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Flood llpppOd Perils Mount In Midwest Today; Ice
Storm Cripples Tennessee; Florida Has Shirt
Sleeve Weather; 40 Below In Hell, Norway
% Ths Assse.asea Preaal

The weather picture varies
greatly across the nation today,
- general, the East still is enjoy
ing mild weather, but flood perils
appear to be mounting in the
Midwest A severe ice storm has
struck Gripping blows in Ten
nessee. More freezing weather
threatens additional damage to
the California citrus and. vege-
table crops.
The Midwest flooded areas
are IN Indiana and Illinois and
some flood conditions are threat
ening parts of Kentucky and
Missouri. More rain has fallen
IN the flooded sections of Illinois
aud Indiana. In many places
highways are blocked and rail
and highway traffic is disrupted.
A city of 10000 in northwest In
diana, Logansport, is nearly iso-
lated by the rising waters of the
flooded Wabash River. Hundreds
Of persons are homeless in the
flooded areas. Units of the In
diana National Guard have been
alefted for emergency duty.
Memphis public utilities, in
Guiding transportation. have been
elfrtailed by the city's worst ice
Storm in II years. All schools
have been closed until Monday.
Thousands of Memphis homes
are without electricity and many
are without heat.
A wide band of freezing and
rain and sleet has impeded high
way traffic from northern Ohio
and northwest Pennsylvania,
southwestward across most of
Indiana and southern Ohio into
southeast Missouri and Arkan-
sas.
Meanwhile, the weatherman
saws. there is no immediate re-
lief from the cold in sight for
southern California. Tomato
crops are said to have been bad
ly damaged by the freezing
weather. AS yet the damage to
citrus crops has been limited to
frosting of the new growth
which was nipped by the frost
last month.
II is shirt-sleeve weather in
Florida and Georgia and along
MUCH of the Gulf. The Eastern
area also has spring-like weather,
still unmarried by a previously
predicted cold spell.
BY the way, it was 40 degrees
below zero in Hell. Norway, yes
terday.
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BALL-DuPONTS WANT

(Continued From Page One,
ed the Dupont group and others
had conspired since 194l ID
monopolize bidding for certain
public bonds in Florida.
The suit also complained the
defendants were instrumental in
bringing mail fraud and other
criminal charges against the r. E.
drummer firm, and that these
moves inspired attempts in the
legislature to investigate the COM
pany.
Federal Judge Barker granted
permission yesterday for the de-
PENDANTS to argue motion for
delay in filing an answer.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals for the furn-
ishing of all labor and equipment
for the widening of the existing
channel in the Garrison Blight to
a width of Twenty-Five (25) feet
immediately in front of and adj
iacent to the spit projecting
Northwardly from the Northwest
Roosevelt Boulevard will be re-
ceived bv the City Commission
of The City of Key West, Flor
ida. in the Commission Chambers
in the City Hall at O'Clock PM.
on Monday, January is, 1850. at
which time and place said pro-
posals will be publicly opened
and read.
Plans and specifications may
be secured from the Office of the
Director of Public Service, City
Hall. Key West. Florida.
Each proposal for the furnish
ing of labor and equipment for
the widening of such channel
must be enclosed in sealed en-
velope and marked on the out
side Proposal for Widening the
Existing Channel in the Garrison
Blight"
The City of Key West, Florida,
reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals, or to waive any
informality in any proposal.
VICTOR LOWE,
ian6 l949 City Clerk.
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
IKnoW Americal

Loretta Young, actress, born
in Salt Lake CITY. SO years ago.
Alice n. Wadsworth, Genesee'
N Y. woman's leader. born IN
Cleveland. 10 years ago.
Carl Sandburg famous poet
author. born in Galesburg, ILL., "
years ago.
Congressman sam haypurh VI
Texas. Democratic leader, born IN
Roane County, Tennessee, %
wears age.
Edward F. Wilson, president oil
Wilson g. Co. Chicago. born IN
Chicago, As years ago,
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TRUMAN SAYS POVERTY

