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Evening star., 1949-01-02

to overcome the fire four hremen were injured"
A great crowd Of citizens gathered in the
vicinity of Eleventh and G streets to cheer
valiantly' the Trojan endeavors Of the flame
fighters"
A children's party at Calvary Baptist Church
was reported at length in The Star for De-
cember 2S 1898. The
CoIvoy Baptist youngsters had pooled
Entertainment their talents for the edif-
cation of their parents
and other elders in a program entitled: "A
Little Old Folks Concert" Santa Claus was
impersonated by Dana Holland "in . very
clever manner" His attendants were James
Oyster in the garb Of q Quaker and Jeannette
Russell as Mother Goose. Augusta Thompson
recited What the Grandmothers Say" and
Helen Evans 1.-The New Church Organ" The
vocalists included Edith Larrimore, Florence
Nelson Ethel and Leila Hardell, Anna Goddard,
Clara Barnes, Rebecca Love and Jessie swart-
out, some of whom still are interested In the
work Of Calvary Baptist.
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Nothing But Politics

Before many more weeks have passed
the political cynics in House and Senate
will revive their demands for a Federal
anti-lynch bill to protect the Negroes in
the South. But these gentlemen will not
deal in terms of facts, for the facts make
it clear that what they are really seeking
is not protection for the Negro, but some
personal political advantage.
The latest report Of the Tuskegee Insti-
tute reveals that two men were lynched
in the United States in 1948 One was q
Negro, the other a white man. Both crimes
were committed In Georgia. The report
also discloses that nineteen other Negroes
were threatened by mobs in 1948, but were
saved by the effective Intervention of local
Iaw-enforcement officers.
This record for 1948 stands against one
lynching in 1947. In other words, the crime
of lynching in this country is close to the
vanishing point. The trend of murder,
robbery, assault and other serious offenses
is up, but lynching is on the way out
So what is the reason for the sound and
fury among the politicians in and out of
Congress when they get their hands on an
anti-lynch bill? Are they really trying
to protect the Negro? Do they believe
that enactment of Federal statute could
accomplish more in the direction of pre-
venting lynchings than the States have
been able to do for themselves? Or are
the politicians thinking, not of the security
Of the Negro, but of corralling the Negro
vote?
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Operation Satellite

BY insertion of brief paragraph in his
first report as Secretary of Defense, Mr..
Forrestal has lifted the subject of man
made satellites from the realm of fantasy
to one of sober scientific research. There
has been much imaginative discussion in
popular magazines and in the press about
the possibility of artificially creating an
other satellite of the earth. The specula-
tion has been stimulated by progress made
in rocket propulsion and by the Army's
success in bouncing radar waves of the
moon. But most readers have regarded
the stories as too Buck Rogerish to be
taken very seriously.
Now, however, it has been disclosed that
the National Military Establishment, after
careful deliberation, has set up research
project known officially as the Earth
Satellite Vehicle Program" that Army,
Navy and Air Force scientists are con-
Quoting special studies in, the space ship"
field and that all of these efforts are being
Guided Missiles. The studies include not
only theoretical calculations but actual
component designs for such vehicles" in
outer space.
There are no details beyond this bare
outline of the program. This is under
standable, for any success attained in
this new frontier of science would have
military potentialities of nd-staggering
proportions The nation which first sue
ceeds in establishing military outpost
in planetary space may be in a position
to exert military power of new and ter
rible kind on the whole earth. Such a
diminutive brother of the moon presum-
ably could be shot beyond the pull Of
gravity, carrying electronic instruments ca
pable of guiding rockets or other missiles
to targets in far places of the world. Radar
now is of limited use in controlling rockets,
for its waves do not follow the curve of
the earth. The experiment with radar
reflections from the moon showed the
possibilities inherent in bouncing the
waves back to earth. If we could estab-
lish radar reflector and transmitter sta
ton in the skies, equipped with automatic
signal apparatus on which rockets could
fix a course, it would be possible theo-
retically to guide missile to any target
desired.
Some writer's even have suggested the
possibility of sending men aloft with the
prospective satellite to supervise opera
tions. How these human beings would
survive and how, If at all, they would
return to earth, are matters for future
solution, apparently. Operation Satel-
lite" would have peacetime uses, too. Tele-
vision, which, like radar, has limited
horizon, might hurdle continents and
oceans with such q relay station at its
disposal Marine and air navigators would
be aided by radar "fix" of satellite origin.
The possibilities are truly fantastic to con-
template. Were 1t not for the military
aspects, the project would be singularly
appealing. One can only hope that the
awful possibilities of satellite warfare in
an age of atomic weapons will speed mans
efforts to eliminate the threat of war as
completely as an imperfect world can do
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Smile, Please

