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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26
Gilmore Defeats
Navy Candidates
Team Last Night

The uSS Howard Gilmore bas-
ketball team last night defeated
Tim Naval Base Candidates to the
tune 81 49-44.
Bruno and Martywcska led the
winners with II points each. Dave
Tanning poured II points through
the basket for the losing Candi-
dales.
Coach Freeman was we'll pleas
ed with his team even though
they did lose The Gilmore is a
good team and the close score
shows a fine game was played
hy both teams.
Coach Freeman and IS mem
bers Of the Candidates will leave
February ]. instead of the fourth
a. announced before. This will
giVe them q chance TO practice
more together and perhaps make
a better showing for themselves
a. the Sixth Naval District
Tournament They are scheduled
% play February II.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26
Navy All Hands Party
To Be Held Here Saturday
AT Naval Recreation Area

, forms of entertainment will be
furnished.
All hands will be treated to a
buffet lunch and free beer and
soft drinks. In addition games
and sports events will be avail
able, with several prizes being
awarded.
Among the games for those
who wish to participate will be
tug of war, three legged race,
egg throwing contest, sack race,
bucket race, and basketball race.
Prizes will be awarded the win
ners of each event.
Those attending the party are
requested to bring their families.
The games are scheduled to start
around 100 Saturday aftrnoon
with Risk putting on his demon
stration shortly after the games
are completed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26

(Mornine. Afiernooa ana Nesn
Daily and sunday play
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26
Sonar Defeats PoIIOck's;
Bamboo Room Wins 18th Tilt;
Caragemen Beat VOgues
Three Good Basketball
Games Played Last
Night At High School
Gymnasium Here

Sonar School won over Pol
locks Jewels; Bamboo Room de-
feated Spider Web Drive In,
while Overseas Garage beat the
Vogue Cleaners in basketball
games played last night at the
High School Gymnasium.
High scorer in the first game
was Wazulla, with II points, Hale
scored IL, Perkins 8, Peterson 7,
Wales 5, and Battles 2. For the
losers, w. Herrick, K. Herrick, G..
Herrick and Skaggs scored 10
each and Borden scored 6.
Score by quarters: Total
Pollock's Jewels 10 7 IA 1916
Sonar School - Is IL z $3.50
Bamboo Room won their fourth
straight game in the second half
by a one-sided score of Ga to %.
High man was G. Barber with
II points, Meador scored is. and
G. Sweeting IA. For the losers r.
V. Smith, Roberts, Griffen and O.
Ingraham each scored six points.
Score by quarters: Total
Spider Web 4 4 T 1873
Bamboo Room IS 10 16 1874
The Overseas Garage won over
the Vogue Cleaners by a As to 81
score. High man was James. with
IA points, Dion 8, Curry 7, Valdez
and Lastres 6 each. Gardner scor-
ed 8, and Roberts 8, for the losers.
Score by quarters: Total
Overseas Garage 10 8 IA l3-45
Vogue Cleaners 8 10 3 9-31
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26
.USS Minah Gets
.HereOn Monday

USS Minah, an 136-foot vessel
of the U. S. Navy, is scheduled
to arrive at the Key West Naval
Base for general overhaul on
Monday, it was announced today.
The Minah is coming here from
Panama City.
On Saturday the USS Cory,
"a destroyer, is scheduled to ar
rive here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26
KEY WESTERS SOUGHT

CONTINUED From Page Cnel
March %, 80 and 30, and each
will receive ST an hour for the
period, DiVincent said.
The census will be to determ-
inc, not only the number of per
son residing in the nation. but
the buying power of the country"
said DiVincent The enumerators
will question each five persons
they see as to the amount OF
money they received last year"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26

Chapter. and Pfoslienl 81 ~
local Lions Club has sad
years March Of Dllnes b m
misnumer Ne4lals tFea 81
dollars. must uafeh eiih Hn
dimes Il ne are g alcaef =
long last IN conqmunE .nisfl
paralysis"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26
Calendar
BASKETBALL

Island City Basketball League
(High School Gym,
Night
THURSDAY
7.0O-Spider Web Drive-Inn VS.
Vogue Cleaners.
600-Overseas Garage VS.. Son.
a. School.
900 Bamboo Room VS.. Pol
locks Jewels.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26
l:I'II IIZIilllIS
ISLAND CITY LEAGUE

have one tied game.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26
POLIO FOUNDATION
(Continued FROM Page Onel

tOOIItAIINSA 7 OIHI ne NFNIIF
to share the burden of this pestil-
ence.
When we consider the cumula-
tive cost of the disease-care and
equipment for victims of a year
ago, and of 2 years ago, and Of
the year before that as well as
for those who may be victims in
1950-we realize how inadequate
all past contributions would be.
As Mr.. Charles Smith, local Urea
surer of the Monroe County Polio
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26
FOLLOWING
THROUGH
BY PEDRO AGUILAR
lAAAAAAAA
LEADING SCORERS
IN BASKETBALL

