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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1851

10 my predecessor, who has
PAID me the singular compliment,
OF coming here this morning, on
your behalf and mine, l duly
acknowledge our indebtedness for
the services he has rendered us
and we thank him for it.
| am not foolish enough to be-
lleve that the crystallized evils OF
generations, which have afflicted
this island can be solved or settled
by any one man, in any year or
IN any series of years. We can get
nowhere by unconstructive criti-
clsm, but if we stick together and
work together, by patience, deter
mlnation and hard work, we can
accomplish something of material
benefit to us all and make a
worthy contribution to our com
munity.
| am fully cognizant that the
duties of this Office are heavy and
burdensome, and will at times tax
all our resources and resolves:
have no preconceived ideas, my
one ambition, my n desire, is to
render the highest type of service;
and to that end, l invite you all
to join me, to assist me and to
work with me. l am aware that
this will mean sacrifices on the
part Of us all. Sacrifices of time,
sacrifices of prejudices, sacrifices
of fads and fancies all of which
will have to be made to the great
er end.
Differences of opinions, disagree
ments, criticisms very often total
ly worthless and perhaps too
dangerous, at times may exist, but
l can conceive OF no differences
between us, that should interfere
with or initiate against the most
perfect cooperation and the best
of good fellowship.
Our interests are mutual and
our course is a common one.
49,
There should then be no differ
ences between us, other than
those natural and wholesome diff
ferences existing in a body of
public men, capable of acting and
thinking for themselves and not
acting and thinking to order.
1t is no part of my duty, as I
understand it to initiate any poll
cy, | can only hope to guide and
direct into the most useful and
fruitful channels, such policies as
arc laid doves ard tn try to secure
the greatest benefit, and to try and
, 1951-11-03
November LIST, 1851

Your Execllency, Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Firstly, on this occasion, l
want to express my sincerest
congratulations to two very
opposite but simultaneous ac-
tons which have just taken
place-the Honorable Harry E.
Taylor having so ably COM
pleted his term of office as
Administrator for St. Croix
and the Honorable D. c.. Cane
gaia having just assumed that
office and which I know he
will discharge in a most able
manner and to the very best
interest of St. Croix.
In assuming the position
which I have just done as Pre-
sident Of the Virgin Islands
Corporation, I do so with an
open heart an open mind. I
come to this position commit
ted to no one, no faction nor
any group in any way. OF my
own volition I am now COM
uniting myself to the Board of
Directors of the Virgin Islands
Corporation and the people of
the Virgin Islands to do my all
and best to the extreme limit
of my ability to the end that
80 Virgin Islands Corporation
may achieve the fullest accom-
, 1951-11-03
R REMARKS

M ARK
by DR.. D. c. Canegata and
Gordon M. Skeoch on taking
oaths as Administrator and
Vicorp President. respec-
lively.
Your Excellency, my friends:
1t. is with humble pride, and a
deep sense of consciousness of the
responsibilities l assume, that 1
stand before you now, having
taken the oath of office as you
have just heard and witnessed.
To the Honorable Secretary of
the Interior and His ExceIlency
the Governor, on whose recon-
mendation l have been entrusted
with this Office, I am profoundly
grateful, and / trust that. l shall
prove my worthiness.
St. Croix, & its people have done
a lot for me. Several years ago I
had the honor to be the first native
OF this Island to be elected to the
Craftsmanship of the Legislative
Council in the then Colonial
Council and later in the now Mu-
nicipal Council. My friends tell me
that the people of this island have
had no reason to regret that
choice. I was the first native
physician to have lived and prac-
t1ced among you, and later the
first to be appointed Police Judge,
and now, by the melancholy pro-
cess of time, / have the still
greater honor to be the first of
your sons to be appointed to the
office of Administrator. God grant
that you and | may be worthy of
this great trust and the confidence
reposed in us.
In successive offices then, our
association has been a long and a
happy one, and I pray that it will
continue. You know me, and I
know you, you know my bad
points and you know by good
points, if I have any, it is for you
then to give me that whole heart
ed cooperation and support, that
will make my term of Office the
success which some of us envi-
sion, and / am sure all of us
desire. For this is not the time of
our triumph but the time of our
trial, for if I fail you fail, and we
must not fail, and if I succeed you
succeed.
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namely, to foster, strengthen
and rehabilitate the economy
of the Virgin Islands.
| am we'll aware that this
end can only be accomplished
through and with the genuine
and active cooperation of the
entire community of the Vir-
gin Islands.
My administration will not
countenance nor stand for dis
elimination in any form. A job
will be given or held solely on
the basis of ability, perform
ance and integrity. So far as
these qualifications are equal,
preference will be given to ma
tives of the Virgin Islands.
There will be no sudden dis
charges nor lay offs. In fact,
and | want to state this def
nitely, I have no preconceived
Ideas nor determinations for
any over night or sweeping
changes. Such changes as may
come about in the future will
be occasioned and determined
by specific circumstances and
needs in the best interest of
the Corporation and in an i'm
partial way.
We have reached the point
OF no return" We must march
forward & accomplish things.
There is no hope nor future in
turning backwards nor in
adopting a passive or negative
attitude.
The Federal Government
sponsored and put up the
money for this enterprise in
1884. They have steadfastly
continued year by year to do
this up to the present time.
This has run into millions of
dollars. The present budget
for this fiscal year runs into
nearly two and three quarter
million dollars. It IS only natu-
raj and reasonable to under
stand that the time has come
when the enterprise must at
least carry itself. From there
on in, the more we can develop
1t and make it earn the greater
benefits both socially and
economically will derive to all
of us in the Virgin Islands.
The Virgin Islands Corpora
ton has many and varied pro-
grams and projects which can
and must be carried nl1t e11n-
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by DR.. D. c. Canegata and
Gordon M. Skeoch on taking
oaths as Administra tor and
Vicorp President. respec-
lively.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12
America Armed
Strength May
Warn Aggressors

