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I TAMPA MORNING TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1942 PAGE FIVE Jury Convicts Man Of Clothing Theft; oman Forfeits Bond WASHINGTON I DpmPeapson and, PobeptS Allen B-r ARMY WILL GIVE 3-A MEN CHANCE TO BE OFFICERS GROUP IS NAMED TO KEEP FREIGHT CARS ON MOVE COUNTY ADOPTS ROAD PROGRAM FOR DURATION Feuds Among Bureocrats Hinder U. S. War Plans; Some Have Been Settled, Others Plague Efforts; State Department and BEW Squabble Over Policy. "He isn't going to like it, I know," Sparkman told the commission, "he says taking part of his office would cut out two windows. But even then, he'd have better ventilation than I've got now." Sparkman has a lot of addressing machines, now kept in a nearby private building, he wants kept in the courthouse.

So the commission is going to try and arbitrate more room for him. WASHINGTON, May 15. In the office or Federal Trade Commissioner March Is a sign which reads: "We are fighting Hitler, not each other." That advice would be most beneficial, if heeded, in certain high offices Vital to the war effort. Before Pearl Harbor, the American public was sickened by the Jurisdictional fights between labor unions; the sight of a CIO union fought an AFL union FORMER TAMPA GIRL WINS SPELLING CROWN Almarine Kerr, 11 -year-old girl who recently won the spelling champion ship of eastern Oklahoma and with it a trip to Washington, gave Tampa credit for part of her success when she was interviewed by Tulsa newspapermen. She informed them she was born in Tampa and attended schools here.

She isthe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Kerr and granddaughter of Mrs. Almarine Maney, 5107 Wilson ave.

The Kerrs moved from "Tampa to Tulsa about three years ago. JUDGE HANDS OUT SHORTEST JAIL TERM Judge Himes of criminal court Issued the county's shortest jail sentence yesterday. Two men stood in the doorway of the courtroom, while court was in session, one with his hat on and the other smoking a cigarette. Judge Himes called them before him, reprimanded them, and sentenced them to pay fines of $1 or serve an hour in jail. One started to pay, but as the other didn't have a dollar, both started serving their sentence in the "jail" or prisoner's room back of the courtroom.

The judge later commuted the sentence to a half hour. MAYOR TAKES UP TIRE QUESTION Reflection of the growing rubber crisis: Mayor Chancey asked the board of aldermen yesterday for authority to sell two old tires and tubes because "they are worn out and of no further value." He also asked authority to sell two old trucks, one a 1936 and the other a 1938 model because they are worn out. ALDERMEN CONSIDER CLOSING ALLEY The board" of aldermen received a petition by a number of residents for authority to closs an alley in a block bordered by 19th street, 20th avenue, 20th street and 19th avenue. They said it was not being used "to any extent" as an alley and serves as a collecting place for garbage and refuse and it would be to the advantage of property owners to close it. Some city officials strongly oppose the closing of alleys and question the authority of the board of aldermen to give public property to individuals once it is dedicated to public use.

When an alley is closed the land goes to abutting property owners. COUNTY ASSESSOR WANTS TO EXPAND County Tax Assessor Sparkman cast a longing eye on the extra room in Acting Sheriff Savarese's office yesterday, and asked the county commission to help him expand into it. vital defense projects stymied while over who should collect dues. Since Pearl Harbor labor rows have dwindled. But behind the scenes in Washington, jurisdictional fights, just as bad as those between rival labor unions, continue.

And, as In the case of racketeering labor czars, prestige or personal vanity is often the sole Issue between rival bureaucrats. For instance, army and navy Intelligence fought Colonel Donovan's committee to the last ditch on counter-espionage. The head of military intelligence, Gen. Sherman Miles was transferred before full cooperation was created. Later the Donovan committee actually sent electricians over to the state department and ripped out the teletype machine by which the state department was receiving news for its propaganda broadcasts to occupied countries.

This, the Donovan committee contended, was its job, not the state department's. "KEEP OUT!" Again when the Rockefeller committee was appointed to propagandize in Latin America, the state department fought it tooth and nail. Latin American propaganda, the state department eaid, was its Job, and could not be delegated to the Rockefeller committee or anybody else. But later, when the Donovan committee wanted to send short wave broadcast to Latin America, the state department and the Rockefeller committee suddenly got together. They united against the common enemy, the Donovan committee.

