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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30
District Council
Holds Monthly
Court OF Honor

The Monroe District Council Of
Boy Scouts Of America held the
monthly Court of Honor at the
County Courthouse Monday eve
ming. The Honor Court, which
awarded merit badges and adj
vancement in rank, was COM
posed of P. A. McMasters, chair
man, Commander j. A. Fitzgerald
and Bernard Frank.
The award for the troop having
the most adults present to witness
the Court of Honor was won by
Troop 25S; the number present
being twenty-nine. This makes
two times each for Troops So and
253.
Awards were presented to
Scouts as follows. Second class
scout. Bl,rhl Knopp and Ronald
Woodbury., First class scout Gene
Lang; Star scout. Tom Cornell.
Merit badges were awarded as
follows: Electricity. Tom Cornell;
First Aid, Paul Braun and Peter
Hilton: Pathfinding, Jay West
and Tony Martinez; Swimming,
Louis CRUZ and John Vidal;
Home Repairs. Henry Glare.
John Fitzgerald, who was i'll
at the time of the last Court OF
Honor was awarded Woodwork
ing, Carpentry, Reading, Fire
manship, Public Health and Per-
sonal Health merit badges at this
court.
The Board of Review of the
District Council viii meet Deem
Der II, to review Scouts seeking
advancement in December
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30
GUIDE TO FLORIDA
PRINTED BY NEW
YORK PUBLISHERS

There isn't anything the book
misses, though the text is nee
essarily concieS. There is a de-
scriptive, selective listing OF
restaurants, hotels and motor
courts.
Il is a splendid book, and the
pictures that make up big part
Of il are fine. 1t should prove of
inestimable interest and value
10 visitors to Florida, not only
those making their initial visit,
bat seasoned ones, since 1t gives
them a lot of information they
certainly haven't had before.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30

Rev. DR.. Daniel A Relln4 81
Philadelphia. Baptist paslq4 $50
ident of The Inier. Sos * Care
tian Endeavor. born in ppEtiAflo
Oregon. IS years ago.
Prof. John Maufice ElsEt -
Columbia University nofee
economist, born In N8lihsmR
ton. Mass, 65 years asa
DR.. Minicenf Carey kfrlnlosa
dean Of Barnard Colieee Me-
York, born in baltinloie. 81 seesa
ago.
Charles Evans fluRhes ~ oi
New York. lawyer. son "a tis
late Chief Justice. bora sn No.
York. 50 years ago.
Donald Ogden Stewart nvtel
isl, born in coluniius. ohio s.
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30
jill. knight, Jr-
Tells OF New WAY
OF Clearing Data

A revised mehod q eieafln3
information about 800 og1nlnel
and available workers was "a.
nonnced BY J. H. Kniehf. D.
manager Of the FiofiGta State
Employment Service here. TIE
change was made % meet ehana
ing labor market condliaoIis he
said.
Under the new proceduNs .
state inventory 81 JOB openiEHe
and available applicants Nil b.
complied each two wneh& fnis
list win be used By the a Slafe
Employment Servico offlesa o.
the state in filling JOB order r.
ceived from employers
The inventory viii in0iaEle
only job openings wfhieh cannIs
be filled locally and hlAhlf
qualified applicants tlla1 caaaof
be placed lorally. This pfsweausN
supplements . system ol ele4f
ing more detailed inlmuAiien
about job openings helween En-
ployment Service offices thfNah
out the state and the entire nat
ton
knight said that beeaase q
present labor markei eenditsens
Throughout the stats, wpgkefs Nan
be found for virtually elx 900
opening which cannoi - fliINt
locally Pay and uorkIn3 el4
ditions cannot ~ hehlw thNa
prevailing IN the csunmAaHas
however. and commiasiom sales
Jobs cannot BE- fiileu b. eieufan1e
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30

Minimum space 70 DC
charged for any one inser-
ton win be for 3 lines. CEs-
innate 5 words per line.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30
SALES TAX BRANCH
OFFICES TO OPEN
IN SIXTEEN CITIES

certificates. some 10000, VIII get
official return blanks in the man
within the next few days.
The taxes must be sent to Tai
lshassee by December 2lst.
The branch offices are set up
to help dealers make out their
returns. to clarity the law and
audit tax collection accounts
The branches are located at
Jacksonville. Tampa. Miami, Fort
Pierce. West Palm Beach, Day
iona Beach. Live Oak, Mariana,
Panama City, Pensacola, Gaines
vide Lakeland, Clearwater, Sara
sota Fort ayers and Orlando.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30

