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VOL. LXXI. No. 243 Allies Bomb Red Rail Ce: nter ALLIED FORCES ON THREE FRONTS are pushing ahead to- ward Pyongyang. the Red capital of North Korea. A United Na- tions naval task force bombarded the North Korean coast (D) mear Chongjin. a railway and communications center 34 miles from the Manchurian border. U. S. troops (A) drove on toward Kumchon from three directions. South Koreans (B) overwhelmed Red resistance at Kumhwa, Chorwon and Ponggang. At Wonsan {C), Allies were batiling Reds a mile west of the city. Certain Dictors Must Register For Draft Oct. 16 rs, veterina Thment ared from ser- t war to_com- plete their training “must Ségis- ter with selective éervice Octo- vice. during.the }; ber 16,, according to an ceived today ty ine loca beard. 3 ‘The selecti Sfetes, dated October 6, istry, or veteri: will be re- < ss service on October 6, 1950, be- tween the hours of 6:60 a. m. a 5:00 p. m “Required to r male person who student in th ‘training pr program Navy, or vice duri pr {Continued Fine Fishing Tackle __ Thompson Enterprises, Inc. Hardware Division—Phone 886 and} Wien ‘Youngsters ‘Not To Destroy |Bird-Life In City The (®) Wirephoto Map Chief Joseph Kemp today gave Kev. THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER st Citisen IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1950 British Ask 26,000 MDs To Resign Today Doctors Were Involved Over Pay Schedules British Medical Guild is asking | 26,000 general practioners to fill out resignations from the nation-} al health service. The doctors have been involv- ed in long dispute with the Labor} government's ministry of health/ over pay schedules. | The resignation forms will be} sent out November 1. | The letter pledged the guild} to take no action on the matter} if less than 80 per cent of the} doctors: sent in resignations. | Final decision.om whether to} Submit the resignetions will. be| taken at a special conference of local. medical committees in De- cember. ! The Gulid ‘said the resignations} will not be used if the pay dis- "| pute is settled. The Medical Guild is a paral- lel organization to the British Medical Association, which is pro- hibited by its constitution from} taking part in trade union activi- ties. | The doctors have been asking| for a cost of living bonus of 70| per cent. Negotiations with the} health ministry have been carri-} ed on for more than two years, with no agreement in sight. COMDR. OF LEGICN =| HAS IMPRESSIVE WORLD WAR II RECORD LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13—(). —The American Legion has elected a fighting commander who is pledged.to advance the | | | + #2 | ; = .%.® xk ructs Plans >= For Expansion Of Facilities Here A : . ~* * So Says Admiral,* j — Fahrion In _—_; | Truman Flies To Meet MacArthur Bailey Asks poed Baitle : SEO ERE os ae oy 7 ££ ppears A Interview a : : A : ti Of . Vasbieiin : ctivation | Kumchon In ee i Fehrion Agreed Size > 4 | Citizens, Com, | "estern Korea Of Naval Facilities Tells Saperintendents [comune ma thee toe ee Will Be Increased When 3 That Without Heb fad tint Ghalr genie eumhined on More Housing Available <a en Of | sault in two days on vital enemy 3 Local Citizens Program | targets high up om North Kores Rear-Admiral Frank G. ‘| Might Be Lost : + ~~ Fahrion, commander of the & | GAINESVILLE, Oct 13.—up,|have been dn even greater force Atlantic Fleet Destroyer # |—Florida State School Superin-|‘#2= the blow struck yesterdas Force, yesterday lauded the tendent Thomas D. Bailey today | Saint Chenin lees than 30 people of Key West for urged the immediate activation of | tier. ‘ their cordiality toward, citizens’ commiwee on education} War dispatches,disclese that 3° . The ittees needed, as/ 7 The Admiral also ex- Baliay put it, “to ieee contion perc nnney Oe pressed gratification at the A progres in Fissida, sche | op tone ae teh ae a prospect of additional hous- Se oe mee mesting at the | Center of Tanchon But cruisers ing for Naval: dependents, University of Florida that with- = er — re He stated: “ timulating tthe help of local citizens “W. — a fiet ox morale cbvionsiy will be}? wwe nd of r =< attacks shet- great, for lack of available de: taneb Guinn akan teen rendent housing in this area has always been one of the major factors which adversely affect morale and tend to obstruct plansj=| -| warning to all offenders that shooting of birds with sling-shots and BB guns must stop immediate-' iy. 3 is 29-year-old Erle Cocke,-Jr,; of Dawson, Georgia. ‘ for expansion of facilities. “The new 1,000-unit Project, soon to be started, is a hor e : a { i | ¢ service directive as fotiows: “Pursuant to Public Law 7779- Bist Congress and proclamation of Ahe: President of the United 1959. certain doctors of medicine, den- arrest all youngsters 'pird-life in this city. jJudge,Eva Warner Gibson. , (Continued Gn Page Eight) WOULD NOT SOLELY OF MARATHON ROAD have been asked. 