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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Key Westers
Charged Tax On
Clothing Here

Just recently a local resident
walked into store and purchas-
cd cap for 81. He tried to con-
vince the salesgrl that there was
no sales tax charge. But rather
than 90 into a lengthy argument,
nc unwilling paid the Sc.
Then he walked across tho
street, and picked up three pairs
OF mems stockings priced at 81,
Again he was told 10 pay the Sc
tax. This time, he refused and
left tho merchandise.
The man who wants TO remain
anonymous wrote the Governors
office about the overehargcs.
This is the text of the letter
from {. M. Gay, comptroller:
Your letter Of March %, 1861.
addressed to tho Honorable Fuller
Warren, Governor OF the State uf
Florida, has been referred To the
writer for direct reply.
Under the present Sales and
Use Tax Law of the State of
Florida, Rule rs provides "articl-
cs of clothing including shoes,
hats and underwear, where the
price at which the same is sold
is $1,000 or less, on any single item
thereof, provided that sales Of
articles Of clothing ordinarily
sold or offered for sale as a pair,
or as suit under this exemption,
provided fabrics by the yard
classified as wearing apparel fab
RIGS shall be included in the term
articles of clothing.
Mems socks and work hats arc
deemed to be articles of clothing
and if the retail selling price is
less than $1,000. then the Sales
Tax will not apply"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Grants In
May.
Be Lowered
Rev. Ray Says 770
Persons Will Be
Affected liz Bill
Passes House

There are 779 persons in Mon
roe county who will feel the ef-
fects of lower public assistance
grants if the appropriations bill
now before the House of Repre-
sentativcs is passed
Rev. George NJ. Ray, Monrce
county member of the District
No. 8 Welfare Board, said today
that appropriations in the bill
reported by the House Committee
will affect most of those receiving
assistance now, and will affect
the entire economy of the county,
since virtually all money re-
ceivcd by those in need is turned
back into the channels of trade
The House committee has
recommended an appropriation of
$32, 100000 in State funds for
welfare operations during the
next bicnnium beginning July J..
That compares with $46,642, 767
requested by the State Welfare
Board, and $41,903,8l8 recon-
mendcd by the State Budget
Commission.
On a statewide basis, Old Age
Assistance would be cut 20 per-
cent; Aid to Dependent Children,
"a percent, and Aid to the Blind,
l6 percent That is because APP
proximately 60 percent of grants
come from Federal funds on a
matching basis.
In Monroe county. there are
SIS receiving aged assistance
for an average of S38.50 a
month. If the House sppropria-
tions bill passes. this would
have to be cut to an average of
sal. Reverend Ray said. There
are 200 receiving Aid to De-
pendent Children for an aver
age of S48.50 a month. This
would be cut to $3.50. Monroe
county has 81 blind persons re-
ceiving assistance now. The
average grant is $3.50. which
would be cut to Sa7.
The chairman of the local well
fare board said that the figures
showing cuts arc based on the
overall reduction in available
funds. There will be some rccip-
tents who may not be affected
because their needs are well
above the maximum allowed by
State law, and who do not have
income or other resources.
Legislators from this and other
counties will finally determine
the outcome of the appropriations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Sawyer, Weber
Return From
Atlanta Meeting

Sheriff Berlin Sawyer of Mon
roe county and Deputy Sheriff
Frank Webber, returned last
night from Atlanta, Ga. where
they attended the National
Sheriffs' association convention
this week.
Four Florida representatives
were among the 500 sheriffs and
deputies attending the confer
cncc. Besides Sheriff Sawyer of
Monroe county, other Florida
men were Sheriff Alex D. Little
field of Daytona Beach, volusia
county, and the sheriff of Ala
chua county. Frank NJ. Sexton
from Gainesville, Florida.
After official business was car
ried out, the visiting ShcriffS were
taken ON sightseeing tour of
Atlanta, including the Federal
pcnitcntiary there. On the last
night of tho convention, ban
quot was held for the delegates
at the Biltmorc hotel, The ,,roup
also enjoyed two hour floor
show with continuous entertain
ment by every vaudeville and
night club act in Atlanta at the
lime.
Sheriff Sawyer left Key West
with deputy sheriff Frank Web
Der on April %, arriving in AT
lanta Sunday evening aftcr"a
stop in Tallahassee. They began
the return trip Immediately aftci
the closing session. Ill
Sawyer has been a director OF
the shcriffS' association for SIX
wears. Elected sheriff here ii
1910, he is now in his third term
of office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Third Victim S
Body Is Found

