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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
Allies Continue
Relentless Attack
On Communists

! TOKYO, Iqnq S.-Ml. @rAt the
front. the ALLIES arc continuing
their relentless attack on the en-
cmy's big North Korean defense
area, known as the iron triangle.
There are signs today that the
Reds are moving some Of their
strength out Of the triangle.
The main cities in this defense
area are Chorwon, Kumhwa and
Pyongyang.
ChorWon has been flattcned by
allied artillery, and officers say
the fall of this city will mean the
fall Of the entire iron triangle.
Long toms and laundering how
tiers arc conferred on tho road to
Kumhwa to the cast.
Last night, allied planes hit the
area with nine million bomb frag-
ments in an operation described
as one Of the heaviest of its kind.
A heavy rain, slowed the allied
advance a little today. The Reds
Continued On Page Eight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
Two Cars Collide;
Slight Damage

Two cars collided al the corner
of Eaton and Duval street result
ing in slight damage to both. at
$3.50 yesterday afternoon, Police
Chief Joseph Kemp announced to-
day
The first car driven by Miss r.
Robinson, 2ll2 Staples avenue was
1851 Chvrolet. II incurred a
damaged left front fender. The
other ear driven by j. c. Horner,
ll0l Poinciana. a le49 Pontiac.
has damaged right hand back
door and fender.
Miss Robinson, according TO
Patrolman w. l.. James, making
the report says she did stop at
the stop sign on Eaton as she was
driving south.
Both drivers were issued sum
mons for reckless driving
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
San Carlos
Directors
Commended
Cuban Secretary OF
State Amazed That
No Elections We're
Held For 25 Years

The Cubsn Secretary Of State,
Miguel Suarez Fernandez. told the
directors of the San Carlos School
in Havana Wednesday morning
tn they were to he commended
rather than criticized for their re-
Gently signed contract for the rent
al Of tho Palace Theatre.
He expressed his anazcment
that there had been no election of
directors for twenty five years.
He also assured the visiting group
that his examination of the leases
and papers in connection with the
deal assured him that the pres
cnt directors had abided by all
rules and regulations of the in
sstitution in taeir recent awarding
sof the thcatcr lease to Gerald
Abreu and A. w. Castro.
He praised the directors for
working so hard for justified
cause, in the face Of sometimes
seemingly unsurnountablo oppo-
sition.
The committee of directors of
tho San Carlos school presenting
themselves to the Cuban official
included Delfin Jimenez, Franz;
Varela, Juan Lopez, Julio Caban-
as; Arturo Puig. and Jose Villar
Accompanying them were tho
theatre leases Gerald Abreau and
A. w. Castro.
They were met at the Havana
airport on Wednesday morning by
squadron of police officers and
licutenants and we're escorted inn
mediately to the office of the
Secretary Of State for tho confer
encc. Automobiles and a squadron
Of escort motorcycle policemen
remained at their disposal for tho
period of their visit.
Yesterday they were guests al
the Officers Club in Havana and
were introduced to the Cuban
public over the radio station They
also visited the new develop
mcnts in Havana and the Colum-
bia Army Base.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
Citi5en Receives
l,0ard OF Merit

The Key West Citizen has just
received an Award of Merit from
the American National Red
Cross I'm recognition of merit
Gus Sc vice in the 1851 Red
Cross Fund"
The Award was signed by
Jeff H. Knight. Jr.. Fund
Oh airmsn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
BY SUSAN MuAvoY

In the winter time when Key
Westers have more energy they
come marching into The Citizen
office with their news.
In June, July and August, it
seems the trek to our office looms
as a desert ssfari under that love-
ly tropical sun.
So | figured that il the news
won't come to us, | will 60 for
the news.
Where is the news? ! pondered
this? Aside from City Hall, Court
House, Fire, Police, Navy, where
can ! find at one place. at one
time the largest gathering Of Key
Westers and pick up the largest
parcel of news items
Sometimes the simplest things
are the hardest to discover
But ii occurred to me that the
Post Office is one place that a
great many mail-hungry citizens
have to go once a day anyhow
Careful study revealed that 8
to 10 in the morning is the hour
during which most Of them walk
/ into the Federal building.
My boss told me to give it q
try. | agreed that I'd like to pick
up Post Office news every day
Stand at the cigar stand--or neal
/ the boxes and just allow myself
/ to be piled with news as Key
+ Westers come for their mail.
/ dreamed of the cool halls o.
/ the bis building thought, this
! will be a pretty nice assignment
Might be cooler than City Hall
certainly cooler than the cooler
| in City Hall, and Individually cool
er than The Citizen city room it.
self.
/ This morning | tested my the
ory. walked into the Post Office
4 at 9:2l a. m. Right was | about
/ the numbers Of people and new,
sources. Wrong was | deae
wrong about an air-cooled beat
( The deceptively cool looking
I Federal Building is like a furnace
/ Tt made The Citizen office a wei
/ come refuge--an air cooled para
/ disc in comparison.
One informant, pcrSpiring heav
4 lily said:
Some ono passed out over il
I that heat pocket in tho corner
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
City Urged To Buy
Drunkometer Bv
Esp Academy Head
Drunkc meter Does
Not Lie; Improves
Relations Between
Policemen. Courts

