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THE PALM BEACH POST Five Tuesday Morning, April 25, 1939 MARTIN COUNTY NEWS COUNTY NEWS By EMMA TAYLOR ASHLEY Stuart Phonei Circulation 73M TRAIN KILLS NEGRO Governor Cone's office, at which a small group of those most interested will discuss the matter of intangibles, the proposals to Increase the tax, the arguments against such action and Mr. Owens' proposed measure to allocate the taxes from intangibles as follows: State, 25 per cent; county, 25 per cent; schools in county, 25 per cent; county commission, 25 per cent. This bill has been introduced by Representative Russell Morrow at the request of the county assessor here. Two other measures proposed by Assessor Owens involve compulsory personal property returns and amendment of the widows' exemption to make it more Foreign Buying And Subsidy Plan Aid Fu. tures Market NEW YORK, April The price of cotton, once the mightiest factor in United States trade and now "economic and social problem number one," bound ed upward today in the futures market.

Foreign Orders Heavy Under a wave of orders from abroad something of a phenome' PRIG BOUND mm James M. Owens, county tax assessor, is going to Tallahassee this week on behalf of several bills involving taxes and tax assessments, in which he is interested, as measures to improve the existing system. Of paramount interest to him is the fight to oppose increase in the intangible property tax, but to enforce the existing law more completely with the addition of a provision making it mandatory for beneficiaries living in Florida, but inheriting under an irrevocable trust administered in another State, to pay taxes here. A hearing has been set for Thursday, in IliSililill a' 1 fiiuu in leuem uiuiiuis me puce ui cotton to he delivered next March I 1 i i jumped $1.85 a bale soon after the ANTHONY'S If- opening gong to hit $39.40 a bale. Other "futures" also advanced.

Later in the day, prices receded Vsomewhat as traders took profits, Books Closed! Charge pur chases made to-day thru Saturday will appear on June 1st statements. but quotations were relatively high at the end of the day's ses sion, up 80 to 95 cents a bale. The first burst of buying was Inspired by the agreement reached last Saturday after world markets were closed between President Roosevelt and Southern Senators to subsidize export of American cotton by payments of about $10 a bale to the exporters. Then, at noon, came word from London that Ambassador Kennedy of the United States, was working on a deal by which the United States would barter about bales of cotton and more than 100,000,000 bushels of wheat to Great Britain for a supply of rubber and tin. May Restore Its Rank Cotton market observers said the immediate possible result of the two plans would be to restore to high rank as an export commodity.

Ten years ago, United States' shipments of cotton ac (genuine Summer Comorl! GENUINE MEXICAN HUARACHES with steel arch and military heels in styles for women counted for one-fifth the nations total export trade; last year its value was only one-tenth. News 73M Ancient Dugout Canoe Visitor At Stuart STUART An old Chesapeake Bay dugout sailing canoe visited Stuart last week on its way to New York. Bill D'Arton is captain of the 30-foot vessel and his wife, Mrs. Bobby D'Arton serves as the crew and cook. Both are graau ates of Rice University.

They have been at Miami, Sarasota and Fort Myers and came through the cross-State Canal to Stuart. The "Bobbil, II" is one of the last survivors of the Chesapeake Bay dugout sailers. It was hewed from a sugar pine log 74 years ago and still is as serviceable as ever, according to the owners. Work On Leach Home At Half Way Mark STUART Construction on the new Willaford R. Leach home at their Tuckahoe estate has reached the half-way mark.

The structure, consisting of three stories, will be entirely of concrete with steel re inforcing. Completed to date is the first story which will be used as recreational rooms, offices and servant quarters. Situated on a high bluff overlooking the Indian River, the house will have 15 rooms and a four-car garage. Eight fireplaces and a hot-air furnace plant will furnish the heat. It is expected to be ready for occupancy by fall, STUART NOTES STUART Mr.

and Mrs fclyde Atkins spent the week-end in Miami visiting relatives. Dr. D. H. Davis left Saturday for Martinsville, to recover his stolen car that was recently located in that city.

Barney Walls and children. Barney, and Phillip, arrived Saturday to spend two weeks vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Roy Roebuck J. C.

Pervis has arrived to spend a few weeks' leave of absence from the Navy with his parents at tneir home in Salerno. Members of the seventh grade class of the Stuart High School were entertained at a dancing party given by home room mothers in the Womans Club building, Saturday night. Dancing and re freshments were enjoyed during the evening. Charles Beyers of Miami is spending a few days here visiting his mother. Dr.