PANAMA CITY, May 5 IN,
The body of the third victim
of million-dollar explosion and
fire has been pulled from the
ruins of the Arizona chemical
plant near here.
The body of thirty-four year
old Roland E. Emanuel. a plant
employee, was taken from the
wreckage last night.
He died in a blast which kill
cd co-workers Callas Galloway
and William Pollock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Masonic Temple
To Be Inspected

al members Of Anchor, Dafe.
and Felix varcla Masonic Lodges
arc cordially invited by their re-
spcctivc worshipful masters 70
attend in informal joint gather
ing on F,nday. May z, Of all
Key West Masonic Lodges 70 jn-
spcct the now completed Masonic
Temple on the corner of simon
ton and Eaton streets.
Refreshments and entertain
incnt will be provided, and fesii-
vitics viii start at 7:30 pm.
Visiting brothers arc also cor
daily invited to attend this get
together.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Glenn Millcel'
Steps Into
KidnapCase
State Attorney VIII
Bring Rosenfclds
Before Grand Jury
Next Tuesday

MIAMI, May 5.-(R1.-Process
servers here today arc seeking a
Rhode Island man and the wife
police reported he ransomed
from kidnappers for 30-thousand
dollars.
State Attorney Glenn Mincer
said the men are trying to serve
grand jury subpoenaes on Mrs.
jean Rosenfeld, and her husband,
Louis Roscnfeld, former Provi-
dcnce, Rhode Island, resident.
Mincer reported they disap-
peared last night.
The state attorney explained
CONTINUED On Page Five;
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Griffin. Wurren
Have Mode Up
Since Gambling
Charge In 1850

TALLAHASSEE, May 5.
with the legisla-
ture in recess, the Haley
committee, which is inVesti-
eating reports of political
corruption in Florida, is
providing the big news
from. Tallahassee.
c. v. Griffin, who says
he's one of three who put
up large sums of money to
help elect Fuller Warren
governor, appeared volun-
tarily to testify under oath.
The committee has is
sued a subpoena for him
and William FL. Johnston
and Louis f.. WolfsOn, the
other two big Warren cam
paign hackers.
However. shcriffs rcnosteG
Johnston and Wolfson couldn't be
found.
Although Griffin didn't take
the stand immediately. Henry
Raicla, nuhiic relations director
fen g s'Iin's big citFns eempany,
Idistribiited 10 ncwsmcn a pre-
pared statement which was 10 be
read 10 the investigators.
The statement contained none
of the bitter statements against
Governor Warren and Johnston
that Griffin nradc when he broke
off political relations with nc
governor carly in 1850. II didn't
mention the gambling which Gill
fin said was then "widc-opcn as
the doors. of a church on Sunda1
morning"
He wired President Truman and
Attorney General McGrath. an
appeal 20 investigate. And some
OF Griffin's charges then touched
off the series of events which cnd-
ed in the Kcfauvcr committee
coming to Florida.
In his prepared statement, Gfif-
fin said he was willing to invest
his money in Warrcn's campaign
because Warren subscribed TO the
program for rchabilitating Tire
citrus industry which he advo-
Gated. Griffin said Warren did
just what he proposed to do" lie
added that he felt his money has
been well spent.
In bis statement, Griffin alsJ
suggested the committee look into
tho. high costs Of political CAM
paigning generally; and that Il
was up on expenditures II War
rcn's second primary opponent,
Dan McCarty. and the cost Of the :
Pepper campaign for
the u. S. Senate last spring.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Traffic Lights
III City Timed
Foa. Sloae Driving

C:iY Manager Dave King
announced last night that all
traffic lights in the city have
been timed so that, that a mo-
forist driving fifteen miles an
hour will not have to stop for
a red light.
Going any faster than fiji
teen miles an hour will save
no time for the motorist. as
he will have to wait for light
changes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Griffin Warren Baeker> Tells Haley
Committee Governor FuIfiIIedPromises
Victory assured In Korea
If L. :. Power Released
So Macarthur Tells
United States
Senators Today

