The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 2, 1949, Page 1

— VOL. LXX. No. 191 ON STRIKE AGAINST PAY DEDUCTION DR. WILLIE MELMOTH BOMAR, home economics teacher from the Glenwood school: in Wheeler county, Georgia, is on a @ in the office of the State Teacher Retirement System in Atlanta. Ske is trying to collect $65.78 which was deducted from her selary for the retirement fund. “They took it without consulting me,” says Dr. Bomar. sit-down Jaycees ‘Urge Support Of Hoover Findings Key West Junior Chamber Of Commerce Shocked By Smathers’ Discoveries Support of the Hoover Com- missions findings without reser- vation was voted by the -Key West Junior Chamber of Coni- oothedk,...cuectiny,.at the on Plagter*Ave., last might Tt was voted to write to Sena- tors Spessard Holland and Claude Pepper and also to Representa- tive George Smathers urging that full support be given ‘to the recommendations of the Com- mission. This step was devided upon after the club listened to a transcription by Smathers of the waste .of time and money found one mt visit by him to Bana- me Re and his report of simi- lar conditions in other sections of the country Members of the organization were shocked at, Smather'’s re- port, at the duplication and waste i just a few departments of the a mment, and voted on the above action. The transcript is to be played to members of the Rotary Club wt their meeting to be held in the parish hall toda: 2:15. By unanimous vote the Jay- cows, laat voted to wire their rep- resentatives at Tallahassee urg- img that the bill to levy a state income tax of 20 per cent of the nat 1 tax be defeated when and if it is presented to the howe for action, The finance ymittee reported favorably on s means of raising revenue y day. reaction to the ment was that it is time that expenditures in the state be reduced instead of raising taxes t downtrend in in effect, the Jaycees eral I need the money for treatment—and cancer won't | United Natoi ‘last year, it was an- () Wirephoto “Well, I've got {ern “marks and’ 40" percent of eastérn marks. SOUTHERNMOST NEW KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, , JUNE 2, 1949 s Dick Young Wins Warren. Award; For High School Masie At Rotary Club ‘German Rail | Workers Voting About Strike Question Is Whether To Accept Offer Of Wages In 60 Per Cent Allied Marks (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Junel.—The 12,000 German. railway employes are voting today on a proposal to end their 13-day strike against the Soviet command in east Berlin, The question at issue is whether or not the workmen will accept the latest Russian offer to pay wages with 60 percent of west- It was predicted that 90 per- cent of the employes will vote to Charges ‘Jim Crow’ Practice In Washington (By The Agnoe WASHINGTON, S reported iy rea: gro, who was, successful in bring- ing about an. accord between} Jews and Arabs in the Palestine | warfare, rejected a recent offer by President ‘Truman of an ap- pointment in the Department of State,(is because of the segrega- tion of Negroes in government of- fices. While Dr, Bunche would not) comment directly on the report, he remarked that he had heard} that there are many evidences of | “Jim Crow” in Washington offici- | al circles. ee) He added that he is a senior di-| rector in foreign relations in the} and is pleased to continue active in that office. Tobacco Tax I Off Over Last Year Receipts from the city’s tobac- co tax fell off over $2,000 in, March, April and May compared with the corresponding months reported today. However, the tax in May was a little over May last year. It was felt by city officials that many persons living in the city now are purchasing their) cigarets on Stock Island or send- ing away to. other stat: having them mailed he continue the strike. At first, when they made their demand for payment in marks issued in the Allied zones, Rus- sia flatly refused to accede to the demand: Later, Russian offi- cers offered to \pay 50 percent in western marks, and, ‘ when that offer was wefused, raised the amount to 60° percent. Leaders among the strikers de- claréd that/they will not return to work until wages are paid in western marks, which ‘are four times ag:valuable as eastern. or Soviet marks. z yes | { aptain Lucker Arrives Here | Captain Nicholas Lucker, . Jr, USN, has arrived in Key