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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-23
Man, ~, Survives
So-FooI Leap

WASHINGTON. D. Crank
Watktur ~ survived an 30 foot
iaanp lsam Key Bridge into the
t,lnuar River.
Three fishermen who pulled
him ffnfn ihc river, said the man
iaaa 60 fnai, bat and glasses on
a. be saf climbed over a guard
faH aud jumped
a. aas taken in a critical con-
d.tiun. b = Washington hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-23

Veterans wishing further in
formation regarding veterans
benefits may have their ques-
tons answered by writing or
visiting their nearest v A office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-23
Interesting Notes

Il ne, Babylonians developed
banks as early as 1000 B. c.
Among the ancient Jews be-
trothal was formal and binding
as marriage,
John Brown, the American alb
olitionist, was the father of 20
children.
The colors most lcgible at the
greatest distance are yellow on
black. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-06-23
Louisa.
Dear Louisa,

Dear Louisa,
l am a freshman in college
and go with girl who is a sophie
more. like her very much and
wish to marry her after | finish
school but she is very anxious
for us to get married now. She
says our parents could just keep
on sending us to school and
everything would be all right but
i feel that we are too young to
get married and that it would
not be fair to our parents. She
says | am old fashioned and do
not love her as she does me.
What do you think?
Bewildered-N.C.
ANSWER:
Keep your h e a d on your
shoulders, son. and don't let some
little romantic girl get you in a
situation that will be too much
for you to contend with. To be-
gin with a freshman, unless he is
one who interrupted his educa-
ton to spend several years in
the army, is too young to take
on the responsibilities of mar
ried man. He should concen-
trate on getting an education
and preparing himself for life.
In the second place, as you
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30
Truck Load Of
5OCotton Pickers
OverturnS
Gazette Staff Pilot

According to Arizona Highway
Patrol, 80 men,, women and chill
dren, all cotton pickers, were in
jured shortly after 9 a. m, yester-
day morning when the truck in
which they were riding overturned
near Litchfle1d Park. Three were
hurt critically.
Arizona Highway Patrol report
ed the truck loaded with so pickers
was proceeding sou Inward on
Litchfield Road when the driver
Ellie S. Rupe of Peoria, Swerved to
avoid hitting another car. The
truck flipped over and landed up
side down near an irrigation ditch.
Eight ambulances, two highway
patrol cars and a seven passenger
sedan brought the injured to local
hospitals.
Those critical injured were Jessie
Mae Williams, 948 E. Monroe; H.
C. McGriff, 1872 w. Sherman; and
Tandy Stroud. 2205 So. 7th Ave.
Others injured are: John Whaley,
1341 E. Washington ST.; Leroy An
derson, 1912 East Jefferson ST.;
Thelma Jefferson, 1909 West Had
ley St.: John Ford, Earl Hotel;
Continued on Page a
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30
One Man Killed And
2 Hurt On Hospital
Parking Lot

Early yesterday morning, after
three men and woman had lunch
ed in st. Monica's Cafeteria, a free
for all battle ensued in front of
the hospital where they had park
ed their car.
Robert Beatty, of 1929 East
Adams received three knife wounds
and died 40 minutes later in the
st. Monica Hospital.
Isaac Starks, 329 w. Pima ST.,
was shot in the stomach. His con-
dition is considered serious.
Cary Starks, of Bakersfield, Cal
ifornia, ran to a friends home after
breaking away from police. Ellie
Robles, police patrolman said he
fired one shot as Starks fled into
the darkness. Starks was captured
in a friends home in the Mathew
Henson's project.
The woman in the party, Mrs.
Esther Love, 130 East Glendale
Avenue, after being questioned by
the police, reported she and the
three men were seated in Beatty's
car when the men started an argu-
ment over whiskey.
Ragsdale Mortuary is holding
Beatty's body pending funeral ar
rangments.
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30

