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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-03

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water shortage.
''Your cooperation with the Flo
rida Keys Aqueduct Commission in
the interest of water conservation
will be appreciated"
Very truly yours,
c. C. Adell
Captain, U. S. Navy
Commander, u. S. Naval Base
Key West, Florida
Other action taken was as fol-
lows:
PAID SCI, 3O9.12 to the City Elec-
trio System for electric service
used by the City of Key West.
LOANED 5000 at no interest to
the Key West Golf Club to aid that
non-profit organization in the fin
ancing of their clubhouse on muni-
cipally-owned land. $3.50 monthly is
to be paid by the Golf Club start
ing August ] on the money adj
vanced.
REQUESTED that no ''greens"
be watered during the present
emergency at the Key West Golf
Club.
GRANTED a loan of $4,000 con-
tIngent on similar action by the
County to the group attempting to
buy the Fort Lauderdale baseball
franchise.
POSTPONED action on the z
am. curfew for sale of intoxicating
beverages. AT present sales can be
made until 4 am.
VOTED 81 with Eisner disap-
proving the allowing of taxi-cabs
to be operated without public liza
bility and property damage insur-
ance. One cabbie stated that he
made only $1,s75 last year. and
that he has family of five to sup
port. Eisner maintained that the
people riding in the cabs. and other
motorists had to be considered also.
Cab Driver Lucille Gonzalez and
others all told of the hardships
that would be enforced if this mea-
sure were passed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-03
Police Search
For Jail Breakers

HOMESTEAD LR 49, Police were
searching today for two teen-age
boys who sawed the bars off a city
jail window Saturday night and
fled.
Acting Chief J. G. Arrant identi-
fled them as Eugene Fort. Is, and
Noel Gosnell, IS. both of Home
stead.
He said they were charged with
breaking and entering and grand
larceny in connection with a drive
in burglary last week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-03
Husband Shot
While Trying
ToHarm Wife

TAMPA IA young man armed
with hammer and knife was shot
and killed trying to force his way
into the home of his wife's parents,
officers said today.
Deputy Sheriff Nelson Dukes said
James f. Roberts, 81, admitted
shooting Rochelle G.. Elliott, 81,
his son-in-law. Roberts was held
without charge while an investiga.
ton continued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-03
City Commission
Opposes Land Sale

City Commissioners last night
strenously objected to the sale Of
bsy.hosfem land asa from the
end OF Whitehead street and las
deep.
The City Fathers ordered let.
Ter sent 10 Sinclair Wells al Tall.
ahassee opposing the sale.
According TO the Commission,
the land Is being purchased by
Attorney julius Stone who owns
The Soufhernnosi House and the
adjoining home.
Vote was unanimous.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-03

City Commissioners last night by
81 vote tabled an emergency or
dinance that would have fined
those guilty of using Florida Keys
Aqueduct Commission water on
lawns, cars, $50 and or 10 days in
jail.
Even most users Of air condi-
fioning units would have been
subject TO fines.
Mayor c. B. Harvey was the lone
dissenter.
City Commissioner John Carlo
nell said: Il am no lawyer, but
I know that this is unconstitutional.
The only solution is to let the peo-
pie pay for water that they use,
and take the So minimum away.
The Aqueduct Commission should
charge 81 per I'M gallons and pc
nalize all users above 3M gallons. "
Later csrboneIl was told that
the Aquedvcf Commission must
charge s. per meier, as that min
imum amount is in fhe bond
ideniure. This was done as an in
dUcemens TO the bondhoiders to
provide needed funds.
Many residents in the Poinciana
area urged the commission to take
some action that would give them
relief in this water emergency.
A letter from c. C. Adell, Com
mander U. S. Naval Base was read
urging conservation of water.
Text of Adell's letter follows:
Board of City Commissioners
Key West. Florida
Attention: Mr.. Dave King,
City Manager
Gentlemen:
You are no doubt aware that q
critical water situation has deve-
lpped due to the inability of the
Florida KEYS Aqueduct Commits
sion to supr.y its customers with
sufficient water. The agreement
between the Navy and the Florida
Keys Aqueduct Commission guar
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-03
Fire Companies
Extinguish Blaze

Ftre companies No ! and res
rssndcsi TO Box ~ Lass night as 20
O clock They discovered q smah
stove fire in tire residence az leo
nari Sawyer, 81 GrInnell ST. The
blaze vas quickly extingnlshsd -
damage giigiole-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-03
Poinciana School Bids
Advertised Today; Board
To Award Contract June "a
KWHS Band Is
Highly Praised
BY Gasparilla,
NaUaI Officials