Key West should become one
of the score of Florida cities 20
buy druukomefer to determine
the alcohol content in The hi3sd
of arrested persons. 5sclsFed
w. F. Renegsr. Of the Florida
State Police Academy todsY.
Henegar. who is directing tho
policeman's school al Civ Hell
which runs through June is. said
that 80 states now use drunko-
meters with great success.
Use Of drunkomcters improve
relations between policemen and
he oc"rts. II leaves no room Tor
uncertainty as 20 the condit oE
the person accused Of intoxica-
ton. II lifts the morale of police.
And. of course. through il I'M
creases convictions for drunk
enesS. it eliminates the arrest OF
innocent persons.
The drunkometer doc3 not lie.
according to the expert who Is
loa cd 10 various states to install
and teach officers how 70 oper-
ate the drunk-testing device.
The breath is the easiest and
most accurate test. If the drunko-
meter shows rs alcohol in the
blood. that means the accused IS
definitely intoxicated. Tbs Is
based on the authority Of the
American Medical association and
other expert bodies
Reneear said that SIS alcohol
+ IN sc hlno Us ia sieath
ia Key Vest SIS in other CONS
munities cases where It has
been difficult to ascertain intoxi
cation by just looking at the per-
son. Blood tests. spinal taps and
other tests require the presence
of a physician.
The drunkometcr can be ad-
ministered by trained policemen
Renegar is pleased with the
attendance, attention and stti-
tude Of the % Key West police
shore patrol and sheriff's office
men at the school.
He finds that many Of the
police have put into practice the
teehniques and theories learned
at last years sessions.
''This is particularly true Of
traffic enforcement principles
the men learned last year SAID
Rcnegar
Key West police students cons
pare very favorably, he said,
with those in tac dozens Of other
localities where he has taught.
After four years Of this
schooling, police get a diploma
from the State Police Academy
Continued On Page Flvel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
Search Pressed
For Missing Men

LONDON Juno 8. Brit
ish secret agents are pressing their
search for two missing career dip
lomats. One knows high-lcvel
Anglo-American defense secrets.
The other was attached to tho
British embassy in Washington.
Both disappeared In Paris. And
serious complications in relations
with the United States arc feared
II they are not found.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
Marshall Paws
Visit To
Korea Today
SAYS EIGHTH
ARMY is IN
WONDERFUL
SHAPE

TOKYO. juno 4. -~GP9.-Secrc-
tary OF Defense George Marshall
las raid a surprise visi: to Korea
end is now IN Tokyo,
:" - 'he' ~a~,i,an is in the
Far East immediately started
talk that he might be carrying
new orders to General Matthew
Ridgway on conduct of the Ko-
rean war.
But Marshall said in Tokyo
that the purpose of his visit was
surely military.
He said h.. brought no new di-
rcciiveS and added that his visit
had no connection whatsoever
with current reace negotiation
discussions. Marshall said any
peace feelcrs would have to
come from Red China.
Slsrshail said his stay in the
Far East would be short.
When the secretary reached
Tokyp today after visiting Ko-
rca, he said:
Il came over TO see the
Eighth Army. and they are in
wonderful shape. They couldn't
better"
He was accompanied to Korea
by General Matthew Ridgway
upreme commander Of the U.N,
forces.
While in Korea. the two men
visited the First Corps and the
First Cavalry Division and met
all the foreign commanders
They conferred with Lieutenant
General James Van Fleet for al
most six hours in Korea.
A special Pan American plane
flew Marshall to Tokyo from tho
United States. He stopped in the
Japanese capital only ten min
.utcs before heading for Korea
his first visit there in 81 years
At that time, he Inspected bat
fairgrounds Of tho Russo-Jarar-
csc war.
Marshall was in China in 1916
,zbf,en nc tried for six months te
mediate a settlement between
inc Nationalist and the Com
mpnists.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
Essay Winners
Guests OF
Rotarians Here
) Nisen1roSDf Back On Reaches
William Ncbleit
Can Now Compete
With Four Others
For First Award

