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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-14

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
ELEVENTH JUDTCIA6+CIRC
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY.
IN CHANCERY.
No. 11-SS3 =!
WILLIAM T. CLOUD,
Plaintiff
,ys- DIVORCE
Defendant
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-14

Mr. and Mrs. George Lucas
left this morning oyer, the high.
way for Tampa to visit relatives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-14

Mrs. Glenn C. Price sailed yes
terday for Tampa ON the steam
ship Cuba on her way TO Ta1pon
Springs to visit her mother, Mrs.
Ernest Meres.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-14

Mrs. E: B. Mumfoadf and son
Andres left yesterdaysto be pres
ent at q reunion of the Muniford
family in Virginia. Mrs. Mun1ford
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jose
Palaez of Key Westag
Evening star., 1949-04-22

Delinquent tax agents seized the
dust-coTered furniture Of Con-
necticut avenue apartment today.
revealing that the tenant has been
missing for more than . year.
Charles B. Dawson. the tenant
at the Chesapeake Apartments.
1907 Connecticut avenue NV. ap-
parently has been telegraphinE
his monthly rental while keeping
his address o secret from the
apartment management and mem
bers of his family.
Mrs. Frances Mccarthy. the
apartment manager. said no one
had been In the one-rocn. kifch-
enette apartment since Mr.. Davi-
son. q middle-aged construction
contractor. quietly departed more
thru q year ago.
II was months before she dis
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Soviet Invasion Plan
Heard al Cumberland,
Red Trial Is Told
Witness DeeIores officiol
Of Party Soid AIosku
Could Be Token First
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April GA Com
munist official told Maryland and
District Of Columbia party MEM
bers In 1945 that the Soviet Army
could invade Alaska and reach
the United States itself through
Canada. a Government witness
testified today.
The witness told the Commu-
mist conspiracy trial jury the state
ment was made by Albert Lam
non, a director of the Maryland
District of Columbia Communist
Party and a member of the party's
National Committee.
Charles w. Nicodemus, the wit
ness, said he asked Mr.. Lannon at
the meeting in Cumberland. Nd,
how Russia could invade the
United States without a navy.
Lannon replied, he said, that
"the Red Army in Siberia has
100000 troops. that Russia had q
good air force and that when the
time came for a revolution in this
country. Russia could invade
Alaska, come down through Can
ada and could even destroy De-
troit."
Plans for Sabotage.
Mr.. Nicodemus said Lannon also
told the party members at the
meeting that American Com
munists should sabotage industry
and demoralize the population If
this country and Russia went to
war.
Most of the II party leaders
who are defendants in the trial
smiled as Mr.. Nicodemus. a former
party member. testified about the
possibility of a Soviet invasion Of
America.
Federal Judge Harold n.
Medina commented that AL the
defendants are smiling broadly"
and asserted there's not going to
be any country club atmosphere
in this court"
Defense Attorney Richard F.
Gladstein arose to say the testi-
mony about q possible invasion
was 'ludicrous." He declared the
defendants "were entitled to smile
their contempt"
John w. Gates, editor OF the
Daily Worker, Communist paper,
and q defendant. said audibly. "Of
coure. we're smiling"
Judge Medina said I've seen
(See COMMUNISTS, Page AID
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Vacation Season

Now that it's spring and
we're all tagged out, what
about a vacation? All Of us
can't 60 at once, perhaps, but
this Sunday Stars special
Spring Vacation Section
plants that thought with many
columns of travel and resort
news and advertising.
This week Magazine supple
ments the special section with
an article by an information
ally known psychiatrist on
"Why You Need q Vacation. :
and another on How to Make
Your Vacation Dollars Go
Farther"
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Tenant MysteriousIy Deserts
His Apartment Here for Year

covered he was not USING the place
she said. adding that she received
his rent by telegraph. Most Of the
time 1T came from Charleston
W. Va. but on other OCCASIONS II
was sent from Richmond. Mr.
Dawson has had the apartment
for i've years.
Mrs. Mccarthy said son,
Charles B. Dawson. tr.. Of s3zi
Baltimore avenue. Chevy Chase
Nd. had inquired more than ofaee
of Mr.. Davisons vhereabodts
The mysssry came 70 Light whsn
investigators OF the tar collector .
once discovered . delinquency OF
ssz7 on Mr.. Daviscns personal
property for istT and is+s.
Entering the apartment, uey
1see NYgTERY. Pass A-7J
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Gloucester teachers
Demand Pay Raise
o. ne Atsss lsssa e'saa