Usually 1t Is only at cherry blossom time
that the resident Washingtonian has to
brush up on the ground rules for camera
courtesy. But the tremendous invasion of
camera bearing hordes which is promised
for the Inauguration makes review seem
in order now. One of the basic things to
remember is that if one is walking around
the city during tourist time, he will in
evitably step into group picture. In
backing out of one, he is apt to end up
in another 1t is necessary only to be I'M
obtrusive or to assume the general attitude
of the group which he has joined. For in
stance, If they are clubwomen, try to look
expectant. If they are businessmen, look
stern, but benevolent and mildly suspicious
of the surroundings. If they are Republi-
cans, try to appear only temporarily crest
fallen and full of resolve If they are
Democrats, look happy but not SNUG.
It Is also likely that the inaugural by
stander will have a camera thrust into
his hands by a total stranger who wants
to be photographed with the rest of the
family. Take 1t in the name of hospitality
If the camera appears to be nothing more
than a cigar box held together with rub
ber bands, he should make no comment
and try to follow the directions that will
be shouted to him, between fixed smiles,
by his subjects Should he be asked to
be sure to get Uncle John, Cousin Hattie,
the six children, the dog, the new car and
the Capitol into the same study, he should
explain courteously that he fears he can't
quite fit in the figure on the dome but
will do his best. If confronted by man
with Leica babbling about time ex-
posures, he should pretend not to under
stand English too well, or he might explain
haltingly that he is here with a mission
from Mongolia studying water supply
problems and walk away.
Above all, don't forget that great big
smile.
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Is Jack Benny q Thino?

Well-authenticated reports that the
Internal Revenue Bureau will try to squeeze
lot OF additional taxes out of Jack
Benny, who depicts himself as radios out
standing penny pincher, should put O.
crimp in plans of other radio stars toying
with the capital-gain idea of reducing
their tax bills The Federal move must
be not only extremely unfunny to radios
top funnyman but surprising to him as
well. He undoubtedly will want to know
II Amos m Andy can do it, why not Benny?
1t is true that Freeman F. Gosden and
Charles ]. Correll, who are radios Amos n
Andy, started the capital-gain tax-saving
movement which has been threatening to
sweep the entertainment industry They
incorporated their show and sold 1t to the
Columbia Broadcasting System for a re-
ported two million dollars The Internal
Revenue Bureau recognized the deal as
capital-gain transaction and taxed 1t as
such instead of as income-effecting sub
nsts ptial tax saving for the popular Fresh
Taxi boys.
? That started lot Of the radio stars
thinking about something other than gags
and punch lines 1t was not long before
Mr.. Benny announced that he and his
formerly NBC show also were going over
to CHS under what seemed, on its face,
an arrangement similar to that of Amos
n Andy. Mr.. Benny, too, sold his in
corporated show to CHS for sum reported
to have been tops for huckstering deals to
date. BY claiming credit for a sale of
property" Mr.. Benny expected to pay a
capital-gaiils tax of about third the size
of an income tax on the same amount.
But, If the word leaking from the Federal
tax people is accurate, the Government
lawyers have detected difference between
ahe Gosden-C -Correll plan of escaping heavier
saxes and that of Mr. Benny. Whereas
.hey found that the Amos n Andy pack
lge" was property, profits from the sale
If which were taxable as capital gain,
they are said to have ruled that Mr.. Benny
sold his personal services" rather than a
thing" Mr. Bennys attorney already has
challenged this ruling, pointing out that
Mr.. Benny still is an employe of the Amer
lean Tobacco Company, sponsor of the
Benny show, and that his status as such
did not change when he signed his new
contract with CHS. The stage thus seems
TO be set for legal battle that will be
Evening star., 1949-01-02

under the white dome
of the Nations Cap
itol. Newly elected
members of the Sem
ate and the House of
Representatives will
take the oath to de-
fend and preserve
the Constitution of
the United States of
America. In this des-
perate and dangerous
day that instrument
of government is the
chief bulWark against
ruthless TYRANNY mas
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Snber.N0rmal Granary

