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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
Birthday Party
For Wayne Key

Mrs. William Key entertained
with party in honor of her son,
Wayne, on his eighth birthday an
niversary, at her home. 918 Pau
line street, recently. Prizes were
won by Joan Key and Joseph
Beccaise.
Those attending the party
were John Thompson, Godfrey
Thompson, Grenda Gates. Ronald,
David, Brenda and Walter, Jr.,
Carr; Sybil Allen, Carol Key,
Joan, Jackie and Teddy Key,
Sandra and George Saunders,
Joseph Key, Evelina Sweeting,
Joseph Beccaise, AL and Charles
Yates, William Curtis Sampson,
Tony, Raymond and Buddy Wal
terson.
Parents there were Mrs. Ira
Thompson, Mrs. Alvin Gates,
Mrs. Frederick Key, Mrs. George
Saunders, Mrs. Arnold Key, Mrs
George Sweeting. Flossie Taylor
and Mrs. Walter Carr.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
Residents To
Vote On Proposed
!. New Cemetery

City Clerk Roy Hamlin stated
oday that City Attorney ]. Lance
OF Lester is drafting resolution
for the commissioners approval
that would allow the people of
Key West to vote on Tuesday, No
vember 4, their approval or dis
approval of the zoning changes
from Residence A and ALB for a
special coming for a cemetery.
The proposed zoning change
was presented to the commission
ers by the Warren Goldsmith or
.ganization formed for the purpose
of. constructing the cemetery.
The commissioners decided, aft
+ hearing both sides of the ques-
ion, to let the voting public give
he final answer to the question.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
New Personnel
Director Here
ISIS. Whiting

Appointment of Stuart S. Whit
ing. of Arlington, Va, to the po-
sition of civilian personnel officer
in the Industrial Relations Divi-
sion of Key West Naval Base was
announced today.
. Whiting, for the past three and
one half years, was employed as
a member of the Regional Office
staff of Region Nv, United States
Employment Service, u. S. De-
partment of. Labor, Washington
D. C.
His duties as a Placement Spe-
cialist there included development
and administrative activity in
connection with the USES pro.
grams Of Local Office Analysis
/ and Evaluation, Service to Veter.
ans, Employment Counseling ane
Selective Placement for the
/ Handicapped and involved pro
viding technical advice and as
. distance to State Employment
Service Administrative Offices il
maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
North Carolina and the Distric
iof Columbia.
The remaining eight years lex.
perience in the Public Employ.
ment Service field consisted oil
managerial duties in local En-.
ployment Service Offices in West
Virginia.
Prior to this employment, he
was employed over a period OF
approximately fourteen years in a
bank, home office of a fire insur-
ance company, an architects Of
flee and the office of a real estate
company in central West Vir-
ginia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
Auxiliary VIII
Refl.rssish NeiU
Legion, Bldg,

At the monthly social OF Arthur
ISawyer Post Unit No. %. Amerl-
can Legion Auxiliary, held Thurs
day evening at the new Legion
Home. motion was made for the
unit to decorate and purchase
furnishings for the ladies' lounge
Furnishings consist OF a SOFA
yanities and stools, ventian
blinds and flourescent lighting.
Arrangements were completed
for members who are going to the
school of instruction Sunday at
Cocoanut Grove.
The next regular social. which
would have been held October
%, has been postponed to October
rs because of the official visit OF
the department president, district
president ard other officers. After
the meeting on that date, a buffet
supper will be held in their honor.
A picture of the 1916 national
convention was shown by j. j.
|O'Conner of the Legion.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Elsie Barnard and Mrs. Clau-
dia Walter.
Officers present were: Miss
GEetna McClain, president; Mrs
Betty Saunders, first vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Hester Richardson,
second vice president; Mrs. Doro-
thy Daniels, secretary land Mrs.
Beverly Pinder, treasurer.
Members present included Mrs.
Elsie Barnard, Mrs. Claudia Wat
Ter. Mrs. Rosie Marie Hartmann,
Mrs. Clotilda Hartmann, Mrs.
Mary Stirrup, Mrs. Charlotte Ma
varro, Mrs. Juliette Parramore,
Mrs. Tessie Wimmenauer, Mrs.
Nimia Skies, Mrs. Naomi Hort,
Mrs .Alvoretta Conant. Mrs. Da-
loan Conant, and Mrs. Mamie
Sawyer.
A guest was Mrs. Blanche M
Miller.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
Story Of Claudia
Begins On Monday
Ouer Local Radio