To insure publication,
copy must be in the Adver.
Using Department office be-
fore III o'clock in the morn
ing on the day Of publica-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30
Frank Lewinsky
Dead In Baltimore

Frank Lewinsky, proprietor of
Lewinsky's Mems Shop, SIG Du-
val street, died Monday morning
in a hospital in Baltimore, Nd,
according to word received here
today.
Lewinsky was the father of
Halbert Lewinsky and of Mrs.
Goldie Fisher, of Coral Gables.
Halbert has gone to Baltimore.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30

w hiian coioFed. was ar
Frslrfaay bT sheriffs
sna ebaTEed with the
fHtte dresses from beld-
Fns Apparel Store, 528
i 81 eandaY
sIsa caiofNd Was ar
EtasRe nf atiempting
a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30
: Women Injured
InCrash Tuesday

Na alNen Wcre slightly cut
afternoon when a car
H ~ Ernest G. Clancy, of
go Aeef. overturned on the
tileptai road near Stock
Aiao liEming Ia the ac-
w&t q car driven b. Royce
81 kf aiss - tire Z. s. Navy.
# afet semen we're Paula
ant Irene Bobbelt. who
t6e4teA - County Hospital
~ mnt horne.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30
Takes Out Permit
For Residence

# neillaaaE sos Sim0nton
teaA ga . buidine permit
fFn t8e effee ~ Roy r.
saEfiaf "a the Depart
81 F1eilf Service. for the
- = cancrete block
Ma east af k3.uD0.
ne1nsf Nas taken out
Sanas. aie Amelia
50 anstfafiiun q = garage
81 tt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30

DIR. Walter R. G. Baker of Gen
eral Electric, electronic expert,
born in Lockport, N. Y, 81 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30
LEGALS
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS

NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME STATUTE
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned desiring TO engage
i'm business under the fictitious
name of STOCK ISLAND INN
p o. Box sos, Key West, Florida.
intends 10 register said fictitious
name with the Clerk of the Circuit
Court OF Monroe County, Florida.
Dated November 20, 1919
JOSEPH STABINSKY.
Sole Owner.
nov.30 dec. 7-I4-2I, 1913.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30
WANTED TO RENT
ron sALE-TRAnERs

27-FOOT trailer, sleeps A, porch.
awning, conveniences. Ideal for
children. Sacrifice price. Call
INV. nov24-6tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30

Judge Carroll C. Hincks of the
U. S. District Court, New Haven,
Conn, born in Andover, Mass, go
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30
FOR SALE-KEY WEST
REAL ESTATE

FOR any kind of property, inn
proved or unimproved, ocean
frontage, veto, contact Paul Boy
sen. Here since 1919. 626 Flem-
ing ST., Box 3o3. nov2s-30tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30

IN THE COUNTY JUDGES COURT.
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE.
In re Estate of
ADDAH b. RAMSEY.
Decease
NOTICE OF FILING FINAL RE-
PORT AND APPLICATION FOR
DISCHARGE
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons that Ernest A Ramsey. the
undersigned Executor of the Estate
OF Addah b. Ramsey, deceased. has
filed with the Honorable Raymond
r. Lord. County Judge of Monroe
County. Florida. his final report
as said Executor and also made
and filed with said Judge appli-
cation for his discharge as said
Executor.
rated this sth day OF November.
I949.
EHsNE EST A. RAMSEY,
las ExeeG;toF of the Estate of
Atidah Il. Ramsey. DECEASED.
nov.9 $3.50, - 50
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
N AND ron MONROE COUNTY.
IN CHANCERY.
Case No. 1912
JOHN EDWARD SANDS.
Plaintiff.
VS.. DIVORCE
LILLE PETERSEN SANDS,
Defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
TO: Lille Petersen Sands,
Apt, CO. 2994 South
Columbus Street,
Arlington, Virginia,
You are hereby required to ap-
pear to the Bill of Complaint for
Divorce in the above styled cause
on or before the 18th day of De-
cember. A. u. 1873, otherwise the al
legations therein will be taken as
confessed.
This order Is to be published
once a week fer four consecutive
weeks in The Key West Citizen, a
ne 4 spaper published in the City
Of Key West, Monroe County, Flor
DONE and ORDERED this Sth
day Of November A. ID. 1913.
tCireuit Court Seal)
EARL r. ADAMS,
Clerk Circuit Court,
Monroe County, Florida.
BY: Kathleen Nottage,
Deputy CLERK.
H. I6iNATII;S LESTER,
solicitor for Plaintiff.
noy-S-1623-5e.A A. D.1949.
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NOTICE or INTENTION no MAKE
APPLICATION FOR FENAL
DISCHARGES