WASHINGTON, May 5.
-lAPl.-Gcneral Douglas
Macarthur testified today
if the United States let
loose it's full power it could
defeat Communist China
without increasing its mill
tary manpower,
Back before the two Sen
ate committees for the
third day, the general said
it would take only a small
fraction of the United
States manpower goal OF
three and one-half million
to carry out his proposed
campaign in Asia.
Said Macarthur:
/ What is necessary is to re-
lease the power we now possess
SO that it can be utilized"
The general made this aSScr.
tion while under questioning b.
Democratic Senator Lyndon John
son of Texas.
1t was also in response to q
question by Senator johnson that
the five-star general voiced a plea
for preparedness.
Macarthur said:
You don't get the time now
to prepare that you had in the
past The first blow in TIE next
war may well be the decisive
blow"
Then, a little later he said:
AS long as you have a NAV
erick running loose in the world,
it means that your necessity for
preparedness increases unless you
can find the formula to settle the
whole matter"
Senators leaving the caucus
room said that Macarthur nearly
broke down at ono point today.
This occurred when the general
mentioned the loss of Major Gen
raj William Dean last July in
he battle for Tacjon. Said Sena-
or Blair Moody of Michigan:
Tears came to his eyes and he
ad to stop and pause"
Some of MacA thurs tcsti-
nonv has amounted 10 an attack
on President Truman. but the
White House has rcclined to reply
at this time. At a news confer
cncc today, White House Secrc-
airy Joseph Short said mo COM
ncnt" to all questions dealing
Ti'h tho hearing.
The Senate Armed Services
ana Foreign ..clationS commit
tees, made up Of 25 senators, arc
,itting jointly 10 make a general
Investigation Of the whole Far
Eastern policy issue.
The chairman Of the joint
group. Richard Russell Of Georgia,
says that Defense Secretary
George Marshall will be the next
witness at the hearings. The time
of Marshall's appearance depends
on how soon the Senator'S finish
with General Macarthur. Present
Indications arc that Marshall will
be called on Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Rev Ray, McAndrews Call
Present Campaign To Lure
Teachers Here Bad Publicity
SAY INTELLIGENT PUBLICITY
PAYS THE BEST DIVIDENDS

George McNeiIl Ray anda
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-05
Margaret Ann
Super Market
Opens Tuesday
Air Conditioned
Store Will Have
Eight Chcckout
Lanes For Public

Tuesday marks the grand open
ing Of another Margaret Ann mar
'<ct at 1885 West Flaglcr. Doors
will be c2cn at 8 a. m. the 'irSi
day. and at $50 on following
DAYS.
Supervisor of the new market
is j. r. Lawson. Store manager s.
Fritz Craven. Market manager j.,
Bobby Carroll Staff employees
arc Key WcstcrS. Among them
will be Spanish speaking person
mel.
The new store is spacious, air
conditioned. efficiently arranged
and brightly lighted. The color
scheme is pleasing and bright in
soft gray, chartrcusc, white and
black.
There viii be eight check out
lanes. Another feature of con-
vcniencc for customers is the
pargc parking facility to the side
and rear of the market. AS mar
kct manager Carroll remarked,
Parking space is almost large
enough for a small airport"
Charles Kecnc is supervisor II
maintenance and has charge OF
the air conditioning and the opcr-
alton of tho electrical units which
control all freezing compartments.
On entering the store, patrons
will find fresh vegetables and
fruit displayed on the right. Thr
produce is washed and prepared
before being put in the bins. A
Notwithstanding machine is be-
ing installed for this department,
Dairy items follow along the
right to the rear of the markG'
and are displayed in "a sclf-scr,
vice cases on triple deck.
The meat section, which edges
the entire back of the market
will feature self service with the
cuts, roastS, poultry and othcg
items all prc-packagcd WITH
weight and price marked on cacE
item a ea fi@ 7sa
The refrigeration and storage
places have all the latest equip
ment. Market manager Carols
pointed out that the big cooler
for meat was separate from the
vegetable refrigerator so that
there would be no absorption anc
mingling of the different food
flavofs.
All canned goods is displayed.
on shelves plainly indicated witt
labels of the varied departments
and divisions such as fruits, vcge-
tables, baby food and pet food.
There is a tered stand of
spccialties for parties which in
cludes nuts, candy and cocktail
spreads with all the accessories
1t may be termed a smack bar
Health and beauty aid depart
mcnt and beverage section foi
beer and soft drinks are part CT
the markets additions arranged
for the convenience of customers
Frozen foods occupy 81 feet Of
sclf-scrvicc line. Icc-crcam prod
uct5 take up IA feet of the ada
cent floor space in freezing units.
The market will specialize in
the famous Margaret Ann bread.
Other baked goods will also be
sold.
Supervisor Lawson said that
the aim of the market is to pro-
vide friendly, courteous and
quick service in the Margaret Ann
tradition of home owned and
operated business.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Nicely Says He Will Consider
Any Move forD.C. Crime Probe

