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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
Discusses
Proposed End
OfExcise Taxes
Ii Repealed, Truman
Says, New Taxes
Must Be Imposed
To Take Their Place
my Assocanted Pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18-Pre-
sident Truman said today that if
congress carries out its promise to
repeal excise taxes next year, tax
es of some other kind must be
imposed to make up for the
money the government will lose
by eliminating excise taxation.
In speaking about the amour
cement made yesterday by Rent
Expediter Tigne Wood that he
will have to remove control in
third of the areas where rents
are still regulated, President Tru-
man said he regretted that con-
gress had not allowed Wood suffi-
cient money to conduct his office
under its present set-up.
Wood said that it would be 3
days or more before he and his
'consultants have determined the
parts of the country that will be
decontrolled.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18

'WhileStrikeIs
lin 10th Day
Union President In
Conference With
Shipping Companies
Seeking Settlement

HONOLULU, Aug. l8.-Attor-
ney General Walter Alderman,
Jr., of Hawaiian territorial gov
eminent. said today he is defer
ring action in the dockworkers''
strike in Hawaii until negotia-
tons, now underway, are con-
Guided.
Harry Bridges, president of the
Longshoremen's Union. is in con-
ference with representatives of
the shipping companies in an at
tempt to reach a settlement. 1t
is expected that the conference
will last two or three days, and
for hat reason Alderman said he
would be inactive
Today is the 10th day since the
strike began, Two weeks. ago the
Hawaiian legislature passed a
law empowering the governor to
take such measures ? he thought
would end the tie-up. Another
law, a few days later, was adopt
ed giving the government the
power to seize the strikebound
WharVeS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
Finnish Houses
Rejected In
Australia

SYDNEY-(P)-Four ready-cut
timber houses imported from
Sweden and Finland likely will
be sold at loss. Landed cost was
1926 each for two-bedroom
houses, and $3,472 for three-bed-
room types
Final cost of the houses includ-
ing erection and Sydney suburb
an building site ranged from So
446 to $40, $50. Highest bids for
the houses were $3,876 and $4,-
l99 They were not sold at these
prices.
The houses were imported as a
trial by the East Asiatic Co. (Aus-
tralia) Limited. Similar houses
built in Australia cost $6,460 for
the two-bedroom type. Most hous-
es in Sydney are built of brick.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
Lime Pie Will
Replace Birthday
Cake August q

Key Lime Pie may some day
replace the time honored birth
day cake for use in celebrating
birth date anniversaries, it was
observed here today.
An order was received this
morning for three dozen Key
Lines that were air-expresSed to
Miss Bea Davis of Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Miss Davis, a former visitor
here, fell in love with our famous
Lime Pie and decided that she
would make one for her mothers
birthday, August 23rd.
Her mother will be 70 years old
on that date, and it is certain the
best birthday wishes of residents
of the Island City are extended.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
Negroes Ask
Repeal OF
.Zoniing Laws
COlored Committee In
Birmingham Seeks
End OF Segregation
OF Whites And Blacks

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Aug. "a.
"A Negro committee today APP
peared before city authorities
and asked them to repeal all
coming laws that segregate whites
and blacks in Birmingham.
The committee asserted that
these laws have been the cause
of clashes between the two races.
Action of the committee re-
suited from a mass meeting Of
Negroes held last night 10 pro-
test against the coming laws.
More than 1000 attended the
meeting.
City authorities replied that
the coming laws. instead Of being
the cause of melting the races 10
riot, are a preventive Of that
very thing by keeping them
apart. 1t was said further that no
action will be taken 10 repeal
the laws.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
Marathon Woman
Died Natural
Death---Dr. Moore