GLOUCESTER. Va. April IL
Gloucester County school ofncaats.
facing Federal Court punishment
on a contemps citation. wsrs
threatened with another sds6a~
tional headache today -- lack Of
teachers.
A group o! principals and In
struetors threatened 10 refuse 10
renew contracts unless q ID per
cent salary increase Is granted
County ofsciais said the In
crease Was not possible for uns
next fiscal year. since the new
budget, which carries an appro-
priation for an 80 per cent raias.
has been prepared and no uasp-
proprtated funds are available
A Is per cent salary raiss for
teachers. principals and super
yIx.nx teachers vas requested In
resolution sent 20 the school
board by the Gloucester County
Teachers AAsoclasson-
The Gloucester County sebosol
superintendent and the board are
TO appear In Federal district court
in Richmond May for sfnteneanR
for their alleged violation OF .
court directive eailins for eauaii-
xation OF white and Negro srisoos
opportunities
The salary Increase FeaSisss
came from the white teachers.
White and Negro teacher aslarsss
were eeuaIsxe6 In the county o
year aRo wssrn tgse equalsxAsassn
matter came Up ia FeGeral court
Yesterday. q. Tysrz Miller.
STATE superintendent os arassTase-
taon. sad he expects 10 pFes~ns
Gloucester Cn1ntys mupsaeafa0n
for O $50 900 loan frurn ihe Later.
ary Ptsnd. 10 the STATE Board %
Education on T1esday.
Evening star., 1949-04-22
u. ). Workers Reject
War Against Russia,
Paris Farley Told
American Union Chief
Says Labor Will Not
Fight for Wall Street
by the Associated Press

PARIS, April GA labor lead
er from the United States told the
Communist inspired World Peace
Congress here today that Ameri-
can workers will refuse to lay
down their lives for Wall Street
Washington and the dollar"
Donald Henderson, interna-
tional president of the Tobacco
Agricultural and Allied Workers
Union of America fCIO, was
given an ovation by the delegates
when he said:
"The American working people
will not be driven into wal
against the Soviet Union"
Henderson called for a fight
against headquarters Of world
imperialism" which he said II
located in Washington"
Konni Zilliacus, left-wing mem
Der of the British Parliament. has
told this congress that British
workers will not be dragged intt
fighting against the Soviet" ane
Paul Robson, American Negro
singer, has told the delegates thai
American Negroes never woulo
fight Russia.
Henderson declared that thu
-c--1C CE OONGDTCC 40 ,
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Avery Retains Control
Al Montgomery Ward
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, April 22.--Sewell
Avery today retained control Of
Montgomery Ward & Co. at the
annual stockholders meeting.
o.. Mr.. Avery was assured Of re-
election as a director of the retail
merchandising firm when nomi-
nations closed without any one
being put up in opposition to him
Directors were scheduled to
meet to elect a chairman later
today. There was no doubt 1t
would again be Mr.. Avery. Mr.
Avery is chief executive officer Of
Wards.
Several hundred stockholders
attended the meeting, which had
aroused greater than normal In
terest because of wholesale top
management designations from
the company. The largest holder
OF Wards stock, Massachusetts
Investors Trust, refused to vote
for Mr. Avery.
In addition to Mr.. Avery the
men placed in nomination for d.
rectors, all assured Of reelection,
were:
Philip r. Clarke. president OF
the City National Bank and Trust
Co, of Chicago: David A. Crawford,
president of Pullman, Inc. Chi
cago. a holding company for man
ufacturing subsidiaries, and Dom
aid r. McLennan, jr., vice presi-
dent Of Marsh g. McLennan. Inc,
Chicago insurance brokers.
The term of MIR. McIennan ex-
pires in 1850. That Of the others
In 1862. AL have been directors
previously and all are known tc
b friendly TO Mr.. Avery.
Evening star., 1949-04-22
By J. A. OleoD

