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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-25
Rodriguez, COtO
Of Key Vest Buy
Gambling Stamps

q JACKSONVILLE ID There are
Indications gamblers who filed tax
returns under the new federal law
are under scrutiny by some state
enforcement officers.
John L. Fahs, federal interna.
revenue CO .ector or Florida. said
Thursday about a half dozen Flor
ida officers have inspected wager
ing returns. Several have asked
for certification of names and adj
dresses of persons who have pur-
chased gambling tax stamps, FANS
said.
Names and addresses of those
who buy the stamps are public
information. Tax returns are not,
but they are available to certain
Jaw enforcement otIcers such as
sheriffs or chiefs of police who
make written application.
FahS said he could not identify
the persons making the inspections.
A total Of 42S stamps has been
issued in Florida, including four
Thursday.
Persons issued stamps Thursday
Domingo Coto, 927 Truman Ave-,
and Evaristo Rodriguez, sos Amel-
ia ST., both of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-25
Truman Will
Be Asked To
Run, Again
Need OF A Strong
Democratic Candidate
Seen BY Three
Party Leaders

WASHINGTON tP-CongreSsmen
reached widely differing conclu-
sions today as result of President
Humans remarks, about leaving
the door open for tip to run 'or
his old Senate seat ip.iead Of seek
,ipS, another ~hife, House term.
His mention Of the Missouri sit
uatlon only fogsed the picture for
the crystai bali gazers.
But there did appear to be gen.
eral agreement about one thing
that Mr.. Truman probably planned
his words TO add TO the mystery
REGARDING his plans.
No one professed TO know for
sure. but there were renewed pre-
dictions Mr. Truman (D will seek
reelection to the presidency, f2l
won't run for ANYTHING. az very
Continued On Page SKI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-25
Morris Draws
Two Years
In StatePen
Cleare Praises Webber
During Criminal Court;
Thompson Gets l-Year
On Larcency Charges

Wayne K. Morris was sentenced
to two years in the State Peniten-
tiary this morning ON conviction Of
grand larceny and hrraFi~r.' n"''
enteringglin a packed Criminal
Court Sessipnsiess
Judge ThomasfSs Caro- sentenced
Morrisawho was caught holding q
bag of $S56S in silver at the Caribe
restaurant last October. 80. Police
arrested him at the time and turn
ed him over to. the Sheriff'S de-
partment. Defense attorneys for
Morris were William V. Albury
and Enrique Esquinaldo.
The report filed by Peace Justice
Ira .Albury listed eight state wit
nesses in the case. Among them
were Sebastian Cabrera, Sr. and
Jr. The latter is owner of the
restaurant.
Judge Caro- imposed a years
sentence in the county jail on Ge-
orge o. Thompson. Actually
Thompson was found guilty on
three charges, the most serious of
which was graz larceny, stealing
a watch and S43.l2 from a sailor.
For two lesser charges, petty lar
ceny and issuing worthless checks,
Thompson was sentenced six
months on each. The Judge showed
tendency after waning Thompson,
and will allow the sentences to
run concurrently. He pointed out
to the young man that his offenses
were a pathway to the penitenti-
ary."
City policeman Carabolla and
Hall testified IN the Thompson
case.
County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare,
Jr., interrupted proceedings in the
courtroom long enough to express
his regret at the resignation of
Chief Deputy Sheriff Frank Web.
Der.
/ want to thank Weber for his
diligence and his cooperatice efforts
with my office to see the law en-.
forced. / am glad to ':now that he
will have chance to benefit him
self by his change.
''Webber bro..c the safesteaIing
gang in this city. Though we never
could prosecute the gang, Weber
broke it up and they have left
town. Weber has fought fire with
fire He has made II so hard for
some suspects, that they had to
leave town.
The people of Monroe County
owe you a grea: debt, Frank. 7
Cleare said, and shook hands. with
the tall Chief Deputy. Il hope I'll
have the pleasure Of working with
you again, 81
Judge Caro- concurred with
Cleare and said:
Maybe he'll come back as sher-
iff some day.
The court resumed the business
before il and sentenced Russell
Orlak TO six months unless he pays
costs of S23.56 on an assault and
battery charge. James Carlton
siven 90 days or an assault and
battery charge. James Carlton
Continued On Page SKI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-25
American Sabre
Jets Down 10 Red
Planes Over Korea
Series Of Ground
Fights Broke Out
Along Vest Front
Bet,Ueen Patrols