BIRMINGHAM. Nov, l2.-tP)
Navy Secretary Dan A Kim
ball says that America is build
ing armed strength which may
discourage future aggressors.
Speaking to an Armistice Day
audience at Birmingham yester-
day, Kimball said---"never again
can we be weak--fCr never again
will other nations hold off our
enetnies until we are ready To
fight
Kimball declared that had
the saber been drawn in 1914 as
we have drawn it today in de-
Tense of TIE republic of Korea,
war on worldwide scale might
have been averted"
And he added that the United
Confined On Page oevenI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12

Someone has said, and wisely,
that there are always TWO REA-
SONS prompting every act the
STATED REASON and the REAL
ONE. In this campaign the STAT
ED REASON for the Get Cobo
smear is (a) that he is of Cuban
descent or (b) that he is "incom-
petent" or some other equally
laughable so-called shortcoming-
the REAL REASON is the well
known fact that coBo CAN'T BE
BOUGHT and will INSIST upon the
acquisition of MEACHAM AIR
PORT by the City FOR THE PEG
PLE-despite the fact that the
County Machine and its henchmen
win be deprived of the BIG MEL.
LON they were promised, and
were already prepared to slice.
When Boca Chica Field was
built by the Navy, ALL OF OUR
OFFICIALS heartily endorsed the
condemnation of NJ E A G Fl A NJ
FIELD as NECESSARY Trans.
portation lifeline for the entire
County. That, of course, was when
the field was owned by The Key
West Realty Company. When,
however MEACHAM AIRPORT
was bought by the Chicago In
terests and you, the people. were
sold the idea of a ten-year lease
WITH A NINETY DAY REV0CA-
TION CLAUSE, the very people
who applauded the County's orig
inal condemnation suit, called the
Citys identical suit a STAB IN
THE BACK. Figure that one out,
If you can!
Delio Cobo would not deprive
any man of single penny OF
legitimate income but will AL
WAYS OPPOSE individual bene-
fit at the expense of the people.
II we want continued progress in
Kew West. WE MUST HAVE AN
AiRPORT-0ne located far up the
Keys and costing millions of dol
lars with MEACHAM FIELD here
in Key West and operating WOULD
BE INDEED A STAB IN THE.
BACK to the TAXPAYERS Of this
Community. Even now you are
PAYING S50.o0.Oo year in addi-
tional taxes BECAUSE MEACHAM
AIRPORT and ALL OF THE
FORMER KEY WEST REALTY
CoMPANY'S PROPERTY is now
TAX FREE as PAYMENT for that
S a me 10-year- 80. day -reyoea able
lease which is not worth the paper
on which it is written.
LET'S NOT BE FOOLED, folks
BY THEIR DEEDS We SHALL
KNOW THEM. Vote for DR., Delio
Cobo--Lever pa.
paid Political Advt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12

