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Evening star., 1947-01-15
End Of Sugar Controls
Asked in New Bill

Another bill to end rationing and
price controls on sugar has been
introduced in Congress. 1t was
dropped in the hopper by Repre-
sentative Morrow, Republican, OF
New Hampshire.
This measure further provides for
creation of seven-member COM
mission that would distribute sugar
now owned by the Government: The
bill would abolish rationing at once
and curb exports in accordance with
domestic needs.
Representative Andersen, Repub-
Iican, of Minnesota informed the
House yesterday that the potential
sugar supply this year is probably
suficient to permit an increase OF
Is pounds for each person in the
United States. He did not make
clear whether the is pounds would
be over and above the extra 10
pounds allowed last year for home
canning.
The basic consumer ration for
1947 is 20 pounds per person.
Mr.. Andersen, appointed by Chair
man Hope of the House Agriculture
Committee to head a seven-man
subcommittee to investigate food
shortages, also told the House that
industrial users of sugar should be
given a Is per cent boost for 1947
compared with 1916.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Purchase Of Twin Oaks
For Recreation Opposed

Opposition was voiced last night
by Cathedral Heights-Cleveland
Park Citizens Association to a re-
cent propoasl that the Twin Oaks
property, located at Thirty third
place between Macomb street and
Woodley road NV, be purchased
as a reegeational site.
It was pointed out the cost, ap-
proximately 100000, would be pro-
hibitive and that no satisfactory
t,jussifi atioas had been presented for
,suefr a large outlay of public funds
for this purpose. The project had
been proposed by the Connecticut
Avenue sCitizeEIS association.
4 Ifae association commended local
officials for their interest in long
range planning on matters OF
health. traffic, policing and civic
Improvement in general for the
District.
Owen B. French, the groups pres
ident, discussed the proposed Dis
trict budget and the six-year Cap
ital improvement plan, submitted
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Court Trying Murder Case
Gets Mental Report Today

Report on mental examination
of Charles r. Diggs, on trial in Dis
trict Court for first-degree murder
in connection with the death OF his
wife last March, was to be made te
the court today.
Diggs. "a, colored, of the 300 block
of Twenty-third street NV, Is
accused of fatally shooting his wife
Mrs. Mary Diggs, %, OF the 270l
block of F street NV.
His trial before an all-male jury
which began Monday, was recessed
after Diggs' attorney, James j
Laughlin. suggestede the mental ex-
animation for his client. This was
agreed to by Assistant United States
Attorney Edward Molenof. Justice
Alexander Holtzof is presiding.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Left Ericsson Statue
Provided in Bill

Erection of statue of Left
Ericsson on the Capitol grounds
would be authorized under a bill
placed before the House yesterday
by Representative Hagen. Repub-
lican, of Minnesota.
Similar legislation was presented
Evening star., 1947-01-15

by Brig. Gen.. Gordon r. Young,
Engineer Commissioner, between
the two programs.
The meeting was held in the St
Adams Guild Hall, Wisconsin and
Massachusetts, avenues NV.
Evening star., 1947-01-15

BRUCETON TENN-UNION ATTEMPTS THWhRTED- = Eula
McGu Oeft) Birmingham Ala, May Morgan Knoxville.
Tenn organizers for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of
America CIO) breakfast yesterday after they
agreed to leave their efforts the
Henry sege shirt factory Disorder ared along picket line
Monday yesterday band of of the community
corted their daughters at the factory
today but dispersed request of the Carroll County sheriff
- Wirephoto
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-18
Reindeer Events
Sunday
Reindeer Contests

Reindeer Contests During or at conclusion of the Dog Races 1-Placing pack on deer and travelling One-quarter mile. Prizes-1st $7.OO, End $500, 3rd $3.0O 2-One deer free for all Course back of
 City Hall to Light Plant and return. Prizes-1st $1O.O0, End $500, 3rd $3.O0 3-Single deer pulling heaviest load 100
 yards.
 Prizes 1st $500, End $3.0O, 3rd $2.00 4-Casting lasso for distance. Prizes-1st $3.OO, End $200, 3rd $1.OG 5-Sled Lashing Race
 Prizes-1st $3.0O, 2nd $2.OO, 3rd $1.O0
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Victory Medals
For Presentation

