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The Key West citizen., 1949-07-18

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
Former Resident
Retires AS P-O
Agent In Miami

d. S. Wilson, a native of Key
West. has retired from the SER
vices of the P. & o. Steamship
company where he has been Oh
vision passenger agent since 1916
Wilson is retiring because OF ILL
ness.
Wilson first entered the ser
vices of the p. & o. in 1908 as a
bookkeeper. After eight years he
was promoted to chief purser on
the SIS Olivette, and he served
during the next eight years as
purser on the SIS Mascot, the S.
Gov. Cobb, the SIS Miami, and
the SIS Florida. Later he became
travelling passenger agent.
When the war began. Wilson
offered his services to the v. ,.
Government as censor. BY
the end or the war he headed
the personal mail department
in the Miami censorship office.
Wilson's service with the T. q,
o. company was over a period o.
Al wears, except for four and :
half wartime years with the U. ;
Government.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
Few Protests
Sales Tax
Are Made Here

Key West folks generally paid
the new sales tax which went
into effect today without protest,
but many of them did object to
what they termed nuisance
taxes"
Joe Pearlman, chairman OF the
Merchants Division of the Key
West Chamber of Commerce, said
there was not clear under
standing OF what goods were tax
able and what were not taxable.
Il suppose the law will be
Strengthened out later" said
Pearlman, Some objected to the
taxes, but the majority of pur-
chasers made no protest"
An Associated Press spot check
of merchants in scattered cities
showed little grumbling on the
part of buyers.
Most stores reported consider
able good natured banter be-
tween clerks and customers but
few serious complaints.
The most complaints centered
around complicated exemptions.
Some stores reported confusion
CONTINUED On Page Five)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
Kessler To Confer
With Commission
About Canal Status

B. r. Kessler, legislative con-
sultant for the Atlantic and Gulf
Canals Assn, Incorporated, has
notified Commissioner John Car
bonell that he will be in the city
shortly for conference with the
city commissioners relative to the
Miami Key West canal.
Kessler stated that no moneys
have been appropriated by the
last Congress for the canal, but
that the AGCA is continuing to
present arguments before Wash
ington officials in the canals be-
half.
Kessler is of the opinion that
the deepening of the proposed
canal will mean thousands OF
tourist dollars spent in Key West
and Monroe County.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
53 Killed In
Plane Crash
(P Wirephoto

WASHINGTON, Nov. l.-tFl
The collision Of an Eastern Air
lines passenger plane ana a Bonv-
ian military plane over Washing
ton, p. c., has taken heavy loss
of life. AT least SO persons were
killed.
The wrecked airliner rested
partly in the Patomac River after
the crash.
The small military plane was
a P-3e which the Bolivian gov
eminent had purchased recent
lY. The plane was on a test
flight from National Airport.
Eastern Airlines said that the
DC four, flight number 537, left
Boston at 9 a. m. EST. and had
stopped at New York.
It cleared La Guardia Airport
at about 1880 and was due to
land at Washington at Has.
Skies were overcast but visi-
bility was unlimited and the cell
ing was several thousand feet al
the time of the collision of the
two planes.
The smaller plane was said tC
have been completely wrecked
Immediately after the collision.
Planes of the DC-four type can
carry so or more passengers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
LOSING POWER
Behind The
World News
By EDWARD s. BUsYN,
Associated Press Writer

The Lords Of England have
been losing their power steadily
since the day the Magma Carta
was signed, many centuries ago
Last night, more Of the power OF
the Lords slipped away at the
hands Of the Labor Government.
Il was major victory for the
1,aborites. For the second time,
the House of Commons pStted to
restrict the power of the Lords in
this Tespect-they viii now be
able TO hold up legislation for
only one year instead of two. It
IS being called the biggest change
in Britain's parliamentary system
since women were given the vote
81 years ago.
The first time Commons voted
on the restriction measure it was
rejected by the Lords. Now, with
the second passage, the Lords
win have no say. After third
formal reading next week, the
new reform bin viii become
law.
The bill has a retroactive
clause, covering bills pending at
the time of passage. The most
important of those measures is
the steel naturalization bill
which the Laborites have been
trying to push through for many
months. Steel naturalization
was given the go-ahead by Com
mons some time ago, but it was
amended by the Lords to delay
its operation until July, 1851.
That was longer than the Labor
ties wanted to wait.
Part of the long running argu-l
ment over the powers of the
Lords has been that they are not
representative Of the general
public. The talk in Commons
has been that the House of Lords
should be elected democratically.
Right now the Lords represent
no one except their own particu-
lar segment of British society
an extremely minor segment, at
that.
The House of Lords is actually
a larger body than Commons. It
has TAO members. while Com
mons has only GAO, Some Of the
Lords hold their seats by hered-
ity. others are newly appointed
By the king. Still other categor-
les include the Bishops of the
Church of England.
However, most of the Lords
don't attend sessions. They sit
out the time in their sometimes
gloomy, medieval estates-or
play a game of golf. Most of the
Peers who attend regularly are
experts who have been appointed
because of their knowledge Of
the law.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
Strike Ayerted In
Gulf Coast Ports