SEOUL, Korea. tR- Amerl-
can Sabre jet pilots today shot
down 10 Red jets over North Korea
in one of the biggest air tolls taken
in the Korean War.
One other MIG probably was de-
stroyed. At least three other Red
planes were damaged.
American airmen fought four
separate encounters with the Com
munist MIG-l5s over Northwest
Korea, the u. S. Fifth Air Force
said.
Five MICS were blasted sout Of
the sky in a racing dogfight late
in the afternoon by Sabres of the
51st Fighter Interceptor Wing. An
other Communist plane also was
damaged in this fight.
Three more MICS were bagged
by Fourth Fighter Interceptor
Wing Sabre jets in another fight
late in the day.
The other planes were accounted
for in ca Ter battles.
New snow covered quiet ground
fronts while the explosive jet war
erupted IN MIG Aiiey.
There was no hint of how Amer
lean planes Jared. Under a new
policy U. S. air losses are
announced only once week
In the rapid fire air action 1t.
Robert H. Moore of Houston. Tex,
set one MIG-15 on fire and seconds
later destroyed a second plane.
II was so close to the second
MIG that when / hit him he blew
up right in my face" Moore said!
81 flew right through his explo-
sion which caused me to Game
out" In other words, his engine
died. :"
Moore glided from nearly sc, 900
feet down to $4,000 feet before he
got his jet going again.
He was credited with a probable
for the first MIG. It happened in
fight this afternoon between Is
Sabres and is Russian type jets
which had just crossed the border
from Manchuria.
I'VE went right down on top of
Them" Moore said. II pulled up
right on top Of one and raked him
along his left side from about 200
feet range, The whole top of his
fuselage burst into flames. I was
eoinP so fast that l sailed right
past him and ended up just behind
his right hand wingman.
That was the jet that exploded
in Moore's face.
The other jet was blown I'D in
the same battle by Capt. Nose w.
Gordon Jr. of Rome, Ga.
Gordon said his machine gun
bullets raked into the Red flight
leader and the MIG started throw.
ing pieces. II Sit up and a long
stream of flame came out.
BY that time | was about 100
feet behind him, Then he blew
Continued On Page SKI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-25
Welfare OF
Country First
Says Truman
Progressive Policies Of
Democratic Party Have
Restored And Kept
Prosperity
al By JACK BELL
BY JACK BELL

u KANSAS CITY. KaS. IN - Presi-
dent Truman TODAY Sletched a
teaceg progress ana prosperity pro-
ram designed to win the Novem-
ser election, but declared his party
ell not play politics with national
iefense.
He said that IF anybody is to
Nay politics with the welfare of
bis country it viii not be the
Democratic Party
His remarks were contained in
message to Is state Midwest
smocratic conference opening to-
y.
This year of 1852 will be a criti-
year in our struggle to achieve
rid peace" he said. we are in
e middle of a great national eff
I to build our defense and help
nee nations to strengthen them
selves. If we falter now or lose
heart and turn aside from the pro-
gram we have laid out for our
selves. we can fail"
His message was in the form of
" letter to Conference Chairman
James c. Quigley of Nebraska.
II came amid speculation that
Mr.. Truman. ID will run for the
Senate in Missouri at the end of
his term. t2) is candidate for
reelection and (3l he wants to
name his SncceSsor..--.@ 80.
Out of this confusion one salient
fact stood out: Lacking any other
nominee they consider especially
attractive, Midwestern leaders
want Mr.. Truman to run again.
Three leaders of tire meeting pre-
dicted the conference would go on
record UNANIMOUSLY approving a
resolution urging the President to
seek anott"~ '"rm CNnc'~-' -
'hiS prediction were Quigley,
jake More o. iowa : Sc
and Carl V. Rice. Kansas national
committeeman.
On prosperity. regarded by most
Democrats as their best campaign
issue this year. the President said
In his letter to Quigley:
The progressive policies of
the Democratic Party have re-
stored and maintained prosperity,
Continued On Page Six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-25
Russell issues Four
Building Permits

, Four small building permits were
Issued TO-DAY FROM tie ~efice of
Ralph Russell. City Building I'm
spector, They included tnoSs. iSs.I-
ed to John Blackwell. ST., who will
paint the exterior 0f his hdme, at
1918 Georgia street al az dost of
500; Wheeler Gandolfo. f026
Howe street, construction of porch,
$500; Lumley Parks of s21 Packer
street. addition to bis home at that
address, $1,000 and Harry F. Ru-
dowski. 3724 Eagle avenue, paint
ing. $25.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-25
B eaeheos,,lber, &C,
Navy Rescue Mon
Drowning Al Sec
ID. Gonzales
kyak Capsi7es
Ia Rough Water
BY SUSAN McAVOY