Jack A. Saunders, Service Of
ficer for Arthur Sawyer Post,
American Legion, announces that
he has received for presentation,
World War II Victory Medals
for the former members of the
Army and Navy. These will be is
sued from the. Monroe county
Veterans Service office.
These medals are awarded for
honorable active federal mill
tary service only, and this must
have been performed between
December z, 1941, and Deem
Der 81, 1916.
Each individual who applies
will present his or her original
discharge certificate, certificate
in lieu of lost or destroyed dis
charge certificate, certificate of
service or other adequate War
or Navy Department authenticat-
ed statement of service. A photo
static copy of discharge is not
considered adequate in a per-
sonal issue. Medals will be de-
livered to qualified applicants
who appear in person and COM
plete a receipt form.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Weather Data
For September
Almost Normal

1t appeared that September
was what may be called a rainy
month, but. according to a re-
port issued today by the local
Weather Bureau, the rainfall last
month was only two one-hun-
dredths of an inch above normal.
Normal rainfall for September
in Key West is 6.70 inches; last
month it was 6.72.
High, low and mean tempera-
lures for last month only slight
~ diverged from normal. HiE,l-
est average was 87.5, while nor
NAL for September is 87.4. Low
est average was IT'S as COM
pared with ITO, and mean was
82.5. as compared with 82.2.
Highest sustained wind during
the month was AZ miles an hour
on September II, while, the CEN
ter Of the hurricane from Mar
Unique was passing across the.
state from Fort Lauderdale to
Fort Myers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Blueprinting
Machine For
County Work

| A blueprinting machine was
installed this morning in County
Tax Assessor Gandolfo's office.
The machine cost $1.185 at the
factory, and Gandolfo said that,
besides its use by the county in
blueprints plats, it will more
than pay for itself by the work
| il will do for realtors and archi-
tects in Key West. He stated
that at present one realtor is
waiting to have "a plats blue
printed of land on Stock Island.
Tie machine makes blueprints
48 inches wide and as long as
desired.
Gandolfo explained further
that, heretofore, all blueprinting
work for Monroe county had to
be sent to Miami to be done.
Most of the blueprints in the
county's plat books are worn out,
he added, and new copies of them
! will be made, together with the
maps that Engineer Bailey is
preparing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Wants FILA.
Located Here

Joe Sirugo, contractor and
restaurant owner, addressed the
City Commission last night ask
ing that efforts be made to have
a branch office of the FILA.
located in Key West. This, he
said, would allow financial ar
rangements to be made locally,
and thereby eliminate the red tape
now existing.
Sirugo said that locally one
may obtain loans for three years,
or from local insurance com
pany for ten years, but that if
the FILA. branch office was
here. loans over 20-year period
could be obtained.
SiFugo said that local con-
struction could. be multiplied
many times if, an FILA. branch
offn:e was located ss'in sthe. Island
Gity.:s 'taHsa'. I f? sA,;st, y ;s
Tie matter was referred rs
the City Manager for inyestiga=
tiofl...a.4.s. 80 "''''
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Welfare Council
Meets On Friday

The Monroe County Child
Welfare Council will hold din
ner meeting this Friday, G
o'clock, at the Poinciana Com
munity Hall, Duck avenue at
18th street.
Rev. John E. Pickens, Presi-
dent of the Council, urges all in
terested to be present.
Reports will be received from
the various projects supported
by the Council, including the
Poinciana Nursery and the Fort
Village Nursery. Election of Of
ficers will also be on the agenda.
Business will be concluded be
fore eight o'clock,
. Officers of the Council in
clude, besides President Pickens,
the. following:
Earl Hamilton, vice president;
Mrs. Ruby Morgan, secretary;
Albert Carey, treasurer; Mrs. Eli
leen Coughlin, Mrs. w. F. Bow
cry, and St. Elmo Greaux.
Ladies of the Sunshine Circle,
Poinciana Community Church,
will serve the dinner.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
~ Hollywood
Residents On
IMAM. Lists

WASHINGTON. Oct. %. -
Chairman Thomas Of the un-
American committee. said today,
shortly before the beginning of
the committees hearing, that he
has the names Of 10 residents of
the Hollywood motion picture
colony who have been reported
10 him TO have communistic
leanings.
Witnesses today testified that
even some members of the pic
ture corporations editorial stats
are adhcrcnts of communistic
doctrines. and that at least two
pictures that were shown
throughout the country were
designed TO work up friendship
for the Soviets.
Chairman Thomas explained
that subpoenas will be issued for
the 10 Hollywoodites, reported
to have un-American sentiments.
The number includes men and
women in almost every depart
ment OF the motion picture in
dustry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Can Not Register
AT NoOn--Hamli1l

