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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
City Housing
Survey Starts
On Wednesday
Housing authority
Urges Cooperation
Of Citizens Of
This Community

A special housing survey to
determine future housing needs
in Key West is getting under
way starting tomorrow. This sur
vey is being conducted for The
Housing Authority OF the City
of Key West in order to deter
mine housing need, income limits,
and racial distribution for con-
templated additional units for
low income families.
The survey is being conducted
by the office of George w. Sim
ons, Jr., Jacksonville city plan
ing and coming conSultant, with
local mterviewers under the sup
ervision of Ray Curry, Mr.. Sim
ons' representative here.
The results of the survey will
serve as an accurate guide for
the local Housing Authority in
its future planning and all
citizens interviewed are asked to
cooperate by supplying the in
formation requested. The en-
tire city will not be covered
but only enough to supply the
Housing Authority the informa-
tion required.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
Russians Nav Be
Having Another
Political Purge

LONDON, April IS. P,. IN
the past six months Moscow has
announced the deaths Of no less
than Is Russians generals and
admirals, some of them relative
~ young. in their forties. And
the Russian press has reported
the deaths of an unusual num-
Der of other leading Soviet,
figures. All these reports have.
started the west specializing that
Russia may be undergoing a
Wholesale purge, perhaps as inn
portant as the one in the. mid
thirtieS. sffs
One reason why such a, purge
might actually be in progress is
the Stain situation. He is aging,
and may be ill. THERE'S some rea-
son to believe that fake pictures
were sent out recently, pictures
which showed an apparently
healthy Stain voting in an cleo
lion. "A struggle for power among
other members of the Politburg
might be expected il Stain dies
or becomes incapacitated.
One likely successor to Stalls,
is Georgi Malenkov who's now
boss of the Communist party APP
paratus. He's a seasoned oppor-,
IuniSt and might not hesitate to
kill those he suspected of stand-,
ing in his way
There are Is Politburo mem
bers, and the impression has been
given recently that there is an.
unusually large number of alter
mates, an indication that Polit-b
buro vacancies might be expectA
ed.
Recently the Russian leader
ship took special pains to warn
Soviet citizens not to gossip
about the armed forces, because.
said one general, foreign spies
might be around, even in thes
uniforms of Soviet officers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
No True Bill
Returned In
July MobCase

r OCALA. April fS.-4R.-A
Federal Grand Jury has returned
a NO" True Biu'' in its investi-
CATION of mob action. in Lake
County last July.
The. jury, comprised of Is
white men and three negroes,
went into session yesterday at
Ocala in on effort to determine
if there were civil rights viola
tons.
The mob action came after four
Negroes attacked a young White
farm wife and beat her husband.
Three Negroes convicted in
the case testified before the
Grand Jury.
In making its report, the jury
commended Sheriff Willis v. Nc
Call for protecting the Negroes
from great violence" at the
hands of the mob.
The panel included residents of
Marion, Like and SImptcr eoun-
ties.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
State Cabinet Has
Released Funds OF
$225M To Cities
up Wirephoto

TALLAHASSEE. April Ia
The state cabinet released a lo1
of money here this morning,
A release Of $685. 900 from the
M-emerfs Relief and Pension
fund was authorized. The money
will 90 to Florida towns. The
state retained nearly $1,000 for
administering the fund.
The State Aviation Division
had $4,000 released to it for OK
penditure on airmarkers.
The money comes out of the
mileage tax paid by airlines for
the right to travel over Florida.
The Aviation Division said the
release will finance about three
hundred / arkers.
The state has 264-markers
now and has a goal of LOO. Be-
fore the war, Florida was most
completely unmarked state in
the union. But all the aerial
guides had to be destroyed for
Eecurity reasons.
The state park service was
authorized to buy the Flagler
beach house of refuge reSerVa-
ton from the federal government.
The cost comes to some $1,000.
The reservation will be develop
ed as a bathing beach and be
part of the Tomoka State Park
Development.
The tract is between Daytosa
Beach and Flagler Beach.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
Agrees That
Refinancing
Not Advisable