The administration is expected to ask Con-
gress for authority to set up big reserve
Of farm products that would surpass the
"ever-normal granary" plan of former Sec
retary of Agriculture Henry Wallace. 1t will
argue that such reserve would provide: l..
An outlet for the surpluses expected to come
before farmers can taper of to peacetime
crop requirements; 2. A supply of food for a
possible emergency such as war or drought.
The products would be stored by the Govern
ment and could not be withdrawn except in
periods of shortages and high prices.
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Jap 'MartyrS'?

TOKYO-There are signs that Gen. Mac
Arthur's strategy to prevent TOTO and the six
other hanged Japanese warlords from becoming
martyrs already Is failing. Gen. Macarthur
ordered their ashes disposed of secretly. But
their families already have enshrined finger
nail parings, locks OF hair etc.
Evening star., 1949-01-02

Step by step, with the coSmic commen-
tators: /. The Dutch are wrong. g. On
the other hand, the Indonesians can't
govern themselves. 8. STILL if this is SO,
it is the fault of the Dutch,
Evening star., 1949-01-02

Imported monkeys that sold for IS before
the war are upped to $25, and for that
money one could hire genealogists to shake
one out of the family tree.
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Pro Sports

NEW YoRK-sports experts say that while
professional football promoters are incensed
over sagging attendance figures there appears
to be little to worry about in 1949 over sports
as q whole. They feel sports fans have just
SO many ticket dollars to spend in year
and that where one sport loses another will
gain. Pro football and horse racing suffered
notable attendance drops last year-football
because of television and racing because of
the high cost of living Baseball and harness
racing showed big gains and are expected to
continue prosperous this year. Boxing prob
ably will not create new interest until the
rules are more rigidly enforced
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Spires of the Spirit

With democracy throughout this seething
planet being tested in fiery furnace seven
times hotter than ever before, this first week
of 1949 will witness solemn scenes enacted
Evening star., 1949-01-02

STORED solar heat" as demonstrated by
a woman professor at M I. T., Is yet an
other approach to the longstanding
problem How to make John L. Lewis
unnecessary
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Chums

Senator Flanders, Republican, of Vermont
and Herbert U. Nelson, executive vice presi-
dent Of the National Association of Real Estate
Boards, who have often tangled over housing
legislation, are getting together now. But not
on housing Mr.. Flanders Is chairman of the
board of the American Society OF Air Affairs
MIR. Nelson has just been appointed board
member
Evening star., 1949-01-02

per cent in Western Germany. Post differ
entails are paid for work in unhealthy un-
satisfactory living conditions" One employe
commented: These cut down my loss from
1000 to $50 bucks year. So think I'll stay
after ALL That's the general attitude
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Overseas Briefs

MOSCOW.-soviet earthquake experts fore
see the possibility of predicting quakes by OBJ
serving disturbances in the electro magnetic
field of the earth.
LONDON.-Br Foreign Secretary Bevn
and French Foreign Minister Schuman will
meet early this month-probably hereto
discuss policy on German affairs and the At
lantic defense pact.
GENEVA, Switzerland.-The Migration Com
mittee of the International Labor Organiza-
ton is to 60 to work here January 13, drafting
a program to attack unemployment by shifting
workers from country to country.
Sticking 1t Ont
FRANKFURT-The United States Army has
seen to it that not many of its American
civilian workers will quit over the loss of their
Is per cent overseas pay. Congress ordered
the bonus cut off. The Army has arranged to
give the civilians free quarters They had
been paying up to $50 a month. The Army
also arranged for them to get Is per cent
post dinerential" for serving in Berlin and 10
Evening star., 1949-01-02
Fifty Years Ago