The long range housing bill
headed today toward an uncertain
fate in the House after passing
the Senate at stormy midnight
session. The vote was 81 to Is.
Patterned after similar measures
that have died ip the House in the
past. 1t would authorize l.000.-
000, 900 In loans and $500 900 .00o
in grants to help cities get rid OF
slums during the next five years.
1t also would distribute Federal
contributions toward the building
of SIC, 900 low-rent public housing
units during the next six years TO
replace the slums. These contri-
buttons would start at s85. 900. 900
the first year and could reach a
maximum OF 1908 .o00. 900 per year
In gradual steps.
275 Million for Rural Housing.
For the farm population the bill
contains a $275.000. 900 four-yea
program OF Federal aid to improve
rural housing.
Following a practice that is
growing this year. the Senate had
to almost knock itself out with
long night session to reach flnal
vote on the bill, which had been
pending for a week.
Twelve hours of debate which
started at noon yesterday were
marked by two lively battles, firsi
over civil rights and later over the
wisdom OF spending Federal money
to improve the buildings on farms
that are not self-sustainins.
Tempers fiared late in the eve
ming, when Senator Taft. Repub-
lican. OF Ohio shouted q charge
that the Democrats had made o
deal with Senator LANCER. Repub-
lican, of North Dakota. increasing
the fund for substandard farms 10
Evening star., 1949-04-22
By MoIeoIm lomborne, Jr.

Secretary Of Agriculture Bran
nan disclosed today the Govern
ment has paid out as much as
$4,000 per farm for surplus
potatoes of the l948 crop in order
to hold up prices under the con-
troversial support price program
Government buying OF last
years crop still continues in
some Northern States and when
the totals are in the cost to the
taxpayer threatens to exceed
5000, ,000, 900.
The Secretary's disclosures
were contained in a special re-
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Cost Of Living Up 0.3%
In Nation, Food Rises
1917 Here in Month
Increase Ends Five-Month
Decline in Prices for
Moderote-I Income Fomilies

The Bureau of Labor Stats
tics today reported a 0.3 per cent
increase in the cost OF living
nationally and at the same time
disclosed that retail food prices
in Washington have started
climbing again.
Both increases were recorded
between mid-February and mid
March. The jump In living costs
ended a five-month period OF
steady decline in the prices OF
foods and services bought by
moderate income families.
Food prices here rose 1.8 per
cent during the 30-day period
Cost of living statistics as a whole
for Washington were not com
puted in today's reports.
The agency attributed the slight
increase In national living costs
to higher retail prices for food
miscellaneous goods and services
and rent. Food was up per
cent, rents up OF per cent and
fuel and electricity costs up 0.1
per cent.
The most important factors
causing the rise in food prices
here between February Is and
mid March were more than sea-
sonal advances in beef. pork, lamb
and egg prices. the bureau re-
ported.
The food price advance wiped
out Just half Of a marked de-
cline recorded here on February
is. The food price index on
March stood at 1888 per cent,
which was about the same as o
year earlier but IT per cent be-
low the high of last June.
The index is a comparison be-
tween present prices and those oi
I935-Is3s In so cities.
These examples Of increases
were listed: Beef and veal as
group, up S per cent; round
steak, 13 per cent; rib roast. 9
per cent: hamburger. 4 per cent;
pork chops. Is per cent; whole
ham, 5lz per cent; leg OF lamb
8 per cent eggs, 5 per cent. and
sugar, / per cent.
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Truman Asks Congress to Pass
Compu|soryHea|th Insurance Act
PROVIDING Medical Service for All
u. S. Aid Is Asked
For Hospitals and
Medical Schools
(Tert of President Trnman's
Message on Page A-8J
By joseph A. Fox