"The Story of Claudia" will
make its radio debut in Key West
on Monday, Sept. %, over Station
WKWF, at Ills a. M, and conf
tinue daily at that hour for fiji
teen minutes, through Friday.
The new radio adaptation of
the Claudia" stories will be di-
rectly supervised by Miss Frank
en-. Karl o. Thompson, president
of the Key West Coca Cola Bot
thing Co., which is sponsoring the
program locally, predicts that
Claudia's many friends in this
area will find her just as anus
ing, ,unpredictable and interest
ing over the air as in her delight
full fictional and screen appear.
anceS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
Buyers Strike
Reduces Prices
In Some Cities
(By Associated PressD

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Brad-
streets reported today that the
nationwide buyers strike has
brought down the prices of some
commodities, though the report
added that the strike was mot too
steady" in some sections of the
United States.
: In some cities, where house
wives held firmly to their deter
mination not to buy high-priced
meats, butter and other food
stuffs, the decreases were much
more pronounced than in those
areas where the strike was only
alf-hearted.
The Department of Agriculture
released a statement today in
which it was said that the gov
eminent contemplates' taking ac-
ton against the grain market ii
Chicago unless speculation il
curbed by the Board of Trade il
that city. 1t was suggested tina
margins on purchases be in
creased as measure to curl
speculation.
| Bradstreet's further said tina
prices of clothing have dropped
| for the first time in five years
Summer special sales, it was SAID
probably were the cause OF tn
decreases.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
DR.. A. Hampton
Addresses b. p.
WOn,an's Club

Members and guests of the Key
West Business and Professional
Women's Club heard DR.. Adele
Hampton of the Coral Gables
Chapter give a very enlightening
and interesting description of
Il her recent tour of Europe at their
injecting held Wednesday night
in the women's Club building on
Duval street.
DIR. Hampton was the Florida
delegate to the International
Business and Professional Wom-
ems Conference which was held
in Paris this summer. She also
attended the Security Council at
Lake Success, N. Y, this past
summer, studying especially the
needs of women in Europe.
Her ideas, gathered from a
summer of touring and study, are
that more of the worlds capable
women will have to take more
active part in the United Ma
tons effort to establish a lasting
peace.
Women know instinctiveiy. she
observed, the little things that
are needed first, in the home
the community and the. country
which are the bulwarks of estab-
| lish. ne peaceful relations with
each other, be it neighbors oil
nations.
She also invited to and attend.
| ed conferences of the Nationa
Business and Professional Wom'
| ems clubs in England, France
and Switzerland, and brough
home for Florida and the United
States many new ideas abou
how the B. P. w. organization
of this country can help similar
clubs which are established il
European communities and citi
es.
A package. of needles, a poune
of coffee, or a box of paper, ar
most important to the women o
! any household, therefore she ar
| CUES, packages, of hard-to-get al
| ticles, sent to European club
| would be one way of aiding tn
great efforts being put forth t
establish international peace an
! goodwill.
DR.. Hampton displayed man
snapshots she had taken in vari
ious parts of Europe and promise
] to return to Key West at late
date when her reels of movie fill
which she took of her tour hav
Leen developed and edited fC
Showing.
II A get-to-g ether supper of tn
lclub was held at the Cosmopol
| ton Restaurant, preceding tn
meeting in honor of DR.. HamE
tons visit to this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
Bingo Party To
Be Held By Lions

A bingo- party will be held
Monday beginning at 8>p.m. in
the Lions Club, Seminary street,
it was announced today. All the
proceeds will be used for prizes,
none of the money accruing to the
club.
Nathan Pepper, athletic coach
at Key West High School, is chair
man of the committee arranging
the Lions Club party.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
ADDITIONS For
"The Drlsnkard''
Monday Night
BY BETTY RAMSAY