Commissioner Hunter Harden
at last nights City Commission
meeting asked the Supervisor of
Registration, why couldn't the
people register during noon
hour?
Supervisor Hamlin replied:
"Law says people can register
only from 8 to IL and from 2 to
S." Then he added, 1T is in the
charter, and / can't violate the
charter"
This last remark brought a
ripple of laughter from the
crowd attending the meeting.
I. Carbonell: I'VE should Pc
ti.ion Representative Papy to
change the hours of registering
from 4 to 8 p. M"
Smith. of V.F.W. Post Bill:
Cant an amendment be made
right now by the commission
changing the hours?"
City Attorney Lester: mo, the
commission doesn't have the au-
thority."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Judiciary amendments
ApprOUed BY III Vote

Inter-account transfers of
budgetary items and increases in
accounts that resulted in budget
amending was approved by the
City Commissioners, Al, with
Louis Carbonell dissenting.
Amendments were made as
follows:
Account No. 41O5, $500 to
81 400; Account No. 4l09, $1,000
to $4,000; Account No. 4233, sos;
Account No. 4305, $500 to 5000;
Account No. 4314, 500; Account
No. 4342, $500 to $500; Account
No. 4427, 1915; Account No. 4432,
$2,l97.22 to $4,000; Account No.
4439, $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Allegiance Oath
Must Be Signed

Executive Secretary of Civil
Service Board Lee Goddard said
today that an Oath of Alleg-
lance" is being prepared for all
Civil Service employees to sign.
This allegiance oath is in ac-
cordance with a Civil Service
regulation amendment number
two, which was approved Sept.
9, 1947.
It is mandatory that all Civil
Service employees sign this form,
and an effort will be made to
have all other non-Civil Service
city employees likewise sign the
allegiance oath.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
County Commissioners
Consider Resolutions
OrBeach Construction
ONE ADOPTED TO DE.
FER ACTION TILL JAN.
L; ANOTHER MEET.
ING CALLED

COUNTY Commissioners, in a
long and general discussion of
the proposed beach at their
meeting last night, rejected first
one and then another resolu-
lions, and finally adopted one
to reject all bids and readver-
tise for bids on January l, 1948.
That action was taken as re-
suit of statement made by En-
gineer r. d. Spalding that, pos
sibly, lower bids would be re-
ceived for the project early next
year.
A similar motion, the first to
be made to the one that was
adopted, was offered in a gen.
eral sense, to defer accepting
bids. Gomez and Parrish voted
yes, and Bentley, Higgs and
Saunders voted negatively.
Then another resolution or mo-
ton was offered that items 2
and 3. less items "a and 3B, be
awarded to Charles TOPPING and
sons for the amount of the bids
they had submitted at a pre-
ious meeting. Gomez and Saun-
ders voted yes, and Bentley,
Higgs and Parrish voted no.
The third proposal was to call
for bids January l, 1913. for
the breakwater, pier and beach,
and it was carried, with Gomez,
Higgs and Parish voting affir-
Imatively.,
But today the commissioners
decided to call another special
Injecting tomorrow night, begin
ning at 7i30 O'Clock, TO 3enon-
slider the action taken at the
meeting last night.
Nothing of a definite nature
was divulged ABOUT what would
be done at the meeting. but in
elections are that, a contl:spt for
at: le astST some Of the beach work
may sbe: awarded Nj - 4
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Jack Saunders
NOaU Back From
Officers School

Jack A.. Saunders, Monroe
county Veterans Service officer,
attended a Service Officers
school on Sunday, held at the
Harvey w. Seeds Post, American
Legion, Miami. This meeting was
sponsored by the American
Legion of the 9th and 10th dis
tricts, and was conducted under
the guidance of j. Martin Deer,
assisted by the representatives
of the Florida department of vet
Grams affairs.
Luncheon was served by the
Auxiliary of Harry w. Seeds
Post.
A few of the topics of this
meeting were: Service and non
service connected disabilities;
national service life insurance;
disqualification; re h b litation
and widows and children's pen
Sions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Political War
Given Impetus
In Washington