Helen Jones Harvey, 48, who
was found dead in her apartment
~ Marathon yesterday morning,
died a natural death in the opin-
ION Of DR.. Herman X. Moore, of
Key West, who performed an
autopsy. #t
A coronef's jury under E. r.
Lowe Is scherluIed later today to
bold an inquest, but II is believed
q will be a mere formality, ac-
eording 10 report. Peace Justice
+. r. Lowe of Tavernier called
the jury al request of j. Lancelot
Lester. assistant stat attorney.
Mrs. Harvey is survived by her
husband. Alfred X. Harvey, who
found her body and two brothers,
I.ec and Dow Jones, of Miami.
Lopez Funeral Home expects
o. ship the body to Miami for
funeral and burial tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
.Martello Towers
Today
To Rotary Club

( A history of the East and the
West Martello Towers was given
before the Rotary Club today by
w. Curry Harris, who spoke in
the absence of Julius Stone.
Stone is III
Harris also said that letters
will be written to Rotarians and
all other citizens next week en-
closing Martello Tower stamps
worth 81.
THE money is for the Key
West Art and Historical Society,
which has revived the old
charter held by the organization
in $780, said Harris. sYou can
contribute either 80 or as much
as you want. The money so do
mated may be deducted from
your income taxes"
Also at the meeting were Paul
de Leon and Antonio Gonzalez,
who represents the Cuba Mod
erna Magazine, published in Ha-
vana. They are writing a series
of articles containing a piece
about Key West for publication
in the magazine they represent
They we're introduced by Ben
ME Fernandez a local restaurant
man.
President Robert Dopp preside
ed. Fs,.SS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
WV Will Hold
Meeting Tonight

A regular meeting of Southern
most Post 1911, Veterans of Fore
ign Wars will be held Thursday
evening, at the clubhouse on Eliz-
abeth street at 8 p. m.
Plans will be made for the at
tendance of the members at the
National Convention to be held in
Miami, August 2l-26, l949 and a
party will be held Immediately
following the meeting for MEM
bers of the post.
Commander Tony Arthur in
vites all visiting comrades and
members of the post to attend
this meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
PRESIDENT ASKS JUDGMENT O.
GENERAL VAUGHAN BE WITHHELD
UNTIL HE GIVES HIS TESTIMONY


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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
Mrs. Wells
Is The Railroad
In StanhOe

STANHOE, Eng. -(P)- Rail-
road trains just couldn't get
through this Norfolk village with
out Mrs Allen Wells, 48-year- old
grandmother and mother of six.
For eight years she has been
stationmaster, signalman. ticket
taker, porter and lamplighter.
She is on the job II hours a
day and watches a dozen trains
pass through. She also finds time
to send four children to school or
work, keep house and tend a
flowerbed,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
NAMES ON PETITIONS
FOR SCHOOL BONDS
TtDTALED 593 TODAY

density of population in each
area.
The students circulating the pc
titions are:
Key West High School
Clayton White
Edna Romaguera
Edith Hampton
Pat Hampton
Armando Henriquez
Samuel Nodine
Barbara Delgado
Ann Yates
June Yates
Zola CamuS
Gay Lou BarroSo
Marjorie Fields
Leila Lynch
Douglass School
Olga Leggett
Sarah Evans
Students are furnished with
maps and their zones which are
carefully marked off so that they
can stay within the area assigned
10 them. In many cases the city
streets are not marked and the
students are likely to get into
each others territory. but the city
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
Open Campaign
For New Jaycees

A membership drive for the
JayceeS was launched at last
nights meeting of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
The campaign for new men,
bers will end with a dinner Sep
TENDER IA. The club membership
has been divided into teams dur
ing the drive. The losing team
will buy the dinner for the others
in the organization.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
Second Showing
Made; Show Will Be
Given Wednesday
At Naval Hospital

The second showing OF the YM
CA Talent Show was staged 40
Boca Chica Theatre last night
Faye Bervaldi. soprano and ne'E
addition to the cast. pleased =
capacity audience with two W.
Gals.
Miss Bervaldi replaced Korlren
Wuebbold. who is away on vsca.
ton. 1t. Donald GILES OF Bf,ga
Chica, director of the YMCA Clre
Club, received a great Ovsti,n
when he played piano solo and
again when he played a Boogie
Woogie arrangement as encore
Following the National Anthem
with the entire cast on the stage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
T B Called
Singapore Menace

