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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
Construction Company's Homes
Withstand Hurricanes Fury;
Only Minor Damage Done
Palm Beach Storm
Acted As Testing
Laboratory For 700
New Model Houses

The disastrous hurricane that
swept the Palm Beach and other
resort areas of South Florida
proved a natural testing labora-
tory for houses being constructed
here by Sunshine Construction
Co, and FURY and Crouch, Incor-
porated.
|. Bill May, salesman located
here in connection with the mil
lion dollar housing development
now being carried out by FURY
and Crouch, returned yesterday
from his home in West Palm
Beach after thorough inspection
trip.
He reports that the more than
700 houses erected in the Palm
Beach area by his firm suffered
only minor damages. The houses
are exact prototypes of the 100
being erected here.
Despite winds of 1877 miller per
hour velocity, only six of the
many hundreds of FURY and
Crouch houses suffered any dam
ages at all in the Palm Beach
area, May reports.
These damages consist of few
shingles blown off five of the
houses and the small canopy over
the entrance way ripped from the
sixth. Total damages to all hous-
es will run less than $l00, he sta
ted.
May explained that model of
the houses going up here was
placed in wind tunnel and SUBJ
jected to wind velocity of 200
miles. per hour. before the houses
were placed on the market.
Sunshine Construction is COM
pleting the 25th house today, and,
has.40~neFe toput' up at-ti1is time.
1t is expected that sale of the
Tooth house will be reached
shortly, the company states.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
Truman School
Registration
Scptcmbcr1

The registration for. pupils of
the Truman Elementary School
will be completed between 8 a.
M, and 3 p. m. on Thursday, Sep
TENDER /.
All pupils in grades two, three,
four, five, and six who expect to
attend this school should be on
hand to register at the time des-
ignated below:
Grade GA will register at 8 a.
m.
Grade 6-B will register at $50
a. m.
Grade 5-A will register at 1000
a. m.
Grade SD will register at 1890
a. m.
Grade Alb will register at HOO
a. m.
Grade 3-B will register at 100
p. m.
Grade 2-B will register at 1870
p. m.
The school bell will ring be-
tween periods. Former pupils of
this school as asked to report to
the room that they occupied at
the close of school last year They
will be directed from there. New
pupils should report to the teach
err at the desk in the center of
the hall.
Parents are urged to accompany
their children to the registration
and visit their child's new teach
er. This affords an excellent OPP
portunity for parents to become
better acquainted with the teach
erS and school.
There appears to be several be-
ginning school children who are
not registered yet Parents are re-
quested to register them on or be-
fore ! p. m. Thursday. September
l. A birth certificate is necessary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
San francisco
Has Big Early.
MoriingF Fire

NDg AMC AHBDcAUNG0 EHtA4I
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %
San Francisco had a five alarm
fire early this morning.
1t destroyed a large warehouse
and adjoining buildings at loss
ranging from three to five miHi-
on dollars.
Seventeen firemen were injur-
ed fighting the blaze, and AZ
pieces of apparatuses Of various
kinds were pressed into services
to fight the flames. @-~~
Even with the use of all those
machines, it required two and
one-half hours to get the fire uh-
der control.
Reason for that, the fire chief
said, was because gasoline and
other explosives were stored in
the warehouse. Following each
explosion. flames shot into the
air from two to three hundred
feet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
Russia Sees
u. S. Fear
of Depression

NOSCOW-(Pl-Peter Borisov,
who visited the USA as a guest
of the Al.-American Congress in
Defense of Peace has summed up
his impressions of the country in
'Znamya".
|, THE American people," he said
sense that they are on the eve
of an economic depression by
comparison with which the 1881
catastrophe will seem utterly tri-
vial"
Discussing the impressions.
Culture and Life. said the Soviet
writer talked with many repre-
Sentatives of progressive Ameri-
can intelligensia. Their state
ments reduced themselves to one:
genuine cultural life in the USA
is being trampled by reaction.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
Commanding
Officer OF Naval
Station Leaving

Commanding officer of the Key
West Naval Station, Captain ]. A,
Farrell. Jr., leaves tomorrow for
Washington, d. c., where he has
been transferred to the office of
the Chief of Naval Operations.
Captain Farrell, accompanied
by his wife and son, will pick up
the family cariin Miami and make
the rest of the trip by motor. He
may stop off at the Naval Acade-
my at Annapolis. Nd, where the
captain was graduated as an Of
ficer.
Commander Fitzgerald is acting
as commanding officer of the Ma
val Station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
MAJOR GENERAL VAUGHAN SAYS
HE DID NOT USE HIS OFFICE
in ANY FIVE-PERCENTERS ACTS
Admits He Has known
john Maragon Since
l94l, Explains About
Race Track Matter
Up Wirephoto
(By The A..ocIeted .Pres..