Leading scorers in the Island
City Basketball League, incllld-
ing all games played in the sec
ond half:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-26

Fifty years ago only $4,000
people worked for the federal
government. Now the figure IS
I2,l11, 900.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
THE NOME NUGGET
CARRIE McLAIN WRITES FROM STATES

Word was received yesterday from City Clerk Carrie McLain, who is in the States on her first trip Outside in thirty years.
 She states that the flight to Seattle was made in twelve hours and that she was met by her brother Frank Stipek, in Seattle and has enjoyed family reunion as well as contacting many former Nome friends who seem to be ev- anywhere.
 Among those she has already seen are Albert Chagnon, Ed Horen, MT. and Mrs. Jack Dowd, Jennie O'Farrel, MT. and Mrs. Chas. Cavey, and Jennie Martin. She states that Mrs. Martin is much improved in health and plans to return to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
Early Filing Gets Early Refunds

Early filing of income tax re- turns has enabled the Internal Revenue Service to refund 42 per cent more money to persons in Washington and Alaska during the first five weeks of the current filing period than during the cor responding period last year, ac- cording to collector Clark Squire in Tacoma.
 So far, $847,34O has been re- tuned to 2O,089 taxpayers. One year ago the amount was $595,727 to l2,548 taxpayers, and two years. ago it was $488,175 to l2,899.
 Collections of federal taxes of all kinds in the Washington-Alas- ka district total $72,7OO,O28 as compared with $75,S25,319 a year ago. Income taxes amount to S4l,- 463, 1861, a drop of $7,4l3,36O.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
NOMINATE MRS. M. J. WALSH FOR ALASKA MOTHER OF 1850

The Golden Rule Foundation which annually chooses an Ameri- can mother for special recognition on Mothers Day, has invited Alaska to participate and send an Alaska mother as a delegate.
 The Alaska Federation of Wo- mems Club president s m a Smith was chosen as chairman of the program by Governor Gruen- ing.
 The Federation Club here. the Home Arts Club, has submitted the name of Mrs. M. J. Walsh, as Mrs. Walsh more than fills all the qualifications specified for the Alaskan Mother of 1850.
 If Mrs. Walsh is selected as the Alaskan Mother she will be in- vited to go to New York on Moth CTS Day with mothers selected from all over the States and be the guest of the Foundation, which pays all expenses.
 Mrs. Walsh has been a resident of Nome since 1899 when she came here as small child with her parents and is the mother of ten children all of whom were born in Nome and most of whom make their home in Alaska.
 Character, reputation, religious integrity as well as civic interest all enter into the qualifications and the Club unanimously agreed that Mrs. Walsh is certainly qual- flied as well as being good mother and home maker.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
Russian Military Planes Exceed US.

WASHINGTON - An Ameri- can aviation expert said yester- day Russia is ahead of the United States both in aircraft produc- ton and in the number of mili- tary planes it has in service.
 However, said John F. Victory, executive secretary of the nation al advisory committee for aero nautics, this country isn't dis turbed by that situation because it feels that it has the better planes.
 "We think we still have suprem- acy in the air." he said, "because of the superior performance and military effectiveness of our air craft"
 Victory said in prepared speech that neither. the United States nor Russia has practical military plane of super sonic speed. U. s. planes can go faster than sound. now only when un- armed, he said, adding:
 "We see ourselves in the posi- ton of a runner in a race who knows he is being hard pressed" ."
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
JAPANESE GET HEALTHIER

TOKYO, (P) - The Japanese are getting healthier. General MacArthur's health and welfare section says in a report that pro gress has been made in controll- ing disease" death rates are down, and some OnCc-feared dis eases are no longer a menace.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
LARGE GATHERING ATTEND DINNER

With over a hundred people participating, the potluck supper |of the Federated Methodist) Church was held at the Pioneer Hall Friday with Dan Jones act ing as postmaster.
 Special music was prepared by the Junior and Senior Choirs of the church.
 The general committee in charge of the dinner were: Mrs. Robert Leise, chairman; Mrs. H. F. Harper, Mrs. Stan Morgan, Mrs. Roscoe Wilkie, Mrs. John Fults and Mrs. E. Clark.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
Savoonga News