Advertising of bids on the
$274,890 additions to Poinciana
elementary school began today, il
was announced by Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, Horace
O'Bryant.
The bids on the construction
job will be opened June "a at 3
p. m, he said.
The Monroe county school
school board meeting tonight at
7:30 win open bids on the 1000
bleacher seats being bought for
Key W. i high school.
With school closing this week,
work will begin on preparing the
buildings for the influx of record
breaking student bodies expect
ed next fall.
Double sessions are being plan
ned to accommodate the crowds
who cannot be taught in the
standard single sessions of
schooling.
Meanwhile. as the school year
drew to a close, O'Bryant re-
leased three letters highly con-
gratulatory on the Key West
High school band.
S. w. Lilliott, Manager OF the
Gasparilla celebration wrote E. o.
Schweitzer, principal of KWHS:
Dear Mr.. Schweitzer:
I'VE always hear the bad and
never the good.
This letter is tardy, but
want to take this opportunity to
Is soc sxhas . tine ggoss
students the Key West Band Is.
We have had the pleasure Of
serving them at Gasparilla cele-
brations for two years, and | SIM
cerely hope that we will be able
TO continue to serve these very
fine young people.
The students. their band
master and chaperones are
credit to the school system and
City of Key West. The only re-
greet ! have is when they leave
us"
Lilliott sent copies of this let
ter TO Major Earl Dillon. Harold
T. Casterton, Director OF Music,
KWHS. and Harold Laubscher,
Key West Chamber Of Com
merce.
He also wrote Roy v. Woods,
President of the Florida Band
masters Association, Winter
haven. Fla. In that letter he said:
Il want 10 take this oppor-
tunity TO tell you that out Of all
the various bands and groups of
students we have had the pleaa-
ure Of serving, Mr. Harold r
CsSterton's band from Key West
is without doubt the best handled
and best behaved group o. young
people we have ever had the
pleasure of serving.
"We have housed them for two
succeeding years on GaspariIls
Lay.
IF all Bandmasters had the
fine control over their students
that Major Earl Dillon and Mr..
casterton have. am sure there
would never be any complaints.
Capt G. c. Adeil. Commanding
officer Of the Key West Naval
Base wrote c. J. Cornell, Presi-
dent of the Band Boosters Club,
Key West.
Dear Mr.. Cornell:
at was gratifying 20 me -
Commander Naval Base 10 Wit
ness the outstanding performance
81 the KWHS band in the Armed
Forces Day Parade. Their re
ruendo8s improvement during me
past year must BE- especially
pleasing g. yeu and should BE
an inspiration % tha Band Boost.
ers and other supporters Of this
fire organization Their part In
the parade added greatly - 10
success and % ere enjoyment
- the many thousands who
watched il and listened 70 thelr
exhilirafing music
Evening star., 1952-07-23

by Gov. Shivers and the Missis-
|sippi aggregation including Gov.
White and numerous other States
Ioficials might cost the party the
electoral votes of those States in
November.
! II don't believe we can spot
the Republicans those Southern
States and win this year. Let
us try to improve and strengthen
the Democratic Party, but let us
not unnecessarily drive any one
out of it,"
Emphasis on bringing Demo-
crats together instead of driving
them out or Furnishing them for
party Irregularities of the past was
strong in the speeches which Rep
resentative Roosevelt and Senator
Moody made to the committee.
Mr.. Dudley of the District was
not satisfied. In the most vigorous
opposition voiced all day against
seating the anti-adminiStration
lOCACSd4O11S, uc dSScIUcU.
"The White and Shivers groups
are not only States Fighters but
they really are Republican outfits.
President Truman wants loyal
Democrats seated in Texas and
Mississippi. These groups should
not be seated, if only because they
did not comply with State law re-
quiring that they pledge support
Of the Democratic Party"
Credentials Committee Vote
On Texas and Mississippi
CHICAGO. July % P.-Here
lis the vote by which the Demo-
cratic convention Credentials
Committee balloted SO to 13 to
seat the Texas delegation led by
Gov. Allan Shivers.
For the motion: Alabama, Ari-
zona, Arkansas. California, Con-
necticut, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Mis-
souri,. Nebraska, Nevada, New
Mexico. New York, North Caro-
lima. North Dakota, Ohio, Okla
homa, Oregon, South Carolina,
Utah. Vermont, Washington, West
Virginia and Puerto Rico.
-Four members of the credentials
subcommittee also were permitted
to vote and all balloted for the
Shivers group over the opposing
faction led by Maury Maverick.
Against: Alaska, Colorado,
Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan. Min
nesota, Montana, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, South Dakota, Ten
nessee, Wisconsin and District OF
Columbia.
Absent or not voting: 1llionis,
Iowa, Mississippi, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island. Texas. Wyoming,
Canal Zone and the Virgin
Islands.
Following is the committees
33-to-17 vote to seat the j. P.
Coleman anti-administration fac
tion in Mississippi:
For the seating resolution: Ala
bama, ARIZONA, Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Delaware, Florida. Geor-
gia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Massachu-
sets, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire. New Mexico, New
York, North Carolina, North Da-
Ikota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
South Carolina, Utah, Vermont,
West Virginia and Puerto Rico.
Four members of the subcom-
mittee also voted for the Cole
man faction. A fifth member
voted against 1t. as did these
States:
Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut,
Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas. Maine,
Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,
New Jersey, South Dakota. Ten
Inessee, Washington, Wisconsin
land the District Of Columbia.
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Army Replies 10 0'Hara
On Prostitution in japan
BY the Associofed Press