West as commanding officer of the Un- derway Training Unit, to succed Captain W. R. Caruthers, USN, who is now commanding officer of the Fleet Sonar School. Captain Lucker was formerly attached to the Naval War Col- lege at Newport, R. I. Burglars Say It With Flowers PARIS—(/P) — Chafles Barrois and Louis Deseutre, arrested on burglary charges, were said to have called at expen: apart- ments, elegantly d ed and bearing a bouquet of flowe If they found someone at home, they would pretend they were visiting some one else in the building and had knocked at the wrong front door. If the apart- ment was ‘empty, they broke in and' went to work. Snake Lives Three Years In Well SYDNEY, Australia —(4)— A large brown snake has lived in Award Presented ‘By George Allen Warren, Son Of The Late Dr. William R. Warren | Dick Young, a student of the bs SPAPER IN T et Key West High school, was hand- }~ ed a check for $50 at the Rotary Club luncheon today as the out- standing musical student at the} high school. The award was made~ by George Allen Warren, who hand- ed in behalf of the Warren rie | ly, which is carrying on the prae- tice as set up by the late Dr. Wil- liam R. Warren. Also. present at the luncheon, held sin «St. Paul’s. Episcopal Church Parish Hall, was. Miss Marjorie :Coburn, who handles. the sifiging. at the high school, and other musical students, Helen French, Diane Dickens, and Hoke Holeolm, who, joined by Young, rendered'a short musical . pro- gram... * Later the Rotarians’ listened to a. phonograph transtription - of Representatives George. Smathers, who spoke}in the support of the entire ‘Hoover Commission report. The transcription was played by Kermit H/Lewin of the Key West Junior: Chamber of Commerce. Aquilino «Lopez, Jr.,. president of the Key West Rotary Club, was ¢ unanimously elected a_ delegate fromthe club to the Rotary In- } ternational Convention at New! York City. job applieftion’ filed dur- ing May hy persons seeking jobs | through ,the Key West office of | the Florida State Emplyoment Service totaled 90, Jeff H. Knight, Jr., manager of the office said to- | day. These new applications. were the largest number in a sing! month since November 1948. | Many of these new applications came from ‘high school and col- lege graduates who are now ‘seck- } ing fulltime, permanent -employ- | ment and-are registered with th Employment Service office cause of the concentrated effort of this agency to place our new graduates in Florida jobs, Knight pointed ‘out. Total job placements of work- ers in May fell slightly below } the number in April as job oppor- ; tunities became less plentiful. To. tal placements made were 93. According to the most recent count there are 25 job openin, 7 i for men and 18 for women listed at the local office. Of this number | only 5 are open to young work-{ ers with special training but lit- tle or no experience. The great- | est demand currently is for serv-| ice workers and clerical. Mr. Knight is uyging employ- ers in Key West to make a special ‘ effort to employ one or more well | qualified school graduates regis- | tered for jobs with the Florida | State Employment Service. Job! orders ‘and applications for jobs | should be made at the Florids State Employment Service office | $9,700 Realized SENATOR BOURKE B. HICKENLOOPER (left), Repiblicon of tows, Lilienthal (right) regarding management.“of ‘the Atomic Energy Commi: ington Wednesday. Lilienthal, chairman (of ‘the. atomic: Ppenng of the investigation’ by @ joint atomic energy ‘kenlooper es Lilienthal with “incredible: mismanagement” \of the commission and demands that he be , 0 Monr ie fires questions at Dawid ission at hearing-in-Wash- ‘commission, is the’ first witness at ‘the * committee of Congress, Hic! rr ne ae oe CI lay Attend Mary Gedmin Paylor of 1303 Simonton street has purchased the Atlantis: Hotel apartments at Simonton andy United streets for 45,000, according to a. warranty’ deed ed yesterday in the office of Circuit Court Clerk Earl R. Adams. Sellers of) the. property were Hexbert . Rust and Ella K, Rust nd Lon J. Jester and Pearl M. ; Jester whose home is listed as Winnebago. Mlinois. The. property runs for 248 feet in United street and 100 feet in Simonton street. The sale price includes all‘ furnishnigs of the apartments: From Tax Sale The tax salé held’ yesterday by | Tax Collector Howard E. Wil-on} yielded the county 700.71 through the sale of tax certific- ates, Wilson reported today.