President Truman today called
on Congress to enact legislation
for a Nation wide system of COM
pulsory health insurance in a
program that would reach two
goals:
ITO make available enough med
ical services to go around, and to
see that everybody has a chance
to obtain those services"
Mr.. Truman also recommended:
i. Government financial aid for
expansion of medical schools.
Q. Increased Government aid for
construction of hospitals and
other medical facilities in COM
munities where they are needed"
8. Enlarged Federal grants to
State and local governments for
controlling certain diseases" and
helping them promote maternal
and child health services, services
for crippled children and general
public health activities"
Lower Cost Predicted.
In amplifying his recommended
tions for improving the Nations
health, which have stirred wide
controversy since his original ad-
vocacy four years ago, the Presi-
dent gave no cost figure, but said:
Many people are concerned
about the cost of q national
health program. The truth is that
1t will save a great deal more than
it costs. We are already paying
about per cent Of our national
income for health care. More and
better care can be obtained for
this same amount of money under
the program I am recommend
ing"
Mr.. Truman did not specify in
his message how the program
would be financed but said the
system would provide for regular
contributions to an insurance fund
that would replace irregular, Of
ten overwhelming. family outlays
for medical care" In earlier dis
cussions the President has talked
about payroll tax levied equally
on employers and employees.
He also said the program should
cover as many persons as possible.
In his S,000-word message the
President sought to knock down
two of the arguments that have
been advanced against the meas
ure-that it would deny patients
q voice in the selection Of physi-
clans, and that it would require
the establishment of a huge
bureaucracy in Washington to ad-
minister
Personal Relationship Stands.
Health insurance is a method
of paying for medical care" he
said. %It will not require doctors
to become employees of the Gov
ernment. 1t will not disturb the
freedom Of doctors and hospitals
to determine the nature and ex-
tent of treatment to be given. It
will not interfere with the per-
sonal relationship between doctor
and patient. Under such a plan
patients will remain free to choose
their own doctors and doctors will
remain free to accept or reject
patients. Moreover, patients, doc
tors and hospitals will remain free
to make their own arrangements
for care outside the insurance
system If they so choose"
He also emphasized the pro-
gram should be "decentralized to
a p rY,Yr
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Lists Potato Subsidy
As High as $23, 900 Per Farm
Special Report Issued on Price Support Cost;
figures Said to Show Systems Weakness

port prepared by Agriculture
Department experts.
Mr.. Brannan stated the figures
show clearly some OF the short
comings OF the present method of
supporting prices" Then. he
added:
This serves to strengthen my
conviction that we must flnd q
better method OF supporting farm
returns than is available under
existing legislation. ! am con-
vinced that the use OF production
payments. such as ] recommended
on April 7. would serve farmers as
tSee POTATOES Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-04-22
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NANKING. April 22.-South
Yangtze valley ports. cities and
towns fell like clay pigeons today
before a mounting Red onslaught
So weak was government op-
position that wholesale desertions
to the Communists were feared
Foreign military observers said a
general troop withdrawal may
have been ordered.
Nanking was fast emptying OF
off1cialdom. High level Chinese
wearing white helmets for the
tropics and many swinging tennis
rackets, bolted for departing
planes.
Acting President Ii Tsung- jen
Premier Ho Ying-chin and Gen
Pal Chung-hsi, commander of the
central front, few to Hangchov
for an important meeting with re-
tired President Chang Kai-shek
Chang may be asked to take ovel
the government again.
Important Cities Lost.
Most important cities below the
Yangtze in Red hands were
Kiangyin, IS miles east of here
and Kweichih, 100 miles south
west. Dozens of lesser places be.
tween Wuhu, so miles southwest
of here. and Anking. $50 miles
southwest. also fell.
From Kweichih the Communist.
could march straight to the sea al
Hangchow, iass than 200 miles
away. Sue ha move would isolate
Shanghai and Marking to the
north.
There was no way Of estimating
the Communist strength across
the river, The Red radio said
800, 900 troops had swarined ovel
the river in small wooden boats
between Wuhu and Anking alone
This figure probably was exag-
gerated.
Fires from Communist shell:
burned in Pukow. across the river
from Nanking. The capitals
populace was not overly excited
Most people had become resigned
to the Reds taking the capital
Embassies Urged to Follow.
The Foreign Office urged for
eign Embassies to follow 1t tt
Shanghai or Canton. American
Ambassador ]. Leighton Stuart
had made no plans to leave Nan
king.
With Communists to the eas'
threatening to cut off all roads u
Shanghai. the United States EN-
bassy Warned Americans to ge'
out now.
(The State Department in
Washington reported approx
(See CHINA, Page A-6o
Evening star., 1949-04-22