F. B. Eurit, Fred Ormond, C. B. Hall, Miss Nettie Blakeslee, Mrs.

C. B. Hall and Mrs. Olaf Williams have returned from Tampa, where they attended the Odd Fellows convention. Guest speaker at the Presby terian Church Sunday was the Rev.

Charles Wingred, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, New castle, Pa. Mr. Wingred spoke in the absence of the Rev. William C. France.

Mrs. Irene Chesterman of the City News Stand has gone on a motor trip to her former home in Illinois. During her absence Mrs. Ivan Taylor will take charge of the business. TO UNDERGO OPERATION STUART The Rev.

T. O'Steen, pastor of the First Meth odist Church, will be absent from his pulpit for the next two Sundays due to an operation he will undergo in the Good Samaritan Hospital of West Palm Beach Tuesday morning. The Rev. Mr. Tice of Vero Beach will fill the pulpit in the absence of Mr.

O'Steen. CIO HOSIERY UNION LOSES DAMAGE FIGHT PHILADELPHIA, April 24. (UP) Federal Judge William H. Kirkpatrick today denied motions by the American Federation of Hosiery Workers to set aside a $711,932 damage award to the Apex Hosiery Company against the union and for a new trial of the suit which resulted from a 48- day sit-down strike at the Apex plant in 1937. GOOD whiskey STUART CALENDAR TUESDAY Baptist Missionary Circle meets at the church, 3 p.

m. Vestry committee ot the Episcopal Church meets In the Church, 7:30 p. m. School Band practice In the Log Cabin, p. m.

Odd Fellows meet In the Woodman Hall, 8 p. m. School Band practice In the Log Cabin, 7 p. m. WEDNESDAY Sub-Debs meet at the home ot Mrs.

Arthur Dehon, 4 p. m. Rotary Club meets for luncheon at the Lighthouse, 12:15 p. m. Troop 1, Boy Scouts, meets at the Log Cabin, 7:30 p.

m. Methodist Choir practice In the church, 8:15 p. m. Woman's Club meeting In club building, 3 p. m.

St. Lucie River Yacht Club meets at 8 p. m. St. Catherine's Chapter of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church meets In the Parish House, 6:30 p.

m. City commissioners meet in the City Hall, 7:30 p. m. Baptist Choir practice In the church, 7:45 p. m.

THURSDAY Co-E dance in the Log Cabin, 8 p. m. Troop 1, Girl Scouts, meets in the Log Cabin, 3:15 p. m. Townsend Club meets In the Presbyterian Chapel, 8 p.

m. Troop 3, Boy Scouts, meets In the Methodist Church, 7:30 p. m. Unity Chapter, 37, O. E.

S. meets In the Woodman Hall, 8 p. m. FRIDAY Kiwanls Club meets at the St. Lucie Hotel for luncheon.

12:10 p. m. Carpenter's Union meets in the Courthouse, 8 p. m. Harold John's Post ot the American Legion meets in the Log Cabin, 8 p.

m. School Band practice in the Log Cabin, 12:30 p. m. Falm uty womans uiuo meeis ai 2:30 p. m.

Two Persons Injured In Car Collision STUART Two people were severely injured in an automobile wreck one mile south of Stuart on Federal Highway Monday morning. The accident, occuring at 10:30 o'clock, was due to a station wagon colliding with the rear of a car driven by Mrs. B. H. Bab-cock of Stuart, officers stated.

The station wagon, driven by Julian Isbell, negro chauffeur, accompanied by Charles Wales, both of Detroit, was en route from Miami to Detroit. Isbell and Wales received serious lacerations and bruises and were taken to the Martin County Hospital by John's ambulance. Mrs. Babcock was not injured. The Babcock car was slightly damaged, while the station wagon was badly damaged.

The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Continued from Page Four) he said, "the name of 'Mr. Talley, assistant to director's special assistant' will be on the door. Bang your fist on the door several times and wait a minute until I say, 'Go to Then knock louder three more times and I'll let you in." This system was carried out and it worked. Telephone Diplomacy One stock which should not suffer from the war scare is A. T.

and T. For the telephone company is profiting from modern streamlined diplomacy. Roosevelt confers with his European ambassadors two and three times a day, while the State Department telephones constantly to Europe and South.America. Mexican Ambassador Castillo Najera called Mexico City several times a day during the recent oil controversy discussions. The rate, $13.50 for three minutes.