Young honor guests at Rotary
Clubs luncheon yesterday were
essay winners of the contest spon-
sored by Rotarian j. Ernest Mill
en- Of Quebec, Canada, in order
to further good will relationship
between this nation and Canada.
The Key West winner of a $50
first prize was Is year old Will
lam Neblett, Jr., who has just be-
come a high school senior. He is
the son of Comdr. and Mrs. w. r.
Neblett, AIS Francis street.
Theme Of his 1000 word essay,
written after over two months Of
research work, is Canada, Virgin
Wilderness TO Self Government. /"
As winner from this city, Neb-
lett will later compete with the
winning essayists from four other
cities in Florida: Daytona Beach,
Hollywood, Boynton Beach and
Deland.
II he tops the finals, he is en-
titled to an all-expense paid trip
to Canada with a week at the
Mount Royal hotel in Quebec.
Other honor guest at the Ro-
tary Club luncheon was second
prize winner, Miss Mary Ann Pat
terson who was awarded $25 for
her essay Maple Leaf"
At the request Of the Canadian
sponsor, Ncblett read his prize
essay aloud to the group after
luncheon and business matters
were completed.
The outline only is possible
here as the essay traces Canadian
history from the ice age through
to modern days
The condensed version Of Neb-
let's essay encompassed the geol-
ogical period of Canada, then be-
gan detailed description of the
Indian tribes inhabiting Canada
in the early days, taking in de-
tails of their history, culture,
habits and ways of living.
we think of them sometimes
Neblett wrote, as being back
ward and uncultfvatcd. but they
had their own type, q culture.
For one thing, tley were good ac-
tors and dancers"
Besides the five tribes of pow.
erful Iroquiois Indians in the
country. Canada was filled with
nomadic Indians ON the West
coast and by Eskfnos in the far
north Barter and trade was al
ready established to great cx-
tent among the Indians thGmscl-
vas. Il is this factor, the essay
pointed out which gave the first
white men to arrive better oppor-
tunity to trade with the tribes.
Neblett also mentioned the Wis
il of Vikings TO the shores of Ca
fada about 1000 A. u.
irst explore was John Cabot,
>a,irg the Brit E.las l,als
ner after him camt the French
employers headed by Jacque Car
tier no then the nisaSoi, priests.
Neblctt explained the origin Of
the name Canada, which means
"village," as a mistaken answer
by Indians who thought visiting
white men wanted TO know where
they lived
The young writer continued to
trace the vital points in Canada
development through the Indian
wars. the French and British
Continued On rage Eight,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
Aged Nav Gel Free
Hospital Care

WASHINGTON. Juno 9 ~
Members of the House and Senate
labor committee are waiting de-
tails Of reported administration
plan to furnish paid hospital care
TO aged persons
Federal security administrator
Oscar Ewing has declined 70 con
firm or deny existence Of such 2
plan. But il has been learned he
IS due to announce il in a few
days. The plan is said t. be one
which would provide room and
board at hospitals al government
expense.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08
7SS Parcels Sold
BY County Here

Howard Wilson. Monroe coun-
~ tax collector. announced today
that 788 parcels of land had been
sold ia the courthouse steps bid
ding on delinquent tax land put
up for auction on June !.
Total amount Of value was
S8,499 The largest sum paid by
an individual was S7a270 for a
tract Of land on Mater,imha Key
Wilson also said that the per-
ccntage of collection after the
sale was one hundred per cent,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-08

GEN. DWIGHT D. EISrY-
HOVER watches his wife place
a wreath on the grave of an
unknown soldier in the Ameri-
can cemetery at ST. Laurent.
France, on The anniversary of
D-DaY. He stopped here on
tour of the Normandy invasion
beaches of World War II. AS
Allied supreme commander.
Gen. Eisenhower directed the
Normandy landings that crack
ed GermanY's iron ring"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-24
JAPANESE P.O.W.s STUDY
ENGLISH