Chapman'S request that the In
terror Secretary be permitted to
recommend appointment of the
NAACP'S secretary-on-leave to
succeed William H. Hastie, recently
made Judge of the u. S. Circuit
Court of Appeals.
In his letter declining the post,
Mr.. White expressed his conviction
as to the Importance of the Carib-
bean and South America to the
future welfare and security of the
United States and his great admira-
ton for the Virgin Islands and its
people. But, he added, he declined
the post because of his belief that
he could be of greater usefulness
to a greater number of people by
working in a broader field.
The salary of the Governor of
the Virgin Islands was recently
raised to $4,000 annually.
LETTER TEXT
The text of Mr.. Whites letter to
Mr.. Chapman read:
1T was gracious of you to offer
to suggest my name to the Presi-
dent for the post of Governor Of
the Virgin Islands, but I regret
that I must decline that honor.
Mrs. White and I have thoroughly
discussed the job which could be
done both there and in the Carib-
bean generally which is increasing
ly important to the future welfare
and security of the United States.
We both love the Virgin Islands
and its people and would be hon
ored to succeed so able and dis
tinguished an administrator as
Judge Hastie.
"But we are convinced that I
should use whatever energy and
experience I possess in working
for the benefit of more people in
somewhat larger areas of respons-
ibility where possibly I can do
more good. It is for this reason
that I must regretfully decline
even as I express to you my appre-
citation for the honor you showed
me in offering me the post OF Gov
ernor."
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30
Daughters Of Isis
Elects 1850 Officers
By Mrs. Nj. III. Hagler

Moslem Court No. 116, Daughters
of Isis, held their election of Off
GERS December z, for the year 1850.
The newly elected officers are:
Illustrious COMMANDERS, Daughter
Ollie Mae Christopher; First Lieu
tenant COMMANDERS, Daughter
Clemenza Snow; High Priestess,
Daughter Ada Young; Oriental
Guide, Daughter Lizzie Mae Bar
ber; Treasurer, Daughter Canary
Jackson; Recordress, Daughter Me-
ma Lydia; First Ceremonial Daugh-
ter, Daughter Ophelia Tapp; Sec
ond Ceremonial Daughter, Daugh-
ter Sadie Hagler; Inside Spy,
Daughter Lucy Grant; Outside Spy,
Daughter Yvonne Ward; Marshall,
Daughter Velma McGee; and AS
sistant Recordress, Daughter Dor
othy Stubblefield.
On Dec. %, the Illustrious Com
mandress, Daughter Ollie Mae
Christopher, presented a check to
Mr.. E. H. Russell from Moslem
Court No. 116, Daughters of Isis,
for the Boys Club of America. We
wish for the newly elected officers
of Moslem Court a very Happy
and Prosperous New Year.
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30
Church OF God In Christ
Sued For S242.6OO

The Church of God in Christ was
sued in Memphis, Tennessee, last
week for $242,600 damage in Fed
eral Court by a white man, James
Logan Delk of Hopkinsville, Ken
lucky.
The man, in his indictment of 10
officials of the church, charged
that the defendants circulated ru-
mors he had defrauded the church
of $4,000, destroying his future
earning capacity and livelihood
and his profession in the ministry"
Named in the suit are Bishop A.
B. McEwen, Lillian B. Coffey, j.
S. Bailey and L. C. Patriot, Of De-
troit; Wyoming Wells, Greensboro,
N. c.; E. L. Thompson and w. E.
Jeffery, Wetumka, Okla; ]. H.
Wells, Bainbridge, Ca; o. T. Jones,
Philadelphia and c. c. Cox, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30

Lincoln Ragsdale, a local NOR
tician, who graduated from the
California College of Mortuary
Science in Los Angeles on the 18th
of this month, received highest
honor in a class of 38 from IA
states.
Mr.. Rags dale received the
achievement award for having the
highest scholastic record of any in
his class. Also achieved another
first" during his study there. He
was the first Negro in the history
of the school to hold class office.
Mr.. Ragsdale was elected vice
president against great odds and
competition.
His other school activities were:
editor of the class annual, and
one of the reporters on the BIZ
monthly paper. He took the ex-
amintaion for National Conference
of Funeral Service Examining
Board before leaving Los Angeles
and passed.
This young man is co-owner of
the Ragsdale Funeral Home at IL
and E. Jefferson here. He married
last summer to the former Miss
Eleanor Dickey, who is teacher
in one of the Phoenix Elementary
Schools.
Lincoln's father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. H. w. Ragsdale of Ard
more, Oklahoma, attended the
graduation exercises in Los An
geles, and are spending the holi-
days here with the family. The
father is also owner and operator
of funeral home in Ardmore.
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30
Card Of Thanks

I wish to express to all of you,
my sincere appreciation for your
kind remembrance, by sending Sea-
sons Greetings and other favors
extended me. Your kindness made
this yuletide seem brighter. Thanks
very much and God bless all of you.
Sincerely, Rosa M. Swinton
Arizona sun., 1949-12-30
WALTER WHITE DECLINES C0VERN0RSI1IP
Believes Greater Usefulness To
Greater Number Of People by
Working in Broader Field.