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Ma-
jor General Harry Vaughan, Pre-
sident Truman's military, aide, in
testifying today before the senate
subcommittee that is investigat-
ing five-rercenters, said that he
had not used his influence at any
time since he has had White
House connections to promote the
interests of anybody or to curb
the interests of anybody.
He admitted that he has known
John Maragon since 194l, but
that at no time has he helped Ma
Eragon in his reported activities
among five-percenters. Neither
had he. permitted Maragon to use
him as a reference in any of his
dealings with contractors, or any,
; body syelse@ ~
Vaughan admitted that he had.
received deep freezers as gifts
and had distributed them among
friends. But" he added, those
freezers were given to me by old
time frineds, and the gifts had
nothing to dc with the two trips
to. Europe by Maragon and rep
reSentative of perfume company
in Chicago to obtain oils to use
in making perfum cry"
Vaughan explained that what
he had done for that company he
had done fol- other concerns that
were helping at the time in the
rehabilitation of Europe. Besides,
the perfume oil that the Chicago
company received from Parisfw was
the means of providing work for
many persons in the United
States in the manufacture of per-
fumes.
As to the report that Vaughan
had helped racetrack man to
obtain lumber to be used at his
track, when lumber was a scarce
material, Vaughan explained
that all he had done was to in.
troduce the racetrack man to
Housing Expediter Tighe Wood.
Immediately after the introduc-
ton, Vaughan added, he left the
company of the two men.
Vaughan said he wished to
stress the fact that President
Truman knew nothing whatso-
ever about any transaction in
connection with Maragon or any
other five-percenter.
Questioned about $4,000 each
he had received from Maragon
and the raeetrack owner. Waugh
an said the money was given to
him for the Democratic campaign
fund in 1916 and was used in the
interests of Democrats in con-
gressional elections that year.
Finally he admitted That it was
Continued On Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
POSTMASTER REVEALS
RECEIPTS INCREASE
FOR '40 OVER '4S
Compares Postal Receip
Totals; Says Result
Indicates Growth OF
Population Business

Postmaster Hollon r. BervaIdi
said today that a comparison OF
postal receipts of this year with
receipts for the same period in
1948, indicated upswing in the
welfare and business Of Key
West.
The month of July. 1949,
brought in postal receipts totaling
$12,572.72. Last year at the same
time, the receipts amounted to
$10,9l8.31.
Bervaldi stated that another in
dication of prosperity, not recess
sion, for Key West, could be de-
termined by estimating the in
crease in the number of people
who have moved into beach cot
tages and motels.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
.Helicouler,
BloodllOunds
In Man Hunt
No Trace YET Found
OF John Calvin Russell
Who Escaped From
Pincllas County Jail
tRy rae Associates Psensb

CLEARWATER, Aug. ga
helicopter was pressed into SER
vice today to aid the posse that
is searching the woods in the vi
cinity of Round Palm Harbor for
John Calvin Russell, charged
with murder. who broke out OF
the Pinellas county Jail on Sun
day night.
BIoodhounds also are being
used in trying to track down Rus
sell, but, up to early this after
noon, no trace of him has been
found. He is believed to be hiding
in swamps, and it was over them
that the helicopter circled today.
The sheriff of Pinellas offered
a reward Of $500 for Russell's
capture.
Russell is "a and has been ar
rested several times. He also was
detained at Chattahoochie for
several months 70 undergo a men
tai examination.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
Polio Relatively Uncommon
Disease, Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. Points Out
Last Years Death
Rate Was OnIysE
One-FifteeIlth OF
What 1t Was In 1916