icialite John p. Pitcairn of Boston
and Bryn Athyn, Pa. who. after
watching helplessly as his wife
was swept overheard. pitted his
courage and skill against the
raging seas to save the lives OF
the others aboard.
Mr.. Pitcairn Is the son Of Harold
r. Pitcairn, president Of the Auto
giro Co. of America.
Not long after the 70-foot wind
jammer entered the Gull Stream
Iit ran into heavy weather. As the
(see SCHOONER, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Late News
Bulletin
Kiiiinq Held Justifioble

A coroner's jury today held
the fatal shooting Of Richard
A. Cooper, 3s. = carpenter. by
Police Pvt. Georg r. Sydnor
was justifiabIe homicide. The
Jury ruled the policeman was
maintaining an arrest In .
felony when Cooper was shot
Yesterday as he fed from .
restaurant at 2e1 Upshur street
NV, which he had looted.
Earlier story on Page ALL
Evening star., 1949-04-22
~ III. A.seeiased Pfsss

NEW YORK. April IA new
saga of the sea and the heroism
Of a grieving man was related to-
day by o survivor Of q tragic pre-
Easter cruise on the stormy At
lantic.
The story was told by Miss Ruth
Hanna Of Rockville Centre. N. T.
one of nine vacationists aboard
the trim little schooner Seanower
when 1t put to sea on Palm Sun
day for q cruise to Bermuda.
The hero Of the story was So-
Evening star., 1949-04-22
D. the A.see.siee Pres.


ATLANTA. April a. - Police
were trying TO learn today what
happened. where, when. and why"
in the strange staying OF John
Garris, Metropolitan Opera tenor
We're doing everything pos
sible." said Chief OF Detectives Z
/. Hilderhrand. but We have
learned very little"
What looked like promising clues
were fading out. "a hours after
the body OF the 3s-year -oid SINGER
was found In a dreary alley. A
bullet wound was through the
heart.
However police broadcast a call
for officers TO search for a blue
Packard coach with a New York
license "3N-2680" and pick it up
for investigation In the case.
Officers refused 10 comment on
the request
Chief Hilderbrand listed these
angles on which detectives were
working:
Some members OF the Metro
politan Opera group were ques-
toned In Memphis last night,
where the performance went on
as scheduled. Homicide Ii. NJ. M.
Coppenger still was In Memphis.
and names were not available.
Telephone Clue Fruitless.
Taxi drivers st the terminal
railroad station were questioned.
without results. This led 10 the
theory that Mr.. Garris may have
been shot In a private automobile
and his body dumped in the alley.
Detectives said IL would have
taken q powerful man. or probably
two, TO have lifted the body OF the
l75-pound singer.
A telephone call which Garrts
made from his hotel 10 the YMCA
failed 10 produce anything def
mite. Eight members OF the opera
company were staying at the
YMCA.
Chief Hilderbrsnd said radio
gram TO New York police had
determined that Mr.. Garris was
living at 3s2 West Fifty-seventh
street with IL p. Uhlfeider. said
TO be a tutor" Mr.. Uhlfelder was
believed on his way TO Atlanta
Mr.. Garris' body lay unclaimed
In the morgue today.
The detective chief said ofIaeers
would like TO question "a CLOSE
male friend" of Mr.. Garris. Chief
Hilderbrand refused TO 60 into de-
tails, although he said II. Cop
penger may bring additional In
Evening star., 1949-04-22
OAR Opposes
State-ControIIed
Medical Care
Another Resolution
Reoffirms Oemond
To Curb lmmieroslon
OAR ADMINISTRATION Ralaa-
trg Cornerstone Lad raee IA.