BY SUSAN MCAVOY
Domingo Gonzalez. -,
300 Whitehead street. was
saved from drowning in
last nights rough seas by
the combined efforts of
Oscar THE Beachcomber'
Teller in his IL foot slOOp,
Navy helicopiers and the
Coast Guard 50 fool boat.
Charles Mnndy. Casa
Marina beach boy called
Boca CIliea. when me saw
Gonzalez capsize in his
kyak, half a mile oni 10
sea. Gonzalez, also em-
ploycd by the hotel. had
rushed ont in Il kyak to
tow in drifting ouiboard
motor boat.
A Navy hclicorte~ rush
ed to the scene as did the
Coast Guard boat and a
Navy crash pos.,
Tho Coast Guard picked upF
the kvak but could not find.
Gonzalez Immediately.
Oscar, the beach comber. told
me in midnight interview. still
dripping vet from his nigat in
the rough waters:
.Ths hei!ropter left and /
thought the Coast Guard had
picked thu man w. because I
sew thav Rad tho kvak in Tow.
-. ~ - 81 ag sf@s 50 N>ssA n.
sea. ] vas making for Hest
Beach in my sloop about hall
a nile off the foot of White
resd sheet. Then heard
erosns. ! saw man lying back
in the water. He was sinkinz.
threw him line and he held
on to u. I pulled him up into
my boat end asked him 1t he
could hear NE He said yes. !
tcId him. taIxeii easy"
Gonzalez groaned to Teller:
Get the water out of me. Get
the water out.
He was so distended with
Continued On Page Six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-25
sc Killed
In Suez
Canal Battle
British Troops And
Tanks Intend To
Disarm All Egyptian
Police
,isizen Staff I'ire0
By TOW STONE

CAIRO. Egypt. iR-British troops
and tanks fired through smoke
screens today in six hour battle
"a disagm all Egyptian police in
the, laa9ort 6uez Canal trouble spot
of ls4Hailia At least IS police and
= eeSHsfnued On Page Six
Evening star., 1952-09-27
Builders Committee
To Discuss HOUSING
Deficiencies With VA
By Robert J. Lewis

The current Veterans Admins
tration drive to force builders to
comply fully with the agency's
minimum construction require
ments on 5000 CT homes now
being built in the District area
will save money for veterans in
the form of lower home costs in
some cases.
That was emphasized today by
VA officials, at the same time dis
closure was made that builders
advisory committee" has been set
up with the purpose of checking
over with Veterans Administra-
ton experts the different types of
deficient building recently brought
to light by a VA survey.
The builders committee, headed
by Alvin A. Aubinoe, former head
of the Washington Home Builders
Association, soon will receive a
detailed list Of all violations by
builders of VAS minimum con-
struction requirements.
Hundreds of different kinds Of
Evening star., 1952-09-27

ters deserve to be wiped of the
books on the score that not only
have minimum requirements been
met, but that deviations have re-
suited in construction superior to
such requirements.
We're going to let the cards
fall where they may" a committee
member said, "but feel that in
many minor cases the violations
are only technical and do not at
all represent a loss of value to the
buyer"
A number Of conferences have
been held by builders with VA
officials in recent weeks over the
investigation Of noncompliance
by builders with VA specifications.
Evening star., 1952-09-27

The investigation has virtually
halted construction of some prof.
ects, and has tied up sales in
almost all cases. VA says deficien-
cies must be corrected before it
will okay guaranteed financing for
any dwelling.
Some boys are going broke if
they don't get relief quickly" one
builder said.
AVA spokesman said he doubt
ed whether the average builder
would encounter any financial
difficulty as a result of the
|agency's insistence that it's stand
ards be met, but that this was
chiefly a concern for builders.
There's not q builder who
Evening star., 1952-09-27

violations or deficiencies have
been charged by VA. The COM
mittee will take up examples and
attempt to obtain VAS agreement
that some types of violations rest
solely on a technical basis. The
list of violations will be supplied
to the committee by the Veter-
ans Administration, a committee
spokesman said.
Violations described by VA
range from "a little Of nothing
to a hell Of q lot" one builder
said.
Builders hope that by reviewing
types Of violations charged it will
be possible to convince VA that
many Of the compliance mat
Evening star., 1952-09-27
Government Reports
Farm Land Initiation
Is Seemingly Checked