When Brazilian! Foreign Minister Aranha was here last month, he conferred with State Department officials in the morning, then called President Vargas in Rio to report at length. The rate, $21 for three "minutes. Argentine Ambas- sadore Espil phones his foreign office in Buenos Aires frequently at the same rate. Diplomatic and government offi cials pay the same rate as any subscriber, less the Federal tax. (Copyright, 1939, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) DELRAY BEACH By LETITIA V.

WEBB DELRAY BEACH A delightful social affair of the weekend was the miscellaneous shower and bridge party given Saturday afternoon by Mrs. H. A. Hubbard in honor of Miss Alene Barton, a bride elect of next week. Radiance roses, ferns and palms were used in the decorations of the home where seven tables of bridge were in play.

The high score prize was awarded Mrs. L. W. Currier; second prize, Mrs. C.

E. Butts and third prize, Mrs. W. O. Jelks.

Little David Hubbard, dressed as a porter, rolled in the "love nest," a miniature house, a replica of the home erected by the groom, Jack Love, from which the gifts were taken by Miss Barton. Mrs. Hubbard's guests were the honoree, Mrs. Arthur Barton, Mrs. T.

B. Long, Mrs. Mary C. Ives, Miss Jeanne Hollarn, Mrs. J.

L. Love, Mrs. J. L. Love, Mrs.

E. C. Hall, Mrs. A. E.

Cason, Mrs. J. Cason, Mrs. Butts, Mrs. Roy Sloan Cason, Mrs.

Jack Saunders, Mrs. Jelks, Mrs. Waco Webb, Mrs. J. C.

Keen, Mrs. J. L. Pearcy, Mrs. Nick Sloan, Mrs.

Malcolm O'Neal, Mrs. G. W. King, Mrs. J.

M. Sabath, Mrs. C. J. Manson, Mrs.

B. C. Butler, Mrs. Maxine Garrison, Mrs. J.

B. Evans, Mrs. George Strickland, Miss Clar-ibelle Cason, Mrs. L. C.

Hand, Miss Mary Love, Mrs. J. T. Lee. Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Sloan Cason and son, of Miami, spent the weekend with Mr. Cason's mother, Mrs. J. R.

Cason, who accompanied them home for a week's visit. Mrs. C. J. Adams and Mrs.

C. J. Smith are entertaining this afternoon at a bridge party at the Adams home on Northeast First Avenue. The world Olympic bridge tournament will be held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the John Browster Hubbs Parish House, with Mrs. W.

O. Jelks as tournament captain and director. Mrs. M. D.

Morris is leaving this morning for Sanford to attend the diocesan convention of the Episcopal Churches of South Florida, April 25-27, as a delegate from the local Woman's Auxiliary of St. Paul's Church. The meeting will be held at the Holy Cross Church. Mrs. Malcolm Bell has issued invitations to a tea at her home Thursday afternoon.

Miss Mary Love and Miss Clar-ibel Cason of Miami, spent the weekend with Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Love, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Hutchings who spent the winter at the home of Mrs. Jacob Davis, have returned to their home in Asheville, N.

C. Mrs. Hutchings is a sister of Mrs. Davis. Harry Edwards, manager of the Gulf Stream Bath and Tennis Club, and Mrs.

Edwards have returned to their home in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Warren and daughter left Saturday for their home in Melrose, N.

after spending the season at the Pearcy Apartment, South Swin-ton Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Glisson are moving into the Land O'Sunshine Apartments this week for the summer Mr. and Mrs.

Wylie B. Ewing are closing their home in Seabreeze Estates and will leave today for their home in Wheeling, W. Va. The Misses Mary, Fannie and Eva Wollister of Sioux City, S. who spent the season at a cottage in Palm Square, have left for a visit to Washington, D.

before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. T. W.

Durham and Mr. and Mrs. James L. Deagon left Saturday for their homes in Marquette, Mich. Mrs.

J. E. McCullough, Miss Helen McCullough, Burton Mc Cullough and Mrs. G. J.

Muller, who were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Roth, have left for their home in Philadelphia.

COTTAGE IS SOLD DELRAY BEACH Col. and Mrs. Clifford Ham, who have spent several seasons in Delray Beach, have purchased the Roy Thomas cottage on Dixie Boulevard for their winter home. The sale was made by Matt Gracey, realtor. Col.

and Mrs. Ham left Saturday for their summer home in Akron, Ohio. DOCTOR IS WORRIED KEEPING GERMS ALIVE BOSTON, April 24. UF Most folk are very happy about the death of germs, but not Dr. Frank C.

