The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 6, 1949, Page 2

J tre? t> : “6 * Appiication OPRrtet SeTHn cords af thanks, resolutions re Puen will be Biseta_ of local or fot publish anenymous ADYOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beech and Bathing Pavilion. Awporte—Land and Sea. Commetdation of County and Cay Governments Carmmunity Auditorium t frear Readers | Pyramid (labs now forming in Key Wee. The seeker line forms on the right. THE ORACLE NO AID FOR THE CHINESE th begins to look as if the Chinese wel receive mere money from the Vetted States beenuse of testimony re- oived by the Senate Foreign Relations Oommnittes, indicating that Communist foresee could take over control of all China ~ vi . Majortieneral David G. Barr, Chief the UE. Military Advisory Group to ‘ies, @ae quoted by committeemen as coving thet the Chinese Communist army could peek aerome the whole of China whenever 0 decided to drive southward. Ne sald thet there was no real line of etenee conth of the Yangtze River and thet the @ieorganized Nationalist Army comtd offer no effective resistance. . ‘The General Indicated that den collapee of the Nationalist forces feowd the Red Army unprepared to ad- vance beyond ite immediate military ob- joetives and expressed the opinion that the (opmeniets probably would push = sup- plies inte China in the next two years the sud- while attempti te establish a govern- ment, After that, in his opinion, would come chaos According to this representative of the United States, the masses of China are “i loyal te Generalissimo Chiang Kai- Shek but have an overwhelming desire for peace. Moreover, their confidence in the Nationaliet Government is badly haken by the presence of corrupt offi- In addition, the United States has because of the defeat of the and the flight of the lest face” Nationalist forces teeneraliasimo ' We have en it stated, in other ' that much of the arms and equip- stent sent to the Nationalist Army in China by the United States has been captured by te Commeuniets, Certainly,. until it is certain that the opposition to Reds i» China can stage a worth- fieht, it would be somewhat foolish United States to send additional nto this area places reasonably i the w hike the P. O. W. HONOR GERMAN unusual appears in the telling of the plan of war in Germany to October to honor the omething ch, Tiviteh prisoners of news disp 2 reusion in rman prison commander lt seeme that the men held in #) Biechammer, in Upper Silesia, think ue Prince Wilhelm von Vonhenlohe, the oriee commander, deserves to be honor- et because he was “se decent” and “help- fol to the men when they got in trouble.” tn view of the many reports of brutal- ame from rmany during the refreshing to learn that at least ¢ those in command behaved kindly to the prisoners of war in hie charge prison hat ¢ The man who works with a will—the ' te judge — The surprising thing abeut our system ole ie Bet that injustice occurs occa- but that justice sometimes results, we iene lly CAN’T GO ON FOREVER From Key West to Pensacola, the peo- ple of Florida, particularly industrialists and other business men, are wondering } where the proposed new taxation is com- ing from te meet the budgetary requests as tentatively approved at the recent meet- ings of Governor Warren and his cabifet. Various types of taxation have been suggested, even to putting a further bur- den on the now overtaxed owners of auto- mobiles. Florida motorists now pay seven cents a gallon in taxes on gasoline, higher than that in any other state, with two ex- ceptions. Others have spoken about an addition- al ad valorem tax, taxes on hotel and other rentable rooms, taxes on soft drinks and a dozen other proposed new taxes or increas- ing of present taxes. Governor Warren, during the meeting of the cabinet, favored the imposition ot a severance tax on forest products and prob- ably phosphate deliveries. Whatever new taxes are adopted, it is certain that, in the final analysis, they will be paid by the consumer. The Florida Setterment Associatzion recently stated that the average taxes of all types paid by residents of Florida total slightly more than 34 percent of their income. The as- sociation said that the tax structure in Florida has continued to increase without an intermission since the turn of the cen- tury, and maintained