nhSlHAhOE
probate Law 1881
IN COURT or THE BOUNTY
JUDGE. MONROE CONN
STATE OF FLORIDA. IN PRO-
BATE.
In re the Estate OF
JOSEPH l. CURRY, also
known as ]. LEONARD
CURRY and ]. LENNIE
CURRY,
Deceased.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that Emma
Frow filed her final report as Ad-
ministratrix of the estate Of Joseph
L. Curry, also known as j. Leonard
Curry and J. Lennie Curry. deceas-
ed; that she filed her petition for
final discharge. and that she will
apply to the Honorable Raymond
r. Lord. County Judge of Monroe
County, Florida, on the 22nd day
of December, 1g49, for approval of
same and for final discharge as
Administrative of the estate of
Joseph l. Curry, also known as J,
Leonard Curry. and j. Lennie Curry.
deceased. on this 22nd day Of Now
einbert 1949.
(sdl EMMA FROW,
Administrative of the estate of
Joseph L. Curry, also known
as J. Leonard Curry and j.
Lennie Curry. deceased.
nov 80 dec. IA ,1949.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-30

Business office in The
Citizen Building. corner Of
Greene and Ann Streets
Door &c the right on enter
ing building.
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Use your phone. Adver-
easements may be inserted
IN these columns by phone
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
CONSPICUOUS Absence

We wonder where Senator James @. Eastland is these
days The daily press carries detailed stories of the plans
OF Southern Senators to block the antifilibuster move in
the first skirmish on the question of civil rights, but the
name of Senator Eastland is consistently and conspiciously
missing from the list of Senators who are posing a solid
Southern front. -.
A day or SO ago the press carried a six-column photo
ofathe Southern strategy group, among whom Senator
Stennis was prominent, but in which Senator Eastland was
missing.
Then Wednesday Senator Stennis, who is heading up
the strategy group, was quoted at length in news dispatches
IN which he listed the Southern Senators opposing the an
~tifilibuster bill and again the name of Senator Eastland
was missing.
1t is all very curious. Our senator was going to stump
the state IN behalf of the good moral character" amend
ment to the state constitution at the last election but he
never quite got around to it. The people, of course, firmly
rejected this proposed vicious legislation which was the
dream child. of Senator Eastland.
Senator Eastland, who is also one of the leaders of the
States Rights movements and at the same time a firm be-
lever in federal subsidization of the major cotton growers
OF Mississippi including the English combine represented
by Oscar Johnson, may just be resting up and looking
around for greener fields.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
County Purchasing Agent

The plan of the Pascagoula city government to en-
poy a warehouse clerk and issue materials on properly
signed acquisitions only is a step that has long been need
ed, and will result in a considerable savings over a period
of time and increass the general efficiency of the citys
operation.
This will be followed, we believe, by an annual audit
of the citys materials and physical properties and will
thus enable Commissioners Ezell and Mayor CAVITY to put
their finger on leaks and spots of inefficient operation and
Immediately eliminate them.
The county might well follow the city's lead in this
matter by employing a county purchasing agent to CORE
late the countys buying, seek best prices available on a
competitive basis, s~tandardize usage of supplies so that
they could be purchased in quantities that would result
in considerable savings. =
Last, but not least, such a county employee could see
that, all things being equal, Jackson county firms would
get first opportunity in furnishing the supplies and that
all possible tax money paid into the county would be back
in circulation in Jackson county for the benefit of the citi-
zens.
As it stands now a large part of the supplies purchased
for the county that could be furnished at competitive or
lower prices, by Jackson county firms is being bought from
out of county concerns that pay their taxes and create their
payrols in other counties and states.
This, of course, does not apply to the major county
purchases, but to the general supplies which amount for
ing the course of a year.
We believe the employment of such an agent is worth
serious consideration by the board of supervisors, and that
such a move would result in considerable savings to the
county.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
BY CLARKE BEACH