John Nuveen g. Co, an invest
ment organization of Chicago, has,
through its Miami representative,
Frank c.. Carr. notified City
Comptroller Charles Roberts that
it is not advisable for the city to
refund its outstanding calIablc
3%-5 81 bonds at this time.
They now agree with the
thinking Of Charles Roberts, who
has advised the. commission not
to consider rc-financing at this
time.
The Nuvecn letter was very
complimentary Of the City and
its financial status. Portion Of the.
Carr letter read;
Key West has enjoyed excel
ent growth in recent years, and
we believe will continue to pros
per and grow, This means in
creased valuation against which
Continued On Page FiveJ
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
Time-Botrlb
Plot Has
Love Motive

LOS ANGELES, April I8.-(R.
Police have an idea that love
motive might have been behind
yesterdays time-bomb plot at the
Los Angeles international Air
port.
An airlineS SteWardess, Betty
Suomela, has told police that she
was in love with John Henry
Grant, who's now being held on
investigation of murder.
Miss Sucmela says she had the
impression that Grant was going
to divorce his. wife and marry
her. In fact, she says she thought
he was in divorce court at the
time the bomb was discovered az
the airport. Miss S,iomela also
told police she met Grant three
wears ago, when she arrived b
Los Angeles from New York.
She says Grant told her he was
separated from his wife and had
no children.
Grants wife and their two
small children were or waiting
airplanc yesterday when the
bomb was found. There were 10
other persons on the plane.
As the last Of the baggage was
being loaded. Grant rushed to
the ticket office and asked that
the plane be stopped he. said
he'd put a bag full Of gasoline
on the plane. And just then a.
baggage handler dropped the bag.
in Question. It exploded and
caught fire. smuggling the handlers
eyebrows and hair. He put out
the fire with an cxtinguisher
Later, a police specialist said.
the time-bomb was cleverly de-,
signed, and had the plane taken.
off the bomb would have ex-
ploded in the baggage compart-
ment and then set fire to the
Continued On Page Fivel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
Solicit Views OF
Republicans On
Foreign Policy

WASHINGTON, April ar.
Truman and Secre-
tary of State Dean Acheson said
today that the views of Republic
cans will be solicited in an effort
TO establish "a true Bipartisan
foreign policy" That's what the
President and Acheson said in a
statement issued after calling
COP Senator Styles Bridges Of
New Hampshire to the White
House for an unusual conference.
The White House statement
also offered assurances that Re-
publicans viii be kept informed
on foreign policy matters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
Pepper Says Ed Ball Is His
Main Opponent In Senate Race
Bernie c. Papy And ]. Y. Porter Talks
Well Received BY Eargc Gathering Of Voter1S

Pepper senator brought recollection
campaign West last addressing persons
gathered in Bayvew Park.
Pepper told his audience that his opponent the
oral is Ed Ball head empire He
and other big business trying
Senate the Hoover widernesl"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
Will Improve
Lords Court.
Say New Owners

Some Improvements, perhaps
an addition TO Lords Court, the
sale Of which was consummated
yesterday, will be made by the
new owners, according to their
statements today.
Lords Court, located at South
and Elizabeth streets, was pur-'
chased for SIS, 900 by Richard H
Crotty and Jerome E. Quinn.
tLontlnued On Page SIX,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18

at later date.
And then City Clerk Victor
Lowe read the resignation of
Commissioners Adams.
Adams letter of April II fol-
lows:
"Hon. Mayor and City Commits
sioners
City of Key West, Florida
Gentlemen:
Please accept this letter as
my resignation as City Commits
sioner. effective at once. l have
decided 10 take this step because
of vicious, unfair and uniustified
attacks made against me by the
local daily newspaper during the
past week. 1t is impossible for
me or any other citizen to sue
ceSsfully combat newspaper per-
secution. Also, l do not have the
time or the inclination to enter
into a controversy which might
continue indefinitely, even though
space might be made available to
me.
The recent Resolution unani-
Inousfy passed BY your Commits
sion, adjusting delinquent taxes
ga IT, psa s.rty Of Wra Cua
Sons Company was completely
justified, and am sure all Of
you would have voted adjust
ment for any other taxpayer in
a similar situation. None OF you
were obligated to me in any way.
and am sure you we're entirely
honest.
"The local daily newspaper did
Continued On Page Foufa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
Us. Charges RUassiu With
Downing American Navy
pIune Over Bu1fic Sec
Demands Reds
Punish Those
Guilty and Pay
Indemnity To All