that, if there is not a let-up in mounting taxation, we may have a recurrence of what happened in the ‘30's when the delinquent taxation on real estate in Florida totaled 50 percent, and every city and county in the state was vir- tually bankrupt. Increase in taxation can’t go on ever, Either taxes must he -- lowered legislative acts, or a crash is bound come. for- by to Thinking that the moon to be reached may be a foolish thousand years hence, impossible question a POLITICS FROM P. O. pe IES The Gommission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, headed by former President Herbert Hoover, recommends that the Postoffice Department be removed from politics and puton a straight business basis. This a sensible recommendation which should receive the support of the people of the United States -and it will, in time, receive the support of the necessary number of Congressmen to put it into ef- fect. The Commission points out that the Department had a deficit of $310,000,000 last year but points out that this had been created “by circumstances beyond the control of officials in the Postoffice Department.” Acknowledging that certain postal rates are fied “as an element of public policy in the dissemination of information and in the provision of services not other- wise obtainable by the people,” the Com- mission recommended that rates for reg- istered mail, insured mail, money orders, postal notes, postal car special delive and collect-on-delivery mail should be increased to make these services self- supporting. An interesting recommendation of the Commission is that subsidies be paid by direct appropriation from Congress rather than by the Postoffice Department ina “hidden manner.” It noted that pay- ments to common carriers for transport- ing the domestic and foreign air mail are fixed by the Civil Aeronautics Board at a level to provide a subsidy to aviation and that the Postoffice must meet these charges. The magnitude of the business of the postal service is emphasized by the Com- mission, which reports that it employs more than 500,000 persons, operates a fleet of more than 10,000 trucks and man- ages 24,000 buildings, of which 00 are Federally-owned. In 1947, the Postoffice Department handled 37,000,000,000 pieces of mail, including some 1,600,000,000 pieces of free mail and more than 800,- 000,000 transactions in such special ser- vices as money orders, collect-on-delivery mail and postal savings. The Commission would de-centralize the postal service into fifteen regions, have the 22,000 postmasters and other top is officials named by the President with- out confirmation by the Senate and have the selection and management of most of the personnel rest. in the service, with the Civil Service Commission setting and en- foreing standards. they! THE KEY WEST CITIZEN A dispatch in The'Citizen sama | from Washington quetes Repre- sentative Pat Cannon as stating that Miamians have joined with him in trying to have the sub- gd base reopened in. Key est. County Clerk Ross C. ist said today he has made up a pay- roll for January, for those county employees who are paid out of the general re fund,. and a payroll for Deeémber, 1938, for those w:o receive their sala- ties from the fine and, forfeiture fund. Two safety patrol groups were organized this feo jgpe at St. Jo- seph’s school, v at the Douglas school. 8 County ommend, ata meeting last night; passed reso- lutions opposing three Bills to be introduced .by Representative Papy in this session~of-the legis-| - lature. One bill would , decrease the commissioners’ . other would abolish court in Monroe cdiiiity, and ‘a third would transfer a part of the race track money received by the county to the public schools in Monroe. Arthur Sawyer Post of the Am- erican Legion was given’ a grant i eat, Sas as Weepete THIS IS A GENERAL VIEW OF FOREIGN MINISTERS (first row) and ambassadors of western nations meeting in Weehtegtet to sign the Atlantic Security Pact. Standing before microphones in the center is Dean Atheson. U. S. secretary of state, atdrestiag the signers. They are seated in a-semi-circl@ with flags aot the signing nations in the beckground. of $100 last night by county com- missioners to use in. conducting the drive to have next-ye: Le- gion convention held in Key West. ae TODAY'S BIRTHDAY esentatives of the Bureau of in