A critique Of an attraction at the National
Ineater appeared in The Star Of December
a. 1898 n part as follows:
The Telephone Little, very little. catchy
Gin music, which might have
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15
Attorney General Clark
llsnies Siory Hoover Has
Resigned As FBI Head


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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15
However, In FaUol
Of Pumping
Station
Would Increase From
100000 To 1000, 900
Gallons Of Water
Held I'm Storage

The Key West Naval Base has
proposed to the. U. S, Navy, De
partment the construction of an
additional storage capacity of
100000 gallons at Marathon, it
was reported today.
The Navy now has storage of
Marathon for 100000 gallons of
water. 1t was felt by local Navy
officers that the water supply
system needs tn additional
storage space.
However. officers at the Navy
base said today that they would
rather see the construction of a
booster pumping station at Tav.
ernier to increase the supply for
Florida Keys and Key West,
when they say the Navy is
holding up the development of
the Florida Keys by not furnish
ing supply of water they are
wholly wrong, said a Navy Off
Ger today. "The Navy is primar
lily interested in supplying its
own needs at Key West.
Under the original contract
between the Navy and the Flor
ida Keys Aqueduct Commission
the Navy agreed to turn over at
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15

costto the: commission about j
0D0,0o0 of the approximately
5000, 600 gallons of water pro-
duced a day. Now the Navy is
turning, at cost to the commiss-
ion, about 100000 gallons a day.
THE average cost of the water
to the commission was 1879 cents
for 1000 gallons in 1948. What the
commission sells the water to the
consumers for is no concern of the
Navy.
THE Commission is in two
businesses. 1t is in partnership
with the Navy in bringing the wa
ter supply to Key West, and then
it is in the business of distribut-
ing the water"
Ernest A. Ramsey manager of
Florida Keys Aqueduct Commiss-
ion, yesterday gave assurances to
City Manager Ralph D. Spalding
that the proposed cancellation of
the SO year agreement between
the commission and the Navy
will not jeopardize the city's
water supply.
Ramsey said "the citizens of
Key West will be assured of a
continued water supply in the
amended agreement"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15
Seaboartl Gets
Stainless Steel
Cars

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, June
as FNSl Thirty -one new stain
less steel sleeping ears. first of
their type 10 serve the South, will
b. added 90 the Seaboard Air
Line Railroads streamliner fleet
shortly. j. Roland Bradley. gen.
eFai passenger agent here. has an
aounccd
The ears will be operated on
the Silver Meteor and Silver
star. on the New York Florida
runs, and the Silver Comet, New
furk Birmingham streamliner.
Each car consists of 10 roomettes
and six double bedrooms. Brad
les said. They are approximately
une third lighter than conven-
tianal Pullmans with exteriors
conforming with other stream
lined cars now operating on Sea-
boaTd.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15
Miss Marie Hartel
Resigns AS Head OF
Monroe CT. Hospital
Scruggs Held
In Bribery Case
For Grand Jury

TALLAHASSEE. June l5-At
preliminary hearing here yes
teFday. John (Deacon) Scruggs
was held for grand jury action on
. charge ~ attempting TO bride
= member Of the state senate,
Claude l.. Afford. a Grand Ridge
farmer
SeruxeS' attorneys tried their
hardest to confuse Afford, but
be held firmly 10 the accusation
mai Scrugas had tried to bride
hitn to vote against the bookie
hlii ~ the last session of the le-
alAlaturo.
After the grueling given AL
bard, ScFuggs attorney made a
motion 30 dismiss the case, which
wns denied.
scruegs Is a former member of
the House of Representatives and
until recently was chairman of
me Leun County Democratic ex-
eeuiive committee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15
Fight Expected
Over Injunction
In Labor Bill
tBy Tae Associated Pr~..,

WASHINGTON, June IS.
Scott Lucas, administration lead
Ell in the senate, said today that
four proposed amendments to
the labor bill that will repeal the
aft-Hartley law are about to
come up for consideration, and
that he feels all of them will pass.
However, a determined fight
is expected when the administra-
ton forces in the senate attempt
to kill the clause in the Taft
Hartley measure that provides
for the use of an Injunction to
prevent or stop strikes that are
considered to endanger the ma
tional security, or in cases of
emergency.
Senator Taft felt confident that
that provision will be retained in
the new labor bill.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15
Overlooked
1t. Colonel
Appointed