WASHINGTON, Apr. 10.
tAP).-The United States
has rejected a Russian
claim that an American
plane flew over Soviet ter
ritory and has levelled a
counter c h arge against
Russia.
In its note delivered to-
day in Moscow, the United
States said flatly that Rus
sian planes shot down the
missing American Navy
patrol plane over open wa
tiers of the Baltic Sea.
The note demanded that
Russia punish those respon-
sible and pay appropriate
indemnity Tor the lives OF
the ten men lost in the
plane.
The charge and the de-
mand are made in a formal
reply to Russia'S protest of
April 18th that an Ameri-
can plane had flown over
Latvia and exchanged
gunfire with Soviet aircraft
on April 8.
The Americans also
demanded that the most
strict instructions be issu-
ed to the Soviet Air Force
to prevent any new Incl
tContinued On Page FOUR
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
Commissioners Vote To
Reconsider CanceIIino
Of Curry Sons Taxes
Maitland adams Resigns, But
Resignation Not Accepted

City Commissioners last night unanimously agreed reconsider
the 1858 tax cancellation given of William
Company property o'clock special session Saturday
Commissioners present were A. Maitland Adams John
Carbonell.
Prior approval of the mnes of the meeting
sioner C. Harvey asked that the minutes be
that he objected the 1919 assessment being
Curry Sons property Harvey explained that the reduction
being the property 30 further
more that other could likewise delay
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18

Key West. Florida. hus tho
most equoble climate in the
country. with ON Cveroue
rCnge of only Ia Fohrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-18
Building Permit
For $4,000 Issued
Today By Butler

A Building permit was issued
today to William Darby, 1920
Won Phister street, for the con-
struction of an $4,000 concrete
block residence. Other permits
issued today by the office of Roy
F. Butler. director of the Depart
nent of Public Service, were
Matchett's Bakery, 901 Duvai
Continued Or Page Six
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Some Homes Will Be Visited

Although the emphasis in the forthcoming
Community Chest campaign will be on signing
up contributors at their places of employment,
residents of the suburbs should not be surprised
If campaign workers appear in residential areas,
too There is good reason for this. Whereas it
is more practicable in Washington to concentrate
efforts in the business and governmental districts,
the nearby counties largely residential, with
business establishments widely dispersed. Because
of this there will be extensive coverage of resi-
dental communities in Arlington and Fairfax
Counties and the City of Alexandria, and limited
residential canvassing in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties. This may result in some cases
of duplicate solicitation-at office and at home
but it is better to have some overlapping of effort
than to have too little effort. The 1851 Chest
task is so big that no potential gver should be
overlooked.
Evening star., 1950-10-07

who live on our side of the line with
theirs, it would not happen the way they
imagine We have the larger number of
Pathans on this side and they are more
advanced. 1t would be more likely that
Afghan Pathans would join us than that
our Pathans would give up the subsidies
and privileges we give to go to bankrupt
Afghanistan.
The international danger of the
Afghan-P -Pakistan feud lies in the change
that other nations may intervene. For
generations, Afghanistan has been a
playground of power politics. The 10th
century Asian ambitions of Britain and
Russia met head-on in Afghanistan,
which became a buffer between them.
During the last two general wars, AZ
ghanistan was the center of intelligence
intrigue on both sides.
Now. in the view of many Pakistanis,
the Afghan campaign may again reflect
outside influences. With the long drawn
struggle over Kashmir on their minds.
they note with emphasis that Indias
Evening star., 1950-10-07
This and That