Imitation in the sales value Of
farm lands throughout the country
seems to have been largely checked
in the last four months, having
risen only l per cent during the
period in contrast to a rise Of
five times as much in the corre-
spending four months last year.
That was reported yesterday by
the Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics which. at the same time.
said that values were up "a per
cent from July. 1850, and per
cent above a year ago.
Farm lands in Maryland showed
no change in the four months
ending July /. this year, while
Continued on Page B-3, Col. ~
Evening star., 1952-09-27

doesn't know what our require
ments are, and they must be met
or CT financing will not be avail
able" he said.
A special committee Of arehi-
tectural engineers has been set
UP in VAS Washington regional
Evening star., 1952-09-27

Office to determine how much
penalty" in the form of low
cred sales price should be assessed,
in case a builder cannot, or will
not correct deficient construction.
SIN either case - whether a
builder correctS the fault or re-
Evening star., 1952-09-27

ceives lower price for the house.
the veteran buyer will benefit" a
VA spokesman said.
One builder said VAS cost in
dex is "all balled up." especially
(See LEWIS. Page B-3.)
Evening star., 1952-07-22
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, July 22.-John A.
IPittman, %, a soft-spoken war
hero from Mississippi, told the
Democratic National Convention
yesterday that he, fought in Korea
I''for my family and the people I
grew up with"
The former infantry sergeant
from Greenwood. Miss, is VIM
ner of the Medal of Honor-the
lcountry'S highest award-for
heroism in action.
Mr.. Pittman received a tre-
mendous ovation from the dele
gates. He was introduced by
Senator Douglas of Illinois, who
had just finished a talk on the
Korean situation, something of an
answer to Republican criticism on
the way the war has been con-
Quoted.
Gripes Aren't Conclusive.
Gripes and grumbles of the SOL
|diers in Korea, Mr.. Pittman said,
don't mean that soldiers serving
there have no use for the war in
Korea"
"No army ever puts up q real
l1ght If the troops don't believe in
Evening star., 1952-07-22
Can Take Pride
In 2O-Yeor Record

During these past 20 years
the Democratic Party has writ
ten a continuing record of high
wages for the worker in indus
try. OF high income for the far
mer, OF corporate profits beyond
previous experience and the
nrst postwar period without a
depression. It is a record to
which every Democrat can point
with absolute and undiminished
pride.
Today, America stands at the
threshold of the atomic age. II
should be a golden age. If we
are faithful to the New Deal
and the Fair Deal, it will be a
golden age.
AS the age of steam devolped
IN America, the Republican
Party was in power. True to its
philosophy and it's heritage, it
sold our birthright for a mess
of pottage. It gave away our
public lands, and it created a
network Of private monopolies
which exploited the people Of
America.
When the electric age dawned,
the Republicans again were in
power.
All over the nation, electric
Evening star., 1952-07-22

terprise operated at a loss of
31a billion dollars. In 1851,
American corporate enterprise,
after taxes, earned a profit Of
18 billion dollars.
In 1882, only 2l2 billion dol
lars went into plant expansion:
in 1851, more than % billion
dollars.
During the years 1880 to 1888
inclusive, there were more than
10000 bank failures in the
United States, all without de-
post insurance. During 1947
to 1850 there were only six such
failures with the depositorS pro-
tected by insurance.
I don't know what American
big business will do in this COM
ing election.
But. I do know what it should
do. 1t should, f1guratively, each
night, get down on its knees
and thank providence above for
the enlightened economic phi
losophy which restored vitality
to the economic system which
we, Democrats, found in sham
bles.
I shall not further belabor
you with statistics-abundant as
they are in their responsiveness.
Evening star., 1952-07-22
Ride to Bottle
In Their Motors

My fellow delegates:
Let them form their bat
talions captained by the lords
of the press, the oil tycoons Of
Houston, and the money chang
ers Of Wall Street. Let
them form their forces of NAL
contents the poor made
wealthy who bemoan the bur-
den of free men in a challenged
world.
Let them ride to battle in
their motors, forgetful of the
day when there was no chicken
and there was no pot.
Let US form our army of the
thinking men and mindful
women, the honest toiler, the
fruitful tiller rejoicing in an
America bountiful in it's oppor-
tunities-faithful in it's duties.
We have clashed before. We
shall fight them in the cities
and fight them in the towns. We
shall fight in the counties and
fight in the precincts.
We shall never surrender.
Our cause is just.
We have vanquished them be-
fore-we shall vanquish them
again.
We have triumphed before.
We shall triumph again.
Evening star., 1952-07-22