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-tP)
Along the Gulf of Mexico, a
longshoremen's strike has been
everted. .
For about an hour today 1t
looked as though the Longshore-
men would walk out at Gulf
ports from Lake Charles, Louisi-
ana, to Brownsville, Texas. The
walkout would have idled about
10000 dock workers.
But then the workers accepted
an offer from employers and the
strike plans were wiped out. An
employer spokesman says the
agreement provides no change IN
the longshoremen's basic wages,
But it does grant a benefit diffe-
rental equal to seven cents an
hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
Late Bulletins
LATEST WORLD
NEWS IN BRIEF
QUIT UNION
BY The Associated Press

CLEVELAND. Delegates rep
resenting the CIO Electrical
Workers Union have walked off
the floor of the Go National
Convention following announce
ment that their union no longer
will pay dues to the parent
group.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
500 Merchants
Attend Sales
Tax Discussion

Approximately so persons last
night attended the sales tax eli
mic. sponsored by the Key West
Chamber of Commerce that was
held in the Monroe County
courthouse.
TIE tax law, which went into
effect today, was explained
briefly by Howard E. Wilson, di-
rector of the Chamber. Some
discussion of the new law was
made by Ralph c. Dickson, who
recently attended conference
in Miami ON the measure.
Then the meeting was thrown
open to questions. There were
questions from grocery operators;
filling stations, clothing stores:
restaurants, drug stores, in fact
from nearly everyone in the city
who has to collect the taxes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
Pension Plans
OF Industries
HelpFloriida
Rl WirepEoto

JACKSONVILLE. Nov. LIP
Florida realtors meeting here
have beer told that industry's
growing use of pensions is a most
important factor affecting FIori-
ola real estate.
The statement was made in a
prepared speech by James C.
Downs, Junior, the president of
real estate research corpora
ton.
Downs told the group that as
more retirement plans are put
into effect and more people
withdraw from business or fixed
incomes, they'll be a greater mi
grafton to the fair weather
He thinks Florida's problem
will be holding its own in selling
the state to the rest of the coun-
try as the ideal place in which
to spend the retirement years in
delightful ease.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01

Another new record ii the
amount Of building permits is
sued during the month Of Oc-
tober has been established. ac-
cording to Roy F. Butler. direc-
tor of the Department of Public
Service.
Total permits issued last month
amounted to $290.l05. which ex-
ceeded the month of September,
when a record was set at $279.
|o75.
The permits issued so far this
year. or during the first ten
months, exceed the entire year
Of 1913. This year permits have
been issued calling for an ex-
penditure Of $1,628, O85. whereas
all Of last year the permits issued
totaled 81, 464,41
The records Of the permits is
sued this year month by month
follows: January, $l07, 800; Ferru-
airy, $159, TBS; March, $l26, 665:
April. $78, TAO; May. $35, 100: June,
$ll8.360; July. $206, 1855; August.
$l76,15O; September. $279.075;
October $3.50, los, for a total Of
l$1,628,085.
OF the total of permits issued
in October, $25l .90e was for new
residences SO, EOS in commercial
buildings and $4,000 for all other
structures.
| The residences included 81
homes last month which are be-
| ing built by the Sunshine Con-
struction company; five BY Top
pino and Sons company and two
Ifllsfhes BIZ the Chs E0nsifuttion
company
The total of homes that went
lunder construction last month
was 81.
-Four building permits were Is
isued yesterday to the Sunshine
Construction company for homes
costing $1,000 for William Noel
at 2115 Seidenberg avenue; for
Louis Strong at 20l9 Seidenberg
avenue; for Joseph Pierce at
2026 Harris avenue. and for Jo-
seph Chambers at 20i8 Harris
avenue.
Joe Sirugo, president of Sun
shine Construction company, also
took out permit for $500, the
cost Of temporary storage ware
house he will construct at 2203
Fogarty avenue.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
$50 Citizens
MAY Vote Nov. 8