Chairman Neely of the Senate
District Committee said today he
would give very serious con-
sideration" to any proposals by
his committee members for an
investigation of District crime.
His comment came after he was
quoted by Radio Commentator
Robert Montgomery as saying that
crime and racketeering must be
stamped out here.
In the same broadcast over
WMAL and the ABC last night,
Mr. Montgomery quoted Senator
Welker, Republican, of Idaho as
saying that if the full District
Committee does not take action
against the rackets here. the
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Divorce Settlement
Contains Clause
On Cost of LIVING
RY BE Assoeiufad Press

WAUKEGAN. H., Feb. 16.-A
cost of living rider was tackled onto
La divorce settlement in Circuit
Court yesterday.
Mrs Joan Scudder, suburban
Lake Forest sociaiite. was granted
a divorce from Barrett Scudder on
grounds Of desertion and was
awarded custody of their children,
Stuart B.. 18 and Alice, Is.
An out-of-court property settle
ment was made, but under sup
Elemental agreement a sharp rise
or drop in the cost of living could
affect Nthe amount Mr.. Scudder
will pay for the chilGren's support.
He agreed TO pay $4,000 a year
for his son until he reaches 81
years of age ard a $3.50 monthly
allowance plus $500 a year for
clothing for Alice.
However. under the agreement
approved by Circuit Judge Ralph
~. Dady a 20 percent change in
the Bureau of Labor Statistics
cost OF living meek will permit
either party to ask for a change
IN the arrangement.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
.2,5O0 Communists
Charge Paris Police
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Feb. 16.-Roving gangs
of Communist toughs battled
steel-helmeted Paris police last
night with fists and paving blocks
in demonstration against Ger
man rearmament.
Some $500 Reds sought to storm
through police lines blocking of
all approaches to the huge Place
de POpera in the heart of Paris.
Police charged back, swinging
their clubs. More than 500 per-
sons were arrested. including three
Communist Party leaders, and
were hustled off to district police
stations in trucks.
Most Of the demonstrators ar
rested were released later, but
known Communist agitators faced
stiff penalties. Any foreign Reds
will be deported.
The demonstration began about
7pm. Il pm. EST at the height
OF Paris rush hour. Except for
scattered incidents In outlying
districts, police had the situation
under control in two hours.
In one populous area. the Com
munists tore up paving blocks and
hurled them at charging police.
Several policemen were reported
hurt.
The demonstration coincided
with the opening here of a FIVE
nation conference to create a uni
fed European army. including
West German units.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Crime
Continued From First Page

nual business OF about 81 million
each. These include the Superior
Products Co., the Consolidated
Manufacturing Co., the Containel
Consolidated Co., and the Con-
tainer Manufacturing Co. The
first three companies are in
Chicago, and the Container Manu-.
featuring Co. is in st. Louis.
/ Mr.. Brookfield said these foul
companies as a group are tn,
biggest manufacturers of punch
boards in the country.
Senator Kefauver asked i.
George Sax. who owns the Sax.
ony Hotel at Miami Beach, Fla.
is a member of the same family
The witness replied he was moi
sure. The Senator then addec
that his committee records show
that George Sax has an interest
IN the punch board companies.
Mr.. Brookfield said at one time
thousands of candy stores in the
United States offered push boare
Evening star., 1951-02-16
uxes
Continued From First Page.