Second trophy was awarded
Douglass High School for float
emblazoned with slogans pertain
ing to peace. under a main ban
ner proclaiming, United We
Stand All phases of American
ideals were represented by stu-
dents dressed in symbolic cos
tunes representing the civic, mill
itarY and educational fields in the
light of knowledge and under
standing.
Beta Sigma Phi made a strong
bid for an award and won third
place, The float was decorated
in pure white material topped
with huge white dove lowering
over a hevv Of ladies in white ev-
ening gowns.
Honorable mention went to
the Kiwanis Club float with the
motto Freedom Is Not Free"
Golden bells of liberty glisten-
ed on the sides of the float
under the benevolent Light of
Liberty. and pretty girls rep
resenting the United Nations.
smiled at the applaudins crowd.
The parade got off to prompt
start at s p. M, down Duval
to Front street, led by 1t. Harry
Zee Baker of the Key West Po-
lice department mounted on a
chestnut horse. The police escort
followed: then an open car with
Parade Marshall John M. Snatts-
wood waving as he passed the
reviewing stand in front of the
Palace Theater.
Stirring martial music Of the
U. s. Marine Drum and BuqIe
Corps brought reviewers to their
feet. Can't. c. c. Adell in the
stand received the Marine sal
ute and stood at attention while
the Corps and the u. S. Mar
inc detachment marching unit
CAntinlied On rage Sixs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12

r Soon Mr.. President strobe into
view accompanied by battery o
/ photographers and the ever-preS
ent secret service men.
John gaped in wide-eyed wonder
at the Chief Executive who turned
his head to look down at the
youngster,
Then, wonder of wonders in
young Johns 12-year life. his hero
stopped and greeted him.
The conversation went like
this:
Hello, there. What's your
name?'
John David Lawler."
How old are you, john"
Twelve" (gulp)
What does your daddy do?"
He's Chief Petty Officer in
the Navy"
AS a thrilling climax to the
the President and
John solemnly shook hands and
Johns Number One Hero contin-
ued his walk.
For a moment John stood star
ing after the retreating figure of
the famous man, then needed
his fathers advice about getting
to school.
After one long look at the de
parting throng young John curl
ed his right arm up on his chest
and refused to touch anything or
anyone
His father, CPo John B. Law,
Ter asked. Can l shake the
hand that shook the hand of Mr..
PRESIDENT"
Young Lawler hesitated
Mrs, Lawler then asked and
young John made a concession to
his best girl, his MON, and shook
hands with her--but then drew
tonlinned On Page oevenl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12

Students OF State Offered
500 Prize For Best Essay
On Linking W. C. To Keys
PROPOSED ROAD HAS
ALREADY BEEN
SURVEYED BY
ENGINEERS
Citizen Staff Pinot
BY Al PALMER

Upon the return of Regelio
Gomez from Havana, where he is
comforting with his doctors. state
wide essay contest for high school
pupils win officially get under way.
Prize money totaling 500 has
already been received and placed
in special fund which viii be
donated TO the student writing the
best essay on why the West Coast
OF Florida should be linked to the
Lower Florida Keys.
The contest is expected to add
considerable support to Gomez
proposal that a highway be CON
structed from Cape Sable to one
of the Lower Keys, probably Big
Pine, thereby opening short
route to Tampa from Key West
Considerable interest in the road
is expected from the Cuban popul-
alton of Key West many of whom
are former TampanS or have rela-
tives in that West Coast city.
According to Gomez, the propos7
ed road has already been survey
ed by engineers, and maps were
drawn up by Flagler many years
ago,
Approximately Is miles Of water
is included in the proposed road.
<Conllnued On Fage Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12
Mrs. Walter Yates In Fair
Condition After Truck-Car
Crash; Car Is Demolished
$3.50 SUSTAINED
IN DAMAGE TO
BOTH VEHICLES
INVOLVED

Mrs. Walter Yates is in fair
condition" At Monroe General
Hosnital after serious accident
in which four servicemen mira
culously escaped death when
their sneeding car hit her pick
10 truck near Boca Chico Via
duct yesterday at 6 am. State
Patrolman Marvin j. Wilder re-
ported today.
The servicemen's Mercury
was Completely demolished in
the wreck. Mrs. Yates truck
was dana Jed as the car head.
ing north smashed into the
left door Of her truck.
Mrs. Yates was knocked un-
conscious. is suffering possible
fractured ribs and internal in
III Nv ileler said She Il under
the care of DR.. Allen Shepard
at Monroe General hospital,
where she was rushed by Wit
nesses Immediately after the
impact.
The accident took place on
the four mile stretch between
Stock Island and Boca Chica
where Wilder has repeatedly
warned drivers TO cut their
speed 10 avoid such accidents.
In the pre-dawn darkness yes
terday, Mrs. Yates and her hus-
Continued On Page SKI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12

in favor Of the acquisition of the Airport by the City
OF Key West and pledge myself the event OF election
vote for nY proposal by which the Airport will be obtained by
the City of Key West West needs Airport and assure
you that will fight to keep it,
Keller NELSON'S final words Gre Tomorrow Belongs To The
Voters will be grateful to every of them who deems
wise to vote tor me. LEVER ga Paid psuss.r Aa,,o
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12
Butcher Knife
Victim Still
Critical
MRS. ANNIE WILLIAMS CUT
IN SUNDAY A. M. FIGHT;
COUPLE IN COUNTY JAIL
PENDING INVESTIGATION