The Army says it is applying
all feasible methods" to repress
prostitution and control venereal
disease in Japan.
It said in a letter to Representa-
tive O'Hara, Republican, of Min
nesota that authority to control
vice rests primarily with japanese
officials.
Mr.. o.Hara had requested Sec
retary of Defense Lovett to check
into the situation. He forwarded
letters from Japan saying that
mass prostitution rackets -four
iShed there without the military
police lifting a finger"
T. A. Young, deputy chief of
the Office of Legislative Liaison,
wrote Mr.. O'Hara in reply:
1T is to be noted that in con-
sidering the problem of prostitu-
tion in Japan regard must be
given to several important fac
tors:
81. That prostitution does exist
and has existed for centuries in
Japan, having received the sane
ton Of the Japanese govern
n1ent.
"2. That with the exception of
q few local ordinances the Japa-
nese laws concerning prostitution
are aimed at accomplishing We
nereal disease control rather than
the prohibition of prostitution. +"
Evening star., 1952-07-23
By Crosby S. Moves
Sfur Ssoff Correspondent

CHICAGO, July 23.-This is the
quiet time of the convention.
It is the. intermission while the
party leaders retire temporarily
from the arena to rally their
forces and plan their strategy for
the next round. Here in conven-
ton all the machinery chugs
along in neutral gear until the
leaders are ready, and the serious
business of the convention can
move forward again.
The crowd was here to enjoy
itself last night-to relax and for
get the bitterness of a House
divided, in the carefree hoopla so
abundantly lacking UP to that
point.
They were still streaming into
the big auditorium as Temporary
Chairman Dever pounded his
gavel to introduce the first speak
er. It was ladies night at the con-
vention. The chairman presented
the vice chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee land
maybe the next vice president of
the United States, Mrs. India
Edwards
Much Competing Activity.
No public speakers anywhere
have a tougher audience than these
convention orators. AS they speak,
they compete with a serious dele
gate activity-the business Of
wandering aimlessly around the
hall, gossiping with friends and
passing on the latest rumors.
Most speakers try to ignore this
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Democrats in Illinois
May Face Rush Job in
Replacing Stevenson
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, July 23.-If Adlai E.
Stevenson should become the
Democratic presidential nominee,
Illinois party leaders would en-
counter a hurry-up job to find a
replacement for him on the State
ticket.
The Illinois Governor, serving
his first four-year term, was
nominated for reelection in the
April primary. He was unopposed.
If the national convention
should draft him for the presi-
dental race. the governorship
vacancy on the ballot in the No.
vember election would be filled by
the Democratic State Central
Committee.
If the committee could make its
choice by next Tuesday, there
would be only IA weeks left for a
campaign. Election day is No.
Vember 4.
In lodging questions about &C.
ceptance Of a draft, Gov. Steven
son has mentioned that his with
drawal from the race for Governor
would leave his State hackers
with little time to wage a cam
paign for the man who would re-
place him.
Most prominently mentioned as
replacementS have been Sherwood
Dixon, the present Lieutenant
Governor, and Edward j. Barrett
Secretary of State and a leading
vote-getter. Mr.. Barrett was the
only Democrat to hold State Office
during the Republican administra-
ton Of Dwight Green, Gov.
StevenSon'S predecessor.
Evening star., 1952-07-23