Continued Fruin rsRe onel
facing the country INV IS MA H.
flation."
As for wages. the adlninIfFa.
ton hopns 70 keep hands 90 ihai
problem. Said tire Presidents
These wage adiustnrnis uro
now in the hands % management
and labor. That Is whcre they
should remain"
Mr.. Truman appears ~ have
powerful morale builder for bus
mess in his ccunornic nczso9e
Credit IS given 30 industry. lahoF
and agriculture for judgment and
restraint 10 help pun ERE nallon
through the 1913 rccczsion.
And the President said lhe
lofty goals ahead can b. achieved
IL these three groups pull toeeih.
er again--and. he sad Il iha
government sticks % wise poll
cies.
Mr.. Truman said hts prop.1ri
tax increose would not 9 severe
But he kept secret again the Kind
OF tax Law changes be wants
The President first nenliuae.l
the tax proposal in his state ~
the Union message % CunEresA
which he delivered personally on
Wednesday.
Presumably the tsx propuzai
will be blueprinted IN the an
nual budget message. due o.
reach Capitol Tin Monday.
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Tallahassee, Florida
December 18th, 1949.
NOTICE

NOTICE
NOTICE S hereby given that tn,
Trustees Of the Internal Improve.
ment Fund of the State of Florida
Pursuant to Law, will offer fol
sale. for objections only, in ITALIA
hassee, Florida. at 1890 o'clock A
NJ. January nth. 1850, the land il
MONROE COUNTY, described a.
follows:
All that certain tract of land
situate, lying and being on the
Island of Key West, Monroe
County. Florida. and commence
ing at point at the Easterly
Roosevelt Boulevard and Palm
Avenue, and thence running Rin
Northeasterly direction 39S
feet, more or less: thence at
right angles in SoutheasteFly
direction All feet and s inches;
thence at right angles in a
Southwesterly direction 39S
feet, fore or less out to Palm
Avenue: thenfe at right angles
along Palm Avenue in a North
westerly direction All feet and
s inches back to the point or
place of beginning. containing
approximately 3.75 acres.
The Purchaser is required to pay
the cost of advertising and docu
mentary stamps.
The Sale, if and when made, shall
be subject to the Trustees reserv
ing unto themselves 75qo of tn,
phosphate, minerals and metal:
and soc of the petroleum thereon
or hereunder. All fashionable ma
terials are reserved.
THE TRUSTEES or INTERNAL
IMPROVEMENT FUND reserve the
right to reject the sale.
~ a. ~ -
ternal Improvement Fund of thu
State of Florida. u
FULLER WARREN.
Governor
Attest:
F. c. Elliot, Sec.
Trustees l. |. Fund
dec.16-23-3 80. 1919 ;jan.6-13,1 1850
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Use your phone. Adver-
tisements may be inserted
IN these columns by phone
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Tallahassee. Florida
December 5th. 1919.
NOTICE

Tallahassee, Florida,
December 5th. 1913.
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the
Trustees of the Internal Improve
ment Fund Of the State Of Florida,
Pursuant to Law. will offer for
sale for objections only. in ITALIA
hassee, Florida. at HOO o'clock A.
NJ. January 18th. 1850, the land in
MONROE COUNTY. described as
follows:
The submerged or sovereignty
land belonging to the State of
Florida lying in Section j.
Township SIS South, Range rs
East. between the East side of
Thompson street extended to
the South Vine of the R(W of
Roosevelt Street and the West
side Of George street extended
to said South line of the R/W
of said Roosevelt Street, con-
tanning az acres, more or less.
The Purchaser is required TO pay
the advertising cost.
The Sale, If and when made. shall
he subject to the Trustees reserv-
ing unto themselves 75G of the
phosphate. minerals and metals and
SOC Of the petroleum thereon or
Hereunder. All fashionable mat
erials are reserved.
THE TRUSTEES OF INTERNAL
IMPROVEMENT FUND reserve the
right to reject the sale
BY ORDER of the Trustees Of
the Internal Improvement Fund OF
'' FULLER WARREN,
Governor.
Attest:
F. {. Elliot, Sec.
Trustees /. I. Fund.
dec.16- $3.50, 1919 ;jan.6-1S. 1850.
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Reds ErpeI Four
Correspondents

PRAGUE. Czechoslovaxia.
Jan. e.-tP).-The Commun-
ist government has expelled
four news correspondents
from this country.
Among them Is Richard
Kasischle. chief Of The Asso-
ciated Press Bureau in this
city.
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Business office in The
Citizen Building, corner Of
Greene and Ann Streets.
Door tc the right on enter
ing building.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-06

Preliminary studies by the
Smithsonian Institution have
shown that central Texas was
long inhabited before the arrival
of known Indian tribes.
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Dnyt0nG Beach
Sets Record For
Tar Collections