public ownership Of electric
power; and against measures
to restrain and control, in the
public interest, the financial
and economic power Of private
monopolies.
They call their relentless op-
position to this magnificent pro-
gram a fight against socialism"
1t is only in the light of that
record in Congress that the
generalities of the Republican
platform, the antiquities of Re-
publican promises. and the plat
itudinous preachments of Re-
publican orators and candidates,
acquire significance.
Finally, having rigged their
convention and having adopted
without a word of protest that
@ curious set of resolutions they
call platform, they set about
the business of selecting a can
didate. Then took place the
final struggle. Was it a con-
f1ict over policies and over phi
losophies? Was it an effort to
replace the old guard with
new, inspiring leadership? If
such were the case, how can we
explain the unanimous and un-
debated acceptance Of a plat
form which resurrected all the
fossils of antediluvian Republic
canism?
This was a battle between
the stalwarts and the oppor-
tunists. An ungrateful crew
threw overheard the faithful
pilot who had guided them for
years and placed at their head
one whose knowledge of naviga-
tion was confined to other
waters.
For. the selfish opportunists
placed victory over sincerity,
and the spoils of office above
the claim of loyalty. They
hoped to capitalize on the mill
tary exploits of a good general
whose fame as a wartime COM
mander was achieved as a lieu
tenant of Franklin Delano
Roosevelt-and whose reputa-
tion in the rearmament of
Europe was developed as the
deputy of Harry S. Truman.
He remains a complete novice
in the field of civil affairs, he
whom the Republicans present
as a new face" Rather they
should admit that "the voice is
the generals voice, but the
hands are the hands of
Thomas"
Evening star., 1952-07-22
Logic of Events
Forced the Issues

That, my fellow Democrats, Is
the brief and undistinguished
history of the convention of our
Republican opponents in this
year of the Lord 1852.
With that kind of record,
platform and candidate, the
logic of events and not the
Republicans have forged the
great issue of 1852.
Three times in American his
tory, fateful, indeed, has been
the decision of the electorate:
in 1860. to preserve the union
in 1916, to guide a Nation in a
war-torn world - in 1882, to
redeem the land from financial
chaos.
A fourth such election. con-
fronts us in 1852. The issue is to
ensure the reign of peace. One
thing alone threatens our tran
guilty. the menace of commu-
nism, both at home and abroad.
To contain it abroad, we must
be strong and we must have
strong and friendly allies.
To eradicate it at home, we
must continue the fight to elm
mate the economic injustice,
social intolerance, and racial
bigotry on which communism
breeds.
The containment of that
menace abroad and it's eradica-
ton at home is the only road to
peace. the only means of pre-
venting World War III, the only
way to meet the challenge of our
times.
The Democratic Party alone
can meet that challenge. Dur
ing the next four years. America
needs a Democratic President,
loyal to the principles and poll
cies. both foreign and domestic,
Of the New Deal of Franklin D.
Roosevelt, and the Fair Deal of
Harry S. Truman.
To keep the peace. the Presi-
dent must be equipped not only
to contain communism abroad
he must be dedicated to the
maintenance and expansion of
prosperity at home.
These are but the head and
tail of the same coin. A foreign
policy conceived in the spirit OF
a Roosevelt and executed in the
spirx Of a Truman cannot be
Evening star., 1952-07-22
S5% Of Budget
Must Go for Security

Like IA million other civilian
soldiers, I know Of the waste
full disposition of top-brass mil
itary men, and we must restrain
those from whom no frugality
can be expected.
Regardless of the restraints
imposed. a prosperous America
must still spend IS cents Of
each budget dollar for the Sc
curity of the Nation.
From each budget dollar in
1858, 712 cents must pay the in
terest on the war-incurred debt.
Twelve-and-one-half cents will
go to aid our trusted allies and
friends. Five cents will be used
to treat the wounded and care
for the veteran. Sixty cents is to
maintain the present military
Establishments total of IS
cents. That leaves Is cents in
the budget dollar for all other
purposes.
Suppose for a moment the
dinosaurs of political thought
came into power! Suppose they
were to hack away old age Sc
curity! Suppose they were to cut
out aid to dependent children,
and assistance to the disabled
and the blind! Assume the eco
nomically benighted would neg
lect our natural resources and
leave them undeveloped! Sup
pose these rugged individualists
abandoned the farmer to the
ravages of uncontrolled free
enterprise, and the toilers to the
mercies of the sweat shop en-
ployer of former days! What if
these Republican champions of
free enterprise scrapped pro-
grams, aid to education, the
promotion of public health and
the construction of highways?
Cruel, ruthless and Short
sighted as they might be they