"Latin America," said both Rockefeller and the diplomats in effect, "is our stamping ground. Keep out!" Then there was the quarrel between Justice and the treasury as to which should handle alien property. The argument lasted so long that it delayed seizure of certain Important German patents, and finally was settled when Roosevelt appointed Leo Crowley to be alien property custodian, independent of both departments. WEST POINT vs. ANNAPOLIS Probably the oldest jurisdictional row has been between the army and navy.

The army claimed that air rivalry over patrolling the Pacific was partly responsible for Pearl Harbor; while part of the current submarine disasters along the Atlantic coast is said to result from lack of cooperation between the army and navy. Another jurisdictional fight still undecided is among the state department, bureau of economic warfare and the Justice department as to who Monroe Reynolds, 22, of 1703 Central was convicted in criminal court yesterday of stealing $35 of clothing from the home of T. W. Tootle, of Ruskin, in April last year. He will be sentenced Monday.

It was the second time Reynolds had been on trial. The first time, last month, Judge Himes declared a mistrial when a juror said he had served on a federal court jury when Reynolds was being tried on another charge. A $500 bond was forfeited by a woman listed as Hazel Mercer Anderson as he failed to appear for trial on drunken driving charges. James Cargil, Negro, was convicted of stealing two watches from Lieut. L.

C. Lilly and Capt. G. E. Tully, of Drew field, and with taking sheets and pillow cases from the field.

JUSTICE FREES EIGHT ARRESTED ELECTION DAY Hardee Calls Cases Petty Politics Eight men arrested In Ybor City on election day. May 5, were released at preliminary hearings by Justice of Peace Turner yesterday after C. J. Hardee, unsuccessful candidate for state attorney, called the arrests "petty politics." Five of the men were charged with soliciting votes within 300 feet of the polls. "I saw my opponent's son in his own precinct working for his dad, and I honor him for doing it," Hardee said.

"The only place where this seemed to be an offense was in Ybor City fc Pat Whitaker, defense attorney, asked for the dismissal of the cases because deputies had failed to show the men actually were soliciting votes. "I've been through the mill before on this political business." said Whitaker. "I remember particularly the election of 1934. Little arrests like these do no good to anybody, and don't mean a thing." Charges of soliciting votes near the polls were dropped against Jack Rodriguez, Joe Rodriguez, M. Clementi, Carlos Diaz and Nelson Messina.

Mayor Puts $8000 In Budget To Fix Garcia Ave. Bridge The old Garcia avenue bridge, short cut for many living in. the Suburb Royal and Ridgewood sections, must be repaired or closed soon, and Mayor Chancey said he had included $8000 in his budget to put it In good condition. One Tampan who lives some distance from it, wrote the mayor he couldn't sleep at night because of the noise made by automobiles rattling the loose flooring of the bridge. The bridge, an old wood structure, is in more or less constant need of repair.

Some time ago the deck was renewed, then new piles were driven, now both decking and heavy timbers need to be renewed. A movement was started a year or two ago to replace the bridge with a new one on North Boulevard, but that will have to await the end of the war. Legal Barriers Removed For Ringling Tax Loan SARASOTA, May 15. (Special.) Circuit Judge Harrison signed an or der in Bradenton today removing legal barriers to conclusion of a loan for $525,000 from the Manufacturers Trust company of New York to the executors of the John Ringling estate with which to settle approximately $3,000,000 in federal income tax claims by payment of $800,000 in cash. Attorney General Watson filed a motion in circuit court here today asking dismissal of a suit he had brough in appealing a Sarasota county probate court order which approved the compromise settlement and the proposed loan.

Watson's action followed a request by the state cabinet Wednesday that the attorney general withdraw his ob jections. Chamber To Seek Help Of All Shippers Appointment of a car efficiency committee, which will attempt to expedite the loading and unloading of railroad freight cars to relieve the equipment shortage, was announced yesterday by W. L. Waring, chairman, at a meeting of the board of governors of the Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Waring also announced the first meeting of the committee will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock in the board of governors room at the chamber.