DAYTONA BEACH. Jan.
6.-This city has hung up an
enviable record Of tax collec-
lions.
Mrs. Hhea B. Mordt. the
city clerk. said today that
more than SO percent of the
citY's l94s tax roll has been
collected.
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CITY BOARD no

Continued From Page One)
provided construction of these
homes must stop. The FILA insists
on good streets, or it won't make
building loans"
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LECALS
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME SrATETE

FN+hlFHH 7 = y \ z Z y = =
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned, desiring to
engage In business under the fic-
titious name of .,"0verseas : Hotter
9l9 Fleming street, Key West,
Florida, intend to register the
said name with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Monroe County,
florida.
Dated December Is, 1919.
MAX HERMAN.
ROSE HERMAN,
Sole owners.
dec. 1928 80. 1949: ian. 6, 1850.
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Tallahassee. Florida
December End, 1949.
NOTICE

Tallahassee. Florida
December 2nd, 1919.
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the
Trustees of the Internal Improve
ment Fund of the State of Florida
sale, for competitive bids, in ITALIA
hassee. Florida, at 100 o'clock A.
NJ. January 18th, 1850, the land in
MONROE COUNTY, described as
follows;
Approximately acres of sover-
eighty land in Sections 25, IS
and SO, Township Go South.
Range 80 East lying adjacent
and accredited to Gov. Lot of
Section %. but not including any
sovereignty or accredited land
extending beyond the southwest
corner of Block So of Grains
Subdivision of i. GFainlEn. as
recorded on Country Records
of Monroe County, Florida. ~
The Purchaser is required to pay
the advertising cost.
The Sale, if and when made, shall
he subject to the Trustees reserv-
ing unto themselves 75oe of the
phosphate. minerals and metals
and seq of the petroleum thereon
or Hereunder. All fashionable mat
erials are reserved.
THE TRUSTEES OF INTERNAL
IMPROVEMENT FUND reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
BY ORDER of the Trustees OF
the Internal improvement Fund OF
the state of Florida.
FULLER WARREN,
Governor
Attest:
r. G. Elliot, Sec.
Trustees l. l. Fund.
dec.16-23-30, 1919 jan. 6-13.1950
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REPORT

Key West, Fla, Jan. 6, 1949
observation taken at City Office,
$50 am, EST
TemperafuTes
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1a48 WHIZZER motor bike. S85.
Inquire at 1903 Seminary St.
ian6-3t
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Barometer
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(933 Probae Act. Secs. 1t9, AGO.
IN THE COURT OF THE COtsNTY
JUDGE. MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, IN PROBATE. &
In re: Estate of
FRANK w. JOHNSON, -
Deceased
To All Creditors and Persons
Having Claims or Demands
Against Said Estate: AZ
You and each of YOU are hereby
notified and required to present
any claims and demands which YOU,
or either of YOU, may have against
the estate of Frank W johnson, de-
ceased, late of said County, to the
County Judge of Monroe County,
Florida. at his office in the court
house of said County at Key West,
Florida, within eight calendar
months from the time of the first
publication of this notice. Each
claim or demand shall be in writ
ing, and shall state the place of re-
sidence and post office address of
the claimant, and shall, be sworn
to by the claimant, his agent, or
his attorney, and any such claim or
demand not 50 filed shall be void.
NESEY 4. JOHNSON,
AS administrator of the Estate of
Frank w Johnson, deceased.
dec.3O, i949 jan, g. 20, 1850.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TUE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN
AND FOR MONROE COUNTY. IN
CHANCERY.
Case No. I2-S3
YVoNNE DUGGAN FRANCIS.
Plaintiff.
VS.. DIVORCE
WILLIAM HOWSE FRANCIS.
Defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
TO: William H0wse Francis,
701 Canal Street.
Decatur, Alabama.
You are hereby required to ap-
pear to the Bill for Divorce filed
against you in the above styled
cause on or before the 10th day of
January, A. II. 1880. otherW ise
the allegations contained therein
will be taken as confessed.
Done and Ordered at Key West.
Monroe County, Florida. this 18th
day of December, a. ID. 1919.
Circuit Court
SeaD EARL r. ADAMS.
Clerk of Circuit Court
BY: Kathleen Nottage,
Deputy Clerk.
ENRIQUE ESQUINALDO JR,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
dee. 6-23-SO. 1949 ;jan.6, $50.
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TIDES
Naval Basel

