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| | ‘ CROSS HELPED NS OBTAIN $13,644 IN CLAIMS Saterday Volunteer \ Committee Vo Try Vo Raker Bed Cross Fund By 63,500 The fed Cree, which will eh Reterde, to fame 63900 was tremente! im 1948 in obtain oe ven Monree county 093.066 20 im claims eutetanee te veteran is ably part of the work performed 7 Herne Bervice department the Rey Weet Chapter which © beeded by Mire Anne Wade 3 rome and ser the home ser departnent webing the solu taety problems. department alee serves as a Cmemanioation artery for many eres men end their families duty here who has : & ? J he family in i, ft i! fe canvass the residen | ren om Seturday will bring ~jemeritus of stor Universal Peace Conference, SAYS -EX-RED FBI Course To. Be Offered Here ‘The sheriff's office announced yesterday afternoon that an FBI course for local law enforcement officers will open at Monroe County Courthouse May 16 and will come to a close May 25. A Miamian, Special Agent De- laney C. Dupuy, will come here te offer instructions and finger- | Printing and investigation meth- , ods. All county and city officers will be able to enroll for the ‘studies. The first course will be- gin May 16 and end May 20, the re eee Sey 8 ah cnet May (), Wirephotos MRS. JULIET STUART POYNTZ, (left), a leading American Communist, disappeared mysteriously 11 :years ago. And now the New York World-Telegram says: Paul'Crouch (right), of Mi- ami, Fla., testified to the: House Un-American Activities Com. mittee in Washington that’she was ‘killed and her body was thrown into the East River at New York. Crouch, a former Communist. active in the party for about 20 years, is a native of Moravian Falls in Wilkes County. North Carolina. In 1925 while serving in the U. S. army in Hawaii. hewas*court martialed on a charge that he helped organize the Hawaiian Communist League. He was convicted and served a short prison-term at Alcatraz. i TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) New York, former secretary of the treasury, Jewish leader, born ‘im New York, 58 years ago. Dr. Harold W. Stoke, presi- dent of Louisiana State Unive: sity, born in Bosworth, Mo., 46 years ago. George L. Morrison, chairman of General Baking Company, born in Philadelphia, 65 years The Veterans Corner FE YOU RUN ME OFF 4 ELM STI -T_ WHERE ‘WILL MY NEWSPAPER; Ee }.BOY FIND ME COLLECTION DAYS { Many questions concerning GI!. compensation come from veter-| ‘ ans. Answers are obtained from the Veterans Administration and published in this column by the Key West Citizen as a service to/ our veterans. Q. Lam a World War 1 veteran and was married in 1947. Will my wife be entitled toa pension at my death? A. The law provides that the widow of a World War I vetevan may be. paid a pension only if she married to the veteran be- fore Decembr 15, 1944. If she married him after that date, she must have been married to him ten or more years at the time of his death. ago. Robert E. Gross, president of Lockheed Aircraft, Burbank, Cal- ifernia, born in Boston, 52 years oT ‘Salvador Dali of New York, artist, born in Spain, 45 years ago. Dr. Stanley King, Amherst Mass., born in Troy, years ago. president College, N. Y., 66 The First Peace Conference called by the Czar of Russia in the Hague, met May 18, 1899, fifty years ago. 872 municipalities of over .2500 population: in’ the United Statcs own. their light and power Two old whaleback or “pig” THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ;|MOSCOW PUSHES WHEAT PLANTING MOSCOW—() — Many farms near Moscow are to plant branch- “ed whéat this year. Branched wheat, instead of having one ear to each stalk like ordinary wheat, : has many ears to each stalk. .., | The managers of the Moscow. farms which were selected fox. the first use of this new wheat. varitey in the region aroupd the Soviet capital have undertaken ! to produce from’ 75, to 112 bushels ‘of “branched” wheat per acre. Russia now averages- about 115" ‘bushels per acre or thereabouts. | ~ Branched wheat has been bred jane developed’ by Soviet agricul- tural scientists. who have done | intense. research on it for many | years. The area under cultivas ‘tion to it is being. rapidly t 'Deafened Hear With |New Aid Usinge. : | Wireless Circuit 3 | MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Wire+ less circuits, unbelievable magie for the deafened, weigh only 1/32 of an ounce. Troublesome, bulky, static-porducing wires are ban-| | ished forever in this tiny circuit. Users report clear understanding —hear even a whisper. 