NEW YORK-Decning the post of Governorship of
the Virgin Islands, Walter White explained that he should
devote whatever energy and experience he possessed n
working for the benefit of people somewhat larger
areas of responsibility
Walter White this week asked Oscar L. Chapman, Sc
cretary of the Interior not to present his to Pres
dent Truman for consideration Governor of the Virgin
Islands Mr. Whites letter written in response to Mr.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29
SideIights

o In Italy, Salvatore Giuliano, Sicil-
ian bandit king, has challenged 10
of the Italian government to
a duel to the death. If 4 win, wrote
Giuliano, Il will take over the gov
ernment of Italy. If lose, it will be
the end for me" GIuliano wants to
fight the government men one at
time.
Q A plaster bust Of Abraham Line
coin, bought for SIS in a Brooklyn
secondhand store 90 years ago and
now valued at $4,000, has been pre-
sented to the Lincoln Museum in
Washington.
Q In Ottawa, Wladyslaw Zbilk, sec
ond secretary of Communist Poland's
legation, resigned Sad he, $50
many Of my countrymen have come
since the war and settled happily
here that I'm sure can make my
way in this free Canada" His wife
and three-year-old daughter were
with him.
Q Ninety-two cities Of more than l0.s
600 poulation went through l940
without traffic death, according to
the National Safety Council The large
est was Medford. Mass. with popus
lation Of 67,477.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29

never has made any. formal claim to
a portion Of the South polar region but.
reserves rights to it. Capt. Charles
Wilkes of the Navy was the first 20
identity the ice and snow mass at the
pole as a continent. Is
The u. S. has proposed interna-
tional control of the continent.
Claims based on exploration or adj
n1inistration have been made by
Great Britain, Chile, Argentina.
France, Norway, New Zealand and
Australia. Russia also is known to be
interested.
Against this background Of tangled
claims to the worlds southern icebox,
Adm. Richard E. Byrd, veteran Amer
lean explorer, left unanswered last
week the question of whether he
plans another trip to the South Pole.
"There's always a chance of my go
ing back" said the admiral, who. will
be 81 this fall.
."I am not going to quit being an
o1plorer-very few of. us, ever do
Byrd had been quoted as saying But
he refused to reveal any definite
plans.
The Navy, whith probably would
have hand in any new Antarctic ex-
pedition, was equally closemouthed
was the State Department
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29
Science
Blood Test for Cancer

Blood Test for Cuncer
Discovery of blood test for cam
Ger that is simple. cheap and reason
ably sure has been announced by the
president of the American Association
for Cancer Research.
The test was developed in research
that has found new clues to under
standing cancer. The work was done
by DR.. Charles B. Higgins, the asso-
citation president and University of
Chicago surgeon, DR.. Elwood Jensen,
and Gerald Miller, a medical student
at Chicago. 1t was aided by a grant
from the American Cancer Society.
The test is made by heating sam
pie of diluted blood, after chemical.
iodoacetate, is added, Normal blood
will clot after a certain amount OF
heating. Blood from cancerous pa
tient takes much longer to clot. Clot-
ting is caused by protein, albumin
in the blood
In research, the significant finding
is that cancer alters the albumin II
the blood. The change is slight with
early cancer, becomes greater as the
cancer grows. Learning how and why
this change comes may help in under
standing the disease.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29
Quotes

Gen. Walter BedeIl Smith, for
mer u. S. ambassador to Russia,
now commander of the First Army:
st don't think Stain is very
sick man. He is rugged. He looks
well. think he will live and
exercise his enormous influence
for a long time"
Jimmie DOOlittle, former lieu
tenant general, at a reunion of
the Tokyo air raiders: "The only
thing that deters Russia (from
wary now is that we have the
atom bomb and the means of de-
livering it any place on earth
with efficiency. My guess is that
they have the know-how but not
the tools or the plant to make it
(the A-bomb)."
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29


of many of the states top
Democrats endorsing a candidate who
is not the party nominee.
A Magic Name
For 20 years the name Roosevelt
has been a priced possession of En-
pire State Democrats. It has helped
the cause Of many a party candidate
even at elections when the late Pres
ident was not on the ballot himself.
Now, at the first election in which
one of the Roosevelt sons seeks Office,
he finds himself shunted aside by the
party leadership and forced to run un-
der the banner of the Liberal Party.
The lanky 35-year-old lawyer bears
many of his fathers characteristics.
F.D.R, Jr., says he is a party Demo
crat and insists he could win the
party nomination in primary. But
since this is a special election, nonnl-
nees are chosen by party county COM
mittee members in the district.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29
China
Shooting War Returns