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UP TO 21 MONTHS TO PAY Kemp has-notified his force to} ttiem to trial ‘before Juvenile The judge jhas told Kemp that BENEFIT FROM REPAIR Mrs. Grace Barr, Marathon, to- First street, Marathon, who would benefit from the county’s repair- 1g and raising of the First street *jinto Parrish avenue on which bids Barr drives the Monroe County school bus twice daily from Marathon to Key West and to cress First street on each He was chosen by acclamati at the conclision of the Legi four-day convention here: * Delegates resolutions demanding a US State Department shake-up, ‘uni- versal ‘military training and the The 29-year-old new National Commander of the American Le- gion, Erle Cocke, Jr.. of Dawson, Georgia, has an impressive rec- He had a total of four years combat service. During that time}! he was captured from the Germans Once he faced a German firing Squad and survived the bullets, after knocking down one of his would-be executioners. Just before Cocke was captur- jed and led before the firing} id last Monday night at] Squad, he was responsible:for the | ission meeting that the} C¢Pture of 592 Nazis. raised Mrs. Barr felt that the ling only of her request air the road-might think that for her use solely. Also t she did not complain of the} condition of the road, but asked The Legion's in_27 hospitals. undergoing 17 | operations for his wounds. For his combat exploits, Cocke| was awared the silver star medal, | the. bronze star. medal with clus-j French croix de guerre. SCHOOL ARCHITECT TO OBSERVE PROGRESS OF BUILDING PROGRAM William H. Merriarr. architect, who drew for the new schools now under construction, } arrived in Key West this after- aceon to observe the progress of the building program. NOW OPEN Cleora’s Beauty Salon 628 WILLIAM STREET Formerly of Frances Beauty Salon For Appointment. Tel. 106 tion of the citizens of Key West.” to the Navy's indication that the; size of Naval facilities here will be increased when more housing ——————_— is gvailable. He told reporters at @ press, conference. yesterday that, the“ Fleet Sonar school here, larg-! est in the world, would be pniarg-' ed still further. lof his staff are in Key West for jthe purpose of conducting the an- aui-ta-cand “wae tee. {nual routine administrative in-! equaped | WE In this inspection he repre- three times.}5€®ts amd reports back to the: commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet. stated that the gratifying step in the right di- jon and a tribute to the fee- and spirit of caepera- Admiral Fahrion added weight} Admiral Fahrion and members’ ection of the Atlantic Fleet mits based on or located at Key! The destroyer force commander inspection was “Completely satisfactory.” He added: “The inspection party s found that the Fleet units’ The official tabulation, com- The second _ Plane-load of here are fully capable of carrying Pleted today, is as follows: mercy goods will leave Key mew National {out their assigned missions, are District 1] West for Cuba today. The first Commander spent 14 months being efficiently and soundly ad- Parrott ~ 6 was made last Friday. ninistered, and are receiving a Pinder soe % Word of gratitude “from the ull measure of support from the District 2|storm> sufferers to’ the-people of javal base. This support is of the Parrott, ..________. 58 ‘ady been re- (Continued On Page Eight) Pinder > = 79 District ters,-four purpje hearts, and the} RENT CONTROL ACTED a as os Flor Angel Canize. de ON BY 184 CITIES Dictrict 4! who visited Key West recently WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—<#, | Parrott - 00 "| and made etahint “speet Se —Federal Housing Expediter | Pinder _ 83 | assistance. - Senora Trinidad, Tighe Woods says only 184 com- District 5 daughter of the owner of Radio munities thus far have acted to} Parrott _ 74 (Continued On Page Eight) Miamijretain federal rent controls af-| Pinder 7 the plansjter December 3ist. District Monroe- County} Towns wishing to keep the | Parrott _ ._—-_ + controls must adopt by local | Pinder - concil or referendum a resolu. tion in favor of maintaining } Parrott the controls until next June 30th Where no action is taken, the federal controls expire Decemé ber 3ist. in boarding to confer with Gen. Douglas MacArthur. They will discuss Ko- rean and other Far Eastern problems. Official Count In_| Station Set Up In Samuel B. Pinder received{ A station to recive more than twice the number of}goods for the hurricane-victims of votes polled by his opponent, Milton “Mickey” Parrott, in this[up in’ the Recio ‘building: at. the week’s special _Democratic’ pri- mary for Supervisor of Registra- tion, it was disclosed today. Pin- der polled 1,513 votes and Par- rott received a total of 720. ~ Palace Theater * CANNONBALL TAYLOR in EBESBESEESEEEEE his plane at Washington for his flight to the Pacific Pinder-Parrott | City To Aid Storm | 0r ue campaien ‘Race Announced [Victims In Cuba | S22. mercy Pinar Dei Rio, Cuba, has been set corner of Duval. and Caroline streets, it was announced today. Key Westers are urged to con- tribute clothing, food, kitchen Pinder — ~JIMMY WAKELY end “LAWLESS CODE” . Hi a HH & Ht ab ' i | | i i i F | i i