IADE0
Naval Basel
TonnofTow
eastern Standard Time)
High Low
1890 pm. 6:O3 am.
l1:52 pm, 5:lS pm.
900
ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA
Preference Station: Key West.
Time of Height OF
Station Tide high wafer
Bahia Honda
(bridge) ----Oh ION 90 tt
No Name Key
least end) --t2h 2Om -
Boca Chica
SANDY Point)-Oh 4Om
Caldes Channel
north end) 18Th l0m +1.4 n
NOTE:
(-)-Minus sign: Corrections
to be subtracted.
(+l-Plus sign: Corrections to
he added
Evening star., 1950-07-10
Not the Army's Work

It is shame and disgrace, at time like
this, that the Army has to divert any part of its
energies to running railroad.
Presumably the Army's role in the Rock
Island strike will be negligible since the switch
men, confronted with Federal court injunction,
have been ordered back to work. But the fact
remains that the President, in order to restore
service on the Rock Island, had to direct the
Army to take over the railroad, and the switch
men, even then, refused to cooperate. They
would not bulge until contempt f-court penal
ties were looking them in the face.
The union president, Arthur J. Glover, took
the position that his men would not work for
the Army unless and until the Government "seizes
the profits of that railroad as well as the labor
of free men,"
That is a typical bit of demagoguery. The
simple fact of the matter is that Presidential
fact-hnding board, appointed under the Railway
Labor Act, had recommended settlement which
the railroad had agreed to accept. It was the
union which refused the recommendation and
went out on strike.
1t is try that the present law permits strikes
Evening star., 1950-07-10
How Right He Was

The President last month vetoed the bill
giving pay and promotion credit for time spent
In the armed forces to 100 900 veterans who came
into the postal service after World War II. This
Dill would have added many millions to the
already large postal deficit. And it would have
based advancement on factor unrelated to
merit, since many of those who would have bene-
nted were not, and could not have been, in the
postal service during the years in question
Mr.. Truman also pointed out, however, that
the bill disseminated against other veterans in
Government service who would have equal claim
to Dement'S measured by such a yardstick. In
other words, he was saying that this unearned
advancement could not be given to veterans in
the postal service without extending it to all
veterans working for the Government
The July issue of The Government Stand
ara, publication of the American Federation of
Government Employees calls upon all of its mem
oers to put pressure the Senate to override
the veto. the House having already done So
This. says The Standard, would pave the way
to get similar benefits for classified veteran en-
ployes and others"
That lays the cards on the table. It confirms
what the President said and makes it impera-
tive that the Senate should resist the pressure
and sustain the veto.
Evening star., 1950-07-10
This and That
By Charles E. TroceweN

see us return if we had been away for
awhile.
"A friend of birds, r. S. P"
Sight of helpless young bird on the
ground has incited thousands of persons
to deed of mercy.
In most cases, they are successful,
and, as our correspondent, have life
long memory.
This is true whether one wants to
take care Of the creature or not. There
is something about the sight of so much
helplessness which compels aid.
Baby birds fall from the nest, and
are unable to get back. The parents
cannot get them back. Sometimes the
little one manages to cover considerable
ground, so that it is not always feasible
to look for the nest.
In case the nest can be found, it is
the best place for the bird, provided, of
course, the finder can climb.
Sometimes 1t Is best to place the lost
bird in a berry box padded with soft
cloth. The box may be lodged securely
in fork of the tree, If q shady place
can be found.
One must not feel that the parents
refuse to come to the baby bird just
because one does not see them do it.
Birds are canny creatures. AS long as
they see some one watching them, they
will not fly down.
In case the nest cannot he found, the
bird should be taken indoor kept warm,
Evening star., 1950-07-10
E. A. Kendall.

and fed every hour during daylight. It
is not necessary to feed at night.
If feeding period is missed, no great
harm will be done. Nature has given
the baby plenty of tolerance, as the
scientists say.
Each feeding time is best begun by
giving the bird little water with a
medicine dropper. Trickling a little
water over the end of the bill puts the
bird in the mood to eat.
Foods include bits of hamburger,
yolk Of hard boiled egg, liver. bread and
milk, pablum and milk, and small Sec
tions Of angleworm. In no case should
the long tough might crawlers" be used,
but only small worms, torn into bits.
Under no circumstances give the baby
bird grit or sand. There is always some
one who will urge you todo this, but it
is all wrong. and will kill the baby.
After the bird learns to peck from the
ground. 1t will get all the grit it needs,
in this way.
Careful inspection usually will reveal
some physical marking, or trait, which
will enable one to recognize it later.
Our own Lily Belle, a robin, was
recognized for years by the way she
sidled along an overhanging branch of
the maple by the garage. No other bird
had her exact way of moving sideways
along the braach. Even her preference
for this one branch was revealing.
Evening star., 1950-07-10
ARLINGTON.