SINGAPORE-(P)-The direc-
tor of the Singapore Anti-Tuber-
culosis Association Clinic says
this crown colony has the high
est rate of active, positive tuber-
culosis of any city in the world.
DR.. G.. H. Garlick described the
city as nearly saturated with
the disease" He said his aSsocia-
ton puts the incidence of the all
ment at 16 per cent with the
dangerous age between II and
l8 years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
Dayitona Beach
Chill DELAYED

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Up
-Oldtimers expecting the ocean
to turn cold early in August
seem to be in for disappointment.
Nearly every year, Lifeguard
Captain Don Kirkwood says, the
temperature drops in August if
southwest winds blow. They blow
the warm surface water toward
the Gulf Stream, allowing sub
surface cold to rise.
The change occurs only where
the beach is white and wide and
wide and is not noticed at any
other beach in the south, Kirk
wood says. The water is still
warm, however, with little likeli-
hood of change.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-18
Warranty Deed
Filed Yesterday

Nina E. Kemp has sold a prop
erty near White and South streets
to L. P. Artman for $500, ac-
cording to a warranty deed filed
yesterday in the office of Circuit
Court Clerk Earl r. Adams. The
property is at 1910 South street.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-04-30
from the shoulder
By Luther Webb

Negro America would have the world think that prs
lent Humans victory at the polls last November was
victory for the little in America-especally Negroes
At least they did at the time. and many yet cling the
theory" that a victory at the polls last fall
Actually, the trend begins to develop-"only the
Republicans and Negroes were defeated at the noIs
President Truman beyond all doubt of doubt, was the
victor"
Negroes, who supported the Democratic ticket, al
most lock stock and barrel have yet to realize any
substantial gains a result of the Truman victory
From the start, the Truman New Deal which includ-
ed Civil Right planks for minority groups ESPECIALLY Ne
groes has suffered defeat every hand Examining the
agsnda of the present Congress- as it relates to
i've progress, far Negroes concerned lit is diff
ferent from the socaled 80th Congres-approprate
dubbed" the Do-nothng Congress by Mr.. Truman.
The 8lst Congress, heraded the Presidents Con-
gress" has misled the Negroes of the nation Just az
badly as did the 80th Every attempt to pass favorable
legislation, affecting the destiny of Is millions of black
Americans has failed Failed just as it has ownthrough
the years
Reason: 1.-THE same old story; Republicans and South.
ern legislators including Northern Democrats flockng TO-
gether defeat bills that would eliminate many of the
short comings of imperfect Democracy. This little
act has been performed continuously for more than de-
cadet is about time that Negroes remeded the little
act with act of their own.
Most slap in the face that has Redeemed the
black of many Negroes the defeat the Brick
er Amendment to the Housing bill last week.
Senator Bricker of Ohio introduced an amendment
that would have barred discrimination in housing pro-
gram. supported by the Federal government. Senator
Capehar of Indiana along with thrtyone other Senators
backed the senator from Ohio: however, 40-odd other
senators afraid to stand up and be counted as upright
Americans. voted the anti-segregation clause down.
Thus another plank" in the presidents (the Repub-
also campaigned promises to Civil Rights le
gslation) Civil Rights program was splintered
Although the s1st Congress is only several months
DID, Negroes Of America should lay their plans for
the defeat of senator and representative who has
blocked the passage of Civil Rights legislation.
Didn't both parties go record for passage Of Civil
Rights legislation?
The solution as how to defeat those "buldozers'
should be worked before the next election rolls around
OF it'll be long time for many but not as long for
others
That is way get action-"defeat those legis
ators who fail carry the mandate handed them at
the polls by the voters Defeat them at the first oppor
tuny Until do and do it with zest at every election.
we are going to suffer double ceters What
do you think citizens? Don't tell Write your Repres
entatives NOW and them of the impeding fate.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-04-30