WASHINGTON An ex-
service man who worked in the
highly secret code unit of one
of our defense establishments
writes or talks about our mill
tary cryptographic work.
Chances are he can not be
prosecuted.
But il a fHmer employee in
the State Departments code
room blabs about our diplomat
ic cryptographic systems, he is
liable to 10 years imprison-
ment and $4,000 fine.
That's the reason behind the
new bill which Defense Secre-
tary Forrestal has sent to Cap
itol Hill. 1t would provide the
same penalties for disclosing
any information about military
codes that now apply to diplo-
matte codes.
The State Department got its
bill in 1888. It's called THE
Yardley Act.
Herbert o. Yardley, a former
official in the State Depart
ment's PHOTOGRAPHIC section, in
1881 wrote THE American
Black Chamber. The book told
about the departments code
work from A to z, including
one highly damaging fact: That
some years previously we had
broken the Japanese code.
(This was the first time we
broke the Japanese code. We
did it again before the Second
World War. That was the ia
nous Operation Magic, which
was first publicly revealed in
the Congressional Pearl Har-
Dor investigation
The Japanese were highly
incensed. What was worse, they
were alerted, SO that they could
change their codes and try to
stop up future leaks.
The State Department fumed,
then took action when it heard
another alarming report: That
Yardley was about to publish
another book in which he was
going to spill the fact that our
cryptoanalysts had broken the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
BY Congressman VIM. M. colmer

BY Congressman VIM. M. Colmer
AT high noon on Thursday,
January 20, on an improvised
platform in front of the Ma
tons capitol. Harry S. Truman
and Alben w. Barley took the
oath of office which made them
the Sind President and Vice
President of these United States.
Thus President Truman begins
a new term of four years in his
own right as the elected Chief
Executive of the people Of these
United States, and the exist
ing vacancy in the Office of
Vice President is filled by an
old Party War Horse, former
Senator Barkley.
Thurmond Present
On the platform, thanking the
President and Vice President,
were members of the Presi-
dents cabinet, most of the 53l
members of the two branches
of Congress. high d|ignitaries of
foreign governments and party
leaders from over the country,
together with a large number
of governors of the several
states of the Union. Most of the
Southern governors, Including
Big Jim kissing Folsom of
Alabama, who changed his po-
sition several times during the
campaign. were on the plat
form. Dressed in a natty grey
suit with a bold red necktie
was Governor J. Strom Thur
mond of South Carolina, lately
the candidate of the States /.
Rights Democrats, Absent was
his running mate, Governor
Fielding Wright of Mississippi,
Most governors joined their
fellow state Democratic leaders
in the mammoth all-time rec
ord parade which extended
some seven miles. requiring al
most three hours to pass a Civ
en- point. The story is current
here that President Truman,
who was viewing the parade
from the reviewing stand,
turned his back on Governors
Talmadge of Georgia and Thur
mond of South Carolina when
their cars passed his stand. In
the general procession through
the streets lined with hundreds
of thousands of spectators, how
ever, the story is that Governor
Thurmond received spasmodic
applause, with a boo" here
and there from some left-wing
Democrat.
Close Election
Although it is generally un-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
Garbage Disposal

Announcement that the sewage disposal plant is to be
put under competent supervision, and that a representa-
tive of the manufacturer of the machinery will come to
aid in putting the plant back into efficient operation is
good news to Pascagoulans.
The city program calls also for a more efficient and
sanitary means of garbage disposal For years Pascagoula
has been dumping its garbage on its own back doorstep
as a breeding place for disease bearing flies and rats.
The city government is now exploring the possibility
of installing a continuous fill method of garbage disposal.
Under this method a trench is dug, filled and the trash
covered with earth as a second trench is dug. Such a sys-
tenn will eliminate a situation that has long been a health
hazard for people of this section.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
Capital Comment