December 11th Lawrence Stan ley Kingeekuk, infant son of MT. and Mrs. Ronald Kingeekuk died after about two weeks illness. Miss Marian Sanford, public health nurse had made a rush trip over from Gambell few days be- fore to give him penicillin, but it was of no avail.
 The week before Christmas saw the Nick Wongittilin, Nathan Noongwook, Joseph Noongwook, Ollin Noongwook, Donald Pungo- wiyi, Herbert Kiyuklook, Peter Waghiyi and Bobby Kavah fam lilies returning from their trapping camps. Also all of the young men who had gone out to various camps. Many fox have been caught, but the prices are still quite low.
 Christmas Eve~ the school chil- dren under the direction of the teachers MT. mad Mrs. Wesley Du- tiel and Tim Gologergen put on "a Christmas program at the Schoolhouse. For the first time in many years Christmas tree was among the things to be used in decoration. The program consist ed of recitations, songs, and a Christmas play. Many gifts were exchanged.
 The rest of the night before Christmas was spent by many of the men and boys in working on the sanctuary of the Church so il would be ready for services the next day. By eight o'clock the next morning the was nearly completed so the workers went home for some sleep while an other group started the job of cleaning up. Finally at for pm all was in readiness and the chil- dren of the Sunday School put on their program which included several carols which are not sc | familiar, the Christmas story, and recitation by the pre-school age group. Gifts were again distrib- uted
 December 26th MT. and Mrs Dutiel and daughter Pamela, and several of the natives went to Gambell for a visit. They returned the 28th. On January 9th, MT Demmert came over here for a visit and the 7th Mir. and Mrs Walt Geisher of the C.A.A. in Gambell arrived to pay a visit We had our turkey dinner at that time as the turkey had not ar rived before. The visitors with Miss Canford returned to Gam bell on the 10th.
 The biggest topic of conversa- ton right now is the very unusual weather for this time of the year. January 18th seagulls were seen and quite number were killed to vary the diet. On the 23rd the shore ice went out and since then theer has been wonderful Walrus hunting. During the past week around 30 WalruS have been kill ed. This has certainly been a God send as there shouldn't be any shortage of meat now before spring hunting.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13

The first subscription library in the American colonies was pro- iected by Benjamin Franklin in l73l in Philadelphia.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13

Mrs. Clyde Godsbe left yester- day with Pan American for Lin den, Wash, where she will visit with her mother for a few weeks
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13

For more than 200 years New England agriculture was a self sufficient family enterprise.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
Opportunity
 At Your Door

After the 10th week of playing Alaskagrams every testant receives copy of the Territorys finest illus trated reference book-the extensive 712-page ALAS KA ALMANAC
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13

Most apples will not freeze if stored at 31 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13

Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
Evening star., 1950-04-28
Jersey Clamps Down
On Western Union for
Transmitting Bets
BY the Asseeioied Press

BRTDGETON. N. j., April 28.-
New Jersey clamped down on
Western Union yesterday fol
transmitting horse race bets, but
the telegraph company contendeo
there was no law against 1t.
Nelson F. Stamler, State deputy
attorney general, said wholesale
quantities Of money orders were
Transmitted to out-of State book
makers for bets that could not be
placed locally under New Jersey
law.
Western Union said it was
legally a common carrier and hac
no right to refuse money -ordel
kilograms for betting purpose.
unless their transmission wa.
banned by State law. New Jersey
the company said, had no such
law.
The State began it's breakdown
Wednesday night in a raid on the
Western Union Office here.
The deputy attorney general sale
he would ask for warrant against
the executive in charge of Western
Unions operations in New Jersey
accusing him of operating a dis
orderly house, bookmaking anc
sending messages intended fol
illegal purposes.
Mr.. Stamler said he would for
ward the list of the money order
bookies to authorities in Missouri
and Illinois for. investigation.
New Jersey law permits betting
at it's three race tracks but pro-
hibits off -the-track wagering.
Evening star., 1950-04-28