Mrs. Annie WInams, was cri-
tically wounded by a butcher knife
which, she said was welded by
Thelma Davis In fight yesterday
morning at S12 Thomas street at
Gas am.
Mrs. Williams was stabbed in
the upper right back by the but
cher knife, Police Officer w r..
Archer said. The alleged aSsailant
had been quarrelling with Mrs,
Williams. The victim is still lin
critical condition" at Monroe Gen
eral hospital, according to author
tiles there.
Archer called to the scene OF
Coilta.lued On Page Seven
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12
Troop |, Boy
Scouts To
Hold Reunion
RETURNING SCOUTS
WILL BE WELCOMED
By EARL II. ADAMS

Formal arrangements were
completed Sunday for the reunion
to be held here December by
former members of Troop [, Boy
Scouts, in honor Of Charles Sands.
who was scoutmaster Of the troop
for a quarter Of a century.
John Lowe, Harry Hayward and
Alvin Davis, former officers Of The
troop, cane to Kew West Sunday
frosA u - meeting witA.
U, ]. DECADE. Earl r. Adams, Ed
continued ON Page Six,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12
Robert ]. Perry Chapter
Order Demolay Wins First
Prize In Armistice Parade
Second Trophy Was Awarded Douglass High School; Beta Sigma
Phi Takes Third Prize; Thousands Watch Parade Saturday
BY DOROTHY RAYMER

Being for parade IS no hy job You cant just
o b
in the OF ntsw
prize De Mol n
ewntN din uhwhok
An ereadng For
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12
Many Reasons Why Won Should
Vote 1 or louis Carbonell

Here The why you Tor Louis Car.
bonei for City Commissioner tomorrow:
He sponsored:
The New Mgaepal Stadium; The Street Paving Program:
The New Frs Ensinemakns possible give better fire
psofeeon Radios FOR the Police Department;
son Blight Low Cost Housing for the low workers. DeeIa
alton OF Key West Critical Defense Area ans can
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12

get loans az low down.pay.
ments to build homes which
are needed SO badly: The
keeping open Of the Poinei.
ana Area until better HOUSING
is provided for Navy Person.
mel; Changing the name of
Division Street to Truman
Avenue resulting in Nation.
wide publicity for Key West;
The new Steam Electric
Plant whereby we will be
able to get lower electric
rates.
He led the fight all the
way to condemn Meaehsm
Airport for the City, and thus
retain our C.A.A. license.
Voters check the record
on these important issues,
Let's give Louis carhoneIi
another chance TO work sor
MS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-12
Key West Pupil Gets Wish;
Finally Meets Mr.. Truman
sShake The Hand That" Etc.
Beasts Pride OF P0ncidnd
81 Al Palmer

. is tn
eaing the
. : o'lo& he h aood p
here it SCENE a.
n
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-06-15

Rabbi Sanders A. Tofield. spir-
itual leader of The Jacksonville
Jewish Center of Jacksonville
will be a program participant at
the FiftY-First Annual Conven-
ton of the Rabbinical Assembly
of America. to be held from June
1921 at the Hotel Concord. Kia-
mesha Lake. New York. Rabbi
Max D. Davidson, President. has
announced.
The present Crisis in Moral
and Intellectual Leadership" will
be the major theme of the four
day meeting, and all facets of the
problem will be explored by Con-
vention delegates. More than 800
spiritual leaders of Conservative
congregations in all parts of the
United States and Canada are ex-
pected to participate in the pro-
ceedings.
Doctor Mordecai M. Kaplan.
internationally known theologian.
author. and a past president of
the Rabbinical Assembly. will dis
cuss Religion and the Crisis" at
the Convention sessions. Doctor
Kaplan will be honored on his
SEVENTEEN anniversary by men,
bers of the Rabbinical Assembly
at a banquet to be held Monday
evening. June 18th. Doctor Louis
Finkelstein. President of the Jew
ish Theological Sc m airy of
America, will be the principal
speaker at this event.
Other Convention highlights
will include a summary of the
operations of the Chaplaincy
Availability Board, which is
charged with the Rabbinical AS
sembly's chaplaincy procurement
program for the United States
Armed Forces; and a significant
report, by the Rabbinical Assem-
bly's Committee on Jewish Law
and Standards, on the status of
women before Jewish Law.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-06-15

