown
cafes. were disturbing his guests
with their music and noise
throughout the night. helped
prompt the commissions move. Z
II hsve spent . great dsal 81
money and tinle bsinoing peo-
pie % Key Wssks TIE letAsf
said. Tor what-Ao have, vis-
iting guests kept awake III
night By the blars 81 Z jvlks box
Ito have visiting guests kspt
awake al night bY The constant
ringing 81 . taxi-csh telsphone
Ito have visitin0 guests insult
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lowed on The st5ests3
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
NOTICE,
CONTRACTORS!

Bids to build a new concrete
front repair. remodel and paint
the Cuban Club building will be
received up to a p.m.. Monday.
June z. l947.
Plans and srecificatios may be
had by applying to
J. r. VALDES.
1924 Duval SfrAat.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-23
Seeks Di,,Orce

A petition for divorce was
filed yesterday with Circuit
Court Clerk Ross G. Sawyer, BY
Gloria L. McRae against J oh d
Evening star., 1947-07-21

Ne,v from diesel to observa-
ton car! This is the first and
only all-neW postwar trans
continental train-frst 45-
hour train over any northern
route-frst two-nighter be-
tween Chicago and Seattle
Portland via St. Paul, Min
neapolis and. Spokane-frst
through train with improved
duplex roomettes first
with Day-Nite coaches in
which every seat is reserved
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Mrs. Dudley Roe Divorces
Former House Member
Nv the Associated Press

RENO, New. July 21,-Dudley G..
Roe, ST., former Maryland member
of Congress and State legislator,
Saturday was divorced from the for
mer Anna Jane Metcalfe, to whom
he had been married Al years.
The divorce was granted after a
closed hearing before District Judge
A. J. Maestretti. Property rights
were settled in sealed agreement.
The Roes were married at Hay
market, Va, April II, 1905. They
lived in Sudlersville. Md. where Mr..
Roe was born and where he operated
q grain business.
The couple has three sons and one
daughter.
Mr.. Roe represented the 1st
Maryland district in Congress from
1914 until this year. He served in
both the Maryland House of Dele
gates and the Senate.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Greet Northern's SfreomIined
Empire Builder

at no additional charge.
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is Americas most colorful,
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Evening star., 1947-07-21
IForemen Press Legal
Action Against Ford,
Threaten New Strike
gy the As,oeioted Press

DETROIT, July Ala strike
threat was held back as trump
card today as the Foreman's Asso-
citation of America started legal ma
chinery rolling in an effort to gain
reinstatement of 80 discharged Ford
Motor Co. foremen.
Smarting from the firings and an
admitted setback in their recent At.
day walkout, the foremen were ex-
i1orted by union leaders to "go back
into the plants and organize a really
effective strike" while attempts al
a peaceful settlement of the dispute
are being made.
In announcing the dismissals
Thursday the company said it hac
confirmed reports that the 80 mer
had been involved in violence anc
errorism" against non striking su'
pervisory warkers during the Ions
strike and had given them "fail
hearings"
Gestapo Tactics Charged.
At a special mass meeting of ar
estimated 500 foremen yesterday
however, several of the discharged
men accused Fo2d of conducting
"Gestapo- like trials"
One of them said he didn't know
he was fired until he read about II
in newspaper and another said he
was denied request to face a non
union employe who had preferred
charges of violence against him.
Their statements touched off some
clamor for an immediate walkout
but FAA President Robert H. Keys
and Pat Mullin, Ford Chapter presi-
dent, advised against it,
will Press Charges.
Mr.. Keys said the independent
union would press unfair labo,
charges against the company with
the National Labor Relations Board
and appeal to Federal Court If the
NLRB refuses to hear the case be-
cause of the new Taft Hartley Labor
Act. The law amends the Wagner
Act in relieving employers of obli-
CATION to bargain with foremen but
does not become operative until
August %.
A definite commitment that IS ,00t
Ford production workers would OBJ
serve F'AA picket lines also will be
sought, Mr. Keys said, adding:
Were going to strike the Ford
Motor Co. again and do better job
of it. Perhaps few mistakes cost
us that strike and we won't make
them again"
Nearly $500 foremen walked out
May u seeking q new contract but
the strike ended without their gain
ing the demand.
Evening star., 1947-07-21

