The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 4, 1952, Page 3

Howard McGrath Will Appear Before House Probers Soon WASHINGTON W#—A House in- Vestigation of the Justice Depart- ment had an open date today but Chairman Chelf (D.-Ky.) an- nounced its next star witness. will be former Atty.-Gen. J. Howard McGrath, McGrath, who was fired by President Truman shortly after his first appearance before the com- mittee last spring, is slated to ap- Pear on Sept. 15 in public session. Meanwhile, the committee plans to continue a closed-door session with T, Lamar Caudle, ousted by Truman from his post as assistant attorney general last November. ‘The next huddle with the Wades- boro, N. C., lawyer who once head- ed the government’s criminal and tax prosecuting agencies will take place Friday. Chelf said it had to be set over because Rep. Keating (R.-N. Y.) could not be present udle indicated in an execu- tive session on Tuesday that he has a lot of information to pass on to the probers. And it is expected he will be Jatest exposure: The case of a gov- ernment attorney getting a “gift” of $750 from a law firm in 1947 of $750 from a law firm in 1947 after a government case was dropped against the Carnation Milk Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Caudle was chief of the Crim- inal Division at the time. 4 James A. Mullally, whose resig- nation came quickly last month after he was suspended from his Criminal Division post, testified he Eakle, a former departmental col- league wito quit in 1946 to enter private practice. It wasn’t a fee and it wasn’t compensation “because I did noth- ing to earn it,” Mullally told the committee. ° He said the whole thing started with a telephone call from John Acker, counsel for Carnation who once had been a government law- yer. z Mullally said Acker asked him about a case the Food and Drug Administration brought against his concern in Buffalo because two shipments of evaporated milk did not contain as much Vitamin D as their labels claimed. 5 Mullally said he knew nothing about the case. But he did “‘men- tion” to Acker that their old mu- tual friend, Eakle, was in private practice here and that an asso- ciate, Irving Goldstein, formerly worked in the food and drug sec- tion. It developed Carnation re- tained Eakle’s law firm and within a short time the Justice Depart- ment signaled the U. S. Attorney at Buffalo to drop the criminal prosecution and send the concern a warning letter, instead. Red Radio Mounts Major Driv Against Ending Iran Dispute WASHINGTON (#—The Commu- nists have mounted a major propa- ganda offensive to try to defeat the Truman-Churchill proposals for a settlement of the Anglo- Tranian oil dispute. The voice of Soviet Communism beamed into Iran is a clandestine station which officials here believe to be on Russian territory. A rec- ord of broadcasts from this sta- tion during the past few days has been circulated in the State De- partment and it shows a violent opposition to the oil deal offered Tran by the United States and Brit- ain last Saturday. The 3-point plan*sent to Premier Mossadegh by President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill, is being denounced by the Reds as a “plunderous proposal,”’\a device for “American imperialists” to steal Iran’s oil and a plan put easy and comfortable, so lovely on your feet. In Fashion-right leathers and colors — thriftily Priced at only $6.95 and $7.95 SOLD EXCLUSIVELY aT LISAN SHOES @6 DUVAL sT. ‘ OPP. MONROE THEATRE CRRA 4 forth by the “deadly enemies” of the Iranian people. The same broadeasts blast with equal heat Truman and Churchill and Mossadegh despite. the fact that Mossadegh has already turned down the Truman-Churchill plan. The Communists probably do not believe that Mossadegh’s opposi- tion to the plan will stand up in- definitely. Truman ‘and Churchill proposed Saturday that, the World Court de- termine compensation for British property in Iran which the Tehran government has nationalized, that Britain’s Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. ar- range for sale of the Iranian oil in world markets, and that specific steps be taken to end promptly the Iranian government's financial distress. The United States and British governments are deeply concerned lest Iran’s continued lack of oil revenues, cut off for more than a year now, should throw the country into Communist control. Mossadegh turned dewa the Tru- man-Churchill proposals Saturday, simply saying they were ‘“unac- ceptable.” This