Old-time tavern tunes, from
the sublime to the ridiculous, in
GLIDING, THE Coil on the Flying
Trapeeze," "She Is More To Be
Pitied Than Censured," and many
other favorites of the Gay Nine
ties, will be heard Monday eve1
ming in the Barn Theatre, Duval
street. when the Key West Play
ers hold auditors for the staging
of the oleos in connection with
the play. The Drunkard" Many
who have heretofore not been
members of this dramatic group
are volunteering their talents for
this entertainment, which will
also include. dances and some fea7
tured solos.
1t. Comdr. John Nolan, whose
work and performances with the
Key West Players have been OF
such excellent quality, will re-
port to the Naval Air Station a
Gleynco, Brunswick, Ga, as ex
ecutive officer, in October. TAX
ing over his direction of staging
the oleos will be a past president
George Mills White.
1t. Comdr. Nolen, commanding
officer, Blimp Squadron 2, De
tachment 6, Boca, has had variet
theatrical experiences includini
productions at the Pasaden'
Playhouse, St. James Theatre
Carmel, Calf, and in San deg
in 1899, when he played the rol
of Edward" (The Drunkard) a
the Globe Theatre there. He wa
also double cast as Edward i
this first fall production of tn
Players, and is well known TO
his recent performances with tn
players as leading man In TN
Guardsman," and in "Ange
street" and as "Mr. Manning
HAM" He will join his wife, Har
| riet, who is visiting her fathe
| in Brielle, N. j., before reportln
flor duty in Georgia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
MASONIC NOTICE

A Special Communication of
DR.. Felix varela Lodge No. 81.
F. & A. M. will be held Monday.
September 29fh. l947. at 8 p. M.
at 9l9 Elizabeth Sire 1. (Our
Temple).
Work in Master Mason Degree
in Spanish. =
All Master Masons in good
standing are hereby cordially in
vited to attend.
Sincerely and fraternallY.
JOSE TORRES F. CASTRO
w. M. Secretary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
iii Health Reason For Ac.
ton; Howard McCraih,
3.Iime Governor r. l.,
Named Successor


WASHINGTON, Sept. 81. -
Robert Hannegan resigned today
as chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, and Howard
McGrath has been chosen as his
successor, though formal action
has not yet been taken by the
committee on McGrath's appoint
ment.
1t was explained that he will
be formally indicted into office
at meeting of the Democratic
Committee on October 90.
McGrath was governor oil
Rhode Island three successive
times, from 1910 to 1945, when
he resigned to become active in
national politics.
Hannegan resigned because OF
ill health. During an illness ex-
tending over four months, his
duties as chairman of the COM
mittee has been performed by
Director Gail Sullivan, w h G
term will end when McGrath as
sumeS office.
Hannegan has retained his po-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
Civilians Invited
By Navy To Assist
Planning Navy Day
THIS YEARS PROcRAff
FOR DAY, OCTOBER
%, BETTER THAI
LAST YEARS

Heads of Key West civic or.
CARNATIONS have been invited by
Capt. Harold A. Houser. USN.
commanding Officer of Key West
Navay Base. to assist the Navy
in planning for Navy Day. whlcn
this year will be observed with
appropriate ceremonies. octobes
81.
Letters asking the civic organi.
cation leaders 10 participate have
gone forward 10 Joseph pindrs.
president of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce: Edwin Trevor.
president Of the Rotary Club. Joe
Allen. president of the Lions Club
and to John Spottswood and LIP.
Artman. Jr.
Until these civic leaders re-
spond, the arrangements for the
Navy Day celebration here viii
be held up. A meeting Is plan
ned shortly between Navy Of
ficers and the civic leaders. who
will help make arrangements.
Capt. Carl johnson. executive
officer of the Key West Subma-
rine Base, today announced that
1t. Comdr. James M. Hingson.
USN. 1t. Comdr. p. 4. Glenn.
USN, 1t. Comdr. r. M. Ramsay.
USN, would represent the Sub
marine Base in arranging the Gle
tails of the Navy Day observe
ton.
Then Capt. johnson also said
that 1t. Comdr Hingson. who
will become first lieutenant 0l
the Submarine Base al the expir-
iation Of his leave Of absence on
October IL, will represent the
icommanding officer Of the Sub
marine Base, Capt. Willard
Saunders. ON any runn.istees ia
may be ordered to be formed in
IcOnnectlon Win Navy lay.
Last year a comprehensive OBJ
servation of the day was held
here. The program included the
rescue of a man at sea by Navy
biimp and the firing of live tor
pedoes. The public was admitted
to the Navy base and an inter
esting program was enjoyed.
According to Comdr. Eli Viz
mock, USN, operations officer of
Kew West Naval Base. the Navy
this year is expected to work
out a program, after consultation
with the civilians, that will eN-
coed last years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27