New Zealand has labor shortage,
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Whole Farm Is Stolen
But It's Just q Model
By the Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio.-Daniel P
Ryan, 78-year-old retired railroad
boilermaker, reported to police
thieves had stolen his log cabin
several farm buildings and furni.
ture.
Before a police desk sergeant got
chance to ask Mr.. Ryan to repeat
the losses, Mr.. Ryan explained
somebody had stolen q complete
model farm from his garage. He
added he spent two years construct.
ing the model farm, which he val
ued at $500, without use of single
nail,
Evening star., 1947-07-21
NO minimum balance required)

a ch eek regardless Of the
sum for which the check is
drawn. Nothing could be
more convenient.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
WAA Elephant Trunk
Is No. Cog, EXCL Finds
BY ths Asseeiotad Press

SALT LAKE CITY.-Merle Stew
are. remembering Army prac-
tical Jokes such as left-handed
monkey wrenches and bunk stretch
ers. was skeptical when he came
on a War Assets Administration
surplus sale list showing trunk,
elephant, one lot"
He investigated, believing he
would find it all in fun, but learned
that an Elephant trunk" is fiex-
ible nozzle used on cement mixers
Bocon Rutioning lrksome
Bacon wholesalers in Dublin COM
plain that. although pig production
has increased recently. no change
has been made in strict bacon
rationing.
Evening star., 1947-07-21

Your account may be started
at the Union Trust CompdnY
in any umount from $500 up.
The only cost is ten cents
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Teu Carriers in Britain
Earn $40 q Week

Fourteen-year-old London boys
are earning from $40 to $50 week
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Uruquoy Buys Drydock

Montevideo, Uruguay. will have
South Americas largest drydock,
purchased from British interests In
Bermuda.
Evening star., 1947-04-01

play which is so prevalent" 1t
Sheldon declared.
The association indorsed the
Herbert BILL which would give Of
GERS that right.
The members praised bill in
troduced in Congress by Repre-
sentative Beall, Republican, Of
Maryland calling for the restora-
tion Of the Francis Scott Key home
near the District end Of the Key
Bridge.
A motion. opposing the proposed
District sales tax of 2 per cent
was passed.
The meeting, held in st. Johns
parish hall, Potomac and o streets
Evening star., 1947-04-01
Georgetown Citizens
Favor Daylight Time

A motion favoring the adoption
Of daylight-saving time was passed
by the Georgetown Citizens Asso-
citation last night after a member
Archibald King described the pro-
posed bill as "a game of pretend
ing"
"If enough Of the people want
to pretend that is is an hour ear
lier than it really is. we should let
them," Mr.. King said.
B. H. Meyer wanted to know how
he could tell what time 1t was.
Eugene E. Ditto told him to lock
at his watch.
81 just wanted to know what time
the o'clock train would leave" he
answered.
1t. Bert Sheldon of No. 7 Po-
lice Precinct warned the citizens
of the loophole in the Districts
present weapons law. AS the law
stands, he explained, a policeman
has no right to question a person
who is reported to have a gun on
his person, unless the officer ac-
tually sees the gun.
"A better law would save police
men much embarrassment by en-
abling them to search suspects and
would probably discourage the gum
Evening star., 1947-04-01
May IS Hearing Is Sci
In Traffic Deaths Of
Two N. u. Students