What wonderful place the world is.
when you can learn two new things
without moving from your chair
And get new usage for an old phrase,
also without stirring.
The point is not that one doesn't have
to move so much as that If one learns
so easily, how much more could be
acquired by action!
Two words-exiguous and polymath
and the expression, "the middle-aged
boy"
Exiguous means scanty.
A polymath is polyhister.
When you look up polyhister, 1t says
"one of great learning"
Polymath really means knowing much.
AS for the expression "a middle-aged
boy" it means boy from to IL years
of age.
So we may properly say, middle-aged
boys hair is not exiguous, and he is not
likely to be polymath.
Spring that sentence on your friends.
Tell them you are going to speak English
but that they won't understand what
you are saying.
Such unusual words are to be used
warily. of course.
Usually it is much better to say
'scanty." and to say that some one
Evening star., 1950-10-07

politicians also have supported a sep
arate land of Pathans detached from
Pakistan, and that all during the feud
India has been openly friendly with
Afghanistan.
Indian officials. on the other hand,
have repeatedly denied improper med
ding in Afghanistan.
A broader concern is that the Soviet
Union may again become active in the
Afghanistan area. Trouble in the
Afghan area might open the way to di-
rect Soviet intervention. A Commu-
mist trade mission and Communist tech
nicians have recently gone into At
ghanistan. where British and American
missions are also strong.
But some Pakistanis also feel that
Afghanistan merely estimates that PAX
istan's grip on the frontier may weaken,
and that maybe Afghanistan can then
relive its ancient days of glory and
seize territory as far as the Indus River.
that more than once in history has be-
longed to Afghanistan
(Chicago Daily News Foreign Service.)
Evening star., 1950-10-07
An Army for the West

The twelve Foreign Ministers making up the
North Atlantic Council have taken an important
step forward in agreeing upon the fastest possible
formation of an integrated army for the defense
of Western Europe
Ever since the adoption of the Atlantic Pact
there has been much talk about such an army,
but little or no action to bring it into being Now,
however on the basis of the Foreign Ministers
decision, steps are to be taken to translate 1t
from paper plan into concrete reality. To
that end, the Pacts Defense Commttee-made
up of the Defense Ministers of the twelve Allied
nations-is to meet here this month to work out
details for organizing the projected force and to
recommend the steps necessary to get it going, In
the flesh at the earliest date feasible.
AS agreed upon by the Council, this new and
unprecedented army is to consist of military
contingents from each of the twelve countries
belonging to the Pact. AS soon it is established,
it will be subject to the political and strategic
guidance of the appropriate agencies of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, not the
individual member governments. Further, 1t will
be under a Supreme Commander talmost cer-
tainly an American) who will have sufficient
delegated authority to insure that national units
allocated to his command are organized and
trained into an effective, integrated force in
time of peace as we'll as in the event of war"
The Council has agreed, in addition, that the
Pacts members should fully utilize all their
available manpower and productive resources to
guarantee that the new army will be an effective
one. Finally, although It's conmunique on this
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Mr.. Stossen and the Law

The Logan Act is among the Oldest of our
statutes having been enacted in 1899. 1t has
been amended and revised since then. But it
Is unequvocal in its provision of fine or impris-
onment for ANY citizen of the United States,
wherever he may be, who, without authority of
the United States, directly or indirectly COM
mences or carries on any correspondence or
intercourse with any foreign government or any
officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence
the measures or conduct of any foreign govern
ment in relation to any disputes or contro-
verses with the United States. >"
In the curbstone opinion of some lawyers,
at least Mr.. Stassen violated this criminal statute
in writing to Stain. He may have had this
possibility in mind when he phrased his letter.
He specifically disclaims in his opening para
graph, any attempt to influence your govern
ment in relation to any disputes or controversies
with the United States, which are entirely in the
hands of our officials" Whether such disclaimer
was designed as loophole, or whether it would
be found to be such by court is not particularly
important now. There is little likelihood that the
Government plans to prosecute Mr.. StasSen with
the intent of proving him guilty and sending
him to jail.
But the principle of law, if not the letter, has
been violated by Mr.. StasSen. The law was writ
ten to prevent precisely the sort of meddling with
dangerous things that Mr.. Stassen seems to find
so irresistible. The Government of the United
States-and not the various Toms. Dicks and Har-
olds among its citizens-is responsible for the
conduct of our relations with nations abroad.
Independent and whimsical action by individuals
In this field can cause the Government serious
embarrassment, and the embarrassment is apt to
increase with the prominence of the citizen.
Suppose Mr.. Stain does accept Mr.. Stassen's
bid? Our Voice of America is reported already
to have made propaganda use of the letter to
Stain and Mr. Stassen's list of Russian misjudg
ments of the United States Should Stain invite
Mr.. Stassen to come to Moscow, however, the
possibilities of Russian propaganda would be
without limit His visit would make a fine
sounding board for another batch of Russian lies
to be broadcast throughout the world The
self-anointed apostle of peace would be pictured
as appealing to Papa Josef to save the world
from the ruthless war-mongering gangsters of
the United States. "Old Joe" may have invented
a better mousetrap. But why rub it in by con-
tinuing to beat path to his door?
Should Mr.. Stassens suggestion be accepted
in Moscow; should Stain invite him to come
along and talk about peace, the State Depart
ment may think twice before granting the
necessary passport. And the existence of the
Logan Act should be officially called to the
attention of this traveller.
Evening star., 1950-10-07