For Eyacuees By
Welfare Board

Applications for transportation
by wartime evacuees from the
Philippines and from Hawaii,
wishing to return to their former
homes, must be made before Oc-
tober under the civilian war
assistance program, Mrs. Ruth
Lange of District 10 Welfare
Board, stressed today.
Applications should be made at
the office of the District Welfare
Board, located in each county,
Mrs. Lange said. Transportation
will beprovided for civilians who
were living in the Philippines or
in Hawaii prior to December z,
1941, and who were evacuated by
the United States between that
date and September Is, 1945.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
City Manager
To Report On
Utilities Here

City Manager Ellingson has been
ldelving into the matter of the
possibility of utilities operating in
Key West paying interest on their
required. customers deposits.
Ellingson has been instructed
by the commissioners to contact
the utilities on the subject.
lie said that even if the utilities
do decide to pay interest, the saw
ing to the consumer would be
negligible.
Ellingson will have written ex-
pressions of opinion from all local
utilities to submit at the October z
regular meeting of the commits
sioners. A.,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
Rev. NJ. S. Avery
Reports Fire On
Miami Property

Rev Melrose S. Avery. pastor OF
the Presbyterian Church, was no
titled this morning by long-dist-
ance telephone that fire of un-
known origin had destroyed a
$25. warehouse on his property
in Miami.
Some months ago, he said, a
$4,000 fire had destroyed the
warehouses of the Knight Broth
ers Paper Company on other
property owned by Rev. Avery.
The Knight Brothers Company
never rebuilt its warehouses, but
moved to another location.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
ROBT. HANNECAN TO-DAY
RESIGNS AS CHAIRMAN OF
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
Joaquin Cabanas
Died Last Night

Joaquin Cabanas died last night
in his residence, TIP Simonton
street. after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held
6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in
the chapel of Pritchard Funeral
Home. Rev. Guillermo Perez,
pastor of the Latin Methodist
Church, will officiate. Burial viii
be in the City Cemetery.
Survivors of the deceased in
clude the widow, Mrs. Maria Ca
banas; three daughters. Mrs.
Laura Diaz, Mrs. Maria Sanchez
and Mrs. Josefia Mingo; six sons,
Richard, Joaquin, Frank, Julio,
Gerald and Joseph Cabanas: a
sister, Mrs. Petefona Cabrera, and
% grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
Returns
From NeaU York

Frank Adams. director of Key
West USO. returned last night
from Staten Island, where he had
gone prior to the death of his
mother.
Adams was accompanied by his
wife and son.
He will take up his duties again
on Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27

sition as postmaster general, but
it was reported that he would
resign from that office to be-
come part owner of the St. Louis
Cardinals. A spokesman for Han
negan said that his identifying
himself with the Cardinals is
being held in allegiance during
his illness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27

MEETINGS
Church Women to Meet

Church Women to Meet
United Council of Church
Women will hold a meeting in
the First Baptist Church at II
a. M, Tuesday. Women members
of the Baptist Church will be in
charge of the program.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
Apply To We'd

An application for a marriage
license was filed yesterday by
Gustav A. Wendt, %, of the US.
Navy. and Mary A. McMahan, o.
of 6171a Fleming street, with
County Judge Raymond r. Lord
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-27
Seeks DiUOrce