The preliminary hearing Of SAM
ueI M. Dixon, 22-year-old University
of Maryland student charged BY
Prince Georges County police with
manslaughter in connection with
the traffic deaths OF two other stu
dents on March 8, will be held May
Is in Hyattsville Police Court.
The case was ordered continued
yesterday by Trial Magistrate Alan
Bowie, before whom young Dixon
was scheduled to appear. The delay
was granted at the request OF ].
Dudley Digges, his attorney.
The youth. who lived at 1906
Somerset road, Riverdale, while at
tending school, is charged with being
the driver of an automobile which
struck William Morgan Whiteford,
II, of 4010 Ingraham street, Hyatts-
vile, and Walter Edwin Lennartson,
%, Cloquet, Mimi, on the Washing
ton Baltimore boulevard at Ogle-
thorpe street, Hyattsyille.
The victims died few hours after
being admitted to the Leland Memo
rial Hospital, Riverdale. Both were
freshmen students at the University
Of Maryland. The Lennartson youth
boarded at 1905 Oliver street
Hyattsyille.
Dixon, whose home is at Plum
Point, Md, is free under $500 bond
on charges of nanslaughter and
RECKLESS driving.
A fine of 500 was suspended for
Robert B. Denny, %, Lanham, who
was found guilty on a charge of driv-
| ing while drunk on the Defense
highway in front of the Bladensburg
Firehouse March Is. He also was
fined $50 for reckless driving result
| ing from a collision with parked
automobile at the same location.
Evening star., 1947-04-01
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Evening star., 1947-04-01

circus, and Renah Camalier, assist
ant rabban, called at the White
House to extend the invitation, and
were told BY the President that he
would go to the circus If possible.
Proceeds from the event are used
to help finance the Shrine hospitals
for crippled children.
Evening star., 1947-04-01
Truman Gets Gold Pass,
Shrine Circus Invitation

President Truman today received
gold pass along with an invitation
to attend the annual Shrine Circus
which opens at Uline Arena April 21
Ralph M. Wolfe, potentate of
Almas Temple, which puts on the
Evening star., 1947-04-01
Study Guild Nomes Speaker

The Rev. Cornelius Kane Of Do
ninican College Of Catholic Univer-
1sity will speak to members OF the
Study Guild Catholic Library in st.
Matthews Cathedral, 1725 Rhode
Island avenue NV. at Sis tonight.
Evening star., 1947-04-01
AMERICA RETURNS to a
FREE RUBBER MARKET

1HE PASSAGE by Congress of the Crawford
Bill marks another step in the return of the
United States to a normal peacetime economy
based on the system of free enterprise which has
made our country the greatest nation on earth.
Effective April 1, 1o47, the Government
relinquishes its wartime power as the exclusive
purchasing agency for natural rubber. Rubber
manufacturers are free to enter the open
market, as they did before the war, and buy the
natural rubber they need. The law of supply and
demand will again prevail
1t has always been a fundamental policy of
our Company to oppose the restriction, through
cartels or otherwise, of the supply of rubber and
other basic commodities. Such interference with
the free flow of supply and demand produces
artificial prices and is harmful eventually to both
the producer and the consumer.
There has been some apprehension that the
return of free rubber market may result in
higher prices. This can be avoided. During the
war, the United States built great synthetic
rubber industry which proved its worth in time
of war and which can become valuable
economic asset in time of peace. Today, synthetic
less cost than the present price of natural rubber
and the supply is plentiful Therefore, there is
no necessity to pay an excessive price for natural
rubber. If the price Of natural rubber goes up,
it will be only because American buyers are not
taking full advantage of the economic position
which the synthetic rubber industry gives them.
Our interest in seeking the independence Of
this country with respect to the supply of rubber
at reasonable cost is historic. During the first
world war, the shortage of rubber in Germany
was major factor in the defeat of that country.
Shortly after the end of the war, the British
Government adopted the Stevenson Rubber
Restriction Scheme and the price of rubber began
to soar. This threat to our economic security,
combined with the potential threat to our national
security, persuaded my father to launch crusade
in 1922 under the banner Americans Should