Washington are expected to e hete® shortly ; to make an investigation of the | blight that is destroying sponge in Monroe county waters. Re DONALD WILLS DOUGLAS,| Everett Russell was elected] born April 6, 1892, in Brooklyn, president of the Key West Cham-jN. Y., son of a banker. ber of Commerce at a meeting} builder of the famous held this morning. “workh aviation,” and Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: “We have our ‘cross to bear in the United States but Europe is confronted with the double later the popu lar DC-4 trai port plane, en- tered Annapo-' lis in 1909, saw the Brothers onstrate flying machine, CEES Academy in ‘12 to finish at M.I.T. He opened own California factory in 1920, won Government contracts and designed the planes that .}the first round-the-world flight in 1924. a PRONATE. te re HARDSON DAWSO: Decea All Creditors and Persons Your Horoscope WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1949 —Other things being in accord, today's natives naturalists. There is a love of na- ail gtate tne pi 1} ture anda delight in studying dence and post office addness of the | the laws of life. There is also a Y} fluent expression of thought, both in speaking and writing: plenty of courage to encount hard work, but the chances are . {not good for the accumulation of -| much wealth. TODAY IN HISTORY (Know America} 1789—First Session of the U. Senate begins: counts the ele toral votes and declares ington and Adams President and Vice President r 1792—An -Act establishes the U. Philadelphia. D- 1830—First Mormon tl established, at Palmyra, 1857—Historic U. S. Sopre: me } Court’s Dred Scott decision. 1866—First Post of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) -| established, at Decatur, Ill 1909—Robert E. Peary first to reach the North Pole. 1917—United States war on Germany. 1933—Beer declared legal again in part of the country. 1942—-U. S. Supreme Court de- cision that sitdown strike by sailors, even though in port, con- RCUIT COURT OF THE NTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STATE OF RIDA, R MONROE COUNTY. | ERY. 7 JACK ST! Plaintiff, — REGINA SINCLAIR. STEIN, S. Mint > hereby the Bill in the before the (Church ot ds ve 30th di declares «SP) ALL Attorney IN THE Le Me an RT palpate stitutes mutiny. , 5 eee 1945—American invasion fleet oO LORIDA, ROR cotyTY.; off Okinawa bombed by Jap "| planes. 1948—25,000 Pennsylvania an- on strike. thracite mine Whales have zeen known jump as high as 20 feet *piaintite, “OLIVER GILBERT, Defendant ORDER OF PUBLICATION AR LIVER GILBEF to . Alabama, y required to ap- » Bil of Complaint for divorce in the ab styled cause on or before the A. D. 1949, otherw therein will be t and EQUIPMENT 126 DUVAL ST. PHONE 250 | Rental Typewriters and «| Adding Machines - Used caty of Key| Standard and Portable Typewriters ; . | New Ses nag 1 nee “Blee. Cler : tor eeriasis Adding Machines Deputy Clerk. We Sell on the Installment Plan ES @ the allegations en as confessed in The Key West Cittze: Raper published in the Wei AND ORDERED this 22nd , ALD. 1949. By: (SP) ALLAN B. CLEARE, JR., Attorney for Plaintiff. mar.@8-30; apr.6-13,1949 Wright! should become | | Wash- } in| | ROBERTS OFFICE SUPPLIES ; Magician, born ‘iy Appleton, Wi )reving and jand e TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES (Know America} 1866—Lincoln Steffens, noted} crusading journalist| § his day, born in Sanj| & Francisco. Died Aug. 9, 1936 1869—May Yohe, stage star of {the 1890's, born. Died Aug. 28, | notea American plane T } manufacturer, born in Java. Died York, Dec. 23, 1939. desig THE BIG PUNCH wee Mem nis Fees ~ es Sar we went ert eer tee Paige and ares tevene mamas = MONROE | wee paws & 1869—William Bayard Hale,| eminent clergyman and author! his day, born in Richmond, Ind. | Died April 1,- 1924: 1874—Harry Houdini, famous Died Oct. 31, 1926. GARDNER'S PHARMACY 1886—Walter E. Dandy, emin- piace ara. Laney ent. Johns Hopkins neuro-sur- STREET Coming: BODYGUARD geon, born in Sedalia, Mo. Died! At Corner of Varela Lawrwere Viewers ont ‘April 19, 1946. | 2hone 177 Free Delivery 1890—Anthony H. G. Fokker,| sasasesaeneeeeeeeee dem-* the’ left. the “Naval { made |. | Ask for it either trade-marks mean same th BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA Cota ¢ v KEY WEST COCA-COLA ROTTLING COMPANY © Wer, he Cae o enpey