demn ourselves to endless struggle
for survival in a jungle world"
Attention Dwindles.
For a while, the audience paid
respectful attention, but as she
went on, Mrs. Roosevelt Jared
little better than Mrs. Edwards.
At the end, the former First Lady
received another warm round Of
applause and made her exit, sup
ported by sons James and John.
There were other speakers, but
by this time the convention was
in no mood to pay much attention.
The words of Senator Benton Of
Connecticut and Representative
Machrowicz of Michigan provided
little more than a background to
the buzz of conversation.
The people were waiting only
to see if something important was
going to happen. There was al
ways the chance that the Creden-
tialS Committee, meeting down.
town, would come through with
its report on contested delegations
that would mark the resumption
of warfare between liberal and
conservative elements within the
party. AS it became more and
more apparent that this would
not happen a restlessness spread
through the hail.
Chairman Dever'S announce
ment that the convention would
recess until noon was greeted with
a shout of approval. The dele
gates were weary after the pre-
vious nights marathon session.
and an early adjournment was
good news.
One delegate, showing his way
toward a line of buses, explained
the general feeling:
1T doesn't seem right" he re-
marked, "but it looks as though
we may actually get some sleep
for a change"
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Average Net Income
of Doctors Leaps
Ito $72,578 for 1851
RY the Assoeiafed Pres,

American doctors averaged a
net income of $12,518 last year.
the Commerce Department re-
ported yesterday. Lawyers aver
aged $9,375 and dentists $7,743.
Besides making one-third more
than lawyers and 40 per cent more
than dentists, the medical men,
according to a department survey,
scored the biggest gain in earn
ings during 1951-an increase of
$3.50 over 1850. Lawyers averaged
"a 1851 earnings increase of 1903.
dentists a gain of $3.50.
The report said % percent of
all doctors and IS per cent of all
lawyers work on salary basis,
but only 8 per cent of the dentists
do.
In 1851, the average income of
salaried doctors was $9,522 against
$13,378 for the non-salaried.
Salaried lawyers averaged 1886
against $9,375 for others. No
separation of this kind was avail
able for dentists.
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Reloxed Throng Sheds Lethorgy
To Cheer for Mrs. Roosevelt

formidable display Of inattention
But not Mrs. Edwards.
Last night. as soon as she could
make herself heard, she launched
upon a motherly verbal spanking
of the delegates for their lack o1
manners.
"You had three outstanding
women of the United States ad-
dress you this afternoon, and you
were extremely rude" she said
II am very happy to be here, but
I would rather sit down unless
you are going to be halfway
quiet"
Packs Emotional Punch.
ReaSsured by the applause, she
began her prepared speech with
an attack on war in general anC
the Korean conflict in particular
She spoke as "a wife who wore q
Gold Star in World War I and
a mother who wore a Gold Star in
World War H." and her words
packed a certain emotional punch
"You have heard that those
men have died in vain," she said
l"Oh. my friends, those men who
have been killed in Korea are
giving us our freedom. They
should rank with the patriots OF
Bunker Hill and Valley Forge
I have no son in Korea. only
had one son. But I know how
every mother who has a son there
feels Do not listen to those
who would make you feel that
your sons have been killed in a
useless war. The Korean war is
the least useless war in history"
Speaker Raps for Order.
Whatever its effect on television
audiences. the speech was largely
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Air Raid Precautions
Token in Progue
BY the, Associased Press

VIENNA, Austria, July 23.--
Communist Czechoslovakian ofh-
cials have started organizing air
raid defenses in their capital city
of Prague, the Czech trade union
newspaper Prace disclosed today.
The Prague-edited Red paper
reported that house conferences
had been called throughout the
city to select one "fire guard" and
one "health guard" for each house
n the Czech capital.
Evening star., 1952-07-23
DeVer Loses Voice
But Wins Praise
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO. July 23.-Gov. Paul
A.sDever lost his voice but won q
resolution of praise.
The Massachusetts, executive
keynote speaker and temporary
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, was praised
last night for having given his all
including the temporary loss OF
his voice, for his party.
Senator Benton of Connecticut
offered a resolution praising Gov.
Dever's powerful, inspiring and
Statesmanlike" keynote speech.
"The resolution" Gov. Dever
said hoarsely, will be referred to
the Rules and Resolutions Com
mittee."
It was adopted.
President Truman, who watched
the keynote speech on television
yesterday wired his congratula-
tions to Gov. Dever. The mes
sage read:
Congratulations. You are a
top-notch keynoter. It was an
excellent speech. I heard every
word of it."
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Mrs. Edwards Ankle
Twisted at Mestu Party
BY the Assoeiated Press