of bad legal trouble except for one
conviction 80 years ago for carry
ing a pistol. Erickson got into
trouble because of his annually
renewed pistol permits.
In 1899 he was charged with
perjury in falsely swearing he
had never been arrested, when he
applied for a pistol permit. Police
said the bookmaker had been
arrested five times.
Erickson got a directed verdict
of acquittal on that, but was i'm
mediately re-arrested on similar
charge. He was convicted, got
a reversal on appeal and that
case was eventually dropped.
But his nemesis, Mayor La
Guardia, meanwhile ordered his
arrest as "a disorderly person"
He was arraigned on a no.
year-old law defining a vagrant
as a person with no apparent
business or profession who main
tains himself principally by
gambling"
Erickson's answer was to ap-
pear at the courthouse with an
armored car with six husky
guards. Out of the car came
$125,000 in securities which were
dumped on the courtroom table
He called q witness who saic
that Erickson had a $4,000
account with a brokerage firm.
Erickson was convicted, but beat
the rap on appeal.
Questioned in Stabbing.
A year later, in 1910, he was
questioned five hours about a
Sixth avenue stabbing. and re-
leased while Mayor La Guardis
howled in indignation.
In 1941 and 1912 he settled
for $4,000 two suits for more thar
100000 over gambling losses.
Three men tried to rob him in
his room at the New York Ath-
letic Club in 1941. A battling
chambermaid saved him. A po-
liceman was shot in the thigh and
one of the robbers killed himself
to avoid capture, The two Others
went to Sing Sing Prison.
Also in 1941, Erickson was tried
for allegedly stabbing a wealthy
stock broker. Milton F. Unter-
meyer. during party at his New
Jersey home.
The jury deliberated two hours
and acquitted Erickson.
Evening star., 1950-04-28
|McGroth Says FBI Is Ready
For Quick Roundup Of Reds

crime situation. with police deal
ing with more than a million an
nually.
His comments on the FBI were
made during an interview.
He told newsmen that the cur
rent Senate investigation of
charges brought by Senator Nc
Carthy. Republican. of Wisconsin
will cast no reflection on the
Justice Department or the FBI
So far Mccarthy hasn't turned
up any Communists or subversive-
ness in the Government"
Evening star., 1950-04-28
Sunday Bus Trip 10 Follow
Assassin Booths Trail

A caravan trip, following the
escape route of John Wilkes
Booth, Abraham Lincoln's assaS-
sin, will be part of the week END
program arranged by the National
Capital Parks.
Buses for the trip will leave
at $3.50 am. Sunday, from the
Chartered Coach Department of
the Capital Transit Co., 1416 F
street NV. The buses will return
to Washington at about 7 pm.
having made the circuit from
Ford's Theater, place of the as
saSsination, to CARROTS farm
where Booth was finally cornereo
and killed April 26. 1865. Stops
along the way will include the
home of DR.. Samuel A. Mudd
where Booths broken leg was set
Participants have been advised
TO bring picnic lunches.
Other events scheduled for Sun.
day include nature outing alont
Mount Vernon Memorial High.
way, led by Park Naturalist Evar
Haynes. The party will leave The
Dyke parking area, about five
miles south of Alexandria, at 2:3(
pm.
A bird walk in the Soldiers
Home grounds will be organized
by Park Naturalist Kenny Dale
at am. Sunday at Park place
and Park road NV.
Evening star., 1950-04-28
Erickson Caused Stir Last Year
BY Presence at Democrat Affair
Says He's 'Bookmoker
Turned Florist; Often
FIoyed by La Guordio
BY Edword Morse
Associofed Press Sfoff Writer

NEW YORK, April 2S.-Frank
Erickson has been a big time
bookmaker-one OF the biggest.
He calls himself "a bookmaker
turned florist"
At any rate, he's scheduled to
appear today before a Senate sub
committee to tell what he knows
about gambling.
Erickson hasn't been able to
keep out of trouble with the law
as well as the suave Frank Co.'S
tello, who testified before the
same group yesterday
AS late as last October, Erick-
sons appearance at big political
shindig at the National Democra-
tic Club in New York caused a
midcampaign rumpus.
A news photographer snapped
his picture at the party attended
by such bigwigs as Senator Leh-
man of New York, Mayor William
O'Dwyer and James A. Farley.
The published picture gave the
Republicans plenty of ammunition
and caused Mayor O'Dwyer to say
it looked to him like a photo
graphic "frame-up."
Here is why the pudgy, 54-year-
old gambler caused such a politi-
cal row:
Five years ago, New York's late
police commissioner, Lewis j. VAL
entine, said Erickson, Costello and
Joe Adonis were "the big three of
New York's professional gambling
empire"
"They are the big shots and
have the money" Mr.. Valentine
said. "Our problem is to get the
big shots"
Called "Tinhorn Punk"
While New York's late Mayor
Fiorello H La Guardia held sway
at City Hall, he called Erickson
"a tinhorn punk"
The size of Erickson's operations
publicly described as bookmak-
ing-was indicated four years ago
by the city's claim for business
taxes on $30,208,l43 of his bank
deposits between 1884 and 1886
Erickson fought the city's claim
for $36,317 in taxes on these de-
posits, then gave in noncha1antly.
Frankly" he said, I'm tired of
litigation. Therefore I have de-
cided to pay this tax even though
I am convinced there is no legal
basis for it,"
Erickson tossed aside C waiter
apron 80 years ago to become a
bookmaker.
He had a 22-room house on
Long Island worth 100000 before
postwar imitation. Powerful politi-
clans and public officials were
among his friends.
In 1916, during one of his
numerous court appearances, he
complained of Mayor La Guardia S
bitter and relentless campaign"
against him.
He, is reported to live in various
places today. including New York
hotels, Florida, and Cliffside, N. j.
Charged With Perjury.
sCoStellOfn1anaged to keep out
Evening star., 1950-04-28
BY me A,,oeio.ed Press