A total of about $50 citizens
of Key West became eligible to
vote in the election next Tues
day by registering at City Hall,
Victor Lowe, city clerk, announc-
ed today.
At $50 p. m. when the regis
tration books closed, there were
still few to register.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01

Report Also Roy
Butler Will Not
Remain Head OF
Public SerUice

City Manager Ralph D. Spald-
ing may resign effective right az
fer the election. il was rumored
around the city today.
II is also expected that Roy E.
Butler. director Of Department
Of Public Service. who has been
issuing building permits. viii al
so resign. according to rumor.
City Manager Spalding has
been away from his office much
|of the time in recent weeks be.
cause of illness.
The Citizen has checked the
rumor with an authoritative
source who stated todav that
he could not issue statement
at this early date. but thai
there was credence in the story.
There will be a special meet
ing at 4 pm. today of the City
Commission. 1t is not known
whether the resignation Of Cap
tain Spalding will be received or
not.
At the meeting today the COM
mission is due to consider, among
Others. the request Of the Mon
roe County Board Of Health for
the city to turn over to the board
the tifa insecticidal spray ma
chine, owned by the city, for
conducting mosquito eradica-
tion program
The commission is also to act
on the passage and adoption of
a resolution authorizing the direc-
tor of finance to refund the face
value, less any allowances made
on them, Of any excess tax stamps
sold.
City Manager Spalding took
over the management Of Key
West on. January 1913
Since that time he has worked
to improve the relations between
the city and the Key West Naval
Station. He knows personally
many of the officers at the base.
For years he was an officer in
the u. S. Navy, retiring as a
captain in the engineering sec
ton.
In the last World War, before
coming to Key West, he had
charge of the construction of the
immense l.. S. Navy installation
at Great Lakes Naval Station,
which is near Chicago.
Shortly after his appointment
as city manager, Captain Spald-
ing began the planning to repave
about several miles of the city
streets. He first worked out an
agreement whereby the city
could have the use of the mari
the Navy has assembled on
Dredger's Key.
Then came the letting of the
COIltIdCI IOl Tic lCPuNAII5s 1ilC
successful contractor built his
plant for mixing the mari and
the oil into the compound used in
the fepaving work on Dredgers
Key. The work started after the
usual hurricane season and was
finished we'll before the opening
of the tourist season.
When completed. Simonton, Du-
val, Whitehead, Fleming, White,
Southland and Greene streets had
bee repaved. The work was done
before December, 1948.
Since then under the city man
ayers direction many 9th e.
streets have been improved. The
streets are graded and the mark
is spread with oil.
City Manager Spalding told
newspapermen at City Hall that
the most important project con-
Continued On Page FOUR
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
r. E. Crane Buys
Property On Keys
For $4,000

Raymond E. Crane of Ford
City, Pa, has purchased 269.27
acres of land on Florida Keys
from the Model Land Company
for $4,000, according to war
ranty deed filed in the office of
Circuit Court Clerk Earl A. Adj
ans yesterday.
The land was sold to Crane in
four pieces, scattered over vari-
Gus Keys. There were 1888 acres
in one lot: 1916 acres in anotil-
er; 75.722 in one more and in the
last, 81 acres.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
Plan To Build
War Memorial
At Casino

GREENSBURG. Pa.-tPl The
Westmoreland County Lodges Of
the Sons of Italy are waging a
highly successful campaign in
support of the national organiza-
tons orphanage project. The
Sons of Italy have plans to build
an orphanage for Italian children
al CaSsine Italy in memory Of
American soldiers who died dur
ing the Italian campaign. In the
past two wears, the Westmore-
land county group has given $16,-
900 toward the project.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
{ Garcia
Injured
IN Crash

b Candida Garcia, 1877 Duncan
street, was slightly injured in d
collision between a city dung
truck and saxicab in Truman
avenue. near Grinnell street, at
about 6 a m. today.
Garcia was taken to Monroe
County Hospital, suffering from
scratches on one arm and glass
wound in his right side.
According to Patroln1an
Continued On Page SKI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
IL Fire Alarms
During October