VINO operates the Curtis Products,
manufacturers of many Of the
products developed by the late
Dr. George w. Carver. told the
boys that the meal was "appre-
citation for the good they had
given him since he has been in
Detroit" Attending with his dis
trict Manager Whitfield were L.
M Quinn of the Michigan Chron-
icle; Collins George Of the Pitts
burgh Courier. Fred II. Williams,
Ulysses w. Boykin, Leo Welker,
Julian Wyche of the Tribune.
and Bill Matney Of the Chroni-
Gle.
Attending the 4th conference
on the Negro in Business in
Washington last week were Mrs.
Christina Fuoua. president. Ma
tional Housewives League: Viii
liam II Porter. owner. Porter
Paint & Wallpaper Company; and
w. d. Morrison Jr.. president. Ma
tional Association OF Real Estate
Brokers.
PARKER HOUSE SAUSAGE
The story OF the development
OF Parker House Sausage Com
pany OF Chicago in the Nav issue
of Color magazine is one Of the
true sagas OF American business.
The company celebrated its 18th
anniversary less than a month
ago by observing Parker House
Sausage Week" The occasion in
Guided the dedication Of the new
addition 10 the Chicago plant to
meet the demand Of the new
markets being opened ND in In
dinis, Illinois. Missouri and Mich.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-04-30

The Veterans Administers
ton. %hich approved your
GI loan. mas set UP & commit
Tee Ia each OF is regional Of
frees 70 figure out just what
steps the government should
take in cases where veterans
have refused or have been un-
a5le to pay back money which
they borrowed under the CT
bill
These committees VIII be
known IN each region as the
Committee on Waivers and
Compromise" and If YOU have
CT loan (who DOESN'T Il Nill
be we'll for you 10 become
acquainted with the work Of
these committees.
The committee can do three
things Ii can rule that you
don't have TO pay back any
Of the loan. II can rule that
YOU must pay back all OF the
loan. And il can rule that
YOU must pay back a part Of
the loan.
II the committee .inds. how
ever. that you've been eating
steaks when you should have
been eating fish. and driving
Cadillac when YOU should
nave been walking. you are
going to pay the loan off Of
Your income. or the Govern
ment is going to start taking
il out OF your veterans ben
eflts.
Yeh. yeh, l know-some-
BODY told you that no one
could take any part OF your
pension didn't he? Well this
is no one-this is the Gov
ernment-the outfit that gives
you the pension in the first
place. II you want 10 get
technical about il. the Gov
eminent will tell YOU that IN
this case II will not be taking
any of your pension from YOU
It'll just be refusing TO give
il all TO you.
You get the idea. joe When
YOU default on your CT loan
the government pays Il off
and this automatically constl-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-04-30

tuteS a debt on your part 10
Uncle Sam.
The committee will have the
power 10 authorize deductions
from your compensation. pen
sion. subsistence allowances or
insurance dividends or any
other dough which you may
have coming from Uncle Sam.
Each committee will consist
Of three members and all
three must agree on what 20
do about your defaulted loan.
II they cannot agree. your
case Will be sent to a general
committee in w hington
which will decide what must
be done by a majority vote.
Now If your loan is in de-
fault the Government will
first take care Of II with the
bank. But il you drop around
and the bank tells you the
loan has been paid don't think
that's the end of your wor-
ries.
You will soon get a letter
from the VA telling you of
your right 10 apply for
waiver-that is TO say. your
right TO ask that the loan be
cancelled against you. You
have thirty days TO answer
that letter.
II you fail to answer il.
deductions from your vete-
rams benefits will begin au-
tomatically after thirty DAYS.
II you answer in thirty days
the committee in your region
will investigate your case and
determine whether you have
TO pay any. all or part Of it
back.
Hint 10 the wise: II you
have defaulted on your loan.
get all your papers connected
with the loan together. apply
for a waiver within 80 DAYS
after receipt of the VA letter.
don't ask the Government to
pay il all for you. say what
YOU think YOU can honestly
pay back. and then 20 out
and make an honest effort TO
pay it back.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-04-30
Reporting Labor