astonished Amer- ican officials who had helped draft the plan and felt that it was ex- actly what Mossadegh at various times had made clear he wanted. It now appears that Mossadegh is afraid of a “trap” because the plan appeared to meet his require- ments too completely. Pfohl To Head Jax Symphony JACKSONVILLE (®— James Christian Pfohl is scheduled to be- come director of the Jaeksonville Symphony while maintaiting most of his musical connections in North Carolina, Olin E. Watts, president of the Jacksonville Symphony Associa- tion, announced Wednesday Pfohl's appointment and said the musi- cian will continue as r for the Charlotte, N. C. phony and Opera Association the Moravian Community Chorus at Winston-Salem, N. C. % However, Pfohl is resigning as music director for Davidson Col- | lege. Mother, Daughter Attend School FRANKFORT, Ind. @ — Mrs. Lewis Roach, 25, reported Wadnes School, Her daughter, Marion, 6 Will enroll in the first grade +: day. Mrs. Roach, a German Wat bride, is taking three junior #lass subjects to help her pass ship tests, Her former home was Rugssel- heim, only 15 miles from Feapk- fort, Germany. Officers To Be Installed | ‘The annual! installation of 0 {for Voiture Locale T28, 40 } fun and honor group of the An | can Legion, will be conducted | Friday evening at 8 o'clock at Legion Home on Stock Isis! Harry J. Metzger will be install as Chef de Gare succeeding D A. M. Morgan. Foliowing the ceremonies a 8 per will be served the Voy: in attendance, day for classes in Frankfort High | SENATGR GAUTIER (Continued From Page One) ent charter started out as a home rule charter; but it has been amended 80 times by the legisia- ture. “Eight states (California, Con- necticut, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island, and Washing- ton) allow counties a wide measure of home rule. Nine others (Geor- gia, Louisiana, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dako- ta, _ Tennessee, Oregon, and Vir- ginia) allow counties at least some latitude in adapting county gov- ernment to the needs and desires of the individual counties. “Present Status of Florida Counties “Florida counties have no home tule. They are hamstrung by the constitution of 1885 which’ pre- scribes the organization of county psi ea and requires the same of organization for every coun- ty in the state — large or small, urban or rural. The major county officers, their jurisdiction, and their method of selection are froz- en — 1885 style — in the constitu- tion. “Many other local matters — such as salaries, duties, and pro- cedure — which are not prescrib- ed by the constitution are decided by the legislature in Tallahassee. Hundreds of local bills relating to county government are introduc- ed at every session. Many of them deal with local trivialities which divert legislative time and attention from problems of state- wide importance. “Worst of all, transaction of purely local business at a remote spot, such as Tallahassee, enables politicians to put over fast deals which they would never dare at- tempt back home under local scrut- iny. Since so many decisions af- fecting county government are made in Tallahassee, county offi- cials can evade responsibility for inefficiency and soaring taxes. “Effect of the Amendment If the home rule amendment is adopted, the legislature will be able to grant any county a charter under which that county may reg- ulate and govern itself. The legis- lature will also be empowered to pass laws setting up a procedure by which any county which desires to do so may frame its own charter and govern itself thereunder. The amendment does not require the le- gislature to take either of these actions; it merely confers the au- thority to do so. “No county will be compelled to adopt a charter or to go and get one from the legislature. The great majority of counties, particularly the smaller ones, will probably want to continue present arrange- ments, and they have a right to do so. But the counties which want a different kind of county govern- ment will be able to get it, once the} constitutional roadblock has been removed. “Every home rule county must conform to state laws in non-local matters. For example, educational and general taxation are state mat- ters and cannot be changed by a county charter. “What Kind Of Charter? “The amendment provides that any county charter which is granted by the legislature or adopted by the local voters may determine such local matters as (1) the name of the county, (2) the