- i.
Shooting War Returns
The Chinese civil war exploded
along the Yangtze River last. week as
the Nationalist. government spurned
Chinese Communist demands for Ur-
opposed river crossings. 49, ~
- An all-out offensive was; launched
by Communist headquarters along
the 650-mile river front where more
than 1,O0O,0 900 victorious Red troops
had been massed, pending the OUT
come of peace negotiations
More than 100000 Red veterans
were reported attacking in the Nam
king Shanghai area. The initial points
under attack were Kiangpu on the
south bank, seven miles southwest of
Nanking; Wuhu, so miles away, and
Anking, bridgehead city $50 miles
southwest of the capital.
Communist shore batteries crippled
a British sloop and drove it aground,
killing or wounding TO- A British
destroyer, trying to go to her rescue,
was beaten off and finally reached
Kiangyin after running 50-mile
gauntlet. Seventy of her crew were
wounded. The British rushed a cruiser
to the scene.
The Communist ultimatum had laid
down "a points for carrying out peace
in China. In addition to the un-
opposed river crossings, these re-
portedly called for a coalition gov
ernment" by May / and confscation
of the wealth of China's four big
families-the Chang Kai-shek's, his
in-laws, the Soongs; the Kung bank
ing family, and the Chen brothers.
Meanwhile economists see peace as
the only way to save China from
economic ruin.
Initiation is running wild. The
''gold yuan" is currently quoted al
100000 for one American dollar
Eight months ago when the govern
ment instituted a drastic currency
reform, the "gold yuan was peggec
at four to the dollar.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29

for running the federal government,
and American taxpayers are going to
have to provide about AZ billion dol
lars next year.
There is in Congress powerful
economy bloc that wants to reduce
the budget and avoid a tax increase
at almost any cost. Republican leaders
in the Senate, Taft of Ohio and
Wherry of Nebraska, want cuts. Taft
has talked of chopping off 10 per cent
from the Marshall Plan and Wherry
is for whacking off Is per cent.
All 435 members of the House. and
onerthird of the 96 Senator's will have
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29
Education
Booming EnfOIIments

Booming EnfCllments
The wartime baby boom helped
push the nations school enrolment
past % million, highest in history, at
the start of the present school year.
The Census Bureau says there are
100000 more students this year than
la and about 100000 more than in
prewar 1910.
A sample survey by the bureau
shows almost 20 million students in
'ementary schools, more than six
million in high school and more than
two million in college or professional
school.
There are also one million children
in kindergartens, foreshadowing a
further wave of war babies that will
keep the early grades crowded for
years.
College attendance will grow small
er and take on younger look as the
veteran enrolment declines. There
are now about 1,080,0 vets in school,
compared to 1,294,00o a year ago.
The Three RS
"A report of the National Education
Association claims that the three RS,
instead of being neglected, are get
ting more, attention than ever in the
nations schools.
In grandfather's time, one basic
reader often was the only reading
text. It's not unusual now, the re-
port says, for pupil in better schools
to read rs or 30 books during his first
year.
Willard E. Givens, NEA executive
secretary, says:
"The technics of teaching the tool
subjects (reading, writing and arith-
metic) are vastly improved. Stu.
dents who can advance rapidly are
given the opportunity. Special diff,
culties hampering the advance o.
some are diagnosed and eliminated
through instruction adjusted to indi
viduai needs.
'The three RS are still the founda
ton of our school studies. Schools arr
teaching them better than they hav,
ever been taught before"
Children read more books, reat
more rapidly and read with create
understanding, Givens says.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29