"It is the purpose of the committee," he said, "to seek the cooperation of all snippers and receivers in loading and unloading freight cars in 48 hours or less. We don't want cars idle on sidings when there already is a shortage; we want to keep them in circulation." Members Of Committee Members of the committee and the groups they represent follow: V. V. Sharpe, automobiles, tires and accessories; Ross McKinney, bakers; Donald McKay, beverages; R. G.

Henderson, containers; E. B. Quinby, merchandise brokers; W. Nielsen, building material M. M.

Slay ton, cans; Harry McCartney, canners; Francis Sack, cigars and tobacco. Harry Root, fruits and vegetables John Anderson, coal; L. V. More 11, warehouses; R. M.

Schoen-born, contractors; W. J. Barritt, dairies; R. P. Connally, drugs; W.

T. Christy, electrical; Parker Hitzfield, grain and feed; George Chamberlain, fertilizer; D. E. Golden, petroleum and petroleum products; A. L.

Adams, food products; R. W. Ortmeyer, furniture; I. W. Phillips, hardware; W.

A. Stebbins, iron and steel. Asher Culp, lumber; Ely Meyer, paper; J. S. Mims.

publications; J. L. Cone, sand, gravel, stone, road materials, D. R. Perry, paint and glass; C.

V. Kinard, trucks and transfers; C. M. Rotureau, import and export; A. G.

Webb, general; E. D. Mays. P. J.

Lee, P. O. LeBlanc and W. A. Donnell, transportation.

Common Carriers To Meet in Tampa Representatives of common carriers of Florida will meet at the Tampa Terrace hotel Thursday morning at 10 o'clock to discuss problems relating to their transportation facilities. Among the issues to be studied will be the clause of the government re lating to the abandonment of certain routes by common carriers, and the amount to be paid per mile to private carriers for equipment that they will lease. Members of the lease committee of the Tampa area are Ed J. Keefe and W. R.

Turner, private, and Joseph Smalley and Ed Rowland, common carriers. The group also will interview a special committee from the board of governors of the Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Draftee Becomes Top Sergeant in Under 4 Months SPOKANE, May 15. (A.P.) Second air force officers at Geiger field claimed a speed record today, for Paul C. Kell, a selective service soldier who advanced from buck private to top sergeant in three months and 22 days.

Sergeant Kell. 28, entered the army Jan. 8 at Jefferson Barracks, with no previous army framing. He was sales manager for a St. Louis firm.

"The army recognizes that the men now coming into service bring talents with them that made them successful in the business world," said Maj. J. R. Byerly in announcing Kell's promotion to first sergeant. The new "topper" has been personnel clerk in Byerly's squadron.

Mr. HI and Will Accept Volunteers From Draft Lists Induction of volunteer officer candidates from men in the 3-A draft group will be speeded up under a new system announced by the war department. Ironing out some of the kinks In the experimental program begun a few weeks ago, the war department has assigned a monthly quota. of men which each draft board may accept as officer candidates from the 3-A class. Pass on Qualifications An applicant, after filing necessary papers with his draft board, goes before an examining board of army offi cers which passes on his physical, mental and other qualifications.

Within five days after the examination, he is notified whether he has been approved or rejected. If accepted, and there is a vacancy in the quota for his draft board, he will be inducted promptly and sent to a replacement training center. If there is no vacancy, he must wait for one. Under the original program, an applicant who was approved by the examining officers was not inducted until his board filled the regular draft call. The new system will speed up the Induction of applicants by as much as six weeks, the war department said.

Expect Waiting Lists As soon as the program is in full swing, local draft boards are expected to have waiting lists of approved officer candidates. Their quotas will be filled from the list as soon after the first of each month as possible. The army plans to accept 1500 of the 3-A volunteers every month. The fourth corps area, including Florida and seven other southeastern states, has a quota of 235. The quotas for Florida and for individual draft boards have not been announced.

Townsend Clubs To Have Convention in Tampa Tomorrow Townsend clubs of the first congressional district will hold a convention at the courthouse here tomorrow, beginning with the registration of voting delegates at 12:30 o'clock. The business session will open at 1:30 o'clock. Chief business will be the election of a district advisory council for the ensuing year and reports from county chairmen who are members of the present council. Townsend speakers will give short talks, and a musical program will be presented by the Hillsborough County Townsend Crusaders. Willis Sherrill, of West Palm Beach, chairman of the fourth district council, will preside.