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., April 28
In case war breaks out with
Russia, the FBI is ready to round
up possible subversives on a mo-
ment's notice, Attorney General
McGrath said last night.
| He said that acting on the basis
of files and Investigations. and US
+ ing improved techniques gained
during World War II. the FBI is
ready to herd persons who would
be dangerous 10 the internal Sc
curity Of the United States" into
detention camps Immediately.
Then they would be screened
he said, and some of those we
pick up probably will be perfectly
all right and we'd release them"
Il don't entertain the slightest
doubt that the FBI is ready to
give complete protection in the
event of war" Mr.. McGrath said
The FBI is ready to move at IL
o'clock tonight"
Here to address the National
Probation and Parole Associat tion
on the subject of juvenile delin-
quency. he said that juveniles
continue to be the root of our
Evening star., 1950-04-28
Two on Police Board
In Kansas City Defy
Smith 10 Fire Them
BY The Assoeio,ed Press

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, April
28.-Two members of the Kansas
City Police Board. target of severe
criticism since the Staying of
Charles Binaggio. today defied the
Governor to fire them.
And Gov. Forrest Smith says
he'll fire them-as soon as he gets
their formal refusal to resign.
The Governor. who wants to set
up an entirely new police board,
yesterday asked Hampton s.
Chambers and r. Robert Cohn to
resign in the public interest"
Both men. holdovers from a
previous administration, said they
wouldn't comply with Gov. Smith S
request.
2 Others Resign.
Civic groups have declared the
public has lost confidence in the
police commissioners since gun
men shot down Binaggio, Kansas
City North Side Democratic lead
er. and his ex-convict associate,
Charles Gargotta. April S.
The two other police board
members-President j. L. (Tuck)
Milligan and Sheridan Farrell
voluntarily turned in their resig-
nations. Both were Smith ap-
pointees.
Mr.. Chambers declared in Kan
sas City,
Il don't believe any upright
citizen in this city is against me.
If they are and will come to me
and tell me that I have not served
this community in the proper way,
nothing will give me greater plea
sure than stepping out. But if
they don't I will fight anything
in this State to continue serving. -
To Demand Hearing.
Mr.. Cohn. the only Republican
member of the board, said:
III demand hearing. I'm not
guilty of any offense or miscon-
duct as member of the police
board and the Governor will have
to prove me guilty under police
law"
The Kansas City Chamber of
Commerce accused Mr.. Milligan
and MIR. Farrell Of being friendly
with Binaggio. Binaggio had sup
ported Gov. Smith politically.
Gov. Smith told press confer
ence yesterday that he had ac-
cepted the Milligan and Farrell
designations and added:
They said they had not done
anything wrong and had worked
honestly and diligently to give
Kansas City good police depart
ment."
Politics Charged.
In statement last night, Mil
ligan said the police Department. S
morale and efficiency had been
improved in the last year.
He said the false and untrue
charges being made against me
and other members of the board
were motivated by politics as cam
paign material for next years city
election.
The Governor has already ap-
pointed one new member to the
board, replacing Mr.. Farrell. He
is Elmo Hunter, 34-year-old law
yer.
Evening star., 1950-04-28
Siemo Nu Alumni Club
Elects w. n. Johnson

W. H. johnson, of 1910 Twenty
fifth street NV. has been elected
president of the Sigma Nu Alumni
Club.
Others elected, it was announced
are Wiley Maroon. vice president;
Charles Shortt, secretary and Will
liam A. Patterson, treasurer.
Evening star., 1950-04-28

The lighthouse at Cape Hat
teras, N. c., was closed in 1886
but put back into service Is years
later. stt rr -li& \
Evening star., 1950-04-28

Haiti is the smallest of the
American republics.
Evening star., 1950-04-28

About 13 pounds of manganese
are consumed in making one net
tone of steel,