NEW YORK, Aug. 30-Polio re-
mains a relatively uncommon dis
ease, and despite the increased
number of cases reported in the
past decade the death rate has
followed a downward trend over
the years, according to the Stats
ticians of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company.
Even the epidemic years show
comparatively limited areas seri-
ously affected, and the outbreaks
in any specific area usually occur
number of years apart. In New
York City, for example, the dis
ease has been of unusual prevail
ence only four times in the past
20 years-in 1881, 1885, 1914, and
1949. In the largest of these out
breaks, in 1881, when Abb cases
were reported, the case rate was
only % per 1000 of the popula-
ton at ages under Is. The stats
ticians consid eirt extremely I'M
likely that this high level will be
reached in the city in 1949.
The death rates from polio in
recent epidemic years among chill
dren insured in the company's in
dustrial department have been
we'll below those recorded in earl
Ter decades. In 1948, when the
number of cases reported was
greater than in any year since 49,
Is, the death rate of "a per l00,-
900 among the insured children
was only one fifteenth of the 10
Is rate and less than one half
the 1881 rate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
Pony Won't
Take A Rest

CHATSWOOD, N.S.W., Austria
lia-(P)-Maurice Woodward, the
builder, decided his pony had
grown too old to carry him to
work, SO bought utility truck.
But it just didn't work out.
Prince fretted. appeared on the
doorstep every morning to let the
boss know it was time to get GO
ing, couldn't understand when Mr..
Woodward went off in the new
tangled hcrseless carriage and
left his faithful pony behind.
II got so pathetic that Wood
ward now bitches Prince beside
the track and takes him along.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
COUNTY COMMISSION
DEFENDS TOPPING
In TRUCKING DISPUTE
Bentley, Higgs Explain
Small Machine To Be
Used While Big DragIine
Outfit Is Under Repairs

County Commissioners Frank
Bentley and Clarence Higgs
called at the office Of The Citizen
this morning to explain their side
OF the story in the case of the
truck drivers protest of the small
drag line machine which is rented
from Charles TOPPING.
Bentley emphasized that the
county commission, not the in
dependent trucksters, rents the
mari digging apparatus. He also
stated that the small machine had
been sent out by TOPPING because
the large one. after two years of
service, was in need of repair.
The repair job was to be COM
plcted over the past weekend. but
the work requires more time than
first estimated. In order to keep
the truckmen occupied. Bentley
said in defense of the contractor,
Mr.. TOPPING sent out his only
other available dragline.
Commissioner Higgs said. .We
are in business with the people
of the community in order to give
them mari cheaper"
In defending TOPPING, Commits
sioner Bentley added. 'We &C.
cepted Mr.. Toppino's offer of the
machine when the large one
broke down. We accepted it. why
shouldn't the truck drivers?"
After suspending work for a
few hours yesterday, the truck
men were hack on the job at
Dredger's Key. using the small
machine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
First Steps Taken By Chamber
Of Commerce New CanDaiQn
DriUe To Continue
Neat Three Weeks;
Clinics Planned
$4,000 Is Needed
To Expand Program;
Business Clinics
To Be Organized

Victor Lang, general sales man.
ager for the Observation-Disclosures
campaign of the Chamber Of
Commerce. announced today that
preliminary steps had been made
in setting up organization plans.
The campaign period will con
tinue for the next three weeks.
First two weeks will be devoted
to the selling of the work and
purpose of the Chamber OF Com
merce in Key West. The last week
will be devoted TO financing the
expanded program.
The list of firms and individu-
ais who will be asked to help f.
nance the work is not complete Is
yet. The approximate total will be
500. OF this total. 233 are alreday
members Of the organization sub
scribing $6.l75 10 carry ON tire
project.
Careful study Of the work has
resulted in the estimate Of 3 nm
imum fund of $4,000 needed 90
do the kind Of job demanded b.
business and professional lnie-
rests of the city.
Nine separate business and pro-
foctos.a1 mrr.snr~n 49,. 49,. - -.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
Iron Drum Covers
Korean Cross

ROME-(R)-When a workman
was unable to remove a granite
cross from atop a Korean Catho-
lie School building, Communists
covered the cross with a metal
drum, Fides, the International
Catholic News agency, reported
from Seoul
The report said that when Reds
occupied Won-San they took over
the Benedictine School for use as
Communist School. A workman
was ordered to remove the cross
atop the building but the heavy
stone was too much for him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
Key Vest Sho,on
In Hi1 Feature