Members of the advisory council for this district are Tom Mercer, chairman; B. II. Stone, and Mrs. Robert Brodie, of Tampa; G. Meyers, of Dover; E.

C. Blum, of New Port Richey; H. L. Heglund, of Lakeland; C. W.

Shelton, of Wauchula; J. O. Porter, of Bartow: C. W. Inglett, of Bradenton; J.

M. Yetter of St. Petersburg; and W. D. Lewis, of Sarasota.

Order of Jesiers Will Have Florida Meeting Here Today An all-Florida meeting of the Royal Order of Jesters, Shrine fun group, will be held in Tampa today and several national officers are expected to attend. More than 150 members of the three Florida courts, Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa, will take part in the ceremonies that include the initiation of 26 new members and a dinner and entertainment tonight at 7 o'clock in the Palm Room of the Tampa Terrace hotel. A luncheon will be held at the Tampa Terrace. A. A.

D. Rahn, of Minneapolis, former imperial potentate of the Shrine, and now national royal director of the Jesters, is among the national officers expected. The others are Dr. Fred Whiteomb of Omaha, national impressario; Henry Heinz, of Atlanta, and Harry E. of Sarasota.

Charles Davis, secretary of Egypt temple Shrine, is impressario of the Tampa court, and Henry H. Cole is director. Air Training for High School Boys Urged by Official Chamber Acts To Get Information On Synthetic Rubber Get Gas Masks By Herb Graff is Plans To Maintain Only Important Routes The county commission Yesterday prepared to ask government approval of maintenance for essential count roads, but repairs on side-road! and construction or new highways apparently will be abandoned for the dura tion of the war. Approval of the state road rlrwrt- ment and the United States public roads administration will be necessary Deiore any repairs, grading or other work is done on roads. Commisivion Chairman Ball reported.

"And even if we eet aunroval tn start any work, the WPB is authorial equipment or labor is needed some where else for war work," he said. County Ensineer Merrin rerwtpfi two jobs already started in the coun ty, reconstruction of Maliio street in Palma Ceia and Seward street in Sul phur Springs, will be completed, but that any other work cannot be done without authorization. Part of the maintenance wnrfr planned, but now which is indefinitely POStDOned. is resurfacing nf 75 mlki 'of roadway in the county. Gasoline rationing and an accompanying decrease of traffic will net lessen the depreciation of the county's roads, Merrin said.

"Weather causes more damage to the roads than normal traffic," he said. The commission instructed road foremen to prepare maps of roads most vital to agriculture and the county's war industries. Plant City Asks Commissions Help In Getting Airport If everybody else gets an airport, Plant City wants one too. A group of Plant City residents asked County Commissioner Simmons yesterday for help in making a proposal to the army for use of a 600-acre tract near Plant City for an auxiliary air base. The tract, two miles west of Plant City between road No.

23 and the Seaboard Air Line railway. Is partly owned by the state and partly by private individuals who would sell their Interest for $5 an acre. Simmons referred the request to the commission, and a committee of Simmons, Chairman BalL Engineer Merrin and Attorneys Allison and Moody was named to confer with the army. Tuberculosis Association Wants $3500 Building The Hillsborough County Tuberculosis association yesterday asked the county commission to build an administration building for the county tuberculosis sanatorium at a cost of about $3500. The building would house an X-ray machine, doctor's office, examining room and waiting room.

Mrs. W. Frank Hobbs, secretary of the association, said the new medical director is coming on the condition that work be started on an administration building this summer. The new director. Dr.

William Law Potts, is due here June 15. The commission delayed consideration until the association presents plans for the building. County Plans To Retire $46,000 of Its Bonds The last of a series of $515,000 general county bonds will be retired at once with recall of 46 bonds which wouldn't be due until 1963. The county commission yesterday authorized the state board of administration, which handles all the county's bond funds, to pay $46,000 for the bonds, which are callable July 1. Retirement of the bonds now, rather than permitting them to remain out until they are due, will save the county $2400 a year of interest A total of $469,000 of bonds In the series has been retired earlier.