powers, duties, and jurisdic- tien of all county officers, (3) their classes, terms, and jurisdic- tion, (4) the manner of their selection, and (5) their compen- sation. In drafting a charter, one county may wish to keep the traditional county commissioner setup’ with little or no modifica- tion. Another may want the com- mission-manager plan. Still an- other may prefer the strong mayor plan or some other type of elected executive. “Some counties may want to keep the long ballot under which | all major officials are elected by | the voters. Another county may want to make the offices which are now elected (assessor, tax collector, sheriff, circuit court j clerk, state’s attorney, county solicitor, purchasing agent, etc.) appointive instead. Still another |county may desire some com- bination of the two plans. “Some counties will want to! j combine certain offices, and jabolish others which are no} longer needed. Other counties | may want to create new offices. In many cases, there will be no| change. These are all local mat-| ters; under home rule, they can; be decided locally. “Charter Procedure “If the amendment is adopted, it will be up to the legislature to | pass an enabling act setting up 1948 consolidation proposal which | provided for a home rule charter for the proposed County of Miami, will wonder whether the home rule amendment is a new form of consolidation. The an- swer is no. The pending amend- ment does not authorize the con- solidation of any governments. “You can have consolidation without home rule, and you can | have home rule without con- solidation. There is no connec- tion between the two. ‘There are hundreds of home rule charters in American cities and counties but only 32 consolidations, and only three of these took place under home rule charters. “Advantages “The principal advantages of home rule are these: “1, It frees county govern- ment from state dictation in purely local matters. The people of any county can get the kind of govern- ment they want. If they aren’t satisfied with it, they can change it. . Home rule paves the way | for streamlining county government. Modern meth- ods and more efficient or- | ganization can be adopted | to check the skyrocketing trend of county taxes and give better value for every tax dollar expended. . Under home rule, county government can be more easily watched and con- trolled by the citizens. . It is recommended by ex- perts, and is the number one plank in many civic campaigns for better gov- ernment because it permits a greater degree of citizen, control. “5, Home rule has worked well where it has been tried. “Opposition The home rule amendment will be bitterly fought, particularly by political officeholders who fear loss of their jobs or lessen- ing of their political power. The source and’ nature of this opposi- tion constitute the strongest single argument for home rule. ‘“TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT “Here is the text of the home rule amendment which has been submitted to the voters by the legislature: “The state shall be divided into political subdivisions to be called counties. The Legis- lature shall have the power to grant to any county a charter under which it may regulate and govern itself. The Legisla- ture may provide, by general or special law, the manner in which any county may form its own charter. Any county charter may designate the mame of the county, regulife the powers, duties and juris- diction of all county officers, and designate their classes, terms, and jurisdiction, and Provide the manner of their selection and compensation. The Legislature may authorize the adoption of charters by the several counties at general or special elections, which char- ters may be altered or amend- ed only by the method by which they are adopted, not- withstanding any other pro- vision of the Constitution, SEOUL, KOREA — The U. S. Fifth Air Force said U. S. Sabre jet pilots today rolled up a near record score for one day against | Communist MIG jets—12 destroyed | and three crippled. The best single day performance | by the fast Sabres was last July | 4, when they destroyed 13 Russian- | Boe built jets, damaged seven and | probably destroyed one. A big force of Sabres swept | c across North Korea and destroyed the MIGs in a series of blazing | dogfights. They flew cover for swarms of fighter-bombers which | struck Communist front-line posi- | tions. Allied losses, if any, will be | reported in a weekly summary. | The intensified air action