knows great deal than to brand him
a polymath. -s@-
There will be some instances, of course,
in which such words are perfectly in
place. Mostly they will be when the
context shows beyond doubt just what
the meaning of the word is
The good writer has two duties, in
this respect: He must realize that, to
many readers, the word will be an utterly
new one; then he must plan his SEN
tences so that before long the reader
has true understanding of the word,
even though he never goes to the die
tionary.
Such work is compliment to the
reader, because it showes that the writer
trusts him to use his head little.
AS for such phrase as middle aged
boy meaning young man between
the ages of 8 and IL years, one may not
be so sure. -
Young boy, yes; old boy-there you
run into an entirely different meaning.
Child" is still good.
Writing plainly and simply is the aim
of most persons who have written much.
The more one writes. the more easily Is
it seen that complexity does not make
for the best writing.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Views of the Veto

There has not been as much comment
as had expected on the Presidents veto
of the McCarren- -Mundt- Ferguson Com
munist Control bill Nowhere have read
or heard what, to me, seems the real
reason for such veto. The President.
of course, would not dare to mention it
and the newspapers and commentators
seem to have missed it.
One provision of the bill makes it
crime to ''conspire to perform any act
which would substantially contribute to
the establishment within the United
States of totalitarian dictatorship"
The Roosevelt and Truman domestic
policies definitely point that way. These
two men helped John L. Lewis, Sidney
Hillman, Phil Murray, Walter Reuther
and Harry Bridges to impose dictatorship
over millions of workers, and great
number of administration heads in
Washington plan the same control over
the rest of the country. For example:
Oscar Ewing and his socialized medical
program. Secretary of Agriculture Bran
non with his farm control plan. Interior
Secretary Chapman's water mineral,
tideland oil, power and land control Leon
Keyserling and the others who want to
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Pedestrion CompIoint

During rush hours it is almost impos-
sible to cross Tenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. on foot. The recent
fatality there, is only one of many acci-
dents.
In many cities the traffic lights 60 red
and yellow for people on foot and stay
that way long enough for them to cross.
Then all autos stop. from every direction,
and the foot people may cross diagonally
or any way they wish.
Here light in your favor does not do
you much good if you are on foot. Cars
continue to come at you from one or two
directions. Besides. the Tenth street and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue crossing. another
bad one is at Fourteenth and F NV.
Also at Eleventh and E. where streetcars
come down the hill and turn.
1t would seem that the system of lights
here is one that never gives even the
most careful walker fair chance
Walker.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
BY Charles E. TroceweH

The modern urge to admire compli-
Gated, even strange writers, such as
Cummings and Stein, stems from the
book sections of our great modern dailies.
Reviewers have built up a sort of cult,
and always run true to form. year after
year. so that at least the timid reader
stops trusting his own judgment, and
tends to consider the oblique and the
obtuse as quite the thing"
Maybe it is the thing to attract atten-
tion. but not for everyday, satisfactory
reading.
English writer's handle the language
best-better than Americans.
No doubt they ought to-; it is theirs.
after all.
Clarity and spontaneity distinguish the
best writing from England.
Their best detective stories make our
"hard boiled" thrillers seem slightly on
the silly side. Despite Chambers Fine
Art of Murder" the English writer's make
their scenes in the bishops garden more
interesting than our sordid street affairs.
Word usage is one of the most thrill
ing studies in the world. When 1t comes
to English, we still have to turn to those
who invented and perfected 1t.