Sixty used toothpaste tubes contain enough tin to solder all the electrical connections in a medium sized bomber. oaltimor. towrnc burg, Ind. COUNTY WILL MOVE OLD RECORDS Records of early Hillsborough county, that have been gathering the dust of years in the courthouse attic, are going to get a brief airing. County Commission Chairman Ball announced yesterday he was going to have the jury lists, court records and other old papers, going back into the 1850's, moved to the Madison street courthouse annex.

"They're a fire hazard," he said. The big job will be carrying the old papers in many trips down an attic ladder. TAR MACHINE GETS CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH Use of the city's new tar distributor, put in use several weeks ago on Peter O. Knight airport before a priority order was obtained to buy it, has been approved, Mayor Chancey said yesterday, and now everything is all right. For a time, authority from the WPB was held up, and it looked as if the city would have to scrape the tar off, tidy it up and send it back.

The engineering department has just completed a new surface on the outside driveway of Bayshore boulevard between Rome and Howard with the use of the machine. AUSTRALIANS TREAT DOUGHBOYS WELL The people in Australia are "extra nice" to the American boys, Pfc. Earl A. Connell wrote his folks here, but there still is no place like America for him, he added. His mother, Mrs.

Lima Connell, lives at 6907 Navin ave. He also has two sisters, Mrs. H. C. Paul and Mrs.

Joe Smith, and two brothers, Joe and John Connell. TAMPA DOCTCR GETS SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Samuel H. Adams of Tampa, member of the Hillsborough County Medical society, has been awarded a scholarship offered jointly by the Florida Medical association and the state board of health to the tenth annual graduate short course for doctors at Jacksonville, June 22-27, it was announced yesterday. The course will be presented by the graduate school of the University of Florida in cooperation with the Florida Medical association and state board of health.

"Your trucks are no good without tires and unless they are produced they will be idle on our transportation system, the top factor in winning this war, will be disrupted." Holtsinger also pointed to the importance of keeping trucks rolling and called for sub-letting of contracts to smaller plants so they can begin production of synthetic rubber without waiting until new plants under construction are completed. Urges Smaller Plants "Give contracts to the smaller plants and you'll see what they can do," Holtsinger said. "No instead, they are waiting until huge plants are built, losing all of that time." A resolution complimenting teachers and school secretaries for "the splendid job they did" during the registration for sugar and gas rationing and congratulating county ration boards for the work they are doing was passed by the board. Hitler Hanged In Effigy-Cheap FORT LAUDERDALE, May 15. (A.P.) The Fort Lauderdale police force isn't conceding anything when it comes to conserving materials.

During the first World war an effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm II was kept hanging in the station. After the war it was placed in a storage vault. Police Chief H. S. Becker came across Wilhelm the other day and he and fellow officers decided to bring him up to date.

The handlebar mustache was replaced with one of the tooth-brush variety a la Adolf and other redecorating effected. A new rope was placed about the neck and the effigy hoisted again. Four Enlist in Army Here; Navy Gets Five Four men enlisted in the regular army yesterday and five in the navy, as follows: Navy Hughlian H. Durrance, 27, Bowling Green; Edward L. Arlington, 23, Wauchula; Wallace L.

Knight, 20, Lakeland; Robert O. Osborne, 21, 211 W. Warren Raymond W. Miller, 18, Jacksonville. Army Justin A.

McCarthy, 32, St. postal clerk; James M. Brown, 43, Bay Pines, truck driver and a first World war service man; Guido A. Benack, 18, Clairton, musician, and Ralph J. Martlno, 22, Clairton, musician.

Dentist Tampa, Fla. J. HOD WILLIAMS, D. D. S.

307V2 Twiggs St. Hod Williams Cor. Twigg- and Franklin Sts. Hours to 5 Phone Tampa 4E88 should prosecute violators of the black list. And because the row has not been decided, there have been no prosecutions, and some companies are beginning to thumb their noses at the black list.

HULL vs. WALLACE The black list feud is just a small part of the most unfortunate jurisdictional row of all between Secretary of State Hull and his career diplomats on one side, and Vice President Wallace, plus his bureau of economic warfare, on the other. Two weeks ago the President himself finally stepped in to settle this. Tragedy of these feuds is that it is the American public, not the bureaucrats, which suffers. And the result of the Wallace-Hull jurisdictional row may be that the public will have less Brazilian rubber, less Bolivian tin, less of other Latin American materials.