fol- | lowed Wednesday night’s strike by U. S. Okinawa-based Superfor- tresses against the Changjin hy- droelectric plant in North Korea— newly repaired from previous | bombings, SMATHERS FLIES (Continued from Page One) the election but said he probably will do so after his talk with Ste- venson, the procedure under which any given county or all counties may jadopt home rule charters. This | will almost certainly include | vision for selection of a charter} jboard to frame a charter and! Submit it to the voters. The} amendment says that the legis-/ lature may authorize the adoption / of charters by the several coun-/ ties at general or special elec- jtions. It also stipulates that, | once a home rule charter is adop- | ted, it cam only be altered or} amended by the method in which | jit was adopted, notwithstanding | } any other provision of the con-/ “Some citizens, recalling the In the Senate Smathers has sup- ported most—but not all—admin istration measures, and the best guess here is that he will campaign for Stevenson and Sen. John J | Sparkman of Alabama, the vice presidential nominee. Since the convention the senator and Mrs. Smathers have been in Europe on a vacation trip, PEAK ENROLLMENTS (Continued From Page One) ‘The Citizen went to press. The fina! count on the youngsters could not be made until the second session convened. The record erop of first graders at Poinciana is caused by growth in Key West and the Sigsbee Park project for Naval personnel. , | with widely | so guaranteed medical care, free- The “WEATHERMAN — Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy, scattered showers or thundershowers through Friday; not quite so warm. Gentle to moderate northeasterly winds. Florida: Cloudy with widely scattered showers in extreme northeast portion, otherwise fair weather and isolated afternoon thundershowers through Friday. Little change in temperature. Jacksonville through the Flor- ida Straits and East Gulf of Mexico: Gentle to moderate northeasterly winds through Fri- day except moderate to fresh in the extreme north portion. Western Caribbean Sea:. Light to moderate easterly winds thru Friday. Partly cloudy weather seattered showers and thundershowers, Weather Summary for the Tropical Atlantic, Caribbean Sea Area and Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Except for the hurricane in the Atlantic east of Jacksonville there are no other areas of sus- picion today. ADVISORY MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU ADVISORY NO. 11 BAKER 11 A.M., EST., Sept. 4, 1952 No reports were received this morning from the immediate vicinity of the Atlantic hurricane. However it is estimated to be located near latitude 29.5° N,, longitude 71.0° W., or about 629 miles east of Daytona Beach, Florida at 11 a.m, EST... 1600Z ... It is moving north- westward at 12 to 14 mph. High- est winds are estimated 110 mph. Hurricane force winds extend outward 75 miles north dnd east of the center. Indications are for a turn to a more northerly course and possibly slowing in forward speed during the next 12 hours. DAVIS, Weather Bureau. Observations taken at City Office 9:00 A.M. EST Key West, Fla., Sept. 4, 1952 Temperatures Highest yesterday Lowest last night Mean —__ Normal —____. Precipi' Total last 24 hours ___. Total this month _ Excess this menth Total this year _. Deficiency this year __ 0 ins. cs 71. ine: -82 ins, 21.80 ins. -68 ins. Relative Humidity at 9:00 A.M. 67% Barometer (Sea Level) 9:00 A.M. 26.91 ins.—1012.9 mbs. Moonrise Moonset Tides Naval Base TOMORROW HIGH 9:55 a.m, 10:00 p.m. oe inieias TS DA ——— 7:38 a.m. Low 3:18 a.m. 3:46 p.m. 000 ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Time of Height a 3ahia Honda (bridge) ———oh lOm 9.08 Mo Name Key (east end) —-+2h 20m (+})—-Plus sign: be The current Geneva Convention, signed in 1949, stipulates that pris-| oners of war may not be punished for trying to escape. They are al-) dom of worship, exercise, and the opportunity to participate in sports | and intellectual pastimes. SALE ON WOOD 2— 28” 2— 28" San Carlos Street Dance Tonight At9 The public is invited to a street dance commemorating Cuba’s Armed Forces day to take place tonight before San Carlos Duval Street hh pe fae Commanding officer § Rio Chaiano, of the Cuban Navy frigate Maximo Gomez extends invitation to all who wish to ticipate. He will present a flag to San Carlos president Julio Jr. at 8 p.m. from Key West and leaves band, Frank; daughters, Henry Bohres, Mrs. Able Geralding