CLEWISTON, June Is (F'NS).-
w. B. Bowden, an employee of the
u. S. Sugar Corp, and an officer
in the Sugar Mill Workers Union
here, has been appointed a lieu
tenant-colonel on Governor War
ren's staff.
Bowden, a former Okeechobee
resident. said his commission was
accompanied by an expression of
WarTen's regret that the appoint
ment was overlooked when the
staff was named before the Gov
ernor was inaugurated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15
Girl Who Shot Ballplayer
Says She Did Not Know Him;
Merely Had Urge To Kill

the first man she ran across. asszl
she invited him TO 90 TO her roozsl
IN the hotel. As .soon as be 80
entered the room, she stated. she
got the pistol and pas bullet
in him. 14
The bullet came within a frae.
ton of an inch of causing sudden
death. II passed close TO his heart.
an examination disclosed, but dsd
not injury that organ.
Authorities who questioned her
today said that she is a ''ft sub
ject for a psychiatrist." Question
ed and questioned. she IN
sisted that she did not know
Watkins, and that she would have
done to any other man what she
did to Watkins had she CHANGED 90
meet another.
81 had an urge TO kill that
could not resist" she concluded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15

is a night-watchman for local
stores.
Grant Wholesalers License
Samuel and Beatrice Blank
were allowed a wholesale beer
license at their location at the
Clyde Mallory docks, Wall Street.
Sell Mari To City
At Reduced Price
400 yards Goo loads) of mari
was ordered sold to the city of
Key West for Csc a yard. The reg
nlar price is soc yard. The county
agreed to the reduction because
the city will use the mari to Gre
ate more parking facilities at the
Legion home, Stock Island. c. B.
Continued On Page Six
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May Report
OF Key West
Weather Bureau

The highest temperature in
Key West last month was 88 de-
grees and the lowest SO degrees,
an average departure from nor
NAL of IL degrees plus, accord
ing to the monthly report of the
local weather bureau issued to-
day.
Rainfall during May totaled
only l.0l inches, which was 2.53
inches less than normal.
Highest wind during the month
came from the east and the veloc-
ity was % miles an hour.
Number of clear days during
May were 10; partly cloudy, 10,
and cloudy, 2.
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Equalizing Board
Meets June II

The City's Equalization Board
will hold meeting at 7:30 p. ~.
June n to hear any complaints
that might be filed by property
owners against the assessments
on their properties. The members
of the board are also members
of the City Commission.
Immediately following a meet
ing of the board on June ~. the
City Commission will hold as
regular meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15
New England
States Have
Severe Drought
tBy The A..eclased Pre..l

WASHINGTON, June Is.
Much concern is felt in the New
England States over the drought
and unreasonable warm weather,
resulting in the death of Is per-
sons during the last three days.
1t has been "a days since it has
rained in New Jersey, and state
conservation agents have been
alerted against the possibility of
forest fires. Campers in that and
other states in the drought area
have been warned to be excep-
tionally careful with any fires
they may make.
In northern Idaho and north
western Washington state SINH
lar orders have been issued to
campers. Those areas have
droughts as severe as the dry
weather in the New England
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15
Allen Disagrees
County Commissioners Name
Hospital Board Members

County Commissioners last night regular named
D. McAndrews Attorney Enriaus
Esqunado M and Dr. Frank Bowser to the Monroe County Ho
pital Board.
and the other three members for
Allen strongly voiced his objections Ia ths
that he opp0sE
individual members but that he felt 1t unfair to anohe
having previously named that jointly
by the City County Commissioners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-15
Eddie Waitrns, The
Ballplayer, Reported
Today Te Have Fair
Chance To Recover
say The As.ociatea Presss

CHICAGO. June f5--Eddie
Watkins, first baseman for the
Phillies, who was shot last night
in a Chicago hotel room, was re-
ported today to be responding
well to treatment and his chances
for recovery are fairly good.
: The shooting was done by a 49,
year-old girl who said today that
she had not met Watkins before,
but that she shot him mreely be-
cause of an uncomfortable urge"
TO kill somebody.
When she was seized with the
urge, she explained, Watkins was