Total number of fire alarms
sounded in Key West during Oc-
tober was IL, according to a re-
port submitted today by Fire
Chief Leroy Torres to City Man
ager Ralph D. Spalding.
There were three house fires,
four of brush and debris, one
caused by a stove, and a short
circuit, one bridge fire at Geig-
er's Key and one a false alarm.
The fire loss was 500 last
month, Torres announced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
poWER FAILuRE

DAYTON, GA power failure
stopped service throughout a
5000 square mile area of South
Continued On Page Five)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-01
DEALER

STUDEBAKER DEALER
1850 DuvaI ST. Key West Fla.
ls47 STUDEB, NKER Commands
Regal De LII, Spas. COUPE.
Fully Equippe!. Like New.
s4s MERCURY Convertible. Very
Low Mileage. One Owner. VIII
Sell Below List.
1910 DODGE Spas. COUPE. Ra-
dio. Will Sell Below List.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-29
Grange Tells Plans For New Year BusI

With the posting of their very attractive red and green toned placards announcing their annual New Years Eve ball, members of Northland Pioneer Grange this week began final preparations for their traditional evening of fun. Biggest job in front of the Grang- CTS at press-time was the inflat- ing of several hundred balloons, to be released over the dance
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Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-29
IT SURE ANT COLD HERB

Looking for nice warm spot to park for an Alaskan winter? You've got it right in Palmer, especially if you pick place along the hilltop banana belt area where weather woman Mrs. Oscar Beyland lives.
 While the rest of the Territory shivered under a week of very minus readings, Palmer's official record topped the zero mark four times out of seven in readings taken from Dec. P through II a. m. Dec. 26. Tuesday, Dec. 27, was the coldest day on record during the week with an official reading of minus 23. The warm
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-29
Pair Narrowly Miss Death On Road
Judge DissoIves Court Order
 Granted 10 MVFCA

The injunction granted the Ma tanuska Valley Farmers Co-Op- erating Association last Tuesday, restraining six Valley dairymen from marketing milk through any source but their Coop, was lift ed by Judge Anthony Dimond of Third District Court later in the week. The action followed a hearing granted to legal repre- sentatives of the six and of Alas ka Dairy, Inc, the firm which had been receiving milk from the dairymen.
 Legal technicalities in the court document filed were responsible for the dissolution of the injunc- tion. Since the hearing on the matter is fixed for next Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, in Federal court in Anchorage, the Coop did not seek a new injunction, James Wilson, MVFCA general manager, said.
 Alaska Dairy lost one days milk sale from the six dairymen named in the court order, a spokesman said.
 During the period the injunc- tion was in effect, the dairymen, with only one or two exceptions, brought milk to the Coop for handling, according to MT. Will son. The stand-patters poured the milk down the drain, rather than allow the Coop to handle it, it was reported.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-29
Gifts To Greet First 1850 Baby

Again the first baby to be born in the Matanuska Valley in the new year is to be accorded a roy al welcome by Palmer merchants. Following the lead of Al and Eth el King of Palmer Automotive Service, who annually give the baby and. mother. a $25 bond and a ride home from the Valley Hos pital, other merchants and busi- nessmen have listed contributions which should supply most of any young ones preliminary wants.
 Rules in the contest are simple. The Valleys first arrival of 1850 must be born in the Valley Hos- pital to qualify, must be ushered
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-29

est mark on that coldest day was also the coldest warm mark at minus 13. The weeks readings look this way on Mrs. Beyland's records:
 Dec. P, high of plus six and low of minus eight; Dec. g, a high of plus three and low of minus 16; Dec. 24, a high of zero and a low of minus Is; Dec. 25, high of plus four and a low of minus 20; Dec. 26, high of plus six and low of minus 20; Dec. 27, high of minus 13 and low of minus 23; Dec. 28, a high of minus 12 and low minus 20 Cat the II a. m. reading).
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-29

into the world by a Valley doc tor and must choose as parents someone who lives within the area of the Valley.
 For contest purposes that area has been outlined 10 in- elude the following boundar. ies: Beginning at Knik Bridge. running north 10 Joresville. in. cluding the Wasilla area and south 10 Matanuska.
 Gifts that had been listed, at press-time, to greet the Mata- nuska Valleys first arrival of 1850, included:
 "A $5 savings account from the Matanuska Valley Bank. the
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-29