Hoppold of Leeds, England, who today was trying to get five tubes of diphtheria germs out of customs before they turned up their toes. Dr. Hoppold brought the germs to this country for experimental purposes at Harvard Medical School, but he lacked a necessary permit for the importation. He reported, upon his arrival on the liner Scythia, that he had kept the germs alive two weks, but he said he feared customs officers might not meet with like success and he has appealed to the U. S.

surgeon general for release of his specimens. BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT BECOMES A DICTATOR LA PAZ, Bolivia, April 24. GW President German Busch assumed dictatorial powers today, dissolving the assembly which was in recess. In a manifesto to the nation explaining his action, the President asserted that political opportunists had attempted to take advantage of the situation during and after the 1932-35 Chaco war with Paraguay. It was reported that a cabinet crisis had preceded the President's move but officials were silent on SOUTH BAY Andrew Walker, negro, was instantly killed by the early morning Florida East Coast train on the Dahlberg siding east of town Monday, according to Constable John Kirk of Belle Glade, who investigated the accident.

Andrew was approximately 50 years of age and was a familiar figure here, where he had made his home for the last 10 years. BOYNTON By MRS. B. WHITE BOYNTON Paul Mercer has received word of the death of his maternal grandfather, John S. March, at Kell, 111., at the age of 93.

He left 91 direct descendants of which Mr. Mercer is a grandson on his mothers side. He was the last surviving member of John S. Chandler Camp, GAR of Kell. Mr.

and Mrs. William Menzel left Friday for Orlando to visit their daughter, Mrs. Otha White-hurst, who was taken there for treatment at the Heinz Hospital. Dr. Ludd Spivey, president of Southern College at Lakeland, gave a talk on the work of the college at the Methodist Church Sunday.

Arthur Witte of Pelham Manor, N. has joined his wife and son for a few days. Mrs. Witte and son plan to remain until school closes. Orchestra rehearsal of the Junior Music Club, was held at the home of Mrs.

-Paul Mercer Satur day, in preparation for a program on Mothers Day. Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Cherry, who were recently married in Chattanooga, were recent guests of Mr.

and Mrs. W. Conant Shepperd and Mrs. Pearl Walsh. J.

F. Wester and family, formerly of Boynton, now living at Stuart, visited friends here Sunday. Miss Vivian Held left last week for New York, after spending the winter with her father, Max Held of the Tropical Arboretum. Harry Benson, Herbert Keatts, Grover Bell and Mayor M. A.

Weaver have returned to Tallahassee. Mrs. Alice Knuth has completed the addition of a bedroom and bath to her cottage on Knuth Street and Poinsettia Drive. BELLE GLADE MRS. RUTH FITZGERALD BELLE GLADE Mrs.

Louie Solmonte and son, Eugene, accompanied by Angus Howard, drove to Tampa Friday to take Mrs. Solmonte's mother, Mrs. Mock to her home. They remained to spend the week-end visiting Mrs. Irene Sheffield.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kirk and Mr. and Mrs. James Cook attended the funeral services of S.

E. Dickinson in West Palm Beach Sunday. Mrs. Fred Anapu and children, Donny, Buddy and Jimmy, accompanied by Mrs. Judy Snavely and Billy Bessant, attended the motorcycle races in West Palm Beach Sunday.

Fred Anapu left Sunday to be gone for two weeks, attending motorcycle races in Montgomery, and Chattanooga, Tenn. Mr. Anapu's brother is participating in the races. Mr. and Mrs.

Jimmy Bumside of Miami were Visitors in Belle Glade Sunday. They formerly lived here. Elwin Troutman went to Miami Sunday to attend to business matters the early part of the week. THREE IN RACE PAHOKEE Three candidates have qualified for town council-men in the municipal election, to be held next Tuesday. They are Frank Bass and J.

W. Cochran, incumbents, and Axel Jensen. Only two councilmen are to be elected this year. The two receiving the most votes will get the places. SOUTHERN RAILROAD COAL SUPPLY IS DIMINISHING NORFOLK, April 24.

(UP) Southern Railroad officials reported today there were only 12,058 tons of coal on hand at piers at Hampton Roads, focal point for shipments north. They said they expected the present supply to last 12 to 18 days under curtailed shipments. A year ago, 500,000 tons of coal were on hand at the Hampton Roads piers. At the middle of last week the supply was 68,000 tons. rofitablox bovxovntf "PAY CASH! PAY Our six simplified plans eliminate "hidden charges!" $300 or Less FIDELITY Finance Service 808 Harvey Bldg.

