The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 7, 1947, Page 3

THE ee ee Fashion... PEDIGREED MUSKRATS .. . Esther Dorothy’s new budget-priced coats in bleached or dyed muskrat for campus and general wear (1. to r.): Weekend Special, in nutri- atone with silver buttons; Winter Prome, in ivory tone with hood that unzips to forma sailor collar; Rush Week, sable-toned, with Peter Pan collar. What They Mean... KEY WEST CITIZEN ae BUDGET FURS GET GLAMOUR MEXICAN - INDIAN CLAIMS By HOWARD DOBSON ASHINGTON.—(AP).—The government is still doing its claim business at the same old stand. The Indian Claims Commission, created by Congress last’ * By DOROTHY ROE ; Associated Press Fashion Editor es good news for work- ing girls this year in the ‘new budaet-priced fur coats ern science and furriers’ skill ;combine to produce some new ‘numbers that look like muta- tion minks but turn out to be ; muskrat. Estehr lem 3 for ihe fall market. Mod- Dorothy, the light- year, has taken over the'offices, telephone number—and much hearted designer who up to now of the staff—of the American-Mexican Claims Commission, |has specialized strictly in the which expired by law April4. * the | Until the final days of congressional session, however, the commission was a financial orphan. Congress waited until al- most the last minute to appro- | priate funds for it, and the three $10,000-a-year commissioners had jobs without paychecks from mid-April until the end of July. The appropriation was made in | an omnibus bill which took care of a lot of unfinished fiscal bus- | iness. Mexican Claims Paid At last, al! of the pending claims of United States citizens | against Mexico and Mexican citi- zens are settled. Certain claims always have been handled direct- ly by the State Department, and in the future all Mexican claims will go to it. James A. Langston, secretary of the last of a long line of Mex- | ican claims commissions, _ is pretty proud of, how it all came out. ‘ ' i The commission paid off 1,265 claims for $37,948,200.05. The people making them had asked originally for $351,250,950. Altogether, Langston explain- ed recently, the several commis- sions that have shuffled Mexican claims around since 1923 approv- | ed about $40,750,000 worth. Un- der an agreement, Mexico put up a little more than $40,500,000 to pay them. Some Money Lacking That leaves some successful claimants still holding the bag for about $215.000, Langston said. They won’t get it, unless the Mexican government puts up the money. The last 200 claims settled by the commission were the toric Texas cattle claims which originated in the late 1860's. They arose from border raids by Mex- ican soldiers, and once amounted to more than $50,000,000. The new Indian Claims Com- mission faces a similar job, and | Langston is its chief clerk and administrative officer. It is authorized to hear all claims by Indians against the government. It can settle them _ his- | SPECIAL MEETING OF B.P.W. CLUB A special meeting of the Key West Business and Professional Women’s Club has | for this evening at 8 o'clock at i}the Woman's Club house, on Du- val street, it was announced to- day by Mrs. Aloysia van Goidts- j neven, president of the organiza- tion. 'Legion And Auxiliary To Hold Surprise Party The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a surprise party tomor- ‘row at.8 p. m., at the Monroe ; County Armory, formerly the : Legion Home, on White street. The announcement was made ,today by Mrs: Tessie Wimme- | nauer, chairman of the Auxiliary ; Committee... -All .. Legionnaires, Auxiliary members, their hus- , bands, wives, guests, and the {public are invited to attend. From 1900 to 1946 the Amer- ;ican auto industry produced 92,- , 073,643 vehicles. Dp a nae See ee directly, and its decisions can be | 2Ppealed to federal courts. } Many Are Old | Many outstanding iclaims are as old as ‘cattle claims, Langston Some are the famous ‘claims of the Sioux, ;ponies were driven off and nab- ‘bed by the U. S. Cavalry when the Texas said. “pony” ‘it found that the Sioux fighters , could be whipped no other way. The Commission has not adopt- ed its rules yet, Langston said, and has received only seven ten- ,tative Indian claims. Most of these will have to be re-submit- ted, he said, when the rules are | announced. There is one holdover commis- sioner, Edgar E. Witt of Waco, |Texas. The two new ones are ‘Louis J. Omar of Sheridan, Wyo., end William M. Holt of Lincoln, Neb. Last Polio Health Hint: Avoid Sudden Chilling! Sudden chilling such as plunging into cold water on a very hot day should be avoided as the sixth and final health precaution that should be ob- served in the polio season— June through September—the National Foundation for Infan- tile Paralysis cautions through its local chapter. Scientific research financed by March of Dimes funds has shown that when laboratory animals exposed to the polio virus were suddenly chilled, twice as many developed acut | disease as did a control group sudden temperature changes, | | No GooD/ Boy ITS e and paralyzing attacks of the which had been protected from Therefore, take no chances. To be on the safe side avoid sudden chilling, the National Foundation advises. EE ew . a SS a ESS ES LS ES Se SS been’ called ° Indian | whose | fabulous, recognizes a trend of | the times and turns up this sea- ‘son with a series of coats priced in the budget bracket but utiliz- ing all the tricks she usually keeps up. her sleeve for the plat- inum-plated trade. . Choosing muskrat as the most practical and long-wearing of low- priced furs, Miss Dorothy puts it through various processes of plucking, bleaching and dyeing and produces coats ranging in tone from sable gray and nutrial ( ivory. i The coats come. in lengths lranging ftom 38 to 45. inches, ‘have softer, rounder shoulder jlines, full-uct backs, decorative |buttons, gay linnigs—and some- ‘times attached hoods. | They’re desired for a busy life on compus and street next win- iter. Oakeses Visiting Son In Key West | Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Oakes, iHudson, N. Y., father and mother ‘of Chief Roatswain E. W. Oakes, ‘of the Key West Submarine Base ,are visiting with Chief and Mrs. i Oakes at their home on the base. 'Chief Oakes has taken his father ‘and mother on numerous fishing _and sightseeing trips around the island. Mr. and Mrs. Oakes jleave for their home Saturday. Chief Oakes has been transfer- red to Hawaii for dutv. He ex- pects to leave for Hawaii in about three weeks. 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