The row dates back to last summer when the White House created the bureau of economic warfare to use the power of American dollars, trade, and loans to hit the Axis abroad, particularly in South America. Secretary Hull at that, time was wrathful that the Job was given to Wallace, and referred to the vice president in strong and picturesque language. Hull also blamed Undersecretary Welles and Lawrence Dug-gan, his Latin American adviser, for letting Wallace get the job while he, Hull, was on vacation. Then came Pearl Harbor and the need for rubber, tin, quinine, hemp, vegetable oils. Something was supposed to be done about filling some of these needs at the Rio de Janeiro conference In January.

But though the state department sent experts to discuss rubber at Rio, nothing happened. Three months passed. And not a single pound of rubber reached us from Rio. So at this point Wallace's bureau of economic warfare stepped in with a plan for doing what the American Chicle company has done in Central America send U. S.

experts into the Jungle, set up camps, transportation, and rush out the goods by airplane if necessary. Wallace's men pointed out that to tap rubber trees in the Amazon jungles required steamboat transportation, barracks, quinine, food, and organization. They planned to use American Chicle men to do it, in cooperation with Brazil. But the state department said no. One of the too few remarkably wise things the British have done so far In this war is to provide every citizen with a gas mask.

The British all having gas masks while all the Germans haven't is the only reason the Nazis aren't flagrant in their use of poison gas. Hitler's promise haven't a thing to do with the case. THE poison gas matter, with the Nazis whining at the top of their voices that they won't resort to poison gas, again displays a conspicuous trait of the totalitarian temperament. They want no part of an even fight. Unless they can start away ahead of the opposition and have strong assurance of a quick victory they won't attack.

You might bear that in mind about Japan. Japan was sold on the idea of being able to lick us or they'd have taken no punch at Pearl Harbor. Now, while this poison gas subject is being batted around between Britain, Germany and Russia, the dumbest thing that we could do would be to trust that poison gas won't be used against us as a desperate measure. Only our soldiers have gas masks, and that's enough of a reason for Hitler to grab the dice and make a frantic poison gas toss for his point. If American congressmen can get themselves as excited about the menace of poison gas use as they did about a scared little dancing teacher, American civilians will get gas masks soon.

Underprivileged Declared Opposed To Status Quo NEW ORLEANS, May 15. (UP.) The underprivileged third of a nation will die, not for the status quo, but for future prospects of the individual, concrete benefits of democracy better housing, education and health, Dr. Martin Luther Reymert said today. The director of the Mooseheart, 111., laboratory for child research addressed the American Association for Applied Psychology, meeting with the national conference of social work. The psychologist said that unless democracy is given a living, definite meaning "it is not inconceivable that we could be sold anti-democracy with the labels and wrappings of democracy." He suggested democracy should mean curtailment of privileged groups and an economy in the interests of all the people.

GET NEW EARTH SHOCKS GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, May 15. (U.P.) Three new earth temblors of severe intensity occurred in Ecuador this morning as the toll of Wednesday night's disastrous quakes was estimated at 115 dead in Guayaquil and Portoviejo, capital of the maritime province of Manabi. The board of governors of the Tampa Chamber of Commerce appointed a special committee yesterday to gather information on synthetic rubber production in this country and report back what action it believes the chamber should take in urging faster manufacture of tires. Members of the committee are D. Hoyt Woodbery, George M.

Holtsinger, Raye B. Cralle and John W. Schaub. Cralle said the Tampa Automobile Dealers' association had prepared a letter pointing to the vital need of keeping transportation at peak efficiency "if we want to win this war," and that it would be sent members of Florida's congressional delegation. Refers to "Powerful Interests" "If the transportation system is broken down, we can't win this war," he said.

"I believe there are some powerful interests in this country that don't want us to produce very much synthetic rubber, at lease produce it no longer than the war. 3 Tampa Youths Get Two Years for Clearwater Robbery CLEARWATER, May 15. (Special.) Lloyd and W. R. Minton and Eugene Bostick, Tampa youths who confessed to theft April II of safe from Western Union office here, were sentenced today by Circuit Judge Bird to two years each at Raiford.