$25 bond and taxi ride home from Palmer Automotive Serv. ice and As Taxi. a $5 mer- chandise order from Variety Vogues. a baby book from inc Valley Frontiersman.
 A baby blanket from. Keslos. kY's Department Store. a Reg. CTS silver cup from Palmer Photo Art. a dozen CuxitY dia. pers from the Trading Post. three dozen baby announce ments from the Anchorage Shopping Guide. half a case of milk from Palmer Cold Stor- age. and first portrait. to be
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-29

taken before the bahY's third
 month birthday. by Ray
 Adams. photographer.
 Nurses at Valley Hospital have been alerted and they promise to keep an especially careful time check. on new year arrivals there. They were non committal as to the number of potential candi- dates for the 1850 baby crown.
 Parents of the contest winner are asked to get in touch with the Kings as soon as the baby is named, so that the bond can be purchased immediately.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-12-29
K. MEIER, BRAGER IkJuRED SERIOUSLY IN HILL WRECK

One serious highway accident marred the weekend holiday in Palmer last Monday afternoon. Kenneth Meier and Al Brager. both of Palmer, were seriously injured when their vehicle over- turned on Bailey Hill and slid down an embankment. MT. Bra ger was in critical condition at Valley Hospital for 24 hours, but was definitely improved at press time.
 No clear-cut story of the acci- dent was available today. No traffic accident report had been flled at late hour yesterday and Highway Patrolman Al Luebcke had no statement for publication. There were no eye witnesses.
 MT. Meier, less seriously iniur- ed of the two men, said he wasn't definitely sure what happened. He remembers that Brager, who was driving the wrecker of West Side Service, turned out to pass car as they were coming down hill. The vehicle swerved onto the soft shoulder on the right side O. the road, but Brager regained control and brougt it back into the highway.
 MT. Meier believes that the sWerve loosened the tow chain fastened to the front end of the wrecker and that the chain caught on the wheel. The wreck CT then apparently overturned twice in the highway and ran down the embankment on the left, to come to rest right side up on the flat beneath. It sheared off a telephone pole in it's descent, disrupting communications with Jonesville and other areas north of Palmer.
 Both Meier and Brager were thrown clear of the vehicle. Meier sustained back and inter nal injuries and Brager suffered serious head injuries as well as injuries to his back. He was un- conscious for "A hours following
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Evening star., 1949-05-21
Central Union Opposes
Flanagan Reappointmeni

The Washington Central Labor
Union has sent q letter 70 PTeS.-
dent Truman opposing the reap
polntment Of James Il. Flanagan
as chairman c. the Public Utilities
Commission. the union announced
yesterday.
Tie union. which says /, repre-
sents 10000 AFL tradeznen in
the District area. criticized Mr.
Flanagan as ant!-union and se-
cused him Of diUega-ding the
general public and utilities con-
suners-
The letter was the result Of Ac-
ton taken by the union at its
last meeting, II was stated. Copies
also went 70 all members Of the
Senate District Committee. the
announcement said.
Mr.. Flanagan's present term ex-
pires on June 80.
Evening star., 1949-05-21
'Y Groups to Hold Frolic

The annual spring frolic spon-
sored jointly by the YMCA Dormi-
tory, the 17-Y-36 Club and the
Armed Services YMCA-USO. will
be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Central YMCA. 1875 G street NV
Don Newell's orchestra is to play
for dancing.
Evening star., 1949-05-21
Scouting Delegates Nomed

Five Washington men will repre-
sent the National Capital Area
Council Boy Scouts at the organi-
zation's seth annual National
Council meeting Monday and
Tuesday in Boston. The local dele
gates are Richard E. Stands. Col,
Henry P. Erwin. Howard P.
Blanchard, Comdr. r. B. Jones,
U.S.N., and Kenneth B. Spear.