QUESTION: Why is it that 9
''Kohen" IA descendent Of the
priestlY family of Aaron) is called
upon first to make the benedic-
tons over the Holy Torah Scroll?
ANSWER: This procedure is
mentioned in the Talmud. The
reason given is so that the ways
of peace" be protected. In other
words, such was the order of
those to be called, e. i. the Kohen
first and the Levite second, so
that a definite order of succession
be established so as to prevent
jealousy and pickering over the
order of preference. The 'Kohen"
being of the first order of serV-
ice to the Temple, was given the
first honors in this as well as in
other commandments. The Levite,
being of the second order was
given the second in line of honors.
- T.
QUESTION: Why are Rabbits
or Scholars given the third place
of honor. after the Kohen or
Levite?
ANSWER: This plac them
first in line of the general popu-
lace, and thus puts them also in
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-06-15

that the last reading of book of
an honorable position. Some
claim that the combination of
''Kohen," "Levite" and scholar"
completes the combination of
Study" and service" emphasiz-
ing the necessity of uniting these
principles in every day life.
Others see in this combination a
triangle of Holiness, service and
study.
= x = +
QUESTION: Why is it that the
benediction to the last portion of
any of the five books of Moses is
awarded to the Rabbi or Scholar
of the congregation?
ANSWER: Originally, when
the seven people were called up
to the Torah for the reading of
the Books of Moses on Saturday
morning, only the first and the
last to be called upon made any
blessing altogether. Since the first
honor went to the ''Kohen" the
last went to the scholar-eSpecial.
ly wnen it was the last reading of
an entire book. Also, it is claimed,
there is statement saying that
in holy undertakings we rise as
we progress instead of fall. Thus
the last should be the highest
honor and this was always afford
ed the Rabbi or most scholarly of
the group. For this reason there is
classic statement which states
"the last is dearest" (Achron
.Achron Chaviv). Others claim
the Five Books of Moses consti-
tutes the fulfillment of the COM
mandment to read the book and
that the completion of the fulfill
ment of the commandment to
read the book and that the COM
plement of the fulfillment of a
religious obligation is the main
step in it's execution. Thus this
step is awarded to a man most
likely to fulfill or understand the
fullest meaning of the holy COM
mandment.
The Nome nugget., 1951-12-31
Hawaiian Delegate Asks Early Action On Statehood Bills

WASHINGTON, (P) Delegate Harrington R-HawaiD said Sat urday he knows of no reason why Hawaii and Alaska statehood should not be among the first business of the Senate nex t month.
 The people of the territories have been promised Senate action at the start of the session opening in January, Harrington said in. an interview.
 Senator Mcfarland D-Ariz), the Senate majority leader, told a re- porter:
 "I know of no reason why the promises should not be fulfilled" :"
 President Truman has asked Congress repeatedly for enact ment of statehood legislation.
 The two statehood bills have approval of the Senate Interior Affairs Committee. Both were passed by the House in the pre- vious Congress. In this Congress, House action awaits the outcome of Senate deliberation.
 Delegate Harrington said he is assembling information to sup port his view that the information al situation argues in favor of inn mediate action on these statehood bills.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-02-08

NICODEMUS
NATIONAL. BANK
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-07-18
:orA1, LEGION NINE BEATS
! 'ssi1RlNBURG BY log SCORE

seven for the usually hard hitting
Laurinburg aggregation.
Leading the locals at bat DIR
ing the game was Worth Shaw
and John Morris, each had three
safeties for five appearances.
Little Buck Potter brought the
stands to their feet in ninth when
he made a spectacular shoestrino
running catch of Harris drive
into right field with two men on
base and two outs. His catch end.
ed the Laurinburg rally and
cEnched the victory for the locals
LOSE SECOND GAME
In the regularly scheduled
game with Laurinburg here Fri.
day night that followed compile,
ton OF an earlier game that had
Leen called, the Scotland county
nine had little difficulty in sub.
dung the locals 1875.
The Scots had on their hitting
clothes as they went to work
in the second frame for three
runs. They pounded four local
pitchers Cor five triples, and two