Harold Bross, New York, was sentenced to serve ten years and Frank McGowan, New York, five years, for the robbery of the Madeira Beach home of Jack Aldrich. Others sentenced were: Robert Ray, two years for embezzlement; H. C. Bigelow, one year for breaking and entering: C. F.

Hopkins, three years for forgery; J. W. Stillman, 18 months for violation of sale and security act; and Roosevelt Little, six months for aggravated assault. Husband and Wife Hold Seminole Legion Offices Husband and wife took over the two highest offices of the Seminole post of the American Legion and the women's auxiliary in an installation service which seated B. D.

Levi as post commander and Mrs. Levi as auxiliary president. Officials from several out-of-town posts attended the joint installation service at the post home, Florida and Flora avenues. Among them were Edgar Vaughn, of Jacksonville; Mr. and Mrs.

F. W. Bradley and Mr. and Mrs. Alec Woods, of Lakeland, Mr.

and Mrs. R. G. Cromartie, Mr. and Mrs.

George Dalby, and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Deeming, of Clearwater.

Joe N. Canning, district commander, and Mrs. J. B. Sullivan, district auxiliary president, conducted the installation.

The Seminole post will sponsor a benefit dance at the home tonight. The public is invited. morolisjeM PETROLEUM JELLY CUTS F)IENST a us Deutschland, a Hitler loud-speaker, tells the world that Hitler pledged that Germany would not use poison gas. The organ declared that official promises that Germany would not use poison gas "hold as good today as ever." The hell of it is in that quote. Assurances that Germany would not use poison gas are just as good today as they ever were, and that's no good at all.

It took the trusting suckers on the outside a long time to learn that Hitler cpuld be trusted Just as far as you could toss a freight train. JJITLER got away with murder while the rest of the world was learning the hard way that he was a chronic liar with a psychopathic malice that made his lies dangerous. The childlike were taken in by Hitler's lies. The cynical excused these lies as lies of expediency. Old George Bernard Shaw slobbering Unto his whiskers said that Hitler wasn't a liar, but merely a chap who changed his mind often.

It was one of Georgie's cute sayings, but turned out that Shaw and other gullible limeys were out-cuted by Hitler's lying. Now it develops that Hitler has outsmarted himself. He could take oath with his hand on the roof of a Bible warehouse that he wouldn't use poison and the louder he swore he would be a good boy the less anybody with brains would listen. Air Conditioning For 'Comfort' Is Placed Under Ban WASHINGTON, May 15. (A.P.) The war production board demon-ftrated Its contempt' for the coming hot weather today by prohibiting new air conditioning installations intended "solely for personal comfort." The order, effective immediately, was tied in with a similar ban on commercial refrigeration.

Only the armed forces, certain other government agencies and persons having military priority ratings may order new Installations hereafter. Besides banning further air conditioning for hotels, theatres, restaurants and other non-essential uses, the order requires a halt in 90 days to production of beer and soft drink dispensers, soda "fountainettes," florists' cases and refrigerators for storing frozen foods and for the "quick freezing" of foods. In the 9-day grace period only the army, navy and rnaritime commission may contract for dispensers and similar equipment if they desire It. The order, long in preparation, dealt a sever blow to 700 plants whose factory sales reached a rate of annually in late 1942. Materials shortages reduced this output noticeably in recent months, but no over-all control had been applied to the industry previously.

Mr. ATT Play rTSofe 1 Cl 1 1 I pill IE I jjj ST. LOUIS, May 15. (A.P.) The nation's present-day high school boys must be prepared to shoulder the burden of aerial warfare in case the war should last another six years, Dr. Dwayne Orton, educational consultant for the civil aeronautics authority, declared today.

"And students now in the fifth and sixth grades must be trained to hold the peace that will follow our victory," he told 200 Missouri and Illinois educators attending a conference here on "education for the air age." "We must air-condition them by getting them ready for their country's air service," Dr. Orton continued, "or the enemy's bullets and shrapnel will air-condition them in a different way. "Today we are facing enemies who know more about and are better prepared for the air age than we Americans. Our schools must see that there is an infusion of aviation concepts into their studies." He urged the teaching of aviation on a pre-flight basis to third and fourth year high school boys and recommended the formation of glider clubs in the schools. kessliws private blend.

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