CHICAGO, July 23.-Mrs. India
Edwards, Democratic National
Committee vice chairman, is suf-
fering from a sprained ankle.
Mrs. Edwards, a candidate fol-
Vice President, twisted her ankle
as she was leaving the party last
night given by Mrs. Perle Mesta
Aides were trying to keep Mrs.
Edwards in bed for at least part
Of the day as she has been work
ing long hours.
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Electric Jolt Kills Boy
Trying to Do Good Deec
BY the Associated Press

PASCAGOULA, Miss, July 23.-
A seven-year-old boy was killed
by an electric shock when he
sought to do a good deed.
"A coroner'S jury returned a YER
dict of accidental death yesterday
after Sheldon Vernell Watley was
found lying in a street, holding a
fallen 4,0O0-volt power line. His
bicycle was nearby.
Investigators surmised the boy
saw the wire lying near the end
of dead end street in a Federal
housing project. and got of his
bicycle to move it.
Evening star., 1952-07-23

lost on the delegates. They paid
little attention to the dressing
down the speaker gave them. The
aisles were jammed and the noise
level in the hall was high. AT
lone point, Mrs. Edwards picked up
Chairman Dever's gavel and
trapped grimly-and ineffectively,
for order.
Periodic bursts Of applause came
as a surprise. One was inclined
to wonder how the audience could
follow the speech closely enough
to react on it.
Mrs. Edwards wound up her ad-
dress in bad humor. Her re-
sponse to the applause at the end
was an icy rebuke:
II would have appreciated a lit
tie silence more" she says.
Unexpectedly, the orchestra
broke into Happy Days Are Here
Again" and the audience, as if or
cue. came to it's feet with a roar
Symbol Of Lost Leadership.
Down the ramp to the speakers
roStrum came a familiar figure
Wearing a short-sleeved blue suit
and a broad smile, Mrs. Franklin
ID. Roosevelt stood and took the
greeting Of the convention.
There are probably several ways
to explain what was going on
Undoubtedly there is respect and
affection for Mrs. Roosevelt in her
own right as an outstanding wom-
an leader in world affairs. But
perhaps, more than anything else,
she signifies to the people here a
symbol of the lost party leadership
so completely apparent at this
gathering.
At any rate, the crowd whopped
it up in by far the noisiest demon
|Stration Of the convention. Over
the whole auditorium, State STAN
|dards waved wildly above a tossing
Evening star., 1952-07-23

sea Of flags, balloons, hats and
handkerchiefs. The more Mrs
Roosevelt tried to quiet things
down the louder the yelling got.
ThrOng About Rostrum.
The only other real demonstra-
ltion of the convention for Gov
stevenson of Illinois, was nothing
like this. After six minutes oi
solid applause. the band struck
up again and the show got under
way in earnest. State standard:
filled the aisles as the delegate.
swarmed toward the rostrum
Soon the space was jammed solie
with people waving and jumping
and screaming.
Not all the delegates took part
several of the Southern standards
were sitting tight and the rumol
drifted back that the Virginia dele.
cation, led by Senator Byrd, haC
left the hall. Even so, it was more
than 10 minutes before Gov. De.
yer, still hopelessly hoarse from
his keynote address, could intro.
duce the speaker as the first lady
of the world"
"Travel in Good Company"
Mrs. Roosevelt put on hel
SpectacleS and started reading hel
speech on the United Nations.
"The path on which we have
set our feet is not an easy one
The trail is often difficult to find
We must make our maps as we
go along but we travel in gooC
company with men and women OF
good will in the free countries OF
the world" she said.
without the United Nations
our country would walk alone
ruled by fear instead Of conf
dence and hope. To weaken OF
hamstring the United Nations
now. through lack Of faith and
! lack of vision, would be to con-
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Program of the Democrats
BY the Assoeiated Pres,

CHICAGO July 23-The tentative program for todays ses-
sion of the Democratic National Convention:
PM (EDT).
Gov Paul Dever of Massachusetts, temporary chairman
the session.
Invocation W. Alfred Dman executive secretary Chicago
Baptist Association.
Resolutions: Reports Of Committee Credentials Calvin
Rawlings Utah. Committee
Business tenator Blair Moody of Michigan chairman
Committee Organization Johnston Murray
Oklahoma chairman
Election Chairman Speaker Rayburn
Of Texasl and other permanent officers.
Recess.
Evening Session, Pm. (EDT).
Gov. Dever opens the session.
o Chairman
Rayburn Chairman Presi
dent Alben W. Barkley.
Resolutions Report of Committee Platform and Resolutions
States speeches placing nomination candidates
for President
The program for Thursday has been left open