on the Ford Motor Compsnv's
xecuuye offices caused gssps Of
when they learned that Harold
president over Bill Johnson. 1888
lnny Williams beat Leroy Kraw-
perienced the fact that race prei-
udIce weskens the Organization
oy ~pli;ung i, up. Negroes can
break a strike and have done
80 r the past not because they
1snted 20. but being al the bot
torn % the economic barrel. they
we're forced 70 by necessitv.
La bor's white and racial MI
noriues are taught that their
problems are common. They can
only an togethey not divided,
because the boss VII use one
gainst the other. as he has al
wavs done
There is 10 place in the
Anerlc labor movement FOR
any isus Or outside groups
Labor must rely or itself 10
solte lis problems
Lsbor's role IL worla politics
must help - prevent wars One
worker kllllrg another worker
in the intetes, % the big bus!-
ness does m, justify ANYTHING.
unless one ius,lhes hunger muir
der and broken bodies and
hcues
Ls3or csn bes' prevent wars
by using united front against
hate and ruror-u onRers. bv a
world fedei alton ~ trade unions
On 3 solid foundation and sound
III pur pose and action. Not Just
ar international Misunderstanding
s0cietv such as is the case now
A political ge' together % hate
'te Ped and doing little %
solve tne problems 81 The Work
M class doesn't add 10 70 much
r. the take-home paw envelope
There can never be true Ia
Dor and MANAGEMENT coopers-
ton because they are a. opposite
ends % the pole II labor is Will-
ing 20 accept low wages speed
ups and ask for nothing that
will disturb profits. then Their
will be peace The only reason
unions are tolerated al al is be-
cause the boss can't help il Nv
version Of sound uniOnism e
'neiiher 10 the right or the lett
bU, fight FOR all ! can possibly
ret fof the American workers. -
Granville Ovens.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-04-30

schools there shall be avail
able from all sources 10 each
local public school jurisdiction
or other state public educs-
ton agency for current ex-
penditures for the schools
maintained within such local
public school jurisdiction. or
under the jurisdiction OF other
state public education agency,
for such races an amount pei
pupil in average daily attend
ance in such schools not less
than SIS.
"A just and equitable pro-
portion" Of the funds provid-
ed under the bill for the ben
eft Of public schools main
tanned for minority races IN
state which maintains bv
law separate public schools
for minority races is defined
10 mean any plan OF distrl-
button which results in The
expenditure. for the benefit OF
such minority race of a pro-
portion Of said funds not less
than the proportion that such
minority race bears 10 the
total population Of the state.
Stripped of their legal ver-
bage these provisions mean
that existing inequalities m
the expenditure OF state and
local funds for educational
purposes will be frozen.
Under the proposed bill, the
Federal allotment 10 Mississlp.
pi would be S29.l8 per child
between the ages OF 5 and u
years Of age. Presumably this
allotment would give every
colored child in that age group
in Mississippi in average ia.
lily attendance SIS worth Of
education a year.
According 70 the Census
Bureau. the colored school
population OF Mississippi ex-
ceeds the white. There are 10
the state 1895 colored chi,
dren between the ages OF
and IL years, as compared
with 27.6l9 white children n
the same age group. But inc
average daily attendance OF
white pupils in Mississippi
was 244, 1886, as compared win
233,l42 colored pupils.
Total current expenses IN
the year l945-46 for white
schools in Mississippi was
Sl7.4S5,274. as compared win
SO. 1852 for co1ored schools
The per capita expenditure foI
white pupils was S15.lS. ~
compared with sl4.74 for col
ored pupils. The average sal.
arv for white teachers wa
Sl.l65 IS compared with stz'
for colOred teachers.
In order 10 qualify for rec
eral funds under the proposeu
bill. Mississippi and all othe'
southern states should be y
ouired to remove such III
equalities from their schooi
systems since one Of the iun,
damental principles ~ the OH
IL the eoualiEstion Of edues
tionaI opportunity.