tContlnued From Flrst Page)
que that the worker is to absorb
the tax" @
While agreeing in general with
the Treasury recommendations
Mr.. Elder suggested:
/. Immediate action to modify
the split-income provision au-
thorized by Congress in 1948. Mr.
Elder said this would recapture
$2.5 billion in taxes that will
otherwise accrue to a favored
group of taxpayers"
2. Application of the withhold.
ing principle to corporation divi.
bends, reduction or elimination o1
depletion allowances for the min.
ing and Oil industries and elimi-
nation of all types of preferential
tax treatment.
Mr.. Elder said $6.5 billion could
be raised through adopting the
per cent increase in individual
rates proposed by the Treasury
the increases in capital gains tax
and the elimination of special tax
advantages through such things
as income splitting.
With the SO billion sought from
increased corporation taxes, Mr.
Elder said, the total new revenue
would be SO billion, or only 81
billion short of the Treasury's i'm
mediate goal. This additional 81
billion, he added. could be OBJ
tanned through closing loopholes
in existing tax laws so that pro-
posed increases in excise levies
would not be required.
The committee continued hear
ings apparently undisturbed by
President Truman's news confer.
ence statement yesterday that II
may be contributing to imitation
by delaying action on his tax pro.
posal. The committee decided
earlier this week to conduct full
hearings before attempting tt
write a tax bill.
The committees decision blocked
a two-package approach proposed
by Mr.. Truman and Secretary OF
the Treasury Snyder. They had
asked for an immediate $10-bil-
lion increase with an additional
amount, perhaps $6.5 billion, tt
be raised later.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Turk Made Chairman
OF u. n. Committee
On China Sanctions
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS. Feb. 18--Se-
linn Sarper, head Of Turkeys
United Nations delegation and
member of the U. N. Security
Council. was unanimously elected
chairman today Of a U. N. COM
mittee to study sanctions against
Red China.
Turkey is one of the countries
that has troops in the field in Ko-
rea, fighting the Chinese and
North Korean Communists.
Only IL Of the IA nations repre-
sented on the u. N. Assembly rs
standing committee for collective
measures attended today's organ
ization meeting. Burma and Yugo-
slavia announced beforehand they
would not Join the study. Burma
voted against the Assembly reso-
luton which branded Red China
an aggressor in Korea and au-
thorized the study of sanctions
Yugoslavia abstained.
Other members are the United
States. Britain. Australia, France
Mexico, Egypt, Belgium, Canada
Brazil, the Philippines and Ven-
ezuela.
The United States has indi-
Gated that it will ask the COM
mittee to consider diplomatic
sanctions - refusing Communist
China a seat in the u, N. and
calling on countries not to extend
diplomatic recognition-as a frs,
step. Graduated trade restrictions
would be asked next.
But there was considerable
sentiment among delegates not to
attempt to impose any sanctions
until a final, irrevocable answer
comes from Peiping, spelling ar
end to any hope of a truce anc
peace in Korea.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Give Lustron 10 NAVY,
Senator Wiley Says
By the Associated Press

Senator Wiley. Republican. Of
Wisconsin said today the Lustron
Corps prefabricated housing
venture should be buried" and
its Columbus, Ohio, plant put to
defense use.
Lustron, which has defaulted
on a $50 million Reconstruction
Finance Corp. loan. is in bank
Iuptcy and it's sprawling plant
has been idle for months.
A two-man Senate banking sub
committee went to Columbus
earlier this week to inquire into
a Defense Production Administra-
ton recommendation that the
plant be converted to the produc-
ton of Navy jet planes. The
committee plans further hearings
here. ~
In a statement today. Senator
Wiley said the record in the
Lustron case "reeks of favoritism
and political manipulation" as
well as "subsidization. quasi
socialism and the worst evils
known in the annals of Federal
meddling."
Evening star., 1951-02-16

cards for the patronage of chill
dren. While this practice has
largely been. eliminated, he added
the use of punch boards with
larger payoffs has spread to tav-
erns. bars, restaurants. clubs, vet
Grams organizations and even
church groups.
Manufacturer Called.
The three day series of hear.
ings which opened this morning
also will look into so-callec
come back money" operations
by which bookmakers try tt
protect themselves from heavy
losses on long shot horses
by betting at the race tracks tc
drive down the odds.
/ Jack Doyle. identified by the
committee as a Gary, Ind, gam.
bling figure. and j. O'Neil, presi.
dent of the P. M. O'Neil Co. Of
Chicago, manufacturer of dict
and gambling Equipment. were
among the first witnesses on the
4committee's list. .--
1t was reported that efforts tc
hand subpoena to George S
May, wealthy Chicago business
man, continued fruitless.
May is the owner of George S
May and Co. of Chicago and also
heads the Tam O'Shanter Country
Club near Chicago. The commit
tee has said it wants to question
him about slot machine activities
and deals with Capone hench-
men"