PHONE 5001 El SCHOOL PLANNED HERE Spring and summer menus will come in for special attention Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the electrical exposition and cooking school to be given in the Hotel George Washington under the auspices of local dealers. R. D. Hill, manager of the Florida Power Light Company, said Monday. "Housewives are frequently at their wits' end trying to figure out new ways of preparing the same foods," said Mr.

Hill, "and this cooking school is designed to give them many hints as to how to put new tastiness into familiar dishes and how to devise some entirely new ones." Mrs. Helen Weeks Harris, of Spry Research Kitchen, (kill conduct the demonstrations. The demonstrations will be held at 2:30 daily. Admission is free, and in addition merchandise prizes will be given away each evening including Saturday, by participating merchants. To be eligible for the drawings, housewives must register before the itart of the particular drawing the day they are attending.

Evening programs start at 8 o'clock. Leading electrical merchants of West Palm Beach and others are participating in the exposition, and have booths in th George Washington where they are exhibiting the newest and latest electrical appliances. SPRING SHOWERS BRING PACIFIC NORTHWEST RELIEF PORTLAND, April 24. '(UP) Spring showers spat-I tered the Pacific Northwest today bringing at least temporary relief from a 40-day drought. The showers also eased the forest fire hazard in Oregon and Washington and apparently aided government and farm crews in their battle against Mormon cricket invasion in Central Oregon and a plague of caterpillars in the orchards of the Willamette Valley.

Married women are beating the single ones in England in their eagerness to become Air Raid Prevention fire fighters. Styles For Men 275 POST TIMES COVERAGE Palm Beach 98.26 W. Palm Bearh 97.76 Lake Worth 91.62 "AT HOME" IN TJ. S. Pictured as she returned to New York after more than forty years in Europe, the Duchess de Talleyrand, former Anna Gould, has bought her girlhood home, a 600-acre show place near Tarry-town, N.

and is reported planning to live there permanently. Her marriage in 1895 to Count Boni de Castellane was a sensation of the "gay nineties." BOAKE CARTER (Continued from Page One) ries of understandings and agreements, recognizable by no more than what Arthur Krock so well described as "a wink or a nod," without the people having the slightest idea what is going on behind the scenes. By these activities, however, the President may place the nation in such a position that, suddenly faced with conditions and commitments, the Congress has no alternative but to declare war. The war-making powers of Congress superficially still belong to it. It still retains the rubber stamp privilege of actually declaring war.

But the opportunities of establishing a policy from which there is no other way out but war, belong solely to the President. What, pray, are these but out-and-out war-making powers? If the United States government, as represented by Mr. Roosevelt, maintains an "understanding" even to a "wink or a nod" with the British government, then the public of the United States has a right to be told what it is and why it was entered into. It is not Mr. Roosevelt, nor his courtiers, who do the fighting that may result It is the ordinary common men the ordinary people you see walking by you on the street every day.

It is for this very secretiveness and because of the limitless power of the President to initiate steps which may entangle this nation in a foreign war, that gave birth to such suggestions as the Ludlow amendment. For its opponents merely to denounce it as unpatriotic and a piece of legislation designed to "tie" the hands of the government in its conduct of foreign relations, is not enough. They must take into account the reasons that brought about its birth. These they do not do, for the simple reason that they are colonial-minded and not Ameri can-minded. They content them selves, like Mr.

Stimson, with denouncing the patriotism of its sup porters, thereby blandly indicat ing that they, and they alone, must possess exclusive title to true patriotism! If Japan is determined to take more territory in the Far East, while Europe is at sixes and sevens, the return of the United States fleet to the Pacific is not the least likely to deter her. Cer tainly no more than has been the case for the last seven years from Manchuria to today! The two main points to remem ber are: First, the patent obviousness of the "understanding" between the British and American governments, that American blood and treasure will guard British imperial Asiatic interests while England is occupied with Mussolini and Hitler. Second. That nothing would suit the British betternot to mention our own "world-savers brigade" and a certain group of Filipino leaders for the United States government to produce a mountain out of a molehill in some Pacific "incident" as cause to renounce the Philippine independence act. To bring about the latter state of affairs would keep the United States' nose hog-tied in the Far East, 7000 miles away.

It would stand guard for what? Certainly not a worthy total of Ameri can commercial interests, which amount to $750,000,000 all told in the Far East, including Japan. But rather British interests which amount to between two arid three billion dollars. The fleet maneuvering bv Mr. Roosevelt, as if they were his own private toys, is symbolical of how America is sucked into other people's wars. Copyright Ledger Syndicate STATE REDESIGNATED BY CHILDREN'S BOARD WASHINGTON, April 24.

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