1890. There also were uprisings in
1903, 1848 and 1867. But it remained
for the bloody uprising Of 1916 and
guerrilla fighting in l9l9-2O to break
British authority.
Fire has been self governing since
1921 when the British Parliament set
UP. the Irish Free State It comprised
all but the six northern counties
(llsterl which chose to remain in the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern ireland.
The Easter Rebellion
4 Actually. the last slim constitutional
bond with Britain was cut last De-
cember when the Dali (Parlianent)
repealed the law empowering the
English King to aceredit Irish diplo-
mats abroad. But the celebration was
!. delayed until Easter Monday, the
33rd anniversary of the 1916 uprising.
That means the Irish Independence
Day will falr on a different day each
year--the day after Easier.
The Declaration Of Independence
was proclaimed at noon from the
steps of Dublin's general postoffice,
where. the 1915 uprising started. The
tattered tricolor of green, gold and
white which the rebels raised that
Easter Monday flew over the cererno-
nies. Many of the rebels who fought
that day were in the cheering crowd.
Roll Of Freedom
Seven other countries have won
freedom since the end Of the war.
Some gained dominion status, Others
won complete sovereignty. In the or
der of their creation, they are:
Trans Jordan Recognized by Brit
ain as an Independent Arab state,
March %, l948.
Philippines Created as an inde-
pendent republic by agreement with
the United States, July 4, i946.
India and Pakistan--Achieved do
minion status under provisions of the
Indian independence Act, August IS.
1947.
Burma = Recognized as a republic
by Britain, January 4, l948.
Malaga - Federated Malay States
reeognizedsby the British, February,
l948.
CeyIOn-A Accorded responsible sta
.tus within the British Commonwealth,
February 4, l948.
Israel Sovereign state proclaimed
at the end of the British mandate
! over Palestine, May Is, l94s,
Three other states Estonia, Latvis
and Lithuania have disappeared
from the map since the war. They
were assimilated by Russia.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29

to stand for reelection in 1850.
When the Atlantic Pact comes UP
for ratification in the Senate there
will be extended debate The pact
simply pledges that this country and
IL western European states will
stand together if attacked.
Voting for the pact itself won't IN
volve spending any money. Only the
Senate will vote on the Atlantic
treaty, and approval by two-thirds is
necessary for ratification.
Another Lend-Lease
But all Congress will have to decide
on how much money, if any, it will
vote to carry out one of the principal
ideas of the pact: military aid for
members.
The cost to the United States may
run as high as two billion dollars.
That will mean lots of talk in both
houses. Even if the cuts are small the
talk will be big.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29

lOngteSS gets sdrOuIlu 10 NOtlHB on dp~
preparations. It is then that the funds
may be. cut.
So; although both House and Senate
recently. approved a second year for
the Marshall Plan, it will come up
for debate soon all over again 1t is
being studied now in relation to the
Atlantic Pact and the domestic de-
Tense program.
Cost ~ Billion
The cost of these three, the way
President Truman wants them imple-
Tnented, would be about % billion
dollars.
Add to that about 20 billion dollars
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29

coal and machinery --equal to 22
freight trains Of so cars each.
The previous daily record was 81
246 tons, set April II.
Before the Russians imposed their
blockade last June, about {, 700 tons of
supplies moved to Berlin daily BY rail
from western Germany. Considerably
more. However, reached the city by
road and water, especially from the
east
A Perfect Performance
All previous air supply perform
snces, such as the China India Fights
were dwarfed by this exploit. Airlift
commanders said it proved planes
alone can easily supply divisions
aground-a JOB hitherto handled ex..
clusively BIZ trains and fleets eof
trucks.
The four -enginad C-54s landed at
three minute intervals at Tempelhof,
Gatow and Tegel airfielis
ntenafice men kept an average
of 200 planes n flight, This was 50
per cent of all craft in ives -ern Ger
many available for cargo hauling.
The record performances was
achieved despite Soviet aerial maneu-
vers in the airlift corridors. The Red
Air Force staged extensive firing
drills. practice bombing runs and
mass. parachute jumping throughout
most of the day.
See No End TO Blockade
Meanwhile American and British
officials debated rlrnors that the Rus
SLAMS were likely ITO propose lifting o
the Berlin blockade.
There have been no Soviet over
lures of that kind" said one higl
military Intelligence source 6iernal
Communists. being squeezed by ou
counter blockade. undoubtedly woul
like to end the Berlin crisis but tn
Russians are running eastern Ger
many, not the Germans.
London newspapers had carried re
ports that Soviet Gen. Georgiev Me-
linn was en- route to Washingto
with a proposal to lift the Berli
blockade If the German capital wer
turned over completely to the Unite
Nations.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-29

ANA - - - - = ~
cessor to the late
Sol Bloom. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt,
Jr., bearer Of a po-
tent political name,
will be a candidate
but not on the
Democratic ticket.
E The fight already
has produced a split
in M h a ttan 5
Democratic organi-
zation once-pow-
erful Tannsny.
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