Key West is in the news
again. this time rs featured
item in Hix's Strange AS 1t
Seems" released August 20 to
newspapers, throughout the,
country. The Xix drawings
and faGt stories accompany.
ing them are sYndicated by
United Features.
The item reads: "ChimneYs
are a rarity in Key West.
Florida. and are used only for
ornamental purposes the
mild climate makes central
heating unnecessary"
Thank you. Mr.. Hix.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-30
Hospital Report
For 4 commissioners

A financial report from Monroe
county hospital will be presented
to the city and county commits
Sioners before their regular meet
ing in September
The report, said William r.
Warren, Jr, administrator of the
hospital, will be complete.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

in his title as retired undefeated
heavyweight champion. And he
likes not having to IVORY about his
poundage, his wind and his legs.
Incidentally, Charles has re-
ceived title recognition from an
other source. He has been pre-
scented the historic Police Gazette
heavyweight championship belt.
The gold, silver and diamond
belt is AZ inches long, 10 inches
wide and weighs 20 pounds. It
first was awarded to John L. Sui
Ivan after the Boston strong boy
whipped Jake Kilrain in rs rounds
July 8, 1889. That victory and
the belt established Sullivan a.
the first universally recognized
world champion.
The belt was passed along to
all succeeding champions through
Jess Willard. Jack Dempsey did
not get the belt when he won the
title from Jess Willard. The gaudy
belt was put away and forgotten
for many years.
But after Walcott fought Louis
the first time, the Police Gazette's
current publisher, H. H. Roswell,
busted off the trophy belt and
presented it to Jersey Joe. This
was to show Roswell's dissatisfac-
ton with the decision favoring
Louis.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

FOR RENT = Room IN private
home to a single person. Call
ME- 1928. ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

FOR RENT - Rooms, day OF
weekly rates. Skyline Hotel,
1850 Germantown st. Flu O4O1.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

town street, charged with illegal
sale of intoxicating liquor, was
given a fine Of $500 and cost,
with $50 of the fine suspended.
James Roland Simpson, 10 of
15A Sunrise avenue, and Nation
Martin also 10, Of 1876 Sunrise
place, confessed to Sgt. James B.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

Hogan and bet. Gleaton, that they
held a knife at the throat Of Ern-
est M. Strethan at the corner of
Fifth and Sunrise, last week and
robbed him of $1O8 and a wrist
watch. Both were held on bonds
Of $4,000 each to the grand jury.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27
Sports
ice included from page ~

(cc Included from page ~
recognized Jimmy Webb as cham
pion. Webb got himself knocked
out before Lesnevich could get to
him. The New York commission
then granted Lesnevich title rec
ognition after he had whipped
Tami Mauriello.
There was a dual championship
in the middleweight division from
the time Mickey Walker voluntar-
lily gave up the crown in 1881 un-
til November 20, 1941. The MIA
had one champion and the New
York commission had another.
Tony Yale won the MIA 100
pound crown in 1910 and New
York was forced to recognize Zale
when he defeated George Abrams
November %, 1941.
Another dual championship was
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27
News
concluded from page IL

Court News
concluded FROM page IL
Talmage Lett, of 973 Washing
ton street, plead guilty to two
charges and was fined a total of
500 and cost on each case with
$50 suspended. In the first case
he was charged with selling a
double whiskey to one James
Buskner and in the other he was
charged with keeping a place
where illegal liquor was sold. He
was arrested by the officers Of
the Ohio State liquor control.
Leo Wheat, of 1148 German
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