A petition seeking a divorce
was filed yesterday by John A.
Conkle against Florence Jess
Conkle with Circuit Court Clerk
Ross c. Sawyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-11-15
Newark Armistice'
Called Until tuesday
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov 15.-A new
round of verbal sparring in the off
again, on-again battle of Newark,
resulted today in an armistice and
decision to postpone moving the
decommissioned battleship New
Mexico from New York Harbor tc
Port Newark until Tuesday.
Austin j. Tobin, executive direc-
tor of the Porst of New York Au'
thority, announced after meeaing al
his ONCE here with attorneys for the
salvage firm seeking to scrap the
superannuated dreadnaught that hi
had received a promise to delay
movement of the ship from her an.
chorage in Gravesend Bay at leas'
until Tuesday.
MIR. Tobin said he also had re-
ceived a pledge from the attorneys
Charles Milton and John j. Man.
ming, that the 30,000-ton New Mex
leo would not be moved Gin any
event without ample notice to New
ark and the port authority"
Newark has opposed having the
New Mexico scrapped in its ports
by Lipsett, Inc, salvage firm, be-
cause of fear it would jeopardize
the $70,00o.0O0 development program
for the city's airport and seaport
recently agreed TO by the city and
the port authority, New York-New
Jersey agency.
Mr.. Tobin said after the meeting
he had wired to Undersecretary OF
the Navy w. John Kenney last night
suggesting that the New Mexico
could be berthed at the Bayonne
Naval Base or at the Caven Point
Jersey City, Army terminal pend
ing a decision
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-11-15
British Miners Will Vote
On Wage Scale Thursday
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON, Nov. 15.-An agreement
between the National Coal Board
and the National Union of Mine
Workers for increased minimum
wage scales, expected to cost Britain
between $4,000, 900 and $52,000,000
annually, will be voted on by union
delegates who are to meet at Black
pool Thursday.
The agreement. which will be
retroactive to the first full pay week
in November, raises the minimum
weekly wage for underground workers,
in Britain's nationahzed mines from
500 to $23 and for surface workers
from s18 to $40.
The agreement was a compromise
reached last night after two weeks
of negotiations on the unions de-
mand for a S4-a-week increase in
the minimum for all miners.
Pay for members on piece rates
is still to be negotiated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-11-15
Bridges Asks 'RFC'
To Administer Aid
Extended Europe
BY the Associated Press

CONCORD, N. H, Nov: 15.-
Chairman Bridges of the Senate
Appropriations Committee recon-
mended yesterday that Congress SET
up an agency similar to the Re-
construction Finance Corp. to ad-
minister the American aid program
to Europe.
He told a home town news con-
ference on his return from Euro
pean tour that there should be nc
more American loans or aids with
out a folloW-up to make sure that
the help given will reach the ulti-
mate recipient.
Congress should impose four re.
quirements before extending further
aid, Senator Bridges declared, list
ing them in this order:
/. Countries requesting aid should
first get their houses in order" by
cutting down overloaded payrolls
of unwieldly bureaucracies.'
2. These countries should abolish
''the most weird and loose system
of taxation have ever SEEM" by
adopting an equitable tax structure
They should make every effort tc
collect taxes, which is not being done
in many instances.
3. Currencies should be stabilized
in all European countries and an en-
tirely new currency system should
be set up in Germany.
4. Appraise our own situation here
at home and find out how much we
can spare, then determine where
that can be most effectively used. ,
Senator Bridges and 14member
delegation of the Appropriations
Committee returned Thursday night
from a five-week trip through II
European countries.
He said he thought requests from
some countries for aid under the
Marshall plan were "far too liberal, y
and that he had been privately in
formed requests had been made on
the upside
Cali of the requests have got to be
sifted and scrutinized carefully
Senator Bridges declared, adding
that he hoped foreign aid expendi-
lures could be reduced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-11-15
Plane Delivers Breathing Tube
To Save Baby at Portsmouth

Breath that means life for a
4-month-old baby in the Portsmouth
Naval Hospital was passing through
a silver tube in the child's throat
this morning.
Personnel at the Anacostia Naval
Air Station here were taking a spe-
cial interest in the baby's condition
Yesterday afternoon, in response to
an appeal for help from the hos
pital, a plane from the Anacostia
station took off for Baltimore
picked up a tiny rubber inner tube
for the silver tube and delivered ii
to Norfolk So minutes after the ap-
peal had been received.
The child is Lynn West, daughter
of Boatswains Mate 1/C Mack E
West, stationed at Little Creek. She
had been at Johns Hopkins Hospital