OAR ADMINS 7 RATION RaIla-
F tng Cornerstone Lad rser "a.
/ Tht Daughters Of ,hr Arneg can
Revolution toged today Io oGyNase
legislation cesggned to create STATE
med.eal care whtch they sA2d.
could result n = Soc .Allsilc state
+ A sesolulann adopted Al iodays
rnsl sr&S.ou O! the SSH Cantl-
! Mental CorsreSS IN Constitution
/ Hall declared that passage a.
/ compulsory health insurance or
/ Sociallscd medicine act could
open ali avenue O. advance into
other professions With = welfare
state OF socialism the inevitable
result
After the morning resolutions u
vas announced that contributions
10 the OAR building fund rad
mounted Ia $Sll2T9. OF a little
more than the $500 600 quota set
for the Congress toward the 5000.
600 building fund Paper haes
acre passed among the delegatss
Tor the contributions
The delegates also graflrmed
last years resolution urstna that
no immigration into the country
above the present quota system
be permitted either by special
legislation. unused quotas or
executive order
Immigration Controls trsed.
They urged the immigration
control Tor the purpose Of pro-
teeting the interest OF all our eIti-
sens and particularly OUT veterans
and for the purpose OF excluding
foreign elements imbued with
political ideoloeies wholly OF Sari-
anoe with our constitutional sys-
TEN OF Government
In another resolution the
daughters were urged to demon
strate their deep eoneeTn" for
the welfare OF youth BY appeal and
protest 10 sources OF injurious
comics and radio crime stories.
The resolution said that chill
dren are growing up in . world
under unnatural nervous tension
created for them by crime stories,
published and over the radio. and
are beguiled by so-ealled comics
which frequently DEGRADE their
taste and often their moral sense
The daughters commended radio
program directors and publishers
who reject the use OF ''pernieions
influences
FLAG Protection sought
/ Another resolution ursed Con-
gress 10 enact laws TO provide the
power necessary for protection Of
the United States fiak from mutt
lation and desecrAtion.
/ Pending bills. the delegates
noted, died with adjournment Of
the s0th Congress, They declared
the need for a Federal Law 10 pro-
tect the flag is being realized in
creasinsly and the flag code, while
stating rules and customs pertain
ing to display and use Of the
fiag. has no power 10 lnforee them.
The delegates also aAked Con-
srea TO pass legislation insurtns
that the flag would occupy the
place OF honor whenever II Ia with
In the territorial boundaries Of tho
United States. exclusive OF the In
irrational area st Lake Success.
N. Y.
They voted 10 petition the Gov
ernor OF Pennsylvania and the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Comrais-
sion 10 change the contemplated
route Of the Pennsylvania Turn
pike 80 that II would not go
Evening star., 1949-04-22
lndiu, PoIond Sign Pact

NEW DELHI. India. April "a
(R-India and Poland signed to-
day a trade agreement providing
for 80. 900 900 rupees tsl0,o0o. .0o0)
trade within a year.
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Reds Sweeping
Over Cities in
Yan!gtze Valley
NutionuIists Offer
/. Weak Resistance;
Naval Base fulls

CRIPPLED BRITISH SLOOP Re-
ported Hit Again by Red Fire.
Page AS.
BRITISH ADMIRALTY HEAD
Charges Reds Deliberately At
tackled Ships. Page AS.