SINGAPORE (4y -JapaneSe
serving sentences in Singaporc's
Changi prison are making their
time count-40 of them arc
,tudying English and radio me-
lchanicS.
With their prison earnings,
they are buying JapaneSe-EnS-
Iish dictionaries to help them in
their studies. Commander G. Z.
w. w. Bayly, Commissioner of
Prisons, said efforts now are be-
ing made to get lecturers from
the University OF Malaga and de-
batting societies to come to Chan
81 and talk to the prisoners.
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shallow in the area and little
damage by erosion is expected.
The highway itself will be six
feet above high tide, or seven
feet, four inches over mean low
water. -. :
Work on construction of the
highway bed upon the dredged
fill cannot start until the fill had
settled. The road will be "a feet
wide with eight-foot shoulders,
and about l25 feet of sand beach
to the waters edge.
At the east approach to the
Candy Bridge, at RattleSnake,
contractors for the two small
bridges to carry traffic across the
three filled sections. are prefabri-
eating concrete for their job. Use
of the prefabricated material has
not yet been started on the cause
way itself.
The greater part of the cement
piling and bridge decking will be
made at Rattlesnake and trucked
to the project,
Cost s2l.25o.ooo
The complete d Trans-Bay
bric,,se project will cost an es-
timated $2f,500,000, Bids have
been received for building the
north approaches to the viaduct,
and certain small relief bridges.
Low bid for that work was
$l11T,i4O.
Jung &c, bids for the lower
Tampa Bay span will be opened
by state road department rep
.oaoH+nA;..oc ~ Rrndnntnn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-24
LOWERING TELLS OF CAUSEWAY
THAT WILL CUT Is MILES FROM
ST. PETERSBURG TO KEY WEST
Naval Activities
Are Commended

Captain c. c. Adell, comman
der. Naval Base, Key West, prals-
ed the naval activities in the Key
West area for the part they
played in making Armed Forces
Day on Saturday such a fine
success.
In a dispatch sent by him TO
all naval activities in Key West,
he said, "All hands may feel
Justly proud of their fine per
Torrance and conduct on Armed
Forces Day. 1t was extremely
gratifying to commander, Naval
Base, to witness the splendid re-
suits achieved by the cooperation
and voluntary effort of those
taking part. Well done
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-24
SHUFFLEBOARD
BaYview Park
Morning, Afternoon and Night
Dally and SUNDAY plav
FIDo ON THE LINE

FIDo ON THE LINE
MARION Ill.-(Pl.-"Number
please?" the Marion operator
asked. Wool, woof," came the
reply.
Her second try brought barks
again. On a bunch, she had the
sheriff listen and the telephone
woofed back at him too. Sheriff
Ora Kirby drove to the tele-
phone's garage location. He found
it locked. A bird dog was be-
side the telephone which it APP
parently knocked from table
Kirby called the owner who
unlocked his dog.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-24
ATHLETES FOOT GERM
HOW .T0 KILL. 1T
IN ONE HOUR

~ NOR INA SED. your zoe back
from nux 7siruaTist. T-t-I. - S""c'n'-
~ made for HIGH. CONCENTRA-
TIUN. L UdItMted nlcOhOl bDse gives
..r~aT pEN ETR ATING power. Kills
IMBEDDED germs ON contact
NuAs az Gardeners Pbnrmac:.
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Calendar
SOFTBALL

tBaYvleW PARK
Night Play
Island City Softball League
THURSDAY
7:30-Home Milk VS.. Coca-Cola
9:O0-OpDevSta VS.. Sea Cats.
BASEBALL.
LITTLE LEAGUE
Bayview Park-Night Play
FRIDAY
Rotary VS.. VFW-
KiwaniS VS.. ElkS.
SATURDAY
Lions VS.. VIEW.
Rotary VS.. JayCees.
ISLAED CITY WINTER
BASEBALL LEAGUE
(Afternoon Play
Oceanview Park
To be announced.
us. NAVAL STATION
BASEBALL LEAGUE
To be announced.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-03-23

through the hoops to lead his
team to victory.
In the finals played at West
minister gym Tuesday night the
WHY'S No. | squad met the Auto
Lite No. 1 squad and set them
back 46 to 40 in one of the best
games played all season.
Lanky forward Frank Hlubik
playing one of his best games of
the season was the necessary
spark plug in the WHY'S victory.
Frank hit for Is counters to
lead his teammates to victory.
His teammate Owen Jones was
runnerup with 13. Just word
i'm passing. Owen is the smallest
man on the WHY'S squad but one
of the best. Owen contributed
much in the way of fine all
around team play and was one
of the outstanding players on
the team. What he lacked in
size he made up in heart as a
competitor.
In the final game of the sea-
son, the WHY'S Juniors" and
the Auto Lite Juniors" tangled
to determine the runnerup
champ of the league. 1t was Will
lys all over again as the "Jeep-
sters" took the measure of the
Auto Lite five As to 43 i'm the
closest game of the evening.
Tied at the three quarters mark
at 20 all, the WHY'S five out
scored the Lites Is to Ia to fash
ion their As to 43 win. The
"Jeepsters" were led i'm the Scor-
ing division by center Jim
Glase who hit for Is points for
his nights efforts. He was fol-
lowed by teammate Mel Hall
who connected for IL. The Auto
Lite five was paced by Phil
Thompson who looped 10 points
through the nets.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-03-23