Galdindo, Miami; Judge Eva Warner Gibson; nephews, Joe Torano III, and liam Warner. Mrs. Teresa Frage Ms. Teresa Fraga, 75, died in Miami at the home of her da Mrs. Grace Montero, last Mrs. Fraga formerly lived at 515 Truman Avenue. Burial took place in Flagler Me- morial park. 3 Survivors include five sons, all born in Key West, two daughters, 20 grand-children and 11 great- grand children. The sons are Oscar, Abelardo, Alberto, Jose, and Oswaldo. Mrs. Virginia Solano and Mrs. Grace Montero are the two surviving daughters. Services were held in Miami at the Bess funeral home at 4 p.m. Ni ‘Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida, Pur- suant to Law, will offer for sale, for objections only, in Florida, at 11:00 o'clock A.M., Sep- tember 16th, 1°52, the followin described land in' MONROB COUN TY, FLORIDA. to-wit: Commencing at the intersection vf the West Line of Section s “ast, and the Southeasterly R/W Line of U.S. Highway No. 1, run sonneutent eg the Southeasterly B/W Line of U.8. Highway No. 1 for @ dictance of 1850 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 6; thence with a deflected angle to the right of 94° 45° and south alon: the West Line of said Lot for a distance of 637 feet to & point on the shoreline of th said Boot Key Ha: point also to be point of beginning of the bay bottom land hereinafter de- scribed; from said point of be- ing, contis uth for Boo: right angles and east for @ distance of 99.66 feet to a point; thence at el and shorelii in a southwesterly direction back to the point of beginning. Containing 216 gcres, more oF jess. ‘The Purchaser is required to pay the ‘advertising cost and docu- mentary stam) 5 . if and when made, shall be subject to the Trustees reserving Ente themesives pa] of the te, minerals metals 0% of the petroleum thereon inder. THE TRUSTEES OF aL. IMPROVEMENT FUND reserve the right to reject the sale. Y ORDER of the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Funé of the State of Florida. FULLER WARREN, Governor. Attest: F.C. Biltot, See, ‘Trustees i. 1 Fund. augl4-21-38 Sept d-11.1963 JALOUSIE DOORS x 68” x 70” 3 — 2710” x @10” 2-30 x 6&8” Regularly $50.60 to $54.40 This Sale $35.00 Each ‘Thursday, September 4, 1952. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN HAL BOYLE. SAYS By HAL BOYLE 3! i : : § é iret i by if il yer FA ! : apaietet fee z uel | fishy 5 ! H ‘ u i i ee : ; z i i 5 ; 2 E fi fi Fs ri 28 &F ae i g & ij i Cy Z F i i H i 5 s i li i i i ga ae i | ! E | FEE rt i ve : ti eee | Lee age tif z kindergarten galloping igh art, and I was the best. y while we were wheeling gallop. . . gallop. . . to the teacher, who was = Page 3 Today’s Stock Market NEW YORK #—The stock mar- ket pursued a steady course today with trading brisk. There was considerable milling about by prices over a narrow course with only a few breaking out of a fractional range, almost entirely on the upside. Railroads were mixed. Seaboard gained between one and two points, a reverse of its loss Wednesday which amounted to 1%. Steel, motors, coppers, utilities, airlines and rubbers were narrow- ly mixed with changes of an eighth or a quarter. High priced oils stepped out with Pont, American Can, Santa Fe and Standard Oil (N. J.). Lower were International Har- vester, Douglas Aircraft, Ameri- can Cyanamid, Union Pacific and On the Curb Exchange active issues were generally higher, Among gainers were Canadian At- lantic Oil, Central Explorers Lower were United Shoe Machin- ery, E. L. Bruce and Cosden Pe- troleum,. Corporate bonds moved narrow- band had ever seen Redus before, When the husband beza é g a 5 thing should be done to end the wave of incidents. Redus was taken to the city jail. He will appear in City Court this afternoon for jignment, The’ husband of the attack victim, said that he will sign an affidavit this afternoon and that he hopes the man “goes to jail for a good long time.” NORTHERN CURVE (Continued from Page One) about 110 miles an hour and hur- ricane force winds of 75 miles an hour or better extended 75 miles north and eagt of the center, the piano. “look at me, Mrs. Steele, look at me now!”... Just then my flying foot hooked the big flat hoof of a red-haired little filly ahead of me, and down she went on her fat little face— and up again she came in tears, with both fists swinging. I don’t recall ever galloping in publie since, Yes, a wise man can learn most of what he needs to know about life in kindergarten. 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