derstood hal President Truman
received an overwhelming vic
tory, the race was not a one
sided one. As we sat there
watching the oath being adj
minlStered to the President,
with Governor Thurmond sit
ting but a few feet away, we
could not help specializing on
what might have happened. For
instance, the dopesters have
figured it out that a change of
$4,000 votes in Illinois and Ohio
could have thrown the Presi-
dental contest into the House
of Representatives. Under the
law the House would then have
proceeded to elect the Presi-
dent from the three candidates
receiving the greatest number
of votes; that is, Truman, Dew
ey and Thurmond. Since, under
such a plan, all states would
have one vote, regardless of the
size of the state, Governor
Thurmond might well have been
elected. Assuming that the
states voted according to po-
litical alignment. Mr.. Truman
would have received % votes,
Mr.. Dewey would have re-
ceived 10 votes and Governor
Thurmond, t votes, and three
states, having equally divided
delegations, would not have
voted. Since a majority of votes
would have been required for
election, We can assume that
the four Southern states who
voted for Thurmond would not
have shifted or compromised,
and, certainly. the Democratic
states would have preferred
Thurmond to Dewey and Re-
publieanS would. of course,
have preferred Thurmond to
Truman, and the result is that
Thurmond might we'll have
been elected. At any rate, it
does not cost anything to
speculate.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28

Bay st. Louis, capital city Of
the Free State of Hancock, is
in a other these days because
the city fathers proposed to slap
an annual $4,000 levy on illegal
slot machines operating in the
city. Our contemporary, the
Sea Coast Echo. editorially OBJ
posing the move of the city ia
theirs, poses the question
as to whether ''the people of
Bay st. Louis will allow its
city to engage in racketeering?"
We think that question might
easily be parted by another:
why do the elected officials
and officers of the city allow
the citizens to engage in rack
eteering'.' Certainly if taxing
of the one-ar~ded bandits is
"racketeerir.e". then also the
operation of them must consti-
tute rdcketeering.
.
Hancock has long been in
Tested with "racketeering" for
that matter, with some of its
county officials convicted in
federal court a short while back
for exacting graft from truck
lines operating through the
county. AS for the city taxing
the slot machines. operation of
which is illegal under the laws
of the state, there is ample
precedent for the move. The
State of Mississippi taxes them,
as it does the sale of illegal
liquor. Paseagoula itself has a
city ordinance which prohibits
the sale of illegal liquor during
certain hours of the day and
week. We do think, however,
that the annual tax should be
more than $50, for the mechan-
ically unbeatable one-armed
bandits yield a rich harvest of
profits to their operators. Proof
of this fact Is the number of
them operating in Bay st.
Louis. City fathers estimate
that the $50 levy per machine
will yield $4,000 annually. Sim
pie arithmetic shows that this
means an estimated $50 ma
chimes are operating in the
Coast city. Its population is A.
500. This means that there is
one machine for each 30 men,
women, children and infants in
Bay st. Louis.
Excuse for the operation of
the devices in both Hancock
and Harrison counties is that
they arc resort centers and the
slot machines, open gambling
and general racketeering is ex-
pected of them. Somewhat a la
Miami, so to speak. We disagree
with this theory. We think the
Coast section has sufficient nat
ural advantages to draw tour
lists and that legitimate enter
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
If You Have A Spare $4,000 Here'sAl
Good Chance To Spend Il On A Legend

mud, the accumulation of thou
sands of years. Anything that
might have survived there is
now buried so deeply it cannot
be recovered.
But the sides of the mountain.
Sykes explains, should have
comparatively free of mud.
So he hopes to find on this
slope the remains of some pre-
historic town DR. temple. He
figures that if he goes about Is
miles off the east coast of the
Azores and down about a mile
below sea level, he should
reach the mountain side. If the
original Atlanteans, as he con-
tends, were sun worshipers,
then they should have built
their temples on the eastside of
the mountain.
Sykes plans to do his hunt
ing with a camera. He would
just let down Photographic
equipment, snap a few views
and repeat at intervals. He fig
ures he would need only the
help of Mrs. Sykes, a photo
grapher, an engineer, an arch
aeologist and a Portuguese liai-
son professor.
The one barrier to immediate
operations is a little matter of
international finance. The
Azores are Portuguese. Most of
the expenses would have to be
paid in Portuguese escudoS.
The escudo is a "hard" money.
Il don't think it would even
be worth while wasting time
asking the British government
at a time like this to let us ex-
change our pounds for hard
currency to carry out our prof.
ect,' Mr.. Sykes said ruefully.
But American dollars will buy
plenty of eseudos. And the way
to get dollars, Mr.. Sykes is
firmly convinced, is to give a
series of lectures in the United
States.