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Every Roll of Film Flash Butb, All Sizes, 15c each MILLER PHOTO 1023 White Street You'll be pleasantly suprised — AT THE LOW COST OF AN EXTENSION TELEPHONE Do you know you can have an exten- sion telephone in your home for only « Seeker te any section of the Q. How does a veteran apply for. readjustment allowance A. A veteran must present his original service diseharge or sep- paper, or if that has. been lost or destroyed, a certificate in lieu of, or a properly authenticated copy of such paper. He must file an ap- plication. on Veterans Adminstra- tion Form.4-1382, An initial claim is usually filed at the same time the application is made. This claim indicates whether the vete- ran:is unemployed, partially, em- ployed or self-employed. ; Q. If I accept and eash the com- pensation check VA has sent me, does that. mean I am_ satisfied with the Rating given me? A. No. The’ ‘acceptance’ of a check does. not waive any. rights cards to} steamers can still be seen on the Great Lakes. 18 From Key West ; School Band Are Going To Jacksonville + deeve Here Tomorrow Fe Attend State \ mand Concerts ‘Subs, Destroyer neseaasarel —— p Ad > Irving Berlin, song writer, te te Hed Cros, who con, FP in Russia, 61 years ago. tee telegram Dr. Theodore von Karman, ° 1 5 one's fami. “rector of the Guggenheim Aero- | Mautical Labratory, California In- stitute, born in Hungary, 68 years | ag0. |. Henry Morganthau, Jr. of Leave Tomorrow Dheerver: you have ‘in ing . greater . me ¢ 7 compensation or pension ‘than A selected group of music stu Four submarines and a destroy-| that which has been awarded . fer will leave Key West Naval| you. Se Sue te tev ne igh | Base tomorrow. Q. When is National Service het bend will ge Wo Jacksonvil-) Submarnies are the USS Toro,| Life Insurance considered laps- Semmerrew te attend the State) USS Cochino, USS Tusk and USS | ed? bn contests as observers Corsair, which are leaving for A. It is lapsed when a veteran ‘Tieee students are not maknig|the home operating port, New| fails to make a payment of pre- the trp ee have 6 good | Landon, Conn. They had been|mium within 31 days from date here almost a week undergoing | it was duc. tne, although they will no doubt | training with the Development| - Veterans wishing further infor- oer every minute while en- | Squadron mation regarding veterans’ beni Seutte there and after they reach! The destroyer is the USS Roy-! fits. may have ‘their q i Savtsonviiie | al, which is sailing for Pensaco-} answered by writing the n One o students from | la VA office.) ah we é the band will go| = - & © fet what schoot bands! “Flatter” is a kind of hammer of the stete ore doime and just | used by blacksmiths. few goed « bend must be in or), = - der te v the competitions . The orchid is onc of the largest i flower families. Bech student will bring back | © the band & report of what they Ged end whet they learned while will be accompanied Mr Bart Dillon Thee fethow ing tur the tip to Jack de Greyhound buses } Greve Fernandes, flute and pic: | cate, Virginia Russell, drum; Col teen Moore, clarinet, June Yates, clarinet, Marlene Park, horn; El od Taaragenn bell lyra and harp; | Lawret! Walker. clarinet; Glendo. ft Sewyer, trumpet, Yvonne Mc Candie. baritone. Frank Young, | Bey Sosa, drum; Lawyer, doctor, and—yes—ine dian chief! 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