capacity to take care of the
increased GRO w dis expected
during this years even t s..
The green flag will be waved
sometime early in April.
A new racing association has
been formed for this year and 1t
will be known as the All Star
Ra acing Association. "Skippy
has announced that there will
be an All Star field at the track
for each coming event with the
following well known drivers
behind the wheels, Bud Huse-
man, a Local IL boy from Spicer
Unit; Shorty Mitchell, WHY'S
Overland member; Johnny Jozsa
and Johnny Sakai, also members
of the Willys-Overland Unit;
Kenny Nemire, Backy Sager,
George Jackson, Dick Fincher,
Fibber Walters, and Merle Viber
who operates the Sunoco gas sta
ton at Parker and Starr Ave.
Waye Wall, a member of the
Unit will have car
i'm the field with Bud Huseman
behind the wheel. Fibber's car
will be sponsored by his brother
Harry, who is former Cnam-
pion Unit member.
Last Saturday and Sunday the
boys had a practice session at
Huntington, w. Va. Fibber wal
ters set the record for the quail
fying time but was flipped dur
ing a race and has a broken arm
as result of the crackup. Bud
Huseman, who finished third In
the feature race on Saturday
and then flipped ON Sunday,
took money honors for the two
days events.
"Skippy" is planning to pre-
sent three shows week with
the Modified Stocks putting IN
their appearance on "Wednesday
nights, the midgets running on
Saturday nights and the regular
stocks in action on Sundays.
The Sunday races will present a
field of 40 and SO models, with
some of the best drivers in the
midwest behind the wheels.
Weekly shows will also be
presented at Adrian. Jackson,
Detroit and Monroe.
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ed at another location and this
site will be announced at later
date. The matches are open to
men and women or mixed. The
tournament is open to all shut
fleboard players in southern
Michigan and Northern Ohio.
The entry fee is $500 per team.
A $4,000 first prize is Of
fered and the sponsor of the win
ming team will be given $500
and official championship tro-
phies. End, 3rd, 4th and addi-
tional prizes will be given de-
pending upon the number of
entries.
Entry blanks can be obtained
at the Local Il recreation office
by contracting Norm Meyers or
ask your favorite tavern keeper
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-03-23
Big Worm?

ESCANABA, Mich.-No Paul
Bunyan garnishments are need
ed for this upper peninsula yarn.
A ruffed grouse, presumably
thinking in terms of big worm,
swallowed a blue racer snake
which was 16-inches long and
about one-fourth inch in diam
eter.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-03-23

team won the championship
with the Junior sqaud taking
consolation honorS.
The Willys No. 2 squad won
their right to participate in the
finals as a result of their for
felt win over Acklin Stamping
last Wednesday night. Acklin
failed to show for the playoff
game and the Willys Juniors"
won the championship of the
American league with the Auto
Lite No. 2 squad as runnerup.
In the National league the
WHY'S "Seniors" were the
champs with a 9 win and loss
record for the season. The Auto
Lite No. 1 squad who were in
a tie for second spot met the
Spicer five last week WedneS-
day for the playoff position. The
Auto Lite quintet overcame the
Spicer five, 81 to 46 to earn the
playOff spot.
In the first playoff games
held at Robinson Jr. High Mon
day night, the WHY'S Seniors"
met the Auto Lite Juniors" ml
the first game and defeated them
80 to 81. The Auto Lite five
had a chance to tie the ball game
up in the final seconds had they
scored the two foul shots award
ed to them. Center Walt BOZ
nowski of WHY'S was the man
with the eye in this win, putting
Is successful. shots through the
hoops. Harold Moss, captain and
sparkplug of the team, was run
nerup with 9.
The second game of the eve
ming matched the Auto Lite Sc
niors against the Willys Juniors
with the more experienced Auto
Lite team on top at the end of
the game, 81 to At Center and
high scorer for the Sc a on,
Joe Horvath poured 20 points
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-03-23
W-O No. 2 Defeats Auto Lite
For Consolation Honors

The most successful basketball in Local IL his
tory to end last Tuesday night at Westminster
gym The payoffs two unit affair with both the
Senior Junior squads of Overland and Auto
Lite fnaIists in the pIayoffs The Senior WHY'S
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-03-23

in your neighborhood for entry
blanks. We will also have any
additional information you may
need.