III lS4A WIlclI OdlIAIIiy ALI
gott announced his retirement as
lightweight champion. Ike Will
liams finally emerged as the MIA
lightweight champion and Bob
Montgomery became the New
York champion. Williams and
Montgomery met in Philadelphia
August 4, 1947. Williams knocked
out the New York champion in
six rounds.
In view of the past record, it
appears that the MIA ~exercies
good judgment in it's recognition
of champions. 1t could be that the
New York commission would save
itself a lot of embarrassment by
acknowledging Charles as the
champion. Ezzard Charles is no
Joe Louis, but he has demonstra-
ted that he is the best of as poor
a crop of heavies as the division
ever has seen.
One of the more persistent ru-
mors in the boxing business is
that ole Louis really hasn't re-
tired at all, but has merely loaned
out his crown until next summer.
This story has it that Louis will
emerge from his so-called retire
ment next year to meet the newly
crowned MIA heavyweight cham
pion for the real championship Of
the world. The story is accepted
by several respected sources close
to boxing.
The rumor first was circulated
when Jersey Joe Walcott and e.
zard Charles were matched for the
MIA version of the crown vacated
by Louis. The dope was that Louis
would come out Of retirement in
the event Charles defeated Wal
colt. A Walcott victory supposedly
would keep Louis in retirement
since the Brown Bomber figured
that there would be 10 financial
gain for him in another meeting
with Jersey Joe.
Now that Charles has defeated
Walcott, the rumor is flourishing
again. Those who repeat the ru-
NOR argue that a Louis-C Charles
fight in one Of the New York or
Chicago baseball parks would draw
a gate Of up to n million dollars
and Louis could pocket up to half
a million for one last fling at the
ring.
The rumors may turn out to be
true. Louis reputedly always can
use ready cash, and it may be that
he can be lured back for one more
fight by the promise of 4 huge
purse.
Yet, it is hard to believe that
Louis will take another flier al
fighting. Louis enjoys his present
status. He has Tremendous pride
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

concluded from page -
slugged him from the rear and
took $40 from the cash till.
Green was hel d to the grand
Jury on a $4,000 bond.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

FOR RENT-Room for 3 work
ing men; twin beds. Call FU
1768. tl9
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

FOR SALE-'37 Buick 4-dr. Sc
dan. r & H. $500. Call ME
7448. t2O
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

FOR SALE-V8 Ford dump truck.
international liz ton stake
body. Cheap. MI 7110. tl9
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

FOR RENT-Room for couple, or
2 girls. twin beds. MU 1916. TIC
BEAUTICIANS-Booth for rent.
Gall HE O18O. tl9
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

WANTED-10O boys and girls, to
work for Highview Par. Con-
tact Lloyd Pounds, 687 Ran
dolph. TIL
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27
CLASSIFIED ADS

DRESSMAKING -Women's suits
and coats; mems shirts; altera-
tons to fit. Reasonable. 1902
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-27

FOR RENT furnished rooms.
1929 w. End st. Men only. I'll
Evening star., 1949-03-24
By Lewis F. Atchison

Train No. ~ on the west
bound track was running be-
hind schedule.
Should've been here by
now" commented Stewart Dav-
ison with a wry look. Must be
oil on the tracks again"
Dawson reached over and
picked up No. 27's locomotive
to inspect the gears. Sure
enough the model had slight
coat of grease that prevented
the wheels from getting good
traction.
That's our biggest trouble"
said the repairman. you've got
to oil these things, but almost
everybody uses too much and it
gets on the track causing the
engine to slip"
Dawson handles most Of the
repair work in the model train
shop of his stepfather. George
Parezo. We wanted to talk to the
old gentleman about his val
liable gun collection and the
prize assortment of antique toy
locomotives he had, and, like a
big kid, found ourselves getting
wound up over another layout
of track with engine and cars
to match.
II did have one of the finest
Colt collections around here"
Parezo said, but I sold 1t to
1t. Charles du Pont during the
war. Don't know why, but he
was crazy about it and it wasn't
much good to me.
II had over 100 train loco
motives, but I gave them to the
Lionel people and they've got a
lot of 'em on display in their
museum at New York. Trains.
that's been my biggest hobby I
guess. I did some skeet shoot
ing years ago with group that
included the late Ed Seal and
Col. Goddard, but this was
more fun"
Evening star., 1949-03-24
Aberdeen Dethroned
In I'd Army Tourney

Aberdeen Proving Ground, de-
Tending champion in the Second
Army basket ball tournament at
Fort Meade, Md, was eliminated
when beaten by New Cumberland
General Depot, 67-49, in yester-
days play.
In other games Camp Lee de-
feated Valley Forge General Hos
pital, 67-49; Camp Breckenridge
defeated Fort Knox, 1886; Fort
Knox defeated Camp Lee, 65-58,
and Fort Meade defeated New
Cumberland, $3.50.
In games today Pickett plays
Breckenridge and Knox meets
Meade.
Evening star., 1949-03-24
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. c.


Aztec in Is minutes with a body
slam, and Able Coleman drew with
Ivan Kamaroff.