| About 300 of the 400 parcels of | property offered at the sale were sold. Most of the unsold land is up on the mainland. The remaining 100 parcels re- vert to the county, which will! hold them for two years and then sell the land. notice is hereby given that appli- | | Of Going To Camps Is But™ ie Pea, to for position | who has. been applications have been received, much for /Tliere ‘is: an’ opportunity for about 50 boys end 15. years of age, @ camp in Dade County during the months of July and August, This was the word. of Horace: O'Bryant, county school superin- tendent.toglay, who. said that. the principals. of all the county now have:application blanks to attend the Dade County ©. _ i The cost to each child to at- pe - * : , tend the -camp will be $15 a I ipefitier Exams j week, O'Bryant said, The cainp i i will be for. boys’ and girls, on A N. : l St: Richmond Field, Miami. Buses l val Station will be “provided take the Examination probational ! children swimming every day. appointment to. the of} “At the camp every. boy and pipefitters announced by the Bd. | girl will be turned ever to coan- of U. S. Civil Service Examiners | sellors, and teachers will at the Naval Station teach woodcraft, the various amended ;to change closing date | crafts and sports,” said O' Bryant. of examination, | “They will learn a number of Because a sufficient number of | things that they cannot get in |the Monroe Schools “Some day I'm hoping that we ions for the position of pipefit-!can establish such a camp in ter will no longer be accepted by | Monroe County. The cost of the the Recorder, Board of U: S. Civil | equipment, the quarters and ar- Noval Stine ene Ween Mone, |tangements for feeding the chil- da after the close of business on | dren is at present too June 13. the local people to bear Copies of the original examina- “The children of Monroe tion announcement No. 5-4-8(48), ! Pi aa rene ’ with details of duties and qualifi-! fone ins ae ze ey wi a cations of the position, are posted | ‘WO Weeks periods. nate at the Kéy West Post Office and! guests of the Dade County at Building 91, Naval Station. | School Board.” , gists trom9.t0l as head of the who are, attending Monroe County schools, to attend guilty of incompe a (My The Associated press) WASHINGTON, June 2.—Sen ator Bourke B. Hickenloaper, fe. publican, lowa, who is actevely in a La ~~ * 5 coMimtaiok, tener Hickenlooper said that meter the letter nor the apivtt thet CORREO rrved by Léhentist me publicly he the hearing that the conummeton has contracted for the exterreM of # natural gas pipeline te © * Agee 9%) The pipeline would “ miles in reaching the phurt Meek enlouper declared that the of the proposed gas ie eet « tial, as the commission Sas abundance of coal to operate the plant Neilsen Hanged Self, Jury Finds Delbert Neileen, 29. « mate of the U. 5. Newy temporarily in the Fleet School, died as result of he actions in County Jail Ser morning, @ coroner's jury bet Peace Justice tra Albury yesterday Neilsen died as re ing from a cell in ‘Jail, He hanged hin own belt to the Neilsen came City, Utah. sune ult of ‘ ell wit at 314 Simonton street. Job or-! ders will be taken over telephone | Come In-and.See the NEW 1949 489. HUDSON, 6 & 8 Cyl.—the smart- r leat design lines in body and its ‘economical model engine at .. . K. W. HUDSON CO. Simonton and Greene Streets Antonio Estenoz, Qwner “One Of The Twins” PHONE 1696 4 redyetion of the cost yovernment could also { to relieve a now over- ned taxpayer ilsen’sBody | Sent To Beverly | * x EE CON eee eae cay) THICKET OFFICE h oom hy the Pritch ALL AIRLINES =| “whe sce Tours | CHICKEN WIRE to Beverly, N. J. nd burial services. [SPREE 411 Fiewing at. mmm | STRUNK LUMBER YARD} — 3 Gaara TELEPHONE 816 * a well at Marryatville, South | Australia, for three years. It fell The SOU'MMERN CROSS HOTEL! in there when half-grown and * ae FEnESe: {made its home on the roots of a esciusktaie heb eueehad trees which have broken the EnapectTpeir Rooms cement walls of the well. The snake’s home is about seven feet down and it has no way of es- caping. It is in good condition | and provides continual debate on | j how it manages to get. food. 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