AfSI1NS11ON.
Dear Sir:
"One evening we found baby robin
that had fallen from its nest.
1T was not large enough to fly. We
brought it into the house and fed it
worms and raw hamburger for about
two weeks.
by then it flew around the house,
SO We had to find other quarters, as it
was still not able to feed itself.
For nearly another week the bird was
in the garage and during the day was
put out in the yard for awhile It would
cry for food, and as soon as my wife
would go out with some hamburger it
would fly down to her arm or shoulder.
Each day it would be less hungry and
finally stopped coming for food alto
gether. We saw it in the yard for
day or two, and then it disappeared, or
at least we have not been able to recog-
nize 1t from the many that frequent our
yard.
After nearly two weeks but before
the bird had been outdoors I placed
pan of water nearby. It Immediately
flew to the pan and took thorough
bath.
II know the bird had never seen it's
mother or other birds take bath, but
it certainly knew how to 60 about it,
Thereafter it took one or more day.
enjoying it immensely.
F'This is an experience we shall never
forget or regret. The baby bird seesAed
to vel no fear OF us and was glaas2o
Evening star., 1950-07-10
Roman Holiday

Reading the post-holiday newspaper
records OF July 4 fatalities, one is re-
minded OF that famous statue, THE
Dying Gladiator and the last line of
its poetic inscription: "Butchered to
make a Roman holiday"
Just so truly as history repeats itself.
so also does 1t alter values. In retrospect,
therefore, We can more charitably Judge
the emperors of the Decadence, who only
sacrificed score or so of barbarian
gladiators or burned less than hundred
Christians on one Roman holiday. Maybe
also there was a certain quality of
human courage or faith in those holiday
celebrations which, from the viewpoint
OF both victims and historians, partially
redeemed them.
But the United States, in it's dedica-
tion to quantity production, makes those
ancient Roman holidays ridiculous. On
our highways we butcher" without any
redeeming quality Of courage or faith,
400 or 500 victims to celebrate our
holidays. Estimated on an annual
basis OF close to 10000 over the last 10
years. our highway fatalities far exceed
those incurred in all our wars, to say
nothing Of the hundreds of thousands of
casualties outnumbering deaths, on the
basis OF war or peace. by three or four
to one.
On the other hand, we don't~have to
import our sacrificial barbarians We
Evening star., 1950-07-10
By Paul GhoIi

DARIS.-The war in Korea has thrown
L the French into state of complete
confusion-exactly what the Russians
have been waiting for
The Russians also hope to get Italy,
Western Germany Belgium and the
Netherlands into the same frame of
mind-and soon.
Logically, the French should have been
reassured about their own position, in
case OF Communist putsch or invasion,
by Americas prompt action.
Any thinking Frenchman should be
able to reason it out that at least one
result of the Korean war will be to do
away with the insane idea that a world
can be maintained safe from COM
munism merely by pouring billions Of
dollars into the laps of more or-less
popular governments
But there are many Frenchmen who
haven't yet figured that out. If Presi-
dent Truman's decision to intervene in
Korea has served to bring Britons and
Americans closer together it has done
Just the opposite in the case of the
French.
have talked to all classes of French
men since the Korean war broke. They
are more divided now between ardent
supporters and no less ardent adversaries
OF Washington diplomacy than they
were fortnight ago.
Strangely, at time like this, dis
cuSslons are appearing in the newspapers
even the mont Communist ones-about
who Is right and who is wrong, and
who started the whole Korean affair.
There is no new press campaign for
the idea of neutralizing Western Europe.
but one popular conversational theme
played in Paris cafes and restaurants
and along Champs Elysees sidewalks is
that France should try to keep the bal
ance equal between the two camps.
midas offer of mediation, and Egypt's
decision to abstain from all United Ma
tions Security Council decisions concern
ing Korea, have been followed by these
groups with open sympathy.
II the French were not largely involved
m Far Eastern affairs these DAYS