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. -
Political warfare flared up here
today among some Democratic
and Republican leaders as re-
suit of a charge by a group of
Republicans that the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt failed to provide
efficiently in the prosecution of
World War III.
Senator Pepper of Florida as
serted that the charge was de-
signed by the Republicans solely
to try to line up GIs to vote for
the Republican presidential cam
didate next year.
The charge is purely political,
he added, and can not be sup
ported by facts. He said that
when the hearing is held by the
senate war investigating commit
tee on the charge, he will appear
before the committee and make,
a statement in behalf of the.
late President Roosevelt and his
war record.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Two Assessments
Will Be Lowered

On recommendation of City
Tax Assessor Harry L. Elwood,
two resolutions were passed by
the City Commission last night
correcting assessed valuations on
the following property:
PIT. Lot 4, Square 3, Tract 3,
assessment was reduced from
$500 to $3.50.
Lot S. Square q, Tract 81, as
sessment was lowered to $500
from 5000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Capt. McCloud
Asks To Be In
On Ordinance

Captain Carl McCloud, 1929
Fleming street, owner of the So
foot vessel Greyhound, has no.
titled City Manager Ellingson
that he desires to come under
the ordinance now being prepar-
ed for charter boatmen.
/ City Attorney Lester was in
stricted to re-word the ordi-
nance to include the type Of boat
that McCloud owns. Lester is
expected to complete the re-
wording of the ordinance by the
time of the next regular meet.
ing of the City Commission.
The present ordinance as writ
ten requires persons operating
charter boats for fishing or sight
seeing to take examination and
obtain a permit.
Inc examinations Will be
given by three-man board to
be appointed by City Manager
E.llingson. The examinations will
be given on the first Monday
of each month.
To be eligible to take the ex-
animation, the charter boatman
must have been resident of the
State of Florida for one year,
and must have resided in Key
West"for six months.
The fine for noncompliance
with the ordinance will be 500
or 60 days in city Jail, if con-
victed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Question Hamlin
On Closing Time

Supervisor of Registration Roy
Hanlin was asked last night by
Louis Eisner if the books would
close promptly at IL noon even if
there was a crowd waiting to
register each day till October 81.
Hamlin: mo, l would wait I'M
til the line is depleted be-
fore closing the books"
City Attorney Lester: you are
legally right, in my opinion"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Building Permits,
Totaling $4,000,
Granted Tuesday

Building permits totaling
$4,000, were granted yesterday
by Building Inspector Enrol
Sawyer. The permits are:
Residence of concrete block
construction, Whalton and Semi
nary streets, for William r.
Knowles. Cost, $4,000.
Frame residence, Packer and
Virginia streets, for Claudio d.
Valdez. Cost, $1,000.
Frame residence, Georgia
street, between Eliza and Cath
erine streets, for Albert Monte
sine. Cost $4,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Property Sales

Maria and Rogelio Ramirez
have sold three narrow lots on
Bahama street, near Fleming. to
Elena Barrera, for. $4,000, accord
ing to deeds filed with the
county clerk today. One lot is
lS, another 10 and a third 80
feet wide, with depths ranging
from Sc to Sc feet.
Jesus and Consuelo Carmona
have sold a house and lot on
Virginia street, near Whitehead,
to Rosa Alea, for $4,000. The lot
has a frontage of 48.10 feet and
depth of 80 feet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
ASKS FORMS BE
..,h MADE, RETURNED

H. Earl Humbert. who has
been employed by the Key West
Chamber Of Commerce TO take
3 >cepsus q the nisy has INFORM
ed The Citizen that question:
naire forms are being left in mail
boxes and under doors, for those
persons not found at home.
These forms, Humbert states,
should be returned upon compile
ton to the Key West Chamber
of Commerce. The forms are
left only when one of the six
census takers finds no one at
home. Otherwise, a personal in
terview is given.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Sailors Fined
$lOO Each For
Trespassing

Willis Grimstead and William
Meyers, soilors, pleaded guilty
to trespassing, yesterday in
criminal court, and Judge Caro-
fined each 500 and COSTS
Complainant was Raul Perezs
who testified that the sailors
prowled in the yard of his sa-
loon on Smiths lane at 2:30 in
the morning. They were arrest
ed by Deputy Shcriffs Harry
johnson and Sam Bath.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Hold RehearsaIs
Tomorrow. Night

/ / The casting anu rehearsal of
the operetta, "Why the Garden
qusr1elied, 4sis%etta dis1by MIS-.
Elena Mccoy under USO-NCCS-
(WD) auspices, will be held at
the st. Mary's Parish Center,
Thursday evening from $50 to
8 o'clock.
The scheduled casting was
postponed from last week, when
prevented by another program
at the center. A full attendance
is expected tomorrow evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Divorces

Suits for divorces filed in the
county clerks office:
Florence Jensen against Rich
ard Jensen; Lila Mae Brennan
against Vincent Redmond Bren-
nan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Registration Now
AtAll-Time High

Supervisor of Registration Roy
Hamlin stated today that over six
hundred individuals had regis
tered for the November A city
election. which brings total reg
istration up TO $500.
'Hamlin estimates that another
400 more will register before the
October 81 deadIine, bringing the
total qualified voters to an all
time estimated high Of 5000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Liquor Licenses
Given Approval

City Commissioners approved
unanimously the transfer of a
liquor license from Bias Zarate
to Sadie Mora for the Rocky
Road Bar, zoos Division street.
Transfer of a liquor vendors
license from w. F. Russell to
Stanley Francis Hume, Gate Bar,
3O2 Southland street, was ap-
proved.
APPROVAL was given for Ii
quor license to Cuban Club, 100
Duval street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
DAY To Entertain
els In Hospitals

Chapter 80, Disabled Veterans
of America, held a meeting last
night at AL Poinciana Place, to
discuss plans for the entertain
ment this winter of GIs in local
HOSPITALS.
The chapter also will give a
series of dances in its club
house at Second street, near
Flagler avenue.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
'CivilService Board
Sets Appointments;

Lee Goddard, executive secre-
tary' of the. Civil Service Board,
announced the following sap-
pointfnents by the, Civil Service
Board:@%i $uI
Gilbert r. Curry. 200 Olivia
street, laborer, in Scavanger De-
partment, permanent appoint
ment.
Louis Machin, GA Virginia
street, probationary appointment
as laborer in street division.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
~A~AWIA
No One Will Haze
To MOUe From
POi7scia1sn

City Commissioner Louis
carbonell at last nights reg
ular meeting of the COM
mission informed his col
leagues that he had received
a telephone call from Hep
resentatiye George Smathers
in which the congressman
informed him that If the
Navy takes over Poinciana
Place no one will be moved
out of that housing project.
not even the twentY-one
families who are non-service
connected and non. Navy en-
ploYed at the u. S. Subma-
rine Base.
Carbonell told the COM
rnissioners that Smathers
said the Poinciana occupants
would remain in their homes
as long as they paid their
rent. When they moved OF
their own accord. if they
moved at all. then. of course.
Navy personnel would be
given their homes.
Smathers spoke to Car
bonell from the offices of
Raymond M. Foley. admin
istrator of the Home and
Housing Agency.
Smathers also told Car
bonell that the Navy. if
it gifts the properly. will
pay scavenger service
charges. police and fire pro-
lection charges. etc.. in lieu
Of taxes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
ass Ordinance To
Place New Meters

An emergency ordinance al
lowing the placing of the null
tiple-penny-nickel meters in sub
stitution of the present nickel
machines was passed last night
by the City Commissioners.
The new meters allow IL min
utes' parking for each penny in
serted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Prohibit PARKING On
Portion OF Division

Second and final reading of
ordinance prohibiting the park
ing of vehicles on the south side
of Division street between Geor-
gia street and Palm avenue was
approved by the City Commits
sion at their regular meeting last
night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Excess Receipts Go
To Street Repairs

Passed on second and final
reading last night by city COM
mission was an ordinance plac-
ing the excess receipts of current
budget estimates for fees from
safety inspection and parking
meters to pass into the street re-
pairing fund account.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
Allow TaxiDrivers
Greene Street Area

Taxi cab parking zones on
Greene street were approved by
the City Commission Ia its.
regular session last night in City
Hall. The ordinance allowing
the parking was passed as an
emergency one.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-22
$lOl.5O Bid Wins
Rex Cement Mixer

! Armando. Acevedo, 1908 Cath
crime street, bid $10l.50 for a
used Rex cement mixer. His bid
was the highest of eight receiv-
ed by the City Commission.
r. Schneider was the second
highest bidder, with a bid of
$4,000.